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The Arts Issue Bruce Lynch

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Shore stylist Dancing with the Stars 36, 500

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CHANNEL MAGAZINE COMMUNITY CALENDAR

May 2019

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

Wednesday

Thursday

Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand 1 Badminton Open 2019, Eventfinda Stadium, Wairau Valley. Until 5 May Evaluating Population Research: From Science to Policy, Dr John Matthewson, The Round Room, Massey University Gate 1 Albany Campus, 6.30-7.30pm Daniel Sloss: X, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, 8.45pm The Big Bike Film Night, The Vic Cinema Café Theatre, Devonport, 8pm

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Understand Your Brain, public talk, 7 Westlake Boys High School, 7.30pm

Composting Course, East Coast Bays Library, Browns Bay, 10.30am

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Business North Harbour Business Capability Luncheon with Nigel Latta, QBE lounge, QBE Stadium, 12-2pm

Art Appreciation Course with Paragon Matter, Devonport Library, 7pm

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North Harbour Club BEN Breakfast with Andrew Barnes: “Is 4 better than 5?”, Regatta Bar & Eatery, 6.45am Massey University Information Evening. Albany campus, 6pm8pm. Info on undergrad and postgrad programmes Teen Brain, public talk, Westlake Boys High School, 7.30pm

Devonport Rebus, The Rose Centre, Belmont, 10am

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North Harbour Club, After-five networking

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The Celtic Tenors - The Irish Songbook Tour, Bruce Mason Centre, 7.30pm

Morning Melodies: Society Jazzmen – 50th anniversary concert, Bruce Mason Centre, 11am Auckland Watercolour Society Exhibition Opening, Takapuna Library,6pm. Until 20 May Engage Your Brain, public talk, Westlake Boys High School, 7.30pm

Every Monday Art Classes for Total Beginners, J. F Kennedy Observation Post, Castor Bay, 9am-12pm; 12-3pm Little Tiger Karate classes, Bahai Centre, Browns Bay, 6-6.45pm

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Korean Photography Association exhibition, Mairangi Arts Centre, until 14 May All-women group show, Northart, Northcote, continues, until 15 May North Harbour Club Business Hall of Fame black tie awards dinner, The Wharf, Northcote Point, 6-11pm

Mother & Son breakfast, Westlake Boys High School auditorium, 7am 9 Tadpole Productions presents Middle Age Spread, The PumpHouse Theatre, 7.30pm. Until 19 May (Sat 18 also 3pm, Sun 4pm) Sexy Buddha by Geoff Allan, The Vic Theatre Bar, Devonport, 9pm. Also 10 & 11 May

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Rants In the Dark, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, 8pm. Until 18 May; Sat also 2pm Touch Compass presents Madagascar A Musical Adventure Junior, The Rose Centre, Belmont 7pm. Also 7pm Fri 17, 11am and 6pm Sat 18, and 11am & 2pm Sun 18 May

TMC Nancy’s Afternoon, 21 entertainment and afternoon tea for people in rest homes, Takapuna Methodist Church, 2pm Miz Cracker - It's Time, Bruce Mason Centre, 8pm

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Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, 8.30pm

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Gregg Bissonette Drum Workshop, Bruce Mason Centre, 29 5.30pm Jazz Gala - Gregg Bissonette, Louis Dowdeswell, Glenn Walter, Bruce Mason Centre, 8pm

Harbour Hospice Art Exhibition 30 preview & auction, Estuary Arts, Orewa, 7-9pm. Exhibition continues until June 3

Every Wednesday

Every Thursday

Every Tuesday Devonport Peninsula Trust's Winter Play, The Rose Centre, Belmont, 9.3011am. Free

Art in The Digital Age, Art & photography , Easy Coast Bays Library, Browns bay, 10.30am National Hospice Awareness Week, from 13 May. An opportunity to support Hospice services in your community, across the Shore in shopping centres and supermarkets

Karate Classes for all ages 9+, Baha’i Centre, Browns Bay, 6-6.45pm Meditation Class, Lake House Arts Centre, Takapuna, 7:30pm

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Shore Tenpin Seniors (55+), Xtreme Centre, Target Road, Totaravale, 9.30am.

Nancy 09 4801484 CMA - companionship and morning activities for seniors, The Rose Centre, Belmont, 10am-12.30pm Modern Jive Beginners’ classes, St George’s Presbyterian Church, 2 The Terrace, Takapuna, 7pm

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OUR CHANGING WORLD Join us for “Our Changing World” free public lecture “Are you more than just a number?

Evaluating population research: from science to policy”, 1 May with Dr John Matthewson at our Auckland campus in Albany. Register now at www.massey.ac.nz/ourchangingworld

Friday Sylvia, The PumpHouse Theatre, Takapuna, 7pm. Also Sat 4 May NZ Barok: Beauty and Brilliance, St Georges Presbyterian Church, Takapuna, 7.30pm Dave Walker - Acoustic Lounge, The Vic Cinema Cafe Theatre, Devonport, 8pm

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Music & Song - Hall-Elujah, St 10 Francis de Sales & All Souls Church, Devonport, 7pm A Carlsberg Comedy Night to Remember by Takapuna & Scousers Football Club, Takapuna AFC clubrooms, Taharoto Rd, 7pm.

Supporting Harbour Hospice

Saturday

Sunday

Takapuna Kids Market, Taitamariki Hall, Auburn St Reserve, 9am-12pm 4 Eco Dye Workshop, Kerr Street Artspace, Devonport, 9.30am-4pm Kids Learn 2 Ride, Greville Reserve, Forrest Hill, 10am Comedy Allstars Showcase, Bruce Mason Centre, 8pm

Auckland All Ford Day, Smales 5 Farm, Taharoto Road, Takapuna 10am-2pm Annual Hospice Concert by North Shore Male Choir, St Peter’s Church, Killarney St, Takapuna, 2pm Rhythms of Ireland – 10 Year Anniversary Tour, Bruce Mason Centre, 5pm

Heart and Soul Holistic & Wellness Market, Takapuna War Memorial Hall, 10.30am Ukelele Union performance, 1.30pm-3pm; Uke You Can Do it! 3pm-4pm, 38 Hurstmere Rd, Takapuna

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Can You Dig It?, White Face Crew, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, 10am. Free Songs for your Mother, North Shore Brass, Spencer on Byron Hotel, 2.30pm Creative Talks – After-show Q&A with Tadpole Theatre, The PumpHouse Theatre, Takapuna. (Show at 4pm)

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North Shore Embroiderers Guild, Mairangi Arts Centre. Until 31 May 18 Auckland Baby Expo 2019, Eventfinda Stadium, Wairau Valley, 9am Eirlys Shand Exhibition, Lake House Arts, Takapuna opens. Closes with a fundraising auction at 6pm, 1 June

Nautical Nick’s Nippily Dip midwinter swim for Hospice, Waiake 19 Beach, Torbay, 12pm. Fun event in fancy dress to fundraise for hospice Urban Country Music, Birkenhead RSA, 1.30pm Cantare Choir Concert, Takapuna Methodist Church, 4pm

The Renegades, Birkenhead 24 Bowling Club, 7.30pm Andre Vegas presents The Magic Circus, The PumpHouse Theatre, 6pm.. Also Sat 25th 2pm & 6pm; Sun 26th 2pm. Family show

Our Women’s Network festival 25 ‘Love, Life and Laughter’, Positive Ageing Centre, Takapuna Writer's Talks, Lake House Arts.

Tessa Duder 10.30-12pm; Gerry Copas 1-2.30pm Urzila Carson – Token African, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, 8pm

Pink Ribbon Brunch with the 26 Foxes, Constellation Cafe, Rosedale, 10am Young Musicians Showcase, 38 Hurstmere Rd, Takapuna, 2pm, (Celebrate the end of Music Month and Youth Week with local young musicians.)

Mr McGee and the Fighting Flea, 31 Bruce Mason Centre, 10am & 11.30am

June 1 - Queen's Birthday Weekend

Every Friday

North Shore Performing Arts Senior Vocal competitions, The PumpHouse Theatre, until 3 June Harbour Hospice Art Exhibition, Estuary Arts, Orewa, all Queens Birthday weekend, 9am-4pm

Every Saturday

Art Classes for Total Beginners, J. F. Kennedy Park Observation Post, Beach Road, Castor Bay, 9am-12pm, 12-3pm

North Shore Community Toy Library, 1 Sidmouth St, Mairangi Bay, Fri & Sat 9.30-11.30am, Sun 2.30-4.30pm

Browns Bay Laughter Club, Browns Bay Community Centre, 9-9.45am

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North Shore Performing Arts Senior Vocal competitions, The PumpHouse Theatre. Becroft Grand Opera Aria final 3 June

Every Sunday Markets: Browns Bay Anzac Road, 7am, Takapuna, 7am, Glenfield 5-11pm

“Play a while” toy library, Devonport Community House, 9-11.30am

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CONTENTS COVER FEATURES

TAKAPUNA BEACH

46 The Arts

28 Views from the Beach with TBBA

50 Interview: Melissa McCallum 56 Interview: Bruce Lynch

DEVONPORT 70 Devonport News

FEATURES 30 Shop the Shore 32 North Shore History with David Verran 40 Interview: Shaun Quincey 54 My Shore Life 62 Redgraves Home Fabrics 66 Me and My Dog 68 I Love My Sport 103 The Healthy Channel: John Appleton 110 Gundry's Grumbles 112 The Channel Crossword

MILFORD 72

Milford News

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ARTS 53 The Vic 52 The Rose Centre 52 The PumpHouse 55 Tadpole Productions 59 Northart

EDUCATION 78 Massey University

OUT & ABOUT

79 Long Bay College

02 Community Calendar

80 Kristin School

07 Out & About on the Shore

82 Westlake Boys' High School

EATING OUT

85 Takapuna Grammar

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Eating Out: Soho

86 Westlake Girls' High School

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Eating Out Guide

88 Rangitoto College

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84 Rosmini College

23 Eating Out: NZ Tang

90 Carmel College

24 Eating Out: La Spiaggia

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FROM THE EDITOR

Janet Marshall

The Channel Magazine Team: Heather Barker Vermeer, Aidan Bennett, Crystal Sharp, Christine Young, Nikki Davidson.

Arts and big hearts We celebrate The Arts this month in Channel, bringing you content from across the spectrum of what this broad term means.

From ballroom dancing to double bass playing, theatrical stage shows to sketching, we present some of the people who are putting themselves out there to follow their passion in The Arts here on the Shore.

Our sassy cover star is Shore stylist Melissa McCallum, who I enjoyed meeting for an uplifting and entertaining interview. Melissa is someone who isn’t afraid to step up for the sake of her art. A natural born dancer, Browns Bay born and bred Melissa, is balancing her work as a hairstylist with the demands of hit TV show Dancing with the Stars. She’s humble, hard working and humorous, and she’s on a mission to encourage others to be brave and take on their own challenges. I hope you enjoy reading the feature on her on page 50.

Musician, producer and collaborator to the stars, Bruce Lynch has an enviable track record in the music industry. From a 1970s concert

series in Los Angeles with Cat Stevens, to playing with the now named Yusuf Islam at the Christchurch memorial concert last month, Bruce, from Bayswater, has worked with some of the biggest names in world music in the intervening years. Read about this true Shore ‘music man’ and the international artists he’s worked with, in our feature on page 56.

We’ve been whizzing around the Shore with our Out & About camera as always, to bring you a monthly round up of who’s been snapped where. We love the range of events happening out there to head along to!

Reminder: It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday 12th May. Be prepared with a gorgeous gift for Mum or another special woman in your life - we have some ideas in our Shop the Shore pages xx-xx.

Whatever challenges you face this month, be brave enough to back yourself, and express your feelings from the heart - isn’t that what art’s all about?

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PIRATICAL SHENANIGANS AT THE PUMPHOUSE During the April School holidays Tim Bray Theatre Company presented a new production of Margaret Mahy's story 'The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate'. An eager crew of piratical (and other) characters turned up with parents and grandparents ifor the gala opening, and those dressed up took their bow on stage before the show began. The rollicking theatrical adventure centred on Sam, who agrees to take his exuberant pirate mother to see the sea. In the process, Sam meets a yogi and her acolyte, a farmer and his cow, dances with wheelbarrows - and sheds a lifetime of inhibitions, much to the amusement of the audience.

Eleanor, John and Oliver Leach.

Elizabeth Roberts, Murray Young, Sebastian Peacocke.

Tinea, Erika, Maia and Tamas Andrell

Luke Thornborough, Molly Timmins, Dylan Underwood.

Alana Hawkes, Steve Marshall, Tim Bray.

Gordon Rushton, Laura and Susan Wallace.

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CAPTIVATE INTERIORS LAUNCH EVENT IN MAIRANGI BAY It was a balmy, early autumn evening when Mairangi Bay's Captivate Interiors took over the Green Gables courtyard to welcome guests to their new store.

The colours of the interior spilled out as many wore bright tones while sipping wine and enjoying a fine cheese board and delicious canapes supplied by Montrose CafĂŠ in the village while music duo Mark II added to the sociable atmosphere. Locals themselves, Captivate couple Joeline and Grant Linton are proud to bring their interior design services to Mairangi Bay and look forward to getting to know more locals who are looking for some inspiration.

Hatina Chitiyo, Sarah Money, Marla Boland, Tracey Bowyer, Lily Ferguson, Yvette Peddie.

Debbie Abercrombie, Bob Linton, Rea Jones.

Laura and Greg Burgoyne, Jolene Linton.

Jo Te Kapaiwaho, Serena Godinovich, Sophie Long, Denise Bailey.

Jolene Linton and Allison Mooney.

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HAYDN CLASSICAL CONCERT AT ROSMINI COLLEGE In mid-April, Auckland Sinfonietta presented a concert entitled Haydn and London at Rosmini College’s Tindall Auditorium. With the Sinfonietta’s Musical Director Dr Jucheol Wang (Head of Music at Rosmini College) conducting, and Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra’s principal trumpet Huw Dann and soprano Christine McDonald as featured artists, the concert offered a full programme of Haydn’s music, including his Trumpet Concerto in E-flat minor, and the popular “Surprise” Symphony. During the interval, Rosmini food technology (aka cooking) students served tea, coffee and cakes to raise funds for their trip to Singapore.

Kim Turner, Sean and Stephen Zemba.

Jennifer Wilson, Ann and Justin Griffith.

Sunny Qin, Catherine Hu, Carrie Chen, Sissi Yang, Sherry Zhang, Austin Qin and Ray Hu.

May Lai, Kerry Chai, Johnson Kwok, Iris Cheng, Elsa Kwok and Connie Wong.

Doris Lynch, John Child, Vivienne Mirko and Harold Virtue.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS BECROFT GRAND OPERA ARIA FINAL WHAT: Becroft Grand

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NATIONAL OPTIMIST SAILING CHAMPS AT MURRAYS BAY With well over 200 registered entrants, including many from overseas, Murrays Bay was awash with Optimist sailors competing for the New Zealand National title over five days during Easter Weekend. Families and local supporters enjoyed watching the competitive spirit of individuals along with a club versus club race-off on Day 1. Food trucks, a bbq and the bar kept visitors refreshed with an effort on minimal waste. The closing ceremony on Wednesday 24th April welcomed ex-Murrays Bay Sailing Club members and Olympians Peter Burling and Blair Tuke.

Matt Streeter, Glenn and Chloe Armstrong, Dion and Ora Mead, Sam Streeter.

Noah Malpot, Oscar McMullen, Levi and Luke Jenkins.

Harry McMullen, Liam Richards, Sean Kensington, George Cole-Baker, George Pilkington, Rowan Kensington.

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EASTER CARNIVAL TIME IN TAKAPUNA Evidence of the Easter Bunny having visited Hurstmere Road was irrefutable at the Takapuna Beach Business Association Easter Carnival. Children and their families completed activities to gain stamps on their Easter Hunt sheets and win chocolate rewards! Live magic and comedy entertained the crowds gathered on Hurstmere Green in the April sunshine, and a wide range of food trucks provided punters with plenty of culinary options, beyond the obligatory chocolate.TBBA CEO Terence Harpur, caught on camera by Channel while he manned the egg and spoon activity, was delighted with the huge turnout, and the weather.

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INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUE IN TAKAPUNA Young and older members of the community got together at Takapuna Library in early April for 2019’s Intergenerational Dialogue.

Topics up for discussion included: Should immunisation be compulsory? How do we inspire and develop local action towards Predator Free 2050? And, in light of the recent, devastating act of terrorism in Christchurch what can we do to enhance and develop intercultural understanding? Participants, who included students from all five local secondary schools, joined in three discussions during the day. The final session involved just three of the topics and during this session, groups worked to find a local solution to the issue.

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OUT & ABOUT ON THE SHORE

BNI 20TH BIRTHDAY A large BNI business networking group meets most Thursdays at Zomer Cafe at Takapuna. It was close by – at Channel View lounge in Takapuna in March 1999 – that the first New Zealand group was launched by Graham Southwell – who had previously been a member of a group in London. Graham was on hand for the 20th birthday celebrations. It was therefore fitting that the organisation's 20th New Zealand birthday was celebrated in Takapuna on Thursday March 21st.

BNI was actually started over 34 years ago in California and is now the world’s largest business referral and networking organisation that operates in over 70 countries. There are now 114 groups or chapters across New Zealand. In addition to helping its members to grow their businesses, BNI also works in the community and has been a National Partner of Hospice New Zealand since 2007, last year raising over $250,000 for hospice increasing the overall total raised to $2 million. Channel Magazine contributor Lester de Vere is the hardworking President of the BNI Takapuna group.

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ANDREW DORREEN

"Pole Position" Panoramic Views And Beach Access 22 MINNEHAHA AVENUE, TAKAPUNA Put simply, this is one of the best locations and aspect you could possibly imagine! Located at the end of one of the most exclusive streets in the country, number 22 is a very special and very unique property.

The orientation - a key feature of the home, is due north and this brings all day sun from a superbly elevated position. The home enjoys complete privacy but retains all the benefits of being waterfront as it has direct private access to the water on the title. As the heading suggests, each of the three floors enjoy uninterrupted sea views. You feel like you are on top of the water, with waves breaking on the beach, it is a very dramatic changing landscape - superb. Accommodation wise, there is a choice of five bedrooms, so the home can easily

accommodate the modern family. This said, it is structured in such a way a couple would not feel it too large with living, master suite and garaging all on one level. The home has a choice of two lounges, offering good separation, plus a cinema room with built-in projector and surround sound.

This special property is available now and will be very popular for location driven buyers. I encourage you to make contact immediately to make an appointment to view. You will not find another like it.

Expressions Of Interest by 4PM Wednesday 22 May 2019 (unless sold prior)

Andrew Dorreen / Precision Real Estate Ltd MREINZ Licenced under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 Email: andrew@precision.net.nz / Phone: 021 747 334 / www.precision.net.nz / www.andrewdorreen.com

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Sensational Seawardside Redevelopment / Do Up Opportunity 18 TIRI ROAD, TAKAPUNA Four back from one of the best beaches in Auckland and located in one of the best streets in Milford, this landmark "land value" opportunity is one not to be missed. 698sqm of land, zoned mixed housing suburban, means options are there to build one or perhaps two dwellings on this perfect slice of paradise.

The best part about this home are the views - wide and expansive from the top floor. Given Milford is so flat, it is very rare to have such an elevated outlook with sea views. Offering a right of way position, the home lies nicely on the site and currently offers buyers a choice of up to five bedrooms, two or three living areas as well as three car garaging and a swimming pool. A fantastic, private family home in one of the North Shore's best locations.

Key features: - 698sqm zoned residential mixed housing suburban (two dwellings could be possible on the site).

- Expansive sea views from the upper floor, all day sun from the north west aspect to outdoor area.

- Outstanding opportunity to renovate or remove altogether and rebuild.

- Seldom on offer, a land value opportunity this close to the beach.

- Vendors can offer flexible settlement terms of up to one year.

- CV $3,250,000 Expressions Of Interest by 4PM Wednesday 29 May 2019 (unless sold prior)

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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Soho has arrived at Goodside, Smales Farm Over the past few months the Channel Magazine team have been excited about the new bars and eateries that have come on stream at the Goodside hospitality precinct at Smales Farm.

The final piece of the jigsaw came together during April when the much anticipated Soho Thai eatery opened for business. I must confess I have dined there twice since it opened and can report that it is outstanding. To me it feels a bit like our own ‘Depot’ north of the bridge. It’s got the vibe.

When we first profiled all the bars and eateries at Goodside a few issues back we met Soho’s Poom Saengngam who excited us with his plans for the new restaurant. He called his plans “Thai cuisine with a twist”. At that time he told us that his Soho team would dedicate their love and experience of food to doing things differently, delivering an all-star experience for our taste buds.

Poom, who is Thai, has spent many years in the local hospitality scene, including Thai restaurants and most recently has been involved in the popular Billy Cafe in Newmarket. It has featured in the Metro Top 50.

There has been no stone left unturned in developing Soho.

Joshua Yap has helped Poom design the brand. Paul Izzard has weaved his magic in designing the versatile restaurant. Danny Simpson has worked with Poom and his partner Jenny, head chef at Soho, to develop the menu. Restaurant Manager Nick Collins – ex Seaferers/Ostro – has helped them add the finishing touches to ensure everything runs smoothly.

Poom and Jenny pride themselves on preparing food from scratch, using only the best produce and ingredients, to create dishes full of flavour and freshness. And I can tell you their dishes are sensational with lovely Thai flavours, yet their offerings are uniquely Soho.

The menu includes eight ‘Small Plates’ (starters to choose from).

My wife and I had the Caramelized Lamb Ribs which she describes as ‘next level’. We also had the Street Style Chicken Curry Puffs which I reckon were on their own level. On our second visit we couldn’t go past more Curry Puffs and also had the Duck Sliders which were tasty. Centre stage at Soho is their rotisserie, roasting the finest local Chicken and Duck.

There are also eight Big Plates (mains) to choose from, as well as six Wok dishes. Everything is designed to share. During our two visits we have shared the Crispy Lemongrass Tofu, the Whole

Rotisserie Chicken, the Twice Cooked Pork Hock and the Wok Stir-Fry Chicken. We can fully endorse them all. Poom says his favourite is the Dried Red Curry Eggplant – medium to hot. A next time must for us.

There are a range of side dishes to compliment the flavours and four sweets for those with a sweet tooth to finish off the meal. We didn’t, but the Deep Fried Duck Island Ice-Cream was tempting.

“Soho is our creation, something special,” says Poom Saengngam proudly. “It is casual dining with a great vibe. All about fun with an emphasis on sharing. We place a big emphasis on the entire experience. Ensuring the very best service (which we can attest to), a great drinks menu including cocktails, wine, spirits and beer and always good coffee.

“We are not a Thai Restaurant where you can request we alter our dishes to suit. Our dishes will always be made with love and passion and we want you to eat them as we have created them.”

“We also want Soho to be a meeting place that compliments the other great eateries at Goodside. We are a great place for lunch and in the evening for a drink and dinner. Our cocktails are a standout feature – with a Thai influence. We feel sure they will be popular with Shore locals.”

There are six different Soho cocktails on the comprehensive drinks list that are interesting like the food. Examples are the Pandan Margarita – made with Pandan leaf from Thailand, and the Jasmin Grove – with Jasmin from Thailand. The wine list is top notch with Amisfield from Central Otago prominent and there are great tap and bottle beers and ciders. Coffee is good from Coffee Supreme.

We feel Shore foodies will love Soho. For lunch and dinner. It really is something a bit different. My advice is book before you go – you can walk up, but this gem is getting more popular by the day.

Oh, and it’s great value as well. - Aidan Bennett SOHO at Goodside, Smales Farm – Open Sunday to Wednesday 12pm-9pm; Thursday to Saturday 12pm-late.

Email: hello@sohoeats.co.nz Visit: sohoeats.co.nz Bookings: 021 263 7732.

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EATING OUT ON THE SHORE TAYLORS ON HURSTMERE

NZ TANG RESTAURANT & BAR

ABOUT US: Taylors, best little wine bar in Takapuna. Serving sharing plates and an extensive wine and craft beer list.

Perfect for after work drinks and late evening coffee and desserts. Located just 2 mins from Bruce Mason Centre and Takapuna Beach!

THE FOOD: New autumn menu going strong, old favourites like lamb and mint meatballs, soy and ginger pork belly, and tequila chicken, with new offerings like pulled pork bao buns and our daily arancini balls or sliders.

NEED TO KNOW: MAY Wine tastings now at Taylors. Join us on the last Monday of the month to try a selection of local and international wines, just $25 per ticket includes nibbles and tastings. Sells out fast.

3pm till late Tuesday to Sunday. Closed Mondays Taylor’s on Hurstmere, 168 Hurstmere Road, 09 489 9510 www.taylorsonhurstmere.co.nz Recently opened in Takapuna on the old Artwok site – serving Artwok signature dishes plus great new Asian and European recipes.

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ABOUT US: NZ Tang offers international cuisine with an Asian gourmet twist in a smart yet casual setting, using fresh top quality seafood and meats.

THE FOOD: Share sashimi fresh from the sea, snacks and cold plates, dumplings and side plates; and then choose from the exciting main plate selection – from Songshu Yu (snapper, capsicum and tomato salsa with sweet & sour sauce) to Zhenjiang Spareribs (with black vinegar, white sesame seed and salad), Guo Bao Rou (Chinese-style crispy pork with ginger and coriander, and an exciting range of Chinese style dishes. Or go for what you know – fish and chips, salt and pepper lamb rack, or beef burger. Kids select from the kids’ menu.

NEED TO KNOW: MAY Check out our latest news and offers on our website: http://epicureanml.co.nz/#menu NZ Tang, 152 Hurstmere Road, Open 7 days 11.30am-3pm; 5pm till late facebook: @nztang, www.epicureanml.co.nz

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 house manuka smoked salmon omelette and you should definitely come and try our chilli cheese muffins.

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ABOUT US: Zomer, your friendly local eatery, is open right through the holidays!

We will be very busy, so if you want a great spot in the sun for some brunch give us a call or book a table online.

We're serving only the best, seasonal local produce available as we craft some great menus through December and January.

At Zomer we strive to stay fresh, inventive and ahead of the curve. Our menu is full of new surprises. Come down and check it out!

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

TOKYO BAY

ABOUT US: Located in North Shore’s biggest food and beverage centre (Orchard Park Retail Hub) in Central Albany, Black Rice offers a cosy dining environment with a central dining lobby, a covered outdoor patio and a VIP private dining room. We are proud to be the first Asian fusion restaurant in Albany.

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: Encompassing a diverse array of countries, cultures and cuisines, Black Rice offers an unparalleled fusion dining experience with an almost endless supply of cooking inspiration to draw from. There's simply no stopping our colourful and creative cuisine, and our tapas-style small sharing plates are in high demand.

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: MAY Come and try our range of cocktails with your friends and families, and share on your Instagram.

NEED TO KNOW: MAY Open every day for lunch and dinner, with great views and a high quality, modern, Japanese dining experience.

Open Tuesday - Sunday, 11am - 11pm Unit 10B, 21 Corinthian Drive, Albany 09 415 8377 www.facebook.com/BlackRiceAlbany

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

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Song Shu Yu - deboned snapper.

Executive chef Jason Zhang and owner Derek Ng in the upstairs dining space.

Adding NZ Tang to Chinese taste NZ Tang is the latest addition to Takapuna’s already rich restaurant scene, and makes a bold blue statement on the restaurant strip at the northern end of Hurstmere Road near the Bruce Mason Centre. Channel's Christine Young met owner Derek Ng to explore what’s behind that bright façade...

When Derek arrived in New Zealand from Hong Kong a year ago he spent months looking for restaurant premises that met his exacting criteria with regard to location, ambience and size.

Takapuna stood out because of the variety of restaurants already in the area – he’d previously operated restaurants in Hong Kong’s popular Lan Kwai Fong area with its plethora of bars and restaurants and vibrant multi-cultural night life. The location in Takapuna had the added allure of being large enough to cater for groups and functions, but small enough to provide intimate and private dining experiences for a range of customers.

While the exterior was repainted in the hard-to-miss blue, the interior was revamped to offer dining spaces that range from standard tables, circular booths and a balcony upstairs, to raised booths and high tables in the downstairs space.

Derek took over the premises earlier this year, and aims to make a statement not just with the new décor inside and out, but also with a menu that is predominantly Chinese but with a strong international flavour. NZ Tang’s style, from the easy-to-follow menu right through to the wide selection of dishes to appeal to every taste, reflects Derek’s long experience running restaurants – including in international airports around the Asia-Pacific region.

The user-friendly menu highlights the chef’s recommendations: mains of salt and pepper lamb rack (more Western than Chinese, though the inclusion of Sichuan pepper adds a frisson of Asian taste), Songshu Yu (Asian style de-boned snapper with a capsicum and tomato salsa, pinenuts and a sweet and sour sauce) or Suijing Xiaqui (prawn cutlets, snow peas, celery, ginger and spring onions, served in a basket of deep-fried noodles). And those are

Suijing Xiaqu prawns in a noodle basket.

just the mains. Side plates, rice and noodle dishes, cold plates, snacks and the dumplings and soup sections all similarly balance Chinese and Western influences and tastes.

Executive chef Jason Zhang presents all dishes with an attention to detail that borders on the fastidious; he’s a perfectionist and has been known, says Derek, to take the elegantly presented fried rice dishes off the menu for an evening if the right garnishes are not available.

Jason trained in China. He has 30 years’ experience as a chef, and has spent the last 12 years in New Zealand. He’s adept at all styles of Chinese cuisine, and under Derek’s urging, at NZ Tang he has also mastered Western dishes like fish and chips, beef burger and grilled sirloin steak.

While the á la carte menu is extensive enough to satisfy most diners, at NZ Tang you can also opt for a set multi-course menu, starting from $198 for four. If you really want to impress guests, friends or business associates, book (for at least eight people) a week ahead for a private dining experience. The twist here is that the customer determines what they’d like to pay, lets the chef know if there are any ingredients that are not to be included – and then trusts to the chef and his skill to create a special menu.

Or if you’re simply wanting sustenance and a night in, NZ Tang does takeaways; call in or use Uber Eats.

