Hibiscus Matters_Issue 236_18 April 2018

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The proposed apartment blocks viewed from Brightside Road

More intensive plans for Stanmore Bay apartments The latest plans for the apartments to be built on 85-89 Brightside Road, Stanmore Bay (behind New World Whangaparaoa) are for the most intensive use of the site yet, with 61 apartments now proposed.

The 4012sqm site was bought by Centurion Management Services (director Colin Craig) in early 2016.

A company called Ozone Limited has been incorporated for this project.

The company originally proposed to build 56 apartments on the site in three blocks, the tallest of which was six storeys high. Concerns raised by Auckland Council’s Urban Design Panel sent those plans back for modifications.

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The latest plan to go before Council for resource consent, prepared by GMG Architects, notes that more apartments were needed to make the project “financially feasible”. However, it also notes that the six-storey block was of concern to Auckland Council planners, “because of the surrounding continued page 2

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low-rise residential environment”.

The two tallest blocks in the latest scheme are five-storeys high, while the remaining block is four storeys high instead of three – although the lift cores in the proposed design extend above the roofline.

This has been done to keep the buildings within the “occupiable”

height limit in the site’s Mixed-Use Zone under the Auckland Unitary Plan. A total of 53 car parks will be provided (one more than in the earlier plan).

Council staff are reviewing the updated information and it may be a week or so before they can finalise their position and prepare a recommendation.

Fate of service centre due

The sale of the Orewa Service Centre at 50 Centreway Road, first made public in Hibiscus Matters March 1 edition, will be voted on by Auckland Council this week.

Auckland Council’s Finance and Performance committee is to consider the sale of seven council-owned buildings, including the Orewa Service Centre, at its meeting on Tuesday, April 17.

Council staff are recommending that the sale proceed, despite strong opposition from the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board.

The site has a capital value of nearly $29 million. The former Rodney District Council spent more than $20 million on an extension just before the councils amalgamated. The local board sought an assurance that the proceeds of any sale would be spent in the local board area but in fact they will go into a fund to implement the corporate property portfolio strategy, Auckland-wide. This strategy will see excess office space sold, or leases surrendered and three hubs created for Council’s planners, THE OUTSIDER Aluminium Awning System

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Crashes end in retirement village fence Two recent traffic accidents on Red Beach Road have residents concerned about vehicles speeding along that road at night.

The scene of both accidents was at the Whangaparaoa Rd end of Red Beach Rd. On both occasions, vehicles crashed into the Hibiscus Coast Village fence.

The accidents occurred last month, just 12 days apart – both happened in the early hours of the morning.

Hibiscus Coast Village resident Dave Mullan and his wife Bev were asleep when the first crash happened at around 2.30am on March 15. He says they heard a very loud bang.

“Bev was screaming, because she got such a fright,” he says. “I thought immediately of a lightening strike.”

A car demolished a good part of the village fence, finishing up on the berm around 10m from the Mullan’s home.

One of the four occupants was taken to hospital with moderate injuries.

“On its way, the car broke a light pole and two substantial brick fence posts, so it must have been speeding like crazy,” Dave says.

Eyewitnesses say that the car was badly damaged, with the front stoved in.

The second crash occurred on March

When a truck and trailer rolled, it took out the fence and ended up in Hibiscus Coast Village.

A car ploughed into the fence at Hibiscus Coast Village, taking the light pole with it.

27 when a truck and trailer rolled and slid off the road just before 4.30am, again taking out a section of the fence.

The police are investigating both incidents. A police spokesperson says Red Beach Road is no more susceptible to crashes than any other road in the area and reminds people to always drive to the conditions.

“Drivers should always observe the speed limit, don’t use cell phones when driving and don’t drive when tired,” the spokesperson says.

Dave says village residents who live on the Red Beach Road side are conscious that a lot of people drive fast, particularly speeding around the corner from Whangaparaoa Road into Red Beach Road at night. During the day, traffic is slower and there is a school zone in place.

Families living in the vicinity of Red Beach Road also say they frequently hear cars racing up and down the road at night and lie awake, waiting to hear a crash.

They expect the problem to become worse, along with traffic volumes, as residents begin to move into the 500 home subdivision at the former golf club, which exits onto Red Beach Road as well as Hibiscus Coast Highway.

Metlifecare owns Hibiscus Coast Village. Its spokesperson, Julie Garlick, says repairs to the fence are currently being quoted on and undertaken. She says no residents or staff were injured and there is sufficient distance for safety between the fence and the property.

Boulevard extension could cost over a million The option of progressing the next stage of the Orewa Boulevard project, at an estimated cost of $1.3 million, will go before the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board this week for consideration, along with a proposed slow zone for Silverdale (at around $120,000).

The former Rodney District Council initiated the Orewa Boulevard project in 2008. It was to be done in three stages, ultimately creating a pedestrian friendly, slow traffic zone between the bridges at the northern and southern entrances to Orewa on Hibiscus Coast Highway. The idea was to better link the highway with the beach by means of paving, planting and a traffic slow

zone. Stage 1, from Moana Ave to Riverside Rd, cost around $1.5m and opened in February 2010.

At a recent workshop, Auckland Transport provided the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board with cost estimates for Stage 2 (from Riverside Rd to Empire Rd) as well as for the implementation of a slow zone in Silverdale town centre.

The projects were among the priorities put forward by the local board, to be funded from its transport capital fund.

Other projects considered for the funding are in the local board’s East Coast Bays subdivision.

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spend, $1.6m of which must be spent before June 30, 2019 (and the rest before June 30, 2020). It will have to prioritise which projects it can fund ahead of others.

The projected cost of $1.3 million would give the Orewa Boulevard project the lion’s share of that funding and it is possible that as a result, there may be insufficient funding for some of the other projects – although these decisions are still to be made by the local board.

The options and cost estimates will be discussed at the local board’s business meeting in Orewa on Wednesday, April 18.

Police are investigating a ram raid incident at a Silverdale superette that took place shortly before 1am on Sunday, March 25. The store, in Silverdale Village, was closed, but the shop owner was inside when a silver Holden commodore was driven through the storefront. Sgt Aaron Iremonger of Orewa Police says nothing was taken from the premises.

Police are making follow up enquiries including canvassing CCTV footage.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Orewa Police, phone 426 4555.

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Seawall costs shock

Knowing how the Council works in mysterious ways, I was still shocked to see the cost of its resource consent application for the Orewa seawall (HM March 14). I’m sure those costs are still mounting. I am in favour of the building of the wall, but those kinds of costs, as well as construction, indicate that it may be a one-off as to do the same by Orewa Reserve would be off the scale! Ratepayers simply can’t afford to hold that sand back.

Michael Lewis, Orewa

Blast from the past My childhood memories of holidays spent each year at Orewa Beach remain special – every day playing in the abundant white sands and even at one time, the large lagoon which formed leaving a pool when the tide went out.

Sometime in the late 1950s a decision was made to safeguard boating on the river at the south end of the beach and the rocky outcrops which guarded the entrance to the river were blasted and Orewa changed forever. What was not anticipated was that the regular deposits of sand to the beach were not continued owing to this action.

It must be impossible to calculate how much this action has cost in terms of restoring the beachfront ­– nature caused it to happen for free. There was no problem with the foreshore then and if someone in their wisdom would create artificial groynes to replace what was destroyed maybe all would revert to how it used to be.

Does anyone else remember what happened in the 1950s and the changes that resulted?

Marjorie Prictor, Wellsford.

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Safety first To the person who wishes to ride their bike on the pavement rather than risk tangling with bad drivers (HM April 1), I would like to point out that the rules are simple and safety-oriented: roads are for cars and bikes, pavements are for pedestrians. If you avoid the road because the drivers are dangerous, then we all lose: the drivers won’t mend their sloppy ways, pedestrians will be injured, and cyclists will have nowhere safe to ride.

I spent 10 years cycle-commuting to work on the streets (not the pavements) of central London and never once had an accident. I think London drivers are more accustomed to sharing the roads with high numbers of cyclists and couriers; many Auckland drivers have a lot to learn about courtesy and the road code, and with ever more cars coming onto our roads, it’s set to get even worse. There will always, sadly, be a call for better driving.

The Draft Auckland Plan 2050 acknowledges that “our transport system creates unacceptable levels of harm to people and the environment”, and cites “a noticeable annual increase in traffic-related deaths and serious injuries since 2012 after many years of decline”. In fact, the draft plan’s stated priorities are to “improve ... safety for those walking, cycling or riding motorcycles” and “to address safety issues for people crossing roads and railways”.

One hopes, then, that this means better transport options for cyclists in future; but it also behoves everyone to adhere to the code.

Matt Turner, Stanmore Bay

Keep services local Just because the Council wants to sell the Orewa Service Centre (HM March 1 and April 1), it should not mean the Local Board functions have to be relocated in Albany or Westgate. When the Orewa ‘call centre’ was moved

to town, the standard of service plummeted. It will be the same with this proposal. The Orewa Service Centre should be relocated in appropriate smaller premises in this area. The Council’s metrocentric focus in its socalled ‘corporate operating model’ is flawed. The idea of local government was that it should be ‘local’ – hence the origins of rural district councils. We are heading in precisely the opposite direction. Rural places are being short changed.

John Clements Orewa

Hooked on flying I was just reading the latest Hibiscus Matters, and as there were mentions of two different birthday celebrations, I wondered if you would be interested in mine. For my 77th birthday in December last year, a good friend bought me a three-quarter hour flying lesson at the North Shore Flying Club.

It was on my bucket list so I went along on March 16 and had a go.

Much to my surprise (I thought I would be observing most of the time) I was put in charge right at the beginning. It was wonderful to see Whangaparaoa, Orewa and beyond from above, although I was concentrating too much to do more than glance! I even did several turns, and my kind instructor said I did very well.

The trouble is: I am now hooked.

