25 August 2017 Devonport Flagstaff

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Board balks at recycled albatrosses A large metal albatross sculpture by Greer Twiss could be be relocated to Victoria Wharf, the waterfront entrance to Devonport.

But the Devonport-Takapuna local board first aims to find out whether the local

community wants the work, which previously than four metres – supported in stainless occupied a waterfront site on the city side of steel frames. the harbour.

Standing four to five metres high, it was Flight Trainer for Albatross depicts three created by Twiss in 2004 and gifted to large albatrosses – with wing spans of more To page 7

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It’s the way he tells them... local identities Geoff Chapple (left) and Kevin Ireland are among the luminaries lined up for 20 Poets in Devonport at the Depot Artspace. Story, page 12.

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Elections looming: candidates meetings on the Devonport peninsula A range of candidates meetings will be (Paulo Garcia, the party’s New Lynn held in Devonport, Belmont and Takapuna candidate) and New Zealand First (Josh ahead of the general election September 23. Hubbard) will be represented. Lynn Lawton from the Depot Artspace will chair the ● A North Shore candidates forum will meeting. be held on 24 August at 7pm at Holy Trinity ● A meet-the-candidates meeting will be Church, 20 Church St. held on 29 August from 1pm to 3pm. at the ACT (Nick Kearney), the Greens (Barry Rose Centre, Belmont. Sitting National MP Coates), Labour (Romy Udanga), National Maggie Barry has been confirmed when the Flagstaff went to press. ● A community meeting hosted by Holy Trinity Church Auckland North Community and 20 Church St, Devonport Development at the Channel View Lounge, Mary Thomas Centre, Takapuna, on 6 FATHER’S DAY SERVICE September, offers the chance to meet candidates standing in the North Shore and Northcote electorates.

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August 25, 2017

Born-again heritage group stays on the case

Over the rainbow... Margot McRae (left) and Trish Deans are at the forefront of a new Devonport heritage-preservation group Devonport Heritage 2017 launched last week – as new challenges to the suburb’s historical past emerge.

Around 50 people turned out at Devonport Yacht Club last Thursday for the group’s second incarnation.

Devonport Heritage was first formed in 1994 and fought to preserve Devonport’s old buildings for more than two decades, until it was forced into liquidation.

It lost a battle over the Masonic Tavern and the developers of apartments on the site pursued the group for court costs, which it could not pay.

Margot McRae and Trish Deans, two leading lights of the defunct group, are back at the helm of the new entity.

They believe the decision to allow 13-metre building heights in Devonport’s commercial zone and interpretations of planning rules under the new Auckland Unitary Plan demonstrate a clear need for a heritageadvocacy group.

But while still scrutinising planning issues and fighting legal battles are par for the

course, the pair aim to extend the heritage group’s scope.

They want to hold more forums and be more inclusive of the community, fostering contact with neighbourhoods, builders and architects.

The aim is to make heritage more engaging through information nights with archivists and by encouraging residents to research the stories of the streets they live in.

The group is running a competition to design a new logo.

McRae said the aim was to have “lots of speakers, lots of involvement… to be inclusive and reach out a bit more.”

Planner Dave Serjeant, the sole dissenting commissioner in the Ryman retirement village planning hearing, spoke at the launch.

He said the new Unitary Plan created ongoing challenges for heritage.

Under the law many applications would not be notified – even to affected neighbours, he said.

One of the difficulties of the planning process is that Auckland Council planning

Heritage group will monitor plans for Tainui Motors site The Tainui Motors site on the corner of Vauxhall Rd and Tainui Rd, which is for sale, can be developed up to a height of nine metres, it has emerged.

The two-site plot in Cheltenham had a zoning that allowed up to 13m height,

but was in a volcanic view shaft, which lowered the limit, Trish Deans told the Devonport Heritage 2017 launch meeting.

Devonport Heritage would be keeping a close watch on any developments on the site, she said

officers could get a “bit too close” to the applicants’ planners, so they started to see the application through the applicants’ eyes, Serjeant said.

A second speaker, historian Rob Allen, said there was a proud tradition of heritage activism in Devonport going back more than 100 years.

He welcomed the creation of the new group.

“Be brave, be bold, be steadfast,” he said. ● Interview with Margot McRae and Trish Deans – page 20

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August 25, 2017

Council investigates felled pohutukawa trees A complaint that a string of protected pohutukawa trees on Stanley Point cliff were deliberately felled, is under investigation by Auckland Council.

Steve Pearce, Auckland Council compliance manager – resource consents, said the complaint related to trees on a cliff face near 73B Stanley Point Road.

“This area is part Significant Ecological Area (SEA) and Auckland Council’s Unitary Plan protects trees in these zones, and a resource consent would be required to remove or trim them,” he said.

It is understood the investigation will take several weeks.

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August 25, 2017

New technology to be trialled at ferry terminal Designated carparks for electric vehicles will be provided at Devonport Wharf as part of an Auckland Transport (AT) trial of new technology.

In an Auckland first, AT is moving to pilot “smart-city” technologies at Devonport ferry terminal.

The number of car parks for electric vehicles was unknown when the Flagstaff went to press,

but there would be no reduction in the 144 parks by the terminal.

The technologies to be trialled include: • parking sensors to better understand carpark utilisation rates • environmental sensors to capture information such as air quality • pedestrian-counting sensors to understand pedestrian and cyclist movement in the area

• electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to encourage the use of low-emission vehicles Some car-parking will be restricted to EV-charging only.

Devonport ferry terminal was considered the ideal location for the public-transport experiment, because it includes: • Short-term parking • Long-term parking • Walking and cycling to access/leave the ferry terminal • A varying patronage throughout the day, including commuters, visitors, and retirees An Auckland Transport (AT) spokesman said: “This project is the next logical step in using data to provide a better customer experience.

“It is commonplace in many cities (e.g. Zurich and Barcelona) to use sensor networks to establish how people use a space and to aid in better urban planning.”

The proposed five-year trial will give AT a better understanding of how people in the area use the various transport modes currently available, and contribute towards shaping the future commercial development of the ferry terminal.

AT is having discussions with local and overseas suppliers about the feasibility of the project.

The outcome of which should be known in the next three to four months. No contracts have been awarded at this stage.

An amendment to the Land Transport Act is needed for the introduction of the by-law that restricts some parking to EV-charging.

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August 25, 2017 From page 1

Public feedback wanted on albatross offer

Auckland by the Auckland Sculpture Trust.

It faced the harbour near the intersection of Albert and Quay Sts until 2014, when it was put into storage to allow for wharf strengthening and the Quay St redevelopment.

After consultation with Twiss, council officers now believe the recently restored Victoria Wharf is the best site for the sculpture.

Auckland Council’s arts, culture and events advisor Xanthe Jujnovich told the DevonportTakapuna Local Board last week that it was a great opportunity for Devonport to get some more public art on the waterfront.

The sculpture’s theme was the plight of endangered birds and was appropriate for a waterfront site, she said. It would be seen by wharf users and people arriving and departing by ferry.

