26 February 2016 Devonport Flagstaff

February 26, 2016

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Ram-raiders strike again in Devonport

A robbery last weekend left the shopfront of Glengarry Devonport smashed and the shelves emptied for the second time since December.

Store manager Alisdair McKenzie told the Flagstaff the ram-raiders struck at 3.30am on

Sunday, when a car crashed into the shop’s front door on Clarence St.“It was exactly like the last one. The same products were stolen, the same damage was done,” he said.

CCTV footage shows four people in hoodies clearing out most of the gin, vodka

and rum shelves behind the counter.

“It looks like they were after stuff to drink rather than sell on. All the expensive champagnes were untouched,” he said.

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Ram raiders strike again

attended the scene on Sunday and were looking closely at the black-and-white footage.

“You can see some of their faces and the licence plate on the car, which was stolen,” he said.

The car was a small hatchback.

McKenzie said a stocktake would determine exactly how much was stolen.

T h e s h o p ’s f r o n t d o o r, windows and grille also needed replacing, he said.

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Knife wielded in dairy robbery

Bayswater Superette owners Eaja and James Kim are still traumatised two weeks after two young men in balaclavas jumped across the counter of their shop, one with a knife in hand, and stole $1,000 worth of cigarettes and cash.

Two men, one of whom is understood to live in Bayswater, have since been arrested and charged in relation to the robbery.

James Kim says the offenders had visited the dairy once or twice in the days before the raid.

At 3.50 pm on February 12, one of them entered the otherwise empty store and quickly jumped across the counter, he says.

The second man, who had a knife and a bag, waited at the door for a couple of seconds before following.

Eaja was at the counter by herself at the time – James and a friend were painting a room at the rear of the premises. When they heard Eaja scream, they rushed to her aid, by which time the two men were on their way out.

The Kims’ neighbour Stephen Forno, who had also heard the screams, ran out from his home and tackled one of the robbers.

“He had the cigarettes in one arm and I had him by the other, so I had total control of him,” Forno says.

“But when the other guy came at me with a crowbar, I let go. It wasn’t worth getting hurt but I had stalled them long enough for other neighbours to identify the car. Its rear licence plate was covered up with masking tape.”

The Kims’ 16-year-old son Andrew spotted that the front licence plate was uncovered and took down the number.

The Flagstaff understands that police caught one suspect on the night and hunted down the second on the following Wednesday, with the help of the Eagle helicopter.

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Return of the slugs: dog owners beware walking their dogs.

Since 2010, it has been mostly quiet sea-slugwise, he said. “From time to time people come in and say they saw something on the beach, but this was the first time someone actually brought one in.”

Auckland Council Manager Environmental Health, Mervyn Chetty, said the presence of the toxic sea slug (Pleurobranchaea maculate) on Auckland beaches continues to be monitored by Auckland Council and any complaints received by members of the public are investigated.

“In 2009 and 2010 there was an unusual population explosion of these sea slugs that resulted in extremely large numbers of the toxic sea slugs washing up on Narrow Neck Beach and other nearby beaches. It is believed that this population explosion coincided with an abundant food source and

Hundreds of sea slugs washed up on Cheltenham Beach last Friday, after a week of stormy summer weather.

In 2010, toxic sea slugs appeared on Cheltenham and Narrow Neck Beaches, where two dogs died after eating them.

The Flagstaff spotted the slugs at low tide, among large amounts of seaweed and horse mussel shells that had washed up on the North Head end of the beach overnight.

Some were cucumber-sized, some smaller.

Two days earlier, a concerned local also found a slug on Cheltenham beach and took it to Shore Vets on Ewen Alison Ave for inspection.

Vet Neil Waddell said the creature did not look to him like the toxic sea slug found locally six years ago, which was smaller, grey and gilled. “But I am by no means an expert on this,” he said. As a precaution, Waddell advised dog owners to be cautious around the slugs while From page 1

Council is monitoring… a sea slug at Cheltenham Beach in particular the presence of a large bed of Asian Date Mussels off Narrow Neck Beach.

“This mussel bed has now disappeared, with population levels of the sea slug returning to normal.

“Since the return to regular population levels there have been no positive identifications of the toxic sea slug washing up on Auckland’s beaches,” he said.

Eliza McCartney wins Halberg Emerging Talent Award

Devonport pole-vaulter Eliza McCartney won the Halberg Emerging Talent Award last week and got the chance to rub shoulders with sporting heavyweights such as Richie McCaw and Steve Hansen.

McCartney follows in the footsteps of other TGS sporting greats – cricketer Bert Sutcliffe, who won the inaugural supreme award in 1949; Peter Blake, supreme winner in 1990; and Jacko Gill, who won the 2011 Emerging Talent award.

The next day her feet were back on the ground: she was at training, doing pole-vault related gymnastics all Friday afternoon.

McCartney says it was a long and wonderful night, with her parents, coach and boyfriend, who accompanied her to the award ceremony.

She had been a finalist for the same award

last year, but since then broke the world junior record in the pole-vault with a 4.64 m jump, and qualified for this year’s Olympics.

She currently holds every national pole-vault record and her personal best stands at 4.65m.

McCartney says the $10,000 sporting scholarship that accompanies the award will help her finance the overseas trips she is taking this year, including a New Zealand Athletics pre-Olympic camp held in Mannheim, Germany, and the trip to Rio itself.

Meeting Richie McCaw and Steve Hansen, as well as many other top New Zealand athletes, was “unlike anything else,” McCartney says.“I had seen the All Blacks on TV for years but to see them in the flesh as they were awarded for what they have achieved last year was amazing.”

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Sunday Folk a bustling yet intimate affair Folk in the Park, the Devonport Folk Club’s annual pilgrimage down to the village from its home on Mount Victoria, drew a colourful crowd of around 250 last Sunday.

Musicians forsook the band rotunda stage behind Devonport Library to set up on the grass, only metres from their audience’s picnics.

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February 26, 2016

By Rob Drent

While Fullers is getting it in the neck in some quarters for raising its ferry prices this month (when fuel costs have dropped recently), there has also been almost universal condemnation of the service provided this year.

Common complaints include: • late ferries • ferries cancelled (particularly the now timetabled 15-minute service at peak times), sometimes with barely a few minutes’ notice • waiting in the harbour for berths in the Auckland ferry terminal • failure to manage the scrum of cruise ship passengers who go to and from Devonport in February Fullers ferries used to run like clockwork, but this has not been the case in 2016.

Many appointments, business meetings, lectures and the like are missed due to inconsistent Fullers performance.

If Fullers is upping the price, it needs to up its service too.

The annual Devonport Rotary Food and Wine Festival used to be one of the significant February events for Devonport. It ran for 25 years, but was canned two years ago as it could not secure council funding. The costs of security, fencing and the general running of the festival had got too high.

Many locals had bemoaned the festival, with fewer seeming to attend each year.

But I had friends from the city who had the event diarised and would come over every year.

International visitors also loved the chance to sample local food, wine and music.

Unfortunately for Devonport, there has been little to replace it. Auckland Council and Tourism Auckland-supported events tend to be in larger catchments such as Takapuna, Albany or the East Coast Bays.

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The Weet-Bix Kids Tryathlon at Narrow Neck has been canned, largely due to Lake Rd congestion.

Is Devonport in danger of becoming a sleepy backwater? Surely there is a case for at least one large signature event a year.

What does ‘Living Local’ mean to you?

We really do live in the best part of Auckland. I think that every time I travel elsewhere!

One resident, it seems, has taken direct action against police “revenue collecting” using speed cameras in unmarked cars and vans on Memorial Drive. An eagle-eyed reader sent the Flagstaff this picture of a sign placed on Lake Rd last weekend. Ironically, it will achieve a dual purpose: reducing the number of speeding fines and also encouraging drivers to slow down.

