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There will still be parking on the beach side of the road, in areas that will cause the least harm to the dunes and trees.

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Community action halted the installation of bollards to restrict parking along Manly beachfront last week. How did this happen and where to from here? Photo, Andrew Peddie.

Bollard backlash causes Council backflip Auckland Council’s plan to install 300 bollards on Manly beachfront, to keep cars from damaging the berm, caused an outcry when it was made public by Hibiscus Matters.

The story has so far resulted in two opposing petitions, hundreds of social media comments, a standoff with contractors, politicians and residents, and a Council backflip.

The bollards were to prevent parking on The Esplanade, between Manly Sailing Club and Cross Street, where the berm is eroding badly. This part of the seafront is popular with beach goers, as it provides direct beach access.

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degradation of the berm caused by cars, Council staff discussed the issue with Hibiscus & Bays Local Board members back in March. One option considered then was using rocks to prevent parking.

The work was seen as urgent.

reports, no plan for alternative parking. It didn’t go to a local board business meeting for a decision.

The issue resurfaced at last month’s local board workshop (September 23), when Council staff told members that bollards were the chosen solution and would be installed by summer.

The story in our October 11 paper alerted the community and when contractors arrived to begin installing the bollards, on October 18, they were met with resistance. Threats along the lines of “put those bollards in and we’ll remove them” were reportedly made. Councillors Wayne Walker and John Watson turned up, along with local board chair Gary Brown. The contractors withdrew.

dunes but describes Council’s process as “a disappointing lack of engagement”. He has worked with residents on a plan for replacement parks in the reserve, behind the sailing club.

“There is a clear need for more parking so everyone can enjoy the beach,” Cr Walker says. “It would have been better to use removable barriers to protect the worst affected areas as a trial, rather than make it as definitive as what’s proposed. A more comprehensive solution, including alternative parking, is needed.”

Mixed views on Esplanade Views among the residents closest to the beachfront are mixed. Some are worried

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The local board was supportive and last week the digger arrived on site.

This was seen as routine work, despite the scale, and the removal of car parking. Therefore, Council did not seek community input. There were no expert

In fact, the bollards would already be in the ground if Hibiscus Matters had not been at that September workshop.

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people will park on the grass directly in front of their homes instead.

One resident says they live on a public road and there is no issue with people visiting the beach in the daytime. At night, it can be a different story with anti-social behaviour, bottles and litter left behind.

They say the growing population has made the effects of driving and parking on the berm worse.

“In summer the berm is overloaded with heavy 4WDs and trailers leaving deep ruts.

It’s just sand now, not much grass, and the tree roots are damaged,” one resident says.

“The bollards won’t stop people going to the beach to picnic. They will stop cars from destroying the berm. It’s a shame to see Council cave in to protestors.”

Indeed, the community’s strong reaction caused Council to rethink.

Community Facilities general manager, Taryn Crewe, says based on the recent public reaction, Council has postponed the works to undertake consultation.

She says the project was initiated by feedback and requests from Councillors, local board members and the public. Meetings and site visits were held, including one at the end of February attended by coastal specialists, arborists and some residents.

“The coastal and arborist specialists are supportive of the protection measures proposed,” Crewe says. “The key consideration is to minimise vehicle movements, which can destabilise the coastal edge, inducing landward erosion.”

Crewe points out that, should the project go ahead, there will still be parking on the beach side of The Esplanade, in areas that cause the least harm to dunes and trees.

The berm on the southern side of the

Exposed tree roots on the berm

Esplanade will also remain as is.

“If bollards go in, Council will monitor parking over summer so that any issues can be addressed, including disability access.”

The local board, which is responsible for parks and reserves, is now looking for a compromise. Chair Gary Brown says the aim is to preserve the dunes, trees and grassed reserve so visitors can continue to enjoy sitting and having picnics there.

“If we continue allowing vehicles to park here, the area will turn to sand as has happened down the eastern end of The

Esplanade,” Brown says. “We must find a balance between the environmental aspects and recreational use.”

He says that the consultation process will ensure people have all the facts, can raise their concerns and advise how they would like the reserve protected.

Details of the Have your Say Manly berm consultation process will be posted on the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board Facebook page and the Auckland Council website.

No timeline for that is available as Hibiscus Matters goes to press.

A tale of two petitions

• Rob de Lacey put up the Save Our Manly Beach Parking & Access Petition on October 17. He says his chief concern is overflow parking putting pressure on nearby streets and causing safety issues. He was also angry there had been no public consultation. The petition has more than 2900 signatures. • Matakatia resident Philip Adamson, who visits Manly Beach often with his family, started an alternative petition, Stop Manly Beach from being a Carpark, on October 19. “I wanted some balance and to show there are people who want to preserve our beaches and think about what our kids might have in 20 years’ time,” he says. “People say they’ve parked there for years, but the population increase and bigger, heavier vehicles are having a huge impact.” This petition has just over 100 signatures. Both petitions are at www.change.org

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Whangaparāoa’s first Penlink-related roadworks began this month and more are to come.

The NZ Transport Agency, Waka Kotahi (NZTA) began investigating underground services on this end of the Penlink route on October 18 and those works should be complete this week. It includes stop/ go traffic management at Cedar Terrace, Beverley Road and Wiriana Place (in the vicinity of New World supermarket), most of which took place overnight.

