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Two day show promises lots of surprises A fun-filled two-day programme featuring everything from racing sheep to watermelon-eating contests will mark Warkworth’s 150th annual A&P Lifestyle Show on Auckland Anniversary weekend, January 28 and 29.

The show is one of New Zealand’s longest running annual events and has a tradition of bringing town and country people together to celebrate and enjoy NZ’s rural heritage. Its major sponsors are Bayleys and Wharehine.

As well as the ever-popular show ring events, wood-chopping, dog trials, shearing competitions, displays, a trade show, market and equestrian events, many of the sideshow events will be free this year, thanks to sponsorship from Mason Contractors.

The 2017 show will also feature for the first time ever the Silly Bugg#rs Challenge as part of the Sunday programme. The challenge will pit workmates, friends, family and sports clubs against one another for the honour of being the best Silly Bugg#rs and winning a mystery trophy. There will be number of set activities to complete including watermelon eating, mini-bike races, blanket runs and moonhopper slaloms.

Entries must be submitted by January 22. Entry forms are available from Bayleys and Mahurangi Matters offices in Warkworth, or online at sporty.co.nz/mahusport or facebook. com/mahusport The equestrian section has been granted

A highlight of the Sunday programme will be the morning arrival of the Parliamentary Tour re-enactment. The oldest vehicle participating will a 1904 Cadillac, owned by Doug Hamilton, of Scott’s Landing.

Royal Event status and will be held over two days. It’s expected to draw a particularly strong field as all Supreme Champions will receive coveted red, white and blue sashes. Some of NZ’s top riders will be competing.

A crowd-pleaser for motoring buffs will be the stopover of 42 veteran cars at the showgrounds on Sunday morning.

The rally of century-old vehicles is a re-enactment of a Parliamentary Tour of the ‘winterless north’ done in 1917 to inspect the state of the roads.

Warkworth A&P Lifestyle Show president Mark Macky describes the

show as a “gift from our forebears”.

“We have an amazing show planned and the community needs to step up to continue the legacy that has been created,” he says.

The show gates open at 8.30am on both Saturday and Sunday. Entry (which covers both days) is $15 adult, $5 children 5-14 yrs; under five free.

There is also a Family Pass for two adults and up to four children for $40.

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Hospice stalwart honoured Warkworth volunteer Judy Macready has been recognised in the New Year Honours List for 26 years of work with hospice on a local, regional and national level.

Mrs Macready was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, an honour she says is wonderful but unexpected, as she felt she was simply part of an extraordinary team.

North Shore Hospice Trust chief executive Jan Nicols says many people in the hospice movement are delighted that Judy has been recognised.

“Judy was my manager when I began my hospice career 23 years ago and I remember well her inspirational leadership and her passion for people and excellent hospice care,” Jan says.

Having moved from Auckland to Algies Bay with Judy and David Macready at home in Point Wells. her husband David in 1997, Mrs Macready became practice manager for Kawau Bay Health in 1999 and “No-one knew anything about palliative care, including joined the Warkworth Wellsford Hospice committee me, so we were on a very steep learning curve.” in 2003. She chaired the Warkworth Wellsford The work would have been impossible without the Hospice Advisory Board at a pivotal time, helping willingness of Mrs Macready’s husband and sons to define the vision for a new hospice building to serve put up with her erratic hours and call-outs in the patients and families in North Rodney. That vision middle of the night. It seemed the trustees had been is now taking shape with the construction of Tui wise in asking to meet David.

House in Glenmore Drive.

“They used to forget to pay As a founding member of me sometimes. What I didn’t Hospice is so successful Hospices of Auckland, Mrs because it offers the additional know was that some months Macready went on to chair they barely had enough the Education Committee services for which there will never money for my wages.” be enough health funding. which established the Lack of funding led to the modules now provided by concept of looking after the Goodfellow Unit at Auckland University. She people in their own homes; it was seen as more costalso served on the executive committee of Hospice effective and a way to improve care for the dying.

New Zealand.

There were only 15 beds for the Auckland region, all Mrs Macready describes the start of her hospice at St Joseph’s Hospice, run by the Sisters of Mercy. career as ‘serendipitous’. As a registered nurse and Mrs Macready later went to St Joseph’s to set up mother of small children, she was living in South home care services for central Auckland.

Auckland and working part-time when she saw a job At the time, the medical profession knew little about advertised by South Auckland Hospice. disease progression or treating the dying and keeping “I knew nothing about hospice but then I met a them comfortable, she says. friend who did volunteer work there. A week or so “Patients had active treatment until the professionals later she rang to say the trustees would like to meet said ‘we can’t do any more’ and then they were put in me. They later asked to meet David because they a side room in the hospital and left to die, which is had to approve of him as well – you would never get why everyone was so afraid of dying of cancer. away with that now.”

“There was no pain relief, no slow-release morphine The couple having passed muster, Mrs Macready tablets or morphine pumps – those two things made became the hospice’s first paid employee in 1984, a huge difference. Sometimes, if symptoms were working as the community palliative care nurse managed, it was in isolation from the whole person. when hospice was little known. All hospices started The wonderful thing about the hospice philosophy with a core group of volunteers and most employed was to recognise that the person has a spiritual and a nurse to coordinate those roles and assess patients. emotional investment in their dying.”

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Grand old lady set for Grand Opening The Warkworth Town Hall, fondly dubbed the grand old lady, will re-open its doors next month to reveal a long-awaited makeover.

The Grand Opening of the restored 105-year-old building has been set for Saturday February 25, four years after the heritage hall was closed following structural safety concerns. The $5.6 million restoration started in June 2015.

Community, cultural and performance groups will celebrate the opening with a day-long, continuous variety showcase.

Grand Opening team member Glennys Oliver says they want as many local groups as possible to celebrate having a town hall again to showcase talent in the region.

“It’s going to be such a wonderful venue. It’s not just a renovation – she looks so new and dressed to kill,” Glennys says. “Arts and culture have come back to the town hall, hopefully for another 100 years.”

The hall is a Category 1 heritage building with the NZ Historic Places Trust, recognising its nowrare hollow stoneware block construction and significance in the social history of Warkworth.

Matthews & Matthews Architects and CANAM Construction have recycled, replicated and exposed historical and architectural features to enhance the history. The completed hall will cater for 350 people sitting, with 50 of those seats in the upper gallery.

Along with a strengthened building, it will have a new roof, refreshed bathrooms and increased accessibility.

Auckland Council is funding $4.3 million of the project, while the Rodney Local Board has given $1.2 million. The Warkworth Town Hall Restoration Trust will cover $600,000 of the Local Board’s contribution with the help of a $300,000 Lottery grant.

In addition, the Trust will fund the $75,000 required to build a new kitchen.

The Trust has fundraised in the community with a fashion show, film competitions, raffles, a heritage evening, movie afternoons, halloween parties and donation boxes around town.

It is also organising the Grand Opening. So far local singer-song writer LouLou and students from the Talbot Dance Academy are two of a number of artists, musical and cultural groups performing. Table 19 Catering will provide food and drink for purchase, and Council is arranging a dawn blessing.

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Bridge building How long does it take to build a bridge? Reckon on a minimum of 10 years, according to Ian Dobson Manager Northern Resource Consenting Auckland Council (or slightly longer if you want to change a local intersection) That kind of process is anathema to the Kiwi “do it yourself ” spirit still alive and well in many communities in New Zealand today who want to “fast track” the development of playgrounds, tennis courts, parking areas, walkways and bridges, to meet immediate local needs.

The Matakana Footbridge took about five years to build, but only because a group of enthusiasts were determined to shorten the process.

That was achieved through a vigorous fundraising campaign spearheaded by a series of “fruitloop” fun runs and a great garden party that raised upwards of $100,000 over four years.

It was achieved by buying two separate motorway overbridges to bring the project to the immediate attention of Auckland Transport engineers. (They could have been used!) It was achieved through consistent lobbying of local body politicians about the safety risks posed by bringing walkers and cyclists off a popular walkway onto a narrow road bridge in Matakana village. And finally, it was achieved because topdown always seems to work and our

community was able to recruit a highprofile advocate who could argue our case in the board room.

In the end, Auckland Transport owned the project and applied absolutely all the compliance protocols necessary to permit construction, and we are happy because we have a bridge.

I pay tribute to locals Scott McCallum, Gay Smith, Trish Allen, Ras Sutherland, Jenni Francis, Richard Wintle, Martin Dancy, John Baker, Fiona Sowten, Barbara Souter, Tony Whincop, Mike Dixon, and Simon Barclay who held the original vision, and to Allison Roe who finally got us over the line.

Neville Johnson, Matakana Community Group deputy chair Editor’s note: Neville Johnson’s name should also be included in the list above.

Crossing boundaries I recently attended an information event in Puhoi regarding our local RoNS (Roads of National Significance). It was really wellorganised, the reps knew what they were talking about and were very chatty about the motorway and the link roads north of Warkworth.

As I live south of Warkworth and work in Warkworth CBD, I asked about the plans for the Hill Street intersection. The response was, “We have no mandate to include

consideration of Hill Street. We know there is a lot of pressure to do something about it, but it is not included in the project”.

As the Hill Street intersection makes national headlines several times a year, it has been “under review” since the 1950s and the latest “solution” has just been ditched, I would think that it would be imperative and cost-effective to include it in the project or least give the issue some consideration.

There doesn’t seem to be any dialogue that crosses the boundaries between the provision of a new motorway and significant local traffic issues. Surely there should be or am I missing something?

builder?) or a family that looks like they are mid-argument with a child distraught in the foreground (Need a vasectomy?).

I can’t help but think that more positive images could have been used to make people see what great options we have locally here to provide those services; a shiny bright pair of high heels with a broken heel, a house being renovated or newly-built and a happy family that is having fun and has decided life couldn’t get any better!

Instead we have images that make us appear poor, broken down and unhappy, and which do not make people want to come and check out our town centre.

I would love to see continued growth and support for our town’s businesses and more tourist dollars spent here, and I think we can put a better foot forward to promote these things than we currently are.

Chanelle Rhodes, Warkworth

Brainless To terminate the Hill Street trial without first giving the local papers the opportunity to publicise this, and to do it without warning signs such as “Changed Road Layout” may be legal.

It is also the most brainless action I have seen in a long time.

Peter Kammler, Warkworth

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Billboard re-think

Having now read Judge J. Fitzgerald’s judgement on the case of R versus Noone, I feel I am able to comment.

Noone has been found guilty on clauses 1,2,3,4,5,6. He took $1.1 million in bribes alone.

It appears to me that some roading officers within Rodney District Council were so busy with their corruption empire, that bringing pressure to bear on NZTA re.

Schedewy’s Hill and the Dome Valley came a very poor second. Lastly, came Hill Street.

It suited Noone to have people like me railing against Hill St. It took the

I’d like to share an opinion on the local billboards around town at the moment, both the ‘Fix Hill St Now’ and the new ‘Buy Local’ signs.

Don’t get me wrong, the intersection needs work and buying local is something I fully support. However, for tourists driving into/through/past Warkworth, we aren’t putting much of a positive spin on our town at the moment. And as a local business owner, I don’t think we are enticing many tourists in with pictures of what appear to be homeless children with broken shoes (Need new shoes?), a decrepit old house (Need a

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heat away from him and his mates. I have an undertaker friend who told me he had taken too many bodies out of Schedewy’s Hill; some very young and some old. The Dome valley would be comparable.

Members of Parliament, Mayors and people of the north, are you happy your rates have been spent in this way?

Do you wish to turn a blind eye to this activity within your elected Council?

My reaction to this news was anger, then pure disgust. Have we as a nation sunk this low in our worship of the Money God? Noone was on a salary of over $230,000 at the time. My kindest criticism of our previous Mayors and councillors would be, “Asleep at the wheel”. My strongest criticism is unprintable.

If you feel strongly about the abomination that is Hill St, please join me in a “ Peoples Protest” at Kowhai Park (adjacent to Hill St in Warkworth) on 1 February 2017, between 7am and 9am (weather permitting). We will repeat it monthly.

I really wanted a true “Sit In” on the road with Police cooperation.

However the Police have to uphold the law, not pervert it. It would also be too dangerous.

Please bring a placard such as Fix Hill St Now or ‘Toot if you approve’. Let the imagination run free. Bring a seat.

I may be there alone, but it would be nice to have company! I will try to get my mates to do a sausage sizzle.

There are two sorts of traffic that use Hill St. Through traffic (60% to 70%) and local traffic (30% to 40%).

I have made 1575 return trips between Whangarei and Auckland and a zillion trips between Warkworth and Snells.

Build a four-lane fly-over over Hill Street. and the bottleneck bridge at Shoesmith. And a huge roundabout (like Ruakaka) underneath for local traffic. KIS – Keep it simple.

Tony Arthur, ex Pharmacist Snells Beach

I agree strongly with the excellent letters by the Maltbys and J.W. Edwards (MM Dec 14) that it is wrong that some developers try to get around the Auckland Unitary plan, and that some Council planners support them.

It must have taken many people many hours, costing us lots of dollars, to devise these plans, and to work out an efficient timeframe.

The Council planners must respect these plans and timeframe if our delightful town is not to be a mishmash of hurried developer demands.

Sue Stevenson, Warkworth

Alcohol sales response Mr Diprose wrote (MM Dec 14), “I don’t understand, and totally oppose, the opportunity to purchase alcohol late at night”. I could not agree more.

Just imagine this horrifying scenario.

After spending a hot and sunny afternoon at the beach with your family you return home to an empty beer fridge and a clock that reads 6.01pm. It won’t be dark for three more hours, but buying a few cold beers to take home this “late at night” is just unacceptable.

If you absolutely must behave like a degenerate, what is wrong with drinking at one of the local restaurants so you can then drive home ‘early in the morning’ when bad things don’t happen?

Mr Diprose’s letter reminded me of other things I don’t understand.

Do the shops have to sell eggs so early in the morning? Why does the Warehouse sell umbrellas when it is raining?

I believe we should not waste so much time pondering such mysteries, but rely on our trusted government officials to dictate all of the parameters in our dealings with local providers of goods and services.

Adam Kay, Algies Bay

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Council election spend by Rodney candidates adds up When it comes to being elected to Auckland Council, it appears money can’t buy you love.

Some of the highest spending candidates in last October’s election failed to win voter support, while other more conservative spending candidates were successful.

According to the mandatory election returns filed by all candidates, the bulk of spending went on advertising, signage, social media promotion, billboards and flyers. Interestingly, there were one or two candidates who also added the cost of makeup artistry and promotional clothing to their expense list.

