Channel Magazine March 2018

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Loving life as MP for the Bays Feature Interview

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vallEe “99/100 for Rhone 2016... International demand is enormous!”

James Molesworth is Wine Spectator’s expert on the Rhone region in France… the excitement in his recent article on the stunning 2016 vintage there, is almost palpable. Kiwis love the classic Syrah/Grenache and Grenache/Syrah dominant blends of the Southern Rhone and demand for them is constant. It’ll be a case of “never more so”, with the fabulous 2016 vintage that James is effusive in his praise of! He rates the two-impressive back to back vintages in the Rhone… 2015 – 97/100 Southern Rhone and 99/100 Northern Rhone… he reverses 2016

with…99/100 Southern Rhone and 97/100 Northern Rhone.

Just two points separate both vintages, placing both in the outstanding classification. The resulting quality in such vintages trickles down to the everyday quaffing wines. Our contacts in the Rhone gave us a heads up post-harvest, so we were quick to compile a selection of the vintage stars from collector’s rarities down to the everyday gems. The team at our Constellation Drive SuperStore are excited about the arrival direct from the Rhone (temperature-controlled shipment) of these two exceptional everyday gems from the 99/100… 2016 vintage. Not only for their exuberant flavours, stylish, juicy and balanced palates… but also for their remarkably modest prices that ensure all red wine lovers can improve on their regular drinking pleasure. FWD Co. were first to introduce a comprehensive 100%... swap or refund policy when I began our family business from our Torbay home 20-years ago and we lead the industry today in terms of the scope of our free in store customer tasting – both the Esprit De Vallee CDR Signargues and the Esprit De Vallee Vacqueyras 2016 reds will be on tasting in store this March, so get in and taste for yourself why the critics and our team at FWD Co. are so excited about these Rhone reds.

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Esprit De La Vallee Cotes Du Rhone Signargues 2016 - $12.99 Villages that qualify for Cotes du Rhone Village status represent the highest quality offerings from the region and can be exceptional value for money. The epic 2016 vintage was kind to the southernmost village, Signargues (see-nya-gay), producing this silky, supple red wine that is grand larceny at our ‘no-brainer’ price!

Esprit De La Vallee Vacqueras 2016 - $19.99

Upgraded from Cotes du Rhone Villages status to its own fully-fledged appellation in 1990, Vacqueyras red wines must be 80% Grenache by law. The wines have become magnets for bargain hunters, often massively over-delivering on their price. That said, most in NZ are well over $40/bottle, so buy this beauty by the case!

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CHANNEL MAGAZINE COMMUNITY CALENDAR

March 2018

This Channel Community Calendar is published monthly for community events.

If you would like to include your event please email details to: christine@channelmag.co.nz

Monday

Tuesday

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Roman Rudnytsky, a classical piano masterclass, The PumpHouse, 10am-12noon.

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Business North Harbor meeting: The Auckland economy – how is it tracking? North Shore Golf Course, 51 Appleby Road, 12-2pm Rotary Browns Bay, The Bays Club, 2 Anzac Rd, 7am

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North Harbour Women in Business event with Hannah McQueen, North Shore Golf Club, 51 Appleby Road, Albany, 10.30am-12pm Dementia Information and Support, The Memory Shop, Birkenhead, 10.30am Rotary Northcote, Northcote citizens Hall, College Road, Northcote, 5.30pm

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North Harbour CEO forum, The Finish Line Room, AUT Millennium, Antares Place, 4-6pm Living Options, Yes Disability Resource Centre, Albany, 7pm

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Tenants & Tutors Exhibition, Lake House Arts, Fred Thomas Drive, Takapuna. Until 7 April.

Morning Melodies - The Royal New Zealand Navy Band, Bruce Mason Centre, 11am Summer Fun, Linwood Reserve, Forrest Hill, 10am

Mamma Mia, Bruce Mason Centre, 8pm (Sundays 4pm) continues until 8 April.

Wednesday

Every Monday Confidence, Wellbeing and Employment, Raeburn House, 65 Pearn Crescent, Northcote, 10am-12pm Quick Line Sketch With Alvin Xiong, Mairangi Arts Centre, 1–3:30pm Rotary Takapuna North, Milford Cruising Club, 6pm; Rotary East Coast Bays, Pupuke Golf Club, 5.45pm; Rotary Devonport, Waitemata Golf Club, 6.15pm (All Rotary enquiries 021 1631662)

Thursday

Operatunity Presents: Rat Pack Returns!, Windsor Park Baptist Church, Mairangi Bay, 11am Shin Godzilla, Japanese film screening, Massey University Albany Campus, 6.15pm

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Shoreside Theatre presents Outside Edge by Richard Harris, The PumpHouse Theatre, 7.30pm, until 24 March

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Tea & Topics: The Citizen's Advice Bureau, East Coast Bays Library, Browns Bay, 10:30am

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Kevin Bloody Wilson “Almost Awesome Tour”, Bruce Mason Centre, 8pm Ice Skate Tour, Bayview Primary School, Glenfield, 3pm Preventing Suicide Using the Solution Focused Approach, Windsor Park Baptist Church, Mairangi Bay, 9am

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Seaweek - Evening Intertidal Exploration, Sir Peter Blake Marine Education & Rec Centre, Long Bay, 6pm 2018 International Women’s Day Breakfast on the Shore, Milford Cruising Club, 6.45am

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Art + Feminism, Mairangi Arts Centre, 9.30am-4pm Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm Sat/Sun until 20 April

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The Drums of Fire, street performances along Hurstmere Road and Hurstmere Green, finishing at Takapuna Beach playground, 8-9pm. Free

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Movies in Parks: Beauty and the Beast (2017), Milford Reserve, 5:20pm

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Every Tuesday

Every Wednesday

Every Thursday

Summer Fun Preschool Play, FREE. Caregiver supervision required. Windsor Reserve, Devonport, 9:30–11am Kids Athletics, Vauxhall Sports Reserve (rugby club grounds), Devonport, 4-6pm Create Your Own Android App, Net Kids, 1 Clyde Rd, Browns Bay, 5-6.30pm Tai Chi for Health, 11am. Sunnynook Community Centre; also Wed 1:30pm.

Thursday 1:30pm @ Milford Senior Citizens Hall. Ph 550 6321

The New Zealand Dance Company’s Feisty Feet Dance Class for Seniors, Takapuna War Memorial Hall 10-11am. $10 per session Rotary Birkenhead, Birkenhead Yacht Club, 6.15pm

Summer Fun Preschool Play, FREE. Caregiver supervision required. Bayswater Park, Bayswater, 9:30am-11am Scottish Country Dancing – fun, fitness & friendship, Milford Senior Citizens Hall. Beginners classes 6.50pm, 10 weeks $60. More information: www.aucklandscd.org.nz/ Boomerang Bags (Sewing & Crafts Club), Albany House, Albany, 12:302.30pm. Also Mondays 10.30am

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Kids Learn 2 Ride, Greville Reserve, Forrest Hill Rd, 10am Music in Parks: Mitch James, Nakita, Being. and Ben Glanfiel, Little Shoal Bay Reserve, 1pm Movies in Parks: Pork Pie, Rosedale Park North, Albany, 6pm The Egg & Sperm Race, Sacha Jones, The Vic, Devonport, 8pm

Bluff Banquet, Regatta Bar & 9 Eatery, Takapuna, 12noon Jumbo tennis tournament organised by Rotary Browns Bay, Albany Tennis Centre, from 4.30pm Summer Fun Families In Parks, Milford Reserve, Craig Road, Milford, 3.30-6pm. Also 23 March.

Charlie’s Play Date, Takapuna 10 Beach Playground, 10am Flying Fruit Fly Circus: Junk, Bruce Mason Centre, 2pm & 7pm. Also Fri 9 & Sun 11 March Relay for Life Auckland North, AUT Millennium, Mairangi Bay, 4pm The Twilight Zone, Circus, burlesque & more! The PumpHouse, Killarney Park, 7.30pm

Empowering Women Expo, 11 Devonport Community House, 10am Seaweek - Sea MERC Day, Sir Peter Blake Marine Education & Rec Centre, Long Bay, 10am Roman Rudnytsky Concert Pianist, The PumpHouse, 4pm

Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium, 16 Bruce Mason Centre, 7pm.

Also 17 March, 7pm; 18 March 1pm.

Probus Club of Milford, Milford Baptist Church, 3 Dodson Avenue, 10am to noon.

Movies In Parks: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Collins Park, Greenhithe, 5:45pm

St Patrick’s Day Hooley, Florrie’s 17 Irish Pub, Hurstmere Road, Takapuna from 8am Fair on the Hill, Devonport Primary School, 12-6pm Mairangi Bay Playcentre Annual Fair, 112 Kowhai Road 10am-1pm Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets, QBE Stadium, Albany, 7:30pm

Auckland Multicultural Society 18 presents 21st Lakeside Multicultural Festival 2018, 1-5pm. Free Workshop: Make natural bathroom products, Kaipatiki Environment Centre, 17 Lauderdale Road, Birkdale, 2-4pm Urban Country, Birkenhead RSA, Recreational Drive, 1:30– 4:30pm

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Kaipatiki Eco Fun Day, Kaipatiki 24 Project Environment Centre,10-2pm Takapuna Beach Easter Carnival, Hurstmere Green, Takapuna, 1-5pm Torbay Plunket Nearly New Sale, Browns Bay, 10am Milford School Food Fiesta, 5-7.30pm The Royal New Zealand Navy Open Day & Devonport Village Market Day, 10am-4pm

Drop-in Bike Skills & Maintenance, Takapuna Primary School, Takapuna, 10am

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Carnaval de la Noche: Your Move,The PumpHouse, 7.30pm

Movies In Parks: Furry Top Secret Special!, Birkenhead War Memorial Park, 5:20pm

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Rotary North Harbour, Pupuke Squash Club,7am Art classes for total beginners, J.F. Kennedy Observation Post, Castor Bay, 9am SeniorNet Affinity Photo workshops, Mayfield Centre, 5 Mayfield Rd, Glenfield, 1pm Cartooning classes, Mairangi Arts Centre, 4-5.30pm

Devonport Family Fun Trail, Windsor Reserve; Devonport Printmakers’ Corner exhibition, Lake House Arts. Until 24 March.

North Shore Notables Series 2, Lake House Arts. Until 18 March.

Weekend Adult Bookchat, East Coast Bays Library, 2-3.30pm

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La Luna and the Gadjos, The Vic, Devonport, 8pm Shot Bro: Confessions of a depressed bullet, The PumpHouse, written & Performed by Rob Mokaraka, 1-3 March, 7.30pm

Pilates in the Park, Killarney Park, 9-9.45am. Also Tuesdays 6.307.15pm Candles by Me, De'Spa, 214 Archers Rd, Glenfield, 9-11am.

Browns Bay Laughter Club, Browns Bay Community Centre, 2 Glen Rd, 9-9.45am

Every Sunday Outdoor BodyBalance Classes, Northern Beach Reserve, The Promendae, Takapuna, 10am Markets: Browns Bay Anzac Road, 7am; Takapuna, 7am; Glenfield 5-11pm Celtic Music Session, Florrie McGreals Irish Pub, 138 Hurstmere Rd, Takapuna, 7pm. Until 18 March

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CONTENTS COVER FEATURES

TAKAPUNA BEACH

36 On the Road

30 Views from the Beach with TBBA

62 Shore Junction 74

Interview with Erica Stanford

BROWNS BAY AND THE BAYS

92 Interview with Paddy Stafford-Bush

65 Browns Bay News

FEATURES

MILFORD

33 Shop the Shore

80 Milford News

45 Channel Youth with Jessy Thurston 56 Channel People - Me and My Dog

DEVONPORT

78 Channel People - My Favourite Recipe

90 Devonport Village

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86 Milford Cruising Club 88 Channel People - Shore People Offshore

ARTS

97 Massey University News

20 The PumpHouse

112 North Shore History with David Verran

20 The Rose Centre

113 The Healthy Channel: John Appleton

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136 Channel People - I Love My Sport

96 Northart

The Vic

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144 The Channel Crossword

EDUCATION OUT & ABOUT

100 Kristin School

02 Community Calendar

102 Westlake Girls' High School

08 Out & About on the Shore

104 Rosmini College 105 Takapuna Grammar

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EATING OUT

106 Westlake Boys' High School

24 Eating Out Feature: Hemingways

108 Pinehurst School

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109 Long Bay College

Eating Out Guide

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FROM THE EDITOR

Your monthly magazine with more this March So it’s March already, and we’re doing a double take as we emerge from putting this big beast of a magazine together, with our expanded team and increased distribution area. Browns Bay and Bays residents and businesses will begin to receive Channel this month, as we go wider with our positive, quality publication that shines a light on the Shore’s people, places, events and places to eat, drink, shop and play.

We're into our ninth year of producing this free publication, which supports local businesses, schools, arts, sports, non-profit organisations and, celebrates Shore people. Every month, we receive kind feedback from residents and business owners who enjoy keeping up-to-date with what’s been happening, and what’s coming up, on the Shore. It’s a lot of work from a small team of us who love where we live.

This month we go ‘On the Road’ with a special feature on transport; sharing the different ways we get around and how our transport trends are changing. I’ve enjoyed biking and hopping on the bus way more than ever this summer - the 813 has become something of an iconic joy ride for the kids in our extended family, and the grandparents! The hybrid Channel car is also fun to get around in, as well as being a better environmental choice than a standard full petrol or diesel vehicle.

In this issue we profile one of the projects we’re most looking forward to seeing become a reality in 2018: Shore Junction. I chatted to Community Director Melanie Barr about what lies in store for Shore young people behind the walls of the currently gutted, former Takapuna RSA building on Northcote Road, near Smales Farm and the hospital. It will be fascinating to see the transformation and the opportunities it will bring.

The Channel team: Lizzie Speedy-Willis, Leo Kitt Yeng, Kath Allen, Crystal Sharp, Christine Young, Heather Vermeer and Aidan Bennett.

One of our Shore people - our publisher Aidan Bennett was another - to receive a Queen’s Service Medal this year was Paddy Stafford-Bush. Her award for ‘Commitment to Community’ prompted an interview and photoshoot with Channel’s Christine Young. Paddy is a shining example of a humble, dedicated and passionate community person, whose perseverance and positivity have enriched the lives of many. We share her story on page 92.

And for the cover feature, Aidan Bennett interviewed Erica Stanford about her life and loves on the Shore, as the serving MP for East Coast Bays.

This bigger than ever magazine showcases some amazing, community-minded people and this publication is always the result of a Shoreloving collective effort.

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Enjoy March on the Shore.

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BEAUTY & WELLBEING: FACETIME SKIN CLINIC

Fall into the Factor Four Facial It’s been over a year in the making! A results-driven, intensive treatment facial, with the only down-time needed being to lay back and be immersed in the experience: The Factor Four Facial has landed at FaceTime.

Uniquely developed by Shore skin guru Melissa Gladding, this perfect balance of four-stages of treatment is now wowing women and men at the divine Mairangi Bay skin clinic.

Melissa said: “It’s been a huge work in progress for over a year, so I’m really pleased to have perfected this to create, what I believe to be, a leading advancement in skin. I’m so happy to now be offering it to our clients to benefit from and enjoy.”

Here, Heather Vermeer explains how it goes...

Factor One: Gentle microdermabrasion removes redundant dull cells revealing a smoother, softer, more vibrant skin.

Ok, let’s back up a little here. Being greeted by the radiant, friendly staff immediately sets the vibes high for full immersion into the time-out, treatment space.

Harley & Sons teas are served in gorgeous china, of course, with even a little tray to dispense of your tea bag, complete with tiny gold rabbit and spoon - cute touch. The Skin Bar can be perused and sampled whilst you gear yourself down into treatment mode.

When you’re led to your treatment room the next level of downtime begins. Impeccable decor, Facetime’s own cloud-soft towels, soothing music, a marble dish for your jewellery, a chocolate treat...Yes, they’ve thought of it all. “Lie on your back under the covers and make yourself comfortable.” Sure! This alone is enough of a treat for most of us.

If you don’t drift away to the music - trancey and absorbing with not a pan pipe to be heard - you’ll be awake to enjoy the headband application and initial cleanse of any existing make up, which is like being cosseted and having your head held dearly by a loving relative.

Then begins Factor One which, to recap, is ‘a gentle microdermabrasion to remove redundant dull cells and reveal a smoother, softer, more vibrant skin’. This feels refreshing and invigorating. Out with the old, in the with new, right?

Factor Two: Initiating collagen synthesis and transforming skin.

Shallow depth collagen induction therapy, also known as microneedling, is performed to rejuvenate, firm and renew. A non-invasive approach that uses our bodies own natural response to woundhealing to target fine lines, wrinkles, acne scarring and skin laxicity.

Here, the delightful Melissa gets to the science part. ‘Manager Melissa’ - not to be confused with owner Melissa who, to avoid confusion, shortens her name to Mel - tells me about the dermis, collagen induction and microchannels... Her passion for skin is clear as clear as her skin.

Factor Three: Osmosis Stemfactor infusion. A revolutionary growth factor serum is infused into the dermis via microchannels formed from Factor Two. This advances the repair process while delivering over 600 growth factors and skin proteins derived from adult stem cells to further produce more collagen and elastin.

This feels an immersive cooling contrast to the day’s humidity. The Stemfactor serum feels like it’s going to places it’s never been before, following the micro-needling experience.

Sounds good, feels great.

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Factor Four: Healite II Light therapy. Improve the health and vibrancy of your skin while again promoting collagen and boosting skin hydration. On the completion of this treatment, your skin is rejuvenated and hydrated.

So this is where I commented that it felt like being on a low level, light alternating sun bed and then realised this was like swearing to a skin therapist. I’ve only been in one a couple of times and that was probably back in about 1992, I quickly added. Funny what pops into your head when you’ve having an unusual experience like this.

So, lights flash and move around from behind your closed eyelids, creating this vision of different shades of red and pink as you lay there cocooned in warmth. Melissa was reassuring as she lightly rested her hand on my shoulder during the process to let me know she was still there, I was going to be ok. It was an exercise in letting go. Once you do, it’s mesmerising. Melissa explains more science background to the procedure; how it was first discovered and used medically for advanced repair and cell rejuvenation.

Plenty of other lovely things happened during this out of this world experience. Like the seemingly everlasting shoulder and neck massage and the Ultimate recovery face mask that felt so soothing and made me think I resembled Nacho Libre. (Yes I shared this thought with Melissa too.) I was so taken away elsewhere that even immediately afterwards, I was unable to recall where these things came in the order of proceedings.

“Take your time coming round, no rush. I’ll see you outside. Would you like still or sparkling water?”

The one and only element that could have made it any better would have been to be wheeled out on a trolley and driven home.

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OUT & ABOUT ON THE SHORE

FIRST EVER TAKAPUNA WINE, FOOD & MUSIC FESTIVAL The inaugural Takapuna Food, Wine & Music Festival took place at Smales Farm on Saturday 10 February. The crowd arrived armed with ponchos, raincoats and umbrellas, and enjoyed a great afternoon of food, wine and music, despite the weather being some of the worst of this summer to hit the Shore. With ample marquees providing respite from the weather, crowds bounced along to classic hits from The Jordan Luck Band, and sublime sounds from Sneaky Sound System, Sola Rosa, DJ Karn Hall, and more. The "food & wine" component featured craft breweries, wines from some of the best local vineyards and food from popular eateries and food trucks. The untimely rain failed to dampen festival goers' spirits!

Murray Lockwood, Annette Kann, Jonathan Walker, Elena Heinrihsone.

Snow Velvin, Marte Lommers, George Holton.

Aimee Centre, Tom Miller, Jennifer McKenzie.

Khadijah Williams, Diane Sharp, Ross Langford, Helen Langford.

Cameron Bate, Felicity Craft, Rachel Arthur, Isaac Brown.

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NORTHCOTE CELEBRATES CHINESE NEW YEAR The annual Northcote Chinese and Korean New Year festival took place on Saturday 10th February at the Northcote town centre.

Despite the stormy weather, many people braved the conditions to be part of the free family event. There were plenty of attractions, including cultural performances, children's activities, a vast array of Asian cuisine to sample as well as a large stage featuring music, martial arts and dances from a variety of Asian cultures.

Roger Macdonald, Chris Darby, Angelika Cutler.

Wendy Dunn, Petra Hasselman.

Yvonne Huang, Sun Yimin, Michelle Zhang.

Patricia Wade, Laure Romanetti, Dave Kam.

Danielle Grant, Anne-Elise Smithson, John Gillon, Adrian Tyler, Paula Gillon.

Danielle Grant, Scott Cunningham, Richard Hills.

Carlos Rahman, Gwilym van Hoffen.

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OUT & ABOUT ON THE SHORE

CHILL AND CHAT AT JAMAICA BLUE Since it opened in August last year, Jamaica Blue has quickly established itself as a hot favourite with locals and visitors to Browns Bay. With its stylish interior, great coffee - we like the Blue Mountain - and friendly service, this Anzac Road eatery is a good spot to savour a sit down. Owner Sanil Singh chatted to Channel's Kath Allen for this issue and, while she was there, she also did some people-spotting and Out & About photo shooting. Sure, they do takeaways but this month we challenge you to enjoy more, rush less - embrace the Jamaican spirit!

Stuart Moore, Sanil Singh.

Paul Denny, Val Hungerfood, Sanil Singh, Judy Denny, Janet Hodder, Albert Hodder.

Grant and Philippa Muir.

Joanna Ellis, Alan Hall.

Stuart and April Robinson.

Ren Waring, Terry Shorter.

Nicollette Land, Laitsha Menon.

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OUT & ABOUT ON THE SHORE

LIFE'S A BEACH IN BROWNS BAY It's been a long hot summer and Shore beaches have been the place to be for locals and visitors alike. Browns Bay beachfront has been bustling seven days a week with people enjoying time in the outdoors with family and friends, making the most of the reserve, boardwalk and big beachfront playground, as well as the stunning stretch of sandy beach. Channel's Kath Allen went for a wander with her camera to see who was out and about making the most of one of the Shore's most popular beaches in late February.

Israel and Lily Partridge, Samuel and Cathy Zhang.

Rebecca, Harriet and Anna Pike.

Maree Hillyer, Reekie Davis.

Cathrine and Ariana Killorn, Marle and Liam Kuhn.

Sarah and Imogen Wilson, Roy Eustace.

Stephanie Coffman, Lottie Coffman.

Erin and Ari Avison.

Saturday 10th March – 10a.m. to 4.00pm

Bands: Streetlevel, Burundian Drummers, Ijebeau Pleasure Club Mhara Marimba Plus: Market and Foods stall on the Village Green & Plaza

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URBAN STREET FEST IN MILFORD The Urban Street Fest returned to Milford on Thursday 15th February offering delicious gourmet street food and live music. The sun was shining as local families joined in the fun foodie event and sampled the various food truck offerings - from brulee to burgers, Dutch fries to dumplings, it was all available in the one vibrant location. Due to the huge success (and very happy locals), Urban Street Fest will be coming back to Milford town centre again soon!

Elizabeth Humphries, Maryanne Burton, Ben Humphries.

Alice Philipsen, Stephanie and Catherine Hamlin.

Travis, Ruth and Jade Findlay.

Emma Hegan, Maisie, Aimee and Fraser Wansbone.

Gaurav and Sakshi Thakur.

Francie, Jake and Rebecca Sinclair.

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VIVE LA FRANCE MARKET IN MILFORD On Saturday 24th February, Milford celebrated in style with a fabulous French day. The main street was lined with quality market stalls, there were live music and entertainers as well as an outdoor cafe setting on the 'French boulevard'. French music, crepes and berets were plentiful, making Vive la France a great day out for everyone.

Ashlyn Langley, Philippe Stassen, Cindy Suh, Dawn Claydon, Irene Ireland.

Amber, Marie-Therese, Anna and Mark Stevenson.

Grace Buckley, Grace Walker, Elise Pinder, Olivia Maynard, Chloe Buckley.

Stephanie King, Annette Hunter, Karen Jackson.

Jade Salthouse, Julia Craig, Ruby Alexander.

Hannah Petterd, Kim Perrett, Fleur Noda, James Sparks.

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OUT & ABOUT ON THE SHORE

MASSEY UNIVERSITY LECTURE SERIES BEGINS A diverse audience gathered for the first lecture in Massey University’s “Our Changing World” 2018 public lecture series in late February. Organised and presented by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, it featured politics researchers Professor Grant Duncan and Dr Damien Rogers who presented a lecture entitled Vision or diversion: What do State of the Nation speeches really tell us?. Together they unpicked and read between the lines of speeches by our new set of political leaders. The lecture was podcast and can still be viewed on the Massey University website from the link on: www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/events

Maria Kim, Ji Hoon, Demery Noma, Elijah Kasmara.

Alf and Greta Fisher, Elizabeth Hall.

Gwenda and John White, Roy and Mary Boston.

Derek Hobbs, Ann Barlow, Ian O'Sullivan.

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ENJOYING THE TAKAPUNA BEACH CUP The country’s premier waka ama competition, the Takapuna Beach Cup, took place on a brilliantly fine weekend at Takapuna Beach from 16-18 February. Events kicked off with 5.2km races around a triangular course off Takapuna Beach. The next day, competitors tackled the long distances: 42km (around Motutapu, Rakino and Rangitoto), 35km and 18km; the final day featured shorter races. Crews racing on the 97 canoes ranged in age from 16 to 78, and teams came from as far away as London (the crew trains on the Thames), Hong Kong, Hawaii, California and Tahiti as well as Rarotonga and Samoa and from all over New Zealand.

Bob Chipp, Ian Wilson, Steve Prestia.

Front row - Sera Talouli, Renee Martin, Nickyla Fraser; Back row - Tony Talouli, Dan Fraser, Jeff Piper.

Ula Bluszcz, Kelly Flett, Janin Kassner.

Toby and Christina Wilkinson, Alisa and Phil Prendergast.

Katja Hildebrandt, Anita Strickland, Sherry Carne, Elizabeth de Jong.

Hardy Spoehr, Bernie Paloma, Darlene Eto.

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I LOVE TAKAPUNA FRENCH FESTIVAL Takapuna Beach Business Association, with support from the DevonportTakapuna Local Board, brought a taste of France to Hurstmere Green on Saturday 17th February. It was a "bienvuenue" for the 2018 Alliance Franciase French Film Festival which starts at The Berkeley Cinema in March, and movie-goers, many with French accents, came early to enjoy authentic French food and stalls, live music, French clown JP, a draw to win French lessons, and a Kids' Corner. The main event was previous French Film Festival hit, The Bélier Family, being shown as night fell on the open air screen.

Lee, Cheryl and Lily Calder, Camille Zolesi.

Dema Bahho and Rico, Bianca D'Souza, Will Tozer.

Domenic Johnson, Andria Hibe, Kate Fan, Alice Wu.

Daniel Stiets, Eva Enriquez, Dorothee Basel, David Knight.

Jr (Junior) and Ize Flores, Cherry Gallego.

Naomi, Peter and Gemma Weir, Lynn Xu.

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APO ON THE SHORE Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra performed the first of its 2018 “APO on the Shore” concerts at the Bruce Mason Centre on 23 February. With the APO’s Music Director Giordano Bellincampi conducting, the orchestra performed a concert of favourite classics: Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll, Mendelssohn’s ever-popular Symphony No.4 and Schumann’s Violin Concerto. With outstanding German violinist Veronika Eberle playing the concerto on the ‘Dragonetti ‘ Stradivarius from 1700 (on loan to her from the Nippon Music Foundation), this was the highlight of the concert, and her performance was rewarded with enthusiastic applause from the audience.

Mark and Sally Tasker, Jane and John Durling.

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Tiana Lyes, Helen Spoelstra.

Bill Trotter, Shak and Sandra Kuvaisi.

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ANDREW DORREEN

Charming Super Central 3 Bedroom Home 3 Ihumata Road, Milford Located literally a stone throw from Milford Mall and a flat 2-3 minute walk to the main Milford village and Milford Beach, this super central character townhouse is an amazing opportunity to secure a charming slice of history and lock in an amazing location. Built in the early 1900's, this weatherboard home offers generous ground floor living in the form of a spacious lounge and dining room. Lovely native timber detail and high stud are features of this space. A well laid out Kauri kitchen then flows to another sunroom facing North and flowing out to a large deck and then onto flat grass that wraps around the home. There is a third

bedroom or spacious office also on this floor along with full bathroom and laundry. Upstairs there are two double bedrooms with the master opening out to a deck and also facing North. For a home so central, it is also very private.

A real opportunity to add value is evident requiring a minimal spend to take this home back to its former glory. A spacious double carport and a further park for two additional vehicles make this property a very unique opportunity.

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ANDREW DORREEN

"Penthouse 201" 585 Beach Road, Rothesay Bay The Bays Premier Penthouse 398sqm (Incl. Decks) 2017 Auckland Council CV $3,300,000.

As the saying goes, "they save the best for last!" This is absolutely the case with the superb development at 585 Beach Road, Rothesay Bay where the final apartment to be finished and sold is the largest and most exclusive publicly available. Offering three ensuite bedrooms, a media room / second lounge, plus expansive decking spanning three sides - now is your chance to secure the Bay's best apartment. The living is on the top floor where floor to ceiling commercial grade double glazed windows offers expansive 270-degree views with water on two sides! Kitchen, dining, and lounge on this floor open up to North, West, and South facing rooftop decks, meaning you can follow the sun or hide from the wind, irrespective of direction. Two

Gaggenau ovens plus extra steam oven, stone bench tops, a butler's pantry and your choice of a double fridge, are examples of apartment 201's "no expense spared fit out". This space is heated and cooled along with the rest of the apartment with fully ducted air conditioning. The north-facing rooftop terrace is breath-taking and very generous in size. Room for a large table setting, couches, BBQ and even a spa pool, you can dine alfresco in privacy and comfort.

Act now to secure the best in the development. Flexible terms could be offered with regard to settlement for purchasers with a property to sell.

At the top end of the market, there are large differences in where buyers see the value of property, and often homes are unique or setting benchmarks in their respective areas. Because of this, Andrew negotiates each sale price face to face, rather than selling by Auction, and has done for almost all of his 15 years in the business.

The current climate is seeing fewer people in a cash position so the need for a specialist high end negotiator becomes paramount to your success. Andrew's personal sales last year alone totalled $106,207,000 at an average of $3,933,000 per property and has broken the $100 million for the last three consecutive calendar years. This makes him one of New Zealand's most successful residential sales people. Sign up for Property Updates at www.andrewdorreen.com. Follow his facebook page and Instagram feed.

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PERFORMING ARTS NEWS

News for The Rose Centre from Manager John Davies

Events Galore at The Rose Centre!

News from The PumpHouse from James Bell

John Davies

The Rose Centre has a massive calendar of events for 2018, highly multi-cultural and full of variety.

A few spots are still available from now to October and again late in December. Now would be a great time to book a company Christmas party that’s a bit different for the end of the year. Maybe a concert for your team? Or maybe the team could deliver a series of Xmas skits on our intimate stage to entertain their colleagues?

Catering in the grand hall, dancing in the lounges...We’d be a great spot for it and every evening in the last week before Christmas is available as I write. Get in quick. I think this could be a great idea!

Be Healthy. Stay Healthy: Tai Chi is now on every Friday morning, 9.45am to 10.45am till Easter at the Rose Centre. It’s just $8 and is a welcome addition to our regular Monday night yoga classes. For more information on Tai Chi contact Catherine Martelli on 021 295 3816, for yoga, Julia Mak on 021 228 3778.

Party Central: After you’ve got healthy, why not have a party? The Rose Centre is a great location for any kind of birthday party.

Whether the guest of honour is 9 or 90, we have an easy to use location for your needs, all at a very reasonable cost! Give us a call for a quote on 445 9900, and look up the facility at our website: www.rosecentre.co.nz New Website: Take a look at our new website! We’re still polishing it, but we’re very pleased with the look and feel of it. It will be a great showcase for our shows and facilities going forward! Go see www.rosecentre.co.nz.

The Rose Singers Commemorate Anzac with “Till We Meet Again”: "Till We Meet Again" is a musical play written and devised by Ruth Chapman. It offers songs and dances of the war years to sing along to: "Keep the Home Fires Burning", "Pack Up Your Troubles" etc. It takes place over the four years of WW1, 1914 - 1918, following the lives of one family and their friends.

The shows are on Wed 4th to Fri 6th of April at 8pm and Sat 7th at both 2 & 8 pm. Tickets are just $20 each and to book you just call The Rose Centre on 09 445 9900 or email us info@rosecentre.co.nz. All profits and donations to charity.

The Rose Centre, School Rd, Belmont 09 445 9900 info@rosecentre.co.nz www.rosecentre.co.nz

March’s Must Sees

From suave piano recitals to riotous outdoor comedy, we are loving our must-see performances at The PumpHouse Theatre this March.

International concert pianist Roman Rudnytsky returns to The PumpHouse with a captivating new recital; he’s even leading a masterclass the next day for eight lucky secondary school piano students, so get in there quick! Thanks to generous funding from Auckland Council’s Creative Communities Scheme this Masterclass is a free event for participating students, an absolute gem of an opportunity for our young budding performers.

We also want to make the most of the good weather, and what better way than with a comedy in our outdoor amphitheatre. Hilarious English cricket comedy “Outside Edge”

by Richard Harris won ‘Best Situation Comedy’ and has had a fabulous West End run. Don’t miss this fantastic summer show from Shoreside Theatre – they’re trying something a little different in the Amphitheatre after a successful Shakespeare season.

How about some circus, burlesque, horror and everything inbetween? We’ve got The Twilight Zone, a stellar cast of up-andcoming circus performers, alongside seasoned award-winning professionals. If you’re looking for more family-orientated fun, don’t miss Andre Vegas at work; his Family Magic & Illusion show is well-known nationally with numerous TV appearances and tours.

And finally, the fantastic Carnaval de la Noche presents ‘Your Move’ – a pole dance and cirque theatre showcase inspired by the games of our lives. So we’ve got magic, circus and burlesque sorted for the month too.

The Lakeside Multicultural Festival is also fast approaching in March; a free event with four hours of dancing, singing and amazing colourful costumes from many ethnic groups living in Auckland. It’s their 21st Lakeside Multicultural Festival this year – and the Auckland Multicultural Society is celebrating their 40th anniversary. Come and join us at the festival on the 18th March in The PumpHouse Amphitheatre.

Cheers, James Bell

What's On... @ The PumpHouse Sat, Mar 10 at 7:30pm Black Cat Productions Presents The Twilight Zone Tickets $20 - $25 Sun, Mar 11 at 4:00pm The PumpHouse Theatre Presents Roman Rudnytsky Concert Pianist Tickets $17 Mar 14 - 24 at 7:30pm Shoreside Theatre Presents Outside Edge Tickets $15 - $25

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Sun, March 25 at 11:00am & 2:00pm Andre Vegas Presents Andre Vegas Family Magic & Illusion Show Tickets $12 - $20 Sat, Mar 31 at 7:30pm Carnaval de la Noche Presents Your Move Tickets $21 - $26

The V1c Devonport Welcome to March at The Vic! Auckland’s heritage picture theatre.

Need a birthday party or private function venue, cinema or live venue? The Vic Devonport is your place!

A grand old building with a lot of charm with three cinemas, two stages and a function room with catering options, the Vic features upto-date digital cinema technology and is the go-to place for movies, live shows and ice cream! Purpose-built as a cinema in 1912 and featuring art house and mainstream cinema releases, you will also find regular performances taking place, either in the Vic Lounge Bar or in the main Victoria theatre, ranging from live music, concerts to comedy and theatre. The Vic Devonport is open daily from 10am to 10pm and has the yummiest choc tops and their own gelato ice cream flavours.

For more information email info@thevic.co.nz or call (09) 446 0100.

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La Luna & The Gadjos Fri 2 Mar 8.00pm

A fantastic night of fun, French song and gypsy swing, with NZ's premier vocal Manouche band, La Luna & the Gadjos.

Chanteuse La Luna (Caro Manins) sings vintage Piaf with songs from the steamy hot clubs of Paris. Tickets $25 Presale, $28 Door.

Red Sparrow (TBA) - 1 Mar

Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool (M) - 1 Mar

Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built (M) - 1 Mar

Loving Vincent (M) - 8 Mar

Kobi (E) - 8 Mar

The Death Of Stalin (M) - 15 Mar

Tomb Raider (TBA) -15 Mar

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Hibiscus & Ruthless (PG) - 22 Mar

Ready Player One (TBA) - 29 Mar

Sacha Jones: The Egg and Sperm Race - Sat 3 Mar 8.00pm Who knew the battle of the sexes could be so funny?

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PARENTING ADVICE WITH LYNLEY FORDE, 2FLOURISH

This month, Lynley explores the art of family discussion…

"What's for dins?"

If you’re a parent of teens, I’d like to bet you have this text message pop up on Lynley Forde your phone regularly!

Those three words are often the bridge between “work” parent and “home” parent – instantly transporting us from our work setting to rummaging in the kitchen. Sometimes, I’m super proud to reply with a cohesive meal description – in the knowledge that I do, in fact, know what’s for “dins” and it’s already half prepared. Other times...not so much.

Preparing and sharing a meal is a particularly important family activity. In fact, I think it’s one of the most important things a family can do together. Not least because it provides a routine and rhythm to family life; meal times also provide an opportunity to connect, share positives and negatives from the day and strengthen the family sense of togetherness and shared experience. It’s a time when you as a family can use your particular strengths and interests to build on your unique family story.

One of our family’s strengths is humour. We often laugh at the dinner table. A lot! We've come to realise that family meals are best served with a healthy side of “banter” and the teenage years are particularly fertile ground for sparking these conversations.

One of my favourites was our middle child’s random question one evening meal: “So, would you rather have hands for feet, or feet for hands?” Imaginative and funny scenarios followed that had us all laughing.

As parents, the most important first step in setting the scene for family meals to be a shared, positive time is to “tune in” to the strengths of your kids. You can ask yourself: • What are they interested in?

• What do they like to talk about?

• What do they show excitement and energy for?

Asking them to share something important to them and praising their energy and enthusiasm is a good way to show them that you notice and value their interests and strengths. You don’t have to share the interest necessarily (“electronic dance music” might not float your boat) but you will be showing them that you value their whole selves.

Shared meal times are also a good opportunity to talk about the values that are important to you as a family. Maybe kindness is something you particularly value and want to enable in your family on a day to day basis. Some good questions around the dinner table might be: • How did you show someone kindness today?

• Who showed you kindness today? How did they do this?

• Who could you show kindness to tomorrow? How could you do this?

• How can you be kind to yourself?

These types of questions give the opportunity for discussion on what kindness is; what it “looks like”, “sounds like” and “feels like” in the day to day world that we live and work in. Giving our children a picture of how kindness might show up for them in their world is a really useful place to start.

So, what’s for dins at our place tonight? Chicken nachos, salad and a well-seasoned bowl of banter!

Lynley Forde is a specialist teacher with post graduate qualifications in psychology and education.

She is co-founder of 2flourish - a new Shorebased business supporting parents and children in wellbeing and strengths-based parenting. www.2flourish.nz

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OPTOMETRY: HAYDON OPTOMETRISTS, TAKAPUNA

Choosing the best!

David Haydon

Here at Haydon Optometrists we have always believed in giving our patients the best possible experience when it comes to their eye sight. That not only starts with a comprehensive eye examination, but follows through to the way a new pair of glasses is dispensed.

It is for that reason that I have always employed a qualified Dispensing Optician. A Dispensing Optician qualifies after 2.5 years of study in all things to do with glasses. They are qualified professionals and are registered with the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians board.

Why is it important to see a Dispensing Optician to organise a new pair of glasses rather than a sales assistant?

They are trained to interpret prescriptions from an optometrist or ophthalmologist to determine the specifications for the lenses and make recommendations based on the client’s occupation, hobbies, facial features and prescription. The frame selection plays a big part in how well your glasses will perform not only visually but they must also be comfortable.

Dispensing Opticians are trained to ensure that the frame will work for you and your prescription and that they fit you correctly.

There is quite a lot that goes in to making a pair of glasses to meet your needs. A Dispensing Optician will take all the correct measurements and ensure the lens selection will work for your life style and working environment. Ensuring all the hard work that goes in to an eye examination is transposed in to a great pair of glasses.

Lens technology is changing so rapidly to keep up with our ever-changing world so it helps to have an expert who can keep up with all the latest advances in this technology to ensure you have the best possible solution.

Sharon is my qualified Dispensing Optician; Sharon qualified in Sydney Australia in 1985 while managing a high fashion practice in Double Bay. Her passion for eyewear Dispensing Optician Sharon Ferguson. is well known to our clients, she is also responsible for hand picking the frame range at Haydons.