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Hibiscus Matters was somewhat amazed to learn at a recent local board meeting that Council classifies its Orewa Service Centre, as “a ‘non-service asset”. When we enquired further, we were told by a Council spokesperson that: “service properties are used for direct delivery of services to the community”. So, why does this not include the Orewa Service Centre, where we pay our rates, find out information and get help with consent applications, among many other things? We are told that’s because once a property has been identified as surplus to Council’s requirements, it is no longer classified as “a service property”!

A further factor is which part of Council manages the property – in this case, it’s Corporate Property. The precise definition is a crucial point for the future of the Orewa Service Centre, which Council is currently considering putting up for sale. This is because the local board, which wants more input on that centre’s future, can influence issues around service assets, whereas non-service properties are managed centrally.

So, it really is all in the name.

Last of the summer picnics

Hundreds of Coasties gathered on the Orewa beachfront on Easter Saturday to celebrate the last days of summer with a picnic. The $500 proceeds from the inaugural Orewa Beach Picnic, organised by Smith and Sons, were donated to the Orewa Surf Life Saving Club. Face painting, fun family games and inflatable hammers occupied children as parents sat back and enjoyed the sun. Smith and Sons’ owner, John Jenson, said that the company was pleased with the turnout, especially as this was the first fundraiser they’ve organised. “Smith and Sons is looking forward to putting on a bigger and better one next year,” he said.

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RSA facing uncertain future As Anzac Day approaches, the Hibiscus Coast Community RSA is considering new options to ensure its long-term future, which include selling its Vipond Road site and relocating to the Orewa or Manly Bowling clubs.

Last year, in June, the RSA put a portion of its land, at Melia Place, up for sale. This was expected to bring in around $1.5 million – a cash injection needed to get the organisation back on a sound financial footing.

At the time the club was facing potential closure due to mounting debt and falling income from its restaurant and bar.

Hibiscus Coast Community RSA president Frank Coggan says a conditional contract for purchase of the land fell through at the end of last year. He says this left the RSA in a “fragile” financial state.

“Our income is a bit better, but we are still only holding on by the skin of our teeth,” he says. “Time is of the essence.”

At the committee meeting held on March 27, club manager Gerry Gibbs presented a summary of the club’s financial position. The report made it clear that the club is still hemorrhaging money.

The figures show that in the year ending June 2017, the net loss was $230,000. So far this year, the net loss is $126,000 but likely to be up to $189,000 by the end of June.

A buyer for the 5200sqm Melia Place site has still not been found. However, developer Location Group approached the club with a proposal to buy the whole Vipond Road site, which would mean relocating the RSA – potentially to Orewa Bowling Club.

The proposed sale and merger with Orewa Bowling Club is one of the proposals outlined in this month’s newsletter to members. The others are rebuilding or renovating the facility at Vipond Road, which could only happen if land is sold to fund the work; or

The sale of this land was seen as a lifeline for the struggling Hibiscus Coast Community RSA, but it has failed to attract a buyer.

selling the Vipond Road site and relocating to land occupied by the Manly Bowling and Tennis clubs.

Mr Coggan says that at a meeting on April 10 the committee resolved to recommend to members that the club stays put at Vipond Rd and rebuilds or renovates the buildings. This would mean selling some land. In the coming weeks, committee members hope to meet with the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board to discuss a feasibility study so that members can be fully informed.

While it’s the committee’s view that the club should not proceed with the proposed Location Group deal and should not relocate to either bowling club, the final decision rests with the members.

An extraordinary general meeting is to be held next month for that purpose.

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Dynamic Lane trial morning peak begins Commuters who drive along Whangaparaoa Road to Hibiscus Coast Highway in the morning rush hour will be able to utilise an additional lane, starting this week.

The morning part of the Dynamic Lane control trial, from Red Beach Road to the highway, commences at 6am on April 18.

Taking on board feedback from the community and considering available traffic flow data, Auckland Transport (AT) is running the morning trial from 6am to 9am instead of starting at 6.30am as originally planned.

The system uses traffic control devices, gantries and LED lights to change lane configurations, creating an extra lane down the flush median during peak hour traffic. It has been operating in the afternoon peak since January 24.

However, the impact of the extra lane heading off the peninsula in the morning is not expected to be as effective as it has been in the afternoon peak, due to the potential bottleneck at the highway intersection.

Traffic is expected to slow at the intersection as a high volume of vehicles merge to turn left onto the highway. To try and improve this situation, it will now be possible for two lanes of traffic to turn left onto Hibiscus Coast Highway, utilising one of the lanes that normally takes cars across the highway to Millwater Parkway. Cars will be able to turn left via this lane, as well as using the existing slip lane. Large vehicles such as trucks and buses are restricted to using only the slip lane.

AT network management and safety group manger, Randhir Karma, says once the trial has been successfully completed, AT will continue operating the Dynamic Lanes on Whangaparaoa Road, and look into using the system in other parts of Auckland.

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Trees uprooted as storm sweeps over Coast Eileen Williams was still feeling shaky the day after a storm brought a huge tree down on her Stanmore Bay home.

She was home alone at the time and says she drew the curtains and hunkered down in a corner of her lounge, which felt the safest when the wind was at its peak. She heard a loud sound “like bricks crashing down” but it was not until the next morning that she discovered a massive gum tree from a neighbouring reserve had fallen across the corner of her house, smashing the guttering and damaging the ceiling.

Eileen, who has lived in the house since 2003, said she had never heard a wind like it.

The storm, caused by a very deep lowpressure system, passed through the Hibiscus Coast overnight on April 10.

It brought strong westerly winds that peaked at around 10pm – Metservice recorded wind gusts of up to 135km/ hr in Whangaparaoa. It was around this time that a roof was blown off a house in Stanmore Bay Road and many trees were uprooted. Despite this, the local fire service reported a relatively quiet night “considering the wind”. A trampoline ended up in a tree in Army Bay, a roof came loose in Silverdale and a tree fell across the road in Lagoon View, Gulf Harbour.

Power was out in many areas and this caused Dairy Flat School to close on April 11.

The storm brought down a large gum tree, which fell onto Eileen Williams’ home.

Auckland Council’s priority the following day was to clean up trees that had damaged power lines, as well as clearing debris from roads.

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The ongoing saga of how to get a bike rack installed at the Gulf Harbour ferry terminal has taken another turn, with Auckland Transport (AT) agreeing to fund it. After first requesting a rack that ferry users can tie their bikes to back in February 2016, the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board had all but given up hope of having AT progress and fund the installation. Local board members decided to fund the project themselves from their transport capital fund, however AT recently advised members that it could make it happen as part of a cycling improvements programme. There is no idea of a timeframe or cost of the bike rack installation at this stage.

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This week the dynamic lane on Whangaparaoa Road starts in the morning peak.

The evening has been a success with faster flows through Silverdale and on Whangaparaoa Road. Hats off to Auckland Transport for sticking with the project, listening to concerns and making improvements.

How well the morning works will depend on driver behaviour. Cars that ‘merge like a zip’ and with some drivers choosing the left hand choice at the signaled intersection will make for even more efficient flow. Then there’s the prospect of later spend and improvements to the Whangaparaoa Road/Hibiscus Highway intersection and signals to allow for two lanes turning left; already identified as a possible improvement. This project has helped leverage continuing investment.

The Hibiscus Coast is a great place to trial new transport technology – and we benefit from getting the earlier investment ahead of elsewhere. A quickly completed Weiti walkway/cycleway, high-frequency local bus loop, incentivised car sharing, faster/higher frequency ferries with weekend services from Gulf Harbour, refreshed travel plans for local schools, a local bike-share scheme (including electric bikes) are all do-able. Car sharers could have priority parking at the park and ride. We need to make it as easy as possible to car-share with the reward of faster trips.

The capital cost to council for these projects is small. The combined impact on improving mobility is huge. And we have the advantage that the Whangaparaoa/ Red Beach/Orewa area will soon be close to fully developed – so that mobility improvements make a noticeable positive impact.

The Hibiscus Coast is separated, suitable size and easily measurable for proof of success. So any projects can be thoroughly tested with a view to using elsewhere in Auckland; dynamic laning for example.

It’s essential with the upcoming taxes on fuel that the Hibiscus Coast gets its share of the Auckland wide spend.

Our local walking and cycling network requires urgent attention. Cycling on Whangaparaoa Road in many locations is unsafe. A cost-effective solution is to widen the existing footpath where space does not allow a separated cycleway or the cost is too great. The Red Beach Road to Vipond Road stretch has such a combined walkway cycleway. This could have been done at the recent footpath improvements on Whangaparaoa Road by Gulf Harbour.

While we wait for Penlink we can make much better use of the busway, widening the motorway shoulders for buses between Oteha and Silverdale with priority for buses wherever possible at intersections combined with T2/T3 lanes that move more people more efficiently.

The biggest single improvement for the trip into town by car or bus is the massive project already started between Constellation Drive and Oteha – presently a bottleneck and getting worse. The busway extension and improved road links to the west will free up flows, extend the busway to Oteha with a new busway station at Rosedale. Fortunately much of the work is at night together with detours – but this is much more considerate of motorists than allowing work over the day and the peaks in morning and evening.

Mobility around the Hibiscus Coast is getting better in the short term with the prospect of many improvements locally and in the wider transport network that can make a real difference. More local jobs are happening too with the big employment area now open at Silverdale North. If you can live, work and play and get around the Hibiscus Coast you’re onto a good thing.

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Mr Harrison says there is nothing like first-hand experience when it comes to owning and managing a residential rental property.

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Built by a community, for the community is an apt description of a new childcare centre in Stanmore Bay, which opens later this month.

Cottontails Childcare is the creation of five families who wanted quality care for their own young children and recognised that other parents on the Coast had a similar need. They decided the best way to achieve this was to build their own centre.

They leased the historic cottage at 195 Brightside Road, occupied until recently by the Masala Restaurant, and undertook a major renovation, which has given the old structure a new lease of life both inside and out.

The historic feel of the building has been retained, but it has been made light, airy and warm. The grounds have been completely re-done to provide a safe play environment, where children will be encouraged to enjoy and explore the natural world.

The facility can cater for up to 65 children, aged from birth to six years of age, five days a week, from 7am6.30pm.

