Mahurangi Matters_Issue 377_4 December 2019

December 4, 2019

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Mitchell resigned to loss of Rodney National MP Mark Mitchell vows he will continue to fight for the issues dear to his heart in north Rodney, despite the fact he will no longer represent the area if proposed changes to electorate boundaries go ahead.

Last month, the Representation Commission, responsible for reviewing New Zealand’s electoral

boundaries, proposed dismantling the Rodney electorate.

The changes would see Mahurangi, including Warkworth, move into a rearranged Helensville electorate.

The Hibiscus Coast section of the Rodney electorate would form part of a new electorate called Whangaparaoa and would include Dairy Flat and

Coatesville. Wellsford, Te Hana and Pakiri, which are currently in Northland, would also move to Helensville.

Helensville would further absorb parts of what is now in the Upper Harbour electorate, but would lose the Waitakere Ranges to New Lynn.

The commission says the adjustments are needed because of population

growth. Without the changes, the growing Rodney electorate would be 14 per cent over its population quota.

Mr Mitchell describes the changes as a big disappointment.

“It’s my community, where I have a huge personal investment and I enjoy enormous support,” he says.

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The proposed Helensville electorate.

Nevertheless, Mr Mitchell does not propose to contest the Representation Commission’s proposals, saying that the intensification of housing in the south of the electorate and the projected growth in Warkworth made boundary changes inevitable.

“We will wait to see what the final boundaries are when they are released next year, but I don’t anticipate a lot of change to what is proposed,” Mr Mitchell says.

Chris Penk has already been confirmed as the National Party candidate for the Helensville seat, and Mr Mitchell plans to stand in the Whangaparaoa seat.

Despite the planned move to Whangaparaoa, Mr Mitchell says he will continue to champion north Rodney causes, such as the Matakana link road and the dredging of the Mahurangi River.

He says he will strive to ensure the link road opens before completion of the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway and vows that if National gets back in power at the next election, Government money will be found for the river dredging.

Another MP struggling to adjust to the changes is Labour list MP Marja Lubeck, who was due to be confirmed as the Labour candidate for Rodney just days after the Commission’s proposal was released.

The Commission’s proposal scotched the confirmation proceedings and instead a Labour Party members’ meeting in Silverdale focused on the implications of the proposed boundaries.

Like Mr Mitchell, Ms Lubeck feels she has got to know communities in both the proposed Helensville and Whangaparaoa electorates.

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“I feel I’ve made inroads into Rodney and I feel people were pleased that for the first time they had a Labour representative based there,” she says.

“It’s now split, so I will have to make a decision as to whether I stand in Whangaparaoa, which is condensed in size, or Helensville, which is hugely spread out.”

Meanwhile, Rodney-based NZ First MP Jenny Marcroft believes if the proposals go ahead, some people are going to resent the loss of the Rodney electorate, and suddenly being absorbed into Helensville, in much the same way they resented being absorbed into the Supercity.

“You become quite parochial and attached to your area. To not even have a Rodney – some people are going to struggle with that,” she says.

On the other hand, Ms Marcroft’s ancestors landed in Port Albert, now in the proposed Helensville electorate.

She says if her party agreed, standing as the NZ First candidate in Helensville might be a natural fit for her. Ms Marcroft previously stood in Tamaki.

The Rodney district took its name from Cape Rodney, near Leigh. Cape Rodney was named by Captain James Cook in 1769, after British admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney.

Comment on the proposed boundaries will be accepted until December 20. Comment online at vote.nz or email representation.commission@ elections.govt.nz.

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Council campaign to save kauri given local go-ahead Walking tracks will be closed – some indefinitely – boardwalks replaced, and hygiene stations installed in several local parks and reserves next year as part of a major Auckland Council programme aimed at mitigating the spread and effect of kauri dieback.

A $4.4 million works programme for reserves in Warkworth, Wellsford, Martins Bay, Matheson Bay, Whangateau, Kaipara Flats, Pohuehue, Omeru and Dairy Flat was approved by the Rodney Local Board at a meeting last month.

Work in some will start before Christmas, but the bulk of the activity will take place over the summer of 2020, or next spring where resource consents are required.

By far the biggest local project will be at Parry Kauri Park in Warkworth, where a $3.8 million programme to upgrade the whole track network and entrance to kauri-safe standards will begin next October.

The cost of the mitigation programme is being met by Council’s Natural Environmental Targeted Rate that was approved as part of Council’s 10 Year budget in June last year. Around $105 million, or a third of that funding, will be focused on managing kauri dieback throughout the Auckland region, with projects in Rodney adding up to just over $4.4 million.

Council parks and places specialist Katharine Black said Rodney was the last Local Board to sign off on the

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Close track indefinitely – provide buffer planting and/or signage and barriers.

Close track indefinitely – provide buffer planting and/or signage and barriers.

Determine one entry point at southern entrance and install hygiene station Upgrade western track to kauri-safe standard with geoweb, BAM and fencing Reopen track following mitigation.

Upgrade whole track network to kaurisafe standards including: Track to retirement home (with approval, as on private land) Mitigation around lone kauri on western track Install new track surface across grass area from eastern track to carpark Install high use hygiene stations Reopen closed track after mitigation.

No action required. Already upgraded to kauri-safe standard.

Close all tracks indefinitely to protect kauri – provide buffer planting and/or signage and barriers.

Minor mitigation works to bring track up to kauri-safe standard with geoweb, BAM and protection fencing Install high use hygiene stations.

Upgrade whole track network in stages to kauri-safe standards, including: At entrance/carpark, provide platform and fencing for viewing of large kauri (to restrict access to kauri root zone) Reduce access to single entry with high use cleaning station Upgrade entire track network with boardwalk Provide new track link connecting the central track to the western track Indefinite closure of track at north eastern exit (pocket of kauri here).

This park is infected with kauri dieback and public access should be discouraged (no existing formal tracks). Provide barrier planting, signage and barriers.

Close all tracks indefinitely to protect kauri (provide buffer planting and/or signage and barriers).

Provide signage and/or barriers to restrict access.

This park is infected with kauri dieback and public access should be discouraged. (no existing formal tracks). Provide barrier planting, signage and barriers.

Mulch should be provided around the trees to restrict access Possible signage to be considered.

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Auckland-wide programme, and the final schedule was a result of extensive consultation and workshops.

Newly-elected Warkworth member Steven Garner asked about the risks of contamination from vectors other than people. He was told by principal sports parks advisor, Grant Jennings, that stock and dogs could be a problem, though not as much as humans.

“Is it actually going to have any net effect at all?” Mr Garner asked. “The amount of money being spent seems excessive; it doesn’t quite sit well.”

Mr Jennings said the idea was to create “kauri sanctuaries”, so that even if other trees died, there would still be places where the trees were protected and could survive.

Members voted to approve the mitigation work programme to protect healthy kauri and reduce the impact of kauri dieback disease in the Rodney Local Board area, and requested an updated timing schedule.

Questions raised on waste consent application Waste Management expects its resource consent application to build a controversial landfill in the Dome Valley to be publicly notified sometime in the first half of next year. A Waste Management spokesperson said the company was currently responding to Auckland Council’s questions on the consent application and preparing additional information to provide to Council. The original resource consent application was lodged in May. Waste Management understands its associated private plan change application is progressing through several internal Council processes before being considered for public notification. News that Waste Management wanted to build the landfill unleashed a storm of protest in October last year. Protestors claim leachate from the landfill will likely pollute the Kaipara Harbour. They also object to hundreds of additional trucks travelling through the Dome to service the landfill.

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No end in sight for Whangateau cockle ban There is still no end in sight for the ban on harvesting cockles from the Whangateau Harbour, now in its 10th year, experts say.

The former Fisheries Ministry enforced the ban in 2009, at the request of locals, after 60 per cent of cockles were decimated by a rare combination of parasite and bacterial infection.

The harbour was last surveyed by Fisheries Management with the Ministry of Primary Industries during the summer of 2017/18. The survey showed overall numbers had increased to 852 million cockles, up from 742 million cockles in 2015/16, but the number of mature cockles of at least 30mm in length had decreased.

Fisheries Management director Stuart

Anderson says while it is positive that the overall population has increased, he does not consider that the health of the Whangateau cockle population has returned to levels that would indicate harvesting should resume.

“We will continue to monitor the shellfish populations and any future decision to reopen Whangateau to cockle and pipi harvesting will be made after public consultation,” he says.

Marine biologist Dr Karen Tricklebank surveys the cockle population twice a year with Mahurangi College sustainability education students.

Her data is consistent with Fish Management, showing that the number of mature cockles greater than 30mm has not increased in the last 10 years.

She says there is no clear answer about why the larger cockles have not returned.

“We would have expected the cockles to grow to 30mm within three to six years,” Dr Tricklebank says.

“Perhaps they are dying before they get to a certain size, or maybe environmental conditions have changed and just don’t support growth to a large size.”

She says studies have shown that cockles need to be at least 18mm to reproduce and are able to produce exponentially more eggs the larger they grow. She says that because people tend to collect larger cockles when they are harvesting, the ban ought to stay in place.

The monitoring programme was founded by the late Dr Roger Grace in 2006.

Mahurangi College students did a cockle count at Whangateau on November 26. From left, Dr Karen Tricklebank, Gala Emmerton, Alicia Webb, Sophie Witberg, Lauren Wilson and Hope Weller. Front, Zara Yorke.

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After five years at the helm of the Matakana Community Group (MCG), outgoing chair Simon Barclay said dealing with Auckland Council remained the biggest stumbling block to getting things done.

Speaking at the MCG annual meeting on November 26, he said the community had achieved a great deal, but could achieve even more if only Council would allow it.

“It never ceases to amaze me that if you can disengage from Council and engage with local contractors, there’s nothing we can’t achieve,” he said. “But the hardest thing is to get Council to say ‘we have no money for that, but you can get on with it’ – that’s a major stumbling block.”

Highlights during Simon’s tenure included the new pedestrian and cycle bridge across the Matakana River, the bridge across the Tamahunga stream, refurbishment of the tennis courts and the establishment of a thriving tennis club, removal of drains along Matakana Valley Road, completion of the free carpark and initiating a plan for shared use of Jubilee Park between the community and Matakana Pony Club.

“These have only succeeded as a result of a great deal of cooperation, fundraising and hard work by a lot of people. We have such a marvellous and generous community,” Dr Barclay said.

Officers elected at the meeting were: Chair Rachel Demler, deputy chair Ivan Wagstaff, secretary Liz Sharek, treasurer Fiona Strathern and communications Janis Grummit and Jenni Francis.

The MCG meets at 7.30pm on the last Tuesday of the month, in the meeting room beside the Matakana Hall (no meeting in December). All welcome.

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

Political life reflections Reflecting at the end of the year is something I’m sure we all do. Looking back at 2019, I’m amazed that the last two years have flown by since I became a Member of Parliament. I have had very busy jobs before and times in my life where I wasn’t sure how I was going to juggle everything. One of the biggest challenges I overcame was studying part-time for my law degree, while working for Air NZ, being a mother, running the Flight Attendant Association, and commuting to and from Auckland while doing all that.

But no job has ever challenged me to the extent that I am now. And in my current role, there are two questions I am often asked: ‘Is it what you expected’ and ‘Do you like it?’ The end of the year seems like a good time to reflect on this.

No, it is nothing like I ever expected. It is no secret that I am not a career politician. I was 52 when I joined the 52nd Parliament. What I knew about politics was from my constitutional law paper, what I read in the newspapers, and from watching Parliament TV. I often didn’t like what I saw – political point scoring, deliberate misinterpretation of statements, an environment where often it seems justified for some politicians to assert half-truths and misinformation.

But when not in the public eye, the situation can be very different. Even as MPs from different parties, we often work collaboratively on many Bills at Select Committee. All of us have the same end goal, to make our country the best it can be. Different parties just have different ways of how they see we get there.

