15 July 2016 Devonport Flagstaff

July 15, 2016

The whiskery tale of a cat wanderer… p3

Artist discovers fame in past painting… p5

Interview: Navy leader Emma Grant… p18

Moving send-off for missing sailor

Missing yachtsman Steve Furno took centre stage – on the large screen and through stories and memories – at a packed service last Sunday.

An old-style, larger-than life Kiwi character was celebrated by several hundred friends and family members, who crowded into North Shore Rugby Football Club for

Furno’s memorial service. Forno was swept overboard from the Platino when the vessel suffered serious damage just north of New Zealand.

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Caring chorus… students from Belmont Primary School visited sick teacher Michaela von Sturmer last week to give her a pick-me-up as she battles cancer. Full story and more pictures page 8.

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Bike Devonport wins national recognition for bike to soccer Bike Devonport’s cycle to soccer campaign was recognised at the Bike to the Future Awards last week.

Bike to Soccer was Highly Commended in the Get on Yer Bike division, which Rototuna Junior High School, Hamilton, won.

The Devonport initiative – encouraging both

supporters and players to cycle to kids’ games at North Shore United Football Club – has been a huge success with numbers booming.

The overall aim is to reduce traffic on Lake Rd and around Devonport.

Plans are afoot to launch Bike to Soccer at other clubs around Auckland.

Semi-final showdown: Shore vs Massey North Shore and Massey – the dominant sides of North Harbour rugby over the last five seasons – will face off this Saturday at Vauxhall Rd for a spot in the 2016 final.

It will be a huge battle. Although Shore finished second in round-robin play to get a bye before the semi-finals, it lost to Massey 21-16 in the only match between the two sides this year.

The 2016 competition has been the most even in years. Takapuna edged into the top position, but there has been little between the top five or six sides.

Shore coach Frano Botica says Saturday’s clash with Massey is likely to come down to ball retention and who makes the least mistakes.

“If we give ball away to Massey, they can score from anywhere. They also have a very physical forward pack but our forwards are very physical too – when they put their minds to it.”

Another motivating factor for North Shore,

is the fact Massey has more players in the North Harbour side. “Some of the players have a point to prove,” Botica says.

Evergreen players James Hinchco and Willie Walker (both technically retired but with a wealth of experience) have come back to help out with injury gaps. How they handle the pace of a semi-final will be key to North Shore’s chances.

Another wild card is Leigh Thompson and how he will be used by Botica. Usually a number eight, he has played at second-five in the last few weeks. His bullocking runs, if timed well, can open up gaps for outsides like Daniel Hilton-Jones, the form centre of the North Harbour competition this season.

A huge crowd of Shore supporters is expected, “which certainly always helps,” says Botica.

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Night-time wanderer takes catnap in friend’s bed

Raining cats and dogs… Jake Scott (left) with Orsino the cat who turned up in the bed of mate Milo Brown in the middle of a wet winter’s night Orsino is notorious for wandering around Devonport. But when the birman cat travelled 1.5 kilometres through the pouring nighttime rain, sneaked through two cat doors and snuggled up soaking wet in the bed of a family friend, he outdid himself.

Milo Brown lives at the bottom of Roslyn Tce. He was fast asleep on a school night when something nudged him awake at 2am.

“It was a soaking wet cat and it wasn’t mine.

When I told my mum I had a random cat in my bed, she thought I had been dreaming,” says Milo, whose own cat Buttons is not so keen on cuddles.

It took Milo and mum Diana Clement a while to realise what had happened. “At first we thought it was probably a neighbour’s cat, so we put him back outside. But in the morning, he was meowing at the front door and we brought him back inside. Buttons was not very happy but he had to live with it,” Milo says.

Clement found a tag with the owner’s phone number on the cat’s collar. “And when I called, the voice on the other end of the line said: ‘Diana is that you?’” she says.

It turns out Orsino belongs to Milo’s good friend Jake Scott, who lives on King Edward Pde. The two boys are both 13 years old, have been playing cricket together for years and are in the same Year 9 class at Westlake Boys High School.

At one year old, Orsino has already developed a reputation for taking strolls around Devonport. But as far as the Scotts know, Orsino’s trip to Milo’s house is his furthest – for now. Jake’s father Andy Scott said: “We have had to pick him up from a few people’s homes, and from Devonport Lingerie, the wharf and the Vic because he can’t find his way back home.”

“We got him a collar when he was two months old because we were constantly looking for him up and down King Edward Pde,” says Scott. Keeping him locked inside doesn’t seem right though, he says.

Orsino has a very social nature. “He has a couple of cat friends and occasionally brings them to our house,” he says.

As for the other pets at the Scotts’ house, the fish don’t do any wandering at all.

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Devonport painter has an artistic pedigree

You never know what genealogy research is going to turn up… Tina Frantzen has recently learned her lineage goes back to Mr and Mrs Andrews, the subjects of a famous Gainsborough painting Research into her family tree has linked a Devonport artist to one of the world’s most famous paintings.

Tina Frantzen has discovered she has rather famous art-related ancestry.

Mr and Mrs Andrews, an early Thomas Gainsborough painting, is a portrait of her ancestors.

“Mr and Mrs Andrews are the great-grandparents of my great-greatgrandfather,” Frantzen says.

Her great-great-grandfather is Arthur Guyon Purchas, an early missionary to New Zealand. “We are working on a family reunion for his 200th birthday in 2021.

Three of his great-great-grandchildren are doing the research for a family tree and a biography of him,” she says.

Frantzen is one of the researchers, but it wasn’t her who unveiled the Gainsborough connection.

“It came to my attention only last week, when someone posted it on our secret AGP family reunion Facebook page,” she says.

Frantzen rememebers studying the painting in an art history class and says she saw it while visiting the National Gallery on a trip to London four years ago.

“Since then I have learned that Robert Andrews and Thomas Gainsborough were neighbours and went to primary school together.

“In the painting, Robert and Frances Andrews were recently married. She is 16 and he is 22. They both came from well-off landowning families and owned all the land you see in the painting, and more,” she says.

“The blue dress Frances is wearing isn’t all painted in. Most likely the yellowish empty spot was left for something to go in later, possibly a child,” Frantzen says.

The Andrews had nine children during their marriage, and Arthur Purchas and his wife had 11.