Manager Jo MacAskill, who moved from Ashburton to take up her position, says the centre is an early childhood teacher’s dream.

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In common with most of Auckland, the demand for premium rental accommodation currently outstrips availability.

“There is a high demand for threebedroomed homes, in particular.

Tenants are also looking for houses that are close to amenities and schools, low maintenance and anything with a view is always popular.

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He says that landlords with a threebedroomed home can expect to get around $550 to $650 a week, but prices vary widely across the Coast.

His advice to tenants is to ensure they have good references, a good credit rating and a stable income.

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Get the most from KiwiSaver As another financial year ticks over it may be time to take a look at your KiwiSaver returns, or lack thereof, and make some improvements.

Studies still show that approximately 80 percent of us don’t know what’s going on with our KiwiSaver and have never asked for advice on it. I’m going to share with you four important tips for improving the overall performance and satisfaction of your fund. As always, I would recommend using a professional but if you’re set on being a DIY Kiwi, then here are a few things you ought to know. yy Choose a provider with proper motivation to achieve great results for you.

KiwiSaver specialists do a better job with your money and your custom often means more to them as an organisation. Ask yourself – if you had important heart problems would you see the GP or the cardiologist? Choose your provider wisely. yy Diversify your money widely. This is especially true if KiwiSaver is your main or only vehicle for retirement. We all want high returns but keeping the money safe is at least as important so choose a fund with wide spread diversification if you can. International diversification is my personal preference. yy Choose an appropriate fund type for your timeframes and risk tolerance.

According to Morningstar’s independent reporting on KiwiSaver funds, in the 2017 calendar year the highest return recorded by a default fund was 7.3 percent, after fees and before tax. Compare that to the 23.9 percent recorded

by Generate’s focused growth fund and you may be a little disappointed with your returns. For clarification, Generates focused growth fund is suitable for investment timeframes of 10 years or more but if that’s you, then it could be worth considering. Either way, select a fund that is suited to your situation and your returns could be much higher than they are now. yy Don’t forget the taxes. Just like the cost of fuel (argh!), KiwiSaver returns are subject to taxes and there are a few ways to minimise them. Use the lowest assessable income in either of the last two financial years to set this year’s Prescribed Investor Rate (PIR). This is the base tax rate you’ll pay on any KiwiSaver returns. Currently set at 10.5 percent, 17.5 percent and 28 percent, the saving can be huge if you find yourself eligible for one of the lower rates.

Some investments are also structured to further reduce taxes by taking advantage of a capital gains exemption within Portfolio Investment Entities, which most KiwiSaver funds are. It’s not the easiest evaluation to make, but investments with shares and property holdings are likely to cost you less in tax than a fixed interest bond or term deposit. My own fund estimates an effective tax rate of 5 percent down from 28 percent, so it’s gold in my opinion.

Well that’s my two cents for this month. Drop me an email if you have any questions and keep an eye out for your KiwiSaver statements in your inbox this month.

The opinions and information expressed above are not a financial recommendation. Contact a financial adviser for written recommendations that are suited to your personal situation.

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The machine is rented from a German company and has been named Blanche after Henry Shakespear’s wife.

The name, newly painted on the front of the machine, will soon be scraped off by friction as Blanche begins its work of driving a total of 2.9km through the earth under Shakespear Regional Park, installing up to 100m of pipe per day.

Like a giant caterpillar, the remote controlled machine “munches” its way through the soil. Two thrusters at the

launch shaft provide a total of 1250 tonnes of pushing power, thrusting the pipe into the newly created space.

Blanche will bore from the treatment plant out to the existing discharge point, which lies several kilometres out into the Tiritiri Matangi Channel. The castings are pumped to a separation point, then cleaned – Watercare project manager Dirk du Plessis says this material will be used on local projects.

The work is part of a $31 million upgrade to the Army Bay plant.

Blanche is insured for $6.6 million and costs around $20,000 per day to rent.

This machine has been chosen because of its efficiency and health and safety benefits, but also because it reduced the project’s footprint and impact on the surrounding environment.

The current pipeline is nearing the end of its operational life and needs to be replaced with a larger pipe. Watercare says the new infrastructure will ensure greater reliability and resilience of the treatment plant as Whangapararoa and surrounding areas continue to grow.

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Two organisations are working together to bring the Coast its first full immersion Playcentre. From left, North Shore Playcentre Association’s Leisbeth Watson and Kavita Budhia with Amanda Glashan and Kereama Nathan from Te Herenga Waka o Orewa community marae. The children are Ahren Budhia, left and Genesis Notton-Skinner

Full Maori immersion mooted for Silverdale Playcentre The latest plan to rebuild Silverdale Playcentre is for a full Maori immersion Playcentre – something that is a first for Auckland.

Despite the best efforts of the remaining parents, the Silverdale Playcentre went into recess at the end of October last year as insufficient numbers were attending to keep it afloat.

In its place, the North Shore Playcentre Association is working with Te Herenga Waka o Orewa community marae to establish a Maori immersion Playcentre. It is hoped that this will open its doors next term, initially for one morning per week. Similar schemes operate in Wellington and Waikato but this will be the first such Playcentre in Auckland.

Te Herenga Waka o Orewa’s kaiwhakahaere, Kereama Nathan, says although it is a full immersion scheme, there will be ‘language leaders’ who will speak only Maori while parents learn alongside their children. “Playcentre is open to everyone, so it’s important that we start by normalising, but not forcing, the language,” he says. “Our babies will learn faster than our adults, through play.”

He says the initiative offers something

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unique to our community. “We were saddened to see the Playcentre close and wanted to be part of its rejuvenation,” Kereama says. “We believe that the language underpins the future of our marae. So by helping our tamariki to learn, we are building our future.”

North Shore Playcentre Association president Kavita Budhia says biculturalism is part of Playcentre culture and she’s excited about the plan.

The full immersion programme will follow the Playcentre philosophy of parents as first educators, which Kavita says sits well with the Maori way of learning. “That’s what makes it so exciting, to see that flowing,” she says.

It’s a pilot scheme, so if the initial one session per week is successful, more may be offered.

Other options are also being considered to keep the facility, which is on the corner of Wainui Road and Silverdale Street, in use throughout the week. These include introducing Playcentre’s Space sessions for parents with babies, and making the centre available to Red Beach and Whangaparaoa Playcentres.

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A documentary about women who served in World War II, made by local filmmaker David Blyth, will screen on Maori TV on Anzac Day, April 25.

The documentary consists of interviews with five women, who share their memories of the war. It opens with the story of Doris Coppell of Arkles Bay, who has since died. She served in the Women’s Royal Naval Service. It will be on Maori TV at 9am.

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All in white for stylish fundraiser More than 115 people, dressed all in white, took part in a local event that raised more than $5500 for the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation and Multiple Sclerosis Auckland.

The stylish outdoor lunch, at a private residence in Manly on the sunny afternoon of Saturday, April 7, included white tablecloths and decorations as well as music, dancing and a silent auction. Some took the white theme more seriously, turning up in white vehicles – this included a Mercedes called Marilyn and a Cadillac convertible.

The fundraiser was based upon the successful Le Diner en Blanc, where every participant brings their own food, drinks and chairs. Tables were provided

by Whangaparaoa School.

The money was raised from ticket sales, an auction and donations.

Many of the guests have been through breast cancer, with some currently undergoing treatment and others in remission.

Co-organiser Nikki Davidson described the lunch as “a lovely spectacle and a fun gathering featuring kindness, support, friendship and bravery”.

Clockwise from top, friends, who are undergoing chemotherapy and call themselves The Baldies, from left, Sally Mellor, Linda Moloney and Michelle McAteer-Ross. Event organisers Hiria Kayes, left, and Nikki Davidson, right, gift Linda Moloney (‘Ms Sassy’), centre, with a handwoven wall hanging.

The waving of napkins officially opens the lunch. he men were outnumbered at this event, but around a dozen took part. From left, Mark Dickinson, Dale Hodson and Andy Whatling.

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Colourful chaos at Gulf Harbour School fundraiser Tee shirts didn’t stay white for long as local families took part in the inaugural Colour Chaos event at Gulf Harbour School.

Around 360 people ran, danced, skipped or walked their way through an obstacle and activity course set up around the school’s fields, while being pelted with coloured powder – a mix of cornflour and food colouring.

An opportunity to make a mural of painted handprints doubled as an excuse for young participants to get paint on each other.

The event, held on Sunday, April 8, was a fundraiser for a school playground.

Around $3500 was raised.

Principal Mel Crosbie got her wish – that all participants “would finish the day looking like a rainbow”. This included Mel herself.

Clockwise from top left, hands covered in paint soon moved from making a mural to ‘painting’ friends. Misha Miller. Xavier Donaldson, left, and Belinda Van der Star, both aged six from Gulf Harbour. Water bottles ready for action. The Miller family – from left, Erin, Carol and Kanye got into the colour chaos spirit early. Far left, obstacles included suspended hoops and tunnels.

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Keeping dieback out The spread of the kauri dieback pathogen has created pressure on communities to do more to save the iconic tree species from relegation to isolated sanctuaries.

There are only hard choices. Auckland Council has taken the brave decision to back up the rahui, asking people not to enter the Waitakere Ranges by banning entry to forested areas from May 1. Tough choices must also be made at the local level. The Hibiscus Coast has extensive areas of mature or regenerating kauri forest. It is all at risk.

Scientific information provided to support the rahui shows that the pathogen is a tough little critter to combat. Its spores can survive for at least eight years in specks of dry soil. From the point of introduction it can slowly migrate through moisture in the soil until reaching its host. All infected trees die unless injected with sulphite for their entire life span. The kauri life cycle is too long for evolutionary change to provide it with natural defences.

Experience has shown that providing facilities for the spraying and scrubbing of footwear is not enough. More than a few people do not carry out the procedure.

Volunteers are given many excuses by recalcitrants. One response that I have some sympathy with is “I don’t have to”. Despite the severity and duration of the crisis, it is not an offence to ignore the sanitation procedure. The Ministry for Primary Industries has taken initial steps towards providing a legal basis for controlled entry. ‘Education’ has been the catch cry for too long. Some do not wish to learn.