Some work would need to be done on the base of the sculpture to make it safe and prevent climbing.

Board members wanted to consult the community before accepting the offer – possibly through a stakeholder meeting with arts and heritage advocates, or a public meeting.

Board chair Grant Gillon said he supported the idea in principle. “We are not trying to be obstructive, but we want to work it through in a way that suits our community.”

He also wanted officers to complete a heritage report on the proposal.

Migrating art… how the sculpture looked on the other side of the harbour Board member Mike Cohen said: “It could be done by Leonardo De Vinci – that is not the point… we need to give people the opportunity to be given information and provide feedback.”

Board member Jan O’Connor said Devonport had a lot of public art and she felt the albatross sculpture was better suited to Takapuna Beach.

A celebrated sculptor Greer Twiss is one of New Zealand’s best-known sculptors. Now in his 80s, he received an ONZM for Sculpture in 2002 and an Arts Foundation Icon Award in 2011. In addition to his own work he taught and mentored many sculptors at the Elam School of Fine Arts, where he was an associate professor and Head of Sculpture. He retired from Elam in 1998.

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August 25, 2017

North Head race against rats gets off the blocks An assault on North Head rats has been launched with the introduction of around 50 traps on the reserve this month.

More than 40 traps have been placed at the foot of the mountain, circling its base, with an additional line of traps running across the summit.

Conservation Minister and North Shore MP Maggie Barry launched the Department of Conservation-led programme – to make Maungauika/North Head predator-free – to an enthusiastic group of local residents on 12 August.

It is part of a wider attack on rats on the Devonport peninsula that is gaining traction.

Support has come from Auckland Council and Ngati Whatua – a major landowner in the area, which is offering free traps to locals.

The Devonport Environmental Network is spearheading trapping efforts as well.

Volunteers who attended the launch went with Department of Conservation (DoC) officers to stations around the mountain to learn how the traps are baited with peanut butter.

DoC biodiversity manager Alex Wilson said traps at the bottom of the mountain would be placed 25 metres apart in phase one of the programme. In addition to the line to the summit, further lines would be established later.

Substantial rat populations live on North Head, she said. DoC would have a better idea of the size of the problem once trapping was in full flow.

Within a few days of the traps being laid, three rats were caught.

DoC is hoping locals will help with monitoring, baiting and clearing the traps.

Establishing traps on properties bordering the mountain will also be important, Wilson said.

Jim Eagles, who attended the launch, said a local group had already been formed.

Sid Cuthbertson of the Devonport Environmental Network said a protection area had been established on the peninsula – from Hauraki to Devonport wharf. Rat trapping and bait stations were a major part of the programme.

Devonport is an important pathway to increasing birdlife in Auckland, Wilson said.

It is a stopping-off place as bird populations migrate from the Hauraki Gulf islands through the city to the Waitakere Ranges.

Ngataringa and Shoal Bays also need to be protected from predators as they are important feeding areas for migratory and shore birds, she said.

Funding has been granted by the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board for a coordinator of the group and an appointment was imminent. The number of bait stations is increasing markedly across the peninsula as locals take the predator-free message on board.

A head for rat tails… (from left) Kate Norris, Ryoma Wilson and Finn Norris, and adult onlookers, get up close and personal with a predator

The rat pack… (from left) DoC’s Alex Wilson, Jim Eagles, Caroline Parker, Anne Rimmer and Shayne Waldron with daughter Dorothea (right) in front with Aggie Griffiths, all ready to trap.

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August 25, 2017 Shayne Waldron, who attended the launch, said predator-free Devonport was an “ongoing story”. He had already been to the Devonport Library to pick up a free trap.

• Ngati Whatua is sponsoring a further trap giveaway this month. Traps can be picked up for free from Devonport Library on three Saturdays – 26 August and 2 and 9 September – from 11am to 1pm.

• In early May, 56 bait stations were installed around the Waitemata Golf Club, with members maintaining them. In June, a Devonport peninsula pest-free community workshop was held at the club.

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The Urban Rat Project (at ratproject.org) went live last month and is already moving towards 100 members.

It’s simple to use: those who sign up for the project will be sent reminders about checking their trap or bait station; a report can be filed in seconds; and it provides stats about trapping results in the neighbourhood.

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with participants feeling they are part of a wider pest-control movement.

The site helps make pest control fun for kids as well.

Nationally, a target of one household in five getting a trap is seen as achievable, but Fielding believes a much higher figure could be reached in Devonport.

Already 19 rats have been caught and logged on the site, which could be used by any community in New Zealand.

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August 25, 2017

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August 25, 2017

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Ode to Devonport is the theme of an event celebrating the 20th anniversary of National Poetry Day. The 20 Poets in Devonport event at the Depot Artspace today from 5.30pm will feature readings from established and new writers – and will also have a Chinese flavour.

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Poet Laureate C.K. Stead, Michele Leggott, Paula Morris, Ian Rockell and Haare Williams are among other poets on the bill.

MC Geoff Chapple is planning a song, and a collaborative poem for Devonport will be created on the night.

Denys Trussell will read a poem he wrote for the Wah Lee store on Hobson St, Auckland. This dovetails neatly with the Gum Sarn: Evolving Notions of the ‘Sweet Earth’ exhibition currently on at the Depot, which explores Chinese history in New Zealand.

Ryman starts selling village units Ryman Healthcare has started selling retirement village units in its Ngataringa development off the plans, the Flagstaff has been told.

A salesperson has been calling Devonport residents who have registered an interest in moving to the village.

A spokesman for Ryman said given the village has the planning go-ahead, it was not unusual for the company to start selling.

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August 25, 2017 At the very least, some consideration should be given to what we would really want in the spot if we were paying for it.

It’s great to see the upsurge in rat control in Devonport – community-led, primarily – with Ngati Whatua and the Department of Conservation (DoC) now coming to the party with free traps and predator control on North Head. While the initiatives are to be supported, I do wonder why DoC hasn’t had an extensive trapping programme around the mountain in the The decision to be cautious over the offer 20-odd years it has been based there? of the Flight Trainer for Albatross sculpture for Victoria Wharf was the right one by the A short trip to Europe – in my case France Devonport-Takapuna Local Board.

– brings home how far we are behind that Public art is to be encouraged. But while part of the world in public-transport planning I am no expert on the artistic merits of the and renewable energy. sculpture by Greer Twiss, the placement of A few examples: in Bordeaux, electric tukthe piece in such a prominent spot as Victoria tuk taxis, buses, and trams got people around Wharf does need debating. the centre of town; in La Rochelle, I caught I can’t help casting my mind back to the an electric ferry over a distance only a little often-criticised Lake Rd cycle lanes. They shorter than Devonport to Auckland City; were largely created after North Shore City supermarkets regularly had plug-in points Council officers saw the opportunity to get for electric cars; going across the country, half the money to pay for them from the wind farms are everywhere; and farms of government, which was funding 50 per cent solar panels are also springing up. of cycle lanes on arterial roads.

