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Puhoi • Warkworth • Snells • Matakana • Omaha • Leigh • Pakiri • Wellsford • Port Albert • Kaiwaka • Mangawhai

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Chasing away winter

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Country fun pages 38-41

No surprises in Mahurangi valuation hikes Property values in Rodney have risen by an average of 24 per cent in the past three years, fuelled mainly by huge increases in the west.

In the three-yearly general property revaluation for Auckland, Kumeu values are up 40 per cent and Huapai 39 per cent – well ahead of the Auckland average of 34 per cent.

In the north, Wellsford recorded the

biggest jump with a 25 per cent rise.

Warkworth valuer Stephen Jack says he’s not surprised by the result.

“Wellsford was hit hard in the last rating valuations in 2011 plus Irwins closed around the same time so it got a double whammy,” he says. “The increase in values in Wellsford over the last 12 to 18 months has been quite dramatic.”

Stephen says Omaha has had some of the biggest increases in land values, due mainly to a shortage of sections.

A larger section on Mangatawhiri Road, without views, recently sold for $985,000. Two waterfront sections, of around 5000 sqm, in Point Wells, sold for $2.3 million each, in February and May this year.

“We’re seeing more people relocating

from Auckland. They can sell their house for $1 million-plus and buy a slightly smaller house in Warkworth for $500,000 to $600,000, which leaves enough to buy a boat and put money in the bank.”

Auckland Council says that generally, residential value increases in Rodney have been modest in comparison to

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Consent lodged for fourth petrol station Z Energy has lodged a resource consent for a service station at the Hudson Road/State Highway One intersection, on the northern side of Warkworth.

Company spokeswoman Christine Langdon says the consent is for an eight-lane service station with a convenience store.

“But nothing is set in concrete until we’re out the other side of the resource consent process,” she says. “At that point, local competition is one of the factors among many that we will look at before we make a final decision on building.”

David Wilmot, who runs an independent Z petrol station on the corner of Mills Lane and Whitaker Road in Warkworth, says it is unlikely Z will renew his contract if another station goes ahead. He says he will have to reassess the future of selling fuel at his site.

“We’ve been involved with the company for 70 years. It’s a bit of a kick in the guts. But competition happens.”

The news comes just weeks after BP gained a resource consent for a service station at The Grange development on SH1, on the south-side of Warkworth.

If both developments go ahead, there will be four petrol stations in the town.

Meanwhile, people have been going online to voice their opinions on The Grange, with many concerned the introduction of more chain stores and fast food will damage the town’s image.

Landscaping work on The Grange development started last month.

A link to a story on The Grange on the Mahurangi Matters Facebook page received more than 50 comments.

One person said The Grange was bringing “multinationals to kill off our little community of shops” while another described it as “an unfortunate piece of progress”.

However, many felt the development was a positive move for the town, providing jobs for young people and looked forward to having a wider variety of retail close by.

Barfoot & Thompson real estate agent Jan Hutcheson says six tenants have been confirmed for the site, with discussions continuing with about 14

other prospective tenants.

The site will have approximately 30 premises depending on how much space each tenant requires, she says.

Meanwhile, Foodstuffs is still in negotiations with Auckland Council to rezone land on the opposite side of Hudson Road in order to build a Pak’nSave.

The company is believed to have purchased a 9.6-hectare block of vacant land on the corner of Hudson Rd and SH1.

In a submission to Council’s draft Unitary Plan, the grocery giant stated that it wanted the land rezoned from future business to general business.

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New learning approach mooted for Warkworth Primary A major upgrade of the junior school at Warkworth Primary, which will get underway at the end of the year, could trigger a complete refurbishment of the school.

Principal Cynthia Holden says a plan to remodel the senior school, on the opposite side of Hill Street, is now on the table. Although the decision ultimately rests with the Ministry of Education, Mrs Holden says she is optimistic.

“It makes sense,” she says. “The new junior school will comprise learning communities rather than individual classrooms so the senior school will need to be remodelled at some stage to provide a consistent learning style across the whole school.

“The rebuild of the junior school provides an opportunity to achieve this while minimising the disruption to classes.”

It will mean turning the 10 existing senior classrooms into three ‘learning communities’ capable of accommodating the equivalent of 12 classrooms.

The Board of Trustees is suggesting that the demolition of the old junior school be delayed a year to allow the senior school temporary accommodation across the road.

Warkworth School Decile 8 Staff: 50 Current roll: 595 Expected roll by 2017: 700 Current buildings: Built in 1946 Current rebuild cost: $7.6 million Hand over: January 2016

The junior school concept plan shows how education is stepping away from the old single cell classroom model.

If the Ministry agrees, Warkworth could have a completely remodelled primary school by the start of 2017.

Mrs Holden is keen to see open learning environments operating from Years 1 to 6.

“It has many proven benefits for both students and teachers,” she says.

“When teachers work collaboratively, its strengthens their teaching practise and allows teachers’ individual strengths to be shared. It provides an opportunity to lift the quality of teaching overall because teachers can learn from one another’s examples.

For students, it’s an opportunity to work in themed groups, based on

ability and interests rather than their age.

“We are preparing today’s students for a knowledge economy. This means teaching them from an early age how to be confident, resilient and respectful life-long learners who can self-manage their learning.

“The flexibility of open learning studios encourages children to be agile thinkers who are innovative problem solvers.”

A number of schools in the Auckland area have already adopted more flexible classrooms arrangements including Albany Senior High and Junior High, and Kingsway Junior school.

Council convenes Mangawhai wastewater panel Mangawhai’s troubled wastewater system will be the subject of a new advisory panel, comprising Kaipara District Council and community representatives.

The Future of Mangawhai Community Wastewater Scheme Advisory Panel is expected to meet for the first time at the end of this month.

It will be chaired by D’Arcy Quinn and the Council representatives will be Commissioners Richard Booth and John Robertson. Together they will appoint six community representatives.

The panel will establish the current

condition of the scheme and will initially consider reticulation extension and funding options, ahead of the Long Term Plan.

Commissioner Robertson says the panel will help Council make some long-term decisions.

He says in terms of disposal options, the Browns Road irrigation system can handle up to about 2000 connections.

Currently, there are 1600 households on the scheme, but there is potential for 4000 connections in total.

The panel will also look at expansion priorities with the idea of making it as efficient as possible. Funding of future

work is also on the agenda.

“Some current funding arrangements are not clear,” Mr Robertson says. “For instance, some booster pumps are on private property but serve more than one household. There is not a lot of clarity around who owns what and who pays the maintenance costs. At present, it’s the operator and Council, but going forward this needs to be clarified. I suspect it will be quite a challenging area.”

Mr Robertson says consultants will work closely alongside the panel, which he expects will convene regularly over the next 12 months.

School hosts education talk A senior consultant who works in future-focused education, Mark Osborne, will speak at Warkworth Primary School on Thursday, November 6. Mark’s specialty is in areas around modern learning environments, leadership and eLearning. Members of the school community and the general public are welcome to attend the talk in the school hall, starting at 7pm. Principal Cynthia Holden says that over the next 12 months a series of talks will be held to help facilitate the transition to the new learning environments and she welcomes enquiries from anyone interested in following the process.

Rate arrears remain unpaid Rates remain unpaid on between 600 and 700 properties in Mangawhai. Kaipara District Council’s chair of Commissioners John Robertson says the next rate notices will arrive on November 20.

He says penalties are being applied and Council is taking legal action to recover outstanding rates. “Once the collection letters arrive, then I think this will encourage people to pay,” he says. “I don’t see the sense of people continuing this process.

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Town needs vigilance As a former newspaper editor, I have followed the ‘super city’ closely.

While generally in favour of certain regional functions being pooled, I always had reservations about the loss of democracy for small, and indeed, not so small communities.

Warkworth is a relatively large town

by New Zealand standards, but has no direct representation on Auckland Council, rather having to rely on Penny Webster as a councillor for the whole of Rodney, a sprawling area running from Te Arai down to the Waitakeres and encompassed by both coasts.

Warkworth does have three Rodney Local Board members, but like all local boards it is effectively powerless, just as super city architect Rodney Hide intended.

My reservations were crystallised by your front page story on October 15 (Major retail development for Warkworth). Normally such a headline would be a cause for celebration, but not this time. This non-notified consent will see visitors to our pretty town with its wonderful, organic history being greeted by a McDonalds. Worse, it will be sited within easy walking distance of Mahurangi College. It simply isn’t good enough that local people have been denied a say in this process, especially parents of school children.

Warkworth works as a town, if you take away the appalling situation which sees the country’s major highway squeeze

traffic across a two-lane bridge in our town, and then subject it to the madness of the Hill St junction.

This non-notified consent could be the thin end of the wedge. Auckland has more than its share of problems, and our carefully engineered lack of representation could mean we become a convenient, out of sight dumping ground for those problems.

We need to be vigilant, and protect what we have. Warkworth must not be allowed to become a low rent, overflow suburb for the ‘super city’ – effectively anywhere within a 15km radius of Ponsonby.

assurance, that in the provision of a ‘longer turning lane with more capacity’ from the north, that NZTA will not take away our historic rimu tree, next to the toilet block in Kowhai Park, as that tree has significant historic value to Warkworth. It was planted by a former Governor General Lord Bledisloe, in 1934, to commemorate the opening of Kowhai Park. The park which, in itself, has huge heritage significance in that the ruins remain of one of Warkworth’s industrial relics of the past – the lime kilns, which still stand today.

Now, I am not normally a ‘treehugger’ but any intention to remove this particular rimu tree, will result some strong community reaction!

Peter Eley, Sandspit

Historic rimu must be protected Before I get to my point, I have read with some relief, the article that work has started on the Hill Street intersection (MM Oct 15). Although it is not the total solution, it is a start.

May I compliment, firstly, our faithful volunteers Colin Greenslade for his persistence, the Warkworth Area Liaison group for keeping a focus on a permanent solution and indeed Brett Gliddon (NZTA) for finally putting the talk into action. It has been a long, laborious and frustrating exercise. It is also pleasing to see some of our local contractors Wharehine Contractors engaged and thanks to them, the first stage of widening was completed preLabour Weekend.

My concern is and I do need

Dave Parker, Warkworth

Transport Agency highway manager Auckland/Northland Brett Gliddon responds: Firstly, thank you to Mr Parker for his kind words about the interim improvements and the work delivered to date by our contractors, Wharehine.

We have completed the first stage of the improvements – northbound – and our focus now switches to the remaining works: widening the SH1 southbound approach to the Hill Street intersection before Christmas, and constructing a wider shared path for walkers and cyclists beside SH1 before next Easter. I can confirm that our continued next page

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No escaping Council The inordinate amount of bureaucratic paper work that goes with arranging any sort of event or activity in our new “Supercity” is sinking deep into the psyche of communities in rural Rodney. While standing in the sunshine on a quiet, unsealed country road, listening to the birds sing and waiting for the new Whangateau walking bridge site blessing to begin, one chap in the group remarked: “I’m surprised we’re allowed to be here without a Councilapproved traffic management plan, health & safety report and portaloo!”

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designs for this work will not impact on the Lord Bledisloe Rimu tree.

Glorified carpark I cannot understand the obsession with the retention of Kowhai Park at the expense of a roundabout which is the obvious solution to the Hill St debacle. It is a dingy unattractive place and nothing more than a glorified car park.

Sheryl Smith, Snells Beach

Battered hens reply While it is good to see hens embarking on new careers as backyard layers after their time as commercial producers ends, the description of such birds as “battered” (MM, Oct 1) is emotive and inaccurate. All commercial layer hen operations in NZ are governed by the Animal Welfare (Layer Hens) Code of Welfare 2012, which provides stringent and comprehensive minimum standards for all layer hen production systems.

Like the other codes relating to meat chickens, pigs and dairy cattle, the Layer Hens Code of Welfare 2012 was developed by the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC), a group of independent, Government-appointed specialists in animal welfare. The codes reflect the latest scientific thinking and international best practice for high standards of welfare. They are administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries 78/5 which inspects and audits every layer hen facility annually.

The claim that hens are killed purely to save feed costs when they stop laying at around 18 months of age is also inaccurate. As in any production system, farmers have a replacement cycle for their hens, with replacement usually occurring around the age of 78-82 weeks when hens first naturally cease to lay. These replacement cycles are coordinated with the supply of

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day-old chicks from hatcheries and also to fit into a rearing cycle for replacement hens.

It should also be noted that hens lose their feathers when they reach the first period in which they cease to lay.

This is a natural process (known as moulting), which is followed by the growth of another feather layer. To imply, as the article does, that birds lose feathers simply because they are housed in a conventional cage production system is wholly incorrect.

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Amazing boys in blue I drive the northern toll road five days a week. As other readers of this fine paper will agree, it is possibly the most dangerous and terrifying road in the country. I know people who have resigned from their jobs in Auckland just to avoid this road, and one good friend is now driving a truck on the Pakistan/ Afghanistan border as she feels it is a much safer place to drive. As I run the gauntlet each day, dodging the multitude of crashes and flaming wrecks that litter the road, praying that I make the safety of the single carriageway past the Johnstone Hill tunnels, the only thing that gives me solace is the work of those brave boys in blue.

It would be so easy for the police to turn a blind eye to ‘death alley’ (as we regular users of the road call it) and watch safer parts of the road like windy ridge. Sure, there might be a tiny bit of drunk driving, tailgating, dangerous passing and speeding on the single carriageway, but nothing compares to the terror and lawlessness of the northern expressway. Only through the constant vigilance and bravery of the traffic police, often with only a thermos and box of donuts to comfort them, have the few of us who dare use death’s highway survived this long. Please give the brave and dedicated traffic police of the northern expressway the credit they truly deserve!

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Recent property sales in Wellsford: Address Original Original Resale Resale

sale date sale price date price Davies Road Kelgary Place Rodney Street Totara View Tomas Street Wellsford Valley Road Worker Road

Jul 13 Aug 12 Jul 13 Oct 13 Apr 13 Apr 13 Oct 13

$313,000 $227,000 $210,000 $250,000 $295,000 $490,000 $272,500

Jul 14 Mar 14 Jan14 Aug 14 Sep 14 Jul 14 Apr 14

$350,000 $274,000 $300,000 $325,000 $383,000 $625,000 $347,000

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12% 14% 85% 37% 21% 22% 55%

Note: Many of the sales above include some form of renovations in the interim period.

No surprises in valuations the central suburbs and land values of coastal sites have increased at a slower rate than inland property.

Valuations are used to help set residential rates.

Stephen says there are so many positive things happening in the area that he doesn’t expect the Rodney market to slow down anytime soon.

“Once construction starts on the motorway extension to Warkworth, we’d expect some quite wide-ranging expansion with places further north feeling the ripple effect. When the Auckland market does well, it floats out to Hibiscus Coast and then north.”

Stephen says property owners need to carefully check their valuation notices, which should be in mailboxes around the middle of this month.

He says that there were major

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discrepancies in the 2011 valuations.

“There were wild fluctuations, both plus and minus, and we’re expecting a similar pattern this time around,” he says. “The valuations are mass appraisals done on a computer. Site inspections only occur for new houses or if people object, so there are bound to be inaccuracies.

“For example, in 2011 we had a client at Ti Point who had their rating valuation reduced by $600,000 for a prime coastal block. A coastal property in Takatu negotiated a valuation reduction of around 15 per cent.”

According to figures released

by Warkworth valuers Hollis & Scholefield, just about every property in Snells Beach on the market at the time of the 2011 valuation, sold for below the rating valuation. They

noted that one sale at Omaha was 46 per cent above valuation, while the variance in Warkworth was between 32 per cent above to 23 per cent below.

At Scotts Landing, Matakana, Whangateau, Mathesons Bay and Leigh, the variances ranged from 14 per cent above to 21 per cent below.

Stephen says if someone feels their land value or value of improvements is wrong, then they need to object before December 19.

