Mahurangi Matters_Issue 324_16 August 2017

August 16, 2017

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Classic motors roll into town page 9 The Bennett family — from left, Thomas, Anthony and Monica — are fast making a name for themselves in the world of pipe bands. The trio has gone from learning to play with the Warkworth and Wellsford Pipe Band to having ambitions to win the Australian Pipe Band Championships in April next year. See story page 9.

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Warkworth pool hinges on land purchase A one-hectare block of rural land alongside the Warkworth Showgrounds has been confirmed as the proposed site for Warkworth’s long-awaited pool.

The proposed facility will feature three pools, a gym and around 140 carparks.

The Stevenson Trust currently owns the land, but Turnstone Capital

developer Jamie Peters, who is developing the Stubbs block on the other side of the highway, is in the process of buying the land.

The sale is expected to settle late next year and when that happens, the onehectare block will be sold to Northern Arena, the leisure centre operator at Silverdale.

Northern Arena director Matthew Saunders says the only condition they have placed on the purchase is that there is surety that a pool can be built on the land.

“I doubt there will be any issues with getting the consent so I’m confident we will be building our facility there,” Mr Saunders says.

The Mahurangi Community Sport and Recreation Collective (MCSRC) says that an aquatics facility is best positioned next to the sports hub at the showgrounds.

It says one challenge will be making sure traffic does not use the showgrounds carpark as a bypass between the link

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Pool hinges on land purchase road and Warkworth’s CBD. Northern Arena is not planning to start construction until the Matakana link road is finished, which is expected to be in 2021.

“The link road is the only easy access option to the site and we also need the infrastructure, such as water and power, to be in place before we go ahead,” Mr Saunders says.

The first concept plans should be

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available in November and construction will take between 12 to 18 months.

“We are up to version three so far. To put this into perspective, it took 145 versions before we had the Northern Arena in Silverdale design complete, so we have a bit of a way to go.”

Ten swim sessions at Northern Arena costs $160 and pricing will be similar at the Warkworth facility. The MCSRC says the community wants a pool

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facility that is affordable to use, has reasonable hours and offers recreational use, not just swimming lessons.

Rodney Local Board chair Beth Houlbrooke says Auckland Council is still in discussion with another potential pool provider as Northern Arena is yet to buy the land.

The site is on the Northern side of the showgrounds, adjacent to the proposed bike and skate park.

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Report on local governance “a sham” Bill Townson Chair, Northern Action Group

The Morrison Low (ML) report on Auckland governance referred to by Mahurangi Matters in its previous issue is a sham. It is largely based on Auckland Council figures and thus imports many of their inefficiencies and extravagances, witnessed on a daily

The process from here The Local Government Commission is in the process of determining the “reasonably practicable options” for local government change in Auckland with a view to identifying the “preferred option”.

If the preferred option is the status quo, the process will come to a halt.

If the preferred option is not the status quo, the following steps will be taken: 1) The Commission will prepare a draft proposal describing the proposed new arrangements 2) It will consult on the draft proposal with the community 3) It may then decide to proceed to a final proposal 4) If there is a final proposal, the public can call for a poll. At this stage, the Commission is unable to speculate on whether that is a likely scenario or not.

5) If it decides not to proceed to a final proposal, the process comes to a halt.

The Commission has said since late last year that a decision on the preferred option would be available in the second half of this year.

At present, that remains the case. A spokesperson says the Commission can’t be more precise because a number of unpredictable factors can impact on this timeline.

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basis, into the costings of the options.

It appears to have been orchestrated as a clumsy attempt to discredit any practical alternative to the status quo.

The proposed ML model for North Rodney, under the Local Government Commission’s (LGC) guidance, is not even close to the model proposed by the Northern Action Group (NAG), which is based on the highly successful Thames Coromandel (TCDC) model.

This clearly shows not only a decrease in rates, 10 times lower debt and higher service delivery but, above all, a much higher level of community involvement in affairs that affect them through the devolved empowerment philosophy.

Their ‘Community Empowerment’ philosophy is one of the reasons TCDC is lean and efficient, and enjoys such a high level of community satisfaction.

Unlike Auckland Council, which we all know is at the other end of the satisfaction scale.

Why wouldn’t anyone choose something as attractive as that? It’s an absolute no-brainer.

However, the LGC has refused to even look at such a model in its evaluation.

As far as we can tell, instead of being the independent, objective and impartial organisation required of them by legislation, LGC is working to ensure the failed not-so-super city is kept together at all costs to avoid embarrassing the government.

LGC’s actions to date do not pursue the stated objectives of the process, to achieve improved local governance through engaging with the community.

They are much more aligned with pursuit of a political agenda.

Submitters have been ignored or shut out of the evaluation of alternatives.

NAG prepared 11 pages of questions on the Morrison Low report and had hoped to get some answers at a meeting with LGC and ML on Friday August 4. That meeting was deliberately structured and truncated to prevent participants from contributing to the analysis. Consequently, the very

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few questions asked did not receive satisfactory answers.

We have now put these questions in writing to LGC, but with a very limited two week timeframe currently imposed by LGC for comments, we are not confident we will get all the answers in sufficient time to make use of them. ML maintains its data is proprietary and thus deny interested parties the opportunity to scrutinise them.

Needless to say, we have become totally sceptical that LGC will fairly and objectively evaluate alternatives to AC’s failed governance model in this reorganisation process. So we have decided to have our proposed model independently costed by a respected specialist in the field. This model (unlike the ML models) will be publicly and openly available for all to see and comment on or question. We have also asked all the major political parties to commit to running our model against the status quo in an independent localised binding referenda.

That, at least, would be democratic.

So far, only New Zealand First has committed to such a referendum.

We urge voters to keep that in mind when casting their vote in September’s election if they want to see truly democratic and community oriented future governance of North Rodney.

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by Rodney Local Board member and Matakana Coast Trail Trust (MCTT) chair Allison Roe and others. However, in a letter sent to members of MCTT and the Matakana Community Group last week, AT said it was difficult to resolve, since the section was not on AT’s asset management register, but it was going to recommend it should be closed immediately until an alternative route could be found or mitigation works completed.

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Feeling sheepish A recent community working bee to plant 400 native plants in and around Matakana’s Jubilee Park and tennis courts proved extremely popular, not least with some local livestock. A Matakana Community group member noticed there were about 100 sheep in the paddock the day before, but with a bit of can-do ingenuity and ad hoc help from friends and neighbours, the planting area was rudimentarily fenced off. Unfortunately, the planters forgot to shut the gate when they left. The next morning at least 15 sheep were back inside the fence sampling the new vegetation, plus “some very big animals indeed”, which simply walked through a weaker part of the barricade – 10 metres of orange plastic mesh.

Housewife’s revenge Attending a Labour party fundraiser the other week, a Mahurangi Matters reporter found himself seated next to former MP Judy Keall. Judy said when she stood for parliament, she found herself up against a clever-clogs rival being talked up in the press because of his multiple degrees. She, on the other hand, was depicted as an uninspiring housewife. Rather than try to distance herself from the label, she made a point of being in the supermarket every day wearing her Labour Party rosette and finding it an excellent venue to chat to constituents. Judy took care to always do a little actual shopping, thus legitimising her presence. The cleverclogs soon realised what was happening and decided to copy the same ruse.

Sadly, he neglected to do any shopping and was promptly booted out by management.

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Cynicism overflowing As I read your front-page story, “Big rate hike if Rodney leaves Auckland” (MM August 2), I found my cup of cynicism to be overflowing. How many times have we seen central and local government procure “independent” reports that effectively rubber-stamp the position which the relevant authority has made clear it wishes to achieve. The Local Government Commission has already made its position known, having been forced by court action to even consider options other than the Supercity model. Every option in the report of this so-called “independent” consultant highlights assumed negatives except for the status quo option. Are we really expected to believe that there are no negatives for Northern Rodney under the status quo? Elected representatives my big toe. Elected dictators with a penchant for corruption more like it.

Patrick Neeley, Tapora (abridged)

Confused models Man walks into a car dealership and asks to be shown a small vehicle, cheap to run, basic, at a total all up reasonable cost. The car salesman presents for his approval a large SUV with all the trimmings priced at about double what was requested.

All of which is about what has happened by amalgamating Northern Rodney into Auckland Council. We have got a (gas guzzling) model at an unaffordable price. And ... oh yes ...

we were not asked what would suit us, and the sale terms did not include “sale or return”.

You can therefore readily imagine my discomfiture ... to put “outrage” mildly ... when the Auckland Council sponsored report was so freely quoted by your fine newspaper, trumpeting its wholly incorrect projections, projections of massive rates increases based on ‘their’ take on how a new local Council would perform. The NAG model proposed is the antithesis of the Council’s projections.

The one non-negotiable factor of the NAG proposed budget was the permanent financial benchmark for total rates to be at least 15 per cent less than Auckland’s. That is, a four cylinder Corolla ... not a BMW SUV. I really hope that subsequent contributions to your pages reflect a “balance” highlighting our NAG proposal’s rebuttal of such biased and misinformed views as those already published.

Larry Mitchell, Puhoi

Please refer to story Page 3. - Ed

MM under fire The publication of your article “Big rate hike if Rodney leaves Auckland” (MM August 2) looks like a flagrant breach of the Press Council standards you supposedly follow and does a disservice to the people of North Rodney – most of whom are looking for a better deal than they are currently getting from Auckland Council. The

headline is made as a statement of fact – when it is just conjecture from a model by the consultants – and is grossly misleading. Publishing the details before the report is published is likely a breach by you of the confidentiality restriction under which the report was provided. You made no attempt to get informed comment on the report, report any contrary views to provide balance, or to review its content. The contrary view is that rates do not need to rise from a change of governance structure, current waste and inefficiency can be avoided, and there are significant flaws and inadequacies with the report which reduce the quality of its conclusions to that of an opinion, and it should be treated accordingly. These matters are still to be discussed with the consultants and you have preempted that process, thus your reporting helps deny the objective and empirical assessment of better governance options for North Rodney that the community wants and deserves. MM should do better than just lazily publishing a summary of whatever someone leaks to it. Good journalism matters to the community.

William Foster, Leigh

No balance What a shame you have elected to frame your front-page story on North Rodney’s departure from Auckland with such an alarmist and emotive headline. What motivates you to continued next page

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do this? Furthermore, the article does not appear to contain any local reaction to the report and therefore has no balance. Perhaps you might like to prepare another equally unbalanced article for the next issue but reporting from just local North Rodney interested parties this time. It appears to me that the entire process afforded to residents under the Local Government Act, which is looking at North Rodney’s Governance is a waste of time as an outcome is already decided. It feels as if the Local Government Commission (LGC) is just going through the motions before announcing North Rodney will stay right where it is, albeit with a token nod to local concerns. The process is not democratic and the LGC need to be held to account. It’s a repeat of the dishonest process that landed North Rodney under the control of Auckland City in the first place. Mahurangi Matters is assisting the LGC and I imagine Auckland Council in this farcical process by publishing articles such as this one. Very disappointing.

August 16, 2017 Mahurangimatters 5 linked together and also be linked to commuter and intercity services. Cars should be optional for getting around as our town grows, not essential.

Roger Williams, Warkworth

Unleash Winston Regardless of all the efforts to get Penlink built and the Hill Street intersection fixed, it is increasingly apparent that Auckland Transport, the mayor, councilors, local boards, the NZTA, and even our local MP, are either gormless or useless. We’ve tried purging and pressuring local boards and councilors. That didn’t work. We’ve pressured the Rodney MP, who is a cabinet minister. Again, more excuses.

It is obvious that Rodney voters need to revolt. Being a safe National Party seat hasn’t got us the attention that our congestion problems deserve. There is only one candidate promising to build Penlink and fix Hill Street: New Zealand First’s Tracey Martin. If there is one proven way to scare the National Party into action, it’s Winston Peters breathing down their neck.

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Trevor Lyndon, Red Beach

MM has sought a contrary opinion to the Morrison Low report and published it in this issue, along with letters critical of the report. MM believes the public has a right to know what the report contains and stands by its decision to publish details of its contents – Ed

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Make cars optional Regarding the article “Is urban density a dirty word?” (MM August 2).