Doubts also remain on the efficacy of current procedures, even when applied. If boots are scrubbed, where does the potentially infected soil end up? Shoes need to be clean on arrival at a kauri site.

Alice Eaves Reserve has not been identified as an infected site to date. It is hugely popular with walkers and runners. Can we save this jewel without closing the park?

Current scrub and spray sites are assiduously supported by volunteers. Improved cleaning stations must be installed so that those entering are channelled through well-equipped locations that can be supervised by duty rangers. The pathogen spreads through moisture, so track upgrades to provide boardwalks or well-drained surfaces will help.

Conservation volunteers often go off track, so they need to take special Join us for precautions. Heaven forbid that they destroy what they seek to protect. The services throughout reserve has privately owned bushlots on the month: more than half of its perimeter. So cooperation agreements are needed with St Chad’s Orewa neighbours for mutual protection of Sunday 8am & 9.30am their trees.

All this may not be enough. At least Wednesday 9.30am partial closure may be necessary while Christ Church Waiwera facilities are upgraded. It would be tragic if firm action did not take place until 1st Sunday 11.15am the pathogen is found in the reserve.

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Two Hibiscus Coast Raiders club members were honoured at the Auckland Rugby League annual meeting on March 24. A Distinguished Service Award was given to Kevin Smith to acknowledge outstanding service to the game and the Simons Scroll, for outstanding administrative service, went to the club’s chair, Karen Gibbons.

Karen has been at the club since 1995. In that time she has been team manager for various teams, a delegate, junior club captain, secretary and now chair. Despite this dedicated service to the club, she said it was “a big shock” to receive the award. “I was absolutely blown away with the acknowledgement, especially when you see who has received the Simons Scroll in the past, I am very honoured to receive this,” she said. She is pictured receiving the award from ARL chair Cameron McGregor.

Hold ups hinder hockey A few headaches have caused delays in putting down artificial turf for hockey at Metro Park East in Millwater.

Hibiscus Hockey Trust chair Merv Huxford says that it’s the first time in the world that this material has been used for hockey and so teething problems are expected.

The innovative Tiger Turf Ecocept utilises a porous shock pad made of recycled rubber and plastic within a waterproof membrane.

It allows the field to be irrigated from underneath, giving better wetness control, better game control and eliminating the waste of windblown aerial water spraying.

Merv says that tests showed too much

water was being lost, but they were unable to locate the leak points. As a result, the waterproof base is being completely redone with ashphalt – Merv says this is an environmental “trade off ” to conserve lots of water.

The facility will have 1.5 hockey turfs, with one for hockey and the half turf available for the fast-paced Hockey Fives as well as other sports. The project will cost $3.3m, $1.6m of which has come from Auckland Council and the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board.

Merv says all going well, the full size turf should open for games in July.

The official opening of the Millwater facility is expected to take place once the adjoining half turf multi-sports facility is completed.

Around 20 Brownies (aged 7-9) and Pippins (5-7) had an introduction to skateboarding recently. The team from Onboard Skate took the girls for the session at Orewa skatepark. Most of the Brownies and Pippins had never been on a skateboard before. Brownies leader Katrina Berghan says that skateboarding meets the criteria for an outdoor activity badge and it was chosen because a lot of the girls wanted to try it.

Rugby Silverdale United Junior Rugby, Junior Club day for early May season. 28 April from 8am to 12pm. Information and registration: junior@silverdalerugby.co.nz Soccer Hibiscus Coast AFC Football Club, April School Holiday programme. Stanmore Bay Park and Sports Grounds, Brightside Rd. Stanmore Bay from 9am to 3pm. Info: admin@ hbcafc.org.nz Petanque Hibiscus Petanque play next to the Leisure Centre in Stanmore Bay on Tuesday and Wednesday, 9.00am to 12pm and Sunday, 1pm to 4pm. All welcome. Info: 09 424 0151.

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Rob High accepts a pile of quilts on behalf of the Red Cross from members of the Hibiscus Coast Quilters.

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Fourteen-year-old Caitlyn Clarke is on a mission to help the Coast’s homeless.

Teenager helping the homeless AUT journalism student Jasmine Gruber

While on a holiday in Australia, Caitlyn Clarke of Puhoi noticed there were a lot of homeless people.

She bought soaps, toothbrushes, and beanies to give to them and when the 14-year-old came back to the Hibiscus Coast, she wanted to make a difference in her own community.

“I watched a social experiment on Youtube involving a homeless man who was given $50 but gave it back when a man walked past and said he had no money for his daughter’s medicine,” she says. “So I decided that I wanted to make a difference and provide bags full of blankets, warm winter clothes and other items that would help homeless people – including job seekers.”

Caitlyn’s mother, Michelle, posted about her daughter’s initiative on

A pile of more than 40 quilts destined for the beds of refugee and Pacifica families were donated to the Red Cross by Hibiscus Coast Quilters.

The quilts are a combined effort, with many of the club’s 58 members having a role to play in designing, providing fabric, stitching and finishing each piece.

They were made at regular working bees, specifically for the Red Cross, over the past year.

On Tuesday April 3, at part of a meeting at Whangaparaoa Hall, a group of club members handed the quilts to Red Cross community fundraising manager Rob High.

Rob said the quilts will go to refugees settling in Auckland and also to families in need from Auckland’s Pacifica community.

“It means a lot for them to have something so beautifully made,” he said.

Facebook and it quickly spread. As well as Facebook, Caitlyn spoke in front of her class at Orewa College.

She also produced flyers and developed a website where people can find out more and contact her for donations.

Caitlyn has already collected numerous items from people who have donated, and is going to distribute them throughout Orewa during the current school holidays.

She is also hoping to distribute her bags in association with Love Soup Hibiscus Coast.

Julie King, the Auckland area coordinator for Love Soup, was excited to hear about the initiative.

“I think it’s great that young ones can lead by example – it’s very promising for our future,” Julie says.

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NZ accepts 1000 refugees a year and helping them integrate into society requires support on many levels, he said. The Red Cross provides new arrivals with opportunities to learn driving skills, obtain clothing and prepare for employment, among other things.

One of the club’s members, Prin Barry, made these pincushions to sell at the Hibiscus Coast Quilters’ recent meeting, where they were snapped up. She says the proceeds will come in handy when she takes a holiday in New York this month.

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Around the world in 80 cruises Peter and Sue Crook of Gulf Harbour are living their retirement dream, with a goal of travelling the world’s major coastlines by cruise ship.

The couple has already been on 80 cruises, with more planned. Altogether they have spent just under three years on board ships, if you add all the time together.

They will draw on this extensive experience to provide free, independent and helpful advice for retirees considering cruising at a seminar in Manly next month (see below).

Peter took his first cruise with his parents when he was a teenager and has been cruising with his wife Sue since 1998.

“We got hooked,” he says. “Essentially you unpack once and wake up in a new destination almost every day.

It’s a very convenient way of looking around places and seeing where you might like to come back to.”

In fact this is how the pair, originally from the UK, “discovered” New Zealand.

“We first came here on a cruise across the Pacific from Los Angeles to Sydney and around New Zealand in 2008, the year we retired,” Peter says.

“When our son was thinking about emigrating, we recommended New Zealand. We’d been to around 100 countries by then and New Zealand was the best we’d seen.”

Peter and Sue’s son took their advice, and they followed suit, moving here in

Peter and Sue Crook enjoy a formal night on their recent Circle Pacific cruise – 10 weeks on the Golden Princess going around the Pacific Ocean.

2010.

Having traveled on almost every conceivable type and size of ship and with a wide range of cruise lines, Peter says they have never been on a bad cruise.

“They’ve ranged from good to very good, to excellent,” he says. “The people on board – the staff and fellow guests – are what make the difference, as well as the itinerary of course.”

It hasn’t all been plain sailing. Peter says although he’s been around Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope, the roughest seas he remembers were in the Bass Strait, which separates Tasmania from the Australian mainland.

He also recalls the time they were crossing the Atlantic, heading for

Canada, when they got into the swirl of a cyclone. He says “some pretty big waves” were crashing over the ship, as high as Deck 9. “I went up front into the observation area and a solid wall of water hit the glass – it was majestic,” he says. “Although we normally hunker down in mid-ships if it’s rough.”

Alternatively there is the oily dead calm of going across the Pacific, with flying fish and dolphins by the ship. They once went through 150 humpbacked whales, on a cruise heading into Victoria, Canada.

Recently, Peter and Sue returned from cruising in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia and they show no signs of having had enough of shipboard life.

They are also still a wee way away

Free seminars for retirees

A new series of free seminars for retired people, began this week.

The idea came to Methodist Minister Andrew Gamman who says he wants to do something for the older folk – especially as both the Manly and Red Beach Methodist churches are across the road from retirement village.

He asked some of the parishioners for ideas for topics. A crucial factor is that the advice is free and independent. “We want to encourage people to have a full life in retirement,” Andrew says.

The first seminar was held this week, on April 18, on the subject of The Cost of Hearing by Peter Stubbing, past president of the NZ Audiological Society.

The next, called Off on a Cruise, is on May 2 at Manly Methodist Church, 945 Whangaparaoa Road, 2pm. It is by experienced cruisers Peter and Sue Crook (see above).

Andrew says these two seminars are to test the water, and if they are well supported, they will continue as a lot of interesting topics have been suggested.

Info on either seminar, phone Andrew Gamman 021 168 2808.

Also see What’s On, p31 from their retirement goal of cruising all the major coastlines.

“We haven’t done enough of Japan or Australia, there’s a section of South America still to go and we haven’t been to Greenland or the Antarctic, “ Peter says. “There’s still plenty to do.”

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Pottery wheel turns for retiree Retirement brought Malcolm Macaskill back to a craft that he had abandoned 30 years before.

He says he had always had a hankering to try making pottery and when he first went to night classes on the North Shore in the late 1960s, he discovered that the process of shaping clay came naturally to him. So much so, that he ended up teaching the classes.

