Channel Magazine October 2019

Takapuna Loving ! s s e n i s u b r o f A great place

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Pole to Pole – Arctic or Antarctica?

Separated by a distance of the entire planet Antarctica and the Arctic are literal ‘polar opposites’. Many people assume the two polar regions are similar, just at different ends of the earth. However, big differences in the environment, wildlife, climate and geography ensure that each is a stunningly individual destination and each is worth travelling Michelle Malcolm to at least once! Luckily both regions are accessible on small ship cruise and tours so you can visit in comfort and safety, without sacrificing your hankering for adventure. Because at the furthest points of the globe lie some of our planet’s most breathtaking sights.

The Arctic region is an ocean surrounded by continents while the Antarctic is a continent surrounded by oceans. The Arctic tundra is home to incredible fauna and flora and the area is covered by a three-metre-thick drifting polar ice pack that grows and diminishes according to the seasons. This fragile ecosystem is both slow to change and slow to recover and the impacts of global warming, over-fishing, and pollution have the world holding its breath. In summer, the ice pack that covers the North Pole recedes, making it easier for ships to come near. By wintertime the ice pack can spread to touch the solid land masses of northern countries.

Depending on the season, you can experience the north’s midnight sun where summers have no sunset and winters have no dawn.

Antarctica holds the honour of coldest, driest and windiest location on earth. 90% of the world's ice, which represents 70% of the world's fresh water, is locked into this white continent so one of the major factors limiting life here is ironically, lack of water.

Because only a tiny portion of landmass is ever free of snow or ice, there is little soil for plants to survive so it appears as a frozen desert of snow. If you’re chasing the light in Antarctica then December and January are the months with the most sunlight (up to 20 hours a day), and daily temperatures are at their warmest.

Both poles are cold but the South Pole holds the record with temperatures recorded at -129°F and icy winds frequently blasting the coastline.

Both poles have fantastic wildlife viewing opportunities. You’ll know that each has its animal icon – the Arctic has polar bears, which may prove elusive depending on where you go. This region is also home to exotic species such as the long-horned narwhal,

beluga whales, tiny puffins, majestic caribou and reindeer (which may have escaped from Santa’s workshop), tusked walruses and wolves on the prowl.

Antarctica has the cute factor in spades, with penguins in the thousands and which you’ll be sure to see on your cruise to the Great White Continent. Other wildlife does not disappoint as whales, seabirds, seals and other animals make dramatic appearances against the majestic backdrop of snow, ice, mountains and waterways.

And of course, in Antarctica very few plants or animals live on the land, so cruising is the perfect way to experience nature up close.

Both regions are well serviced by expedition cruises.

Antarctica is accessed primarily from the southern tip of South America while Norway, Iceland, Canada and Russian ports are starting points for your Arctic cruise. In general, the time commitment and cost of an Arctic cruise is less than an Antarctic cruise, but life is short, so we think you should definitely choose both! Get in touch with your Quay Cruise specialist and let us plan your perfect small ship or bespoke expedition cruise to Antarctica or the Arctic. #WEARECRUISE Quay Cruise, your local cruise experts. Phone 0800 782 987, email info@quaytravel.co.nz, or come visit us at: 2/49 Apollo Drive, Mairangi Bay. Parking available. Expert advice and great coffee!

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CHANNEL MAGAZINE COMMUNITY CALENDAR

October 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

Morning Melodies: The Band of 7 the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery, Bruce Mason Centre, 11am Open Days, Albany War Memorial Library, Library Lane, Albany10am12pm . Until Fri 11 Oct Rachel Hunter presents Tour of Beauty, Takapuna War Memorial Hall, 6.30pm Solving the Overeating Puzzle, Prema Lounge, Kawai Purapura, 14 Mills Lane, Albany, 6.30pm

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The PumpHouse Theatre and 21 Toro Pikopiko Puppets present Mama Longfin, The PumpHouse Theatre, 10am & 1pm. Until 25 Oct Kenny Speirs Concert, The Bunker, Devonport,8pm

Labour Day

Rotary East Coast Bays, Pupuke Golf Club, 6pm Yoga Classes, Birkdale Community House, 134 Birkdale Rd, 6pm

Thursday

The Little Yellow Digger, The PumpHouse, 10.30am & 2pm. Untul 12 Oct Massey University “Our Changing World”, free public lecture, “How sport in NZ has evolved from 1840 to now”, Dr Geoff Watson, 6:30pm7:30pm, Round Room, Atrium, Albany campus. Free parking

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Singing to the Dead, exhibition 3 in galleries 1,2 and 3 at Northart, Norman King Square, Northcote. Until 23 Oct Spring mantle: Irene MacFarlane, and Studio Printmakers, Heritage exhibition. Continues at Lake House Arts, Fred Thomas Drive, Takapuna.

Until 10 Oct

Drawing/painting workshop for 8 kids 7-12yrs, 10am-3pm, St Annes Hall, Browns Bay Auckland Heritage Festival: Heritage Walk for Families, Albany Village Library, 10.30am Milford Rotary Information Evening – Giving Back to Your Community, Pupuke Golf Club, 6-8pm

Drawing/painting workshop for kids 7-12yrs, 10am-3pm, Beachaven Community House Family Heritage Walk around Browns Bay, East Coast Bays Library, 11am – 12pm. Free, wheelchair accessible.

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Diwali Celebration, Albany Village 10 Library, 3-4pm

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Rotary Browns Bay, Bays Club, Anzac Road, 7am. Guest speaker former TVNZ Foreign Correspondent Cameron Bennett TMC Nancy’s, for people in rest homes, Takapuna Methodist Church, 2pm State Highway 48, Bruce Mason Centre, 7.30pm. Until 19 Oct Get Messy Term 4, Takapuna Cricket Club, 10.45am.

Also 15 Oct Jazz Spectacular, Bruce Mason Centre, 8pm

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Every Monday

Wednesday

Auckland Watercolour Society art 1 show continues at Takapuna Library.

Until 5 Oct. Free Drawing/painting workshop for kids 7-12yrs, 10am-3pm, Highbury House Shoreside Theatre One-Act Play Festival, The PumpHouse Theatre, 7.30pm, continues until 5 Oct

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Heritage Talk with historian David Verran. “Travelling from Takapuna to Browns Bay’, East Coast Bays Library, 10.30am -12pm. Free Kaipatiki Porject AGM, Kaipatki Emviornment Centre, 17 Lauderdale Rd, Birkdale, 6pm Art Appreciation Course with Paragon Matter, Devonport Library, 7pm

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Special screening of 'Judy' at Bridgeway Cinemas, Northcote.

Fundraiser for The PumpHouse, 6pm 60's Up monthly meeting, St Joseph's Church Hall, 10.30am

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Swan Lake, Bruce Mason Centre, 31 7.30pm. Until 2 Nov. Circus of Horror, The PumpHouse Theatre, 8pm. Until 2 Nov

Every Tuesday Glenfield Laughter Club, Glenfield Seniro Citizens Hall 9.30-10.15am Winter Fun Preschool Play, The Rose Centre, Belmont, 9.30-11am Milford Rotary, Pupuke Golf Club, 6pm Karate Classes for All Ages 9+, Baha'i Centre, 712 Beach Rd, Browns Bay, 6pm.

Also Wednesdays

Every Wednesday

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

Nancy 09 4801484 Northcote Petanque Club, Little Shoal Bay, 4-6pm, & Sat 10am-12pm Heart of Yoga, Mary Thomas Centre, 3 Gibbons Rd, Takapuna, 7.30pm. Free

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OUR CHANGING WORLD “Games and goalposts: How sport in New Zealand has evolved from 1840 to now”, 2 October with Dr Geoff Watson at our Auckland campus in Albany.

Register here www.massey.ac.nz/ourchangingworld

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Around the World, October school holiday programme, Torpedo Bay 4 Navy Museum, Devonport, 10am.

Cont until 13 Oct

Devonport’s Heritage Walking Tour 5 Launch, A led walk up Devonport’s main road followed by a launch party at The Vic, 2pm Journeys and Connections, exhibition of Browns Bay heritage photographs, East Coast Bays Library. Until 25 Oct

Auckland Heritage Festival: Strawberry-land, Birkdale Primary School, 2-3.30pm Also Sun 13 & 20 Oct

Auckland Better Home & Living 11 Show, Eventfinda Stadium, Wairau Valley, 10am. Until Sun 13 Oct Creative Talk: Geoff Clendon, French Rendez-Vous Café, 7pm.

(Café open from 5.30pm)

All Saints Church Fair, 12 187 Hinemoa St, Birkenhead, 9am–12pm North Shore Artists, exhibition and sale of paintings, Milford Senior Citizens Hall, 10am–4pm. Also 13 Oct Zoe and the K-Pop Kids, for 4-10-year-olds, Bruce Mason Centre, 11am & 1pm. Also Sun 13 Oct

Devonport Craft and Fine Food 13 Market, Devonport Community House, 10am Se Joon Park Piano Recital 2019, with guest John McRae, The PumpHouse Theatre, 2pm Friday Group Artists Exhibition, Lake House Arts, opens 4pm. Until 1 Nov

Probus Club of Milford, Milford 18 Baptist Church, 3 Dodson Ave, 10am.

Friday after 5, Devonport street party kicks off GLOW@Ar-week, 5pm Hypnosis Comedy Show, St Paul’s Church, Devonport, 6.45pm

GLOW@Artweek, Friday after Five, architectural light pavilions and art, 19 Devonport, 5-10pm. Also 18 Oct Auckland Dance Company, Rise Dance Showcase 10, The PumpHouse Theatre, 7.30pm

Singing to the Dead, floor Talk, 20 Northart, Norman King Square, Northcote, 2pm. Free.

‘Our People’ photography exhibition & Young at Art small sculptures, student exhibition openings, Northart, 5pm Jubilation Gospel Choir, Soul music for your Sunday, The PumpHouse Theatre, 6.30pm

Bayswater Halloween Trail, 25 Bayswater Park, 5-7pm. Free Tina Cross and Carl Doy, A Saute to Nothing but Dreams, The PumpHouse Theatre, 7.30pm

The Confidence Project, Annual 26 Showcase by Pform.nz, The PumpHouse Theatre, 7pm The 100th Anniversary of Birth of Aleksandr Volodin, The Rose Centre, Belmont. 7pm. Also 27 Oct 6pm

Spanish choir performance, 27 East Coast Bays Library, 11am Journey of Chinese Guzheng, The PumpHouse Theatre, 2pm Rubicon, group show, opens at Northart, 5pm 100 Years Journey - Viola Recital, St George's Church, Takapuna, 7pm

Every Saturday

Every Sunday

Seniors Meeting with MP Maggie Barry, Milford Bowling Club, 10-11.30am.

Contact 09 486 0005

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

Yoga Classes, Beach Haven Community House, 130 Beach Haven Rd, 8.30am “Play a while” toy library, Devonport Community House, 9-11.30am Browns Bay Laughter Club, Browns Bay Community Centre, 9am

Markets: Browns Bay Anzac Road, 7am, Takapuna, 7am, Glenfield 5-11pm Forts of Auckland Tours, North Head Fort Takapuna, , Fort Victoria, Devonport 9am5pm. Also Saturdays Northcote Petanque Club, Little Shoal Bay, Northcote. Also Thur & Sat. Phone June 027 597 7537 for times

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CONTENTS COVER FEATURES

MILFORD

39 Shop the Shore

90 Milford News

52 Loving Takapuna 68 Outdoor at Home

ARTS 24 The Vic

FEATURES

25 The Rose Centre

66 Redgraves Home Fabrics

25 The PumpHouse

78 Me and My Dog

100 Northart

86 I Love My Sport

101 Seasons Art Class

123 My Shore Life

102 Tim Bray Theatre Company

131 The Healthy Channel: John Appleton

103 Tadpole Productions

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140 North Shore History with David Verran 152 The Channel Crossword

OUT & ABOUT 02 Community Calendar 06 Out & About on the Shore

106 Massey University 107 Rosmini College 108 Takapuna Grammar 109 Age School 110 Carmel College

EATING OUT 26 Eating Out Guide 27

EDUCATION

Eating Out: Street Organics

111 Albany Senior High School 112 Kristin School 114 Westlake Boys' High School

TAKAPUNA BEACH

116 Rangitoto College

34 Views from the Beach with TBBA

118 Westlake Girls' High School

DEVONPORT 94 Devonport News

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FROM THE EDITOR

Janet Marshall

The Channel Magazine team, from left: Nikki Davison, Tanya Rotherham, Christine Young, Kim McIntosh, Kathryn Calvert, Crystal Sharp and Aidan Bennett.

Bumper issue with something for everyone Welcome to our October issue, another bumper issue, over 150 pages of positive things happening in our wonderful community.

First of all I want to say a big thanks to our Channel team who have helped put together a great magazine while Michelle and I spent a couple of weeks in Japan, taking in the opening weekend of the rugby world cup.

What a wonderful country Japan is. Despite having 130 million people they are so well organised and have wonderful infrastructure to cope. It was special being a Kiwi in the crowd during the opening All Blacks match against South Africa at Yokohama Stadium. They did us proud with the win and with the way they are going about their business in Japan. The Japanese love them!

A focus of this magazine since day one has been highlighting the great public-facing businesses we have on the Shore, in an effort to get our readers to spend $$$$ locally. In this issue we have really enjoyed profiling a few local Takapuna businesses that many readers will probably not know too much about. These

are significant businesses who are mostly headquartered in Takapuna, they employ lots of people, but do business in other parts of the country and around the globe. I trust you will enjoy reading about SnapComms, AFT Pharmaceuticals, Unleashed, Oceanbridge, PitaPit, JMI Wealth and Crombie Lockwood.

These are just a few examples of dozens of businesses like this in Takapuna and on the Shore. These businesses play an important part in our local community.

With warmer weather on the horizon we also have our ‘Outdoor at Home’ feature in this issue as well as a focus on ‘Perfect Pastels’ in our Shop the Shore pages. There’s something for everyone in this bumper issue.

Finally, make sure you get out and vote before the cut-off time in October. I would love you to vote for me, Toni and Danny as we feel we can really make a difference on the local board.

Have a great October.

Aidan Bennett, QSM Publisher, Channel Magazine Founder & Managing Director, Benefitz

Publisher/Editorial/Advertising.......Aidan Bennett, Phone 021-500-997, email: aidan@benefitz.co.nz Editorial/Advertising.............................Christine Young, Phone 021-765-981, email: christine@channelmag.co.nz Editorial/Advertising.............................Kathryn Calvert, Phone 021-085-34114, email: kathryn@channelmag.co.nz Advertising/Content............................Nikki Davidson, Phone 021-453-534, email: nikki@channelmag.co.nz Advertising/Content............................Tanya Rotherham, Phone 0274-575-027, email: tanya@channelmag.co.nz Advertising/Content............................Kim McIntosh, Phone 021-419-468, kim@benefitz.co.nz Designer......................................................Crystal Sharp - crystal@benefitz.co.nz Social Media Specialist........................Lizzie Speedy-Willis - lizzie@benefitz.co.nz

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BREAKFAST WITH VODAFONE'S JASON PARIS Vodafone New Zealand CEO Jason Paris was a high quality speaker at the North Harbour Club's Business Excellence Network (BEN) Breakfast held at Regatta Bar in Takapuna on Tuesday September 3rd. This was the fourth of five BEN business breakfasts being held in 2019. Jason Paris was a hugely appropriate speaker given that Vodafone have their New Zealand headquarters at Smales Farm here on the Shore. He drew a big crowd and talked about the challenges of taking over the lead role at Vodafone, the changes taking place in that business and in the telco sector. He was a fantastic speaker who passionately entertained without any notes.

The BEN Breakfasts are presented by the North Harbour Club and sponsored by Westpac, BDO, Schnauer and Co. and Regatta Bar & Eatery. The 5th BEN Breakfast for 2019 is being held on Tuesday November 19th with the guest speaker being Tim Alpe from Jucy. To book email christie@northharbourclub.co.nz.

Pip Irwin, Catherine Lamb, Annette Kann.

Kevin McLean, Jason Paris, Andrew Hill.

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NETWORKING, TRAVEL AND WELLBEING The TBBA’s August networking meeting was a convivial gathering hosted by House of Travel Takapuna. With the Hurstmere Road office transformed in to a welcoming function space, it was an apt location for TBBA chief executive Terence Harpur to update guests on the revamp of Hurstmere Road – the good news: it’s now not taking place over the busy Christmas trading period. Ben Whittingham from Vision Personal Training then presented some sobering stats on the country’s obesity and health issues before offering his six top tips for anyone (and especially business leaders) keen to improve their and their team’s health and wellbeing.

Steve Wallace, Rachael Penman, Richard Hills, Ben Whittingham.

Ben Hefford, Grae Burton, John Thatcher.

Andy Thompson, Sharon Fletcher, Karen Fitchett.

Alan Reekie, Bruce Farrell, Paul Vermaak.

Emma Wright, Andy Thompson.

Carole and Chris Fraser, Tracey Maddox.

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TRUST CHANGES DRAWS HUNDREDS More than 700 people attended a Davenports Harbour Lawyers' event at North Harbour Stadium last month to discuss new changes to the Trusts Act. Davenports director Tammy McLeod said the changes were the first in more than 65 years, and would affect anyone with a Trust so needed to be planned for. Under the new Act, there is a mandatory obligation to trustees to provide more information to beneficiaries of a Trust, and Davenports says trustees should get specialist trust advice as soon as possible.

Carol Lichkus, Sarah Johnson and Trudi Gale.

Susan and George Deeb, Jeremy Parsons.

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BOYS' TOYS FOR BROWNS BAY FATHERS Lucky fathers in Browns Bay enjoyed a ‘revvy’ treat when they attended a Boys’ Toys event for Father’s Day at Phoenix Plaza on Sunday 1st September. On display were many classic and modern cars, including a Dodge Challenger and a Cadillac Standard Sedan from 1959, which were revved up over the day to thrill the crowd. As well as live music, the event included drones, bikes and boats, and The Meat Room cooked treats on barbecues for the crowds. Nearby food providers were busy as fathers were treated by their families under the sun.

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LADIES WHO LUNCH AT GOODSIDE, SMALES FARM The popular Ladies Who Lunch fun fashion series came to the North Shore for the first time on Wednesday 11th September. Always a sell-out, the lunch this time was hosted by The Grange, with 80 women enjoying bubbles on arrival and a delicious two-course menu. This opened up the opportunity for more North Shore women to be able to attend and meet regular lunch guests along with new "lunchers" from closer to home. The latest model of the BMW i3 Range Extender from Auckland City Electric Vehicles in Barrys Point Road was on display and goody bags plus a fashion show featuring new season and racewear garments were also highlights.

Organiser Anna Jobsz was excited to share her networking lunch at this Smales Farm venue. Let's hope there are more to come for our Shore women.

Nardia Brooke, Jessica Griffin, Vanessa Bates, Karen Boyle, Gemma Taylor.

Nicky Gadsdon, Nicky Watkins, Natalie Newton, Anna Jobsz.

Melanie Robinson, Annie Simm, Debbie Hassell, Tania Adolphe.

Kim Wigg, Gemma Taylor, Kristy Cheng, Jessie Chen.

Merilyn Mallowes, Shirley Howe, Tamalyn Hyndman.

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ARTISTS CELEBRATED AT SIXTH HIBISCUS AND BAYS ART AWARDS 2019 Mairangi Arts Centre was proud to host the sixth Hibiscus and Bays Art Awards on Saturday 21st September. The exhibition features a wide range of artworks in diverse media and made for a colourful display in the gallery spaces. A karakia by Kereama Nathan started the prizegiving proceedings, and was followed by a welcome from Julia Parfitt, Chair of the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board. Judge Zoe Black awarded category merit prizes along with three Outstanding Artist Awards. She acknowledged this wonderful community creativity hub and the work and effort from artists from across the country who were selected. Guests enjoyed afternoon tea as they made their way around the gallery. The exhibition continues until 16th October.

Alex Koh, Teresa Shin, Eun Yoo, Geun yup Yoo.

Risto Jounila, Zoe Black, Tarja Pudas-Jounila.

Clint Taniguchi, Kereama Nathan, Julia Parfitt, Chris Bettany.

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CRAVEHOME CELEBRATES TURNING 10 At the 10th birthday party for Birkenhead’s Cravehome store in midSeptember, owner Jude Turner welcomed the assembled guests with generous food platters and fine wine, plus a humorous speech in which she noted wryly that opening a store in the middle of the global financial crisis seemed like a good idea at the time. As it was.

Buoyed by her enthusiasm and professionalism, the store won the Auckland Top Shop Award for Giftware and Homeware just three years after opening and continues to thrive. Guests on the night eagerly perused her new collection of giftware, and took advantage of the opportunity to purchase early Christmas presents.

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GALA OPENING FOR ARTFUSIONS AT CARMEL COLLEGE Carmel College PTFA hosted its annual ArtFusions exhibition gala opening night on Friday 20th September at the school in Milford. The ArtFusions exhibition has been a regular event at Carmel College since 1997, showcasing New Zealand artworks from established and emerging artists, all of which were for sale. Elaborate specialised lighting showcased the outdoor sculptures and transformed the gymnasium into a professional gallery. The entranceway was stunning, with trees provided by Takana Nurseries while Pack & Send shipped in many of the artworks from around the country. The festive evening was enjoyed by hundreds and featured sumptuous grazing platters and Babich wines. Carmel students provided entertainment, playing instruments and singing, while art students fashioned peg dolls that were for sale from the café. Guests enjoyed a delicious high tea on Saturday and were entertained by the Garden of Eden Fashion Show while the exhibition continued through until Sunday.

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TBBA AGM AT THE SPENCER ON BYRON The annual Takapuna Beach Business Asssociation AGM was held at The Spencer on Byron Hotel on Wednesday September 25th. A good crowd was on hand to hear Chair Tony Dench and CEO Terence Harpur present their reports of activity over the past 12 months as well as their plan for the 2019/2020 year. Their efforts were endorsed unanimously. Elections were held for board positions for that year ahead, with Tony Dench re-elected as Chair and all eight nominations elected to the board. Newly elected to the board were Andrew Hill of BDO and Hamish Maude of BNZ. The two board members standing down, Sophie Gilmour and Scott Donovan, were acknowledged for their efforts by both Tony and Terence.

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Living Above The Shore's Best Beach 22 MINNEHAHA AVENUE, THORNE BAY Our motivated vendors of ten years have now purchased, so here lies a unique opportunity to live above North Shore's most exclusive beach.

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Groundbreaking work for audience with learning disabilities New Zealand’s leading inclusive performing arts company Touch Compass, has collaborated with one of the UK’s foremost multisensory theatre companies Frozen Light, to create a pioneering new dance theatre work for audience members who have profound and multiple learning disabilities – the first of its kind in Aotearoa.

Premiering as an Auckland tour in October, ‘Masina Returning Home’ has been created for audiences, primarily aged 13 to adult, who have what is referred to as PMLD The cast of 'Masina Returning Home', Katrina George, Lusi Faiva and – profound and multiple learning Sam George (Credit Andi Crown). disabilities.

Children and adults with PMLD have more than one disability, the most significant of which is a profound intellectual disability. These people usually have great challenges communicating, often requiring those who know them well to interpret their responses and intent.

Interactive and multi-sensory, ‘Masina Returning Home’ is presented to meet the needs of the audience members who attend, usually with their support person or whānau members. Using words, song, music and dance, as well as multi-sensory props and experiences, the audience joins Sina on her exploration to reconnect with her history, her land and her future.

UK-based Frozen Light creates multi-sensory theatre for audiences with PMLD. Touch Compass acknowledged that in New Zealand this group of people, who, like everyone else, can gain so much from the arts, were being excluded from engagement through lack of appropriate experiences and brought Frozen Light to share their knowledge and collaborate on this new piece of multi-sensory theatre.

The two companies worked with an inclusive cast of two actors and a musician – Lusi Faiva, a founding member of Touch Compass; Katrina George, a core company member with Red Leap Theatre; and multi-instrumentalist Sam Jones. Lusi has cerebral palsy, uses a powerchair and talks with the aid of an iPad. They also partnered with Takapuna’s Wilson School to help the performers learn how Frozen Light engages with audience members with PMLD. The production was then presented in a development showing at The Rose Centre in Belmont to an invited audience of people with PMLD and their support workers and families, as well as young people from The Wilson Centre. It was a huge success.

The upcoming premiere season comprises two shows – one mainstream version for Auckland Live’s Pick & Mix Season on Saturday 19 October at the Aotea Centre and Sunday 20 October at the Bruce Mason Centre. On 20 October there is also a performance for children with PMLD at the Bruce Mason Centre, which is also part of Pick & Mix. The show also tours Auckland with performances for people aged 13 to adult who have PMLD and who must have a support person with them throughout (up to two whānau members are also welcome to attend). These will take place at on the North Shore at The Rose Centre and Albany Jnr High School’s Performing Arts Centre, and in west and south Auckland.

Touch Compass general manager Charlotte Nightingale says, “We are trying to reach different communities in Auckland and bring the show to them. For this audience, travel is often the greatest barrier to attendance, especially with the price of mobility taxis and the unavailability of direct public transport.

“We hope this show has a long life, with tours throughout New Zealand and beyond, hopefully overseas. We feel this is incredibly important work and is the start of a new layer of work for us. We will be able to add more shows to our repertoire for this specific audience, for whom there are very few theatre experiences available which meet their needs.”

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News from The PumpHouse from James Bell

Our Theatre is Bursting at the Seams!

This month at The Rose Centre with manager John Davies

James Bell

The PumpHouse is bursting at the seams in October! There are fun shows for the whole family - The Little Yellow Digger

by Tim Bray Theatre Company end their season on October 12, and Mama Long-Fin – an exciting new sing along puppet show by Toro Pikopiko Puppets is on at the end of the month.

Andre Vegas and Friends will also be joining us again for a family magic show at the beginning of November.

We are over the moon to have many incredible musicians grace our stage this month, including the phenomenal Tina Cross and Carl Doy performing with special guests for one night only. Tina Cross has had an incredible career, and this performance is a salute to their award-winning song, Nothing But Dreams. Come and help them celebrate their 1979 Pacific Song Contest victory.

The glamorous Lady Killer and Piano by Candlelight star are set to take you on an unforgettable musical journey.

Fancy some soul music for your Sunday? Jubilation Choir is an acapella gospel choir with an attitude that is a lot more “rock n roll” than “church”. This 34-member choir features some of Aotearoa’s finest voices and most beloved performers (including Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Rick Bryant, Fiona Samuel, Paul Gurney and more). Whether you love gospel, blues or soul… or just like having a foot-stomping good time, this is a show not to be missed!

Our Creative Talk Programme has been a hit with audiences this year, and to finish off 2019 we welcome Geoff Clendon, current Head of Drama at Massey High School. He will be discussing his creative process behind his new play, Rangitoto, which will premiere at The PumpHouse next year. Stay tuned for our Creative Talks 2020 programme.

Come and be spooked this Halloween at the Circus of Horror

by Andre Vegas and Co. It promises to be a fun filled roller-coaster ride mixing comedy and horror, performed by an array of unusual performers. Bring your hearse-load along for special discounts!

Finally, if you love our picture-perfect heritage theatre – then grab a ticket to our fundraising screening of Judy at Bridgeway Cinema in Northcote. This film stars Renée Zellweger, who plays the charismatic Judy Garland. Tickets are $26 and include wine and nibbles.

Proceeds will go towards keeping our vibrant theatre running!

See you at the theatre soon!

Cheers, James Bell.

21st September - 12th October The Little Yellow Digger 11th October 7pm Creative Talk: Geoff Clendon 13th October 2pm Se Joon Park Piano Recital 17th October 6pm PumpHouse Fundraiser Movie: Judy 19th October 7.30pm Rise Dance Showcase 20th October 6.30pm Jubilation Gospel Choir 21st - 25th October Mama Long-Fin with Toro Pikopiko Puppets 25th October 7.30pm Tina Cross & Carl Doy: Salute to Nothing but Dreams 31st October - 2nd November 8pm Andre Vegas & Co – Circus of Horror 2nd November 2pm Andre Vegas & Co – Trick n Treats

BOOKINGS: 09 489 8360 or pumphouse.co.nz

Musical Theatre school holiday programmes

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Now in their ninth year, our popular Allstars courses are a perfect school holiday activity for theatre enthusiasts or beginners who would like to give being on stage a go! The course builds up to two performances of a special revue shows for family and friends.

Students work with tutors from New Zealand's National Youth Theatre Company in acting, vocal/singing and dance.

Sessions are held in small age-related groups to ensure that everyone receives quality tuition. We have a high staff to student ratio and a qualified first-aider on site at all times. Each AllStars programme has a general theme. Based around this central concept, we produce five fun-filled days of innovative, quality tuition that will advance your performance skills.

Register at www.allstars.co.nz.

The Rose Singers are back with musical mirth and mayhem If you’ve ever enjoyed a TV talent show like 'Britain’s Got Talent', this show, performed by the wonderful Rose Singers, will bring back the joy. Have a great evening singing along with the performers and let loose. All ticket proceeds go to charity, so well worth joining in!

The Sounds of Spring Enjoy a night of classic beauty.

Gemma Lee on piano and Dr Charlotte Francis on violin will enchant us with a selection of classics that make us think of spring. Book on 4459900 or see our Facebook page for event updates and to book tickets on line.

Halloween is for Teens…ish An R16 FREE event, no alcohol.

Come and enjoy a mystery selection of horror and suspense on our big screen. It’s a mystery and the details are still to come, but there will be a few 'best dressed' awards, the possibility of spine tingling, flesh crawling live incidents in the theatre, and more. A nibble nook, just like at the movies, will be open all night.

Come, enjoy your mate’s company, scream, laugh, and just have a fright! See our Facebook page for event updates The Rose Centre, School Rd, Belmont 09 445 9900 info@rosecentre.co.nz www.rosecentre.co.nz Facebook @RoseCentre

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EATING OUT ON THE SHORE THE ELEPHANT WRESTLER

STREET ORGANICS 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 ecofriendly products, we compost, we recycle and we minimise waste.

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN OCTOBER: New Zealand takes on the World: Well the sporting world gets over taken by the World Cup of our national game, and the “Boys in Black” attempt to make history with a THREE-PEAT. We will be showing all NZ games LIVE & LOUD, and check our website for further game schedules. Dress yourself up, sport your country colours and be part of the best rugby festival.

School Holiday activities: Kids Pizza Making Classes – Every Monday and Tuesday of the School holidays @ 12pm book your kids in to join our Pizza making class. $15 per child (limited spaces – bookings essential) and they get to create their own pizza then enjoy eating it while you can enjoy a wine and lunch with friends.

Family Quiz Night – Wednesday October 9th 630pm – 8pm.

Join us for a Fun, and entertaining FAMILY QUIZ. This is a shorter format than usual and is perfect for ages 8 – 14. Of course there are no rules around this, other than having some with family and friends. Bookings are essential and spaces are limited. Book on line or call 09 489 8030.

Festive Season Celebrations: For all enquiries contact Kirsten on events@elephantwrestler.co.nz We have options for groups from 8 – 200 people.

Open Mon - Sun 11am-late.

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

FRANC'S ABOUT US: Franc’s is just a few steps from street to sand. Our beachside diner smacks of fresh fish, crisp lager, flopping jandals and easy service from sunrise to sunset. Bring yourself, or bring your friends, and relax among the sights and sounds of summer all year round.

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS MONTH Did someone say Bloody Mary buffet?

Grab a few mates and build your own Bloody Mary with a mini bar at your table. Also includes 1x brunch item and 1x hot beverage per person for just $40 per person. Available for groups of 4+.

Must pre-book and pre-order meals. Latest seating is 12pm Open Mon – Sun, 9am-late, Franc’s Bar + Diner, Main Beach, The Strand, Takapuna 09 488 0016 Francs.co.nz

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NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER Our menu is full of delicious nutritious meal options.

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BLACK RICE 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.

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.

NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER Our fusion style lunch special has even more bang for your buck.

Starting from only $12.50, there will be one from the menu to satisfy your cravings during a busy day!

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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 Lamb Bites, Scallop and Crab Betel leaf, Short Rib Massaman Curry and Tom Yum Seafood Bowl. Other favourites include Wagyu Beef Steamed Bun and the Grilled Yellow Chicken Curry.

Open: Monday: 5pm till late.

Tuesday-Sunday: 12pm till late!

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Nicky Partridge (far right) with some of the Street Organics team, from left: Michael Almendras, Yue Huang, Jess Wilton, Ben Oates, and My Carlsdotter.

Real people, real service, real food Nicky Partridge opened Street Organics in Takapuna in 2017.

“We seriously love serving people, with our healthy, wholefood delights that cater to different dietary styles,” she says. “We make everything from scratch with love and good conscience, using zero added nasties, minimal sugar and plenty of gluten free options.”

Nicky began her career in catering and hospitality management, working with Hilton Hotels in food and beverage and human resources in Australia. She then did consulting work with Hilton, Sheraton, Langham and boutique hotels, and had a role teaching hospitality students before a change of career took her into the fitness industry.

In 2009 she and her family moved to Auckland for what was meant to be a couple of years. “Ten years on it’s home!” she says.

And she loves it. “Hanging out in a beautiful café every day with great people – our crew and customers, what’s not to love?!”

Street Organics’ general manager, Swede My Carlsdotter, arrived in New Zealand six years ago. With a wealth of experience in hospitality venues in New Zealand, Australia and Europe, My brings warmth, professionalism and style to the café, says Nicky. “My is passionate about clean, healthy foods. She believes we should all be able to consume and enjoy great food, sustainably sourced, with genuine hospitality.”

Nicky describes Street Organics’ vibe as “friendly, relaxed, genuine hospitality”. She and My head a crew of “16 foodies”, all passionate about delivering great food and customer service. “Our emphasis has always been on the way we make our customers feel when they walk in the door and when they leave,” Nicky says. “Of course the food has to be healthy and look and taste great, but people don’t go to cafés just for food; they go for the whole experience - the feeling, the positive interaction, whether they’re on their own or with their friends and family or with colleagues or in business meetings. We make it our mission to enhance that experience for them with the service we provide and the nutritious, delicious food we present.”

The café offers a range of food and beverage choices with something to suit pretty much every dietary need, from vegan and paleo to gluten free, keto, or low FODMAP. “We respect those with food sensitivities and allergies and are happy to accommodate our customers’ needs wherever we can,” Nicky says.

Whether it’s the menu choices or the hospitality, Street Organics is one of the busier cafés in Takapuna. “We think it’s because we’re

just real,” says Nicky, “real people, real service, real food. We have hundreds of [regular] customers who have come in and chatted with us since we opened nearly three years ago…. We try to remember their name, their story and their coffee order, because we care.”

The Street Organics menu changes seasonally, with specials offering variety for regular customers. A new menu, due to launch at the start of November, continues to offer some of the café’s most popular dishes (including smashed avocado, of course): the Paleo Protein Pancake with blueberries and cinnamon, served with fresh banana, coconut yoghurt and pure, organic maple syrup; customisable Super Salads which are, says Nicky, “quite legendary”; and Voodles – spiralised vegetables in a super tasty stir fry with chicken or tofu.

… the food has to be healthy and look and taste great, but people don’t go to cafés just for food; they go for the whole experience…

If you haven’t already done so, try the organic kombucha made on site. “We reckon it’s the best there is and it’s so good for your gut health.”

Street Organics has also hosted a range of events and functions, some their own and some booked and organised by customers.

The café is a versatile event space with AV facilities, ideal for seated functions of up to 60 guests, and cocktail-style functions for up to about 100 guests. For functions, Nicky and her team can provide simple finger food, grazing platters or semi-set menus. “Just drop us a line and let’s chat about your needs,” she says. “We also provide off-site catering to suit specific dietary styles and needs.”

Watch out this summer for high teas (including vegan options) and, says Nicky, hopefully a liquor licence. But whatever happens next, says Nicky, “if you love delicious, nutritious food, in a warm and friendly space with plenty of comfortable seating, please come in! If you love it please tell the world, if you don’t please tell us so we can fix it!”

Street Organics, 1 Byron Avenue, Takapuna 09 216 5991 www.streetorganics.nz Open from 6.30am every weekday and 7.30am at weekends.

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EATING OUT ON THE SHORE TOKYO BAY 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: 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: OCTOBER Open every day for lunch and dinner, with great views and a high quality, modern, Japanese dining experience.

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

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: OCTOBER 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/

TAYLORS ON HURSTMERE 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 winter 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: OCTOBER Taylors will be showing the Rugby World cup on our new big screen!

Bookings essential!

3pm till late Tuesday to Sunday. Closed Mondays Taylor’s on Hurstmere, 168 Hurstmere Road, 09 489 9510 www.taylorsonhurstmere.co.nz

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SMOKEPIT & BUOY ABOUT US: Our passionate team of chefs have created the perfect menu. SmokePit & Buoy is located on Level One of The Spencer Hotel, Byron Avenue.

