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Community digs deep to bring Christmas cheer The growing pile of gifts under the tree in the Mahurangi Matters office proves locals are thinking beyond their own friends and families when it comes to spreading Christmas cheer this festive season, despite a tough year.

Among the first to contribute was Sarah Davis, of Snells Beach, who turned up at the office with two large shopping bags filled with toys.

She says that as a mother of three children, she would hate to think there might be children in other families who might miss out on the “magic of Christmas”.

“Especially this year, when it’s been pretty tough for everyone,” she says.

Gifts left under the Mahurangi Matters tree will be given to Women’s Centre Rodney and Homebuilders Family Services for distribution to struggling families.

Generous Kiwis can also leave donations of nonperishable food, which will support the Mahu Vision Community Trust’s Christmas Foodbox appeal.

Foodbox coordinator Michelle Saleupolu says the trust is especially on the lookout for gifts of biscuits, spreads, toothpaste and soap, which the trust often runs short of.

Last year, the trust donated 150 Christmas Foodboxes to families that could use a helping hand.

Already, the trust has orders for 165 boxes from social welfare organisations and schools, with some still to provide beneficiary lists.

Ms Saleupolu says the trust has also seen increased demand for food parcels outside the Christmas period. It supplied 491 parcels between January and October this year, compared to 351 over the same period last year.

Sarah Davis wants all children to enjoy the magic of Christmas.

“We have been able to keep up with the demand as the generosity of the community has been amazing,” she says.

She adds that that generosity has included Warkworth and Snells Beach primary schools, which have promoted “Bring a Can” days to help fill Christmas Foodboxes.

Homebuilders coordinator Quentin Jukes is unsurprised by the increased demand for food aid, saying that across large parts of society there is more financial insecurity due to the impact of Covid-19.

He says problems will be exacerbated following last month’s ending of Covid-19 Income Relief Payments and skyrocketing house prices.

“The stress of accessing housing has been terrible for a long time, and it’s getting worse,” he says.

“Even those who have managed to hang on to their

jobs are often trying to cope with reduced hours and loss of overtime.”

Mr Jukes says although gifts of toys to families finding it hard to cope this Christmas will not solve their money worries, they provide a much-needed psychological boost.

“The message that has come out of Covid is that being kind to each other and looking out for each other is the way that we will get through this,” he says.

“Yay, for everybody who can and does do something.”

Gifts of toys and non-perishable food can be left under the Mahurangi Matters tree until Monday, December 7. Gifts should be new and unwrapped, and preferably encourage play and creativity such as art supplies, books, games or things for the beach.

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NAG exposes naked truth on Rodney roads Northern Action Group (NAG) took a new tack in its campaign to secure a better deal for north Rodney late last month, with billboards featuring a naked woman “enjoying” a bath in one of north Rodney’s numerous and deep potholes.

NAG spokesperson Maury Purdy is at pains to point out that the billboards on State Highway 1, close to Warkworth’s Mahurangi River bridge, have not been photoshopped in any way and have have already garnered plenty of attention.

The billboards highlight the fact that Rodney continues to endure 700km of unsealed roads and insist the region should not be treated as an “afterthought”.

Mr Purdy says it’s crazy that there are hundreds of kilometres of unsealed roads in the Auckland region, in what is supposed to be one of the world’s most modern cities.

“It’s just the continuing story of the rural sector being ignored. I know guys in four-wheel drives who go through a set of tyres in 10 to 12 months,” he says.

He adds that with the amount of forestry going on in some areas, roads are being cut up especially badly.

He says the idea of the billboards is to make people more aware of the problem, including “city folks” passing through to holiday spots in Matakana, Leigh and Omaha.

“We’re hoping as more people become aware, more pressure goes on

NAG spokesperson Maury Purdy says the more people are aware, the more pressure there is for reform.

Auckland Council and the Rodney Local Board for reforms,” he says.

So far, NAG has erected three billboards related to road issues in the north Rodney area. It also has billboards expressing opposition to the proposed landfill in the Dome Valley.

Mr Purdy says the billboard campaign represents a change in tactics for NAG, which has long fought for an autonomous north Rodney, independent of the Auckland supercity.

He says currently there is little chance of North Rodney becoming independent, so NAG is instead focusing its energies on securing a better deal for the area

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Rodney electorate boundary proposal prompts backlash A move by Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers to get Auckland Council to look into altering the Rodney Local Board subdivisions (MM, Nov 18) has prompted a war of words between Council staff and the Board.

The first sign that at least some Board members were unhappy with Cr Sayers working with the Northern Action Group (NAG) on the proposal came at November’s Board meeting. During the usually automatic receipt of Cr Sayers’ monthly report, Kumeu member Danielle Hancock said she had checked the October-November report and found three errors and omissions in it, including that there was no mention of his meeting with NAG. She moved two resolutions – a) that errors and omissions in the report be corrected and resubmitted at the December Board meeting and b) that Cr Sayers provided “meeting attendance information to demonstrate whether meetings were attended, apologies tendered or absent, and all meetings with Rodney community representatives, included along with a brief description of the topic of the meeting”.

“We’re accepting this as a true and accurate record,” Ms Hancock said.

“It’s something that would be helpful.

This is only highlights.”

However, in a subsequent email to Rodney Local Board democracy adviser Robyn Jones and Cr Sayers, councillor support team leader Cecily Dower said Council staff advised that resolution b) should be revoked by the Board, as it breached its delegated authority.

“A simple request to the councillor would have been an acceptable, more courteous and more professional approach,” she said.

She also said any errors had been corrected – “although a simple request rather than a resolution would have achieved the same outcome” – and pointed out that Cr Sayers had only communicated with NAG via phone and email. Cr Sayers said Council staff quickly picked up that resolution b) was outside their delegation.

“I think it says it all,” he said. “It will be interesting to see if the RLB revokes resolution b). My monthly report is a voluntary report, not a compulsory requirement, but I provide it for the Local Board’s information to be helpful.”

Meanwhile, Board deputy chair Beth Houlbrooke has come out swinging against the proposed boundary changes, saying they are gerrymandering, divisive and show a complete lack of awareness of

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appropriate priorities in Council’s current financial situation.

“Boundaries are largely arbitrary for the business of the Local Board, they are only strictly adhered to for electoral voting purposes,” she said.

“So gerrymandering boundaries to get more ‘rural representation’ would still require those rural representatives to support the Board’s projects and programmes in urban centres as prioritised by those communities.

“The repeated use of language around urban and rural communities is unnecessarily divisive and separatist, when we should all be working

together as one inclusive community, with the best of both worlds for each.”

Ms Houlbrooke pointed out that eight of the nine Local Board members already lived rurally, on tank water and septic systems, and four lived on gravel roads.

“They are already rural representatives,” she said.

She added that the issues the proposal sought to address were mainly about sealing roads, road maintenance and drainage.

“None of these are responsibilities of the Local Board. They are all governing body responsibilities. For that reason it may be more appropriate for any proposal to request a rural councillor instead,” she said. “Our current councillor not only does not live rurally, he does not live in the ward!”

Ms Houlbrooke said NAG and Cr Sayers’ efforts would be more usefully directed in lobbying Council for recommended changes to the Rodney Board detailed in its 2017 organisational review, which included better communication of the roles of the Board versus the governing body; improved communications about how Council was looking after Rodney in general; and increasing the road sealing budget.

Commissioners were last week told that if a landfill polluted the Kaipara Harbour, it would jeopardise the very way of life of local Maori who depend on its kaimoana.

Iwi presented their case during a hearing on Waste Management’s resource consent application to build a landfill for Auckland on 1010 hectares, off State Highway 1, in the Dome Valley.

Ngati Manuhiri Settlement Trust chair Mook Hohneck said his people did not need to read hydrology reports to know that extensive underground waterways meant the proposed location was wrong for a landfill.

“Our people have always known about these streams. Look at the names given

to the surrounding areas – Waiteitei and Waiwhiu,” he said.

Iwi, including Te Uri of Hau, Ngati Manuhiri and Te Rūnanga o Ngati Whatua, were united in their message that if the proposed landfill leaked leachate into waterways, it would be disastrous for the Kaipara Harbour and surrounding inhabitants.

However, Waste Management’s argument has been that its technical design would prevent such an occurrence from ever happening. This created something of an impasse at the hearings.

Dame Naida Glavish, on behalf of Ngāti Whātua, said that that the mauri (wellbeing or life force) of the

environment would be inevitably damaged by unforeseen consequences if it was filled with tonnes of waste.

“Papatuanuku (earth mother) is like a body. What happens to the heart is felt in the bladder, and what happens to our liver is known by the backbone. What happens to the whenua (land) will be felt in the moana (water),” Ms Glavish said.

Kaipara Kaumatua Mikeara Miru went a step further and said putting rubbish into Papatuanuku violated tapu and that it was time that Waste Management and Auckland looked at alternatives to landfills.

The commissioners pressed Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua several times on whether its position was that

it was the wrong location for a landfill or that landfills themselves were inherently wrong.

Chair Sheena Tepania asked Mr Miru about what he understood about the risk of leachate leaking into the Kaipara Harbour, based on Waste Management’s proposed technical specifications. Mr Miru said any risk was far too great.

“Where will these experts be when that liner does breach. They have not provided a 100 per cent guarantee.”

The hearing is continuing and can be viewed online at: aucklandcouncil. govt.nz/have-your-say/hearings/findhearing/Pages/resource-consent-hearingdocuments.aspx?HearingId=299

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We asked our Facebook followers if the historic weir on the Mahurangi River, near the Bridgehouse, should be removed. Here are some of the responses: See story page 2

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We welcome your feedback but letters under 300 words are preferred. We reserve the right to abridge them as necessary. Unabridged versions can be read at localmatters.co.nz/opinion.

Letters can be sent to editor@localmatters.co.nz or PO Box 701, Warkworth

It’s still a dump

Supercity shambles

Mr Balthazar Matheson took offence to a Ngati Whatua submission calling a dump “a dump” (MM Nov 18). Now here is a man who does not get around much. If it smells like a dump and pollutes like a dump – it’s a dump. Mr Balthazar Matheson may like to call it a landfill, but if you put lipstick on a pig, it is still a pig.

The idea of an Auckland Supercity arose as a result of the 2009 coalition agreement between the National Party and ACT, which expected that “reform” of Auckland local government would be led by the ACT party leader Rodney Hide. Ignoring the recommendations of a recently completed Auckland Local Government Royal Commission, the nascent Minister approached the task with a “business-knows-best” attitude, using Brisbane as a template for the new Auckland Council – the Australian state capital where uncorrupted democracy had struggled for survival for decades.

The Government’s principal target for destruction was the Auckland Regional Council (ARC). A popular and powerful administration, the ARC was an example of regional government excellence with a 50 year history of service to Auckland containing the best corps of regional government officers in the country and an elite competent political structure. With the absorption of the ARC, the Government began the pursuit its undeclared goal of privatising the city’s assets. Existing council structures became non-democratic CCOs, which early critics correctly predicted would become silos of covert

Chas Benest, Snells Beach

Review the boundaries I can’t see any reason why any current member of the Rodney Local Board would be objecting to a review of the Rodney election boundaries (MM Nov 18). It is seeking to improve democratic representation for both our townships and rural communities. Communities who don’t have common interests should be more clearly aligned with the communities they do have common interests with. I support Mr Sayers asking the public their opinion about the idea of the improved realignment of election boundaries.

Catherine Ashby, Wellsford

civic activity acting at the direction of their own highly paid CEOs and boards.

Add to this an autocratic Mayoral role, and the rest of the political structure soon became anaemic. It is this model which causes confusion and inertia for councillors and local board members within Auckland Council. Rodney Local Board has always contained ACT Party members. It is concerning that none have expressed any public regret about the role ACT played in forcing the ill-conceived burden of the “Supercity” on Auckland.

Brent Morrissey, Te Arai

Increase interest rates Whilst accepting that housing demand currently exceeds supply, causing rising prices – particularly as New Zealand citizens are returning home to escape Covid-affected countries – this is not the only contributor. In the belief that low interest rates will help stimulate economic growth, the Government is following this policy to help support businesses and employment. While this is true up to a point, artificially low rates encourage asset price inflation, discourage savings, lead governments to overborrow and lead to investors

Gary Thomass No. Spend money on something more useful for the community, like fixing the roads.

Simon Demler It’s an ecological hazard and should be removed ASAP. Jim Sonerson No. Leave it alone. The Bridgehouse has offered to pay for a fish ladder. Fish have been managing to get over the weir for over a hundred years. Take it down and all that will be left is a muddy, smelly creek.

Carmen Mynott Modify with a fish ladder if you must, but leave it alone.

It’s a piece of Warkworth history.

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No 89% See Mahurangi Matters Facebook for more comments and debate.

looking elsewhere for better returns.