Next come geotechnical investigations – these begin next month and run almost through to Christmas (November 12-December 22).

This will bring out the heavy machinery, including drilling rigs, and small teams to take samples.

Boreholes will be made in Cedar Reserve (opposite New World) and also on the berm on the supermarket side of the road.

Cars travelling along this part of Whangaparāoa Rd will be halted in around 10 minute bursts via stop/go signals.

NZTA says this will take place around eight times over five weeks.

Vipond Road is an alternative route around the affected area.

Work will also take place in Stillwater, around Duck Creek Road area – the timing of the Stillwater work is still to be confirmed.

Drivers are encouraged to check the website ahead of time to prepare for any delays: www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/penlink

Contractors will be visible along the Penlink route

Toll road consultation

• NZTA is assessing the suitability of Penlink for tolling, and the public will be able to make submissions during the process. • Long time Penlink advocate, local board member Janet Fitzgerald says while she supports tolling for the construction of Penlink, she is concerned that NZTA is stating tolling will also pay for maintenance, when we already have a fuel tax. “If the community is concerned, they need to submit,” she says.

• NZTA’s assessment work began last year, and it says findings will be available on its website ‘soon’. It is unable to provide an exact timeframe when that information will be made public. • The report will include assessment of the risks and benefits of tolling Penlink. • NZTA will then ask for approval from the Minister of Transport to undertake public consultation about tolling Penlink. • The Minister has the final say regarding tolling – as happened with the Puhoi to Warkworth highway.

Harbour Hospice says NO to assisted dying Harbour Hospice, which runs Hibiscus Hospice in Red Beach, has taken a stand against assisted dying refusing to allow medication designed to hasten death to be administered at any of its facilities.

Hospice staff are also not allowed to be present if the medication is administered elsewhere such as in a patient’s home or at a hospital.

The new policies were announced this month and come ahead of the implementation of the End of Life Choice Act, which comes into force on November 7.

This means that a person with a terminal illness that meets eligibility criteria can request medication to end their life.

Harbour Hospice chief executive Jan Nichols says hospice has taken the position based on the “global philosophy of hospice care”, which is “to neither hasten nor

postpone death”.

“We are also representing the rights of the health professionals employed by us, who, in line with the Act, may have a conscientious objection to provide assisted dying,” she says.

Nevertheless, Ms Nichols says hospice will continue to care for patients, families and their whānau, regardless of a wish for assisted dying.

She says she expects a large proportion of those who choose assisted dying will want to be at home.

“If that decision is made while in hospice care, our specialist team will work positively to transfer care to an authorised assisted dying physician,” she says.

Although they will not be physically present when administering life-ending medication, hospice support teams will

continue to assist families, helping them through their grief and loss.

Hospice made submissions prior to the Act being passed, opposing assisted dying and instead advocating for more resources for palliative care.

The organisation’s objections included a perceived lack of adequate safeguards, the difficulty of determining how long a person had to live, and the possibility a person may be coerced into ending their life prematurely.

The End of Life Choice Act was passed following a binding referendum held in conjunction with last year’s General Election.

Sixty-five percent of voters supported the Act, with 34 percent opposed.

Harbour Hospice is the only specialist palliative care provider for families living on the Hibiscus Coast, Warkworth or Wellsford.

Testing for Covid-19 at the Army Bay wastewater treatment plant has stepped up following the first positive sample this month.

The Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) has been taking wastewater samples at Army Bay weekly since September 18 but all were negative until the week ending October 9.

The most recent samples, taken on October 12 and 14, were also both positive.

The Army Bay wastewater catchment encompasses a wide area including Whangaparāoa, Hatfields Beach, Ōrewa, Silverdale and Millwater.

The sampling is very accurate and indicates that at least one person has been shedding the virus in the 24 hours before the sample was collected. It does not necessarily mean active infections are in the community – it could be non-infectious, recently recovered cases.

Senior ESR scientist, Brent Gilpin, says repeated detection of the virus in wastewater strongly indicates that someone in the catchment area is shedding the virus.

“If they haven’t yet been picked up in clinical testing, we would encourage anyone with symptoms or who has had contact with those outside the area to follow the health advice and get tested,” he says. “In the meantime, to provide the best chance of limiting the spread, it’s best if everyone in the area treats everyone else as potentially infected and takes the appropriate precautions like wearing masks and keeping their distance.”

A Ministry of Health spokesperson says positive detections in wastewater samples are expected as the outbreak is now more dispersed, with positive cases in 124 (out of 300) Auckland suburbs.

The cases are being managed appropriately and isolated, the spokesperson says.

Anyone who has symptoms of Covid-19 is asked to get tested and self-isolate until they receive a negative test result.

Meanwhile, the pop up community testing drive-through in Victor Eaves Reserve, Ōrewa, closed last week. It was set up after Red Beach became a suburb of interest on October 5. A Northern Region Health Coordination Centre (NRHCC) spokesperson says it was closed after testing numbers returned to a level that can be managed by local health providers.

As the virus is now widespread, the focus for testing has shifted from suburbs of interest to areas with higher positivity rates where the risk of unidentified cases is higher.

These areas are named in the Ministry’s daily briefing. Any locations of interest are also listed on the Ministry’s website.

