Mahurangi Matters_Issue 343_13 June 2018

June 13, 2018

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From left: Watercare stakeholder engagement manager Brent Evans, Rodney Local Board Chair operations manager Priyan Beth Houlbrooke, Watercare Perera, inside the new water project manager Rory Buchanan treatment plant at Warkworth. and Watercare’s water supply Currently under construction, the plant is expected to go into service at the end of the year.

Major investments for growing

There are currently around 8,400 people living in the Warkworth area. This number is expected to more than triple by 2040 to 35,000. As the population grows, it is important we continue to provide reliable, safe and efficient water and wastewater services to the area.

The new $16 million water treatment plant at Warkworth will supply the area with ‘Aa’-graded drinking water from two secure bores instead of the Mahurangi River.

Expected to go into service at the end of the year, it is the largest water treatment plant outside of the Auckland metropolitan area.

Water supply operations manager Priyan Perera says it’s a significant milestone for Watercare and the local community.

“The new plant is a state-of-the-art facility, with the latest technology and designed to the highest standard.

It effectively doubles our treatment in Warkworth and means we’ll capacity be able to cater for the area’s rapidly growing population.”

As with the existing plant, no fluoride will be added to the treatment process at the new plant.

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The plant’s staged consent allows its capacity to be increased as the populations of Warkworth and the surrounding areas grow.

While there is ample water supply for existing bore users, the effect of the bores is closely monitored according to conditions of the resource consent.

We’re also investing $193 million in the area’s wastewater network to ensure local communities continue to have reliable wastewater services that also cater for future population growth.

A new wastewater treatment plant at Snells Beach will use advanced technology to produce very high-quality treated wastewater, and an upgraded ocean outfall will discharge treated wastewater about 600 metres off the coast, to the south of Martins Bay into the Hauraki Channel, instead of into Mahurangi Harbour. A new pipeline and pump stations are also planned to take wastewater from Warkworth to Snells Beach to increase the capacity of the wastewater network.

The Snells Algies area will continue to have ‘Aa’-graded and compliant supplied by bores and treated water at the Snells Algies Water Treatment Plant.

For more information about our projects, visit www.watercare.co.nz and click “Projects around Auckland”. on

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James McNabb holding Mahurangi Matters, which alerted him to the imposition of a targeted rate.

Octogenarian leads on rate revolt A Wellsford superannuitant will refuse to pay a targeted rate to fix Rodney’s transport woes and is urging other ratepayers to do the same.

James McNabb, 89, is wanting likeminded people to get in touch with him to better coordinate opposition to the rate.

He hopes thousands will march on the Auckland Town Hall to make their views clear to Mayor Phil Goff.

Mr McNabb’s refusal to pay comes after the Auckland Council Governing Body voted to approve the targeted rate already voted on by the Rodney Local Board.

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The Local Board voted 6-3 in favour of the targeted rate, which will cost ratepayers an additional $150 per dwelling each year.

The board vote required governing body ratification before it could be introduced.

The rate was expected to fund $46

million of transport improvements exclusively in Rodney over the next 10 years.

But Mr McNabb views the rate as “illegal, corrupt and undemocratic”.

He points out that the majority of continued page 6

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New website for Rodney’s rainbow community A new website aims to provide support for Rodney’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and those questioning their sexual identity.

Amanda Ashley and wife Lisa set up the website after becoming concerned about the lack of information and access to services and support for the rainbow community in Rodney.

Amanda says online and phone support is available, but the physical places to go were in Auckland city or, at best, on the North Shore.

“Although what’s there is amazing, sometimes you really need something local,” she says.

“We were concerned with the lack of knowledge among our local GPs and wanted to provide a single place to bring together up-to-date research as well as direct paths to the right services,” Amanda says.

The website, which went live on May 16, complements the Rodney Area Rainbow LGBTQ group on Facebook.

Through these online platforms, the group provides resources, information for parents, articles and links to other organisations.

Amanda says the platforms offer a safe environment for the Rodney LGBTQ community to come together, and also liaises with local youth groups to provide support.

Nine months ago, Amanda took the first step towards transitioning her own gender.

She says she has known her true gender identity since the age of eight, but put it

to the back of her mind until last year when she felt safe and supported enough to begin socially transitioning. Four months ago, she began hormone therapy.

Amanda says it was clear, right from the beginning, that there was a lack of information and access to services and support locally for transgender people.

Info: rodneyrainbow.co.nz.

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Spotlight on Warkworth Highest rainfall day May 13 - 27.1mm

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Horses and ponies will have their own event next year, separate from the main A&P show.

A&P date change splits show in two A decision to move the date of next year’s Warkworth A&P Show from late January to March 16 has led to a split between the equestrian section and the rest of the show.

As the new date clashes with the annual Horse of the Year Show, for which Warkworth A&P is a qualifying event, the equestrian section could not move its 300-plus classes to the new slot, according to show committee chairman Allan Barber.

Instead, the horse and pony classes are sticking to the traditional Auckland Anniversary weekend, with the Northern District of the Royal Agricultural Society (RAS) stepping in to organise the section, since chief steward Gennette Churches is retiring after 25 years in the role, with no replacement lined up to take over.

Northern RAS chairman Kevin Cholmondeley-Smith says he has never had to deal with a situation like this before, but he thinks they can make it work.

“We’ve got enough people and all the equipment, and we will run the show on the original date. We’re trying to do our best to do it well and get it so the

horse people feel they have still got a show that’s worth coming to, and that they enjoy,” he says.

The decision to change the main show date was not an easy one, but was made to prevent dwindling attendances and to avoid heavy holiday traffic, Mr Barber says.

“There are lots of competing events – the regatta and fishing competition here, let alone those in other areas of Auckland – and traffic was a compounding issue,” he says. “It’s not a decision we made lightly, there were a lot of discussions with a lot of people and we had several meetings to discuss it. We tried desperately to find a date that didn’t clash with any other show, and had to decide what was better for the bulk of the show, and finally took the only choice we had.”

Mr Barber says it has become increasingly difficult to attract people to the show, so it is time to try something different in a bid to stay relevant.

“It’s getting harder and harder for shows in urban fringe areas. We’re trying to run a show that appeals to the punters that pay to come through the gates.”

He adds that with several committee

members retiring after many years, there is an urgent need for younger people to come forward with new ideas and enthusiasm to help run the show.

“The people retiring are well over 70, so we need people to come forward, or we could lose the show,” he says.

“We’re bringing it into the 21st century, looking at things and saying ‘how can we do it better, how can we do it more efficiently’. But we need people to put their hand up.

“We’re running a show – they don’t have to be farmers or have an agricultural background, they just need to be willing to help.”

The committee is hoping to get more schools and children involved, as well as revamping the A&P show website and making membership easier.

Anyone interested in volunteering their services to help the A&P show should email secretary@warkworthshow.co.nz.

The society’s AGM will be held at the A&P show office at the showgrounds on Monday, July 2 at 7pm.

For queries about the equestrian show, contact Kevin Cholmondeley-Smith on 021 839010 or sthpacifichorses@ xtra.co.nz.

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A group of Hong Kong-based investors has made nearly $6 million profit on the forced sale of 185 Sandspit Road, just out of Warkworth.

Barfoot & Thompson has confirmed that the 80-hectare property, known as the Chestnut Farm, has been sold to an undisclosed buyer for $10.1 million, $4 million above the capital value (CV 2017).

It is understood the new owner has no immediate plans to develop the land, which is zoned future urban/ countryside living, and the agent who handled the sale says more than one offer over $10 million was received.

The property was purchased for $4.48 million in 2012 without Overseas Investment Office (OIO) consent.

On the question of whether the vendors will pay tax on the profit or whether or not a penalty will be imposed, the OIO says it is in discussions with representatives of Hong Zhongliang, Ke Xueli, Gu Xinrong and IRL Investment, but could not release further details.

LINZ deputy chief executive of policy and overseas investment Lisa Barrett says the OIO has been informed that the purchaser is not connected with the original purchasers and does not require OIO consent.

Under Section 48 of the Overseas Investment Act, the OIO can apply to the High Court for an order that a person in breach pay a ‘civil penalty’ to the Crown.

However, the maximum amount of the penalty is $300,000, a pittance compared to the profit made from the sale. NZ First MP Jenny Marcroft says new legislation has been drafted, which she says will stop “this type of behaviour” happening in the future.

“I would expect the OIO to be far more rigorous under this new government,” she says. “These inflated values are essentially locking New Zealanders out of the market.”

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Tolls not taxes

Thank you Mahurangi Matters for your bold article “Log’s waka credentials looking a little shaky” (MM May 16), regarding the log uncovered on the Puhoi motorway project. For the following reasons it could never have been a waka: 1. Who on earth in their right mind would build a boat in a metre deep of mud and water. 2.

Maori would reduce the weight of the log by up to 80 per cent before hauling.

3. Broken branches were visible on the log. Imagine trying to pull that out of the bush. The reality is there was a major flood that took out the bridge on SH1 many years ago. Trees, logs and silt blocked much of the river.

My father, who would be about 104 today if he was still alive, remembered it well, pointing out things of interest.

For instance, the fields to the left of SH1 south of the bridge used to be a mangrove swamp, but became covered with huge amounts of silt, logs and all manner of debris. The log in question is consistent with a section of kauri tree that snapped off during felling.

The stones, rocks and other timbers under the log are all consistent with a flood. Most importantly, the final resting position and the other debris around it would indicate flooding.

Too much time and taxpayer money has been wasted by the academics, bureaucrats and Maori trying to create news and history. Get on with the real task, please.

It’s clear the regional fuel tax and Rodney targeted rate for transport are unfair to Rodney ratepayers (MM May 30). These taxes are an extra transfer payment to help pay for central Auckland infrastructure and services that provide no direct benefit to Rodney. Regardless of how Auckland Council chooses to present it, whatever gets spent in Rodney on transport is already financed by our rates and local charges. Politicians and councillors have ignored citizens’ and ratepayers’ strong preference for congestion charges or tolls for transport, choosing instead a tax and rate that is easy to collect and merge with other revenues for spending. Those who pay can never really see what, if any, benefit they get directly for their payment.

Unfortunately, the political reality is that local road usage charging would work too well. We would all see and demand that the money goes where it is intended and politicians would not be able to allocate revenue raised as it pleases them. Like Auckland’s rail system, the Hill Street intersection could have been fixed years ago if the money and the commitment was there. Why not have a toll on Hill Street intersection users to gather the extra needed to support a permanent solution? Yes, politicians tend to get captured by the system that pays them and gives them the power and authority to spend our rates and taxes as it please them. They will not

By Jannette Thompson, editor-in-chief We all know that politicians, particularly at a national level, have to have a thick hide. If you want evidence of this, tune in to a session of Parliament sometime when you are finding it hard to sleep and watch them devour one another. Muldoon’s description of Bill Rowling as “a shiver looking for a spine to run down” seems tame compared to Kelvin Davis’ description of Johnathan Coleman as “the doctor of death”.

But it has always felt a little more civilised at local government level, particularly in smaller communities where most of us will run into a regular garden variety politician from time to time. That personal contact makes us more aware of the gamut of issues local elected representatives deal with, the long and odd hours the hardworking ones spend on the job, and often the thankless nature of the position. They regularly get stopped in supermarkets, at their kids’ sports games and just when out for a walk by people keen to chew their ear about their roads, their rates or their rubbish. That’s what they signed up for and nobody should feel too sorry for them when the public delivers.

But enter the world of social media and it is a completely different ball game. Not only are the complainers and criticisers often faceless, they can be as vicious as they are ill-informed. If you have ever followed one of the PM’s ‘live’ Facebook feeds, you will know what I am talking about. Most of the comments are fairly pedestrian, some are engaging and constructive, but seldom does the thread not also include personal attacks, and vile sexist and racist remarks.

Politicians, like everyone else, have swallowed the mantra that to ‘not’ be on social media is to somehow be failing in their public duty. So, the fact that Rodney Local Board chair Beth Houlbrooke has decided to re-think her accessibility to ratepayers online is significant (see story page 9). Ms Houlbrooke regularly comments on many local Facebook pages, not to necessarily push the Board barrow, but to share information, clarify decisions and take on board community concerns. But after sustained abuse, she has said ‘enough is enough’ and who can blame her? And how typical that this communication channel will be less freeflowing in future, thanks to the work of the keyboard vigilantes who, we’re guessing, would never have the intelligence, tenacity or sense of public duty to stand for office themselves.

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quickly give up anything that will make them more accountable to local communities. What have our local board members achieved to give them authority to spend more of Rodney’s rates on our transport problems, and to show us where our rates go to prove that? Our councillor puts up a good fight on our behalf, but he and other like-minded councillors are outnumbered by the Mayor’s central city voting bloc. So, think about this when you vote again next. Who’s standing for us, and who’s standing for themselves? And how do we ensure smaller (minority) communities get a fair deal when they are dominated by the (majority) communities seeking to benefit themselves from the growing citification of our landscape.

William Foster, Leigh (abridged)

Triple whammy Mayor Goff ’s announcement that some (but not all – good on you Cr Greg Sayers for voting against it) Auckland councillors have voted to apply an 11.5 cents per litre fuel tax to the whole region is not only premature but arrogant in the extreme and makes a mockery of our democratic Parliamentary system. This tax is not even legal yet as the enabling legislation has not yet been passed. The bill has only just been reported back to Parliament and has yet to survive two more debates in the House before it becomes law. Imagine how much egg Goff will have on his face if just one of the coalition partners decides not to support it. Either NZ First or the Greens could scuttle it if they truly had their populations’ interests at heart. No doubt Goff has spent many hours bending the collective ears of his Labour buddies over this and it makes you wonder just who is running the country. If Auckland Council cannot

make their books balance and provide the necessary basic infrastructure for Auckland then they should first be looking to the other side of their ledger and cutting out some of the many extravagances from their programme before dipping into the public purse for more money.

