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Events like the Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon or the Navy’s Open Day should no longer be held in Devonport unless event organisers can alleviate traffic congestion, says Auckland Councillor Chris Darby.

In the last month, both the Weet-Bix Kids

TRYathlon (April 6) and the Navy Open Day (March 29) clogged up Lake Rd, Victoria Rd and side streets feeding into them for hours.

At times, cars were backed up as far down the peninsula as the Devonport ferry building. The Weet-Bix event experienced record numbers for

the second year in a row, with 2,300 children aged 7 to 15 taking part.

Public transport came to a standstill as well, with buses temporarily out of service as they could not get out into the traffic, the Flagstaff has learned.

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Lake Rd traffic chaos reaches new lows

A royal touch – Kate helps Kate

Winning on the water... The Duchess of Cambridge with Devonport sailor Kate Stewart. Full story page 2

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Royal help from Devonport Wakatere sailor Kate Stewart has the golden touch – she was part of the crew that helped Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge win two races against her husband Prince William last Friday.

Kate was one of six Auckland youth sailors invited to take part in the racing on two America’s Cup boats. It was another memorable occasion in a big year for Kate.

She won the prestigious Tauranga Cup last January and heads to Travemuende, Germany, to compete in the 420 World Championships in July.

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Kate was modest about the amount of help she provided with the sailing. “I wasn’t much help on the boat. I was grinding.

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Paint bond – Rowan the Man with the Golden Gun

Top gun… Rowan Cumiskey’s apparent casualness masks his mastery with a paint gun Rowan Cumiskey is New Zealand’s best apprentice car painter.

Cumiskey (20) has been working at Fleet Street Panelbeaters for three years.

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which his boss Nathan Hale says are the Olympics of the automotive trade.

Cumiskey is the son of Wendy and Andre Cumiskey, the owners of Devonport Auto Centre, which is next door to the panel beating shop. His older brother Hayden works at the family firm as a mechanic. In his acceptance speech, Cumiskey said he did not earn the reward had “been surrounded by cars my whole life or was born to paint cars.” But he had also applied himself and had the right attitude.

He gave credit to his mentor, foreman Garreth Tomkinson. “To get good at something, you learn from the best,” he said, comparing Tomkinson’s skills to those of Tiger Woods and David Beckham.

Dad Andre said: “I am really proud of him and what he achieved for his age, for sticking at it and for how far it has taken him.”

Hale added: “He’s worked really good.”

The Golden Gun is awarded annually by the Collision Repair Association and comprises a certificate, $1,000 and a new spray gun.

Cumiskey was also offered a scholarship by the Motor Industry Training Organisation for further technical training or a management course.

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Boy zone – the lads go it alone at Belmont Primary

Responding well to all-male zone… Peter Thorne and his boys-only class An innovative boys-only class has been set up at Belmont Primary School.

With the idea bubbling away for two years, it has come to fruition in 2014 with 20 boys put into a combined Year Three and Four class.

Principal Bruce Cunningham said the boys-only class offers advantages to the students.

“Benefits include programmes made for boys, resources just for boys and more engagement,” he says.

Shared activities are key, according to teacher Peter Thorne. Last week, he took the boys to go indoor trampolining. Earlier

in the year, they went to Whenuapai Airport to look at planes and the grounds.

“It gives the boys shared experiences that they can later learn from further in the classroom. It means that all of the boys have the same experience and a good knowledge to share. They all become engaged and there are no passengers in class,” Thorne says.

Classroom furniture has also been rearranged for the boys. There is a sofa in the corner, casual chairs and a soft bench in front of the whiteboard. High benches with stools have replaced traditional desks and chairs. “The boys can sit or stand. It is more flexible and gives them options to find out

what works best for them, which helps them become more self-aware,” Thorne says.

“The idea is that with all of this the boys will achieve a higher standard of work as well,” he says. Thorne hopes the results of the mid-year formal academic testing will prove the approach is working. So far the anecdotal results are encouraging, he says.

“I am loving it. The feedback from the parents is positive. The boys are keen to come to school, which can at times be half the battle,” Thorne says.

Cunningham says: “The idea is that hopefully the boys will use these new skills in future classes.”

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Aggravated robberies in Devonport Armed police with dogs went in search offenders who had committed an aggravated robbery at St Paul’s cemetery last Sunday night, witnesses said.

When police arrived, they found four people inside a stolen vehicle. The occupants told police the driver of the car had fled and was armed with a firearm and a knife.

A second aggravated robbery was reported at about 11.45pm. Police were told a person had been assaulted with a weapon in nearby Clarence St, Devonport, and the offender had stolen his car.

After a further robbery in Glenfield, the car crashed in Central Auckland after a police pursuit.

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Bayswater leading solar school in Auckland Bayswater School can lay claim to being the sunniest school in Auckland – next summer it should be able to sell power back to the grid.

The school now has six photovoltaic panels on its roof.

It previously had two panels but then got another four as a prize from Genesis Energy when it was awarded a Schoolgen Bronze Award.

Bayswater School is the only school in Auckland, and one of two schools in New Zealand to win the award.

A lot of hard work by the students has been put in by the students to win the award, says school principal Lindsay Child. Last year, they monitored solar output with data from the weather station, looked at how much electricity the school generated from the two photovoltaic panels it then owned and compared it with how much electricity the school used, Child says.

“They noticed patterns and energy spikes and then looked at what they did during them and how they can be minimised,” she says.

Initiatives like these help to slowly make the Bayswater peninsula an environmentally conscious community, Child says.

“Our kids monitor the heat in the classrooms to make sure we have the optimum temperature for learning. As a result, they are aware of whether the heating and lights have been left on or the windows open.”

Every Friday the school gives an award to the most energy-efficient classroom. It also

Sunny side up… Bayswater School pupils (from left to right) Luka Kelly, Cayleigh Boocock, Ben Drummond and Iona Clark showcase the school’s new photovoltaic panels, with principal Lindsay Child incorporates environmental angles in the curriculum “where it makes sense,” Child says.

“We hear from our parents that the children are very aware of how to save energy and their awareness and habits are often spreading across the whole family,” she says.

The Genesis Energy award is one of many

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Bayswater School became a Green-Gold Enviroschool in 2010, has a strong history in council’s Travelwise and Waicare programmes, has won annual awards at Trash to Fashion shows, promotes beach clean-ups and has featured in Genesis Energy ads on TV.

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Car is still king for peninsula residents

The number of cars per household on the Devonport peninsula has increased significantily.

2013 census figures show households with two vechicles are up 10.8% since 2001 and those with three or more vehicles are up 29.5 % since 2001. The number of households with no vehicle has declined by 41.1 % since 2001 and 20.7% since 2006.

Travelling solo in a private or company vehicle is still the most popular means of getting to work for Devonport peninsula residents.

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of people driving solo to work remains exactly the same as 2001 at 5,706, yet the proportion it makes up of all commuting methods has declined from 53.3%, because of the increase in both the local population and the number of journeys to work. The figures for the Auckland region as a whole are significantly higher at 64.8%, where the volume has increased by 21.2% since the 2001 Census.

The 2013 Census data also shows fewer Devonport peninsula commuters as being a passenger in a private vehicle (2.1%) or a public bus (4.6%), compared to the Auckland region as a whole. The number of locals travelling to work as a passenger has dropped by nearly a

Addressing the Lake Rd events nightmare

Darby said it wasn’t the end of events like Weet-Bix in Devonport “far from it” but “we just can’t continue doing it like this.”

He said traffic management plans need to mirror those put in place at last year’s The Block NZ Open Homes, which were “likely to be the very first comprehensive travel plan for a mediumsized event and demonstrably reduced traffic,” Darby said. “The plan entailed incentives to take public transport (promoting Devonport and Bayswater ferry and Busway connections, and free and more frequent bus services), promoted walking and cycling routes and provision of 100 cycle racks. Disincentives included an 800m no-parking cordon and discouraging off-street parking arrangements,” he says.