“Weak” is how I would describe the Auckland Council Urban Design Panel’s review of the Ryman Healthcare proposal for a massive retirement village on Ngataringa Rd. In a scant two-page document, the bulk and size of the development has not been fully addressed one way or another. Ryman, however, did get slapped over the hand with a wet bus ticket for failing to present to the panel prior to lodging a full application.

Friends from outside Auckland sometimes ask me: “What’s the Devonport property market like?”

I went to the auction of a two-bedroom art-deco unit just up from the Victoria Theatre last Saturday. It was a do-up requiring perhaps $200,000 worth of work. The fact the property sold under the hammer for $810,000 after aggressive bidding perhaps answers the question.

On the drive back in from a trip away, I am always lifted by returning to Devonport, and the quality of living experience it brings.

As a local retailer, I am encouraged by the support experienced by my fellow quality business owners from the good folk of Devonport. When I eat at Corelli’s, it is always heaving (because the food and service is great)! I get sound and affordable legal advice from Alan Jones Law (on Wynyard Street – I highly recommend Alan), and the boys at Hammer Hardware look after me and are always busy and keen to please.

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New site promised for Takapuna Grammar rowers After being temporarily parked in the Blue Shed at Bayswater Marina for several years, Takapuna Grammar School (TGS) Rowing Club has now been promised enough land to build a permanent club facility nearby.

“It’s a new start for us,” says club president Don Bisset.

Once the club receives a licence to occupy the site, which includes 2 Sir Peter Blake Parade to the north-east of the current premises, it will start making long-term plans for a permanent base.

TGS Rowing will receive a two-year lease for the Blue Shed in the interim.

Numerous uncertainties still need to be rersolved, Bissett says.

“We need to finalise the requirements for the land, the zoning, etcetera.

“And we need more clarity on future water access too, which might involve dredging, because ideally we would like to launch from both sides of the marina.

“For a new permanent base, we need plans, permission and funding and all that, so we might have to make do with a couple of containers for a while in the short term, if the timing gets tight,” he says.

The new permanent facility could also become the base and storage facility for other community, recreational and masters rowers, as well as other North Shore schools, a council report states.

The club envisages the facility will be developed and operated by a separate entity, such as a trust or incorporated society, charged with promoting rowing on the North Shore.

TGS sporting successes Harry Waine was in the winning Auckland U19 Mens Team Pursuit team at the Elite and U19 Track National Championships in Cambridge this month.

TGS athletes brought home four medals from the New Zealand Secondary School Track and Field Nationals held in Timaru in December: Lucy Jacobs won gold in the Senior Girls 800m. Imogen Ayris won silver in the Open Girls pole vault and bronze in the Junior Girls triple jump. Julia Giurgiu came home with bronze in the Junior Girls 800m.

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Urban Design Panel critical of Ryman project TheAuckland Urban Design Panel says Ryman Healthcare’s proposal for a retirement village on Ngataringa Road is too bulky and should have been lodged with them earlier to allow it to be more thoroughly examined and substantially revised.

North Shore ward councillor Chris Darby says the panel’s assessment is largely in line with community worries. “They talk about their concerns with height in a different way, citing bulk and scale. In their own language, the panel members raise similar concerns as the local people have.”

The panel’s two-page review is critical of all elevations and the length of two buildings. View shafts are hard to identify and materials are not differentiated enough, it says.

The panel also says it would favour “limited additional height, internal to the site, to support achieving an improved skyline” and that the remaining Group Architects house on the

site’s Lake Rd frontage should be retained to acknowledge the site’s “rich cultural heritage”.

The panel says Ryman’s attempt to create a village atmosphere has not been realised. The circulation between buildings is poor, the outdoor spaces planned without regard to sun or wind exposure and the complex is shut off from the rest of the neighbourhood, it says.

Darby says the council’s resource consent team failed to see the triggers to refer the application to the panel in its early stages. “The panel is much more effective before someone like Ryman has expended a lot of resources with architects already.

That’s when they find themselves defending the design rather than taking refinements on board.”

Darby says due to late notice, the panel was only able to give the design a “cursory look” last December, when it added the Ryman review to its last 2015 meeting at the eleventh hour.

Architect Graeme Burgess was an advisor to the panel at the meeting.

More Special Housing Areas on peninsula in the pipeline The last batch of Special Housing Area (SHA) applications for the Devonport peninsula have been made, the Flagstaff understands.

Tranche 10 of the Auckland Housing Accord’s fast-tracked housing areas were put before the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board as a confidential item. The applications will be considered by Auckland Council before the Ministry of Housing announces approved

applications later this year.

Fourteen SHAs were granted this month in Tranche 9.

Only one local SHA has been approved so far. The development of Hillary Crescent, off Eversleigh Road, was announced by Ngati Whatua o Orakei’s commercial arm (Whai Rawa) last year.

An application for Bayswater Marina, made

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Trash can become treasure with local help Andrew Walters and Adam Benli, who will be running Devonport’s new community recycling facility from March 1, are looking for local talent to help them repair discarded items or make use of dumped materials.

“It could be anything from fixing an old barbecue to building picnic tables and chairs from recycled materials,” says Walters.

The pair are directors of Global Action Network, which won the council tender to take over the operation of the refuse and recycling site at 27 Lake Rd, currently run

by Waste Management.

This week, three 20-foot containers arrived at the Ready to upcycle… Andrew Walters (left) and site in preparation for the Adam Benli about to give a presentation at opening of the new facility. the Devonport Yacht Club One container will become a workshop, the other two a small shop where items repaired or made by are staying too. the business will be for sale.

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Lots of chatter at present about being Kiwi. Do we need a new flag or a NZ Day? I have noticed many new flagpoles appear around the peninsula sporting different options. In typical Devonport fashion, there are a lot of views to be heard and seen. The referendum is not far away now.

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Catching up with

February 26, 2016

Youth parliamentarian – Dani Clements-Levi

From watching Parliament TV as a teen, being selected as North Shore’s new Youth Minister of Parliament has been a political dream come true for Dani Clements-Levi.

The 16-year old Westlake Girls High School student will be taking her Youth MP seat in July. “I am being mentored by Maggie Barry and when I go to Wellington, I will literally sit in Maggie Barry’s seat,” says Dani, visibly excited about the prospect.

Dani says she has enjoyed politics from an early age. “I sometimes even watched Parliament TV and tried to talk to my friends about

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it, but they said I was boring. I like to watch the news. It can spark great conversations,” she says.

In the long term, Dani wants to be a politician. “But first I want to start up my own company and learn about business as a business owner. Then I would like to study law or business and political sciences at university at some point,” she says.

Dani, a former Devonport Scout, is involved in a number of local youth groups – from the Devonport Youth Forum that organises events like Devonstock, to the YMCA’s youth development group Raise Up, and Westlake Girl’s UNICEF and Amnesty International leaders groups. “I try to involve myself in a wide range of things. I also coach netball, have played badminton and netball for North Harbour and am signed to a modelling agency,” she says.

But the issue Dani cares most about is increasing the number of young voters in New Zealand. “I am coming up to the voting age but voting has dramatically dropped among 18 – 21 year olds recently, which is not good because each vote matters and political decisions really affect us young people for a long time,” she says.

Dani says schools should educate students further about the New Zealand electoral process. “We need political studies in the curriculum to learn about our own parliament. I

Making a beeline for politics…

Dani Clements-Levi will get first-hand experience inside the Beehive in July have only learned about the US government in school so far,” she says.