Warkworth is growing from a village to a town. Not all will be able to walk to town, and if we all drive to town there will not be enough spaces to park in when we get there. The solution?

Plan the town development around a public transport network rather than the other way around. Plan simple loop networks and then plan local centres, retirement villages, schools and medical centres around these networks. The loop networks might feature a bus service on a 15 minute cycle, with the prospect of upgrading it to automated electric vehicles. The loop networks enable everything to be

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Since the opening of the Auckland Shooting Club at the top of Tuhirangi Road, it is clear the fears of the residents were not exaggerated. A continuous barrage of gunfire now echoes round the Makarau Valley, blighting lives in all directions. There are no limits to club operating hours – seven days a week, eight hours out of 12 every day — and their plans are to be the biggest such facility in the southern hemisphere. Why the Auckland Council failed so dismally to consult or inform is a bureaucratic mystery, but the fact remains residents only found out about the development by accident. The saddest aspect has been the abuse and inconsideration aimed at residents on social media. Perhaps they should journey into the area. They just might have their eyes and ears opened to the realities of living alongside a development where members may well discharge up to 75,000 rounds per day.

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Wellsford residents slam sale of Council carpark

Harrison Street carpark is well used by locals.

going mad. I would have thought they would have at least communicated with the local public before slamming it on the market,” he says.

“A lot of shopkeepers are out of towners. They will have to park outside their businesses, which does not help their business make money.”

But Ian Wheeler, director of portfolio management for Panuku – the Council’s property management arm – says the carpark is surplus to requirements.

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Wellsford residents are fuming after a newspaper announcement that Auckland Council plans to sell off a carpark in Harrison Street.

President of the Wellsford Promotions Association Stef Railey says the sale of the carpark will be a terrible loss for the people that use it.

She says with State Highway 1 running right through the town, the carpark provides one of the few safe places to park.

“We’re concerned about the safety of people in Wellsford at the moment.

We don’t have a lot of footpaths, we don’t have a lot of safety features that a lot of other places have,” she says.

“I’m shocked that it is even being considered.”

In addition to safety concerns, she says the loss of the carpark will damage local businesses as the ability of customers to park becomes increasingly restricted.

“Absolutely it will damage local businesses. That carpark is well used all the time. It’s always busy,” Ms Railey says.

Another carpark at the north end of town lost many of its parking spaces after the land was sold to make way for a Gull petrol station late last year.

Ms Railey’s views are echoed by the Wellsford representative on the Rodney Local Board, Colin Smith.

He says more than 20 people have raised concerns with him.

“I’ve had a lot of people phoning and

site for any other purpose, has been lifted this year.

Panuku is now progressing with the sale of the site.

“In 2008, Rodney District Council carried out a town centre parking survey in Wellsford that showed the area has a good supply of parking and that the site was not required for strategic transport purposes, including parking,” Mr Wheeler says.

He adds that in 2015, Auckland Transport reviewed the results of the survey and reached the same conclusion; that the town centre is well provided for in regards to parking.

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Ms Railey responded that conditions have changed since the survey was carried out and she is sceptical of its value.

“The problem is when the council does these surveys they send someone up who knows nothing about the town.

They make up their own conclusions without asking people on the ground,” she says.

There are about 22 car parking spaces within the legal boundaries of 3 Harrison Street. Other marked parking spaces, outside the boundaries of the site, bring the total number of spaces up to about 48.

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Sewage overflows onto Warkworth street Insite donates cameras to museum An incident that resulted in raw sewage being washed into the Mahurangi River earlier this month has been blamed on a blocked manhole.

Used condoms, excrement and toilet paper littered Elizabeth Street, near the bridge, on Saturday morning August 5. A Watercare spokesperson says the cause of the blockage was congealed fats, oils and grease, which had been poured down the sink by residents and businesses.

She says although the area was thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, the contractor did not carry out proper procedure.

“Some wastewater was washed from the ‘catch-pit’ into the river,” she says.

“The contractor has been spoken to.”

The amount of waste that entered the environment in the hour between when Watercare was alerted to the issue and when the clean up crew arrived could not be quantified.

As a result of the incident, members of Watercare’s trade waste team visited Warkworth last week to check grease traps, and talk to local eateries and food premises about the dangers of pouring fat, grease and oil down the sink. They also distributed leaflets to raise awareness about how this practice impacts on the environment and how to dispose of fatty cooking liquids safely.

Watercare will undertake work to try to reduce overflows at the Elizabeth manhole, which will include a regular flushing programme.

Trade waste compliance advisor Annette Hemingway checks a grease trap in Elizabeth Street, Warkworth.

“This isn’t just a Warkworth issue – it affects the whole of the Auckland region. Last year, 84 per cent of overflows during dry weather were caused by people flushing rubbish down the toilet, pouring cooking fat down the sink and tree roots that had grown into the pipes. Rags and wipes are some of the biggest issues. Most wastewater pipes are only 100 millimetres in diameter and are not designed to carry anything other than wastewater and biodegradable products, such as human waste and toilet paper.”

Meanwhile, work is currently taking place on a major wastewater upgrade to service the Warkworth, Snells Beach and Algies Bay areas. This includes a new wastewater treatment

plant at Snells Beach, upgrade of the Warkworth Wastewater Treatment Plant, a pipeline consent to take the flows from Warkworth to the new plant at Snells Beach and four new pump stations along the route.

The project will cater for expected population growth in the region and allows for future expansion beyond 2050. When completed, the new wastewater treatment plant will end discharges into the Mahurangi Harbour.

“Wastewater will be treated to a very high quality using membrane technology and will be discharged from an ocean outfall 600 metres off the coast into the Hauraki Channel,” the Wastewater spokesperson says.

A local security company has come to the aid of Warkworth District Museum following a spate of thefts, vandalism and attempted break-ins.

Insite Security has donated and installed three surveillance cameras free of charge around the museum buildings at the Parry Kauri Park premises.

Museum manager and curator Victoria Joule says she is delighted by the gesture.

“We have had a lot of theft from our honesty boxes, had an attempted break-in through a window a couple of months ago, and had things stolen from the sheds,” she says. “Now we’ve got three cameras covering every aspect of the building, which is amazing.

It just makes such a difference not having to worry all the time.”

Insite Security director Chris Martin says he was more than happy to help the museum and give something back to the community.

“They’ve had ongoing problems up there and I thought we’ve got to get this sorted out,” he says. “It’s all run by volunteers, and they’ve got no money.

It’s not an organisation that’s geared up to prevent that sort of thing happening, they’re focused on local treasures.

“So I thought here’s a way we could help them. Hopefully, this will start to lessen the problems up there and maybe we can catch someone.”

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Warkworth hosts car show An immaculately restored Model T Ford will be joining scores of other classic motor vehicles at a rally that will end at the wharf in Warkworth this month.

The Model T is owned by Warkworth couple David and Helen Wenzlick and celebrates its 100th birthday this year.

The car will be part of the Daffodil Rally for Cancer organised by the Wellsford-Warkworth Vintage Car Club, the North Shore Vintage Car Club, Smales Farm Caffeine and Classics, and the One Warkworth Business Association.

Cars will depart from Smales Farm, Takapuna, at around 11.15am on Sunday August 27. They will head to Warkworth via Dairy Flat, the Kaipara Coast Highway and West Coast and Woodcocks Roads.

They are expected to arrive in Warkworth about 12.15pm, where they will form a display at the wharf and possibly along the main street.

Another car at the rally will be a 1967 Mercury Caliente convertible, owned by local club members Ian and Eileen Cunningham. Ian found the car in Detroit in 2011 with just 57,000 miles on the clock.

At both Smales Farm and Warkworth car collectors will be out with their buckets collecting for the Cancer Society.

The One Warkworth Business Association will run a “People’s Choice”

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The Daffodil Rally for Cancer is open to anyone that wishes to enter in any vehicle, regardless of whether or not it is a classic or collectable.

The entry fee is $10 per vehicle and participants must complete an entry form to enable the Vintage Car Club to meet its public liability obligations.

A Warkworth Model T turns 100 this year.

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Kaipara pipers prepare for international stage Members of the Bennett family of Kaipara Flats are making their mark on the NZ pipe band scene and have their sights set on winning the Australian Pipe Band Championships next April.

The Bennetts all play for the Warkworth and Wellsford Pipe Band and will compete in Australia with the City of Auckland Pipe Band. Thomas, 20, and Monica, 15, play the bagpipes, while 18-year-old Anthony plays the snare drum.

“I think the thing we enjoy the most is playing in competitions,” Monica says.

“We used to get nervous performing, but now it just feels natural.”

The trio has performed in a number of places including Wellington, Nelson, Palmerston North and at the Highland Games in Waipu. Last August, they travelled with the Auckland band to the

Inter-Celtic Festival of Lorient in France.

“Around 700,000 people came to that festival so it was an amazing experience.”

In addition to performing, the Bennetts also attend summer schools to improve playing. Most recently, they were in Christchurch, for the second biggest summer school of its kind in the world.

“Some of the best pipe band musicians from around the world were there, so we learnt a lot.”

Monica received one of four scholarships offered at the school, worth over $1000. This will allow her to attend the Piping Hot Summer Drummer in Canada next year, the top school in the world.

She also successfully auditioned for the Foundation NZ Youth Pipe Band

this year, the top band in NZ for musicians aged between 13 and 21.

“The youth band is definitely a step up and they like to keep you on your toes by giving you about 20 pieces of music with only a few weeks to learn them all off by heart.”

Thomas, Anthony and Monica picked up their instruments five years ago after being inspired by the pipe band at the Warkworth A&P Show.

Anthony is now drum sergeant in that band and teaches the younger musicians, while Thomas is bagpipe sergeant. The band practices at the Shoesmith Hall, on Mondays at 7pm and is looking for more members.

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Council gives Warkworth Structure Plan green light Work will start before the end of this year on a Warkworth Structure Plan – the first step in considering how and when future urban zoned land should be made available for urban development.

Auckland Council has bowed to development pressure and community concern over growth directions, and has agreed to make a start on the plan about 12 months earlier than originally proposed.

The structure plan will cover all of the future urban area immediately around Warkworth, totalling 1000ha.

However, the subsequent Plan Change, which will make the land developmentready, will cover only Warkworth north due to infrastructure constraints.

Work on structure planning for Algies Bay and Wellsford will start after 2020.

Manager planning/north Warren McLennan says the structure plan should be finished around the end of next year with land to be developmentready by 2022.

“Initially, specialist studies will be prepared covering various issues such as stormwater, open space, transport and roading, wastewater servicing, landscape, archaeology, flood hazards and ecology,” he says.

A key part of the preparation of a structure plan is to ensure that future neighbourhoods integrate with the environment and that bulk infrastructure is provided in an efficient and affordable manner.

Once the structure plan is finalised, the next step will be to ensure that infrastructure funding is in place

and Plan Changes to the Auckland Unitary Plan are prepared to change the current future urban zones to urban zones allowing development.

Consultation with the community and landowners is a key component of the process.

Typically, a structure plan looks at issues such as land use, transport,

infrastructure, natural environment and heritage, and open space and heritage. It also looks at the staging of development.

One reason for speeding up the preparation of structure planning throughout Auckland could be Council’s concern that landowners/ developers are preparing their own ‘structure plans’ and lodging

private Plan Change requests or non-complying resource consent applications. Council believes these proposals have the potential to undermine the goals set out in the Auckland Plan, the objectives and policies of the Auckland Unitary Plan, and the intent of the Future Urban Land Supply Strategy.

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Viewpoint Beth Houlbrooke, Rodney Local Board beth.houlbrooke@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Hurrah for structure plan Welcome news: Warkworth is finally getting its structure plan. This was voted through at the Council Planning Committee meeting of 1 August, with support from Councillor Sayers. This is something that I and my colleagues campaigned on, so I’m delighted that Auckland Council planners, with a little pressure in the form of the community-led spatial planning group, and supported by us, have agreed to bring structure planning forward – not just for Warkworth North as originally planned for the 2018-19 financial year, but for all of Warkworth. The planning will commence this year. This has meant reprioritising Council’s budget and liaising extensively with other internal and external agencies, such as Auckland Transport, the New Zealand Transport Agency, Watercare, Ministry of Education and others, to have them all agree to fit this into their work programmes.