Come and join us for breakfast, lunch, dinner, watch sports in our Club Bar, grab a delicious bar snack, or enjoy a cocktail, beer, wine or coffee.

Everyone welcome!

THE FOOD: Using a contemporary style of pit BBQ cookery combined with traditional techniques, our offerings include a wide range of grilled Wagyu steaks, the freshest selection of seafood available, our famous 48-hour slow-roasted brisket, sticky pork ribs, roast duck, or take on our epic grill platter for two and finish off with our killer dessert menu! Most mains range between $25 – $32.

NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER Monday – Friday: Two-course Power Lunch $16.50 Thursday Night: Cocktail of the Week $8 (4pm – 7pm) Friday & Saturday Night: Tap beers $5 SmokePit & Buoy 09 916 4982 Level One, The Spencer on Byron Hotel 9 – 17 Byron Avenue, Takapuna

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: OCTOBER Take advantage of our specials: Lunch – Two courses (starter and choice of 11 mains) for just $22 Dinner – Three course set menu $45 (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

THE CARVERY ABOUT US: Located in the heart of Milford, opposite New World, George brings us the good old favourite roast meals we love and sometimes have a craving for. Open for lunch and for dinner there is no need to cook one at home or go to Mum’s! Eat in or take-out.

THE FOOD: Three sizes of meals are available and include succulent beef, pork (with crispy pork crackling), lamb, pork belly, lamb shank, chicken and vegetarian as well as hot meat bread rolls and southern fried chicken.

NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER *** Lunch Special *** Only $9.90 for a small roast meal of pork, beef or chicken. Available 11.30am – 2pm.

The Carvery Roast Meals Open Monday – Thursday 11.30am – 8.30pm, Friday & Saturday 11.30am – 9.00pm.

194 Kitchener Road, Milford, 09 484 0043

EATING OUT ON THE SHORE ZOMER

BLAKE'S PROVIDORE

ABOUT US: Zomer, your favourite local cafe!

We've just dropped our new winter menu featuring only the best seasonal, local produce. Also we are available for function hire. Come in for a chat today so we can make your special occasion extra special!

ABOUT US: Blake's Providore creates chef-made meals to go. The meals showcase Blake’s design and cooking skills which were honed across a 20-year, high-end, international career. Got a few mouths to feed? Blake's will made you look good with personalised, tasty and eye-catching catering for your group large or small!

THE FOOD: Our new winter menu is in full swing.

Come and sample the delights of our Smoked Chicken Bruschetta, prime New Zealand mince served in a vol au vent or the best seafood chowder in Auckland! There are always homemade baked goods available for a sweet treat as well!

THE FOOD: No corners cut here! Not just your average ready-made meals. These chefmade meals are filled with flavour and top quality ingredients all with that extra bit of flair. Perfect for every day dinners, presents for loved ones to ease stress or just to have in the freezer in case. There is also a cabinet bursting with delicious café food and imaginative salads all prepared on site.

NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER

Great coffee, great food, great vibes!

Come down and try our new winter menu, plus some new special hot drinks (did someone say Chilli Hot Chocolate?!)

NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER With The World Cup in full swing, get ahead of the game and get Blake to create an impressive catering spread for your World Cup parties or business lunch.

See our website to subscribe to weekly menu emails or for more on catering.

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

Open 7.30am to 7.00pm Monday to Friday.

7.30am to 3.00pm Saturday. 89 Kitchener Road, Milford www.blakesprovidore.co.nz

A-BLOCK

NZ TANG RESTAURANT & BAR

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: OCTOBER Calling you vegetarians out there! It’s time to try our Green Eggs - roasted mushrooms, two poached eggs on rosti and a bed of lentils, with a side of crispy kale and okra topped with some house-made pea puree.

Open Open Tuesday – Sunday, 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 Recently opened in Takapuna on the old Artwok site – serving Artwok signature dishes plus great new Asian and European recipes.

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

TUCKS AND BAO

Honest. Wholesome. Quality.

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.

ABOUT US: Tucks & Bao is a newly opened casual all-day bar & eatery offering tasty dishes paired with New Zealand wines, craft beers on tap, & cocktails.

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.

THE FOOD: Inspired by street food from Asia and across the globe, our small plates are perfect for sharing. Try the crispy pork belly bao (steamed bun) with hoisin sauce and peanuts, or “The Prawnbroker” – popcorn shrimp served with a sriracha sauce bomb!

NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER Check out our latest news and offers on our website: http://epicureanml.co.nz/#menu

NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER Drop in for a $14 express lunch, or an after-work drink at the daily $8 happy hour from 3 to 6pm. We also offer takeaways and catering platters delivered fresh and hot to your home or workplace! Use the voucher code: ‘10-OFF’ to receive a 10% discount when ordering online.

NZ Tang, 152 Hurstmere Road, Open six days 11.30am-3pm; 5pm till late.

Closed Mondays and public holidays. facebook: @nztang, www.epicureanml.co.nz

N.Z. Tang

Open 7 days, 11.30am to late - 70 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna Ph: 09 486 1615 | Email: hello@tucksandbao.co.nz www.tucksandbao.co.nz

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EATING OUT ON THE SHORE 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 Hawaiianinspired 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 and salad. 2. Your choice of protein.

3. Mix in some vegetables. 4. Finish with dressing or sauces NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER Lighten up your lunches this Spring with our fresh ingredients and flavours.

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

COMMUNITY EVENTS FRONT UP! FOR HOSPICE WHAT:

Calling best buds, family members or work mates.

Sign up to become Front UP! For Hospice 2019 Challenge Day Champions.

WHEN: Sat 2nd November WHERE: Smales Farm

ABOUT: Qualifying teams race to deduce clues and complete physical and mental challenges, aiming to cross the finish line with the most points.

Register your team of four at www.frontupforhospice.nz and be among the first 30 to raise $1,000 for hospice services on the North Shore to guarantee your place on the start line.

Amazing prizes for the winning team, and for major challenge winners and best dressed team, plus spot prizes and raffles.

if not now, when?

Start your journey with us.

50 Clyde Rd, Browns Bay

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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: OCTOBER Book Online www.sakebar.co.nz and go into our weekly $100 meal voucher draw.

Online bookings 24 /7 with instant confirmation Open 7 days , closed Public Holidays KARAOKE ROOM AVAILABLE FOR GROUP BOOKINGS.

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: OCTOBER Happy Hours – Every Day from 4pm-7pm at the gardens On Fridays – Funky Fridays Special Cocktails 2 for $25 On Saturdays – Espresso Martini 2 for $25 Rugby Live Telecast – Showing at the gardens 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 Mon-Thur from 4pm ; Fri-Sun from midday

TavTalk

NORTHCOTE TAVERN

People who love the Northcote Tavern

A chat with… Richard Robb Richard Robb is a Lion ‘Brand Ambassor’.

Sounds like a great job and it’s one that takes him to Northcote Tavern on a regular basis. A Cantabrian, he moved to Auckland seven years ago and has been with Lion for 17 years, a company he describes as ‘fantastic to be a part of’.

Aidan Bennett caught up for a chat with Richard at the Northcote Tavern in midSeptember, keen to find out what being a Brand Ambassor is all about.

Some of the best bars, dining spaces and outdoor areas in the country, while feeling like you are in an old English country pub.

AIDAN BENNETT: What are your first memories of going to the Northcote Tavern.

RICHARD ROBB: I had heard great things from my colleagues for years before my first visit about five years ago for a quiet pint out on the grass, epic spot.

AB: How often do you try to pop in for a Richard Robb. visit, drink or a meal?

RR: I travel a lot but I try and get in at least once a fortnight for some lunch. The Guinness here is top notch and I’m working on getting my name on the Guinness 1759 Club board.

AB: Sounds like a great job, but what does a Beer Ambassador do?

RR: Part of my role is looking after Guinness Trade Quality, visiting our Guinness bars and helping them serve the best quality pint they can. Also our Lion Ambassador team run training programmes for bars, restaurants and retail stores, sometimes for small groups and other times for groups of 100-plus people. We want to help our customers and their staff be more confident talking about beer, and hopefully give their customers a better beer experience.

You’ll find me at festivals, beer dinners, tastings, and beer and food matching events. It’s a pretty exciting time to be involved in the beer industry, and a privilege to do this for a living.

AB: What is your favourite tipple (drink) when you visit the Tavern?

RR: Guinness. Little Creatures Pale Ale is delicious, but it’s hard to beat a properly poured pint of Guinness Draught. You get rich, roasted flavours from the Irish barley, silky smooth texture and a nice dry finish. It’s a beautiful thing.

AB: The Tavern has a reputation for great pub food as well, do you have something on the menu that’s a favourite?

RR: The lamb shank is a go to, or the specials board, but I’ve got to plug the Steak and Guinness pie. The food here always delivers.

AB: What is it that you enjoy about the Northcote Tavern?

RR: This building is such an icon, it’s so well looked after and has some old school charm.

Plus I always know I’ll get a good pint here, the team have a really impressive focus on the quality of the beer they sell.

AB: Are the All Blacks going to win the World Cup? RR: Yes, they are looking good to get the job done but we’re going to see some tough games. There’s plenty of Crusaders in the squad and they know how to win when it comes to big games, haha!

AB: Where will you be watching the final?

RR: Probably at home with some mates and a Steinlager Classic.

Callan’s Sports Bar Highlander Bar & Eatery Point Bistro37

Popular Outdoor Areas Point Espresso

Come and see why we often come up in these online searches – Auckland’s best sunday roasts; The best beer gardens in Auckland; Auckland’s best classic pubs; Where to get the best pub pies in Auckland.

Northcote Tavern 37 Queen Street, Northcote Point 09 480 7707 www.northcotetavern.co.nz

AB: Complete the following: If I wasn’t a beer ambassador I would be…

RR: … somewhere exotic riding my mountain bike.

Northcote Tavern: 37 Queen Street, Northcote Point, Auckland. Phone 480 7707 email: hello@northcotetavern.co.nz www.northcotetavern.co.nz

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October is restaurant month in Takapuna!

Come experience a Taste of Takapuna.

Have you tried them all?

Bird on a Wire Bird On A Waffle Buttermilk fried chicken, house-made waffle, candied bacon, vanilla ice cream, chilli maple syrup, mascarpone $15

40 Hurstmere Rd • 486 5436

Burger Burger

Fatima’s

Joe’s Eatery

Madam Woo

For $25 choose a beef, chicken or vege burger with a side of shoestring fries, curly fries or charred broccoli. Each meal comes with your choice of either a glass of our housemade soda, Beer Beer, or MOMO Pinot Gris or Pinot Noir.

House Lemonade & any Pita $17 Add potato koftas $22

Join us for; breakfast, lunch & coffee all day long or a casual-cosy night with sharing plates and drinks*.

Day: Enjoy our signature dish Breakfast Paratha & a coffee for just $20 Night: Any sharing plate HALF PRICE with an alcoholic beverage*

“Make Your Own Hawker Roll” - an interactive customisable Hawker Roll experience! Each hawker roll will be between $14 - $16 depending on the protein selected. Protein options includes: Pulled Sticky Pork, Percik Chicken, Soy & Sesame Eggplant. Roast Duck & Hoisin, or Beef Rendang.

*Open Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings

40 Hurstmere Rd • 022 658 3155

Massimo Cafe King Prawn & Chicken Salad Mixed leaf / avocado / cucumber / tomato / mango salsa / sweet chilli dressing. $23.90 GF

1/3 The Strand • 486 5550

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Master and Apprentice Green lipped mussel burger Two house-made mussel patties, bacon rasher, field greens and lemon-caper aioli.

Served with Nana’s slaw and fries. $22 136 Hurstmere Rd • 486 6330

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99 Hurstmere Rd • 486 1989

486 Lake Rd • 489 4601

Mexico

Mortar and Pestle

Fried Chicken Burger with a free Soda for $20, or upgrade to a Frida’s Margarita, Beer or Wine for an extra $5. Available Monday – Sunday, 12pm till late.

Any 3 shared plates for $30.

Pictured: home made Shitake Mushroom and Garlic Chives dumpling with Sherry Pickled Needle Mushrooms and Sweet Black Rice Vinegar.

4 The Strand • 489 6781

21 Hurstmere Rd • 887 9264

Nanam

NZ Tang

3-course Spring Menu of fresh Fil-talian (Filipino/Italiano) inspired dishes $40 p/person or $55 with a glass of Mandarin Prosecco.

Songshu Yu: De-boned snapper, capsicum & tomato salsa, pine nuts, sweet and sour sauce. $29 (originally $48)

178 Hurstmere Rd • 488 9976

152 Hurstmere Rd • 930 0999

Regatta Bar and Eatery Your choice of any main and dessert for $40.

The Strand, Takapuna • 488 0040

Sake Bar Nippon Matsuri Bento: Mon to Thurs only. Try a few of our favourite dishes in this festival of flavours dinner box, choice of main: Ginger Pork, Teriyaki Chicken or Unagi Eel. Comes with a glass of wine, Japanese beer or juice. $35 34 Anzac St • 486 2249

Smokepit and Buoy

Street Organics

The Burger Bach

The Commons

Grill Platter for Two The best off the SmokePit and Buoy Chargrill: Wagyu Beef, Pork Ribs, Brisket and more.

Comes with two glasses of Greyrock Pinot Noir. $70

Café food can be nutritious AND delicious, so during Taste of Takapuna, come try our Pizza & Bubbles for $20!

This is our healthy version of a classic combo, with a gluten free, vegetarian (or vegan) pizza and glass of our original kombucha.

Butter Milk Fried Chook, Chipotle Aioli, Lettuce, Buttermilk Fried Chicken, Onion, Sriracha Slaw, Pickle. $14

Monday-Friday 12pm-5pm , 50% off the food bill for two, three or four people, and two glasses of Jacobs Creek Prosecco for $25. Please inform the staff before you order you would like the Taste of Takapuna special to receive this offer.

9/17 Byron Ave • 916 4982

1 Byron Ave • 216 5991

1-7 The Strand • 963 6446

21 Hurstmere Rd • 390 4512

The Elephant Wrestler

Tokyo Bay

Tucks and Bao

Zomer

Come and join us during Restaurant Month and enjoy two of our Dragon Baby small plates for only $25.00. Our Dragon Baby dishes are inspired by oriental flavours, and are perfect for a light lunch. Have two or share with a friend or colleague.

‘Tokyo for Two’ $120: Grilled Panko Kaikoura Crayfish, Wild Akaroa Salmon & Avocado Sushi, Fresh Pacific Oysters, Sweet Wasabi Tomato Dressing, Fried Chilli Soft Shell Crabs, Grilled Teriyaki Hokkaido Scallops, Teppan Wagyu Hawke’s Bay Scotch Fillet, and more on this delectable sharing platter.

Tasty Taka Trio Three delicious taster baos with chicken & truffle mayo, roasted pork belly & hoisin, and crispy tofu & sriracha.

Plus a Mud House wine or Good George Beer. $20

Zomer Bangers n Mash: Wild pork sausages with creamy smoked mash, caramelised onion and red wine gravy. $25 or $29.50 with a garage project beer.

20 The Strand • 390 7188

70 Hurstmere Rd • 486 1615

4 The Strand • 488 7594

Available Monday - Friday 11am-3pm.

138 Hurstmere Rd • 489 8030

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ILOVETAKAPUNA: NEWS

Takapuna Business Profiles

Christine Young posed some questions for representatives from two of TBBA’s business sponsors.

Jo Bridge, The Spencer on Byron Hotel

Jo Bridge is Sales and Marketing Manager at The Spencer on Byron Hotel in Takapuna. We asked her a few questions about her career and the Spencer on Byron.

Channel Magazine: Please tell us in two or three sentences about your background and your role at Spencer on Byron Hotel: Jo Bridge: I entered the workforce as a hairdresser; I later worked in some exciting industries in various roles, including for Columbia Tri-Star (Sony Pictures) and managing an international super yacht organisation based in Auckland. After having our twin girls, Chloe and Georgia, I moved into hospitality, working for Auckland Racing Club and the Pullman Hotel, before joining The Spencer on Bryon Hotel as Business Development Manager. I was promoted to my current role at the end of last year.

CM: Please tell us about The Spencer on Byron Hotel.

JB: ‘A resort-style hotel, with one of the best locations in Auckland’ pretty much sums it up. We are undergoing some exterior changes to the building ensuring its safety and future and we’ll see a new iconic building in 2021.

CM: What advice would you give to anyone planning to come to Takapuna for a weekend break?

JB: Take the time to explore what Takapuna has to offer. We are fortunate to have everything here on our doorstep! A cosmopolitan suburb, punching above its weight.

CM: Tell us what you love best about working at The Spencer on Byron Hotel…

JB: Diversity. I’m fortunate to work in a dynamic environment; no day is the same and I work with and meet some very interesting and exciting people. …and about working in Takapuna?

Driving past the beach each day is a great way to start and finish the day.; I also love the first-class quality of shops and restaurants.

Jo Bridge.

CM: What do you most enjoy doing in Takapuna outside work hours?

JB: I enjoy starting my day on the beach with my dog; my family enjoys water activities and hanging out at the beach. I love catching up with friends having a few vinos on the way home, so good for the soul.

Oliver Wills, Viranda Holdings Oliver Wills of Viranda Holdings has been involved in commercial property investment for more than 15 years. Recently appointed a director at Viranda, he is enjoying leading the property management and acquisitions team – a dynamic role that keeps him across every facet of the business.

Channel Magazine: Please tell us what Viranda Holdings Oliver Wills. does.

Oliver Wills: Established in 1986, Viranda is a privately owned and independent property investment company based in Takapuna. The company prides itself on being a people business first. Its ownership structure allows the team to focus entirely on its clients’ goals. As market leaders in acquiring and managing commercial property for its clients, the focus is on healthy, long-term asset performance.

CM: What advice would you give to anyone about property investment?

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situation. There is no typical investment formula to suit everyone, and a client’s unique goals and lifestyle aspirations should all be carefully considered. Building wealth relies on a strategic path –knowing when to grow your portfolio, sell down, diversify or even exit. Viranda prides itself on acting directly for you - placing your goals at the heart of every decision.

CM: What do you love best about working at Viranda Holdings…?

OW: The growth mindset and positive culture. No two days are the same and the industry is ever-changing, fast-paced and dynamic.

On a personal level, Viranda’s ‘people first’ ethos aligns well. I enjoy building long-term relationships with clients, all of whom are at differing points in their investment journey.

CM: …and about working in Takapuna?

OW: What’s not to love about Takapuna? How many people are this lucky to work in a unique coastal and lakeside location, with fantastic shopping and eateries? Rapid growth has taken place, yet somehow the essence of Takapuna is untouched; it still feels relaxed and friendly. Takapuna is within easy reach of water-based activities, quality education and housing. A major facelift for the suburb is unfolding and it’s going to be awesome.

CM: What do you most enjoy doing in Takapuna outside work hours?

OW: Takapuna dishes out the perfect setting for a jog and an ocean swim!

Talking Takapuna

It’s Restaurant Month in Takapuna this October!

Come and experience a Taste of Takapuna. Try a new place, test a new dish, or indulge in an old favourite – the choice is yours.

Tempt your taste buds with Mexico’s fried chicken burger, a mouthwatering platter from Tokyo Bay featuring grilled panko crayfish, salmon, scallops and scotch fillet, or a delectable Matsuri Bento dinner box from Sake Bar Nippon! If you’re a mussel-lover, then Master and Apprentice’s offer is for you – get your hands on their green-lipped mussel burger! Or if you’re looking for a slightly healthier alternative, head to Street Organics to try their version of “Pizza and Beer”– suitable for gluten-free, vegetarian and vegans alike.

There is something for every palate and purse this Restaurant Month, so why not hang up the pots and pans, and let Takapuna do the cooking for you!

Takapuna joins with the rest of the country to #BackBlack this month, as we settle in to the Rugby World Cup. There are many places to watch all games in Takapuna – head to our website to check out where you can relax and catch the action as it unfolds!

If rugby doesn’t take your fancy, don’t despair! There are also some great shows and events coming to Takapuna this month – the Bruce Mason Centre has a range of shows from ‘Zoe and the K-Pop Kids’ for the littlies, and ‘State Highway 48’ from the 15th, ‘Masina Returns Home’ as part of the Auckland Live Pick & Mix series, and the ‘Jazz Spectacular’ that features world-class guest performers alongside the Auckland Jazz Orchestra. The PumpHouse continues with ‘The Little Yellow Digger’ performances, and Shoreside Theatre’s One Act Plays, as well as creative talks, piano, organ and choir performances, and more.

For the last part of the school holidays, Takapuna also has a range of kids’ activities on offer. For those with a little sweet tooth, The Old Lolly Shop runs its “Make Your Own Lollipop” sessions, where you can watch the master confectioner spin some candy the old-fashioned way and make your own creation! There are also

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workshops and classes for creative kids happening at Lake House Arts, so check out their website for more details.

There’s so much going on in Takapuna as summer approaches.

We cannot wait to get back to the long lunches and evening picnics by the beach, and to show everyone what else we have in store!

Make sure you keep updated on all the latest I Love Takapuna news by following us on social media @ilovetakapuna or signing up for our newsletters from our website (www.ilovetakapuna.co.nz).

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Upcoming Events: 25 Sep – 5 Oct: The PumpHouse: Shoreside Theatre’s One Act Plays 21 Sep – 12 Oct: The PumpHouse: The Little Yellow Digger 2 Oct: Rugby World Cup – New Zealand v Canada

6 Oct: Rugby World Cup – New Zealand v Namibia

12-13 Oct: Bruce Mason Centre –Zoe and the K-Pop Kids 12 Oct: Rugby World Cup – New Zealand v Italy

13 Oct: The PumpHouse – Se Joon Park Piano Recital 2019 15 Oct: The PumpHouse –Joyful Joyful

15-19 Oct: Bruce Mason Centre – State Highway 48

16 Oct: The Elephant Wrestler – Paint and Wine Night

17 Oct: The PumpHouse Theatre Fundraiser ­– Judy (at Bridgeway Theatre) 19 Oct: Rugby World Cup – Quarter-final 1

19 Oct: Rugby World Cup – Quarter-final 2

20 Oct: RUGBY WORLD CUP: Quarter-final 3 20 Oct: Rugby World Cup – Quarter-final 4

19-20 Oct: Bruce Mason Centre – Masina Returns Home (Pick & Mix) 20 Oct: The PumpHouse –Jubilation Gospel Choir 21-25 Oct: The PumpHouse – Mama Long-fin

22 Oct: Bruce Mason Centre –Jazz Spectacular

25 Oct : The PumpHouse –Tina Cross and Carl Doy 26 Oct: Rugby World Cup – Semi-Final 1 27 Oct: Rugby World Cup – Semi-Final 2

30 Oct: The Elephant Wrestler – Paint and Wine Night 31 Oct – 2 Nov: Bruce Mason Centre –Swan Lake

31 Oct – 2 Nov: The PumpHouse – Circus of Horror 1 Nov: Rugby World Cup – Bronze Final 2 Nov: Rugby World Cup – Grand Final

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WINE: WITH LIZ WHEADON OF GLENGARRY

The rise of Grower Champagnes Champagne is a diverse region that globally, up until recently, has been dominated by the big house names. And there is nothing wrong with the big names at all. In fact, you have to take your hat off to the likes of Veuve Clicquot, as a bottle of Veuve tastes the same whether you try it in Auckland, New York or Liz Wheadon Paris. Given the massive volumes of Veuve produced, that’s quite an accomplishment. This consistency comes from the art of blending, which has for a long time been at the heart of champagne. Blending is something the winemakers in Champagne do better than anyone else out there, hands down. There are, however, more chapters to the region of Champagne and it’s only recently that we’ve started to get into the detail of each chapter.

Why now you might ask? A very valid question, however the answer is not so easy to pin point accurately. The rise of Grower Champagnes could be a desire from the Fine Wine market globally for different expressions. It would certainly be fair to say that the sommelier scene has had a big role to play. There are wine lists in most major cities of the world that now have nothing else but Grower Champagnes. Another reason could be access to markets and a desire to look outside the local market for growth. Whatever the reason is for the rise of Grower Champagnes around the world of late, one thing is for sure, there’s always been an abundance of Growers in Champagne. Visit the region and travel around it, tasting from one tiny producer to the next, and you’ll be amazed at the number of labels out there.

What exactly are Grower Champagnes? There are four different types of producers in the Champagne region. Négociants are producers that do not necessarily own all their vineyards and buy in some, or all, of the fruit they use for production. The Champagne region is made up of 299 houses with 1205 brand names. These houses own 10% of the vineyards they use, yet they are responsible for 69% of the sales. This in itself could be the key to why, until recently, we only heard about the big houses. Then there are Cooperatives – an impressive 67 selling cooperatives in Champagne, with 2234 brand names. There are Buyers Own Brands, which are labels created by négociants for specific retailers. Finally, Grower Champagnes - someone who owns the vineyard, grows the grapes, makes the wine and markets the wine. Grower Champagne houses

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tend to have far smaller production, with 4,000 – 150,000 bottles being the range in general. Compare that to 200,000 cases for Perrier Jouët, for example, and they are one of the smaller of the big houses.

Due to their small size and vineyard link, Grower Champagne producers tend to be very village specific. Unlike the big house names with their impressive blending across the region, Grower Champagne houses are terroir focused. Each grower has a unique story of place and the characteristics of that to share.

Non-vintage champagne is produced by blending together wines from recent vintages with what is known as reserve wines. This is done to produce a wine that is consistent in style year in and year out.

Holding reserve stocks is very expensive and something that the big houses have the investment to do. Generally, Grower Champagnes have low reserve stocks and their non-vintage styles are a blend of two or three vintages. This is one of the reasons Grower Champagnes are sometimes criticised for inconsistency, though at the same time others praise them for their diversity.

There is a wide and diverse range of Grower Champagnes available in New Zealand now. Some are very esoteric and not everyone's tipple; some, though, verge more toward the bigger house styles we know well.

Serge Mathieu is located in the southern part of the Champagne region in the Côte des Bar. A family owned and run house that can trace its history back to 1665. While the family had been growing grapes in the region for many years, it was not until 1970 that they first bottled under their own label making 5000 bottles. The Côte des Bar is an area where mildew is a challenge. With that in mind, while they would love to be biodynamic, they work sustainably and as close to the edge of biodynamics as nature will allow. The average vine age is 50 years and production very traditional. Low filtration, low use of sulphur and gentle handling produces a delicate, though broad style, with a dominance of Pinot Noir. Total production is 100,000 bottles from 11ha that are spread across a 1km area.

Laherte is based in the village of Chavot and was established in 1889. It is currently run by the seventh generation and biodynamic for most of the production since 2005. The reason it is not 100% bio dynamic is that its 10ha are spread over 11 different villages and they don’t have the ability to watch all the vineyards at crucial times to ensure they could manage biodynamically. Winemaking here includes oak, with 280 barrels and some fudre. They do use ceramic tanks and stainless steel; really whatever the grapes that arrive suit best. The style of champagne produced here is eclectic and different every season. There is constantly a new wine and a new expression. These are wines for fine wine lovers. 100,000 bottles are produced.

J Lassalle iis a champagne house run exclusively by women. ITt was originally established in 1942 by Jules Lassalle; when he passed away in 1982 his wife Olga and daughter Chantal stepped in and took over. In 2006 Angeline joined the estate. Their top cuvée is called Cuvée Angeline, which was created in 1973. Traditional in style and production, there are 45 different parcels that go into the wines, with Chardonnay being the predominant variety. Lassalle is the champagne house that really drove the US Grower Champagne market. Production is 100,000 bottles. www.glengarry.co.nz

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PACK & SEND: TAKAPUNA

The best courier options for sending domestic freight Have you ever wanted to know the best post and courier options available for sending domestic freight within New Zealand?

It might sound like a simple question, but it’s actually very complex, with hundreds, if not thousands, of ‘right’ answers, Jane and Jeremy Bain. depending on factors such as: • What are you sending?

• What is the urgency? (Does it need to be there today/tomorrow/ next week?)

• What is the value of the items being shipped? (For high value items, security considerations are paramount.)

• Is it fragile, and if so, is it sufficiently well packed? (Do you have a need for professional packing services?)

• Are you sending to a business or a residential address?

• Will someone be there to receive and sign for the delivery?

When sending freight throughout New Zealand, consignments can travel through a variety of transport modes. Most courier companies specialise in one or more transport modes, such as road (via trucks and vans) or air (via commercial airliners and dedicated cargo planes) and their delivery infrastructure and capabilities may be stronger in certain parts of New Zealand.

Pack & Send has the great advantage of alliances with a wide range of the best courier companies across New Zealand and the world. Because they send so much freight, they are able to negotiate great rates – and pass on the savings to their customers. This enables them to offer an unrivalled range of freight services and transport solutions, and enhance them with their experience to deliver to their customers a great deal of added value.

With their famous ‘No Limits’ philosophy, the staff at Pack & Send are able to tailor personalised solutions for each individual customer’s requirements. These timely domestic delivery solutions are available to government, businesses, corporations, and even private customers and households.

Pack & Send offers road, air, time definite, bulky and palletised freight services. They can even arrange full containers and truckloads.

They provide freight solutions for “ugly” and specialised products.

So when you’re sending your domestic freight, make sure you know all your options to make the most of your money, and get exactly what you need! Be sure to do your research, or just talk to Pack & Send and let us save you time, trouble and money!

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HEALTH AND FITNESS WITH CLAIRE BELLINGHAM, LES MILLS TAKAPUNA

Preparing your summer body

Many people approach Labour Weekend with a sense of urgency about their fitness. Marketing material aims to inspire panic – is your Claire Bellingham “beach body” ready? Are you “shredded for summer”? Are you prepared for “shorts season”? If you’ve been hibernating over winter it’s tempting to sign on for an extreme regime promising maximum results in minimum time. But too much exercise too quickly can put you into an over-trained state, moving you away from your goals rather than towards them.

There are five warning signs that you’re doing too much.

Number one is a drop in performance. You have less strength, endurance and co-ordination. Physical tasks you could handle effortlessly become difficult.

Number two is a drop in results. When hormones are in balance you’ll find that losing fat and gaining muscle is basically a matter of healthy diet and healthy activity. This no longer holds true when you are over-training because testosterone and cortisol get out of whack, plus you’re more likely to have strong carbohydrate cravings as your body seeks quick energy.

Number three is an increase in injuries. As you train in an increasingly weakened state you’ll find yourself aggravating old injuries, creating new ones and finding odds aches and pains that just won’t go away.

Number four is an increase in illnesses. If you’re exercising in a healthy manner you will develop a strong immune system and will find you don’t get sick too often. However if you’re over-training you’ll be vulnerable to every bug floating about.

Number five is a drop in morale. That’s hardly surprising when your performance is going down, your weight is going up and you’re struggling with injuries and illnesses. You feel drained and sluggish both in and out of the gym. You start to lose motivation to exercise at all.

Being in an over-trained state can be pretty miserable. Fortunately it can be managed with five simple strategies.

Number one is to build rest days into your exercise schedule.

Rest means different things for different people but most recreational exercisers need at least one full day of rest from exercise each week.

Number two is to plan a variety of exercise types and intensities.

A personal trainer can help you create an optimal schedule for your fitness level. Keep an eye on little niggles and don’t hesitate to go to the physio for some pre-hab – tackle a small problem before it grows up.

Number three is to take a close look at your diet. Make sure you are appropriately fuelled for the amount of exercise you are doing.

Stay well hydrated both in and out of the gym.

Number four is sleep. Sleep is the time when the body recovers and repairs the tiny microscopic tears in the muscle fibres created from strength training. Sleep also helps regulate your appetite hormones, speeds up metabolic rate and gives you the mental energy to resist the urge to overeat.

Number five is stress management. If cortisol levels are already raised due to factors outside of the gym then exercise can compound the negative effects, slowing down metabolic rate and encouraging the body to hold tight to fat.

Fitness is an important component of health but too much of it can be a negative stress on your body. Aiming for year-round consistency is far healthier than unrealistic pressure and urgency. Target the level of exercise that moves you towards your goals while keeping you on an upward spiral of health and vitality.

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MEET OUR NEW SPECIALIST ORTHODONTIST THE TOOTH COMPANY ORTHODONTICS WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW SPECIALIST ORTHODONTIST, DR TANIA HETZ. What is a specialist orthodontist?

Orthodontics (lat. Ortho= straight; dontics= teeth) is a branch of dentistry that is concerned with the function, appearance and stability of the teeth and jaws. A specialist orthodontist is a dentist who has undergone an additional 2 to 3 years of specialist university training in the field of orthodontics. To complete their training, orthodontists treat hundreds of cases, complete research and undergo rigorous examinations to be admitted into the Dental Council of New Zealand as an orthodontic specialist. Only specialist orthodontists are allowed to be members of the New Zealand Association of Orthodontists.

How do I know if my child needs braces? As a parent or caregiver you will

be able to look for signs that your child may need to see an orthodontist for a check-up.

Things to look out for include: • • • • • •

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early, late or unusual loss of baby teeth teeth that don’t meet or cover other teeth when upper teeth bite inside lower teeth crowding of teeth blocked-out teeth jaws that are protruded or recessed or are out of proportion to the rest of the face jaws that make sounds or shift difficulty in biting or chewing mouth-breathing or clenching habits habits such as thumb or finger sucking, chewing on toys/pens etc.

What age should I book my child in with an orthodontist? Although

orthodontists can treat people of any age, a child should have a check up with an orthodontist by the age of 7. By this age, the first adult teeth should have erupted and your specialist orthodontist can monitor changes in growth or development as your child grows, so that if treatment is necessary it can begin at the optimum time. However, it is never too late for your child to see an orthodontist; we can align teeth and improve function at any age.

What are the different treatment options? Everyone is unique and as such

treatments vary to suit each individual.

Treatments range from early treatment using plates and special expansion appliances to treatments including stainless steel braces, clear braces, clear aligners such as Invisalign, and hidden braces that sit behind the teeth. In some cases, a combined orthodontic and surgical approach is required. To find out what is right for you or your child, it’s best to contact your specialist orthodontist.

How much does a set of braces cost?

The cost of braces depends on a number of factors including the complexity of the case, the time it will take to complete the case and the type of appliances that are used.

Your specialist orthodontist will be able to discuss the right treatment for you and will work with you and your budget.

DR TANIA HETZ

Specialist Orthodontist

(DDS, Masters Orthodontics, PhD Orthodontics Germany)

THE TOOTH COMPANY - SPECIALIST ORTHODONTICS Q4 BUILDING, SMALES FARM, TAKAPUNA 099694993

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KITCHENS BY DESIGN

Coastal Classic

Urban sophistication meets resort-style living For the kitchen in their new home, the homeowners of this architecturally designed house wanted a space that blended in and worked well with its resort feel. Although the rough footprint was already outlined on the plans, including the location of a large scullery located behind the main kitchen, they needed a design team that had the experience and the know-how to translate their specific brief into a working kitchen that was to be at the centre of their new home. For this task, they took on Kitchens

By Design, led by award-winning designer Shane George.

“My vision for the look of this kitchen was to give the cabinetry in the main kitchen a furniture feel and look, so that it blended and complemented the rest of the décor in the large open-plan living space,” says the designer. This was achieved by specifying textured oak with a mid-tone grey stain for the overhead cabinetry above the cooking area and also for the large bank of floor-to-ceiling cabinetry that takes up the entire side wall of the kitchen.

“For continuity, I used the same timber for the legs that support the bar top on the kitchen island. And for the bench top on the island we specified Titanium Granite, with a leather finish that has a

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lovely textural, natural touch to it.”

To contrast and complement the natural look of the granite, a narrow sheet of hard-wearing Dekton with dark slate-look finish was chosen for the slightly elevated bar top – a perfect spot for friends and family to gather for drinks or informal dining.

“For the splashback, I used light green tiles with a crackle glaze, with cantilevered display shelves in oak.

The inclusion of subtle LED task lighting under these shelves and the over cupboards, and also along the foot of the island, plus four oversized pendants, complete the scheme.”

Behind the main kitchen is a large, well-equipped butler’s pantry, which the owners use for all their prep work and storage for pantry goods. Fitted out and finished to the same exacting standards, this area is almost a fully functioning kitchen in its own right.

Kitchens By Design has two Auckland-based showrooms, at 3 Byron Ave, Takapuna (09 488 7201) and at 7 Melrose St, Newmarket (09 379 3084). For inspiration for your new kitchen, pop in and talk to one of the designers, or take a look at the website: www.kitchensbydesign.co.nz.

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OPTOMETRY: HAYDON OPTOMETRISTS, TAKAPUNA

UV light can damage your eyes

NORTH SHORE MP MAGGIE BARRY

David Haydon

Eye care is our language here at Haydon Optometrists.

