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Industrial action pages 23-32 A giant girder is gently manoeuvred into place for the Puhoi viaduct section of the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway. Work on the motorway has picked up pace since the end of lockdown. See story page 26.

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Ngati Manuhiri enters fight on landfill After keeping his cards close to his chest for months, Ngati Manuhiri Settlement Trust chairman Mook Hohneck told a gathering in Wellsford last week that his iwi will oppose the proposed landfill in the Dome Valley.

“I want to make it clear that Ngati Manuhiri completely oppose the tip.

There’s no mitigation – it’s just in the wrong location.”

He explained that Ngati Manuhiri had not disclosed its position on the landfill until now “in order to keep its powder dry”, while it quietly collected ecology and hydrology reports.

“We can all have this hui, but the fight

has to be taken to the boardroom. Our role is to lead with lawyers and cut the snake’s head off at the source,” he said.

“We are not going to stand for it because you shouldn’t compromise on what you can’t get back. Don’t think that we are running off on a tangent.”

Mr Hohneck made his remarks during

a hui held in the Wellsford Community Centre on June 23. The hui brought together representatives from tribes who had previously disagreed on their respective responses to the landfill.

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Ngati Manuhiri chairman Mook Hohneck.

Richard Nahi lead the hui.

Kaumatua Mikeara Miru.

Ngati Manuhiri enters fight on landfill an aukati rahui (ritual prohibition) on the Hoteo River, which was not sanctioned by Ngati Manuhiri.

Kaumatua Richard Nahi, of Ngati Whatua, said the rahui was placed under extenuating circumstances.

“We knew it may jeopardise the relationship [with Ngati Manuhiri], but it was to send a strong message to those who would hurt papatuanuku (the earth),” he said.

“We have had internal differences – ka pai. But, we come together when something really matters.”

Kaipara kaumatua Mikaera Miru, who led the rahui in July last year, said it was legitimate.

“I have been on the marae and worked

in resource management for the last 30 years. That’s where my mana comes from.”

He criticised the government for not enforcing the Resource Management Act, which he believed made the rahui legally binding.

“I call them the clowns at the Crown.

They are still using legislation as a foot on the throats of Maori after 180 years.”

Mikaera also called on Northland Regional Council’s resource management team to be sacked for not making a submission on the landfill.

“They have failed in their responsibility to manage water resources, despite receiving millions of dollars in funding.”

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“Nobody told the fish they are on the wrong side of the AucklandNorthland line.”

He said he did not trust the Auckland Council’s hearing process and had no faith it would produce a positive outcome.

“This is why we placed a rahui. We have to fight the might of the state.”

Michelle Carmichael, of Fight the Tip, Save the Dome, told the packed meeting that the group would hold a hikoi march to the steps of Auckland Council in the CBD with a tentative date set for July 17.

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Kowhai Park path budget blows out to nearly a million The estimated cost of building a concrete path from Kowhai Park through to the Warkworth Showgrounds has ballooned from $335,000 to more than $900,000 in the space of a year.

June’s Rodney Local Board meeting heard that new estimates done in May put the cost of constructing the shared path at well above the available budget of $630,000 to $925,830.

Council’s community services team report said the need to design an elevated 75-metre boardwalk structure and a 10-metre wooden bridge to span floodplain areas had increased the build cost. In addition, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the construction sector was unknown and had been factored into the cost estimate as a contingency.

The budget blowout means that construction will need to be staged over several years, starting with the section from Heritage Lane, off Melwood Drive through to the southern side of the old Atlas site, where a temporary Park and Ride is due to be built by Auckland Transport (AT) using money from the Rodney Local Board transport targeted rate. Stage Two would run from northern edge of the Park and Ride to the Showgrounds, and Stage Three connect the two along the western edge of the Atlas site.

Community facilities head of operations Paul Amaral said after the meeting that buildings at the Atlas site were being demolished at a cost of $208,000, funded by the Board operating expenditure budget. Although the Park and Ride and footpath construction are separate projects, community services is coordinating work with AT where possible.

The total funding currently available for the path is $630,000, from Council’s Growth programme, which would cover detailed design, consenting, project and construction management and construction itself. Route options analysis, site investigations, design and project management of the path has cost $98,000 to last month.

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A wooden bridge and boardwalk over a floodplain in Kowhai Park have contributed to soaring costs.

for a 70-metre suspension bridge, but landowner consent could not be obtained for that, so the much less direct 450-metre concrete pathway was chosen instead.

Community services staff said it was anticipated that the initial stage of the path construction would be completed

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in conjunction with the Park and Ride development works.

However, as with many projects and budgets at present, members were warned that there was a degree of uncertainty over the projects going ahead as planned, due to Council’s revenue shortfall as a result of Covid-19.

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Board members voted seven to two in favour of approving the path design through the former Atlas site and staging construction over future years “in an order that aligns with available funding”.

Wellsford member Colin Smith and Warkworth member Tim Holdgate voted against the recommendation.

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Election candidates to front up at Town Hall Residents of the new Kaipara ki Mahurangi electorate will have their first opportunity to grill candidates ahead of the General Election at a meeting at the Warkworth Town Hall on July 9.

The Meet the Candidates meeting is being hosted by One Warkworth and

will be chaired by One Warkworth manager Murray Chapman.

As Mahurangi Matters went to press, the confirmed candidates attending are Beth Houlbrooke (ACT), Marja Lubeck (Labour), Chris Penk (National) and Callan Neylon (Social Credit).

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Mr Chapman said he was still waiting to hear who the NZ First candidate would be. As yet, there appeared to be no candidate for the Green Party, One Party or the Opportunities Party.

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making landfills a thing of the past.

Kevin Smith, managing director, The Board (abridged). The Board represents waste-toenergy company USGIS in New Zealand.

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Landfills unnecessary Your newspaper recently published comments from Steve Goldthorpe (MM June 17) regarding my earlier column on Waste-to-Energy. Mr Goldthorpe argued some important negative points on the subject of WtE. I am glad he did so, because it is exactly these that we sought to address when we conducted our worldwide investigation to find the best technology. WtE is a concept that has been around for a long time and rightly so. Communities have been treating municipal waste the same way (burying it) since the dawn of civilisation. Since then we have put a man on the moon and have been to the bottom of the deepest oceans. So, of course, we can deal with waste more effectively. Not surprisingly, there are many WtE plants operating around the

world involving diverse technologies.

But they all involve burning the waste, which no matter how good the filtration system is, toxins are produced and they are expelled. This is probably the real reason why there are no Wasteto-Energy plants operating today in Australasia. We plan to change this.

The solution that we are offering to New Zealand is the latest technology, which does not burn the waste. Rather, it is heated several times to 1200C in a closed reactor that converts the waste to pellets and renders all toxins and pathogens harmless and inert. These pellets can be easily stored for decades or longer without deterioration, or can be used as a clean fuel source or sold on the international market where there is a significant demand. In the USGIS process the pellets are heated in a closedsystem gasifier that feeds turbines that

produce electricity at many times the efficiency of other WtE technologies.

So for every 10 tonnes of waste processed by our method, 5MW of electricity is obtained. Processing 1500 tonnes of waste per day (Auckland’s number is close to this) would produce 750MW – a similar output to the Huntly Power Station. Compare this number to the 12MW production from the other company mentioned by Mr Goldthorpe. What we are offering is not an idealistic dream. Despite the newness of the technology, pilot plants are in operation and contracts have been signed for construction in the UK, USA and Russia. Another country is right now fast tracking approval for 30 plants. We believe that a landfill at Dome Valley is not necessary. Let’s preserve our beautiful region. A USGIS plant could take all of Auckland’s waste,

Mahurangi Matters (MM June 17) brings us the “fire sale” news that Auckland Council has sold the Orewa Council Building, paid for by Rodney ratepayers under the old District Council, for half its CV, with the proceeds going not to benefit Rodney but instead to fill the coffers of Auckland Council, which are sadly depleted from the continual mismanagement of regional resources to feed the ever-hungry city machine! This is just panic selling to protect the city centre from more cuts. At the same time our Local Board is facing a 20 per cent cut in discretionary spending, when Council only faces a cut of around 10 per cent in its annual revenues. So more must be cut from spending in Rodney to avoid cuts to the bureaucracy and maintain the high salaries of Auckland central staff who control everything. Where is the much talked about devolution to local boards, or a referendum to allow communities to actually choose their own governance? These are two classic demonstrations of the tyranny of the majority, where representatives of the majority city population expropriate and exploit the resources of the minority rural and coastal communities for their own benefit. Council’s governance structure is inherently unfit for purpose.

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Sayers seeks Government support for Rodney road sealing Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers was last week seeking meetings with Minister of Transport Phil Twyford and Minister of Regional Economic Development Shane Jones in a desperate bit to save Rodney’s road sealing programme.

Figures released in Auckland Council’s proposed emergency budget for 2020/21 look set to stymie plans to seal Rodney’s extensive network of unsealed roads. The blow to the road sealing comes in the wake of optimism last month that unsealed roads would

get a funding boost over the next three years, following the Rodney Local Board’s endorsement of an AT plan for extra sealing and maintenance improvements for Rodney roads.

But the plan was subject to final approval by Council’s governing body, currently wrestling with an estimated financial shortfall of $525 million due to the Covid-19 crisis.

According to the proposed emergency budget, to cope with the loss, Council proposes to cut 1100 jobs, sell assets and defer projects, including road

sealing projects. If ratepayers endorse a 3.5 per cent rates increase proposed by Auckland Mayor Phil Goff, then the budget for seal extensions will drop to $1 million. If there is a rate increase of 2.5 per cent or lower, the seal extension budget will drop to zero.

Cr Sayers says road sealing projects already underway will be completed but road sealing for next year is at significant risk. He says that prior to Covid-19, he had engaged in a hardfought battle to increase its current budget from $5.9 million to $7.35

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million next year and $14 million per year after that.

“Just when it was all in our grasp, it has all been taken away,” he says.

“I am worried that it may take a number of years to recover from the looming recession and to get back to decent funding levels for seal extensions.”

He says as far as he can see, the only way forward is if the central government coughs up substantial amounts of money for “shovel-ready” projects in Auckland and seal extensions are classified as one of these.