This will involve further public consultation but is something the community has been asking for, for quite some time. I hope everyone will get involved. The completion of a structure plan will not change the staged release of land under the Future Urban Land Supply Strategy – where the bulk of the land to the south of Warkworth won’t be development ready until 2028 – but it will ensure infrastructure requirements have been planned and budgeted for.

Meanwhile, the Draft Local Board Plan received a record number of submissions, more than 1500, with most of our proposed priorities being convincingly supported. We are still working our way through the submissions and have some detailed analysis yet to do, but all going well the Local Board Plan (LBP) will be approved in September. With the adoption of the LBP, we will have set the direction for priorities for the Local Board for the remainder of the term.

There has been a bit of discussion on social media about “the pool” for Warkworth.

In the Local Board Plan feedback there were mixed views on how a public-private partnership with a pool operator might work – some respondents preferring it to be largely user-pays, others wanting to rate all residents so that more people have access to affordable swimming lessons and therapy. The Local Board will be using this feedback to continue negotiations with private providers and work on the next steps to provide access to swimming facilities for local residents.

Now that we are in a new financial year, the immediate focus of the board is to start delivering on our Annual Plan. We are already formulating a process to identify high priority at-risk waterways for our environmental initiative, focusing on improving waterways that feed our harbours. The Puhoi-Pakiri Greenways Plan was adopted in June, so we can now start identifying priority routes that are ready for the next stage of feasibility and design. There is opportunity to look at both quick wins and longer term projects with this important initiative to connect our growing communities.

Hoteo restoration funded Auckland Council will spend more than $1 million to support the Hoteo Sediment Reduction Project, after receiving a grant from the Ministry for the Environment’s Freshwater Improvement Fund.

The 28km Hoteo River is the second largest contributor of sediment to the Kaipara Harbour. Some key sources of sediment are overland run off from cultivated fields, pugged pasture discharge from farm tracks, forest tracks and unsealed roads.

The grant will allow Council’s Healthy Waters team to implement previous findings on the Hoteo River by putting in place natural engineering solutions to reduce in-stream erosion. It will also support planting and fencing along stream banks. The money will be

available over a five-year period.

The Hoteo catchment has been prioritised for management with a focus on community initiatives to restore ecosystems in and around streams and rivers, to limit erosion and sedimentation, and to improve water quality. It has been prioritised primarily because of the threat posed by river sediment to a key snapper breeding ground.

At 405sqm, the Hoteo is Auckland’s largest catchment. It is geographically diverse with predominantly pastoral agriculture and exotic forestry. Wellsford is the only town within the catchment.

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Captain Martin Krippner, born in Mantau, Bohemia, in 1817, is a controversial character. He is described by various sources as entrepreneurial, educated, a family man, courageous, foolhardy, a social climber, an adventurer or an opportunist. He was certainly a man of natural ability and personal charm.

Puhoi, as a Bohemian settlement, would not have come into being without him.

Mrs Emily Krippner, an English woman, is consistently shown as a charming, kind, capable, industrious and lovable woman, who swept about her dirt-floor whare in elegant gowns.

These two met in Frankfurt, where Martin rose to the rank of Captain, second class, serving in the garrison. Emily was living with her sister after the death of their parents.

Encouraged by Emily’s brother, who was the postmaster in Orewa, Emily and Martin, with their three sons, a daughter and a niece, emigrated to Auckland in 1859. Krippner quickly became well known in government and military circles where immigration and the development of the country would have been discussed. He was granted permission to organize a settlement of Bohemian people at Puhoi, with the promise of a 40 acre grant for each adult immigrant and a 20 acre grant for each child over five years. The scheme was very attractive to the farmers of Mantau who had no chance of owning their own land there.

About 30 families took up the offer. Krippner was criticised for bringing them to the isolated, bush-clad, steep hills of Puhoi. He had greatly exaggerated the quality of the land.

Krippner arranged markets for the firewood, shingles, fence posts, fungus, tanekaha bark (used in the tanning industry) and charcoal gleaned from the bush. He arranged for the river to be cleared of snags, enabling ships to transport their produce from Puhoi.

Krippner was offered a commission if he could get 50 men to enlist in the Third Regiment of the Waikato Militia. Many Puhoi men joined him, depleting the much-needed manpower in Puhoi. A number remained in the Waikato on land granted there, while Krippner himself returned to Orewa.

Krippner used his government contacts to get approval for more immigrants to settle from Bohemia and to obtain a grant for roadworks in the district. Puhoi men formed co-operative parties to tender for the work, thereby supplementing their income. Krippner offered to take care of their money. Some families claim they did not get it back; others give him credit for enabling them to save enough to buy more land.

The Bohemians were handicapped by their lack of English. Emily Krippner started a school in 1869. When the state school eventually opened, Krippner became headmaster, but the English he taught was strongly accented. Krippner was also Puhoi’s postmaster, chairman of the Highway Board and served on the Rodney County Council.

By the 1880s, Puhoi was beginning to get on its feet and had outgrown its need for the Krippners, who were now both well into their 60s and were no longer capable of adequately performing their teaching duties. The Puhoi School Committee asked to have them replaced and moved them to a home they had built for them in Pulham Road, Warkworth.

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In most situations such as this, the transition into caring for grandchildren is financially and emotionally stressful. The reasons why grandchildren have come into their care mean that both the grandparents and the grandchildren may have been through traumatic or upsetting events and would like support to find a positive way forward. There is free local support available through Homebuilders for grandparents who want to brush up on strategies for raising children, or who would like help - either for themselves or their grandchildren to deal with family or emotional issues. There are also excellent support groups for grandparents raising grandchildren based on the Hibiscus Coast (Hibiscus Coast Grandparents Parenting Grandchildren, 09 426 7595) and in Auckland (Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, 09 418 3753). Both groups provide great advice and support to grandparents.

Grandparents can also apply for financial support from Work and Income. They are responsible for payments including an Establishment grant, Unsupported Child Allowance, the Extraordinary Care Fund, the School and Year Start Up payment, the Disability Allowance and the Child Disability Allowance. All these payments are surrounded by numerous rules and criteria. Inland Revenue can also sometimes assist with Family Tax Credit payments where Work and Income isn’t paying an Unsupported Child Allowance. We encourage people to come in to Homebuilders for a chat if they want to find out more about support that might be helpful. To find out more ,contact Work and Income on 0800 559 009 or Homebuilders on 09 425 7049.

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A shortlist of suppliers was due to be confirmed by August 7 and they will be asked to submit a full proposal by mid-November.

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It could be several months before Auckland Council releases details on the Expressions of Interest process for its two waste sites in the Mahurangi.

A Council spokesperson said she could not confirm how many EOIs had been received for the transfer stations at Lawrie Road in Snells Beach and Rustybrook Road in Wellsford.

“We won’t be able to provide this detail for some time as there is a process Council has to go through,” she said.

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From 5.5kg on day one, we have now distributed in excess of 20 tonnes of food through the Christian Food link.

With the support of Warkworth’s New World and Countdown supermarkets, plus a number of other regular suppliers, we have exceeded our own expectations and made a difference to families and support organisations in our region.

The Rotary and Lions Clubs, plus volunteers from the community, have worked hard to achieve this and the clubs recognise the part the Ministry of Justice and Ngati Manuhiri have played in making this possible.

Recently we have shared our base with the filming of “800 Words” taking place in and about the courthouse but we have ensured the food collection carried on.

Sadly need does not take a break.

We are always grateful for donations of food and for new volunteers who can join our ranks. A weekly roster mean small amount of time 4 times a year is all it takes.

If you are interested in volunteering or donating food: Call 0274 776519 or email warkworthfoodrescue@gmail.com The pickup from supermarkets is after 5pm and takes less than an hour and we currently work on a quarterly cycle. A few nights each three months will make a difference to other lives.

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They are violinist Amandine Guerin, flautist Anthony Ferner and harpist Helen Webby.

They will entertain on the theme “France meets musicians from the Antipodes”.

The trio say the inspiration for the programme came from an evening of eating “‘raclette”, a traditional melted cheese dish from France.

“We have chosen music that enhances our mood, aides our digestion, and takes our spirits on an imaginary journey that adds to the spice of life,” they say.

The programme will feature SaintSaëns’ Fantaisie for Violin and Harp, taking the audience into the evocative world of French Romantic music, and Fauré’s Après un Rêve (after a dream).

Also featured will be works by New Zealand composers Lissa Meridan, Alex van den Broek and Jack Body.

Amandine Guerin studied music in France and graduated from the Conservatoire National de Région of Montpellier with prizes in performance, chamber music, sightreading and solfège singing.

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The Exotica show promises a tasting platter of spicy sounds.

Trio spices up Leigh show NZTrio will bring a taste of Spanish and South American music to the Leigh Sawmill Café on September 10 when it presents Exotica.

Cellist Ashley Brown, violinist Justine Cormack and pianist Sarah Watkins will perform pieces by Ravel, Piazzolla and Cassado, and New Zealand artists Claire Cowan and Alex Taylor.

“People can expect to hear a collection of bite-sized numbers that are spicy and fun,” Ashley says.

“Audiences often come to our shows to hear the older works and expect to grit their teeth through the modern stuff, but end up enjoying the NZ pieces just as much.”

Violinist Andrew Beer will join the trio for its Sawmill performance.

Andrew is the concertmaster of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and has performed across the world, including North America, Asia and Europe.

“We are looking forward to playing with Andrew again; he’s very impressive.”

NZTrio has also done its share of overseas touring, with China a regular stop more recently.

“We try to get around the main centres in NZ three times a year, but love to play at the smaller venues whenever possible.

“We’ve got a funny memory of playing in an old hall in Coromandel, where half the keys on the piano weren’t working by the end of the concert.”

Tickets are available from eventfinda. co.nz

Ticket giveaway Win a double pass to NZTrio by either emailing news@localmatters. co.nz or Facebook MahurangiMatters with the subject line NZ Trio.

Deadline, September 1.

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Otamatea Repertory Theatre perform The Jungle Book.

The Jungle Book turns over new leaf A brand new production of a muchloved classic is being performed by the Otamatea Repertory Theatre in Bickerstaffe Road, Maungaturoto this month. The Jungle Book, based on the stories of Rudyard Kipling, features music by B. B. Cooper, lyrics by Toby Hulse and is directed by Peter Flower.

A special ‘World Amateur Premier’ of the new show was staged on Friday August 4 in conjunction with Paparoa Lions club, with proceeds going

towards a new dementia unit planned for River View retirement village in Maungaturoto.

Further performances will take place at 2pm on Saturday and Sunday August 19 and 20, and an evening show will be performed on Friday August 18.

Tickets cost $28 and $12 for students, and are available online at ort.org. nz or from Tony’s Lotto Shop in Maungaturoto.

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Ticket giveaway Mahurangi Matters has two tickets to give away. Send your name and number by email to editor@localmatters.co.nz with the subject line: Hopetoun Brown. Competition closes 4pm Friday August 18.

Proudly presented by the NORTH RODNEY COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL INC.

Theme: “ARTISTS IN RODNEY”

Venue: Viewing Times: Exhibits: Works: Entry Forms:

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Prizes: Prize Presentation:

Old Masonic Hall, Baxter Street, Warkworth Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd September 2017, 10am – 4pm To the old Masonic Hall, Thursday 31st August between 12noon – 3pm Only open to Rodney Residents & Ratepayers – work not previously exhibited.

With a cheque to be received by 4th August 2017 either posted to North Rodney CAC, PO Box 243, Warkworth 0941 or emailed to rodneycommunityartscouncil@gmail.com in a PDF document Work will be selected and judged on theme, quality, originality & craft. Judges decision is final, no discussion or correspondence will be entered into.

Over $1,500.00 worth of Prizes for 2 Dimensional and 3 Dimensional entries To be held at 3pm, Saturday 2nd September 2017 at the Old Masonic Hall

• Registration Entry Fee: $15 per entry • Commission: 30%, all work must be for sale • Display Space: Max 2 entries per person: 2 Dimensional to fit within 800mm x 800mm 3 Dimensional within cube area 600x600x600mm max size overall • 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 4pm, Saturday 2nd September 2017 from the Old Masonic Hall.