With the Rodney Local Board having recently opted for a targeted rate, plus the regional fuel tax and the government’s proposed increase in excise tax (both of which will hit us in North Rodney harder than our city counterparts as we have no public transport system to speak of ), we in North Rodney are facing a triple whammy. Many will no doubt face considerable financial stress.

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In defence of rats In a letter arguing for the protection of the wallabies on Kawau, your correspondent says that they should not be treated like rats (MM May 16). Perhaps it is not unreasonable to ask why rats ought to be treated less humanely than wallabies? Rats have social structures and exhibit altruism that vies with and frankly exceeds that of some humans. I am as ready as the next person to fly into a rage when I see that a rat has found the avocado high up our tree and half eaten it before I even knew it was there. Difficult as it is to accept, that is not the rat’s fault. It is suggested we ought to take it easy on wallaby because they have been here for over 150 years. Rats have been here much longer than that. Based on the logic expressed, there is not a very good case for retaining white humans, whose environmental damage and habitat destruction since they arrived is truly monstrous in scale.

Bruce Rogan, Mangawhai

Waka mistake as log uncovered After a month of intensive excavation, locals were proved correct when the socalled waka discovered in Puhoi was, in fact, confirmed to be a log.

The 17-metre long kauri tree trunk was discovered by contractors during piling on April 16 and work immediately stopped so archaeologists could investigate.

Initially they believed it be a partially constructed waka but after completely uncovering the object late last month this theory was discarded. Project archaeologist Dr Sarah Phear says the log was modified at some point, but their interpretation of this has changed.

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“There is evidence of stones and rocks wedged into the wood to try and split parts off and cut edges, but they aren’t consistent with waka carving,” Dr Phear says. “There are branches and logs around the trunk that appear to have been placed deliberately, so it was likely being prepped for processing.”

Hokai Nuku spokesperson Gena Moses-Te Kani was satisfied with the interpretation that it was not a waka but requested that it be buried where it was found. Consequently, it has been put back a couple of metres from where it was discovered and work on the motorway has continued around it.

Thank you for your great response to our consultation on the Warkworth Structure Plan in April. We received over 200 pieces of written feedback and comments from our consultation events.

You gave us some useful comments on our topic papers and we were able to draw out some themes of what you value as Warkworth grows.

A summary of the consultation feedback can be found on our project webpage aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/have-your-say The next stage of the structure plan project is for the community to come up with some ideas on how the land uses and infrastructure might be laid out for the Future Urban zone surrounding Warkworth. The team invites anyone with an interest to take part in one of the upcoming Community Structure Plan Workshops.

These will be facilitated sessions where you can create a map of where you would like to see the different land uses (e.g. residential, business, parks) and supporting infrastructure.

The workshops will be held soon and we’ll keep you posted via a project newsletter Please register your interest for the workshops via aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/have-your-say or by emailing warkworthstructureplan@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz warkworthstructureplan@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/have-your-say phone 09 301 0101 #futurewarkworth #futurewarkworth

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Octogenarian leads on rate revolt public submissions on the targeted rate were against it and believes the money will simply be used to prop up a “bankrupt” Auckland Council.

“The money is only going in to Goff’s money box.

The likes of Wellsford will never see a bus connection.

They will never see a park and ride,” he says.

“I don’t believe Wellsford will see any of the money whatsoever.”

Mr McNabb says Council is supposed to help people but instead is imposing more and more taxes on people who are already short of cash.

Mr McNabb’s sentiments are echoed to a large extent by Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers, who voted against the rate at the Council Governing Body meeting.

He agrees the majority of Rodney residents opposed the rate and he felt it important to be the “voice of Rodney” in opposing it.

Cr Sayers says by approving the rate the average rate increase in Rodney jumps to 8.4 per cent, but for the rest of Auckland it is only 2.5 per cent.

Moreover, Cr Sayers says the transport improvements that are proposed to be fixed by the targeted rate ought to come out of existing general rates and development contributions – fees Council charges on new developments to cover the cost of providing additional infrastructure.

Cr Sayers says one of the findings of a Local Government Commission enquiry into conditions in Rodney was that Auckland Council should be spending more money on basic transport in Rodney because its needs were poorly served compared to the rest of Auckland.

“We shouldn’t have to dip further into people’s pockets to do this. It should be coming from general rates,” he says.

Cr Sayers believes the rate was passed by the Governing Body because other Councillors followed the lead of the Mayor, who was in favour of it.

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“The targeted rate raises more money and therefore Council can borrow more money. They have maxed out their credit card and they are desperate to get revenue any way they can.”

However, Cr Sayers advised against Rodney ratepayers refusing to pay the targeted rate, pointing to the fate of activist Penny Bright who faces losing her home after the High Court ordered it be sold to pay unpaid Council rates and penalties.

Cr Sayers recommends any ratepayer struggling to pay the rate because of financial hardship to contact him to discuss options to help them pay.

Meanwhile, Rodney Local Board deputy chair Phelan Pirrie, who moved that the board adopt the targeted rate, is unsurprised it has been ratified by the Governing Body.

Mr Pirrie disagrees that after public consultation, most Rodney residents were against the rate.

He says some have mistakenly thought the consultation was a referendum, where people said either “yes” or “no” to the rate.

Instead, accurately discerning the public mood required the careful reading of 9000 pages of submissions, including those expressing partial support for the rate.

Mr Pirrie says the Board decision to vote for the targeted rate and its decision on the kind of things it will fund is consistent with the public submissions.

For example, there was a strong emphasis in the submissions for more public transport, something the targeted rate will fund with several new bus services.

A more crude evaluation of public submissions showed 43 per cent of submissions were against it, 36 per cent supported it and 21 per cent partially supported the proposal.

To join James McNabb’s protest, phone him on 423 9597.

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New bus service links Maungaturoto south A weekly community minibus service has been launched between Maungaturoto and Warkworth every Thursday, with round trips costing $5 per adult and free for under-16s.

The van leaves Maungaturoto at 9.30am and stops at Kaiwaka and Wellsford before reaching Warkworth around 10.45, then returns at 1.30pm.

The new service is a collaboration between Kate’s Place Community House in Kaiwaka and Otamatea Community Services (OCS) in Maungaturoto.

Kate’s Place coordinator Kirstie Brown says the weekly minibus trip is for “anyone and everyone” who would like to go shopping, visit the doctor or dentist, see friends or get to services like WINZ. “OCS has supplied the van, we have supplied the driver, and we are coordinating and managing bookings,” she says. “We are working together to make sure people in outlying areas are able to access more services and have a regular social outing.”

Seats must be booked in advance and under-16s must be accompanied by an adult.

OCS also runs a free shopping trip from Maungaturoto to Whangarei on the fourth Wednesday of every month, which leaves at 9.30am and returns around 3.30pm.

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Viewpoint Colin Smith, Rodney Local Board colin.smith@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Democracy denied As a multi-generational resident of Rodney and an elected representative on the Rodney Local Board, I am personally gutted that our residents will once again suffer through a targeted rate for transport as voted by the Rodney First members of the local board. Rodney First did not have a mandate to allow egos to run roughshod over the wishes of the vast majority of residents who vehemently opposed this as detailed in the submission results, which were 44%56% against.

Historical evidence of targeted rates being imposed on my constituents has been high on promise and way short on delivery, and this has come through loud and clear on the streets and via social media. I believe I have been placed in a very privileged position to represent my community and dutifully accept that my vote on matters that directly affect my community must only ever be an extension of my community’s wishes. Any vote that goes against this basic principle, regardless of any justification, must surely lean toward arrogance. The stacked Rodney First arrangement that we currently have on the local board has brought the democratic rights of many communities to its knees and is also evident within chaired governance positions on the board. For example, I brought to the board a lifetime of living, breathing and constructing rural roads, along with thousands of historical documents and newspaper clippings detailing our local governance. One would have thought these qualifications would have put me in a great position to chair the roading committee, but under this current board structure I wasn’t even given the chance. Rodney First voting power relegates you to doing all the dog work to make way for egos who want to be seen in all the right places.

The fact is the Mayor and the governing body have maxed out the credit cards, folks, and members of the local board have foolishly voted to help them make the interest payments with a whole host of under-detailed promises. They are acting like a pack of little kids who want the trip to Disneyland but aren’t prepared to forego the new bike, so they just ask mum and dad to work harder.

The above evidence was also recognised by our Councillor Greg Sayers who, in the face of increasing pressure from Rodney First and Auckland Council, stuck to his moral guns, listened to his people, and asked for the targeted rate to be taken off the table. I have a great deal of respect for him as I likewise have for my colleagues Allison Roe and Brenda Steele who voted against the targeted rate.

I personally would like to see a return to strong, independent board members serving the democratic wishes of their communities next voting time around.

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Rodney politicians clash over “gagging” Chair quits rude A claim by Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers that he was “gagged from speaking” at a Rodney Local Board meeting, which voted on a controversial targeted rate, has been dismissed as “trouble making” by Local Board chair Beth Houlbrooke.

Following the meeting on May 24, Cr Sayers wrote an email to Mahurangi Matters saying normally he would be able to attend the board meetings, but got a message two days beforehand from the board chair saying that he was “gagged from speaking”.

“She [Beth Houlbrooke] added that to achieve this she would follow Standing Orders under which my usual speaking rights would be revoked,” Cr Sayers wrote.

“This is very unusual because I usually always have speaking rights at Board meetings. She didn’t want me to speak against the targeted rate. This is why I did not attend the meeting.”

But Ms Houlbrooke said there was no question of Cr Sayers’ rights being revoked.

“Once a motion is put on the table, and moved and seconded, only those who are voting can speak to the motion,” she said.

As Cr Sayers was not a member of the Board, he was not entitled to vote.

“You could ask any other local board the same question – no other local board would allow their councillor to speak on a voting matter; it’s just not done,” Ms Houlbrooke said.

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Moreover, Ms Houlbrooke believed Cr Sayers had no intention of attending the meeting anyway, since a Council Governing Body Meeting was being held on the same day.

“To miss a meeting where you do have a vote and an important say for Rodney, and come to ours where you don’t would make no sense. That would be irresponsible,” she said.

Ms Houlbrooke said Cr Sayers was making trouble for no good reason.

“I’m really quite annoyed because he is making a habit of doing this. I really don’t know what his end game is.”

Minutes of the Council Governing Body meeting held at Auckland Town Hall on May 24 record that Cr Sayers was present from 9.33am and left the meeting at 12.10pm. The Rodney Local Board meeting held on the same day started at 11.30am and concluded at 12.26pm at the Council Service Centre in Orewa.

Liquor ban up for discussion A proposal to introduce a liquor ban at Campbells and Baddeleys Beaches on the Tawharanui Peninsula to curb anti-social behaviour will be discussed at the next Rodney Local Board business meeting on June 21. The meeting will be held at the Council Chamber, Orewa Service Centre, 50 Centreway Road, Orewa at 2pm. The meeting is open to members of the public.

The Oaks on Neville retirement village, on Queen and Neville Streets Warkworth, is nearing completion.

The scaffolding is coming down and the interior fit out is well underway with the first residents likely to move in during July and an official opening planned for August 2018.

With Queen Street being the main street of Warkworth the Oaks Village is situated in the heart of this picturesque township. All of Warkworth’s retail shops, the New World and Countdown supermarkets included, Warkworth’s cafe’s, doctors surgeries and the river front are in within 200 metres walk of the Oaks Village.

The location of this Village is exceptional and perfect for the retiree who wants to enjoy all Warkworth has to offer without worries associated with driving and parking.

The Oaks on Neville Village comprises 62 apartments. The majority are spacious two bedroom apartments but there are also a reasonable number of single bedroom apartments and large three bedroom apartments.

The design maximises outlook and

Rodney Local Board chair Beth Houlbrooke has left Wellsford social media groups following a spate of hostility from other group members, much of it focused on the introduction of a targeted rate.

Ms Houlbrooke said she had exited three Facebook pages, including Wellsford Town “I was there to be helpful and people were abusing me. I don’t have to put up with that,” she says.

Before leaving the groups, Ms Houlbrooke posted her email address and phone number so that people could get in touch with her via other channels.

“People know how to get hold of me.

They don’t have to keep tagging me at 1am and 2am on Facebook. It’s a form of mental torture,” she says.

“People are so rude.”

Ms Houlbrooke says people who take the time to email or call personally are far more polite and constructive.

“I pride myself on my approachability and responsiveness,” she says.

Ms Houlbrooke says she has gone out of her way to be helpful to Wellsford residents, chasing up issues when residents had heard nothing about their concerns from Auckland Council or from their board representative, Colin Smith.

Nevertheless, she felt some were addicted to complaining and would never be satisfied. “There’s only so much I can do,” she says.

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Double honours for Warkworth women

An artist’s impression of the upgraded park.

Major spruce up for Wellsford skate park Wellsford children will soon be riding their wheels and shooting hoops following moves to revitalise the local skate park and playground.

Rodney Local Board parks and recreation committee chair Brent Bailey says the board has been working with the community, schools and Auckland Council to improve Wellsford War Memorial Park.

“Several years ago, locals asked for improvements to the skate park and while it has taken time, the end result will be a well-integrated and connected play space,” he says.

Members of the community and school children helped design the skate park and voted for play equipment to be installed nearby.

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The existing skate bowl is being resurfaced and elements such as rails and boxes with ramps are being added to challenge skaters and allow them to demonstrate their tricks and skating skills.

The new play equipment includes a bird nest swing, a rotating carousel spinner and a new basketball hoop.

A footpath will be extended to provide easy access to the skate park, which will employ logs and rocks for seating.

Local board member Colin Smith says the upgrades will breathe new life into the park.

“The new play equipment will guarantee hours of fun for kids of different ages and skill levels,” he says.

