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Cheltenham tree gone despite appeal… p3

You are on your own: Civil Defence chief... p7

Interview: yachtie Ian Stewart... p20

Mt Victoria car ban coming soon Cars could be banned from Takarunga/Mt Victoria by next year.

The Tupuna Maunga Authority is finalising detailed plans to pedestrianise Devonport’s central volcanic cone.

“The Tupuna Maunga Authority is proceeding

with the pedestrianisation of Takarunga/Mt early 2018, with construction then to follow.”

Victoria,” an authority spokesperson told the The authority proposed closing Mt Victoria’s Flagstaff: tihi (summit) to motorised vehicles in a report “Planning is proceeding well and staff are published a year ago. working through detailed designs. It is expected To page 8 that a consent application will be submitted in

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Fight to save Cheltenham tree fruitless

Gone for good... 26A Oxford Tce after (above) and before (below) the felling of a mature pohutukawa A brief battle to save one of Cheltenham’s coastal pohutukawa trees has been lost.

Local residents arrived on the morning of 15 November, hoping to stop – or at least stall – the felling of a mature pohutukawa on the beachfront property at 26 Oxford Tce. Devonport-Takapuna Local Board chair Grant Gillon and Devonport Heritage 2017 chair Trish Deans were the first on the scene.

Cheltenham residents Sarah Bloomfield and Maggie Sothern, and local board member Mike Cohen, joined them soon after, as did Mary and David McAlister who live right behind the site (at 26a Oxford Tce).

While the group tried to persuade the tree-

removal contractors to spare the tree and pleaded with the property owner to change his plans, council officials checked consenting rules and called council headquarters for legal advice on the status of heritage overlays, coastal zones and ecological areas.

But removal of the unprotected tree was a permitted activity and no consent was required, Gillon conceded. “They need no permission at all,” he said .

An hour later, the chainsaws were started and by the end of the day, the tree was gone.

At last Tuesday’s local-board meeting, Gillon raised the issue in his monthly report.

“Our heritage and our trees are under threat.

Things are happening in Devonport in regards to heritage that didn’t seem to be tolerated before the Unitary Plan,” he told the board.

North Shore Ward councillor Chris Darby said central government was to blame. “Changes to the RMA are what’s killing the trees,” he said.

Darby said council had “to look at ways to resolve a significant issue across Auckland, because we are losing the urban tree canopy at an alarming rate.”

The board resolved to ask the council to investigate mechanisms where protection can be restored and advise the board.

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Family of artists puts on a show A family’s love of art is behind Drawn to Paint, an upcoming exhibition by Scott Wilson and his daughters Leah and Erica Wilson.

Retired advertising creative Scott, a long-time Stanley Bay resident, and father of five, says Leah and Erica have been inspired by the role art plays in the Wilson family, where paintings collected by him and wife Felicity cover the walls of their home of 38 years.

“The girls have been surrounded by art and have shown real artistic ability too. We’re a bit arty-farty I guess,” he says.

Scott and Erica have graphic-design degrees, but as fine artists all three Wilsons are self-taught.

Their styles differ. Leah calls herself “a magpie for colour” and says her paintings are inspired by living near the Waitakere Ranges, be they large landscapes or smaller close-up botanicals.

Scott and Erica prefer things monochrome. Erica’s work is shaped by a trip to South America she took 11 years ago, where she photographed landscapes and cemeteries. Her dreamy oil paintings are inspired by those photographs, she says.

Scott’s new charcoal-on-paper work explores the feminine side of nature. “I get a feminine feel from the beauty of nature, a nurturing feeling, so I am trying to morph the two together,” he says. His drawings feature butterflies or native birds with a female twist.

The trio work alongside each other at times. Erica and her father share the studio at the rear of Scott and Felicity’s Stanley Point property. And the sisters have an artistic closeness that goes way back. Erica remembers her older sister teaching her to paint terracotta pots when they were young children. Leah says her sister’s artistic potential was obvious. “I knew she would be an artist then. She liked to draw her dreams, which were always rainbow-filled and had gates on top,” she says.

While this is the first family show, the three Wilsons have exhibited individually in the past. Scott was part of the 2016 Escape Artists group show at the Depot. Leah regularly shows at Piha’s West Coast Gallery. Erica had her work on display at the Leigh Sawmill Café four years ago.

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Community steps in with life ring at Torpedo Bay Wharf Devonport locals have sprung into action, filling the void of Auckland Council officials.

Last week, a life ring was installed on the small structure at the far end of the Torpedo Bay Wharf – days after five-year-old Haoran Chen fell into the sea from the wharf and drowned.

Auckland Council told the Flagstaff it had not supplied the new ring.

Efforts to save the boy were in vain. Bayswater resident Bernard Riedl had jumped in to attempt a rescue. but was overwhelmed by the choppy sea. Riedl has since said a life ring would have helped him deal with the situation.

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board members think the ring was installed by a member of the community unwilling to wait for council’s reaction.

Last week, council said it would launch a review of its provision of life rings. Agnes McCormack, head of council operational management, said council currently had no policy on the provision of life rings but would review the coroner’s findings “and consider any further recommendations.”

Local board chair Grant Gillon says his board didn’t want to wait for the council review or the coroner’s report either. “The coroner’s report might be year or so away, but we don’t have to

Community action…the new life ring at Torpedo Bay wait,” he said.

The local board and the Navy Museum were keen to act now. “We are trying to meet with council’s coastal team to see what can be done to reduce the risk there,” he told the Flagstaff last Thursday.

Gillon said life rings had been installed and vandalised at the wharf in the past, but that there seemed to be no official record of either. “It’s frustrating,” he said.

He said the Navy Museum takes a particular interest in the matter because of the proximity of its playground to the sea.

“The board and the museum are curious to see if the wharves fully comply,” he says.

Devonport pennisula life-ring locations Until last week, Torpedo Wharf was one of two public peninsula wharves without a life ring, along with the small wharf off Devonport Yacht Club.

And now the yacht club is also considering putting up a ring.

Auckland Transport (AT), a council controlled organisation, has devices installed on all of its wharves and checks them weekly, says AT spokesperson Mark Hannan.