Gillian is also part of the Dispensing team, she qualified in the UK as a Dispensing Optician before having children, and after her last child went to school we were lucky to have her join the Haydons team.

If you have any concerns regarding your glasses or just want to organise a new pair of glasses , pop in today to ask Sharon or Gillian to help your through the process and if you need an eye examination first phone us to make an appointment.

Haydon Optometrists, 159 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna Ph: 09 489 5232 Fax: 09 486 5179 haydon@clear.net.nz www.haydons.co.nz

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Hemingways Devonport

EATING OUT ON THE SHORE

Owners Tracey, left, and PJ Watermeyer, second right, with their stellar team at Hemingways.

The Spirit of Hemingways A heartening aspect of life on the Shore is the propensity for a community to take a project under its collective wing. This spirit is evident in the case of Hemingways.

Owners Tracey and PJ opted out of corporate life to throw themselves, and their whole family, into their dream. In May last year, Hemingways opened in the delightful courtyard on Rattray Street in Devonport, a few metres off the main stretch of Victoria Road. It was the culmination of a massive effort by the couple, their family and friends, and several Devonport strangersturned-friends who simply offered their help.

“There were times when we were up at 2am dismantling beams, stripping walls and floors and all manner of tasks,” says Tracey.

"People pitched up and said, we have a few hours to spare - how can we help? We’re so grateful for all this incredible help from our friends and the community - it’s been absolutely amazing! It’s like the community really had our back. We’ve made so many friends along the way.”

Now, this beautiful business is humming. Valentine’s night was a roaring success, for example, with the space inside and out full of tables for two, and larger groups celebrating, keeping Tracey and her team manic until midnight.

With a long background in hospitality, Tracey is an elegant, intelligent and hugely likeable host who, along with husband PJ leads a switched-on ensemble. Daughters Georgia, Taela and Jenna are all on board with different aspects of the business. Their collective focus, is to ensure that guests feel welcome and at home, and of course, to showcase the best of New Zealand’s high quality produce, wines and craft beer.

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And their staff, all locally sourced, have been handpicked because of their ability to make guests feel welcome while delivering great service. They are some of ‘Devonport’s finest young people’. Tracey expands: "For many of them, this was their first job, and they have absolutely risen to the occasion - we are really proud of them.’

Dinners, brunches and lunches are flying, with locals and visitors enjoying the peaceful indoor and outdoor garden areas, away from the noise and bustle of the main shopping street. It is great to see locals returning regularly and getting to know them.

With a fabulous team of chefs, Hemingways has fast developed a reputation for its interesting and seasonally focused menus.

Hemingways offer catering for small functions within the Devonport area and their next focus is the ‘people on the go’ market, the parents on the school or kindy run, the post-runners hungry for healthy fuel, the visitors heading up Mount Vic for a picnic. “We want to provide healthy options for people to grab and go so we’ve installed a new chiller cabinet stocking freshly-squeezed juices, vegan health bowls, gluten-free rolls and sandwiches. We’ll also have freshly made bread and scones.”

Why the name Hemingways? “We wanted a name that could embody a passion for good food, wine, people, adventure and life!

And still be sympathetic to the old-world culture of Devonport. We love the end result as this has been a real labour of love for our whole family.”

Hemingways, 2A Rattray Street, Devonport 09 446 0454 info@hemingways.co.nz www.hemingways.co.nz

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ABOUT US: Hemingways offers the best summer outdoor dining in Devonport. This family-owned and operated business looks forward to welcoming you to enjoy good food in our relaxed and friendly environment.

THE FOOD: Our menu offers a variety of international dishes, and with summer here, our focus is on fresh seafood. With an extensive wine list to match, you’ll struggle to beat Hemingways for a quality dining experience in Devonport.

NEED TO KNOW: MARCH Come in and grab a healthy lunch or snack to take with you on the go from our fresh new cabinet selection!

Opening hours: 11am till late Monday – Thursday; 9am till late Friday – Sunday Hemingways, 2a Rattray Street, Devonport 09 446 0454 www.hemingways.co.nz @hemingwaysdevonport on Facebook and Instagram

ABOUT US: A French corner on the other side of the planet. Just been elected 'best croissants of the North Shore’, the multi-award winning café has got a really special atmosphere. Located 200m from Cheltenham Beach, this is the perfect place to grab some delicious treats to enjoy on the beach. Don’t hesitate to practise your French with the friendly staff who will happily give you free lessons!

THE FOOD: Freshly-baked authentic French food: From the pains au chocolat to traditional Coq au Vin, from the really famous galette with buckwheat flour to the French crêpes, it won’t take long to find your favorite.

NEED TO KNOW: MARCH Catering for guests anytime: Charcuterie and cheese platter, traditional recipes such as Beef Bourguignon, Gratin du Berger, free-range rôtisserie chicken, lasagnas, fish pies, finger food, dinners…You can also privatise this corner of paradise on demand. Bon Appétit!

Open 7.30am–3:30pm Tues-Thurs, 7.30am–4:30pm Fri-Sun, Closed Mondays, 87 Vauxhall Rd, Devonport, 09 445 0021, www.chateaubriant.co.nz

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DANTE'S PIZZA & CASA PASTA ABOUT US: Dante's Pizzeria Napoletana was established 10 years ago and is wellknown for its genuine authentic wood fired pizzas. Dante’s has won Metro's best pizza in Auckland 4 years running, and best in New Zealand in 2015 and 2016. Dante's has now opened a new chapter by introducing freshly made pasta, which is made in-house every morning. We are very proud to be one of the few restaurants in New Zealand and one of the only restaurants in Takapuna to make fresh pasta daily.

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THE FOOD: Authentic, genuine, nutritious, sincere; based on tradition and made with lots of passion and love. With every bite, Dante's takes you to Italy and keeps you there each time you come back to visit.

NEED TO KNOW: MARCH For ONLY $12, come and have a lunch of Panuozzi - the famous Italian Street Food Sub. We strongly recommend to try the Pork Belly one.

You will not regret it!

Open Monday to Sunday 11:30 'til late. Fortieth and Hurstmere, 40 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, 09 486 3668, www.dantespizzeria.co.nz

AL FORNO ITALIAN ABOUT US: Al Forno Italian Restaurant is a favourite among locals and visitors. We’re known for our lively atmosphere, our welcoming staff and our delicious food. Come and explore a taste of Italy right here in the heart of Takapuna.

THE FOOD: Our current special “Pasta Della Casa” has been extremely popular and we have extended this until the end of March. Pasta Della Casa (pictured above) is a spaghetti dish with Napoli sauce, spicy Italian sausage, prawns, chilli and garlic.

NEED TO KNOW: MARCH Online takeaway ordering is now available. View photos of our dishes, save a favorite order or customise your meal. For the month of March, we are offering a 10% discount on all online orders. Simply use the voucher code SAVE10 when ordering online. Visit www.alforno.co.nz/order-now for more info.

We recommend you book early to avoid disappointment and follow us on Facebook for the latest deals and specials. @alfornotakapuna Open Tues to Sun 5pm-late. 09 488 0179 32 Anzac Street, Takapuna, www.alforno.co.nz

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ABOUT US: Soul Sushi opened in Newmarket last year and now we are excited to announce the opening of our store in Milford. We love making delicious, healthy food for your enjoyment and sushi is just the beginning!

THE FOOD: Our goal is to delight your eyes and awaken your palate with delicious flavours. We have a delicious range of sushi for you to select from, and we also serve a variety of hot food such as donburi, ramen, yakisoba, udon and salad, which will definitely warm you up this winter. Vegetarian and gluten free options are also available.

NEED TO KNOW: MARCH Complimentary miso soup and green tea for our dine-in customers.

(50 cents takeaway charge applies) Soul Sushi, 83-85 Kitchener Road, Milford 09 489 7546

MADAME JOJOS ABOUT US: I started this business Madame Jojo's Foodstore 12 Years ago in Remuera and Milford over a year and half ago.

I love cooking and am still at the stove making the meals, salads and cabinet food we sell most days.

There is lots of pride and love in the food we serve.

THE FOOD: The smells coming out of our shop in Milford are REAL! Home cooking at it's best.

NEED TO KNOW: MARCH We welome everyone to come and try our real food, do yourselves a favour and take the hassle out of your busy lives.

Open Mon-Fri 9.30-6pm, Sat 9-3pm 89 Kitchener Road, Milford, 09 486 5711 www.madamejojo.co.nz

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Your monthly restaurant guide…

FRENCH RENDEZ-VOUS ABOUT US: Philippe, Claire and Hemanshi invite you to come into into the unique French restaurant on the Shore.

Come down to Lake Pupuke for a delicious handmade meal (French style) with fresh New Zealand product for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner.

ABOUT US: Located in the Main Beach entertainment hub on The Strand at Takapuna Beach, Tokyo Bay is an international-class venue, offering modern Japanese. The diverse menu, created by expert chef Chikara Sato of Tokyo, provides options for all.

THE FOOD: Wide range of typical Kiwi breakfast options like eggs benedict, omelette or gluten-free galettes and delicious sweet crepes.

THE FOOD: Tokyo Bay offers modern Japanese cuisine with delicious flavours complemented by Japanese beers, sakes, and great international wines.

Priced for the local market; you'll be happy with the value provided for a top class Auckland restaurant.

NEED TO KNOW: MARCH Large selection of French wine including nice, fresh Rosé.

French Rendez-vous cafe/ restaurant, 2a Manurere Avenue, Takapuna 09 487 0009 Frenchrendezvous.booking@gmail.com www.facebook.com/frenchrendezvoustakapuna/

PUKEKO

NEED TO KNOW: MARCH Enjoy donburi, bento lunch box, or sharing dishes for lunch every day.

Open 12noon until late 7 days 20 The Strand, Takapuna Beach, 09 390 7188 Book on www.tokyobay.co.nz

BEDFORD SODA & LIQUOR

ABOUT US: Pukeko’s Food Store is a welcoming café and takeaway shop located at the heart of beautiful Mairangi Bay. We serve the best coffee at Pukeko's!

THE FOOD: We create our food using the best and freshest ingredients - just like Grandma used to make!

At the Pukeko’s Food Store you can buy the wonderful Pukeko Bakery breads, delicious pastries and sandwiches. We also offer gluten free desserts, natural vegan smoothies and fresh cold pressed juices as well as real fruit icecream! For those with a hectic lifestyle pick up an acai bowl to go. This is a perfect low fat, low sugar, high energy breakfast.

NEED TO KNOW: MARCH Put a spring in your step this summer with our super-healthy acai bowl breakfast to take with you on the go!

Open: Mon to Fri 7:30am - 4pm, Sat & Sun 7:30am-3pm, Shop 1, Green Gables Shopping Centre, 376 Beach Rd, Mairangi Bay, 09 478 6984

SAKEBAR NIPPON JAPANESE RESTAURANT ABOUT US: We are a Japanese Izakaya Restaurant, also with a sushi train.

THE FOOD: Authentic Japanese cuisine Sushi sashimi, tempura and many other dishes.

NEED TO KNOW: MARCH TUES, WEDS NIGHT SPECIAL $30pp 3 course set menu, includes 1 free drink, Sushi Train plates from $2.80.

Private Room with Karaoke facilities.

Takeout available We are now open for dinner 7 days from 5pm Sunday open from 11:00 Takapuna Ramen Shop 32-34 Anzac Street,Takapuna, 09 486 2249 www.sakebar.co.nz

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ABOUT US: Bedford Soda & Liquor is a New York inspired neighbourhood bar.

We specialise in cocktails and have a range of craft beers on tap and have a happy hour every day from 4pm to 7pm with a glass of wine and beer for $7 and jugs of beer for $20. On Thursdays we also do $10 cocktails all night.

THE DRINKS: Try this little beauty from our new drinks list, the Westside Story. A delicious combination of Coconut Infused Rum, Coffee Bean, Brown Sugar, Chocolate Bitters served with a cloud of Maple Smoke. Plenty more new drinks to try from our new drinks list, just ask your server next time you visit us.

Open from 4pm Tuesday to Thursday, 12pm Friday to Sunday. Closed Mondays.

21 Hurstmere Rd, Takapuna 09 486 2794 takapuna@bedfordsodaliquor.co.nz FB: BedfordSodaLiquor Insty: bedfordballers

POKÉ POKÉ ABOUT US: At Poké Poké we are committed to sourcing the highest quality premium ingredients we can find. We take sustainability seriously and use only responsibly sourced ingredients and organic products where we can. You can be sure to enjoy a delicious, fresh, nutritious meal every time you walk in and feel great about what you are eating at the same time!

THE FOOD: Hawaiian cuisine Poké typically consists of chunks of marinated raw fish tossed with seaweed. We have added our own twist of Japanese and Korean elements to the concept with the idea of Poké Bowl. With build-your-own style menu you can customise your own meal with the ingredients you love, to create your own delicious, fresh, healthy Poké Bowl!

NEED TO KNOW: MARCH All Channel magazine readers will receive complementary miso soup with their Poké bowl. Just mention Channel magazine at the checkout!

Poké Poké, Shop 6, Fortieth & Hurstmere, 40 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, 09 486 5399

Your monthly restaurant guide…

MEXICO ABOUT US: Drenched in bright colour and spiked with bold Mexican imagery, Mexico is an immersive dining experience inspired by street cuisine and culture of it's namesake nation.

THE FOOD: Mexico celebrates the vibrant, fresh and lighter side of Mexican cuisine, with a range of authentic and fusion Mexican dishes served to you in a fast paced and energetic atmosphere. The menu is seasonal, changing every 3 months to ensure fresh flavours and produce but with customer favourites becoming a menu staple you'll never have to worry about missing out on Mexico's famous fried chicken.

NEED TO KNOW: MARCH Enjoy Mexico's new menu launching on Monday 5th March. Try the brand new Frida's Margaritas flavours, best enjoyed on a sunny day in Mexico Takapuna's outdoor courtyard!

Open Mon to Sun 12pm - late.

Mexico, 4 The Strand, Takapuna 09 280 1487 www.mexico.net.nz

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FLORRIE M CGREAL'S ABOUT US: Florrie McGreal’s Irish Pub is arguably the best little neighbourhood bar on the Shore, located in the heart of Takapuna’s Hurstmere entertainment precinct. This is a ‘local’s’ local, which embraces out-of-towners and even those from the “other side”.

NEED TO KNOW: MARCH THE HURSTMERE ROAD HOOLEY, St Paddy’s Day, Saturday 17th March. Open from 8am for Irish breakfast / brunch. Traditional and contemporary Irish music on stage from 2pm along with a pipe band and Irish dancers.

Irish Music Session Tuesdays & Sundays.

Karaoke every Wednesday.

Eat, drink and be Irish. Enjoy the Craic 138 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna 09 486 6581 Open Every Mon-Sun 11am-1am Like our Facebook Page to receive our latest deals for you www.facebook.com/FlorrieMcGreals

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ABOUT US: Taylors, Takapunas best little wine bar!

Almost 8 months old now! Mouthwatering bites plus just the right drop to wash away the day and warm into the night. Located close to Bruce Mason Centre and 2 mins walk from Takapuna Beach.

THE FOOD: Sharing plates, wine and craft beers.

An inspired menu of fresh and local produce to excite the taste buds. ​A variety of bites to try that will keep you coming back for more. Try our famous Kumara & Blue Cheese Arancinci, Snapper Sliders or Lamb & Mint Meatballs!

NEED TO KNOW: MARCH Celebrate your special event with us. Taylors on Hurstmere is available for exclusive private use for birthdays, anniversaries... No venue hire. Drink and food packages to suit your requirements. Bluff Oysters are here! $18 per 1/2 dozen. All day every day! Bolly Fridays! $65 bottles of Bollinger every Friday! *subject to availability Open 3pm till late Tuesday to Sunday Taylor’s on Hurstmere, 168 Hurstmere Road, 09 489 9510 www.taylorsonhurstmere.co.nz

NANAM TAKAPUNA ABOUT US: Our menu reflects our love of Filipino cuisine – inspired by historical flavours of the Philippines, showcasing fresh New Zealand ingredients. We create a fun and relaxed environment to match our menu, with a humble wine list by Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier.

THE FOOD: The Filipino-inspired menu can be shared for families, or you can have the chef’s recommendation to experience more flavours in one visit. From Wagyu grilled Inasal, to tamarind roast chicken, Hawkes Bay lamb adobo and Filipino-inspired dessert, it is sure to be a unique experience.

NEED TO KNOW: MARCH Try the most popular item on our menu: Taco pao – hand-rolled bun with beetroot flavour, served with free-range sticky pork belly and assorted condiments. Come and taste our story here at Nanam.

178 Hurstmere Rd, Takapuna 09-488 9976 nanamrepublic@gmail.com Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-2:30pm and 5-10pm Bookings online www.nanamrepublic.co.nz

WHAT'S NEW: The weather has settled so experience alfresco dining on the footpath for either a convivial cold beverage or some of our fine food.

For craft-beer enthusiasts, meet Andy McCabe, the newest member of our management team. Andy is a craft-beer aficionado, keen to enlighten your grey cells on the difference between IPA, APA, XPA, Oat Stout and Porter, hopefully without boring the bejesus outta you.

COMING UP: SHILLELAGHS, SHAMROCKS & SHENANIGANS. It’s St Patrick’s Day, Saturday 17th March.

Celebrate the ninth annual HURSTMERE ROAD HOOLEY. We’re open from 8am for a traditional Irish breakfast / brunch with live traditional and contemporary Irish music starting on the outside stage around 2pm.

There’s a pipe band, Irish dancers and all the festivities for those who want to eat, drink and be IRISH for the day.

The CRACK-UP COMEDY QUIZ NIGHT is back, running every Wednesday night. Pencils at the ready by 7.30pm. This is not your ordinary boring quiz, but loads and loads of laughs and great prizes.

DEAN TE PAA – on his guitar. Swooner, crooner, call him what you like, but we’ll guarantee the legendry Deano will have even the most stolid toe-tapping and singing along to the good ole favourites every Friday night 7-10pm.

136 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna Open Monday Saturday 12-late Sunday (Brunch) 10-Late Follow our Facebook and Instagram page to receive our latest deals for you

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Your monthly restaurant guide…

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FRANC'S

ABOUT US: The beachside atmosphere coupled with a seasonal menu and only the finest ingredients, alongside a coffee or a crisp Sauvignon. Whether you’re in need of a quality feed after a long walk on the beach or simply want a great coffee and a sweet treat on the way to work, Zomer has you covered. Zomer offers brunch and lunch, plus out-catering and is available for functions in the evening.

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THE FOOD: At Zomer we pride ourselves in serving the best seasonal produce and fantastic homemade baking fresh daily, as well as the best coffee in town. You’ll be blown away by our fantastic marinated halloumi and vine tomato stack and you should definitely come and try our signature eggs benedict.

NEED TO KNOW: MARCH Come and check out the new summer menu at Zomer! Using the best seasonal produce we have created a menu full of your favourites plus some new additions that will keep you coming back for more! Zomer, where passion meets food.

Well, February has not delivered the weather we might have hoped for but at Franc’s we just love being at the beach no matter what the weather. In fact the weather has been such a talking point for us, that we have taken on a fun challenge of creating a whole new beverage offering tailored for all of you. Feel the heat? Even with some of the less than desirable weather the heat has definitely hung around.

Join us, and take a seat, we have you covered.

Our new drinks programme continues to offer up a delicious range of Mimosas and the new Frosé (Frozen Rosé) machine is pumping out the flavour of summer all day every day.

There is absolutely no reason why you should not just pack up your Laptop, and escape the office. If you can pretend you’re not at work we can pretend you’re still on holiday. WIN WIN. See you soon!!

Franc’s Bar + Diner, Main Beach, The Strand, Takapuna Mon – Sun, 9am-late, 09 488 0016, Francs.co.nz

Open Mon-Fri: 7:30-15:00, Sat-Sun: 8:00-15:00, 4 The Strand, Takapuna Beach 09 488 7594 www.zomer.co.nz

THE COFFEE CLUB ABOUT US: The Coffee Club Café Bar Restaurant Takapuna is open daily for breakfast, lunch, dinner or just coffee and cake.

Good food, great service and, of course, excellent coffee with The Coffee Club's signature blend!

THE FOOD: Choose from a wide and delicious range of breakfast, lunch and dinner meals from our all-day menu as well as hot and cold beverages. From classic favourites such as Lemon Pepper Calamari to our famous breakfast dishes such as The Coffee Club Big Breakfast, there’s truly something for everyone at The Coffee Club.

NEED TO KNOW: MARCH Our exciting new menu launches Wednesday 21 March! Southern Fried Chicken Strips, Epic Beef & Bacon Brioche Burger, Balsamic Mushroom & Herb Cream Cheese Ciabatta plus many more including three new tantalising desserts. Don’t worry, our classic favourites, such as Chicken & Bacon Club Sandwich, Lemon Pepper Calamari and of course our famous Eggs Benedict range, haven’t gone anywhere.

Open 7.30am-9pm Mon-Fri, 8am-9pm Sat & Sun. 1 The Strand, Corner Of Lake Road, Takapuna 09 489 3677

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THYME RESTAURANT ABOUT US: Located on the first floor of The Spencer on Byron Hotel, we’ve been a Takapuna favourite, delighting taste buds for more than 15 years. With a variety of options on the menu including our popular Flambé and Drinks Trolley and with friendly attentive service, Thyme Restaurant is the place to be!

THE FOOD: Our menu reflects a passion for seasonal fresh food with innovative dishes designed to tantalise your taste buds. Try our Flambé Trolley on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday night where our chef completes your dish at your table. We also have vegetarian, gluten free, and dairy free options.

NEED TO KNOW: MARCH Our new menu is available now. New dishes include Prawn and Avocado Cocktail, Smoked Pork Belly, Wild Venison Medallion and to tempt your sweet tooth, House preserved stone fruit Trifle, Brandy Snap Tiramisu Stack and Spencer Ice Cream Sundae.

Open every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner Level 1, The Spencer on Byron Hotel, 9-17 Byron Avenue, Takapuna Beach 09 916 4982 www.thymerestaurant.co.nz

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ELEPHANT WRESTLER The fact that October was our eighth birthday led to some pretty exciting conversations and inadvertently a couple of trips down memory lane. As we entered this year we were inspired to look back and take stock. We have enjoyed a great history on the Hurstmere Road strip. The combining of two Takapuna sites led to the creation of what we have all grown to love at “The Elephant Wrestler”.

This year marks the point where we give this “Old Pub” some of the love that it’s deserving of, and that its loyal and loving customers and staff are also worthy of. That’s right, our friends, we are closing to give this popular little spot a bit of a facelift and tummy tuck!!

As part of the renovations we will also be launching a brand new food concept that is perfect for all but really good value for groups both large and small. Join our Facebook page for more details. We look forward to seeing you by the middle of March for the St Patrick’s Day Hurstmere Hooley!!!

Live Music on Thursdays 9pm – 12am & Fridays 9.30pm – 12.30am.

Cork & Canvas is coming to Takapuna. Do you fancy yourself as the next Vincent van Gogh or Picasso? We have the perfect way for you to test your skills. Our first Cork & Canvas event is on Wednesday 4th April.

Watch this space and come and enjoy a wine with some friends.

Open Mon - Sun 11am - Late.

138 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, 09 489 8030 www.elephantwrestler.co.nz www.facebook.com/TheElephantWrestler

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ILOVETAKAPUNA: NEWS

Talking Takapuna Takapuna had an amazing start to the year with heaps of exciting events in January and February. We want to thank everyone who celebrated with us at the I Love Takapuna French Festival and Movie Night and congratulations to all the participants in the Takapuna Beach Cup! We are keeping up the heat here in Takapuna even as summer winds down. This month, we welcome the Alliance Française French Film Festival at Berkeley Cinemas Takapuna from 2-21 March 2018. Don’t miss the très fantastique film line-up and watch the best of French cinema. Visit www.frenchfilmfestival.co.nz for more information.

We are also thrilled to have the Auckland Arts Festival in Takapuna!

Don’t miss The Drums of Fire on 22 March and be amazed by this visceral outdoor procession of drumming and fireworks. Catch Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium at the Bruce Mason Centre from 16-18 March; bring the kids and enjoy this live-theatre performance with beautiful puppetry, inflatable environments, and an immersive underwater atmosphere.

Mamma Mia! The Musical is also coming to town. Catch the beloved feel-good musical at the Bruce Mason Centre from 24 March.

It’s the perfect night out, filled with love, laughter, and friends.

We will also be celebrating the Easter holidays by bringing you the I Love Takapuna Easter Carnival on 24 March 2018 from 1pm to 5pm at Hurstmere Green. We’ll have delicious food stalls, interactive performances and circus workshops, roving characters, face painting, balloon twisting, and of course, our Easter Egg Hunt all over town filled with fun challenges for the kids. Go to www.ilovetakapuna.co.nz for more information.

We also welcome the giant colourful owls coming to Takapuna this month and staying with us until early May! Catch them at Hurstmere

Upcoming Events:

1-3 March: Shot Bro – The PumpHouse Theatre 1 March: Kevin Bloody Wilson “Almost Awesome Tour” – Bruce Mason Centre 1 March: Beats by Bingo – The Commons 2-21 March: Alliance Française French Film Festival – Berkeley Cinemas Takapuna 5 March: Cybersecurity for Beginners – Takapuna Library 6 March: Summer Fun Pre-School Play – Lake House Arts Centre 9 March: Bluff Banquet at Regatta Bar & Eatery 9 March: Flying Fruit Fly Circus: Junk – Bruce Mason Centre 9 March: Getting Smart with Your Smartphone – Takapuna Library 10 March: Charlie’s Play Date – Takapuna Beach Playground 11 March: Roman Rudnytsky Concert Pianist – The PumpHouse Theatre 11 March: Painting Happiness – Lake House Arts Centre 16-18 March: Erth's Prehistoric Aquarium – Bruce Mason Centre 17 March: St. Patrick’s Day Hurstmere Hooley 22 March: Auckland Arts Festival’s The Drums of Fire 24 March – 14 April: Mamma Mia! The Musical – Bruce Mason Centre 24 March: I Love Takapuna Easter Carnival – Hurstmere Green 25 March: Drop-in Bike Skills & Maintenance – Takapuna Primary School

Green, Shore City, and Smales Farm, as The Big Hoot lands in Takapuna. Join the Auckland-wide free public art trail featuring 47 giant owl sculptures, each turned into a bespoke piece of art by Kiwi and international artists, in support of the Child Cancer Foundation.

Check out www.thebighoot.co.nz for more information.

Don’t forget to join us this year for a day of shillelaghs, shamrocks and shenanigans at the annual St. Patrick’s Day Hurstmere Hooley on Saturday 17th March until the wee hours of Sunday 18th March, at Florrie McGreal’s Irish Pub, The Elephant Wrester, and Master and Apprentice. It’s going to be a blast so dress up, invite all your mates, and get ready to have the night of your life.

Even if summer is officially over, we are not slowing down in Takapuna! Follow us @ILoveTakapuna on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to keep updated. If you want to share your photos, videos, and content to us, simply tag us or use #ilovetakapuna.

Don’t forget to share with us your photos and videos by tagging us @ilovetakapuna on social media or using #ilovetakapuna on Instagram!

PLATINUM SPONSORS: The Takapuna Beach Business Association appreciates the support of our Platinum sponsors…

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TBBA Sponsor Profile Charles Davis Charles Davis from TBBA sponsor Crombie Lockwood grew up in Wellington and began working in insurance at 19. Twelve years later, and after years at the warmer end of the North Island, he still loves his job as an insurance broker. Outside work he’s a passionate sports fan, a huge supporter of West Ham United and remains loyal to the Wellington and Hurricanes rugby teams.

We asked him a few questions about working at Crombie Lockwood in Takapuna.

Channel Magazine: What’s the most exciting thing happening in your industry right now?

Charles Davis: It’s a challenging time, with rate increases from insurers and new legislation around Fire Service and EQC levies pushing premiums up. At Crombie Lockwood our focus has always been to develop innovative and cost-effective insurance solutions in line with our clients’ needs. In a hardening market such as we are experiencing now the advantages our clients gain from this approach are even more apparent.

At Crombie Lockwood our focus has always been to develop innovative and cost-effective insurance solutions in line with our clients’ needs.

CM: Tell us about Crombie Lockwood’s support for the TBBA. CD: Crombie Lockwood has been an active supporter of the TBBA for a number of years before becoming a Gold sponsor in 2016

Charles Davis

and increasing our support to Platinum level in 2017. We see sponsorship of the TBBA as an effective way for us to be involved in our local community. Plus, we simply love it here in Takapuna.

CM: What do you enjoy most about working in Takapuna?

CD: The beach and all the fantastic food, beer and wine establishments in the area. I really enjoy getting out and about and socialising, and I don’t think anywhere in Auckland has such an amazing and varied number of quality restaurants. I love working for the Takapuna office of Crombie Lockwood as the staff here are like my family and the company itself is extremely supportive – I really couldn’t imagine working anywhere else.

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SMALES FARM OUTDOOR MOVIES March 2018 What better way to enjoy summer than with outdoor movies, tasty mobile food vendors and activities the whole family can enjoy. The Smales Farm Outdoor Movie Season, right across March.

Events start at 3:00pm

Films begin at 5:00pm

Saturday March 17

NEXT GENERATION NEIGHBOURHOOD For more information facebook.com/smalesfarm smalesfarm.co.nz

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DESIGNER SUNGLASS OUTLET Throw some shade in a stylish way. Tom Ford, Chloe, Pucci, Sass & Bide and Quay frames, pictured, at discounted prices. @sunglassoutlet 1 Shakespeare Road, Milford www.sunglassoutlet.co.nz

WALLACE COTTON Fall in love with shades of Autumn! Our new collection has arrived, featuring the stunning Hydrangea rectangle cushion $54.90 and Olivades European Pillowcase $59.90.

34 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna 09 551 7767 www.wallacecotton.com

Shop Shore the

#gogreen #StPatricksDay #supportlocal

FLORIENNE Florienne | Fresh as a Daisy Model | Emily Jenifer – Unique Model Management Photographer | Tom Hollow – Hollow Creative 60A Hurstmere Road, Takapuna 09 486 6438 www.florienne.co.nz

CRAVEHOME There’s lots to love about this season’s hottest hue – olive green.

Check our website or visit our flagship store for more homewares and gift inspiration.

30 Mokoia Road, Birkenhead 09 419 9535 www.cravehome.co.nz

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THE FAIRY LIGHT SHOP Add a little sparkle with our lanterns and colour changing seed lights. See more online at www.thefairylightshop.com 32D Barrys Point Road, Takapuna 09 486 1586 www.thefairylightshop.com

CRAFTWORKZ All you need for your arts & crafts, plus buttons, haberdashery, fabric and yarn.

Open 9am-5pm Mon-fri; 10am-4pm Sat & Sun 168 Kitchener Road, Milford 09 489 4279 Facebook @craftworkz1

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THE VAULT Wear some NZ greenery every day!

Gorgeous wrist cuffs from Jill Main NZ $39 9 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna 09 489 8008 www.thevaultnz.com

PAINTED BIRD Exclusive in New Zealand to Painted Bird, stunning handmade in Israel Michal Negrin jewelery to compliment any style maven wardrobe! Combine unique with classic true vintage and make an entrance in March! Fashion and style at its best on the Shore.

164a Kitchener Road, Milford 09 486 2473 www.paintedbird.nz

TOSCA & SALOME Sage is the rage this season!

Wear this pretty colour in a variety of styles in store and online now.

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"On the road again, I just can't wait to get back on the road again..." We can probably all sing along to the Willie Nelson song, but how we choose to travel on the road, or off it, is different for all of us. This month we decided to talk transport; take a look at some of the ways we love to get around one the Shore - for function or fun.

Here we chat to some passionate locals about the love they have for their wheels, in their differing forms...

Paul Collins with his lovingly restored 1931 Plymouth.

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Alex Munro

Alex Munro

Paul Collins is a vintage car buff and chairman of the North Shore Vintage Car Club.

E-bike enthusiast Alex Munro is a Stanley Bay resident and qualified mechanic whose love of cars was surpassed when he discovered electric bikes. Alex is owner of ElectrifyNZ in Browns Bay. Channel Magazine: How do you most enjoy travelling around the Shore?

Alex Munro: I enjoy riding my bike around the beach and cliff top paths.

CM: What’s your ultimate favourite make and model of car or bike, and why does it get your vote?

AM: My favourite bike would have to be the Stromer, it makes commuter riding a dream.

CM: What’s your earliest memory of getting in the saddle?

AM: When I was around four and learning to ride a bike, I remember very clearly losing control down a local hill and my dad saving me from riding into a stream by clothes lining me off my bike. I had some nice hand marks across my chest for a while after that.

CM: If you could ride any stretch of road anywhere in the world, which would it be?

AM: Not a road, but I would love to do a mountain biking trip to Whistler bike park in Canada one day.

CM: Favourite public transport option, and why, and how often do you use it?

AM: I love the ferry as it is so easy to take the bike on and you can ride the city side of the bridge too! I use it almost every time I need to go to the city, which is fortnightly.

CM: Who is your driving / biking idol?

AM: Bernard Kerr, one of the top downhill mountain bikers.

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Nigel and Mel Rundle North Shore residents Nigel and Mel Rundle and their two young boys have recently discovered the fun and adventure of holidaying in a camper trailer.

CM: What do you most enjoy about traveling with the camper trailer?

NR: We love that everything is packed and ready to go we just need to pack a few clothes and some food and we can set off.

CM: What would your ultimate camper trailer have in it?

NR: At the moment, air conditioning!

CM: Where is the best place in New Zealand you have visited with the camper?

NR: Houhora Heads, Northland. It such a good campsite and a beautiful area!

CM: Where are you planning your next camper trailer adventure?

NR: We are hoping to get down the central plateau and check out some of the DOC sites around Tongariro.

CM: If you could change one thing about your camper trailer, what would it be?

NR: Its mostly really good, but it would be good if it was a little more tolerant of strong winds.

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Paul Collins: I don’t usually as I now live north of Puhoi. The traffic congestion on the Shore is a real hassle to drive through.

CM: What’s your ultimate favourite make and model of car or bike?

PC: I don’t have one specific favourite car. I love old vehicles; I own six (a 1930 Plymouth, a 1913 FN, a 1938 Chevvy, a 1963 Humber 80, a 1973 Rover V8 and a 1925 Studebaker) plus two “projects”: a 1916 Maxwell tourer and a 1913 Willy’s Overland tourer.

CM: What’s your earliest memory of getting behind the wheel?

PC: When I was about seven, at home in Birkdale. My parents had a 1931 Morris Minor and I used to drive it up and down the driveway.

CM: If you could drive any stretch of road anywhere in the world, which would it be?

PC: That’s difficult. I’ve been a number of places driving modern cars, but New Zealand and especially South Island roads take a lot of beating.

CM: What is your favourite public transport option, and how often do you use it?

PC: I rarely use public transport, though I did catch a bus from the bus station at Constellation Drive to get to Mount Smart stadium to see Paul McCartney.

CM: Who is your driving idol?

PC: No one in particular.

Rhonwen Dewar training on her Merida bike, accompanied by Etta.

Rhonwen Dewar Bayswater resident and cyclist Rhonwen Dewar is an ESOL coordinator at Sunnynook School, and Chair of the Friends of Women’s Refuge.

CM: How do you most enjoy travelling around the Shore?

RD: By bike. I have two bikes: a manual Merida 15 speed bike for fitness and a Smartmotion electric bike for commuting.

Chris Abel

Chris Abel Motorcycle enthusiast Chris Abel grew up on the Shore and is now the face of Experience Motorcycles in Takapuna.

CM: How do you most enjoy travelling around the Shore?

CA: Motorcycle, of course!

CM: What’s your ultimate favourite make and model of bike?

CA: The Interceptor 650 Royal Enfield. It’s the biggest bang for buck for someone on a small budget like me.

CM: What’s your earliest memory of getting in the saddle?

CA: I went on my cousin’s dirt bike at about 11. It was on gravel and I came off. That put me off bikes for about 10 years. Then my mother decided to open a motorcycle business and let me ride one of the smaller Triumphs, and I thought, this is incredible.

Why haven’t I been doing this sooner?

CM: If you could ride any stretch of road anywhere in the world, which would it be?

CA: The Road of Bones in Russia. It’s where Stalin sent a lot of people who died making the road. It’s rough and difficult and if you can ride that road you can ride anything.

CM: What’s your favourite public transport option?

CA: I don’t use public transport, except to catch the train to events like the cricket.

CM: Who is your biking idol?

CA: Valentino Rossi. He’s a MotoGP champion; he’s too old – he’s 38 and the next oldest is 31 or 32, and he’s still winning!

CM: What’s your ultimate favourite make and model of bike?

RD: I can’t remember the name! It’s an amazing one from San Francisco, worth about $5000! [We think she might mean a Mission hand built custom-made bike. But maybe not.]

CM: What’s your earliest memory of riding a bike?

RD: I would have been 6 or 7. It was a second hand bike I got as a birthday present from my father. I remember the pain of learning to ride, the falling off, but I was very determined.

We rode everywhere, all around the streets without a care.

CM: If you could ride any stretch of road anywhere in the world, which would it be?

RD: I’d love to cycle through France, but I think my choice would be the Alps to Ocean cycle way in good ol’ NZ: traffic free with a long descent and probably a pub or two along the journey!

CM: What is your favourite public transport option?

RD: I use the ferry to get to the city; train if I’m going to an event say at Eden Park, or to Newmarket; and bus. Not often enough though; maybe twice on weekends, and once or twice a month during the week. I commute by bike from Bayswater to Sunnynook. It’s about 20 minutes and I mentally commit myself to dodging the traffic, especially the buses and trucks that never see you. The best part is coming home in the afternoon and sailing past all the traffic on lake Road.

CM: Who is your biking idol?

RD: I admire my husband. He’s passionate about biking and commuting, and he’s started up a rental electric bike business called ElectRode, so people can try out electric bikes, for a week or a month say, because he believes it’s a good thing for society and wants to be part of the process of change.

Martin Todd

Martin Todd Martin Todd is a motoring journalist from Milford. Meaning, of course, that he gets to test drive plenty of new cars and review them for print and online media features.

CM: How do you most enjoy travelling around the Shore?

MT: Bicycle for sure!

CM: What’s your ultimate favourite make and model of car, and why does it get your vote?

MT: BMW 1M - the perfect blend of small, tough sporty!

CM: What’s your earliest memory of getting behind the wheel?

MT: When my parents were having too much fun at night, I'd secretly take Dad's 1967 Peugeot 404 across the road to slalom around the survey pegs just after Mrs O'Neill's wonderful villa was removed at the bottom of O'Neills Avenue in Takapuna.

CM: If you could drive on any stretch of road anywhere in the world, which would it be?

MT: Takaka Hill from Motueka gets my vote!

CM: Favourite public transport option why, and how often do you use it?

MT: I have a fear of buses so if it's not my car, I'll walk or cycle.

CM: Who is your driving idol?

MT: Valentino Rossi - he does it all!

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Planning ahead for new Rosedale Bus Station

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In late February, Business North Harbour hosted a drop-in information morning for members interested in finding out more about the proposed Rosedale Bus Station which will be built in conjunction with an extension to the busway as part of the Northern Corridor Improvements project during 2019-2021.

The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is responsible for the bus station and other northern corridor improvements that include an extension to the busway from Constellation Drive to Albany and a dedicated walking and cycleway alongside the busway. NZTA is working closely with Auckland Transport to plan and develop public transport options that will link with the station and the extended busway once they are completed.

“The project overall,” says Lucie Timmers from NZTA, “is all about changing transport behaviour and providing more [commuter] options, as the local roads are very congested.”

The bus station is expected to cater to a minimum of 4,000 commuters per day, with the entrance into the station and plaza on already-busy Arrenway Drive. Platforms will span Rosedale Road to allow commuters easy access to bus bays on Rosedale Road, and the station will also include pick-up and drop-off areas, mobility parking bays, a waiting area and cycling facilities such as bike racks and lockers.

Janine Brinsdon, general manager of Business North Harbour, says traffic and public transport is a hot topic in the area, as there has been increased congestion in the last 12 months. Business North Harbour is supportive of the Northern Corridor Improvements project, “and in principle we recognise that the bus station will provide an alternative that doesn’t exist for commuters”.

At the same time, North Harbour businesses are concerned that with the bus station mainly catering for commuters heading for the central city, if there are not enough new feeder services to connect commuters to the bus station, local roads around Rosedale could become even more congested with all-day parking than they are at present.

“We need to get more cars off the road. The bus station needs to be there,” says Janine, “but critical to its success is adequate feeder routes and parking management.”

Business North Harbour is keen to ensure that Auckland Transport, which is revamping North Shore services and increasing feeder routes across the Shore this year, will also further increase services ahead of the opening of the busway. “We’d like to see improved services along Rosedale Road during construction, and even before the official opening. It’s a really positive move; we have to get people out of their cars, but it has to be planned.”

