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The Kowhai Festival will adopt a Halloween theme this year, adding a creepy note to a celebration of all that makes Mahurangi a great place to live, work and play. Pictured are festival organisers, from left, Drue Thomas, Urs Bauer, Angela Thomas and Murray Chapman. See story page 12.

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Big rate hike if Rodney leaves Auckland An independent consultant’s assessment of options for the reorganisation of Auckland has dismissed the idea of a Rodney Unitary Authority.

Instead, the report identifies either the status quo or two Rodney local boards, under the existing Auckland

Council, as the preferred options for local government in Rodney.

The report, prepared by Morrison Low, will be presented to interested parties in Auckland this week, ahead of its general release next Monday.

Morrison Low examined five options for north Rodney:

1. Status quo 2. Two local boards 3. Merge a portion of north Rodney (the Wellsford area) with Kaipara District Council and Northland Regional Council 3. North Rodney Unitary Authority

4. North Rodney District Council When assessing the Unitary Authority, which the Northern Action Group (NAG) has championed almost since Auckland Council was established, the report predicted that rates would need to increase by 48 per cent to cover the

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estimated first year deficit of $13.5 million. It also predicted that the deficit would continue to rise over the ensuing 10 years.

In addition there are likely to be significant capability and capacity issues for a unitary authority that would have about half the population of the smallest current unitary authority in New Zealand, the report said.

Although the consultants acknowledged that there would be some benefits, such as a greater level of representation and more autonomy in decision-making, the overriding consideration was whether the North Rodney Unitary Authority would be large enough to effectively undertake the full responsibilities of a unitary council.

The report said that splitting off Wellsford and Warkworth from the Auckland region would also not support integrated growth planning.

Auckland is New Zealand’s fastest growing city and Warkworth has been identified as the new northern growth satellite town, the report said.

A unitary authority would fragment strategic growth planning and the scale of the proposed authority would place limits on the strategic capacity of the council to deliver services to its community.

The consultants believed that operational processes and capital works required to meet regulations would consume most of the unitary council’s revenue with little left over for discretionary spending.

localmatters.co.nz The small size of the council’s staff would mean that there would be an increased dependence on contracted external expertise.

Preferred options In assessing the two preferred options (Options 1 & 2), the report found that while there was no change under Option 1, Option 2 had some governance and representation benefits for the Rodney communities but there were drawbacks in respect to governance and representation for the wider Auckland community, and it would be more costly for Auckland Council.

The key changes would be: • A northern board encompassing the Warkworth and Wellsford subdivisions, with the remaining Rodney ward forming the South Rodney Board. Each board would have six members including the chair.

• An increase in representation in Rodney, increasing the populationto local-board-member ratio from 6911:1 to 5183:1.

• Creation of two new local board offices in Rodney, one within each of the new local board areas.

• Additional governance costs, including the cost of the local board members and democracy, administrative and engagement support to elected members, as well as transitional costs to establish the new local board.

The report said two boards would provide a stronger mandate for Rodney communities to advocate

for the Rodney ward and better representation. Rural communities would benefit through a greater voice for rural ratepayers as a whole.

But, alternatively, the report found that two local boards could disadvantage other communities in Auckland, outside of Rodney, because their voice would be one of 22 rather than one of 21. Substantially lower representation than in Rodney could be perceived to be inequitable by other communities within Auckland and the governance model would be made slightly more complex, potentially slowing decisionmaking.

Merging Wellsford The report says the option of merging Wellsford and Te Hana with Kaipara would result in a first year estimated $2.9 million deficit for Kaipara District Council and a reduced surplus for the Northland Regional Council.

This would have a significant impact on Kaipara’s ability to carry out its responsibilities, duties and powers. It also did not enable catchment-based flooding and water management issues to be dealt with effectively.

The idea of a North Rodney District Council was dismissed on the grounds that it would result in a first year estimated $10.2 million deficit, which was forecast to increase over the 10 year forecast period. Rates would need to increase by 43 per cent in year one to cover this deficit.

The Morrison Low report will assist the Local Government Commission to determine its preferred option.

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Safety fears prompt calls for Matakana walkway closure Two deep holes undermining a steep section of a popular walking and cycle track have been partially fenced off, and the path could be closed completely until they are fixed, following fears that someone could fall in and seriously injure themselves.

Auckland Council contractors erected safety barriers around one of the threemetre deep slips, on a sharp bend on the walkway, just west of Whitmore Road, on Thursday July 27. This was in response to safety concerns raised by the Matakana Community Group.

However, before the job could be finished, Council realised the

responsibility for the walkway lay with Auckland Transport, and the job was referred to them on Friday July 28 with the suggestion that the track should be closed.

Rodney Local Board member and chair of the Matakana Coast Trail Trust Allison Roe raised concerns over the walkway holes at last month’s Local Board meeting, and said afterwards she believed things had reached the stage where the track should be closed.

She said she and several community members had logged complaints on AT’s website.

“I’ve been really concerned about

them for quite some time,” she said.

“I’m concerned because they are very deep, very steep holes, and they’re on a sharp corner. If anybody fell in, they wouldn’t get out, and if a child fell in, that would be unthinkable.

“It would be a shame to close the track because it’s such a good trail, but it’s got to the stage where it’s too dangerous and it needs to be sorted.”

The Matakana Community Group, which proposed and built the popular trail which links to Point Wells and Omaha, has been trying to get the problem fixed locally for some weeks, but constant bad weather

and contractors’ heavy workloads have led to a longer than expected delay, according to member Scott McCallum.

Until last week, there were just two road cones placed either side of the track as a warning to users, and one of those had fallen into the deeper of the two holes. He says that if he’d known how long it would take to remedy the issue, the group may have acted differently.

“It may be a lesson to us to just close the track immediately, rather than keep the facility open with warning cones,” he says.

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children they are vaccinating, and if they tell them, “My child had quite a bad reaction to their last vaccination” then perhaps other options could be made available.

Sharon and Gary Barber, Warkworth (abridged)

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Building claims refuted Councillor Sayers (MM Jul 19) states that it is easier in Thames or elsewhere to get a building consent. Actually, my daughter and her husband have been waiting months for a building consent in Thames. The issue with housing is as much to do with the Health and Safety legislation, the change of Building Code after the earthquakes and changes made after the leaky building crisis. All changes made by Government and imposed on Local Government. The issue is compounded by the lack of certified builders, plumbers, electricians and other tradespeople because of the standards required by Government.

Blaming the Council is easy. Doing something about it is difficult.

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Look at the facts In reply to Cindy Lynch’s response to the Debating Vaccination article (MM July 5).

I would like to point out that I was very careful not to add my personal view or opinion on whether I was pro- or anti-vaccination. Most of the thread of the Vaxxed documentary is not anti-vaccination. It is more aligned with getting the record straight and releasing real results. The alleged evidence suggests that vaccination would be less risky if it was in fact delayed until the newborns were a

bit older. However, when all links to harmful effects are denied it leaves no room for discussion/investigation. I appreciate the link to the information that you provided as that will no doubt help people in their process of information gathering. It may have been amiss of me to not include any reference to information from the manufacturers of vaccinations.

The reason that I did not include such information is because provaccination information is given to every mother/parent in New Zealand who is about to have or has just had a child. It is further backed up with every visit by the midwife and visit to the doctor. It is also frequently broadcast via mainstream media as well. Providing more pro-vaccination information won’t help to balance the pool of information that is already so unbalanced that many people don’t even know that other information exists. The main point that I was making is that we actually have to look at the facts. The worst of the facts is that there is no legislation that indicates that adverse effects of vaccination (if there ever are any) need to be reported. This is nothing but a mockery of science. How can we make informed decisions when risks (if any) are not reviewed and published as they are with drug trials?

Eugene Sims, Warkworth Natural Therapies and MM health columnist (abridged)

Doctors must listen In support of Debating Vaccination

by Eugene Sims (MM July 5), my husband and I have two children who are now in their 20s. Our daughter never had a problem with any of her vaccinations, so I wasn’t concerned when our son Josh came along and he started having his vaccinations, too. But he was a totally different case. Each time he had a vaccine he would react badly. One time he had a swelling on his leg at the vaccine site that was about the size of an orange. So, it was with trepidation I took him for his MMR vaccine at 19 months. In the early hours of the following morning we were woken by a high-pitched scream from Josh’s room. When we tried to pick him up he was rigid and arched backwards.

My husband and I were frantic and rang the doctor and Plunket several times. We were told, “Don’t worry some children sometimes have a slight reaction following a vaccination. Just give him Pamol or put him in the bath to soothe him.” I had the feeling that we were being considered overreactive parents. When finally our son fell asleep, I thought “Thank God that’s all over.” But it was far from over.

Josh changed from a smiley, friendly, toddler to a screaming, crying wee man who stopped interacting and kept banging his head, which he had never done previously. I sincerely hope there are some medical practitioners who are really listening to the parents of the

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Targeted rates are not OK (MM June 14). By the time the targeted rate is split into three or four projects my road in N.W. Rodney will never be sealed. I moved here 15 years ago and thought at the time this road will never be sealed in my lifetime. I am right so far, but I accepted that this would be the case.

Even then, under Rodney District Council, I never expected roads in N.W. Rodney to be sealed. The money was spent in Orewa and Hibiscus Coast. So "no thank you," I don’t want my rates increased one cent under any plan or scheme. As far as the Northern Action Group (NAG) is concerned, I feel they are dreaming too. We may not like the Supercity, but it is better to be aligned with a group with big money than just a small northern group of dreamers.

NAG will require computers, cars, premises and a tea lady, and still my gravel road will remain unsealed. What happens when large expenditure items appear such as sewerage or water works for one of our growing towns? I’ll tell you what will happen: our rates will go up just as they always do, and still my gravel road will not get sealed. So for better or worse, let’s just stay how we are and stop kidding ourselves that 600km of gravel roads will be sealed in the near future.

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Dementia care available I want to respond to your article “Women preparing to tackle Warkworth dementia woes” (MM June 14). It said “Currently, there is no all-day respite care available in the area, which can provide quality care for sufferers and give their caregivers a much-needed break.” We were extremely disappointed when we continued next page

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A spur of the moment decision to nip into Countdown while towing a horse float turned into something of a foal’s errand for one Warkworth shopper.

While the 4WD made it into the heightrestricted carpark okay, the attached trailer was a hand or three too tall and, with a horrible wrenching sound, the top was torn off. Fortunately, there were no horses on board to witness the sudden switch to a convertible.

Witnesses reported the driver hoofing it at the earliest opportunity.

Who’s your daddy?

Having a broad range of ages in an office can provide balance, but also confusion.

At a political meet last month, one Mahurangi Matters journalist was asked

by Green Party candidate Hayley Holt if a colleague was his dad. He quickly made clear this was not the case, however whether Hayley was convinced remains a mystery.

Crashing the party As part of the Mahurangi Matters ageing feature one journalist decided to question political parties on their policies for the retirement population.

Unfortunately, she asked the NZ First Party for Green policies, before quickly sending an amended email.

NZ First responded, but no obviously Green policies were included in the reply.

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Mahurangi Matters served as a local travel guide last month giving directions to a few lost travellers. One of these, in her car, pulled over in front of the entrance to the Countdown underground carpark to query one of the journalists on how to get to Matakana. In a hurried moment, with other vehicles tooting for her to move, he blurted out, “You know the big Hill Street intersection, go straight.” We can only hope the film she was hoping to see was also on in Whangarei.

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I read Tracey Martin’s Viewpoint (MM July 5) asking how the Supercity is working. That’s easy. It isn’t. Tracey is not right that it was a National-led idea. The former Labour government appointed the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance in July 2007. It always seemed odd to me that National ran with it. The way things have panned out, it might be having second thoughts. Here are just a few examples of what’s wrong: Massive debt, expenses and wages blowout. Few of the promised economies of scale. Services cut. Rural rates siphoned off to fund metropolitan projects. Cumbersome, duplicated admin procedures.

Inadequate maintenance of assets. Too little delegation to Boards. Also, failure to implement 32 recommendations of the Royal Commission. Had that been done we might not be in such a parlous state. But the killer is that Wellington and East Coast towns, having witnessed the Auckland debacle, voted not to have bar of amalgamation. That’s democracy!

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heard this news. Leigh Road Cottage, situated at 582 Leigh Road, is a 30bed specialist dementia facility in the Warkworth region. We are highly competent and trained to look after all dementia residents. In fact, we are the only dementia facility which is approved by the Ministry of Health in this region. It is a false statement to say that there is no dementia facility in the Warkworth region. And this is utterly unfair to our general public and the community who live around this region. Also, from our point of view, all our dedicated staff, deserve some credit and recognition, as it is not an easy task to look after dementia sufferers. In saying there is no dementia care facility in Warkworth region, it seems like their effort and presence, are not recognised.

Dennie Chiew, owner Leigh Road Cottage (abridged) (MM acknowledges Leigh Road Cottage provides all-day respite care, along with other dementia services, and regrets the error – Ed)

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Land owners forced to sell after failing residency test A large parcel of land zoned future urban/countryside living at 185 Sandspit Road is back on the market and if it sells for a profit, the Crown could be the beneficiary.

Hong Zhongliang, Ke Xueli, Gu Xinrong and IRL Investment Limited bought the 80-hectare property, known as the Chestnut Farm, in 2012.

None of the buyers live or intended to live in New Zealand, so they were required to apply for Overseas Investment Office (OIO) approval, which they did retrospectively last year.

However, the OIO declined the application on the grounds that the application had insufficient evidence to show that benefits would be realised and the benefits weren’t substantial enough to meet the criteria of the Overseas Investment Act. As such, the owners were forced to sell and are required to keep the OIO informed at each step in the sale process.

An OIO spokesperson says any proceeds from the sale will be reviewed as part of the process.

“Section 48 of the Act allows us to apply to the High Court for an order that a person in breach, pay a ‘civil penalty’,” the spokesperson says. “The

maximum amount of the penalty is the larger of $300,000 or the amount of any gain, such as the increase in the value of the property since acquisition.

“Any penalty would be set by the Court and it would need to take account of the extent of the gain and other relevant factors. Any civil penalty paid by a vendor/investor is paid to the Crown.”

Cici and Miro Wang, of Barfoot & Thompson Remuera, have the property listed on the internet as being for sale by negotiation.

Confusingly, when Mahurangi Matters approached Ms Wang for background information, she said the property was not for sale, due to legal issues with the OIO office.

“There is no point in ringing me unless you are a buyer,” she said.

The property is being advertised as, ‘Pulsing with potential and oozing opportunity for unprecedented development options, this sensational piece of paradise is the largest single block of land offered for sale in Warkworth.

The property holds potential (subject to council consent) for sub-dividing down to two-hectare parcels making possible a mix of medium density housing and lifestyle blocks.”

Seeing clearly In a story on glaucoma (MM July 19), it should be clarified that Sally Adams works for McDonald Adams Optometrists.

The old and new BNZ buildings on Neville Street.

Building stands tall as others crumble Sellers of the Warkworth BNZ building fear that similar properties of historic interest will crumble and fall down completely, unless the government steps in to help owners maintain their character and make them safe.

Tenders for purchase of the notable landmark, and the modern building next door where the BNZ is currently located, close on August 2.

Owners Grant and Jan Tipling, of Matakana, have had to invest heavily in major upgrades to the building to meet earthquake and heritage requirements.

“Having to provide heritage reports and satisfy Council’s heritage and structural requirements has been a huge challenge,” Grant says.

“The community wants these buildings retained but they are expecting the owners to meet the cost of any redevelopment work, which I feel is a little unfair” he says.

It’s less of a problem in major centres,

where such properties can attract high rents. But in smaller places, owners are unable to justify the cost of upgrades.

“There’s a lot of places with beautiful buildings, but they are just crumbling away; people can’t afford to keep them up,” says Jan. The original BNZ building in Warkworth was built in 1928 and is typical of the style of bank buildings of the period, featuring big facades with triple layers of brick.

The more modern building next door was required by Council to harmonise with the old building as much as possible.

Despite the daunting costs, the Tiplings decided to fund the improvements, ensuring Warkworth residents and visitors will be able to enjoy the historic building in good repair for decades to come.