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Councillor sees chance to change super city Albany Ward Councillor John Watson is calling for the formation of a separate Northern Council to serve all communities north of the Auckland harbour bridge, including the Hibiscus Coast and Rodney.

He is advocating for this because of a major review into local government, which presented its first report this month.

The independent review is looking at all aspects of governance and representation.

It offers a chance to redesign local government and strengthen democracy.

Cr Watson says that latest Council polling results show trust in Council’s decision making at 16 percent for the Hibiscus & Bays local board area – the Auckland average is 23 percent.

“Generally speaking, the further north you go the less trust there is in the super city and that’s been the case since 2010,” Cr Watson says. “An alternative structure

should be put out to the Auckland public to debate and decide.”

Cr Watson favours the establishment of three councils across Auckland – one north of the bridge, one for the south/east and one for the city/west. He suggests retaining Auckland Transport, Watercare and Auckland Unlimited as region-wide entities but refocused, with accountability to the new political boundaries while retaining the regional overview. He says the rest of the Council Controlled Organisations could either be absorbed into the new councils or “ditched entirely”.

“The Hibiscus Coast has done well out of a number of large infrastructure projects and has community facilities the equal of anywhere in Auckland but there is a real disconnect at the local level that is getting more pronounced,” he says.

He suggests scrapping local boards and envisages 16-18 Councillors could be

on the Northern Council (decided on a population basis) which may include some people currently on local boards.

The current system has areas north of the bridge represented by five Councillors across three Wards. Albany Ward (including the Hibiscus Coast) has Cr Watson and Cr Wayne Walker. Cr Watson says the two of them represent 180,000 people. By comparison the former Rodney District Council, as a whole, only represented 80,000 ratepayers. Local board members

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• The review into the Future for Local Government is an independent, two-year review, called for by the Local Government Minister. It began this year. • On the review panel are Jim Palmer (chair), Penny Hulse, Gael Surgenor, Antoine Coffin and Brendan Boyle.

• The panel published its first interim report on October 8. That report is linked to this story at www.localmatters.co.nz • A draft report and recommendations are due to go before the Minister by September 30, 2022. Then a formal consultation and submission process will be held. • The final report and recommendations are due in April, 2023.

Parcel theft and car crimes persist Police are urging Hibiscus Coast residents to be extra vigilant as lockdown restrictions continue, with opportunist thieves targeting parcel deliveries and vehicles in particular.

Waitemata North response manager Senior Sgt Brett Henshaw says after an initial dip, thefts from driveways and parked cars have increased recently.

“Initially with Covid-19 lockdown levels imposed, we saw a large drop-off in property related crime, but of late it has been creeping up again,” he says.

“We are still seeing vehicle crime on the Coast, with opportunists either breaking into cars or opening unlocked cars, and courier parcel thefts still remain an issue, which we know is extremely frustrating for our community.”

The parcel thieves follow courier vehicles and steal any packages left unattended outside homes, so Sgt Henshaw says householders should take as many steps as they can to make that impossible.

“If you can, get parcels delivered to your workplace. If

bring the tally of elected representatives in North Auckland to around 40.

The findings of the independent panel go out for consultation in a year’s time.

Cr Watson says it’s vital that people have their say, particularly about whether the super city is working and, if not, how can that be fixed or what could be an alternative.

“If there is not a groundswell of people asking for what they want, the status quo may remain,” he says. “Maybe this groundswell could start on the Coast?”

you are not going to be home, then make sure it is signonly, or get the courier to leave a card, so you can have it delivered on another day when you will be home,” he advises. “If these options aren’t available, then try to at least get it left somewhere that isn’t obvious.”

Vehicle owners should always make sure cars are locked with no valuables left inside, he adds.

“Thieves will enter onto private property to steal from vehicles, often up long driveways.”

However, there are fewer perpetrators on the prowl than before, after three separate offenders were caught and charged recently.

“They were swiftly identified with some good oldfashioned policing and assistance from the public,” Sgt Henshaw says. “All three are now before the courts on a variety of burglary and car crime charges – 31 in total.”

He urges everyone to keep an eye out for any suspicious people or activity in the community and to report anything immediately by calling Police on 111.

Ferry upgrades planned Improvements to ferry services, including the one from Gulf Harbour to and from the city are currently being considered. An Auckland Transport (AT) spokesperson told the paper last week that improvements to the Gulf Harbour service are contained within a confidential business case application, currently being considered

by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. Although electric ferries are on AT’s radar, the Gulf Harbour route is a lot longer than other contracted ferry routes in Auckland, and is not (at this stage) able to be served by electric ferries. The spokesperson says AT is looking at what a low emission model would look like for Gulf Harbour, and fleet replacement for the route is in the plan.

Bilingual signs on way Signs in our parks and reserves in both English and Maori are to be introduced, once the local board has adopted the names put before it. Auckland Council has been working with mana whenua on proposed names and an update is coming to a Hibiscus & Bays Local Board workshop in the coming weeks. Depending on the direction from the local board, the names should be formerly adopted at a business meeting before the end of the year. Rather than replacing all the signs, the new signs with the dual names are rolled out in the parks when they are scheduled for renewal, so it could take some time for that to happen.

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Unlawfully lit fireworks started a fire in bush on the foreshore at Fisherman’s Rock Reserve in Army Bay on Tuesday afternoon last week.