Plans needed to deal with the total impact

posed by traffic coming or leaving an event, not just traffic management around the event location, Darby said.

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board chair Mike Cohen said canning events in Devonport would not solve traffic problems for locals.

Local people themselves would want to attend the event were it held somewhere else and they would clog the roads all the same,” he said.

But events had to work better for locals who “generously shared their suburb” he said. “I am also interested in exploring in how else we could turn this around,” Cohen said.

An Auckland Tranport spokesman said the Navy did not need a traffic management plan because the event was not on public roads and that Weet-Bix did and it was complied with.

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Devonport peninsula residents appear to be cycling to work in growing, albeit small numbers, with travel by bike making up 2.8% of commutes, compared to 1% of Aucklanders as a whole. Locals are also working from home in growing numbers, up by more than 6% since 2006 and 20% since 2001.

The proportion of “Other” methods of travel to work stands at 12% for the Devonport peninsula compared to 1.3% for Auckland as a whole.

Ferries were not specificied but would explain the Devonport data. The volume of commuters in that “Other” category has increased by more than 36% since the 2006 Census.

Trying to get through traffic Flagstaff reporter Maire Vieth’s experience was typcial of many others trying to get around when events are on.

“This Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon Sunday our family was on the way from home on Victoria Rd to a kids birthday party in the city by car.

Conscious of the kids event, we left the house before 1 pm but made the fatal mistake to nip to the bookshop for a gift. Ten minutes later, heading out, we stalled at Calliope Rd. Traffic was at a near standstill and it took us over 15 minutes to the next intersection, Hastings Pde. Enough time to ditch the party and head for lunch to Vauxhall Rd, where traffic backed up southward until we were ready to go home, on foot, overtaking all the cars on Albert Rd. Around 5pm it seemed safe to retrieve the car again.”

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For Sale $2,195,000 View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP6833 Open by appointment Phil Clark & Peter Ayton P 09 446 2125 M 021 940041 P 09 446 2109 M 021 336 300 Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

For Sale By Negotiation View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP6924 Open By appointment Peter Ayton & Phil Clark P 09 446 2109 M 021 336 300 P 09 446 2125 M 021 940041 Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

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Devonport 25 Regent Street

Belmont 2/14 Coronation Street

Wow 850m2 Of Land - Takapuna Grammar Zone Motivation is running at fever pitch for our vendors of this north facing four bedroom family home that is light bright and spacious on 850m2 of land.

Easy Living By Great Schools Owned since 2003, this has been a great home and investment. Ideally positioned, funky design with great floor plan, all fully fenced and secure.

For Sale $865,000 View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP6956 Open Sat & Sun 1.15-1.45pm Jane Hastings & Jackie Mark P 09 446 2116 M 021 735 263 P 09 446 2113 M 021 458 797 Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Auction On site, Saturday 10th May 2014 at 11.00am (unless sold prior) View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP7234 Open Sat & Sun 11.45-12.15pm Jackie Mark & Jane Hastings P 09 446 2113 M 021 458 797 P 09 446 2116 M 021 735 263 Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Devonport 20 Waterview Road

Devonport 20a Waterview Road

Classic Villa With Water Views This gracious 4/5 bedroom villa set back from the street frontage, has all of its character features intact. Sunny, north facing aspect with views.

North Facing Section In Stanley Bay A freehold 693sq m section on its own title with water, power and telephone service already connected.

For Sale $1,395,000 View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP6964 Open By appointment.

Glenice Taylor & Gary Potter P 446 2112 M 021 943 021 P 446 2106 M 021 953 021 Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

For Sale By Negotiation View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP6966 Open By appointment Glenice Taylor & Gary Potter P 09 446 2112 M 021 943 021 P 09 446 2106 M 021 953 021 Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

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Devonport 10 Wicklow Road

Belmont 9a Harrison Avenue

Charming Do-Up By The Sea 1940s character home. 506 m2 sunny section, upgraded kitchen and bathroom, beautiful timbers throughout. Fantastic location.

Family Favourite Beautifully appointed one year old, two level weatherboard family home on an easy care freehold site.

For Sale $769,000 View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP6932 Open Sat & Sun 1.15-1.45pm Jane Hastings & Jackie Mark P 09 446 2116 M 021 735 263 P 09 446 2113 M 021 458 797 Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

For Sale By Negotiation View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP6968 Open By appointment.

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Devonport 15a Kerr Street

Takapuna 18 Spencer Terrace

The Perfect Hideaway With Harbour Views!

New York loft or London pied-a-terre, this unique 3 bedroom garden apartment has it all. Right by the village with views across the harbour.

Location And A Family Dream Excellent floor plan and easy living from this 1950’s home. Wonderful indoor/outdoor flow to large decks with views to the water.

For Sale Price By Negotiation View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP6952 Open by appointment Caroline Devereux & Maria Stevens P 09 446 2107 M 021 573 305 P 09 446 2111 M 021 979 084 Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

For Sale $975,000 View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP6962 Open Sat & Sun 11.00-11.30am Jane Hastings & Jackie Mark P 09 446 2116 M 021 735 263 P 09 446 2113 M 021 458 797 Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

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Devonport 1/6 Lytton Street

Birkdale 35a Salisbury Road

Serious South Island Vendor!!

Spacious two double bedrooms, study (or third bedroom), open plan living.

Fantastic quiet location close to the village.

Private, Peaceful And Sunny Tidy 2 bathroom, 4 bedroom house - one of two sharing the land, offers a multitude of options. Open plan kitchen, dining and lounge area.

For Sale $897,000 View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP6839 Open Sat 1.00 - 1.30pm Maria Stevens P 09 446 2111 M 021 979 084 E maria.stevens@harcourts.co.nz Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Auction On site, Saturday 10th May 2014 at 1.00pm View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP7224 Open Sat & Sun 1.00 - 1.45pm Peter Andrews P 09 446 2105 M 0274 931 826 E peter.andrews@harcourts.co.nz Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

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Letters

Six lots only. International tender (in secret).

No overseas investment approval needed. Can bring in own labour force. Mafia money OK. Lot 1: Bayswater marina Current owner wants to move on to bigger things. Big gains possible overnight on this landfill that was once a harbour. Harbour bridge and city lights views unsurpassed.

Resource consent guaranteed. Change of usage from three storeys to 60 storeys pending backhanders to Len, John Key and Maggie.

Only $30million. Call 027 GRABITNOW. Lot 2: Ngataringa Bay Previous developers made killing when council reneged over a couple of moaners.

Guaranteed returns here. Ideal for six-storey Russian super yachts. Housing in sheltered bay. Can dredge and fill in as you please. Onehectare lots or fill the lot. Only $10 billion. Call 027 MUDHOLE FILLIT.

Lot 3: Ports of Auckland Previous corporate owners sold activity to Tauranga ports. Ideal again for Monte Carlo style harbour. Uninterrupted views of the finest harbour on earth. Free fishing quota, safe from local troublemakers. Prime Ministerial approval given. Can build to any height. Unequalled opportunity. $20 billion today. Call 027 UNOYR WORTHIT. Lot 4: Devonport Library Spent technology sale. Previous owners glad to take $8million for this. This is a SAPPHIRE you should own. Architectural-awards material. Latest bookshelving ideal for reading kids stories at night or could turn into mini casino with house of pleasure on upper mezzanine.

Toilet block can generate returns. One million visitors a year here, work it out. Talk about payback. Call 027 YOU WOULDN’T READ ABOUT IT.

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Respectful ranting pets to foul my patio furniture...