“Basically, we are a huge family and there are probably thousands of people related to Mr and Mrs Andrews, and to me, out there in the world,” Frantzen says.

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July 15, 2016

people around the city and more congestion. It’s a continuation of 1950s thinking.

The Labour party is just a bad as National. If it had a clearer and more decisive public transport plan for Auckland and the upper North Island, it would get more votes.

Rates or taxes, we need to outlay the money now for dynamic and future-proofed public I watched in amazement on television last transport. week John Key outlining the billion-dollar proposal to grant interest-free loans to support News that the owners of a renovated house new housing developments. Admittedly the on Cheltenham Beach expect to get around $9 questioning was weak, but public transport was million for its sale has created a lot of comment not mentioned in the entire interview. around Auckland. Funnily enough, the same The $1 billion fund is too little too late. house was for sale in early 1993 when I was What is needed is for government to move on the market for my first house in Devonport. completely away from road-building around The price tag back then was $500,000. It was Auckland. This would be backed up by a still a lot of money in an era of higher interest multi-billion budget focused on a 20-year plan rates. I doubt if the home – beautifully done to improve public transport in the city and up, certainly, but beside a well-used park and links to it. not particularly private – will reach $9 million.

Almost everyone you talk to has opinions on But it will command a hefty price all the same. a better public transport system for Auckland.

And why not? Devonport in global terms Meanwhile, there is a complete lack of foresight, is an incredibly desirable suburb. As visiting lateral thinking or commitment on the part European friends said last summer, how many of the government, which continues to fight cities in the world can you swim at beaches so development fires rather than look ahead for close to a major CBD? better solutions.

Put aside the need for a rail system for In the ongoing and unofficial Devonport Auckland for a minute. What about a centrally Flagstaff awards for visual pollution Auckland funded rail system for whole of the upper Transport wins hands down – again.

North Island, connecting the likes of Tauranga, This time it is a large “ten commandments” Rotorua, Hamilton, Thames, and Whangarei sign at Devonport Wharf outlining all the with Auckland? If trains from these centres banned activities at the ferry terminal, including could reach Auckland in a hour or less, many busking. Possibly the public toilets on the wharf people could commute from the regions to jobs should be added to the hazard list as well. in New Zealand’s largest city. The pressure on Auckland housing would ease and genuine Half of Devonport had its rubbish and regional development would occur. The benefits recycling out on the usual Monday collection for tourism would be immense. Encouraging day on 4 July. It stayed there all day. It transpires growth through transport links works well in that as well as the introduction of new green Germany for example. (Thanks for the heads-up bins, pick-up has changed to a Tuesday. Council on this Glenn.) went to the expense of writing individually to It is time to cap the population of Auckland every household about its waste services. But it and stop the urban sprawl that will occur by failed to include the date change, instead asking freeing up more and more land for housing. residents to go online. On Monday this week, it This will lead to more cars needed to get more appears some residents are still none the wiser.

Council has recognised the problem and erected an electric sign near Barry’s Point Rd turn off encouraging residents to text their address to a council number to fin out collection days. Surely council isn’t encouraging texting while driving?

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The beauty of children, a gift to ill teacher

Emotional… cancer sufferer Michaela von Sturmer was overwhelmed by the gift of song from her Belmont Primary School Year 6 class A virtual hug and a poignant song are what the children of Michaela von Sturmer’s Belmont Primary School (BPS) class delivered to their teacher’s doorstep to wish her well.

Von Sturmer has been on sick leave for a term while undergoing chemotherapy for acute leukaemia. The virtual hug was needed as she has near-zero immunity and couldn’t touch her pupils. She was however, moved to tears.

“You know I am crying because I’m happy and this is so beautiful. I’m not too sick at the moment, but I can’t come to school so this is perfect,” she told the children.

More than 20 children walked a kilometre from school to von Sturmer’s Roberts Ave house. They wore their pyjamas because von Sturmer had been restricted to hers over recent weeks.

The Year 6 class had prepared the song We’re Gonna Love You Through It for an assembly that von Sturmer cannot attend.

They brought the song to her home instead.

Von Sturmer has been a teacher at BPS for 17 years.

She says the support she has received from the community since she has been sick has been amazing. “People leave me messages, the children write me notes, others cook for us or clean. I feel really looked after,” she says.

Fellow BPS teacher Ali Logan, who had been teaching the school’s kapa haka group with her, has set up a Givealittle page for von Sturmer, who has run out of sick leave.

Called ‘getwellmichaela,’ it has raised nearly $15,000 so far.

“Michaela has touched the lives of so many local families, who might not know she is so sick. So I just wanted to get the word out there, because the stem-cell transplant she requires later on has a six-month recovery time,” Logan says.

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Larger-than-life character farewelled From page 1 Another sailor, Nick Saull, died on the Platino when struck by its rigging. Three others on board were rescued.

A slide show of Furno’s passions – family, classic cars, boats and the sea – set the stage for the tributes that followed to a life well lived. He was an old-school man with a keen sense of humour and a generous spirit. He worked hard and played hard, liked a drink and a party – especially if the Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker or Bob Dylan were on the stereo.

Furno was born at Narrow Neck hospital, grew up in the family home at Kawerau Ave and, apart from a stint working overseas in Papua New Guinea, lived in Devonport and Bayswater all his life .

He started sailing dinghies while at Belmont Primary, igniting a love of yachting and the sea, which spanned a lifetime.

Furno loved racing and took part in many Coastal Classics, the Sydney to Hobart and other international races.

But he was just as happy on a boat in the Hauraki Gulf or heading to Great Barrier or the Mercury Islands.

Yachting for Furno was very much a communal activity. He introduced many friends and family to sailing, including his two nephews Will and Jason.

Will Widdison said Furno had just purchased the 60-foot yacht Jean and was doing her up to “live the dream” of the “South Seas vagabond” cruising off the New Zealand coast.

He said Furno had taught him the love of the sea, something he would have for the rest of his life.

Others spoke of Furno’s generosity to his relatives and friends, who he regarded as a huge extended family.

An accomplished mechanical engineer who worked out of a workshop at the family property, he was always happy to lend a hand to anyone who needed something fixed – from jobs around the house for his sisters to helping mates on their boats.

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Generous spirit... Steve Furno was remembered as a “hard man” with a soft side Furno is survived by children Jack and Grace.