Auckland Transport and NZTA are aware that the new bus station may encourage more people to seek all day parking in the area, and are developing an on-street parking strategy to ensure parking encourages local commercial activity, rather than increasing congestion in the area. Detailed traffic modelling assessments are under way, and both organisations are inviting people to respond to a survey that will help assess, among other things, the likelihood of people using the new bus station, of using feeder services, and of their walking or cycling to the new station. It also asks about the amenities people would like to see at the bus station.

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CARING FOR YOUR CAR: WITH TAKAPUNA CARWASH

Rob Bonnici is the Car Guy. Rob lives, eats and breathes car cleaning products and services.

Having a background in chemicals, car cleaning products and now owning a seven day a week car cleaning and grooming centre, he is without a doubt the most passionate and the most knowledgeable car guy in New Zealand. Rob, along with his wife Siobhan, owns Takapuna Carwash, facing the motorway in Barry’s Point Road, Takapuna. Rob is more than happy to help you out with any car cleaning issues. Email: rbjaw@xtra.co.nz or phone 09 488 7000.

Maintenance on your convertible soft-top & headlights While you receive that positive feeling of the wind through your hair in your convertible, you also inherit the extra ongoing maintenance to ensure that the up-keep of the hood is in pristine condition.

Points to think about: WASHING THE ROOF When washing your roof, try to avoid using car wash soaps. Lightly hose down with water not to over soak the material. Chamois or towel dry.

Should you have bird droppings to contend with, spot clean by wetting the area with water, then, using a soft brush or sponge, apply car wash soap to the affected area and rinse off.

At all times you should be trying to maintain a waterproof roof. An easy test is to spray water onto your roof. Does it sit on your roof in beads? If yes, that’s great; your roof’s protective coating is at work. If it sheets off or soaks in, you need to take action. When you notice that the stitching on your roof is showing signs of moisture on the inside, or not beading on top, you need to consult your dealer to have your roof re-waterproofed or you can come see us at Takapuna Carwash and we can quote the job for you.

REMOVAL OF CAT HAIR Soft tops make great beds for cats. When startled, cats hurry for a quick exit which generally results in torn or pulled material on your roof.

Solution: Store your car so that cats cannot nest on your roof!

How to remove cat fur from your roof? Using the soft brush attachment accessory that comes with your vacuum works a treat. If you don’t have one, put a disposable latex glove on your hand and wipe this across your roof as it will gather up most of the fur. Vacuum to finish. You can get a box of latex gloves from any auto retail outlet or the big retail shops like Bunnings, The Warehouse etc.

CONVERTIBLES & TREES Try not to get your car into a position of parking under trees, especially those which drop sap. There are different types of saps you may need to deal with, like the little yellow spots that are very common on the North Shore. While on standard roofs the option of claying to remove the tree sap works with great success, this doesn’t work for the poor old convertible. Other common methods are to use solvents to break the resin. This is not advisable for soft tops as most soft tops have a waterproof coating and this has the potential to break them down.

Try not to get your car into a position of parking under trees, especially those which drop sap.

TREATING YOUR ROOF Taking the preventative measures of ensuring your roof has been treated with a waterproofing agent is a great start. Visit your appropriate car dealer or come see us at Takapuna Carwash and we can price this application for you. This won’t stop the resin from sticking to your car; however, it will seal the material, stopping the resin from binding too deeply.

PROTECTING YOUR CONVERTIBLE WINDOWS Another extra not often thought about is the plastic window that is sewn into your roof. How many times have you seen a convertible go past and the window is opaque to the point where no one can see in or out. As a rule, this is because, unlike when we go out in the sun and put sunscreen on, we forget about protecting our car's window. By applying a good protector this will not only stop the yellowing, but will remove fine scratches from the surface.

Contact Rob Bonnici at Takapuna Carwash or via email: rbjaw@xtra.co.nz or phone 488-7000.

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More help from VTNZ, in more places near you.

Having VTNZ onsite at your local Auto Super Shoppes gives you an independent WoF and expert service under one roof.

At some point, we all need to get a WoF for the car. There’s a chance we might also need to get a repair with it. Or perhaps it’s a good opportunity to get a service at the same time – something else many of us get at the same time to keep the car running at its best.

Until now, this has meant going to VTNZ for an independent WoF and then your mechanic for the repair and service. You could make just one trip to your mechanic, but you but have to give up the independent WoF. All that running around and uncertainty is now gone, thanks to the new Certified Repairer program from VTNZ. We lucky denizens of the North Shore are the first in the country to try it.

VTNZ have put their technicians onsite in Auto Super Shoppes on the North Shore. There

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VTNZ take care of the WoF, which is, of course, totally independent. If you need any repairs or servicing, the expert team at Auto Super Shoppes can look after this for you.

And because VTNZ have no vested interest in the repairs, you know they’re genuine.

The repairs are also covered by Auto Super Shoppes 12-month guarantee and they’ll ring you to approve costs before they get the spanners out. They’re MTA members as well, so they’re as good as it gets.

While you’re there, why not get the best of both worlds, and get the best for your car by combining a service with your WoF? To make this easy for you, Auto Super Shoppes have a variety of servicing

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Then there’s the WoF + Service combo from only $240; a great option when you’re in for a WoF and a good way to avoid big repair bills down the track by keeping your car in good running order.

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Changing Transport Habits Costs can quickly add up when you travel by car and have to cover fuel and parking prices. There are so many other options of transport available on the North Shore, and with new bike lanes well underway, it is a better time than ever to try and change habits.

Construction began last year for the Northcote/Takapuna Cycle Route, which links Taharoto Road to Northcote Point, creating a path from Takapuna to the Northcote Ferry Terminal. This project also aims to improve pedestrian areas and allows a safer route for commuters who are looking for ways to travel other than driving.

One of the many concerns that is expressed within the community is the safety of cyclists who are sharing the roads with motorists. The installation of these new bike access areas targets the safety of riders and pedestrians together, and with specific lanes marked out, the risk of accidents is lessened.

Many people in Auckland have already turned to cycling as a mode of transport, with 45,000 people having been recorded as using bikes this year alone. This figure hike has likely been bolstered by changes made to create more bike-friendly road access.

The initiative for more efficient bike lanes on the Shore is a lot more than a need for alternate transport - they are allowing a connection within communities too. The Takapuna to Northcote path will allow access to a range of different recreational locations, such as netball courts, rugby fields, Northcote Town Centre, and various schools along the way. The route also links main transport hubs with bike storage for quick journeys, with Smales Farm Bus Station and the Northcote ferry terminal at either end.

Chris Darby, Auckland councillor and strong advocate for the cycling improvements in communities, has a vision of a future Auckland connected through cycling. He comments on the benefit of cycling as opposed to driving around your neighbourhood.

“It's not just about connecting from A to B, it's actually connecting with people on that journey. When you are sitting up on that saddle, you see the world - and I’m speaking from experience. You see your neighbourhood differently, you see people in your neighbourhood, and you connect like you don’t when you are behind the wheel of your car.“ Chris is also inspired by the city of Copenhagen, which has an advanced cycling culture and has all kinds of people on bikes at any time of day - anyone from business professionals to entire families

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together can be seen actively cycling and loving the benefits, no matter what the weather.

“Cycling is becoming cool culture, and it’s becoming embedded in everyday life. Great cities like Copenhagen went through this 20 years before us. Copenhagen is one of the healthiest, and happiest cities in the world. It's much talked about.”

With 2000 individual cyclists passing the new cycle lane on Quay Street in mid February, it is obvious that more and more people are acknowledging the benefits of switching to a bike. Developing safer, community-connected cycle lanes on the North Shore will further encourage this shift in travelling by bicycle. Chris is also very optimistic that the Skypath project will be added to the abundance of cycle ways, and create a corridor for both pedestrians and cyclists to have access from each side of the Harbour Bridge. This would benefit a large number of Aucklanders who travel to the city from the Shore every day, including myself and other students who are wanting to cycle to university.

The cycle routes are not only targeted towards young and active cyclists, but also to anyone in the community regardless of age or physicality. Electric bikes offer an option for people who wouldn’t usually turn to cycling in fear of it being too much of a physical challenge. E-bikes are allowing people to cycle for six to eight kilometres, compared to the average two to three kilometres that people can manage on regular cycles. This option opens the choice of using these new cycle lanes to anyone in the community.

Public transport and cycle lane improvements mean that getting from place to place is easier and more accessible, particularly for younger people who need to travel quickly and don’t have the option of a car. Cycling not only benefits fitness levels, but it also allows for a better involvement in your surrounding community.

The council has further plans to focus on ensuring that both cyclists and pedestrians have safe places to travel in their local areas, which includes the highly anticipated Skypath project. The path will provide cyclists with more access across Auckland to use their bikes, and will eliminate some of the congestion for motorists on the bridge. Projects like this will continue to develop throughout the country, which will further link our communities together with better travel choices.

Jessy Thurston, Year 13, Northcote College

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WINE: WITH LIZ WHEADON OF GLENGARRY

Annual release time for Te Mata Estate Established in the early 1890s, Te Mata is New Zealand's oldest winery and, like Villa Maria and Babich, proudly family-owned. In the last 30-odd years, Te Mata Estate has established itself as a leading force in New Zealand wine, with the Buck family’s Te Mata Coleraine acknowledged globally as one of New Zealand's finest red wines, their Bullnose Syrah considered one of New Zealand's finest examples of New Zealand Syrah, and Elston Chardonnay garnering huge acclaim.

While a family-operated winery, it is the team at Te Mata Estate that ensures this winery remains at the top of the game.

You have Chairman John Buck's vast experience and guiding hand, his sons Toby and Nick now firmly involved, and long-time winemaker Peter Cowley's exceptional winemaking skills. The family has the drive and dedication to continue this proud legacy.

Fantastic to see three generations of the Buck family working here; they also regularly work in Bordeaux and Burgundy estates to gain experience.

The remarkable consistency that Te Mata Estate has achieved for over 35 years is attributable to their control over every aspect of winemaking and, importantly, the longevity of their team. CEO Nicholas Buck explains: "All grapes are harvested exclusively from estate vineyards; we don't source fruit from any other region and our wines are made, matured and bottled on-premise.

We have retained an excellent team that have worked together managing the vineyards and the winemaking, vintage after vintage."

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The remarkable consistency that Te Mata Estate has achieved for over 35 years is attributable to their control over every aspect of winemaking and, importantly, the longevity of their team.

Each year in March, Te Mata Estate release the latest vintage of Coleraine, a highly anticipated release with lovers of Fine Wine.

Alongside Coleraine, the newest vintage of Syrah and Elston are also released. You’ll find these wines alongside the broader range of Te Mata instore this month and online.

As well as the 750ml bottles of Coleraine, we also have in store large formats: 1.5, 3 litre and larger. Large formats are excellent for cellaring wine; the wines take longer to mature in large format bottles, making them the ideal for long term cellaring. Add to that, they are ultra-rare with just a few of each large format released each year; perfect for collectors and gifting.

Glengarry – Devonport and Takapuna. www.glengarry.co.nz

KITCHENS BY DESIGN, TAKAPUNA

Thirty Years of Design Excellence

Kitchens By Design celebrates a milestone and a proud and illustrious heritage Richard goes onto say that prior to the Thirty years is a long time to be in any establishment of Kitchens By Design, kitchens business, but to remain at the top of your weren’t given too much thought designgame in the ultra-competitive world of wise. “Mainly, they were installed by builders design takes a special kind of company by literally screwing cabinets together and – and Takapuna-based Kitchens By putting up what they’d done in their last job.

Design can confidently lay claim to that There was no planning or design principles, distinction. More than that, it is one of the or even consideration given to the individual pioneering kitchen design companies in rooms the kitchens were going into.”

New Zealand, having nurtured and trained “Kitchens By Design changed that,” he many of the country's top designers since says. “It brought design to the forefront, where its inception back in 1988. ergonomics, functionality and spatial design The company was founded by designers were all carefully considered. And that’s Linda Christensen and Lesley Waite, and was something we continue to do 30 years on.” originally based in Barry’s Point Road, before The company currently has five designers moving across to the city, where it now working out of its two showrooms, and offers operates a top-end showroom at 7 Melrose a comprehensive, concept-to-completion Street in Newmarket. Just last year, however, process that ensures every Kitchens By owner Richard Cripps – a Takapuna resident Design client is involved and informed at every himself – decided to bring the company stage of their journey to their new kitchen or home to the North Shore, opening a fabulous bathroom. new showroom at number 3 Bryon Ave. Kitchens By Design's owner, Richard Cripps.

“We value each and every one of the “Kitchens By Design holds a very special hundreds of the satisfied clients that have place in the history of New Zealand design,” come through our doors over the past 30 years,” says Richard. says Richard. “Over the past 30 years, it has won close to 70 “And the fact that many of those clients are now coming back into national and internationally recognised design awards, including our showrooms and asking us to help design their next kitchen is NKBA Kitchen of the Year and Kitchen Designer of the Year on testament to the quality of our designers and services we offer at several occasions. It’s a legacy we are all really proud of here at Kitchens By Design.”

Kitchens By Design.”

GREAT KITCHENS DON’T JUST HAPPEN...

THEY HAPPEN

BY DESIGN.

NEWMARKET SHOWROOM: 7 Melrose Street, Newmarket | 09 379 3084 TAKAPUNA SHOWROOM: 3 Byron Avenue, Takapuna | 09 488 7201 kitchensbydesign.co.nz

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OPTOMETRY: WITH MORTIMER HIRST, TAKAPUNA

Keratoconus Tackling conical cornea with the latest contact lens and imaging technology Keratoconus is a chronic condition that affects the cornea, the transparent, dome-like tissue located at the front of the eye. It is characterised by progressive thinning and protrusion of the cornea. As a result, the cornea increases in curvature, protruding and taking up an irregular, conical shape (like a traffic cone), as opposed to a regular, spherical shape (like a soccer ball), leading to reduced vision.

Keratoconus is relatively common in New Zealand, estimated to occur in between 1/500 and 1/1000 of the general population.

The condition usually develops in the early teenage years, followed by the disease getting progressively worse until age 30-40. The symptoms of keratoconus are non-specific; most patients simply experience blurry or fuzzy vision. In the earliest stages of keratoconus there may be no or minimal symptoms at all. Fortunately, a specialised imaging device called a corneal topographer, which maps the shape of the cornea, is used by the optometrists at Mortimer Hirst to detect keratoconus in these early stages.

In the early stages of keratoconus, when the shape of the cornea is relatively normal, spectacles or soft contact lenses provide adequate vision; however, as the disease progresses and the corneal shape becomes more irregular, rigid (hard) therapeutic contact lenses are required to adequately compensate for the abnormal shape of the cornea. With proper care, regular replacement of the lenses as they degrade, and regular eye exams to ensure the contact lenses do not compromise the health of your eyes, well-fitting contact lenses can provide lifelong visual rehabilitation for keratoconus.

All the members of our clinical team at Mortimer Hirst are highly experienced in fitting and maintaining the specialty contact lenses required for keratoconus. As you may have read on our website, in 1943 Gene Hirst accepted, with great success, a challenge by an Auckland ophthalmologist to manufacture the first contact lenses in New Zealand for a keratoconic patient. You can read more about the fascinating history of contact lens manufacturing at Mortimer Hirst on our home page www.mortimerhirst.co.nz.

The technology used to fit and manufacture contact lenses has changed substantially since 1943, but one thing that has not changed is Mortimer Hirst’s commitment to being at the forefront of developments in the assessment and management of keratoconus, using the latest technology and research to provide you with the best possible eye care. These commitments from the clinical team include post-graduate study and research into keratoconus.

Members of the clinical team teach contact lens fitting for keratoconus in the Bachelor of Optometry programme at the University of Auckland and have received scholarships for specialist training overseas in the fitting of scleral lenses for keratoconus.

Early detection of keratoconus is vital; if the condition is allowed to progress unchecked, the corneal shape can become too irregular for contact lenses to be worn safely and comfortably and corneal scarring can limit vision (often to the level of legal blindness). In these cases, transplantation of a human donor cornea is necessary and this occurs in about 20% of cases.

Fortunately, a recently developed, relatively simple surgical procedure called corneal collagen cross-linking has been shown to stop or slow down disease progression and dramatically reduce the risk that a corneal transplantation is required. The clinical team at Mortimer Hirst works closely with eye specialists in the public and private sector who perform corneal collagen cross-linking

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Mortimer Hirst's Dr Aki Gokul.

and corneal transplantation, so you can be assured that surgical options will be explored if required.

The clinical team at Mortimer Hirst can diagnose keratoconus, assess its severity and determine if it is progressing using the latest technology. Based on this, they can formulate a customised treatment plan that will provide visual rehabilitation so that keratoconus does not prevent you from doing the things you want to do.

Optometrist and contact lens specialist Dr Aki Gokul completed his PhD in keratoconus in 2016. A large portion of his research involved a large study conducted through Mortimer Hirst. Dr Aki lectures globally on his ground-breaking research into keratoconus and its management, including the use of the latest contact lens technology. Dr Aki continues to be actively involved in research into keratoconus and its management with contact lenses and surgery at a post-doctoral level, through Mortimer Hirst, the University of Auckland and the Auckland District Health Board.

Mortimer Hirst, 42-44 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna www.mortimerhirst.co.nz

NORTH SHORE MP MAGGIE BARRY

Leaders Locally and Nationally

HEALTH & FITNESS: WITH CLAIRE BELLINGHAM, LES MILLS TAKAPUNA

Maximising Muscle Mass Maggie Barry.

This past few weeks, my National Party Caucus and I have faced some testing challenges and I believe we’ve emerged the stronger for it and with the youthful and capable Simon Bridges at the helm who can lead us back into Government in 2020.

Feedback from my North Shore constituents was clear - we needed an Aucklander in the top two positions and we have that continuity provided by Paula Bennett who was elected to stay in the supporting role of Deputy. Our entire Caucus has, amicably in two ballots, made this decision and we are now united to fight the real enemy, which is this chaotic government.

Bill English has the respect of our 56 member caucus and he earned the right to leave at a time of his own choosing for family and personal reasons we all understand. We are grateful to have had his outstanding skills for 28 years and wish he and Mary the very best for the future. But as with John Key, no one person is irreplaceable because our party is stronger than any individual and Bill has left us in good heart. As he told us at one of our last meetings, this is the most talented, disciplined and united Caucus he’s ever worked in. Choosing our leader is the most important decision National’s Caucus will make to get us back into government in 2020 and I know that with Auckland born Simon Bridges we have chosen well. Let the real fight for the Treasury benches begin now.

Congratulations to North Shore locals who were recognised in the New Years Honours list: Aidan Bennett, who publishes this fine magazine, was awarded the Queen’s Service Medal in recognition for his efforts in helping young people through his company Benefitz and for his work as President of the North Harbour Club and support for the AIMES awards.

Sue Stanaway’s MNZM is in recognition of her many years of charity work with Hospice North Shore, as GM of the Bayleys Foundation and past board member of YES Disability Resource Centre, where she worked closely with the YES Chief Executive Sonia Thursby, who was also appointed as a MNZM for her work across the disability sector.

Bill Speedy, the director of Oceanbridge Shipping, has been awarded an ONZM for his philanthropic work and contributions to Waterwise and other water sport activities around our coastal North Shore.

Local Devonport artist, Helen Pollock, who sculpted the feature piece ‘Victory Medal’ for the Arras WW100 Commemorations, was also appointed as an ONZM for her services to art, particularly sculpture.

Well known Bayswater local Paddy Stafford-Bush has been recognised with a Queen’s Service Medal for her lifetime contributions to Devonport for both her local government and conservation board work, including the famous “Paddy’s Bush”.

A strong advocate for seniors, and currently Chair of the Board at the Mairangi Arts Centre, Dr Judy Blakey received an MNZM for her service to the community.

As Minister for Arts, Culture, and Heritage, over the last three years, I sat on the Cabinet Appointment and Honours Committee so I’m very familiar with the processes that these extraordinary New Zealanders go through to receive recognition from their country.

If you want to nominate someone please contact my Takapuna office on 09 486 0005.

To discuss any issues either call my Takapuna office on 09 486 0005 or email us to make an appointment northshore@parliament.govt.nz.

Claire Bellingham.

Many things improve with age but muscle mass is not one of them.

As muscle mass declines, it’s more difficult to keep your body functional and in a healthy weight zone. Muscle mass can be rebuilt via resistance training, which means exercise in which the muscle contracts against resistance. The resistance can be your own body weight such as in a press-up, a machine such as a chest press or an object such as a dumbbell or weight bag.

There are so many sorts of resistance available in the gym it can be difficult to know which type to choose.

Pin-loaded exercise machines first became prevalent in the 1970s and they remain a popular form of resistance training for recreational exercisers. Most are easy to learn and use, many even have a picture to help. Machines force an idealised posture, making them a good choice for people new to exercise. They can be a great tool for rehabilitation because they’re pre-set using only the muscle and angle the machine allows. They are also a safe option if you’re lifting heavy weights without assistance.

Machines have gone out of fashion a little because they don’t allow a full range of motion or encourage the body to stabilise for itself. Free weights such as dumbbells and barbells have become more popular because they require the body to move in a more natural way and they activate stabiliser muscles as well as main muscle groups. Traditionally the free weights section of the gym was dominated by large men but over the past couple of decades it has become a mainstream space for all recreational exercisers.

The most recent exercise trend is towards functional exercises that challenge not only stabilisers but also coordination and balance. Functional exercises tend to be complex multi-joint, multi-muscle, multi-plane activities using upper and lower body simultaneously. Machines have crept off the gym floor to create space to use tools and toys such as swiss balls, bosu balls, TRX cables, weight bags and kettle bells. A strong functional body is more versatile and less prone to injury. But ironically, many people pursuing functional fitness end up injured and ultimately less functional than when they began. The more complex the exercise the more important the technique and the higher the risk if you get it wrong.

It can be hard to pick fitness fashions from fitness fads. The best type of resistance exercise for you will depend on your physical condition, your goals and your personal preferences.

Most of my clients were semi-sedentary before they joined the gym and they just want to lose 5 or 10kgs in the most efficient way possible. Each individual needs to make the choice of how functional they need to be and what level of risk is acceptable to achieve it. Some people really enjoy complex exercises, some like traditional free weights and some are most comfortable on machines. Most people are happy with a mix of exercise types over time.

There’s no right answer. Any type of resistance exercise can build lean muscle mass and burn calories as long as the programme is well constructed and regularly changed up. The key to a programme’s effectiveness is adherence and the key to adherence is enjoyment. Just do what works for you.

Les Mills Takapuna, Rooftop Level, Shore City, Takapuna 0800 LES MILLS lesmills.co.nz clairebellingham.co.nz claire@clairebellingham.co.nz

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VISION PERSONAL TRAINING TAKAPUNA

Vision, health and wellness The key to new business success Steve Taylor, the owner of Taylors on Hurstmere, began his journey with local business Vision Personal Training Takapuna Beach in November last year.

Steve tells his story: “Having opened my new business in June, I felt I needed to focus on my health, fitness and nutrition to keep my stress levels down and have more energy. I’ve known the guys at Vision Personal Training for a few years now and have seen firsthand the impressive results they have achieved with their clients… which led me to looking into this for myself.

Working in hospitality, it’s hard to juggle the long hours and strange eating times, which makes it even more of a struggle to keep on top of your health, weight, strength and overall energy and positivity. On top of all that, going through the stresses of opening a new business has a significant impact on feeling tired and unhealthy.

I called in for a chat with Ben at Vision and explained my concerns. Ben really embraced them with passion and full support, giving me confidence that he and his team could get me on the right track and help me make a change.

They sure did just that.

Ben and his team have been fantastic in planning my meals and my training to work around my hospitality schedule.

The sessions at Vision are very focused on myself - not only through exercise but more through state of mind and education, helping me understand Steve Taylor with trainer Chris. the real benefits of eating

Steve Taylor works out under his trainer's supervision

regularly and exercising in a certain way for my body type. They fully explained the overall “why” of all these components which all have an effect on my health and wellbeing.

I’ve lost 10kg in weight since I started with Vision but it’s not just the weight I’m happy about; its more the fact my energy, motivation, time management and regular routines have all hugely improved. Of course, and my body! My dealings with the stress of a new business has massively improved, giving me a more positive energy on a daily basis helping me focus 100% on my customers and my team.

I cannot thank Vision Personal Training enough and I know with their ongoing help I will continue to achieve and sustain my health and wellness results into the future.

The team and other members at Vision are awesome, it’s a great small, non-invasive environment meaning I feel happy and comfortable to be there every time I go.

The trainers are very experienced and highly qualified to suit all needs. My trainer Chris is hugely dedicated and motivated for me to achieve my goals. Just don’t mention Manchester United!

I would recommend Vision Personal Training to anyone looking for results

TAKAPUNA beach studio we celebrate transformations not member numbers 4 Killarney Street, Takapuna Beach

ph: 09 3918787 | visionpersonaltraining.com

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TAKAPUNA COMMUNITY NEWS: WITH SARAH THORNE

Sarah Thorne

Takapuna Community News

February was a busy month for us with lots of Summer Fun events in our beautiful parks, catch-ups with community groups and fun occasions like the Milford Vive La France French Market. Summer is a great time to meet new people and Neighbours’ Day is the perfect excuse to throw a street party or other event to meet your neighbours.

Neighbours’ Day 24/25 March: Are you planning a street party or similar event to celebrate Neighbours’ Day? We have a limited number of vouchers available to support Neighbours’ Day events. Get in touch to find out more. Castor Bay Ratepayers and Residents’ Association is holding its annual ‘Meet the Neighbours’ event on Sunday 18th March, 2-4pm at Castor Bay Beach Reserve. This is a free event for the community. There will be live music, a sausage sizzle and the Summer Fun toy van will be there.

Our last Summer Fun preschool play session takes place on 27th March and the last Families in Parks is on 23rd March.

Both will be on Milford Reserve. Winter Fun will start in early June.

Intergenerational Dialogue: On 12th April, local high school students and more senior members of the community will come together to discuss local issues and consider possible solutions at this annual event. If you are an older person who would like to take part in this free event; or if you are a member of the local community and have any suggestions for issues to discuss, please get in touch. Contact details are below. This year’s event will take place at Takapuna Library.

Babysitting workshop for teenagers 16th April, Mary Thomas Centre, Takapuna: Does your child want to offer babysitting?

Join us for this comprehensive workshop during the first week of the school holidays. The course is subsidised by Takapuna North Community Trust and costs just $25. To sign up or to find out more, go to https://www.theparentingplace.com/event/ babysitting-training-for-teenagers-10/ For more information on any of these events, phone Sarah Thorne on 486 2098 or email: office@takapunatrust.org.nz Visit www.takapunatrust.org.nz Facebook.com/takapunanorthtrust Sarah Thorne (Takapuna North Community Coordinator – Castor Bay, Milford, Forrest Hill, Sunnynook, Takapuna.)

PACK & SEND: TAKAPUNA

Sending art somewhere?

PACK & SEND Takapuna is your "one stop shop" when you need to send artwork, sculptures, ceramics and antiques - anywhere. No matter how large, awkward, valuable or fragile the item is, you can rely on Pack & Send's experienced operators to package it Jane and Jeremy Bain. and get it delivered, safely.

Jane and Jeremy Bain, the franchisees at Pack & Send Takapuna have a "No Limits" approach when helping customers solve packaging and freight problems around art and antiques. "Many of the items we have dealt with are valuable," says Jeremy.

"Not only in the monetary sense but because the pieces may have been handed down through the family for generations. It's irreplaceable on so many levels."

It doesn't matter where it's going. New York, London, Sydney, Dunedin - the same care and attention is given to every consignment.

We'll collect it, package it, take care of the documentation, track it right through to the destination and get it signed for" says Jane.

As well, Pack & Send customers can use their Gold Service cover against loss or damage to secure that extra peace of mind - something not generally available when freighting artworks.

For those really delicate items like fine antiques or ceramics, Pack & Send can use its state of the art "Foam in Place" packaging system, which forms a protective mould around the item, for safe transport.

"We also produce custom made boxes to any size or shape," adds Jeremy.

"Because we treat each consignment as unique, designing packaging and the freight solutions to suit, we're finding that more and more people benefit from our services."

Pack & Send provides service, systems and packaging to make your freight experience as simple and smooth as possible. You don't need to open an account; they send anything, anywhere and take care of the hassles.

TOTAL PROTECTION • For delicate items like fine antiques or ceramics, PACK & SEND Takapuna can use its state of the art 'Foam in Place' packaging system.

• Foam in Place forms a protective mould around the item, for safe transport.

• Use their Gold Service cover against loss or damage to secure that extra peace of mind - something not generally available when freighting artworks.

PACK & SEND Takapuna open Mon – Sat, located at 445 Lake Road, Takapuna with convenient parking outside.

Phone 486 3355 or email takapuna@packsend.co.nz and let them make sending easy.

Pack & Send Takapuna Shop 3, 445 Lake Rd , Takapuna Fax: (09) 486 3153 Email: takapuna@packsend.co.nz www.packsend.co.nz

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SHORE CITY NEWS

New Look, New Era for Iconic Shore City It is just 18 months since Precision Group took over the reins of one of the Shore’s first major shopping complexes, which over the years has become something of an institution for Shoresiders.

Headed by Shaun Bonett, the privately-owned Australian property company quickly grasped the spirit of the Shore at Shore City, identifying its unique attributes that combine city chic with a relaxed beach vibe. Keen to exemplify the individual characteristics that make their developments stand out from the crowd, the new owners have just completed a multi-million dollar refurbishment programme that “connects the centre with the beach vibe” that Takapuna is renowned for, as well as enhancing its functionality for shoppers through technological advancements.

Takapuna-based Marketing Manager for Shore City Shopping Centre, OIivia Bowers-Galt says: “Establishing an independent identity that reflects the community is at the heart of the Precision Group philosophy and so we have quite literally let the light in on this 43-year old complex and embraced the beach luxe concept that the North Shore exemplifies so well.”

The new look, which was designed and overseen by awardwinning retail architects Ignite, brings in a lighter, beachside palette of sand and blue hues, along with contemporary design motifs that reflect the soft wave patterns of Takapuna Beach.

A feature artwork on the upper level represents the long white cloud of Aotearoa. Restful spaces have been created throughout the centre with bespoke New Zealand furniture and rugs for a relaxed, yet stylish, lounge look.

The next stage in Shore City’s refresh is already under way with the food court currently under redevelopment. The new food gallery set to open in late April will continue the beachside luxe theme of the common areas.

“We are continuing with a light colour palette combined with timber accents to reference our beachside location. Turquoise highlights representing the sky and sea and greenery centre pieces are also being used to create the beachside aesthetic,” says Olivia.

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The design by architects Tailor Inc also features industrialstyle metal framework to border each of the food offerings. “This works to visually separate the individual operations to enhance their unique offers.”

The new food gallery set to open in late April will continue the beachside luxe theme of the common areas…

Usability of the new food gallery has also been taken into consideration to ensure the space works for a range of customers. “In one area we have pendant lighting and low tables for a relaxed dining experience, in another banquets featuring USB ports for casual working lunches and for those wanting a quick bite there will be bench tops with high stools available.

The Centre will be open throughout the food court upgrade and disruption to customers will be kept to a minimum.

The centre is open seven days and includes a variety of iconic and international brands, including Farmers, Life Pharmacy, Country Road, Cue, Rodd and Gunn, Bed, Bath N’ Table and a Les Mills Gym on Level Three.

Shore City, 52-56 Anzac Street, Takapuna 09 978 6300 www.shore-city.co.nz

All the stores you know and love...

NEW STORE OPENING IN MARCH

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Bed, Bath N’ Table

Barkers & more 3 HOURS FREE CUSTOMER PARKING

NEW STORE OPENING IN MARCH

WE'RE COOKING UP SOMETHING NEW The Food Court is currently under redevelopment and our new food gallery will be opening soon.

OVER 800 CAR PARKS AVAILABLE WITH EASY ACCESS OFF COMO & ANZAC STREETS

3RD MAR - 6TH MAY Shore City will be home to The Big Hoot’s Flight by Bryon Romer, plus 8 owlets decorated by local schools.

For more information visit: shore-city.co.nz/big-hoot

52 - 56 ANZAC STREET, TAKAPUNA WWW.SHORE-CITY.CO.NZ

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COMMUNITY EVENTS IMPERFECT OFFERING Leonard Cohen

THE NEW ZEALAND DANCE COMPANY FEISTY FEET DANCE CLASS FOR SENIORS

Sunday 29 April at 7pm WHEN & WHERE: Pumphouse House Theatre Takapuna

大齡舞蹈課 WHEN:

Saturday 5 April at 7:30pm Ascension Wine Estate Matakana

Every Wednesday 14 Feb-18 April 2018, 10-11am

WHERE: Takapuna War Memorial Hall; 7 The Strand, Takapuna

Photo credit: Caroline Bindon.

ABOUT: NZDC wants you to enjoy your physical well-being and confidence in older age — dance your way into the year with fun, social and safe classes! No previous experience necessary as sessions include a light warm up, creative activities and joyful movement sequences that build from week to week. Classes are open to all people ages 60 and up. Find out more info at: nzdc.org.nz/feisty-feet.

ABOUT: Imperfect Offering is delighted to present a concert of the music of Leonard Cohen. After sell-out performances in 2016 and 2017, this nine-piece band brings their spellbinding line-up to Pumphouse and Ascension Wine Estate including best-loved songs Hallelujah, Suzanne and Bird on a Wire.

CONTACT: band@imperfectoffering.nz or www.imperfectoffering.co.nz

BOOKINGS: $10 per session

BOOKINGS: www.eventfinda.co.nz (imperfect offering) and www.pumphouse.co.nz

ORGAN RECITAL ‘SUMMER PIPES’ MARTIN SETCHELL

OUTSIDE EDGE HILARIOUS ENGLISH CRICKET COMEDY

WHEN:

WHEN:

Sunday 25th March at 4pm

WHERE: Takapuna Methodist Church, 427 Lake Road, Takapuna DETAILS: TMC welcomes the return of this maestro of the organ.

WHO:

Martin is a Christchurch City Organist and an international recitalist who provides entertaining organ music for a wide audience. He has recently returned from a European concert tour and has delighted audiences the world over with his spirited playing, lively personality and entertaining repertoire.

Entry by Programme.

Suggested donation $20 in aid of organ fund.

14 - 24 March 7.30pm Wed - Sat each week

WHERE: In The PumpHouse Amphitheatre, Killarney Park, off Manurere Ave,Takapuna ABOUT: A boisterous English cricket comedy from the writer of Stepping Out. Roger, team captain, wants to win a match against a British Rail side but has trouble assembling his team. All the while his team members are in various stages of marital meltdown. Outside Edge had a fabulous West End innings so don't miss this hilarious show set in a cricket pavilion but performed outdoors in The PumpHouse Amphitheatre. Featuring several of Shoreside's favourite regular performers in great character roles.

Bookings: Ph 489 8360 or book online (www.pumphouse.co.nz) at any time or over The PumpHouse counter. Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm, Sat 9am - 12 noon. If it rains the play will be performed indoors.

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CHANNEL MY PEOPLE: DOG & ME: ME AND MY DOG WITHWITH DEBORAH DEBRA ALLAKER SHEAD

Debra and Aggie the Miniature Schnauzer In association with our good friends at DogHQ each month we meet Shore people whose four-legged family members add a great deal of joy to their lives. Our very own dog-lover Aidan Bennett (he has two doggies of his own he spoils – Olive a cocker spaniel and Maisie a French bulldog) loves the task of putting this monthly feature together. This month he talks with Debra Shead of Northcote about Aggie, her much-loved miniature schnauzer.

AIDAN BENNETT: How long has Aggie been part of your life?

DEBRA SHEAD: A little over four years.

AB: What made you decide to get this breed?

DS: We were looking for a small dog which didn’t shed and would be good with children. A miniature schnauzer seemed like a good option.

AB: Is she your first dog? If not, tell us about your other dogs?

DS: Yes, she’s our first dog.

AB: Do you have any other pets?

DS: Yes, two cats, Imelda and Anne.

AB: What do you love about Aggie?

DS: She’s smart, loyal and very patient with our two children.

AB: Does she have any bad habits?

DS: Aggie is quite a sassy wee dog so will bark loudly and passionately at anyone who comes to our front door or approaches us when we’re out and about. It’s harmless barking but for people not familiar with the characteristic schnauzer bark, it can be quite confronting.

AB: What are her favourite things to do?

DS: Aggie loves family time, be it walks on the beach or in the park or playing in the garden. She also loves her days at DogHQ and her recovery days sleeping at home.

AB: How long has she been going to DogHQ and does she love it?

DS: Aggie has been going to DogHQ since she was a puppy, so about 4 years. When Aggie joined our family, we were working quite long hours so it was wonderful that she had somewhere to go to keep her occupied during days when we weren’t home. As a result, we’ve never had issues with her chewing furniture or running wild around the neighbourhood. She absolutely loves her days at DogHQ

Aggie loves the space in the park. Aggie and Debra at Cornwall Park

and we love that she has a safe, nurturing, fun environment to spend her days.

AB: Does she love the beach and swimming?

DS: She loves to run on the beach but is a reluctant swimmer. We taught her to swim when she was a puppy but she’s never really been a fan.

AB: Any words of wisdom for other dog owners or prospective dog owners?

DS: If you work long hours, be prepared to spend some money on making sure your dog has something to look forward to every day.

Whether it’s doggy daycare or a dog walker, it will be money well spent. www.doghq.co.nz

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GOT AN EXPENSIVE TEEN? DID YOU KNOW ONLY 57% OF ADOLESCENTS BRUSH THEIR TEETH AT LEAST TWICE A DAY? This means that around half of Kiwi teenagers are either only brushing once a day or not at all. That is why it is extremely important for teenagers to visit the dentist on a regular basis.

The combination of lack of motivation, high sugar diet (such as energy + soft drinks) and other lifestyle choices can lead to extensive early dental work resulting in a lifetime of dental treatments.

Our goal is to provide an environment where your teenager can enjoy visiting the dentist – to learn about good oral hygiene and to provide the dental care necessary to help them keep their teeth for a lifetime.

The Tooth Company® Smales Farm is conveniently located within walking distance of Westlake Boys + Girls, Carmel College and Rosmini College, open 7 days a week until 9pm Monday - Thursday.

“DENTAL CARE IS FREE FOR TEENS AT THE TOOTH COMPANY® IN 2018” In association with the Ministry of Health, general dental care is free at The Tooth Company® – Smales Farm. Enrollment numbers are limited for 2018.

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GENERAL EMERGENCY + COSMETIC DENTISTRY SMALES FARM, TAKAPUNA 094109971 BRITOMART, AUCKLAND 093790099

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RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: QUINOVIC, TAKAPUNA

HR ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE WITH HR EXECUTIVE SOLUTIONS

Does Airbnb really make How will the new employment law you a better return? changes affect you?

People are talking about the financial benefits of letting out properties short-term on Airbnb; but before investors get too excited it’s good to consider the full picture when using Airbnb in Auckland.

Daily hands-on management expected Long term Tenants usually like to keep to themselves for the most part. Tourists on the other hand have high expectations, wanting daily management of their accommodation and needs.

Understandably, Airbnb guests expect the property to be regularly serviced including cleaning, the towels replenished, provision of kitchen, bathroom and toilet consumables, provision of tourist information on the area, and many other duties for the host to “deserve” a high review rating from them. This review rating is something owners become heavily dependent on to attract more potential Airbnb guests to achieve an acceptable occupancy rate.

Always on the hunt for guests Rather than interviewing, reference checking and selecting tenants once a year, owners on Airbnb must deal with emails and calls daily throughout the entire year to keep the property occupied, as most guests will only stay for a night or two. It is difficult for Airbnb hosts to skip the slow winter season with a fixed term tenancy, but rather they are out in the market trying to attract bookings in the sparse tourist market, at risk of long vacancy periods or heavy discounted nightly rates.

Owners pay the bills Just like in hotels and motels, Airbnb guests expect the property owner to pay the electricity, gas, internet, sky, consumable and housekeeping bills.

Increased wear & tear With so many guests staying in the property and your inability to adequately reference check each guest, it’s likely a few inconsiderate guests will use the property inappropriately (overcrowding, parties, drugs etc..). This will increase the wear and tear on the property potentially increasing the repair and maintenance costs for owners. Hosts can also be at risk of not being able to recover the costs of damage over the holding deposit charged.

Is there really a better financial return?

With the increased cost of providing services and consumables coupled with the occupancy rate owners need to calculate the net return. Often the financial benefits of a stable long term tenant paying regular weekly rent far outweigh the risks and perceived benefits to be gained from high nightly rates with Airbnb.