Two crews from Silverdale tackled the blaze, which destroyed around 250 square metres of gorse and manuka scrub.

Senior Station officer Jim Maclean said the fire was a timely reminder that there were strict laws around the lighting of fireworks and bonfires as Guy Fawkes Night approaches.

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And, with recreational restrictions lifting, Sgt Henshaw urged boaties to be vigilant.

“Now that we are moving towards summer, traditionally we see an increase in boat thefts and particularly gear from within boats such as tote tanks, fishing and diving gear,” he said.

He said gear should be safely tucked away and trailer wheel clamps or tow coupling locks used when parked up.

The Silverdale crews were also called to a second vegetation fire that afternoon, when a burning pile of tree prunings in Messenger Road in Stillwater spread to the grassy bank nearby.

Meanwhile, Rodney St John is encouraging as many people as possible to learn the three steps that can double a person’s chance of survival after a cardiac arrest – call 111, start CPR and use an AED (defibrillator).

“Although it is still open fire season and there has been rain lately, it shows that even relatively experienced rural folk can find themselves surprised at how quickly and easily what was meant to be a controlled fire can escalate,” Officer Maclean said.

Territory manager Jason Bennett said using an AED was simpler than a mobile phone.

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Local Police have been kept busy with opportunist parcel thefts, burglaries and car crime during lockdown – see separate story, p4 . Regional response manager Senior Sgt Brett Henshaw said that since moving to Level 4, construction sites were again being targeted by thieves, with whiteware, tools and timber being targeted in particular.

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Pandemic blurs privacy

The pandemic has changed everything in a short space of time.

Some changes may be temporary but others could be with us for the long haul – these include the impact on privacy. Back in 2019 personal health information was private. Now it is out there and increasingly sharing your vaccination status will be required if you work in a particular profession, want to travel, attend a festival or gig, or even visit a bar or restaurant. Your employer may ask for it – they have a responsibility to keep staff safe. As an employee you may wish to know whether those you work with are vaccinated or not. Recently this paper was asked about our local politicians’ vaccination status.

There were several reasons given – the public contact they have, including with people who may be old, very young, or immune-compromised. The idea that being vaccinated shows you care about keeping the community safe and getting businesses open. One even said if anyone was resistant to the vaccine, it would affect how he votes in next year’s local body election. “They are paid from the public purse and need to be upfront, either way,” the reader said. I asked the question and most politicians were happy to oblige. In fact they wanted to actively let everyone know that they have had the vaccine, agreeing that it’s part of being in a public-facing role. Some local businesses are also promoting their vaccine status to reassure customers – with signs on the door that say ‘Fully vaccinated for your Safety”. A public health emergency is perhaps a strong reason to erode our right to privacy.

However, it is not a step to be taken lightly. It can lead to demonising and isolating those with alternative views.

No one wants to see another outbreak. It is hoped a high vaccination rate will take pressure off our health system, allow borders and businesses to reopen. Further spread is more likely among the unvaccinated, affecting the places they work and the people they are close to. It is possible therefore that more vaccine mandates are in the pipeline – including for our public servants. If that happens, it would provide answers for anyone curious about whether a politician has had the jabs. Hibiscus Matters does not believe putting those details in the paper is helpful but I invite anyone who is concerned to explain why you want to know, and ask that person directly. If there is a good reason why a politician’s vaccine status could affect you, they may be willing to give you a straight answer.

- Terry Moore

YourOpinion Axeman got off lightly?

It is most upsetting to read of the man refusing to scan at Silverdale Pak n’ Save (HM October 11) but it is even more upsetting that the man threatened to use an axe on the security guard, and then was only given a warning by police. Use of deadly weapons (note the axe killing in Otorohanga) is on the increase in NZ and surely this episode should have warranted a court appearance?

Patrick Grant, Stanmore Bay

Last issue, Ōrewa’s John Simons asked readers what this structure, revealed recently at low tide, could be (HM October 11). In response, James Weaver of Manly suggests it is an old fishing trap, used at one time by indigenous locals. He says he saw other examples of these structures on Mercury Islands harbour.

Tale of two Groves

My wife and I live in The Grove, Red Beach, an area that was first developed in 1993 and consists of 48 units.

Since the retirement village in Ōrewa was renamed The Grove, we are finding that expected overseas mail is not being delivered. We have made contact with our Ōrewa namesake but with our large personal circle of family and friends, associates and service providers, we now wonder what ‘can of worms’ this name duplication may have opened up for both sets of these communities?

Vernon and Christine Bishop, Red Beach (abridged) Editor’s note: Palm Grove Retirement Village was renamed The Grove in around late 2017/early 2018 by its owners.

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We access our home from Alice Ave in Ōrewa and we’re sick to death of the queues for McDonalds drivethrough, which head down Florence Ave, often blocking Alice Ave. While some McDs customers leave a gap at Alice Ave, many do not. Even when they do, if you need to turn left into Alice Ave from Florence, you can have a long wait in the queue, or have to try a dangerous manoeuvre into the opposing lane to get around cars. Horns are constantly sounding here and I’ve seen people get out filled with road rage and argue with other drivers.

Obviously it’s particularly bad in lockdown with drivethrough the only option, but it has been an issue really ever since that McDs went in. Please Auckland Transport, and McDonalds owners – can anything be done to keep this intersection clear?