Grace told the service the fact that her father was still missing was “very hard to process”.

But she and her brother knew her father loved them. He had been a very involved father who spent “so much time” with them growing up.

Friends recalled Furno as a “hard man” who had a soft, youthful, playful side to his character.

Long-time friend Ken Hunt said Furno always had a colorful story. “If things were tough he would say: take a concrete pill and harden up.”

Hunt and Furno had a “what-if conversation” several weeks before he crewed on the Platino. “If I was to go tomorrow, I would have fulfilled all my dreams and I have no regrets,” Furno told Hunt.

Takapuna Grammar School caretaker Ross Chapman, an old sailing mate, recalled some of Furno’s wilder escapades. In one instance, they had won an Auckland to Whangaroa yacht race on handicap. The crew got kicked out of the local pub (after a handstand competition went awry and a wall was holed) and was then told to leave the harbour when, at 10 am, Furno thought it was a good idea to have beers and bourbon to the tunes of George Thorogood.

But Chapman also recalled Furno’s community involvement: fixing anything at TGS from goalposts that had fallen over to lifts for special-needs kids. A memorial seat and plaque are planned at the school.

Lynn, Furno’s eldest sister, said he was the rock on which the family was built. He would not now be by their sides but would always be in their hearts.

Her brother lived life as he wanted to, she said.

“A person who risks nothing is nothing; only the person who risks is truly free,” she told the service.

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Get your fix at the Repair Café

Repair kit… Annemarie Carr (right) and Megan Richardson will be sharing their expertise on repair day, along with Carr’s daughter, Alice Aurora, who will lend a hand on a toy-repair stand

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Broken kettles, ripped jeans, wonky bicycles or wobbly chairs will get a new lease of life thanks to the Repair Café, a free pop-up event.

People are invited to bring along these items and more to the Bayswater School Hall. Sewers, electricians, bike repairers, woodworkers and general handy people will share their skills to help you fix minor problems and possibly provide some practical advice.

Megan Richardson and Annemarie Carr are two of the seamstresses on the day. They are keen to sort out ripped dress-up costumes, worn-out trouser knees, holes in pockets, missing buttons, broken zippers and anything else that might turn up.

Steve McLuckie, who is organising the event, says: “It’s all about bringing people together, saving money, learning new skills and reducing waste. The event is inspired by the repair café movement that started in the Netherlands. But it fits right into Devonport’s long recycling tradition,” he says.

It is supported by the Devonport Recycling Centre, the Claystore, Hammer Hardware, and Ike’s Emporium, as well as ANCAD (Auckland North Community and Development) and Takapuna Methodist Church.

• Repair Café will be held at Bayswater School Hall on July 30 from 10 am-1 pm.

For more information, contact Steve McLuckie at Stephen@ancad.org.nz or 022 390 7199.

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Hot water buckets down on winter swimmers

Hot stuff… Bucket Club swimmers (left) enjoy the hot-water shower, invented by Andrew Graham (right) and Paul Cane Kiwi ingenuity has taken the chill off for a group of hardy winter swimmers at Narrow Neck.

The invention of a portable hot-water shower has been a godsend for members of the Bucket Club. The group of local sea swimmers has been swimming off Narrow Neck on Sunday mornings since 2010.

In summer, the group has close to 30 swimmers. But as the water temperature drops, membership shrinks to a hard core of 15. But now they no longer have to make do with a cold-water shower at the nearby toilet block.

This is thanks to group members Andrew Graham (the co-owner of Devonport Hammer Hardware) and Paul Cane (a local concreter), who developed the design over a few coffees. Its brilliance is its simplicity.

“You plug a hose into the cold-water tap and turn it on. The water goes through a small instant hot-water heater and comes out the other end hot. It starts out automatically with the water pressure. You don’t even need a match,” says Graham.

Cane purchased the heater from a marine equipment store. It is powered by an LPG gas bottle. Both, including the shower stick, sit on an old trolley that Cane found in the back of his shed.

“It took us an afternoon to put it together and, unbelievably, it worked the first time

we turned it on,” says Graham.

The machine cost about $500 in total, says Cane, who transports it to Narrow Neck on the back of his ute every Sunday. “You could easily walk it too,” he says.

Cane says water temperatures have been around 14 degrees Celsius recently. “It’s about two degrees warmer than at the same time last year. It usually goes down to about 11 degrees, before the water warms up again in September,” he says.

Most of the the fellow swimmers are delighted with the post-swim warm-up.

“It’s total bliss,” says Anne O’Callaghan, a long-time member of the club. Kate Kenedi (steam coming off her) added: “Where have Paul and Andrew been all these years? This changes everything.”

BS (before shower), most of the swimmers had brought along milk bottles full of hot water to warm themselves up after their swims.

Kevin Patterson still does. Not yet a convert to the luxury gadget, the stalwart lawyer says: “I think this thing weakens the swimmers and I think it’s illegal.”

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Thou shalt obey edicts from on high

The Auckland Transport enforcers have installed new signage at Devonport Wharf (left). Above is Devonport graphic artist and drawing tutor Tony McNeight’s take on the state of play

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Devonport 1/85 Lake Road

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Tidy one bedroom unit offering a great opportunity. Close to the beach, golf course, shops and transport. 1 bedroom, study, 1 bathroom, separate kitchen, living room, sunny deck, kauri flooring, insulation and a heat pump. Pretty garden setting. Single carport and one off-street park. Great opportunity for first time home buyers, downsizers or investors.

On site, Sunday 7th August 2016 at 10.00am (unless sold prior) View Sat & Sun 2.00pm-2.30pm www.harcourts.co.nz/DP8683

• Large duplex over two levels • Excellent separation of living/work from home • North facing with garaging • Incredible views, so restful • Solidly built in brick • Potential to add value too • Walk to Devonport village and ferry • Overseas vendor cashing up • One family for 30 plus years

On site, Sunday 31st July 2016 at 10.00am (will not be sold prior) View Sat & Sun 11 - 11.30am www.harcourts.co.nz/DP8687

Glenice Taylor M 021 943 021 glenice.taylor@harcourts.co.nz

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Space and flexibility are just some of the options available at this large 1950s brick and tile family home on a full 809 sq m flat site with a sunny north facing garden.Fully renovated inside and out, new kitchen, new bathrooms, heating, polished timber floors. This is your chance to secure this substantial home and create your family´s memories.