Grant says the building should not require any further significant work for 50 years.

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Animal transport is a moral issue The world’s biggest livestock carrier, the Ocean Drover, has been in New Zealand waters to collect 6600 dairy cows to ship to China. The Ocean Drover can accommodate 75,000 sheep or 18,000 cattle. Although the usual shipment size from New Zealand to China is about 6000 to 8000 animals, in 2015, 50,000 sheep and 3000 cows were sent to Mexico. Besides the issue of directly selling our golden geese offshore, there are animal welfare considerations that spring to mind when this many animals are transported by ship halfway around the world.

Travelling by sea is a pretty unnatural way for sheep and cattle to get around, and must cause considerable stress for the animals. New Zealand banned the export of live animals for slaughter in 2003, but the export of live animals for breeding is still permitted, though often they don’t fare well and can struggle to adapt to new conditions. The Ministry of Primary Industries says there are strict rules around water, food, space and housing, as well as qualified stock stewardship en route, but there is no independent auditing or observers on board.

The scale of these shipments and the length of their hostile journeys gains public attention. But large, long stock truck movements are such a common sight of the New Zealand landscape we sometimes overlook the similar issues that apply. Big truck and trailer stock units on New Zealand roads can hold 440 adult sheep, 700 lambs, 45 prime beef cattle or 100 weaners. Animal transport can traverse the length of the country and often the animals are subject to unnecessarily long journeys. Other times, stock trucks are parked up in laybys, sometimes full of animals, captive living cargo, for hours on end, regardless of summer heat or winter cold.

There are rules under the Animal Welfare Act that govern the conditions of animals for and in transport. Animals must be fit and healthy, freely standing on all four limbs, fit enough to withstand the journey without ‘unreasonable’ or ‘unnecessary’ pain or distress, and not likely to give birth during transport. These rules are reinforced by DairyNZ, which also suggests cows should go directly to the nearest rendering plant. But “if traveling more than four hours, they should have regular stops, rest, food and water, with a comfortable, safe journey so they arrive robust, fit and healthy”.

It is in the best interest of farmers, stock handlers and stock cartage companies that animals are kept in good condition, before and during transit. Dead or anxious stock is no good for anybody handling or receiving the animals. Even if, ultimately, many of them will be killed for meat anyway. There’s apparently nothing illegal about global shipments of thousands of living, feeling animals, as if they’re just commodities, nor in the national transportation of animals across New Zealand in vast numbers by road. But, all the same, it feels unsustainable and immoral.

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From witnessing a military submarine explosion to diving on oil rigs, Mahurangi West resident Brook McRae has lived an action packed life. The 36-year-old pushed through some rough teenage years to kick-start himself in the water cooler industry before finding a passion for commercial diving. Ben Donaldson talked to him about the extreme ends of his trade and how he handles a career unlike any other …

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n 2013, I was contracted to work as a salvage diver at an Indian naval base in Mumbai. We’d almost finished the job when, at just past midnight, a naval submarine carrying thousands of pounds of explosives blew up in a suspected terrorism attack. The explosion was hard to comprehend. I was just 450 metres away and suffered shellshock. It was so hot and it lit up the whole city as if you were wearing orange tinted glasses. When I properly came to, people were running in panic, not sure whether the station would come under attack again. There was a lot of confusion. One man got sandwiched between a ladder and a tug that was trying to rescue people.

They brought the injured man to me.

His middle section was crushed, but he was still breathing. He was past my level of training, though, so there was nothing I could do. Luckily, I had called my divers out of the water just two minutes earlier. Shockwaves travel faster through water than air, so had they been still diving, the explosion would have burst their lungs and killed them instantly. he Indian navy wanted to investigate how the incident occurred. There were places on the sub where their own commando divers couldn’t get into so, as a salvage diver, they called me back in. They took me to a replica sub at a dry dock where I could get to know the vessel by touch.

This was important because inside the wreckage there was zero visibility.

I will never forget my first dive into the sub – it was like a human boil up.

The explosion had cooked the crew for three-and-a-half hours and on the surface of the water there was a layer of human fat. At the time I was so focused it didn’t really affect me. I was wearing overalls rather than a wet suit because India was very warm and when I got back to my hotel I realised my skin had human remains stuck to it. Initially, I was just going to examine the damage, but the navy then asked me to clear the bodies first. The only way to get them out was to push them through a 600mm tube inside the conning tower which was the only way in or out of the sub. It was a pretty gruesome exercise and at one stage, I thought I had brought up a winch and some alloy

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bars, but it turned out to be a spinal column and some ribs. fter the human recovery was finished, I went on to assess the armory on board. Training for that was a boy’s dream. I got to work with a weapons expert so I could learn every explosive aboard, again using just my hands to identify them. That dive was probably my most technical.

I was going through gaps only wide enough for body and tank, in pitch black. I knew if my umbilical cord (the oxygen supply) broke I would die in there. There were also points where I had to find a space big enough to turn around, because it was so tight I couldn’t go straight back without my tank getting caught. Inside the sub, the missiles and torpedoes were stacked like pick-up sticks which could all go off at any time. The missiles were eight metres long and at one point, I was straddled over one thinking ‘how many people do this in their life?’ I enjoy the intensity of that sort of work, real balls to the wall stuff. If I ever got a tattoo it would be of a diver riding a missile. learnt my trade as a commercial diver when I was 26 and living in Huntly.

Since then I have done two saturation (SAT) dives on oil rigs, 100 metres below the surface. You live at that depth for a month so they can call on you to work at any time. The chamber you live in with two other people is no bigger than a van and my bed was 700mm wide. It’s a mental challenge.

You get to know your colleagues on a very intimate level and you really have to rein yourself in and make life as easy for each other as possible.

There is a code that means you aren’t allowed to talk about family and relationships down there. At that depth you breathe a mixture of helium and oxygen to survive, so you all sound like chipmunks the entire time. Meals are sent down from a barge and the toilet is next to the beds, behind a curtain.

The diving is often zero visibility so if you lose your cord it’s very dangerous.

Hypothermia will kill you before your reserve air runs out, but surfacing will kill you instantly. On one rig, I worked for over 14 hours straight without food or water. Both my SAT dives went well, but you appreciate things so much when you return to the surface.

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You forget the sound of your voice and what natural light is like. So much could happen while you are down there that you would be unaware of.

I also do dives where I have to surface quicker than your body can pressurise so when I get to the surface I have seven minutes to get into a decompression chamber. eople are often amused that all my jobs have been water related, and even my name is another word for a stream. At 22, I decided to set up my own company in an Auckland warehouse, selling water coolers to businesses. I used $10,000 inherited from my mother who died of cancer when I was 19. For two years I was living off $80 a week trying to grow the business so I slept inside the warehouse and had to crawl between stock to get to my bed. The venture was a partnership with a friend, Terry Jack, and at times we thought about giving up. After four years, I sold my share to Terry for a healthy sum, by which point Tony Falkenstein, the chief executive officer of Just Water International, had offered to buy us out. I had a lot of fun running that business as we only employed young people so we were always being cheeky. y youth was full of parties and social life. At 15, social services wanted me removed from home so I lied about my age to avoid foster care and got my own flat in Roskill South.

It became the flat where all my friends would come for parties, I remember doing burnouts in the kitchen on my motorbike. It was quite a rough area with a lot of student gangs around and a lot of serious crime. One night a gang stormed into my house and had me at knife point on my couch before they left, with me crying like a baby. faced someone with a knife at school, too, when one time a kid waited outside class for me and tried to stab me. I found myself in a lot of fights at my high school, Auckland Boys Grammar. In Third Form the principal told me I had been in more fights than any other two students combined. I wasn’t very academic at school and only got accepted into grammar because the vice principal was in charge of the cycling team and

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I was good at road biking. I made the A team and often, cycling was the only thing that kept me focused and at the school. I also got quite good at boxing.

I would never back down from a fight and always defended people who got bullied. I made the front page of the Herald once after I caught someone breaking into my house and put them in a headlock. I had the police on the phone, but the call ended when I broke the phone over the guy’s head. moved to Auckland when I was six.

Prior to that I grew up in Murapara where Dad was a deer farmer, until the industry fell flat overnight and he became a possum trapper. We lived in a sort of commune with lots of families on one section. They were all family friends of my parents from Auckland, a group called the ‘can splitters’ because they used to open containers at the docks. Barry Crump was our neighbour and I remember he released the book Wild Pork and Watercress on our property. rowing up I often visited Whangateau. We had a friend that owned land there and we helped him turn it into a cricket pitch. I proposed to my wife, Sarah, at Pakiri Beach and we were married at St Leonard’s Church in Matakana. We have the two children, Frankie who is two and Coco who is two months. We launched Clearyaks at Goat Island last year as I wanted to set up another company and give Sarah a project. This area gave me a real connection to the ocean so it’s nice to share that with people. I also have a sister who lives in Leigh and Mum is buried at Whangateau. I do miss my family when I’m away diving, but I really enjoy working on big construction projects and if I couldn’t handle it, I wouldn’t do it.

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Community-wide initiative to get kids to say “no” to P

BY SERGEANT BEDE HAUGHEY O/C WARKWORTH POLICE

Often we read in the media about a violent crime being committed in heartland New Zealand where such events are unheard of or very rare.

The usual comment from a local resident being “that sort of stuff doesn’t happen here, we all know each other”. That was the case when a young woman was found close to death in the Dome Valley last year. She had been tied up, severely beaten and dumped on a remote country road.

She was not known to local Police and her identity was only confirmed after a picture of her tattoo was given national media exposure.

Following excellent investigative work by detectives from the Rodney CIB, the offenders were identified, charged and recently convicted in the Auckland High Court. They were (rightly) sentenced to lengthy periods of imprisonment.

The trial received significant media exposure because of the depravity involved. How someone could possibly treat another human being in such a callous and brutal way is foreign to most of us. Some of you may have taken some solace in the thought that the location, where the victim was found, was random and those responsible were not connected with this community.

But you would be wrong.

One of the offenders was a mother

whose daughter once lived in our community before she died suddenly about a year before the event in the Dome Valley. She was 17-years-old.

When the mother was arrested for the attempted murder in the Dome Valley case, she was visiting the grave of her daughter.

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.

The problem may not be as big here as in other parts of the country, but let’s not wait until it is before we own it and do something about it.

Recently, I met with Springboard to discuss the effect of meth on our community and more importantly, what we could do to lessen it.

Springboard, a locally-based community group, knows all about the effects of P because they work, on a daily basis, with the kids and families who are affected by it.

We recognise that we are not likely to rid our town of meth and merely relying on the police to catch and prosecute all those who peddle this pernicious drug isn’t having a significant impact on the demand for it. Not all of our kids are discouraged from trying it.

Out of our discussion came a commitment to do what we can to educate, encourage and empower our kids to say no to P. Rather than

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pretend they won’t be exposed to it, or hope they won’t try it, we accept they probably will be offered it and when (not if ) that happens, they will choose to tell the dealer to bugger off.

There is educational material available on the internet regarding meth and it is reasonably compelling, but it is American and doesn’t relate to NZ, let alone Warkworth. As one exmeth dealer commented after we had watched “Not even once” on YouTube, “That’s not bad but we don’t drive left hand cars and there’s no Native Americans in Warkworth!”

Mahurangi College also recognises that the message isn’t getting through to all students. They agree that more meth awareness education would be beneficial, especially if it was delivered by credible presenters such as ex-meth dealers and users, and accompanied by

a DVD featuring local people.

Similarly, Ngatï Manuhiri acknowledges that meth is a problem for our iwi and we need to work together to reduce the demand for it.

We have committed to producing that DVD and envisage that it will be regularly shown at local schools and community groups. It will feature local employers explaining why they won’t employ anyone who tests positive to meth and local users who have had their children taken from them and local (ex) dealers who acknowledge the lives they have ruined.

Our aim is to enable our kids and grandkids to have the confidence to say no to meth, just as they have the confidence to insist on wearing a seatbelt.

Fundraising has begun for this initiative and seven local parents and employers have already pledged money toward it, but we would encourage anyone who wants to contribute to contact Springboard phone 425 4623 or mail@ springboard.org.nz about making a donation, or me at the Warkworth Police Station 425 8109 or bede.haughey@ police.govt.nz to discuss.

This is a joint initiative involving the Warkworth Police, Springboard, Mahurangi College and Ngatï Manuhiri to drive down the demand for meth in our community.

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Dome Valley highway safety improvements announced Road improvements on State Highway 1 through the Dome Valley will start next year.

The work will include widening the centre line and roadside shoulders, and installing flexible road safety barriers.

The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) system design manager Brett Gliddon says wide centre lines will reduce the risk of head-on crashes by separating traffic, while safety barriers help catch out of control vehicles before they hit something less forgiving such as another vehicle or trees, poles or ditches.

“We are also making the route safer for cyclists by creating a wide road side shoulder right through the Dome Valley,” he says.

Over the last 11 years, the 15km section of State Highway 1, from Wellsford to north of Warkworth, has claimed 17 lives and another 42 people have been seriously injured.

Drivers losing control and running

off the road, or crossing the centre line and hitting an oncoming vehicle, caused most of the crashes.

“More than 10,000 vehicles travel through the Dome Valley every day, and with those numbers increasing, we need to get these improvements underway now to reduce the risk of more people being hurt or killed in a crash.”

Plans for the improvements will be refined over the next few months, based on feedback from local communities, with construction due to start in mid-2018.

The work will include replacing the northbound and southbound passing lanes, near the summit, with wide shoulders to make the approach safer.

Mr Gliddon says the wide shoulder will still allow lighter vehicles to pass safely and will be better suited to cars overtaking slower moving vehicles like trucks and buses.

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Leigh researcher joins Pacific expedition Auckland University PhD student Will McKay, who is currently based at the Leigh Marine Laboratory, embarked on an adventure of a lifetime last week as a member of a major marine expedition led by Auckland Museum.

Will was selected by the Sir Peter Blake Trust to take part in the sixweek expedition, which started in southern New Caledonia on July 27 and will track through southern Fiji and Tonga, and end in New Zealand via Rangitahua the Kermadec Islands.

The 20-strong team of researchers will carry out biological surveys and genetic sampling work to compare the biodiversity, population connectivity and community structure of marine environments in the southwest Pacific region.

A number of projects will be carried out during the expedition, including a survey of predator numbers, a visual survey of whales in the region and a large-scale study to document new marine plant and animal species in the area.

“I can’t wait to get amongst a group of marine experts and help create new knowledge about the Pacific,” Will said before departure. “This will be an awesome opportunity to share the exciting nature of ocean environments and the discoveries that still await us. As part of Sir Peter Blake’s legacy, I want to spread awareness and increase engagement with the marine environment in the hope that we can ensure long-term health and sustainability.”

Blake Ambassador Will McKay will spend six weeks in some of the Pacific’s remotest locations.

Part of Will’s work onboard will be to help document the expedition and the various research projects.

The museum’s head of natural sciences Dr Tom Trnski said the expectation was that the expedition would find new species that haven’t been recorded before.

“We are going to remote areas that have rarely, if ever, been surveyed in the past,” he said.

“It will be great to have Will helping us

share stories about our discoveries and I hope he is able to use this experience to inspire students to learn more about our incredible marine environment and to protect it.”

Will is studying aquaculture at Leigh to complete his PhD, with a focus on the production of larval giant kokopu (whitebait).

To follow the expedition via images and short video clips, visit aucklandmuseum.com/about-us/blog

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Chair of the Kowhai Festival organising committee, Murray Chapman, says the Halloween theme offers plenty of scope for children and adults to dress up and retailers to give their storefronts and stalls a scary edge.

2017 marks the 48th year of the Kowhai Festival, which runs from early October to the first week of November.

It will showcase Rodney’s talented artists, food and wine, musicians, diverse culture and recreational opportunities.

Highlights will include The Huge Day Out, a mock debate, a ukulele festival and dozens of events and activities put together by local community groups under the Kowhai Festival banner.

The Huge Day Out takes place on October 28, when Warkworth’s main street will be closed to traffic but abound with scores of colourful stalls and two sound stages featuring local performers and a talent quest.

