November 2021

YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER |NOVEMBER 2021 | No.232

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Lisa and Tarnia flipping up a treat from home in Sweet As Crêpes' mobile pancake kitchen. (Masks were only removed for this photo.)

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Ministry of Health data released on Tuesday, 16 November, showed the vaccination rates in Coatesville still haven't reached 90%. So far, 89.64% of our 1979 eligible residents have had one vaccine dose while 84.23% of people are fully vaccinated. Albany and Riverhead are both over 90% − just saying. Come on Coatesville, let's get jabbed!

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W hen the Covid lockdown meant no outdoor markets for another month, Sweet As Crêpes owners and pancakemaking professionals, Lisa Shepherd and Tarnia Harman thought outside the square. Their kitchen premises are mobile so they towed their pancake kitchen to the end of their driveway in Coatesville and set up a pop-up shop. With their sign and menu outside the Settlers Hall, posts on social media and their website, the pair attracted customers from all over Auckland.

So, what's the most popular of the 14 flavours during level 3? Lisa says the Super Savoury − crammed with loads of savoury goodness and lightly toasted − is the winner, but in second place is the traditional lemon and sugar.

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NOVEMBER CONTENTS Community thanks 3 Playcentre goes 4 paddling Lockdown gardening 5 Albany Rotary Club 6 Coatesville Hall AGM 7 8 Local Board update Marja Lubeck: please get vaxed 9 Make a rabbit igloo 10 Classifieds 11 Market direction 12

Dr Heidi MacRae

Editorial

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his month, when I checked the Ministry of Health's latest vaccination rate data − udpated every Tuesday − I was surprised to see that Coatesville is lagging behind the 90% target. Other areas around us have achieved it and more, but for some reason we're not getting jabbed as fast as some of our neighbouring suburbs.

Of course everyone has the right to decide whether or not to be vaccinated, but if you haven't done so yet because you haven't got around to it, please prioritise it today.

Although we all want our freedom back, including the chance to go to restaurants and cafe's for a sit-down meal with friends and family, there are more important reasons to get vaccinated.

Coatesville locals Christine and Sid Miller recently sent out an email

telling people about their daughter Heidi's struggle against Triple Negative Breast Cancer.

Heidi is Dr Heidi MacRae, herself a GP and also the Chair of Comprehensive Care PHO in Auckland, and a member of the General Practice New Zealand Executive.

Her diagnosis with Triple Negative Breast Cancer came as a shock for the mum of three. At 50 years old she had no idea she was unwell − even as an accomplished medical professional. Luckily for Heidi and her family she had medical insurance and savings because the drug treatment she needs to win her year-long battle with the disease is not funded by the Government. And, the exhaustive and ongoing chemotherapy that's part of the treatment leaves patients with no immunity to fight off any type of cold or flu. So, for Heidi and other people enduring chemotherapy or suffering from immuno suppression disorders, contracting Covid-19, would be fatal.

Christine, Sid and their family ask people to please consider chemotherapy patients and those with immune disorders and get your shots.

This vulnerable group is dependent on us to protect them so they can focus on fighting the disease they already have. The walk-in vaccination centre in Oakland Ave, Albany, is open today so please don't delay.

Your editor,

Vanessa Johnson Email: coatesvillechronicle@gmail.com, Phone: 021 724 001

To find out more about Triple Negative Breast Cancer, read the article written by Dr Heidi MacRae at:

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NOVEMBER NEWS A letter of caution and thanks to the Coatesville community

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ack in July my dear mum lost her home to fire. The house had been our family home since shortly after arriving in New Zealand roughly thirty-five years ago, firstly when it was based in Epsom and for the last twenty-six years following its move and ours to Coatesville. As you can imagine this was devastating as both the home and its contents were lost, including Mum’s dear old Rhodesian Ridgeback, Tess. The home and its contents represented so many inter-generational memories and points of connection for us all long after we ourselves had fledged the nest.