On site, Sunday 7th August 2016 at 1.00pm (unless sold prior) View Sat & Sun 11.00 - 11.30am www.harcourts.co.nz/DP8663

Secluded, quiet and private, on a low maintenance, well landscaped site. Built to the very latest specifications and the strictest building code, this sophisticated home offers four double bedrooms, main with en suite and spacious open plan living extending out to a paved entertaining area.

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Devonport 56a Seabreeze Road Exceptional In Every Way A rare opportunity for discerning buyers to purchase a brand new home.

Planned as the vendor´s personal family home, the design, attention to detail and quality build with low maintenance materials have been fastidiously thought out and implemented. A change in circumstances has led to a last minute decision to sacrifice this dream home for someone else to enjoy.

Inspect today!

3B 2C 2I For Sale$1,750,000 View Thursday 5.30 - 6.30, Saturday & Sunday 12.15 1pm www.harcourts.co.nz/DP8652

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Devonport 1j/105 Victoria Road

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Mortgagee Sale - Large Apartment Devonport Village

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This apartment is one of nine apartments located at 105 Victoria Rd Devonport.

Apartment 1J has separate access off Victoria Road and consist of two levels with decks on both levels offering city views from the upper level. There are two carparks which are accessible via the back entrance to the secure carpark area. The complex has an indoor heated swimming pool which is available to all residents.

Apartments of this size are hard to come by in central Devonport. This property will be sold by mortgagee auction. Due to circumstances we are unable to provide access for viewing. Please call for details. CNA128A/185

In rooms,128 Hurstmere Rd Takapuna, Wednesday 27th July 2016 at 1.00pm (will not be sold prior) View No viewing due to circumstances www.harcourts.co.nz/DP8679

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Library needs to publicise events

Roundabouts a good idea

of locals are unavailable to attend.

It seemed like a lost opportunity for the whole community to celebrate the opening of such a great community asset.

We love the library and think the librarians and others involved with its running do a great job. But perhaps it might be time for the library promoters to look at how they get their messaging across. I think they might find that locals are supportive when they are actually aware of opportunities that are on offer.

Anna Yallop • Rob Drent, Editor, replies: I have encouraged Devonport Library/Auckland Council to advertise its events and activities in the Flagstaff for many years, but this has largely fallen on deaf ears.

I was surprised to read in the last Flagstaff that the late-night Thursdays at Devonport Library had been unsuccessful due to a lack of visitors.

My family and I visit the library two to three times a week. We read the Flagstaff religiously and are very supportive of community initiatives, yet none of us knew there had even been late nights running over the past year. I also asked a group of five other local parents and only one of them was aware of the late nights.

My family and I would also have loved to attend the opening of the library when it was first unveiled. We kept a lookout for notices about this important event, but we didn’t find out about it until it had happened. It was also held on a weekday, when a large proportion

William McCartney’s letter (Flagstaff, 1 July) suggesting roundabounts be substitutions for traffic lights on Lake Rd intersections is absolutely sensible.

I have had much experience driving in Britain and can vouch for that fact.

The traffic in the UK is many times the volume of ours and roundabouts cope extremely efficiently throughout the country.

Let us try as Mr McCartney suggests.

It requires a compulsory acquistion of parts of some private properties. But it is a small price to pay for an undoubted improvement in traffic flow.

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A Repair Café is a 2-3 hour free pop-up event where local people can bring broken and damaged items, get them repaired and learn how to fix them themselves in the future. Including small electrical appliances, bikes, clothes, toys and small pieces of furniture. For more information contact Steve email: stephen@ancad.org.nz or ph: 022 390 7199. Or visit: www.repaircafe.org

McSWEENEY BROTHERS & MARIAN BURNS Monday 18th July, 8:00pm The Bunker, Takarunga/Mt Victoria

Top country fiddle player, Marian Burns, leads the lads in a night of Irish reels, jigs and ballads.

Well known songs to sing along with, Eddie’s jokes, and Marian’s sizzling fiddle.

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I’ve often wondered what Mt Victoria would look like if it was covered once more in native New Zealand bush, so I doctored some photos to see. I have enclosed the results with this letter.

Think of the advantages: • A habitat for native birds.

• A unique attraction for day-trippers. (A gentle bush walk winding up the mountain to world-class views, lunch at one of numerous cafes, followed by a stroll or sit by the beach and a ferry ride home.)

• Time-pressured overseas visitors introduced to New Zealand bush without leaving the city.

• A safe forest environment for the local kids to explore and play in (and indeed to take part in nurturing).

• Elimination of erosion.

• Respite from the summer heat.

• Suppression of invasive weeds like acanthus and agapanthus.

You’d probably keep the top bare to preserve the views, but in 20 or so years the existing paths around the flanks could become beautiful, shaded, tree-lined walks. And at the very least, imagine how popular dinner in Devonport would be if there was a decent, well-lit path from Victoria Rd to a 360º viewing platform and an ice-cream cart at the summit!

What do the fine people of Devonport think?

Is this something our local board, business association and Maunga Authority should take a serious look at?

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Interview

July 15, 2016

Weapons engineer goes great guns at the Navy Emma Grant is one of the women showcased at the Navy Museum’s 30 Years of Women at Sea exhibition. Grant joined the Royal New Zealand Navy in 1994, eight years after the first woman was posted on a sea-going naval ship, and has ticked off a few female firsts in the Navy’s still predominantly male world. The weapons engineer and commander spoke to Maire Vieth.

Great career... joining the Navy was a turning point in Commander Emma Grant’s life Commander Emma Grant has achieved a professional training section. It has 15 training oriented job,” she says.

Grant says it has been a great job. She enjoys few milestones in the Navy. She was among schools and 140 staff.

Grant herself trained as a weapons engineer. the variety, challenges and camaraderie of her the first female crew at sea in an operational deployment in 1995; she was the first female In 2008, she was posted on HMNZS Te Kaha naval career. “I love being constantly out of Head of Department Weapons Engineer on a for exercises in Malaysia, Singapore, Australia my comfort zone, and I love the comradeship.”

She has seen much of the world while at sea. frigate in 1997; and she was the first female and the subantarctic Auckland Islands. Grant was in control of the combat system, explosives In 1995, Grant headed to the Arab states on officer with young children to go sea.