Rodney Councillor Candidate

Donations received

$ Expenses

Result

Penny Webster

23,900

29,066

Unsuccessful

Greg Sayers

Nil

26,196

Elected

Holly Southernwood Nil

Steven Garner

Nil

16,417 (combined Unsuccessful expenses for Ward and Local Board) 1250

Unsuccessful

Rodney Local Board- Warkworth / Wellsford Subdivisions Candidate

Donations

$ Expenses

Result

Tessa Berger

Nil

4187

Elected

Beth Houlbrooke

Nil

2146

Elected

Tim Holdgate

Nil

1772

Unsuccessful

Mike Francis

Nil

1705

Unsuccessful

Allison Roe

Nil

1657

Elected

Steven Garner

Nil

1250

Unsuccessful

Jim Visser

Nil

777

Unsuccessful

Wendy Crow-Jones

Nil

3821

Unsuccessful

Colin Smith

Nil

1429

Elected

Wellsford subdivision

Rodney Local Board- Western Subdivisions Candidate

Donations $ Expenses

Result

Thomas Grace

Nil

9008

Unsuccessful

Phelan Pirrie

Nil

3784

Elected

Brenda Steele

Nil

2942

Elected

Brent Bailey

Nil

2382

Elected

Cameron Brewer

Nil

1787

Elected

Geoff Dobson

Nil

1665

Unsuccessful

Tim Murphy

Nil

1222

Unsuccessful

Louise Johnston

Nil

791

Elected

John McLean

Nil

300

Unsuccessful

Budget consultation starts soon Auckland Council ratepayers will have the opportunity during February and March to comment on Mayor Phil Goff ’s first Budget.

The plan proposes restricting the annual average rate rise to 2.5 per cent, as well as the introduction of a visitor levy, a targeted rate for new large-scale developments and a regional fuel tax.

Mayor Goff says ratepayers cannot be expected to continue to shoulder the responsibility for the growth of the city on their own.

“This proposal shares that responsibility more fairly across all of those who benefit from living and doing business in our city,” he says.

On the visitors’ levy, which is set to raise $30 million, Mr Goff says accommodation providers and other businesses benefit most directly

from the funding Council puts into attracting visitors to the city and supporting major events.

“That is why I am proposing a new visitor levy to be collected by hotels, motels and B&Bs to replace ratepayer spending by ATEED in this area.

Council is seeking Government support to implement a regional fuel tax to help close the $400 million gap in transport infrastructure funding identified under the Auckland Transport Alignment Project.

The proposal also implements the Mayor’s commitment to a Living Wage for Council employees and contributes an additional $500,000 to coordinating work to support homeless Aucklanders.

Council’s annual budget, which forms part of the Annual Plan, is due to be adopted on June 19.

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Viewpoint Colin Smith, Rodney Local Board

First eight weeks After being on ratepayer associations and other organisations dealing with councils, it is very different having to understand how the system works. After eight weeks I have found that all the operations budget for 2016/17 is already committed. This does not mean that things can’t be changed as long as they come within the budgeted constraints up to the end of the financial year in June.

When the Council resumes in the New Year to set up the Annual Plan, this is the time to make submissions to Council for projects to be done in 2017/18.

The Council representative that you voted for has 24 months to try to meet your expectations and stay within the Council budget set until 2019/20 We know Wellsford has not been serviced well in the last six years, the Council knows this has to change and I intend to do my best to make this known loud and clear. What I have been doing: Araparera Joint Venture – I am collecting more information that the northern ward ratepayers were not previously given. Hopefully, this will give us a way forward to closing this sorry mess.

Roading – I am working with Auckland Council to find solutions to the frustrations the Council and the ratepayers are having with unsealed roads. It will take time. The Council is working hard to find solutions and, with my background in contracting, I think this is now achievable.

Stormwater – I have found that rural areas do not have stormwater and yet we have been paying for this service for years; with no drainage our infrastructure will fail.

Greenways – The Greenways project for Wellsford has been approved. Wendy Crow-Jones and the Wellsford Sports Collective are the drivers behind this project. This project is Super City wide and gaining huge momentum with trust grants pouring into towns and surrounding areas that want to take ownership of their towns. This is the type of project that brings recognition to our town investing in footpaths, trees and other structures.

Watercare – I have started the process of looking into Wellsford water and waste water systems. Watercare has been informed and are looking into the problems we are facing. I will be pursuing this problem in the New Year. Our systems are way overdue for a major upgrade.

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Return of Catwalk Arts planned Would-be wearable artists are invited to start their sewing machines and load their glue guns in preparation for a revival of Catwalk Arts in October.

Mahurangi College and Warkworth Wellsford Hospice are teaming up to revive the popular wearable arts show, which was held from 2006 to 2011 to raise funds for the hospice’s community palliative care service.

The revamped event will retain much of the previous show format.

It will include special categories for individuals, families, and businesses and community groups; cash prizes for category winners and a supreme winner; and a Friday night gala opening with wine and nibbles, followed by two shows on the Saturday.

Friends of Mahu chairwoman Lisa Bindon says the college group wanted to organise a wearable arts event and offered to work with the hospice to make the most of its previous experience in running Catwalk Arts.

The two organisations will share the

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proceeds of the new event, which will take place at the Mahurangi College Hall on October 13 and 14.

Anyone wanting to register their interest, either as a sponsor or a competitor, should contact Warkworth Wellsford Hospice fundraising coordinator Lesley Ingham on 425 9535, or email lesley. ingham@hospicehouse.org.nz, by end of March. Search ‘Catwalk Arts 2017’ on Facebook for updates.

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Court orders Warkworth agent to repay $1.4 million Warkworth real estate agent Duncan Napier has failed in his bid to overturn a High Court decision ordering him to repay more than $1.4 million to a former employer.

The Court of Appeal in Wellington dismissed the appeal on December 15. The court found that Mr Napier’s attempts to justify the very large amounts of money he took beyond his salary and permissible expenses “lacked veracity and did not withstand scrutiny”.

However, Mr Napier has applied for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court, as he maintains everything he did was “appropriate and right”.

The civil action between Mr and Mrs Napier and two directors of their former employer, Torbay Rest Home, was heard in the High Court in June and July 2015.

Mr Napier was accused of embezzling $2.235 million between 2005 and 2012 while working as administrations manager at the rest home.

Michael Single and Mark Kayes, who are directors of Torbay Holdings, Torbay Rest Home and Sandspit Bay Holdings, brought the case.

Mr Napier represented himself at the original hearing and claimed the funds were legitimate repayments for business expenses and benefits, which he was contractually entitled to. However, he was unable to provide receipts to match the majority of the withdrawals he had made from the company’s account.

In his decision on October 9, 2015, Judge Mark Woolford said it had been difficult to determine the exact sum misappropriated due to poor bookkeeping, but he found only about 30 per cent of the funds were legitimate.

At the end of the three-week hearing, he found Mr Napier liable for the sum of $1,419,351, Mrs Napier liable for $720,310 and the Napier Family Trust liable for a further $308,080.

The total amounts of the collective judgements came to $2,235,396, but the net amount recoverable by the Torbay companies was $1,458,288,

with other consequential orders..

Justice Woolford said Mr Napier wrote out 522 cash cheques totalling $509,341 between 2005 and 2012, “which are now impossible to trace or reconcile”.

“The rest home is not, however, a cash business. I find Mr Napier’s evidence and explanations for the large number of cash cheques to be unconvincing and contrived. This reflects on his general credibility.”

At least $233,000 was spent on buying a property in Whangaripo Valley and building a house on the land. This included $101,400 paid directly to suppliers building the house and $131,600 to service loans for the property. As a result, $233,000 of the Whangaripo property was put into a constructive trust for Torbay Holdings and Torbay Rest Home.

Mr Napier was also found liable for breaches of director’s duties and associated fiduciary duties.

While the Napiers did not dispute the figures involved, the fundamental issue was whether the payments were legitimate or not.

Mr Napier claimed he was entitled to five per cent from the sale of rest home units, but no evidence of such an agreement was produced and Justice Woolford said the proceeds from unit sales still did not explain the variations in the couples’ salaries.

Mrs Napier was a founding director of the companies, from 2001 to 2012, while Mr Napier was not appointed a director due to a previous personal debt.

The issues came to a head in 2011 after the Inland Revenue Department

was unpaid nearly $200,000 and an investigation into the management of the business started in 2012.

According to the evidence, Mr Napier left his employment within a month and then claimed he was unfairly dismissed.

Along with legal costs, the case could leave the couple with a debt of well over $2 million.

Mr Napier has been involved in some major real estate deals since moving to Warkworth in 2013. He sold the Hub in Mangawhai, the Saw Mill in Kaiwaka and Ascension Wine Estate.

He served on the board of Matakana School, was the treasurer of the Omaha Beach Surf Life Saving Club and Mahurangi College Rugby Club, and was on the committee of the Warkworth A&P Society.

Motorway consortium holds meet and greet Two viaducts on the new 18.5km, four-lane motorway between Johnstone’s Hill and Warkworth have been removed to make the road more visually attractive, according to the construction consortium NX2.

At an open day in Warkworth last month, NX2 representatives said the design of the road was not yet “set in stone”, although changes in the alignment at this stage would be minimal.

A spokesperson said fewer large, high structures would be less intrusive in the landscape and for that reason, viaducts at Perry Road and Schedewy Hill had been removed and replaced with embankments.

Under the current plan, Wyllie Road will be turned into a cul-de-sac where it intersects the motorway, rather than being run under the motorway, which was the original plan.

Geotechnical investigations will continue in the early part of this year to finalise the detailed design.

Current work includes soil sampling to determine the best type of

NX2 chief executive Ray Wilson was on hand to answer questions at the Warkworth information morning.

foundations, clearing access roads for heavy vehicles and machinery, creating a site compound and office at 40 Wyllie Road, installing culverts, forestry works and the development of access tracks. Most of this will be happen in the northern sector, west of Warkworth.

Ecological teams will also be assessing the habitats of native wildlife and plants. Ecologists will relocate lizards, snails, flora and other fauna to safe

and appropriate new homes before construction starts.

The project was granted Overseas Investment consent in October to acquire a leasehold over 1700 hectares, worth more than $100 million. Once completed, the consortium will manage and maintain the road for 25 years.

Major earthworks are set to start in October and the road is due to open by late 2021.

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A J Pearce has circumnavigated the globe twice, fought a tiger shark in the Cook Islands, helped recover treasure from sunken war ships, set underwater explosives while diving with two fire extinguishers for air tanks, adopted a daughter from an orphanage in Venezuela, and has jammed with Paul Simon. He has also written five novels, three plays and two musicals, even though he suffers from severe dyslexia.

And now despite living an incredibly macho life for 60 years, A J has decided to live out his days as a woman and is gender transitioning.

Joanna tells Mahurangi Matters reporter Rod Cheeseman her, and A J’s, remarkable stories ...

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have always believed that you can’t score a goal if you don’t kick the football and my life has been filled with adventure because of that mantra. I was born in North London a bloody long time ago – 1947, on the wrong side of the tracks. My earliest memories are of steam locomotives puffing passed my bedroom window and London

still heavily damaged from the wartime blitz. My Mum came from a long line of landed gentry, but her grandfather ran off with a farm girl and was disinherited.

Mum performed on the stage and played theatres like Drury Lane in London’s famed West End. Luckily, I inherited some of her artistic talent. She suffered from depression and sadly, this led to her death in 1970. My Dad enlisted at the start of World War II as a private. He was shot while riding a motorcycle and crashed. The bike chain almost severed his leg and he never walked properly again. He was invalided out having attained the rank of Regimental Sergeant Major. He must’ve been a strong man to achieve that rank, but I never knew that side of him. The injury finally claimed his life in 1972 – his weak leg slipped off the clutch at a busy intersection and the car lurched forward into the speeding traffic. He was killed along with two of my aunts. Losing three family members at the same time was terrible. y Mum sent me to a private Catholic school across the tracks, which she could barely afford. Before the year was out, the nuns told her I would burn in the fires of hell. I was six years old. I know now that I have dyslexia, but at the time they thought I was stupid and ‘bone idle’ – that’s the complete opposite of what I am. I was severely bullied when I moved to the local state school. I wasn’t gay, in fact, I’ve never had a homosexual experience, but I was tall with long hair and didn’t fit in. One day I’d had enough and fought back. I remember the

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headmaster watching me punching the bully from his office window. He gave me a wry smile when he came and broke up the fight. Since then I have always faced up to bullies. ’ve always loved boats and the sea; my grandfather was a mariner who died when his ship was sunk during the World War I at the Battle of Jutland. I have written a series of historical novels about my piratical ancestors. They plundered booty off the Cornish coast during the 1700s. The first, called Pearce’s Ocean, was published in 2003. My dyslexia makes my writing practically indecipherable, but computers opened up a whole new creative world for me. At 18, I went with a friend to the Scilly Isles on a diving holiday. Diving wasn’t the recreational sport it is today. My dive tanks were two fire extinguishers left over from the war and I didn’t have an air gauge. When it became difficult to breathe, we kicked like mad for the surface, managing a few more puffs as the air in the tanks expanded. The next year we returned and got stuck into the salvage diving business. There are over 400 charted wrecks off the Scilly Isles. We started diving for scrap metal between 30 and 50 metres down. I learned about using underwater explosives from Doug, a WWII veteran and explosives expert.

We placed submarine gelignite under the huge engine of a sunken steam ship.

The powerful force lifted the engine and completely rolled it over. We then salvaged the valuable condenser it had been resting on. It was 1967 and the warship HMS Association, which sank in 1707 with the loss of all 800 crew, had been located and was being salvaged.

Four other ships went down with her that night with the loss of 1550 men. It is still the Royal Navy’s worst peacetime disaster.

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I could sing and play the guitar, and we would lie on the beach long into the night and do what young girls and boys do. The girls loved my guitar playing. I picked it up when I was 14 and found it easy to play. Folk legend John Renbourn gave me lessons on finger-style. We used to play at Les Cousins – the top club in London. It was under the legendary jazz club Ronnie Scott’s and I ended up jamming with Paul Simon. John also taught Paul finger-style and our playing style is very similar. When John was at the height of his powers in 1965 he had a minor car accident on his way to a gig.

I stood in for him that night and played to over 400 people at the club. I loved it, but stage fright meant I needed a few drinks before going on, so I didn’t pursue that career. met my future wife in Germany in 1969. She is a person of supreme courage, but I won’t mention her name to spare her blushes. I was running a sales team selling encyclopaedias to US servicemen and was earning up to a $1000 a week. At that time, $50 a week would have been a good wage.

