YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER |DECEMBER 2019- JANUARY 2020 | No.211
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Playcentre kids and parents with their manaaki box already full of goodies
Xmas means giving at Playcentre P DECEMBER CONTENTS
laycentre children are learning the importance of giving at Christmas by donating items to a manaaki box (community care box). For the next few weeks, the children and their parents are donating food items each week to stock Christmas hampers that will be given to people in the community. Aged from 0-6, the youngsters are quick to learn the importance of looking after people who are less fortunate than themselves. Claire Walls who runs the new members' programme at the Coatesville centre says, "We get a lot of feedback from local primary schools when our children start that they're empathetic and caring. Christmas is a great time to encourage them to think about others," she says.
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In the last week of term, the Playcentre children will also visit a local rest home to read stories and share their Christmas baking with the residents. Of course, Santa is also on their minds. And even though the centre has a multicultural community, including families from Russia, Korea, Japan, China and Thailand, the man in the red suit is familiar to everyone. He's also rumoured to be making an appearance at the Christmas party this weekend! There are currently 16 Coatesville Playcentre families. Anyone interested in joining can call Claire Walls on 021 173 7160 for more information, or email the centre at: Coatesville@playcentre.org.nz
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December news 3 Garden Club destinations 4 5 Fab Fire Truck Tracey the Cake 6 Boss 7 Santa Svend Local board & CRRA 8 Xmas recipes 9 Classifieds 11 Christmas wishes 12
Editorial
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uring the past year there's been noticable progress in Coatesville. In May we saw the start of the 126bus service, although more bus stops are needed to make the service truly available to the community. Work finally started on the roundabout at the intersection with Dairy Flat Highway. And with safety in mind, Auckland Transport's Speed Limit Bylaw was introduced which will reduce speed limits on many local roads next year. Local Board representative Louise Johnston and Ward Councillor Greg Sayers both remained with us for another three-year term and we've just learned that Coatesville is earmarked to become part of the new Whangaparaoa electorate in time for next year's general election. Our Coatesville Residents and Ratepayers Association committee continued their efforts on our behalf, while CHARAC, the Scouts and CWI worked hard for the community and the charities they support. Thank you to everyone who let me tell their stories in 2019 and a huge thanks to The Coatesville Chronicle's advertisers; new and old, and as always to Ailsa McArthur for her support. I look forward to reporting the news from the 'ville next year. Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone. Your editor,
Vanessa Johnson Email: coatesvillechronicle@gmail.com, Phone: 021 724 001
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Thank you from Santa's workshop I am moved to write to you as we have just experienced how amazing the most unexpected people can be. I decided to use North Harbour Water because they were more local than our previous supplier and advertised in your paper. The tank arrived this morning about 8.30am and Santa dealt with the logistics of the exercise. At about lunchtime, there was a knock at the door and the operator was back. He handed me all the cash that we had given him earlier, as they thought what we were doing was wonderful. I was speechless. When I got my voice back, we chatted a bit and we touched on the problem pump which is not cutting out. I have just received a text to tell me that they know someone who will come, at no charge, tomorrow and fix it! I have texted that if it is not a very simple job, I am happy to cover the cost. Santa had tried to do something with the it but did not manage to fix the problem. Life is full of surprises. Nicola Brewer Fanefjord
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14 DECEMBER, Saturday Coca Cola Christmas in the Park, 7.30pm at Auckland Domain. ∞ 15 DECEMBER, Sunday Twilight Market - it's the last Coatesville Market before Christmas, 2pm till 7pm. ∞ 18 DECEMBER, Wednesday Term four ends at Coatesville School. It's officially the holidays! ∞ 24 DECEMBER, Tuesday Christmas Eve. ∞ 25 DECEMBER, Wednesday Christmas Day. ∞ 26 DECEMBER, Thursday Boxing Day. ∞ 31 DECEMBER, Tuesday NYE. ∞ 1 JANUARY, Wednesday NYD. ∞ 25 JANUARY, Saturday Chinese New Year and 2020 is the year of the Rat. ∞ 27 JANUARY, Monday Auckland Anniversary Day. ∞ 2 FEBRUARY, Sunday Coatesville Market is back! From 10am to 2pm. ∞ 3 FEBRUARY, Monday Term one starts at Coatesville School. ∞ 6 FEBRUARY, Thursday Waitangi Day. ∞ 7 FEBRUARY, Friday The Coatesville Chronicle is back! ∞ 9 FEBRUARY, Sunday Coatesville Half Marathon.