“NZ Tang is a Chinese restaurant that serves food in a Western way,” says Derek; casual, with a subtle blend of Chinese icons adding class to the décor. “We use the freshest ingredients to create authentic recipes made by experienced chefs. We aim to offer superior customer service, innovative menus, and cuttingedge restaurant design and ambiance.”

NZ Tang Bar & Restaurant, 152 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna 09 930 0999 www.epicureanml.co.nz Open seven days, 11.30-3pm; 5-10pm

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La Spiaggia

La Spiaggia Murrays Bay

Beachside dining in Murrays Bay the flour, which just won't do!

This prime location in Murrays Bay A mix of classic and modern dishes has long cried out for a restaurant that are available including the most popular not only delivers fantastic food and main choice Scaloppine Marsala with its service but also embraces the view. In tender veal medallions with mushrooms Italian, Ristorante La Spiaggia means and masala wine sauce. Chef Sabo has 'restaurant on the beach' and that is much experience in Italian cooking and exactly where you are. his creative flair is obvious. New Zealand Expansive windows overlook one Angus steaks are a feature and cooked to of the prettiest bays on the Shore, with your preference while the market fish is a its pohutukawa trees, wharf, walkers visual and flavour delight. All main course and bustling Murrays Bay Yacht Club.

Chef Sabo, Emilio and Maria. dishes come with vegetables prepared with Weekends and event days provide plenty a modern twist such as cauliflower puree, of activity to look upon. It really is a unique beetroot and crispy kale. position.

The Linguine a La Spiaggia, a seafood Owner Maria and her family previously lover's delight, is Maria's favourite. "Italian ran a popular restaurant in Takapuna and cuisine is simple," says Maria. "This pasta took over this space last year, spending dish with its pan-fried prawns, garlic, chilli months rebuilding the restaurant interior. and lemon zest is simple, and beautiful."

An impressive new bar with rich timber Maria makes the desserts herself, tones and a river stone feature is a warm with some assistance from her youngest introduction as you arrive and starting daughter who loves the creativity. Classic with a drink is a nice way to lead into tiramisu and creme brulĂŠe are menu the evening. All new tables and a mix of staples, along with gelato and sorbet. The current Baked Ferrero banquette and singular seating breaks up the space into different areas, including a more intimate private room, with that view, for up Rocher Cheesecake is so popular right now that she is reluctant to to 18 guests. La Spiaggia can also host your large gathering in all or take it off the menu, but is keen to try a new version.

Maria is a restaurateur who really knows her business. She says part of the restaurant. she learns something every day and that listening to customers is Ochre and rich red tones on the walls are classic Mediterranean valuable. "I am excited to come to work. You have to really enjoy colours and the brickwork that Maria retained has been given the your work to do it well." rustic treatment to add to the character of the space.

Being in the heart of the Bays, La Spiaggia makes for a fine The river stone covered pizza oven is a key feature at La destination with plenty of parking outside the door, and in summer a Spiaggia, sitting in the restaurant itself and throwing out the leisurely stroll along the sea path from Mairangi Bay. But be sure to most delightful aromas as the wood-fired pizzas are baked at book first. the perfect temperature. It's hard to resist choosing pizza while considering the rest of the menu. Maria's husband Emilio has been making pizza since he was a teenager and has become a bit 470 Beach Road, Murrays Bay of an expert in flour quality. He can tell if a supplier has changed www.laspiaggia.co.nz

Italian European Maria and Emilio warmly welcome you to La Spiaggia Italian dining with a seaside view

Classic and modern cuisine plus traditional wood-fired pizzas Private dining room and large parties welcome

Open Tuesday – Sunday 5.00 – 10.30pm | Takeaways available Ph: 475 5643 | info@laspiaggia.co.nz | www.laspiaggia.co.nz 470 Beach Rd, Murrays Bay, North Shore, Auckland

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TOK TOK ABOUT US: Tok Tok is a unique restaurant with Asian fusion cuisine located in the heart of Takapuna’s dining precinct, just up from the beach. Many of the dishes are a ‘twist on the traditional’.

Two have featured as winners in the Taste of Auckland Festival Awards. The Crispy Hapuka Curry was a Supreme Winner and the Crispy Half Duck was runner up.

OUR MENU: Dishes to try this month include Pork ’n Scallop Dumplings, Duck Pad Thai, and Littleneck Clams with smoked bacon, herbs. Other favourites include Wagyu Beef Steamed Bun and the Grown-Up Lamb Curry.

Open: Monday: 5pm till late.

Tuesday-Sunday: 12pm till late!

129 Hurstmere Road Takapuna.

09 489 3988.

Email: toktokkitchen@gmail.com Visit: www.facebook.com/Toktakapuna/ or www.toktok.co.nz

STREET ORGANICS

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS MONTH Our winter menu has arrived. We’re bringing back some favourites like beer-battered tiger prawns and introducing some great new dishes for the cooler weather.

We’ve been working hard on our Franc’s merchandise, sourcing quality gears for your comfort. If you're hot, cold, or somewhere in between there's some quality Franc's merch for any situation: $25 caps & beanies, $30 tees and $50 sweaters.

Our famous $1 XXL wing Mondays are here to stay! Back again by popular demand. Enjoy ’em with Franc’s hot sauce or honey soy all for $1 each, every Monday.

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

THE ELEPHANT WRESTLER

ABOUT US: Treat your taste buds, nourish your body & enjoy our beautiful space.

We’re passionate about quality, organic whole foods and genuine service – we love what we do and hope you do too.

With power, USB ports & Wi-Fi, we’re a great spot for meetings, working solo or a social catch up.

THE FOOD: We're for lovers of healthy whole foods and followers of vegan, paleo, gluten free, and low FODMAP lifestyles. Everything is made from scratch using fresh, local, organic ingredients wherever we can – zero added nasties. We make it with love, using eco-friendly products, we compost, we recycle and we minimise waste.

NEED TO KNOW: MAY Friday night 31 May, join us for drinks and nibbles as we “Welcome Winter” with mulled wine, craft beers, platters and sharing plates for all dietary styles.

Follow our social media for full details!

Mon-Fri: 6:30am – 4pm, Sat-Sun & (most) public holidays: 7:30am – 3:30pm 1 Byron Ave, Takapuna, 09 216 5991, streetorganics_nz    www.streetorganics.com/auckland

OLA POKE ABOUT US: Here at Ola Poké we always think of healthy food in a convenient and responsible way. ‘Ola’ means healthy in Hawaiian. We are committed to consistently bringing you delicious Hawaiian-inspired Poké made using only healthy salads, proteins and veggies. At Ola Poké your body will say "right choice" about what you’re eating! Dine-in or take-out.

THE FOOD: Build your own Poké bowl with four easy steps!

1. Choose your base of rice or noodles, or salad. 2. Your choice of protein.

3. Mix in some vegetables. 4. Finish with dressing or sauces NEED TO KNOW: MAY Pick up a takeout poké bowl for lunch or dinner and head down to Milford Beach to relax.

Open 7 Days 10.30am – 8.00pm 85 Kitchener Road, Milford 09 489 7546 Instagram: @olapoke.nz

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN MAY: As May kicks in we are still as pleased as everyone else that the weather has been so beautiful. Unfortunately, just like you, we know it’s going to come to an abrupt unannounced end.

Where’s the good news?? Well our NEW AUTUMN/WINTER MENU has been in full swing for nearly two weeks and it is being very well received. We have some delicious comfort food on here including the return of the famous slow cooked Lamb Shank, Beef Cheek Madras and some classics like BBQ St. Louis Ribs. (Remember All You Can Eat Ribs for $25.50 every Thursday from 6pm.)

The best news is our new menu is all sub $29.90 (excluding platters) so a night out does not need to break the bank. The Social Banquet is also still available for groups of 10 or more for $30 and includes your first beverage.

We also have DEDICATED MENUS for gluten free (25 dishes) and vegetarian/vegan menu (17 dishes).

Open Mon - Sun 11am-late.

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

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EATING OUT ON THE SHORE 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.

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

NEED TO KNOW: MAY Large selection of French wine including nice, fresh rosé.

We are now serving partyclette (melted French cheese on potatoes and ham). Only available if your table is booked online at: https://pumphouse.co.nz/visit/french-rendez-vous-cafe-satellite-bar/ French Rendez-vous cafe/restaurant, 2a Manurere Avenue, Takapuna 09 487 0009 Frenchrendezvous.booking@gmail.com www.facebook.com/frenchrendezvoustakapuna/

AUBERGINE ABOUT US: After 17 years on Hurstmere Road, we have recently undertaken a full renovation. Enjoy the new décor, our Mediterranean hospitality and our menu of delicious Mediterranean and European dishes, revamped under new head chef Aldo Franckin.

THE FOOD: We serve fresh food delivered daily, and have retained our popular signature dishes, like Eye Filet, red wine jus, mashed potato, spinach, caramelised tomato and field mushroom.

Asahi beer now on tap.

NEED TO KNOW: MAY Take advantage of our specials: Lunch – Two courses (starter and choice of 11 mains) for just $19 Dinner – Three course set menu $39 (starter, selection of 10 mains and 3 desserts) Open seven days 12 noon till late 129 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand 09 489 3104 aubergine.co.nz

A-BLOCK ABOUT US: A-Block is the shared place for the community to celebrate art and craft, to meet and eat, chill out and take time for coffee. We roast our own beans under our Society Coffee brand. The hidden gem of Browns Bay. THE FOOD: The idea of our food is to provide exciting dishes with our creative twist and take on a different approach to many classic dishes incorporating different cuisines of the world. You’ll be surprised.

NEED TO KNOW: MAY "Beach stunner – an expedition north of the bridge proves worth the effort.

If coffee is your thing, then A-Block is worth a visit” - 4/5 stars in Canvas magazine. Book your table for Mother's day - Mum's coffee is on us.

Open seven days, 7.30am-4pm.

A-Block Cafe and Roastery, 76 Clyde Road, Browns Bay (entry off Bute Road) 09 476 6878 info@societycoffee.co.nz Insta: @ablock.nz

M E E T. E A T. & C O F F E E .

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: MAY Book online www.sakebar.co.nz, put “I Love Takoyaki” in the comments and receive a $10 voucher (for the month of April).

Bookings accepted 24/7, instant confirmation.

Open 7 days, closed public holidays.

KARAOKE AVAILABLE FOR GROUPS. 32-34 Anzac Street,Takapuna, 09 486 2249 www.sakebar.co.nz

THE COMMONS ABOUT US: The Commons is an all-day social hub and eatery, perfect for after work drinks, week-night dinners, all-day lunches, elegant indoor dining, or one-off events. Enjoy casual get-togethers and live entertainment in The Gardens, or intimate dining indoors.

THE FOOD: Choose from our two menus: all-day à la carte, including sharing plates and express lunches; or our dining menu with a modern twist on classical themes.

Our outstanding customer service matches the relaxed, yet classy environment.

NEED TO KNOW: MAY Thirsty Thursday special cocktails from 4-9pm; Sunday "dog-day afternoon"1-3pm; every Friday & Saturday DJ or Live Music. Also we take bookings for work functions, birthday parties, wedding receptions & anniversaries at our exclusive upstairs bar area.

The Commons, in the heart of Takapuna – 21 Hurstmere Road 09 3904512 Book online at www.thecommons.co.nz Functions: functions@thecommons.co.nz The Gardens – open 7 days The Commons (indoor dining and functions) open Tue-Thur from 4pm; Fri-Sun from midday

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ILOVETAKAPUNA: NEWS

Takapuna Business Profiles Adrian Yap, Simpson Western Adrian Yap is General Manager at Simpson Western Lawyers.

He’s worked in more than 21 different countries in previous roles with Philip Morris. At Simpson Western, he wears many different hats, from doing the financials, business development and marketing activities, to helping with recruiting and HR issues, and taking care of the offices in Takapuna and Silverdale.

Channel Magazine: What do you enjoy most about working at Simpson Western?

Adrian Yap: Coming from the most hated industry in New Zealand (tobacco), what I enjoy most is not being hated! More seriously, I love the diversity of my role, which allows me to engage with staff, suppliers and clients. I love working on the North Shore, I love having access to arguably one of the best office views in Auckland, and I love the easy-going, family-oriented office environment which Simpson Western has created.

CM: What do you see at the key issues in your industry in 2019 and how is Simpson Western addressing these?

AY: The biggest issue is the talent shortage. After three to six years of post-qualification legal experience, it seems that every lawyer has a burning desire to leave New Zealand and do their “OE”. The second issue is the need to be better at supporting working parents.

Simpson Western addresses both issues by creating a great

Ayano Kusuda, ikoi Spa Ayano Kusuda is one of ikoi Spa’s receptionists. She takes care of the day-to-day business, from liaising with clients and managing appointments to keeping track of the various schedules and maintenance. “It’s the interaction with people that keeps me going until the end of the day and seeing our customers leave feeling relaxed and rejuvenated.”

Channel Magazine: What are the key issues facing the spa/wellness industry at present, and how is ikoi Spa addressing these?

Ayano Kusuda: We’re all leading more complex lifestyles than ever before, bringing with it a huge amount of stress. I believe we need to find a balance between our physical, mental AND spiritual health to bring the best out of ourselves in our busy lives. At ikoi spa, we’re always looking to evolve and adapt, making it possible for us to provide anything Ayano Kusuda from revitalising

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place to work. I hope by creating a positive employee experience, word will spread about Simpson Western being a “Best in Class” law firm, and we will find it easier to replace young staff when they decide it’s their time to head abroad.

To help working mums and dads, we need to Adrian, Melantha and baby daughter Adelyn Yap. trust people to work from home, and make sure they have the technology and setup at home for them to be productive.

CM: What is your favourite thing to do in Takapuna?

AY: Taking my family to one of the eateries in Main Beach, sipping a flat white, having brunch, and enjoying the beach with Rangitoto as the backdrop.

CM: What are your tips for a healthy work/life balance?

AY: I haven’t been doing a great job lately! It’s about finding 30-40 minutes a day to go for a walk, and making sure I get to the gym at least twice a week. I love team sports, so I have been playing and refereeing touch football at least once a week.

treatments for your inner-self to those focusing on your physical beauty and wellness.

CM: Please tell us about any trends you are noticing in the spa industry.

AK: I’ve felt the change in people’s attitudes towards new concepts around health and wellbeing, such as our signature Enzyme spa.

When ikoi first introduced this traditional treatment from Japan, uncertainty and unfamiliarity was a big hurdle for the many who’d never heard of it, even after hearing of its benefits. Now, I’m witnessing countless people who are open to trying new things and we’re receiving tonnes of positive feedback on our signature treatment which is really exciting.

CM: As we get into the cooler months, what are you most looking forward to doing in Takapuna?

AK: The local cafes are my go-to places. I enjoy watching the world go by as I sip on a delicious, hot coffee with my friends. If not, you can probably find me in the local cinema, wolfing down a large bucket of popcorn…

CM: Please tell us why you’ve chosen to work in Takapuna and what you love about the area?

AK: When I arrived in New Zealand five years ago, Takapuna was the first place I lived, and I felt like I was the luckiest person. With heaps of friendly people and a vibrant atmosphere it’s my favourite place in Auckland and I had no doubt that I wanted to work and stay here!

I Love Takapuna Easter Carnival.

New temporary town square.

Talking Takapuna Even though the gorgeous sun seems to be sticking around for the moment, there’s no denying the temperature is starting to drop, meaning we are on the steady downward slope to the winter months.

Instead of bunkering down and only venturing outdoors for the essentials like work, food and coffee – why not head along to the Bruce Mason Centre for a show? This month their schedule is packed with NZ International Comedy Festival shows which are sure to make you laugh so much you’ll forget it’s cold outside.

From Miz Cracker, to Ed Byrne, to Urzila Carlson – there’s a comedy show for every taste.

Upcoming Events: 1 May - Bruce Mason Centre: Daniel Sloss – NZ International Comedy Festival 4 May - Takapuna Kids Market – Taitamariki Hall

4 May – Bruce Mason Centre: Comedy Allstars Showcase – NZ International Comedy Festival 9-19 May – The PumpHouse Theatre: Middle Age Spread 16-18 May – Bruce Mason Centre: Rants in the Dark

21 May – Bruce Mason Centre: Miz Cracker – NZ International Comedy Festival 23 May - Bruce Mason Centre : Ed Byrne – NZ International Comedy Festival

25 May – Bruce Mason Centre: Urzila Carlson – NZ International Comedy Festival 25 May – Nanam X The Cult Project (Pop-up breakfast event) 28 May – Bruce Mason Centre: The Celtic Tenors

31 May – Bruce Mason Centre: Mr McGee and the Biting Flea

7 June – Bruce Mason Centre: Black Swan, White Swan – Ballet 13-15 June – Bruce Mason Centre: The Pink Floyd Experience

Or why not use the cold weather as an excuse to find a cosy table at one of our fabulous eateries and try something new? The hawker rolls at Madam Woo are a must-try, with choices including pork, chicken, duck or eggplant.

If you want something a little more familiar, but still comfort-food worthy – head to Franc’s and sink your teeth into their Louisiana Fried Chicken Burger with your choice of fries or wedges, all while enjoying the views straight out to Takapuna Beach.

If the views remind you too much of the summer that’s just ended, hole up at Tok Tok, relish the warmth of their grown-up lamb green curry and forget about the dreary weather outside.

If you just can’t decide – head to Mexico Takapuna and order one of everything off the menu! From their famous fried chicken, to tacos, quesadillas and chimichangas – you’ll find something on their menu to warm yourself up (even if it’s one of their famous margaritas).

May is also the month we celebrate certain special ladies in our lives, with Mother’s Day fast approaching. Make sure you get in quick if you want to book a table to treat mum to a special feast, or if you want to send her a bunch of ‘thank-yous’ from Florienne or PickMe Flowers. Or visit our numerous retail offerings to find that perfect little treat for mum.

The oncoming winter months also see the arrival of the Ocean Culture Winter Series at Takapuna Beach. The winter SUP (standup paddleboard) / waka / surfski competition is open to all ages and abilities, and starts 5th of May for six weeks. It will be great to see people out enjoying the water over winter – even if you’re rugged up on the sand or the reserve watching and supporting.

No matter the weather or temperature, there is always something to do and see in Takapuna!

Check out all the fantastic photos shared to us by fellow Takapuna lovers! Tag us @ilovetakapuna or use #ilovetakapuna on Instagram to share your pics with us.

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Shop the Shore NEXT DOOR GALLERY These elegant earrings are inspired by the refection of light on the ocean's surface … Karohirohi. Handmade in sterling silver with love in New Zealand by jeweller, Kiri Schumacher. A truly stunning gift for your mother or anyone!

Pop online or into the gallery to view this beautiful range.

132 Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead Point 09 480 9289 www.nextdoorgallery.co.nz WALLACE COTTON Spoil Mum this Mother’s Day with Wallace Cotton’s selection of beautiful gifts.

Featuring their luxurious silk nighty in a gorgeous charcoal colour, perfect for Mum! 34 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna 09 551 7767 www.wallacecotton.com

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WILD & WOOLLY YARNS This Mother’s Day we can’t give your mum glossy flowing locks or a perfectly co-ordinated outfit, but if you bring her into our store for a little retail therapy, we guarantee she will leave with a beautiful smile on her face.

93 Kitchener Road, 09 488 7039 fran@wildandwoollyyarns.co.nz Facebook: wild and woolly yarns New website at www.wildandwoollyyarns.co.nz

CRAVEHOME We’ve got your Mother’s Day gift giving sorted – shop on-line or visit our flagship Birkenhead store for loads of thoughtful gift ideas for the amazing mothers in your life.

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

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HUMANITY Gift ethically this Mother’s Day. We have a great range of clothing including padded jackets and vests made using recycled polyester and organic cotton.

Lake House Arts Centre, 37 Fred Thomas Drive, Takapuna 09 446 6637 www.humanity.nz

THE FAIRY LIGHT SHOP The Eye Lantern is a portable re-chargable light that you can take anywhere…

The perfect gift for Mother's Day. View more on our website @ www.thefairylightshop.com 32D Barrys Point Road, Takapuna 09 486 1586 www.thefairylightshop.com

FLORIENNE Mums love flowers from Florienne any day, but especially on Sunday May 12, Mother’s Day. 60A Hurstmere Road, Takapuna 09 486 6438 www.florienne.co.nz

TANGO'S SHOES Check out our new arrivals. Dare to be different…stand out from the crowd with unique footwear from Tango's.

164 Kitchener Rd, Milford 09 488 0495 www.tangosshoes.co.nz

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NORTH SHORE HISTORY: WITH DAVID VERRAN

Mr and Mrs James Smale, taken around 1930.

William John and James Henry Smale, taken in the 1900s.

James Smale and ‘Smale Brothers’, to the 1940s James Smale was born around 1859 in Launceston, Devon, and arrived in New Zealand around 1879. He was the fourth son of James Smale, with that first name continuing on down the generations. On 2 February 1882 James was married in Wellington to Frances Emma Reed Gynn, youngest daughter of William Gynn, of Cornwall. She had just arrived in Wellington on 24 January 1882, on the ship ‘Weatherfield’.

They had six children: Hilda Jane (1884-1958), William John (1885-1964), James Henry (1887-1967), Annie Gwyn (1890-1979), Ivy Amelia (1893-?) and Irene Mary (1897-1980). Henry Hopper Adams’s fourth oldest son, Harry Hopper (1886-1972), married Annie Gwyn on 7 May 1913 and one of Adams’s daughters, Aroha, married William (Bill) John Smale in 1915.

By January 1884, the Smale family was living in Brighton Road, Parnell, and soon after moved to Pupuke Road in Northcote, near the corner of Ocean View and Raleigh Roads, where they lived for nearly 40 years. In January 1886, James was involved in a legal case over a cow with the Reverend Alexander Murray McCallum, a Presbyterian minister who farmed a neighbouring large plot of land on the northern side of Ocean View Road. Over the years, James’s expertise at horticulture was demonstrated by winning a number of prizes for flowers, tomatoes, potatoes, rhubarb, homemade wine etc. at the local Fruitgrower’s Show. He was also acknowledged for his strawberry and dairy farming.

In May 1911, James was involved in another legal case over a commission for a land sale, and had previously tried to sell his six-room house, with its surrounding three to four acres. In the mid-1920s, he and Frances moved to 30 Spencer Street in Remuera, while he retained a farm at Hunua from around 1915.

In the late 1930s, they moved to 84 Maskell Street, St Heliers,

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but still owned the house in Spencer Street.

From 1909, the two Smale sons, William (Bill) John and James Henry, worked as carters and contractors in the Northcote and Takapuna area. On 20 November 1913, William John leased land from the Catholic Church next to the orphanage and what is now St Joseph’s Church to operate a blue metal quarry in Takapuna.

Operations started from 1 November 1914 and what became ‘Smale Brothers’ had contracts to supply with both Waitemata County and Takapuna Borough Councils. James Henry served in the First World War and married Sylvia Winifred Judd in 1924.

In 1923, the two brothers also purchased land in Tiri Road, Milford, and from 1925 took sand, shell and shingle from Milford Beach, until the Takapuna Borough Council put a new sewer pipe through in 1931. They received compensation for that and by 1934 the brothers also owned Henry Hopper Adams’s old quarry on Taharoto Road and Lake Pupuke.

They sold to the Takapuna Borough Council a ten year right, from 1 October 1934, to take blue metal from that site. Birkenhead, Northcote and Takapuna Boroughs were already quarrying on the north side of the site, and in August 1941 Takapuna Borough Council also sought permission to re-open the Adams’s old family quarry off Lake View Road.

In 1943 James Henry sold his half share in the Taharoto Road quarry to his brother, William John, and in 1949 James also sold his Taharoto Road wood, coal and builders’ supply business to Takapuna Carrying and Supply Ltd. Their father James died 12 August 1942 aged 84, while their mother Frances died 1 August 1939 aged 86. Nevertheless, W. Smale and Co. and its quarry continued on for the next generations.

My thanks to the Smale family for their assistance and support.

By David Verran

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TAKAPUNA NORTH COMMUNITY NEWS: WITH SARAH THORNE

HEALTH WITH LES MILLS TAKAPUNA

DOMS explained

Takapuna North Community News

Early last month, more than 50 young and not-so-young participants came along to Takapuna Library for Intergenerational Dialogue.

The groups discussed current issues including what we can do to enhance and develop intercultural understanding and whether or Sarah Thorne not immunisation should be compulsory. The intergenerational groups suggested some great local solutions including holding a cultural event to celebrate diversity in our community. The event was a collaboration between Shore to Thrive; Devonport Peninsula Trust; Takapuna Library, Younite and Takapuna North Community Trust. We’d like to say thank you to everyone who took part from the local community and to our five local high schools for loaning us some of their students for the day.

Winter Fun Pre-school play starts on Monday 19th April, 10am at Forrest Hill Resthome. We will be running these very special intergenerational play dates at both Forrest Hill Resthome and Lady Allum Retirement Village this winter. Other preschool play events will be held at Sunnynook Community Centre and at the Mary Thomas building in Takapuna. You can find a full timetable on our website (details below) or you can visit the Facebook page at Facebook/ summerfunplay

A stand at the Young Designers and Creators' market.

Thank you to everyone who came along to the Young Designers’ and Creators’ Market at Smales Farm on Sunday 31st March. The event was a great success and we look forward to holding another one in the future.

OWN Festival: Our Women’s Network invites women to their festival ‘Love, Life and Laughter’ on Saturday 25th May at the Positive Ageing Centre in Takapuna. Tickets are $25 ($20 members) and include a light lunch, entertainment and workshops. To find out more, phone Lennie on 4443320 or email own@own.org.nz Our next Takapuna North Environmental Network meeting takes place on Thursday 16th May at 4pm in the Channel View Lounge, Mary Thomas Centre, Takapuna. All welcome. Come along and discuss local environmental concerns and meet like-minded community members. The Takapuna North Community Network meeting takes place on Tuesday 4th June at the same venue, 121.30pm. A light lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Sarah on office@takapunatrust.org.nz if you are interested in attending either of these meetings.

For more information on any of these events, phone Sarah Thorne (Takapuna North Community Coordinator) on 486 2098 or email: office@takapunatrust.org.nz Visit www.takapunatrust.org.nz Facebook.com/TakapunaNorthCommunityCoordinator/

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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Most exercisers have experienced DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) in the days following a workout. So what is DOMS, what affects the level and what can you do about it?

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness is your body’s normal response to being pushed beyond it’s comfort zone. When you exercise you create tiny tears in your muscle fibres which lead to an inflammatory response. The damage causes muscles to respond by laying down new muscle fibres so there is more tone, strength and resilience the next time you train. Some people experience DOMS more than others. The extent will depend on four factors.

The first factor is the nature of the exercise. The more intense / frequent / different it is from what you normally do the more sore you will be. Even if you’re really good at your regular BODYPUMP® classes you could find yourself super-sore if you try out a CXWORX® class. A different activity recruits different muscle fibres which creates greater adaptations. If you want to keep a lid on your DOMS it’s important to start your fitness journey gently and push out very gradually with your frequency, intensity and variety of exercise.

The second factor affecting DOMS is your personal physiology. A lot comes down to genetics – different people get sorer sooner and more severely than others. Some of my clients experience 24 hour DOMS, others experience 48 hour DOMS. Some clients look at a dumbbell and get DOMS, others can push very hard and achieve great results with very little tenderness along the way. People under a lot of stress will hit overload sooner. There is no “right” amount of muscle tenderness. Some people like the soreness, it gives them a feeling of accomplishment. Other people dislike the soreness, it gives them a feeling of soreness. Customise the intensity of your routine to achieve the level of discomfort / pace of results that’s appropriate for you.

The third factor affecting DOMS is your foundation habits.

The process of muscle building actually happens in the resting phase, not the working phase. This means that sleep and stress management have a large role to play in gaining condition.

Appropriate hydration and nutrition, particularly protein, are also very important in getting the most out of your workouts. If you’re getting your fuel and your recovery right you’ll be able to push your body harder and create adaptations faster.

The fourth factor affecting your level of DOMS is your response when soreness strikes. It’s inadvisable to do the same exercise that created the soreness. You’ll not only prolong discomfort, you’ll also put yourself at risk of injury. The best exercise when you’re super-sore is low intensity cardio to flush oxygenated blood through your recovering muscles. A brisk walk can be a great active recovery. Go easy on stretching and rolling if you’re already sore – inflammation makes muscles sensitive and stretching doesn’t make them recover any faster.

A bit of muscle soreness and tightness is a good sign, it shows you worked hard and that means your body needs to adapt and change. Your routine should ultimately make you feel better not worse. It’s important to remember that exercise is a tool to improve your health, vitality and quality of life. If you aren’t achieving those things then your approach might need a tweak.

Claire Bellingham

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PACK & SEND: TAKAPUNA

NORTH SHORE MP MAGGIE BARRY

Sending Something Honouring Awkward?

ANZAC with Flowers Pack & Send Takapuna is your "one stop shop" when you need to send unusually awkward items - anywhere. No matter how large, unwieldy, fragile the item is, you can rely on Pack & Send's experienced operators to package it and get it Jane and Jeremy Bain. 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 difficult items to send.

"Many of the items we have dealt with are considered too difficult for a general freight." says Jeremy.

“Our customers have used us to package and send such items as long yacht masts, architectural models and large sculptures.”

Says Jane.

Many of these items are valuable so Pack & Send customers can use their Warranty cover against loss or damage to secure that extra peace of mind - something not generally available when freighting goods of high value.

For those really delicate items like fine artworks, 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 The “No Limits” service they provide creates legions of raving fans like Dennis M of Devonport.

“Gave Pack & Send a model ship 44 inches long and 36 inches high to send to USA. Left their shop Tuesday and received by my friend Utah Wednesday morning US Time.

Quick service and very well packed.”

Dennis M of Devonport Pack & Send Takapuna open Mon – Sat, now located at 77 Barrys Point Rd, Takapuna with exclusive and convenient parking outside. 09 486 3355 or email takapuna@packsend.co.nz and let them make sending easy.

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Maggie Barry.

Honouring our service men and women on ANZAC day is hardwired into our DNA, and the cancellation of 56 Auckland services - including Takapuna and Devonport was very disappointing for many of us. The decision, on the recommendation of the Police, wasn’t taken lightly and so we all ended up doing things differently this year, but with no less respect and solemn reflection in the best ANZAC spirit.