When deciding what’s best for themselves and their portfolio, investors need to decide whether they have the time and ability to daily manage their properties, or if they’d rather have a passive investment managed by professional property managers, so they can receive a regular return and live life uninterrupted.

To discuss your options and to explore ways you can more efficiently manage your property contact April Vaudrey at Quinovic Property Management in Takapuna. Call April on 449-2004 or 021 844-531 or visit our office at 166 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna.

Email april@quinovic-takapuna.co.nz.

DON’T TAKE CHANCES WITH YOUR VALUABLE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY

Columnist Angeline Long of HR Executive Solutions looks at what new legislation will mean for businesses...

Angeline Long

There will be significant changes to our employment legislation and there has been notable discussion about this over the past few months.

On review, it is evident that it will have an impact on New Zealand businesses.

Unfortunately, we can’t address all the changes, only the ones that our clients are most concerned about.

It seems the "trial period" has got their attention. Most companies we talked to are concerned about the potential risk of an increase in employees claiming unjustified dismissal. More of a concern is that “a fast referee service” may not have the expertise to manage the negotiation process in a way that is best for all parties.

Trial periods "The government intends to modify trial periods to require those dismissed to be given reasons for their dismissal. Employees can also bring a form of unjustified dismissal claim to be heard by a "simple, fair, and fast referee service". Lawyers will be locked out of the dispute resolution process, compensation will be capped and referees' decisions will not be open to appeal.”

Introduction of statutory redundancy compensation Another area of concern is the reinstatement of redundancy compensation, especially for more senior roles where the remuneration packages are already quite high.

"The 2008 Ministerial Advisory Group report on redundancy and restructuring recommended a statutory entitlement for redundancy of at least four weeks' pay for the first year's service and two weeks' pay for each subsequent year of service, up to a maximum of 20 years.”

The general consensus is that the changes are heavily weighted in favor of the employee making it more difficult for small businesses to address employee issues. This may be partially true. However managers and business owners need to address what they can do to prevent themselves from being in a position where the law will dictate the outcome.

These changes will increase the importance for employers to have a robust recruitment and selection process and a stringent and documented appraisal system. This will support them should they be faced with an unjustified dismissal. The fact that unjustified dismissals will be dealt with by a referee service will place an even greater emphasis on providing supporting documentation.

The start of this year is the time to address how you manage, train, document and develop your people in a way that is best for them and the company.

HR Executive Solutions 0275 913 912 www.hrexec.co.nz

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INSURANCE TALK: ROTHBURY, NORTH SHORE

Navigating the insurance maze

by Garry Stewart, Senior Commercial Broker, Rothbury Insurance Brokers, North Shore

Navigating the insurance maze in order to find the right insurance solutions can be hard. That’s where the services of a professional insurance broker can be invaluable.

Brokers are more than just middlemen. An insurance broker works for you, not the insurance company. He or she will help you unravel the complexity of insurance and work with you to identify your risk. They will provide you with all the information you need to make an informed decision so you can get the best cover for you and your business.

Today’s individuals and businesses are exposed to all manner of risks. Many people are unaware that as an individual you can still be held liable but that a contents policy will in most cases offer you some limited liability protection.

If you’re a business owner, your exposure could also result in unprecedented costs if liable action were to be taken against you, or even an inability to keep trading if a major loss were to occur.

Twenty-five percent of small businesses do not reopen after a major loss.

Having the right insurance in place is one of the best investments you can make. A “she’ll be right” attitude is misplaced optimism when it comes to insurance – whatever goes wrong is unlikely to right itself with time.

We’re living in an increasingly regulated and litigious environment and the fast pace of change means individuals and businesses alike must think ahead and plan for the future. Today, liability, cyber and business interruption insurance should be part of any company’s business plan.

Your broker can advise you and offer different insurance

Get the insurance you need to protect the things you value most

Contact our local friendly team.

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solutions to meet your needs. Then, when it comes time to make a claim, he or she will act as your advocate and manage your claim from start to finish efficiently and effectively, often obtaining a better outcome than you would have achieved on your own.

So don’t settle for an off-the-shelf insurance product that’s not tailored to your individual needs. When it comes to the crunch at claims time, you want to be fully protected and insured for the things that matter to you most.

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We offer expert insurance advice and solutions to small, medium and large businesses and protect the assets of thousands of individuals.

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FEATURE ON: SHORE JUNCTION

Innovative Youth Project Forges Ahead

By Heather Vermeer 'Two floors of amazing' is how Shore Junction, the exciting project in the pipeline for Shore youth has been described.

With plans signed off and development underway, this futurethinking project based in the former Takapuna RSA is set to inspire innovation and collaboration amongst young people in our region by the end of the year.

Heather Vermeer chatted to its Community Director Melanie Barr to find out what it's all about...

Shore Junction - please could you describe it in one sentence?

Shore Junction is a youth innovation hub in Takapuna designed to provide a safe space for young people to connect, belong, collaborate, learn and innovate, through a range of facilities, programmes and events that are designed to support their wellbeing and accelerate their potential.

Could you share the brief Shore Junction story so far...

Our CEO Sonia Thursby has spent the last 10 years envisioning an innovation centre for youth. It is with the successful tender of the old Takapuna RSA building that we can see her vision become reality.

The need for this project has been identified through consultation and engagement with young people. The concept and early development of Shore Junction has been driven by YOUnite, the Local Youth Board for Devonport-Takapuna. Young people from the North Shore community were involved in all consultations and have identified the needs of such a centre.

Shore Junction has been designed and developed in direct response to these needs. It is also a strengths-based response to a common aspiration identified by the young people – the desire to contribute to change in their communities, for the environment and wider society, and for a space that facilitates this.

When is completion due?

2018 will see us mostly in the midst of hard hats and steel caps.

We hope to be open to the young people of the North Shore by November 2018, which means we can create some exciting summer activities and programmes to transition us into the 2019 school year.

I will be giving monthly tours of Shore Junction while it is a

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Shore Junction's Community Director Melanie Barr.

construction site; tours will be a great way to keep the momentum going with the community. The Shore Junction community will encompass so many people, businesses, individuals, youth, parents, schools and government representatives, that I want to ensure we are transparent with all stages of the build and development of the facilities.

Which part of the project is most exciting you at present?

Right now, I am like a child at Christmas; we have just received building consent so I cannot wait for the build to start. I am meeting fantastic youth and business contacts from the North Shore who want to get involved with the actual programmes and activities Shore Junction will offer. At the same time as being excited over the build, I also want the build to hurry up because I see so much potential in our offerings.

Every stage excites me! I urge you, reader: come have a tour with me and you’ll see for yourself!

Who are the key Shore people that deserve a mention in relation to the project getting to the stage it has?

So many people have given time, attention, expertise and financial support to get us to this point! Having just joined the Shore Junction team in late December I am spoilt to be surrounded by such talent and commitment. A huge number of young people have had significant input into the project using the co-design process: Joseph Bergin and Sian Simpson, both AIMES winners, Ian Lim, Chair of YOUnite, Mae Everett and Henry Pivac as our Youth Advisors - they all sit alongside members of the YES Board in a shared decisionmaking environment.

The North Harbour Club and YES Foundation Trust Board have been pivotal in enabling the project to reach this point. The phenomenal support of individuals of the North Harbour Club who share our vision and passion for ongoing commitment to legacy has been encouraging and humbling. Our founding partners have believed in us since the very early stages including The North Harbour Club, Grow North, The Tindall Foundation and Benefitz, to name but a few, who are determined to see the young people of North Shore have a place to call their own.

Pivac who is the 2018 YOUnite Chair, and Shore Junction Youth Advisor scares me (in a good way) - he is at high school, and is a chair of the local youth board! I can’t wait to see where his path takes him and what he achieves.

Why is Takapuna the ideal place for this centre to be established?

Takapuna has so much going on, the whole North Shore does. We are spoilt by the number of engineering and tech companies based in Takapuna, the business expertise available on our front door, and the atmosphere of the community is always positive and upbeat.

When working with our youth advisors, the young people identified accessibility as one of their top requirements when considering the location for the centre. Takapuna has such great public transport access, it is safe for young people to get to and from, and the environment is a humming buzz of constant development and opportunity.

Artist's impressions

And you, could you briefly share your own Shore story?

My Shore story saw me growing up in Browns Bay with my parents and older brother. My mum still lives in our family home and has been there over 40 years (my room has changed slightly). My school life was entirely Shore based: Sherwood Primary, then onto Northcross Intermediate and finishing up at Long Bay College. I was a drama kid, with a flair for comedy - I guess it was only natural that I have a career focused in stakeholder relations. While studying at university I worked at the Copper Room (now The Elephant Wrestler), and Just Kids retail stores in both Takapuna and Albany. Looking back, speaking to so many strangers as a bartender probably honed my networking skills as I moved into more corporate roles.

I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease at a very young age, so throughout my late 20s I spent time volunteering with Radio Lollipop at the Starship Hospital. It was great to give back to a cause that I had connected with myself as a child. This year I am mentoring a business student to help her transition from business student to happy and prepared business person.

After nine years working in events management and alumni relations, I love being back on the North Shore working at Shore Junction, it is home, and I am so excited that we are building such a strong community throughout the North Shore that engages with all ages and cultures.

What does your role of Community Director at Shore Junction entail?

As the Community Director I am the primary liaison between Shore Junction and community stakeholders. My initial focus is to get out into the community and connect with Shore Junction networks, both current and new. These networks are young people, businesses and key stakeholders of the North Shore. While Shore Junction is in the building phase this year, I will be working with youth to co-design comprehensive programmes, projects and events that provide youth with the resources they need to develop key skills, and connect them with business expertise.

My personal objectives are to ensure that Shore Junction creates a positive imprint on the community, and provides a safe environment for students to create, collaborate, innovate and learn.

Are there any other similar projects to Shore Junction, in New Zealand or around the world, that you are aware of?

There are some great facilities throughout New Zealand with a focus on the STEAM subjects, many focus on an under 12 age group, teaching STEAM subjects to classes and after school programmes.

Other facilities focus on university-aged students. This leaves a gap for the 13 – 20 age group who want to learn and innovate.

There are a number of facilities similar to Shore Junction internationally, particularly in USA. The STEAM field is such a high growth field that we look forward to bringing this concept to New Zealand.

If you could have anyone at all along to officially open Shore Junction, who would it be & why?

Because Channel Magazine asked “anyone” I am going to dream a little dream with this one and say Sir Peter Blake. Born in Bayswater, attending school on the North Shore, and studying engineering at university, Sir Peter would have had everyone in red socks at the opening. I remember being 13 watching the 1995 America’s Cup and noticing for the first time how a whole country can band together and support a team of people on the other side of the world. I revelled in being part of that excitement, and I am sure many of our young people will trigger that sense of community and belonging like Sir Peter did.

Please finish the sentence: By the end of 2018, I hope Shore Junction has…

Opened its doors to a flurry of Shore youth ready to open their minds to the exhilarating pathways ahead of them.

Which Shore young person currently inspires you most?

You just need to look at the AIMES award winners and alumni network to know there is a talent pool on the Shore that is a force to be reckoned with. I am fortunate that in the coming months I will get to meet many of them, all of whom already inspire me through what I’ve read and heard.

Alexia Hilbertidou stands out to me as a particular rock star in her field, at such a young age she has achieved so much. Did you know she has presented to over 20,000 people and she is only 18! Henry Artist's impression

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Last year we went back to 1976, relaunched the Murrays Bay Wharf Birdman event and thousands turned out to see their fellow men and women flying like birds off the wharf.

Due to that success the event is back for 2018 – bigger than ever.

It is true that 2018 is the year of the dog and not the bird, but hey, who cares?

Join in the fun on Saturday April 7th, from 10.30am at Murrays Bay. It’s a festival of fun!

IT’S ON – SATURDAY APRIL 7 TH! ABOUT BIRDMAN:-

HOW TO ENTER:-

The Birdman event is a competition for human powered flying machines and involves human ‘birdmen’ attempting to “fly” the furthest distance off the end of a wharf/pier into the sea, aiming to win the Birdman trophy.

• Entry forms to be completed & returned with payment by 17th of March 2018 • You can enter online via the website www.mbwbirdman.nz • Entry Fee is $30 • Entries limited so be quick – it will sell out!

Birdman events are full of fun, splashes, spills and thrills where Birdmen dressed to impress strut their wings to fly or fall, with most of them travelling only a couple of metres before plunging into the sea.

Many flyers will take part to help raise money for charities; others design complex machines to aim for the category prizes. Entrants are encouraged to perform a routine and have music.

THE BIRDMAN FESTIVAL, FROM 10:30AM:This will be a fun-filled day of Birdman action, live music, food stalls, sausage sizzles, drinks etc.

There are opportunities for those wishing to have stalls at the festival event. Stall sites are just $75 per site for the day.

PRIZES FOR:• Ultimate Flying Challenge - the longest distance • Fibers and Feathers - must use natural materials and fibers • Most Creative - build up or dance recommended • Best Team • Battle of the Schools - one student team per high school

Programme of events:- 10.30am Entertainment; 12.00pm Children’s & Birdman Parade followed by the Birdman Jump; 1.30pm Birdman Prizegiving followed on by more food, fun and entertainment; Event closes at 3.00pm

For information & contact details visit: www.mbwbirdman.nz

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BROWNS BAY & THE BAYS

Welcome to the Browns Bay Town Centre.

We are the biggest town centre on the North Shore, with over 180 businesses across all sectors - retail, commercial and professional. From supermarkets to cafes, doctors to lawyers, vehicle servicing to mowers and chainsaws – our town centre has it ALL! Murray Hill, Browns Bay Business Being a beachside shopping centre, you Association Manager. get that relaxing feeling when you come to Browns Bay, and the beach is always there for a bit of R&R after your shopping is complete. We have many of the national brands – Whitcoulls, Jetts Fitness 24 Hour Gym, OPSM, some funky cafés including Soulshine Café` and Sugar n Cup, all the major banks plus a whole array of owner-operator businesses giving that much loved personal service to our customers. Not to forget, two major latest spec supermarkets – New World and Countdown, for all your household grocery needs.

And that’s only during the daytime. At night we have great food and beverage outlets – like Deep Creek Brewing Co, Ramen Takara and Rack n Roll Ribs to name but a few – all here to provide a pleasant evening out. And, of course, there’s that beautiful beachfront with the funky painted seats and tables available FREE!

We are the biggest town centre on the North Shore, with over 180 businesses across all sectors…

Regards

We’ve included a double page spread of the majority of businesses in the town centre so you can see the HUGE range of shops and services provided in Browns Bay. More details are on ay Business out Association website: www.brownsbay.org.nz. You can also sign up to get

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our newsletters and offers from businesses plus find out lots of interesting things happening around the bay on the website.

Keep up-to-date by joining our FB page Browns Bay & Friends – the official FB page of the business association. And if you are an instagram fan, follow us on brownsbay_beach Browns Bay has plenty of events throughout the year – so keep watching here and our social media channels to find out what’s on in the Browns Bay Town Centre.

We look forward to seeing you in Browns Bay – over 30% of our customers are from outside our Browns Bay catchment – come and see what you’ve been missing!

Murray Hill

Manager, Browns Bay Business Association Email: manager@brownsbay.org.nz Insta: @brownsbay_beach DATE: 25 March 2014 Website: www.brownsbay.org.nz FB: @LoveBrownsBay

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Bands: Streetlevel, Burundian Drummers, Ijebeau Pleasure Club Mhara Marimba Plus: Market and Foods stall on the Village Green & Plaza

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BROWNS BAY & THE BAYS

This month we welcome the Browns Bay Business Association and its members, as listed, to the magazine. From day one – 85 issues ago – the aim of Channel has been to encourage Shore locals to buy locally; support their local businesses. We are thrilled to now be working with these businesses in Browns Bay – spreading their good news on a monthly basis to the wider North Shore area, as well as their local patch…

For full details go to www.brownsbay.org.nz

Aces Sports Bar Deep Creek Brewing Co. The Brownzy Sports Bar

Food Cafes

Bernies Bakery & Cafe Ginger Snap Hollywood Bakery Browns Bay y Business Association DATE: 25 March 2014 Jamaica Blue Browns Bay o Design CONCEPT: 06 La Tropezienne Sugar n Cup The Coffee Club The Sanctuary Whiteflower Cafe

Groceries Browns Bay Liquor Centre Browns Bay Butcher Browns Bay Fresh Countdown Gabbys Cupcakes Indulge Fine Foods Little Greece - Taste Greece Ltd New World Browns Bay Penguino Ice Cream Ltd Pukeko Bakery Browns Bay Tank Juice Bar Thai Heng Garden And Orchard UK Grocer

Fashion/Clothing Alterations/Repairs Cobble Kathy Rynne Sewing Kiwi Clean Laundrette Merine Le Sueur Design Studio Drycleaners (North Shore) Stitch & Time

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Clothing Caroline Eve Glam Fashion Merine Le Sueur Design Studio The Attic Shop

Jewellers Augensteins Jewellers

Opshops North Shore Hospice Trust Play it Again Red Cross Shop Browns Bay SPCA Opshop The Salvation Army Family Store

Hair & Beauty

Restaurants Buon Venuti Pizzeria Restaurant Chargrilled Lamb Shoulder Dominos Flavours of India Hansan Vietnamese Kitchen La Pasta Italian Kitchen Noodle Canteen Ramen Takara Siam Thai Thai Lemon Takeaway The Velvet Gypsy

Takeaways Buon Venuti Pizzeria Restaurant Cafe Anatolia Chocolate Earth Flavours of India La Pasta Italian Kitchen Neco Sushi Pizza Hut Sal's Pizza Siam Thai

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Bars

Hair Dressers Amanda Baker Hair & Makeup Blend Hair Salon Hair Design Hairworks Hunter & Rose Rodney Wayne Browns Bay Sunset Hair and Spa

Nail Specialists Diva Nails and Beauty Paradise Nails & Spa Secret Auto Nails Sunset Hair and Spa

Retail Bookstores/Stationery Paper Plus Browns Bay Paper Power Whitcoulls

Photography/Print Browns Bay Photo & Digital Browns Bay Picture Framing Firefly Photography Laserfoil Design & Print Pages Design & Print Services

Home/Living Bathrooms Inc Browns Bay Picture Framing E-thing Mono Earth's Treasures Ike's Emporium Ltd Party Hire Auckland Ltd Royale Kitchens Stevens The Bed Store

Crafts Balinz Crafty Wonderland Earth's Treasures Ike's Emporium Ltd Indulge Fine Foods Paper Plus Browns Bay Shore Wools

Florists

Barbers

Bays Flowers Flavells Floral Boutique

Barbershop Co Browns Bay Traditional Barber Shop Goodfella's Barbershop

Gift stores

Day spas & beauty therapists Beauty First Belle Femme Beauty & Natural Health Clinic CHER Massage and Spa Chrysalis Eastern Simply Massage Sabayjai Thai Massage

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Discount Stores ABC $2 Mart

Doctors & Health Dental Services Bayside Dental North Shore Dental The Dental Centre The Denture Centre

St Mark Law Stevenson Campbell Lawyers Young and Caulfield

Property

Browns Bay Family Doctors

Barfoot & Thompson Harcourts Cooper & Co Real Estate Instant Baches Mike Pero Ray White Realty The Planning Room

Gyms

Travel

Anytime Fitness Bays Boxing Bays Martial Art Academy East Coast Bays Leisure Centre Jetts Fitness Browns Bay Snap Fitness Browns Bay 24/7 The Jungle Gym Yoga Within

Bay Breaks Beachfront Home Cruise Life Ltd. Flight Centre helloworld Browns Bay House Of Travel

Doctors

Hearing Bay Audiology Triton Hearing Ltd

Optometrists Nicholls & Associates Optometrists OPSM

Other Health Services Health2000 Leanne Liddle Therapies Manipulative Physiotherapists My Remedy New Hope Chinese Medical Clinic Physiotherapy Care Calder Chiropractic Centre Shore Therapy

Pharmacies Commodore Pharmacy Countdown Pharmacy Browns Bay Life Pharmacy Browns Bay

Vets Bayvet

Local Services Accounting John Matthews & Associates Robinson & Running Ltd SBA Small Business Accounting Browns Bay

Banks ANZ Bank ASB Browns Bay BNZ Kiwibank Westpac Bank NZ Ltd

Law Bute Law Lewis Callanan Sollicitors NZ Immigration Office of Erica Stanford Phillips Law Browns Bay

Other Advantage air conditioning ltd AI Financial Services Ltd. Biovit GMP Laboratories Ltd Browns Bay Bowling Club Browns Bay Mowers & Heating Browns Bay Police Browns Bay Racquets Club Browns Bay Trading Centre Cabinet Crafts Caltex New Zealand Caravan Imports Citizens Advice Bureau Community Project East Coast Bays East Coast Bays Library East Coast Bays Returned Services Assoc.

Forrest Funeral Services Geosciences Ltd Greenough Bell & Associations Ltd. GT Net Cafe Hospitality Internet I-Zone Internet Cafe iTeaspoon Lotus Foreign Exchange Mayo Group Momentum Life Coaching and Training Monty's Promotions North Harbour Trading Co. NZ Immigration Oasis Interior Construction Party Hire Auckland Ltd Precision Plumbing RTL Computer Services SGA Insurance Consultants SGA Insurance Ltd. Splashdive Super Liquor Browns Bay The Laundry Spot The Planning Room The Upholstery Company United Services Limited Z-tech Phone Repairs

Trade Services Automotive Albany Toyota Browns Bay Automotive Services

Bays Car Painters ltd.

Bosch Service Brake and Auto Services Bridgestone Tyre Centre Browns Bay Auto Electrical Browns Bay Auto Repairs Browns Bay Automotive and Tyre Ltd Browns Bay Panel Beaters Bute Collision Repairs and Custom Builds Dale Nixon Automotive Ltd. Discount Tyres GP Auto Center Ltd. Holgate Panelbeaters Mag & Tyre Direct.com Megatyre Mitre 10 Browns Bay Motor Works Group Repco Steve Roos Motor Services The Upholstery Company VTNZ

Building Albany & Bays Glass Services Andrew Baker Electrical Ltd C & S Engineering and Welding Cabinet Crafts Coastal Furniture Polishers Ltd. Code Planning ECOSHEDS Oasis Interior Construction Renovation Works Taylor'd Solutions Ltd. Technical Compliance Consultants Ltd. Trade Mark Design Ltd

Engineers C & S Engineering and Welding

Furniture Restoration/Creation Off The Block Creations The Upholstery Company Wood Cellar

Education Schools Browns Bay School Discoveries Educare Browns Bay Glamorgan School Lollipops Browns Bay Long Bay Primary Northcross Intermediate Oteha Valley School Pinehill School Sherwood Primary School Taiaotea Kindergarten The Creche Torbay Primary

Tutors JEI Learning Centre Kip McGrath Education Centres Learning Planet Unique New Zealand

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REAL ESTATE: GERALDINE ZAREIAN, MREINZ BARFOOT & THOMPSON BROWNS BAY

Real Estate on the Shore with Geraldine Zareian

Geraldine Zareian.

Kath Allen and her daughter, Delta.

New era, new face at Channel These are exciting times at Channel with the expansion to Browns Bay and the wider Bays areas from this issue, taking our circulation up by 10,000 to 36,000 monthly copies going to homes and businesses across the Shore, and a new colleague on board the magazine.

We’re delighted to welcome Kath Allen to the Channel team.

Kath is already a familiar face in the Milford and Bays areas as a local resident and through her previous media industry work. Here we share a little Q & A with our fabulous, fun new colleague, who has already brightened up the Channel office with plenty of glittery pink things...

No longer a first time dream!

The new government has brought about a quick change in the real estate market as promised!

The shift may be temporary, as the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill is still being ratified and expected to come into play in the next three months.

The holiday period is over and the Chinese New Year is under way. Interestingly, the dog symbolises the coming of fortune or prosperity. For those who are superstitious, the window of opportunity may see a flurry of activity and also a determination to work around the new rules. It may also be good for the pet industry, as dog ownership could rise!

First time buyers are in a position of relatively low loan interest levels and more choice of units and apartments. With rent values catching up with investment property sale prices, the balance is being tipped towards buying activity.

People like myself, born in the year of the rabbit, are set to have a productive year in real estate with hard work.

Why not share in my achievements this year?

Call Me Now for the best way to Get You SOLD! Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life –Confucius Contact: Geraldine Zareian, Barfoot & Thompson, Browns Bay. Free Dial: 215 2773 M: 021 184 0312 E: g.zareian@barfoot.co.nz

How long have you lived on the Shore?

My whole life! 39 years.

Thinking of Selling?

What do you like to get up to outside of work?

I love spending quality time with my family and friends and being outside in the sunshine at the beach. I'm also a bit of a shopping professional, so I do spend a fair amount of time both shopping instore and online. My shoe collection is more than 160 pairs (and my 14 month-old daughter has around 50 pairs already), so it's not uncommon to see her and I in the local shops and shopping malls...

Successfully selling in Torbay and Browns Bay with over 30 years in sales and marketing.

What's your dream day on the Shore, and who would you spend it with?

My dream day would begin by going for a walk along Milford and Takapuna beaches with my husband and baby girl, Delta, then catching up with my girlfriends for some retail therapy, followed by a delicious lunch. And to finish off the day I would plan a relaxed outdoor BBQ with my nearest and dearest near the beach. Family, good friends and laughter (with a touch of pink glitter and sparkle added in the mix) are the most important things in my life.

What are you looking forward to most in your new role with Channel?

Meeting more amazing North Shore people! The Shore is full of incredibly talented, dynamic people as well as so many successful businesses and I look forward to getting to know as many new faces as possible. Oh and possibly discovering some amazing new shoe shops....

We’re sure you’ll see the ever-colourful Kath out and about on the Shore over the coming months, so do say hi in person or get in touch with her for any Channel business enquires for Milford and the Browns Bay / Bays areas on 027 290 7863 or kath@channelmag.co.nz

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BROWNS BAY TRAVEL: WITH HELLOWORLD

Family adventure travel If you have a desire to take your family on exciting travel adventures around the world then we have some ideal travel options for you. Meet like-minded families, follow specially created itineraries, focus on the experience and adventure, worry-free with carefully chosen guides.

Trafalgar Family Experiences: Get away with your family for a holiday that offers a mix of education and entertainment. Have all the details taken care of, so that you and your family are free to enjoy the adventure. Connect with the locals to learn their culture and find hidden gems during the trip. Each itinerary allows free time to enjoy with your family as you wish with options for a variety of experiences. All your essentials are covered, from accommodation, meals and sightseeing to the special must-dos of your itinerary.

“Family Experiences are fun – bonds are formed quickly in the group and everyone is interested to see the sights and have the local experience,” says Travel Director Deanne Monaghan.

Suggested Trafalgar family itineraries: South African Adventure, 14 days, 1 country from $9,395* per person, twin share. Includes 13 nights hotel and Makalali Private Game Reserve accommodation, 36 meals, on-trip transport.

European Wonderland, 11 days, 5 countries from $4,250* per person, twin share. Includes 10 nights hotel accommodation, 16 meals, on-trip transport.

Intrepid Family Worldwide Adventures: Small group adventure travel allows you to maximise your precious time together. Instead of worrying about logistics, you can focus all your energy on having the family experience of a lifetime. Intrepid trips encourage the whole family to get involved and share the experience together to provide lasting memories.

Suggested Intrepid family itineraries: Thailand, Laos & Vietnam, 15 days, Bangkok to Hanoi from $3,380* per person, shared basis. Includes 1 night guesthouse, 11 nights hotel, 1 night overnight boat, 1 night overnight train, 18 meals, ontrip transport.

Inca Trail Family Holiday, 14 days, Lima to Cuzco from $4,080* per person, shared basis. Includes 9 nights hotel, 3 nights camping, 1 night homestay, 21 meals, on-trip transport.

USA Family Holiday, 15 days, Los Angeles to San Francisco from $5,595* per person, shared basis. Includes 7 nights hotel, 7 nights camping with facilities, 26 meals. *Contact the helloworld Browns Bay team for full itinerary and current prices.

Prices from annual brochures and subject to latest currency and family configurations. Other conditions to be advised at time of enquiry.

helloworld Browns Bay, 26 Clyde Road 09 478 4416 brownsbay@helloworld.co.nz

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BARFOOT & THOMPSON BROWNS BAY

What’s the market doing?

This is the question that is often asked of me. The property market is never too far from our thoughts. It doesn’t matter if the market is going up, down, busy or slow – it is always a topic of conversation.

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Peter Thompson recently reported that January showed a slowing in the number of sales with Barfoot & Thompson recording 593 sales for the month.

This was down 5.7% on the corresponding month last year. It is too soon to say whether this is a trend across Auckland for the coming months.

However, the activity that I’m seeing in the Browns Bay branch suggests that it is way too early to start declaring this to be a trend.

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We have had a great month in making sales, rentals and bringing new listings to the market. We’re seeing good stock with my salespeople reporting high buyer activity at open homes.

As an optimist, I’m always buoyant about the market anyway. So in answer to “What’s the market doing”… It’s going great. Now is the time to buy, sell or rent.

If you’ve have any questions about the market, please contact me or pop into the branch. We’d love to have a chat with you.

Do you have an investment property?

To help keep tenants happy, there’s 4 simple things you can do: •

It’s a good idea to make sure your

It’s a great time of year to rent out your property. It’s also a good time of year to do exterior maintenance on your property, should you need to. Here are some maintenance items to consider:

house is well maintained and everything is up to scratch, not only to

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types of tenant you have and/or increase the rental value.

Check for any damage and

keep tenants happy but also to protect your investment. . Renovations or basic upgrades could change the

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carry out necessary repairs.

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level of service helps raise loyalty and improve relationships.

Check for roof leaks and clean spouting.

Give these a good clean and seal

• any cracks you find

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Respond to requests in a timely manner, this

Being friendly, helpful and cooperative and having a

good attitude can help improve relationships.

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Keep trees pruned back from power lines,

windows and the roof.

Let us help you! For all your property management needs contact us: Browns Bay Property Management

Once you’ve got a tenant you want to make sure they stay as long as

Nikki Gallichan

possible to minimise any vacancy period.

Ph 09 478 6195 or browns.rental@barfoot.co.nz

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ULTIMATE ANTARCTICA

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JAMAICA BLUE, BROWNS BAY

Join the locals at Jamaica Blue Under a year old, and bringing a buzz all of its own to Browns Bay, Jamaica Blue is already a local hospitality highlight. Channel’s Kath Allen popped in for a coffee and found owner Sanil Singh happy to chat about what his unique business is bringing to the town…

How long has Jamaica Blue been in Browns Bay? We opened our doors on 11th August 2017.

What do you most love about the business?

The type of food we provide; it's unique and we have the best coffee. And I love the people who come into Jamaica Blue. We've got some great regulars already.

You've launched some new initiatives. What are they?

We've just become fully licensed and we also offer Sanil Singh Uber Eats now too. From March 10th, our new hours will be 7am-8pm Monday-Saturday and 7am-5pm Sundays.

We also have a great new catering service, which we’re excited about providing for local people who want to cater for any kind of function, party, or event.

What do you most like about Browns Bay? It's definitely the people in Browns Bay who make this place so lovely. We have a great beach too! It's a growing area with a lot of new housing being built. I believe there is a lot of growth on the

cards for Browns Bay and there will be big changes here within the next five or so years.

What is your all-time favourite menu option at Jamaica Blue?

It has to be the Jerk Chicken roll, accompanied with a Blue Mountain coffee.

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CHANNEL COVER FEATURE: MP FOR THE BAYS, ERICA STANFORD

A Chat with

Erica Stanford Loving life as our MP for the Bays I first met Erica Stanford (then Poppelbaum) when she was an export product marketing specialist with industrial firm Autex.

My memories of her back then were of a very well organised dynamo who knew exactly what she wanted and made sure we delivered it for her. Fast forward a few years and Erica popped up as Murray McCully’s organiser in his home patch. Given what my first impressions of her were, she was always going to be good at that role. Erica went on to spend four years with Murray and during that time was also a hard working chair of the Browns Bay Business Association. A mover and a shaker who got things done. Along the way she found time to get married to Kane (her high school sweetheart) and have two children, Holly (10) and Alex (now five). When Murray McCully announced he was quitting politics, Erica was well placed to step in to his shoes. Probably not a good term, as she will definitely have her own shoes will Erica! Life for the Stanfords is clearly hectic these days with Kane now leading the parent duties in Auckland, while Erica spends time between her Bays base and Parliament in the capital. I put some questions to Erica during February, at her Beachfront Lane, Browns Bay office that looks out over the beach reserve, to see what life is like five months into her political career.

AIDAN BENNETT: Looking back 12 months you probably wouldn’t have believed you would be the MP for East Coast Bays and in opposition? What has the first few months been like?

ERICA STANFORD: A steep learning curve, but hugely exciting.

I’m part of an Opposition focused on proposing real solutions and not just opposing for the sake of it. I’ve settled in and I’ve been adjusting to some of the quirky protocols around Parliament – things like having bells ring to tell us when we need to be in the House, like I’m back at school.

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they materialise. We need a good, strong local police presence for crime prevention and community engagement.

Transport is one of my big priorities – improving local roading projects, many of which have been neglected under Auckland Council, like Glenvar Road. I’m pushing Auckland Transport to prioritise and invest in our area.

I’m continuing to support our local schools to ensure these are well-resourced, and standing up for Vanguard, a partnership school facing closure at the end of the year despite its phenomenal success and NCEA achievement rates.

I really want to help the people I’ve been elected to represent, and I’m happy and comfortable working across party lines to do that. I’m here for people, not for philosophy.

AB: There are a few conscience vote issues coming up for you as well. How do you intend to handle these as a fresh new MP? ES: It’s unusual that in my first term as an MP I can expect at least three big conscience issues over the next two years. We are currently debating assisted dying legislation as well as the medicinal use of marijuana. It is likely that abortion law reform will also come up this term. My absolute focus will be engaging with the community. I will be holding public meetings and online polls, engaging on Facebook and encouraging people to write to me to share their comments and views. Garnering public feedback is AB: Why do you think you are well suited to politics? hugely important to me because I’ll be casting my vote on behalf ES: I genuinely, really like helping people. I’m not particularly interested in ideology. I’m interested in what works. I would describe of the people of the East Coast Bays. I would encourage people to ‘like’ my Facebook page because I’ll be sharing a lot of information myself as focused on solutions. I really want to help the people I’ve over the coming months about how they can make their views been elected to represent, and I’m happy and comfortable working across party lines to do that. I’m here for people, not for philosophy. heard.

AB: Enjoying Wellington?

ES: I love the collegiality of Parliament. I’ve started building great friendships and working relationships not just with my colleagues in the National Party, but with other MPs across the House. I share an office with Denise Lee, MP for Maungakiekie and we work closely together on education policy.

AB: What are the priorities for Erica Stanford in her first term in parliament?

ES: A key focus for me is ensuring we have a well-resourced local police station in Browns Bay. I was concerned to hear of plans to re-deploy some of our police officers, potentially leaving only one Community Constable. I’ll be fighting hard against these plans if

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AB: You have a pretty strong stance on partnership schools and the fact that our own Vanguard School is under threat can anything be done about this?

ES: Under the Government legislation introduced this year, Vanguard Military School in Albany is facing closure by the end of the year. There is still time to prevent that, but it will take monumental community pressure. I have been putting the heat on the Education Minister through speeches in the House, and National has been pressuring the Government with oral and written questions. David Seymour’s protest drew a big crowd including students who turned up in their uniforms, in the rain, on a Sunday to protest the closure of the school they loved. As a community we need to put pressure on the Minister and people can sign the

Erica Stanford with husband Kane and their children Holly and Alex at Okura.

petition at www.savecharters.kiwi or make a submission to the select committee on the Education Amendment Bill.

AB: Having spent 30 years on the Shore and now living at Okura, I know you are passionate about the preservation of the area. How is this progressing?

ES: Ever since I was young, I’ve been passionate about protecting and preserving Okura. My parents were heavily involved in protecting the area from a proposed rubbish dump. Okura faces multiple threats including substandard walking tracks, predators, weeds and pressure on both sides from housing developments.

While it’s important that we provide more homes to ease housing pressure, we need to balance this with protecting our green spaces for future generations. I look forward to the Environment Court decision on the development of land on the southern side of the Okura estuary, due this month.

AB: Where did you get you community service desires from?

ES: Without a doubt, my parents. They were involved in PTAs, building a local kindy, and fighting to protect Okura as part of the Stop the Tip campaign in the 1980s. So my passion for community service definitely started with how I was brought up, tagging along with them to working bees and garage sales. Local community groups with people volunteering their time are the heart and soul of the community. I am committed to promoting and supporting their work, as well as mucking in with them where I can.

AB: What does family life look like now for the Stanfords? Are things a juggling act or do you and Kane have it pretty sorted?

ES: It’s always been a juggling act. I was a working mum before I was a Member of Parliament, and Kane and I have both been working parents with two young children. But this is a bit of a step up. We’ve had to enlist some help for the mornings, and we’re really fortunate that Kane can work flexibly and be available for the important after-school activities like drumming lessons for my daughter Holly and ninja school for Alex. And the kids have both adjusted really well to the new lifestyle – of course they miss me when I’m away but we always try to spend quality family time together on weekends.

AB: Why is the Shore and the Bays the best place in the world to live?

ES: I am always blown away by the generous offers of help on community Facebook pages, how neighbours keep an eye out for each other and how locals volunteer their time to progress local projects. I’m so proud to represent this community.

AB: Complete the following…At the end of my first term in parliament I hope that…

ES: I can look back on my maiden speech and feel proud that I lived up to my commitments and principles. I want to be proud of a record of doing what is right and for being focused on representing the people in my electorate.

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SKIN CANCER CHANNEL: WITH DR GRANT COE

Dr Grant Coe

COMMUNITY NEWS

MoleMan is a full service mole and skin cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment facility in Northcote Point. Their skin cancer doctors can map and identify skin cancers on the spot, as well as provide any necessary surgery, treatment and follow-up care. The team at MoleMan aims to provide exceptional patient care, at an affordable price, in a warm, welcoming and friendly environment. Chief MoleMan, Dr Grant Coe, has had extensive experience in skin cancer screening and surgery, both in New Zealand and Australia, and will be answering questions as well as sharing advice, tips and information each month in Channel Magazine.

Help! I think I may have a skin cancer

Question: I am a 40-year-old female and have always enjoyed sunbathing and having a tan. During the winter months I sometimes also use sunbeds. Recently I noticed a scaly, pinkish patch on my chest, which bleeds every now and then and isn’t going away. Is it possible I could have skin cancer?

Dr Coe: What you’ve described is likely to be a basal cell carcinoma or BCC, the most common type of skin cancer in New Zealand. BCCs can often result from damage caused by UV exposure from the sun, as well as sunbeds. Many sunbeds give out greater doses of UV rays than the midday tropical sun, which is contrary to a previously widely-held, but incorrect, view that they were a safer option. In fact, sunbeds are now considered to be so dangerous that they are banned altogether in Australia and a bill is currently waiting to be passed into law in New Zealand banning sunbed use for people under the age of 18.

It’s very important that you get your spot checked as soon as possible by a doctor or skin cancer specialist. Treatment to remove a BCC becomes more complicated the longer a BCC is allowed to continue to grow, and the scar can be disfiguring. So it is important that they are treated at the earliest stage possible.

Call the MoleMan team today to enquire about full body skin cancer and melanoma checks with digital dermoscopy (mole mapping) technology on 0800 DR MOLE (376653) or 09 480 6416 or visit www.moleman.co.nz for pricing and frequently asked questions. Dr Coe is also an affiliated provider to Southern Cross for skin cancer surgery and selected services.

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SJ (Sarah-Jane Cansdale) on the water.

Tackling Mental Health with Fluoro On Friday 23 March, GirlsGetOutThere NZ hosts a North Shore “Fluro Friday”, meeting at 6.30am at Takapuna Beach Café for coffee and chat, before heading to the water by the boat ramp by 7am for photos at sunrise.

Girls Get Out There’s SJ (Sarah-Jane Cansdale) says the event is part of an international non-profit surf community initiative that raises awareness of mental health.

The event was started by OneWave in Australia, with a simple recipe: saltwater therapy, surfing and fluro. From modest beginnings at Bondi Beach in March 2013, Fluro Fridays have since gone viral with sessions held at more than 100 beaches globally, from California and Hawaii, to Mexico, the UK, New Zealand, Bali, India, Samoa and Fiji. The aim is to raise awareness for mental health by surfing/ paddling in fluorescent gear to draw attention to and get people talking about mental health issues, a topic which is all too often avoided.

SJ endorses OneWave’s founder Grant Trebilco, who says: “Bright colours make people happy and help start conversations about an invisible issue. Combine that with surfing and it is a great recipe to help free the funk.”