This has led to rising investment in housing (increased demand) as rental returns are higher than alternative investments, as are the potential capital gains. It would seem sensible for there to be an increase in rates to calm things down. It would also help if the loan-tovalue ratio was increased for investment properties, which could then be reduced for first time buyers.

Julian Wade, Warkworth

Ways to give this Christmas don’t include anything that requires can be dropped off at various locations children, including soft toys. They In addition to leaving gifts under the tree in the Mahurangi Matters office, the following are also accepting donations this Christmas …

Hestia Women’s Refuge is accepting new toys for children and gifts for women. Please leave unwrapped and

batteries. Mark for Hestia Women’s Refuge and drop off at Harcourts, 21 Queen Street, Warkworth. Deadline: Thursday, December 17.

Te Whai Community Trust is accepting gifts of non-perishable foods, Christmas treats and presents for children. Gifts

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Viewpoint Marja Lubeck, Rodney-based MP marja.lubeck@parliament.govt.nz

Looking back on a tough year Reflecting at the end of the year is something I’m sure we all do. Looking back at 2020, we will all have mixed feelings about the year that’s been and many have been doing it very tough.

I would like to use this opportunity to thank our essential workers who kept New Zealand going under the most stressful of circumstances – our health workers, security guards, cleaners, supermarket workers, bus drivers and many more. And the businesses and workers who had to work through the challenges and complexities of a vastly changed world.

But at a time when other countries are still reporting tens of thousands of new Covid-19 cases and hundreds of Covid-related deaths each day, here we are able to mix and mingle – meeting up with family and friends, being able to go out and see a movie, watch the kids play sports, live life.

I worry about my family on the other side of the world in the Netherlands, where Covid-19 – like in so many other countries – is still We went hard and very present, with hundreds of new cases every day.

In a country not much bigger than Northland, more early with our health than 8000 people have died. My parents have been response, because pretty much confined to their home since March, we knew from the as are many of the elderly and vulnerable, who do start that the best not feel safe to go anywhere. Contrast that with New Zealand’s very low infection and mortality rates. economic response We went hard and early with our health response, was a strong health because we knew from the start that the best response. economic response was a strong health response.

Thanks to everyone’s hard work and sacrifices, we now have the chance to get our economy moving faster than many other countries. And while the global economic impact will flow through to the New Zealand economy, we are well placed to weather the storm due to paying down debt and running surpluses from the moment we came into office.

It’s given us a head start, and we continue to accelerate our economic recovery, recently announcing changes to the small business cashflow loan scheme. Close to 100,000 businesses have received the loan, with a total lending of $1.6 billion.

The average value of each loan is modest at $17,000, but it’s much needed working capital to help businesses who have been in a tight spot. We have now extended the scheme for a further three years, also extending the interest-free period from one to two years. And we are broadening what the loan can be spent on. Supporting small businesses remains an essential principle in our five-point plan to keep New Zealand moving and keep up the momentum of recovery.

It is a real privilege to be back at Parliament starting my second term as part of one of the most diverse governments in New Zealand history. So while 2020 has been a year like no other, I wish you all the best for 2021 and the ability to conquer any challenges this year brought. As we are working on building back better together, I wish you hope and silver linings for the coming year, time to relax and Christmas cheer.

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Kia Ora, As we move closer to summer, we move into our third and final earthworks season. Longer hours of light and better weather means we must take advantage and ‘make hay while the sun shines’ in order to deliver a world class motorway by late October 2021.

So, what might this look like? Well it means we’ve ramped up our workforce (and of course we always try and employ local people) to meet our exacting timelines. In the coming months you’ll see not just more people around the project, but more activity as trucks deliver materials and plant (cranes, diggers, compactors) that shape the land and shift materials from place to place.

At Arawhiti ki Ōkahu (Ōkahu Viaduct) concrete is being poured into five headstocks (massive elevated wing-like structures supporting the beams) and a little further up at at Arawhiti ki Pūhoi (Pūhoi Viaduct ) staff are putting in the last of the headstocks.

SAFETY COMES FIRST It’s great to see progress in action but it’s also really important to be careful as you drive past, especially in the summer months with more traffic on the road.

Because health and safety is our highest priority on the project we ask that you keep your eyes on the road, and while it’s tempting to slow down to get a better look at the activities, please don’t get distracted.

We encourage you to visit our website and Facebook page to catch up on the project details.

There may be increased traffic management in place across the project so please, for your safety and ours, follow the instructions of our traffic management staff.

ROAD SURFACE WORKS – BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT Behind the scenes, what we call our road surfacing work starts soon. It’s a pretty technical subject but basically it means we’re on the first phase of creating the foundation of the surface you’ll drive on. This is a a major project milestone and means we’re past the half way mark and on the home straight.

Of course there are other benefits to this increase in activity. A bigger workforce (both local and international) means more money is circulating in the local economy. Changing the shape of the land means the creation of new wetlands, landscaping and planting of native trees along the alignment. This will become more evident in the coming months.

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Trust blasts critics after commissioners deny wharf consent The Mangawhai Historic Wharf Trust has launched a stinging attack on opponents following a decision last month to deny resource consent to rebuild a historic wharf, formerly situated at the end of Moir Street.

Hearing commissioners, acting on behalf of the Northland Regional Council, accepted arguments presented by the Department of Conservation, Forest & Bird, the New Zealand Fairy Tern Charitable Trust and others that a reconstructed wharf would pose a threat to the critically endangered fairy tern.

In its decision, the commissioners said the wharf would encourage additional human activity and bring such activity significantly closer to an area of the harbour that is important to fairy tern foraging and reproductive success.

“The timing of any likely peak use of the wharf will be over the Christmas and New Year holiday period, which coincides with the most sensitive time for successful fairy tern breeding, making it very difficult to avoid or mitigate additional human disturbance in the area,” the commissioners wrote.

The commissioners concluded that the wharf proposal did not promote the sustainable management of natural and physical resources and did not meet the requirements of the Resource

Management Act. But following the release of the decision, Mangawhai Historic Wharf Trust chair Colin Leach said there was no evidence presented at the hearing that increasing human activity on the harbour and foreshore over the last 20 years had affected the fairy tern population and its capacity to breed.

“It appears, then, that the commissioners gave speculation that it might do so greater weight than the interests and support of the community for the wharf,” he said.

“Successful foraging areas exist in other parts of the harbour with much higher levels of human activity than the area of the proposed wharf.

Much of the evidence presented was contradictory and opinion rather than fact or science.”

Mr Leach thanked the community for their support for the project.

This support had funded the bulk of the resource consent costs of over $120,000.

He said the trust, as a volunteer-driven charity, applied for relief from these costs and was “generously” given a refund of $896.

“It is hard to view this without a great deal of cynicism,” he said.

Mr Leach said the decision deprived

A photograph of the original wharf, which fell into disrepair and was dismantled in the 1950s.

the community of a much-needed amenity, which ironically would allow people to walk over the foreshore and water without interfering with bird life.

He added that central government recognised the benefits of the project and had committed $600,000 from its “shovel ready” infrastructure fund.

“With the resource consent refused,

this money is now lost to the community,” he said.

The trust is keen to hear feedback from the community before deciding on its next steps, which could include an appeal to the Environment Court.

The original wharf was constructed in the 1880s and was used for shipping logs and kauri gum.

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College house up for auction Year 13 students at Mahurangi College are putting the finishing touches to a tiny house that will be auctioned at the school later this month.

The students of the college’s Building Academy have had a hand in every stage of the build, including making the trailer and steel subframe, the house, the water and gas plumbing, and the wiring.

The house features vinyl cladding and double glazed windows with PVC joinery on the exterior.

The 22 square metre interior has birch ply walls, hardwood floors, black down lights and kitchen appliances made by Hafele.

It has a bedroom with space for a double bed, a kitchen and dining area, a shower and a spot for a washing machine.

For the auction, the house will be

dressed and staged by Green with Envy and will be put under the hammer by Bayleys Warkworth.

Sixteen students have been working on the project for 25 weeks.

“Student learning has to be relevant, especially for boys. When they do their work experience, they will use what they’ve learned here,” academy director Hugo Vaughan says.

Mr Vaughan has made the experience as realistic as possible, insisting on downing tools for “smoko” – though this featured tea and biscuits, rather than cigarettes.

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localfolk Pam Eede

Pam Eede, 85, was a founding member of the Sandspit Residents and Ratepayers Association and the first woman Commodore of the Sandspit Yacht Club. Earlier this year, she reluctantly left Sandspit to come to Warkworth. She spoke to James Addis about the community she came to love.

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hen I left school, I trained as a laboratory technician at Abels in Newmarket – a margarine manufacturer. I was there for about three-and-half-years and was lucky enough to do my training under a very good chief chemist. From there I went to work at the Ruakura Animal Research Station. I was in charge of a small animal colony – dubbed the Rat House – which comprised rats, mice, guinea pigs, rabbits and so forth. Some of the experiments were conducted on these small animals before being attempted on farm animals. I met and married my husband, Ray, who was also on the staff at Ruakura. We spent the first night of our honeymoon at the Warkworth Hotel – the one that has just been renovated. My daughter and son-in-law were later married under the Norfolk pine at the front of the pub, and we had the reception in the dining room. uring our honeymoon we were fishing off the Ti Point Wharf, and met a couple who were farmers in Matakana. We were interested in going farming ourselves, so we got along very well and kept in touch.

Sometime later they told us there was this dairy farm coming up for sale on Woodcocks Road that would suit us just nicely. So we bought it and moved in. I suppose that’s how I first came to really start to know the Mahurangi area.

Unfortunately, Ray’s back gave up – the usual story with farmers. Ray was lucky enough to get a position with the New Zealand Milk Board in Wellington – responsible for town milk supply throughout New Zealand. Afterwards, we moved to Hamilton and I joined the staff of Hamilton Teacher’s College as a technician in charge of the science department’s laboratories. adly, after 28 years my marriage to Ray came to an end, and I decided to move up north to Sandspit and back into the Mahurangi area. I’d always said that I would like to come back. I bought a section in Kanuka Road, which had an old cottage on it – a dilapidated house that was not liveable. I demolished it and built a new one among the pohutukawa trees.

During that time, I worked on the boats going to Kawau Island. I was hostess on the boat Matata. We had uniforms, and we were all very smart and it was a lot of fun. We served morning and afternoon tea and lunch

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as we cruised all around Kawau. The boat took about 30 people and was nearly always full – running almost every day in summer and perhaps three times a week in winter. It taught me to admire airline hostesses. When people say they have got a cushy job, I always say “no way”, having tried doing the same thing on a boat. I did once accidentally spill coffee all over a passenger. They were not impressed.

After a while, you learn to not fill the cups right to the top. he cottage next door came on the market and I thought it would be ideal for my elderly father, who was living alone in Russell. I went out and bought it without telling him, then had the tricky job of persuading

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I remember going down there the day the contractors came.

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him that it was time he moved to be closer to me. He ummed and ahhed and insisted he did not want to shift.

In the end he said he would come on one condition: “I will put my cat and dog in the car and my clothes and you can move everything else.” So he came.

He was in his eighties at the time and continued to remain active and look after himself until he passed away at 93. few of us on Kanuka Road were keen to beautify the Sandspit area and decided we ought to have a residents and ratepayers association. I was one of the founding members about 36 years ago and served two terms as president. We were responsible for the children’s playground, opposite the Sandspit Holiday Park, and the pathway that runs from the playground down to the wharf. I had money from Rodney District Council and we raised some more from local residents who also volunteered their labour.

I remember going down there the day the contractors came. I said I don’t want just a straight path – that’s uninteresting. I want something with bends in it. Consequently, if you go down there now you will see the bends

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and that was my doing.

We were responsible for getting the boardwalk over the estuary, too. When that was first done there were no sides on it. But more recently the health and safety people became concerned and insisted it had wooden sides all the way down. I think that’s a shame. It was nice to walk along it without being closed in. To my knowledge, nobody ever fell in the water. heepworld opened in the mid1980s, and I left the ferry company to work in their wool shop. In those days we used to have a tremendous number of tourists coming through – it was just the right distance from Auckland to make it the perfect stop for morning teas. It was nothing to have five or six coaches lined up outside. I also became publicity officer for the Sandspit Yacht Club.

My background in sailing goes back a long way. It started when my husband and I won an aluminium dinghy with an outboard in a Lions Club raffle.

We were still living in Hamilton at the time, so we used to zoom up and down the Waikato River. Eventually my husband wanted something bigger and bought a trailer yacht. When I came back up to Mahurangi a number of friends were boaties and I loved going out on the water with them.