Mr Chapman wants as many community groups as possible to get behind the festival and alert festival organisers to their events so they can be promoted through the festival Website and Facebook page.

The Kowhai Festival is the second longest-running community festival in the country, after the Blossom Festival in Alexandra.

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With Warkworth’s population likely to exceed 25,000 people, the question of whether to go ‘up’ or ‘out’ is attracting huge interest in the spatial plan survey currently being promoted by a group of concerned locals.

The group has started a conversation about Warkworth growth and how 1000ha of land zoned future urban should be developed. It excludes discussion on the existing town centre, which is already live zoned.

Group members Ian Hutchinson and Burnette Macnicol say people have referred to the types of subdivisions not wanted in Warkworth, but getting an understanding of what people do want is not as clear.

“With plenty of poorly-designed subdivisions around Auckland, it’s not surprising urban density gets a bad rap. But it can be done well if we look at new ways of developing residential areas,” Burnette says.

“Most people who’ve given feedback agree that we will run out of room if we continue building single house sections at the current minimum size of 600sqm.

“At the same time, there is a reluctance to spread houses onto productive farm land around Warkworth or to make public areas like parks smaller, but this is the trade-off if people want larger sections.

“There is also the matter of affordability.

With houses on individual sections becoming financially out of reach for many – especially first home buyers – smaller less-expensive properties can help get people on the property ladder.

“The downside of higher density is more people living in less space and more multi-level dwellings like terrace houses and apartments.

“While detailed design is not part of this spatial plan process, it is clear people do not want ‘Coronation Street’-type houses or high-rises that are out of place in Warkworth.”

After the spatial planning process, one outcome could be that detailed design guidelines are developed and could form part of future structure planning processes, which Auckland Council will start around the middle of next year.

Ian says there is an opportunity for Warkworth to become a larger, picturesque version of itself with walkways, reserves, houses, tree-lined street scapes and shops.

“The spatial plan discussion is the first step in the local community defining how Warkworth grows so we can create a character town that has good infrastructure supporting it,” he says.

For those who consider sprawl an option, Burnette warns this is only a solution for as long as there is land available, and the scarcer it becomes, the more expensive it will get.

“This could mean only those who can afford it will enjoy typical ‘Kiwi’ suburbia where everyone has their own back yard for socialising, gardens and swimming pools,” she says.

With a number of local groups wanting presentations, the Warkworth growth survey will stay in circulation longer so more people can have a say about how the town should develop.

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Long delayed Ti Point forest harvest begins

The harvest of just over 11-hectares of forest, between Ti Point and Leigh Roads, started on July 10, after being delayed by nearly four years..

The forest was planted 24 years ago on a former landfill site owned by Auckland Council and, in 2013, it was expected to return $150,000.

However, the harvest was postponed in April 2013, when two live and two dead kauri snails, a protected species, were found on the site.

Since then, 50 snails and 22 eggs have been relocated to Auckland Zoo. Contractor Woodbank is carrying

out the harvest in two stages. Nearly eight hectares will be cut in the first six weeks and is expected to return close to 4500 tonnes of wood.

The final 3.6 hectares will be cut in summer and is expected to yield about 2200 tonnes. Woodbank director Darrin Collett says this will happen between January and March next year to avoid environmental damage through wet weather logging.

He says Council has chosen to harvest now as the market is favourable. There are also safety concerns that the trees could pose a threat to neighbouring properties during a storm.

Woodbank has a procedure in place to protect any remaining snails, which involves creating a 20-metre wide perimeter around the snail and relocating it.

Department of Conservation communications spokesperson Nick Hirst says the snails are not actually native to the area.

“They were relocated in the 1980s from Northland where they are native,” Nick says.

Council says no commitment has been made to spend the money on local projects.

Handymen and women are being sought for Mahurangi Wastebusters’ first Repair Cafe next month to help residents fix broken items instead of throwing them away.

Organisers are looking for volunteers who can help to mend a diverse range of items at the Matakana Community Hall on Saturday September 16 from 2-5pm.

People will be encouraged to bring along small pieces of furniture or electrical appliances, bicycles, toys, crockery, clothes, socks for darning, and knives and tools for sharpening.

Angie Gibbons of Mahurangi Wastebusters says that as this is the group’s first such event, they can’t guarantee that everything brought along will be fixed, but it should be a fun learning experience for everyone.

“It’s an ongoing learning process and, even if you have nothing to repair, you can enjoy a cup of tea or coffee, or you can lend a hand with someone else’s repair job,” she says.

“Repairs are by donation, so it’s a great way to get a heap of things repaired for very little cost!”

Anyone who can help with any kind of repair should email Angie at mahurangiwastebusters@gmail.com, mentioning their skills. They are also looking for a certified person to test and tag any electrical items on the day.

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Congratulations to Gloria and Nigel Hayman, of Algies Bay, who were nominated for the Sweet Appreciation hamper from Chocolate Brown, by Lyndon Ormandy, who wrote:

Gloria and Nigel are the best neighbours one could hope to have. They are both so willing to help others out in a huge variety of ways. If we go away, Gloria is always willing to collect mail, put rubbish out and just generally keep an eye on our place (and, in the past, feed the cat). She even offered to mow lawns when we were away for an extended time. Nigel is always quick to turn up to help if people are trimming trees etc and will use his tractor to take rubbish away. They always have grandchildren staying in school holidays, helping out working parents.

Gloria and Nigel have elderly neighbours who they provide with baking, meals and work round their yard. I would love to see this wonderful couple rewarded with a Chocolate Brown gift basket as a token of appreciation.

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Musos mixing it up at Matakana pub open mic night A musical initiative called Open Mic Night, hosted by the Matakana Pub, is proving a popular place for musicians to mix and perform.

The event runs every Thursday from 7pm to 10pm and gives members of the public 15 minutes to perform up to three songs.

Matakana Pub owner Greg Lawrence started the night to give musicians a chance to perform in a supportive environment.

“It occurred to me there was a lack of venues where people could play in an Open Mic environment,” Greg says.

Organiser Rob Anderson says the idea is catching on.

“The opening night exceeded my expectations, I was overwhelmed with the support and people wanting to help out with equipment,” Rob says.

“Every night the weather has been miserable and I haven’t expected it to happen, but people have still showed up.”

He says there has been a lot of variety.

“Jade River Ukes were the first act on the first night, and since then we’ve had seven year olds, my Mum and aspiring musicians like Riley Popham.”

“The quality has been good.”

Both Rob and Greg hope Open Mic Night will be a stepping stone for performers.

“We would like to give people of all

Solos, duos and groups all perform at Open Mic Night, including the Ukulele ladies.

abilities some performance practice so they can then move on to playing gigs or at events like the Kowhai Festival,” Rob says.

He says the challenge will be attracting more people to perform, as well as the core group that show up consistently.

Greg says he would like to see the numbers increase in summer and Open Mic become a permanent fixture at the pub.

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The Healing Through Arts and Action Trust was founded in 1994 and ran Storybook (above) as its first show in Warkworth.

Dance celebrating diversity The show Perfect Gift, directed and choreographed by a top New Zealand dancer, will be presented at the Warkworth Town Hall on September 5 at 11.30am.

The event is being organised by the Healing Through Arts and Action Trust (HTAAT) which gives people with mental and physical needs direction through the arts.

Show director Justin Haiu was a finalist on the TV show So You Think You Can Dance and a cast member of the Disney theatre production Lion King, in Australia and Shanghai.

The show’s professional cast will be accompanied by people from Adults in Motion, Kaipara Flats School and Gaya Tree, a homestead in Mangawhai that practices wholesome living.

HTAAT founder and drama therapist Maxine Axford hopes that it will be an enjoyable performance, involving diverse people from the community. “We want to give children from outlying areas a chance to be involved in a community event, so we are also looking at getting Tapora School and Tauhoa School on board,� Maxine says. “The Healing Through Arts Trust is all about empowering people through arts and this is a great opportunity to do that.�

A lunch, prepared by Gaya Tree, will be served at the HTAAT studio, in Neville Street, following the production, which will also be presented at Warkworth School and Snells Beach School.

Info: Phone Maxine on 021 343 193.

James Bond wanted in Warkworth Calling all aspiring actors – Warkworth Theatre Group is looking for people to play parts in its next major production, two one-act comedies written by April Phillips.

The first, Snip, is about a man whose wife demands he has a vasectomy, while Bonking James Bond revolves around a woman whose husband is having an affair, which she deals with by escaping into a fantasy life.

There are still three key roles to be cast – the fantasy James Bond character, the cheating husband (said to be a boring, middle-aged accountant), and his female lover.

The shows will be performed over three nights at Warkworth Town Hall from November 9-11, and at two

shows in Wellsford on November 17 and 18.

The theatre group is just coming to the end of a mini-tour around local retirement villages and RSAs with Oh, Clarissa, an extract from its last production, Netherland, about life in a retirement home, and it has also taken part in Mahurangi East Library’s Winter Words series.

As well as casting for its next production, Warkworth Theatre Group is also looking for people to help backstage with lighting, sets and so on.

It meets for a fun night once a month at the Mezzanine Room in Warkworth Town Hall, with readings, workshops and other activities, where anyone can come along to join in, or just watch.

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Chris Gaskin, Northern NZ Seabird Charitable Trust chris@nzseabirds.com

Gulls suffer from marine changes For many people, red-billed gulls are very much New Zealand’s ‘fish and chip’ bird. While they can be aggressive scavengers, they have an intriguing range of foods. One of the biggest colonies these days is at Marsden Point, nesting within the refinery. In June, my wife and I were driving through to Whangarei and we saw thousands of them feeding on earthworms in the wet paddocks, either side of SH1, at Raukaka. I’ve even seen red-billed gulls feeding on taupata berries on Burgess Island, Mokohinau Islands, small groups moving from bush to bush across the slopes. Last year I was asked by Auckland Zoo’s keepers about what could be done with gulls that were harassing the macaws when they were let out of their cages for flights. Of course, the issue was that the gulls had become hooked on food left out for animals and leftovers in the open-air café, and they could have seen the macaws as competition. Another favoured technique is ‘paddling’ in sandy shallows on beaches or tidal pools of estuaries to disturb small crustaceans.

But red-billed gulls are, of course, a seabird and small fish are on the menu.

Garfish, for example, or fish larvae. I see them in small flocks on the Whangateau Harbour when I’m out rowing or kayaking – birds on the surface feeding, or fluttering up and diving, usually where tide flows sweep or eddy around mangroves. Out in the Hauraki Gulf their main prey are krill, euphausiids (Nyctiphanes australis), which they mainly catch in association with fish schools.

Gulls will gather (with terns, shearwaters and sometimes gannets) over shoaling fish (called work-ups, or boil-ups), paddling around the fringes of the tightlypacked fish, scoffing the krill or picking them up with dipping dives.

Many red-billed gull colonies will be close to where they can feed over shoaling fish, such as at Tiritiri Matangi, Tawharanui and Goat Island. They make their nests on rocky headlands and stacks along the mainland coast and on offshore islands. They defend their nests aggressively, driving away intruders with screaming dives.

Red-billed gulls are found only in New Zealand – the silver gulls in Australia and New Caledonia are a close relative – but despite their seeming abundance, they are in trouble. For those who think of them a nuisance, that might sound like a good thing. But these gulls, like seabirds generally, can tell us a lot about what

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is happening in our marine environment. Up until the mid-twentieth century there was a very large colony on Burgess Island – some 20,000 plus birds. This, and the colony at the Three Kings Islands, were the largest in New Zealand (and for an endemic species that means globally). Today, only 250 pairs breed at the Mokohinau Islands. That’s a massive change. A recent New Zealand-wide survey by the Ornithological Society of NZ found that red-billed gulls are in long-term decline, not just here in the north, but nationally. Does this mean there’s less food at sea for them? Are the schools of fish disappearing, schools that concentrate krill at the surface? A major study of red-billed gulls at Kaikoura showed that euphausiid abundance is linked to environmental conditions, being highest in years during La Niña events with the gulls’ breeding attuned to these events. Are we also seeing changes in our marine environment? So, like with our bird of the month in June, the white-fronted tern, we’ll be keeping a close eye on their foraging activity and the dynamics of fish schools.

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Early Innovation The first echelon of new land owners to Mangawai* arrived after land sales of 1856. There were huge trees to contend with but logging was underway and the pioneers were folk of mighty ‘mettle’, who set about creating a lifestyle that would become unique to this country. Property owners were often first time land owners, who arrived from through the British Isles, as well as some European lands.

Wendolin and Ursulina Albeitz, from Switzerland, made their purchase during the first public land sales of Mangawai in 1856, after registering with the Waste Lands cleric in Auckland. After deciding where to live, they were directed to a cutter or steamer that was scheduled for their district. The trip usually took three days if the weather was fine. On arrival they were met by Samuel Mooney, manager of the Mangawai Hotel. One of the many ‘hats’ Samuel wore was ‘agent’ for the Waste Lands Department. He held that position for several years, and helped new arrivals by directing and delivering them to their allocated land.

He was a master at working his bullock team, and won a remarkable chair, donated by the Provincial Superintendent, who had set a challenge to find the best bullock handler in the province.

According to a roving reporter, the property that Wendolin Albeitz bought for 30 shillings an acre, ran for about a mile along the river on the Te Arai side of Mangawai. Wendolin had brought with him the knowledge of growing and processing grapes, and developed the land in true Swiss style. It was set out in squared off areas, with paths between. In one patch he grew corn, in another red clover that grew to “great heights”, and so it went with plots of maize, potatoes, and onions. An orchard was also planted and the earliest recorded vineyards at Mangawai were those of Wendolin Albeitz. He initially put about four acres of his property under vines.

The above-mentioned reporter described finding the Albeitz property, having walked some miles, “following along one of the tributary streams until coming to the farm of Herr Albertz, a Switz settler of some five years standing.” He continued, “A glance at his cultivation convinced us of what may be done by perseverance – much attention had also been paid to the cultivation of the vine, which in leaves, appears to flourish luxuriantly. The grape does not appear to

The only known photo of Ursulina Albeitz. The Mangawhai Museum would dearly like to also find a picture of her husband Wendolin. Anyone with any information should contact Bev at the museum.

ripen in NZ so well as in Australia, and the same rule applies to water and sweet melons, which here are tame and insipid – such is a specimen of what can be done with land properly worked, and with a will to succeed”. In spite of that reporter’s opinion, Mr Albeitz produced 1000 gallons of wine in 1875 with expectations of another 500 gals that same season, according to the Auckland Star. He is mentioned as having won prizes in the Auckland Show year after year for wines, grapes, passionfruit and clover seeds. Unfortunately, government taxations became so high he had to abandon his wine production. In 1883, he was elected on to the Mangawai School Committee. A community man not to be forgotten, Wendolin died on 1 June 1887 at his home in Mangawai, aged 82 years. His wife Ursulina lived on until 1904. *Mangawai was spelt as such from 1850’s until 1951 when it was corrected to Mangawhai.

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Multi-talented instrumentalist and songwriter, Dr John Egenes, will perform at Whangateau Hall on August 10.

Originally from Santa Fe, New Mexico, John is also a saddlemaker, author and senior lecturer of contemporary music at Otago University.

He moved to New Zealand 13 years ago after decades on the American folk scene. He has worked as a session musician for countless artists

including The Sami Sisters, Hannah Howes, Bob McNeill, Tim Guy, Lauren Thomson and Tami Neilson.

John plays electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, mandola and mandocello, pedal steel and lap steel, dobro and Weissenborn lap guitars, accordion and keyboards, bass, fiddle, theremin and musical saw. His songs paint musical landscapes and offer insights into love and loss, stories of the road, and illustrate the casualties of war. He is described as a fine spinner of tales.

He once rode his horse, Gizmo, across the United States, from the Pacific coast of California to the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia on an odyssey that took seven months and covered more than 6500km. Along with his love of horses, he’s also a master saddlemaker, composes music for upper level dressage freestyles, and spends evening hours studying the stars through his telescope.