“Objecting next year when you get your next rate demand will be too late.”

Auckland Council’s registered valuer Peter McKay says it’s important to remember that Auckland’s property revaluation doesn’t determine the total amount of rates collected by Council, but helps determine each ratepayer’s continued next page

Rodney valuation changes 2014 Auckland Central 26% Albany 23% Algies Bay 13% Big Omaha/Pt Wells/Ti Point 18% Dairy Flat 23% Dome Forest/Dome Valley 13% Glorit/Kaipara Flats/Makarau 17% Helensville 22% Huapai 39% Kumeu/Taupaki 40% Leigh/Whangateau 5% Mahurangi East 12% Mahurangi West 15% Matakana 12% Pakiri/Tomarata/Whangaripo 16% Port Albert/Te Hana 8% Puhoi 17% Omaha 14% Sandspit 8% Snells Beach 11% Tapora/Wharehine 15% Tawharanui Peninsula 11% Warkworth 19% Wellsford Tauhoa/Te Arai 25% Kawau Island -14% Kawau was one of only four localities where the capital value fell. The others were Great Barrier Island (-9%), Manukau Heads (-2%) and Rakino Island (-23%)

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share of rates.

“The revaluation exercise is used by Council to determine the allocation of rates and doesn’t affect the overall amount of rates collection,” he says.

“Local value movements will vary due to the type of property, its quality and condition, zoning, views and other factors.”

More than 525,000 properties were re-valued in Auckland in July and the current valuations will be used to set rates for the year beginning July 1, next year.

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$690,000 $475,000

$500,000 $500,000

38% -5%

$365,000 $225,000 $650,000

$330,000 $270,000 $1.05m

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$700,000 $420,000

$560,000 $485,000

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$910,000 $770,000

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$500,000 $280,000

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Property owners should start receiving their new valuation notices about the middle of this month. If ratepayers believe their values are incorrect they can object during the statutory 30-day objection period, from November 10 to December 19. Since July 2012, Auckland rates have been based on Capital Value (C.V.) which is calculated on the land value plus the value of improvements.

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Bob Edwards

Imagine a suitcase falling from your car in Hobson Street, in downtown Auckland, and traffic coming to a standstill while motorists, passengers and pedestrians helpfully retrieved the contents. For 106-year-old Bob Edwards, of Summerset Village in Warkworth, who was one of New Zealand’s 18 oldest citizens, it doesn’t take imagination. The day it happened, a tram stopped and everyone got out and helped him pick-up his belongings. Of course, that was in the early 1920s when there were hardly any cars on the roads let alone traffic lights.

Until last year, Bob was the world’s oldest driver and as he told Jannette Thompson, it still rankles that he lost his licence after a local doctor found him unfit ….

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e said, ‘I can’t recommend you because your thoughts won’t be quick enough’. It really upset me because he was only going on my age – my eyesight is fine and so is my heart. When you’ve been driving for more than 88 years, you don’t need to think because it is just so automatic. In all those years I’ve only crashed once and had one speeding ticket. I should have gone to see another doctor; that guy really upset me. he first car I ever drove was French and it had a lever instead of a steering wheel. That was in Bournemouth, in England, where I grew up. One of my first memories was of hearing Mum and the other women in the street talking about how the war would be over by Christmas. We listened to the Prime Minister on the radio telling us why we had to fight the Germans. The trouble was that England was so far behind in terms of its warfare tactics.

We thought we could beat them on horseback. I used to watch the soldiers practising by riding up to haystacks and stabbing them with their swords.

But the Germans dug trenches so the horses were no good at all and the men were just slaughtered. My father was killed in the Battle of the Somme.

Thousands of men died in that campaign. When the war was finally over people ran through the streets hugging and kissing. It was quite a to-do. y first job was working with my uncle selling vegetables out of the back of a truck. I guess I was about 15. Then when I was 19, I saw a big poster that said ‘Come to the Colonies’. The choice was Canada, Australia or New Zealand. I decided Canada would be too cold and Australia too hot, but NZ turned out to be just right. I loved it right from the start. After landing in Auckland, I got a job on Greens farm in Matakana.

There was no road north – just a series of horse and cart tracks. Orewa was a mass of lupin and we had to travel north along the seafront.

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atakana had been a big fruit growing area but those days were coming to an end. Everyone was cutting down the trees, fencing paddocks and buying cows. The dairy factory was built and the butter would go out on the steamer once a week. I worked for the Greens for two years and learned to use the new milking machines that were driven by a diesel engine. I ended up marrying one of the local Paddison girls in 1930 and we had three children. We started on a farm at Omaha Flats, which was full of holes that had been left behind by the gum diggers. We had 20 cows which was enough to make a living with, but I got the idea of buying a truck. It was a modified Dodge and I started carting gum to Auckland for £10 a ton. The road was terrible – a mixture of clay and metal that only started to improve during the Depression when they hired men to build it with picks and shovels. It used to take me six hours to get to Auckland and I remember coming down the Waiwera hill one day and getting bogged in the swamp

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at the bottom. The storekeeper had two horses that pulled me out. hen I lived in Matakana there was just the post office, boarding house, two churches, dairy factory, store, butcher shop and bootmaker, who also made sly grog. At the dances, we’d buy a box of beer and store it at the back of the hall where we could nip out and have a drink.

Sometimes they’d show movies and one night the policeman carted me off for getting a little too carried away singing along to the movie. I went to court in Warkworth but was let off on account it was my birthday. The first cars on the road in Matakana were Model Ts and you had to carry your

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petrol with you because there weren’t any refuelling stations. The roadsides were littered with old tins where people had refilled and then thrown the tin away. There was no power and no public transport. When the big flood washed away the bridge, they slung a rope from one side to the other and we had to get across by pulling ourselves over, one hand after the other. It was very dangerous because big logs were coming down in the floodwaters and I couldn’t swim either. n the end I was running four trucks and carting everything from butter to bobby calves south to Auckland and then returning with groceries and 44-gallon drums of petrol. The business fizzled out when the war came along and petrol was rationed. I joined up and went building engines at a workshop in Remuera but when I developed asthma they moved me to manpower and I started driving the Gubbs bus. Gubbs were also running a new ferry service between Kawau and Sandspit so I got my master’s and engineer’s tickets and that became my job. I loved it. The downside though was that it meant being away from home a lot. Eventually, my wife and I parted. It was the worst thing really as she was a wonderful wife. It didn’t matter what time of the day or night I got home, she would always have a hot meal waiting for me. It was the way she was raised – all she knew was work and cooking.

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hile I was running the boat, I met Lesley and we eventually married and bought 15-acres on Kawau. We loved the island life and would have stayed there but we had two kids who needed to go to high school. We moved to Taipa to run the motorcamp, but as it turned out our son went to stay with his grandparents in Warkworth and did an apprenticeship at Rodney Motors.

We got our chance to get back on the islands when a job came up for caretakers on Moturoa. We sold the car and bought a boat and spent two very happy years there. But our itinerant days weren’t over yet. I heard that the county was starting a ferry service in Rawene so I applied for the job of running it. I had to fudge my date of birth by 10 years, because I knew they’d never employ a 64-year-old. I ran the service until I retired at 82. e bought a section in Kaitaia so we could be close to the sea on both sides. Lesley is a wonderful gardener and she turned our block into a tropical garden that hundreds of people would visit once a year.

Eventually our daughter persuaded us to move to her farm at Pukenui, where she ran a flower business. Lesley and I thought that’s where we’d live out our days, but then my daughter sold up and moved to Perth so that’s how we ended up in Warkworth, pretty much where we had started off.

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New term, new role Firstly, a big thank you to everyone for the support and trust you placed in me to continue to provide strong representation and the best possible service I can to our community and electorate. I would also like to acknowledge and thank the Prime Minister for entrusting me with the chairmanship of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee. The committee is made up of six National Party MPs, two from Labour, one from the Green Party and one from NZ First. It includes two former Foreign Affairs Ministers and one former Deputy Prime Minister. I intend to chair the committee in a bi-partisan manner, recognising the experience and strengths on both sides of the house. If there is one thing that should bring us together, in a unified manner, it is the debate around how best to contribute towards reducing the growing global instability and conflict that we are all witnessing.

With the amount of growth we are expected to absorb over the coming years it is important to have a clear understanding of what investment is required to service and support that growth. I will be reviewing all our health, education, policing and emergency services, and infrastructure requirements to make sure the investment needed has been clearly identified. This will allow me to structure a programme around reporting and lobbying for the investment we require.

Please feel free to come and see me or call me on my cell phone 021 075 9501 if you have any information or ideas you wish to share.

Broadband and internet access is a problem for many of you. During the campaign Warkworth and Snells Beach were included in the Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) initiative. I am currently in the process of sorting through the timelines for this delivery, along with seeing which other areas can be included or prioritised for this service.

Finally, I would like to extend my condolences to the local families who lost their loved ones recently in a boating incident. My thoughts and prayers are with both men’s family and friends. I would like to acknowledge Police Inspector Mark Fergus and our local Warkworth Police service for the updates on the search and support provided to the family and friends of both men. Thank you also to our locals who joined the search, Royal New Zealand Navy personnel and our Coastguard for giving it all to find our missing fishermen.

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Developers busy on Neville Street transformation The sound of hammering and the sight of cranes look set to dominate Warkworth’s Neville Street over the next year with three developments either underway or in the pipeline.

The retail/office building beside the old BNZ is expected to be finished by January and work clearing the site for the Oaks retirement village started last month.

It’s also been announced that a new retail development is planned on a vacant section, beside the Warkworth Town Hall. The 440sqm site is currently used for parking at the back of the hall.

The building is expected to house one large tenant and three or four smaller retail tenancies with an open patio area on the road front with a retractable roof.

The building has been designed by Auckland architect Mark McLeay, managing director of Creative Arch.

Simon Withers, of the neighbouring Withers & Co Chartered Accountants, owns the site and hopes to lodge resource consent this month.

Mr Withers says the building has been designed to be in harmony with the Town Hall.

“It will have a similar colour scheme and scale to fit with the hall, and we intend to build a commercial kitchen which will be available to cater for functions at the hall,” Mr Withers said “I think there’s a strong possibility it

A new retail development, alongside the Warkworth Town Hall on Neville Street, could house five tenants including a café.

will be completed by the end of next year.”

Town Hall project manager Steven Davey says the development will complement the hall and the commercial kitchen will provide an option for catering for larger events.

Car parking will be at the back of the building but in order for this to happen, Mr Withers needs to secure right-ofaccess from Auckland Council.

“It’s the only way we can make it viable. Otherwise we can’t build to the edge of the section and the building won’t be able to accommodate as many tenants.”

Meanwhile, across the road, Mike Pero has taken a lease on a tenancy beside Countdown. Brand and territory owner Andrew Steens says the new

office will open later this month. The office in Point Wells will be retained.

The new commercial building, beside the old BNZ building, is also scheduled to finish in January.

The development will include around eight tenants with the BNZ and video projection design studio, Darkroom, already confirmed.

Developer Grant Tippling says he is in discussions with another tenant looking to open a restaurant in the old BNZ building and run a café in the new building.

Further down the street towards the river, renovations of the heritage building Broomfield House are set to finish this month.

Fish and chip shop Seafood N’ Eat will move into the site to take advantage of

the larger premises and provide a dinein option.

Renovations were delayed by a couple of months after last minute changes to the layout of the restaurant were vetted by Council.

It’s understood a kebab shop will open in the shop vacated by the fish shop.

The demolition of the former Mitre 10 garden centre, which marked the start of work on the multi-storey Oaks on Neville retirement village, took less than a week. The next step will be to demolish the building beside the old Warkworth Hotel, which currently houses the bar and TAB. This is likely to happen early next year.

Prior to demolition, the bar will be temporarily relocated to the other end of the building.

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Proposal juggles rates to fund road sealing Simpler process A proposal to earmark a portion of rates paid by farmers to road sealing has been put to Auckland Council as part of changes mooted in the Long Term Plan (LTP).

Currently, farm and lifestyle properties pay a reduced rate of 0.8, or 80 per cent, of the urban residential rate, reflecting their reduce level of Council services.

However, Franklin’s Cr Bill Cashmore has proposed that the rates differential for properties larger than 50 hectares be reduced even further to 0.6, or 60 per cent of the urban rate.

The suggested trade-off in Rodney would be that the 0.2 reduction would be used as a targeted rate, specifically for sealing rural roads. Auckland Transport would be asked to match the ratepayer contribution.

Under the proposal, properties between six and 50 hectares would remain on the 0.8 differential, while properties of less than six hectares would have their differential rate increased to 0.9 – the same differential currently paid by rural residential properties.

Landowners and Contractors Protection Association secretary Julie Cotton says she wants to know how much the policy will raise for road sealing.

“We haven’t seen any figures because we are told they are confidential,” Ms Cotton says. “The details need to be on the table and rural ratepayers need

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A proposal to create a rates rebate for farmers who fence off Significant Ecological Areas and a targeted rate for road sealing is being considered by Auckland Council.

to be consulted.”

The Tapora sheep and beef farmer says the targeted rate for the Araparera Forest venture has left many people sceptical about alternative payment options for sealing roads. There is ongoing uncertainty about how much the forest harvest will deliver for road sealing with many believing the profit will be far less than anticipated.

“We just want to have the work done.

We’ve paid our rates. We don’t want to have to pay any more to get roads sealed.”

Cr Cashmore has made a further proposal for a rates rebate for farms with a Significant Ecological Area (SEA), identified in the draft Unitary Plan.

An SEA is an area containing a significant habitat for native flora and fauna, which Council is required to protect under the Resource Management Act and covers areas of private property including farms.

Cr Cashmore says farmers who fence off an SEA from stock should receive

an 80 per cent rebate for that portion of land as an incentive to protect native forest.

He says if, for example, two per cent of a property is classed as an SEA and is fenced off, then the ratepayer would receive an 80 per cent rebate on two per cent of their total rate.

However, Ms Cotton says the rebate doesn’t provide a large enough incentive.

“Most farmers don’t have any money to fence off SEAs. I could never afford to fence them off. Everything that’s not a blade of grass is an SEA.” Bush and forest also provided areas for stock to shelter from storms, particularly during lambing in midwinter.

The Governing Body still has to decide whether or not to include the proposals in the draft LTP which will go out for public next month.

The Rodney Local Board supported exploring the proposals but member Greg Sayers believed the rural community should be consulted first.

Efforts are being made to simplify the Auckland Unitary Plan hearing process.

The Independent Hearings Panel says one misconception is that submitters can only take part in the hearings process if they have legal counsel, expert witnesses and evidence.

Panel chair Judge David Kirkpatrick says this most definitely is not the case and needs to be highlighted.

“We want it to be as simple as possible for submitters to participate,” Judge Kirkpatrick says.

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A small crowd turned out for the bridge blessing by Ngati Manuhiri representative Ringi Brown, pictured with bridge coordinator and Residents & Ratepayers chair Hugh McKergow.

Patience bridges bureaucracy … at last Seven years of dealing with endless layers of Council bureaucracy has paid off for the Whangateau community.

Ngati Manuhiri representative Ringi Brown last month blessed the site where a pedestrian bridge will soon be installed across Youngs Creek, relinking Ashton and Birdsall Roads.

The project was first mooted when John Law was still Mayor of Rodney and guests at the blessing paid tribute to the patience and persistence of project coordinator Hugh McKergow.

The 16-metre prefabricated wooden structure, similar to the bridge at Mathesons Bay, will replace an older bridge that collapsed many years ago.

An issue that caused delay was the fact that the original causeway, which had probably been on the map since the late 1800s, was deemed illegal.

“It took about a year to sort that out and involved the area being resurveyed,” Hugh says.

In anticipation of the bridge, the

community has already planted 400 trees on the causeway, with more planting planned.