We believe if your eyes could talk they would ask you to protect them from UV rays. So we think the new lenses from Zeiss with 100% UV protection on all their clear lenses are essential for long-term eye health.

UV exposure over time can cause various eye diseases such as cataracts, macula degeneration and accelerated ageing of UV Skin Damage Exposed. Just as the UV damage the tissue around the to this young woman's skin is invisible to the naked eyes. Forty-eight percent eye and only revealed when a UV camera exposes the hidden harm, so is retinal damage hidden and painless of world blindness is until advanced enough to cause vision loss. caused by cataracts.

What we know is that UV radiation is always there. All year round, all day, in winter and summer, and in sunny and overcast cloudy conditions.

Most New Zealanders habitually grab their sunglasses and put on some sun cream on a cloudless day when the sun is shining and they intend to spend a long part of the day outside. However it’s everyday damage that’s we want you to understand too. It’s not well known, but UV radiation penetrates your windows too. While most windowpanes provide a certain degree of UV protection, a portion of the damaging UV light – UV-A radiation – comes through without being filtered out. You can see this in the fading colour of clothes that have been in a display window for a longer period of time: the sunlight causes the colours to fade.

This demonstrates that UV light can damage your clothes, and your eyes as well as your skin – and not just when the sun is shining.

Therefore here at Haydon’s we believe normal spectacle lenses should have a special UV filter too. We recommend lenses with protection up to 400nm will effectively protect your eyes from UV radiation.

Please don’t confuse the glare protection in your sunglasses as UV protection. Sunglasses with glare protection reduce the intensity of the sunlight. However, this only minimises brightness, not the level of UV radiation.

Glare-protection-only sunglasses sometimes can do more damage than wearing no sunglasses at all. What happens is that the dark lenses of sunglasses cause the pupil to expand, letting in even more UV light.

So, when purchasing sunglass lenses ensure they offer optimum protection against glare, reflections and damaging UV radiation.

When buying spectacle lenses, always check that they offer UV protection up to 400nm. If the salesperson can't give you any information or only very imprecise details about the level of protection offered by the sunglass lenses, you shouldn't buy from them.

Come in and talk to our team at Haydon Optometrists, we have all the information you need to help protect your eyes from the harmful UV rays.

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

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No protections for the vulnerable in Euthanasia Bill

Maggie Barry.

I make no apology for standing firm on behalf of the vulnerable for what I believe is right, although I have copped a lot of flack from the pro euthanasia campaigners for speaking out against the bill to legalise assisted suicide.

Unfortunately the ‘debates’ in Parliament have been a travesty and not one single amendment we have introduced in an effort to make it safer has been included. Along with the 50 or more MPs who are very concerned about this overly permissive bill, I remain frustrated and concerned at the process and fearful of the outcome and the effect it would have on our most vulnerable.

We didn’t like this bill and don’t want it passed but, knowing that this 52nd Parliament is the most liberal in our history and pro euthanasia MPs want it pushed through no matter what, we have done our very best to try and make it safer. We have worked alongside experts at hospice, disability, dementia and elder abuse groups as well as doctors and lawyers, the vast majority of whom don’t want any part of this law change. Unfortunately the end result is that their fears have been ignored, this inadequate and dangerous bill has not been made any safer, and these groups are devastated.

Nearly two years ago, when I asked to go on to the Justice Select Committee for consideration of the End of Life Bill as deputy chair, we resolved from the start that the eight members of the committee should not make big decisions on changing the bill. The only thing we could all agree on was that this flawed bill was not in any fit state to be passed, and unanimously decided that the substantial debate on such an important life and death issue should be debated by the whole of the House.

We have worked alongside experts at Hospice, Disability, Dementia and Elder abuse groups…

It is therefore very disappointing that the MPs on the committee who have voted in favour of the bill from its first reading and only three or four pro euthanasia Labour MPs have bothered to participate or taken a single call except to take a closure motion to shut down the debate.

The sponsor of the bill has pushed through a few minor and technical changes which included removing a ‘grievous and irremediable condition’ as grounds for eligibility. As the disabilities groups have pointed out, it was a meaningless phrase anyway in legal or medical terms so removing it makes no difference whatsoever to their profound unease about the risks this bill poses to their lives.

As the final crucial vote approaches I’d urge any of you who share our concerns to express them to the MPs who’ve voted against all the safeguards we’ve proposed. Although I have been criticised for asking for personal votes to be recorded on each of the amendments, I think it was important for the MPs to be on the public record and I have now published them on my website www.maggiebarry.national.org.nz Save the date — 26 November, join me and Hon Paul Goldsmith over breakfast to talk about National’s Economic Discussion paper on rebuilding a stronger economy.

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

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COMMUNITY NEWS: KIWIHARVEST – BEACH HAVEN PRIMARY

TAKAPUNA NORTH COMMUNITY NEWS: WITH SARAH THORNE

What a difference Takapuna North Community News a filled lunch box makes A little extra fruit and bread can go a long way when students do not have enough in their lunch box to get them through a challenging day at school. Every day, a number of students come to our school with either no or very little food. They eat what they have and are still hungry.

Luckily, Beach Haven Primary is one of many grateful recipients of fresh food delivered to us by the wonderful people at food rescue charity KiwiHarvest. Every Monday, smiling volunteers bring in food to help supplement lunch boxes for those children who need a little extra. The donation from KiwiHarvest also allows us to place a fruit bowl in our office foyer where children are welcome to come and help themselves to a piece of fruit if they need it – no questions asked. They often seem amazed that they can just take a banana and it's free! Offering delicious fresh food is also a great way for us to promote healthy eating among the students.

… smiling volunteers bring in food to help supplement lunch boxes for those children who need a little extra. The donation from KiwiHarvest also allows us to place a fruit bowl in our office foyer where children are welcome to come and help themselves to a piece of fruit…

KiwiHarvest rescues good surplus food that would otherwise be destined for landfill and redistributes it to charities and social service agencies (including schools) to help support the most vulnerable members of our communities. To avoid creating food waste ourselves, any extra we have is sent home with children, specifically those with large families. Fruit is seen as a treat and should not be wasted.

Thank you KiwiHarvest for the difference you make by supporting our school and community.

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Thanks to everyone who joined us over the cold winter months for Winter Fun preschool play and Family Fun Fridays. We’re planning our Summer Fun programme at the moment and start our free play sessions in our wonderful local parks on 2nd December.

You’ll also see our toy van at various other Sarah Thorne community events including school fairs, Milford’s Christmas by the Lake and Takapuna’s Christmas Carnival.

Part-time staff needed this summer: We are recruiting parttime Summer Fun event staff to work during the week and some weekends from December through to the end of March. The job involves setting up play areas in our wonderful local parks using our van load of toys and supervising preschool play and Family Fun Fridays. You may also be required to work the odd weekend at school fairs and at events like Charlie’s Playdate, an inclusive play event at Takapuna playground. For a job description, please email roanna@takapunatrust.org.nz Active Ageing Expo 10am-2pm on 8th November.

The expo brings together a large variety of senior led community Active Aging Expo 2018. groups and clubs in Takapuna. Come along to the War Memorial Hall, next to the library and find out about everything from embroidery and computer clubs to the Men's Shed, dancing and card groups. The event is free to attend. Contact us (details below) if you’d like more information.

Community Network Meeting, 26th November, 122pm, Mary Thomas Building, Takapuna. Join us for our next Community Network meeting. The meeting takes the form of a speaker presentation followed by a round robin introduction where attendees share information about various activities and projects that they are leading. All welcome. A light lunch is provided at 1.30pm when there will be the chance to network with other community members.

Sunnynook Christmas Trail, 12th December, 4.30-6pm, Sunnynook Park. Dress up and decorate your choice of wheels and join us at Sunnynook Park for a lots of Christmas-themed active fun! We’ll have free bike safety checks, activity stations, treats, a sausage sizzle and a family picnic space. The trail takes place around the newly opened path around Sunnynook park. The event is accessible and we strongly encourage all types of wheels and riders of all abilities to come along and join the fun.

A special thank you to the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board for supporting all of these fantastic events and activities in our community.

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/

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SHORE CITY: NEW WORLD UPDATE

New World Metro Shore City – your local supermarket

By Aidan Bennett

Late-November opening will be welcomed by the community New World will open its doors in Shore City in Takapuna on November 26th, and a pleasing aspect is that the owneroperator is a local. Doug Cochrane, who lives locally in Devonport, is opening the brand new store. This will be a local business.

Doug and his wife Cary also own the Flagstaff Gallery in Devonport. Their son Angus attends Takapuna Grammar and they also have a daughter, Hattie.

An Englishman, Doug has extensive international experience, having worked for Tesco for three decades in the UK, Turkey, Japan and China, before coming to New Zealand five years ago to work for Foodstuffs, owners of the New World brand. A year ago he stepped down from his role as Retail GM at Foodstuffs to train as a store manager in preparation for becoming an owner-operator. He is thrilled that this opportunity has come up right on his doorstep.

“The opportunity to own my own supermarket business has always appealed,” explained Doug Cochrane, when we met him for a tour of the site in early September, located within Shore City Centre in Takapuna. “I have come to learn that the Foodstuffs model is a good one, and having been through thorough training I can’t wait until we open.”

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extensive range of beer, wine and cider – including Click & Collect, which will be situated in a convenient footprint for busy shoppers.

“Shore City presents a great opportunity including three hours of free parking for our customers using Shore City carpark. The new mall owners (Precision Group) have invested a great deal in improvements and we are excited about the development of Takapuna that’s under way.”

As we detailed with excitement in our July issue, New World Shore City will be one of the first stores to open under a brandnew boutique design concept with strong themes conveying a marketplace atmosphere with natural materials and a focus on freshness and vibrancy.

“The Supermarket offering and boutique experience New World will bring to Shore City, aligns perfectly with our aim to provide a first class shopping experience to Takapuna,” says Shore City Centre Manager Jan Walker.

We had the opportunity to see the large space being worked on behind the hoardings and it is impressive. There’s plenty of space for a great supermarket that locals will love. The new business will also provide 60-70 new jobs in Takapuna.

“We are creating a store for foodies,” added Doug Cochrane.

“As well as the full grocery range, we expect our fresh food counter to be popular. There will be deli foods, fresh meats, vegies as well

Doug Cochrane is the owner operator opening the brand new New World Metro in Shore City.

The opportunity to own my own supermarket business has always appealed… I have come to learn that the Foodstuffs model is a good one, and having been through thorough training I can’t wait until we open.

as hot food and sandwiches. We will make food-to-go options very easy for lunch and dinner. We will be reflecting local customer needs which we will refine as we go. Our aim is to provide a customer experience that only an individually owned business can offer.”

Catering deliveries will also be a service that New World Shore City will provide. Due to the central Takapuna location Doug Cochrane is expecting that to be popular. There will also be online deliveries.

The new supermarket is situated on the ground floor of Shore City, conveniently located adjacent to the Food Gallery and the entrance to the multi level undercover carpark, which is accessible via both Como and Anzac Streets.

The visuals and plans we viewed with Doug Cochrane on site showed that there will be a very wide open entry to the supermarket from within the mall. The check-outs have been positioned to the side of the wide entry which will make the store very customer friendly.

Roll-on November! As a Takapuna local I can’t wait to have this wonderful supermarket on our doorstep.

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CHANNEL FEATURE: LOVING TAKAPUNA

Loving business in Takapuna!

This month in Channel we focus on highlighting successful local Takapuna-based businesses that many of our readers may know little about. These are not prominent shop front retail stores, cafes, restaurants or bars. Most are locally owned and operated businesses that have chosen to call Takapuna home.

Takapuna is a key metropolitan hub on the North Shore. It boasts 8000 to 10,000 people who come to the area to work on most days, a number expected to grow to over 15,000 by 2040, matching the growing residential population. Many of those people work in the thriving business services sector.

These are innovative businesses in the tech sector, finance, insurance, pharmaceuticals and hospitality. These businesses play an important part in vibrancy of the area.

Terence Harpur, chief executive of the Takapuna Beach Business Association, says that Takapuna is in the top two fastest-growing areas in New Zealand for tech businesses. It has been dubbed ‘Techapuna’ and that is an initiative that the TBBA and the business community have embraced – it is hugely supportive of high tech and start-up businesses.

But Takapuna’s business sector is richer and deeper than high-tech alone. Major and new finance and insurance companies, legal practices, and all the major banks have key branches, if not headquarters, in Takapuna, and the sentiments we hear at Channel Magazine are that these businesses couldn't think of a better place to be based, or for their staff to live and work.

We decided it was time to take a look beyond retail, and profile “under the radar” businesses that are achieving success locally and internationally and whose contribution to the area is as great as the benefits they derive from it.

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LOVING TAKAPUNA: UNLEASHED SOFTWARE

Success Unleashed in Takapuna Unleashed boldly proclaims its presence on Takapuna’s Northcroft Street, with its red logo stretching the width of the building it moved to in June this year. Another Takapuna success story to be exposed. Who or what is Unleashed – and what, exactly, is the company unleashing?

Unleashed Software was founded in 2009 by Greg Murphy, and has grown to be a global software-as-a-service (SaaS) company.

Unleashed provides product businesses with supply, production, inventory and sales software, distributed via direct and partner sales channels to more than 3500 companies in more than 80 countries; its main markets are in Australia, the UK, New Zealand and the USA. From its beginnings, Unleashed has had a strong connection to the North Shore — it grew from the Massey University e-Centre in Albany. It has grown from a small team of founders and software developers to where it is today: in June as the company moved to its new Takapuna office, it also celebrated the 100th employee milestone. The Takapuna office is Unleashed’s new global headquarters; as the company has grown it has also established regional teams, with the largest in Bristol in the UK. As Unleashed Software has grown, so too has the company structure. Chief Executive Officer is Gareth Berry, who has been with the company since the beginning, after many years’ experience in software companies. Lisa Miles-Heal is Chief Operating Officer; she joined five years ago and is currently based in the UK office where the team has grown to 20. Cameron Ford, Chief Financial Officer, joined the company in January this year and Julian Wheeler is the newly appointed Chief Product Officer; he comes to Unleashed from executive positions in various broadcasting companies.

As Unleashed is a SaaS product, it too has evolved as the company has grown. The company releases enhancements and features every week, requiring the product and development teams based in Takapuna to use an agile approach to manage their delivery. As the product feature set has increased, so have opportunities to market and sell widened, and other company functions (sales, marketing, customer engagement, people and culture, and operations) have grown.

“The North Shore has always been part of Unleashed Software’s DNA,” says Gareth Berry, “so being based in Takapuna is an obvious choice. Being close to the beach and the relaxed Takapuna atmosphere has become part of our Unleashed culture.

“We ask people when they come to work each day to bring their authentic self, because through this uniqueness we can create, manage and support the best solution for our customers.

Unleashed new offices decorated for moving in celebrations.

Unleashed team members celebrate moving into new Takapuna offices: Anthony Byrnes, Jaime Talaue, Roma Gadian, Aris Abinoja, Aravind Sreekala, and Gavin Lim.

Members of Unleashed Software's management team: Cameron Ford, Gareth Berry, Lisa Miles-Heal, and Chairman Murray Ward.

“The activities we encourage make the most of the Takapuna location and include department competitions, sports, fishing, paddle boarding, beach picnics and more. We also have pizza on Fridays, regular team events and outings, and encourage people to take their birthdays off.”

The Takapuna location also helps with diversity, he adds “as our staff ranges from graduates who have recently joined, to staff who’ve been here for five years, from older, family-oriented people to younger part-time workers who are still studying while working at Unleashed.

“Many staff live on the Shore so we love the beach-side location, and not having to cross the Bridge! There’s also the added bonus of great spots for coffees or lunch, shops for when you forgot to bring your towel and are desperate for a swim, and great access to public transport for those who do live further afield.

“We have remained on the North Shore for 10 years now and it’s certainly not by force! Takapuna is a place that we feel aligns closely to our values and ways of work. One of our core values is ‘Always having fun’, and for us, Takapuna beach has always been conducive to this. It encourages us all to make the most of nature's playground when the sun is out. The beach makes for a great company picnic or games spot and there is a strong sense of community and a relaxed way of life.”

Being part of the North Shore ecosystem has also allowed Unleashed to take advantage of the support of services like ATEED, Massey University, Takapuna Beach Business Association and Auckland’s Grow North Initiative.

“We love promoting opportunities to further technology and software development endeavours in the local community,” says Gareth. “We’ve previously hosted Unleashed Hackathon Days where we invited local college students to participate. This gave them the chance to work on fun projects and practice creative thinking outside of their school environments. We also partner with local tertiary institutions to give students and recent graduates an internship opportunity.”

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LOVING TAKAPUNA: PITA PIT

Pita Pit New Zealand has its roots in Takapuna

Try their new catering menu and support the Tania Dalton Foundation

Chris Henderson and Duane Dalton established the very first Pita Pit New Zealand store right here in Takapuna in 2007 and have since grown the business to over 100 locally-owned and operated stores nationwide.

This has all been achieved from their central Takapuna base. They have both their headquarters and a store in Takapuna.

After coming across the Pita Pit franchise in North America, they backed themselves that Kiwis would Chris Henderson and Duane Dalton. share the same enthusiasm and embrace the tasty, fresh idea and began development to bring Pita Pit back down under. 13 years later, the Takapuna store is now located at 26 Anzac Street and is open every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner serving up a variety of tasty pitas, salad bowls and snacks as well as a fresh new catering menu.

After coming across the Pita Pit franchise in North America, they backed themselves that Kiwis would share the same enthusiasm and embrace the tasty, fresh idea…

Duane, Chris and the Pita Pit team have been actively involved in the North Shore community since establishing the business in Takapuna and have contributed upward of $200,000 to local sporting initiatives.

Pita Pit Takapuna is a funding partner for the Tania Dalton Foundation, which was established to honour the memory of Pita Pit's adored Tania. The Tania Dalton Foundation supports young Kiwi females in sport, to unlock their talent and be their best selves through a three-year scholarship programme. This provides financial assistance, mentoring support and personal development opportunities to recipients.

Pita Pit is offering Channel Magazine readers the opportunity to support the Tania Dalton Foundation while also getting to enjoy their tasty new catering menu which features pita platters, large sharing salads and a variety of tasty snack and side options like loaded hummus and pita nachos.

It doesn’t matter what kind of get together, great tasting, healthy food makes all the difference. At Pita Pit, they cater for all venues, all events, all ages and all kinds of occasions. The menu also caters to a wide range of dietary preferences; from gluten and dairy free to vegetarian and vegan. You can mix and match the catering offerings to create the perfect platter for your event.

For every catering order over $100 made at any Pita Pit on the North Shore throughout October and November 2019, Pita Pit will donate $10 to the Tania Dalton Scholarship programme. Quote TDF when ordering in-store.

Just in time for your end of year events – enjoy a tasty meal and feel good doing it!

Visit: www.pitapit.co.nz

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$10 will be donated to the Tania Dalton Foundation from Pita Pit North Shore Stores for catering orders over $100

TO ORDER, VISIT PITAPIT.CO.NZ OR CONTACT YOUR LOCAL STORE & QUOTE TDF T&C’s: Valid on catering orders $100+ made during October & November 2019.

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LOVING TAKAPUNA: OCEANBRIDGE SHIPPING

Oceanbridge Shipping

Members of the Oceanbridge team in their striking reception area:Natasha Platt (Customer Services Manager); Scott Wilson (CEO); Roland Verran (CCO – Chief Commercial Officer); Alister Wishart (COO).

- In Takapuna since 1996 One successful North Shore business that many locals may know nothing about, but is based in central Takapuna and contributes a great deal to the community, is international freight business Oceanbridge Shipping.

The business, founded and owned by North Shore couple Bill and Lindsay Speedy, has been in Anzac Street since November 1996.

Located on the original site of the Lister Hospital – just opposite Shore City on Anzac Street – “Oceanbridge House” is the base for four local businesses and houses more than 170 people, of whom Oceanbridge employs 120.

If locals haven’t been in for a look at this striking building, they’re missing out. Despite being more than 20 years old, Oceanbridge House looks very modern, but has two authentic cannons in the front garden. Dating back to the 16th century, the cannons are a notable attraction to young and old making their way past 25 Anzac Street in Takapuna. Another strong feature of Oceanbridge House is the Oceanbridge Shipping reception area. It fits perfectly with the business as the feature walls are stacked shipping containers, the floors are teak, and there are nautical windows and items throughout.

The waiting area features big images of our America’s Cup boats, as the company works closely with Team New Zealand.

Bill Speedy speaking after being inducted into the North Harbour Business Hall of Fame in 2018.

Oceanbridge shipping team members recently celebrating 38 years with a morning tea in their lunch room.

Oceanbridge commenced business in 1981 and was the first shipping business to move to the North Shore. Previously businesses in that sector congregated around the port and downtown. Many others have also since moved to the airport.

Bill Speedy was recognised for his contribution to business and the community in 2018 by being inducted into the North Harbour Business Hall of Fame.

Employing staff from the North Shore and beyond has been a bonus for the company and staff alike. This is proved by the fact that many staff are now hitting 20 or more years of service, some of those commencing as teenagers having completed education at local High Schools.

While being an international business, Oceanbridge has a soft spot for the North Shore and supports many local events such as the Milford Christmas by the Lake, the Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta held at Murrays Bay, the OKI 24-hour yacht race at Lake Pupuke plus various other water sport events held up and down the coast over the years.

Visit: www.oceanbridge.co.nz

Oceanbridge House has two authentic cannons in the front garden.

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LOVING TAKAPUNA: SNAPCOMMS

SnapComms

Chris Leonard with SnapComms team members.

– right at home on Takapuna! By Aidan Bennett One growing business that has chosen to call Takapuna home is SnapComms. Six or seven years ago I did a feature article on Chris Leonard and Sarah Perry’s new start-up business that was going places. In those days they were a small but growing team located in offices on the corner of Auburn and Como Streets in Takapuna. Fast forward to 2019 and they have had to move to new a larger space in Takapuna to accommodate their growing numbers. More than 60 at the last count.

SnapComms is now located on Hurstmere Road, in the heart of Takapuna, in modern offices that were purpose-built for them – just metres away from Takapuna Beach. Their offices are full of natural light, and there are awesome decks to enjoy the sea views and summer ocean breeze.

SnapComms is a successful SaaS (Software as a Service) business that has established itself as a leading global provider of enterprise employee communications solutions, especially in key markets such as the US, UK and Europe. More than 99% of their customers are outside New Zealand. These customers range from businesses with 5,000 through to 100,000 plus employees, and are predominantly in the healthcare, financial and utilities sectors.

Chris Leonard comes from a finance and telco background.

Prior to starting SnapComms he worked for Telecom (now Spark) and also worked for a number of start-ups. He says that being a self-funded business has meant that they have been able to create a company and a culture on their own terms; terms that suit them best.

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“We have not been forced to follow the agenda of investors focused solely on growth, company valuations and exits. At SnapComms we believe people come first and absolutely value creativity, passion and empowering employees to achieve outcomes.

These are the primary drivers of our current and future success.

Despite our customers being in other parts of the world we have chosen to have our base here in Takapuna. It is a great environment for our staff, with the beach and the lifestyle.

“Despite our customers being in other parts of the world we have chosen to have our base here in Takapuna. It is a great environment for our staff, with the beach and the lifestyle. When we were looking for a new home we did canvas our staff for their feedback and they told us overwhelmingly that they wanted to stay in Takapuna.”

We have not been forced to follow the agenda of investors focused solely on growth, company valuations and exits.

At SnapComms we believe people come first and absolutely value creativity, passion and ownership.

These are the primary drivers of our current and future success.

Chris emphasises that having great talent and ensuring staff love their work and where they work is very important. “We are very focused on the wellbeing of all our team. We offer fresh fruit, a breakfast bar, monthly massages and sit-to-stand desks for each team member. We also have a ‘Commute to Work’ incentive where we give employees money each year towards alternative means of transport. We encourage staff to walk or cycle to work, where possible, for their health and wellness.

“We are all about career progression and professional development. Our employees attend some of the best conferences in the world and we actively work with thought leaders to ensure everyone at SnapComms gets benefit from direct coaching and mentoring. Developing our people helps with their career growth and also ensures SnapComms continues to innovate, grow and scale with talented and creative individuals.”

Chris adds that as a company they are big on setting goals that all their different teams can work together to achieve. “This brings a lot of cross-functional activity and collaboration to the business, helps stop silos forming and makes us all feel like we own a piece of the jigsaw. And we all get to celebrate each other’s successes.”

It is clear that culture is everything at SnapComms. Chris Leonard says they pride themselves on having a culture that is friendly, supportive and transparent while at the same time being aspirational, progressive and successful.

“As a global business, we seek to inject international perspectives into all that we do. It’s made us a truly multicultural organisation where diversity and inclusion are part of our DNA.” www.snapcomms.com jobs@snapcomms.com www.snapcomms.com/careers

About SnapComms

SnapComms’ employee communication software platform provides solutions to solve internal communication challenges.

The platform offers a range of channels to get employee attention and drive employee engagement, with the right message, to the right person, at the right time.

These channels include alerts (including desktop, mobile and video alerts), desktop wallpaper, screensavers, and lock screens (and digital signage), desktop tickers, quizzes, surveys, and newsletters as well as an employee communications app.

SnapComms is a self-funded, privately owned business that has grown from small beginnings. SnapComms grew out of a small development company that developed a solution for its first customer, Vodafone New Zealand. Determined to help more organisations improve cut-through for employee communications, Sarah Perry and Chris Leonard launched SnapComms in 2007. It is now a global market leader.

SnapComms now serves more than two million paid enterprise users in 75+ countries (including several Fortune 50 companies). It is a Deloitte Fast 50 and Fast 500 international company and won the ICT Exporter of the Year Award in 2015.

Information overload is a significant and growing problem preventing organisations from being operationally effective and employees from being well informed. SnapComms’ purpose is to help large organisations use the latest technologies to put important messages in front of employees in ways they can't miss (and to measure their impact).

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LOVING TAKAPUNA: CROMBIE LOCKWOOD

John Thatcher and some of the Crombie Lockwood team in the foyer of Crombie Lockwood's new Takapuna offices.

Setting the standard for insurance

By Christine Young

Crombie Lockwood, one of the largest insurance broking companies in New Zealand, has had a presence in Takapuna for a very long time (with a few name changes over the years following various mergers and acquisitions) so when this wellestablished firm was looking to relocate its Auckland North office late last year, the message given about options on where they could potentially move to was very clear.

“We are the Auckland North branch of Crombie Lockwood so I was happy to relocate the office anywhere in the greater North Shore area – as long as it was still in Takapuna,” says John Thatcher, Regional Director for Auckland North and Northland.

As the company has grown from strength to strength, so has the size of the Takapuna office. It currently employs 34 people, with some of the team having been with Crombie Lockwood, providing insurance broking and risk management services to the local community, for more than two decades.

"We have a diverse range of people in the office with a great mix of young and old from all walks of life," says Karyn Booth, Regional Administration Manager. Karyn has been with the company since 2006, and has been living and working on the North Shore since 2010.

Brent Reid is an Executive Broker at Crombie Lockwood with many years’ experience in the industry, and another North Shore local. Brent’s philosophy on what it takes to be a good broker is nothing new and can be summarised in three simple statements.

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“Communication – communicating effectively is essential and means both listening to fully understand your clients’ needs, and asking all the right questions. Knowledge – a good broker will have expert knowledge of insurance policies and products, and be able to find a solution tailored to the needs of each client. Relationships – it is all about building long-term sustainable relationships and these are developed from delivering quality service and advice.”

Testimonials from personal and commercial insurance clients back up Brent’s views: “Crombie Lockwood is an important business partner for us here at NAI Harcourts Commercial Property Management. The service and support are outstanding and we have excellent personal relationships with the team across broking, finance and management. It’s about people and performance for us and Crombie Lockwood delivers.”

– Rob Meister - Manager, Business Owner NAI Harcourts North Shore Commercial Property Management.

“It has been an absolute pleasure working with my broker with regards to renewing all of my personal insurances (car, home, contents and rental property). His communication skills are fantastic and I was always able to contact him and had no issues making changes to my policies. He is certainly is an asset to Crombie Lockwood and it has been a delight in dealing with him.”

– P Cutts – Personal insurance client.

Ever considered using an insurance broker but unsure what value we can add?

All Crombie Lockwood’s brokers ‘speak fluent insurance’ and in a market of rising premiums and more complex terms around cover and exclusions, the added value an insurance broker provides through sound advice and strong advocacy has never been greater.

Crombie Lockwood Takapuna provides full insurance broking services to our clients, covering all facets of insurance from business/commercial to personal (house, contents, car, boat, rental property) and life and health.

John Thatcher and Karyn Booth in Crombie Lockwood's new Takapuna office.

The service and support are outstanding and we have excellent personal relationships with the team across broking, finance and management.

“We are always the advocate for our clients at all stages of the process from our advice to the claims result,” adds John Thatcher.

“Everyone you deal with at Crombie Lockwood Takapuna takes personal responsibility and pride in how we protect your interests.

In fact, our client satisfaction score is more than three times the industry average, based on the Takapuna office’s measured ‘Net Promotor Score’ which is +23, against an industry benchmark of +7. We’re very proud of that!”

If you would like to know more about how Crombie Lockwood can help with your insurance needs, they’re happy to chat with you about your business or personal insurance needs.

Crombie Lockwood, 15 Huron Street, Takapuna, email takapuna@crombielockwood.co.nz or call 09 486 0852.

The team at Crombie Lockwood in Takapuna can: • Demystify insurance jargon so you know where you stand • Show you what fully insured looks like • Negotiate your cover with various insurance companies from a position of strength • Help you understand your options so you can make informed decisions • Be a strong advocate for you when it really matters The team at Crombie Lockwood Takapuna has been intimately involved in the local area, having serviced clients on the North Shore for more than two decades.

Crombie Lockwood currently places premiums in excess of $800 million on behalf of more than 100,000 businesses throughout the country. Our national resources and international endorsement put us in a unique position to negotiate the best benefits, conditions and premiums; often with our own policy wordings to provide extra protection.

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Rock n’ Roll Classic Cars - Hot Rods Pin-Ups - Vintage Market THE STRAND, TAKAPUNA, AUCKLAND Vehicle Registrations Now Open on line at www.takapunarock.co.nz

A community fundraising event in support of Make-A-Wish NZ and Yes Disability Harbour DESIGN & PRINT

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LOVING TAKAPUNA: JMI WEALTH

Lynette Ball

Shameema Shameem

Investing in a low interest environment The Official Cash Rate is now at an all-time historical low of 1.0%. Savers who have traditionally relied on term deposits to provide a reliable income stream are now facing the prospect of ongoing low rates of return. Those who elect to use longer terms to secure higher rates also face the issue of potential early withdrawal penalties if their circumstances change unexpectedly.

Term deposits are now less than 3% for people with the ability to lock those funds away for periods longer than one year. But this is a long way from the 6%-7% on offer 10 years ago. For retirees who use returns on term deposits as their main income, this is causing a real problem, with no easy solution. Expectations of lower rates may be something that we all need to get used to as they could be this way for some time to come.

We talked to two experienced investment advisors at JMI Wealth, a North Shore-based company which has provided sound investment advice for more than 30 years on over $2 billion of client funds. JMI Wealth has a strong reputation and references from clients.

Lynette Ball and Shameema Shameem have many years of experience in the financial services and banking sectors. They offer their thoughts on what investors could consider.

Lynette says that “Investing can be a complex and sometimes confusing process. My aim is to simplify this process so that my clients are comfortable with the solutions I am recommending.

It is not easy and there is no silver bullet. If you want to achieve a return, you need to take some risk. Even investing with a bank carries some risk, albeit very low. Many of my clients are retirees and therefore have a specific amount of money that they would like to last their lifetime.

“Even a very small amount invested in good quality companies listed on the New Zealand share market can produce income over 5%. The key is feeling comfortable with how much risk a client is prepared to accept for the income that they require.”

“Bank term deposits are realistically low risk when compared to most other investment opportunities,” Shameema adds. “The downside is that to receive a higher rate of return you need to have

that locked away for over two years. A well-diversified portfolio of cash, bonds and a small amount of shares can provide a reliable income stream for an investor. The capital value may fluctuate over time but as long as someone can look at the timeframe as over five years any short-term movements become less material.”

“Creating wealth is one thing,” Shameema notes. “Preserving and growing it is another. My goal is to establish and build a lasting relationship with you and your family based on trust and quality advice, and help you protect and grow your wealth while reducing the time and effort you need in managing your financial life.”

Lynette says that her biggest concern is that people substitute shares for term deposits without seeking professional advice.

“Investing a portion of funds into high yielding shares may be suitable but taking advice on what shares and how much is so important.”

Then again, adds Shameema, doing nothing is equally risky.

“A client having their savings in low interest rate products could mean that after tax and inflation they are receiving zero return.

This might be fine for some people but most need their funds to work for them so they have a comfortable retirement, or build towards a comfortable retirement. By having a conversation and understanding what might be possible I feel there is a better outcome for most people.

“There are options for people to consider when the income from term deposits and high interest savings accounts is not sufficient.

Having a qualified financial adviser help you construct a portfolio that is appropriate to produce a reliable income stream is becoming more important as we see such low interest rates. With a sound investment plan, it is possible to achieve higher income returns with an appropriate level of risk.”

Contact: Lynette Ball, M: 027 569 8694, lynette.ball@jmiwealth.co.nz or Shameema Shameem, M 027 201 2877, shameema.shameem@jmiwealth.co.nz www.jmiwealth.co.nz

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LOVING TAKAPUNA: AFT PHARMACEUTICALS

Marree and Hartley Atkinson.

Pharmaceuticals for the world

By Christine Young

AFT Pharmaceuticals is a Kiwi founded, operated and NZXlisted company, creator of a number of highly successful overthe-counter, prescription and hospital pharmaceuticals. But who knew that this company with operating revenue of more than $85 million is, and has always been, based in Takapuna?

Evidence indeed, if any more was needed, that Takapuna is home to world-leading innovative businesses operating in a variety of different industries.

AFT Pharmaceuticals was founded 20 years ago by CEO Dr Hartley Atkinson and his wife Marree “in a garage on Auckland’s North Shore, with a commitment to use innovation to help make a real difference to people’s health”. It all happened after Hartley was unexpectedly made redundant from Roche. “It wasn’t the way I had planned it,” he said in an interview with Mindfood, “but it shows how an adverse event in your life can give you the opportunity and motivation to do what you’ve always wanted to do.”

The company listed on the New Zealand and Australian stock exchanges in late 2015, raising $33.2 million, which was put towards research and development of new drugs, and expanding its global market. But Hartley is still able to walk to work from his home each day, and swims in the sea most days over summer.

The company currently employs about 80 staff in New Zealand and internationally, with about half of them based in Takapuna, a location that provides an important part of the company’s culture. The local team includes a clinical development department of doctors, pharmacists and research nurses. In addition to the New Zealand base, AFT has offices in Australia, Singapore and Malaysia. It sells about 130 products, ranging from pain relief to allergy treatment and eye care, with more in the research stages.

AFT’s most high-profile product is Maxigesic, a patented

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combination of paracetamol and ibuprofen; this is sold in 20 countries, and licensed in more than 125 countries internationally. In a continuation of its drive for innovation, AFT recently successfully registered the intravenous form of Maxigesic (Maxigesic IV) in Australia, opening the way for its use as post-operative pain relief in hospitals where patients cannot take oral pain relief.

Earlier this year, AFT completed deals which resulted in Maxigesic IV being licensed in Mexico and Switzerland, and Maxigesic oral dose forms in Cyprus. Other regulatory filings are under way in a number of countries not only for Maxigesic IV, but for Maxigesic Oral Liquid and Maxigesic Hot Drink sachets.

Hartley says he invented Maxigesic to provide an effective alternative to opioid-based pain relief drugs, without the potential risk of harm and misuse that can result from their use. That focus on market niches and areas of need has also driven the development of other AFT products. His background in the pharmaceuticals industry, his education (a masters degree in pharmaceutical chemistry and a doctorate in pharmacology), and ongoing research form the basis of his understanding of these needs, at a local and global level.

A recent coup has been to reach a licensing agreement with Timber Pharmaceuticals, a major US-based pharmaceuticals company for the USA, Canada and Mexico for AFT’s drug Pascomer, a specialised dermatological treatment used to treat facial angiofibromas, a disfiguring condition which affects patients from childhood, and which impacts more than 30,000 patients in the US alone.

“The agreement with Timber represents a significant and exciting opportunity,” says Hartley. “The deal we have struck with Timber mitigates AFT’s research and development risks while still promising strong returns for the company if the clinical trials proceed successful.”

Hartley and Marree Atkinson launch AFT Pharmaceuticals on the NZX.

