29 January 2021 Devonport Flagstaff

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Plaques and memorials to be removed from maunga

Plaques and memorials installed on Takarunga and Maungauika since August 2014 will be removed.

The Tūpuna Maunga Authority (TMA) has developed a memorials-and-plaques policy, under which no new memorials and plaques

will be approved. Requesters will instead be approved structures as a “cultural activity” as offered an opportunity to plant a tree as part provided for in Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective Redress Act 2014. of a TMA planting programme.

Plaques and memorials erected pre-2014 Any memorials or plaques installed since August 2014, without approval of the authorTo page 2 ity, will be removed unless they are deemed

Child’s play... Mila Allonsuis, aged 10 months, enjoys the first of the weekly Raumati/Summer Fun Preschool Play sessions held this year at Windsor Reserve. More pictures, pages 28, 29.

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Empty house – no cash to fix waterfront property A multimillion-dollar council-owned waterfront property is untenanted because the city can not afford to maintain it.

Auckland Council owns three residential houses along King Edward Pde. The house at number 55 has been empty for around a year and neighbours who contacted the Flagstaff have noted its unkempt state: its grounds are a mess and the gate is broken.

A council assessement of the property last year found “a number of building issues that will need a significant investment to fix,” said the council’s Head of Property and Commercial Business, Kim O’Neil.

“Keeping in mind the Emergency Budget,

and the financial challenges created by Covid-19, we are now looking at when it’s feasible to do this.”

King Edward Pde lots 52, 55 and 56 are among a very small number of residential properties, with heritage status, owned by Auckland Council.

They are technically part of the Devonport Domain, and with their heritage value, they are managed by Auckland Council’s Community Facilities department.

At the moment, number 52 is tenanted, and the council is looking for a tenant for number 56.

The council had no plans to sell the houses, Waterfront vacancy… the council O’Neil said. house

Status quo on Devonport’s maunga trees – for now

No decisions on the future of trees on Devonport mountains have yet been made by the Tupuna Maunga Authority following a landmark court decision pre-Christmas on the fate of non-native trees on Owairaka/Mt Albert.

The High Court ruled that management of Auckland’s maunga under the Reserves Act has to be read in the context of the Treaty Settlement, which handed the mountains back to iwi.

As part of the handover the mountains were to be managed by the Tupuna Maunga Authority (TMA) – a joint venture between Auckland Council and iwi.

The judgement, issued late last year, effectively means the TMA can manage the mountain as it sees fit. The decision also found that Auckland Council acted lawfully when

granting the consent, on a non-notified basis, to remove 345 exotic trees from Owairaka and replace them with natives.

“As the Maunga Authority’s evidence and the Application itself made plain, the removal of the exotic trees was a part only of what the Maunga Authority referred to as a ‘cultural, spiritual and ecological restoration of Ōwairaka,’ the decision said.

The Flagstaff asked the TMA last week: How does this affect Devonport maunga? Is there a plan for them that is now being followed, flowing on from this? Or a review of trees on the Devonport maunga?

TMA chair Paul Majurey responded: “The Tūpuna Maunga Authority has not made any decisions regarding vegetation restoration at either Takarunga or Maungauika.”

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New policy on mountain plaques

are not guaranteed to remain.

Devonport have been a popular way to reThese will be considered by the authority member long-time residents and important on a “case by case basis”, the policy states. historical figues.

Plaques attached to bench seats around A number of these plates have been affixed to seats on Maungauika and Takarunga.

• To apply for a memorial public seat in Devonport outside the mountains an application needs to go to Auckland Council for review by the Devonport–Takapuna Local Board. However in practice many small plaques have been placed on seats around the area without official permission.

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Geoff Chapple, a Devonport local and member of a group that has called for greater transparency from the TMA, hoped it would be open about any future plans for trees on the Devonport maunga.

“It’s time to consult… it makes for a better relationship.”

Chapple said he was not fundamentally opposed to the planting of natives on the maunga, but would be upset if all non-natives were removed.

“I wouldn’t want to see the oaks [on Takarunga] go… I’ve seen kaka feeding beneath the bark.”

Chapple remained disappointed on the progress of individual management plans, for each mountain, on which the public could make submissions.

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Ambitious TGS student flies high at IB A top Takapuna Grammar School (TGS) scholar, Aislin Wells, is hoping to atttend her university of choice after gaining an International Baccalaureate (IB) grade that places her among the best 5 per cent of the diploma candidates worldwide.

The 17-year-old gained the highest score for IB at TGS last year, achieving 42 points out of a possible 45.

Aislin, who lives in Devonport, was surprised she did so well, but says a lot of hard work went into the result. “Last year was very uncertain; we weren’t sure our exams were going to go ahead. There were definitely some curveballs and lots of chocolate was involved.”

She has been accepted into the University of Auckland to study a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in physics and computer science. But she has also applied for scholarships and programmes at the prestigious universities of Harvard, Princeton and Duke in the United States.

TGS International Baccalaureate Faculty teacher Maria Blanco said: “It is extremely difficult to gain over 40 in the IB, and so any grade in this range is an incredible accomplishment.”

According to IB Schools Australasia, New Zealand had 13 schools offering the internationally recognised secondary education programme last year, with 360 diploma candidates. Their average points result was 33, with a pass rate of 91 per cent. Only 56 students in New Zealand, achieved scores above 40, putting Aislin in the top bracket nationally, in which four students acheived a perfect result of 45.

Aislin, a former Belmont Intermediate School student, spent three years at Carmel College before she decided to move to TGS for its IB programme, during which she became increasingly interested in physics.

Booking a future... Aislin Wells’ study success in 2020 has earned the Takapuna Grammar School graduate a world-class choice for the step up to tertiary education “My personal hero is Marie Curie. I would love to be a physicist or professor in the future,” Aislin told the Flagstaff.

One of her favourite parts of study last year was writing a 4000-word essay about Religion and the French Revolution. For mathematics, she calculated the probability of people getting answers right on multiple-choice tests.

“It was hard work but I studied because I really wanted to achieve this,” she said.

Aislin enjoyed being part of the school’s journalism club. She was also a member of the peer support team, focused on student mental-health awareness.

Her interests include a love of reading and she is a regular at the Devonport library, but knows life isn’t all about academia. She has a part-time job at the North Shore Cricket Club and exercises regularly to keep a balanced lifestyle, while she waits to find her best university match.

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It’s a dog’s life at Mt Cambria

Cupboard love… Robert Weber hands out food treats and gets all the attention from his four-legged friends

Golden days…Tania Young (left) and Helen Ryan with their young labradors Flow and Fern

What started as a small group of volunteer guide-dog puppy raisers, bringing their labradors out to socialise, has grown to see up to 30 different dogs and their owners gather at Takararo/Mt Cambria Reserve every Wednesday morning.

“This group has been going for years and it’s a lovely gathering for our young dogs,” says local resident Jenni Vaile.