And Dani also wants to celebrate youth achievements. “We should not just focus on results but also on effort, whether it’s in sport, art or academics, like when you train for something very hard,” she says.

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Letters

February 26, 2016

Why the secrecy around iwi claims?

The proposed reduction in width of the marginal strip, from 20 metres, to 6 to 10 metres, at Torpedo Bay is disconcerting.

Every time I read your fine magazine I find out about another backroom deal with iwi.

It is really becoming quite nauseous.

Whilst Treaty settlements are supposed to resolve past grievances, this secrecy issue seems to be creating a few grievances, for ngati pakeha. Where there is the faintest option for secrecy, iwi in collusion with our public servants take the soft option. One of our basic tenets is the rule of law which states

we are all to be treated the same. Increasingly, iwi seem to be treated with kid gloves.

Our ineffective MP Maggie Barry seems to be too busy with the baubles of power to stand up for anything apart from her re-election.

You can fool some of the people some of the time but not all of the people all of the time.

Perhaps the State Services Commission should amalgamate the Office of Treaty Settlements, Land Information New Zealand and the Department of Conservation (which

administers the marginal-strip legislation), with the Security Intelligence Service.

On this basis, taxpayers and ratepayers would know where they stand. By taking the secrecy option at every opportunity, iwi and the developers of the proposed high-rise residential developments at Bayswater Marina confirm that they do have something to hide.

I challenge Maggie Barry to make a vocal stand against these secrecy issues. This could be your lasting legacy and would be appreciated by taxpayers and ratepayers.

Bruce Tubb

Big retirement village – bring it on A big retirement village would be a huge relief. Devonport has so few options for older people wanting to live somewhere low-maintenance.

A comprehensive retirement village development, including individual apartments, like that proposed in Ngataringa Rd would provide an option at last.

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Growth brings strains on infrastructure The last issue of our local rag had Roger Brittenden pointing out a positive way to change the fact that the community no longer has any meaningful influence in our community’s decision-making processes – either in council or parliament. I ask that our editor assists, or Roger sets up a site or email for such an organisation, to take the action required to alter the situation our great leaders have created to look after our affairs.

Our local MP is of no value to this community in Wellington either, given what has transpired under her rule. We need representation that is meaningful both in council and in parliament.

Maggie’s organisation proclaims they want to hear from like-minded people. It’s on the website; that statement says it all. As Minister for Conservation, she must see that we are witnesses to mass crowding and intensification of our village and natural environment.

We watch the cockle count at Cheltenham, but what about the sea biscuits and pipis?

Where has the sea grass gone? Where’s Maggie? Where’s the pest and vermin control to protect our birds? Reality is we need to fence

Flower power!

I would like to thank whoever is responsible for replanting and (hopefully) maintaining the flower tubs on our Main Street.

They look lovely and make such a difference to how people see the village - and such an improvement after years of neglect.

Pat Habgood

off a big area of the special environments like Cheltenham. The cockles can’t handle the tens of thousands of feet walking on them; even if you don’t dig them up they are in effect trampled to death. The policies that Maggies abides they call growth. The policies bring thousands and thousands more people to our small town, which destroys the environment. The cockles are dead in the water under these policies.

The money spent by Wellington does not go into conservation or protection. It goes mostly to huge roading companies, mates that make meaningful donations to the blue team and reap billions in contracts we really don’t need, building superhighways. The town we live in is groaning under pressure caused by mass inflows of people not required. The new growth taxes our infrastructure more than they benefit our community – roading, schooling, healthcare, amenities, conservation of the environment, housing… All that you can think of is going to the dogs. This affects us here in Devonport more than we care to imagine and Roger’s suggestion is a positive way forward.

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Interview

February 26, 2016

Chas Burgess on familiar turf in Devonport Chas Burgess has family origins in Devonport going back more than 150 years to some of the town’s earliest European settlers. He lives 50 metres from the grave of his great-great-grandfather, Isaac Burgess, who once owned half of Cheltenham.

The current chairperson of the Ngataringa Organic Garden spoke to Maire Vieth.

Chas Burgess is a hands-on kind of bloke.

When the Flagstaff arrived for an interview with the Ngataringa Organic Garden frontman, he had worked up a a good sweat in the summer heat at the Lake Rd plot.

“I unloaded a load of wood chips and laid some on the rhubarb. Then I did some weeding, organised a few tasks for some of our old Framework Trust days people and gave a South African visitor a tour of the grounds. After lunch, lethargy set in and I only managed to sweep the kitchen floors since,” Burgess said.

His shirt was drenched but the work is fulfilling. “The garden will absorb any amount of work you throw at it. It’s a bit like a black hole. And there are different things for different moods, from prettying up things, nipping off dead flowers, to getting out the axe and chopping stuff up – from gentle to violent basically.”

Burgess visits the garden most days. “I come in the morning to feed the chickens.

We have about twenty 20 birds, including four pheasants and two quails, but it feels like hundreds,” he says. “Their eggs become part of the weekly Wednesday volunteer lunch in the garden’s rustic kitchen.”

Ngataringa Organic Garden was founded in 2012, when the Framework Trust mental health charity, left the organic garden they had established 29 years earlier. A group of locals now continue a scaled back mental health outreach role. They have also opened the garden gates to the wider Devonport community.

These days, 20 plot-holders and around a dozen volunteers tend the garden. “My neighbour Eileen badgered me to come along.

And as I didn’t know much about gardening, I just asked what needed doing and the more experienced people pointed me in the right direction,” he says.

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Continuing the Burgess association with Devonport …Chas Burgess After just a month, Burgess was nominated as the garden’s chairperson. “They talked me into it. It was probably my vanity that made me say yes. I was so flattered to be asked,” he says.

He was born Crawford Edwin Nigel Burgess. “No one ever called me Crawford. My father used to call me Charlie and then that became Chas,” he says.

Burgess was born in Cameroon in 1956. His Kiwi parents had left Christchurch in 1948 for England, where his father signed up with the Colonial Service and was sent to West Africa a year later. Chas was the third of four children born to Crawford and Nola Burgess.

The family moved between Nigeria and Cameroon. Once colonised by Germany, after World War 1, Cameroon was divided between the French and the British. In 1946, the British southern territory became a United Nations Trust, administered from Nigeria. Cameroon gained independence in 1960.

“I was basically born in a country that doesn’t really exist,” says Burgess. “When I couldn’t find my birth certificate a few years ago, I worried because I really wouldn’t know where or who to ask for a new one.”

Burgess remembers Cameroon only from photographs. “A large, elegant house on a hill, pineapple trees in the garden, sleeping under mosquito nets, and servants,” he says.

He started school in the Nigerian city of Lagos but the family returned to England when he was seven. “We left Africa in 1963, went by ship to the Canary Islands for a month first, then to Cadiz in Spain and my dad drove back through Spain and France to England. All this in a huge pale pink Dodge! I remember my mum was nearly arrested in Franco’s Spain for wearing a bikini,” he says.

In Hythe on the south-east coast of England, it was long pants and lace-up shoes in a cold and wet climate for young Chas, who was used to walking around in bare feet. “I had incredibly sore feet for the first few months. I hated it,” he says.

Boarding at The King’s School, Canterbury didn’t help. Students wore collars and boater hats and corporal punishment was customary.

“As a teenager, I was in a little bit of trouble, getting caught smoking or trying to buy beer from the local pub. Once I hitch-hiked to London. I managed not to get expelled; but

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February 26, 2016 the housemaster was a squash champion with very strong wrists,” he says, of the punishment meted out to errant boys.

After school, Burgess enrolled at the University of Liverpool, but didn’t settle into student life. “I left after a year. I was probably too immature,” he says.