AFT current board members Jon Lamb, Doug Wilson, Marree Atkinson, Hartley Atkinson, David Flacks, Jim Burns.

If clinical studies are successful, market research has indicated the market could be worth up to US$300+ million in the USA. The first of AFT’s two planned clinical studies in 120 patients is due to start in eight research centres around the world, including in the US in the world-renowned Mayo Clinic. Research centres in Australia, Spain, the UK and New Zealand are also taking part in the trial.

Another recent success for the company has been to see its Hylo-Forte eye lubricant hit number one position in eye lubricants in Australian pharmacies, an achievement that follows hard on the heels of the launch last year of a revolutionary non-aqueous, preservativefree eye lubricant (Novatears), which has itself moved into the top 30 products in the eye lubricant category. Along with Maxigesic retaining its number one position in the paracetamol/ibuprofen analgesic market, these results have helped AFT consolidate its position in the key over-the-counter market in Australia.

It’s all part of AFT’s focus on international expansion for Maxigesic, and on growing the Australian and New Zealand markets through the growth of existing products and new product launches.

Growth drivers for AFT in New Zealand include not only Maxigesic, but also its eyecare and allergy range and Vitamin C Lipo-Sachets as well as new products. In Australia the company has also expanded its hospital portfolio of products, such as the antibiotic Piptaz.

Working on new products remains a key part of Hatley’s role in the company, alongside strategic planning and budgeting. “The thing I enjoy most is… scientific development and how to do the research, and talking to the regulators,” he says.

AFT Pharmaceuticals's offices are in the Neilsen Building in the heart of Takapuna.

David Flacks, chairman of the AFT board, and CEO Hartley Atkinson.

Making a philanthropic difference Amidst all the growth, Hartley and Marree’s initial motivation to make a difference to people’s health continues.

AFT regularly donates products and lower cost pharmaceuticals to initiatives in Vietnam, Fiji and Bougainville.

Locally, as well as the ongoing development of new products to meet unmet needs, this year in New Zealand the company launched an initiative to give back to three local charities: Lifeline New Zealand, Heart Kids New Zealand and Look Good Feel Better New Zealand.

“Helping fund three of New Zealand’s most important charities is a powerful way we can use our success to do good in the wider community,” Hartley said as he launched the project where, for three months, $1 from the sale of each Maxigesic pack purchased from any of the 667 participating pharmacies was donated to the customer’s choice of one of the three charities.

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TAKAPUNA: THE PROMENADE BUILDING

Tradesmen Shane Dekker, Jozsef Szarbo (TJ Joinery), Aaron Douglas (Hype Builders) are playing a big part in the high quality renovation of The Promenade building in Takapuna.

Before (right) and after (above) photographs of The Promenade building that is undergoing a complete makeover in Takapuna.

Prominent Takapuna buildings get a makeover

By Aidan Bennett

As regular readers of Channel he always does things very well,” added local builder Aaron Douglas Magazine will know, we love it when of Hype Builders, which has had a we see investment happening in our big involvement in the project. “You town centres. It was a thrill therefore can see that by the quality of the new to visit The Promenade building on the bathrooms that have been created for corner of Hurstmere Road and The the building on all levels. Quality tiles Promenade in Takapuna, where new have been used on both the floor and owner Grant McRae is investing in a walls for durability to ensure they last a complete makeover. He purchased the long time.” building 18 months ago.

Wood panelling and polished The pleasing aspect is that concrete floors are also features of the businesses are also buying into Grant restored building.

McRae’s vision for the building – which In early September the finishing has parking on the roof and stunning touches were also being made to views from all floors – with new tenants the second floor that will be the New moving in or signing up to move in. A Zealand home for Wolters Kluwer. member of McRae’s team helping to Wolters Kluwer is an international renovate the building said that he “loves business that operates in 150 turning something terrible into something countries, servicing legal, business, special” and he is certainly doing that. tax, accounting, finance, audit, risk, “We are bringing the heritage of the compliance, and healthcare markets. building back,” explained Grant during The first floor is the new home of The our tour of the building. “We are keen to Barbershop Co. – the Takapuna based create a precinct here. A nice avenueGrant McRae is transforming The Promenade business that is the largest and fastest style retail and business area that is a building in Takapuna. growing men's grooming company in great place to work and play. We would the country, with 20-plus stores. like to see the trees lit in the road which we believe would add There are existing tenancies on the ground floor for GPK a nice touch.”

Bar and Grill, Ocean Culture and fitness business, Vision. The The day we visited in early September a new LED neontwo premises that were once Aroy Dee Thai Restaurant and a like sign was being installed facing onto the Bruce Mason massage business are being completely gutted and renovated to Centre and an added touch has been the restoration of the old accommodate two or three new tenancies. signage that is on the corner of the prominent building, facing One of the new businesses going into The Promenade is an onto Hurstmere Road. exciting new fashion and furniture business being opened by local “We have loved helping Grant restore the building as

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We are keen to create a precinct here. A nice avenue style retail and business area that is a great place to work and play. We would like to see the trees lit in the road which we believe would add a nice touch.

The view from the second floor office being completed for international business Wolters Kluwer.

They were due to move in late September or early October.

identity Chantal Chilcott. The store will take her Christian name.

Chantal’s opens in early October.

“We are creating a lovely store that we feel Shore people will love,” explained Chantal as we walked through the large space that is being made ready for the store’s opening. “A key part of our furniture range will be CocoHills from Heather Walker. This is a fantastic range of classic and modern furniture and accessories.

We will also have a great range of quality women’s and men’s fashion.”

Grant McRae actually owns most of the block from Glengarry’s through to GPK and up to Ocean Culture and Vision Personal Training. He has recently also completed a renovation of the space

above One Red Cup Café. This is home to a new restaurant to Takapuna called Little Lamb. This opened in late September and is the third Little Lamb Mongolian Hotpot restaurant in Auckland, with the others in Ellerslie and Newmarket.

The pleasing aspect for Takapuna is that Grant McRae doesn’t intend to stop with just the enhancements he is making to the buildings at the moment. His aim is to improve the entire block over time. Great for Takapuna!

If you are interest in high quality retail or office space in Takapuna you can contact Grant McRae on email: nzmcrae@xtra.co.nz

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TEXTILES & FABRICS: REDGRAVES HOME FABRICS

The recovering curmudgeon Last month Bad Jelly and I headed to a Fiji resort Island for the wedding of the son of some great friends. I admit to having been a curmudgeonly old grump about having another trip away, to a place I didn’t really want to go.

How wrong I was! We had a fantastic time and being surrounded by all their family and friends for three days as they celebrated their love for each other was a lovely experience. (Yes, Darling I admit I WAS WRONG!! But that is only twice now that this has happened in my lifetime, so it’s hardly a pattern.)

Once the wedding was over Bad Jelly and I headed for Dennerau and a few days of R & R. I am not really a resort sort of person, far preferring some random B&B or a private dwelling.

There are just too many people for me in resorts and they are too structured. I especially dislike the push and shove of the smorgasbord breakfast, as an Australian reaches in front of you to grab the best looking hash brown, and people overload their plates with quantities of food they would never eat at home. Not my sort of start to the day. So, just as we do wherever we travel, we usually head out for a walk and an early morning coffee, and sit and watch the locals heading off to work, before returning caffeined up and ready for the breakfast battle.

To ease my first world resort stress over this, we spent quite a lot of time looking for off-site alternatives: shopping in Nadi, a visit to the orchid gardens and even a mud bath and massage. I have barns and departments stores. These sheets have a heavy yarn to say that the mud bath was an interesting experience. More of that will last a long time. They have a thread count designed to a mud bucket really. A $2 shop yellow plastic bucket of mud that you rub all over yourself, letting it dry before soaking it off in a pool, make them breathe! A recent test I saw on high thread count cotton sheets showed that they were no cooler than a polycotton to reveal a new softer you that is at the same time miraculously sheet, because they could not breathe. Often high thread count “cured” of all sorts of strange diseases. sheets are finer than parachute cloth and no air is supposed What the resort did have though, were luscious hotel quality to go through that! So these are NOT those stupid high thread sheets, for those hot sticky tropical nights, which were very similar Artist: Jessica Killen count, easy tear, short life, hot and sticky cotton sheets that have to the sheets we sold in our Takapuna store for many years. In become popular in recent years. These are: long life, heavy yarn, fact,Educated: when we closed the store, I made sure I kept a box of Manchester School ofthem Art (hons) breathable cotton sheets, ideal for the summer ahead. The perfect in our storage loft at home, to have plenty for our personal needs Lives: Cheshire UK weight for those nights when a sheet is all you need. And yes, just in the future. In recent months we have had so many phone calls like when you getnear out of the mud bath, you do have to wash them fromWorks: clients who wanted to Clarke still buy them that, even though we no and Clarke studios - Morley Green Wilmslow several times before they are soft enough to feel really good, but longer sell bed linen, we well worth the effort. have brought in a special “I believe that textilesshipment are a form of art; of only 100 pairs using fabrics instead of paper, stitch instead of pencil and dyes instead ofthe paint.

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CHANNEL FEATURE: OUDOOR AT HOME

UTDOOR

AT HOME

Vanessa Judd

Gavin Leonard

Vanessa Judd and her family have lived in Milford for nearly 13 years and they love how close they are to the beaches, cafés, family and friends. Vanessa works at The Fairy Light Shop in Takapuna and loves the diversity of her job, from interior consulting to marketing and so much more.

Gavin Leonard lives in Northcote with his wife of 24 years, Leanne, and now works in the real estate industry for Unlimited Potential following a police career. He loves the outdoors, and entertaining and socialising with friends and the neighbours. He has two adult children still living at home and Tucker the fawn pug who runs the household.

Tell us about your favourite outdoor activity during the summer?

We find living on the North Shore during summer has so many outdoor community events to be involved in like outdoor concerts, movie nights, the Beach Series, markets etc which we enjoy being involved in. We love the community atmosphere.

What outdoor area of your home do you enjoy the most in summer, and why?

I would have to say our courtyard in summer where I can enjoy peace and quiet with a glass of wine and a good book.

What is an essential feature/tool/piece of equipment you can’t do without at home in summer, and why?

This would have to be the barbecue, as this makes summer life so easy and I love how it brings friends and family together.

Do you have an outdoor project you hope to complete this summer?

We have acquired my husband’s grandparents' home-built caravan which is need of some attention inside and out. We have decided to involve the kids with the process as an ongoing family project.

Vanessa Judd.

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Where do you love to explore in your own neighbourhood?

As many locals would agree, we think the coastal walk from Milford to Takapuna is something special which the whole family, including Barkley our dog, loves to explore most weekends.

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Gavin Leonard, Northcote.

Tell us about your favourite outdoor activity during the summer?

Entertaining friends, cooking on the barbecue, learning to use my new Oklahoma Joe smoker. Plus tennis, swimming and relaxing in and around the pool when I’m not at work.

What outdoor area of your home do you enjoy the most?

Out by the Tiki lounge, our Bali-inspired covered area where I’ve got the stereo wired up so we can play our favourite music and chill out with a vodka soda.

What is an essential feature/tool/piece of equipment you can’t do without at home in summer, and why?

The barbecue is the mainstay of summer activities, with the slow cooking of ribs/pork cuts either on the gas barbecue or the smoker.

You can’t beat the flavours that you get from the grill.

Do you have an outdoor project you hope to complete this summer?

Looking at re-thatching the Tiki lounge roof as it’s time to upgrade.

Artificial thatch seems a likely material as it’s more eco-friendly and lasts longer than natural thatch.

Where do you love to explore in your own neighbourhood?

Le Roys Bush area is great for walking the dog along with walks around Northcote Point to the famous 'Troff".

Jo Rogers

Blake Allnutt

Jo Rogers is the co-owner of Jardin Outdoor Furniture which is the New Zealand partner for French outdoor brand Fermob. Its contemporary, colourful showroom is based in Rosedale, Albany, so they spend a lot of time on the Shore but live in Manly on the Hibiscus Coast.

Blake Allnutt is the owner and chef at Blake’s Providore in Milford. He recently returned to New Zealand after 15 years abroad and is loving being back home. Currently he lives Orewa and loves living and working beachside, especially in summer.

Tell us about your favourite outdoor activity during the summer?

My favourite activity in the summer is eating outdoors with family and friends – breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee and aperitifs are all served outdoors whenever the sun is shining!

What outdoor area of your home do you enjoy the most?

My kitchen garden, that includes a lovely paved dining area under the plum tree. It gets all-day sun and is the best spot to sit and relax in the afternoon. Plus, I love being able to grow at least some of our own fruit and vegetables.

Jo Rogers.

What is an essential feature/tool/piece of equipment you can’t do without at home in summer, and why?

My watering system is absolutely essential – without it my kitchen garden would not survive.

Do you have an outdoor project you hope to complete this summer?

We are now the proud owners of an old cast-iron claw-foot bathtub. Hopefully by the height of the summer it will be plumbed in and installed on a new outdoor deck where we can enjoy a glass of wine in the bath on a summer evening. This is just one of many outdoor projects on the list – there is always an outdoor project brewing in our household!

Where do you love to explore in your own neighbourhood?

The Auckland regional parks – any and all of them – plus the gorgeous beaches that line the North Shore from Cheltenham all the way up to Wenderholm.

Tell us about your favourite outdoor activity during the summer?

During summer I really enjoy getting outside and playing golf. We are so lucky with how beautiful and natural the courses are here and how many great ones we have to hand.

Blake Allnutt, Blake's Providore.

My other favourite activity is to entertain friends and family and barbecueing. There’s nothing better than a summer’s evening and firing up a real charcoal barbecue, taking your time to cook, chat and enjoy all the great food and wine New Zealand has to offer.

What outdoor area of your home do you enjoy the most?

Most definitely the deck, pool and barbecue area.

What is an essential feature/tool/piece of equipment you can’t do without at home in summer, and why?

A real charcoal barbecue is a must and if you can, a good wood-fired oven too. I haven’t got one here yet but hoping to import one from my previous catering company that I was head chef of in the United Kingdom. ‘Blistering’ makes an amazing line of home wood-fired ovens.

Do you have an outdoor project you hope to complete this summer?

Really I’m just hoping to explore more of New Zealand in the summer, getting out and traveling around my own backyard - something I haven’t done a lot of lately.

Where do you love to explore in your own neighbourhood?

Wherever there is good food and wine! I love exploring and finding new bars and restaurants.

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OUTDOOR AT HOME: COASTLINE CONSTRUCTION

Coastline Construction enjoys repeat and referral business Referral business is always the best. This is because you’ve obviously done a job so well that your clients wish others to experience the same outcome.

The team at Coastline Construction is proud of this along with the repeat business from clients who move on to new property projects and know who to call to get the job done well.

Shane Pratt leads a team of loyal, dedicated full-time builders, six of whom are Licenced Building Practioners Shane Pratt.

(LBPs), with others working on this qualification. Aiming to do every job just right, the first time, is their mantra and with more than 32 years leading the building industry on the North Shore, they know what works. Shane took over the business two years ago from well-respected Warren Buckle, with whom Shane had done his apprenticeship from the age of 19.

He re-joined five years ago he has found that Coastline Construction has become one of the Shore’s well-regarded building service companies and has been kept busy with all manner of projects.

Aiming to do every job just right, the first time, is their mantra and with more than 32 years leading the building industry on the North Shore, they know what works.

“Having the whole crew being friendly and communicative is key,” says Shane. “It’s more than just building; we all need to be able to talk directly with our clients, work through details and challenges, and finish every job to the best standard possible.”

Building a new home, renovating or extending an existing one, is one of the biggest life decisions we make. It can be stressful, drawn out and expensive.

So, when you embark upon your building or reclad journey you want to be in safe hands, with a secure builder who has experience where it counts and understands the emotional attachment you have to the place you live in.

Shane is known to have a good rapport with clients and knows how to put people at ease, to minimise any anxieties they may have about their daunting project. From quoting right through to invoicing, he ensures he presents realistic planning and honest, openbook billing. Attention to detail along the way in every facet of the build is a given and the team at Coastline Construction finds that these ethics add to their integrity and bring in that repeat and referral business.

"Shane and his team were very professional and helpful from the very start of the project", say Colin and Pauline of Castor Bay. "Our build was complex but his team was able to come up with solutions to unforeseen problems. We are very happy with the end result and enjoyed his Kiwi can-do attitude."

Thanks to their many years of experience in the industry Coastline Construction has an enormous number of industry and trade contacts and are able to source anything that clients may want for their home.

This experience, coupled with the team's many qualifications, makes them worthy of consideration for building, renovating or recladding your home. Shane is more than happy to provide client contact details for a testimonial.

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OUTDOOR AT HOME: DIAMOND PROPERTY GROUP

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Craig Johnson and Maria Temnyuk. paramount in these relationships.”

Having met on a building project, Maria and Recognising that wealth creation is a marathon not a sprint, Craig found they had the same ethos around client relationships and having transparency and honesty in this industry. They brought DPG has gathered a network of professionals who share the same their respective skills and knowledge together, starting DPG in 2016 ethics and values in their business services. Being a small business means they have the flexibility to be available to suit their clients’ to help ‘Mum and Dad’ investors, many of whom have limited time schedules and Maria often works on property and finance strategies or knowledge to search out how to build their assets and attain capital gain, planning for better financial security. Clients come from in the evenings or meets people on the weekend. She is genuinely passionate about supporting you in paying off your mortgage 10 all walks of life but have generally limited financial literacy in their years sooner and creating wealth while still allowing for a satisfying own personal situation. lifestyle. And this support continues for as long as you need it.

Maria, a registered financial advisor, has a background working After an initial consultation, Maria and Craig develop a tailor-made in property investment and building companies while fellow director strategy, along with a 10-year forecast working on your goals for Craig is a qualified builder who grew his own company into a national entity specialising in large construction projects. This savvy financial independence. If you are in a position to buy, they hand-pick three properties for you to consider for investment, whether it’s your team is able to educate and advise on reducing debt then assess first home or an additional one. If you aren’t looking too bank-ready the merits and financial viability of a potential investment property just yet, DPG develops your own debt reduction plan with financial by carrying out a thorough due diligence process from the building coaching along the way to ensure you quickly get to the position quality, the project management, tenancy and rental returns, and when you can invest. The additional bonus is that 95% of DPG's the all-important cost controls. qualified clients receive this top-notch service free.

Focusing solely on sourcing Auckland and Hamilton brand new Maria and Craig invite you to check out their website for property, the real estate offered is in growth areas with minimal more information and to have a complimentary, obligation-free risk. Whether you are looking to get onto the property ladder or consultation either in their light and bright office in the heart of the preparing to make an additional investment, there are plenty of Bays, or in your own home. challenges these days to become ‘bank ready.’

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OUTDOOR AT HOME: SELAH HOMES

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Whether it is a sprawling space for lawn lovers or a wellexecuted patio space for urban dwellers, an outdoor space is one further important design feature for your home. Our homes are not limited to our floorspace; instead our homes flow out into the surrounding outdoor areas.

Factoring into your home the outdoor spaces that you and your family use is another crucial part of the design process.

Over the years we have built many homes to cater to our clients’ needs and we’ve shortlisted a few key considerations to make your outdoor area the best extension of your home: 1. Your outdoor home needs to reflect your household and your lifestyle. If you’re more of an indoors type of family, then your outdoor space needs to be more like an outdoor room. Semi-enclosed patio spaces or louvred pergolas over decks can create an outdoor space that is less exposed to the elements while still allowing you to be outdoors. For families that entertain, decks are a must as well as heating, lighting and cooking areas.

2. Ensure you have a lighting plan for your entire outdoor area. A lighting plan will generate shadow and light creating spaces that are practical as well as ambient, setting up the space both for outdoor entertaining and evenings of relaxing. Lighting is also very important for safety, highlighting stairs, doorways and sharp angles as evening sets.

3. Have a source of heating in your outdoor area. Nothing sends us inside faster than the cold. To increase the utility of the space, a good source of heating will keep you and your family warmer and able to be in your outdoor area longer.

An outdoor area that extends and complements the space of your home is an investment that you and your family will enjoy for years to come. Good design will be the key in creating an indoor/outdoor home that has spaces that suit your lifestyle, budget and land space.

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BUILDING & HOME MAINTENANCE WITH QPC BUILD GROUP

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Most of the time it is poor design and incorrect installation of the materials that are the cause. However as builders we often come across homes that are simply not maintained. The paint and plaster system on your home needs to be maintained to keep the weather from entering your home and seriously damaging your homes framing. All cladding systems require maintenance and regular cleaning and painting. Spring is the time to get an expert to look at your house and give you some advice and a maintenance plan to protect your biggest asset. If your home does need to be recladd and the value resored then below is a brief outline of the process with some before and after photos of some recent work: There are a lot of misconceptions about the reclad process and what it entails but it really isn’t too daunting. Here is a simplified guide of how QPC Build Group runs a reclad project: • Scaffolding is first erected around the entire house and shrinkwrap used to keep the house watertight.

• Then the windows are removed and stored ready to be fitted with new jambs for the new cavity system or for new joinery to be installed.

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• Your new cladding and new or existing windows are installed and any interior renovations will be done.

• On completion of your project QPC will organize final Council inspections and your Code of Compliance certificate will be issued.

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Invest 10 minutes in a free online WOF check for your business.

Massey University has teamed up with a group of supporting organisations to provide North Harbour business people with an online tool that can provide a very quick fitness check for their business.

Aidan Bennett (left), Managing Director of North Shore business Benefitz, with Prof Ted Zorn, Director of Executive Development at Massey University.

Massey University is leading the initiative with the support of Business North Harbour, Kiwibank, QLBS and Benefitz.

Business Insight 10 is a quick, 10-minute, totally free online tool that has been developed to help business owners analyse their business and highlight strengths and areas that may need some attention.

It involves a very simple three-step process. Firstly defining your business stage; secondly completing the 10-minute survey; then receiving a detailed and customised report. It is a proven tool that has been completed by more than 10,000 small businesses in New Zealand, Australia and the United States.

“The survey guides the business owner to think carefully about every aspect of their business,” explains Keith Phillips. CEO of QLBS, an Albany-based business which developed the survey. “Once completed, they get an immediate snapshot of their business, which is benchmarked against other, similar businesses.”

As an example, some questions in the “sales and business development areas” ask whether you have a process for keeping in touch with your market and potential customers. Or whether you have a well-defined process for acquiring new clients and new business.

Is your sales process refined and efficient? Or whether you have a system for when customers or prospects raise a problem or question.

Once completed, they get an immediate snapshot of their business.

“There aren’t too many things in this world that are free, and this is one of them,” says Aidan Bennett. “Massey has a desire to engage and assist local business and has selected this very useful tool.”

“We are committed to using research and creating learning opportunities to make a positive impact on the success of New Zealand businesses and the overall prosperity of New Zealand,” explains Prof Ted Zorn, Director of Executive Development at Massey University. “We are thrilled to be able to offer this as a valuable tool to our local business community and are also grateful for the support of our partners Business North Harbour, Kiwibank, QLBS and Benefitz, who clearly share our desire to foster business in the area.”

“Business owners can use this tool for their business with the knowledge that what they are doing is confidential, and no individual information will be shared. It will, however, assist with building up generic data for the North Harbour area, which will help us deliver appropriate services and support for our members,” added Kevin O’Leary, the newly appointed General Manager of Business North Harbour.

Kiwibank is the financial sponsor of the project. “Our motto is ‘Kiwis making Kiwis better off’, and this project is an excellent opportunity for us to support local businesses to them focus on key business opportunities,” explains Neil Craigen, Regional Manager – Auckland.

Benefitz has supported the initiative with marketing and design services. Benefitz Managing Director Aidan Bennett is also championing the initiative. After more than 30 years in business, he stills sees the need for constant evaluation and says this is a very efficient way for local businesses to get a quick overview of the health of their business.

Local businesses can take advantage of this free opportunity by visiting the dedicated website detailed below. The analytical tool, valued at $250, is available for free until 31st October 2019. After receiving the customised report, there is no further obligation to engage with Massey University or Business North Harbour’s business development resources – the choice is yours!

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CHANNEL FEATURE: LUCY BROCK, SAFE CLICKS

Safe Clicks a power for good having Youthline as a key reference is important too.

Earlier this year, 24 year-old North Shore resident All three organisations have hotlines kids can call Lucy Brock was crowned Miss World New for help if they are experiencing distress in any of Zealand; next month, she represents New these areas and I make sure to make kids aware Zealand at Miss World in London. As part of of these during my presentations.” her entry into the Miss World competition, Lucy has already presented at the she created a project, to be presented in Students’ Wellbeing Conference in London, called Safe Clicks. It is, she says Christchurch to around 500 school students. “all about online safety and wellbeing for “That provided a great opportunity to kick young Kiwi kids”. things off. I have just launched my website After leaving school Lucy undertook www.safeclicks.online and have a number of Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Lucy Brock talks with a schools lined up that I will be speaking to around Communications studies at AUT University; she student after one of her New Zealand. I have plans to speak to schools in currently works as a senior creative strategist for presentations.

Auckland, Whanganui, Rotorua and Wellington, mostly a creative agency. over September and October.”

“I believe in doing things that will take me outside Her aim in starting Safe Clicks is to “get the conversation my comfort zone,” she says. “It sounds clichéd but I am always looking for ways to learn, improve and challenge myself. This was started and, more importantly, to reach out to kids to let them a key reason that I took part in the 2019 Miss World New Zealand know where they can seek help if they are experiencing online distress or harm. competition; as a result I have had some amazing opportunities.

“The online space is intangible and many of the issues that One of these was establishing Safe Clicks, which aims to occur online may appear to have that same intangibility or reach out to young New Zealanders to raise awareness of invisibility. The reality is that all the issues that happen online online harm and bullying. “Social media is around ten years old follow kids home in their pockets, through their technological and the internet has been around for about 20 years, so in the devices – 24/7. They feel as though they can’t escape it and that grand scheme of things it’s a relatively new subject that is evercan be fatal. changing,” Lucy says. “It has certainly affected the way we live “Also, many people don’t know their rights. Thankfully, New – in many positive ways, but simultaneously, in many potentially harmful ways. I’m covering some particularly heavy subjects such Zealand has introduced the Harmful Digital Communications Act – it’s the first of its kind. Essentially this is legislation to protect as online hate speech, combating child sexual abuse material, Kiwis who are experiencing harm online. I think many people cyber bullying, online danger, and mental wellbeing in relation to are unaware that individuals can be fined up to $50,000 or jailed social media. for two years for harassment, or posting unwanted material or “The Christchurch terrorist attacks and the way in which that bullying online. The Act also has stronger punishments for an unfolded online shocked me, as did finding out that a significant individual inciting someone to commit suicide. number of youth suicide cases in New Zealand were linked to “Conversations need to be had in schools with impressionable online harm and bullying. I work in social and digital media so I kids who are experiencing distress, so they seek help if they need feel I am well versed in the subject.” it and know that they have rights and protection.

Her partners in Safe Clicks are Netsafe, Brave and Youthline.

Lucy has funded the project herself, “so currently it is just me “Netsafe,” says Lucy, “is the leader for online safety in New running the presentations” – with the support of her workplace, Zealand. They are the experts in online safety for all New that has allowed her time to do this. “I would love to expand the Zealanders and much of my material is guided from them. project and bring others on board to spread the message.

“Brave is focused on awareness and education on sexual “I think by sharing my personal experiences within my violence in New Zealand. Many online safety cases are linked to presentation helps the kids to feel more comfortable and allows sexual harassment so this is also a key partner to work with. them to relate more. I am not their teacher, I’m not their parent “Youthline is focused on wellbeing and mental health, so – I am just like them and I think that helps my message to carry well. I have had a few students reach out and share their personal stories with me, so getting [that] conversation started is something I am proud of. It’s often quite a touchy subject and can feel private and isolating when kids are experiencing online harm where their mental wellbeing is suffering, so open communication, education and offering support is what success looks like for this project.”

In future she also hopes to reach out to parents and caregivers, and she wants to make Safe Clicks a key resource for schools around New Zealand for support and guidance in the area of online safety and wellbeing.

“I would love to build educational videos that kids and parents can access from anywhere. I would also like to create an annual Ted Talk style conference with keynote speakers to talk about the online space and making it ‘a power for good’. I am certainly not against the internet or social media – it is a wonderful tool to connect, learn and be inspired – so I would like to create an event that celebrates the ‘good’ in an interesting way while providing educational guidance on safety and wellbeing.”

Lucy Brock speaks to a school about safe clicks.

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MY DOG & ME: SHERYL HAM & IMOGEN

Imogen and me 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.

He and wife Michelle have two dogs of their own. This month, we feature Sheryl Ham and her one-year-old pug dog Imogen.

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

SHERYL HAM: Imogen and I have been together for just one year.

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AB: What made you decide to get this breed?

SH: I chose Imogen for the pug traits of being affectionate, loyal and a little crazy, and for the Tibetan spaniel traits of being smart and a good alarm dog. But really it was her little face that won me over.

AB: Has she been doing much chewing or anything else destructive?

SH: Imogen generally takes her destructive tendencies out on her own toys – so long as she has bones to chew and a variety of soft toys to ‘kill’, she doesn't try to wreck the house.

AB: Do you have any other pets?

SH: No, it's just the two of us.

AB: What do you love about Imogen?

SH: Everything! She is a funny, sweet and stubborn little dog – a big personality in a small package.

AB: What has been the most challenging part of training a new puppy?

SH: House training was probably the biggest challenge, involving a lot of structure and patience, but she is really good now. She will only do tricks for treats, so that's still a work in progress!

Sheryl Ham and Imogen.

AB: What are her favourite things to do?

SH: Apart from sleeping, eating and ‘zoomies’ (racing round and round the house at top speed), she loves playing with her nieces and nephews, going for walks and snuggling.

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

SH: Imogen has been at DogHQ for nearly a year and she absolutely loves it – she comes home exhausted after a long day of playing with her friends, sleeping and cuddles with all the staff.

AB: Does she love the beach and swimming?

SH: She isn't much into water sports but we love going for walks on the beach and meeting new dogs and their people.

AB: Imogen is obviously pretty new in your life. Any words of wisdom for other dog owners or prospective dog owners?

SH: I think it's really important to make sure your dog is socialised early on, so you have a confident pet who knows how to act around people and other dogs. For prospective owners, if you have the space, time and love in your life for a dog, just do it – you won't regret it! www.doghq.co.nz

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GROUND-BREAKING STUDY OF PACIFIC PEOPLE COMES OF AGE

In 2000, researchers at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) started tracking the health and psychosocial development of a cohort of 1,400 Pacific children born at Middlemore Hospital. As they enter into adulthood, the Pacific Islands Families (PIF) Study is more important than ever.

Those children and their parents are now among the beststudied Pacific people on the planet. They are also some of the most scientifically valuable, having allowed researchers to track their development within the family home and examine the ways that health, psychosocial, economic, environmental and cultural factors can influence their trajectories over time.

The PIF Study is unique and ground-breaking in epidemiology. It is the world’s only prospective longitudinal study of Pacific people, where new data is collected from the same cohort members at regular intervals over the years.

From six weeks old, their weight and countless other details have been carefully recorded. The results have filled more than 150 scientific research articles in national and international journals so far.

Some of the most meaningful papers have explored cultural alignment – that strong cultural identity and a sense of belonging is a protective factor for Pacific youth in New Zealand, consistent with better health and more positive outcomes overall.

PIF Study Director Dr El-Shadan Tautolo says you gain enormous depth and understanding from following someone over the course of their life.

“Finishing school and entering into adulthood is a pivotal point for our cohort. Soon, they will be starting their own families, which is an exciting new phase for the study,” he says.

The research team behind the PIF Study is also coming of age.

As part of the AUT Pacific Health Research Centre at AUT South Campus, the PIF Study has established a strong track record, not only for winning research grants but being able to deliver.

“The study was designed to inform policy and maximise the potential of Pacific families and communities in New Zealand.

Another important aspect was building Pacific research capability and capacity to the point where the study could truly become Pacific-led, as it is today,” says Dr Tautolo.

“We are helping emerging Pacific researchers to gain experience and lead their own projects – robust research that will address key issues for our Pacific people.” aut.nz/PIFstudy

Pro Vice-Chancellor’s Perspective New Zealand is seen as a world leader in longitudinal health research, and the Pacific Islands Families (PIF) Study at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) adds to this reputation.

It follows in the footsteps of two notable studies, based in Christchurch and Dunedin, that have been running since the 1970s. Although the South Island studies contributed a great deal, their participants bore little resemblance to New Zealanders who would be born at the start of the new millennium.

In the early-1990s, colleagues and I sought to expand research in health and development, to inform measures to reduce disparities in health and improve the wellbeing of future generations.

Our initial plan was to develop a large prospective cohort study that was more representative of contemporary New Zealand.

While the need for a comprehensive study was compelling, the political and research environments were not conducive at the time. Major funding bodies were reluctant to support a third prospective study, due in part to the large investment required over many years and corresponding reduction in funding for new research.

Following widespread consultation, we decided to focus exclusively on Pacific children and their families. There was little

Prof. Max Abbott, CNZM

Pro Vice-Chancellor AUT North Campus

data available to inform the communities and organisations involved in developing policies and services to address the health of the fast-growing Pacific population.

The PIF Study began in 2000, the same year that AUT (formerly Auckland Institute of Technology) became a university. It is a tribute to a small group of colleagues and supporters that funding was ultimately secured from the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology and, subsequently, the Health Research Council.

In 2010, AUT South Campus was established, not far from Middlemore Hospital where the study’s cohort members were born. Appropriately, the AUT Pacific Health Research Centre and PIF Study were among the first to relocate to the new university grounds.

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CHANNEL INTERVIEW: ALAN DUFF

A Conversation with my Country North Shore-based Alan Duff has released his latest book 'A Conversation with My Country (Where we’ve come from.

Where we can go)', nearly 30 years since his novel 'Once Were Warriors' shot him into the literary global spotlight.

His new book looks at his own upbringing: child sexual abuse, violence and poverty; the state of Māoridom today; and examines why tikanga Māori won’t reduce incarceration rates and what prisoners being released need as a ‘head start’. Duff is also upbeat about New Zealand’s cultural revival since he left for France 10 years ago, saying some things are moving positively. The book, published by Penguin, is available at all good booksellers. Channel Magazine talked to Alan after the launch of the new book.

Channel Magazine: What inspired you to write 'A Conversation with My Country'?

Alan Duff: Inspiration is not what motivates most writers. Just having something to say.

CM: Why is it as important a book as 'Once Were Warriors' was when it was published in 1990?

AD: It’s not my place to rank the book's importance. But I do think it says a few important things. And certainly brushing aside euphemisms and politically correct talk means we can get to the heart of problems, not least those that affect so many Māori.

CM: Have you found 2019 New Zealand more open to your messages?

AD: Yes, the country is more receptive to what I have to say. I think they get it now that I am not trumpeting the messenger – only the message. The messenger is not important and never was.

But his life experiences most surely are, as they can be applied to deeper thinking on the issues. The few Māori who have said they read the book loved it. That pleases me.

CM: How have you found New Zealand since moving back from France?

AD: New Zealand has changed quite drastically in the nearly ten years I lived in France. And though I did return several times a year to visit schools on our Duffy Books literacy programme, I must have missed the changes. For on our return, I suddenly realised the entire attitude to Māori has changed for the better. The [Waitangi] settlements have just about all been turned into business fortunes. Māori are more confident, though there is a sector with still a long way to go.

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CM: What is your next project?

AD: There’s always something on the go, but not a novel. I do love the education field and believe I have something to contribute there.

CM: What message do you have for Prime Minister Ardern about the state of the country?

AD: What would I tell Jacinda Ardern? Prime Minister, throw money at well-thought-out, common-sense solutions – not shower the problem in money, as it only gets spent in the wrong places and invariably makes a handful richer while the poor who suffer all the problems continue to struggle. And you need to listen to a broader range of people, not least business and organisations like ours that have been involved at flax-roots level since you, Jacinda, were aged 13. We know a lot of people with a heap more to offer than the narrow range of chosen ones your government consults with.

Not academics, or favoured consultants, or the same old Māori leaders, or old white men and women. Just ordinary good folk with some real solutions.

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SPOTLIGHT ON: IE PRODUCE

Three decades of Healthy Retail a Certified Body Ecologist Joyce Lowyim’s passion for and Health Coach via the natural and organic food IIN Institute for Integrative is infectious. She lives and Nutrition (New York), and has breathes her shop’s ethos completed additional courses and the benefits of a healthy in Hormone Health and Gut lifestyle. “I love people, I Health. love food, and I love helping Joyce is also pragmatic people get healthy,” she and her health suggestions says. are realistic and practical.

