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Warkworth switches on Christmas lights show

Inside this issue Local folk Brian Oakes and Nicola Jones say this year’s Christmas lighting project in Warkworth is just the start of bigger and brighter things to come in the years ahead.

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Warkworth Rotary Serving the community for 50 years

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While not exactly decking the halls with bells of holly, it was all hands on deck when volunteers launched the Warkworth Christmas lights project on November 21.

Led by the Warkworth Business Association, members and friends unpacked the stepladders, drills and staples to hang nearly 500 metres of Christmas lighting along Queen Street.

The association says both Baxter and Neville Streets will also receive some

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Hockey Trust secures lease of Warkworth Showground The Warkworth Hockey Turf Charitable Trust has been granted a year-byyear lease over an area of the Warkworth Showgrounds.

The trust is developing a multi- within the next two to five years. purpose turf facility on the reserve and The project was originally allocated needs to raise $1.2 million to complete $615,000 by the former Rodney District the project.

Council but rising costs meant that this Trust chair Brett Illingworth told the amount was not sufficient to cover the Rodney Local Board last month that $150,000 needed for asphalting works. the trust needed to secure the lease to This cost was now being borne by the trust. Brett said he had asked the Board proceed with fundraising.

The trust has so far raised $185,000. for a breakdown on costs, but had yet to Brett said that, although the trust had receive an answer. a challenge ahead of it, it hoped to The board agreed that a Deed of Lease have the first field ready for the 2014 would be issued once the project was season and reach the fundraising target finished.

Region-wide dog policy gets nod from Auckland Council Auckland Council has set a new standard summer time and season for local boards to use when deciding when dogs should be allowed access to beaches.

The new policy and bylaw on dogs, adopted by Auckland Council on November 22, also takes a proactive approach to registration and dealing with dangerous, menacing, and uncontrolled dogs.

Region-wide dog access rules will apply on all roads, footpaths, town centres and playgrounds. It also covers the owners’ responsibility on picking up dog faeces, as well as multiple dogs on premises and dogs in heat.

The new policy empowers local boards to make decisions on dog access rules for parks and beaches in their areas that reflect their community’s preferences.

Hearings panel chairperson Noelene Raffills says although there was a clear desire for regional consistency, Council also recognised that one approach to local parks and beaches was never going work.

More than 10,000 submissions were made to Council covering 156,000

points from dog owners and nondog owners. The welfare of dogs is an important and integral part of the new policy.

The new policy and bylaw on dogs will come into force on July 1 next year.

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Fire-damaged supermarket will re-open Police investigations into the fire that gutted the rear storage area of the Stop & Save Supermarket in Neville Street, Warkworth, are continuing.

Detective Julie Foster says further Jaswant Singh, information has been received. and senior “Anyone who has information is urged sales staff Lisa Trethown to contact the Warkworth CIB on 425 (centre) and 8109 or Crime Stoppers anonymously Rebecca Jones. on 0800 555 111,” she says.

Meanwhile, store manager Jaswant Singh says he hopes to see the store back in business before Christmas.

Although investigations are ongoing, Mr Singh says his priority is to get the store operating again as soon as possible.

“But these things take time,” he says.

“At the moment we are waiting for the insurance assessors to finish and once that’s done, then we can get on with the clean-up.

“That’s a mission in itself. The cleanup will be a very big job.”

All stock has been condemned and has thanks them for their understanding The store employed four fulltime and and patience. five part-time staff. to be bagged and destroyed.

Mr Singh, who took over the store in “My staff and I look forward to See photos of the fire at September last year, says he apologises welcoming them back as soon as we www.localmatters.co.nz can get back up on our feet.” to customers for the inconvenience and

Fisheries consults on Whangateau cockle ban

The Whangateau Harbourcare Group has written to the Ministry of Primary Industries asking for the current ban on shellfish harvesting to be extended for a further three years.

Marine biologist Dr Roger Grace said cockle sampling was carried out on three occasions during the ban by harbourcare members and Mahurangi College students, and the results were disappointing.

Dr Grace said that while there had been some improvement in the density of small cockles showing some signs of recovery, there was no improvement in the numbers of large cockles 30 millimetres or bigger. His particular concern was for breeding cockles.

The Whangateau cockle and pipi beds were closed for three years in March 2010 in response to the dramatic fall in shellfish numbers in the harbour

which occurred the previous year.

The cockle population in the harbour plummeted by about 63 percent as the result of parasite and bacterial infection. Large cockles were most affected, with those cockles larger than 30 millimetres declining by up to 84 percent.

Consultation on whether or not the beds will remain closed is expected to start this month, both with the community and tangata whenua and will last six weeks.

Based on feedback, advice will then be prepared for the Minister for Primary Industries, probably around midFebruary.

Fisheries management director James Stevenson-Wallace says advice will be based on scientific reports commissioned and reviewed by the

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Ministry, and other reports such as studies undertaken by the University of Auckland and the Hauraki Gulf Forum’s Community Shellfish Monitoring Programme. He says information from local residents and iwi is also valuable.

Once the Minister makes his decision, it needs to be published by the last week of February to ensure the ban is ongoing.

Anyone found breaking the ban faces penalties of up to $100,000 under the Fisheries Act. The Ministry has conducted independent monitoring of the harbour, as a part of an Auckland Intertidal Shellfish survey series, since 2001. It has been surveyed six times during this period, with the most recent survey taking place in May 2010.

Briefs Matheson mosaic Residents of Matheson Bay have been successful in securing a grant from the Rodney Local Board to install a mosaic on the Matheson Bay amenity block. Margaret and Brian Landsey, representing the Matheson Bay Neighbourhood Association, said the mural would represent both Maori and European history. This would include the arrival of the Matheson family settlers from Nova Scotia, on board the brigantine Spray, the historic Norfolk pines and some Maori text. The board allocated the project $3775.

Oaks on Neville A resource consent hearing date for a multi-million dollar retirement complex, behind the Warkworth Inn and along Neville Street, is yet to be set. Oaks on Neville company director Chris Murphy says the company is in ongoing discussions with Auckland Council. He says although he had hoped for a hearing date before Christmas, urban designers have been fine-tuning some visual issues. The proposal to build three accommodation apartment blocks plus 10 retail shops, a rest home/ hospital facility, café and leisure facilities including a private gym and swimming pool was submitted to Council for resource consent in June last year. Council received 161 submissions on the application, of which 138 were in support, 22 were opposed and one was neutral.

Skate park re-think Skaters at Snells Beach have successfully lobbied the Rodney Local Board to reconsider its plan to install a removable skate half-pipe in Goodall Reserve. Instead, the board has agreed to install two small skate jumps.

During consultation, the community pointed out that the reserve already contained one four-foot tall skate half-pipe and an identical piece of equipment was not required. The board has allocated $50,600 towards the project.

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OFF THE RECORD Principal’s punchline The Otamatea High School principal managed to inject a little humour into an otherwise serious discussion on bullying in NZ schools by reflecting on his own school days … “At school I was punched in the head, had things thrown at me, had my hair pulled and was hit with sticks and straps. And that was just the teachers!”

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When Olympic sailors Jo Aleh and Polly Powie visited Warkworth recently, they brought with them their Gold Medals won in London.

As the medals were passed around, one local asked how they knew whose medal was whose at the end of the evening? Apparently it’s easy because, as Jo revealed, they’ve got personalised dents.

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Practising what they preach Auckland Council pollution watch (MM Nov 14) is a commendable effort to improve the quality of our beaches and sea.

However, the photo (right) shows dirt, clay and soil contaminants being discharged into Kawau Bay from the Auckland Council access road to Tawharanui Park. This happens every time there is a rainstorm on the Takatu Peninsular.

The problem is created by the thousands of cars (often 1000 a day), camper vans, buses, stock trucks, rubbish trucks, and trade vehicles grinding the gravel on the road into dust which settles on the bush and is washed off into the sea every time it rains. There is also concern about the lime treatment Council regularly gives the metal road and its effect on the marine life in Kawau Bay. The drive through the bush to the park should be through lush greenery, but unfortunately for most of the year the drive is like passing through a dust-covered, nuclear fallout zone.

Name calling A presenter at a recent Rodney Local Board meeting referred to Helensville’s potential to become the “new Matakana”, which is interesting as Matakana has been referred to as the “new Parnell”. Board member Tracey Martin was quick to suggest that rather than have the two Rodney townships comparing themselves with one another, Helensville should stick to its former goal of becoming the “Nelson of the North”.

Council can improve the sea life in Kawau Bay significantly by sealing this road. This is not just a “one off ” offence, it is an on going regular disgrace ignored by the Council we depend upon to remedy such pollution.

The recent improvements in widening Takatu Road to mostly two lanes has improved the safety for travellers

significantly, but the job needs to be completed by sealing the road to further enhance safety and especially to minimise the current pollution. It is hoped the Council will look at what they can do in their own backyard first before addressing the other targets they have in mind.

Robert Judd, Takatu

Frog protection Business and private landowners in Rodney are being praised for their role in protecting Auckland’s only native frog. A recent survey of the Hochstetters frog in streambeds around Dome Valley and Warkworth found a population of 41.

This significant find will be crucial to conservation work for this threatened species. Hochsetters frogs are vulnerable to predation by rats, cats and mustelids such as stoats. They are also under threat from habitat loss. Auckland Council ecologists working on the survey say the voluntary help of landowners has been crucial to their work. Rayonier Matariki Forests – one of the largest forestry companies in the country – was among the volunteers. Environmental services manager Janis McArdle says in order to protect the species, the only native frog found naturally in the region, more information is needed.

Worm farms are a great environmental activity for schools but it seems they have nutritional benefits as well. A school newsletter recently asked parents to start cutting their child’s fruit into smaller pieces because large telltale fruit items were being thrown away. How did they know? They were found in the worm farm bucket.

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Awnings Residents who live near Lucy Moore Park in Warkworth are becoming fed-up with the anti-social behaviour carried of youths who congregate in the area.

Liquor ban seen as solution to Lucy Moore Park issues Concerns regarding the anti-social behaviour by youths who congregate near Lucy Moore Park, in Warkworth, were raised at a Warkworth Area Liaison Group meeting last month.

A Rivendell Place resident said an Warkworth Constable Kevin Blair says increasing number of youths aged police have also approached Auckland between 14 and about 20, were Council regarding extending the gathering near the skate ramp on current Warkworth CBD liquor ban Baxter Street and in Lucy Moore Park to include the park. in the evenings. They were using the “Council is aware of our concerns area to consume alcohol, as it was and want to work with us to enforce outside any liquor ban area. a liquor ban from Lucy Moore Park “They have been known to light to the existing liquor ban area at the fires in the park, litter, smash bottles Cement Works,” he says. and spread broken glass round the “We are regularly called to incidents in neighbouring businesses among other that area but until there is a liquor ban in anti-social acts,” he says. place, we’re limited in what we can do.”

“There is no liquor ban in the park Rodney Local Board member Tracey and as a result, police struggle to do Martin says she is endeavouring much about the problem. I have to keep this issue and the issue of brought this to the Council’s attention community safety at the forefront of on many occasions but am still waiting Council’s attention. for something to be done.”

“I have asked our Community Safety Hunting and Fishing manager Larry Officer to work with me on addressing Dagg says the youths have caused the issue where we can. We are also concern for the past three months. looking at running defence and “They congregate in their cars, protection courses for our community have a few beers and become quite members in direct response to the recent attack in our community.” boisterous,” he says.

“I understand they want to go Lucy Moore Park is currently being somewhere and have a good time, considered for some form of liquor but it’s the disorderly behaviour and control and the topic will be discussed unnecessary mess they cause that is the Rodney Local Board’s meeting on December 10. the problem.”

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Conservation efforts made for tuatara

A total of 19 juvenile tuatara were given a Department of Conservation escort to Hauturu (Little Barrier Island) last month as part of a tuatara conservation recovery plan.

Concerned with the dwindling numbers of tuatara on Hauturu in the early 1990s, DOC established an intensive captive management programme, building a special, pest proof enclosure on the island in an attempt to save the endemic reptile from disappearing from the island.

Warkworth and Great Barrier Area biodiversity ranger Thelma Wilson says a lot of hard work has been put in over the last 20 years to eradicate both cats and kiore (rats) from Hauturu, as they were a major factor in the decline of the tuatara.

Feral cats were eradicated in the 1980s. The tuatara special breeding enclosure was built in 1991 and eight female tuatara were placed in captivity.

“The programme has been a great success,” Thelma says.

When the island was declared rat free Warkworth and Great Barrier in 2006, 60 tuatara were returned Area Department of Conservation to the wild. Since then, a total of biodiversity ranger Thelma Wilson 130 have been released. Research holds a juvenile tuatara, one of 19 that conducted at Victoria University has were taken over to Hauturu last month. been an essential aspect of the intensive captive management programme, the breeding programme is essential in with scientists discovering that helping to bring the numbers back up. the temperatures that tuatara eggs “The public can help the tuatara by experience during incubation determine preventing rodents from getting on to The tuatara is famous because it is the the sex of the hatchlings. Eggs are laid their island refuges. On most islands only survivor of an ancient group of on Hauturu in the breeding enclosure this means complying with the no- reptiles which roamed Earth at the same time as dinosaurs. and taken to Victoria University where landing rule.” they are hatched.

Undersea world plotted When the tuataras are around two months old they are returned to a NIWA’s new Undersea New Zealand map provides a unique insight into the juvenile enclosure on the island where shape of the seafloor in one of the world’s most extensive marine jurisdictions. they stay until they are three years old. More than 90 per cent of New Zealand’s continental mass is underwater. We Tuatara reach sexual maturity in their have one of the largest Exclusive Economic Zones and Extended Continental early teens and can live to at least 100 Shelf in the world - more than 570 million hectares of diverse marine years old. Males can reproduce each environment, 21 times the size of our land mass. The new map shows in year but females reproduce, on average, never-before-seen detail the marine realm that surrounds us.” Info: For more only once every four years, which is why information visit: www.niwa.co.nz/publications/posters

Project Jonah says “thanks” Project Jonah has thanked communities in the Mahurangi district for the generous donation of bed linen, which will be used to restock the organisation’s emergency response kit. The sheets are used to keep stranded whales cool and protect their sensitive skin from the sun and wind, while the pillowcases are used as makeshift sandbags to keep whales upright, preventing them from rolling and damaging their fins. Project Jonah’s Daren Grover described the support from Mahurangi Matters readers as “awesome”. The paper’s editor Jannette Thompson is pictured handing over one of the many bags collected to Project Jonah chief executive Kimberly Muncaster. The donation was made just prior to the recent stranding in Golden Bay, where 28 pilot whales died. To make a donation or find out more go to www. projectjonah.org.nz

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Charity laws entrench limits The NZ Charities Commission and the Charities Act were established in 2005, but are based on archaic British rules dating back to the 14th Century. They have had some local modifications and modernisations, but they still exclude and discriminate against important organisations. They are the product of an outdated system, support a conservative status quo and penalise popular groups which fight against the causes of injustice in the environment and wider society.