I’ve been up and down to the Bay of Islands many times. Much later, I went in to a partnership to buy a Lidgard Demon 10, which we often sailed to Kawau Island. was heavily involved in the yacht club during the construction of their club building and rose to become vice-commodore and, finally Commodore in 2001 – the first woman to do so. Nobody objected to a woman – I guess they felt there was nobody else. I was Commodore when the Sandspit Marina was first mooted. It was very controversial and I was against it at first. Not against it in principle, but I worried about the division that it would bring. In fact there is still a lot of bad feeling around among some older people. But in the end, I was proven wrong. The marina has proved to be a great asset to the Sandspit community.

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f I wasn’t hard at work at the yacht club, I continued to be very active with the Sandspit Residents and Ratepayers Association. I’ve organised the SRRA Christmas barbecue for more than 20 years, which traditionally has always been the first Sunday in December. Father Christmas used to turn up on a ride-on lawnmower and hand out lollies for the kids, and we’d invite local representatives on Council. I enjoy organising – I don’t know what drives me to do that, I suppose I am a people person. Every organisation I’ve belonged to I’ve enjoyed being the one to organise social functions. ventually age catches up with you.

My house in Sandspit needed quite a bit doing to it and the garden was getting a bit too much for me. I hate to see the gardens not looked after properly and my family kept saying to me, “Time for you to move before you have to”. I put the house on the market this year and got a very good price. At the moment, I’m living in a flat in the basement of my daughter’s house in Omaha, but soon I will move to one of six units my son is building in Warkworth. ’ll miss Sandspit – there’s lots of lovely people there. It’s a changing population of course – not so many young children or teenagers there now.

It will be a different world for me in Warkworth, but I’ll stay active. I’m a member of the Mahurangi Friendship Club – formerly Probus – and also a member of Rebus. I plan to continue volunteering at the Hospice Shop in Warkworth for a day or two a week.

And I’m sure I’ll pop in for a drink now and again at one of the yacht club’s Thirsty Thursdays.

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Anti-ageing compound shows promise A Matakana firm has the exclusive rights in Australia and New Zealand to distribute a medical supplement that it claims could assist Covid-19 recovery and boost the body’s defences against cancer.

Scores of recent scientific research has been devoted to Nicotinamide Riboside (NR).

Although research continues, NR has been approved for human consumption, and is distributed in New Zealand by Matakana Health under the brand name Tru Niagen.

A study from Dartmouth University found that older mice given NR had grey hair return to black and regained muscle strength, essentially turning back the biological clock.

This is because NR supports cell production of PARB enzymes which are responsible for repairing DNA. Matakana Health director Kevin Glucina cautions that mice have a much faster metabolism than humans, perhaps producing more dramatic effects.

“It may extend human life, but it will take a lifetime for us to learn that.

Medical scientists are looking at it more from the perspective of trying to improve health-span,” he says.

“You could still be fit at 90 years old.

That’s the goal, not finding eternal youth.”

Another study found that NR administered to mice with tumours boosted the ability of t-cells resulting

Tru Niagen is distributed from a 2000sqm warehouse on Omaha Flats Road. Pictured, Matakana Health director Kevin Glucina.

in a reduction of the size of cancerous tumours.

Kevin says the body is able to convert NR into Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD), which is a compound essential for all cellular life.

“It is essential for about 500 different functions, each of which we would be dead without.

“Most importantly, it is fundamental to the process of metabolism in cells, which is the source of energy in all living beings.

“The stunning thing about NAD is that all five living kingdoms make use of it. It is used by everything from

Kauri trees to cats and dogs as well as humans.”

It is produced naturally in the body and some quantity can be absorbed through food.

However, NAD levels drop by about half between the age of 40 and 60 and continue to decline, resulting in the aging process.

Twelve years ago, Dr Charles Brenner of the University of Iowa was researching how the body produces NAD by looking at genes within cells.

He subsequently discovered Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) the body’s most efficient source of NAD. Matakana Health got the distribution licence in New Zealand for Tru Niagen two years ago, and the licence for Australia and the Pacific Islands six months ago.

It supplies the supplement to pharmacies and to the public online, as well as to GPs and hospitals, which use it to support patients recovering from surgery.

Meanwhile, a study published in July in the Journal of Biological Chemistry found that one of the key ways that Covid-19 attacks the body is by disrupting the body from synthesising NAD. Last month a trial with 93 patients with Covid-19, conducted by the University of Health Sciences in Istanbul, found patients recovered 30 per cent faster when treated with NR.

Kiwi on the cards for Tamahunga?

Up to 30 wild kiwi could be making a return to Mount Tamahunga as early as next May, the annual meeting of Matakana Community Group heard on Wednesday, November 25.

The Forest Bridge Trust’s community liaison officer Marguerite Vanderkolk said it was working closely with the local Tamahunga Trappers group, which had submitted an application to recolonise the maunga with kiwi, and a decision was due by the end of November.

If the project goes ahead, it will be boosted by an $8.5 million grant that the trust was awarded in September, as part of the Government’s $19.7 million Jobs for Nature fund being invested in kiwi conservation activities. This would mean 40 fulltime employees over five years working to speed up the creation of a 54,000 hectare predator-free corridor from the Kaipara Harbour across to the East Coast, including the Mt Tamahunga kiwi translocation project.

“It’s very, very exciting, we’re absolutely thrilled to have such an extensive programme happening,” Marguerite said. “It’s filling all those gaps for us.”

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Covid challenges fire crew Covid-19 was the main challenge for Matakana Volunteer Fire Brigade this year, Chief Fire Officer Peter Guild said at the annual honours night in Point Wells last month.

Both training and callouts were made much more difficult during lockdown, especially medical events, because of the protective gear members had to wear over their uniforms. Plus, all members aged over 70 were stood down.

Of the 129 calls received by the Matakana brigade over the past year, 91 were medical, with eight road accidents, eight vegetation fires, seven special services calls, one structure fire, four other fires, a heat/pressure callout, three public assist calls and six false alarms.

Members Noeline Cranston and Jim Presland retired from the brigade after 14 years’ service, and only two recruits and two operational support crew were needed for a full house of crew, Mr Guild said.

Awards were presented to Peter Guild, officer of the year; Brian Molloy, best attendance; Jennie Burt, most callouts; Robyn Peach, Bailey Earley recruit firefighter of the year; Isabelle Franks, most improved; Ben Pringle, senior firefighter of the year; Rochelle

Matakana Chief Fire Officer Peter Guild presenting the Whittaker Trophy to Rochelle Paice at the brigade’s recent honours night.

Paice, Whittaker Trophy.

The Matakana brigade is trying to raise $10,000 to pay for the installation a second 25,000-litre water tank at the fire station. The new tank will reduce travel time to get extra water for larger fires – a recent local house fire used up 25,000-litres from Matakana plus an extra two tanker loads totalling 18,000-litres that had to be transported from Snells Beach. Donations can be made direct to the brigade’s account at ASB 12 3095 0202011 00, reference ‘tank’.

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Targeted rate watch Buses absorb lion’s share of targeted rate Construction of Warkworth’s $5 million park and ride, on the former Atlas site on State Highway 1, is scheduled to start next month.

The project will provide 131 carparks and is being funded by the Rodney Local Board targeted rate. The Board estimates the carpark will be finished late next year.

The targeted rate was introduced in July 2018 and is expected to raise nearly $48 million over 10 years.

During its first three years, it has raised nearly $13 million.

Of that total, $4.2 million has been spent – 72 per cent on bus services, 18 per cent on park and ride investigations and design for Warkworth and Kumeu, nine per cent on bus stops, and just $525 on footpaths.

Auckland Transport (AT) says public transport numbers across Auckland are currently at 65 per cent of this time last year due to Covid-19.

Bus services funded by the targeted rate are also recording lower than expected patronage for the same reason.

“All three bus services performed well before the lockdown and patronage numbers are slowly returning to preCovid-19 levels,” an AT spokesperson says. “The Local Board is delivering these services because they have high community value not because they have immediate commercial value.

“This is in line with what we would

The following table outlines the targeted rate spend to date per subdivision:

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Collected

Expended

Balance

Wellsford

$1,270,673

$355,022

$915,651

Warkworth

$5,234,690

$879,510

$4,355,180

Kumeu

$5,359,061

$2,557,696

$2,801,365

Dairy Flat

$1,127,074

$442,629

$684,445

TOTAL

$12,991,498

$4,234,857

$8,756,641

expect for new bus services in low demand areas with relatively long routes and catchments. Targets for these routes are usually set in passenger numbers rather than cost.

“The zone sizes in Rodney are very

large which affects the income. For example, it’s cheaper to go from Wellsford to Warkworth (1 zone) than it is to go from Beach Haven to the City (2 Zones). This is better value to users but means lower returns.”

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Rodney Targeted Rate as at September, 2020 $12,991,498 collected

$4,234,857 spent

Figures provided by Rodney Local Board.

From March 2019 to September 2020, the three bus services have performed as follows:

Route

Passengers Total Expenditure Income from fares

Difference

Rate subsidy per passenger

Helensville/ Silverdale

18,327

$1,984,450

$25,894

$1,958,556

$106.86

Westgate to Albany/Dairy Flat

83,198

$402,628

$75,248

$327,380

$3.93

Wellsford/ Warkworth

39,427

$669,808

$40,556

$629,252

$15.95

Total

140,952

$3,056,886

$141,698

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that the new prices would come into effect in March 2021 after the summer season. Mr Evans says the new charges will cover “operational and infrastructure growth costs”. “It means our existing customers will

not be unduly subsidising rural and coastal communities that benefit from this service,” he says. Watercare will open three new tanker filling stations, in Albany, Huapai and Orewa.

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From left, David Scott, winner Christine Kerkvliet and Graham Mentzer.

Winner drawn for Lions raffle Algies Bay’s Christine Kerkvliet has won the $2000 cash prezzy card prize from this year’s Warkworth Lions raffle.

She bought the ticket from outside The Warehouse in Snells Beach on a whim. In fact, she bought five since she had a $20 note in her pocket and figured it would go to a good cause.

“I didn’t even know what the prize was,” she says.

“I’m thrilled because I never win

anything, even though I regularly buy lotto tickets.”

The Lions raffle has significantly better odds than Lotto, with just 3000 raffle tickets issued. Christine plans to buy a lawnmower with her winnings and promises to spend it locally.

Meanwhile, the Lions have raised $10,000 from the raffle. Part of the funds will be used to donate a boat to the Jane Gifford Trust, which will be used to teach children to row.

Police appeal for witnesses to Warkworth crash Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal crash in Warkworth on Sunday, November 22. The vehicle involved was travelling down Neville Street before crashing through part of a playground and ending up in the Mahurangi River. The driver, who police have identified as Christian Herbulot, 55, of Warkworth, died at the scene, despite members of the public attempting to assist him. Police would like to hear from anyone who saw this vehicle, a Toyota Isis, prior to the incident or who may have tried to assist the driver.

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The redeveloped bush is expected to be reopen to the public in March 2021.

Bush project protects Wellsford kauri

Work started last week to preserve thriving stands of kauri in Curry’s Bush, in Wellsford, and to develop the reserve into an outdoor classroom and educational site.

The bush on Wi Apo Drive has largely been forgotten, but it is now being developed with dieback wash stations, a 150 metre long boardwalk and wheelchair access.

The bush was formally blessed last month by Manuhiri rangatira Reno Skipper and his father Herby Skipper, of Te Uri o Hau and Ngati Manuhiri.

Herby explained that the bush was the last untouched remnant of Pakiri block three.

The block was gifted by Ngati Manuhiri rangatira Te Kiri Kaiparaoa to Herby’s great uncle, Wi Apo Te Whakaotinga, who was aged seven at the time, in 1874.

The 3600ha block was the subject of a 10 year legal battle in the Maori Land Court.

Wi Apo’s trustee was Member of Parliament, John Sheehan, who had an interest in bringing a rail line through the land and sold it from underneath Wi Apo. The land was eventually granted back to Wi Apo by Judge John Rogan. Wi Apo got a fair price for the land when he sold it himself, which allowed for the development of Wellsford.

Herby challenged representatives of Auckland

Council to rename the bush after Wi Apo. Fittingly, the name Wi Apo Te Whakotinga translates to “he who has the last word”.

Rodney College careers advisor Colleen Wright said the school has ambitions to use the bush as an outdoor classroom.

It is hoped that pupils will be involved in trapping, erecting informational signs and identifying and cataloguing flora and fauna.

The bush will also form part of studies into the history of the town, with an emphasis on Maori history.

The school will collaborate with Te Uri o Hau to make a waharoa (gateway) carving for the entrance way.

Rodney Local Board member Colin Smith said the reserve had so far escaped the notice of most local residents, but would soon be an asset.

He said Auckland Council had allocated funds to develop sites with healthy kauri, but had been challenged in finding a site without dieback to invest in.

“Now the money is all coming to Wellsford,” he said.

He thanked volunteer Caroline Milner for her efforts in advocating for the bush.