Flight Trainer for Albatross is free and One reservation about driverless cars: council officers pitched it last week as a The sat nav in our rental car wasn’t working golden gift to Devonport. But it has no properly for some of the trip and we were historical connection to the suburb or our regularly diverted down many a charming coastline. country lane. I wondered what would happen Some may even say we are getting a cast- if the same thing happened around Auckland off from the city. when cars are operated by robots.

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Seniors invited to revisit their school days Dozens of grandparents and great-grandparents flocked to Belmont Primary during the school’s Book Week.

Classrooms at the school opened their doors to the seniors, who shared a story or two with their young relatives.

For Barbara Evans, who read stories with greatgrandson Jack Quincey, it meant a long trip down memory lane. She arrived at Belmont Primary in 1939, when she was in standard two, and attended until standard six.

After the classroom session last Wednesday, the senior guests were treated to a show in the school hall.

Hitting the books with Nana... Barbara Evans with great-grandson Jack Quincey.

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Early Devonport… Victoria Rd circa 1900 Someone on the Facebook page “North Shore History and Memories” put the question: “When were Devonport’s Phoenix Palms planted?”

I have accumulated a large collection of early Devonport photos and worked my way through them trying to find one that would pinpoint when they were planted.

The attached photo (above) dated 1900 shows the palms at a very young stage.

However the dating was dubious and there can be seen a vehicular ferry in the photo that appears to be the first vehicular ferry, the Goshawk, which was launched

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Also in the foreground is the Victoria Theatre, which was opened in 1912 and although there appear to be workmen on the platform at the rear of the roof, I think it’s safe to say that the photo is post 1912.

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Perhaps our elected representatives would be a little more vocal if they lived close by. Their silence with an election looming is deafening, but on past performance not unexpected. Leadership and the impact of these types of proposals, including the Ryman Retirement Village, on current and future residents appears sadly lacking in this electorate. I guess when the “blue rinse brigade” guarantees your election why bother.

With an average of three vehicles per dwelling at Hillary Cres (two parents and one teenager) and possibly more, this means about 1000 additional vehicle movements in the morning and the same in the afternoon plus extra visitors at weekends. In addition, the vehicle movements generated by the residents and staff of the proposed Ryman Retirement Village will be very high, plus the proposed apartments on the Bayswater Marina reclamation. All in all, a recipe for chaos and disaster with no easy answer to mitigate them except decline their approval.

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Heritage advocates back in Devonport’s corner Devonport Heritage relaunched last week. Its leaders Margot McRae and Trish Deans told Rob Drent that the need to preserve and foster the suburb’s history is as crucial as ever.

Heritage champions Margot McRae and Trish Deans would probably hate their battles to preserve the history and buildings of Devonport to be compared to a boxing match.

But covering the various heritage issues in the area over the past 20 years, that is sometimes how it felt. Devonport Heritage has slugged it out with the council and developers – sometimes both at the same time – on countless planning issues since the group first formed in 1994. (Deans was there from the start, with McRae joining in 1998.)

Round one – if you can call it that – ended in 2016. Prior to that, it had gone toe to toe with Redback Develop in a bid to save the Masonic. Devonport Heritage lost the fight and then the society. It was forced to wind up after Redback pursued it into liquidation over unpaid court costs.

Ironically, during the moves to wind it up, Devonport Heritage was at its most busy: embroiled in three years of hearings and submissions to the Draft Auckland Unitary Plan.

Round two of the fight began last Thurday with Devonport Heritage 2017 Inc launching at the Devonport Yacht Club.

Speaking to the Flagstaff at the Esplanade after the launch, both McRae and Deans were “comforted” by the turnout of around 55 people.

“I always worry that no one is going to turn up,” said McRae. “So if we get over 20 I am really pleased: they were good and interesting people who were engaged.”

Again the Devonport Heritage model is volunteer-based: any money it raises will be spent on its website and other running costs.

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They say that while heritage architect Jeremy Salmond has done a lot of work researching the history of Victoria Rd buildings, much more could be done, street by street, by local residents.

McRae said: “The street idea is that it gets people engaged in looking at the place in its historical context and gets them interested.”

Every building and every street has its own treasure trove of stories.

Deans and McRae say Cyril Bassett’s house on Stanley Point is a case in point. In the Draft Unitary Plan, the Victoria Cross (VC) awardee’s house was going to be removed from a

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“They were going to take it out as they said it was just a lot of cruddy old houses. This is the house of New Zealand’s only VC winner (for action at Chunuk Bair in World War One). He came back and built this house and lived in it for 30 years. And you tell us this house is not important. I tell you what – the commissioners and judge rocked back on their heels when we told them about it at the Unitary Plan hearings last year. It’s the story of that house which is what made the house more important,” said McRae. Deans says the fact that the council decisionmakers often do not know the local stories is a major concern.

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McRae says equally worrying were the revelations of Dave Serjeant (a planning commissioner who spoke at the heritage group relaunch), who said that often council planners are almost working alongside the applicant.

“The neighbours aren’t there, but the applicant’s planner is there saying ‘come on mate a lot of money has been spent to get us this far’.

“I’m disappointed that it has come to that.

Our worst fears have been realised really. You have always had to be vigilant, but that is even truer now.”

Changes to the Resource Management Act around notification mean planners can’t publicly notify something where officers have discretionary or restricted discretionary powers of approval.

“So when the planners say they don’t have to tell your neighbours about it, they are right.

It has to be an infringement they consider more than minor – it’s totally subjective,” McRae said.

It is often when neighbours get limited notification that they contact Devonport Heritage for help.

Sometimes it is almost surprising that Devonport Heritage should have to fight so hard.

Deans said: “If you asked anyone to describe Devonport to you, they would call it a heritage suburb. That’s the perception council wants for Devonport because it wants the money flowing in from tourism, but it does nothing to protect it.”

Did McRae and Deans feel exhausted after The Masonic and the winding up, and the Unitary Plan hearing? Did they think about not carrying on?

McRae said: “We always thought how could this place, of all the places in Auckland in New Zealand, how could we not have a heritage group? We couldn’t hold our heads up!”

They had a break over last summer.

“But I did feel coming up to the meeting (last

week) here we go…it feels like putting on your boots and going out again. But that meeting… making it a bigger wider pool, there was a good response and people loved it and I left feeling good about it,” McRae said.

Deans felt the support for the relaunch when she went around to collect the 15 signatures needed for the incorporation of the society.

“I was often spending an hour with people because they were so passionate about the fact we had to do something,” she said.

Indeed, the passions over heritage remain strong in the community. A comment by McRae in a Devonport Flagstaff letter, that The Masonic redevelopment was a replica not a refurbishment, dropped like a grenade. Letters attacking Devonport Heritage and supporting Deans and McRae have flowed into the paper in almost equal measure.

Deans and McRae appear perplexed about their image with some Devonport residents.

“We have often been perceived as bolshy and aggressive…we’re not heritage Nazis,” McRae said.

But there is a need to be assertive and strong, so they are taken seriously by council and its officers.

“You’ve got to be able to walk into a room and give your view on a subject clearly and definitively,” said Deans.

