18 November 2016 Devonport Flagstaff

November 18, 2016

Church for sale, end of chess centre… p2

Last dance for Mrs Snowball… p3

Interview: a model life, Katie Braatvedt… p20

Ryman village given green light by council planner Ryman Healthcare’s six-storey retirement village should be approved with only minor modifications, according to an Auckland Council report.

The report by consulting planner Brooke on Monday December 5.

Dales will be put to the independent hearThe council parks department has coning on the application to build the 393-bed firmed that a 20-metre esplanade reserve is village on Ngataringa Rd. The hearing starts To page 5

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Next move... Three years after buying the church and hall, chess grandmaster Murray Chandler is selling up St Paul’s Church – one of Devonport’s the buildings, he said. landmark properties – is back on the market.

While the hall was in sound condition, the Owner Murray Chandler, a chess grandmaster church, opened in 1916, needed earthquakeand president of the New Zealand Chess strengthening, though not urgently as the Federation, who ran the National Chess Centre government had set back the time frame for in the church hall, said he was reluctantly selling earthquake work. as the site was too high-maintenance.

However, the costs of the project and time Chandler bought the church building and involved were more than what were viable for hall three years ago for $1 million. The a chess centre, Chandler said.

1629 sqm freehold site and buildings has a And in some ways, the church venue and current valuation of $1.5 million.

National Chess Centre were incompatible.

During its time as a National Chess Centre, Chess players wanted silence, when at times the hall hosted two New Zealand Open there was a wedding going on next door, Championships, which Chandler said were Chandler said. “publicised around the world”, as well as He hoped the buildings would continue to other significant tournaments and training be used by someone who could make a major programmes. He said he was proud of the investment in them. growth in chess that had been achieved at the “It’s a significant property but a unique one. I site. have no idea who will come forward, but it is an In addition to the purchase price, considerable amazing opportunity with various possibilities.” sums had been spent upgrading and maintaining When Chandler bought the property, a minor sticking point was what would happen to the St Paul’s graveyard beside the church. This was Devonport Dog Groomers later gifted to North Shore City Council and is now in the hands of Auckland Council.

Chandler has no plans to open another chess venue in Devonport.

The property was put on the market last week through Barfoot & Thompson. Tenders close on December 8.

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Earthquake disrupts exams at TGS

The chaos caused by the major earthquake which hit the Wellington and the northern part of the South Island on Monday reverberated as far as Takapuna Grammar School.

Scholarship exams were cancelled that morning but the message hadn’t got through to TGS and St Mary’s college history examiners. Students were told to start the paper but were then told it was called off.

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Dance instructor puts her feet up after 26 years Legendary Devonport ballet teacher Christine Snowball will go out in style at the end of the year to the choreography and sounds of the Nutcracker ballet.

Snowball, who has taught thousands of local children over the last 26 years, will hang up her tutu and slippers on 3 December.

But not before 43 of her students join the Imperial Russian Ballet for its Nutcracker performances in Auckland.

It’s the fourth time they have joined the well-known troupe. “They did the Nutcracker in 2003 and 2008, then Sleeping Beauty in 2010 and now the Nutcracker again,” she says.

Snowball has mixed emotions about her retirement. “I will miss it terribly. I have been putting on ballet shoes every day since I was four years old,” she says.

Local children have played a huge part in her life. “I have been watching so many of them grow up and have even been teaching some of the children of my original local group,” she says. While Snowball has been part of the Devonport community for years, she seems ageless – perhaps because she refuses to reveal her age to students or the Flagstaff.

Snowball currently has 230 students, ranging in age from 4 to 60. She is especially proud of two teenage boys: Kit Reilly is a full-time student at the New Zealand School of Dance and next year Louis Ahlers will be too. They are her first students to be accepted to the national school. Numerous girls, for whom the competition can be huge, have also joined dance schools in New Zealand and abroad over the years, she says.

Some things Snowball won’t miss though.

The responsibility to turn up every day is one.

In more than three decades of teaching, she has been sick only once. “I had the flu and had a reliever while I had a couple of days off.

But that is the only time I haven’t taught my classes,” she says.

Time to relax… Christine Snowball outside her dance studio Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker ballet is the final curtain for Snowball. It was also the first fulllength ballet she performed as a dance student in England in a Christmas production. Born in the UK, she had moved to Napier at the age of 10, returned to the UK at 16 to study dance, but eventually settled in New Zealand with husband Derek.

She arrived in Devonport in 1990, teaching in the Buffalo Hall at first. In 2002, she and Derek moved from Northcote to Wynyard St, where their house has a studio space attached.

It will soon become a much more private room. “I will use it for my own stretches and to keep fit. It’s great for parties too,” she says.

Devonport School of Dance will continue though, just down the road at Harmony Hall and under new ownership.

Snowball’s own future plans include walking and travelling more, improving her French, exploring cycling trails in France, sewing more and pottering with her roses in the garden. You might find her smelling them.

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WHEN STUNNING BECAME SUBLIME

17 Second Avenue, Devonport

Perched on the cliff and facing North overlooking the Bay this turn of the century gem evokes

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memories of Somerset Maugham, gins on the terrace and long lazy days enjoying the lifestyle that only a waterfront property can offer. Large flat sunny lawns stretch to the water and your own private jetty. This landmark home has a notable history and generations of families have been seduced by its immense charm and hidden secrets, including the turret, a romantic folly at the top of the house, accessed through a secret staircase and strategically placed to spot visitors by sea entering into Auckland´s harbour. Accommodation caters for up to five

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bedrooms and a choice of living rooms to be utilised in a casual or formal manner depending on the lifestyle of the owners. However, it is to the wide verandah with its mesmerizing views, facing the all-day sun and connecting to the lawn where you will be drawn winter or summer.

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Ryman effects only minor: council not needed as part of the development. It already has a marginal strip of 20 metres, which “already adequately protects conservation values and public access, then an esplanade reserve is not necessary in this instance.”

An urban design review by Chris Butler supported a retirement village for the site, which enabled more open space than if it was developed for traditional housing.

However “I do not support the proposed development in its current form due to the bulk and scale of buildings and the absence of effective landscaping that would help to mitigate these concerns,” he said.

Butler recommended Ryman reduce the length of two buildings and drop the top level of the sixth-storey building.

However Butler’s recommendations were rejected by Dales in his summary report.

“I consider the overall proposal, (with additional landscaping) will generate less than minor effects in terms of visual amenity,” Dales said.

“Setbacks from the edge of the site have

been appropriately considered and the overheight components of the development have been located and designed to centralise any residual effects... so these are largely internalised within the site.”

Council officers also rejected the effects of the proposed retirement village on Lake Rd traffic – one of the major causes of concern amongst opposition submissions.

“The village proposal will cause minimal traffic/transport effects to Lake Rd and the surrounding road network,” said Dales.

“It is recognised that if a more traditional residential development were to occur on the site…that the likely traffic generation would be similar to that of the proposal.”

The planned development is on the site of the old Duders Brickworks. But the council report said the brickworks remains are largely destroyed. A full archaeological site report before construction is recommended, with the report copy to be lodged at Devonport Library and Devonport museum.

The resource-consent hearing on the Ryman application is set to take three days.

Italian job takes months to replace A lighting pole taken out in an accident in July has yet to be replaced.

Joyriders crashed into the pole outside the Esplanade and Devonport Lingerie on Queens Parade.

Six months on, five cones and tape still surround the hole left by the pole,which is believed to imported from Italy.

The Flagstaff asked Auckland Transport (AT) what the cause of the hold-up was and if, in fact, the pole had to come from Italy.

“Most of our light poles are locally made but there are a few that need to be imported,” an AT spokesman said.

“Unfortunately these Devonport carpark

poles fall into this category,” he said.

A replacement pole is expected to arrive in January but AT could not give detalis of the cost.

“If the police catch the culprit and charge them, the costs of the council repairs gets added to the court costs awarded.

However, if the driver isn’t not caught and charged, AT pays the costs. We won’t know the cost until the pole arrives,” the spokesman said.

Meanwhile, there was further disrpution along Queens Parade last week, with AT work on a manhole forcing traffic to be diverted.

Grey Power opposes Ryman complex Prominent senior citizens organisation Grey Power opposes Ryman Healthcare’s proposed Devonport retirement complex.

It says old people want to be part of the community and do not want to mar the local environment with an out-of-scale development.

A submission on Ryman’s resourceconsent application by Grey Power North director Bill Rayner says the proposed development – “the largest ever undertaken on the Devonport peninsula” – is simply too big.

“It should be modified, reduced in scale, and redesigned,” he says.

Rayner argues that while the need for more senior housing is acute, such housing should “blend in and be an integral part of the wider community, and not impact negatively on the community they are part of and have contributed to over many years, and still do in a major way.”

Rayner says that locals have a longstanding history of protecting and preserving the area’s unique environment and its special character.

He cites the Devonport Borough Council’s overturning of a residential development on 146 acres of reclaimed Ngataringa Bay seabed in the 1970s as an example of such stewardship.

In a recent community meeting on the Ryman proposal, Rayner said that if it hadn’t been for that community action, Ngataringa Bay would be a Gold Coast lookalike by now.

Instead, the unique site deserved a retirement village that was a “world-class concept” that integrated seniors with the community and didn’t isolate them from it, he said.