He stayed in the area doing building work, and selling lead off roofs. “Then I got sucked into English Language teaching, with no qualifications at all.”

Aged 24, he and a girlfriend headed to Spain where Burgess taught for eight years in Seville, Granada, and San Sebastian in the Basque Country. He also had jobs in Italy and India as well as summer teaching stints in England in between.

In the late 1980s, Burgess returned to England with “I have to admit another girl” and settled in the Romney Marsh area for 10 years, before heading to New Zealand in 1999.

Soon upon arrival he landed a job teaching English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) in Newmarket. “The plan was simply to escape cold and miserable England. I never read about our family while I was in England.

I only had a vague feeling of wanting to come back here. And I had a New Zealand passport,” he says.

Burgess briefly lived in Epsom before he found a place at Macky Ave in Cheltenham.

Coincidently it was on the land that once belonged to his great-great-grandfather Isaac James Burgess, and only a few hundred metres from Burgess Road, which is named after Isaac.

Chas began piecing together his local roots with the help of a family tree created by an older relative. He found that Isaac, born in 1824, set sail for New Zealand in 1846 from the UK. He married Sarah Hammond from Devonport two years later.

From 1850 until 1894, Isaac was the Auckland harbourmaster. He purchased four acres near North Head in 1852 for just under £30.

Then for an additional £70 he bought another 10 acres, which now makes up the North Shore Rugby Club and includes Burgess Road on its southern edge.

Isaac settled on Macky Ave in a raupo thatched cottage, which was soon replaced with a comfortable house. He planted two Norfolk pines at the front. One still stands on the corner of Takarunga Road. “The house was moved to Waiheke at some point and became the Harbourmaster pub there,” says Chas. Today it houses a rental car and scooter company.

Isaac and Sarah had 13 children, most of whom left the area. A granddaughter, Emily May, lived at 32 Hanlon Crescent until the 1980s. These days, Chas says he is the only Burgess descendent left in Devonport.

Chas now lives on Albert Road with partner Yumi Harusawa. “We back onto Mt Victoria, and have a view of Rangitoto. It sounds flash but we basically have a small granny flat furnished from the inorganic collection,” he says.

He still teaches ESOL on short-term contracts. Over the last five years, he has been researching his mother, Nola Saunders, and

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“My mother was quite dark and the official story was that there was Spanish blood in the family. But one drunken night in England, my sister told me that we were part Maori,” he says. Burgess registered with the iwi two years ago.

He has since come across a list of colourful characters. “My grandfather, James Saunders, was known as ‘Jimmy The Needle.’ He was a boatman across the Waitaki River who was reported in the paper to have ‘an unlimited capacity for beer’ and drowned. His father was Henry Wilcox, a whaler from Lithuania also called ‘Dutch Harry.’”

In the meantime, Burgess is happy to interweave his family history research with his current work at the Ngataringa Organic Garden.

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Catching up with Ka Meechan, new Executive Director at the Michael King Writers’ Centre, is keen to make a literary mark on the village.

“I think Devonport could become a book town, a bit like Dunedin, the UNESCO-designated City of Literature, or Hay-on-Wye in the UK. There is the writers’ centre, so many writers and poets and great book shops and a wonderful library already. If we also brought the society of authors, booksellers association and other organisations like it to Devonport, it would work well,” she says.

Meechan also sees ways for the Michael King Writers’ Centre to expand its literary role in New Zealand. “I think we could become a central application point for all New Zealand writers to apply to all available residences. Writers want to write, not fill out applications, and we can cut the duplication of administration that way too,” she says.

Meechan takes up the job with 30 years of book-trade experience, working for Nielsen Book Services until 2013 and then the Publishers Association of New Zealand. She has travelled widely in both jobs.

Meechan lives in Balmoral, and grew up in Northcote, but the Devonport peninsula has played a role in her life, she says.

“The day before I left Auckland to go to university in Christchurch, I came up to Mt Victoria to say goodbye to the city. It was at night and I was probably a bit drunk,” she says.

Meechan likes to run and swim and has participated in many Devonport peninsula events over the years. “I have run the Devonport Classic three times. It starts out at Fort Takapuna and one year they brought us past the Signalman’s House,” she says.

Two Auckland half-marathons and numerous Harbour Crossing swims are also on her list of sporting achievements.

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Nicolas Bisley vividly remembered Naomi Bisley reckons it is time for her late father’s art to leave the house, so it can be seen and not forgotten. “It’s about keeping his art alive,” she says.

Devonport artist Nicolas Bisley died four years ago, at the age of 57, from cancer. Today his art covers the walls of the family home. With The Quiet Forgotten, a show at the Depot Artspace, Naomi aims to change that.

“I want to put dad’s work outside our home and the day-to-day. It should have viewers and be in a public sphere to some degree, rather than in drawers,” she says.

The original works of Nicolas Bisley, won’t be for sale, but digital prints will be available to order, says Naomi.

The show features her father’s work from the mid-1980s. There are landscape illustrations from a poem called Dark Avenue, an epic written by his brother Charles and published by Akaroa’s The Arbor Press in 1986.

The show is named after a 1984 collection of portraits of people in a rest home in Sweden, where Nicolas lived until he returned to New Zealand in 1988.

“Dad worked as a carer there and was around people who went unvisited until they died. The work captures that waiting,” says Naomi.

Naomi is adamant the show is not a memorial, “even though I couldn’t have chosen a darker theme as it’s all about death,” she says.

Naomi (22) currently lives in Berlin and is back home in Devonport for two months.

She is a performance and video artist and has had group shows in London and Berlin.

Her mother Elizabeth Bisley, who owns the artworks, helped Naomi set up the Depot show from overseas.

Nicholas also spent years abroad before meeting Elizabeth. “He was a real jack of all

Honouring her father’s artistic legacy… Naomi Bisley trades. He had diplomas in art and Swedish from the University of Stockholm, owned a gallery on Hamilton’s main street, worked as an engineer, a museum guard and did the air conditioning for a prison. He put his hand to all sorts of things and did them

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Nicolas was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 50, and stopped painting.

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Destruction at 84A Vauxhall Rd poorly handled by council The five neighbours of 84A Vauxhall Road deserve to have their say. Since mid-2013, as neighbours they have endured the demolition of a pre-1944 bungalow, the occurrence of unconsented building works, the degradation and partial collapse of the cliff face above Cheltenham beach and are now expected to believe that the proposed new building, with an increased footprint, represents a less than minor infringement. There had been a one-storey bungalow and it is to be replaced with a new build that includes an extensive basement, a ground floor and a dormer second floor for further bedrooms. In the council report the numerous infringements are listed and then each is mitigated as being less than minor. The council appears to be resting its faith in the geotechnical engineering report provided by the applicant.

We urge the council to immediately consult with the affected neighbours and discuss the effects of the comprehensive nature of the changes that are proposed, and get a second opinion regarding the stability of the cliff.

To date, council’s approach represents a dismissive attitude in which its independent commissioners and the council staff do not offer the neighbours any assurance or engender any faith that council can make competent decisions.

We also ask our local board members to investigate the process followed for this application and report back to the community on why it was not processed on a limited notified basis so that the affected neighbours could be consulted.

Trish Deans, Chairperson, Devonport Heritage Inc.

No “crash site” reason for camera on Lake Rd Further to the recent spate of camera van speeding tickets on Lake Rd, this is from the official police web page: “Mobile cameras: Police operate 46 mobile cameras in vans which are deployed to key crash risk sites across New Zealand.

The cameras use digital technology and include a radar system that measures vehicle speed and a flash for night time photography.

