22 April 2016 Devonport Flagstaff

22 April, 2016

MP Barry has key role in Anzac Day… p2

Mountain biking on the maunga… p12

Interview: memoirist Sally Simmonds… p18

Dianne Hale retires after 30 years in local politics Long-serving Devonport local-body politician Dianne Hale has decided it’s time to retire.

Hale told the Flagstaff she will be not be standing for Devonport-Takapuna Local Board in the 2016 elections.

Hale’s tenure goes back to 1986, when she

served one term on the Devonport Borough Council.

She was elected to the North Shore City Council in 1992 and was a councillor for 18 years (including a stint as deputy mayor), until North Shore became absorbed into Auckland Council in 2010.

Hale was then elected to the DevonportTakapuna Local Board, where she is currently serving her second three-year term.

She will be missed for her deep institutional knowledge of the North Shore, and particularly planning issues.

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Lamb heads for fresh fields

Moving on to new challenges… Takapuna Grammar School principal Simon Lamb with wife Catherine at his farewell last week. Full story and more pictures, page 5.

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Maggie Barry at centre of Devonport Anzac service this year In a change of the guard, the community address at this year’s Devonport Anzac Day service will be given by North Shore MP Maggie Barry and not an officer of the Royal New Zealand Navy.

As the Lead Minister for New Zealand’s First World War Centenary (WW100) programme, Barry rang the Devonport RSA and proposed to speak to the local community this year, says Devonport RSA president Chris Mullane.

“She offered and we accepted because we are in the middle of the World War One (WWI) commemorations. I believe the community will be interested to hear first-hand from the relevant minister how our WWI soldiers, nurses, etcetera are being remembered and honoured around the world.”

Mullane says it is not uncommon for MPs to speak at community services and that Barry assured him she would not make any political statements in the address.

Barry’s grandfather served in WWI and her

father in WWII, he says.

But Devonport-Takapuna Local Board (DTLB) member Mike Cohen says the change sets an unwelcome precedent of politics colouring the event.

“As far as I know this is a first. Not even in all the time as the Minister of Defence did North Shore MP Wayne Mapp ask to give the address,” he says.

However, Mullane says local politicians OPEN OPEN HOME HOME have been part of the event for a long time,.

A member of the DTLB usually reads the Anzac dedication immediately following the address and will do so this year as well. “And last year that was Mike Cohen.”

But Cohen says “we only ever read out a particular script we are given. We don’t make speeches.”

“As far as I know, 2016 is the first time ever that the long-standing tradition of a speech made by a Navy officer is broken, which is also a shame because Devonport is the home of the Navy,” says Cohen.

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April 22, 2016

Devonport gets seal of approval A large leopard seal has made Devonport its new home.

The female seal was resting on Devonport beach last Sunday morning, and then enjoyed bobbing around in the waves and lying on the Stanley Bay beach pontoon for most of Tuesday.

The 2.5-metre seal was spotted by artist Tony McNeight and others late on Saturday 9 April, on the beach off Windsor Reserve.

McNeight quickly sketched the resting seal. The next morning it was still there, along with a crowd of around 50 spectators.

Department of Conservation (DoC) Senior Ranger Yuin Khai Foong says finding a leopard seal around Auckland is rare and that this one looks like she will be staying around. This species usually lives in Antarctic waters, though some will come on a New Zealand ‘tiki tour’ in September/October. “We expected this one to cruise back home a long time ago,” he says.

Distinctive features of the new local are the healed-over scars on the left corner of its mouth and the right hand side of its body, but there appears to be nothing wrong with her health.

“None of the markings are a cause for concern at this stage,” Foong says.

The seal has been seen around the Waitemata Harbour, along the North Shore coast including Long Bay (last October), and even as away far as Mangawhai Heads.

“Leopard Seals are long and skinny, so her body condition isn’t a concern at this stage. She appears to have been going through a moult since November,” Foong says.

Leopard Seals are potentially very aggressive and people and dogs should stay more than 20 metres away. “They have killed people. Don’t get between it and the ocean. Leave it alone and it will move off when it wants to,” Foong says.

Relocating the seal by capturing and releasing it elsewhere is not an option, he says.

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ANZAC Message from the Hon Maggie Barry ONZM On April 25th each year, tens of thousands of New Zealanders come together as a nation to remember the courage, sacrifice and loss which helped shape our country. We remember those lost during the Gallipoli landings, and over the course of the 20th century the meaning of the day has evolved to acknowledge our involvement in subsequent wars as well as our role in peacekeeping around the world.

2016 marks the centennial of our very first Anzac Day commemorations, and the 100th anniversary of the Returned and Services Association, which continues to play such an important role supporting servicemen and women and their families and I commend their members for all that they do.

Nearly 2000 of our soldiers lost their lives on the Somme, with another 6000 injured. The majority of those who fell have no known graves and are buried, unidentified, at Caterpillar Valley Cemetery near the town of Longueval in France. It was from there that New Zealand’s Unknown Soldier, now interred at the National War Memorial in Wellington, was taken.

I visited Longueval, and the Passchendaele battlefield last year, and unveiled plinths which form part of the Nga Tapuwae In the Footsteps of the Anzacs First World War trails.

On April 25th, 1916, the Massey Government declared a half-day holiday. Family and friends had the opportunity to gather together and mourn the terrible loss of life incurred in the Gallipoli landings of a year before. Services were held across New Zealand, Australia, and at Westminster Abbey in London.

Prime Minister William Massey’s words on that day echo across the years to us: “We do honour to the men – our men – who have perished – the men who fell fighting, the men who have fallen for the honour of their country … their memory will never be forgotten, so long as the Southern Cross looks down on Australia and on the islands of New Zealand.”

This year we mark the anniversary with a Dawn Service and a National Commemoration at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington, with Prime Minister John Key and the Governor-General both in attendance for the first time.

Local communities and tens of thousands of New Zealanders throughout the country will mark the occasion with their own ceremonies and parades. It's also a day to reflect on the inspirational valour of our heroes, the men who risked and sometimes lost their lives, and were recognised with the Victoria Cross. I particularly acknowledge the only New Zealander to have received the VC since World War Two, Corporal Willie Apiata, a humble inspirational role model we can all admire.

I’ve been touched by the level of public interest and engagement the centenary of the war has generated.

Initiatives like the Student Volunteer Army’s Serve for NZ, encouraging people to give up a few hours of their time to serve their community, are a fitting example of the down to earth Anzac spirit.

Unveiling the plinth in Messines with Mayor Sandy Evrard.

The trails are an outstanding guide to the battlefields. You can also follow them through a free smartphone or computer app, which I helped narrate and which uses evocative personal accounts of Gallipoli and the Western Front. Find out more at ngatapuwae.govt.nz.

As part of the ongoing WW100 programme, our soldier’s war records are being digitised. You can research your own family stories through a valuable online resource, aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph.

More than 141,000 First World War service files are online and more accessible than ever before.

On a personal level, I have been researching my own grandfather Vincent Barry, who served with the Wellington Mounted Rifles and was at Gallipoli and Egypt. His medals were handed down to my father, David, who was in the Air Force in World War Two, and my uncle Brian who served in the Navy. My father in turn handed them to me, and I have given them to my son Joe to wear proudly on Anzac Day. As the Minister of Culture and Heritage, and the local MP for North Shore, I look forward to joining our community in Devonport this Anzac Day to honour those who, in the words of John Maxwell Edmonds, gave their tomorrows for our today. Lest we forget.

In 2016, the focus of our commemorations moves to the Western Front battlefields of France and Belgium.

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In mid-September 1916, the New Zealand Division was committed to the slaughter of the Battle of the Somme, exposed for the first time to poison gas, mechanised warfare and the horror of Flanders fields.

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April 22, 2016

New horizons: two major changes for Simon Lamb Major changes are on the cards for Simon Lamb, the principal of Takapuna Grammar School for the last 12 years. Next month he will start his new job as the principal at King’s College in Otahuhu. He will also become a father again. Lamb’s wife Catherine is eight months pregnant with the couple’s first child.

Last Wednesday, Lamb was farewelled by Takapuna Grammar School (TGS) students, staff and parents with a poroporoaki, where anyone was welcome to speak informally about the principal.

Past and present Board of Trustees chairs and members praised Lamb for making TGS the school of choice for local families during his tenure. Jon Williams said Lamb was a huge part of the school’s recent history. “He has made an impact on half a generation of our children,” he said.

Mike Single said the success of former TGS students was speaking volumes about Lamb’s impact. “Three former students are heading to the Olympics. You constantly come across TGS kids in the New Zealand business world.

My son is currently in London, and so is half of TGS – enough of them to form their own touch rugby team,” he said.

Lamb was lightly roasted with anecdotes about him laughing at his own “subtle” jokes, his “Silence of the Lamb” smile of disapproval and the common envy of his “perfect hair.”