The 45-year-old mother of two is currently and all the weapons on board, as well as the HMNZS Wellington as part of a multinational in charge of the Navy’s Basic Branch and communications equipment and navigational interception force. “Our ship was patrolling the Arabian Gulf to support trade sanctions against aids.

Grant’s team had the key to the magazine and Iraq. We were there along with Navies from inspected it daily to ensure the ammunition was Canada, Australia, Italy, the UK and the US. “It sounds funny now, but we were mainly operational and, most importantly, safe. “Some of those missiles and torpedoes are several looking for dates, not drugs. Dates were worth metres long and pretty dangerous if they catch quite a lot of money then and so there was a lot of illegal trading going on,” she says. fire,” she says.

Grant’s year on board included stopovers Today, around 21 per cent of naval officers are female, compared to half that when Grant in Australia and Singapore. While in the Gulf, the frigate would go to nearby ports to nurture enlisted, and just 2 per cent in 1977.

By 2025, the Defence Force wants females diplomatic relations, in between its two-weekjust borrow our 700 toys to make up 25 per cent of the force, across long patrols.

“We would have a cocktail party, wave the all Navy divisions, compared to 22 per cent New Zealand flag and mingle with the large currently.

Grant reckons that’s not ambitious enough. expat communities in places like Bahrain, “In reality, the target could be a lot higher Kuwait or Dubai,” she says.

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“Every weekend, I would travel around the UK. And during the summer I went on a Contiki tour and saw all of Europe in 21 days,” she says.

The following year, Grant joined the commissioning crew of HMNZS Te Kaha in Melbourne, and completed a Weapon Engineer Charge Qualification. She also met her future husband Andy Grant.

“He was part of the commissioning crew as well. You are not supposed to fraternise while on a ship. We met towards the end of the time we had on Te Kaha though. It was all above board,” she smiles.

Grant spent the next few years mostly ashore, working in project roles and at the Officer Training School.

In 2000, she and Andy married, moved to Wellington and had their first daughter, Ella.

Nicolette followed in 2004.

Grant took one year’s maternity leave for both children, and worked part time in between.

When the family returned to Devonport in 2005, her career took hold again.

Much has changed for women in the Navy since Grant joined.

For one, ships have become almost fully integrated. “HMNZS Wellington (decommissioned in 2000 and sunk in Wellington in 2005) was a Leander-class frigate and designed for an all-male crew, with one mess deck for all junior rates and another for the senior rates and officers.

“The Leanders were converted to allow women in, and they literally were just put in a mess deck that had been for males before. And we got some separate bathrooms somewhere.”

Today’s ships have unisex showers and bathrooms. “On the larger ones, there are still some female-only mess decks. But the officers all have two-berth cabins, so two women can be in one and two men in the next one. And in smaller vessels, the accommodation is very much unisex,” she says.

Uniform rules have also been adapted.

“When I first joined, we weren’t allowed to wear trousers or shorts on the naval base. We had to wear skirts, which was quite interesting because on a ship we weren’t allowed to wear skirts. We used to joke about getting changed on the gangway when we went ashore,” Grant says.

“Now you can wear pretty much what you want. Most of the time I wear trousers, but I wear a skirt when I feel like it too,” she says.

Women take part in the Navy’s haka, although with slightly different actions, Grant says. “And on the marae, females never used to sit in the front row. Now, in recognition of senior females in the Navy, we sit in the front row too, just not in the VIP section that is reserved for the very senior and is set just ever so slightly forward,” she says.

Grant arrived in New Zealand in 1974 aged two, on a passenger ship from England.

Her interest in electronics and engineering was nurtured by her father, John Pope, for whom fixing things was a way of life.

“My dad worked as a civilian electronics technician for the Defence Technology Agency on the naval base.

“At home, he was always fixing our TV, keeping that going for many years. When I was little I would just watch him. Then when he built a computer from scratch, I helped him enter all the pages of code so we could play a game,” she says.

When Grant turned 20, she got her first car, a 1986 Toyota Starlet. Before her father let her drive it, she had to be able to change the tyres and oil, and jump-start the motor. “Then my dad taught me how to tune it. I was quite into it all.

Being able to fix it saved me a lot of money and gave me a lot of confidence,” she says.

“I love being constantly out of my comfort zone, and I love the comradeship.”

Grant grew up in Glen Eden, and went to Kelston Girls’ College.

“There were a lot of opportunities for girls.

I never thought I couldn’t do anything, partly because there were always plenty of other girls doing the same thing, whether it was physics, maths or other science subjects,” she says.

Grant left school at the end of the sixth form, ready to become an electronics technician. She began a Certificate in Engineering (Electronics and Computer Technology) at Auckland Technical Institute (now AUT).

“After a year, I started working as a civilian at the dockyards in Devonport, which were then run by the Navy. I was an electronics technician cadet there and lived with a friend in an old house on Cautley St by the Navy base,” she says.

With a four-year cadetship under her belt, Grant got itchy feet around the workbench. “I realised I wanted to be in the management side of engineering rather than doing the hands-on work of fixing things for the rest of my life,” she says.

Grant returned to university to finish off the certificate.

“A Navy lieutenant weapons engineer was on the same course. When I told him about leaving the dockyard one day, he asked me whether I had thought about joining the Navy. It was a turning

Sea legs… Grant on the passenger ship Ellinis (en route from England to New Zealand in 1974)

Trailblazer... Grant (left) with Anna-Lee Barrington on board HMNZS Wellington, on the first operational frigate deployment with female crew, in 1995 point in my life,” she says.

Today, she still gets out her soldering iron once in a while. “We have a boat and occasionally there are things we need to fix, but that’s about it. These days you have to throw out electronic equipment when it breaks and buy a new one,” she says.

Grant is a passionate amateur photographer.

She can be seen taking photographs around Devonport while walking her dog Oscar on weekends. She is also the deputy chair at the Devonport Community House.

Juggling work and family life remains a challenge, she says. But she likes challenges.

“And I have a lot of support, from my parents to my husband, my neighbours and friends, without whom I couldn’t do all it all,” she says.

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AT needs to work on bike security at wharf Yesterday I biked to the ferry, parked and locked my bike in the bike storage area along the side of the wharf building. When I came back in the afternoon, I couldn’t find my bike. There was another person in the same predicament, and in the end we found our cut bike lock chains and helmets on the ground.