Traffic Camera Operators run the camera equipment from inside the vans and are able to observe any images taken and make adjustments to image quality when required. They cannot alter any of the radar settings or the speed at which a camera system take a photograph.

There are currently seven marked and 39 unmarked camera vans.”

Key crash risk sites? Surely Lake Rd has one of the lowest crash rates of any suburban road in the country. So why do we deserve such special attention that one of only 39 unmarked camera vans is regularly deployed in our area?

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Back on the starting block for Kids Athletics Sixty-six young athletes gave it their all at the first Kids Athletics event of the summer, taking part in running races, high jump, long jump, hurdles and more.

The sessions continue every Tuesday, until March 8, from 4 – 6 pm at the Vauxhall Road sports field outside North Shore Rugby Club.

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Eight former athletes, now teenagers, have graduated to being marshalls and motivate the youngsters.

“There are three boys who are now doing it for the fourth year, which is a great way for them to give something back,” Teape says.

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When the weather is like this, we should try to remember a few things. First, the most obvious one, is to drink plenty of water. Sweating more will mean you need to replace those vital fluids, and it is especially important to watch the children with this. It could make them feel very tired and unwell if dehydration sets in.

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February 26, 2016

Armed robbery and night-time invasion on peninsula

with Devonport Community Constable Jasmine Bundle Hello readers.

Many of you may have read about the personal experiences of those involved in the aggravated robbery at the Bayswater Superette on February 5. Police have arrested and charged two offenders and they are due to appear in the North Shore District Court on 26th February.

Other crimes in the area, which have recently been solved include: • Burglary on Victoria Rd, in which two males were seen taking a child’s bike. Two

youths have been referred to our youth aid department.

• Fire damage caused to books on Guy Fawkes night last year, after a live firework was deposited into the returns slot of the Devonport Library. A youth has been referred to youth aid.

• The Belmont/Bayswater shoe thieves have been identified and apprehended. Two youths have been referred to youth aid.

• The shoplifter at the Belmont Liquor Centre has also been identified through CCTV footage and investigations are continuing.

Burglaries this month have decreased.

However, two occurred on February 13 in Aramoana Ave and Hanlon Cres. A family on Patuone Ave had their Vivo television taken while they were sleeping overnight on February 16/17.

Vehicle thefts have also decreased this month. However, one was stolen overnight on February 16/17 from Beresford St, and another attempted theft of vehicle was reported in Roslyn Terrace on February 19, in which the offender was disturbed by the owner.

Two more bicycles have been stolen from the Devonport Wharf stand on February 4.

Both bikes were left secured and locked to the stand. This is becoming a regular occurrence, so please everyone be on the lookout in this area and report anyone suspicious.

Valentine’s Day turned sour for a family on Merani St, who were preparing a fishing trip. Two black Penn rods with gold reels were left unoccupied on the grass verge for only five minutes before being stolen by an opportunistic thief.

Willie the tagbuster has been working long hours cleaning tags/graffiti around Devonport.

The main areas targeted have been the Belmont shops, Bayswater Ave and the corner of Mozeley Ave/Lake Rd. If you witness anyone tagging, please phone 111 immediately and keep observing from a safe distance until police arrive.

Many residents have approached me to voice their concerns about cyclists using the footpath and not showing any courtesy to pedestrians, often putting their safety at risk by riding too close and fast. The law is quite clear on this matter – cyclists can only walk with the cycle on the footpath. If you are using the cycle path you must give way to the slowest user – pedestrians.

If you witness a crime or suspicious activity please phone 111 immediately. Remember to use our Crime Reporting Line (where there has been an offence committed but there is no immediate risk to any person or property) 09 477 5000 or Crime Stoppers (if there is no immediate risk to any person or property and you wish to remain anonymous) 0800 555 111.

with BID Manager Judy Grieve The future of the Devonport Borough Council building at 3 Victoria Road is currently under review.

Auckland Council is considering a “commercial lease” for the ground floor of this iconic community building. Devonport does not need more restaurants and cafes. Our region does need an effective visitor information centre. This will enrich our community and businesses.

This iconic Devonport building can tell a few stories that have shaped our community over the years. The building was originally a purpose-built Post Office erected in 1908. In 1940, it was remodelled in the ‘Moderne’ Style to become the Devonport Borough Council and has since housed the Devonport iSITE Visitor Centre, Council Service Centre, Devonport Peninsular Trust, Devonport Business Improvement District (BID) and temporarily the Devonport Library.

The formation of Devonport Borough in 1886 reflected the growing population and importance of Devonport as a military, naval and commercial centre on the North Shore.

Devonport Borough Council helped forge our unique maritime character and strong sense of place.

In 1927 it resisted attempts at a forced amalgamation with other boroughs on the North Shore. Further amalgamation proposals were resisted in 1958 and again in 1967. In 1969 - 1971 The Ngataringa Bay Protection Society successfully fought a Council proposal to develop and reclaim 24 acres in Ngataringa Bay. Opposition to local government reform and the amalgamation of North Shore’s five boroughs in 1988 was also opposed strongly, and Independent Devonport waged a long campaign against the legislation, even taking the matter to court. The cause was lost and North Shore City was formed in 1989.

Devonport Borough Council was the first to lay asphalt footpaths, lay concrete roads, give the vote to women, open all its meetings to the public, employ women on the staff, declare itself nuclear-free, take positive steps to reduce the use of toxic spray, introduce a public forum at the beginning of all meetings, become a corporate member of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust and establish a comprehensive recycling scheme.

Devonport is now represented on Auckland Council, by two North Shore councillors, and at the

DEVONPORT DEALS In conjunction with the Devonport Business Association, The Devonport Flagstaff is launching a shop-local initiative.

Each month an advert for the association will feature three Devonport businesses providing special offers available to

community level, by the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board. As a council-owned building, the future of 3 Victoria Rd lies in their hands.

3 Victoria Rd represents Devonport’s independent spirit and history of community engagement and activism. The building must stay in community ownership and continue to serve our wider community. The Devonport BID has proposed a feasibility study to develop a locally operated Visitor Experience Centre, on the ground floor, to showcase and promote the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board area. We are keen to hear feedback from our business owners and community on ideas that would add to our visitor experience. We are also keen to engage volunteers in a visitor ambassador programme over the next summer season.

Please email us with your feedback, ideas, business interest or to register interest as a volunteer; manager@devonport.co.nz References: A Chronology of the Borough Council, The Hundred of Devonport North Shore Heritage - Thematic Review Report published by Auckland Council in 2011.

Flagstaff readers. The deal is valid for a fixed period of time.

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Masonic rebuild needs “demolition plan” Heritage campaigners want a “demolition plan” to cover rebuilding work on the Masonic Tavern site on King Edward Parade.

Concerned about photographs suggesting the entire hotel has been demolished behind the white plastic shroud that covers the site – even parts that were supposed to be preserved – Devonport Heritage asked Auckland Council to investigate.

The group isn’t satisfied with council’s response that the work has been found to be “in general compliance”.

Planners said some parts of the building marked for retention or reconditioning were in worse condition with borer or rot than was previously thought and that the approach taken was typical for such projects, where the exact condition of a building wasn’t known until work began. They said it was provided for by the consent.

Writing in the Devonport Heritage newsletter, spokesperson Claudia Page said the group had “very little faith in the process” and believed the answer was a convenient excuse for demolition.

“We have asked for proof in the form of photos about the state of the scheduled parts of the building. To prove that this is not a case of demolition by stealth, we also ask that the council requires a demolition plan that lays out exactly the original features that are Scheduled A items to remain, and which have been demolished. And we would ask to be

shown this as Environment Court submitters.”

The group believed this was the only way the community could have any faith in the process.