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The Warkworth Bridge Club has lobbied successfully for a new, and longer, lease on its clubrooms at 2 Alnwick Street.

Club representatives asked the Rodney Local Board for a 25-year lease, promising to spend significant funds to improve the Council-owned building if the longer lease was granted. The improvements would include external and internal painting, installation of a new kitchen, new carpet, an upgrade of the toilet to provide access for people with a disability, and a more user-friendly layout.

However, officers recommended that the lease be extended for only five years with one right of renewal for five years, starting on August 1, in accordance with Auckland Council guidelines. The recommendation also included an early termination clause to allow for stage three of the Warkworth Town Hall and future growth in Warkworth.

But, Board chair Beth Houlbrooke said there was no plan to proceed with stage three of the town hall in the foreseeable future. She said the club needed the longer lease to justify its investment in the improvements.

“The club is encouraging other groups to utilise the clubrooms so the renovations will benefit the whole community,” she said.

On Ms Houlbrooke’s recommendation, the Board agreed to grant the club a 10-year lease, with two right of renewals of five years each and the early termination clause will only apply to the right of renewal years. The rent was set at $1 a year, plus an annual maintenance fee of $500.

The Warkworth Bridge Club was established 50 years ago and currently has 132 members. It has occupied the present site for the past 23 years and originally shared the lease with the Mahurangi Senior Citizens Association. However, the association surrendered its interest in the joint arrangement in June.

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When I think winter meals I think roasts, soups and curries. I think hot, slowcooked dishes that warm the body and the soul. Pondering a dish for a cool winter evening would not usually entail a consideration of tropical fruits or seafood. However, I am a curious individual who thrives on change, so when I stumbled across this dish by Judy Kim (a columnist for Delish) I had to try it. A couple of minor tweaks have turned this in to one of my family’s favourite Friday night dishes. I must give a word of warning though. Those who are more health conscientious may be alarmed by the revelation that this dish does not contain vegetables. Never fear! Before serving, I often add a generous handful of fresh parsley and/or coriander from my garden. I toss the herbs vigorously with the prawns and suddenly I’ve met the meat and two veggie quota. Well ... that’s what I tell myself.

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1 cup jasmine rice ½ tsp cayenne pepper 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut 1 cup of plain flour Lashings of olive oil Lashings of freshly ground salt and pepper

Directions Prepare your rice according to cooking instructions.

Zest your lemon, and then juice it. Combine honey, 1 tsp of the lemon zest, 1 tsp lemon juice, and cayenne pepper in a small saucepan over a medium heat.

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Season prawns with lashings of salt and pepper. Place flour in a small bowl and egg mixture in a small bowl. Mix panko crumbs together with coconut in a further medium-sized bowl. First dredge prawns in flour, move to dipping in egg mixture, finally dredge prawns in panko crumb and coconut mix. Shake any excess mixture of the prawns and place aside.

Fill a large skillet or deep dish pan with about two inches of olive oil. Heat on high until the oil reaches 350 degrees or starts to pop and splatter. This is where one of the old mesh pan covers comes in handy for dangerous spits of hot oil.

Working in a couple of batches, place the prawns in oil individually. Fry prawns for a couple of minutes on each side so they cook evenly. You might want to taste test at this point to ensure you don’t over or under-cook them. Sprinkle finished prawns with some more salt, and set aside. Cover a nice big serving dish with your rice, and throw your prawns over top. Sprinkle with finely chopped spring onion, then drizzle with warm, spicy honey. Ecstasy!

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By Julie Cohen Is this a great love story or a story about great love? You, the reader, must decide. It starts in the present day on an ordinary morning that seems just like any other. Robbie wakes in his bed, his wife Emily asleep beside him, as always. He rises and dresses, makes his coffee, feeds his dogs, just as he usually would. But then he leaves Emily a letter and does something that will break her heart. As the years wind back to 1962, Robbie’s actions become clearer as we discover the story of a couple with a terrible secret – one they will do absolutely anything to protect (and we won’t divulge in this review). A complex and compelling novel, Together is also poignant and unforgettable. One of those books you’ll want to talk about which makes it a must-read for book groups this winter.

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By Joan Withers ‘Successful women rarely set out to become role models.

They just do the best they can and, hopefully, that becomes inspirational for other women. This quote is from Joan Withers, who left high school with School Certificate at the age of 16, and went on to manage one of New Zealand’s leading media organisations and to chair the boards of several of the country’s largest companies. An outspoken advocate for diversity in the boardroom and for equal pay for women, Joan argues that gender inequality holds back not only women but economic growth globally. In this candid account of her life and career, she shares her journey from stay-at-home mum to chief executive of Fairfax New Zealand, and an in-demand company director and board chair. She is currently the chair of Mercury NZ and The Warehouse Group, and a director of ANZ New Zealand. Joan is a trustee of the Louise Perkins Foundation, which provides support to breast cancer sufferers, and is chair of a steering committee working to increase the percentage of South Auckland Maori and Pacific Island students taking up roles in the health sector A highly readable insight into business leadership and what it takes to succeed, A Woman’s Place is also a call to action for women to set their sights on the top of the corporate ladder. Joan’s approach to life and business boils down to the fact there are no shortcuts, no silver bullets, just hard yards and a willingness to continue learning at every turn. To this end she talks honestly of her lowest point when Feltex collapsed in 2006. An inspiring and recommended read.

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Free course to aid recovery from postnatal depression A new 10-week course to help women with postnatal depression or anxiety is being offered free of charge, thanks to a partnership between Rodney Women’s Centre and specialist charity Mothers Helpers.

Steps to Recovery is a holistic programme that covers all aspects of depression recovery, from diet and exercise through to self-care, mindfulness and meditation, starting on Wednesday August 23.

The course has been put together by Kristina Paterson, a registered nurse from Maungaturoto who founded Mothers Helpers seven years ago after experiencing delayed diagnosis herself.

“It was my husband who pushed me to get some help in the end – it wasn’t picked up by any of the health professionals I’d seen previously,” she says. “After I was diagnosed, all that was available to me was prescription medication. The most affordable counselling I could find was $80 a week and that was a real struggle for us as a young family.”

The experience had a huge impact on Kristina and her family, and she became passionate about helping other mothers to get help much earlier. She has found that 65 percent of women who attend the course recover and 51 per cent of all attendees see an improvement in their symptoms.

Mothers Helpers normally has to charge for the course, as it has struggled to secure Government funding for its services.

“We are really excited at having the opportunity to provide a free recovery service to women in Rodney, thanks to private funding,” Kristina says. “But I’m hoping that the Government will increase its mental health spending so we can provide this nationwide.”

Kristina Paterson knows from experience how difficult it can be for mums to get help for depression.

She says symptoms of depression or anxiety are all too common, and it is vital for mothers to not feel ashamed, but to get help as soon as possible.

Steps to Recovery will be run every Wednesday from 10am to 12 noon at Rodney Women’s Centre, 10 Morpeth Street in Warkworth, and bookings are essential.

Info: 022 093 1822 or email kristinap@ mothershelpers.org.nz

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Pink Ribbon volunteers The annual Pink Ribbon Street Appeal will be held in October and local coordinators are beginning to get organised. Volunteers will take to the streets of Warkworth on October 13. Shona Pickup says the only qualification they need is the ability to smile and rattle a pink bucket for a couple of hours.

Anyone who can help, is asked to phone her on 425 4330. Meanwhile, a similar collection will be held in Mangawhai, at the village and the Heads. If anyone can help, they are asked to phone or text Annette on 021 189 6905.

Money raised from the appeal is used to support people with breast cancer and fund education programmes.

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I am still perplexed at how, in our supposed evolved society, we undervalue our aging populations’ ability to contribute to society. It defies logic! When you have accumulated a lifetime of skills, knowledge and wisdom, society says you are less valuable? Unfortunately, there are lots of myths around aging and age is unfairly blamed all too frequently. Most days I hear the all-too-familiar complaint about the struggles of aging. But don’t get me wrong, I am not denying that there are changes as we age, my rapidly changing hair colour is proof of one such change!

The changes with aging can be a big challenge but there is a lot we can do to help.

What we need to do first is sort out the myths from the truth and then we can get on with making the best of what we have.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is caused by age While OA is obviously more prevalent in the aging population, it is a disease of wear and tear. Most often due to a joint not moving correctly, over a period of time. I know this from personal experience after wearing my knee caps out at the ‘old age’ of 18! Old injuries never treated correctly often lead to OA. If they had proper treatment following injury they could often have prevented OA being an outcome. The important thing here is to get injuries seen to ASAP instead of the classic ‘she’ll be right', mate attitude.

It’s too late to do anything to help now It is only too late when you have left the planet. There is usually something that can be done to help. Some gently stretching/massage/exercise/heat or ice and so on can be very useful. There are very few cases that are beyond all help. The key is finding what the best thing is that you can do for your problem.

I am getting older so I had better do less As we reach the later years we do, of course, have to stop some activities. But I have seen too many aging people withdraw from activities that they were well suited to which they could have safely continued for many more years. As people do less physically, things deteriorate faster (especially strength and balance).

Unless what you are doing is unsafe, please keep going. There are lots of great clubs and groups that cater to the aging population that can be very worthwhile.

I knew of a nonagenarian who was leading a tramping group!

On the subject of keeping safe, one of the most critical aspects is keeping strength and balance working well. There has been great research into this specific area and if you ask Mr Google about ‘The Otago Falls Prevention Programme’ you can see this directly. In my opinion, this is a highly under-valued resource and classes for such programmes should be available nationwide. Please keep on moving!

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• Private, spacious and warm single level home on 1 hectare • Stand alone garage and workshop with masses of parking • Peaceful surroundings with mature trees and established garden •• Private, and warm single levelThis ruralspacious gem is worthy of inspection home on 1 out! hectare don’t miss • Stand alone garage and workshop with Price $650,000 masses of parking •Viewing PeacefulSunday surroundings with mature trees 1.00 - 2.00pm and established garden Internet oneagencyhpg.co.nz • This rural gem is worthy of inspection Contact Pip Foote 0274 997 990 don’t miss out! pipfoote@oneagency.net.nz __________________________________ Price $650,000

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Wellsford Superb3lock | up & leave 1 | 1| 1 Open plan kitchen / dining / living 3 Double bedrooms Private outdoor entertaining area Single garage with internal access Own street frontage Off street parking for boat & vehicle Approx 3 minute walk to beach & sports facilities

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__________________________________ • Private, spacious and warm single level home on 1TMR hectare Realty Ltd, Licensed REAA 2008 • Stand alone garage and workshop with masses of parking 79 Marsh Road, 2/99 Hauiti Drive,Wellsford Warkworth • Peaceful surroundings with mature trees and established garden •• Private, spacious and| warm single level| This rural2 is worthy of 1inspection 3 gem 1| | 1 11 home on 1 out! hectare don’t miss • Stand alone garage and workshop with Lifestyle starter - rural Tidy two bedroom Price $650,000 masses of parking Wellsford townhouse •Viewing PeacefulSunday surroundings with mature trees 1.00 - 2.00pm and established garden Internet oneagencyhpg.co.nz • This rural gem is worthy of inspection Contact Pip Foote 0274 997 990 don’t miss out! pipfoote@oneagency.net.nz __________________________________ Price $650,000

Private, spaciousliving and warm single level • Ideal retirement home on 1 hectare • Warm sunny position, north aspect Stand plan alonekitchen, garagedining, and workshop • Open living with massesgarage of parking • Single with internal access Peaceful with mature trees • Easy caresurroundings fenced grounds and established garden • Flat walk to town shops This rural gem is of bracket inspection • Little available in worthy this price - do don’t missviewing! out! not delay PriceSale $479,000 $650,000 For

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Designed with affordable lifestyle living in mind - The Grange Estate offers quality homes with a strong sense of community.

The Grange Estate offers you the kind of lifestyle you deserve and the luxury of a vibrantly well-connected neighbourhood that lets you live life on your terms.

Even though Warkworth is an easy 45-minute drive north of downtown Auckland, it feels a world away.

Its relaxed atmosphere and historic charm are sure to put you into holiday mode every day.

The Grange Estate is a sought after boutique subdivision that has been carefully planned and developed.

With quality homes and a strong sense of community this residential development is designed with affordable lifestyle living in mind.

The Grange Estate has been designed to cater for modern life, to maximize space, minimizing demands on your time, whilst offering great value living options.

Only 2 turnkey homes left.

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Snells Beach 6 Robinia Place Snells The ArtistsBeach House 6 Robinia Place Snells Beach 6 Robinia Place The Artists Situated in Beach a House quiet cul-de-sac with onlyPlace a short walk to the beach this Snells 6 Robinia The Artists Situated in a House quiet cul-de-sac with only a short walk to the beach this

singleArtists level, & tile, 3with bedroom, 2 bathroom has good The House Situated in aSolid quietbrick cul-de-sac only a short walk tohome the beach this single level, Solid brick &Atile, 3 bedroom, 2a bathroom home hasout good vibes isinaareal winner. bonus includes lovely artists studio the Situated quiet cul-de-sac only a short walk tohome the beach this single & level, Solid brick &Atile, 3with bedroom, 2a bathroom hasout good vibes & is a real winner. bonus includes lovely artists studio the back to be able to work at home.

Built north facing to catch the sun. single level, Solid brick & tile, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home has good vibes to & is a able real winner.

Aatbonus includes a lovely artists studio out the back be to work home.

Built north facing to catch the sun.

Open plan kitchen / lounge with flow to a courtyard for outdoor living. vibes & is a real winner.

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Builttonorth facing to catch the living. sun.the Open plan / lounge with flow a courtyard for outdoor access double garage.

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Great location, a short walk to the beach, close to the Snells Beach primary school and indoor/outdoor flow.

The property has storage below and is the perfect property fortosomeone onclose their own orSnells a couple.

Great location, only a short walk the beach, to the Beach primary school and the shops.

Seize this opportunity today! property for someone on their own or a couple.

Great location, only a short walk to the this beach, close to the Snells Beach primary school and the shops.

Seize opportunity today! short walk to the this beach, close to the Snells Beach primary school and the shops.

Seize opportunity today! the shops. Seize this opportunity today!

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Snells Beach Snells Beach "Big Friendly Giant" Snells Beach "Big Friendly Giant" Original in many respects, this home will be a blast down memory lane Snells Beach "Big Friendly Original in manyGiant" respects, this home will be a blast down memory lane

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The bones are good with 3the good sized bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, multiple living spaces and generous double garaging.

Sea outlook from the easily updated to give the property a completely different look.

The bones are good with 3 good sized bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, multiple living spaces and generous double garaging.

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Level easybedrooms, site, handy tooutlook shops and bones are good with 3 good sized 2 bathrooms, multiple living spaces double Sea from the site, handy tooutlook shops and schools. upstairs livingand andgenerous deck. Level easygaraging. living spaces double Sea fromschools. the upstairs livingand andgenerous deck. Level easygaraging. site, handy tooutlook shops and upstairs living and deck. Level easy site, handy to shops and schools.

views over the countryside, living you Passing On The Baton private Looking for that "something special"surrounds well here and it is. spacious With sweeping views over the countryside, and living won´t want to leave.

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With sweeping views over countryside, private surrounds and spacious living you won´t want to leave.

Here we have a large family 4 bedroom home bathing in all day sun,Here offering wonderful indoor/outdoor flowliving complete views over the countryside, private surrounds and4 spacious you won´t want to leave. we have a large family bedroom home bathing in all day sun, offering wonderful indoor/outdoor flow complete with beautiful handcrafted kitchen.

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4th bedroom downstairs complete withspilling ensuite. with beautiful handcrafted kauri downstairs kitchen. Open plan living out onto alarge decking.

4th bedroom complete withspilling ensuite. onto large decking. 4th bedroom downstairs complete with ensuite.