McRae adds: “Our bark is worse than our bite. We have no power, all we have is a voice.

“It’s not shouting at the people in Devonport, it’s to the council. We know they get nervous if we ring up and talk to a planner and say we are interested in a certain property or issue.”

In the Unitary Plan hearings, Devonport Heritage didn’t get the same access as architects and other professionals, so when they had a chance they had to make it count.

“We got into the debate on volcanic cones where we made a bit of fuss – or how do the Irish say it – had a bit of a stoush,” said Deans.

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one house can’t be replaced with two.

McRae said: “Not everything old is lovely.

We would not recommend anything is demolished, but you have got to choose your fights.”

Sometimes owners will come to heritage for advice before they submit any plans to council.

Victoria Rd – the main street of Devonport – is still a major challenge facing Devonport Heritage. Following the Unitary Plan hearing, 13-metre-high buildings are allowed (with a 5-metre setback).

“With our new group we want to engage with the architects and the urban designers.

Basically we lost that fight. We fought so hard to retain the height at nine metres. It’s hearbreaking to have lost that,” said McRae. “We lost the battle but now let’s get it right.”

Deans adds that the building process, for any changes to Victoria Rd’s heritage buildings, can be improved. “What we are afraid of is the Ryman approach – where you come in and do what you want.”

“They are scheduled buildings. We will fight tooth and nail to retain those buildings. We do not want any more Masonics in the main street. They are too special and I think a lot of people will see that. I don’t think we are alone in that,” said McRae. “No one is saying you can knock them down – but what goes behind them is important.”

Deans says that while “archictects can have a romantic view” of what is built, the “harsh reality” is “whoever buys the building and has the dollar will be the dominant factor. ” The best outcome could be an urban design panel for Devonport to include all the players in the puzzle.

“It has been adversarial, but we have to change the ball game and get alongside each other. The idea of getting people involved at a street level should do help that,” said McRae. While McRae and Deans have been battling the heritage fight for more than two decades, they are happy a new guard is coming forward.

In the group formed to challenge the Ryman development at Ngataringa, “ younger families are coming to the fore,” said Deans.

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August 25, 2017

Superficiality and fake have superseded honest history After reading the avalanche of Masonic commentary from critics of Devonport Heritage, I would like to thank Margot McRae and Trish Deans for their strength of commitment and their integrity in continuing to work to preserve our community’s history.

All things do decay, as one commentator sagely noted, but history is not just about buildings, it is intrinsically about people.

Devonport lost a significant community resource rich in our own history when the

Masonic was demolished. While I do agree that the building in its place is pretty and polished in a replica kind of way, the substance and the history of the building have gone.

Like or loathe the work of these two women, no one can dispute that they put their hands up and work hard for what they believe in.

Criticism of their effort and hard work should be tempered with respect for their motivation.

I believe their actions and continued (and unpaid) effort does not represent a superficial

New Masonic is ‘fake heritage’ It is said that we are living in a post-truth era when actual facts are less important than emotion and personal belief; a time when the propagation of fake news is acceptable. Can the same now be said about heritage?

All around Devonport are wonderful examples of the successful restoration and adaptation of old buildings by owners who followed guidelines and respected history.

Devonport is enriched by their endeavours although they are rarely publicly acknowledged.

It is therefore paradoxical that people want to applaud the new Masonic, an example of fake heritage, a gib-lined replica of two original façades. This is not a heritage building by any terms, no longer a place to linger, wonder or reminisce; not a single fragment of original fabric appears to have been retained. The original building was cynically demolished

while under covering and Devonport, a suburb famous for its built heritage, lost an important building from the 1860s.

But now we are being exhorted by some Flagstaff readers to praise the new building, laud the developers and viciously vilify critics. We need to support genuine heritage, projects of integrity and true worth.

Bernice Beachman

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Even if these qualities are not appealing to you, they are worthy of respect.

The Masonic apartments are not the Masonic Hotel. Factually and indisputably they are a reproduction-styled development, with an exterior modelled on a demolished heritage building – one that only recently used to stand in their place. As fake as they are pretty, we have lost something truly unique – a piece of history that used to belong to all of us.

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Bayswater Primary and Wilson School buildings officially opened Around 80 former and current pupils and teachers attended the opening ceremony for four new school buildings this month.

The new classrooms are located at Bayswater Primary and Wilson School (satellite classrooms).

Danny Watson officiated at the dawn opening event and Georgia Karanui, Bailey Flavell and Luka Heperi had ceremonial roles.

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board member Mike Cohen and others from the board also attended the opening, as did Jan Wilson (principal of Wilson School) and staff, parents and children from Wilson School.

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Would suit mature student. $230 per week. Phone 445-9514.

Holiday Accommodation, Bayswater. Norwood studio. Private, well presented. $95 per night. Ph 446 1203. flexmans@gmail.com Holiday Accommodation Cheltenham, absolute beachfront. One double and two singles, shady setting, everything supplied.

Ph 027 425 3008.

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

Ph Pauline 445 6471.

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 OFFICE FOR LEASE Light, modern office space you will love to work in and be proud to show your clients.Situated in an award-winning building in the heart of Devonport , 77m2 of light-filled area complete with a separate kitchette and toilet facility. Move in ready and waiting for you. Enquires welcome on 021 498 391.

PUBLIC NOTICES Auckland Council is undertaking works to de-silt the Alison Park Pond within Alison Park and Seabreeze Road Reserve. Work will commence on the 28/08/2017 and continue for approximately 6 weeks.

Please contact Auckland Council on 09 301 0101 for more information.

REST HOMES Ascot House Retirement Home, quality care with dignity in a friendly, family atmosphere.

Phone Shona, 445 2518.

Komatua Care Centre – We care for older people who have memory loss and behavioural difficulties. Professional care is given in a nurturing environment. For all enquiries phone 445 1707.

Palm Grove Rest Home: A Non-Institutional style home providing compassionate, holistic care. Soul food and good people.

Call Julia Nessim: 445-0009.

SERVICES OFFERED A deck builder. Available now.

Free quotes/advice. Workmanship guaranteed. Competitive rates.

Quality materials. References. Ph Simon today 476 2107, 020 476 2107.

SERVICES OFFERED A gardener is available: Weeding, pruning, tidying.

Regular help. Reasonable rates. Ph Simon today 476 2107, 020 476 2107.

A painter is available now.

Free quotes and advice. References. Workmanship guaranteed. Competitive rates. Quality materials. Interior/ Exterior/ Small jobs. Ph Simon today 476 2107, 020 476 2107.

A premium cleaning serv i c e w e e k l y / f o r t n i g h t l y.

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Amazing home cleaning including windows. 15 years’ experience. References available phone 442 2273, 027 492 6220.

At Your Request Home Cleaning.

Our local team is ready to deliver 5-Star services in your home for weekly cleaning, spring, moving or open-home cleaning.

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Builder available Smalljob specialist, repairs and maintenance. Skilled, reliable and local. Please phone Clive Melling. Hm 445 2485, Mob 027 29 222 84.