It was also concerned that the site owner had applied to change the resource consent for a ground floor cafe into office space.

“We have called for this application to be publicly notified as it is a marked change from the original consent and will effectively rule out any community engagement with the building and deactivate the corner.”

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Plaster fall at Vic Theatre A small section of plaster above the stage in the Victoria Theatre fell to the floor last week.

Theatre trust co-chair Margot McRae said scaffolding had been erected to allow specialists to investigate what caused the plaster to fall off the old “lathe and plaster” wall, which forms part of the proscenium arch around the stage in the downstairs Victoria cinema.

The extent of damage is not yet known.

McRae said films will continue to be shown as the scaffolding will prevent any more material falling to the floor.

Also this week, scaffolding will go up on the exterior of the building in preparation for the front facade repainting.

Morris & James: Individuals A selection of new works from Morris & James pottery in Matakana, throwing light on individual designs by some of their diverse and talented artists.

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Takapuna

Grammar

SCHOOL NEWS

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The Ultimate battle Heat sizzled at the feet of competitors as they sized up one another. Having “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” soundtrack playing in the background would not have been out of place.

Teachers competed against students in a lunchtime game of Ultimate Frisbee.

The battle was intense, with each side struggling to score, and in the end it was a dead tie of 2-2.

“It was really cool. The players look like they have so much skill and I definitely want to try it myself,” said Alice Wu, a Year 12 spectator.

The teacher in charge of Ultimate Frisbee, Mr Cade, hoped that the match might showcase the sport and encourage students to join. TGS teams have performed exceptionally well in previous tournaments – highlights include a win at nationals for the Girls team in 2014 – and being awarded best-spirited team at last year’s nationals.

The large turnout at the after-school introductory session is promising for the sport, which is beginning to grow in popularity at TGS. “The sport has a lot of good culture around it,” says Becky Ireland, a current member of the TGS Ultimate Zealand team and travel to Poland this July “people see it’s actually a valid sport and Frisbee team. Becky and Olivia Boniface for the world championships. Becky hopes not something to be made fun of.”

BY JULIA GIURGIU have been selected for the Under 20 New that more students get involved and that

Another top scholar Kayeon (Alice) Kim is the Top Scholar in the country for Accounting. Alice had an extremely busy time last year, but found time to excel at her Accounting and also gain a scholarship result in Economics.

Alice was presented with the BNZ award for the most outstanding commerce student 2015, won a Massey Business School Future Leaders Scholarship, a Massey Enterprise in Action Scholarship of $2,000 and the Massey Business Boot Camp Scholarship. Alice was also a regional finalist of New Zealand Secondary Students Case Competition, the Enterprise in Action FedEx International Challenge winner of

New Zealand and won the TGS Business and Enterprise Contributor of the Year.

Alice was one of four TGS students gaining Outstanding scholarships for 2015.

Hannah Patterson in Classical Studies, (with a second scholarship in Media Studies), Grace Meng in Calculus (and one in Physics) and Frank Talbot in Music (with one in Physics as well), are the other three.

A further 35 subjects scholarships were won by students in a single subject, making a total of 39 – one more than in 2014. Physics in particular had a great year, with eight scholarships awarded, and there were five in Calculus.

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Takapuna SCHOOL NEWS

Grammar FEBRUARY 26, 2016

A positive start to the regatta season The stakes were high at Head of Harbour Regatta, with medals up for grabs in all first-division races. TGS performed well, coming away with one silver and two bronzes.

The Girls Under 17 coxed quad sculls crew of Arianna Hogan, Emerald Scofield, Brianna Davey and Liberty Soanes, coxed

by Henry Bisset, won silver, narrowly edged out of first by the Tauranga Girls crew. Emerald Scofield and Liberty Soanes added a bronze to this silver by placing third in the Girls Under 17 double sculls.

“The girls had some fantastic results, I think there was a change in the attitude and intensity the girls brought to their racing on the weekend,” said Liberty Soanes.

Dougal Burden rounded out the medals by winning a bronze in the Boys Under 16 single sculls.

Other notable results included fourth place in the First Division of the Under 18 single sculls for Tom Ferguson. And in the Second Division Boys Under 16 coxed quad sculls, the crew of Dougal Burden, Jacob Doig, Tom Blathwayt and Dan MacLean, coxed by Niamh Chalmers, came second.

“We pushed ourselves really hard and I think we are all really happy with the results,” said Tom Blathwayt.

Head of Harbour Regatta is in effect the Auckland Secondary Schools championships and was hosted by

Takapuna Grammar Rowing Club at Lake Pupuke. Takapuna Grammar had also competed at the Westlake Junior Regatta

the previous day, placing third in the Girls overall point tally.

BY DOUGAL BURDEN

Track to track Running and jumping seem to be popular pastimes for our students. At last year’s National Secondary Schools Athletics competition, Takapuna performed to the highest standard, with a medal for every student who competed. Lucy Jacobs won the 800m Senior Girls race, while Julia Giurgiu took out silver in the Junior Girls event. Imogen Ayris jumped impressively, earning second in the Open Women pole vault and third in the Junior Girls triple jump.

Most recently, at the Auckland Senior

Club Championships, Imogen gained a silver medal for the women’s U18 pole vault. Hamish McCartney won the U18 men’s pole vault and Julia Giurgiu came first in the women’s U18 800m and second in the U18 1,500m.

Meanwhile the trackies were taking on the Auckland champs down at the Velodrome, at Manukau. Under severe heat conditions and almost dying of heatstroke, our riders performed splendidly, having six cyclists out on the track – Nick Little, Sam Upton, Harry Waine, Briana Gunn, Elle

Wintle and Renee Young – with three of them placing.

Harry Waine decisively won the U19 men’s one-kilometre time trial and received the George James Sinton Memorial Cup; while Briana Gunn pushed past the pain and placed third in the U19 women’s keirin. Renee Young had a brilliant result taking out gold in all five events – match sprint, 2000m individual pursuit, 500m time trial, scratch race and the points race.

BY SERENA YOUNG

The Devonport Flagstaff Page 36

February 26, 2016

Witness and victim of bike theft meet by chance When John Clark, whose son Sebastian’s bike was stolen from a bike rack on Devonport Wharf two weeks ago, came to help out at a Waterwise session last week, he didn’t expect the mystery witness to the theft would turn out to be another dad volunteer there, Tima Moataane.

Moataane, the caretaker and father of two St Leo’s School pupils, had read about the theft in the Flagstaff. “I recognised Sebastian and his mum Nicki. Our kids used to go to school together,” he said.

Clarke was at Wakatere Boating Club when, “Tima came up to me and told me it was him who saw the theft happen,” he says.

Moataane was able to give Clark a detailed description of what he saw after he dropped off his eldest son Ofa at the ferry.

“I got a coffee and the Flagstaff and went onto the wharf through the door near the barber.

When I sat down, I saw two Polynesian or Maori boys, aged about 10 and 15, came through the same door. I know a lot of local kids and had never seen them before. They both had short hair and wore black shorts and hoodies but without having the hood up. The older boy carried a bag “I noticed them running up to the bikes and Chance meeting... John Clark (left) and witness Tima Moataane each grabbing one. As they left, I saw two locks at Wakatere Boating Club and a helmet on the ground. I think they had cut the locks before I got there and just returned to A holiday-related glitch is the latest port (AT), she was told that no footage pick the bikes up,” he said. explanation for why security cameras on was available “as the person responsible “I growled at them but they rode off towards Devonport Wharf were outmanoeuvred by for the surveillance cameras on the wharf the library and were too fast for me to catch bike thieves. was on three weeks’ leave and no one was Nicki Sumicz, mother of Sebastian available or appointed to take over that in them. I went to the security guard and told him about it and gave him my mobile number. Then Clark, was first told there was no footage her absence”.