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The other project that is back on the table is the Supporting Growth Project for Dairy Flat and Milldale. This is a collaboration between Waka Kotahi, Council and Auckland Transport. It is a 30-year plan for the transport networks for North Auckland and includes a rapid transport network, walking and cycling connections.

Many Dairy Flat residents were notified pre-Covid that their properties were in the study area of the proposed new transport connections, and it will be a relief that this project has started again as nobody likes uncertainty. But there are some challenges.

It is difficult to map out the walking, cycling and rapid transport network in Dairy Flat when you don’t know where the schools, hospital and town centres will be located and in Milldale any rapid transport network may be constrained by the narrow streets already consented and the apparent lack of forward thinking and collaboration between developers, Council and Auckland Transport in regard to public transport.

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As a result, many rural properties were snapped up by investors. However, five years down the track, the impacts of these changes are being felt across Dairy Flat. Properties purchased by investors are often vacant, full of weeds and farm fences aren’t maintained.

It is a regular occurrence for farm stock to break through the aging fences. For residents that did not sell when their land was rezoned Future Urban, there is a lot of uncertainty about when the area will be urbanised and how their property will be impacted when Dairy Flat is home to 69,000 residents.

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BIG changes from whittle hobby Stanmore Bay couple Gerrit and Clarice Slabbert began whittling wood almost by chance but the process has provided not only a tranquil relaxing hobby and creative outlet but also a way to give back to a charity they care about, Forest & Bird.

Whittling involves using a knife to carefully shave off slivers from a piece of wood to make shapes or sculptures. It is accessible to all with no fancy tools required.

Last November, Gerrit had a health setback and doctors recommended practising mindfulness to aid his recovery. He loves woodwork – making planter boxes for the garden and restoring furniture – so it was natural for him to pick up a piece of wood and chip away at it with a pocket knife.

Clarice has kept the piece he made that day – a little bear.

Surprised and pleased at what he’d made, Gerrit continued whittling and both he and graphic designer Clarice painted the little figures.

Gerrit says what makes the process special is that things just magically happen.

“Guided only by the motion of the whittle knife, I can relax and become absorbed into the moment away from any particular thought or concern for what is going on in my life,” he says. “I finally get why my late grandfather loved making wooden toys for us as kids.”

“It’s gentle and restorative, like colouring in,” Clarice says. “We put on some music or an audio book and chat as we whittle and paint. It creates a calm environment and is something we can do together.”

Gerrit is back to full health, but the whittling hobby stuck.

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Clockwise from left, This little bear, Gerrit’s first whittle, was the start of a magic new hobby. Each tiny figure is unique. Clarice and Gerrit Slabbert.

tall, were gifted to friends and family, but then orders began to roll in.

Wanting to keep it as a hobby, not a business, Clarice and Gerrit decided to donate the proceeds to Forest & Bird.

“We love getting out in nature and helping at plantings. Our garden is bird and beefriendly,” Clarice says. “As a young couple we don’t have a lot of money to give away, so this is a way to pay it forward.”

The wood is repurposed or sustainably sourced and each character is unique.

Inspiration for the figures is many and varied.

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Clarice says there is a big community of whittlers, especially in the US but there are not many in New Zealand.

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Covid-19 alert level settings have taken a toll on the biggest fundraisers of two local schools, both of which had been planned for October 30. There will be big changes for Dairy Flat School’s Ag Day, which is now likely to be closed to the public. The event dates from 1938 and this is the first time it has been affected in this way although bad weather did cause a few changes once in the early 1980s. Principal Katie Cotter says under Level 3 or 2, Ag Day will be modified but go ahead in some form. As well as being open only to students and their immediate family, there will be no stalls and no scarecrows. The Young Farmers competition and animal judging will be held, but with strict limits on who can be present.

The day’s activities will be recorded for others to view. “Ag Day is about the children, so that will be our focus this year,” Katie says. Meanwhile, Silverdale School announced to its whanau on October 12 that the decision had been made to cancel its Country Show Day. It was a hard decision to make, but ultimately the right one, Principal Cameron Lockie says.

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The new fully paved, wide open site allows customers to easily drive right through, so the team can empty their car trailers or trucks for them.

Tin Men owner William Mulholland says manager Shavi Singh has listened to what the public wants in a modern scrap yard.

“It has been difficult to get everything he wanted to happen in the Covid environment, with movement restrictions, staff needing to stay home and not being able to get materials, but everyone agrees Shavi has done a wonderful job,” he says.

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from customers and local business owners on how well the transformation has gone.”

The new Tin Men yard is open six days a week, from 7am to 5pm, or 8am to 4pm on Saturdays. There are also two skip bins at the front of the yard where scrap can be donated 24/7 in aid of Harbour Hospice.

Tin Men will also pick up scrap, with regular collections throughout the Hibiscus Coast and Rodney districts, and everything collected is recycled.

“The landfills are filling up fast and it is our duty to reduce what goes there,” Shavi says.

After 13 years in Silverdale, Shavi says the Tin Men team is looking forward to welcoming customers old and new to the new Foundry Road yard, with William Mulholland concentrating on the specialist demolition side of the business throughout New Zealand.

Auckland Council closed the bridge in November 2019, saying that structural issues rendered it unsafe for the public to use.