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Class: (please tick) 3 Dimensional 2 Dimensional Enclosed: $...............................Registration fee for ............................. (number of works) Cheques payable to North Rodney Community Arts Council Inc, P O Box 243, Warkworth. Or pay to North Rodney Arts Council Inc Bank Account, Bank Acct. 12 3046 0287143 02. Please use your names as a reference. Enquiries: Joy Bell – Ph 09 422 4957, email: joybellart@gmail.com OR Mona Townson Ph 09 425 6121, email: monat@xtra.co.nz

Finn Scoles, right, is teaming up with ex-Supergroove funksters Hopetoun Brown.

Hot horns on Sawmill stage The blazing hot horn sounds of Hopetoun Brown are returning to Leigh Sawmill Café this Sunday August 20, and this time they are bringing top trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist Finn Scholes with them.

Scholes has just returned from touring overseas with Neil Finn, where he wowed audiences with his trumpet and keyboard skills. He also has his own band, Carnivorous Plant Society, whose music he describes as ‘Mexican sci-fi cinematic jazz’.

Hopetoun Brown’s Nick Atkinson says they have been touring with Scholes in the South Island and have put together a completely new show incorporating trombones, bass clarinets, saxophones, all manner of brass, and “new haircuts”.

“As well as his outstanding brass skills, Scholes is an impressive piano and vibes player, and he’ll really let rip on the 9ft grand piano on the Leigh Sawmill stage,” Nick says. “He

also plays organ and tuba, but it’s his crescendos on the trumpet that really bring the smiles.”

Nick says the trio will be marching through the Sawmill crowd, New Orleans-style, and working through a repertoire “rooted in blues and informed by loops and beats”, with a mélange of Hopetoun Brown tunes, earthy Americana classics and Carnivorous Plant Society tripped-out jazz numbers.

The show is open to all ages, with doors open at 4pm and Hopetoun Brown on stage at 4.30pm. “So the kids can romp around the playground while the parents enjoy a legendary Sawmill pizza in front of one of our truly unique live acts … Come party with us!” Nick says.

Tickets cost $20 and are available at undertheradar.co.nz or on the door.

Info: www.undertheradar.co.nz/ gig/55449/

Author talks Author John (Jack) Clapperton and editor Crispin Caldicott will discuss their book The Clapperton Diaries – 100 Years Of History at the Kaukapakapa Library on Sunday August 20, from 10am to 1pm. The book documents a unique perspective of New Zealand from 1885 until the 1990s, starting with William Nicol Clapperton’s arrival from Scotland. Anecdotes from Jack’s life include working and touring in the UK, his time as a surveyor with NZ Lands and Survey and as an engineer for Auckland Council.

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Board chair Beth Houlbrooke (centre) with recipients Roger and Patte Williams.

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Volunteers honoured by Rodney Board More than 40 people were recognised

by Rodney Local Board last month for their service to local communities at the 2017 Volunteer Awards.

Nominations were sought from a wide range of volunteer and community organisations, from recreation, environment, senior and youth groups to hall committees and residents’ associations. Recipients at the awards presentation evening at Kaukapakapa Hall received a certificate and a native plant. Board Chair Beth Houlbrooke said Rodney was lucky to have so many willing volunteers who devoted so much time and energy to improving their communities.

“Volunteers make a huge difference to communities and public spaces all over Rodney. Every day volunteers exemplify a can-do attitude and a cheerful willingness to do whatever it takes to help others,” she said. “It just shows that private initiative often results in better outcomes than government or local government involvement.”

This was the second Rodney Local Board Volunteer Awards. The first event was held three years ago, in 2014.

Award-winning volunteers were: Stef Railey, Wellsford Promotions; Jennifer Lambert, Point Albert Wharf and Domain; Robyn Jones, North Rodney Community Arts Council; Vicky Sheriff, Blue Light Wellsford; Merv Bayer, Kauri Bushmen’s Association; Anne Beckett, Grey Power

Warkworth; Marianne McCoid, Age Concern Rodney; Arthur & Tricia Gundy, Forest & Bird Community Coast Care Group, Leigh; Michael Gordon, Mahurangi Action Plan Group; Dell McKenzie, Mahurangi East/Goodall Reserve Advisory Committees; Mark Illingworth, Mahurangi Community Sport & Recreation Collective; Trish Allen, Matakana Community Group; Marjorie Blythen, Warkworth A&P Society; Laurence Eyres, Point Wells Community & Ratepayers Association; Heather Reid, Point Wells Halls & Recreational Reserve; Carol Hood, Ranfurly Hall/Bourne Dean Reserve, Kaipara Flats; Richard Papworth, Algies Bay Residents & Ratepayers Association; Steve Harrison, Sandspit Residents & Ratepayers Association; Lesley Leversha, Snells Beach Residents & Ratepayers Association; Margaret Faed, Springboard; John Montgomerie, Highfield Garden Reserve & Donkey Sanctuary; Ray Blackburn, Tawharanui Open Sanctuary & Nursery; Patte and Roger Williams, Warkworth War on Weeds; Lois Burton, Warkworth District Museum; Tim Ellison, Warkworth Forest & Bird; Joe Koppens, Warkworth Rotary; Richard Gerard, Whangateau Hall; Dr Roger Grace, Whangateau Harbour Care; Maria Gibson, Harbourmaster Volunteers; Cimino Cole, Mahurangi Coastal Trail Trust; Denis O’Callahan, Omaha Shorebirds Protection Group;

Warkworth Music presents

LES BONS VIVANTS Flute, violin, harp ‘Joie de vivre’ - France meets musicians from the Antipodes Saturday August 26th at 4pm Warkworth Town Hall, Warkworth

Cash/Chq Only - Adults $35 • Students Free • Info. Ph 425 6289

Earle Wright, Integrated Kaipara Harbour Management Group; Elon Bycroft, South Kaipara Landcare; Graeme Hounsell, Kaukapakapa Scouts; Ralph Martin, Kaukapakapa Residents & Ratepayers Association; Andrea Berrington-Humes, Glorit Memorial Hall; Gill & Kevin Adshed, Atuanui Restoration Project, Glorit.

MATAKANA WEEKEND MARKET Matakana Community Hall Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 August, 10am to 2pm matakanaweekendmarket

A Weed Amnesty

will be held at the Warkworth Showgrounds, September 3rd, 10am -1pm.

LOQUAT This evergreen tree grows to 8 metres high. The large, narrow, leathery leaves are clustered near the branch tips and have a wrinkled surface being dark green on top. The white flowers have 5 petals. The fruit which follows is round, yellow/orange and delicious.

Birds and humans eat them. The seeds are often dispersed into gardens, along roadsides and into native bush areas. Removal of small trees by pulling them out is easy but larger trees will need to be felled then either the stump covered with thick black plastic polythene to exclude light for 12 months, or pasted with a herbicide.

Please note, only environmental Pest Plants like Pampas, Agapanthus, Woolly Nightshade, Monkey Apple tree, Ginger, Wattles, Phoenix Palms, Privets and Arundo Grass, etc, are accepted. No commercial business.

For further information about the Weed Amnesty call: 021 137 9035

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Trap-line encounters To keep the TÄ wharanui Open Sanctuary predator-free takes more than the 2.6km of predator-proof fence. In addition, there are 25 trap-lines that collectively have 1324 stations. These stations are a mix of bait stations and various models of trap. Each trap-line is serviced at least monthly, but some are done fortnightly. Much of this work is undertaken by volunteers and is necessary to protect the birds and reptiles residing on the park. It may sound like work, but my wife and I treat our trap-line servicing as a pleasurable outdoor activity and a great way to get some exercise. And yes, we do consider it ours. We take pride in the ownership of it, and the benefit that the park gets from it being well serviced.

We have recently attended to different trap-lines, so that we get to experience a different area of the sanctuary. We changed from a line that followed the principal drains around the base of the park to one that follows the cliff tops of the south coast. Both lines required about four hours in the park. A typical day on the trap-line will involve checking and replacing baits, testing some of the traps and ensuring all traps and bait stations are suitably located. Luckily, due to the predator-proof fence, the day usually does not involve dealing with captured pests. However, if there is something caught then this will require recording and, if a rat or mustelid, retrieving the culprit’s body and returning it for further tests.

Actually, there is no such thing as a typical day. Last year, after extremely heavy rain, we spent about six hours looking for and retrieving traps that had floated away in the floodwaters. The trap-line can be serviced any time during the scheduled week, so normally extreme weather can be avoided. One day we were saturated not by torrential rain but the light rain that settled on the bush that we needed to push through. The trap-lines are often not on defined tracks but on trails worn by the feet of trap-line monitors. They are delineated by the stations set out every 50 metres or so and markings of orange tape. It’s a challenge some days to find the stations. As we wander the trap-line we are joined by the takahe, saddlebacks, tuis, wood pigeons, fan tails and other birds. Last week, after commenting that the only bird we hadn’t encountered that day was a kiwi, one ran out of the bush within a metre of me and disappeared into the bush again on the other side. You don’t get that sitting at home on the couch.

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Puhoi plans bus turnaround Work has started on planning a proper school bus turnaround in Puhoi Village to improve child safety and reduce congestion.

The Puhoi Community Forum hopes to fundraise to see the turnaround built in an open space, opposite Puhoi River Motors.

Buses are currently forced to do a three-point turn using the one-way bridge that links to the Puhoi Sports Club carpark.

Puhoi Community Forum co-chair Dustyn O’Leary says it’s an issue that everyone in the community talks about.

“We want a long-term solution,” Dustyn says.

The forum hopes to also include a footbridge, next to the road bridge near Puhoi River Motors, as part of the project.

“Currently, there is no safe pedestrian

access on that bridge.”

Costings and public consultation will be sorted before next year, but approval is also needed from Auckland Transport (AT).

“I have contacted three people from AT and I’m yet to have any feedback on the idea,” Dustyn says.

He says the main issue will be soil stability and run off into the river, but he would like to see the project finished within the next two years.

Talks are also being held with Puhoi River Motors owner Russell Green over concerns that vehicles may use his premises for parking.

The turnaround could also cater for tour buses, which would free up car parking in the village.

The forum hopes to cover the cost of the project with grants and fundraising.

More people are getting the message about reducing plastic bag use after Plastic Free July, according to the organisers of a Matakana initiative to boost reusable bag use last month.

Zero Waste Matakana Coast’s Josie Jackson, who held regular volunteer sewing bees to make more than 300 cloth ‘borrow and return’ shopping bags for the local Four Square, says she has seen a definite increase in people using reusable shopping bags, not only in Matakana but in Warkworth supermarkets as well.

“I’m really happy with how it’s gone,” she says. “People are definitely bringing bags back now. And a lot more people have become aware, and

it’s all about making people aware.”

The ‘borrow and return’ bag scheme is set to carry on at the Four Square, and people are encouraged to return any bags they may have borrowed to help the initiative continue. Regular sewing bees will be held and the range of items people can make is being expanded to include other reusable, plastic-free items, including produce bags, small bags and pencil cases. A qualified teacher is also on hand to teach sewing skills, such as inserting a zip.

Details of sewing classes and other waste-reducing ideas and events can be found at ‘zero waste matakana coast’ on Facebook.

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Steve Hawes and Tracey Proffit with a photo of French tourists Sophie and Jimmy. They had a less than auspicious start to their 10-month OE in NZ.

Warkworth businesses save the day for French tourists Automotive businesses in Warkworth have turned what could have been a travel disaster into a story of generosity and teamwork.

When young French tourists, Sophie and Jimmy Le Francois, pulled in to the STR Automotive workshop in Glenmore Drive last month, they had no idea that the van they had recently purchased in Auckland for $7600 was beyond repair.

STR owners Steve Hawes and Tracey Proffit say the couple came in concerned that the car was “driving badly”.

“We fixed the cross member that was ready to fall off, as well as the brakes and crankshaft pulley,” Tracey says. “But the warrant was about to expire, so we referred them to Tucker Panelbeaters because there was rust on both sides of the roof.

“They were devastated when they got the verdict that it was uneconomical to repair.

“I think they were ready to get on the next plane back to France.”

And that’s when STR Automotive turned to the power of social media.

First they found the couple a place to stay, kindly offered by Cat Railey. Then the search was on for a replacement van.