The total funding available to complete the Whangateau pedestrian bridge is $83,000, with the majority of funding allocated by the Rodney Local Board plus a $20,000 grant from the former Auckland Regional and Rodney District Councils, a pledge from the Knag Family Trust and private donations and assistance from local contractors.

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The funding was allocated as follows: The Scouts Association of NZ, $500 For the production of cloth and commemorative badges to celebrate the Warkworth Scout Group’s centenary.

Highfield Garden Reserve Advisory Committee, $2500 Towards the purchase of building materials and installation of a picnic table on the Garden Reserve.

Women’s Centre Rodney, $4000 Towards maintenance.

Mahurangi Action, $1100 Towards concept drawings for the Mahurangi River Restoration Wharf Shed.

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Sheryl Hann, a senior advisor with the It’s not OK campaign against family violence at the Ministry of Social Development, will launch the project.

She says talking about family violence is often the first step to taking action to reduce and prevent it.

“We’ve seen people in towns and rural areas all over New Zealand working together to make homes and families safe for everyone,” she says.

“Communities like Wellsford have a big role to play in preventing violence and making it not OK, just as Kiwis have with smoking and drink driving.”

Wellsford’s campaign includes 12 people who have volunteered to be trained as “Champions”. They will be promoting the “it’s not OK – but it’s OK to ask for help” message through stalls, public speaking and a range of other activities between November and February.

The champions also feature on posters that will be launched on November 11 with messages such as “Korerotia o maemae – speak out about your pain” and “Let’s speak up to protect children”.

One of the champions is Kaiwaka mental health support worker Greg Nathan.

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“A key part of the campaign is a new locally-produced referral chart that will make it easier and faster for people to get the help they need – whether they’re worried about violence in their own home or worried about someone else,” Quentin says.

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Starfish variant found at Mathesons Bay A rare square starfish found on the rocky platform of Matheson Bay has surprised and delighted marine biologists and visitors at the Goat Island Marine Discovery Centre.

Starfish, also known as seastars, are named for their star shape created from at least five arms. But a recent discovery of a square-shaped cushion starfish, with only four arms, has been described as an unusual find.

It was discovered by seven-year-old Kristen Taylor while walking along the beach with her family and centre manager Marea Goode. Marea says they were looking for marine animals to add to the tidal touch tank for last

month’s school holiday programme.

“We were hoping to discover something interesting but never thought we’d find this,” Marea says.

“After 25 years of being a marine biologist I’ve never seen a square starfish, but there is one.”

Dr Mary Sewell, associate professor at University of Auckland’s School of Biological Sciences, says six-rays are not uncommon but four-rays are rare.

“I have never seen a four-rayed Patiriella Regularis before,” Dr Sewell says.

While four-rayed starfish are found in other species of cushion star, such as Asternia and Pteraster, they are rare within a population of five-rayed stars.

Dr Sewell says it may be due to injury in early life or as a genetic variant.”

Either way, it has created a lot of interest for visitors at the marine centre, including the children attending the school holiday programme. Marae says it made for interesting designs when the children made paper maché creations.

Along with the normal five armed stars a few tried to create the four armed one, which just ended up looking like a square.

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Protected oystercatcher shot with air-rifle at Omaha Beach A protected native NZ bird has been shot and recovered from the Omaha Shorebird Sanctuary.

An oystercatcher was found emaciated and dehydrated at the sanctuary and taken to Warkworth Vets.

Dr Clementine Barton says she found an air-gun pellet lodged under the bird’s skin and it underwent surgery to remove the bullet.

Dr Barton believes the bird is a variable oystercatcher, which is an endemic species classed as at risk and significantly less common than the pied oystercatcher.

The nzbirdsonline.org.nz website, run by Te Papa, says the bird has been protected since 1922.

Numbers declined to about 2000 in the 1970s, but have since rebounded to about 4500.

Dr Clementine says it’s not unusual for air-rifle pellets to be found in animals brought into the vets, but the fact it is a protected native bird is concerning.

The bird is being nursed at the Animal Sanctuary in Matakana.

The Omaha spit is also a breeding site for the endangered NZ dotterel and is sometimes visited by NZ’s most endangered bird, the fairy tern.

Omaha Shorebird Protection Trust chair David

X-rays of an oystercatcher discovered an air-rifle pellet lodged in its neck.

Stone says he isn’t aware of members of the public harming birds on the spit.

“Of course it’s a concern if someone is taking potshots at birds, but I’m keeping an open mind. The bird may have been shot at Whangateau or Ti Point.

By far out biggest concern is from predators, namely dogs and cats being out at night, and rats and stoats.”

Meanwhile godwit are expected to arrive at Omaha over the next month, arriving on the beach after a two-week flight from Alaska.

About 600 godwit make Omaha home for the summer months, before flying back to Alaska in March.

Banded dotterel will also be arriving after wintering in the braided rivers of the Southern Alps.

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Exercising choice The pursuit of anthropocentric dominion over ‘beasts and nature’ may be innate. It’s certainly as old as the Bible. On a daily basis we seem to be driven by the desire to have more, grow, acquire, to conquer and control. The way we treat animals and the planet are as if there were no limits, and as if animals other than us were incapable of feeling. We know it’s not sustainable and it’s not humane.

But are compassion and capitalism even compatible?

At a systems level, an economy needs an ever increasing amount of energy and resources to keep it growing. In an industrial age that means more forest and ocean depletion, more pollution of sinks, and effects like inequality and climate change. The sheer mass of inputs required for industrial manufacturing, and the waste outputs, are incompatible with a finite planet. We’re using up our virgin natural capital at unprecedented rates. Our demand for the latest gadget or trend drives wars and destruction in exotic, fragile, natural remnants. The recent news that we’ve lost half of our wildlife in the last 40 years should be no surprise.

While remote places like deep Congo forests are being stripped for their rare earth metals used in mobile phones for the developed world, in New Zealand, we’re seeing international demand for dairy products cause a homogenisation of South Island landscapes as they’re turned from tussock to pasture under irrigation schemes.

At individual level, we all have a part to play in either being the solution or the problem. Because even locally, it’s our choices that create more widespread chaos. The saying ‘if you’re stuck in traffic, you are the traffic’ is a theory that can be applied to the supermarket checkout queue or peak loadings of any kind experienced by everyone in the melee. Everyone there contributes to it and if you’re experiencing it – you’re part of the problem for everyone else too. If we’re users and consumers, we’re all part of the problem. Extinction of orang-utans is due to our consumption of palm oil products. Cruelty to pigs is because of our love of bacon. Collapse of commercial and recreational fishing stocks are due to our love of hunting and eating fish. Traffic jams on Labour weekend are due to our choices to all leave town at the same time.

Admittedly, many choices are made for us – the ‘free market’ sells us products without telling us what’s in them or where or how they’re made. They’re trading on our ignorance. We’re convinced we “have to have” an ever smarter phone, bigger house or faster car. We don’t see the animals suffering. And obviously we can’t just turn away from the world and stop consuming altogether. The best response is to consume less to exercise compassion in our own lives. That way we’re part of the solution as well as the problem.

Mitchell given chair Rodney MP Mark Mitchell has been elected as the chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee in Wellington. Mr Mitchell says the committee will be busy this term continuing to support and maintain strong relations with diplomatic missions to New Zealand. “Our successful election to the United Nations Security Council will also present both new opportunities and challenges for the committee,” he says. Mr Mitchell also sits on the Government Administration Select Committee.

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Vintage Violins Orewa Music has opened many doors for NZ violinist John Fennell, who has travelled the world and rubbed shoulders with kings, queens and many stars of classical, jazz and rock music.

Now resident on the Hibiscus Coast, John opened his Vintage Violins Orewa business on November 4, selling and repairing fine quality vintage European violins, violas, cellos and bows.

The shop, in Keith Morris Lane, under The Nautilus, is destined to become a hub for violin aficionados, as John’s talents include not only playing professionally, but also repairing fine quality instruments and passing on his craft by teaching.

Rather than pursue an orchestral career after qualifying at the Auckland Conservatory of Music, John toured South East Asia as a chamber musician on cruise ships.

He is a founding member and leader of the Starlight String Quartet, which has received many accolades including gold albums and the record for the most CDs sold of any NZ string quartet.

John says that playing with the Starlight String Quartet has lead to some memorable performances, including concerts with Ray Charles, Placido Domingo and Meatloaf.

The quartet has played for Queen Elizabeth II twice, but John says it was the years he spent in the Kingdom of Tonga that lead to his most treasured career highlights.

The late King of Tonga, George Tupou V, was a lover of classical music. John first met him at a royal command performance in Auckland and, 15 years later, was invited to perform charity concerts in the kingdom. John subsequently organised music for the King’s coronation in 2008 and ended up living in Tonga, working as musical director and consultant to the king.

During this time, as well as falling in love with

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Tonga and its people, he played the 1812 Overture, as principal violinist, in front of a crowd of 1000 international guests. He also taught members of the country’s Defence Services Band and says their dedication to learning the violin, and their talent, was impressive.

He was made a Member of the Order of the Crown in 2009 and a Commander of the Order of the Royal Household of Tonga in 2010, for services to music and the Monarch.

John’s experience as a musician comes into play when it comes to the aesthetics of repairing a violin and ensuring it is perfectly matched to its owner.

Although he once handled all repairs himself, he now has a specialist team in a workshop in Auckland.

He offers free appraisals of any instruments and has a full selection of fine quality vintage European violins, violas, cellos and bows for sale. He can also put customers in touch with local violin teachers and may take on a few pupils himself.

Although he says he is now settling down on the Coast, he has plans for further travel, including visiting Tonga whenever he can.

The savings and spending skills of Wellsford students were put to the test last term when they undertook a practical lesson in financial management.

Teacher Mark Lorenzen set-up a class bank to teach Year 4 and 5 students about money, banking and saving. Each week, the students were paid $10 a day for attending school and they had to pay rent for their desk and chair. The students learnt how this applied to real life earning weekly wages and paying rent or a mortgage.

Each student started with a bank balance of zero.

At the end of the exercise, some finished with more than $9000 in their account.

The students could also access their account online, either at school or from home.

Mr Lorenzen offered spending temptations such as drinks for $40 a glass, pencils for $40 to $80 each, lollies for a mere $50 a pop and other items – all in an attempt to teach the students to make the tough decisions – spend now for a ‘want’ or resist the urge and save their money instead.

Interest on savings was paid fortnightly teaching the children that the more money they saved, the more interest they received.

“Some students have also learnt the harsh reality of credit card debt and the rather large interest rates this comes with,” Mr Lorenzen said.

Aliya Allen, in Room 6, learned to avoid getting into debt and saved more than $10,000.

Prizes and certificates were presented to the class bank’s biggest savers and the bank project will return to the school next year.

For schools, parents or teachers who want additional information, visit Mark’s financial literacy e-learning website classbank.wordpress.com

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MoneyMatters Grant Clifton, Countrywise Financial www.countrywise.co.nz

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Welcome home A scan of the news this week is full of articles about how home ownership has got beyond the reach of most and that if you don’t already own a home, then you will be sentenced to a life-long term of renting accommodation. Having operated in the NZ mortgage space for more than 26 years, I say nothing can be further from the truth. It is no different buying a home now than it was five, 10, 20 or 40 years ago. Sure, lending criteria from the banks changes, and house prices go up and down, but the fundamental requirements for purchasing your first home remain the same.

These are: • a good savings history, • a good credit history, • minimal other debt, and • sound employment and earning ability.

If you can demonstrate these things then the likelihood of being approved is very high. If you don’t quite make the grade, and fall short in some areas, then that’s where it helps to have a great advisor to help put a plan in place to get you there. Kiwis are a nation of proud home owners; it has always been the dream to own the quarter acre paradise. I don’t subscribe to the doomsayers who say that it’s now lost due to the heated housing Auckland housing market. It is true that there is a lack of supply of houses at present, but in the coming months and years the supply will increase and the demand will be less. In Rodney, we are fortunate that our house prices are lower than those of central Auckland.

So, if you have the dream of wanting to own your own home, start preparing now. There are a number of practical steps you can take in order to get yourself ready and guarantee home loan approval. Are you enrolled in Kiwi saver? It’s free, you get a kick start and once you have been a member for three years you can get up to a $20,000 from the government towards your deposit. Have you got a savings plan? If you have personal debt or credit cards do you have a plan to get rid of them? If you have got bad credit, do you have a plan to clean up your credit record? It might be two months or it might be two years, but if you want to own a home you can make it happen with a good plan.

Over the next few months I will be running free home ownership seminars around the Rodney area. The first two are in Warkworth on November 5 and 6, at 7pm. I invite you to come and find out about what you need to do to prepare for home ownership. Recent announcements by the government to the Kiwi saver and Welcome Home loan scheme are a game changer; they plan to help 90,000 people into home ownership in the next five years. Don’t miss out!

For more info about the seminars, contact grant@countrywise.co.nz

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November 5, 2014

Bumper sales for Hospice home tour

Lions model summer fashions at bowls club Summer is the theme of the annual Lions Club of Kowhai Coast fashion parade which will be held at Warkworth Bowls, in Mill Lane, on Tuesday, November 18. The show is being supported by local retailers with fashions by Dorothy’s of Neville Street, shoes by Warkworth Footwear and hats and accessories by Not Just Hats. The fashion will be modelled by club members. All proceeds will benefit Rodney Women’s Resource Centre and Women’s Refuge. Tickets are $12 which includes supper and are available from Dorothy’s. From left, Lions Club members Elaine Percy, Glenys Murdoch and Myrie Wotherspoon show off some of the summer fashions that will be paraded on the catwalk at the bowling club.

The Matakana/Point Wells area has proved a draw card for this year’s Hospice Homes Tour, with bumper ticket sales for the November 9 event.

However, those who are not among the 300 ticket holders can still take part in the tour. Tickets will be on sale at the Point Wells Hall from 9.30am on the day. Tickets cost $45 and buyers will need to show identification.

Warkworth Wellsford Hospice holds a homes tour every two years, with support from Ray White Bogue, to raise funds for its community palliative care services for people living with a life-threatening illness.

The homes on this year’s tour range from an elegant country home to a taste of New Mexico and San Jose, and include an interior designer’s own home.

Guests will be able to buy delicious home-made food from a pop-up café at the Point Wells Hall, served with freshly roasted plunger coffee thanks to Puhoi Coffee. The village hall will host a variety of stalls including wooden toys, preserves, jewellery and plants, and hospice’s exclusive butterfly tea towels and tee shirts.

Eftpos will be available for refreshments and hospice stall purchases only. Guests are advised to bring cash for other purchases.

Info: call Hospice House on 425 9535 or see www. warkworthwellsfordhospice.co.nz

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Serving the eye needs of North Shore and Rodney for over 35 years Purpose-built eye consulting rooms in Warkworth.

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Medicine regime improved Anyone who needs to take medicine on a regular daily schedule knows the challenges of managing big bottles, small pills, difficult packaging and obstinate pill dispensers.

Pharmacist Brendan Hart says he’s aware of many cases where prescribed medicine hasn’t been taken according to the directions on the bottle.

“I remember going into an elderly gentleman’s home one day and seeing all these little blue pills on the carpet and floor,” he says. “Those were his heart pills so it was quite obvious he wasn’t managing his medication very well.”

When Brendan was introduced to the JVM automated medicine dispensing system, he says he could immediately see the value of it for the Mahurangi community.

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different medicines including half tablets and provides a safe and accurate alternative to traditional blister packaging. Each transparent sachet is printed with information on the enclosed dosage.

“It is the first machine of it kind in Rodney, although there are 38 throughout NZ. They have been on the market for about 10 years so have been well-trialled.”

Up to 28 days can be packaged in one roll, which also makes it ideal for travellers.

“In some countries, if medicine isn’t in its original unsealed container, it can be confiscated. This system avoids that happening.”

The machine is located at the Lee & Hart Pharmacy in Queens Street, Warkworth.