Devonport wharf has a life ring at its Auckland city ferry gate and a second ring at the tip of the viewing platform.The Victoria wharf alongside – where many locals and visitors regularly fish – has three life rings installed across the large platform.

Stanley Bay Wharf has a life ring at the

entrance to the pontoon. Last week, it had been removed from its case and was tied to the wharf railing with a long rope, possibly by the wharfjumpers at this popular summer swimming spot of local teens and teenagers.

Bayswater Wharf has two life rings at the ferry depature pontoon and multiple other life rings are installed across the Bayswater Marina, including along the public gangway.

The yacht club wharf off King Edward Parade is also council owned and is scheduled for restoration. Yacht club commodore Natasha Strong said she raised the issue of installing a wharf life ring at a club meeting last week.

“The wharf is not part of our leased area and we don’t control it, but we are considering putting up a life ring ourselves,” she said.

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Civil Defence to residents: don’t expect any help You are on your own. That is the message Tsunami evacuation zones from Devonport’s new civil defence group.

Devonport, Map 138 Group chair Christopher Jones says Auckland Council recently changed its approach to emergency-response management, focusing much more on community resilience.

“They are basically saying, don’t come to us because we won’t be there for you,” he says.

In August, council cut its civil defence staff from 37 to 8, Jones says. Local emergency-response groups were told their new role was to inform the community, not implement complicated emergency response plans.

“There isn’t even a plan any more,” says Jones. “Our sole role now is to provide locals with information and to tell them to get ready with three days worth of food and water, to check on their neighbours and on pets. We won’t be running around in high-vis vests any more.”

Flood zones... Above: a tsunami-evacuation map, showing evacuation Jones sees the restructure as an opportunity.

“In the past there was a lot of confusion zones in yellow and orange. Below: Devonport civil defence group about authority and responsibility. Now the chair Christopher Jones message is clear.”

Jones says his group has a renewed focus.

“While threats to Devonport include a nuclear event at the navy base, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, the most likely thing to happen is that we will be hit by a tsunami or by flooding, so that’s what we will be preparing for.”

He explains the potential effects: “It means we will be cut off from the rest of Auckland and also internally from each other, with different islands around Stanley Point, Mount Victoria, North Head and Fort Takapuna.

Jones reckons sewerage is a key issue.

“One of our biggest problems will be that our toilets won’t work. The sewerage pumping station for Devonport lies in the inundation zone, and once it stops working, poos are not going to go anywhere any more.”

Jones wants to put up 10 large signs around Devonport, with inundation maps and key information. “We are keen to get locals to think about where on the map they live and what their own plan would be,” he says.

“Each sign costs about $1000 and we are currently looking for sponsors.”

Jones says the group might hold a workshop on how to make a toilet out of a chair. “But apart from that, once we have CHRISTMAS AT THE CLUB the signs up, our job is pretty much done,” Ngataringa Tennis Club in Stanley Bay Park he says. welcomes families and friends to a For now, Devonport Civil Defence Group FAMILY FUN DAY on Sunday 17th December meets every other month at the Devonport Family fun from 2pm. A chance for children Scout Den. The group has five volunteers to try out tennis or improve their skills.

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Mt Vic car ban proceeding

The report said part of the seal would be torn up and that an automated gate would continue to allow limited-mobility and service-vehicle access. Walking paths would be improved and parking at the foot of the mountain increased.

The authority has $167,000 allocated for work on the mountain in its 2018/19 Capital Expenditure budget. The bulk of the project is set down for 2019/20, when a further $1.2 million is budgeted.

A total of $538,000 is budgeted across the two years for repurposing or removing redundant summit parking; $270,000 is budgeted for developing tracks; and $124,000 for installation of a main entrance and destination signs.

Another $435,000 is allocated for public toilets, but their location has not yet been considered, the spokesperson says.

Acknowledging that 20 car parks will be lost on the tihi, the authority considered converting the maunga’s historic tennis court into an additional car park, but dropped the idea.

Existing car parks at the base of the mountain will be retained.

Early this year, the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board rejected the move to ban car access, saying the authority failed to consult with the local community on the idea and was using safety issues as an unsubstantiated justification to ban cars.

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takes BIS Idol crown for second time A promising Devonport singer has upstaged Lorde – on her own turf.

Ella Yelich-O’Connor, aka Lorde, won the annual Belmont Intermediate School (BIS) Idol talent show in 2009, when she was a Year 8 student at the school. She has since become a worldwide superstar.

Last Friday, Janayah Wadsworth won the contest for the second year in a row. She is the first BIS student to do so; last year she was the first Year 7 student to win.

Janayah performed I Know Where I’ve Been, a gospel-style soul song from the musical Hairspray. She told her audience of more than 500 fellow students: “It’s a song about the fight for equal rights, and it’s about hope.”

Whether Janayah emulates Lorde’s success remains to be seen, but she is currently enjoying the local limelight. Janayah is performing on Sunday 3 December at Dance in the Park, a music and dance show on Windsor Reserve that follows the Santa Parade.

And a week later, she is back at the reserve for Devonstock as the lead vocalist of her school’s rock band Neon Flame.

Angel Jacobson was BIS Idol runner-up, performing Callum Scott’s pop song Dancing on My Own and Tsenate Akerbergne came third with Nina Simone’s blues version of Feeling Good.

Top of the pops… BIS Idol prizewinners from left: Sophie Spooner, Kira Sharrock, Janayah Wadsworth, Angel Jacobson and Tsenate Akerbergne Kira Sharrock and Sophie Spooner won the duet competition with their vocal-andkeyboard rendition of The Way I Am by Ingrid Michaelson.

This year’s BIS Idol judges were former student Ella Cornfield, Brett Sawyer, a

counsellor at the school, and Takapuna Grammar School drama teacher Robert Dil, who was impressed with the calibre of the young performers: “BIS, wow, you really have the X-factor. You are confident, expressive and you tell stories through music.”

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Fresh faces and new beginnings at Wilson Home Last year, the Wilson Home Trust was not a happy place. The downward spiral began with the disestablishment of two long-serving family-support roles; vitriol increased when unhappy parents of disabled children protested; and it all came to a head with most of the trust’s management committee and staff leaving. Maire Vieth visited last week to find a turnaround.