The cost of the upgrade is $447,000.

Congratulations to Mary Farmer, of Mangawhai, who won a copy of the book Running the Country by Maria Gill. Mary says her eight-year-old daughter is showing an interest in politics and the book will be perfect for her inquisitive mind.

Two Warkworth women have been awarded the Queen’s Service Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, Lyn Wade for services to conservation and Joan Ballantine for services to the community.

Lyn is chair of the Little Barrier Island (Hauturu) Supporters Trust, and has been involved with the group since 1997, recruiting and coordinating volunteers, trans-locating birds and animals, contributing to field surveys and kiwi counts, undertaking field trips and collecting seeds and plants. She also writes regularly about the island for Mahurangi Matters (see p41 for her latest column) and is a registered nurse at Warkworth Birthing Centre. Her connection with Hauturu dates back to her childhood, when she visited with her father as he undertook the original vegetation and land surveys for the former Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Lyn says her QSM was completely unexpected. “I certainly was surprised, I was gobsmacked,” she says. “I thought, ‘why me?’, I was humbled because there are so many people in the community who do wonderful things.

But I’ll look at it for Hauturu and the trust, and accept it for that.”

The second QSM recipient, Joan Ballantine, has been an active community volunteer for many years, taking part in Women’s Institute (WI) activities and fundraising for charities such as the Warkworth and Wellsford Hospice, including appearing in chainmail for the 2014 Hospice Calendar. She has made hundreds of white calico dolls for doctors to use in explaining medical procedures to child patients at North Shore and Starship Hospitals, and she is also an active member of the Warkworth branch of the Red Cross and the Warkworth RSA. Joan has been a member of the WI since joining the Junior Country Women’s Institute as a Land Army girl in 1940 and, when she settled in Warkworth in 1980, served as president of the local branch for several terms.

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Board seeks new digs

Rodney Local Board chair Beth Houlbrooke hands over the keys to Point Wells Hall Committee chairman Laurence Eyres.

Community takes back control of hall Point Wells residents and ratepayers turned out in force on Tuesday, June 5 for the official handover of the keys – and management – of their local hall from Auckland Council to the community.

The new arrangement means that the Point Wells Hall committee can set its own hire fees and is responsible for its day-to-day running, while Council retains ownership of the building.

Hall committee chairman Laurence Eyres said the successful transition process was a result of a an efficient and amicable partnership between Point Wells and Council’s rural hall advisor for Rodney, Jo Heaven.

The Point Wells Hall was built in 1956 by local volunteers. By 2008, it had become too costly to run and maintain by the community and was handed over to Rodney District Council.

When Rodney came under Auckland Council control in 2010, an attempt was made to standardise hall management and hire fees throughout the

Supercity region, which caused problems in many smaller communities. Since then, Rodney Local Board has had the discretion to discount hall hire in some instances, but the Board has to make up the difference from its own budget.

Board chair Beth Houlbrooke said the appointment of Jo Heaven as rural hall advisor two years ago and efforts to pass more control back to communities was a positive move.

“Where a community has got the capacity and the interest and the will, we much prefer them to take charge of it,” she said. “The community can upgrade the equipment and set their own charges. It puts the control back in their hands.”

There are 23 Council-owned halls in Rodney, nine of which are still fully Council-managed, and the remaining 14 community-managed in varying degrees.

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The Rodney Local Board will shed few tears when it is forced to vacate its offices and meeting rooms in Orewa.

The Auckland Council service centre at 50 Centreway Road with a capital value of $28.8 million, will be sold by Council to make more efficient use of its office space.

Board chair Beth Houlbrooke says the size of the building far exceeds the Board’s requirements.

“We have been rattling around in that building as it is. Now that everything has gone digital we don’t need the storage space, we don’t need the large meeting rooms,” she says.

Ms Houlbrooke says the Orewa location is unsuitable anyway, as it is located outside the Board’s jurisdiction. What was required was a “shop-front” presence within Rodney.

“At the moment, there is no kind of shop-front presence for the Board anywhere in Rodney. People don’t know who we are or what we do.”

Ms Houlbrooke speculates that such a presence might be located in Warkworth and Kumeu, possibly attached to an existing service centre or library or other Council premises.

Board meetings could oscillate between the two locations.

Requirements would be modest, perhaps just a meeting room that was Skype-enabled. She says the Board did have access to a tiny meeting room at the Council Service Centre in Warkworth, but it is frustrating to use as there was no wi-fi connection.

“If I meet someone down there and we want to look at their rates bill online, we can’t do it,” she says.

Ms Houlbrooke says the Board had yet to identify suitable buildings in Warkworth or Kumeu that the it could occupy, but anticipates it will be at least a year before they would be required to vacate Centreway Road.

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“If Phil Goff did what he said when he was elected and was getting three to six per cent efficiencies every year, he would raise more than the fuel tax,” he said.

On the congested and dangerous Hill Street intersection, Mr Bridges said he had been lobbied hard by Rodney MP Mark Mitchell on the issue when he was Transport Minister. He said it had been a battle, but he had brought together the New Zealand Transport Agency, Auckland Council and Auckland Transport to work together to find a solution, despite their reluctance.

“And a solution will happen, though there may still be fights along the way,” he said.

Mr Bridges reiterated National’s support for the Warkworth to Wellsford Road of National Significance and sympathised with landowners on the indicative route who were in limbo, since the current government had gone cold on the idea.

Mr Bridges said when the road was built, landowners on the indicative route should be offered 150 per cent of the value of their property to vacate their land. This would ultimately save money by avoiding protracted fights over forced land sales.

Mr Bridges said National also supported pumping government money into cleaning up the Mahurangi River to allow it to become navigable again and become a tourist attraction.

“We are not just supportive, we are deeply supportive,” he said.

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Around 160 people turned up at the Warkworth RSA last week to hear the Leader of the Opposition, Simon Bridges.

After speaking briefly about his family and legal background, Mr Bridges said the meeting was really about listening to his audience.

“What you say will be the things we should be focusing on for the next two-and-a-half years,” he said.

Encouraging the audience to ask tough questions, Mr Bridges said it was a public meeting and “anything goes”.

“You can say I’m a bit overweight. You can say I’ve got too much gel in my hair. These are all things Winston says to me most days in Parliament, so you are not going to offend me,” he joked.

Taking the bait, the audience peppered Mr Bridges with questions related to local concerns. On the Auckland Supercity, Mr Bridges said he originally thought it was a good idea as he felt it would create efficiencies.

“The reality is the outcomes have been much more mixed. What is true under Mayor Goff is that you are paying more and getting less,” he said.

Mr Bridges said the solution was not for North Rodney to escape the Supercity, but to make sure it got out of it the money that it invested in it.

On the Auckland Regional Fuel Tax, Mr Bridges said National would be pushing hard for Transport Minister Phil Twyford to abandon it. He said it was unnecessary and hurt the poorest the most.

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Bridging for 50 years Warkworth Police Sergeant Mark Stallworthy (left) and new rural prevention officer Jeremy Ivil have been working hard to track down the stolen devices.

Search for owners after Apple bust

Warkworth Police are inviting people who may have had iPads or Apple laptops stolen to come forward following a bust last month.

A total of 31 boxes, mostly empty, were discovered at a Warkworth address after one stolen iPad, which ended up in a Glenfield secondhand store, was tracked back to the owner of the house.

Warkworth Police Sergeant Mark Stallworthy says the offender had taken a number of brand new devices from various places and was selling them to shops across Auckland.

“We have 12 devices to return to Red Beach School and a number to go to Warkworth School, but we are still trying to locate most of them using the Apple serial numbers,” Sgt Stallworthy says.

“Anyone who is missing one should come forward so that as we recover each device, we can easily return it to its owner.”

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Sgt Stallworthy says devices are not the only items being sought out by criminals locally. A number of vehicle batteries and metal items have been stolen recently.

This includes an antique mower recently returned by police from a Silverdale scrap metal yard to the Warkworth and Districts Museum.

“We’ve had a spike in thieves taking items to sell to scrap yards. In one incident, up to a dozen batteries were stolen from one truck yard.”

Sgt Stallworthy says to make item recovery easier, businesses have a number of options, including the use of small GPS trackers or SelectaDNA. “SelectaDNA is a substance that can be put on your items to give them a unique reference for identification.

“I would also recommend people visit the snap.org. nz website where they can register all of their assets, which helps police return stolen goods quickly.”

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Guests of honour will include two foundation members, Brian and Jean Rees, who are still club members. The club started in the basement of the Rees home in Victoria Street, with four regular tables and 16 members. By 1975, membership growth forced a move from club members’ homes to the Warkworth Men’s Bowling Club and, in 1992, to Totara Park.

It was recognised that the club needed a more stable base and in August 1993, the committee including John Turner, Mildred Hooper and Peter Wreaks, sent a letter to the local council asking about the then recently-retired library as a Bridge Club facility.

After a three-year fight, council finally agreed to a short-term occupancy lease in 1996. Today, there are around 130 members who play in dedicated rooms in Alnwick Street on Monday and Wednesday nights, and Tuesday afternoons. Club members also play in tournaments in Auckland and Northland.

Club president Jenny Robinson says the club is in good shape and looking forward to the completion of its current clubroom renovations. The $150,000 project has been funded from club finances, grants and a donation from the Senior Citizens Club, with “lots of support from the community”.

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Bored of awards Envelope please ... and the award goes to ... and the winner is ... and this year’s champion is ...

Who doesn’t love awards, medals and trophies? Answer: me. Don’t get me wrong here, I love to see quality rewarded and effort acknowledged, especially in the drinks industry. My question is this: How many bloomin’ awards does one industry need?

We currently have the New Zealand Brewers Guild Awards as the pinnacle for the local beer industry, and now we have a supermarket chain presenting annual beer and cider awards ... they also do wine awards. There are also the international competitions, which many New Zealand breweries enter and do well in. There’s the Australian International Beer Awards, the World Beer Cup and the International Brewing and Cider Awards, to name a few. The point here is that it is now harder to find a beer that doesn’t have an award than it is to find ones that do. Awards and medals have become adornments on bottles simply aimed at getting your attention: Buy me ... buy me ... no, buy me!

I get it, I really do. It’s just about business and as humans we are not intelligent enough to make decisions for ourselves, so the industry does it for us. Well, next time you go to the supermarket or liquor retailer, try and select something that does not have big shiny medal on it. You may be pleasantly surprised.

If you are in a bar and spy an offering on tap that you have never seen, ask for a taste. Good beer bars will have no problem doing this.

Many brew bars will offer a “flight” or selection of their brews and that way you get to try. I was going to say you get to test drive them. That would have been inappropriate but, hey, you get my drift. Be adventurous.

The latest New World Beer and Cider Awards have just wrapped up and, yep, many bottles and cans will have shiny new jewellery as a result. These awards give the winners the guaranteed opportunity to have their beers sold in over 135 supermarkets nationally, so for a little farmhouse brewery from Kerikeri in Northland called Kainui, whose Gold medal-winning Rank and File Porter will be sold all over Aotearoa now, medals mean everything and their business gets a boost. Local breweries 8 Wired and Sawmill continued local success with Class Champion trophies for 8 Wired’s Cucumber Hippy and Sawmill’s eXtra Pale Ale. Bling, bling, bling. I’m off to find a naked label. Cheers.

Radio station plan suffers setbacks Efforts to establish an independent community radio station for Warkworth have been put on hold for the foreseeable future after a series of setbacks.

Warkworth Community Radio FM (WCRFM) had got as far as broadcasting online, but despite concerted efforts, founder Pete Unstead, marketer Grant Henderson and other volunteers have been unable to find suitable studio space in the town centre. Now, Pete has been forced to step down as station manager as he needs to have heart bypass surgery. “I have written to the team members and asked if anyone else would like to step up and continue and I will see if we have any takers,” he says. “In the meantime, we have no studio, no promoters and no money to continue, so the project is pretty much dead in the water, unfortunately. I will be out of action for the next three months and will see what happens once I am back in good health.” Grant says he is hopeful that the initiative can be resurrected later in the year, when Peter is back on his feet.

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Mackenzie Buick and Taylor Green could be the next top brain surgeon and environmental scientist after both receiving unique opportunities through Warkworth Rotary.

The pair both presented at a rotary function on May 24, after Mackenzie attended the Science and Technology Forum and Taylor the Rotary Youngperson Leadership Awards (RYLA) programme.

Mackenzie, 17, is a Year 13 student at Mahurangi College and is studying the three sciences, calculus and English.

Keen to study medicine at Auckland University, she applied to attend the forum to help her decide if that was definitely the right option for her.

“I learnt so much from the forum, and it only inspired me to want to do the course even more,” She says.

The forum saw 30 high school students all stay in O’Rorke Hall for one week and take part in a range of university activities.

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We looked at plasticised pickled brains to examine injury impact and dissected a sheep’s heart.

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He applied for RYLA through Warkworth Rotary as his grandfather Jon Nicholson is a member.

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District Governor Frank King-Turner (left) officiated at Mr Mitchell’s induction, after he was sponsored by Olwyn Hill.

Pink ladies and one laddie The “pink ladies of Warkworth” may have to re-think their name after the induction of their first man on May 28.

Rodney MP Mark Mitchell’s membership broke a 33-year tradition, which had restricted Kowhai Coast Lions Club membership to women only.

The club decided earlier this year that the time had come to let down the gates and admit men.

Club president Olwyn Hill says

members felt the change would bring a different dynamic and would make it easier for the club to undertake a wider range of activities.

Mr Mitchell, who said he was honoured to join the club, will be an affiliated member – one who supports the club when he can – as he does not live in the area. However, the door is open for men to become full members.