To the question, ‘Do you like it?’: Most of the time, absolutely. And it is, of course, a real privilege to be part of our Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s team, building a New Zealand we can all be proud of. But there are times when the long-term challenges our country faces seem overwhelming. And there are times when I should be there for my family and I cannot, because there is so much demand on my time. My role sees me doing 14 to 16 hour days at Parliament, then being out and about in Rodney when I’m not in Wellington. And as many people know, especially those following my social media, the work never stops. Holding clinics, meeting with schools, businesses, NGOs, supporting community events, attending markets, planting trees, advocating for local issues (like Hill Street and the Matakana link road, where we recently had some good wins), and organising visits from ministers, such as the recent one to the Rodney Women’s Centre. The list is endless, but I love doing it.

I’d like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.

Dredging sputters on under funding cloud Money trickling in to support the dredging of the Mahurangi River permitted some tidying up of previously dredged areas last month, but major funding still needs to be found. Mahurangi River Restoration Trust management committee chair Steve Burrett says private donations allowed the clearing of silt that had been dislodged from under the pontoons at the Warkworth Wharf. “We have just enough money to keep nibbling away as the funding allows,” he says. Nevertheless, the Trust will require millions more to complete the dredging, which is expected to cost $5.1 million. So far, funding applications to the Minister of the Environment, the Department of Conservation and the Provincial Growth Fund have been unsuccessful.

Mr Burrett hopes that an approach to the Hauraki Gulf Forum will generate more support and more funding.

More Activity on State Highway 1 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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A concern for the plight of turtles swimming around in oceans filled with plastic helped Matakana School student Barnaby Blampied, 9, win both national and international honours.

Barnaby decided to enter the NZ Cartographic Society’s Children’s Map competition, designed to enhance children’s cartographic awareness and at the same time make them more conscious of their environment.

Barnaby’s entry featured a globe surrounded in plastic, which is being swallowed by a tearful turtle.

The map won first place in the 9-12 age group category and was selected for entry by the cartographic society into the Barbara Petchenick International Children’s Map Competition, held in conjunction with International Cartographic Conference in Tokyo.

In Tokyo, Barnaby’s map was placed second in the same age category, competing against works from children in 40 different countries.

Judge Igor Dreki praised the quality of entries from New Zealand and Barnaby’s map in particular.

“Great idea, excellent map and expert execution,” he said To create the picture, Barnaby traced the

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Barnaby Blampied says we must stop dumping plastic in the oceans.

turtle image and re-sized, and printed an image of the world to go with it. He then painted the picture using water colours. He has seen several photographs of dying turtles with plastic wrapped around their faces and mouths, meaning they can no longer eat.

“I like turtles. They have lovely patterns on their back and they are really pretty,” he says.

He says if we keep dumping plastic into the ocean at the present rate by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish and this must stop.

Attempts are being made to ease summer traffic gridlock and improve pedestrian safety in Mangawhai Heads by temporarily making its main thoroughfare, Wood Street, one-way from December 16 to February 10.

The Kaipara District Council trial aims to improve traffic flow and provide better parking in and around the Heads shopping centre when the influx of holidaymakers fills the beach community to bursting point.

“During peak holiday periods, Wood Street shops see bumper-to-bumper traffic and heavy congestion around the petrol station, bait shop and village eateries,” a Council spokesperson said.

“The current parking facilities fail to accommodate the influx of visitors and has led to visitors parking anywhere they can fit, often at the expense of pedestrian safety.”

As well as making Wood Street oneway from Molesworth Drive to Ellen Street, the trial will include additional parking spaces, new limited 60-minute parking, clear marking to separate footpaths and carparks, and improved footpaths and signage.

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Bike for life The first bicycle was the Draisine, invented by German Baron Von Drais in 1817 although there is unproven speculation that students of Leonardo da Vinci conceptualised prototypes as far back as 1500 AD. Drais’ ‘velocepede’ bicycle was made of wood, brass and iron, and riders stood astride the contraption and propelled it with their feet on the ground, but it was able to cover 13km in less than an hour. Several thousands of the subsequent ‘hobby horses’ were produced and sold in Western Europe and the United States, but accidents threatened their appeal, and more stable three and four wheelers became popular instead.

In the 1830s, however, crank power was harnessed and, in 1842, the first bicycle-related offence was registered when a rider hit a pedestrian. In the 1860s, pedals were attached to the ‘bone shakers’ with the addition of solid rubber tyres and ball bearings. The 1870s saw the development of high wheeled bicycles, Penny Farthings, but they were difficult to mount and steer, and by the 1890s, were replaced by the ‘safety bicycle’, no longer a fad or a plaything for daring young men, but a form of everyday transport. Soon bicycles had chain drives, pneumatic tyres and the diamond frame known today, and with derailleurs and variable speeds – the democratisation of transport was underway.

But it wasn’t all a free ride. While bicycles were relatively affordable and offered a new kind of actual social mobility to women in particular, conservative social commentators warned against ‘bicycle face’ – “usually flushed, but sometimes pale, … with lips more or less drawn, … the beginnings of dark shadows under the eyes, and always an expression of weariness”. Bicycles for women could lead to “goiter, appendicitis and internal inflammation”. Even worse, it could lead to loosening of morals, as well as making women more confident in their physical and social abilities.

Bicycles have lasted the distance, however, and remain more popular today than ever especially with the specialisation of bikes for different purposes, including commuting, mountain biking, trick-displays, and with electric bikes and recreational cycle trails around the country, riding is for everyone. But riding can still be fraught – tell people you ride a bike on the open road and they warn you of the dangers from other road users. “It’s not safe, the road is too narrow, there’s no place on the road for cyclists.” On Facebook, cyclists get called road kill and told to ride only on cycleways, which are otherwise “always empty and never used”. We’re called bludgers for not paying petrol or road user taxes, even though most of us are tax and ratepayers and also own a car.

Bike riding helps reduce congestion, creates public health benefits wider afield, makes you look and feel good, stimulates the economy, burns fat – not oil doesn’t produce polluting emissions or noise and is an incredibly efficient form of transport.

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Vale Mildred Hooper

28 January 1920 - 9 November 2019

The Warkworth Anglican Church bell tolled 99 times on November 18 to mark the passing of Mildred (nee Hawes) Hooper, who would have turned 100 next month.

People from many walks of life gathered to pay their respects, reflecting Mildred’s many and diverse interests. Among the organisations and clubs represented were the Warkworth Museum, University of the Third Age, the National Party, Kowhai Arts & Craft, Warkworth Bridge Club, Warkworth Music, Snells Beach Rebus, Red Cross, Selwyn House and the Anglican Parish. The service was officiated by Rev. Dianne Hawken with music by organist Jocelyn Crawford. Rev. Hawken described Mildred as a gracious and dignified woman, who was always impeccably dressed and always with a spark of mischief in her eyes.

Mildred was born in Leicester, England, the daughter of a bus conductor. After leaving school, she trained as a shorthand typist, but when war broke out in 1939, she joined the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry.

Although its members wore a military style uniform, it was not part of the Regular or Reserve Army, but a unit that had a special interest in military intelligence. Recruits were trained in one of four fields – motor transport, wireless telegraphy, codes or general – and large numbers of the unit were assigned to the resistance movements in Europe. Their work was top secret and often highly skilled. Mildred’s first overseas posting was as a driver in Meerut, outside Delhi, in India.

After the war her family believes she became a ‘civil servant’ for the British Government. However, her role in the diplomatic corp was bound by the Secret Intelligence Service Act, so her work could only ever be a matter for speculation, as she never discussed it. She was, however, a member of an elite and exclusive club in Knightsbridge, London – membership of which was open only to those involved in special operations and agencies such as MI5 and MI6.

A letter, dated 1995 and found amongst Mildred’s belongings, hinted at this chapter in her life. It was from Clarence House (home of the Queen Mother) thanking the founders of the Special Forces Club ‘for their faithfulness and loyalty over the past 50 years’.

In 1957, Mildred married honorary Major Leslie Hooper, the First Secretary of the British Embassy in Khartoum. Together or separately, they worked in Palestine, Syria, Egypt, Algiers, Seville, Italy, Iraq, Cyprus and Thailand. It was a volatile time politically and many of her old photos show her accompanied by armed guards.

In 1973, the couple arrived in New Zealand, settling first in Whakatane – supposedly because the town had a good bridge club and the fishing wasn’t bad, either – before moving to Tauhoa and later Algies Bay. After Leslie’s death, Mildred settled in to Warkworth and her family referred to her wide network of friends as “the Warkworth Mafia”.

Rodney MP Mark Mitchell, who could not attend the service due to commitments in Wellington, sent a statement, which was read by Jennie Georgetti. He described Mildred as elegant and always beautifully dressed.

“But behind the smile and twinkle in the eye

was substance and steel,” he wrote. “She sent me beautifully handwritten letters encouraging me and, at times, giving me useful advice on how to improve my performance. She shared my view that whisky held medicinal properties and a regular tipple was important for good health.”

Mr Mitchell said Mildred had the same poise, grace, wisdom, deep down resilience and pragmatic approach to life that his own grandmothers had.

“As a generation, they had faced and endured enormous challenges and made huge sacrifices for us all.”

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who lived life to the fullest, who was a role model, a big Harry Potter fan and someone who appreciated the “right way to pour tea”.

“And not everyone can say their great granny trained James Bond!” one of the younger members joked.

Retired Anglican Minister Malcolm Clague remembered Mildred as someone who liked to get on with the job.

“She was generous and a great hostess, but not the

sort to sit on a committee,” he said. “She could express her views strongly, but was never rude or uncivil.”

Referring to the Volvo she drove until her late 90s, Malcolm said Mildred had a car that was almost as famous as she was!

Speakers at the funeral included Mildred’s goddaughter, Vivienne Cliffe, Vivienne’s husband, Ian and two of their sons, her grandson, Justin Hooper and a cousin, Bruce Graham.

The service concluded with a tribute from the Warkworth RSA. Former president John Stephen, read the Ode and Mikaela Keerkeer played the The Last Post and Reveille.

Photographs, courtesy Jason Morrison Funeral Services.

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Snells Beach teenager’s suicide inspires anti-drug film The plight of a 17-year-old girl in Snells Beach, who took her own life because of her mother’s addiction to methamphetamines, has inspired a locally made film to inform New Zealand school students of the consequences of drug addiction.

Former Warkworth Police sergeant Bede Haughey says he investigated many suicides during his career, but says “that one really got to me”.

In the girl’s suicide note, she wrote that she could no longer live with the effects that meth was having on her family, though she was not a user of the drug herself.

Sometime later, the mother was arrested in connection with another case where a young woman almost died after being severely beaten, tied up and dumped on a remote road in the Dome Valley. The mother ended up receiving a long prison sentence for her involvement.

Mr Haughey wrote about the case in a column in Mahurangi Matters in July 2017. Commenting on the mother’s addiction he wrote: “That’s the thing about meth – it has the ability to turn people ugly and it has no respect for location or gender or race or age.”

In the same article, Mr Haughey appealed for funds to make a film that would encourage young people to say “no” to meth.

Mr Haughey subsequently left the police, following allegations that he had been responsible for a “negative culture” at Warkworth police – allegations which Mahurangi Matters

Former meth addict Dan Waitoa, left, with filmmaker Craig Henderson, centre, and Bede Haughey review the final film.

was able to show were groundless in a story in June this year. But he continued to work on the film in association with Springboard Community Works. It was completed last month and shown at Springboard’s annual fundraising dinner on November 29.

Mr Haughey’s vision was that the film would feature local people, as he felt similar films from the United States failed to connect with NZ audiences.

Accordingly, the new film – tentatively titled Not Even Once – features the stories of four Mahurangi young people and their experiences with meth.

One of them is Dan Waitoa, 29, who was kicked out of Mahurangi College at age 14 and wrestled with meth addiction throughout most of his twenties.

Mr Waitoa says the drug all but destroyed his life.

“The drug was more important than my family – my kids and my partner.

I would not care if they were hungry.

All that mattered was getting high.”

In the film, an actor playing the part of Mr Waitoa is shown having a violent argument with his partner, blaming her for the lack of money, which he has squandered. Crockery is smashed

and Mr Waitoa storms out. A baby in a bouncer watches as Mr Waitoa’s partner breaks down and cries.

Ironically, it was the unstinting support of his partner that allowed Mr Waitoa to kick the habit. He now works as a mentor at Springboard.

Mr Waitoa hopes the film will destroy myths about drugs created by gangs, rap culture and some media.