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a van at “a very good price”, but it needed to be fitted out for travel.

A working bee was organised on the Saturday, when STR Automotive staff and others shifted everything from “the lemon” to the new van, including the kitchen sink.

Repco, Warkworth Tinting, cabinetmaker Paul Keenan and Mitre 10 Mega all pitched in to help. By 6.30pm, the couple was ready to go.

“It really restores your faith in the sense of community here in Warkworth,” Steve says. “In the space of a few days, Sophie and Jimmy were on a real rollercoaster of emotions, but we’re happy to say they are now in the Bay of Islands and thoroughly enjoying their travel.”

In a message to STR Automotive, Sophie and Jimmy wrote: “Thank you very much for your help! We were so lucky to meet you. Thanks to you and your ideas, we can continue our travel in New Zealand. And we also want to thank all the people who helped us ... so many kind people we met! We’ll never forget this beautiful story.”

Tracey also started a ‘give a little’ page to help defray some of the unexpected costs the couple had encountered. To donate, visit givealittle.co.nz/cause/ nolemonhere

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Association drives buy local campaign Where do you shop? Is your first thought to head to the big shopping centre in Albany? Is your second thought to peruse online?

If so, then Mark Macky, deputy chair of the One Warkworth Business Association, would like a word with you.

Mark heads up One Warkworth’s “Buy Local” campaign, which aims to ensure people’s first thought is to think of shopping locally.

He says if they don’t, then people will eventually lose the convenience of shopping locally entirely, and at the same time lose a special part of being in a community.

This includes being able to walk into a shop and have the person behind the counter say “hi” and being in a place where good relationships are formed.

“We have some exponential growth ahead of us in the next 10 years, holding on to our sense of community and our sense of being a connected little town is going to be a challenge for us,” Mark says.

“Anything we can do to hold on to that sense of community and continue something that makes Warkworth special has got to be a great thing.”

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The Buy Local billboards have been nothing if not eye-catching.

as Mahurangi Matters, social media content and a series of witty billboards that got people talking.

Each featured some kind of mishap where buying local was offered as a solution.

One showed a picture of toes sticking out of a pair of dilapidated sneakers.

“Need new shoes? Buy local.” Another pictured a man with a blackened face holding up an electrical cable.

“Need a sparkie? Buy local.” Most controversially, a dad amid a family argument featuring bawling children was captioned, “Need a vasectomy?

Buy Local.”

Mark admits there were a few complaints about that one.

Nevertheless, he received a ton of anecdotal feedback that people were wandering back into shops and making a point that they were there because of the Buy Local campaign.

Even so, One Warkworth does not want to lose any momentum and will be rolling out a fresh campaign in the coming months.

“I think we have started the discussion and the debate, but we still want to make more noise around it,” Mark says.

Local loyalty card?

A One Warkworth Business Association scheme that will give its members a card that allows them to secure substantive discounts from a local appliance store has sparked an idea.

Why not create a similar card for all local residents that gives them discounts in dozens of local stores? One Warkworth Business Association manager Murray Chapman is currently investigating the feasibility of such a card.

He says it would be one more reason for local people to shop local, and it would mean locals would get a better deal than someone from out of town.

“While it’s nice to have tourists, the reality is that it’s locals who keep the businesses going during the winter,” he says.

Mr Chapman says locals are often put off from visiting shops frequented by tourists – such as art galleries – fearing they will be too expensive. A local loyalty card might be just the incentive they need to drop that prejudice. He adds the card would also give businesses useful intelligence into how well they are tapping in to the local market.

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Buy local to prevent ‘zombie towns’

A lack of parking close to shops could be steering people away from buying local.

Parking challenges businesses A lack of parking has been identified as the major issue facing local business districts who are concerned that the problem can only get worse as the area grows.

Wellsford Promotions Association president Stef Railey says car parking spaces were taken when the Gull station was built and now Auckland Council is selling the carpark in Harrison Street.

One Warkworth Business Association manager Murray Chapman says people raise the issue of parking with him about three times a week.

“There is no simple answer, but we probably need another floor on the Baxter Street carpark,” Murray says.

“Construction vehicles parking in Queen Street add to the problem, but we do all manage to park on the Big Day Out at the Kowhai Festival when the whole of Queen Street is closed.”

Mangawhai Business Development Association chair Richard Gunson says the association has developed a town plan with Kaipara District Council, which includes more cycle connectivity to get people out of their cars and put less strain on road infrastructure.

“It certainly is an issue that will affect the income of local businesses if we don’t deal with it now,” Richard says.

Another issue for businesses is competing with large franchise stores.

“Big box retail kills small enterprises and our main street would die if they came to Wellsford,” Stef says.

Murray agrees that care needs to be taken not to ruin the feel of a township that attracts visitors.

Richard believes large outlets will not approach Mangawhai in the near future and hopes when they do they can coexist with the existing businesses.

Shopping locally is the only way to make sure money stays in the local economy – and that is vital if we want to build and maintain strong communities.

That’s the message from New Zealand’s main retail trade association, Retail NZ, which is running a #ShopLocal social media and communication campaign to promote the benefits of buying from local stores and websites.

Retail NZ’s general manager of public affairs, Greg Harford, says if people shop locally, they make a genuine difference to their community.

“Local businesses are at the centre of our communities. There are around 27,000 retail businesses, which collectively employ around 209,000 Kiwis,” he says.

“Having local retail and hospitality businesses make our town centres vibrant.

Nobody wants to see zombie towns of empty shops – and buying local is the best way to avoid this.”

He says there are real benefits for consumers, too.

“When we buy from a New Zealand business, whether it’s from a physical shop or an NZ online store, consumers are protected by NZ consumer law, and they have legal rights in the event that something goes wrong with the purchase.

“It’s generally quicker to get goods from New Zealand than waiting for them to arrive from overseas, and of course if you’re shopping in store then you can inspect the goods you’re buying before the purchase.”

Retail NZ maintains that a vibrant, healthy retail sector brings in tourists, fills empty shop fronts and increases the tax base, giving government and councils more money to spend on services and infrastructure.

Retail NZ on why you should #ShopLocal - Assurance if anything goes wrong – the Consumer Guarantees Act ensures that goods and services meet certain standards and sets out remedies if they don’t.

When buying from overseas websites, customers don’t have such assurances.

- Getting what you pay for – the Fair Trading Act means that shoppers buying locally have accurate information about what they’re buying and that goods meet safety standards. No dodgy fakes or rip-offs here. And if there is a problem, consumers can complain to the Commerce Commission.

- Making sure you get goods when you need them – no waiting indefinitely for parcels to arrive from the other side of the world.

- What if you change your mind? Local retailers will often allow customers to change their minds and return items. Offshore retailers may not do the same, and if they do, shipping costs generally have to be met by the consumer.

- Face-to-face customer service from in-store product experts.

- Most importantly, #ShopLocal is about supporting local communities.

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Housing market cools amid calls for LVR review The number of properties sold across New Zealand last month fell by a quarter (24.5%) when compared to the same time last year, and the number of properties sold in Auckland fell by just over 30% in July, according to the latest data from the Real Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).

From a national perspective, this represents the lowest number of properties sold in a non-Christmas month (December/January) since August 2014.

REINZ chief executive Bindi Norwell says a key reason for this is that the two biggest hurdles to purchasing a house right now are access to finance as the banks continue to tighten their lending criteria and LVR (loan to value) restrictions,” she says. “This creates an intimidating barrier to entry to the real estate market, particularly for those saving for their first home.

“When you throw in an election, winter, school holidays and one of the wettest Julys on record, it’s little wonder the number of properties sold last month fell so significantly.

“The LVR restrictions have done their job of slowing the market, but now it seems they are acting as a handbrake which is why REINZ is calling for LVRs to be reviewed for first time buyers.”

REINZ house price index The REINZ House Price Index, which measures the changing value of property in the market, showed that the value of dwellings in New Zealand overall increased by 1.2% in July. Excluding Auckland, national values increased by 7.5%, whereas in Auckland dwelling values have decreased by -2.1%.

Median house price Compared to one year ago, median house prices for July increased in all but four regions across the country (Auckland – down 1.2% to $830,000, Bay of Plenty – down 1.2% to $489,000, West Coast – down 23.5% to $195,000 and Canterbury down 2.3% to $420,000).

The national median price increased by 3.4% year-on-year to $518,000 (up from $501,000) and the national median price, excluding Auckland, increased 6.1% to $415,838 year-on-year.

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Days to sell The median number of days to sell a property nationally increased by four days (from 31 to 35) when compared to July 2016.

Auctions The number of properties sold by auction continues to decline across New Zealand with 767 auction sales in July representing 14% of all sales.

Price Bands Between July 2016 and July 2017, the number of homes sold for more than $1 million fell by 29% from 1002 to 708 to equal 13% of all dwellings sold. The number of dwellings sold for less than $500,000 fell by 27% from 3583 to 2615 to equal 48% of all homes sold across the country.

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Ms Norwell says that Auckland is not short of properties available for sale, given that the number of properties available has increased by nearly half.

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PANORAMIC LIFESTYLER 1.196ha Executive living at Matakana Heights. Wow! What a view! - A massive panorama overlooking Omaha and beyond - you will love this low maintenance home sited for the views right through to the Sky Tower where you can sip your morning coffee and watch the sun rise. Offering 4/5 bedrooms of decent size, plus an outbuilding- that would allow working from home. Call Kimberley or Katie today!

Waitoki $995,000 View As advertised or by appointment rwwarkworth.co.nz/WAR23959 Katie Boyle 021 733 858 09 425 1614 katie.boyle@raywhite.com Kimberley Gordon 0211 267 499 09 425 1605 kimberley.gordon@raywhite.com Warkworth Office 09 425 7959

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Live In or Live Out Beautifully presented near new four bedroom home set on a 603m2 section, which has been built to a very high standard boasting a modern kitchen, two bathrooms, functional living areas, double glazed windows, plus more. Designed with consideration and thought to maximize the use of space. Conveniently located in Warkworth with childcare, shops and the local college all within walking distance.

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Light Bright and Just Right Three bedroom home with 2 bathrooms. Situated in one of Warkworth’s best streets and so close to town. The elevated site offers a nice view over the Township. Although this is an established subdivision the section is larger than most with a great area for kids to play or establish a vege garden. With rental properties in short supply this could be an option for a shrewd investor.

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“We’re really keen yachties, and we have spent many times anchored around the Mahurangi area,” Jackie says.

She will soon be located at Snells Beach, which will give her husband the chance to enjoy tinkering with the couple’s boat following his retirement, while she concentrates on building up Chatterbox PR with new local clients, together with associate Nikki Howard.

That effort will be helped by a broad range of experiences in a variety of communications roles. She says those experiences taught her how to fine tune a client’s message for maximum impact, whether it be delivered in print, on a website, or via social media or video.

Jackie started out as a brand manager after securing a business degree in marketing. Later, she acquired a Diploma in Journalism and worked for seven years as a news and features writer for the Howick and Pakuranga Times.

That experience gave her an insight into what media are looking for in a story and helps her to steer clients away from content that is purely promotional.

“If a business is doing something amazing, I can see the news angle in it,” she says.

Jackie has also worked as a communications manager for a

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She says Chatterbox PR is very much about doing the actual work for the client rather than telling the client how it should be done.

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Warkworth Lack of parking would be my biggest issue, especially long-term parking.

Having no public transport around town puts even more strain on this problem for retailers. In terms of shops, there are too many real estate agents and we could do with a couple more evening eatery options – a French or Italian restaurant would be good. I would like to see the town face the river, which is the gem of the area.

Glyn Williams I like how compact Warkworth is for shopping, with everything in the same vicinity. There is also a nice array of options for buying food. The noise from the Oaks construction site is something I’m not keen on and there aren’t enough clothing shops for the younger age groups.

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I would like to see more boutique stores because they bring the character to Warkworth that makes it a destination for people. We need to keep that village feel so cobbled streets would be nice. I don’t want to see the big franchises come into the town, but some more eatery options during the evening would be good.

Kathy Andersen I like the bakery options in Warkworth and the takeaways. I miss Summer Sessions and think there are too many real estate agents in town. I would like to see another restaurant in Warkworth and a surf and skate clothing store.