Vaile has been involved in giving labrador puppies a home to grow up in, before they go through formal guide dog training, for almost 10 years. With her last week was an older dog, Elle, whom she adopted after fostering the now 12-year-old through three litters.

The group used to meet on the back field at Fort Takapuna and at Woodall Park, both in Narrow Neck, before they settled on the perfect enclosed spot of Takaroro.

Devonport labrador lovers, Jill Mayo and David Noon, are also long-time volunteers.

They recently had to say goodbye to their dog Peggy, who passed away. Mayo and Noon then adopted a rescue dog named Joy and they continue to join the group on Wednesdays.

Noon supplies a large bowl of water for the dogs at the gathering. “This meeting is fantastic and we love it. It’s great for the dogs and people to socialise,” he says.

“The dogs seem to know when Wednesdays come around and have lots of anticipation getting to the reserve.”

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Mt Cambria Reserve (above) provides plenty of rolling green space, ideal for canines to meet and play Chris Wheatley (right) gets the dogs excited with a game of fetch, while (below) Jill Mayo with Bosley, and David Noon with Joy, praise the animals’ efforts Noon said having the social network meant dogs didn’t have to go to kennels when people went on holidays, because friends made at the weekly sessions were often happy to help out.

Mayo said other postives of the gatherings was that people learned how to approach dogs and dogs learned how to socialise with each.

“One important thing is remembering to pick up the poos,” she added.

Robert Weber has been looking after a couple of one-year-old labradors named Inka and Skila. When Skila did not pass her final training as a guide dog, Weber signed up to adopt her.

Vaile said it was not uncommon for labradors to fail their guide-dog training but many of them got adopted by their volunteer raisers.

Bayswater resident Helen Ryan has been fostering labrador puppies for a few years now. “We get them when they are about eight weeks old and look after them for a year before they go into training,” she explained.

Her current charge is Fern, who looks likely to pass in the guide-puppy programme.

Tania Young adopted her labrador, Flow, after she was withdrawn from the training programme and says: “The group has expanded to more than just labradors and has become a really nice community for people who love their dogs.”

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The buck stops here: AT Local axed but buses added

Commuter bus services running to Devonport have received a boost, but at the expense of the AT Local ride-share trial.

The 806 bus from Stanley Bay and the 807 from Cheltenham will run more frequently and for longer, starting in March, along with the reinstatement of a westward bus circuit off Lake Rd, (the 805) that will run along Ngataringa Rd and via side streets, up to the Belmont shops. It will provide a public-transport option within easy reach for residents of Ryman’s William Sanders Retirement Village wanting to get to village shops or the Devonport ferry.

Auckland Transport (AT) announced the revised routes to Devonport last week.

They were decided after considering public feedback to options put up last year. AT separately implemented changes to fares and ferry connections (see stories below).

The existing higher frequency of some peaktime services on a rejigged timetable for the 814 service from Takapuna will remain.

Key changes are: • The 806 and 807 services will run every 20 minutes at peak times on weekdays and every 30 minutes at all other times, until at least 8.45pm, starting from 1 March. The new weekend timetables begin from 25 April, with services to run every 30 minutes, until almost 9pm.

• The new 805 service will run hourly, Monday to Friday only, from approximately 9.15am until 3.55pm, beginning on 1 March.

• AT Local services will end on 26 February.

• AT’s Journey Planner and AT Mobile app will be updated with details of the March changes from 21 February.

• Drop-in information sessions will be held at the Devonport Library on Saturday 20 February, between 10am and 2pm, and on Tuesday, 23 February from 1pm to 4pm.

Public reaction so far has been muted, although Devonport-Takapuna Local Board deputy chair George Wood told the Flagstaff he was pleased synching up services would make journey planning easier. He hoped more people would use the reorganised services.

Some will certainly miss the convenience of AT Local, but it was a costly service that covered a small catchment.

It was effectively on notice from the time AT asked residents to choose between keeping it and reducing bus services, or losing it and expanding bus services.

North Shore councillor Chris Darby said most locals on the peninsula would now be within walking distance of a reliable bus service to Devonport. The introduction of integrated fares (for those using an AT Hop card) meant it was free to take the bus to a connecting ferry ride.

Land and sea fares on the rise

Public-transport fares are rising next month, although Auckland Transport (AT) is making use of AT Hop cards more attractive by making permanent the current trial of a 10 per cent discount on off-peak fares.

One-zone bus and train cash fares that now cost $3.50 will go to $4.20 from 7 February. On AT Hop the fare increases from $2 to $2.20.

On the Devonport and Bayswater ferry services, a cash fare will rise from $7.50 to $8, and the cost on AT Hop will rise from $5 to $5.40. (More details on other types of fares are on the Fullers and AT websites.)

A daily $20 total spending cap will apply on buses (excluding the Skybus service), trains and inner-harbour ferry services for passengers who tag on and off on AT Hop. The off-peak discount fares apply from 9am to 3pm on weekdays and during evenings and weekends.

The annual fare review has resulted in an

average fare increase of 4 per cent. AT’s executive general manager of integrated networks, Mark Lambert, says around half of all bus and rail passengers will incur a maximum increase of 35 cents a journey using their Hop card.

The review aimed at improving value and services for passengers, while balancing use of the public subsidy within the council’s Emergency Budget. Savings of $10 million had been made by cutting some lesser used services, including the Stanley Bay ferry.

AT says it has now completed its roll-out of integrated fares. This means customers can transfer between buses, trains and ferries and pay just once for the entire journey when they tag on and off with an AT Hop card.

Children, secondary students (40 per cent discount) and tertiary students (20 per cent discount) receive the largest subsidies.

He would personally miss AT Local, and the recently axed Stanley Bay ferry, but said the cost implications of Covid-19 meant that better bus services to Devonport were the answer for now.

During February, Stanley Bay residents will have to put up with 40-minute peak-time bus pick-ups to Devonport, with AT saying it did not have budget until March to run the 20-minute schedule.

AT’s executive general manager of integrated networks, Mark Lambert, said the new routes recognised public views that some specific areas were not served by buses and that ferry connections needed improving. Consultation had shown good support for AT Local and the trial had met its passenger targets, he acknowledged. This showed such a service could be successful, but in Devonport it was not currently possible.

Morning peak on ferries extended

Ferries from Devonport to the city are running at 20-minute intervals for longer during weekday peak times as of this week.

The change adds 30 per cent to the capacity of the commuter service.

The schedule applies from 7am to 10am and 4pm to 8pm on weekdays, with half-hour turnaround times applying during off-peak hours and at weekends.

The ferries will better align with Auckland Transport’s revised timetable for buses, agreed after customer dissatisfaction last year. The changes were achieved in collaboration with the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board.

A 15-minute, peak-time ferry commuter service operated service operated in pre-Covid days, but since July 2020 there has been a mix of 15-and 30-minute departure intervals. Loading issues, including the conveyance of more bikes, made reverting to 15 minutes unfeasible.

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Cushla slips a stitch from main street

One of Devonport’s oldest businesses, Cushla’s Village Fabrics, has closed its doors.