“It’s made to look cool – showing people with lots of drugs and lots of money. But there is nothing cool about it. What you don’t see is the unhappy people sitting in a corner, freaking out and dying because they suddenly can’t find any more drugs,” he says.

The film is directed by Craig Henderson, of Snells Beach, and made by independent film production company Symphony, and is less than four minutes long.

The idea is that it won’t be shown in isolation, but act as a conversation starter for broader classroom discussion.

It is aimed primarily at Year 9 to Year 11 students, so that they are prepared when they encounter meth later in life.

It will be shown first in Mahurangi schools and then it is anticipated that it will be picked up and used nationally.

Mr Haughey says when the film was first conceived, he expected it might require only some slick editing of Handycam footage, but the project turned into something much bigger.

“When we realised it would likely have national significance, we wanted to make sure it was professionally done,” he says.

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Mahurangi residents eager to find that ideal Christmas gift will have the perfect opportunity in Warkworth on Saturday, December 14.

The Warkworth Town Hall Christmas Market will kick off at 10am and Warkworth retailers will add to the razzamatazz by setting out stalls in front of their own shops, offering special discounts on the day and extending their opening hours.

The Christmas market follows on from the highly successful Christmas Gift Fayre, which ran for the first time last year.

Town Hall coordinator Alex Hayward says once again the market will feature beautiful handmade gifts from local artisans and will be even bigger and better than last year.

Among the items on offer will be etchings, locally designed clothes, candles, paintings, oils, soaps, jewellery, pottery, beeswax wraps and perfumes.

Alex says the market is a socially responsible way to shop for Christmas.

“Nothing is plastic. Everything is handmade – the kind of gift that you would want to receive yourself. All the stallholders are local people,” she says.

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Alex Hayward gets ready to welcome all to the Christmas market.

food court in the rear carpark, featuring hot food trucks and ice cream and coffee vendors. The area will be furnished with tables, bean bags and umbrellas to create a familyfriendly ambience.

To add to the festive atmosphere, there will be carols from the Kowhai Singers, more Christmas music from the Town Hall’s new sound system, Santa Claus will be back again and there will be face painting for children.

The market runs from 10am to 2pm.

Alex says it is great to see other retailers participating on the day.

Rather than seeing them as competing with the market, she says it will bring more people into town and is a great

example of businesses supporting other businesses.

“If everything is open it completely changes the atmosphere for the better,” she says.

One Warkworth Business Association manager Murray Chapman says the decision to make a special effort on December 14 follows a poll on the One Warkworth Facebook page, which showed 67 per cent of respondents preferred to see better shopping experiences during the day, rather than late-night shopping.

He says with all that will be going on, December 14 will be a day that people will want to come to town.

One Warkworth Business Association has set up a Little Black Book gift registry initiative to take the hassle out of gift giving and encourage local shopping.

Participating retailers are supplied with a black book. Those anticipating gifts can go into the retailers, select items they would love to receive and have them noted in the books. They can then alert friends and family that if they would like to give them a gift, they can find suitable items in the Little Black Books at selected retailers.

Once gifts are purchased they are crossed off the list – avoiding the risk of receiving duplicate gifts.

One Warkworth Business Association manager Murray Chapman says the registry will encourage gift givers to buy locally – boosting local business – and at the same time take away the anxiety of knowing the appropriate gift to buy.

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Core retail spend is up by about five per cent nationally, according to Stats NZ figures.

Personal service trumps online shopping Warkworth retailers say that online shopping and the sway of the Albany mega-shopping mall remain the biggest challenges to their businesses at Christmas time.

Most small businesses in Warkworth report that leading up to Christmas their turnover increases by around 25 to 50 per cent on the rest of the year.

They could expect an even better bump in spending this year. Figures released by Statistics New Zealand last week show retail spending for the quarter to the end of September has increased nationally by about $1billion (to $18.2b), compared to the same quarter last year.

But, Anthony Roberts of Tackle and Outdoor, says online shopping continues to take a bite out of retailers’ profits, despite a lack of certainty over the quality of products bought online.

“Online shopping is a big problem,” he says. “People burn their fingers all the

time because the expectation doesn’t meet reality, and then they come in and ask for advice. It’s worthwhile to buy from a physical retailer just for the after service. And, if people look online and then come into a shop and ask for a better price, most retailers would talk about it.”

Matt Henderson, owner of Warkworth Menswear, points out that his prices are the same as online.

“At least here you can have a conversation and try stuff on, and feel the material,” he says.

Albany shopping mall also came up several times with local business owners, but there is a sense that residents are slowly realising it is better to shop local.

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“Malls are also incredibly crowded at Christmas, but in Warkworth you can get your shopping done in your lunch break. It’s more relaxed, especially for last minute buying.”

Retailers point out that by shopping locally and keeping money in the town, customers are helping to keep the shops open and the community alive.

“Local businesses support the schools and local events like parades. And, the more people who shop in town, the more new stores might open,” Matt Henderson says.

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Having a great Christmas on a budget It’s tree time Households on a budget can still have a special Christmas without getting into financial debt, according to Kirstie Brown, from Kate’s Place community house in Kaiwaka.

Kirstie is warning people not to be tempted into using Afterpay, a recently popular credit service that allows online shoppers to make purchases with borrowed money at the click of a button.

“We all want to give our kids nice pressies at Christmas, but the reality is if you haven’t got it, you shouldn’t spend it,” Kirstie says.

She says buying on a budget is easier than it sounds, especially for small children, who are easily pleased by receiving lots of little gifts like sand spades, balls, games or arts and craft.

“Technology obsessed teenagers are harder, but for those who can’t afford the latest game or gadget, top-ups for online stores are a good option.”

For adults, Kirstie says op shops can be a good source of inspiration and, failing that, a bottle of wine or their favourite coffee or cheese is an easy and affordable purchase.

Reduce waste and wrap presents for free by using colourful pamphlets or even old newspapers and some flax.

Attractive wrapping also doesn’t have to be expensive or wasteful with natural alternatives like pohutukawa and flax being great options for bows and decoration.

For those who are feeling crafty, there are instructions online for turning cardboard rolls into Christmas crackers filled with lollies, which are cheaper and produce less waste.

Rather than getting sucked into the expensive tradition of a Christmas ham or turkey, buying a large roast chicken and stuffing it with cranberry sauce and

serving with roast vegetables and salad is an equally tasty treat. For children’s desserts, homemade mousses and jellies always go down well, while pavlova and trifle keep everyone happy.

To keep Christmas light and fun for everyone, Kirsty recommends saving drinking until after children have gone to bed.

“Just enjoy yourself and be grateful for living in such a beautiful country, and be grateful for our families and friends, our health and wealth and freedoms.”

Kirstie says people who ignore Christmas because they are on their own could consider volunteering at community dinners and events.

“Put yourself out there and take a risk, and at the very least you will make someone else’s Christmas better than it would have been without you.”

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Warkworth Fire Station on Church Hill will be open from noon until 6pm, Monday to Thursday, and from 9am to 6pm on Fridays and weekends.

Prices start at $30 and trees can be wrapped for easy transportation for an extra $5. The brigade can also take special orders for extra large trees – call Gaye on 0274 599613.

Warkworth St John, off Whitaker Road, will be open for sales from 10am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, and 9am to 6pm at weekends. Prices there start at $35 and extra large trees can be ordered by calling in at the station during open hours, though organisers warn that these need to be ordered as soon as possible, as they tend to sell out quickly.

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Volunteer Gary Heyns performs sterling work on the cherry picker.

Banners herald Christmas spirit About a dozen volunteers showed up to brighten up Warkworth with some brand-new Christmas flags last month.

Two volunteers manned cherry pickers, while others directed traffic around them as flags were affixed to lamp posts.

Organiser Murray Chapman says Warkworth was down to about 10 flags, after high winds during the last three years decimated Warkworth’s store of Christmas flags.

Fortunately, Jennian Homes sponsorship of the Warkworth Santa Parade this year meant around 50 new flags could be purchased and installed on lamp posts in Warkworth’s main shopping streets and wharf area on November 20.

The install started at 5.30pm, and all flags were up by about 8.30pm.

Murray says having so many volunteers turn up – some from the Lions and some involved in the Kowhai Festival – made life much easier.

“It just shows the strength in our community,” he says.

The flags feature a stylised pohutukawa blossom, appropriate for the Santa Parade theme of “Kiwi summer”.

As usual, Hire Works donated the use of two cherry pickers.

The flags will stay up until midJanuary.

Murray says he prays no major storm comes through, because it always means some flags get damaged.

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Zero waste Christmas

By Trish Allen, Mahurangi Wastebusters

Aucklanders throw away a third more rubbish than normal over Christmas and the summer holidays – most of that waste is recyclables like glass, cans and plastics. Meanwhile, our young people have been demanding climate action, now. Reducing your waste may seem like a small thing, but waste is a major contributor to climate change. So do your bit – here are some practical tips on ways you can reduce and recycle your waste this holiday season.

• Give home made Christmas presents – bake something, sew something or grow something.

• Give experiences rather than ‘things’ for gifts.

• Reuse wrapping paper and ribbons, or wrap presents in reusable cloth.

• Cut up old Christmas cards for tags for presents.

• Grow or buy native Christmas trees with roots to plant in the garden later.

• Buy secondhand.

• Buy a wooden Christmas tree that can be used year after year.

• Pass on unwanted Christmas gifts or clothing to a charity near you.

• Be sure to recycle those extra glass bottles, cans and plastic bottles used during the festive season.

• When on holiday, find your nearest recycling depot or take your recycling home with you.

• Check with Sustainable Coastlines for a holiday beach clean-up near you, or organise your own.

• Compost your food scraps or find a composting facility near you, e.g. sharewaste.org.nz.

• Avoid single-use plastic. If you must use disposable serveware, use compostables like cardboard plates, bamboo or potato starch.

• For that person in your life who has everything and is hard to buy a Christmas gift for, give a goat, a chicken, or a tree to a family in need, through a charity like Oxfam, on their behalf.

• Give a donation on behalf of your loved one to a food bank or other charity.

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Santa returns to Mangawhai Following a successful start last year, the Mangawhai Santa Parade is back again on Sunday, December 15 and will now be an annual event on the community calendar.

Organiser John Phillis says more than 30 floats have already registered for the parade, which will starts at the bottom of North Avenue, at 10am, before wending its way through the town to finish at the Mangawhai Activity Zone (MAZ) at 11.30am.

Kaipara Mayor Jason Smith will be on hand to judge the best floats and Santa himself says he can’t wait to return.

“It was so much fun last year and I said I would be back – I always keep a promise,” he says. “All I need now is for the wonderful people of Mangawhai to join us in making this day special for all.”

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finished, Santa will be available for photo opportunities, and he will distribute gifts to local children.

“This is a great opportunity for all Mangawhai community organisations to enter into the Christmas spirit while getting their name in front of the people who make their organisations successful,” John says.

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Amberlea residents arranged 60 gift shoeboxes for isolated seniors last year.

Happiness in a shoebox Although Christmas is generally seen as a time for cheer, it can be difficult for those without family, particularly if they are elderly and alone.

Amberlea CHT has teamed up with Rodney Age Concern to do its best to make sure that aged residents in the community have something to open on Christmas Day. Collection points for small gift items have been set up at churches, libraries and staff rooms of large local businesses such as New World and Mitre 10.

Donated items will be arranged into attractively wrapped shoebox gift packages by the residents of Amberlea and will then be passed onto Rodney Age Concern.

It is the third year Amberlea has held a collection, and boxes were previously given out through the RSA and medical centres.

Coordinator Suzanne Jones says this year she teamed up with Age

Concern because they have a good understanding of who in the community is lonely.

Age Concern has a visiting service run by volunteers who call in on elderly people in their homes to provide social interaction and reduce isolation, and this month they will come bearing gifts.

Typical items that get donated are chocolates, home baking, soaps, decorations, scarves, games, stationery, diaries, little plants, socks and hankies.

Suzanne says people are welcome to either donate items or fill up their own shoeboxes to drop off at Amberlea or a collection point.