Custom-Made Lampshades - An easy & effective way to update your interior decor!20yrs+ local known business serving commercial & residential customers, specialising in new creations or reviving old favourites & vintage. Free quote & design advice.Contact: Claire, Oscuro NZ Ltd on 021 0249 7428, oscurolampshades@gmail.com www.oscuro.co.nz Curtains & Roman Blinds Free measure, quote and design advice. 20 years’ experience. Phone Sara 027 625 5844.

Deck Doctor Will re-clad or repair damaged decks. Free quotes and advice. Good references.

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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.

Dog grooming available.

Full groom, bath and blow dry, puppy introduction to grooming. Devonport-based.

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Gardener Available Qualified and experienced landscape designer. Enjoys getting his hands dirty. Good plant knowledge.

Hard-working, reliable and creative with plantings. Contact Paddy 022 502 2122 or 446 6188 paddyvogt@gmail.com Gardening. Do you need regular help? No time for a tidy-up? Let me help. Experienced gardener. Ph Carolyn on 446 6517 or 027 292 8167 for a free on-site consultation.

Garden Maintenance. Team of experienced, hardworking gardeners happy to help transform your garden. Call Paula, Mint Gardens Ltd, 0274 127 180.

Guitar lessons. Private tuition in Bayswater, near the school, by experienced professional musician. Learn in a recording studio atmosphere. All ages, all levels.

Phone: 022- 309 2272.

Classifieds SERVICES OFFERED Handyman. Mature professional in Devonport, Bayswater area. Repairs, painting, those jobs you just don’t have time to do. Free quote. References.

Ph. Brian 021 150 8898.

Housekeeper. Home cleaning, including windows. Experienced. References. Phone 442 2273, 027 492 6220.

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. chris@lifestyleplusltd.nz Inside house cleaner Devonport, Belmont, Takapuna and Milford area. Phone Chris at Lifestyle Plus on 09 488-7279 or 027-245-6264.

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SERVICES OFFERED Let me mow your lawns and trim your hedges. I live locally.

Phone Chris from Lifestyle Plus on 09-488-7279 or 027-245-6264.

Or you can email me on chris@ lifestyleplusltd.nz. References available.

Looking for a designer, illustrator or animator? I am a young Devonport professional with over three years’ experience and a passion for helping your visions come to life. Call Roisin Kelly on 027 875 4602, email me at rkcreate.ltd@gmail.com or visit my portfolio at rkcreate.co.nz Painting, decorating, restoration, reasonable rates ph Bernard 445 8816, 021 0255 5456.

Section services Trees: pruned, removed. Hedges: trimmed, reduced. Section tidy-ups. Phone Dom 027 222 1223.

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TUITION Art Classes @ D’Port Community house: Wednesday night, life drawing; Friday morning, mastering art. Ph Lucy Bucknall – 446 0389.

Art Travel Sketching for beginners. Learn to find your creative side in a fun learning environment over 10 weeks.

Kerr St Artspace Tuesdays or Saturdays. Ph Tony McNeight 021 925 031.

Guitar lessons. Private tuition in Bayswater, near the school, by experienced professional musician. Learn in a recording studio atmosphere. All ages, all levels.

Phone: 022- 309 2272.

Learn piano/keyboard. Lessons from $19.00. Private, Professional, Affordable, Enjoyment for all ages. Competitions, Practical, Theory Exams.

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Singing lessons in Devonport.

Contract Dr Sue Braatvedt 473 9113 or 027 340 2884. All ages.

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TUITION Mathematics Tuition Available for years 9 to 13 by a retired maths teacher. Phone Graeme 445 8575.

Mathematics Tuition, Sensitive tutoring offered at all levels of the secondary school curriculum. NCEA, IB and Cambridge welcomed. 100% pass rate in 2016. NCEA 3 calculus specialist.

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Piano Lessons. Piano & music theory tuition from classically trained pianist. Devonport-based and can travel to your home.

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Belmont Park Racquets Club Senior Tennis Open Day Sunday 27 August from 2pm New members very welcome

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Out and About with your local North Shore MP Member of Parliament – North Shore Minister for Conservation, Arts, Culture and Heritage, and Seniors Achieving the goal of a Predator Free New Zealand by 2050 starts in our own backyards. DOC needs to take a leadership role on its own reserve lands which is why it was important to announce that DOC is now committed to Maungauika North Head becoming predator free. An event hosted by Auckland’s new DOC Predator Free Ranger, Kat Lane, was attended by an enthusiastic group of about 50 local residents who joined us to help install the first of a ring of traps around the maunga and it’s encouraging to see nearly half then offered to volunteer to check the trap network.

Last month I announced the appointment of nine new DOC Predator Free rangers whose job it is to help community groups achieve their pest free goals. Their role is to help develop strategies, set up trap libraries and other practical initiatives and facilitate groups to access money and traps from an initial fund of $300,000. Contact ranger Kat Lane to apply or ask for more information or if you want to volunteer to help DOC rid North Head of unwanted vermin - kalane@ doc.govt.nz.

As Minister of Conservation, I gave an overview and update on the Government’s overarching goal for Predator Free 2050 and announced the new North Head goal. We also heard from Sid Cuthbertson, the spokesperson for the Devonport Environmental Network’s newly renamed ‘He Manu Hopukia’ about the excellent work being done by her group, which is focused on encouraging local residents to be active participants in ridding the peninsula of pests.

There’s no doubt in my mind that embracing the plan and all of us joining forces is necessary if we want to achieve our goal in Devonport. The trap I installed claimed its first plump victim – one of eight killed in the first few days of the traps being laid. Rats have been identified as by far the biggest problem and therefore the priority mammals to clear from North Head – both the large Norwegian, and the Ship rat. The ring of traps around the base are spaced 25 metres apart to form a predator-proof barrier to stop reinvasion and there are additional traps set along roads and paths around the maunga.

If, like us, you already have traps in your backyard and you’d like a reminder to check them, sign up to ratproject.org/Devonport. It’s a great little app developed by local resident Michael Fielding and it

took two minutes for Grant and I to sign on to receive our weekly update. I like the way it works on many levels because not only are you reminded to keep up to date with clearing your own traps, you’re also providing up to date information and supporting genuinely local research and data collection.

It’s good to see the naval base is getting a spruce up – and quite a significant one at that. The Navy is spending $108m upgrading its Devonport home as part of the military’s Defence Estate Regeneration Plan, constructing a new headquarters building, new dockyard workshops and a multistorey carpark and office complex alongside the older character buildings.

Those of us who live in Devonport have a strong appreciation of heritage, and welcomed my recent announcement of $1.5m government support for the restoration of our city’s much-loved St James Theatre. This initial contribution of funds came from the Ministry for Arts, Culture and Heritage’s fund for seismic strengthening work on privately owned buildings – Heritage EQUIP. Our local historian and producer Margot McRae’s film “The Show Goes On”, captured the initial year of restoration of the St James in 2014/15, and was part of last year’s Auckland heritage festival at the Vic. As the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, I think it’s important to restore and preserve buildings that give our communities their unique character. So it’s good to know we’ve helped ensure that the show will go on at the beloved St James Theatre.