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Viewpoint Steve Garner, Rodney Local Board steven.garner@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Planning ahead These are interesting times. The draft Rodney Local Board Plan, which sets the direction of the Board for the next three years, is open for consultation on July 13. If you have an interest in what is to happen in Rodney this should be on your reading list. The Board has jurisdiction on elements of local government that make a difference to the environment we live in and the plan is a great place to gain an insight into this. Please look it up and feedback will be welcome, visit akhaveyoursay.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/rodneyplan We have some major challenges facing our communities and our country at present. Covid-19 has changed us. Mostly for the better, I think. We are becoming more aware – aware of ourselves and of the greater good. The efforts of the country to eliminate Covid-19 were outstanding, but it made us aware that our personal choices have an impact on others that are sometimes disproportionate. A week of the Spending flu for one person is life and death for another. It money in our local doesn’t get much more real. economies on things We need economic activity – but how much of that are produced what we do makes a difference? Spending money in our local areas in our local economies on things that are produced is possibly the in our local areas is possibly the best we can do as individuals. However, I believe central government best we can do as should also assist Auckland Council. For example, individuals. we are told that as a result of the economic slowdown due to Covid-19, Auckland Transport’s budget needs to be slashed, by maybe as much as $300 million. As a result, there are significant projects that will be deferred or deleted from the workstream. All these projects add long term value to the country, as improvements to the road network enable other economic activity and, most importantly, they mean employment and income for those who deliver the work on the ground. Although $300 million sounds a lot, as a proportion of what the Government spent (tens of billions) to keep the country going through lockdown, it is almost negligible. The effect of not completing these projects is immense.

Meanwhile, there are some major local issues. None more so than the development of the landfill in the Dome Valley. A landfill anywhere is not desirable. Any rational person living anywhere near where a landfill is proposed is going to be resistant, and if you live anywhere in Rodney this is “near”. I am very resistant to having another large-scale landfill in Rodney and will do whatever I am able to ensure that the processes are appropriate. It is a difficult decision though, and requires sensitivity, intelligent rational deliberation and high-level vision.

We use the phrase “one team” often in my corporate role, and it’s so appropriate on so many levels. We are one city, one country, one world. Lift your sights, look to the big picture, contribute wherever you can, spend your money and time wisely, and look out for one another.

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Changing the landscape – Plant by plant Kia ora, As other parts of the project tend to slow down over the winter months, our landscaping team will be working hard to make sure we plant as much as we can throughout the season.

Planting is carried out in winter when the ground is wet, and plants are largely dormant to let them acclimatise to their new environment before the summer.

The team had hoped to plant over 500,000 plants this season (around 50% of the total planting for the project) but the preparation of planted areas was hampered by the COVID-19 lockdown. The final planting will be carried out in the winter 2021 season.

Planting started in June and we have up to 18 planters on site; the aim is to plant around 9000 plants per day depending on terrain and access.

Some interesting facts about the projects planting are: • Over one million native plants to be planted on the project • Planting is primarily made up of - Amenity planting on the cuts and fills - Wetland planting - providing an environmental function in the stormwater wetlands - Ecological mitigation planting – driven by the consent condition requirements to offset the native vegetation removed as part of the project works.

• The planting programme is broken into two stages – as follows: - Stage 1- a “nursery crop” of successional species are planted to create a shaded environment (Manuka, Kanuka, Karamu, Mapou) - Stage 2 –the planting of specimen tree species amongst the Stage 1 successional species. The specimen tree species in Stage 2 plantings would naturally generate from the shaded areas beneath the Stage 1 planting in the natural environment (Kauri, Kahikatea, Puriri, Rewarewa, Tanekaha, Totara, Rimu, Taraire).

The landscape and planting work are just another ‘piece of the construction jigsaw’ that provides the complete picture for the completion of the motorway.

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Student on crusade to rid Sandspit of rats Taking a course at primary school has set Sandspit resident Dylan Lewis, 11, on a quest to rid his neighbourhood of predators posing a risk to native wildlife.

Two years ago, the Forest Bridge Trust visited Warkworth Primary School to teach Year 5 and 6 students about the threats posed by rats, mustelids and possums.

Using knowledge gained on the course, Dylan placed an ink pad tunnel, baited with peanut butter, in the bush area of his home in Brick Bay Drive and discovered the footprints of rats, weasels, mice and hedgehogs.

At a follow-up workshop, the Forest Bridge Trust provided him with two wooden trap boxes and over the next 12 months he trapped more than 100 rats on his home section alone.

Last October, Dylan decided to expand his activities by putting a flyer in neighbourhood letterboxes advertising his rat catching services.

He charges $5 per week to set, check and re-bait traps.

So far, nine neighbours have taken him up on his offer. Dylan nearly always finds two or three rats when he makes his weekly round of properties early on Sunday mornings. On one infamous occasion he found as many as 13.

Auckland Council has donated 15 traps to bolster Dylan’s efforts, some of which he previously used to create a protective ring around nesting dotterels at Whisper Cove.

Dylan says so far, he has caught about 230 rats, one weasel and no possums

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Dylan Lewis has noticed a resurgence in bird life following his trapping efforts.

The rats are subsequently cremated on the Lewis family’s garden-waste burn pile.

He says handling dead rats, which can be up to a foot long, does not “creep him out”, except for the smell.

“They smell like a really bad longdrop toilet,” he says.

On one occasion, a rat trapped by the tail remained alive but unable to flee.

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and decapitated it with a garden spade.

Dylan says the reward from his rat catching efforts has been to see a resurgence in bird life around his home, including flocks of quail, a pair of pheasants with chicks, tui and fantails.

Dylan adds the venture has also been a handy source of income. A keen golfer, he was able to buy a top-ofthe-line Scotty Cameron putter with money earned entirely from trapping predators.

A pontoon missing from Warkworth Wharf for several months should be back in place sometime this month.

The pontoon, together with a foot ramp, is usually attached to the wharf between Kapanui and Wharf Streets, where it rises and falls with the tide, giving boats easy access to the riverside.

However, it was removed for repairs in late summer, just before Level 4 lockdown was imposed, and hasn’t been seen since.

Auckland Council’s community facilities manager for Rodney, Mike Feather, says unfortunately Covid-19 temporarily put a halt to plans to fix the pontoon, but work is underway again and the device should be back in place by the end of July.

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Before Covid-19, tourism was New Zealand’s biggest foreign exchange earner at 20 per cent of the country’s total exports – bringing in a total of $17 billion and another $3.8 billion in GST. It employed 8.4 per cent of the workforce – 229,000 people. Nevertheless, 56 per cent of New Zealand’s total tourism earnings come from domestic travel.

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localfolk Fred Renata

Fred Renata has distinguished himself as a performer of country music and as an award-winning cinematographer – working on everything from acclaimed Maori films such as Poi E to TV shows such as Street Legal, 800 Words and Being Eve. He lives in an old railway shed in Maungaturoto, the town where he grew up. James Addis found him there in a self-built recording studio, making more music.

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’ve been writing songs about local people and telling their stories. You suddenly realise that here is somebody everybody knew and shortly they are going to be gone, and then there will be no reference to someone who might have built an airfield or come back from the war. If nobody writes a song or tells these stories, then they never existed. I’ve a song about a local guy called Max Wallace, who died a few years ago. He had whiled away his time as a prisoner of war building model airplanes, and when he came home he continued to churn them out and they were all over town.

You would drive through town and see one, perhaps on a letterbox, like a Cessna with a spinning propeller.

Before he passed away, I got to speak to him at a Christmas parade. We talked about the number of smashed railway cups there were near the tracks in town. It seems that way back it was the culture to throw your cup out of carriage window – a cup that was worth 10 times the value of the tea you had just paid for – and deliberately smash it. I asked Max, “Did you ever throw a railway cup out of the window?” He said: “No, I never threw a single cup out of the window.” I thought this was amazing, I finally found someone who did not throw their cup out of the window.

But then he said: “I picked up my cup and saucer, I walked down the aisle, I opened the carriage door and I dropped them straight on the tracks.” y early interest in music came mostly from my father playing ukulele late at night, and I would be awake, listening in bed. Then he bought a guitar from the local music shop and my brother and I ended up learning to play. I think the first song we learned was Mr Bojangles by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. We were kind of raised on country music. Most of our music came from the American south, and I mean the white south.

We took it in like baby’s milk. I found it difficult to identify as being a New Zealander or being Maori. I remember the day John F. Kennedy died and somebody announcing on the radio that the President of the United States had been shot dead. And for some reason that felt really sad for us. Even though we were not in America, we were emotionally connected to

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America. Later, in the early 80s I really struggled with music. I thought is this music worthy to do it if is so American? I had a hang-up with the USA. I told myself, “I am never going to the USA.” s a kid, I was writing poems all the time, which is surprising because I failed at English. My poems were about life in general, about loss, about contemplation. One day my English teacher saw one of my poems and said, “I would just like to point out this is one of the best poems I have ever read.” He read it out in class and I just wanted to run for cover. I got 10 out of 10 for that poem but I still scratched through UE English

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I was kind of moving too fast to sit around and stare at the sky and smoke pot. But everyone at school was.

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with only 51 per cent. I did better in chemistry and physics and maths and went to ATI for a year and studied electrical engineering. I really like electronics. You may have noticed the Fender amplifier in pieces in the foyer.

I love amplifiers, I love early valve amps. It’s a sort of an addiction. y 1979, I had a job at the Kinleith pulp and paper mill and I joined a local country music club and began writing songs – I think that must have been a continuation of writing poetry at school. In 1981, I was named country music songwriter of the year for a song called Jackson, which was about a guy I knew killed on the Brynderwyn Hills while returning from a party in Kaiwaka.

At Kinleith, I played with a Christian band on Sundays at Waikeria Prison, which was led by Duke Tamaki. I was the guitarist and Duke’s son, Brian Tamaki – now Bishop Brian Tamaki – played bass, and his brother Mike played drums. I used to really enjoy it, but the prisoners were just a sea of Maori and Polynesian faces. It’s very sad when you think about it. It was amazing how many of the prisoners I knew from school in Maungaturoto.

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They would be saying “What are you doing here?” And I would say, “Well, what are you doing here?” I think many of them had got involved with drugs and mixed up with the Mr Asia thing.

I’ve never got involved with any of that.

I was kind of moving too fast to sit around and stare at the sky and smoke pot. But everyone at school was.

I remember sitting with a group and marijuana had arrived big time.

Everyone was passing around a joint.

My brother said, “Whatever you do, don’t smoke this sh*t,” even as he was smoking it himself. Strangely, I think for the first time in my life I took my brother seriously. etting into film was a complete coincidence. I had formed a duet with another musician, Jeff Simmonds, who came up from Otaki. Jeff said he wanted to be a filmmaker and forget about being a musician. I, too, was getting disillusioned with songs, which seemed at the time to aspire to be fresh out of America. By some strange happening I met Geoff Murphy. He told me to put down my soldering iron and start making films. He was looking for a generator operator to power the lights on a film set, and I was a qualified engineer who knew a lot about generators. So that’s how I got into the film industry. I worked on Merata Mita’s first film, Mauri, and got involved in the Maori film making scene. We were trying to get more Maori technicians in the film industry to have control of our own voice – the ability to tell our own stories. ut to survive in the film industry you have to be able to do other things as well. I spent a month in Zimbabwe with Merata doing a documentary for the Catholic Church about the overthrow of the Smith

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regime, and I met Robert Mugabe and Sir Garfield Todd. I moved into operating cameras and became a director of photography. I did music videos and television commercials and documentaries such as Poi E, Herbs – Songs of Freedom and Hotere. Late last year I was asked to help make a documentary about a south Auckland record label. Some of the record producers had gone on to be successful in America and it was necessary to go and film them there, even though I’d vowed never to go to the US. And you know what? It was like going back to an old, failed relationship and realising that it was not so bad after all. I flew over LA and I thought this is where the Beach Boys come from. I go to Hollywood and I imagine the Beverly Hillbillies racing down Rodeo Drive and in New York I thought this is where Ginsberg and Dylan hung out.

