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for the Red Cross appeal. Whangaparāoa College made contact with Taradale High School to offer its support – Taradale has approximately 1000 students whose community is drawn from a large rural zone including the badly affected areas of Waiohiki, Moteo and Puketapu. Whangaparāoa College held a mufti day on March 1, themed in Taradale’s school colours of blue and gold, and hopes to raise around $10,000 via a Givealittle page https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/aroha-fortaradale-high-school

A lot of debris ended up in Matakatia Bay on Whangaparāoa Peninsula, and while Fulton Hogan removed some of it, local residents Cath and Doug Matthews took it upon themselves to continue the cleanup. Cath says she and Doug spent a week or more cleaning up the berm and beach, starting at the Zita Ave end of the bay. That work is ongoing but there are some things that were too much for the couple, both in their 70s. “A lot of big logs were on the beach and have been washed back out because they weren’t cleared. We couldn’t lift them,” Cath says. Doug (pictured) and Cath have placed the material they removed on the berm and have a job logged with Auckland Council to pick it up.