Without Caroline’s efforts in bringing parties together and vying for funding, the bush would likely have remained forgotten or been permanently closed to the public.

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Tiritiri Matangi Island has had breeding takahē since 1992.

Twice the blessing for Tiritiri Matangi takahē The Department of Conservation is proud of its Tiritiri Matangi takahē after one its breeding pair, Anatori and Tussie, produced two healthy chicks.

Biodiversity ranger Talia Hochwimmer says it is unusual for takahē to produce two offspring in a single breeding season.

Meanwhile, the island’s other breeding pair has also managed to produce a chick, making a total of three new takahē. The total takahē population nationwide is just 450 birds, so every chick is considered precious.

In 2017, Anatori and Tussie experienced the loss of a chick over a suspected territorial dispute with a pukeko.

For their protection, the chicks have been hidden from potential predators, including harrier hawk.

Takahē form long-term, sometimes lifelong pairs, and return to their nesting territories in summer after spending winter in search of food.

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Family wins street name battle An 80-year-old spelling mistake on a Warkworth street sign is finally going to be corrected, following formal approval by Rodney Local Board last month.

The Kasper family has been asking for the spelling of Kaspar Street, which is next to the primary school and named after their forebears, to be corrected for many years. The original Kaspers settled near Scotts Landing in 1863 and operated sailing ships up and down the coast and on the Mahurangi River.

Applicants Adam and Angie Kasper said there had been extensive

correspondence over the years and they had been asked to satisfy a number of requirements, including contacting NZ Post to make sure there were no other Kasper Streets in Auckland and getting signatures from residents in the street confirming they did not object to the change.

Warkworth Board member and deputy chair Beth Houlbrooke said she was happy to move approval for the change and she couldn’t believe it had taken so long to sort out.

“They have been asking for this for as long as I can remember,” she said.

Four-year grant for forestry student A Mahurangi student has won a fouryear scholarship to study forestry science at the University of Canterbury.

Angus Syminton, 17, of Algies Bay was one of eight students who will receive the $32,000 Ministry of Primary Industries grant. Now in its third year, the scholarships have a strong focus on encouraging Māori and women to take up forestry careers. Angus, who went to Matakana Primary and Kristin Schools, comes from a family of Ngāi Tahu and Te Ātiawa descent, and his father and grandfather were involved in forestry in the past.

His father, Ross, says the grant is a massive boost for Angus, who has always been keen to work outside.

“He’s an outdoor guy – he’s a lifeguard at Omaha and does underwater spearfishing. He’s pretty athletic and does orienteering, running through the forests,” he says. “Hopefully he’ll end up a forestry manager. He did some work experience and found they’re really short of people in the industry.”

Mr Syminton says Angus hopes to return to the Mahurangi area in his third year to talk to local school students about the forestry industry.

Grey Power slams bank closures Grey Power has voiced its dismay over more bank closures. President Jan Pentecost says many seniors are being left without essential services because of cost cutting and modern technology. She says it is expected that banking transactions can occur via the internet or telephone, but this can be challenging for seniors. This results in them becoming dependent on others, potentially leading to elder abuse.

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This means the cost to fill a tanker with 10,000 litres of water will rise by around $25, from $13.86 to $39.00 (+GST).

The new charge better reflects the cost of providing water at filling stations – a service which has been heavily subsidised for many years. It’s being applied after the summer peak to reduce pressure on rural and coastal communities, giving people time to learn about the change. This summer, we are opening three additional filling stations to help water carriers serve their customers in a timely manner.

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Shared use of parkland made official by Local Board A lease that formalises shared use of the Diamond Jubilee Park in Matakana between the village pony club and the wider community has been granted by Rodney Local Board.

The new agreement means Matakana Pony Club can continue to use two hectares of open space for its riding and rallies, having surrendered a 3400sqm area behind the tennis courts for community use.

However, the club’s licence to occupy the bulk of Jubilee Park is non-exclusive, meaning that other events can potentially be held there, providing groups work in collaboration with the pony club.

Auckland Council community lease advisor Karen Walby told a Local Board meeting in October that the pony club would be expected to take down temporary jumps or structures for such events, though permanent jumps could be left in place, and equestrian use should generally prevail.

Club president Alexander Longuet-Higgins said members were totally prepared to allow the land to be used for something like a festival, and pointed out that people already used the park for walking and so on.

“We acknowledge that it’s one of the only green spaces in Matakana,” he said. “We realise we live with the community and want to work with them to make sure the park has maximum use. We try to keep the park flexible.” However, he pointed out that while there were other sportsfields within easy reach of Matakana, there were very few riding facilities.

“There is a lack of places for people to ride horses.

We provide a great service to the riding community,” he said. “Our membership has more than doubled in seven years, we have 69 members now and it’s continuing to increase.”

The club ran weekly rallies and other events and anyone was free to ride there, he added.

Board deputy chair Beth Houlbrooke said there was a need for extra signage to make it clear that Jubilee

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The division of land as detailed in the open space study report from 2018.

Park was open to the public.

“I can see why it gives the impression that it’s only the pony club, as the gates are locked and there are just pony club signs. You would think you can’t go in there,” she said. “It looks like you can’t do anything else – it needs a sign saying it’s a park and reserve.

One including dogs and a picnic table might give it a more inclusive feel.”

The division of land use detailed in the new five-year lease agreement was one of the options suggested in a Matakana Diamond Jubilee Park Open Space Study report by Bespoke Landscape Architects in 2018. The report and its three suggested options for varying degrees of shared use caused ructions at the time, with local residents divided over how the park should be used.

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Fundraising for the Pink Ribbon Appeal was challenging this year.

There were fewer hands as volunteers in the atrisk group for Covid-19 were stood down for their safety. However, coordinator Shona Pickup is ecstatic to have raised an incredible $5500 – one of the highest figures in years.

She is thanking everyone who donated, and especially the volunteers whose mahi has ensured that Mahurangi has again contributed to breast cancer research and support.

December 2020 In the Edible Garden

• Watering is at an important phase now. Apply Somerset pea straw around all fruit and vegetables to help water storage and discourage weeds

• Bird netting should be used for covering ripening strawberries, raspberries and blueberries

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Man convicted of cruelty at rodeo The Whangarei District Court has found Matakohe dairy farmer Derek Robinson guilty of wilful ill treatment of an animal after using an electric prodder on two steers at a rodeo.

The offences took place at the MidNorthern Rodeo in Maungatapere in two separate events in 2016 and 2017.

The animals were kneeling in a chute, waiting for a team roping competition, and were prodded in order to have them stand and enter the arena.

The court also found that Mr Robinson used his prodder unnecessarily on 22 other rodeo animals, although the court could not be certain whether the prodder was turned on.

The charges against Mr Robinson were filed as a private prosecution by the New Zealand Animal Law Association (NZALA).

It was the first ever rodeo prosecution in New Zealand.

An inspector for the Ministry of Primary Industries investigated the incident in 2017 and recommended a prosecution, however only a warning letter was issued.

The NZALA says it hopes that judgement by the Court will open the way for MPI to enforce animal welfare at rodeos.

Mr Robinson is yet to be sentenced.

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Tales of the old Post Office Before the reforms in the 1980s, the Post Office was an important part of every town. In Warkworth, the Post Office was housed in the building now occupied by Mahurangi Matters and Tailor Made Computers.

Harry Best worked there from 1935 to 1956 as telegraphist, and later as The old Warkworth Post Office. Now home to supervisor. Around the Mahurangi Matters. dinner table he would sometimes regale his family with stories from his work that had tickled his fancy …

Bob Wech, of Puhoi/Bohemian descent, farmed at Pohuehue, south of Warkworth. He and his wife had a large family, and every year or so he would visit the Post Office to register the birth of the latest baby. After he had registered the birth of their twelfth child the clerk behind the counter said to him, “Well Bob, I guess we’ll see you again next year?” “I suppose so,” answered Bob. But no – number 12 was the last of the Bob Wech brood.

George Copestake’s farm fronted onto Pulham Road. George and his wife, Isobel, had six sons before the arrival of a much-desired daughter. Their big, rugby-playing boys were well known around town, so when a letter arrived in the mailroom addressed to The Copey Boys, Up-the-Hill, Warkworth, it didn’t take the staff long to figure out where to send it – particularly as one of the Copey Boys worked at the Post Office.

The mailroom staff had to scratch their heads a bit longer when another strange letter arrived to be sorted. The name of the recipient was written on the envelope, as was the road that he lived on. Under that was a cartoon sketch of an angry cow galloping along with its tail outstretched. A helmeted policeman was holding on to the cow’s tail, and a second policeman was holding on to his coat tails. Eventually the letter found its way to Kaukapakapa.

The staff each put in some money on pay days to cover the cost of morning and afternoon teas. A plump young woman who worked on the telephone exchange didn’t contribute, as she didn’t drink tea. No one could work out why the biscuits were disappearing before the next pay day came around, until a staff member happened to call in one Sunday that Fat Hannah (not her real name) was on duty, and found that she had the biscuit tin beside her and was diligently working her way through the contents.

If a staff member of the Post Office was particularly helpful to one of the locals, that person would sometimes drop off a gift, maybe a chip of strawberries, or chocolates, or produce from their garden. One day Harry rang his wife to ask her could she please have the copper boiling when he arrived home from work. She was mystified until she saw him walking along the road carrying a live crayfish by its antennae – a gift from a Leigh fisherman.

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If the mere mention of having to squeeze into your summer beach wear is a scary idea, then perhaps this may be of interest.

It seems that losing weight is a very hot topic, and there is no shortage of info around in that area. However, like anything popular on Google, it can be very confusing and conflicting to say the least. So, to help I have done my best to simplify to help your countdown to summer.

Aside from underlying factors such as thyroid issues, adrenal imbalances and issues with endocrine glands, the overall formula for weight loss is input versus output. Input referring to what you eat and drink, output referring to the amount of energy you expend. So, to put it crudely, to lose weight you need to eat less, exercise more or both. Importantly, what you eat is just as critical as how much you eat.

Some foods turn into fat in the body easily, such as sugar and carbohydrates (bread/cakes, pasta, rice, potatoes etc.). Other foods such as proteins (eggs, meat, fish etc.) and most low-starch vegetables and fruit are much better for helping reduce fat. This is why diets such as the paleo diet can be useful for a while to help the body reset.

To summarise, these are the eating recommendations to help lose weight …

1. Stop sugar. The exception being moderate fruit intake (two to three pieces a day). Alcohol is included in the sugar category.

2. Stop all refined carbohydrates (bread, buns, cakes, pasta).

3. Limit other carbohydrates to half a portion a day or none at all for the first six weeks (brown rice, corn, potatoes, kumara, pumpkin). If you have issues with blood sugars, then check with your GP first.

4. Increase all non-starchy vegetables.

5. Eat a good protein source for at least two meals a day (fish, chicken, red meat, eggs).

6. You can eat other proteins once a day (nuts, seeds, beans etc) or more if vegetarian/vegan.

7. Drink plenty of water daily – about one to three litres, depending on how much you are exercising.

8. Avoid coffee and black tea.

The other aspect is exercise. This ideally needs to be cardiovascular-based exercise. A brisk walk for a minimum of 20 minutes daily is good. Longer is better if you are able, 45 minutes is preferable. Cycling or swimming are great alternatives. Your heart rate should be about 70 per cent of your maximum during the course of the exercise. To find your maximum heart rate, subtract your age from 220. So, if you are 60 years of age then your maximum heart rate is 160 beats per minute (220-60). Seventy per cent of this would be 112 beats per minute (0.7x160). If you are unsure then check with your Doctor first.

If you are overweight then making positive changes will also benefit your health. You will feel better, have more energy and can help prevent other health problems. Enjoy the new you.

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Teen runs length of country alone to raise money for refugees After reconnecting with family in Warkworth, teenager Shay Broomhall set off last week on a gruelling solo expedition to run the length of New Zealand – crossing every conceivable kind of terrain, from 90 Mile Beach in the far north to the Southern Alps and beyond.

Shay began his run in Cape Reinga and anticipates it will take about 100 days to reach Bluff, at the bottom of the South Island, by covering about 30km a day along the Te Araroa trail.

It’s believed he will be the youngest person to have run the entire trail unsupported and is carrying everything he needs on his back, including a tent, sleeping bag, cooking gear, food and emergency equipment.

Shay, 19, returned to New Zealand early this year after spending most of his life in Essex, England.

While at school there, he learned about and was dismayed by the plight of refugees who had fled to Europe.

He hopes to raise as much money as possible during his run to bolster aid efforts.

While in England, Shay joined Care4Calais, distributing relief supplies to refugees in northern France and Belgium.

He says many of the refugees had fled parts of the Middle East – such as Syria and Lebanon – and others came from Africa.