My stolen bike was not even a state-ofthe-art, highly expensive bike; it was an

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ordinary bike, about three years old and we now have the expense of replacing it.

A few weeks ago, there were numbers of AT employees on hand at the wharf to offer bike commuters “bike checks” and hot drinks. May I suggest that people will be more encouraged to bike to the ferry if AT did more to ensure locked bikes are not stolen from the ferry bike racks in broad daylight.

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The AT security personnel, watching over benign commuters boarding and alighting from the ferry, may be more useful around the perimeters of the wharf buildings. And isn’t it time for security cameras for the bike storage area? How many more bikes have to get stolen each day before Devonport commuters give up on biking?

Marie Mitchell

Devonport Devonport09 09445 4452010 2010 Better-designed bike racks needed

Chris Werry’s campaign to get more bikes wall) and reshaping the wheel supports so they on Devonport streets is excellent (Flagstaff, do not contact the rear derailleur. Thus bikes 49A 49A Albert Albert Rd Rd1). I have a suggestion of a minor change could be parked with alternating front then July rear support to avoid handlebar tangle, and be that may contribute to 18 Chris’s project.

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Centenary celebration for sporting great

Verdun John Scott, the only New Zealander to play test cricket and rugby league for New Zealand, would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year.

Scott was born in Devonport in 1916, and died suddenly in 1980.

But he will still get a party, with Verdun’s son Murray arranging a birthday gathering to honour his father.

On July 31, Murray will bring a truckload of memorabilia to the North Shore Cricket Club. He is inviting anyone who knew Verdun, or knew of him, to come along between 4pm and 6 pm.

“It’s not about paying respect.

It’s just about acknowledging him.

Barry Sinclair and John Reid (wellknown cricketers) will be there. I hope some of my school friends – who my dad often cooked steak, eggs and chips for breakfast for – will come too,” he says.

Among Verdun’s memorabilia will be photos, blazers and the jerseys he wore when representing the country. Both jerseys are framed together and usually hang in the Celebrating a rare talent… Murray Scott with a picture of his father Verdun Scott’s Devonport home, but that and his father’s jerseys was not always so, says Murray.

“About 20 years ago, when my mum used to live on Clarence St, a guy told her he wanted to write an article about dad and borrow the jersey. He then said the jersey had been stolen out of his car and was gone.

“But when a sports museum opened in Hamilton later on, a friend told me that my dad’s jersey was on display. That shyster had sold it to the museum. I went to see him and he gave me back another jersey.

“I knew it wasn’t the right one because I remembered my dad’s jersey. I had often worn it as a kid. So let’s just say I went back a week later and got the real one. He had to pay the museum to get it back,” says Murray.

The black jersey is from 1939, when Verdun was selected for the New Zealand Kiwis touring squad to England. He played one rugby league test match there before the start of World War II cut the tour short. Verdun served in Egypt and Strong in the arms… Verdun Scott hit 200 runs for Italy during the war.

From 1946 until 1952, Verdun played as a right-handed Auckland against Otago in the 1947/48 season opening batsman for New Zealand. He often opened with former Takapuna Grammar School (TGS) student Bert Sutcliffe.

He was a dependable batsman, scoring 1,772 runs for New Zealand, with an average of 40.30, and hitting four centuries.

Cricketing website ESPNcricinfo describes Verdun as: “A big man, he had hardly any backlift and was no stylist, but he was very strong in the arms and his strokes travelled deceptively fast.”

Verdun had gone to Stanley Bay School, but never made it to TGS. “He started working as a wharfie at the age of 12, after Standard 6, and kept doing that for the best part of his life,” says Murray.

Cricket has become part of the Scott family sports tradition.

Murray played at TGS, where he captained the First XI for two In the Kiwis… Verdun Scott on selection for the years and played for the Auckland Secondary Schools side.

And daughter Kennedy (13) and son Christian (11) both play New Zealand rugby league side in 1939, outside the cricket for North Harbour. family home at 13 Kiwi Rd

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Police march to mark 75 years of women in the force

Female police staff marched along King Edward Parade last month to mark the first day of a relay to celebrate 75 years of women in policing. On 24 June, a torch relay began its tour of the country, kicking off simultaneously in Cape Reinga and Bluff. The relay will culminate on 1 August, when the two halves of the torch will be joined together at a national parade of retired and current policewomen and other police staff in Wellington.

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Takapuna Grammar takes out inaugural literary quiz

Well read… the winning TGS literary team of (from left to right) Evelyn Campbell, Elsa Dai, Anna de Boyett, Ella Morrison and Maddie Yamaguchi Takapuna Grammar School has won the first Readers Cup in a close contest between five North Shore secondary schools. Long Bay College placed second and Rangitoto College third, with only seven points separating the top three teams.

Annie White, a teacher and librarian at Takapuna Grammar School (TGS), launched the competition to encourage reading among secondary school students. Teams are pitted against each other and asked detailed questions about books they all read.

“It’s a bit like the Kids Lit Quiz in intermediate schools, just for slightly older kids,” she says.

White launched the Readers Cup with five schools this year to test the waters.

Each school ran its own competition before the winning teams from TGS, Rangitoto College, Carmel College, Westlake Girls High School and Long Bay College competed for the cup.

Ten teams of four entered the elimination competition at TGS. White set up a similar competition on the Gold Coast in Australia, where she was teaching prior to returning to New Zealand four years ago.

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These awards aim to celebrate and promote excellence by individuals or groups in energising, preserving and supporting our unique historic heritage.

Nominations and applications are now open and close 4pm, Sunday 7 August.

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Hoodwinked at Stanley Bay

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Trip days to Megazone, the Auckland Museum and Ice Age 5 at the Vic. Plus Bouncy Castle Madness, Italian Day, Teddy Bear Adventure Day and a Midwinter Wonderland party as well as loads of art, craft, sport and more.

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CHIlDren/teen art ClaSSeS For JUlY SCHool HolIDaYS Art, design and pride… the Esplanade as interpreted by Tim Clarke in a print featured at a Depot exhibition Some of Devonport’s best-known buildings are included in an exhibition of prints by Timothy Clarke at the Depot this month.