On the day itself, after attending the dawn service at Browns Bay, I flew to Wellington to lay a wreath on behalf of National at the service at the magnificent Pukeahu War Memorial Park, in my opinion one of the finest legacies of the WorldWar100 commemorations. My husband Grant Kerr joined the informal mid-morning assembly at Devonport’s untidy soldier statue, where my Youth MP Tayla Woolley along with Tristram Speedy laid a wreath on my behalf. Gary Monk did the same in Takapuna with his grandsons.

The level of respect for the courage of our armed forces has never been higher. When I think back to the 1960s and attending dawn parades as a child with my father, there were far more soldiers than spectators and I remember Dad’s fury at being heckled by anti-Vietnam protestors shrilly accusing him of glorifying war. Partly as a result of the worldwide commemorations of WW100, we now understand so much more about how conflict and, in particular, the so called ‘Great War’ shaped the country we’ve become, and how the scale of our loss touched every family, school, church and community.

The visual representation of the numbers of lives lost is always poignant, and Devonport’s memorial avenue of Norfolk pines is enhanced every April with white wooden crosses representing the 64 soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice in World War Two. It is a sobering sight for our tight-knit little community.

Late April is not the best time for picking home-grown flowers, so the idea grew to re-establish posies on the crosses with everlasting blooms that could do what nature could not, and bring together our Christmas pohutukawa with Flanders poppies. There’s a strong Devonport association with those particular flowers, immortalised in the moving poem written by fellow RSA member Chris Mullane and always beautifully performed by our own resident songbird Rebecca Nelson.

It wasn’t as easy as I’d hoped to find the right flowers, but a group of us got together over Easter to place them on the freshly cleaned crosses and plaques, thanks to the enthusiastic spit and polish of the TS Leander Sea Cadets. We were joined

by Mary and Tim Neal, of Melbourne, who happened to be walking by and asked if they could give us a hand, which we gratefully accepted in keeping with the camaraderie of the Australian and New Zealand ties that bind. We all do what we can to make ANZAC a special time of remembrance. I’ve carried on my florist mother’s tradition of giving poppy seeds to friends on April 25 and if they scatter the seed in a sunny sheltered spot they’re guaranteed Flanders poppies flowering by Armistice Day on November 11.

Electoral Office: 09 486 0005, 15 Anzac St, Takapuna www.maggiebarry.co.nz Facebook maggiebarrynz Email: northshore@parliament.govt.nz

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JUNK RUN: RUBBISH AND JUNK REMOVAL

North Shore business sends junk to a better place

The Junk Run team with trucks.

Junk Run is a North Shore-based company pioneering ecofriendly and hassle-free residential, commercial, construction rubbish and junk removal. The ladies at Junk Run are challenging the multinational male-dominated waste goliaths to change the way people think about waste removal in Auckland.

Junk Run works with charities, community groups, collectors, repairers, social enterprise and recyclers to re-use more than 70% of the waste materials that are collected using a circular economy approach to their business. It has picked up many environmental awards along the way, and is certified with the international ECO warranty (ISO 14001) for its commitment to reducing its impact on the environment.

Established in 2005 by Fionna Gotts, Junk Run is championing a waste revolution, by avoiding landfill and the dump wherever possible, flipping the traditional waste collection services business model on its head.

When you order a skip or a flexi-bag it always ends up in landfil, along with the bag. Junk Run is different. It sends a truck and two trained staff out to each job to work on the waste in person.

With its fleet of vehicles and highly trained waste minimisation advocates, referred to as “Junk Runners”, the team handles waste requirements for commercial businesses, including landlords and property managers. They are highly experienced in large office building removals and de-fits. From shopping malls, offices, schools and multi-storey buildings, Junk Run has worked with clients such as Auckland Council, ATEED, Auckland Museum, Crockers and Auckland University, helping to repurpose unwanted furniture and other items back out into the community to live another life.

Last year in Queen Street, helping a large company move sites, Junk Run repurposed more than 190 office desks though community groups operating in South Auckland, using its network of contacts. These desks are now being used as dining tables in homes that otherwise wouldn’t have had a surface to eat off, or to do homework on. Around 200 tambours were also sent to the same homes to serve as cupboards and wardrobes. That’s just one of the numerous feel-good stories that happen every day at Junk Run.

Founder Fionna Gotts with Junk Run team members.

Carol Ramchandran and Jordan McElwain.

Residential work is another area Junk Run specialises in, assisting people daily with the delicate and emotional work of clearing deceased estates, downsizing to move into a retirement lifestyle, Marie Kondo-style clear-outs, decluttering and general waste removal for residential clients. Fionna usually attends these more sensitive jobs along with their other female colleagues in person whenever a call comes to handle a deceased estate or a major downsizing project.

Fioanna says, “Having to help elderly relatives ‘downsize’ is not easy – physically or emotionally, especially when it happens quickly.

You are also often wrestling with grief, emotions, financial pressure, their ongoing health concerns, moving them into a new house, and with lawyers and real estate agents. This requires very careful handling as people have very real attachments and memories connected to these items. Having a gentle female perspective and our personal experience is essential for these clients.”

Eighty percent of waste going to landfill in New Zealand comes from the construction industry. Junk Run reduces this impact by reusing and recycling as much of the construction site waste they collect as possible by sorting it carefully by hand. The team also offers waste management consulting before a project even gets underway to minimise the impact on the environment. In addition, construction expert David Wright can provide detailed sustainable waste reports to maximise Greenstar construction site waste reduction and recycling credits.

Contributing to the circular economy takes more effort but it’s totally worth it. As Fionna says, “We care deeply about our community and love that our work has such a positive impact on it.

For us, waste is not just a job, it’s a calling.”

To find out more about how you can send your junk to a better place ring the Junk Run team on 021 586 544, email info@junkrun.co.nz or check out the website: www.junkrun.co.nz Facebook facebook.com/junkrunrubbishremoval Instagram instagram.com/junkrun

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CHANNEL FEATURE INTERVIEW: SHAUN QUINCEY

Leading, building & scaling

Talking business with Shaun Quincey...

By Aidan Bennett

As Channel Magazine readers will be well aware of, we love highlighting Shore people who are achieving great things. One such person is 34 year old Shaun Quincey. The Bays resident will be best known to most as the first person to row solo across the Tasman from Australia to New Zealand. What many won’t know is he’s gone on to quickly carve out a successful career in business, recently selling his first start-up business when it was just over two years old. Channel Magazine's Aidan Bennett caught up with him for a chat in mid-April.

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At age four years Shaun Quincey first moved to the Shore as his father Colin was based with the Navy at Devonport. He attended Vauxhall Road Primary, Belmont Intermediate and Takapuna Grammar. The sports-mad youngster played a range of sports with rugby becoming a passion in his teenage years. Shaun made the Takapuna Grammar First XV at age 14 and played in various age group teams at the North Shore Rugby Club. Rowing also entered Shaun’s life at Takapuna Grammar School, providing the stepping stones to Surf Boat rowing and eventually his Tasman rowing adventures. The Mairangi Bay Surf Club has also been a constant for Shaun and he is still an active member today.

What makes Shaun Quincey’s story even more intriguing is that before he was born his father Colin became the first man to row solo from New Zealand to Australia – the opposite direction to what Shaun would do some 33 years later. Colin’s feat took a gruelling 63 days while Shauns took 54 days.

During the period when Shaun was preparing for his rowing adventure he was working in business development and advertising and doing a Masters degree in Business Administration. So when the buzz of the adventures curtailed – and the book had been written and published – it was time to earn some money. He went back to business.

Shaun joined Shore-based business Debitsuccess, part of Transaction Services Group. Debitsuccess was founded in 1994 to offer payment services to the fitness industry.

“I had a good mate working there and he said there was a sales job in the offering, so I applied,” explained Shaun Quincey, when recounting how he first got into the data driven payment services sector.

“I spent five years progressing through the business and then an opportunity came up to help them launch the business in the States. So my wife Lisa and I relocated to San Francisco with our then six month old baby and we really did have a ball. It was something I enjoyed immensely and was a great opportunity. I pretty much got immersed in the Silicon Valley culture and travelled all over the States. We experienced exciting growth with Debitsuccess and it was a wonderful learning experience for me. I was exposed to the recurring revenue business model on a large scale as well as the mergers and acquisitions process.”

Shaun says that the pull of home – and the Shore, and his desire to own his own business, was behind the decision of Shaun and Lisa to return home in 2016, after two years living in San Francisco.

“I had always had a passion to own my own company and the family had grown with our second child born in the States. The kids were still young so we felt it was time to come home. I had seen business models in the States that I wanted to have a go at. By that time I had also developed some pretty good expertise around creating software for business. So we came home and kicked off a new venture we called Genoapay.”

Shaun Quincey says he chose the name as the Italian city of Genoa was where money was invented. His aim with Genoapay was to build a global platform that gives organisations the easiest way to create payment plans with customers at point of sale. The concept is that Genoapay lets shoppers pay for goods or services of up to

Shaun and Lisa in San Francisco, taking son Mac to his first Golden State Warriors NBA basketball game in Oakland.

The Quincey's – Charlie, Shaun, Mac and Lisa.

$1,500 in 10 weekly instalments using their debit or credit card and attracting no interest. Instead, it charges merchants a fee for being able to offer the instalment payment option. The business has gone on to offer a world class mobile friendly digital purchase interface that establishes payment plans with customers quickly. Genoapay supports clients through an automated payment plan tracking and digital negotiation platform.

The business started with Shaun using a desk for eight months in his brother-in-law’s office in Vega Place on the Shore. He also spent three months using the Browns Bay Library. At that time he also turned to The Icehouse, the respected business assistance organisation, to help him with business coaching and to assist with raising the capital needed from investors.

“While I had built up some funds during my time working in the States we really needed capital to scale the business quickly,” explains Shaun. “Our initial goal was to raise $1million."

At that time NBR reported Shaun's ambition was to "build his instalment payment platform into a $1 billion business”.

Shaun managed to raise the $1 million he was after. He pitched Genoapay to investors at a demo day after being involved in a sixmonth Flux Accelerator Programme co-funded by The Icehouse and Callaghan Innovation. This success in securing investment capital caused little surprise at the time as the experts were saying that Shaun Quincey’s offering had many of the features that investors and funds were looking for in startups. This included targeting a market that needs disrupting and attracting support and interest from key users and supporters in the ecosystem.

The capital was important and I am also a big believer in the need for coaching and accountability and The Icehouse programme provided a way for me to get both of those.

As part of the process Shaun brought on 27 investors. He retained 50% ownership of the business with the 27 investors representing the other 50%. The business was launched in August 2016.

“The capital was important and I am also a big believer in the need for coaching and accountability and The Icehouse programme provided a way for me to get both of those,” said Shaun when explaining why he choose to work with The Icehouse.

This process of investment and coaching from The Icehouse also connected him with experienced business people who have played a role as investors, directors and coaches for Shaun and Genoapay.

These people have included Phil Ellison of Finance Now, former Paymark CEO Mark Rushworth, Graeme Ransley founder of M-Comm

Shaun on his Tasman rowing adventure in 2010.

and Rod Snodgrass.

The business hasn’t taken long to grab the attention of other players in the market. In December 2018 Genoapay was acquired by consumer finance business Latitude Financial Services. They were keen to add Genoapay to its portfolio alongside Gem Visa and other products. The deal was based on Shaun continuing to lead the business.

“We were growing quickly in a sector with a lot of competition and we needed to supercharge scale quickly to stay competitive,” explained Shaun about their decision to sell the business.

“Lattitude came calling and we believed the alignment was pretty good. They have scale, security and would enable us to grow quicker. The offer was obviously attractive for Genoapay and its investors as well, with around a 300% return on their investment.”

So what are the key things that Shaun Quincey has learnt on this journey of establishing, building and selling his first business?

“As I have already mentioned, coaching and accountability are important. The willingness to continue learning and listening are also important. Having a good team around you is a key ingredient and we have that at Genoapay. We have pretty much had the same team right the way through. I am of the belief that it is easier to coach than recruit. If you’ve got people with the right values, good people – and we implemented a values contract at the start – my belief is that you are better to coach and up skill those good people than look to recruit.

"I am also a believer in the importance of building tension in business. It is healthier all round when you are trying to achieve a maximised result. Two people going for something means competition, which is healthy. It is very hard to sell a business if you haven’t got two people or organisations trying to buy it. People thrive off FOMO!” You’ve achieved some great things already in your life and are still only 34. What does the future hold for Shaun Quincey?

“I really enjoy leading, building and scaling. So that will remain a focus. I am also passionate about New Zealand business – we thrive on being the underdog. I am keen on taking New Zealand businesses global while keeping their bases in New Zealand. With my experience overseas and in New Zealand I can tell you that Kiwi’s get things done!

“I am also now an investor myself as I have a couple of small companies I have invested in. I am enjoying a mentoring role with those businesses and am also mentoring in the Kiwibank FinTech Accelerator programme.”

Shaun Quincey is also a sought-after public speaker. He is the keynote speaker at the North Harbour Club’s North Harbour Business Hall of Fame Dinner on Thursday May 2nd at The Wharf, Northcote Point. Shaun was a recipient of a North Harbour Club AIMES Award for excellence in 2010.

During the hour I spent with Shaun Quincey it was pretty obvious that he is passionate about the North Shore and the lifestyle it offers his young family. His youngsters Mac and Charlie are now aged four and five. There is no doubt he will be a valuable leader in our Shore community in the years ahead.

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WINE: WITH LIZ WHEADON OF GLENGARRY

Akarua releasing their first '25 Steps' vintage This May you will not want to be late for a very important date. Central Otago icon, Akarua, are set to release their first vintage of wine from the unique “25 Steps” site. From seventeen year old vines this stunning vineyard is wholly devoted to the growing and production of outstanding Pinot Noir.

Soaring high over the picturesque Lake Dunstan, the 25 Steps vineyard sprawls across nine hectares of terraced hillside facing all four points of the compass. These ancient glacial slopes have been carved with 800m long terraces, with two rows of vines per step, over a 120m elevation change. Viticulture then is no easy task, with hand harvesting essential. Through this hard work though comes great reward; wines of outstanding complexity already speaking volumes about the special site of their provenance.

A pale blush in the glass, dry on the palate and laced through with earthy, red cherry notes.

This first release from the 2018 vintage consists of two wines; the 25 Steps Pinot Noir and Pinot Rosé.

The Rosé, produced via the Saignee method, is very much

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Provence inspired in style. A pale blush in the glass, dry on the palate and laced through with earthy, red cherry notes.

Unusually for a New Zealand Rosé the 25 Steps undergoes a certain amount of treatment in oak – with 40% aged for six months in seasoned puncheons, providing a distinctive mouthfeel and texture.

Outstanding with food, this wine is pink proof that Rosé can be far more than just a sunny day sipper.

Pinot Noir, and its capacity to speak of terroir and a specific place perhaps like no other variety can, is beautifully expressed in the 25 Steps.

Markedly different from the Akarua Pinot grown in Bannockburn, the 25 Steps showcases vibrant red berry characters. The colder, wind buffeted slopes of this vineyard in Pisa also lend the wine a keen mineral note and a taut acidity to keep the fruit in check.

Released for the first time in May, the 25 Steps wines can be easily identified through their Alice in Wonderland themed labels.

Inspired by the rugged and scenic contours of the vineyard where seemingly anything can be around the next corner, artists have rendered a whimsical rendition of the Steps, complete with Alice and Cheshire Cat. So grab a pair of glasses and a friend and take a trip down the rabbit hole that is the wonderful world of Central Otago Pinot Noir at it’s finest! www.glengarry.co.nz

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HOME ORGANISATION WITH REBEKAH HOLMES

Celebrating our creative communities

Channel columnist Rebekah Holmes of The Ship Shape Shoppe.

Beautiful and useful

Rebekah Holmes

Often when people hear that I am a professional organiser, they assume my home is a stark, minimalist haven.

“Your house must be spotless” and “You must not have much stuff” are common refrains. Actually, I do have stuff; I have hobbies that require a certain amount of kit (and so does my husband), and we have a small child who has toys, books and other toddler paraphernalia. This is the day-to-day stuff – those items that we use regularly enough to justify having within easy reach.

Making The Arts a focus this May This month, we direct our focus to The Arts with a special feature honouring people who make the Shore a richer place for its enviable art scene. We talk to locals who have a passion for painting, artists who act, dancers who are dedicated to their craft, as well as highlighting productions, exhibitions and arts events to get along to this season.

Brighten up your winter with some heartwarming art experiences!

Last month, we ran a feature on the Devonport Arts Festival, which provided entertainment and inspiration to locals and visitors in April. Here are some images from the wonderful weekend...

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Something I challenge all of my clients with when we sort through their treasures is to actually use these items in everyday life.

Then there are the treasures – our precious mementos and keepsakes. Souvenirs from our honeymoon; photos spanning decades (printed and digital); family heirlooms; quirky collections and so on. These are the items that aren’t regularly used, so the temptation is to shove them in a box and push to the back of a cupboard. I’m going to seriously challenge the perception of a professional organiser here and say pull those treasures out and be proud of them (with a caveat, of course)!

Something I challenge all my clients with when we sort through their treasures is to actually use these items in everyday life. A beautiful set of wedding silver deemed "too good" to use is going to waste sitting in a box in the garage. In my opinion, it is "too good" NOT to be used. (And if I'm brutally honest, in my experience the silver will not be treasured by your children in the future, so I don't recommend saving it for them, unless they have explicitly asked for it.) A beautiful porcelain milk jug salvaged from your grandmother's estate could become cracked and useless after languishing at the bottom of a flimsy box, or it could be filled with cheerful flowers to brighten your dining room AND remind you of your grandmother.

Here's that caveat: if it is good enough to keep, then it should be in use. If it isn't something you want on display, then ask yourself: Why am I keeping this?

There are many complex reasons we hang onto objects that we don't actually like or want; identifying those reasons with the help of a professional organiser can be transformational. An expert can gently assist you in letting go of objects that add no value to your life, leaving more space for those treasures you truly love and have use for.

HUNGRY CREEK ART AND CRAFT SCHOOL

A crucible for creative thinking on the Shore for artists. “Our focus is on offering creative, Hungry Creek Art & Craft School, once contemporary skills and perspectives, unique based in Puhoi, is now well-established to the tertiary arts education sector.” on the North Shore. It is recognised as a Shane Hartdegen, trained goldsmith, and specialist art school, offering a range of a teacher and educator for 38 years, took NZQA-accredited Certificate, Diploma, over as Head of School in 2016 after 19 and Advanced Diplomas, from which years as Head of Jewellery. “We are a small graduates can staircase to the Bachelor school with small class sizes, giving students of Visual Arts delivered at Hungry Creek one-on-one teaching from a team of highly Art & Craft School in conjunction with qualified artist practitioners,” he says. the Dunedin School of Art at Otago “We are a skills-based art school,” Polytechnic. says Clio, Shane’s daughter. “Craft, in the The shift to Hillside Road in Wairau context of making things by hand, is a core several years ago has been a real boon for component of how we teach.” students and the school, says marketing Clio Hartdegen, Shane Hartdegen Shane agrees. “The school has evolved coordinator and administrator Clio and Thonia Brooks. since its inception,” he says, “but the one Hartdegen. It is the only art school on the value that has remained constant is our belief that our students Shore, much closer to the city, has ample parking, and loft-style should be able to make work, with all the attendant skills required to light-filled studios that create a collegial atmosphere and allow for support their concepts and ideas.” intensive individual creative learning. The school has well equipped While most students are domestic, HCACS welcomes international workshops including lost wax casting and stone-cutting areas. students, who appreciate the small classes, individual tutoring and One-year full-time programmes (Certificates and Diplomas the focus on creative excellence. This aspect of the school is looked in Jewellery or Arts and Design majoring in ceramics, sculpture, after by the third member of the family, Thonia Brooks, making it a 3D model making and painting) delivered at Hungry Creek Art & truly welcoming and supportive family-run organisation.

Craft School (HCACS) are all approved for Studylink loans and allowances and Fees Free Study. There is a strong emphasis on hands-on learning backed by a sound basis in theory and Hungry Creek Arts & Crafts School, 81 Hillside Road, Wairau contemporary arts thinking.

Currently accepting enrolments for students to begin their “We are the only contemporary jewellery school in Auckland and studies on 15 July 2019. the only NZQA accredited art school on the Shore,” says Clio, and More info at www.hungrycreek.ac.nz, the only place in Auckland that teaches creative CAD (3D modelling) enquiries @hungrycreek.ac.nz or 09 414 7107

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For our Arts special feature in May, we chatted to a collection of local creatives…

Tony McNeight

Please tell us about your special interest or expertise in the arts. I run a bespoke travel sketching school for mature students that inspires those who haven’t sketched before, to see the world differently. As well as Devonport, I am now also starting to run classes in Takapuna this month.

What most excites you about being involved in the arts?

That moment when a student, who thought they couldn’t draw or sketch, realises they in fact can and, after one lesson, he or she walks away with a little work that they never thought possible.

Name three people in the arts who most inspire you, and why. Joseph Mallord Turner, David Hockney and Roland Wakelin.

Turner, because you feel his work in such a visceral way. Hockney, even at the age of 81, who continues to challenge himself through different media to push the boundaries of color and composition.

Wakelin, my late uncle, whose versatility as a recognised Australasian artist inspires me to push my own boundaries.

Please tell us about your latest arts experience and what it meant to you. I led a travel sketch tour to Sri Lanka last year. It was wonderful opportunity to see my students experiencing Sri Lanka through their own eyes, and transforming their visions onto their sketch books.

Please complete this sentence: The arts are… compelling and transformative, with the ability to touch us in ways that defy words.

Philipp Jaser

Philipp Jaser is manager of the Vic Theatre and Cinema in Devonport. He’s been involved in running and managing arts events, festivals and venues for many years. Christine Young asked Philip about his interest in the arts.

Please tell us about your special interest or expertise in the arts. My special interest is management and governance in the arts and how the arts can become more sustainable and less reliable on funding. I believe good governance and arts management could strengthen the sector for the benefit of both artists and audiences.

What most excites you about being involved in the arts? I love the creative energy that flows through my work and the fact that I can help make a positive difference in people’s lives on a daily basis. I work with a fantastic team with the common aim of creating a sustainable arts venue that can help make the world a better place.

Name three people in the arts who most inspire you – and why.

Lloyd Williams – [Double bass player and arts manager] for his dedication to not only his artistry but also to his work in education and governance in the arts, and because he is a really nice person; Lloyd Knibb - innovative and original performing artist most known for his work with the Skatalites; Herbert Achternbusch - German filmmaker who made films on a shoestring budget that were influenced by his unique cultural environment Please tell us about your latest arts experience (as audience member or artist) and what it meant to you. I visited a packed venue of an artist I had never heard of before and met an old friend there – it’s exciting to discover something new and connect with like-minded people to share the experience. Magic!

Please complete this sentence: The arts are… for art’s sake. How else could I complete this sentence?

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Bronwyn Turei

Bronwyn Turei is an actor performing in the play 'Rants in the dark' at The Bruce Mason Centre 16-18 May. She lives in Beach Haven and loves playing her guitar, being near the ocean and eating chocolate.

Tell us about your special interest or expertise in the arts? I’d like to think of myself as a jack of all trades, master of none kinda actress. I’ll give anything a darn good try. I adore singing over acting. I enjoy creating characters, love stage combat and dancing is super fun (even though I’m not the best at it). I can juggle (sort of) and I’ve just recently learned mask and puppetry. Also I’m really good at playing dead.

What most excites you about being involved in the arts? Everything. There’s no limit to what you can experience or achieve if you chase it. I am endlessly excited by telling stories and connecting with an audience. There’s truly nothing like the magic of being in a room full of strangers all going on the same journey.

Name three people in the arts who most inspire you – and why: 1. Jennifer Ward-Lealand: she is New Zealand arts royalty. Jennifer continues every day to teach us how to be fierce practitioners through respect, grace and kindness.

She is always giving of herself and is still blazing her own trail.

2. Lyndee-Jane Rutherford, our ‘Rants in the Dark’ director/writer/creator/queen. This woman sees the world in such beautiful colours and tells stories from her soul. She is empathy, she is determination, focus, imagination, fearlessness, and funny as hell!

3. Monique Meredith (Bree), my darling gorgeous Go Girl bestie, who has not only for the last eight years been raising two amazing children while being a badass PT boxing trainer, but has also been keeping her passion for acting alive by chasing every single opportunity. I am so proud of her recent successes as the hard nosed Detective Nat on Shortland Street. Mana Wahine!

Please tell us about your latest arts experience and what it meant to you: Just recently I was called in to fly to Wellington and replace an actor last minute who had fallen ill. I had a week to learn an entire show of mask, multiple characters and puppetry. Even though I was intimidated, I was also pretty excited and hungry for the challenge. We have just performed to the children for the holidays and it warms my heart to hear them gasp and giggle. So cool!

Please complete this sentence: The arts are… the most important tool to teach compassion, nurture creativity and bring a community together. T(he arts) HEARTS!

Tess Costil

Tess Costil is a young Birkenhead artist making great strides. Her artworks are on display in some of New Zealand's top hotels, to be viewed by visitors from around the world and she uses her talents to help others through charity work...

Please tell us about your special interest or expertise in the arts.

I’m a North Shore based artist with a bachelor of Design from AUT. My artwork utilises multimedia collage to bridge the gap between the pretty and the powerful and melds fashion, illustration and photography. Characterised by bold colours and pictorial representations, my intention is that the energetic compositions hint at deeper meanings unveiled through the thought-provoking captions paired alongside the works.

What most excites you about being involved in the arts?

I’m the creative director of The Heartspeak Collective, a programme which provides workshops, mentioring, events and fashion/art works to raise funds, light and awareness for charities, people and projects. Using the arts to help young people who have not had the love, support and experience I have had is what I find most exciting about being involved in the creative industry.

Name three people in the arts who most inspire you – and why?

I’m inspired most by Amanda Betts the creator of The Heartspeak collective. She is passionate about hands-on ways to help others willing to help themselves. She does this by un-tapping, identifying and nurturing peoples creativity, which I love.

Award winning artist and friend of mine Andy Leleisi’uao uses his artwork to highlight issues of shared humanity and community. These messages are delivered in a compelling way and I’m inspired by art which carries social consciousness.

Please tell us about your latest arts experience and what it meant to you.

My artwork is on display in a range of locations across New Zealand. Most recently I was invited to hang eleven artworks in the lobby of the prestigious Pullman five-star hotel in the Auckland CBD. This has been an incredibly rewarding experience so far and has allowed me to share my work with a diversity of hotel guests from around the world.

Please complete this sentence: The arts are... ...an opportunity to ignite change, share, express, heal.

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Cha-chachallenges!

Turning to face the stage

Shore stylist Melissa McCallum is juggling a punishing schedule; balancing blow waves with ballroom dancing in front of millions, as part of hit TV show Dancing with the Stars. Channel’s Heather Barker Vermeer popped in to Melissa's Shore hair salon to talk ballroom and beyond…

Behind the sequins, self-tan and smiles of ballroom dancing, lie many stories. The elegant, and some would say dated, art form has been given a modern upgrade; being thrust into the public eye via popular celebrity dancing competition, Dancing with the Stars. Each weekend for 10 weeks, well-known Kiwis pair up with professional dancers to perform routines live on television. The spotlight is on the celebrity participants as audiences follow their journeys from novice dancers, under the guidance of their well-practised partners.

The pressure to perform is high and punishing schedules of daily rehearsals are an all-consuming commitment, which some juggle alongside their day jobs. One such person is Melissa McCallum, a Browns Bay born and bred hair stylist who has pushed herself to take up this intense, televised dance challenge.

Melissa is the Dancing with the Stars partner of former children’s TV presenter Walter Neilands. By day, she is a longstanding (in both senses) stylist at Turning Heads hair salon in Forrest Hill. As well as being a much-loved hairstylist with a large and loyal clientele, Melissa is an avid and accomplished latin dance practitioner who has pushed her boundaries to take on the tv show challenge this season. It’s a gruelling ask, whilst holding down a full-time job, but the self-taught dancer is used to defying the odds.

Melissa grew up in Browns Bay where her and sister Alivia attended Browns Bay Primary School, Northcross Intermediate and Rangitoto College. Their mum raised the girls alone, and Melissa’s Nana Joan, who lives in Devonport, has been a strong influence in Melissa’s life.

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By her own description, she was an overweight teenager growing up in a one parent family, without the money for a frock to dance in. Irish Nana Joan, now 90, made sure young Melissa didn’t go without.

“Nana Joan has always made sure I didn’t miss out on anything.

She funded my costumes and sat for hours and hours watching me dance. She flew to Wellington to see me perform in the nationals, and has always been a huge catalyst for me. Nana Joan’s the best!”

When Ucan2 dance studio opened in 1998, Melissa’s sister took up ballroom and latin dance classes and young Melissa remembers being captivated. “Alivia went along to Ucan2 with her friend, and I had to sit and watch them. I taught myself the steps from the sidelines.

“I was already doing ballet, jazz and netball at the time, and Mum said I had to choose as I couldn’t do it all. So I went for the ballroom and Latin dance, of course!”

It wasn’t cool, Melissa says, but she didn’t care. “I was one of those kids who danced to the beat of their own drum,” she says with a smile. “Hiphop would’ve been the cool style of dance to do.

Ballroom and Latin is not cool. It wasn’t then and it’s not even cool now. But it’s all about the Latin music for me - I love it!”

Melissa has travelled to several Latin countries, causing her to fall for the music and dance even more. “I was so happy when I discovered restaurants had flamenco dance shows. I remember saying to my boyfriend, ‘I could dance these girls under the table!’ I didn’t, as most nights I’d eaten my own body weight in tortillas, but I loved experiencing it - it was amazing.”

For many years, Melissa has had a consistent dance partner Jack, who lives in Mairangi Bay. The pair focuses solely on Latin dancing and have competed with much success across New Zealand, Australia and Asia. “We’ve worked our way up from the bottom to the top grade. We have achieved some very good placings in competitions with an open international playing field.”