His job in the printing industry took him to South Auckland, where he found a friend and mentor in his neighbour, renowned New Zealand potter Peter Stichbury.

Malcolm set up an electric kiln in his garage and began turning out domestic wear.

After 20 years of making and selling his work, Malcolm considered taking a break from a process that had taken over a large part of his life. The decision was made for him shortly afterwards, when his kiln blew up.

“I didn’t replace it, and didn’t go near a kiln for 30 years,” Malcolm says.

After retiring to Orewa six years ago, Malcolm visited Estuary Arts Centre and was impressed by the newly built pottery studio. He began coming to the ‘casual potters day’ every Friday, which enables potters with some experience to use the kiln and wheels for their own projects.

“I wondered if I could still do it, but it was like getting back on a bike.

There are so many things you do unconsciously from years of practice

Malcolm Macaskill is enjoying being back in a potters’ studio.

and it felt good.”

He says he enjoyed “playing” so much that before long he was turning out mugs, cups, plates, bowls and jugs in quantities large enough to sell at Estuary Arts Centre’s shop. Last year he had an exhibition.

“In an hour I can turn out two sets of coffee mugs and half a dozen jugs,” Malcolm says. “I don’t do it to show off – it’s just that’s how I am used to working.”

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Grace McFarlane

Grace proves you’re never too old to age gracefully If anyone personifies the phrase “you’re never too old to …”, it is Grace McFarlane of Little Manly.

At the age of 92 she is the oldest member of the Stanmore Bay Leisure Centre’s Never2Old programme and instructor Aviv Jones says she marvels as she watches “amazing Grace”, as she calls her, workout.

“She gives anything a go,” Aviv says.

“I’ve had people many years younger than Grace say they are “too old” to do a particular exercise but Grace is an example of the attitude that says there’s always a way, at any age.”

Grace started attending Never2Old classes eight years ago. She says she has always enjoyed keeping fit. When she worked in a sedentary office job, golf and swimming were her favourite forms of recreation. She is a former

swimming instructor.

She says she sees a negative attitude to exercise among some of her peers.

“You can’t sit down all day and knit,” Grace says. “As you get older everyone has got a health issue or condition but there’s some form of appropriate exercise for everyone.”

Arthritis in the knees is an issue from time to time for Grace but she says the Leisure Centre’s course designed specifically for people with arthritis helped by getting her on a bike. She also swims regularly.

Along with the fitness benefits, the camaraderie is something that keeps Grace coming to the gym.

“She is fitter and stronger than people 20 years younger,” Aviv says. “And a lot of that is down to a positive attitude.”

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Raising kids in retirement

When Val and Bryce Nicolls became primary caregivers for two of their grandchildren, they were both in their 60s and still working.

Having raised three children of their own, and an older grandchild, they were ready for some time out.

“We’d planned a bucket list of trips and a quiet house,” Bryce says.

However, stepping up to provide a stable home for the children, now aged 13 and 12, was too important.

“It’s the cards we’ve been dealt, so we have to get on with it,” Val says. “The upheavals when they initially moved in with us caused stress, but they have settled and are good kids.”

The couple, who live in Manly, say that the four years since the children permanently moved in have given them a lot of blessings.

Bryce says when their own children were young, he was very involved in building up his business and probably didn’t see as much of them as he should have.

“This time I have been able to get more involved,” he says.

Val says childrearing is more tiring when you are in your 70s, but she and Bryce still find time to pursue other interests and hobbies.

Also, the children keep them engaged in many community activities such as school galas and sports, and have made them more technology savvy. “We know all the names of their favourite soccer players,” she says.

Bryce still kicks a ball around with the kids after tea, but says it might be for 15 minutes instead of an hour as his energy levels are not what they once were.

He says the additional cost of raising children is hard for grandparents on a fixed income. “It was $800 each for school fees this year, as well as the cost of computers and uniforms on top,” he says.

He says the Unsupported Child Benefit has been helpful.

For now, the couple’s former Friday ‘date nights’ have gone by the wayside, with babysitters non-existent. “We have less time to spend with each other, our own children and other grandchildren,” Bryce says. “They worry that we are getting worn out before our time.”

Raising grandchildren a family effort Jennie McKeown of Red Beach and husband Robert raised five boys – the youngest were aged 13 and 16 when, six years ago, they took on fulltime care of their grandson.

“I was sitting in a meeting and I got a call to say my grandchild, who was six weeks old then, would be put into care unless I came to get him,” Jennie says.

She says the decision to take on the role of parent to a grandchild was made by the whole family. “It was a commitment we made together and everyone has played their part,” she says.

At the time, she was ready to go back to work, but doesn’t believe in working

Val and Bryce Nicolls put their bucket list aside to concentrate on raising two grandchildren. Right, Jennie McKeown says it’s a mixed blessing to be back on playground duty again.

when you have preschoolers.

So it was back to the school run and trips to the zoo, Rainbow’s End and the museum.

“Although I feel old among the parents, children are a great incentive to get you out and doing things,” Jennie says.

Along the way there has been the stress and expense of legal battles and dealing with the ongoing effects of the child’s difficult start in life. “It seems so unfair that when grandparents step up, they have to pay legal fees, which can be huge, just to keep their grandchild from unsafe access,” she says. “Things like that keep you awake worrying at 2am.”

Jennie says her 80-year old mother has been a great help, but getting some time out has been one of the biggest challenges. “We were given a couple of weekends’ respite thanks to the Hibiscus Coast Grandparents Parenting Grandchildren group and

that was wonderful. You get so tired and we needed a proper break.”

She says despite the difficulties, parenting a grandchild was the right decision. “We would have missed out on so much joy – the birthday parties, Easter Egg hunts and Santa,” she says.

“As grandparents, we know how fast that childhood goes by and we want to fully enjoy it while it lasts.”

Help at hand

All the grandparents in this story sing the praises of the Hibiscus Coast Grandparents Parenting Grandchildren group, which provides support, information, advice and activities for grandparents who are the primary caregivers for grandchildren. The group is also a chance to meet others in the same position. “It’s so important to know you’re not doing it on your own,” Val says. Info: email hbcgrandparentsinc@ gmail.com or phone 426 7595.

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I recently had the pleasure of working with a wonderful woman who, at the age of 70, decided it was time to take charge of her health. At the time she was suffering from poor digestion and was unhappy with her weight. She knew it was related to food but with such an information overload out there she didn’t know where to start. Fast-forward five months and she is a different person. She has lost 13kg and is now at a healthy weight. She has more energy for walking and more vitality. Her body responded brilliantly to the changes she made with her nutrition and as a result her quality of life has significantly improved.

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To dye or not to dye?

As the inevitable grey hairs start to appear with age, deciding whether or not to let nature take its course is a tricky one.

While a number of Hibiscus Coast hair stylists say that the majority of their clients aged 60 and over persevere with dying their hair, an increasing number of women are choosing to transition gradually to their natural grey.

Hair by Design Toni Stevenson says letting the greys come through no longer has to be considered a losing battle. She says it is possible to lightly dye hair to produce a consistent colour, which blends with grey.

“Grey doesn’t have the same stigma that it used to,” Toni says. “A lot of younger women and even celebrities are sporting their grey locks with pride.”

Toni recommends a well-trimmed style with lots of texture to look modern. Medium length grey hair is best layered and textured, she says.

Local hair stylists admit that many of their oldest clients still like a perm – with or without colour.

They say they would like to see more retired men coming in to get their hair styled, saying there is nothing wrong with wanting to look good, at any age.

Hair Designers’ Bonnie Underwood says that the recent trend among younger women to colour their hair a silvery grey was all about its popularity with celebrities, as well as tone. “Silver is close to white and we find young people prefer that tone to other light colours such as yellow or gold,” she says.

Common reasons to colour grey hair include: It makes me look older • I (or my partner) dislikes how my grey looks • I’m too young to be grey • If I don’t, I could face discrimination or judgement.

Reasons to stay grey include: Saving time and money on visits to the hairdresser • Not liking the effect of regrowth • Dislike having chemicals applied regularly to the hair.

Colour adds character When Prin Barry, aged 74, noticed her hair was going grey, more than 10 years ago, she decided it was time for a change. She didn’t like the natural salt and pepper tones that were appearing, so had her entire head of hair dyed white, then began to add streaks of colour into the fringe, starting with red and then adding turquoise. In the last six months she has added purple to the mix.

She says there was a definite desire to make a statement by using bold colour. “It’s an old lady saying “I am still here”, Prin says. “You get ignored as you get older and people don’t see you. My hair has certainly changed that.”

She says a day rarely goes by without a comment from people of all ages about her colourful hair. “Many older people say they admire it, but they are ‘not brave enough’ to try it themselves,” she says.

Prin, who has appeared in Centrestage Theatre productions such as Calendar Girls, admits that a strong personality goes hand in hand with brightly coloured hair. “But I’d encourage older people to give it a go – for fun, if nothing else.”

Hazel Bowdler, who recently celebrated her 103rd birthday, still lives in her own home in Orewa, supported by family and visiting carers. She is the Hibiscus Coast Community RSA’s oldest member and is part of the Women’s Section and as such was treated to a birthday drink and cake at the RSA on April 3.

Longevity runs in the family – Hazel’s sister Eva is also more than 100 years old. As well as good genes, Hazel says the secret to a long life is about not sweating the small stuff. “The secret is a contented mind and lots of laughter,” she says. “Don’t worry about things that might not happen.”

Watercolour artist Alison Chisholm turned 95 recently and celebrated her birthday on April 9 at Stanmore Bay Hall with her friends at the Hibiscus Coast Artists club – she has been a member since 1978 and is the club’s oldest practising artist.

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From clackers to fine falsies Dentures have come a long way from the so-called “clackers” of 3040 years ago.

Those earlier sets, made of porcelain may have looked quite a bit like natural teeth, but they made a distinctive ‘clacking’ noise when people wearing them ate or talked. Local dentist Bryce Cameron believes that people’s dislike of this noise (which advertised the fact that the person had false teeth) is probably why porcelain dentures all but disappeared from use.