The thing is though, it’s all about respect, isn’t it? Or lack thereof. Take a look at yourselves, fellow Devonport people – we live in a community that we love and are proud of. We just need to remind ourselves that we are all sharing the same space - respect each other by behaving appropriately: pick up after your dog, don’t break the road rules, and have a bit of respect. Oh yeah, and less of the ranting!

Maybe we all need to go back to kindergarten and learn some basics!

Not sure what to do about the cats, though…

Judith Clumpas, Church St

I was going to write in and rant that I started the kindy sponsored walk all those years ago partly as a reaction to a move at the time to turn Mt Cambria into a “memorial garden” with no access for community play, and go on to explain that I don’t expect those children to exercise with a rope around their neck, any more than I expect my dog to. (Dogs don’t have to be on a leash in Mt Cambria – just check the sign)! I could continue my rant to say that even as an occasional cyclist I don’t appreciate almost being mown down by one on the zebra crossing in Victoria Rd last week… and don’t even get me started on the mystery cat owners who are blissfully unaware that they allow their

Lot 5: Lake Rd, Esmonde Rd to Devonport Blue-chip asset toll road. Thirty thousand cars a day at five bucks. Government intensification promises 50,000 cars a day – they are going to cram them in Len said. Council promised (in secret) to close bus lanes and cycleways by 2015. You can’t lose. The road is nearly blocked now but a few paint stripes will fix the problem without need to rebuild.

No more investment needed. Unbelievable potential to please the locals and make 50% returns per annum. Open road today. Go for it! Asking price $100 million plus GST. Phone 027 JAM THEM IN. Special offer: first right to build tunnel to city if you sign up today. Only an extra $1million (goes to Len).

Lot 6: Seacliffe Ave, Devonport For sale 100 hectares of clear, blue water below Seacliffe Ave. This blue-chip address is ideal for black-pearl farming and floating, luxury palaces Dubai style. No one will build you out of this corner. With the Waitemata stretching over the Pacific to Taiwan and Vladivostok you can be sure of no revolutions or wars or government takeovers with this property. Auckland Council water quality assured, can install own desalination plant to stay off water rates. Your friends will love this Pacific pearl. This one a mere $100 million.

Call 027 MONTE CARLO IN AUCKLAND. Ron Dykman (abridged, Editor)

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Public Call to Maggie Barry The Bayswater Marina fiasco. As our MP we instruct you Maggie, to find out and tell us; 1. Who legislated to allow freehold titles to be given on reclaimed harbour beds? And who lobbied for it?

2. Was it necessary?

3. How is it Council are now given the right to determine the activities permitted thereaf-

ter? Who designed that twist of legislation?

4. Why were these things done in secret?

5. Who asked for the vote for this kind of thing, other than the owner/developer of Bayswater marina? What backroom deals were done?

6. When are you going to retract this situation and order this matter be consulted properly? Ron Dykman

Sick of the mess on Mt Cambria

I live on Church Street, my young children recreate in Mt Cambria reserve and on a daily basis I encounter dog poo on the footpath, on the road or in the park.

I now leave a shovel by my front door to scoop away the poo on the footpath so that my children can take their bikes to the reserve without having to step on poo. Daily I pick up dog poo from my front yard (and I don’t even own a dog)!

Dog owners need to understand just how

bad it has become for people on Church Street and for those that use the reserve. I love dogs as much as the next person. However if dog owners cannot manage their dogs accordingly, we will be approaching council to ban dogs from Mt Cambria Reserve.

It is not other peoples’ responsibility to clean up YOUR dog’s poo. Please be more respectful that others use the footpath, the reserve and prefer that their private property is unsoiled.

Priscilla Steele

Car parking solutions

Auckland Council may consider that a reduction of temporary long-term car parking opposite the ferry building is an advantage to open up this area for pedestrians, but clearly many Devonport motorists will view this decision with dismay and anger.

Drivers will be faced with the fact that there are less overall car parking spaces, despite the fact that Auckland Council has a clear intention to promote the use of public transport, both bus and ferry. Perhaps, with the ferry and the continued frustration of finding suitable park-

Chance to see vista lost Yes, the library, which held a lot of meaning to members of our community, had to go, but I was saddened to see it being smashed to pieces rather than removed with a little more grace.

It is a pity that the contractor has chosen, or been instructed, to install a solid hoarding to one side of the building site, so that the vistas through the trees and the true value of this open space to our community cannot be fully appreciated.

We can, at least for a short period of time, consider what could be our front lawn without a large object on it.

Bruce Macfarlane

ing, my view is, with less parking it will have the opposite effect; ie more motorists will have no choice but to use the bridge.

My solution to solve this obvious disadvantage… would be to rededicate the present (parallel) car parking from opposite Garden Terrace (south side) westwards to Spring St. Included in my suggestion is to remove parallel parking and replace it with angle parking.

In theory the space taken by two cars, parked kerbside should provide angle parking for three vehicles; ie 33% increase overall - replacing the loss of the Marine Square decision.

I have not measured out this option in metres.

However I calculate, ‘stepping it out’, that by using the width of this centre path, plus the present width of parked cards is more or less the same distance of a parallel parked car.

A further advantage is the speed and ease of parking on an angle, and better utilisation of the road’s present width, from kerbside/northwards.

Presently, selfish drivers park too close to another car, creating frustration, and difficulty for others later. Plus at present, the gap between cars is wasted, which does not apply to angle parking. John Hipkins (Abridged, Editor)

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TENNIS & SQUASH SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES 22nd April – 2nd May, Belmont Park Racquets Club 133 Bayswater Ave, Belmont Tennis and squash holiday programmes for all ages and levels including fun games, giveaways and more.

Bookings essential contact Manu for the squash holiday programme on 021 886 583 or Cathy for the tennis holiday programme on 027 427 6274.

DEVONPORT ANZAC DAY PARADE & SERVICE Friday 25th April, 10am Assemble in the area in front of Devonport New World at 9:30am to take part in the ANZAC Day Parade. The service will commence at the cenotaph in Victoria Rd at 10am. Seating will be available but space will be limited due to the library building project.

PETER WELLS AND SHONAGH KOEA IN CONVERSATION...

Sunday 27th April, 4pm Michael King Writers’ Centre Summit Rd, Mt Victoria, Devonport Join Peter Wells and Shonagh Koea for an intimate literary chat over a coffee/tea or a glass of wine. Peter, who has many award-winning books and films to his credit, is the current writer in residence at the Michael King Writers’ Centre. Shonagh has written seven novels and three collections of short stories. Entry by koha ($5). Bookings are recommended – ph: 445 8451 or email: michaelkingwriterscentre@gmail.com Devonport Peninsula Community eNEWS To receive the Devonport Peninsula eNEWS, a monthly email listing of community events and other community notices, please email us at dportcomm@xtra.co.nz

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Devonport dancer with all the right moves

Balanced… East meets West for Devonport dancer Patrick Suenderhauf

Patrick Suenderhauf was a professional ballet dancer in Europe before finding his spiritual self in New Zealand. Now teaching in Devonport he spoke to Maire Vieth about growing up in East Germany, free running and horsing around with his daughter.

Not withstanding his impressive career as a professional ballet dancer, Patrick Suenderhauf says he has never been in better shape than now at the age of 43. “My body is finally balanced and evened out. It’s because I do a lot of pull-ups, go free running, and climb

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walls, fences, and trees, a bit like a kid. I try to replicate the bush in Devonport,” he says.

Suenderhauf brings these movements into his dance studio at Victoria Hall. “Contemporary Dance is a melting pot of techniques.

It is an offshoot of ballet but with an open lid. I bring aspects of hip hop footwork, free running steps and playing to it,” he says.

Suenderhauf also teaches at the Auckland Academy of Dance in New Lynn. Over the last 11 years, he has taught at many dance schools across Auckland and New Zealand, has lectured in the dance departments at The University of Auckland and Auckland University of Technology, and has collaborated with professional dance companies. He also runs a massage and kinesiology clinic from home.