Alumni Ralph Roberts, who has a school building named after him, said Lamb had turned TGS into the top school in the country.

“And I am sure he will lift the grade at Kings overnight.”

Lamb said he was grateful for his time at TGS. “I appreciate, like a student would, how the school has shaped me.”

His proudest TGS moment was still ahead of him, he said. The official start of the restoration of the school’s historic Main Block was due to be marked two days later by Associate Education minister Nikki Kaye.

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By Rob Drent

It will be interesting to see the public reaction to the new cafe/bar/restaurant opening at the entrance to Devonport Wharf in July.

Auckland Transport announced last week Auckland restaurateurs Alex Isik and Nigar Ivgen will run ‘Devon on the Wharf’. They have a prior connection to Devonport as owners of Zigana, a popular cafe/restaurant located where Correlli’s is now.

Some people will have got used to the open space and uncluttered views to the city, while others, tourists perhaps, will enjoy a top-class eatery on the wharf.

For its part, Auckland Transport is adopting a ‘neither confirm nor deny’ attitude on whether the new tenants got a rent-holiday inducement to take up the space.

While I can see the commerical sense in this approach, particularly after the space was vacant for so long, I do wonder if is fair on nearby restaurants and cafes who pay commercial rates to council with no subsidies.

Almost 30 years ago, when I worked on the Auckland Sun, the most junior journalist on the paper was assigned the “Animal Round.”

Loosely speaking, the reporter would cover Auckland Zoo and the SPCA and a variety of

animal-related odds and sods thrown his way.

The reporter in question, Ben Jackson, was highly talented and regularly made the front page and later became features editor on the Sun in London. But there was a deeper reason for his success. As our the editor said, back in 1987: “With all the gloom of news, you can’t go past a good animal story to make people feel good.” The media landscape has changed but the uplifting effect is still a trueism. The arrival of a visiting seal camping out in Devonport has sparked great interest. The Flagstaff received numerous calls from members of the public wondering if we knew about the seal. The callers were universally bright and cheerful.

The chance encounter with nature had obviously lifted their spirits.

I recently attended the wedding of a friend’s daughter and what a joyous occasion it was.

Held at the very gracious St Francis De Sales Catholic church, the reception was at the Officers Mess at Narrow Neck, with the picture-perfect view through the pohutakawas to Rangitoto, and adorned beautifully by blooms from Devonport Flowers. The newly-weds then went to the Peace and Plenty bed and breakfast on Flagstaff Tce for their wedding night.

It was a sparkling autumn day and what a pleasant aftertaste were the reports from the wedding party about the fantastic service provided from all the local businesses involved.

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In praise of cycle lanes (and other strange musings) Because I don’t think there is quite enough debate on the subject, I’m weighing in to say, ‘I think the cycle lanes are a jolly good idea.’

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Is the traffic getting worse, especially at weekends? It is, right? It’s not just me thinking that? Maybe we all need to consider our alternatives.

I tried an electric bike this week – I ride a pedally bike too, sometimes quite far – and it was speedy, clean and nearly effortless. But you need a lane to ride in or you will probably die.

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Uncertainty remains over proposed building-heights change Confusion remains over proposed changes to commercial building heights in Devonport in the new Auckland Council Unitary Plan.

The Flagstaff reported Devonport Heritage concerns over new 13-metre limits for buildings set back from Victoria Rd. The concerns were based on council officer reports and maps that are on Auckland Council’s website ahead of upcoming view-shaft hearings.

However, North Shore ward councillor Chris Darby says this is not in fact the “council position”.

In March, the Auckland Development Committee passed a motion moved by Darby, who is deputy chair, that council’s current position on the Volcanic Viewshafts and Height Sensitive Areas overlay be retained for the future consideration of the Independent Hearings Panel.

“The resolution directed by me does not accept officials’ advice and directs the staff to retain the existing Volcanic Viewshafts (long-range viewing of volcanic cones) and Height Sensitive Areas (short-range viewing of volcanic cones). The latter only applies to the Devonport village commercial area,” Darby says. “Council’s current position going into the

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hearing is the retention of the 9-metre height limit and not the variable height of 9 metres to 13.5 metres.”

Darby said the map printed in the last Flagstaff (which was from the council website) “does not represent the council position going into the hearing in front of the Independent Hearings Panel”.

It is not known why the map is still included in the hearings documents on the council website. And Devonport Heritage remains sceptical about the council position, especially given that officials and councillors seem at such odds.

In earlier council reports it is clear there has been a good deal of lobbying of officials to get building heights raised in the Devonport commercial area.

“The submitters’ experts have worked closely with (a council planner) to identify impacts that buildings of various heights would have in these areas,” says one report.

It continues: “(It has been) concluded that in some parts of the main Devonport business area, the height control should be increased to the underlying zone height control of 13 metres.”

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April 22, 2016

NZ Post leaves Devonport, but services retained Devonport’s 106-year-old history of having its own post office will end in June.

New Zealand Post will close its doors on 29 June. But the following day at the same location, Devonport Post & Stationery, a private franchise providing postal and banking services, will reopen.

New Zealand Post announced last June it was looking for a Devonport business to operate a local franchise for them.

The new owner, Ijaz Ahmed, comes with 18 years of Auckland-wide retail experience. He has operated a similar PostShop on Dominion Rd for the last five years and a second one in Rosedale on the North Shore since 2015.

Postal, courier and private-box services will remain the same, New Zealand Post spokesperson Lucy Hempseed says.

“For banking customers there are a few types of transactions that you can no longer do at the PostShop,” she says. These include opening and closing accounts, opening a term-deposit or KiwiSaver account, stopping a cheque, adding an account signatory, and amending automaticpayment details. For all of these services, customers will have to visit New Zealand Post’s Takapuna branch.

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The future of the current Devonport post office staff is uncertain.

“We are working with our people through this change and always look for redeployment in the first instance. Devonport Post & Stationery will manage their own staffing requirements,” Hempseed says.

History in the making at borough building The old Devonport Borough Council chamber is back in the limelight.

Over the last 12 months, four TV One productions have been partially filmed in the wood-panelled room upstairs at 3 Victoria Road, says Devonport Community Coordinator Maria Teape.

They include a movie about Sir Edmund Hillary’s Antarctic expedition, filmed last March, a production on the Rainbow Warrior last November, scenes for Jean, a

drama about aviator Jean Batten, featuring Kate Elliot, and currently a story on racingcar driver and designer Bruce McLaren.

One of the film crew told Teape there were very few locations in Auckland that still have 1940s oak panelling interiors like that found in the former municipal building.

The chamber has witnessed its fair share of history, according to a heritage assessment by local architect Jeremy Salmond in 2001.

Some of the wildest plans for Devonport were rejected in the chamber, including a Marineland proposal for Windsor Reserve, a Mt Victoria cable car and the Ngataringa Bay Marina.

Among the historic events that took place there were Independent Devonport’s fight against amalgamation into North Shore City, the declaration of a NuclearFree Borough, heritage measures and the introduction of cycleways.

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April 22, 2016

Most incumbents plan to stand again in local government elections North Shore ward councillors Chris Darby and George Wood have confirmed they will be standing in the 2016 Auckland Council elections.

Mike Cohen and Grant Gillon will also seek re-election to the Devonport-Takapuna

Local Board. Other local board members, Alison Roe and Jan O’Connor, say at this stage they are undecided if they will contest the elections. Devonport-Takapuna Local Board chairperson Joseph Bergin did not respond to the Flagstaff by press time.

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The end of an era for Devonport

However, Hale said “no one is irreplaceable and it will be good to have some new faces.”

She hoped Devonport people would stand for election as locals had always been a strong local voice on the DevonportTakapuna Local Board.

Hale plans to continue her work as a magistrate and on the board of the Navy Museum.

Balanced, pragmatic and knowledgeable: tributes to Dianna Hale Dianne Hale will leave behind a big hole in local politics, says North Shore ward councillor Chris Darby. “Her experience and wisdom will be missed. Learning the ropes of local government does take a while and she certainly has done the hard yards.”

Darby admires Hale’s under-the-radar approach. “She is quietly effective and doesn’t attach a lot of fanfare to her political work,” he says. “She also isn’t a one-hit-wonder politician. There are a multitude of things all of us experience in Devonport daily that she has been involved in,” he says, citing the library, heritage and public transport. “She also had a lot to do with getting the new Navy Museum over the line.”

Hale takes a balanced approach, Darby says. “Dianne has real nous about the need for enterprise in a city, but balances that with an understanding that you always deal with people and need to look after the environment too.”

On heritage issues, she also knew how to strike a balance, he says. “She has been a strong champion of heritage and balanced that successfully with business and private interests.”

Darby, who chaired the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board from 2010 until 2013, says Hale was invaluable to the board. “When things go wobbly at meetings, she is a reliable anchor. She watches and listens and her point of intervention or contribution is often timely,” he says. “Plus she is damn good around financial analysis.”