Cheryl Farthing, chair of the Wilson Home Trust Family Action Group, says their fight paid off. “About 80 parents got organised and we got rid of an inefficient board and an inefficient management,” she says.

Farthing, a Devonport local and mother of Charlie Farthing, who has Down Syndrome and a rare metabolic disorder, says it was a “tough and gruelling journey to challenge the trust’s entire structure.”

But the end result was worth it. “Our group will now change its focus and its name.

We want to support the trust. We are really chuffed,” she says.

Kimberley Graham, the trust’s new Resources and Support Coordinator, is the most recent appointment and only four weeks into the job.

Graham, a Devonport local, was then one of the parents who felt abandoned by the trust last year when the support roles disappeared just as she was undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumour.

Graham says she brings the “lived experience” of having a disabled child to her role.

Her 12-year-old son, Finlay Butcher, has cerebral palsy, global development delay and epilepsy.

Trust manager Carol White started in June, replacing previous interim manager and former management committee member Russell Vickery. Chris Jones, the trust’s new administrator and another Devonport resident, arrived in August, replacing a string of temporary administrators, including the daughter of

New Wilson Home staff… (from left) Chris Jones, Kimberley Graham and Carol White former committee chair Brian Neeson.

The trust’s management committee underwent major changes, with Neeson and three other members leaving. Fraser Boddy is the only member who stayed on.

Graham says that while her job differs from the trust’s previous family support roles, there are similarities. “I am supporting our local families, but I am also focused on supporting those living further afield in our catchment area, which reaches from Turangi to Cape Reinga. I’ll be on the road a bit,” she says.

The plan is to develop high-quality initiatives locally, such as holiday programmes and playgroups, which could serve as a model replicated in other communities by partnering

with the local agencies there, says White.

“We are talking to families about their needs a lot and we want to make sure we get what we offer right, that it’s accessible and that it’s sustainable,” says White.

Graham says it will be a challenging mission. “We hear from families in Hamilton or Rotorua, but also from ones living much more isolated in the country, and we will try to be of help to them as well,” she says.

Last week, the focus was on preparing for the trust’s annual Christmas Party at the Wilson Home grounds on Friday 1 December. “We are all a bit nervous about that one because we have already got 210 children coming and none of us have organised the event before,” says White.

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The pair have completely renovated two of our area’s quintessential villas whilst raising their two children through local schools and involving themselves in community life.

Now, the couple are embarking on a renovation adventure on an even grander scale. They have just taken the reins at SO Renovate, one of Auckland’s premier renovation and home-extension businesses.

Aside from their experience in Devonport, Andrew and Denise are well qualified for the task ahead. Andrew has a background in property development and serviced apartments, having successfully managed companies in these areas for many years. Denise is a graduate of the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. She previously designed for Louis Vuitton in Paris, before returning to Auckland where she worked for Karen Walker.

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By Rob Drent Is the Auckland Council review of placing life rings at its wharves really going far enough quickly enough?

The review follows the death of five-yearold Haoran Chen who drowned after falling into the sea from the Torpedo Bay wharf last month.

The wharf had no life rings or information about the dangers the tide can cause at the spot.

The tragedy also highlights a disconnect between local authorities. Devonport Wharf has life rings, but is overseen by Auckland Transport, a council-controlled agency, technically not council itself.

Surely this is a case where there needs to be an Auckland-wide harbour policy. Other wharves – such as the wharf off Devonport Yacht Club, and other private jetties and structures – fall outside the auspices of council.

With summer arriving, a multi-pronged approach is needed, which includes watersafety education at local schools ahead of the wharf-jumping season.

Local knowledge of tidal and sea conditions should also be sought. And one local told me that to be most effective, life buoys should have a rope attached so if the first rescue

attempt is unsuccessful, the ring can be hauled back and then thrown again.

Those who pooh-pooh the benefits of retaining heritage should have gone to the Greg Johnson and Mel Parsons concert at the Victoria Theatre three weeks ago.

While perhaps best known as a cinema, the theatre is acoustically fantastic as a live venue.

Two sold-out nights is perhaps commercial proof as well.

A decade ago, the Vic was a less-thansparkling site, closed, deteriorating and facing an uncertain fate. It was only saved by determined community action, with council support and money to buy the building.

It has just celebrated 105 years and although it still needs earthquake-strengthening work, I am confident it will continue to be a community asset for many years yet.

I sometimes wonder if Devonport is quite the same community it was 20 or even 10 years ago. But acts of kindness and recognition persuade me that much of the old spirit remains.

We recently had a couple of tennis-playing guests who popped down to the Ngataringa Tennis club’s midweek morning session and were made most welcome. Then, the spirited farewell to local identity Peter Macpherson, a passionate member of the North Shore Rugby Club and Holy Trinity Church, and famous for being “Pete”, encapsulated the value placed on being a community-oriented person.

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Dust off your favourite sparkly number or pop into one of our great local boutiques to get a new one! The The is on glitzcountdown and glamour of and to help out we have a great selection of summer sleepwear, lingerie the social occasions and store for you and yours. that swimwear we enjoy ininthe lead-up Christmas This year,tothe Devonport Business Association is upon us. up with the City Mission to collect has teamed funds items for Christmas It’s stilland a bitwell-needed chilly in gifts.

There are 21 of piggy the evening (some us banks and 7 present collection throughout still have boxes our winter legs the village. that we are not ready to We have both a piggy bank and collection box show the world). So it can in-store. We are really excited to be a ‘Santa be a good idea to wear helper’ and already have some coins in the some nice sheer hosiery piggy bank. For the month of December, our to complete your party spare coat hanger sales, which we normally ensemble. In-store we give to the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation, will have the Bellamagia be donated to the City Mission.

Italian range, and the We also popped newhave NZ-made Sheers in the collection box a Heidi nightshirt, a NZ-made merino baby from Klum Columbine, priced beanie and a The pairright of boys gumboot socks to from $16.99 start the ballcan rolling. pantyhose really finish your outfit and we We have a number of items in-store with our can give you advice as clearance nightwear from $20, all our knicker to what would work best bin and pantyhose bin specials from $10 for you. each and our camisole specials all just $20 If you have open-toe can evento the each.