The benefits of eating She understands that organic organic food were instilled foods are higher-priced in them by their agricultural but explains to people that families, but 30 years ago organic food has high density when Joyce and Phillip Joyce and Phillip Lowyim and IE Produce Staff. nutrients so you don't need Lowyim first established IE to consume as much. "We all need to shop smarter, downsize our Produce in West Harbour in 1989 they were a 100% conventional portions and create less food waste," she says. produce store.

She encourages her customers to shop the outer rim (fruit, IE Produce soon relocated to its current Takapuna location on meat, fish, dairy) of the large supermarkets and says this is the the corner of Barry’s Point Road and Anzac Street. Customers best single change that everyone can make. No one should buy requested organic produce, but it took years to find organic products containing ingredients they can’t pronounce. growers and suppliers.

She advocates making small changes, and that “sticking with The couple have been leaders in all aspects of healthy and the basics as Grandma did” is the most effective starting point. organic retailing. In 2000 they became the first retail store in New Take particular notice of your cultural foods, your ancestral foods, Zealand to achieve the acclaimed Bio-Gro certificate. As more which, genetically, your body is designed to thrive on. She also and more growers became certified the Lowyims recognised advises listening to your body, trust your gut, be more intuitive, that that there was a gap in the organic supply chain, as wholesalers your body will crave what it requires. were not certifiably organic. Joyce and Phillip became advocates Joyce’s passion for educating, contributing and making a for a seamless chain to the consumer and lobbied to encourage difference to health is central to her daily presence on the shop wholesalers to join the Bio-Gro club. Bio Gro certification floor, and her education of IE Produce staff and customers. The provides independent rules and audits to retail both organic and monthly seminars Joyce has run for nine years encapsulate these conventional produce. This requires labelled packaging of organic values too. The seminars are a popular platform for suppliers produce to prevent any cross contamination and maintain its eager to collaborate and showcase their new products with tasting integrity. platters, giving attendees a chance to sample new tastes before Together Joyce and Phillip have witnessed cycles of healthy purchasing. Seminar attendees are offered a 15% discount (which food trends, from gluten free to paleo, keto, and plant-based is valid for four days) at each Wednesday seminar. super foods. New lines in the store are often driven by requests As Joyce and Phillip have always been great supporters of the from Kiwis returning home who are looking for products that were North Shore Hospice, the seminar entry fee is a gold coin donation. part of their lifestyle in London or the US, but the couple also This has enabled IE Produce to make cash donations to Hospice keeps abreast of trends by attending global events in Europe, and totaling more than $25,000. Over the years Phillip and Joyce have the annual Natural Products Expo West convention in Anaheim, also provided fresh fruit and vegetables for the annual Hospice California, which boasts over 25,000 exhibits.

While she endorses our adoption of healthy food options, Joyce fundraising dinner, and platters for the regular home tours and golf is also concerned with the western world’s obsession with products day fundraisers.

Whenever you visit IE Produce, there’s a good probability Joyce like quinoa and macca. Though they are undeniably incredible superfoods, demand has driven up prices so that native people can will be a vibrant presence on the shop floor, generously sharing her knowledge. “I love helping people get healthy, I want people to get no longer afford and access what was once their staple diet. healthier and healthier. You give your body the right nutrients, it will Joyce believes wellbeing is not only about food, but also about know what to do with them.” looking after the body holistically (mind, body and soul), and being aware of external factors such as careers and relationships.

She practices what she preaches and has attended Suna Pilates IE Produce, 1 Barrys Point Road, carparking outside or from an three to five times a week for more than 15 years. She is also an all-weather access carpark through Takapuna Car Clinic. advocate for – and example of – continual self-education. She is Open seven days a week, 8.30am-6pm www.ieproduce.com

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s n o i t a l u t a r g n o C TO THE TEAM AT IE PRODUCE PROUD TO HAVE WORKED ALONGSIDE PHILLIP LOWYIM AS A GROWER AND RETAILER FOR THE PAST 50 YEARS.

C E R T I F I C AT E OF RECOGNITION This certificate is proudly presented to

IE PRODUCE STAFF & CUSTOMERS in grateful appreciation of your generous support of hospice services on the North Shore with donations and gifts valuing over $25,000 S E P TE M B E R 201 9

Jan Nichols Chief Executive

Thank you to our loyal customers and dedicated suppliers

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I LOVE MY SPORT: ADAM DICKINSON

Liverpool lad stamps his mark in football on the Shore English-born Adam Dickinson is player/coach for the Forrest Hill Milford United Football Club Men's 1st Team which recently won the NRFL 1st Division and gained promotion into the Premier Division next year. He currently lives in Gulf Harbour with his wife and two children Lucas (aged 5) and Sofia (aged 3). Adam moved to New Zealand 11 years ago from Liverpool to play football over here and reckons it was the best decision he has ever made.

Channel's Nikki Davidson was keen to know more about how he has been influenced in the game.

Nikki Davidson: What drew you to playing football initially?

Adam Dickinson: Being from Liverpool, every kid plays football.

My parents really pushed me and supported my every game. When I played in Morocco and Japan they would always come over to watch.

ND: How long have you been involved?

AD: Ever since I can remember, so from around 4-5 years old. I think from such an early age I always wanted to play football at the highest possible level. I have managed to travel the world from playing football so I count myself very lucky to do that.

ND: Do you have a role model?

AD: Not really. I had my favorite players when I was younger. Being from Liverpool they were top-scorer Robbie Fowler (nicknamed 'God' by his fans) and also Alan Shearer who was a multiple 'player of the year' winner. They both were amazing footballers and I loved watching them every Saturday or Sunday. I used to watch as much football as possible; for me this was the best way to improve when not actually playing.

ND: How do you keep fit?

AD: Fit is probably the wrong word but at my age, and with my knees, I just do what I need to do to get on the pitch!

ND: You are also the coach of your team: what are the benefits for someone looking to start coaching?

AD: I went into coaching because I wanted to create the environment that I had been looking for within football. For me it goes back to

having a goal and wanting to achieve something. Going that extra mile mile to achieve your goal and being able to always see the bigger picture. I think passion is also key as they have to be passionate about what they are doing otherwise why bother.

ND: Can you describe the feeling when you master a new skill or achieve a big goal (no pun intended)?

AD: We set out the goal of winning the League this year and we managed to achieve that. I think it's an amazing feeling because there is a lot of hard work that goes on behind the scenes.

We are ready for a new challenge next year moving into the top league and once again, we will set a target and do everything we can to achieve that.

ND: Who would your ideal coaching recruit be?

AD: In this day it is difficult to find somebody who would do anything to win. Everybody is taught that we are all winners and unfortunately life doesn't really work like that. So, finding somebody with the attitude of wanting to make themselves a better player is a challenge.

The ideal recruit would also know what they want to achieve and set themselves high goals, working hard to get there.

ND: What other sport would like to be involved with?

AD: UFC - I have always wanted to train in mixed martial arts but my wife has banned me from ever fighting (apparently charity events won't count).

ND: In five years time I hope to‌ AD: Be in Europe and traveling the world!!!

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TRAVEL: WITH HELLOWORLD TRAVEL BROWNS BAY

Out of Africa

Have you dreamed of travelling to amazing Africa? This destination is a bucket-list destination for many New Zealanders and thanks to the recent change to the South African Travel Visa requirements, it is now easier than Mary Buckley before to visit this magnificent continent.

Owner/Director The travel professionals at helloworld Travel Browns Bay look forward to helping you plan a dream African travel adventure and have included a few highlights to provide a taste of what unique and extraordinary experiences are available: South Africa: Visit Cape Town for its beautiful scenery including iconic Table Mountain, fabulous food and local wines. Worldrenowned Kruger National Park is home to an impressive number of species including the Big Five (Africa’s most famous wildlife: the African elephant, lion, leopard, rhino and the Cape buffalo). The hidden conservation gem, Madikwe Game Reserve, also houses the Big Five.

Botswana: The Okovango Delta is the largest inland delta in the world. Chobe National Park is home to the highest concentration of elephants in Africa and Central Kalahari Game Reserve is the largest and most remotely located reserve in Southern Africa.

Zimbabwe & Zambia: The thundererous Victoria Falls can be heard five kilometres away and the spray visible for 50 kilometres!

Hwange National Park is one of the few great elephant sanctuaries

remaining in Africa with a wide variety of wildlife. South Luangwa National Park is considered the home of the walking safari where zebra, giraffe, leopard and lion roam the plains and hippo occupy the riverine.

East Africa: The Masai Mara in Kenya and Serengeti in Tanzania collectively create the world’s largest wildlife sanctuary and host the great migration. Ngorongoro Crater is the largest unflooded intact caldera in the world and host to more than 30,000 resident mammals. Track rare mountain gorillas in their natural habitats in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda or Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. This is one of the most awe-inspiring and poignant wildlife experiences imaginable.

You’re invited Have we whet your appetite for Africa? We are co-hosting an Africa travel information event with Adventure World. Come along to learn about this amazing travel destination from the experts on Wednesday 16th October. Contact the travel professionals at helloworld Travel Browns Bay for more details and to register your interest. Limited space available at the venue so registration essential. helloworld Travel Browns Bay, 26 Clyde Road, Browns Bay 09 478 4416 www.helloworld.co.nz/browns bay

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Colour and creativity in the heart of Mairangi Bay Meet the colourful, design-savvy Jolene Linton of Captivate Interiors and her vibrant store in the Green Gables Mairangi Bay. When and why you did you start working in interior design?

I’ve had a passion and instinct for designing interiors for as long as I can remember – it’s in my DNA. I’m most energised when I’m creating and working on designs that make people feel fabulous about their homes.

I designed and managed the complete transformation of a 1980s property we purchased in 2011, which is now a luxury holiday home for international guests, corporates and wedding events. I then managed a retail store as Senior Design Consultant for a rapidly growing, high end interior design business.

When Shop 10 in Green Gables became available, I leapt at the opportunity to bring to life my vision for Captivate Interiors, blending art, colour and unique design.

How would you describe what is special and unique about your business?

We specialise in bold colour and design ideas customised for the individual and the outcomes he/she wants to achieve: stepping out of the monochromatic mindset. Captivate cares about energising and empowering people rather than pushing our interpretation of the latest trends. We believe interior design should be fun and accessible to everyone because it has a profound impact on how people feel, and therefore their quality of life.

PEOPLE We believe interior design should be fun and accessible to everyone because it has a profound impact on how people feel…

What gives you the greatest buzz?

I love seeing clients energised by what we have created together, working side by side throughout the design process and sharing their excitement when their room or entire home has been transformed.

I also love designing and creating unique pieces that are customised for individual personalities and preferences – artistic furniture, cushions, lampshades, or an entire setting that harmonises with existing elements within their home.

What is your number one tip for anyone starting out in business?

Determination and perseverance. Keep focused on your vision, expect obstacles and interpret them as learning opportunities to further develop yourself and your business. Never stop learning and be sure to have fun along the way!

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What do you love about Mairangi Bay? I love its laid-back village feel with award winning cafes, restaurants and lovely shops right next to one of the best beaches in Auckland.

I really enjoy the relaxed boutique shopping experience over shopping malls that are predominantly franchised retail.

The magic of Mairangi is the combination of its beautiful locale with a community of genuine, caring people who know each other through one degree of separation.

Tell us what’s happening at Captivate Interiors during October.

We are gearing up for summer with new collections of designer wallpaper and fabrics, new homewares and exquisite wedding gifts. We are adding a kids’ range which will be perfect for gifts and inspiring creativity. Our new and improved website will also be launched with our full range of products and services in October.

Please sum up your brand in one sentence: We improve lives by energising and empowering people through art, colour and unique design.

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WIN $4000 worth of Travel!

At the moment we have our '$4000 helloworld Milford Travel Promotion' on through until Sunday October 13th. All you have to do is spend $20 or more at any participating Milford business to be eligible to enter to win the $4000 travel prize from Mary and her team at helloworld Milford.

WIN a Weekend Away on Waiheke at the Milford Centre!

The Milford Centre (mall) is celebrating the completion of Stage One of their magnificent upgrade by introducing a fabulous ‘Weekend Away on Waiheke Island’ promotion. This prize includes transfers by Helicopter to Waiheke. The promotion is on now and runs through Until October 27th.

Saturday 9th November 10.00am - 4.00pm Check out our ‘milfordshops’ FB page & milfordshops.co.nz for more details.

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On top of that we are preparing for our 'Pirate Day celebrating Milford’s Heritage' which is on Saturday November 9th and will feature a Treasure Hunt, a Vintage Fashion Parade plus a reincarnation of the old Pirate Ship Dance Hall. So get out your old ‘glad rags’ and come along to this wonderful event dressed in theme – late 1920’s to 1950’s! it’s going to be a FUN event.

Local Body Elections – Our Local Board

WHERE WOULD YOU GO?

Have you voted? Last time the turnout was only around 38% of eligible voters, but we still got a partial change in the composition of the local board. I’ve attended meetings for over eight years and seen over $100m allocated to Devonport while Milford has been allocated around $6.2m – quite an imbalance. So, choose your candidates wisely.

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CELEBRATE MILFORD CENTRE’S NEW LOOK

FREE SHOW Boutique circus theatre performance with complimentary beer, wine and nibbles.

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TRAVEL: WITH HELLOWORLD TRAVEL MILFORD

Have it all on a luxury cruise With luxury cruises offering the height of sophistication and style at sea, it’s little wonder that more and more holidaymakers are opting to indulge in luxury cruise holidays.

According to leading cruise industry body, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia, New Zealanders' penchant for the Mary Buckley finer things in life is driving a boom in the luxury Owner/Director cruise sector. What’s not to like? Five-star cruising offers all the bells and whistles expected from any luxury provider from stylish accommodation and elegant facilities to an open bar, lavish spa and even a butler service.

Our love for luxury has caught the attention of international cruise companies with an increasing number of five-star liners heading our way in recent years. No longer do high-end travellers have to travel to Europe or the Americas to join a luxury vessel; they are stepping on board in their home port with as much luggage as they like and heading off on the trip of a lifetime. New Zealanders can enjoy all the trimmings while they sail around New Zealand, Australia, exotic Indonesia and the beautiful South Pacific, often without the need for international airfares.

Many luxury liners are also small ships meaning they can go where the big ships can’t, offering an up-close-and-personal experience with nature and the chance to explore off-the-beaten-track ports. In recent years, there has even been an increase in luxury lines offering expedition options, combining two of the fastest growing sectors in cruise. Whether Antarctica, the Galapagos or Tahiti is top of your list, there will be a luxury vessel that travels there in style.

Because luxury means so much more than the finest linens and foie gras, luxury lines are increasingly offering their guests the chance to truly immerse themselves in a destination with exclusive,

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money-can’t-buy experiences. Whether it’s a private behind-thescenes tour of a world heritage-listed site, visiting a local market with a celebrity chef or being regaled with tales at sea from idols and icons, luxury cruises are pulling out all the stops to ensure their guests have it all.

While the misconception is that a luxury cruise will come with a high price tag because it’s luxurious, many operators throw in excursions, fine dining, drinks and sometimes even wi-fi, meaning a luxury cruise actually represents incredible value, especially when compared to a similar land offering.

As with all cruising, guests have the convenience of boarding the ship and unpacking only once throughout their journey, while the world’s most amazing destinations are delivered to their doorstep.

Contact the cruise professionals at helloworld Travel Milford for all cruise enquiries. helloworld Travel Milford, corner Kitchener Road & Milford Road www.helloworld.co.nz/milford

BOOK REVIEWS: WITH THE BOOKLOVER, MILFORD

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Prince Albert: The Man who Saved the Monarchy A.N. Wilson $55

The Dutch House

Ann Patchett $33

An unforgettably powerful new novel of the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go - from the Number One New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth and Bel Canto.

Danny Conroy grows up in the Dutch House, a lavish mansion.

Though his father is distant and his mother is absent, Danny has his beloved sister Maeve: Maeve, with her wall of black hair, her wit, her brilliance. Then one day their father brings Andrea home.

Though they cannot know it, her arrival to the Dutch House sows the seed of the defining loss of Danny and Maeve's lives. Told with Ann Patchett's inimitable blend of humour, rage and heartbreak, The Dutch House is a dark fairy tale and story of a paradise lost; of the powerful bonds of place and time that magnetize and repel us for our whole lives.

Museum of Broken Promises Elizabeth Buchan $33

The Museum of Broken Promises is a place of wonder and sadness, hope and loss. Every object in the museum has been donated - a cake tin, a wedding veil, a baby's shoe. And each represent a moment of grief or terrible betrayal.

The museum is a place where people come to speak to the ghosts of the past and, sometimes, to lay them to rest.

Laure, the owner and curator, has also hidden artefacts from her own painful youth amongst the objects on display.

In 1985, recovering from the sudden death of her father, Laure flees to Prague. But life behind the Iron Curtain is a complex thing: drab and grey yet charged with danger. Laure cannot begin to comprehend the dark, political currents that run beneath the surface of this communist city. Until, that is, she meets a young dissident musician. Her love for him will have terrible and unforeseen consequences. It is only years later, having created the museum, that Laure can finally face up to her past and celebrate the passionate love which has directed her life.

The success story of the British royal family can be laid at the door of Prince Albert, who, after his death in 1861, turned into a man who could do no wrong.

His statues were to be seen all over the Empire.

Albert Halls, Albert Squares, Albert Streets filled every English-speaking town, and many of the towns in India.

In this exhaustively researched and definitive biography, A. N. Wilson reveals Prince Albert to be a man of prodigious gifts. Not only was he politically astute, he had administrative gifts which could have made him a great general. Between them, Victoria and Albert rescued the British monarchy from grave crisis and established the kind of country Britain would become over the next century. Prince Albert is a towering achievement by a writer at the height of his powers.

Maybe the Horse will Talk Elliot Perlman $37

Stephen Maserov has problems. A onetime teacher, married to fellow teacher Eleanor, he has retrained and is now a second-year lawyer working at mega-firm Freely Savage Carter Blanche. Despite toiling around the clock to make budget, he's in imminent danger of being downsized. And to make things worse, Eleanor, sick of single-parenting their two young children thanks to Stephen's relentless work schedule, has asked him to move out. To keep the job he hates, pay the mortgage and salvage his marriage, he will have to do something strikingly daring, something he never thought himself capable of. Warm, dramatic, and at times laugh-out-loud funny, with the narrative pull of a thriller, Maybe the Horse Will Talk is a love story, a reflection on contemporary marriage, and on friendship. It is also an unflinching examination of sexual harassment in the workplace and an expose of corporate corruption that taps directly into the pulse of our times.

A Sharp Left Turn: Notes on a Life in Music, from Split Enz to Play to Strange Mike Chunn $45

Mike Chunn is a music legend who has been involved at almost every level of the New Zealand music industry for decades. Along with Tim Finn and Phil Judd, he was a founding member of Split Enz, playing the bass on their first three albums. While he loved the stage, life on the road was a different story: unbeknown to his bandmates, he suffered frequent panic attacks and debilitating anxiety.

This is the story of an assortment of young musicians trying to find their feet as bands in the late 70s and early 80s, and the associated euphoria and craziness of that life. It's Mike's personal story of struggling with agoraphobia and eventually finding a way through. Told in Mike's own words, this is also a loving evocation of a 50s and 60s New Zealand childhood, and a beautifully written memoir that will resonate with anyone who loves a well-told story.

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Auckland Heritage Festival Time

This month the spotlight is on our heritage as we celebrate the Auckland Heritage Festival. A number of events take place in the Devonport area throughout the Heritage Festival timeframe; 5th – 28th October. Here are some highlights: Guided tour: historic coastal defences on North Head – Saturdays and Sundays throughout the festival, 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm. Bookings required, via Navy Museum (free).

Fun Palaces: Saturday 5th October, 10am-3pm at Navy Museum and Devonport Library. No bookings required – free event.

Anecdotes and Journeys at Devonport Library - daily throughout the festival – Monday, 9am-6pm, Tuesday to Friday, 9am-5:30pm, Saturday-Sunday, 9:30am-5pm. No bookings required – free event.

Takararo/Mt Cambria Reserve treasure hunt – daily throughout the festival, 7am-8:30pm. Start at Devonport Museum. No bookings required – free event.

Devonport audio walking tour: Guided tour: Saturday 5th October, 2pm-3pm, meeting outside the Ferry Terminal, Marine Square. Event launch – Saturday 5th October, 3pm-4pm at The Vic. No bookings required – free event.

Devonport to Takapuna Journeys talks at Devonport Museum – Tuesday 8th October, 11am-12pm and Sunday 20th October, 1pm-2pm. No bookings required – koha entry.

Great un-celebrated heroes of Bayswater and district at The Rose Centre – Saturday 12th October, 12:30pm-1:30pm.

Bookings required – free event.

For more information about these events, visit: http://www.heritagefestival.co.nz/ or pick up an Auckland Heritage Festival programme booklet from libraries and community houses.

The first two weeks of October are also school holiday time and Navy Museum has a fun programme, called ‘Around the World’, planned to entertain the kids. Daily from Saturday 28th September to Sunday 13th October, 10am - 4pm, search the museum high and low for objects to pack in your suitcase, solve riddles, and complete activities in your trusty travel booklet. Suitable for ages 3+, caregiver supervision required.

Cost: $5 per child. More info at http://navymuseum.co.nz/ around-the-world/.

The Devonport Business Association invites you to celebrate Glow on the 18th and 19th October, starting with a Friday After 5 street party in Clarence St. Come down for live music, food trucks, street games and more. Devonport Peninsula Trust will be running a preschool play zone from 5pm-7pm for the little ones – caregiver supervision required.

The 7th annual Bayswater Halloween Trail takes place on Friday 25th October, 5pm-7pm, starting at Bayswater Park.

We promise another fun-filled evening with new games and activities and some fantastic prizes up for grabs – visit www.devonportpeninsulatrust.nz for more details.

For more community news about what’s happening in Devonport each month, sign up to our monthly community e-newsletter at www.devonportpeninsulatrust.nz.

Ngā mihi nui, Maria

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New products at So French Home

Le Creuset cookware and French sun hats for summer So French Home is the homewares store at The Old Devonport Post Office in Devonport that stocks a wide range of authentic home and personal products.

October sees the arrival of brand new kitchen cookware from Le Creuset. Made in France since 1925, Le Creuset enamelled cast iron cookware is regarded as one of the world’s premier brands and is used by professional chefs and keen cooks throughout the world.

In addition to their outstanding cast iron range Le Creuset also produce classic three-ply stainless steel cookware, toughened non-stick pots and pans together with an impressive range of stoneware in an amazing range of colours. Go and take a look in our store, you will be impressed.

With summer just around the corner, now is the perfect time to pop in and secure one of their wonderful sun hats. With classic French styling and made with natural raffia these hats will be cool and beautiful. In a range of colours and shapes there’s bound to be one to suit you.

At So French Home there are also lots of French home products as well as perfumes and fragrances, room fragrances, Lavender, French milled soaps and essential oils as well as items such as hats and bags.

Amazing French Urns are a real specialty. These Urns have been authentically made in a small village in Provence since the 1400s. They are featured in Versailles and many other palace’s and castle’s in France.

There is also still a good range of French Le Panier bags with most made from Raffia. These are also hard wearing bags. These are all French bags, of which So French Home have a huge collection, including beach bags, market and shopping bags, kids bags and fashion bags.

So French Home also has a great range of exquisite Italian Glass Home Diffusers that are made in Milan. They provide a refill service for them as well.

There is always a great range of soaps. These are Authentic French triple-milled and all natural plant based soaps in a wide range of beautiful fragrances. Once you try them you will not want to go back to liquid soaps let alone considering all of the plastics that go into liquid soaps.

So French Home at The Old Devonport Post Office, 10 Victoria Road, Open 7 Days.

Or buy online at www.sofrenchhome.co.nz

French Garden Café

Great coffee and French treats and baguettes.

Quiche (Lorraine and Vegetarian), Baguettes, Scones, French biscuits, superb Sausage Rolls, French Onion Soups and more.

French Garden Cafe at The Old Devonport Post Office, 10 Victoria Road, Open 7 Days.

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Le Creuset Cookware Made in France since 1925 Le Creuset enamelled cast iron cookware Used by professional chefs and keen cooks throughout the world. Classic 3-ply stainless steel cookware, toughened non-stick pots and pans. Impressive range of stoneware in an amazing range of colours.

You’ll find all these businesses in The Old Devonport Post Office: MAKOTO SUSHI & DONBURI

Best Japanese food in Devonport All the favourites, including – Teriyaki Chicken Donburi; Spicy Chicken Donburi; Chicken Katsu Donburi; Karaage Chicken Donburi; Makoto Miso Ramen; Prawn Yaki Soba; Teriyaki Bulgogi Beef Donburi; Sashimi Donburi; Egg Chicken Katsu Donburi; Prawn & Pork Gyoja Open until 8pm – Phone 446 6645

CLEAN GREEN COMPUTER

Computer and Laptop Sales, Repair and Upgrades for both Apple Mac and Windows.

Refurbished x-lease high end Windows and Apple systems; Offering a full range of computer repairs and preventative maintenance including the following services – data recovery, system repair and upgrades, virus removal, refurbished apple and windows computers data integration, home wi-fi and streaming solutions and computer speedups. Fast and affordable on-site or off-site computer repair for all your computer needs.

Phone 021 622815 or 0800 622 815 or visit www.cgc.co.nz

MAIN STREET BARBERS Cutting bar for men, women and children.

Loyalty cards with 5th haircut free.

All Uppercut products now $20 (Normally $25) Visit us on Facebook: mainstreetbarbersdevonport Open 7.30 to 4pm.

Phone Jude on 4450523

DEVONPORT LAW

We are a boutique legal practice offering a full range of services to our clients. Whether buying or selling a property, making a will, resolving commercial or family issues or setting up trusts, we will work with you to support you through this process.

Contact us on (09) 445-3105 or email enquiries@devlaw.nz

HONEY BEAUTY SALON

Honey beauty salon, pampering your beauty destination women beauty Nail Hair Beauty since 2010.

We offer high quality services. Our staff provide a pleasant and comfortable environment for our clients. We cover most aspects of beauty. We transform women into glamorous beauty.

Visit www.honeybeautysalon.co.nz for all the services we provide or call us for appointments on 09 445 9678.

Online and in store at…

SO FRENCH HOME Shop 2, Old Post Office, 10 Victoria Road, Devonport www.sofrenchhome.co.nz

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DEVONPORT NEWS

Lighting Up Devonport 18th to 19th October, 5-10pm Get ready to see Devonport light up as we celebrate GLOW@Artweek for the fifth year in a row. Delivered as Unitec’s second year architecture paper, GLOW@Artweek is Devonport’s major annual arts event that sees the design and installation of sculptural light pavilions on Windsor Reserve. Supported by Vector, every installation is powered by its latest in renewable technology, and if you visit the Vector tent on site to find out more, you have a chance to win an electric scooter.

This annual activation is opened with a street party on Clarence Street from 5-10pm on Friday 18th, when the road is

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DEVONPORT ROTARY FINE HOMES TOUR

Tour of fine Devonport Homes

By Christine Young

When the Devonport Rotary Fine Homes Tour takes place on Friday 1st November, it will be the fourth time this increasingly popular house and garden tour has been held – and the fourth time Lynda Betts from Bayleys Devonport has been involved.

“Rotary put together the tour and approached Bayleys Devonport for sponsorship,” she says. With the sponsorship agreed, Rotary invited Lynda to join, to deal with the home owners, all the details and the Bayleys team. “It’s my responsibility to get the ten homes each time, and to deal with the home owners and all the details. It’s a huge amount of organisation,” she says.

Lynda’s first role is to select the homes to be showcased, and to approach the owners. She says that every two years she looks for homes that have not previously been showcased, and she looks for variety: old and new, modern or character, apartments, and “something a bit quirky”. In the past, for example, she’s included the Esplanade Hotel, and the antiquepacked home of collector extraordinaire Lynda Betts from Bayleys - organising the fourth Devonport Rotary Fine Home Tour.

Brian Jackson. And there are always beautifully landscaped gardens, as the gardens are open to visitors as well.

Lynda is familiar with many Devonport homes, having sold real estate in Devonport for the past 20 years, and knows homes that will interest Fine Homes “Tour-ists”. She says that now the event is well-established, home owners are much more open to her approaches. They know that the safety and security of the properties and of the owners is paramount, and that Bayleys staff volunteer their time to be on hand at each property and ensure that the house and garden are returned at the end of the day just as the owners left them at nine o’clock in the morning.

Another safety (and privacy) measure is that ticket buyers are only advised of the identity of any of the homes a couple of days before the event, and then only the home at which you start the organisations to submit projects for consideration), ticket sales tour. Here, you present ID to receive the Fine Homes Tour booklet with written information and photos (taken by Bayleys’ professional are important, and the aim is sell out all 700 tickets. The event is also supported with sponsorship of each home at platinum, gold, photographers) of each property, as well as the route to be taken. silver or bronze level, and by a number of local cafés, where your You also receive a wristband for entry to each property. Until wristband entitles you to benefits (e.g. discounts, or two-for-one that point, it is, therefore, something of a mystery tour, but one coffees). This year, for the first time, Bayleys’ primary sponsorship is guaranteed to provide a great day out and deliver inspiration and complemented by support from Ryman Healthcare, developer of the ideas to any keen gardener, home owner or prospective renovator. local William Sanders Retirement Village.

Testament to the appeal of the event is that many visitors return There are also other fundraising initiatives: a couple of the each year, and support the event in other ways. This year, a past visitor has offered items for the raffle and the goody bags, based on properties will be Christmas themed and you can buy Christmas decorations or cakes; in another home there will be a sale of home her previous visits, and because her father had recently died after décor items; and in another, you can pursue the mystery element of having dementia. the tour by purchasing goody bags containing high quality donated With 700 tickets for sale, and only 10 properties, Lynda and her goods. There will also be raffle tickets for sale in just a couple of the team avoid crowding with a “staggered start”: 70 ticket holders houses. start at each house and are asked to follow the map in the booklet “We don’t want it to be all about the money,” says Lynda, to visit each property in numbered sequence. Nearly everyone does "though that is important. We want people to enjoy the day.” that, she notes, though there are always a few people who prefer to view just a few of the properties, or who find themselves time constrained towards the end of the day.

Devonport Rotary Fine Homes Tour, 9.30am-4.30pm As this is a fundraiser, with the money this year going to Friday 1st November Dementia Auckland, the Devonport Rotary Charitable Trust, Tickets available through Eventfinda or from the Bayleys and to local projects (Rotary is asking local schools, clubs and Devonport office

Testament to the appeal of the event is that many visitors return each year, and support the event in other ways. This year, a past visitor has offered items for the raffle and the goody bags, based on her previous visits, and because her father had recently died after having dementia.

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ARTS NEWS: NORTHART

Ross Ritchie, 'In order to make it safe 1994 - 1995 '

Helen Schamroth, 'Aria' 2019.

Maureen Lander, 'Moetangi'.

Xavier Christianson, 'Street Scene 2019.

Northart in October We have some stunning new exhibitions in the gallery, so it is well worth making the time to come down to Northcote to check them out.

‘Singing to the Dead’ is in galleries 1,2,3 until 23 October. The idea for the exhibition came out of the very successful ‘Twenty’, an exhibition that celebrated Northart’s twentieth anniversary in November last year. While ’Twenty’ paid tribute to Northart endeavour through the selection of one critical work from each of those 20 years, the artists included in ‘Singing to the Dead’ present works that pay homage to people, places, ideas and events that have been pivotal to their own personal development and wellbeing, be it on an artistic, familial, political or emotional level.

Included in the line-up of participants are many of Northart’s most accomplished artists: Karl Amundsen, Frances Atkins, Harvey Benge, Freda Brierley, Robert Ellis, Robyn Hughes, Maureen Lander, John Lyall, Phil Neary, Marie Potter, Ross Ritchie, Helen Schamroth and Frank van Schaik. Sculpture, photography, textile art, object art, embroidery, painting and performance all feature in what is a very powerful and poignant exhibition. There will be a floor talk on Sunday 20 October at 2pm. This is a free event – refreshments will be served.

Warwick Brown has been a regular Northart visitor since the early 2000s and has curated exhibitions, written essays, presented seminars, given floor talks and loaned Northart artworks for various exhibitions over that time. Lesser known is his contribution as a practising artist. He has participated in numerous members’ and other exhibitions, presenting works in a variety of media. One such (one person) show was ‘Out of Print. Cibachromes from the 1980s’ held February/March 2012. It was a delightfully whimsical show and a memorable one. We are thrilled to be presenting it once more.

John Oxborough, too, has long been a valued member of

Northart for almost 20 years. A graduate of Otago Art school, John is an established mid-career artist and has gained an enviable reputation as a colourist and for his expressionist use of line. Female figures, nudes, still life and domestic clutter are favoured subjects, with objects and scenes often depicted from an aerial or oblique perspective. His exhibition will bring together works on paper from the past two decades.

Replacing them and opening on Sunday 20 October at 5pm (and until Wednesday November 6), are ‘Our People’ and ‘Young at Art’.

‘Our People’ is the title and theme of a portrait photography competition for secondary school students presented by the Gerrard and Marti Friedlander Charitable Trust. Northart is pleased to be presenting this inaugural event of what will become bi-annual competition.

‘Young at Art’ is a selection of 18 small scale sculptures made from found materials, as well as 45 or so framed mixed media and photography works by students at Birkenhead College.

Later in October (Sunday 27th at 5pm) we open ‘Rubicon’, a group show by four mid-career artists: Patrick Malone, Grant Whibley, Graham McFelin and Shruti Yatri. They have kept contact since art school days, meeting regularly to discuss ideas and critique each other’s work.

For further information about Gallery Time for Kids and other public events, 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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ARTS NEWS: SEASONS ART CLASS

Popular art class comes to Takapuna Learning how to draw or paint is not just about producing a masterpiece for your living room — or even staging your own exhibition. Though both of those are possible, art classes are about so much more, says Blanka Ros, owner of the new Seasons Art Class course in Takapuna.

“Art classes bring people joy and happiness. The thrill of learning skills to create something from your imagination, and having something at the end to show for it brings pure pleasure to the students, as does the camaraderie built over weeks of learning with others.”

Blanka is bringing the respected Seasons Art Class brand to Takapuna, offering 14-week art courses with a well-proven curriculum that teaches basic art skills in a variety of mediums. The threehour weekly classes, specially designed for absolute beginners to intermediates, are held in the Takapuna Squash Club lounge overlooking Lake Pupuke.

“Whether you haven’t picked up a brush since school, or been told you were no good at art, or like to draw but haven’t had a chance to develop your skills, the classes help people learn all the basic skills they need to unleash their creativity,” says Blanka.

Seasons Art Class is a trusted brand with more than 10 successful years in the UK, says David Craggs, who has brought the courses to Australia and New Zealand.

An English couple designed a detailed curriculum and began offering the course in a small town outside London. Today there are more than 150 studios in the UK which offer the courses, teaching more than 6,000 students a week. Over the last decade, the course has introduced more than 38,000 new artists to the pleasure of creating their own personal masterpieces. It has also expanded to Germany, France, Holland, Canada and the US. The Takapuna course is the among the first to open in New Zealand, says David. He says the classes have wide appeal, but are open to anyone. “In a recent one I ran in Taupo the youngest was 17 and the oldest 79.”

David says franchise owners like Blanka, a North Shore resident,

are chosen carefully for their passion for the courses. “That is what builds the demand – the experiences that students have are so overwhelmingly positive that this fuels demand for more classes.

Students often return to upskill further, and often their friends and colleagues join too.”

The course curriculum changes every season, so returning students learn new and more challenging material, and every course is tested in the UK’s head facility before being released globally.

Another driver in the increase in demand for art classes is the growing recognition from experts in the field of mental health of art having a therapeutic role. “People who complete the courses find the classes are confidence building, mood enhancing and can contribute to overall wellbeing,” says David.

The course, delivered by a qualified, experienced art teacher, is designed to teach all the necessary art skills, in four different media: drawing, watercolour, oil pastels and finally acrylics. In Takapuna the tutor is local artist Lesley Alexander, who is an experienced artist and educator.

The weekly modules build a step by step approach, which means total beginners have time to absorb new skills and practise them.

Students are taught how to paint faces, figures, friends and family, and landscapes, and discover artists’ secret tricks of the trade to improve their results. As well as learning specific skills such as perspective, enlarging, shading, and illustrating, they also learn how to use tools and equipment, all of which are provided.

With the classes limited to an average of 20 people, students get one-on-one guidance from the tutor, and Blanka also assists in the classroom.

At the end of the course, students hold an exhibition. “People are often amazed with what they have achieved. Previously they may have been told that they can’t draw, and now they're producing work worthy of the local gallery,” says Blanka. “The course brings that masterpiece on your living room wall or that local exhibition in close reach – and may well be a life-changing experience that makes you lifelong friends.”