Early British precedents operated in the absence of either governmental or capitalist responsibility for poverty alleviation, work place conditions or the environment. Amelioration of the worst by-products of social inequalities and injustices were left to charities. Environmental redress was not even considered. Charitable purposes included relief of aged, impotent and poor people; maintenance of soldiers; schools of learning; repair of bridges, ports, havens, causeways, churches, sea banks and highways; education … of orphans; maintenance of houses of protection; and relief or redemption of prisoners or captives. A product of that history was that charitable purposes must include “the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion, or any other matter beneficial to the community”.

Under our laws, any non-charitable purpose, such as advocacy, must be ancillary to the organisation’s charitable purpose. Many organisations that qualify for charitable status do constructive and beneficial work for the wider community and environment. Others are more specific in their ‘beneficiary audience’. For example, the Destiny Church meets the criteria as a registered charity because of its ‘advancement of religion’.

But there are also some anomalies in the effects of New Zealand’s charity laws.

Greenpeace, for example, is one of New Zealand’s largest and most effective non-governmental organisations, with popular campaigns for a Nuclear Free New Zealand, against whaling, to clean up toxic rivers, to save our seas and forests. Greenpeace has about 60,000 paid-up supporters, more than most political parties. In their defence of the planet and its people, Greenpeace should be a model charity. Instead, the Court ruled that Greenpeace’s political lobbying was not ancillary to its core charitable goals and “that the promotion of peace (and disarmament) “was political and, therefore, not charitable and maybe not in the public interest”.

The National Council of Women, an effective and important organisation, has also been ruled as ineligible because of its advocacy role. The Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust has had its application declined. Because these groups do more than merely treat inequalities, but challenge them and seek to remove their causes, they are disqualified from charitable classification.

Charities, so defined, are those groups that support the alleviation and amelioration of injustice – perhaps absolving those who really cause the problems in the first place, while being prevented from doing anything to change the structural causes of those conditions. Charity is defined by the state to support the status quo. In doing so, ‘charities’ are those which treat the symptom but are prevented from altering the cause.

Footnote – Review shelved Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Jo Goodhew says the Government will not proceed with a review of the Charities Act 2005 at the present time. “The decision to not conduct a review reflects that the regulatory regime for charities is still bedding in and the continuing constrained fiscal environment,” said Mrs Goodhew. “In light of the recent amendments to the Act, which disestablished the Charities Commission and transferred its functions to the Department of Internal Affairs, a first principles review of the Act is no longer appropriate. The Government considered narrowing the review to look only at the definition of charitable purpose in the Act. However, it is likely that the current tight fiscal environment would limit the scope of such a review, due to the probable tax implications of any widening of the definition. The current definition is still working reasonably well so the need for a review is not pressing.”

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When Dorothy Goudie opened her dress shop in a converted garage in Neville Street, where Countdown now stands, petticoats, garter belts and stockings were a standard part of any well-dressed woman’s apparel and few women wore slacks. Three decades later, Dorothy’s has become a Warkworth institution attracting loyal customers from all over the North Island. Her business has weathered several economic downturns and she has been involved in numerous local campaigns to reinvigorate the town. Dorothy still works part-time in the shop, with no thought of retirement. She says she enjoys the interaction with customers and believes a good customer relationship is based on making people feel at home when they walk through the door. Life is good for Dorothy these days, but as she explains to editor Jannette Thompson, it wasn’t always that way …

I was born in Papakura, the youngest of seven children. Dad was a dairy farmer, but we also had an orchard in Weymouth Road, Manurewa. It was a rural area in those days – going back there now, I can’t even find where we lived. My father was wounded in World War I and had lingering health issues afterwards. He died of cancer when I was quite young so I don’t really have any memory of him. I lost my mother when I was only three, of what you would have to say was medical misadventure. She went in for a curette, haemorrhaged and died. As a result, a brother and sister and I – the three youngest in the family – were put into an Anglican orphanage. It was like something out of medieval England.

It was strict and regimented, and there was no such thing as not doing as you were told. Disobedience earned you a severe whack or a punishment duty, and often both – from the age of five I became extremely good at cleaning windows! No communication was allowed between brothers and sisters, or older and younger sisters. I spent nine to 10 years in the orphanage before going to live with my eldest sister in Putaruru.

She has always been more like a mother to me. I guess I have the orphanage to thank for some things though. It taught me the value of sharing, of supporting one another and it certainly made us independent and capable of looking after ourselves.

When I left school, I went to work for a public accountancy office in Whakatane. I found bookkeeping a lot of fun and the numbers just seemed to play out a picture for me. I met my husband Peter, a mechanic, at one of the regular table tennis evenings. By the time we were engaged, we had started building our own home with the help of family and friends who were doing the same thing. We bought a section for £260 and built a three-bedroomed house for £3000. In 1964, Peter bought the Bently & Hood trucking business, in Warkworth, in partnership with Don Munro. The business was a seven-day-a-

week operation, carrying cream to the Warkworth Dairy Company, as well as carting livestock, general goods and manure. We had four trucks initially, but this expanded to a fleet of 26. We lived at Kaipara Flats which was a busy little township in those days with its own store, butcher shop and library, and a manually-operated telephone exchange.

I got back into the workforce when a job came up with the Warkworth Town Council, based in the old Town Hall.

Harry Bioletti was the chairman and my most vivid memory of those days was the annual calculation of rates, which was all done by hand and each rate demand was typed up individually.

It was quite a mission. We also used to register “aliens” – anyone born overseas who moved to the area. Most of what we did was fairly routine, but I do remember us getting a letter from Internal Affairs in Wellington asking us to turn in our guns. According to their records, Warkworth had been issued with rifles and hard hats during the war, for the purpose of defending the bridge.

The letter informed us that Wellington wanted them returned. Of course, noone had an inkling of where any of this equipment was so we just responded telling them that they were welcome to come and search the town. Needless to say, we never heard any more about it.

When Rodney County took over, I went to work for Roke Smith, the hardware store, in Matakana. Then a friend suggested I go into business for myself.

I’d always been interested in fashion and had done a dress-making diploma.

Patsy’s Lingerie and Leisure, in Neville Street, was on the market so I thought ‘why not give it a go’. I started off with $3000 worth of stock, mainly dresses, skirts and blouses, which is what women wore. The lingerie section included garter belts, stockings and petticoats.

Dress lengths were below the knee with high necklines, and very tailored and no stretch materials. The average size was 12 to 14, whereas today it is 14 to 16.

For the grand opening, we tied the shop

up like a chocolate box with a big bow on top. I was there for five years before I moved to the present location. By that time, the business had grown but I was still nervous about taking on the much larger premises. In the end, the landlord gave me a six-month rent holiday, which sealed the deal.

Warkworth’s economy has always benefited from the diversity of industry in the area. In the 1980s, when I was chairman of the business association, there was a tremendous downturn and I think, at one stage, there were seven to nine empty shops. Several big employers in Warkworth had closed or relocated, including the telephone exchange, the dairy factory, the cheese factory and the Waitemata Power Board. It was a huge blow to Warkworth and left us asking what we could do to attract people to the town. Investment started to trickle in over the next few years when Rona Glover developed the River View Plaza and Bob Deans built the Riverside Arcade, but by the start of the 1990s we could see the town needed a boost.

This was when we got involved with the Mainstreet project. We held a public meeting and more than 100 people turned up, which was absolutely staggering. When we asked the question ‘What is Warkworth’s greatest asset’, the overwhelming response was ‘the river’. Newer residents to Warkworth would probably find it hard to imagine what the river was like then, but it was basically the town dump. Five committees were formed to tackle the

key issues – pollution of the river, loss of industry and jobs, the need for a tourism strategy, the need for a town square and the need for the business association to undertake a separate rating system. The issue of rates was a sore point because Council had the power to extract rates from the business community without any obligation to spend it where it was taken from. It was during this time that we discovered Council had been given $300,000 to underground the power in Warkworth so one of our committee, Peter Kammler, made a point of making sure it was spent doing the job. It made a huge difference to the appearance of the town. We also held a very successful river cleanup and the old bridge was given a coat of paint. Years later I got a phone call from Council asking if there was any paint leftover because they wanted to give it a touch up! I loved being involved in the Mainstreet. It was a positive project, with lots of ideas and creativity.

When my children, Jane and Paul, went to high school, I decided that perhaps it was time to do something just for myself. I took up flying. Despite some early fears, I got my wings and had some great times with the Rodney Aero Club, flying its Cessna 172. I joined the NZ Air Women Association and on one very memorable occasion, we were invited to lunch with Jean Batten. It was a thrill to hear her talk about her aviation exploits.

Although I loved flying, I think it was the challenge of learning that was the exciting part.

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Auckland needs first-rate transport infrastructure and services to remain internationally competitive. Improving public transport is a critical component of overall plans to lift the performance of Auckland’s transport system, improve quality of life for the city’s growing population, and build Auckland’s economic competitiveness. It is also vital to connect our local communities and local public transport links are one of the things being addressed in the draft Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP).

The draft RPTP describes the public transport services that Auckland Transport proposes for the region over the next 10 years. The proposals include new bus services between Warkworth and the Silverdale Park and Ride, which starts construction this month. Buses would run every 60 minutes during weekday peak times and every 120 mins off-peak and in the evenings. On Saturdays, the plan is for buses every two hours and on Sundays every four hours. Public consultation will take place before services change, but if these proposals are adopted, they will be introduced during late 2014 or early 2015.

I’m always impressed by the level of engagement and commitment Mahurangi locals have to your community and I know you’ll share your thoughts when we ask what you think of the proposals. Your high level of engagement was evident at the Rodney Local Board’s Unitary Plan workshop, with the highest level of stakeholder attendance across Auckland. The Unitary Plan will be the rulebook which sets out where and what we can develop and how we protect our environment and heritage.

Your local board’s input is important for helping to protect Auckland’s rural environments, and making sure that new development is concentrated in the right areas and is of the right quality. We want these special parts of the region to retain their character and beauty, not become victims of sprawl. The input will help shape the draft, which will be published in March for all Aucklanders to have their say on. From there, we’ll notify a proposed plan in September 2013 for formal submission. Auckland Council and your local board will keep you updated about the Unitary Plan process and we look forward to your input next year.

In the meantime, I wish you and your families a happy, healthy and safe summer, a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year.

Free park concert Lucy Moore Park, in Warkworth, has been selected as a venue for a free Music in the Parks Concert next March. Altogether, there will be 42 concerts across Auckland. The Warkworth concert will be held on Sunday March 10. Details of the programme are yet to be released.

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Community funds distributed The Rodney Local Board has allocated it entire discretionary community grants funding for the year in one round. towards the purchase of seven The board had the option to split inflatable paddleboards, accessories the allocation into multiple funding and training. Requested $5000, rounds, but chose to allocate the full granted $2500. $25,110 to community groups in Rodney, in one round. yy North Rodney Community Arts Council towards the Rodney A total of 30 applications were District Art Awards. Requested received, totalling $399,401. $3750, transferred to events fund.

The results of applications from the yy Rodney Neighbourhood Support Mahurangi area is as follows: towards a community safety exercise yy Coast to Coast Hauora Trust in collaboration with Civil Defence towards Carols by Candlelight. being held in Warkworth. Requested Requested $3500, declined. $2000, granted $2000. yy Life Education Trust Rodney yy Warkworth and Districts Croquet towards the cost of supplying 3500 Club towards the upgrade of the Life Education Trust workbooks shelter sheds. Requested $2691, to school children in Rodney. granted $2000.

Requested $1466, granted $1466. yy Mahurangi Vineyard Church yy Mahurangi East Community towards food supplies for 50 Centre Advisory Committee to Christmas hampers. Requested build a bridge over the stream at $3000, granted $1160. the Te Whau Walkway including yy Wellsford Boxing Sport and Fitness cost of resource consent. Requested Club towards the purchase of $6500, declined pending further quality boxing gear and equipment. information.

Requested $2697, granted $1400. yy Matheson Bay Neighbourhood yy Wellsford Tennis Club to improve Association towards the cost of court drainage.

Requested Matheson Bay toilets mosaic. $4763, declined pending further Requested $7775, granted $3775. information. yy Maui’s & Hector’s Dolphins yy Women’s Centre Rodney towards Education Action towards the cost the cost of additional car parks and of completing a school education disabled access to the property in kit. Requested $7586, declined.

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Boards distribute Rodney’s legacy community grants Organisations serving Rodney and the Hibiscus Coast will receive just over $400,000 following a grants meeting on November 16.

The grants, which represent Rodney District Council large grants (community, recreation and youth), yy Large grants, youth – Nine applications requesting legacy funding applications, were determined by community grants and small youth grants. $227,800 ($75,000 allocated). the Rodney and Hibiscus Coast Subdivision Local Funds were distributed as follows: yy Community grants – 38 applications requesting Board funding subcommittee. $395,757 ($164,146 allocated). yy Large grants, community – 15 applications Altogether, 81 applications were received totalling yy Small grants, youth – 13 applications requesting requesting $326,663 ($61,000 allocated). $1.17 million. $67,690 ($33,000 allocated). yy Large grants, recreation– Six applications requesting $156,424 ($80,000 allocated).