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3 First Avenue, Stanley Point Devonport

It’s quiet, it’s elegant, it has history You’ll get a feel for living here the moment you walk through the gate. Open the gate and enter a superb garden, with a jacaranda tree, roses and a striking fountain, whose gently trickling water emphasizes the place’s tranquility. The house is a quality, character kauri villa built around 1900. There are circa 12-foot high kauri ceilings, wooden picture rails, a very long hall way, and all the light fittings are antiques, with an impressive, ceramic rise and fall chandelier in the dining room. Having said that, this place is thoroughly modern in all the most important ways. It’s gas centrally heated, with marble heated floors in all three bathrooms, two of which are ensuite. Yes, there’s a superb family bathroom too. The lounge is so elegant and stately. But it’s the kitchen and dining area, flowing out onto the verandah and deck where you may well spend most of your time. The bench tops are heart rimu and there’s the most ingenious double sink you’ve ever seen. It really is an entertainer’s delight. The kitchen window itself is designed to slide and stack right back, making an open serving space out onto the verandah and north facing deck. Your kitchen garden surrounds you, too. Raised vegetable beds are full of prickle-free blackberries, tomatoes, marjoram, radicchio, mint, rhubarb, fennel, celery, rocket and more. You’ll make life-long friends of the neighbours here. You’re three doors from the water and there are local gems everywhere to discover.

Your kids could walk to school (or bike when they get older), you can stroll to the Stanley Point ferry in 5 minutes, and you can still stand in the middle of the street and have a conversation with a neighbour. Fond memories will come free with this house if you decide to move in. We’d love to show you round and find out if you’d like to do just that.

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70 Aramoana Avenue Devonport

Shipshape Not only does it offer you views to Bayswater marina and the harbour bridge, this house combines the best of the land and the sea. You could float off on holiday in your yacht from the end of the garden, as the current owners have done many times. You can walk across the beaches any day of the week and hope to spot dotterels, stilts, Caspian terns and spoonbills if you like. Riparian rights are yours. This house is designed and built by renowned boat builder, John Senior. Not surprisingly everything in it fits perfectly. And the stunning matai flooring couldn’t have been put together by anyone who didn’t have an eye for precision. The home you can enjoy here has everything a family could ask for: Bayswater Primary school is within walking distance; Takapuna Grammar is close enough for the kids to walk or cycle to easily. Plus, you have the choice of two regular ferries to the city – from Bayswater and Devonport. This is a very special house. You have to stand in the upstairs living area to really appreciate its charm and outlook. You need to think about how much you’d enjoy the simple, cleverly designed, marineply fitted kitchen. It has two outside decks that make the most of its coastal location. The upper one runs off the family room and makes a great place to entertain. Equally, the lower deck is covered and forms an attractive outdoor lounge looking over the garden. Speaking of which, we think that’s a little paradise.

It faces nor’-nor’-west, so it gets all day sun and beautiful sunsets. Cabbage trees frame the views. A fruiting olive tree sits quietly by. A Queensland Frangipani is a special feature, and there’s no better place to sit with a glass of wine and watch the sun go down than under the Pohutukawas. It’s really hard to believe you are anywhere near the biggest city in the country in this warm, cosy and sheltered spot. Come and see for yourself.

We love this place and we will be very happy to show you round.

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Your Prayers Are Answered Searching for a new home or business that´s something special? This is a rare opportunity to acquire a Grade B listed historic building with a difference; the Old Church is a former Salvation Army citadel that combines Devonport´s renowned heritage charm with stylish contemporary living. The current owners operate a boutique bed-and-breakfast accommodation business in a separate building on the property, the Old Church Cottage. Charming from the roadside on quiet Hastings Parade, step inside and you´ll be enchanted by the light-filled spaces in both buildings.The main house features an impressive five bedrooms and three bathrooms, with an architectural oak, steel and glass staircase connecting ground and upper levels. Make sure you view this exceptional property.

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YOUR OWN UNIQUE SLICE OF PARADISE

2/33 Hanlon Crescent, Devonport

This charming easy-care contemporary family home and cabana studio is tucked away amidst

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a bush backdrop in a totally private sheltered peaceful enclave of quality homes. Well maintained this solid 1980’s brick and glamourtex home is beautifully presented and has a

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(with en-suite) which opens to a private deck. Warm and cosy the home has a heat pump for year round comfort and there’s storage and workshop space.

This unique private sanctuary amongst the trees must be seen.

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HIDDEN FAMILY TREASURE IN SOUGHT AFTER STANLEY BAY

32 Russell Street, Devonport

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privately away, ensuring peace and privacy. Surprisingly spacious with four/ five bedrooms plus an office over the garage and the potential to enhance and add value. Stylish and light, the living and dining rooms flow outdoors to the level sun drenched garden and paved area with plenty of room for play and entertaining. Upstairs the bedrooms plus nursery and family

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Small and beautiful wins architects a national award A combination of architectural innovation and modesty in their own home won local architect couple Rachel Dodd and Julian Mitchell a national architecture award.

The ‘Belmont Garden Room’ took out the New Zealand Architecture Award for best home alterations and additions last Friday, for showing a new and affordable way of living in today’s Auckland.

The couple bought an ex-state house on Winscombe St eight years ago for $420,000.

“We stretched ourselves a lot even then. We had shallow pockets, two little kids and got this one-bedroom duplex that was less than 60 square metres large,” says Dodd.

“And then we shoehorned our family of four into it,” adds Mitchell.

The house came with a sea view across the Takapuna Grammar sports fields and a 485 sqm section.

Dodd and Mitchell began their house alterations unconventionally, starting with the garden, a covered deck and a fishpond that added up to a generous outdoor living space.

“When we poured the concrete for the pond, people asked us why we didn’t put a bedroom there instead,” says Dodd. The couple later added a 27 sqm extension that includes a bedroom and a bathroom.

The home measures only 84 sqm now.

“But there are only two months of the year that we don’t use our outside room, which is a good size,” she says.

At home… in the outdoors, Rachel Dodd and Julian Mitchell in their award-winning addition The project wasn’t easy, they say, but Mitchell and Dodd are resourceful. They sourced most of their materials from TradeMe or demolition yards, including the decking material that was once the old Milford wharf.

Mitchell also made the joinery from recycled Oregon pine and built much of the structure with the help of family and friends.

Although their house is small, big can

be beautiful too, they say. Dodd regularly works on new builds, while Mitchell helped redevelop the award-winning Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery and Lopdell House in Titirangi, and was part of New Zealand’s first-ever exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2014.

• The Devonport Library also won an award.

Know, understand, heal employed osteopaths, physiotherapists, medical doctors and neuromuscular therapists. There was a lot of professional cross-fertilisation, as we referred patients to each other and shared advice on difficult cases. My NMT work is focused on acute and chronic pain relief, and I often had referrals from sports therapists and other practitioners who had cases of unresolved pain. It was a great time for furthering my professional development, as well as providing the opportunity to KNOW work with patients from diverse cultural backgrounds.”

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Naomi sees a need for a holistic approach to physical therapies.

“Pain is often referred from other areas of injury or stress in the body. I have added cranial sacral therapy to my skill set, because some cases of trauma or long-

Long-time health practitioner and Devonport resident Naomi Cassrels has returned from an overseas sojourn of eight years living in Dubai. Throughout this time, she continued her practice as a neuromuscular massage therapist, and completed a diploma in cranial sacral therapy, related to osteopathy.

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Naomi is looking forward to reconnecting with former patients in Devonport, where she grew up.

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Firework ban on Mt Vic falls on deaf ears

Firework ban is a fizzer... Above: A mountain of fireworks rubbish on Mt Vic the morning after (left); and Roger Giles with his dog Jess in the Bunker after they collected bags of recyclables (right). Left: Plenty of noise but no bangs for the bucks spent on these signs.

A Maunga Authority ban on fireworks on Mt Victoria backfired on Guy Fawkes Night.

The small signs installed at several entrances to the mountain the previous week were unreadable once it was dark.

And without any wider publicity of the ban, those who don’t frequent the volcanic cone regularly had no way of learning about the ban earlier.

Mt Victoria’s unofficial guardian Roger Giles says when he got to the summit the morning after, he found mountains of rubbish. “It was as bad as any other year.

That’s despite the new signs on every entrance to the mountain. Obviously the signs failed – or people can’t read.”

A handful of locals took on the clean-up.

By the time Giles arrived at 8 am, he caught up with two men walking their dogs who had

picked up bags of rubbish from the car park.

“They had made a start,” says Giles.

He filled a further three large rubbish bags with bottles and cans to take them to Devonport’s recycling yard. He found more rubbish outside the Michael King Writers’ Centre.

Giles says more fireworks were lit on Mt Victoria on the following nights and he was still picking up rubbish on Tuesday morning.

The Ngataringa Park skateboard bowl was also full of litter, he says. “I picked up a bag of fireworks there on Monday.”

Discarded rubbish wasn’t the only vandalism on Mt Victoria on Guy Fawkes Night. Giles found the lock on the entrance to the Fort Victoria tunnel smashed and the lights on inside. “I called [local identity] Jim Mason, and he is sorting out a new lock.”

Fireworks desecrate Devonport Domain pitch Exploded fireworks littered Devonport Domain – on the morning prior to a premiers cricket match between North Shore and Eden Roskill. Groundsman Greg Keane supplied the Flagstaff with the picture at left.