We always knew each other, and it was my fault to have been estranged, really. Going there made me realise that it did not matter how my music sounds. Music is a universal language.

I came home and played at my son’s graduation. One of the tutors said, “Wow, it’s interesting to hear a Maori folk song done like an American folk song”, and I said, “Yes, but it does not matter really. The song has got a story to tell and you just play it.”

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Mahurangi Matters extends our deepest sympathies to the family of JUST Constable Matthew Hunt, aged 28 who was killed on duty during an armed incident in Massey on June 19.

Matthew was well-known to colleagues in Warkworth and worked here on several occasions. A minute’s silence was held at the Warkworth Police Station at 10.37am last Friday, attended by emergency service personnel, including ambulance and fire service officers, and members of the public.

Matthew was brought up on the Hibiscus Coast and spent most of his career working at Orewa and Flowers were left outside Orewa Police station last week in tribute to Constable Matthew Hunt who spent part of his Helensville stations. career on frontline duties there.

He attended Orewa College and contested part of the programme. The proved they weren’t the greatest squash plate to get an outstanding ‘out’.” completed a BA in Criminology Outdoor Education units he helped to players, but had fun doing it. Matt Principal Kate Shevland: “Matt will before joining Police in 2017. plan are still part of the course. He was also played golf, bowls and softball.

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Central’s Tips July 2020

In the Edible Garden • Place seed potatoes in dry cool areas – garage,

carport, under eaves, to begin sprouting. Planting is generally 6-8 weeks from now

• Make sure broad bean plants are well staked • Planting of kale, cold hardy lettuces such as cos and sowing of radishes and carrot seed can be done

• Stick to liquid fertiliser over the foliage and into the

roots of vegetables, as it can be used more quickly and effectively during the cold season

The rest of the Garden • Time to buy dahlia, gladioli, and lily bulbs when planning

for bold colour in the summer garden. Lilies are excellent in pots, but choose dwarf varieties that are more compact

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wood. A copper and oil spray over pruned roses provides early resistance to disease and disrupts any scale forming on the canes

Harry Allard went diving for data over a three-year period.

Fish findings prove reserve is a swimming success Despite common complaints that there are fewer fish at Goat Island Marine Reserve, a researcher has found that the ecosystem is in fact a thriving success story.

Harry Allard, from the Leigh Marine Laboratory, says that although the actual number of individual snapper is down, the biomass (total quantity of organisms) has doubled.

“There were unhealthily high populations of juvenile snapper.

But now there are big ancient adult snapper, which are strong breeding fish,” Harry says.

“The average snapper size has increased by six centimetres, which makes a big difference.”

Harry completed a three-year research paper this month, comparing numbers of fish with baselines collected in the 1970s, when the reserve was established.

He has been diving and counting fish in the same spots as the original study.

He estimates that half of the snapper presently in the reserve may have been there since 1978, including the famously named “monkey face” fish.

“They are good at keeping within a few hundred metres of the reserve because there is food around.”

A healthy balance between kelp and

sea urchins in the forest has allowed the snapper to thrive.

Harry believes that the perception that fish are less abundant at Goat Island comes because of a ban on feeding fish within the reserve. They are not as visible, as they no longer swarm for a feeding frenzy of frozen food.

“Feeding them peas and bread set an unrealistic expectation. It’s a more natural habitat now.

“But snapper can live to 90 years old and there are 50-year-old fish who still remember and follow people around expecting food.”

Similarly, long-term residents would remember when blue maumau fish were a common sight at Goat Island.

“They are still in the reserve further offshore, but no longer come in close to shore for food.”

As part of his research, Harry also monitored reserves at Tawharanui and Hahei, and found that the biomass of snapper was increasing at each location.

“The common effect is an overall increase in snapper. Their babies also leave the reserve and seed the waters around them.

“It shows what a success a reserve can be and how restoring a small area can have benefits that spread.”

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Vale Tony Gibbs More than 300 people crowded into The Stables Restaurant in Matakana for a service to celebrate the life of New Zealand business giant and Matakana orchardist Tony Gibbs, who died on June 14.

Tony’s casket was carried in by members of the New Zealand Defence Force in recognition of Tony’s role as patron of the force’s Limited Services Volunteers programme, which delivers youth programmes to develop self-discipline and team building skills.

Younger brother Jeff Gibbs recalled growing up with Tony in Titirangi, which he described as an ideal childhood filled with bikes, horses and sailboats.

An early clue to Tony’s business acumen came during games of Monopoly, when Tony would convince Jeff of the value of owning railway stations and utility companies, while Tony himself would collar more valuable real estate in Mayfair and Park Lane.

“I learnt from Tony that location is everything.

The last quarter of the board was Death Valley for me,” he joked.

Nevertheless, Tony was not especially fond of school. Celebrant Nicola Morrison of Jason Morrison Funeral Services, said Tony left at 15 without School Certificate and took a job peeling potatoes on a boat bound for England. One of his fond memories was ringing the bell at midnight on New Year’s Eve as the ship steamed its way down the Panama Canal. On arrival, Tony continued to travel, working variously as a gardener in a bombed-out castle, at a zoo in Italy, a building site in Denmark and a kibbutz in Israel.

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He returned to England and became a management trainee for the Army & Navy Stores. His then girlfriend introduced him to another girl, Val. Tony instantly knew Val was the girl he was going to marry and did so in 1970. The couple sailed for New Zealand, believing it would be a better place to raise their children. Tony secured a job with Comalco as a production manager and came up with the idea of rewarding whoever produced the most aluminium in a single week with chickens and beer. Production soared.

He later went to work as a “man Friday” for entrepreneur Brian Dowdle. Brian owned a fleet of Space Invader machines and one of Tony’s jobs was to regularly empty the machines of coins. Brian encouraged Tony to set up a billiard table import business and it proved an enormous success. By the time he sold it at age 30, Tony had made enough money to retire.

Tony next turned his attention to the sharemarket.

He studied it assiduously and found himself crossing swords with Ron Brierley over the purchase of shares in George Courts. Brierley spotted Tony’s talents and invited him to join Brierley Investments. Friend and business associate Rob Flannagan said Tony would identify companies that had lost their way and then select people to guide them in a more positive direction.

“The focus was always on what happens to the people. Are we doing the right thing? Can we grow them? Can we place them somewhere else?”

Rob said. “Remember, people run businesses.”

Later business ventures included growing mandarins in Matakana and avocados in Tapora.

Daughter Charlotte Gibbs said her Dad loved the fact that he was growing real food that real people bought in real supermarkets.

“Dad believed in real things and real people. He admired transparency and honesty,” she said.

She said her father used to say, “Cast your bread upon the waters and it will come back as cake.” He meant that if you wanted to achieve something you must have the courage to try. You must have a dream and the bigger the dream the better. Then, you must think it through carefully, plan meticulously, work longer and harder to get it done, and never give up.

Charlotte said her father had been sick for many years and last year realised his time was up. He was unafraid, seeing death as simply a new frontier.

“He confronted death as he handled life; wideeyed and unblinking – with strength, courage and unbelievable determination.”

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Congratulations to Olwyn Hill, of Snells Beach, who is a recipient of a gift basket from Chocolate Brown. Olwyn was nominated by Naga Brand, who wrote:

Olwyn has been with the Lions “Club for a long time. When I had to

go to North Shore Hospital for chemo treatment she organised drivers from the Lions Club to pick me up in Scotts Landing and take me to the hospital for three weekly treatments that lasted three hours each, for three months. These very kind women waited until I was through and drove me all the way back to my house. I do not drive so whenever I needed special assistance she was always there for me. Recently, she saw the need to raise funds through Lions to help bushfire victims in Aussie. She promptly organised fundraisers outside New World in no time flat.

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Drive to bring new life into Wellsford theatre scene Wellsford resident Carolynne Andrew wants to revive Wellsford’s flagging theatre scene with a public meeting later this month.

She says in years gone by the Wellsford Drama Club thrived, with more than 180 members and two or three shows a year, with up to 60 participants involved in each show.

The club became especially well-known for its children’s and variety shows.

But over the last 10 years interest has waned, and formerly active committee members have become old and frail.

Carolynne hopes to find fresh blood and a new direction.

She says one encouraging thing is that the club still has an extensive wardrobe department held in a large room at the Wellsford Community Centre, plus substantial lighting and sound equipment.

Carolynne says theatre boosts confidence and feelings of self-worth and creates a wonderful family atmosphere.

“You create a really strong feeling of respect and friendship for the people you are working with. Many of the children I worked with in the children’s shows went on to flat together at university. They became the best men and bridesmaids at each other’s weddings,” she says.

She adds there is nothing like putting a show together.

“You start off wandering around like headless chooks and thinking ‘God, it’s never going to come off ’ and then a week before opening night, it starts

Carolynne Andrew inside Wellsford Drama Club’s extensive wardrobe department.

to come alive, like a phoenix. It’s absolutely magical,” she says.

Carolynne says for the audience, nothing can replace the energy and immediacy of watching people just like themselves doing something remarkable and perhaps thinking they might be able to try it themselves.

“You can’t get that from watching

Dustin Hoffman or Meryl Streep.”

Carolynne says she is eager to hear from anybody with an interest in directing, acting, sound, lighting, set design, wardrobe, choreography and stage management. She is also keen to hear from sponsors, willing to help fund the club and its productions.

“The whole thing is a leap of faith for

me. I hope there are people out there who have the desire and the passion and the drive to give Wellsford a cultural heart,”she says.

The Wellsford Drama Club’s public meeting will be held at the Wellsford Community Centre on Sunday, July 26 at 2pm. All welcome.

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Benefits of Covid-19 One positive but unplanned outcome from Covid-19 was the brief glimpse it provided into a future scenario where gases and particles from the combustion of fossil fuels are significantly reduced. Two British universities (Warwick and York), in collaboration with the EU Environmental Authority, conducted a major study into the health impacts of automotive emissions. The reduced transportation activity associated with Covid-19 The absence lockdowns interrupted the pattern of year-by-year of traffic gave us a pollution data. The images of empty highways and cities around the world appeared on TV news direct measure of screens and the absence of traffic gave us a direct automotive exhaust measure of automotive exhaust pollution. pollution.