Cushla Stevenson opened the shop in 1992 and has been in business for what would have been 29 years in June this year.

When business took a turn for the worse with Covid-19 lockdowns last year, Stevenson made the decision to close the store.

For the last eight years she has lived in Mapua, Nelson, where her second store is based. She is now aiming to sell her products online to loyal Devonport customers. “It’s sad to say goodbye to this store, but with Covid-19 business was really bad,” said Stevenson.

Since October last year, the Devonport store hadn’t made enough money to sustain its outgoings and the only thing keeping it going was the multiple pop-up shops Stevenson had been running around Auckland. “Retail is a hard business. We had already brought in everything from overseas, but it felt like we started going backwards,” she said.

Stevenson has seen her business thrive and change with the times.

She remembers first selling high-end fashion fabrics and sewing clothes. She even organised fashion shows at the store.

Stevenson and her family were farming in the Waikato before she came to Devonport. But her passion for sewing and crafting ran in the family. Her great-grandfather was a tailor and there were others in her family that worked as drapers. Soon after coming to Devonport, she married Ray Stevenson. But just as her business seemed to be progressing, clothing imports became cheaper and people no longer needed to sew their own clothes.

Stevenson had three locations in Devonport prior to her current shop in Victoria Rd. “The best part about the business was all of my lovely customers. Most days I was working in the back of the shop making quilt samples.”

She used to run regular classes teaching people how to quilt, with classes featuring Kaffe Fassett, a British-based artist who is best known for his colourful designs in patchwork and knitting.

Stevenson attended more than 25 quilt markets in the United States to find new business ideas. She put together kitset quilting packs that were easier for people to make. “I found people liked to make smaller things without committing to make an entire quilt,” she said. She also ordered in the best printed quilt fabric, typically made in Japan and Korea.

Devonport has transformed over the years, which has changed what business has looked liked for retail stores. “Fullers used to be family-owned and Devonport would get a lot of promotion. We used to have a wine festival in Windsor Reserve, but now there is a very different vibe in the village,” said Stevenson.

Cushla Stevenson will miss her regular customers She loved how Devonport’s old-time retailers were passionate about their businesses. “I remember Peter Wigmore the chemist and Carol (Mountford) from Wallis. We were all like-minded and used to meet to talk about how our businesses were going,” said Stevenson.

The lack of parking on Devonport’s main street has been another barrier for business in Devonport. “It’s not good for a small place. We never used to have all these yellow lines, and now we have parking wardens everywhere,” she said.

Stevenson is most grateful to her long-serving staff, especially Francie Papworth, who worked at the Devonport store for 20 years, Margaret Cullen for six years and Christine Prendergast for six years.

Stevenson used to live on Huia St and at Stanley Point. “I will miss Devonport, but will surely still come to visit,” she said.

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By Rob Drent The bespoke Devonport visitor-information caravan is a colourful addition to our seaside village. Unfortunately, it is located in the wrong spot.

Tucking the caravan away inside the ferry terminal seemed like a workable solution that also offered protection from night-time vandalism. But over the summer months, it has become evident that hundreds of tourists are passing it by.

On a sunny day, more than half of the passengers disembarking from Fullers ferries take the direct route into the village along the wooden boardwalk outside the terminal.

(Long-time residents may recall that this walkway was actually a fire escape in the original design, but was quickly taken over by general ferry users).

The Flagstaff Notes Many visitors who follow locals off the ferry simply don’t know the caravan is inside.

This lack of visibility also goes for people who travel to Devonport by car or bus, with the caravan lacking any signage directing people to it from the ferry parks or main street.

On a brighter note, more people are dropping past the caravan than into the previous visitor centre, which was hidden away inside The Aracade off Victoria Rd. But maximum usage of the caravan can only be achieved if it is sited in a more public and prominent spot.

On the edge of Windsor Reserve or outside the bus stop to the side of the ferry terminal would offer greater visibility. If vandalism or graffiti becomes a problem, the caravan could be towed to a more secure location at night.

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The decision means the authority has the right to administer Auckland’s maunga as it sees fit. This is an interpretation of law, but neglects to take into account feelings of guardianship local people have towards the mountains.

Maungauika has few trees, but Takarunga has areas of heavy forestation. Any moves by the authority for a mass removal of trees in Devonport are sure to be received poorly.

The TMA was far from transparent over the pedestrianisation of Takarunga (which the Flagstaff supported, but said should have been preceded by consultation). Let’s hope it learns a lesson from the recent past and carries the community with it. A compromise would be to remove exotic trees in stages, while native stands grow to a good height.

Someone may have a list of significant trees on Takarunga that could prove a useful reference.

Kaitiaki (guardianship) by locals in Devonport is more than a concept – it has a solid history that should be fostered.

I recalled a significant victory for the community when I attended a wedding at the Officers Mess at Fort Takapuna just prior to Christmas. It was a joyous occasion, in perfect weather, overlooking the Hauraki Gulf.

Alongside the venue is parkland stretching down to Narrow Neck Beach . This was slated for sale more than 20 years ago by the then National government. A determined effort by locals and the North Shore City Council had the move to sell thrown out by the High Court and the land declared a reserve.

The TMA would do well to harness this type of passion. It has taken some steps to involve locals in mountain care, such as pest control on Maungauika and weed removal. A meaningful discussion on trees is a further move in a positive direction.

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Devonport student Tessa fulfilling her dancing dreams

Tessa Cordner’s friends are heading back to high-school classes soon, but the Devonport 16-year-old is taking steps in a new direction, moving to Wellington to study dance.

“I’ve always really loved it and I love performing and the challenge of new things,” says Tessa, who hopes one day to dance professionally overseas.

Her mother, Gretchen, says it took a bit of getting used to the idea that her daughter, then in Year 11 at Takapuna Grammar (TGS), wanted to audition for the New Zealand School of Dance. “This leaving school was not what we expected.”

Tessa met up with the Flagstaff last week, just the day before she departed, fitting in a quick chat between farewelling friends and packing.

The night before, she was pleased to learn she had passed her NCEA Level 1 examinations.

Tessa began dancing at age four or five and has been with the Devonport School of Dance ever since. Gretchen says Tessa has always loved anything dance-related. She has studied various dance styles including contemporary, tap and jazz, and even done ballroom dancing.

But classical ballet is her main focus, which Tessa loves to both watch and perform. “It’s graceful and very technical and very disciplined,” she says.

Successfully auditioning for a small role in the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Christmas production of the Nutcracker when she was 13 cemented Tessa’s desire to make dance her career.

“It gave me some confidence,” she says. Later, she won the chance to appear with the touring Russian Imperial Ballet, once again in the Nutcracker. “It was definitely very different; there were some eccentric characters.”

As well as practising and taking classes for up to 18 hours a week, Tessa was also the leader of a TGS dance group.

Devonport School of Dance director Emily Summerville says Tessa is a talented student who, by going to Wellington to extend her training, is on a pathway to vie for roles in a dance company. A number of NZ School of Dance graduates have joined the Royal New Zealand Ballet or forged dance careers elsewhere.. Tessa says: “That’s the goal, to get into a company.”