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New Carols in the Park show Not content with reviving the town’s Santa Parade (see left), John Philliss is also organising Mangawhai’s first Carols in the Park, which will take place at MAZ on the same day as the parade, Sunday, December 15. People are being urged to bring a chair, bring a cushion and bring a picnic to enjoy two hours of live entertainment and music, including The Mangawhai Singers, Totally Uked, Dennis Reeve Jam Band, Mangawhai Beach School kapa haka group, Scottish dancers and Elevate, a three-piece band and winners of the Rodney College Talent Quest. There will be a sausage sizzle available, the MAZ café will be open and Santa may make an appearance. The entertainment starts at 5pm and runs until 7pm.

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Homebuilders Family Services Accepts gifts for children, teenagers and mums and dads. Books, educational toys, petrol vouchers and sporting equipment are always appreciated. For mum and dad, a voucher for a luxury item or experience that they might not dream of being able to afford for themselves, can make an excellent gift. Leave gifts at Homebuilders, 5 Hexham Street, Warkworth, or place them under the tree in the Mahurangi Matters office.

Gifts should be unwrapped. Deadline for gifts is Friday, December 13.

Women’s Refuge Seeking new toys for children and gifts for women. If gift-wrapped, please label with appropriate age and gender (nothing that requires batteries please). Leave gifts at Harcourts, 21 Queen Street, Warkworth. Deadline: December 13.

Warkworth Christian Foodlink Accepts donations of tinned soups, tinned fruit, Christmas cake, mince pies, cereals, rice, pasta and more to make up its Christmas parcels. For a full list of needed food items, email reception@mahu.org.nz. Food can be dropped off under the Christmas tree at the Mahurangi Matters office or at

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Women’s Centre Rodney Donated gifts can include games, sports equipment, art supplies, educational toys, clothing, beach gear, sunscreen, books, non-perishable food, and vouchers. Also consider gifts for mum such as toiletries, towels, cosmetics and perfumes. Leave gifts at the Women’s Centre, 10 Morpeth Street, Warkworth.

Deadline: December 13.

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Matakana Hall memories revisited A merry crowd of revellers celebrated the Matakana Village Hall’s 60th birthday with a heritage high tea on Sunday, November 24.

The anniversary included a display of Matakana memorabilia, covering the years from the 1800s to the 1960s.

There were also displays by hall users including the Matakantata choir, Community Garden, table tennis and fitness classes.

Although there has been a hall on the current site in Matakana Valley Road since 1876, when Dr Cuickshank donated the land, the current hall was built 60 years ago when the former hall burned down. The builder of the new hall was Norman Roke and his daughter, Ann Cates, along with one of the builder volunteers, Jack Algie, cut the anniversary cake.

Mr Algie recalled the building process and how the £3000 insurance cheque on the old hall paid for the new hall.

Current hall committee chair Neville Johnson remarked that the insurance on the current hall was closer to $2 million. He said upcoming projects on the hall committee’s agenda included painting the outside of the hall, a kitchen renewal and re-modelling the stage.

MC for the afternoon was Wendy Douglas and various prizes were awarded in categories such as bestdressed and best hat.

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Three of the volunteers who helped build the hall, from left, Gary Warmington, 85, Eryl Nolan, 79, and Jack Algie, 81.

Wendy Douglas, left, with best hat winner, Robin Barclay.

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As usual, the tiny tots stole the show.

The Tongan performance was well-received.

Pacific beat strikes Warkworth chord The warmth, hospitality and colour of four Pacific nations was celebrated in Warkworth at the annual Pasifika Festival, held at Mahurangi College on Saturday, November 23.

The festival opened with performances

by Warkworth Primary School kapa haka, followed by a programme featuring multiple items from Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu.

The event is organised by the Mahu Vision Trust, under the auspices of the Warkworth Presbyterian Church. Trust executive officer Roger Mackay says the festival is an opportunity for the community to experience the Pacific cultures represented in Mahurangi.

“It also helps these Pacific communities to keep their culture alive,” he says.

The afternoon programme culminated

The official guests weren’t shy in capturing their favourite moments.

in a shared dinner, enjoyed by more than 500 people.

“Audience numbers were slightly down on previous years, but this could have been due to the weather – people went to the beach instead! Plus, it is a very busy time of the year.”

Special guests included the Associate Minister for Pacific Peoples, Carmel

Sepuloni, Members of Parliament, and police, education, Auckland Council and Rodney Local Board representatives.

Warkworth Lions, Mahu Community Trading Post, Southern Paprika, New World Warkworth, Mahurangi College, the Ministry of Pacific Peoples and Creative Communities were thanked for their support.

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Cornerstone Christmas celebrated at Sawmill Asian flavours Sawmill Café favourites Cornerstone Roots return to Leigh for a preChristmas party on Saturday, December 21, with two young support groups in tow – Masaya and VanGrove.

While Masaya members have brought their next generation indie roots style to the Sawmill before, high energy lads band VanGrove will be making their Leigh debut.

VanGrove’s distinctive style is described alternately as high energy ska rock reggae and “rock-infused psychedelic goodness”, with members citing Sublime, Sticky Fingers, Ocean Alley and Katchafire as big influences.

Cornerstone Roots vocalist and guitarist Brian Ruawai says the Leigh Sawmill is one of the group’s all-time favourites venues and they are looking forward to bringing two exciting new bands to join them.

“We’re trying to get more younger bands out there, and are hoping by having Cornerstone tag along we can help get a good audience for them,” he says.

“There is some great talent in New Zealand, but they struggle to keep going as touring can be costly.”

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The Sawmill is one of the band’s favourite venues.

members Brian Ruawai, his partner and bass player Naomi Tuaopepe, daughter Kaea Ruawai on drums and son Reiki Ruawai on vocals, plus long-time members Aaron Bush on percussion and Nicholas Stevens on keyboards.

Tickets cost $20 from eventfinda.co.nz and doors open at 8pm.

Ticket giveaway Mahurangi Matters has two double passes to see Cornerstone Roots, Masaya and VanGrove. To enter the draw, email your name and contact details to reporter@localmatters.co.nz with Cornerstone in the subject line.

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Organisers hope that a festival featuring the flavours, sounds and dance of various Asian communities will create a stronger connection between those communities and hospice.

The first Beachfront Asian Festival in Orewa on Saturday, December 7, will include entertainment from Chinese performers, including song and dance, a painter and a traditional Chinese “face changing” artist.

There will be food trucks, crafts and activities, such as henna art and acupuncture. Harbour Hospice will have a stall to share information and encourage more people from Asian communities to get involved with the organisation as volunteers.

Lanterns strung around Moana Reserve will be lit after sundown.

The festival is the work of two members of Harbour Hospice’s advisory board, Des Adams and Sue Chau, who hope to raise more than $10,000 for hospice.

Sue says while the first festival will be small, there is the opportunity to grow the event over time. She hopes it may ultimately include a big lantern festival by the beach.

The festival is on at Moana Reserve, Orewa from 3-9pm.

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Bonnie Schwarz and Pete Shaw.

Good Habits play Whangateau British indie-folk band Good Habits will include a gig at the Whangateau Hall as part of their first international tour next month.

Good Habits is fronted by singer and cellist Bonnie Shwarz and violinist Lydia Taylor. They are joined by Pete Shaw, who plays cajon and accordion, and Benjamin Marrington-Reeve on bass.

The band specialises in what it calls “immersive multimedia gigs and projects”.

Bonnie says for the Whangateau show the band will be performing Child – a biographical piece about Zoe’s mother, the blues singer Zoe Schwarz.

Child will comprise a set of songs documenting Zoe’s life with prerecorded speech and some repurposing of Zoe’s music.

“The electro-acoustic blend of live performance with pre-mixed material,

focuses on the intimacy of music and how it can tell stories, whilst creating a fuller sound beyond the instruments,” Bonnie says.

Bonnie is an award-winning composer and sound designer.

Pete recently received the Yiddish New York Performance Scholarship and has been training with the world-renowned klezmer musician Sir Frank London.

His influences come from a variety of folk styles and he has performed around Europe and in the United States.

The musicians that make up Good Habits met while studying in Manchester and began playing together at an open mic night at a local pub.

They recently released their debut EP on iTunes and Spotify, Patient World.

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Prizegiving will take place in the park at 7.30pm. A band featuring pipers from Waipu and Whangarei will play. The Waipu Christmas Parade has been running for more than 50 years and is believed to be one of only two in New Zealand that takes place on Christmas Eve. Chair of Waipu Business & Community Bruce Larsen says the parade remains extremely popular and Waipu streets are usually packed with locals and visitors.

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However, two worthy replacements have stepped in, in the form of Nashville-based multi-instrumentalists George Jackson and Rachel Baiman.

The couple were already set to play as a four-piece with BB and Alex in Auckland the night before the Whangateau show, and were happy to step in when BB’s mother fell ill and plans changed.

New Zealand-born George Jackson and American Rachel Baiman have both appeared at Whangateau before, George as a member of The Company and the Missy Raines Trio, and Rachel with Ten String Symphony. They specialise in old-time and Americana style music.

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Warkworth-designed catamaran set to turn heads The world’s most advanced catamaran – designed, developed and built

by Core Builders Composites in Warkworth – will be put through its paces in Whangarei Harbour, starting this week.

The seventh F50 catamaran will undergo testing ahead of a second season of SailGP racing next year.

Whangarei Harbour and Bream Bay will offer ring-side seats for those hoping to view the new boat in action.

Already, six F50 catamarans participated in the inaugural SailGP racing this year.

The seventh F50 left Warkworth last week and was transported to Northport – the deep water commercial port at Marsden Point.

It will be launched and retrieved by Northport’s 100-ton mobile harbour crane at a purpose-built pontoon and mooring area. The catamaran will The locally built F50s are the most advanced catamarans in the world. Photo, SailGP. ultimately be sailed by a new national team, which has yet to be announced same, but innovations are constantly achieved with the all-new wing, Pure Design and Doyle Sails,” he says. but is set to join the league in 2020. The being applied to the fleet to ensure the with a more advanced structure and Northport CEO Jon Moore says new crew will join the six existing SailGP catamarans are at the cutting edge of the removal of rigging and cables many of the services Core Builders inside the hollow structure, adding Composites needs are sourced locally. teams – Australia, China, France, Great technology and speed.

Britain, Japan and the United States – He adds that a revolutionary modular additional performance gains in light “We wouldn’t be surprised to see other as the global championship travels to wingsail will undergo testing on the winds,” Mr Heath says. specialist firms servicing the international venues around the world. seventh boat, in preparation for being He says between the manufacturing competitive sailing industry establish a Testing of the new boat will be managed fitted to the entire SailGP fleet before operation in Warkworth and the presence here, too,” he says. the 2020 San Francisco SailGP. testing and training conducted in by the SailGP tech team from Core Builders Composites, with assistance A first-of-its-kind system, the wing Marsden Point, Northland has become In 2019, SailGP debuted with events from sailors from across the league. comprises sections that can be the central technical and development in Sydney, San Francisco, New York, Once trials are complete in January assembled in varying lengths – initially hub for the production and delivery of Cowes (England) and Marseille (France). The Australia SailGP Team 2020, the seventh F50 will be officially from 18 to 24 metres, but with the the F50. handed over to the new team. future ability to go to 29 metres. This “The boats are designed and built by was crowned the Season 1 champion, SailGP spokesperson Peter Heath will enable the F50s to compete in a highly skilled marine professionals winning $US1 million. from across the region with the help of Season Two will kick off in Sydney on says the F50 is a one-design class, wide range of weather conditions. meaning that all boats are exactly the local firms, including MS Engineering, February 28.

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Sun shines on successful Wellsford Show A meeting will be held in February to discuss the future of the Wellsford Show.

“If there is enough enthusiasm and energy, then we’ll go for it,” tireless organiser Lynette Gubb says.

“Wellsford is growing and it’s important that we continue to have events in town that we can call our own.”

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on Saturday, November 23. A far cry from last year’s washout.

“We made a loss last year because of the weather and are still recovering.

We also had less time to organise the event this year,” Lynette says.

“If we get support at the meeting in February, then we’ll have the time we need to put together a really good show.”

Lynette says she would like to see more food stalls, local entertainment,

trade exhibitors and market-type stalls with local produce and arts and crafts.

She says she was encouraged by the positive feedback from the people who attended this year.