When the opportunity arose to apply for Dancing With The Stars this year, the hairstylist of 14 years grabbed it with both hands. “I love my dancing, but this (hairdressing) is my job. I’ve been in this salon for 14 years now and I love my work and my clients.

“I lost my Dad last year and I thought, you’ve got to put yourself

CHANNEL FEATURE INTERVIEW: MELISSA MCCALLUM out there and take on challenges. I am turning 30 this year and I knew I didn’t just want a new challenge, I needed one! I needed my feathers ruffling a little.”

So, Melissa put herself forward and was snapped up. Before she had time to give it much thought, she was facing the reality of juggling a full-time job with a gruelling training schedule and performing live on prime time television.

At 5ft 1", Melissa is the shortest dancer in the competition. She was optimistic about being paired with one of the shorter male celebrities when the partnerships were revealed at a celebration event earlier this year. “It was like a very bizarre speed dating situation,” she explains. “There are all these people off the TV sitting on one side, and all the professional dancers on the other. I was so nervous, I was actually sick! I was sitting there, perspiring, as they were pairing us all up thinking, ‘holy heck, what have I got myself into?’

“I was looking at all the male celebrities and thought, ‘well it won’t be one of those giant guys’, with me being so small. And sure enough, one by one, the shorter and average height guys were picked off. When they said Walter, I admit didn’t actually know who he was!

But he stepped forward and I couldn’t believe my eyes. There’s this giant and the shortest girl in the room!” Melissa’s pairing, former children’s TV presenter Walter Neilands, is 6ft 2”.

“One of the first things he said to me was ‘I can do a backflip!’

I thought, 'great, that’ll be a lot of help in ballroom dancing’,” she laughs. Beyond the glaring height difference, and the physiological challenges that brings, the two are opposites in many ways. Melissa says: “Walter writes everything down. He came armed with a notebook from the very start. He’s very methodical. I’m more of a wing and a prayer type of person! I tend to interpret things, including dance, my own creative way, whereas for Walt, things are more black and white. I won’t pretend it hasn’t been challenging!

But then I did want - no, need - a challenge, so there you go!”

When we meet at the Souter Road salon, Melissa is tidying up after a day’s work. Next, she’s heading to the studio for rehearsal with Walt, as she now does every day during the programme’s season, sometimes twice a day.

The pair’s first performance, a samba, gained a lowly total Melissa with fellow contestants. of 12 points from the judges and left them at the bottom of the “I do think it is an advantage leaderboard. Although disappointed, she wasn’t fazed. “I went home lands.

Melissa with Walter Nei to be partnered with a man who proud as punch, even though we got a low score.” is young and energetic, and also When we meet, Melissa is putting Walt through the paces of a Pase someone who has got a lot of the young vote - and that’s where I Doble ahead of the Easter weekend’s round of competition. “It should think I’m at an advantage with Walt.” suit his stature, the Pase Doble. I’m hoping this week, his physique Melissa is keen to be a positive role model for young followers of will lend itself more to the dance,” she says. More, that is, than Week the popular TV Three show. “I was an overweight kid. Being so small, One’s samba, in which Walt’s moves were dubbed ‘awkward’ by the when I was 15kgs heavier, it made a big difference. This meant I judging panel. “This dance will also force him to be serious! He does didn’t fit the usual mould when I would compete as a dancer. like to lark around, but that’ll be fine, because he can act.”

“I remember having to borrow this secondhand white costume Melissa and Walt did improve their scores in Week Two, but still for a competition I was taking part in in Australia and, trust me, it languished at the bottom of the results table following the live show. wasn’t flattering. But that was me. I worked with what I had. Me Despite this, the pair - dancing for Walt's chosen charity Kidney Kids and my dance partner were among the most inexperienced in the wasn’t eliminated. Public text votes combine with judges’ scores and competition, and certainly didn’t look the part, conventionally; I was Jude Dobson and her dance partner were sent packing. not the usual dancer’s shape and size, and had by far the worst outfit As we meet for our photo-shoot on Mairangi Bay beach in late out there. But, do you know what? We won!

April, Melissa shares that the pair's next dance to perform will be “I want kids who are watching the show, who may think they the Quick Step. "Or the Double Quick Step! Perhaps even a 'Run don’t have the right ‘look’ or whatever, to be confident in who Step'!" She laughs as she confesses they have a fair bit of work to they are. do in rehearsal before the live show the following weekend. She also “It’s tough, when you put yourself out there on national TV, as a confesses to being nervous on the first elimination round. "It's pretty female, wearing outfits that show every jiggly bit, with a third of the crazy. I was just stood there wishing, 'don't be us, don't be us'!" country watching! You’re out there for everyone to scrutinise - your Melissa looks forward to staying in the competition long enough to body and your dance moves. And you can’t help but be hard on have a chance to perform the cha cha, her favourite dance. “Being a yourself sometimes, but I try not to be. sassy scorpio, I do love a cheeky cha cha,” she laughs. “I also like the “There’s only one of everyone in this world and I want young jive. It’s high energy and I love it!” people to realise we come in all different shapes and sizes - tall and Who does Melissa feel has the most chance of winning the short, big and small. Whatever I look like, there’s only one me! I want competition? “I think my friend Clint (Randell). I knew he could dance young people to know that success also comes in different forms.

- he’s spun me around club dance floors on nights out in Auckland And by doing what you love, and being brave and putting yourself before! I knew he’d be one of the strongest celebrities. I think a lot of out there, you’re already succeeding!” people will vote for him. Females love a bloke who can dance!

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News from The PumpHouse from James Bell

Happy Birthday Roger Hall!

This month at The Rose Centre with manager John Davies

James Bell

We have some very exciting shows in May, including Roger Hall’s classic comedy Middle Age Spread, staged in celebration of his 80th birthday! Have a read of what’s coming to our stage this month...

Sylvia, 3rd - 4th May When Greg found Sylvia (a stray dog) in Central Park New York, it was love at first sight. But his wife Kate, was looking forward to some independence now that the children have gone to college. She is less than thrilled by the clever and coquettish canine who jumps, slobbers, sits on her couch, and takes Greg’s attention away from his marriage.

After “trying for a few days”, will Greg be prepared to make the ultimate choice between Kate his wife and Sylvia the dog?

Come and enjoy this smart, silly, bold, and occasionally salty comedy about relationships, nature, and growing older.

Middle Age Spread, 9th - 19th May Tadpole Theatre Productions are celebrating Roger Hall turning 80 this year by staging his classic comedy Middle Age Spread at The PumpHouse Theatre this month.

The play exposes the insecurities of three couples who meet for a dinner party none of them really want to attend. As the evening progresses and the mid-life crises are exposed, it becomes a journey down memory lane, or an entertaining history lesson.

Big hair, bell bottom trousers and cheese fondue… let’s all go back to the ‘good old days’ for a night of hilarity, nostalgia – and a few home truths!

Join us for an after-show Q&A with some of Tadpole’s creative team on 12th May. The Magic Circus, 24th - 26th May Welcome to the Magic Circus! This show is more than just magic, it has amazing circus acts and spectacular illusions, along with live animals. Get ready for audience participation and loads of laughs!

Each ticket from all the shows will go in the draw to win a magic set, which will be drawn during the Sunday show. Don’t forget to grab a photo and meet the cast and animals!

May is packed with goodies!

John Davies

The Rose Singers – Come Cruisin’ It’s high notes and high jinks on the high seas as another season of The Rose Singers arrives at The Rose Centre. Essentially music hall, it’s fun and participative, no one minds if you start singing along. Go on, come cruising in The Rose Centre theatre, 8pm May 9 to 11, with a 2pm matinee on Saturday the 11th.

Bookings at The Rose Centre, phone us on 445 9900.

Tickets just $20 Madagascar Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins as they bound onto your stage in the musical adventure of a lifetime. Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar - A Musical Adventure JR. follows all of your favorite crack-a-lackin' friends as they escape from their home in New York's Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien's Madagascar. Performed by a talented, fully inclusive youth cast, come and see this show with a difference, May 16 to 19, session times in full on our Facebook events page.

Radiant Souls Russian Youth Cultural Centre presents RADIANT SOULS, a show dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Russian Writer, Actor and Film Director Vasily Shukshin. Wireless synchronized interpretation available for English speaking audience members.

May 25 & 26 at 6pm at The Rose Centre. Book tickets now online: tickets@russiandrama.co.nz.

Synthetic, 30th – 31st May Synthetic is a piece of original theatre about what we define as human and non-human. The piece has been designed by the cast and written by Director Stephen Henderson.

The show examines a facility which creates synthetic people as they strive to be able to fully integrate them into society.

From education and home-care, to military and security, these synthetics are tooled up to dominate in fields that humans usually see themselves as superior in.

Examining love, gender, capitalism, philosophy, hate, oppression, and freedom, Synthetic is a show that packs a punch.

Cheers, James Bell.

BOOKINGS: 09 489 8360 or pumphouse.co.nz The Rose Centre, School Rd, Belmont 09 445 9900 info@rosecentre.co.nz www.rosecentre.co.nz Facebook @RoseCentre

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MY SHORE LIFE: SUE NELSON

An artist's life on the Shore Sue Nelson was born and raised in Canada, and lived in Deep Cove on the north shore of Vancouver. She married a Kiwi and moved to New Zealand with their three children in 2003 and settled on the North Shore. She now lives in Browns Bay. Christine Young talked to her about her Shore life…

My work with NZTrio is mostly marketing and concert logistics. I work closely with Vanessa Zigliani, our manager. We are a small but mighty team, and we have wonderful supportive audiences and patrons. We’ve just been through a transition period finding new permanent members – who are two uber-talented ‘Shore’ girls – Somi Kim (piano) and Amalia Hall (violin). Vanessa also grew up on the Shore so we’ve got Ashley, our cellist, well and truly cornered!

CY: What other local activities and organisations are you involved with?

SN: I’ve slowed down a lot in recent years with volunteer stuff Sue Nelson because of a change in circumstances. But I was a very involved Christine Young: Please tell us a bit about your background. mum with fundraisers for kindy and primary school committees, Sue Nelson: My love for art-making started as a painter of special secretary for Awatuna Sea Scouts for several years, manager of the finishes for interiors (faux finishing) and moved from walls to canvases kids’ basketball teams, and I’ve been involved with NZ Sculpture as family life and motherhood took over. While raising young kids I OnShore since about 2009. I support several environmental groups; I had a few exhibitions and later, in 2010, completed a Masters in Arts once baked poop emoji cupcakes and delivered them to our Browns Management at Whitecliffe College of Arts & Design. That led to some Bay electorate office as part of a country-wide protest to clean up great part-time work opportunities: with Creative New Zealand, Touch our waterways. (They were yum and made with love – no real poop Compass Dance Company, Indian Ink Theatre Company, and for the involved!) last five years as Assistant Manager for NZTrio. I’ve just embarked on CY: Tell us about a place that is a secret gem on the Shore? a Post Grad Diploma in Fine Arts at Elam.

SN: The walk at Long Bay, when you get up over the hill at the top; it CY: What do you most love about living on the Shore? takes my breath away every time. And there’s a naughty little nudie SN: Being by the sea. It’s my bestie, feels like home. And I love beach a little further on that surprises a few tourist families walking neighbourhoods that feel down-to-earth, clean, and friendly. past.

CY: How long have you lived here?

SN: About 16 years..

CY: Please tell us about your own art practice and your involvement with NZTrio.

SN: I called myself a painter, until I realised I tend to work in themes or series that actually take me outside just paint – so I guess I’m a multimedia artist. For instance, in my first solo exhibition (Life at Random 2008) many of the works ended up being a bit of a random play with materials in their own right – wax, music sheets, smoked clay, dripped paint etc. Then I moved on to a new series (Pink Ravens 2010) that explored my cultural identity as a Pakeha girl living in New Zealand, but born on the Pacific west coast of Canada which has a First Nations spirit much like the Māori spirit of Aotearoa. There were antlers, doll heads, curling stones, cedar carving, beads and feathers involved. It’s whatever the ideas dictate really – I just kind of roll with it.

CY: Do you have a favourite local event you look forward to each year?

SN: Not really. I keep my eye open for interesting art exhibitions on the Shore. Other than that, my faves are probably the Art Fair and the Writers Festival – but they’re not local.

CY: If you could change one aspect about your suburb, what would that be?

SN: More recycling bins. Better quality shops – although that’s improving. And no more chemical weed-spraying. Sorry – that’s three.

CY: Who would you most like as neighbours and why?

SN: Friendly, down-to-earth people from a diverse range of cultures with a shared appreciation for community, environment, and respected differences. I am lucky to have some pretty awesome neighbours where I am.

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Middle Age Spread Roger Hall's classic comedy at The Pumphouse - May 9th to 19th Tadpole Theatre Productions are celebrating Roger Hall turning 80 this year by staging his classic comedy Middle Age Spread for a limited season at The PumpHouse Theatre in Takapuna May 9 to 19 Tadpole Productions invite you to transport yourself back to New Zealand in the late 1970s– big hair, bell bottom trousers, carless days – and cheese fondue the dish du jour….. Roger Hall took the foibles of the era and created his classic comedy Middle Age Spread, exposing the insecurities of three couples who meet for a dinner party none of them really want to attend. As the evening progresses and the mid-life crises are exposed, it is either a journey down memory lane, or an entertaining history lesson for the social media set of 2019. And the same personal stories of thwarted ambition and broken hearts could just as easily be unfolding on Facebook, or on any suburban street today…

Directors Janice Finn and Louise Wallace have assembled a talented cast who bring you into their lives and present a mirror to the audience, showcasing the reality of friends and marriages we all know, an examination of the clash between the marriage institution and human frailty. The questions raised about respect, loyalty and commitment are still very relevant – a comedy with a quiet psychodrama sub-plot that rattles emotions and principles.

The roles of the six reluctant guests are played by Anna Baird, Lisa Chappell, Barry de Lore, Scott Harding, Jane Hawkins and Benjamin Murray Return to the ‘good old days’ for a night of hilarity, nostalgia – and a few home truths – in a strictly limited season at the PumpHouse Theatre in Takapuna from May 9th to 19th.

Book at the PumpHouse on (09) 489-8360 or at www.pumphouse.co.nz Tuesday to Saturday at 7-30pm. No Monday performance.

Matinees:- Saturday 18 May at 2pm.

Sundays 12 & 19 at 4pm. Cast Q & A after Sunday 12 matinee.

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CHANNEL FEATURE INTERVIEW: BRUCE LYNCH

Playing for life

By Christine Young

When North Shore musician Bruce Lynch played at the ABC In Concert series in Los Angeles with Cat Stevens, in October 1973, little did he imagine that they’d be playing together in Christchurch nearly 45 years later under very different circumstance.

For many, Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) was the musical highlight of the moving memorial ceremony for the 50 people massacred in Christchurch on 15 March. When he performed Peace Train, and his less-known 1972 track Don't Be Shy, it was just him and long-time musical collaborator Bruce Lynch on stage; Bruce playing double bass to Yusuf Islam’s perfectly chosen renditions. We decided it was time to take a look at Bruce’s prodigious musical talents, and find out about his association with the international music legend.

The short story is that Bruce met the singer then called Cat Stevens through a mutual connection shortly after Bruce and his wife Suzanne arrived in London. Called in to play double bass on a track on the Buddha and the Chocolate Box album, he ended up working on the rest of that album and then touring extensively with Cat Stevens until Stevens’ retirement in 1979.

But let’s start from the beginning. Bruce arrived in London via Spotswood College in New Plymouth, a couple of abortive years tackling a chemical engineering degree at Auckland University at the behest of said college, and a deep involvement in Auckland’s music scene that had started while he was at university, working as a guitarist and bass player. He’d already discovered that music paid, doing gigs around New Plymouth in a band with mates where he’d ended up playing bass guitar by default; no one else played bass, and with a carpenter father and access to the gear needed, he made a guitar and electric bass.

When he was offered a well-paid five-nights-a-week gig at the end of his second year at university, it was no contest: music won.

After all, this was the guy who “loved music and loved aeroplanes”, and dreamed of either music or aviation as a career, with absolutely no encouragement from school. He had, however, had piano lessons from age five, and his parents gave him every encouragement, despite his father’s joke that growing up and being a musician were mutually exclusive. And perhaps they are – even now, at 70, Bruce hankers to learn more, and has no intention of retiring.

But back to the story: during four formative years in Auckland, from 1969 to 1973, Bruce took on studio work, joined the arranging team at Happen Inn with Bernie Allen, played big band and jazz music, and generally immersed himself in whatever was offered. At the same time, he absorbed whatever he could from those around him, including private classes from “some excellent people to learn from”, some of whom were heavily influenced by the big band sounds and styles introduced during the war by visiting Americans.

“I just listened and transcribed stuff,” he says in laconic understated style, “and playing with people better than you, really drags you up.”

Despite its apparent informality, it was a solid grounding: working in clubs, touring, studio work, and arranging, composing and producing radio and television jingles, records and whatever else

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was going. He was in backing bands for touring artists (think Cilla Black, Neil Sedaka and Shirley Bassey) and local artists including Dinah Lee and The Chicks. Fertile ground for a musician determined to make a career of what he loved doing.

During this period he met, and later married, Suzanne Donaldson of The Chicks, and in 1973, on the back of an international tour Suzanne was doing with Val Doonican, they embarked on what was intended to be a six month holiday based in London. It turned into seven years, and a lifetime involvement in the UK and international music scenes.

The list of artists Bruce worked with in London and since reads like a roll call of many of the big names in music…

Despite the holiday intentions, once in London, Bruce started doing a few jazz gigs and, about three months after they’d arrived, he decided to call Tony Visconti (producer of David Bowie and T. Rex, among others). Bruce had met Tony in 1972 when Tony accompanied his wife Mary Hopkin on a tour of New Zealand with Tom Paxton. He thought the illustrious producer would scarcely recall who he was. Instead, Tony reacted enthusiastically: “Bruce!

Where are you? In London? Do you want to work? I’ll call you back.” Call back he did – five minutes later, and the next day Bruce had his first recording session as a bass player in London.

Bruce says it was providential that the music scene in Auckland had offered him the background it had. “I arrived with a [musical]

Bruce performing with Yusuf Islam, aka Cat Stevens, in Christchurch last month.

vocabulary that was useful to perform whatever functions were required. That’s the important thing: vocabulary; having the knowledge.” It’s clear he was less a jack of all trades than a master of exactly what was needed.

Prior to going to the UK, says Bruce, he heard a promotional copy of Catch Bull at Four, Cat Stevens’s sixth studio album. He thought then just how much he loved the music. “Within a year,” he says, still somewhat bemused, “I was playing with those guys.”

The list of artists Bruce worked with in London and since reads like a roll call of many of the big names in music: in addition to Cat Stevens with whom he toured internationally a number of times, he also worked with Kate Bush, Spike Milligan, and Kiri Te Kanawa.

The working relationship with the latter later included Bruce flying back from New Zealand to record with Kiri at Abbey Road in London and producing the Pokarekare Ana three-minute-long television commercial for Air New Zealand, in the 1990s. This later resulted in a call from EMI Classics, Kiri Te Kanawa’s record company for him to arrange a ful length album of Kiri Te Kanawa singing traditional Māori songs, but arranged to appeal to a wide Western audience i.e. with orchestral backing. Oh, and supply the same choir used in the tv ad.

All very well, but the “choir” that so impressed on the tv ad backing, consisted only of three of Bruce’s musical mates: Bunny Walters, Willy Hona and Pete Morgan – crammed into Bruce’s Baywater studio. “It was a lot of fun,” he recalls. “It’s a long way from that, to playing in a jazz quartet. I love it, and still love doing both.”

At the end of 1979, Bruce and Suzanne’s son Andy (also a musician and now very much part of Bruce’s company Lynch Music) was born.

It was the coldest winter on record for decades; firemen, ambulance, garbage collectors and what seemed like half the public sector were on strike. Time to return to the warmth and relative sanity of New Zealand.

On an earlier visit home, they’d bought a house on the water’s edge in Bayswater. Forty years on, it’s “time to have a bit of elbow room”, says Bruce; he’s heading north to Matakana, complete with the contents of his two Bayswater studios. “We’ve enjoyed it for what it is,” says Bruce of the move. “But change is good and I don’t need a physical location to do what I do; I get the brief, pics and sound files over the internet.”

Besides, the new property is close to Kaipara Flats airfield where he keeps his beloved and lovingly restored Tiger Moths. The land faces north and has “beautiful views”, a big barn where Bruce can store all his car and plane “bits” and restore a third plane (a 1947 Miles Messenger, which has taken 14 years so far). Better still, it’s right across the road from Ascension Vineyard – and, perhaps the coup de grace, has an underground cellar.

When Channel visits, shortly before the move, Bruce’s main studio is still fully in action, but in a state of transition; some gear has already gone, and all the rest moves soon. Given Bruce’s past history of making “stuff happen”, it’s likely new stuff, and new avenues will open with the new venue. He says he hasn’t ever had a career plan. “Don’t make a plan and you won’t be disappointed,” he advises, adding that he’s been too busy to plan anyway.

Unsurprisingly, there wasn’t much of a plan about what to do on his return to New Zealand. But “the opportunity came up to get involved in Mandrill Studios”. Mandrill was by then run by Glyn Tucker, who turned to Bruce and engineer Graeme Mhyre to help increase its capacity and reputation. This led to a busy 1980s producing records for Shona Laing, Hammond Gamble, Dave Dobbyn, and Peking Man and more others than Bruce can recall, as well as producing radio and television jingles. They even produced a pre-Baywatch David Hasselhoff album of (reputedly soppy) love ballads.

In 1988, Bruce sold out of Mandrill and established the large studio in Bayswater where he’s based Lynch Music for the last 30 years. He had a small studio under the house; he built a much larger space on the water’s edge. Now he had the capacity to do film work; composing and arranging scores. One project he remembers with some pride, but also relief that it’s over, was doing four seasons of scores for Walt Disney’s Power Rangers series. Needing to deliver scores to specific briefs, dialogue and storylines 32-38 weeks of the year, he called in assistance from son Andy and daughter Aimee as he developed themes and cues for each character and for specific parts of the action. While production budgets weren’t great, he still receives royalties when episodes are screened around the world. All part of cobbling together a living as a working musician.

When asked about highlights of his long and illustrious career, Bruce hesitates. There have been so many, so many artists, and so many strong friendships formed.

“Last week,” he says eventually, referring to performing with Yusuf Islam at the national memorial service for the Christchurch massacre victims. It was a challenge because of the emotional atmosphere surrounding the event. “I divorced myself from the atmosphere. I had a job to do,” he says pragmatically. It was also a challenge because he and Yusuf, despite touring and working in the studio together over the year, had never played as a duo before.

They had a short rehearsal in Yusuf’s room, and then it was a matter of “sticking to him like glue”.

He also cites the ABC in Concert live performance with Cat Stevens in Los Angeles, which featured iconic Cat Stevens songs Father and Son, Wild World, Morning Has and Moonshadow, to name just a few. And the aforementioned album of Māori songs with Kiri Te Kanawa.

“I’ve had a bloody good ride,” he says reflectively. "It’s been a lot of hard work. Most people at my age have retired, but I have no intention of retiring. How do you retire from sitting down playing the piano? And even if I lose my pilot’s licence, I can still pick up a spanner and be involved.

“What does retirement mean? Sitting down with a cup of Milo!

There’s so much to do, so many more wines to taste…”

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Musical Adventures at The Rose Centre Forty-one children with and without disabilities share the limelight at the Rose Centre in Belmont this month in New Zealand’s first ever fully-inclusive performance of the children’s musical, 'Madagascar - A Musical Adventure Junior'.

Based on the DreamWorks animated motion picture, and featuring the movie’s original music and lyrics, this fully inclusive production is being presented by New Zealand’s leading professional, inclusive performance company, Touch Compass.

The cast includes children aged six to 18, almost half of whom have some kind of disability or learning difference –including autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and spina bifida. Performers who require full-time support are accompanied by support actors on stage – in costume.

'Madagascar' tells the story of Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe, Gloria the hippo and the hilarious, plotting penguins as they escape from their home in New York's Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien's Madagascar.

Alex the lion is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York's Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends have spent their whole lives in blissful captivity before an admiring public and with regular meals provided for them. Not content to leave well enough alone, Marty lets his curiosity get the better of him and makes his escape to explore the world.

Filled with outlandish characters, adventure galore and an upbeat score, 'Madagascar - A Musical Adventure Junior' and its cast will leave audiences with no choice but to "Move It, Move It”.

The show is directed by Touch Compass’ general manager, Charlotte Nightingale. She says audiences should be prepared for the children to steal the show…and their hearts. “All the children

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Cast members in Madagascar - A Musical Adventure Junior.

work together so beautifully; it’s been incredibly moving to see, and an honour to direct. They show they’ve created is profoundly funny and their talent is immense,” she says.

The show is fully accessible, including deaf signing by a young interpreter who is deaf herself; rather than interpreting what’s on stage, she has been learning the entire script word for word. While this happens from time to time overseas, it is a first for New Zealand.

There is also a special relaxed show for young theatre-goers with autism and sensory sensitivities and one show is audio described for those who are blind or have low vision. Both these shows include a touch tour beforehand.

Madagascar - A Musical Adventure Junior, The Rose Centre, Belmont Thursday 1 & Friday May, 7pm; Saturday 18 May 11am and 6pm; Sunday 19 May, 11am & 2pm Tickets at the door.

Join us at 38 Hurstmere in May to celebrate NZ Music Month & Youth Week.

Stop by and interact with Play This Piano, or bring your ukelele and join "Uke Can Do It!". Drop into a drumming workshop, and listen out for buskers. We end the month-long celebration of sound with a Young Musician Showcase.

See the full calendar online or at 38 Hurstmere Rd.

ARTS NEWS: NORTHART

Teresa Kyunghee Shin, 'Root', oil on canvas 1450 x 967mm.

Susan Thomas, 'Leap of Faith', 2019, 600 x 600mm.

Art for May

There are currently two fascinating exhibitions to be seen at Northart.

One is an all-women show by six mid-career artists: Jo Dalgety, Sonja Drake, Gayle Forster, Lindsey Kirk, Merthyr Ruxton and Susan Thomas. Their work is an eclectic but captivating mix of styles, from landscape imagery through to modernist abstraction. The other is a small solo show, ‘Colour’, by Devonport artist, Beverley Rae. Her works depict marginalised Aborigine Phil Neary, 'Shine On', women, and portray a sense of loss, 2019, cast bronze. dependency and isolation. Beverley has a family ties to Australia and the highly colourful Australian landscape, with its sulphur heaps, white gum trees and red earth, and its unique wildlife has always fascinated her.

While the group exhibition continues until May 15, ‘Colour’ closes 8 May and will be replaced by ‘Touch of Korea’, the annual exhibition of the New Zealand Korea Fine Arts Association. Seventeen members of the group are exhibiting this year; painting, print making, sculpture will all feature. All 17 artists live and work in Aotearoa/New Zealand, and have retained strong links with home country and enjoy sharing their art and culture. Do come along and meet the exhibiting artists at the opening function on Saturday 11 May, 4pm.

The very moving installation of images depicting each of the fourteen Stations of the Cross, which was in the gallery windows until Easter, has been replaced with a series of paintings by Dominque Baker, Frank van Schaik and Garry Currin, bronze sculpture by Phil Neary and clay sculpture by Siân Davis. They remain on display until 17 May. A Drawings and Works on Paper exhibition, sponsored by

Diana Won, 'Autumn in Korea', watercolour on paper, 350x260mm.

Elizabeth Anderson, 2019, acrylic on board.

Gordon Harris, The Art and Graphic Store, opens to the public on 20 May. (The opening function will be held on Sunday 19 at 4pm.) This highly popular show is an annual feature and includes the work of some of Northart’s most accomplished and senior artists, including Robert Ellis, Garry Currin, Ross Ritchie, Alistair Nisbet-Smith and John Nicol. The lineup also includes midcareer painters such as Rosemary Theunissen, Sharon Vickers and Lindsey Kirk among others.

Margaret Benn, Untitled 2019.

Opening the same night is a collection of mostly small sculpture by acclaimed designer Logan Brewer (1945 – 2015), drawn from his Waitematā series, as well as a number of highly coloured reliefs which were a precursor to the series. First shown at Northart in 2013, the Waitematā works were described by art historian Amy Stewart as “the perfect balance between simplicity, complexity, and sheer easy beauty”.

Following the closure of ‘Touch of Korea’, ‘roinn’ (Scottish Gaelic for ‘share’) opens on Sunday 26 May. Curated by Fiona Lee Graham, it includes works by eight artists, all women and all from Auckland.

So a lot to see and enjoy at Northart this month. We look forward to seeing you in the gallery, For further information and details on Gallery Time for Kids and Movie nights, go to www.northart.co.nz or contact the gallery.

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.

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HARBOUR HOSPICE ART EXHIBITION

Art sale supports Hospice More than 400 artworks go on sale at the Estuary Arts Centre in Orewa on Queen's Birthday Weekend to raise funds for Hospice services in the community.

The popular exhibition is in its 14th year and has raised well over $300,000 for Hospice since it was established in 2006. These funds help Hospice support local patients and families who are dealing with a life-threatening illness, whether it is cancer, heart or liver disease, or a neurological condition. With Hospice's medical, emotional and social support, patients may keep living at home and doing the things they enjoy for as long as possible.

This year's Harbour Hospice Art Exhibition features perennial favourites such as Donna Massey, Lisa Bindon, Sarah C and Keith Grinter, as well as 28 newcomers - including the daughters of three long-established artists.

A huge range of styles, media and Tanya McCabe prices ensures there are artworks to suit painting. all tastes and budgets.

Wilma Jennings ceramics.

Painting by Anna Evans.

The exhibition opens with a preview and auction from 7-9pm on Thursday May 30. Tickets are $25 and available online at https://harbourhospice.org.nz/event/hibiscus-artexhibition-2019/ or by phoning Hibiscus House on (09) 421 9180.

The doors are then open from 9am to 4pm from May 31 to June 2, and 9am to 2pm on Monday June 3. Entry is by donation throughout the weekend.

Painting by Patricia Hollis.

Wilma Jennings photograph.