So far, 15 of his students have been accepted to professional dance schools in America, Australia and New Zealand. “Four senior students have won Scholarship Awards of the New Zealand Academy of Modern Dance and this year I have three that are so good they could all win,” he says.

Suenderhauf lives on the ground floor of a former finishing school for girls on Calliope Road. “My lounge used to be the wash house. That’s me. I’m a socialist by nature and made for small environments. I don’t like flashy places I can’t maintain,” he says.

The garden is full of basil, capsicum, kale, beets and broccoli and Suenderhauf eats from it every day.

The place reminds him of his childhood.

Suenderhauf grew up in a subsidised art deco house in the Thuringian town of Greiz, in central Germany. His grandmother lived downstairs. “During the day, I was a free agent, mostly outside exploring, climbing trees like a monkey but always back for lunch and dinner,” he says.

Greiz has a river, two castles and a large forest and was spared destruction during the Second World War. “It was an idyllic and peaceful setting and childhood where I was free and being looked after,” he says.

Suenderhauf’s grandmother, who was part Austrian and part Czechoslovakian, descended from one of the oldest Bohemian noble families, von Lobkowicz. Franz Joseph Maximillian Lobkowicz had been a patron of Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Joseph Haydn.

Suenderhauf’s parents were teachers in East Germany (GDR). His mother taught at teachers college and during the late 1980s worked with Erika Krenz, the wife of the GDR’s last president Egon Krenz. Suenderhauf’s father was high up the ladder of sports education, as the second principal of one of 23 East German boarding schools for promising young athletes.

“They were the academies that produced Olympic gold medallists and world champions over many years. The system was abused but it was a great sports education where kids were trained all day by amazing teachers in the same place where they also had maths and social studies. There was doping but not

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When he was seven, Suenderhauf started as a gymnast and excelled at floor work.

“When I was ten, I still hadn’t developed enough upper body strength and was happy to leave. The teachers said I had a special talent to move.” he says.

By now, Suenderhauf’s parents had separated and he moved to East Berlin to live with his mother, who enrolled him at the Ballet School of Berlin, one of the GDR’s three professional dance schools.

“It was a bit like Mao’s Last Dancer,” Suenderhauf says. Two years in he was asked to board and studied the Russian Vaganova ballet technique with Martin Puttke. Puttke himself had studied under the Russian teacher Nikolai Tarassov and later translated Tarassov’s renowned book on male dancing, from Russian into German. East German pioneer in contemporary dance Gret Palucca taught at the dance school in Dresden and was another influence, Suenderhauf says.

Western culture also influenced him in East Berlin. “We listened to West German radio and secretly watched James Bond on TV at boarding school. We were informed about what was going on, lived in the middle of Europe and were surrounded by culture,” Suenderhauf says.

In 1987, Suenderhauf was accepted into John Neumeier’s School of the Hamburg Ballet and the State allowed him to go. He received a scholarship and boarded with the school secretary.

But living in the West was a shock to the system. “I went from somewhere I absolutely belonged, to a totally different capitalist environment without any time to adjust. On my first day, I had a Moevenpick ice cream with 30 scoops and soon I felt pressure from everywhere, including my parents, to be very, very, good and to succeed, but I didn’t have the support I had before,” he says.

In Hamburg, Suenderhauf attended a Catholic high school and a different dance school in the afternoons. “After three years I almost didn’t finish. I had a knee injury and lost my confidence and it was going downwards for a while. I didn’t make the cut for the Hamburg ballet company I had often danced for as a student,” he says.

But when he auditioned for the ballet company of Dresden’s Semperoper (opera house), he got the job. “It was the ex-GDR. I was with my brothers and I felt looked after again, by physiotherapists and colleagues who helped me come right. Once I was painfree I blossomed again and had a great time dancing professionally for the next six years,” Suenderhauf says.

In his mid-twenties, he started exploring alternative approaches to dance and learned about the Alexander Technique’s approach to healthy posture.

“I was really fascinated by it and decided to leave dancing on a high and set myself up for a new stage of life,” he says. Suenderhauf went back to Hamburg and studied Heilpraktik (a state-regulated field of alternative

medicine) while working as a call centre supervisor at night. “After three years, I decided to treat myself to a trip to New Zealand if I did well,” he says.

In 2001, Suenderhauf arrived in Golden Bay. “After a week in a campervan the sun came out and I just loved it,” he says. A trip to the Coromandel proved transformative.

Suenderhauf said watching potters like Bryce Stevens and Petra Meyboden in Coromandel town turned his life around. For six months, he helped rebuild the Driving Creek Café near Barry Brickell’s railway and lived in the bush.

“It felt like an ideal marriage of East and West Germany. People do what they love and are incredibly dedicated to their craft. They are self-employed, supportive of each other and survive doing their art. They don’t have heaps, but enough,” he says.

Suenderhauf sold his belongings in Germany and returned, settling in Devonport where he set up a massage clinic at Harvest Health, the health food shop then located in today’s Caroline Sills shop.

Soon, he performed in Auckland and taught dance for the first time. “I had never taught before, but maybe because both of my parents had been teachers it felt natural to me from the start.

Suenderhauf likes to work with dancers from an early age. “When I work with little kids, I try to inspire them, so I am a player and explorer, but I also like to finish people off with choreographies and techniques,” he says.

He mucks in as well. “I work out with my dance students. I still put socks and sweatpants on and work out with my 16-year-olds, who are really good,” he says.

Suenderhauf’s nine-year-old daughter Hebe keeps him fit too. “She grew up around dance but at the moment is into handstands, flip-overs and cartwheels. So am I. She doesn’t go to gymnastic classes but progresses to a new level of movement integration almost every day,” he says.

An integrated body system and holistic approach to dance is what Suenderhauf strives for, and moving like a child is a way to get there. “I try to avoid the repetition of the gym,” he says, grabbing two bricks to demonstrate his approach to weight lifting, pushing them around slowly in three dimensions. “That’s how I train every single little muscle in my arms,” he says.

Suenderhauf also moves to unwind. “I can’t relax reading a book, only physically,” he says. A new pair of roller blades arrived in the mail that day and he rollerblades outside the Devonport ferry building at night. “I do the Harlem Shuffle,” he laughs.

Another hobby is windsurfing. Four different boards are stored in the garage. “I have a freestyle board, wave board, star board and a slalom board made in 1987,” he says.

His favourite spot is Takapuna Beach during a north-easterly wind and a low tide.

“Then the waves are rolling in and give you platforms to jump. I have improved a lot during the last year and am able to play,” he says.

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It’s a dog’s life in Devonport

More than 1,000 dog owners and their canines flocked to Windsor Reserve last Sunday for the fourth annual Devonport Dog Parade.

The crowd was treated to a variety of dog displays and competitions. Proceeds from the event went to the RSPCA. Pictured above: it was pretty even in the dogs vs kids obstacle races.

At right: Grace Young (10) dressed up as Wonder Woman with her wonder dog Leaf (11).

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Fairy for a day COMING UP Main Gallery: JOHN HODGSON

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Small Dog Gallery: AGI LEHAR-GRAHAM Sky and Sea Paintings

Kate McMillan (right) was the Devonport Harvest Fair fairy, helped out by Isobel Davis-Gray

26 April – 8 May Opening Saturday 26 April 2 – 3.30pm A series of sky and seascapes from painter Agi Lehar-Graham.

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Opportunity to adopt a retired Greyhound To a new life in our beautiful Devonport Our retired hounds need homes

Until 5 May John Davis exhibits a religious series over Easter. These 14 works depict the final days in the life of Jesus Christ and serve as an allegory for the search of his own true identity.