Briefs Cloth nappy workshop coming to town A waste-free parenting workshop will be held in Warkworth on Thursday, November 6 to promote the environmental benefits of cloth nappies. The workshop will be run by Auckland Council and nappy advocate Kate Meads, known as The Nappy Lady. It will focus on reducing waste and delve into different nappy options and caring for the cloth. The workshop will be held at the old Masonic Hall in Warkworth from 7pm to 9pm. The cost is $25. Also, an Advanced Nappy Class will be held on the same night which is free if you have attended a previous workshop. Otherwise, the cost is $20 (ticket includes nappy pack valued at $60). Book online at thenappylady.co.nz or text Kate on 027 221 1242

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The Rodney Local Board has slimmed down its structure to deal with a wide range of matters including community development, parks, transport, infrastructure and economic development. The Board previously had 18 portfolios, which it has merged into two committees – the Parks, Culture and Community Development Committee and the Transport, Planning and Infrastructure Committee. The Board elected Beth Houlbrooke as chair of the Parks, Culture and Community Development Committee, with Greg Sayers as deputy.

Phelan Pirrie was elected chair of the Transport, Planning and Infrastructure Committee with Steven Garner as deputy.

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Regular eye checks are recommended for anyone aged over 50.

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Seminars keep eye on vision Macular Degeneration (MD) is a chronic eye disease that is currently the leading cause of blindness in New Zealand.

One in seven people over 50 years of age have some evidence of it and the incidence increases with age, with one in four people aged 80-plus suffering from vision loss.

It is estimated that the number of people with MD will increase by 70 per cent by 2030. The disease is three times more prevalent than dementia and about half as prevalent as diabetes.

Macular Degeneration New Zealand (MDNZ) is running two free public seminars in Auckland on Saturday November 15, from 10am to 11.30am. They will be held at Albany and Greenlane.

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Ophthalmologists Dr Dianne Sharp and Dr David Squirrell will provide up-to-date information on treatments and research, as well as guidance on living with MD. There will also be displays of low vision aids and information packs.

MD affects the central vision and this impacts on a person’s ability to drive, read, watch television, undertake hobbies requiring fine work, access websites and even recognise faces.

A MDNZ spokesperson says many people dismiss the early warning signs as a normal part of the ageing process, simply because they don’t know what to look for.

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Flood concerns Mahurangi College honours young soldiers delay renovation When the Roll of Honour of young Renovations to the Warkworth Town Hall have been delayed until next year after it was discovered the building lies on a flood plain.

Work on the hall was due to start last month. However, project manager Steven Davey says the discovery has setback the resource consent process and work is now likely to start in January or February.

Mr Davey says the surrounding hills in Warkworth drain towards the Town Hall and in a one-in-100 year flood event, it is likely water would flow through the site.

He says this has necessitated some minor changes to the design, but some major time delays.

The resource consent was finally granted in September. A building consent has been lodged and the tender for the renovation work went out in mid-October.

“I can’t say how the delays will affect the finish date as that will depend on the details of the tender,” Mr Davey says. “But once the tender is finalised the construction timetable should be more certain.”

Carparking at the back of the hall is likely to be fenced off next month while the hall is cleaned out.

But there is one upside to the delays.

“It will give the fundraisers more time to apply for grants. If grants are received before construction finishes, then more work will be able to be completed.”

local fallen soldiers is read out at Mahurangi College on Anzac Day next year it will be three times as long as previous years.

After years of investigation to expand the roll for the WWI centenary, the original roll of 32 students educated in the Warkworth area has grown to 90 to include the school’s wider boundaries. It now extends from Puhoi and Ahuroa to Leigh, including Matakana and Omaha.

When the plaque is unveiled on the new remembrance garden at the college entrance, it will have the names of 58 young men from WWI and 32 from WWII. It comes after collaboration with the school community, Warkworth RSA, Warkworth & District Museum, Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Auckland War Memorial Museum cenotaph.

It’s been led by Peter Johnston, Director of International Students, whose journey has taken him to WWI battlefields in Ypres, Passchendaele in Belgium, and Somme in France.

His amended Roll of Honour includes

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the age, location and how the young men died. In WWI, most were in their early 20s and many died from diseases.

“I wanted to give them some dignity by finding out more about them,” Peter says.

Principal David Macleod says the

remembrance garden was funded by former students to mark the WWI centenary.

“It is essential for students today to remember those who have defended our freedom and way of life in New Zealand.”

Celebrating children A Tamariki Ora Day will be held at the Wellsford Community Centre on Friday, November 14, from 10am to 2pm.

The event is aimed at children aged five years and under, as well as parents and caregivers. The programme will include face painting, storytime and water safety information. There will be afree barbecue lunch, the dental van will be on site, and there will be Before School Check information and registration. The event is being organised by Te Ha Oranga and is a “celebration of our children”. Entry is free and there are door prizes and giveaways. Info: Phone 423 6091.

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War Horse Parade in Matakana Matakana will pay tribute to the role horses played in World War I at a special War Horse Armistice Parade on November 9.

The event will remember the 10,000 horses that went to war from New Zealand and never returned, as well as the hundreds of local men who served.

There will be a muster at the Matakana Hall at 7.45am. The horses will then proceed to the King George War Memorial, where a wreath laying ceremony will be held.

Members of the public are welcome to join the parade by walking behind the horses. There will be a partial road closure, starting at 8am and finishing around 10am.

It is estimated that eight million horses

died in WWI. “We wish to honour the men and horses who gave their services to war, and acknowledge the terrible loss of horses and men that this war caused,” organiser Maree Basevi says.

The Matakana Pony Club has a particularly close link with the servicemen as the Rodney Mounted Rifleman built their clubrooms on Matakana Diamond Jubilee Park in 1911.

An Armistice Day Memorial Service will also be held at the King George statue on November 11, at 11am.

There is a limit on number of horses that can be in the parade so all horses attending must be registered. Info:

Maree Basevi 422 7467

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November 1914 1 The combined NZ Expeditionary Force/ Australian Imperial Force convoy leaves Albany, Australia, and begins crossing the Indian Ocean.

2 Russia declares war on Turkey.

British Admiralty declares the North Sea a military zone.

British force begins attack on Tanga (German East Africa).

3 First German naval raid on British coast near Gorleston and Yarmouth.

Northern frontier of German East Africa first crossed by British troops.

Allied squadrons bombard forts at entrance of the Dardanelles.

4 German cruiser Karlsruhe sunk in the Atlantic by internal explosion.

German cruiser Yorck sunk by mine off the German coast.

5 Great Britain and France formally declare war on Turkey; Great Britain annexes Cyprus.

6 British submarine B-11 proceeds two miles up the Dardanelles, being the first warship to enter Straits.

9 German cruiser Emden destroyed by HMAS Sydney at the Cocos Islands.

German gunboat Geier interned at Honolulu.

10 Dixmude stormed by German forces.

British force storms Sheikh Saïd (Southern Arabia) and destroys the defences.

11 The Sheikh ul Islam issues Fatwa declaring Jehad (Holy War) against all the Allies HMS Niger sunk by German submarine off

Deal.

12 Orders issued for all British aeroplanes on Western front to bear distinguishing marks.

13 LT General Sir A. Barrett takes over command of Indian Expeditionary Force D in Mesopotamia.

14 Sultan of Turkey as Khalif proclaims Jehad against those making war on Turkey or her allies.

Japanese Cabinet decides against despatch of troops or warships to Europe.

Field-Marshal Earl Roberts dies in France.

15 Battle of Cracow begins.

The NZEF convoy arrives in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Leave is granted.

17 The NZEF convoy leaves Colombo.

20 British, Belgian, and French Governments withdraw proposal for neutralisation of African free trade zone in view of altered situation 21 British naval air raid on Friedrichshaven.

22 War Office assumes control of the British operations in East Africa.

Basra (Mesopotamia) occupied by British forces.

25 The faster ships of the NZEF convoy, including the Star of India, leave the convoy and enter port at Aden.

26 The NZEF ships that called at Aden leave and rejoin the rest of the convoy.

HMS Bulwark destroyed by internal explosion in Sheerness harbour.

30 The NZEF convoy arrives at Suez, Egypt.

We acknowledge the following sources: New Zealand History Online, Auckland War Museum Cenotaph Database and Papers Past websites.

The parade through Matakana will pay tribute to New Zealand’s war horses.

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We’re getting that Christmas feeling, we hope you will too There’s no use denying it, Christmas is fast approaching.

Soon we’ll be dusting off the tinsel, planning festive get-togethers with family and friends, organising summer holidays and putting together the dreaded shopping lists.

But Christmas can be a difficult time for families with little spare cash for “extras”. The expectation around present giving is particularly hard when children are involved.

Last year, Mahurangi Matters organised the BUY Local – GIVE Local Christmas appeal, in conjunction with our sister paper in Orewa Hibiscus Matters.

As a result of the generosity of readers, nearly $3000 worth of vouchers were distributed to needy families in our communities. Because the vouchers were ordinary shop vouchers – just like any other voucher that someone might receive on Christmas Day – there was no stigma attached, which was especially appreciated.

In the north, the vouchers were distributed by Homebuilders Warkworth and Otamatea Community Services.

Homebuilders family services coordinator Quentin Jukes says the parents who received the vouchers last year spoke about what a huge relief it was, knowing that they would be able to get their child at least one present for Christmas.

“Without that support, there probably would have been nothing for a lot of those children on Christmas

something for their kids; but they really matter too.”

Quentin thanked all the local businesses who were supporting the appeal again this year.

Vouchers can be for anything you think might help a family on Christmas Day – fuel, toys, electrical goods, clothes and so on. Grocery vouchers are especially appreciated and New World Warkworth and Jaques Four Square in Kaiwaka are getting right behind the appeal and both businesses have voucher boxes in store.

But don’t be afraid to think outside the square and please remember to include gift vouchers suitable for children.

And retailers, it’s important for you to encourage your customers to support this appeal. We’ll print the names of all the stores where vouchers have been purchased as an added incentive. If you would like a box for your counter, contact Angela on 425 9068 and she’ll get it arranged.

Mahurangi Matters advertising manager Cathy Busbridge hopes businesses will again get behind the Buy Local – Give Local campaign.

morning,” he says.

“We got a huge amount of feedback about what a difference the vouchers made for families. It certainly meant that Christmas didn’t have to be ‘cancelled’. It can be incredibly hard for children and parents seeing their friends get swamped in gifts and then

they get nothing themselves.

“The vouchers are particularly great because families get to choose presents that they know their children will really like. Some people even put in vouchers for adults, which was lovely – time and again we see adults doing without so they can provide a little

BUY local – GIVE local Support local businesses and help local families this Christmas

Readers – this is what you do: Buy a voucher of any denomination over $10 from any local store and drop it in to a collection box located at: Mahurangi Matters,Warkworth • Franklins Pharmacy Warkworth • Woodys Winners Wellsford • Jaques Four Square Kaiwaka • Maungaturoto Four Square • New World, Warkworth

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OR, post it to: BUY LOCAL – GIVE LOCAL Mahurangi Matters, PO Box 701, Warkworth 0941 OR, donations towards the Christmas fund can be deposited online or at any ANZ branch using the following account details: Buy Local - Give Local 06 0541 0339306 00. Please use the reference: Mahurangi

Business owners and managers – this is what you do:

Encourage customers to support the Christmas voucher appeal. The names of all the businesses where vouchers have been purchased will be published in Mahurangi Matters and on our website at www.localmatters.co.nz All vouchers collected for shops north of Te Hana will be given to Otamatea Community Services for distribution in Mangawhai, Kaiwaka and Maungaturoto. All vouchers collected from shops between Puhoi and Te Hana will be given to Warkworth Homebuilders for distribution to local families.

TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE THIS CHRISTMAS

Readers can also make a donation using internet banking (the Buy Local – Give Local account details are in the advertisement below).

Help spread the Christmas cheer around by supporting the Buy Local - Give Local appeal.

Thank you.

Vouchers must be dropped into the boxes prior to December 10.

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Decks Fences pjkeesing@gmail.com General repairs 09 422 6036 Clean ups 021 045 0132 All things considered

General repairs covering a wide range of jobs around the house including decks and fences

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Phone to discuss YOUR requirements 021 423 860 - 423 8619 a/h handyman@bruno.co.nz • www.bruno.co.nz

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Phone 09 423 8945 – service all areas

CLEAnIng Call FREE

0800 022 101

Emergency Flood Service 12 Years Technical Experience Fully Qualified & Certified

Certified Member of the M: 021 456 429 Carpet Cleaning Association of NZ E: sbrocks@vodafone.co.nz

FROG POOL FARM

R&B FURNITURE REFINISHING & RESTORATION ALNWICK ST EXTENSION, WARKWORTH ROBERTSON BOATYARD Ph: 09 425 7001 • Email: info@robertsonboats.com

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Welch Painting & Decorating Mark Welch

• Painting • Paper Hanging • Spray Painting • Water Blasting

Mob: 027 240 8330 A/h : 422 2678 • Fax: 422 2676

OUTDOOR FURNITURE Tables to order Chairs • Swingseats Benches • Umbrellas NZ made – quality built to last 25 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Silverdale (next to BP) Ph: 09 426 9660 • em: clipper.furniture@xtra.co.nz www.clipperfurniture.co.nz COUNTRY CHARM

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Timber Furniture Specialists with quality workmanship guaranteed Specialising in antique, new furniture & all other timber surfaces.

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Ph 425 9030 • Dome Valley 5 minutes past Warkworth

Your Painter/Decorator with over 25 years experience serving all surrounding areas

Leigh Decorators Painting • Paperhanging • Roofs • Airless Spraying • Stopping (small jobs) • Repaints • New Homes For your Free Quote and/or Consultation phone Gary HOME: 09-422-6695 • MOBILE: 021-024-44941 EMAIL: leighdecorators@clear.net.nz

Furniture Restoration • Re-spraying • Special Finishing • Colour Matching Insurance quotes • Furniture repairs • Custom made – Recycled or new timber • Modifications • Upholstery

Phone Grant or Lesley 23b Foundry Rd, Silverdale | 09 426 2979 www.silverdalefurniturerestorations.co.nz 09 426 8412 | www.countrycharm.co.nz

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Interior/Exterior n Waterblasting n Roof Painting Airless Spraying n Plastering n Wallpapering Colour Consulting n Decorative Effects Qualified Tradesmen - Honest/Reliable Ph Mandy 09 423 0005 or 021 507 463

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Water Pumps & Tanks | Plumbing & Drainlaying | TV Aerial & Satellite | Picture Framing | Water Suppliers | Storage | Furniture Removal | Beauty

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• Water treatment & Filtration • Pumps • Pool & Spas • Waterblasters 7days / 24hours Paul Harris

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WATER TANK & WATER APPLICATION CLEANING AGENCY Warkworth: Phone John or Annette Carr

M: 021 425 887 T: 09 425 0075 E: pumps4u@live.com

p: 09 425 7477 | m: 027 240 7791 | f: 09 425 7483 email: mobikair@xtra.co.nz

Mangawhai: Phil Lathrope 431 4608 | 021 642 668

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Phone/Fax 425-5619 Mobile 0800 733 765

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Household Water Deliveries 0800 747 928 mobile: 027 556 6111

WARKWORTH PICTURE FRAMERS COMPLETE CUSTOM FRAMING SERVICE David and Pat Little P. 09 425 8143 E. the_littles@xtra.co.nz 15 Coquette Street,Warkworth 0910 DAVID LITTLE GCF

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TV AERIAL & SATELLITE SERVICES Freeview Sales & Installation TV & FM Aerials GAVIN BROUGH Ph 09 425 5495 Mob 0274 766 115

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Mark Sim 021 102 4561 tplumber@xtra.co.nz

09 4312211

sales@absoluteconcrete.co.nz Septic Tank/Grease Trap Cleaning Septic/Sewerage Treatment Systems

MacJimray Septic Cleaning Services are your septic tank cleaning specialists in your district.