These make shoes great you donations get toeless youable can show your City Missiontights if yousoare to addoffan extra pedicure and polish, which of course you can something to your Christmas list. We also have getour from one of our beauty all clearance braslocal at $20 eachspas. if youAren’t would we lucky don’t havefortoyourself leave ourat bubble to like to getwe something the same get ready to party! time! These specials can also make great value secret-Santa workgetting presents extended If you need help in tooryour party family presents. in andincheck thewine selection. dress afterCome partaking someout extra and cheese over the winter, then we have a PS Funkita Swimwear for boys, girls and adults good selection of shapewear that can work. and new Stella McCartney Swim just arrived in.

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PPS Cane Thunderpants have arrived.

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Re the foam at Ngataringa Park (Flagstaff, 17 November): I thought you’d be interested in the attached photo from 25ish years ago, when a more spectacular outbreak happened.

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A young gun who is off target To the young gun who seems to hate heritage (Flagstaff, 17 November).

What attracted me to Devonport was the buildings. The writer who ranted about heritage laws and house prices, assumed that current homeowners are mostly old people, domiciled here for years and the likely proponents of heritage laws and societies. As if there is some grand ploy to capitalise on heritage sites without thinking about the ‘children’ who need a foot in the door to buy homes.

The writer blunders right into the stereotype he creates by being unwittingly opposed to heritage, blaming long-established residents and culture for the rise in house prices. (Seriously?)

He seems uncertain of his own position, not very clear what he is complaining about – and seems more embittered for not being able to own the house he wants on the street he wants.

As I understand it, most homeowners in Devonport care about heritage and the character of their homes, and achieved their purchases after many years of hard work and a desire to live in Devonport as it is. Some even inherited these homes from their parents who made these investments with their children and grandchildren in mind and successfully created “financial opportunities” for them.

It is precisely the sparsely populated suburbs that create the relaxed atmosphere, enhanced green and clean public spaces that makes Devonport an attractive place to live in. Many of the schools, bars, cafés and restaurants, as

well as the cinema, are in heritage buildings, making them so appealing and good. The writer lists these things about Devonport he appreciates, but overlooked the structures and infrastructure that enhances them and makes Devonport desirable.

I have been part of heritage societies for several years now (despite not owning a home), and chose a profession that reflects that. I’m a single mother just turned 30, working two jobs to rent in Devonport. I can’t afford my dream home here, not yet. However, I can provide my daughter (and myself) with the opportunity and pleasure to be surrounded by the charm, beauty and the heritage of the homes on our streets. Perhaps, some day, I can afford a house here. Until then, I will live here and protect and support the heritage of this community where I want to be.

I have thought about the future of my kid(s) – if I raise them correctly, their understanding and knowledge of the buildings in Devonport will enhance their drive and ability to recognise “financial opportunities”. I have thought about the future of my child, which is why I encourage my child to learn and appreciate the buildings, to understand their cultural value and strive to protect the things that improve our lives, and shape our identities.

Really – move to the East Coast Bays area.

It’s cheaper and has all the facilities that you want without the buildings. Devonport is special because of that! ​Lalie van Woerden

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America’s Cup veteran helps fine-tune Kiwi Olympians Ian Stewart is Yachting New Zealand’s new high-performance director. He and his family recently returned to Devonport after spending three years in Bermuda, where Stewart worked for Oracle Team USA. He spoke to Maire Vieth about coming home.

The 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo are less than three years away, and it’s game on for Ian Stewart, whose job is to put New Zealand’s top sailors in a position to medal.

Running an Olympic campaign is new for Stewart, who arrived in the job in November after an America’s Cup campaign where he was operations and logistics manager for Oracle Team USA. Stewart has extensive America’s Cup experience. Before joining Oracle, he was Team New Zealand’s logistics manager from 2003 until 2015.

The country’s Olympic sailors have a strong recent record to live up to. The sailing team returned from the 2016 Rio Games with a medal haul of four. Peter Burling and Blair Tuke won gold in the Men’s 49er class; Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie silver in the Women’s 470; Alex Maloney and Molly Meech silver in the Women’s 49er FX; and Sam Meech bronze in the Laser. The Rio team matched New Zealand’s previous Olympic sailing medal record of Barcelona in 1992.

Stewart knows expectations are high on back of the Olympic success. “I have just walked into something that has gone particularly well. My predecessor [Jez Fanstone] did a bloody good job and was universally liked. So, the pressure is on,” he says.

But it’s a good kind of pressure. The strong performances mean his job is about finetuning what’s working rather than rebuilding what’s not. “It is more of a refinement process because certainly nothing here is broken,” he says.

Stewart was there to witness New Zealand sailors achieve another momentous victory in the America’s Cup in Bermuda this year.

From the Team USA base, he watched underdog Emirates Team New Zealand first win the Louis Vuitton Cup and then dominate as America’s Cup challenger, racing against Oracle, and winning 7-1.

Sailing on... Ian Stewart’s love of yachting has taken him from P Class races on Lake Taupo to a successful and varied international career “It was definitely a double-edged feeling,” he says.

Stewart will now be looking after some of those who outsailed the American team: Peter Burling, Blair Tuke, Andy Maloney and Josh Junior are members of the New Zealand high-performance sailing team.

For now, Stewart is learning the ropes in his new role, meeting funders, getting to know the sailors and studying current processes. “It’s still hard to say what a typical day at the office actually looks like,” he says.

But then Stewart’s career has never been one that has typical days. He says campaign cycles have defined most of his life, starting in 2001 when he signed on as manager for Kevin Shoebridge’s 2000-2002 Volvo Ocean Race.

“Whether it’s the ‘around the world’, the America’s Cup or now the Olympic races, campaigns are all very much based around four-year cycles,” he says.

A father of three, Stewart says his line of work carries a degree of insecurity. “It’s taken a while to get used to but it’s the way we have lived since the 1990s. The yachting life is definitely hand to mouth, but I guess it’s the life I chose.”

Stewart loves his work. “Each cycle is well defined, your goals are so clear. And the people are generally there for the right reasons. So it’s a good atmosphere.”

The work is ever-evolving and moves through different cycles: design, building, launching, sailing, development, testing and

then finally racing, he says.