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AUCKLAND LIVE: PERFORMING ARTS AND CONVENTION CENTRE

When the Brits come marching in The best Brit-filled sing-along show of the year, Auckland Symphony Orchestra’s Last Night of the Proms, returns to the Bruce Mason Centre in June for its astounding 18th year of music and nostalgia.

An annual extravaganza, the concert this year has more than 150 performers taking to the stage, including New Zealand pop royalty Suzanne Lynch of The Chicks and The Lady Killers. As well as her own iconic music, Suzanne has performed with the likes of Cat Stevens, Lulu and Olivia Newton John, and in 2001 was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to entertainment.

She performs alongside the 80 highly talented musicians of the Auckland Symphony Orchestra, and a guest choir of 70 performers from the Shore’s own North Shore Chorale/Harbour Voices. The musicians take the audience on an exuberant musical journey with something for everyone, from traditional classics and New Zealand works to the best Brit-pop classics from The Beatles, and tunes such as ‘Land of Hope and Glory’, ‘Rule Britannia’ and ‘Jerusalem’.

Last Night of the Proms is a highlight on Auckland Symphony Orchestra’s calendar every year. Music Director and conductor, Peter Thomas, is once again at the helm bringing to life British classics that have everyone on their feet and singing at the top of their lungs. Thomas has conducted many orchestras in Auckland, and is the Head of Music at Epsom Girls Grammar School.

“We enjoy bringing this back to Auckland each year, as it’s not just a concert, it’s a real occasion. It’s theatrical and interactive – the music is about bringing people together, and everyone is guaranteed to leave beaming,” Peter says.

Music Director and conductor Peter Thomas at Last Night of the Proms.

Audience members are encouraged to dress up and don their best Brit-inspired attire, dust off those top hats and bow ties, and wave their Union Jacks for a jolly good night out that’s bound to make Her Majesty proud.

Last Night of the Proms, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, 22 June. Also Auckland Town Hall, 23 June.

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TEXTILES & FABRICS: REDGRAVES HOME FABRICS

Fabrics, finery and the tale of American Beauty Our Mum and Dad’s love of textiles resulted in them starting Home Fabrics more than 60 years ago in a small store in Takapuna.

For the first few years, money was very tight and Dad worked amazingly long hours just to make ends meet. There was certainly not much money left for entertainment and they almost never went out.

They had not been in business long when they were asked to attend a business dinner, to be held at the newly opened function centre in Northcote. Dad thought it would be a great networking opportunity and scraped together the money for the tickets, but what could Mum possibly wear?

In a stroke of brilliance, Dad remembered that he had a remnant of fabric at work that would make a lovely ensemble. I recall it well - a Maurice Kain fabric named Jewel Tiara, in a colour called American Beauty. Mum’s sister Mary was brought in, and between her and Mum, a beautiful evening dress was created.

The evening came. I remember the smell of perfume and the babble of excitement as hair was done, finishing touches made, photos taken, and then the huge extravagance of a taxi arriving to collect them. Mum, who was naturally shy, was hugely nervous.

What impression would she make? Who would be there? Would they be welcomed?

As soon as they got out of the car and headed inside it was obvious there was a problem. The table runners, the table skirts and the luscious flowing draperies were all Maurice Kain’s Jewel Gerald Sheehy pictured in Istanbul with Aylin Hafizoglu, Tiara, colour: American Beauty. And to make matters worse, the designer of the fabric, which he had made into this jacket. person who had sold it to them and forgotten, was none other Artist: Jessica Killen than our Dad. The remnant that Mum was wearing was left over It’s hardly surprising then, that textiles are in our DNA. Manchester School of Art (hons) fromEducated: that very job!

I only remembered that story recently, but it is now obvious why We understand that Dad’s recovery was long, slow and very, Lives: Cheshire UK one of my addictions is cutting off 3.5m of the latest fabric and racing very painful. it to Raymond the tailor, to make me a new jacket, shirt or trousers.

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Clarke and Clarke studios - Morley Green near Wilmslow

The enthusiasm for the newest texture construction or design is contagious. My darling wife reassures me that it takes a man who is comfortable in his own skin to wear a floral jacket or one covered “I believe that textiles are a form of art; using fabrics instead of paper, stitch instead humming ,or maybe even bumble bees.and Some their harsh friends of pencil and dyes instead of paint. I like myin work tobirds reflect natural patterns suggest it reflects a huge ego capped with a little ‘look at me’, unpredictable shapes and structures, in a celebration of nature and life.” but I love it. I prefer to believe it reflects our passion, pleasure and excitement in what we do.

This is why when we redesigned our showroom, we created a gallery-style experience to reflect our passion for the art, artists and artisans of the textile industry. We have regularly changing exhibits, celebrating the work of individual textile designers. Call in this month for the final weeks of our Clarke and Clarke studios’ showcase and come again in June to see the ‘Eden Collection’ by Paige Cartledge.

Redgraves Home Fabrics, 35c Constellation Drive, Mairangi Bay 09 476 9102 www.redgraveshomefabrics.co.nz

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At Redgraves Home Fabrics we do not want to confuse you with thousands and thousands of samples. We want our Gallery to be a celebration of the art, artists and artisans of textiles. We want to inspire and excite you with regular exhibitions of the very latest designs from some of the world’s great textile artists. That is why we are proud to now be showcasing;

FROM THE CLARKE AND CLARKE DESIGN STUDIO THE EXOTICA COLLECTION 2019 Located in a converted old church in the countryside of Cheshire, England, the talented team of designers in the Clarke & Clarke Studio, have drawn inspiration from their surroundings to create the new, Exotica collection.

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NORTH HARBOUR CLUB NEWS

Andrew Barnes

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Breakfasts, lunches, dinners and lots of excellence!

May and June is a busy period for the North Harbour Club and Charitable Trust There is a busy period ahead for the North Harbour Club and Charitable Trust with lots of high calibre events, mainly aimed at raising funds that are put towards the annual AIMES Awards. These awards celebrate excellence achieved by our young people of the North Harbour Region in the areas of the Arts, Innovation, Music, Education, Sport and Service to the Community.

North Harbour Business Hall of Fame May kicked off with the club celebrating business excellence with the annual North Harbour Business Hall of Fame Dinner. This dinner was scheduled to be held on Thursday May 2nd at The Wharf at Northcote Point with four new laureates inducted into the Hall of Fame. These were Sue and Guy Haddleton, Carmel Fisher and Greg Smale. This event will be featured in the June issue of Channel.

The North Harbour Business Hall of Fame is sponsored by Milford Asset Management.

North Harbour Club Business Excellence Network (BEN) Breakfast The second North Harbour Club Business Excellence Network (BEN) Breakfast for the year is being held on Tuesday May 14th at Regatta Bar & Eatery. The keynote speaker for this breakfast is Innovator, entrepreneur and philanthropist Andrew Barnes, founder of Perpetual Guardian.

Andrew has made a career of market-changing innovation and industry digitisation. Most recently, in New Zealand, Andrew triggered a revolution of the entire fiduciary and legal services industries. The transformation he has led as the founder of Perpetual Guardian has positive implications both locally and globally (as evidenced by his announcement of the four-day week, which made, and continues to make, headlines around the world).

Andrew is a high calibre speaker so the breakfast will be very entertaining. If you are interested in attending you can email Christie Parkin at christie@northharbourclub.co.nz.

North Harbour Club Lexus of North Shore Charity Lunch Dr Lance O’Sullivan will also be a very interesting speaker at the North Harbour Club’s Lexus of North Shore Charity Lunch being held at QBE Stadium (Albany) on Thursday June 13th.

Lance is a leading medical innovator pursuing the goal of increasing access to quality healthcare using emerging digital technologies. Concepts such as cloud, mobility, artificial intelligence, digital humans, internet of things and blockchain are not normally taught at medical schools and yet Lance believes that the time has come for them to be. Lance is recognised as being a disruptor and and champion for ensuring that healthcare is delivered to the most important in our society – children, particularly those with high health and social needs.

A former student, dux and head boy at Hato Petera College, Lance is passionate about the now vacant site and reinvigorating the college for the next generation. He is a passionate son of New Zealand who wants to see our country lead the way in delivering innovative models of care that provides more care to people of higher quality for less cost resulting in a fairer society. In 2014 Lance was named New Zealander of the year for his efforts, which included bringing health programmes to disadvantaged in rural areas.

If you are interested in attending this lunch you can email Christie Parkin at christie@northharbourclub.co.nz.

AIMES AWARDS 2019 - Applications In early June the annual AIMES Awards applications will open for 2019. These awards are open to young people aged between 10 and 25 years celebrate excellence being achieved by youngsters who call North harbour home. So if you know of people in this age bracket excelling in the Arts, Innovation, Music, Education, Sport, or Service to the Community, then make sure you urge them to apply.

There are also Junior and Emerging Award categories. Since 1995, in excess of $2million worth of award grants have been made to young people through this programme.

For more information visit: www.northharbourclub.co.nz

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MY DOG & ME: SONJE TOKLEY AND CHARLIE THE YORKSHIRE TERRIER

Sonje & Charlie the Yorkie 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 loves the task of putting this monthly feature together.

This month he talks with Sonje Tokley of Northcote Point about Charlie the Yorkshire Terrier, who loves going to DOG HQ and is very well known in Birkenhead, Northcote Point and Takapuna areas.

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

SONJE TOKLEY: Charlie has been part of my life for 4 and half years now.

AB: What made you decide to get a Yorkshire Terrier?

ST: I decided to get this breed as I wanted a small lapdog and a dog that would be intelligent, and who loves human company.

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

ST: No, Charlie is not my first dog. I had a toy poodle when I was a teenager and as kids we had lots of dogs as family pets.

AB: Do you have any other pets?

ST: No have no other pets. Charlie is more than a pet; he is my child and best friend.

AB: What do you love about Charlie?

ST: I love that he is always at my side where ever I go: shopping, dining out, when I have my nails done, training, visiting friends and family....and just being next to me on the sofa watching TV. AB: Does he have any bad habits?

ST: Yes, he has a bad habit and that is that he stands on the dishwasher door when it's open and licks the dinner plates...and he loves rolling in anything smelly.

AB: What are his favourite things to do?

ST: His favourite things to do is going for walks, kayaking, going for a drive in the car, visiting friends, lying in the sun and playing with a small black stone that he always seems to find wherever he goes. He is a very social dog and loves people.

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

ST: Charlie has been going to DogHQ for over four years. He absolutely LOVES DogHQ; he can't wait to get out of the car and then he runs straight up to his classroom when they open the door for him.

AB: Does he love the beach & swimming?

ST: He really loves the beach …but he doesn't like swimming at all.

Sonje and Charlie, they love relaxing at home in the garden.

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

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SKIN CANCER CHANNEL: WITH DR GRANT COE

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Question: Ten years ago I was diagnosed with melanoma and I had surgery to remove it. I haven’t noticed any further moles of concern since but I also haven’t had a skin check since that diagnosis. Do I need to get regular checks or am I now in the clear?

Dr Coe: As someone who has had melanoma previously, you have a one in five chance of developing another separate melanoma elsewhere, which puts you in the high-risk category for this deadly disease. Follow-up checks by a doctor should be carried out annually for the rest of your life.

The standard schedule for invasive melanomas (where the melanoma has grown deeper than surface level) calls for checks with your doctor every 3-4 months for the first two years and then every six months up to five years. If these exams are normal, you can return for a check-up once a year from then on. Your doctor may recommend more frequent exams if you have many moles or atypical moles.

If it was an early melanoma or ‘melanoma in situ’, then six-monthly checks are recommended for the first five years after diagnosis and yearly checks from then on. It is very important for melanoma survivors to also do regular self-exams. You should see your doctor if you find any new lump or change in your skin. You should also report any new symptoms such as pain, cough, fatigue, loss of appetite that do not go away.

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Downsizing can induce thoughts of cramming into a too small home with too close neighbours, not enough storage and not enough privacy. It does not need to be this way. If done correctly and at the right time, downsizing can be about retaining all the lifestyle elements that make you happy while removing the additional wasted space and maintenance that you no longer require in your life.

To achieve this happy balance between comfort, style and less space, opting for a design and build service when downsizing makes good sense. This option can be cost effective and will ensure you end up with a home that suits you and that can adapt to suit your changing lifestyle.

We believe that downsizing should not feel like downgrading and so we have the following pointers to help you make the most of the experience of downsizing: An architecturally designed home is a solid choice for this type of build. Clever architectural design will ensure your new home captures the level of comfort and style you are used to while future proofing your home for your use.

Downsizing is a good time to curate your life memories and artefacts. Reducing the space in your home means you get to be selective about the memories you keep. Well chosen and placed items in your home will make your new home feel familiar and provide natural conversation topics.

Invest in good quality materials, fixings and fittings. People tend to think cheaper when downsizing but quality always counts.

You want to invest in lower maintenance features to ensure your home does not have the maintenance and care requirements you relished doing over the weekends in your thirties.

Working through the process of when to downsize and how to downsize can be confronting, but with thoughtful planning and quality advice, the process can result in a home that is a living expression of the lives of you and your family.

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I LOVE MY SPORT: DESIREE MCCRACKEN

Master of Hockey

Desiree McCracken has been recently selected to play in a trans-Tasman Masters hockey tournament this month.

Channel's Christine Young put some questions to Desiree about her route to the Masters team, and her love of sport.

Christine Young: Please tell us about your sporting background and how you got into Masters hockey?

Desiree McCracken: I started playing hockey at primary school (along with a lot of other sports). I made the North Shore Hockey rep teams while at primary school and continued to represent North Harbour at the age group levels and National League. Masters was the next representative grade that I was eligible to play for and it always seemed like a lot of fun with social activities and playing a good level of hockey with friends. I am lucky that I have friends that I played with in the youth representative teams also playing in the masters team. From the National Masters tournament (held in March in Hamilton) they selected New Zealand masters teams to play a trans-Tasman challenge against Australia in the Gold Coast (in May) and I feel very lucky to have been selected to do this.

CY: What drew you to hockey initially?

DMcC: My older sister was playing netball at primary school and I wanted to play a sport. I was too young for netball, but as hockey was a developing sport was able to play so I did. It started the juggle for my parents of one child playing netball at Onewa and one child playing hockey at Rosedale, both on Saturday mornings.

CY: How long have you been involved?

DMcC: I started playing hockey at seven for Glamorgan Primary School. I have played for a few clubs on the shore, but mainly ABC and Takapuna. I have also played hockey in England while on my OE, for the Hampstead and Westminster hockey club which was a fantastic way to meet different people and see more of the country.

CY: Do you have a role model who’s inspired you?

DMcC: When I was young it would have been the Mandy Smiths and Anna Lawrences of the New Zealand team. I remember a training session at Harbour where Mandy came and taught us how to ‘reverse hit’ the ball. A skill that I still use now.

CY: What’s the best all-time performance you have ever seen in the world of hockey?

DMcC: I always enjoy watching the New Zealand teams do well; the girls winning the Commonwealth gold was brilliant. The best overall experience and performance of hockey I have seen would have to be the Dutch playing the Germans in the Hockey World Cup in 2006 in Mönchengladbach Germany. Two power houses of hockey and neighbours going head to head with a passionate crowd. Some of the Dutch fans had big drums which they used to make a lot of

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Harbour players who've made the New Zealand Women's Master team: Briar McLeod, Desiree McCracken, Nadia Clews and Ruth Wild.

noise to support their team. This game ended up in the 2 all draw, with Germany ultimately winning the world cup.

CY: Have you ever sustained injuries or had any ‘fail’ moments in the sport?

DMcC: Injuries are part and parcel of any sport and I have had a few of them. One unfortunately one was breaking my heel in the middle of the National League campaign during a warm-up game against a boys’ team. I have had the standard muscle injuries and broken fingers, but generally have done OK. CY: Please tell us about your training regime.

DMcC: Masters have a very relaxed approach to training. We have one stick training a week and most people play in the mid-week masters competition. For my club we also train once a week and play on the weekend. I do my own training and enjoy Get Fit Fasts boot camps and Chelsea [Perkin’s] yoga to ensure my wellness.

CY: Please describe the moments that most excite you about playing hockey?

DMcC: I am at the age now where I enjoy giving back to the younger members in our club. It is great to see these guys progress to playing top club level hockey (and higher) and excelling at it. I have enjoyed the odd time that I have trained and played with Black Stick players (within our club environment).

They are such great athletes and I always find myself pushing myself harder with them.

CY: If you didn’t play hockey, which other sport would you like to excel at?

DMcC: I’ve always fancied rowing (although not the early mornings). I would have been great to have given rowing a go in my youth to see what I thought of it.

CY: Who would your dream team-mate be?

DMcC: Anyone who is passionate about the game on the field, loving playing hard (and winning). They go out and leave it all on the field, knowing that the rest of the team have done the same and then have time to have a social catch up afterwards.

CY: Please complete this sentence: In five years’ time I hope to…

DMcC: Still playing hockey – of course. And a passionate supporter (and if I am honest probably coach or manager) of my boys and their teams as they start their sporting journey (even if it isn’t hockey).

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Creating cruise memories of a lifetime If you’re a regular reader of this column, you’ll know that cruising is on the up and up.

At Quay Cruise, we love nothing better than finding the perfect cruise to fit your needs.

However, if you’re still on the fence, wondering, 'why cruise?’, or perhaps you’re ready to dip a toe into the wonderful world of cruising, then you’ve come to the right place.

Michelle Malcolm Widely regarded as the ‘Best Cruise Line Overall’ (USA TODAY Readers’ 10 Best Award) and ‘Best Cruise Line for First-Timers’ (Cruise Critic Editor’s Choice), Princess Cruises offers a cruising experience that will create memories of a lifetime. Among the most popular voyages for first-time cruisers with Princess are Alaska, Caribbean, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. But there are 380 destinations and seven continents to choose from. Wherever there's an ocean, Princess can take you there.

Cruising with Princess really is the way to travel! Unpack once and discover the best of the region you are visiting. Sail into some of the world’s most exciting cities in one cruise vacation.

Get up close to some incredible scenery you’ll only see by ship.

Choosing Princess means immersive destination experiences and adventures, including exclusive Discovery™ and Animal Planet™ shore excursions, late night departures and overnight stays with More Ashore. Princess offers a variety of excursions based on interests, activity levels as well as some tailored for families.

Princess also holds the accolade of ‘Best Cruises for Food Lovers’ (Food & Wine Magazine) with incredible on-board cuisine designed by Michelin-starred and celebrity chefs. Dining on fresh regional cuisine adds another dimension to your cruise – reflecting the culture and flavour of places you travel. Plus every Princess ship offers world-class, award-winning spa and wellness treatments, so you’ll return in a state of bliss.

Another reason to cruise with Princess is the unbeatable value. Your cruise fare includes luxurious accommodation, dining, entertainment and an endless array of complimentary activities.

And you won’t have to pay for costly airfare, trains, or coaches to get you from one city to the next.

Then there is the level of service from your dedicated Princess crew. People often comment that they return home from cruises where the staff "felt like family". From sunrise until late at night, Princess crew go the extra mile to anticipate your every need. No

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wonder the Princess motto is ‘Come Back New’ – the holiday of your dreams is pretty much guaranteed.

Known as a pioneer in building cruise ships, Princess continues to innovate. October 2019 sees the thrilling launch of its latest state of the art ship, Sky Princess, which boasts the cruise industry’s largest balcony at sea, in its phenomenal Sky Suite.

The two Sky Suites enjoy 270 degree panorama views, with furnished balconies which provide a private vantage of the ship’s Movie Under the Stars screen and create the ultimate space for entertaining. With sleeping capacity for five guests and more room for gathering, this makes Sky Suites ideal for families.

Princess has everything from large ships carrying over 3,500 passengers to smaller, more intimate vessels accommodating just 680. At Quay Cruise, we are confident the right cruise is just waiting for you; we’d love to create your dream getaway with Princess Cruises.

Check out some of the current amazing Princess cruise deals in the market at www.quaycruise.co.nz Quay Cruise, your local cruise experts. Phone 09 477 0212 or come visit us at 2/49 Apollo Drive, Mairangi Bay. Parking available. Expert advice and great coffee!

Princess Cruise Evening Do you want to learn more about cruising on board a Princess ship?

Register for our Princess Cruise evening at Quay Cruise.

Tuesday 21 May, 6.30-8.30pm 2/49 Apollo Drive, Mairangi Bay Come along and learn all about how to ‘come back new’ on Princess Cruises. We would just love to see you there and share our passion for cruising! There will be special offers & promotions limited to attendees on the night.

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DEVONPORT NEWS

News from Devonport's Business Improvement District Manager, Toni van Tonder

Make winter blues yesterday's news!

Toni van Tonder

Is it really May already? The only good thing about summer speeding by is that it means winter will too! So, as we pull on our extra layers and prepare to start hibernation, I thought I’d give you a concise guide to keeping sane in Devonport over the coming months...

Get Amongst it! For me, one of the best ways to combat the winter blues is by getting out and embracing it. My favourite mode of transport is my electric bike and getting a blast of fresh air is always far better than sitting inside a steaming car. On the ferry ferminal Bikes & Barbers has opened up and there they have an unsurpassed range of e-bikes and scooters, as well as crazy little electric go-karts that are sure to raise the spirits.

Eat Out! You don’t need daylight to enjoy quality food, and one of the best things you can do to combat the miseries is to grab your mates and enjoy dinner in Devonport. Devonport is fast becoming a primo dining destination with quality restaurants serving up delicious dishes; Vondel, Vic Road Kitchen, Devon on the Wharf and Hemingways, and there are always the generous portions and home-style fare at Corelli’s.

We’re so lucky to have The Vic, the oldest purpose-built cinema building in the southern hemisphere, here in Devonport.

If there’s a time to brush up on your movie knowledge, it’s during winter, where hours spent indoors often feel like the right thing to do.

Binge Watch! We’re so lucky to have The Vic, the oldest purpose-built cinema building in the southern hemisphere, here in Devonport. If there’s a time to brush up on your movie knowledge, it’s during winter, where hours spent indoors often feel like the right thing to do.

Expand Your Vocab! The Devonport Library, designed

by Athfield Architects, is such a fantastic piece of modern architecture that sits beautifully beneath the tree canopy on Windsor Reserve. With many a cosy corner, a book for every taste, and stunning views of the harbour, it’s a wonderful location to spend an hour or two.

Look After Yourself! The best way to combat the winter blues is to stay active. We’re lucky in Devonport to not only have a Just Workout Gym, we’ve also got four unique fitness studios: Frank Pilates, Soulsprite, MOVE Studio and Devonport Physio & Pilates.

Keep your mind and body active this coming winter, and you’ll come out unscathed.

Until next time…

Toni.

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By Julia Mak - Promotions Coordinator, Devonport Peninsula Trust

Julia Mak

Devonport Community News for May

Join St Leo’s Catholic School for their fundraising event ‘Heavenly High Tea’ on Sunday 5th May at McHugh’s Cheltenham, from 3-6pm. Tickets are $50 per person and include a glass of bubbles, gift bag and a wonderful afternoon of tea and cakes while listening to the amazing Clare Grove, author, illustrator and mother from ‘Mommy Loves’. There will also be raffles and silent auctions. For more info and to purchase tickets, contact: stleoshightea@gmail.com Five Minute Bird Count Autumn 2019 is happening from Sunday 5 May - 12 May. The event is being organised by the Restoring Takarunga Hauraki group - a network of local residents and professionals who come together to help migratory and resident shorebirds, forest-dwelling native birds, reptiles, insects, and diverse plant species thrive across the Devonport Peninsula and the estuaries of Shoal Bay and Ngataringa Bay. The event is a fun and easy way to connect with nature and help better understand our local birds. Join with friends, family and neighbours - all ages welcome. For more info and to get involved, contact Lance on 027 359 6722 or email: pestfreedevonport@gmail.com, and visit: www.Facebook/restoringtakarungahauraki.

All are welcome to the next Devonport Community Network meeting, which takes place on Thursday 9 May, 10:00am12:00pm at the Devonport Yacht Club, 25 King Edward Pde in Devonport. This quarterly meeting is about promoting networking among residents and local community groups. The session commences with morning tea and a chance to network informally and then guest speaker Warren Tucker, Firefighter at Devonport Volunteer Fire Brigade will be speaking about the services the Devonport Volunteer Fire Brigade offer to the community. For more information contact Maria on 445 9533 or email: maria@devonportpeninsulatrust.nz The amazing volunteers behind the popular Kaitahi community dining initiative are bringing the local community together again on Tuesday 21 May, 6:30pm-8:30pm at the Bayswater School Hall for a BBQ Picnic to share a meal made from rescued food.

Take your own plates, utensils and a picnic blanket. Families and children most welcome, there will be games and other activities too. For more info email: stephen@ancad.org.nz or brianna@villagegrocer.co.nz, and visit: facebook.com/ShoreToThrive Holy Trinity is holding a Friendship Lunch on Tuesday 28 May in the Church Hall, at 20 Church Street in Devonport. There will be entertainment followed by a light lunch, at no cost and all is welcome. For more info contact admin@holytrinity.gen.nz.

Term 2 Weekly programme is starting again in May at the Devonport Community House. They have Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates, Pre-school playgroup, Knitting & Sewing friendship group, Karate, Soccer for Tots, Art classes, Salsa, the Toy Library, Ukulele group and on the 2nd Sunday of the month, the Devonport Craft & Fine Food Market. They also have rooms for hire for your activity or next event at very reasonable prices. For more info contact: bmranford@hotmail.com or visit: www.devonportcomhouse.com For more community news about what’s happening in Devonport each month, sign up to our monthly community e-newsletter at www.devonportpeninsulatrust.nz.

Hei konei rā, Julia

GOLF AT WAITEMATA GOLF CLUB

A putt with… Libby Boyd Golfer and community dynamo...

The Waitemata Golf Club is a real community, and there are some interesting people who play the game regularly at the popular Devonport course. One such person is long-time Devonport resident and local community dynamo Libby Boyd.

When I met Libby for a chat at the club she didn’t need to venture far. In fact her house is the closest to the first tee and 18th green, so a round of golf is just a stroll out the front door. And it is the stroll she does around three times a week, since taking up the game regularly 13 years ago. She has lived in the house since 2001 and in Devonport since 1974, raising her three kids – Emma, Tim and Nick – in the area. She is a Pharmacist by profession, now retired, but for many years she owned the Sunnybrae Pharmacy on the Shore.

Libby Boyd is well known for her work in the community. And this is one of the reasons why the Waitemata Golf management team were keen for me to interview her for Channel. She helps all over the place, including playing an important part in the golf club’s tree planting programme.

“I am a keen gardener so when I learnt about the clubs planting programme I put my hand up to help,” explained Libby, when quizzed about her involvement.

“Some of the older trees need to be replaced so I was keen to help as the club is being very proactive and the end result will be very special. We are going to make sure that the planting is done well so the course is enhanced.”

Another club improvement that Libby is proud of is her push to get all the rubbish bins on the holes removed. She says the course is now cleaner and tidier due to the fact that golfers are encouraged to take their rubbish with them.

“I love the fact that the club’s community feel is stronger than ever,” added Libby. “All aspects are being run really well and the addition of the (Swingers) cafe has only enhanced the friendly

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feel of the club.”

Libby Boyd is also an active member (and past president) of the Devonport Rotary Club that meets at the Waitemata Golf Clubhouse every Monday evening. She loves the work Rotary does in the community both locally and overseas. A highlight has been working on aid projects on Taveuni Island in Fiji to refurbish a school. She says it was such fun that she made three more rewarding trips to Fiji. She’s also on the board of the Victoria Theatre Trust and is proud that it has never been more vibrant than it is now and is focussed on keeping the momentum going to progress preservation and enhancement of this wonderful community asset. Libby was also secretary of Devonport School Board of Trustees.

Libby is also clearly very fit and a bundle of energy. She recently completed the 300km plus 6 day Alps to Ocean cycle trail and has done the Otago Rail Trail twice.

Libby plays golf off a 28 handicap and is thrilled when she goes under 50 for nine holes. Her best 18 hole score is 93 – she plays 18 holes once a week and loves the social aspect of the game.

She is a real advocate of beginners Libby Boyd having lessons.

“We have a lovely team in the pro-shop at Waitemata and I know several of the women have improved out of sight after spending time having lessons with the guys. I have friends who’s games have been transformed.”

“This is just a great little club, and it is so close to the heart of the city. It surprises me that more people don’t put their clubs on the ferry and come over. It is only a short walk from the ferry to the club to play on a lovely and challenging 18 hole course.”

Waitemata Golf Club, 15 Derby Street, Devonport.

Phone 09 445 8716 email: admin@waitematagolf.co.nz Visit: www.waitematagolf.co.nz

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So what's

MILFORD NEWS

NEW

in Milford

Your monthly update from Murray Hill, Manager of the Milford Business Association.

Another unique business opens in Milford Well, April saw the opening of The Carvery in Milford, opposite New World. George is the owner and brings back the favourite old roast meals – or a ‘roast and three vege’ as we used to call it.

All your favourite meats are there plus the vegetables to compliment them. You can dine in or takeaway and you’ll find the business open 10am to 10pm daily.

When I popped in recently, there was crisp pork crackling and mouth-watering roast veges tempting my taste buds.

So try out this new dining experience – it’s just like mum used to cook!

…there was crisp pork crackling and mouth-watering roast veges tempting my taste buds.

Lionel, Bruce, me, Gary & Alison

Winner of Milford Shops Easter Hamper.

Thanks to the thousands that responded to our Easter facebook promotion for a hamper worth in excess of $350. The lucky winner was Gabrielle Sheddan, pictured here receiving the prize from Todd, the Executive Butcher at Well Hung Butchery – one of the sponsors.

The other sponsors were: Mikko Shoes, The Booklover, KARA Coffee & Store, The Warehouse, Painted Bird, New World and Bakers Delight.

Spruce up for Streetscape

Wednesday April 10th saw the start of a painting program to refurbish all the street furniture in Milford. With the help of Milford Rotary, we have commenced the task of sanding, priming and top coating all the seats. Here’s the crew!

Lionel from Recreational Services has been instrumental getting the materials required – paint, tools and timber to replace badly damaged planks. With 19 seats to do, I expect it to take up to two months to complete.

This refurb, ties in nicely with the council contractors recently replanting the flower beds in the Village Square.