Today’s dentures are made of acrylic, which thankfully doesn’t “clack”!

Bryce says there is a huge variation in the quality and cost of dentures, with prices for the teeth alone ranging from $30 per set to $300-$400 for a hand crafted set made in Germany, Switzerland or Liechtenstein.

He says manufacturers of high quality dentures even add imperfections such as artificial fillings and hairline cracks to make the teeth look more realistic.

These days dental technicians, rather than dentists, do a lot of the work on dentures.

Bryce, who has been a dentist since 1975 and worked on the Hibiscus Coast for more than 20 years, says early signs that dentures may be needed is when teeth get loose, or your partner complains that you always have bad breath. Later on, there may be pain.

These are signs of gum disease, which Bryce says is the key reason that people

may need dentures. He says regular trips (every six months is ideal) to a dental hygienist are the best insurance against gum disease. The hygienist removes tartar build up that is a precursor of gum disease – this cannot be removed by simply brushing and how much an individual has may be as much about genetics as how well you look after your teeth. Smoking is a big aggravating factor for gum disease.

A lot of people manage with partial dentures to replace missing teeth, rather than opt for a full set of dentures. Bryce says this is the norm for healthy adults on the Hibiscus Coast.

“Even if you have lost a few teeth, if you keep on top of maintenance of the rest of them, with regular visits to a hygienist, you may never need false teeth,” Bryce says.

Those who do have full dentures are advised to take them out overnight – typically placing them in a cleaning solution in a glass by the bed – to give gums a break, as well as to clean them.

However, Bryce says many people don’t do this, opting to clean their dentures in the bathroom so their partners don’t ever see them without their teeth.

“There is still some embarrassment about having false teeth, but they can look as good as the real thing and the days of the clackers are definitely gone,” he says.

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YOU Travel Manly are delighted to welcome Natalie Frowde back to their office in the Manly Village Natalie has been away for several years handling the travel for NZ youth to the USA and comes back with a wealth of experience in travel to North America.

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Hospice team changes Changes are afoot at the Whangaparaoa Hospice Shop with the resignation of three long-serving staff.

Cathi Cox, who has been the shop’s manager for eight years, has moved on to manage the Hibiscus Coast Community House in Orewa.

Van driver and storeman Dave Erby, who has been with the team since 2004, took a well earned retirement on April 6 and Nicholas Houia, warehouse manager for both Whangaparaoa and Orewa Hospice Shops, leaves later this month to relocate to the Bay of Plenty.

Nicholas had been with the hospice shop for a total of seven years.

A formal morning tea was held recently in the trio’s honour by trustees of the

Three stalwarts of the local hospice shops were farewelled this month.

From left, Nicholas Houia, Cathie Cox and Dave Erby.

Northern Hospice Alliance and another, informal farewell was held at the RSA.

Current residents of The Grove in Orewa got to meet perspective residents at the official launch of the retirement village’s redevelopment project. Around 40 people attended the sod turning ceremony on April 6, including village residents, Sandy Foster (representing the owners), contractors and suppliers, perspective residents and village manager Jo Robertson. Work began on preparing the 8355sqm site, which extends from the existing village in Milton Rd to Centreway Rd, in January and construction is about to begin. The development, which will be completed in stages, will ultimately add 69 new apartments to the village (formerly called Palm Grove). Ten of the 27 apartments in stage one have sold; it is hoped that stage one will be complete in a year’s time. Mr Foster said he expects that the whole complex will be finished in 2022. Pictured – Rodney MP Mark Mitchell, right, turns the first sod at The Grove development. With him are, from left, Aegis Orewa director Sandy Foster and village manager Jo Robertson.

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Pinning down the Anzac spirit You might think in these days of automation that the pins which hold that Anzac poppy to your chest are put there by a machine.

But no – each is pinned in place by hand, and on the Hibiscus Coast a large share of this work falls to members of the Women’s Section of the Hibiscus Coast Community RSA. Every year the group spends a portion of its April meeting putting around 4000 pins into 4000 poppies, readying them for sale on Friday, April 20.

While the women are happy to do the work, which is done in sociable groups around tables at the RSA in Vipond Road, some murmur about wishing the RSA would come up with another way of attaching the poppies other than pins, to save them the job.

Along with the repetitive task of putting pins in place, the search for dropped pins on the carpet also takes time, especially when your vision is limited.

The women’s section of the RSA currently has more than 230 members.

Thirty-one of those are over the age of 90 – if you’re over 90, membership is free. Some, but by no means all the women, joined because their husbands or partners were in the armed forces.

The group is open to any women and is very sociable. They even have their own song!

Monthly meetings are held at the RSA with entertainment or a speaker and attract 70-85 members each time. The

DOTING ON YOUR DENTURES Dentures are a wonderful appliance, but like any device connected to the body, they require a little special care to last as long as possible and help keep your mouth healthy.

RSA Women’s Section member Jenny Wiseman got into the mood for pinning poppies by wearing her own.

Thousands of poppies were pinned by volunteers from the local RSA.

group also raises money for charity with a trading table.

Like teeth, dentures should be brushed daily. Rinse your dentures with cool water - hot water can warp their shape. Then, using a soft-bristled brush, gently remove any food deposits and plaque.

It’s important to clean dentures carefully, to avoid bending any attachments or damaging them.

Avoid regular toothpastes. They’re far too abrasive for dentures.

Instead, always use products specially formulated to clean dentures, which we call denture cleansers. We recommend cleansers in tablet form; just drop them into a glass of warm water, and keep your denture in the solution overnight. It couldn’t be easier!

Doing this has another practical benefit - it will prevent your dentures from drying out and changing shape. If you prefer cleaning your dentures in the morning, make sure to still keep them in a glass of water at night to prevent dryness. And keep them well out-of-reach of your dog, as many of our patients can attest!

Fit is important with dentures. We recommend regular dental check ups to make sure your dentures still fit well, without any sore spots or loose areas. If you are unhappy with the fit of your dentures, please contact us, as this is easy to fix and not worth suffering through. Occasionally, denture wearers may like to use adhesives. These products come in many forms, so the type you choose is based on personal preference. We can also recommend appropriate cleansers and adhesives for you, so please don’t hesitate to contact us if you’d like some advice.

If you have any questions about your dentures, or you’d like more information on the care of these amazing devices, contact us on 09 426 5262, and we’ll be happy to help you out!

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Retiree trappers targeting rodents Getting out and about Maygrove residents involved in trapping pests at the retirement village admit there have been some less than savoury moments.

There was the time when one of the rats in a trap was still alive, caught by the nose, and Glen Craven had the job of disposing of it. And Graeme Mayo’s wife wasn’t so happy to find a plastic bag on their dining room table with a dead possum in it.

Around seven residents of the village have been trapping pests since the end of January. Pauline Southwick has seen possums playing on a fence and they also damage gardens, stripping leaves off fruit trees and eating the lemon peel.

She says pests, especially rats, have become more prevalent in the vicinity since clearance for development began across from the village at Millwater.

Bush, garden allotments, compost and rubbish bins are attractive to rats and the village is also located close to an arm of Orewa Estuary.

The residents’ pest control work coincided with the project that Hibiscus Coast Forest & Bird recently embarked on, to reduce pests around the estuary, supported by the Hibiscus and Bays Local board and Auckland Council.

Richard Chambers of Forest and Bird provided training. Pauline Southwick says Richard gave the group a clear understanding of what would be involved and is providing ongoing support. She says it was also fun setting

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Rat catchers Liz Craven, left, and Pauline Southwick say pest control is very satisfying if a little ‘icky’ at times.

off traps in the village’s reception area during training.

So far the 12 rat traps and two possum traps set out around the perimeter of the village have netted 22 rats, “too many mice to count”, one possum and a hedgehog. The largest haul was three rats in a single day.

The group takes it in turns to check the traps two or three times a week.

Pauline says early signs of success include seeing quail around the village for the first time. She recommends pest control work to residents of other villages, especially if rats are prevalent.

“It only takes 45 minutes to walk around and check the traps and it’s good to find we are getting results,” she says.

Glen says the group may have to consider poisoning, rather than trapping pests at some stage but would need to consult residents fully and get approval from management, as well as erecting signs before taking that step.

If residents of other retirement villages are interested in setting up a pest control group, contact Richard Chambers, email HibiscusCoast.

Branch@forestandbird.org.nz

Age Concern Rodney’s chief executive Catherine Smith says retiring does not need to mean that a person sits and does nothing. There are a great deal of activities for seniors in this area and a retired person can be as active or as idle as they choose to be, she says.

Age Concern Rodney offers programmes and activities throughout the year that encourage local seniors to participate. These include a Time Out Programme, once a month, with includes either entertainment or a guest speaker, lunch and Bingo.

Transport is provided if necessary.

There is also the Senior Games, which demonstrate that exercise can be fun, especially in a group or team. This is an annual event, to be held this year on July 26.

The Hibiscus Rodders Club hosts the annual Hot Rod run (or Wrinklies Run).This involves their members taking seniors out for a drive in their beautiful cars for a pre-arranged afternoon tea. Age Concern Rodney’s popular Christmas Concert is held in Centrestage Theatre and features local performers.

On a more practical level, there is a Senior Drivers’ refresher course and a Health Expo, which takes place this week on April 20 in Warkworth, where older people can learn about new medical equipment or techniques.

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Raewyn Rainsford, CatzRUz Country Retreat What your company specialises in Boarding cats What are the essential skills and experience that you bring to this trade/ service? I have always loved animals – I bred dogs and showed them at dog shows, as well as dog grooming for over 30 years. I always had a cat and when I retired from the world of dog grooming and showing, we moved to Wainui and bought a Boarding Cattery. We built this into a very successful business over 20 years. We moved to our current address and built our new cattery a year ago. I have also had a few years’ experience with rescuing cats.

What is it about this job that gets you out of bed in the morning and keeps you motivated? Purely the love and care of my cats and our rural life. I have met so many lovely people and cats over the years. This brings enormous joy.