His job changes with each part of the process. “When we moved the venue from San Francisco to Bermuda, my job was to relocate the whole team of 70 sailors and their wider families, build a new facility, and to do it with the least inconvenience to everyone and in the most cost-effective way,” he says.

His colleagues are a diverse bunch. “You have a sizeable team made up of a wide range of skills – from the incredibly clever designers and engineers, boatbuilders, machinists, electronic specialists and software designers, to the sailors,” he says.

“Plus America’s Cup campaigns have quite a flat management structure, so you take on other roles as needed,” he says.

His role at Yachting New Zealand is similar. “As in any campaign, your components are your time, your people and your budgets. And you facilitate a team to do the best they can with their Olympic goals.”

A key difference to other teams is that Olympic sailors are not all in the same boat.

“They sail in different boats, but still there is a strong and supportive team environment where sailors train together and share knowledge. And working with their closest rivals, they can get the best out of their sailing that way,” he says.

Stewart grew up in Taupo, where his father worked as an engineer. “Dad started off with the Wairakei geothermal project. My parents loved the outdoorsy life, so dad moved on

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Stewart junior started sailing on the lake in a P-class dinghy, the preferred training boat for Kiwi kids of his generation.

He followed the typical youth progression for New Zealand sailors at the time.

“It was not too dissimilar, other than that the infrastructure was not as well planned.

There were coaching programmes but not as well structured as now. And there was support but not as comprehensive as it is now,” he says.

Stewart competed in the 1984 Youth World Championships in San Diego in the boy’s doublehanded (a crew of two) category.

New Zealand sailing was on top of the world then as it is now. “There was a real purple patch of New Zealand sailing,” Stewart says.

He recalls how in the early 1980s, David Barnes and H a m i s h Wi l l c o x won three 470 world championships, and in 1984, Russell Coutts, a sailor only four years older than him, won a gold medal in the Finn Class at the 1984 Olympic Games. Sir Peter Blake and Grant Dalton won Whitbread Round the World Races – Blake skippering the winning Steinlager 2 in 1989-90 and Dalton NZ Endeavour in 1993-94. Then in 1995, Team New Zealand won its first America’s Cup. Stewart’s best sailing was in that period too.

He competed in two round-the-world races. In the 1993-94 Whitbread race, he was helmsman and trimmer aboard Tokio with Chris Dickson. And in 1997-98, he sailed in the Volvo Ocean Race with Grant Dalton

aboard Merit Cup. Both teams came second.

In 1995, Stewart sailed with Chris Dickson as part of the Tag Heuer Team in the Louis Vuitton Cup, placing third behind Sir Peter Blake’s winning Kiwi team on Black Magic, which eventually took the cup off the Americans.

With all his work overseas, Devonport has been an anchor for Stewart.

Sixteen years ago, he and wife Tessa moved to the suburb from Mt Eden to raise their children. “If you have a dream of your kids growing up pushing their boats off the local beach and of being involved in the local yacht club, then Devonport is hard to beat,” Stewart says.

His kids made the most of the dream.

Kate (19), Greta (17) and Lachie (14) Stewart learned to sail at Wakatere Boating Club.

These days, Lachie competes internationally in a Laser, Greta is heading to China for the Youth World Championships in the mixed Nacra 15 and Kate wants to become an Olympic sailor in the 49erFX. She and sailing partner Erica Dawson now train alongside Alex Maloney and Molly Meech. “They hope to become purposeful training partners for them, to learn from them with the view of one day being an Olympic representative in the class,” Stewart says.

When not sorting out America’s Cup logistics in Valencia or San Francisco, Stewart helped out at Wakatere, supporting the Optimist programme set up by fellow sailor and Devonport local Terry Nicholas.

Stewart feels a strong connection to Wakatere’s Opti sailors, and is proud of their recent top-four placings at the Optimist

“It’s still hard to say what a typical day at the office actually looks like.”

North Island champs on Lake Taupo.

Three years ago, the Stewarts sold their Devonport house, packed up and moved to Bermuda, before returning here again in October. “Bermuda was very different from here, but at the same time also smallcommunity living, so you’d liken it to Devonport a lot. A lot of people felt a little claustrophobic on an island the size of Waiheke in the middle of the Atlantic, but our family had a bloody happy time,” Stewart says.

He holds Devonport’s sailing community in high regard as well. “I was at Wakatere the other Sunday and there were Grant Beck and his son Logan Dunning Beck coaching the Optis – the world’s top sailors putting back into grass-roots sailing at their local club. It’s a special go-around, and it means we have a pretty strong representation among high-performance sailors from this peninsula,” he says.

Recent high achievers have been boardsailor Tom Ashley, who won gold in Beijing in 2008, long-time Olympic coach Grant Beck, Youth America’s Cup skipper Logan Dunning Beck, Olympic 470 sailor Paul Snow-Hansen, and world-cup holder in the 49ers, Jack Simpson.

“It’s pretty cool for our little town by the sea,” Stewart says.

Yachting New Zealand has local sailors in various programmes: Snow-Hansen in the high-performance team and Dunning Beck in the Youth America’s Cup team. Simpson, Dunning Beck, Markus Somerville and Kate Stewart are in the Aon Fast Track Squad, and the Youth Trust Team includes local sailors Francesco Kayrouz, Henry Haslet and brothers Sam and James Barnett.

Outside yachting Stewart enjoys a game of tennis.

“Tess plays a really nice game of tennis.

When we go down to the Ngataringa Tennis Club, she works me from side to side until I end up throwing my racket at her and we go home,” he says, laughing.

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Pedal power has arrived!

Devonport’s cycling doctor opts for a Tour d’Oz

Devonport GP Alastair Borwick is giving up his local practice to work in small-town hospitals around Australia and New Zealand.

A long-time road cyclist and co-founder last couple of years Borwick have seen(58) electric of The Devonport Espressos, has bikes reach critical mass in public perception long followed his own advice to patients “to and, as and Auckland more congested get out get fit”.roads Nowget he figures it is time and city lives more stressful, to set a new kind of example –the on idea how of to getting an e-bikework to commute better balance and life.or for recreation makes sense.arrived at the Anne St Medical Borwick But like any new technology, there the Centre in 2001.

He says patients he firstissaw good, the bad, and the ugly.

So we pedalled when they were young children have lately over to to electrify.nz at babies their new Browns started bring their to see him. Bay store to get the low-down on going electric.