Murray

Gary & Alison with seat finished

Robert & Rob

See you in Milford

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MILFORD: MEET THE EXPERTS

MILFORD

MEET THE EXPERTS Introducing our Milford Experts: Jordan + Brooke of Harcourts, Alex Kayser of Milford Print and Mary Buckley of helloworld Travel.

Alex, what is your advice on framing art for the home or workplace?

"If a job is worth doing, it’s worth doing well.”

Photos that are printed, put in albums, frames or the traditional shoebox, are Alex Kayser the ones that are most likely to create continuity for the next generation. Not those on social media.

A framed, UV-proof print is especially important because seeing your photo on display helps keeps those wonderful memories alive.

I believe it is worth doing justice to the excellent cameras we have today, therefore I use the best machines, inks, papers and processes. And, the lost art of traditional framing is so important, to ensure that the print will sit perfectly in the frame for a long time.

My framed prints will stand the test of time.

Mary, where could you travel to see the world’s best art?

See Leonardo de Vinci’s Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris, take a guided tour through the Vatican Museums in Rome, the home of the Sistine Chapel, or view one of the Mary world’s finest collections of European art Buckley at the Prado Museum in Madrid.

For the history buffs, take an emotional journey to see France’s World War I and II battlefield sites or walk along the beaches of the D-Day landings in Normandy. Europe is home to countless great cathedrals. Some of our favourites include the marble covered Duomo in Florence, the Notre Dame in Paris with its beautiful stained glass windows, the unique and unfinished Sagrada Familia in Barcelona and the vast Basilica of St Paul in Rome.

Jordan + Brooke, how does art enhance a home for marketing and open homes?

Some of our favourite homes to bring to market haven’t been the most expensive or expansive, but homes with an authentic Jordan + Brooke sense of style, and that’s often informed by a few select pieces of art.

Rather than spending a small fortune on buying pieces to style your home, investigate some of the fantastic art hire companies that are around. But do remember that sometimes less is more. One truly amazing piece can have a much better impact than a whole lot of smaller works dotted around. Your real estate agent, if they’re gutsy enough, will be able to tell you if your personal style is likely to be a little too overwhelming for buyers. For instance, your porcelain doll collection might be absolutely beautiful, but we can almost guarantee it won’t help you sell your house!

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TRAVEL: WITH HELLOWORLD TRAVEL MILFORD

What makes Croatia so special?

Croatia has pristine coastlines with clear water lapping pretty, pebbled beaches and secluded coves with an abundance of history featuring 1,246 islands and islets scattered along a 1,777km mainland coastline. There is an abundance of history in Croatia with its well preserved fortified towns encompassing Mary Buckley centuries-old buildings, cities, parks, islands Owner/Director and lakes that UNESCO World Heritage has listed under protection. Croatia offers something for every visitor.

Croatia highlights include: • It’s one of Europe’s sunniest spots. Visitors should expect 12 hours of sunshine a day in May and June on average, and 13 in July and August.

• The remains of Diocletian’s Historical Dubrovnik Palace in Split, a Game of Thrones filming location, is the buzzing heart of the city. Among the ancient columns, temples, walls and underground cellars is what once made up the Roman emperor’s retirement home.

• The port city of Pula in Istria is noted for its first-century Roman amphitheatre, one of the best preserved in the world. Look out for one of its regular musical concerts.

• The picturesque pebbled beaches, lapped by crystal clear water.

• Croatia has eight national parks, including the Unesco-listed Plitvice Lakes and Krka, both of which are famous for their stunning lakes and waterfalls.

• Croatia hosts numerous open-air cultural festivals during the summer.

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• Istria's renowned quality olive oil, truffles, both white and black, and wine.

• Dubrovnik is one of the world's bucket list cities.

• Vis has wonderful vistas out towards the island of Bisevo and back to the extraordinarily picturesque red roofs of the port of Komiza” and “Tito’s cave”.

Croatia is best experienced anytime from May through October, with the hottest times usually being from July to mid-August. If visiting during the shoulder season, May, June & September, expect pleasant sunny days ideal for swimming in the sea and sunbathing, with all the tourist facilities in full swing and less crowds. It’s also the perfect time for outdoor activities such as hiking, mountain-biking, rafting and sea-kayaking.

Croatia travel options:

We have a wide selection of Small Ship Cruising, Island Hopping Packages, Yacht Charters, Tailor Made Itineraries, Private Stays, Guaranteed Tours, Self Drives and Adventure Tourism.

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Prices for these 2020 tours to be released next month.

Contact the team at helloworld Travel Milford to plan your dream holiday to Croatia. Attend our Croatia Information Event (details below) to learn more about this beautiful destination.

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MOTHER’S DAY

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BOWLS NORTH HARBOUR: NEWS

with Lindsay Knight

Open days aimed at attracting younger bowlers As with all other sports, bowls is constantly looking for innovative ways in which to regenerate itself by attracting younger players to the game.

For bowls that is an especially big challenge as the sport, generally unfairly, has been always portrayed as a game for the elderly, and to use the somewhat pejorative term, as “old man’s marbles.”

Bowls itself doesn’t always help itself in dispelling that image. Most of the advertising signs at just about every club are for retirement villages and funeral services.

But Bowls North Harbour, in a programme spearheaded by one of the Auckland region’s leading coaches, Howard Sandler, is taking meaningful steps to recruit more young people into its playing ranks.

Secondary schools have for many years been a target and on the North Shore clubs like Takapuna and Mairangi Bay have had ties with neighbouring schools like Takapuna Grammar, Rosmini College and Rangitoto College. But now North Harbour, through Sandler, is beginning to focus on even younger players, especially at intermediate school levels.

Sandler has extended to North Harbour a programme he pioneered with success on the other side of the Bridge based mainly around the Remuera club and the nearby Dilworth School and Diocesan College. He has enlisted already to his programme Belmont Intermediate, Pinehurst and Vauxhall and interest has also been shown by Carmel College.

Bowls North Harbour board members Garry Banks and Maureen Taylor have been some of his foremost helpers and more recently has been a legend of Auckland’s Carlton club and a former national champion Ivan Marsic, who is now living in Orewa.

One of Sandler’s key strategies has been to hold “Open Days,” and these have not only involved the youngsters but there

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has also been enthusiastic participation from parents and grandparents when they have come simply to watch.

While bowls will always remain a game for all ages Sandler says it is an obvious fact that the younger anyone starts as a player the better chance he or she has of becoming a champion.

Starting as young as possible, even at primary school, has been a factor in the rise in bowls of Asian countries like Malaysia, Thailand and India and in the continued dominance of Australia, where players in their teens and 20s abound.

Essential to that, Sandler believes, is having learnt the basics so young.

Sandler says to retain young people’s interest in bowls it is important to make it fun. It also helps if challenges are provided and this can be done by involving school against school and even in mini “Battles of the Bridge.”

Providing an environment in which those of different generations can co-exist might be challenge but so far Sandler has received excellent co-operation from clubs. And nor is he worried by the experiences of those clubs in the past which have promoted college bowls, only to see many of their recruits quickly drift away because of other distractions… other sports, studies, boy/girlfriends…

While they may drift away for some years, because of other priorities, there is every likelihood they will resume playing bowls in later life and with advantages over those of us who lament that in our 50s and 60s we’ve started the game too late.

Sandler also is not competing for his recruits against other sports. If they wish to continue with football, netball, cricket and tennis it’s fine by him. It is just matter of working around other interests. www.bowlsnorthharbour.com

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MASSEY UNIVERSITY NEWS

Hayley Morrison and the Motorbike Book Club Learning to read is a fundamental tool and a human right for people everywhere. And it is axiomatic to international development theories of what makes a difference for those with few resources or opportunities – Hayley Morrison’s focus for the past few years.

But her interest is more than academic. She’s been practising her convictions through a charitable trust – Motorbike Book Club – which she and her sister set up three years ago to get books delivered by motorbike to youngsters in two of Vietnam’s poorest villages.

Originally from Orewa and based on the North Shore while doing undergraduate studies at Massey University, Hayley came up with the idea after she and her older sister, Tamra Ewing, visited Vietnam’s Thua Thien-Hue province on the north central coast region together four years ago.

Back home, the sisters got talking about what they could do to support the education of local children in rural fishing villages where they’d been and where a family’s average monthly income is the equivalent of NZD$30-50. They spent the next six months researching the needs of locals, finding out what books were available and how they could make it all happen on a small budget.

Hayley was aware of the critical role of literacy as a pathway out of poverty from her studies, which she continued at postgraduate level – she graduated last month in Takapuna with a Masters in International Development (with Distinction), which she did by distance study while working full-time for The Fred Hollows Foundation and running Motorbike Book Club.

Three years on, the project is well-established and managed by a local facilitator, while Hayley and her sister raise funds, and source suitable books, activities and games which they send over.

In the villages, Vy Da and Thuy Phu, where the Motorbike Book Club has been operating, families of up to seven live on small boats, she says. “Few adults have completed high school, and while they are able to read words, they must read very slowly. Children face huge difficulties in gaining a quality education.”

Because of a lack of child-friendly books available in Vietnamese, the sisters had to find bilingual books they felt would be engaging and appealing…

“While many are comfortable with reading, about half of the children have no books of their own. When children leave school they may travel to Ho Chi Minh City to seek jobs as tailors to help provide extra income for their families. Other issues the villages face are a lack of sufficient toilets and inadequate healthcare.”

Because of a lack of child-friendly books available in Vietnamese, the sisters had to find bilingual books they felt would be engaging and appealing, including favourites such as the Spot books, Puff the Magic Dragon and We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, or have them translated into Vietnamese by hand. They’ve also developed creative activity materials and worksheets to complement the

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Children enjoying the books provided by the Motorbike Book Club in the village of Vy Da.

reading. Their aim is to not just loan books, but to cultivate creativity through literacy and to inspire children to dream big about their futures, she says.

As the project grows and broadens, they Hayley Morrison need funds for more books and art materials to encourage children to write their own stories and express themselves, says Hayley. Their latest fundraising gig at Community Hall off K’ Road in Auckland was held at the end of April.

The sisters have kept the project’s operating costs low, at around $350 a month, and currently have around 700 bilingual books, which they've bought, covered with Duracel and shipped to Hue for distribution by a locally recruited team. Costs also include motorbike maintenance, as well as for a monthly shared lunch for the children and a summer holiday ready programme (two full weeks rather than once a week); and to get more books for teenagers.

Their local facilitator, Hong, also sends reports so they know how many books were borrowed and read, what games were played, and sends photos and videos. So far, 91 sessions have been facilitated over the past financial year – and 3,756 books borrowed.

Seeing Hong’s passion and her sense that she’s making a tangible difference in the kids’ lives is what confirms for Hayley that the Motorbike Book Club really works.

Development Studies theory, which she had minored in for her Bachelor of Arts, taught her about best practice. “That’s the key message in development studies – rejecting this idea that west is best, and instead looking at participation and empowering communities.”

Search Motorbike Book Club on Facebook for more, or visit the website.

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EDUCATION: LONG BAY COLLEGE

Avalon Martin

Bella de Silva

Long Bay College students win again at Shakespeare Festival If Shakespeare was alive, he would have his talent scouts knocking on the College’s drama room door. That’s because every year, Long Bay College’s students consistently impress the judges and dominate the award categories in the esteemed annual secondary schools Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival, North Auckland competition.

Schools from all over New Zealand participate in the Festival where students direct and stage a Shakespearean scene of their choice. ‘The Winter’s Tale’, directed by Year 12 student, Bella de Silva and former Long Bay College student and Sheilah Winn’s 2017 Best Performer Harry Nalder, won ‘Best five-minute scene’. The group has qualified to travel to Wellington to compete at the National Festival during Queen’s Birthday weekend. Year 11 student, Avalon Martin,

was named ‘Best Performing Actor’ for her role of Ophelia in Hamlet, while Year 13 Arts Prefect, Maya Reed won runner-up. In addition, Long Bay College students were awarded runner-up for ‘Best 15-minute Performance’ for a scene from Hamlet, directed by Year 12 students, Will Dawson and Avalon Martin.

Mr Brendan Perkins, Head of the Performing Arts Faculty at Long Bay College says the strength of the College’s performances lies in a natural cycle of mentorship. “Senior students demonstrate wonderful leadership, energy and creativity, inspiring the younger students who they cast in their scenes. From working together, the seniors essentially pass on their collective wisdom to the next generation of directors, and that’s helped us maintain our edge.”

Top shot at world championships

Long Bay College Boys Premier Basketball Team.

Basketball boys go next level Long Bay College's Boys Premier Basketball team has gone from strength to strength over the last year, finishing seventh place in New Zealand after the 3x3 Nationals. Last month, they took on Birkenhead College in a decider game for a promotion to the Auckland Senior A Division. Tensions were high but in the end, it was a comfortable 22 point win, with the final score 76-54. The promotion to the Auckland Senior A Division is a fantastic accomplishment for Long Bay College Basketball, with the team achieving the highest ranking in the history of the school. The College would like to acknowledge and thank all the boys’ supporters and importantly, their coach and former SKYCITY Breakers Academy coach, Mr Justin Bailey.

Sophia Redgrove, a Year 10 student at Long Bay College, has become an archery world champion.

Last month, at the 2019 IFAA World Archery Indoor Championships in Wellington, Sophia competed and earned the title of World Indoor Champion in the Junior Female Freestyle division. At the end of three intense days of competition, Sophia scored an impressive 895/900. Despite her young age, Sophia was shooting the equivalent distance and target size of those competing Sophia Redgrove with in adult female divisions and bettering their her gold medal. scores. Sophia plans to attend the 2019 Trans-Tasman Youth Archery Championships in July and hopes to compete at the World Field Archery Competition in Estonia 2020.

Tickets are available from Long Bay College’s reception.

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EDUCATION: KRISTIN SCHOOL

Kristin Places Second in New Zealand Young Scientists’ Tournament In March, Kristin entered a team into the inaugural New Zealand Young Scientists’ Tournament hosted at Wellington High School.

The team of HeeSeo Kim, Zoe Reis and Nate Leavy, supported by Sophia Fang, Lucy Xu, Olivia Whineray-Kelly and Havana Pick had been working on the problems since late 2018.

Over the course of the weekend, Kristin climbed the rankings to make the grand final on Sunday afternoon with Auckland Grammar and a Wellington High School team. It was a very intense round of science fights. Students presented their solution to the problem while an opposition team debated with them; each team furthering their scientific understanding. Auckland Grammar won with 40.50 points, very very closely followed by Kristin in second place with 40.44 and Wellington with 39.31.

Kristin Students Invited to Elaine P. Snowden Astronomy School

Kristin Students' Achievements at the North Shore Swimming Competition

Congratulations to Year 13 students Chris Brand and Finn McClellan who were offered places to attend the University of Canterbury’s Elaine P. Snowden Finn McClellan Chris Brand Astronomy School during the April school holidays. Gaining an invite to this camp is highly competitive with only 20 students selected nationally from over 200 applications. Attendees spend time at both the University of Canterbury’s Ilam Campus and at Mt John Observatory in Tekapo with exclusive access to the internationally renowned astronomical instruments and research. Kristin has successfully had students selected for this camp every year and continues to build upon strong links with the University of Canterbury’s Science faculty.

In April, competing against 20 other local primary schools, our Junior School swimmers selected to attend the North Shore Swimming Competition at the Sir Owen G. Glenn National Aquatic Centre achieved some terrific personal and team results. Congratulations to Melody Xue, Eddy Gottschen, Jenny Zhang, Harrison Yin, Han Ming Shen, Mao Dong Li and Ben Sly, who achieved a first, second or third in one or more of their individual races. Kristin students also combined well in the relays to finish 1st in the Boys 9 and under Medley relay, 1st in the 9 and under Girls Medley relay, 2nd in the Boys 9 and under Freestyle relay, 2nd in the Girls 11 and under Freestyle relay and 3rd in the Girls 9 and under Freestyle relay.

Singing Stars at Kristin

Olivia Forbes and Alexa Harwood.

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2019 is going to be an exciting year of performing for senior music students Olivia Forbes (Year 13) and Alexa Harwood (Year 12). Aside from travelling to Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic and Germany with our choir Euphony during April, roles in May’s Senior School production of Chicago High School Edition, later this year both girls will be making their professional debut performing lead roles for New Zealand Opera’s production of The Turn of the Screw.

After months of receiving and reviewing audition tapes from aspiring young singers from across New Zealand, following a series of workshops and live auditions, the national opera company whittled the hopeful singers down to eight; finally making the decision to double cast the role, and choosing our very own Olivia and Alexa as the successful performers. The Turn of the Screw is a dark, complex work by 20th century English composer Benjamin Britten, and Olivia and Alexa will be performing as paid professional cast members in both the Auckland and Wellington seasons of this opera. We are extremely proud of these two students but are also extremely grateful to their singing teacher Shelagh Richardson, who provides many of our young Kristin singers with an excellent vocal education. Both Olivia and Alexa have also opted to study Music as one of their senior subject options, Alexa in the IB and Olivia for NCEA. This commitment to performance and academic music will undoubtedly provide these students with the foundation for a successful musical future.

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Kristin Student Wins AKSS Junior Boys Tennis Championship Kristin Year 10 student Finn Burridge entered the Auckland Secondary Schools competition as the number 1 seed in the Junior Boys Grade and beat his Waiuku College opponent in the first round 9-0. Finn’s winning streak continued as he won against a Sacred Heart College opponent 6-3, 6-1 in the quarter-finals, and a Saint Kentigern’s opponent 6-0, 6-1 in the semi-finals. Finn competed against another Saint Kentigern’s player in the finals and after a convincing win 6-3, 6-3, took out the AKSS Junior Boys Tennis Championships for 2019.

In addition, Finn competed together with fellow Kristin Year 10 student Robbie King in the Junior Boys Doubles winning the first round against Kings 6-0, 6-1. The boys then faced Sacred Heart College defeating them 6-1, 6-0 which then placed them in the finals where they lost against Westlake Boys High School but walked away with a well-deserved silver medal. Well done boys!

Finn Burridge and Robbie King.

Shakespeare Festival 2019 In April, Kristin organised and hosted the University of Otago’s Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival (West Auckland). Students from Kristin and seven other schools around Auckland performed five and 15-minute scenes from a wide variety of Shakespeare's plays.

There were 32 scenes in the Festival, and the audience was treated to a huge range of funny, sad, powerful and thought-provoking performances. Eight Kristin groups took part, performing scenes from plays such as As You Like It, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth Night. At the awards ceremony after the final performance, the assessors, Ben Henson and Rita Stone commented on the quality of all of the performances and performers they had seen before announcing a number of awards including the following awarded to Kristin students and staff: Best Stage Design – Kristin School’s Julius Caesar group Best Communication with the Audience – Isla Sangl (Year 10) Most Promising Actor – Tim Gunn (Year 11) Best Non-Student Director – Miss Tessa Johnston (Drama and Dance Teacher) Even more exciting, we then learned that our five-minute Julius Caesar scene (performed by Alex Gordon, Cam Scott, Jamie

Clumpas, Tim Gunn, Theo Kleiman Canizares, Kaelyn McGhie and Kester Sykes) had been chosen as the Best Five Minute Scene, and that Emma Hoseason had been chosen as the Direct Entrant to the National Shakespeare Schools Production. These extremely prestigious awards are testament to the hard work and creativity of our students, the support and encouragement of our parents and the dedication of our Drama teachers. Selected Kristin students will perform again at the National Shakespeare Festival held in Wellington over Queen's Birthday weekend and we look forward to seeing them shine again.

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"They Are Us" evolving art installation.

Korean masks and fans.

Chinese calligraphy.

Oktoberfest Waiter Race.

Celebrating Our Cultural Diversity Westlake Boys has students from almost 70 different ethnicities and every year, in April, we celebrate our cultural diversity during Culture Week, giving our students the opportunity to share the richness of their culture and cuisine with the whole school.

This year’s festivities included performances in assembly and traditional games, music and activities, with delicious food on sale at lunchtime.

Korean day featured a Mask Dance, a fan display, Korean hackey sac and popular games gonggi (similar to knucklebones), and ddakji (played with origami squares). Chinese and Japanese activities included calligraphy, mah-jong, chess, a chopsticks challenge, paper cutting and – rather less sedate – sumo wrestling and kung

fu! A traditional German Oktoberfest game, the Waiter Race, proved highly entertaining as was the Pasifika coconut grating competition, held to the beat of Pasifika drums.

Culture Week always features an evolving art installation in which everyone can take part. As an expression of solidarity with those affected by the Christchurch attacks, this year’s installation was a mural of brightly coloured hand-prints, entitled “They Are Us”.

Every student and staff member was encouraged to add his or her hand-print and name to the growing project.

From foreign language movies to Indian mandalas, French crepes to Indian curries, dances to dominoes, there was something for everyone to see, hear, taste and enjoy.

Westlake Big Band Wins Gold Westlake Big Band has enjoyed great success for many years at the annual KBB Music Festival in Auckland but 2019 is the first year they have participated in the National Youth Jazz Competition.

On April 5th the band travelled to Tauranga to take part in this prestigious festival and their Director, Ms Hayley Barker, said “We were really keen to see how we would fare, competing at such an early stage of the year.”

After giving a great performance the band was able to enjoy listening to the other big bands and combos. Legendary jazz trombonist, educator and big band leader, Dr. Rodger Fox, held a workshop after each performance, often giving brutally honest feedback! Westlake Big Band received a gold award – one of only four schools to achieve this – and learned a great deal, which they hope will enhance their performances as the year progresses.

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Big Band – winners of gold at National Youth Jazz Competition.

Hospice group garden clean-up.

Members of Westlake Interact Club after a local community clean-up.

Working with a smile!

Lending a Helping Hand As part of our emphasis on Character Education, Westlake Boys encourages all our students to develop an awareness of the needs of others and to volunteer their time, giving back to their local community. A new group has recently formed at the school to support Harbour Hospice, with 115 students volunteering to help those in hospice care and their families, through pet care, gardening, baking, retail work and fundraising.

The boys agreed to set to work immediately, with a group of 15 students and three teachers spending a day restoring a once immaculate garden that had become an overgrown jungle due to the owner’s ailment. Atrocious weather did not quell the group’s spirits and they spent hours of hard graft, chopping and cutting back foliage, pulling weeds and removing general detritus. The work was tiring but very satisfying, and the delight on the faces of the owner and her family at the end of the day were all the reward the volunteers needed.

Another volunteering initiative is the Westlake Interact Club.

Interact is a junior branch of Rotary, giving young people the opportunity to develop leadership skills and serve their local community. Sponsored by Milford Rotary Club, which provides support and guidance, the group is entirely student-run.

Rotary’s guidelines are that Interact groups must hold at least two service projects each year – one that helps the school or community and one that promotes international understanding.

One of Westlake Interact’s annual projects is a community clean-up and this year a group of 38 students gathered at school at 6.45am on a crisp morning in April to clean up the local area. Using reusable coffee sacks and wearing gardening gloves borrowed from home, small groups fanned out around the community to pick up rubbish. Members worked enthusiastically and industriously, covering a large area in a short period of time.

National 3x3 Basketball Champions Westlake Boys basketballers dominated the courts at the recent National Secondary Schools Championships.

Our Premier team took eleven consecutive wins to become New Zealand champions, knocking out last year’s winners, St Westlake Boys become National 3x3 Kentigern College, in the Basketball Champions. group stage and beating Rosmini College in the final. Our second team matched this feat, beating Te Kura Kokiri Tane in their final to take the Open Grade title.

Sam Mennenga’s range of talent, his height and his strength were key factors in many of Westlake’s games and a week after the championships he was named in the Junior Tall Blacks squad for the second year running. He will join friend and Westlake old boy, James Moors, in the team. Sam was the only boy from New Zealand selected recently to attend the NBA’s ‘Basketball Without Borders Camp’ in Charlotte, North Carolina. Many players from these camps have gone on to play in the NBA and Sam hopes to follow suit.

Westlake Boys has a long history of producing great basketball players who have achieved national and international success, including Kirk Penney, Tom Abercrombie and, most recently, Jack Salt. Jack, who was Sports Captain in 2013, made history on April 9th as the first Kiwi to win a US college basketball championship, when his team, the University of Virginia Cavaliers, beat Texas Tech in a thrilling NCAA final.

Westlake Boys has a long history of producing great basketball players who have achieved national and international success…

After news broke of Jack Salt’s historic win, TVNZ 1 Sports reporter, Andrew Saville, came to school and interviewed Sam Mennenga and teacher and basketball coach, Mark Jackson, about the sport’s continuing rise in popularity. Basketball is the fastest growing sport in New Zealand and likely soon to become the most popular secondary school sport in the country.

Westlake’s social basketball league has already signed up hundreds of boys for its forthcoming season, run by teacher and coach, Karl Jorgensen.

Westlaker, Jack Salt, wins US college basketball title with University of Virginia.

Teachers Mark Jackson and Karl Jorgensen with TV1 reporter Andrew Saville and Sam Mennenga.

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Huge Cricket Win for Rosmini The Rosmini 1st XI Cricket team played the game of their lives to qualify for Nationals as the Auckland representatives at the end of this year. The boys fought a fiercely contested game against Westlake Boys High School and came out on top. A great team effort with special mention to Daniel Winter and his 127 not out off 101 balls with three sixes consecutively to win the game.

The boys fought a fiercely contested game against Westlake Boys High School and came out on top.

Rosmini 1st XI cricket team.

Waka Ama: National Champions

Kisione Cocker-Valu

Rosmini College sent two teams to compete in the Under 19 section of the New Zealand Secondary Schools Waka Ama Nationals Competition on Lake Tikitapu in Rotorua. The New Zealand Secondary Schools Waka Ama Nationals competition this year had 123 schools taking part in 206 races.

The Rosmini College boys, aged from 15 to 17, not only made the Championship Finals for the first time, they also came away with Rosmini College’s first national title for the year. ‘Hold the 90’ crew consisting of Ben Clarke, Jarmon Nui, Kisione Cocker-Valu, Caleb Tanner, Alex Matthews and Kyle Kennedy joined with Auckland Girls Grammar School to win the New Zealand W12 U19 mixed championship race. The ‘Prefect No More’ crew consisting of Keama Aniheta, Ihiraia Hogg, Metui Telefoni, Carlos Phillips, Jacob Franich and Niwa Wiki also joined together with AGGS to win the gold in the plate final.

Overall, the boys competed in the W12, W6 500m, W6 250 and individual 250 and came away with a Championship gold medal and two plate gold ribbons.

The boys would like to thank their coach, Ben Finau, Matua Noah Meggitt for his guidance and the whanau for their support, talitonuga (belief) and ofa (love).

Rosmini and Carmel College's Stations of the Cross cast.

Stations of the Cross

Rosmini College and Carmel College’s annual re-enactment of the World Youth Day’s version of the Stations of the Cross was held at Takapuna’s St Joseph’s Church on Wednesday, 10th April at 7pm.

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Depth of talent 'Under the Sea' Takapuna Grammar School Performing Arts students rose to great heights and swam to great depths with the 2019 school show, Disney's The Little Mermaid, staged over three days at The Bruce Mason Centre.

Audiences were mesmerised by incredible costumes, props, water fabrics, live musicians and, most of all, fantastic student performers, musicians and stage crew all working together with staff and parent helpers to tell this classic Disney story.

This production follows a history of excellence in musical theatre productions at TGS and Mr Bruce De Grut (Director), Mr Robert Dil (Musical Director) and TGS Alumna Emma Self (Choreographer) and the more than 120 students, staff and parents involved in the show can be extremely proud of another successful show. Remember: life is de bubbles under the sea!

Aroha shown for Christchurch Appeal Local sculptor and parent Donna O'Hare kindly donated this beautiful piece of glasswork before it was engraved by Mr Kelly to be gifted, along with money raised by the students and parent community donating generously on our Christchurch Appeal Mufti Day, to Cashmere High School down in Christchurch.

Arohanui Glasswork

L2 Geography Tongariro Trip A group of 100 Takapuna Grammar School students and staff travelled to Tongariro National Park for the annual Level 2 Geography Field Trip.

The aim of the trip was to collect data for their five credit internal assessment conducted on Mt Ruapehu, as well as becoming more familiar with the features of the volcanic centre that the students have been studying in class.

Students spent the day collecting and analysing data. The next day it was up early and on the buses to undertake the Tongariro Crossing, an awe-inspiring 19.5km walk across two active volcanoes. The last day of the trip was a visit to the Whakapapa ski field to learn about the impact of people on this pristine environment.

It was a great opportunity for students to be immersed in the surroundings and to learn first-hand about our very own World Heritage site.

The students all left understanding the famous saying "so much geography"!

More success for TGS Rowers on the big stage Takapuna Grammar School Rowing Club crew members have once again showed their taka pride delivering one of their most successful rowing seasons in recent memory.

In the last two months our hard-working crews provided a strong competition to the 100 schools competing at the North Island Secondary School Championships achieving 21 finals and two podium finishes. Evan Williams and Jacob Davey teamed up in the U17 Double to win Silver at the North Island Championships before Evan managed one better in the Single and brought home an individual Gold in the U17 Single.

The following week our crews tested themselves against 2152 of the best school crew members in the country at the National Secondary School Championships – the Maadi Cup. The competition was fierce but once again our crews showed what they were made of achieving 20 finals, and most of our crew members

finishing the week long regatta in one or more of the top 10 crews in New Zealand.

Of particular note was Evan Williams who competed in one of the hardest fought races of the regatta, he battled fiercely down the 2 km course to achieve a well-earned second place winning another Silver in the U17 Single. Evan (Y12) is currently preparing for his final year as a school rower and has just been selected as stroke for the North Island U18 Coxed Quad and also as an U18 Single Sculler for the North Island team in the National North vs South regatta this coming weekend.

Additional highlights include the performance of our U15 girls crews, these two crews achieved one of the clubs greatest outcomes in years, both qualifying to compete in the Octuple Sculls A Final. Their performances in this race secured their spots as two of the of the top eight school crews in New Zealand and a force to be reckoned with next season.

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Sizzling Success

at Summer Tournament The National Summer Tournament was an outstanding week of achievement for Westlake Girls High School. Congratulations to all of our students who competed in tennis, rowing, volleyball, softball, 3x3 basketball, water polo and triathlon.

Here is a rundown of our top successes...