Sam Sutherland I find the supermarkets are too busy.

There is also no choice of clothing for younger people and no entertainments.

It would be nice to see an arcade with bowling and other activities in Warkworth.

The other shops that would interest me: Typo, Cotton On, North Beach, and Amazon.

Therese Thompson

Wellsford There are a number of good cafes, but not too many healthy eating options. There are too many similar stores, with three service stations and three liquor stores in the one high street. It would be nice to have some larger department stores here like The Warehouse, otherwise you have to drive to Snells Beach for a store like that.

Melissa Pleydell It’s a great little town here, but parking is difficult to get. I think parking could be better managed by utilising areas by the chemist and Four Square. The variety of stores is good, but I would like to see a Warehouse come here and some more clothing options, as we only have Postie and the Hospice Shop.

Krista Weatherly

I like how friendly the staff in the shops are and how well they take care of you.

However, Wellsford needs to grow to meet future populations with its shops and we could especially do with a PAK’nSAVE. Marty Brock The Hospice Shop is great, but the town needs more variety with its stores. You have to go to Warkworth to go to a hardware store and we really need a PAK’nSAVE here.

Max Hertis I like all of the shops in Wellsford and it’s a nice vibe in the high street. I would like to see a supermarket here, though.

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Matakana I think having lots of little boutique stores is a real attraction for Matakana.

Unlike a shopping mall, every store here is unique. It’s a real village atmosphere so we don’t want any big chain stores coming here.

Lauretta Leigh The shops here are really nice, but it would be good to have some cheaper options as everything is very expensive.

More options would be good especially with family and children’s clothing stores.

Lorraine Erasmus I really like the community feel about the village shops and how friendly the people are. Another mechanic’s garage and chemist would be good, but every new shop is an advantage with the variety it brings.

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Nicola Judd Matakana has a lot of character and it’s a convenient place to shop around. It’s growing very quickly, but I would like to see it remain as it is and not get too commercial.

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The main reason customers should shop local is that they get a better deal, according to the owner of The Camera Shop in Warkworth.

Colin Stables says people should not shop local simply because of some notion about supporting the local community.

“You should shop local because you get a better deal yourself. You get the right thing the first time. If you make a mistake we fix it, and if there is an issue that needs to be sorted, we sort it,” he says.

Colin says that kind of service is not available online, but people are often drawn to it because of the promise of a cheaper price.

He says we have been programmed as consumers that we should not pay a dollar more for something.

But he says that cheap price is illusory.

If you are finding “cheaper” there is something different about it.

“There are people out there who will buy a whole lot of refurbished cameras, sell them off cheap and people think they are getting a good deal,” he says.

Other dirty tricks include removing genuine camera accessories and substituting fake ones, and failing to honour camera warranties.

He says The Camera Shop does a lot of business repairing cameras where the original supplier has failed to honour the warranty.

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Moreover, customers get the benefit of a dedicated team of salespeople who can offer all kinds of advice and expertise to ensure they get exactly what they are looking for.

Colin also feels people sometimes default to online shopping when they can just as easily get the same item at their local store.

“They will buy a photo book from an online retailer, and I wish they would just check us first. Does my local guy do it? Can I buy a photobook from The Camera Shop? Yes, you can.”

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Nicole Ward moved into a bricks and mortar store and has never looked back.

Shop front trumps online Traditional local stores might feel threatened by cheap, online competitors but a Matakana homeware store owner thinks nothing beats a physical presence.

Green with Envy owner Nicole Ward’s views might seem odd given that she started her own business online.

But after finding that just about every nook and cranny in her home was becoming filled with Green with Envy stock, it made sense to open a shop “The only reason I got into bricks and mortar was to have the capacity for storing goods,” she says.

So Nicole took over an old fruit and veg shop and that pragmatic decision turned out to be a huge boon for her business.

Now, Green with Envy does only 20 per cent of its trade online, with the balance coming from the store.

Nicole says the secret is that bricks and mortar stores give customers a sensory experience that online stores cannot match.

“Everything is so fast-paced and there is so much stress out there. People long to have a place where they can just come and take time out; have a coffee, catch up with the locals, and have a little shop,” she says.

“They smell the candles, try on the clothes, and they flick through the books.”

She says customers go away fulfilled in a way they cannot do online. But to make it work, owners must do all they can to keep their stores interesting to keep customers coming back.

“You have to keep the experience alive. You have to keep it evolving and growing.”

In Green with Envy’s case that has meant installing a coffee shop in a converted potting shed, and the store will soon feature a new room to showcase Green with Envy’s new line of locally-made clothes.

Also advantageous is having an outgoing store owner on site to engage with customers, many of whom Nicole now regards as friends.

Nicole says as she chats with customers she inevitably learns about what kinds of things they are looking for.

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Service key to success, but parking an issue Businesses come and go as trends Ruth Munro, who has sold lingerie at change, communities evolve and the Intimate Apparel for 18 years, agrees. economy fluctuates, but in any town “With business, it’s the service. You there will always be a handful of shops have got to give 100 per cent, know that manage to weather the storms your product, have good stock, and and stay the course. know what you’re talking about.”

In Warkworth, Rae Ward has been These days, however, the need to at the forefront of several successful adapt to new challenges, such as businesses for 26 years, first at the the growth in online shopping, also Kowhai Dairy, then selling hats and plays a part. While Rae and Ruth accessories at Peggy’s, which moved are eschewing any major moves into to the main street 11 years ago as Not computerisation due to approaching Just Hats. retirement, Brendon Hart, who has She has seen a lot of changes in the been with Hart’s Pharmacy for 17 town’s retail scene since then, but years, is embracing technology, not believes the key to success is ultimately only with a website and online sales, but also with a fully-automated down to one thing.

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“Parking is the main problem in town,” she says. “And because of the traffic in the summer I don’t get people coming up for one-day trips anymore; they’re not going to sit in traffic for two hours.”

Brendon agrees, and says sympathetic town planning is required. “We understand that we’re part of Auckland, but we’re a village, a town that has a lot of good history, the river, great green spaces and a lot of character. It should be like Whangarei Basin, with shops, café and bar life, but we need parking.”

While looking around for a local community project they could support, Mahurangi College students decided to get behind the restoration and refurbishment of the Town Hall.

The College 14-member student executive unanimously decided to sponsor one of the historic chairs on the mezzanine floor for the sum of $500.

Students organised a talent show to raise the cash.

There are 42 chairs on the mezzanine, which date back to 1930. There are now just seven chairs left remaining to be sponsored.

Sponsors can have a plaque affixed to the back of the chair to acknowledge their contribution.

Long-time town hall supporter Cunitia Wilkinson said it was nice to see young people support the Town Hall, as they would be the ones to benefit from it in the future.

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Wellsford teen triumphs in farming skills competition A Wellsford teenager was part of a two-girl duo that became overall grand champions for TeenAg 2017, beating all the boys’ and mixed teams by a record 50 points.

Cara Doggett, 17, of Wellsford, and Grace Moscrip, 15, of Kamo, travelled to Fielding for the competition to represent the northern region.

They were up against 13 other regional final winners from around the country in the grand final.

Both girls attend Whangarei Girls High School and dubbed their team “WGHS Farming Chicks.”

They were confronted with a battery of exercises to severely test their practical and theoretical farming skills.

These included construction of a fence, dealing with a simulated cow calving, controlling a combine harvester, building a planter box, making a scarecrow, soil testing, weed management, animal health and farm safety.

They also had to deliver a speech to judges on the topic “How to get young people involved in agriculture”.

Cara says the farm safety proved especially challenging with the girls having to quickly make the right safety decisions for riding a motorbike, using

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She says her farming skills have benefitted enormously from being responsible for managing her own stud on her family’s farm in Wellsford.

Apart from that, she says being a good farmer requires passion, determination and perseverance.

Cara’s mum, Vanessa Corry, who is the business manager for Farmlands in Wellsford, says watching the girls managing a combine harvester was especially nerve wracking – it was a brand new $500,000 machine.

But the girls succeeded with flying colours, coming first in the practical modules, first in the speech competition and second in the theoretical exam.

The win earned them TeenAg 2017 trophies and $1000 in cash and gift vouchers.

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Last week, I was lucky enough to drink an Emerson’s JP 2009 vintage. Yep, an eight-year old beer. We are accustomed to collecting and cellaring wine, but to most of you out there the idea of waiting eight years to drink a beer is ludicrous ... right? Actually, it is not that common, but definitely on the increase.

Now there was still an element of luck as to whether this beer was going to be any good when we opened it. Lucky for us it was! Better than that it was a quite superb dark Belgian dubbel, weighing in at a hefty eight per cent alcohol by volume (abv) with big toffee notes and a velvety mouth feel. I was extremely grateful for the chance to try a beer that had been cellared for that period of time.

Now don’t go stashing your stubbies of Speights and Steinlagers away in the hope that they will become a better beer in the future, because I can assure you that won’t happen. For those of you patient enough to try cellaring a beer or two, there are a few basics to follow. When it comes to cellaring, location is critical.

Somewhere dark and cool is ideal, refrigerated at a constant temperature between four and eight degrees is even better. Constant changes in temperature will deteriorate the quality of your prize charges quickly.

What beer do you cellar? Some beers are designed to be drunk fresh and aren’t suitable for long-term (186X80MM) cellaring. Pale ales and lagers are generally such beers. They are best consumed young as the hop

characteristic changes early on in most pale ales. But, hey, like I said earlier there are always exceptions to a rule so why not try. Big dark ales, sour beers and stouts in the seven per cent abv and above are perfect candidates for squirrelling away. Unlike wine, our beers need to be stored upright, not laying down. This is because most of them have crown caps, not corks.

Often breweries will put long use by dates on their beers based on their higher alcohol content. This is a good guide. Certain local breweries even state the vintage and suggested cellaring dates on the bottles.

Several local Kiwi brewers now age beer at source.

Soren Eriksen, at Warkworth brewery 8 Wired, has one of the largest barrel aging programmes in the southern hemisphere. This is when the brewery leave the beer to age in oak barrels for lengthy periods before unleashing them on the public. Beers of this nature are often great for cellaring as they frequently have a higher abv and loads of unusual flavours from the barrel aging process.

When do you drink them? That’s a million-dollar question. For many there is no absolute answer.

What I would do is this: Cellar three or four of your desired beers, wait a couple of years and then try one. Then another the next year and so on. There are no guarantees the beer will taste amazingly better, some flavours will fade and others will grow in prominence. It may even be absolute rubbish.

One thing you should do is try one before you cellar them, make some brief tasting notes and tuck them any somewhere safe for reference later. Get the basics right and there are some wonderful tastes to be explored and enjoyed.

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The High Court has ordered the newly-opened Auckland Shooting Club in Makarau to produce a contaminants report. This follows concerns raised over the potential level of lead on the site from discharged ammunition.

The Vipassana Meditation Centre, which is located within two kilometres of the shooting club, challenged the granting of the Code of Compliance (CoC) by Auckland Council that allowed the range to be built. The judge upheld the CoC, but required the club to produce a report on potential lead contamination on the property. Once the results are known, Council will make a decision on whether or not resource consent is required for operation.

Club president Chris Gee is confident that this process will have no effect on the club.

“We have done contaminants level testing already on site and the results are within the legal limits,” Chris says. “We have catchers in place behind the targets so most bullets don’t reach the ground anyway and those that do, we clean up.”

Neighbour and Keep the Peace in Makarau Valley committee member, Stu Finch, is concerned about the potential accuracy of the report.

“It would be very easy to manipulate the outcome of that report,” Stu says. “There is a stream that runs close to the range that connects to a household water source so it’s a real concern.”

Stu is also concerned about the noise levels produced by gunfire. “Legally the noise level is acceptable, but it’s intrusive and I disagree with the method of measurement that takes an average noise level rather than a peak level. It’s misleading because Makarau Valley is almost silent, which brings the average down.”

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So I’ve been a little holiday piggy, waltzing around in a bikini, drenched in sun cream and barefoot on beaches, while all of you guys have been freezing your knackers off hiding under puffer jackets and umbrellas! That wasn’t very sporting of me, was it?

We have just returned from Santo Island, which is about one hour’s flight off the coast of Vanuatu.