Rodney grant allocation details as follows: The grants were allocated in five categories – Organisation Large grants – community Prevention Services Age Concern Rodney Coast to Coast Hauora Trust Hestia Rodney Women’s Refuge Springboard Community Works Large grants – recreation Coast to Coast Hauora Trust Wellsford Dist Sport & Recreation Collective Large grants – youth Get In2life Youth Development Trust Get In2Life Youth Development Trust North Rodney Blue Light Ventures Springboard Community Works Community grants Hestia Rodney Women’s Refuge Maui’s & Hector’s Dolphins Education Action North Shore Group Riding for the Disabled Omaha Beach Surf Life Saving Club Rodney Aphasia Group Rodney Neighbourhood Support Sands Rodney Springboard Community Works Stroke Foundation Northern Region Sustainable Coastlines Charitable Trust

Tiny Tumblers Mahurangi Gymnastics Club Volunteering Auckland Trust Warkworth Area Business Association Wellsford Dist Sport & Recreation Collective Wellsford Promotions Association Whangateau Residents & Ratepayers Assn

Women’s Centre Rodney Small grants – youth Hestia Rodney Women’s Refuge North Rodney Blue Light Ventures Springboard Community Works Women’s Centre Rodney

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Towards delivering the Women Living Free from Abuse programme $22,022 $5000 Towards the cost of continuing the visiting service to rural areas $10,000 $5000 To employ an on-site gardener for the community garden to provide support, advice and liaise $17,680 $1000 Towards a salary for a new position of a male Maori support worker to work along with Tane in abusive relationships $40,000 $5000 To employ a coordinator for all Elevate support services and resources and to connect at-risk families to positive mentors $17,100 $5000 Towards the purchase and installation of a hoist for disabled or injured people to be able to get in and out of the pool Coordinator wages towards the Wellsford District Active Recreation Strategy

$10,634 $10,634 $25,724 $25,754

Towards staff and operational expenses for the In2it Street Games sessions being held in Rodney and Hibiscus and Bays Towards the 40 Days of Summer event Towards salaries, training and travel for the community youth coordinator and casual youth worker Towards paying half the annual lease on premises at 58 Hamatana Rd, Snells Beach

$18,824 $15,000 $28,960 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $15,000 $10,000

Towards a weekly support group for Maori in Hibiscus Coast and Warkworth Towards the cost of completing a school education kit, creating a teachers guide, advertising and short story competition ‘What Maui’s mean to me’ Towards the purchase of uniforms for the volunteers Towards the cost of continuing the paid coach’s position to further develop and enhance the skills and abilities of the volunteer members Towards the cost of administrative support to provide learning opportunities to members Towards the Rodney NHS Coordinator’s salary Towards administrative & operational costs of this voluntary, nonprofit national network of groups supporting families who have experienced the death of a baby Towards coordinator, volunteer and activity costs for the 4U mentoring programme Towards the costs of field officers for 12 weeks Towards presenter training to identify appropriate people, and to run workshops to pass on skills for presenting, planning and running events, fundraising and evaluation of the events Towards the cost of wages to run preschool gymnastics Towards the cost of salaries, administration, raising community awareness and volunteer costs Towards the Warkworth Christmas parade 2012 For Coordinator wages towards the Wellsford District Active Recreation Strategy Towards the installation of display flags on the main road to beautify the street Towards the Whangateau Shipyard Bridge Restoration & Walkway Project, to replace a historic bridge across Birdsall Stream to connect an existing walkway between Big Omaha Wharf & Tramcar Bay Towards the costs of running the 8-week Computer Training Course and the Return to Work programme

$10,000 $5000 $7586 $0 $6000 $6000 $20,800 $0 $3000 $3000 $12,000 $10,000 $4449 $4449 $6000 $6000 $4868 $4868

Towards the ‘Stand Up’ programme for young girls – a 2-day workshop about healthy relationships delivered to 14-15 year old girls Towards the cost of 20 youths attending the Blue Light Life Skills Camp To complete works on a climbing wall Towards wages for the Young Mothers Support programme which provides parenting skills, behaviour management skill and strategies for raising children

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The new library will help extend the town centre southwards, along Port Albert Road.

Wellsford Library building going to plan The new Wellsford War Memorial Library, in Port Albert Road, is taking shape and creating a strong presence at the southern end of town.

Libraries manager Vicki Clarke stormwater drainage work will start The new library’s footprint is nearly five times that of the current library. says the concrete floor slab has been before Christmas.” poured, structural steel framing has The $3.6 million facility is due to be The larger area will include: been erected, underfloor heating completed around next March. yy More space for recreational reading installed and the re-cast concrete The project will provide upgraded and study panels are in place. and expanded carparking for both the yy Space for hosting events such as “Over the next few weeks, in the lead- library and the museum, together with storytime and adult book groups up to Christmas, wall framing will a new plaza, which forms an entry yy Dedicated areas for children, be completed and the roof will be court to both buildings. teenagers and adults installed,” she says.

The existing war memorial flagpole yy A dedicated digital media area “The roof ventilators, which will add will be repositioned on to the plaza y y Space for growing library collections a dramatic finish to the top of the giving a generous setting for ANZAC yy Space to showcase local artwork. building, will also go in soon and day celebrations.

Christmas cards that give twice Five young artists are spreading colour around the country for Christmas this year and raising funds for CanTeen.

All in their early 20s, CanTeen patient members Hannah Josephson, Munrith Longe Singh; sibling members Rosa Cameron and Millie O’Grady; and bereaved sibling member Rachel Allan, have all put their unique creative talents to use, designing CanTeen’s annual range of Christmas Cards. Sales of the cards are the charity’s biggest fundraiser each year.

CanTeen’s National Marketing Manager Kimberley Waters says, as an organisation that receives no direct government funding, CanTeen relies on its own fundraising ventures and the support of the New Zealand public through purchasing its products such as Christmas cards or making donations. CanTeen Christmas cards come in packs of 10 for $18, and are available by calling 0800 22 34 34 or online at www.canteen.org.nz/shop/christmas-cards.

Six applicants will share nearly $26,000 in Rodney Natural Heritage funding.

The fund was set-up in 2006 to encourage and assist Rodney communities to manage, protect and restore their natural heritage, with projects that demonstrate long-term environmental benefits.

Funding support is provided for up to 50 percent of the project costs and generally, up to a maximum of $5000.

In total, $70,000 has been set aside for natural heritage funding in the current financial year. The second round of funding will close for applications on February 28.

The following grants were approved: yy Leigh Harbour Valley Society for fencing materials – $5000 yy T and M Stazyk Partnership (CVUE Haven) for site preparation, plant maintenance and weed control – $5000 yy Manaia Properties for fencing materials and labour – $5000 yy Lesley Lorraine Powell as a contribution towards native plants, site preparation and weed control – $1800 yy Gaylene Gaffney for native plants and spray for planting and site preparation – $4065. yy Wild Wetlands for fencing materials and labour – $5000.

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ASB grant boosts Warkworth squash expansion project

Tartan up for Waipu Games Tartan in the Park will be held as part of the Waipu Highland Games on January 1. The idea of the competition is to demonstrate that tartan can be a contemporary fashion fabric. There are categories and prizes for men, women, boys, girls and toddlers. Register on the day at the Clan MacLean tent. More than 3000 visitors are expected to attend the Games, which will hosted by Clan Fergusson. Info: Katrine Mclean at kayzee@xtra.co.nz

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Construction of a new glass-backed squash court, with seating for 60 people, will start at the Warkworth Tennis and Squash Club in January.

The club has received ASB Community and the club hopes to have it finished Trust funding of $176,000 for the in time for next year’s main squash project, as well as a further $12,000 season. from the NZ Community Trust.

“We are waiting to hear back about a Club president Joyce Marshall says number of other grant applications, as the proposal for the new court was we are still about $60,000 short, but put forward by Rodney Local Board fundraising efforts will continue and member Steven Garner and former the project is going ahead. The club is squash club captain Brennan Williams going from strength-to-strength with last year and the club has been working more than 300 members.” hard to get the project on its feet.

Warkworth entered several teams in “We need a third court to meet the Squash Auckland Inter Club series and three won pennants. It also had demand,” she says.

“We have been granted resource success at the NZ Masters Champs consent and the news of the grants has with Kaye Jackson winning her 10th got the club buzzing with excitement.” national title.

Joyce says the club set itself a “We are looking forward to the next fundraising target of $100,000 at last 12 months and our next project will year’s annual general meeting and so be to resurface the tennis courts.” far, $20,000 has been raised through Fundraising efforts for the new squash court are continuing and the club has various fundraisers.

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History

with Judy Waters, Warkworth & District Museum www.wwmuseum.orconhosting.net.nz

Early motoring By 1914, motorcars had become less of a curiosity on country roads and more of an inconvenience. The Rodney County Council received a petition signed by 68 people requesting the passing of a drastic law aimed at motorists in the interest of ladies and girls driving or riding on the roads. The Motor Regulation Act of 1908 gave each council the power to devise their own road rules and to erect appropriate signs. Realising motor traffic was here to stay and, after much deliberation, the councillors came up with the following: “Any person driving a motorcar shall, on meeting a person riding, driving or having charge of a restive horse, cause such motor to stop and remain stationary so long as shall be reasonable to allow the person or the horse to pass.”

The speed limit was set at 20mph on a clear road and 4mph on corners, bends and sharp angles.

Among the first car enthusiasts in the area were the Hollidays, a family which had a long association with the Warkworth Hotel. It was reported in 1915 that Mrs Holliday had introduced to Warkworth a fine new Buick car of 30 horse power and with a self-starter and that Mr Holliday was engaged in learning to drive it. When Jessie Inglis married policeman Alf Holliday in 1901, Mr. Barton supplied his finest coach to transport the happy couple

Horse traffic shares the road with automobiles.

Early patrons at the Warkworth Hotel solve the parking problem.

to Matakana before they continued to Auckland by sea. Fifteen years later, it became a tradition for a bride and her new husband to be taken to the wharf to meet the steamer, or to Kaipara Flats to meet the train, in a new motor car.

In 1916, when Mr Holliday and his

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son were returning to Warkworth from Auckland, their car somersaulted off Schedewy’s Hill into a gully and burst into flames. The occupants had a lucky escape though it seemed their passion for cars was in no way diminished. The young Harry Holliday became involved

in the marketing of Rugby cars and, in 1924, brought a car of that marque to Warkworth from Auckland in a record time of two-and-a-half hours.

By this time a branch of the Automobile Association had been formed in Rodney with A. Holliday as chairman and R. Phillips as secretary.

In 1929, Constable Robertson set out from Huntly in his Model T Ford to drive his family to his new post at Warkworth. The journey ended at Waiwera because of rain. The roads were mostly clay with a little metal so the journey from Waiwera to Warkworth was completed by scow, Model T and all.

Improvements to the roads were such that by 1930, the Automobile Association was urging Aucklanders to take a trip off the beaten track to the beautiful beaches near Warkworth. The area had been inspected and sign-posting was well advanced. A run to Algies Bay would take about three hours, with the last half-mile traversing a grass paddock.

The Public Works Department advised motorists travelling north in 1932 that a detour was in place during bituminising operations. It was necessary to leave the road at Warkworth and continue through Matakana, over the Whangaripo hill to Mangawhai. Care was needed negotiating the hills but where the road reached a high altitude the most attractive seascapes could be viewed.

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Hoteo North and Wharehine halls get their dues in new book A book celebrating NZ’s country halls will have its North Island launch at the Hoteo North Hall on December 1.

On a Saturday Night – Country Halls of to the National Archives in Auckland Small-Town New Zealand is written by uncovered the original building plans Michele Frey and Sara Newman, with and the contract signed between photographs by John Maillard and the builder George Hartnell and the Education Board of Auckland.

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Hoteo North, Wharehine and The Wharehine Hall was built in Hikurangi are the only halls, north of 1879, while Hoteo North was built in 1883. Both buildings started off Auckland, featured in the book.

Linda Macdonald, of Hoteo North, as schools, before being converted to and Barbara Lane, of Wharehine, halls. both assisted with local research and Linda and Barbara say the halls are they say they were “chuffed” the halls still a focus for community events, but the cost of their upkeep is an ongoing were chosen.

“We received the invitation to be challenge. involved about three years ago,” they “Hall committees become very good say. “We’re both relatively new to the at applying for grants,” Linda says. area so we weren’t able to draw on too “Expenses such as electricity, insurance many personal memories. Instead, we and day-to-day maintenance cost around $2000 a year, which is quite had to go digging.”

Barbara started at the Albertland a lot for a small community to find.

Museum, talking to people such as Additionally, because of the age of most Pauline Stables and Lyn Johnson, of the halls, there are always bigger and delved into local history books. maintenance jobs that need doing.”

Although Linda covered the same The book launch will include talks ground, she also went to the website by author Michele Frey and local PapersPast where she says she found historian Peter Marsh. It will be held colourful accounts of the dances and at the Hoteo North Hall at 3pm. other events held at the hall. A trip All welcome.

Book giveaway Mahurangi Matters has a copy of On a Saturday Night to give away. Just write your name and daytime phone number on the back on an envelope and post to: Saturday Night Competition, Mahurangi Matters PO Box 701 Warkworth.

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Talk covers island connection Long-time Warkworth resident Dave Parker was the guest speaker at the November meeting of the Warkworth Men’s Probus.

He spoke of his connection with the Cook Islands for more than 36 years and where he is based for three months every year. He has taken many groups to Rarotonga and in the 1980s worked as the international marketing manager for the Edgewater Hotel, the largest in Rarotonga. The current population of the Cook Islands is around 15,000. Dave has been involved with the Boys Brigade in Rarotonga for many years and is currently appealing for funds to provide more instruments for their band. For details of Warkworth Probus phone secretary Bill Speed 425 8414. Contributed Picture is of Probus president Bob Dye with guest speaker Dave Parker.

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Business women encourage leadership Mahurangi College student Jessie Wrigglesworth is the winner of the Business and Professional Women (BPW) Warkworth 2012 Leadership Award.

The award includes an all-expensespaid trip to Parliament as the guest of New Zealand First women’s affairs spokesperson Tracey Martin.

Jessie was one of five finalists. The others were Briar Gimblett, Julia Lockwood, Zoe McAuley and Grace Newsome.

Each of the candidates was asked to deliver a speech at the awards dinner and these were judged by group members.

Also present at the dinner was national BPW president Carolyn Savage who recently spoke out about the gender pay gap, calling it “legalised theft.”

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Warkworth café Chocolate Brown has won plaudits from customers and judges in a trio of recent competitions.

The licensed café was one of three upper north island finalists in NZ Café of the Year, one of six Auckland food and beverage finalists in the 2012 TOP SHOP – Retail Excellence Awards and was recently named top north Auckland café by Café Magazine, with Bennetts of Mangawhai as runner-up.

Although other businesses ultimately took the Café of the Year and Top Shop titles, Chocolate Brown’s owner Steve McClean (pictured) is “stoked” with the support shown by loyal customers who gave it the most votes of any café in the country, out of more than 22,000 cast for some 400 entrants.

Top Shop judges also rated the business highly, giving the café and chocolaterie a score of 100 percent.

“They didn’t have anything bad to say.

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had some constructive things we could work on, but it’s pretty hard to improve on 100 percent,” Steve says.

Steve and his wife Donna have been operating the café for almost three years during which time the business has thrived. They recently added a fourth chef to their 23-strong team and are considering options to accommodate booming demand for their wholesale chocolates.

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Warning: read the small print We have had several incidents over the past few months where clients have been pre-approved for finance and have, on this basis, entered into contracts to purchase property. However, when lending instructions have arrived, we have discovered that some of the financiers have requirements in the formal loan offers that have been difficult to comply with. With the demand for housing increasing over the last few months, it’s timely to consider the implications of proceeding to purchase without reading the small print in any loan offer you may be relying on.