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DECEMBER NEWS Recycling and Rubbish collection There can be a lot of extra rubbish after Christmas Day. The following items can go in your recycling bin: ● Paper and cardboard. ● Plastic bottles and containers. ● Aluminium, steel and tin cans and aerosols. These items must not be put in the recycling bin: ● Food and garden waste. ● Hazardous waste. ● Polystyrene, including meat trays. ● Pyrex, ceramics, mirrors and window glass.
To find out if Auckland Council has rescheduled your collection day during the Christmas-New Year period, go to aucklandcouncil.govt. nz and select Rubbish and recycling collection days. You can type in your address and find out the date of your next recycling collection. Remember to have your bin out by 7am on the morning of your collection.
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Please put your mail on hold so that you don't have to worry about your letterbox overflowing while you're away. This is particularly important since the recent spait of letterbox thefts. You can do this by simply logging into your New Zealand Post account, or at your local PostShop. The Hold service enables you to hold all mail sent by NZ Post. Please allow at least three working days before you want the Hold to start. Also, a reminder to residents to place rubbish and wheelie bins away from their letterboxes (not in the path of post van accessing letterbox). Finally, we wish everyone a Merry Christmas and safe and happy New Year. Albie and Angela
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Recent Garden Club Destinations By Tanya Ankersmit, President, Coatesville Country Garden Club
Sculptureum, Matakana
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iant pink snails, statuesque iron giraffes, gargantuan flowers were but a few of the extensive collection of sculptures on show at Sculptureum, ‘a world of art, food, wine and wonder’. Based in the hills of Matakana, the Sculptureum is the creation of Sandra and Anthony Grant; a transformation of a 10-hectare block of country into a sculpture garden and museum. It took some seven years to create the vision, themed to incorporate the vast collection of sculptures and art that the couple have accrued over the years. The extensive gardens with their myriad animal sculptures offer a journey to intrigue, consider and view in awe. Much thought has been put into the appropriate placement and design of the sculpture’s settings with the creation of mounds of mondo grass, twists and turns of pathways and water features that add spatial diversity. Thoughtful quotes from influential people of the past and present provide an engagement with the space, the garden and the ethos of the garden experience. Within the gallery space, treasures from past great artists: Cezanne, Picasso and Rodin intermingle with the contemporary sculptural work that plays more on the conceptual engagement of the audience rather than purely the aesthetic. The gallery is too a labyrinth of rooms, themed with ever-changing displays of stunning art that play into the architectural spaces. Whereas in the main event room with its lofty ceiling and open plan, works from both the modern and contemporary era adorn the walls with the likes of Miro and Sarah Hughes. The Coatesville Country Garden Club members could not have had a better day to visit this amazing space and were treated not only to a great cultural experience, but a superb lunch and genuine hospitality.
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Blenheim
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ver the years the Coatesville Country Garden Club has been exploring further and further afield visiting gardens in Taranaki, Wairarapa, Banks Peninsula, Kerikeri and this year to Blenheim. Blenheim and its environs are renowned for its wine industry and also for the remarkable gardens, the best of which open their doors on an annual basis as part of the garden festival. The month of November is probably the best time to see these southern gardens which are tailored to suit the climatic conditions of the area and provide a huge contrast to our local iconic gardens in Coatesville. Pamipura, Barewood, Hortensia House were but a few of the fabulous gardens on show; rich in both native and exotic plantings, stunning views and an ability to quietly fit into the natural scape of the land. These gardens would not be what they are without the incredible efforts and creative abilities of their owners who clearly are passionate about plants. The Coatesville Garden Club trip committee excelled themselves with organising great accommodation, great gardens, great hospitality as well as a few extras thrown in for good measure with the likes of Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre. The trip proved to be a great success and was enjoyed by the many that joined in.