What are the gases that are emitted by internal combustion of fossil fuels? The two most dangerous are carbon particulates and nitrogen oxides. The carbon particulates are described by leading health authorities – including the US National Library of Medicine – as potentially carcinogenic. They are produced mainly by combustion of diesel fuel. Diesel emissions are the cause of 75 per cent of the health harm from traffic, according to the EU Public Health Alliance. Meanwhile, nitrogen oxides formed from automotive and industrial combustion are damaging to the respiratory system, the eyes and the skin. At high levels, they can be lethal. The annual health impact from air pollution in the UK is monitored by Public Health UK. The number of deaths from air pollution has been estimated at about 30,000 per annum from a variety of conditions, including heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease, lung cancer and asthma.

A third gas exhibiting reduced levels during the Covid-19 pandemic was the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide (CO2). Elevated levels of CO2 are a key climate change predictor of atmospheric warming, catastrophic droughts, exceptional storms, floods and sea-level change.

The advent of electric cars (next 10 years) and planes (next 20 years), together with the global withdrawal (excluding China and India) from utilising coal as an energy source, will all help reduce these major climate and health impacts.

Recent decisions by 14 countries and 20 cities to phase out fossil fuels by 2030 or 2040 will be a major step in the direction of improved human health and reduced climate change impacts. New Zealand is a world leader, with 85 per cent of its energy being renewable. This is a strong platform for future climate action. There are critical roles for governments, companies, cities and individuals in achieving this more sustainable, cleaner and healthier planet for our children and grandchildren.

The message is clear: a pandemic has given the global community a brief glimpse of a future where we have controlled the levels of greenhouse and toxic gases and cancer-inducing carbon particles. If urgent human response to a pandemic could achieve these positive atmospheric adjustments in the space of only a few months, surely, with sustained commitment over years, we can stop or delay the climate change catastrophes that are anticipated during the coming decades.

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Clamour to be heard on budget Aucklanders across the region have responded in record numbers to Auckland’s Emergency Budget 2020/2021. More than 15,000 pieces of feedback have been submitted. This compares to approximately 1200 responses over the same period for the annual budget consultation held earlier this year.

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says Covid-19 has cut Council revenue by $525 million, or about 12 per cent for the coming year. “This means Council needs to cut its spending across the board, with fewer staff, a reduction in services and deferral of some of our big construction projects,” he said. The consultation period ended on June 19.

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Ambulance welcome boost for Wellsford Warkworth knits

Wellsford has a brand-new state-of-the art ambulance, despite black budgets at St John, thanks to a donation by life-long local resident Colin Buckton.

St John patron Richard Blundell said the ambulance service deeply appreciated the donation as it was facing a $30 million shortfall in fundraising this year due to Covid-19.

The new vehicle is expected to look after 30,000 patients in its lifetime.

Ambulances at the Wellsford Station are worked particularly hard, travelling about 1000km a week.

The new vehicle is named the Albertlander after the community of Bohemians that settled the area in the late 19th century.

The Bucktons are an Albertland family and Colin is the last surviving member of the Buckton family in Wellsford.

He and his brother Nelson, who passed away eight years ago, farmed together in School Road their whole lives.

Colin says the gift of the ambulance, costing $215,000, is made in memory of his family.

“I’ve had four bypasses and as a result several trips to hospital in an ambulance. The ambulance officers have always been very good to me when I’ve needed them,” he said.

A new social knitting and crochet group is being launched by Warkworth Library on July 9.

Make Give Live Warkworth will meet every Thursday at 1.30pm at the Auckland Council Service Centre meeting room, next door to the library.

Organiser Katie Mitchell says that as well as being creative with wool, the aim of the group is to ease isolation and improve mental health with a regular get-together.

“We are very relaxed, there is no pressure to be at every session or make a certain number of items,” she says. “We just want people to enjoy coming, make friends, have a laugh and use their skills for good, in a way that supports their wellbeing and helps people in need.”

Info: Call Katie on 09 427 3920 or email katherine.mitchell@aucklandcouncil. govt.nz

Station manager Tracy Nicholas receives the keys for the new ambulance donated by Colin Buckton.

“Besides, I believe the two things that are essential for Wellsford are a good ambulance service and a good fire brigade.”

One of Colin’s trips to hospital occurred about four years ago, after a home invasion, when he was attacked

by three youths.

Colin’s other contributions to Wellsford include purchasing the former Wellsford Post Office building now occupied by Te Ha Oranga Health, and donating metal for safety improvements on Worker Road.

Summerset becomes Dementia Friendly Retirement village operator Summerset, which runs Summerset Falls in Warkworth, last month received official Dementia Friendly accreditation by Alzheimers New Zealand. The accreditation came following 18 months of work to meet programme standards.

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Help for post-lockdown blues Seasons for Growth – a programme to assist those struggling with change and loss – kicks off again in Warkworth and Wellsford this month, following the end of lockdown restrictions.

Co-ordinator Heather Free says lockdown has been a surreal experience for many and discovering we must stay home until it is safer has been a huge shock.

“Our logical brains may have found their way around it, but for many of us our emotions and mental health have taken a hit,” she says.

Heather says it is to be expected that many of us will be experiencing increased levels of worry, anxiety and fear. These feelings may seem to be unrelated to Covid, but when one area of life is uncertain, other areas can seem more concerning and unsafe.

She adds children and teenagers face similar worries to adults, such as concerns about keeping their hands bug-free, concern for older loved ones with medical conditions and uncertainty about what the future will look like. However, she says younger people may not always have the words to express these feelings or the skills to help themselves at this time.

She says now that school is back, many more children and teens are asking for support from counselling services.

“For some, it’s been a pretty rugged time in lockdown, especially those in households with stress, money worries, and relationship difficulties,”

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Seasons for Growth groups are run by trained volunteers who have themselves experienced change or loss in their lives. In addition to groups for adults, there are some run for children in local primary schools, plus a group for students at Mahurangi College.

The small group sessions provide an opportunity to talk and listen and take part in therapeutic activities such as drawing, music, journaling, role play and storytelling.

Heather says participants can build their decision-making and problemsolving skills in the context of a safe and supportive environment.

Info: Contact Heather Free, seasonswarkworthwellsford@gmail.com

Robbie Blair says the sessions are great for seniors seeking companionship.

Robbie Blair finds new church gig Former Warkworth RSA manager Robbie Blair has found a new outlet for his talent for encouraging sociability and fun.

He was looking to do a little bit of “God work” and has picked up a role at the Christ Church Selwyn Centre run by the Warkworth Anglican Church.

Every Monday, he hosts a weekly gettogether for over 65s. The programme kicks off at 9.30am and runs until noon at the Christ Church hall.

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Robbie says the sessions are great for seniors feeling isolated and lonely, and seeking some companionship.

He says his experiences at the RSA taught him that men, in particular, can find it difficult to reconnect with people, especially after losing their wife. The get-togethers are an ideal opportunity to help them do so.

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Add your mushrooms to the pan, breaking them up roughly with your hands as you throw them in. Add your grated carrot. Continue to move all your ingredients around the pan, cooking evenly, ensuring nothing sticks to the bottom. Adjust to a medium-high heat as you pour over your choice of pasta sauce. Add your stock cube, but break it up in your fingers as it goes in. Add your herbs, then more salt and pepper to taste. Turn down the heat to a simmer, stirring frequently.

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Turn both elements off and grab a 20x20 baking dish. Pour a third of your mince mixture in to the dish. Evenly pour a third of your cheese sauce over the top of the mince. Place a single layer of the thinly-sliced pumpkin over the sauce so that it is completely covered. Repeat – mince, sauce, pumpkin. The final layers should be only mince and then the last of the cheese sauce. Evenly sprinkle the half-cup of grated cheese over the top. Pop the dish in the centre of the oven for 30-40 minutes. The lasagna is done when all four sides are bubbling and the cheese on top is golden.

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The Village Picnic After gaining a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management, Philippa Potaka spent 20 years overseas working in five star hotels and high-end restaurants. Latterly, she helped set up The Bach Eatery – an award-winning Kiwi-themed restaurant in Sydney.

Despite success in Australia, she yearned to come home and began dreaming up a home-based business for New Zealand.

Philippa came up with The Village Picnic, which supplies carefullycurated gift and picnic hampers for all occasions – whether it be for a mystery date, a corporate function or Friday night nibbles after work – with the emphasis on locally sourced contents.

“I’ve always been a big supporter of this region and the products that come out of it. Some of them we used with great success at our restaurant in Australia,” she says.

Order a Village Picnic hamper and your choices to fill it include Matakana smoked salmon, Puhoi cheese, Matakana chocolate, and kombucha from Omaha.

To complement the local selections, Philippa has scoured the country for artisan producers of the best charcuterie, pate, seeded crackers, spicy mixed nuts and smoked snapper.

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Gift selections can include beautifully crafted chopping boards, candles, Matakana’s famous cookbook, The Village Table, and even a large platter in the form of a mini-picnic table with fold-up legs. Meanwhile, picnic baskets come with an eco-friendly compostable, insulated pouch to keep chilled items suitably cool.

In addition to having the right items, Philippa says presentation is a key part of The Village Picnic approach. She uses traditional Maori woven flax baskets and she likes to ask questions about the recipient to deliver something that suits their taste and style.

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Tenor Amitai Pati – a member of the hugely popular Sol3 Mio musical trio – will perform in the second Auckland Opera Studio Winter Series of concerts on Saturday, July 18.

The concerts are collectively entitled, A New Dawn.

Amitai was the star performer at Auckland Opera Studio’s Matakana Summer Picnic Concert back in February.

Following the Matakana picnic, the singer had a chock-full calendar of international engagements this year, but most had to be put on hold.

Opera Studio spokesperson Stephen Fitzgerald says the Covid-19 lockdown meant that many of New Zealand’s most talented young singers were forced to come home, as leading opera companies around the world suspended their contracts.

Amitai will be accompanied by pianist Somi Kim, an associate of the Royal Academy of Music and pianist for the classical music ensemble, NZTrio.

Stephen says the first of the winter series of concerts held on June 20 was sold out and sopranos Eliza Boom, Natasha Wilson and tenor Manase Latu received a standing ovation.

He says the Opera Studio is dedicated to helping young talented singers by offering tuition and performance opportunities.

Proceeds from ticket sales are paid in full to the artists, with the studio covering the costs of staging the events

Amitai Pati shared a romantic moment with soprano Amelia Berry at the Matakana Summer Picnic earlier this year.

through donations and fundraising.

The Amitai Pati concert will kick off at 5pm at the former Vivian Gallery, 39 Omaha Valley Road. Tickets are $35.

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World in miniature returns to Warkworth Museum Scaled-down models of a medieval castle, a range of shops and houses and even Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are currently on display at Warkworth Museum.

The mini-exhibits have all been made by members of North Shore Miniatures, an Albany-based club devoted to making tiny tableaux of every description, from hobbit homes and fairy dells to urban shops and street scenes.