Darby remembers first meeting Hale in 1998 while he was chair of the Ngataringa Bay Society. “We came to the then Devonport Community Board with our concerns over the marina development. The deadly silence of the board listening to us conveyed real respect to me. Dianne was a big part of that respect for a community group coming along with an issue.”

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Calling it a day… Dianne Hale leaves politics after 30 years Devonport-Takapuna Local Board member Mike Cohen says he has the greatest respect for Hale, even though they do not always agree.

“Dianne always brings enormous time and energy to everything. You can rely on her to be pragmatic and to apply the wisdom she has acquired over many years,” he says.

Her help and advice were invaluable when Cohen first ran for office in 1998. “With our different persepectives we didn’t always agree on things, but even then I always respected her opinion,” he says.

Cohen says Hale’s knowledge around resource consents is second to none. “In an email she might send off at 1 am, she has total clarity of mind and presents her opinion to council in a well-reasoned way,” he says. “And in her nine years as North Shore City Deputy Mayor, she was highly respected locally and nationally.”

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April 22, 2016

Making a maunga out of a molehill say riders

Making the most of the mountains and mateship… (from left to right) Colin Phillips, Nathan Male, Tony Haresnape, Chris Bilham, Richard Wallace, Henny Sullivan, John McStay, Simon Mrkusic (at back), Gerard McDonald, David Jordan, Steve Finnemore and Brian Dewar A group of locals wants mountain biking to stay on Devonport’s maunga – Mt Victoria and North Head.

The dozen or so Devonport bikers, mostly dads in their 40s and 50s, have been meeting up to exercise every week for the last 15 years.

Around half of them cycle and the others run alongside. After an hour’s run or mountain bike, they head to the pub for a beer.

But now they are worried the Integrated

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Management Plan (IMP) proposed by the Maunga Authority will cut their long-standing tradition short.

The IMP says management plans for each maunga must, at a minimum, address “appropriate cycle access” that “shall avoid erosion and adverse physical effects” as well as “phasing out of inappropriate recreational activities.”

Wayne Harris, a long-time member of the local group, says recreational mountain biking is an activity that should be permitted, “as it has no impact whatsoever on spiritual, ecological, geological and cultural values of any maunga.

“Rather, it promotes a healthy and safe recreational use of these treasured resources,” he says.

He and his mates treat the maunga appropriately, says Harris. “We ride respectfully, we do not damage the maunga, we share the space with other users, and as a consequence get to enjoy a unique opportunity for health and fitness within an increasingly urbanised city where green space is dwindling.”

“Erosion is caused by removing grass cover or top soil. Anyone who mountain

bikes knows that when the ground is wet or slippery the last place you want to be is on a steep hillside. So I can categorically say that mountain bikers are not creating erosion or any adverse physical effects on these two maunga.”

Agriculturalist Brian Dewar, another group member, says his research has found no evidence that mountain biking causes damage.

Viticulturalist David Jordan, also part of the group, says restrictions to mountain biking would go against a new Department of Conservation approach to opening up hiking tracks (such as the Heaphy Track) to mountain bikers for part of the year.

The Devonport group first kicked off in 2001, when a few individuals trained for the Auckland half-marathon. Many members have come and gone since then, but the ritual of mountain biking and running, followed by a trip to the pub, has stayed the same, says Harris.

“We are not about corporate networking and cutting business deals. Everyone comes from different day jobs and it’s just about exercising, then relaxing and having a laugh as a group of mates.”

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Letters

April 22, 2016

Zoning changes: who’s pulling the strings?

It is with considerable concern that we observe the machinations of the bureaucratic processes relating to the precinct overlays in the proposed Unitary Plan applied to those blocks of land on the North Shore peninsula given to Maori as part of a Treaty settlement.

One of your regular contributors has calculated that the land involved, valued at $30 million, is in fact worth $90 million.

It is the precinct overlays that are of particular concern. These changes in zoning to the blocks of land enable Maori to construct higher-density and multi-storeyed developments to the disadvantage of the surrounding landowners.

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The proposed Ryman Healthcare village on the Wakakura Crescent land off Ngataringa Road is a classic example of what can happen; a high-density, multi-storeyed development to the detriment of not only those in the immediate vicinity, but also to all who use the already severely congested Lake Rd. It comes of something of a surprise that coincidentally the upgrade of Lake Rd has suddenly been moved from the bottom of the list to the top of the list of priorities?

Between missing emails and the overload of information sent by council, drowning those who objected to the precinct overlays, plus the attempt to push through the Ryman Healthcare proposal as having “less than minor effects”, and thereby avoiding public input, it makes one seriously wonder who is pulling the strings?

I find it quite incredible that the precinct

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The real issue here, is that every time special and extreme concessions are made to Maori, I believe that their mana drops a notch in the minds of the general public.

There is little doubt in my mind that local and/or central government is bending over backwards to enable Maori to maximise their investments.

I would hate to be seen as a conspiracy theorist, but there certainly appears to have been some secretive decisions made with respect to these zonings?

How did the precinct overlay zoning get into the Unitary Plan and why did the Lake Rd upgrade, previously deferred, suddenly come to the top of the list again?

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Ferry queues need sorting Futilely lining up in what was a queue inside the ferry terminal for the late-running 8.15am ferry into town the other morning, I wondered yet again about what the Fullers counter and security staff are actually supposed to be doing. Clearly not queue management.

The ferry eventually arrived and all semblance of order disappeared. Laterarriving fellow passengers just barged in, and those of us who had been courteous enough to stand in line were left behind when the ferry captain decided to stop loading passengers. This departure minus paying passengers has happened to me several times before, but at least at the Auckland end fellow passengers don’t bundle past you leaving both you and their manners behind.

A few questions for Fullers and fellow commuters… Why do some passengers think it is OK to push in front of those who have

been patiently waiting? Why do we not have a proper queuing system that would mitigate this sort of rudeness, as well as help speed things up during the peak cruise-passenger periods? How do these staff, hanging around at Devonport ferry terminal, add value?

Why can Fullers be allowed to operate an arbitrary policy of on-loading only as many passengers as it feels like, and leaving behind those who showed up well before scheduled departure times – both at Devonport and Auckland ferry terminals?

For the most part I really enjoy my daily commute, and appreciate having this lovely ferry ride into town, and not clogging up our roadways. But this type of experience can be very frustrating on top of a long day at work – particularly when I am working to pay Auckland Transport operating costs through my rates bill.

Mary Taylor

Residents should submit on Maunga plans Few could accuse the Devonport Flagstaff's Rob Drent of hyperbole. So when he refers to the proposed Mt Vic/North Head management plans (Flagstaff, 11 March) and writes Devonport people should ignore these at their peril, should we take any notice?

What does he mean by “doublespeak” and “gobbledygook”? Do we believe we should walk on these hills whenever we choose? Ride our bikes on them, walk our dog, slide down on cardboard, fly our kite, drive our frail mum to see the view, or our preschoolers to see the fireworks? Is it right that our teenager drags their angst up the slopes and writes lyrics from the summit at midnight? Or that you should feel joy under the oaks and elms?

No. We don’t see our eco-friendly community as entitled to continue such activities, and that is why the ownership of these hills has been transferred to others.

But while we are fine with that, are we going to ignore the perilous management

plan that isn't as short on specifics as Rob Drent's notes imply. It specifies that management extends beyond “legal boundaries and fences”. It specifies “adjacent landowners” embracing a unified approach to planting and landscaping privately owned land. It specifies “progressive”, “restoring indigenous”, “appropriate times”, “appropriate public access” and it specifies “the entire volcanic field”.

Yes the IMP contains plenty of spin.

Plently of smoke and mirrors. Plenty of moral high ground, countered by reassurance that this redress of past wrong is about unity, for the betterment of us all – all Aucklanders, all ratepayers, all taxpayers. And who would question the word of our politicians, our city councillors, our ward reps and our power brokers? Those whose decisions we finance and abide by.

The Devonport community has until the end of April to “ignore it at their peril”.

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Interview

April 22, 2016

Dancing through life in a childhood memoir Sally Simmonds says she attracts drama. In a memoir of her childhood, the Hauraki resident and great-granddaughter of Australian department store founder David Jones chronicles the comedies and tragedies of her early years, and her love of ballet. She spoke to Maire Vieth.

Finding herself through memory… Sally Simmonds Writing about her life from the perspective of a child took Sally Simmonds back in time.

“I am pretty lucky, because I go into my memory as if I step into a box or a Narnialike wardrobe,” she says. “ I step in with one memory and find others that are attached.”

Simmonds drew on her childhood experiences, as well as family letters and her mother’s diaries, to craft a three-part memoir.

The Grass is Always Browner, is part one, and will be published in Australia and New Zealand next month.