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Digital Freeview Satellite Installation & Repairs

TV • Video • DVD Tuning Additional TV Outlets Phone David Redding 09 422 7227 or 0274 585 457

Beauty Therapy & Nail Creations for head to toe pampering

Alison Wech

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Phone 425 7257 | chris@copyworks.co.nz Argyll Angle, 58-60 Queen Street, Warkworth

39 Worker Road • Wellsford Ph 09 423 8322 / 021 403 072

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a SMaRT RePaiR Service for F&P smartdrive washers, F&P/Simpson dryers. Same day service 09 423 9660 or 021 168 7349.

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iNTeRiOR/exTeRiOR ROOF PaiNTiNg Husband & wife team. Quality Workmanship. Competitive quotes.

Ph 021 022 08727

Omaha Beach Planning FOrum 2014

DRiVewaYS MaiNTeNaNCe Grading, Rolling & Metalling for rural Driveways. No job to BIG or small. Ph Bruce 425 7766.

eQUeSTRiaN hORSe hOTel Te Arai Beach, Livery, Horse Treks & Lessons BYO Horse.

Injury & Pain release (Contact C.A.R.E.) Ph 027 358 1541 www.edens.co.nz CeNTRe OF CONNeCTeD hORSeMaNShiP & BiTleSS NaTURal RiDiNg Learn with our trained horses.

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FlighTS

SCeNiC FlighTS 30 mins $59; 20 mins $49; Min. 3 passengers.

Trial flights $79. Gift vouchers available. gReaT BaRRieR FlighTS. Special stopover up to 4 hours.

Return $110. Min. 3 passengers.

One way flights $115 each. Min 2 passengers.

NORTh CaPe FlighTS $430 each. Min 3 passengers.

Rodney aero Club 425 8735 or Rod Miller 425 5612 FOR leaSe PROFeSSiONal gROUND FlOOR PReMiSeS

25 Neville Street, Warkworth (opp. RSA) 261 m² (2812 s.ft) Fully fitted office and reception 4 car parks Available from mid October 2014 (ex Town & Country Law Ltd) Phone Owner 027 279 1155 or Withers & Co Ltd at 23 Neville Street, Warkworth

Central Warkworth location.

Phone 027 430 8440.

FOR Sale BROwN ShaVeR PUlleTS, specifically reared for free ranging. For more details and prices please phone 09 422 5890 or email wilfscovell@clear.net.nz Also selling Brown Shavers 11 months into their first year of lay.

Rawleigh Products. Ph Pat 423 8851 Please note new phone number.

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Untreated wood shavings & duck poo.

Per Bag $10, Bulk $75/m3.

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healTh SeRViCeS TheRaPeUTiC aND DeeP TiSSUe MaSSage for aches, pains, strains, back issues & sports injuries. Bioenergetic Bodywork for Emotional Wellbeing.

Ph Nicholas O’Connor. 022 693 5066.

68 Davies Road. Wellsford.

hOMe MaiNTeNaNCe lawNS - Contouring, prepping and laying. Owner/operator 25+yrs experience. For complete quality projects phone Bruce (09) 425 7766. waTeR FilTeRS Underbench filters & whole house Ultra violet filters – Kill and remove ecoli/bacteria. FREE site visits. Ph Steve 09 945 2282 or visit www.purewaterservices.co.nz STeVe’S MaiNTeNaNCe lawns, hedges, waterblasting, rubbish removal, section clearing, property maintenance. No job too big or small.

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Tree Removal • /Chipping Ph Steve 029 7707101 09 425 9966 Ph Steve 029 7707101

lawN MOwiNg rubbish removal, 09tree 425 9966WW & beach hedges, small removal. stephen.payne@xtra.co.nz areas. Ph Jeff Hatfull 027 425 7357, 425 7357

lOST laDieS SilVeR waTCh in Warkworth near Queen Street, Tuesday 21 Oct around midday. Reward offered.

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Saturday 22nd November 2014 at 3.30-5.30pm, Omaha Beach Club, Northwest Anchorage Guest Speakers: Deputy Mayor, Penny Hulse Mark Mitchell, Penny Webster & Rodney Local Board Representatives haVe YOur SaY On lOcal iSSueS! all WelcOme See agenda on www.omahabeach.co.nz SiTUaTiONS VaCaNT

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agM Thursday 6th November 2014 7.30pm, Matakana Hall All welcome hOUSie, hOUSie, hOUSie Warkworth RSA downstairs meeting room, 1.30pm start November 12th & 26th 2014

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We are seeking an enthusiastic legal secretary with good communication skills and a professional manner to join our busy team. Experience is preferred and a clear willingness to learn. Must have good computer skills.

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Lucy Smythe, Dyson Smythe & Gladwell lucy@dysonsmythe.co.nz www.dysonsmythe.co.nz QUaliFieD aUTO eleCTRiCiaN FUll TiMe PeRMaNeNT General all round skills in repair and diagnosing faults required.

Cars, trucks, boats, bikes, tractors.

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Must have high standard of work.

Applicants for this position must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

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repco Warkworth Branch Sunday 9am to 5pm We are seeking a part time Sales Star to join our Repco Warkworth team! In this role, you will be our customer’s first point of contact in their product queries via phone and sales counter.

Our ideal candidate will have: •Experience working in a retail or sales environment with proven customer service skills •Excellent sales skills and phone manner •An enthusiastic, motivated and “can do” attitude •The ability to work effectively in a team environment Previous retail experience is essential and experience in the automotive industry would be an advantage.

Are you ready to drive your career further?

Contact Galvin to enquire.

Galvin Milich | Branch Manager Brmgr121@repco.co.nz 09 425 0643

ParT Time WarehOuSe/ aDmin Team memBer

Warkworth based company, MarineXpress Ltd are seeking a warehouse/admin part time person.

We are looking for someone local who is physically fit with good computer and organisational skills, a knowledge of boats would help.

Work days and hours are based on 16 -32 hours and could be flexible to suit the right candidate.

Please email your CV to dixon@pl.net or call 09 422 359 eNeRgeTiC & MOTiVaTeD DaY CheF required for busy Matakana Cafe.

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Providing programmes for men who need assistance to change abusive behaviours and attitudes and work on equality and respect.

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TV SeRViCeS Aerials, Dishes, Freeview sales, installation and service. Extra outlets. Serving the area for 18 years.

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Every Sunday 8am and 9.30am St. Leonard's, Matakana

1st and 3rd Sundays at 9.30am Snells Beach Community Church

PUHOI

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SS. Peter & Paul Church Sunday: 8.30am

St.Alban's, Kaipara Flats

1st Sunday at 11.15am

Mahurangi Methodist Parish

St.Michael and All Angels, Leigh

3rd Sunday at 11.00am

Phone 425 8054 or www.anglican-warkworth.org

Warkworth Methodist

1 Hexham Street, Warkworth Parish Office: Ph 425 8660 Sunday Service 10.30am Hall Bookings PH 425 8053

snell’s Beach Community Church

5 Pulham Road, Warkworth Phone 425 8861 www.mahu.org.nz

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History

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

Enduring wood relics In pioneer times, good use was made of the native timber, which was once so readily available. As well as its importance for providing houses, barns, halls and churches, smaller household items were often crafted at home from rather than purchased.

The skills needed for working with wood are not lost, although now it is thought of more as a hobby, and if native timber is involved, it is likely to be recycled.

An interesting item found in the museum archives is an example. It is a plaque carved in 1979 by the late Mr A. Mabbett and on the reverse side he has written its story.

“This piece of kauri is cut from a pile 12 x 12 that was one of many my father in 1906 helped Tom Blomfield point and fit with iron cap and ring on top end. These piles were driven into the mud under the Briscoe building on the corner of Customs and Gore Sreets Auckland. The building was demolished in 1987 and I bought three of the best piles for $90.

“Two cut out average, one was a beautiful golden kauri. I made this board up in the shape more or less of the Kourawhero Stream (Red Crayfish) marking in the bridges, past and present and things of note on the

banks. On this board I hope to get as many of the old Kourawhero school pupils as possible.”

The name Kourawhero translates as ‘red crayfish’. Early settlers reported visits from Maori who came to gather eels and the small fresh water crayfish.

Mr Mabbett had made a study of the routes taken by Barton’s coach (18821909 ) as it brought passengers over Moir’s Hill, from Puhoi, and down the steep slopes into Kourawhero and some of the footnotes on the plaque relate to those long ago days. There are 10 bridges mentioned and a few such as Old Log Bridge, Sailor Bridge and Shark Oil Bridge would not be familiar to modern travellers. Better known is Graveyard Bridge, on the Kaipara Flats Road, where it is said a bushman by the name of Lyndsay was killed and buried where he fell. When a new bridge was built the palings around the grave were removed and a plaque erected to mark the spot.

Mr Mabbett also notes other graves near bridges on the Kourawhero stream. These must date from a time when access to cemeteries was too difficult to contemplate. In the 1890s, it is mentioned that crops of oats, barley and wheat were grown in the area. The plaque is a fascinating

Science gets a push at Leigh

Names and places carved in kauri.

relic, proving the enduring qualities of kauri timber. True to his word, Mr Mabbett collected the names of many former pupils of Kourawhero School (1924-1936 ) and so it is also a piece of school history.

Leigh School is one of nine primary schools in New Zealand to receive a grant from the Bayer Primary School Science Fund.

The fund offers up to $2000 per school to assist with a variety of environmental science projects. Leigh will receive just over $1000 to buy hand-held lenses, viewers, digiscopes and an aquarium to help monitor marine life in the Goat Island Marine Reserve.

The school is currently using science kits purchased in the 1980s and believes that new equipment will inspire the students to get excited about science and complete their Harbour Ambassadors projects.

Students will scientifically monitor the local harbour and provide feedback to the community about their findings.

Many of the students have family members who work at the marine laboratory or in the marine industry, and their close proximity to the marine reserve made their choice of project appropriate, Bayer said.

Kaipara Harbour tree planting fills GAP for US students GAP year students from the United States have left a living legacy to their recent visit to New Zealand.

The 11 students, who are on a programme organised through Carpe Diem Education, visited the Kaipara farms of Anne Verdonk and her mother Bett Grinder. Over a week they planted around 2000 trees.

The group also stayed and worked with the Nahi Marae on the Kaipara.

Altogether they spent a month in New Zealand before leaving for Fiji where they are staying at Togovere Village, in northern Vitu Levu, and experiencing local fisheries management on Kia Island.

The GAP year group was lead by Brett Garner, from California, and Nina Wray, from Minnesota.

The American students made the hard work look like fun.

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New campaign targets Warkworth’s weed infestations Warkworth community groups have declared a war on weeds and have received $20,000 for their cause.

The Auckland Council biosecurity team has organised the initiative with funding from Rodney Local Board.

The collective will include Mid North Forest and Bird, the QE2 Covenant Club and Weed Busters.

Biosecurity community engagement advisor Jane Sparkes says the programme will involve about 10 working bees in Mahurangi, as well as efforts to raise awareness of problem weeds in the area.

“We want to have a weed of the month to educate the public on the harm weeds have on the natural biodiversity so they can identify and remove weeds from their own properties,” she says.

A recent survey of Rodney parks found invasive weeds had a significant impact on 44 per cent of the parks and a noticeable ecological impact on a further 36 per cent of parks.

Linking community groups to improve biodiversity is seen as a key objective.

The funding will pay for resources such as weeding tools, skips and snacks to keep workers going.

Targeted species will include climbing asparagus, privet, woolly nightshade, pampas, gorse and ginger.

Patte Williams, of Warkworth, is helping to coordinate a campaign to eradicate weeds such as this Phoenix Palm.

The funding will also help pay for a plant exchange in autumn, where members of the public will bring in weeds in exchange for a native seedling.

“This kind of programme has been trialled in Waiheke and was really successful.”

The working bees will include covenanted forest and bush on private land.

Ms Sparkes says sites for the working bees are yet to be identified, but are likely to include Kowhai Park, Highfield Garden Reserve and Parry Kauri Park.

War of Weeds coordinator and Weed Busters member Patte Williams has been involved in weed eradication programmes in Waikato for about a decade and was struck by the size and number of weeds in Mahurangi after

moving here three years ago.

“Everything grows twice as fast and twice as big here in the warmer weather,” she says. “In some areas, the weeds are so thick they prevent native species from growing. We want members of the public to get in touch so we can come round and identify weeds on their property in the hope that they will help stop them spreading.”

Info: warkworthweeds@gmail.com

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Hours - Mon-Fri 8am-5pm • Sat 9am-1pm 13 Neville St, Warkworth Phone 09 425 9775 Mothers Nikki Chapman and Jen Sands (back) and their children (left to right) Micah Sands (5), Ari (3), Jonny (6), Jessie Chapman (9) and Eli Sands (7).

Snells joins garage sale trail Friends Nikki Chapman and Jen Sands and their children from Snells Beach School are gearing up to be part of The Great Snells Trail garage sale.

The garage will be one of at least 20 in Snells Beach opening up on November 15 and marked on a trail map provided by the school.

The Chapman and Sands families have been spending the past few weeks clearing out their old toys and clothes for the garage sale.

Nikki says it was a great chance to have a clean up and support the school at the same time.

Her daughter, nine-year-old Jessie, has been going through her old toys and putting them up for sale, even though it’s been hard to get rid of old favourites like her Littlest Pet Shop tree house.

“I play with it, but not all the time.”

From 8am to 2pm there will also be a car boot sale near the school field, craft stalls in the hall, stalls outside classrooms, bouncy castles, skating lessons and food.

PTA chairperson Kylie Tippett says the school will be a hub for people travelling around Snells Beach for the garage sale. She says they would like it to become an annual event.

The school is still looking for more people to join in the garage sale. People in the Snells Beach area can register for $20 which includes promotion on the trail map, the school website and gate signage.

Car boot space can be pre-booked for $10.

The Great Snells Trail is on Saturday November 15, from 8am to 2pm, at Snells Beach School and garages.

Trail maps are available at the school.

Info: snellsbeach.school.nz

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Poorly maintained septic tanks pollute waterways As the swimming season nears, coastal homeowners are being urged to ensure their septic tanks are properly maintained to prevent leaks which can pollute the coastline.

Rodney Septic Tank Cleaning owner Peter Cairns says many septic tanks in Mahurangi are ageing and poorly maintained, causing sewage to leak into waterways and into the sea.

“If they are not maintained and regularly cleaned they get clogged up and waste overflows,” Mr Cairns says.

The clay soils of Rodney are also an issue, as any waste that does overflow can’t soak through the soil.

Baches are a particular problem in the summer months.

“You get five or 10 people using the same system for six weeks in the summer and often it doesn’t cope.”

Other regions had regulations requiring compulsory cleaning of septic tanks every two years and Waitakere City has a targeted rates for rural areas to ensure septic tanks are regularly maintained.

Mr Cairns believes similar regulations need to be bought into Rodney.

“Council should have bought in compulsory cleaning years ago.”

Ageing systems were also an issue, but the solution isn’t cheap.

“A lot of the systems here are 20 to 30 years old. At that stage, they are reaching the end of their lifespan, but a new system costs upwards of $20,000.”

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Multiple groups share Rodney community grants Community groups in Rodney and Hibiscus Coast received $413,000 last month following the annual Rodney and Hibiscus Coast Subdivision Local Board Funding Subcommittee funding round.

The Committee received 85 applications requesting more than $1.6 million in funding. A total of 48 applications were successful including 26 organisations that directly relate to Mahurangi. The following groups received funding: Age Concern Rodney ���������������������������� $22,000 - $13,000 towards the salary for the Elder Abuse and Neglect Prevention Awareness coordinator.

- $9000 towards the salary of a visiting service coordinator.

Abuse Prevention Services Incorporated ��� $7500 For the Living Free – Women Living Free from Abuse held in Warkworth and Orewa.

