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March 3, 2021

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Mike Lee of Red Beach landed a job as a grinder for Emirates Team NZ. He is one of several Hibiscus Coast residents involved in the America’s Cup – meet them and find out more about local Cup events on p19-21. Photo, Emirates Team NZ. Above right, The Cup went on display at Gulf Harbour Yacht Club ahead of a national tour in 2017.

Coast club denied slice of America’s Cup pie

A sports club has been left out in the cold, after Auckland Council frustrated its attempts to get a special alcohol licence that would allow it to open its doors to the public to view America’s Cup races on its big screen.

The club, which does not wish to be

named, saw the public screenings as an opportunity to gain some benefit from the Cup, while providing the Hibiscus Coast community with a way to come together and celebrate locally in a convivial atmosphere.

It holds a club licence and applied to Council for a special licence for its

America’s Cup screenings – something it is legally required to do before it opens its premises, and bar, to the general public.

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Mervyn Chetty, says it is great to see businesses across Auckland benefitting from the America’s Cup, and there are a large number of licensed premises on the Hibiscus Coast that will be showing the Cup racing.

“Our staff work with venues to help them through the process,” Mr Chetty says. “We spoke to this club about making sure their proposal met the required conditions and they decided to withdraw their application. It is likely they will be open to members

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Council should be bending over backwards to support local groups like this.

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and guests of members for the racing.”

While agreeing that a special licence is required for holders of a club licence to open to the public, Mr Chetty says that a past decision from the Liquor Licensing Authority determined that for already licensed premises, simply showing televised coverage of a sporting event was not, in itself, an event.

Applicants can push for a hearing of the DLC if anyone – including an alcohol licensing inspector – opposes a licence. However, this club did not take that step. A spokesperson said that having the licence turned down was disappointing, as it seemed the perfect opportunity to promote the club to the local community, but they accepted the decision.

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goes to Police and the Medical Officer of Health for comment, is assessed by a Council alcohol licensing inspector, and is then sent to the independent District Licensing Committee (DLC) for a decision.

However, this application never got that far. Instead, the club was advised

by Council’s senior alcohol licensing inspector that he would not support the application and that, in his view, the DLC was also unlikely to support it – something the club repeatedly questioned but ultimately accepted, withdrawing its application.

The inspector’s view was that “while the America’s Cup itself is a special event, live screenings of races are not considered an event” – something local Councillor John Watson describes as “splitting hairs”.

Cr Watson says bearing in mind the amount of money ratepayers put into the America’s Cup – $113 million – Council should be bending over backwards to support local groups like this.

“One of the selling points for that massive investment in the Cup was the spinoffs for the rest of Auckland,” Cr Watson says. “So, if ever there was an occasion for a little flexibility, this was surely it. One part of Council doesn’t seem to be talking to the other – not a great attitude, especially when a venue ticks all the boxes. What harm could it possibly have done to grant this licence?”

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The long drop onto rocks from the broken steps and vandalised barriers. Local residents fixed timber and tape across the clifftop entrance themselves.

Plea to close off steps falls on deaf ears An Army Bay resident is fuming after repeated attempts to contact Auckland Council about a dangerous clifftop hazard failed to result in any action.

The Pacific Parade householder phoned and emailed Council repeatedly after vandals removed a metal barrier preventing anyone from entering a clifftop stairway, from which the entire bottom section is missing.

“There’s a walkway that goes along the clifftop, and halfway between Fisherman’s Rock and Army Bay, there’s a set of steps where the bottom four metres got washed away in a storm,” said the man, who wishes to remain anonymous. “I moved to the area around 18 months ago and it was like it then. At the beginning of this year, some hoons went down there, took the barrier from the top and threw it on the beach. So the steps were open.”

He rang Council three times on

January 5, but no one replied, so he emailed them on January 7.

“I had a ‘we’ll get back to you in 5-10 working days’, followed by a ‘sorry for the delay’ on January 18. On January 26, as there had still been nothing done, I took a photo and emailed that, to which I got a further ‘we’ll get back to you in 5-10 working days’.

Since then Council have still done absolutely nothing.”

On January 28, a group of neighbours took matters into their own hands and put up timber and signs to stop people from going down the broken stairs.

Council’s head of area operations for community facilities, Julie Pickering, said she was disappointed to hear the customer had difficulties contacting Council via phone and email, and suggested the best way to report such a problem was via Council’s Report a Problem webpage at www. aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/report-problem “When problems are logged, they go direct to the contractor and are

prioritised if they relate to health and safety,” she said.

She added that the entrance to the damaged stairs in Pacific Parade coastal reserve had now been fully secured.

“A project to repair the stairs and secure the rock face to prevent them from being damaged again will commence in the upcoming months,” she added.

The Pacific Parade resident remained unimpressed, however.

“For the record, both of my emails went to the Council ‘Report a Problem’ address,” he said. “It’s one of those things where you do the right thing and basically they ignore you.

I’m done with it and will not waste my time reporting anything to Council in future.”

He added that the top entrance to the stairs remained just as local residents had left it.

“The council have not touched it.

They must think we have done a good job.”

Knife incidents in Ōrewa

An 18-year-old man was taken to Auckland Hospital after a stabbing in West Hoe Road, Ōrewa on Saturday, February 13. The same day, in relation to this incident, another young man was arrested and charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. He is on bail with a number of conditions and will next appear in the North Shore Youth Court on March 10. Police continue to make enquiries into the circumstances of the incident. A few days later, on February 18, a woman was threatened at knifepoint while in her vehicle on Florence Avenue, Ōrewa. A man got into the car, allegedly pulled out a large knife and ordered her to get out. The victim, who is in her 70s, removed the keys from the ignition and escaped the vehicle, then sought help from a member of the public to call Police.