Dominating the display is Hogwarts, the school from the Harry Potter series of books, which features 15 different rooms, including headmaster Albus Dumbledore’s study, the school dining hall and even the Whomping Willow tree outside. The model took club members a year to make and always attracts a crowd.

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The exhibition is the second time North Shore Miniatures has staged a display at Warkworth Museum and manager Victoria Joule says she’s delighted to have them back after a successful show two years ago.

“We’ve still got Hogwarts and the castle, but there are different things, too, including a house called 19 Covid Lane that was made during lockdown,” she says. “And we’re keeping it on show for two months this time, to give more people a chance to see it.”

The exhibition will be open daily at Warkworth Museum, Tudor Collins Drive, between 10am and 3pm, until Thursday, August 27. Admission costs $7 for adults, $3 per child or $15 for a family.

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Vesa and friends

Friends celebrate Beethoven New Zealand Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppänen and friends will perform works of Beethoven and Mozart at the Warkworth Town Hall on Sunday, July 19.

Vesa is an internationally recognised chamber musician, teacher, adjudicator and soloist. Since moving to New Zealand from Finland in 2000, he has assembled a group of musician friends.

Warkworth Music spokesperson Lisa Outwin says they have put to together an exciting programme that shines a light on the sensational horn playing of Samuel Jacobs.

After several years playing principal horn in London with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Samuel returned to New Zealand in 2017 to take up a permanent position with the NZSO.

Vesa and Sam will be joined by their NZSO colleagues Andrew Thomson (violin/viola), Nicholas Hancox (viola) and Andrew Joyce (cello).

This year marks Beethoven’s 250th birthday, and the Warkworth concert celebrates with a performance of the composer’s rarely performed Sextet for Two Horns and String Quartet.

Joining the ensemble as second horn in the Sextet will be Shadley van Wyk, principal horn for Orchestra Wellington.

The group will also perform an early Beethoven work, String Trio in E flat, and Mozart’s Horn Quintet.

The concert starts at 4pm. Tickets can be purchased online at warkworthmusic.org.nz, or $35 at the door.

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Promoter Tony Baker says the sixpiece band had a “hissing summer”, playing shows and festivals across the North Island, and lockdown gave them an opportunity to write a bunch of new songs.

“After a stint back in the studio in May, the boys are back and fired up for some live shows,” he says.

Joining SOJØURN at both shows is Auckland dub/loop master Leighton Fairlie, performing a blend of dub, roots, hip hop, drum and bass, and acoustic.

MC for the night will be DJ SuLu (Daniel Weetman of The Black Seeds) playing funk, reggae, ska, Afrobeat and Hip Hop. Showtimes: Leigh Sawmill Café, Saturday, July 4, 8pm; Mangawhai Tavern, Friday, July 10, 8.30pm.

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Old friends return to Leigh with new band and local DJ Leigh Sawmill Cafe favourites Nick Atkinson and Finn Scholes are back with a new band and a new sound with a Sunday afternoon session on July 12 from 4pm.

The new trio is called Love Square, with drummer Karen Hu joining Hopetoun Brown and Supergroove sax player Nick, and Carnivorous Plant Society’s horn player and pianist Finn.

“I saw Karen pumping the kit behind a 12-piece Afro-jazz band in Kingsland and I was astonished how calmly and groovily she kept all those horns on the rails,” Nick says. “After the show I went straight up to her and got her contacts. I knew I’d found the key to unlock our new sound.”

Since then, Love Square has been shaping its sets with a range of global influences, from Ethiopian jazz to the music of the Caribbean. Scholes and Atkinson takes turn composing and selecting tunes for the trio to play and during live shows it can be a merry-goround at the keyboards.

“Finn is an outstanding pianist and it’s always a thrill to see and hear him light up the grand piano that graces the Leigh Sawmill stage,” Nick says.

Other instruments that will be

gainfully employed include trumpets, saxophones, a “warm and fizzing” Juno 106 synthesiser and a vintage Rhodes electric piano, just like the one played by Ray Charles.

Joining Love Square will be Auckland DJ Tina Turntables, who grew up in Puhoi and went to Mahurangi College, and now plays soul and rare groove records on 95bFM every Sunday afternoon.

“We’re thrilled to be able to pull her away from her Back On The Good Foot radio show for a roady up to Leigh. She’ll be spinning her records before and after our sets, which will be so choice,” Nick says.

Families are encouraged to attend and children aged 12 and under get in free.

Tickets cost $20 from undertheradar. co.nz and table bookings are recommended on 422 6019.

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Children will be entertained and engaged through activities such as baking a treat, creating works of art, discovering science and playing sports. A Snells Beach highlight will be the Young Ocean Explorers’ day, hosted

by Riley Hathaway, as well as a dance party, and a day of retro fun and games. Wellsford youngsters can become master chefs at a pizza bake-off, learn about bees and make a beeswax wrap, and choreograph their own TikTok dance routine. A club spokesperson says the aim is to be not just a childcare facility, but to create a safe, fun, and supportive environment where kids can learn and build relationships, while doing things they love.

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industrialaction Goatley Holdings presses ahead for industrial consent F E AT URE

A consent to develop 65ha of light industrial land just north of Warkworth is still in the hands of Auckland Council.

If granted, its anticipated the development will become Warkworth’s largest commercial zone and biggest employer.

The bulk of the land is owned by Goatley Holdings, but also includes land owned by Stellan Trust. The owners hope to subdivide the land into 90 commercial and industrial sites.

Goatley partner Miriam Stevenson says they expect the development will attract a wide range of businesses, which could include car yards, landscaping suppliers, building suppliers, major hardware stores, manufacturers, warehouses and vehicle cleaning stations.

She says it will prove attractive to business people who want to escape the city and have their business close to where they live.

Miriam adds that securing the consent, which was applied for in 2018, is an involved process and it is unlikely any earthworks could happen until next year.

A complicating factor was the need to liaise with Auckland Transport and the NZ Transport Agency over the Matakana link road and how it would integrate with the development.

The planned industrial development north of Warkworth.

Other factors that have to be considered include traffic movements, geotechnical engineering, ecological impact, design and landscaping.

“Hopefully it all comes together to

create a tasteful development for the future,” she says.

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the Warkworth North development (otherwise known as Stubbs Farm), planned nearby on the opposite side of State Highway 1.

She says industry requires professional services to support it, but only a limited amount of office space is permitted on industrial-zoned land. However, these services could well find a home in the business zones found at Warkworth North.

In March, independent planning commissioners largely approved Private Plan Change 25 (PPC25), which will allow developer Turnstone Capital to proceed with the development at Warkworth North, pending the resolution of outstanding appeals.

The plan change seeks to rezone approximately 99ha of future urban zoned land to a mix of business and residential zones, including a new neighbourhood centre of 3000 square metres.

The commissioners rejected a demand

by Auckland Council to include provision for light industrial-zoned land at Warkworth North, as indicated in the Warkworth Structure Plan, finding Council had provided insufficient evidence of the need for such land.

The commissioners found that PPC25 was not legally required to align with the Warkworth Structure Plan.

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Builders frustrated by lack of local waste disposal options Mahurangi builders and tradespeople are frustrated by the lack of local options to dispose of commercial waste since transfer stations in Snells Beach and Wellsford were closed by Auckland Council last year.

The sites at Lawrie Road and Rustybrook Road were vacated by Northland Waste, and reopened as community refuse and recycling centres by Mahurangi Wastebusters, which won a two-year contract to run an interim service while Council carried out remediation works at the former landfills.

However, commercial waste and cleanfill are no longer allowed at either site, and they only open for one or two working days a week, which is causing a headache for local tradies.

John Griffin, who runs Rodney Building Services in Sandspit, said it was farcical that Lawrie Road was only open for two days, meaning he had to hold on to his rubbish, or drive to either Silverdale or Hakaru transfer stations.

“The current Lawrie Road facility is a joke, the telephone contact number isn’t staffed and the fact that it’s available two days a week demonstrates that Auckland Council really has no commitment to provide real services to this community,” he said.

“If you shut down essential services and then say you’re only going to be doing it two days a week, it’s not feasible. It’s an essential service for the community.”

Two days, too little – builders say they need waste disposal all week.

David Wade, of Warkworth Builders, agreed, saying the current situation was frustrating and inconvenient.

“A couple of my guys went recently and they weren’t allowed to drop concrete and dirt. We unloaded all the stuff we could, then had to take the rest away,” he said. “I don’t know what they expect us to do with all our commercial waste. I know no one wants a dump in their backyard and they want zero waste, but you’re never going to get that with builders.

“Look at what’s going to happen in the next 10 years or so — they’ve got to do something, and sooner rather than later.”

Responding to John Griffin’s concerns, Council’s senior waste planning specialist Jenny Chilcott said the waste solutions department was hoping to have a clearer understanding of what waste and resource recovery services would be needed at Lawrie Road by August, but this was dependent on Covid-19 restrictions.

“At this point budget and other completion dates are unknown. Our anticipated timeframe for moving towards a fuller service for Rodney residents is two years,” she said. “We understand that this is not ideal but is a short-term solution as we undertake

the necessary evaluation of the site for a longer term solution.”

Mahurangi Wastebusters director Matthew Luxon said while the group’s two-year contract placed limits on what could be done at the sites, he would be keen to meet up with local tradies to discuss the possibility of opening up for more days and to find some kind of compromise.

Northland Waste was granted resource consent to build a new waste transfer station at 183 Sandspit Road last year, but this is currently the subject of an appeal against the decision by a neighbour.

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Interviewing for success Great news. Your CV has impressed and you’ve been invited to an interview. Now for the critical preparation stage increasing your competitive edge and chance of being offered the job. Every interview is different – formal or conversational, one or more interviewers, in-person or online. Remember, it’s a two-way process to share and clarify information. They’re keen to learn more about you, and you need to understand the role and if it’s going to be right for you.

Demonstrating your knowledge during the interview will make you stand out.

Be curious. Research the industry and the organisation – size, locations, services, products, customers and competitors. Explore their website – how do they describe their stated values and culture? Use Google – perhaps the company has been in the news? What challenges might it face and what opportunities? Using LinkedIn, you can gain insight into the backgrounds of those you’ll be meeting to help inform the conversation. Reflect on why you want this job. What excites you? Be ready to define your interest and the value you bring. What’s in it for If you were the them? What’s in it for you? You may be asked why you left your last position. Thinking in advance will ensure interviewer, what a confident response. If the position was disestablished, would you want to people understand this. The best approach is to be know? Having a concise, honest and positive for the future. sense of their needs Whatever the interview format, it will likely include some behavioural questions. These aim to helps you anticipate measure your past experience directly relevant to question topics the role. They typically start with, “Tell me about and frame your a time when …” or “Give me an example of where you have ...”. During your preparation, review all best corresponding information including the job advertisement and examples. position description if available. Try to identify the key requirements. If you were the interviewer, what would you want to know?