Protecting Devonport’s own rich history will be the focus of a new local group ‘Devonport Heritage 2017’ which has just been formed to meet the challenge of advocating for heritage restoration in our area. No surprise to see the indefatigable Margot McRae involved. Her many years of dedication to help preserve Devonport’s special character was recognised when she received a QSM in the last New Year’s Honours list for services to heritage preservation.

If you have issues you would like to talk through, please contact my office to make an appointment 486 0005 or at northshore@parliament.govt.nz.

Warm regards,

NORTH SHORE ELECTORATE OFFICE 15 Anzac Street, Takapuna | P 09 486-0005 | E northshore@parliament.govt.nz Facebook.com/maggiebarrynz @maggiebarrynz Funded by the Parliamentary Service and authorised by M Barry, 15 Anzac St, Takapuna

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Takapuna SCHOOL NEWS

Grammar AUGUST 25, 2017

Celebrating a top artist Visual art student Alice Wu recently received a prestigious Pat Hanly award, at the Auckland Art Gallery. It has been five years since former TGS student Jodie Catterall received one of these awards. Pat Hanly, a well-known New Zealand painter, has given his name to this award since 2002, in recognition of the artistic talents of Year 13 students from across Auckland.

The creative and gifted young artists from many schools around Auckland spent a memorable evening inspiring one another with their unique artistic styles. Pat Hanly’s daughter, Amber Rhodes, and two other speakers gave inspiring speeches, encouraging the award winners to continue with their creativity at tertiary level and to pursue art in future career

paths.

Alice was nominated by the Art Department for her ‘”outstanding creativity, imagination and achievement”, in all aspects of visual art.

Her prize includes a one-year membership to Friends of the Gallery and a voucher from the art supplies store Gordon Harris. The award ceremony provided her the valuable opportunity to exhibit her artwork at the Auckland Art Gallery that evening.

She is currently creating incredible art for her NCEA Level 3 painting board, which explores the theme of cultural identity. Alice is excited to carry on with her passion for art at university next year.

BY IRIS LENG

A long exciting day The call time was 5.30 AM for the students and teachers who took part in this year’s Stage Challenge. The excitement-fuelled dancers piled on a double-decker bus and headed for the Aotea Centre. A long, nearly 18hour, day yet fun-filled-day was about to unfold.

Our day consisted of rehearsals, meetings, make-up, hair and lots of singing, dancing and chanting too, before the evening set in and it was time for our performance.

With adrenaline and nerves TGS took the stage, performing in front of more than 2,000 people. The performance left everyone feeling so proud.

Thanks to the amazing dedicated student leaders – Ben Fitchett, Kelly Kwon, Lily Hannington, Saffi Pallesen and Caitlin White – along with the hard work of all of the dancers and teachers, we walked away with three awards for Choreography, Costume & Content and Student Achievement.

BY ISABELLA DUNLEAVY

Supporting the arts across the peninsula From The Peninsula will showcase the artwork of nine schools from the Devonport peninsula from Years 1 to 13: Takapuna Grammar • Belmont Intermediate • Devonport Primary • Belmont Primary • Vauxhall Primary • Hauraki School • Wilson School • Bayswater School • Stanley Bay School.

These schools are all participating in the exhibition, which will fill The Lake House Arts Centre, to create a visual identity for our peninsula schools.

The exhibition is being curated by Janie van Woerden of The Lake House, assisted by Linda Sew Hoy, a member of the TGS Visual Arts department.

It will run from the 30 August to 24 September, with the official opening on 2 September, 12.30 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. We would love to see lots of parents, staff and students at this opening event, which also coincides with The Lake House annual open day.

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Takapuna

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SCHOOL NEWS

A trans-Tasman competition The First XI Girls football team and a development squad of netballers had the amazing opportunity of travelling to Australia for 10 days, to compete against schools from across New South Wales.

While the teams were in Sydney, they were able to sightsee, shop, and experience the city.

On the first game day, the football team unfortunately walked away with a loss against Wenona School. However, the second game later in that day brought Takapuna a 3-0 win.

The netballers formed two teams and ended the day with wins, leaving everyone in cheery spirits.

After four days in Sydney, the group of 30 girls packed into a bus and headed for Canberra, Australia’s federal capital. A visit to the Australian Institute of Sport, where they had a tour of the amazing facilities, was a highlight. This facility trains and develops athletes

who become some of Australia’s international sporting successes.

The next day in Canberra there was another set of two games. All three teams ended the day on two wins, leaving everyone proud of their accomplishments.

The last games of the tour were played in Wollongong. It was by far the toughest game the football girls had endured, but Takapuna came out on top, winning the game as well as playing some of our best football.

Both netball teams also fought hard and gained wins for their last games of the tour, with many players showing a great level of skill and determination.

When it was time to head back after 10 amazing days in Australia, each member on tour had enjoyed themselves and came home with many stories and adventures to talk about.

BY MELISSA EVERETT

AUGUST 25, 2017

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THE LATEST IN SPORT

FROM THE COURT: Senior Boys Basketball beat Birkenhead College in the final of the Open Men’s Grade to win their competition for the season.

Netball Senior Girls won their first match in Premier grade, against Orewa College.

FROM THE FIELD: First XI Girls Football played Pukekohe High School, at home, for a 1-0 win. The Senior Girls 2nd XI have finished second for the season and the Junior Yellow team drew 1-all to qualify for their final.

FROM THE PITCH: Football First XI Boys defeated Kings College at home, 3 - 2, coming from a goal down to take the victory.

Hockey Boys 1, have gone into the semi-finals after a 3-1 win against Sacred Heart 1.

FROM OVERSEAS: Former students – Jacko Gill, ninth in shot put, and Eliza McCartney ninth in pole vault – competed at the World Championships in Athletics in London.

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A new Devonport Business Improvement District (BID) manager should soon be appointed.

Interviews are being conducted and it is hoped the sucessful applicant will be in place in the next week, Devonport Business Association chairperson Dianne Hale said.

“We want to appoint someone ASAP, really – definitely before our AGM on September 18.”

The Devonport BID manager job has been

vacant for a couple of months, after the previous manager Judy Grieve decided not to renew her contract.

The role is a council-paid job, but is funded by money collected through business rates.

The manager works alongside the Devonport Business Association.

• The Devonport Business Association AGM will be held at the Esplanade on 18 September at 6 pm.

Top artists play Devonport The New Zealand String Quartet’s 30th anniversary tour comes to Devonport today.

A series titled Dangerous Liaisons, exploring themes of love and desire, will play at Holy Trinity Church at 7.30 pm.

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• The New Zealand String Quartet – Dangerous Liaisons, Holy Trinity Church, Devonport, Friday 25 August, 7.30pm.

The quartet also plays at the Auckland Art Gallery, on 26 August at 7.30pm.

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Visitors and new players, social or competitive, very welcome.