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Making hay while the sun shines…Nicolette Grant (left), Poppy McDonald (centre) and Isla Forrest from Stanley Bay School enjoyed clowning around with the cowgirl scarecrow they made for the Devonport Harvest Fair, held at the community garden on Mt Cambria last Saturday. The fair included an Apple Roll, Teddy Bear Treasure Hunt, an Alice’s Tea Party and arts and crafts.

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A sparkling gypsy violin and a seventeenth century masterpiece A near-capacity audience for the Devonport Chamber Orchestra’s (DC0) first concert of 2014 in Harmony Hall was treated to a programme of music of a variety of styles and eras played with verve and great talent. The orchestra was ably led by Michael Hunter.

The concert opened with the Symphony in A Major by King Frederick the Great of Prussia. Known more for writing for the flute, which he also played, this symphony was one of four he wrote. While it demonstrated only modest composing ability, it was pleasant, undemanding music, and was played with sensitivity and enthusiasm.

The real gem of the concert was JS Bach’s Violin Concerto in A Minor played by David Choi and the orchestra. Choi and his two brothers have performed for some years with the orchestra and all three were involved in this concert. David directed the orchestra as well, and from the first bar established complete control over tempi and balance.

His playing is characterised by inspired

rhythm and impeccable intonation. His violin seemed to soar over the strings of the orchestra, who never dominated. The cello and bass section gave fine underpinning to the contrapuntal writing and stability to the work. The slow movement was played most sensitively bringing out the underlying tenderness. David varied the speed and intensity of the music and the orchestra supported him throughout. The third movement with its driving pace never felt out of control and soloist and orchestra questioned and answered each other in a great display of unity.

Alexander Cowdell, who combined a career overseas as a professional violinist with some composing, occasionally plays with the orchestra and in this concert conducted their playing of his Canzona for String Orchestra. Written to be performed at the coronation concert of King Tupou V of Tonga, the piece was designed to provide peaceful reflection. Based on a Bach chorale, the canzona explores and

develops some of the elements found within the chorale.

For the final work, Choi returned to play Monti’s Czardas, performed with great expertise and verve. The Czardas is a traditional Hungarian folk dance and David threw himself into the spirit of it. At one point he played the whole of the melody in harmonics while being accompanied by gentle pizzicato strings, before the tempo built up to a breathtaking conclusion. The toes of the audience were tapping and there was prolonged and very warm applause for this young North Shore musician, who combines music with a career as a doctor for the Auckland District Health Board.

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Are you keen to combine a good deed with your food shop? Devonport Community House is looking for volunteers to transport Belmont senior citizens to New World once a week, fortnight or month. All you need is a standard driver’s licence and a bit of extra time.

After 21 years in the job, Brian Kennedy has retired as the single chauffeur.

Devonport Community House (DCH) staff Rebecca McMillan and Karen Shaw think it would be good to have a pool of drivers rather than just one. The two of them are chauffeuring once a week at the moment but say that having four or five other helpers would spread the load and help meet demand.

“At the moment we pick up about eight seniors from Bardia Street, Roberts Ave, Alamein Ave and Preston Court on a Tuesday.

Ideally we should do two runs per week. We have 18 people signed up and there definitely is the need for that,” says McMillan.

Each run takes about two and half hours, including pick-up, drop-off and an hour of shopping. The seniors go to the supermarket, the post office and, if there’s time left, have a cuppa at Clarry’s.

The vehicle is a Toyota Hiace, has manual transmission and anyone with a standard licence can drive it. Petrol is covered by a contribution from New World.

If you are interesting in lending a hand as a driver, please contact the DCH on 445-3068 or email devonportcomhouse@xtra.co.nz Let’s go shopping…Doreen Lobb from Alamein Ave gets a helping hand from Karen Shaw and Rebecca McMillan (right)

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Untidy Soldier cleaned up

The Devonport War Memorial – Frank Lynch’s 1924 bronze statue of the Untidy Soldier – was given a spruce up last week, in preparation for ANZAC Day. Auckland Council had commissioned bronze sculptor Bill Hayes to scrub the statue clean before he covered it with four layers of wax and buffed it up.

He protected the sculpture’s stone base with plastic. It lists the names of 86 fallen soldiers and wreaths will be placed on it by the community during the ANZAC Day Parade on Friday 25 April, starting at 10 am.

Montana hopes to hip hop all the way to Nevada Montana Cooper (12) is dreaming of going to the World Hip Hop Dance Championships in Las Vegas this year.

She is one of nine girls in the newly formed crew Shique. Their 1.30 minute routine placed them third at the Auckland Hip Hop champs in March, which qualified them for the national finals to be held in Auckland on May 1 – 3. A trip to Las Vegas is up for grabs.

The Belmont Intermediate Year 8 student is still buzzing about coming third. “We competed against Bubblegum, the junior crew world champions of 2012. And this was only our first time competing as Shique,” she says.

Montana was in Las Vegas that year as well, competing in another New Zealand junior crew, a Mairangi Bay-based group called Khaos. They placed 12th.

Montana, who lives in Narrow Neck, has been dancing ballet and jazz for four years and hip hop for three. Before competitions the crew practices daily at Sandringham’s The Dance Studio.

Her crew puts together elements of different dance styles in their routine, from the more feminine vogue and energetic to the more boyish crump and swag, she says. More and more

Montana Cooper in one of her few moments off the dance floor girls are getting into hip hop dancing these days, Montana says.

New Zealand crews are a force to be reckoned with at the world champs. They dominated in 2011 and 2012 and had at least one win in most other years.

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Board divisions emerge in secret complaint An internal complaint has been made to Auckland Council that Devonport-Takapuna Local Board members Grant Gillon and Jan O’Connor have closed minds on certain issues, it has emerged.

The complaint relates in particular to Bayswater Marina and Takapuna Camping Ground.

Gillon, in a personal statement to be presented to the board last Tuesday, refuted the allegations.

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Devonport swim club won five medals at the 11th annual King of the Bays ocean swim – 2.8km from Milford to Takapuna beach – last Saturday.

Simon Millar came second in the male 45-49 division with a time of 34.10 mins; he also took out the overall championship for his age group after competing in three or more of the series events around the country. Jack Revill collected a gold medal in the men’s 20-24 age group with a time of 34.56 mins, narrowly beating Ben Marshall who came in at 34.57 mins and got silver in the 25-29 mens. Pamela Meyer won bronze in the female 30-34 division with a time of 40.22.

Tom King came third in the non-wetsuit category, in the 55-59 age group.

Club coach and professional triathlete Brent Foster came 15th in the elite swimmers’ event with a time of 31.39 mins, the same as the overall winner of the non elite event.

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Auckland Council code of conduct, Gillon said.

“I am unsure of the specifics of the complaint because the details were hidden in a privileged opinion written apparently by Russell McVeigh.

“I was offered to see the opinion on the condition that I could not discuss it. I refuse to be muzzled in this way. Such action is also against the principles of natural justice,” Gillion said “However, I understand that the complaint is not against something we are alleged to have done in the past but the ludicrous notion that we might do something in the future.”

He said the complaint is seemingly an attempt to deprive the community of the voices and votes of two of its elected members.

“But the important thing is to reassure the Board, and the public, that I will speak and vote with an open mind and make decisions based upon the information and evidence that comes before me.”

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Documents obtained under the Official Information Act on the freeholding of reclaimed land will be made publicly available by the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board.

The board was set to receive the information at its board meeting on Tuesday, after the Devonport Flagstaff went to press.

Board chair Mike Cohen told the Flagstaff that the documents would be available at the Devonport and Takapuna libraries and at Auckland Council’s Takapuna service centre.

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The board is now awaiting a legal opinion from council officers on the sale.

Cohen said it appeared on initial reading that Land Information New Zealand had followed correct procedures in the freeholding of the land.

However he questioned the quality of the legislation, which let the sale pass through with no local consulatation.