“The media seems to portray them as not really people. But when you speak to them you find out that they are doctors and engineers and things like that. They would much rather be back home if they could be,” he says.

“One of the guys had seen his brother shot in front

of him. Others had been stripped of their jobs back home.”

In addition to regular relief supplies such as tents and clothes, Care4Calais also sets up electrical generators and provided hairdressing kits, so that refugees could plug in electric shavers and get much needed haircuts.

Shay says the behaviour of the French authorities was appalling, regularly slashing tents and forcing refugees to move on.

Many refugees tried to escape by stowing away on trucks bound for the United Kingdom, but regularly got caught. One man Shay spoke to had been stuck in a refrigerated truck for 18 hours.

“My run, although a difficult journey, will be nothing compared to the journey these refugees make to western Europe,” he says.

Shay anticipates he will probably run for five or six days straight, then take a “rest” day, which will likely mean walking rather than running. He says he feels in good physical shape. He formerly played semi-professional football for Brightlingsea Regent FC, based in Essex, and recently completed a 50km ultra-marathon in Taupo.

Challenges for the New Zealand run include the possibility of sustaining an injury and some treacherous river crossings in the South Island. But Shay has no doubt that he will complete the journey.

“Even if I end up having to walk it, I will be happy with that,” he says.

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Shay Broomhill anticipates it will take about 100 days to run the length of New Zealand.

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Jeune Langer and Larry Mackisack had a joint birthday party.

Boost for centenarians club Jeune Langer was one of three residents who turned 100 last month at Amberlea Rest Home in Algies Bay. She was joined by Larry Mackisack and Una Neal. They were all born in 1920, in the wake of World War I and the Spanish Flu. Unfortunately, Una was unwell, but Jeune and Larry celebrated the milestone with a joint birthday party.

Jeune’s name means “young” in French. It was given to her by her father, who served in France during the Great War. She moved from Taumaranui to Auckland in her teenage years where she found work and spent most of her wages on singing lessons.

When World War II arrived, Jeune’s dreams of becoming an opera singer were put aside. She joined the Women’s

Army Corps and was stationed in Devonport for two years.

There she met her future husband, Wally, who was soon shipped to the Pacific. They married in 1944 and bought a home in Auckland, where they raised their daughter, Carol.

Jeune established her own hairdressing salon and would later work at North Shore Hospital, cutting the hair of permanent patients.

In 1977, Jeune and Wally moved to Rivendell Place in Warkworth. At that time, there were just two houses on the street.

Jeune was a keen member of the Kowhai Arts and Crafts club and successfully sold much of her work.

When asked the secret of a happy life, Jeune said it was important to always settle an argument before going to bed.

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Meanwhile, after 36 years as a GP in the area, Dr Warwick Palmer (now semi-retired), is the new Warkworth St John Area Committee chair.

He has been a part of the committee for five years and has taken a particular interest in growing St John’s cadet programme.

He was himself in the cadets as a young man living in central Auckland.

Warwick says his core focus in the new role will be to support the ambulances to provide as efficient a service as possible.

Having worked alongside St John paramedics throughout his career, he is familiar with the challenges that ambulances face in maintaining a timely response while travelling long distances.

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Mary McCrae handed over a cheque for $20,000 to Warkworth St John on behalf of her and her late husband, Robert, last month.

Robert passed away in July last year and Mary says St John had always responded to his calls for help.

“First responder Ben Pringle lived across the road from us on Leigh Road, and he was always quick to come over,” Mary says.

Both Mary and Warkworth St John Area Committee chair Dr Warwick Palmer are determined to ensure the money is spent locally.

Warwick says St John is fortunate to enjoy an enormous amount of goodwill in the district.

He says the donation is especially appreciated this year, as Covid-19 has tightened belts around the country, meaning less money for St John.

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The team split almost 70 cubic metres of firewood.

Team chips in for Springboard Many hands made light work when young people from Springboard Community Works, police, volunteers and a team from Kennards Hire joined forces for Springboard’s annual log splitting day at Snells Beach.

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Springboard general manager Dan Gray said the log splitting day put the charity group two months ahead of their regular firewood production and provided a great event for the community to get involved. Kennards Hire made their biggest contribution to Springboard to date, with a crew of eight staff giving their time, along with nine hydraulic log splitters.

‘Old4new’ lifejacket swap in Snells Coastguard is inviting boaties to trade in their mouldy, old, out-of-date lifejackets for a brand new Hutchwilco vest.

Coastguard’s “old4new” van will be at the Snells Beach boat ramp on Wednesday, December 16, from 3pm to 7pm, with a range of Hutchwilco life jackets. It will be at the Orewa boat ramp on Sunday, December 13, from 8am to 11am.

An adult-sized Hutchwilco Aquavest will cost just $69 with a trade in, or $59 for a child’s.

Crewman Paul Steinkamp says the initiative is strongly supported by the

Kawau Rescue unit.

“We rescue people every year who would not be alive if they had not been wearing a proper lifejacket that was fit for purpose,” he says.

“This includes being large enough to support you, being able to stop you from floating face down, and having a crotch strap to prevent it pulling up over your head.”

Paul also recommends that boaties sign up for a membership with Coastguard if they have not done so already.

Christmas High Tea

Join us for Christmas High Tea What a year it’s been. And now Christmas is fast approaching. Here at Summerset Falls we’re busy getting ready for a festive season that everyone will no doubt be looking forward to. To help kick things off, we’re planning two Christmas High Teas and you’re invited.

Just pop along to the village any time between 10am and 2pm, on either Thursday 3 December or Thursday 10 December, and enjoy a range of delicious Christmas treats and warm drinks on us.

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However, even if a vaccine is able to confer individual protection from Covid-19, it may not reduce transmission to the same extent, and the Pfizer vaccine has some other limitations, including the need to be stored at very low temperatures, which will make its transport to poorer regions problematic. For any of the candidate vaccines, about 25 to 50 per cent of the population would need to become immune to achieve suppression of community transmission.

The massive scale of doses required is offset by the large number of vaccine development projects – at present, 54 in human clinical trials and more than 87 in pre-clinical testing. The Pfizer vaccine project alone will produce 1.3 billion doses by the end of 2021. The Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine now seems likely to become available by the end of 2020. The UK Government has ordered 100 million doses, which is enough for the entire country. The most recent Moderna vaccine is 94.5 per cent effective and looks likely to save lives among groups of people – those over 65 and various ethnicities – impacted most by Covid-19.

The science strategies of these vaccine projects generally fall into two broad categories: Genetic vaccines – these deliver the coronavirus’ own genes into our cells (such as the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines) and viral vector vaccines – engineered to carry coronavirus genes (the Oxford vaccine). This science diversity is useful as it generates a range of candidate vaccines, with each vaccine having particular advantages for different age cohorts. The deployment of the vaccines will then involve ethical issues around priority of access. Priority access is expected to be given firstly to frontline health staff and aged-care facility residents and then to the other vulnerable cohorts within populations.

The most important reassurance for the community is that all of the approved vaccines that become available will be very safe for recipients. That reassurance is based on the clinical trials involving many thousands of human volunteers (43,000 in the Pfizer trials), who will receive the vaccines before each vaccine is deployed more generally. Finally, the approval of the results of these clinical trials by leading regulatory organisations, such as the US Food and Drug Administration, will further ensure public safety.

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FE ATU R E

Ian Foote has lost none of his enthusiasm for his craft.

Pots for all occasions.

Master potter strives for simplicity of form It’s full steam ahead for Matakana pottery Morris & James as it ramps up production for the festive season to meet the insatiable demand for its finely crafted ceramics.

On offer are pots of all shapes and sizes, platters, wall panel sets, vignette tiles, elegant dishes, tiny house collectibles and Christmas tree decorations.

It will be the 31st Christmas at Morris & James for head potter Ian Foote, and he’s lost none of his enthusiasm for his craft.

“There’s definitely a satisfaction at the end of the throwing session, looking at all the pots on their trolleys and racks, and feeling you have done a decent day’s work,” he says.

“I still find it challenging and interesting, and you never stop learning.”

Getting to be head potter was something of a long haul. Ian started in the warehouse wrapping items for despatch, until a workmate suggested they swap jobs and he ended up becoming a tile glazer for a while.

From there, he moved around various departments before finally settling behind the wheel and shaping pots himself about 20 years ago.

He says the craft is a combination of physical effort and intense concentration.

“It’s not a matter of pushing buttons or anything like that – you have got to make conscious decisions as you are forming the pot all the way through the process.”

Ian says he strives for simplicity of form, “something that will please the

eye without being fussy”.

His working day starts at 7am and he and his team will make perhaps 120 smaller pots in a single morning or possibly 20 or 30 larger pieces.

“After that, it’s nice to get your boots off and put your feet up,” he jokes.

Afternoons are spent preparing pots for firing and loading and unloading kilns.

After firing, pots are glazed and then decorated. Ian says the idea is to get a reasonably consistent look for the same item. If a customer wants a second pot to match one they already have, then the ideal is to be able to go and pick one off the shelf which looks much the same. Inevitably, given pots are entirely handcrafted, there will be variations and decorators can spot a piece they have worked on versus one

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Ian finds the handcrafted approach preferable to using moulds, which limits creativity. As it is, the potters can easily vary designs as needed.

“I think we have quite a good marriage of the factory production side of things and the studio artsy side of things. We can blend the two worlds together reasonably well,” he says.

“You can lean either way depending what the project demands.”

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Christmas shopping in Matakana – what the people say …

With its art galleries, upmarket gift shops, trendy clothes, fine foods and lively Saturday morning market, Matakana would surely be an ideal place for a spot of Christmas shopping. Mahurangi Matters spoke to shoppers on a typical Friday morning to find out what makes the place hum and where it could improve …

I enjoy the arts and crafts around Matakana, and they’ve got a cool new gallery – Pigment. I’m an artist myself and perhaps one of the galleries will feature my work one day. It’s also so beautiful around here and that brings people in. Though a lot of places are not affordable for everyone – it’s definitely for the upper middle-class market.

Emma Gustafson, Leigh I like the village atmosphere – the trees, the nature, the fish pond. It’s all so tranquil. I like the Two Boutique and the other stores for different reasons, and I especially like the shoe shops. However, the playground is not super child-friendly. It’s not good for little ones – too awkward. There’s not much they can do on it.

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It’s changed a lot since I was a kid.

We used to come up by dinghy from Algies Bay – but you can’t do that now because there are too many rocks in the way. The market had car boot sales and people setting up benches on trestle tables – a proper Kiwi market. It’s more commercialised now and more expensive but that does not necessarily mean it’s bad. It’s just different. The shops are beautiful.

Kristen Swann, Matamata There is good food and the people are nice.

I especially like the Ringawera Bakery and the Summer Sessions surf shop. I like to drink a cup of hot chocolate down by the river. It’s the perfect place for me.

Roch Bartoli, Matakana It could do with a bit more diversity.

There’s better clothes shopping in Auckland. Here the selection is limited. They could do better.

Trish Lynds

I tend to go to the bookshop, Four Square and the Op Shop. The bookshop is great – the selection of cards and goods is really good. I like going to the market sometimes but it’s getting too busy – too many people from Auckland.

Anne Ronaldson, Rainbows End I quite like The Bach and Summer Sessions and there’s lots of gifty stuff here. It’s good for Christmas shopping. The parking on weekends can be a problem, but generally it’s pretty good here.

Sophie Stanhope, Auckland Last time I was here the parking was a bit of a mess. But there are quite unique shops and I would definitely come here for my Christmas shopping.

They are New Zealand businesses offering something a bit unique – something a bit more thoughtful.

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I love the Matakana Village Farmers Market and there’s a good range of locally produced food. I like the honey. And I love to come here for a coffee.

Sometimes the traffic gets a bit congested.

Jeffrey Miao Aesthetically, it’s very much a village – with a good range of different and unusual things. The bookstore and the bakery are especially good. But the road is a nightmare and it’s difficult for pedestrians. The carparking needs a complete rethink and maybe there should be some pedestrian islands on Matakana Valley Road to cope with the increased traffic. Matakana is a victim of its own success really.

Martin Dawe, Omaha I’m here to see what’s on offer for Christmas, but it can be a bit expensive – depending on the shops. I don’t come on weekends because of the crowds and the traffic. I find it a little bit claustrophobic.

I live in Warkworth and most of what I would get at the Matkakana market I can find in Warkworth. Sure, they have some unique things here, but they are not what I need on a daily basis.

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Personal trainer Justin Fokkema is opening the first fully kitted gym in Matakana to give locals a workout option without having to travel to Warkworth or Snells Beach.

The new Keep Fit gym will be located at 44 Matakana Valley Road in the former mechanics building.

The gym will open in late December or early January.

The 250-square-metre gym floor will be equipped with free weights, exercise machines and treadmills. It also has a separate studio space for classes.