Writing about memories brings them alive, she says. “Say you remember falling off a tree and breaking an arm. If you write about it, you’ll be surprised that you might even remember what your mother said to you in the hospital.”

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To piece the memories together, Simmonds drew on her mother’s journals. “She was an avid diarist and has given me all her diaries from when I was about seven years old,” she says.

Much of Simmonds’ story is about growing up in suburban Sydney during the 1970s. Early dramas include climbing into the crocodile enclosure during a family trip to the zoo at the age of three, and being rescued by a stranger when nearly drowning on a family holiday at age five.

As its title suggests, the memoir is a gritty read. But her story is also about becoming a ballerina against the odds. The book ends with Simmonds heading to London in 1983 as one of Australia’s top ballerinas.

Simmonds has already finished a draft of book two, which covers the two years she spent in London, trying to make it as ballerina on the international stage and at the same time suffering from bulimia.

From London, Simmonds regularly wrote letters home. “My mother kept them all and I am using them for the second book. I wrote about 20 pages every week, full of detail. In fact, I wrote home so much that my dad once wrote back that if the ballet didn’t work out, I could always become a writer,” she says.

In 2008, Simmonds decided she would do just that.

Simmonds was born Sally Jones in 1966, the middle child of Mark Jones and Peggy Burke and a great-granddaughter of David Jones, the founder of Australia’s first department store.

The Jones’ family money was long gone

when she arrived, Simmonds says. Her father, a heavy gambler in his bachelor days, was in his forties and working as an accounts broker in Sydney while studying for his Bachelor of Economics when he and Peggy met.

Money was tight. The family lived in a small house in Frenchs Forest, a suburb in northern Sydney. “My parents had three children under three and they were in their forties. My dad was the least practical man in all of Australia and my mother was not much better. But she was really frugal and a strong opponent of a throwaway society,” she says.

Simmonds suffered from childhood asthma, and when she was five a family doctor prescribed ballet lessons to help her breathe more easily. Classes with former Russian ballerina Tanya Pearson (Mrs P), became an escape from her ordinary and somewhat dreary life. By the time Simmonds was eight, she longed to be Russian and renamed herself Sacha, combining her first name with her middle name (Charlotte).

She did well in ballet exams and productions, especially after she began to diet, at the age of 10, in order to achieve the perfect ballerina body. “I ‘celebrated’ my 10th birthday by giving up Mum’s home-made lemonade in a bid to lose weight for ballet,” writes Simmonds. Mrs P approved and Simmonds’ own confidence grew. Over the next two years, breakfast became her primary, and then only meal of the day, with dinner a Saturday-nightonly treat.

At 12, Simmonds scored the top mark in Sydney for her pre-elementary ballet exam,

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April 22, 2016 which was ajudicated by an examiner from the Royal Academy in London. At 14, she left school to study ballet full time and won small ballet scholarships. At 15, she joined the Sydney Youth Ballet and became the youngest ballerina ever to win the senior competition in the 44th City of Sydney Eisteddfod arts festival.

More scholarships, an interview by Dance Australia magazine and a spot in the semiprofessional Sydney City Ballet company followed.

When Simmonds was 17, she was invited to compete in the Genée International Ballet Competition in London, and the Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland. She made the final in the Genée, which sparked some interest from a German ballet company in Koblenz.

But ultimately she struggled to become a professional ballerina due to an achilles tendon injury and her eating disorder. Simmonds, who is 5 feet 4 inches tall, began using laxatives to keep her weight at 37 kg. She became bulemic when she was 19, and it took her six years to recover from the disorder.

She slowly turned her life around after returning to Sydney in 1986. “I moved into a huge flat near Luna Park with 14 others and met my Kiwi husband, university librarian Mark Simmonds. We got married, I went back to school and in 1989 we moved to New Zealand,” she says.

When Sally Simmonds arrived in Auckland,

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Mark’s parents lived on Oxford Terrace in Cheltenham and the young couple settled nearby. While raising their three children – Conor (22), Bonnie (20) and Cal (17) – she decided to go back to university and completed a PhD in political science.

“In 2008, I handed in my PhD and eight weeks later signed up for the first of two creative writing courses with Jack Ross at Massey University in Albany. I had worked on that PhD for about 20 years The PhD became my fourth child – a boy,” she says.

Ballet didn’t completely disappear from Simmonds’ life in Devonport. “When Bonnie took ballet at Mrs Snowball’s, I taught a class there. More recently, I ran classes for adults at the Devonport Community House, but I stopped those to write,” she says.

And writing is it for now. Simmonds’ time in Sydney will be the subject of her third memoir, for which she already has a chapter outline.

“It’s about the time I met Mark. We are still married and have three grown children and the book will be terribly romantic,” she says.

And when not working on her memoir, Simmonds produces a blog called “One Woman’s World”, where she has so far posted 600 poems, photos, and snippets about her life.

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BaBysitting Workshop for 13 to 17-year-olds thurs 28th april – $40 Enrol now for The Parenting Place’s Babysitting Workshop to be held at the Community House. Includes two parts, 10.30am-12noon - the babysitter that gets booked and 1pm-2.30pm – first aid for babysitters a concise first-aid course specifically designed for babysitters, covering child safety and accident prevention, life-saving techniques and emergency first aid. Spaces limited so book early. 445 3068.

free school holiday yoga session for teens thurs 21st april – 11aM Free Yoga Session for Teens. A great way to improve flexibility and strength and learn techniques to manage exam stress. Local instructor Lauren Connolly (eyrepilates@gmail.com) ex-BIS and TGS has trained in Pilates, Yoga and sports massage therapy. Mats provided, no experience needed.

Phone 445 3068 or email devonportcomhouse@xtra.co.nz to book.

april school holiday prograMMe Mon, Wed fri 10.15aM-12.30pM & 1.00pM-3.45pM We have an action-packed programme lined up for the April school holidays; check out our programme online www.devonportcomhouse. co.nz. We also have an Autumn Art Holiday Programme in the Children’s Art House.

Phone 445 3068 or email devonportcomhouse@xtra.co.nz to book.

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Learning about the culture with traditional songs, lyrics, poems and sharing of traditional food or drink. $15/wk or $100 for 8 week term. spanishclassesole@gmail. com or ph 027 373 8702 for more info.

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Letters

April 22, 2016

Judicial inquiry needed into high-rise on marina land Proposed high-rise housing at Bayswater Marina demands an independent High Court enquiry.

Simon Herbert, the current owner of Bayswater Marina, must be laughing all the way to the bank.

The fact that 125 apartments and townhouses may shortly be permitted at Bayswater Marina means that current and future Devonport, Bayswater and Belmont residents have been done a great disservice by those we elected to look after our best interests both at a local and national level.

The sequence of events that has allowed this to occur demands an independent enquiry by a High Court judge to ascertain if any illegal or immoral activity has taken place.

My understanding of the sequence of events is as follows: • Approval for the reclamation to allow the Bayswater Marina to proceed was on the clear understanding that any use of the reclamation was for only marine-related uses, not apartments and townhouses. Of course, prior to the reclamation, this area was public open space, being part of the

Waitemata Harbour.

• Amid very controversial circumstances the then Minister of Conservation approved the reduction in the mandatory 20-metre marginal strip to 3 metres around the perimeter of the reclamation. At the time, some very enlightened and wise sceptics in the Devonport community were concerned that 20 years later this action would allow the very development that is now proposed. (There is a certain irony that our very ineffectve North Shore MP Maggie Barry is currently Minister of Conservation. This current fiasco may allow Maggie to redeem herself.)

• Very recently, again in controversial circumstances behind closed doors, without any public consulation, Land Information New Zealand sold the entire reclamation to Simon Herbert, less the 3-metre wide marginal strip, for the paltry sum of $3.7 million dollars. (Local Devonport registered valuers pointed out this was a ludicrously low price when a large house on a substantial section at Stanley Point was selling for the same price.)

• The negative effects of this proposal on the lifestyle and well-being of local residents

have been well documented in your fine newspaper. This includes the already very congested Bayswater Ave and Lake Rd and the inadequate infrastructure and already overloaded local schools. The cumulative effects of the iwi-promoted retirement village in Devonport, plus the intensification of their landholdings adjacent to Eversleigh Rd, and the apartments and townhouses at Bayswater Marina need to be taken into account. At the present time, there appears to be a lack of accountability and co-ordination between central and local government.

I strongly recommend that local MP Maggie Barry requests that an independent High Court judge investigates if any illegal or immoral activity has taken place over the sale of Bayswater Marina land, as outlined in the above sequence of events. If Maggie adopts her current position of non-intervention, perhaps we could ask Winston Peters or Donald Trump to instigate the enquiry?

This action may go some way to restoring Devonport, Bayswater and Belmont residents’ faith in our central and local goverment processes.