His first job out of Otago Medical School And who ask; electrify.nz is one had been at abetter smalltohospital in Whanganui. of the largest importers/distributors of e-bikes And small hospitals are where he now wants in New Zealand, to return to work. specialising in Europeandesigned and built bikes.

He will first have at least two months off Having started out in the earlycourse days of and complete an advanced trauma in e-bike retailing, electrify.nz is now returning Melbourne that will prepare him for work in to its roots by opening boutique retail outlets small hospitals.

His plan is to work in blocks nationwide.

We spoke with the owner-operator of a few weeks at a time, only on weekends of North Shore,off.Devonport and electrify.nz to have the five weekdays resident Alex Munro.

Borwick points to a range of towns on a “Europe is the centre R&D, so map of Australia.

“Theseofaree-bike all towns with naturally that’s where the leading design and between 3000 and 5000 people, in a district technology comes from. daysofofthe clunky, of maybe 15,000.

They The are out way ungainly, ugly e-bikes are over – our bikes and the hospitals are looking for experienced are sleek, futuristicdoctors, and sexy. is an GPs, not hospital toAnd workthere there.” e-bike for every application, from commuting, Borwick wants to do the same in New to leisure “There cruising, trail fullZealand. is atolot of riding, need intoplaces suspension MTBs – we even have aAnd tandem! like Westport or the Coromandel. those “But not all e-bikes are equal. There are a lot of what we call ‘Alibaba specials’ in the market; no-name bikes branded locally by the importer with dubious warranty and feature claims. And they aren’t even cheap!

So be wary of e-bike brands that don’t exist in international markets and claims like ‘designed for NZ conditions’ or ‘the best e-bikes in the world’. We focus on finding our customers the right e-bike for them and we only import quality e-bikes from international brands, backed by solid warranties.

“We import e-bikes from Stromer (Switzerland), Gepida (Hungary), Kreidler (Germany), Bottecchia (Italy) and of course our best-selling Magnum (USA) e-bikes, which are designed in Germany.”

It’s clear that the biggest positive of e-bikes is in their usability. They put the fun back into cycling and expand its possibilities. You can commute to work and not arrive sweaty – save the workout for your return ride. No more hills or headwinds means e-cycling is a means of recreation and transport. So instead of being a weekend warrior who hits the trails once in a while, you can build cycling into your daily life.

And as e-bike technology comes of age, cycling infrastructure is growing rapidly. City cycleways, the trails springing up all over the country and (hopefully) the Skypath across the harbour bridge in 2018. Even the AA has just announced that it has extended roadside assistance to e-bikes. Proof that e-bikes have arrived!

On his bike... GP Alastair Borwick is off to Australia in pursuit of a better work-life balance places often have great fishing spots and lifestyle change, as do their grown children cycling routes, so I could work a little less Alex, a musician and sound technician in and live a little more.”

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Victoria Theatre patronage continues to grow More than 56,000 tickets were sold at the Victoria Theatre over the past year – with the numbers attending up 30 per cent since the conversion to digital cinema three years ago.

Community use through private hire and performing arts has continued to be strong and (by seats) represents 18 per cent of all sold, according to the Victoria Theatre Trust report presented to its annual meeting last week.

“We are particularly pleased that the performing-arts-use component this year is up 1 per cent to 7 per cent. There is a

performing-arts event on average every week at the Vic,” trust co-chair Margot McRae said.

Other developments during the year included: • extending the management contract to Philipp Jaser of the Vic Limited for a further five years • installation of 70 new seats • improvments to the lounge bar area and external signage, and placement of a heritage plaque • improved disability access to the

downstairs cinema • added downpipes and improved roof flashings after flooding in June/July • continued remedial work on toilets and plumbing The trust thanked treasurer David Downs in particular for his work: at the same time he was undergoing cancer treatment.

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The cost of earthquake-strengthening the Victoria Theatre has been estimated by a quantity surveyor at $5.8 million plus GST. The cost includes construction and all related costs such as neighbour liaison and temporary part-cinema relocation.

A report to the Victoria Theatre Trust said funding had become increasingly difficult to come by for heritage buildings, partly due to the number of restorations needed following the Christchurch and Kaikoura earthquakes.

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Devonstock – the annual pre-Christmas Devonport Rock Festival – is gearing up with an interesting line-up of young and more seasoned talent.

The all-ages free concert takes place at Windsor Reserve on December 10, from 2-5.30 pm.

The festival is organised by local teenagers to showcase the music of young artists.

This year’s performers include the smooth, funky rhythms of Molly + The Chromatics, up-and-coming indie-rockers Dirty Pixels, local hard hitters Slipstream, singer-songwriter Freya, Theo Sawyer’s dynamic and engaging acoustic pop, and youthful local rock combo Neon Flame.

Food and craft stalls will also be on-site.

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With NCEA exams taking up the time of many TGS students, a smaller group of 30 international students, who do not have to sit these exams because they arrived later in the academic year, have been offered a varied and fascinating programme.

The group began the month-long programme with peer-support training, where they learnt how to work together as a group and develop their leadership skills. They have been on trips to places like Rangitoto Island, Piha Beach and Parakai Hot

The end of an era It is the end of an era for the school. Former Associate Principal, Mr Terry Holding, who has held an administrative position since he stepped down from that role at the end of 2013, is retiring from the profession. Since 2014, he has held roles as the Relationships Manager and a reprisal of his role as the Director of International Students, as well as heading up special projects as required.

Today, a special function is being held to acknowledge Mr Holding’s immense contribution to TGS. His 36 years’ service in one school is an achievement in itself. That service has included: Head of the English Department, Director of Curriculum, Assistant Principal, Deputy Principal and Associate Principal, Head Timetabler, international conference presenter, Head of the

Springs, as well as working with local primary school children in a community service role.

Departments around the school have run special classes in Performing Arts, English, Maths, Science, Food Technology, Hard and Soft Technology, Photography, Languages, Media, Geography and more. Students launched rockets, wood-carved designs, programmed laser printers and even performed their very own choreographed stage show. They experienced what it is like to train on

a rowing erg, and later visited the TGS rowing club at Bayswater Marina to learn their way around the boats. One day was spent with the IB students leading an Amazing Race challenge in Auckland city, while the library staff put everyone through their paces. The Special Education department also enjoyed the company of the international students for a day. The programme drew to a close with the students helping to plan and prepare a traditional hangi for all the staff involved.