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TIM BRAY THEATRE COMPANY: GIFT A SEAT

Imagine… the power of children’s theatre To understand the power – the importance – of children’s theatre, just watch children watching a Tim Bray Theatre Company production. This is not a passive amusement. On the edge of their seats, the children are immersed: transported, joyful, fearful, anticipating, calling out, cheering.

Precisely as intended, they are playing their part in the performance. Engaging their imaginations.

Imagination powers progress. Nothing changes until someone imagines a better way. Governments, business leaders and social agencies all agree that creativity and innovation are what the world needs most from future generations. Tim Bray Theatre Company (TBTC) fires young imaginations and ignites the creative minds of tomorrow, deepening and expanding their cultural awareness.

Every year, more than 25,000 adults and children attend TBTC shows and participate in theatre workshops and classes. Every year, the company inspires children and young people of all backgrounds and abilities to be confident and creative through New Zealand theatre. It’s Tim’s passion that theatre contributes to their success in school, life and future work.

Gift a Seat.

To ensure that everyone can attend a Tim Bray Theatre Company production, the company runs Gift a Seat, a programme where through donations and funding the company offers show tickets to children at no cost.

Gail Rotherham, Business Development Manager at Tim Bray Theatre Company, looks after the programme. “It allows us to

Auckland’s leading theatre for children

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you can donate as little as $25 to provide one free seat for a child who will attend a live theatre performance or you can set up a monthly donation of your choice.

Please make your donation at www.timbray.org.nz For further information or to discuss becoming a patron please contact Gail Rotherham on (09) 486 2261 or gail@timbray.org.nz

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Students from low decile school Beach Haven Primary attend 'The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate' in April thanks to Gift a Seat.

provide free tickets to children from low decile schools, Make-AWish New Zealand, Kelston Deaf Education Centre (KDEC), and blind and sight impaired children from BLENNZ (Blind and Low Vision Network of NZ),” she says. “It aligns with our purpose to inspire children and young people of all backgrounds and abilities to be confident and creative through New Zealand theatre.”

“We want our shows to be inclusive and accessible. We started offering free tickets to families from Make a Wish New Zealand in 2005, and from 2004 when we did our first New Zealand sign language interpreted performance, we invited KDEC with tickets funded by a sponsor. We have since been offering tickets to children from low decile schools and early childhood centres, and fromBLENNZ to our audio described performances.

“We renamed the whole programme Gift a Seat in 2017. The whole idea is for theatre to be inclusive, and to reach more children in more parts of Auckland from more diverse communities. This was truly realised in our August tour of ‘The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate’ when 1751 children attended at no cost with tickets ere funded by multiple funders.”

There is little doubt about the need for the Gift a Seat programme.

The cost of a theatre ticket is prohibitive for many families, and making tickets available to schools and early childhood centres through Gift a Seat allows children who would not otherwise be able to, to attend.

“The cost of buses is also a barrier,” says Gail, “so we want to increase donations so we can transport the children to the theatre.

We are inundated with requests from low decile schools and early childhood centres to see our shows and would like to grow our donations to accommodate the need.

“Our plan is to build Gift a Seat to a level where we cover the needs of the number of children coming to our shows and offer Youth Theatre scholarships so children can have a term of drama classes at no cost to their family.”

Testaments from schools and early childhood centres show that they really appreciate having the opportunity to attend performances. For many children, it is the first time they have ever attended live theatre. More than that, it allows their imaginations to fire, as just a couple of quotes show: “Seeing a live theatre performance is wonderful for helping our tamariki develop their creative expression, both physical and verbal and to get their natural creativity and imagination flowing in new directions.” Massey Playcentre “This is a life-enriching experience for our school children who would never have experienced this without the Gift a Seat sponsorship.” Elfrida Raj, Deputy Principal, Glenbrae School “These performances are a vital part of children’s development, socially; educationally and building confidence,” says Gail, “often sparking ideas for their own performances, and getting them involved in the arts.”

To make a donation to gift a Seat, contact Gail Rotherham at Tim Bray Theatre Company 09) 486 2261 or gail@timbray.org.nz

TADPOLE PRODUCTIONS AT THE PUMPHOUSE THEATRE: HEROES

Heroes at The PumpHouse Three iconic New Zealand actors join forces this November at The PumpHouse Theatre in Takapuna in performances of the classic play ‘Heroes’.

Gustave (David Aston), Phillipe (Stephen Papps) and Henri (Bruce Phillips) – war heroes all – keep each other company on the back patio of an old soldier’s retirement home, plotting to escape their confinement, providing a reminder that you are never too old for a bit of anarchy and laughter.

Well known throughout New Zealand, the three veteran actors will all be instantly recognisable to any theatre or film lover. They have all entertained on stage, radio and TV (all of them in the obligatory Shortland Street at some point) and film screens for decades. They have also appeared on stage in Auckland at the Mercury Theatre, Silo, Pop-Up-Globe and Auckland Theatre Company, Downstage and Circa in Wellington, Court Theatre in Christchurch and the Fortune Theatre in Dunedin.

Milford resident David Aston has performed on most of the main stages around New Zealand over the years. Although he has attended shows at the PumpHouse Theatre many times, this is his first time on the PumpHouse stage. He considers ‘Heroes’ a play that is at times sad and at times absurd, but one that touches our souls – and frequently also presses our funny button, as we get to know the three war veterans and their foibles and eccentricities.

David comments, “I look forward to working with my fellow actors, Bruce and Stephen, to make this play come alive and take our audience on a moving journey.”

Heroes is a play that is at times sad and at times absurd, but one that touches our souls.

The three actors in 'Heroes': David Aston as Gustave, Bruce Phillips as Henri and Stephen Papps as Phillipe.

‘Heroes’ was the 2006 winner of the Laurence Olivier Best New Comedy Award. Originally written in French by Gerald Sibleyras and translated and adapted by the inimitable Tom Stoppard, this hilarious and poignant tale highlights the unlikely bonds formed through shared experiences. The play may be set in France but these are characters we all recognise, with director Janice Finn working with the veteran actors to bring them to life on the PumpHouse stage.

Heroes plays in a strictly limited season at The PumpHouse from November 7 to 17. Early Bird booking discounts are available until Friday 18th October Bookings (09) 489-8360 www.pumphouse.co.nz Performances: Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm (No Monday performance) Matinees: Saturday 16 November at 2pm; Sundays 10 & 17 November at 4pm Ticket prices Adults Groups (10+) Seniors Friends of the PumpHouse Students/Equity

$45 (Early Bird booking $39) $39 (Early Bird booking $35) $39 (Early Bird booking $35) $30 $25

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CHANNEL YOUTH FEATURE

Easy Outdoor DIY

by Jessy Thurston

Jeff Thurston's Bali-themed breakfast bar.

Cobblestones, ornaments and plants.

Up-cycled bar leaner and chair.

Pebbles and ornaments.

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This month I take a look at some easy DIY projects that you can do to spruce up your outdoor area ahead of summer.

One of the best experts I know on this topic is my dad, Jeff Thurston. I discovered things in our garden which had all been weekend projects that started as an idea. After a couple of trips to the hardware store and a few spare hours on a Saturday, those simple ideas had been turned into DIY masterpieces.

Dad identified his top three favourite outdoor projects that he had created, and we got talking.

The first was his take on an outdoor Bali-themed breakfast bar, which he made by converting a simple corner of the deck railing into a stylish area, perfect to sit around for a beer with friends or for a coffee in the mornings. He simply bought some wood, cut it down to the correct length to match the deck railing, and staining it to freshen it up a bit. Adding bamboo underneath gave it the ‘Bali’ feel that he wanted.

The second project was an outdoor courtyard. He repurposed an old outdoor fish pond, using epoxy to surround the pond with red brick and blue stone. He bought a water pump and used this to create a waterfall feature that circulates and trickles back into the pond. He then used the same rocks to build an outdoor fire pit by moulding boulders together with concrete to create a rustic look. He laid cobblestones to finish the area, and added some outdoor furniture.

After a couple of trips to the hardware store and a few spare hours on a Saturday, those simple ideas had been turned into DIY masterpieces.

His third favourite DIY is a bar leaner, upcycled from an old table and chairs that my parents accidentally bid on – and won – on TradeMe. Rather than waste or give away the table, my dad sketched out a design that would give the set a brand new use. He added height by attaching extra wood to the base of the table and the chairs, and again stained the whole set to give it a professional look.

If you live in a flat and think that these projects seem ‘way too big for a small space, you can still try few super-simple DIY tasks to spruce up your own outdoor area, regardless of what you have to work with. You don’t have to be an expert or have any professional building skills to be able to whip something up either – it is truly all about the journey of working on a project yourself and figuring it out as you go. A great start is to take an idea that you think could work, draw up a rough design, and take it to a hardware store to get their advice on the best way to tackle your project.

Easy ways to change up an outdoor environment that doesn’t have a lot of space include creating social seating areas and adding plant arrangements.

It might be worth buying some outdoor furniture for your space, or if you want a cheaper solution you could hunt for something at a local op shop and make some changes to add your own touch and to give it extra ‘life’. With a bit of sanding and painting, or even using extra materials to change the shape like my dad’s bar leaner, you’ll be surprised what you can achieve. It all starts with an idea, and then a little bit of work to create something that is unique and made completely by you.

Plants are also a great way to transform a space; you can pick up a whole range of different styles at great prices to add a pop of colour to any area. If you don’t think you know enough about plants, the staff at plant stores are always there for advice and are happy to help with a few easy-care tips to get you started. It is also super easy to grab some pebbles and arrange them around plants, ornaments, or garden features to make them stand out.

My investigations revealed that the best advice for DIY newcomers is to start with an idea, ask for some tips from a professional, and just give it a go. You never know what kind of skills you might have until you try it yourself!

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CHANNEL FEATURE: PUPUKE WATERWISE

Waterwise kids having fun while learning.

Sailing away: a sea lesson.

Generous Water Safety programme needs our help Spring 1980: Two Milford School parents involved in a working bee take a break and stand gazing out at the tranquil waters of Lake Pupuke. “Wouldn’t it be great,” one comments to the school’s headmaster, “if we could run outdoor education sessions for the kids here on the water?”

Little did they know that those innocuous words would resonate within the local population and culminate in a visit from Princess Diana, produce a world champion and lay the foundations for Waterwise, a programme run throughout New Zealand today to ensure Kiwi kids are safe around water.

From an initial meeting attracting more than 80 people from schools and local organisations, a sub-committee was formed, an architect was engaged to design a boatshed and a generous line-up of sponsors secured. It took hard work over two years to get Pupuke Waterwise off the ground, resulting in the organisation being officially opened by Her Royal Highness Diana the Princess of Wales on 19th April 1983. The weather on the day was terrible; the event spectacular.

From that moment on, Waterwise grew into a broader movement, with 13 branches now operating and a national association formed to set standards for training and safety. It is run entirely by volunteers – mostly parents – who have to complete a standardised training and certification programme, learning everything the way the children learn, and how to keep everyone safe and having fun.

Instructors contribute more than 5000 hours of their time each year... a staggering testament to how treasured and effective the programme is.

Waterwise offers children an opportunity to build confidence in the marine environment and to understand water safety. All children have the chance to attend regular sessions in their senior primary years to develop skills in sailing and kayaking. Many kids who participate would not otherwise have this opportunity.

For a few children it also ignites a passion for the world of sailing, giving them the confidence to compete in the sport. Chris Steele was one such sailor, who caught the bug through Waterwise at the age of 10. He then went on to win the Optimist World Championships.

The levies collected from participating schools pays for the basics

like rent, petrol and insurance, but Waterwise relies on donations and grants to fund its large equipment replacement and maintenance programme.

Waterwise has always depended on the support of the surrounding community to keep it in existence.

Local facilities and gear were last updated 10 years ago, and investment is now necessary in the Optimist, patrol boat and kayak fleets. The wear from almost daily use over half of each year means that the equipment is reaching the end of its service life, and Waterwise is challenged in the next two years to raise $100,000 to purchase 16 new Optimist dinghies, their rigging, three new inflatable patrol boats, 10 new kayaks and a refreshed collection of buoyancy aids and wetsuits.

New Zealand Schools Waterwise Incorporated www.waterwise.school.nz Devonport Waterwise – a great example Since opening in 1990, Devonport Schools Waterwise has taught more than 20,000 children by helping them to push their limits, overcome fears, build teamwork and make independent judgements in a safe environment. Conceived by a group of parents and staff from schools on the peninsula in 1987, the organisation makes sure that children – growing up surrounded by coastal waters and needing to respect the fun and danger of it – learn to have fun responsibly while challenging themselves in a wider world beyond the beach. The organisation spent many years based at the old Bayswater clubhouse of the Takapuna Boating Club, but was forced out when the constraints of the tidal flow meant sessions had to be limited to a six-hour window around high tide. Since 1990, it’s been based at the Wakatere Boating Club at Narrow Neck Beach.

Devonport Schools Waterwise is a registered charity with seven member primary schools: Bayswater, Belmont, Devonport, Hauraki, Vauxhall, St Leo’s and Stanley Bay. Instructors from each school operate half-day sessions for students during summer using the Waterwise equipment. The organisation is fortunate to have the support of more than 100 trained and qualified volunteer instructors, many of whom continue with Waterwise for years after their own children have left primary school.

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MASSEY UNIVERSITY NEWS

Inspiring the next generation Te Ataakura Pewhairangi (Ngāti Porou) grew up with te reo Māori as her first language at home and school, not learning English until she was aged 13. The Māori TV broadcaster was the voice of Dora in the Māori translation of the popular children’s series, and currently tutors in te reo Māori at Massey University’s Auckland campus, Albany. She hopes her achievements will inspire other young Māori to follow their dreams.

The high-achieving Palmerston North born and raised academic, broadcaster and mum of two young children is passionate about fostering Māori knowledge and language through education and media. Her drive and commitment come from being raised by parents dedicated to ensuring their children were fully immersed in te reo Māori and te ao Māori.

Her parents are from a generation where “there was a huge need for parents to fight for the Māori language,” says Te Ataakura. “I was lucky enough to be born when the movement of kohanga reo and kura kaupapa Māori was established.”

Te Ataakura, who graduated with a Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) and has a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Māori studies, broke new ground in her degree by completing all but one paper in te reo Māori.

“Te reo Māori is my first language and thankfully Massey University acknowledges te reo Māori and therefore I was able to complete almost all of my assignments using my native tongue.”

She’d already done her assignments in te reo Māori for her BA and was not the first. “However, when I had asked my paper coordinators for my postgrad diploma in teaching, I was told this had never been done before (in the mainstream side). Massey allowed me to be Māori in my thoughts, my language and my practices.”

Now, Te Ataakura wants to be the example for her own children, future mokopuna, and her nieces and nephews, to show that “you can do it. So long as you have the right support network, anything is possible.”

Te Ataakura, who has also worked in Auckland as a presenter at Māori Television, says, “It’s important for us as advocates of te reo Māori to keep challenging the systems to normalise te reo Māori in every facet of society, so this is why I asked to complete my post grad dip in te reo Māori.”

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Te Ataakura Pewhairangi.

Along with her siblings, she attended Palmerston North’s Mana Tamariki, where pre-school, primary and secondary schooling is delivered in te reo Māori. She completed schooling at the age of 16 with University Entrance, then moved to Auckland to start a career in television; the distance learning option allowed her to work and study concurrently.

Te Ataakura is now a senior tutor of Māori language papers and an introduction paper into te ao Māori at Massey’s Auckland campus and hopes to complete her master’s degree in the near future. Her brothers, Te Aorere and Apirana, are also Massey University Bachelor of Arts graduates and Apirana is a Senior Māori Cultural Advisor at the Auckland campus in Albany.

Te Ataakura, who was recently a judge at the Ngā Manu Kōrero secondary school speech competition held in Palmerston North, for both the senior Māori, Pei te Hurinui Jones, and junior Māori, Rāwhiti Ihaka, competitions, says she wants to be “an example for Māori across the nation. Even if it is to at least inspire one person to pursue education – whether a degree, or certificate, diploma, or going on to study masters,” she says.

Te Ataakura also took part in the Festival for the Future in Wellington in July, an event that attracts around 1200 young leaders, social entrepreneurs and students. She and her colleague Te Rā Moriarty ran workshops for festival-goers on Te Ao Māori (knowledge of the Māori world).

"I like to think of a korero that says ‘ko tātou ngā rangatira o āpōpō’ (‘We are the leaders for tomorrow’). In actual fact our leadership begins today. We don’t need to wait until we are in our 30s, our 40s, our 50s, to be a leader.”

Listen to Te Ataakura Pewheirangi talk about her learning journey on video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_ continue=36&v=9X8BYmC0iac

EDUCATION: ROSMINI COLLEGE

AIMS Games Hockey Win

On Friday 13th September a large number of Rosmini College students crowded into the Tindall Auditorium at midday to watch a live stream of the AIMS Games Intermediate Boys Hockey final.

To the delight of those watching, the Rosmini College team beat Northcross Intermediate 1 – 0. The victorious team consisted of the following players: Louis Upton, Santino Rodriguez, Rueben D’Souza, Jamie Cammell, Cameron Hill, Benji Develter, Lachy Rutherford, Jack Scott, Chase Templeton, Oliver Murray, Benjamin Stoffel, Christian Forsyth-Jones and Michael Bain, together with their coaches Matthew Thompson and Old Boy Taimana Iversen and their manager, Year 7 Dean Ms Mine de Belder.

The Rosmini College Intermediate Hockey team.

The Rosmini 1st XI Hockey team with their supporters.

The team this year built consistently throughout the season, taking down some serious opposition…

Rosmini College 1st XI Hockey team.

Auckland Supercity Hockey Champions On Wednesday, 21st August, Rosmini College's 1st XI Hockey team won the Auckland SuperCity Boys Championship, after finishing sixth last year. Their coach, Rosmini’s Assistant Principal Mr Paul Fordham, says proudly, “The Auckland title was a highlight of the season as Rosmini College has never won it before.

The team this year built consistently throughout the season, taking down some serious opposition, like Saint Kentigern College, King's College and Auckland Grammar along the way. The team

then went on to attend the Rankin Cup where they placed fifth in New Zealand. The Rosmini 1st XI Hockey team consists of the following players: Ned Barry, Jeevan Concisom, Flynn Houlahan, Matthew Thompson, Joshua Bowden, Jonathan Levell, Sam Schofield, Sam Charlton-Maunder, Brodie Harrison, Joshua Paul, Reuben Hyatt-Brown, Jordan Thomas, Liam MacKinnon, Sam Gordon, Dylan Thompson, Jonathan O’Rouke and Campbell Vos, along with their captain, Isaac Houlbrooke and their assistant coach, Rosmini College Old Boy, Luke Buxton.

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EDUCATION: TAKAPUNA GRAMMAR

Success for TGS Choirs at Big Sing Finale Singers from Takapuna Grammar School had the great opportunity to visit Dunedin for the National NZCF Big Sing Finale. This year Takapuna Grammar was fortunate enough to take two choirs: Leonessa, winner of a silver Award and Youth Ambassadors trophy at Finale 2018, and TGS Chorale, attendee of Finale and performers at Sydney Opera House in 2017.

As two of only 24 secondary school choirs from across the country to attend, this was already an achievement in itself; but to their credit, Leonessa and TGS Chorale each took home a silver award. As well as the awards, students returned home with plenty of great experiences.

The Big Sing is renowned for its festive and supportive atmosphere. Favourite moments for the students included creating “flash choir” videos to screen before sessions, exploring Dunedin, and a memorable lunch break collaboration between TGS Chorale and Westlake’s Choralation.

TGS bands bring home more Silver

In mid August, the TGS Concert Band and Jazz Band took part in the KBB Music Festival held in the Holy Trinity Cathedral and St Mary's Church, Parnell. Both bands played a selection of pieces showcasing the students’ ensemble and musical talent. The bands also had featuring soloists, who left the audience breathless!

A special concerto by New Zealand composer Claire Scholes entitled 'Jam Ballista'was presented by the Concert Band. The concerto featured soloists Francesca Parussini on the tenor saxophone and Volkan Özyurteri on the drum kit. The bands performed exceptionally well, with both groups receiving Silver awards.

The Concert Band and Jazz Band are now working on repertoire for other performances next year, along with preparing pieces to play at the TGS senior prizegiving next term.

Peninsula’s best artwork on display from school community For three weeks in September, ten Devonport Peninsula schools came together in an exhibition that showcased the art work of Year 1 to Year 13 students. 'From the Peninsula' was held at Lake House Arts in Takapuna and featured the following schools: Takapuna Grammar, Belmont Intermediate, Devonport Primary, Belmont Primary, Vauxhall Primary, Hauraki School, Wilson School, Bayswater School, Stanley Bay School and St Leo's Catholic School.

The exhibition was the second of its kind, the first being held in 2017. Both were curated

by Linda Sew Hoy, a visual arts teacher at Takapuna Grammar School. Seven of the participating schools in this show belong to the Devonport Kāhui Ako, a group of schools which work together to help students achieve their full potential. It gave the schools’ ākonga

the experience of displaying their art work in a community space. For many of the young participants it was their first taste of being part of a public art show.

A highlight of the exhibition was the community celebration. Where participating students, their families and school communities came together to acknowledge the creative efforts on display.

Jamie Kang, Year 13.

For more information about Takapuna Grammar School visit www.takapuna.school.nz or follow us on facebook www.facebook.com/TGSNZ/

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EDUCATION: AGE SCHOOL

Adrian Grey, Jacob Armstrong, Amelia Baker, Giselle Christian.

Phoebe Tutt and Mark Porath.

Learning from Experts Our world needs a new generation of leaders who think, feel and act very differently. To unlock this potential, our learning coaches team up with New Zealand innovators and inspirational business people to mentor students on projects that stretch them well beyond the four walls of a classroom.

This helps students understand how important technology, entrepreneurial thinking and creativity are in the world they’re growing up in, and gives their work that much more meaning.

During Term 3 our students have been inspired by a range of guests. Two of the highlights have been: • Adrian Grey, Business and Product Development Manager at Sanford Limited, who gave the Junior High students a lesson in brand and product development to help inspire their business projects.

• Local author Mark Porath, who helped inspire the students’ creativity as they shared stories and music. Student Phoebe Tutt then presented Mark with the first four chapters of her book 'Time Saviours' that she is currently writing.

Age School Youtube Series Combining the best of New Zealand’s approach to education with the latest thinking from international education innovators, our learning model at Age School is designed to let your child embrace who they truly are – not what traditional education thinks they should be.

We have recently started a YouTube channel with videos to highlight the global leaders influencing our thinking and how this is impacting on our students’ education. The videos shared on our channel will showcase the people working in our school, the industry leaders who are helping our students' learning, and you will also meet some of our students and their families. Search “Age School” on YouTube to find our channel.

Connecting with our community Our inspiring Junior High learners were a credit to Age School this term as they tested their Passion Project ideas at Northbridge Retirement Village.

They shared carefully crafted cupcakes, played interactive board games and undertook a tour of the village. The interaction between generations was moving, most especially for teacher Bron Van Der Geest who caught up with resident Alison De Prato, who was her very first Senior Teacher in charge of Juniors. We are looking forward to more exchanges over the coming months.

Northbridge residents being taught new board games by Lucas Armstrong and Kyron Oerder.

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EDUCATION: CARMEL COLLEGE

Carmel College students share their work experience opportunities Carmel’s Year 12 students were recently given some fantastic work experience opportunities. This chance to sample possible careers at a time when they need to make big decisions about their future is a great advantage to the students. Gaining knowledge about life after school allows some students to work out the exact pathway to their dream career while others are able to cross some off their list. The school is most appreciative of the support given to this programme by all those who gave students a work experience opportunity.

Hayley Brown From sitting in the flight deck of a Q300 plane bound for Palmerston North, to tracking a flight having to divert from the original route from Honolulu, my two days of work experience were certainly eventful. I was lucky enough to get an insight into the aviation industry thanks to Air New Zealand. My work experience kicked off with a tour of the aviation institute where flight attendants go through an intense 24-day course before entering the workforce.

Some practical training the flight attendants go through includes extinguishing fires on planes, along with inflating the large 50-person rafts and emergency slides.

The following day, I was shown around the maintenance and engineering centre of Air New Zealand, also known as ‘The Campus'. Throughout the day I got an insight into flight planning, special operations, resourcing teams, crew control teams and charter flights. While I was with the special operations team, we tracked a flight from Honolulu to Auckland which had to divert due to a medical emergency.

However, the highlight of my work experience was sitting in the flight deck of a Q300 plane from Auckland to Palmerston North and Danielle Meek I went to the Physics of Rocks Lab at Auckland University where I learnt how researchers collect data from the earth and use it to determine physical properties of rocks. By doing this, researchers are able to get an idea of what makes up the earth as well as come up with implications of that data, which affects their knowledge of earthquakes and volcanoes.

While there, I was able to look at six core samples from the Brothers volcano (340 km north east of White Island) and conducted a little bit of my own research. I used the Vinci high pressure Poroperm system to calculate the porosity of six core samples from Brothers volcano and I also took some high resolution scans of those core samples.

This experience has taught me so much about geophysics as a future career and confirmed to me that it is definitely what I want to do. I also learned about taking my studies further at Auckland University and what that would entail. It has been an absolutely Karin Nakano, International Student I went to a sushi shop where I learnt a lot of things about working. I learnt that communication is a very important aspect of any working environment. I also did not know anything about working to earn money. This is very important for my future because I’ve never worked to earn money for myself. I realised that I need to be careful not to waste money and to use it more carefully. This is such an important thing when I start working and very important for the rest of my life.

Lastly, this was a good opportunity to think about my future. I thought that I wanted to work at an airport or hotel but I realise now that I actually want to teach students about business so I need to study business and teaching. This was a very special and useful opportunity for me.

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back. Not only did I get a great view of Mt Ruapehu and was stocked up with Air New Zealand cookies and fudge, but the crew were happy to answer any questions I had, which helped me to develop a better idea of what it’s like to work as a pilot for Air New Zealand.

Danielle Meek.

amazing experience and I am excited to take further steps in my career pathway.

Karin Nakano.

EDUCATION: ALBANY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

We Empower - Young Enterprise Success!

Rebecca Renwick, a Year 13 business student at Albany Senior High, has just been selected as one of 10 students from all over New Zealand to go on an all-expensespaid trip to Thailand. This trip is organised through the Young Enterprise Scheme and SeaCapes. The students will be visiting businesses, competing in a market entry business strategy competition and experiencing the culture in Thailand.

Rebecca was selected for her work on her number of sustainable businesses and her passion for business in general.

Rebecca has been working for more than a year now on developing her own line of sustainable swimwear. The bikinis are made completely from plastic waste such as bags, bottles and fishing nets collected from the ocean. She has been working internationally getting the fabric made in France and her styles produced in Bali.

She then gets them sent back completed to New Zealand with the aim to distribute them globally. All the bikinis are reversible and come in a variety of “support levels”.

When purchasing a bikini you can mix and match the styles to help you find the most practical and perfect bikini for you.

Her first collection is now just months away from launching and she has been collecting donations and pre-orders through her Kickstarter page to fund the project.

Any support, whether it’s a donation, pre-order or even a share or follow, is greatly appreciated. If you would like to find out more or help this project to get underway visit www.kickstarter.com/projects/purpose-swimwear/swimwear-for-a-cleaner-ocean You can also check out the Instagram or Facebook page @purposeswimwear, or Rebecca’s personal website www.rebeccamarie.co.nz to see some of her other work.

We Inspire - Impact Projects Gold Evening wows the community!

On Wednesday 11th September more than 100 Impact Projects were on display as part of the ASHS Impact project Gold Evening.

The projects are developed by students who work with a project mentor (teacher) and are guided by four principles: student ownership and agency; substantial learning beyond the classroom; quality product; and participating in and contributing to the community. The Stanford D.School Design Thinking Framework supports creative complex problem solving, critical thinking and learning how to negotiate and collaborate while managing themselves and others.

We Nurture - ASHS Students get ConnectED! On the morning of Wednesday 11th September a range of community and business leaders joined our students for the ConnectED launch. ConnectED aims to be a first-of-its-kind, school/business/community/innovation hub and network which will be based at Albany Senior High School.

The aim of the network is to: • establish a network and talent register that might mentor and support student Impact Projects, • connect learning across the school with the community and

wider world of business, • host whanau community facing educational events about futures thinking and social business networking, so as to establish ASHS as THE ed-innovation hub on the shore!

Our ConnectED committee invited the team from Voluntari.ly and Mike Phillips from Serious Lego Play to come and speak and then rounded out the breakfast networking event with a World Café to find out how we can work best with our wider community. Check out the ConnectED website at: http://connected.ashs.nz/

Enrol at Albany Senior High School for 2020!

In zone and out of zone enrollments are now open for 2020! Simply head along to www.ashs.school.nz and hit the Enrolment box. Enrolments can be completed online. You will then be invited to make an appointment for an enrolment interview.

School tours are available every Monday at 9am.

Please contact info@ashs.school.nz to book a time.

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EDUCATION: KRISTIN SCHOOL

Theo Kleiman Canizares as Aladdin.

Olivia Sewell as Genie

From top to bottom: Jafar (William Abel) and Iago (Daniel Martin).

The Aladdin Jr Finale.

From left to right: Babkak (Jayden Wang), Kassim (Tom Logue) and Omar (Loretta Wang)

From left to right: Manal (Yona Kim), Isir (Lorelei Leavy), Jasmine (Amelia Taite) and Rajah (Kelea Wendelborn).

Aladdin and Jasmine on the flying carpet.

Kristin Middle School’s magical production of Aladdin Jr Our Kristin Auditorium was transported from Albany to Agrabah, bringing Disney’s 'Aladdin Jr' to the stage for our 2019 Middle School production. Once again, Kristin’s reputation for high-quality theatre allowed our school to be one of the first in Australasia to stage this newly adapted edition of the Disney classic.

Over 160 Middle School students proudly participated in this flagship performing arts event, either as a cast or crew member.

The skills and confidence they gained through this process are greater than any wish a genie could grant. All students involved deserve hearty congratulations for their dedication and energy over the rehearsal and production period. Flying carpets, onstage transformations of street rats to princes, a golden cave of wonders and magical illusions made 'Aladdin Jr' one of our most ambitious Middle School productions yet. Fabric and trims sourced in London and props found in Moroccan marketplaces added to the spectacle our audiences were treated to for three performances. Bringing a show of this scale to the stage involved an enormous amount

of generosity and support from the Kristin community, and I wish to acknowledge the collective efforts of these parents, alumni and staff, as well as our exceptionally talented production team for bringing the vision to life so beautifully.

“Fantastic colours and energy”, “A wonderfully fast moving and entertaining show”, and “it was such a professional show, with lots of emerging talent” were among the glowingly positive reviews received following the show. Production photos were shared with Musical Theatre Australia (which licensed Kristin to perform this production) and collaborators on the Junior version of Aladdin from iTheatrics in New York, all of whom could not believe a production of such quality was produced by a school.

More important, however, were the affirmations that the process has positively inspired and instilled confidence and self-belief in so many students, bringing students from across year groups together to celebrate without boundaries. This is, in my opinion, the true gift of theatre at Kristin.

Hamish Mouat, Artistic Director of Major Productions

Kristin Student and New Zealand Team win gold in Belarus!

The New Zealand team won the gold medal and 'Absolute Winner' status at the International Young Naturalists' Tournament (IYNT) in Minsk, Belarus!

Year 11 student Hee Seo Kim represented Kristin and was a credit to the school. She was the highest-scoring member of the six-person New Zealand team throughout the competition, helping ensure a close victory against Croatia and Switzerland in the finals.

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20 other countries took part, all with unique answers to the 17 problems that Hee Seo and her team had to prepare for, and all with a huge determination to reach the finals.

The IYNT promotes the creative potential of teenagers who are eager to explore the natural world, experiment and work as part of a team to collaborate in science from a global perspective. Students must work collaboratively to conduct experiments, present reports and they must also be prepared to oppose and review the reports of other teams in order to compete in the IYNT.

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Year 11 student Hee Seo Kim.

Kristin Student wins at the ‘Walk the Line Fashion Show 2019’ On Sunday 1st September, Year 13 student Elaine Wang participated in the Walk the Line Youth Fashion Show as a designer along with her model Peta Kuluz (also from Year 13) as a part of New Zealand Fashion Weekend 2019.

This year, the fashion show featured 60 young designers aged 13-18 years, who put together an incredible collection of creative designs across multiple categories, including sustainability, high fashion, open design, streetwear and “we are not what you see”. Elaine’s fashion design garment was a women's dress, which not only enabled her to win her ‘open design’ category, but which was also selected as the overall winner of Walk the Line Fashion Show 2019. She was awarded a scholarship of $2,000 to study at Whitecliffe Fashion Tech in 2020 and a bag of prizes from Revlon. Elaine was “truly stoked” about this achievement and thoroughly enjoyed this experience in the New Zealand fashion industry. Well done Elaine!

At front, from left to right: Peta Kuluz and Elaine Wang.

From Kristin to NASA...

Our very own Rocketman!

As part of the Term 3 Humanities and Science interdisciplinary unit, Year 7 students have been learning about space exploration through innovation, leadership skills and challenges. On Monday 26th August, they had the privilege of attending a Q&A session in the Dove Theatre with 2012 Kristin alumni Andrew Alder.

Andrew shared his experiences regarding how he initially became interested in space, what he studied at university and the thrill of his 10-week internship with NASA in the USA. This was a perfect opportunity for students to take what they have learned in the classroom and apply it in a 'real life' setting. They demonstrated excellent self-management skills throughout, listening intently as Andrew explained his journey thus far. Andrew fielded a range of questions from the Year 7 students relating to his experiences working at NASA and he certainly left the students feeling invigorated about their learning.

We thank Andrew for taking the time to come back to Kristin and inspire the next generation of space enthusiasts!

Andrew Alder (Kristin alumni 2012).

Catch up with old friends!

Join us for a special reunion & campus tour for the classes of 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 & 2014.

FRIDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2019 6.30PM KRISTIN SCHOOL, 360 ALBANY HIGHWAY, ALBANY

RSVP: Please register your attendance by Monday 14 October by emailing

Victoria Morris, Alumni Manager, alumni@kristin.school.nz

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EDUCATION: WESTLAKE BOYS

Teaching TNIS 'Kendami' tricks.

WBHS Language Council Committee.

Teaching 'Origami' at Takapuna Primary.

Identifying French landmarks at Milford Primary.

Westlake Language Council gives back Our Westlake Boys Language Council recently visited Milford Primary, Takapuna Primary and Takapuna Normal Intermediate to spread awareness and educate younger learners about the diverse cultures that make up our community.

The boys visited 56 classrooms, teaching their younger counterparts a range of international activities while taking time to discuss their own experiences at high school, both inside and outside the classroom.

Lani with three lucky book winners.

Westlake Maori & Pasifika Group.

Lani Wendt’s Samoan Success Established Samoan author Lani Wendt Young visited Westlake to share her success and journey as a writer with 60 Maori and Pasifika students. Lani has produced 11 books including her bestselling young adult series Telesa, an elemental romance novel inspired by Pacific mythology.

Lani’s key message to the boys was noting the importance of seeing one’s own culture and making our own identity visible to the literature we produce. Her session concluded with a Q&A before several boys were lucky enough to win copies of the Telesa series.

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Lani has produced 11 books including her bestselling young adult series Telesa, an elemental romance novel inspired by Pacific mythology.

Brad Smeele and Westlaker, William Pike.

2019 Father and Son Breakfast.

Over 460 attendees at the annual breakfast.

Father and Son Breakfast The Westlake Boys' auditorium came to life early on Thursday morning, with the smell of bacon, eggs, baked beans, pancakes and more, enticing our young students and their fathers to our annual 'Father and Son Breakfast'. With stomachs full, our attendees had the privilege of listening to guest speaker Brad Smeele share his journey from former World Champion to now quadriplegic.

Brad began with sharing his success as a two-time junior world champion, saying, "to be number one or excel in something you are passionate about, surround yourself with people who are better than you, who you can learn from.” From here, he shared his lifechanging accident, which left him paralysed from the neck down.

After his injury, Brad highlighted the importance of acceptance "which doesn’t mean giving up but accepting what has happened for its truths.” Acceptance eventually freed him from the grip of denial and allowed him to own his situation and the present. A lot can be learned from Brad and the empowering messages he continues to share; Brad is currently exploring the realms of freediving where he is able to hold his breath for more than five minutes and 15 seconds. The event brought together the boys and their fathers, with Headmaster Mr Ferguson closing the event by noting the famous Cat Steven's song 'Father and Son', and the fact his Dad does more than 100 press-ups a day.

Horrors of the Holocaust Our boys and staff had the recent privilege of listening to Guta Goldstein share her experiences as a Holocaust survivor in assembly. Guta was just nine years old when World War II broke out and her carefree childhood vanished.