The work of demolishing the old bridge and completely replacing it was delayed

by Covid-19 budget constraints until last April. The job was completed in early August and, since then, the bridge has been available for the public to use.

The cost of the bridge replacement and all the associated work, including minor track upgrade and plantings, was $125,270.

The bush reserve itself was closed in June 2019 for track upgrades to protect kauri trees from dieback. Since then two of the tracks have reopened – the main one that runs along the edge of Nukumea Stream (from Old North Road to Kensington Park) and the one that tracks off to the right of that, and runs up to the Hillcrest Road entrance.

Two tracks remain closed.

When will Okura bush walks be back?

Another place to enjoy a bush walk, Okura Bush, remains closed. The Department of Conservation (DOC) closed the scenic reserve almost three-and-a-half years ago, in May 2018, to help stop the spread of kauri dieback. At the same time, a rahui was placed over the bush by mana whenua. DOC senior ranger, Hemirau Waretini, says during the closure, DOC has been upgrading tracks to mitigate the spread of kauri dieback as well as repairing two slips and installing a third kauri dieback hygiene station. Traps and poison were used to control possums and rats. Although DOC manages the bush, they work with volunteer organisation Friends of Okura Bush on things such as weed and predator control and tracks. DOC has no idea yet when Okura Bush may reopen to the public.

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The kaka is a large bird with a powerful beak used to prise open branches in search of grubs. I thought this bird would demolish my kakabeak but instead it gently visited every flower and drank the nectar from it.

No flower was damaged. And the next day it came back and did the same again.

Following this “pollination by kaka” my plant set a huge amount of seed. Now, two years later, seedlings of the original plant are flowering in my garden and again I’m seeing kaka flying around the peninsula on their seasonal visit.

Another bird that appears at this time of year is the shining cuckoo (pipiwharauroa).

These small birds migrate into the south western Pacific for the winter, returning here each spring to breed. Their call of repeated ascending notes followed by two or three descending notes is a sure sign summer is on the way.

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A much more rare visitor to the Hibiscus Coast, the larger long-tailed cuckoo (koekoea) is a nest parasite of the small native whitehead. Whiteheads are found at Shakespear Park since they were introduced there in 2015. So in future, whiteheads may attract koekoea to the area on a regular basis.

While there is no chance that the migrating cuckoos will ever become year-round residents on the Coast, it is possible that kaka will settle here, becoming a constant background to our lives and not the seasonal visitors they are now. Time will tell.

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Losing weight in lockdown Four weeks before he was to get married, Andrew Phillipps, 48, of Manly took on a challenge by Anytime Fitness gym to get in shape for Spring.

When lockdown came, two weeks into the new regime, he says it actually made controlling his eating easier.

“There were no takeaways and of course you don’t go socialising, so temptation was out of the way,” Andrew says.

Over 10 weeks, he lost around 8kg using an app called My Fitness Pal that keeps track of your kilojoule intake.

“Last lockdown I was running every day, but I still put on weight,” he says. “This time, managing how much I was eating meant that as well as losing weight, my running got faster.”

His wedding to Armelyn was postponed a couple of weeks and the happy occasion eventually took place in a 10-person bubble on September 23.

Andrew says he still has a few more kilos to lose, but the change he’s made has had time to become a lifetime habit.

“I’ve done the hard yards, so I’ll keep going with it,” he says. “Once I’m at my goal weight I’ll just lift the kilojoule limit but still keep a handle on it.”

Andrew Phillipps wanted to lose weight before his wedding. He says lockdown made that easier to achieve.

Getting the right job in a global pandemic Covid-19 restrictions are forcing many people to re-evaluate their jobs and future prospects, as they adjust to reduced hours, working from home or even redundancy.

However, two local career consultants say there are plenty of strategies and support available to help anyone, from a failed business owner to a struggling student.

Bronwyn Wilde runs Career Logic in Orewa. She says while there are no easy answers, people need to think strategically about what they want to do.

“Covid has accelerated the arrival of ‘the future of work’ in terms of reimagining the ‘how, when, where and why we work’,” she says. “There is an abundance of

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Her suggestions include organising thoughts in a journal, conducting a personal SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis and creating a vision board of what you want.

Career Clinic owner Janet Tuck says whether someone has lost their job or wants to change direction, self-recognition is vital.

“It’s important that people know the value they bring, and a lot of people are uncertain about that,” she says. “A good starting point is what your skills are and

what you’ve done. If you’re clear about your skill set, you can find opportunities.”

Both agree that attending to the basics is crucial, such as revisiting your CV, setting up or enhancing a LinkedIn profile, cleaning up your social media, practising interview techniques and maintaining connections with people.

It is also important to look after yourself, Janet says.

“It’s a very strange time, what’s happening is not normal. Some have had dreams disintegrate before them,” she says. “In these times, we do really need to nourish ourselves and build ourselves up. Put selfcare and structure around each day.”

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Lockdown fuels addiction issues It will come as no surprise to many to learn that a local addiction service has seen an upsurge in enquiries since the latest lockdowns started more than two months ago.

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Dare to dream “Imagination is more important than knowledge,” insisted Albert Einstein, “for knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”

Call me an optimist, but in a season where there is the potential for many young people to feel down, deflated and disillusioned with current circumstances, I think it is important to intentionally ignite our imagination. And for young people that involves daring to dream for the future, even in a time of uncertainty.