Firstly, I would like to share a few words of caution and contemplation based The remains of the family home that was devastated by on our family’s recent fire in July this year. experience. Folks, such incidents can take your by doing this you may minimise your possessions, or worse, in a matter chances of a total loss from a single of moments so please take heed incident or site. of pleas from Fire and Emergency Secondly, think of some offsite New Zealand campaigns and take storage, virtual or actual, think of the appropriate steps to minimise placing in some form of remote your potential risk and loss. Above storage items that are precious but and beyond the prerequisite are generally stored away out of site smoke detectors, fire alarms and at home such as photos, documents, extinguishers do what you can to jewellery, etc. For us, many of those distribute your risk of such a loss to particular items had been effectively fire. For instance, if you intend to forgotten in our day to day, that is bequeath precious items at some until we lost them for good, then they point in your life perhaps do so earlier, gained a greater importance.

Thirdly and timely as it is currently circulating in the news − insurance.

Make sure you are covered. Make sure you have documented items, not just the expensive but also the noteworthy or bespoke. If you have to do this retrospectively, and particularly if you are a “tidy hoarder” like my mother and have collected avidly, this is an emotional and herculean task.

Fourthly, the cause – a rat, not in the house but outside. According to the investigators it’s not unusual that a rodent gnaws through cables, in this case the main power cable causing a catastrophic and almost instantaneous fire. Certainly we have redoubled our trapping efforts as a result.

Lastly, we would like to pay thanks, firstly to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and St. John for their help and support. Their respective efforts on the night prevented the fire from spreading further and saved just a few now even more precious mementoes and helped comfort and support my dear mum at a most distressing time. Last of all we would like to thank the Coatesville community. Many, regardless of whether my family were known to you or not, stepped up and assisted, comforted and provided my mum and sister with very kind donations that were humbling to receive and gave both of them a start, with a change of clothes or linen or a moment of distraction. On behalf of my family and particularly my mum and sister who lost pretty much everything in the fire, thank you Coatesville.

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Playcentre − Still Playing the waiting game

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his sustained lockdown has meant things have been very quiet at Playcentre but with the move to level 3 - step 2, some of our members met at Long Bay Beach for a socially distanced picnic and play in the sand.

The children didn’t take long to get back into the swing of things and before long they were covered in sand and had a blast paddling in the shallows and building sandcastles.

We can’t wait to reopen and we hold out hope this will happen before Christmas, however this depends on getting the go-ahead from the Ministry of Education. We have been informed that until then that our grounds will remain closed which means we are unable to have children on site and unfortunately members of the public are also unable to use our grounds.

With our AGM being held this month, we are looking ahead to what projects we can undertake in the next 1-5 years. One project that needs doing rather urgently is the repair of our under 2s playground as the plyboards are starting to rot and split.

Our toddlers and crawlers absolutely love this playground so we are keen to get this project underway as soon as we have the budget for it. We are thrilled to have set the ball rolling by raising $580 towards the playground with our Booster Wine Group fundraiser over the last few weeks.

A big thank you to the friends of Coatesville Playcentre and members of the community who supported our fundraiser − we hope to get your orders out to you soon.

Sadly, over this time we have farewelled five families with some moving on to other ventures and some no longer able to attend due to the vaccine mandate which has just come into force. After rebuilding our membership from a low of eight near the beginning of the year it is a blow to lose so many members at once and we will greatly miss their experience and enthusiasm. The biggest positive for our centre during this time has been taking the opportunity to build our new sandpit with no disruption to our sessions or After School Care. We will have an official opening as soon as our grounds reopen as our kids (and us parents!) are hanging out for play in it.

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During the sandpit construction we were thrilled to dig up a time capsule.

We have decided to not rebury and instead open it sometime next year as part of our Golden Jubilee celebrations.

We would love input from previous members about our Jubilee and also any anecdotes or photos from past times at Coatesville Playcentre. If you would like to be involved or contribute, please send us an email! We are looking forward to welcoming visitors on session as soon as possible and we will look to hold an open day when the Covid restrictions allow.

Playcentre is a licensed early childhood centre, run as a parent cooperative. If you would like to arrange a visit, please email Nikky and she will be in touch once we have a reopening date: coatesville@playcentre.org.nz.