Organisers thanked the Rodney Local Board, local sponsors and the Wellsford Lions Club for their support.

Anyone who is interested in participating in next year’s show can contact Lynette on 021 116 8437.

The Wellsford Volunteer Fire Brigade has been a loyal supporter of the show. Members demonstrated some of the techniques they use when attending motor vehicle accidents.

Local band Otherwise Fine got the show off to a rocking start.

Abbie Burke, 8, of Wellsford, collected the Supreme Award for her sheep Roxy.

Ryan Scott, 6, of Kaukapakapa.

Maasi Schaumkel, 11, of Wellsford, competed in the beef-type event with Coal.

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The new owner of World Travellers Warkworth, Gareth Winslow, has returned to NZ after living and travelling overseas for the last 17 years.

He has travelled to 40 countries, lived in China, Malaysia and Germany, and speaks four languages.

After a successful career as a golf coach in China, Gareth decided it was time for a change and figured that as an avid traveller, he could make good use of his experience by operating an agency.

He says a number of people have approached him to combine his talents and organise golf tours, and he intends to put packages together for both inbound and outbound travellers.

“I have golf contacts all over the world and know the difference between a good and bad course, so why not?” he says.

Gareth says despite being a prolific traveller, he has been astounded by the knowledge of travel consultants Nikki Andrew and Anna Parker-Wheeler.

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“There is no question that internetsavvy people can book online, but you can’t get all the information you need such as locations, transfers and flight connections on the internet without spending a lifetime at the computer.”

Gareth says this year’s hot destinations include South Africa, which has recently relaxed visa restrictions for Kiwi travellers.

Morocco and Portugal are also high on the list, with Portugal being a high value for money European destination that is still considered off the beaten track.

Meanwhile, Gareth, who only moved with his family to Warkworth recently, says he is keen to get involved with the local golfing community and is interested to work with up and coming junior golfers.

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Warkworth Lions ‘outstanding’ The Warkworth Lions Club received the Outstanding Club Award for the 2018/19 year at the District 202K convention held in Taipa last month.

It is the second time in three years that the club has received the honour.

During the award ceremony, past district governor Wendy Miller referred to many of the club’s recent activities and achievements.

These included upgrading Kowhai Park, installation of The Centennial Play Space at Lucy Moore Park, supplying food to local food banks,

cleaning of the Jane Gifford and organizing working bees at Camp Bentzon – a children’s education camp on Kawau Island.

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Geoscience Australia gives details of the main factors causing bushfires. Fuel load is the quantity of combustible bark, leaf litter and small branches retaining natural oils that accumulate in forests. Low moisture levels are important as dry fuel loads during hot drought months are an obvious factor. Wind speed can cause fire-spotting ahead of the actual fire front by blowing burning embers into dry unburnt forest zones. High ambient temperatures are critical because the natural forest oils have ignition point temperatures above which ignition occurs spontaneously. Low humidity is important because forest leaves release their moisture more readily under dry conditions. Slope-angle plays a role as fires accelerate up slopes and decelerate down slopes, because mobile fires pre-condition the area in front of them via radiation and convection.

Ignition sources include both natural (mainly lightning) and man-made (arson) sources. Therefore, it is important that the psychology of arsonists be examined, understood and public strategies developed to reduce this risk. All of the above factors would apply in Aotearoa, as well as in other countries.

The broadly accepted public view in Australia is that bushfires have been a natural long-term cyclic feature of the driest continent on earth. There is now a consensus among senior fire ecology experts and scientists that the recent megafires represent a climate change enhancement of past cyclic fire patterns. Diverse news sources including the ABC, The Conversation, The Guardian (Australia), the BBC and others have conveyed this consensus. The enhancing role of climate change in mega-fires is also endorsed by the Australian Climate Council, which is a national network of concerned scientists. In the USA, the Governors Fourth Climate Change Assessment Report and the respected National Geographic have drawn the same conclusion about the increasing role of climate change in wildfires. Aotearoa needs to be vigilant as the fire season approaches.

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Snells Beach sunscreen maker shocked at lab revelations The Snells Beach manufacturer of a boutique sunscreen has voiced his dismay after a Consumer NZ report discredited the laboratory that tested his product.

CoSkin director Dr Alistair Lane said everyone who used the US-based AMA Laboratories is now under a cloud, even if there is nothing wrong with their sunscreen.

Consumer NZ announced last month that in its latest test of sunscreens, nine of 20 products did not provide the sunscreen protection claimed. Those that failed included a Cancer Society product and several other big name brands.

CoSkin was not among those tested.

Commenting on the failures, Consumer NZ chief executive Sue Chetwin said for many years, sunscreen companies, including the Cancer Society, were sending in test results from AMA that conflicted with Consumer NZ’s own tests.

She went on to say that in August last year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced AMA’s owner had been charged with falsifying test results from 1987 to April 2017. Some AMA staff had already pleaded guilty to the same offence.

“We think companies relying on these results should urgently re-test at a different lab to ensure they can back up claims,” she said.

Dr Lane said CoSkin had to borrow money to pay AMA $12,000 to conduct the CoSkin tests – one of the few labs in

Dr Alistair Lane with CoSkin’s AMA test results. He is frustrated at the laboratory’s behaviour.

the world that tests sunscreen. He said the news that they have falsified results in some cases was shocking.

“If you are a testing lab, what would be the benefit to you to give a fraudulent result? I find it incredible. It’s frustrating and disappointing” he said.

Dr Lane drew comfort from the fact that CoSkin’s product was tested in October 2017 and testing was delayed because the FDA was conducting an

audit of the laboratory at the time.

He thinks it highly unlikely AMA would have falsified any CoSkin results following the audit Asked whether CoSkin would consider re-testing at a different laboratory, Dr Lane said the costs were prohibitive for small players, though those dealing with higher volumes should certainly do so.

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which they appear to have done with some large companies for undisclosed reasons,” he said.

Dr Lane said it’s a pity CoSkin was not part of the Consumer NZ test, and he would be more than happy for Consumer NZ to test its product.

“For us, duty of care to our consumers is a high value. It’s important our products do what they are intended to do.”

CoSkin launched its conditioning sunscreen at the end of 2017. It uses a revolutionary anhydrous gel that sticks to the skin even when swimming.

Meanwhile, Ms Chetwin said the government needed to urgently regulate sunscreens.

“New Zealand has one of the highest rates of skin cancer and melanoma in the world, but the sunscreen standard remains voluntary,” she said.

Sunscreens that Consumer NZ identified as not meeting the level of protection claimed on their label were: Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration Sunscreen Lotion SPF50+ A Touch of Mango and Papaya; Invisible Zinc Face + Body Mineral Sunscreen SPF50; Natio Suncare Moisturising Sun Lotion SPF50+; Frankie Apothecary Natural Sunscreen +Kawakawa and Antioxidant SPF50; MooGoo Natural Sunscreen SPF40; Cancer Society Everyday Sun Lotion SPF50+; Marine Blue Australia Dry Touch Sunscreen Lotion SPF50+; Sunsense Ultra SPF50+; Banana Boat Dry Balance Sunscreen Lotion SPF50+

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Lighting struck twice for Merv Bayer, of Algies Bay, who has won a prize in the annual Warkworth Lions raffle fundraiser two years in a row. This time, it was $2500 of travel vouchers, which was slightly more exciting than the frying pan he won last year. Merv says he only bought his first raffle ticket because he got cornered by former president Peter Henderson, but next time he’ll buy 20. Merv and his wife Kristine say they will take a trip to Tasmania with a stopoff in Melbourne. Later, they’ll catch a train from Auckland to Kaikoura. The last three Lions raffles have been won from tickets purchased from Warkworth Mobil, which also provided $500 in fuel vouchers for the second-place winner.

The raffle made $11,000, which will be used to support community projects in Warkworth and surrounds. From left, raffle organiser David Scott, Kristine and Mervyn Bayer, and Warkworth Lions president Lynn Jones.

Drink driving crackdown

Mangawhai Senior Constable Rob Cato is warning Mangawhai motorists to be mindful of their driving as holiday festivities begin.

Snr Constable Cato says the community has responded positively to an ongoing crackdown on drink driving in the town.

“One drunk driver is one too many,” he says. “Police are determined to make Mangawhai a safe place to live and visit.

“We thank community patrol members and residents for their support.”

Rob says the availability of courtesy vehicles at venues and individual groups nominating sober drivers has been encouraging.

He says police are appreciative of members of the public who have recently supplied dashcam footage of dangerous driving, as well as statements as evidence.

“We will take action against drivers who put other people at risk,” he says.

Constable Rob is also warning residents to be vigilant against thieves this holiday season.

“We see an influx of people to Mangawhai, so leaving valuables around such as fishing or boating gear, or dwellings unlocked, contributes to what police call preventable crimes.”

He says residents are encouraged to call the 105 non-urgent reporting number if they see any suspicious people, vehicles or behaviour.

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Snells track first stage finished

Snells Beach to Warkworth walkway project leader Gary Heaven held an afternoon tea in the bush to thank volunteers last month.

Gary said the first section of the trail, from Hamatana Road to Grange Street, was now passable after considerable progress was made this year.

“We chose this length to start with because it is a typical section of trail with an eclectic mix of private and public landowners,” he said.

A total of 540 volunteer hours had already gone into the trail, from coordinating permissions from landowners to actual trail cutting.

Gary had been so persistent with his enquiries to Auckland Council that it formed a new department off the back the project, which is named the ‘landowner team’.

Gary announced that a new organisation, independent of the Snells Beach Residents and Ratepayers, was being formed, as the project had outgrown the association.

He said it would ultimately focus on cycle trails and walkways more widely in Mahurangi. He thanked landowners, Ngati Manuhiri, the Rodney Local Board, Healthy Waters at Auckland Council, and Warkworth Walks.

A milestone in the construction of a walkway from Snells Beach to Warkworth was celebrated last month.

Natives replace jungle Warkworth Area Forest & Bird volunteers have been busy bush bashing on a trail that runs from Hauiti Drive, in Warkworth, to The Grange shopping centre. They have been felling the rampant exotics, including privets and pampas, to make room for natives. Project leader Roger Williams said the plan was to plant 400 trees in May next year, alongside a tributary of the Mahurangi River, adjacent to the track. The trail is well-worn by Mahurangi College students, who have used it to avoid walking along the busy state highway. Roger said cutting back the dense foliage had revealed an intact dam, which was historically used to supply water to an orchard formerly located where The Grange is now. From left, Russell Cullen, Roger Williams and Brian Tuck.

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A breakfast in the Warkworth Town Hall on December 17 will mark the bicentennial of the first use of the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system in 1819.

A video of the event will be sent to the London meeting of the Royal Statistical Society.

Joining the breakfast via video link will be Professor Janine Hayward and Dr Andy Asquith, both proponents of preference voting in New Zealand.

Warkworth Town Hall Talks organiser Cimino Cole conceived the talk to “gently nudge” reformers in the United Kingdom to suitably mark the important milestone, and to draw local attention to the need to progress the reform started ahead of the 2004 local body election, when eight local authorities adopted the STV system.

“This year, 11 councils used the system, but 70 didn’t, leaving their voters to struggle between first-past-the-post and STV, which is used for all the district health boards,” Cimino said.

New Zealander Stephen Todd played a pivotal role in “taming” STV so that it could be computer-counted, leading to its successful inclusion in the Local Electoral Act 2001.

Cimino says he is particularly concerned about the Auckland region.

“Our mayor was elected with the support of less than 17 per cent of registered voters, in what was essentially a two-horse race. If the contest had been a three-way, all bets would’ve been off as to whether the winner was the most preferred candidate.

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Wellsford and Manly Volunteer Fire Brigades jointly hosted a Waterways Challenge in Wellsford on November 23. Ten teams from seven brigades, located between Silverdale and Manganui, participated. The long-running competition puts firefighters’ hose-running and pump-operating skills to the test in a fun and competitive environment.

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Stubbs Butchery: A Warkworth institution Shopping for meat in a supermarket is a dull chore, but during my childhood, accompanying my mother to Stubbs Butchery was an adventure.