My future wife was from New Zealand and wanted to travel. My proposal to her was, ‘You want to travel and I want to sail. Let’s get married and sail back to New Zealand’. She said ‘yes’, which turned out to be a fateful decision, because the brave girl was to sail across the Pacific while pregnant. We bought our first boat Spray – a 62-year-old, 40-foot (12m) yacht – in Penarth on the Severn estuary in Wales. Spray is now 106 years old and resides in the Bay of

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Islands. The River Severn has a 12-metre rise and fall of tide – it was a hell of a place to learn to sail. I had no official sailing qualifications because I can’t learn from books, but I had sea-sense. In those days there wasn’t GPS. I learned celestial navigation from a piece of cardboard with four diagrams drawn on it. One of the most satisfying achievements of my life was, after 28 days at sea, watching the majestic Caribbean island of Saba rise on the horizon exactly where I reckoned it would. We set sail in the spring of 1972, there are hundreds of memorable moments on that trip, but a couple stick in my mind. We were in the doldrums off Colombia and my wife was on watch. She nervously called my name. The biggest dorsal fin I had ever seen was cruising alongside the boat.

It belonged to a 40-foot (12m) orca. I know that because it was the same size as the boat! At that time, whaling was still operating and a couple of boats had been sunk by angry orca. We barely breathed, but the old guy left us in peace. fter arriving in NZ, we built a house in Greenhithe and I worked as a sales manager for a safety equipment company. Even before we had kids we agreed it was better to show them the world, rather than have them learn about it through television. Over the next 10 years I honed my skills and built Freebooter, a 60-foot (18m) kauri ketch.

Freebooter is another term for a pirate; it was a nod to my ancestors. We started our circumnavigation of the world in 1984 with our two sons, Alden, 7, and Courtney, 10. We were away for five years and the whole trip was funded by money I earned building and repairing boats in various ports. The boys did correspondence classes and went to schools all over the world. They learned in grass huts on the islands off Papua New Guinea and spoke fluent Spanish after a year of school in Spain. We had always wanted a daughter and decided to adopt. We sailed to Venezuela and started the year-long process of adoption. The mother superior at the orphanage was impressed by our boys’ Spanish and never once spoke to us in English. Eventually we had a three-month trial period with 10-year-old Yusmari. We then went to the Venezuelan court and the judge asked Yusmari if she wanted to live with us.

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She said she would love to, and that is why the adoption has been so successful.

We then set sail and continued on our adventure. I believe my children have had the best education on earth. There were some scary moments, like the time they returned with a two-metre long barracuda! And when I had a run in with a four-metre-long tiger shark while spear fishing. I had cramp and it was circling me before going in for the kill, I screamed into my snorkel and headed straight for it – always stand up to bullies. It saved my life that day. My kids had an amazing childhood and they have all grown to be wonderful adults. Alden is now a charter captain, Courtney is a successful businessman, and my daughter has made me a very proud grandparent.

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e returned to reality and Greenhithe in 1989. When my wife and I were in an adventurous environment we were a dynamite team – we were not so good in the daily humdrum of regular life. We separated in 1992 and it still saddens me that it didn’t work out. Ten years ago, I bought a timber house in Sandspit and set about completely renovating it. I continued with my writing and I also started to feel more comfortable living my life as a woman. Technically, I am transitioning and I take female hormones. In 2013 I started work on writing my transgender musical, People Like Us. I wrote all the 18 original songs and the musical ran at the Pumphouse Theatre in Takapuna earlier this year. We now have one of the best musical and opera directors in the country – Jonathan Alver – involved. I’m optimistic that the musical will play in Auckland City soon. ailing the world is easy, transitioning is very difficult, my family do not want Tony to die so I have to have some duality in my life. I wear a wedding ring, which symbolises the marriage of Tony and Joanna. Coming out is hard, but it is liberating and another adventure is unfolding.

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Gala Berry owner Grant Ashby is confident there will be plenty of strawberries to pick this weekend.

Berry fun time The MataCARnival will give visitors a chance to look under the bonnet of some of the region’s most impressive cars like this 1966 Chevrolet Impala SS, owned by Paul Cook, of Matakana. Paul, behind the wheel, is pictured with Plume Restaurant front of house manager Sebastian Milles (left) and head chef Atesh Ram.

Carpark inspires razzle dazzle fundraiser Feathers, fast cars and fantastic food are on the programme of a major fundraising community event in Matakana in March.

The Matakana Community Group is organising MataCARnival to raise money for a much-needed carpark in the village. Matakana Primary School and Auckland Council, as well as the landowner who will be leasing land alongside the school for the project, are supporting the three-day event.

Several of the organisers, including Barbara Souter, Trish Allen and Gay Smith, were involved in a similar community event 10 years ago called Kingdom for a Day, which raised money for the iconic Matakana toilets.

“Of course we want to raise as much as we can for the carpark, which we

understand will cost somewhere around $250,000,” Barbara says. “But it’s not just about the money. We also want to give the community an event they can enjoy and be proud of.”

The carnival launch will be a Grand Gala Dinner at Plume Restaurant on Friday evening. Plume is the major sponsor and it will launch the all new Runner Duck methode traditionelle sparkling wine ‘Joy’ on the night.

Barbara says Plume owners Clyde and Farida Cooper have been developing Joy over several years.

“We feel very privileged that the carnival guests will be the first to taste it.”

The evening programme will include Brazilian divas and a live auction.

The Saturday programme will be based

in the village with free entertainment and a number of special events.

The Grand Finale, at the Matakana Country Park on Sunday, will feature a display of muscle, American and vintage cars, motorbikes and trucks, and racing cars, including a classic McLaren Can-Am. Carnival Queen Gay Smith will lead a Grand Parade of Brazilian dancers and drummers, Matakana School children performing in costume, a Caribbean string band, Samba dancers and lots more. There will be plenty entertainment throughout the day, as well as food stalls, rides and activities for children.

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Families have one more chance to pick their own strawberries at Omaha, and it will be a sweet weekend for Warkworth Wellsford Hospice.

Strawberry fields at Jones Road, Omaha, will be open to PYO for the last time this summer on January 21 and 22. Gala Berry owners Grant and Lynda Ashby have been offering pick-your-own strawberries to holidaymakers at Omaha for several weeks, and will donate all takings from this final weekend to hospice.

Strawberries will be sold for $7 a kilo, with eftpos on site. Visitors will also be able to buy small punnets of fresh fruit ice cream to accompany their freshly-picked fruit.

The two-day PYO event will be open from 9am to 3pm each day. Visitors are asked to follow the signs from Omaha Flats Road and to park on the grass verge on Jones Road. Pickers can bring their own containers or borrow a bucket lined with a plastic bag. Small plastic containers will also be supplied.

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The couple met in Bangkok, Thailand, in 2007 and have been working towards having their own salon since their return to Auckland in 2009.

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Paul grew up in Campbells Bay on Auckland’s North Shore. His grandfather owned a 10-acre poultry farm, which has long since been swallowed up by increasing development.

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Inkwise national sales manager Karl Stanbra shows son Lachlan the new-look Mahurangi Matters.

Nicolle Aston and her painting ‘Nana’s Buttons’.

What’s behind the paper? Artists buttonholed for hospice A number of readers have enquired about the new Mahurangi Matters paper stock, concerned that it is less environmentally friendly than the previous paper. We have taken these concerns to our new printers – Inkwise, an independent commercial printer based in Christchurch – and this is what we’ve learned …

The paper is sourced from plantationgrown and sustainably-managed forests in Tasmania, and manufactured at the Norkse Skog-owned Boyer Mill in southern Tasmania. As well as virgin pulp, recoverable paper is also an important fibre source in the paper-making process at the mill.

The gloss finish is created by adding a clay, made from crushed marble, to the pulp.

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and then processed to make all the normal colours used in the paper, while the black is made from carbon.

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In terms of use in the garden, gloss is more resistant to moisture but there is nothing to prevent householders from composting it; it will just take a little longer to break down. There is also nothing to prevent the paper being used in worm farms.

Both the paper mill and the printer say they participate in paper recycling, chemical distillation, energy efficiency and plate recycling practises.

Ordinary objects like buttons can evoke strong emotions when depicted by an artist as talented as Nicolle Aston.

The Matakana artist will exhibit two paintings from her ‘Vintage Button’ series when she takes part in mARTakana for the first time this month. The annual exhibition and sale will be held at the Matakana School Hall this weekend, January 20 to 22, to raise funds for Warkworth Wellsford Hospice’s new day-stay facility, Tui House, which is under construction in Glenmore Drive, Warkworth.

“The Vintage Button collection came about when I found a jar filled with colourful old buttons in my mother’s sewing room. I recognised many from the garments my grandmother had worn,” Nicolle says.

“Buttons seem to live on through the generations. Some are miniature works of art and people have a fondness

for them. As kids, buttons were a commodity in the games we played.”

In addition to Nicolle’s colourful, highly detailed paintings, mARTakana will feature a wide variety of works by more than 50 other artists from the Rodney area and further afield. Prices range from less than $100 to $3000.

The exhibition opens at midday on Friday January 20, followed by a wine and nibbles opening from 6pm. Entry to the opening is by donation.

During the weekend, the show will be open from 9am to 5pm on Saturday and 9am to 4pm on Sunday, with free entry. Mike Pero Real Estate is once again providing major sponsorship for the event, which last year raised almost $25,000 for hospice.

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Northland Waste manager frustrated by Council Auckland Council will start to determine the future of the waste transfer station at Lawrie Road, between Warkworth and Snells Beach, this month, but current operator Northland Waste has threatened to pull out of the procurement process.

Northland Waste has run the transfer station on the Council-owned landfill site for almost 20 years.

Managing director Ray Lambert says the facility needs a major upgrade due to increased population growth, but Council has continually rebuffed him.

“We offered to provide full funding for the whole facility,” Mr Lambert says.

“We need a new building and covered drop off area in order to recycle more waste efficiently. The building costs are about twice what they would be on a site that was not used previously as landfill because of the unstable ground.”

Council waste solutions general manager Ian Supple says they will not enter into negotiations with a single provider at this stage, but they will issue a community recycling centre tender document.

“We indicated to Northland Waste that we were looking at a range of options including a community recycling centre,” Mr Supple says.

“We anticipate a lot of interest in the site from community groups and commercial operators. We plan on getting good value for ratepayers as well.”

Northland Waste has offered to pay for an extensive upgrade of the Lawrie Road facility.

Community recycling initiatives at transfer stations are an integral part of Council’s waste management programme. Mr Supple says they work with community groups to help divert waste from landfill. He adds that some community partnerships are profitable, but Council does not receive any revenue from the Lawrie Road site.

Mr Lambert says Northland Waste would be happy to work with community initiatives if they were financially viable. He runs both the Wellsford and Lawrie Road transfer stations at no cost to Council and believes they would end up costing

ratepayers.

“I would challenge Council to open the books and show the revenue, excluding Government and Council subsidies. They may be able to make a profit on a major metropolitan facility processing 100,000 tonnes of refuse, but not managing 2000 to 3000 tonnes in Warkworth.”

A Northland Waste shareholder owns land adjacent to the Rodney Co-Op Lime Quarry on Sandspit Road. Mr Lambert says they would consider moving their operation there, though only after thorough consultation with the community.

He would also provide a 100-metre

green belt between the depot and the surrounding Future Urban zoned land.

Mr Lambert says he is disappointed

by Council’s lack of communication, particularly the statement by Mr Supple saying he was not aware of any discussions between Council and Northland Waste as reported in the Mahurangi Matters on December 14.

“We do the best we can for the community, but if Council is creating an uncompetitive environment, then we may not participate in the procurement process. If we are not part of this process, I believe there will be a cost to ratepayers.”

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She is the Warkworth Cub leader and does a tireless voluntary job ensuring that the cubs experience all the things that Cubs has to offer and does an outstanding job in doing so. She does an amazing job supporting the kids in our community and certainly making a difference.

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There is no quicker way to make a buyer jittery than to show them a home with cracked windows; sticky doors; broken downpipes; blocked gutters; power points not working; peeling paint; mouldy ceilings, leaking taps, loose or rotten weatherboards, floorboards, handrails, deck timbers and so on. If the owner hasn’t bothered fixing the obvious problems, what are the chances of the owner having fixed any more serious, less obvious problems?

It’s so important to get on top of these little things, because once a prospective buyer sees one problem, they will start looking for others. Minor defects can also get in the way of the negotiation process later and potentially cost you more than fixing it would have, as buyers’ factor in a premium for the inconvenience and include a safety margin in case the repairs cost more than they expected.

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Five community groups will share just under $7000 in Round Two of the Rodney Local Board’s Quick Response grants.

The Board has now spent nearly half of the $270,000 it has budgeted for Architecture and design for the places we Live, Work, Learn & Play. community grants this financial year.

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Unsuccessful applications were: • North Rodney Blue Light Ventures requested $1740 towards camp fees for the Blue Light Life Skills camp this year. The application was declined on the basis that the project was not youth-led.

• Action Education requested $2000 to fund 10 Spoken Word Poetry Workshops in Rodney schools this year. The application was declined because it was not youth-led.

• Youthline requested $2000 towards a Rodney youth worker salary. The application was declined because the payment was for wages and salary.

• Christian Gamst requested $3150 towards improvements and maintenance on the rock climbing wall at Ti Point. The application was declined on the grounds that it was ineligible.

Additionally, Warkworth War on Weeds requested $2000 towards advertising, hire of a skip bin and disposal costs. The application was declined for Quick Response funding, but will receive $1967 from the Parks Volunteers budget.

Appeal pumps up heart research The Heart Foundation will be collecting donations next month to continue its fight against heart disease, New Zealand’s biggest killer.

More than 1000 volunteers will be hitting the streets nationwide to help raise funds during the month-long appeal.

The foundation’s medical director Associate Professor Gerry Devlin says more than 6000 people die from heart disease every year in New Zealand and that figure is looking to eclipse last year’s road toll by almost 20 times.

“There’s still a lot of work that needs

to be done in terms of bringing down such a high number of deaths each year,” he says.

Funds raised during the Heart Foundation’s annual appeal are used to support heart-related research and specialist training for cardiologists. It will also help fund activities devoted to helping support people with heart disease, plus educational programmes and campaigns that promote hearthealthy living.

There are currently 169,000 Kiwis living with heart disease and women are more than four times likely to die from a heart disease than breast cancer.