Bruce Tubb

‘Separatism’ favours only a few Kiwis Great to read Rob Drent’s interview (24 March) with Rob Hutchison, chief executive of Whai Rawa, the commercial arm of Ngati Whatua Orakei’s trust.

According to Deloitte, this organisation has total assets of $631.03 million and revenue of $41.35 million. The trust’s EBITDA is $70.6 million, with a total equity of $481.75 million.

Do other residents also express dismay, that all this wealth is shared by only 5,000-plus Aucklanders of part-Maori descent? Am I the only person to question the fact that outrageous Treaty of Waitangi claims have been settled

by National’s Chris Finlayson (and others) on a flawed policy of separatism, favouring 14 percent of New Zealanders with part-Maori bloodlines?

Now, it is impossible to get an answer from Mr. Finlayson to one simple question: what defines these part-Maori, that gives them the right to be beneficiaries of all this wealth, paid for by New Zealand taxpayers?

Clearly, there is no equality for those of us described as Pakeha. Sadly New Zealand is now – and will be more so in the future, – an apartheid country. (Quote: Andy Oakley, from

his book Cannons Creek to Waitangi).

Yet, National when in opposition promised “One Law for All”. Now the Waitangi Tribunal/ some politicians are telling us that partMaori have a special place in society, and automatically deserve separate rights from all non-part-Maori residents. The rewards here on the North Shore, and elsewhere are... money and mana.

It is outrageous to accept that we have become so politically correct that these benefits only go to part-Maori.

John Hipkins

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The Natural Health Co. has some exciting news!

We would like to introduce you to our amazing new therapist at our brand-new beauty clinic, The Natural Beauty Room.

Katja has been in New Zealand for nearly three years, and has been working within the industry for over seven years. As a child, Katja was always playing with nails, and her friends and family trusted her to make them look gorgeous, so it was a natural calling for her to go and learn and develop her skills. Katja grew up in Slovenia, she says is like New Zealand, but on a much smaller scale. She says its landscape is very similar to the South Island, but has a lot more history, so she can see the youth of New Zealand in our landscapes and buildings.

Since being in New Zealand, Katja has fallen in love with the art of “op-shopping” and has created some amazing furniture pieces for her own personal and salon use in the current space in Devonport, and in her previous location in Browns Bay. This is something you don’t get to see in Slovenia, so it is very exciting for her.

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experiences one would expect: waxing services, manicures and pedicures, relaxation massage, eye works and facials. For our facials, we will be using several wonderful natural skincare ranges that you can find within our stores – Antipodes, Living Nature, Snowberry and Trilogy. Katja will help you decide which range will be best suited to you. Or if you are currently using these products and would love to experience a full-facial experience outside of your own home, book now!

(You can call the store on 445 2851, or send us an email at naturalhealthdevonport@gmail.com to book.)

Katja uses a 100% natural sugar wax that she makes herself. The use of this type of wax is an art form, which she has perfected over the years, and this makes the whole experience of waxing a great natural alternative as well. Katja will give you the best eyebrows you have ever had! This is definitely one of her strengths, and we are opening the clinic with a special deal on this (see below for specials).

The passion of nails for Katja has meant she has evolved to using gel polish for manicures

and pedicures. Come and sit with a tasty herbal tea and have a nail treatment and prepare your feet and hands for the cooler winter months.

Katja has worked with make-up as well, and is extremely excited to have the privilege of working with Inika and Living Nature 100% natural make-up brands, and will be looking forward to providing you with makeovers and advice on what will be best for you. Remember her for when it comes to ball season in July, especially if you wish your daughters to have a natural makeover, while still providing that fantastic coverage that may be required.

Katja looks forward to seeing you all soon.

Beauty therapy opening deal:

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April 22, 2016

Harvest Fair full of colour and fun

Having a field day… (from left) Charlotte Wiggins (8), Niamh Harrington (7) and Ruby Jacobs (8) were second in the scarecrow competition, with their colourful environmental creation, Mrs Green

Supersize-squash watchers… Ben Marshall and daughter Bonnie admired the pumpkin grown by Kate Forrest and daughter Lydia from a seed harvested at last year’s event

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April 22, 2016

Harvest fairies...

Madeleine Thorne (left) and Charlotte Heath, both 12, handed out prizes to all the children who completed the Chicken Treasure Hunt The sixth annual Devonport Harvest Fair was in full bloom at Devonport Community Garden earlier this month.

More than 500 visitors celebrated the bountiful end of summer surrounded by the Mt Cambria garden’s abundant offer of flowers, fruits, veggies, trees, chickens and quails. The annual downhill apple roll and the snail race were highlights of the day.

Winners in this year’s competitions were: Best Scarecrow: 1 - Georgie Miller, 2 Stanley Bay School Green Team, 3 - Eloise Thorne; Pimp Your Pumpkin: 1 - Charlotte Wiggins; 2 - ‘The Squash Family’ from Stanley Bay School; 3 - Madeleine Green; Best Baked Slice or Cookie: 1 - Amelia Robertson, 2 – Marie Carter: Downhill Apple Roll: 1 - Sarah Crisford, 2 - Marie Carter.

Putting their fairy house in order... Kate McMillan (12), helps out a little friend (right)

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April 22, 2016

Stories about Barry Brickell anyone?

A commemorative book on the life and work of Barry Brickell is being compiled at the Depot Artspace.

The renowned potter and conservationist died in January, aged 80. Brickell was born in New Plymouth but grew up in Devonport, and he developed his love of ceramics while at Takapuna Grammar School. More

recently, he stayed involved in the local arts scene at the Depot and the Michael King Writers’ Centre.

The Depot is currently looking for local anecdotes, photographs, ephemera or works of Brickell to photograph for the publication.

Please contact Loretta Riach at lorettar.1313@ gmail.com for more information.

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April 22, 2016

Scotty Brewer correction

New Zealand artists in WWI

In The Flagstaff March 24 issue, we reported on the Scotty Brewer Skate Day, an event held annually at Ngataringa Park in honour of the late Scotty Brewer.

Scotty’s parents, Jackie and Craig Brewer, donate the winners’ cup in his honour each year.

The local teenager and skateboarder died in 1998, not 1999 as reported.The Flagstaff regrets the error.

The work of WWI commissioned artists will be discussed at Devonport Library on April 26 at 7.30 pm.

Dave Veart will lead the discussion with Jenny Haworth, author of the book Behind the Twisted Wire: New Zealand artists in World War 1.

They will discuss the gradual development of

Fullers sentencing

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The sentencing of Fullers, on health and safety charges relating to the Kea crash in February 2015, has now been set down for June 3.

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the role of commissioned war artists, from the first Gallipoli studies by Horace Moore-Jones to the memorial paintings created by George Butler for the proposed War Memorial Musuem in Wellington.

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Two Navy personnel witnessed the incident and went to assist with separating the dogs, officers said.

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On the Beat

April 22, 2016

Vigilance required as thieves target vehicles on the peninsula

with Devonport Community Constable Jasmine Bundle Hello readers, Vehicle crime continues to be of concern in our area and we all need to be vigilant and report any suspicious behaviour.

Residents should take extra care to lock their vehicles and remove valuables. To discourage thieves and keep your vehicle safe, install an alarm and use a steering lock, especially if the vehicle is parked on the road. Avoid parking your vehicle on the

road overnight if at all possible.

Overnight on 21-22 March, two vehicles, a Mazda and a Mitsubishi, were stolen from Harley Rd, Hauraki.

Another two vehicles, a Subaru and a Honda, were stolen from Egremont St, Belmont; one overnight on 26-27 March and the other on 5-6 April.

One resident on Summer St, Devonport, disturbed an offender inside their vehicle.

The offender decamped and unfortunately was not located.

Burglaries have decreased on the peninsula, with only one reported, in Kawerau Ave. The Skymart Superette in Belmont was subjected to wilful damage in the early hours of 27 March, when three male offenders were seen decamping quickly along Bayswater Ave after a stone was thrown, smashing a window.

A 2.5 horsepower black Mercury outboard motor was stolen from a front yard on Domain St. The wharfs and ferry terminals continue to be hot spots for crime, with opportunistic thieves stealing property.

We received two theft complaints from Stanley Point wharf on 2 April. Items stolen

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I’m continually receiving complaints about cyclists using the footpath and speeding dangerously past pedestrians, putting their safety at risk. The law clearly states you are only permitted to cycle on the footpath if you are: delivering newspapers or mail; or riding a small-wheeled recreational device that has a wheel diameter of less than 355 millimetres (typically tricycles or small children’s bicycles).

When riding on a cycle path and that path becomes impeded, the cyclist must give way to pedestrians.

For more information on the road code for cyclists: www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/ roadcode/cyclist-code/ If you witness a crime or suspicious activity please phone 111 immediately.