The Prints for Devonport show opens in

the Verge Gallery on 23 July from 2pm to 3.30pm, and runs until 10 August.

“I’ve chosen to print older buildings due to the amount of art, design and pride that went into their creation,” says Clarke.

Local art tutor Jo Duder is running a school holiday art programme at the Community House 10am-3pm. Bring lunch and a drink.

July 13 Wacky car races – 5-12 yrs July 14 Glitter monsters – 5-12yrs July 19 Skateboard designs – 12-15yrs July 20 Stencilling – 12-15yrs

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Badham wins Auckland duathlon champs for fifth year in a row

Less than a week before her 18th birthday, Devonport triathlete Katherine Badham nailed her fifth successive victory at the Auckland Secondary Schools Duathlon Champs on 30 June, winning by five minutes.

Katherine, who is in her last year at Takapuna Grammar School, won the three stage (run-bike-run) race on the Pukekohe Race Track. She said on her Instagram account: “A good (although wet and cold) race and happy to take it out five years in a row.”

Last Sunday, Katherine competed in an Asian Cup sprint triathlon in Osaka, Japan.

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Devonport at heart of our story A new book about North Shore community leaders has been published, thanks to two Devonport locals Yvonne Powley and Ruth Greenaway.

Powley is the Executive Officer of ANCAD, a North Shore community development agency and the publisher of My Story Your Story: Together Builds Community.

She is also an amateur photographer and has self-published 10 books about her travels. Powley took all the portraits for the new book.

Greenaway is a professional oral historian and interviewed most of the individuals that appear in the book.

Powley says the 450-page book features 54 people who have made a difference on the North Shore by quietly getting on with their work.

“They are simply not celebrated enough,” she says.

Eleven of those in the book are from Devonport: Linda Blincko, Joel Cayford, Betty Cuthbert, Mike Cohen, Grant Gillon, Dianne Hale, Queenie Karanui, Jan O’Connor, John Raeburn, Paul Titchener and Dave Veart.

“Community is a big thing in Devonport,” says Greenaway.

The book will be launched at Takapuna Celebrating community on the North Shore… Yvonne Powley Library on 10 August at 6 pm.

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Devonport’s new go–to website The new website is a BID project and the go-to site for locals and visitors to Devonport.

A comprehensive BID directory provides a quick and easy reference for all services, restaurants, cafes and retail businesses in the village. A community page and events page provides up-to-theminute links and information on local activities and events.

Businesses within the BID area must register to activate their BID membership.

Registration forms, associate membership information and online application forms are available on the new website.

BID members have a special logon page, where can access BID programme strategy, plans, information and reports.

Members are required to provide any business information updates, new contact details and images to the BID manager: manager@devonport.co.nz The website is an ongoing work in progress. It is a powerful and adaptable platform that will improve and develop over time. The website will promote Devonport to the world and communicate up-to-date information to locals, visitors and Devonport Business owners.

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Devonport rat pack established Dozens of locals have put their hands up to help Auckland Council bait rat traps on the Devonport peninsula.

Two recent meetings of the Devonport Environmental Network, organised by Devonport Community Coordinator Maria Teape, have generated a renewed passion to help with nature restoration in Devonport and Bayswater.

The goal is to create a food corridor for

native birds by setting and monitoring bait stations in key areas, such as Mt Cambria, Waitemata Golf Course, Ngataringa Park, Ngataringa Sportsfields and the eastern coast of the peninsula, where dotterels like to nest.

Bayswater local Paddy Stafford-Bush says it’s the first time since 1992, when locals planted the path along Ngataringa Park, that such a concerted effort was being put forward by Devonport environmentalists.

Butterbee centre size drops from 60 to 50 children The date for the resource consent hearing for the proposed Butterbee Childcare Centre at 159 Victoria Road has been set for 3-5 August.

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However, the size of the proposed facility itself has not decreased. A minor change along the roofline of the site’s southern boundary has also been made.

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with Devonport Community Constable Jasmine Bundle Tēnā Koutou Readers, Mount Victoria/Takarunga is one of our treasured spots to enjoy the beautiful panoramic view of Auckland, the Waitemata Harbour and Hauraki Gulf on a clear winter morning. Recently, residents have graciously taken it upon themselves to clean up the area after members of the public have been partying on the summit. Reports have been received of alcohol bottles, food wrappers and other undesirable objects

left on our sacred mountain, mostly after Friday and Saturday nights. Large groups are congregating and not respecting our mountain, which is disappointing. We urge residents to phone police if they witness intoxicated people, undesirable behaviour or large groups congregating on the mountain late at night.

This past month we have unfortunately continued to receive complaints relating to vehicle crime on the peninsula.

Vehicles were stolen overnight on 9/10 June in Harley Close and overnight on 22/23 June from Bardia St. Overnight on 12/13 June, four vehicles were broken into. Two in Aramoana Ave and one in Northumberland Ave had eftpos/ credit cards stolen from wallets left in the vehicles. The offender/s have then gone on a shopping spree. Enquiries are continuing.

A vehicle parked in a driveway on Ascot Ave was broken into and a laptop stolen.

On 30 June a vehicle parked on Bayswater Ave was broken into and a handbag stolen.

Two vehicles on Westwell Rd were interfered with on the evening of 1 July and a third was stolen. Both the vehicles that were interfered with sustained damage to door locks and one to the ignition barrel. Having an immobiliser prevented the offender/s from stealing this vehicle.

In most of the above cases, entry was

gained by smashing a window. Please remember never to leave valuable items in vehicles, install an alarm, install an immobiliser and use a steering lock to protect your property. Call 111 to report any suspicious behaviour around vehicles.

Bicycles are continuing to be targeted in the area.

Thefts of bicycles this month: 17 June, from inside a property on Alamein Ave; 28 June, from inside a property on Coronation St; 5 July, from the bicycle rack on the Devonport ferry pier; and 24 June, from St Margaret’s Church, where a witness saw a teenage male riding away on the bicycle.

Please remember to use a lock and keep bicycles out of sight from the road.

One burglary report was received this past month. An elderly resident in Francis St came home on 9 June to discover her house had been burgled during the day. The offenders had forced open a ranch slider, searched throughout the property and taken ICT equipment and alcohol.