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With Community Constable Jasmine Bundle Hello readers, I am very pleased to report that the past month has seen a significant decrease in crime on the peninsula.

On 3 August, two bicycles were stolen from Bayswater marina. One was recovered thanks to a vigilant and speedy security staff member. Following this, I have been conducting foot patrols around the bicycle racks at the ferry terminals. I have noticed bicycle owners are still only using a thin bicycle lock or, in some cases, no lock at all. To protect your bike from being stolen, please purchase the recommended D-lock.

On 18 August, a teenage party, which was advertised on Facebook, was held

on Lansdowne St. A significant amount of Police resources was required to shut the party down after hundreds of teenagers spilled out of the address and onto the road, causing concerns for nearby residents. Two partygoers were arrested for disorderly behaviour and ambulance attended to assist an intoxicated youth.

Guidelines are available to anyone wanting to host a responsible party. Adult supervision is always recommended to ensure all attendees have a safe and enjoyable time.

Supply of alcohol to minors is governed by the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 and it is an offence to supply alcohol to a minor.

The penalty on conviction is a $2000 fine.

It is the responsibility of parents/party organisers to ensure a safe environment around alcohol, and model appropriate behaviour for teens, while those young people who are at the legal age to drink need to be responsible for managing their own alcohol consumption.

While the Police want young people to enjoy themselves, we want them to do so safely, without the risk of harming themselves or others.

Throughout the North Shore district over the past few months, there have been multiple reports of burglaries and thefts targeting construction sites and work vehicles.

Police would like to remind all construction workers and tradespeople to secure valuable tools and equipment. Do not leave valuable tools on-site. Remove them every day and also ensure you remove them from

August 25, 2017 your vehicle if you do not have access to a securely locked garage.

All tradespeople need to be vigilant and take steps to reduce the opportunity for offenders to target construction sites. Security around construction sites is essential.

Fencing acts as a deterrent, but good locks are important.

Make sure your record the serial numbers of your belongings and photograph tools to assist police in conducting enquires for the recovery of stolen property.

If you see any criminal or suspicious activity, call 111 straight away. The sooner we know about it, the better chance we have of catching the offenders and preventing further crimes.

In other news, many residents have expressed to me some concerns about safety at pedestrian crossings. It is important that all pedestrians take care and ensure drivers have seen them and are stopped before they cross.

A reminder of the road rules for all drivers: • Slow down and be ready to stop for any pedestrians stepping onto, or already on, the crossing – this also includes people obviously waiting to use the crossing.

• If there is no raised traffic island in the middle of the crossing, stop and give way to pedestrians on any part of the crossing.

• If there is a raised traffic island in the middle of the crossing, stop and give way to pedestrians on your half of the road.

• Wait until the pedestrian has crossed in front of you, and is clear of your vehicle, before you proceed.

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New arrivals get wheels thanks to Steve’s volunteer mechanics A Devonport local has set up a scheme to do up old bikes for donation to refugees and asylum-seekers around Auckland.

Steve Hodge established Bike Kitchen in Mt Roskill about a year ago. Since then, demand for the bikes has skyrocketed.

Around 800 have been passed on to new immigrants so far.

The idea from former Puketapapa Local Board chair Richard Barter and his passion for cycling and cycleways.

Hodge had been running community and youth centres in Mt Roskill and Wesley. The Bike Kitchen flowed on from that.

“There are a lot of refugees in that area,” he says. “It’s very flat, but the shops are a long way apart. The bikes are a great way for people to get around.”

Volunteer mechanics work to upgrade the bikes and Hodge gets them out to the public through charity groups such as Earth Action and Red Cross.

He has posted on Facebook locally and already had a good response. A lot of people are upgrading to electric bikes and getting rid of traditional models, he said.

Bike Kitchen has also secured ex-New Zealand Post bikes.

Hodge hopes to extend the scheme by leasing out bikes to firms to encourage workers to cycle and by getting Ngati Whatua involved in providing cycle tours around the city.

Hodge can be contacted on: steve@bikekitchen.co.nz or 021 727 979.

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The Masonic reflects wider changes worldwide I read with interest and enjoyment Bill Rayner’s article about redevelopment of the Masonic Tavern into apartments. I am sure that Devonport residents welcome and appreciate the efforts of Trish Deans and Margot McRae in keeping the heritage of this wonderful suburb intact, but don’t necessarily agree with them in all cases.

Nothing stays the same as evidenced by the fact the Masonic was once the Masonic Hotel, offering accommodation as well as alcohol, but became the Masonic Tavern once the demand for rooms decreased and it became uneconomic to offer this service.

Mr Rayner writes that the Masonic was “an intrinsic part of Devonport community life” and “a throbbing pulse of the community for almost 150 years”.

This may very well be so, but did it still fulfil that function in the 21st century?

Many of the functions of the old hotel have disappeared altogether, such as being a “starting point for travellers heading north from Auckland.”

The Masonic as a centre of community gathering has now been taken over by

other institutions. I would suggest that the Devonport Library serves as a centre of community gathering for all ages and supports the literary community, which is still strong in Devonport. The Depot Artspace, as well as the galleries of Devonport display work by local artists.

The military forces at Narrow Neck have gone, the Navy I am sure have their own ‘wet canteen”, 6 o’clock closing has gone and the many restaurants and cafes serve as more amenable meeting places and watering holes for Devonport residents.

Mr Rayner suggests the owner of the building allowed it to run down deliberately.

But, in an ironic twist, two of Devonport’s beautiful churches have been sold recently as the owners could no longer justify their existence due to falling membership and not enough income to maintain and sustain them.

Substitute Masonic Tavern for St Paul’s or St Augustine’s and I would think that similar circumstances have forced the closure of the hotel just as surely as the closure of the churches which, in their

heyday, would have served a social as well as religious function. I can also think of two churches in Devonport, and there may be more, which have been converted into houses as they had obviously outlived their usefulness. One only has to drive through New Zealand to see churches which no longer exist as religious buildings or have been totally abandoned. This is as much the case in England as it is in New Zealand, where a large number of churches have been converted to secular uses.

As for that fine institution the English pub, they too are changing, as seen in the redevelopment of many traditional pubs into theme pubs. Nothing stays the same: even the Patriot, which has been cited as “a lively social amenity’ (which it is) was once a bank and an early example of the closure of banks now going on throughout Auckland.

The building that replaces the Masonic Hotel at least references the past. It could have been pulled down completely and apartments such as those next door could have replaced it.

Margaret Coldham

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FROm TAuPO TO hAwEA Devonport residents may have noticed an increase in naval fleet activity in the inner Hauraki Gulf in recent weeks.

This is a busy time for the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) with several ships returning from exercises overseas and others getting ready to deploy.

The ship’s company of HMNZS Taupo are preparing to deploy to HMNZS Hawea in Fiji.

For the next few weeks, the crew of Taupo will hold training and safety exercises in the Hauraki Gulf, to ready them for active service on Hawea. (Taupo and Hawea are Inshore Patrol vessels, of the same age and design).

That exchange of crew will enable Hawea to continue supporting the Fijian Navy with maritime surveillance patrols.