To gain entry to the NZ School of Dance, which shares premises with Toi Whakari, the New Zealand School of Drama, Tessa applied in writing, then was called down for a day of auditions and interviews.

In Wellington, Tessa will study different styles of dance, as well as nutrition, physiology and anatomy. In addition to continuing with ballet examinations, Tessa may do several NCEA Level 2 papers this year to keep up her mathematics and English standards. It’s a demanding programme aheadDevonport for a determined Folkyoung Club woman.

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Congratulations Class of 2020!

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Featured above, Kunli Zhang achieved a perfect IB Diploma score of 45 out of 45, placing him quite literally among the top candidates in the world. Jessica Liu followed closely on 44, and Victoria Deschamps, along with five other Kristin students, all achieved a score of 43 or above. Will Smith was our 2020 NCEA Dux and achieved Level 3 with Excellence.

27% of our IB Diploma candidates gained scores of 40+, qualifying them as NZ IB Top Scholars.

96% of Kristin’s NCEA Level 2 and 3 students passed, with 65% endorsed with Merit or Excellence.

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Devonport hopes its Cup may eventually runneth over

A busy period on the Waitemata Harbour isn’t yet translating into boom times for businesses, but with two holiday weekends imminent and Prada Cup finals looming, more lucrative days may be ahead.

Devonport Business Association (DBA) chair, Dianne Hale, says: “We’re hoping when the actual America’s Cup is on in March it will be a lot better.”

Pre-Christmas racing had not provided great visitor numbers to the village, she said.

“If anything, the fear of traffic coming down Lake Rd probably put people off.” Initial Prada Cup racing was also quiet, coupled with race conditions on some days seeing courses moved north away from Devonport.

Crowds are expected to swell when Team NZ is back racing from 6 March against the winner of the Prada Cup. Hale said the DBA was now focusing its activities on March, when a big screen would be set up over two weekends at Windsor Reserve. It hoped visitors would explore local shops between races.

Local retailers were being offered the chance to set up food stalls at the reserve, she said, ahead of the association looking to bring in food trucks.

Covid-19 budget constraints, which had

impacted on attracting sponsors, and council consent issues and costs, had led to the association scaling back its initial plans, which included the constructions of dinghies along the foreshore, showcasing Devonport history.

The DBA now hoped to maximise public interest at the busiest time.

An outdoor movie night is earmarked for Friday 5 March. Children’s water-themed activities were being planned. Ferry users should look out for a decorative banner. The Tupuna Maunga Authority will hold activities Maungauika, a prime viewing spot.

Racing this weekend coincides with the traditional Auckland Anniversary regatta, being held on Monday 1 February. This includes a tugboat race, involving Victoria Wharf attraction the William C Daldy. (See page 27.)

Waitangi Day long weekend follows, and the Prada Cup final series begins on 13 February.

In Takapuna, a more extenisive programme of public events and entertainment has been organised – from late January through March – than in Devonport. Its Waterbourne festival brings top talent, including Sir Dave Dobbyn and Tami Neilson, to Gould Reserve above the beach. Some events are free and others are ticketed

Roads unaffected for now

No road closures are in place on the North Shore for yacht racing – at this stage.

Auckland Transport (AT) said that after the smaller than expected crowds seen during the warm-up World Series races in December, it decided to lift road restrictions.“This will be constantly monitored as the races progress and will also be re-evaluated for the America’s Cup finals in March,” an AT spokesman said.

Turnout for the semi-finals of the Prada Cup is not expected to be large. The bestof-seven final series to determine which syndicate will face Emirates Team New

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RAUMATI/SUMMER FUN PRESCHOOL PLAY MORNINGS Tuesdays (@ Windsor Reserve) & Thursdays (@ Bayswater Park) 9:30am–11:00am Summer Fun Preschool Play mornings are a fun time for preschoolers to play with big toys, be active and make new friends.

Caregiver supervision is required, and sessions are weather dependent. For more info, visit www.devonportpeninsulatrust.nz. Follow us on Facebook to keep up to date with any changes.

DEVONPORT COMMUNITY NETWORK MEETING Thursday 11 February, 10:00am–12:00pm Devonport Yacht Club, 25 King Edward Pde A quarterly meeting to promote networking among residents and local community groups, with guest speakers discussing local topical matters. All welcome and morning tea provided.

For more information contact Maria ph: 445 9533 or email: maria@devonportpeninsulatrust.nz

FOLK IN THE PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL

Sunday 14 February, 1:00pm–4:00pm Band Rotunda, Windsor Rsv, Devonport Waterfront Sit back and relax while listening to free live music on Devonport’s stunning waterfront, presented by the Devonport Folk Music Club. Food and soft drinks will be for sale or bring a picnic to enjoy. There will also be a preschool play zone to keep the little ones entertained (caregiver supervision is required).

For more info call Hilary ph: 445 2227 or email: realmusic@xtra.co.nz

KIDS ATHLETICS SERIES

Zealand in the America’s Cup in March begins in mid-February.

Initial traffic restrictions in December angered some people, with King Edward Pde businesses blocked off and residents of several streets requiring permits to access their homes.

Devonport-Takapuna Local-board members intervened to advise AT that the restrictions seemed unnecessary.

Information about other transport matters related to the yachting, including adjusted race-day ferry and bus schedules, are available on the AT and Fullers websites.

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Tuesdays, 16 Feb–23 March, 4pm–6pm Vauxhall Sports Reserve (rugby club grounds) Primary school aged kids can have a go at a variety of athletic activities for free in a non-competitive environment including high jump, long jump, running races, agility games and more.

For more info contact Maria or Carolyn ph: 445 9533 or email: maria@devonportpeninsulatrust.nz

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Waste not want not: schools secure council grants

Two peninsula schools have benefited from Auckland Council funding to encourage green projects. Hauraki and Belmont primary schools will use grants from the council’s Waste Minimisation Innnovation Fund on their schemes this year.

Hauraki School plans to set up a vegetable garden for students to develop an understanding of compost systems and to learn ways of preserving and fermenting produce as a way to minimise food waste. It has received $1159 as a contribution towards the cost of worm bins.

Belmont Primary School also plans a compost and worm-farm project as part of an existing Garden to Table initiative. Year 4 students and volunteers already harvest and cook vegetables, but the scheme’s expansion will teach its community to reuse organic matter and reduce waste from landfill. The school’s grant of $616 is a contribution towards the compost tumbler and worm farm it sought funds for.

In all, 51 community organisations and businesses successfully applied to the fund, which, in this grants round, has distributed

nearly $650,000 across Auckland.

The waste-minimisation activities are funded through the council’s waste levy.

The aim was to create change in community behaviour and attitudes towards waste, said councillor Richard Hills, who chairs the Environment and Climate Change Committee.

“Fostering new ideas and building community capacity for waste minimisation helps Aucklanders have access to the information, education and support they need to reduce the amount of waste they send to landfill.”