Keep Fit has already teamed up with Alexa McDonald to offer a range of Pilates classes in the studio. Wendy Douglas may also be doing early morning yoga classes.

Justin himself intends to do regular sessions of High Intensity Interval Training classes as well one-on-one personal training in the gym.

Justin will also continue his boot camp class at the Highfield Donkey Reserve in Algies Bay at 7pm on Monday evenings. It only costs a gold coin donation to attend.

“I just want to get people out there moving,” he says.

Justin says new members starting their fitness journey are encouraged to go at their own pace.

“You don’t need to destroy yourself with a massive workout. You just need

A new jeweller is opening in Warkworth in time for Christmas which will be the exclusive distributor north of Auckland for popular brands including Karen Walker, Boh Runga, Stolen Girlfriends Club and, hopefully soon, Pandora.

Fishers Jewellers is opening at 12 Queen Street in the former Caroline Eve store.

Director Johnny Sherry says Fishers is also doing custom work with computer-aided design.

The new Warkworth showroom will have a design consultation area where customers can sit with a jeweller and design with them.

The jeweller produces a detailed 3D model of the item which can be viewed from all angles.

“People can take ownership of the design and give input and feedback,” Johnny says.

Fishers Jewellers can even do remote consultations with customers.

Johnny imports his diamonds directly, sourcing them from New York, Antwerp, Tel Aviv, Hong Kong and Mumbai.

He is a qualified gemologist and is certified by the respected Gemological Institute of America.

Because Fishers, prices on premium diamonds are so competitive, it has buyers from all over the country.

A businessman from Sydney contacted Fishers to import a two and a half carat

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“It’s about building relationships and motivating people to push a little harder each time.”

He wants to build a community around the gym and train with members for group events, such as the mud run in Matakana.

Membership will cost $15.95 per week, or $12.95 per week for over 60s and students.

There is an opening special of $12 ($10.80 for seniors and students), for memberships signed up before December 1.

Justin is offering a lifetime membership for $2000, which provides 24-hour access to the gym forever.

It can be transferred to a family member once, and only 20 are on offer.

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Johnny found him a diamond in Antwerp, Belgium, and beat the prices of other jewellers the man had consulted in Sydney.

Johnny got the diamond ring ready a week before Christmas and flew down to Queenstown to meet the man at a helipad, where he handed over the ring.

The man flew his partner to a glacier where they landed, and he proposed on the spot.

Having been in the trade since he was 18, and now being 55, Johnny has made a lot of connections and is well trusted in the diamond industry.

Johnny says he loves being a jeweller because each sale he makes represents a high point in people’s lives.

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Festive feasting Christmas, New Year and the barbecue season. Not only is the festive season coming at us faster than anyone can believe, the warm weather has had everyone out scrubbing their barbecues in anticipation of celebratory times and outdoor eating. I love this time of the year as celebratory food moves to the centre of the table. It’s a time for friends, for family, and for sharing meals, imbibing a little goodness and generally feeling really thankful and good about ourselves. Whenever I am invited anywhere I always enquire if I can bring some food. More often than not the offer is gratefully accepted, and I am more than happy to make my contribution to feasting.

Any host should accept such offers, but also find out what to expect as we sure do not need three or four green salads (easiest option) at a party. If you’re really good at a particular dish, that’s what you should offer.

Never try out a recipe that seemed great when you cut it from a newspaper or magazine, or wherever you source your inspiration, as it just may turn out to be rather difficult to make or to eat. Likewise, there are some super recipes on the internet, but there are also some doozies, so choose with care the site you go to for culinary ideas.

Food that is transportable is not food that needs last minute fussing, not dishes that need to be served piping hot, not anything frozen that may melt in the hot weather. It has certainly been the year of the vegetable, so finding a really good vegetable dish to prepare and carry is worth seeking.

This bright, fresh vegetable salad with contrasting crunch and flavour adds a real hit of colour to the festive table. It’s perfect for a Christmas dish as the

red colours, offset by the lovely fresh green basil leaves, suggest the red and green theme Christmas often inspires. It is also a substantial salad for a backyard barbecue, providing a nice healthy addition to the compulsory sausages, chops and bread. When preparing this salad, add the dressing while the vegetables are still warm. Refrigerate overnight if you must, but be sure to bring back to room temperature before serving.

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Heat the oven to 180C and roast the pepper and onion wedges until soft and mellow (about 25 minutes) Set aside. To prepare the beetroot, boil in water for about 40 minutes until tender, cool and remove the skins. Cut into rough chunks. To prepare the carrots, cook in salted water with a pinch of sugar for about 10 minutes, until tender and firm. Set aside.

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A Marketview report showed retail spending increased 1.6 percent in the September quarter compared to the same period last year.

One Warkworth manager Murray Chapman says it’s a remarkable result, given there are virtually no overseas visitors because of Covid restrictions and the Auckland region suffered almost three weeks of Alert Level 3 lockdown during the quarter.

“It’s all very positive. It means people are heeding the message to keep spending locally,” he says.

Mr Chapman says One Warkworth’s own shop local messages have been

bolstered by the Government, which has been reinforcing the same message.

This has also helped to generate impressive figures for nearby centres such as Orewa and Silverdale, which recorded retail spend gains of 4.6 per cent and 4.5 per cent respectively.

Mr Chapman says it’s important to keep in mind that local businesses are the ones everyone taps for sponsorship of local events and things like school prizes.

“It’s up to us to support these businesses,” he says.

Other parts of Auckland fared less well than Warkworth and overall retail spend in the region dipped 6.3 per cent during the quarter.

Mahurangi Matters was unable to secure spend breakdowns for other centres in Mahurangi such as Matakana and Leigh.

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Wellsford gets into festive spirit Wellsford shops and businesses are gearing up to make an extra effort this Christmas, with activities and promotions designed to attract shoppers and give a boost to local families.

Wellsford Plus chair Tania Hamilton has already organised the Santa Parade, a community raffle, presents under the tree for Plunket and a letters to Santa initiative, but is still hoping to add some late night shopping dates and photos with Santa later this month.

“We have the most amazing business association wanting to come on board and give us their initiatives,” she says.

“We’re getting shops to decorate their windows so locals will spend locally and visitors will want to stop here.

“We’ve got beautiful shops with a great selection of gifts and reasonably priced, too.”

A wheelbarrow full of goodies donated by local shops is the top prize in the Wellsford Plus raffle, which is raising funds to support local Plunket nurses and help with the running costs of the recent Santa Parade.

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by ITM Warkworth, other prizes include a wooden grader made by Pete Bowmar Toys, plus groceries, and $130 of vouchers for three Wellsford cafes – Lime Tree, Caffe Cozy and Peppers.

Tickets are on sale until the draw on Monday, December 14. They cost $2 each or three for $5 and are available from Tania Hamilton on 021 264 0424.

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Santa post boxes can be found outside RE/MAX Warkworth and inside Caffe Cozy in Wellsford.

Meanwhile, Christmas gifts for children under five can be left under Christmas trees at Mike Pero Wellsford or Caffe Cozy until December 14, and non-perishable food items can be left at the Hospice Shop, Clever Endeavours or Mike Pero until December 20 for the Wellsford foodbank.

Wellsford Plus has also teamed up with RE/MAX Warkworth Real Estate for local Letters to Santa. Special Santa stationery can be collected from the small table at Caffe Cozy in Wellsford or the RE/MAX Warkworth office and, when filled in, they can be “posted” in the wishing well at Caffe Cozy or in the special letterbox outside RE/MAX Warkworth. Providing children enter their full address and post their letter

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Traditional treats at the library Warkworth Library is getting into the seasonal swing this month with Christmas crafts and a special morning tea event.

From now until December 9, there will be free Christmas craft sessions every day in the library from 10am to 4pm, making such things as tree decorations, stars and calendars. No experience is necessary, all ages are welcome and all materials will be provided.

Then on Thursday, December 17 at 10.30am the library is inviting anyone new to the area, new to New Zealand, or who has migrated to New Zealand in the past, to attend a shared morning tea.

Senior library assistant for community engagement Katie Mitchell, who hails from the UK herself, is keen for people to share their national Christmas traditions and to bring a traditional festive treat to share. “To many of us, having our Christmas lunch in the heat and sunshine is still strange, but we persevere with our traditional turkey and ham lunches, followed by traditional Christmas pudding!� she says.

This is a free event and children are welcome.

Info: See Katie at the library or call 09 427 3920

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The Warkworth Volunteer Fire Brigade is again holding its annual Christmas tree fundraiser.

Trees go on sale from December 1, until the tree farm has sold out.

The trees can be picked up from the station on Church Hill, Monday to Thursday, from noon to 6pm, and Friday to Sunday from 9am to 6pm.

Trees start from $30 and prices increase according to size. They can be wrapped for convenient transport for $5.

Those looking for an extra-large tree should contact Gaye as soon as possible on 027 459 9613.

The Warkworth St John Ambulance Station at 19 Brown Road (SH1) will also be selling Christmas trees from December 4.

A real Christmas tree is always better.

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Pete & Mary’s Eatery is located in the heart of Warkworth.

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Apple, sage and rosemary lamb rack, beef boot roast stuffed with mushrooms and garlic and steak royale pie were just three of the creations that made Rob Lees this year’s NZ Master Butcher.

Warkworth butcher wins at national meat championship Being himself and taking a taste of his shop to town proved to be a winning combination for Rob Lees, when he won the Pure South Master Butcher of the Year award in Auckland last month.

He only entered the contest to encourage employee Eli Ropata to take part in the long-established ANZCO Foods Butcher Apprentice of the Year

awards, but ended up taking the newly introduced senior title ahead of five other finalists himself.

“Not for one minute did I think I would ever win it,” he says. “In fact, I thought about pulling out for a while, but everyone said I should give it a go.” continued next page

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To win the title, Rob had to spend two hours cutting, preparing and displaying a wide range of joints, cuts and ready to cook creations from a whole lamb and a “banjo” of beef – the industry term for a foreleg and shoulder. Rob says the beef in particular was quite challenging since the meat was mostly suited to stewing and slow cooking.

“They’re not pretty cuts,” he says.

“The hardest thing was coming up with what to make. But I decided I’d just be myself and take my shop with me. I had a pretty good mix of basics, which freed up time for me to be more creative. And I took a load of props from the shop.”

Rob had to make any accompaniments from scratch, such as rubs, stuffings and marinades, and all vegetables had to be cut fresh. He said the first hour was “quite pleasant”, but the second was manic and seemed to disappear in seconds.

“I did enjoy it, funnily enough, but I was super-anxious before. I really stewed myself up about it,” he says.

“But I’m already planning next year.”

The whole event was live-streamed online from the ASB Showgrounds

due to Covid-19 – normally, there is a black-tie dinner where all the meat is auctioned off. This year, Rob took the option of buying his items back and then gave it all away in prizes for two of his local customers on Facebook.

He says the local reaction to his win has been great, with dozens of people coming in to congratulate him, and he is hugely grateful for everyone’s support and good wishes.

Rob and his family moved from Christchurch to Warkworth and took over the old Stubbs butchery in 2014.

He’d had his eye on the place since his Warkworth-based brother told him it was for sale in 2011, but he couldn’t raise the funds at the time. However, three years later, while attending the NRL Auckland Nines, Rob spotted the shop was closing down and “just made phone calls until it happened”.

He says he never intended becoming a butcher, but answered an ad for an apprentice in the paper two years after leaving school and hasn’t looked back since.

The Pure South Master Butcher competition is open to qualified butchers aged at least 31 and the winner receives a trophy and $3,500 in cash.

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The busy time of year is almost upon us. You know, that time when the sun shines and our roads are busy with holidaymakers and tourists all coming to visit our part of paradise. In the past, I have heard locals moaning about the influx of “jafas” into our town, and it always concerns me that some people see this as a problem rather than the opportunity that it is.

We have had a year from hell, with a lot of local businesses forced to close for quite long periods of time with little or no income coming in, and although things have been busier lately, it still won’t make up for a substantial amount of lost income.

For these businesses, it would be fantastic for them to reap the benefits of a town full of visitors opening their wallets and spending money. I encourage local businesses to openly and actively welcome visitors to Warkworth, encourage your staff to ask where they are from, what are they going to do in town and talk to them about the local attractions – like a cruise on the Jane Gifford, a wander through the museum or a meal in one of the local restaurants.

The longer we can get visitors to stay in the area, the more likely they are to buy, and every dollar they spend helps not just a business but the whole town.

Remember, these businesses are often the ones we go to for sponsorship and prizes for our clubs and schools.

If you are a business that perhaps needs a quick clean-up and maybe a few weeds pulled out, then now is the time to do it. The more welcoming your business is, the more foot traffic you will attract. Don’t miss the opportunity to increase the number of customers coming to your premises by waiting for the landlord to do it. The stronger your welcome, the more likely people will enter.