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On the sign outside the new retail centre south of Warkworth, right beneath the golden arches, are the words The Grange. To trace the origin of this name in Warkworth one needs to go back in time and space: in time to 1853 and in space, five kilometres down the Mahurangi River. At this time three Scottish brothers, all sea captains, settled on the true-left bank of the Mahurangi, on land that was subsequently owned by the Hamilton family and is now at the end of Hamilton Road.

Captain Hugh Grange built a house called Harbour View and continued to sail the Pacific, mostly servicing mission stations. He once returned from Norfolk Island with seeds of Norfolk pines, and the tree he planted near his house still stands, reputed to have the largest girth of any of these pines in New Zealand or Norfolk Island. He died in 1891.

Brother John Grange commenced building a house closer to the river after a fire in his previous home. In 1893, before this house was completed, the land was sold to William Hamilton. Mrs. Grange requested that the house should be named The Grange and so it remains to this day.

When William Maxwell Hamilton, of the next generation of the Hamilton family, was shoulder-tapped to take up a career in science instead of farming, his sister Flora, and her husband Alex McNaught, took over the property. Flora, a florist, expanded the beautiful garden at The Grange until its district-wide reputation made it a favoured locality for garden parties. Flora’s son, David McNaught, inherited the green-fingers and floral skills of the family, and as a young man was a formidable contestant at the Warkworth Flower Show.

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Two classrooms at Leigh School have been demolished and are being replaced by two new buildings.

These will provide teaching spaces for Years Two to Six students. They will also include withdrawal rooms and a unisex toilet. The school roll at the start of Term One will be 50 students.

The biggest event on the Ahuroa School calendar this year will be the annual fair, feast and fireworks on March 18. Principal Michelle Nell says a particular focus for students this year will be learning through exploration of local environments. The school roll at the start of Term One will be around 80 students.

Otamatea High School Delwyn Lawrence will turn her focus to gardening, after leaving Mahurangi College following 28 years of teaching at the school.

this year to help develop a three to five year strategic plan.

The school roll at the start Term One will be 1356 students.

Matakana School Matakana School has waved goodbye to Year Two teacher Erris Scott, who taught for 28 years.

Two Year Three classes are being renovated ready for the school year.

The school roll at the start of term one will be 360 students.

Accounting and business studies teacher Eileen Parsons has retired from Otamatea High School after 42 years of teaching. During her career, Eileen taught under five school principals.

“Eileen epitomises the school’s motto, Loyalty and Truth, a real woman of integrity who has been incredibly loyal to the school for so many years,” principal Rachel Clothier-Simmonds says.

The school will finish their office upgrade before Term One begins and a re-paint of the whole school is underway.

The computer system will be moved to ‘the cloud’ this year and a 10-year property plan developed.

Otamatea is also looking to start a

Eileen Parsons says the highlight of her 42 years at Otamatea High School was getting students involved with projects like the 40 hour famine.

construction and whakairo (Maori wood carving) academy and will host the Nga Manu Korero Regional Speech Competition this year.

The school roll at the start of Term One will be around 400 students.

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After 27 years of teaching in the year seven faculty at Mahurangi College, Delwyn Lawrence retired at the end of 2016.

“She always ran an interesting classroom with lots of exciting activities and colourful wall displays, and will be greatly missed by our school community,” principal David Macleod says.

Mahurangi College will introduce dance as a subject for year nine and 10 students this year, bringing Emily Woodfield from Takapuna Grammar as the teacher.

“It will be an optional subject for the middle school and we hope to integrate it into the senior school at some stage.”

Emily will also help manage the schools Performing Arts Academy alongside drama teacher Jonathan Dutton.

The college will finish renovations to its media department at the end of this month, and Mr Macleod hopes to have Ministry approval for a fitness centre extension to the gym soon.

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Pakiri School After two years of service principal Josie Hagger will leave her position to be replaced by former Tapora School principal Ingrid Stewart. “What I have loved is the way in which our children here embrace learning with such a positive attitude,” Josie says. “I will miss the physical environment too, both beautiful and peaceful.” During the year the school farewelled Erena Atkins, an administrator of 28 years.

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The school roll at the start of Term One will be nine students.

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Tauhoa School is looking forward to the construction of a new multipurpose space starting at the end of this month, which should be finished around mid-May. An old classroom will be demolished to make way for the new structure, which will include a library and kitchen. The total cost of the project is $370,000. The school roll will be around 40 at the start of Term One.

Kaiwaka School will welcome a new fulltime teacher this year to cope with a growing school roll. This will mean principal Rosie Ellis will no longer have to teach part-time. One of the school’s biggest achievements last year was winning, for the first time ever, the Bream Bay Interschool Athletics Competition. The school roll at the start of Term One will be 101 students.

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Horizon School has a new deputy principal this year, Sam Burrows.

Males now make up half the teaching staff at the school. Upcoming events are a camp in February, a soapbox derby in March and Grandparents Day at the end of March. Work is continuing towards the construction of a new college. The school role at the start of Term One will be 80 students.

Four new classrooms and a toilet block at Tomarata School are expected to be finished in May. Two of the new rooms are replacements, while the remaining two are new to cater for roll growth, as predicted by a demographic report from the Ministry of Education. The school roll will be 163 at the start of Term One. continued page 25

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Teachers embrace professional development Warkworth As another school term beckons, one U3A celebrates teacher in Mahurangi has the task of teaching the teachers.

Lucie Cheeseman is a professional learning and development (PLD) facilitator. She is accredited by the Ministry of Education to make sure teachers stay on their A-game.

“Teaching is no different from other professions; we should all be lifelong learners in a rapidly changing world,” Lucie says.

Lucie is based at Omaha and specialises in maths. She has worked with teachers at Matakana, Warkworth, Kaipara Flats and Tauhoa schools. She says doctors may make difficult patients, but most teachers are open to being taught.

“For many teachers, maths is a difficult subject. By demonstrating some of the new techniques I am able to increase the teachers’ confidence and understanding. It’s a dedicated profession and teachers are open to learning new techniques that help increase student achievement.”

Lucie also runs parent evenings and says maths homework still frustrates many parents.

“The way parents were taught is very different from the way we teach now.

My husband was not taught maths particularly well. Even as an adult he had gaps in his multiplication, but some of his self-taught mental arithmetic techniques are widely encouraged today.”

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Lucie Cheeseman has worked in over 50 schools across Mahurangi and Auckland demonstrating best teaching practices to schoolteachers.

is out, along with teacher’s ‘chalk and talk’ methods. Modern learning environments, problem-solving and teamwork are very much in vogue.

“Learning by rote is appropriate for some students, but many have little conceptual understanding to support their recall of the times tables. This lack of understanding can then prevent students from being able to apply a strategy to help find answers.”

Education Minister Hekia Parata announced changes to the centrallyfunded PLD system in 2015. They are due to be phased in over the next two years.

“The link between effective PLD and improved students outcomes is wellestablished,” Ms Parata said.

“By helping schools to develop dynamic learning cultures that are inclusive of students, parents and whānau we will lift student achievement.”

One of the major changes is allowing schools to apply for funding by putting forward a specific case.

Principals are also able to choose their own accredited facilitator rather than being allocated one. Lucie says that’s a step in the right direction.

“We are preparing primary students for a world that doesn’t exist yet. Data suggests that our children will have had around five different careers by the time they are 38. Acknowledging that we need to teach them to take ownership of their learning and be resilient to change is paramount.”

The Warkworth University of the Third Age (U3A) celebrated 20 years of education for the over 55s in December.

The group, which was inaugurated on December 17, 1996, by Graham Ryburn, now has over 70 members.

Spokesperson Glyn Williams says there are 14 study groups on a wide range of subjects from Shakespeare to modern medicine.

“Warkworth U3A is popular because our members create the subjects they wish to study,” Glyn says.

“If you have an interest in any particular field you have the opportunity to start an interest group.”

The group’s most senior member, 93-year-old Mildred Hooper, attended the anniversary celebrations.

“Our older members are still incredibly sharp and independent. They are proof of just how important it is to keep the grey matter functioning and to continue the learning process.”

The Warkworth branch also encourages the social side of learning, and tends not to focus on stringent academic tasks.

Interest groups meet at their homes to go through the curriculum.

“When people retire they can very easily become isolated. U3A is about inclusion and sociability. It introduces and keeps people in touch with technology, as well as others in their community.”

Warkworth U3A welcomes new members. Contact Mary-Alice Ryburn on 425 0536 or u3a.co.nz

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Wellsford School Wellsford School will welcome new teacher Teck Wee this year, who is an extra member of staff partly funded by the Board of Trustees. He taught in central Auckland for a number of years before more recently teaching at Mangawhai Beach School. Wellsford School will start Term One with about 365 students, and expects to end the year with over 400.

Tapora School Year 7 and 8 students from Tapora School will join students from Stewart Island, Great Barrier Island, West Coast of the South Island and Taranaki, for a camp in Wellington in May. The school reached 10,000 Air New Zealand airpoints last year to help cover the cost of travel to the camp, and also won a Huawai media pad in the AIA Healthy Kids Challenge. The school roll will be 29 at the start of term one.

Snells Beach School Snells Beach School will start Term One with a roll of around 200 students.

Motorhome and Caravan repairs and maintenance Phone Graeme 422 9339 or 027 358 0167 Teck Wee (right) will make the move to Wellsford from Mangawhai Beach School this summer.

Kaipara Flats School Kaipara Flats School will have new astro turf put down by next month to replace the asphalt court.

The turf will cater for basketball, netball, tennis, handball and football.

The school roll at the start of Term One will be 79.

Living Way School Living Way School will celebrate its 25th anniversary in September this year. The school roll at the beginning of Term One will be 23 students.

Maungaturoto School Maungaturoto School will start Term One with a roll of 180 students.

Rodney College and Warkworth School principals were unavailable to supply information on the year ahead when approached for this story.

Warkworth Primary School welcomes everyone back to school for 2017 Term 1 commences at 9am on Tuesday, 7 February 2017.

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Scotsman with Parkinson’s disease mounts charity ride Scotsman Bernie Docherty is looking for a New Zealander to cycle 100 miles (161km), while he does the same distance in Britain, to raise funds for research into a cure for Parkinson’s disease.

Bernie lives in Derbyshire, England and visited New Zealand in 2002 to complete all the A.J Hackett bungy jumps. He says he felt an affinity with the culture and is looking for a Kiwi to help him raise money.

“I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s aged 50,” he says. “It made me reflect on my life and I decided on a fundraising ride to give something back before it’s too late.

“I really loved my time in New Zealand and thought that if I could find someone to do the same ride, on the same day in New Zealand, it would make this a global fundraiser.”

Bernie says he will ride 100 miles from his local pub in Derbyshire through four separate counties and back.

The ride will take place on June 25, exactly two years from the date he was diagnosed with the disease.

“I want to turn a bad day into a good day and that’s why the ride will take place on June 25. After my diagnosis, I went to my favourite tattooist and

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had Kia Kaha tattooed on my hand.

People ask me what it means – stay strong! It’s worked magic so far.”

Bernie, a proud Scot and life-long

Rangers Football Club fan, will be wearing bitter rivals Celtic’s kit for the ride. He says his opposite number on the other side of the world will also

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have to forgo the black jersey.

“Betraying my beloved football team by wearing the opposition’s kit is a huge deal and has upped the fundraising anti. I think Kiwis understand pride in the shirt. My wingman, or woman in New Zealand will have to wear an Aussie rugby jersey, or even worse, the dreaded English rose or springbok. It will take a truly courageous nutter to help me.”

Bernie chose Mahurangi to start his charity ride campaign after locals helped him out when his car broke down on State Highway 1, near Warkworth, 14 years ago.

“I love that part of New Zealand and the people were very kind to me. I hope I’m not asking for too much this time!”

Bernie has been training for the ride during the night and early hours of the morning. Chronic insomnia is a symptom of his condition and he finds cycling helps.

“Night riding kills time. I only sleep for three or four hours, sometimes I’m awake for two days straight. It’s cool though, because the trails I ride in the dark are eerily spooky.”

Bernie’s ‘Just Giving’ page has raised over ₤1000 for medical research charity Parkinson’s UK. “This is a joint venture and I’m sure Parkinson’s New Zealand would love to benefit from my Kiwi counterpart’s charity ride. I was planning on flying solo, but my friends Mark Olver and Mark Haynes have offered to ride with me. We are all pub regulars and darts players so lack of fitness has obviously not been an issue – yeah, right!”

Anyone brave enough to take up Bernie’s challenge can contact him via berniedocherty@googlemail.com or via Mahurangi Matters. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ Bernie-Docherty?utm_id=13

Red Cross raffle For further information talk to your LMC/Midwife or Warkworth Birth Centre

Phone 09 425 8201 56 View Road, Warkworth www.warkworthbirthcentre.co.nz

The Red Cross Christmas raffle raised $2000 on December 9.

Fundraiser Cunitia Wilkinson says the Warkworth Red Cross would like to thank all who supported them. The proceeds will go to the Red Cross November 2016 Earthquake Appeal.

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The Wellsford School kapa haka group doesn’t have enough uniforms and is having to restrict numbers.

Fundraiser for kapa haka kit Wellsford School children need to raise $6000 to provide new kapa haka uniforms.

Teacher Vivian Te Haara says they currently don’t have enough, and those they do have are old and worn.

“We have 140 children who want to take part, but I’m having to turn them away,” Ms Te Haara says.

Real estate agents at Mike Pero Wellsford have come to the school’s aid by organising a fundraiser, donating the $100 they raised with a bouncy castle at the Wellsford Country Show on November 19.

Fundraising initiatives will be outlined at the beginning of Term One to raise the remaining funds needed.

Rotary leadership opportunity Warkworth Rotary is calling for nominations for its Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. The awards offer a local young person, aged between 20 and 28 on July 1, the opportunity to attend a week-long live-in camp at Muriwai in April. The annual camp is designed to develop the participants’ leadership, team work and communication skills. The programme includes topics such as leadership in business, in the community and outdoors, and there will be trips to places of special interest. It is facilitated by professional trainers and is open to university students as well as young people in the workforce, and the club meets all costs. Applications close on January 31.

Phone/fax: 09 425 7002 Email: admin@mahurangivision.co.nz Visit: 23 Neville Street, Warkworth

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Lower back pain can be debilitating and hugely restrictive to peoples’ quality of life, but there is a lot that people can do to reduce pain and improve movement and function. The worst thing is to do nothing! Some lower back problems are quickly and easily fixed, others can take time and some may be permanent. But all can be helped to some degree.