“I wonder at the intelligence of the

individuals responsible,” Keane said.

“I do not begrudge people letting off fireworks in public reserves, but why choose a small area that obviously receives a lot of care and attention and is used for competitive sport?”

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Update from Honourable Maggie Barry ONZM Member of Parliament – North Shore Minister for Conservation, Arts Culture and Heritage and Seniors

A thriving business community More good news for the Peninsula community that Belmont Primary School is to get three new, modular classrooms to help accommodate its growing roll, thanks to extra Government funding of $1.14 million. I made the announcement at the school assembly and will continue to advocate for our high-performing North Shore schools to get their fair share of support.

The works are by both established and emerging artists and the money raised goes to Women’s Refuge - the organisers have donated more than $1.5 million to this great cause since the first fundraiser was held in 1995.

The event is on until Sunday, November 20 and I’d encourage you to go along and admire these vibrant works in such a stunning location.

It’s an investment in our community and also testament to the hard work of my colleague, the Honourable Nikki Kaye, the Minister responsible for Education property investment. This project also highlights our government’s additional funding for schools, providing $880 million for school property in this year’s Budget, around $153 million of which will be invested in Auckland school infrastructure. Construction is already underway across Auckland including at both Takapuna Grammar and Bayswater School.

For many years I have sowed soldier poppy seeds in ANZAC Week and, as always, they are now blooming in my garden in time for Armistice Day on November 11. It marks the moment at “the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” signalling the end of World War One in 1918. This year I marked the occasion by laying a wreath at the Armistice Day Commemoration at Auckland War Memorial Museum on behalf of the Prime Minister, representing the Government. We observed the two minute silence at 11 a.m. in memory of those New Zealanders who died while serving our country.

Grant and I always enjoy heading along to the very scenic Fort Takapuna at Narrow Neck to see the inspiring artworks in the biennial NZ Sculpture OnShore.

It’s New Zealand’s largest, and one of the oldest, outdoor sculpture exhibition.

Devonport, Belmont and Bayswater are home to an impressive number of thriving, innovative small businesses, which I know we all try to loyally

support. These businesses make our community a more vital, energising place and my colleague, the Minister of Small Business, Craig Foss, is working hard to make life as easy as possible for small business owners to engage with our Government.

He has recently undertaken a ‘Taking Care of Business Roadshow’ around the country, including a well-attended event of around 200 people in Takapuna last month. He tells me a free online Employment Agreement Builder tool is proving extremely popular with business owners. It apparently generates an employment agreement for businesses every 12 minutes, with a 95 percent satisfaction rating.

Every employee must have a written employment agreement and this online solution makes it easier for businesses to comply with their legal obligations. If you own a small business, it’s worth having a look at this useful tool at www.business.govt.nz.

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Landmark sale not straightforward The potential sale of the Takapuna Boating Club-owned Bayswater clubhouse would be heavily constrained by legal restrictions.

As the law currently stands, the building can’t be sold for “private gain.”

Takapuna Boating Club voted in favour of the sale of the building at a special meeting last month. The club did not want to retain a heritage building that needs restoration.

However, according to Auckland Council, the clubhouse is on land owned by the Takapuna Boating Club but subject to the provisions of the Auckland Harbour Board and Takapuna Borough Council Empowering Act 1923.

These provisions state that the use of the land is restricted to “a site of and for the purposes of boating-sheds, public swimming-baths, social hall, or for any similar or incidental purpose, but so that the said parcel of land or any part thereof or any building thereon shall not be used for private gain”.

Bram Van Melle, Manager Property and Commercial for Auckland Council Legal Services said: “The Act also provides rights for council, as successor to the harbour

Restricted to recreational use… the Bayswater clubhouse boards, to require revesting of the land in for purposes that did not conform with the public ownership in certain circumstances. Act, they would need council’s consent and “If the club did wish to sell the clubhouse have the Act amended,” Van Melle said.

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By Rob Drent

Devonport looks increasingly likely to be lacking a visitor information centre for the coming summer – a double blow for businesses, many of whom are battling a signage crackdown by council officers.

The visitor centre debacle could almost be seen as a bureaucratic joke – if it did not have such a serious impact on local businesses.

The word around the traps is that many main-street retailers and cafes struggled, as per usual, over the winter months. What a great fillip for them a functioning new visitor centre would have been.

Months of work – by Devonport, Takapuna and Milford Business Improvement District members; Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED); the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board; and the Devonport Peninsula Trust – resulted in a new Shore Coast tourism strategy with a visitor centre at its hub.

ATEED was prepared to cough up $45,000 seed funding. And in June, the DevonportTakapuna Local Board pledged $30,000 to the new centre, which was to occupy the old Devonport Borough Council chambers in Victoria Rd. But after all those meetings, there is still no information centre.

The stumbling block appears to be Panuku – Auckland Council’s property arm – wanting commercial rent for the building. It’s a nonsense: one council-controlled organisation demanding rent off another, with the result that nothing happens.

Why is a visitor centre important? Among many things it can focus tourist attention on a place just a little longer. A half-day trip can suddenly extend to a full day once the attractions of Devonport are fully explained. A morning tea could be followed by lunch, dinner and perhaps even a movie, with a bit of shopping interspersed with visits to mountains and beaches.

The internal Auckland tourist market is becoming increasingly competitive, with Waiheke and a rejuvenated Britomart quarter demanding attention.

And hot on the heels of the information-centre delay comes the signage crackdown (Flagstaff, 21 October). Auckland Council is making sure all the businesses around the city are following new by-laws introduced to homogenise standards across the four previous councils. Devonport, it seems, has been targeted as the first off the block to be brought into line.

Signs for Wynyard St businesses Firefly and Devonport Chocolates have been banished from Victoria Rd, as have signs for Devonport Lingerie and Peter Raos Gallery on Queens Parade. The Flagstaff has heard anecdotally that the ban has affected foot traffic to the businesses concerned.

I’m not a great fan of a proliferation of signs.

But the council crackdown seems harsh without an operating visitor centre to help soften the blow.

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Lack of local history in wharf decisions segway tours or bicycle hire. Shamefully, rather than encouraging the visitor experience by adding other tourist opportunities, the latter two businesses have been given their marching orders.

The only other way to success would be to establish a unique enough shopping opportunity that locals would throng to the place. So, what does AT suggest? Specialty breads; already catered for in the village.

Unique chocolates; ditto. Deli and artisan foods; ditto again. Restaurants; oversupplied.

So, no reason for us to bother going down there because we simply don’t need to.

The only chance for the wharf to succeed is not in the direct rentals it will earn, but in the people it will bring to the area. To do this, it needs to be developed in a way that will reflect the character of Devonport – a way that will enhance the experience of both

travellers and locals and encourage them to enjoy a very special place. Unfortunately, with AT separated from council and not prone to consulting either locals or our board, it is unlikely that this sort of cooperation will occur.

Your article notes that AT’s principal property specialist was “inspired by a recent visit to London’s transport nodes”. I’m sure his visit was edifying, but will the London model work in an area where the adjacent township is already overloaded with food shops? And where are the usual commercial safeguards before capital is committed; the surveys, cost-benefit projections?

After reading the article, I’m very concerned that someone else’s enthusiasms are driving this do-up – someone who doesn’t seem at all familiar with what Devonport wants or needs.

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Better NZ-designed alternatives to rat poison Surprise surprise… more poisons to be added to the mix in our environment.

Diphacinone, one of the rodenticides proposed for Mt Victoria’s rat control, is classified as “highly toxic”. So for the Tupuna Maunga Authority’s manager to imply it is okay because it is “the safest anticoagulant” is misleading at best (Flagstaff, 4 November).

Poison is actually poisonous when all is said and done. The current enthusiasm for rodent control and the many parties involved has, in my opinion, caused confusion regarding traps. Although pest control and biodiversity are complex issues, it is vital government and council representatives communicate clearly exactly what kind of traps they are planning to deploy in our communities. Signs are great, but can be vague and ambiguous.

Anticoagulant chemical agents are specifically designed to kill slowly from internal bleeding. Even if you make the poison trap ‘secure’, the rodents that eat the toxic bait will take several days to die a horrible painful death, wandering around in the process. Both the dying animal and the carcass are a potential hazard because they are so contaminated. This is how secondary poisoning of untargeted animals – pets and

wildlife – most often occurs, by eating or coming into contact with the carcass.

The rat-control methods we deploy on Mt. Victoria will set a precedent for the other mountains across Auckland. New Zealand has a highly effective, affordable alternative in Goodnature’s self-resetting rat and possum traps. Goodnature’s lure formulas contain no toxins of any kind, so there is zero risk of secondary poisoning. The traps kill pests instantly and have met the highest humane standards in independent testing (National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee Class A).

They are designed and made in New Zealand, tested with and proven in partnership with the Department of Conservation.

Why are we not using these fantastic traps across Devonport in our parks and reserves?

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Rerouting ferry patrons key to wharf viability Your recent article on the wharf tenants interests me.

As a long-time resident, I have seen many tenants come and go on our wharf for lack of customer support.

When disembarking the ferry, 85 per cent of passengers (or more) walk down the outside deck, unless it is raining, when they walk inside. This is no help at all to the wharf shops, especially in the tourist season, when thousands of visitors come over on the ferry to visit our village.