TGS Leadership Institute, International Student Director, football coach, musical-show director and rowing master, all of which clearly indicate that the level of his influence on the direction of the school has been extensive and considerable.

He has been at the forefront of many of the changes, developments and initiatives undertaken by the school since 1982. He was instrumental in writing the Accreditation document to deliver NCEA at its implementation in 2002, and authorisation for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in 2012.

When asked what he will miss most about being in a school, he said: “The endless variety of things that happen every day.” He is highly valued by staff as a wise counsellor and confidante, as an inspirational speaker and for his professional manner at all times. He will be missed by us all.

There is a second retirement of an esteemed colleague. Mrs Pat Barnett, who joined the TGS English department, initially in a part-time role in 1999, has been a calm, wise, caring professional for the past 19 years. Her unflappable manner and her amazing wealth of knowledge have been much appreciated by her students and colleagues alike. Over the years, it has been a bit of a family affair, with her husband Neil, who was also on the TGS staff for many years, and is now our kaumatua, and their daughter, Lucy (Mrs Perry) as a teacher since 2006, and currently the HOF Physical Education.

Pat’s current position is as Assistant HOF, a role she has held since 2010. Her guidance has been invaluable to three Faculty heads over the past eight years and she will leave a large hole in the fabric of the English department.

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Our youngest performers Our TGS Broadway Squad, students in Years 7 -10 from both BIS and TGS, made history by participating in the first-ever Junior Theatre Celebration New Zealand at Auckland Town Hall recently. This squad was the largest group there, by more than double, and they ‘made it work’ (like they say on Project Runway) with the small stage space available. The students demonstrated great professionalism, taking on board whatever came their way. Congratulations to our Belle, Lauren Towns, on receiving the award

for Excellence in an individual performance of a female, selected from all 300 students in attendance.

The support of our wonderful chaperones was greatly appreciated by the students throughout a long day. And thanks to our talented student mentors, and choreographer Emma Self, for their In late October, the squad also gave an amazing creativity and hard work, and to Annamarie Dixon performance at Takapuna Normal Intermediate – a for working magic with the costumes, supported by full 15-minute highlights package from the soon-tomentor Lily; and of course to the Broadway Squad be-released Broadway Junior title, Madagascar JR. students themselves.

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A talented designer Tessa wishart, the Top Year 12 Technology, Soft Materials student for 2017, has placed second in a design competition for her laser cutter work. The photo showing off Tessa’s design is modelled by loretta Riach.

Top sports talent recognised Last week, the awards ceremony for the College Sport Auckland Young Sportsperson of the Year saw four TGS students as finalists, for their dedicated and outstanding efforts in their respective sports. Sofie Safkova won her division – taking out the individual award for Girls Orienteering. Congratulations also to the other three finalists: Keenan Hodge (Volleyball), Sebastian Safka (Orienteering) and Oscar Elworthy (Cycling).

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Slow progress on crossing

DestinationDevonport The second edition of Devonport Flagstaff’s Destination Devonport will be published in December.

This special edition of the Flagstaff will feature will feature what’s on, things to do and places to visit in Devonport over summer.

Instead of being delivered to housdeholds, 10,000 copies will be circulated to local cafes, businesses, art galleries, Devonport library, the volunteer information centre, the front desk at Devonport Tours (Auckland City) and in stands around Devonport. It will also be online.

Destination Devonport is written for tourists and visitors, attracting them to Devonport and its local businesses.

Zebra crossings could finally be installed on Clarence St – 11 years after council identified safety issues there.

The original crossings were highlighted in the Devonport Master Plan (2006) to address pedestrian safety.

An Auckland Transport (AT) concept design is now going out for public consultation.

A raised zebra crossing at the Bartley Tce New World car park entrance and a second one across Clarence St, near the Wynyard St fountain, are proposed. Kerb extensions are also part of the design, and said to promote slower vehicle speed. The cost of the project is estimated at $287,000.

AT is also investigating pedestrian improvements at the Victoria Rd/Kerr St intersection, speed humps along Williamson Ave and a pedestrian crossing and refuge island on Jutland Rd, near Hauraki School.

Destination Devonport will be published on 15 December 2017.

If you are interested in advertising in this summer-long publication, please contact us at sales@devonportflagstaff.co.nz PHOTO CREDITS:

Fullers Ferry – William Capper; Devonport – Xiquinhosilva; Waterfront Sunset – Summer Skyes 11; Mt Victoria Panorama – Rueben Strayer; Mushroom Tops – Russell Street; Yacht – Ronnie MacDonald; Esplanade on Victoria Road – Yasuhiro Chatani.

New Devonport Creche fencing costs $65,000 A new boundary fence and fire egress path at the Devonport Creche have been completed at a cost of $65,000, according to a report to the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board.

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Devonport Squash Club champions 2017

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Ollie French won the Devonport Squash Club’s men’s championship for the second year in a row last Saturday, beating Nick Griffiths 3-2 in the final.

Annie Hall won the women’s division, 46beating Nic Larking. The Junior boys champion was Ben Edwards, who beat Marshall Heath in the final.

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Takapuna Grammar School seeks a full-time Receptionist to work term time only starting mid-January, 2018. Experienced in office administration you will be the first point of contact for visitors coming to and calling the school office. Professional presentation and communication a must. You will work as part of a team, have a sense of humour, be calm under pressure, IT savvy and have flexibility and a willingness to work extra hours as required from time to time.

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Devonport businesses are getting behind Auckland City Mission ‘Santa’s Helpers’ campaign in the lead-up to Christmas.

Devonport retailers will be be offering opportunities to purchase ‘extra gifts’ in stores, as well as setting up collection sites for shoppers and locals who may want to contribute to the appeal.

Devonport Business Improvement District Manager Toni van Tonder says: “Giving to those who have less in life is part of the fabric of the Devonport community. We just wanted to find a way to make this as easy as possible at the time of the year when it’s needed most.”