The alleged offender fled the scene on foot. Enquiries by Police resulted in a man being identified the following day. A 31-year-old man was arrested and charged with assault with intent to rob and appeared on February 22 in the North Shore District Court.

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Berm damage As a concerned resident of Big Manly beach I would like to bring attention to the decimation of the beachfront berm at The Esplanade, which is being turned into sand dunes. Council planted pohutukawa trees, which now have their roots exposed and damaged.

This is not coastal erosion – it is caused by excessive vehicle traffic and unsafe driving habits ripping up the berm. Auckland Council needs to get its act together before this lovely part of Manly Beach is just sand dunes! I spoke with Cr Wayne Walker, who says the damage is the worst he’s ever seen.

He has consulted Council’s coastal engineers but the options to fix it may include restricting parking, which could be unpopular with the public.

At the same time, Council allows parts of Manly Park to be bollarded and chained off across from the sailing club so no visitors to the beach can park

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Wayne Unkovich, Manly (abridged) Auckland Council Chief Engineer Paul Klinac responds (abridged): Auckland Council is aware of the damage being caused by vehicles at Manly Beach. We are investigating options to address the issue while balancing the need to provide car parking spaces close to the beach. This scenario is reasonably common during the higher use summer months, and is also occurring at Matakatia and Arkles Bay. We are in the process of developing a Whangaparāoa Coastal Management Plan, which will assist with identifying key areas and issues of importance to the community. Council is seeking feedback via a range of community meetings and public open days.

Community feedback will help inform Council’s management responses for this particular issue over the coming months. (HM February 17 and see updated public meeting dates, p5).

Cr Wayne Walker responds (abridged): I have been meeting with residents to discuss the options. Although the issue will no doubt be raised at the Coastal Management Plan meetings, this is urgent and needs to be addressed immediately. It has got much worse over summer but vehicles park on the dunes all year round. One option I’ve discussed is putting barriers in place, such as Auckland Transport use for temporary cycle lanes – these are inexpensive and can be put in place quickly. I have encouraged residents to share with each other what they think will work and have input. If parking is reduced, we need to think about additional parking, such as in Manly Park.

One too many?

Retirement villages – a growth industry with our ageing population – serve a vital need and most do so extremely well. However, too many of these large villages in the one location can be undesirable for several reasons: medical services to the community can only

stretch so far and are already overloaded with so many elderly patients in one concentrated catchment; an area with an over concentration of one demographic range is not a desirable or sustainable outcome for the rest of the people in the area; competition in Ōrewa for new residents has become acute among existing and planned retirement villages. We are bombarded with advertising from operators on radio and through print media,including offers of food and wine to encourage visits and various financial incentives to tempt the potential new clientele.

Is it a case of too many consents being given in too short a time to too many developers, thereby creating an excess of retirement villages in this area? Has the Council done enough due diligence in this situation and how it will affect the overall balance of the population here? Do we really want Ōrewa to become one giant retirement village?

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Auckland Council wanted its new Ōrewa sculpture to be interactive and effort went into making it as robust as possible. There has certainly been enthusiasm from the young ones wanting to use it as a climbing frame.

This group – visiting a relative in Ōrewa over summer – were perhaps the most adventurous we’ve seen yet.

Parking help appreciated I applaud Local Board member Andy Dunn for trying to help CAB volunteers with their parking. It was very disappointing to read the letter from Hellen Wilkins – Destination Ōrewa Beach in your February 17 edition. Ōrewa has been a very neglected area by Auckland Council and it is about time somebody took the bull by the horns to get things fixed – it is only when roadblocks are put in the way that people resort to unorthodox methods. If these methods result in the issue/s being out in the open and discussed, then that can only be a good thing. I understand that Mr Dunn and Mr Brown were approached by the group mentioned to help sort things out and have met with AT at the site, however no solution can be seen at this time, but there will be ongoing discussions to find a long-term resolution. If Destination Ōrewa Beach is so concerned about volunteer groups

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Insurance advisor and real estate salesperson Chris Cui wanted a local photo, with some impact, for his business. Daniel Yu took this image of Chris “working”, in Shakespear Regional Park.

in Ōrewa and their parking issues, why hasn’t it taken action previously – it would be more appropriate for Mrs Wilkins to work with the Local Board rather than criticise them. The library and Age Concern volunteers are two that could be sorted – the library could allocate a couple of parks out the back of its building for their volunteers and the car park in the front of Age Concern is privately owned and not subject to Council parking rules (discuss with Body Corp).

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Whangaparāoa Coastal Plan – New dates

The amount private water carriers pay to fill up their tankers at our water filling stations increased from $1.39 to $3.90 +GST per 1,000 litres on 1 March 2021.

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The recent Covid-19 lockdown meant adjusting the dates of all the public meetings that Auckland Council is holding regarding its Coastal Management Plan for Whangaparāoa (HM February 17, p3). Please disregard all the meeting dates in that article. The new dates and details are: Public presentations at Hibiscus Coast Community RSA on March 3 and 18, and April 8, 6.30pm8.30pm. • Public open day, Whangaparāoa Library, April 17 and May 29, 10am-2pm. • Join the conversation on Council’s digital platform Social Pinpoint from March 3 – May 30.

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The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) plans to submit a proposal to toll the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway (Ara Tūhono) within weeks, despite fierce local •opposition.

LOCKS NZTA national manager of system design Robyn Elston says the agency is working to submit a proposal to the Minister of Transport in April.