‘Dream’ can be seen as an airy fairy word these days, but what it really means is “a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal”. Dreams are fundamental as they set the framework for goals and drive daily decisions.

I know that many young people are feeling demotivated at the moment. This is only a natural response to the challenges of life with our uninvited guest, Covid-19, hanging out with us. However, let’s face it, there is not much we can do about this global pandemic, and while it is easier said than done, we must try not to let it dampen our dreaming.

If I rewind back to lockdown 2020, I was sitting at home without work and feeling without purpose but I still held onto dreaming about what could be. Fast forward to lockdown 2021, and I am busier than ever and have seen my dreams from a space of despair come to life in one year.

The alternative is spending time soaking

in disappointment, distraction or disillusionment. So why choose to dream? A dream moves and inspires you. It awakens your passion. It fills you with hope and pumps your life with purpose and meaning. Now more than ever, we must encourage young people to talk about their dreams and discuss their passions in meaningful ways.

Young people can still dare to dream and get excited about a future beyond lockdowns and a global pandemic.

With that said, it is also important to acknowledge the need to lament the losses of this season, whether that be time spent with friends, impacted education or limited work opportunity. For some, dreams may be put on hold, adapted or have been pushed out to a later start date. Young people may be at different stages of processing and grieving these losses. And we must let them know that is all okay.

However, as the world seems to be closing in, we can rest assured knowing that this is a season that shall pass. Young people can still dare to dream and get excited about a future beyond lockdowns and a global pandemic.

It is easy to fall weary to the weight of the constant flow of information, but perhaps the alternative is to take heed of Einstein’s words and stoke the imagination!

“Idle hands are the devil’s workshop,” Lexy says. “Boredom is a big problem, so do go out for that walk on the beach or make a nice dinner – there’s always something you can do, it’s whether or not you want to. Having structure is really good for mental health.”

She advises good self-care and planning a daily routine to boost mental and physical wellness.

“We do need to be really careful about looking after our physical selves. Mental health has a huge impact on our physical health. If you’re stressed out or depressed, you’re more likely to have a run-down immune system, but there are skills and strategies to keep yourself healthy.”

It’s also important to remember that no matter how uncertain things may appear right now, this is a temporary state.

“It’s not for ever, but people can’t see an end to it yet. That’s the pressure, longterm,” Lexy says.

“Reach out and get support, there are people out there, so find out what’s available. It’s so important to get that support to get through, because this will pass, even if it’s like passing a kidney stone.”

Rightly or wrongly, isolation and stress can lead to people turning far more frequently to unhealthy substances and habits, from hard drugs and hooch to chocolate and checking your phone.

Anti-Dose addiction counsellor Lexy Davies says it’s a lack of connectivity that is the main issue.

“When we’re not connected with healthy and good people, we connect with something that ends up not being good for us, which is usually drugs and alcohol,” she says.

“Mental health issues are far worse this time. Stress and mental health are tiring, and with the extension of this one, people are over it, and now with this vaccination push, there’s a lot more stress, and there’s bullying of those who have chosen not to participate. That’s not okay.”

Having nothing to do or nowhere to go also leaves a yawning life-gap that unhealthy habits can easily fill.

Water restrictions turned off

Last week, Auckland Council unanimously agreed to lift the region’s remaining outdoor water restrictions. The restrictions, which prevent the use of sprinklers but allow hoses fitted with trigger nozzles – were lifted from Saturday, October 23. Restrictions were put in place in May last year in response to a record-breaking drought that saw Auckland’s dam levels drop to 42.5 percent. Those levels are now above normal, which together with new water supply, provides enough certainty that restrictions will not need to be reintroduced in the near future. Watercare is also increasing supply, which by the first quarter of next year will be up to 104 million litres a day higher than the pre-drought period. Information provided to Council to guide their decision-making included the long-range weather forecast, consumption data and production volumes at treatment plants. At this stage forecasters are predicting slightly wetter-than-normal conditions for summer, which makes it highly unlikely that restrictions will be needed again in late summer. However, mandatory restrictions remain a tool for managing future severe droughts.

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High hopes for game changing telescope On October 12, an unassuming ship arrived in French Guiana, carrying with it the $10 billion James Webb space telescope.

The telescope is named after the former NASA chief James Webb who led the space agency from 1961 to 1968, before retiring just a few months before NASA put the first man on the moon.

key goals: to search for light from the first stars and galaxies that formed in the universe after the Big Bang; to study the formation and evolution of galaxies; to understand the formation of stars and planetary systems; to study planetary systems and the origins of life.

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The telescope will be driven to Europe’s Spaceport in the French Guiana town of Kourou, where it will be made ready for a planned December 18 launch on top of an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket.

After liftoff, it will head towards its new home at Lagrange point 2, which is about 1.5 million kilometres away from us. This trip will take about 30 days. From this vantage point, the telescope will start observing the cosmos in infrared light.

If anything were to go wrong, humans would not be able to service James Webb, which is something engineers were able to do with the Hubble space telescope after they realised something was wrong with its mirror shortly after launch.

The ability to peer back 13 billion light years into the past is what sets this telescope apart from the better-known Hubble. With its primary mirror sitting at 6.5 metres across, it will be 100 times more sensitive than Hubble.