William sets a new community benchmark

Devonport teenager William Anderson got sick of standing while waiting for his school bus, so he built a new seat for himself and other public-transport users.

The 17-year-old took three days to build the seat, which is now sited at a bus stop across from his Albert Rd home.

William built the seat from leftover recycled wood from around his house. He learnt his carpentry skills from his builder father Bill Anderson. William, who is in his final year at Rosmini College, spent hours planing the planks and then sanding them down.

“The hardest part of building the bench was splitting the planks to get a nice curved seat,” he said.

For the three months since the bench was constructed, the community has been making good use of it. “The seat sits beneath a tree and is shaded in the summer,” said restore, repair William. and rebuild William’s mother, Gerry Anderson, said: “This has helped other people too, rather than who walk in the afternoons and use the seat replace! to rest. It is also great for people waiting Yes! We do retro-fitted for the bus after a long day after work.”

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Teen Brain Mon 22 Feb 2021: 7.30pm-9.00pm WEEK 1 OF TERM 1, 2021 Tuesday 2 February: Term 1 starts, Year 12 and Year 13 only (11.45am start, whanau form class, new students to Te Poho School Hall) Wednesday 3 February: Year 9 only (from 8:45am students will be met by Prefects at all school entrances and escorted to the school main entrance, if not there already, for a powhiri beginning at 9:00am) Thursday 4 February: Year 9 only (8.40am start, assembly Te Poho School Hall) Friday 5 February: All students attend, full day of classes (8.40am start, whanau form class, new students to Te Poho School Hall)

Takapuna Grammar School – Auckland Takapuna Grammar School is proud to announce that the host of the documentary All in the Mind, and co-host of the TV series The Secret Life of Girls, Nathan Wallis, Aotearoa’s renowned neuroscience educator, is coming to our community with his talk – Teen Brain.

There are 6000-year-old hieroglyphics carved into the pyramids depicting teenagers of the time as self-obsessed, defiant and unmotivated – that’s sounding pretty familiar don’t you think?

During adolescence, part of the teenage brain “shuts for renovations”. This is the part of the brain responsible for controlling your teenager’s moods, for understanding consequences and for thinking about the well-being of others. So whilst you can’t expect teens to be able to display these behaviours consistently during adolescence, there are ways that you can enhance and maximise the times when they can. Understanding the changes that are taking place for your teen will help you to navigate successfully these important and formative years.

Tickets are available at www.eventfinda.co.nz Get in quick as tickets will sell out. Early-bird ticket prices are available.

For up to date information please refer to our website www.takapuna.school.nz or on @TGSNZ

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Retirement housing sell-off progressing

A six-unit retirement village on a huge plot of land near Narrow Neck Beach is to be sold by Auckland Council soon.

The plan to sell the units in Handley Ave was revealed in the Flagstaff last year, but the timeline was unknown at that stage. The last tenants were moved to new accommodation out of Handley Court in June 2020.

A spokesperson for Panuku, Auckland Council’s development and property arm, told the Flagstaff last week: “We are looking to take the property to market in the next few months.”

Proceeds from the sale will go back into the council’s Haumaru programme, a spokesperson said. Haumaru Housing, which manages pensioner unitsacross Auckland, is a joint venture with the Selwyn Village Foundation.

The Handley Ave site is 2259sqm and has a valuation of $2.8 million ($1.95 million for the land and $850,000 for the buildings).

Auckland Council has long been a reluctant custodian of pensioner housing. It has a policy of not expanding current stocks.

Letters to the Editor Letters are welcome.

Please limit to 300 words on Devonport peninsula topics.

Nom-de-plumes or submissions without a name will not be printed. Email to news@devonportflagstaff.co.nz or post to Devonport Flagstaff, PO Box 32 275, Devonport.

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Caution over candle fire risk

A house fire in Devonport has prompted a warning about the dangers of candles. Although the incident late last year caused little damage, it could easily have been much more serious, said Devonport station officer John Ellington.

People needed to be more aware of the risk unattended candles posed, he said. In the incident, a candle had been left burning in the lounge, starting a small fire on a wooden coffee table. The sleeping occupants were awakened by a smoke alarm sounding in the hall. Ellington said this underlined the importance of having working alarms.

He attended the incident in the early hours of 17 December, and said the occupants had managed to extinguish the fire with water before he arrived.

When he entered the house he could smell the candle wax, although there was very little smoke.

“Without the smoke alarms, the fire would not have been discovered until [it was] much larger, and may have proved fatal to those asleep in the house.”

Ellington recalled a call out earlier in his career in which a house had been completely destroyed by a fire started by a tealight candle. Its tinny container overheated and plastics were set alight.

People should only use candles in a sturdy flameproof holder, preferably stoneware, and be

sure to extinguish them when leaving the room, he said. They should also have smoke alarms and an escape plan.

Local fire stations could offer advice on smoke-alarm placements, but a guide was at least one in the hallway outside bedrooms and one on each level of a home; better yet, an alarm in every room of the house, except kitchens and bathrooms. Kitchens could benefit from heat detectors.

A free Home Fire Safety Check could be booked. This not only offered advice on fire alarms, but also checked plugs and placement of electrical appliances, and whether curtains were away from heating and heaters were away from fires. Elderly people or those with young children would also qualify for a free smoke alarm.

Ellington says alarms should be checked monthly to make sure they are working. Longlife photo-electric alarms are recommended, with a life up to 10 years, whereas older-style alarms need batteries replaced annually.

Anyone interested in the Fire Safety Check can phone the Devonport Fire Station on 09 445 2297 or the Takapuna Fire Station on 09 440 9594.

Fears tree chopper has put children at risk of impalement A butchered tree on Balmain Reserve poses a safety risk, says a concerned Devonport resident.

What is left of a once 2-metre-high tree now sticks up sharply to less than half that height. It protrudes from the ground, without foliage, a few metres out from the reserve’s toilet block on its seaward side.

Three posts that surrounded the tree to protect its growth had also been removed, the man noted. This meant it was hard to spot against the grass.

He fears a child could run into the stick or an adult might suffer injuries to the abdomen.

The man wonders if the tree was damaged by vandals, a deliberate effort to thwart planting efforts, or to to deter picnickers gathering at the spot.

He reported the damage to a workman from Auckland Council parks contractor Ventia last week, and hopes the remasins of ther tree will be taken away, for safety reasons.

THE NAVY COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER WELCOME HOME, HMNZS TE KAHA

Covid-19 disruptions have meant a long wait for the Royal New Zealand Navy to receive the first of its modernised frigates, HMNZS Te Kaha.

The Anzac-class frigate, with 140 sailors and officers on board, returned to New Zealand on December 20 after nearly three years of refurbishment in Esquimalt, Canada.