Having a sense of their needs helps you anticipate question topics and frame your best corresponding examples.

During the interview, you will be glad of your preparation. Be attentive, engaged and share your relevant achievements. Pause to consider the purpose of each question. Is it about leadership? Teamwork? Flexibility? Choose a situation from your experience which demonstrates that capability. Then, how to you tell that story? Keep it succinct and relevant. Highlight outcomes. Think CAR. This stands for: Circumstance (a brief situation outline); Action (what you did); Results (what was the outcome for the customer, team or business?).

When asked, “Do you have any questions?”, a quality response will be powerful.

Drawing from your earlier research and discussion, your question to impress will depend on the role level and scope. Some examples of good questions are: What drives success in your team? Can you explain the mentoring available to help me progress? What were the main challenges your team faced during lockdown?

Post-interview, consider a follow-up email or LinkedIn message to confirm your commitment. Then comes the waiting. If unsuccessful this time, stay connected for possible future openings or introductions to others. Good luck.

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A 200 tonne girder is gently manoeuvred into position.

Motorway construction picks up pace after Covid lockdown Motorists travelling south just before the Johnstones Hill Tunnels late last month were treated to stunning views of giant cranes lifting girders into place to construct the Puhoi Viaduct – part of the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway.

On Saturday, June 20, four interconnected girders with a combined weight of around 200 tonnes were lifted in to place, using two caterpillartracked cranes to complete one of seven segments of the 320-metre-long span.

The girders were trucked up from Napier. Where possible, girders running in parallel are connected with bracing on the ground, which is more efficient. Though sometimes due to restricted movements in tricky locations, it is necessary to connect them when installed on their supporting columns.

It is anticipated the viaduct will be complete by the end of August.

Engineers say restrictions on construction imposed by Covid-19

have delayed completion of the viaduct by about two months.

Moreover, construction is more difficult in winter, as it’s impossible to lift girders during high winds and more troublesome to complete work during heavy rain.

Project delays following the Covid-19 lockdown has forced the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) and contractor Northern Express Group (NX2) into discussions over the completion date of the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway.

NZTA spokesperson Darryl Walker says the motorway is currently scheduled to open by the end of 2021, but the lockdown will likely have an impact on the opening date and the overall project cost.

Mr Walker said the motorway project was a public-private partnership, subject to commercial terms.

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been completed. No further comment will be provided until these discussions have been concluded,” he said.

During Alert Level 4, the majority of the motorway project was shut down apart from essential environmental, safety and traffic management works.

Work resumed on April 28 under Alert Lever 3, though activities remained restricted until lockdown restrictions were progressively relaxed.

NX2 says it’s now “full steam ahead” on activities planned over winter.

These include enabling works for the southern connection of the motorway, including the connection to the Johnstones Hill Tunnels and the Puhoi on and off ramps. Further enabling works will take place at the northern connection, where the motorway will join SH1, north of Warkworth.

This winter NX2 also plans to create 12 wetlands to encourage aquatic and bird life and aims to be halfway through planting around 1 million trees, plants and shrubs.

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Warkworth Vets is expanding and moving to a new clinic on Hudson Road after nearly 38 years of operating at 18 Neville Street in Warkworth.

The foundations were poured last week and the seven-vet practice is expecting to shift in early next year.

Dr Roger Dunn says Warkworth’s booming population and a lift in business has meant that the vets have outgrown their current building.

He says the practice has been looking for a site for a new clinic for some years, but has been hampered by a scarcity of commercial land.

At 465 square metres, the new clinic at 27 Hudson Road will be around twice the size of the old premises and will offer three times as many carparks.

It will house two operating theatres and a recovery room, both run from a solar power system.

Dr Dunn says the new site will also allow for improved clinical and diagnostic facilities.

“Technology has moved ahead in the nearly 40 years since the existing clinic

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He adds that digital X-ray, ultrasound scanning, rapid on-site diagnostics and an extensive pharmacy are now essential.

“Vets have to not only be the GP but the lab pathologist, the radiologist, the surgeon and the pharmacist.”

Dr Dunn says the practice has chosen local contractors to support the economy and disruptions from Covid-19 have been minimal.

Mason Contractors and Drinnan Contractors carried out earthmoving work at the greenfield site near the Z Energy service station in March.

McKergow Builders and Customkit Buildings will be in charge of the build, working with architectural and engineering consultants Hawthorne Geddes.

Site works are nearing completion and construction is about to start.

The vets’ former premises at 18 Neville Street will be available for a future tenant once vacated.

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The upgraded line will be capable of transporting larger hi-cube freight containers.

Wellsford new engine room for northern railway upgrade Work started this month on the $204 million upgrade of the northern rail line and a temporary headquarters has been set up in Wellsford.

The project will see the replacement of 54km of track as well as works on 14 tunnels and replacement of five bridges.

It will allow bigger, heavier trains to carry more cargo at greater speed between Auckland and Northland.

KiwiRail says it wants a share of the 30,000 freight containers that travel through the Dome Valley via truck each year.

Such is the scale of the project, KiwiRail has established its Northern Coordination Centre in Wellsford, with a dedicated team headed by protection planner Paul Andrews.

Paul returns to the north after having worked for four years on a rebuild of the main line in Kaikoura, following the earthquake in 2016.

He says the current state of the northern line is “certainly not flash”.

“They don’t call the area the forgotten north for nothing,” he says.

Although KiwiRail has not made any commitment to a passenger service, Paul says the upgraded line would be capable of it.

“As a born Northlander, it’s great to see something in the area that could have wider benefits down the line.”

During the project’s peak there will be up to 400 workers on the track at any given time, and it’s Paul’s job to ensure they are able to work safely and efficiently.

KiwiRail has set a deadline of December to finish the project. Delays will be costly, as all freight transport on the line has had to be halted in the meantime.

Paul says working on the rail corridor has unique challenges, since equipment and crew are transported by the very track that is being worked on.

Train gangs are transported via a road vehicle adapted with steel flange wheels that make use of the track.

Similarly, diggers with specialised wheels are used to pull up track and replace rails and sleepers.

From his office, Paul ensures that different work groups don’t accidentally run into each other or pull up a segment of rail that is needed for travelling to a worksite.

Work has begun on replacing four bridges between Hoteo south

and Maungaturoto.

The Maungaturoto train gang, which has overseen maintaining the line there, now gets to participate in the upgrade of their line.

Bridge 126 in Te Hana is being replaced with a more modern design called a trough bridge. The structure is essentially a trough filled with loose rock and the rails sit on top of them rather than being anchored down.

Paul says this design means that the rails are able to move slightly, which makes future maintenance and levelling works much easier.

“This line will be fit for use for generations,” he says.

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Blake Noble is launching a quarterly networking event, After-5s with Transcon.

Jane Warren says freight availability and a lack of skilled labour are the two biggest challenges to local industry.

Warkworth exports enjoyed from Auckland to Azerbaijan Warkworth has been an incubator for growing large businesses and despite challenges, local firms say the town is well poised to overtake Silverdale and rival South Auckland.

Dixon Manufacturing has grown from being a small ladder business at the Cement Works to a production powerhouse based in the former cheese factory on Woodcocks Road.

Since the business was taken over by Jane Warren and Andrew Wilkes in 2006, it has transformed from a $300,000 a year business to $3 million in 2020.

They have gone from employing a team of two to 22.

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“Our advantage over China’s lowcost manufacturing industry is lower shipping costs and skilled workers producing a higher quality product,” she says.

“If there are any problems we can also go on site and fix them because we are not far away.”

Although Dixon’s ladders are still a flagship product because of their reputation for quality in the marine world, it is now only a small part of the business.

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everything from marinas to milk sheds and playgrounds.

It recently completed a giant swing in Queenstown and an art installation

by Michael Parakowhai at Te Papa in Wellington.

The company is about to invest in a third water jet cutter that will allow it to cut faster and from bigger materials.

Jane says one of the major challenges is a lack of a trained workforce, and the company has had to bring in workers from Turkey, Bangladesh and India.

But in recent times, Dixon has taken on four new apprentices, thanks in part to money from the Government’s 2020 budget.

Meanwhile, Warkworth freight company Transcon is celebrating its 50th year in business.

It started as a rural carrier moving items such as feed and fertiliser, but now thrives on the area’s manufacturing and agricultural industry.

Transcon operates a fleet of 15 trucks, including four that have dedicated customer branding.

Managing director Blake Noble says the business has been built entirely on the growth of the area, servicing local businesses.

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Greg’s survey slams tolls A survey organised by Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers on NZ Transport Agency’s (NZTA) proposal to toll the new Puhoi to Warkworth motorway has roundly condemned the move.

2,617 people completed the online survey, which ran from May 15 to June 15, and 86 per cent of respondents “strongly” or “somewhat” opposed the tolling.

Cr Sayers says the idea of a toll came as something of a shock, as the idea had never been socialised or proposed previously.

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When asked, “How much do you support or oppose the new motorway road having a second toll added to it by central Government?” The responses were as follows: Strongly oppose (78.86%), somewhat oppose (7.26%), neither oppose nor support (2.11%), somewhat support (5.27%), strongly support (6.5%).

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we want to touch it. Our service helps customers get their product to market, whether that’s in Auckland or Azerbaijan,” Blake says.

“We are local, so if the proverbial hits the fan then you can call the actual business owner and find a solution.”

This year, Blake is prototyping a new service called Transcon Direct which will allow customers to track where their goods are on the road.

He is reluctant to provide too much detail, but says it may also allow customers to synchronise their deliveries to enable them to share space on a truck, thereby reducing costs.

Looking at the future, Blake says the big

challenge in Warkworth to industrial growth is land availability, but he sees Wellsford as an opportunity.

“Wellsford is crying out for a large employer for it to kick off as a manufacturing hub,” he says.

“It could be similar to Pokeno, south of Auckland, where dairy factories and large manufacturers have created more than 1000 jobs.”

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Menacing motors One day in 1912, Matthew Wech, of Pohuehue, harnessed his two horses to his Portland wagon and set out for Puhoi. His travels took him through a series of hills and hollows as the road crossed each ridge running down to Hungry Creek.

At the crest of a hill they met a car, which was on its way to Wellsford. The car was only being driven slowly or there would have been a collision. Nevertheless, the horses took fright. One managed to get itself out of its collar and fled back home. The other, with the wagon attached, went over the steep bank and down about 12 metres into the stream. Luckily, the horse landed on its feet as the water was over a metre deep. The harness was cut, and In the 1930s, the horse led to solid ground unhurt. Bystanders pulled the wagon downstream until a landing could it was still a rare be made and all ended well. occurrence to see a This incident led to discussions in the papers and at car on what is now Rodney Council as to whether motor traffic should State Highway 1. be regulated to protect the public. Some residents were too timid to use the roads for fear of meeting cars. A speed limit of 15 miles per hour was suggested, with a reduction to 4 mph when turning corners. Maybe car drivers should be required to stop when they saw a horse approaching? A petition was presented requesting that motor traffic on steep roads be forbidden on four days of each week.