Snells Beach Snells Beach Brand New / Coastal Opportunity Snells Beach Brand New / Coastal Opportunity The opportunity to secure this property is now available. Plans for a Snells Beach Brand New / Coastal Opportunity The opportunity to secure this property is now available. Plans for a

For Sale $755,000 For Sale $755,000 View by appointment For Sale $755,000 View by appointment rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23974 For Sale View by appointment rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23974 Terrence$755,000 Banks 021 412 183 View by1612 appointment rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23974 Terrence Banks 021 412 183 09 425 terrence.banks@raywhite.com rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23974 Terrence Banks 09 425 1612 terrence.banks@raywhite.com 021021 422412 738183 Paul Gothard Terrence Banks 09 425 1612 terrence.banks@raywhite.com 021021 422412 738183 Paul Gothard 09 425 1608 paul.gothard@raywhite.com 09 1612 Paul Gothard 021 422 738 Warkworth Office 425 7959 09 425 425 160809terrence.banks@raywhite.com paul.gothard@raywhite.com Paul Gothard 021 422 738 (REAA 2008) Warkworth Office 425 7959 09 425 1608 paul.gothard@raywhite.com Bogue Real Estate09 2014 Ltd LICENSED Warkworth 425Ltd 7959 Bogue RealOffice Estate09 2014 LICENSED (REAA 2008) 09 425 1608 paul.gothard@raywhite.com

quality brand modern 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home situated Brand New /new, Coastal Opportunity The opportunity to secure this property is now available.

Plans for aon quality brand new, modern 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home situated on a flatopportunity freehold section is located only steps away from thePlans waters The to secure this property is now available. foredge aon quality brand new, modern 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home situated a flatisfreehold section is located Due only to steps away fromby theOctober waters edge and now under construction. be completed 2017, quality brand new, modern 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home situated on a flat freehold section is located only steps away from the waters edge and is now under construction. be completed by will October 2017, you be in before Xmas!

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Warkworth Warkworth Light Bright and Just Right Warkworth Light and Justwith Right Three Bright bedroom home 2 bathrooms. Situated in one of Warkworth Light and Justwith Right Three Bright bedroom home 2 bathrooms. Situated in one of

Warkworth’s best streets and so close to Situated town. The offers Light Bright and Justwith Right Three bedroom home 2 bathrooms. in elevated one of site Warkworth’s best streets and so close tothis town.

The elevated site offers a nice bedroom view over the Township.

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For Sale By Negotiation For Sale

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By Negotiation View As advertised or by appointment rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23988 021 760 880 Tania Steen View As advertised or by appointment rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23988 Tania Steen 021 760 880 09 425 1615 tania.steen@raywhite.com rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23988 021 760 880 Tania Warkworth Office 425 7959 09 425Steen 161509tania.steen@raywhite.com Tania Steen 021 760 880 (REAA 2008) Warkworth Office 425Ltd 7959 09 425 1615 tania.steen@raywhite.com Bogue Real Estate09 2014 LICENSED Warkworth 425Ltd 7959 Bogue RealOffice Estate09 2014 LICENSED (REAA 2008) 09 425 1615 tania.steen@raywhite.com Bogue RealOffice Estate09 2014 LICENSED (REAA 2008) Warkworth 425Ltd 7959

wanting or invest. a great street closefor to those town & Location &downsize Potential Nothing to better than Brick & tile Set on ain level.

Perfect wanting to downsize or invest. insingle a great street close to town very private.

This is one you canSet add your own touch & add value.& Nothing better than Brick & tile on ainsingle level.

Perfect for wanting to downsize or invest.

Set a great street close to those town &3 very private.

This is one you can add your own touch & add value.to 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom.

Combined lounge dining with a fireplace wanting to downsize or invest.

Set in a great street close to town &3 very private.1This is one you can addlounge your own touch &aadd value.to bedrooms, bathroom.

Combined dining with fireplace keep the house warm & keep out the winter cold.

Double garage with very private.

This is one you can add your own touch & add value.

3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom.

Combined lounge dining with a fireplace to keep theaccess. house warm & keep out the winter cold.North Double garage with facing. internal Immediate settlement available. bedrooms, 1 bathroom.

Combined lounge dining with awest fireplace to keep theaccess. house warm & keep out the winter cold.North Double garage with internal Immediate settlement available. west facing. keep theaccess. house warm & keep out the winter cold.North Double garage with internal Immediate settlement available. west facing. internal access. Immediate settlement available. North west facing.

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For Sale $728,000 For Sale $728,000 or by appointment View As advertised For Sale $728,000 or by appointment View As advertised rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23990 For $728,000 View As or by appointment rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23990 MickSale Fayadvertised 021 544 769 View As advertised or by appointment rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23990 Mick Fay 021 544 769 mick.fay@raywhite.com 09 425 1634 rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23990 Mick Fay 021 544 769 09 425 1634 mick.fay@raywhite.com W. mickfay.raywhite.com Mick Fay 021 769 09 425 1634 mick.fay@raywhite.com Snells Beach Office 09544 425 5457 W. mickfay.raywhite.com 09 425 mick.fay@raywhite.com Snells Beach Office2014 09 425 W. mickfay.raywhite.com Bogue Real1634 Estate Ltd5457 LICENSED (REAA 2008) Snellsmickfay.raywhite.com Beach Office2014 09 425 Bogue Real Estate Ltd5457 LICENSED (REAA 2008) W.

For Sale $1,065,000 For $1,065,000 ViewSale by appointment For Sale $1,065,000 View by appointment rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23892 For Sale $1,065,000 View by appointment rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23892 Shelly Freestone 027 935 7242 View byFreestone appointment rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23892 Shelly 027 935 7242 09 425 1613 shelly.freestone@raywhite.com rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23892 Shelly 027 935 7242 Warkworth Office 425 7959 09 425 Freestone 161309shelly.freestone@raywhite.com Shelly 027 935 7242 Warkworth Office 425Ltd 7959 09 425 1613 shelly.freestone@raywhite.com Bogue RealFreestone Estate09 2014 LICENSED (REAA 2008) Warkworth 425Ltd 7959 Bogue RealOffice Estate09 2014 LICENSED (REAA 2008) 09 425 1613 shelly.freestone@raywhite.com Bogue RealOffice Estate09 2014 LICENSED (REAA 2008) Warkworth 425Ltd 7959 Bogue Real Estate 2014 Ltd LICENSED (REAA 2008)

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Warkworth Warkworth Location & Potential Warkworth Location & Potential Nothing better than Brick & tile on a single level. Perfect for those Warkworth Location & Potential Nothing better than Brick & tile on a single level. Perfect for those

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Warkworth Warkworth Passing On The Baton Warkworth Passing Onthat The"something Baton Looking for special" well here it is. With sweeping Warkworth Passing Onthat The"something Baton Looking for special" well here it is. With sweeping

For Sale $519,000 For Sale $519,000 or by appointment View As advertised For Sale $519,000 or by appointment View As advertised rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23975 For Sale $519,000 View As advertised or by rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23975 Terrence Banks 021 412appointment 183 View As advertised or by rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23975 Terrence Banks 021 412appointment 183 09 425 1612 terrence.banks@raywhite.com rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23975 Terrence Banks 09 425 1612 terrence.banks@raywhite.com Paul Gothard 021021 422412 738183 Terrence Banks 09 1612 terrence.banks@raywhite.com Paul Gothard 021021 422412 738183 09 425 425 1608 paul.gothard@raywhite.com 09 1612 Paul Gothard 021 422 738 Warkworth Office 425 7959 09 425 425 160809terrence.banks@raywhite.com paul.gothard@raywhite.com 021 422 738 (REAA 2008) Paul Gothard Warkworth Office 425 7959 09 425 1608 paul.gothard@raywhite.com Bogue Real Estate09 2014 Ltd LICENSED Warkworth 425Ltd 7959 Bogue RealOffice Estate09 2014 LICENSED (REAA 2008) 09 425 1608 paul.gothard@raywhite.com

For Sale $759,000 For Sale $759,000 or by appointment View As advertised For Sale $759,000 or by appointment View As advertised rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23981 For Sale $759,000 View As advertised by appointment rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23981 027 239or5142 Terry Mills View As advertised by appointment rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23981 Terry Mills 027 239or5142 09 425 1610 terry.mills@raywhite.com rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23981 027 Terry Warkworth Office 425 239 7959 5142 09 425Mills 161009 terry.mills@raywhite.com Terry Mills 027 239 5142 (REAA 2008) Warkworth Office 425Ltd 7959 09 425 1610 terry.mills@raywhite.com Bogue Real Estate09 2014 LICENSED Warkworth 425Ltd 7959 Bogue RealOffice Estate09 2014 LICENSED (REAA 2008) 09 425 1610 terry.mills@raywhite.com Bogue RealOffice Estate09 2014 LICENSED (REAA 2008) Warkworth 425Ltd 7959 Bogue Real Estate 2014 Ltd LICENSED (REAA 2008)

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A LARGE SELECTION OF WAITOKI BARE &BLOCKS KAUKAPAKAPA, MAKARAU, WAINUI, WARKWORTH Call me for further information.

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For Sale From $495,000 rwwarkworth.co.nz For Sale From $495,000 View As advertised or by appointment rwwarkworth.co.nz

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For Sale From $495,000 View As advertised by appointment Peter Morton 0274or758 221 For Sale From $495,000 View As advertised by appointment Peter Morton 0274or758 221 09 4251604 peter.morton@raywhite.com View As advertised or758 by appointment Peter Morton 0274 221 Warkworth Office 09 425 7959 09 4251604 peter.morton@raywhite.com Peter Morton 0274 758 221(REAA 2008) Warkworth Office 425 7959 09 4251604 peter.morton@raywhite.com Bogue Real Estate09 2014 Ltd LICENSED Warkworth 425Ltd 7959 Bogue RealOffice Estate09 2014 LICENSED (REAA 2008) 09 4251604 peter.morton@raywhite.com Bogue RealOffice Estate09 2014 LICENSED (REAA 2008) Warkworth 425Ltd 7959 Bogue Real Estate 2014 Ltd LICENSED (REAA 2008)

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021 771 878 • 09 425 6002

Mangawhai: Phil Lathrope 431 4608 | 021 642 668

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• Water treatment & Filtration • Pumps • Pool & Spas • Waterblasters 7days / 24hours Paul Harris M: 021 425 887 T: 09 425 0075 E: pumps4u@live.com

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FLIGHTS

GARDENER Reliable & Experienced . Available for all aspects of garden work.

Phone Martin 021 254 6660

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Solution BUSINESS FOR SALE, SNELLS BEACH Ph 09 425 5597.

FOR SALE 11 WOODEN INTERNAL HOUSE DOORS Various sizes. Phone 021 477 680 RAWLEIGH Products. Ph Pat 09 945 0495

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

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Return $130. Min. 3 passengers.

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

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RSVPto by email to : wellsford@cab.org.nz or RSVP by email wellsford@cab.org.nz phone to : 09 423 7333 or 09 423 7333by(mon-fri 10am-3pm) (Mon – Fri 10am – 3pm)

TAWHARANUI OPEN SANCTUARY SOCIETY INC (TOSSI) AGM Sunday 3 September 2017 at 1pm The Woodshed, Tawharanui Regional Park See website for agenda www.tossi.org.nz Warkworth District High School

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We meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Warkworth RSA basement meeting room at 10am.

Friendly support from members Guest speakers Enjoy morning tea or coffee with us Contact: Robyn MacGillivray - 423 8273 Susan Tomas - 423 8424

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SERVICE DESKS A reminder to the public that the JP

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Monday 10.00 – 2.00

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If there is a long weekend, this is replaced

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WORK WANTED NEED A CLEANER? Call Chrissy 021‑124 8471/09 425 5106. Covering Warkworth and outer areas.

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Warkworth – at the Council Offices

NOTICE TO WARKWORTH AREA COMMUNITY GROUPS 48th Kowhai Festival 28 October 2017

The current Festival committee would like to invite community groups to plan to feature an event of their own during the Festival period this year. This is an ideal time to promote your membership as you would be included in Festival advertising which begins 2‑3 months beforehand.

In return you would be expected to include the Kowhai Festival logo (which we can provide) on your own advertising of your event.

The Huge Day Out this year will take place on Saturday 28 October. Don’t forget that community groups have special rates for stall sites and can participate on the day.

If your group would like to participate in the Festival this year, or you have any questions, please contact info@kowhaifestival.nz

CHURCH NOTICES "O Son of Man! Be thou content with Me and seek no other helper. For none but Me can ever suffice thee." www.bahai.org.nz

Warkworth Anglican Parish Church Services Christ Church, Church Hill, Warkworth

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Phone 425 8545

Every Sunday 8am and 9.30am St. Leonard's, Matakana

Every Sunday at 9.30am

www.holyname.org.nz

Holy Mass Timetable: WARKWORTH

Holy Name Church, 6 Alnwick Street Saturday Vigil: 6.00pm Sunday: 10.30am

PUHOI

SS. Peter & Paul Church Sunday: 8.30am

Full Gospel

Outreach

Evangelical Crusade Guest Speaker: Fred Stoddard Venue: Mahurangi Community Centre Snells Beach Date: Saturday 19th August, 2017 Time: 7:30pm

by the following Tuesday from 10.00 to

Snells Beach Community Church

2nd Sunday at 9am

St.Alban's, Kaipara Flats

1st Sunday at 11.15am

St.Michael and All Angels, Leigh

3rd Sunday at 11.00am

Phone 425 8054 or www.anglican-warkworth.org

MAHURANGI METHODIST PARISH Warkworth Methodist

1 Hexham Street, Warkworth Parish Office: Ph 425 8660 Sunday Service 10.30am HALL BOOKINGS PH 425 8053

Snell’s Beach Community Church 325 Mahurangi East Rd Sunday Service 9am HALL BOOKINGS PH 425 5612

Church office - 425 8660

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

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JP’s available in the Warkworth/Mahurangi

Advertising costs: $4.40 per line or $11.20 per cm for boxed ads.

phone book, or on‑line “find a JP”.

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Photo treasure trove left at Warkworth District Museum Staff and volunteers at Warkworth District Museum took on a detective role last month in their efforts to track down the owners of a huge collection of family photographs.

The story started at Warkworth Wellsford Hospice where a quantity of furniture was left, possibly from a deceased estate.

The photos were later discovered when the furniture was being sorted and cleaned.

As there were no clues as to who the furniture had belonged to and no one returned to claim the photographs, Hospice passed them on to the museum.

Museum manager Victoria Joule and volunteer Alan Britton turned to social media in an effort to find a family connection and put a post on the genealogy site Rootschat.

“It has certainly generated some interest and some leads,” Victoria says.

“Someone recognised the more recent photographs, which had gone missing when they moved house.

“But the older black and white photographs remain a mystery and appear to have no connection with modern photos.

“The only name we have to work with is ‘Mrs Beale’, which was on one of the photos.”

There are hundreds of photographs altogether and Alan estimates that the oldest date from the late 1800s. Many are loose, some are in albums, two portraits are reproduced on porcelain

Museum volunteer Alan Britton with what looks like one of the oldest photos in the collection. and there is also a box of negatives.

A lot have English themes and were shot around World War I and II, including some taken at a rehabilitation hospital.

“If these were my family photographs, I would be devastated if they were lost,” Victoria says. “We will do everything we can to reunite them with their rightful owners, but I’m not sure what

will happen to them long-term if they aren’t claimed. We have limited space at the museum and priority has to go to items with a local connection.”

Some of the collection can be viewed on the Warkworth Museum Facebook page at facebook.com/ warkworthanddistrictmuseum or at rootschat.com/forum/index. php?topic=775363.0

If anyone recognises these photographs, they should contact the Warkworth District Museum on 425 7093.

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Rest homes weigh-up pay equity settlement impact A number of rest homes in Rodney are adopting a ‘wait and see’ approach to the pay equity settlement, which was announced in May and came into effect on July 1.

The settlement covers 55,000 workers in aged and disability residential care and home and community support services in New Zealand. It prescribes pay increases from around $15.75 an hour to between $19 and $23.50.

Although providers will receive additional funding towards offsetting the additional costs imposed by the legislation, NZ Aged Care Association chief executive Simon Wallace says the reality of the funding mechanism and its urgent implementation is leaving many members in jeopardy because they have had little time to adjust their business models.

He says the actual funding will fall short of the Government’s long-stated intention to ‘fully fund’ the settlement.