I would suggest that all the tenants on the wharf approach the landlord with this request: That everyone who disembarks from the ferry is routed inside and walks to the village through the terminal area past the shops.

Passengers boarding the ferry have the option to walk on the deck or walk inside.

This will also eliminate the congestion that we often have now. A simple gate on the deck that opens when all passengers have disembarked will do the trick.

John Cooper

AT a self-serving bureaucracy ignoring locals Transport seems to mean the moving of people or goods by car, bus, train, ferry or cycle.

In which case, what part of the definition of transport doesn’t Auckland Transport get? Since when has the setting up of retail opportunities on the wharf been “transport”.

And who paid for the AT bright spark to go to London to get ideas on how Devonport wharf could be developed? And who will doubtless pay for another exclusive party on the wharf to celebrate the completion of the venture?

Why on earth is AT involved in this and other activities (eg sponsoring a Halloween event) and similar peripheral stuff? No doubt it is far more fun than solving the real transport problems. We all know what they are – meaningful action on Lake Rd before any intensification, and improving

the antiquated, non-intuitive traffic lights.

Ask us, we can tell you AT. It’s all harder but much less fun!

AT is becoming like ATEED: a selfserving, autocratic and remote empire of bureaucrats.

Why are the people of Devonport not consulted about these decisions which impact them? For example, large numbers of us enjoy the wonderful service of the little coffee shop at the end of the wharf – from where you can actually see when the ferry arrives. And that’s useful! Not a tourist venture, but what we like.

Make sure you sign the petition on the wharf to keep the café, and make sure your voice is heard on this and the other issues facing Devonport.

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Cover-girl comeback for Devonport model Katie Braatvedt was scouted as a model at the age of 14. Within a year, she had made it onto the cover of Australian Vogue. Now 24, and with an architecture degree under her belt, the former Takapuna Grammar deputy head girl is back on magazine covers. She spoke to Maire Vieth from her New York City apartment.

Devonport’s Katie Braatvedt is back on the news stands, on the current covers of Harper’s Bazaar Australia Bride, Marie Claire Australia and the New Zealand Fashion Quarterly spring edition.

Enjoying her second stint of modelling and now in her mid-20s, Braatvedt believes the fashion industry has changed in the last decade .

“When I first modelled at 14 and 15, that was a normal age to start. Now, models generally start a bit later. The public basically said they didn’t like models being that young. And the industry kind of heard them,” she says.

“It is lucky for me because I’m 24, which in the past would have been too old, but now is actually a really good age. I also think it’s more appropriate to show women’s clothing on women.”

The move to using older models is part of a global culture change that embraces diversity, says Braatvedt. “People now actually want a bit of personality in a model. I think in the past they wanted a whole lot of clones to show their clothes on. Now it’s definitely more about women who have got a bit of substance,” she says.

Substance is something Braatvedt has in spades. She has an architecture degree from the University of Auckland and worked as a junior architect in London for two years. In 2015, she completed the first half of a masters degree in architecture back in Auckland.

That’s when Braatvedt picked up modelling again, part time, to earn some money. She signed with Auckland model agency Clyne and the assignments quickly followed. “So I thought I could give it another nudge and do a bit of full-time modelling.”

In March, Braatvedt signed with a Syndey agency called Priscillas and moved across the Tasman. Despite having worked in Australia 10 years earlier, she had to start from the bottom.

“I’m kind of new again because I have had Take two... Katie Braatvedt has resumed her modelling career such a long break. And it’s a more gradual progression this time round, which is much Over six months, Braatvedt built up a it, am making money and am able to travel and more fun.” portfolio of Sydney clients, including David still keep my foot in the architecture door, it’s Jones, before working for Vogue and other good,” she says.

Of course Braatvedt loves wearing amazing Australian magazines.

In September, Braatvedt signed with model clothes. “It’s kind of whimsical and fun, playing agency DNA in New York. She moved to all these different characters in different clothes Manhattan, where she says the work is “more and then going back to being myself again,” serious, more risky and more competitive”. she says.

She also takes a keen interest in the machinery Two weeks ago, she also signed with Viva, a model agency with offices in Paris, Barcelona of the fashion industry. “It’s good learning in how different kinds of creative businesses are and London.

Braatvedt manages her international career operating, watching their creative processes or from Auckland, with the help of Clyne’s how they run their brands,” she says. just borrow our 700 toys “Just this morning, for example, I was doing a Marama Nicholas. “He helps me sign with different international agencies. I am constantly fitting in the head office of a brand and saw how in touch with him. It’s good to have an advisor their design department works, the production, trying on clothes, tailoring. back home,” she says.

“Tomorrow when I go back to do the actual Braatvedt is philosophical about the modelling world. “As long as I am enjoying shoot, I’ll be in a studio with a photographer,

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You are working with some pretty talented people. I am mentally taking notes for future reference,” she says.

Architecture and design are in that future and always on Braatvedt’s mind. She says her eventual career as an architect is “just a scheduling issue”.

“I know I eventually want to be an architect.

But for now this is a fantastic opportunity and a thing I can really only do at this time of my life,” she says.

Meanwhile, New York’s architecture is on Braatvedt’s schedule. She arrived during the city’s Architecture Festival and heard David Chipperfield, her favourite architect, give a lecture in the West Village. “He designed the Valentino store here. So the day after the lecture I went there and had a look at it. It’s just wonderful,” she says.

And there are many iconic buildings to explore. “You can see the Seagram Building, which is the original modernist steel and glass tower, and Louis Kahn’s Roosevelt memorial at Four Freedoms Park. All the best architects in the world have got buildings here, so it’s great to have time to see them all,” she says.

Braatvedt lives in the top of a fourth-floor

“I know I eventually want to be an architect. But for now this is a fantastic opportunity.” walk-up apartment on the northern edge of Chinatown. She loves the neighbourhood’s Chinese street signage and the Peking duck joints. She also wanders off to nearby Nolita, Soho, Tribeca and Wall Street. “It’s just limitless how much you can explore on this tiny island and everyone is quite energised by that.”

A self-described city girl, she is an advocate of dense living. “It’s the only way to get a workable public transport system going and the only way for a city to be sustainable,” she says.

The old apartment buildings in Chinatown are a case in point, she says. “Even with that kind of density there are so many subway stations, and there are so many pedestrians out there, who shop in the local corner stores rather than drive to a supermarket. It creates a lot of interactions that happen on the street.

You see the same people all the time, which makes it feel like a community. That is what I love about the density, all the interesting stuff that happens on the street.”

Manhattan reminds her of Devonport at times, she says. “Of course it’s a lot bigger but in terms of getting around, the distances in Manhattan are really small and you can kind of walk everywhere.”

The expat community helps too. “It’s great to see people I was friends with in Auckland

thriving and having the best time in New York. It’s nice to be proud,” she says, without explicitly mentioning fellow Devonporter Ella YelichO’Connor – the musician Lorde – or Aucklander Maddy Budd, a fashion blogger. Both women have appeared on Braatvedt’s Instagram account.

This Christmas, Braatvedt is coming home for a few weeks and admits she is looking forward to Devonport’s open spaces and proximity to the sea.

“My London apartment used to overlook another brick wall and my bedroom in New York is like living in a lorry, it’s so loud. But I sleep through anything, so it’s fine,” she says. “I think I took Devonport and its beauty for Combined interests... Braatvedt at work on a granted until I left.”

Braatvedt was born in set design for a photo shoot England to South Africans Charmaine and Geoff Braatvedt. The family of went on an exchange to London’s Kingston five, including brother Julian and sister Claire, University. moved to Devonport in 2002. Charmaine “I got a job at a small architecture firm became vicar for Holy Trinity in 2009. Geoff called 31/44. So once I graduated back home, I works as an endocrinologist and is an associate went straight back to London and worked there professor at the University of Auckland. for two years, before coming back again for Braatvedt was initially scouted as a model my masters,” she says. in her second year at Takapuna Grammar.

Braatvedt hopes to finish her thesis while “I went to pick up my sister from her modelling. hairdressing appointment in Ponsonby and “I am going to try and combine my interest this hairstylist wanted to use me for his in architecture and modelling and do my hairdressing competition,” she says. An agent thesis on set design, and build a few sets for saw the photos and approached her. fashion shoots, so I can be researching while Her early modelling career took off rapidly. I am working.”

“My first job was a cover for Pavement [a In fact, she has already built two sets, the now defunct New Zealand youth-culture first in Auckland with photographer James magazine]. My second job was for Vogue in Lowe. “It was made out of polished oil drums Australia and then for my third job I was in and quite impractically large,” she says.

Milan,” she says.

Once the thesis is done, the scheduling issue

By April 2007, Braatvedt was cover girl for is resolved. Where does she want to end up Vogue Australia, with a 12-page spread in the working as an architect? “I love Auckland, magazine. It was a big deal. January, February Sydney, New York, London. So I am not sure. and March covers had featured Scarlett Not sure, but not worried,” she laughs.

Johansson, Cameron Diaz and Angelina Jolie.

Braatvedt’s age raised a few Australian eyebrows, and Vogue subsequently made a commitment to use models no younger than 16 years old.

Braatvedt stopped modelling after 18 months and went back to her regular life, finishing Year 13 as Takapuna Grammar’s deputy head girl.

In her third year studying architecture in Auckland, she First time around... In 2006, Braatvedt was hailed as Australian Vogue’s favourite new face

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Baiting is done in cycles, during August, November, January and April.