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hen Santa came to Coatesville for the community picnic hosted by the CRRA, he came in style, riding shotgun in this 1976 Dodge D5N 300 Series V8 Fire Truck. The truck's owner, Chris Rutter, is a Coatesville local with a passion for fire engines who'd been on the lookout for this model for four years. "There were only ever three of this type of appliance built and only two remain today, so when I saw this one come up on TradeMe earlier this year, I had no hesitation. I told the owner I would buy it immediately," he says. The truck is the fifth fire appliance Chris has owned and although he uses it for parades, birthdays and school runs, it originally belonged to the NZ Fire Service. "It was primarily a back-up appliance so did not get used for active duty that much at all," explains Chris. "It ended up at Te Uri but was disposed of when the water pump broke and it ended up in a scrap yard before a guy who restores fire engines bought it." Today, the truck is fully operational and Chris keeps it filled with water just in case someone needs a hand. The water tank holds 800 litres and it delivers 39 litres per second. It has 2Km of lowpressure rolled hose and 12m of hard suction hose that can be used to draft water from streams or swimming pools. "At a sizable fire, the truck can feed one high-pressure delivery and two lowpressure deliveries, so it's a formidable fire-fighting unit for its size and age." Chris says, "I like preserving a unique piece of NZ Fire Service history. It's an added bonus it's actually useful and not just a museum piece."
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Best in Show for Cake Decorator
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he chance to compete in New Zealand’s first commercially sponsored cake decorating competition got Tracey van Lent’s imagination working overtime. The local describes herself as a hobbyist when it comes to the art of cake decorating, but Tracey has a degree in Fine Art and is among the best cake decorators in the country. Bakel’s Pettinice Cake Show 2019 attracted entries from all over New Zealand in a variety of categories. Tracey chose to enter the wedding cake category and the remarkable cake shown (below right) won her first place as well as Best In Show. Each entry had to be based on a work of art and Tracey chose a painting by Francois Boucher called Autumn Pastoral, painted in 1749 to find her inspiration. “It’s in the rococo style. I wanted to do a wedding cake because they’re always the ones that attract everyone’s attention. That gaudy style of art is so romantic with shepherds and shepherdesses always couples in pastoral settings, that’s why I chose it. Perfect for country weddings,” she says. Tracey used around 10 techniques including painting the cake with edible gold lustre to create the final effect. It took roughly four weeks of evenings to complete, which included planning the design and the structure. Fortunately, the entries in the wedding cake category use
blocks of polystyrene as the substrate − not fresh cake − which gives the decorators time to complete their intricate designs without worrying that the cake beneath the icing is spoiling. Earlier this year, Tracey entered a competition in Australia. She took her decorated cake on the plane with her and brought home first and second place honours. Tracey says she's not a professional cake decorator, but she does teach cake decorating at the Coatesville Settlers Hall. She plans to hold more courses there in 2020, so keep an eye on the community Facebook pages for more information. You can see more of her amazing cakes on Instragram @thecakecraftery.
Autumn Pastoral, by Francois Boucher
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Learn how to make Gin with D:Stil Project Svend Fanefjord with a toy sleigh from Santa's Workshop
Coatesville's Santa Svend
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vend Fanefjord, Coatesville’s resident Santa, has had another busy year making toys for deserving children. Logging trucks, tip trucks, dolls’ cribs and washing lines, push alongs, pull alongs, sleighs and trolleys, you name it – he makes it. This year he celebrated his 80th birthday and even though his health wasn’t the best at times, it didn't slow him down. Our special Santa managed to make 2000 toys this year − more than ever before! Svend and his wife Nicola are quick to give credit to the generous people in the community who have helped them do their amazing work. Last year, when they featured in the Coatesville Chronicle and needed help to get a load of toys to Kerikeri, Murray and Shirley Barr stepped up. Nicola says since then, the Barrs have taken at least six loads to Kerikeri for them. Other people have donated materials like Glen Christensen who turned up with about 500kg of oak flooring offcuts, hard wood and nails. He also donated a wood-turner to Santa’s Workshop. Another man arrived with about 20 tins of partially used paints in different colours, while another − who was moving house − dropped off a load of bits and bobs that have been used in the toymaking process. North Harbour Doors again donated a load of offcuts each week and Dominion Handles and Dowell also regularly donated materials, which is lucky because Santa's Workshop uses metres and metres of dowelling each week! Svend still starts work before 7am seven days a week. And, when he’s finished for the day and is back inside the house for the evening, he keeps his hands and mind busy doing jigsaws. “I like my workshop and making toys for the kids,” he says. This Christmas will be extra special for the couple because Svend’s daughter Tina is coming to stay from Denmark. Nicola says they will celebrate on Christmas Eve in the Danish style with a meal of roast pork, red cabbage and caramel potatoes and a Danish Christmas pudding made from rice, almonds and cream. If you have items to donate, or wish to make a cash donation, please email santa@santasworkshop.co.nz.