Grant grew up in Mount Maunganui and has personally experienced mental health challenges. “When I was diagnosed with bipolar five years ago, it was surfing with my family and my mates back home at The Mount that helped me the most. Sometimes, one wave really is all it takes. I want anyone experiencing mental health issues to have the opportunity to experience how good it feels to get in the ocean and catch a wave.”

GirlsGetOutThere NZ has been supporting Fluro Friday and OneWave events over the last three years. “Stand-up paddle boarding is great social fun, and there are many benefits for physical health and mental health in being on the water with friends,” says SJ. She’s thrilled that GirlsGetOutThere is part of the international movement to normalise mental health issues by helping people understand they are not alone and that it’s ok not to be ok.

“We’re aiming to be part of a fluoro wave across 20 countries and 65 beaches,” she says. “All it takes is two or more people dressed in fluoro and holding hands on the shoreline.”

SJ says anyone is welcome, and she’d like to encourage as many people as possible to join her. “Show your support for our friends, family and the community, and help remove the stigma attached to mental health. Come and paddle your SUP, kayak, surfboard, or even floatie. Walk on the beach, chat, swim and splash about in fluoro.” sj@girlsgetouttherenz.co.nz FB: @GirlsGetOutThereNZ www.GirlsGetOutThereNZ.net.nz www.onewaveisallittakes.com

MURRAYS BAY BIRDMAN FESTIVAL

2017 Murrays Bay Birdman Champion Joel Posthuma in full flight. Great photo by Gail Stenton who took some great action photos at the 2017 event.

Birdman champ becomes a real flyer As we look forward to the 2018 event, 2017 Murrays Bay Birdman Champion Joel Posthuma reflects on his triumph Last year when I entered the Murrays Bay Wharf Birdman Rally, I was the successful winner. My younger brothers helped me build a plane with a five metre wing span which had a tail with working controls. This all sat on a big frame with wheels and I then had my older brothers push me off the end of Murrays Bay wharf.

I successfully flew about 15-20 metres and then had a ride to shore in a lifesaving boat.

The event was amazing fun and I will definitely be competing in the 2018 event. The prizes sponsors gave were just incredible! My favourite prize was a free flying lesson thanks to the North Shore Aero Club.

This prize entitled me to a 30 minute trial flying lesson with the North Shore Aero Club.

When I got to the North Shore Aerodrome, I waited on the lookout deck until my instructor came. It was lots of fun watching all the planes take off and land. I even saw an old war plane take off!

When my flight instructor came, he took me to a room to show me some flying basics and rules. He then gave me a headset to wear and we went out to the plane. He took off and flew up to a safe height and then he let me take control. I flew out over Orewa and then along the coast to Kawau Bay and flew around there for a while. It was a stunning day at the beginning of September so we had amazing views. I could see lots of islands and other things below. It felt so much cooler than being in a big passenger plane.

All too soon we needed to head back to the Aerodrome. The instructor let me line the the plane up for landing and then he took over and landed. Wow! What an experience!!

I tried to fly off the wharf but my flight in a ROBIN 2120 was much more successful!

- Joel Posthuma www.mbwbirdman.nz Big thanks to North Shore Aero Club who supplied the winner two comprehensive flying lessons including pre flight briefings and 2.0 hours of

flight time. And that’s not all, they are also providing us with additional prizes for other winners. Great photo by Gail Stenton gail@gailstentphotography. com who took some great action photos at the 2017 event.

2018 Murrays May Birdman Festival - Join in the fun on Saturday April 7th, from 10.30am at Murrays Bay. Last year it was back to 1976 with the relaunch of the birdman event and thousands turned out to see their fellow men and women flying like birds off the wharf. Due to that success the event is back for 2018 – bigger than ever. It’s a festival of fun!

The Birdman event is a competition for human powered flying machines and involves human ‘birdmen’ attempting to “fly” the furthest distance off the end of a wharf/pier into the sea, aiming (like Joel) to win the Birdman trophy.

In 2018 there are prices for:- Ultimate Flying Challenge the longest distance; Fibers and Feathers - must use natural materials and fibers; Most Creative - build up or dance recommended; Best Team; Battle of the Schools - one student team per high school.

Programme of events:- 10.30am Entertainment; 12.00pm Children’s & Birdman Parade followed by the Birdman Jump; 1.30pm Birdman Prizegiving followed on by more food, fun and entertainment; Event closes at 3.00pm.

Entry forms to be completed and returned with payment ($30) by 17th of March 2018. You can enter online via the event website. Entries limited so be quick – it will sell out!

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CHANNEL PEOPLE: MY FAVOURITE RECIPE, NIK SHIPKOV

Beautiful Bulgarian Banitsa Many kitchens across the Shore, and the world, have a new addition this summer - The Devonport Village Cookbook.

A fundraising school success story to shout about for Stanley Bay School, this high-end hardback features 'food with feeling from local families'. With wine matches from Devonport-based International Master of Wine Bob Campbell and even a recipe from our local Olympian Eliza McCartney, the book has been flying out of local shops and from the book's own online store.

For this issue, we grabbed a few words with one of the book's contributor's Stanley Bay dad and director of View New Zealand, Nik Shipkov. Nik and family supplied a favourite recipe, stunningly photographed by Rachael Hamilton for the cookbook, which was printed by Channel's publisher, Benefitz. This spectacular creation is something different to wow guests with at home...

Channel Magazine: Where did this recipe originate from?

Nik Shipkov: This is a traditional family favourite from Bulgaria, where my dad hails from. Our grandmother learned how to make this Bulgarian 'cheese pie' from our grandfather’s family. She taught us how to make it.

CM: Can you share a memory associated with this dish?

NS: Trays and trays of Banitsa were always rolled out on special occasions and big family gatherings - in part because it's actually a fairly easy dish to feed the masses but also, it was my mother's own way of connecting dad with a little slice of his childhood and reminding us kids of our own Bulgarian heritage.

CM: What makes it stand out to you as a favourite?

NS: In truth, as a child my leanings were definitely toward the sweeter side of the pantry (see the doughnut recipe in the cookbook!) but as I've matured (that's debatable), I've come to appreciate this dish more and more. It's unlike any dish or meal that we have regularly so perhaps this is why this gets the favourite tag.

CM: Which other Devonport Village Cookbook recipe do you like the most, aside from yours?

NS: I'm a sucker for all things pastry so there are quite a few that get my vote, but if I had to choose, the Cornish Pasties are the business, all washed down with a generous slice of the Lemon Coconut Custard Cake.

CM: If you could enjoy your dish with anyone, who would it be?

NS: My family and friends without doubt, however it's always interesting to see other Bulgarians critique this version - so far there haven't been any complaints (or perhaps they are just being too polite).

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Nik Shipkov in his Devonport kitchen. Photos by Rachael Hamilton.

Nik's Banitsa Recipe: Ingredients

15 sheets of filo pastry 3/4 cup melted butter For cheese filling: 4 eggs Pinch of baking soda 1 x 200g packet of feta cheese

Method 1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

2. Grease the inside of a round glass pyrex pie dish with butter or oil.

3. Beat eggs, add baking soda, keep beating and add crumbed cheese until thoroughly mixed.

4. Take two to three sheets of filo pastry and brush with butter.

5. Place sheets one on top of the other.

6. Spread 1/5 of filling thinly across the entire sheet.

7. Roll up the sheets and shape this roll in the middle of the dish.

8. Repeat with the remaining sheets and mixture, laying the filo rolls down, spiralling your way outward in the tin until it is filled.

9. Once the tin is full, brush the top with melted butter.

10. Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean (there should be no runny egg).

11. Once cooked, cover with a clean tea towel to soften the filo.

L I M I T E D

E D I T I O N !

There are only a few copies of The Devonport Village Cookbook left.

Books cost $49 and can be ordered online.

All proceeds go to Stanley Bay School.

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MILFORD NEWS

So what's

NEW

in Milford Your monthly update from Murray Hill, Manager of the Milford Business Association.

A Busy Month for Milford…

It’s been a busy month in Milford. We had two great events that drew crowds to the town centre.

FOOD Truck Thursday The first time this event has been held in the central car park and what an outstanding success. The feedback from people who attended was extremely positive – comments were ‘a great vibe’, ‘fantastic setting’, ‘why hasn’t it been done here and ‘when’s the next one?’

Well, keep an eye out on our website www.milfordshops.co.nz and our FB page milfordshops (one word – someone else has set up a confusing milford shops – NOT our official site).

It was fantastic to see the car park space utilised as described in the Milford Town Centre 30 Year Long Term Plan (copy on Auckland Council website) as it truly turned the “Village Square’ into the community hub of MILFORD.

Easter Art Walk

After the success of last year’s event, the business association has worked with the good folk at the Milford Baptist Church to produce our second annual Easter Walk – a very different experience at Easter.

Come into the main street and start at the intersection of Dodson Ave walking down the street towards the Shakespeare Rd intersection. You will find a beautiful set of posters depicting the Easter biblical event – some truly fascinating pictures that I am sure you will enjoy.

…the business association has worked with the good folk at the Milford Baptist Church to produce our second annual Easter Walk…

Water Quality in Milford

There have been a couple of instances in this last month when there have been water quality/sewerage issues in Milford in the last month. The business association and the Milford Residents Association are working with local board member George Wood, on your behalf to find solutions to both issues.

Milford Residents Association

If you live in Milford, may I suggest you join the Milford Residents Association. They have a very informative monthly newsletter and are always to `the forefront in the local community when notices need to be broadcast around the community. The cost is minimal at $10/person or $20/family. To become a member, go to their website: www.milford.org.nz and click on ‘ABOUT US’.

Vive La France

Our annual event had a great turnout for yet another year.

The ‘Dodson Ave’ Café` was the largest outdoor café setting across the Shore on the day and those attending enjoyed the entertainment provided on the stage.

Thanks to helloworld for providing the $1000 travel prize.

Murray See you in Milford

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MILFORD TRAVEL: WITH HELLOWORLD

Small Ship & Expedition Adventure Cruising Right across the world, adventure travel is growing at a record pace and cruise expeditions are no exception. Antarctica itineraries in particular are increasing in popularity across a diverse range of age groups, all keen to discover the natural Mary Buckley wonders of the White Continent.

Owner/Director Offering a taste of adventure, expedition ships are for modern day explorers who want to be completely immersed in the culture, history, geology, geography, biology, ecology and anthropology of their chosen destination.

Expedition cruise operators take advantage of the small size of their vessels to offer travellers unrivalled access to some of the most remote corners of the world. There are some destinations, such as Antarctica, the Kimberley, Galapagos and the Arctic, which really are best seen by sea or in some cases, an expedition cruise can offer the only access.

Increasingly we are seeing luxury operators move into the small cruise ship space to combine expeditionary voyaging with high-end luxury touches to ensure that all types of expedition cruisers are catered for.

With a growing selection of small ship and expedition adventure cruise options to choose from, our team of travel and cruise experts at helloworld Milford can recommend the most suitable option for your preferred style of travel or cruise experience.

A selection of the small ship cruise options available: Ponant: Luxury Expedition Voyages. Be truly connected to your environment with a blend of luxury and immersive experiences, exploration and great comfort, adventure and refinement.

Antarctica: Set off to discover the icy vastness and the prolific

Images of Antarctica on Ponant’s Le Boreal.

fauna of the White Continent: humpback whales, seals, and penguins.

Silversea: An all inclusive lifestyle, intimate ships from 296 to 596 guests, 85% with private verandas, butler service, 24 hour room service, complimentary WiFi, wine, champagne and spirits, nearly one to one staff ratio, in-suite bar and refrigerator with your beverage preferences UnCruise: Hands-on explorations fully-focused on delivering unexpected experiences. Flexible itineraries intended to inspire and satisfy your curious nature. Endless opportunities to be up-close with wildlife, meet the locals, partake in active adventure.

Star Clipper: Discover a new age of sailing, where the traditions of the past are combined with the modern comforts and amenities of the present. Cruise in casual elegance.

To learn more: Register for our FREE Small Ship & Expedition Adventure Cruising Product Information evening. Thursday 24th May 2018, 5.30 to 7.30pm, Pupuke Golf Club, includes wine and cheese. Specialist speakers representing: Ponant, Antarctic Expeditions, Silversea, UnCruise and Star Clipper. Limited Space available. REGISTER NOW! Email: milford@helloworld.co.nz helloworld Milford, Corner Kitchener and Milford Road, Milford, 09 489 2597 milford@helloworld.co.nz

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BOOK REVIEWS: WITH THE BOOKLOVER, MILFORD

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Miss Burma

Charmaine Craig $33

The Shepherd’s Hut Tim Winton $45

From the four-time winner of the Miles Franklin Award and one of Australia’s iconic modern writers, this exquisite, brutal coming-of-age novel tells the story of Jaxie Clackton, a boy on the run from his past, and explores the way love and hate combine to form a young man’s beliefs. Jaxie dreads going home since his mum died. His violent, drunk father bashes him without mercy, and he wishes he was an orphan. But no one has ever told Jaxie to be careful what he wishes for. In one terrible moment his life is stripped to little more than what he can carry and how he can keep himself alive. There is just one person left in the world who understands him and what he still dares to hope for. But to reach her he will have to cross the vast saltlands on a trek that only a dreamer or a fugitive would attempt. As Jaxie tracks across the Australian landscape – a place that provides safe haven, harbours criminals, and threatens to kill those who haven’t reckoned with its hot, waterless vastness – Tim Winton draws a picture of a child becoming a man: fierce, loving, ruthless. The Shepherd’s Hut is a searing look at what it takes to keep love and hope alive in a parched and unforgiving world.

Secrets Under the Sun Nadia Marks $35

From the author of the bestseller Among the Lemon Trees. The truth will surprise you... On the day of Katerina’s funeral in Larnaka, Cyprus, three childhood friends reunite for the first time in years to say farewell to the beloved old woman who profoundly influenced their lives. Eleni, Marianna and Oresti grew up together, as close as siblings, in their small, quaint seaside town. Although from humble beginnings, and originally hired as a household maid, Katerina’s love, wisdom and guidance helped shape them all. She became a pillar of their community, seeing the town change from a bustling, fashionable port to the quiet tourist destination of today. But the funeral is not just a time to mourn and remember. Oresti’s mother Sonia decides that with Katerina’s death comes the time to unburden herself from all the family secrets and answer the riddles of the girls’ childhood.

What she reveals will change everything, and how the three friends perceive their lives, as a web of secrets, deception, forbidden love, undying loyalty and tenderness unravels before them.

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This is the story of modern-day Burma told through the eyes of Benny and Khin and their daughter Louisa. Khin is part of a long-persecuted ethnic minority group, the Karen, and when World War II comes to Southeast Asia, Benny and Khin must go into hiding in the eastern part of the country during the Japanese Occupation, beginning a journey that will lead them to change the country’s history. After the war, the British authorities make a deal with the Burman nationalists, led by Aung San, whose party gains control of the country. When Aung San is assassinated, his successor ignores the pleas for self-government of the Karen people and other ethnic groups, and in doing so sets off what will become the longestrunning civil war in recorded history. Louisa has a danger-filled, tempestuous childhood and reaches prominence as Burma’s first beauty queen soon before the country falls to dictatorship. As she navigates her newfound fame, she is forced to reckon with her family’s past, the West’s ongoing covert dealings in her country, and her own loyalty to the cause of the Karen people. Miss Burma is a captivating portrait of how modern Burma came to be and of the ordinary people swept up in the struggle for self-determination and freedom.

The Passengers

Eleanor Limprecht $33 A war bride and her granddaughter are on a cruise from San Diego to Sydney. The grandmother, Sarah, was born in Australia and has not returned since she left in 1946, after she had married an American serviceman and travelled to the USA. During the journey back to the country of her birth, Sarah tells Hannah the story of her life. Hannah listens avidly, seeing her grandmother for the first time as a woman and a person with a past. Sarah gives Hannah a new perspective on the stories she has always told herself: that she will never be content with the way she looks, that the desire she feels is ugly and that she doesn’t deserve happiness. It is when they arrive at their destination that Hannah realises the immensity of Sarah’s life and what she has given up. The Passengers is a luminous novel about love: the journeys we undertake, the sacrifices we make and the heartache we sometimes suffer. It is about how we most long for what we have left behind, and it is about how close the past can still feel – even after long passages of time and when so much has changed.

Happiness Is a Red Teapot Anouska Jones $30

For centuries, tea has held a valued place in both Eastern and Western cultures. From the ritual of a Japanese tea ceremony to the cosy informality of a cuppa at the kitchen table, tea soothes, grounds and comforts us. This unique book is a delightful collection of memorable quotations and photographs from rock stars (Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart), Buddhist monks (Thich Nat Hahn), politicians (Abraham Lincoln, William Gladstone), actors (Audrey Hepburn, Billy Connolly), adventurers (Bear Grylls) and more. It seems tea’s appeal is truly universal!

HEALTH & BEAUTY: CACI

If you’re going to invest in your skin, this is the best way to do it Our skin is the body’s largest organ, and just like the rest of your body, needs looking after too. If you’re thinking about investing in your skin to achieve a healthy, fresh complexion for the long haul, read on to find out the best way to do it...

Your Skin Health Plan We understand how important skin confidence is and that good skin takes time. That’s why we’ve developed a Skin Health Plan to help you get your best skin.

Your Skin Health Plan includes a schedule of conditioning treatments to help you achieve your best skin. This includes: • 15 skin conditioning treatments tailored to your skin each year (microdermabrasion, Sonophoresis Infusion, Light Therapy, Skin Correcting Facials).

• Plus one Ki Sunscreen SPF 30+ each year.

Over time, you will notice your skin is brighter, smoother in texture and more hydrated.

Have a specific concern you want to address? Such as: • Pigmentation, sun damage, uneven skin tone • Scarring • Lines and wrinkles • Redness You can add rebuilding or restructuring treatments onto your Skin Health Plan to help you target and treat these specific concerns.

We understand how important skin confidence is and that good skin takes time.

That’s why we’ve developed a Skin Health Plan…

Rebuild Package: To treat pigmentation, redness or scarring using Photo Rejuvenation or Collagen Induction.

Restructure Package: To treat advanced signs of ageing such as loss of firmness, wrinkles and uneven skin tone with Fractional C02 Laser.

On our Skin Health Plan you’ll also receive a range of member-only benefits, including: • Two complimentary treatments from our rewards menu each year.

• 20% off beauty therapy treatments.

• 10% off Ki skincare products.

To find out more, book your free consultation at Caci Milford or Albany on 0800 458 458 or at caci.co.nz

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MILFORD BAPTIST CHURCH

The Last Supper (Leonardo da Vinci).

Easter Morning (He Qi).

Milford Easter Art Walk

Artistic Depiction of the Easter Story in Milford Shops

For the week before Easter (March 26 to April 3) eleven Milford Shops will lend their front windows as display panels for a selection of famous paintings, both old and modern, illustrating the Easter story, which is the basis of the Christian faith.

Visitors to Milford, shoppers and those "dining out on the town" are invited to take a stroll along the street, see the paintings, appreciate the art, and think about the ideas and messages they are trying to convey.

The walk starts at the Shakespeare road end of Kitchener Road with the most famous ‘group photo’ of the past 500 years: Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ painted in 1496 in the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. In it Jesus has caused consternation amongst his disciples by saying that one of them would betray him for the ‘greater good’ and because he questions ‘establishment hypocrisy’. Jesus often calls Christians nowadays to raise similar questions.

The paintings continue to show the events in first Easter, Jesus' trial and death, including Dali's 1951 'Christ of St John of the Cross’, and Colin McCahon's 1947 'Entombment (after Titian)’. He Qi's 2015 painting of ‘Easter Morning’ will require some contemplation.

The Art Walk is sponsored by Milford Business Association, the Milford Baptist Church in Dodson Avenue. An information sheet about each of the paintings is available in the shops.

Via Crucis – Jesus is helped by Simon the Cyrene to carry his Cross (Felix Anton Scheffler).

MILFORD BAPTIST KINDERGARTEN Preparing children for life by providing an environment that fosters children’s curiosity.

A caring, secure, safe stimulating and fun environment.

The Afternoon session includes a preparation for school programme, to help them transition to the Primary School environment.

Come and look around our facilities and meet our staff.

09 4899746/021524354

EASTER SUNDAY SERVICE Sunday April 1st 10am 3 Dodson Avenue, Milford Phone 09 489 9559 www.milfordbaptist.co.nz

Worship with us this Easter Sunday!

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LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE

ART AT THE MARINA

ART EXHIBITION AND SALE 06-08 APRIL 2018 A FUNDRAISING EVENT BY THE MILFORD CRUISING CLUB Funds raised go towards improvements to our facility for the benefit of the growing Milford community and all the clubs and associations that come here. The expansion project includes provision of a disabled liſt and toilets, providing an additional meeting room and increased boat storage for our junior and youth sailing programmes.

Well-known and emerging NZ artists exhibiting

Indoor, outdoor, ceramic, glass, plus an on-site café

VIP Preview tickets for Friday, 06 Apr on SALE now!

OPEN TIMES: FRI, 06 Apr – 6.30pm-10pm | SAT, 07 Apr– 10am-6pm | SUN, 08 Apr – 10am-3pm

For tickets and more information please visit:

www.artatthemarina.co.nz MILFORD CRUISING CLUB 24 CRAIG ROAD, MILFORD BEACH | TEL: 09 489 6837

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SPOTLIGHT ON: MILFORD CRUISING CLUB

Artists impression of the expanded Marine Community Centre at Milford Cruising Club.

Milford Cruising At Channel Magazine and Benefitz we love highlighting and supporting sporting clubs doing great things in the community.

And yachting and boating clubs are some of our very best. All great environments for family and friends to make the most of our coastal lifestyles.

One such club is the Milford Cruising Club. The club was established in 1923 for the purposes of bringing together anyone who wants to enjoy cruising and sailing on the Hauraki Gulf. Its location on the Milford Reserve and adjacent to the Milford Marina means the club can provide year-round access to the Waitemata Harbour.

The club is currently in growth mode, raising money for an expansion project to ensure it can serve the growing community in the years to come. The project completing their ‘Marine Community Centre' includes provision of a disabled lift and toilets, providing an additional meeting room and increased boat storage for the junior and youth sailing programmes. A large new deck area will also be part of the expansion.

The ambitious project is costing over $500,000, with the club raising funds in many ways. An exciting event is the ‘Art At The Marina’ art exhibition and sale coming up in early April.

RS Feva class sailors, parents and coaches.

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“This really is a facility for the community,” explained the club Commodore Tim Turner, when we popped in to the club for a chat during February. “It is owned by the members, but is also available for the wider community to use. There are no less than 23 clubs and organisations using it regularly and we believe this will grow by 12-15 when we have completed the expansion of the facility.

"The centre is used by a wide range of community groups and we endeavour to ensure that everyone who needs a space to meet, fundraise or simply socialise is accommodated. Unfortunately the demand from the community is such that there are no free evenings throughout the week, and weekends are similarly constrained by reservations for larger events."

As Commodore, Tim Turner is a driving force behind the expansion project to meet the growing demand. The project team also includes John Innes, Tony Sparks and Peter Batchelor.

A major focus for the Milford Cruising Club has been making sailing affordable for children and families who could not otherwise enjoy the sport. Pivotal to this is the new benchmark in small sailing boats, the RS Feva class. Fevas are suitable for two or three people and carry an international class association. They are considered one of the most affordable and durable types of craft available and an ideal entry point for schools, yacht clubs, sea scouts and families.

Three years ago the club hosted the first New Zealand National Feva Regatta. A fleet of 21 boats competed over two days from clubs Auckland-wide and as far south as Wanganui.

"The enlargement of our storage facilities will allow the Milford Cruising Club to continue to grow our Feva fleet,” says Tim Turner. But most importantly to also grow our juniors, equipping them with life skills and helping them to become active participants in society. Eventually the club would like to expand the junior programme to include disabled sailing and programmes for children from straitened circumstances. We need to create an endowment fund for this purpose."

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Sailing is often portrayed as an elitist sport but that is the furthest from the truth at Milford Cruising Club. The club uses the centre as a base for running an extensive range of sailing activities and courses for adults and younger sailors, including school programmes for the Westlake Boys and Girls schools. New Zealand’s yachting success has generated unprecedented interest in sailing and the courses that the club can handle with existing resources are currently running at capacity. Therefore an expanded programme of activities for young sailors and the club’s hopes of introducing disadvantaged youth to the benefits of sailing are initiatives that are on hold for the time being.

"The club provides the boats to get families into affordable sailing,” explained Tim Turner. “We have wonderful volunteers to help the disabled, elderly and disadvantaged discover the positive benefits of sailing. What we need is help to fund the facilities that will house the boats and provide disabled access. We have a fantastic position that’s central to the diverse leisure pastimes of a rapidly growing population. At the moment we are the only centre with full facilities open to the fishing clubs, running clubs, youth engagement groups, arts groups, musicians, elderly outreach initiatives, community action groups, boating enthusiasts and other community users."

The expansion of the Marine Cruising Club looks to be an important step in growing a healthier more inclusive Milford. Auckland City’s vision of Milford as a special place for an expanding population includes a closer relationship between the town centre and the sea.

The plan for Milford envisages a walking loop that ties Milford’s commercial heart, the beach and the reserve together; creating pivot points that integrate newcomers into the existing community fabric.

The Wairau Creek Bridge (at the marina) has already been built to complete the loop. Now the Milford Cruising Club facility needs to be ready to fulfill its role – meeting the demands of a growing community.

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About ART AT THE MARINA Art at the Marina is the first of a new annual event for the Milford Cruising Club. It’s on from 6th to 8th of April 2018 and there will be a selection of artworks from wellknown and emerging New Zealand artists on display. There will be an indoor gallery, an outdoor art area, a café as well as an artist in residence. Art at the Marina is a fundraising event with the money raised going towards the improvements to our facility for the benefit of the growing Milford community and all the clubs and associations that wish to come here.

Buy a ticket to our VIP Preview Evening to get first options to view and purchase the artworks on sale, while also enjoying a complimentary glass of wine and canapés (courtesy of Anise Catering and Babich Wines). Tickets are $50 each and can be purchased online at: www.milfordcruising.co.nz

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SHORE PEOPLE OFFSHORE: COURTNEY BENNETT

Savouring Sydney's Surry Hills As a place to work, live and play, the Shore is hard to beat - we'll be the first to vouch for that.

But this year we'll be shifting our gaze away from our patch to check in with former locals who've relocated overseas.

Our first Shore People Offshore feature of 2018 focuses on Courtney, former writer for Channel and part of the Benefitz family, who has said hello to new adventures away from the Shore. We share how she's getting on...

Channel Magazine: When did you move overseas and where are you currently living?

Courtney Bennett: I moved overseas the week before Christmas 2016. I live in Sydney, Australia in a suburb called Surry Hills. I live with my partner Dave and our friend Cate in a terraced house, which is really common for the area. Surry Hills used to be home to garment factories years ago but is now an eclectic suburb that’s a 10 minute walk away from the CBD, very close to an array of pubs, restaurants and cafes along with the biggest train station in the city.

Courtney, right, enjoying life in Sydney with friend Nina.

CM: What prompted the move?

CB: The short story is work and wanting to experience something different. I love New Zealand and the Shore, so previously I had never really felt an urge to go anywhere. I stayed in Auckland for the first part of my career while many of my friends went to the UK for their OEs. I had the opportunity to work with some awesome people in Auckland who had done stints working abroad in the UK, Asia and Australia and then returned home to New Zealand. It made me realise that I wanted to do the same. Also, Dave is a really keen traveller so was interested in moving somewhere else too. Originally we had our hearts set on Singapore, but I spotted a role in Sydney that sounded promising, applied and the rest is history!

CM: What's your job over there?

CB: I’m a communications manager (having previously worked at Spark in Auckland): I work for a professional services firm called EY in the advisory area of the business. Even though I’m based in Sydney, my role is an Asia-Pacific area role so most of the people I work with are actually based in Asia. It’s a fantastic, large global company and I get the chance to work on projects across the world on any given day I can have Skype meetings with teams in the US, Asia and Europe.

CM: Who is the most awesome person you’ve met there?

CB: Without a doubt my friend Emma Stevens, she’s a true blue Aussie from Cronulla (or the Shire as we call it here in Sydney) who I met during my first week of work - we work in different areas of the

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Courtney Bennett and her partner Dave, loving life in Sydney.

same firm. We are basically the same person from different countries, and she has quickly become one of my besties! She has helped me navigate work and settling in to a new city and I honestly don’t know what I would have done if I hadn’t met her! She is off to the UK in May to do her OE and I’ll miss her lots!

CM: What did you take with you initially?

CB: Nothing except a suitcase of clothes! We own a house on the Shore so we rented it out, stored important stuff and sold lots of the stuff we didn’t need - it was very freeing! Australia has places like IKEA, Fantastic Furniture and Daiso, so setting up a house was easy.

CM: What's the best food you’ve tried there?

CB: We have lots of options around Surry Hills. I love Paramount Coffee Project for breakfast and a Japanese placed called Cho Cho San in Potts Point for dinner. We used to go to Northcote Tavern every Sunday and I really missed that tradition, so now we go to a local pizza place called Dimitris each week. It's run by a young guy who loves food and I’d highly recommend it to North Shore people visiting Sydney if you love pizza! He also has a great selection of local craft beers and wines. There is also a huge amount of delicious Vietnamese, Lebanese, Greek and Italian places across Sydney, which we love trying out.

CM: Favourite app to use in your new country?

CB: My favourite is the universally-loved Instagram for keeping up to date with all the cool stuff my family and friends are doing. I listen to LOTS of podcasts over here too, the Mamamia Women’s Network run by Australian journalist Mia Freedman is great and has loads of podcasts like No Filter, Mamamia Out Loud and more.

CM: If I could have one thing from the Shore here with me, it would be...

CB: My family, especially my Nana. Even though I’m lucky that my parents and sister come and visit often, and it’s easy and relatively cheap to travel back to Auckland, I really miss seeing them regularly; working out together with the best trainer ever, Selva, and Sunday night dinners. Keeping in touch is really easy with FaceTime, but nothing beats hanging out together and being able to go around to Mum and Dad’s when I’m at a loose end.

CM: To unwind, I… CB: Most people read or exercise but I like to window shop. I walk along Oxford Street towards Paddington and Bondi Junction, have a coffee along the way and listen to my podcasts, or make a few calls to friends and family back home.

LUXURY CRUISING WITH QUAY CRUISE

Ever considered a river cruise?

There are some misconceptions that river cruises are just for the elderly, but we assure you that it’s definitely not the case.

River cruises are simply leisurely, luxurious ways to slowly make your way through historic waterways, getting you into the heart of each city along the way. Unlike the bigger ocean-going ships, river cruise vessels tend to be significantly smaller (in order to fit down those winding rivers) therefore creating a more intimate cruising experience, getting in closer to the country’s towns and provinces, with the opportunity to form lifelong friendships and memories during your journey. All river cruises include meals and some include drinks and shore excursions and a lot have promotions to include much more.

A particular river cruise itinerary we wanted to draw your attention to today is one of the most popular of the bunch: Amsterdam to Budapest (or reverse), usually over 15 days. If you’re considering going on a river cruise but just have no idea where to start in terms of location, this is definitely the itinerary to go for.

SPECIAL CRUISE OFFER: The first cruise is the 15-day Magnificent Europe itinerary departing 14 August 2018 from Budapest to Amsterdam. The second cruise is the 8-day Avalon Romantic Rhine cruise departing 4 August 2018 from Zurich to Amsterdam. Currently on both of these itineraries you can purchase a cabin as a single traveller instead of having to pay for the price for a couple. Single cabin price for the Magnificent Europe itinerary for only $11,367 (save $5991), and for the Romantic Rhine itinerary, the single cabin price is $6065 (save $3205).

Over the festive season, one of our own travel specialists Cindy and her husband Kevin enjoyed the eight-day cruise on The Romantic Rhine from Basel to Amsterdam. The added bonus of this itinerary at this time of year was that it was a festive themed cruise and took them to Christmas markets along the way.

Here’s what Cindy thought of her itinerary…

Day One: The first evening aboard the Avalon Imagery II was spent meeting the crew, learning the routines and expectations on board the ship, getting to know some of our 120 fellow travellers.

Day Two: We woke to find ourselves docked at Michelle Malcolm Breisach, Germany. There was an optional excursion that morning to Colmar, France. Colmar is very picturesque - think photo opportunity around each corner. In the afternoon was an excursion to the Black Forest, Germany. The trip took us for a glorious scenic ride past snow covered villages and forests with trees laden with snow.

Day Three: We awoke in Strasbourg, France. After a morning touring the city, we had lunch on the boat before our afternoon trip to Obernai, France.

Day Four: The morning's trip was to Heidelberg - another stunning German town with the red sandstone ruins of Heidelberg Castle on the skyline. We cruised on the Rhine during lunch, past Worms and had a late afternoon visit to Mainz, another lovely old town with market squares brimming with Christmas cheer.

Day Five: Rudesheim, Germany - Charming lanes, specialty coffees and the museum of Mechanical Music Cabinets were the scripted part of the morning. The afternoon was all about what you see in the brochures - scenic river cruising.

Day Six: We arrived into Koln/Cologne with its majestic gothic cathedral. We chose to take the Jewish Heritage guided walk. Our guide was a young historian not afraid to talk about World War II and Germany's not-so-pleasant recent history.

Day Seven: We enjoyed a tour of the canals of beautiful Amsterdam (on a number of smaller boats of course) and a guided walking tour in the morning.

Quay Cruise - we are located at 2/49 Apollo Drive, Mairangi Bay Free parking, expert advice, and great coffee!

09 477 0212 to book an appointment today.

Have you thought about cruising but don’t know where to start?

CRUISE INFORMATION EVENING…

If you are keen to learn more about cruising we would love you to join us at our ‘New to Cruise Information Evening’ on March 7th – we will have an informative speaker and a range of cruise product to inspire you and some lovely door prizes!

Please register your interest and make sure you save the date!

Quay Cruise - we are located at 2/49 Apollo Drive, Mairangi Bay – free parking, expert advice and great coffee!

09 477 0212 to book an appointment today.

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DEVONPORT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

The latest from Business Improvement District Manager Toni Van Tonder.

Toni van Tonder

Devonport News for March

It’s March already! And lucky us, Easter is tacked on to the end of the month making our descent into darkness when we wind the clocks back on April 1st, a little more manageable.

There will be plenty of activity taking place in Devonport to herald the arrival of autumn, and one weekend above all others is sure to be a major…

The Royal New Zealand Navy Open Day & Devonport Village Market Day: Saturday 24th March 10-4pm On March 24th it’s the Royal New Zealand Navy Open Day and the Devonport Village Market Day. If you haven’t been to Devonport for some time, then this is definitely the weekend to pencil in, and extra parking will be made available on the Ngataringa Playing Fields for those who don’t make the journey by bus or ferry.

The frigates will be open as well as the Navy Pool; there will be bridge simulators, interactive displays, water tours, music, food trucks and plenty more. Devonport village will be revving up for the occasion as the Business Association hosts a Village Market Day. Kids’ entertainers, music, engagement activities and community groups will all be involved.

Family Picnic on Windsor Reserve: Sunday 25th March 2-4pm For those of you who may be a little crowd shy, the Devonport Peninsula Trust hosting a chilled-out family picnic with entertainment for the kids at Windsor Reserve the next day.

You’ll be able to learn more about it in Community Co-ordinator Maria Teape’s column.

New: The Vic Road Kitchen Opens its Doors We’re super excited to announce the opening of our latest restaurant offer - Vic Road Kitchen. Locals will have seen the owners slaving inside during the hottest months of the year fitting out their stunning dining and bar space. It is genuinely something quite special and the anticipation New to Devonport: The Vic Road Kitchen. has been killing us. The team behind Vic Road Kitchen are local sister duo Harriet and Lucy Byrnes who have paired up with British imports Ian Shields (Head Chef) and Craig Wright (Bar Manager) to bring something new and exciting to Devonport. Their intention is to use fresh, seasonal New Zealand produce in a Mediterranean style (both flavours and way of eating) and the menu will change daily to reflect their commitment to showcasing produce at its prime.

So book the babysitter, here are a few more reasons to explore Devonport this year.

Toni van Tonder.

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Community News for March

Maria Teape

From Devonport Community Co-ordinator Maria Teape

Our Summer Fun Programme continues this month.

Preschool Play is on every Tuesday at Windsor Reserve Devonport and Thursday at Bayswater Park Bayswater, 9:30am-11am. Come along with your preschoolers, enjoy our fantastic parks!

Kids Athletics continues right through March – Tuesdays at Vauxhall Sports Park (North Shore Rugby Club grounds) 4pm6pm. Kids can have a go at a variety of athletics activities in a non-competitive environment.

We are celebrating National Children’s Day on Sunday 4th March with our Family Fun Trail event. This year's theme is “Pastimes, now and then”. There will be games and challenges along the way for you to complete and a sausage sizzle and spot prizes to finish!

Devonport will be a busy place on Neighbours' Day weekend – 24th and 25th March. The public are invited to a Navy Open Day at Devonport Naval Base on Saturday 24 March, 10am-4pm. Activities for the public include ship tours, helicopter displays, the Navy Band, marquee displays and activities for children. There will also be a bus provided linking the Base and the Navy Museum. Navy Museum will be hosting an exhibition with model ship-maker extraordinaire, Graham Beeson and ‘mini-moments in time’ tours navigating NZ Navy history through the Navy Museum’s ship models.

The main Queen’s Parade Gate and the Stanley Point Gate to the Base will be open for public access. Parking will be provided on nearby Ngataringa Sports Fields. In Devonport town centre itself, a village market day is happening including engagement activities, children's entertainment, live music and more.

Then on Sunday 25th March, 2pm-4pm, join us for a Family Fun Picnic to celebrate Neighbours Day at Windsor Reserve, Devonport Waterfront. Brought to you by Devonport Youth Forum and Devo Community Youth, you are invited to bring a picnic and enjoy live jazz music, plus plenty of entertainment for the kids with a free preschool play zone, bouncy castle and face painting. There will also be ice-cream and sausage sizzle for sale.

We also have two big school fairs happening in March.

Belmont Primary is holding its annual fair on Saturday, 3 March, 11am-3pm. This kid’s focused event includes Once Upon a Time, a new interactive kids’ experience, a range of delicious lunch options including food trucks, live performances and Battle of the Schools, pre-loved kids’ books, toys and more! Enter either via Harrison Ave or The Rose Centre entrance off Lake Road. Then on Saturday 17th March, Devonport School’s Fair on the Hill will be held from 12pm-6pm, Kerr St, Devonport. You can enjoy a riot of great food, live music, kids games and rides, with toys, clothes, books, plants, bric-a-brac, baking (and more) to buy!

Nga mihi Maria

DEVONPORT DOG PARADE SUNDAY, APRIL 8TH

2018 Devonport Dog Parade!

Devonport Dog Parade, Windsor Reserve, Devonport, Sunday, April 8th Devonport Dog Parade time is a great time of the year! This homegrown Devonport event has been running since 2009, and is always a big hit with young and old and any and all sorts of fabulous doggies!

Situated in the Windsor Reserve at the bottom of Victoria Road in Devonport by the sea, you are invited to join in for a wondrous afternoon to celebrate our love of our doggies!

Doggy boutique products and services will be available along with spectacular doggy entertainment, face painting and bouncy castles, and a parade complete with prizes for various categories, such as Best Dressed, Spunkiest Older Dog, Best Smile, etc.

This is a fun-filled afternoon for the whole family or come as you are... no doggy required!

Gold coin donation requested, and all proceeds benefit Greyhounds as Pets, a terrific animal rescue group that re-homes these stunning dogs. Join in all the fun for a great afternoon!

The Devonport Dog Parade will be held at the Windsor Reserve in Devonport, on Sunday, April 8, from 12.30 till 4.30pm. Proudly supported by Benefitz and Channel Magazine

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Windsor Reserve, Devonport

what:

A free, action packed day of events, entertainment, doggy goods and services and a chance to showcase our beloved 4 legged friends in a parade!

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Please direct any queries to Robyn Fond - Event Organiser on 445-6736 • Please ensure your dog is on a lead and/or muzzle if required • Please pick up after your dog!

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AN INTERVIEW WITH PADDY STAFFORD-BUSH

Paddy Stafford-Bush at her Devonport home with one of her own paintings.

Commitment to Community Paddy Stafford-Bush, JP, local identity and tireless community advocate, received a Queen’s Service Medal for services to the community in the New Year’s Honours list. She professes to be stunned by the honour, and during her interview with Channel Magazine frequently steered the conversation away from herself to the community groups and projects she has worked with.

She says events like the recent Belmont kaitahi (community dinner) epitomise why she has been so passionately involved in all manner of community events over the last three decades-plus since she arrived in Bayswater.