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Letters

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Hillary block development opens up transport options It’s interesting that fixing Lake Road is “top priority”, (Flagstaff, March 11), but will discussion include lateral thinking about other roading options north of Belmont?

Of particular relevance to peninsula traffic planning should be the Ngati Whatua proposals for precinct development, initially the Hillary block (Flagstaff, March 24).

Such increased housing density will only exacerbate the already serious Lake Rd congestion, even if creating three or four lanes were practicable.

However, the Hillary proposal could present a golden opportunity to examine closely a link from the Hillary Crescent area, incorporating Creamer and Bardia Sts, across the Northboro creek to Francis St and then on by bridge to Esmonde Rd at Barry’s Point. (Refer to attached sketch plan).

A further link to Bayswater Ave, parallel to the sewer walkway and using the grassed strip along the east boundary of Bayswater cemetery, could complete the easing of Lake Rd north of Belmont.

Those concepts will certainly raise a wide range of social and environmental concerns for numerous affected parties, not least residents of Francis St, but so will any substantial roading improvements. These issues should not be justification for backing off the fullest appraisal of the peninsula’s present and future traffic problems.

One can agree with Ron Dykman (Flagstaff, March 24) that there is most unlikely to be an effective long-term solution to Lake Rd on its own, at least until vehicular traffic is revolutionised (e.g. driverless cars).

I made a submission along the above

lines to the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan in September 2104, supporting a proposed cycle link along a similar Francis St route, but expanded to at least accommodate emergency traffic, if Lake Rd choked or blocked, and possible one-way traffic at peak times. I proposed that consideration of alternative vehicle access be considered in hearing of resource consents for precinct developments with possible contributions as conditions of consent.

It may not be appreciated that Francis St

was made wider than other similar roads on the peninsula as part of a linkage to and from Barry’s Point; the proposal to the Takapuna Council of the day was reportedly defeated by one vote.

No long-term solutions to Lake Road congestion should be approved until full consideration has been given to practicable use of existing roading, and addressing the inevitable effects of precinct development.

John Duder

Another SHA approved for Devonport – but on a small scale One of Auckland’s smallest Special Housing Areas (SHA) has been approved along Lake Rd. Housing New Zealand owns 100 and 102 Lake Rd. Two attached two-bedroom units, built in the 1940s, are situated on the land.

The agency has indicated it wants to provide up to six new social-housing dwellings on the sites within the next two years, The 102 Lake Rd site is 765 square metres, while the second lot is slightly smaller. The combined land value of both sites is more than $2.5 million.

Last year, Housing New Zealand told the Flagstaff it has around 200 rental properties on the Devonport peninsula. The agency’s SHA designations allow for accelerated development without public submission and are part of its strategy to use its Auckland landholdings more effectively.

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April 22, 2016

Former Devonport restauraters will open up on the wharf The new hospitality space at Devonport Wharf has finally been leased after being vacant for more than a year.

Auckland restaurateurs Alex Isik and Nigar Ivgen will open Devon on the Wharf, a new restaurant-bar-café.

Isik said: “Nigar and I began our journey into hospitality when we acquired Zigana Espresso in Devonport years ago. Devon on the Wharf is going to be a great place to enjoy, with several transformations during the day, catering to working professionals, locals, visitors and families.”

Devon on the Wharf is the newest addition to the pair’s culinary chain, which includes the Deco Eatery at Lopdell House in Titirangi and Bodrum Kitchen in New Lynn.

General Manager AT Metro Mark Lambert says the space at Devonport is the first part of Auckland Transport’s (AT’s) retail strategy for public transport facilities.

“One of the key objectives of the strategy is to enhance the experience for our customers using public transport (Metro) facilities and to attract current non-public-transport users to Metro facilities.

“This restaurant will help build Devonport Wharf as a centre of activity to the benefit of locals, visitors and commuters alike.”

North Shore councillor Chris Darby says the revitalisation of Devonport Wharf has been a long time coming.

“Confirmation that our hard work is paying off with a new tenant, new boardwalk and a revitalised doorway to Devonport, caps off a long innings for me. Our wharf will no longer be a dull point of transportation transfer, but a brilliant and lively anchor that reinforces Devonport as a top destination from the moment you step off the ferry.”

The letting agreement follows a multimillion-dollar refurbishment by AT of the north end and surrounding public areas of Devonport Wharf.

Improvements include the upgrade of Marine Square and a new boardwalk and central entrance, which will further enhance connectivity between the wharf and Devonport village.

Fit-out works for the new restuarant will start next month. Devon on the Wharf is due to open in July.

Asked if there was a rent holiday provided for the new tenant, AT says: “The lease agreement details are commercially sensitive.

The deal is a 10-year lease (with renewal option) and has been negotiated in accordance with current market transactions of this nature.”

30 April to 18 May

SEEN & HEARD The visual arts and music merge in an exhibition and video showcase that celebrates NZ Music Month at Depot Artspace.

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April 22, 2016

Grammar SchooL NewS

APRIL 22, 2016

Pop-up performance The TGS Theatre Company, full of eager, grinning students, took the school’s first trip to the Pop-Up Globe in our very own Auckland city on the first Wednesday of March. The group of 34 went to see a performance of the popular play, Twelfth night, by the famous William Shakespeare. The comedic act was well received and the immersive 360-degree viewing of the entirely male cast was thoroughly appreciated.

One of the students in the group, Sinalei Faulalo, said that: “It was super-cool knowing that all the people I was going with actually cared about what we were doing and going to see. There was a comradeship in our excitement for theatre that felt awesome.”

Twelfth night was a worthwhile experience for these young future actors and actresses as they could learn first-hand from professional performers in this relevant setting outside the

Student exchange

Katherine Jacobs – Faro, Portugal In late 2015, Katherine travelled to Faro, the southernmost town in Portugal as part of a student exchange programme. She transferred to Escola Secundária João de Deus, a public school for students in Years 11-13. Katherine stayed in Faro with a host family for nearly half a year. She says her time in Portugal became much more than she initially bargained for. “In one word, it was life-changing. My exchange was completely different from what I was expecting, but in the best possible way. I got to try so many new things, from traditional dancing to eating snails! My home life was very different, since there I had an extremely small family (just parents) but the bonds with friends, especially other exchange students, became incredibly strong in such a short space of time.”

Starting again and breaking all ties with your old life can be a daunting task, but Katherine decided to take up the challenge. “I always wanted to be completely immersed in another culture, and learn how other people live. I also thought it would be amazing to meet a completely different set of people, and start from scratch without any safety net, and build a totally new family and set of friends.”

Coping with the language barrier can be difficult when visiting a foreign country, much less living in one for half a year. Katherine didn’t know any Portuguese when she arrived, so it was definitely difficult at the start. Her host family actually spoke very good English, but after two weeks they would only speak and listen to Portuguese, so she had to learn quickly! Though sometimes these barriers can lead to misunderstanding. Katherine said, “I became fluent during the course of my stay, but in the beginning there were definitely funny moments. For example, I was trying to explain that a parcel of mine got stuck in customs, but accidentally said it got stuck in meatballs instead!”

Culture shock is inevitable when travelling abroad, especially because of the differing social norms of other countries, and Portugal was no different. “Everything about the culture was very different, but I guess the one thing I had the most difficulty with was the sheer volume at which everyone spoke. They tend to be extremely loud, all the time, so I would constantly think people were angry with me, because it sounded like they were shouting. That went away once I got used

classroom. The authenticity of the amphitheatre ensured they got the best out of the day.

“Being in Theatre Company is a lot of fun.

It’s hard work and takes up a lot of free time in rehearsals, but ultimately it’s worth it and is a really good experience for those who want a career in performance,” expressed Rebecca Scholtz. “I loved the trip to the Pop-Up Globe.

It was really interesting to see Shakespeare performed as it was originally intended.”

The Pop-Up Globe is a temporary full-scale version of the modernised Globe in London, where the audience can enjoy Shakespeare’s plays as they were intended to be performed, in the space where he meant for them to be presented. Our English Department also took a trip on April 14th to a showing of romeo and Juliet.

By ChriSTine Zhou to it and my language got better, so I could understand properly what they were saying.”

After this exchange, Katherine was able to better empathise with and relate to exchange students at TGS. “I think I have a much better understanding of both the difficulties and joys that TGS international students can face.

Some things are much harder than they would first seem, such as doing things outside school with friends. I’ve also learnt how interesting exchange students tend to be as people, since they always have such different viewpoints and ideas.”

Finally, I asked Katherine if this is an experience she would recommend to her peers or others interested in living abroad. “I think going on exchange has changed me in many ways. I feel much more confident in all aspects of my life, and many of my goals for the future have changed. It has also shown me how amazing living in another country and culture can be, so I’m definitely tempted to go back. I also feel that I have family and friends not only in New Zealand and Portugal, but all over the world, because of the other exchange students I met. I would absolutely recommend an exchange to anyone who is interested. It was the best experience of my life, through all the ups and downs, and I gained so much.