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End of year wrap up from the CRRA
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he successful community BBQ/Picnic on Friday, 1 November will be carried on as an annual event but held in December next year. Santa has agreed to come again! Plans for greenways or local walkways have been formalised for Coatesville and the CRRA are asking the local board for funding to initiate a feasibility study. We continue to work on Fibre/Broadband and will set up a meeting with (MP) Chris Penk (councillor) Greg Sayers and (Local Board member) Louise Johnston.
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From our last meeting came a suggestion to create some parallel parking up Glenmore Road opposite the dairy – we will ask the Rodney Local Board for help with this. We have approached the Coatesville Country Garden Club for their help to beautify the section opposite the dairy. From the CRRA committee, our best wishes to you all for a wonderful, safe and happy Christmas. Thanks for your support over 2019, we look forward to progressing and promoting Coatesville in 2020. CRRA Committee
Local Board Update The Rodney Local Board has now officially been sworn in and we are ready for business. However, I had forgotten how slow the process is at the start of a new term with the induction of the new members and the planning that goes into the next annual budget. A big concern for this term is the development of the new Dairy Flat industrial area. I know that I am not alone at being very disappointed with the urban design of some of the developments at the bottom of Albany Hill. I am a strong believer that affordable housing can still have curb appeal and enhance an area and be a desirable place to live. Queenstown seems to be getting it right but much of our Greenfield development in Auckland is not going to win any design awards soon. The new Dairy Flat industrial area is 600-hectares of blank canvas. This is a golden opportunity to create a desirable place to work, not a mishmash of signage, overgrown berms, lack of footpaths and landscape plans that never eventuate. Currently with the Unitary Plan there are only urban design guidelines not actual rules and as we have seen not all developers choose to follow these. I do believe that in order to achieve good design outcomes the Unitary Plan needs to change. One reassuring thing is that the head of Planning Committee at Auckland Council, Councillor Chris Darby shares similar views. This is expressed in his comments “As you may know council lost out to the Independent Hearings Panel when finalising the Unitary Plan. We had hoped to have stronger design rules but that got mainly quashed. In the last few months I have earmarked that area as one where we should have a relook, i.e. strengthening the design outcomes. The example you provide though appears to be one that should have triggered referral to the Urban Design Panel. I will check on that.” This is something that needs to be looked at now because any proposed changes to the Unitary Plan will come out for public consultation and could potentially end up in the Environment Court and with our current building boom, we don’t have years to wait. If this is something that you also feel passionate about, please make sure you drop an email to our councillors. I believe that Aucklanders deserve better places to work and live. Louise Johnston
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Recipes for Christmas Cooks Last Minute Prawn and Mango Salad
This recipe, supplied by Amanda Button, is ideal for those times when you want a dish that creates maximum impact for minimum input. You won't even need to come home early from the beach to get it ready in time for visitors.
Ingredients 650g medium cooked prawns, peeled and deveined 2 T lime juice 2 T sweet chilli sauce 2 T mayonniase 1 bunch of corriander 1 bag of mixed salad, washed 2 medium mangoes cut into large wedges 2 large avocados peeled and cut into large chunks 2 T sesame seeds, toasted
Method 1. Combine prawns with lime juice, sweet chilli sauce and mayonnaise in a medium bowl. Finely chop the stems of the corriander and add to the bowl, reserving the leaves. Toss to combine and refrigerate until ready to serve. 2. Arrange salad leaves, mango, avocado and corriander leaves on a platter. 3. To serve, add the prawn mixture to the salad and scatter with sesame seeds.
Orange glazed Ham
Jenny Cartwright first made this ham for her father's 70th birthday and 14 years later, it's still a crowd pleaser.