During 2021, the keen-eyed will notice her new ‘look’, with the new fore and aft masts the most visible change in her combat-systems modernisation. Originally commissioned into the Navy in 1997, her surveillance, combat and self-defence capabilities have been upgraded to match current and future threats, while addressing obsolescence in some of her systems. She has new radars, a combatmanagement system, electronic detection, a self-defence missile system, decoys against missiles and torpedoes, and an upgrade to her hull-mounted sonar. It ensures she – and her sister ship HMNZS Te Mana – is at a standard comparable with Australia, Canada and the United

Kingdom, and will remain current up to the 2030s.

Te Mana, which arrived in Canada in March 2019 for the same upgrade, has roughly a year to go before her return.

For some of Te Kaha’s crew, it had been a long time in the homecoming. Some had been overseas since September 2019 as a caretaker crew during the construction.

They were joined by the remainder of the

crew in June last year.

The 18-day journey included a noncontact logistics stop in Honolulu, with ship’s company unable to disembark. But it meant the passage counted as a designated quarantine period, meaning the crew could immediately greet their loved ones amongst the 800 family and friends lining Calliope Wharf to welcome her home.

Devonport Naval Base security reminder – for the safety of the community please take care and remain outside the 60-metre perimeter of the Naval Base at all times. This includes when swimming, diving, kayaking, fishing and sailing.

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Historic tug prepped for action at Anniversary regatta

The William C Daldy will steam into action from its Devonport base for the Auckland Anniversary Day tugboat race.

Passengers can book a ride on the heritage tug to experience her in action at the annual event organised by Ports of Auckland.

Members of the William C Daldy Preservation Society, who keep the tug going, admit she is likely to finish near the back of the fleet, given she will be racing more modern and larger boats.

But they relish the chance to put the sturdy and stable vessel through her paces.

A training run last Saturday afternoon saw the former Auckland Harbour Board tug, built in 1935, leave her berth at Victoria Wharf.

Private charters to watch Prada Cup and America’s Cup racing are planned, helping the society raise funds to keep the boat afloat. More public open days and harbour sailings would be held if the society had enough volunteers.

Society president Ian Langley and his group of enthusiasts are eager to expand operations, but face something of a Catch 22. Vice-president Scott Laurenson says: “We don’t do the sailings because we can’t get the volunteers, and we don’t get the volunteers because we’re not doing the sailings.”

Since the tug returned to Devonport late 2020, after a number of years berthed in the city, Langley says the focus has been on settling in and developing a sailing calendar. Fortnightly outings are the aim.

Around 15–25 crew are needed to crank up and run the coal-fired tug, which can take around 100 passengers. Outside official open days, interested members of the public are welcome to swing by the wharf on a Saturday morning for a chat with those who regularly work on the Daldy.

Full tours cannot be given without arrangement, but Langley said society members would

be happy to give interested people an idea of what was involved in volunteering. From skilled engineers to general helpers, there are plenty of opportunities for members of the public to get involved with everything from routine maintenance above deck to helping stoke the boilers during actual sailings.

The society is also aiming to build its profile with local organisations and work with the Devonport Museum.

The Daldy is named after one of the city’s colonial founding fathers.

• Tickets for the Auckland Anniversary tugboat race aboard the William C Daldy cost $99 and are available through Eventbrite.

The William C Daldy Preservation Society Facebook page has detsails about upcoming activities. For more information about the Daldy and the society, go to its website www. daldy.co.nz

Robbed superette owner vows to carry on for the community

Owners of a Belmont dairy are determined to continue trading after an aggravated robbery earlier this month only a year after they were last targeted and the fourth raid in the last five years.

Police are investigating the burglary, which occurred at Belmont’s Skymart Superette in the early hours of Sunday 10 January. The dairy was also ram-raided on 20 January 2020 as well as in 2016 and 2019.

In the lastest raid, a vehicle was used to ram the doors of the superette. Three men forced their way into the Bayswater Ave store.

Shop owners Teresa and Dong Lim, who live on the premises, were woken by the crash.

“We were shocked when we woke up and saw them in our shop,” Dong Lim said. Two of the intruders confronted him at the counter.

“One man, who had a pole, told me to stay back so they could take the till,” he said. The men also tried to get access to cigarettes, but these were locked up behind the counter. So

they settled for the till, which contained $600, and then fled the area.

Detective Sergeant Ross Clapp from Waitematā East Police said the vehicle involved in the incident was located abandoned in the nearby area and has been examined.

Police have also conducted forensic tests and checked CCTV footage in the area.

Lim said he understood no arrests have been made at this stage.

“This is a quiet street at night, so I understand why they broke in, but it worries me,” said Lim. He and his wife were physically unharmed, and although the robbery was not good for his business, they would continue to stay open for the community.

North Shore MP Simon Watts, who visited the store to support the owners, said he hoped the “thugs” involved would soon be caught.

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Preschool play a summer hit at Windsor Reserve

Good morning … Ebony Firth and Austin, aged nine months, enjoy Summer Fun Preschool Play. The free sesssions are held at Windsor Reserve on Tuesdays from 9.30am and at Bayswater Park on Thursdays.

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TWILIGHT CROQUET Every 2nd Wed. Beginners welcome.

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Maths Coaching offered. Year 7 to year 13 welcomed. 100% student pass rate in 2019.

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Devonport Upholstery.

Recover specialist. Antiques and contemporary styles. Recycling furniture for 46 years. John Hancox Ph 446 0372, 027 211 0571.

Section Services. Trees: pruned, removed. Hedges: trimmed, reduced.

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PUBLIC NOTICES Recommencing end of January. Join the Devonport Squash Club’s Social Squash night every Thursday 7-9pm at our Narrow Neck club.

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Organically. Professional, experienced and wide-ranging maintenance abilities. From weeding, installing gardens, hedge trimming and small-tree removal.

Contact Leah and team at Earthling 021 0262 4268, info@ earthling.nz Lawn mowing services.

For reliable, professional service phone Ivan for a free quote 027 490 1917 Lawns & Hedges local contractor, 13+ years in business. Call Chris 027 245 6264 info@ lifestyleplusltd.nz, www.lifestyleplusltd.nz

Professional Cleaner looking for work. Reliable, honest, best. Ph. Angie 021 125 2458

TO LET Small retail arcade units to let in Queen St, Auckland CBD. Shortterm or long-term. Just $200 per week plus GST. Perfect for business startups. 021 126 0355.

TUITION Art for adults - Mastering Art Friday classes @ Devonport Community House and online tutoring www.lucybucknall. com tel. 021 144 2791.

Belmont Music Centre Inc - Enrol now for 2021.

Only $150 for the year.

Age 6 yrs to Year 8 children. Orchestra/band plus instrument tuition.

Hire instruments avail. info@belmontmusic.org. nz, www.belmontmusic. org.nz

Wanted - Physics and Chemistry Tuition for year 10 boy, Hauraki Corner, mid Jan and upcoming year. Text Lee 021 132 1878.

WANTED Wanted to buy - One or two-bedroom apartment in Devonport.

P r i v a t e c a s h b u y e r.

Email johnc6824@ gmail.com Wanted: Long Term Rental. Devonport/ Bayswater/Belmont.