James Webb will be able to see what the universe looked like up to a possible 100 million years after the Big Bang, when the first stars and galaxies started to form.

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These goals can be met by observation in near infrared light, rather than light in the visible part of the spectrum. For this reason the James Webb’s instruments will not measure visible or ultraviolet light like the Hubble telescope, but will have a much greater capacity to perform infrared astronomy.

James Webb will also use a specialised device to block out light from some distant stars, enabling the observatory to snap pictures of any objects orbiting those stars, such as exoplanets (planets outside the solar system).

Those planets will glow in the infrared, and the chemicals and elements in their atmospheres will alter that light – chemicals and elements that may be signs of life!

This telescope is going to revolutionise our understanding of our universe and where we came from. Its contributions to science will be extraordinary. If all goes to plan, these kinds of breakthroughs could come in a matter of months. Astronomers around the world are waiting for the countdown to begin!

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Cricket hopes to dodge Covid curve ball With an exciting season ahead that includes the first premier games to be played in Ōrewa, Hibiscus Coast Cricket is poised, waiting for alert levels to drop.

Club manager Gair McSkimming says that Auckland needs to be at Level 3, stage 2, in order for the planned start of the season, at the end of this month, to get underway.

This season the club has full premier status in all forms of the game.

Home games at Victor Eaves Reserve in Ōrewa will bring Auckland’s top teams to the Coast. The first will be the premier 20-20 versus Takapuna, scheduled for Wednesday, December 22 at 5pm.

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Gair says the club expects to field 7-8 men’s teams (including premier reserve and other grades) and 16-18 junior teams this summer, as well as a joint women’s team with Kumeu.

New programmes for primary schools and colleges are also planned including a midweek 20-20 social competition for colleges and free skills and fun games for 5-9-yearolds (Term 4 only).

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Shaky start to surf patrols Volunteer surf patrols began last weekend at Ōrewa Beach and they are keeping their eyes on the numbers of beach goers, as well as on safety in and around the water.

Swimming between the yellow and red flags is the normal rule for beach goers to follow, but Ōrewa Surf Lifesaving Club chair Faron Turner says because those flags funnel people into a certain area, their use depends on the numbers allowed to gather.

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Council required Ōrewa Surf Lifesaving Club to apply to shift its new clubrooms back onto the reserve, because of the potential for flooding.

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Lifesaving club takes step back for climate change After receiving resource consent to build new clubrooms back in 2016, Ōrewa Surf Lifesaving Club recently had to apply to change that plan, moving further inland to allow for sea level rise.

The changes were required as a result of Auckland Council’s coastal inundation and erosion mapping, to ensure the longevity of the building and protection from natural hazards.

The proposal sees the building shift 14m further back into the grassed part of Ōrewa Reserve than the previous consent allowed for (and 11m south). In total it is around 23m further back than the current clubrooms.

A total of 32 car parking spaces would be lost under the proposal (only four more than under the 2016 consented plan).

The grassed reserve is currently used for overflow parking and events – there remains room for some overflow parking

under the latest proposal (see plan).

While the new design of the clubrooms is very similar, the proposed building is slightly bigger – the footprint is 156sqm larger than the previously approved building. The increase will allow the surf club to continue to serve the rapidly growing community.

The application to vary the consent states that the suggested new position of the clubrooms also took into consideration the need to minimise adverse effects on the reserve and its trees. Some trees could be felled or removed from the reserve to make room for the building – it is proposed to relocate three pohutukawa trees and remove two.

There will also be a watch-tower so that lifeguards can observe the beach and surf.

The club applied to Council to vary its resource consent conditions last month and will be able to move forward once that consent is received.

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Fitness classes take it outside

Northern Arena members were among those heading back to the gym this month.

Gym and group fitness manager, Jo Archibold, says group classes are not only about getting fit. “Exercise helps to boost your immune system and, along with a small but healthy dose of socially distanced social interaction, helps keep us emotionally healthy too.”

This month, local gyms and personal trainers jumped to it when Auckland’s step one of Level 3 allowed outdoor exercise classes for groups of 10, spaced 2m apart.

Large gyms such as Northern Arena in Silverdale and the Leisure Centre in Stanmore Bay began offering outdoor classes, socially distanced.

And members keen to get back into their fitness routines were quick to sign up online to take part.

A number of local personal trainers and Tai Chi instructors also took their work outside.

Cardio, cycle, dance and yoga workouts

took place in Northern Arena’s purpose built outdoor ‘yard, as well as the carpark, while Leisure Centre instructors took several Les Mills classes, as well as Iyengar Yoga, in the reserve around the centre.

An early morning Grit Strength session outside Stanmore Bay’s Pool and Leisure Centre.

Small groups were able to greet the sun with early morning Tai Chi and Qigong in Arundel Reserve, Ōrewa, thanks to Henri-Noel Venturini of Balanced Energy and FunFit’s Laurinda Howarth took her programme for women on the courts of Ōrewa Primary School.

“We’re coming into summer so we need to create that connection and support that you get from group classes – even though we can’t touch,” Laurinda says.

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Left, Starting the day with Tai Chi and Qigong with Balanced Energy’s Henri-Noel Venturini in Arundel Reserve. School courts were the venue for FunFit sessions, with instructor Charlotte Ewing-Boyd.

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