From the first time I visited Warkworth, what stayed with me is how friendly people are, how they are happy to stop and answer questions and how quaint and pretty Warkworth is. We should all be grateful for the wonderful place we live in, but I also believe we all have a responsibility to share this with our visitors and be the best ambassadors for Warkworth we can be. A simple, “Hi, can I help?” goes such a long way to improve people’s experience of a place.

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Men’s Shed hosts open day Warkworth Men’s Shed will host an open day at the Warkworth A&P Showgrounds on Saturday, December 5, from 11am to 2pm. Visitors will have the chance to enjoy a barbecue and purchase items made or restored at the shed, including birdhouses, chopping boards and furniture. Men’s Shed chair Barry Thompson hopes there will also be kitsets available as possible Christmas presents for a son or daughter to construct. In addition, there will be the opportunity to learn more about the Men’s Shed and join the organisation. Info: mensshedwarkworth@gmail.com

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The old fire station has been cleared to add a new access to car parking.

One-way for Wood Street Work is well underway on the new interim design and layout for Kaipara District Council’s Wood Street revitalisation project in Mangawhai Heads.

The scheme will see a one-way system installed for the next 12 to 18 months, as well as improved parking, more public spaces, plus new planting schemes and road art in a bid to make the shopping area more people friendly.

The old fire station at 9 Wood Street has been demolished to create an open space and a new access route to parking and facilities in Fagan Place. Aggregate is being laid to mark the roadway, with work done to prepare the rest of the site for it to become a public shared space. The carpark behind the Senior Citizens Hall has also been improved.

New street seating is being made with the help of the team at Mangawhai Shed, and Mangawhai Artists are working on designs for road art.

A KDC spokesman said Council was working closely with the community and the Mangawhai Business Association, and was looking for ideas on how new public spaces could be used. Volunteers can also sign up to paint road murals or help with planting.

Once these initial works have been finished, the one-way system will be set up in December, which will be similar to the one trialled last summer.

The project is 90 per cent funded by a Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency grant through its Innovating Street programme.

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W A R K W O R T H Send your nominations to editor@localmatters.co.nz

Congratulations to Barbara Carpenter, of Snells Beach, who is a recipient of a gift basket from Chocolate Brown. Barbara was nominated by Diane Bell, who wrote:

Early last month I had a fall “while gardening and broke my

pelvic bone. The first call was to St John and the second was to my neighbour and friend Barbara Carpenter. Barbara and her husband were here very quickly. They stayed with my husband overnight as he requires 24-hour care. Since I have been out of hospital, Barbara has been at our house every day making sure we have everything that is required. Nothing is too much trouble. Apart from helping us, she is very involved in the community of Snells Beach.

Know someone who deserves a big “thank you” for their community spirit?

Tell us and they will receive acknowledgement in Mahurangi Matters and an amazing hamper from Chocolate Brown, 6 Mill Lane, Warkworth. Send your nominations to editor@localmatters.co.nz (subject line: Sweet Appreciation) or post to: Sweet Appreciation, Mahurangi Matters, PO Box 701, Warkworth.

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To celebrate the festive season, we are giving away a present a day for the first 12 days of December!

Visit the Mahurangi Matters Facebook page at noon every day from December 1-12 to go in the draw to win something special from a local business.

Give Mahurangi Matters a ‘like’ on Facebook to make sure you don’t miss a post!

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Local gift guide

THE FRENCH CUPBOARD

Community retailers rely on the support they get at Christmas to be able to keep their doors open and continue serving local customers. Need inspiration? Here is a handy guide to some great gift ideas – or even to add to your own wish list . Each of these items is at your fingertips in Warkworth; no need to travel to Albany …

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French antique and vintage, giftware, homewares, linens, Annie Sloan Chalk Paint 2b Riverside Arcade, 62 Queen Street, Warkworth 09 425 7207 | www.thefrenchcupboard.co.nz

Four diamond band, $395.

This classic and versatile four-diamond ring can be easily stacked with other jewellery, or as a statement on its own. FB Warren Jeweller at 18 Neville Street, Warkworth, is a gem in itself. The hole-in-the-wall workshop may not have an online presence, but it has an extensive range of handmade jewellery.

Flowers with a gift basket, from $100.

Briar Rose Flowers in Warkworth makes gift baskets with items such as chocolates, cheeses, candles, Christmas snacks or bath bombs. For those short of ideas, a gift basket can make a stunning special gift.

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for the time-short shopper Fern leaf bag, $29, pearl necklace, $39 and crystal keychain, $20.

Mood mist spray, $19.90 and Basilur tea books, $16

This fern leaf cut hand bag from the Coconut Gallery has been a popular seller, thanks to its handy phone pouch on the reverse side. It has a single zipped compartment with a rose gold coloured zipper.

Round out the gift with the gallery’s range of jewellery, such as the freshwater pearl necklace with diamante beads, pictured here.

Bring some calmness to the Christmas silly season with a mood mist spray from Arcadia Natural Health. A spritz of essential oils in the air is said to lift the mood. Gift on its own or pair with Basilur tea books. The Love Story Volume II book has bags of Ceylon tea flavoured with papaya, marigold, sunflower, orange cinnamon and clove vanilla.

Lily’orne & Co scented candles, $39.

Electric Pukeko sunglasses, $49, wax cologne, $45 and old skipper bracelets, $65.

Suz Hemus of Pete and Mary’s café in Warkworth hand makes a sensational range of scented candles.

Scents include vetiver, sage and lemongrass, raspberry and sugar, as well as blushing peony.

The Chase board game, $50

The Chase board game is a new arrival at Paper Plus, Warkworth, and the hot pick for Christmas gifting or holiday fun. Paper Plus also has the latest children’s books, including the Grinny Granny Donkey by Craig Smith, which is the sequel to the popular Wonky Donkey. Other titles include Code Name Bananas and The 130-Storey Tree House.

Warkworth Menswear has stylish polarised Electric Pukeko sunglasses in many different styles.

And they offer six different kinds of Solid State cologne, including Journeyman (cedar, vetiver and mandarin) and Drifter (mahogany, ginger and blood orange). Their compact containers fit easily in a pocket and can be carried on a plane. Meanwhile, Warkworth Menswear’s elegant Old Skipper bracelets are made from nautical rope.

Nike Air shirt, $45, black Nike shorts, $75, Nike Air Summit bag, $35 and Adidas Adelaide Lite slides, $45.

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what’son High steaks at national barbecue comp E NT E R TA I NM E NT

The Whangateau Holiday Park will this weekend host the final competition of the year for the NZ Barbecue Association Championship.

Organiser Derrick Paull is inviting locals to the “Smoke on the Coast” event on December 5 and 6.

More than 40 teams from Kerikeri to Christchurch will compete for multiple national titles.

The teams are the best in their respective fields, having achieved top rankings based on scores from nine regional events throughout the country.

Saturday will feature “hot and fast” barbecuing of wings, steak and lamb.

The big event on Sunday is the “low and slow” smoking competition featuring chicken, pork ribs and beef (ribs, brisket and chuck).

Visitors will be able to interact with competitors and wrap their laughing gear around some delicious cooked meats.

There will be some iconic smoking rigs

on display, including that of last year’s champion, Wayne Dill, who cooks using a scale model of an army tank with smoke emerging from the turret.

Sadly, the 2018 national champion, Caleb Taiala, recently passed away, but his sons will compete using his rig in his memory.

“It’s going to be a pretty special moment for the barbecue community.

They have chipped in to get Caleb’s sons up here,” Derrick says.

Derrick chose the Whangateau campgrounds as the venue having been there as a kid nearly every summer.

He says it fits the Kiwi barbecue vibe perfectly.

Saturday’s event runs from 10am to 6pm while on Sunday it will run from 10am to 4pm.

The event is free to attend but attendees must register at the Smoke on the Coast page on Eventfinda, even if they register at the gate. Parking is

Kids will have the chance to make their own toys and play equipment out of rescued junk in Wellsford’s Centennial Park on Saturday, December 12.

Using a range of items and raw materials rescued from landfill by Mahurangi Wastebusters, children will

be encouraged to create items such as huts, carts, swings, marble runs or whatever they feel inspired to build.

The pop-up adventure playground event is being run by Conscious Kids, a group of parents and educators who are passionate about free play outdoors,

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Great Summer Art Exhibition returns Entries close next week for the Snells Beach Great Summer Art Exhibition, now in its 27th year.

Categories include professional, intermediate, novice and photography.

Entries must be received by Friday, December 11.

The exhibition opens with a preview evening on Wednesday, December 30, at the Mahurangi East Community Hall and continues until Saturday, January 2.

All artworks will be for sale, with 20 per cent of the proceeds and all entry fees going to event organiser Mahurangi East Tennis Club.

Hundreds of works of art are expected and cash prizes totalling more than $3,500 are up for grabs.

Info: Call 425 5855, email art@ mahutennis.co.nz, or visit mahutennis. co.nz/art-expo

Entry is free to the Smoke on the Coast event.

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They say the morning, which runs from 9am to 1pm, will be fun for kids of all ages and the only limits will be their imaginations.

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Pakiri picks classic film Classic Christmas movie Home Alone celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and there will be a special screening at Matakana Cinemas on Sunday, December 6 to raise funds for Pakiri School.

Trustee Tara Southgate says the decision to run a Christmas movie fundraiser was taken as a result of Covid-19 causing the cancellation of the school’s Pet Day in October.

Tickets cost $25 for adults, which includes a glass of wine or juice, and $20 for children, which includes an ice cream, and they can be bought from the cinema. The film will start at 4pm.

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Dianne Morgan and the Jade River Ukes will perform a free community concert, at the Leigh Sawmill Café on Sunday, December 13 from 3pm to 6pm. The programme will include covers of popular songs and original compositions. The band is now joined by bass player Rob Zubies and a new line up of singers.

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November has had some great excitement as the baitfish have been plentiful in the Gulf area. From Pakiri Beach across to Great Barrier and down to Rangitoto, there have been schools of baitfish moving around.

The workups that have resulted have been epic. Anglers who have looked for gannets diving and moved in on these workups have experienced all the excitement that comes with this action. Whales, dolphins, kingfish, kahawai and snapper have all been part of the action. Even though spring brings all this excitement and action, every day does not guarantee a good catch, but that’s fishing.

As the snapper are currently preparing for their annual spawning, catches out Paul Musgrove managed to bag a 16 in depths of 30m to 50m seem to be pound snapper off the rocks at Leigh. the way to go as most of the large males and females are out there waiting for the right moment to start the spawning process. This is triggered by the correct water temperature and can go on for days and weeks all around the gulf.

Interestingly, this snapper (pictured) weighing in at 16 pounds was caught off the rocks at Leigh by Paul Musgrove during the start of the spawning season.

I can only reflect on this by saying there are no rules when it comes to fish or their habits.

Kahawai, on the other hand, are not that well understood in terms of their spawning habits, and it is thought that this takes place offshore and near the bottom of the seabed. As they are pelagic (not living close to the shore), not much data has been collected. What is known is that they can live up to 26 years and can grow as long as 65cm. They have been around chasing the baitfish, but when the kingfish are around most fishermen forget about these and focus on the kingis.

For those of you who are not aware, Fisheries NZ and DOC announced decisions on a revised Hector’s and Maui dolphins Threat Management Plan.

Hector’s and Maui dolphins are among the world’s rarest dolphins. They face a range of human-induced threats, including fishing, seismic surveying and the disease toxoplasmosis. As a result of these decisions, new fisheries measures took effect on October 1, restricting commercial and recreational set-net and commercial trawl fishing off the west coast of the North Island, and commercial and recreational set-net fishing off the north, south and east coast of the South Island. In addition, drift netting will be prohibited in all New Zealand waters.

Please make sure you check out these new rules if deciding to put out a set net.

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Sir Peter Gluckman stresses mental health benefits of trails

New Zealand’s inaugural chief science advisor Professor Sir Peter Gluckman told more than 100 guests at a function in Mahurangi West late last month that every New Zealander should have the opportunity to witness the area’s extraordinary natural beauty.

Sir Peter was speaking at a fundraising cocktail party hosted by the Mahurangi Coastal Trail Trust, which aims to develop cycling and walking trails throughout 1000 contiguous coastal

hectares of Auckland regional parkland, extending from Waiwera to Mangawhai.

The party was specifically to raise money for the Te Muri Crossing, a proposed boardwalk and footbridge that will cross the Te Muri estuary.

Speaking with Otuawaea Bay as a backdrop, Sir Peter said guests were standing within an hour of 1.5 million people living in Auckland.

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Sir Peter went on to say that advances in technology meant we were living in a world of continuous change and this was disruptive to our spirits and

our psyche.

This had led to a doubling of mental health problems around the world, particularly among the young.