Hestia Rodney Women’s Refuge ������������ $17,500 - $10,000 towards the resource and information coordinator’s salary.

- $7500 towards the Te Roopu Kaha Wahine support group.

Mahurangi Presbyterian Church – Mahu Vision Community Trust ������������ $15,000 - $10,000 towards the Pacifika Project.

- $5000 towards the “GIRL” programme and after school programme.

Rodney Neighbourhood Support ���������� $11,313 Towards car costs, coordinator wages and the phone and internet costs.

North Shore Hospice Trust – Warkworth/ Wellsford Committee �������� $15,000 Towards costs at Glenmore Drive, Warkworth.

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Leigh and Districts Ex Services and Community Club ��������������������������� $15,000 Towards the purchase and installation of the astro turf, upgrade of the pavilion, repair epoxy and installation of a new toilet.

Matakana Coast Trail Trust ������������������� $24,136 Towards inventory, survey mapping and project plan for the cycling and walkway trails.

Omaha Surf Lifesaving Club �������������������� $9870 Towards the purchase of boards.

Onboard Skate NZ �������������������������������� $11,937 Towards programmes at Western Reserve, Snells Beach skate park, Helensville skate park, Riverhead School, Huapai School and Whangaparaoa School.

Pakiri Tennis Club �������������������������������� $10,000 Towards the cost to resurface the two courts.

Rodney Aphasia Group ���������������������������� $3000 Administration costs.

Wellsford Districts Spot and Recreation Collective ���������������������������� $15,000 Towards the coordinator’s salary and lease costs for Coast To Coast Hauora Trust office.

Blue Light Ventures ������������������������������� $18,000 - $10,000 for the Youth Community coordinator - $5000 towards a fund for young people to apply

for expenses to attend national and local Blue Light events/projects - $3000 towards the purchase of a disc golf package Mahurangi West Emergency Response ����� $4511 Towards the purchase of a defibrillator, defibrillator case, AED carry case and water pump for the Building Community Reliance project.

Point Wells Library ���������������������������������� $2000 Towards the purchase of new books.

The Rito Rodney Family Violence Prevention Project ������������������������������������ $5000 For the Stand Up programme at Kaipara, Mahurangi, Rodney and Whangaparaoa Colleges.

Warkworth Community Response Group ��� $4031 Towards the purchase of radio equipment, hi-visibility clothing, electrical items and an emergency generator.

Wellsford Promotions Association ������������� $805 Towards the repair of the container that stores Xmas Parade items.

Warkworth and Districts Croquet Club ��� $5000 Towards the purchase of a John Deere greens mower for the club.

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‘Avoid antibacterial cleaning products’ academic says The overuse of antibacterial cleaning products could lead to the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria, undermining the effectiveness of modern medicine, a Massey University academic says.

The university’s Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health programme director Mary Nulsen says antibiotics found in common cleaning products create a selective pressure for antibiotic resistance.

“The bacteria which has a resistance to anti-bacterial agents have an advantage and survive to spread that resistance on to other strains of bacteria,” Ms Nulsen says.

Over the past decade, products have competed on their effectiveness at killing bacteria and antibacterial additives are now common place. But this has created a risk of undermining the effectiveness of antibiotics when they are most needed.

“I try and avoid products with antibacterial agents in them, but it’s really difficult. They put it in everything. I went to buy a chopping board recently and couldn’t find any that didn’t contain anti-bacterial agents. It’s completely unnecessary.”

However, alcohol-based hand sanitiser isn’t such a problem as it doesn’t contain an antibiotic, she says.

Ms Nulsen believes that the government should take steps to reduce the level of antibiotics used in NZ. “This is something that should have been done 20 to 30 years ago. There has to be a global effort as well, because a large proportion of these products are produced overseas.”

Environmental Science and Research (ESR) clinical microbial scientist Dr Deborah Williamson doesn’t believe there is any need to ban antibacterial cleaning products. Dr Williamson coauthored a report on antimicrobial resistance in the NZ Medical Journal last month and says antibacterial cleaning products are vital in the hospital environment, but are perhaps

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“There needs to be further research into the longterm consequences of antibacterial products. But there’s no reason to use these products. Soap and water is as good as anything.”

She says NZ’s use of antibiotic medicine is relatively high and doctors over subscribe antibiotics. But compared with many other countries, rates of antimicrobial resistance are relatively low in New Zealand.

In 2013, ESR research found the Waitemata District Health Board had one of the lowest rates of antibiotic resistant staphylococcus strain MRSA in the country.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation published its first report on antibiotic resistance this year, warning of a post-antibiotic era.

Assistant Director-General for Health Security Dr Keiji Fukuda said that without urgent, coordinated action, the world is headed for a postantibiotic era, in which common infections and minor injuries which have been treatable for decades can once again kill.

“Effective antibiotics have been one of the pillars allowing us to live longer, live healthier, and benefit from modern medicine,” Dr Fukuda said.

“Unless we take significant actions to prevent infections and also change how we produce, prescribe and use antibiotics, the world will lose more and more of these global public health goods and the implications will be devastating.”

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Jeremy Elwood and Michele A’Court are performing at Mangawhai this month.

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Both the judges and exhibition visitors agreed that Joy Bell’s work Kaipara Hills was worthy of a prize.

Colour inspires Rodney art exhibition The Colours of Rodney provided plenty of inspiration for artists who submitted work for the annual Rodney District Art Awards, organised by the North Rodney Community Arts Council.

More than 80 pieces were exhibited over three days at the old Masonic Hall in Warkworth.

An organiser Mona Townson said she was particularly pleased that 40 new artists had joined this year’s show. She congratulated Jenny Arnerich who was the inaugural winner of the Norman Nelson Award, which recognised the former chairman’s longstanding support of arts in Rodney.

“There was an interesting diversity of work, from ceramics to textiles and paintings,” Mona said.

“An unusual result was that the Viewer’s Choice and the judges’ decision aligned. Both agreed on the merit of Joy Bell’s wall hanging which was made from hand-dyed blanket pieces framed by an old

wagon wheel.”

Nearly 400 people visited the exhibition, which had the support of 22 business sponsors. The judges were Kim Boyd and Murray Stuart.

Colours of Rodney exhibition results: Sculpture, Joy Bell for Alice Meets Big Ears 1; textiles, Joy Bell for Kaipara Hills 2; embroidery, Jo Dixey for Windy Day, 3; photography, Mary Moore for Point Wells 3; beadwork, Mona Townson for Shades of Summer, 3. The Norman Nelson Award for Excellence, Jenny Arnerich for Tawharanui. Merit awards – Lorraine Brown, tea towel; Hilary Lewis, calligram; Karen Mills, photography; Rhana Panhui, jewellery; Carol ann Plamus, textiles; Blair Fraser, ceramics; David Prictor, drawing; Rob Torckler, 3D; John Warman, wood art. Commendations – Wendy Hetherington, acrylic; Katie Mitchell, photography; Bob Simpson, painting. Viewers’ Choice, Joy Bell for Kaipara Hills.

Award winning NZ comedians, Michele A’Court and Jeremy Elwood, will be at the Mangawhai Tavern on Saturday November 15.

Michele has toured the globe with her stand-up act, including recent shows in Las Vegas.

She is a regular guest on the award-winning comedy show 7 Days, as well as other TV and radio shows.

Her latest solo comedy show, Stuff I Forgot To Tell My Daughter, was a sell-out at last year’s NZ International Comedy Festival and the 2014 World Buskers Festival.

Jeremy Elwood has also been a regular on New Zealand television screens including frequent appearances on 7 Days. He’s won the Comedy Guild’s Best Male Comedian and Best MC several times, and has proven himself to be one of the most in demand and consistent comedians in the country. Comedy newcomer Matt Stellingwerf will MC the night.

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Southern scenes and local shores on show in exhibition Artist Paul Cato has traded the Southern Alps for the sandy shores of Mahurangi, moving from Queenstown to Algies Bay this year.

He is holding his first exhibition in the area at Art Matakana on November 8, showcasing the transition of his subject matter from towering peaks to seascapes and beach scenes.

Paul grew up in Auckland but moved to Queenstown in 1999 to start a career as an oil painter and immerse himself in the southern scenery.

“I’d always been struck by the towering peaks of the south,” Paul says.

“The first commission I ever did was of Milford Sound and the landscape of the area has been my main subject matter since.”

He started his own studio-gallery at the foot of popular ski resort, Coronet Peak and quickly became established as an artist in the region, with his work attracting prices of more than $40,000.

While down south he also had a stint in Middle Earth, working as a large scale double on the Lord of the Rings set. At 205 centimetres, Paul’s height was in demand to make the actors playing hobbits appear smaller in close up shots.

The hobbits were meant to be about three feet tall so they needed someone very tall to make the full-sized actors look small.

He worked on the set in three sites in Central Otago, dressed in full costume

Cato’s first exhibition in Mahurangi shows his transition from the southern alps of Queenstown to beach life at Algies Bay.

as Aragorn, Legolas, Boromir and even Princess Arwen. He was then flown to Wellington to work in the studio.

“It was fantastic. I was often sitting in wardrobe sandwiched between Elijah Wood and Sean Bean (Boromir) and spent quite a bit of time standing beside Peter Jackson, peering over his shoulder as he looked at the screens of the live footage.

“I ended up in quite a few scenes in the first two movies, but there were strictly no camera’s allowed, so I didn’t get any photos of me in full costume.”

Paul says his acting days are now behind him and he is more excited by the challenge of adapting his painting style to the moods and light of the Mahurangi coast.

“As time goes by, I’m finding more

inspiration here. I’m discovering have to focus on different details of a painting without having the mountains of Queenstown. I’m always looking for dramatic light to be the focus of a painting. That hasn’t changed. But I’ll still head south to get the moody, misty landscapes.”

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Children at Mahurangi Kindergarten are hoping the Springfest Gala will raise money for an outdoor play area where they can “run wild”.

Kindy stages Springfest Gala Warkworth’s only public kindergarten, Mahurangi Kindergarten, will hold its inaugural Springfest Gala on Saturday November 8 to help to raise money for the upgrade of an outdoor play area.

Head teacher Karen Carr says the work will “brighten up” the grounds.

“The outdoor area we currently have is spacious and beautiful, but we would like to create a little more wonder for our children, somewhere that they can let their imaginations, as well as their bodies, run wild,” Ms Carr says.

“We are working alongside Jill Rice, a top New Zealand designer who specialises in children’s outdoor areas.”

Kindergarten committee chairperson Krissy Clarke is promising the event will be fun for the entire family.

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Gardeners ready to put on show The annual Warkworth and Districts Rose and Flower Show will be held at the Old Masonic Hall in Baxter Street on Friday November 14.

Warkworth Garden Club secretary Lois New says the show has become a highlight of many gardeners’ calendars and has been inspiring people to try their hand at a trowel since the inaugural event in 1921.

“It has evolved over the years and still attracts lots of exhibitors and visitors who delight in the gorgeous roses and various floral exhibits,” Mrs New says.

The oldest trophy is the Perpetual Challenge Rose Bowl which, according to records, dates back to 1928.

The Wilkinson Salver was first presented by Rodney MP Peter Wilkinson in 1971 and is awarded each year to the property which the judges consider has made an aesthetic contribution to Warkworth. The first

recipient was Mahurangi College. Last year it was awarded to the Warkworth & District Museum and the Native & Kauri Bushman’s Association.

There are 31 classes, and 14 trophies and cups will be awarded at the 1pm prizegiving.

The Best Vegetable Garden will win The Grange Trophy and $100, while $50 is up for grabs for the winner of the First Ever rose entry.

Entries for the garden show close on Thursday November 13 at 3pm. The vegetable garden competition entries have closed.

The show will be held from 12 noon to 5pm. Entry $2. Schedules are available at the Warkworth i-Site, Mahurangi East Library, Mahurangi Matters office in Neville Street and Tumbleweed Garden Centre, Matakana.

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Now that we have all got used to putting the clocks forward it is time to start enjoying those longer evenings. I know my husband relishes this time of the year and enjoys cooking on his barbecue. The main issue with the blokes is that they only ever want to cook large quantities of meat (or fish if they have been lucky enough to catch any). My resolution for this summer is to get the males in the household to start creating more wholesome meals when they cook.

In the shop this year we have had an ongoing promotion with Al Brown, one of the blokiest blokes around. Al has agreed to let me share one of his favourite recipes which makes a great accompaniment to any barbecued meats, especially the finger food types such as ribs, chicken wings and kebabs. It also rounds out a barbecue for vegetarians when served with a variety of salads and barbecued vegetables. An added bonus is that it wheat-free and can easily adapt to being dairy-free if needed.

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• 1/3 cup olive oil • 2 Tbl fresh garlic (minced) • 1/2 tsp chilli flakes • 1/2 cup port • 1/2 cup red wine • 2 Tbl tomato paste • 1 Tbl sugar • 2 Tbl butter • flaky sea salt & freshly cracked black pepper • 2 x 400gm tins whole peeled tomatoes (blitzed to a puree) In a heavy based saucepan, add the olive oil and place on medium heat. Add the garlic and chilli flakes. Stir continuously with a wooden spoon, watching the garlic starting to change colour. Once the garlic takes on a nice dark golden colour, immediately add the port and red wine. Be mindful as you add the alcohol that it will spit and bubble for a few seconds. Cook the wine down for 5 minutes, then add the blitzed tomatoes, tomato paste and sugar. Turn down the heat and cook for another 15 to 20 minutes until nice and thick. Remove from the heat, whisk in the butter, taste, and season accordingly. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until required.

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Heat a Lodge skillet to medium heat. Cut your cornbread into wedges and brush both sides with butter. Sauté in the hot skillet for 2 minutes each side, until caramelised and warmed through. Warm your arrabbiata sauce in a saucepan or in the microwave. Serve up your warm cornbread with a spoonful of arrabbiata sauce and top with crumbled blue cheese, walnuts and a slug of orange and chilli oil.

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The application process will be quite informal, but starts now!

In the first instance, produce a single page A4-sized summary which includes the name and contact details of your organisation, your aims and objective, and a summary of the type of help you are looking for. Please also include the steps you’ve already taken to meet those objectives.

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New attractions headline show programme Cherry the Clown, Clydesdale wagon rides, a scarecrow competition and a trash ‘n’ treasure sculpture competition are just some of the new features that will be part of the Wellsford Country Show this year.

The event will be held at Centennial Park on November 22 and a huge turnout is expected if the weather is fine.

Organisers are keeping with a rural theme incorporating numerous animal events and exhibits, including a shearing demonstration and the return of the popular Old Macdonald’s Travelling Farmyard.

Organiser Lynette Gubb says although Wellsford is a rural town, not all local children are able to get up close to farm animals. The petting zoo, which includes many small and baby animals, gives them a chance to feed the animals.

The Albertland Pony Club and the Cattle, Calf and Lamb Club will also feature, as usual.

“It will be a very family-friendly event.

It’s about making it a community day for Wellsford and the surrounding area.”

Lynette thanked all the businesses who were sponsoring this year’s event and

Show organiser Lynette Gubb will be busy again on show day, keeping an eye on proceedings and escorting local dignitaries such as Rodney Local Board member James Colville.

particularly the Rodney Local Board which had contributed $1500.

The show began as the Wellsford A&P Show in 1910. It was renamed the Wellsford Country Show in 2011 after a brief hiatus.

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support we get, the more we can offer people in the future,” Lynette says.

There’s been no change in ticket prices with under 5s going in for free, adults $5 and children (5-14 years) $2.

The show will run from 10am to 4pm.

Info: wellsfordcountryshow.com or ph Lynette on 021 116 8437.

Bring on the clown Clowning around has been a way of life for Ken Samson aka Cherry the Clown for more than 30 years and, this month, he’ll bring a well-tuned show of comedy, magic, juggling and balloon sculpturing to Wellsford.