After running the gauntlet of the disembodied cow’s head, horns aloft, on the shop frontage, a bell tinkled as the door opened, then one had the fun of scuffing around in the sawdust on the floor. If a joint was needed for the weekend roast, a carcass was taken to the large round chopping block by the door, and from the assemblage of tools hanging around his waist, the butcher would select a shiny cleaver and chop the desired piece off. “Why do butchers always wear blue-andwhite-striped aprons?” I asked my mother. “Imagine the mess of blood if they wore a white apron like the grocer,” she replied. The final treat was, as the brown-paper parcel was tied with string, watching the string being wrapped around fingers and snapped. How I admired that skill.

Although his Warkworth business was established in 1922, Liverpudlian Herbert (Bert) Stubbs’ connection with Warkworth began in 1912. He left his home town near Liverpool, where three generations of Stubbs had been butchers, and arrived in Warkworth

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via Australia to work for Civil Brothers.

Later, he was employed by Hellabys on the North Shore. When World War I broke out, he returned to England and joined the Royal Field Artillery. It was in Egypt that he lost his hearing as a result of noisy gunfire. De-mobbed, he married Annie Ellison and the pair returned to Warkworth, sailing up the Mahurangi on the Hauiti. The first Stubbs Butchery was a wooden shop and meat was delivered on horseback.

The wooden shop burnt down and the new art deco butchery was built in its place. Although it has been enlarged since then, this shop still stands out as an icon of architecture in the town.

In 1920, Margery, the first of eight children, was born. She was followed

by Young Bert, Joe, Dorothy, Alison, Jim, Ken and Eleanor. Life was busy for the hard-working parents. For Mrs. Stubbs, her first 16 years of raising little children was without the benefit of

electricity, and she also made the brawn that was sold in the shop. Mr Stubbs bought local stock and, despite his hearing loss, he didn’t miss a trick at the auctions. He slaughtered the animals in his abattoir, ran the shop and delivered meat. A primitive van was purchased to help with these tasks. In summer, an occasional break was taken from this busy life, a plank put across the back of the van for the children to sit on, and the whole family driven to Snells Beach for a swim and a picnic.

During World War II, Young Bert went off to fight in Italy and later returned minus a leg. He carried on with his previous work in the shop, his prosthetic leg making him a bit lopsided, but otherwise, it didn’t seem to be an impediment. Bert’s sons, Don and Bruce, became third generation Warkworth butchers. Don sold the shop in 1999, thus ending 77 years of Stubbs Butchery in Warkworth.

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Northern Express Group (NX2) has begun planting new areas to compensate for vegetation removed during the construction of the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway.

NX2 describes the plantings around the central and north zones of the new motorway as a “significant milestone”.

The plantings are required to comply with the project’s consent requirements.

In addition to the new plants, stacks of wood logs have been placed to provide habitat for invertebrates and lizards.

The project’s landscaping team is also engaged in site preparation for the 2020 planting season. This will include fence construction, spreading of topsoil, spreading of wood mulch and hydroseeding.

About 60ha of planting will take place next year and a further 80ha the following year. Altogether, the project will plant 150ha.

Meanwhile, the project’s third and final earthworks season officially started on October 1. In addition to moving up to 3.5 million cubic metres of earth, NX2 will be focusing on constructing bridges and starting to create the road surface.

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Preheat your oven to bake at 180C. Begin your base by rather ruggedly combining the oats, coconut, flour and baking powder in a bowl. In a small saucepan on a moderate heat, combine butter, sugar and golden syrup. Keep stirring until melted.

Pour your warm, melted ingredients in with your bowl of dry ingredients. Mix well. Reserve half a cup of this oaty mixture for the topping. Press the rest into a lined slice tin and bake for 15 minutes.

In your small saucepan, again on a moderate heat, combine your condensed milk, sugar, butter and golden syrup for the topping. Stir constantly for about 10 minutes. Now pour your topping over your baked base and then sprinkle over your reserved oat mixture. Bake for a further 15-20 minutes. Keep an eye on it so that it doesn’t turn brown. Once the slice is baked, pop it in your fridge for 30 minutes. Cut and serve with your cup of tea in the garden.

Christmas cooking and storing Choose the right-sized ham or turkey to serve the number of people at your table is the advice from Consumer NZ. The service says some leftover meat makes for easy meals in the days following Christmas, but you don’t want it lingering too long. Cooked turkey shouldn’t be kept more than two days.

Ham can be kept longer – as long as it’s stored correctly – but it should be eaten or frozen within two weeks.

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The last tram has left town.

Tramcar Bay no more A piece of local history disappeared last month when the last tram in Tramcar Bay, between Whangateau and Leigh, was demolished.

The structure, a relic from the days when trams operated in Auckland, was one of three barged to the bay around the late 1950s, where they were used as holiday baches.

The destruction of the last tram caught many locals by surprise. Some thought it was protected, while others wondered why it had not been offered to a museum. Warkworth Museum manager Victoria Joule says the museum was asked about the tram earlier this year.

“We requested photos so we could get an idea of the size and condition, but no one got back in touch and we didn’t hear any more,” she says.

While the owner did not wish to comment, it is understood from other sources that he did try to sell or give away the tramcar. However, the dilapidated state of the tramcar made removal unfeasible.

In another development, the roof of the tram is destined for a new life in an art gallery due to open in Leigh later this month.

The gallery is being set up by Richard Calder, Hillary

Richard Calder says the roof will be used at his new gallery, although he is not quite sure how at this stage.

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Richard said it was a shame to see the tram go, as it was a reminder of a bygone era.

“At least with the roof in the gallery, something of it will remain,” he said. “The roof is made of heart rimu and is a fine piece of engineering.”

Trams first operated in Auckland in 1902 and were removed from the city streets in 1956, along with 72km of tracks.

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In essence, the fish ladder is a ‘floating slide’ held in place by mussel rope.

Duck Creek water slide helps whitebait Landowners surrounding Duck Creek near Snells Beach have collaborated with Whitebait Connection to build a fish ladder to allow inanga and kokopu to access wetland habitat upstream.

Whitebait Connection regional coordinator Sophie Tweddle said the landowners had made two previous attempts to create a passage in a culvert that had been obstructing the fish, but high flows during flood events destroyed their hard work.

Thanks to funding from Auckland Council Healthy Waters, a fish ladder with mussel rope has been installed, which will allow strong-swimming species to navigate upstream.

Baffles, which slow down the flow of water, have also been placed inside the culvert to provide resting places for tired fish.

As part of the project, pine trees have been removed from the banks and replaced by native seedlings.

Sophie says a few mature kokopu have been found upstream, but surveys in coming weeks will be the true test of whether whitebait are able to navigate the structure.

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Teams dig deep for first chopper challenge in Matakana It would take a lot for most people to throw themselves into chest-deep mud, over a three-metre wall or through smoke-filled crawl tunnels, but 80 people did all that and more in Matakana recently in aid of the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust (ARHT).

The inaugural Westpac Chopper Challenge saw 20 teams of four tackle a 30-obstacle assault course and mud run at Action Matakana, off Omaha Flats Road. Competitors included local teams from Warkworth Hireworks and Rush Coffee at Te Arai, as well as three teams made up of ARHT medics and crew.

After a group warm-up and pep talk, contestants took off for two laps of the hardcore obstacle course, much of which seemed to involve almost complete immersion in thick, grey muddy water. Once finished, their efforts were rewarded with hot showers, clean clothes and even an onsite physio for massage and stretching.

It was the first time Brian Wilson of Warkworth Hireworks had tackled anything like this, but he was an instant convert.

“It was a hell of a lot of fun and a challenge,” he said. “None of us had done it before, we just did it. I would recommend any family or group to do

A bridge too far – crossing the stream in style. Photo, Brian Livingstone.

it, it’s a good event for anyone.”

Rush Coffee’s Betsy Tipping had plenty of family support on the way around.

“It was amazing, so much fun!” she said.

“I loved seeing the kids supporting us, I looked up and they said ‘Go Mum!’.

We had such a good team and laughed the whole way around – we’re definitely keen for next year!”

ARHT events manager Leanda Hunt said it went really well for a first event.

“We’ve had a lot of success with our Pier to Pier swim between Waiheke and Auckland, so we thought let’s look at doing something different that more people can take part in,” she said.

“We’re really happy for whatever comes out of this. It’s a great place to be and everyone had a great sense of accomplishment.”

With donations and sponsorship, the inaugural Chopper Challenge should raise around $40,000 for the ARHT,

Warkworth Hireworks tackle the rope swing. Photo, Richard Joseph.

which the trust said would save eight lives, since each mission costs around $5000. Donations can be accepted until Monday, December 16 at chopperchallenge.co.nz The ARHT is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, making it the oldest civilian rescue helicopter service in the world.

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Kelly says children are increasingly practising yoga at home, but face-to-face instruction is more valuable.

Young yogis being made in Warkworth and Matakana Combining yoga, book reading and two-year-olds might sound like a recipe for disaster but for Kelly Barr it’s ‘organised chaos’.

Kelly teaches young children basic yoga exercises by getting them to act out a story that she narrates.

They are taught universal yoga positions, such as the tree pose, but the children might be acting a story taking place in the jungle.

“It gets kids active, but it also exercises their imagination, which is important because they are visual learners,” Kelly says.

During each lesson, the class does a calm breathing exercise and even a guided meditative visualisation with teddies.

“For kids, mindfulness needs to be married with movement, because they are not the best at staying still.”

Kelly says introducing children to yoga and meditation at a young age helps them regulate emotions and evolve into good habits as they get older.

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Kelly started her storybook yoga classes in local kindergartens six months ago and now she holds two private classes each week.

She runs a class for children up to age five at the Methodist Church in Warkworth at 10.15am on a Monday, and a class at Matakana Primary for kids up to age eight at 3.15pm on Wednesdays.

She was an occupational therapist before becoming qualified in children’s yoga at an institute in Auckland.

She says yoga has surged in popularity among children in recent times, in part thanks to YouTube channels such as Cosmic Kids’ Yoga, targeting the younger demographic.

“It’s also complementary to exercise.

We have some basketballers who had tight hamstrings and sore shoulders, and yoga is great for the mobility of young athletes.”

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If you are old enough, you may remember the TV advertisement from the 80s with the slogan “don’t use your back like a crane!” Well, some of the message was good but it is, of course, now truly outdated. Believe it or not, bed rest was the treatment of choice for a bad back not that long ago. There are some useful things that you can do to protect your back, especially with respect to lifting. By the way, when I refer to your back, I am really meaning your lower back, the area between your ribs and your buttocks.

Top tips for lifting • Lift when you are well warmed up. Jumping out of bed and trying to lift first thing would be the worst time for your back. Give the muscles time to warm up and get ready for action.

• Keep your back straight as much as possible and bend your knees. Use your thigh muscles to do the lifting as they are many times stronger than your back muscles.

• Lift straight – step with your feet to move something while lifting, instead of twisting your back. Again, the legs take the weight, not your back. For example, if you are lifting a heavy box from in front of you to your left side, turn to the left with your feet by stepping this way, not by twisting your back.

It may seem slower and a waste of time, but that simple action may save you days of agony.

• Don’t lift more than you can easily manage. Get help or use a machine to help.

Again, the temptation to just “quickly lift” on your own can result in a long time of suffering. Also remember that what you may have been able to lift 20 years ago may be quite different now (especially if you are out of practice).

• Engage your core muscles when you lift. To understand what this means and how to do it, you will need to get some help from someone qualified such as a physio, personal trainer or Pilates teacher.

But, if you do feel a tweak after lifting • Look for a way to very gently stretch that part of your back out.

• Try soaking in a hot bath to help soften any overloaded muscles.

• Use some arnica.

Re-read the first part of this article … you have probably missed something. If it doesn’t settle after a few days, get a health professional to check your back. If you really hurt yourself lifting, try ice for 10 minutes every hour. This can be alternated with heat application for 10 minutes as well. If one application, of heat or cold, seems more beneficial then you can just use that method. Make an appointment with a health professional as soon as possible to be shown the best way to manage what is going on and to get some lifting advice.

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Playcentre jubilee invitation Former students, parents and staff of Warkworth Playcentre are invited to a reunion morning tea on Thursday December 12, from 10am to midday.