Sumicz says she is “still aghast and I drove up Lake Rd and Vauxhall Rd to see if because of budgetry issues. Then she was told that the cameras were not aimed at gobsmacked that AT think this is done I would see them but unfortunately I didn’t.” and dusted. What is going on down at Moataane says that he has not been contacted the bike rack.   Following up again with Auckland Trans- the wharf?  by either security or police.       Tips for trouble-free computing      Q:  I have some old backup drives with data on them that I want to access – but my computer can’t read       the drives so I can’t see the data.

How can I get to my files?       A: Having looked at your drives, yes it does seem that there is something wrong with the drive electronics as       they are not even recognised by the motherboard basic input/output system. You will need to take these to       a Forensic Data Recovery specialist.

They may be able to retrieve the files – but it is very expensive to do,        so you really need to want the files. Think in the order of thousands of dollars not hundreds!       Q: I have several devices upon which I collect my emails and its very confusing moving between each     of them – some emails arrive in one place and not in the other. And most of the time I get loads of       emails I have already seen on my phone on my computer.

Upcycle your laptop       Wanted: old laptops still in working A: There are a number of ways to configure emails on phones and computers and if you don’t have access to      condition to refurbish and donate to the  an Exchange server, then the best thing to do is configure your phone /computer as an iMap client. Rather  Red Cross Refugee service.     If you are upgrading, I will pass on  than downloading your emails (which is what a POP3 account does), this keeps them on the server and then    your old computers to help refugees.  your devices just ‘synchronise’ with the mail server. You will be able to see all the emails on both devices –      and if you delete them from the server, they will be deleted for both devices.    Q:  I can’t print anything!!! Aaarrrrgghhhh!!!     A: Have you checked your print queue?!

The most common reason why things won’t print is because there    are old print jobs stuck in the print queue. Go to the printers folder, double-click your printer and then click      ‘Printer’ > ‘Cancel all Documents’ and that should sort your problem.      Q:  My scanner doesn’t seem to work and I can’t scan anything !      A: The best way to scan a document or a picture is to use the software provided, rather than using the buttons     Why go anywhere else?!  the scanner/printer itself. So find the HP Scan software icon in your Programs folder and click on that. on     This ‘pulls’ the data to the computer (rather than ‘pushing’ it from the scanner) and always seems to work     best.

Give it a go.   

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Red Dragon Computers 445 7810

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Devonport Businesses, Home Users and the Devonport Community since 2001

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Classifieds

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ACCOMMODATION

ACCOMMODATION

REST HOMES

SERVICES OFFERED

SERVICES OFFERED

SITUATIONS VACANT

Cheltenham Beach Studio.

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

Cheltenham: 2 dbl br. Private Beach access daily or weekly rent. Fully furnished. ph 445 3008.

Classy 3 bedroom, 2 full bath, fully furnished Devonport house on Achilles Reserve near Narrow Neck. More information go to www.devonporttuihouse.weebly.com or www.sabbaticalhomes.com.

Ph: 445 7895.

Devonport short let. Large, comfortable, 4 bed fully furnished family home available for rent short term. Great location, close to Vauxhall shops and views down Cheltenham beach.

Phone: 022 3175 401.

For rent 12 birkley Rd, 3 Brm home in Bayswater. New kitchen and bathroom, polished floors, new drapes.Available now. Ph 021 2731195 Holiday Accommodation Cheltenham, absolute beachfront. One double and two singles, shady setting, everything supplied. Ph 445 3008.

House for rent really nice 4/5 bed multi living areas, in a nice street close to Narrow Neck beach.

Call Kerry 021 159 2011 rent negotiable.

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

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.

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

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

Cleaning Maid Easy Use own cleaning products and gear.

Reliable/trustworthy/mature lady. References available Please contact Sharon - 021 405 596.

Counselling Low-cost counselling offered by experienced narrative therapist (BA Psychology) completing practicum hours. $30/ hr. Please contact Sarah for confidential, no-obligation discussion: 022 678 1880.

Curtains & Roman Blinds Free measure, quote and design advice. 20 years’ experience. Phone Sara 027 625 5844.

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.

Diggadrain. Drain unblockers and drainage experts. CCTV drain locating. Repairs. New drains. 0800 your drain.

Dog grooming available. Full groom, bath and blow dry, puppy introduction to grooming.

Devonport-based. Call Barbara 021 141 0331.

Gardener Available Qualified and experienced landscape designer. Enjoys getting his hands dirty. Good plant knowledge. Hardworking, reliable and creative with plantings. Contact Paddy 022 502 2122 or 446 6188 paddyvogt@gmail.com Gardening. Do you need regular help? No time for a tidy up? Let me help. Exp e r i e n c e d g a r d e n e r. P h Carolyn on 446 6517 or 027 292 8167 for a free on-site consultation.C 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, washing, ironing, furniture polishing.

Experienced. References. $25 per hour. Ph 442 2273, 027 4926220.

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.

Housewashing. Get your house clean for the holidays by contacting Bubble Boys house washing. We clean windows, doors, weatherboards, garages and outbuildings. Support local, hard-working and reliable high-school Devonport boys by contacting us at seanslreeves@ gmail.com or call 021 0621 750 to get a free quote. We are very reasonably priced. We protect paint by using soft brushes only. We can also provide water blasting for concrete driveways, paths and patios if needed.

Ironing: Professional, reliable, fast turnaround. Call Denise or Peter 486-1614/0223-552-350.

Landscaping – Format Landscapes, 18 years’ experience, Dip. Landscape Design. Design and build. We undertake all aspects of hard and soft landscaping including decks, paving, fences, retaining walls, planting etc. Small to large projects. Free quote www.formatlandscapes.co.nz.

Call Matt 021 599107.

Locksmith, Devonport’s own Scott Richardson. mob 021 976 607.

Tagbuster, graffiti looked after Devonport to Hauraki Corner.

Call the Tagbuster 0800antitag, 0800 2684 824.

Window Cleaning for houses and businesses. For a free quote call Ivan 473 6631.

Hauraki home services.

Part-time cleaner wanted, own car, reliable and honest.

Police check required. Ph Sophie 021 0254 8044.

Senior Accounts Administrator – All encompassing Accounts role available with a small company based in Devonport. Must have high level accounts experience as well as large system knowledge and be a positive, self motivated team player. Ideally part time role 25-30 hours per week – to discuss please contact Katie at Team Recruitment (09) 525 5397 or send your CV to Katie@ teamrecruitment.co.nz

FOR SALE Business Opportunity for Teacher Devonport area.

Love teaching but not paperwork and meetings? Looking for lifestyle and to work from home?

Would like to earn $70k plus for a 20-hour week? Full training provided. $52k and some set-up costs. Contact Eve 022 341 1716/ iywalton@gmail.com REST HOMES Ascot House Retirement Home, quality care with dignity in a friendly, family atmosphere. Phone Shona, 445 2518.

SERVICES OFFERED 10 YEARS’ experience. Home cleaning. Husband and wife. Honest, reliable, careful workers. All equipment supplied. References available.

Ph Joyce 022 073 1550.

Affordable Websites - do you need a website or does your existing website need updating? Prices for a new website start from $500 plus GST. Contact Vanessa on vanessa@ penman.co.nz for a free quotation.

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.

Call Yvonne for a free quote 415 0028.

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

Real Estate

buying, selling, renting www.devonport.harcourts.co.nz licensed agent, REaa

CoopER & Co REal EstatE limitEd mREiNZ dEvoNpoRt

OFFICE SPACE For lease Spacious Deck | Meeting Room | Fully Air-Conditioned Architecturally designed office space available.