This approach ensures the most effective control of rats, said a council spokesman. “There are a limited number of traps/bait stations available free for private property owners through the Devonport Peninsula Trust,” the spokesman said.

The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board has continued to support this community-led initiative, the spokesman said.

“The next steps will be working with our key community groups on how we can best continue to support them in carrying out pest control and how we can expand the initiative.”

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Birds colonise Windsor Reserve Close to 3000 painted shorebirds will roost at Devonport’s Windsor Reserve for 10 days from 18 November.

They are part of a nationwide campaign organised by the Pukorokoro Miranda Naturalists’Trust to publicise the fact that almost all of our shorebirds are endangered.

Since its launch earlier this year, the Flock project has popped up all round the country – including most recently on the Chatham Islands – as well as in South Australia and South Korea.

As part of the event, five short videos on migratory birds will be shown at the Vic. The screenings, the first in New Zealand, will take place at 2pm on Sunday 20 November.

Special showings for local schools will also be held at 2pm on 21, 22 and 23 November.

The most recent additions to the Devonport Flock have come from Holy Trinity Church, the Shoal Bay Rat Pack, local preschool Small is Beautiful, Birkenhead School, Devonport Peninsula Trust and Devonport Rotary.

Local MP and Minister of Conservation Maggie Barry, gave a big boost to the campaign by bringing Prime Minister John Key to join her in painting a couple of birds each for the Devonport Flock The Pukorokoro Trust chair Gillian Vaughan said the Prime Minister’s involvement will be tremendously helpful in getting official support for the work the trust does in Asia to protect the stopover sites used by the birds that fly here from the Arctic.

The challenging task of planting so many birds on the park will be greatly assisted by a new tool, developed by George Crook of the Devonport Community Workshop.

On hearing that the wooden digging sticks being used to make holes for the birds were breaking, Crook organised for nine digging tools made from reinforced steel rods to be produced for the event.

Some of the children who made birds will take centre stage. Each of the 10 Devonport peninsula schools has been invited to send a representative to jointly open the event and pass on what they’ve learned about the birds.

• The event opening takes place at 1pm on 18 November, on Windsor Reserve.

Bird’s-eye view...Vicar Charmaine Braatvedt (right) and fellow Holy Trinity volunteers are among contributors to the Devonport Flock

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Wading in… Rotarian Mike Lloyd (left) Tracey Lawrence and Bob McGuigan paint a shorebird’s plumage

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KiDS photography WorKShop tueSDayS 3.30-4.30pm Learn how to get a great photo. Take photos of your family, friends, wildlife, and landscapes while being fun and creative. Each student receives a workbook.

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On the mic... young comic Mary-Margaret Slack dishes the dirt on her home patch Mary-Margaret Slack’s maiden stand-up comedy performace was all about Devonport – and what’s wrong with it.

The 17-year-old Takapuna Grammar head girl performed live at the Comedy Classic’s open-mic night last Monday. She was taking a break from studying for her exams and says she would love a career in comedy.

“It’s everything I love – observing, writing, speaking and performing. I just want to be one of those guys.”

At the Classic, she ripped into her material – including jokes about privilege of local kids, Decile 10 schools and desperately seeking “some kind of adversity in my life” – like a pro.

Her lines included Range Rovers, iPhones, children’s names that represent quintessential Devonport, and a joke about a 16-year-old girl who crashed into a Range Rover. (“To be fair, in Devonport you can stand still in a building and crash into a Range Rover.”)

Mary-Margaret started her comedy-writing only this year, and recently joined an improv class taught by comedian Alice Snedden.

But she is also a seasoned comedy fan. The daughter of columnist David Slack and former Michael King Writers’ Centre manager Karren Beanland, Mary-Margaret has been in comedy club audiences many times and comedy royalty are family friends. “Michele A’Court is practically my godmother, as is Te Radar’s wife Ruth Spencer,” she says.

Mary-Margaret is comfortable on stage. “I have been a dancer since the age of two and the stage is my home. I just love it when the attention is on me,” she says.

“But comedy is hard for women. Something that people might find funny coming from a

guy, can sound whiny when a woman says it.

Plus we have a few more no-go zones, like periods.”

The teenager developed her first material from “stuff that has always annoyed or perplexed me, which led straight to what’s wrong with Devonport,” she says.

“As part of an eco-friendly family, I struggle with the number of Range Rovers in Devonport. So I started out with the frustration and kept working on it until I found the humour,” she says.

She already has more material than she can currently use, “about being 17 and still going though puberty, and about private versus public school,” she says.

Mary-Margaret used to go to an all-girl Auckland high school. “I hated it and had anorexia while I was there and that’s why I moved to TGS in Year 10.”

She says the anorexia will be material for her comedy one day, “once I find the humour in it”.

For now, anorexia is a point of strength for her. “The thing is that once you are fully recovered from it, if you are one of the lucky ones, everything that stems from it is positive.

I wouldn’t have been head girl without it, for example, because it gave me so much maturity,” she says.

Last Tuesday, Mary-Margaret was buzzing post-performance. She has already been invited back to the Comedy Classic by its director Scott Blanks, to perform at open mic nights on 28 November and 19 December.

“He also wants me to do Raw Comedy Quest during next year’s New Zealand International Comedy Festival, which is dope,” she says.

November 18, 2016

Letters

Sign-police endanger business welfare Shopping today in one of my favourite local shops, Nord, I witnessed two council officials come in and serve a notice to the owner that her portable shop sign, which sits on the corner of Fleet and Victoria Streets, had been seized by the council because it violates the new rules.

Whilst this might well be the case, I wonder how Devonport shops are supposed to survive?

With several empty shops already on the main street, without helpful signs to send tourists and

daily visitors down the side roads, I fear more shops will close down.

Surely we want to encourage the village to retain its unique charm, part of which is the presence of shops that provide something different, especially during the festive season. Perhaps permits could be issued, if too many signs are a problem. But on street corners, I can’t say I’ve ever had difficulty getting past them.

Sandra Russell

Time to the end the spin – for Devonport’s sake

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Peace ships, not warships Without taking a position against the New Zealand Navy, it is preferable – financially, strategically and morally – to begin converting our naval vessels to resilient ‘peace ships’, which our maritime nation urgently needs for patrolling fisheries, search and rescue, refugee evacuation from cyclones, tsunamis, quakes, floods, etc, and monitoring barely legal deep-sea mining, oil extraction and bottom trawling, as well as overfishing and toxic dumping.

The $20 billion spent over the next 15 years for armaments and frigate upgrades is sheer waste, when these offer no security or defence for an indefensible group of islands; these ships are sitting ducks in high-tech drone warfare. And as we have no enemies, why prepare for war?

The answer, of course, is that it profits the weapons industry.

Spin emits from our leaders, corporates The spin we are are now getting from and council. We are conned to accept the council cronies backing Ryman is simply unacceptable by spinners and liars. Ironically, criminal and the public needs to say no. a Herald writer recently pointed out the Council needs to say no. Ryman has set up a spin that this government has allowed has spin to get this obscenity built, using willing, caused more environmental destruction in a corrupted participants. decade than we have seen in 50 years. Serious It’s greed – corporate driven – that’s environmental degradation. threatening Devonport. We don’t need to ruin While Maggie’s killing rats, gorse, our environment using Ryman or AT roading Michael Fleck blackberry and other noxious weeds are fiascos. The government is inviting hundreds encroaching our town and country areas – it’s of thousands of voters, imported by our To our council and MPs, there are thousands a plague. Her mob is allowing the exploitation spinners in parliament, from places already of the harbour and Gulf that will reduce in ruins, fouling our town by crowding, of people who despise your spinning antics and slowly eliminate our sea life. Dolphins, congestion and pollution, bringing in people and internal crime. Lucky for you lot, for the whales, and penguins will disapear soon that don’t recognise our conservation values time being there are thousands of people who believe your nonsense, enough to vote you enough. Thank you Maggie and John. The – this is the last straw. government has allowed dairying and others This crowding is affecting Devonport. I in. I’m of half a mind to take some private to pollute our waterways. Even the Hauraki wouldn’t be surprised to see Maggie’s mob prosecutions against those that are corrupted Gulf is polluted by farmers. They add more copying Hillary, having Bruce Springsteen and have sold out Devonport, putting our   carbon pollution with their cows than all our performing at our next election. As greedy paradise at risk.  cars. We are not clean greenies and our leader and crazy as Trump is, I hope he dislodges Ron Dykman  mocks the scientists pointing these facts out. the political spinners.

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    to say yes to this one – unless you don’t mind losing all your data!) But a second part of it is that they are      asking you to change or update your password, as an added security measure. As a third stage, you may      need to reconfigure your email software (Outlook, Windows Mail etc). But it depends on what systems you       are using. If your mail is setup for POP3 (as most people are) then there will be nothing further to change.  Upcycle your laptop      Wanted: old laptops still in working  Give us a call if you feel you need any help with this.    condition to refurbish and donate to the    Q:  Everything on my screen has got really big! What’s happened?!