Ms Elston says NZTA’s proposal will take into account feedback from a public consultation on tolling last year, but says the findings from that consultation will not be revealed until after the Minister has made a decision.

She says the level of public support for tolling will be a factor in the Minister’s decision on whether or not to progress with a toll.

Should the Minister agree to progress with a toll, the proposal will go to cabinet. Cabinet can then recommend the making of an Order in Council, which gives the Government the legal ability to toll.

For the road to be tolled, the Order in Council must be in force no later than the day the road is opened, which is scheduled for mid-May 2022.

An NZTA tolling team assessment in March last year found that the motorway was suitable for tolling and advocated that the NZTA board recommend to the Minister of Transport that the road be tolled.

The tolling team found that tolling revenue would result in a meaningful contribution to the cost of the project, that tolling infrastructure could be installed in a cost-effective manner and tolling would not result in traffic volume changes that would unduly impact the wider road network.

But the prospect of tolling received a strongly negative reaction from the Mahurangi community when it was raised last year.

At a public meeting in Warkworth last August, a chorus of toll critics said locals were already saddled with paying the Northern Gateway toll through the Johnstones Hill tunnels and a further toll would stymie economic growth.

An online survey organised by Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers found 78 percent of respondents “strongly opposed” tolling.

Bus station building officially opened

The long awaited Hibiscus Coast Bus Station (Silverdale park and ride) building, which has been open to the public since January 24 (HM February 3) was officially opened last week, on Friday, February 26. The event was attended by Minister of Transport Michael Wood and Mayor Phil Goff. The final 90 parking spaces are also now open, bringing the total number of spaces to 606. An AT spokesperson says for safety and maintenance reasons, parking on grass berms around the station will not be allowed – ‘No Parking’ signs have been installed and will be enforced.

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Recently there were comments made in Hibiscus Matters about myself and two other members of the Local Board being unorthodox in getting projects done.

I believe that sometimes you have to think outside the square to get things over the line or to bring to the attention of Council what ratepayers are concerned about.

Some of the small projects that have been completed are: cobblestones outside Canton Restaurant on Ōrewa Boulevard have been levelled out – many people tripped up on the mounds that were higher that the footpath, so we’re/they’re very pleased. Also a note that [businessman] Johnathan Rigg was instrumental in getting this done.

There have been concerns with debris left under Ōrewa south bridge after the demolition of the original bridge and the danger of injury, so I asked for a report to find out what was still on the estuary seabed. Many items were found and removed, making it safer. However, jumping off the bridge is not recommended and new signs advising this will replace faded signs.

A pressing concern is illegal camping causing disruption with noise, waste and intimidation to residents. We are endeavouring to get these problems resolved and offered solutions to Council but have come up against red tape. We will be pushing the council to find the funds to get the best results for all parties concerned.

Meetings are now being held on a monthly basis with MP Mark Mitchell, Inspector Mark Fergus, Councillors Walker and Watson, local board member Andy Dunn representing Community Patrol, deputy chair Victoria Short and myself, to discuss concerns on the Hibiscus Coast.

I have a keen interest in setting up security cameras with a campaign called “Secure Hibiscus Coast”. This will be a way of tracking offenders, hopefully to help the crime rate to drop. This is especially relevant after the police released their action plans with the gang situation.

This year will be an eventful one, as Penlink is set to begin late this year and the Ōrewa seawall has been put forward as a project that needs to be completed. Also the Hibiscus Coast bus terminal has been completed and once the Northern busway is in operation, this will give the Hibiscus Coast a very efficient transport system.

We need to keep hearing from you about the issues that concern you or ideas that may improve that area in which you live in. Submit your concerns by phoning 09 301 01 01 and get the case number to follow up on. We also have monthly community forums so we can hear what your issues are as well.

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Plethora of Puhoi postcodes causes customer consternation A Puhoi resident is at his wits’ end after trying to get to the bottom of why the village has at least five different addresses and postcodes being used for postal and courier deliveries.

Andrew Cranna-Powell of Ahuroa Road says for several years there have been an increasing number of misdirected, delayed and nondelivered items, especially couriered parcels that needed to be picked up from the Puhoi Store.

“A few years back it was common for courier parcels and mail to be addressed simply to the Puhoi Store, Puhoi and for them to reliably arrive there,” he said.

“Then something changed. “There appears to be confusion between NZ Post, couriers, and their Rural Delivery (RD) contractors about courier/mail sorting and processing for Puhoi – and therefore what happens to parcels as a result. There have been numerous instances of parcels bouncing back and forth between the NZ Post processing centre, Warkworth, and RD contractors (sometimes for weeks), with the effect that parcels get significantly delayed or lost.”

He said courier postcodes currently being used for the Puhoi Store that he was aware of included Silverdale RD 1 0994; Puhoi 0873; Warkworth 0994; Puhoi 0951 and Puhoi 0983.

And despite lengthy correspondence and meetings between concerned locals and NZ Post, Mr CrannaPowell said, beyond acknowledgement

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that there were issues and that Puhoi was at a nexus of delivery routes, no concrete solutions had been put forward. Indeed, at one stage, NZ Post had suggested using yet another address variation involving two extra RD routes.

“This saga just gets messier each time we dig further into it,” he said. “There is no visible and authoritative point of truth.”

NZ Post’s manager of network capability and performance Mike Lockyer said the organisation had a massive national postal address database which was consistently being updated “daily and weekly”. Information for that came from sources including Land

Information, councils, large building companies such as retirement village developers, and local posties. However, he was unable to shed light on why so many postcodes were popping up for Puhoi from couriers.