By Sarah Craig

Garden Through Lockdown

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ith restrictions still applying, gardeners are lucky to have an escape clause in their often mundane days. Shopping for plants which often can lead to plantaholic problems has been limited, so a lot more hours are often spent outdoors at home. Thankfully spring brings lots of rewards in the flowering department as seen in members photos.

We have had a lot of success with our digital bloom board competition having twenty entries for November. Eric Haslam claimed the prize with a fabulous Snowball tree (above). Coming soon is a visit to Rosie Lea a fabulous garden in Ridge Road created by Liz and Don Rosie. Starting with a blank slate eight years ago, they have created a garden for all seasons with mostly shrubs and ground covers with extensive use of Grevillia Bronze Rambler (below). An extensive orchard is coming on, and a small flock of Arapawa sheep keep the grass down and are fun to watch. A lake provides a wonderful back drop and brings a variety of birdlife in quieter moments.

More than enough rain lately is hopefully filling your tanks in preparation for summer, so now is the time to get a good layer of mulch on to keep that moisture around your plants for as long as possible. If you have never experienced the joy of accomplishing more than you can imagine − plant a garden.

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on a garden ramble, he Albany Rotary showcasing many of Club has always had a Coatesville’s superb special relationship with gardens. Some of these Coatesville. Formed in the open to the public late 1990s, Albany Rotary and others not. At was created at a time when the centre of this has the old rural edge of Auckland been Mincher, the was being pulled into the garden of national city. The club’s members significance of Angela are drawn from across a and Bruce Spooner. wide variety of different Bruce is a foundation professions and businesses member of the club. and, as it happens, many of We are indebted to the members have lived in the generosity of the Coatesville or thereabouts owners of many of the and many continue to. exquisite gardens over The club has developed Albany Rotary Club members getting festive, including some well-known many years. an enviable reputation for Coatesville characters.

With great regret, we supporting local initiatives, have had to put off this year’s garden particularly those relating to young are a whole range of Rotary projects ramble, Covid has been a killer of people. We have raised a considerable aimed to improve outcomes for young such activities over the last two years, amount of money for a whole variety people, from those with disabilities, to as we try and make sure that it is less of different agencies over the years, those seeking to find those qualities of of a killer in our hospitals. Next year, the Women’s Refuge, the North Shore leadership that they have within them. we will be back, and we look forward Hospital foundation, Heart Kids, the Our fortnightly meetings are always to mobilising Coatesville’s finest to LifeEducation Trust, Salvation Army, entertaining and have always been support our community.

Glaucoma Research, local schools and defined by good food and fellowship.

We are a small club always willing so it goes on.

We usually have a speaker, and it to welcome new members. It is Our most satisfying involve is at these meetings that we have rewarding to see what even a small supporting young people within our been able to see our work in action, club like ours can achieve and it is region, providing them with what is through including those who have also a lot of fun. often a small amount of money, but been able to use Rotary’s assistance one that makes a huge difference to benefit their own lives and those If you would like to join in their lives. These step-ups have of the community. Nothing is more Albany Rotary Club or find out included ensuring that some young rewarding than seeing this happen. more information, contact Albany people with disabilities are able to Coatesville has been and remains Rotary President, Brian McDonald get drivers’ licenses, dramatically at the heart of our fundraising. We on 021 876 989 or email: improving their quality of life. We have support Pest Free Coatesville and bcmcd@gmail.com supported young scientists, and there for a number of years we have put

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he postponed Coatesville Settlers Hall AGM was held on Thursday, 18 November; outdoors on the hall deck, with masks and chairs spaced well apart. The AGM reports from the Chairman and Treasurer covered the twelve months from July 2020 to June 2021 – so they did not address the most recent lockdown.

Despite the lockdown in late 2020, the hall continued to have a strong schedule. Bookings in 2019-2020 slipped by nearly 30% due to the lockdown in March 2020. However usage for the year ended June 2021 was back to 94% of pre-Covid days.

Weddings, which are our primary source of income did not recover quite so well with such uncertainty for couples, especially those with families overseas. While this has had an impact on our revenues, our financial position for the year ended June 2021 recovered the loss we sustained the previous year.

This of course means that we can continue to provide a free facility to Coatesville community users. Excess funds are also available for channeling back into community projects. We have been pleased to be able to support the Coatesville Playcentre this year with a contribution to the rebuilding of their sandpit.