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Rodney Local Board chair Beth Houlbrooke (centre) did the honours at the official opening of the Warkworth Community Shop, in Winscombe Mall, on May 30. Proceeds from the community shop will fund local groups, causes and projects such as the fire brigade, St John, surf lifesaving and the Mahurangi Dredging Project. A good range of second-hand goods was on the shelves for the opening, but a partner in the venture, John McEwing, says the shop would welcome more donations, particularly of bric-a-brac, kitchenware and linen.

Furniture pick-ups can also be arranged. Beth is pictured with shop coordinators Christine Hannah and John McEwing.

Competition winner Errol Johnson of Warkworth is the lucky winner of the Mahurangi Matters double pass giveaway to see Hopetoun Brown and friends at the Leigh Sawmill Cafe on Sunday, June 17. The show will be the culmination of a 36-date national tour for the band, and it starts at 4.30pm.

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Liz Cole, Homebuilders family support worker www.homebuildersfs.org

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Homebuilders Family Services is an NGO, which stands for nongovernment organisation. As an NGO, Homebuilders receives approximately 65 per cent of its funding from the government through the Ministry of Social Development. Homebuilders also applies for funds from organisations such as Foundation North, Community Organisation Grants Scheme, Lottery Community, and the Catholic Caring Foundation.

Like most other NGOs, the funding we receive does not completely cover the cost of the services we provide. So we feel incredibly lucky when groups and individuals put their hands up (or into their own pockets) to support us.

Most recently, a group of friends cycled the length of New Zealand to support NGOs in Rodney. Bevan Woodward specifically donated what he raised to Homebuilders.

Homebuilders has been providing free support services throughout North Rodney for nearly 30 years, largely due to the generosity of the community.

Our Opportunity Shop has also seen years of generous donations from the community and has been staffed by many wonderful volunteers. It is with some regret that our Opportunity Shop will be closing its doors, due to Homebuilders needing more space for its support services.

It has been invaluable to be able to provide some of the cheapest secondhand clothing and goods in Warkworth. It has also been a bit of a social hub. We will miss that. Homebuilders would wholeheartedly like to thank the donors, the purchasers, and the volunteers for their great contributions over the years.

At Homebuilders we are very mindful about being prudent and conscientious about our expenditure. We function on the smell of an oily rag, which in many ways is not a bad thing because we are mindful that we are often seeing families who are struggling financially daily to provide their own most basic needs.

We also feel privileged to work alongside all the wonderful people who come in for support. It is a courageous thing to ask for some help. We welcome donations and hope to still be offering meaningful support services well into the future. If you would like to give a one-off tax-deductible donation or set up an ongoing donation, our bank details are 123095 0167279 00. If you have a fundraising idea, please contact Homebuilders Family Services to discuss it. Thank you very, very, very, very much.

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History

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With the distribution of 32.5 tonnes of food since its inception just under 2 years ago it poses the question “How many more portions have been enjoyed by those who needed that extra bit of a lift”.

Children and parents going off to school and work with hunger pangs means less learning and productivity as well as detrimental effects on general physical and mental health. Food fixes many problems of mind and body and we are pleased that by serving the community with this venture we will have been able to satisfy the question -“May I have more?”-Yes we have “rescued” and distributed food so you can.

The Lions and Rotary organisations worldwide focus on many things and the fight against hunger is one of them. With each organisation being there for over a century they know where there is need and in our area the combined clubs have acted to do their bit. This could not have been done without the ongoing support of our community.

Warkworth Rotary /Lions Food Rescue will be 2 years in operation on 26th July when 5.5kg started the ball rolling.

Thank you to the volunteers, community and club members who have made this a success in changing the lives of many. To those we have helped, we are sure we have made a positive difference. Special thanks to our major donors.

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Every year, Puhoi celebrates the anniversary of the arrival of the first European settlers on June 29, 1863. In former times, in addition to church services, banquets and dances, a public meeting was usually held.

In 1872, it was decided that John Schollum and John Wenzlick should petition the Government to erect a school in Puhoi. They received the reply that the Board of Education would advance £80, provided the settlers would put up another £80. Within a few days John Schollum had made a tour of the district and found that only five families could donate £1 each. Others contributed shillings. Two more tours over the next 18 months found the project still £15 short. John then wrote to his father in Bohemia who sent the remaining funds with his other two sons, who came with the next batch of immigrants.

In 1873, a group proposed that a rate of one penny in the pound be levied on all lands in the district and that the valuation be £2 per acre. The work undertaken by the Puhoi District Road Board in the first 12 months was considerable.

Bridges were repaired; culverts were built; Paul’s Road was opened at a cost of £80 and Straka’s Road for almost £89. Many of the settlers tendered for these jobs. The contractors in for Paul and Straka roads were Martin Tolhopf and Thomas Becher.

A Town Hall was proposed in 1899. Five hundred shares at 10/- each provided the funds, along with donations from the Coastal Shipping Company and others. The 70ft x 40ft hall was opened in 1900 on Easter Monday.

It was the Church of St Peter and Paul’s turn in 1900. The Church, erected in 1881, was found to be too small for the numbers who wanted to meet there. Joseph Schollum, who also led the building of the hall, was the chosen contractor. The original oblong building was extended to its present dimensions and opened with a triple wedding in April the next year. After a reception attended by everyone in the village, the couples and guests walked to Fiddler’s Hill, where dancing and festivities continued until a late hour.

No projects such as these are proposed for the 155th anniversary this year. A “golden age” luncheon will be held on Friday, June 29 to honour the senior descendants and musicians. Saturday brings a dance for all the community. An afternoon of music, dancing, talk and reminiscing follows the Thanksgiving Mass on Sunday. Info: 09 422 0472, puhoibohemianmuseum@gmail.com

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Warkworth School students contributing to the cause, anti-clockwise from left, Nate Kidd-Edis, Charlie Eivers, Jessica Matthews, Bukarerei Kiatuake and Corben Sullivan.

Pasifika students at Mahurangi College are hoping their fundraising efforts may prevent another drowning disaster in Kiribati.

Students send aid to Kiribati Two Mahurangi College students have led a campaign that will see over 100 life jackets sent to Kiribati.

On January 18, a ferry travelling from the island sank. About 90 passengers perished because of a lack of life jackets.

Pasifika liaison teacher Gay Murphy says following the tragedy, Pasifika rep Eunice Lanyon and Kiribati student Aborina Arawatau came together.

“The girls were naturally upset by the sinking and were keen to do something to help prevent another similar incident, so they came up with the idea of sending over life jackets,” Gay says.

Life jackets were collected in a number of ways, with some donated by locals

and others bought from Hutchwilco at wholesale prices.

The students ran a mufti day at school and a business studies event, raising $1600 to buy the jackets.

Some were also obtained through the Old 4 New Coastguard initiative, where people trade in old life jackets that are still usable to be given to community causes.

Sometime in the next few months, a parent of a Kiribati student will deliver the jackets to the island.

The maritime police unit also supported the initiative by visiting the college to talk with the students about water safety and show them a police boat.

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Bagging issues for the ocean Warkworth School Year 3 student Nate Kidd-Edis and his grandmother Marion Kidd have kick-started an initiative to save turtles and give the homeless some comfort at the same time.

The idea will see members of the public crochet plastic bags into thin mattresses at the Warkworth Library as part of Junk Free July.

The mattresses will then be given to homeless people, but only in exchange for a bag of rubbish that they collect from public areas.

“The idea started because I wanted to help the turtles who are dying because they eat plastic that they think is a jellyfish,” Nate says.

“My gran showed me that in England they were making mattresses out of bags and by exchanging them for

rubbish it should improve the ocean for the turtles.”

To collect the plastic, Northland Waste donated six wheelie bins to Warkworth School for a week allowing students to deposit bags into them.

“We want this project to make use of plastic that would otherwise go to landfill,” Marion says.

“We have been offered bags by a couple of stores in Warkworth, but we want to avoid using new bags at this stage as we are not promoting their production.”

In addition to students stepping in to help the initiative, wearable arts winner Sharleen Greer responded to a Facebook call to teach people how to crochet the bags together.

The event will take place at the library on July 6, at 3pm. All welcome.

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Local bands head to Rockquest finals with original music Two bands Livewire, of Mahurangi College, and Soup of the Day, from Rodney College, will battle it out on stage at the Northland Regional Finals of Smokefree Rockquest on June 22.

They were two of 12 selected from the Northland Regional Heats, held on May 26, where 20 groups performed one original song each.

Livewire is made up of drummer Nik Redwood, bass guitarist Nathan Strong, vocalist and rhythmic guitarist Āniwa Heke and keyboardist and vocalist Kaea Heke.

Last year, they progressed to the regional finals where they gained the People’s Choice Award and are hoping to do the same again this year.

“Even though this is our second shot at Rockquest, the competition was of a higher standard this year, so achieving that award again would still be a step up for us,” Aniwa says.

Preparation for the band wasn’t easy this year. Their electric guitarist left the group and their music teacher became ill.

“Last year, our teacher gave us a lot of feedback to refine our performance before the event. This year we had to step up our game and organise ourselves.

“We were not as nervous this time around, but we didn’t nail it on stage so we are hoping to lift things at the finals.”

Livewire from left, Nik Redwood, Kaea Heke, Nathan Strong and Aniwa Heke.

Soup of the Day, Oskar Primbs, Isaac Noser, Lilah Ferguson and Connor Goodall.

That part of the competition requires two songs to be performed and Aniwa, who writes all the band’s music, is still putting together the second.

“We generally perform pop and reggaestyle music, but I want to change things up a bit with our next song to show the

judges we have diversity.”

Soup of the Day came together just two months prior to the competition and scrambled to complete one original song for the contest.

The band is made up of vocalist and guitarist Oskar Primbs, vocalist

and bassist Lilah Ferguson, guitarist and vocalist Isaac Noser and electric guitarist Connor Goodall.

“It wasn’t the set-up we were expecting to be honest. We had our worst performance and were lucky to get through,” Oskar says.

“There is a lot of talent in the group that we are still working out how to utilise to create a cool sound, but at least we still have a lot more to give in the regional finals.”

The band describes its genre as beach rock and includes instruments such as ukuleles and even a cup that distorts the vocals.

“We have about five original songs on the back-burner that we are putting together.

“We like to address issues in our music. For example, our song for the heats, called King Tide, is about the difficulties children face when their parents live apart.”

Oskar is also the cultural prefect at Rodney College and was pleased with the school’s participation in Rockquest this year.

“We had seven acts compete, the same as Kerikeri High School, which has 1500 students.”

To see music from both Livewire and Soup of the Day, visit YouTube with the key words rockquest or king tide.

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The Rodney Art Awards will be presented for the final time in 2018 and organisers plan to finish up in style.

North Rodney Community Arts council chair Joy Bell says the Council plans to dissolve itself following the awards, but will allocate its remaining funds to create a bigger prize pool for award entrants.

Joy says some have served on the council committee for 25 years and it’s been hard to find fresh blood to come in and take over.

At the same time, the council has found it more and more difficult to find funding for publicity and hall hire to display all the exhibits.

The awards have been run annually in the current form since 2010.

Last year, there were 65 entries for the awards and Joy is hoping for double that this year.

She says the people who enter love having their work exhibited in public and love getting constructive feedback from judges.

Both seasoned and novice artists are encouraged to enter and there are plenty of merit prizes for those who miss out on the top prizes.

The theme this year is “Dream on” and entries can be either two or three dimensional. Art will be on display at the Warkworth Bridge Club Rooms on Saturday, October 27, from 10am to 4pm ,and on Sunday, October 28, from 10am to 3pm.

The Bridge Club Rooms are next door to the Warkworth Town Hall on Alnwick Street.

Joy says the newly-renovated rooms make an ideal venue, with lots of light and big windows to display art to those passing in the street.

Award judges have yet to be determined, but Joy anticipates they will be skilled artists from outside Rodney.

Despite the Rodney Art Awards coming to an end, Joy says the art scene in Rodney remains vibrant.

She says north Rodney’s arts and crafts are especially strong with examples of spinning, weaving, quilting and printing figuring prominently in previous shows.

The Rodney Art Awards are open to Rodney residents and ratepayers. Artists wishing to enter the awards should fill out the entry form on page 23. presents

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Theme: “DREAM ON” Venue:

The team at Sawmill Brewery in Matakana with their prized eXtra Pale Ale that was chosen as the best in its category at the beer and cider awards.

Brews bring back awards Finding a good drink in Mahurangi won’t be difficult after two local breweries came up trumps in the New World Beer and Cider Awards last month.

Sawmill Brewery collected one of 12 champions trophies for best pale ale with its eXtra Pale Ale and 8 Wired for best experimental beer with its Cucumber Hippy.

Chair of judges Michael Donaldson says this year was the biggest ever for the awards, with nearly 600 entries from 90 breweries that had to undergo an extensive judging process.

“These are world class beers and ciders and every one delivers to the promise of the gold medal sticker attached to them,” Mr Donaldson says.

In total, 113 beers were entered in the pale ale category where 16 judges examined each one.

“We were thrilled to win an award for the eXtra Pale Ale that we have been brewing for a few years now as it’s become increasingly popular,” a Sawmill Brewery spokesperson says.

The brewery also picked up silver for its pilsner, bronze for its Session IPA, IPA and Doctor.

Meanwhile, 8 Wired snapped up one top prize for Cucumber Hippy along

8 Wired Warkworth brewery owners Soren (left) and Monique Eriksen were happy to pick up eight awards.

with two silvers for Baltyk-Tasman Baltic Porter and Hippy Berliner.

“It’s an honour to win at the awards with so many high-quality entries and is particularly special to see our sour beer take out its category,” co-owner Monique Eriksen says.

“It’s a sign of changing times that consumers are embracing a lot more variety with their beer.”

The brewery also won five bronze awards for its Tall Poppy Red Ale, Semiconductor Session IPA, Tropidelic Pale Ale, Big Smoke Porter and Superdank IPA.