He said much had been written about exercise and mental health, but it was also important to recognise the restorative effects of engaging with nature, which changed much more slowly.

“Trails are not luxuries, these things are key to our mental health,” he said.

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CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES 2020 Thursday 24th Dec – Christmas Eve Warkworth 6.30pm – Puhoi 9pm Warkworth Evening Mass 11.30pm Friday 25th Dec – Christmas Day Warkworth 10.30am There is NO MASS at Puhoi on Christmas Day.

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Contact Geoff 423 7789 Wellsford Church of Christ 269 Rodney Street, Wellsford.

Sunday Service 10am.

Contact Dennis 423 8640 Wellsford Co-operating Parish 253 Rodney Street, Wellsford. Sunday Service 9.45am. Contact David 423 7150 Wellsford Catholic Parish 6 Matheson Road, Wellsford.

Sunday Service 10am.

Contact Father Bill 423 8170 Community Bible Church Rodney Wellsford Community Centre. Sunday Service 10am. Contact Alvyn 423 8006 All Saint’s Anglican Church 17 Port Albert Road, Wellsford. Sunday Service 11am. Contact Minister Wayne Thornton 423 8250 Wellsford Combined Churches Carols Evening Sunday 20th December 7pm at ‘The Station’, 18 Station Rd

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Introducing coach John Ellis.

New coach for Puhoi Scott and Zach Noyes.

Competitive father and son team snatch third place in Rodney Coast Challenge A Puhoi father and son duo came third in the men’s open category at the Rodney Coast Challenge multisport event last month, after entering their first competition as a team.

Scott Noyes, 55, and son Zach Noyes, 15, named themselves the “Puhoi Cranks”.

The pair each played to their strengths. Zach, who is a keen cyclist, rode 55km from Helensville through to Kaukapakapa, Tahekeroa and then across to Puhoi.

Scott ran from the west coast, north of Muriwai, through 10km of forest. Scott was then picked up by his support crew – his wife – who rushed him over to Puhoi so he could complete the final leg – an

8km paddle down the Puhoi River.

“It was a race just to get the boat in the water down the muddy banks of the river,” Scott says Scott and Zach managed to complete the whole course in three hours and 38 minutes.

Scott says there were a number of father and son duos in the competition, and he intends to suggest to organisers that they make it a category.

“It has been great getting ready for the event, with my son and I egging each other on with our training.”

They weren’t sure how competitive they would be outside of their respective age group categories, but are stoked to have placed in the open category.

Puhoi SC has appointed John Ellis as the new coach of the men’s first team for the 2021 conference league.

Ellis has worked in coaching roles at conference level with West Auckland clubs, including Ranui and Glen Eden, as well as in Papatoetoe and Tuakau in south Auckland.

He says coaching a smaller club on the outskirts of the Auckland football region is his preference.

“Smaller clubs work harder and are less set in their ways,” he says.

Ellis is looking to build on Puhoi’s growing momentum and has a goal of finishing in the top four in the conference next season.

The Northern Football Federation preseason is scheduled to begin on January 16.

Existing players or anyone interested in joining the team are encouraged to contact coach Ellis on 021 0850 5406

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Northland has been winning games where it counts this season.

Final push for Northland Northland Rugby has come back from a string of close losses in the Mitre 10 Cup to land itself a place in the finals.

The reversal of the team’s fortunes started in Kaikohe with a dominant 28-17 win over a strong Waikato side, which at the time was placed second in the premiership.

That was Northland’s final home game of the season. The following week, the Taniwha faced off against Otago in Dunedin.

In an upset match, Northland beat Otago with a convincing 32-19 victory at the Forsyth Barr Stadium. It earned Northland a spot in the championship final.

“Rarely do teams travel so far and succeed, and for Northland it is the

first time in 23 years that we have qualified for a final,” Northland Rugby Union chief executive Cameron Bell says.

As Mahurangi Matters went to press, Northland were scheduled to play Hawkes Bay on their home ground in Napier for the final.

The last time the two teams faced off, Northland lost the Ranfurly Shield challenge.

If Northland beats Hawkes Bay, it will have earned itself a promotion from the Championship to the Premiership next season.

Meanwhile, North Harbour will be demoted to the Championship next season after finishing at the bottom of the Premiership standing table.

Hockey AGM The Warkworth Hockey Turf Charitable Trust is holding its annual meeting at 7pm on Wednesday, December 2. It will be at the LJ Hooker Office at 20 Queen Street in Warkworth and all are welcome.

Mangawhai golf tournament Mangawhai Beach School is fundraising by holding a tournament at the Mangawhai Golf Club on Sunday, December 6. It is an ambrose style event and entry is $240 per team of six, or $40 for an individual. Register with Aaron at 09 431 4385 or golfshop@mangawhaigolf.co.nz.

Matakana tennis The social tennis season is underway at Matakana Tennis Club. Junior coaching is held every Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. Social tennis sessions are held every Friday from 8am to 9am, as well as every Tuesday from 5.30pm to 7pm. Just turn up.

Mahurangi senior rugby Mahurangi Rugby club is looking for senior players for the 2021 season.

Contact Haden at dor@mahurangirugbyclub.co.nz.

Free water safety lessons Parakai Springs, in partnership with Oranga Tamariki, is hosting a water safety programme for 11-17 year olds this school holidays. It will cover boat safety, bystander rescues, snorkelling, open water survival and more. The fourday programme runs from Tuesday, January 11, to Friday, January 14. Spaces are limited.

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Tomarata United includes players from Tomarata and Mangawhai

The Tomarata Domain has been tidied up to be able to host matches.

Old Battle of the Hill trophy revived

An old trophy that has sat at the cricket clubhouse on the Tomarata Domain for years has been revived.

The “Battle of the Hill” trophy will be played for between Tomarata and Pakiri each time the holder hosts the challenger on its home turf, similar to the Ranfurly Shield.

It was Tomarata wicket keeper Nathan Brown who brought the trophy out of retirement.

As far as he can recall, it was made by a club member who took it to the BNZ Cricket Series at some point in the 1990s. It was subsequently turned into a trophy.

Last month, Tomarata and Pakiri played each other for the first time in many years, as this is the first season that Tomarata has entered a team in the Rodney Men’s Championship

since 2005.

Brown first played for Tomarata when he was 18.

“I’ve been trying to get a team together again for a while. We recently had the fields redone to be able to host matches, thanks to the community chipping in,” he says.

Four Tomarata locals, who now live in Auckland, have been returning each weekend to play for the new team.

On both teams, a number of the players had fathers play for their respective sides, such as Pakiri’s Stefan Gravatt who follows in his father Bernie Gravatt’s footsteps.

Pakiri won the first revived Battle of the Hill match last month. Pakiri scored 191 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 40 overs. Pakiri then took just 29 overs to bowl Tomarata all out for 93.

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Point Wells cricket pavilion best in field Richard Fisher’s cricket pavilion in Point Wells has been named category winner for “best small project” in the 2020 New Zealand Architecture Awards.

The uniformly red exterior, adorned with flags and bunting, has a royal blue interior and is in the style of an architectural folly – extravagant and decorative.

“The Point Wells Cricket Club shows there is still a place for architectural follies in the world, albeit this pavilion and field have a social purpose,” judges said.

For two years, the private cricket pitch was made available for local junior cricketers to practice for the Auckland Cricket Association competition.

Richard says the pitch is currently unused, but he would like it to be available for community use and it would particularly suit junior programmes.

He encourages teams to get in touch at r.fisher@xtra. co.nz

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Kowhai Coast Lions Christmas Tree Display, Old Masonic Hall, Warkworth. Santa in attendance weekdays 2-5pm; Saturday, 10am-noon and 1-2pm; Sunday 10am-noon. Adults $3, children $1. Proceeds to St John Ambulance. Info: 021 252 8114 Warkworth Area Liaison Group, RSA basement meeting room, 7.30pm. For all interested in Warkworth community issues.

Night Market at Te Hana Te Ao Marama Marae, Te Hana, 4.30-8pm. Christmas gifts, toys, plants, flowers, boot sales, food, hangi, Open mic and Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Ngaringaomatariki performance. Free shuttle from Wellsford.

Info: Linda 021 128 32 44.

Warkworth Men’s Shed Open Day, The Red Shed, Warkworth Showgrounds, 11am-2pm. Sausage sizzle, handcrafted gifts. Info: Email warkworthmensshed@gmail.com (see story p37) Methodist Church Garage Sale, 1 Hexham Street Warkworth, 8.30am-12.30pm. Info: Val Shepherd 425 9092.

Smoke on the Coast barbecue team competition, Whangateau Holiday Park, 10am-6pm Saturday and 10am-4pm on Sunday. Free entry, register at eventfinda.co.nz. (see story p42) Movie fundraiser for Pakiri School, Matakana Cinemas, 4pm. Christmas classic Home Alone. Adult tickets $25 or $20 for children, including drink or ice cream. (see story p42) Warkworth Town Hall Christmas Market, 9am-1pm.

Featuring Christmas gifts made by local artisans, food trucks, Santa Claus, face painting, Christmas music and more.

Opening of Art Workspace Extension, Mangawhai Artists Gallery, 45 Moir Street, noon.

TOSSI Christmas in the park work day, Tawharanui Regional Park, 9am-1pm. Lend a hand and enjoy a Christmas BBQ. Christmas Craft Fair with tea and treats, Leigh Hall, 10.30am2.30pm. $10 entry includes tea.

Movie night fundraiser for Longacres Animal Haven, Matakana Cinemas, 6.30pm. Advance screening of Blithe Spirit starring Judi Dench. Tickets $21 including goodie bag.

Bookings: online deposit to 12-3008-0156951-00 with your name as reference or email Liz at ebrewis10@gmail.com Rodney Local Board meeting, Orewa Service Centre, 50 Centreway Road, 3pm (deputations and public forum at 4.30pm). Public welcome.

Sounds of Christmas, Kowhai Singers, Warkworth Town Hall, 7pm. Tickets $20 from Briar Rose Flowers, choir members or at the door.

Junk Play, Centennial Park, Wellsford, 9am-1pm. Kids’ pop-up adventure park and creative event using junk rescued from landfill. Info: consciouskids.co.nz/junk-play (see story p42) Matakana Makers Market, Matakana Hall, 10am-4pm.

Artisanal craft, jewellery, lampshades, knives, weaving, art and more. Free.

Highfield Donkey Fun Day, Highfield Reserve Algies Bay, 11am. Games, BBQ, donkey rides and a visit from Santa. All welcome, no charge. Info: Helen 425 5516 Jade River Ukes, Leigh Sawmill Cafe, 3pm. (See brief p42) Coastguard Old4New lifejacket trade-in, Snells Beach boat ramp, 3-7pm (see story p23) Christmas Traditions shared morning tea, Warkworth Library, 10.30am. Bring a traditional festive treat. Free. Info: Katie Mitchell on 427 3920 (see story p33)

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Pet of the Month “Kingi” the lucky Staffy

Family members can be a vet’s most challenging clients. They expect instant 24 hour care, home visits, frequent babysitting of their pet and not to mention the risk of ruining family relations. Luckily for one little dog who was struggling to wee his owner contacted her sister, one of our vets, and instant 24 hour care was provided.

He was brought into the clinic and it was found that he couldn’t wee because he had a prostate enlargement, which can occur if dogs aren’t neutered. This vet hadn’t done a very good job at convincing her sister to neuter her dog!

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Raana Horan’s Skoda Fabia R5 was chasing Hayden Paddon all day, but couldn’t beat the NZ champ.

Emma Gilmour finished fourth overall in her Suzuki Swift AP4.

Dylan Turner had a hard landing in his Audi S1 AP4 on the second Puhoi stage.

This was Supercar driver and Bathurst champ Shane van Gisbergen’s first rally but he easily won the 2WD category.

Top rally drivers rip through the hills The hills around Kaipara Flats and Puhoi reverberated with the buzzsaw roar and gunshot cracks of world class rally engines last month, when the City of Auckland Rally sped through the district on November 14.

The best drivers in the country took on more than 38 kilometres of tight turns,

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loose gravel and narrow tracks on two stages – between Glorit and Kaipara Flats and from Puhoi out to Kanohi.

Former World Rally Championship winner Hayden Paddon dominated the day, comfortably winning both runs of each local stage at average speeds of up to 101.5km/h in his

Hyundai i20 AP4.

Crowds took to farm paddocks and driveways to witness the field of around 60 cars passing by every few minutes, with ear-splitting revs and screeching tyres shattering the peace of a sunny rural Saturday.

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organised after Covid-19 caused the WRC Rally New Zealand to be cancelled earlier this year. As well as the Kaipara Flats and Puhoi stages, the drivers took on Riverhead Forest and were based at Kumeu for the day, before competing at Jacks Ridge near Whitford the following day.

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