Considered to be one of NZ’s master clowns, Cherry has performed at all kinds of events, from school fairs to A&P Shows, throughout NZ, as well as in the United States and Sweden. He says one of the most important things for a clown to be is “funny”.

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ENTRY: Under 5s FREE • Child (5-14yrs) $2 • Adult (15yrs+) $5 See www.wellsfordcountryshow.com for more information phone Lynette 021 116 8437 or Edwina 021 148 7402 email: wellsfordcountryshow@outlook.co.nz

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The Dancing Divas Dance Team will show their winning style at the show in Wellsford on November 22. The team recently competed in Paeroa, finishing first and second. Supported by Emme and Tony Lentino, of Springhill Farms, the team was flown to the event in Tony’s helicopter. Pictured with their trophy are, from left, Bella Jansen, Jemma McPherson, Skyla Stokes and Catherine Kashammer.

Local talent takes show stage There will be a huge line-up of local entertainment at the Country Show this year.

While the programme is still being finalised, it is expected to feature the Dancing Divas, fresh from their success in Paeroa, as well as the Wellsford Rockers.

Wellsford’s own Local Vocals Choir will perform and several members of the Wellsford Country Music Club are expected to take the stage.

Show organiser Lynette Gubb says the emphasis this year is on showcasing the range of local talent.

Martin Worthington’s Music School students will line-up against more experienced entertainers such as Emme Lentino and Monkey Assassins.

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Clydesdale giants head for Wellsford A set of magnificent Clydesdale draught horses – Lochie and Bert – will be two of the star attractions at the Country Show this month.

Paul Stroobant, who has been breeding and training Clydesdales for more than 20 years, describes his horses as “gentle giants”.

“They are big and strong, even tempered and will try their best till the end of the day,” he says.

Bert is a bay that stands nearly 18-hands, while Lochie is a smaller roan that is especially popular with children.

As well as the glamour of their public appearances, back on the farm in Helensville they are used to feed out, plough, disc and harrow, just like any other selfrespecting working horses.

Clydesdales have a long history in rural NZ. Originally imported from Scotland in the 19th century, they were used extensively to plough, haul logs, pull barges, trams, milk carts and fire carts. In other words, they were the engines of the day.

In the 1930s, there were about 300 horses used at the port in Auckland.

Characteristics include an active step when working, strength, docility, patience and loyalty. A mature trained horse can pull one tonne using iron tyres on grass or two to three tonne using rubber tyres on grass.

Paul will have his wagon at the Wellsford show and visitors will be welcome to climb aboard for the sort of journey their forebears may have taken for granted. He is also happy to share his extensive knowledge of the animals.

The Kia Kaha Clydesdales, of Helensville, will be a big drawcard at this month’s Wellsford Show.

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Places for stalls, market booths and trade exhibits are filling up, but show organiser Lynette Gubb says there is still time to book a space.

She says the craft and trade exhibits are a big part of the show and the more people who participate, the better.

“This year, prizes will be awarded for the most interesting stalls,” she says. Stallholders and trade exhibitors are also being encouraged to run

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Rodney competition a winner for creative community The inaugural Hibiscus & Bays Art Awards showcases the depth and range of creativity in the region, with everything from very large paintings to bold jewellery pieces making the final.

The Hibiscus & Bays Community Arts Council launched the awards four months ago with entries open to all NZ residents. A first prize purse of $3000 was a big drawcard and a total of 126 entries were received, 71 of which were from the Warkworth, Hibiscus Coast and North Shore areas.

Seventy-three artworks made it through the initial selection process to be judged – 61 paintings, seven sculptures and five pieces of work by jewellers. All are now on display at Estuary Arts Centre in Orewa, where the official opening and award presentation was held on November 1. Mayor Len Brown and Rodney MP Mark Mitchell attended the awards event, as well as artists, sponsors and members of the Community Arts Council.

No-one envied the task of the judges – Ross Ritchie, and Peter Julie Collis – who are all art experts from the Auckland region. The Premier Award of $3000 was won by Andy Dunn, of Orewa, for “Cornering the Art Market”. The Emerging Artist Award winner was Gavin Chai, 16, from East Auckland with his oil painting “When we were young”. Merit certificates were presented to James Field, of Manly; Michael Barker, Amanda Moore, of Manly; Elizabeth Bolond, Rosemary Mortimer, of Wellington; Mona Townsend, of Warkworth.

The awards exhibition is on at Estuary Arts Centre, 214b Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa, until November 30.

Mahurangi Matters is a proud sponsor of the Hibiscus & Bays Art Awards.

Mona Townson Self-taught, intricate stitching techniques and a love of colour make Mona Townson’s jewellery distinctive.

She had two pieces selected for the final of the awards. The Scotts Landing resident has spent many years making beadwork – both jewellery and textile pieces – as well as teaching and selling her work.

Starting with a single glass bead, she creates strings of beads, which are then woven or knotted together to make a piece.

She says she enjoys the challenge of working with many tiny beads, and creating pieces that turn heads, whether worn as jewellery or hung on a wall.

Rosy and Rich Rosy Parsonson and Richard Darbyshire met at Hungry Creek Art School and are established in the local art scene both as individual artists and as Rosy and Rich.

The couple, who live in Puhoi, both have individual works in the awards exhibition, as well as an etching that they produced together.

Rosy and Rich say their collaborative work is among the most exciting – creating a particular energy and artistic conversation.

“We both love working together which, for two control freaks, is really something,” Rosy says.

Rich describes their etching as being about “hybridity and bringing a mix of cultures together”.

Leo Bell Puhoi resident Leo Bell says his painting, with its surreal twists and turns, is intuition based and dream related, as well as inspired by everything around him. He has worked on several murals including a collaborative indoor mural at a café in Grey Lynn, and has also exhibited on the North Shore, and in Puhoi, Matakana and Helensville.

His childhood passion for art has never waned and he likes to explore a wide range of media – as well as oil paintings, he has also made ceramics, sculpture and jewellery.

He completed a diploma at Hungry Creek Art School and works full time as an artist, predominantly focusing on portraits, surrealism, figurative work, cubism and a combination.

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It’s been going off online recently. Here are some highlights and what to look out for this month. Between papers you can join the conversation on facebook.com/ MahurangiMatters and follow our news feed on twitter at localmattersnz You can also get the latest news, have your say on big issues, read extended stories, watch video interviews and read this digital column at localmatters.co.nz

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Retail ruckus

Weird and wonderful

News of a large retail development at The Grange site in Warkworth getting non-notified resource consent didn’t stop the community having its say. It generated 19 shares, 49 likes and lots of debate with 55 comments on Facebook and three comments on our forum. This would have been great when we first broke the story in June. #JustSaying

If you’ve never seen a square starfish, you’re not the only one. It’s delighting visitors and marine biologists alike at its new home in the tidal touch tank. Watch a video of Goat Island Marine Discovery Centre manager Marea Goode telling us more about the rare find (see story p16).

Caught in the act

Kapa Haka is just one of those spectacular events that’s more fun to watch than write about. See our coverage of the 22nd Kaipara Kapa Haka Festival, held on Saturday November 1 at Mahurangi College. More than 12 primary and secondary schools from across the rohe attended.

Worried a rose bush would be destroyed during the Warkworth Town Hall restoration, a Senior Citizens Club member was caught on camera removing it. Her family enjoyed the Facebook post with funny comments ‘Oh mum!!!’, ‘Go nana!!’ Note to readers – the Mahurangi Matters office is opposite the Town Hall!

Aerial action To put a new touch on covering another Kowhai Festival we did a bit of drone journalism and enlisted the help of our friend Craig Powell, from Majorlook Productions, and his quadcopter. The result was an amazing aerial view of the Huge Day Out.

Ride out of the Blue blog Alan and Sally Smith, of Sandspit, have been blogging for localmatters.co.nz while biking from Bluff to Cape Reinga to raise awareness of suicide and depression.

Thank you for your kind comments on Facebook when they popped into Warkworth.

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River celebration Mahurangi Matters answered the call ‘all aboard” when the Mahurangi Action Plan held its 10 year celebration on November 2 and set off to look at some of its achievements in the catchment. We’ve got video and photos of the tour, which included a cuppa at Scotts Homestead and a return trip on the Jane Gifford.

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Summer got off to a great start on Labour Weekend when schools at Matakana, Leigh and Mangawhai held their annual galas in near perfect conditions.

Crowds flocked to bag a bargain on the basketball courts at Matakana with the usual stampede for furniture, bath tubs, golf clubs, fishing lines, old sofas, beds, bikes and even an ancient looking organ.

The food stalls were doing a roaring trade and the cake makers outdid themselves with a delicious range of beautifully decorated offerings.

Emcee Wendy Douglas kept things humming on the stage, showcasing local talent including the school’s kapa haka group.

The first Matakana gala was held in 1970, when the school roll was 196. Parents and teachers at the time decided to have a gala day to buy more books for the library. Their target was $3000 so were delighted when their efforts raised $3400.

The $45,000 to $50,000 raised this year will go towards playground and swimming pool facilities.

Helena Ujdur says, as always, the success of the gala relies heavily on the support of the school community, and those in the wider Matakana Coast community who donate to and sponsor the event.

“We really say a ‘huge’ thank you to them all,” she says.

The Agricultural Day & Gala at Mangawhai is the school’s biggest fundraiser of the year supporting learning and educational growth through teacher aides and classroom learning resources.

The day started with calf and lamb competitions, with entrants vying for the coveted array of ribbons and cups.

There was a diverse line-up of local entertainment, which kicked off with the school radio station and its student DJs. There were also performances by the Mangawhai’s Got Talent winners, the school kapa haka, bands made up of former pupils and a staff band.

Although organisers felt that crowd numbers may have been down slightly on last year, they were very happy with the $28,000 raised and thanked the community and businesses for their support.

The organisers of the Leigh Pre-School Gala were overwhelmed by the community support they received this year.

They raised $21,000 almost doubling last year’s total.

The money will be spent on upgrading the outdoor play area for under two year olds.

Highlights on the day were the silent auctions and a performance by the Pipi Pickers. The Small Wanderers area was also well patronised.

The pre-school especially thanked Leigh Fisheries, the Village Butcher Shop in Matakana, Countdown Warkworth, Middleton Transport and Les Floralies.

John Barnett couldn’t resist the bacon buttes at Matakana.

Duncan Napier wasn’t taking any nonsense from the traffic.

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Firemen were after buckets of cash, not water, when they walked the streets on Mahurangi East Peninsula over Labour Weekend.

What self-respecting gala would be without face painting.

Donations fund fire brigade Firemen from the Mahurangi East brigade took to the streets over Labour Weekend as part of a fundraising appeal.

They were collecting money to fit-out the brigade’s replacement tanker and repair the helipad lights.

Mahurangi Community Trust chair Christine Kyle says the tanker is essential in the Snells Beach area as many properties have a limited supply of water.

“These projects aren’t funded by the Fire Service so we are reliant on the community’s help,” she says.

Any envelopes that were missed, can be put into collection boxes at the Snells Beach Pharmacy or the Snells Beach Four Square. Alternatively, donations can be made to the bank account number on the envelope or on brigade’s givealittle page at www. givealittle.co.nz/cause/tanksalot.

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Competition was close in a table tennis tournament at Mahurangi College.

Donaldson wins comp Martial arts students from Matakana took home trophies at a recent competition in Auckland.

Trophy haul for Matakana martial arts A Matakana martial arts club has taken home eight trophies at a mixed martial arts tournament in Auckland recently.

Ten students from the club entered the competition in Torbay which attracted 600 competitors, across 60 categories, from nine North Island schools.

Black belt Shane Rynne has been running the Mind and Body Martial Arts classes for two years and says he is impressed with the result.

“We did really well compared to the other schools.

Most of the students hadn’t competed before, but we cleaned up in a couple of the categories,” Mr Rynne says.

The club has 18 students, ranging from seven to 50 and meets twice a week at the Matakana Primary School hall to learn the traditional Chinese martial art called Kempo.

“It’s similar to karate, but more fluent in its movements.”

Mr Rynne has been practising martial arts for mote than 20 years and is joined by three other black belts who help run the classes.

“It’s great for discipline and a good way to burn off energy. It boosts the children’s confidence, too. A lot of the kids are really shy when they come in, but the classes bring them out of their shells.”

The students also train with weapons including spears and nunchaku.

Results: Levi Jordan, 7, 1st in Boys Beginner Free Fighting, 2nd in Intermediate 23-34kg Free Fighting and 3rd in Forms Intermediate; Rueben Jordan,10, 2nd in Boys Beginner Free Fighting; Rhiannan Gill, 15, 1st in Teens Beginner Forms; Savannah Gillespie, 16, 2nd Teens Beginner Forms; Michael Pires, 15, 1st Teen Boys Sparring Intermediate; Rory Kavanagh, 17, 1st Teens Weapons Forms Open.

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The gym at Mahurangi College has been filled with the sound of ping-pong as a table tennis tournament has attracted nearly 50 competitors.

It is the second year the Matakana Table Tennis Club has run the competition.

Ben Donaldson took out the senior tournament, beating 21 other hopefuls, while the junior and intermediate tournaments were still being run when Mahurangi Matters went to print.

Trophy sponsors are Totalspan Sheds, the Dough Puncher Bakery and Lee & Hart Pharmacy.

Tournament coordinator George Anderson is determined to get more people playing the sport in Mahurangi, but he says he is disappointed by the lack of interest in Rodney.

“I’ve organised table tennis teams throughout Auckland and Rodney must be the weakest region in the southern hemisphere,” George says.

He has been playing table tennis for 60 years and has played internationally during his career as a clerk for the NZ National Airways Corporation (NAC).

“We used to have a national tournament within the company that went for seven days, and then we’d compete internationally against other airlines.”

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By Richard Casutt, sport development manager www.harboursport.co.nz

Participation reaps benefits Participation in organised sports during childhood and adolescence has important benefits for physical, psychological and social health. Of relevance in particular are higher rates of physical fitness, greater involvement in physical activity over time, lower rates of sedentary behaviour, higher rates of self-esteem, more positive social interactions, decreased levels of depressive symptoms and lower rates of obesity.

A recent study in Canada, which aligns to findings in New Zealand, indicates that parents are aware of the benefits. Seven in 10 Canadians believe it is very or extremely important for children to participate in organised sport; 77 per cent of parents with children 3-17 years say that sports participation is integral to being Canadian; and 87 per cent believe sports participation is an essential part of a child’s physical development. Further, 85 per cent agree sports participation builds stronger communities; 91 per cent believe sports participation teaches children important life skills; and 89 per cent say it is important that children have the opportunity to experience organised sport. A study of this nature in New Zealand, I believe, would find similar or even stronger results. As a community, we know the value and are aware of the importance. So why are our participation rates, especially at secondary school, decreasing? Why are our obesity rates increasing so rapidly? We need to intervene as a community and provide, promote and encourage organised sport.

We know cost is a major barrier, but this is hard to address – paid coaches are becoming more prevalent due to lack of volunteers. The increasing cost of facilities and equipment cannot be controlled by the sport, only in government and council policy. Other barriers identified in research include an over focus on winning, availability of a variety of local organised sports programmes, accessibility due to transport, and lack of enough quality local coaches and volunteers to meet increasing demands. These keys factors tied in with work commitments of parents/guardians, time of day/day of week of programmes is inconvenient, lack of awareness of the programs available in the community, other family commitments of parents/guardians, limited access to good quality sports facilities all contribute to the sustainability of organised sport. So we know the issues, but what are we doing about it?

Enthusiasm to promote sports participation and prevent dropout from organised sports is urgently required and must be targeted to populations at highest risk of dropout and non-participation. These include girls, children of lower socioeconomic backgrounds, children who receive low parental support, and schools that struggle to provide quality programmes. The solutions need a combination and partnership of all involved from funders to government, as well as councils, schools, local clubs, sports and, most importantly, parents and their children. So let’s start talking …. together.