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WW Bridge Rooms, 2 Alnwick Street, Warkworth (Next to the WW Town Hall) Viewing Times: Saturday 27th October 2018 – 10.00am – 4pm Sunday 28th October 2018 – 10.00am – 3pm Exhibits: To the WW Bridge Rooms, Friday 26th October 2018 between 9.00am and 12.00pm Works: Only open to Rodney Residents & Ratepayers – work not previously exhibited Entry Forms: To be received by the 5th October 2018. They can be either be • Posted with a cheque to North Rodney CAC, P O Box 243, Warkworth 0941 OR • E-Mailed to – rodneycommunityartscouncil@gmail.com in a PDF document and paid by internet. Banking to account below Judging: Work will be selected and judged on theme, quality, originality & craft. Judges decision is final, no discussion or correspondence will be entered into.

Prizes: Over $3,000.00 worth of Prizes - 2 Dimensional and 3 Dimensional entries Prize Presentation: To be held on Sunday 28th October 2018 at 3.00pm, at the WW Bridge Rooms • Registration Entry Fee: $15.00 per entry • Commission: 30%, all work must be for sale • Display Space: Max 2 entries per person # 2 Dimensional – within 800mm x 800mm # 3 Dimensional – within cube area 600mm x 600mm x 600mm • Suitability: Swing label with artist’s name, title, price – work prepared for hanging or display • Insurance: Responsibility of Artist • Unsold work to be collected at 4.00pm, Sunday 28th October 2018 from WW Bridge Rooms

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Info: Joy Bell – Ph 09 422 4957, email: joybellart@gmail.com OR Mona Townson Ph 09 425 6121, email: monat@xtra.co.nz

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Students’ chance to shine at poetry

Moonyoung Jang and Tayla Alexander

Jarvis Dams

Rising opera stars will figure in Winter Series Rising young New Zealand opera stars will feature in the Auckland Opera Studios Winter Series at the Sculptureum in Matakana.

The three winter recitals will be held on June 24, July 5 and September 2.

The first concert will feature New Zealanders Tayla Alexander (soprano) and Jarvis Dams (baritone).

Tayla’s debut album, Songbird, charted in the top 10 on both the Independent Music New Zealand Album charts and the New Zealand Music Charts, making her the youngest artist to appear on the New Zealand music charts.

Covering opera, classical and easy

listening genres, Tayla has performed songs in English, Italian, Chinese and Maori.

Meanwhile, Jarvis Dams secured the $20,000 Dame Malvina Major Foundation first prize at the prestigious New Zealand Aria competition held in Rotorua last year.

Tayla and Jarvis will be joined in the first concert by Korean soprano Moonyoung Jang, who won second place in the New Zealand Aria competition last year.

The Sculptureum concerts follow two previous successful winter series concerts in Matakana held at

the Vivian Gallery.

Auckland Opera Studio voice coach Frances Wilson says around 12 singers will perform in the three concerts.

“These are all young aspiring professionals, showcasing the best they have to offer on their journey towards the world stage,” she says.

Frances says in addition to the current Winter Series, Auckland Opera Studio is organising a further concert by soprano Marlena Devoe, who sang at the Winter Series last year. Marlena will sing at the Warkworth Town Hall over Labour Weekend. Final details of the concert are still to be confirmed.

Students from seven local schools are being invited to express themselves in verse or rhyme this month for the annual Mahurangi Matariki Youth Poetry Competition, being held at Mahurangi East Library’s Winter Words evening on Wednesday, June 27 at 6.30pm.

Budding poets from Snells Beach, Horizon, Matakana, Leigh and Pakiri schools, Mahurangi College and Kip McGrath Warkworth can write poems about Whakapapa, or family, and/or Taonga tuku iho’, or a treasure handed down.

Poems should be sent to mahueastfriends@gmail.com or handed in to Mahurangi East Library by 12 noon on Saturday, June 23.

Organiser and senior children’s and youth librarian Fleur Coleman says the competition aims to encourage children to engage with poetry as a vehicle of personal expression and the presentation night on June 27 is their time to shine.

There are six awards to be won and judges include children’s author and poet Paula Green, who will publish the finalists’ poems on her Poetry Box blog.

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A new social support group for people with disabilities and those caring for them will kick off with a free workshop in Snells Beach on Thursday, June 21.

The idea for the group comes from Ursula Christel who recently moved to Warkworth. Her 22-year-old son, Andrew Cranmer, has a rare condition known as Angelman syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes intellectual, speech, balance and sleep problems.

Ursula says Warkworth has no local support centre for disability services and it would be great for those with disabilities and their carers to be able to get together informally on a regular basis to meet others, make new friends in the community and share experiences.

She anticipates the group will also provide relevant, practical workshops and speakers.

Ursula is especially concerned about caregivers and those with disabilities remaining isolated and being unaware of the funding and support they are entitled to.

“One in four New Zealanders identify as disabled in some way, yet many find it very difficult to keep up with the ongoing changes around funding allocations and rules,” she says.

She says while some can gather information via the internet and on social media, this is not necessarily accessible nor ideal for everyone.

Ursula is the full-time caregiver for her son and accesses funding to employ staff to support him at home and in the community.

The free workshop to launch the group will be held at Create Campus, 20 Goodall Road, Snells Beach, from 9.30am to 2.30pm.

Drop-in coffee group for parents A new Plunket coffee group for parents and caregivers is being held in Warkworth at the Rodney Women’s Centre in Morpeth Street.

The first fortnightly drop-in session was held on Friday, June 1 and the next will be this coming Friday, June 15, from 10am until 11.30am.

Organiser Charlotte Eyre says the idea is to give mums, dads and caregivers somewhere to come for a cuppa and a chat, to meet other parents in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. She says it is all very relaxed – “so there’s no such thing as running late – we know what it’s like with little ones” – and no need to bring anything.

The coffee group is being held in the lounge at the women’s centre which, as it is quite a small space, is most suitable for babies under one-year-old, though older siblings are welcome.

Info: Charlotte Eyre 021 223 8010

Help for families of alcoholics

Ursula Christel and Andrew Cranmer

The theme will be Enabling Good Lives – System Transformation, and will provide current information about new ways funding systems operate. Lunch will be provided.

To register for the workshop, phone Maureen 0508 726 769, text 027 414 5267 or email samsno@actrix.co.nz.

A new support group for the family and friends of people who have a drinking problem has started in Warkworth. The Al-Anon Warkworth Family Recovery group meets at Warkworth Natural Therapies Clinic, at 12 Brown Road, every Wednesday evening between 7.30pm and 8.30pm.

Al-Anon is a global organisation that aims to help the families of alcoholics via a 12-step recovery programme. Meetings are open to anyone who is worried about, or has been affected by someone’s drinking, and they are confidential and anonymous.

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Congratulations to Maureen Rutherford, of Warkworth, who is a recipient of a gift basket from Chocolate Brown. She was nominated by Paula Blackie, who wrote:

I want to honour Maureen “Rutherford for her 12 years of

The food parcels are designed to assist families in transition while their support agencies help with finding long-term solutions to their needs.

Foodlink joins green trend

The Warkworth’s Christian Foodlink has made an appeal for cloth bags.

Organiser Davina Monds says Foodlink currently distributes its food and toiletry parcels in plastic bags, but wants to move to a more environmentally-friendly service.

“I think the householders we deliver to would really appreciate having the bag for their own use, as they normally can’t afford enough groceries to qualify for a free bag,” she says.

“I like the idea of these families being part of the solution.”

Foodlink covers from Puhoi to the Dome Valley, including Matakana, Leigh and the Mahurangi East peninsula. Clients are referred from various sources, from organisations such

as Homebuilders, Rodney Women’s Centre, Women’s Refuge, Springboard, mental health services, the budgeting service and churches, as well as private recommendations and people who approach Foodlink individually.

Last year, food parcels were distributed to 309 households, meeting the needs of just over 1000 people, of which more than half were children.

Davina says the need for parcels is not declining and in March alone, 39 food parcels were distributed.

Anyone with cloth or hessian bags to spare, can leave them either at the Presbyterian Church office in Pulham Road or at the Mahurangi Matters office in Neville Street.

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From left: Watercare stakeholder engagement manager Brent Evans, Rodney Local Board Chair Beth Houlbrooke, Watercare project manager Rory Buchanan and Watercare’s water supply operations manager Priyan Perera, inside the new water treatment plant at Warkworth. Currently under construction, the plant is expected to go into service at the end of the year.

Major investments for growing Warkworth There are currently around 8,400 people living in the Warkworth area. This number is expected to more than triple by 2040 to 35,000. As the population grows, it is important we continue to provide reliable, safe and efficient water and wastewater services to the area.

The new $16 million water treatment plant at Warkworth will supply the area with ‘Aa’-graded drinking water from two secure bores instead of the Mahurangi River.

Expected to go into service at the end of the year, it is the largest water treatment plant outside of the Auckland metropolitan area. Water supply operations manager Priyan Perera says it’s a significant milestone for Watercare and the local community.

“The new plant is a state-of-the-art facility, with the latest technology and designed to the highest standard. It effectively doubles our treatment capacity in Warkworth and means we’ll be able to cater for the area’s rapidly growing population.”

As with the existing plant, no fluoride will be added to the treatment process at the new plant.

The plant’s staged consent allows its capacity to be increased as the populations of Warkworth and the surrounding areas grow. While there is ample water supply for existing bore users, the effect of the bores is closely monitored according to conditions of the resource consent.

We’re also investing $193 million in the area’s wastewater network to ensure local communities continue to have reliable wastewater services that also cater for future population growth. A new wastewater treatment plant at Snells Beach will use advanced technology to produce very high-quality treated wastewater, and an upgraded ocean outfall will discharge treated wastewater about 600 metres off the coast, to the south of Martins Bay into the Hauraki Channel, instead of into Mahurangi Harbour. A new pipeline and pump stations are also planned to take wastewater from Warkworth to Snells Beach to increase the capacity of the wastewater network.

The Snells Algies area will continue to have ‘Aa’-graded and compliant water supplied by bores and treated at the Snells Algies Water Treatment Plant.

For more information about our projects, visit www.watercare.co.nz and click on “Projects around Auckland”.

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Warkworth Water Treatment Plant and water supply network • New $16m Warkworth Water Treatment Plant • Supplied by two bores instead of the Mahurangi River

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Warkworth/ Snells Beach wastewater infrastructure This project will be completed in stages over five to six years as development takes place.

One of the bores that supply the new water treatment plant.

• New Snells Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant at existing site • New pipeline and pump stations between Warkworth and Snells Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant (route to be finalised)

Treated wastewater will no longer be discharged into the Mahurangi Harbour.

• Upgraded ocean outfall (about 600 metres off the coast, to the south of Martins Bay into the Hauraki Channel) • Close existing Warkworth Wastewater Treatment Plant when new plant is complete • Cease discharge of treated wastewater into Mahurangi Harbour with new coastal outfall

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Planning for the future The population of Warkworth and the surrounding area is expected to grow to 35,000 people by 2040.

This will increase demand for drinking water, so it is important that we invest in the infrastructure now to support future growth.

Total demand (m3/annum)

Warkworth annual water demand forecast 1,500,000

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Our lab tests water samples from a number of points throughout the network.

Your drinking water may taste slightly different when we switch over to the new water treatment plant later this year. This is because there are minerals in groundwater that may affect its taste for some people.

“The groundwater contains many naturally occurring minerals, including moderate levels of calcium which is essential for the development and maintenance of strong and healthy bones,” says water quality advisor Colin Fricker, who is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health and has over 30 years’ experience in microbiology and water quality. “The groundwater is of far superior quality to the previous river source used at Warkworth and is of a standard similar to bottled water sources.

The residents of Warkworth can look forward to a plentiful supply of high-quality, wholesome drinking water which is completely safe.”

The new Warkworth Water Treatment Plant is supplied by two bores instead of the Mahurangi River.

“The quality of water taken from these bores is much higher than water taken from the river, so the treatment processes required to ensure that the Warkworth community is supplied

and the surrounding areas.

with ‘Aa’-graded drinking water are not as complex as what we have at the existing water treatment plant,” water supply operations manager Priyan Perera says.

Water drawn from the bores is kept enclosed in pipes throughout the treatment process and is not exposed to open air until it comes out of your tap.

This reduces the chance of contamination. The bores themselves are also more secure sources than the Mahurangi River, which is not a protected catchment.

Testing is a vital part of ensuring that the drinking water we provide is safe and always meets the Ministry of Health’s drinking water standards.

Every day, we carry out an average of 250 tests on water samples from a number of points across the entire water supply network, from raw water right through to treated water. In addition, our automated computer network analyses the water quality at our treatment plants 24 hours a day.

We also have a number of safety measures in place to protect the water network if our monitoring finds anything unusual. You can be confident that the water flowing from your taps always meets drinking water standards.

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Light fantastic: a high tech laser show will be staged over Lucy Moore Park.

Laser show to brighten up skies for new winter festival The skies above Warkworth will be ablaze with spectacular lights and lasers on the night of Saturday, July 14 as one of the highlights of the first Mahurangi Winter Festival of Lights.

The high tech light show is being staged by Flying Pictures, a specialist company based in Auckland and Sydney that combines multi-coloured lasers with digital video, computer graphics and large scale projections for its displays.

The lasers will beam out across the Mahurangi River and Lucy Moore Park from 6.30pm onwards and will be free of charge, thanks to sponsorship from Gull Matakana.

Flying Pictures has been designing laser shows for more than 30 years and has lit up a range of events

from Symphony Under The Stars in Auckland to the Vivid Festival of Light, Music & Ideas in Sydney.

The Warkworth event will also feature food trucks, stalls, and music. An ice skating rink and five tonnes of ‘snow’ from Leigh Fisheries will be open for winter play for three days.