“Residents and their families who pay privately for care face an increase in their annual fees to the tune of up to $4500 – an outcome we pointed out earlier to Government, but regret that it has remained unfunded,” Mr Wallace says.

“The Government chose not to fund these 25 per cent or so of residents who are ‘private payers’ because they

Small rest homes, particularly in rural areas, are still coming to terms with the realities of the Government’s pay equity settlement.

do not meet the Government’s asset and income criteria for fully subsided ‘rest home’ level care.”

Waiwera’s Pinehaven Cottage partowner Lorraine Mann says is there is still a lot of uncertainty around the change.

“There’s going to be a big wash-up in September when the Ministry of Health will have a better idea of the impact,” she says. “We’re anticipating that it is going to be hard for small rest homes."

Pinehaven caters for 34 residents, and includes a dementia unit. It has 35 staff, most of whom are part-timers.

Lorraine says the pay rise only applies to caregivers and activity providers with other staff, such as cleaners and cooks, missing out.

“Some people are feeling like they're being left behind and I think we will see other unions bringing forward their pay cases soon.”

Lorraine says staffing levels, service levels and charges are all governed by the Ministry.

“There’s very little room for us to move and that’s why the heaviest burden will fall on those who pay for care privately.

Reducing services is not an option, even if we wanted to, which we don’t.

We’re there to care for our residents.

“I’m not saying the pay rise wasn’t justified, but it was a big hike so we will have to wait and see what the reality looks like.

“The huge profits you see posted for retirement villages do not reflect what’s

going on at the small to medium rest homes. We work under a completely different business model.”

The owner of Milton Court in Orewa and Leigh Road Cottage in Whangateau, Dennie Chiew, estimates that the difference between what the Ministry is covering and the actual wage cost per week is about $5000.

“Plus, the cost of annual leave and lieu days haven’t been taken into account,” Dennie says. “Rest homes aren’t a business where you produce a lot of profit. It is getting harder and harder to operate sustainably and provide the best level of care possible.”

Some rest home owners are also concerned that the new pay structure could inadvertently penalise experienced caregivers. If they leave a job and join another organisation, they could find themselves on Level One, the lowest pay rate, with no recognition of their prior experience. Whereas someone who has qualifications but no practical experience has to be paid at the higher rates of Level Three or Four.

Simon Wallace says smaller rest homes are most affected by the settlement, often in rural areas, as well as those run by welfare, trusts or religiousbased organisations.

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Warkworth Museum takes memories to senior citizens Warkworth Museum is launching a new ‘Memory Box’ initiative to take a range of objects out into the community for people who can’t easily visit the collection themselves.

Portable containers are being filled with items from the past that can be used to encourage memories, generate discussion and share past experiences by retirement home residents, seniors clubs and dementia patients.

Manager and curator Victoria Joule says the idea came from discussions with museum community and education volunteer Brenda Yoxall, after seeing the pleasure that groups visiting the museum get from discussing memories associated with items on display.

“We were talking about the fact that there are lots of people who can’t get to the museum and how we could extend out to reach those people,” she says.

“I happened to be looking online at a museum in the UK, and they had these memory or reminiscence boxes, and we thought ‘what a great idea, we can do some boxes and take the museum out to those who can’t visit us’.”

Since then, Brenda has been busy putting together objects for an initial range of eight boxes under the following categories: Wash Day; A Woman’s Day; Gadgets and Gizmos; It’s a Man’s World; Glitz and Glamour; Going out in Style; School Days; and Play Days.

Objects range from small tools, household items and tobacco tins

through to jewellery, gloves and knitting patterns. Brenda has sourced them from the museum’s secondary collection of items not on display, volunteer donations, local op shops and TradeMe. “Handling items in the boxes and talking about them can help to trigger long-term memories and reminiscences, which can help encourage short-term memory as well,” Victoria says. “It can be a great way to build relationships between carers and patients, and residents and families.”

Precise details of the scheme have yet to be finalised, but Victoria says the aim is to keep it free for small groups that offer services such as dementia support, with a possible minimal fee for larger retirement homes and villages that could keep the boxes for a fixed period.

“We don’t want financial cost to be an inhibitor,” she says. “Any fee would be small, just to cover replacing items if they’re damaged, our volunteers’ petrol costs and so on.”

“We want to encourage larger retirement homes to rent a box for two weeks at a time, so they can use it as much as they like over that time. If it proves popular, there may be scope to create an annual membership. But for small support groups, we want to provide it as a service that can help.”

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Museum volunteer Brenda Yoxall has been collecting items to make up the Memory Boxes for months.

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Love match founded on passion for sport Back in the summer of 1946, a young woman cycling to a tennis match in rural Waikato spotted a newcomer playing cricket who rather caught her eye. The pair got to know each other at local dances and social evenings, romance blossomed and they were married the next year on August 2.

Seventy years later, John (Jack) and Glad Knowles are still going strong, and celebrating their Platinum Wedding Anniversary at their home in Summerset Falls, Warkworth this week.

They have lived in Mahurangi for more than 30 years and have always had strong family links to the region – John’s grandparents lived in the Kaipara Hills and Glad’s mother was a cousin of George Scandrett, the Irish settler whose family farmed at Scandrett’s Bay from the 1860s until 1998.

“We spent holidays on the farm out there from 1957 onwards,” John recalls. “The family loved it there.

Then we got in on one of the early subdivisions in Algies. We bought the section in 1974, built on it in 1976, and moved up here in 1983.”

After 13 years at Algies, they moved to Westpark Glen in Warkworth until 2009, when they became one of early residents at Summerset Falls.

Apart from their five children, 16 grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren, the one constant that has sustained them over the years, they say, is their mutual love of sport.

John was a very keen cricketer – so

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Advocate for the elderly visits Cricket all-rounder John bowled Glad over the first time she saw him play.

keen that he changed trades from farming to building just so he could play regularly for Waikato, Thames Valley and Northern Districts in his youth – and Glad always loved tennis.

Once they moved to Algies, they took up golf and then bowls, and both are still bowling at the age of 91 and 89 respectively, mainly on the residents’ green at Summerset, but they are also still members of Bowls Warkworth.

They say this keenness to stay active and involved in sport and social

life has undoubtedly contributed to them enjoying such a long and happy marriage.

“The fact we had those interests and spent time with people – we’re very fortunate,” Glad says. “And we have been lucky to have good health all the way through. We’ve been pretty right.”

That, and the ability to compromise, John says.

“You need a lot of give and take,” he adds. “As long as you can do that, you’re halfway there.”

Age Concern Rodney chief executive Catherine Smith was the guest speaker at the Warkworth Men’s Rebus Club last month. Club members were told that the organisation formed 20 years ago and covers from Helensville to Te Hana. It currently has over 1200 clients, all aged over 65 years, and provides a range of services. This includes running a health shuttle, and a referral, advocacy and information service. It is funded through donations, grants, service contracts, bequests and other fund raising activities. Rebus welcomes new members.

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Elderly talents celebrated

Gary Peetz (left) says weather has posed a challenge with the build, but progress is tracking well.

Summerset completing final expansion The final stage of Summerset Falls retirement village in Warkworth – 79 new apartments – is expected to be finished in the first half of 2019.

The build represents a total investment at the village of more than $100 million and will bring the total number of apartments to 204.

As well as villas, cottages and serviced apartments, the village provides inhome support and rest home and hospital-level care.

Sales manager Steven Garner says the final construction project will bring the village to full capacity.

“I have discussed the matter with our chief executive, Julian Cook, and we both agree that operational constraints

will dictate that this is as big as the village will get,” Steven says.

“There are very few options for extending facilities on this site.”

Mr Cook says Summerset may look at another site in the Warkworth area, but not in the foreseeable future.

Work on the new units started in April and more than 20 have been pre-sold, with prices ranging from $199,000 to $760,000.

“The new development is progressing well despite the rain we’ve had,” Mr Cook says.

He says Summerset is currently the third largest retirement village operator in NZ, but the fastest growing. The company is investing $1.3 billion

into construction in Auckland alone this year, with 450 units to be built nationwide.

Two new villages are set to open in 2018, adding to the 21 villages already operating and housing around 14,500 residents.

“Our current development at Summerset Falls is driven by demand,” Steven says.

More than 1.6 million people over the age of 65 are expected to be living in NZ by 2063.

In that same year, the retirement age group will make up more than 25 per cent of the country’s population, which is about 10 per cent higher than the current figure.

The theme of International Day of Older Persons on October 1 this year will be Stepping into the Future: Tapping the talents, contributions and participation of older persons in society.

This year’s day will be about enabling and expanding the contributions of older people in their families and communities. It will focus on the pathways that support full and effective participation in old age, in accordance with an older person’s basic rights, needs and preferences.

The theme underscores the link between tapping the talents and contributions of older persons and achieving the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing. Between 2015 and 2030, the number of older persons worldwide is set to increase by 56 per cent – from 901 million to more than 1.4 billion. By 2030, the number of people aged 60 and over will exceed that of young people aged 15 to 24.

The 2017 theme will explore effective means of promoting and strengthening the participation of older persons in various aspects of social, cultural, economic, and civic and political life.

It will support the message that noone will be left behind, and that it is starkly evident that the need to tap into the often overlooked and underappreciated contributions of older people is not only essential to their well-being, but also imperative for sustainable development processes.

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Living on a cruise ship provides a better quality of life and is cost-effective for elderly people who need help to live independently, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Lee Lindquist, instructor of medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, compared the amenities and costs in assisted living facilities with accommodation on cruise ships. Both offer single room apartments with a private bathroom, a shower with easy access, some help, cable television, security services, and entertainment. Cruise ships, however, have superior health facilities – one or more doctors, nurses available 24 hours a day, defibrillators, equipment for dealing with medical emergencies, and the ability to give intravenous fluids and antibiotics. Assisted living facilities in the US almost never have doctors on site and seldom have nurses available 24 hours, Dr Lindquist said. Cruise ships also have a higher ratio of employees to passengers than assisted living facilities.

The authors calculated that the long-term cost for a person to live on a cruise ship from the age of 80 until his or her death would be US$230,497 compared with US$228,075 for an assisted living facility.

Boomers view cruise options House of Travel (Orewa and Whangaparaoa) cruise marketing manager Annie Mellor says the idea of retirement on a cruise ship has been slow to take off in NZ, but as an international trend and with the huge growth in the cruise industry, she expects to see a change for NZ retirees.

“Certainly our baby boomers are looking for alternatives to the traditional retirement village option,” Annie says. “There has been a trend over the past five years for retiree clients to do longer cruises. They are spending their time catching up on their OE with a round the world cruise for three to four months, spending around $50,000 per person with Princess cruises, for example.

“Our senior clients have a thirst for adventure and educational insights with a growth seen in small ship cruising where unique destinations can be reached in comfort such as Antarctica, the Amazon and the Galapagos Islands. Voyage of Antiquity is catering for this older market with an academic twist, offering specialist speakers and professors on board to enhance their experience, mainly around Europe.

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the NZ winter, and combining this with cruising. Others will spend time after a cruise to live locally for a month or so in places such as Tuscany or researching their heritage. Some retiree clients are simply spending their years ticking off their bucket list with cruises taking them to places such as the Arctic, South America, Alaska, Cuba and Vietnam.”

The US market leader in luxury liveaboard residences is The World cruise ship where clients buy an apartment for year-round cruising.

Built in 2002, The World continuously sails the world and has been purpose built with luxury residences including kitchenette apartments and a grocery store on board, along with the usual cruise ship facilities. It is the largest privately owned residential yacht in the world and is home to 142 families, from 19 different countries, of varied ages.

“As such, we don’t regard ourselves specifically as a retirement option, but the average age is 62 years, with many residents still active in their day-to-day businesses,” spokesperson Lara Ballard says.

The average length of time spent on board is three to six months of the year.

Annie says that if The World-style cruising did take off in NZ, it would mean that clients would still require a base of some sort, so that family connections could be maintained.

“An alternative to The World could be for retirees to choose one cruise line with a range of cruise options through

Tom and Betty had lived all their life in Auckland. Tom had built up a successful engineering business. Betty had always been a stay-at-home Mum to their 4 children who were now grown up with children of their own. Tom had recently sold the business and he and Betty had just received an unconditional sale on their family home. They had finally made the decision to move into a retirement village. All in all the future was looking good.

However, over the space of the last few months Betty had noticed that Tom was becoming more and more forgetful.

Not only that but when they had a conversation she also noticed that Tom was having difficulty finding the right words to use in the conversation and sometimes appeared to be confused about where he was. Tom and Betty needed a medical certificate to provide to the retirement village so Betty persuaded Tom that this would be the ideal opportunity to get a thorough check -up.

NZ retirees love cruising, but Annie Mellor says they haven’t yet embraced the idea of onboard living as an alternative to a retirement village.

the year as their preferred retirement mode, which is close to living on board year round.

“There is a huge selection of cruise ships and destinations to choose from worldwide to keep them busy for years, but they would still need a base in NZ as cruise itineraries can change and ships can be taken off routes for refurbishment.

“The most popular cruising choice for retirees is any cruise that departs from or arrives in Auckland. Some will take their extended family for significant family events such as 50th wedding anniversaries.”

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The doctor diagnosed Tom with dementia and asked Betty if they had previously put in place Enduring Powers of Attorney which would allow Betty to make decisions on behalf of Tom. Betty couldn’t remember if they had done so she went to see their lawyer.

Unfortunately, the family lawyer advised Betty that although they had made wills some years previously they had opted not to do Enduring Powers of Attorney. The solicitor asked Betty if the doctor would give Tom a medical certificate saying that he still had sufficient capacity to give his power of attorney to Betty. Betty was devastated. The doctor had already told her that he could not give a medical certificate for Tom. The lawyer explained to Betty that she would now have to make an application to the Court to be appointed as a Manager for Tom. Betty was relieved that this could be done.

Finally, Betty was, after six weeks, appointed as Tom’s Manager. Great news!! Well not quite. The Court said that Betty has to report to it regularly and she must provide accounts and other information about Tom’s condition. The family lawyer’s bill was expensive and she also had to pay for the lawyer who had been appointed to look into Tom’s situation. The whole process had been costly, stressful, time consuming and, entirely needless.

None of us can predict what may happen from one day to the next. A stroke, motor accident, debilitating disease or simply the ravages of old age can all result in a person not being able to make their own decisions. Without an Enduring Power of Attorney for property and welfare then a Court order has to be applied for with all the related time, stress and expense.

Enduring Powers of Attorney are straight forward, ensure that someone, including those outside the family, can step in straight away to act on your behalf, all for far less cost than obtaining Court orders.

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Of these, the majority were receiving either Jobseeker Support or Supported Living Payment, with a small number receiving Sole Parent Support.

“For those looking for work, we provide all of our usual employment support services,” Ministry of Social Development media advisor Raewyn Jones says. “We also offer redundancy support for anyone impacted by this.”

Details of all benefits available and who is eligible are available online at www.workandincome.govt.nz, or call the WINZ Contact Centre – the general enquiries number, for those under 65, is 0800 559 009 and the Seniors’ general enquiries line is 0800 552 002. The Contact Centre team can provide advice over the phone and, if required, arrange appointments.

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Money

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Borrowing in retirement It’s becoming common for people to be turned away by banks when they wish to borrow against the house because banks are not comfortable lending to people whose sole income is national super. Although it is against the law to discriminate on the basis of age, the lending policies of our banks do just that. The responsible lending code, which places an emphasis on proving that a Macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive disease that affects the central vision, borrower has the ability to make loan payments without causing undue hardship, and is the most common cause of blindness. AMD affects 1 in 7 people over the has given lenders an easy out in declining loans for our seniors. Are our senior age of 50, but this is increasing, and it is thought that the number of people affected citizens really such a bad credit risk? Are they really going to miss loans payments will increase by 70% by 2030 due to an ageing population. There are two types of AMD. and put the house on the line, something that they have worked hard for most of their lives?