“I have been – and still am – an active member of the Bayswater Community Committee. I believe in that networking and support we can give each other. Today we have a very different community to what we had 30 years ago, but at the recent kaitahi we had more than 120 people turn up. What was so delightful was the number of young people, the number of middle-aged people and the number of older people, and everyone was working together for a common goal which was to strengthen our ties to our community. It was such a successful event…. There were lots of wonderful helpers who had been coming and going all day, giving their time. That’s true community.”

Paddy insists that the outcomes that have been achieved are not solely hers and that so many other people are involved in the things she’s been involved in. The QSM, she says, was acknowledgment of the support she’s had from her family, and for all the groups and all the people she’s worked with over the years.

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of being a playcentre mum at Takarunga Playcentre. Playcentre, she says shapes you. “It showed me how powerful a collective could be, gave me the confidence to work collectively and democratically, and taught me about communities and decision-making.”

Then there were the hockey teams she’s played in at local, national and Masters level; the development of the Rose Centre; the formation of the North Shore Heritage Trust; the Auckland Conservation Board; the North Shore Events Centre; Devonport Rotary which she joined after she retired from local government; and no doubt more that she was too modest to talk about. All in addition to a full-time teaching job before she was elected to local government as a member (and chair for two terms) of the Devonport Community Committee under the North Shore City Council regime.

With her interest in the environment primed by subjects she’d taken at university (and no doubt heightened by the prevailing ethos on the community committee), perhaps the next logical progression was an invitation to sit on the Auckland Conservation Board. “That made me aware of greater Auckland and all the wonderful reserves and spaces we have for public use, the importance of public and open space, and how once green space is taken, you can’t get it back. In the same way, with heritage, once you take it away you can’t get it back. Yet those are the things that make a community what it is.”

Paddy reiterates that none of her achievements have been hers alone. “To be successful, you need to have a good group with you who also share the common goal. I’ve been blessed with many good people. Receiving the QSM,” she says, “has given kudos and credit

to the groups I’ve been involved with. It’s not about me, it’s about them, and it’s validated what they’ve done.”

By the same token, as she reluctantly concedes, groups need leaders to help them steer the path they take; they need someone like Paddy who’s able to take the reins and advocate for causes they are committed to. “While I felt a bit uncomfortable about accepting the QSM, it was lovely to receive the comment from a fellow Rotarian: ‘Paddy, if you hadn’t been there leading and collecting people to do something, it would never have happened.’

To be successful, you need to have a good group with you who also share the common goal. I’ve been blessed with many good people.

Nowhere was this more evident than in the establishment of the Rose Centre in Belmont 25 years ago. She became involved through her teaching role at Takapuna Grammar School, and was “thrust into the position of chairing the steering group and bringing three disparate groups together”. Belmont school wanted a hall; Company Theatre needed a venue; and the community needed a heart, a meeting place. Paddy says the outcome was “wonderful.

That was the big one; that made me realise the importance of community.” She’s now the Rose Centre’s patron, still actively involved, mentoring, helping with promotion, and following closely its meetings and events. And while she’s not a member of Company Theatre, she is a member of the Rose Singers, a “group of people who like to sing”, who get together weekly to sing together, and who perform twice annually to raise funds for the community.

Paddy was also a founding trustee and chair of the North Shore Heritage Trust, which was set up under the auspices of the North Shore City Council. In the last decade and a half it has supported more than 140 projects across the North Shore with small grants to achieve positive heritage outcomes. Early projects supported by the Trust included conservation plans for The Victoria Theatre and the Northcote Hotel; another was the replacement of the veranda above the old bakery in Hinemoa Street in Birkenhead. She has only recently retired from the Trust, having stayed on to assist in the transition from North Shore City Council to Auckland Council.

When she retired from local government, Paddy joined Devonport Rotary, where she continues to be actively involved in the club’s fundraising projects, most notably at present the Devonport Fine Homes Tour, and Sculpture on Shore in support of Friends of Women’s Refuge.

Amongst work, politics, and the various organisations she was involved with, Paddy continued to play sport. In inimitable style, as she reached a “certain age” and had seemingly reached the use-by date when you could no longer play for a team, she became involved in Masters sport and was involved in setting up the bi-annual transTasman Masters hockey series, now the biggest hockey event in New Zealand.

Paddy has now forsaken hockey for seemingly more individualistic sporting pursuits, ones that have taken her on extraordinary journeys to remote places across the globe and in New Zealand. She took up skiing when she was 50, and a recent painting (another of her recently developed skills) provides a potent reminder of the ski safari she did in January, skiing from refugio to refugio across the Dolomites in Italy. But even painting and skiing are enjoyed as part of a community. She skis with a group of “same time next year” friends who travel annually for ski adventures in North America or Europe. “And I love it!” Painting's social side again involves Paddy as "organiser"; she has gathered a small community

of friends who get together for a “social unwind” and to share their artistic pursuits.

She’s also an avid off-road cyclist, here and overseas, with trips across Vietnam and another around the base of Mount Kilimanjaro and across Tanzania into Uganda recorded in just two other of her impressionist acrylic paintings that act as memories of the journeys she takes.

At one stage, she confesses, “I did go through a phase of race walking”, where she won the gold medal in her age category in the World Masters games. Being goal-oriented, she promptly abandoned the sport, there being no higher goals to achieve.

Paddy is also passionately committed to the Bobby Stafford-Bush Foundation, a trust established in memory of their son who was killed 16 years ago. With the support of their other two children, she and husband Brian set up the Foundation as a “living inheritance” for Bobby. “This was an interesting thing to do,” she says. The focus of the Foundation has been on sponsoring young people with high potential, as Bobby himself had. “Lots and lots of little things, because if you’re in sport, art or culture it’s very hard to get funding.

It’s also a bit of a mentoring role. It’s been fabulous.”

Coming back to her receipt of the QSM, Paddy says: “I was blown away. I think it comes back to what I said before: the fact that people care about what’s being done. It’s real community pride and it’s the collective good that comes out of it. It’s not just me; it’s all those who have been part of whatever [we’ve achieved], and the pride to be associated with it.

“I have never been frightened to stand up for a particular thing, and to stand tall for values and beliefs. I just see it as being part of the community. You can choose to be part of a community, or you can choose just to live in a community.”

Paddy with another of her own artworks.

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EASTER CHURCH SERVICES

COMMUNITY NEWS

Easter Services on the Shore St Peter’s Anglican Church 11 Killarney Street, Takapuna Phone: 09 489 6242 Maundy Thursday 29 March 7.30pm – Communion Service Good Friday 30 March 10.00am – Family service 12.00pm – 3.00pm – The Way of the Cross Easter Day 1 April 8.00am – Communion Service 10.00pm – Family Communion Service

Takapuna Methodist Church Takapuna Methodist Church, 429 Lake Road, Phone 489 4590 EASTER CHURCH SERVICES – with Rev Peter Norman When: Thursday 29th March Maundy Tenebrae Service 7.30pm at TMC Good Friday 30th March Service 10am at TMC Sunday 01st April Dawn Service 6.15am (meet at The Strand, Takapuna Beach) Easter Sunday 10am at TMC

St George’s Presbyterian Church 2 The Terrace, Takapuna (opposite Shore City Mall) Phone 09 489 5689 Email office.stgeorges@xtra.co.nz Good Friday Service 10am Easter Sunday Service 10am – Communion Service Sunday School playgroup 9.30am every Sunday during school term Welcome! We are an inclusive Church.

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Nga Tai ki Tamaki carver Reuben Kirkwood , right, with the pouwhenua he created.

A Blessing for Te Onewa Pa On Monday 19 February a dawn blessing marked the official opening of the upgrade of Te Onewa Pa in Northcote, under the northern end of the Harbour Bridge.

Te Onewa was a major Transport Minister Phil Twyford and Pani headland pa site occupied Gleeson of Ngati Whatua Kaipara. for many centuries. The site and surrounding area were sold to the Government in 1841 and subsequently subdivided into residential lots. Stokes Point Reserve, the site of part of the pa, was formally recognised in 1884. In the 1950s, Te Onewa was chosen as the northern approach for the Auckland Harbour Bridge, with construction starting in 1956 and opening to traffic in May 1959. Later, in 2010, important strengthening work on the bridge’s box girder structures was completed; as part of that work, NZTA made a commitment to improve the area and recognise the cultural and historic values of the site. It worked closely with iwi, heritage specialists and key stakeholders throughout the project.

Early stages of the upgrade involved artwork on the Auckland Harbour Bridge legs and natural and cultural landmarks painted on the road surface. The third and final stage of the upgrade, which includes construction of an 80m pathway and a raised timber walkway and platform to improve access, started in July last year and was completed early in 2018. It also involved replacement of a pedestrian bridge across the pa site’s defensive ditch (the only remaining visible feature of the historical site, which holds significant archaeological and cultural values), and planting that included ponga logs and native eco-sourced plants to upgrade the area and prevent cliff erosion. Safety features including new fencing around the cliff edge and entrance and exit gates to reduce anti-social behaviour.

Part of the project included a pouwhenua, carved from heart totara by Reuben Kirkwood of Nga Tai ki Tamaki, which was revealed during the dawn blessing and recognises the whakapapa of mana whenua.

In opening the upgraded pa site, Minister of Transport Phil Twyford said “Te Onewa Pa holds a special place in Maori and Auckland history. This work acknowledges the cultural and historical importance of the area.

“Close collaboration with iwi, Auckland Council, Heritage NZ and the NZ Transport Agency has created an opportunity to share, respect, protect and celebrate the cultural history and identity of this site, [and] helped to preserve it for future generations.”

COMMUNITY NEWS: ABILITIES GROUP

BIRKENHEAD NEWS

Key aspirations identified for Birkenhead Your regular update from the Birkenhead Residents Association

Abilities Group recycles polystyrene using a densifier which reduces the poly by 90%.

The Problem with Poly(styrene) So, what’s the big problem?

Polystyrene (EPS, styrofoam) is an excellent packaging material due to its insulating and protective properties.

Unfortunately, once goods are delivered and Polystyrene is remoulded and redirected opened polystyrene into product production, such as picture then becomes a frames. waste material that companies must pay to dispose of. Large, bulky pieces of polystyrene can take up significant space in a waste skip which means the skip becomes full more quickly, requires emptying more frequently and thus increasing costs. It is conservatively estimated that hundreds of thousands of tons of waste polystyrene is produced and sent to landfill on an annual basis. This material is very lightweight compared to its volume so it is not hard to imagine how much precious landfill space is filled with tons and tons of polystyrene.

The answer is Abilities Group!

Abilities Group recycles polystyrene using a densifier which reduces the poly by 90%. What starts out as light-weight and soft soon becomes heavy and solid. It tan then be re-melted, remoulded and redirected into product production, such as picture frames.

Open 7 days, Abilities Group charges $20 per large drop off and $5 for small amounts. The polystyrene must be clean, dry and free of contamination.

Abilities Group is open to businesses and the general public at 91 Hillside Road, Glenfield, with easy parking onsite.

For more information visit our website www.abilities.co.nz or contact Peter Fraher at peterf@abilities.co.nz or phone 027 229 2250 or 444 0611.

The team was delighted to launch the Birkenhead Neighbourhood Plan at the Birkenhead Artisan Market on 17 February. It now includes some new concepts around residential and built character that we hope will stimulate discussion and further exploration of some design principles for Birkenhead.

Community feedback last year identified a number of key aspirations relating to Mix of old and new: respect for the old and having a quality built environment that for the neighbouring reflects Birkenhead’s character, heritage context. and diversity through high standards of design.

The feedback is summarised as: • Ensure quality focus in design of built environment • Encourage view-facing retail and public spaces in the village and other areas of the neighbourhood • Integrate green focus in all development, eg green walls and roofs • Residential development that Active street frontages, respects the heritage and character of fine grain and tactile Birkenhead; protecting unique heritage pedestrian experience. buildings • Development that supports a range of lifestyle needs and caters for all ages and abilities • Design for the topography and landscape to enhance the natural beauty and land forms • Retention of light and sunlight, especially in winter; minimise shadowing effects of new development.

These aspirations have been developed into design concepts that encourage developers, business and home owners to consider sustainable development and working with the natural environment for example by retaining established trees, stormwater harvesting and using locally sourced materials.

What’s next? Planning is underway to consider what short-term activities can help us get started on enhancing our neighbourhood in line with this long-term vision through a range of place-making and community based initiatives.

The team is pleased to be part of stakeholder discussions about the Birkenhead War Memorial Park and will be looking for opportunities as part of those discussions to advocate for the principles within the plan. Later this month, Auckland Council will be releasing its Long-term Plan and Auckland Plan refresh and this will be another opportunity to promote our own plan’s aims.

We look forward to providing regular updates through 2018. Contact us at BirkenheadPlanning@gmail.com for further information or to get involved.

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ARTS NEWS: NORTHART

Plenty to ponder at Northart Northart has made a great start to the year, with the month long installation of ‘Malcolm Harrison. A Celebration’.

A spectacular exhibition of art quilts and stitched work by one of New Zealand’s foremost textile artists, it attracted a large and very committed audience, as well as a great attendance at the floor talk and various other associated events. If you didn’t see it, you can later this year at the Whangarei Art Gallery and in 2019 at Uxbridge.

Currently in the gallery is a Northart members’ show. We normally start the year off with a members’ show, but this time around it got bumped down to February. But it was well worth the wait! While members’ shows are always very special events, highlighting as they do the achievements of the painters, photographers, print makers and craftspeople who make up the group, this year seems particularly diverse and lively. Also currently on show is a group painting show: abstract works by Karenna Mollard and Suzanne Vesty and abstracted landscapes by Jo Dalgety and Cath Williams. Both shows close at 4pm on 14 March.

Our sixth annual ‘XIV Stations of the Cross’ exhibition opened on Friday 2 March and will remain in the gallery windows spaces until Easter Monday. Given our excellent lighting system it is viewable 24 hours per day – indeed the works seems to gain focus and drama in the evenings, so it is well worth a contemplative walk around at that time. It will remain in situ until Easter Monday.

Our sixth annual ‘XIV Stations of the Cross’ exhibition opened on Friday 2 March and will remain in the gallery windows spaces until Easter Monday.

‘Drawings’ opens Monday 19 March. A much looked forward to annual event, the show will include 17 invited artists – including well known artists such as Robert Ellis, Simon McIntyre, and Ross Ritchie - with each artist exhibiting two works on 1000 x 760mm high quality paper sponsored by Gordon Harris, The Art and Graphic Store. They will be exhibited unframed and all will be available for purchase. For a full list of participating artists please go to www.northart.co.nz Opening the same day is ‘Of Veils and Sails” a two person exhibition by Salama (Moata) McNamara and Shannon Gleeson. A graduate of Northland Polytechnic in Applied/Visual Art, Shannon has mostly exhibited in the north; we are delighted to present her first significant exhibition in Auckland. Writing about her show she says: “I have a curious admiration for chaos…. It reveals things I wouldn’t have thought to look for [and] I give it as much freedom as my pre-programmed mind will allow. And then I draw the line. I am thinking of the land when I make this work, particularly our land, green, soft and sharp, full of textural contrast. And the heat that formed it. I chose to work with wax. It has to be one of the most

Frances Atkins, 2018

Shannon Gleeson

Salama Moata McNamara

John Nicol, 2018

Mark Whippy, Red Flag, 2018

Rosemary Theunissen, Receding Tide, 2018

chaotic materials I have ever used…”

Salama has been making, learning and teaching for the past 30 years and her works in this show follow from a research focus on veils and unveiling. From a Maori background (Nga Puhi, Te Mahurehure) she has a strong understanding of a world ‘ki tua o te aria – beyond the veil’, alongside a religious belief that sees her taking on the veil (hijab), and the works give us, as viewers, insights into cultural and religious difference and in/exclusion. “In making this art, I am engaging in a continual process of covering and uncovering, both in the work and in this ‘self’. The works [I hope] reveal, hold moments of this process on surfaces that in themselves conceal and reveal something of the spaces in which they are displayed.”

So there is plenty to see, to ponder, to enjoy at Northart this March - don’t miss visiting us.

Northart, Norman King Square, Northcote Shopping Centre 09 480 9633 022 102 2422 gallery@northart.co.nz Northart is supported by Auckland Council, Kaipatiki Local Board, the Birkenhead Licensing Trust and Lion Foundation.

Norman King Square, Ernie Mays Street, Northcote Shopping Centre Phone 09 480 9633 gallery@northart.co.nz www.northart.co.nz Northart is supported by Kaipatiki Local Board, the Lion Foundation and Birkenhead Licensing Trust and is open 10am – 4pm daily, evening viewings by arrangement.

Admission is free.

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MASSEY UNIVERSITY NEWS

Massey University Vice-Chancellor Jan Thomas.

A vision for Massey University This month earthworks start on a major new building development at Massey University’s Auckland campus at Albany. It also marks a year since Professor Jan Thomas took up the role as Massey University’s Vice-Chancellor. She outlines her thoughts on the place of Massey University in the community and the tertiary education landscape, and the opportunities offered at the Auckland campus.

Jan, who trained as a veterinary scientist in Australia, was most recently Vice-Chancellor and President at the University of Southern Queensland. She was initially attracted to the role at Massey because of its wonderful international reputation, but also because of the country. New Zealand, where she has now very firmly laid down roots, is a country she has great respect for. “If I’m going to work really hard as a true servant of the public, which I view the role of the Vice-Chancellor to be, I’m thrilled and privileged to do that in a country I really believe in.”

It’s been a great move personally and professionally and she’s loving the new challenges the role has offered.

While she’s working to develop a view of Massey as a single institution, spread over three New Zealand campuses (Auckland, Palmerston North and Wellington) with a significant distance learning cohort, each campus has its own personality. North Shore, she says, is centred in a rapidly developing part of Auckland, at the forefront of innovation and entrepreneurship. The campus and the area are home to “a lot of really energised and energetic people and organisations focusing in on what will make the North Shore worldclass and future-focused”.

“We all know that the digital age is upon us, and education is smack-bang in the sweet spot of that: how we prepare the next generation of leaders; how we work hand-in-glove with businesses and NGOs and government to create ecosystems that lead to social and economic well-being. I think you’re seeing a lot of that proactively in this region.

“With good research, good communication, and good partnerships,” she adds, such as Massey has with Smales Farm, Grow North (a partnership between the university, ATEED and the BNZ managed by Massey University's Knowledge Exchange Hub) and The Wonder Room (a multi-disciplinary space where students solve challenges a community group or business is facing, or bring new ideas to reality), “you can come up with solutions that don’t just

solve a problem but that actually take us to the next level.”

“There’s a lot of work going on across the university looking at academic programmes to see how these can be made contemporary and future-focussed so our graduates have that capability hardwired into them.”

Jan is a real believer in the role of education in transforming lives and society. “The Auckland campus is a key strategic part contributing remarkable leadership at the cutting edge of collaboration between academia and community and industry.”

In this context, she adds, Massey’s leadership in the social sciences and humanities, under the leadership of Distinguished Professor Paul Spoonley, has seen the Bachelor of Arts reconceptualised to create graduates with widely transferable skills able to quickly adapt to new ways of thinking.

“I’m very proud of what humanities and social sciences are doing in that space; we work very hard to get cross-college influences; that collision is the future of education. There’s always a need for people with pure and deep knowledge but the success of people in the future will be their ability to work across disciplines, understanding different ways of knowing, problem-solving in groups that have multiple different backgrounds. That’s an important part of the Massey offer.”

She believes that in executing the university’s new strategic plan over the next four years, Massey will continue to enhance its reputation as a university where not only do you get a high quality education for a world of work that you don’t yet know, but where you also can develop entrepreneurial capability.

The new buildings planned for the Auckland campus are an innovation complex, and an addition to the Sir Neil Waters lecture theatre complex. But the growth and development of the Auckland campus as a future-focused hub, with strength across the social sciences and humanities, business, science, and health, is not just about new buildings. Jan is enthusiastic about Massey as a modern university campus driving innovation through “collision and collaboration between students and researchers across different disciplines”. By bringing “smart people together with creative ideas” you get an explosion of ideas, she believes, with students better prepared for jobs and a changing workplace that is unknowable in the present. www.massey.ac.nz

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2018 shaping as big year for North Harbour Club

Kicking off with Lexus of North Shore Innovation Lunch at the B:HIVE, Smales Farm 2018 is shaping up as a big year for the North Harbour Club and Charitable Trust, following on from 2017 when the total value of grants made through the AIMES Awards went over the $2 million mark.

The North Harbour Club is made up of over 180 members, all leaders in local affairs, business, education, sport and social development. They are all residents or have their businesses in the North Harbour region. First set up in 1995, a stated aim of the organisation was to promote excellence by encouraging and providing financial assistance to the young people of the region who are achieving excellence in their chosen field. This support is provided through the annual AIMES Awards programme which has resulted in grants being made to over 300 young people. To qualify for the AIMES Awards, recipients must have shown excellence in the areas of The Arts; Innovation; Music; Education; Sport and Service to the Community. (AIMES) In simple terms the club’s focus is raising funds during the year by way of events, sponsorships and memberships. Virtually all these funds are then applied to grants through the annual AIMES Awards programme. Events include:- Lunches with interesting guest speakers, networking evenings and dinners.

Since 2015, the North Harbour Club and Charitable Trust has also administered the regions Business Hall of Fame. This again is recognising excellence – by those who have made significant contributions to business and the community.

The North Harbour Club year was launched with the publishing of its annual Northside Magazine in early February. Hand in hand with the publishing of the 14th annual edition of the magazine, the club also launched a strong new online version of the magazine, called NorthsideLive (www.northsidelive.co.nz).

Events for the year kicked off with an ‘After 5’ networking evening hosted by sponsor Milford Asset Management at the Takapuna Boating Club on Wednesday February 28th. Over 70 people were on hand to hear guest speaker Brian Gaynor, one of the New Zealand’s leading investment experts. Brian shared his views of the New Zealand and global economy as well as providing a brief update on the Milford Asset Management business, which he founded in 2003. He was very interesting and informative.

In early March, just as this issue was rolling off the press, the first North Harbour Club Lexus of North Shore Charity Lunch for the year was being held. In a deviation from the norm, the lunch attended by over 300 people was being held on the top floor of the new B:HIVE building at Smales Farm. The theme of the lunch was innovation, so the venue was very appropriate. The guest speaker at the lunch was Michelle Dickinson (aka Nanogirl). Michelle was then part of an innovation discussion panel that included local tech entrepreneur Sir Peter Maire; Futurist, Innovator and Strategist David Wild; and Jackie Young CEO of the ecentre at Massey University. There are

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four Lexus of North Shore Charity Lunches held each year. The next is scheduled for early June.

For further information regarding the North Harbour Club and Charitable Trust and the AIMES Awards, visit: www.northharbourclub.co.nz

Introducing…

www.northsidelive.co.nz For 14 years the North Harbour Club and Charitable Trust has been producing the printed NorthSide magazine. This is the annual magazine that celebrates the accomplishments of those achieving excellence and highlights the support they get from the club – its members, sponsors and supporters.

In early February the club launched a superb online version of this magazine – the two go hand-in-hand – called NorthsideLive.

As the name suggests this online version will be constantly live during the year, with reports from AIMES alumni from around the world and with general news and information about the club and all its activities.

Visit: www.northsidelive.co.nz

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EDUCATION: KRISTIN SCHOOL

Amar Hamilton-Vincent and Sam Wouters received Kristin’s top awards for the IB Diploma and NCEA in 2017.

14 Kristin graduates achieved the prestigious status of IB Top Scholar in 2017 having attained 40 or more points out of the possible 45 in their IB Diploma. Those who could attend the national IB Top Scholars’ Awards Ceremony held at Kristin on 3 February were presented with their certificates by The Rt Hon Sir John Key.

Top Scholars and Academic Awards Kristin’s annual Academic Awards Assembly was held on Friday 9 February to celebrate the success of students in the 2017 NCEA and IB Diploma Examinations. We acknowledged the outstanding results of 148 students, both current and Alumni from last year.

45% of our Year 11 students from 2017 attained an Excellence Endorsed Level 1 NCEA certificate. The following Year 11 students attained at a higher level: Haoshu Wang attained 74 Excellence credits in a combination of Level 1, 2 & 3 standards, Romeo Dean achieved Level 2 Excellence endorsement, and Aleisha Chalmers, Fergus Scott and Casper Wong all achieved both Level 1 and Level 2 Excellence endorsements.

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21% of Year 12 students achieved Excellence endorsements, and in NCEA Level 3 21% gained Excellence endorsement. Alice Hanson performed ‘The Wizard & I’ from the musical Wicked by Stephen Schwartz during the assembly and was then presented with her iTicket Showdown Awards trophy for ‘Best Female Lead in a musical’ for her part as Maria in Kristin's production of West Side Story in 2017.

Kristin Excellence certificates were presented to all students who gained Excellence endorsement and Distinction badges were presented to Heimiti Beziac and Sophie Wallace for the exceptionally high rate of Excellence in all their standards.

The top award for NCEA Level 3 in 2017 went to Sam Wouters for the highest overall rate of Excellence. He was awarded a Distinction badge and the National Qualifications Trophy donated by the Neely family.

Nearly 80 students successfully completed the IB Diploma Programme last year. 19 students were awarded Kristin Excellence certificates, and the following 11 students distinction badges for attaining 40 or more points: Jaffar Al-Sakini, William Baker, Sonia Hua, Dexin Kong, Elvis Ludvich, Emily MacLean, Dimitri Petreski, Felicity Qin, Adam Sinclair, Kelly Wang and Helena Wiseman. In addition, Honours Ties were awarded to Victoria Gancheva and Cynthia Hou for scoring 44 points out of a possible 45, a score that places them in the top 1% of students world-wide.

The top award for the IB Diploma in 2017 went to Amar HamiltonVincent for scoring a perfect score of 45 points. He received an Honours Tie and the International Cup donated by the Mittiga family.

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Kristin students helping other teenagers to shine Last year, two of our current Year 13 students, Sally Zhang and Petra Patterson, created the ‘New Zealand Secondary Schools Photography Competition’ as their CAS (Creativity, Action and Service) project; providing an opportunity for budding young photographers to expose their art to the wider community. It was a competition for teenagers, created by teenagers, organised by teenagers to inspire teenagers and promote their work.

The inaugural competition took place early November 2017 to late January 2018 and invited applications from all secondary school students across New Zealand to enter any ‘Wonder’ themeconsistent photographs they wanted.

Why ‘Wonder’ you ask? Sally and Petra wanted to understand the things that inspire the youth of New Zealand. “…whether it is the colours of autumn or an act of human kindness. We want to encourage these high school students to seek and actively capture this ‘Wonder’ they feel, to find the beauty in the ordinary, especially when the world is being portrayed in such a negative light” said the two project managers.

From over 400 photographs submitted, 20 photographs were selected by adjudicators from the Photographic Society of New Zealand (all PSNZ accredited judges) to be displayed at the Bruce Mason Centre from 10 February – 4 March 2018. Prizes including cameras and other photography equipment were awarded to the photographers of the top three photographs, as well as the People’s Choice Award at the NZSSPC award night.

Sally and Petra are both passionate young photographers themselves, and prior to launching their competition, felt there was a void in the market for New Zealand’s youth to share their artistic flair. They hoped their competition would help support teenage artists and nurture their love for photography by providing an Competition entry opportunity to really 'Nostalgie' - Keanu Beziac, Kristin. showcase their skills.

Petra Patterson and Sally Zhang – founders of the New Zealand Secondary Schools Photography Competition (NZSSPC).

“We are extremely grateful to our generous sponsors Bayleys Foundation, Photographic Society of New Zealand, Panasonic NZ, Joby, Lowepro and Photogear as well as our teachers, parents and friends who have supported us on this project. The NZSSPC gallery is the result of all our efforts to expose the works of some of the best secondary school photographers of New Zealand. Through the lens of these photographers, we hope you too will be inspired by what our generation considers to be ‘Wonder’.”

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EDUCATION: WESTLAKE GIRLS

Sterling start to sporting year It’s been a tremendous start to 2018 for several outstanding Westlake athletes.

Tennis Vivian Yang (Year 9) won two titles at the New Zealand U14 Tennis Champs in Christchurch late January. Vivian won the Girls Singles title then followed this by also winning the Doubles title.

Not quite 2018, but still worthy of a mention is Elys Ventura (Year 12) who won the U18 Junior Singles National Tennis Championships in December. Elys also holds the U16 Junior National title – her hard work paying off with two major titles in one year.

Touch rugby Seven Westlake students were members of the North Harbour Under-16 Touch team that won the NZ U16 Age Group National title in mid-February. The Westlake students in the winning team were: Makenzee Boucher (Year 10), Charli Foster (Year 11), Briar Hadfield (Year 11), Ellie Minton (Year 11), Kylie McGahan (Year 11), Briana Paea (Year 10) and Holly Williams (Year 11).

Beach Volleyball The NZ Age Group and NZ Secondary Schools Beach Volleyball Championships were recently held in Mt Maunganui. Tamara Otene (Year 12), was crowned the NZ U19 Beach Volleyball Champion, with Katie Sadlier and Zara Pocock (both Year 13) receiving the bronze medal in this age group. Domi Menoita (Year 10) was crowned the NZ U15 Champion and received the Legendary Medal for most outstanding performance of the event. In the NZSS event, Tamara Otene and Juliette Vukets (both Year 12) came away with the silver medal in the Senior Girls grade, and Zara Pocock and Elizabeth Howard (Year 12) the bronze medal. In mid-February Tamar Otene and her beach volleyball partner from New Plymouth were selected to represent New Zealand at the Oceania Beach Volleyball Qualifying Event for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. The event will be held in Canberra, Australia 1-4 March.

Cricket Lune Strydom (Year 11) was a member of the Auckland U15 Representative Girls Cricket Team which won the New Zealand U15 Girls Cricket Championship in Whanganui in mid-January 2018. Lune’s team was undefeated throughout the tournament.

Chemistry teacher fast-tracking her career As far as alter-egos go, chemistry teacher by day, and racing car driver by night, isn’t bad.

Steff Chambers may not race at night, but the rest is true of the Westlake Girls Acting Head of Chemistry. “It’s great in class on a Monday,” she says. “My students always say ‘Miss, Miss, how did you go?’ They love the fact their teacher races at the weekends."

The unusual hobby turned into a passion after her sons became more independent and she found herself with time to spare. “Both boys were athletes so I’d spent 99% of my spare time running around after them as they competed in baseball and archery. I decided it was time to do something for myself,” she says. Her first car, a Porsche 911 (964) was purchased through TradeMe. “When I was 18 I had a model of a slate grey Porsche 911 – I’d wanted one ever since I was a kid. When I saw that exact car for sale I knew I had to get it.”

Taking it to the track for a casual spin, her interest in racing quickly grew – as did her ability. “I’m a sponge,” she says. “I learn fast. I had mentors who taught me race craft – it’s the hardest skill I’ve ever learnt, it’s not something you innately do well. I had to unlearn some things.”

Convinced by other racers to take the sport up a notch, Steff purchased a 1990 Porsche 944 S2 and now races in the Pirelli Porsche Championship. It’s her second season, and with the assistance of major sponsor Actibush she has seen some impressive improvements. “Last season was a learning curve. I was slow but completed every race. This season I’ve had my first win – at Ruapuna in Christchurch." She’s currently sitting in second place on the table for her class, with just two of this season’s six rounds to complete.

Being the only female in the Pirelli Porsche Championship is a point of difference - and a source of pride. “There’s a real thrill in it,” says Steff. “Now I know I can race well and it’s harder for the boys to pass me. We race as equals. We treat each other with respect and there is strong camaraderie amongst the drivers. If someone’s car is broken, others will help.”

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Steff Chambers walking through the garages at the Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park in Taupo.

Steff racing at Mansfield.

Having won her first race, Steff’s goal now is to win a round which means winning two of three races.

So what’s it like to get behind the wheel of a road car after racing around a track? “I’m quite a nana in a regular car. Demerit points can affect your ability to race so I’m really careful.”

In April, once racing is over, Steff will use the off-season to modify and improve her Porsche. “Next year my goal is to take out a championship,” she says.

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Student selected for Commonwealth Games Rhythmic Gymnast Stella Ebert isn’t fazed that she’s the youngest person in the New Zealand Commonwealth Games team travelling to Queensland in April. In fact, the 15 year-old Year 11 student at Westlake Girls High School can’t wait to perform – despite most of her competitors being at least five years her senior.

“I only experience nerves at the bigger competitions – and with the Commonwealth Games I know I just need to keep them under control,” she says. “I’ve never had an experience like this before so I’m really excited to see what its like.”

More of an issue for the young gymnast was keeping the news of her selection quiet for over a week. “I knew I was looking pretty good – but anything can happen. So when they rang and said I’d been selected I was excited. But they said I couldn’t tell anyone for a week and a half which was really hard. They announced it publicly on Monday [5 February] but I was actually more excited on the Thursday beforehand.”

Stella has had her fair share of success on the gym floor, but selection into the Commonwealth Games team is an obvious highlight. She is the youngest person on the New Zealand team by just nine days, with Stella Ashcroft (Women's Artistic Gymnast) from Christchurch also selected.

Stella’s gymnastic abilities have grown steadily since she first joined kindy gym as a toddler, and then rhythmic gymnastics aged just five. Showing natural aptitude, she was quickly put into a competition class and worked her way up through several national and international competitions. Moving clubs in 2015, she now trains with Marnie Sterner of Xtreme Rhythmix.

She’s recently dominated the New Zealand rhythmic gymnastics scene and has won every national competition there is. International travel has included events in Azerbaijan, Budapest, Greece, Bulgaria and Namibia – where she placed third overall in the Junior Commonwealth Championships in 2016. She also secured eighth place at the Pacific Rim Championships in the United States. Most recently, Stella competed on 18 February at the Australia Cup in Coomera, Gold Coast. She placed first in her Clubs routine, bringing home Gold. Her overall placing was fifth.

Stella is first to admit managing the various aspects of her life takes a lot of planning and co-ordination. She trains 36 hours a week, making sure she keeps up with her studies. “After training I get home and do my homework to catch up on anything I’ve

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missed,” she says. “I have to be very organised or my life doesn’t work. I take heaps of notes! I’m also grateful to my parents and coach who support me – I couldn’t do it without them.”

When she takes to the floor at the Coomera Sports Centre in April, there are certain teams she’ll be watching out for. “I’ve competed against the Malaysian girls and they’re good. So are the teams from Great Britain, Wales and Canada – and of course they will be much older than me!”

Competition will involve two routines in the morning and two more routines in the afternoon. Each will comprise either hoop, clubs, ball or ribbon. “I’m not really thinking beyond the qualifying round at this stage,” she says.

“I love it when I do a good routine and the crowd is cheering at the end. I live for that feeling – it’s what I enjoy most about competing.

That’s what I’m looking forward to most at the Commonwealth Games – aside from the Opening Ceremony.”

After the Games Stella will take a break from gymnastics to give her body a rest, and then it’s back into training for the World Champs in September. Beyond that? “My ultimate goal is the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. And I’m young enough that if I don’t make it, then I’ll have another go.”

Strong results for 2017 Westlake Girls High School NCEA academic results for 2017 were pleasing, with the school performing well above the national average.

“More than 87% of our Year 11 students gained NCEA Level 1,” says Principal Jane Stanley. “In Levels 2 and 3, the results were even more impressive, with almost 94% gaining Level 2, and almost 93% gaining Level 3. A total of 83% achieved University Entrance.

We are very pleased with these results and know our graduating students are well-equipped for tertiary study and beyond.”

A total of 136 students received Level 1 Academic Excellence Awards for gaining Excellence endorsements in NCEA, and 92 students received Level 2 awards. Sophie Hindley received the Anna Buchly Cup for Y11 Excellence, and Ashleigh Sun received the trophy for Academic Excellence at Year 12.

The 2017 scholarship results have been released and we would like to congratulate Shu Ting Zheng who received three scholarships (Statistics, Classical Studies, Biology), and twins Courtney (English) and Brianna Reynolds-Smith (History, English). Courtney and Brianna, along with Annabelle Rennie-Younger (Physical Education), are worthy of particular mention as all three are exceptionally accomplished sailors who spent time away from their Year 13 studies to compete in various yachting trials and championships.

While balancing school work, Annabelle won the Yachting New Zealand Youth Trials and came fifth at the Junior World Champs in China, while Brianna and Courtney were named Under-20 Junior 470 women World Champions.

We had Outstanding Scholarships in two subjects – Statistics and Japanese.

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EDUCATION: ROSMINI COLLEGE

15 year-old Rosmini student Francesco Kayrouz's yachting win.

Yachting Win Rosmini College Year 11 student, Francesco Kayrouz (15) of Devonport, together with his crewman, Jackson Keon are the 2018 29er World Champions. The Zhik 29er World Championships 2018 were held in Hong Kong in early January. Francesco and Jackson had the top four results in all their races and they finished nine points ahead of Australia’s Lachie Brewer and Max Paul. Fellow

Francesco Kayrouz in action.

Rosmini College Year 11 student, Campbell Stanton (15) of Greenhithe and his crewman, William Shapland finished 19th.

Francesco says, “I found this a very cool experience as I reached my goal and I got to see a very different culture. I met new people and made friends. The highlights were winning and exploring Hong Kong.”

Rosmini's School Leaders 2018 The Rosmini College Head Boys for 2018 are Year 13 students Scott Maloney, 17, of Unsworth Heights and Michael SlessorWhite, also 17, of Milford.

Scott has a passion for theatre and acted last year in the school’s productions of ‘Bugsy Malone’ and ‘Children of the Poor’.

Scott also appeared in the Auckland Theatre Company’s ‘Grand Opening’ and The Pumphouse Theatre’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in Takapuna. Consequently he wants to “work hard to ensure the success of Rosmini performing arts.”

Scott hopes “to be a role model to all of the students at Rosmini” and “ensure the unity of the Rosmini Brotherhood.”

Michael has represented New Zealand in water polo and last year he was selected to play in the Under 20 New Zealand Water Polo team, which competed at the World Champs in Belgrade, Serbia.

Michael’s goal is to be selected for New Zealand’s Commonwealth Water Polo team. Michael too wants to be “an excellent role model” and provide such services to the school as coaching and promoting the Young Vinnies.

The Deputy Head Boys are Hank Trenton, 17, of Devonport and Luke Gilbert, also 17, of Milford. Hank is actively involved in the school’s performing arts and is "a fan of all things drama and music-related.” He wishes to “support the boys and strengthen the Brotherhood”. Luke plays for the school’s 1st XV and he hopes the team will, again, win the North Harbour rugby competition this year. Luke wants to “bring all the students in the school community closer together”.

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Rosmini College's Head Prefects with Headmaster, Mr Nixon Cooper.

The Sports Captains are Kruz Perrott-Hunt, 17, of Northcote and Luke Buxton, 17, of Greenhithe. Kruz is a member of Rosmini’s Senior Premiers Basketball team, which won the Nationals last year.

He is also a Junior Tall Black and a member of the New Zealand Breakers’ Development Unit. Kruz would like “to be more involved in the community as a prefect and a sports leader.” Luke plays for the 1st XI cricket team and the 1st XI hockey team. He is a New Zealand U18 hockey representative and a member of the Australasian Merit Cricket squad. Luke hopes to “achieve academic and sporting success and also be a true Rosminian who the younger students wish to follow.”

The Catholic Character Leader is Josiah Brown, 17, of Greenhithe.

He a member of the New Zealand U18 Lacrosse team and he has also won a Duke of Edinburgh Hillary Silver Award. Josiah says: “As Head of Catholic Character I would love to be a role model to my peers and spend as much time as I can with my brothers in the school.”

The Maori Leader is Mitchell Dance, 16, of Birkdale. He is also a member of Rosmini’s Senior Premiers Basketball team and he was named the Schick Championships Secondary Schools Nationals’ MVP. Mitchell is a New Zealand U17 Basketball Representative and a member of the Breakers' Basketball Academy team. Mitchell says: “As a prefect and Maori leader I hope to achieve many things.

However leadership is practised, not so much in words, but in attitude and actions. I believe a good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.”

EDUCATION: TAKAPUNA GRAMMAR

A continuing upward trend The number of scholarships gained at Takapuna Grammar School has risen yet again.

41 students have been awarded a total of 61 scholarships, across 19 subjects. There is a growing trend for our students to value this opportunity to test their abilities and knowledge in this most demanding arena. Leading the way was 2017 Dux, Katherine Jacobs, and the Proxime Accessit, Harvey Merton, who both won scholarships in all of their five subjects, with Harvey also scoring an Outstanding in Biology. Close behind with four scholarships was 2017 Summa cum laude, Mitchell Cuthbert and Aoke Jiang with three.

Dougal Burden also gained three, with one being an Outstanding for History. Halim Hoskin, Ella Johnson, Emilly Fan, Seongsuh (Annabel) Kim, and Poppy Ross each gained two.