Red Cross Refugee service.    A:  Sounds like your screen resolution has changed! Right-click anywhere on your desktop and choose     ‘Screen Resolution’ and adjust the slider in there to get the screen looking as you prefer it.     Q: My hard drive is making ‘clicking’ noises – what does that mean?        A:  Ooh.. you need to be careful with that one. Usually such noises indicate that the hard drive is beginning    to fail, so I would urge you to make sure you have backed everything up before you do anything further. It      is important to know that hard-drive manufacturers only provide a three-year warranty for their drives. So if     your computer is more than three years old, it is highly likely that your hard drive is about to fail. Again, back       New Windows up your data!

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On the Beat

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with Devonport Community Constable Jasmine Bundle

Hello readers, I hope you are all enjoying the Royal New Zealand Navy’s 75th birthday celebrations, which are currently under way. This is an exciting time for our community, bringing many visitors to the peninsula.

Some of you may have noticed the newly painted yellow cross-hatching at the Lake Rd/Bayswater Ave/Williamson Ave intersection. This is a visual reminder for motorists to remember the road rules and not enter a blocked intersection. Traffic congestion will be alleviated and the safety of our pedestrians improved – particularly for our schoolchildren during peak times before and after school.

Over the past two weeks – coinciding with Halloween, exam leave and Guy Fawkes – we have had an increased amount of crime involving young people in the area.

Multiple vehicles have been significantly

DestinationDevonport This year the Devonport Flagstaff will launch a new publication: Destination Devonport.

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

Instead of being delivered to households, 5000 copies will be circulated to local cafes, businesses, art galleries, Devonport Library, visitor information centres, the front desk at Devonport Tours (Auckland City) and in stands around Devonport. It will also be online.

This will be targeted towards tourists and visitors, attracting them to Devonport and its local businesses.

Destination Devonport will be published on 16 December 2016.

If you are interested in advertising in the Devonport Flagstaff’s new publication, please contact us at devonportflagstaff@orcon.net.nz PHOTO CREDITS:

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

November 18, 2016 damaged due to young people throwing eggs. Traffic has been placed in danger due to water bombs being thrown at moving vehicles and residents have been frightened by loud banging on their doors throughout the night.

Recently, we have received two reports of damage to property from the use of BB guns in the Shoal Bay Rd and High St areas, and a wilful-damage report of fireworks in a letterbox on Seabreeze Rd. Parents/grandparents, please speak to your teenagers about this behaviour. Remind them of potentially being charged with wilful damage and the effect their behaviour is having on residents. Please ensure you know where your teenagers are and ensure they are home at night, as this behaviour must cease immediately.

Antisocial behaviour and crime is also occurring at Mt Victoria, North Head and Fort Takapuna during the evenings. If you witness any disorder or suspicious behaviour, please call 111 immediately.

An attempted theft of a Subaru vehicle from Onepoto Rd was reported overnight on 15/16 October. Vehicles were broken into overnight on 4/5 November in Sydney St, on 5/6 November in Grahame St and on 7/8 November in Ariho Tce. Tools, cash and ICT equipment have been taken.

Burglaries have been reported in Mozeley Ave, Bayswater Ave, Norwood Rd and Eversleigh Rd. Residents in Seacliffe Ave disturbed three male offenders at about 2am on Wednesday 9 November. The offenders were attempting to break into vehicles and commit burglaries – they were seen trying to open vehicle and house doors. Police commend these residents for being alert to noises, calling 111 and preventing further families from becoming victims.

The many neighbourhood support groups in our area are working well to create a safer community and have a working relationship with police. If you do not have a group set up in your street, and would like to know more, contact Jacquie Jarry by emailing admin@neighbourhood.org.nz or phoning 09 353 0427.

North Shore United AFC Notice of AGM to be held on Monday 28th November 2016 at 7.30pm at Allen Hill Clubrooms, Lake Road Devonport.

Please contact office@nsu.org.nz for further information.

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November 18, 2016

BIS Idol winner is no slouch 5 to 23 November

Evans / Lowry / Snow: Written In Thread Inspired by words, fabric is sculpted, printed, stitched and layered to produce a collection of unique forms including three dimensional vessels, wearable art, quilts and wall pieces.

On song... Belmont Intermediate School Idol soloist winner Janayah Wadsworth, flanked by the winning duo Alice Jones (left) and Kendyl Wilson.

Practice makes perfect and so it proved in the soloist category of the Belmont Intermediate School (BIS) Idol contest, won

by Janayah Wadsworth.

Janayah sings a lot. “I have a lesson once a week but I practise all the time – on the trampoline, when I’m out the back, in the shower, in my room, even sometimes in the supermarket,” the Year 7 student says.

“I have been singing since an early age and it is what my strength is,” she says.

Mother Laura says becoming a singer is Janayah’s “ultimate goal in life”.

She is a focussed 11-year old. “It has been my goal to win BIS Idol since the start of the school year,” she says.

And she works hard too. Janayah started the day of her BIS Idol win with an earlymorning rehearsal for an Auckland Town Hall solo performance.

The next day she performed there in front

of a 500-strong children’s choir as part of the Auckland Primary Principals’ Association Music Festival.

Earlier this year, she performed in Evita at the Bruce Mason Centre and was a lead in a North Shore Music Theatre production, Move It! Three years ago, she sang Christmas carols with the Navy band.

Janayah was one of 26 BIS students who entered this year’s Idol. Eleven soloists and one duo made it to the finals, all of them girls.

Music teacher Robyn Norwell said the standard of this year’s performances was very high. “Everyone was in tune. I am glad I didn’t have to judge,” she said.

The talent quest was judged by Jane Horder, Takapuna Grammar School’s head of vocal studies, and Brett Sawyer, BIS counsellor and former London session musician.

BIS Idol 2016 winners Soloist 1. Janayah Wadsworth with Jealous by Labrinth; 2. Alice Jones with When We Were Young by Adele; 3. Jaimee Thomas with Let Me Be Your Star from the musical Smash,

and Grace Yee with Life of the Party by Shawn Mendes.

Duo Alice Jones and Kendyl Wilson with Send My Love by Adele.

The Depot Summer Showcase

A ‘buy and takeaway’ exhibition which promises to be a pre-Christmas cracker providing both exhibitors and visitors with an ever-changing vista of exhibiting and purchasing opportunities.

Waitakere Printers Ink and Studio Printmakers: Unfold

An exhibition of three-dimensional paper works.

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November 18, 2016

Connolly makes Harbour team and brings Maria Tutaia to sport fundraiser Local golfer Bridget Connolly has been selected to play for the North Harbour Toro Women’s interprovincial team – the same team Lydia Ko was selected for in 2010.

Connolly (18) was chosen to play as number two. She will be playing in Westown, New Plymouth from December 6. With a handicap of 9, Connolly recently qualified 17th in the New Zealand women’s amateur at Royal Wellington and finished 5th in Rotorua for the North Harbour interprovincial team.

To s u p p o r t o t h e r y o u n g l o c a l sportswomen, Connolly has organised a ‘Women in sport’ fundraiser with guest speakers including Maria Tutaia and Libby Steele. Tickets are $60 each, and with the money raised from the event, Connolly plans to fund a trophy at Takapuna Grammar School. This trophy will be awarded at sports prize-giving each year to a young sportswoman, along with a $100 voucher. Connolly hopes that this trophy will continue to be funded in the future by other local female sports players.

An auction will also be held at the fundraiser for an All Blacks signed jersey and apparel signed by Maria Tutaia. The fundraiser will be held at the Waitemata Golf Club on Wednesday 30 November at 7.30pm. Tickets include a three-course meal.

Devonport artist wins $5000 award

R right mayoral mistake

Auckland Council’s lack of local knowledge was publicly displayed on a Devonport street sign recently. Former Devonport Mayor Jim Titchener (in office 1980-1989) has been given an extra ‘R’ on the parade named after him.

Historic voting day marked in Devonport A special event to celebrate New Zealand women’s right to vote will be held in front of Devonport Library on November 27 at 2 pm.

On 28 November 1893, women voted for the first time. Devonport is said to have played a key role in this, and a famous picture is often published showing female voters gathered outside the

Community action against violence Devonport artist Liam Gerrard’s portrait Raylene (pictured above) has won this year’s $5000 Walker & Hall Waiheke Art Award.

The work is a charcoal-on-paper portrait of a woman with a vintage fur.

Judge Monique Jansen, Senior Lecturer at the School of Art and Design at AUT University, announced the winner of this national art award at the Waiheke Community Art Gallery.

The annual Walker & Hall Waiheke Art Award was established 11 years ago to promote excellence in art, and this year attracted more than 90 entries.

A free event to highlight communities against violence will be held at Windsor Reserve on November 26 from 10am to 2pm.

Walk the Talk Community Against Violence is bringing together a number of local community organisations. They will provide information to the general public about the work they do to support victims of domestic violence and how their work is changing attitudes. This will be a family event, with a preschool play area and a bouncy castle.

Community organisations that will be attending are: White Ribbon; North Shore Women’s Centre; Women’s Refuge; Family Violence Prevention Network; Renew Mothers; Whanau Marama Parenting; and the Devonport Peninsula Trust.

Devonport Borough Council chambers on polling day.

The legislation that granted women the franchise passed in September 1893, and with less than 10 weeks to enrol to vote, 84 per cent of eligible women did so. Of those enrolled, 82 per cent voted.

The event organised by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom will include music, speakers and memories.

Contact Ruth Coombes for further information. (ruth.calliope@gmail.com or phone 445 1254.)