Pre-approval can be issued but that doesn’t provide any guarantee of finance on any particular property. It is essential, particularly if purchasing at auction, to ensure that the issuer of the pre-approval is prepared to lend on the particular property you are interested in. Matters of concern can include: yy the building is of the ‘plaster’ style of construction yy the property is part of a body corporate yy there are unauthorised works which form part of the consideration and affect the value yy there is nothing in a LIM or property bag that causes concern, and yy the overall limit or percentage of value to which the financier will advance funds.

Obtaining pre-approved finance will increase your ability to make a ‘clean offer’ on a property in an increasingly warm housing market. Providing an institution’s letter-of-offer to your lawyer, before signing a sale and purchase agreement or making the agreement conditional on finance, is recommended to ensure finance to purchase the property you are interested in.

Clients purchasing older properties should be vigilant as there may be difficulty providing an insurance certificate, largely as a result of the Christchurch earthquakes, to a bank (which is a pre-requisite to obtaining bank finance over a property). A recent example involved a bungalow that had not been re-wired or had its plumbing updated within the last 30 years. In these situations, adjusting insurance cover that is satisfactory to the bank can add unforeseen challenges and increase stress levels, or worse, expose parties to liability for not completing a sale and purchase agreement on time, or at all.

We stress the need to be thorough, checking the small print before committing yourself to the sale or purchase of a property, particularly at auction. To avoid the stress and cost of purchasing outright and not being able to meet any conditions on which the money will be lent, discuss the loan offer with your lawyer before signing an agreement. Summer is a time when stress and pressure should be at its lowest ebb so, if you are buying or selling property over summer, ensure you read the small print and understand the conditions attached to any lending to ensure peace of mind.

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The new owners of Wellsford Four Square, located at 201 Rodney Street, have traded in the hustle and bustle of the city to join the Wellsford community.

Dayne and Jolie Riddell purchased the Wellsford Four Square grocery franchise last month, moving from Half Moon Bay, in Auckland’s eastern suburbs.

The couple say they are looking forward to being involved in the Four Square franchise, with its iconic and well-known history.

“Four Square is a trusted brand and through the parent company, Foodstuffs, which is 100 percent NZ owned, we are able to offer great deals,” Dayne says.

Both Dayne and Jolie have prior experience in the food and beverage industry – Dayne was a former sales manager for the manufacturing company Cerebos Gregg’s, while Jolie was the former national channel manager for DB Breweries.

“We’ve always wanted to own our own business, plus we wanted to move to a smaller, community-focused town, so Wellsford felt like the right place. We are really looking forward to getting to know the locals and becoming a part of the community.”

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Jolie says they plan to paint both the interior and exterior of the store, and update the signage.

“We are taking an immediate focus on stock levels, especially on bread and seafood and we will be reviewing our product range and will be looking at introducing new lines. Customer service and satisfaction is at the core of our business and we will be focusing on offering consistent service and quality products.”

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The shop continues to sell Gravity coffee, rewarding regulars with a coffee card providing their eighth drink free and Japan also plans a range of food and drink combo deals. Ice creams and drinks are also available.

His seven-strong team includes a number of locals and a baker with over a decade of experience. Japan has moved to Wellsford but is currently still managing the Turangi store, temporarily commuting there in the weekends, while looking forward to finding time for local sport.

In Cambodia he played basketball and table tennis, but he took up playing soccer, badminton and touch rugby in NZ. “You can’t live without sport,” he says.

Misty, the oldest working horse at Horse Riding Warkworth, turned 30 last month. To celebrate the milestone, Heather and Roger MacKenzie, daughter Melody and a handful of volunteers baked her a carrot birthday cake. Roger says reaching 30 is an achievement for any horse and Misty is still in great condition for an old mare. “Many young children, including my own, have learned to ride on Misty,” he says. “Her gentle nature and slow movements have meant many nervous riders and those with disabilities have been able to enjoy a horse trek or lesson on her. She has been working consistently since the beginning of the business in November 1989 and has travelled more than 10,000kms.” From left, Melody, Roger, Misty and Heather MacKenzie.

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Champion Bakery and Café may be new to Wellsford but the business is based on a formula that has already proved successful in other parts of the country.

Owner Japan Hok and his older brother operate similar bakeries in Turangi, Marton and Bulls, and have been encouraged by travellers from throughout the country to extend the service.

Originally from Cambodia, Japan followed his brother to New Zealand in 2001 as a 16-year-old, attending college in Wellington, Taupo and Auckland, and learning English virtually from scratch. He also mastered all aspects of the bakery trade, learning on the job at numerous companies before joining his brother.

The pair has been keen on the Wellsford location since they first combed the country for business sites in 2003, but it wasn’t for sale at the time and they opened in Turangi instead.

Now the former café’s indoor dining space has been refreshed and he looks forward to maximising the main road location, offering tourists and locals a full range of fresh sandwiches, filled rolls, pies, cakes, muffins, and baked daily, seven days a week, and available from 6am to 5pm.

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Move to Matakana’s heart just the beginning The former Brookview Teahouse, in Matakana, will re-open to the public on November 30 under its new name Plume Café.

The teahouse, which was owned and operated by Lynne Curry, closed several months ago when former owner Richard Didsbury sold to Clyde and Farida Cooper, who also own the Plume Restaurant in Sharp Road.

The one-hectare property comes with a resource consent for a 70-seat restaurant, which will eventually be built overlooking the Matakana River.

Clyde expects to start work on that project early next year.

During the recent closure, the café premises have been transformed, both inside and out, including the construction of a stand-alone patisserie.

The Coopers say they are pleased to be establishing a business in the heart of Matakana and they see the café as the next step in developing the Plume brand. The two businesses will be marketed and operated jointly, sharing staff, fresh garden produce and products from the patisserie.

The couple moved to NZ from Mumbai, in 2004, looking for a quiet, pretty area where they could see more of their family and become part of a

Plume owners Clyde and Farida Cooper.

community. In India, they ran a cargo, freight and courier business for 24 years.

“Doing business in India is quite different from NZ,” Clyde says. “Over there, if you want to be successful, you have to be prepared to work 18 hours a day. But NZ has its challenges, too.

For us, in the hospitality business,

winters are terribly slow, people costs are expensive and recruiting trained hospitality staff in this area is difficult.

“However, winter is also an opportunity to regroup, think of new strategies, have staff trainings and have a bit of a break before Labour Day weekend and the start of the new season.”

Farida says she is delighted with the new café and particularly the dovecote, which stands on the corner of the property. “The birds and I are already very good friends,” she says.

The new café can seat up to 140, but 80 to 100 is considered optimum.

Reflecting the market town atmosphere of Matakana, it will offer food that is as “fresh as possible”.

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Transforming a traditional bungalow into a functional, yet characterful, café has kept contractors on their toes, confronting unforeseen challenges with ingenuity and craftsmanship.

Brackenridge Builders project manager Tony Borich says the job became a dual challenge to turn the 1920s bungalow into a functional café and create a turnkey patisserie from scratch.

Teamwork was the key as up to six builders and 20 contractors were on site at once, working long hours to deliver the project within a tight 12week timeframe.

Designpoint architect Chris Bassett says the brief was to create light and useable spaces, while respecting the building and retaining its character.

The house features kauri weatherboards, native timber framing, matai and totara floors and ornate ceilings, all of which have been kept, along with the back-to-back fireplace that was near to collapse, but was rebuilt as a centrepiece.

Six rooms were turned into a single open-plan space incorporating new skylights, lighting, heat pumps, gas fires and ceiling insulation, while the kitchen was completely refitted.

Re-piling and relining were also necessary, with builders working around walls that were out of plumb and not square or level, Tony says.

A new deck has been built on the carpark side to “engage with the street” and indicate the building’s current use, but the café entrance remains at the rear, protected from the weather and with good links to the patisserie, Chris says.

New weatherboards, skirtings, architraves, balustrade caps and scotias were custom run to blend in with existing profiles.

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OPEN Project manager Tony Borich, designer Brigid Maire, and architect Chris Bassett say teamwork was key to completing the café on time.

After the café was complete, the 36sqm patisserie was built on the footprint of existing sheds that couldn’t be restored to commercial kitchen standards.

Chris designed a replacement building in keeping with the style of the café and re-using some existing windows.

It took just 12 weeks from demolition and design to delivery, complete with consents and fit-out, ready for chefs to start baking.

Throughout the project, care was taken to protect a pumphouse on site responsible for the entire water supply of the cinema complex and numerous other Matakana businesses.

For more café photos see this story at www.localmatters.co.nz

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Congratulations Clyde & Farida on the opening of Plume Cafe in Matakana

There is good news for Matakana residents who still bemoan the closing of the Matakana Patisserie.

A purpose-built patisserie has been “We don’t want to get ahead of built as part of the Plume Café ourselves and promise something we redevelopment. can’t deliver,” he says. “There are bound Southern Hospitality sales consultant to be some teething problems so we’ll Ross Simmonds, who has been be taking things one step at a time.” overseeing the design and fit-out of the The new patisserie features a number patisserie, says the compact patisserie of state-of-the art appliances including kitchen is designed for efficiency. a multi-rack Panem retarder prover from France, which “It’s not a huge space, so we’ve taken imported particular care to make sure the work automatically proves the dough and then flow areas will work efficiently,” he says. refrigerates it, even freezing it if necessary.

While the aim is to eventually offer The Kolb Swiss oven, which is four across-the-counter sales, owner Clyde ovens in one, allows individual baking Cooper says that in the first few conditions for everything from pastries months, it will only supply product to bread. The rolling-out table is made for the café and Plume Restaurant, as of oak which has been specially treated with boiled linseed oil and beeswax. well as sales to café customers.

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Design gives nod to the past Diners at Plume Matakana can enjoy the new venue without losing touch with the site’s long history, which is reflected in both the landscape and interior design.

Designpoint’s Brigid Maire says she has kept in mind the location’s orcharding and country homestead past, favouring a traditional English country garden style over urban chic.

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Brigid favours relatively hardy plants and repeat plantings, kept in scale with the site to create large blocks of colour and a cohesive scheme. While the café garden is slightly higher maintenance than those in many commercial settings, she says the owners’ love of flowers and provision of a gardener make it suitable for this project.

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Rodney heritage Rodney College school project floated funds disbursed

Seven applicants will share nearly $25,000 in grants allocated from the Rodney Heritage Item Assistance Fund.

The purpose of the fund is to support projects which conserve, restore and protect valued heritage items within the former Rodney District for the enjoyment and benefit of current and future generations.

Successful applicants were: yy Helensville and District Historical Society as a contribution towards repairing the floor of the Sunshine Block, formerly known as the Waitoki School – $5000 yy Helensville Community Pre-School Sunny Days as a contribution towards glass work and painting – $2270 yy Linda Marie Ward, of Reach Forward Education towards fire protection – $2081 yy Hotel North School Society as a contribution towards replacement of timber, windows, roof and gutters – $4370 yy Paul and Val Honner as a contribution towards Helensville abattoir repaint – $2350 yy Anglican Parish of Warkworth as a contribution towards exterior repairs, preparation and painting – $3773 yy Rodney Straka as a contribution towards exterior painting at 7 Saleyards Road – $5000 Applications for the second round of funding this financial year will close on February 28.

Christmas pud Christmas pudding originates from an old Celtic dish known as ‘frumenty. It was first made as a king of thick soup with raisins and wine in it.

Rodney College student Liam Pride had the satisfaction of launching his Level 3 Materials and Design Technology project in the school pool last month. To the question ‘will it float?’ came a resounding ‘yes’. Liam completed the requirements of the course by shaping a half-model of his plywood dinghy and then scaling the dimensions for lofting or drawing onto a full size flat surface. This enabled him to construct and set up temporary frames so that plywood could be bent and joined with epoxy fibreglass to form the designed shape. The hull was then fitted out with seats and rowlock chocks, painted and readied for launching. A gathering of students came to watch at the pool while Liam tested and evaluated his boat.

National Soap Box Derby returns Whangaparaoa’s Rotarians are preparing for a big weekend next April after managing to secure the hosting rights for the National Soap Box Derby for the second time. The organisation found out that it had the hosting rights in the bag last week, after a series of discussions with Auckland Council, which had been keen to put on the nationals in Auckland Domain. The nationals were last held on the course down Brightside Rd, Stanmore Bay, in 2011, so Whangaparaoa Rotary is familiar with the organisational work involved. The event is set to take place on April 6 and 7, with the Hibiscus Coast races on the Saturday and the nationals the following day. NZ race director Terry Clarkson says the event will include a nod towards its American origins, with cheerleaders and flag waving at the start. Family entertainment will run alongside. Anyone interested in sponsorship or entering a team, contact Terry Clarkson, phone 09 426 5426 or 021 918 980.

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Your LOCAL community newspapers in Auckland’s north From the reopening of a pub in Matakana to a Strengthening Families service based in Wellsford, mangrove clearing in Mangawhai and a report downgrading Warkworth’s ‘priority’ - readers on Localmatters. co.nz in November browsed a range of stories from across the region.

Meanwhile, on Facebook, there is nothing like cats and fires to get people liking and sharing.

The photos from the Four Square fire, near Mahurangi Matters HQ in Warkworth, did the rounds along with an update on the neighbouring cat Patsy, who was rescued by fire fighters!

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Onsite service for all PC concerns. Fast, friendly professional. Seniors discount ph Jon 428 4343 or 027 629 9397

dRiVeWaYs MainTenanCe Grading, Rolling and Metalling for rural Driveways. No job to BIG or small. Phone Bruce (09) 425 7766

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We also provide programmes for women that are or have been in abusive relationships.

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No job too big or small. Ph Steve 029 770 7101 or 09 425 9966. Serving Warkworth, Snells, Matakana, Sandspit.

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meet every Thursday, from 11am-4pm, in the Alnwick Street clubrooms, for fellowship, and 500 from 1pm. All welcome. Monthly meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of the month from 1pm-3pm.

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I have recently passed on the business to my good friend, Jane, who will be continuing Warkworth Health Shop’s legacy of community service.

In these difficult economic times, the small acts of grace, kindness, caring, sharing and positive outreach we extend toward each other as individuals, and to our locally-owned businesses, helps to uplift and magnify our community and our collective sense of family, belonging, community cohesion and mutual prosperity.

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WarkWorth Methodist Cnr Neville & Church Sts, Warkworth Parish Office: Ph 425 8660 Sunday Service 10.30am Hall Bookings PH 425 8053 snell’s Beach coMMunity church 325 Mahurangi East Rd Sunday Service 9am The Minister will be available every Thursday afternoon Hall Bookings PH 425 5707 Point Wells coMMunity church Williams Cres, Point Wells Sunday Services 2nd & 4th Sundays at 9.30am Mainly-Music Programme Thurs, 10am-11am, during school terms.