Here are my top 10 tips: 1. Be aware. Observe what things irritate your back and learn to modify those things. If you struggle to make connections then keep an activity/ pain journal and add to it what activities that you have done and when you have pain.

2. Ice. Acute lower back injuries will respond to ice applications (10 minutes maximum, hourly).

3. Heat. Longer standing back pain will often be helped with heat application.

Moist heat is the best (i.e. soaking in a bath/spa etc).

4. Learn what muscles are involved with your back problem. There are always some muscles that will be contributing. These can be stretched/massaged/ heated and can have a huge benefit.

5. Core strengthening. Getting the muscles around your back working optimally is essential to good back health. You need to be taught this by a professional; strengthening the wrong muscles is futile. Pilates can be very useful for this.

6. Address foot biomechanics. Some back problems are a result of feet that are not functioning correctly. A thorough biomechanical assessment can identify any potential issues.

7. Keep moving. It was not long over 20 years ago that the advice for lower back pain was bed-rest. We now know that this is the worst thing. Keep moving frequently and gently but don’t overdo it! Again, observe if there is anything that irritates.

8. Learn how to lift properly. The human frame can lift huge loads, but we need to understand how to lift correctly. Of course some back issues need to avoid heavy lifting so check with a professional if this is appropriate and how to lift correctly.

9. Keep flexible. Keeping all the muscles above and below your back flexible can be just as important as the lower back muscles (e.g. hamstrings/quads/ glutes). Yoga can be great for this.

10. Regular care. Regular care is critical to prevent re-occurrences or to manage a long-term problem. I often joke with clients that they shouldn’t do anything to care for their back issues as it would be terrible for my business.

Hopefully, the message gets across that the more you do to care for your back, the less help you will need. Make a plan and stick with it; the results will be well worth it.

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Dog Grooming & Pet Reiki Matakana Get your Nespresso© compatible coffee capsules from a local Warkworth company. Delivered to your door from 45 cents per capsule!

We also have some great recycling options.

Caroline Bell

950 Matakana Valley Rd (09) 422 7817 or 021 270 8337 caroline@poshpuppies.co.nz www.poshpuppies.co.nz

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Warkworth Whiteware Ltd Servicing, Repairs & Maintenance

Servicing Puhoi to Mangawhai Heads for over 14 years www.warkworthwhiteware.co.nz/Log-a-Job Or 021 720 906 warkworthwhiteware.co.nz

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CARPENTER-JOINER • Terraces • Renovations • Alterations • Maintenance • IS New Housing • Small jobs a specialty UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

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Bevan Simpkin - Registered Electrician

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Fences - Gates - Screens - Pergola Phone Bob Moir 422 9550 or 0274 820 336 Email: hurstmere@ihug.co.nz

Fencing • Poolside & Glass Gates • Driveway & Pedestrian

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Also see Lance for your supply of Native and Landscaping plants

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FENCING | FLOORING | FURNITURE | GARAGE DOORS | GLAZIERS | HAIR/BEAUTY | HANDYMAN SERVICES | HEALTH & FITNESS | HEATPUMPS | HIRE | JOINERY | KITCHENS

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Timber Furniture Specialists with quality workmanship guaranteed Specialising in antique, new furniture & all other timber surfaces.

Furniture Restoration • Re-spraying • Special Finishing • Colour Matching Insurance quotes • Furniture repairs • Custom made – Recycled or new timber • Modifications • Upholstery

Phone Grant or Lesley 23b Foundry Rd, Silverdale | 09 426 2979 www.silverdalefurniturerestorations.co.nz 09 426 8412 | www.countrycharm.co.nz

Rodney Garage Doors

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C.I.D.E.S.C.O, C.I.B.T.A.C, dip Beauty Therapy, dip Electrolysis, dip Body Therapy, dip Nail Technician

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COMPOSITE JOINERY Ltd

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Spraypainters of quality kitchens Lacquers, enamels, urethanes, 2 pacs, clearcoats Resprays and Recolours

Composite Joinery Ltd 7 Glenmore Drive Warkworth 0941

Phone: 09 425 7510

We specialise in: • Vantage Aluminium Joinery • APL | Architectural Series • Metro Series

Fax: 09 422 2011

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GROUND CARE LTD

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Phone / Fax Gary 425 7669 Unit 21/30 Hudson Road, Warkworth

Don 425 8501 - 021 527 017

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Ph Jeff 021 368 552

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LANDSCAPING | LANDSCAPING SUPPLIES | MOVING/STORAGE | PAINTERS | PLASTERERS | PICTURE FRAMING | PLUMBING | PRINTING | PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

www.centrallandscapes.co.nz

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Phone 0274 889 216 | Ah 09 422 7495

Harley 021 0220 8727 or 09 423 9012 Your Painter/Decorator with over 30 years experience serving all surrounding areas.

PERFORMANCE PAINTERS

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COMPLETE CUSTOM FRAMING SERVICE David and Pat Little P. 09 425 8143 E. the_littles@xtra.co.nz 15 Coquette Street,Warkworth 0910

Curtis Eaves Craftsman / Certifying plumber Mobile Workshop

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House moves, call John on 021 284 3778 House sales, call Ian on 021 639 562 www.janrharkin.co.nz

We relocate houses, we buy houses, we sell houses.

Specialists in long-run roofing M:021 737 587 P:09 422 2131 Free Phone:0800 649 324

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SCENIC FLIGHTS 30 mins $69; 20 mins $59; Min. 3 passengers. Trial flights $90. Gift vouchers available.

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A reminder to the public that the JP Service Desks are available as follows: Warkworth – at the Council Offices Monday 10.00 – 2.00 If there is a long weekend, this is replaced by the following Tuesday from 10.00 to 12.00.

Snells Beach – at the Library Friday 10.00 – 12.00 Warkworth RSA Fridays 4.00 to 5.00 This is becoming an increasingly popular method of obtaining Justice of the Peace services, and no appointment is needed.

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We are looking for another aluminium joiner to join our business. Ideally we would like someone with experience or an Aluminium Joinery Certificate.

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A full field of some 170 participants, representing 24 clubs, played in the annual New World Food & Wine Mixed Open held at the Mangawhai Golf Club on January 7. As well as players from Northland to Otago, there were two international visitors – one from Australia and the other from the US. The weather stayed constant throughout the day and rounds were generally completed in around 4.5 hours – excellent times that showed that no-one lingered too long at any one food and drink stop, although the temptations were considerable.

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Warkworth Lions bag award The Warkworth Lions Club was awarded the John Frogley Best Environment Project Award for the Kowhai Park upgrade at the recent Lions Area 202K convention held in Whangarei. Project leader Les Buckton and his team from Lions, along with Forest & Bird, are upgrading the tracks in the park to make it a significant community asset.

Lions Area 202K includes 82 clubs from the Coromandel Peninsula to Cape Reinga, as well as Samoa, American Samoa, Fiji and Tonga. Warkworth president Peter Henderson says it was a notable achievement for the club and highlights the calibre of the Kowhai Park upgrade. John Frogley was a former District Governor and Warkworth Lions member. Pictured on the award-winning track are Les Buckton (left) and Roger Williams.

Dan’s Tips January 2017

The garden is in full swing, make sure you give it heaps of water and keep the pests away to maintain those bumper crops!

Managing your fast-growing Vegetable Garden • Grow the longest beans in town: Squirt warm water over the flowers on your beans.

• Powdery mildew patches: To avoid them, hose at ground level where the roots are, not over the foliage. If there are white patches forming on the leaves of susceptible plants such as zucchinis, cucumbers and hydrangeas, mix 1 cup of milk, 1 tsp baking soda into 1 litre of water and spray affected plants

Treasure hunt winners Although there were lots of entries, there could only be one winner in the One Warkworth Business Association Christmas Treasure Hunt. The first correct entry, with all 24 keywords correctly written alongside the business names, was Nathaniel Ward (pictured), of Kaipara Flats, who received $300 cash. Second prize of $150 went to Tor Kristensen, of Snells Beach, and third prize of $50 went to Jayden Pearce, of Puhoi. The winning tickets were drawn from the barrel by Association deputy chair Mark Macky who thanked the 24 businesses who

• Tomato ripening 101: If brown patches appear on tomatoes facing the sun, throw shade cloth over them before the sun hits, to prevent scorching.

Other Work • Caterpillars are out there munching: Is the foliage on your young kowhai disappearing? Are the cabbage tree leaves getting more holes in them every day? Lightly dust them with Nature’s Way Derris Dust, or spray them with Yates’ Success Naturalyte

Lawns supported the promotion, as well as all those who participated.

• Set the mower blade high: If you mow too low, the grass gets a ‘scalping’ and the weeds arrive!

Pave your way to a great outdoors At Central Landscape & Garden Supplies Warkworth, we have a wide range of pavers, pebbles, garden soils and mulches plus lots of friendly advice on how to build your dream outdoors!

On patrol in Pakiri Red Beach lifeguards are on patrol again in Pakiri. This is the eighth summer the club has been providing the voluntary patrol. The decision to patrol at Pakiri stemmed from the club’s fast-growing membership and the ability to provide highly-qualified lifeguards. Last summer, from December 19 to February 8, the volunteer lifeguards at Pakiri carried out a record 30 rescues and attended to 13 first aid cases during the 1440 hours they were on patrol. This summer’s surf patrols will continue through to Sunday February 12.

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Fire fighters urge caution during summer Wasting water costs money A restricted fire season came into force on December 1 and fire fighters across Mahurangi are still reeling from one of their busiest years.

Warkworth Volunteer Fire Brigade had over 270 callouts last year, a 15 per cent increase on the previous year. Deputy chief fire officer Shaun Pilgrim says population growth is a major factor.

“People are moving up from Auckland, predominantly for a nice, rural lifestyle, but they tend to need educating on the safety factors of lighting fires,” Mr Pilgrim says.

Restrictions in rural areas mean you need a permit to light any fire in the open air including open cooking, heating fires, braziers that do not contain all embers and sparks, hangi and umu fires, open top incinerators, controlled and prescribed burns, and bonfires.

Permits are free and online forms are available on the Auckland and Kaipara District Council websites. Allow at least five working days for a permit to be issued.

Urban area restrictions do allow small cooking or heating fires provided they are used in a safe and considerate manner.

Long dry periods with windy

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Warkworth deputy chief fire officer Shaun Pilgrim.

conditions lead to a prohibited fire season and a total fire ban.

On December 14, over 15 crews

attended a pine forest fire at Wright Road, Matakana, which was fanned by strong winds. Mr Pilgrim says people underestimate the potential for disaster caused by changing wind direction. The Wright Road blaze was too dangerous for fire crews to tackle and had to be controlled using water drops from helicopters.

“It’s a hazardous job tackling wildfires and they affect many people in our community. If you have any doubts please contact Council and a fire control officer will help.”

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It takes a considerable amount of energy to deliver and treat the water used every day. For example, letting a tap run for five minutes uses about as much energy as letting a 60-watt light bulb run for 14 hours.

Heating water for bathing, shaving, cooking and cleaning also requires a lot of energy. Homes with electric water heaters spend one-quarter of their electric bill just to heat water.

With climate change concerns, increasing droughts and high energy prices across the country, nearly everyone is looking for ways to conserve resources and cut costs.

Here’s a few tips to remember: • A tap that drips at 50ml per minute can waste 26,000 litres in a year – enough to fill a small swimming pool.

• Only three per cent of expensive treated water piped into our homes is actually used for drinking.

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Householders are being urged to keep an eye on their water supply and book a delivery well before they run out.

Summer drains tank supply Water trucks in the region are working seven days a week, but still can’t keep up with demand, according to local contractors.

The waiting list varies from company to company, but ranges from nine to 13 days.

Rhodes for Roads dispatch officer Chris South says it’s been one of the busiest years he can remember.

However, he believes householders are becoming more aware of the need to book early for a delivery and not wait until the tank is dry.

“We haven’t seen too many desperate cases this season,” he says. “I think people are getting the message that it’s better to book and cancel, than leave it to the last minute.”

Co-owner of Solway Artesian Water, Christine Walker, agrees.

“We don’t mind cancellations,” she

says. “We’re advising people to book when they only have about two weeks supply left and to conserve water as much as possible.”

“We took one call from one poor lady who was covered in soap because her water had run out in the middle of her shower. We try to bump up urgent cases, but otherwise people just have to be prepared to go on the waiting list.”

Holidaymakers at Omaha and Matakana were keeping the trucks particularly busy, but otherwise the demand was fairly consistent across the region.

“As well as the dry weather, just the growth in the area is having an impact,” Christine says. “We were busy throughout winter filling new tanks, so this will also be contributing to additional demand.”

Wastewater testing for drugs New drug testing of wastewater at Auckland’s Rosedale treatment plant is part of a trial that, if successful, could be rolled out across the region.

The testing is being undertaken by the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) and is aimed at giving Police a better picture of the prevalence of drug use in a community.

Assistant commissioner of crime prevention Bill Searle says that although the testing is not traceable to individuals, it will help measure the effectiveness of treatment and enforcement strategies.

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ESR will test for methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, alpha PVP and MDMA. Sampling will be conducted at treatment plants in Auckland and Christchurch for one week per month for the next year.

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The ablutions block opening ceremony with Port Quimi School headmaster Charlie Tari and Warkworth Rotarian Jon Nicholson.

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Peter Johns puts the finishing touches to flashing around the roof of one the two toilet blocks constructed by Warkworth Rotarians.

Warkworth Rotarians make their mark at Vanuatu school Warkworth Rotary Club members have supplied and installed water tanks, ablution blocks and toilets for a remote school on Epi Island in Vanuatu.

The project took on a greater sense of urgency after Cyclone Pam in March 2015, which left Port Quimi School’s 100 pupils with no sanitation.

Warkworth Rotarian Jon Nicholson says the project, which was completed at the end of October, was the culmination of months of hard work.

“The toilets were very run down, but after Cyclone Pam they were completely destroyed,” Jon says.

“The devastation was so severe the

children didn’t even have a bush to urinate behind and the school was in danger of closing down. In the end, the children were given a bucket and hid behind some bits of old roofing.”

The ablution blocks were designed and built at Mahurangi Sheet Metals and Engineering in Warkworth. Former owner Peter Johns had repaired school roofs in Vanuatu with Jon Nicholson two years ago, but the ablutions blocks were the pair’s biggest project to date.

“There’s no power on the island so I had to design the ablution and toilet blocks in kit set form,” Peter says.

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Jon and Peter constructed two shower blocks and two toilet blocks. The blocks are linked to the school dormitories with a new nine metre-long roofed area. It provides group shelter and additional water catchment.