Executive rental up to $1700pw. Minimum 4 bedrooms for family of four. Start date early February 2021 (flexible) for minimum 12-month tenancy, possibly longer.

References available.

Please phone: David 021 277 4060.

Wooden old-style gate for villa. 3 feet wide.

Phone Mervyn 445 0382, or Joyce 027 519 5893.

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Devonport Squash Club AGM 13 FEBRUARY, 6PM AT THE CLUB Wairoa Rd, Devonport

Local Glazing Services including: • Mirrors • Hush Glass • Glass • Reputties

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Sales Assistant Required 2 days per week

Bookmark is looking for an energetic, self-motivated person with proven customer service skills, and a broad book knowledge, to join our small team.

Our customers value Bookmark for its welcoming environment and friendly, knowledgeable, staff.

Apart from assisting our customers, this position also involves sometimes working sole charge, as well as buying, processing, and shelving books. Training will be given.

Excellent social media skills and previous bookshop or public library experience would be an advantage.

The successful applicant must be generally available to work in both term time and the school holidays. Days of work currently would be Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but may occasionally vary.

Hours would be 9am to 4.30pm or 10.45am to 6.15pm.

To apply, please send your CV with cover letter and references to book.mark@xtra.co.nz

Reporter wanted North Shore

Mid-grade reporter sought for our fortnightly papers: The Rangitoto Observer and The Devonport Flagstaff. Immediate start.

General news, sports, council and feature writing.

Photography skills needed.

Could suit someone returning to work or wanting to move to Auckland.

Living in Takapuna/Milford an advantage. Work with a fun team with more than 100 years collective experience.

Our reporters have won numerous Voyager and community newspaper awards over two decades.

Send CV to Rob Drent: rob@devonportflagstaff.co.nz

Live & Work on the Shore

Are you passionate about the potential of grassroots community development and the performing arts?

THE ROSE CENTRE A venue for community gatherings, performances, video shows, training sessions, parties, weddings, and business events. Supported by the Devonport-Takapuna Board.

Founded in 1992 by community groups and individuals who wanted to see a facility such as this available for locals to utilise.

Today we’re run by paid staff and a volunteer Board, partnered with Belmont Primary School and The Company Theatre. We invite you to contact us if you’re interested in any of the paid roles below, using our facilities, joining our Board, volunteering or becoming a philanthropic supporter of our community good. www.rosecentre.co.nz Rose Centre and Rose Centre Preschool Bookkeeper (4 hpw, $30p/hr)

FOR CANDIDATES • Connect to employers

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(formerly Ogden Electrical, same people & service, different name)

Call us for all your Electrical & Data requirements No job too big or too small No travel charge Shore-wide

Carl Ogden – 445 7528 carlo@searchfield.co.nz

Trades & Services

North Shore based renovations, new builds, design & project management since 1985.

Trustworthy licensed builders specialising in residential alterations/extensions, kitchens, bathrooms, tiling, re-cladding.

Contact Alex Carey on 0274 660 666, or visit our website

www.efd.kiwi

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All Aspects Plumbing and Drainage Professional Quality Service

• Gasfitting • Certifying/Licensed • Digger Hire • Plumber/Drainlayer • All Aspects of Plumbing & Drainage

Contact Dan dan@allaspects.co.nz 0800 143 051 or mob 021 119 3227

Guy Anderson

Painting and Decorating All commercial and domestic decoration undertaken. Interior and exterior decorating.

All wallpaper and fabrics. Expertly hung.

Skim coat plastering and stopping Specialist in decorative paint finishes, carried out by a tradesman with 25 years experience.

Competitive pricing.

All work guaranteed.

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NORTH HARBOUR CONCRETE

Specialist in all aspects of concrete.

Small diggers and Bobcat (for tight excavation work).

For free quotes and advice Phone Alan Michie

0274 957 505

Professional Quality Service Craftsman Plumber and Gasfitter

Ph 021 841 745 David Mortimore New installations Repairs and Maintenance

Precision Plumbing 2010 Ltd

david@precisionplumbing.co.nz www.precisionplumbing.co.nz

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CALL DERRICK TRAVERS

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ph ross kingdom

021 723 413

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Clear View Web Design • Excellent customer service • In business for 12+ years • Local provider • Cutting-edge website design • App and software development

ContaCt David 021 281 3207 dave@clearviewwebdesign.co.nz

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John Bisset LtD

Painting & Decorating Specialists Serving Auckland for over 35 years Master Painter of the Year 2017 Interior and Exterior – New and existing, roofs, fences, decks and balustrading, wallpaper stripping, paint stripping, gib stopping, pressure cleaning.

Accredited Lead-based Removal Specialists.

Plumbing, Gasfitting, Drainage, Roof Leaks

MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS Prompt courteous service Fully insured for your peace of mind

Call Mat

Office: 445 8099 email: info@bissetltd.co.nz

0800 277 566

www.bissetltd.co.nz

Certifying Plumber, Gasfitter and Drainlayer

All Safe Electrical Services Ltd • New builds and renovations • Rewires • Home network cabling • Wall-mount TVs • Home theatre

LocaL to Devonport Call Peter Cairns for your free quotation

Phone 021 858 243 or 445 4675

email allsafe.electrical@xtra.co.nz

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DESIGN AND BUILD NZ Devonport builders since 1990 Residential Building Architectural Draughting Scott Peters 021 606 737 www.designandbuildnz.co.nz

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Barnett Bros.

SPECIALISING IN VILLA/BUNGALOW Barnett Bros.

RESTORATION, RENOVATION & ALTERATIONS SPECIALISING IN VILLA/BUNGALOW Qualified RENOVATION builder and & craftsman RESTORATION, ALTERATIONS

Carpenter available now Qualified builder and craftsman for door/window/sash/cord/sill Carpenter available now replacements for door/window/sash/cord/sill All joinery repairs replacements All carpentry and associated All joineryservices repairs building All carpentry and associated Home inspections building services Bathrooms Home inspections All work guaranteed Bathrooms

Scott 021 188 7189 AllBarnett work guaranteed s.barnett.builder@gmail.com Licensed building practitioner Scott Barnett 021 188 7189

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Qualified builder and craftsman Carpenter available now for door/window/sash/cord/sil replacements All joinery repairs All carpentry and associated buildi800 ng services 286 0800 Professional | Friendly | Helpful Home&inspecti ons Lawn Garden ServiceS Free &Bathrooms FaST Quotes

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Personal Trainer

Devonport Squash Club Gym Personalised programmes Nutrition advice 1:1 or small group References available

Janet 021 101 96 95

personaltrainerjanet@gmail.com

• We use quality paint Resene or Dulux • All work guaranteed for 10 years • Qualified for NZ Safety Heights & Harness Licence and Boom Lift Licence etc • $1M+ Liability insurance cover • We take photos of progress