The festival as a whole runs for three days over the middle weekend of the next school holidays, starting on Friday, July 13 with the Big Switch On and the Illuminate Winter gala dinner at Matakana Hall, featuring music, lights and 3-D projections from Warkworth company Darkroom.

Principal organiser Murray Chapman is hoping that shops, cafes, restaurants and homes throughout the Mahurangi district will all be decorated with lights

throughout the weekend to create a festive atmosphere in the dark days of winter.

“At the end of the day, the goal is to have as many businesses, buildings and homes light themselves up for those three days,” he says. “Even if you’ve only got one string of fairy lights, put them up.”

He adds that it would be great if people coming along on the Saturday night could even light themselves up, with things like glow sticks and battery-powered fairy lights.

Other plans for the festival include lighting up Leigh Wharf, a River of Light artistic display by Kowhai Coast Lions at the Warkworth Museum Op Shop in Baxter Street, and St Leonard’s Anglican Church in Matakana will be illuminated

inside and out, with a special service on Friday evening at 5pm.

Murray says the idea of the new festival is all about bringing local towns and villages together to brighten up winter and raise a few smiles, with everyone working together for the district.

“We still don’t have anything major happening in Snells Beach or Omaha, but I’m okay with that. Hopefully, they can see how it looks in Warkworth and Matakana and join in next year,” he says.

“It’s just the first year, and it will be small steps at the start, but we need people to buy into it for the sake of just having a lot of fun, and attracting people up here in the quiet months.”

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Geoff Ledbrook has skied around the world.

Ski lessons are worth the investment.

Planning avoids queues for the lifts.

Top tips for a fabulous New Zealand winter ski weekend FLOORINGXTRA.CO.NZ Having fun outdoors with the kids tends to be a bit restricted in winter unless you can get away for a weekend skiing. This can be fabulous if things turn out well, but an expensive disaster if things go haywire. Warkworth real estate agent and passionate skier Geoff Ledbrook offers his top tips for a perfect ski holiday.

1. Keep warm In our experience, it’s particularly important that the kids are kept warm, especially their hands and feet. If not, they won’t be happy. Be sure they have good quality gloves and thermal underwear. A one-piece suit is good for children since it means snow can’t work its way through gaps in the clothing when they fall. The Snowcentre in Newmarket has a good second-hand department where clothing can be bought quite cheaply. Failing that, try Trade Me for good used ski gear.

2. Get the car serviced Twice I’ve seen cars on fire while

driving up to the Turoa ski field. The steep climb and high altitude create brutal conditions for cars. Once our radiator cap was not up to scratch, a small thing that we probably would not have noticed, but in the difficult conditions, it failed to maintain proper water pressure and led to our engine overheating. We had to head down the mountain and lost a day skiing while we found someone to repair the car.

Have your car thoroughly serviced before you set out.

3. Join a ski club If you want to do a lot of skiing, joining a ski club is a fun way to do it. You

get a lot of contact with other likeminded people and the children can make friends with other kids. In our club, accommodation is Kiwi-style with bunk rooms. I would say clubs are quite cost effective. We pay an annual subscription of $700 a year (which admittedly is pricey if you don’t go skiing that year) but we then only pay a member’s rate of $32 a night, which includes dinner, bed, breakfast and lunch. We’ve got a chef at our club and it’s nice to come back to a three-course dinner after a hard day’s skiing.

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9. Pick the right field.

Queenstown is a good place to be early in the season with access to The Remarkables, Cardrona and Coronet Peak. The snow forms on top of tussock and does not require a huge base of snow before the fields can be skied. But these fields tend to fade early as spring seems to hit the South Island with a bang. Conversely, Turoa is better later in the season. The snow has to cover big volcanic boulders at Turoa and the field needs a month of good snowfalls before skiing really hits its sweet spot. On the upside, Turoa is one of the last fields to close.

10. Take your own lunch Food on the mountain is often not great and is expensive, but hot water is usually free. Consider taking Cupa-Soups and instant noodle meals. My wife takes her own tea bag. If they take their own sandwiches, a family of four could easily save $50-$80 a day.

and it costs you nothing. The upside for them is the ski companies give them free skiing all year. If you are an experienced skier, they will take you to some adventurous places – off-piste stuff that nobody knows about.

7. Don’t mind the weather Sometimes it’s so easy to think, ‘Oh the weather’s not looking very good we will not go’. But we’ve consistently had good skiing on marginal days. You just need to make sure you are dressed for it. Some of my worst days skiing have been on beautiful days, when 20,000 other people all decide to turn up and the whole mountain turns into one great big queue.

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Tackle all the winter woes While colds and flus are the most common issues people face in the winter season, there are many others to look out for.

Franklins Pharmacy Warkworth intern Abhi Thapar says the lower temperatures can cause a number of issues with the body.

“Sore joints are a problem that affect a number of people, particularly the elderly or those who have arthritis,” Abhi says.

He recommends regularly taking a supplement containing Glucosamine and Chondroitin, and fish oils.

However, if the pain has already set in, take an anti-inflammatory such as Ibuprofen or Voltaren, though it is important to speak with a pharmacist if you’re using other medication.

Dry skin is an irritation that can be exacerbated by the cold weather, particularly if you suffer from eczema.

“The first thing to help prevent this is to have warm (not hot) showers as that will keep your skin from drying out too much.

“You should also use moisturiser after a shower, which you can use regularly as long as it doesn’t contain a fragrance.”

To address eczema that has already become inflamed due to the cold, you can apply hydrocortisone cream in the short term.

Asthmatics need to be aware that being out in the cold can cause their airways to close up and they should carry an inhaler at all times.

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Major roadworks continue through the winter months

Generally speaking, roadworks and winter weather don’t mix very well, but as Mahurangi drivers can’t fail to have noticed lately, there are still major resurfacing projects and other works going on, regardless of the recent cold snaps and torrential downpours.

Auckland Transport (AT) admits this is hardly ideal. If rain gets under new tarseal, chances are it will lift and have to be replaced. However, media adviser James Ireland says the exceptionally wet weather throughout January and February has meant delays, which is why major projects such as resealing Neville Street in Warkworth and parts of Matakana Road are still going on now.

“One of the things is that there was a comparatively wet summer, so that pushed things back a bit. We still wanted to get everything done that should be done, but everything got pushed back,” he says. “Ideally, we wouldn’t being doing them now, but needs must.”

AT’s main winter road maintenance focus will be on installing and maintaining a drainage network around the region’s unsealed roads.

In Northland, road crews will be limiting winter road repairs to small, temporary fixes like repairing potholes and uneven surfaces until the weather improves, as well as installing guard rails, building retaining walls, painting road markings and upgrading signage.

Meanwhile, work on the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway will continue apace throughout the winter, even though large scale earthworks are on hold until October, to avoid sedimentladen water from heavy rainfall getting into waterways. The workforce on site will drop from about 300 to 200, but

there will still be plenty going on, according to NZ Transport Agency’s senior manager for project delivery, Chris Hunt. He says some small-scale earthworks may still carried be out if conditions are right, and NX2 will be busy building culverts and other structures throughout the coming months.

“The travelling public will see works progressing on the southernmost viaduct, Te Arawhiti ki Ōkahu, the bridge at Ōkahu,” he says. “The preconstruction activities for the second viaduct in the area, Te Arawhiti ki Pūhoi, or the bridge at Pūhoi, began in March.”

Preparation work for the foundation of the Woodcocks Road bridge will also be carried out, as well as extensive rock extraction, blasting and crushing, plus drainage works and the construction of sediment retention ponds in new work areas.

Chris says the project is going well overall, with the bulk of the excavation work to come next summer, when the plan is to move 4 million cubic metres of earth.

“The weather has been challenging, but it hasn’t affected progress. In all large projects, there is allowance for extreme weather events,” he says.

“Across the whole project, there is more than 7 million cubic metres of existing ground to excavate or ‘cut’.

About 5 million cubic metres of the excavated material will be used as fill to build up the motorway and create a smooth road gradient.”

The remaining 2 million cubic metres will be moved to special soil disposal sites or used for landscaping the new motorway.

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Gardening Andrew Steens

Prepare for icy winter I’m not a betting man but, given the recent weather patterns, it’s looking like this might be a cold winter coming. After the relatively mild winter last year and the near-tropical summer we just had, this might take a bit of adjustment for the cold-sensitive among us and the more cold-sensitive of our plants.

In our region, radiation frosts are the most common form of frost. This is where the plants lose heat faster than the surrounding environment, resulting in ice crystals forming on the surface of the leaf and into the plant cells. When the ice melts, the punctured cells collapse. A radiation frost can occur on any cloudless evening where the wind drops and the air temperature falls below 4C. For protection against radiation frosts, the simple answer is cover; whether this be from overhanging foliage, a nearby wall or fence, overhanging eaves, canopy trees (even deciduous trees provide limited protection in a light frost), a greenhouse or conservatory, or any temporary protection the gardener provides.

There are several temporary protection techniques that gardeners can use, with varying degrees (sorry, couldn’t help but use that pun!) of success. Frost cloth hung over the plants is the most common and the most effective. For best effect, use stakes to prop it up or hang it from nearby structures or trees to keep it off the foliage. Any frost cloth touching the foliage will allow damage to occur, although less damage than if no cloth was used.

Other cloths, such as insect-proof mesh, shadecloth, windbreak or even an old sheet or net curtains can be used, though these may be less effective in a hard frost and may need to be removed during the day to let the plants get light and air. Although it seems counter-intuitive, thin plastic film is not as useful as these other covers. In a radiation frost the plastic doesn’t reduce the radiation heat loss to any large degree and any plastic touching the leaves can actually make the damage worse, as water trapped between the plastic and the leaf will freeze.

Don’t also make the common mistake of spraying the plants with water on a frosty morning. This is based on the proven orchardist technique of using water to prevent freezing damage to young growth and flowers. Unless, like these orchardists, you’re prepared to get up before the frost settles (probably about 4am!) you can be doing more harm than good as the rapid temperature rise can rupture even more plant cells than the frost will.

Another technique sometimes employed is spraying the garden with one of several commercially available frost protection products. While these have their avid fans, the claims of effectiveness are anecdotal rather than supported by scientifically based evidence and are unlikely to produce anything more than a feel-good factor for the gardener!

Choir brings love to Leigh Residents in the Leigh area are being encouraged to wet their whistle and sign up for a winter singing programme at the Whangateau Hall on Wednesday nights.

The 10-week programme starts on June 20 and is open to everyone from non-singers to soloists – organisers say that absolutely no choir experience or music reading is necessary.

The choir will be under the direction of Frances Dickinson, a vocal coach for national and international singing sensations such as Lorde, Parson James, Sal Valentine and Tattletale Saints.

Frances says it is easier to learn when singing in a group because no one

notices if you make a mistake.

“It’s a forgiving environment and a great place to have a go,” she says.

“We’re going to focus on the fun part of singing with plenty of upbeat pop and soul hits.”

Frances says singing is good for mental health and chasing away the winter blues.

“It is one of the few ways of encouraging the production of oxytocin.”

Sometimes known as the ‘love hormone’, oxytocin plays a role in maternal infantbonding and milk release, empathy, generosity and orgasm.

The hall will open at 7pm for refreshments, with singing due to start at 7.30pm. All welcome.

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In the Veggie Patch • In go the strawberry plants, asparagus crowns, shallots and garlic.

• Stake or build supports around broad beans • If frost is an issue, build frost shelters for young citrus, tamarillo plants and passionfruit vines. Frost cloth or newspaper is also a cheap and easy option

• For eye-catching colour plant rainbow stemmed chard

Lawns • A little mowing and control of porina caterpillar is sufficient during this time

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Top tips on putting together a winter wardrobe for men

Matt Henderson in waistcoat and patterned shirt shows off a highly-recommended possum-merino V-neck jersey.

Practicality, keeping warm and looking smart are the key things a man should keep in mind when choosing his winter wardrobe.

That’s the view of Matt Henderson owner of Warkworth Menswear.

For example, waistcoats are a good idea because they add an extra layer for warmth without restricting movement

of the arms.

Matt says slipping a sports jacket over the top when stepping outside creates an especially smart look.

For extra warmth, consider a woolcotton blend long-sleeved shirt such as a Swanndri, which are often part of the favoured dress uniform of rugby teams.

Meanwhile, Matt says corduroys are

the warmest trousers.

“We order lots of them in each winter and they go out just as fast as they come in,” he says.

Cotton chinos are also good. Matt reckons they are warmer than jeans.

And if your toes freeze in winter. try socks made from a blend of possum fur and merino wool.

When it comes to colours, blue is always a safe fashion choice for men as it is a colour which goes with almost anything.

Matt says wives and girlfriends buying for their men tend to be more adventurous and he encourages men to follow their lead, pluck up courage and go for a brighter and more colourful look.

It seems when one man does so, others soon follow.

Matt says recently his father modelled a John Lennon shirt at a bowling club fashion show, which prompted several men to come into his store in the following days to find a similar shirt.

The long-sleeved shirts come in psychedelic colours and floral and paisley patterns and can be worn in summer or winter.

In winter, they might be complemented by a merino V-neck jersey, which also come in bright colours.

To add a little more luxury, go for a New Zealand made merino-possum jersey.

Matt says they are high quality and the look and feel of the garment is superb.

Finally, consider hats. Matt says the well-dressed man might like to consider a pure-wool, winter-weight cheesecutter, or flat cap.

“A few local guys wear them all the time. Definitely, when dressing up it’s worth finishing off with a cheesecutter,” Matt says.

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Warming food on a budget The winter months can be especially hard for people on low or fixed incomes, as the need for warm clothing, bedding and heating eats into already tight food budgets, and just at the time when plenty of warming, nourishing food is most important.

One family support service based in Kaiwaka has started running a series of budget recipes on Facebook that have built a big following.