“Originally we were going to use the school’s stand pipe water supply, but it was taken out by the cyclone,” Peter says.

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The Warkworth Rotary Club secured grants from the Rotary World Fund and the Harold Thomas Trust, worth about $73,000. More donations were received from Rotarians in Warkworth, Port Vila and Norfolk Island.

The school landscaped the area, decorated the ablutions blocks and held a blessing and opening ceremony.

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River pipeline idea dismissed Watercare has dismissed a suggestion that a new wastewater pipeline, part of a $135 million Warkworth wastewater upgrade, should run along the Mahurangi River.

Watercare is proposing to run the pipeline, connecting Warkworth to a new hi-tech plant in Snells Beach, along Sandspit Road.

However, the Mahurangi Action Group presented to the Rodney Local Board in December suggesting that the pipeline should follow an alternate route along the river.

Member Cimino Cole said it could be incorporated into a boardwalk, which would provide a six-kilometre long riverside pathway.

Watercare says the river route is more expensive and traverses sensitive areas.

“Geotechnical engineers have also identified a fault running through the river,” a spokesperson says. “It would prove extremely difficult to maintain a wastewater pipe in the area, long term.”

Watercare has lodged a resource consent to decommission the Warkworth wastewater plant and build a new plant in Snells Beach, which would treat sewage and then pump it to the existing ocean outfall at Martins Bay. Watercare expects consents to be granted early this year and construction would start soon afterwards, and would be completed over about five years.

The goal is to have the new system up and running by 2022, when up to 290-hectares of land will be live-zoned for development in Warkworth.

Watercare proposes to build the new plant at the existing Snells-Algies wastewater plant with sufficient capacity to service both townships, over the requested 35 year consent term and beyond, using technology to produce high-quality treated wastewater suitable for discharge to the Hauraki Gulf.

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Worm-resistant sheep under the hammer NAG process More than 30 buyers from throughout New Zealand attended an historic ram sale at the Kikitangeo farm, west of Wellsford, last month.

Eighty-eight per cent of the animals auctioned had never been drenched.

Property owner Gordon Levet said the sale was the culmination of 30 years of conscientious selective breeding.

“There have been a lot of red herrings spread amongst those who don’t believe that you can breed wormresistant sheep, but 30 breeders are now doing exactly that,” Mr Levet said.

“Claims that it would mean a loss of production are nonsense.”

A total of 120 selected Romney rams and 20 Suffolk, Southdown and SuffTex Rams were presented for sale.

The average price paid was $930, about $70 less than the previous year’s average. The top price was $3600.

“I was a little disappointed that not all the rams were sold but given the current negative climate in the sheep industry – with depressed lamb and wool prices – it was probably a very good result.”

Mr Levet says drenching is a costly business plus, when sheep are brought together, there is more likelihood of spreading pneumonia and other diseases.

“There are now some schools of thought in the scientific community that an enhanced immune system, that can control worm challenges, may also have a positive impact on other disease and parasite problems.”

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The Barber’s Pole worm is a bloodsucking worm. Each female lays around 10,000 eggs a day and each worm can suck a millilitre of blood a day. It only takes about 500 worms to kill an adult sheep or goat within about three weeks.

Northern sheep farmers face the biggest challenge in containing the worm because of the warmer

temperatures in the north.

“We’ve known for 30 years that we can breed worm resistant sheep that don’t need to be drenched. The average drench cycle is about 28 to 30 days and this doesn’t allow the sheep’s immune system time to develop. This has the effect of breeding worm-susceptible sheep and super worms. It is going down the wrong track completely.”

A summary of feedback on the Northern Action Group (NAG) proposal for a unitary council for North Rodney is expected to be released early this year.

The Local Government Commission is currently assessing the reorganisation of local government in Auckland, as a result of applications from NAG and Waiheke, and undertook a series of drop-in sessions, public meeting and stakeholder meetings, as well as an online survey, late last year.

The Commission says the next step is to determine what the “reasonably practical options” are, as defined by the Local Government Act – in summary, whether a new council would be efficient, sufficiently resourced to carry out its statutory duties, and comprise distinct communities of interest.

A financial analysis of the proposals will be undertaken over the next few months. That analysis, along with community feedback and communities of interest information, will allow the Commissioners to decide on practicable options.

Their decision is likely to be made in the second half of this year.

If the preferred option is not the status quo, the Commission will develop a draft proposal around the preferred option, at which stage public submissions and input will again be sought.

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Collective vision on Kaiwaka Traffic and pedestrian safety in Kaiwaka, as well as the general amenity of the town, have been addressed in a plan jointly produced by Kaipara District Council, the NZ Transport Agency and the Kaiwaka community.

The Township Improvement Plan details actions or projects to be carried out over the next four years, as well as aspirational or longer term ideas to achieve the overall vision for Kaiwaka as a safe, connected, green, vibrant and distinctive place.

The emphasis of the improvements has been on developing stronger environmental and design cues to help change driver behaviour, as well as improving Kaiwaka as a place where people will want to slow down and visit.

The NZTA Northland regional director Ernst Zollner says that improving safety is a top priority and the plans will help create a better balance between the people living in and visiting Kaiwaka, and the freight and commuter vehicles that travel on State Highway 1 through the community.

During the 2016/2017 financial year, the following actions will be completed: • Pedestrian median islands in key crossing locations • Welcome to Kaiwaka signage • Review of the speed limit in Kaiwaka • A number of footpath or pedestrian connections installed or improved • Street tree planting for visual amenity • Art installation • Engineering assessment of Oneriri Road intersection and KaiwakaMangawhai Road intersection, and future potential solutions investigated.

The full plan can be viewed on the Community Planning page of Kaipara District Council’s website and hard copies are available at the Kaiwaka Library.

The outcome of the recent NZ Transport Agency proposal to rationalise speeds through Kaiwaka to 60kph is still to be determined.

Barbecue winners A Whangarei couple, Reo and Peter Smith, were the lucky winners of a Weber barbecue, which was the top prize in the Warkworth Rotary raffle, run just before Christmas. More than 900 tickets were sold, raising about $2000. The money will be spent on people in need in the Mahurangi community.

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Federated Farmers slam unfair council rate bills Farmers are questioning the priorities and fiscal discipline of New Zealand’s councils as rate takes continue to outstrip cost indexes.

Analysis by Federated Farmers shows the consumers’ price index (CPI) went up 21 per cent between 2006-2016.

Local authorities have argued the Local Authority Cost Index prepared by consultants BERL is a fairer measure of cost pressures on local government, and that went up 33 per cent during the past decade.

Both measures are dwarfed by the average 77 per cent hike in rates by 13 city, 54 district and 11 regional councils. New Zealand’s population went up by about 12 per cent in the same period, with consequent growth in the rating base, but Local Government NZ had no figures on how much.

Federated Farmers local government spokesperson Katie Milne says the ongoing trend of rates to rapidly outpace inflation is greatly resented by farmers, for whom council bills can be a significant component of their farm costs.

The organisation put in an enormous amount of time and effort last year working to ensure that councils’ plans for waterways and other environmental issues are practical, fair and based on science and evidence.

“But that’s matched by our submissions and lobbying on council costs, and the tendency of some

councils to get carried away with growth plans and ‘extras’ with not enough recognition of the impact on the ordinary people and businesses footing the bill,” Katie says.

The level of concern in the rural sector about council costs and activities could well be the reason why rural and provincial voter turnouts in the October elections were significantly higher than in metro centres. Rural voting around New Zealand was an average of 49 per cent, while the metro average was 41 per cent.

While a number of councils have reined in spending, Katie says Federated Farmers wages an ongoing battle with councils in many districts about rates burden unfairness, such as when revaluations push up rural property values.

Land and improvement values can have little or no bearing on the property owners’ consumption of council services in relation to others.

Yet some councils are reluctant to use tools such as annual charges, differentials and rates remittances to smooth out big rises in the face of factors such as farm incomes taking a severe buffeting this year.

Other councils put up the rates to fund ‘growth initiatives’ and tourism but overlook the fact that farmer businesses are also significant employers and drivers of district wealth, and it may be just as pertinent to progress to keep their rates bills down, Katie says.

Easter Sunday trading Kaipara District residents are being asked whether Easter Sunday trading should be allowed across the whole district or just parts of the district. The consultation is part of a Kaipara District Council process to develop an Easter Trading policy. Council’s preferred option is to allow shops to open on Easter Sunday across the whole district. The consultation is being run early to give employers enough time to notify staff. Under the Shop Hours Amendment Act, retailers must give staff four to eight weeks’ notice if they want them to work on the religious holiday. The Act also says staff can refuse to work the holiday without risk of penalty. Submissions on the proposal close at 4.30pm on February 3. Info: kaipara.govt.nz

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Olympic shot putter Jacko Gill faced tough competition at the Waipu Highland Games on New Year’s Day. The Northpine Heavyweight Challenge attracted hundreds of spectators expecting to see an uneven balance of power but Jacko won the overall competition by only one point.

The competition is made up of eight gruelling disciplines including throwing the gaelic hammer, hefting weights on short chains, throwing rocks, hefting sheaves of wheat with a pitchfork over a bar, tossing the caber and the Farmers Walk.

It harks back to a time when Scottish kings and clan chiefs assessed the agility, cunning and physical strength of their soldiers.

Jacko competed for New Zealand at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro last year, and came second in his first Highland Heavyweight championship in Hororata last November.

The heavyweight challenge was just one of many competitions held at the annual Waipu Games, including piping, drumming and dancing.

Whangarei MP Shane Reti opened the games after Waipu men’s choir sang The Flower of Scotland.

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Painters chip in for surf club Omaha Surf Lifesaving Club members were given a Christmas gift when Brian Wade, from Performance Painters Warkworth, picked up the brushes and gave the club buildings a new coat of paint on December 15.

Brian had quoted around $7000 for the work, but when the club couldn’t afford it he got Guthrie Bowron in Warkworth to help with paint, and did the job anyway.

“I’ve been a member of the surf club for over 20 years and I love surfing.

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I am happy to support them, if they find the money to pay for the job great, if they don’t, well so be it.”

The Christmas-themed quilts were a big hit at the North Shore Hospital maternity unit.

Kaipara Flats Fayre funds restoration Quilters spread Christmas cheer

A plan to restore the facade of the Kaipara Flats Butchery is just over $2000 better off thanks to a Village Fayre late last year. Organisers say the fayre was well-supported and the money was raised through stall rentals, raffles, sale of tea and cakes, donations and a sausage sizzle. After the success of the fayre another is planned for November this year. The cheque was accepted by Sioux Anich, of the Butchery Restoration group. Pictured at the cheque handover are, from left, Evelyn Gauntlett, Sioux, and Rachel Cooney. Info: Kaipara Flats Community Facebook page.

Mothers and babies in the North Shore Hospital maternity unit were the recipients of a bundle of small Christmas-themed quilts donated by the Warkworth Quilters Club.

In October, the club was asked by a member of the nursing staff if it would make some quilts for their special care unit. The small quilts, some for cots and others for incubators, were used to also decorate the room for Christmas.

A hospital representative, Suzanne Butler, attended the November club meeting where the quilts were handed over, and talked about the care of mothers and babies at the unit.

A club spokesperson said members were especially pleased to make the quilts, particularly when they learned that they would be carefully stored and used again next Christmas.

The Warkworth club has donated many quilts to the community over the past 12 months. They have gone to new mothers and babies through the Rodney Women’s Centre, as well as the birthing units at Warkworth and Wellsford. They have also been delivered to hospice, and local nursing homes and care facilities.

“We have also given quilts to those folk we heard of who had suffered loss in various ways through illness, loss of a loved one or other misfortune,” member Glenys Wild says.

The Quilters Club will resume meetings on Tuesday February 21.

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Experienced jazz aficionados The Nairobi Trio will headline this year’s Music in the Gardens concert at Kawau Island on Saturday February 18.

Guitarist John Quigley says the band’s broad sound palette, which mixes jazz and acoustic folk, will be perfect for the event.

“We’re not a pure jazz act – we have a lot of songs in our repertoire and have recorded nine albums,” John says.

The trio has been together for over 28 years and has toured extensively throughout the country. For the last seven years, John has also been responsible for organising the Waiheke Jazz Festival.

“I understand what goes into organising a community event like this. We have similar values at the Waiheke festival as Music in the Gardens. You need to draw a crowd, suit all ages and have good production values. We like to think the Nairobi Trio ticks all those boxes.”

The trio has never played the event before, but John says they have played on the island several times in the past.

“We used to do a lot with Sir Peter Blake and the America’s Cup. There were many sailing regattas at Kawau and we would always play there.”

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Under 10’s have free entry and there will be an activity and play area.

Kawau Cruises ferry service has a limited number of discounted ferry fares available. Adults $40 return; children aged 5-17, $20.

The concert is held in the grounds of the historic Mansion House reserve.

There will be something for everyone at this year’s Mangawhai Walking Weekend.

Paddleboarding, kayaking, beach boot camp, hash run, and new blokes’ sheds have been added to the mix of 38 events, held from March 24 to 26.

The popular annual walking weekend showcases the best of Northland’s coast and bush. Events range from easy strolls, including wheelchair access, to challenging grades.

Ten walks are on private property opened especially for the walking weekend and walkers can go behind the scenes to talk to producers and landowners.

A new Waipu Coastal Trail begins at the Waipu Cove tidal stream, along the coast almost into Lang’s Beach. The walk includes private ‘riparian rights’ and public esplanade reserve. To avoid disturbing the natural landscape, the track is rough and narrow so best suited to the reasonably fit.

Other new events this year include a guided eco tour in the harbour on paddleboard by qualified SUP instructors, kayaking with surf guides, a grade 4 beach boot camp with running and yoga, and the Hash Run with the emphasis on fun rather than a test of athletic ability.

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Experienced jazz musicians the Nario Trio will on Kawau Island for this year’s Music in the Gardens on February 18. From left, John Quigley, Richard Adams and Peter Koopman

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Restarting January 16th 2017 Weekdays only 10am - 2pm & Weekends only for 10+ participants 2pm - 3pm Bookings essential Plume Café located in the heart of Matakana Village is a local favourite for great coffees, delectable pastries, artisan breads and superb food. The Café is now pleased to announce the introduction of High Tea, starting on November 9, 2016.

On offer is a delectable array of freshly baked sweet and savoury scones with whipped cream, jam and butter; a spread of sandwiches and sliders, and other delicious and dainty temptations such as cupcakes. All made in-house by Plumes dedicated bakers and chefs. Of course, the High Tea will be rounded off with a selection of the best teas.