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Teacher takes leading role in Waipu Grand Pageant Northland teacher Alister Williams has been cast as the founding father of Waipu for the re-enactment of the township’s Grand Pageant on January 11 and 12.

Alister will play Presbyterian minister Reverend Norman McLeod in the spectacle, which will be staged outdoors on the land beside the old manse and near where the first settlers landed. It tells the story of a remarkable migration that spanned more than 30 years and several continents.

With a long-standing interest in the theatre, Alister has played many different characters in musicals and plays, as well as writing and directing productions around the country.

Directing Alister is friend and theatre colleague of 33 years, Lachie McLean, a descendant of one of the first migrant families to Waipu.

The two men share a theatrical past dating from 1979 when Lachie cast Alister as Professor Henry Higgins in Otamatea Repertory Theatre’s production of My Fair Lady. They have since worked together on many music and drama projects.

Meanwhiel, Lachie needs little introduction to Northland audiences. Every Christmas, the carol service he coordinates fills the local church to Theatrical collaborations are nothing new for actor Alister Williams (left) and director Lachie McLean. overflowing with musicians and singers from Auckland, Whangarei and even Australia joining enough to invest the amount of money we have in. He is involved with Opera North’s annual Opera in the sound and lighting design. Oceania, the in the Garden and has staged almost all the show company behind the technology involved, designed ‘greats’ of the recent past including My Fair Lady, the Rugby World Cup ceremonies in Auckland last Fiddler on the Roof, Annie, The Sound of Music and year.”

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There will be only two performances of the pageant.

This is the second Waipu pageant Lachie has both Once the sun sets and darkness descends the magic will begin. written and directed.

“We have designed it around the lighting with four “Expect the works,” Waipu Museum manager Patsy towers that project technologically sophisticated Montgomery says. “This will be the most spectacular lights and images never seen before in the north,” outdoor event ever staged in Northland.” he says.

Activity is carried out on stages on both sides “A display like this would have been impossible of the Waihoihoi River and the land beyond.

10 years ago. No other town in NZ has been bold Audiences are invited to bring a picnic, rugs and

The story of Waipu’s settlement will come to life next month during the staging of the Grand Pageant, held only once a decade.

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Well-rounded service network chalks up first 50 years While the name “Rotary” initially meant nothing more than rotating meeting places among members, today it encapsulates a global phenomenon of service and fellowship that has benefited Warkworth for 50 years.

One of some 30,000 Rotary clubs worldwide, Warkworth is part of New Zealand’s northern-most Rotary district encompassing Auckland’s northern and western suburbs and north, as well as Noumea, Vanuatu and Norfolk Island.

What began with 25 dedicated members in 1962 is now a 40-strong group with around a dozen honorary members, who will celebrate the 50th anniversary at a dinner with past Rotarians and friends on February 17.

A founding member, GP and father of four, Dr David Cross remains a Rotarian today and recalls an early project was building a playground in Bertram St. Hands-on help has always been a part of Rotary service, including working bees to pour a concrete boat ramp at Camp Bentzon, building the community hall at Totara Park, establishing the Warkworth scout den and more.

Club rules have relaxed considerably over time, abandoning strict limitations to one individual of each profession,

Children enjoy Camp Bentzon, just one of the many beneficiaries of Rotary support.

involvement by invitation only, compulsory ties and men-only edicts, but important core principles of service and fellowship remain the same.

“Even though I was talking to people all day, I was mostly listening to their problems. I found that Rotary meant meeting a lot of people in different fields from me and you could talk about anything under the sun. It broadened my outlook,” David says.

It’s a benefit that others, like long-serving member Arnold Nichols, also recognise.

“I never went into Rotary to get

anything out of it personally, but it just happens. While you’re giving to the community, Rotary quietly gives back to you.”

Fellowship extends internationally and David and his wife Margaret made some firm friends while attending Rotary International conferences, enjoying “friendship exchanges” with Rotary districts around the world and hosting numerous exchange students.

During his 1989/1990 term as district governor, Warkworth Rotarian Ken Baird made international friendship the

theme of the first district conference ever held in Noumea. The ambitious project, at a time of strained relations between France and New Zealand, resulted in a sister club arrangement between Noumea and Warkworth, a sister city relationship between Whangarei and Noumea and a previously unheard of $50,000 profit. The 1990 Conference Trust Fund has since doubled in value and continues to fund projects today.

Current president, barrister Joe Koppens, is keen to welcome anybody who wants to be involved, “provided they accept the requirements of integrity that Rotary prides itself on.”

This year the club plans to expand into more local projects including Adults in Motion’s work with the intellectually disabled, while continuing its support of groups such as Springboard.

Long established fundraising activities, including production and distribution of the local telephone directory will be supplemented by new ideas, including a dedicated wine auction on Easter Sunday at Ascension, following last year’s successful pilot that raised $5000 for Hospice.

See more photos of Rotary in action at www.localmatters.co.nz

The Rotary Club of Warkworth & District Inc is proud to have provided

50 Years of Service to the Community “People like you and me achieving extraordinary things”

Want to play a par t?

We invite You to stand tall beside us and play a part in many interesting and worthy local, social and humanitarian initiatives; making our community, our world and our future a better place for our children, our grandchildren and those less fortunate.

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Speak to one of our Rotarians or join us for dinner phone 09 423 0200 First Rotary Meeting at Camp Bentzon, Jan 2008

Calling all past members and friends to join us in our 50th Celebrations on 17th February 2013 Register by contacting Peter at mahupj@xtra.co.nz or 0274 807 451

To learn more call the PR team Peter Johns 0274 807 451 or Joy Paxton 422-2290

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Memorable fundraising moments pay dividends for numerous worthy causes Fundraising Rotary-style could just as well be called “fun raising” as Warkworth members have found innovative ways to engage with the community including dining, dancing and sailing their way into generating cash for the community.

Current club president Joe Koppens says having fun is a key part of the Rotary philosophy.

“As a club we enjoy both the process of fundraising and of applying the funds raised.”

Whether maximising the potential of one-off opportunities, or establishing ongoing events, the result has been some memorable moments,.

In a novel fundraiser in December 2008, Warkworth, Whangaparaoa and Kumeu Rotary clubs treated more than 2000 paying guests to bubbly, a tour, dinner and dancing to christen the Johnstone hill tunnels. The Night at the End of the Tunnel returned over $100,000 from which Warkworth Rotary’s share went towards the Jane Gifford restoration.

Other events have included fishing competitions and early arts and crafts expos, while a yacht race initiative proved so popular that it endured for 19 years, delivering hundreds of thousands to community projects and lasting memories for those involved.

A keen yachtie himself, 1985 president Graham Noakes initiated the race with the backing of a dedicated Rotary team and generous logistical and financial support from sponsor New Zealand Forest Products (NZFP).

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Graham says Rotary credibility got him in the door to see NZFP chief executive, David Fowlds, a Rotarian himself, who instantly got behind the project, offering funds and the skills of his then assistant, Rosanne Meo. Skippers were encouraged to supply their yachts to be crewed by fee-paying corporate teams. In the first race, 37 yachts and nearly 400 people took part in a two-hour race around the islands, starting and

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The Warkworth Rotary Club meets on Thursdays at 5.45pm for 6.15pm at Warkworth Golf Club, Matakana Road. Info: Joy Paxton, email joy@peoplepluspeople.co.nz, 422 2290; Peter Johns, mahupj@xtra.co.nz or 425 7855 or www.warkworth-rotary.org.nz ending at Kawau Island’s Mansion House, before coming ashore for a catered dinner. At its peak, the event hosted around 800 participants and raised as much as $80,000 profit from a single race.

“Ice buckets were dinghies full of ice and rum, and cokes were poured from watering cans, but in all the years we held it, only one person missed the boat home. It became a well known yachting calendar event,” Graham says.

Rotarians would set up marquees and tables the day before and return to clean-up, right down to picking up cigarette butts the day after.

In the race’s first year, Warkworth produced more money than any other Rotary club in its district with a universally-enjoyed event, benefiting the participants, the community and sponsors. The summer house behind Mansion House was later donated using yacht race funds, which also boosted numerous other projects, including building of the Warkworth Scout Den. “Some years later David Fowlds told me that the yacht race was well worth the time and money that NZFP put into it. They gleaned a lot of publicity and goodwill from it,” Graham says.

Times Media Group took over sponsorship from NZFP after about eight years, but in the race’s 19th year increasing bureaucratic obstacles were capped by a cyclone, which blew catering marquees up into the trees and saw the event cancelled.

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Exchange has lasting lessons Warkworth bank manager Bridgitte Turner credits Rotary’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) with a major boost to her business confidence and ongoing career development, as well as the choice to become a Rotarian herself.

The exchange programme provides travel grants to enable business people and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 in the early stages of their careers, to visit different countries.

For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country’s culture and institutions, observe how their vocations are practised abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas.

A self-employed mortgage broker when she applied in 2000, taking a six-week absence from her business was a big decision for Bridgitte, but one that she doesn’t regret, as she has continued to reap the programme’s rewards.

One of six selected for the programme after a rigorous application process, she was billeted by Rotary families in Virginia on the all-expenses-paid trip where she addressed every Rotary Club she was hosted by and met a variety of people relevant to her industry.

“Talking to like-minded business people made me question how I do things and helped me grow in confidence in terms of being self-

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The lesson is still relevant in her current role as ANZ Warkworth manager handling the merger of ANZ with National Bank, during which customers have indicated their view that “people are what makes an organisation”.

Invited to join Rotary a few years ago, she accepted and although work and family commitments meant she had to withdraw after a couple of years, she stays in touch with the group and expects to rejoin it in the future.

“I love what Rotary does in the community,” she says.

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Year 12 students Nicholas Lee and Angus Adamson have gained places at the Rotary National Science and Technology Forum at Auckland University, in January, where they will spend 14 days with 150 other top New Zealand science and maths students and six from Australia.

The forum aims to introduce students to university life and some of the latest science and technology developments.

Opportunities to work in laboratories and field stations of tertiary institutions around Auckland will provide insights into where science or technology qualifications could take them.

Angus is hoping the forum will help him decide what he wants to do after college.

“I am already interested in studying science and law but am keeping an open mind,” he says.

Nicholas is interested in becoming an optometrist. He says it will be a valuable experience. He is looking forward to meeting other people who share his interests.

Warkworth Rotary’s youth projects director Bruce Lambert says the boys were chosen because of their strong academic records and it’s hoped the

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PH: 09 4222 122 Congratulations to Warkworth Rotary 50 years as part of the Warkworth Community.

You have run a Sunshine fund to help out, hosted and sent exchange students, run innumerable local and overseas projects.

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experience will promote personal growth and a better understanding of the career they wish to pursue.

The college is also involved in the Rotary Youth Exchange programme, currently hosting 17-year-old Gabrille Gieanneau of France, who arrived in July for a year-long stay.

“I decided to come to NZ as I wanted to improve my English speaking skills and had heard it was a beautiful place,” Gabrille says.

“I will highly recommend this experience to my friends and family back home, and hope to return in the future,” he says.

Meanwhile, Year 13 Mahurangi College student Jake Gray has been awarded

the opportunity to travel to Brazil for a year. His aunty and mother were both Rotary exchange students themselves and recommended the experience.

“I can’t wait to get over there and experience the culture of Brazil.

It’s going to be a once in a lifetime experience. Living in the largest city in the southern hemisphere will be quite a change from Warkworth.”

Jake needs to raise around $10,000 for the trip and a fundraising excursion on the Jane Gifford is scheduled on December 8 at 2pm. Tickets $25, $40 for a couple. Info: 422 2521.

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Healthy impact worldwide Rotary is tackling life-threatening issues around the world and Warkworth Rotarians have helped to lead the charge.

With the support of clubs globally, the World Health Organisation and the Gates Foundation, Rotary International has spent 25 years and more than a billion dollars, pushing polio to the brink of eradication, reducing endemic countries from 125 to three. It’s also helped Shelterbox deliver over 120,000 boxes of survival necessities to more than 200 disasters since 2000.

Warkworth Rotary has also been helping Vanuatu. In 2002, club member Ken Baird joined Orewa Rotarian Rod Dennis in supplying insecticide-treated bed nets to protect villagers from malaria. They dealt directly with village aid posts, giving locals nets to sell and refresh with insecticide, with profits going back into health.

“We basically had to train each village aid post worker how to run a small business,” says Ken, who was involved for six years, before the project became independent.

Now the club is focusing on Vanuatu’s other needs, working to enable NZ dentists to do voluntary service and repairing a hospital roof on Ambae Island. Rotarian and former oyster

farmer Jon Nicolson has repeatedly sailed to the region, delivering surplus medical supplies from NZ, but would like to do more.

“A lot of people are very deprived and there are many things they can’t easily do themselves. Even getting corrugated iron is a big deal in a country that’s got no money. You can only do so much by yourself, but with an organisation like Rotary involved you get their muscle and credibility.”

For the hospital project Rotary will provide materials and two trained builders, who will teach local building students to do the work. Local hospitality students will also be able to practise their skills on the visiting team.

Current club president Joe Koppens recently joined a Whangaparaoa Rotary project to re-roof a school and other tasks on Tongoa Island, and also assisted with delivering medical supplies.

“Rotary has contacts all over the world, but perhaps more importantly it has credibility worldwide. Suppliers, like Bunnings, which has been very generous with this particular project, recognise the job is for a worthy cause, the people participating are not charging for their time and therefore, whatever they give goes towards the cause.”

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Despite the large crowd that turns out each year for the Wellsford Santa Parade, there’s always plenty of room to get a good view.

Busy Christmas calendar in Wellsford The Wellsford community is getting into the spirit of Christmas with a number of promotions over December.

The Santa Parade on December 1 will start at 11.30am following its usual circular route from the old railway station, along Matheson Road to State Highway 1 and then returning to the station. The parade draws thousands of spectators, as well as many brightly decorated floats.

The annual family-friendly Carols By Candlelight event will be held at the PHO offices and community garden site in School Road, on December 7, starting at 7pm. The all-weather event will feature local artists with plenty of opportunities for audience participation in the carol singing.

There will also be a sausage sizzle and glow sticks will be available. The event is alcohol-free.

A Christmas-themed colouring competition is already underway, which is open to children between

three and 12 years old.

Organisers have come up with some great prizes.

Entry forms are available from various shops in the town and the competition closes on December 19.