Rodney roads were generally unmetalled until the 1930s Depression, when gangs with wheelbarrows, picks and shovels were employed to crush the stone and spread it on the roads. Metal was scarce in the Puhoi area. Instead, large quantities of burnt clay, to be used as a road surfacing material, was produced there. A slip site was often used. All topsoil was removed and a large pit in the clay formed. This was filled with firewood and lit and the whole lot covered with clay. As the crust hardened it was broken with sticks and more clay added on top.

When the firewood had all been consumed a number of days later, the clay was converted to a hard substance that was used to pave the roads. Alternatively, it was used in concrete to make house foundations or paths.

In the 1930s, it was still a rare occurrence to see a car on what is now State Highway 1. Children would stop and watch each one until it had passed from view. Even in the 1970s, stock could safely be driven along this road at dawn. Maybe when the Puhoi-Warkworth Motorway is open this road will return to a serene state.

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Library pays tribute to loyal customer Staff and friends of Mahurangi East Library have paid tribute to one of their most long-serving and loyal customers, June Brandon, who died last month at the age of 96.

Until she moved to Amberlea Rest Home, June was a familiar figure around Snells Beach, riding on her mobility scooter with her pet dog aboard, and she was also an avid reader according to librarian Fleur Coleman.

“We will remember June always as one of our most charismatic library customers. She had a voracious appetite for reading,” she said. “Someone would see her mobility scooter pulling into the library carpark, with its St George flag flying behind, and the team would mobilise — one to collect last week’s books, one to collect this week’s orders off the hold-shelf.

“Nothing was going to get in the way of a good read.

Even after her caregivers forbade her to come to the library, she was still sneaking out. Nobody was going to tell her what to do.”

Fleur said everyone at the library enjoyed the many stories of June’s long and interesting life, whether it was of her childhood in India or her war service in England, where she was the first person to develop and see photographs of the Dambusters bombing raid.

“June always had a kind word to say and asked after our staff and their families. She was particularly fond of animal stories and would only accept books read with an English accent,” Fleur added. “If June had been of Māori descent, you would’ve heard whānau say ‘a great tōtara has fallen’, so the equivalent for

Food Rescue chair Terry Nuthall says the effects of winter and Covid-19 have put a strain on the community.

June Brandon was a familiar sight around Snells Beach for many years.

this English rose may be ‘a great oak has fallen’. We all feel honoured to have known her.”

June Brandon has a story about her life in India and her pet donkey Patsy in the Mahurangi East Community Library book, The Pearls of Wisdom.

She was the subject of Mahurangi Matters’ Local Folk feature in 2016 — www.localmatters.co.nz/ news/8016-local-folk-june-brandon.html

Cleaners’ poems wanted Mahurangi cleaners are invited to submit their poems for an anthology to be published by Landing Press.

Publisher Adrienne Jansen says the press wants poems by and about cleaners and their work in offices, hospitals, churches, rest homes, airplanes and anywhere else. “No problem if you’ve never written a poem before, just have a go,” she says. The maximum length for the poem is 40 lines. Planning for the anthology began last year. It will be the latest in a series which aims to provide an avenue for people who don’t necessarily have a public voice.. Info: Adrienne Jansen, landingpressnz@gmail.com

Food rescue appeals for food for locals Warkworth Rotary/Lions Food Rescue is asking households to help feed the hungry by looking out for a paper bag in their mail box.

The bags are for the New World 2020 Foodbank Appeal and can be filled with groceries and dropped off at a collection trolley at the supermarket on Percy Street.

Food Rescue chair Terry Nuthall says the bags of food will be distributed to local people in need.

“Demand for food parcels is up by 40 per cent on this time last year,” Terry says.

“Requests are expected to remain at these levels due to increased unemployment in our area and an uncertain future.”

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Locals say dozens of eels were found dead at the mouth of Te Arai Stream.

Investigation into dying eels Auckland Council has taken samples from Te Arai Stream for a toxicity analysis following the death of dozens of native longfin eels.

An investigation was opened by Council’s compliance monitoring team at the request of Vince Moores from the Lake Road Residents’ Society.

Council is investigating the possibility that the deaths were caused by the draining of a pond at a nearby quarry.

The quarry was recently ordered by the Environment Court to cease or significantly reduce its operations.

Council told Mahurangi Matters that

it would take an ecologist up to 10 days to analyse the results of the test.

A controversial dam and crossing on the river was also demolished on the same week that the event occurred.

This, combined with heavy rain, may have caused an increased amount of sedimentation in the water.

Save Te Arai chair Aaron McConchie says he doubts the eels could have died of natural causes.

“If it had just been eels it may have been caused by sedimentation from heavy rainfall, but because fish have also died it is a major concern,” he says.

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The quiet days of lockdown seem to be in the distant past. Life suddenly feels like a sports car going from nought to a 100 in six seconds. There has been a noticeable surge in activity around town, and the One Warkworth team has lots to organise to support this, as we head through winter and the lead-up to the General Election.

There has been a heartening response by locals with many buying into the “support local” message and feedback from the majority of businesses around town is quite positive. Now, more than ever, this support is essential as winter bites.

The General Election is being held on Saturday, September 19, and we are now in a new electorate called Kaipara Ki Mahurangi, which includes Helensville.

On Thursday, July 9, we are hosting a Meet the Candidates evening at the Warkworth Town Hall (6pm for a 6.30pm start). This is your opportunity to come along and ask those standing as candidates questions that will inform your voting decision. I look forward to seeing a lot of people at this meeting.

Employment is also very topical at the moment. Sadly, Covid-19 has meant there have been some redundancies. At the same time, many young people are out there trying to get their first job. One Warkworth is co-hosting an Employment Expo with Mahurangi College on Saturday, August 1, from 1 to 4pm at the Warkworth Town Hall. This is an opportunity for businesses to share information about their industry and make contact with potential employees and apprentices, even if they don’t have any vacancies at the moment.

I encourage as many businesses as possible to contact me about taking a table or stand at this event, which will cost $10 per business. We will be running short seminars on CV writing, interview skills and other topics during the expo, which will be free to attend. Mahurangi College is also encouraging tertiary education institutions and other careers advice services to join in.

While a lot of the Winter Festival had to be cancelled due to Covid-19, we are asking businesses and locals to put up their festive lights during the July school holidays (July 4 to 19). Called Bring Back the Light, this is a chance for businesses to showcase themselves, and we will have prizes for locals who come into town and put a short video or photos of their lights on the Winter Festival Facebook page.

Let’s make Warkworth and surrounds the place to visit these school holidays.

Before heading out of town or As we accelerate out of the darkness online to shop, please of lockdown, the One Warkworth team looks forward to seeing you all remember the local getting involved in a little journey businesses that have of light towards economic recovery.

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Giant kōkopu live in slow-moving waterways near coastlines and can establish in land-locked wetlands. They need overhanging vegetation, undercut banks for protection from predators and woody debris on the stream bed, where they hunt their prey. Steep banks help thwart introduced predators such as cats and stoats.

In 2012, plans were drawn up to reintroduce the giant kōkopu to Tāwharanui’s Waikokowai Stream. The aim was to establish a self-sustaining population and to study how the threatened fish survive in modified stream environments with fluctuating oxygen levels. Years of riparian planting started to improve the water and provided shade for the dam’s outlet drop pipe, encouraging moss and bryophyte growth that migrating fish can climb to reach upstream. In 2017, about 8000 young fingerlings were released in two Tāwharanui streams, and they were monitored to see how they would react to the variable stream conditions.

In 2019, five-year-old giant kōkopu with transponders were introduced and their whereabouts are monitored by National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) receivers located throughout Waikokowai Stream. Additional probes collect data about the dissolved oxygen levels in the water, which fluctuates throughout the day and night and when water temperatures change.

NIWA is sent data to identify any emerging trends – observing how our fishy subjects use the stream and how the dammed section caters for fish throughout the year. During the recent drought, many of the fish with transponders have, against all expectations, remained in the impounded water in the dammed section of the stream, suggesting giant kōkopu display some ability to find localised life-sustaining oxygen.

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But on a recent winter’s evening, Milly was in a desperate state. She is a diabetic, and as tends to happen with diabetic cats, her dependence on insulin was diminishing, which resulted in her becoming suddenly dangerously hypoglycaemic after her most recent insulin injection. Our vet was simultaneously relieved, yet concerned when Milly was pulled from her carry cage in a hypoglycaemic coma.

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Snapper in the shallows Boat anglers who have gone out fishing in the last few weeks since we have moved out of Alert Level 2 and 3, have given mixed reports of successful snapper catches. It appears that those who have reported that fishing in shallow waters in depths of 10m and less have done very well. Some really good sized snapper have been caught. Those who have charged out deeper to the 30m and 50m marks have not had it all their own way. Lots of small snapper have been caught out there with the odd keeper. During Alert Level 3, when we could fish from the beaches, anglers all did extremely well, catching really good sized snapper. The indications are that snapper are being caught in the shallower depths. My suggestion is to first try in close and, if no success at your favourite spots, move out Shane Brooker, left, with his recordbreaking tuna. deeper as a last resort.

June and July bring the gurnard into the Kaipara harbour and these are normally good-sized fish this time of the year. When targeting gurnard, use smaller hooks on your ledger rigs such as a 3/0 or 4/0. Pink and red flash seems to work better than green and blue on your flasher rigs. Also use smaller pieces of bait on your hooks to entice them to swallow the bait. You will get a better hook-up rate with this approach. These are extremely tasty fish and a personal favourite of mine.

Bluefin tuna are starting to be landed, as they do this time every year. Earlier this month, some good fish have come out of the Hawke’s Bay area and a specimen of 100.4kg caught by angler Shane Brooker, earned him the Hawke’s Bay Club record. Reports of tuna that have been landed as far north as between White Island and Waihau Bay came from boats fishing out of the Tauranga Bay area.

Any anglers keen on chasing these beasts must first make sure where they plan to launch from, as it appears that the boat ramp at Waihau Bay is currently closed until further notice.

At this time of year, there are a lot of bigger kingfish lurking around reefs. Live bait is the preferred bait to use and you can either keep the bait on the surface with a balloon or you can leave the balloon off if you want the bait to dive down deeper. The best bait, if you can land some, is blue koheru. Kingfish absolutely love them! You can catch them on a light rod using small micro-jigs, which you cast out into your berley trail.

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The new wider bridge opened last month and demolition of the old McClymonts Bridge has begun.

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Resource recoverer Ana Procter keeps reusable goods out of landfill by stocking the shelves of the new Mahu Mall.

Bargains saved from the rubbish bins After a year of planning, Mahurangi Wastebusters has opened a used goods store at its transfer station on Lawrie Road.

Named the Mahurangi Mall, shoppers can buy electronic appliances and household goods, as well as materials such as wood and corrugated metal.