Tell us about your favourite aspect of the job, and/or the key piece of equipment in your toolbox and why you would not be without it. I love looking after my clients’ adorable feline friends while they are away. Over the years I have made many long term friendships and this also helps to have the cats calm and stress free while they are staying here in a quiet rural setting. The tools of my trade would have to be having access to online bookings and phone calls,which is where the bulk of my clients come from.

Customers can count on you because? I have had over 22 years of owning and running a successful cattery. I give all the cats that come here my love and care. It is very rewarding when the same customers keep coming back.

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Sectional, Tilt & Roller doors | Repairs & Maintenance to all models | Automatic Openers & Accessories | Merlin professional

Freephone 0800DOORS4U | Ph 09 426 0851 M 027 476 2741 Em hibiscusgaragedoors@xtra.co.nz www.hibiscusgaragedoors.co.nz

Family owned and operated since 1999 Residential and holiday home property management North Shore – Hibiscus Coast Clinton & Jayne Cowley Phone 428 0010 info@margay.co.nz | www.margay.co.nz

Hibiscus Tiling

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

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

Chris Ridley 021 488 274 or chris@streamlineelectrical.nz

Wall & floor tiling • Accredited Waterproofer Underfloorheating • Free consultations and quotations • 23 years experience

Phone Darcy 021 482 308

We service and repair all makes and models WOF • Tyres • Batteries • Mechanical repairs Cambelts • CV Boots • Air-conditioning

FREE espresso coffee while you wait • Ph: 424 8705 15 Arklow Ln, Whangaparaoa • hbcwof@yahoo.co.nz

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Get the door you really want, in the colour and finish of your choice. 10 year guarantee.

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CARS • VANS • TRUCKS • MINI-BUS

FOR ALL YOUR BUILDING AND CARPENTRY NEEDS Decks • Bathrooms • Pergolas • Doors • Renovations • Fencing Gates • Maintenance • Gib fitter • Plastering • Painting • Kitchens CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE

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HOUGHTON UPHOLSTERY Commercial, Domestic | Design & Recovery | Cut foam to measure

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ph Jon 021 514 622

The re-tube specialists New boats from 2.1 to 5.5m Full repair service on any inflatable brand. 100% NZ Made

1487A State Highway 17, Dairy Flat Ph: 021 570 505 • em: info@seafarerinflatables.co.nz

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Supply, fix & stop all types of fibrous plaster & Gib board work

Ph Jason O’Meara 027 452 8952 unstoppableplasterers@gmail.com

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• Secure & monitored premises • Large ground floor drive-up units 9–21 David Sidwell Pl, Whangaparaoa

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If it doesn’t say service, its not! We MAKE Blinds We REPAIR Blinds • We CLEAN Blinds

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Learn to play the Ukulele Kathy Manson phone 021 902 736 51 The Esplanade, Manly, Whangaparaoa www.absolute-beginners-ukulele.com

Book online www.bowtech.co.nz Full time clinic – 2 late nights Ph 027 292 3604 or 424 8519 46 Brightside Road, Stanmore Bay

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CAR SEAT RENTAL

Long or short term hire *free bolt install (*conditions apply)

We can check if your car seat is installed correctly

Trained technician Phone 426 3598 Silverdale Computer Support Services At a fair price, with a personal touch Servicing the Hibiscus Coast.

We cater primarily for the 55+ age group and assist small business owners.

5% discount for bookings made in advance – Value for money Ph Adele Carryer 0800 BOWEN4U

Coastal Curtains and Blinds Drapes • Roman Blinds • Nets/voiles • Rods & Tracks • Blinds Verticals, Venetians, Wooden • Roller Sunscreen & Blockout Blinds

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COAST GARDENING Garden care, soft landscaping, garden rescue & advice. Ph Heidi 021 449 148.

Part time, full time, semi retired can apply. Due to expansion we have the above positions available, full training also given to the right person.

CV to Gulfland Marine 671 Whangaparaoa Road. craig@gulflandmarine.co.nz

CARPENTERS WANTED Immediate start Phone John 022 153 0108

DRIVING MISS DAISY

Reliable, safe, TMS Registered Ph 428 4490 or 021 035 0431. hibiscus@drivingmissdaisy.co.nz

WANTED TO BUY TO BUY, RECORDS/LP’S Ph 428 1587.

CHILDCARE OUR SPACE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTRE:

5 Poplar Road, Stanmore Bay Ph 09 428 0978. 027 434 3716: Friendly, small and homelike centre for 30 children from 6 months to 6 years. Happy and safe children.

Welcoming, qualified and attuned teachers. Large outdoor area.

We offer 20 hours ECE and Winz subsidy.ourspacehbc@gmail.com

DINING OUT CELEBRATE AT WALNUT COTTAGE – The licensed Café in the Trees. Wed-Sun 8am-3.30pm Ph 09 427 5570.

DVDS & VIDEOS VIDEOS TRANSFERRED to DVD/hard drive. Phone Te Totara Video 09 422 5710 or 021 777 385.

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Phone Dave 021 950 154 HANDYMAN AVAILABLE for all those odd jobs. Ph Nev 021 399 226 @ Nev’s Odd Jobs. Great rates. Local & reliable.

Building repairs • Roofing • Gutter replacement/cleaning • Waterblasting Landscaping • Tree work, Fencing Hedge trimming • Painting • Rubbish removal • Lifestyle-block work. Regular maintenance protects your investment.

Phone Paul 021 724 075

SECURITY ALARM SERVICING Local technician, 20 years experience.

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A PUMP DOCTOR will keep you pumping. Ph 0274 430 654.

ARKLES BAY PAINTERS/DECORATORS In the area for the area. Ph 022 0291 056 BUILDER SEMI RETIRED – for all those small building jobs. Good rates. Ph/txt Rob 021 167 2155 or 09 426 2960 CABINET MAKER/JOINER (RETIRED) Tables, drawers, dressers, shelving, cabinets etc. Low rates. Workmanship guaranteed. Ph Derek 426 3541.

CLEANER AVAILABLE – Fastidious attention to detail, honest. Refs. WaiweraWhangaparaoa. Ph 0210 246 6623.

HANDYMAN CARPENTRY, rubbish removal etc Ph/Txt 027 420 5155.

PAINTING – INTERIOR / EXTERIOR, Free quotes. Phone Jef 021 164 9709.

PLASTERING, GIB STOPPING, Repairs/ small jobs. Keith 424 8841/022 682 4760.

PAINTER Interior/exterior. Small jobs ok.

Waterblasting. Ph Rod 021 107 6502.

PEST CONTROL, Flies, spiders, cockroaches, ants, rodents, wasps.

Competitive prices. Ph 426 2253.

WATERBLASTING & CHEMICAL HOUSE WASHING. Careful service, reasonable rates. Ph 426 2253.

WATER FILTERS - Underbench, Whole house, UV & water spotting, Work Guaranteed. Ph Steve 027 478 7427 steve@aquafilter.co.nz

APPLIANCE REPAIRS A SMART REPAIR Service for F&P smartdrive washers, F&P/Simpson dryers. Prompt service 09 423 9660 or 021 168 7349.

BAY APPLIANCE REPAIRS – All major laundry/kitchen brands, small appliances, & power tools. Work guaranteed EWRB reg. Ph 09 947 0333 or 022 600 9919.

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CHINESE ACC TREATMENT PROVIDER Helping you with: Acupuncture, massage, cupping & bioelectricity etc 2 Milner Avenue, Silverdale, (beside new Silverdale Mall) Phone 022 308 8669 WINTER SPECIAL! HANDS & FEET Nails cut & filed, includes hand & foot massage. $30 each – $50 for two. I will come to you. Phone 424 0676.

HAIRDRESSING MOBILE HAIRCUTS European trained hairstylist to visit you at your time, your place. Sabine Ph 426 9652 021 149 8598

TUITION PIANO/KEYBOARD LESSONS IN OREWA Private Professional Affordable Enjoyment for all ages Phone 0800-696-874 www.modernmusic.co.nz

PIANO TUITION Qualified teacher, beginners a specialty, Manly area, Sat morning vacancies Ph 021 260 3181.

COMMUNITY NOTICES A CLUB FOR SEMI RETIRED AND RETIRED PEOPLE. Monthly meetings with guest speakers, bus trips, luncheons, movie group, plus other social get to gethers, a great way to meet other locals. Now open for new members. Whangaparaoa Combined Club. Ph Pat Hoyle 428 5285 CAFE CONNECT, 10am, 2nd Monday of each month @ Orewa Community Church For the retired age group to meet in a cafe style atmosphere, while enjoying a variety of music, entertainment & guest speakers. Gold coin donation. Contact Terry & Noelene Bradley 424 3159 CELEBRATE WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS with the Children’s Autism Foundation for the month of April The Children’s Autism Foundation encourages you to hold a fundraiser.

Host a Mufti Day, “Wacky Wednesday” cake stall, donation box or make a personal donation. Buy an Awesome Autism Designer T Shirt from www. chambersco.co.nz – $1 will be donated to either Children’s Autism Foundation or Autism NZ for every T shirt sold. Register your interest enquiry@autism.org.nz or ph Gaylene 09 947 5935 CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH CLUB Thursdays (Term), Ōrewa Library, 3.30pm Practise your English conversation skills with us. An ESOL teacher will be on hand to help you practise. The sessions are informal and is open to all – those for whom English is a second language. No booking is required.

COMBINED RODNEY SENIORS Country drive to the Waikato, Monday May 7, Cost $38pp, includes: Return Coach Fare, morning tea at Drury (own expense), visit to Pounamu Taoga Carvers at the Greenstone Museum/ shop the Kauwhata, finger food lunch, tea and coffee at the Homestead Cafe Taupiri. Depart Red Beach 8.30am Orewa at 8.35am times are approx.

Booking and payment to Dot Ph 426 6212 or post to Mrs. D Clarke, 256a Main Road, Orewa. No payment will be accepted on the day of the trip.

Payment required 1 week before trip, EMPATHY SUPPORT GROUP for those who have lost a loved one to suicide.

Meeting last Monday every month, Hibiscus Coast Community House, 214 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa, 7pm.