There are always opportunities for locals to book their birthday parties, weddings and other events (at discounted rates), but do plan well ahead – Coatesville Hall is a very

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popular venue for locals and for people across Auckland.

The committee said farewell to our treasurer Colin Mitten who has been on the hall committee for twelve years. His contribution has been very much appreciated.

A copy of the financial statements is available for anyone who would like a copy. The full Performance Report will be posted on the Charities Services website in December.

Alan Curtis, Chairman, Coatesville Settlers Hall Incoprorated

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Local Board Update

By Louise Johnston

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iving in the countryside makes you more resilient to power outages and droughts. But over the last six months there seems to have been more power outages that usual. I thought it might be interesting to share a couple insights that we found out following a local board meeting with Vector.

Vector have a mandate to have an average of only 1.5 unplanned power outages per year for customers, however it is safe to say that in the Dairy Flat subdivision we have had significantly more than this. In Rodney, most of our lines are above ground which is where most of the power outages occur. Trees are the major cause of power outages and roughly 15,000 trees have been identified as

being a risk to the network. The north westerly winds cause most of the tree damage and there has been a record number of north westerly storms this winter which explains our increase in outages.

Property owners are legally required to keep the trees within a prescribed distance from the power lines. This distance is variable, and it depends on the voltage of the lines. Vector will issue a cut or trim notice for trees encroaching on the lines and the first cut is free but after that it is the responsibility of the landowner.

If you do not want to be responsible for keeping the tree trimmed, you can declare a ‘no interest’ in the tree and Vector will remove the tree. Refer to the Vector website from more information.

Vector’s budget for removing trees is 500 trees per month. For tree removal and trimming, Vector require written

notice from the landowner and this is often difficult to obtain especially with absentee landowners. From the first of July this year, Council will charge Vector a targeted rate of $10.5 million per year to fund enhanced maintenance of trees on Council land that present a risk to the Vector electricity network. Most of the Council trees are on the roadside.

You may be wondering why Vector don’t just underground the whole network and the reason is that it estimates this would cost $6.4 billion to underground the whole network.

Also, the number of faults will be reduced, but when faults do occur it can take longer to find them and repair than overhead lines.

If you are experiencing an increase in powers outages, please contact Vector at info@vector.co.nz. They have a very helpful community engagement team. ●

Please Slow Down

You might have seen that Coatesville Pony Club has come back to life over the past few weeks. Both riders and horses are thrilled to be able to use the grounds again and are even happier to see their friends (socially distanced) at rallies!

Everyone’s fingers are tightly crossed that we will be able to return to some normality soon so that we can get enjoy running and participating in competitions again.

Horse Tip of the Month: Horses are flight animals which means when they get scared their natural instinct is to run away. So please help us keep our horses safe by driving past them slow and wide. Just like social distancing – at least 2 metres should be maintained between cars and horses.

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A step closer to a safe summer

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By Marja Lubeck, Labour List MP, Kaipara Ki Mahurangi

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his has been a hard column to write this month as for all of us it’s been a tough few months, but together, we’ve pulled out all the stops to keep each other safe. Our hard work made our move to Step 2 possible. Now, we can begin to look ahead to summer, a happy Christmas and the new possibilities on the horizon – but these depend on us all sticking to the rules and continuing to lift our vaccination rates.

This year, the key to a safe summer is simple: ensuring as many people as possible have had their two doses of the Covid vaccine, so we can all do more of what we enjoy. It’s been fantastic to see so many Aucklanders getting vaccinated – and encouraging their friends, family and workmates to get their vaccine, too. More than 3.5 million Kiwis have now been fully vaccinated.

We know that getting vaccinated means you’re less likely to pass Covid on to your loved ones and people who can’t get vaccinated, like young children. Soon, being fully vaccinated Viranda_Junction_Nov2021_V2_Final_Final.pdf 1 will open up more opportunities for us

and our businesses, too.

Right now, more than 90% of eligible people in each of Auckland’s three DHBs have received at least one dose.

Once all three DHBs reach 90% fully vaccinated, which could happen very shortly, our region will transition to the new Covid-19 Protection Framework.