Ingredients 6 kg cooked leg of ham 2 small oranges, halved and sliced whole cloves, to decorate ½ cup (170g) orange marmalade ¾ cup (180ml) orange juice ¼ cup (50g) firmly packed brown sugar 2 t dijon mustard 2 T cointreau or grand marnier
5. Cook ham in covered barbecue, using indirect heat, brushing occasionally with glaze, 1 hour or until orange slices are lightly caramelised and ham is heated through.
Caramel Potatoes
Nicola Brewer Fanefjord shared this recipe for the potatoes she makes each year for their traditional Danish Christmas meal. The potatoes go very well with roast pork and tangy red cabbage.
Ingredients:
750g potatoes. Use Jersey Benne’s or similar small, firm potatoes. 3 heaped dessert spoons of white sugar 30g butter or margarine
Method 1. Make a decorative cut through ham rind about 10cm from the shank end of leg. Make a shallow cut down centre of ham from one end to the other. Place ham in a disposable baking dish and cook in heated covered barbecue, using indirect heat for 45 minutes or until skin begins to split. Remove from barbecue; cool 15 minutes. 2. To make orange glaze; stir ingredients in a small saucepan over low heat until marmalade melts. 3. Peel skin away from ham carefully, leaving shank end intact; discard skin. Do not cut through surface of top fat or fat will spread during cooking. 4. Position orange slices in a decorative pattern on ham, securing with toothpicks; push cloves into slices. Wrap shank in foil; brush ham with orange glaze.
Method
1. Cut potatoes so they're about the size of a golf ball, or a large marble. 2. Cook the potatoes with the skins on. When done, remove the skin and cool a little in cold water. Strain.
Caramel
In a fry pan, add 3 heaped dessert spoons of white sugar. Warm the sugar until it bubbles and is a light brown colour. No need to stir it. Use a medium heat. Add 30g of margarine or butter then add the potatoes. Shake the pan a little so that the potatoes roll around in the caramel. The less one moves the pan, the shinier the potatoes will be.The potatoes can be kept warm in the oven until needed.
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Frustrated at roadworks
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o this is Christmas” (well, almost!), as the song goes. How quickly 2019 has come and nearly gone! It’s almost a cliché to observe that time appears to speed up as the years pass, given that so many make that observation at about this time every year. Nowhere in the universe does time appear to accelerate so quickly as in the vicinity of roadworks. (They have the opposite effect on motor vehicle movement, of course.) My top contender for the Word of the Year, 2019 would be “infrastructure”, closely followed by “delays”. A couple of key roundabouts are needed to enable Coatesville and surrounding areas to get moving again, located at either end of the Coatesville-Riverhead Highway. One is at its intersection with State Highway 16 and the other with Dairy Flat Highway. Unfortunately a lack of progress in roading projects has been a common theme across New Zealand in the past couple of years. As your local MP it’s
something I’ve been monitoring closely here in Auckland’s northwest but I’m conscious that many intended works have seemingly ground to a Chris Penk halt or never got underway. Of course any amount of official inertia doesn’t stop us from exercising personal responsibility when it comes to road safety. I’m very hopeful that the upcoming Christmas-New Year period doesn’t see any contribution to the road toll from our lovely part of the world. Please take care in the summer months, looking after yourselves, your loved ones and all local and visiting passengers in doing so. It’s been a privilege to serve as your MP for the Helensville electorate in 2019 and I hope that the festive season treats you kindly. Chris Penk, MP
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Classified advertising A1 Sure Services Tree Care All aspects of tree work, stump grinding and land clearance. Qualified arborists. Full Insurance. Free quotes. 446 1258 or 021 175 8660 Agricultural contractor mulching/ gorse clearing, mowing (& lawns), rotary hoeing/seeding, stump grinding, Graeme 027 533 3114 Albany Fences and Retaining Ph Mike 021 635 021 Lifestyle specialist and advice Ph Mike 021 635 021 Carol’s Beauty Therapy & Spray Tanning At 86 The Avenue, Albany. Phone 415 4445. Professional services at affordable prices. Clean Queen I'll have your house looking like a castle. References supplied. Ph Angela 021 0832 9352 Clothes from Shellz Design, made to order, and my range of designer clothing plus alterations. Michelle 027 472 9080. Coatesville Mulch Mowing 1 to 50 acres, local contractor, affordable rates. Phone Warren and Brenda Mills on 415 6503 or 021 191 4195 Connect Electrics For all your electrical solutions, Phone Kris 022 332 6663 or 412 6066 Drapes, Blinds, Shutters: For the perfect fitting window treatments call Linda 09 416 0408, 021 914 121 Alterations & Repair service available. www.interiortailor.co.nz