Kate’s Place Community House coordinator Kirstie Brown says she has been surprised at the positive response, and how many people are using the recipes and are keen to know more.

“This is real basic stuff for people with little or no money – cheap meals that are an alternative to eating toast or noodles,” she says. “They are not perfect and not for everyone. If you have more money, you can add better extra quality ingredients or whatever you can afford. But these are all tummy fillers and they’re warm.”

As well as publishing weekly recipe collections on the Kate’s Place Facebook page, she is hoping to run a cooking course at the community house.

Each recipe collection focuses on a staple food, like pasta, rice or soup, and is fully priced per item, with many dishes working out at around $1 per head.

Kirstie says that while her recipes are cheap and basic, there are plenty of good foods out there that are inexpensive and nourishing.

Food tips: • Hot porridge for breakfast costs less than 50c. With a bit of milk, sugar or honey, it’s the greatest and cheapest way to fill up bellies.

• Pasta can be used as a filler in soups, casseroles and boil-ups. It is cheap, adds bulk to the meal and allows it to go a bit further.

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Father figure brightens life for student When Wellsford resident Rata Korewha turned up to a meeting about becoming a mentor for the Springboard Community Trust, he thought it was going to be an opportunity for paid employment.

He quickly learned that he would actually be helping guide a young person going through a tough time and the work would be entirely voluntary.

Far from being disappointed, Rata became even more interested.

His own family background had been marred by drug and alcohol abuse and violence.

But each week he looked forward to a weekly Boys Brigade meeting, which provided a safe haven from a troubled home life.

“My parents did not take me out camping or different things like that.

But Boys Brigade did. It was a real treat for me,” he says.

Rata saw that the Springboard mentorship programme would allow him to play a similar role in someone else’s life that Boys Brigade had done in his, and so signed up for the programme.

Shortly afterwards he was introduced to Rodney College student Quentin Galloway, 13.

Quentin says he was finding himself bullied and picked on at school because of his weight, and his school work was suffering.

“I wasn’t the fastest kid in school finishing my work,” he says.

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A total of 150 people packed into the Warkworth RSA on June 1 to raise money for the cause and were served Quentin and Rata often enjoy cycling together. breakfast by police officers dressed in With two sisters and a mother at out cycling together. pink uniforms. home, Quentin also missed having a As well as doing fun activities, Quentin Ian Morrison made a huge father figure in his life. says Rata has given him some great contribution to the funds when youth That’s a role Rata has been more than advice on how to avoid getting picked aid officer John Williams pressed him happy to fulfil and says the pair have got on and how to avoid being provoked. to bid $1000 at the auction for a on famously over the last six months.

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The breakfast was also attended by They meet for two hours every Friday. college is going well,” Quentin says.

Call: 09 411 411 9604 9604 Rata says there’s no formal counselling “When I am in a position to be a deputy police commissioner Wallace Haumaha and Waitemata District as such, it’s more about hanging out mentor, I would like to do the same Commander Tusha Penny.

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Hauturu

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Sustainable living (part 2) Last month, Lyn Wade shared the first part of an essay on sustainable living written

by Mahina Walle, the Hauturu ranger’s 14-year-old daughter. This month, Lyn presents the rest of it ...

Predators Feral cats were eradicated from Hauturu (Little Barrier Island) in 1980 by the Wildlife Service using traps. Kiore (Polynesian rats) were eradicated by the Department of Conservation (DoC) in 2004 using an aerial Talon Brodifacoum poison bait drop. Today, the main synthetically produced chemicals we use on the island are rat poison (in case any rodents arrive on the island), helicopter spraying (for introduced pampas grass) and poison directed at other plant pests such as kikuyu. Climbing asparagus is weeded using hand tools. Although synthetic chemicals aren’t sustainable, keeping Hauturu predator-free ensures a healthy ecosystem where endangered species such as kakapo, kokako, saddleback, hihi, chevron skinks and tuatara can survive. Many of these species are extinct on mainland New Zealand. Wildlife sanctuaries, such as Little Barrier Island, prevent species from becoming extinct and reduce our destruction of nature.

Vehicles The only fuel-run vehicles we have are a diesel tractor and a petrol-powered boat, both of which are used occasionally. We use the boat to patrol the island (to make sure no one is landing), do drop offs and ferry people and gear from the supply ship and other vessels that come to Hauturu. The only times the tractor is used is when we transport food, gear or firewood and when we mow the grass.

We use a wheel barrow to transport small loads. The rest of the time we walk everywhere. Access to most of the island is by walking track.

Recycling We recycle all plastic, tin cans, glass, paper and cardboard. This gets put in Auckland Council recycling bins and is taken off the island by the DoC supply ship. We recently started washing and recycling all our soft plastics, which are then sent to supermarkets and recycled into things such as plastic benches. This means that we hardly have any rubbish to be sent to the rubbish dump. Our compost goes on our vege garden. Although a lot of energy is used to recycle plastic, recycling uses less energy and fossil fuels than making new products from non-renewable oil.

Benefits Visiting Hauturu provides an educational opportunity to learn about the benefits of conservation and living sustainably. When people visit Hauturu I believe (or at least hope) that they leave with a positive image of how New Zealand could be if introduced predators were removed and the wildlife was left to flourish by itself. They also see the sustainable methods we are using and hopefully reflect on how they could incorporate these ideas into their lives. I think it is important for people to take responsibility for sustainability rather than thinking it isn’t their problem. If the earth runs out of clean air, water or food because of pollution, climate change and environmental destruction, we will all be at fault.

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Puhoi couple spread the word on banana-growing success After travelling extensively in the tropics, Jan Bastiaanssen developed a deep affection for lady finger bananas.

He found the banana plant alone was impressive, with enormous leaves that reveal fascinating patterns when the sun shines through them.

And the bananas themselves were delicious – creamy, soft, sweet and nutritious.

When Jan and his wife Marleen resettled in New Zealand in 2005 they found the perfect place to grow them – Puhoi.

Today, the Bastiaanssen property boasts hundreds of banana trees. They fruit all year round, propagate like mad, have never suffered from disease and require no pesticides or expensive fertiliser.

Jan finds spreading grass clippings around the trees, plus ash from the occasional log fire, are all the additional nutrients his plants need.

The ash is a good source of potassium.

Jan, now retired, has no interest in growing bananas commercially himself but thinks banana growing in the area certainly has business potential.

Lady fingers and their leaves are used extensively in Asian cooking and, in Jan’s view, their taste and texture is superior to better known bananas

Jan and Marleen Bastiaanssen are in love with bananas.

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He says because lady fingers are small and look a bit different, people are reluctant to try them.

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Jan says the one downside to growing them in Puhoi is the four or five morning frosts the area experiences each year. This kills the leaves and

the plants will stop producing fruit for several months until they recover.

However, installing a sprinkler system that sprays the plants to prevent frost damage once the temperature drops below a certain point could resolve this problem.

With their property producing so many bananas, Jan and Marleen give away many of them away to family and friends, sell a few on a limited scale and sell banana plants.

They also find themselves eating bananas at breakfast, lunch and dinner but never seem to get sick of them.

Even their shirts are decorated with bananas.

They say bananas go especially well with toast, yoghurt and museli, but being health conscious, they try to avoid too much banana cake or banana ice cream.

As long-distance cyclists, Jan and Marleen have discovered bananas provide a plentiful source of energy.

A breakfast that includes bananas will keep them going until lunchtime.

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Business boost for women A Mangawhai corporate executive who began her high flying career selling lawnmowers has launched a new not-for-profit business start-up platform for women.

Carol Brown has spent 20 years in the IT and consumer electronics business and currently works for Microsoft, but now she wants to give something back and has set up One Oh Nine StartUp. “In the last two or three years of being sponsored into Senior Women in Leadership courses, I have learnt a lot of stuff that would have been awesome to know 20 to 30 years ago, so it’s paying it forward,” she says.

“I’m really passionate about giving people the opportunity to get on and do something. One Oh Nine Start Up is my passion project, and I fund it entirely.”

The initiative takes its name from September 1, the first day of spring, and it provides coaching and mentoring, and provides grants to support women kick-start new businesses. The first recipient was

Natasha Ujdur, co-founder of One Oh Nine Events and who organised the launch event last month.

Carol says she is passionate about giving people opportunities, as without someone giving her an opportunity when she was young, she would not be where she is today.

“I was provided an opportunity at 19 and it set me on my career path,” she says. “I left school at 16, I didn’t go to university, didn’t do any of that stuff.

At 19, I put my hand up to selling lawnmowers. The sales manager thought I was crazy, I was the only female rep in the country, but he gave me the opportunity to sink or swim, and I swam.”

She says absolutely anyone is welcome to apply for a grant for any kind of business.

“There are no restrictions,” she says.

“It’s about making tools and resources that I have as a corporate accessible to everyone and being a hub in the community.”

Photo comp celebrates kauri connection Residents and students between Warkworth and Cape Reinga are invited to enter The Kauri Museum’s Northland Photography Awards, a curated online competition, which celebrates the work of Warkworth-based photographer, the late Tudor Collins – sometimes referred to as ‘the kauri cameraman’. The theme of this year’s competition is “Kauri Connections – an exploration of how these mighty trees influence our way of life”. Images can be uploaded to The Kauri Museum website where the judges, Pam Goode and Stephen Davies, will make their choice of finalists from each category. The competition closes on July 9.

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Good biosecurity is an easy start. Buckets of disinfectant set up for contractors to wash themselves before they come on to the farm is easily implemented. If you rear calves, contaminated milk is one of the biggest contributors to the spread of the disease. M. Bovis causes mastitis in cows, which is usually treated with antibiotics. After a cow has been treated with antibiotics, her milk is unfit for consumption. This milk is meant to be dumped, as it contains sub-optimal levels of antibiotics and can contribute to antibiotic resistance developing when fed to other animals. The milk also contains the pathogens which have caused the mastitis, therefore it can potentially contain M. Bovis. However, the economics of farming over the last 30 years have meant that this milk is often fed to replacement calves or is sold to other farming enterprises. Unfortunately, this process has been very effective at spreading M. Bovis. The pathogen excreted in the milk of one cow, can be fed to large numbers of calves causing multiple new infections. The process of feeding waste milk to calves needs to stop if we are to limit further spread of the disease. It is safest to use milk powder rather than buy fresh milk from dairy farms.

The National Animal Identity Tracking (NAIT) system has come under a lot of scrutiny during the outbreak. The sale of young calves to friends or neighbours without NAIT recordings has been a pretty common part of New Zealand rural trading for the last 50 years. Unfortunately, this has made tracking the spread of the disease difficult. It is imperative going forward that all cattle sales or movements are recorded – regardless of the age of the calf or the type of transaction. It will mean that any future disease outbreaks can be traced rapidly back to the point of origin and the disease tracked more effectively.

Lastly, if you are concerned that you may have the disease on your property, don’t bury your head in the sand. Most of the conditions that M. Bovis causes (mastitis, pneumonia, abortions, arthritis) have more common causes, which can be identified with appropriate testing. The Ministry of Primary Industries is only alerted if an animal tests positive, so you are not going to have any movements suspended unless we confirm a diagnosis. It is better to get any suspect animals inspected rather than continue as normal and risk exacerbating the spread of disease.

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Isaac Noser on the move.

Fast five make Top field makes for nail-biting golf finale Northland Sung Jin Yeo is aspiring to be a professional golfer and is developing a good name in the sport with a recent win at Mangawhai.

A top field of competitors and a tied finish made for one of the most exciting Tom Bonnington Cup competitions last month.

Mangawhai Golf Club’s annual tournament was played on May 26 and 27 for the 32nd year running.

Things went down to the wire after two rounds, when Sung Jin Yeo of North Shore, Jang Hyun Lee of Maungakiekie and Zane Hinton of Mangawhai were all equal on 149.

Hinton had led the competition after day one, shooting 74, but Jin Yeo was composed enough to win the sudden death play-off and the cup.

Jin Yeo has now won two order of merit tournaments this year, after winning the Danny Lee Springfield Open in January.

He also placed 37 at the New Zealand Stroke Play Championship in March.

A total of 66 golfers from 30 clubs competed in the event this year.

Almost 20 of them have a zero handicap or better.

Golf operations manager Nick Launder says the event is consistently growing and this year was the best ever.

“It’s the highest calibre field we’ve ever had. To see two guys out there playing with a plus five handicap is pretty impressive,” Launder says.

“It was also great to see that around a quarter of the entries were first time players in the competition, which shows that people are hearing about how popular this event is.”

Nick believes past success and the

hosting of other big tournaments, such as the inter-provincials, has helped put Mangawhai on the map.

“People are really impressed with the course once they have visited, and I think that attracted players from as far as Tauranga this year.”

A white tee club competition was also held over the same weekend at the club, with Jonathan Ho of North Shore coming out on top. He shot 142 over two days.

He was followed by Shel Lloyd of Mangawhai on 144 and Ross Hattaway, also of Mangawhai, on 145.

Nick says because of limited course space and the growing Tom Bonnington Cup, it is likely the white tee competition will not be held next year.

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Five Rodney College students were quick enough to place at the Lower North Cross Country champs on June 6.

Georgia Brierly continued her strong running form this year with a first place in the senior girls division.

Her brother Jackson Brierly also made first in the intermediate boys race and Isaac Noser made great time to win the senior boys section.

Curtis Osborne came second in the junior boys race and Billy Whelan in the intermediate boys.

Winners at the Rodney College Cross Country event that didn’t place in the Lower North competition were intermediate girl Drew Crosbie and junior girl Lily Sumby.

Place-getters at the Lower North competition compete in the Northland Cross Country on June 12. Mikaila Isla will also compete at Northland.

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The top secondary schools golf team in Northland from left, Aaron Allott, Tarrin Rous and Jack Oldfield.