I know exactly what I want from life. I believe anyone who is able should certainly have a go.

It’s an incredible experience!”

By Andy Feng

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April 22, 2016

Takapuna SchooL NewS

Grammar APRIL 22, 2016

Geography trip to Tongariro

Adrenaline levels were high as our Level 2, Year 12, geographers boarded buses bound for Tongariro National Park.

The prospect of three nights away was exciting for many of the students involved.

This year’s cohort was the largest ever taken, comprising 143 students and six brave teachers.

The Tongariro National Park provided a fascinating and ideal environment to study and gather data for the students’ 2.5 internal assessment. Students have to study the cross section (shape) and velocity (speed)

of the rivers as well as the slope profile and vegetation of the landscape. Despite average weather, the data collection was successful.

“It felt great being out in the field and the weather just added to the whole experience,” said Grace Cowley.

Because the days in Tongariro were jampacked full of action, the assessment was written up in the evenings.

Cleverly, Takapuna Grammar’s forwardthinking Geography teachers put chocolate biscuits on the gear list, so students had a good morale booster whilst working.

Another activity lined up on their adventure was the Tongariro Crossing, one of the most popular tramping tracks in New Zealand.

Unfortunately, horizontal rain and gale-force winds made it unsafe for the crossing to be completed. The group was forced to turn back upon reaching the South Crater, but not before climbing the Devil’s Staircase. Luckily for those disappointed about not completing the crossing, the newly formed ‘Taka Geo Club’ will be taking a group down in May for a second attempt.

By SophiA Lord

Students supporting students Having a safe, friendly and studious environment at school is what students strive to provide for their peers. One of the ways this is done is through peer teams, who provide support, activities and strategies for their peers to achieve their goals. Teams of Year 12 students make up the Peer Leadership Team (PLT), Peer Sexuality Support Programme (PSSP), Peer Service Team (PST), Peer Drugs and Alcohol Team (PDAT) and the newly established Manaaki Peer Team (MPT).

Congratulations to all our newly elected peer team members. PLT members for this year are Joe Seufatu, Jarrah Swift, Ananda Birchfield, Keeanu Cookson, Lucy O’Keefe, Sophia Findlay, Saffie Doughty, Rina Macdonald, Sean Green and Maddie Hinchey. Zoe Drake,

Agnar Niksson, Emily Wynn, Ngaire Metcalf, and Jack Breen make up PSSP. PDAT members are Cheyenne Abraham, Tim Lunt, Brianna Sheehan, Danielle Ashton, Johnnie AndrewsNye, Grace Colebourn, Thomas Hitman, Bradley Howell, Ella Pearson, and Poppy Ross. Selected for PST are Oliver Gent, Laura Carvalho Camo, Alice Yorke, Emilly Fan, Francesca Edmonds, Claire Kang, Arushni Naicker, Olivia Howes, Elle Wintle, Maia Baille, Caitlin Baard, Cate Fotheringham, Shania Shameem and Ruby Wangford.

In MPT is Katherine Jacobs, Jude Gair-Ah Su, Harvey Merton, Katherine Aitken, Jungha Lee, Brett O’Neill, Sophia Lord, Jonathan Gibbs, Finn Murphy, Liberty Soanes, Michael Worsfold and Fin Bowen. They will be taking on the role

of “the student voice in the development of Manaaki,” says Mrs. Pottinger, the head of the Peer Teams. “We hope they can influence and assist in the strengthening of the relationship between juniors and seniors in conjunction with Manaaki sessions implemented by the school.”

The PDAT keeps students aware of news relating to drugs and alcohol, and strategies to prevent their use. The PLT goes to Year 9 and 10 health classes to promote self-confident and anti-bullying attitudes. The PSSP provides a safe haven for students unsure of sexuality or gender, and information on safe sex and contraception. The PST allow students to have opportunities to volunteer for projects for their school and community.

By JuLiA giurgiu

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April 22, 2016

Peninsula Schools Swimming Sports results Around 200 of Devonport’s top primaryschool swimmers competed in the 33m-long pool at Takapuna Pool and Leisure Centre. Each of the peninsula’s seven schools’ three fastest freestyle swimmers and two fastest breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly swimmers competed.

66 m Girls Open Freestyle: 1, Amelie Bowman (HAU); 2, Hope Sakey (HAU); 3, Alex Clark (SBS). 66 m Boys Open Freestyle: 1, Keegan Smith (HAU); 2, Luke Robertson (HAU); 3, Marcus Griffiths (SBS). 8 yrs Girls Freestyle: 1, Summer Robertson (HAU); 2, Halena Kearns (BEL); 3, Imogen O’Rourke (HAU). 8 yrs Boys Freestyle: 1, Bruno Abraham (SBS); 2, Griffin Sielewicz (SBS); 3, Jude Broomby-Garrod (SBS). 9 yrs Girls Freestyle: 1, Hope Sakey (HAU); 2, Jodie Nash (SBS); 3, Maisie Bower (SBS). 9 yrs Boys Freestyle: 1, Lucas Soboil (VAU); 2, Eddie Biss (VAU); 3, Macsen Jones (SBS). 10 yrs Girls Freestyle: 1, Maggie Squire (SBS); 2, Alex Clark (SBS); 3, Amelie Bowman

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Girls Open Butterfly: 1, Amelie Bowman (HAU); 2, Hope Sakey (HAU); 3, Jodie Nash (SBS). Boys Open Butterfly: 1, Keegan Smith (HAU); 2, Lachlan Ferguson (HAU); Gus Grooby (SBS).

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Board wanted for mature, quiet single lady in Devonport area. Long term. Contact 021 108 6262 or evb6789@gmail.com.

Stunning Cheltenham Beach Cottage, metres from the beach. Available for short or long-term holiday accommodation. Beautifully refurbished, one bedroom, self-contained cottage with a private garden. Phone Rebekah 027 694 3933 or email devonportbeks@gmail.com

Bookkeeping/Payroll Are you a small business located in the Devonport area? Do you need someone for a few hours each week to help you keep your accounts in order? I can do your bookkeeping/accounts/payroll and IRD returns so that everything is ready for your accountant at the end of the financial year! Contact Vicki on 021 845543.

Gardener Available Qualified and experienced landscape designer.

Enjoys getting his hands dirty. Good plant knowledge. Hardworking, reliable and creative with plantings. Contact Paddy 022 502 2122 or 446 6188 paddyvogt@gmail.com

Learning Support Specialist NZ qualified primary teacher and registered teacher of dyslexia.

Offering tailored tuition during or after school. Ph 027 391 3716 www.squigglesdyslexia.co.nz

Cars wanted dead or alive. Top dollar paid $360 to $1700 for any small car, $800 to $15,000 for vans, utes, 4WD and trucks. Free retrieval 0800 3333 98.

Repairs, painting, those jobs you just don’t have time to do. Free quote.

References. Ph. Brian 021 150 8898.

Cheltenham Beach Studio.

Stunning studio with new fit-out only metres from the beach. Available for short or long-term holiday accommodation. Self-contained with separate access and private garden. Wi-Fi included. Phone Mike 021 747 526.

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Devonport short let. Large, comfortable, 4 bed fully furnished family home available for rent short term.

Great location, close to Vauxhall shops and views down Cheltenham beach.

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Gardening. Do you need regular help? No time for a tidy up? Let me help. Experienced gardenBuilder available Small job spe- er. Ph Carolyn on 446 6517 or cialist, repairs and maintenance. 027 292 8167 for a free on-site Skilled, reliable and local. Please consultation.C phone Clive Melling. Hm 445 2485, Handyman. Mature professional Mob 027 29 222 84. in Devonport, Bayswater area.

Cleaning Maid Easy Use own cleaning products and gear.

Komatua Care Centre – We care Reliable/trustworthy/mature lady. for older people who have memory References available Please contact loss and behavioural difficulties. Pro- Sharon - 021 405 596. fessional care is given in a nurturing environment. For all enquiries - phone Curtains & Roman Blinds Free measure, quote and design 445 1707. advice. 20 years’ experience. Phone Sara 027 625 5844.

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Flatmate wanted: Professional person working close to city/Shore wanted for Devonport flat. Large 10 YEARS’ experience. Home room, nice view, good storage. Availcleaning. Husband and wife. Honest, able April 18 - $185pw ex. bills. Ring reliable, careful workers. All equipJo 0276 276 276 any time. ment supplied. References available.

Holiday Accommodation, Bayswa- Ph Joyce 022 073 1550. ter. Norwood studio. Private, well At Your Request Home Cleaning. presented. $95 per night. Ph 446 1203.

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Relatives visiting? Spacious garden studio with en-suite and kitchenette; minutes to Narrow Neck beach. Reasonable rates.