All welcome. Next meeting March 26.

Enquiries ph Susan 021 884 162.

GRANDPARENTS NEEDED! Looking for something to add more value to your life, keep you feeling young and active? Grandchildren living far away? Volunteer to be a Surrogate Grandparent (Charity CC54933) and help support a young family. All you need is time and love children. All applicants police checked. Apply: www. surrogategrandparents.org.nz HIBISCUS COAST CONCERT BAND is a local community band for members of all ages and abilities. If you would like to join us, come to a rehearsal, from 7pm-9pm fortnight, Orewa College. Visit www.hccb.org.nz, or ph 021 186 4599 to check next rehearsal.

HIBISCUS COAST ELDERLY PEOPLES LUNCHEON CLUB, Door charge $5, includes cup of tea, great entertainment, followed by a hot, two course lunch. Meet every 2nd Monday of the month, The Masonic Lodge Centreway Rd, Orewa. Ph Trev 426 5698 HIBISCUS COAST U3A Members meet at the Salvation Army Hall, Silverdale, the third Monday of every second month, 10am for a general meeting with guest speaker and morning tea.

Individual Groups within U3A, usually meet during the day, once a month in a number of locations around Whangaparaoa and Orewa. If you are over 55 and would like to join visit www.u3ahbc.co.nz, or contact: Kaye Bennetts 424 5855.

HIBISCUS MEN’S SHED COFFEE CLUB. 1st Wednesday every month at 11:00am in the RSA, Vipond Road HIBISCUS SPIRIT AWAKENING AND HEALING CENTRE Meet fortnightly, Wednesday 7.30pm-9pm. “Medium” on platform for spirit communication, and supper after service. Friendly group of people. Everyone welcome. 9e Annalise Rd, Orewa. For details and development class enquiries ph Lynda 424 1998.

HIBISCUS STITCHERS Meet a woolly crew at Whangaparaoa Library fortnightly.

Embroidery, crochet, knitting etc. Thursdays 1pm–3pm. Ph Jean 428 5207 or Jan 424 2492.

OREWA LADIES GARDEN CLUB Monthly Meetings. 2nd Thursday of the month, with guest speaker or garden visits. Trading table, competitions, afternoon tea. 12.30pm at Orewa Catholic Church Hall 180 Centreway Rd, Orewa. Ph Ann 427 8377 SERVING SPOONS - MEALS THAT MATTER: A free community meal for anyone who is struggling financially.

In collaboration with Love Soup at St John’s Church Hall, 180 Centreway Rd, Orewa on the last Monday of each month, 12.30pm. Ph 426 5599.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Gutter Kitties Op Shop is needing store volunteers Tuesday - Saturday at our store at Unit 9, 667 Whangaparaoa Rd, Stanmore Bay (behind The Crows Nest). Txt Danielle 0211571575 or come into our store.

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Anzac Day – commemorative services take place from Puhoi to Silverdale. (see below) It’s Showtime: Magic and illusion spectacular. Orewa Arts and Events centre, 76 Riverside Drive Orewa. Info: Itsshowtime.

The Kavaliers play at the Hibiscus Coast Community RSA, 43a Vipond Road, Stanmore Bay, 7.30pm. Entry $5. All welcome.

Info: phone 424 9026.

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Pharmacy Talk with Tania Adams

Pharmacist at Unichem Manly

Be Prepared for Winter

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As I sit writing this column, temperatures have plummeted to 9C and 120,000 homes and businesses across Auckland are without power as winds gusting up to 140km/hour tear through our neighbourhood.

Roofs have been ripped from houses, trees are blocking roads, schools are closed and traffic lights are down. Was I prepared for this?... not really. It seems we went from a balmy summer weekend to the midst of winter in a matter of hours and I was not prepared!

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But being prepared is the best chance you will have for an illnessfree winter. Reviewing your lifestyle, surroundings, medicines and potential supplements will ensure that you have taken as many preventative measures as possible.

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Can you build your immunity naturally? Here are the Top 4 Natural Supplements that may assist your immune system: 1. Zinc supports your immune response and may aid your recovery from winter ills and chills. Come in to Unichem Manly and get your Zinc levels checked for free.

2. Research shows that if you regularly supplement your diet with Vitamin C you may reduce the duration of common cold symptoms. .

3. Studies indicate that Echinacea purpurea may help you to decrease the incidence and duration of a cold.

4. Researchers have found that if your Vitamin D levels are adequate this may have a protective effect against coughs and colds.

Forest & Bird talk on Sea Change for the Hauraki Gulf, preceded by a short annual meeting, Estuary Arts Centre, Orewa, 7.45pm.

All welcome. Koha at the door.

Off on a Cruise: A free seminar with independent advice on cruising from experienced cruisers Peter and Sue Crook, Manly Methodist Church, 945 Whangaparaoa Road, 2pm. Info: phone Andrew Gamman, 021 168 2808. (see story p17) Get Messy sessions, Pinewoods Holiday Park, 23 Marie Avenue, Red Beach, 9.15am to 10.15am. Messy play for children from 6 months to 5 years old. Drop in price $15 per session. Info: phone 027 586 4499, email nzgetmessy@gmail.com or look for Get Messy on Facebook

Klassic Trax play at the Hibiscus Coast Community RSA, 43a Vipond Road, Stanmore Bay, 7.30pm, $5 door charge. Info: 424 9026.

Mother’s Day Mosaic making with Jo Luker. Estuary Arts Centre, Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa. Info and tickets at estuaryarts.co.nz Two Flat Whites and a Mocha play at the Hibiscus Coast Community RSA, 43a Vipond Road, Stanmore Bay, 7pm, $5 door charge. Info: 424 9026.

Toucan play at the Hibiscus Coast Community RSA, 43a Vipond Road, Stanmore Bay, 7pm, $5 door charge. Info: 424 9026.

City of Sails Barbershop Chorus concert, Centrestage Theatre Centreway Rd Orewa, 2.30pm. Special guests including Marian Burns and the Orewa College Jazz band. Tickets $20, phone Centrestage, 426 7282.

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Roger and the Ramjets play at the Hibiscus Coast Community RSA, 43a Vipond Road, Stanmore Bay, 7pm, $5 door charge.

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LOCAL MARKETS: Silverdale Markets, every Saturday 8am–1pm • Hibiscus Coast Markets, Whangaparaoa Community Hall, last Saturday of each month 10am-2pm • Hobbs Wharf Market, 132 Pinecrest Drive, Gulf Harbour, 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month from 10am– 2pm • Waitoki Village Market day, Waitoki Hall, Kahikatea Flat Rd, first Saturday of month 8.30am–12pm • Crystal Visions Holistic Market, St Johns Ambulance Hall, 36 Silverdale Rd, Silverdale, second Saturday of the month 10am-3pm • Orewa Farmers’ market, Orewa Square carpark, every Sunday 8am–12.30pm • Puhoi Farmers’ market, Puhoi Sports Club, last Sunday of the month 8.30am -12.30pm.

Hibiscus Coast Anzac Day Services, April 25 yy 6am Dawn Service Parade, Hibiscus Coast Community RSA, 43A Vipond Road, Stanmore Bay. Assemble at 5.45am. yy 9am Puhoi Service, Domain Bridge, Puhoi Road (opposite Puhoi pub). Assemble 8.45am. If wet, venue changes to Puhoi Hall. yy 11am Civic Service and Parade, Hibiscus Coast Community RSA, 43A Vipond Road, Stanmore Bay. Assemble 10.30am. yy 12.15pm Silverdale Service At the cenotaph adjacent to the Silverdale Rugby Club. Assemble 12 noon. yy 1pm Orewa Service Remembrance Reserve, 365 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa. Assemble 12.45pm. yy 2pm Upper Waiwera Cenotaph Service Upper Waiwera Cenotaph, Werenui Rd, Upper Waiwera. Assemble 1.45pm.

Are you protected against the flu? Getting an influenza vaccination is the best way to protect yourself against the flu. The influenza vaccination is available for free to eligible patients.

Unfortunately viruses are not all we have to worry about during the winter season. Often your cold may turn into a more serious bacterial infection. Oral vaccines are available from our pharmacy to provide you with protection from bacterial complications of colds.

Is your home warm enough? A warmer and drier home is a healthier one. A temperature of 18C to 21C is ideal. Remember to block any draughts as this may lose up to 20% of your home’s warmth.

Winter can also be a more difficult time of the year if you have asthma, as symptoms are often triggered by changes in temperature.

This means that now is an ideal time to review your asthma medicines with your health professional.

How well are you sleeping? Studies show that people who don’t get quality sleep or enough sleep are more likely to get sick after being exposed to a virus, such as the common cold.

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Orewa edge Mahurangi in shield clash Orewa College has clinched the Murray Jones Shield again after squeezing past Mahurangi College for the second year running, winning 18-14.

The match was played in Orewa on April 10 and saw the home side win the title for a seventh consecutive year.

Orewa College First XV head coach Adam Wilson says the game was a very even battle that, like last year’s affair, could have gone either way.

“Both teams can be proud of their defensive efforts in what were extremely tough conditions with strong winds,” Adam says.

“I think our tackling effort and good line-out that allowed us to win a pivotal set piece at the end of the fixture saw us finish on top.”

Mahurangi College assistant coach Jon Blyth says despite being down 13-0 at halftime, his side felt they were in the

game with the wind at their backs in the second half.

“In the end I think we lacked some fitness to pull off a positive result and also made some poor errors on attack that were probably subject to this being our first game of the year,” Blyth says.

Both sides have also taken on a number of new players this year with 16 entering the Orewa squad and eight going into the Mahurangi squad.

“It’s going to take time for some of those new combinations to gel, but I think the match was a great opportunity for those players to get a taste of First XV rugby,” Adam says.

“We know moving forwards this season will be a struggle again in the 1A competition, so we will just be focused on improving our performances each week rather than making the playoffs.”

Orewa College (green strip) has now held the Murray Jones Shield for seven years despite facing tough opposition. This year strong winds, leading up to an overnight storm, were an additional factor for the players.

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