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The Frank Burkitt Band will present a programme influenced by traditional Scottish folk music, bluegrass, blues and country when it performs at the Whangateau Hall on January 30.

Burkitt is well known for exploring his Scottish folk roots, as well as his entertaining storytelling, tightly arranged songs and harmonies.

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The Mahurangi Regatta attracts over 100 classic boats and more than 2000 visitors on Auckland Anniversary weekend.

Traditional boats prepare for regatta’s 40th anniversary The Mahurangi Regatta on Saturday January 28 will mark 40 years since its revival by community group Mahurangi Action.

The first recorded event was in 1858, but it lapsed during World War II. Mahurangi Action founding member Cimino Cole says when they rekindled the regatta in 1977 he had no idea that it would still be going strong 40 years later.

“Initially it was just going to be a one off, but it became obvious that it had to be an annual event because it brought people from both sides of the Mahurangi Harbour together as a community,” Cimino says.

Mahurangi Action chair and Rodney Local Board member Tessa Berger has fond memories of the regatta.

“It’s a must-attend summer event and I welcome a challenger to contest my long-held ‘backwards running’ race title,” Tessa says.

The day starts at Sullivans Bay at 11am with a range of family events, both on and off the water. New for this year will be a paddleboard relay race open

to novice adults and children.

Yacht races start at 1pm with over 100 classic wooden boats competing.

The 109-year-old, Warkworth-based scow Jane Gifford will again serve as flagship and race starting boat.

The course runs twice around Saddle Island and back up the harbour to Scotts Landing. The prize-giving and dance gets underway at 6pm with the 18-piece Prohibition Big Band belting out 1950’s style swing.

The free event is funded through a $4000 grant from Auckland Council’s Regional Events fund. Teak Construction has also signed up as the major sponsor.

Cimino says the event gets larger every year attracting over 2000 people.

“The original regatta committee lived through the Depression. We have stayed true to that good old-fashioned ideal; leave your wallet at home and bring a picnic because there’s nothing to spend money on. People find that very refreshing.”

Info: mahurangi.org.nz

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Bring a picnic and BYO refreshments Adults: $45 per person* Under 16: free A group of Mahurangi artists will celebrate their 10th annual exhibition at the end of this month. Jade River Artists – Jocelyn Adolph, Doris Riederer, Anna Sutherland and Vivienne Paterson – are presenting the exhibition Flora, Fauna, Feathers and Fins. “Our passion is capturing the essence of nature in a variety of media including ceramics, mixed media pieces and paintings,” Doris says.

“Native birds and coastal scenes, flowers, fish, shells, dinghy and more are handcrafted in clay. Some of the pottery pieces are combined with driftwood and old fence battens.” The free exhibition will be held in the Old Masonic Hall in Warkworth, from Friday to Sunday, January 27 to 29, 9am-5pm.

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Exhibition has local connections Former Mahurangi College art teacher Craig Tucker and wife Nicola are exhibiting a range of woodcut prints and sculptures at Leigh Sawmill Cafe until February 16. After leaving Mahurangi, Craig moved north to take up a position as head of the arts at Kaitaia College. The Leigh exhibition includes a series of NZ landscapes, as well as a second series called the ‘Like’ series, where Nicola has placed popular images beside the emoji like image. Craig, who was born in Warkworth, has done a series of sculptural woodcarvings, lighting some with high-powered LEDs. He recently successfully exhibited in the major Wild Flower Sculpture exhibition in the Hawkes Bay. “We are excited to be back showing our works in Warkworth,” he said.

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Budding photographer Tilly Christy has a keen eye for a good shot.

Anna Pallister hopes the new programmes will be a stepping stone to a career in dance.

Photographer nabs Australian nomination

Talbot Dance Academy student Anna Pallister, aged 13, of Warkworth, has been accepted for one of New Zealand’s elite dance programmes.

Next year, she will join the New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) Junior Associate Programme as well as becoming a level four scholar.

This will give her the opportunity to attend two days of classical ballet classes and pilate sessions, a term in Wellington as a scholar, as well as another full weekend of dance for the associate programme each term, with a mix of classical ballet and contemporary.

“Being involved with the NZSD extends my learning opportunities and hopefully, leads to the next step of becoming a fulltime student at the New Zealand School of Dance,” Anna says.

Anna says lessons will be with some of the best dance

Matakana School pupil Tilly Christy was the only New Zealander, and one of just six primary school age finalists, in the 2016 Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) photo competition.

The Australian-based awards were established in 1982 and are open to New Zealand students. Last year’s theme was ‘a sense of place’ so Tilly decided to take photos from her home in Matakana with her mum’s camera.

“I chose my photos to capture things that happen naturally and Matakana is a place where I feel safe and comfortable,” Tilly says. “I never thought I would make the finals, let alone be the only New Zealander.”

The 10-year-old didn’t win the competition, but has her sights set on the next best thing.

“I would really love a job at the Mahurangi Matters taking photos.”

Dancer steps onto national stage teachers in New Zealand who will help her create a strong foundation to develop from.

“The emphasis is on strong technique, simply done well, so that further down the track the more artistic and interpretive dance has a strong grounding.”

Anna was selected for the Junior Associate Programme through internal assessment by the NZSD as she is already part of the scholars programme.

She started ballet aged four years and hopes to become a professional dancer for The Royal New Zealand Ballet.

Last year she spent 13 hours a week in dance classes, with the addition of weekend lessons and competitions. She will be even busier this year with more ballet classes and the extra trips to Wellington.

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Little & Friday Every Meal

By Kim Evans and Sophie Beck

From small beginnings, just a tiny bakery open one day a week, Little & Friday has grown to four cafes offering breakfast and lunch dishes to complement a legendary array of savoury and sweet baked treats. In this muchanticipated follow-up to Treats from Little & Friday and Little & Friday Celebrations, owner Kim Evans and chef Sophie Beck share the recipes that attract queues of diners to Little & Friday’s Belmont, Ponsonby, Newmarket and central Auckland stores.

Recipes range from Honey Spice Pear Loaf, Breakfast Crumpets, Mushrooms with Spiced Chickpeas, Slow Cooked Lamb Shoulder, Charred Sweetcorn Salad, Fig Tart and Chocolate Ginger Mousse Cake. The Basics section provides readers with exactly that – Lemon Curd, Frangipani, Pastry, Onion Jam and all of those bits and pieces to liven up a meal. As the owner states in her introduction, “Little & Friday has grown but our principles are still the same. To make good homestyle food with produce from ethical sources, and ultimately to make our customers feel like they are entering our home for breakfast, lunch or dinner”. This cookbook will make your mouth water and freshen up your culinary repertoire in the New Year.

Hand-Coloured New Zealand: The photographs of Whites Aviation Every single photo coloured by hand? Using cotton wool? Yes, such was the era of hand-coloured photography – a painting and photograph in one – the way you got a high quality colour photo before colour photography became mainstream. Some of New Zealand’s best hand-coloured photos were produced

by Whites Aviation from 1945. For over 30 years, the glorious scenic vistas were a sensation, adorning offices and lounges around the land; patriotic statements within New Zealand’s emerging visual arts scene.

Now, despite massive changes in society and photography, the stunning scenes and subtle tones still enchant, as coveted collectibles, decorations on screen and as respected works of photographic art. Until now, this inspirational story hasn’t been told, nor the full stories of the company founder Leo White, the chief photographer and head of colouring Clyde Stewart, not to forget the ‘colouring girls’. With many photos provided from private collections, this utterly gorgeous book has been meticulously researched and will provide you with many hours of reading and viewing pleasure over the summer.

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The Stolen Island

By Scott Hamilton In 1863, a strange ship stopped at ‘Ata, a tiny island in the Tongan group, and sailed away with 144 men, women and children locked in its hold. Why they were taken and by whom is the subject of The Stolen Island, by Auckland-based author Dr Scott Hamilton.

At only 100 pages, there is little room to explore the Pacific slave trade, or blackbirding as it was known, in any depth. But the book puts a human face on what was a dark and cruel chapter of early European settlement in the Pacific and its legacy for the descendants of one small island.

Hamilton describes his own fascination with ‘Ata and seeks out descendants of the long lost ‘Atans. In the course of his enquiries, he speaks to the keepers of myth and oral tradition in Tonga, and weaves together an assemblage of anecdote, oral history, conflicting customary disposition, telling scraps of fact, genealogies and other relevant documentation.

While the Pacific slave trade, which supplied labour to Australia, New Zealand and South America, was relatively short-lived, it had a devastating impact on the Pacific communities it ravaged.

The Stolen Island is published by Bridget William Books as part of the BWB Texts series. It was commissioned as a short digital-first work.

Book giveaway Mahurangi Matters has two copies of The Stolen Island to give away. Write your name and number on the back of an envelope, post to The Stolen Island Competition, Mahurangi Matters PO Box 701 Warkworth or email editor@localmatters.co.nz with the subject line: The Stolen Island. Competition closes January 30th.

Writers’ workshop for locals Budding local authors will have the opportunity to join a workshop with Te Araibased author Jacquie McRae next month. Jacquie is running a writers workshop at a readers and writers festival later in the year, but is offering a free event for local writers in February. She says the aim is to encourage people to sit down and write. “There will be an emphasis on the short story but a lot of the components are transferrable no matter what you’re writing,” she says. “The workshop is to motivate but one of the most valuable tools as a writer is to connect with other writers.” To register for the workshop, go to jacquiemcrae.com

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New Year resolution Happy New Year! Now, how many of you made the “lose weight and get fit” resolution, again? If so, then you are probably not going to want to see the delightful brownie recipe below. Then again, how many of you will fulfil that resolution? Will the temptation of something like this brownie make you just give up and throw it all out the window?

It shouldn’t. Enjoying a decadent treat should not make you feel guilty or stop you from making an effort to eat and exercise well. You just need to remember that something as sweet and rich as this brownie is a treat – you only need to indulge on occasion.

As long as every day you eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, with quality wholegrains and fats, keep hydrated and include at least 30 minutes of exercise, you should fulfil the “lose weight and get fit” resolution (yes, there are always exceptions to the rules so for some, extra effort is required). Forget about quickfix diet hype and remember that we are in this for life so we might as well eat cake and enjoy it! Maybe that could be your new resolution – eat for life and enjoy it.

You may note that this recipe is gluten-free and that is because those of us who have to live that way like cake as well. Also, these days pretty much everyone knows someone who is gluten-free and this is so simple to make that you can easily treat your gluten-free friends too.

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Programme keeps youth in education Snells Beach based charity Springboard is starting the New Year with a new campaign to help more young people across Mahurangi.

Gary Diprose set up the charitable initiative in 2002 primarily to run programmes for at-risk youth. Gary says the organisation runs seven programmes including Futureworks, which is expanding to help parents and whanau who feel their children are losing focus at school.

“Originally, Futureworks was introduced to help young people transition smoothly into further education or employment,” Gary says.

“That is still a major focus, but Springboard also works with kids before they get into trouble or get kicked out of school. It’s about getting a positive result, not waiting for a negative one.”

Gary says the Futureworks team, which started in 2013, now works directly with children that are not considered to be at-risk.

“Springboard is all about building relationships with family, community, educators and local businesses. We have set a very high target of zero youth unemployment. We may not reach it, but continuing to strive for it is what matters.”

The Futureworks programme has two youth workers who liaise with local schools. Team leader Lydia Preston works with around 80 pupils at Rodney College and Mahurangi

‘Unbeelievable’ start for busy beekeeper club Polytechnic backs the programme, which issued nine Level Two vocational certificates and five Level Three certificates last year. The Level Two certificate is more specific to a particular field of work or study.

Hannah says it is a second chance for kids who have dropped out to get their lives back on track.

“The goal is to get Level Two, but a lot of my work is to build these kids’ selfesteem. When they realise they have huge potential, they focus on heading in the right direction.”

The Warkworth Beekeepers Club has got off to a great start with more than 100 members joining since last September.

At monthly workshops, members learn about hives and tips for seasonal beekeeping including preventing swarming and distinguishing pollen.

Apiary officer Wilf Berger has created a hands-on-learning club apiary with six training hives. The club also offers hive buddies, teaming experienced beekeepers with newbies.

The general public and new members are welcome to attend the Warkworth Beekeepers monthly meetings on the first Wednesday of every month, at Warkworth Primary School, starting at 7.15pm.

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Springboard Futureworks youth workers Hannah Street (front) and Lydia Preston.

College. She says strong relationships with schools are essential.

“Teachers pick up on the warning signs that pupils are becoming less engaged,” Lydia says.

“There can be any number of reasons, from problems at home to feelings of isolation. I work with 15 to 18 year olds, helping with their problems, building their confidence and increasing self-worth to encourage them to get their School Certificate.”

Youth worker Hannah Street runs multiple level certificate classes, four days a week at the ‘Hub’ Springboard facility in Hamatana Road. Northland

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Charitable trust spreads seabird-appreciation message If conservation was a popularity contest, New Zealand’s seabirds would be a very poor second to their landbased cousins such as kiwi and kakapo.

This is despite the fact that New Zealand is considered the seabird capital of the world and, in terms of species, seabirds today outnumber land birds. Additionally, more than one-third of the 80-plus species of seabirds that breed here are endemic, or found nowhere else.

Concern for the status of seabirds, and the lack of research being done on many of them, prompted a small team of scientists and seabird experts to form the Northern New Zealand Seabird Charitable Trust in 2015, with joint patrons Professor John Croxall and Wade Doak.

The project coordinator is Chris Gaskin, of Whangateau. He says the trust is concerned that although seabirds are highly visible, many have been poorly studied.

“The Buller shearwater is a good example,” he says. “Internationally, the bird is classified as ‘vulnerable’ (IUCN Red List) and in NZ, it is ‘at risk’. The only place these birds breed is on the Poor Knights Islands and yet the current research that the trust is conducting is the first comprehensive seabird survey of the largest island in the group. It’s staggering that they have received so little attention.”

The three-year study will look at population estimates, breeding success,

The natural habitat of NZ’s fluttering shearwater includes the inshore waters of the Hauraki Gulf. Because they feed by diving, they can be caught in set nets.

About 130 died in just one incident at Whangaparaoa Peninsula in 2009.

their foraging at sea and migratory patterns. Using birds in museum collections, the scientists hope to also see how the birds’ diet may have changed over the past 50 or so years.

This study will set the benchmark for further research on islands throughout northern New Zealand.