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Office Administrator Sought for busy panelbeating business in Devonport. The role requires regular interaction with customers and moderate computer skills essential.

Hours: 8 am to 4.30 pm.

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Devonport upholstery. Recover specialist. Antiques and contemporary styles. Recycling furniture for 36 years. John Hancox, phone: 446-0372.

Devonport Window Repairs.

Sash and casement windows, wooden doors. Rotten sills and window components repaired or replaced. General carpentry. For your local window specialist. Phone Hubert Strang 446 6174 or 021 274 4191.

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Housewashing. Get your house clean for the holidays by contacting Bubble Boys house washing. We clean windows, doors, weatherboards, garages and outbuildings.

Support local, hard-working and reliable high-school Devonport boys by contacting us at seanslreeves@ gmail.com or call 021 0621 750 to get a free quote. We are very reasonably priced. We protect paint by using soft brushes only. We can also provide water blasting for concrete driveways, paths and patios if needed.

Housewashing, prof. service, 10 years-plus experience, reliable and prompt. Free quotes, also decks, driveways, paths, fences, roof moss treatments etc.

Phone Rod 021 390 800.

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We are looking for someone who has a natural passion for customer services and is comfortable working in a landscape retail yard environment.

Responsibilities are focused around working with customers, understanding their needs and providing purchase solutions. We value a strong work ethic, positive attitude and reliability. Computer literacy is essential and full product training will be provided.

The position is 5 days per week, Tuesday – Saturday.

Hours of work are 7.45am – 4.45pm. A competitive hourly rate, staff purchasing benefits and a positive company culture will reward the successful candidate.

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You must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand to be considered for this position.

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Housekeeper. Home cleaning, including windows, washing, ironing, furniture polishing. Experienced. References. $25 per hour.

Ph 442 2273, 027 4926220.

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Art Classes for Children.

Wednesdays 3.20 - 5.20 in artist’s home studio by the sea, Devonport. Term One “Pet Apartment” Painting, Drawing Project. Contact Erica Soman MFA Dip Tchg 021 L o c k s m i t h , D e v o n p o r t ’s 127 9671 erica_artist@xtra.co.nz o w n S c o t t R i c h a r d s o n . Learn piano/keyboard. LesMob 021 976 607. sons from $19.00. Private, Tagbuster, graffiti looked after P r o f e s s i o n a l , A f f o r d a b l e , Devonport to Hauraki Corner. Enjoyment for all ages. CompeCall the Tagbuster 0800antitag, titions, Practical, Theory Exams.

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Individual lessons with a friendly, Ivan 473 6631. experienced tutor. NCEA 1 & 2, school years 3 -12. Weekdays SITUATIONS VACANT and Saturdays, $40/hour. Phone After-school nanny required. Gillian Steele BCom 488 7059 2pm to 5:45pm 3 or 4 afternoons gillrsteele@hotmail.com per week for a 9 and 10-year-old.

A typical day would start with Mathematics Tuition, Sensitive giving the dogs a scratch, prepping tutoring offered at all levels of the family meal (everything will the secondary school curriculum. be laid out ready), collecting the NCEA, IB and Cambridge welchildren from school (a vehicle is comed. 100% pass rate in 2015. provided), after-school activities NCEA 3 calculus specialist. Ph like ballet and homework and Peter Ridge BE,Dip Tchg (sec) finishing off the family meal. Must 445 2283. be confident with dogs. ph 027 Piano Lessons. Piano & music theory tuition from classically 282 1379.

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MUSICIAN WANTED if you can play an instrument and enjoy working with young adults, then this job is for you. $35.00 an hour.

Monday evenings from 6:15pm 8:15pm. venue Barry’s Point Road Studios. Please phone Kate on 021 028 36465.

TUITION Acoustic and classical guitar, music theory. Fun, comprehensive, tailored to you! Devonport-based.

Michelle Birch, BMus (Hons) michellebirch@zoho.com, www.michellebirch.com ART CLASSES @ D’Port Community house: Wednesday night, life drawing; Friday morning, mastering art. ph Lucy Bucknall - 446 0389.

Singing lessons in Devonport.

Contract Dr Sue Braatvedt 473 9113 or 027 3402884. All ages.

Stitch Birds Embroidery Classes for students 8 to 18 years. Learn with the experts and create small interesting projects. $10 for two afternoons of stitching. 27th and 28th April 1-3.00pm. Email stitchbirdscreate@gmail.com or phone Lynn 445 3661.

SLSS Swim School, 11 Evan Street, Belmont (off Eversleigh Road).

Specialists in preschoolers. Phone 486 6728 for more info.

Travel sketching for beginners.

Learn to find your creative side in a fun learning environment over 10 weeks. Kerr St Art space Tuesdays or Saturdays. Ph Tony McNeight 021 925 031.

Devonport Heritage Inc. Gives notice of two special meetings to be held on the 27th April and 2nd May at the Devonport Library at 7.30pm All residents welcome.

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April 22, 2016

North Shore United shows early promise The North Shore United premier soccer side has won two of its first four games in the Northern League Division 1.

It drew 1-1 against Papakura at home last Saturday.

The team is again in the hunt for promotion to the top division after coming nail-bitingly close last season.

New coach Tom Fawdry said the side was shaping well, but with a 20-match season, which runs until August, it was still early days.

Key players returning from last season include Ed Sillars, Alan Llunes, Olly Ceci and experienced German striker Marcel Nolde. A number of exciting new signings have been made as well, including Irish striker Dave Fahy, national age-group players Sam Jasper and Sam Jenkins, and Devonport local Nick Sugden, who has played for the New Zealand under-17 side.

North Shore lost its first game against Metro 2-1, but then hammered Oratia 8-1 and Manurewa 4-2.

“Our key aim is to build consistency – to get promoted you cannot afford to lose many On attack… Shore striker Marcel Nolde on the ball against Papakura games,” Fawdry said.

Phoenix provides link for rising Shore The Wellington Phoenix Soccer School relationship with WPSS in 2015, by jointly working full time for North Shore as Technical (WPSS) is now providing coaching services to promoting and running school holiday Director and First Team Coach. He was based programmes for young footballers north of the in in New Zealand for most of 2015, working North Shore United at all levels.

When last season’s first-team coach and Harbour Bridge. In 2016, North Shore extended for WPSS, after emigrating from England where technical director Paul Temple left, the club this relationship to cover development coaching he worked for Charlton Athletic Football Club.

Fawdry has also had stints on the coaching staff looked for one person to fill his role. Instead it at junior, youth and senior levels.

The NSU Academy is now called the North at Portsmouth and Queens Park Rangers. found a team of coaches.

WPSS is the exclusive youth development WPSS delivers coaching and runs a youth Shore United Wellington Phoenix Football academy in association with Onehunga Sport Academy and will include Under 13, Under 14 programme for the Wellington Phoenix in the  Northern Region and has a proven pathway to and Under 15 boys, and girls.

FC.  Tom Fawdry will lead the WPSS team, New Zealand’s only professional soccer club.

North Shore United (NSU) started a      Tips for trouble-free computing      Q:  Windows 10 has started installing itself automatically on my computer – help! I don’t want it !!!        A: I have had a number of calls like this over the last few weeks…. It seems that after having downloaded     Windows 10 to your computer (without asking), Microsoft are now ‘helpfully’ starting the installation       process for you. If it has only just started, then you are able to cancel the install and ‘undo the changes’       made and, after a reboot, your computer should go back to how it was.        However, one case I have had recently got all the way through the installation and then, on installing some       updates, completely corrupted the Windows installation and the computer became unbootable. Despite     attempts to run the Windows 10 repair process and fix the start-up issues – including fixing errors in the       Master Boot Record – it proved impossible to fix the installation. In this case, the data had to be salvaged Upcycle your laptop       Wanted: old laptops still in working and the drive formatted and reinstalled, a long and costly process.      condition to refurbish and donate to the  Just remember: there is no such thing as a free lunch. My best advice on this issue has to be: Red Cross Refugee service.      If you are upgrading, I will pass on  1) If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it and    your old computers to help refugees.   2) If you really want Windows 10, go out and buy yourself a new computer       That way you know the manufacturer has tested the compatibility between your hardware and Windows     10 and it’s not you being the crash-test dummy!     Q:  If I have upgraded to Windows 10, can I go back to what I had before?    A:  Yes you can – provided that you do this within a month of installing Windows 10. So, if you have installed      Windows 10 and you don’t want it, you need to get on to it pretty quickly! You need to boot to the     Advanced Recovery options. To access these, open the Settings app, select Update & security, select      Recovery, and click “Restart now” under Advanced start-up. Once there, one of the options you will find   Why go anywhere else?!    is “Go Back to Previous Build”, which will revert your computer back to your earlier operating system.     Beware – this whole process can take quite a long time and is not for the faint-hearted ! Give me a call if    you would like me to assist you with this.  

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