Iwi were consulted as provided for by law and the same requirement should be made for local people, Cohen said.

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Street party celebrates Philomel Crescent turnaround

Friends and neighbours… Faith Gage (11) (left) and Mafi Vaka (12), after finishing a long game of backyard cricket. They live four houses away from each other and both go to Belmont Intermediate School.

One of Devonport’s tougher streets has been given a helping hand in a coordinated sting by government and council agencies.

Philomel Crescent celebrated its new lease of life with a street party. Flagstaff reporter Maire Vieth went along.

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Police and Philomel Crescent residents shared sausages and played games together at a street party on Philomel Reserve to celebrate a safer community.

But it was not always such a close relationship.

The street had been on police radar for years, says Senior Sergeant Andy King, the police youth and community manager on the North Shore.

Street disorder, alcohol and gang issues, drug abuse and dealing, house fires, car racing and some intimidation of other residents had been common problems, King says.

“At times people were too scared to garden in their front yard,” he says.

Over the last few months, police had coordinated the inter-agency response, enforcement and community liaison. “We tried to show that we were there to help,” King says.

Ministry of Social Development and WINZ were involved in ensuring people the living in street were being adequately cared for socially and financially, he says.

“Housing NZ looked at tenancies and breaches of contract by several addresses.

One address was evicted, a second chose to move out and a third address was rehoused elsewhere. Probation were involved working with people living on the street who are on parole or probation,” King says.

In addition, Auckland Council worked on crime prevention through environmental

design. Community patrol and North Shore Pacific Wardens patrolled the street and liaised with the community and Neighbourhood Support have looked into setting up groups in the area, he says.

So when the police and wardens knocked on people’s doors to invite them to a “Philomel Community Day,” the residents were thrilled.

Iska Girard, who has lived at Philomel Crescent for nine years, said: “It was fantastic to have a cop knock on the door with good news. Usually when we see them, we worry about what has happened again.”

Thomas Mansell said: “We have really needed this in our area.” He was particularly pleased with the fire prevention demonstrations that were part of the event.

“We have had three house fires over the last five years and also a couple of kitchen fires recently, so this is great,” he said.

King said: “One resident thanked us for having had his first full night’s sleep in months.”

The event was put together by community constable Jackie Strickland.

It included a sausage sizzle, backyard cricket, swingball, a blow-up joust turned bouncy castle and a fire safety demonstration.

About 50 children and their families came along, many of them chatting to police during the afternoon.

Some police officers joined in games of swingball and rugby.

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Peninsula School Swimming Results

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Around 200 swimmers competed for titles Blanchard (SBS). 10 Girls Breaststroke: 1, Lucy at the Devonport Peninsula primary school Brick (VAU); 2, Gemma Dean (VAU); 3, Lucy swim contest at the Takapuna Leisure Centre. Kwok (BAY). 10 Boys Breaststroke: 1, Thomas

A 40km/h School Speed Zone (SSZ) will be introduced around Vauxhall School by June to make walking to and from school safer. Electronic speed limit signs will be installed on Vauxhall Road approaching the school and will flash during peak school traffic hours. They will be turned on and off by the school.

Static 40km/h speed limit signs, displaying operating times, will be installed on side roads.

The SSZ will be active 35 minutes before and 20 minutes after school. The speed limit reverts to 50km/h when the signs are not in operation.

Further down the road, the DevonportTakapuna Local Board is investigating how to make the intersection of Vauxhall and Tainui Roads safer for pedestrians while improving the overall look of the small business centre. The project is still being assessed but currently has been estimated to cost around $99,000. The final proposal still needs approval from the board.

Results: 66 m Girls: 1, Laura Hooper (SBS); 2, Emma Patterson (BEL); 3, Samantha Rooke (STL). 66 m Boys: 1, Thomas Wallace (SBS); 2, Tom Meade (VAU); 3, Elliot Collinge-Moore (DEV). 8 Girls Freestyle: 1, Alex Clarke (SBS); 2, Mischa Lucas (VAU); 3, Maggie Squire (SBS).

8 Boys Freestyle: 1, James Ford (DEV); 2, Brook Thomas (BEL); 3, Gus Grooby (SBS). 9 Girls Freestyle: 1, Pippa Plummer (SBS); 2, Georgina Shannahan (BEL); 3, Charlotte Treadwell (SBS). 9 Boys Freestyle: 1, Tom Meade (VAU); 2, Connor Cunningham (HAU); 3, Hector McIntyre (SBS). 10 Girls Freestyle: 1, Sidney Glennie-Crosby (DEV); 2, Noemie Thomas (DEV); 3, Emma Patterson (BEL). 10 Boys Freestyle: 1, Elliot CollingeMoore (DEV); 2, Charlie Millington (DEV); 3, Billy Neves (BEL). 8 Girls Breaststroke: 1, Izzy Plummer (SBS); 2, Lucy Travers (BEL); 3, Brooke Leonard (VAU). 8 Boys Breaststroke: 1, Ben Pleciak (DEV); 2, Keating Brick (VAU); 3, Will Hopkins (BEL). 9 Girls Breaststroke: 1, Jess Weston (BEL); 2, Amelie Jones (SBS); 3,Georgina Shannahan (BEL). 9 Boys Breaststroke: 1, Rohan Cameron (SBS); 2, Alex Leonard (HAU); 3, Felix

Wallace (SBS); 2, Nico Saussey (BEL); 3, Elliot Collinge-Moore (DEV). 8 Girls Backstroke: 1, Maggie Squire (SBS); 2, Malia Faulalo (VAU); 3, Alex Clarke (SBS). 8 Boys Backstroke: 1, Luke Robertson (HAU); 2, Gus Grooby (SBS); 3, Nick Petherick (DEV). 9 Girls Backstroke: 1, Janayah Wadsworth (BEL); 2, Hannah Dong (HAU); 3, Allie Johnstone (VAU) 9 Boys Backstroke: 1, Felix Blanchard (SBS); 2, Tom Meade (VAU); 3, Ryan Parr (SBS). 10 Girls Backstroke: 1, Holly Morse (VAU); 2, Bethany Yates (VAU); 3, Charlotte Wills (DEV). 10 Boys Backstroke: 1, Elliot Collinge-Moore (DEV); 2, Cyrus Wadsworth (BEL); 3, J. Steel (HAU). Girls Open Butterfly: 1, Emma Patterson (BEL); 2, Lucia Kwok (BAY); 3, Carrington Brody (BEL). Boys Open Butterfly: 1, Elliot Collinge-Moore (DEV); 2, Thomas Wallace (SBS); Tom Meade (VAU). Girls Relay: 1, Vauxhall; 2, Stanley Bay; 3, Hauraki. Boys Relay: 1, Devonport; 2, Stanley Bay; 3, Vauxhall.

Key: BEL (Belmont Primary), DEV (Devonport Primary), HAU (Hauraki Primary) SBS (Stanley Bay School), STL (ST Leos), VAU (Vauxhall Primary).

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navy sHares Base wiTH neiGHBours On the last Saturday in March, the Navy hosted an Open Day at the Devonport Naval Base, the first since 2010.

“The Open Day was a great way to show the people of New Zealand what we do,” said Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral Jack Steer, who stood at the Main Gate at 10am to welcome the first of almost 10,000 visitors on board.

“So much of what our Navy achieves occurs over the horizon and out of sight, so opening our doors provides a way of sharing those skills and our experiences with the public,” he said.

Almost 10,000 visitors came through the Naval Base - five ships were open to the public, and HMNZS MANAWANUI was anchored off the wharves conducting boarding demonstrations all day. Shoreside, the Open Day provided opportunities to watch marching, physical training displays, and performances by the Navy Band, kapa haka, and Pipes and Drum Band.