In departmental terms, the Visual Arts were once again highly successful with 12 across Paint, Photography and Design. In Science, the total for Physics, Chemistry and Biology was 14, while there were seven in Geography, including two at Outstanding, five in English and in Mathematics, four in Media Studies and three in Physical Education.

The Technology Department is justifiably proud of two of their students, Tessa Wishart and Woosik Yoon, who both gained scholarships while only being in Year 12. Other scholarships awarded to Year 12 students were in English for Jessica Cheung, Geography, Amanda Dai, and in Media Studies, Loretta Raich. Also doing an accelerated course, Year 12 student Louise Wigram who won the prize for First in Year 13 Painting (her work was on the cover of the School Yearbook), and won a scholarship in Painting.

Off to Oxford

Local scholar, Dougal Burden, has been offered a place at Oxford, to read Law. Only 225 students world-wide were offered places from an initial list of 1805 applicants. He was one of the 657 interviewed via Skype in early December by two law professors. Dougal found the two 30 minute sessions, designed to identify speed of thought processes, Dougal Burden analytical ability and clarity of oral expression of ideas, “pretty challenging and intense but fascinating and intriguing, too”. His years in school debating teams and as a member of MUNA teams prepared him well for this challenge as well as his experiences as a school prefect, and Rowing Club captain.

Dougal has always been an outstanding student, gaining Excellence Certificate Endorsement at all three levels of the NCEA. In Year 13 he gained 91 credits at Excellence and four of his five subjects were also endorsed at Excellence. He has also just been awarded three Scholarships: in English and Classical Studies and an Outstanding in History.

Dougal has lived here since he was four, emigrating with his family from the UK. His mother, Morag, owns Devonport Flowers, his Dad, Simon, is a business analyst with Vodafone. Along with his twin brother, Hamish, Dougal and his family have been well regarded members of the local community for many years. The whole TGS school community is also proud of Dougal knowing that he fully deserves his place at such a prestigious institution.

A unique experience The Rotary National Science and Technology Forum is an annual 14-day long event that provides a unique opportunity for Year 13 students across the nation to explore the varied career pathways of science.

I was chosen to attend, along with classmate John Mottram and we spent the last couple of weeks of the summer holidays residing at the University of Auckland’s O’Rorke Hall, learning about science.

Little did we know that it was to be much more than just “a nerd camp”, but a place of ceaseless laughter, firm friendships and a brilliant bonding experience.

O’Rorke Hall was a very promising and comfortable facility, with numerous communal areas such as the common rooms on each floor, outdoor BBQ picnic area and the infamous volleyball court - which soon became the epicentre of lively competition between the teams. It was a fascinating insight into halls of residence living at uni.

Each morning began at 6:30 am, with a large whiteboard presenting the detailed schedule of the day ahead. This involved the frantic juggling of participating in an intense early morning activity such as aerobics, devouring breakfast and washing up - all before the 8:40am assemble.

The six coloured teams rotated through 14 different modules from 9am - 12pm, and after a fulfilling lunch, the second module ran from 2pm - 5pm. A particularly enticing module was an engineering one, where robot cars came to “life” and escaped from a maze through Boolean logic.

For John, “the Forum was much more than I had imagined. One of the highlights was the chemistry module where we conducted lots of illegal experiments not possible to be done at school…”

Students at the science forum.

John Mottram and Kate Lee at the science forum.

An impressive dinner was always served after the lengthy modules.

However, this was still not the last item on the day's agenda. There was always a different evening activity planned, some of which included technology visits, recreational activities or the volleyball competitions.

Not only were the modules a great indicator of the Forum’s success, but it was also the lifelong friendships that I have formed between like-minded and thriving individuals. The Forum was a magical experience where the initial 174 nationwide strangers became, in the end, a tight-knit family immersed in a rich atmosphere of team spirit, shared success and camaraderie.

Choosing to attend the Forum was probably the best decision made in my life so far. It really brought out each and every student’s passion and fascination for science. It was a purely unforgettable experience. I am still missing it a lot. By Kate Lee

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EDUCATION: WESTLAKE BOYS

William Pike launches The Big Read with Year 9.

The Big Read Starting high school can be quite a daunting experience and a big step up from life at Intermediate. At the beginning of every school year two questions always crop up: ‘What can we do to help our Year 9 students settle in and feel they belong at Westlake?’ and ‘How do we get them reading?’

Westlake Boys has developed a new programme, The Big Read, to help address both these questions.

The idea could not be simpler – at the end of last year, every incoming Year 9 student was given a copy of the same book and asked to read it over the summer. This gave every student something in common from day one; an ice-breaker they could talk about with any other Year 9 student. The Big Read also sets the expectation that reading is a central part of school life every day. Like every other skill, the more they practice, the better they will become and we want to encourage them to read for pleasure so that it is easier to read for class.

The book we gave the boys is ‘Every Day’s a Good Day’

by Westlaker (old boy) William Pike. It is his story of what happened when he was caught on Mt Ruapehu as it erupted in 2007, resulting in him losing half his right leg. A story of courage and determination, it embodies many of the values that Westlake Boys aims to nurture in its students: try your best, always have a

Conrad Muller with William Pike’s book for The Big Read.

positive attitude and follow your passion.

William came to talk about his experience with our Year 9 students and was genuinely inspiring. He made the story very real for them and one lucky student got to help him remove his leg and clean it! William stressed the importance of developing close relationships, having a strong sense of purpose and setting goals. He also explained that you don’t have to climb mountains in order to be an explorer - that the boys can all be explorers by seeking out new opportunities and challenging themselves.

The Big Read is much more than just everyone reading the same book. Elements of ‘Every Day’s a Good Day’ are being incorporated into the Year 9 English and Social Studies curricula. Westlake Boys is also offering the William Pike Challenge Award (WPCA) as an option for many of the Year 9 students. The WPCA programme comprises outdoor activities, community service and developing a hobby. Headmaster, David Ferguson, says, “We are working towards developing Character Education as a part of our curriculum for all students and the Big Read is an excellent springboard for this.”

Meet Our Senior Prefect Team Our Head Boy for 2018 is Joseph Scopas, an Excellence-endorsed student who plays football in the 1st and 2nd XI teams, is a Peer Tutor and serves on the Careers and Enviro Councils. He is supported by our Senior Prefect team of two Deputy Head Boys, Sam Brewis and Ryan Zent, Academic Captain Duncan Tolmie, Cultural Captain Sam Nicholson and Sports Captain Stuart Hofmeyr. They all epitomise the Westlake Way, working hard academically, while taking part in numerous extra-curricular activities and contributing to the wider school community. Along with the six House Leaders and 34 other prefects, we know these young men will be excellent leaders this year and great role models for the younger students.

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2018 Senior Prefects: Sam Nicholson, Duncan Tolmie, Ryan Zent, Joseph Scopas, Sam Brewis and Stuart Hofmeyr.

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Academic Accolades At our annual Scholars’ Assembly we celebrated the astounding academic achievements of our highest-performing students.

Headmaster, David Ferguson reminded the students that, while we are proud of their extra-curricular accolades, the single most important thing they should focus on at school is their academic results.

Students across Years 11 to 13 gave noteworthy performances in the external examinations and we were pleased to maintain high percentage pass rates at all levels of NCEA and CIE and University Entrance.

Dux for 2017 is Joshua Chin, who achieved two Outstanding Scholarships and four Scholarships, across a diverse range of subjects, along with 4 A* Grades (90%+) at A level. He plans to study Health Sciences at Otago University and enter the medical profession.

Proxime Accessit for 2017 is Jonathan Wang, with one Outstanding Scholarship and five Scholarships and five A* Grades at A level. Jonathan has been accepted into Cambridge University to study Engineering, as well as receiving offers of places at Auckland, Melbourne and Sydney.

Scholarships

Our students received a total of 151 Scholarships, which are awarded to only the top 3% of students entered for a particular NCEA subject. Of these, 20 were Outstanding Scholarships, which are awarded to the top 0.3%.

In addition to Joshua and 2017 Dux, Joshua Chin, with his Jonathan, four other proud parents. students - Winston Yao, David Xiao, Lawrence Gao and Stefan Ivanov - received Outstanding Scholar Awards, by gaining five or more Scholarships with one Outstanding or three Scholarships with two Outstanding.

This puts them in the top 60 students in the country, which is all the more remarkable for Stefan, who received six Scholarships including two Outstanding, as a Year 12 student! Fifteen Year 12 students and three Year 11 students picked up Scholarships, competing with students one and two years ahead of them.

Top NCEA Students

David Moore broke the school record for Excellence credits at Level 1, with 115, and three students received six Level 1 Excellence course endorsements. Head Boy, Joseph Scopas, received 106 Level 2 Excellence credits and six Excellence course endorsements. Yea Kang Chu achieved four Level 3 Excellence course endorsements and an Outstanding Scholarship in Biology.

Top Cambridge Awards

A number of students received top awards in the Cambridge International Examinations. Particularly remarkable was Gareth Edwards, receiving two Top in New Zealand and one Top in the World IGCSE Awards. Gareth and Faiz Charania both acquired 7 A* Grades at IGCSE. Joseph Thorns Tej Joshi Gareth Edwards

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High Achievement Top in New Zealand Top in New Zealand Top in New Zealand Top in the World Top in the World Top in the World

Gareth Edwards – on top of the world!

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Climbing the world rankings Year 13 student, Oscar Guo, recently won his first senior badminton international title at the Yonex North Harbour International tournament.

This, combined with an outstanding performance at the Victor Oceania Championships 2018, sees Oscar climb to a personal best 13th place in the World Junior Rankings and 193rd in the World Senior Rankings. We continue to follow Oscar’s badminton career with interest and true Westlake pride.

Oscar Guo

Dr. Shimi Kang Presentation Dr. Shimi Kang is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and best-selling author on raising well-balanced children. We welcome you to hear Dr. Kang speak on Wednesday 21 March at 7pm in the Westlake Boys Auditorium.

Tickets are $10 and the event is open to anyone in the community. For more details about Dr. Kang and to purchase tickets head to Eventbrite at: https://wbhsdrshimikang.eventbrite.co.nz

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PINEHURST SCHOOL

Congratulations Cambridge Award Winners!

Huge congratulations to the following students for their remarkable achievements in the November 2017 Cambridge Examinations.

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Earlier this year, some of the best outdoor education instructors in New Zealand put the Year 13 Pinehurst students through their paces aiming to enhance and develop both their team-working and leadership skills.

The Year 13 Camp compromises of six days and five nights at Karaka Bay on Great Barrier Island. The programme is not prescribed and is tailored to the individual students. Many of the activities on the island are challenging and aimed at bringing the students out of their comfort zones and giving them leadership skills that can be used both at school, the work place and in future life. All groups experienced sea kayaking, surf kayaking, tramping, rock climbing, navigating, high-rope courses, bushwhacking and coasteering.

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Long Bay College News It is with great anticipation we commence the 2018 academic year at Long Bay College. With six months behind me in the role, I value the opportunity to build upon the school’s history and successes and connect with the six other partner schools in our Oneroa Community of Learning (CoL).

Never has the importance of great educators been more critical as we prepare our young people with the tools, skills, knowledge, and understanding to access their chosen pathway in the areas of further education, training or employment. At Long Bay, we are truly fortunate to be well positioned to make a difference in the lives of our young men and women - our future leaders. Here we are nurturing the values of respect, pride, confidence, inclusiveness, and resilience through a supportive, challenging and creative approach. Our staff is crucial to this, teaching passionately so that our youngsters take notice, they listen, they learn. We are proud of our students' 2017 academic success, with NCEA results well above the national averages and many scholarships earned. We look forward to a superb year of continued growth and advancement across every level of our school.

CJ Healey, Principal, Long Bay College

Ben Matthews

Ben Matthews recognised for football refeering Long Bay College student Ben Matthews has been awarded the title of Student Official of the Year at the 27th Annual College Sport Auckland Young Sportsperson of the Year Awards 2017.

“I’m a very big stickler for the rules,” says Ben. It’s this kind of tenacity that has paid off, earning Ben a position refereeing for Northern Football Federation and subsequently the title of Student Official.

“My mum told me on my birthday that I was nominated so it was pretty special,” says Ben. Now a Prefect in Year 13 at Long Bay, Ben’s embarking on his second-year of football refereeing and is excited about the new opportunities that have opened up for him.

“It was a really big highlight when I got an email saying I had been appointed to referee for the National Women’s League games and to be selected for the National Regional Football League panel for 2018.”

In addition, Ben has recently gained a Level 3 Touch Referee badge at the Grassroots Trust Junior Nationals, which has qualified him to referee for Federation of International Touch events.

“I need to keep performing and improving because my goal is to referee at the 2019 Touch World Cup in Malaysia,” Ben says.

This highly driven student has a busy year ahead. Off the field, Ben is assisting Year 9 and 10 students with tutoring and enjoying his role as an Academic Prefect. He plans to continue in the College’s first XI Football team this season and keep up trombone in the school’s concert band and premiere jazz ensemble. We wish Ben the very best.

Long Bay College Principal CJ Healey.

Long Bay College International Festival is back this month – 27th and 28th March.

Multicultural Show 2017.

Students attend bicultural workshops during the International Festival.

Long Bay College hosts third International Festival Long Bay College will be celebrating the richness of diversity when it hosts its International Festival at the end of March. The festival pays homage to the large variety of nations represented within the school community through cultural performances, an international food experience as well as a community gala. The three-day festival culminates in an amazing multicultural show open to the public.

“Long Bay College has always focused on creating a sense of belonging for its students but our Festival provides a great opportunity to build on that inclusiveness with the whole of our community,” says Long Bay College Principal CJ Healey.

Now in its third year, the event promises to be bigger and brighter than ever. The Global Village Community Gala will be held on the school grounds on Wednesday, March 28 from 3pm. The school’s evening Multicultural Show, performed by students, is open to the public on Tuesday, March 27 and Wednesday, March 28 at 7pm in the auditorium. Tickets are available from the school’s office from March 21.

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NORTH SHORE HISTORY: WITH DAVID VERRAN

Ratepayers’ Associations in the East Coast Bays Borough area The first sections in Browns Bay were sold from 1917 and the first meeting of the Browns Bay Progressive Association soon followed, on 25 January 1919. The Association’s aims and objectives were quite simple: furthering the interests of the Bay and facilities, particularly regarding Waitemata County.

The Association lobbied for better roads, stopping wandering cattle, constructing tennis courts, building bathing sheds at the end of Anzac Beach Reserve and draining the Freyberg Park area for a sportsground. The Association managed the Progress Hall and tennis courts, and from 21 May 1940 was renamed the Browns Bay Progressive and Ratepayers’ Association. By 1944 there were no less than 600 houses (and 1,100 population) in the combined Browns and Rothesay Bays area. Their minute books, from 1919 to 2008, are at the Takapuna Library.

Population changes across the whole of the East Coast Bays between 1936 and 1945 were dramatic. From around 1,500 people in 1936, by the time of the 1945 population census it was around 3,700. Accordingly, this prompted local residents to form other residents’ associations to ensure proper development of their areas and co-ordinated them through their East Coast Bays Central Committee.

The Association lobbied for better roads, stopping wandering cattle, constructing tennis courts, building bathing sheds at the end of Anzac Beach Reserve and draining the Freyberg Park area for a sportsground.

The Mairangi Bay Progressive Association was formed on 31 October 1931 and was wound up in 1943. Beautification of the area was a top priority, especially around the beach reserve and sporting areas. A separate Mairangi Domain Board was gazetted in March 1933 and it managed what is now the Mairangi Bay Park, between Hastings Road and Ramsgate Crescent.

The Mairangi Bay Ratepayers’ and Householders’ Association was then registered on 25 February 1944. The latter’s aims and objectives were quite detailed: the acquisition and development of reserves and foreshore, the beautification of roads and reserves, the improvement and protection of public facilities, the improvements of means of access and the improvement of means of communication. These were with Waitemata County to 1954, and East Coast Bays Borough (later City from 1975) after that.

This Association was dissolved in May 1980 and the Association’s correspondence with the Registrar of Incorporated Societies says they had no surviving books or records.

The Campbell’s Bay Progressive Association dated from 1937 to 1964. It arranged the planting of many trees in Centennial Park.

The Murrays Bay Progressive Association dated from 1941 to 1960. Hopefully the minute books and other records of these and other Associations mentioned below will surface at some stage.

The Torbay Progressive and Ratepayers’ Association was formed at a meeting on 7 September 1943 and in 1954 had 531 members. Claude Kendall, Mayor of East Coast Bays Borough

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from 1956 to 1959, was a former President of this Association. That Association was dissolved in 1963.

The Rothesay Bays Advancement Association was registered as an incorporated society on 8 March 1945 and renamed the Rothesay Bay Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association on 22 May 1956. It was dissolved in 1959.

The East Coast Road Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association was first formed on 22 July 1950 and wound up in March 1966, although it appears to have been inactive since 1963. Its aims and objectives were to foster and assist public services, transport amenities, represent the community at town planning hearings and erect and manage a hall. The President from 1950 to 1953 was Reginald Henry Greville, who was later Mayor of East Coast Bays Borough from 1954 to 1956 and 1959 to 1962. Greville lived on the western side of East Coast Road, and most committee members appear to have lived in the Browns Bay area. The Association later revived in 1969 and lasted to 1982.

By David Verran

THE HEALTHY CHANNEL: WITH JOHN APPLETON

I have been writing articles on topics related to our health for a number of years and in Channel I keep you up to date on ways in which we might improve our health by becoming more aware of the many options that are available to us.

Take Coenzyme Q10 to avert an energy crisis

John Appleton

As I see it - by John Appleton Twenty years ago I was looking into ways to reduce my risk for cardiovascular diseases, which both of my parents suffered with. I discovered a molecule known as Coenzyme Q10, which is the catalyst for the production of all the energy needs of our cells.

Unless our cells can generate sufficient energy for their needs, it will be a struggle for us to function normally. This can be readily apparent in our heart cells, which have very significant energy requirements in order to keep our heart beating 100,000 times every day.

Mitochondrial Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a fat dysfunction soluble vitamin-like substance that is found in the energy powerhouses of our cells, the mitochondria. CoQ10 can be likened to a spark plug in an engine. We can have the engine and the fuel but without the spark the engine will not fire.

of an energy deficit. If we don’t address this situation as we age and the heart becomes less and less able to circulate the blood around the body, more serious conditions such as heart failure may manifest.

Many older people may be unknowingly contributing to the problem by taking cholesterol lowering medications which inhibit the body’s ability to make Q10. Consequences of this can be serious and New Zealand doctors will have received reports from patients suffering with painful muscle aches which are attributable Optimal to low levels of CoQ10. Many doctors vs. mitochondrial are fortunately advising patients on function cholesterol lowering medications to supplement with CoQ10.

We should all be aware that if we want to maintain our youthfulness as we age maintaining optimal mitochondrial function is vital and as I see it this cannot happen without a bit of help from CoQ10. Some years ago as part of a study linking low levels of CoQ10 to aging, 50 ‘old’ mice (equivalent to a 60 year old human) were supplemented with CoQ10 and 50 mice were not.

The mice that were supplemented with CoQ10 lived on average 50% beyond their normal life expectancy. This study was replicated three times with the same results. Apart from the very significant extension in life, the mice supplemented with CoQ10 retained a youthful appearance right up to the end of their lives.

I have been taking 100 mgs of CoQ10 for nearly 20 years.

I started out taking the Ubiquinone (oxidised form) of CoQ10 but when the active form Ubiquinol was launched in 2006 I switched to this. The Ubiquinone form which is commonly Scientists and doctors have known about CoQ10 for sold in pharmacies is fine but after the age of 60 we become decades, yet because it can’t be patented and sold as a drug, less able to convert the oxidised form into the active form. the potential of this vital molecule has not been realised. CoQ10 Does it help? All I can say is that I am never short on energy was discovered by accident in 1957 by an American scientist Dr regardless of what form of exercise I undertake and my heart Fred Crane and surprisingly even though it is largely ignored by rate normalises very quickly. the medical establishment, CoQ10 has become one of the most There are many ways in which our mitochondria can be sought after supplements around the world. I was fortunate to harmed as we go through life so we need to consider all options meet Dr Crane when he was speaking at the fourth International that may maintain their function. Supplementing with CoQ10 is Coenzyme Q10 conference in Los Angeles 2005. one option that we should all be aware of.

We all make our own CoQ10, but as we age production Dr Fred Crane sums it up very succinctly: CoQ10 = energy = life. decreases and as a consequence, mitochondria become less able to meet the energy requirements of our cells. For those of us who ‘huff and puff’ when walking up stairs or struggle to recover John Appleton 09 489 9362 john@johnappleton.co.nz even after simple forms of exercise, this could be an indication www.johnappleton.co.nz

…even though it is largely ignored by the medical establishment, CoQ10 has become one of the most sought after supplements around the world…

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WILSON HOME TRUST: NEWS

ROTARY IN THE COMMUNITY: INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EXCHANGE

Jamie living A beautiful wedding in Switzerland venue in Takapuna

The latest Wilson Home Trust news from Carol White.

It has been a busy couple of months at The Wilson Home Trust with many weddings already held in the St Leonard’s Chapel and some beautiful outdoor weddings in our gardens.

This is going to be a very exciting year ahead for the Wilson Home Trust as we undergo some minor refurbishments in the chapel – with a fresh paint and new lighter carpet. An updated website is also being built and will be ready later this month.

Our new 2018 wedding rates start at $1000, and include both the use of the chapels and gardens, thus making the Wilson Home Trust site a very affordable option. We still have a few summer dates available: Saturday 24 March, Saturday 21 April and Saturday 26 May. So if you're looking for a unique venue for your special day, please call or email Sally. She would love to show you around.

This is going to be a very exciting year ahead for the Wilson Home Trust as we undergo some minor refurbishments in the chapel…

And this winter, the Wilson Home Trust is running a special winter wedding promotion for July and August, starting at $750. Special conditions apply. For further information contact Sally Bakalich (09) 4853464 or on email at weddings@wilsonhometrust.org.nz or visit our website www.wilsonhometrust.org.nz All profits from weddings on the site go to supporting the Wilson Home Trust for children with physical disabilities.

Visit the website to learn more about what the Wilson Home Trust provides www.wilsonhometrust.org.nz or follow on Facebook www.facebook.com/wilsonhometrust1 to keep up with all the news!

This report for Channel Magazine is from Jamie Elley, Rotary Youth Exchange Student sponsored by Albany Rotary and currently living in Switzerland.

Grüezi aus der Schweiz!

When I first arrived in Switzerland, my first host family was waiting for me at the airport holding a welcome sign. For the next three days, I was hit by an overwhelming amount of jet lag but most of the time, my excitement overrode it. I’ve now been Jamie snowboarding here just over a month.

My first trip was when my family took me to Saas-Fee to go snowboarding and it was the most beautiful place I’ve ever been with such soft snow!

In the second week here, I went to a German Language Camp for two weeks with all the other Rotary exchange students in Switzerland. It was really confusing because there were three girls called Jamie there! Not only did we learn German there, but we also learnt a lot about Switzerland and we also visited lots of places like Rhine Falls, St. Gallens and Zurich. It is beautiful.

Soon after that, I had my first day of class. Everybody was so welcoming. Even though I love the school here, I still have no clue what is going on in any class and especially in maths because it is in French! It turns out I’m in a French immersion class! I take this as a challenge though and can’t wait to keep learning!

Rotary International Youth Exchange is one of the oldest and most recognised exchange programmes in the world. Students have the opportunity to spend a year living overseas where they attend school and live with host families. This year we have sent nine well-motivated students to Europe. We currently have applications open for our Class of 2019 so if you know a student who would love to spend a year abroad learning a new language and teaching others our culture we’d love to have them apply.

Applications are open until 8th April for more info please visit www. rotaryyouthexchange.co.nz If you’d like to know more about Rotary International or Rotary International Youth Exchange please visit www.rotarydistrict9910.org or www.rotaryyouthexchange.co.nz

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EDUCATION: TIM OUGHTON, EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL, KRISTIN SCHOOL

The Importance of the Outdoor Education

COMMUNITY NEWS

Making a Big Hoot in Takapuna Tim Oughton

From 18 – 22 February, Kristin’s Middle and Senior School students and staff were off campus enjoying ‘Camp Week’ in a number of different locations around the New Zealand. ‘Camp Week’ constitutes one of the most unique and formative aspects of a Kristin education, and it is an extraordinary logistical feat providing nearly 1200 students with a memorable outdoor experience all at the same time.

With age-appropriate activities carefully selected and experienced staff and facilitators guiding them, students had a remarkable opportunity to explore the superb outdoor environment that New Zealand is so blessed with. ‘Camp Week’ is not optional – it is very much part of our Kristin educational offering because we believe outdoor experiences are critical in developing team work, independence, resilience and an appreciation of our unique environment.

Our alumni look back on these experiences as some of the most memorable of their whole Kristin experience. But I must be honest, there are aspects of this programme which are not immediately appealing to all our students! It may involve periods of discomfort. It may include conditions that are unfamiliar and demanding. What is more, many of the most significant benefits of this programme are not immediately apparent to the young people who engage in them. In reality, that’s probably the case with most opportunities which move us out of our comfort zones as human beings!

The research evidence on such experiences is overwhelming. Some of the most critical qualities of character can best be developed through meaningful engagement with the challenges of the outdoors – resilience, self-awareness, perseverance, team-work and self-discipline to name but a few. These experiences are a deliberate and carefully thoughtout part of our educational programme – certainly not “time out” or an optional-extra.

Our camp programme is purposely designed to take students out of their comfort zones and put them in situations likely to prompt personal growth and development. This is, pre-eminently, a structured approach to experiential learning and it provides our students with exciting learning experiences that are both valuable and memorable. Allowing students to experience a different context to one they normally find themselves in is a powerful opportunity for learning. The learning which comes from this approach is not just about acquiring new knowledge, skills and information but a deeper level of personal development and understanding.

The principle behind this approach has its origins in the thinking of Kurt Hahn, the founder of Salem School in Germany, Gordonstoun in Scotland, the Outward Bound movement and the International Award Scheme for Young People. Hahn believed that the skills and confidence to deal with unfamiliar situations could be developed and learned. Exposure to challenge, in a secure environment and appropriately reflected upon, can awaken a self-belief and resilience which can last a whole life long. Little wonder that Kurt Hahn used the phrase "Outward Bound" to describe this programme - the nautical term to describe a ship leaving the safety of its harbour to head for the open seas.

Owls have fascinated since the beginnings of time. They are regarded by some cultures as sacred; by others as harbingers of death, or symbols of wisdom, darkness or doom.

Owls were nailed to barn doors to ward off evil, or the eggs eaten whole or in potions to improve eyesight.

Here on the Shore, they arrive this month as bright symbols of hope; as mascots of a fundraising project for the Child Cancer Foundation.

“We Give a Hoot”, From early March until 6th May, look out

by Beach Haven for the Haier Big Hoot Art Trail, which arrives Primary School will be displayed at on the Shore in the form of 1.65 metre artistBirkenhead Library. designed owl sculptures, or parliaments (yes, parliaments, not flocks) of “little owls” designed and decorated by students from local schools.

The project is presented by Child Cancer Foundation in partnership with the International creator of the event, Wild in Art, and aims to raise significant funds for the work Child Cancer Foundation does to support children with cancer and their families when they need it most. While the owls are all initially created equal – and white – each of the Big Hoot giant owls is transformed into a bespoke piece of Hurstmere Green. Owl: ‘Navigation-owl’ by art by some of the country’s best-known and Christchurch-based up-and-coming artists. They will roost for artist Justine Ottey.

Sponsored by Takapuna nine weeks at allocated spots before being Business Association. auctioned in late May. Forty-seven original owl artworks will be on view across Auckland. On the North Shore, you can see artist-designed giant owls at Smales Farm (‘Possibility’ by Melbournebased artist Muchu), in Shore City (‘Flight’ by Auckland-based artist Byron Romer), and on Hurstmere Green in Takapuna (‘Navigation-owl’

by Christchurch-based artist Justine Ottey), with two in Birkenhead: ‘Tin Owl’ by Aucklandbased artist Jeff Thomson and ‘The Night Guide’ by Dunedin-based artist Claire Rye. All “He Ruru aniwaniwa these owls are generously sponsored by local Little Rainbow Owl” by Kristin Junior School businesses and organisations. will be displayed at Local artists taking part in the Big Hoot and Shore City whose works are on display in other parts of Auckland include Greer Clayton, Jessica Pearless and Jonathan Organ from Devonport, Erika Pearce (Northcote), Nixon Garcia (Forrest Hill), Carmel McCormick (Glenfield), Biljana Snjegota (Belmont), Byron Romer (Browns Bay), and Andre Roth (Mairangi Bay).

Parliaments of 90cm high student-design owlets will be displayed in Shore City and Birkenhead Library; local schools with owlets on the trail include Birkenhead Primary School, Beach Haven Primary School, Kristin Junior School and Sunnynook Primary School.

You’re invited to find all 47 owls using the trail map within the Big Hoot 2018 app (download from the App Store or Google Play), and collect rewards as you go.

The Haier Big Hoot Art Trail, 3rd March 2018 – 6th May 2018, Auckland City, www.thebighoot.co.nz

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LIFE LESSONS: WITH LIFE EDUCATION TRUST

Life Education with Christine Meyer-Jones

Christine Meyer-Jones

Body Worlds vital exhibition

Life Education is thrilled to announce we have been invited to be the education partner of the Body Worlds Vital exhibition coming to New Zealand in April and running through to July.

Body Worlds is a science exhibition which has toured the world for many years. It has been hosted in 121 cities with more than 45 million people attending, but this is the first time it has been to Australasia.

A quote from the marketing material: “The organisers of Body Worlds believe that when people understand more about how the body works and how it can break down, we are more likely to make better health and wellbeing choices.

We hope the exhibition inspires you to join the many millions of previous visitors to Body Worlds who are now actively making positive changes to their lifestyle and eagerly learning more about the science of anatomy and physiology.”

WELL FOUNDATION: UPDATE

Brought to you by Board Chair, Craig Donaldson and CEO, Andrew Young.

We need your votes for a share of $1million!

Andrew Young.

Craig Donaldson.

Voting is open for this year’s Million Dollar Mission, an opportunity for the Well Foundation to raise much-needed funds for vital equipment.

With your online votes, we hope to raise $100,000 for a new transport incubator needed for premature babies born in our region.

These newborns often need to travel across the region for specialist medical care, and the transport incubators help ensure they receive life-saving medical support during that time.

We’re fortunate to have been chosen again for this year’s grants, provided by The Trusts, an organisation owned by the people of West Auckland who support the community through donations, grants and sponsorships.

Body Worlds is a science exhibition which has toured the world for many years. It has been hosted in 121 cities with more than 45 million people attending, but this is the first time it has been to Australasia.

This is a fantastic opportunity for Life Ed and we jumped at the chance to be a partner of this highly regarded exhibition, seeing the benefits as: • It is aligned to our philosophy — educating about the magnificence of the human body.

• It is a public event, anticipating at least 150,000 visitors and it is expected 20,000 school children will attend with their school, so it provides a wonderful opportunity to integrate their attendance at the exhibition with our teaching in their school.

• Being aligned and associated with a quality science-based education experience.

We will be hosting teacher preview days, working with schools as they book and the Body Worlds website will direct teachers to our website for the student and teachers resources, which are part of the programme for schools.

This opportunity is a great example of how Life Education is extending our engagement with the community beyond the mobile classroom.

I’d like to end this update by saying a big thank you to The Warehouse for our annual Scratch ’n’ Match in-store campaign. The Warehouse team were fantastic in their support and contributed greatly to its success. Onwards and upwards.

Christine Meyer-Jones, Chair, Life Education Trust North Shore chair@lifeeducationnorthshore.nz Visit: www.lifeeducationnorthshore.nz Contact us: secretary@lifeeducationnorthshore.nz

Life Education Trust will be visiting the following schools in March:

Murrays Bay Intermediate - Milford Manuka - Verran - Chelsea

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Every time you vote, $5 will be donated to the Well Foundation – the more money we receive the better the chance we will reach our target.

Following last year’s success, The Trusts is giving back again with another $1 million to 30 West Auckland community groups and projects.

Every day this month you can vote for the Well Foundation online at www.milliondollarmission.co.nz/finalists/wellfoundation. Every time you vote, $5 will be donated to the Well Foundation – the more money we receive the better the chance we will reach our target.

Please give us your vote; it won’t cost you anything but a few seconds of your time and it will mean so much to our most vulnerable premature babies. You can also help by spreading the word to family, friends and colleagues and make sure you vote for us every day this month!

Until next time, go well.

Well Foundation, Level 2, 15 Shea Tce, Takapuna, Auckland www.wellfoundation.org.nz The Well Foundation is the official charity supporting Waitemata District Health Board

CAM CALKOEN: BENDING PERCEPTIONS, INSPIRING CHANGE Cam Calkoen is an inspirational speaker who is bending perceptions to inspire change and an attitude of awesomeness through simple, lasting human truths. Passionate about the Shore, this column reflects the awesomeness that surrounds us and the potential we all have to achieve a personal best.

From Leader to Legacy Isn’t it funny the things we remember in our life, things that occurred so long ago or from the smallest of interactions. One of my my earliest memories is my primary school friend Logan.

He was a tough little soldier; walking to school barefoot and one day I even saw a nail in his heel, I don’t think he even knew.

Logan was an adventurer. He loved climbing up onto the school roof and when he saw me struggling with that, he became strategic and would build a staircase out of whatever he could find. In my eyes Logan was cool and creative, but in the eyes of my teachers he was the naughtiest kid in school with the principal even asking my parents “why do you let a kid like that into your house.”

At only 8 years of age he’d been written-off as a misfit, too hard and where could a kid like that go. The thing is Logan didn’t have a home, I mean he lived in a house but his mum was always drunk, dinner was what he could make or buy for five bucks and the rest of his family were teenagers doing radical teenage things. School could have and should have been Logan’s place of balance and under another form of leadership it could have become his guiding family.

I reflected on this story recently upon being asked to be the closing keynote speaker at a conference themed ‘from leader to legacy’. At first glance of the word legacy my mind filled with names such as Jobs, McLaren, Theresa, but then I started remembering some of the stories unique to me that have left footprints on my life: the school principal, Logan, compliments and comments from the smallest of interactions. Our legacy isn’t just what we leave physically or financially but it is what we leave in the minds of others.

I doubt that the school principal from 1991 knows or even cares how disappointed I am in the views he held of Logan; I doubt that Logan knows or even cares about how I viewed him as the strategic, caring and inclusive little soldier that he was, and I’ve received compliments and comments that, like both of these men will never be forgotten as they have become footprints on my life.

So why is this story important and worth the space in this magazine and therefore your life? Well, what we put into the world day-to-day, minute-by-minute can have a massive impact. While some things may appear so small, so simple, so just ‘part of life’ to others they are our footprints and become our legacy.

Before my talk ‘legacy’ sounded an old bold word for generals, politicians, the rich and the famous. But now I see it as an old bold world for ALL. It is our shadow, and something we all leave long after we have moved on. So next time you walk out your door, go about your life, and see someone (maybe that very first person of the day) ask yourself how will I be remembered - this is my legacy.

Inspirational Speaker Book Cam and inspire new levels of awesomeness with your team.

Contact Cam 02111 26 598

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YES DISABILITY SUPPORT CENTRE: NEWS

Introducing...

Rachel Peterson

New Relationship Manager at YES YES is excited to welcome Rachel Peterson to our team as our new Relationship Manager.

Rachel will be representing YES within the North Shore community and be a point of contact at the YES office for people who have questions about anything related to disability. She will be able Rachel Peterson to provide answers to your questions, and connect you to other services.

Rachel has over 20 years’ experience working within the New Zealand disability industry, from grass roots to senior management with both NGO and corporate organisations. She is herself a wheelchair user and mum of two.

Starting her career at 18, fundraising for CCS, she has gone on to become a Senior Disability Advisor, served on the board of the Muscular Dystrophy Association NZ, has represented New Zealand at international consortiums on disability, along with co- founding Disabled Parents NZ. She briefly played on the New Zealand women’s wheelchair basketball team before retiring to become a mother.

Starting her career at 18, fundraising for CCS, she has gone on to become a Senior Disability Advisor…

Rachel's passion is education, training for change, offering peer support, mentoring and creating workshops on self-advocacy.

Most recently Rachel was the Disability Strategy Co-ordinator to the Waitemata District Health Board. Rachel left this role to join Rex Bionics (robotic walking legs) as a product tester and disability advisor, eventually becoming the Project Manager. Rachel left in 2001 to have her second child and while on maternity leave studied interior design, but missed the disability industry. In July last year just after her youngest started school, Rachel was nominated and appointed to the Auckland Council Disability Panel providing strategic advice and building relationships for community engagement. Rachel will continue with the council for her threeyear term alongside her new position at YES. In addition to training many large New Zealand companies in diversity awareness Rachel has worked with and brings to YES her contacts and networks Manganui New Zealand, Ministry of Health, Needs Assessment and Services Coordination (NASC) and more.

Rachel can be contacted on RachelP@yesdisability.org.nz for any disability related queries.

For any other information please contact us on info@yesdisability.org.nz www.yesdisability.org.nz

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LEGALLY SPEAKING: SCHNAUER AND CO

The pitfalls of the inflexible parent

Legally Speaking with Odette Gillard Schnauer & Co.

Making a Parenting Order work When a couple separates and cannot agree on the care arrangements for their child/children they often end up in the Family Court applying for a Parenting Order.

Once there is a Parenting Order in place, it is common for parents to want to stick to the Order by the letter, but this can prove impractical and sometimes distressing to the child at times.

A Parenting Order outlines who has the role of providing the day-to-day care of a child until the child reaches the age of 16. Dayto-day care can be shared between the parents or one parent may have the child for the majority of the time and the other parent has arranged contact periods.

For a Parenting Order to be effective, the Court relies on the parents’ cooperation and flexibility, “putting their children’s needs first”. This is reflected in section 5(c) of the Care of Children Act 2004: “a child’s care, development, and upbringing should be facilitated by ongoing consultation and cooperation between his or her parents, guardians and any other person having a role in his or her care under a parenting or guardianship order”.

The concept of ongoing consultation and cooperation between parents once they have separated is not often considered when two parties are in conflict.

In a recent case, the mother liked to adhere exactly to the terms of the Parenting Order, not allowing the father to attend school events, not allowing the father to call the child or change the drop off time if it encroached into her contact period. The father, on the other-hand, placed little value on adhering to the specified times and often turned up to events uninvited when the child was in their mother’s care. This lead to many heated arguments, usually in front

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of the child, often leaving the child distressed and upset.

In a another case, the parents did their best to work around the needs of the child. If the child wanted both parents at a school event, they would both attend. They even went to the extent of throwing a joint birthday party for their child. When one parent wished to change the drop off times or swap weekends etc, they would communicate about this civilly and try to compromise or work around each other’s needs. They didn’t do this because they particularly wanted to help their ex-partner out, but rather they understood that being flexible and reasonable with their communication would be best for their child.

Children pick up on their parents’ emotions and can often take on a sense of responsibility for their parents’ feelings. This can be displayed in various ways, such as not telling their parents about something they want to attend because they are worried it will start a fight, or trying to keep the peace in whichever way they think is best. Children like to know their parents can talk to each other or be present in one another’s company and this can take a lot of stress away from the child.

Although the mother in the first case was technically correct in her expectation that the father abide exactly with the order, her inflexibility ended up negatively affecting their child. However, the father’s lack of respect for the parenting order and the mother’s expectations regarding organisation were also not doing the child any favours.

Flexible parenting mostly comes down to communication. Respectful communication between parents and some fluidity can go a long way to making a more peaceful and stress-free transition for the child.

Schnauer & Co, 222 Kitchener Road, Milford 09 486 0177 www.schnauer.com

Established in 1988, Schnauer and Co is a well established law firm located on the North Shore.

Our expertise lies in the following areas of the law: • Relationship Property and Family Law • Trusts/Asset Protection and Estate Planning • Property • Commercial • Elder Law • Employment

At Schnauer and Co we: • deliver client focused and innovative advice and solutions • build close relationships with our clients • are committed to providing high quality services and value to our clients

222 Kitchener Road, Milford, North Shore, Auckland City 0520 P.O. Box 31-272, Milford, North Shore, Auckland City 0741 Ph + 64 9 486 0177 | Fax + 64 9 486 0175 Email schnauer@schnauer.com

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ACCOUNTANCY: WITH MIKE ATKINSON BELLINGHAM WALLACE

Accountancy with Mike Atkinson of Bellingham Wallace.

Cloud-Based Systems:

What are they and why should you care?

Consider what business involved just a decade or two ago.