Tennis Our premier tennis team retained the New Zealand National title for the fifth time in a row at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Tennis Championships held in Christchurch in late March. The final was a closely fought match against St Kentigern College and the match ended 3-3, but Westlake won more games in the final so were the eventual New Zealand title winners.

Elys Ventura also recently won the Senior Girls Champion of Champions Singles Trophy.

The team (managed by Linda Clouston, left) from second left: Amily Suga, Deshma Weerapperuma, Elys Ventura, Sadheera Weerapperuma, and Vivian Yang.

Volleyball The WGHS Premier Volleyball team completed another exceptional season, winning every game and every tournament they have been entered in.

They were the North Harbour Super League Champions, the Auckland Premier League Champions, gold medallists at the Auckland Champs tournament, and recently finished the season off winning Gold in Palmerston North at the NZSS Indoor Volleyball National tournament.

Rachael Webster-Vindiri, Emme Shearer, Tamara Otene and Kaila Ru-Tearoiti were all named in the Tournament Team. Emme was the team captain and was also named as MVP for the tournament.

Maadi Cup Westlake Girls High School competed at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Rowing Championship (Maadi Cup) held on Lake Karapiro from 25 - 30 March. The regatta is the largest school sports event in the Southern Hemisphere with 2,166 athletes from 131 schools competing. Westlake’s squad of 37 athletes performed beyond expectation with seven first-time

Gold medal winners in the Girls U17 4x+ from left: Nyla Bunyan, Devon Thorpe, Jamie Whittaker (cox), Olivia Anderson and Sylvia Leadley. Photo credit: Conrad Blind – Picture Show Ltd.

medallists and 14 first-time A finalists. The highlight was our Girls U17 squad who secured their first ever title in the event, comfortably defeating the field finishing a full three seconds ahead of nearest rivals Timaru Girls High School.

Nyla Bunyan was recently selected to trial for the North Island Rowing Team for the annual North vs South Regatta.

3x3 Basketball Westlake Girls High School teams won three Grades at the 3×3 National Secondary Schools Basketball Tournament. The Senior Girls Open Grade team beat Tauranga Girls in their final to win the New Zealand Open Grade title, the Junior Elite Grade team beat Tai Wananga in the final to win the Junior Elite Grade title and the Junior Girls Open Grade team beat Mt Maunganui College in the final to win the Junior Open Grade title.

Champion volleyballers from left: Rachael Webster-Vindiri, Kaila Ru-Tearoiti, Elizabeth Howard, Tamara Otene, Emme Shearer, Juliette Vukets and Kaia Pola. Photo credit: Julie Maree Photography.

A total of 98 girls teams from across New Zealand were entered in the tournament and at the end of the week the WGHS team finished in first place after winning all nine of their matches. They won the quarter-final 3-1 against Aorere College, won the semifinal 3-0 against Trident High School, and won the final 3-1 against Otumoetai College.

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The Junior Open and Junior Elite Champs, from back left: Rebecca Moors, Sarah Moors, Izzy Pugh and Jaelah Kapsin. From front left: Mackenzie Chatfield, Holly Williams, Holly Maddix and Amiya Fotu.

EDUCATION: WESTLAKE GIRLS

Talented writer wins publishing deal with “fabulous” novella Westlake’s extraordinary young writer Xiaole Zhan (Year 13) has followed on from her 2018 success with wins in two prestigious writing competitions.

Recently Xiaole was named winner of the Editor’s Choice Prize in the Young New Zealand Writers Youth Laureate competition. And she also had a poem displayed at Scott Base in Antarctica as a winner in an international poetry competition.

Last year Xiaole was Xiaole Zhan selected by the NZ Society of Authors as one of four students across the country to be given a place on their Youth Mentorship Programme. Since then, this talented soon-to-be-published-author has gone from strength to strength.

Her 11,000-word novella “The Extinct” was described as “a fabulous piece of writing” by the judges of the NZ Writers Youth Laureate competition. “I hadn’t written anything as long as a novella before, but I was extremely keen to give it a go,” says Xiaole. As a winner, she received publication and a $200 book contract with Phantom Feather Press.

“The email specified that the judges had a strong (their italics) preference for speculative fiction, which wasn’t really the writing style I worked in, but I decided to give my idea of a work of magical realism, The Extinct, a go and try my luck. By the time I’d finished the work, I’d realised that it was quite far from what one would consider speculative fiction, but I handed it in anyway, mostly because I’d worked so hard on it and not because I expected a response.”

To her surprise and delight, Xiaole received an email a few weeks later informing her of her win. The email said: “Although we didn't plan to publish two books, and the competition was for novels rather than poetry, The Extinct is better classified as a narrative poem. Because of the high quality of The Extinct, we feel it warrants publication”.

Xiaole says, “I’m not sure if The Extinct should necessarily be defined as a ‘narrative-poem’ as it was written entirely in prose and I hadn’t really taken any stylistic freedom beyond what one may increasingly find in modern novels, but I do realise that I’d submitted a work in a style which deviated from what the publishers were expecting, so I’m extremely grateful that they decided my work warranted publication regardless on the basis of its quality, even when they weren’t planning on publishing two student novels.”

The book, due for release on 31 May this year, examines what it means to remember and what it means to forget in the “stupidity of days” forever to become yesterdays.

To purchase a copy of the novella, please email cpollock@westlakegirls. school.nz for more details.

Xiaole’s second award was for her poem and photography titled “Sympathetic Resonance”, inspired by a childhood fascination with Antarctica.

“I remember seeing a world map as a child and coming across the oddly shaped, solid white continent at the bottom of the world,” she says. “A mythic wonder burrowed itself into my mind at that moment, and Antarctica - so isolated, so unreachable - became as magical and impossible a place as Atlantis, or the moon.”

Xiaole is keen to continue writing once she leaves high school at the end of this year. “I think it’s always been such a central part of my identity that I’ll have to keep it alive in some way, just to feel like myself. I want to keep creating works that I’m proud of. That’s all I can really hope for, I think. It would be nice to say that one day I’ll be an acclaimed and awardwinning writer, but there are brilliant writers who earn acclaim and awards and there are brilliant writers who don’t, so it’s never really about wanting things like that. I want to continue expressing for my own sake, and for the sake of all that’s beautiful and grotesque about being a human. If I can touch even one other mind through my words, that’s enough of a miracle for me to live by.”

“I'm delighted to inform you that your narrative poem The Extinct, has won our Editor's Choice Prize in the Young New Zealand Writers Youth Laureate competition.

Congratulations on a fabulous piece of writing. The judges provided the following feedback: It is hard to define this work. More narrative poem than novel, absolutely beautiful imagery occurs on every line of this tale of personal apocalypse. The manuscript zings with originality. A stunning example of magical realism, with nostrilled violins, a brittle-boned home, and a tiger whose fading stripes bear an unknown language, it employs an original structure, ‘a thick wave of words’ to use the author’s own phrase, set out in moving retellings of events told over time by the same narrator.

The judges loved the author’s courage in choosing to use a rare second-person perspective. Even the cadence is delicious. Already exceptional, we expect wonderful things for this writer in the future.”

SEE YOU AT OUR OPEN NIGHT! If your daughter is in Year 9 in 2020, then this evening on Tuesday 25 June is for the both of you.

Meet the Principal and teachers, tour the school, experience our sports, dance, music and technology departments, take home a goodie bag, and see how Westlake Girls can help your daughter find her passion and discover her potential.

We have two sessions, at 4pm and 6pm, so keep the date free and look for more details on our website www.westlakegirls.school.nz

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EDUCATION: RANGITOTO COLLEGE

Rangitoto’s new resource for parents to build resilience in teens Rangitoto College is pleased to offer the new SchoolTV online resource to our parents, which aims to help parents build resilience in their children.

SchoolTV presents a range of resources in one convenient location, addressing a range of adolescent issues including anxiety, depression, body image, stress and more. The resources include videos and articles that will be useful for our parents and could even be read alongside your child. Recently included is a special report on the Christchurch mosque shootings and how parents can navigate conversations surrounding this difficult topic.

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As part of the launch evening, Rangitoto College was thrilled to host Dr Michel Carr-Gregg, an Australian author, broadcaster, and clinical psychologist specialising in parenting and child and adolescent mental health. His topic of presentation for the evening was “How to build happy and resilient young people,” which he delivered with large doses of humour amongst pragmatic insights and advice.

SchoolTV can be accessed by our community through the Parent Portal under Quicklinks or www.rangitoto.nz.schooltv.me

Emma Bercich

National sporting honours Term 1 has seen students across the year levels excelling in a range of different sports, evidencing the breadth and depth of talent in Rangitoto sport. In this issue of Channel magazine, we would like to celebrate the following students who have made a New Zealand team or squad selection, or who have won a national championship or title this term.

Sailing​ 2019 420 Class NZ National Championships, - Year 10 Seb Menzies 2019 WASZP NZ National Championships, - Year 10 Seb Menzies ​ olleyball V Selected in the NZ Youth Squad, - Year 11 Ethan Skelton Selected in the NZ Youth Squad, - Year 11 Nico Lietz Selected in the NZ Youth Squad, - Year 11 Lucas Payne

Seb Menzies

​ ootball​ F NZ U17 Women's ID camp selection, - Year 12 Niamh Quann

Beach Volleyball 2019 Bronze NZ Age Groups, - Year 13 Emma Bercich

​ asketball B The following students were named in New Zealand Basketball selection squads for the 2019 Asian & Oceania Championships: ​ 17 Men NZ Squad Selection, U - Year 10 Ezekiel Priest U17 Men NZ Squad Selection, - Year 11 Zach Riley U17 Men NZ Squad Selection, - Year 11 Ethan Skelton U17 Men NZ Squad Selection, - Year 10 Tautoko Wynyard U19 Men NZ Squad Selection, - Year 13 Harrison Payne U19 Men NZ Squad Selection, - Year 13 Dallas Clayton U19 Women NZ Squad Selection, - Year 12 Centaine Noom-Duckworth

Waterpolo The following students are members of the Harbour U14 Maroon team which was named Best Male Water Polo Team for 2018 at the New Zealand Water Polo National Awards:

- Year 10 Boston Frost - Year 10 Samuel Afu - Year 10 Tomas Armes - Year 10 Caiden Brown - Year 10 Oliver Pritchard - Year 10 Luka Misur

Harrison Payne

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EDUCATION: CARMEL COLLEGE

Student Sets Swimming Endurance Record This summer Caitlin O’Reilly, a Year 11 student at Carmel College, swam the length of Lake Taupo (40.2kms) in 13 hours and 26 minutes, becoming the youngest female swimmer at the age of 14 years to do so. Two years ago Caitlin become the youngest female to swim Cook Strait, at the age of 12.

In her post-swim interviews Caitlin said that the hardest part of the swim was starting. She remembers asking herself, “What am I doing?

It’s a long way!” but put her head down and got on with it.

The first one and a half hours of the swim were in the pitch black, no moon and low cloud. Phil Rush (legendary marathon swimmer and swim pilot, pictured with Caitlin above) had placed glow sticks on Caitlin and they, and the lights from the support RIB (rigid inflatable boat), and those on the shore behind, were all that could be seen.

By 11:30am the cloud had all but burnt off and the lake was like a mill pond. Caitlin had swum 22km and was just over half way. This was her longest swim, by time in the water, and she was still swimming strongly, with her stroke rate remaining remarkably consistent. By 15:45pm she had made the shores of Lake Taupo outside the Taupo Yacht Club to the cheers of her family and support crew.

Her mainstay for training is her squad's training with Coast Swim Club. Her schedule over the last year and a half has doubled, and she now swims eight times a week plus gym sessions. On her off day / afternoons she’s decided to take up rowing for Carmel College with

Phil Rush and Caitlin O'Reilly

Roger Kerr at North Shore Rowing Club on Lake Pupuke.

Leading up to the swim she partnered up for a number of longer swims with Jacquelyn Schirmer who was also training for Lake Taupo – these swims included Lang’s Beach to Mangawhai, Long Bay to Takapuna, Hen & Chicks (Tauranga Island) to Mangawhai. Swimming in the ocean presents a multitude of problems to overcome such as chafe, irritable sea life and, of course, the fear of the unseen! Caitlin is a regular participant of the Banana Boat Ocean Swim series around the country and participating in charity swims such as the Waiheke Island to Parnell Chopper Swim raising money for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

Marathon swimming and ocean swimming take a special breed of person… a certain amount of crazy is required! Caitlin started swimming at a young age and has always loved being in the water.

When she was nine she started competitive swimming with Coast Swim Club at Northern Arena, Silverdale. It was here her inspiration for the doing the Cook Strait as a 12 year-old came in the form of her coach John Gatfield whom swam the Strait when he was a 13 year-old.

So what’s next for Caitlin? She is planning an English Channel crossing next year and also has her sights set on swimming Foveaux Strait in the near future - this will give her the final part of the three New Zealand marathon swims (alongside Lake Taupo and Cook Strait) known collectively as the New Zealand Triple Crown.

Students enrolling for 2020 Pre-enrolment Evening

Thursday 9 May 2019 4:30 to 5:30 pm - tours of school at 10-minute intervals. Please meet in the college hall.

5:30 – 6:00 pm – presentation by staff and students

Daytime Tours

Monday 13 – Friday 17 May 2019 Families will be able to book daytime tours of the school the week following the pre-enrolment event 13 – 17 May. Booking details will be posted on the college website closer to the time and instructions given at the pre-enrolment event.

For further information please contact dgoudie@carmel.school.nz

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TRAVEL: WITH HELLOWORLD TRAVEL BROWNS BAY

Unique Cruise Experiences Are you looking for ideas for your next unique cruise holiday experience? Have you cruised before but feel the need to try something different? Here are three suggestions from the team at helloworld Travel Browns Bay: Mary Buckley Cutting-Edge Cruising: Celebrity Edge is a Owner/Director sophisticated way to see the world. This ship will wrap you in beauty the moment you step onboard. This spectacular ship is attracting people who have never considered a cruise before, accommodating nearly 3,000 guests in unique style. There are split-level Edge Villas, which come with private plunge pools, and Penthouse Suites with al fresco soaking tubs. Extending Celebrity Edge’s offerings is the magic carpet, an open-air, multi-deck venue cantilevered off the side of the ship.

Le Boat: How about a family Le Boat holiday in France? Mary and Jason took their family on a Le Boat canal cruise, which was a perfect mixture of adventure and relaxation, through the beautiful French countryside of the scenic Loire Valley.

Cruising on a spacious 43 foot canal boat for seven days Le Boat Family Holiday in France. visiting quaint canal-side French Villages makes for a perfect family holiday for all generations. There is no need to have boating experience, so hop on board with the helloworld Travel team to book a dream canal boat holiday.

Ponant: Ponant’s sophisticated small ships are made for expeditions as much as comfort. Le Champlain is a brand-new explorer-class Ponant vessel carrying up to 184 passengers. The

staterooms all have balconies, king-size beds, plenty of storage, bathrooms with a view, Hermes amenities and butler service. All drinks and cuisine designed by chef Alain Ducasse are included.

The Ponant Explorer’s signature Le Champlain, Ponant.

Blue Eye lounge is an adventure in itself as the world’s first underwater ship observatory lounge providing an immersive sensory experience with vibrating sofas and an innovative sound system that captures the acoustics of the sea.

Welcome Barbara: helloworld Browns Bay is growing thanks to your support. We are pleased to announce the arrival of our new experienced travel consultant, Barbara Schultz. Barbara has been selling international travel at a nearby North Shore location for the past two years and we welcome her to our team. Barbara has a broad depth of travel experience. Originally from Brazil, Barbara Schultz she has travelled around South America, Southeast Asia, USA and lived in Australia, before settling in New Zealand 10 years ago. Barbara can speak Portuguese, English and Spanish and absolutely loves to talk about destinations and to share travel experiences. helloworld Travel Browns Bay, 26 Clyde Road, Browns Bay 09 478 4416 www.helloworld.co.nz/brownsbay

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SHORE JUNCTION: NEWS UPDATE

By Melanie Barr, Community Director, Shore Junction

Melanie Barr

Youth Week 2019

Held every May, Youth Week is a nationwide festival of events organised by young New Zealanders to celebrate the talents, passion and success of local young people. Youth Week recognises the amazing contributions and achievements of young people in New Zealand. The week inspires us to value, support, and affirm the diversity of young people in our society. We want Aotearoa to be a country where young people are vibrant and optimistic and are supported and encouraged to take up challenges.

Events are designed to encourage young people to take on challenges, share ideas and focus on the positive aspects of being young. The week also recognises the youth workers, youth service providers and others working with and for young people.

Shore Junction wish to link youth on the North Shore with each other to enable them to network and connect with one another in a non-threatening environment. We have been working with our Youth Engagement Group to develop this idea and they have identified that hosting a movie evening will appeal to most youth on the North Shore. Bringing together young people from different parts of the community, who may not otherwise meet.

Young people have been responsible for designing the marketing for the event and promoting the event amongst the North Shore community, co-ordinating registrations received and hosting the evening.

The movie will be hosted at Berkeley Cinemas in Takapuna and prior to the movie starting, once the young people have found their seats. We will be running networking ‘games’ and activities within the theatre for the young people. The reason for this is to make the young people interact with others, not only their immediate group of friends, but the wider attendance of the movie event.

Everything we do at Shore Junction is co-designed with the young people in our community. Young people have been responsible for designing the marketing for the event and promoting the event amongst the North Shore community, co-ordinating registrations received and hosting the evening.

The young people on our youth engagement group will be the drivers of the event on the day, they will be leading the activities and running the ‘show’. Not only do the young people leading the event know the event was designed and facilitated by them directly, but the audience will realise the authenticity of the event – knowing it was for youth, by youth.

Tickets to the Shore Junction Youth Week event are available at $6.82 – Head to the Shore Junction Facebook page to purchase tickets! http://www.shorejunction.nz

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WELL FOUNDATION: UPDATE

Brought to you by Board Chair, Craig Donaldson and CEO, Andrew Young.

First self-powered mobile dental clinic launches

Andrew Young

Craig Donaldson

The first self-powered mobile dental clinic for Waitemata District Health Board launched this month and will benefit many families living in remote areas of the North Shore and beyond.

The Well Foundation, with its sponsors, The Trusts, The Trusts Community Foundation, Hector Trust and Sir John Logan Campbell Residuary Estate, raised $261,538 for the Auckland Regional Dental Service’s (ARDS) mobile clinic.

Well Foundation CEO Andrew Young says because the clinic is self-powered, it gives ARDS the ability to deliver services in rural areas.

The mobile clinic can treat up to 15 children a day - more than 3,000 children over the course of a year. Children aged from birth to Year 8 at school will be able to access the service.

“Dental nurses can park the van almost anywhere and provide dental treatment – they don’t need to identify a local power source to connect into, so this will increase our reach into the community, such as visiting preschools, maraes and community centres in hard to access places.”

The clinic will reduce the travel time for parents and provide more choice, “ultimately improving access and equity for our growing communities”, says Andrew.

The mobile clinic can treat up to 15 children a day - more than 3,000 children over the course of a year. Children aged from birth to Year 8 at school will be able to access the service.

“Early detection and early treatment are the most costeffective and logical solutions to health issues for children and their families,” says Andrew.

Well Foundation, Level 2, 15 Shea Tce, Takapuna For more information on the work of the Well Foundation visit wellfoundation.org.nz The Well

Foundation is the official charity supporting Waitemata District Health Board

WILSON HOME TRUST: NEWS

EDUCATION: DAVID BOARDMAN, SENIOR SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, KRISTIN SCHOOL

Whey we must educate the body as well as the mind

David Boardman

Easter art and pot-making.

May news from The Wilson Home Trust Autumn has definitely arrived!

Many of the trees on site have been shedding their leaves and keeping our Site Manager Steve and our team of gardening volunteers very busy. We have also had painters and arborists on site, and new carpet installed in the St Leonards Road Chapel.

Our first 'irest' six week Relocation Class programme for parents concluded in mid-March and the feedback from those attending the North Shore, and South Auckland programmes, has been very positive.

“Every weekly session has been hugely beneficial. I have floated home in a bubble of happiness. Even my husband has commented that I seem to be in a much better place,” said a mum attending the North Shore course.

Our first 'irest' six week programme for parents concluded in midMarch and the feedback from those attending the North Shore, and South Auckland programmes, has been very positive.

It has also been the April school holidays and we’re delighted to have been able to offer school holiday activities for our beneficiaries on our Takapuna site and at the Sturges West Community House in Henderson, West Auckland. Activities include Art adventure, drumming and Easter cup cake making with the Little Cooks Team.

We are always looking for new activities to hold in the holidays so we welcome any suggestions from our beneficiary families on what you would like to do. Please email, call or come and visit us at the Wilson Home Trust Cottage.

For more information about the Wilson Home Trust or if you would like to make a donation, visit www.wilsonhometrust.org.nz

Today’s shift in education towards a greater and greater emphasis on using technology in the classroom, and also for assessment, is one that we must be wary of and allow for in how we teach our students.

There is no doubt that technology has opened up resources previously only dreamt of by educators and has the potential to further revolutionise education. However, we need to remember that education is about more than just academic studies and take the time to look at what we risk losing, so as to build this into programmes for the future.

For the past decade, we have heard again and again how we must move away from the Victorian school regime of sitting in rows and learning by repeating tasks over and over.

The advantages of this move are, without a doubt, increasing inquiry-based learning and showing students that the boundaries between subject areas, don’t really exist, allowing them to experiment and learn, to some degree, by trial and error on topics that ignite their imagination. However, where has the ‘tinkering’ gone? Where a student of the past may have had to physically make a prototype, they now create it virtually with a few swipes of a mouse, undoubtedly beautiful, but are we missing something? We risk failing a generation by pruning opportunities for them to engage their whole bodies in the educative process.

The diminution of the kinds of fine-motor skills that art and design technology hone is having a more serious impact on lives in another field. Roger Kneebone, Professor of Surgical Education at Imperial College London, recently spoke about the degradation of manual skills of trainee surgeons, telling the BBC that “while, historically, these skills might once have been gained by cutting textiles, measuring ingredients or repairing things in the house by delving into the toolbox and using basic woodwork techniques to fix things, technology has taken over.”

No longer able to assume that students leave school being able to cut out or sew because “a lot of things are reduced to swiping on a two-dimensional flat screen”, he has begun active collaborations with lace makers and other craftspeople to help his students improve.

When students grow up without excellent motor skills, their experience of the world and their ability to interact with it is diminished. Art is narrowed, crafts are lost, surgeons become deskilled. Indeed, in his book on the development of human intelligence, The Hand, neurologist and writer Dr Frank Wilson makes the striking claim that “brain is hand and hand is brain”.

What he means by this is that complex dexterity demands complex neurological activity and, thus, intricate manual work strengthens our mental powers. To slightly shift the meaning of ‘muscle memory’, when we engage ourselves physically we create stronger memory structures that improve retention.

So, as we move forward and technology plays an increasing part in education, it is crucial that we strike a balance. We must ensure that students still play, still have the opportunities, both at home and at school, to develop these motor skills as they will not only ensure that they can continue to manipulate materials and have the physical dexterity to carry out tasks, but it also assists and reinforces the neural pathways so crucial to learning.

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Balance Mutual Respect Enjoyment Collaboration Achievement If you identify with these values and are seeking legal advice, please phone 09 915 4380 or email reception@dhlawyers.co.nz

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TALKING TRUSTS: TAMMY MCLEOD, DAVENPORTS

PROPERTY LAW: STEPHANIE REDDY, DAVENPORTS

Stephanie Reddy is an Associate in Davenports Harbour Lawyers commercial and property teams. Stephanie has worked in both New Zealand and London. She has extensive experience in commercial property including advising on sale and purchase of property and leasing, licensing and assignments of commercial shopping centres, taverns and sports organisations.

Katie and her building lease

Stephanie Reddy

Katie wanted to start a new business. She needed premises to run her new business from. A local real estate agent said he had the ideal place for her but she would need to sign an Agreement to Lease quickly to secure the premises.

The Lease was for a four year term. Katie was uncertain about taking on a four year term because she was unsure whether the business would succeed. A friend reassured her by saying he was always on the lookout for larger premises and could take over the Lease from her if necessary. Katie couldn’t see anything in the Agreement to Lease which would prevent this. The agent told her the Agreement to Lease was in standard form. As the Agreement to Lease was short and looked straight forward, Katie didn’t worry about taking it to her lawyer to review as she was under time pressure to sign.

The Landlord provided a rent free period to fit out the premises. Before the end of the period the Landlord sent through a Deed of Lease to sign. This document was longer and contained more obligations than the Agreement to Lease. The Landlord suggested that by signing the Agreement to Lease Katie had agreed to enter into the Deed of Lease in this form. Katie decided to talk to her lawyer.

Her lawyer advised her that the Landlord was correct. When Katie signed the Agreement to Lease this was an agreement to enter into a Deed of Lease at a later date. Her lawyer explained it was preferable before signing an Agreement to Lease to look through the terms of the standard Deed of Lease as well. This way she would understand all her obligations and could ask her lawyer any questions. Katie didn’t understand the “full picture” or the extent of her obligations because she had only looked at the Agreement to Lease.

The Deed of Lease stated she could not assign the lease without the Landlord’s permission. Katie wanted to know if this prevented her friend from taking over the Lease if the business failed.

Her lawyer explained that under the clauses of the Lease, Katie could not assign the Lease without the Landlord’s consent.

She needed to apply to the Landlord for consent and her Landlord might wish to see evidence of the ability of her friend to pay the rent. Her lawyer also explained that the Landlord had to act reasonably on deciding whether to grant consent to assign the Lease. Katie might have chosen not to enter into the Agreement to Lease if she’d known this and had understood the full extent of her obligations.

Sacha Peterson, 09 915 4397 sacha@dhlawyers.co.nz

Tammy McLeod (BA LLB) is a director at Davenports Harbour and a trust and asset structuring specialist.

Tammy leads the Davenports Harbour Trust Team and enjoys providing clients with advice and assistance on a broad range of issues involving the structuring and establishment of asset plans, interpretation of trust deeds, the management and administration of trust funds and trust disputes. An important part of Tammy’s practice is reviewing existing asset holding structures to ensure they Tammy McLeod achieve the needs and requirements they were established to meet. She is also experienced in Property (Relationships) Act issues and advises clients on both contracting out agreements and separation. Tammy is a past president of the Auckland Woman Lawyers’ Association and is the current vicepresident of the North Harbour Club.

Tim & Bella

Tim and Bella had a family trust. Their accountant had been their trustee since the trust started. The trust owned their family home as well as investments they had made when they sold their business five years ago. Tim and Bella had three children, all in their twenties. Tim and Bella decided that they wanted to help their children with deposits on houses through the trust and made an appointment with their accountant/trustee to discuss.

John, their accountant, advised that he was looking to retire as a trustee from all of the trusts that he was trustee of. He suggested to Tim and Bella that they set up a trustee company and that they could be the only directors and shareholders of that company, to make things simple for them. Tim and Bella were a little uneasy about this as they had heard that an independent trustee was really important to make sure that their trust was robust. They decided to talk to their lawyer, who fortunately specialised in trusts, about the trusteeship and the loans to their children.

…they had heard that an independent trustee was really important to make sure that their trust was robust.

When Tim and Bella went to see their lawyer, she advised them that their instinct was correct – in order to keep a degree of separateness between them and the trust, it was advisable to have an independent trustee. She said that if they did have a trustee company as the trustee she would recommend having an independent shareholder or director of that company. However, their trust deed was an older trust deed she said, and didn’t allow for the appointment of a company as a sole trustee – this is something that has to be specified in the trust deed. If they went ahead with the company any decisions the company made as trustee going forward would be in breach of trust and voidable.

Their lawyer advised that this was a mistake that many people made and she had seen many situations where a company had taken on a sole trusteeship meaning that all decisions made by the trust over a period of many years in some cases, were invalid. Her advice was to appoint another independent trustee in place of their accountant who was retiring.

Tammy McLeod, 09 915 4386 tammy@dhlawyers.co.nz

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LEGALLY SPEAKING: SCHNAUER AND CO

Legally Speaking with Odette Gillard Schnauer & Co.

Protecting your property when starting a new relationship So, you’re in a new relationship, but you wish to protect your assets in case the relationship goes bust. Contracting Out Agreements (often referred to as pre-nups) are not the most romantic of notions, however they are becoming increasingly more acceptable in new relationships.

Why might I need a Contracting Out Agreement?

If you are either married or have been living with your partner for more than three years and you decide to separate then most of your property will be determined as “relationship property”, unless you have kept it deliberately separate. Under the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 (the Act) your property will then be divided equally between you even if you have made unequal contributions.

Odette Gillard

• properties, whether it’s the family home, the bach or investment properties; • any shares in a company; • any beneficial interest in a Trust; • any chattels; • your vehicles; • funds in your bank accounts, both in New Zealand and overseas; • your KiwiSaver account or any other pension fund; and • some life insurance policies where they can be cashed in prior to death.

If you do not have a Contracting Out Agreement which specifies how these assets are to be divided in the event of a separation then you will likely need to instruct a lawyer to draft up a Separation Why will my relationship property be divided equally?

Agreement and the above will be valued and then distributed in The presumption of equal sharing is based on two principles equal proportions. There are some exceptions to equal division within the Act: and what is considered relationship property so it is imperative you that men and women have equal status; and instruct a lawyer to help you with this at the time. If you don’t and That all forms of contribution towards a relationship are treated as equal. you just divide things between yourselves then you run the risk of This means that a financial contribution to the relationship is your partner bringing a claim down the track because they no longer not considered any more important than the child-minding or feel that the division of your property was fair or equitable. This is housework contribution, for example. In lots of cases one party is why it is better to get things squared away legally in the first place. enabled to go out and generate an income because the other party By having a Contracting Out Agreement, you can ring-fence is looking after their children or because of the emotional support of items of property as your separate property. This means it is clear their partner. when you separate who gets what and anything not ring-fenced will be determined as relationship property.

What relationship property do I have?

Often people will comment, “neither of us really has anything”.

Schnauer & Co, 222 Kitchener Road, Milford However here is a list of some of the things that are considered 09 486 0177 www.schnauer.com relationship property:

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 BELLINGHAM WALLACE

Nasty GST shock on property transactions smart taxpayers could avoid

Accountancy with Graham Lawrence of Bellingham Wallace.