Under this framework, if you’re not fully vaccinated, there could be everyday things you’ll miss out on.

If you’re vaccinated, you’ll be able to visit bars and restaurants, reconnect with family and friends, and do the things you love. Businesses that require people to show they’re fully vaccinated before entry will operate with fewer restrictions. This will help protect us into the future, while providing a pathway out of lockdowns.

That’s why it’s so important to get your first dose now, so you’re ready to go when our new framework kicks in.

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businesses can access up to $43,000 every two weeks. You can find out more about the extra support at covid19.govt.nz.

I know we’re all looking forward to doing more here in Kaipara ki Mahurangi once we move into the Covid-19 Protection Framework. If you haven’t yet, get out and get your free Covid-19 vaccine as soon as you can – and make sure your friends and family know they’ll need to be fully vaccinated to enjoy the things they love this summer. ●

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Remember to position it away from free-ranging chickens and let your neighbours know that you're using Pindone.

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know that Mister MacGregor’s garden was a hot spot for rabbits and they caused the man a lot of aggravation and I don’t know if he ever managed to beat them.

I don’t mind them in twos and threes, but if you think these blighters are doing too much damage to your lawns and gardens here is a safe way to reduce their numbers.

I picked up this idea a few years ago from an Australian website and it has proved to be a cheap and effective piece of equipment.

I sited some in central Coatesville a few years back and rabbit numbers were greatly reduced.

I have named it the “rabbit igloo” and quite simply the rabbits will pop inside and help themselves to Pindone pellets but dogs are excluded.

For the handy person: split a 200-litre plastic container and cut entrance holes on all sides big enough for a bunny to enter.

Drill holes for wire pegs on each corner.

Place Pindone pellets on a plastic tray and put under the igloo and peg it to the ground.

Instructions for the application and safe handling of Pindone are clearly stated on the label and a licence to use it is not required.

Rabbits usually take a few days to enter the igloo and start feeding on the bait and it may take more than one feed to prove fatal, but eventually the poison will take effect.

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Direct Communication Where is the market going?

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irect communication allows us to make really good, informed decisions. I am totally a ‘half glass full’ person who knows that no matter what the situation, a positive take (well, most times) can always be found. I am hearing a lot about the market and where and what will happen, however it has concerned me that the opinions have been quite diverse and very confusing with real uncertainty about our future moving forward. Not only in real estate, but in all aspects of life. So, I decided to approach Matthew Dawe who has helped many clients and seems to be able to ‘pull one out of the bag’ if needed with connections to many types of lenders. With this said I asked Matthew to give me the facts, no waffle, and no promises, just his thoughts, as I know he is on the front line. Here’s what he said.

Retail interest rates have risen by approximately 1.25% to 1.75% in the last 2 months and more rate increases are priced in, this acts like a chain saw on property price increases. The Reserve Bank and Government are coordinating to rein in house price increases, layers of extra regulation as well as higher capital requirements on lenders, lower LVR’s, tax changes and other changes are biting. Lending has tightened further. In my view sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for.

This will make the housing market more prudent and sustainable over the longer term. Sustainable small increases in real estate prices are healthy, but the boom is over, and as a banker put it to me this week a ‘perfect storm’ is brewing. If you intend to sell, doing so sooner rather than later could be a good idea, before the weather gets worse next year.

[Conditions Apply. Please note this communication is not financial advice.

It is generic/informational content. Matthew Dawe is a Financial Adviser with the Financial Markets Authority of New Zealand. (FSP483246).

Disclosure statement & privacy policy available on our website. Matthew Dawe Mortgages Ltd is authorised to operate under the license held by New Zealand Financial Services Group. (FSP727992) If you require advice or have any questions please get in touch by sending a text or calling 027 321 4287, emailing mortgages@matthewdawe.com visiting www. matthewdawe.com]

In Coatesville, not only do we have incredible community spirit and know-how to get things done – look at our Fibre incentive! – we have a community that is located within easy distance to everything we need or want and I truly believe this will hold us in good stead throughout all markets.

However I do encourage you to call and talk with me about your own goals over the next 12 months and how I can help put a strategic plan in place for you!

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