Those readers who have been in business long enough will remember when pen, paper, calculator and a lot of time was all you had to balance the books. And those of us who were in sales or the order takers, will even remember the trusty pads with the carbon paper insert to enable duplicates of documents.

Then came accountancy software - simple at first. These digital tools took the strain away, performing tricky calculations for you, giving business owners and accountants time to work on more pressing tasks, other than simply number-crunching.

Over time, these tools developed further and further, with more innovative additions and upgrades. And, as seems inevitable for all pieces of software, they eventually made their way online - accessible from anywhere, by multiple people at once, compatible with multiple devices and systems.

This is cloud-based systems.

Rather than having programs installed and data stored on local computers, phones or tablets, cloud-based accounting software keeps everything online - in the cloud.

Picture this: You are collaborating on a project with a team in the South Island while sitting in your PJs, or providing a service to a client in Australia while enjoying some rays at the beach.

Just a pipe dream not that long ago. Nowadays, all thanks to the power of the internet and the innovation of the cloud, it is more common than ever.

Cloud-based systems have changed the way we interact within our organisations: with our staff, our suppliers and our customers. These systems are becoming more mainstream, more effective and more efficient to use.

This shift to purely online operations for accounting has proven exceptionally popular the world over. Xero, the market leader in cloud accounting software outside of the United States, has over 700,000 subscriptions to its software in Australia and New Zealand alone. And that number is growing.

There are three key reasons for the popularity of cloud-based systems: 1) Accessibility Both the data and the software itself are based online, accessible from anywhere in the world with an internet connection.

This means that business owners, their staff, and their external accountants can get any information they need from wherever they are in the world. Yes, business owners can now finally take a holiday and still have complete eyes on their financial data. In the unlikely event that digesting all your financial data seems too onerous (spoken like a true accountant), dashboards can be developed to deliver just the information you need, not all the noise that clutters it. Think of it like your own personal news feed about your business, everything you want to know, and nothing you don’t.

This also makes accounts preparation less cumbersome for your external accountant. When you don’t need to physically access the financial system to balance the books, that time and efficiency can be used to create more value for the organisation.

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2) Automation Often traditional processes in business, even with the benefit of digital software, still requires a user to physically input the data required. This could take a significant amount of time, not to mention the potential for user error.

Cloud-based systems do away with this danger by connecting directly with your everyday financial management systems and bank accounts. Data is updated automatically with your banks, and often your suppliers, providing financial data that is both accurate and up-to-date.

Less time spent manually inputting data equates to faster, more accurate reports. That alone should be enough to convince most business owners, but there’s also the fact that this automation allows you and your accountant to leverage financial data more than ever before, and in new ways.

When you aren’t spending all your time counting beans to meet minimum financial reporting standards, you have more time to focus on strategy and doing what really matters - growing and upgrading your business.

Cloud-based systems have changed the way we interact within our organisations: with our staff, our suppliers and our customers.

3) Flexibility Businesses can often grow rapidly. It’s not uncommon to see premises, workforce and the customer base expand significantly in just a couple of years. This inevitably requires additional resources in systems software as well.

Take traditional accounting software for example. This would require more software licences, new databases, more staff and potentially new hardware as well.

Conversely, cloud-based accounting software lets you avoid such costs. Expand as you like, it will expand with you far more readily than computer-bound traditional software could.

In addition, cloud-based systems provide a level of security often far superior to inhouse systems. Basic advantages include better password and access right protection against theft and physical damage to hardware, and remote access if required in a disaster such as the Christchurch earthquake, all items that should be considered when weighing up the move to the cloud.

Business owners, accountancy firms and even the Inland Revenue Department are dumping the traditional methods and shifting over to the cloud. There are a huge number of benefits to moving to the cloud and we have only just started scraping the surface. Cloudbased systems should enable the best experience possible - faster, more reliable, more accurate, and more focused on business strategy and opportunities instead of just mandatory reporting.

We need foresight, as well as insight, and the ability to spot red flags ahead of time and figure out how to mitigate them before it’s too late. We’re looking forward to a better-informed, more efficient financial future - and we think you should be too. www.bellinghamwallace.co.nz

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PROPERTY LAW: SACHA PETERSON, DAVENPORTS

Sacha is a legal executive in the Davenports property team.

The importance of the chattels list

Sacha Peterson

Sam inherited a small investment property from his parents approximately five years ago. The property was tenanted by long-term tenants who had lived in the property for more than a decade. The tenants paid market rent and always took great care of the property. Sam managed the property himself as he lived nearby, but he only ever visited the property a few times.

Sam was offered his dream job based in the North Island. He packed his bags and started his new adventure without a second thought.

After a year or so, the property market really started to take off. Sam decided to make the most of it and sell the investment property to make a large profit. He contacted a local real estate agent and began the marketing process.

Sam informed the tenants that he was putting the property on the market and would try his best to find a purchaser who would keep the property tenanted. After a few weeks of marketing, it appeared that the majority of the potential purchasers wanted to purchase the property as their home, rather than to rent out.

Unfortunately, this meant that the long-standing tenants would have to move out.

Sam secured a great unconditional offer which was to be sold with vacant possession. Sam gave the appropriate notice to the tenants to vacate the property. The tenants were not happy about this, as they were under the impression that they would stay on as tenants for the new owners.

TALKING TRUSTS: TAMMY MCLEOD, DAVENPORTS

Tammy McLeod (BA LLB) is a partner at Davenports Harbour Lawyers. Tammy leads the Davenports Harbour Trust Team and enjoys providing clients with advice and assistance on a broad range of issues involving the establishment and structuring of asset plans, interpretation of trust deeds, duties of trustees and the management and administration of trust funds. A key part of Tammy’s practice is reviewing existing Tammy asset holding structures to ensure they achieve the needs McLeod and requirements they were established to meet. She is also experienced in Property (Relationships) Act issues and believes that the provisions of the Act are an important consideration in personal asset planning. Tammy is a past president of the Auckland Women’s Lawyers’ Association and is a current coconvenor of the NZICA Trust Special Interest Group.

Jan... and Tony

The tenants reluctantly began to pack all of their belongings as the settlement date quickly approached. This included the curtains, the dishwasher and the garden shed, all of which they had set up themselves.

When the purchasers carried out their pre-settlement inspection they advised their solicitor that these items had been removed.

These items had been listed on the chattels list of the Agreement for Sale and Purchase and were therefore part of the sale.

When completing the chattels list on an Agreement for Sale and Purchase, it is important to ensure none of the items listed belong to the tenants.

Jan had recently separated from her husband of 20 years.

It was a relatively harmonious split – they had been moving in different directions for many years, and they simply went their own separate ways. They had done relatively well during their marriage and Jan was left with enough to invest some funds with a fund manager as well as buy herself a brand new townhouse in a development in Takapuna.

Jan’s friends told her that she needed to set up a trust for her assets. They said that it would protect the assets if she got into another relationship. Jan wasn’t so sure. She took some advice from her lawyer who said that it was completely up to her but if she didn’t set up a trust, then she needed to make sure she entered into an agreement with any new partner, contracting out of the Property (Relationships) Act. Six months after seeing her lawyer, Jan met Tony. Tony was also separated from his wife, but he had also had a business failure and was in the process of re-building his asset base. He was renting a property as he didn’t yet have enough to buy his own home. Jan and Tony’s relationship progressed and while he hadn’t moved permanently into Jan’s home they did spend a lot of time at each other’s houses.

Jan remembered the advice from her lawyer, that she needed to enter into a contracting out agreement once she was in a de facto relationship, but Jan didn’t really think that she and Tony were in a de facto relationship as they hadn’t formally moved in together.

This arrangement carried on for three and a half years, until one day one of Jan’s friends called her and said that she had seen Tony in a bar with another woman. Jan wasn’t so much upset, as annoyed that Tony was “two timing” her and called the relationship off. A few weeks later Jan got a letter from Tony’s lawyer saying that because he and Jan had been in a de facto relationship for three and a half years, he was making a claim against her home as it was relationship property.

It is important to be aware that a de facto relationship does not mean that you have to be permanently living together. If you are unsure whether you are in a de facto relationship (as defined by the law) you need to take legal advice.

Sacha Peterson, Phone 09 915 4397 sacha@dhlawyers.co.nz

Tammy McLeod, Phone 09 915 4386 tammy@dhlawyers.co.nz

When completing the chattels list on an Agreement for Sale and Purchase, it is important to ensure none of the items listed belong to the tenants…

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BOWLS NORTH HARBOUR: NEWS

with Lindsay Knight

Milford Tournament a Real Success for Local Bowls One of the big success stories in North Harbour bowls over the past decade has been the major tournament for newer bowlers which the Milford club has now successfully staged for eight years.

Launched when Tim Preston and Graham Dorreen were club members, the Milford 5000 has become a major attraction not only for Auckland and North Harbour bowlers but many from other parts of New Zealand.

The tournament originally was for bowlers in the one-to-five year category, but that has now been amended to allow for the inclusion, if desired, in each team of just one player who is in his or her one-to-eight year.

With generous sponsorship from Harcourts, the total prize money is $5000, of which the winning team this year was Point Chevalier, received $1500. But one of the big advantages of the Milford 5000 is that over the two days it has a plate section as well as a championship, so keeping everyone’s interest until the final bowl.

This year a Milford team of Jan Hutton, Don Whitley and Murray Wallace won the plate, while another Milford line-up of Robbie McGrane, Rick and Lyn Calver also did well, finishing fifth of the 30 teams in the championship.

Comparatively young for a sports club, having started only in 1984, Milford has always shown a flair for innovation and early in its history, in 1991, staged a national triples competition which was won by a Paraparaumu trio skipped by former test cricketer Peter Petherick.

While the 5000 has become the jewel in its crown, Milford club has continued to thrive despite all of the modern challenges.

Its membership exceeds 100 and with housie, indoor bowls and twilight tournaments it has, says president Ian McKenzie, a vibrant social atmosphere.

A one-time marathon runner, McKenzie has become a firm advocate for bowls’ merits. “Initially, I thought it would be too slow for a marathon runner,” he says. “But it is a great sport which suits people of all ages, male or female, big or small, young or old. Everyone is equal as bowling is a precise art of line and weight.”

Another Harbour club enjoying a boost this season has been Glenfield, which has had an influx of top women’s bowlers headed by the return of Lisa Helmling from Birkenhead and the arrival from Auckland as dual members of Denise Samuels and promising national development bowler Paris Baker.

Though Glenfield in the past has had top women’s bowlers like Helmling, Carol Frederick, Ruth Lynch and Keryl Blackburn, these were lost to bigger clubs and for some years, though not officially, Glenfield was effectively a men’s only club.

Founded only in 1958, Glenfield now has about 40 members, nine of them women.

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The Harcourts Milford 5000 Junior Cup 2018 Winners: Pt Chev team of Alex Reed, Aiden Takarua and Steve Hoeft (Skip). Pictured with Tony White (Harcourts Cooper & Co) Milford President Ian McKenzie and Martin Cooper (Harcourts Cooper & Co).

The Milford 5000 2018 Plate Winners, the Milford Team of Don Whitley, Jan Hutton (Skip) and Murray Wallace.

champions Kerry Chapman and Tony Grantham, former members.

It remains competitive with Stuart McKenchie and Peter Kamana winning the centre champion of champion pairs title in 2016.

One problem for Glenfield is that is truly a “working” club, with few of its members retired and even few retirement villages nearby.

Plans to switch the club’s green to Maniatoto are presently on hold through prolonged negotiations over extending the club’s lease.

But vice president Rick Bragger emphasises the club is in good heart. “We’re a good family club where everyone treats each other as equals,” he says. www.bowlsnorthharbour.com

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GUNDRY'S GRUMBLES

Simon Gundry is a Devonport and North Shore identity, and character, who is known for calling a spade a spade. He is a director of contracting company Gill & Gundry, is an enthusiastic and active sailor (past crew-member of Ceramco New Zealand and Lion New Zealand in Whitbread Round The World races and Shockwave in Admiral’s Cup) and is a life member of the North Shore Rugby Football Club. This is his regular and lively contribution to Channel Magazine.

Time to rise up and demand some action?

Well, that was such a crazy couple of months we had over January and February. The humidity, the beautiful afternoons, the tropical downpours, the grass growing out of control.

Lawn mowing contractors were going crazy, complaining about being overworked, whereas back in November they were complaining about there being nothing to mow.

One of my great predictions came true, that was the flooding of the Northern Motorway, when the perfect storm came with the king tide, the severe northerly wind and the rain. Hopefully Auckland Transport or whoever runs the motorways, has a plan to lift the height of the motorway as they did over on the North Western motorway between Waterview and Te Atatu. I think from memory it was lifted about 1.5 metres. We must start looking at this as a matter of urgency.

So with the northerly winds and the high tides and low tides comes the seaweed, washing ashore and truckloads of it, all caught up on Cheltenham, Narrow Neck and Takapuna beaches, and the East Coast beaches also. It was left in huge piles to rot, in the humidity and beautiful afternoon sun, and smell it certainly does. Why can’t the Council clean this up? There are a few greenies out there, and I could name a few, who think the beaches should be left in their natural state and let nature take its’ course. But unfortunately until it does, all we are left with is a huge smelly pile of rotting seaweed with all the unfortunate little sea creatures caught up in it, attracting sea lice, sandflies, rats and all sorts of vermin.

Talking about the waterfront of the North Shore, the harbour side of Devonport between Torpedo Bay and Devonport Wharf, a hundred years ago, was a mecca for the local boat building industry, with a vast collection of different small companies building yachts and commercial craft from the kauri that was readily available from Great Barrier and from by Coromandel.

Today, they have all gone. The only evidence of the industry can be found at low tide when walking the foreshore, one can pick up copper nails, old bottles, broken crockery, that give away the history of yesteryear. A hundred years ago there was a huge wharf at the bottom of Church Street, that protruded right out over the water. There was a wharf at the base of Victoria Road, Devonport, and two wharves that ran from where the Devonport Yacht Club is now. There was also a wharf running from the foot of Duders’ Avenue where the Tainui Reserve now is, and also at the base of North Head, now known as Torpedo Wharf. Many years ago, there was the threat of removing the Torpedo Bay Wharf, due to its state of disrepair, but a hard fought fight by the locals saw it reinstated, it was rebuilt and will last another 100 years.

Devonport Ferry Wharf has undergone such a number of changes over many years – a ferry wharf, a vehicular ferry wharf and it was also for many years a yard for J J Craig Ltd. They used to pick up the sand between the scows that moored at the wharf, with swing buckets loading trucks with sand to be taken throughout the North Shore for building supplies. I can remember,

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as a kid, J J Craig had a large building supply yard in Fleet Street, where the Devonport New World carpark is now. I can still remember, as a child, seeing trucks winding their way up through Devonport, loaded up with sand, some so wet it poured out onto the street through the back tailboard, and it was left to dry before some enterprising Devonport citizen would pick it up on their trailers and take it home to be used as hand mixed concrete for their pathways.

What I’m getting to is that the Devonport Yacht Club Wharf has been in disrepair for a couple of years. Auckland Transport came along and removed the steps and the landing area that enabled yachtsmen to access their dinghies to row to their boats moored in the bay. I have it on good authority that Auckland Transport put the reconstruction of the steps and landing area in the too hard basket. So it may sit there for another couple of years before somebody reminds them.

One of my great predictions came true, that was the flooding of the Northern Motorway, when the perfect storm came with the king tide, the severe Northerly wind and the rain.

Someone should remind them that to earn their salaries they may have to actually do something to earn them, and that their employers are the ratepayers of Auckland.

I see also, over Christmas, that contractors to the Council, are ripping up perfectly good footpaths in Kerr Street. I walk those footpaths a lot, and thought they were perfectly alright. They are ripping up perfectly good footpaths just like they did in Albert Road, last year. Who the hell authorises this? Does it go up for public tender? I’d love to know what the criteria is to authorise this kind of works.

I tell you what, it would be a good time for Maggie Barry our local MP, now that she is sitting on the Opposition benches down at the Beehive with virtually nothing to do after she lost her portfolios to the Winston Peters’ hijacked Government, to look around her constituency at the mounting problems – to sum them up – Lake Road, Northern Motorway, dirty beaches, civil reconstruction that is not needed and the weed infested gutters and gardens. It’s time Maggie asked some questions and got some answers. Maggie, if you’re there, I’d be pleased to help and show you around the trouble spots.

Maybe it is time for a bit of civil disobedience. Nothing seems to be happening apart from ever-increasing rates and charges by our Council. Maybe we need to rise up and demand some action on these issues that affect all of us?

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: BAYLEYS NORTH SHORE COMMERCIAL

Up they go… the new Foundry Rd premises will be particularly suited to trade related service providers and retailers or light industrial businesses wanting good showroom exposure.

Much needed industrial premises under construction in Silverdale A new development underway in Silverdale should help ease the pressure on the supply of good quality industrial premises in one of Auckland City’s fatest growing areas.

Tenants are being sought for a new industrial complex that is currently under construction in central Silverdale.

Located at 30 Foundry Rd, the development by Collabor8 Property Group Ltd will encompass nine industrial units totalling 9000 sq m. They will offer a variety of high-stud warehouse, office and showroom accommodation options positioned around a central parking area and a tenth unit which will accommodate a café which has already been leased to a wellestablished café business.

Rosemary Wakeman who is handling the leasing of the units for Bayleys North Shore Commercial, in conjunction with colleague Matt Mimmack, says they will provide a much needed addition to the supply of industrial premises in the fast growing township.

“It’s been a few years now since we have had a crane on a building site in the central Silverdale industrial area. With close to 100 percent occupancy in this precinct, the leasing opportunities at 30 Foundry Rd are going to provide a welcome addition to Rodney and North Shore options for industrial businesses, trade retailers and others."

Construction commenced late December 2017 and is expected to be completed mid October 2018.

“The complex has been architecturally designed to provide attractive showroom space with excellent road presence and

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functional clear span warehousing,” says Wakeman. The units come with substantial central car parking for staff and customers and five of the units in the eastern part of the complex have dual access via a rear right of way. This provides additional access to the warehouse space and opens up drive through options as well as providing an area for unloading containers.

The project has been designed to the latest energy efficiency and sustainability standards with ducting provided for electric vehicle charging stations should the occupier choose to install this.

Matt Mimmack says the units would particularly suit trade related service providers and retailers or light industrial businesses wanting good showroom exposure to high volumes of passing traffic which Foundry Rd provides, being one of two main roads in Silverdale’s well established central industrial precinct. They could also suit automotive parts suppliers or marine related businesses.

Nearby business include Bunnings Trade Sales, Placemakers, Chesters Plumbing, Reece Plumbing, Plumbing World, Wardrobes Direct, VTNZ and Bridgestone.

One of the project’s anchor tenants will be Cory Electrical Limited which has leased one of the largest units at 30 Foundry Rd. It is a nationwide distributor of electrical products and services to electrical contractors, industrial users and government, with a history dating back to the 1920s. Now part of the global Sonepar group, Corys Electrical employs over 280 people nationwide, with 47 branches around the country.

Mimmack says several other units are under negotiation with similar quality tenants. Indicative asking rentals range from $88,355 for a 476 sq m unit (with 326 sq m of warehousing and 140 sq m of office/showroom space and eight car parks) to $131,840 for 477 sq m of warehousing and 182 sq m of showroom plus 11 car parks.

“The units come in a good range of sizes and various configurations, with some offering higher ratios of warehousing than others and most providing the option of two levels of offices or one level of showroom with offices above,” says Mimmack. “They could be adapted further to suit particular tenant requirements, however, with construction started those options are beginning to diminish.”

Key features of the units include: • An 8-10.5m metre stud height for warehousing • Concrete tilt slab and structural steel construction • Full height glass to corners and facades of showroom/ office areas • Landscaping to frontages in the central area • Bike parking including common showers and toilet facilities.

The 10-unit complex will be the first stage of the development of 1.8ha of land on Foundry Rd, one of the last vacant sites of this size still remaining in Silverdale’s central industrial area. The second stage will be a similar, complementary multi-unit development, which will also be undertaken by Collabor8 Property Group Ltd. The group comprises a consortium of private developers, investors and a construction company with over 50 years of experience that have collectively been involved in a number of projects in the area.

These include a large distribution centre for Linen & Things Ltd on Foundry Rd, a Guardian self-storage complex also on Foundry Rd and an auto centre on a 6000 sq m site in nearby Furnace Place targeted at automotive trade businesses specialising in heavy vehicles.

The property at 30 Foundry Rd is approximately 500 metres from the Hibiscus Highway (SH25) and around one kilometre from SH1 and is well positioned to service the booming surrounding Silverdale, Millwater and Whangaparaoa Peninsula areas, says Rosemary Wakeman.

Silverdale’s population grew by 55 per cent between 1996 and 2016, from 1340 to 5570 people. Auckland Council has estimated that the Hibiscus and Bays area, of which Silverdale is part, will have an additional 10,000 households by 2042 and its population is expected to swell to 146,600 in 2043 from 89,932 in 2013, according to Statistics New Zealand.

Employment numbers are expected to grow by 40,000 over the same period creating strong accompanying demand for business premises, particularly for suppliers of the building trade, says Wakeman.

“The Silverdale/Orewa area is currently experiencing an unprecedented surge in construction activity with high numbers of consent applications suggesting there is plenty more to come.

“Retail and particularly residential building activity is evident as the development sector looks to accommodate the rapidly expanding population and to provide amenity to support it.”

High levels of construction activity are likely to continue over the long term, with surrounding rural land currently zoned Future Urban earmarked for further development over the next 30 years to help cater for Auckland’s population growth.

…the Silverdale/ Orewa area is experiencing an unprecedented construction surge.

Rosemary Wakeman

…the units come in a good range of sizes and various configurations.

Matt Mimmack

A variety of high-stud warehouse, office and showroom accommodation options are positioned around a central parking area and road front café.

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL NORTH SHORE

CBD office vacancy - a Tale of Two Cities Availability of office and retail space in Auckland and Wellington’s central business districts (CBD) is markedly different – but the trend is a continuing one.

Wellington’s acute shortage of CBD office space has only worsened in the year since the November 2016 quake, new figures show. Colliers International’s latest monthly New Zealand Research Report found office vacancy rates are continuing to dip to record lows, particularly in the prime sector. Meanwhile, Auckland continues to rise due to downtown and waterfront areas opening up.

In speaking with Research Manager at Colliers International, Leo Lee, the December 2017 survey found office vacancy in Wellington’s CBD fell to 7.4 per cent – down from 10.5 per cent a year ago, shortly after the quake. “Demand pressures continue to grow since the loss of nearly 100,000sq m of office space since November 2016,” Lee says. There is little relief in the prime sector, with less than 300sq m, or just 0.1 per cent, of prime space available. Lee says Wellington’s secondary vacancy rate has also dipped by 3.3 per cent, with only 103,147sq m (9.1 per cent) of secondary stock available now compared with a year ago.

The real question seems to be whether the new office supply in Wellington this year will be able to alleviate some of the demand pressures. The completion of new office developments in Wellington last year totalled 38,800sq m. One of the largest additions was the new Transpower building at 22 Boulcott Street (8,440sq m), which allowed the tenant to consolidate two office locations.

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are expected to be completed by mid-year, almost all of their 26,400sq m of new office space has been precommitted. Lee says Wellington’s low office vacancy rates have seen average prime gross face rents increase 3.9 per cent in the year to December 2017. However, the new stock has done very little to alleviate demand, and vacancy is unlikely to lift anytime soon.

In comparison, Auckland’s CBD office vacancy increased 0.7 per cent to 5.9 per cent overall in December 2017, but continues to remain low. It has not exceeded 6 per cent since the middle of 2015.

The latest increase stems mostly from more prime stock becoming available in Viaduct Harbour and Victoria Quarter.

The next two years will see close to 60,000sq m completed over three projects, but vacancy will remain tight over this period. Vocus House on Sale Street is set to be completed this quarter, while the majority of new office supply is set to arrive in Q3 2019. PwC Tower in Commercial Bay makes up over half (39,000sq m), while One 55 Fanshawe, to be constructed on the ex-Caltex site by Mansons TCLM, is expected to contribute 15,000sq m.

It’s certainly a great time to be a landlord in the prime office market in Wellington. That sentiment is reflected in Colliers International’s latest quarterly investor confidence survey, which found Wellington was the only main centre to record an improvement in office investor confidence.

Jimmy O'Brien, Colliers International North Shore 488 4783 www.colliers.co.nz

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SALES AND LE ASING GUIDE

Thank you to all our Colliers clients.

The Colliers North Shore team ended the

Tenant demand has increased significantly

previous year with a number of significant

particularly from the small to medium sized

sales in the Albany/Rosedale area being 102

businesses, with stock levels at an all-time

Rosedale Road, a 2,552 sqm office building, 12

low. Vacancy levels continue to drop in the

Oteha Valley Road Extension, 6-8 Civil Place

industrial and office markets, with tenants

(3225 sqm industrial) and 2-4 Parkway Drive,

having to act quickly to secure their property

a standalone 2989 sqm industrial building.

of choice.

There has been exceptional office activity

We look forward to assisting new and existing

since welcoming in the new year with

clients, and you are welcome to drop by at the

properties being leased in Albany at 9/15

Colliers North Shore office on Level 1, 129

Mercari Way and 17 Corinthian Drive. In the

Hurstmere Road, Takapuna.

Rosedale/Mairangi Bay area, Unit B4, 34 Triton Drive and Unit F3, 59 Apollo Drive,

EUAN STRATTON Director | Commercial Sales & Leasing m 027 580 7439 e euan.stratton@colliers.com

Rosedale have been leased to North Shore

MIKE RYAN Industrial Sales & Leasing m 021 402 461 e mike.ryan@colliers.com

the premises being 2,065 sqm to a national

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companies.

Colliers, as joint sole agents for 10-12 Rothwell Avenue, North Harbour further leased part of tenant.

We are also pleased to announce the relocation of McCollams Print, Blue Star Group, to 61 Constellation Drive after facilitating the 2,000 sqm lease. Their previous premises at 28-30 Constellation Drive is now available for lease offering both

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COLLIERS NORTH SHORE Level 1, 129 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna PO Box 33462 Takapuna, North Shore 09 488 4777

office and office/warehouse with high profile signage and an abundance of carparks.

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TRANSFORMING REAL ESTATE INTO REAL ADVANTAGE FOR SALE/LEASE

RAMADA ALBANY

254 CORNERSTONE DRIVE, ALBANY.

TACTICAL ALBANY LOCATION This brand new mixed use development only has limited units left for sale and lease. Located in the heart of Albany with fantastic profile this development is set in a prime position for growth. Located on Cornerstone Drive, Albany beneath the successful Ramada hotel there are three units remaining here with sizes range from 66 – 94 sqm.

Current operators in the building include: Coffee Club, Just laptops, 9Round gym and more. Across the road is the jam packed Albany Park and Ride, Westfield mall is located a few minutes up the road and there are a number of affluent residential areas surrounding. Albany is an area set for extensive growth with residential apartments and office developments planned or underway. Call us today to see how we can make this space work for your business.

BY NEGOTIATION ELLIE MARTIN 021 404 977

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TRANSFORMING REAL ESTATE INTO REAL ADVANTAGE FOR SALE/LEASE RAMADA REMARKABLES 24 HAWTHORNE DRIVE, Queenstown.

STUNNING QUEENSTOWN LEASE OR INVEST! There are now only two units remaining for sale in this recently completed mixed use development. Unit 6 is leased to Franks Eatery on a 8 year term and unit 7 is leased to Loan Market and Queenstown Eye on 6 and 5 year terms.

There are two vacant units available for lease, units 3 and 4, being 88 and 109 sqm. Neighbouring tenants include Happy Valley Honey and Napoli Street Café & Pizzeria.

The Remarkables Park area is a booming location which has huge growth coming up. The new connector road from Frankton out to Lake Hayes will divert traffic past this new area.

Call us today about securing your position in the stunning location!

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TRANSFORMING REAL ESTATE INTO REAL ADVANTAGE FOR SALE ESTABLISHED TENANTED INVESTMENT UNIT G, 2B WILLIAM PICKERING DRIVE, Albany.

GOVERNMENT BACKED MEDICAL TENANT Unit G is located on the first floor near the motorway.

Leased to Healthcare of NZ Holdings Ltd, who have recently renewed for another three year term. Currently returning $138,460 PA Net with further rights of renewal. + Government backed tenant - Healthcare of New Zealand Holdings Limited + Recently renewed term of three years from 1 April 2017 + Two further terms of three years each + Returning $138,460 pa net + GST + Opex + Central location near northern and western motorways + Generous carparking and modern building

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TRANSFORMING REAL ESTATE INTO REAL ADVANTAGE FOR LEASE TOP FLOOR OFFICES WITH SPECTACULAR VIEWS 46-48 HILLSIDE ROAD, Wairau Valley.

WHEN QUALITY AND LOCATION DO MATTER! Top floor office offering location, views, quality, space, natural light and much more. Approximately 740m2 taking up the entire top floor with substantial views across Wairau Valley. Generous onsite parking and some existing internal fit-out.

Bring your business or head office to this outstanding location. This is a truly great building in the tightly held area of Wairau Valley with great proximity to motorways, amenities and public transport, it is an opportunity not to be missed. Call the sole agents today! + Approx 740sqm + Some storage available + 15 Carparks + Generous Landlord + Owner occupiers should consider PRICE BY NEGOTIATION NICKY JOYCE 027 5225 560

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CHANNEL PEOPLE: I LOVE MY SPORT - GRAEME BEGHIN

Ace Beghin - A Shore Big Hit! With four runs needed off the last ball, opposition batsman Sam Borland smashed the ball high and long towards the boundary. Some heads sank as it seemed Howick Pakuranga had won the match, with the ball seemingly on a trajectory out of the park. But, who was there on the boundary to claim a clean catch and take the Auckland T20 title for North Shore Cricket Club? Captain Graeme Beghin.

A perfect end to a perfect summer's afternoon of cricket at Eden Park saw Graeme add another scalp to a season in which he broke into the Auckland Aces, represented New Zealand at the Hong Kong 6s, steered North Shore to many victories with century after century, and even made an appearance in Rebel Sports' summer TV ad.

Channel chatted to North Shore Cricket's golden guy...

Channel Magazine: What is your earliest memory of cricket?

Graeme Beghin: Let me take you back to the 1999 Cricket World Cup semi-final, South Africa vs Australia. I would have been about 10 and on this fateful night was up a little later than usual, watching the drama unfold. In the closing moments of this game when Allan Donald was run out, I can remember being on top of our couch, screaming at the TV, before bursting into tears as Australia celebrated. Mum was also in tears, but hers were from laughing at the hysterics of her son.

Graeme Beghin with the Auckland T20 cup.

CM: Did you have a cricketing idol as a boy?

GB: Jonty Rhodes was my hero as a boy. He was always exciting to watch with bat in hand, and electric in the field. He seemed to lead the energy within the team with great attitude and passion.

CM: The game has changed a lot in the 2000s, what's your take on the current formats and which is your favourite?

GB: T20 has been hugely successful and provided cricket with a boost of energy for players and coaches. It has given us a platform to express ourselves and results in such an entertaining brand of cricket. From the IPL and Big Bash all the way down to Wednesday afternoon at Devonport Domain, people of all types are engaging in the game. The traditional versions of the game are still important and I believe as players we are able to create value in long formats by playing an aggressive brand of cricket with a high degree of skill.

CM: Why did you choose North Shore Cricket Club?

GB: With the 2015 CWC being hosted by Australia and New Zealand I'd hoped to use the event as an excuse to see a new part of the world and play some cricket while enjoying the spectacle.

I was referred to North Shore by a mutual friend and after getting in touch with the club immediately felt a synergy with the culture around the "Shore". Playing at the club would provide a challenge of new conditions, a good standard of premier cricket, to live in beautiful Devonport and have the opportunity to engage with youth through coaching, something I am still very passionate about.

CM: Can you tell us a little about where you grew up, and how does it differ to Devonport?

GB: I grew up in a small South African town called Hluhluwe (good luck getting the pronunciation right). Like many of our kids, I attended the local primary school before being shipped off to boarding school at the nearest big city four hours away. My family lived on a big cattle ranch surrounded by tough African bush and a lot of natural wildlife. In summer, temperatures range in the 30s, with the occasional thunderstorm to offer respite. It's certainly a long way from our residential suburb surrounded by beautiful beaches and there is definitely no traffic.

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Graeme Beghin, holding the trophy, as his team celebrates their Auckland T20 win.

CM: How do you prepare for match day?

GB: Fortunately most of the preparation is done by match day and we can go into things relaxed, focussed and determined to have some fun with my mates out in the park. There are a few constants though: check the weather outside, have a good breakie, pack kit for the day, double check kit for the day and then head off to the ground nice and early. At the domain we get to enjoy the little league kids having a hit around, have a chat with team mates and opposition before getting down to warm-ups for the game.

CM: What are some of your favourite North Shore places to hang out when you’re not playing cricket?

GB: If I'm not playing cricket you'll have a good chance of finding me over at the nets, where a lot of action happens through the day.

When the sun is out, at any one of the beaches having a dip, or over in the village for a sushi lunch.

CM: What’s your own personal cricketing highlight so far?

GB: There have been a string of amazing highlights in the past 12 months. Playing for the MCC at Lords, representing the New Zealand Kiwi select team at the Hong Kong 6s, making my debut for the Auckland Aces and being part of the NSCC Premier Men's team to win the Auckland T20 competition at Eden Park.

CM: By the end of 2018, I hope to have…

GB: Established myself as regular member of the Auckland Aces team and be contributing to that team's success. Continued my role at North Shore Cricket Club and Takapuna Grammar School while seeing growth and success in both cricket programmes.

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LIFESTYLE LIVING: 3RD FAIRWAY, ALBANY

Stunning new golf course residential development Aidan Bennett discovers ‘3rd Fairway’ – beside the North Shore Golf Club in Albany Golfers who play at the North Shore Golf Club will have seen the changes taking place to the course in recent times, with a brand new third fairway being created as a result of land being developed for residential homes.

It might be that some of those same golfers will now be interested in securing one of these magnificent lifestyle properties with unobstructed views over the golf course.

Twenty-one sites have recently been released as part of stage two of this development. Six of these have already been sold in addition to the 10 sold during stage one.

The gated community is made up of 31 lots in all. All the homes will either face the golf courses third fairway or the picturesque council-owned esplanade reserve that leads to Lucas Creek. Either way the views are special.

The 3rd Fairway project started eight years ago for the three Vincent brothers Richard, Chris and Andrew, who are developing the site. They are passionate about the development which has involved the planting of 12,000 new native plants, enhancing the lovely stream that is full of eels and birdlife.

“For golfers we believe this is paradise, but it also ticks a number of other boxes as well for families,” says Richard Vincent, who has been the driving force behind the project.

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a park – but with some of Auckland’s very best schools close by. These include Kristin School as well as Albany Junior and Senior Highs.

“With sections still available from 550 square metres through to 2200 square metres, purchasers have a great choice as well. It is called 3rd Fairway because it was formed from the old third hole and fairway and the new owners can have a grandstand position looking northwards over the picturesque new fairway that has been created by international course designer Grant Puddingcombe.”

There is no doubt that 3rd Fairway will appeal to golfers, being located beside what is probably the best 27 holes in the country. It will also appeal to those who are looking for a lifestyle that includes benefits such as security, safety, belonging and tranquility. Bush walks will be at their doorsteps.

“Stage one is completely sold out and we are not expecting stage two sites to stay around too long either,” adds Richard Vincent. “This is a unique opportunity for those in the market to secure a superb site in a premium subdivision and build their very own architectural masterpiece to fit in with the beautiful natural environment.”

Visit: www.3rdfairway.co.nz or contact Mark Fitzgerald at Harcourts Cooper & Co. on 021357080 or email: Mark.Fitzgerald@harcourts.co.nz

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BUILDING & HOME MAINTENANCE WITH QPC BUILD GROUP

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SPOTLIGHT ON: BENEFITZ

Benefitz owners and directors. From left: Robert Johnson (director); Mike Nolan (director); Dallas Bennett (director); Aidan Bennett (managing director); Michelle Bennett (director).

Benefitz, the publishers of Channel Magazine are celebrating the milestone of 30 years in business over the next 12 months.

The company started out back in August 1988, so is now well into its 30th year.

Benefitz, the publishers of Channel Magazine are celebrating the milestone of being 30 years in business during 2018. The company started out back in August 1988, so will tick of 30 years in the second half of the year.

The business started out as a one-man-band back in 1988, when it was established by Aidan Bennett as a small advertising service, on the back of his experience in advertising, design, publishing and print production. The initial base was a small shared office in Parnell, but it wasn’t long before there was a move over the bridge and the company has been based on the Shore ever since.

Aidan remains Managing Director of the business. Directors and shareholders also include his brother Dallas, Robert Johnson and Mike Nolan.

“When I look back to those humble beginnings I am hugely proud of what we have achieved,” says Aidan Bennett. “From day one we were in a business sector that faced considerable change and we have been able to adapt and move with that change right through the three decades. Continuing to grow. Change is as quick as it has ever been right now.

“When we started out digital design was very much in its infancy, in fact we purchased our first Apple computers about 18 months after we started. For a time we were in demand having the digital design advantage. But it wasn’t long before many of our customers were investing in computers which could do some of the things we were doing so we had to change. That was when we first got into

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When I look back to those humble beginnings I am hugely proud of what we have achieved… manufacturing (printing etc.) and we have gone on to establish New Zealand’s most comprehensive facility – now covering design, web development, publishing, print, display, exhibition and signage.

“What I am most proud of is the fact we employ over 80 people, and have provided opportunities to hundreds over the 30 years.

Many of our family members have worked or are working here.

When I look around I get a particular thrill seeing those who have been with us for a long time, many having started as inexperienced youngsters, who are now valuable team members with their own families. Benefitz has played a part in enhancing their lives.”

So 2018 is a big year of celebration for the Benefitz team as we pass the milestone of three decades in business. We have taken this opportunity of highlighting some recent projects to demonstrate the wide capability of the business (see facing page).

Examples of some recent Benefitz projects:

Interior signage B:HIVE, Smales Farm - print & apply

Fabric PR Backdrop Stand for Emirates Team NZ Media Launch - print & install for event

Mike Van de Elzen Cookbook Beautiful 272 page book, - printing & finishing

Big Images for Lions Rugby Tour, Viaduct Events Centre - print & install

New Website, MSC Consulting - design & build on our own B-Web CMS platform

Vehicle Signage, Ray White VW Promotion - print & application

Advertising Trailer, All Whites Football - print skin & supply trailer to promote event

162 Page Cookbook, ‘Sweet Treat’s’ - print and finish/perfect bind

New building signage Elite Fitness - big printed images & signs

Massive AA Billboard at Eden Park - print & install 32 metres by 12 metres billboard skin

Printing Supplied Drink Bottles, Auckland Radiology Group - print branding on bottles 228 Page Devonport Village Cookbook - print and finish/hard case bound

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The Channel Crossword

Set locally by Mãyã, especially for Channel each month. No. 34 Solution to last month's crossword

This month's crossword will also be uploaded to the creator’s blog at: channelcrossword.wordpress.com There, Mãyã will kindly attempt to answer any questions or comments that may arise from the crosswords each month.

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no introduction (7) Across 8 1 Epic poem for Bohemians? (George had a 19 She bested stacks, I hear (7) 11

blue one) (8) 21/11 26 22's daughter, Mrs Munster, going to the 15

Moon (4,4) 5 Go up North Head cased in rags (6) 17 24 Ms Hall could be said to make Japanese 9 William is able to pot (8) 18

cartoons (5) 10 Fisher from 19 22's French setter with rock 20 25 Spidery thing built by Hadrian & Co. (9)

band and finally, finally... (6)

27 Eccentric relations of 19 22's squirrel (6) 12 ...I'm on time with fashionable ad lib! (9) 21 13/1D Done, so to speak - speak a lot for 19 22's 28 Discount Ruth Sato's club? Not all lies (8) 22

antihero (5,6) 29 Fishes, say, going after German plan (6) 23 14 I cheat (good example!) (4) 30 An ambiguous part of E. L. James' work 26 16 State in the style of a President who needs (4,4)

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See 13 Across Slanting when bound (6) State thus: "Go ahead!" (3-2) Late, bad review for "Poker Face" (7) Saw (as a child might say) Ms Mackie - this once annoyed an oyster (4,5) Even thee, Mr Pacino? You'll get there in the end (8) Imagine a dry mead brew (8) See 21 Across Uncertain / certain G.P. gets a telling-off (9) Got boat wrecked by a short Seagoon (8) Makes full heads of 3 with me in galleries (8) Sam returned Ed Sheeran album before religious festival (4) Thinner about right for "The Apprentice" (7) Tinker at the wheel (6) Poems to South Australia port (6) Annoy Debbie? (5)

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