The New Zealand Defence Force sent Hawea to Fiji in late April for six months to help patrol its territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone. Since arriving in Fiji, Hawea has boarded about 320 vessels and detected 57 infringements.

Hawea’s deployment to Fiji marked the first time that a RNZN Inshore Patrol Vessel has been deployed to the South Pacific and fulfils the New Zealand Government’s offer to help Fiji with maritime surveillance.

Last week, a day out for Taupo included practising safety routines, such as a man-overboard exercise and a simulated on-board casualty emergency.

An interesting Navy custom is the tradition of naval ships exchanging salutes when passing in harbour as a mark of respect.

Taupo passed HMNZS Wellington in the Rangitoto channel as

she was returning from a day of exercises and Wellington was leaving for a sea-training exercise.

The nature of the salute depends on the nationality of the ships and the relative seniorities of their respective commanding officers or other important personages embarked.

The junior ship (in this case Taupo) will pipe the still, salute and all personnel on the upper decks will come to attention facing the direction of the senior ship.

The senior ship (Wellington) will then salute and pipe the carry on before the junior ship does the same.

It’s a tradition handed down from the Royal Navy and dating back hundreds of years.

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Growth year for TGS badminton Badminton is booming at Takapuna Grammar School, with its senior girls team winning the North Harbour A Grade Division. It was a first for the college in arguably on eof the toughest leagues in the country.

In 2016, TGS had 15 badminton players. This has grown to 50 players this year.

Other results from the North Harbour inter-school competition included: Girls C team 15th place (from 21 teams).

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Belmont Primary boys turn down the volume

Quiet time... the earmuff-wearing Belmont Primary pupils with staff from the National Foundation for the Deaf. From left: Joel Verry, James Bullians, Megan Wiley, Jack Gerkin, Lorien Doherty, Matthew Shaw, Lisa Talbot, Ronel Schodt and Tom Robinson.

Five Belmont Primary School pupils had Joel Verry, James Bullians, Jack Gerkin, impairments. a taste of what life is like for the hearing- Matthew Shaw and Tom Robinson wore The boys presented at a Friday assembly impaired when they took part in a National earmuffs throughout the day for 10 minutes and held a gold-coin collection for the cause Foundation for the Deaf fundraiser recently. at a time, so as to appreciate the daily at the school. Their efforts raised a total of  As part of the Silent Leadership Challenge, challenge faced by people with hearing about $360.              Tips for trouble-free computing     Tips for trouble-free computing         A company calledSpark ‘SparkTrust’ offered a freetoscan, which I accepted.

It saidand it diagnosed Q:  I got a call from advising me I me needed upgrade my ADSL modem they sent784784         Q: A company called ‘SparkTrust’ offered me a free scan, which I accepted.

It said it diagnosed    that could slowing mybe computer etcspeed (Systems, Junk, Software, Privacy, Malware.....) issues me a new oneissues –be but now my phone work!

What’s going on?    that could slowingdoesn’t myspeed computer etc (Systems, Junk, Software, Privacy, Malware.....)       The next step was to register fortoaregister subscription for whichfor I will have tohave pay.

Until one registers one     The next step was for a subscription which I will to pay.

Until one registers one  A: Spark are trying to upgrade everyone from the copper-wire telephone system so they no longer        appears not to be toldold how cost I daren’t in case can’t back out out if the feefee    appears nottechnology. tomuch be toldthis howwill much will cost I daren’t inI case I can’t back if the have to maintain that It’s notthis aso bad ideasoasregister phoneregister lines were never designed         isthis exorbitant.

Isthing this a for useful thing for me to do?

Would welcome your advice.  is exorbitant.

Is a useful me to do?

Would welcome yoursusceptible advice.  to carry digital/internet data and many of the lines have faults or are to damp and              A: Be careful with this sort of claim and offer.

I have never seen any program like this do anything of any worth    other weather issues.

That’s a monthly ‘line maintenance’ feeanything in your of bill.

Spark A: Be careful with this sort of claimwhy and they offer. charge I have never seen any program like this do any worth           or significance.

Most of the time these programs are rogue software or even malware, so it really is best    aresignificance. trying to encourage everyone to go to either delivers digital data so viaitthe new  or Most of the time these programs areFibre, roguewhich software or even malware, really is best    to avoid them altogether. Besides, I have already installed some tools on your computer that will do these      fibre optic cabling, or Wireless Broadband, which delivers digital data viacomputer the 4G network, thethese to avoid them altogether.

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IfRed you are upgrading, I will pass on  maintenance fee’ (which is a cost of about $60 per year).

In both cases, you need a new modem service.

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Which is to saynecessarily that youmean will have togetplug       faster!

Close all your programs, reboot the computer and all will be well. Try not to have more than three   many programs open all at once.

Multi-tasking doescable not necessarily mean you willyou get want thingsthe done your  phone intoand thefiles new modem device – or run a long from there to where     things open at the same time, and you will avoid this problem in the future.       faster!

Close all  your programs, reboot the computer andyou all will beon well.

Trywalls not towill have more than three landline phone to be.

All the landline phone sockets have your then become   Q: With this new version of MS Outlook, I am finding when typing in an address for emails, there is   open at    things the samewhy time,you andcan’t you will problem in theany future. redundant.

So, that’s useavoid yourthis landline phone more – by agreeing to the new  no automation. Before when I typed in a name, the address filled in automatically. That is not        modem, you disconnected your phone!

Itfinding isa annoying that Spark don’t tell you these things...  happening nowOutlook, and would make largewhen portion of my in daily very slow.

Q:  With  this new version of MS I am typing anwork address for emails, there is        Q:  Help!

I just tried to the turn on not starting!  no automation.

Before when I computer typed in a name, theit’s address filled in automatically.

That isis not    A: That’s waymy Outlook is, sorry.

I’m and afraid the ‘automatic completion’ of email addresses a learned thing,      Why go anywhere else?! andOutlook  NEW WINDOWS  are now happening would make athen large portion ofissue my daily work very slow.  and will remember them after you have typed them in /replied to themCheck once. Unfortunately there A:  If there on lights coming on, there is an with the power supply. that the      is no way speed that learning process it will come in the end.  Give me a call if you would like a   computer is plugged intosorry. and switched it is, up, trybut plugging theright directlyisinto a wallthing,    A: That’s the way Outlook is, I’m afraidon. the If‘automatic completion’ ofcomputer email addresses a learned  7810     Why445 go anywhere else?! custom-built new  socket.

If you using a them multi-board, theseinsuffer electrical and becomethere  computer – this   and Outlook willare remember after yousometimes have typed them /replied to themdamage once. Unfortunately   tried the  can be with Windows Windows faulty.

If you have direct wall up, plug and it iscome still not thenand bringthe theDevonport computer to Community Serving Devonport Businesses, Home Users since 10, 2001  is no way to speed that learning process but it will rightstarting, in the end.    8 or even Windows 7 if preferred! me – it’s most likely a faulty power supply unit inside the computer, and these are easy to replace.     

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