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November 18, 2016

Takapuna

Grammar

SchOOl NEwS

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Celebrating success

Amy Robertson

Katherine Jacobs

Max Griffiths

Kate Lee

Emilly Fan

The recent prize-giving ceremony at the Bruce Mason Centre was the highlight of the academic year. Over 140 students in Years 11-13 won awards in a wide range of subject areas. Overall, at Year 11 the top scholar is Kate Lee, and in Year 12, Katherine Jacobs. In Year 13, six students were acknowledged for attaining outstanding results. Four Summa Cum Laude awards were made to Chris Pirie, Jordan Blum, Toby Wakelin and Guntian (Alan) Gu, who was the top IB student. The Proxime Accessit is Simon Goodwin and the Dux of the school is Max Griffiths.

For School Spirit and all-round effort in Year 11, the Chubb Cleverdon Cup, was awarded to Danielle Neill.

The White Cup, for School Spirit in Year 12, was won

by Emilly Fan. The Spooner Cup, for School Spirit in Year 13, went to Amy Robertson.

Simon Goodwin with Mary Nixon

Taking on good advice Inspiring, empowering and equipping New Zealand girls to become changemakers of the future is the key mission of GirlBoss NZ. This mission prompted three female school leaders – Serena Young, Sophia Findlay and Saffie Doughty – to attend the recent GirlBoss empowerment conference.

The conference kicked off with a panel of successful, female guest speakers. The first speaker was Chlöe Swarbrick, who, at 22 years of age, ran for the position of Auckland Mayor, had opened a large number of businesses and created her own fashion label. Her tips for success included having confidence in yourself and surrounding yourself with good people, telling everyone that “women just

need to push and take all opportunities.”

Paula Gollan, GM Internal Auditor from ANZ, emphasised the importance of working hard, and putting your heart and soul into every opportunity and job.

Justine Smith, the head of Co-Governance at Auckland council, spoke about studying something important to you and leading in a way that is true to yourself.

The last speaker Hillary Cootes, former General Manager of Special Group, explained the significance of highlighting the differences in every one of us. She stressed that in order to get further in a male-dominated career-field, women should not strip themselves of femininity as a compromise.

The girls formed groups with students

Danielle Neill

from schools Auckland-wide and were encouraged to focus on their own goals and how to achieve them. This included anything from stopping society’s focus on negativity to showcasing more art, in the intense sport-culture of New Zealand.

Serena Young focused on mental health; breaking stigmas surrounding mental illnesses and how to provide support to those suffering.

“It was really inspiring to see how the speakers think and how they achieved their goals and got to where they were.

They gave everyone the motivation to speak out and be open,” said Serena. She hopes to bring this openness to the school environment so that many more female students can follow in the speakers’ footsteps of success without the sacrifice of femininity.

By Julia GiurGiu

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November 18, 2016

Takapuna SchOOl NEwS

Grammar NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Student voice on the BOT Jack Jonathan Maran (JJ) has been elected as the student Board of Trustees representative and has just attended his first board meeting. Reflecting on his first encounter with the board, Jonathan states: “Initially it was rather daunting.

However, I soon learnt that my fellow board members are a rather amiable and kind bunch. They are highly skilled and are truly dedicated to their respective jobs, which I found rather inspiring.”

Jonathan’s role as student representative will entail attending board meetings, reading minutes, and voicing his own opinions surrounding decisions for the school, on behalf of its students. Being

on the board will expose Jonathan to the way a board is run, the important decisions involved with the running of a school and most importantly, being a student voice that is actively engaged with issues throughout the school.

“Being elected as an official board member has introduced me to a completely new perspective in terms of the influence that I can have. What has excited me the most so far is the idea that I am able to represent my fellow peers and where I can effectively act as a decisive member in contributing to the welfare of the students,” said Jonathan.

By Caitlin Baard

An inspiration to us all Ruby Wangford, in Year 12, is an example to us all. She exemplifies what it means to be civic-minded; to care and to commit to doing something that will make a difference.

Ruby found a message on “Neigbourly” and contacted Corrina Dixon of Pillars, an organisation that supports children who have a parent in prison. While a range of support processes and mentoring are in place, after talking with Corrina, Ruby decided that she would create a “TGS Santa Tree” for these children.

Ruby presented her idea to the Peer Service Team and gained their support, but the driving force has been Ruby.

As the TGS contribution to “Promise Children Christmas”, a Christmas tree has been placed in the school’s library.

Decorated by Teacher Librarian, Mrs Annie White, it has an increasing pile of donated presents from students and staff. While Corrina will collect these this week, any further gifts can be handed to the library to be forwarded to Pillars.

Ruby is excited by the generosity and

outstanding support of the whole TGS community. She wants to thank, “all who helped. I can imagine many excited faces on Christmas day.”

Ruby’s generosity of spirit does not stop there. She has already been involved in collecting clothing for Fiji, after Cyclone Winston. And she has just finished raising

$5000 single-handed, to enable her to join a Habitat for Humanity trip to Cambodia.

Babysitting and running a movie night form the bulk of her fundraising efforts, which she has completed on top of all her schoolwork commitments. Ruby leaves New Zealand with 12-14 other teenagers on December 9 for her two-week visit.

Classifieds

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ACCOMMODATION

ACCOMMODATION

REST HOMES

SERVICES OFFERED

SERVICES OFFERED

TUITION

Cheltenham: 2 dbl br.

Private beach access, daily or weekly rent. Fully furnished.

Ph 445 3008.

Cheltenham Beach Studio.

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

Christmas Visitors need Accommodation? Gorgeous large central Devonport villa available for rent 01 Dec - 6 Jan. 5 B’room, quality furnished, swimming pool, easy flat walk to shops and ferry. Contact 029 292 2202.

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

Ph: 445 7895.

Flatmate Wanted: Professional person working close to city/Shore wanted for Devonport flat. Large room nice view good storage. - $190pw ex. bills. Ring Jo 0276 276 276 anytime.

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

Ph 445 3008.

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

Ph Pauline 445 6471.

Stunning Cheltenham Beach Cottage, metres from the beach. Available for short or long-term holiday accommodation. Beautifully refurbished, one bedroom, self-contained cottage with a private garden. Phone Rebekah 027 694 3933 or email devonportbeks@gmail.com

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

Palm Grove Rest Home: A Non-Institutional style home providing compassionate, holistic care. Soul food and good people. Call Julia Nessim: 445-0009.

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

Dog grooming available.

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

Call Barbara 021 141 0331.

Gardener Available Qualified and experienced landscape designer. Enjoys getting his hands dirty. Good plant knowledge. Hard-working, reliable and creative with plantings. Contact Paddy 022 502 2122 or 446 6188 paddyvogt@gmail.com Gardening. Do you need regular help? No time for a tidy-up? Let me help. Experienced gardener. Ph Carolyn on 446 6517 or 027 292 8167 for a free on-site consultation.

Gardening hedges, shrubs, lawns and weeding. Experienced. One off/ongoing lawns, reliable + attentive.

Honest. No job too small, Customers pleased with work.

Bruce 0275 393 719.

Handyman. Mature professional in Devonport, Bayswater area. Repairs, painting, those jobs you just don’t have time to do. Free quote. References. Ph. Brian 021 150 8898.

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

Housewashing, prof. service, 10 years-plus experience, reliable and prompt.

Free quotes, also decks, driveways, paths, fences, roof moss treatments etc.

Phone Rod 021 390 800.

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

Or you can email chris@ lifestyleplusltd.nz Interior Organising. I help busy people simplify and organise their home & work spaces, by creating environments for easy flow and function. Services include: move coordination and set-up, decluttering and hands-on coaching, closet design and home offices ~ organise installation. Phone Felicity: 022 0719 479. www.spacebliss.com Landscaping – Format Landscapes, 18 years’ experience, Dip. Landscape Design. Design and build. We undertake all aspects of hard and soft landscaping including decks, paving, fences, retaining walls, planting etc. Small to large projects. Free quote www.formatlandscapes.co.nz.

Call Matt 021 599 107.

Locksmith, Devonport’s own Scott Richardson.

Mob 021 976 607.

Master painter Qualified and experienced. Water-blasting and licensed waterproofing.

Quality craftsmanship guaranteed, interior/exterior work.

Phone Chris 027 385 0406 FREE QUOTES Painting, decorating, restoration, reasonable rates ph Bernard 021 0255 5456 Professional Make-up Artist - School Balls, Weddings, Fashion & Special Occassions. Phone Stephanie Jane 021 116 8842 or email SJASharp@gmail.com Tagbuster, graffiti looked after Devonport to Hauraki Corner.

Call the Tagbuster 0800antitag, 0800 2684 824.

Art Classes, Devonport artist available for tuition in drawing, pastels and other media, screen-printing, painting.

Classes held in artist’s studio by the sea. Children’s classes Wednesday after school.

Contact Erica MFA, DipTchg PGDipAC 021 127 9671 or ericasoman@gmail.com Art Classes @ D’Port Community house: Wednesday night, life drawing; Friday morning, mastering art. Ph Lucy Bucknall – 446 0389.

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

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

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

NZ Modern School of Music 0800-696-874.TUITION Learning Support Specialist NZ qualified primary teacher and registered teacher of dyslexia.

Offering tailored tuition during or after school.

Ph 027 391 3716 or visit www.squigglesdyslexia.co.nzT Mathematics Tuition Available for years 9 to 13 by a retired maths teacher. Phone Graeme 445 8575.