The centre is celebrating its 60th anniversary. It was the first kindergarten in Warkworth, initially operating at the Warkworth RSA before being gifted its current site in Church Hill, beside the fire station, by Rodney Council.

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Bonny babies back in spotlight More than 40 photogenic youngsters came under intense public scrutiny last month, when the annual Plunket Baby Photo Competition was judged at Warkworth New World.

There were five age categories with three prizes in each. The annual contest raised more than $700 for Wellsford Plunket, which will go towards building a retaining wall to form a safe new carpark away from State Highway 1.

Fundraising coordinator Tania Hamilton said the competition was always popular, and it would not be possible without the generous support of local sponsors, especially The Camera Shop and New World.

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Mahurangi East wins two-day tourney The 36th annual Kowhai Tournament at Warkworth Bowls was won by Elaine Herd, John Herd and Ross Ruddell, of Mahurangi East, after a two-day showdown.

The tournament was held on Wednesday and Thursday, November 13 and 14, and attracted 18 entries, with teams from Mahurangi East, Orewa, Leigh and Warkworth.

Based on the results of the first day, teams were graded and, on the second day, either compete in the consolation division or the championship or plate divisions.

After rain delayed the start, punters were still on the green at 5pm on Thursday, battling it out to the bitter end.

Motivation was high, thanks to sponsorship from Mega Mitre 10 Warkworth and Tiger Turf providing $1500 worth of prizes for the top teams.

Organiser John Hurdley said the competition was previously run by the Kowhai Tournament Committee, but was passed to Bowls Warkworth to run this year.

It is the longest-running bowls tournament in the Rodney District and teams must include at least one ranked player.

The plate division was won by Cynthia Roper, Eddie Edwards and Judy McSweeney, of Warkworth-Orewa, while the consolation division was won

by Francois Loubser, Jules Loubser and Mike Burke, of Warkworth.

Graham Buchs’ hockey team was runner-up in the division one Harbour Hockey competition in its first season. Photo, Karli Kingi.

Hockey dedication

The Kowhai Tournament is one of the larger bowls events in the area, played by mixed triples teams.

Warkworth Hockey Club founder and men’s captain Graham Buchs received an Outstanding Contribution to Hockey Award from Harbour Hockey last month.

The award recognises people who have been a positive role model and have donated significant time towards building the sport. Buchs was chosen from a group of six finalists.

Harbour Hockey development manager Kimberley Jordan said Buchs was ultimately picked because of the time and energy he puts in with limited resources.

“Without Graham picking up the leading role, Warkworth Hockey Club would not have entered the Harbour competition. He was prepared to take a risk and worked hard with a tight turnaround to provide this opportunity,” she said.

She said Warkworth was the first new club to join Harbour Hockey in the last 10 years.

“He leads a group that is passionate about the sport and providing meaningful experiences for their community.”

She said the award came with $2500 in travel vouchers.

The Warkworth club formed earlier this year.

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Young Pacific people on the Equip’d and Nga Tamatoa programmes are given resources to teach sport and leadership skills.

Young Pacific players learn sports and leadership skills A Pacific-focused fitness group, started

by Women’s Centre Rodney, has grown into a regular sports night, held at Mahurangi College on Saturdays, from 5pm to 7pm.

Harbour Sport Pacific community manager Asenati Tavita started holding fitness classes at the Women’s Centre around the middle of this year.

At the same time, through Harbour’s Sports Pasifik Programme, Asenati was visiting Mahurangi College and coaching young Pacific players.

Asenati says many of the mums in the women’s group have children in the Pasifik programme, so there was value in connecting the dots and forming a regular sports group.

“The Saturday games night for women

and children proved popular attracting more than 30 tamariki, rangatahi and wahine,” she says.

The children have been trained to run the sports evenings themselves through Harbour Sport’s Equip’d and Nga Tamatoa programmes.

“It teaches children how to run the games and expands their capability to encourage others to play. Teaching this community to run their own games nights also has a flow-on effect, by showing others how easy it is to be active.”

Asenati thanked Mahurangi College principal David Macleod for providing a safe space for Pasifika families and allowing them to be the drivers of the initiative.

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Puhoi senior football coach Puhoi Sports Club is seeking expressions of interest for a reserve team head coach for the 2020 season. The role will consist of working with the current coaches to deliver a successful men’s first and reserve team programme in 2020, as well as being in charge of the reserve side on match day. Coaching experience at a similar level or within youth ranks would be advantageous.

For more information or to put forward your application, contact Luke on 021 109 5494.

Join the team The Puhoi Soccer Club is also looking for players for the first and reserve football teams, with a view to get to conference level in 2020. Pre-season training is scheduled to begin again on January 21. Training is on Tuesday evenings at Millwater and players need to be available for matches on Saturdays from January 25 onwards.

Basketball camp Mahurangi Basketball is holding its first skills camp at Mahurangi College over two days on January 13 & 14, 9am-3pm. Players aged from 5-17 will have the opportunity to play different styles of basketball and make new friends. It costs $80, or $60 for those who register before December 20. See Mahurangi Basketball Club Facebook for forms.

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Generations celebrate Warkworth Pony Club anniversary The 70th anniversary of the Warkworth Pony Club was celebrated in style on Sunday, November 24, with a morning gymkana/ribbon day, followed by an afternoon jumping and salmon speed competition.

Club foundation members attended from as far away as the South Island and the anniversary cake was cut by Patron Jennie Georgetti and youngest club member, Jasmine Druce, 5.

Club president Sandi Webb welcomed everyone to the celebration and remarked on some of the club’s milestones – building the clubrooms in the 1990s and building the original cross country course, which was subsequently removed when Stage 1 of the Warkworth Showgrounds went ahead. The water jump was opened to mark the 50th Jubilee.

She said the club was growing and the grounds were also utilised by the Warkworth Dressage Group and the Mini Driving Group.

“We are still here in the same clubrooms with the dirt floor – the biggest struggle that we face is trying to obtain a lease from Auckland Council so that we can update our rooms,” Sandi said. “We would also love to put in an all-weather arena so that the grounds can be used all year round.”

District Commissioner Kim Sterling, who could not attend, sent a message congratulating the club, and the committee and organisers of the anniversary celebrations. She said the Warkworth District was in a strong position, with both Warkworth and Matakana branches continuing to grow.

“We also have, for the first time in a long while, a good base of experienced riders and are looking to send strong teams to all inter-club events, as well as North Island Showjumping Championships and Timberlands Eventing. It is also exciting that several of our riders are applying or trialling for Waitemata Rodney Area teams.”

The anniversary cake was cut by club Patron Jennie Georgetti and youngest member Jasmine Druce.

Beverley Forrester (nee Mansell) left, with her sister Noelene Quedley. Beverley attended from North Canterbury and brought some of the trophies she had won at pony club 55 years ago.

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Pony Club foundation members, from left, Pam Hood (nee Jeffs), Mary Stevens, Coila Bevan (nee Ferguson) and Ian and Jenny Ferguson.

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APPLIANCE REPAIRS A SMART REPAIR Service for F&P smartdrive washers, F&P/Simpson dryers. Prompt service 021 168 7349.

MAINTENANCE Grading, rolling & metalling for rural Driveways. No job too BIG or small. Ph Bruce 425 7766

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RAWLEIGH Products. Ph Pat 09 945 0495

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Blue Skies Cleaning Window Cleaning, Soft Bio House Wash, Gutter Clean, All Exterior Cleaning, Water Blasting, Roof Treatment, Local Professional service.

Ph Pat 022-646-5849

COLLINS ELECTRONICS HAVE YOU LOST PRIME? Or need your Freeview box tuned for the new channels? TV repairs, microwave oven repairs, Freeview installations.

Ph Paul 09 422 0500 or 027 29 222 04 WATER FILTERS - Underbench, Whole house, UV & water spotting, Work Guaranteed. Ph Steve 094223245 steve@aquafilter.co.nz WATER PUMPS - no water? old cast iron pump? Sales Service & Installation.

Work Guaranteed. Ph Steve 09 422 3245 steve@aquafilter.co.nz WINDOW CLEANING/HOUSEWASH/ GUTTER CLEANING Local professional service. Ph Pat 022-646-5849.

PEST ERADICATION Recreational Hunter looking to do shooting of Rabbits and Possums on Farms. Phone Mike 021 0891 4083

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BOLER, EILEEN CELIA 14th December 2018 A year has passed. A caring loving mother. Love you & forever in our hearts.

Janice, John, Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in the Warkworth area:

Warkworth Fellowship Monday 07:30pm, Warkworth Primary School Teachers Lounge, 34A Hill Street, Warkworth; Open to Visitors.

Wheelchair Access.

Snells Beach Big Book Meeting Thursday 7:30pm, Mahurangi Christian School, 410 Mahurangi East Rd, Snells Beach; Open to Visitors.

If you want to drink, that is your business, if you want to stop, we can help. Phone/text 0275 773 689 www.aa.org.nz | www.12steps.nz

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SITUATIONS VACANT

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FABRICATOR LIGHT METALS Warkworth Sheetmetals Ltd

Available from Mahurangi Matters, 17 Neville Street, Warkworth.

Supported by Mahurangi Matters

HAVING TROUBLE MAKING ENDS MEET? Free, confidential budget advice is available at the Warkworth Town Hall every Tuesday, from 10am-noon.

To book an appointment with an advisor, call: 423 7123, or email: admin@wwbudgetservice.co.nz Supported by Mahurangi Matters

Warkworth and District

has a position for an experienced Sheetmetal/Stainless Fabricator to join our small versatile sheetmetal workshop in Warkworth producing quality work for the architectural, commercial and marine sectors.

The ideal candidate would be confident and experienced in all facets of sheetmetal and stainless light fabrication, including mig & tig welding, interpreting drawings and pattern making. A full current driver's license is required.

Excellent prospects.

Please apply: wsm@helix.net.nz or phone 09 425 7366 (work hours) Malcolm Patterson or call in 27 Woodcocks Road, Warkworth.

Rose and Flower Show 2019 Thanks to our sponsors Tumbleweed Garden Centre, Matakana Central Landscaping, Warkworth

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED !!

Life Pharmacy Franklin’s, Warkworth

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The Oaks on Neville, Warkworth

To join our team of trained volunteers enabling children, young people and adults to grow through significant change & loss.

Training & ongoing support is provided.

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You can make a difference Selwyn Centre Coordinator Opportunity

Warkworth Anglican Parish is seeking an engaging Coordinator to create and supervise our Selwyn Centre programme.

Selwyn Centres offer a varied programme of activities that provide companionship, fun, advice and support for older people living in the community. As a Selwyn Centre Community Coordinator you will create and supervise our Monday morning programme, ensuring our guests enjoy themselves in a safe and caring environment.

A background of community involvement, and/or experience in education or social work is preferred, as is a clean NZ Driving licence and first aid training. A demonstration of your empathy and understanding of older people living in the community is essential. This role based at the Anglican Parish of Warkworth is a parttime position working 6 hours per week.

For full details of the role, or to apply, call the Parish Office on 09 425 8054 or email office@anglicanwarkworth.org

WANTED TO BUY CASH PAID FOR Tools and machinery Shed and garage clear outs All things considered Kyle 021 161 5139

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Holy Name Catholic Church 6 Alnwick Street, Warkworth Sts Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Puhoi 83 Puhoi Road, Puhoi 425 8545 • www.holyname.org.nz

SUNDAY MASS TIMES 2019 Saturday 21st – Warkworth 6pm Sunday 22nd December Puhoi 8.30am – Warkworth 10.30am CHRISTMAS CAROLS 2019 Tuesday 24th December Warkworth 6.00pm – Puhoi 8.30pm

CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES 2019 Tuesday 24th Dec – Christmas Eve Warkworth 6.30pm – Puhoi 9pm Warkworth Evening Mass 11.30pm Wednesday 25th Dec – Christmas Day Warkworth 10.30am There is NO MASS at Puhoi on Christmas Day. 

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SNELLS BEACH BAPTIST CHURCH 2019 Christmas Services Sunday 22 December 9.30am – Family service.

Tuesday 24 December Christmas Eve Service 7.00pm Service - John Wells Organist No Christmas Day service All welcome

THE MAHURANGI METHODIST PARISH COMMUNITY

Wish you a joyful, peace-filled Christmas in 2019 and New Year in 2020.