“I couldn’t comment on why there are up to five different postcodes for Puhoi,” he said. “We would recognise two of those (0994 and 0951), for the counter delivery and the physical address. Where the others have come from I don’t know, they don’t belong there from our postcode database.”

He said that while NZ Post encouraged large senders to use its addressing data, there were now many more parcels being delivered by small businesses,

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or from international senders, over which they had no control at all.

“That’s the information the courier has in front of them, and they can source that from anywhere,” he said. “We don’t have control of that data; I don’t know where they source that from.”

And he added that at the end of the day, the address provided on a parcel was put there by the sender, which may or may not comply with NZ Post’s data, and suggested recipients informed the sender if they had used a wrong address or postcode.

Mr Lockyer also said that the correct address for the Puhoi Store was actually Counter Delivery, Puhoi Post Centre, Puhoi 0951.

Mr Cranna-Powell remained unimpressed, however.

“They have added yet another address!

No one from NZ Post has mentioned the Counter Delivery address to me in the 12 months I have been trying to get this sorted out. We used to use Counter Delivery as our mailing and courier address before six-digit PO Box numbers were forced upon us, at which point this whole mess started.”

Hibiscus Matters contacted four couriers to ask what addressing data they used, but only two responded – NZ Couriers said it sorted by branch codes, not postcodes, and its address checker tool showed the Puhoi Store as a non-urban/rural zone. PBT Couriers said it used the Silverdale RD 1 0994 variant, but had not said why as we went to press.

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Have your say on 10-year budget now Auckland Council’s proposed budget for the next 10 years is in the final stages of development and is open for a month of public feedback.

Under the ongoing shadow of Covid-19, the new long-term plan has been dubbed a “recovery budget”

by Mayor Phil Goff and includes the extension of several cost-cutting measures brought in for last year’s emergency budget.

He is proposing a one-off 5 percent increase in general rates in the next financial year, in addition to Council’s commitment to a 3.5 percent annual increase. Mr Goff said this would provide leverage for additional borrowing that would allow $450 million of extra investment over the next 10 years.

“Putting together the 10-year budget for the long-term plan 2021-2031 has been the most challenging in the life of this Council,” he said. “We celebrate being one of the most successful

countries in the world in managing to stop the spread of the virus; we have prevented thousands of deaths and the overwhelming of our hospital system and we have regained the freedoms of living normally. However, the cost to jobs, incomes, businesses and Council itself in financial terms has been very real.”

Mr Goff said that while prudent and responsible financial management was essential, he had opted against an austerity budget.

“That would slow our recovery, put our services and the condition of our assets at risk and further delay the construction of infrastructure needed to catch up with the city’s population growth,” he said. “Aucklanders have told us they want their services maintained and infrastructure renewed and expanded to meet their needs.”

Hibiscus & Bays Local Board chair Gary Brown is urging residents to

give feedback on proposals that will shape the Hibiscus Coast – including progressing coastal protection, the Ōrewa seawall and plans to deliver the next stage of the Ōrewa Beach Esplanade Enhancement Project at the southern reserve and beach end.

“It’s time for Council to sort out regional funding for arts and community centres such as Estuary Arts and the HBC Youth Centre so that funding is equal to the rest of Auckland,” he says. “It’s really important to set aside the time and give feedback on this budget. It shapes our community and the Auckland region’s future, maintains services that our communities rely on and guides the level of rates they pay.”

Public feedback opened online on February 22 and closes at 12 noon on March 22.

Info: www.akhaveyoursay. aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

From left, Angelina Gosse, Matthew Rist, Nina Fuller and James Brown.

Students stand out Lockdown meant the cancellation of Wentworth College’s Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards Ceremony last month. However, the college says that should not take away from the considerable achievements of those six students. Two of them achieved Top of the World standing – they are Matthew Rist, in IGCSE Physical Education and Angelina Gosse in AS French Language. Four others were ranked Top in New Zealand – Michael Berns in AS German Language, James Brown in AS Language and Literature, Nina Fuller in AS Marine Science and Braedyn Faire in Travel and Tourism.

Increased funding available for community weed control carry out pest plant control in a place that is special to them.

Last year a total of $20,000 funding was allocated to the region for small projects. It went to two projects locally – $2400 to support Hibiscus Coast Forest & Bird’s Pest Free programme, and $3000 for a contractor to control invasive weeds in Fairhaven walkway.

This year, thanks to a $30,000 Lotteries grant, the amount available for weed

control has doubled to $40,000, plus an additional $10,000 for separate costs such as purchasing plants.

The money is to fund projects needing the support of a contractor to control weeds – such as on sites that have heavy weed infestation or are too challenging for volunteers to tackle alone. Examples might be school grounds, adjoining backyards or even public reserves. Although Auckland Council is responsible for the upkeep

of its reserves, Restore Hibiscus & Bays manager Rachael Randal says limited funds means that Council focuses on areas with a lot of invasive species.

Funded projects will be supported by Restore Hibiscus & Bays, which can provide advice, plant control plans and coordinates contractors.

Applications are open until April 19.

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Business support on offer In light of the recent change in alert levels, many businesses have found themselves in the all too familiar situation of not being able to trade or continue working to full capacity. Although this has put a lot of stress on business owners and staff, it is important to be aware of the financial support available.

The Government recently announced that should the country move from alert level 1 to level 2 for a week or more, businesses who show a decrease in revenue of at least 30 percent over a 14-day period as a result of the change in alert levels, will be able to apply for a one-off resurgence support payment. This payment will be a set $1500 per business, plus $400 per employee. The employee payment will however be capped at 50 employees. Businesses will also see the reinstatement of the wage subsidy, which will follow the same criteria as the last Auckland lockdown.