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Furnished or unfurnished house to Rent. Central location. $800 pw Ph 07 888 1931 Relatives visiting? Spacious garden studio with en-suite and kitchenette; minutes to Narrow Neck beach. Reasonable rates.

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Seacliffe Ave, Belmont 3-4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, fully furnished, available June to September. Ph: Vicki 445 8800 or 021 445 623

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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

Sunny 2 bedroom unfurnished apartment one street from Narrow Neck beach. Internal access garage, storage heaters & washer/dryer. Avail 1 May to end Sept. $400 pw incl water.

Ph: Helen 445 3535 Waiheke Island – Palm Beach.

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Sunny, private, spectacular sea views. $85 per night. Phone 027 602 6351 or 09 445 1206.

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SERVICES OFFERED Diggadrain. Drain unblockers and drainage experts.

CCTV drain locating. Repairs.

New drains. 0800 your drain.

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. Experienced gardener. Ph Carolyn on 446 6517 or 027 292 8167 for a free on-site consultation.SERVICEO Groove Kitchens, new kitchens, stove tops, German hardware, Garth Waring ph 021 397 863 or 476 7666.

Handyman: need something fixed, quickly and well? Or need garden maintenance?

Contact: David 445-0668, dje_claridge@hotmail.com.

Housewashing, hand wash, soft wash, waterblast or chem clean. All exterior surfaces.

Satisfaction guaranteed.

445-2226.

Housewashing, prof. service, 10 years-plus experience, reliable and prompt. Free quotes, also decks, driveways, paths fences, roof moss treatments etc Phone Rod 021 390800.

Ironing and shoe polishing service - I offer a professional ironing and shoe polishing service. I am able to collect and deliver free of charge in Devonport. Professional garment grooming from head to toe will leave you shining! Linen and bedding also included.

Please contact Vanessa for more details - 021 232 8669.

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

FOR SALE EFTpos machine PAXS80 lease for reassignment. I will pay the reassignment fee .

Lease expires September 2015.

Costs $54 per month.Phone 0212838442 Old paving bricks, approx 4050sqm, to be lifted and removed by buyer. Spa pool and dining/ hall unit also for sale. All prices by negotiation, owner needs these removed. Ph 445-0248 REST HOMES Ascot House Retirement Home, quality care with dignity in a friendly, family atmosphere.

Ph Shona, 445 2518.

SERVICES OFFERED AAA Window Cleaning, Free Quote ph David 021 368371 “Clear Windows For New Year” 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 services offered. Experienced with Xero and MYOB, all IRD returns.

Contact Sue on 445 6802 Builder available Small job specialist, repairs and maintenance. Skilled, reliable and local. Please phone Clive Melling. Hm 445 2485, Mob 027 29 222 84.

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

Devonport Window Repairs.

Sash and casement windows, wooden doors. Rotten sills and window components repaired or replaced. General carpentry.

For your local window specialist. Phone Hubert Strang 446 6174 or 021 274 4191.

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SERVICES OFFERED Stonemasons, Landscapers.

All terrain TATONKA crane truck. Dave Milina & Barb Cooper. W: sustainablelandscapes.co.nz, P: 0275 430 288, E: info@sustainablelandscapes.co.nz Waterblasting, Chem/housewashing, decks, drives, roofs & gutters cleaned. Satisfaction guaranteed. 445-2226.

Web Design service. Design, hosting and maintenance available. Special rates for the Devonport Community.

Contact Vanessa: vanessa@ studiowebsolutions.co.nz Wood-Tech are specialists in creating custom-design kitchens - all over Devonport. See our website - or call 09 810 8136 - for a friendly kitchen consultation. www.wood-tech.co.nz SITUATIONS VACANT Experienced cleaner required for two hours on a Friday. Refs required. Please phone Annie 021 626632 Housekeeper wanted 4 days a week, 2 - 3 hours per day. Duties include cleaning, laundry, ironing, beds etc. Narrow Neck location please contact 021 686 030.

TUITION Astrology Charts w. Xanthe Katsouras@ The Devonport Health Store, Victoria Rd, every Thursday 1-3pm Chess Tuition for juniors starts Thursday May 8th at the National Chess Centre at Devonport St Paul’s. www.nationalchesscentre.co.nz Devonport drama since 2002 Drama classes 8 - 18yrs Artspace on Mt Vic. gallen@clear. net.nz, 021 262 4907

TUITION Guitar tuition - beginner/intermediate guitar lessons. Flexible hours. can come to you. Call or txt Josh 021 128 5556 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 Made to Move Dance, innovative dance school located on the Devonport peninsula, offering classes in Devonport, Belmont and Takapuna. Specialised dance/movement/ballet classes for pre-schoolers only $7 per lesson. Also on offer, Ballet and Jazz and Adults DanceFIT classes. Reasonable prices, qualified teachers.

Contact chloe@madetomovedance.net for queries or visit www.madetomovedance.net Mathematics Tuition, Sensitive tutoring offered at all levels of the secondary school curriculum.

NCEA, IB and Cambridge welcomed. 93% pass rate in 2013.

NCEA 3 calculus specialist. ph Peter Ridge BE,Dip Tchg (sec) 445 2283.

Piano and Theory of Music lessons available from experienced, registered teacher. Ph. John Mercer (M.Mus. LTCL) 445 6471.

Singing/instrument lessons in Devonport/Belmont. Vacancies available! Ph 376 4009 or visit www.singschool.co.nz SLSS Swim School, 11 Evan Street, Belmont (off Eversleigh Road). Specialists in pre-schoolers. Phone 486 6728 for more info.

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Summer tournament week – on land and in the water WaTerpolo: One senior girls and one senior boys water polo team travelled all over Auckland for the North Island Water Polo Championships which ran over four days in late March.

Throughout the weekend the teams played at Sacred Heart, West Wave, Epsom Girls Grammar and Diocesan.

Overall the girls came fourth in the Senior Girls’ B grade, and the boys came sixth in the Senior Boys’ B grade. This was a significant achievement considering that three of the girls’ team were juniors, and at least half of the senior boys’ team were also juniors.

On the final day, the girls played St Kentigern, but after a gruelling match came fourth, losing 5-7. The boys had a challenge against Mt Maunganui, eventually coming out of the twenty-minute game 3-4.

BY CIARA CONNOLLY UlTimaTe FriSbee: For the first time ever, the New Zealand Secondary Schools Ultimate Frisbee Championships were held during Summer Tournament week, this year in Taupo.

Coached by teacher Mr Matt Cade, we sent two teams. The girls’ team, captained

by Tamara Bullock, led from the front the entire two days. The team won all six games which took them to the grand final against Avondale College.

The wind got up in the final, but the girls dug deep and in extra time secured the final

play and sportsmanship, to come away with this award as well as the overall title speaks volumes about the girls and the way they play this sport.

It was a two-day competition and after an early start on Monday morning, the boys came up against overall winners Auckland Grammar in their very first game. The boys’ team led by Travern Rua-Chase played well during their tournament with wins in the end against John Paul College and Hutt point to win 5-4 and become the inaugural Valley High School, which was their game National Girls’ Champions. They were of the tournament. They finished 10th also voted by all other teams for the Spirit overall for their first ever major competition.

By Mrs Davies Award. As this sport is based hugely on fair

Valuable learning at World Vision get-together Six Takapuna Grammar students attended their first-ever World Vision conference at the ASB Showgrounds late last month, along with other Auckland students.

It was a new and exciting experience for all of us. We were placed in teams representing a specific country, for a range of activities.

One included having to fight to survive by building enough origami houses, acquiring farm animals and sourcing transportation to

sustain the land we owned, in a set time.

This allowed us to learn about humanity and leadership.

We also listened to captivating presentations and inspirational stories from a variety of interesting people. We went to the conference to learn as much as possible and to improve our knowledge of where, and to whom, the 40 Hour Famine money was going. It’s safe to say that although

we missed a day of school, we all learnt valuable information about the 2014 40 Hour Famine for our school and our eyes were opened to bigger issues in the world.