The Wellsford Promotions Group is encouraging locals to shop local this Christmas and as a reward, every purchase (excluding tobacco and Lotto products) made between December 1 and 21, valued at more than $10, will go into the draw for vouchers redeemable at any participating shop. First prize is $150, second prize is $100 and third prize is $50.

There will be two Friday late night shopping opportunities, on December 7 and 14. Numerous shops will also be participating in a Christmas themed Best Dressed Window competition.

Wellsford Promotions is keen to include buskers and food stalls at some of these events, including the Santa Parade on December 1. Info: Contact Robert Tod on 423 9282 during business hours.

Winning smile wins comp Almost 80 of the Hibiscus Coast’s cutest babies took part in the eighth annual Hibiscus Coast Baby Photo Competition, raising more than $2700 for the Hibiscus Coast Parents Centre in the process.

However, it was a little cutie from Wellsford, Izabella Lentino, who stole the show. Izabella’s parents took home a first prize of goods valued at more than $600. At the prize-giving last month, organiser Tania Adams of Manly Care Chemist said it was the closest competition yet. “It was great to see in these harder economic times the community getting behind this fundraiser,” Tania said.

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Fishing legend hosts junior fishing contest in north North Rodney Blue Light has got together with TV fishing show presenter Graeme Sinclair to host a Kids Gone Fishin event in Mangawhai on December 8.

Blue Light Kids Gone Fishin events have been held throughout the country for more than 15 years with fishing celebrity and Blue Light patron Graeme Sinclair at the helm.

Blue Light community youth worker Shane Gould says he is looking forward to having Graeme in attendance at the Mangawhai Boating and Fishing Club.

“Often described as the ultimate free fishing event for families, the kids will be in for a great time with the chance to hear some super fishing stories from Graeme,” he says.

The event is for families with local students up to 14 years old but it is limited to the first 100 entries. Fishing will be done along the estuary between 12pm to 2pm with the weigh-in at 2.15pm and prize-giving at 3pm.

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Wellsford School to Mangawhai, departing at 11.30am and returning around 3.40pm.

Prior registrations are essential for the bus as seats are limited and youths must be accompanied on the bus and during the event.

“Members of the Mangawhai Boating and Fishing Club are supporting the event by sponsoring a sausage sizzle, and spot prizes have been sponsored

by Tradezone, Blue Light, and The Warehouse.”

Blue Light is a registered charity and community policing youth programme with the aim of building better relations between the police, young people, their parents and the community.

Entry forms can be picked up from Wellsford School, Mangawhai Beach School, Mangawhai Fishing and Tackle, and from the Mangawhai Boating and Fishing Club or by contacting Shane Gould at North Rodney Blue Light. Info: bluelightwellsford@clear.net.nz

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More than 180 students will make up the combined schools choir at this year’s Carols By Candlelight event including Warkworth Primary School students, from left, Jessica O’Neill, Frazer Grant, Francesca Bennett and Emily Martin. Glo sticks and song sheets will be provided on the night. The evening starts at 7.30pm and usually winds-up around 9.30pm.

Community carols night welcomes Christmas Carols By Candlelight in Lucy Moore Park on Friday night, December 7, will herald the start of the festive season for many families in the Mahurangi district.

Organised by Warkworth Rotary Club, the event is in its 14th year.

Rotarian Mick Saunders says that in keeping with tradition, Speaker of the House Lockwood Smith will again compere the show and sing. He will be joined on stage by his wife Alexandra, herself a talented singer, and a colleague Jo Clayton, of Red Beach.

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Warkworth singer Jennifer Eirena and friends will also perform.

A combined choir, with students from Snells Beach, Warkworth and Mahurangi Christian schools, will perform under the baton of music teacher Linda Gribble.

Linda says the evening event provides wonderful free family entertainment for people of all ages and the audience is encouraged to take along a picnic dinner.

Mick says the show is made possible with the generous support of local

businesses and he thanked, in particular, Davco Electrical and New World Warkworth.

However, he was less than impressed with Auckland Council’s contribution.

“Our event application form used to be one page, now its 13,” he says. “The latest request from a Council officer was that we provide two people to look after the ‘lost children department’.

A local vet says he’s willing to bring along a trailer and cage if that helps, but I don’t think Council would see the funny side of that.”

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Christmas briefs Christmas concerts booked Matakana choir Matakantata will present two Christmas concerts this month. The programme will include songs from the choir, duets and solos, based on the Christmas theme of Peace on Earth in a variety of styles, as well as a segment of carols when the audience will be encouraged to sing along. Local musicians working with the choir include Mark Dashper on cello, Lyn Dashper on violin and Colin Jarvis on blues harp. The concerts will be held at the Mahurangi Presbyterian Church on December 9, at 2pm, and the Matakana Village Hall on December 14, at 7.30pm. Refreshments will be served after the concert.

Tickets $15 adults, gold coin children. Door sales will also be available, if not sold out beforehand. Info: Jenni Francis on 423 0094.

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Glyn Williams was happy to lend the association a hand to hang the lights.

Warkworth lights up treatment where businesses wish to be involved.

The project has attracted more than $5000 in donations.

Inspired by Brian Oakes, whose Ashmore Crescent house is a regular spectacle of lights each Christmas, association secretary Nicola Jones says this year is “just the beginning”.

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trees. A number of businesses have independently purchased the showy icicle lights as part of the lighting project.

Brian says he is happy to lend his expertise to the project and is already talking of giant snowflakes, Santas on buildings, a central Christmas tree and spotlighting along the river frontage next year.

All donations towards the project would be gratefully received. Info: Nicola at info@warkworthbusiness.org.nz

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Warkworth Plunket is hosting a Christmas Party on November 30 and is inviting parents to bring along their under fives to celebrate. The centre has organised a Christmas promotion which involves children getting their hands and feet imprinted onto a ceramic tile or mug as a memento to send to friends and family. Parents can purchase a tile for $15 or mug for $18. The event is a fundraiser for Warkworth Plunket which plans to refurbish its clinic in the New Year. Children are encouraged to come dressed in festive clothes. There will be games and prizes, and light refreshments will be provided. The event will be held at the Totara Park Hall in Melwood Drive Warkworth, starting at 10am. Info: Angela 425 6953.

Christmas tree show The Lions Club of Kowhai Coast is holding a “Treemendous” Christmas Tree Display in the Old Masonic Hall, Warkworth, from December 6 to 8.

On show will be a variety of decorated Christmas trees, decorated by club members, school children and a local kindergarten. A club spokesperson says it will be a great way for people to get some decorating ideas for their own tree. The display will be open from 10am to 4pm, with later closing on the Friday. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for children, with all proceeds going to local projects. Morning and afternoon teas will be available for sale.

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The appeal will close around December 14, which will give Homebuilders time to sort and distribute the presents to families in need, prior to Christmas.

Homebuilders are asking for gifts that a family can enjoy together such as board games, sports equipment, other outdoor games, beach gear and beach towels. Books for all ages, craft kits and activities, and non-perishable food items, including festive treats, will also be well-received. However,

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Festive food Meanwhile, Mahurangi Matters is also a drop-off point for food for the Mahurangi Christian food bank festive food appeal. The food bank distributed more than 90 parcels to families in the area last year. Donations of canned food, especially fruit, festive confectionery, Christmas puddings, Christmas cakes, candy canes, tea bags and coffee, shortbread and toiletry items would be appreciated. Financial donations are also welcome. Contact Roger on 425 8861 for details.

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Women’s Centre gift appeal targets struggling families Rodney Women’s Centre is calling on the community to support local people who otherwise might miss out on gifts at Christmas.

Centre coordinator Colleen Julian says there’s been an increase in the number of families seeking assistance as they struggle to meet increasing living costs, including food, petrol, power and school fees, often combined with reduced incomes.

“Most of our clients are women with children and are unlikely to be able to afford presents otherwise.”

Gifts like games and toys (without batteries), books, craft materials, musical instruments, clothes, sports equipment, swimwear (including rash vests), cosmetics and sunscreen, are ideal. Items that are new or in very good second hand condition are preferred, as sorting through older and sometimes damaged items for suitability results in considerable extra time and work, Colleen says.

While many of the gifts go to younger children, items for teenagers and adults are also appreciated.

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Aussies bring Shakespeare back to Matakana Matakana hosts After two sell-out performances earlier this year, Australia’s Essential Theatre is returning to Matakana in January, with another classic Shakespearean tale.

The troupe will present the crossdressing classic romantic-comedy Twelfth Night at Ascension Wine Estate on January 6 and 7.

Ascension’s Darryl Soljan says he is delighted to host the event again.

He says it’s a rare opportunity to sip wine among the vines as the sun sets and watch an outdoor performance of a Shakespeare classic,” he says.

“Should the weather not play its part, the performance can easily be moved indoors.”

Darryl says the combination of talented actors, humour and a passion for Shakespeare’s text has earned the company a loyal and growing Cast members of the Essential Theatre are in rehearsals for this summer’s audience.

The Twelfth Night plot is based on the production of Twelfth Night. madness of love, featuring jealousy, company’s 11th anniversary, promising based company performed the classic mistaken identity, cross-dressing, fights to be bigger and better than ever. romantic-comedy Much Ado About and duels. The performance falls on the In January this year, the Melbourne- Nothing at Ascension to a sell-out crowd.

Harbourcare exhibition opens at Goat Island An exhibition of the work of local photographers, showcasing the abundant marine life and intertidal habitats and estuarine plants of the Whangateau Harbour, is on display at the Discovery Centre, at Goat Island. Titled Eyes on Whangateau Harbour, the exhibition is made up of about 30 pictures which capture the natural magic of the harbour’s dry and wet habitats, and its plants and creatures. The Discovery Centre is open Thursday to Sunday, from 10am to 4pm. The exhibition will run to the end of February. Whangateau Harbour is a relatively unspoiled estuary, one of the few in the Auckland region, with abundant marine life and a wealth of healthy intertidal habitats and estuarine plants.

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School children in Matakana will participate in a workshop on December 4, as part of an Auckland Arts Festival 2013 commissioned work.

Contemporary artist Tiffany Singh is creating a huge installation project Fly Me Up to Where You Are involving hundreds of school children Aucklandwide. Singh is a globally-recognised artist and, as part of her project, she will work with the children to make Tibetan-inspired dream flags.

During the school-based workshop, she will talk to children about their hopes and dreams for the future, and how they might use the flags to express their thoughts.

Between March 6 to 24 next year, the festival organisers expect that thousands of the children’s dream flags will be displayed in a colourful installation in Aotea Square. The project is aimed at bringing the voices of children directly to the heart of the city.

The arts festival will provide endless opportunities to experience theatre, music, dance and art by some of the country’s and the world’s very best performers and artists. Info: aaf.co.nz

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Kawau Island inspires poet The tranquil and secluded environs of Kawau Island have proved an inspiring backdrop for poet Lois Hunter.

Lois has just released her sixth book of poetry entitled Words and Words and Kawau Island which follows on the heels of her last book Words Over the Water.

“Living close by the water is definitely an inspiration,” she says.

Lois studied poetry at Auckland University and among her earlier books was Mangawhai – A Personal Impression which recounts early days spent at Mangawhai when her father Ralph Hunter was working on the village’s first subdivision. Her poems have been accepted by a variety of publications under the surnames of Eden, Broom and Hunter. She has also had some years of experience in teaching creative writing and was a founder of the Warkworth Performance Café.

By Lois Hunter A sudden scurry of leaves across the deck, and a clatter of something falling startles the afternoon heavy with the sound of gathering bees and the yellow of freesias.

The glass surface of the harbour has crinkled like cellophane and the trees in the East are restless – by early evening they’re heaving birds into the sky – and yet the artist will not stand and hurry outside to unpeg the sheets which snap at the line, but continues to distil the yellow afternoon much like the cat continues to sleep by the sheltering tank stand, and goes deeper into its dream in the final fragments of sunlight.

Environmental film on kauri song Song of the Kauri, a self-produced feature documentary film by Queenstowner, Mathurin Molgat, has been selected to feature at the prestigious 2013 Environmental Film Festival run by National Geographic in Washington DC. Song of the Kauri mixes music, politics, ecology and economics. Mathurin says it is a New Zealand story that speaks the universal language of green economics.

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Easy tarts Last year, at this time, I decided that I finally needed to master the art of making Christmas tarts instead of relying on mass-produced ones at the last minute.

All of us here at Taste spent many enjoyable hours experimenting with various recipes and have decided that the one below was not only very easy to whip up quickly when required but also really yummy to eat. It is a simple job to make up the mincemeat and have it on hand in the fridge, and the pastry is so quick in the processor that when visitors are expected you can have warm, just-out-ofthe-oven tarts to serve with a cup of tea or a glass of wine, depending on the time of day. All of us here at Taste would like to take this opportunity to wish all our lovely customers and their families a wonderful festive season and to thank you all for the wonderful support you have given us over the past year.

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(Makes about 600ml) • 75g soft dark brown sugar • 60ml port • 350g dried cranberries • 1 tsp ground cinnamon • 1 tsp ground ginger • ½ tsp ground cloves • 75g currants • 75g raisins • 1 orange, zest and juice only • 25ml brandy • few drops almond extract • ½ tsp vanilla extract • 2 tbsp honey In a large pan, dissolve the sugar in the port over a gentle heat. Add the cinnamon, ginger, cloves, currants, raisins, dried cranberries and the zest and juice of the orange. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 20 minutes, or until the fruit has broken down and has absorbed most of the liquid in the pan. (You may need to squish the cranberries a little with the back of a wooden spoon to help break them up.) Remove from the heat and allow to cool a little. Add the brandy, almond extract, vanilla extract and honey and stir well with a wooden spoon to mash down into a paste. Spoon the mincemeat into sterilised jars and, once cool, store in the fridge for up to two weeks.

Quick and easy pastry • 125g butter • 1 cup flour • 1/2 cup icing sugar Place ingredients into a food processor and run machine until the pastry clumps around the blade. Divide pastry into small balls and, with floured hands or a tart tamper; press into the bases and up the sides of well-greased mini muffin trays. Place the pastry-lined tins in the freezer to chill for 20-25 minutes until the pastry is really firm and hard. If wished leave some pastry to cut into small stars for tops. Fill with mince mixture and top with star and bake at 200C for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

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A Mobile Information Unit is to be trialled as a possible replacement for the Orewa visitors’ information centre which will close on December 14 with the loss of four paid and seven volunteer positions.

The mobile unit is the result of also states that the i-SITE resources, negotiations between Hibiscus & including the booking systems, will Bays Local Board member John remain at the current site and may be Kirikiri, Destination Orewa Beach transferred to a Trust in due course. and Auckland Tourism Events & Auckland Tourism Events & Economic Development (ATEED) Economic Development (ATEED) chief executive Brett O’Riley. confirmed the closure of the Orewa The trial of the Mobile Information i-SITE, as well as others at Takapuna, Unit will take place from Boxing Day Kumeu, Pukekohe and Bombay, last month, citing economic reasons and through to January 12.