English Tuition Individual or group lessons for NCEA, Cambridge, IB, IELTS, English conversation and grammar. Any level. Phone Diane 021 993680 Gardener: The Intrepid Gardener I will nurture & take care of your garden on a monthly basis. I'm conscientious, diligent & creative. For a no-obligation chat, please contact: Phill 021 928 469 Holistic Healing via Reiki Deep relaxation helps relieve stress, pain and anxiety. Improves energy levels, gives an increased sense of well-being and confidence. Phone Debbie 021 110 9169 GET IN SHAPE Local private gym for one-on-one training or small group sessions, specialising in weight loss, general fitness and rehabilitation. Call Debbie 027 441 8769. LAWN MOWING, You Grow & Joe will mow. Lifestyle, commercial and residential. Ph Joe 021 624 494 / joseph@propertyfit.co.nz Local Shearer, Kevin Abel, 021 223 5033 Maths & Physics Tuition. NCEA, IB, Cambridge & Tertiary. Contact Martyn Smit 021 170 9059 msmi042@aucklanduni.ac.nz Pilates in Coatesville Hall, Thursday @ 6pm. Special – 2 free lessons for new clients. $12 school term, $15 concession card and $20 casual class. Contact Abraham on 021 122 1530 or abrahampardo@gmail.com
Scout Marquee for hire, 6m x 8m, $250 per day. Call Garth 447 1863 Who’s your caterer? Beautifully presented, great tasting food, at competitive prices. Helen Project1_Layout 1 Phone 21/08/17 2:11Cato PM Page 1 415 7771 or 021 211 8223.
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Garden Maintenance from $300 + gst per month Ride on Lawn Mowing from $150 + gst per month The best Gardeners in Coatesville for the best Gardens. 0221876470
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Wishing you a Merry Christmas and special time with family and friends
ith only a few weeks left until Christmas, we will all be thinking about our special day with family and friends. While we do this it is a good time to look at the living spaces in our home and question: Do they work for me? When I purchase my new home, what would I have differently? Everybody will be different with the number of family and friends they have, but the same considerations need to be taken into account. Do my living spaces flow well to the outside entertaining areas? It is important to have enough opening doors onto patios and decks. With Christmas during the summer months, it's always wonderful if we can entertain and eat outside so ensure your deck can cater for the right table size for your Christmas lunch or dinner. Is there room for people to socialise around the kitchen space while the host is cooking? The perfect kitchen design is to have an easy walk triangle between the fridge, the oven and the serving benchtop. This is a great time to really think about what is important to you and what works for you. With this said, I would like to thank everybody for their support over the last year and I truly wish you all the very best happiness at Christmas time and a safe, fun and well-deserved break. I hope 2019 has been a great year for you and look forward to touching base in the New Year!
Landscaping consultations − Let Grant guide you on landscaping your lifestyle block. Check our website for reduced nursery hours & stock availability.
Robinson Road, Coatesville plants@mckechnienurseries.nz www.mckechnienurseries.nz
THE ORIGINAL PET DOOR SPECIALISTS Quality cat and dog doors supplied NZ wide for installation into glass, timber or aluminium (installation available – Auckland only). Collapsible pet recuperation/containment cages available for sale or hire.
0800 88 0800 www.petdoorsrus.co.nz 021 802 074 a/h for emergency cage hire (available Auckland only)
• Water Filters • UV Sterilisers • Reverse Osmosis • Water Coolers • Whole House • Water Pumps • Tanks • Rain Harvesting • Pre-Tank Filters Call Steve 021278 7427
steve@aquafilter.co.nz
Rodney Sales & Service 09 425 6080
We Service All Leading Brands! www.aquafilter.co.nz
0272 984 000
Chris Penk
MP for Helensville Stop in, the office is open! 365 Main Road, Huapai 09 412 2496 chris.penkmp@parliament.govt.nz chrispenk.national.org.nz
Authorised by Chris Penk, 365 Main Road, Huapai, Auckland.
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