Operations manager Lucy Benwell says building waste has been one of the most successful categories for getting diverted away from landfill.

“Surplus wood or offcuts get brought here, and other builders then buy lengths of wood from us for shaping foundations.”

If building waste brought to the transfer station is reusable, the disposal charge is reduced from $60 per

cubic metre to $10 per cubic metre.

General waste is $65 per cubic metre but if an item can definitely be sold in the shop, Lucy says she will take it for free.

Mahurangi Wastebusters diverts electronics that cannot be reused to Abilities E-recycling, which employs people with disabilities to separate out the recyclable material.

Lucy says the Lawrie Road transfer station has so far managed to direct half its waste towards recycling.

But the goal is still 70 per cent and the new store is an important step.

The new shop is open Thursday to Saturday from 8.30am to 4pm, and 9.30am to 4pm on Sundays.

A section of State Highway One in Auckland is closed to motorists at night until the end of August to allow for demolition of old McClymonts Bridge.

The closure takes place between Oteha Valley Road and Greville Road, between 9pm and 5am.

Drivers are advised to plan ahead, follow the detours and look out for reminders on overhead and electronic signs.

NZ Transport Agency project manager Andrew Thackwray says motorists should take care when driving to Albany at any time of the day, as there will be a lot of activity in the area.

The main work will take place in July, with two 19-metre-long beams to be removed each night by cranes on the side of the motorway.

The 50-tonne beams will be cut in half and then placed on trucks. Crews will then return during the day to dig out the support walls.

The old McClymonts Road Bridge has been replaced with a new longer and wider bridge, which was completed and opened last month.

This now enables the motorway underneath to be widened with extra traffic lanes, including the extended Northern Busway and a new shared walking and cycling path.

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Mahurangi eyes new Greenwood trophy Secondary school hockey began at Harbour Hockey this month and two new trophies are up for the taking for games between Mahurangi and Orewa College’s boys and girls teams.

Greenwood sisters Isobel and Sally donated the new Greenwood Family Hockey Trophies, which will be on the line whenever the two colleges meet during the season.

The teams holding on to their trophy at the end of the season will have their names engraved on it.

The extended Greenwood family have a long association with hockey in the Rodney district, and the trophies recognise their continued involvement across generations.

As luck would have it, the first game of the Grade One competition for 2020 was between the Mahurangi and Orewa College boys’ first XI teams.

Greenwood grandchildren playing on the field included Hamish and Ethan Greenwood for Orewa, and Nick Schollum for Mahurangi.

Orewa team manager Ian Greenwood said the game was played in good spirit with some top skills demonstrated by both teams.

Orewa took more advantage of their scoring opportunities, extending a 2-0 half time lead to 4-0 at full time.

Orewa captain Hamish Greenwood got his hands on the Greenwood trophy first, and it’s up to Mahurangi to try to win it back should they meet again during the season.

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The girls’ trophy will have to wait a few more weeks before seeing some action, as the two teams are in opposing pools.

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This year, the swim was held on Sunday, June 21 – the shortest day of the year.

Frederike says she arrived in New Zealand in January in search of adventure and felt the chilly dip fitted well with that goal.

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Paddler wins world champs Point Wells resident Matt Anderson, 35, has won first place in the 2020 10km Stand Up Paddle Board (SUP) World Championship, after beating 299 world-ranked boarders.

The virtual competition took place last month in place of the Euro Series event which would have taken place in Spain.

Paddlers were required to wear GPS watches and upload their data online.

The fastest time was the winner.

The competition allowed boarders all over the world one week to complete a 10km paddle, so they could choose ideal weather conditions.

“We are used to paddling with 60100 competitors at a time, so it was unusual,” Anderson says.

“It made me push even harder because I couldn’t see how well I was racing compared to others. I just kept looking at my speed and trying to push harder.”

Anderson came first in the world event and claimed his first international title, adding to his first-place victories in the last two seasons of the New Zealand SUP beach series.

His training mates also placed well, with Graeme Taylor winning the 40+ category, Scott Keon winning the masters category, Jan Dunlop finishing second in the masters and Brianna Orams coming ninth in the women’s event.

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Waipu bees sting Wellsford premieres in first rugby round It was a mixed bag for Wellsford on its first match day of the season playing defending champions Waipu on their turf in Caledonian Park.

Wellsford’s reserve team started the day strong, trouncing Waipu 43-14.

Wellsford’s premiers also started off well, catching Waipu unaware and scoring a try within the first play after kick-off.

However, Waipu’s prems quickly picked up momentum and scored the next two tries, successfully converting both.

While defending a third push from Waipu, Wellsford forward Sean Sweetman was knocked out cold and the game was halted.

The referee said he was lucky not to have been put in an ambulance.

The game resumed and after several consecutive scrums, Waipu scored a drop goal to lead 17-5 at half time.

Waipu gained a further advantage when four Wellsford players were forced to leave the field due to injury and they scored two runaway tries. Waipu clinched the game 29-10.

Wellsford has two upcoming home games, playing Moerewa Kawakawa United on Saturday, July 4, and Kerikeri on Saturday, July 11, at Centennial Park.

Wellsford president Mick Sweetman said it was tough playing the defending champions in their first match, but trainings were progressing well and local fans were assured some good games to watch.

Meanwhile, local teams fared well in Northland Rugby Union’s south zone championship.

The Otamatea Hawks won their first-round game against Dargaville 46-24 and Tomarata beat Tikipunga 34-7.

In the Auckland Union, Mahurangi won its preseason game against Drury 36-12.

The game was well watched with Wellsford supporters turning up in force.

Both teams starred several northland representative players.

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After 5s with Transcon. Matakana Botanicals, 5.30pm. New quarterly business network event to share knowledge and create opportunities in the post-covid world. (see story p39) Matariki talent contest, Mahurangi East Library, 4.30pm.

Maori new year celebration and performances. Info: Mahurangi East Library on Facebook.

Sojourn with SuLu & Leighton Fairlie, Leigh Sawmill Cafe, 8pm. Sojourn are back, bringing their east coast blend of psyche-surf rock and reggae dub. undertheradar.co.nz (see story p21) Community planting day, Tāwharanui Regional Park, 9am1pm. Wear sturdy footwear and clothing Bring water. Sausage sizzle lunch. Register at tossi.org.nz.

Mahurangi College mid-winter swim, Omaha Surf Lifesaving Club, 10am. Cost $10. Fundraiser for underwater hockey. Soup and rolls afterwards.

Snells Beach indoor bowls, Mahurangi East Community Centre, 1.15pm. Ph Pam 0274 580 145 or Neil 425 5371.

Snells Beach Ratepayers and Residents Association AGM, Mahurangi East Community Centre, 7pm. Guest speaker Paul Klinac on Council’s approach to coastal management. All welcome.

Community planting day, Grange Street Walkway, Snells Beach, 10am-noon. Bring gloves, water, suitable clothing and closed in shoes. Access from end of Grange St. Meet the Kaipara ki Mahurangi candidates, Warkworth Town Hall, 6pm. Beth Houlbrooke, Marja Lubeck, Callan Neylon and Chris Penk. (see story p3) Make Give Live launch, Warkworth Library, 1.30pm. A new group formed to ease isolation and promote wellbeing through the therapies of social connection, knitting and crochet. Info: Katie 427 3920 or katherine.mitchell@ aucklandcouncil.govt.nz (see story p16) Sojourn with SuLu & Leighton Fairlie, Mangawhai Tavern, 8.30pm. (see story p21) Love Square and DJ Tina Turntables, Leigh Sawmill, 4pm.

Tickets: undertheradar.co.nz (see story p22) Warkworth Community Planting Day, Hauiti Reserve, Warkworth, 10am- noon. Bring gloves, spade, water, suitable clothing and footwear. Enter from either Hauiti Drive or Bluegum Drive.

Forest & Bird. Talk by botanist Maureen Young on green pests – the weeds we need to be wary of. Totara Park Retirement Village Hall, Warkworth, 7.30pm. All welcome.

Community planting day, Te Whau Walkway, Snells Beach, 10am-noon. Bring gloves, water, suitable clothing and closed in shoes. Enter from end of Cornel Circle.

Auckland Opera Studio presents tenor Amitai Pati, at the former Vivian Gallery, 5pm. To book, visit aucklandoperastudio. co.nz. (see story p18) Composting and plant propagation workshop, Matakana Hall, 9am-5pm. Hands-on skills related to permaculture practices. Bookings: PDCmatakana@gmail.com Kaukapakapa Village Market, 947 Kaipara Coast Highway, SH16, 8.30am-1pm. Stalls, fresh coffee, food, local produce, live music, free face painting & much more. To book a stall: Sarah 0274 831542 or sarah1@maxnet.co.nz Vesa and Friends, Warkworth Town Hall, 4pm. Performing works of Beethoven and Mozart. (see story p21)

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Dan D’Urban-Burgess broke through the Wolves.

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Jackson Gravatt was in the final winning team last year.

Mahurangi veteran Jackson Gravatt was audibly trying to pull his young team mates into line and there were some shining performances, including

by Mahurangi Year 11 Dan D’Urban-Burgess who tackled and charged through players twice his size.

He scored Mahurangi’s only try in the second half, which was successfully converted.

Although the game was unscored, this reporter’s notes record a 23-8 victory to the Wolves.

It was a fantastic showing from the Wolves, considering some players started the match without even knowing their teammates’ names.

The loss must have given Mahurangi a kick because the team came back stronger for its match against Orewa College the following weekend for the Murray Jones Shield.

Mahurangi took an early lead with a blindside snipe

that caught Orewa napping.

This stung nine-time shield defenders Orewa, who put together backline moves that produced three tries and a 17-12 halftime lead.

After scoring first in the second half and with the wind at their backs, Orewa might have been expected to pull away, but Mahurangi mounted a spirited fightback.

The game ended with Mahurangi on the attack looking to square the game. They came up just short – the final score of 24-17 gave the game to Orewa.

This season, Mahurangi College has joined Orewa in moving up to the 1A grade, after a stunning victory last year against Kaipara College in the 1B finals.

It means that Mahurangi will most likely get the chance of a rematch for the shield when the two colleges play again for the official start of the season this Saturday, July 4.

First XVs finding their feet on the field Jonathan Killick news@localmatters.co.nz

It has been a baptism of fire for the fresh faces in Mahurangi College’s 1st XV rugby team, with two early clashes against old neighbouring rivals.

They first met with the Kaipara U18 Wolves for a friendly cross-union preseason match in Wellsford.

The Wolves play in the Northland Rugby Union and comprise players from Wellsford, Otamatea and Dargaville.

They include Wellsford’s Patrick Abellera, who was picked for the Philippines U19 team.

In the first half, teams were well matched, though Wolves scored the first try just before the whistle to lead 5-0 at half time.

Wolves went on to dominate the second half.

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