We invite you to join us at any Of our Christmas or New Year worship services of Celebration and Reflection.

15 December Carol Services

9 am Snells Beach Community Church, 10.30am Warkworth Methodist Church

25 December: Christmas Day service

9 am Snells Beach Community Church Sunday services will continue as normal at Snells Beach (9am) and Warkworth (10.30am)

For further information contact Parish Office - Phone 425 8660 or Minister - Phone 021 103 7150

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5 Pulham Road, Warkworth Phone 425 8861 www.mahu.org.nz Sunday Services 9am & 10.30am Family Day Service, December 15th, 10am at Mahurangi College, Woodcocks Road, Warkworth.

invite you to join with them for Sunday worship

Christian Fellowship Wellsford “The Station”, 18 Station Road, Wellsford. Sunday Service 10.15am.

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.

Minister Wayne Thornton 423 8250 Wellsford Combined Church Carols Evening. Wellsford Community Centre, Sunday 15 December 2019 @7.00pm

Warkworth Anglican Parish Pre-Christmas Services Carols @ Matakana

5.00 pm Saturday 14 December at St Leonard's Matakana.

Sing carols and share Christmas mince pies.

Blue Christmas 7.00 pm Wednesday 18 December at Christ Church Warkworth.

Service A quiet service for those who have lost loved ones or who are hurting.

See www.anglican-warkworth.org for Christmas services

Peek-a-boo. I’m here after all. Photo, Tim Slater.

Kererū sightings encouraging A Warkworth man’s increased sightings of kererū in his garden in Percy Street has helped confirm researchers’ views that lower sightings generally should not be cause for alarm.

Tim Slater managed to snap several pictures of the New Zealand native pigeon nibbling on loquats in his garden.

This year, he’s managed five sightings of the birds, whereas at the same time last year he saw only one.

His increased sightings go against a nationwide trend where fewer sightings have been reported.

This year, The Great Kererū Count, a longitudinal study of the birds recorded 6,700 observations of the birds in September, compared with 8,500 last year.

But director of the centre for biodiversity & restoration at Victoria University Dr Stephen Hartley says this does not necessarily mean there has

been a drop in the kereru population.

He says the bumper fruiting season over spring has meant there have been unusually high amounts of forest fruit.

One possibility is that kereru have been staying deep in the forest, rather than venturing out into towns and cities.

Great Kererū Count organiser Tony Stoddard sees this as a good thing.

“Kererū will go out of their way to follow their favourite foods. Kererū feeding on native forest fruit is exactly what they need to do, as they play a crucial role in dispersing seeds of large trees like tawa, taraire, hinau and miro – this is why they are known as ‘gardeners of the sky’.”

The aim of the Great Kererū Count is to monitor how kererū are faring.

Now in its sixth year, it is anticipated the count needs to gather at least eight years of data to help New Zealand understand how best to restore healthy and abundant populations of the bird.

Springboard, the police and Kennards joined forces for log-splitting day.

Springboard splits up early for winter Springboard Community Works and family-owned equipment company Kennards Hire teamed up again to beat next year’s winter chill at Springboard’s annual log-splitting day.

Springboard sells the firewood through Mitre 10 and money raised is used to fund Springboard’s vocational and social skills programmes.

This year, a crew from Kennards brought along six hydraulic logsplitters. Together with local police and the Springboard team, they split

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more than 60 cubic metres of wood.

Springboard general manager Dan Gray says the split day provides a lot of momentum for the season ahead.

“It’s great to see such a positive and productive vibe down in the back yard,” he says.

In addition to the log splitting, there was a team of youth running an inhouse café as a part of their education programme. Burgers, fries and drinks were all on sale.

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Top players do battle in letters New Zealand’s top Scrabble players gathered at the Mahurangi East Community Centre last month for the Rodney Scrabble Club tournament.

Forty-four players from all over the country played seven games in six grades on November 9.

Rodney Scrabble Club spokesperson Sandy Garman says there was a strong A-grade presence and a number of players present had competed internationally.

Overall tournament winner was Alistair Richards, a member of the Christchurch Scrabble Club.

Sandy says there were many opportunities to earn prizes in all grades, depending on skill and a great deal of luck.

“It was a very successful tournament and players look forward to another tournament here in two years,” she says.

Anyone interested in Scrabble is welcome to come along to the Rodney Scrabble Club. The club meets every Monday from 1-4pm at Totara Park village for friendly and competitive games. The first visit is free.

The first Scrabble afternoon for 2020 will be on Monday, January 13.

Anthony Roberts, Tackle & Outdoors tecnisportnz@gmail.com

Snapper snapping It seems that we are never going to get respite from the relentless winds that have plagued us through spring.

November has seen the snapper become prolific biters as they go through their spawning time. As they congregate in the deeper waters over the sand, there is not much food out there and when anything that even resembles bait is lowered, they will attack and devour it with much aggression. Both fresh bait and artificial baits of any sort are devoured.

The spawning should end soon and then the snapper will disperse back Kingfish are lurking and Dylan Bacher into the shallower waters. With all the proudly displays his catch. boat activity we normally experience over the summer holidays, it does get quite difficult to land any decent snapper. It goes without saying that snapper catches have been very good through November.

There have been many reports of workups inside the bay, as well as outside, and where there are workups, there are bait fish. Kahawai and kingfish have been lurking around these workups and, with the right lures, it can produce good results. It is always a good idea to be out on the water at first light when it is normally easier to target the kingfish with surface lures. Anyone who has a really good recipe for kingfish is most welcome to come share this recipe with me at the shop. After trying many different ways of preparing kingfish, I am still looking for that ultimate recipe!

Divers have also been getting good scallop hauls after a day out on the water fishing. What a nice treat they make together with some fresh fish. As the game fish season draws near, I suggest that you get your reels serviced and your lures re-skirted before things get exciting. When those first marlin are caught you don’t want to be running around trying to sort out gear that could be ready. Fish local and shop local! Tight Lines

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Mahurangi mallets win Orewa croquet The Orewa Croquet Club held the Forrest Funeral Gold Croquet Tournament on Saturday, November 23. Each competitor played five matches and Mahurangi’s Melba Scott won the Section One division, while Pixie Jones won Section Two.

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Warkworth RSA LIVE BANDS EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT, NO COVER CHARGE

Christmas tree display, Old Masonic Hall, Baxter Street, Warkworth, 10am-5pm daily. Lions Club of Kowhai Coast fundraiser with display, sale table and Santa Claus. All proceeds to the Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

Warkworth Area Liaison Group for all interested in Warkworth community issues. RSA basement meeting room, 7.30pm. Info: Steve Haycock 0274 963 711 Mycoplasma bovis cattle disease public information meeting, Wellsford RSA, 7pm. Speaker: Joe Stockman from MPI. All welcome. Info: Brian Mason 423 7187 (evenings) Warkworth Rotary Carols in the Park, Lucy Moore Park, Baxter Street, 6.30pm Craft fair, Totara Park hall, Melwood Drive, Warkworth, 10am4pm. Handmade crafts, some antiques and collectables.

Christmas on the Lawn, Matakana Estate, 568 Matakana Road, 11am-4pm. BYO picnic on the lawn in front of the winery with games and music for the family. No BYO alcohol.

Matakantata Choir, A Decade of Songs, Matakana Hall, 7.30pm. $20 adults, children gold coin. Tickets: Harts Pharmacy, Warkworth, Matakana Gull or call 423 0094 Beachfront Asian Festival, Moana Reserve Orewa, 3-9pm (see story p25) Walk & Collect Weekend (see brief p42) Summerset Falls Open Day (see ad p 8) Puhoi Christmas Twilight Market, 3-5pm. Santa visiting, music from Otherwise Fine, buskers, food and stalls.

Waste Minimisation Workshop, Leigh Hall,7.30pm (see brief p7) Warkworth Playcentre reunion morning tea, 10am-noon (see story p43) Local Vocals Choir free Family Christmas Concert, Wellsford Community Centre, 4pm. Guest entertainers, raffles and a super tea/supper (see ad p28) Warkworth Town Hall Christmas Market, 10am-2pm, including Santa’s Grotto (see story p13) Old 4 New Coastguard Lifejacket upgrade, Mangawhai Boating & Fishing Club, Alamar Cres, 3-6pm. Info: old4new.nz Carols By Starlight, Te Hana Te Ao Marama Marae, 6.30pm8pm. Gold coin donation or donations to local food banks.

Tea, coffee & desserts available.

Old 4 New Coastguard Lifejacket upgrade, Snells Beach boat ramp, Sunrise Boulevard, off Snells Beach Road, 8-11am.

Info: old4new.nz Kaukapakapa Village Market, 947 Kaipara Coast Highway, 8.30am-1pm. Stalls and Santa’s grotto.

Mangawhai Santa Parade, 10-11.30am. Starts bottom of North Avenue and finishes at Mangawhai Activity Zone.

Info: John Phillis on 021 339 329 or email johnphilliscelebrant@gmail.com (see story p18) Carols in the Park, Mangawhai Activity Zone, 5-7pm (see story p19) Matakantata Choir, A Decade of Songs, Warkworth Town Hall, 4pm. $20 adults, children gold coin. Tickets: Harts Pharmacy, Warkworth, Matakana Gull or call 423 0094 Whangateau Folk Club, George Jackson and Rachel Baiman, 7.30pm (see story p27) Warkworth Town Hall Talk, STV bicentennial breakfast talk (on actual anniversary). Principal speaker, Professor Janine Hayward, 7.30am for 8am start (see story p36)

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Rene Ranger back from injury

Mahu appoints Premiers coach

Successive injuries and surgery have dogged former All Black Rene Ranger.

Wellsford’s Rene Ranger is back on the rugby field after spending a season recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear.

Colorado Raptors announced last month that it had signed the 33-yearold Ranger for the 2020 Major League Rugby season in the United States.

Kiwi-born Raptors head coach Peter Borlase said Ranger was a good choice, having played rugby at the highest level in both northern and southern hemisphere competitions during his career.

“Rene is known for his direct physical style of play and good distribution skills. He is a top man with humility, a hard work ethic and a team-first attitude,” Borlase said.

“His years of service in developing Northland rugby are exactly what we want in the type of player joining us here in Colorado.”

At the start of the 2019 season, Ranger was to play for the Japanese Sunwolves team, but ruptured his ACL in a preseason game against the Singapore Sharks. He joins the Colorado Raptors in the US this week to prepare for the season that starts in February with two pre-season matches in January.

Meanwhile, it has also been announced that Ranger will play for the Northland Taniwha in the Mitre 10 Cup next year.

Other Wellsford players who have made the cut include Ross Wright,

Paddy-Jo Atkins and Jordan Hyland, while Temo Mayanavanua, Sam McNamara and Saimoni Uluinakauvadra join from Waipu.

Despite the Mitre 10 Cup season only finishing last month, the first steps in shaping the draw for next year have been made, with the 14 provincial unions making their selections for crossover matches between the premiership and championship divisions.

Northland has picked North Harbour to play in Whangarei and will take on Tasman on their home turf in Nelson.

Waikato has invited itself to Whangarei, picking Northland for its crossover while Auckland has challenged Northland to play in Auckland.

You don’t want to muck around when it’s melanoma

Former Mahurangi Rugby Football Club player Michael Tuiloma will be the head coach of the Mitre 10 Warkworth Mahurangi Premiers next season.

Tuiloma has played rugby at an international level for Samoa and has worked with a number of provincial development teams. He was a member of the Waipu team that won the Bayleys Club Rugby premiers competition this year.

Former North Harbour and Canterbury back Marty Swart will be the assistant coach.

Club coordinator Haden Kose says the new coaching team will be assisted by outgoing assistant and head coaches Amasio Raoma Valance and Akuila Matanibukaka, who have left the club in good shape after two seasons in the job.

Meanwhile, Mahurangi had a good rugby sevens season, entering a women’s team in the competition for the first time in many years. The team included a range of ages and experience, from star player Tenaija Fletcher to chairperson Charmaine Gravatt.

The men’s sevens team won the bowl at the North Harbour Club Sevens competition and the plate at the Ardmore sevens tournament.

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