Support for the appeal is being complemented by a free gift-wrapping service that will be run out of the former i-Site building at 3 Victoria Rd. “We’re also working alongside the Claystore to get a giant Christmas tree up in a visible village location and will be bringing carols into the community with a performance by the North Shore Brass Academy and the Holy Trinity Gospel Group.”

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The business association will also be working with Devonport Community House on a range of Christmas activities for all the family – including a special Santa’s Grotto.

“Devonport is a wonderful place to be at this time of the year and we want to start building Christmas rituals that take the stress out of the festive season and instead focus on bringing people together,” says van Tonder.

Christmas events in Devonport From early December, Devonport village will come alive with a series of Christmas events: Free present-wrapping: 3 Victoria Rd. For gifts bought locally, a volunteerled wrapping service is available from 11am-3pm on every December weekend: 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24; and 6-8pm Thursday 21 and Friday 22 December.

City Mission collection points: In participating retail stores and in the former Devonport i-Site at 3 Victoria Rd. Songs for City Mission: North Shore Brass Academy, Saturday 9 December, 11am. Holy Trinity Gospel Group Saturday 16 December, 1-2pm.

Devonport Lions Santa Parade and Christmas Festival: Sunday 3 December, 11am– 3pm.

Santa’s Grotto at the Community House: Mondays 11 and 18 December, 12-2.30pm. Saturdays 16 and 23, Sunday 17, Thursday 21, Friday 22, 11am-1pm.

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Hillary Block pocket park goes ahead Ngati Whatua o Orakei’s proposed land swap for a Hillary Block playground has received the green light from the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board.

The swap involves a straightening of access ways through the iwi’s consented Hillary Block development on former Navy land along Eversleigh Rd. It also brings 1,718 square metres of iwi land into a public pocket park.

Council received 57 submissions on the

proposal, of which 34 were objecting to it.

Council officers said only 12 of the objections related directly to the land swap and were ultimately “deemed to have limited merit.”

The remaining submissions objected to the intensification and traffic and were out of scope of the Reserves Act 1977 consultation requirement.

Ngati Whatua’s development will replace 82 former navy houses with 300 new residential dwellings.

Golf club to poison wilding Phoenix palms Waitemata Golf Club will poison a large number of Phoenix palms along the periphery of its grounds.

Auckland Council considers the palms pest plants and the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board has allocated a $1900 grant

to the club to fund half the total cost of getting rid of them.

Although the club has its own ‘Dad’s Army’, who are a group of maintenance volunteers, the task of controlling the palms was too big and dangerous for them.

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December 1, 2017

Summer fun in parks continues for kids and carers More than 15 years after the weekly Devonport Peninsula Trust “Summer Fun” play sessions in local parks started, they are as popular as ever.

About 60 preschoolers and parents visited the session at Bayswater Park last Thursday and close to 90 come regularly to Windsor Reserve, says Carolyn Pomeroy who, with colleague Ines Gereda, runs the sessions throughout summer. “It’s mostly locals who come but we also have visitors stopping by. And no matter how many kids there are, we always seem to have enough toys for them all to play with,” she says.

Devonport Community Coordinator Maria Teape says there has been a noticeable change over the years. “These days more parents are working. We have more nannies and au pairs come with the children. We also see lots of dads,” she says. “But the general feedback tells us it’s still a really valuable thing to do. People rate that it’s free, friendly and relaxed and the kids really like the toys. It’s a happy place.”

The 9.30–11am sessions run on Tuesdays at Windsor Reserve (5 Dec–12 Dec and 9 Jan–27 March) and on Thursdays at Bayswater Park (7 Dec–14 Dec and 11 Jan–29 March).

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December 1, 2017

Heartfelt hakas farewell Shore’s most dedicated fan

Powerful tribute... Buck Shelford (far right) leads a haka for the late Peter Macpherson.

Right: North Shore Rugby leavers perform their own haka for the avid club supporter.

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December 1, 2017

Tributes aplenty in overflowing funeral for local identity

A colourful character with a ready smile…Pete Macpherson

Peter Macpherson received the send-off he might have dreamed of. After a service at Holy Trinity Church attended by hundreds of locals, legendary All Black skipper Buck Shelford led a haka for Macpherson on the church’s front lawn.

Shelford was at Macpherson’s bedside at North Shore Hospital when he died of heart failure at the age of 53.

Peter’s brother Tony, who lives at Stanley Point, says so many locals had been to visit that Macpherson was moved to a private room that could accommodate the crowd.

Peter Macpherson, the youngest of four siblings, moved to Devonport with his father 10 years ago, and settled in fast.

He had Williams Syndrome, a genetic condition with symptoms that include “an

open and friendly nature and a desire to talk,” says Tony. He had his first open heart surgery at the age of six.

The North Shore Rugby Club, North Shore Cricket Club and Holy Trinity Church, all a stone’s throw from the Vauxhall Rd house he shared with his father, became second homes.

“He loved talking to people,” says Tony.

Holy Trinity Vicar Charmaine Braatvedt says Peter was a regular at church camp, where he performed his own haka only two weeks prior to his death. “He taught me two important lessons,” she says. “He was a witness to the power of the ministry of a smile. And he believed that everyone loved him, which became a self-fulfilling prophecy,” she says.

Macpherson had been one of the longestliving people with Williams Syndrome.

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heat at Scotty Brewer Skate Day A solar halo appeared in the sky above the more than 200 participants competing in the Scotty Brewer Skate Day last weekend. The event honours the late Scotty Brewer, a local teenager who loved to skateboard and who died tragically in 1998.

The annual skate competition is organised by the Devonport Peninsula Trust and this year was run by Simon Thorp from the Young Guns Skate School.

The all-ages event featured three age-group competitions (Under 10, Under 13 and Under 16) as well as a Girls and an Open division.

The place-getters were: Under 10: 1. Dusty Schmidhalter-Ward; 2.

Enzo Vincent; 3. Arlo Miller. Under 13: 1. Ollie Maclaurin; 2. Will Gibb; 3. Dusty Schmidhalter-Ward. Under 16; 1. Cato Dobbs; 2. Theo Clarke; 3. Brooklyn Rock Murdoch. Women: Daisy Boon. Open:1. Shaun Boucher; 2. Mitchell McCarthy; 3. Sean Bone.

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