Mr Kirikiri says urgent talks with changes in technology. volunteers regarding staffing the trial The Orewa i-SITE was forecast to run facility are about to take place. He says a deficit of almost $150,000 for the that the agreement with Mr O’Riley 2012/13 year.

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Carpark stray inspires children’s story book St John honours The rescue of a ginger cat from a McDonalds carpark in Auckland was the inspiration for a children’s story, written and illustrated by mother and daughter duo, Karen and Samantha Lane, of Warkworth and Snells Beach.

Big Mac, published by Duck Creek Mother and Press, will be launched this month. daughter Karen Publisher David Ling says he receives and Samantha at least five unsolicited manuscripts a Lane make a week, or nearly 300 a year, but only creative team. accepts three or four for publication.

“We’re thrilled to see the story in print,” Samantha says. “Big Mac is based on a real cat that was rescued by my aunt and is aimed at four to eight year olds.”

It is Karen and Samantha’s first collaboration, but they say it is unlikely to be their last.

Both are teachers – Karen taught at Warkworth Primary School for 17 years, and now relieves at both Warkworth and Snells Beach, while Samantha has been teaching English at Rodney College for the past five years.

“I’ve always been interested in drawing since I was a child,” Samantha says. “I mainly do pigment ink drawings and my work is in four galleries around NZ.” Book giveaway Karen, who wrote the text for the Mahurangi Matters has a copy of Big Mac to give away to one lucky reader. Just book, is currently working on a novel write your name and daytime phone number on the back of an envelope and for children. post to: Big Mac Competition, Mahurangi Matters PO Box 701 Warkworth.

Duck Creek has printed more than 1000 Alternatively, enter by sending us a private message marked ‘Big Mac’ on our copies of the hard-backed picture book, Facebook page (www.facebook.com/mahurangimatters). Competition closes on December 14. which will be distributed nationally.

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Thirteen St John members from Auckland, including Gaye Flewellyn, of Warkworth, have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to their respective communities in the annual St John Honours list.

Recipients include both volunteers and paid staff who work side-by-side to provide a wide range of services.

St John Northern Region general manager Gary Salmon says St John members make an incredible contribution dedicating their time, skills and compassion to serving their local communities.

During Gaye’s 12 years as a volunteer at the Warkworth Station, she has unfailingly attended several shifts a week in addition to attending local ambulance events.

She also helps to run social events for volunteers and permanent staff, and has raised thousands of dollars for St John through fundraising events.

Her citation said that if any member was sick or injured, she was always there to offer her support not only to the member but also their family.

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Rotator cuff pain seems to be experienced by more and more people, but ACC are a lot less inclined to fund surgery for these issues. Fortunately, in many cases, there are some very good ways of improving these problems without the need for surgery. In fact, most of the cases I treat can avoid the need for surgery. But what is the rotator cuff? The rotator cuff is a collection of four muscles and their tendons that stabilise and help to move the ball and socket joint of the shoulder.

What can go wrong? Essentially there are two main problems that develop with the rotator cuff. Rotator cuff tears. This is usually a tear in the tendon that can occur from an injury or from wear and tear. Impingement. This is typically where one of the rotator cuff tendons becomes pinched in the joint during lifting of the arm.

However, there are other sources of arm and shoulder pain that are often present with these conditions. If these are not identified, all other treatment will probably be unsuccessful so a thorough assessment is essential to determine the scope of the problem and the extent of the dysfunction.

A proper assessment takes up to an hour to perform and needs to be done by an experienced practitioner specialised in this area. How and when the pain occurs, as well as the exact nature and severity of the pain needs to be established and a full, hands-on examination should follow. We look for quality and amount of movement, muscle-wasting, spasm, constriction and weakness. Ultrasound and x-ray are useful to establish the degree of tendon damage and to rule out other problems.

Treatment options: yy Muscle and joint rebalancing. yy Steroid injections and anti-inflammatories. yy Surgery.

Muscle and joint rebalancing is critical to allow the normal function of the joint to be achieved. This nearly always reduces pain and allows better movement.

Failure to do this will often result in complications and deterioration of the rotator cuff. Steroid injection and anti-inflammatories are often recommended and can be useful in conjunction with muscle and joint rebalancing. However, there are possible pitfalls if only anti-inflammatories/steroid injections are used.

These methods can mask pain and may hide the warning signs of further damage and deterioration of the tendons.

But worse, if muscle and joint rebalancing is not performed and the underlying problems are not addressed, then the problem often returns and is often worse, sometimes leading to the need for surgery. Surgery can be a good option but it should always be the last resort as it takes many months to rehabilitate after surgery, and usually more extensive treatment. Many cases avoid the need for surgery with correct care.

Homes tour success The biennial Warkworth Wellsford Hospice Homes Tour, which crisscrossed the Mahurangi West peninsula last month, raised just over $16,000.

Fundraising coordinator Lesley Ingham says the total was a “fantastic result” and about half as much again as the 2010 homes tour. “Hopefully this is a sign that people are starting to spend on events again,” she says. Hospice thanked major sponsors Ray White Bogue, Zealandia Sculpture Garden and Fired.

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Humourous look at army life put in print Bowel screening Memories of four years in the NZ Army during the late 1960s and early 1970s proved fertile ground for Matakana author Coll Bell who has just published his first book.

The 61-year-old semi-retiree has Matakana author Coll packed tales of his adventures as a Bell has written a book teenage recruit into the book he’s about his adventures in called The Green Machine. the NZ Army.

Tinned lamb and peas, mock ambushes, the overnight express train to Wellington and, of course, character development, are just a few of the topics the former solider covers in his reflection on the army life.

Coll describes his book as a light-hearted look at life in army during that era.

“I was 17 years old, working at the South British Insurance Company and bored stiff,” he says. “I was more or less fired but not long after, I meet Terry, to whom the book is dedicated. Terry was a rifleman in the army and it was his influence that made me sign up. He was 20 when he was killed in Vietnam.”

Coll joined the artillery division as a gunner because it was the only corps where he could sign on for just two remember arriving there, full of He then went on to build yachts for nervous excitement. I was sent over as 30 years. He says his next book will be years. an intelligence operator to be a part of a collection of humorous stories from “One of those years was spent in NZ the Support Company.” boatbuilders yards. and the other was supposed to be After the army, Coll began an adult The Green Machine is available from served in Vietnam, which appealed apprenticeship with the Artificial the Warkworth RSA and The Village to me as a young lad who wanted to Limb Centre making prosthetic limbs. Book Shop, Matakana. get out and see the world. The only problem with this was that a number Book giveaway of other lads had the same idea, which resulted in a large waiting list. My Mahurangi Matters has a copy of The Green Machine to give away. To enter, first two years was coming to an end write your name and daytime phone number on the back of an envelope and and I hadn’t left the country but I was post to: The Green Machine Competition, Mahurangi Matters PO Box 701 told if I signed up for another two, I Warkworth. Alternatively, enter by sending us a private message, with the would get to go overseas. Eventually competition name as the subject, to our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ I made it Singapore and I’ll always mahurangimatters). Competition closes November 22.

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A total of 33 people who have taken part in the Waitemata DHB’s BowelScreening Pilot have been found to have bowel cancer.

The four-year programme is being offered free to Waitemata residents aged 50 to 74 years, who are eligible for publicly funded healthcare. A decision on whether screening for bowel cancer should be rolled out nationally will be made at the end of the pilot.

The pilot’s clinical director Mike Hulme-Moir says the participation rate of 54 percent is a pleasing result compared with the same stage of similar programmes internationally. The goal is to achieve 60 percent uptake by the end of the pilot. Latest figures to the end of September 2012 show: yy 22852 samples have been returned yy 1456 positive results yy 962 follow-up colonoscopies have been performed yy 704 of these people had polyps detected or removed yy 35 cancers have been detected in 33 people Mr Hulme-Moir says bowel cancer can be present with few or even no warning signs or symptoms.

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A little boy’s wish for a place to play with his friends, hide out and store ‘secret boy stuff’ is closer to reality following a Charity Pirate event in Rodney on November 17 and 18.

Water fight funds Make A Wish A water fight between the Charity Pirates and Mahurangi East and Manly firefighters, on the weekend of November 17 and 18, helped raise money for the Make a Wish Foundation.

Around $1500 was raised by bucket- Mangawhai, says the ‘friendly water shaking which will go towards making skirmishes’ were great fun and local a wish come true for eight-year-old children enjoyed playing in the water.

Jaxon Waters, of Warkworth. Jaxon The only injury was to a Manly fire has lymphoblastic leukaemia and fighter who got high pressure water in his one cherished wish is to have a his eye. playhouse, complete with trapdoor, The Charity Pirates is a volunteer fireman’s pole, swings and a ladder. organisation started by Marty and The water fight took place at short Roger Weymouth in 2000 to raise notice and was poorly publicised, so money for children’s charities. the only spectators were people who To date, they have raised more than happened upon the event by chance. $150,000 for various causes including However, organiser Marty Searle, of Variety The Children’s Charity.

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The story of some of the wrecks that lie off the Pouto Peninsula coast are the subject of a documentary made by Winston Cowie (left) and David Sims.

Shipwreck explorers Alvin Wilcox (left) and Noel Hilliam.

Documentary makers hot on Dutch shipwreck theory A documentary, written and coproduced by a former Matakana and Warkworth school student, Winston Cowie, premiered at Matakana Cinemas on November 15.

Mystery at Midge Bay takes an independent look at shipwrecks along the Pouto Peninsula to the Hokianga Harbour, and their European connections.

Winston, aged 30, says his interest in the wrecks was sparked years ago, after a conversation with his father while watching ginger-headed Paul Tito playing rugby for NZ Maori.

“When I questioned Tito’s heritage, Dad said there’d always been a lot of rumours about Spanish and Portuguese ships being the first European settlers in New Zealand,” he says.

“But there was no scientific proof, there was only smoke so film-maker David Sims and I teamed up and decided to investigate it.”

While the film makes no claims, it does suggest that there is a ship lying off the Pouto coast which pre-dates Captain Cook’s arrival in 1769. If their suspicions are proved correct, it would also pre-date NZ’s oldest known shipwreck – the sealing supplies trader Endeavour which sank in Fiordland in 1795 – by nearly a century.

“Up until now, the general belief is that there weren’t any voyages between

Maunganui Bluff and a remake of one of the potential early wrecks.

Abel Tasman’s sighting of NZ in 1642 and Cook’s arrival. This discovery could turn that on its head.”

With the aid of local historians and university researchers, many of whom appear in the film, Winston and David began piecing together existing evidence.

A key part of the research has been the recent carbon dating of pieces of a wreck, by dendrochronologist Jonathan Palmer, which were found stored at the home of a local resident and at the Dargaville Maritime Museum. Dr Palmer is the scientistin-residence at The Kauri Museum and has been involved in tree-ring studies for more than 25 years.

In the film, he says the wood from the wreck is at least 300 years old and the teak and tropical lagerstroemia

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The film-makers hope to see Mystery at Midge Bay air on national television and are also exploring potential overseas markets. The proceeds from sales would be used to fund two further parts in the story.

“There’s a lot more to tell, but we need to raise some funds to carry out further investigations,” Winston says. “There are three wrecks which we are particularly interested in. Two are fairly inaccessible so it’s the one in Midge Bay which is the focus of our attention at this time.”

Winston’s family lives at Baddeleys Beach and Campbells Bay, and

he attended both Matakana and Warkworth Primary Schools. After finishing high school in NZ, he did law at Otago, before taking up an academic/rugby scholarship at Oxford where he did a Masters degree in science and environmental policy.

After a three-year posting with GHD to Qatar, in the Middle East, he returned to NZ a year ago nursing a serious rugby injury, which damaged his knee.

He is also the author of A Flame Flickers in the Darkness, published earlier this year, which covers the NZ land wars of the 1860s.

Mystery at Midge Bay will screen for one-night only at Matakana Cinemas on December 6, at 6.30pm, and the The Kumara Box, Dargaville, on December 7, at 6.30pm. Limited seats are available. Contact the cinema for more information.

If only Poutu Lighthouse could talk, many of the mysteries along this stretch of coastline would be solved.

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Harbour Sport’s Mahurangi Clubs and Schools Sport project has multiple partners. These are Mahurangi Rugby Club, Warkworth Athletics Club, Warkworth Hockey Club, and schools at Ahuroa, Kaipara Flats, Leigh, Matakana, Snells Beach and Warkworth.

The aim of this project was to: yy increase the quality of physical education programmes in schools so that all students get more opportunities to be physically active in sport, develop higher levels of skill and competence, and greatly increase their confidence to a level where they are likely to want to join club sports. yy establish links between clubs and schools to make clubs accessible for students to join. yy increase the number of teachers, parents and community volunteers who are able to coach and manage sports teams, and yy increase the skill levels of teachers, parents and community volunteers.

There have been considerable successes from this project across multiple sports.

In athletics there has been a 25 percent increase in participation numbers. The club believes this can be directly attributed to the in-class athletics development students and teachers have received.

Snells Beach Primary has bowls being played at the school. The local community has come into the school to use the hall and the success was in seeing the older generation working alongside and coaching the students. The community engagement, respect and development of social capital have been evident.

Strong tennis links have been developed with the local club. There has been an increase in the numbers of participants at Mahurangi East Tennis Club as a result of the KiwiSport coach linking children into the club.

There has also been improved delivery of sport within schools. Teacher professional development with coaching has seen a noticeably greater level of activity during sessions. There are now more students actively engaged in lessons for longer periods of time which means less time spent waiting in lines for their turn. Children have learned fundamental ball skills. This now sees more children opting to play sport such as handball in the playground during lunchtime. The choice to play sport is due to increased confidence and improved hand-eye coordination with the key success of children transferring skills from KiwiSport lessons to active playtimes.

From a small beginning, KiwiSport has grown into a Government-funded initiative that delivers significant coaching, volunteer and sporting outcomes.

Harbour Sport is proud of its involvement and looks forward to it continuing to grow and impact on our local communities.

A roundup of sports activities and events in the district Junior golf

The Mangawhai Golf Club is inviting new junior members to come along and see if they like golf. Boys and girls over eight years old are welcome, under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Mix of on-course play and off-course coaching. Info: Denise Stuart 431 4023, or email stubuild@clear.net.nz Wrestling

The North City Silverbacks Olympic Wrestling Club trains every Thursday at Mahurangi College Gym. College wrestling for rugby is at 3.30pm, and club wrestling from 4.15pm. New members welcome. Info: Graham 09 426 7156.