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Warkworth Golf a Roundup of spoRTs acTiviTies in THe disTRicT Ladies golf tournament, Monday, November 10. Morning tea from 8.30am, 9.30am start. Entry $25, includes light lunch. Info: 425 8248 thedivot@ warkworthgolfclub.co.nz Rodney Cricket Players are needed to establish Rodney cricket teams. Info: Kevin Forde kevin. forde@nff.org.nz or 021 795072 Sailing Sandspit Centreboard Club enrolments are open for Term 4: Learn to Sail One, ages 9 and over; Learn to Sail Two, Sunday mornings; Green Fleet race training Monday afternoons. Info: sandspitlearntosail@gmail.com or 0221712550 Junior Tennis Registrations for Kaiwaka junior tennis are open. Info Lindell Ferguson 431 2542 or blferguson@vodafone.co.nz Martial Arts - Matakana Mind & Body meets on Tues & Thurs 5.30pm-7.30pm Matakana School Hall. All welcome. $150 per term. Info: Shane mindandbodymartialarts@yahoo.co.nz ToTalspan of in Kaiwaka on Wed & - Otamatea MartialRodney Arts holdspRoud Kempo sponsoRs & Tai Chi classes Sun, Wellsford on Tues, Mangawhai on Sat & Waipu on Wed. Child classes $50 per term, adults $20 per month. Info: otamatea.kempo@farmside.co.nz Table Tennis a Table Roundup spoRTs disTRicT tennis isof played in the acTiviTies Matakana Hallin onTHe Tuesdays at 7.30pm. Coaching is ibus omnimolum also available. Info: George 423 0424 or Mary 425 8146.

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Warkworth Club social badminton on Tues 9.30-11.30am and Wed 9-11am. All welcome.

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NEWSLETTER

MAHURANGI COLLEGE ISSUE 9: November 2014

from the

Principal David Macleod

Dear Parents and Guardians Tena Koutou Katoa The Senior Prizegiving will take place in the auditorium on Wednesday 5th November 2014.

Please arrive by 6.45pm for a 7pm start as we recognise the Academic Achievements of our senior students this year.

team, which won the National Junior title at the end of last year. The Sportswoman of the Year, Ariaana Osborne, is a member of the Sportsman & Sportswom NZ U19 Touch an Forrest Axford & Ariaana of the year, squad and Osborne of the North Harbour U21 team. As well as achieving at the highest level in their sports, both Forrest and Ariaana have always achieved highly at school and have given hugely of their time in supporting others - coaching, leading and umpiring.

The top award winners at the Cultural Blues were: Drama ~ Findlay Buchanan Technical Support ~ Alex Hill Classical Singing ~ Eden Adam Choral Singing ~ Krysana Hanley Visual Arts Person of the Year ~ Sydney Shead Performing Arts Person of the Year ~ Alana Hathaway evement evening: Kappy MakaTop award winners at Pasifika Achi Nabuti nica Cultural Person of the Year ~ Elspeth Free Vero & atau Araw ina Abor rerei Rui, sini, Atan

important dates Wednesday November 5

• Yr 11-13 Reports issued • Prize Giving - 7.00pm hall

Friday November 7

• Yr 6 Orientation Day 10am-1pm

Monday November 10

• NCEA Exams begin • Junior School Athletics Day

Thursday November 13 - 14 • Yr 9-10 Exams

Monday November 17 • Yr 10 Option Exams

Tuesday November 18

• Enrolment Day & Guided Tour

November 20-26

• Yr 8 Life Education Programme

Monday November 24

• Yr 7-8 Sailing zone day -Snells Beach • Yr 9 Camp Meeting - 6.00pm staffroom

Wednesday November 27- 28 • Kapa Haka Road show

The Pasifika Achievement evening celebrated the successes of our Pasifika students this year. It was a very enjoyable evening with several performances by our Pasifika students and many awards presented for academic achievement.

Thursday November 28

Congratulations to all Blues winners at both the Sporting and Cultural Blues evenings, held at the end of October. It was wonderful to acknowledge the achievements of so many of our students at Representative or National level. Photos from these evenings and details of all Blues winners for 2014 are on our school website.

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The Sportsman of the Year, Forrest Axford, is a member of the NZ U18 Underwater Hockey team and Captain of the Mahurangi College

• Yr 9 Prize Giving • PTA Twilight Gift Fair 5.00pm

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• Yr 10 Activities week • Yr 9 Camp - Students leave for camp 8.30am

Tuesday December 2 Top Performing Arts Student: Elspeth Free

Congratulations to our new Student Representative on Board of Trustees, Rory McKay, and a special thank you from the whole Board to the outgoing Student Representative, Allysha Dudley, who has done an excellent job of representing our students on the Board this year.

David Macleod, Principal

BOT STUDENT REPS: 2014 Rep, Alysha Dudley & New 2015 Rep, Rory Mckay

• Yr 13 Graduation Evening

Wednesday December 3

• NCEA Exams end • Yr 10 Graduation Evening

Thursday December 4

• Yr 10 Reports issued • Yr 7-8 Wenderholm Trip

Friday December 5

• Yr 9 Camp returns - Reports issued

Monday December 8

• Last Day of Term • Yr 7-8 Reports issued • Yr 7-8 Prize Giving Assembly

Tuesday December 9 • Term 4 endsFr

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Spring Regatta, Teams Sailing Event Over the first 3 days of the school holidays, the Mahurangi College Sailing team competed in the Annual Spring Regatta held in our home waters, Algies Bay. This regatta launches the start of our sailing season. It is a great training regatta, after having the winter off from teams sailing events.

Monday the wind was too strong for sailing, so three days of racing was shortened into two.

Tuesday and Wednesday the wind was light and perfect conditions for sailing, the sailors did very well considering some of the sailors boat combinations were new.

Kerikeri High School won the event, with our team coming second and Wentworth College third. This was a great result for our team and well deserved.

A huge thanks must go out to all the parents and helpers we had during the event, without them, we wouldn’t be able to attend such regattas.

The Team members were Brooke Adamson, Georgia Woodall, Jordan Stevenson, Heather Pearson, Heather Niccolls, Trace Savage, Mathew Leydon and Matthew Torckler.

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ICAS English Results

This year students were offered the opportunity to participate in the ICAS English Writing Examination as well as the ICAS English Examination.

A small group of students entered and they all did themselves proud with no student gaining less than a credit grade. This is an impressive achievement.

Jessica McCormick (distinction); Maxwell Meale (distinction); Riley Popham (distinction); Anna Pashley (credit); Ryan Torkington (credit); Anais Bentley (credit); Mikaela Kirk (credit); Aurelia Torkington (credit); Eloise Williams-Mart (credit).

Congratulations to Vlad Mamaev and Mackenzie Buick for achieving High Distinction in the ICAS English Examination.

The following students received Distinction: Grifin Crawford; Jessica McCormick; Riley Popham; Anais Bentley; Mikaela Kirk; Finn McClellan; Jo Miller; Aurelia Torkington; Jordan Vegar; Noam Webber; Jackson Crawford;

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High Distinction: Vlad Marnea

Rupert Power; Zane Illingworth; Matthew Torckler; Rory McKay. Gaynor Tahitahi

Principal Receives Prestigious National Award One of only two Principals’ Awards given nationwide by the School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa, has this year been awarded to our principal, David Macleod. Mr Macleod was recently presented with the award by the Mahurangi College Library Manager, Jeanette Cornege, on the association’s behalf.

The award recognises the strong emphasis that Mr Macleod places on the school library and the impact that it has on students’ learning. Mr Macleod regards the library as the focal centre of learning and reading at Mahurangi College.

Mr Macleod provides strong support for the library staff and for the team of 25 students who make up the library’s student staff. He promotes the library and recreational reading to the student body in assemblies.

On lunchtime visits to the library, Mr Macleod can often be seen showing a keen interest in the activities organised by the library prefects or chatting to the student librarians and library users.

He values reading highly and, like many of our

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staff members, is himself a regular reader of the books in the senior fiction collection and the wider library.

Jeanette Cornege RLIANZA

The annual Basketball Prizegiving, held on Wednesday 15th October, provided a fitting end for the seven teams that played throughout the season.

Congratulations to all our award recipients, especially Tamara Hagger and Jay Morris who took out the top awards for the Girl and Boy Players of the Year.

Russell Stirling

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Indoor bowls celebrates 60 year milestone Even though 91-year-old Ina Collins’ eyesight is failing she is still a good shot on the mat.

After 46 years playing at the Tomarata club, she says she can now rely on intuition.

“I still enjoy it, even though my eyes are not very good now,” Ina says.

She will be one of the past and present members of the Rodney Indoor Bowls Association getting together to reminisce at their 60th anniversary tournament on November 29 in Snells Beach.

Association president Ian Rockell says they want to find as many past members as possible to join the celebrations.

In its heyday, the association had 24 clubs, one in nearly every district, and at least 400 members. Today there are about 80 active members at four clubs in Snells Beach, Warkworth, Tomarata and Wellsford.

For Ina, a lifetime of playing bowls every Wednesday night from March until October, is littered with memories. Her late husband, Herbie, originally started playing in the 1960s when the Tomarata Hall opened. She joined him a few years later once her five young children were a bit older.

They then went on to compete and qualify with other couples at annual national tournaments in the North Island and South Island. Ina says the week-long tournaments were a great excuse to travel and see the country.

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It added to her other sports, table tennis and hockey. As a Dunning (her maiden name), she says sport is in her blood. An interest for indoor bowls has continued with some of her family.

While indoor bowls membership numbers have dwindled over the years, Ina’s 64-year-old son Graeme Collins continues to play and her grandson,

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Info: Rodney Indoor Bowls Association - 60th anniversary Mahurangi East Community Centre, Snells Beach Saturday November 29 at 10am until 4pm.

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Kawau Coastguard volunteers turned out in force for the annual Kowhai Festival last month.

A steady stream of visitors took the opportunity to look over the rescue boat while it was tied up at Warkworth’s wharf. The raffle of a Carters wheelbarrow full of donated goods raised more than $1200 which will help meet the vessel’s running costs. The raffle was won by Raewyn, of Baddeleys Beach. The next major fundraiser will be the Summer Lottery.

“It’s the community’s continuing generosity that enables us to take care of boaties on the water when things don’t go according to plan,” president Roger Davies says.

He says the service is always keen to recruit more volunteers.

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Tsunami civil defence exercise, Leigh & Point Wells (see brief p15) Warkworth Walks, 12 walks but only a few places remaining. Info: warkworthwalks.co.nz 8-30 South to … North, Paul Cato exhibition, Art Matakana (see story & ad p34) 8 Mahurangi Kindergarten inaugural Springfest Gala, junior side of Warkworth Primary School, from 9am to 1pm. Info: 425 7096 (see story p35) 9 Warkworth Wellsford Hospice Homes tour in the Matakana/Pt Wells area 9.30am-4pm. Info: 425 9535 warkworthwellsfordhospice.co.nz 9 War Horse Armistice Parade, Matakana. Info: Maree Basevi 422 7467 (see story p20) 10 Warkworth Genealogy Society monthly meeting 10am-noon, Shoesmith Hall, Shoesmith Street. Shared lunch.

11 It’s Not Okay Campaign launch, Wellsford Community Centre.

Info: Homebuilders on 425 7048 (see story p15) 11 Matakana Armistice Day Memorial Service, King George War Memorial, 11am.

12 Walk/Cruise: Guided heritage walk around Warkworth departing from Warkworth i-SITE at 9.30am; then a one hour excursion aboard the Jane Gifford on the Mahurangi River, departs 11am.

Info Warkworth i-SITE 425 9081; 425 5006 or janegifford.org.nz 14 Warkworth Rose and Flower Show, old Masonic Hall, from 12noon-5pm. Prizegiving 1pm (see story p35) 14 Tamariki Ora Day, Wellsford Community Centre, 10am-2pm (see brief p24) 15 The Great Snells Beach Trail, Snells Beach School fundraiser, 8am-2pm (see story & ad p28) 15 Snells Beach Craft Group exhibition and sale, Snells Beach Community Church, Mahurangi East Rd (opp the Fire Station), 9am to 4pm. Refreshments and raffles. All welcome 15 Comedy night featuring Michele A’Court and Jeremy Elwood, Mangawhai Tavern (see story p33) 15&16 Integrated Kaipara Management Group event, Looking Back, Thinking Forward. Guest speakers and workshops on the health of the Kaipara Harbour, Te Hana. Info: kaiparaharbour.net.nz 16 Jane Gifford cruise down the Mahurangi River, departs Warkworth Wharf at 2pm. Info: 425 5006 027 or 484 9935; janegifford.org.nz 18 Fashion Parade, Warkworth Bowls Club, Mill Lane, 7pm. Tickets $12, available from Dorothy’s (see story p20) 19 Cryptic crosswords workshop, at Mahurangi East Library, 10.30 am. Beginners and experts welcome. Info: 425 6541 19 Applications close for Rotary Lions Den support (see ad p37) 21 Racing, Leigh Sawmill Café (see story p32) 22 Wellsford Country Show. Info: wellsfordcountryshow.com (see feature pgs 38-41) 29 Warkworth Santa Parade, 12 noon-3pm. Parade route: Alnwick St, Neville St, along Queen St. Info: Contact: Nicola Jones 021 645 129 info@warkworthbusiness.org.nz 29 Wellsford Christmas Parade, 11.30am - 12.30pm. Parade route: Station Road, Olympus Road, Matheson Road, Rodney Road (SH1), Harrison Street, and back onto Station Road, Wellsford.

Info: Tony Sowden 027 475 2975 tony.sowden@xtra.co.nz 29 Rodney Indoor Bowls 60 Year Anniversary, Mahurangi East Community Centre, 10am-4pm. Info: Ruth Harvey 425 6155 (see story p50)

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Old Boys game wraps up Wellsford rugby season It was a battle between generations when the “Old Boys” took on Rodney College in what has become an annual grudge match.

The Old Boys was made up of more than just players in their twilight years, with rising star and Northland ITM Cup player, Mathew Wright, returning from Whangarei for the game.

The game pitted fathers against sons and brothers against brothers.

While the Old Boys walked over the students in the first half, they began to perspire in the second half and the youngsters made repeated breaks through the line to score.

But the game was never about the score, but to maintain the ties between the school and the sporting community.

Wellsford Rugby Club coaching coordinator Mick Sweetman says the Old Boys game is one of the main drivers to get students involved in the club.

“It’s great to have players like Mathew Wright, who the students have been watching play on TV all year. It’s also a chance for the boys to play against people they look up to and it’s great the Old Boys are still showing an interest in the school,” Mr Sweetman says.

“They love to come and give something back. When I was a student at Rodney College, playing against the Old Boys was a real honour.”

Wellsford All Black Rene Ranger usually plays in the Old Boys game but has been playing for French Top

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Northland Taniwhai player Mathew Wright out paces a Rodney College student just days after suffering a defeat in the ITM Cup semi-final against Hawkes Bay.

14 team, Montpellier since last year on a contract reported to be worth $48,000 a month.

The game was dedicated to former Rodney College teacher and former Wellsford Club coach Ian Brown, who passed away the Sunday before the match, aged 66.

“He had coached a few of the guys playing in the Old Boys side.”

Mathew Wright played a semi-final game for the Northland Taniwha in the ITM Cup semi-final against Hawkes Bay the previous weekend but was happy to be home for the game.

“It’s always great to come back. I’ve been coming back for these games for the last few years,” he said.

Mathew’s grandmother, Barbara McPherson, has been following her

The Rodney College students struggled to bring down their larger and older counterparts in the Old Boys versus students game.

grandsons around all season, with Matthew’s brother Ross also playing for Northland. She was determined to see the match at the college, strutting up

and down the sideline and yelling out “constructive criticism” at the Old Boys.

“It’s been a great year. Northland had their best result in over a decade.”

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