Rodney gets shot at nationals The Rodney College golf team will get a second shot at trying to become the top secondary school in New Zealand, after cleaning up in the Northland qualifiers last month.

The team is made up of Tarrin Rous (Year 11), Jack Oldfield (Year 12), Aaron Allott (Year 13) and Pacey Laing-Smith (Year 12).

The four competed for a spot at nationals against Kamo College and Whangarei Boys High School at Mt Denby golf course on May 21.

“The conditions were perfect on the day and we all played well, putting a big gap between us and our opposition,” Tarrin says.

The competition takes the best three

gross scores from each team and combines them. Tarrin led the way with 76, followed by Jack and Aaron both on 89.

“Last year we got into this position, but nationals proved to be a very difficult tournament so this year we have a goal to try to make the top 10 at least.”

All players in the team are members of the Mangawhai Golf Club and Tarrin represents Northland.

“I would be in the top 10 per cent of golfers in the country for my age group. I’m hoping to become a pro golfer in future,” he says.

The nationals will be held on September 3 in Manawatu.

Have a go at bowls Mahurangi East Bowling Club have a go bowls day, July 1, 8am to 2pm. Free entry, coaching and bowls supplied, wear flat-soled shoes. Info: Graeme 425 5303 Marohemo Mud Run Marohemo Mud Run in Maungaturoto, June 17, 10am registration and 11am start. Short track 3km, long track 6km. Children under 16 $10, adults $20. Team with up to 10 people, $90 for youth or $180 for adult.

All funds to Otamatea One netball team. Info: jsandklallen@xnet.co.nz Trivial pursuit night Fundraising trivial pursuit night for the Mahurangi College Hockey Club, Mahurangi College Auditorium, June 30, 7pm. Tickets $15 from players or school office. Info: w.frost@mahurangi.school.nz Kaipara sports scholarship Entries open for the Kaipara Flats Sports Club Annual Young Persons Sporting Scholarship. Prize of up to $2000 towards the winner’s sporting endeavours. Entrants must be between 16 and 25 years of age and be affiliated directly or via a family member with the sports club. Entries close June 15. Info and application forms: kfscsportsscholarship@gmail.com Matakana Table Tennis Matakana Table Tennis at the Matakana Hall, Tuesdays, 7.30pm.

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Squash comp attracts juniors

A run of strong results in junior golf has seen Dylan Lewis reduce his handicap to just 19.

Young golfer drives towards pro career

Warkworth School student Dylan Lewis is swinging his way towards a career in golf, after winning the US Kids Golf Tour Autumn Series last month.

The nine-year-old, who is a member of the Omaha Beach Golf Club, hit his best ever competition score of 76 at Omaha to wrap up the title on May 27.

The series is one of the largest junior’ competitions in New Zealand and includes seven rounds played across Auckland, of which Dylan won four, plus a championship round that he also claimed.

“The title was between me and one other player with just the championship round remaining. It’s worth double points, so everything was on the line that day,” Dylan says.

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Dylan was tied with his opponent after the 12th hole in the final round but pulled away, and going into the last hole had a four-shot lead.

“I never look at the score during a match because it can add pressure. I’m just focusing on every individual shot as I play it.

“I think my best ones were when I put the ball two metres away from the pin to then birdie on the 15th and a sevenmetre putt I made on the sixth hole.”

Winning the autumn series allows Dylan to attend the US Kids Golf Tour World Championship in Georgia in July, however he will look to compete next year instead.

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it’s not worth attending this year, but gaining entry is a huge positive and I hope to be ready next year.

“In future, I would like to become a professional golfer and I’m looking forward to the winter series now.”

Dylan picked up a club at just two years old, inspired by his father who represented Bay of Plenty.

He trains three times a week at Omaha with certified PGA coach Neil Ludlam and also works with Cameron Jones in North Harbour.

“Neil is great as a coach because of the patience he brings to sessions and Cameron works on my psychological game. With my recent results, I am keen to stick with the training routine I have in place.”

WE DO IT ALL Forsight Builders work with a team of quality local tradesmen.

A total of 34 players from as far as Kamo and Tauranga took to the court for a one-day tournament at the Warkworth Tennis and Squash Club on June 3. A number of local players grabbed prizes, with Josiah Joyce winning division three. Cameron Davey took out division four with Jacob Burgess the runner-up. Ziggy Neely won the division four plate.

Josh Burgess and Samuel Rouse were winner and runner-up respectively in division five. Leo Rissman took out the plate in that division and Otis Neely the special plate. Club president Kaye Jackson says all the games were competitive, with 13 of the 47 played going to five sets.

Lady golfers give to Springboard The Warkworth Golf Club rounded up $679 for Springboard Community Works last month with its annual charity day. A total of 18 teams entered, each made up of two ladies, to play a ninehole competition. Money was raised from entry fees and a raffle supported by local businesses. A club spokesperson says the club chose Springboard to be this year’s recipient as it was keen to support a youth-related initiative in the community. Winners of the competition were Joy Martin and Jules Hurley ahead of runners-up Marie Claydon and Pip Edwards.

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Notice of intention to advertising proof 2018 undertake vegetation controlREMINDER: Please check URL, email address and closing date From June 2018 until June 2019, Auckland Motorways will job: AK20183 be carrying out vegetation control activities using approvedpublication herbicides and mechanical/noxious weed control measuressee cost estimate along the motorway network from Pokeno to Puhoi.

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Monday 2nd July, 2018 7.00pm, at the Committee Room (Green Building), Warkworth Show Grounds Reserve.

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Beaurepaires Warkworth received the 2018 Goodyear Tyres Consumer Retailer Independent Dealer Award last month for selling the most car and SUV tyres in New Zealand. The award was presented at a ceremony in Phuket, Thailand.

Brendan and Michelle Woolley, of Beaurepaires Warkworth, are proud to have received this National Award and thank their hard working staff and the wider community for supporting them throughout the year.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Have you been affected by someone's drinking?

Al-Anon Family Groups can help.

We welcome you to the 'Warkworth Family Recovery' group confidential meeting. We meet at the 'Warkworth Natural Therapies' Clinic every Wednesday from 7.30pm till 8.30pm.

12 Brown Road, (SH1), Warkworth.

For more information visit: www.al-anon.org.nz Supported by Mahurangi Matters

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SERVICE DESKS A reminder to the public that the JP Service Desks are available as follows: Warkworth – at the Council Offices Monday 10.00 – 2.00 If there is a long weekend, it is the following Tuesday from 10.00 to 12.00.

Matakana- Cinema Complex Tuesday 11.00-1.00 Snells Beach – at the Library Friday 10.00 – 12.00 Warkworth RSA Fridays 4.00 to 5.00 No appointment is needed. There is no cost.

At all other times there are plenty of other JP’s available in the Warkworth/Mahurangi Area, either in the Warkworth Community phone book, or on-line “find a JP”.

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The Mahurangi College First XV has run in plenty of tries this season to set itself apart from other teams on the table.

Fine form puts college in strong position

First five Kade Banks has proved to be a pivotal player in the back line as one of the more experienced team members.

Mahurangi College has lost the last four consecutive finals against Westlake in the 1B competition.

“We definitely have a team that can win the competition this year and I think if we beat Westlake in both round robin matches, it would be a huge mental advantage if we were to face them again in a final.

“The key this year is to make sure we adjust our tactics for each game. Teams will learn to combat our strengths over time.”

Jon says the team’s biggest strengths this season are its set pieces, particularly the driving maul.

“The new players have learnt to fit in with the experienced ones to keep our shape for the whole game. Other teams often get disjointed towards the end of the match.

“First five Kade Banks is also doing a fantastic job of directing the backs and controlling the game with his kicking.

Pale is a great ball carrier who draws multiple defenders and has brought an offload into his game.”

Head boy Toby Swann-McKay also stood out after becoming the most capped Mahurangi First XV player since modern records began, overtaking former student Josh Shirley.

The Mahurangi College First XV rugby team has its sights set on a finals spot in the North Harbour 1B draw after winning its opening four games of the season.

The team has already beaten Kaipara College, Rosmini College, Rangitoto College and defending champions Westlake Boys High School.

Assistant coach Jon Blyth says the team has done everything possible so far to help ensure it reaches what could be its fifth consecutive final.

“In every game the boys have put up a good score and collected a bonus point for scoring at least four tries,

which has put us at the top of the table,” Jon says.

The team got off to a dominant start beating Kaipara College First XV 41-0 before downing Westlake Boys High School Second XV 34-14.

“Although we’re off to a great start, only two teams make it through to the play-off stage so it’s crucial we stay focused as we have plenty of games left to play, with two matches against every team.

“Because the squads change a lot more with Second XV teams, our opposition could be a bigger challenge the next time we face them.”

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What’s on

See localmatters.co.nz/whats-on.html for a full list of upcoming events

June

Warkworth Lions Quiz Night (3rd of 3), Warkworth Bowls, Mill Lane, 7pm. Teams of 6 maximum, $10 pp. Info: 0274 776519 13 Warkworth Town Hall Talk, historian Anne Eddy on the shared Maori-Pakeha history of the Mahurangi; 5pm for refreshments, 5.30pm start.

13 Snells Beach Garden Circle, Mahurangi East Community Centre, Snells Beach, 1.15pm. Info: Barbara 425 5371 14 Community Links Get-Together, Mahurangi College auditorium, 5pm. Organised by Mahurangi College with One Warkworth to foster links between students and business.

15-Jul 28 Matariki Exhibition, The Kauri Museum, artworks from contributing primary schools in the Otamatea area.

16 Matakana Community Garden grafting workshop, Matakana Hall, 2-5pm. Entry by koha.

16&17 Raranga flax weaving workshops, The Kauri Museum, bookings essential. Info: 09 431 7417 or admin@kaurimuseum.com 17 Marohemo Mud Run, 153 Marohemo Road, Maungaturoto. (see scoreboard p47) 17 Leigh Community Mid-Winter Swim, Matheson Bay at 10.15am to take the plunge.

17 Kaukapakapa Village Market and view the entries in A Week in the Life of Kaukapakapa, the annual photo competition.

17 Ballroom sequence dancing lessons, Kaipara Flats Hall, held fortnightly; $5 pp. Info: Raewyn 422 5553 or 021 045 5068.

18 Warkworth & District Museum, Tea & Talk – Stories of Tudor Collins, including photos not normally on display, 10am. Gold coin donation.

20 Leigh Winter Choir start, Whangateau Hall, 7pm for 7.30pm start (see story p37) 21 Forest & Bird. Talk by Colin Christie of DoC, Conservation dogs, what they do and their training, Totara Park Retirement Village Hall, Melwood Drive, Warkworth, 7.30pm. All welcome.

22 Matakantata Choir and Warkworth Brass “Swing” concert, Matakana Village Hall, 7.30pm. Tickets $20, $5 for children, from Harts Pharmacy, Warkworth and Gull, Matakana.

23 Warkworth Music presents Ol’King Cole, Warkworth Town Hall, 5pm.

23 Author’s Talk, Mahurangi East Library, Snells Beach, with David Grant, 11am start, all welcome.

24 Auckland Opera Studios’ Winter Series, Sculptureum, Matakana. Info: aucklandoperastudio.co.nz (see story p24) 27 Matariki Youth Poetry Competition, Mahurangi East Library, Snells Beach, 6.30pm (see story p24) 29 Matakantata Choir and Warkworth Brass “Swing” concert, Warkworth Town Hall, 7.30pm. Tickets $20, $5 for children, from Harts Pharmacy, Warkworth, and Gull, Matakana.

30 Matakana Community Group Planting Day, Wharf Road carpark, 10am-12noon, BBQ lunch, rain date, July 1. Info: njohnsonmvc@gmail.com 13

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North Shore Miniatures Club Exhibition, Warkworth Museum, daily until July 29, 10am-3pm. (see ad p24) Warkworth Library Matariki stargazing event, Old Masonic Hall, 7pm.

Warkworth Area Liaison Group meeting, RSA basement, Warkworth, 7pm. Info: Steve 0274 963711 Auckland Opera Studios’ Winter Series, Sculptureum, Matakana. Info: aucklandoperastudio.co.nz Junk Free July plastic bag crochet session, Warkworth Library, 3pm, all welcome.

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North Harbour will enjoy a home turf advantage when they take on the Blues, Auckland and Northland at the Warkworth Showgrounds this month.

Blues back for Mahurangi multi-clash

The Auckland Blues will return to Mahurangi Rugby Football Club for the second time this year on June 20, but this time will face three Mitre Ten Cup sides in one night.

In February, the Blues played in the first ever Super Rugby match at the Warkworth Showgrounds, against the Hurricanes.

This time, they will instead be up against Auckland, North Harbour and Northland, who will all play each other, too.

Club chair Ian Bradnam is excited about the opportunity for Mahurangi

to host another high calibre event.

“At the first Blues’ game, we attracted a lot of people who wouldn’t normally come to the club, so this is another great opportunity to get some exposure for us and the game,” Ian says.

“Blues’ staff approached us at the game earlier this year about playing at the showgrounds again, so they were obviously pleased with the facilities.”

The first round of fixtures will kick-off at 6.30pm, with the Blues taking on Auckland. North Harbour will play Northland.

“While no All Blacks will be present

because of international duties, the likes of Pulu and Parsons should be playing.

“It will also be the first time out for the Mitre Ten Cup sides so a chance to see what might be coming up ahead of the season start in August.”

The second round will be at 7.10pm, with the Blues playing North Harbour and Auckland playing Northland.

The final round at 7.50pm will see the Blues against Northland and North Harbour play Auckland.

Entry to the event is free and parking will be available at the Warkworth Showgrounds.

For a full range of family health care, including A&M services in an integrated system 24 hours per day, across our region, including public holidays For further information and new enrolments, please contact any of our clinics

Auckland will be keen to improve on last season.

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