In an attempt to encourage staff to stay home and isolate while awaiting the results of a Covid-19 test, Government will offer a one-off, short-term absence payment. This is available for employers whose staff cannot work from home while awaiting test results. The payment will be $350 for each employee who requires it, but it is capped to one application per 30-day period.

It is important to note that there are tax implications involved with the subsidies.

We recommend that you consult your tax advisors regarding the treatment of these.

A reminder that the small business cashflow scheme is still available, regardless of the changes in alert levels. The loan application period has been extended and businesses now have until December 31, 2023 to apply. The loan can be taken over a five-year period at an interest rate of three percent, however there will be no interest charged if the loan is paid off within two years. The maximum loan amount is $10,000 plus $1800 per full time employee. Businesses that have paid the loan off prior to December 31, 2023 have the option to re-borrow if they meet the criteria.

Men’s Shed off the ground

Construction commenced recently on the Hibiscus Men’s Shed’s new premises on the old bowling greens near the rugby club in Silverdale. The footings and underground electrics are in and concrete is due to be poured this week. Chair Maurice Browning says it has been a long time coming “especially with the disruptive year we’ve all experienced”. He credits the hard working trustees and support from local businesses with the progress. “This new build will allow our membership and community involvement to expand,” he says. The Shed will include a commercial kitchen and lounge for community events.

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Live entertainment, exciting food, interesting wines and locally brewed beers are just a few of the temptations being promised by the team behind new gastropub and bar Parāoa Brewing Co, which opens its doors next month.

Local businessman Zenice Gujarathi has transformed the former Eddie Law Appliances building off Whangaparāoa Road into a 700-square metre brewpub that will be able to seat up to 450 people.

There will be several dozen beers on tap, including four new Parāoa brews – Bowhead Lager, Humpback Pale Ale, Orca IPA and Southern Porter – and a wide range of quality wines from around the world. The pub’s own beers will eventually be brewed on-site, but for the time being are being made at Laughing Bones in Silverdale.

However, Zenice says Parāoa Brewing will not be totally drink-focused, but will be more of a food and entertainment venue where people can relax and enjoy themselves.

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Sunday morning breakfast, or listen to live music,” he says. “We’ll be the sort of place that’s currently missing from the Coast.”

Renowned Auckland chef Cameron Knox, a regular award winner at Taste of Auckland festivals, will be creating modern bistro dishes in the kitchen, promising big fresh flavours with punch.

“It will be quality food done pretty simply – upmarket bistro food with a blast of flavour,” he says.

Meanwhile, rock photographer and artist manager Robert M. Knight is curating the wine list, booking bands and comedians and sourcing top notch coffee.

“We want everything we do to be interesting and unique to the peninsula,” he says. “There’s nowhere like this on the Coast. We’ll offer the whole gamut of entertainment – jazz, blues, rock, comedy – and showcasing young talent.”

There will also be a dartboard, pool table and live screen section in the bar for sports fans, and classic rock photos

by Robert and his music photographer wife, Maryanne Bilham, will adorn the bar’s wooden walls.

Free and easy activities

Play and sports equipment is being made freely available in Western Reserve, Ōrewa twice a week for the rest of summer, as part of a new programme from Kelly Sports.

Funding has been provided by Harbour Sport for the initiative, which aims to increase the options for physical activity in two target groups – children aged 5-12 and young women, 19-24 years.

These two groups were identified as “high need” by Sport NZ. Every Tuesday and Thursday, starting last week, play equipment such as balls, hula hoops and skipping ropes will be made available to children, who can come down to Western Reserve and use it at any time from 3pm-5pm.

From 5pm-7pm, the programme will switch over to providing fitness equipment – dumbbells, resistance

bands, kettle bells and so on for young women to access.

Hibiscus Coast Kelly Sports coordinator Jono Sergeant has organised the sessions. He says the children’s play is unstructured, with oversight to make sure they are safe and having fun and that the equipment is not misused.

Parents and caregivers are also to provide appropriate supervision.

He says at the 5pm-7pm sessions there will be a workout that the young women can do, or they can simply do their own thing using the equipment provided.

“We will be there to help when asked and make sure the gear is used in a safe and appropriate manner,” Jono says.

“We want to encourage people to come and give it a go!”

He hopes the sessions will run until around Easter, depending on alert levels.

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Barbara and Brian Hines, below, and on their wedding day in 1961.

60 year union celebrated Ōrewa couple Barbara and Brian Hines consider themselves very fortunate to have got their 60th wedding anniversary celebrations in just before the latest level 3 lockdown.

Barbara says on Sunday, February 14 around 100 people came to a party at their church, St John the Evangelist in Centreway Road, after a special blessing at Mass.

“It was a beautiful day,” she says.

The couple met at Auckland Hospital, where Brian was an oncology radiographer and Barbara worked as a medical secretary. Barbara was just 19 and Brian 27 when they married at St Michael’s church in Remuera, Auckland on February 11, 1961.

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The Prost-FIT exercise group is one of only seven such classes throughout New Zealand and is the only one being held anywhere north of Auckland’s North Shore.

Group trainer Lis MacLeod says research shows that exercise can increase cancer survival rates by as much as 60 percent and the classes will benefit men at any stage of diagnosis or treatment.

Sessions feature tailored activities including cardio, resistance and ball skills to help to improve men’s overall strength, balance and stamina.

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The classes will run for nine weeks initially, and men are welcome to join at any time.