Text/call Justin: 021 234 1414

www.jkartpaint.co.nz

JK ART PAINT

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January 29, 2021

Devonport’s Locksmith SPECIALIST IN PROVIDING

• FENCES • REtAiNiNG • PERGOLAS WALLS • DECKS • PROPERtY MAiNtENANCE

• New keys for existing locks • Lock repairs • Installation

Call us for a free quotation and put the life back into that favourite chair or lounge suite

AWARD FURNITURE Phone COLIN on 480 5864

FENCE BROTHERS

www.fencebros.co.nz CONtACt GREG FOR A FREE QUOtE

• Lock Hardware Contact Scott on

021 976 607 445 3064

0800 336 232

72 Lake Road, Devonport

PRESSURE WASH Save “slippery“ for the waterslide and brighten your outdoor space this summer

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021 870 872

Book Online at CLEAN.NZ nigel@clean.nz

Ovlov Marine Ltd

Tony Gasperini

• Full boating services • Repairs and maintenance • Expert advice • Free peninsula pickup • Mobile service available

Qualified Local Arborist Tree & Tall Hedge Specialist

027 770-0099 Devonport, Auckland tony.gasperini@gmail.com

142 Beaumont Street, Westhaven Parking out front in loading zone

Ph (09) 377 4285 www.ovlov.co.nz

Royal Design & Drapes Made to Measure

Curtains, roman Blinds, roller Blinds, Venetian Blinds, shutters and tracks 15 yeaRs expeRience royaldesign.gk@gmail.com www.royaldesign.nz Gabrielle 021 050 4961

24 Hour Towing 24 Hour Towing Devonport Owned Devonport Owned Operated andand Operated

Handyman

Your local handyman in Devonport

021 1968 908

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ESTABLISHED ESTABLISHED 1971 1971

1 Fleet Street, Devonport 1 Fleet Street, Devonport Phone Phone 445 445 04830483 email: fleetst@ihug.co.nz email: office@fleetstpanel.co.nz email: fleetst@ihug.co.nz www.fleetstpanel.co.nz www.fleetstpanel.co.nz

Dennis Hale & Nathan Hale

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Join us for a concert by New Zealand’s premier professional accordionist Tracey Collins. Tracey will take you on a musical journey showcasing melodies she has performed throughout her career.

You will be transported from an intimate Parisian CafĂŠ to being serenaded on a gondola in Venice; toe tap your way through Ireland and Scotland and then settle in with some well loved tunes from the stage, screen and more.

Wednesday 10 February, 1.30pm

WILLIAM SANDERS RETIREMENT VILLAGE 7 Ngataringa Road, Devonport

1439

Contact Mark Cooper or Janet Coutts on 445 0909 to RSVP.

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Arts / Entertainment Pages

TGS singer enjoys more success Takapuna Grammar School student Janayah Wadsworth (right) won a place as a finalist in the Auckland Secondary Schools Stand Up Stand Out 2020 singing showcase.

Her performance of Wasted On You by Evanescence will feature on the event’s social media channels.

Due to Covid-19, online videos were entered for the Auckland Council-funded celebration of young musical talent.

The 15-year-old was also a finalist in the competition in 2019. “It was very different recording myself and singing without an audience. It was definitely a challenge,” she says.

Janayah received feedback on her video performance from a panel of judges commending her on her strong voice.

“I’m just going where the wind takes me.

I know this is a hard industry to get into. I will keep finding any opportunity I can to sing, keep writing songs and getting noticed because it’s my dream to be a recording artist,” she said.

Janayah, who is entering Year 12 this year, is continuing to study drama and musical theatre. She hopes to study music further at university.

A 2018 AIMES Junior Excellence Award Winner, Janayah performed with an orchestra at the 25th Anniversary AIMES Awards Gala Dinner last October.

January 29, 2021

Ballet and K-Pop on arts-fest programme The North Shore will host several Auckland Arts Festival events this year.

The festival, which runs 4–21 March, has a wholly New Zealand line-up for 2021.

The programme features 70-plus ticketed shows and includes a number of free events.

Local highlights include a new dance company, Ballet Collective Aotearoa, debuting at the Bruce Mason Centre, with a season of the children’s story Jack and the Beanstalk.

A one-night-only K-Pop party will also take place at the Bruce Mason. This celebration of the South Korean music genre is curated by Rina Chae, the dancer and choreographer who stars in the TV series K-Pop Academy. It’s an all-ages party with performances, prizes for best outfits, photo booths and a dance-cover competition.

Find out more about the festival at Aucklandlive.co.nz.

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Rose Centre refocuses as Belmont’s community hub

The Rose Centre at Belmont – well known as a performing-arts venue – is changing focus to become more of a community hub.

A new committee met last December sparking a “rethink,” said chairperson Siobhan Yurak.

Discussions were held with Devonport Community Co-ordinator Maria Teape about what the Belmont/Bayswater communities needed.

“We are looking at establishing it as more of a community centre,” Yurak said.

Takapuna and Devonport are “well taken care of” in terms of community spaces, but

Art outreach

An international exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery has been timed to coincide with the America’s Cup. Like the yachting, it benefits from the backing of international luxury-goods conglomerate Prada.

In collaboration with the Prada Foundation, the gallery is presenting Goshka Macuga and the Fondazione Prada Collection until April. The exhibition is a showcase of contemporary works drawn from the Milan-based foundation’s world-renowned contemporary collection of 20th and 21st century art.

Belmont was “in between”, Yurak said. “A lot of people live here and even more so in the future [with more housing development happening under greater density allowed in the Auckland Unitary Plan]”, she said.

As part of the Rose Centre changes three new jobs have been created: an operations manager, a community and performing-arts co-ordinator, and a digital public relations and marketing role one day a week.

Current Rose Centre manager John Davies, who also had two part-time helpers, has decided to leave to pursue film projects.

His last day will be at the end of March, to allow a smooth transition.

While the Rose Centre would still be home to the long-established Company Theatre group, Yurak hoped the use of the theatre space could be expanded to include performances, such as open-mic nights and bands.

The main building could also be booked for community meetings. It was hoped the car park might become a site for “little fairs” and the selling of organic vegetables, she said. “It’s an exciting time for the centre.”

The committee was also keen to talk to anyone who wanted to volunteer at the Rose Centre, Yurak said.

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It’s been great to see families come in together to the library over the summer holidays. Many of them have been using the Beanstack app to take part in our reading challenges and a chance to win some prizes.

(Check our website or come into the library for more info on that.)

February is a busy month – on Sunday 14 Feb there will be a Tai Chi Performance in front of the library at 11.30am – bring your Valentine’s Day takeaway coffee and find a good spot to watch the demonstration.

Our book discussion group starts again for a six-week session on Wednesday 3 Feb at 10am: topics include Inexplicable Experiences and The train is coming!

We look forward to welcoming our preschoolers back on Monday 15 February with Storytime, Rhymetime on Tuedays and Wriggle and Rhyme for the very tiny on Fridays. All the childrens programmes are weekly at 10am.

Auckland Libraries will be acknowledging and celebrating the Treaty of Waitangi (Saturday 6 February 2021) during February.

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