Graham Lawrence.

Despite the compulsory zero-rating (CZR) rules having been around for nearly eight years, GST on property transactions is still one of the most common tax issues faced by many property vendors and purchasers.

We explain the basics of the CZR rules below, and explore these rules through a cautionary tale.

particularly when the purchase turned out to be incorrectly standardrated at settlement.

Jack would hence be better off if he was able to fix the total purchase price of the property at the beginning, by negotiated for a “GST inclusive (if any)” clause into the agreement, minimising the risk of paying additional amount on top of the purchase price.

What are the CZR rules about?

The CZR rules came into effect on April 2011, and require a supply wholly or partly consisting of land from a GST- registered vendor to another GST-registered purchaser, to be zero-rated for GST purposes (i.e. GST is imposed at a rate of 0%). This means that the vendor does not pay GST on the property sale, and the purchaser cannot claim GST for the purchase.

Additionally, the purchaser must purchase the property with the intention of using it to make taxable supplies (i.e. conducting a business activity) and not as a principal place of residence for themselves or their relatives.

All the above criteria must be satisfied at the time of settlement, not at the time of the supply.

Five key takeaways Here are five key points for smart taxpayers to note, when entering into a sales and purchase agreement to purchase a property to minimise any potential nasty GST shocks: 1. Confirm the GST status of the vendor.

Ascertain whether the vendor is GST registered not only at the time of entering into a sales and purchase agreement but also up until the settlement of the property (e.g. be mindful of the vendor’s intention to register or de-register GST at settlement).

2. Understand the nature of the property you are going to purchase.

The treatment of GST on the purchase price could be substantially different, depending on whether you are purchasing a commercial building, a residential home, a farm or a lifestyle block.

3. Be clear on your intended use of the property.

Whether you are using the property as office premises, a residential home to derive rental income or for a mix of both business and private purposes, the GST treatment on the purchase price could be substantially different. Consideration as to whether you or your relatives intend to use the property as a home, even if only on a temporary basis, will also be crucial to the transaction for GST purposes.

4. Confirm your GST status as the purchaser.

Whether you are purchasing the property in your own name or nominating an entity to complete the purchase, be certain on yours or your nominated entity’s GST status before or at settlement. You will be required to provide the vendor a written statement to inform them whether or not you are or will be GST registered, your intended use of the property and your GST registration number before or at settlement.

5. Understand the terms and conditions set out in the sales and purchase agreement before signing it.

Once the agreement has been signed, and any conditions set out in it have been fulfilled, there is no turning back!

Not so straightforward…

In theory, the CZR rules apply to “business-to-business land transactions”, i.e. between GST-registered parties.

It’s not so simple in practice, unfortunately. There is still a lot of confusion among both parties as to whether or when GST should apply on property transactions, especially in situations where the GST status of either the vendor or the purchaser changes prior to, or after, the settlement of the property.

Here’s a tale of a common issue that might arise from CZR of property transactions: Jack’s Tale Jack, a GST-registered person, purchased a property for $1million plus GST from Jill who was not GST registered. Jack intended to use the property to make taxable supplies and would not use the property as his or his relatives’ principal place of residence.

As the transaction was not between two GST-registered persons, the sale could not be zero-rated under the CZR rules.

Jack, however, was able to claim GST at the standard rate of 15% under the secondhand provisions because the property would be used entirely for business purposes. He intended to use the GST refund to fund the development of the property.

It turned out the vendor was deemed to be GST registered at settlement and the transaction had become zero-rated for GST purposes. As a result, Jack was denied the GST claim, losing a total of $150,000 (being the GST component on top of the $1million purchase price)!

Understanding the effect of GST clauses Negotiating the terms and conditions of a sale and purchase agreement provides the golden opportunity for the purchaser or the vendor to influence their GST affairs.

In the above tale, Jack being the purchaser, needs to be aware that by signing a “plus GST (if any)” agreement, GST may be payable in addition to the purchase price stated in the agreement –

The moral is…

The consequences of not getting GST right when purchasing or selling a property can be seriously costly for the parties to the transaction not just from a tax but also from a commercial perspective.

Before committing to a contractual agreement to purchase or sell a property, a smart taxpayer should always seek specific advice early to ensure you’ve fully understood the terms of the agreement and the GST impact of the transaction. Contact your Bellingham Wallace advisor today.

By Graham Lawrence (Director) and Sharon Chan (Senior Tax Consultant) www.bellinghamwallace.co.nz

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BUSINESS SALES WITH LESTER DE VERE

Lester de Vere

Lester de Vere is probably the Shore’s leading Business Broker. Born and bred on the Shore he represents ABC Business Sales in his home patch. He spent many years in business himself before taking on the role at ABC – which he just loves. His passion for 'helping vendors transition through the sale process and creating a winwin for both seller and purchaser' has resulted in him being ABC’s No.1 Auckland Sales Person in 2018 and being named ABC’s Trusted Advisor of the Year 2018.

ABC Business Sales was awarded Business Sales Agency of the Year 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 by REINZ.

Creating a Win-Win is the goal

I get immense pleasure helping vendors transition through the sale process and creating a win-win for both seller and purchaser is certainly what it’s about. The average business takes between three to four months to sell; the relationship and “trust” between broker and business owner is very much part of that process.

Trust comes down to having an understanding that we are there to communicate in a very real and open manner with each other in order to fully understand the business and the way it has been run for the length of time the owner(s) have been doing so.

When is the right time to sell?

For most business owners, a kind of inevitability precedes the decision to sell their business. “It’s the right time,” is an expression we often hear when owners come to ABC Business Sales with plans ready to exit their business. However, what is the right time to sell a business and how do owners come to that decision?

There is no exact formula.

Trust comes down to having an understanding that we are there to communicate in a very real and open manner with each other in order to fully understand the business…

There is no exact formula to follow as this is unique to each business and the industry in which they operate. However, there are conditions that lead to the sale of a business. These include: • life-changing events for the seller • the life cycle of the business • the market and projected changes.

If you have the niggling feeling that it’s time to sell your business, ask yourself if there’s something more out there for you and the business you’ve created?

Easter break is now well and truly over. The new financial year brings with it a time to reflect and review “where you’re at”… its not a sprint as they say…so take the time to give me a call so we can have that discussion about the “how” part of the process around selling your business.

Cheers Lester Contact: Lester de Vere 0274 599 773 or email: Lesterd@abcbusiness.co.nz or visit: www.abcbusiness.co.nz

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PEOPLE AND PERFORMANCE ADVISORS: TEESDALE ASSOCIATES

Tony Teesdale

Still More Changes to Employment Laws

Many of the changes you’ve heard about are now in effect, but there are more to come.

Domestic Violence – Victims of domestic violence now have the right to make a request for flexible working arrangements; and the right to up to 10 days paid leave per year.

Employment Relations Act – By the time you read this, the remaining changes to the Employment Relations Act will be in force.

• Employers must pass on certain union information to new employees where there is a collective agreement in force. An employer may refuse to pass on information that is confidential or is likely to mislead a new employee.

• Employers must provide certain information about new employees to unions, but only where there is a collective agreement in force. The employer must provide information about whether or not new employees intend to join the union, unless the new employee objects. MBIE has developed a specific form for this.

• Union delegates are entitled to reasonable paid time to represent employees. There is no prescribed ratio for the number of delegates, or how long they may spend on union business, but the employer’s business must not be unreasonably disrupted.

• The parties bargaining for a collective agreement are obliged to reach agreement unless there is a genuine reason not to, based on reasonable grounds.

• Pay rates must be specified in collective agreements.

• New employees must be employed on the terms of any applicable collective agreement for the first 30 days of their employment. Any additional terms must be no less favourable to the employee. At the end of 30 days the terms may be varied as the parties mutually agree.

• Trial periods are only available to employers who employ fewer than 20 employees.

• Meal breaks are specified as to number, duration and timing.

The only exemption is for essential services.

• Protection for vulnerable workers. In the sale and transfer of undertakings, employees (such as those employed in food catering and cleaning) have certain protections, including the right to transfer to the new employer on their existing terms. This now applies to employers employing fewer than 20 employees.

Upcoming Changes • Triangular Employment Bill – This was gutted in Select Committee. All that remains is the ability for employees of employers like labour hire companies, to join the employer contracting them to their personal grievance, but only if the Employment Relations Authority agrees. Awaiting a Third Reading in the House.

• Equal Pay Amendment Bill – The Select Committee report was due 16 April.

• Fair Pay Agreements – Draft legislation expected at end of the year.

• Holidays Act Review – Recommendations expected later this year.

Tony Teesdale, Managing Director, Teesdale Associates Limited 021 920 323 www.teesdaleassociates.com

INSURANCE DESIGN: BRADY ARBLASTER

Brady Arblaster of Insurance Design provides this regular column for Channel Mag on Insurance.

He is passionate about “protecting businesses and families from the risks in their lives”.

Geoff's story It’s at claim time that you really find out whether your insurance policy works the way you wanted it to and whether you’ve had the best advice.

In my fifteen years as a Life Insurance Adviser I have helped many clients through claims and over the coming months I am sharing a few cases which have learnings that may help others.

Obviously I have changed any identifying details as privacy is paramount.

Geoff...

I met my client Geoff many years ago and we have reviewed his insurances, both business and personal, annually ever since. He owns his own business and works almost every hour in the day. Like many who own their own business, he is a one man band, although he occasionally employs a labourer to help with manufacturing and installing his products. His role encompasses quoting and sales and marketing management, all the invoicing and accounts, and he is still hands on in manufacturing and installation.

We therefore implemented insurance cover which would look after both him and the business in the event he suffered a serious illness and/or was left unable to work.

Four years ago on feeling some chest pain, a friend called Geoff an ambulance and he was rushed to hospital while having a heart attack.

He survived this and after having surgery to have stents inserted, he recovered and was well enough to head home, but not back to work.

After the initial shock of this event, his mind quickly turned to his business and the impending stress of his work commitments - both in terms of his financial needs and in the promises he had made to his customers to fulfil orders.

As we had regularly reviewed and implemented the correct insurances for him over the years we were able to relieve this stress. Geoff quickly received not only a personal Trauma claim to provide instant financial relief with personal expenses, but also a Trauma Claim paid to the business under his Key Person Policy.

These immediate funds paid to his business account allowed him to employ an Accounts person to keep the financials under control, along with covering some of the ongoing fixed costs of the business i.e. lease payments. They also covered the recruitment cost of a new employee with industry experience that could manage the business for Geoff in the interim, helping to fulfil the contracts already signed and underway. This meant that there would still be a business for Geoff to return to when he was well enough, or if he could not return, a business that could

Brady Arblaster

Geoff quickly received not only a personal Trauma claim to provide instant financial relief with personal expenses, but also a Trauma Claim paid to the business under his Key Person Policy. be sold as a going concern.

In the end it took three months before Geoff could return to work on a semi-permanent part- time basis and it took five to six months for him to be back full time. The funds Geoff received allowed his company to stay afloat, meet its commitments and gave him the necessary time off work he needed in order to recover.

Although Geoff is now well and back working, the heart attack has also made him pause and think. He has come to the conclusion that life is too short and too valuable to spend every waking hour in the office, so now he works less, stresses less and spends more time with his family.

Insurance is more than just a sum of money getting paid out. It gives you options in a situation that can often be optionless and send you down a short slope to a worse situation. In this case it gave Geoff the option to rest and recover while the business was conserved rather than being forced to immediately sell it.

I would urge you all to review your situation with an insurance adviser, especially the needs of your business if you are a business owner. Make sure these are reviewed annually and that you are making informed decisions about what you will and won’t be covered for.

If you haven’t seen your insurance adviser for over 12 months, either call and tell them that you need to meet and review your cover, or, if you need an advisor who you can trust, one that will review your cover annually and make sure it is done right, then feel free to give me a call.

Contact: Brady Arblaster (BHSc), Phone: 09 447 3260 or 021 979 106 Email: brady@insurancedesign.nz

Brady Arblaster (BHSc) Phone: (09) 447 3260 or (021) 979 106 Email: brady@insurancedesign.nz

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RETIREMENT LIFESTYLES MOBILITY

Ross has a mobility scooter for all weather!

As regular visitors to The Poynton Retirement Village in Takapuna, the Channel Magazine team love the variety of things going on at the place. Always something different – grandchildren days, guest speakers, movie premieres, bowls, croquet and great carvery nights in the dining room.

On a recent visit we made another interesting discovery. Ross Hayes, one of the local residents, driving an electric mobility scooter that has him covered for all weather. We were intrigued to also learn that Ross is selling these little vehicles to fellow retirees.

“Having had 40 years in the motor industry I am a bit of a trader, so when I saw these I thought they were great and New Zealanders should have them,” explained Ross when we quizzed him about the vehicle he calls the “Metro”.

“Older folk have been treated like second class citizens when it comes to mobility and I felt that these vehicles address that.

They can now enjoy the freedom of their Scooter all year round, irrespective of the temperature or weather.”

Ross has done all the leg-work in terms of the Metro Scooters being approved (under the new guidelines) as a mobility device by NZTA. They can be used on the footpath without a drivers licence or registration. They have been designed and constructed for elderly or those with physical or neurological disabilities.

We were so taken by the vehicle that we talked Ross in to telling Channel Magazine readers a bit more about it. The photos we took clearly demonstrated the wide entry doors on both sides, with large opening side windows and all the comforts for the driver. There are easy-to-use controls, fold away side mirrors and remote central locking.

The Metro also includes a heater demister, wiper and windscreen washers, lights and indicators, four wheel coil suspension, independent shocks for comfort and alloy wheels with pneumatic tyres. The vehicle is 1590mm long, 710mm wide and 1600mm high.

In addition to these standard features there are a range of optional extras available as well.

Safety is paramount so the Metro Scooter is regulated to 13kph for footpath use and there is also a low speed control for inside use.

Ross Hayes

And the range from a charge is pretty good as well – 45km.

If you are interested in finding out more then you can contact Ross Hayes and save by buying your Metro Scooter direct from the importer – that’s Ross! – for just $8350, with a colour choice of red, silver or blue.

Phone Ross on 021 728 941 or Email: ross@metromobility.co.nz to arrange an inspection and test-drive. You’ll love it!

Metro Mobility Scooters

Phone Ross on 021 728 941 Email: ross@metromobility.co.nz

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Visit: www.mylifestorybook.co.nz Or contact Aidan Bennett. Phone 021-500-997 or email: aidan@benefitz.co.nz

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LIFE LESSONS WITH LIFE EDUCATION TRUST

YES DISABILITY SUPPORT CENTRE: NEWS

Lavinia and Josh.

All for Art and Art for All Here at YES we believe that accessibility should not stop at doors, ramps and rails; that true accessibility means to be included, accepted and have the tools to participate. Art, if you are creating it, appreciating it, doing it, seeing it or hearing it, it has the power to move provoke and empower people. with no lack Sonia Thursby of talent with the young people here at YES We sat down with our in house graphic designer Josh and two members of our Youth Engagement Group: a budding new artist Tamara and a Pasifika dance tutor Lavinia and asked them a few quick questions about art and what it means to them.

What does art mean to you?

Tamara: Another language for people who think differently to embrace.

Josh: Expressing myself without getting off my chair or talking to anyone.

Lavina: It’s everything, something of yourself that you can share and bring people together.

How important is it?

Tamara: When I was in school, people would call me dumb, they told me to take art instead; I’m happy I did. It expresses my challenges.

Josh: It’s the life blood of humanity.

Lavina: it brings people, communities, cultures, people of all ages and abilities together.

As an artist how do you ensure your art can be accessible to all?

Tamara: By being myself. How differently I think shows people who also think differently that its ok to be and think differently.

Josh: I always make sure that my art is accessible. It's art and art is for everyone.

Lavina: We are the only multi ability Pasifika cultural performance group in New Zealand; every dance move is choreographed to suit any ability.

If you could describe your art in three words?

Tamara: Different, colourful and edgy.

Josh: Comic, heroic and inspiring.

Lavina: Diverse, moving and Pasifika.

Art really is for all - to be entertained, inspired, provoked and included.

Contact us on info@yesdisability.org.nz www.yesdisability.org.nz

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News from Sandra Jacobs

Harold at the Shore to Shore Fun Run 2019

Sandra Jacobs

Sunday the 31st of March was stunningly beautiful here on the North Shore of Auckland. Thousands of excited students and their families took out their running shoes and either ran, walked, or a little of both, from Takapuna Grammar School to Milford Reserve.

Waiting to meet them was Harold the giraffe from Life Education. He high fived, danced and gave out many hugs to his friends as they crossed the finish line!

Well done to all who participated in this wonderful annual Shore community event.

FOCUS ON HEALTH 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.

Maintaining Optimal Immune Function

John Appleton

As I see it - by John Appleton With winter on the way, many of us are hoping we can stay well during the colder months and avoid the colds and flu that can make life very miserable.

There is a tendency to be reactive when we should be proactive by ensuring that our defences are in place in time for winter. Two years ago, I planted a lime tree in the front garden. I was disappointed when a small tree didn’t turn into a much bigger one overnight. Last summer however, I decided to go all out to do the very best I could for the tree. I ensured that it was well hydrated, and I fed it with seaweed/fish fertilizer and liquid nitrosol twice a week, using a bottle connected to my garden hose. The tree literally jumped out of the ground and now it has beautiful dark green perfectly shaped leaves, there is no sign of disease and the branches are almost breaking off due to the weight of limes. Good nutrition and hydration have allowed the tree to thrive and fight off diseases.

There is a lesson for us in this. A healthy immune system requires good nutrition, adequate hydration, plenty of fresh air and a good restful sleep every night.

As we get older, our resistance to respiratory infections including influenza and pneumonia is lower and, thus, there is even more reason to do what we can to boost our defences.

The importance of vitamin C for the immune system cannot be overstated, especially during the cooler months. And for anyone going into hospital, vitamin C should be ‘front and centre’.

Good nutrition is fundamental and, during the cooler months, a great way to support the immune system and at the same time enjoy great tasting meals, is to get busy each week and make some bone broth soup in the slow cooker. Joyce at IE Produce has all the ingredients for this. It’s really important to avoid convenience foods that are devoid of nutrients and focus on fresh, in season fruits and vegetables. This is so often talked about, but

given what I see in supermarket trollies, it isn’t happening.

Important nutrients for the immune system that we are not easily able to get from our diet are vitamin C, B vitamins, and zinc.

A really good ‘multi vitamin’ should be on the shopping list. Look for one which has the active forms of the key B vitamins including natural folate, vitamin B6 as P5P, and vitamin B12 in the methyl form. With a good multi, you will also get important minerals, but when it comes to zinc it may be necessary to take more as a separate supplement.

The importance of vitamin C for the immune system cannot be overstated, especially during the cooler months. And for anyone going into hospital, vitamin C should be ‘front and centre’. If patients have any measurable vitamin C on arrival at hospital, after a surgical procedure, their level is likely to be zero. A new medical device to measure vitamin C levels via finger prick test is soon to be available and this could save a lot of lives as doctors will discover just how easily vitamin C can be depleted. Vitamin D should also be on everyone’s radar. It’s on prescription or in the pharmacy as a supplement. Ensure your blood level is optimal.

Try to avoid antibiotics, which as well as killing off pathogenic bacteria, also have a negative impact on gut flora and studies show that it can take many months for the gut flora to fully recover following just one course of antibiotics.

Talk to your doctor about possible alternatives. If you do take an antibiotic, follow up with a quality probiotic and look for fermented foods such as sauerkraut, kefir and kimchi.

Drink herbal teas and avoid caffeinated beverages and alcohol that act as diuretics, which rob the body of water. Two large glasses of tepid filtered water on rising in the morning can get you off to a good start. Another glass in between meals can help maintain hydration.

More information: John Appleton (09) 489 9362 appletonassoc@xtra.co.nz www.johnappleton.co.nz

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: BAYLEYS NORTH SHORE COMMERCIAL

Japanese restaurant on the menu at Albany auction A substantial Albany restaurant occupied by Japanese culinary business Daikoku will go under the hammer in mid-May at Bayleys’ next Total Property portfolio auction in Auckland.

The restaurant occupies a 225 sq m unit in The Foundation retail complex, located at 270 Oteha Valley Rd, on a 10-year lease which is currently generating net annual income of $97,520.

It will be among a range of commercial and industrial properties being put up for auction on Wednesday May 16, 2019, unless sold prior. It is being marketed by Eddie Zhong of Bayleys North Shore Commercial and Matt Lee of Bayleys’ central Auckland office.

Daikoku was among a wide variety of tenants to commit to longterm leases when The Foundation development was completed in 2014. Its current 10-year term runs until July 2024 with two five-year rights of renewal. Income growth is provided by a mix of Consumer Price Index rental increases and market rent reviews.

Established in 1989, Daikoku now has six restaurants in Auckland and one in Hamilton…

“Daikoku is a popular Japanese restaurant and a feature of its Albany premises is an elevated, covered outdoor terrace area of approximately 50 sq m which adds to the unique dining experience provided for its customers,” says Eddie Zhong.

“A major Daikoku drawcard is their Teppan-yaki chefs who cook meals in front of diners and their Albany restaurant incorporates 11 purpose-built tables which enable this to be done and which seat eight to nine people.”

Established in 1989, Daikoku now has six restaurants in Auckland and one in Hamilton with others also located in Fiji,

Papua New Guinea and the United States.

The Daikoku Albany restaurant is in a high profile location near the entranceway to The Foundation and overlooking Oteha Valley Rd. This road is a main arterial which runs between the Albany Highway and the Northern Motorway and also connects with Appian Way, a main link road to Westfield’s Albany shopping mall and North Harbour Stadium.

Developed jointly by Todd Property and Capella Property, The Foundation is located on a large site on the corner with Apian Way and encompasses 23-unit titled properties.

“The tenant mix was carefully selected, to provide a complementary range of high-quality, modern retail convenience offerings,” says Matt Lee who has sold a large number of units in The Foundation. “It has an excellent range of restaurants and convenience food and beverage businesses, as well as service retailers and a childcare facility.”

Neighbouring businesses include La Porchetta restaurant, Pita Pit, Tank Juice, Lone Star and Snap Fitness, with a variety of bulk retailers located in a large development on the opposite side of Apian Way including Mitre 10 Mega and Freedom Furniture.

Eddie Zhong says Albany has been at the epicentre of much of the North Shore’s commercial, industrial and residential growth over the past two decades. The area has seen a variety of retail developments completed in recent years, however most of the new space that has been created has now been soaked up.

“With numerous apartment and terrace house developments underway, thousands of high density households are expected to be added to Albany’s growing population in the coming years. This will create increasing demand for the type of food and beverage offerings and other services that The Foundation provides which should benefit all of its occupants.”

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Hot industrial investment opportunity in tight market A substantial, standalone industrial complex is for sale in William Pickering Drive in the North Harbour Industrial Estate at a time when vacancy levels are at an all-time low in the Albany Basin.

Featured in Bayleys’ latest Total Property portfolio, the property is being offered for sale fully leased by Bayleys North Shore Commercial.

It comprises a 1250 sq m industrial building located on a 3158 sq m site at 11 William Pickering Drive, one of the main thoroughfares in the North Harbour Industrial Estate. The offering is for sale by deadline private treaty closing at 4pm, May 16, unless sold prior.

It has an 800 sq m warehouse with a medium stud height of around six metres. There is dual roller door access and mezzanines at both ends of the warehouse with offices and a lunchroom below as well as toilet and showering facilities.

The premises also contain 450 sq m of single storey, air conditioned offices and amenities which are part of an attractively landscaped entranceway to the building, says Matt Mimmack, who is marketing the property with Laurie Burt.

Off street parking is also located on the William Pickering Drive frontage.

The property is well positioned in one of Auckland’s premium industrial locations, where properties are very tightly held and a number of high calibre tenants and owner occupiers are located so it would be a good addition to any portfolio…

“The offices have partitioning throughout with a central garden area bringing natural light into this part of the building and making for a pleasant working environment,” says Mimmack.

There is a large yard area at the rear of the site accessed via a right-of-way off Te Kea Place which contains container dropoff areas as well as a significant amount of parking utilised for the work vehicles of tenant Landscape Solutions.

Established in 1993, it is one of Australasia’s largest landscaping companies providing a range of contracting services including grounds maintenance, turf design and maintenance plus irrigation. It has a large-scale contract with Auckland Council.

Landscape Solutions has a five-year lease from June 2017 with three five-year rights of renewal which if exercised would take its tenure through until mid 2037.

“The substantial secured yard and parking area at the rear of the property is ideally suited to the current tenant’s requirements,” says Burt. “However, it does mean the site has a relatively low building coverage which could offer the next owner development options further down the track.

“At the moment the property is generating net annual rental income of $225,000 plus GST with the likelihood of a further rental increase shortly after settlement with the next rent review scheduled for June this year.”

The property is located on the eastern side of William Pickering Drive, towards the southern end of the road which links Rosedale Road and Bush Road. It is also provides good connectivity with nearby motorway linkages north, south and west.

“The property is well positioned in one of Auckland’s premium industrial locations, where properties are very tightly held and a number of high calibre tenants and owner occupiers are located so it would be a good addition to any portfolio,” says Mimmack.

“Surrounding buildings comprise a variety of high quality warehouse and office developments together with supporting retail amenities, services and showrooms.”

The property is being offered for sale at a time when industrial occupancy levels are at a record high. Bayleys Research’s recently completed annual accommodation survey of Auckland’s main industrial precincts shows the vacancy rate in the Albany Basin stands at a negligible 1.7%. This is down from 2.1% last year.

“The supply pressure that the industrial leasing market has been under for an extended period of time is being reflected in a significant upward movement in rental rates,” says Bayleys Research manager Ian Little.

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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. This is his regular and lively contribution to Channel Magazine.

What a wonderful summer, but....

Oh my God what a wonderful summer it has been, it would have been the best I have had for many years. Personally I have been kept busy helping out at Lake Karapiro driving an umpire boat for many secondary school rowing regattas.

I don’t know how our country would be without the thousands of volunteers who help out at sport throughout the country. In saying that, volunteers are becoming a dying race and I don’t think I will be happy with the state of kids’ sport in 10 years’ time.

It’s time we did something about it now. I have said this many times before in this column, volunteers are not only topline rugby and netball coaches, they can be just helpers.

Sweeping out sheds, putting up flags and pads in the early mornings, putting out the soccer nets for the soccer teams, managing different kids’ sports events – there’s not much to it. Parents and grandparents even, who were thinking of semi-retirement, get your bottoms off the couch and volunteer. It’s a great social activity as well, you can make some good friends on the sidelines of the field, pitch or court.

A couple of months ago, I mentioned the local ride share service which Auckland Transport are running in Devonport.

This may now be of interest to you all: Last October the Local Board was told that Auckland Transport had budgeted in their business case for the ride share, that there would be a subsidy of $14 per person and they were expecting 1400 rides per week. This being a total subsidy cost per week of $19,600.

This is a joint venture between Auckland Transport and the NZ Transport Authority. Early in April, Auckland Transport reported back to the Local Board on the ride share’s first four months of operation. Using the same numbers of $19,600 per week, that actual subsidy over the four months per ride was $41.48. I’m not sure whether this includes normal business costs such as insurance and depreciation, which would of course be in addition to this sum. The whole idea behind this subsidised scheme was to reduce congestion around the roads in Devonport, which I can tell you, first hand, has not happened. The average number of riders per booking being 1.15 persons, this scheme has actually increased congestion, as the vehicles normally return empty.

The home base for these vehicles is actually in Diana Drive in Glenfield, a long way from Devonport. Auckland Transport has told my impeccable source, that they plan to run this for 12 months. That is a subsidy of 52 weeks of $19,600 which is a staggering amount of $1,019,200.00 – the way I see it, it is irresponsible of Auckland Transport to continue to run this trial and it should be dropped immediately.

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I have said this many times before in this column, volunteers are not only topline rugby and netball coaches, they can be just helpers.

There used to be a bus service that ran to and from the ferry building in Devonport, arriving in time to let people catch the scheduled ferries and collecting passengers on the return trip. I have it on good authority that the buses that now run to the ferry building actually leave before the passengers have disembarked from the ferry. Here’s a thought, how about we get the buses to return to providing a service to coincide with the departures and arrivals of the ferries, surely that would get some of the commuters off the road?

It seems that Ports of Auckland have got their way over the concrete mooring dolphins, 90 metres off Queens Wharf, hence an encroachment into the harbour of another 90 metres. This is even after Mayor Goff stated that on his watch there would be no more encroaching into the Waitemata Harbour by Ports of Auckland. I heard him on the radio last month, saying that this would be a temporary encroachment and would be removed after other wharf facilities were completed to enable us to take these mega cruise ships. I see a Tui ad in this.

While we are talking about Ports of Auckland, I have it on very good authority, and from impeccable sources, that the three huge cranes that miraculously appeared overnight at the Ferguson container wharf have not been able to be utilised due to the instability of the foundations to the wharf they are sitting on. The cost of these cranes was in the tens of millions of dollars, and they are sitting there, an eyesore, and unable to be used. I’d like to hear somebody from Ports of Auckland come out and explain to ratepayers what is going on here. Are we looking at more concrete going into our harbour, Mayor Goff? Let’s be honest about this.

Just remember everyone, “Evil happens when good men do nothing”. Local Body Elections will be upon us before too long.

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2/9 A 25 is corny device to get you to hand over cash... (5,5) ...from an empty sack? (7) 3 4 Dictator loses direction to storehouse (5) 5 Nominal charge to gather in the middle (9) 6 Is a Conservative in love? (7) 7 Dear me, Pip, this appears to be wishful thinking (4,5) A, for example, Eastern article from the sea 8 (6) Agent up before heartless Sir John, like 9 Nana (5) 14 Chanel eating hot, slow 25 (9) 15 25s produced using black tools (3,6) 16 Fodder has to be minced for a 14 amphibian (6) 17 Breathes in healthy vapours at last (7) 18 Quiche missing part of crust has nothing nothing! - over animal oil (7) 19 Might be sabulous in a thousand years? (5) 22 Secret service detailed to find unknown stick-in-the-mud (5) 23 Net for Jethro, I hear? (5)

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