Chris says there is a real concern that the level of purse-seine fishing

in the region could be affecting the population and breeding success of these and other seabirds which feed around fish schools. They feed largely on the krill being herded by the fish, such as trevally and kahawai, which are being targeted by the boats.

The trust aims to facilitate research to underpin conservation initiatives.

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Chris says the biggest threats to seabirds are predators on land and some fishing practises at sea. Set nets in the Hauraki Gulf are a real concern because one net can wipe out a whole flock.

“The birds like fluttering shearwaters pursue prey in dense flocks so if one dives, they all dive. We’ve seen evidence of 130 small shearwaters drowned in one net. In a globally important environment for seabirds the use of set nets should be banned completely.”

Baited hooks on lines used by both commercial and recreational fishers impact heavily on birds such as the black petrel and flesh-footed shearwater (see our new Seabird of the Month column in the next issue).

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Here is more proof that what’s happening at Tawharanui is working and it is making this Regional Park one of the most successful conservation projects in the country. Imagine what it will feel like when the whole country looks like this! The proof is yet another translocation. This time it’s Duvaucel’s geckos – 80 of them, in the first official relocation to the mainland of these very special creatures. Duvaucel’s are New Zealand’s largest gecko and one of the world’s largest geckos.

The name is a curiosity of early species identification. Sent to England for classification in the early 1800s, the specimen was mislaid in a British Museum cupboard for some time. When the jar was finally pulled out, it was thought that the pickled creature inside had originated in India and was thus named Duvaucel’s after a Frenchman, Alfred Duvaucel (1793-1825) who was an explorer in India at the time. The error was later discovered but the name stuck.

Our Duvaucel’s geckos have come from a captive breeding programme at Massey University, Albany, under the expert eye of Dr Manuela Barry. She and her team, along with TOSSI volunteers, will monitor these lizards for an extended period of time to check how they cope with mice. This research is aimed at helping with future translocations to other sites.

Tawharanui is slowly building up its reptile fauna. It is now home to Duvaucel’s, Auckland green (Elegans) and forest geckos. Our skink species include shore, copper, and ornate, with more expected soon. A reptile restoration plan for Tawharanui has been prepared and approved. Duvaucel’s geckos were the first of the identified absent species to be reintroduced. We will work with partners on restoring the reptile community of the open sanctuary over time. Our lizards are all endemic, meaning they live only here in NZ. Once they would have existed over large areas of the country but their habitat has been hugely reduced by the usual factors – mammalian predators and habitat loss. The rainbow skink, an egg-laying lizard that has arrived here from Australia, is the one that we see in our gardens during the day, in ever increasing numbers. This is often called the plague skink and does not carry the same level of protection as our endemic species.

You may not see these reptiles when you venture around the park because they are well camouflaged, have a nocturnal lifestyle and are generally only seen in the day when basking to gather energy from the sun. Geckos are also important for pollination and some seed dispersal for native plants. Though they are very hard to find, even for the expert, it is satisfying to know that they are back here in the environment, as they used to be, before we humans altered things so much. We have a duty to subsequent generations to put things back the way they were as much as possible, so that people might one day enjoy seeing these very special creatures in their natural environment.

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Summer shines on Mangawhai Domain fundraising gala The crowds flocked to Mangawhai Domain on January 2 with more than 8000 people turning out for the Summer Gala.

Organisers were relying on good weather and a big turn out to raise between $35,000 to $40,000 for the domain, and recoup from a wash-out at the annual event last year.

The gala funds about 70 per cent of the costs involved in running the community-owned domain, used by local sports and social groups.

Gala coordinator Carol Parkes says some of the gala profits this year will go towards rebuilding a gazebo next to the tennis courts.

The gala boasted 200 stalls with a variety of arts, crafts, clothing, food, drink and local produce. Other highlights included rides for all ages, local musicians, Mangawhai Dog Training Club dog agility demonstrations, Skyworks scenic helicopters, Mangawhai Volunteer Fire Brigade and Mangawhai St John Ambulance demonstrations.

Good weather and 200 stalls attracted more than 8000 people this year.

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The art exhibition at the Mahurangi East Community Centre attracted around 1500 visitors.

Great Summer Art Exhibition draws appreciative crowd The annual Great Summer Art Exhibition, held in Snells Beach over New Year, has raised $10,000 for junior coaching and lighting for the top four courts at the Mahurangi East Tennis Club.

Club president Don Wishart says running the exhibition, held at the Mahurangi East Community Centre, was a lot of work with 40 members involved and non-playing associate members helping. This year it was reduced from four to three days, but still attracted 1500 people looking at 322 artworks from 103 artists.

The judges awarded over $3000 worth of cash prizes for the top artists over the three main judging categories.

Mr Wishart says the exhibition and art competition are important for the wider community.

“It’s a community thing now. The artists and the community and the holidaymakers all come along and meet up every year.”

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An extra 14 teams have joined the junior touch competition over the last three years.

Growing numbers for junior touch More than 400 children, from year one to eight played in this year’s Mahurangi Bridgehouse Junior Touch Module.

A total of 44 teams competed every Thursday night for 10 weeks in four different grades at the Warkworth Showgrounds.

Tournament organisers Fleur Leabourn and Vanessa Cleland say the competition is all about growing touch in Mahurangi and getting children involved.

“There’s no pressure in this competition to have any skills when you start,” Vanessa says.

Vanessa and Fleur have been running the competition for the past three years and had 30 teams when they took over the job.

“We have teams from all over the district including Warkworth, Matakana, Snells Beach, Leigh, Kaipara Flats and Ahuroa,” Vanessa says.

She says 50 teams would probably be the maximum the venue could handle.

A two day pre-season module was held last October with North Harbour touch representatives to help develop

the players, and around 130 children participated.

“After two skills days the kids had completely changed their game for the better,” Fleur says.

She says players also improved by having guidance from the refs, many of whom are representative players.

The tournament was also shortened this year from 16 weeks to 10.

“It was sometimes difficult to get hold of all the teams after the Christmas break, but it seems some people preferred the longer format so we are undecided on the length of the tournament for next season,” Fleur says.

The winning team this season for years one and two grade was The Scorpions.

The year three and four grade was taken out by The Raptors, while years five and six was won by The Bulldogs. The year seven and eight grade was won

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All the winning teams were unbeaten in their respective grades.

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The social grade resulted in a 2-all draw between MHOS United and Puhoi Possums, while the competitive section saw D’Z NUT’Z win the final 3-0 against Pinderfication, with all three goals coming in the last three minutes of the fixture.

“It was a very enjoyable finals and the competitive match was particularly exciting,” Puhoi Sports Club president Dr Ian Boothroyd said.

The tournament was run over six weeks and involved 12 teams with players aged 13 and over.

“I was happy with the level of participation, although it has

remained similar over the five years we have run the competition and we hope more teams will come on board next season.”

Dr Boothroyd says the main challenge is making sure all sides are entered on time, as two sides missed out on playing this year because of late team submissions.

He says getting more teenagers involved will be the focus for next season.

Also presented on finals night was the George Windsor Memorial Trophy for the team that showed the best sportsmanship. This was awarded to Yeah The Boys.

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The former CEO of Surf Life Saving Great Britain, Adam Wooler, believes there is a lack of clarity around who is responsible for the safety of beach goers in New Zealand.

Adam, 50, moved to Leigh in September, after being appointed operations manager for Surf Life Saving Northern Region.

“Over the last 15 years there have been big changes in life guarding in the United Kingdom,” Adam says.

“The Royal National Lifeboat Institution life guards have become world leaders in coastal safety.”

Adam says this has been achieved by clearly establishing who is responsible for people’s safety on every beach, so that they could identify where the funding for a life saving service should come from.

“For example, is there value in us running our 24 hour call service? If there is, then we need the required funding.”

Water Safety New Zealand chief executive Jonty Mills says funding is always a challenge for Surf Life Saving New Zealand and that very little comes directly from the government.

“It’s a high risk funding model that runs on a year by year basis,” Jonty says.

Surf Life Saving Northern Region chief executive Matt Williams says it is important to provide the same level of service across the whole country.

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“I always expect to do well, but it doesn’t always happen, especially when you are up against experienced swimmers that have competed at the Pan Pacific Games,” Vincent says.

Jill Fayerman, who has over 25 years coaching experience, believes Vincent has a bright future.

“He’s definitely one to watch. Vincent is heading to Waikato University and they will make sure he keeps his training up.”

Two other swimmers from the Kowhai club competed at the Auckland championships. Rosa Ewing, 13, gained two personal best times in the 50m freestyle and the 50m butterfly.

It was the first time she had been to the event. Ava Bravenboer, 11, contested five disciplines at the junior championships and managed personal best times in all of them.

Kowhai Swimming Club member Vincent Bubbert won silver in the 50m butterfly at the Auckland Regional Championships last month.

The Auckland Swimming Association hosts the event at West Wave in Henderson and New Zealand’s top young swimmers return from studying in Europe and the United States to compete at the event. Kowhai Swimming Club coach Jill Fayerman says 18-year-old Vincent was up against some very tough competition.

“Just qualifying for the meet is an achievement because the bar is set so high,” Jill says.

“Vincent was in the 18 and over category, which put him up against swimmers qualifying for the World Games next year. Former national representatives like Scott Rice were there; the competition and the winning times are extremely fast.”

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work through is upholding this with different levels of resources available in different areas,” Mr Williams says.

“Currently, outside of Auckland there is no local authority or government support for the service.”

Mr Williams says although lifeguards continue to make more rescues, the service is yet to have a secure funding model.

On the local scene, Adam has joined the Omaha club to help develop a strong inflatable rescue boat (IRB) racing team.

He has an extensive history with the sport after being the first person to send an IRB to England in 1995.

That same year he introduced the boats to Surf Life Saving Great Britain and, in 2000, was part of setting up the European Championships.

He was also involved in supplying inflatables and other equipment to surf clubs, as well as the IRB World Championships held in the Netherlands early last year.

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Brick Bay Twilight Sculpture Trail, 17 Arabella Lane, Snells Beach, 5pm-8pm. Info: brickbay.co.nz mARTakana Exhibition, raising funds for hospice, Matakana School Hall (see story p17) The Big Dig, Orewa Beach (by the surf club), from 9am.

Moveable Feast Matakana - Funtime Foodtruck Fiesta, Upper Matakana Market at the Old Creamery, 5pm-9pm.

Jane Gifford one hour excursion, Warkworth Wharf, 1pm.

Pick Your Own strawberries, Omaha Flats Road, Matakana, 9am-3pm. Both cash & eftpos accepted (see story p13) Community Day showcasing the work of the Integrated Kaipara Harbour Management Group, Wright Farm and Manukapua Island, 10am-2pm. Meet at Tapora Community Hall. RSVP: Jane Worthington 021 133 6390 or kaiparaharbour@gmail.com SeniorNet Open Day, RSA Warkworth, 2.30pm (see ad p24) Operanesia, Puccini to Presley, Jones Road, 5.30pm (see ad p43) Wellsford Fellowship (formerly Probus) meeting, 1165 Whangaripo Valley Road, 10am. Bring your favourite old vinyl LP record. Info: Bev Davidson 423 9552 The Kavalliers, classic rock at Warkworth RSA, 7pm.

Hibiscus Rodders Beach Festival, Orewa Beach. Info: hibiscusrodders.co.nz Jade River Artists exhibition, old Masonic Hall Warkworth (see story p43) Mahurangi Regatta, Sullivans Bay / Scotts Landing, 9am11pm. Info: mahurangi.org.nz (see story p42)

Warkworth 150th A&P show (see story p2) Puhoi Village Market, 9am-1 pm, food, craft & plant stalls. Info: 0274 27 0440.

Frank Burkitt Band, Whangateau Folk Club, Whangateau Hall, 7pm. Info: whangateau.co.nz (see story p41) Rotary Youth Award applications close (see brief p27)

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Shipwrecked Open Air Music & Arts Festival, Te Arai, from 5pm Winery Tour, Ascension Wine Estate, featuring Brooke Fraser, Bic Runga and Benny Tipene, from 5pm. Info: winerytour.co.nz Jane Gifford one hour excursion, Warkworth Wharf, 1pm.

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Bingo, Old Masonic Lodge, 7pm. Fundraiser for Warkworth Museum.

Tattletale Saints concert, Whangateau Folk Club, Whangateau Hall, 7pm. Info: whangateau.co.nz Coastal Challenge Tawharanui, starts 9.30am at Campbells Beach and noon at Jones Bay. Info: coastalchallenge.co.nz Leigh Community Summer Market, Leigh Hall, 8.30am-1pm.

Info: mancon@actrix.co.nz Wellsford Country Music Club, Wellsford Community Centre, 1.30pm. Visitors welcome. Info: John 425 4051

*Jane Gifford info: Dave Parker 027 484 9935 or 425 5006; dh.parker@xtra.co.nz or janegifford.org.nz

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Save time heading to and from the Airport and use our Shuttle Service which has access to the Northern Busway.

We have a wide range of vehicles to help get everyone safely to and from any event.

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View a video online at localmatters.co.nz Despite the lack of surf, there was no lack of intensity at Omaha Beach for the Trans-Tasman Tri Series final event.

NSW maintains surf domination in Trans-Tasman comp Omaha Beach hosted the final stage of the Trans-Tasman Tri Series surf life saving event on January 10.

The competition is held every two years between Northern Region of New Zealand, New South Wales Country and Central Coast of Australia, with 18 representative athletes per team.

The country hosting the event alternates between Australia and New Zealand, with Omaha a regular venue.

Event organiser Simone Spencer says Omaha is a great venue for events

where the club does a good job in helping run the day.

The Omaha event and overall series was won by New South Wales Country, which has dominated the tournament in the past.

“It was a lot closer than previous years with a very tight battle between Northern Region and Central Coast who finished second equal overall,” Simone says. “The teams had to focus on not making any mistakes and there was almost no margin for error.”

Despite coming third in the Omaha leg, Simone is confident that the Northern Region is in a strong position with surf sports, after a good performance at the New Zealand Representative Challenge last year.

Northern Region has also seen huge growth in its junior ranks recently.

She says having a competition with Australia is a great opportunity for the athletes to form relationships so they can train in Australia in the future.

“All the Northern Region competitors

talk about the intensity that the teams from New South Wales bring to the competition, so it’s a great experience for them.”

The event has been running for over 20 years and this season introduced rules to involve more girls in the mixed gender activities.

The first two parts of the series were held at Waipu and Takapuna Beach.

Omaha will host the Harcourts Northern Region Championships on February 25 and 26.

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