Santo is a dream and would rate as one of our favourite places in the world, so much so that we are now working towards our goal of buying and developing a virgin coastal farm there. Santo is underdeveloped, pristine, void of flashy resorts and European eateries, and completely full to the brim of their indigenous culture. These ingredients produce a holiday baked to perfection for my adventurous family, so I’ll tell you about it.

We found a fisherman on the beach when we got there who was happy to hire us his “bongo” van and trip around with our family. The bongo van proved to be one of the highlights of the trip, hysterical laughter broke out every time we got in it. The windscreen was smashed and held together with sticky tape. None of the doors had handles, so crawling in through a window and opening doors from the inside was the daily slog, I think it used more oil than petrol. We blew up the rocker arm but the locals managed to fix that overnight, how and with what nobody knows. Even flat out downhill it travelled at turtle speed, but it was painted bright 70s orange with racing stripes down the sides. We thought we were the coolest cats in town.

The food we ate was “blow your mind” stuff. Think

lobster as big as your calf, fish varieties that stretched all the colours of the rainbow, trees dripping with tropical fruits, wild boar that would fulfil any pig hunter’s dream and little roadside stalls selling vegetable varieties I have never had the privilege to lay eyes on.

On one particular day we grabbed a wooden outrigger boat with three locals, three machetes and a fishing net, and spent the day catching, picking, cooking and devouring a feast of the sea and land.

The food was cooked on branches or wrapped in vines, and out plates were big leaves. The locals caught coconut crab – a variety whose entire diet consists only of coconut. These are huge and are thrown straight on to the coals to cook. It was truly a glorious day.

Freshwater deep blue lagoons are everywhere. It was like swimming in bottled water brimming with colourful fish. I held my children’s little hands as we jumped off rocks and swam in all its goriness. These memories are tiny little time capsules forever etched in my children’s hearts. I felt so young, so happy and so free.

Back home now, and I have slowly floated back down to earth. My bikini may have now morphed into jeans, Ugg boots and heavy woollen jumpers.

But the mind is clear, and I feel invigorated. I need holidays like this. I seem to have an uncanny ability to over process and complicate my life. We are going back in December, as we have those new dreams and goals to tend to. It’s like Forrest Gump once said, “Life is like a box of chocolates – you never know what you’re going to get.”

The Matakana Coast Trail Trust was in court last week fighting to have walking and cycle tracks included in a 207-lot subdivision planned for 1800ha of rural land at Moirs Hill between Puhoi and Warkworth.

The Environment Court appeal sought to have a condition added to the Auckland Council consent granted to Asia Pacific International (NZ) Group (API) in December last year requiring the group to include construction of two kilometres of off-road walk/cycleway as part of the development.

Trust chair Allison Roe said this would link new roads that would be built as part of the subdivision and safeguard a critical section of the Rodney Greenways trail link from Puhoi to Warkworth.

“The Puhoi to Warkworth trail route is shown on the Auckland Council Greenways Plan crossing API land,” she said. “This plan was endorsed in June by the Rodney Local Board, following a three-stage design and consultation process that commenced in 2015.”

Ms Roe, who is also a member of the Rodney Local Board, said API’s original plans had included new cycle and walking tracks as part of the scheme’s environmental compensation, the principal aspect of which will be replanting 1300ha of pine forest into native bush. However, by the time consent was issued, the cycleways had disappeared and only some tramping tracks remained.

“The Trust was unable to negotiate with API as it would have wished, as API did not agree to Courtassisted mediation,” she said. “If the Trust’s appeal is successful, the development of the connecting off-road section linking new roading within the development will provide a safe and practical option for walking and cycling, and will achieve a critical link in the approved Greenways Plan route.”

A court decision is expected before the end of the year.

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Itchy and scratchy When your pets are constantly scratching it is unsettling for the whole family. Unfortunately, most skin conditions take time to sort out completely.

Nevertheless, there are some very good medications, which can provide almost instant relief from the scratch. The underlying cause may take longer to fully establish. Scratching in pets is often caused by a triad: external parasites (e.g. fleas, mites and ticks), external allergens (e.g. pollens and grasses) and food allergies (normally a developed allergy to a specific meat protein such as beef, lamb or chicken). All three may contribute to pass the “itch” threshold and scratching results.

External parasites are the easiest to remove from the equation and regular, routine modern flea treatments are a good first treatment choice, even when owners don’t believe fleas are an issue. Modern tablet flea products have little true competition, they work very well. External allergens prove very elusive to diagnose, and contact type allergens tend to affect areas of the skin along the belly and inside the legs. There are some good medicated shampoos, which can provide welcome temporary relief. Food allergies, while often suspected and blamed, can be the most difficult to diagnose correctly. Introducing alternative, novel new meat sources may be useful. Unfortunately, most pets get food from a variety of sources, not only their owners, and treats are often an integral component of the family-pet relationship. Novel protein diets only work when they are the only thing being eaten.

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Spring is almost in sight! Time to start planting vegetables like carrots and beetroot, fertilise citrus trees and do some light pruning. It’s also a good time to plant early spring flowers - hellebores, azaleas and camellias will grow great!

Growing Food • Fertilise fruit trees, especially citrus that are beginning to flower • Sow carrots, spinach, spring onions and beetroot • Get herb gardens ready for spring – prune thyme and rosemary, lift and trim roots of mint and plant coriander and parsley • Lightly prune fruiting plants – blueberries, feijoas and raspberries • Fork fresh Garden Mix or Compost through the top 10cm of your vegetable bed

Other Work • Time to plant early spring flowers - now’s good for hellebores (winter roses), azaleas, and camellias • Prune hydrangeas back to double shoots

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Preparing for spring Finally, winter is almost over. I know some people like winter, but I’m definitely not one of them. August is the toughest winter month for plants. It seems that Mother Nature likes to test the theory of evolution by throwing everything she has in her arsenal at my poor little plants. Wind, hail, constant rain, frost and the occasional sunny day to trick them into premature growth. Keen gardeners will know that August is also the month to be getting ready for the spring flush.

Crops that are already in the ground (garlic, shallots, leeks, onions, strawberries, rhubarb, brassicas, peas, asparagus, parsley, celery, spinach and so forth) will benefit from a decent dose of fertiliser before spring. Crops that can be planted outside now include early potatoes (these might need covering if late frosts occur), more brassicas, salad greens, carrots and beetroot.

Gardeners that start their veggie crops from seed can get slow growers, such as tomatoes, capsicum, and eggplant, started now on a sunny windowsill. Faster crops, such as beans, sweetcorn, zucchini and melons, are probably best left for another few weeks, otherwise you’ll have a house full of triffids! In the ornamental garden, summer flowering bulbs such as amaryllis, nerines, lilies and callas can be planted this month. Deciduous shrubs and trees need to be planted sooner rather than later, although if these are pot grown, rather than supplied bare root, later planting is still feasible. Aside from citrus, don’t fertilise fruit trees now. This is best done later in spring when the soil warms up and rainfall reduces. Otherwise, many of the nutrients will simply leach down into the subsoil and into nearby waterways.

Instead of fertilising, I’ve been busy spreading chipper mulch 3-5cm thick under all the shrubs and around any perennials. A relatively dry mulch such as this can be placed around trunks without increasing the risk of collar rot, which wet mulches such as grass clippings can induce. It’s a great time of year to be spreading chipper mulch as it will prevent the spring surge of weeds and hold the soil moisture in for longer into summer. Winter pruning should be complete by now, if not you had better get going quick-smart. Spring growth of some trees and shrubs can be prone to attack from fungal and bacterial diseases. I rarely spray, preferring not to grow plants that need spraying to survive, but if I have a particularly precious rose or sensitive fruit tree, a copper spray just as the new growth starts (called bud burst) can help.

Late winter is when citrus should be pruned – during or just after harvest, but before the citrus borer start flying. Trim up their skirts to improve airflow and reduce disease.

Take out the centre if you need to reduce height and increase light penetration. Prune out borer infested wood to rejuvenate the tree. At the same time, spread chipper mulch out to the edge of the drip line. The trees will love you for the attention.

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SCOREBOARD A roundup of sports activities and events in the district

Roll up bowls days Bowls Warkworth is hosting their summer roll up days every Monday and Thursday from September 4, at 1pm onwards. New members welcome. Info: John 021 994 968 Mahurangi East Tennis Club AGM All members welcome to attend the AGM at the Mahurangi East Tennis Club, August 27 at 1pm. Info: Don 425 5555 Mud Monster Mud Rush 2.5km mud run at Massey University Albany, September 9 and 10, 9am to 1pm. Cost $30 per person. Info: mudmonstermudrush.co.nz Warkworth Cricket Club Warkworth Cricket Club is looking for new players of any age and skill level. Info: Joel 022 419 8949 Sports collective position The Mahurangi Community Sport and Recreation Collective is looking for a treasurer with basic accounts knowledge. Info: Ruth mahusport@gmail.com Table tennis Table tennis at the Matakana Community Hall, Tuesday, 7.30pm onwards. Everyone welcome. Info: George 423 0424

Andrew Steens was one of the many people who paid tribute to Raymond Inkersole’s passion for rugby league. Insert, Ray Inkersole.

League stalwart remembered Rodney Rams League Club president Raymond George Inkersole was remembered at a special gathering at the clubhouse on August 3.

Raymond, 81, died in a car accident on Matakana Road on July 27 while on his way to the club.

He co-founded the club in 1993 with Keith Lawson and was involved at committee level before becoming president over a decade ago.

He contributed $15,000 to build the new clubhouse deck after the

original facility burnt down during an electrical fire in 2014.

Raymond also ran raffles to fundraise for the rest of the clubhouse, which will be officially opened next month.

More than 100 relatives, friends and club members were present to pay tribute to Raymond and remember the contribution he made to rugby league in the Rodney area.

His ashes were scattered across the rugby league field at the Whangateau Domain.

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All Puhoi football showdown Two Puhoi football teams clashed in the Northern Football Federation (NFF) 15th Grade competition last month, with Puhoi ROSA downing Puhoi Panthers 5-2. Puhoi ROSA led the 15th Grade competition after winning their first seven matches.

Meanwhile, the Puhoi Wolfpack men’s team is still in the title race in the NFF Men’s Fifth Division. The team is fighting for top spot against the Waitemata Westies, with the two teams to meet in the final round of the season scheduled for McLeod Park, September 2, at 2.45pm.

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The Mahurangi College Boy’s First XI that continues to dominate the Robyn Bruce Memorial Trophy competition.

Ninth title sees trophy domination continue The Mahurangi College Boy’s First XI hockey team sealed their ninth consecutive win of the Robyn Bruce Memorial Trophy at the Warkworth Showgrounds hockey turf on August 3.

The side dominated Rodney College, Otamatea High School and Bream Bay College to defend the title.

Coach Wayne Frost says the team played well to secure what were comfortable wins in the end, but still important.

“The students enjoy playing a different

opposition and winning this trophy is one of their targets for the year,” Wayne says.

His side beat Otamatea in round one 6-1 before demolishing Rodney 6-0 and also holding Bream Bay scoreless with a 3-0 victory.

He says the team’s passing was a strong point, but was made easier with opposition giving them more time on the ball than what they are used to.

“Playing against teams that aren’t as strong as our usual opponents meant

we could field three second XI players and give them some experience, which was good.”

Wayne says the experience also gives the players valuable competition game time heading into tournament week and the remainder of their league season.

Mahurangi is currently in the lower half of the Auckland Inter City competition.

“We have lost a number of games by just one goal and I think it will come back to bite us.”

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On August 09, 2016 Born August 22, 1945 Remembering you is easy We do it everyday Missing you is a heartache That will never go away The kids and I never asked for miracles but today just one would do To see the back door open and you walk through Still missing you quietly We think of you often and loving you all ways.

To all the family and friends that helped out in some way one year ago today, your contribution will never be forgotten R.I.P and keep on canvassing Lynne, Tony, Roe and families.

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WELLSFORD AMATEUR ATHLETICS CLUB - AGM Wednesday 30th August 2017, 7pm, La Padella, Wellsford. All Welcome. Enquiries Keith Marshall 423 7191.