Types 1. DRY. In the eyes of most banks, they must be a bad credit risk because if you have tried • This is the most common form and causes gradual central vision loss • This can to borrow from them, and you are over 65, chances are you have been declined. progress to the wet form Is 75 the new 65? I have seen an increasing number of people continuing to 2. WET. work well into their seventies, mainly because they want to rather than need • Causes sudden and severe vision loss • Due to the formation of abnormal blood to. Many senior people hold the bulk of their wealth in their home and this is vessels under the retina • Needs immediate treatment • If left untreated, this can effectively locked up with banks unwilling to lend to people over 65 due to the cause functional blindness within two years perceived inability to make the loan payments.

Risk factors Increasing property values have seen the costs just to stay in your own home 1. GENETICS increase. Council rate rises, rising insurance costs, power, phone and water, and • Those with a family history have a 50% chance of inheriting the gene that just basic maintenance costs have all risen and are putting financial pressure predisposes someone to AMD on retirees whose income from government super has remained stagnant. So, 2. SMOKING what are your options with regards to being able to release some cash from your • Smokers have 3x the risk of developing AMD • Smokers will develop AMD 10 years earlier than non-smokers home without impacting on your ability to live comfortably? RAM mortgages 3. OXIDATIVE DAMAGE or Reverse Annuity Mortgages, as they are commonly known, are a relatively • Waste products remaining in the eye and accumulating over time new product in NZ (about 25 years) but have been offered in other countries 4. UV EXPOSURE such as the US, UK and Europe for decades and are quite commonplace. A Symptoms RAM mortgage allows you to borrow against the equity in your home (at a very • Distorted vision. Especially if straight lines appear bent or curved • Dark patches safe level for the lender) for any worthwhile purpose. The key point to a RAM in central vision • Difficulty recognising faces • Difficulty with your fine vision mortgage is that you don’t make any payments towards the loan – the interest Amsler Grid Prevention that is calculated on the daily outstanding loan balance and charged to your loan How To Test Yourself With the Amsler Grid • Regular full and thorough eye exams with a reputable optometrist are invaluable monthly (so what you owe increases monthly).

If you need reading glasses, please wear them while you use the Amsler grid. The grid should be at • Don’t smoke • Wear UV protection sunglasses. Wearing sunglasses that do not distance from your eyes that any other reading material would be.

As a result, the loan amount increases and the equity you have in your propertyabout the same have UV protection will do more harm than good as the pupil widens, letting in decreases. There are also now loan providers (via the peer to peer lending system)You may want to print this page and then take the test. more harmful radiation • Choose a protective blue light anti-glare coating for your who will lend to seniors under normal payment terms (not capitalising interest,Cover one eye,glasses then focus on the dot in the center.

• Eat a healthy diet with lots of anti-oxidants — green leafy vegetables, so the loan does not increase over time) and at reasonable interest rates. Their• Do anyberries, of the lines look wavy, blurred or distorted? (All lines should be straight, all fresh fruit, nuts, fatty fish (salmon, sardines, mackerel, herring, albacore intersections should form right angles and all the squares should be the same size.) tag line is, ‘We understand you have been an excellent bet all your life and that• Are there any missing areas or dark areas in the grid? tuna).

• Can you see all corners and sides of the grid? nothing has changed’.

• Don’t forget to test both eyes.

Supplements There are around five providers (banks, finance and peer lenders) offering theseVERY IMPORTANT: any irregularity to yourare eye doctor immediately. can mark of • NotReport all supplements created equalYouand notareas all stages of AMD will respond to the chart that you’re not seeing properly and take it with you to your eye exam. types of loan in NZ at present. All have different features and benefits, and it’s supplements • Talk to us about the best supplements to take and when to take them worthwhile researching which option fits you best before making any decisions.

Amsler Grid Instructions I would recommend that you have a round table discussion with all family • Make sure you are wearing your members who may have a future stake in your estate. Explore all other financial reading glasses if you usually use avenues if there is a pressing financial expense or purchase. Perhaps the family them for close vision. Hold the grid is able to assist, so you can avoid having to borrow. Can you sell other assets to approximately 33cm from your eyes • Cover one eye and look at the cover the cost? central spot Explore options from a few providers and compare products, rates charges • Do any lines look distorted, and the flexibility of the product. I personally think these products have great blurred or wavy? Are there any dark benefits if used wisely. When you have worked hard all your life, why not stay in spots? Can you see all four corners the home you love but enjoy your twilight years by doing the things you enjoy. of the grid?

If that means the kids get less of an inheritance, then so be it.

• Do the same for the other eye

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Paper marks first decade An exhibition celebrating the first 10 years of the community newspaper Hibiscus Matters is currently on show at Estuary Arts, in Orewa. The exhibition tracks the paper’s development over its first decade and some of the events and issues it has covered. The show will finish on August 4.

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Gyms are often pictured as places for fit young people, but Curves Snells Beach owner Christine Rauner says the reality is quite different.

Her gym operates a 30-minute resistance training circuit with equipment that increases the resistance as you work harder.

“It doesn’t matter if you’re 50 or 100, you can still work out at a pace suitable to you with resistance training,” Christine says.

“The oldest person who trains here is 88 and she has done over 600 work outs on this circuit.”

Gym Spot Warkworth owner Tracey Frost also feels that gyms are not just a place for young people.

“The majority of my members are over 50 and recently we had a 91-yearold training for the World Masters Games,” Tracey says.

“The focus is around improving everyday functionality of the body with that age group.”

Christine says there are a number of benefits for older people going to the gym.

“The obvious one is building strength and you can build muscle at any age.

“For older people it makes daily life easier with things like getting out of the car or the bath.”

A stretching station is part of the Curves facility where balance can be improved.

“I had one women come in with two walking sticks and after one week she had thrown away one stick and after six months she was dancing.

“Women can shrink up to five centimetres between 50 and 80 so stretching also helps them do things like reach the washing line or top shelf.”

Christine says part of this is confidence, something that can be grown by attending the gym.

“A lot of older people think they are past doing physical activities, but once they start working out it gives them confidence to push themselves.”

She says health professionals recommend the gym to elderly patients for rehabilitation following things like a stroke, to lower cholesterol and blood pressure.

“It’s even good for dealing with depression, as positive endorphins are released during a work out.”

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Important to take trusts seriously

BY JOHN WAUGH DEVONPORT LAW - MATAKANA

It is estimated that there are upward of 400,000 family trusts in New Zealand and the number continues to rise. Around one in six homes are owned by a trust and some 20 per cent of cash and other assets, being some $90 billion or more, are also owned by a trust. We find that individuals and families have a limited number of reasons for having formed their trusts often being simply “asset protection” prior to entering a relationship, or the family home from creditors. Retirees have also asked whether settling the family home on a trust will assist them in obtaining a residential care subsidy from the Ministry of Social Development (MSD).

Recent experiences have led me to believe there is a broadly held view that the gifting of the equity in a family home over time to a trust, being the major asset of most retirees, ensures that the MSD "asset threshold" is not exceeded, thus enabling a successful application. While gift duty was abolished in 2011, allowing the completion of gifting programmes without financial ramifications, MSD is focused on what is termed “excessive gifting” and each application requires full details of all assets, incomes, transfers and settlements of property on trusts or to family members, and all gifting no matter how long ago that occurred. They investigate thoroughly and do not rely on simply the

application details and declarations.

We also have clients who have had trusts for years, but have continued to use the trust assets with little regard for the terms of the trust or its purpose. Their documents live in the bottom drawer gathering dust and if there is an independent trustee, they may not have any up-to-date details of the trust, its assets or had any input into trustee decisions.

This casual disregard for the trustee’s duties, while common, could well become an issue for the party seeking protection for the trust’s assets in the event of dispute as to asset ownership.

The Law Commission is presently working through the details of a new Trusts Act that will, amongst many changes, codify the mandatory duties of trustees and also provide substantial default trustee duties unless your trust deed provides otherwise.

People’s lives and circumstances change and so does the law. Our only constant is change. We therefore recommend that you have your trust reviewed to ensure it meets its intended purpose(s).

A review may well result in a recommendation for the establishment of a new trust, the resettlement or sale of assets to this new trust, and could also require tax advice.

This recommendation is first and foremost concerned with reducing or eliminating risk, so it is best to regularly consult your legal and tax advisors to ensure your trust is up to date and meets your and your family’s needs.

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Politicians share policies on elderly care Next month's General Election will doubtless mean that the news will be dominated by each party’s aims, claims and counter-claims in the coming weeks. But what are they doing for older people? Are they in touch with the issues affecting an ageing population, and are they listening to what is required?

Mahurangi Matters approached the seven main political parties with members in Parliament and asked them, “Why should older people vote for you?” The responses varied from swift and specific to lastminute and vague, or even non-existent; here are the edited highlights, in alphabetical order …

ACT PARTY Beth Houlbrooke, list candidate

Housing affordability — Many people are reviewing their accommodation arrangements and looking to downsize or buy into retirement villages. The current very high cost of housing means that there is little change left over to boost retirement funds. ACT wants to address the crippling shortage of housing by: • Removing large cities from the Resource Management Act, and creating separate urban development legislation, prioritising land supply and reducing red tape for developers.

• Incentivising councils to consent more land for development and build more infrastructure, by sharing a portion of GST levied on construction.

• Getting councils out of the building standards process, replacing council building inspections and compliance with a mandatory private insurance regime for buildings.

Sustainable Super — it is a fact that we are all living longer, more active lives. The present super arrangement is simply unsustainable. The only fair way to address this is to raise the age of entitlement, incrementally, over time, to 67. ACT proposes to do this from 2020, by adding two months

per annum to the age of entitlement, stopping in 2032. This is far fairer and more affordable than National’s current policy to ‘suddenly’ lift it in 2037 to 67 years of age.

Red tape and regulation — In my experience, baby boomers are aghast at changes to legislation that seem to do nothing more than create more jobs for bureaucrats, insurance companies, lawyers, and consultants. Most seem to be unproductive and interfering with ordinary citizens just trying to go about their lives, especially for volunteers, many of whom are in this age bracket.

A licence for this, a consent for that, a traffic management plan, a health and safety plan – for the most minor of projects – all adds to costs and delays. It can make doing things for your community just all-too-hard. ACT is the only party that is committed to slashing red tape and regulation.

THE GREEN PARTY Barry Coates MP, spokesperson for Senior Citizens

The Green Party believes that older New Zealanders should be supported to live with dignity. Our country has a world-leading superannuation system that has virtually eliminated poverty among older people, but it is being undermined by the run down

of public services. The Greens will defend NZ Super and ensure that it is supported by more funding for health care, a stronger aged care system, purpose-built affordable housing and better transport choices.

Our system of aged care is failing too many of our senior citizens. The Green Party is working with the Labour Party and Grey Power on an inquiry into aged care, including nine public meetings across New Zealand. We have been listening to people’s experiences with aged care and looking for ways the system can be improved. These meetings have identified too many cases of neglect, abuse or a poor standard of care.

There is an urgent need for an Aged Care Commissioner to champion the cause of aged care, and to investigate cases of neglect or abuse. This role should support accountability for rest homes and home care providers, including an accessible rating system, with feedback from patients.

There needs to be adequate funding for health care. Government funding has not kept pace with the growing numbers of people needing care. This means the DHBs don’t have enough money to deliver aged care and 9 per cent of people are denied access to specialist care because they are on

waiting lists or do not meet the criteria.

We also need affordable and purposebuilt housing for those who don’t own their own home and as a transition between living at home and a rest home. It is important that these are available locally, in small towns and rural areas, not just in bigger cities.

Our older citizens deserve better. They have rights to aged care as patients, and they have rights to dignity as valued members of our society.

LABOUR PARTY Marja Lubeck, Rodney candidate

The obvious first comment I would make is that no matter what age, there are some statistics we currently hold in New Zealand, that just need to change: 40,000 people homeless, 300,000 children living in poverty and the highest youth suicide in the developed world.

Many older people may be concerned that they themselves or their kids, or grandkids, will never be able to own their own home.

They may be concerned about the lack of access to healthcare and they may be one of 500,000 people in NZ that cannot afford to see a doctor, or one of those on long hospital waiting lists, one of 60,000 people per year being turned away for elective surgery (such as knee and hip replacements).

They may be concerned about their kids or grandkids being one of 90,000 young people not in education or training. They may themselves be worried about what the future holds job-wise, the increasing automation putting jobs at risk. What continued next page

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They might be owning businesses that would welcome a more flexible tax system, or are hurting from unfair competition from bad employers.

They may believe it is more fair that multinationals pay their fair share of tax. They may not want the superannuation age raised beyond 65.

They may want our rivers and lakes swimmable again. They might be fed up with the congestion on our roads … and if they live in Rodney, believe that Hill Street intersection and Penlink should happen sooner rather than later. There are many more really good points in our policies, whether you’re a young, young at heart or older voter.

MAORI PARTY Erena Temara, senior assistant to Marama Fox

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Unfortunately, we are unable to complete the inquiry … we have at least a two-week turnaround period.

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NEW ZEALAND FIRST Winston Peters MP, leader

New Zealand First wants all seniors to stay independent as long as they can.

They have paid taxes all their lives and are entitled to services to help them stay in their own homes.

Seniors make a huge contribution to the nation, and many are working past the age of eligibility for superannuation. Their years of work experience are valuable, mentoring others and passing on skills, they put in many thousands of hours as volunteers, and they are active

August 2, 2017 Mahurangimatters 39 in caring for grandchildren, and supporting their children to get ahead in an increasingly competitive world.

Too many older New Zealanders miss out on healthcare under the heavy demand on the health system, which has worsened as immigration has poured over 73,000 net into NZ each year. None of the public services have been boosted in line with this population growth.

NZ First’s Affordable Healthcare Bill, voted down by National in 2015, would have provided those aged 65plus a rebate off health insurance premiums. NZ First’s SuperGold Health Check Bill, also voted down by National in 2015, would have given seniors three free GP visits a year.

Superannuation and its future is a huge concern for all retirees, but NZ First will demand the universal nonmeans test super eligibility age stays at 65. Labour and National have both flip-flopped on this. National has now decided to raise the age to 67. NZ Super is affordable and will remain so as long as we increase productivity.

We must also restart contributions to the NZ Superannuation Fund which National has stopped – meaning $17 billion has been lost, reducing the nest egg that was supposed to cushion increased demand for super.

Another concern is that New Zealand is far too generous, we give immigrants full super at 65 after they have been here only 10 years. NZ First’s NZ Superannuation (Fair Residency) Bill will require a person to have lived in the country for 25 years.

Responses were not received from either the National Party or United Future.

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Grey Power works on a National level to lobby our representatives in Parliament. Current issues being raised are: 1 National Superannuation 2 Elective Surgery 3 Affordable Housing 4 Dental Health Warkworth Grey Power is the local branch of the large national organisation.

On the local level, Warkworth Grey Power’s role is to raise these national issues as well as local issues with our local representatives, eg Auckland Council, Waitemata Health Board and others. We also organise relevant speakers to address our Members’ Meetings so that you can be a) informed; b) ask questions about matters than concern you.

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The facility, believed to be the only unit of its kind in Warkworth, is set on two hectares of landscaped grounds and bush, and can cater for up to 30 residents.

New owner and registered nurse, Dennie Chiew, says the aim of care at Leigh Road Cottage is to use the outdoor space to improve quality of life. She says the benefits are evident in the residents’ interaction, concentration and activity completion.

“We have plenty of space outside for residents to walk or sit, there is a vegetable garden to tend to and chooks to feed.

There are also pets on the premises, which all help to give the cottage the ambience of a normal home.”

Dennie says her concern for older people probably dates back to when her own grandmother developed dementia.

“Dementia adds another dimension to care of the elderly. People with dementia often experience changes in their emotional responses. They may have less control over their feelings and how they express themselves, so it’s very important that they live in a calm environment and have appropriate activities to reduce their level of stress.”

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Court rest home and dementia unit in Orewa, says not only is a diagnosis of dementia difficult for the person with the disease, it also poses significant challenges for those who take care of their loved one. Family members or others caring for a person with dementia are often subject to extreme stress.

She says Leigh Road Cottage offers day care and respite care for families

that needs a “breathing space”.

“Knowing where to go for help and who to ask can be daunting. Anyone who is in this situation is very welcome to phone me for advice and I am only too happy to help people find the right care for their loved one.”