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Free period products rolled out

Last month the Government announced an initiative that will see free period products made available in schools, starting in June. All primary, intermediate, secondary school and kura students will have access to the free products. Kaipara Ki Mahurangi Labour List MP Marja Lubeck says period products are essential but expensive and can be a significant burden on household budgets. “Periods are a normal part of life and lack of access to necessary products should not inhibit school attendance,” she says. “Providing free period products at school is one way the Government can directly address poverty, help increase school attendance, and make a positive impact on girls’ wellbeing.”

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Care needed with social media Social media – love it or hate it, there is no denying it plays a huge role in our lives.

As we recently had another lockdown, I thought I would bring to your attention some New Zealand-based research into social media use and mental health.

When we are stuck at home, we may be tempted to reach for our phones and log onto Facebook or Instagram. Or maybe our teenagers are spending more time in their bedrooms on their laptops? Please be mindful of how much time you and your family are spending on these platforms, as there is some concerning data which suggests social media may be harmful to our mental health.

As an immigrant, I occasionally use social media to stay in touch with family and friends. Social media, however, is a double-edged sword.

Both of the papers from which I quote below are taken from the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study, a large New Zealand-based longitudinal study that looks at the social attitudes and health outcomes of over 60,000 New Zealanders.

Firstly, cyberbullying – defined as intentionally aggressive behaviour that is implemented via digital communication such as email, text messages, or mobile phone. In a sample of over 20,000 participants Andrews et al showed that 14.9 percent of the sample experienced this form of bullying, and that it was particularly prevalent within the younger, female groups, and more common among Pacific and Maori populations. This paper was published in 2020 in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behaviour, and Social Networking.

Social media provides a perfect platform for cyberbullying.

In another paper, published by Stronge et al in the journal Sex Roles, it was shown that having and using a Facebook profile was associated with poorer body satisfaction for both men and women. This association was strongest among middle-aged women. We are perhaps comparing ourselves to our airbrushed and photo-shopped younger peers.

Pay attention to how much time you are spending on social media. I encourage patients to, at the very least, avoid taking phones into the bedroom or using them at the dinner table. It is inevitable that our children will be exposed to social media but as with many aspects of parenting, try to maintain open communication channels.

Check-in with them regularly and make yourself available if any problems arise.

If you or a loved one has a problem, please make an appointment with your doctor to discuss this further.

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Entries like this are rolling in for the Pet Lookalike competition.

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Royal spoonbills foraging at the mouth of the Weiti River. Photo, James Dale

Spoonbills are coming Next time you are near a coastal mudflat or estuary, keep an eye out for giant white birds with long and bizarrely shaped beaks – the royal spoonbill or kōtuku ngutupapa.

You have a pretty good chance of seeing them because over the last couple of years there has been a dramatic increase in sightings of spoonbills around the Hibiscus Coast. This reflects a steadily increasing population of these magnificent birds across New Zealand as a whole. Good local places to spot them are in the Long Bay Okura marine reserve and Ōrewa Estuary.

Spoonbills have only recently become part of New Zealand’s native wildlife – they were first recorded in 1861, and first known to breed in 1949. In the 1970s there were less than 100 individuals – but today there are more than 2000 in the country. Spoonbills are considered native species because they arrived here (from Australia) under their own steam and have established themselves without any direct human intervention, either intentional or otherwise.

The range of bill shapes in birds reflects their diversity of diet and feeding behaviour.

For example, seed eating birds like sparrows and parrots have plier-like bills, while birds that forage in the mud, such as bar-tailed godwits and oystercatchers, have long probing bills so they can get deep into the substrate. But what on earth is the function of that ‘spatula’ on the end of a spoonbill’s beak?

If you get a chance to watch spoonbills foraging (and you should get more and more chances in the coming years), have a good look at exactly how they feed, swinging their bills back and forth. The bills have lots of little sensory pits that detect the movement of their prey. When they detect the presence of food (fish and shrimp mainly) as they sweep, their bill snaps shut and they will then lift their head and flick the food to the back of the bill and swallow it. The extra space provided by the spoon increases the size of the trap.

But they have another trick – the top bill is curved (like an actual spoon), while the bottom bill is flat (like a spatula). Together they form a hydrofoil that swirls and stirs the water around and increases the odds of contact with prey. This is just one of nature’s countless adaptations that give organisms an edge in survival.

Tiritiri’s work at museum

The contribution made by Tiritiri Matangi Island volunteers to conservation is highlighted in an exhibit at Auckland Museum, which opens on March 11.

It features a few artifacts, including a spade used by the original planters of natives on the island. Tiritiri’s bulletin Dawn Chorus quotes natural science curator Josie Galbraith as saying it’s a really good time to look at the success of the Tiri project and what it can tell us about how we might deal with some of the huge issues that face us now. “It changed the way conservation work is looked at and introduced the concept of people power.” The exhibit is part of a new gallery that highlights tales of Auckland and its people.

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On the Cup course Last month saw everyone across Auckland back into level 3 lockdown and Coastguard units across the region only responding to callouts, rather than spending any time on the water training.

On February 20 and 21, the crew of Hibiscus Rescue was among the group of Coastguard rescue vessels that provided support on each of the Prada Cup race days.

For each race session, Coastguard had three vessels located around the course, available to provide assistance, with two of these also having a St John medic on board. We have also been hosting Coastguard volunteers from all around the country on race days where they have had the opportunity to be on our rescue vessels to get a close look at the race boats and experience the event.

With so many boats on the water to watch the racing, it can certainly get busy around the racecourse, particularly at the end of the day when the stream of boats heading back into Auckland looks like a busy day on the southern motorway.