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Mahurangi COLLEGE

From our

from our students was really positive with students expressing how they valued the opportunity to discuss consent issues - such as what does and what does not make for a healthy relationship - in a safe environment. Many of the messages they receive via gaming, social media and the internet do not make for healthy, stable, intimate or long lasting relationships.

Principal

David Macleod Dear Parents and Guardians

Parent interviews for senior students are on Wednesday 30th of August and senior exams start two weeks later. All senior students need to be focused on their study and should be getting underway with their revision programme.

The Hauraki Plains exchange took place during the last week of Term 2. This has run since 1962 so was the 56th exchange. Eight senior teams travelled to Hauraki Plains College where the games took place over two days. Honours were evenly split with Mahurangi winning girls Hockey, girls and boys Soccer and the 1st XV Rugby match. Hauraki Plains took out boys and girls Basketball, boys Hockey and the Senior A Netball game. All in all another very enjoyable and worthwhile exchange for all involved.

The “Loves Me Not” Healthy Relationships course took place last week, in conjunction with the police and local community groups, for all our Year 12 and 13 students. Feedback

We very were fortunate to have Massey University Student Ambassador, Ezekial Raui, speak at our assemblies recently. Ezekial was raised in a disadvantaged family surrounded by drugs, failure and low expectations. He overcame this by making the most of any opportunity he was presented with, which included participating in a junior chess competition, which he won. He became Head Boy at his college and went on to represent NZ at a conference of young tribal leaders from around the world, hosted at the White House by President Obama. Last year, he was named the Matariki NZ Young Achiever of the Year. His three key messages were to be optimistic and make the most of all opportunities, do not be deterred by failure along the way and always believe in yourself and in your dreams.

David Macleod, Principal

End of an Era at School Ball On the 5th of August, five bus loads of glamorous Year 12 and 13 students made their way to the Crown Plaza in Auckland for our 2017 School Ball. Students arrived bustling with excitement, everyone in awe of one another’s suits and dresses.

The reception was quickly filled as students made their way up the stairs where they got their first glimpse of the venue with a wall of sombreros and colourful satin fabric. In the main ballroom fairy lights hung along with more sombreros to go with the theme, La Fiesta Mexicana. The night began with a delicious meal followed by a dance from the prefects and their partners. This dance was a social foxtrot and Cha Cha Cha which was taught

by Mrs Searle. On behalf of the dancer’s I would like to say a massive thank you to her for all of the time and effort she contributed. We were honoured to be the last group of prefects that she taught this dance to. Once the dance floor was open, there was always a large group of students dancing and making the most of the night.

To continue with the Mexicana festivities, we had a surprise performance by Stellar Entertainment.

A trio of dances took the floor looking just as glamorous in pink salsa dresses leaving the students and staff in an eruption of applause at the end. As voted by their peers, The King and Queen for 2017 went to Jack Yarndley and Sara Jones and the Prince and Princess was Thea Henderson and Elijah Newey. A special mention also goes to Zane Illingworth, Carrie Wooller and Jacob Bindon for all their work behind the scenes, which made the ball such a success. A thank you also goes to Mrs Newlove (right middle) who helped with the organisation and guidance along the way - we would have been lost without you. Noted from Mr Macleod’s speech on the night, Mrs Newlove has been planning the school ball with the Head Prefects for the last 25 years and sadly this was her last one. Lastly, thank you to all the students who came and made it a night to remember.

- Hannah Powell, Head Girl

Ezekial Raui’s (above) invaluable message; be optimistic and make the most of opportunities; do not be deterred by failure and always believe in yourself and your dreams.

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Mahurangi College Newsletter ISSUE 05: August 2017

Year 13’s Build Electric Cars

For the very first time at Mahurangi College, a group of students are participating in the 2017 EVolocity Schools Programme, an innovative challenge to build a fully functioning and drivable electric vehicle to compete against other seconday school students from within the Auckland region.

Most recently, our students experimented with programming their motor controller to find the best possible combination of power and economy. One of our students even managed to programme a cruise control option. Students are really enjoying the project and are appreciating the relevance it holds in actively combatting climate change while learning about sustainable technologies and innovative design. Regional finals are being held in Auckland mid October. Regional winners will have the opportunity to compete at Nationals being held in Christchurch at the beginning of December. Until then, it’s all hands on deck to finish construction and fine tuning in preparation for Scrutineering - the thorough qualifying process.

In addition to the help they have received from Core Builders Composites, Orion (EVolocity’s founding sponsor), Charge Net, and Electric Bikes Auckland have also provided much needed sponsorship. If you are interested in supporting or sponsoring our students please email Jacob Drummond at j.drummond@mahurangi.school.nz Our Year 13 Design Technology students have been invaluably supported by Susan Lake and Tim Smyth from Core Builders Composites, Warkworth. Pictured above, Susan and Tim give students feedback on their electric vehicle designs.

To stay up to date with the project and other news at Mahurangi College, like us on Facebook or check out our website www.mahurangi.school.nz

The 2017 EVolocity Schools Programme aims to inspire secondary school students in the fields of design, engineering and technology in an engaging and innovative way. Each electric vehicle students build has to be capable of carrying a single occupant and successfully complete an array of competitive challenges. In addition to being a great deal of fun, the project integrates key curriculum areas such as physics, technology, digital technology, electronics, programming, mechanical engineering, math and graphic design.

Mr. Drummond’s Year 13 Design Technology class are building a total of three vehicles, from supplied kitsets. Our students have been very fortunate to

Our Year 13 Design Technology students are building three electric vehicles, from supplied kitsets (above).

team up with Susan Lake and Tim Smyth from Core Builders Composites, who have helped by donating composite materials and equipment, as well as invaluable feedback and advice during the design to construction phase. Using the same composite materials as America’s Cup yachts, and having advice from the very people who build them, will hopefully give our students a unique competitive advantage. The learning environment for the project is very hands-on, with students learning as they go. Throughout the year, EVolocity has hosted a number of Build Camps where students can put into practice skills that they may not be able to master in the classroom.

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Matakana tennis courts upgrade nears completion The Matakana Tennis Club is hoping to AstroTurf its three courts ready for the summer season staring on October 1.

The Matakana Community Group (MCG) has been working with Auckland Council for over three years to redevelop the court surfaces and surrounding area in Diamond Jubilee Park.

Council has spent $333,000 on the project, while the MCG has fundraised $14,000 that will go towards the $55,000 AstroTurf.

Matakana Tennis Club president David O’Sullivan says he is excited about finishing what has been a long project.

“It would be great to have the proper surface ready for players to use at the start of the summer season,” David says.

MCG chair Dr Simon Barclay admits the remaining $41,000 needed to cover the cost of the AstroTurf is a large amount to raise by the end of next month.

“We are hoping that some generous people will come on board and contribute money that we would pay back through fundraising after the courts are finished,” Dr Barclay says.

A fundraising film evening will be held at the Matakana Cinema on September 23. The group will screen the Billie Jean King film Battle of the Sexes following a talk from Adam Gard’ner.

Adam is coach development coordinator for Tennis NZ and was the director of tennis at the Shanghai Racquet Club.

A lot of team work has gone in to completing the resurfacing and upgrade of the Matakana tennis courts.

of tennis, but the finish since it was fixed is good,” Simon says.

“Mason Contractors have been good to deal with and they are looking at transporting the AstroTurf and sand to the courts for free, which will save us around $5000.”

The surface was rolled to remove the

He also led an online campaign to buy Awaroa Beach to prevent it from being privately owned, with more than 40,000 people donating to the cause.

“It will be great to have Adam speaking there because he has run such a successful fundraising campaign before that we can learn from,” David says.

The journey to completing the courts has not been without trouble after the asphalt was laid incorrectly the first time, leaving a lip down the centre of two of the courts.

“It was frustrating to have all that money spent and then have a surface that couldn’t cater for a proper game

Seeking local heroes Nominations for the 2018 New Zealander of the Year Awards have opened.

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15 Warkworth Theatre Group club night, Star Bards activity, public

welcome, Town Hall mezzanine room. Info: 021 256 3258 18-20 Jungle Book, Otamatea Repertory Theatre (see story p17) 20 Kaukapakapa Village Market, 8.30am - 1pm. Info: Sarah 0274

831542 or sarah1@maxnet.co.nz 20 Hopetoun Brown, Leigh Sawmill Cafe (see story p18) 20 Meet John (Jack) Clapperton, the author of The Clapperton Diaries

– 100 Years Of History, at Kaukapakapa Library, 10am-1pm. (see story p18) 22 Family history day with genealogy experts, Seonaid Lewis and

Marie Hickey; Warkworth Town Hall mezzanine room, 10am - 4pm.

Free. Info: aucklandlibraries.govt.nz 22 Citizens Advice Bureau Wellsford AGM, Wellsford Community

Centre, 11am 23 Daffodil Day Trivia Night, Warkworth Bowling Club, Mill Lane;

teams of four to six; $20pp, includes dinner. Book at ANZ Warkworth

425 0510 23 One Warkworth Business Association AGM, the Bridgehouse,

5.30pm. All welcome.

23 Mahurangi College open day, 9.30am-11.30am or 1pm-3pm (see

ad p5) 24 Political forum hosted by Forest & Bird, ask Rodney candidates

about environmental issues; St Andrews Presbyterian Church Hall,

Orewa, 7.45pm.

25 Dr Robert Howell talk about sensible investment to improve the

world following his recent book release, Old Masonic Hall,

Warkworth, 10am to 12noon; free. Info: aucklandlibraries.govt.nz 25 Daffodil Day sausage sizzle and stall, outside ANZ Warkworth,

from 10am.

25 Poetry readings, Wellsford Library, bring along one or two poems to

read, 7pm. RSVP to gene.nicolson@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz 25 Warkworth Aglow hosts a talk by Richard Brunton, Supper

provided, Berakah Hall, 160 Hepburn Creek Rd, Warkworth, 7pm.

Info: 027 425 9120 26 Snells Beach composting workshop, Mahurangi East Community

Centre, 10am-12 noon. Info: 482 1172 26 Warkworth Music presents Les Bon Vivants, Ascension Wine

Estate, 4pm (see story p16) 26&27 Matakana Weekend Market, Matakana Hall, 10am-2pm. Info: Jacky

422 9221, 027 856 5656 or jic@xtra.co.nz 27 Puhoi Village Market, 9am-1pm, featuring Puhoi’s Got Young

Talent, plus usual stalls. Info: 027 4270440 or puhoivillagemarket@ gmail.com.

27 Mahurangi East Tennis Club AGM, all members welcome, 1pm.

Info: Don 425 5555 28 Warkworth Wellsford Pipe Band AGM, Shoesmith Hall, 7pm 29 Employer training, Ascension Wine Estate (see ad p20)

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Warkworth Town Hall, 11.30am, donation entry. Info: Maxine 021 343 193

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48 Mahurangimatters August 16, 2017

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This year’s Warkworth Senior Hockey competition produced two new winners with closely fought finals.

Dominant teams overturned in hockey finals Winning runs were brought to an end in both the men’s and women’s competition in this year’s Warkworth Senior Hockey league.

Team White ended Matakana Physio’s three-year winning streak, taking a 4-1 victory in the final.

Team manager Miriam Stevenson says the team was “stoked” to win, especially against tough opposition who beat them 9-0 in last year’s final.

“We knew we would have to stick to our game plan and convert our

opportunities into goals to win that game,” she says.

“Everyone showed up ready to play a good game on the night and we maintained our defence well.”

Miriam says the whole team worked well together and has some strong players coming through.

“Shar Illingworth has an outstanding sweep hit on attack and Jane Wilcock and Zoe Illingworth are great on defence.

“The whole squad is keen to return next year and defend the title.”

In the men’s league, MS Engineering ground out a 1-0 victory in a closely contested game against title holders Rodney.

“We were optimistic we could win the competition from the start, though Rodney had a more consistent season than us,” goalkeeper Graham Buchs says.

“Discipline and good defence were the keys to us winning the final.”

He says a lack of striking power and fitness meant his side had a slow start, but improvement over the season saw

them find form in their last four matches.

“Because the competition had fewer teams this year it meant each side was of a higher calibre so every week was tough.”

Graham also noted the coaching contributions of North Harbour premier player Ben Wyatt.

“He brought a wealth of experience to the side and helped manage the team during matches.”

He says the team is committed to returning next season to compete.

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