Overall we enjoyed the day and it was great to meet students from different schools who are like-minded and were keen to share new ideas.

By BriDget connoLLy

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Grammar APRIL 18, 2014

Students conquer Tongariro The Tongariro Crossing is one of New Zealand’s most famous day walks. A few weeks ago, our Year 12 geography students were fortunate enough to complete this track, on the annual geography camp. Over 90 travelled to Tongariro National Park, where they stayed at the warm and inviting Pipers Lodge for the three nights.

On day two, they visited Mt. Ruapehu, comparing upper and lower river sites and collecting data for their internal assessment. A brisk walk down the volcano proved to be just a taster of what was yet to come.

The next day, armed with snacks and wearing a variety of beanies, the team began the 19.4km walk. Climbing from 1400m to 1600m above sea level up the infamous Devil’s Staircase proved almost endless for some, although everybody managed it in the end and were proud of their efforts.

Looking down at the layer of cloud was an unusual feeling, yet a spectacular view. By the time the group had reached the highest point of the day, 1886m above sea level, they were ready for the descent, especially running down one hundred metres or so of scoria; a

terrifying yet thrilling experience. The Emerald Lakes proved to be a scenic spot for a lunch break and when it was time to finish the descent, the cloud had lifted, revealing a breathtaking view of National Park.

By Lizzie vercruyssen

Cyclone lusi affects student camp As Cyclone Lusi hit, 60 Year 12 PE students were packing for their threeday, two-night trip to Muriwai. Due to exaggerated weather reports, the camp was shortened to one night and two days. Unfortunately this meant the two activities planned for Sunday – the tramp and top team – had to be adjusted.

Students were put into pairs, and each pair had to organise and lead a group of 12 on one of the six challenging activities – mountain biking, orienteering, surf survival, top team, tree tops and a scavenger hunt (which was an adaptation due to the cancelled tramp). Students were marked on Social Responsibility and Leadership, worth seven credits in total. The general consensus was that the camp was a success – no one lost, no broken bones, and the sun was shining!

By ciara connoLLy

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Ngataringa girls top shots on Shore

Shonagh Koea and Peter Wells in conversation Bayswater writer Shonagh Koea and Peter Wells, current writer in residence at the Michael King Writers’ Centre, will talk about their writing on April 27 at the centre, starting at 4 pm.

Koea has written seven novels and three collections of short stories. Wells, who has award-winning books and films to his credit, is also the co-founder of the Auckland Writers Festival (where Koea is part of a free session called “Landscapes” on May 16 at 2.30 pm in the Limelight Room at Aotea Square).

For the writers’ centre event, entry is $5 koha.

Bookings are recommended at 445 8451 or michaelkingwriterscentre@gmail.com.

Hauraki School travelwise

Young aces from Ngataringa…Back row, left to right: Patience Davis, Claire Hecker, Lilly Thompson, Clara Simmons. Front row, left to right: Laura Hooper, Makayla Jolly, Zoe Harris.

A Ngataringa Tennis Club team have won the under-12 A grade Tennis Northern Interclub Championships.

There are 20 teams from the North Shore –

from Devonport to Orewa – in the 12 and under competition in three grades: A,B and C. The Ngataringa girls won 35 of their 42 matches, giving them an 83% success rate.

In the Navy – Devonport Flowers top shop window

Hauraki School recently became the final school on the Devonport peninsula to join Auckland Transport’s Travelwise scheme.

The programme aims to improve road safety and reduce car traffic during school drop-off and pick-up times. It encourages alternative modes of transport, such as Walking School Buses. About one third of Auckland’s traffic at peak times is school related, an Auckland Transport spokesperson says.

Chook Crook at large Two white Chinese Silkie Bantam chickens were stolen from the Ngataringa Community Garden last week, reducing the flock from seven to five. A community garden volunteer found a hen missing last Tuesday morning and a rooster the next day. “Someone has been taking our chickens and the others are now traumatised, ” she says.

New 500 cards club The card game 500 now has its own club in Devonport. It is meeting on the second Tuesday of every month, at the Devonport Croquet Club on Wairoa Rd, at 7 pm.

New members are welcome and only a basic knowledge of the game is required. There is a $5 fee per evening to cover costs, plus a small plate of food for a shared supper. Contact cards500@hotmail.com for more info.

TREECARE – Tree Felling • Removals • Thinning • Pruning • Hedges • Chipping • Reductions • Stump Grinding

Devonport Flowers has won the best nauti- help promote the Navy Open Day last month. cal themed window in a Navy competition, Devonport Flowers prize was a formal dinner where Devonport businesses were asked to in the Navy wardroom.

Stu Huggins 021 175 8660

Phone 446 1258

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Check out the action-packed programme at the Devonport Community House for the April school holidays. We have a Pirate Day, Drama and Storybook Day, World Record Day, Outer Space day, a trip to Rio 2 at The Vic and Kiwi Valley not to mention a bouncy obstacle course, loads of cool art projects, science, cooking, sport and more.

Check out the full programme at www.devonportcommunityhouse.co.nz

SCRAPBOOKING AND PAPER CRAFt FOR KIDS

Blooming great prize…Sharon Harnett (right) with Devonport Flowers’ owner Morag Burden A Devonport woman is planning a ro- thousand dollars in a national Valentines mantic weekend away with her husband competition. after winning a luxury trip worth several Sharon Harnett purchased through Devonport Flowers to enter the National Flower Promotions Group Valentines Retaining wall work competition.

Her prize is a weekend for two in QueenThe retaining wall on the corner of Victoria Rd, Calliope and Kerr Sts is not falling down. stown this winter including: return tickets It only needs routine maintainance work says for two adults to Queenstown, two nights Auckland Transport (AT) spokesperson Mark at the Hotel St Moritz, a scenic helicopter Hannan. The work began earlier this month flight, dinner at Josh Emett’s Rātā restaurant and is due to finish in late June, depending on and $500 spending money.

Harnett said she was thrilled to win the weather conditions. During this time, a section of the footpath and cycleway on the eastern side competition and it would be a treat for her of Victoria Rd will be closed. Road traffic lanes and husband Chris to celebrate their 19th will also be narrowed. Work will be paused from wedding anniversary .

Easter through to ANZAC Day.

LIVE ON STAGE!

Channel your kids’ creative energy with some crafty fun this holiday. Learn new techniques and use different materials to make photo albums, treat boxes, gifts and cards. Local resident Val Wood has been running classes in Devonport for more than 8 years.

Check out dates and times on our website or phone 445 6460 email val4cm@xtra.co.nz for more info and to book.

CHILDREN’S ARt HOuSE Holiday art classes Mon 28th April, Wed 30th April, Fri 2nd May $25 per session Two sessions per day 10-12.15pm and 1.303.45pm, morning or afternoon tea provided.

Check out the programme on our website.

BABYSIttING WORKSHOP Thursday 1st May 10am – 1pm – Cost $35 A fun and interactive workshop that covers how to become the most sought-after babysitter on the block. You will learn what’s required of a great babysitter, including how to entertain the troops, how to keep kids safe, basic first aid and lots more. Plus a yummy morning tea is provided. Facilitated by Dawn Molloy, a registered nurse and founder of Family First Aid www.familyfirstaid.co.nz Email devonportcomhouse@xtra.co.nz or phone 445 3068 to book.

BEGINNER’S WINE COuRSE Starts Wed 7th May 7-9pm Five week wine appreciation course Learn about basic wine tasting, how wine is made, food and wine matching, starting a cellar and improving your wine buying skills.

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For more information, please contact the wine tutor Vadi 443 3532 or 021 08438835 or email:vvencat@gmail.com

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