Guta's memories in the Ghetto and slave labour camps stirred many emotions, as her story of survival highlighted the real horrors and tragedies of the Holocaust. Guta continues to share her story in the hope that “the tragedies that occurred will never happen again, and that our children and grandchildren can live in a world of peace.”

Guta attributed her own survival to a series of miracles and good fortunes; migrating once the war was over to Australia, where she met Headmaster, Mr Ferguson her husband Ludwik, also a Holocaust survivor. and Guta.

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EDUCATION: RANGITOTO COLLEGE

Whale watching in Tonga A week-long trip to Tonga was a highlight for a group of our senior biology students early in Term 3. The annual migration of humpback whales from Antarctica to Tonga provided an amazing opportunity for our students to swim with the whales and learn about their migratory patterns.

Two days spent on the open water provided ample opportunities for whale watching, and our students were lucky enough to swim only 10 metres away from a mother and calf on the first day. Two juvenile whales put on a fabulous show for our group on the second day, and

Rangitoto Premier Basketball Team 2019.

the students were delighted to spot two further mother and calf pairs before they headed back to shore.

The underwater adventures continued with snorkelling at a shipwreck off Pangaimotu Island and a trip to the Anahulu Caves, where the students swam in a natural underground pool. Back on land, students gained a deeper appreciation for Tongan culture through cultural performances, school visits, and of course, by sampling local cuisine. Students also relished the opportunity to help preserve Tonga’s natural beauty by participating in a beach clean-up.

Coach Kenny Stone.

Auckland Secondary School Boys Premier Winners 2019 A strong season of basketball in the premier grade has seen Rangitoto’s boys team win the premier title. The final, held at North Shore Eventfinda stadium, was a hard-fought game against St Kentigern College, which had only lost one game all season.

The game was close throughout, with the score tied at the end of the third quarter. Our boys’ mental toughness paid dividends, and the Rangitoto crowd was delighted to see them come back from behind at the start of the fourth quarter and achieve a 78 – 75

win in the final seconds. We commend the efforts of our three top point scorers, Ethan Mandeno (25 points), Zach Riley (20 points) and Liam Judd (14 points), whose efforts helped carry the team to victory.

The boys were expertly guided through their season by experienced coach, Kenny Stone. Kenny has coached Rangitoto’s premier team for several years and is well regarded in the basketball community, having previously coached in the NBL. With a number of Year 13 players in the team, it was fantastic to see the boys win the premier title before we farewell these students at the end of the year.

Australasian Esports Champions

Our premier esports team has successfully defended their title as the top high school esports team in Australasia for the second year running.

After taking out the New Zealand title, the team travelled to Melbourne to compete against the top Australian state teams. The boys faced Sydney opponents, Blakehurst High School, in the grand final held at Melbourne Arena in front of a crowd of 10,000 esports fans. It was a very close match and although we had some new players on the team, this worked to our advantage, making it more difficult for our opponents to plan their draft picks.

Following their success, some of our players have been scouted by American universities, which are looking to develop strong teams in this new sporting arena. Luckily for Rangitoto, many of our players are Year 12 students and still need to finish high school first, so we look forward to seeing what 2020 brings for esports Team in action. at Rangitoto College.

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Rangitoto winners of the Australasian Esports Champions.

Humpback whale in Tonga.

Students delighted in swimming with whales.

Rangitoto students in Tonga.

Students enjoying all that Tonga has to offer.

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EDUCATION: WESTLAKE GIRLS

Junior Basketball winners.

Premier Basketball Team - 2nd place.

Badminton winners with trophy.

1st XI hockey trophy winners.

A bright week for winter sport Westlake Girls High School had some outstanding success at the recent Winter Tournament. It was a full on week for players and staff, with the results paying tribute to the hard work and dedication of both. Here's a run down of how we went.

top four with St Margaret's, St Cuthbert's and Whangarei Girls. They lost their semi-final game against St Margaret's due to goals being disallowed, and then played for third and fourth in a close game against St Cuthbert's, which they unfortunately lost 1-0.

Basketball The Westlake Junior Basketball team competed at the Basketball New Zealand Zone 1 Premier Girls Tournament. The team won the final to take the title with an 88 – 41 win over Mt Albert Grammar School. During the tournament, the team scored 420 points and only had 146 points scored against them. Our Premier Basketball team qualified for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Basketball Championship by winning the silver medal for second place at the AA Premier Zone 1 basketball tournament.

Netball The Westlake Girls Premier Netball team had a tough battle, facing stiff competition throughout the week but came out successful to end up in the top six out of over 120 teams to qualify back-to-back for Nationals, where the top 16 schools will be competing for the top spot in the country in Nelson during the current school holidays.

The team is coached by April Ieremia and captained by Rachael Webster and Elizabeth Handey who both showed exceptional skills at either end of the court. During Winter Tournament week, Westlake was lucky to have an Invitational team entered into UNISS which was a combination of Premier 2, Senior 1 and 10/1 players. They had an amazing week with an unbeaten record. The team ended on a high with the Junior girls supporting Year 13 Captain, Kiera Fisher, who played her final moments for Westlake out of position in Goal Keep which ended in a great hoist from Dileesia Henare!

Congratulations to Rachael Webster and Kiera Fisher who were both named in their respective grade’s Tournament Teams.

Badminton The Westlake Girls Premier Badminton team won the New Zealand Secondary Schools Division 2 Badminton title in convincing fashion.

They played a total of 42 games in the tournament, winning an outstanding 41. The team beat St Margaret’s College (6-0), St Oran’s College 2 (6-0), Newlands College (6-0), Waitaki Girls’ High School (6-0), St Mary’s College (6-0) and St Oran’s College 1 (6-0).

These results put the Westlake team into the final where they beat Burnside High School (5-1).

Hockey The Westlake Girls 1st XI Hockey team won the gold medal at the Marie Fry Secondary Schools Hockey tournament held at Lloyd Elsmore Park. They played Villa Maria College from Christchurch in the final. At the end of regular time, the scores were tied at 1-1 and the game went into strokes (penalty shots) which the Westlake team won by 2-1. Westlake Girls 2nd XI Hockey travelled to Stratford to compete in the 2nd XI Chris Arthur Cup with 13 other teams from around New Zealand. The team played three games in the first two days with good results which put them at the top of their pool.

Quarter finals saw them win against Villa Maria to put them in the

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Football Westlake had a very strong performance at Nationals with a massive improvement from 17th last year to fifth place this year. The week started off very well with three wins in pool play and qualifying for top 16. With a win against St Kentigern (5-3 on penalties) we were through to the top eight play-off round. Unfortunately Hillcrest (Hamilton) came out on top with a 4-3 win which left Westlake Girls with a game against Rangitoto in the next round. With another victory on penalties (3-2) over local rivals Rangitoto, they were through to the fifth/sixth final along with Napier Girls. A 2-1 win resulted in a fifth place finish for the tournament. Losing only one game and beating eventual tournament winners (Baradene) in the opening game of the week was very encouraging for the team.

From left: Directors and the 2019 Student Choir Leaders - David Squire (Director Voicemale), Daniel Rouse, Jonny Clark, Jono Cahill, Isabella Brown, Fiona Wilson (Director Cantare), Paris Jagger and Katherine Chong with their awards.

Westlake Girls and Boys Choirs.

Westlake choirs bring home three of five Golds awarded at Big Sing For the first time in the Big Sing history, Westlake’s three choirs all won gold at the country’s premier secondary school choral competition.

Held in Dunedin during August, the Big Sing Finale is the culmination of the regional Big Sing Festivals held around New Zealand during June. From these regionals, 24 of the top choirs are selected to compete in the National Finale, which moves around the main centres of New Zealand each year. This year, Cantare (WGHS Premier Girls’ Choir, directed by Fiona Wilson), Choralation (WGHS and WBHS Premier Mixed Choir, directed

by Rowan Johnston) and Voicemale (WBHS Premier Boys Choir, directed by David Squire) travelled to Dunedin where they joined more than 800 singers who were competing for gold, silver and bronze awards. Each choir is required to present one ten-minute and one eight-minute recital. Five songs are performed that must fit into the three categories of Choral Art Song, New Zealand or Pasifika work and Other (jazz, musical theatre, folk). There are three adjudicators to judge their performances, always including an international clinician. The guest adjudicator was Tim Sharp who is the Director of the American Choral Directors Association.

Sharp was very impressed with the standard of the competition saying, “Such fine musicianship on the part of the New Zealand conductors and their exemplary choral performances and the schools evidenced a choral discipline second to none.”

Unfortunately, Mr Johnston was unable to travel to Dunedin due to

Wei Qi Lim with her award for winning the NZCF Choral Competition.

Hilary Barry with Cantare.

a family bereavement, so Fiona Wilson and James Harrison (vocal consultant) conducted Choralation’s performances.

After an outstanding two days of recitals, the Gala Concert saw all three Westlake choirs awarded Gold for their recitals – a fantastic achievement considering only five were awarded in total. The night was also special for WGHS, as Wei Qi Lim, a Year 13 music student was awarded a beautifully crafted pounamu trophy. Wei Qi won the NZCF Choral Composition Competition earlier this year and she performed her winning piece ‘The Vast Hour’ as a member of Choralation choir to a standing ovation at the Gala Concert.

Voicemale was also awarded a trophy for the Best performance of a New Zealand work for their performance of ‘Oh What is That Sound’ by David Hamilton. Hamilton works as the ‘Composer in Residence’ at WGHS and also tutors Wei Qi Lim in composition.

Student voice strong for 2020 Grace Chen (Year 11) has been elected as the Westlake Student Representative on our school’s Board of Trustees for 2020. We had nine outstanding candidates this year, and a brilliant voting turn-out.

"I'm overjoyed to have been elected for the honourable role of Student Representative for 2020 and look forward to getting stuck into all the work and planning for our school," says Grace.

"I'm hoping to bring forward some of the suggestions the students have given me

while running my campaign, for example reconsidering the ban on apps such as Spotify, and uniform policies. Although I can't promise the students everything, I can guarantee that I'll bring every suggestion forward and try to be the best Student Representative that I can.

"In the long run, I hope to create some positive change throughout the school alongside the other Board members, whether it be through changing current rules, creating new systems or working on the ones that are currently in progress."

Grace Chen.

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BOOK PRINTING & PUBLISHING

Have your book produced and published right here on the Shore!

Benefitz, publishers of Channel Magazine, is one of New Zealand’s most diverse manufacturing businesses in the communications space. At their base, on Constellation Drive, they have a team of 85 people and a range of machinery and technology capable of producing items for communication of all shapes and sizes.

The printing of books is proving to be a growth area for the company.

“With our range of digital and conventional printing and finishing equipment we have everything that is needed to produce these books efficiently and cost-effectively,” says Benefitz Managing Director Aidan Bennett. “Having 15 designers on staff means we can also design the book if that is what is required.”

“While big books with significant print runs are often printed offshore, it is just as economical and more convenient to print shorter run books right here in New Zealand. So we are a great option for people self-publishing and we also print here for publishers.”

Benefitz have three digital presses that books can be printed on as well as a number of finishing machine options. They produce both soft cover and hard cover books on their inhouse machinery.

“I have considerable experience in book printing and publishing and and have members on my team who come from strong book production and publishing backgrounds,” adds Aidan Bennett. “So we can work with customers and guide them through the process, irrespective of their own knowledge of the process.”

“In addition, we also work with off-shore businesses if we have projects that are quite clearly better suited to being printed in other

countries due to their size and the quantities required.”

An extension of this book publishing capability has been the development of the ‘My Life Story Book’ system by the Benefitz team over the past 18 months. This is an online system for the publishing of life story books. Benefitz developers have created the online system which makes the whole process very easy and smooth for those wanting to publish their own life stories, or those of loved one’s.

If you are self-publishing or looking for someone to produce your book, then contact Aidan Bennett and his team at Benefitz.

Aidan Bennett, Phone 09-477-4701 or 021-500-997 or email: aidan@benefitz.co.nz Visit: www.benefitz.co.nz

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We can help getting books printed off-shore as well.

Book My Life Story Book is an online system that simplifies the process for those wishing to tell and record their life stories. You can build your book online easily and then the system enables the easy and cost-effective production of an actual printed book – hard or soft cover – and the life-story will also be preserved online for generations to come. The system has been developed right here on the North Shore by the team at Benefitz.

Visit: www.mylifestorybook.co.nz Or contact Aidan Bennett. Phone 021-500-997 or email: aidan@benefitz.co.nz

“I am passionate about helping people tell their stories, so we will make the process very easy for you - promise.”

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BUSINESS SALES WITH LESTER DE VERE

COMMUNITY NEWS

Lester de Vere

Ali Dunlop, Angela Pervan, Nathania Hughes, Rachael Bridger, Mandy Holten.

Takapuna Primary School awaits Vintage Carnival Remember when old-fashioned carnivals were the highlight of the school year, offering an annual event aimed at getting the school community together, giving children the chance to participate in various fundraisers and making money for a special purpose?

School gala days and carnivals aren’t as common as they used to be, given how the modern world now operates, communicates and fundraises. But for Takapuna Primary School, the Carnival is a bi-annual event the school would not do without. Not only do the students get to be part of a project, but parents, staff and their representatives on the PTA can make a difference right through the planning stages.

This year’s carnival on Saturday, 2 November is the first with a vintage theme…and the organisers are excited about the results.

“The Vintage Carnival is an event for the whole community,” PTA member Mandy Holten says. “We are a diverse cultural school, and we look forward to celebrating that through some of our food stalls and entertainment.”

The school opened in 1879, and honours those who served in WW1 on Memorial Gates at its Anzac St entrance. It celebrates diversity with more than 50 nationalities, such as: NZ European, Maori, Samoan, Fijian, Niuean, Tongan, Chinese, Korean, Indian, Filipino, Middle Eastern, Latin American, African, British, Irish, Australian, Japanese, Sri Lankan, Vietnamese and Italian.

“We invite everyone to join us on our school grounds for a day of oldfashioned family fun, with rides, stalls, food, music and much more,” Mandy says.

The Vintage Carnival will be held on Saturday, 2 November from 1FACE PAINTING 7pm – rain or shine. The funds raised will be used to enhance the school’s indoor (new classroom spaces) and outdoor environments.

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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.

Breaking down the Steps to Selling your business Finances Potential buyers will want a thorough look at your finances to make sure they’re buying a sound, profitable business.

If your finances don’t reinforce your asking price, you may need to sell for less or reinvest to make the business more attractive. To make sure your finances are in the best shape for sale: • sell assets your business doesn’t use • stop investing in long-term projects • produce a realistic financial forecast — a good business advisor will spot an exaggerated one.

Business plan Potential buyers will ask for your business plan, so if you don’t have one, create one. It should show your business works efficiently, has good management and how you plan to grow it.

Address any staffing problems before you put the business up for sale. Buyers may be put off if there’s a risk of inheriting difficult employment relationships.

Assets Make sure all machinery and other equipment is well maintained. Give your premises a thorough clean and fix any maintenance issues.

Risks A new owner will want to hit the ground running, so: • Lock key suppliers and customers into contracts if at all possible.

• Sort out looming problems, e.g. paperwork for a compliance change.

• Get up to date with health and safety standards and other obligations you have as owner or employer.

Information for buyers I recommend preparing an IM (information memorandum); it has all relevant details about your business — this outlines what buyers need to know to assist in them making their decision. It should be big on facts around operational aspects of the business and show how they could grow the 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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YES DISABILITY SUPPORT CENTRE: NEWS

Let's see the change This year we made history in New Zealand with the first ever youth with disabilities conference – I.Lead. I.Lead is a youth led initiative that brought together 50 young people with disabilities from across New Zealand to the Grand Hall, Parliament in Wellington.

Sonia Thursby For two days, these young people had the opportunity to learn, lead, inspire and share; to have a voice not only with their peers but with heads of government departments, the Human Rights Commission and the Office of Disability Issues. They took the chance to present their recommendations on issues such as education, employment, portrayal of disabilities in the media, sports and recreation, housing, transport and health.

At the end of the two days they were all willing to be the change both at this high level and within their communities and form a national youth with disabilities advisory group that could and would hold policy makers and government agencies to account.

As I write this, I find that I have no other words than wow, wow at the dream, outcomes, team and the young people who stepped up and spoke out. The words change, co-creation and leadership can be banged around a lot in our sector; in fact I am sure I have championed these words myself. However, to see them in action in the leadup to and delivery of I.Lead was true societal change, youth co-creation and the fostering of true leadership.

For two days, these young people had the opportunity to learn, lead, inspire and share; to have a voice not only with their peers but with heads of government departments, the Human Rights Commission and the Office of Disability Issues.

The outcomes of I.Lead will echo throughout the national disability action plan and be taken into consideration when writing and amending policies that affect people and youth with disabilities. Ten months, eight committee members, five staff, nine champions and a cup of determination and the first ever youth with disabilities conference!! The question I get asked most is when is the next I.Lead? 2021 did I just say that? Wow!!

LIFE LESSONS WITH LIFE EDUCATION TRUST

News from Christine Meyer-Jones

Substance Education

Approximately 11% of New Zealand high school students use substances at levels that are likely to cause them significant harm and may cause long term problems. At Life Education we hope to influence the decisions students make with our education programme on substance use.

Our programme begins from year 5, starting with the younger students covering what helpful substances are, such as medicines, and those that are unhelpful which then leads to discuss which ones are legal and illegal. This helps us demonstrate that legal substances are not always helpful. In the senior school, the teacher will guide our educator to particular related concepts depending on their students’ needs.

The most important thing when we are teaching substances is to ensure that the information is more than just facts and figures – simply knowing about drugs and their effects is not going to prepare them for the reality of today’s world. They need to learn about how drugs affect the brain in terms of thinking, development, memory, and behaviour, as well as the social cost of drug use, the effect on people around them, family and relationships.

The most important thing when we are teaching substances is to ensure that the information is more than just facts and figures…

We encourage critical thinking so students consider what the risks are. We balance the negatives with the positives – and there are lots of positives. More students today are making positive choices when it comes to drugs and alcohol. We get them look at peer pressure and the strategies they might use to negate this positively.

When discussing the effect of substances on the brain we spend time emphasising how decision-making is affected.

Substances like alcohol and drugs affect the different parts of our brain involved in processing memory, reasoning, judgement and emotions. If some or all of our brain functioning is impaired by substance abuse, it becomes harder to make a good decision.

The best message we can give students is to ask them to consider why the brain experts are all suggesting that teens delay their decision about using substances. Allow their brain to develop and make all its connections during their teen years.

Onward and upward, Christine Meyer-Jones Chair Life Education North Shore Contact us: secretary@lifeeducationnorthshore.nz cmeyerjones@yahoo.com.

Visit: www.lifeeducationnorthshore.nz

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Browns Bay Primary School & Forrest Hill Primary

CHANNEL PEOPLE: MY SHORE LIFE RICHARD SEGAR

Making a difference with Coastguard Richard Segar is a Torbay resident who, among other things, is a volunteer for Coastguard North Shore.

We asked him a few questions about his life on the Shore…

Richard Segar.

Richard Segar (far left) with Coastguard crew Scott Webb, Julia Heiss, Daniel Patton, Sven Naumann, and Thomas Barnaby.

Channel Magazine: Tell us a little about yourself.

Richard Segar: I work full time in loyalty for Simplicity CRM in Albany and have for four or so years now, but can occasionally be spotted behind the wheel of a Bayes bus filling in after being a driver for them while attending Massey uni. I have also been a volunteer with Coastguard North Shore for just over six years. When not on the water or working, my girlfriend and I are renovating, but we still try to get away for the occasional weekend somewhere out of cell service.

CM: What do you love most about living in Torbay?

RS: Honestly, just the area! The sounds, the fresh air and being no more than five minutes’ drive from three beaches is just awesome.

I spend a bit of time overseas for work and I see some amazing places, but nowhere has managed to top home. I have a photo on my desktop of the rescue boat, on a day as good as they come, backing out to sea from the trailer with Rangitoto and Rakino in the background. When that appears on the monitor in a presentation the usual response is “Wow! Where is that?” Warms my heart every time I get to say, “That’s home”.

CM: How long have you lived in Torbay?

RS: I spent my first 18 months in Bucklands Beach but naturally have no memory of that! Since then, five years in Castor Bay, 16 years in Okura and now living in Torbay.

CM: What activities or organisations are you involved with?

RS: I started with Coastguard North Shore as a recruit in March 2013 and have since worked through to operational crew, then to senior.

In April this year I sat my masters exams and am now a skipper for the unit also. Crewing on the boat involves a weekend day every few weeks on the water from roughly 9:30am to around 5:30/6pm depending on taskings so we are often out later than that. I have also been pager crew (yes, they are still a thing) since 2014 for callouts when the boat isn’t already on the water e.g. weekdays, weekend nights and one Christmas dinner.

While being boat crew, I have also been involved with several off-boat roles in the unit. Having experience with heavy vehicles I was almost immediately trained to drive the tractor and now train others. I have also been involved in recruitment, training, been on the committee, and now the role of Vice President.

CM: Why are you passionate about this?

RS: It started off as wanting to be part of an organisation that provided support and assistance for people in the community who wanted to get out and enjoy the ocean. I stayed because I can see and feel the difference we make and because of the learning opportunities on and off the water. There’s also a strong family vibe in the unit which makes it hard to not be passionate about the things we achieve. For the year ending 30 June, our crew responded to 238 calls for assistance, and returned 621 people home to land safely.

The vessel was on the water for more than 1,160 hours and on water alone, our crew contributed over 5,800 hours of sea time including both training and time on taskings.

CM: What else might you be involved with if you had more time?

RS: Maybe get back into 4wding? Or just put more time into house renovations!

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

RS: The Santa Parade in Browns Bay is always a great event. We tow the boat around at the tail-end of the parade each year with Santa sitting on the cabin and a lot of our crew and their families come down to walk with the boat for the parade itself. Each year we then have a dinner or BBQ at the beach for anyone that can make it, which is a good way to start the busy season and for me marks the start of Christmas every year.

CM: If you could change one aspect of Torbay what would it be?

RS: Less privet would be good; their flowers do not agree with my sinuses…

CM: Who would you most like to have as a neighbour and why?

RS: I’m not fussy! So long as they are approachable and happy to catch up at short notice for a Sunday afternoon beer every now and then, plus the occasional meal… What else could you want?

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CAM CALKOEN: BENDING PERCEPTIONS, INSPIRING CHANGE

SHORE JUNCTION: NEWS UPDATE

By Melanie Barr, Community Director, Shore Junction

Cam Calkoen is an inspirational speaker who is bending perceptions to inspire change and an attitude of awesomeness through simple, lasting human truths. Passionate about the Shore, this column reflects the awesomeness that surrounds us and the potential we all have to achieve a personal best.

Challenging your comfort zone

Cam Calkoen

How often do you get inspired and start thinking of things so big, so different, so awesome? You have a vision and inside you’re like I CAN DO THIS and then you get back to your “reality” and start seeing perceived reasons why it can’t be done.

You’re not alone, but for this moment in time, think of all the unachieved dreams hidden deep within because we’ve let those reasons get in the way, we’ve stopped taking risks, we’ve stopped doing what’s different or we’ve become comfortable with comfortable. Then think of all the inspiring people in our life: national icons, friends, parents, bosses or neighbours… Chances are they’ve stepped beyond their comfort zone.

So what contributes to the comfort zone that we can switch perspective on today?

Routine: It’s easy to do what worked yesterday, but if we keep doing what worked yesterday there’s a point where tomorrow’s not that exciting. Yet if we strive towards a forecasted future for ourselves that’s when we’ll become our own motivation: that’s when we not only build dreams but achieve more.

Perceptions: Often what we see at the beginning isn’t what we know at the end, and when we bend perceptions we see opportunity; we clarify purpose and achieve some awesome things.

Time: I’m too old... I’m too young…how about starting to say and believe that this time, right now, is just right. A good friend of mine has recently introduced me to the quote “imperfect action is better than perfect inaction”.

Earlier this year I summitted Mt. Kilimanjaro having never done anything like it before, during a busy time of year. At the point of saying yes I was uncertain of what was required to reach the top, but the reasons for saying yes were more awesome than the perceived reasons for saying no. I did the climb with 20 people I consider champions because of what they’ve been able to achieve in the world. As I spent time with each person I asked them about their journey, their steps towards success, and there were two things that hit me. They were all proud of what they had achieved and they all said that whenever things became comfortable, they kept pushing.

In a group of our size we were told 80- 90% would likely make it to the top. But 100% of us did because when we become familiar to pushing the comfort zone excellence is the only option.

Step beyond your comfort zone, be proud, dream big and achieve more.

Inspirational Speaker Book Cam and inspire new levels of awesomeness with your team.

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Shore Junction is coming to Takapuna

​ hore Junction is a youth innovation hub being created in the S heart of Takapuna. It is being designed as a space for young people to connect, belong, and grow. Shore Junction will offer youth-friendly facilities and integrated services that support innovation, learning, wellbeing and creativity, enabling young people to accelerate their potential and embark on their future pathways to success.

Shore Junction is coming In February 2020 Shore Junction will become New Zealand’s first free-to-access youth innovation hub for Auckland youth aged between 13 and 24 years of age. We are thrilled to announce that the team at Brosnan Construction has begun work to renovate the former Takapuna RSA building!

Our board members and CEO Sonia Thursby have spent over two years working with the community to grow support and commitment from a number of enthusiastic local business owners, philanthropists, foundations and other funders. Along with the much-needed financial support from the foundations, we have secured valuable commitments from local businesses and private supporters for equipment, finishing and furnishings.

… everything that has gone into Shore Junction has been achieved with our community of young people…

Sonia’s determination to turn this remarkable concept into a reality has been infectious among the North Shore community. We are proud to be 100% co-designed; everything that has gone into Shore Junction has been achieved with our community of young people, building on the methods and principles of participatory design which assumes the 'users' are the experts of their own domain and should be involved fully in the design process.

There are so many people to thank, who have contributed to the initiative thus far, who have given their time, energy and expertise (and money!) to make this a reality. The one group that deserves so much recognition is the young people. Young people are at the heart of everything we do at Shore Junction; they know what they and other young people are looking for in an innovation space and it is that expertise we seek to make Shore Junction succeed.

Shore Junction’s vision is to accelerate the potential of young people and support them towards their future pathways. The ultimate goal is to support young people to feel passionate about self-led learning, to achieve better educational outcomes in priority subject areas, and to be in stronger positions to use their learning in an employment or enterprise context, transitioning more successfully to their future pathways.

See you there in February 2020. www.shorejunction.nz

WILSON HOME TRUST: NEWS

Busy September for The Wilson Home Trust September has been another busy month for the team at the Trust, with the completion of our annual audit, preparation of our gardens and grounds for the upcoming wedding season, and planning our October school holiday programme activities.

Services & Support Co-Ordinator Felicity at Z Sunnybrae.

We have also continued to meet with groups and individuals in our community who are interested in knowing more about the Trust and/or fundraising for us. On 17th September we hosted a visit from six staff members from CCS Disability Action Hamilton branch and we welcome six of their colleagues from the Whangarei branch next month.

Each quarter we hold an information and site tour morning at the Trust office, and anyone can attend. Details are in the what’s on section of our website: (https://wilsonhometrust.org.nz/whats-on/) with our next session planned for Tuesday 10th December.

As part of the campaign, our staff have been on site to help raise awareness of the Trust and encourage votes. Proceeds from these campaigns will go towards the provision of more activities and support for our beneficiaries over the summer months.

In September Wilson Home Trust was also selected as a recipient for the Z Energy 'Good in the Hood' campaigns in Z Milford and Z Sunnybrae Road. As part of the campaign, our staff have been on site to help raise awareness of the Trust and encourage votes. Proceeds from these campaigns will go towards the provision of more activities and support for our beneficiaries over the summer months.

We would also like to thank the Devonport knitters for their gifts of blankets earlier in the year, which have now all been given out to families.

Website www.wilsonhometrust.org.nz Instagram: @thewilsonhometrustweddings

EDUCATION: MARK WILSON EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL, KRISTIN SCHOOL

You’re not born with resilience

Mark Wilson

I am often asked to speak on building resilience, having previously helped lead a school community through the Christchurch earthquakes in 2010-11 and then the 15 March 2019 mass shooting.

Developing resilience is a well-recognised critical skill for coping with our increasingly complex and changing modern society. The meaning of resilience is to have the ability to rebound and cope with stress or challenging circumstances.

I would argue that resilience is not a human quality we are born with, but rather something we can develop through life. Ideally it is developed through growing up in a loving and safe environment, where you have experiences in coping with difficulties and setbacks.

However, if you have lived in a protected bubble all your life and nothing has ever gone wrong, I would suggest that you could be poorly equipped to have the resilience to deal with disappointments, especially not a traumatic crisis.

The best way to be able to cope and recover with challenges in life, is to experience and learn from lots of small problems.

The All Blacks eventually learnt from their repeated World Cup Rugby tournament disappointments of 1999, 2003 and 2007, and started doing things differently. As a result of this learning, coach Steve Hansen’s frequent message to his current All Black players, and part of their training programme, is that “they need to be comfortable with the uncomfortable.” In other words, making sure the players get used to being able to adapt to the unpredictable, think creatively, be prepared to change the game plan, and most importantly – learn to enjoy and embrace challenges. Resilience is developed not simply from having difficult life experiences but making sure you learn from those experiences.

The best way to be able to cope and recover with challenges in life, is to experience and learn from lots of small problems.

A key ingredient in the development of resilience is a growth mindset, an understanding that we have the capacity to change.

Our abilities are not fixed; with time and effort we can overcome problems. We can all improve our ability at maths, and we can all increase our intelligence – if we have the right attitude and effort.

Teaching people how to develop a growth mindset is a critical building block in the development of resilience. A good technique is to refrain from always giving people the answers or trying to solve their problems. You can learn the most from dealing with your own mistakes.

Your resilience will also be greater in life if you have had a wide range of experiences. Having a diverse range of general experiences provides a greater range of skills to cope with the diverse challenges we may face in life. For example, look at child golf prodigy Tiger Woods and his ability to adapt to challenges in his life, compared to Roger Federer who in contrast played multiple sports and never specialised in tennis until later in life; he has been a great example of resilience and longevity in sporting success.

You may not be born with resilience but with the right mindset, it’s certainly a characteristic we can grow throughout our lives.

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PROPERTY LAW: RACHEL LEE, DAVENPORTS

Rachel is a Legal Executive in the property team at Davenports Harbour. She is an Associate member of the NZ Institute of Legal Executives. Rachel and the Property Team manage a wide range of property matters from simple residential sales and purchases through to complex apartment developments, banking security and restructuring.

Routine legal documents may not be routine

Rachel Lee

Ruth and Simon were expecting their second child and decided that it was time to find a larger home to accommodate their growing family.

Having signed an agreement to purchase a property subject to sale of their own home, they were persuaded to list their property for sale by auction.

The property was marketed and was sold at auction.

Subsequently the successful bidders complained that their finance had been declined because a valuation had disclosed that the floor area of the home was 105 sqm but had been marketed as having an area of 150 sqm.

TALKING TRUSTS: TAMMY MCLEOD, DAVENPORTS

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.

Edith and Jim

Ruth and Simon had no idea how the real estate agent had come up with the 150 sqm area but suspected that it was a simple misprint on the agent’s part. On the other hand, the agent insisted that Ruth and Simon had told him that the area was 150 sqm.

At the end of the day Ruth and Simon had to accept that they had signed the listing authority with an incorrect description of the area of the home and that they were responsible for the consequences of the misrepresentation.

Their argument that the price had been fixed on the basis of the successful bidders’ inspection of their home rather than the description on the documentation was less than a perfect defence.

Ruth and Simon learned an expensive lesson that legal documentation is important and that it is essential that every small detail be checked very carefully.

Edith and Jim had set their trust up many years ago. They had owned a carpet cleaning business and had set the trust up on the recommendation of their accountant in the mid 1990s. The business had been sold in 2005 and the trust now owned their family home and an investment in managed funds which was the sale proceeds of the business. Their accountant was their independent trustee, and they felt that they had been running their trust properly. They had annual meetings and their accountant prepared a tax return and financial statements for the trust each year.

Edith and Jim were now in their late 70s, and Edith was starting to notice Jim’s decline in capabilities. He was starting to get quite forgetful, and Edith started to worry about him. Jim was adamant that there was nothing wrong, until the day when he went to drive home after they had been to the supermarket and he couldn’t remember how to get home. Edith suggested he go and see a geriatrician, and also their lawyer to make sure that they had enduring powers of attorney in place so that she could act on Jim’s behalf if he completely lost capacity.

A year or so later, Jim’s health had continued to decline to the point that Edith could no longer look after him at home and the powers of attorney had been invoked. She decided it was time to sell the family home and move into a retirement village where she would be able to live in an apartment and John would have the hospital care he now needed. However, when she went to list their family home for sale, she ran into problems. When John and Edith had been to see their lawyer the previous year, their lawyer had put in place powers of attorney but had failed to tell them that the powers of attorney had nothing to do with the trust. You cannot delegate you authority as a trustee to your attorney under a power of attorney. Unfortunately John and Edith’s trust deed also didn’t provide for who would be able to remove and appoint trustees in the event that one of them lost capacity.

This meant that Edith and their accountant trustee had to make an application to the Court to remove John as a trustee and also vest the family home and other assets in their names.

The new Trusts Act 2019 addresses this issue, which is not dealt with in many trust deeds, and from January 2021, incapacitated trustees will be able to be removed without a Court application. For more information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Rachel Lee, 09 915 4387 rachel@dhlawyers.co.nz www.dhlawyers.co.nz

Tammy McLeod, 09 915 4386 tammy@dhlawyers.co.nz www.dhlawyers.co.nz

At the end of the day Ruth and Simon had to accept that they had signed the listing authority with an incorrect description of the area of the home…

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ACCOUNTANCY WITH BELLINGHAM WALLACE

Accountancy with Graham Lawrence of Bellingham Wallace.

What do the loss ring-fencing rules mean for property investors?

With the new rental loss ring-fencing rules taking effect from 1 April 2019, along with the extension of the bright-line test from two to five years announced last year, there is no better time than now for property investors to re-look at their existing property investment portfolio and consider whether the structure of their investments remains appropriate for tax purposes.

The loss ring-fencing rules effectively extinguish the longstanding tax advantages that residential property investment supposedly had over other forms of investments by removing the ability for investors to utilise their rental losses to offset against their other income sources, thereby minimising any end-of-year tax due or eliminating tax refunds in many cases. This tax advantage is now available for all other asset classes – clearly the playing field has hardly been levelled.

So, what do property investors need to be aware of? What are the tax impacts arising from these new tax rules?

Details details details…

The loss ring-fencing rules limit a property investor’s deductions for rental expenses to the extent of the rental income derived from the residential property for an income year. Any excess losses (i.e. where rental expenses exceed rental income for an income year) can only be offset against future income received from residential property or can only be used on the sale of the property that is fully taxed. The end result is that investors can no longer use their annual tax refund to fund their property investment. Furthermore, these rules not only apply to residential properties in New Zealand but also to overseas properties, so there is no escape for property investors!

Residential land-rich entities – what are they?

The ring-fencing rules also apply if one borrowed money to invest in a “residential land-rich entity”, for example, borrowings for acquiring shares in a company. These are interposed entities that may potentially be used to separate a loan (and interest deductions) from the residential rental property, so the interest deductions are not subject to ring-fencing. A company, partnership, a look-through company or a trust can be a “residential land-rich entity’ if more than half of their assets by value are residential properties. Special ring-fencing rules are in place to deal with the interposing of such entities.

Exceptions to the rules Fortunately, there are always some carve-outs in tax law: The key carve-outs are: • One’s main home.

• Properties held on revenue account (a residential property would be captured if its disposal would give rise to taxable income).

• Properties held by non-close companies (being a company that has more than five natural unrelated persons with a combine interest of more than 50%).

• Mixed-use assets (e.g. holiday home and bach which are available for both personal and income-earning use).

• Properties provided by employers for employees’ accommodation.

• Properties held by Government enterprises.

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Graham Lawrence.

Opportunities for property investors Property investors can always make lemonade as long as “the number works”. On the flip side of these rental ring-fencing rules, investors should seek other opportunities including: 1. Switching to commercial property investment For those investors with stronger balance sheets, we might expect to see a switch from investing in residential properties to commercial properties as the new ring-fencing rules do not apply to commercial property investments.

2. Adding another residential rental property to your property portfolio Investors may consider adding on an additional residential property to take advantage of the ability to offset rental losses from one residential property against rental profit of another under the “portfolio basis” approach. This is provided that the investor has not elected to offset rental losses on a property-byproperty basis.

3. Paying down your mortgage and increasing the rent For those risk-averse or highly-geared property investors, you should aim at moving your rental properties to a positive-geared position where possible, by paying down the mortgages on your rental properties to reduce rental losses and eliminate any unused losses being ring-fenced. Other measures such as increasing rents can also be a practical and simple option to help with funding the property investment in the long term.