There is a 5-knot speed restriction in place for these busy times and generally it has been well adhered to with only a few exceptions that the Harbourmaster dealt with.

On the race days that we have been involved with, the unit has dealt with the usual range of breakdowns, jump-starts and tows home. The first day of providing support to the racing saw the crew from Hibiscus attending a vessel where one of the passengers on board was feeling unwell and required an urgent transfer back into Auckland to a waiting ambulance for transfer to hospital.

On another occasion, as racing had just finished, the radio traffic suddenly increased with two urgent calls going out, one for a vessel taking on water while trying to lift its anchor and a report of a vessel that had nobody on board anchored amongst the boats of people watching the racing. Hibiscus attended to the unmanned boat while another unit responded to the one taking on water. As we found the unmanned boat, the owner was just returning to his boat where he explained that he had jumped on a friend’s larger, more comfortable and probably better supplied boat to watch the racing! The vessel that was taking on water had four people on board and was not so lucky. By the time the rescue vessel arrived, their boat had been swamped by some large waves, flipped over and they all ended up in the water. Luckily, another vessel close by picked them all up safe and well.

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Sailing is big on the Coast, so it is perhaps no surprise that a number of locals are involved in the America’s Cup – working on everything from organisation behind the scenes and caring for the trophy itself to powering Team NZ. Hibiscus Matters caught up with six people whose work is filling the sails of the 36th Challenge.

Powering the boat – Mike Lee With no sailing experience, it was Mike Lee’s (pictured p1) strength as a competitive surf lifesaver that got him aboard Team NZ. The Red Beach resident, aged 30, joined 11 other grinders in the crew in June last year, after a trial.

“They were looking for the biggest, strongest athletes they could find,” he says.

Mike is also in the NZ High Performance surf lifesaving squad and has successfully represented NZ in his chosen sport.

However, he says he is a “terrible cyclist” so is happy that the ‘cyclors’ – the bicycle riding grinders of the last Cup – have been replaced by the ‘old school’ technique, using upper body strength.

Eight grinders power hydraulics that control all the sailing functions, apart from the foils.

“Through tacks and jibes, we are giving it everything we’ve got for a nice clean manoeuvre and to power the sails, which is constant.”

Although many hours are spent in the gym, Mike says that grinders require mental toughness, too.

“It’s not a glamour sport – it’s a lot of hard work.”

Positioned down low in the boat, and facing backwards, Mike says he

can’t see any of the action – unless the opposition boat comes close.

“I’m focused on providing enough power. I’ve always been a huge fan of the Cup and I can watch it afterwards.”

He says grinders have a love/hate relationship with tacking duels.

“It’s extremely hard, but if you pull it off it’s rewarding and we’ve earned our pay. We are expecting quite a few of those battles in the finals,” he says.

Cup custodian – Hayden Porter Looking after the America’s Cup trophy, including keeping it safe, is one of Royal NZ Yacht Squadron chief executive Hayden Porter’s most important “behind the scenes” roles.

Along with that comes the need to ensure the public feels involved.

“We wanted as many people to come here as possible and were focused on promoting that,” he says. “Then of course it all changed last year.”

“But the numbers on the water show that there are a lot of visitors from different parts of NZ who might not otherwise have come. There is certainly a buzz around the city.”

Around a third of the expected superyachts are here, which Hayden admits is disappointing, particularly because they get work done that

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Coast talent backs America’s Cup challenge transhipped our race boat in Singapore, the World Series was cancelled due to Covid-19 in Europe, so I came home and remotely arranged for it to be returned to NZ,” Andy says.

His days are busy with “team base maintenance and compliance” and on race days he is often on the water, driving a chase boat.

He says the team is tightly knit. “No one person in this team is more important than the next – if the designers don’t design a fast boat, and the boat builders don’t build a perfect boat, then the sailors can’t win, no matter how good they are – and everyone understands this. When not sailing or training, the sailors work in different roles – the grinders may help the shore crew with things like building, maintenance and so on. It is a vital part of our culture.”

Andy’s own sailing experience includes around a decade on superyachts. “These days I rarely sail, but enjoy being on the water in my runabout, fishing out of the Hibiscus Coast Boating Club.”

There is also a dinner, scheduled for March 8, where Kiwi sports broadcaster Peter (PJ) Montgomery, among others, will be inducted into the America’s Cup Hall of Fame.

Seasoned campaigner – Andy Nottage This year’s America’s Cup is Andy Nottage’s eighth with Team NZ. A fitter and turner by trade, the Stanmore Bay resident’s roles in previous Cup campaigns included engineering work for KZ1; metal work, welding and fabrication; winch/ hydraulic development and, for the first time in 2007, shore boss.

Hayden Porter with Richie McCaw at the RNZ Yacht Squadron in 2019

supports the marine industry.

“Still, the ones that are here are spending,” he says.

The Stanmore Bay resident says his work involves overseeing all the club’s operations, including Cup-related governance as trustee, functions and regattas and making sure around 100 course marshalls are fed every race day.

The events include a dinghy regatta on a course from the Auckland Harbour Bridge to Bean Rock, a classic yacht regatta and events for superyachts on and off the water. These activities are also part of the RNZ Yacht Squadron’s 150th anniversary celebrations and were to be run between the Prada Cup finals and America’s Cup Match.

Cup sales – Michelle Nottage Michelle Nottage, Andy’s wife, manages the America’s Cup Village store. The store is in a building that served as Luna Rossa’s store in 2007 in Valencia. When the event is over, it will be shipped back to Europe. Michelle manages 15 staff, including 19-yearold Nathaniel Churches from Manly.

She says while Team NZ clothing is the biggest seller, items from all the other teams are also in demand.