The shortest day is behind us and we are all dreaming of tropical holidays to pass the coldest time of the year. With school holidays upon us again, perhaps a holiday is more than just a dream for some. If you are going away, enlist the help of a house-sitter and ensure everything is locked away securely and out of sight. Keep safe everyone.

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Orange Week food drive Year 12 students Alice Wu, Katherine Aitken and Jungha Lee, with Devonport New World Owner John Ashton, collected over 500 cans donated by New World to the school’s Orange Week canned-food drive. Ashton also generously supports other charities such as Women’s Refuge and the Salvation Army. Orange Week is organised by Auckland City Mission to raise awareness around the issue of poverty, with the aim being to collect cans and donations to help feed people who are in desperate need this winter. TGS donated a total of over 1500 cans this year.

By dougaL Burden

From Takapuna to festival The second to last week of term harboured excitement for students not only for the upcoming holidays, but also for ‘Takafest,’ the prestigious annual performing-arts showcase. Without much ado, the music department transformed into a theatre for performances, which ranged from dance to drama to song to orchestral.

Due to renovations of the current hall, the audiences watched in cosy conditions in the Georgea Tindall and Peter Blake buildings, but not for naught. For those who came, it was thoroughly enjoyed. Apart from parents and friends, audiences included

students who were lucky enough to take class time off, to watch rare showings of fellow schoolmates in full costume.

Students in the school’s Brass Band and Concert Band travelled to the Bruce Mason Centre, where they performed pieces in preparation for their competition in August. This included surprise solo piano pieces from two students who hold highlevel certificates for their instrument.

A successful dance evening was held on Tuesday, and the biggest event, the cabaret was on Sunday. A tap soloist and group member, Danielle Neill, whose

A competition for reading Recently Year 9 students were challenged to take part in the inaugural TGS Readers’ Cup competition. The initiative, led by Head Teacher Librarian Mrs. Annie White, is designed to encourage more Year 9 students to read books from the library.

It involved small groups of students from each form class, who made up teams that had to read the first few chapters out of

performances went spectacularly, beamed and said: “I think that Takafest went really well, and that it showcased the full potential and talent of all the performing arts students at TGS, and how much we love what we do.”

The event line-up also included an ‘Open Mic Night’, which was new to Takafest in 2016. All in all, the students loved performing, despite the busy schedule, and the Performing Arts Department highly anticipates the 2017 event, already.

By ChrIstIne Zhou

Morrison and Maddie Yamaguchi – went on to represent the school at the North Shore different books and be tested on how much Readers’ Cup competition and came home they remembered, by answering questions. winners. Now there are two trophies on The winning team was the group from 9XX display in the library. The whole programme who, for their efforts, won a large silver is the brainchild of Mrs. White, who is trophy. Everyone involved is keen to see this obviously thrilled that all her hard work has new programme continue and become part paid off with a home-team win: providing a really good reason to find another winning of the traditions of the school.

This year’s winning team – Evelyn team from next year’s Year 9 students.

By Iona anderson Campbell, Elsa Dai, Anna de Boyett, Ella

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Being internationally minded Brothers and Sisters Day was a day of learning, guiding and miming. Japanese students from a school working with TGS flew to New Zealand for a few days, and were shown Auckland by the IB students of TGS. Groups of eight Japanese students, who knew very little English, were assigned to one or two IB students. The groups were given money, a map, and about four hours.

Activities included jumping off the Sky Tower, communicating, shopping, selfie-taking and eating.

Our IB students all said that they learnt a lot from their Japanese counterparts, and enjoyed the experience overall. Brothers and Sisters Day also helped the Kiwi students discover New Zealand culture, as the Japanese students were eager to learn.

Gussie Millar, from IB2, comments: “They were super lovely girls and it was such a fun day! Brothers and Sisters Day was such a great way to connect with other students from around the world and show them a bit of what Kiwi life is like.”

Particularly interesting conversations were had during one group’s Italian meal.

Apparently the shower heads are different here, the buses are more frequent in New Zealand, and indoor volleyball is more popular in Japan. Veronica, in IB1, reflected: “It was a very meaningful experience as I could learn new culture and make new friends. I realised how easy it is to become friends with people who you hadn’t even met before.”

By CaItLIn Baard

Funds for Fiji The newly established UNICEF club at TGS raised a total of $419.10 in June for the children of Fiji. More than 30 student members volunteered to collect donations, dedicating their weekends and lunchtimes to raise funds that will aid the rebuilding of homes and schools of Fijian children who are still affected by the long-term destruction of Cyclone Winston earlier this year.

A Year 11 student, Sharon Tang, managed to raise almost $80 at school, using her “technique”, which was to reciprocate each donation with a home-made cookie. Sharon said after the fundraiser that: “UNICEF helps so many children in need and it was nice to see so many students and teachers alike all willing to donate.”

The four UNICEF club leaders of 2016 –

Jessica Cheung, Kate Fan, Iris Leng and Katja Neef – commented: “Overall, the fundraiser is a great success considering it was our first event after the official establishment of the club. We are especially grateful to all the volunteers who generously dedicated their time to contribute to this cause. We are also

very thankful to everyone who donated; it’s not simply money but also an action of caring and love for Fijian children.”

To get updates on upcoming projects, please like the Facebook page: UNICEF at Takapuna Grammar.

By IrIs Leng

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Here comes the winter fun at the Rose Centre

Toby Woodhead (2) has a barrel of fun at his first Winter Fun session Paige Collins (18 months) is a young multitasker, giving a wave while eating a grape Dozens of sunny little faces brightened up the winter day during last week’s Winter Fun Preschool Play, which is being held at the Rose Centre this year.

Sessions are free and run every Tuesday morning from 9.30-11am until 26 October.

An array of toys, large and small, keeps the kids happy and a cuppa is on hand for the caregivers too.

Hauraki sisters Ara (7 months) and Soomin (3) Yoo (above left) enjoy the smorgasbord of toys.

Mum Melanie Macfarlane (below left) is with her twins Emma (left) and Evie.

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Devonport a star at Auckland Photography Festival

Three photographs with Devonport scenes made the Top 30 of the Auckland Festival of Photograhy photo day competition. Maria Hyun was in second place with a shot entitled: Early Morning on the Waitemata Golf Course. And Goina Thedinga made the Top 30 with Early Bird, as did Dustin McNeilage with Pride of the Union (page 38).

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