Enjoy a modern environment right in the heart of Devonport, situated on Level 2, 31 Bartley Terrace, (beside the New World supermarket).

Join a group of separate businesses working in modern open-plan offices. We have six desks all up and currently have four desks available.

Suit self-employed or office-based business.

Rental approx. $650 per month per desk including OPEX. Term of rental negotiable.

The office comes fully furnished with modern furniture including ample storage. make an appointment to view!

For more inFormation please Call one oF Us maria Clarke (Head Tenant) 09 445 2891 / 027 549 0043 Julia lobb (Landlord Contact) 021 450 063

TUITION Acoustic and classical guit a r, m u s i c t h e o r y. F u n , comprehensive, tailored to you! Devonport-based. Michelle Birch, BMus (Hons) michellebirch@zoho.com, www.michellebirch.com ART CLASSES @ D’Port Community house: Wednesday night, life drawing; Friday morning, mastering art; Wednesday after school, art for teens. ph Lucy Bucknall - 446 0389.

Art Classes for Children.

Wednesdays 3.20 - 5.20 in artists home studio by the sea, Devonport. Term One “Pet Apartment” Painting, Drawing Project. Contact Erica Soman MFA Dip Tchg 021 127 9671 erica_artist@xtra.co.nz Art & Soul is a group of young special-needs adults, aged between 20-35 years, who meet up once a weekd for art sessions.We have places for new members starting 3rd March 2016. Carers and parents welcome if you feel you need to attend. If you are interested please contact Kelly on 021 1609 101 for more information and an application form.

Children’s Clay Classes. Come and create your own coastal inspired beachcomber wreath.

Every Thursday from 4.30-6pm ph 021 0233 1834 to book your place. 6 years and upwards.

Beginners welcome. 6 weeks $125, includes materials.

Learn piano/keyboard. Lessons from $17.00. Private, Professional, Affordable, Enjoyment for all ages. Competitions, Practical, Theory Exams.

NZ Modern School of Music 0800-696-874.

Mathematics and Statistics. Individual lessons with a friendly, experienced tutor. NCEA 1 & 2, school years 3 -12. Weekdays and Saturdays, $40/hour. Phone Gillian Steele BCom 488 7059 gillrsteele@hotmail.com Mathematics Tuition, Sensitive tutoring offered at all levels of the secondary school curriculum. NCEA, IB and Cambridge welcomed. 100% pass rate in 2015. NCEA 3 calculus specialist. Ph Peter Ridge BE,Dip Tchg (sec) 445 2283.

Singing lessons in Devonport.

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

S L S S S w i m S c h o o l , 11 Evan Street, Belmont (off Eversleigh Road). Specialists in preschoolers. Phone 486 6728 for more info.

VOLUNTEERS Calling all artists and musicians. If anyone can spare a couple of hours a week, working with a special-needs band and/or a special-needs art project, we would love to hear from you.

For more information please call Kelly on 021 1609 101.

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DEVONPORT | 58 STAN L E Y PO I N T RO A D The Essence Of Luxury | Villa & Summer House

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Situated in historic Stanley Point, the Remuera of the North Shore, lies this stunning, completely refurbished villa, the epitome of elegant charm combined with the latest in luxury living. The bespoke European fitted kitchen is the showpiece of the super spacious, open plan living room with fitted study alcove and adjacent separate laundry. The glamorous, fully tiled bathrooms are state of the art. There are four bedrooms (master en suite), and the living room opens to sundrenched decks and lawns and landscaped garden, leading to the gorgeous summerhouse, perfect for relaxed living or guest/teenage quarters.

ALISON PARKER 021 983 533 AlisonParker@premium.co.nz TAKAPUNA: 09 916 6000 PREMIUM REAL ESTATE LTD LICENSED REAA 2008

VIEW | SUN 11 AM - 12 PM OR BY APPOINTMENT EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST | 16 MARCH 2016 AT 5 PM UNLESS SOLD PRIOR PREMIUM.CO.NZ/9171

TAKAPUNA | 1 9A H ARL E Y RO AD Iconic Home Packed With Potential

JUST LISTED - AUCTION

A must to view, this centrally located master build of the 1950’s, featuring Matai weatherboards and flooring, custom joinery, and a full brick basement, is just waiting for you to modernise and freshen up. This great three to four bedroom bungalow is zoned for Westlake Girls, Takapuna Grammar School and the fantastic Hauraki Primary. Ideal for first home buyers or those with a desire to hone this well positioned, great do-up into the perfect blend of safe, secure, modern family home.

BRAD JOHNSTONE 021 779 904 BradJohnstone@premium.co.nz DEVONPORT: 445 3414

VIEW | SAT/SUN 2 - 3 PM OR BY APPOINTMENT AUCTION | ON SITE SUNDAY 13 MARCH 2016 AT 2 PM PREMIUM.CO.NZ PREMIUM.CO.NZ/60481

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PREMIUM REAL ESTATE LTD LICENSED REAA 2008

SELLING THE FINEST HOMES

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B AY S WAT E R | 3 8 B E R E SF OR D STREET Gran d L a dy B y T h e Sea Beautiful Transitional villa filled with fond memories, finally on the market after 38 happy years. Meticulously maintained and brimming with original features. Known as the Party House by the inner circle of family and friends, it is easy to see why this impressive, approximately 240m2 family home lends itself to entertain a crowd. You and your children will also love the pool and expansive decking with your own cabana fitted with a full bathroom. The cabana could be used for multiple purposes if you so require. This four double bedroom family home offers two separate lounges, one with a conservatory, a new kitchen, dining and three bathrooms, all residing on a 663m2 fully fenced level site. Near CBD ferry service.

EX P RES S IO N S O F IN T ERES T

PETER VOLLEBREGT 0274 515 188 PeterVollebregt@premium.co.nz DEVONPORT: 445 3414 PREMIUM REAL ESTATE LTD LICENSED REAA 2008

VIEW | SAT/SUN 1 – 1.45 PM OR BY APPOINTMENT EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST | WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH 2016 AT 4 PM UNLESS SOLD PRIOR PREMIUM.CO.NZ/60482

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D EV O N P ORT | 43 AB B OT SF OR D TERRAC E Per f e c ti o n In a quiet no-exit street on the northern slopes of Devonport, a beautifully renovated four-bedroom bungalow awaits. First impressions will delight, but do not be fooled - this home is a very spacious 260m², boasting an expertly crafted interior of soft hues, sumptuous carpet and designer light fittings. A large, open kitchen, dining and living area offers the perfect space for friends and family to gather, with a deck for coffee in the morning, and drinks in the afternoon; both drenched in sunshine. The separate lounge provides a second living space for kids or adults alike. Re-wired, re-piled, re-plumbed and re-roofed - walk in, unpack your bags and start living. Such a quiet, central location - walk to schools, sports fields, two CBD ferries, and the Devonport village and waterfront.

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GRANT SPEEDY 0800 036 288 GrantSpeedy@premium.co.nz DEVONPORT: 445 3414 PREMIUM REAL ESTATE LTD LICENSED REAA 2008

KATHRYN ROBERTSON 021 490 480 KathrynRobertson@premium.co.nz DEVONPORT: 445 3414 PREMIUM REAL ESTATE LTD LICENSED REAA 2008

VIEW | SAT/SUN 11 - 11.30 AM OR BY APPOINTMENT EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST | TUESDAY 8 MARCH 2016 AT 4 PM UNLESS SOLD PRIOR PREMIUM.CO.NZ/60480

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