Karate

Go-Kan-Ryu (GKR) Karate is held at the Masonic Hall, Baxter Street Warkworth, on Monday nights from 7.30pm. Suitable for children over five years old, adults and families welcome. Visitors welcome. Info: Hayden 021 753 115, visit: gkrkarate.com Tennis

Wellsford Tennis has juniors on Thursdays from 3.30pm and midweek tennis on a Wednesday from 9.30am. All welcome, racquets available.

Info: Vanessa Oldfield 423 7066.

Table tennis

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National recognition. These were presented

by Stephanie Hazard, a past student of our school who was skipper of the NZ Women’s

David Macleod

Dear Parents and Guardians Tena Koutou Katoa Senior Prizegiving on Wednesday 7th November was a wonderful celebration of the academic successes of our students. The Dux this year was Laura Mills and the Proxime Accessit was Lucy Brooking.

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Match Racing Team at the London Olympics.

On Monday 5th November, Dr Nigel Evans At the Prizegiving from the Woolf Fisher Trust presented a there were 15 Tertiary prestigious Woolf Fisher Fellowship to our lls Mi a ur La x: Scholarships awarded, PHOTO: Du Head of English, Mrs Jenny MacDonald.

Brooking & Proxime: Lucy including 8 major Only 15 of these are awarded each year University Scholarships worth $5,000 or more each. Students can throughout NZ and, as well as the distinction apply for these towards the end of Term 3 each involved, Mrs MacDonald will be funded to travel year. These scholarships are awarded primarily overseas next year to see innovative practice in on the basis of their Level 2 results in NCEA along with an application form which includes details of their contribution to the wider life of

PHOTO: Mr Bob Nelligan, one of the Trustees presented Nathan & Kerianne with their tickets, backpacks and thermal t shirts

her curriculum area in overseas schools.

PHOTO: Head Prefects presenting flowers to their dean, Mrs Marilyn Newlove, at Senior Prizegiving

the school.

Each year the St Patrick’s Day Charity Golf Classic trustees sponsor two students from throughout Auckland to attend the Outward Bound Course in Anikiwa. This year both recipients are from our school, Nathan Bull and Kerianne Hatton from Year 12. They will attend the 21 day course in early January 2013.

The Cultural and Sporting Blues awards were held in the first week back this term. At the This has been another Cultural Blues our highest achievers in the visual and performing arts were recognised.

The evening also included a wide range of items from various performing groups within the college.

At the Sporting Blues we awarded 126 Blues awards for students who had gained regional representation or better in their sport and 13 high achiever awards for PHOTO: Stephanie Hazard with Shayne Dawson and MichaelLydia Winiana at the Sports Blues students who had gained

very successful year for the college and we thank all parents for their support again this year.

School will resume in the new year on Wednesday 30th January for years 7, 11 and 12 and on Thursday 31st for all other students. We wish you all well for the festive season.

David Macleod, Principal

ISSUE 11: December 2012

important dates Monday December 3 - 7 • Year 9 Camp Week Monday December 3 • Year 10 Activity Week • Year 7 & 8 Top Team Day Tuesday December 4 • Year 13 Graduation Dinner Wednesday December 5 • Year 7 & 8 Wenderholm Trip • Year 10 Motat Trip • Year 10 Middle School Graduation Evening 7pm • NCEA Exams finish Thursday December 6 • NZSS Touch Tournament - Hamilton Friday December 7 • Year 9 Camp returns • NZSS Touch Tournament - Hamilton • Year 7 & 8 Prizegiving. 12 - 1.30 pm • Term 4 ends • Sunday January 27 • Year 13 Camp assemble 3am Sandspit • Wednesday January 30 • Years 7, 11 & 12 Start Term 1Thursday January 31 • Years 8, 9 & 10 Start Term 1 • Year 13 Camp Return 11pm Sandspit Tuesday February 4th • Year 7 Camp Begins

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Check out our public libraries these holidays.

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Cultural Blues 2012

Senior Kapa Haka Group Invited to Perform at RSA

This year’s Cultural Blues evening depicted our very talented cultural groups/students with a splendid array of cultural performances. We had performing groups representing Dance, Kapa Haka, Speech, Drama, Music, our Pasifika group and of course, our Performing Arts Academy. The highlight at the end of the evening was a ‘flash mob’ performance by all our Cultural students singing “Sing” by Gary Barlowe.

Our top awardees are as follows: Ruahei Demant and Scott Dirven - Cultural Persons of the Year. Katie Kuo - Performing Arts Person of the Year. Tazmin Waata - Visual Arts Person of the Year. Ema Tirae - Services to Pasifika. Nicole Adams - Most Dedicated Student to Music and Performing Arts. Lydia Henderson - Up and Coming Year 10 student.

I would like to congratulate all students who received awards and certificates during the evening.

Jane Newby, Arts Coordinator

On 25th October, the Mahurangi Senior Kapa Haka performance group were invited to perform at the Veterans Day luncheon at the Warkworth RSA. Because this luncheon was to commemorate Armistice Day, the Senior Kapa Haka group sang songs from WWI and WWII as well as delighting the audience with their kapa haka repertoire. Mariana Winiana also performed a dance that she had choreographed to the well-known, Forties favourite, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. The students individually addressed the audience of veterans, expressing their humility at being invited to participate in the luncheon. Many students shared stories of their whanau’s involvement in both World Wars. Brooke Ferris dedicated her performance to her great-grandfather Joseph Robert Sharp who, at the age of 92, was in the audience. He was part of the NZ Expeditionary Force, based in Egypt, and later discharged in Italy during 1943.

Khalled Burdett dedicated her performance to her grandfather, Robert Henry Burdett, who served in

Germany where he was shot and injured. Fortunately, he survived and returned to New Zealand to carry on with his life and had two further sons, one of whom was Khalled’s father.

This annual event is always enjoyed by the Veterans and provides moving opportunities for both Veterans and students to share stories about those who acted selflessly to secure a future for the next generations.

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2012 Sports Blues

This year has been great for sports. The Junior Underwater Hockey team not only qualified for their very first NZ Secondary Schools Nationals but won the Silver medal as well. The Senior Girls and Senior Mixed Touch Teams are off to NZ Secondary Schools Touch Nationals, again, and the Sailing team finished 5th at Nationals. Our netball, soccer and hockey teams have also had a great year doing well in their respective North Harbour competitions.

Congratulations to all the students who received awards at the recent Sports Blues Awards. It was a great evening with guest speaker and ex student Stephanie Hazard talking about her successes and experience at the 2012 Olympics. Stephanie was part of the New Zealand Sailing team. We also congratulate our Team of the Year - the Junior Underwater Hockey Team as well as the Sportswoman and Sportsmen of the year, Michael-Lydia Winiana, Kayne Middleton and Shayne Dawson. We have many talented students and look forward to seeing more of them in the future. Thank you to everyone who brought a plate for supper and to Mrs Osborne and her group of Touch students and parents for organising the supper.

Thank you to all the staff, parents and students who volunteered their time and expertise to coaching, managing or officiating for a sports team this year. And a special thank you and congratulations to Greame Hobman (Wrestling Coach) and Michelle Hilliam (Netball Senior 1 Team Manager) who won the Harbour Sports Volunteer of the Month Awards in August and September.

If you are interested in Coaching, Managing or Officiating for a sports team next year we would love to hear from you. Please contact the Sports Office on s.hawken@mahurangi.school.nz or ph 09 425 8039, ext 726.

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Proudly Supporting Mahurangi College

Warkworth-Wellsford Hospice has had the cost of its services covered for a day thanks to the efforts of students from Mahurangi College.

Providing support for anybody living with a terminal illness, the Hospice received a $1500 cheque from the school after students from Orange House held a fundraising Mini Formal Ball mid year.

House leader, Elizabeth Collings, says the ball is held annually to give middle school students their own ‘prom’ type event.

This year Orange House chose to support the Hospice because of its work providing in-patient care in the home and the community.

“Hospice House covers an area from Puhoi to Mangawhai and it is not only for old people but for anyone living with a terminal illness,” says Fundraising Co-Ordinator Mrs Lesley Ingham.

“It costs about $700,000 a year to run this service and the amount the students have raised will be able to fund it for a day and we are very grateful for that, “ she says.

Pictured with examples of equipment provided by the Warkworth-Wellsford Hospice are from left House Leader, Isaac Williamson, Mrs Ingham, Nursing Team Leader, Mrs Paula Garner, and.Mahurangi College Orange House Leader, Elizabeth Collings.

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Ocean adventurers Delphine Lechifflart and Franck Rabilier will perform their acrobatic show at Sandspit this month.

Sailboat acrobats swing in Long-distance sailors are typically driven by a desire to explore new horizons, a passion for being at sea, or some combination of both.

But Delphine Lechifflart and Franck male-female relationships. Both are Rabilier may be the only ones driven high-performance, family shows. by their love of performing while The couple use masks and aerial ribbons, suspended from the rigging of their but little else in the way of props. sailboat La Loupiote.

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They travel with their two daughters, “It’s so beautiful when you perform Loeva,12, and Ondja, four. outside between the sea and the sky, The French couple will be performing but sometimes if there is some wind or at the Sandspit Yacht Club on some waves, it’s difficult for us.”

December 7 and 8. The mast, boom, While the shows are free, a hat will be rigging and other parts of their sailboat passed around for donations to assist are used to perform aerial acrobatics. with ongoing costs of life on the water.

The 20-minute show The Sailors is a There will be two shows on Friday, parody that pokes fun at inept sailors in December 7, at 4pm and 6pm, and one the spirit of the old silent movies. The show on Saturday December 8, at 4pm. other show is Entre Île et Aile (translated Info: Visit www.voilierspectacle.com to Between He and She) focuses on or phone Glenys on 422 2479.

what’s on November 2012

See also Scoreboard (page 39) for sporting events For links to more information about some of these events, as well as listings through to the end of the year, visit the What’s On calendar online at www.localmatters.co.nz

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Matakana Christmas celebration, 5pm start Warkworth Plunket Christmas party (see brief p46) Kowhai Singers Christmas concert, Puhoi Church, at 7.30pm

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Wellsford Christmas Parade, SH1, starts at 11.30am Book launch and signing of On a Saturday Night, Historic Halls of Small Town New Zealand, Hoteo North Hall, SH16, 3pm. All welcome (see story p18) 1 Kowhai Singers Christmas concert, Mahurangi College Auditorium, 7.30pm 1 Art & Craft Sale, Matakana Hall, 8.30am to 2.30pm. Pottery, porcelain, jewellery, silverware, cards, paintings, quilts & toys, felting & weaving, leatherwork, decorated eggs, bags, brooches and flax weaving. Free entry.

1 Car Boot Sale, Warkworth Methodist Church carpark, 9.30am12 noon. Info: 425 6336 2 Tawharanui Open Sanctuary Society working bee, meet at the Woolshed at 9.15am. Families welcome.

4 Coastguard education cruise, Mahurangi & Kawau, 5pm-10pm.

Info: www.coastguard.org.nz or phone 09 303 4303 6 Nearly Christmas organ concert, featuring Dr John Wells, Warkworth Anglican Church, at 6pm.

6-8 Christmas Tree Show, Old Masonic Hall, Warkworth, from 10am-4pm (see brief p46) 7 Carols By Candlelight, Wellsford PHO, 72 School Road, from 7pm (see story p43) 7 Carols by Candlelight, Lucy Moore Park Warkworth (see p45) 7 Sailboat acrobatics, Sandspit Yacht Club, 4pm & 6pm. Info: www.voilierspectacle.com (see story opposite) 7&14 Late night shopping in Wellsford on December 7 and 14.

Shops will be open until 7pm.

8 Sailboat acrobatics, Sandspit Yacht Club, 4pm. Info: www. voilierspectacle.com (see story opposite) 8 Kids Gone Fishin event, Mangawhai Boating and Fishing Club (see story p44) 9 Matakantata Concert, Mahurangi Presbyterian Church, 5 Pulham Road, 2pm. Tickets are $15 adults, gold coin children 14 Matakantata Concert, Matakana Village hall, 7.30pm. Tickets are $15 adults, gold coin children 14-16 Christmas Fair, Pt Wells Hall. Info: Chaleyne on 422 7438 16 Matakana Indie Craft Market 9.30 to 2.30pm

January 1 1

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Fishermen win big

Olympians Jo Aleh (left) and Polly Powrie were congratulated by Warkworth residents Genene and Rob Fraser, who said they had watched the girls win gold at the Olympics live on television.

ANZ hosts Olympic sailing champs

Gold medallists Jo Aleh and Olivia ‘Polly’ Powrie recounted their Olympic journey to a small but appreciative audience at an ANZ function in Warkworth on November 20.

The girls said they were considered to be quite when she was left hanging from a foot strap, had young when they started sailing in the 470 class and added a little extra time-off to their schedule. it was a challenge to learn how to handle the boat.

“Rio’s going to be a completely different Games.

They felt that their preparation for London, where Whereas London felt a bit like a second home, they took gold ahead of Great Britain in the Women’s there will be major security issues in Rio, not to 470, in a boat called Muppet, had been improved by mention the fact that everyone speaks Portuguese.

We’ve already had someone over there looking at the their training with the NZ boy’s team.

“They hated to be beaten by us and we loved to conditions and at the time they were there, there was beat them, so it made for some really competitive a major algal bloom.”

Asked how they maintained a close sporting training sessions,” Jo said. “It worked well.”

While the girls say their eyes are now firmly set relationship, Polly said they had a very good sports on Rio de Janeiro in 2016, they are enjoying a bit psychologist. of down time. A recent crash while sailing a high “We’ve been friends since we were kids so that performance 490, which left Jo with a fractured foot helps, too.”

Stu Adolph went home with a $500 voucher after winning the World Travellers mystery weight prize in the annual World Travellers/Warkworth RSA Fishing Tournament. The contest was held on Saturday November 17, with good catches despite the weather closing in later in the day.

Plenty of snapper were pulled in, with Dave Adams landing the heaviest snapper at 7.435 kilograms.

Pictured are organiser Jack Tupuhi, Kodak Express Warkworth representative Emma Ward and voucher winner Stu Adolph. The RSA thanked all businesses for their sponsorship.

Hawks reunion The Otamatea Hawks Rugby Club will celebrate 25 years of rugby next year with a reunion at the Kaiwaka Sports Complex on April 19 and 20.

Organisers are inviting former players, coaches, managers and committee members to join the celebration. They are also looking for team photos, particularly in the years 1993 to 2005, and club memorabilia that can be displayed during the reunion. Info: Cheryl Anderson on 431 2051.

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