4. Widen asset base and include other forms of investments Entities being treated as “residential-land rich entities” for the purpose of these rules, may have a narrow opportunity to work around these rules so that they do not fall under this specific definition.

Investors may consider adding on an additional residential property to take advantage of the ability to offset rental losses…

In closing…

The above provides property investors with a general view only.

Any major investment decisions must be exercised with care and balanced out with commercial reality as well as the overall financial position of the investor. Given the changes to property tax law in the last year it may be time to get a health check on your tax position. Contact your Bellingham Wallace advisor today to discuss this further.

By Graham Lawrence (Director) and Jenny Ni (Tax Consultant) Phone: 09 309 7851 Email: grahaml@bellinghamwallace.co.nz Visit: www.bellinghamwallace.co.nz

LEGALLY SPEAKING: SCHNAUER AND CO

IRD numbers

– Why are they so important in Property Transactions If you are selling or purchasing residential property in New Zealand, it is more than likely you will need to provide your IRD number to your lawyer because of the “Bright Line Test”. The current exception to this rule under the Bright Line Test is if the property you are selling or purchasing is your main home (i.e. your family home); then you are exempt from providing your IRD number.

However, if your main home is owned by a trust or company, then the entity’s IRD number is still required to be provided and we must record that IRD number in the transaction in order to settle. If you are still unsure about what the Bright Line Test involves, in short, under the Bright Line Test system in New Zealand you will pay tax on any profit when you buy and sell residential property within either two or five years, unless an exclusion (referred to above) applies.

We as lawyers are finding that many New Zealand trusts do not have an IRD number as they have never been required to have one in the past.

Be aware that all existing property tax rules still apply even if the Bright Line rule does not apply in your situation. The Bright Line rule applies to the sale of any residential property you have purchased on or after 1 October 2015 as follows: if you purchased residential property between 1 October 2015 and 28 March 2018, inclusive –

Legally Speaking with Abbie Featherstone, Schnauer & Co. Abbie Featherstone

the two- year bright-line rule applies; if you purchased residential property on or after 29 March 2018 the five year bright-line rule applies. If your property transaction falls into that timeframe, an IRD number is very important and must be recorded.

However, from 2020, the government is looking to change this rule and virtually all people buying and selling properties will be required to record their IRD numbers on land transfer documents.

This is in a bid to stop any residents from manipulating the Bright Line tax system.

We as lawyers are finding that many New Zealand trusts do not have an IRD number as they have never been required to have one in the past. This can cause issues when a trust has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement with a short settlement timeframe.

The IRD information is required before a transfer of property can occur and the time to obtain an IRD number should be taken into account in any settlement timeframes.

If your property is held in trust, make sure the trust has an IRD number before entering into an Agreement so you are not caught out at settlement. IRD numbers can be applied for through the Inland Revenue Department. If your trust or in some circumstances, your company has a very old IRD number, it may be that the IRD number for that particular entity simply needs to be reactivated.

If your trust (or company) does not have an IRD number or you are unsure whether or not your particular entity holds one and you are thinking about selling or purchasing property, please contact us.

We would be more than happy to assist you in the process.

Schnauer & Co, 1 Shea Terrace, Takapuna 09 486 0177 www.schnauer.com

our name may be hard to say, but working with us is easy Founded in the 1980s, Schnauer and Co is a well established law firm located on the North Shore.

Our expertise focuses on the following areas of law: Relationship Property and Family Law | Trusts/Asset Protection and Estate Planning Property | Commercial | Elder Law | Deceased Estates At Schnauer and Co we: have a passion for problem solving, a flexible approach to working, and a consistent commitment to clients, we love what we do – and it shows.

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BOWLS NORTH HARBOUR: NEWS

with Lindsay Knight

Lofty goals for Harbour bowls Graham Dorreen, one of Bowls North Harbour’s driving forces behind the centre’s men’s and women’s representative teams, has a long-term aim to match, and perhaps exceed, centres like Nelson, Canterbury and Dunedin which for many years have set the national bench-mark.

It might not happen this season, particularly as the men will be in a rebuilding stage, but there are hopes, following some encouraging results last season, that the women’s premier one team might be close to a breakthrough when the intercentre teams’ events are held in Wellington next March.

Harbour’s representative campaign started well with a comprehensive defeat of Waikato early last month at Pukekohe’s indoor centre.

That, though, needs some qualification as the Waikato teams were below par.

But there were many positive signs for Harbour, particularly as many players, several of whom have been in successful development sides in recent seasons, were introduced at this level.

This was to enable Dorreen and fellow selectors, Gary Stevens, who heads the men’s panel, and Bruce Tatnell, and Gail Bagnall, John McCormack and Ian Hardy (women’s) to grow the playing depth and to test combinations.

In recent seasons there were Open and development representative categories, but for the 2019-20 season Bowls New Zealand has changed that to premier one and premier two, following the scrapping of what was effectively the one-to-eight-year intermediate category.

The need to rebuild the men’s representative sides, and of necessity move away from an old guard, has been prompted in part by the loss of some of last season’s leading players.

Talented youngster Daryl Read, a North Island representative last season, has returned to Taranaki, former Black Jack Tony Grantham appears to have switched to Auckland, and Adam Haywood is unavailable.

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Among those used against Waikato were some of the key players in the development sides of recent years, such as Northcote’s Brent Malcolm, Birkenhead’s Daymon Pierson and Orewa’s Walter Howden.

To provide a balance of experience a couple with distinguished past records in other centres, Brett O’Riley and Ray Skoglund, were introduced, as well as Birkenhead’s multiple centre champion Randall Watkins and Northcote’s Greg Taylor.

Skoglund is a member of the celebrated Manawatu bowls family and O’Riley, while playing in Wellington, was twice in national finals, once in the singles against the great Peter Belliss and as part of a Skoglund family four skipped by Ray’s father, the legendary Phil.

Mairangi Bay’s Theresa Rogers and Colleen Rice, who are not long out of junior ranks, and Birkenhead’s Millie Nathan, were brought into the women’s side against Waikato, though Nathan, following a policy of the Bowls North Harbour board for more experienced players to be preferred, might miss eventual premier selection.

That’s despite the fact she already has an open centre title.

Internationals Wendy Jensen and Selina Goddard should spearhead a strong challenge by Harbour’s women’s premier team and there is a hardened group to support the two Black Jacks in Elaine McClintock, Lisa Parlane, Anne Dorreen and the accomplished veteran Ruth Lynch, who has made a welcome representative return.

Another boost has been Northlander Lauren Mills moving to the centre and the Riverhead club.

Further representative preparation will come with a quadrangular tournament early in October, another just before going to Wellington, and the annual Battle of the Bridge against Auckland in December. But the national playoffs are the ultimate target and with the centre outlaying $16,000 to go to Wellington current form will be the selection priority. www.bowlsnorthharbour.com

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Anne Dorreen in action.

Two players who will make a name this season, Theresa Rogers and Ruth Lynch.

Lisa Parlane, Bowls North Harbour’s womens team captain.

Wendy Jensen.

Rising star in the making Millie Nathan.

HEALTH AND WELLBEING: 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.

Chronic Pain?

PEA could be an option worth considering

John Appleton

As I see it - by John Appleton It’s estimated that the number of people suffering with chronic pain exceeds the numbers suffering from heart disease, cancer and diabetes combined. It’s a massive problem for our health system. Opioid drugs are extremely addictive and are associated with many deaths. They are being over-prescribed to the point where news articles talk of the opioid epidemic. Even simple over-the-counter pain relief medications can have very undesirable consequences when used inappropriately.

While opioids are effective for acute pain, they fall short when it comes to chronic pain because they only act in a portion of the pain cycle. Acute and chronic pain are very different and require a different therapeutic approach. Chronic pain involves both peripheral inflammation at the site of an injury and central amplification of the pain stimulus in the brain.

Chronic pain can be like living a nightmare.

Researchers have demonstrated that PEA downregulates distinct inflammatory and oxidative pathways and it has been shown to be particularly effective for neuropathic pain.

A safe alternative is urgently needed, and it seems that a simple side-effect-free non-toxic fatty acid that is made in the body could be just that. Scientists have discovered that PEA (Palmitoylethanolomide – "pal mit oil ethanol o mide") can over time, turn off the pain signal and when combined with another substance Honokiol (an extract from magnolia bark) the effect may be further enhanced.

PEA doesn’t work on opioid receptors and thus addiction is not a problem. PEA can be taken safely with other pain relievers and it can be taken long term. Researchers have demonstrated that PEA down-regulates distinct inflammatory and oxidative pathways and it has been shown to be particularly effective for

neuropathic pain.

A study involving 636 patients with sciatic pain were assigned to receive 300mgs of PEA, 600mgs of PEA, or a placebo. After three weeks both groups of people taking PEA experienced significantly better pain reduction and quality of life scores compared to placebo recipients. Those taking the higher dose

had the most improved outcomes.

To gain an insight into the overall effectiveness of a treatment, researchers often estimate how many people would need to be treated in order to achieve a 50% reduction in pain.

This number is known as ‘numbers needed to treat' (NNT).

Any number below 5 indicates a useful pain intervention. In the above study the NNT was just under 3 by the second week and by week three it was down to 1.5 meaning that nearly everyone benefitted.

In a small study, 20 patients with migraines were given 1,200 mgs of PEA. They were monitored over a period of 30, 60 and 90 days. At 60 days PEA supplemented patients experienced significant improvement in pain levels and this continued until the 90 day follow-up. These patients were using NSAIDs at the onset of an acute attack. At 90 days, researchers documented a reduction in the number of attacks and patients were able to reduce the dosage of the drugs.

It seems that PEA might also be helpful for quenching neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s disease. Thirty patients with advanced Parkinson’s who were being treated with the drug Levodopa were given a battery of tests before and after daily supplementation with 1,200 mgs of PEA. They were followed for a year and researchers reported a significant and progressive reduction in both motor and non-motor symptoms. Large trials will be necessary but initial results are very promising.

PEA is not a drug and an immediate response to treatment should not be anticipated. My own research suggests that maximum benefit is likely to be achieved after four to six weeks of supplementation. I like the idea of the combination of PEA with Honokiol. It’s an option that you might discuss with your doctor. There is nothing to lose by giving it a try.

John Appleton (09) 489 9362 appletonassoc@xtra.co.nz www.johnappleton.co.nz

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: BAYLEYS NORTH SHORE COMMERCIAL

Artist's impression of a shared recreational area for staff and clients at the rear of the development at 89 Fred Taylor Drive, Westgate

Bold, brightly coloured exteriors will be a feature of the development at 89 Fred Taylor Drive. (Artist’s impression)

New Westgate opportunities for businesses and investors An acute shortage of vacant industrially zoned land on the North Shore is resulting in new business development shifting west and to Westgate in particular.

A striking new industrial complex is among a range of new developments that are about to take shape on Fred Taylor Drive along the western side of the Westgate town centre.

Development and construction company Q Group has been granted resource consent to build a mix of light industrial and office units on to 8000sqm of land at 89 Fred Taylor, near the corner with Northside Drive which provides rear access to the town centre.

Q Group director Brendan Gray says the complex, designed by Taylored Studio, will incorporate a number of features that wouldn’t usually be found in an industrial development.

These will include bold, brightly coloured exteriors, with bespoke cladding around each unit’s office space designed in accordance with its aspect and the sun’s path. North-facing units will have more solar shading while the cladding on south-facing units will let in more light. Complementary landscaping with green walls and builtin outdoor furniture will provide a welcoming shared environment for clients and staff, says Mr Gray.

“We will be undertaking a unique and distinctive high-end development designed on green principles rather than standard, run-of-the-mill industrial premises. This will provide occupants with a point of difference in an increasingly more sophisticated commercial and industrial property sector.

“We will also be relocating our head office to the site, so we are committed to building a high-quality product which showcases our development and construction skills.”

Established in 2005, Q Group has wide experience in commercial and industrial construction encompassing office buildings, industrial premises from warehouses to cool stores and childcare centres.

It has been involved in a wide range of projects across Auckland.

In northwest Auckland. These include the SPCA’s new West Auckland facility in Hobsonville and substantial warehouse and office premises in the Hobsonville Workspace business park for companies such as Makita, Bidfood and Black Steel.

Q Group has also recently completed a six-unit commercial and industrial development at Kawaka Place, off Northside Drive at Westgate, and is about to start work on an adjoining development for the same client.

We will be undertaking a unique and distinctive high-end development designed on green principles rather than standard, run-of-the-mill industrial premises.

The development at 89 Fred Taylor Drive will incorporate eight warehouse and office/showroom units sized from 500 sq m to 1500 sq m positioned on both sides of a central access way and parking area. Two standalone upper level office units at the rear of the site with views over the town centre are also available.

Bayleys’ Damian Stephen and Mark Preston have been appointed sole agents to market the units which are for sale or lease.

“This modern, thoughtfully-planned and architecturally-designed complex will appeal to a broad spectrum of business operations which will have the option of tenanting or owning these premises,” says Mr Stephen.

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A gap between the glazing and the cladding in the office space is designed to accommodate plants and green walls. (Artist’s impression).

”The high specification units will offer a healthy mix of functional, clear-span high stud warehousing, attractive open-plan office and showroom spaces, along with facilities and amenities which will allow businesses to be self-contained.”

Mark Preston says there will be flexibility to vary the ratio of warehouse to office/showroom space to suit occupiers’ requirements for those that commit early enough prior to construction commencing.

Common features of the warehousing will be a minimum eightmetre stud height, concrete tilt slab walls, motorised roller doors with wide access for ease of vehicle movement and canopies.

Adjoining the warehousing will be two levels of office and/or showroom space and amenities. Upper level offices will have sliding windows with a 600mm gap between the glazing and the cladding designed to accommodate plants and green walls.

All units will have kitchen and bathroom amenities, LED lighting and a seismic rating of 100 per cent of New Building Standard. Mr Preston says the complex comes with a high volume of car parks with 61 basement carparks accessed via a ramp off the central access way and a further 33 parallel parks located directly outside the units.

There will be signage/branding opportunities for all occupants and the two road-front units would suit a business such as a trades’ product supplier looking for good showroom exposure to a high volume of passing traffic, says Mr Preston. The property has over 80m of exposure to Fred Taylor Drive, a major arterial linking Massey and Kumeu.

Flurry of further development planned at Westgate With Northside Drive, which flanks the northern side of the Westgate town centre, almost fully developed, the focus for new development is moving around the corner to Fred Taylor Drive, Mr Preston says.

At 43 Taylor Drive, Northbridge Properties, developers of the Interplex Business Park in Albany, has acquired around six hectares of land in a sale negotiated by Damian Stephen and Michael Block of Bayleys North Shore Commercial. A large-scale mixed-use development is planned, anchored by a childcare centre.

Next door to that site, Tuners Car Auction is planning a

The site at 89 Fred Taylor Drive is on the periphery of the Westgate Town Centre which is undergoing massive development.

substantial complex with construction scheduled to start later this year. Also accessed off Fred Taylor Drive will be New Zealand’s biggest Bunnings Warehouse. Construction of this 16, 290 sq m building is well advanced and the store is scheduled to open early next year.

Further development announced for the Westgate town centre includes the expansion of the Mitre 10 Mega store located at the Northside Drive entranceway which will require the relocation of a neighbouring Palmers Planet store to another site nearby.

Attracting the biggest headlines has been an announcement in June that Costco, the world’s second largest retailer after Walmart, is to open its first New Zealand store in 2021 in Westgate Centre’s bulk retail precinct which is already home to a number of big brand retailers such as Harvey Norman, Briscoes, Rebel Sport and Freedom Furniture.

Costco has also announced it will also be opening a fuel station across the road from the store. Mr Stephen says this is likely to result in a big increase in vehicular traffic through the town centre given, Costco’s international reputation for significantly undercutting prices charged by the major petroleum companies’ service stations.

The master developer of the $2 billion 56ha Westgate Town Centre, the New Zealand Retail Property Group (NZRP), has also indicated it will be starting work soon on a business park part of which will adjoin 89 Fred Taylor Drive.

Mr Stephen says given the massive commercial and residential development occurring at Westgate, strong interest from both owner occupiers and investors as well as tenants is expected in the units at 89 Fred Taylor Drive.

“We are experiencing a lot of enquiry from businesses wanting to make the most of low borrowing costs to secure their own premises, particularly brand-new units like these. Investor interest is being driven by the very tight industrial supply conditions right across Auckland with vacancy rates at record low levels. This means there is a strong likelihood that we will be able to find a tenant for their unit, often before construction has been completed, particularly in a growth location like Westgate.”

Mr Stephen says nearby unit titled industrial developments along Northside Drive have sold out quickly off the plans, with investors buying up a significant number of these.

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Devonport-Takapuna Local Board

#afreshapproach  A focus on our future.  Supporting town centres to prosper.  Moving towards zero waste & cleaner waters.  Restoring confidence in our Local Board.  A positive voice for our fantastic community.

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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: NAI HARCOURTS

Secure your Future in Fashion Aqua on the Strand opened its doors in Takapuna in March 2010 and has become a well-established fashion destination for locals and visitors alike.

Located in Takapuna’s main centre, and surrounded by other high end retailers, cafÊs and restaurants, this business has become an icon for clients looking for quality clothing in a relaxed environment.

This is the third successful clothing boutique for owners Victoria King and Diane Hunt, who have been in business together for 33 years. They attribute their success to the high-end New Zealand and international labels they offer, along with their commitment to provide outstanding service. Having established strong client relationships, and enjoying the benefits of repeat business season

after season, year after year, Victoria and Diane are proud of what they have achieved at Aqua.

Now that Victoria and Diane have chosen to retire from the business, there is an exciting opportunity for someone new to take over.

Aqua offers a profitable business model for someone new to business ownership, or a quality acquisition for an existing business adding to their already successful portfolio. Seize the opportunity to secure a profitable business in this sought-after Takapuna Beach location.

For more information on this business opportunity please call Angela Fletcher on 027 274 8618 or email at angela.fletcher@naiharcourts.co.nz

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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT:

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Over the last 20 years, working as a business consultant and for part of that time as a business broker, it saddens me to see T's & C's apply how unprepared business owners are when it comes for them to leave their business. Often it’s that dangerous attitude of “It won’t happen to me”; however one day you will wake up and not want to face the trials of business ownership any more, or will not be able to. It will be your time to exit.

They say the best time to think about exiting your business is before you start it. The second best time is now.

Once you decide, or are forced to decide, one of the most difficult things is to know what the first step is.

It is helpful to think of the exit process as a project – and a project with a timeframe. Preparing a business for a profitable sale can be a two to five year project. The questions remain: How to get started? What’s the first step?

Fortunately, it is the first step that is the hardest and once the project commences the next steps become obvious, sometimes because you have taken a step back and had a really good look at the business and what it is that makes it appealing to a new owner.

I liken it to eating baguette. We know that to eat a baguette, the first thing is to cut it into slices. A project is the same: you cut it into slices or steps. And once you start the first step, you get into a flow and then what seemed like an insurmountable project becomes a pathway.

Call Angela Fletcher on 027 274 8618

At NAI Harcourts, we work with both sellers and buyers.

Fletcher Garth For sellers, we Angela appraise and determine the current value ofPartridge Business Broker Business Broker the business: the first step. For buyers, we ask questions to 027 274 8618 021 950 968 determine the preferred industry and the size of the investment.

The types of business owners looking to exit often have the following attributes: • 50 to 75 years old wishing to shut up shop; • owners undergoing a change in circumstances through ill health or moving out of town; • those who are bored, tired and looking for a change; • some who may be experiencing cash flow issues: finding it difficult to pay the rent and the wages.

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Typically, buyers are: • people who have recently sold their business; • individuals or couples returning from overseas work experience; • investors wanting to purchase a business and not work in it day to day; • executives wishing to escape the corporate rat race.

Our first engagement is no cost and no commitment, so take the first step and get in touch. Let us know if you are OUT or IN. If you are thinking of selling a business or buying a business and would like a confidential chat, please call us in confidence on 09 486 9250.

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OVER $270 MILLION OF SETTLED SALES IN 2019 A SELECTION OF THESE SALES INCLUDE;

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NORTH SHORE HISTORY: WITH DAVID VERRAN

The Waitemata Chamber of Commerce, 1910-1934 The Auckland Chamber of Commerce was formed in 1856 as a “voluntary association of companies and individuals engaged in commercial activities in the Auckland region”.

That Chamber supported “freedom of enterprise”, a “market economy” and “Auckland’s place as New Zealand’s preeminent commercial, industrial and communications centre” with an emphasis on promoting infrastructure, including canals between the Manukau, Waitemata and Kaipara Harbours following the old Maori portages.

The Waitemata Chamber’s first meeting was on 18 May 1910 at the ‘Waitemata Post’ hall (formerly the Oddfellows Hall) in Clarence Street, Devonport, initially promoted by Devonport grocer John Henderson (1866-1927), who became the Chamber’s second President. Henderson was later Mayor of Devonport from 1916 to 1919 and a member of the Auckland Harbour Board.

The application to become an incorporated society included three storekeepers, a boot retailer, a butcher, a photographer, a solicitor, a livery stable proprietor, two drapers, two grocers, a carrier, optician and an estate agent, all based in Devonport.

Along with six committee positions for the Devonport members, other parts of Waitemata County were also recognised with two for Birkenhead, one for Northcote, one for Takapuna, one for Hobsonville and one for combined Mayfield (later Glenfield), Greenhithe and Albany. However, from the 1920s the Chamber concentrated just on Devonport, Takapuna, Northcote and Birkenhead matters.

The aims of the Waitemata Chamber were “to watch over and protect the general interests of commerce, to collect information on all matters of interest to the mercantile community, to use every means in its power for the removal and redress of grievances and for the promotion of the trade of the district, town and Dominion

Proposed Harbour Bridge from Ponsonby Wharf to Chelsea, 1911, NZG-19110712-17-1, courtesy of Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections.

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and generally to protect public interests”. The Waitemata Chamber was a member of both the New Zealand and Auckland Chambers in the 1920s.

From the beginning, the Waitemata Chamber supported better banking services, a cheaper and more effective telephone and telegraph service, roading loans, a local hospital and better ferry, train and tram (later bus) services for the North Shore region, as far north as Redvale. From the 1920s, the Chamber also promoted a harbour bridge, the spread of electrification, a grammar school and a district court for the area.

Frederick Heldt (1851-1927) was President from 1916 to 1917 and from 1923 to 1926, while George Alexander Reid Thomas (1882-1948) was secretary from 1923 to 1934. Both Heldt and Thomas were active Methodists in Devonport. Devonport printer and publisher Tom Walsh (1887-1970) was President from 1927 to 1930 and he was succeeded by engineer Sydney Eldridge Kennings (1879-1962). Losing “so many old members from death and removals … [and lacking] new blood”, the Chamber was dissolved on 9 May 1934.

…That bridge would include space for tramlines, vehicles and pedestrians along with a rail line which would extend to Takapuna and then link up with the main North line at Kaukapakapa.

One talk to the Chamber, on 3 March 1921, stands out.

Alexander Harris (1878-1952) was the M.P. for Waitemata from 1911 to 1935 and at that talk put forward his views on a harbour bridge. That bridge would include space for tramlines, vehicles and pedestrians along with a rail line which would extend to Takapuna and then link up with the main North line at Kaukapakapa. The bridge would cost around 300,000 pounds (just under $26 million in today’s currency) and be half financed by central government (including the rail lines) and the other half by the Auckland City Council, Waitemata County Council, the four North Shore Boroughs (Birkenhead, Northcote, Takapuna and Devonport) and likely Rodney County.

The bridge would be just over nine metres above highwater, with steamers taking sugar to Chelsea having ‘telescopic masts’ and would also carry water pipes across to the North Shore. That water would be sourced from the Waikato River. There would also be an adjacent boat harbour for recreation, costed at around 200,000 pounds (just under $17 million in today’s currency).

Alternatively, in a September 1929 talk to the Chamber an engineer put forward his preference for a tunnel.

The Devonport and Takapuna Business Associations were both incorporated in 1948, and they and the North Shore Chamber of Commerce (incorporated in 1951) carried on the work of the Waitemata Chamber of Commerce.

By David Verran

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There is a definite positiveness in the air when Spring arrives: making decisions and getting things done! Tenants and investors who have been researching throughout the year are making decisions resulting in absorption of stock and a high demand for good quality investment properties. Colliers is pleased to offer a number of first-class properties: 8/100 Don McKinnon Drive, Albany; 3 Cowley Place, Rosedale; 6 Titan Place, Silverdale; and 6 John Glenn Avenue, North Harbour.

The North Shore Metropolitan office report has just been released confirming that occupier demand remains buoyant with the prime vacancy rate for North Shore office space decreasing to 2.8% in March 2019, compared to 6.4% a year ago. For a copy of the report please go to www.colliers.co.nz or drop by the Colliers North Shore office, we always welcome existing and new clients.

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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.

A good grumble this month! Next month...

I don’t know about you, but I am looking forward to some warmer weather! This winter has been long and pretty wet.

As I sat in traffic the other morning, I spotted two of the AT Local electric vehicles, a car and a minivan – both empty apart from the driver, of course. I’m just wondering how long this expensive ratepayer funded transport service is going to go on for, after the revelations a few months ago of the significant costs it is incurring to provide this service to the residents of Devonport/Bayswater.

This publicly funded $1.3 million rideshare service has had more success in picking up walkers, cyclists and bus users than the target group of motorists it is aimed at. Taxpayers are paying $475,000 of the total budget through NZTA. This is for a service that averages less than half of the target of 1200 trips per week.

All I know about this service is that I have a few wayward mates in the Devonport/Belmont area that use this as a cheaper Uber to get to the local restaurants and bars in Devonport. They’re pretty happy about the cost, $2.50 to get to the bar and $2.50 to get back – they’re laughing all the way to the bar and the joke is on us, the ratepayers and the taxpayers.

Last month I wrote about the toxic mess at the Milford Creek and the ongoing water pollution on the local beaches that is caused by this. The problem really lies up at the end of the Wairau Valley which is a huge water catchment for the Glenfield area and this is where this problem should be closely monitored and attacked to improve the situation. I work in the Wairau Valley and have done so for 50 years and I am concerned about all the countless small industries who do nothing about keeping the yards clean and the dozens of small companies, some of them car valet industries, that wash their cars in uncontrolled environments. All these chemicals wash down the drains, into the culverts and ultimately into the Milford Estuary.

Every day I drive down Diana Drive in Glenfield, right opposite Hillside ITM and adjacent to Carters, whewre there is a huge bus company park. The drivers obviously are not allowed to smoke in their work environs so they stand just outside the gate, huddled in small groups and smoking, flipping their butts into the culvert that runs adjacent to Diana Drive. This has been going on for years, and as we know, ultimately all those butts end up down at Milford Estuary.

Lawn mowing contractors used to catch all their cuttings and dispose of them in some compost pits somewhere. This no longer happens as contractors mow the lawns without catchers, and then blow all their cuttings with weed blowers into the gutters. Next time it rains, all these grass cuttings wash down and ultimately end up in the Milford Estuary. Let’s start looking at our own environment and see what we can do: we can wash our cars on the grass rather than on the side of the road or on our driveways, for a start, and compost our lawn clippings.

Last month there was an incident at 5.30am on the northern

approach to the Harbour Bridge, when a truck caught fire.

This one small incident brought the whole of the North Shore to a standstill, with the tail of the traffic some 15km back, of people trying to get into the city. Have I not been talking about this for years now? If something happened to our Harbour Bridge, it would be catastrophic and there is still not a word from central or local government about a second harbour crossing. These works should be happening now, when the cost of money is so cheap – in fact it has never been so cheap with interest rates being so low. All they ever do is talk about it, bring out another concept, but nothing ever happens.

Let’s start looking at our own environment and see what we can do, we can wash our cars on the grass rather than on the side of the road or on our driveways, for a start, and compost our lawn clippings.

Now that the Local Body elections are over, let’s wait and see if all the promises made are followed through. Ha. There was another incident, back on September 24, a tanker and a car collided on State Highway 1 at the Brynderwyns. It closed State Highway 1 for ten hours. If Shane Jones really wanted to take that area seriously a four lane tunnel should be bored through those hills without delay, and free up the road north. We regularly hear of crashes on the main roads up north, with the injuries, deaths and disruption that goes along with these awful events. A decent four lane highway would be much safer for people travelling north, and provide employment and economic benefits for Northland.

With Shane Jones’ $3 billion handout to the regions, he should have taken a closer look at that.

The sooner we get out of this Labour/Green/NZ First government the better, they’re anti farming, anti cars and trucks, anti planes (aside from their own travel) and anti any regional development. They are bringing our country to its knees and the sooner we wake up to this the better.

A good grumble this month! Next month, I might start talking about the annoyance I’m feeling about women taking over the game of Rugby Union in this country.

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BAYLEYS LONG BAY: APARTMENT LIVING

Summertime... and the living is in Long Bay Brand new apartments ranging in price from $595,000 to $1.275 million

It’s deep in summer, and you’ve just woken up to a stream of sunshine and the aromatic sea breezes fluttering your drapes. As the gulls call to each other above and the sound of waves gently lapping the Long Bay Beach sand pierce your calm consciousness, you wonder just what you’re going to do today.

How about brunch at one of the several cafés just steps from your apartment? Or maybe a 10-minute leisurely stroll down to Long Bay Regional Park along grass-fringed walkways for a dip in the Hauraki Gulf waters?

Perhaps it’s a quick gourmet coffee before work, or a jog up Glenvar Ridge Road past the carved maihi that welcome and farewell visitors to the area. Maybe all you want to do is work out at the 24hour gym a 30-second walk away or catch up on food shopping at the cutting-edge supermarket a few steps from your front door.

Or maybe you just want to stay put…having breakfast on your alfresco balcony as the world below you moves as if in another dimension…with views down to the sea, within the subdivision or down over the bustling village square. No one who has seen the reality of these exquisite apartments for themselves would judge you.

And, with luxury living, exceptional fixtures and fittings, ample underground carparking and a location complete with wetland lakes and board walking, perhaps this opportunity can turn your dream of getting away from it all into reality.

It doesn’t even have to be YOUR comfort and stunning style, either. These 26 apartments (23 still remaining) ranging from onebedders with one bathroom to two-bedders with two bathrooms have been developed by the Long Bay subdivision owners Todd Property to be exempt from the Overseas Investment Act, meaning that overseas buyers wanting secure, peaceful and safe luxury living

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With summer just around the corner, now is your chance to secure a special kind of living. The discounted pricing offered for strictly just the next four apartments to sell makes them exceptional value…

for their children and/or extended families can do so with complete confidence.

Living in Long Bay means you won’t need a car most of the time, selling agent Bayleys’ Mike Hotchin says. With bus routes now coming straight to the village centre, there’s no need for transport to a dentist, doctor, pharmacy, podiatrist or supermarket, as those services are within spitting distance of your apartment.

“Todd Property has been extremely careful to ensure that those they leased the shops to fitted in with their family-oriented flavour across the entire development,” Mike says. “This is a safe, diverse and thriving community, and the village centre – including the apartments now available – needed to house a range of complementary businesses that retained the area’s peace and beach feel.

“A great deal has gone into ensuring a mix of coastal landscapes, leading urban design and convenience, so those who want to live a moment away from the shops and cafes they need on a daily basis can do so without any fear of noise issues or crowd problems interfering with their lifestyles.”

Each apartment – ranging in price from $595,000 to $1.275 million – boasts light-filled spaces and aesthetic appeal, including quality kitchen features such as stone benchtops, soft-close drawers, F&P appliances and – in the two-bedroomed apartments – a kitchen island. There are large composite decking areas, laminated flooring, rich carpeting, one or two underground carparks and a storage locker, reverse cycle split high wall air conditioning and mechanical ventilation to aid that effortless vibe.

With summer just around the corner, now is your chance to secure a special kind of living. The discounted pricing offered for strictly just the next four apartments to sell makes them exceptional value, so take a drive to Bayleys’ sales office in the village centre and have a tour around the apartments before they’re all snapped up.

Contact Jeff Wagg or Mike Hotchin at Bayleys Long Bay. Jeff Wagg, phone 027 499 3216 or email jeff.wagg@bayleys.co.nz; Mike Hotchin, phone 027 493 0224 or email mike.hotchin@bayleys.co.nz.

Bayleys Real Estate Limited, Long Bay. (Licensed under the REAA 2008). Phone 487 0630.

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BARFOOT & THOMPSON, RESIDENTIAL: NADJA COURT

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It's fair to say that properties in Whitby Crescent seldom reach the market. An exclusive seaside location, walk to both the village and the beach, the most coveted and sought after peaceful street, and the exceptional quality of the surrounding homes ensure residents are loath to leave, holding tight to their properties and remaining tight-lipped about the endearing features of the area.

Built approx 40 years ago to the most exacting standards, this expansive 754 square metre home features four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and two spacious living areas. The home offers effortless living, and huge potential to modernise, refurb and maximise this blue chip location in the heart of Mairangi Bay. Quotes available for renovating and also for a consented minor dwelling on the premises. (Ideal for a work from home, Airbnb, additional income, rental for you, your family, mum, teenagers).

Make no mistake this is for sale‌ And this is a one off chance to live in Whitby at an affordable entry level!

Landscaped outdoor entertaining with inground pool area provide the perfect place to enjoy the lush tropical gardens with family and friends, upstairs there is another covered entertaining deck that flows effortlessly from the family room and living – both private and north facing.

The location is superb, with dual zoning for premium schools -

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Rangitoto College, Westlake Boys and Girls High Schools, Mairangi Bay Primary, and Murrays Bay Intermediate. Underpinning your investment, and a couple of minutes wander to the vibrant Mairangi Bay with its vibrant shops, cafes and restaurants, surf club, tennis bowling green, golf course and coastal walks. Life has never been better!

Enjoy a seaside lifestyle you'll love coming home to. Your own holiday home every day of the year. Coastal properties like this don't last long. Ensure the next footsteps in the sand are yours, call Nadja Court today.

4 WHITBY CRESCENT, MAIRANGI BAY For Sale by Negotiation.

Viewing: Contact Nadja Court today for viewing times View property online: www.barfoot.co.nz/779999 For further information contact: Nadja Court, Barfoot & Thompson, Mairangi Bay M: 021 777 690 or 478 9089 e: n.court@barfoot.co.nz

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The Channel Crossword

Set locally by Mãyã, especially for Channel each month. No. 52

Across

Down

1 Doctor vies with sailor to get lead (5,4)

2 Public speaker's extremely deficient for a Tory (6)

9 Woman's refusal, first off, where something may be attached (6) 3 Standards of identity for fish, say (6) 10 Moves up from Massachusetts to film Heath's comeback (5,4) 11 Church official about ten minutes over (6)

Solution to last month's crossword

4 Stalks Green through streets (6) 5 Atonement for a game case of gravity (7)

6 Open up in Leo Legend's diverse collections of 12 Brick bearer with woolly pullover in 30 town (9) hereditary information (9) 13 Oh, flip! Blunt, pointless platitude! (6)

7 Unexpected communist to take questions (9)

17 Heard to mock whisky (3)

8 The artist formerly known as 24? (4,5)

19 Play, book and magazine (7)

14 Swamps with tender feelings? (4,5)

20 Lioness, perhaps, eats one astronomer (7)

15/26 Entertainment two Os short of the Olympics? (5-4,6)

21 A couple may be found in the deciduous forest (3) 23 From that place, the nice one left (6) 27 Carpool used to get I and I to citadel (9) 28 Give money to 17 down in mockery (6)

16 Buffer fish held by tenant with heads swapped (3,6) 17 Stewart's doctor getting up and eating egg (3) 18 I am, for example, a duck (3)

22 Sam or Bob, perhaps, with Arab? That's rather 29 Awareness of one taking part in a stretch (9) vague (7) 30 Can son et lumière openings be showy but 24 Rent: nett or gross? (6) insubstantial? (6) 25 Teasing about sea fun (6) 31 Narrow-minded decorum from Bill, a one time interviewer of 8? (9) 26 See 15

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FOR SALE

Takapuna Beach – Clifton Road Waterfront Bayleys.co.nz/1451073

VICTORIA BIDWELL

Residential and Waterfront Specialist -Bayleys National Top Achiever and Top North Shore Agent 2006-2019 -International Property Awards London - Winner Best Property Marketing -Winner Bayleys National Residential Marketing Award -Winner Bayleys National Waterfront Marketing Award -Over six hundred million dollars of settled sales

021 947 080 | victoria.bidwell@bayleys.co.nz TOP AGENT BAYLEYS NORTH SHORE SINCE 2006 | Takapuna/Devonport Offices

Bayleys Real Estate Limited, Takapuna Licensed under the REA Act 2008