Leigh Cottage is managed by Gill Bradshaw and employs between 25 and 30 staff.

A growing problem According to Alzheimers NZ, there has been an estimated 29 per cent increase in the number of people with dementia in five years – from 48,182 people in 2011 to 62,287 in 2016. It is predicted 170,212 people will have dementia by 2050. The costs associated with dementia are estimated to have increased by 75 per cent – from $955 million in 2011 to $1.6 million in 2016. In today’s dollars, this could be more than $2.7 billion by 2030. There are many causes of dementia, but the most common is Alzheimer’s disease.

Age Concern New Zealand is backing a new Elder Abuse Response Service (Ears) launched on July 1.

Chief executive Stephanie Clare says it is critical that older New Zealanders are helped live a life free from harm.

“It’s not acceptable to have our older population living in fear and Age Concerns is here to help in communities across New Zealand,” Ms Clare says.

It is estimated that 70,000 people over 65 are abused each year in New Zealand and Age Concern statistics show that 75 per cent of alleged abusers are family members.

“Our Age Concern members are pivotal in helping older people live safe lives. We are in communities among older people every day – we know how to spot signs of abuse or neglect and how to support people through such a difficult and shocking experience.”

Age Concern branches provide support and aftercare through social connection programmes that are vital to the recovery and rebuilding of the self-esteem of those who have suffered abuse, lost trust or become isolated.

The Office for Seniors took over the elder abuse prevention and education role from Age Concern New Zealand in July with the launch of a free and confidential 24/7 help-line at 0800 32 668 65.

Info: www.ageconcern.org.nz

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A nationwide move to eradicate pests such as possums and rats has recruited a new band of volunteers at Point Wells.

The Point Wells Community & Residents Association recently commissioned Northern Pest Control to track predators on the foreshore to get an estimate of their prevalence.

Project manager Laurence Eyres says once it was identified that there was a problem, the project was set up with some funding from the Forest Bridge Trust.

“So far we have caught numerous possums and about eight or so rats,” Laurence says. “No weasels or stoats yet, but the lines have only been patrolled for around three to four weeks so we are

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“We are going to fund more traps and encourage householders to trap in their gardens, but we are being very careful not to endanger cats or dogs.”

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Generous locals find millions for hospice Entries open

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Tui House nears completion

Rodney residents have dipped into their pockets to the tune of $3 million to help secure a new hospice facility in Warkworth.

Additional funding from grants and bequests mean Warkworth Wellsford Hospice is just $47,000 shy of its $5 million fundraising goal established three years ago.

Construction of Tui House, the new facility on the corner of Glenmore and Morrison Drives, began in May last year and is due to be completed in October.

Hospice staff are already planning a series of opening celebrations.

The hospice will bring services to Rodney that were previously only

accessible by travelling to the North Shore or beyond. Hospice general manager Kathryn Ashworth says rural people deserve the same quality of care as people in urban areas, and the new hospice will do just that.

“We will be able to offer services that help keep our patients close to home and may keep them out of hospital,” she says.

Tui House will provide new free services such as nurse-led clinics, daytime respite care, stress- and painrelief therapies, along with programmes and activities to support families.

It will also include an education and community wing, where hospice nurses can give palliative care training

to healthcare workers and members of the community.

This space will also be available for hire to the community for meetings, small events and private functions.

Warkworth Wellsford Hospice fundraising coordinator Lesley Ingham says the bulk of fundraising for the project so far has been achieved by volunteers approaching individuals for gifts of $3,000 or more.

But Warkworth Wellsford Hospice plans to broaden its approach to secure the outstanding funds by encouraging smaller donations as well.

To make a donation: Contact Lesley Ingham on 09 425 9535 or email lesley.ingham@hospicehouse.org.nz.

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Kaylee Tantrum of Rodney College works on an entry incorporating glass and LED lighting for Catwalk Arts 2017.

Mahurangi College and Warkworth Wellsford Hospice have joined forces to present Catwalk Arts 2017 – a wearable arts show to raise funds for both organisations.

Organisers are seeking creative designers to enter their wearable arts, which will be featured at three shows held in the Mahurangi College Hall on October 13 and 14.

There are five categories available for designers to enter. These are: Open (for those aged 20 and older); Youth (ages 15-19); Creative Creatures (children under 14); Wearable Advertising and Bling it On. More than $4,000 is up for grabs in prize money for category and special awards winners.

Organisers are also interested to hear from businesses and individuals willing to sponsor more prizes.

Judges will look for originality, technical skill in garment construction, stage presence of catwalk models and overall visual effect.

The entry fee is $10 for individuals and non-profit groups and $25 for businesses.

Entries close on August 31.

Money raised from the event will go toward meeting hospice operating expenses and shade and shelter projects around Mahurangi College.

Info: Lesley Ingham, Ph: 09 425 9535; admin@hospicehouse.org.nz

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Hundreds take to tables in hard fought pool competition

Division two winners, from left, Ellie Larcombe, Michael Smith, Richard Hutchinson, Piers Barney, David Ollason and Robert Sutcliffe.

PGG Wrightson Livestock were victorious in a closely fought division one.

The 35th year of the RSA Speights Business House pool competition saw around 200 people take to the tables over 11 weeks.

PGG Wrightson Livestock took out division one and Norma Jean Charters division two, sealing its promotion to first division next year.

Livestock was made up of Cameron Keats, Murray Crombie, Trevor Penney, Lee Crombie, Craig Keats,

Clive Hutchinson and Kevin Baldwin.

Business House is played three nights a week with six singles and three doubles games between teams.

RSA president John Stephen says the competition was close this year, with five teams going into the final week with a winning chance in division one.

“You can pick up nine points in one night so you can put yourself back

in the running with a strong team performance,” John says.

John started the competition in 1982, when just seven teams played.

“I came up from Taupo and there were no pool competitions at the time so I got this one going and it exploded to its current size about three years later.”

John also helped establish the Colin Whalen Memorial Trophy

competition in 1990 at the Warkworth RSA, played out on July 16.

The competition attracted 26 pairings with its $1000 prize pool and was won

by Hibiscus Coast RSA. “That competition attracts some top players – we’ve had the Auckland and New Zealand champion here before.”

Runners up was Rams, made up of Storm Lee and Daniel Bancroft.

Semi-final football The Warkworth Men’s First football team will look to go one step further in this year’s NFF Men’s Federation One Cup. Last year the side went out at the semi-final stage, losing 2-0 to Kerikeri in extra-time. They play Takapuna Boca Seniors in this year’s semi-final stage at Taharoto Park on August 5, 2.30pm kick-off. They beat North Shore Seagulls 9-0 in the quarter-final stage on July 8. A semifinal win will see them play either Kerikeri Bay Builders or Glen Eden Rangers in the final.

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After failing to win a game last season, the Mahurangi College Girl’s Rugby Team is searching for a top three finish.

Mahurangi girls make top four in secondary school comp

The Mahurangi College girl’s rugby team made the final four of the North Harbour Secondary School Girls' competition.

The side won four of its seven round robin matches to qualify in third place for the championship play-off round.

Coach Mike Cooper says the side has improved hugely over the course of the season.

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Otamatea Ex takes aim at title following unbeaten run “We all know each other outside of netball so on court, the synergy between players is really good.

The Otamatea Ex netball team has its sights set on reclaiming the Rodney Netball Centre Premier Grade title, after finishing unbeaten in the preliminary round robin.

“We’ve worked out which players are the best fit for each position making us more dynamic.”

The team won the competition in 2015, but went down 46-42 to Ruawai Jetz in last year’s final.

She says two players who have been particularly impressive together are goal attack Taira Ohara’Lambert and goal shoot Mirna Manuell.

Team captain Maree Stewart says there is still plenty of hard work to do.

“It would be great to end the season on a high, but we need to stay composed as everyone will have a bit of nervous energy,” Maree says.

“Taira is an amazing long range shooter when she’s on form, making it difficult for defenders and Mirna usually finishes it if there’s a rebound.”

Title holders Ruawai Jetz left the competition this year, so the main opposition for Otamatea Ex will be Ruggals.

Otamatea will face the other top three sides in the premier grade before a final. The format for the finals is yet to be confirmed.

“We are all conscious that we don’t want to lose in the final again so we won’t be underestimating any of our opponents.”

“The team that can retain possession and capitalise on its opportunities will finish on top.

“We’re focusing on making sure that we reduce the number of basic errors we make in each game.”

Otamatea has won all seven of its round robin matches and Maree is pleased with her side’s team work.

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Mahu student bags bronze in international hockey champs Mahurangi College student Elliot Snedden picked up bronze at the Underwater Hockey Age Group World Championship last month.

The 17-year-old played for the New Zealand Men’s U19 team in Hobart in his first international competition.

NZ beat Australia 5-0 to claim the bronze, after narrowly beating them 2-1 in pool play.

“We wanted to leave with at least a medal, but also to prove that we were a squad on the same level as the two final teams,” Elliot says.

“Everyone was pretty happy to get bronze even though we went looking for gold.”

His side lost 2-1 to Great Britain in the semi-final, putting them into the third place play-off.

“Gold was well within our reach so the team was upset to lose that opportunity.

“You’re never going to play a perfect game though so it was pleasing to come close in a hard match.”

NZ faced eight other teams in a round robin format for pool play to reach the play-off.

“I was nervous going into my first ever international game. I also found afterwards a new level of exhaustion that was unbelievable.”

His side won its first three games against Australia, Argentina and the United States before losing 5-2 to Great Britain.

Elliot Snedden has ambitions to play for the New Zealand Men’s Elite team after a podium finish with his U19 side.

The teams met again in the quarterfinals with a 4-3 win to NZ. Elliot made the NZ squad 18 months ago after being selected on national performance and has been training across the country since then.

Prior to playing for New Zealand, Elliot played for Auckland A two years running, and won the national competition with the side.

He first started in the sport with Mahurangi College in 2011, winning two golds at the national schools competition.

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“It was closer than the score made it look, we just shut off for three minutes and conceded the three deciding goals.”

A second game was then lost to eventual winners France, 3-1.

“We conceded two soft goals and the feeling after that game was one of the worst I’ve had.

“The team wasn’t clicking so the coach told us to sort it out, which resulted in a one hour team talk about how to pick things back up.”

The tactical decisions and motivation developed there led to a 9-0 thrashing of South Africa.

never heard of the sport when coach Terry Axford asked me if I wanted to try it out. It became addictive. I love the challenge of holding your breath when your body is under stress from a high work rate.”

As well as playing, Elliot coaches the Mahurangi College junior open team, which he hopes will win nationals this year after coming third at regionals.

Elliot has his sights set on making the NZ Men’s U23 side for the next world championship in Sheffield in 2019 before making the NZ Open Grade Men’s Elite national team.

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August Warkworth Theatre Group, special general meeting, Town Hall mezzanine room, to address proposed changes to the Rules of the Society, 7pm.

4 Matakantata Choir presents Aim for the Stars, Matakana Hall, 7.30pm.

4-5 11-13; 18-20 The Jungle Book, Otamatea Repertory Theatre, Bickerstaffe Road, Maungaturoto. 2pm /7.30pm. Tickets $28, $12 students, available online or from Tony’s Lotto Shop in Maungaturoto. Info: www.ort.org.nz 5 Fruit tree pruning workshop, Matakana Community Garden, by the hall on Matakana Valley Road, 2-5pm. Entry by koha 6 Warkworth Music presents Xenia Pestova, Warkworth Town Hall, 4pm. Info: warkworthmusic.org.nz 6 Public Planting Day, Tawharanui Regional Park, from 9am followed by a barbecue lunch. All welcome.

7 Bingo, Old Masonic Hall, Baxter Street Warkworth, fundraiser for Warkworth Museum, 7pm.

9 Snells Beach Garden Circle meeting, Mahurangi East Community Centre, at 1.30pm. Speaker, sales table, competition entries and afternoon tea. Info: Barbara 425 5371 9 Warkworth RSA “Believe it or not” quiz night. Info: 425 8568 10 Folk concert featuring Dr John Egenes, Whangateau Hall, 7pm. Entry $10 (see story p20).

12 Weed management workshop, Kaipara Coast Plant Centre, 10-11am. Guest speaker Shane McNeill, biosecurity advisor at Auckland Council. Free. Info: info@kaiparacoast.co.nz 13 Wellsford Country Music Club, Wellsford Community Centre, 1.30pm. Visitors welcome. Info: Iris Moraghan 439 4347 or 027 8848280 14 Warkworth Branch of the NZ Society of Genealogists. Talk about Otago Family Roots by Carolyn Williams. Clubrooms Shoesmith Domain, 9.45am-12.30pm. Info: 09 4223486 15 Warkworth Theatre Group club night, ‘Star Bards’ activity, public welcome, Town Hall mezzanine room. Info: 021 256 3258 16 Warkworth RSA “Believe it or not” quiz night. Info: 425 8568 25 Poetry readings, Wellsford Library. Bring along one or two poems to read. Either a favourite or an original. 7pm for a cuppa with poetry to follow. RSVP. gene.nicolson@ aucklandcouncil.govt.nz 25 Warkworth Aglow. All welcome to hear Richard Brunton speak about his book ‘The Awesome Power of Blessing’. 7pm.

Supper provided. Berakah Hall, 160 Hepburn Creek Road, Warkworth. Ph: 027 4259120 26 Snells Beach Composting Workshop. Mahurangi East Community Centre. 10am-12pm. More info and to book call 09 482-1172 26&27 Matakana Weekend Market, Matakana Hall, 10am-2pm. Info: Jacky 422 9221, 027 856 5656 or jic@xtra.co.nz 27 Puhoi Village Market, 9am-1pm. Featuring Puhoi’s Got Young Talent, in addition to usual stalls. Info: 027 4270440 or email puhoivillagemarket@gmail.com 1

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Ex Sandspit sailor plays key part in America's Cup dream Former Sandspit resident Tim Meldrum fulfilled a boyhood dream when he played an important part in designing the America’s Cup-winning boat.

The 40-year-old, who lives in North Shore, worked on the Team New Zealand boat for two-and-a-half years as a mechanical engineer.

“It was a pretty special moment to be a part of the winning team,” Tim says.

“I remember being at Martins Bay when we won in 1995 and thinking, ‘I want to be a part of that one day’.”

Tim worked on the much-discussed invention that saw grinders replaced with cyclists on the Team NZ boat.

“It’s a pretty unconventional idea with grinders used for around 30 years in the sport.

“I think some teams would’ve had resistance to the idea, but ours was good in making a measured decision to use it.”

He says the design is one that makes sense utilising a powerful muscle group, but still required a very scientific approach.

It took two months for Tim and his team to develop the first prototype, which was then adapted multiple times.

“My job as an engineer is to look at different parts of the boat and how I can design them to be dynamic and cohesive with the rest of the structure.

“It’s been great working with Team NZ because you get to see an idea through from its concept phase to the finished product.”

He says the cycling alone could not have won the cup, but it made

a valuable contribution as one component of the multi-hull.

“It allowed the team to have more control over the foils and also gave them the benefits of being more aerodynamic and having their hands free.”

Tim’s role also saw him very involved during the race period in Bermuda.

“The boat is a very highly strung machine, so we had rigorous checking procedures to do and towards the end, my job was mostly maintenance and inspection.

“It’s all about making sure you do the hard work with preparation and then you can sail a clinical race.”

Tim enjoys the design and hands-on side of the job and thanks his family for helping him be inventive as a boy.

“My Dad was always helping me build things like a trolley for the derby so I picked up loads from him and my grandfathers were an engineer and architect.”

He also enjoys sailing, and was a member of the Sandspit Yacht Club, and sailed with the Mahurangi College team.

“I wasn’t amazing, but I certainly had a passion for it and during the America’s Cup racing I got pretty nervous and sometimes could barely watch.”

He is keen to stay with Team NZ and is confident that they can defend their title.

“I would be excited to join the team again and regardless of what boats are used, there is always room for innovation.”

The dream of holding the America’s Cup became a reality for Team New Zealand mechanical engineer and former Sandspit resident, Tim Meldrum.