Mathematics Tuition, Sensitive tutoring offered at all levels of the secondary school curriculum. NCEA, IB and Cambridge welcomed.

100% pass rate in 2015.

NCEA 3 calculus specialist.

Ph Peter Ridge BE, Dip Tchg (sec) 445 2283.

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

Ph 021 079 0005 or email windarc.darius@gmail.com Primary Tutor Maths, English, Health & Wellbeing and Drama for 5-11 year olds.

School prep also available.

Visit www.gschuwertutoring. com for further details. 027 410 6871 gschuwertutoring@ gmail.com Singing lessons in Devonport.

Contract Dr Sue Braatvedt 473 9113 or 027 340 2884.

All ages.

SLSS Swim School, 11 Evan Street, Belmont (off Eversleigh Road). Specialists in preschoolers. Phone 486 6728 for more info.

FOR SALE Lovely, sunny two bedroom end unit for sale. 8/71 Church St, Devo. Neg. Call on 021 452 230. Open home Saturday and Sunday 11 am.

PUBLIC NOTICE Vauxhall School is no longer accepting out-of-zone enrolments for Years 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 for the remainder of 2016 and for all of 2017.

If you require any further information please email Gary Lawrence on garyl@ vauxhall.school.nz.

REST HOMES Ascot House Retirement Home, quality care with dignity in a friendly, family atmosphere. Phone Shona, 445 2518.

SERVICES OFFERED 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.

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

Cleaning Maid Easy Use own cleaning products and gear.

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

Curtains & Roman Blinds Free measure, quote and design advice. 20 years’ experience.

Phone Sara 027 625 5844.

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

Devonport Window Repairs.

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

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

Real Estate

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info@obornplumbing.co.nz www.obornplumbing.co.nz 0800-143-051 or mob 021 119 3227

• Housewashing • Roof treatments • Waterblasting • Window cleaning bubbleboyshousewashing@gmail.com

SITUATIONS VACANT Unqualified Teaching Assistant Wanted. Devonport Kindergarten is currently seeking a Teaching Assistant to join their team. This is a 20 hours per week position working Monday to Friday 10.45am – 2.45pm. We are looking for someone who enjoys working with children and is punctual, reliable and a team player. If this sounds like you please go to the Auckland Kindergarten Association careers website: https://careers.aka.org.nz/ working-with-aka and use reference no. 5022 for more information and to apply. This position closes at midnight on 27 November 2016.

Reach your Devonport Peninsula customers cost-effectively.

Contact the Flagstaff for our rates and dates.

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The sun is out!

The evenings have been lovely and long and what a great way to unwind at the end of the day with a relaxing beach walk (or swim, if you’re daring!) With summer and Christmas almost here, we can begin to make the most of the warmer weather – yay! However, while a small amount of sun exposure is healthy and provides us with vitamin D, it is important to be aware of the damaging effects of those rays.

The UV conditions in New Zealand are proven to be some of the worst in the world. Now that the weather is beginning to heat up, it is particularly important to protect ourselves.

Oasis sunscreen 30 + is a healthy sunscreen suitable for the whole family. It’s packed with natural ingredients, including jojoba, shea butter and vitamin E to help protect and moisturise your skin. It has a non-greasy invisible finish so you can use it on your face and body and under make-up.

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Has a sub been lurking in Devonport for years?

When an Australian submarine arrived in the Waitemata Harbour two weeks ago, it appeared to be welcomed by a local look-alike – the stone groyne on the far end of Devonport Beach, off Windsor Reserve. Locals seemed quite puzzled by the resemblance.

The HMAS Dechaineux visited Auckland to celebrate the Royal New Zealand Navy 75th Anniversary.

Part time

accounting Position in central DevonPort office.

Working with our accountant, this role involves managing invoicing, collections, payments, account coding, gst and paye returns. Hours are likely to average around 15 each week, but with the usual monthly peaks and troughs. Flexible work times.

Looking for a person with strong book-keeping skills and experience, initiative, confidence, energy, enthusiasm, excellent communication skills, the ability to deal with people at all levels and a professional attitude. Familiarity with MYOB would be an advantage. Training will be provided.

if this sounds like you, please email your cv to sjames@thealternativeboard.co.nz

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Popular coffee shop launches petition to stay at wharf More than 300 signatures were collected in two days in protest against Auckland Transport’s plans to shut down Coffee Bari on Devonport Wharf.

At the end of October, Auckland Transport notified Coffee Bari of its plans to renovate Devonport Wharf. Nine shops on the wharf were going to have to shut down by February.

For the owners of Coffee Bari this means loss of trade over their busiest period of the year, as well staff job losses.

While AT has given the coffee shop the option of applying for their space back after the renovations, there is no guarantee it will be able to reopen on the wharf.

In a plea to AT, Coffee Bari drew up a petition, asking that they be guaranteed their spot when the renovations are over and that their deadline to vacate the premises be extended.

“We just want to stay here” said barista Karen Chen.

“Customers come here every morning and our coffee is a part of their life.”

In the mornings, a long queue of loyal customers waits outside. Coffee Bari owner Sue Zhou takes the time to get to know her regulars, often remembering their order and having it ready by the time they reach the counter. The coffee shop, which has been operating for more than 10 years, is overwhelmed by the support it has received from locals and never expected so many signatures in such a short time.

The petition will be sent to AT once the coffee bar has gathered as many signatures as possible.

by Emelia Lake Petitioning to stay… Coffee Bari barista Karen Chen hopes to return to the wharf

Osteopathy is a hands on therapy that successfully alleviates a wide variety of symptoms. The Devonport clinic has been running for 14 years helping young and old alike.

ACC Registered Tel: 09 445 6783 for an appointment 19 Clarence St, Devonport Village

Obituary

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Athol Hodgson – a full life in Devonport Athol Hodgson lived all his life in Devonport and was well known as a sportsman and gardener.

Athol was born in Devonport on 28 March 1921 to Joseph and Isabella May. He was the third of four children, with two older sisters Berys and Ina and one younger brother Ray. He was the last of the siblings to survive and died aged 95.

He lived all his life in Devonport, as a child growing up in Rattray St. He married Frankie in 1952 and they lived in Shoal Bay Road until their family grew up. In 2003, the couple sold the family home and bought a smaller property in Bayswater.

After attending Devonport Primary school from 1926 to 1934, Athol finished his education at Takapuna Grammar School. He then spent some time working on the Devonport ferries.

He went on to become a painter and then a signwriter, first at the Auckland Trotting Club and then at the Naval Dockyard in Devonport.

Most of Athol’s working life was at the dockyard, where he eventually became the leading hand at the paint shop. He taught many

Gardening legacy lives on…

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young apprentices how to paint and became a well known and respected identity around the dockyard.

Athol was always a keen sportsman and played competitive tennis and cricket. He was a lifetime member of the Pupuke Golf Club. He was also a lifetime member of the Devonport Bowling Club. Even after he ceased playing, he could often be found down there tending the tomatoes he planted around the back of the clubrooms to benefit club members. Athol was a great gardener and his beans and tomatoes were world famous in Devonport. Anyone that came to visit him in the harvest season never failed to leave with a bag full of both, and many of the seeds of these veges were passed on and are still flourishing in people’s gardens today.

Athol is survived by three daughters – Marilyn, Sally-Anne and Robyn – 11 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.

He died on 23 October after a full and happy life in his favourite part of the world – Devonport.

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Residents will be able to check out from many vantage points close to the water, the fleet entry into harbour on 17 November, and the fleet review on 19 November (from 12.30pm). Also on 17 November, a gun salute will be conducted at approximately 11.30am from North Head.

Devonport has played an integral part

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throughout our history. It is our home, and we are proud to be hosting the sailors at the sports day. We know that residents will make them feel welcome, as they’ve made us feel welcome, and that they’ll enjoy Devonport as much as we do.

If you’re interested in getting involved in the events over the weekend, more details can be found at www.nznavy75.co.nz

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Ready, steady, go...

Olympic star Eliza takes the loudhailer

In pole position... Olympic medallist Eliza McCartney starts the first running race.

Powering home to a third-place finish in the 9-11year-old boys... Joe Millington

Eliza’s got my back... Connor Davies (6) has the back of his event T-shirt autographed by McCartney

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Young athletes flock to Bayswater Kids Duathlon The annual Bayswater Kids Duathlon continues to grow in popularity. Close to 300 children participated this year, 80 up on last year.

Devonport sportswoman Eliza McCartney, who won a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics, kicked off the races. In its 21st year, the event hosted by Bayswater School moved its course from local streets onto reserves. Shelley Davies, chair of the school’s parent’s group, says the move helps save money on traffic management and makes the race more scenic and interesting for the kids.Davies says this year’s event raised close to $20,000.

Results: Age 9-11 individual girls: 1st Izzy Plummer, 2nd Charlize Glanville, 3rd Bailey Flavell. Age 9-11 individual boys: 1st Noah Hanrahan, 2nd Aidan Laloli, 3rd Joe Millington.

Age 9-11 team girls: 1st Isabelle Fox and Maia Scott, 2nd Josephine Tappenden and Catherine McEwan, 3rd Skye MacRae and Madeleine Green.

Age 9-11 team boys: 1st Hector McIntyre and Lewis Bower, 2nd Toby Robinson and Monty Usherwood, 3rd Ben Evans and Hamish Jardine.

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