Andy Nottage Photo, Emirates Team NZ

In this campaign, as in 2017, his role is base and logistics manager and as such, Covid-19 has caused Andy some challenges.

The America’s Cup World Series was to be sailed in Italy and the UK and Andy managed the logistics of moving the Emirates Team NZ race boat, chase boats and portable base to Italy.

“Unfortunately, after I had just

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Greg Lewis Photo, Ineos Team UK

Complex systems – Greg Lewis Army Bay resident Greg Lewis’s expertise in the increasingly complex world of sailing electronics and instrumentations led to his involvement in three America’s Cups, including the current one, as well as the Volvo Ocean Race.

In 2007 he worked with Team NZ and, in Bermuda, he was part of Oracle Team USA. Before Team UK arrived in NZ last year, Greg helped set up the electronics for Ineos’s mast. He was part of the team’s shore crew – one of four electronics and instrumentation specialists.

“In 2007 it was all about navigation equipment and load sensors but it has got a lot more complex, involving control sensors as well as navigation,” he says.

Greg says the UK team is a good bunch.

“There’s a great atmosphere – they like to give you a hard time,” he says.

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Manly Sailing Club’s vice commodore, Harold Bennett, is running some of those – a somewhat frustrating process, with one superyacht regatta postponed until the end of this month, due to the February lockdown.

Of course coronavirus has also affected the number of superyachts – Harold says around six are taking part in the Millennium Cup Superyacht regatta.

Harold is a Cup veteran – his first involvement was in 1986 as coach for the NZ Challenge.

He says although he prefers higher wind conditions, when the boats can be foiling, he believes Team NZ looks polished and there is some great racing ahead.

“I’m not making any predictions about a winner. Anything can happen with these boats,” he says.

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The community can celebrate the America’s Cup together without leaving the Coast, with live screenings and events in Ōrewa and live screenings at Gulf Harbour Yacht Club. The three-day festival in Ōrewa takes place on March 12-14, when the final races are scheduled to take place.

The family-friendly event in Ōrewa Town Centre will feature, on Friday and Saturday, more than 20 food trucks, free children’s entertainment and beanbags in front of a giant LED screen on Moana Reserve. Racing screens at 4.30pm, followed by family movies, 7pm-9pm. Organiser Hellen Wilkins of Destination Ōrewa Beach (DOB) says if racing does not take place that weekend, the movies and food trucks will still be there. The reserve has a permanent 24/7 liquor ban in place, so no BYO alcohol is permitted. The screen will face the restaurants opposite. The annual sandcastle competition will be on Sunday, March 14 and if the Cup challenge has not yet concluded, there will be racing on the big screen at 4pm. The festival is funded by a one-off 14.4 percent levy increase on all Ōrewa businesses, which raised $25,000 (HM June 3, 2020); the DOB events fund and sponsorship.

Gulf Harbour Yacht Club is showing free live coverage of all America’s Cup racing on the big screen in their clubrooms. Racing is scheduled from 4pm on March 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 15, with reserve days if needed. Club facilities include a restaurant and bar with great member prices, indoor and outdoor children’s areas, extensive covered outdoor space and petanque court. The club will be open from 3.30pm each race day, welcoming members, guests and prospective members. Info and updates: www.ghyc.co.nz and the club’s Facebook page.

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Masterful football performance The triumphant Raiders team.

Raiders go back-to-back at Kiwi Tag National Challenge The Hibiscus Coast Raiders successfully defended their age-grade title at the Kiwi Tag National Club Challenge on February 13 and 14.

In the U13/14 final the Raiders had a 5-2 win over Te Atatu.

A strong start saw them up 3-0 at the break, before both sides crossed for two tries in the second spell. Callum de la Rue and Thomas Rawiri both starred for Raiders and scored doubles.

Coach Morgan de la Rue said the win was an added bonus at the end of a great day.

“It was a really fun day whether it had been a win, loss or draw. I’m really

proud of the team,” he said.

The event, which is in its third year, was held at Cornwall Park in Auckland and a record 78 teams (more than 1000 players) took to the field in the U6/7 to U15-16 grades.

The tournament was also an opportunity for junior referees to gain experience.

Four young referees from Raiders – siblings Ethan, Rico and Isaac Brown, along with Taryh-Mae Rangitutia – were able to officiate after becoming qualified Kiwi Tag Level 1 Referees through Auckland Rugby League’s free online course.

Since 2003 the Renovo Hibiscus Coast AFC Football Club’s Over 40s team has made the biannual trip to the NZ Masters Games in Whanganui.

This year was no exception – 21 Coasties boarded a flight, including several players who took part in the inaugural trip 18 years ago.

Looking to improve on their 2019 result of a close semi-final defeat to Coasters Unite in the Over 45 section, results didn’t quite go Hibiscus Coast’s way on the first day, with goalkeeper and Coast player of the tournament, Adrian Martin, a busy lad.

However, Coast went on to win playoff games and finish a respectable 7th place.

Eventual tournament winners Coasters Unite – a side that also features several Hibiscus Coast players who combined with Waitakere City – triumphed over Wellington’s Capital Hearts 3-0 in the final to make it a three-peat, having won in 2019 and 2020.

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members refused to comment on allegations that it took more than 50 minutes for a team that includes mechanics, auto electricians and motorway patrol staffers to figure out that you actually have to use the right key to start the team van!

“Great sport, great mates, great memories, great club culture, and let’s just say the recent lockdown may have suited a few battered and bruised bodies,” team member Jon Gaskill says. “If only they could move as well on the field as they do on the dance floor, success would be assured.”

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