The Weekend Lifestyler, October 29th, 2021

October 29 2021

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Originally from Germany, Britta Conrad moved to New Zealand some 30 years ago after travelling the world while learning the English language. Having discovered the art of harakeke weaving, she set about learning the cultural traditions and importance of the artform to Māori. Britta spends her days creating a variety of products, including storage baskets and kete and believes it is important to be able to hand on her knowledge to others. continued on page 12 …

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“Gage also won the ASB Young Sportsperson of the Year award for Archery in the bow hunter category,” says father Lee Laughton.

“He has been involved in kayaking since he was seven years old, and by 10, he was racing in the under-14 category and won bronze medals at national level five years ago.

“We then moved away from the racing section and focussed on extreme white water kayaking. We have a river with a waterfall at home, and Gage practises there. He has just turned 15 years old, and to do anything bigger now, he would have to paddle things like Huka Falls to be noted, but he has no fear, so I pulled him back from the sport until he is older.

“His grandfather got us involved in archery so we can have more time together as a family. I built a professional archery course here on the property so Gage can train. I didn’t realise how involved we would get with the sport, and he was the New Zealand Bow Hunter and National Champion at 10 years old.

I then had him change bow styles from traditional to the modern one, which has all the wheels and things on it.”

Gage has placed first or second in competitions many times over.

“Modern archery has faster and stronger bows. You shoot circles and then 3D foam animals from up to 50 yards away. He was set to compete at the Bow Hunter Nationals in October, but Covid hit, and he is presently placed at number one.

“He is very competitive, and archery gives him a good challenge to focus on. Gage has a great attitude, and he doesn’t mind losing, but he does get annoyed at himself, and it makes him try harder. I think this comes from mixing with older people from a young age through kayaking.

“People have always thanked me for his politeness and kindness to others he meets along the way, even when competing. His attitude is so good he is now sponsored by Mike and Linda Lainchbury at Attitude Archery.

He had a dream to get on the team, and I had told him he had to earn the spot.

“Last year, Linda approached him to be one of their shop shooters. He is now under the wing of Linda for his coaching and future prospects in the sport. Being on the team is a real encouragement to him, and he loves the support and experience he is getting.” ¢

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u by Andy Bryenton

The exhibition of works entered in this year’s Kaipara Art Awards will move to Mangawhai’s Moir Street gallery on November 4, bringing a showcase of creative talent to the east coast for all to appreciate.

The awards, considered to be the premier event for artistic excellence among the Kaipara’s creative community, were adjudicated in late September

by Kenneth Adams, a highly regarded artist in his own right. After careful deliberation, Mr Adams selected winners across a variety of media and categories.

The French Art Shop Award for first place in the two-dimensional artworks section went to Deb Hunter-Whitlock.

The French Art Shop Award for first place in two-dimensional art using other media was won by Zivana Pauling. The

this community,” said judge Kenneth Adams.

Mr Adams also praised the quality of work on display.

He made special mention not just of the artists who showed great courage in putting forth works for an adjudicated contest but also of the organisers who have built the Kaipara Art Awards into a cultural occasion.

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It’s exceptional to see reflections of the Kaipara like these and the reflections of other places through the eyes of local artists Westmoreland Homes first place award for three-dimensional artwork went to Aaron McConchie. The Gordon Harris Art and Graphics Store Judges Award was taken home by Geoff Ruthe, and the Creative Northland Emerging Artist Award was received by Trista Ecuyer.

“The 2021 Kaipara Art Awards characterises a vast assortment of artworks submitted for the award, offering an enlightening glimpse into the personal and creative interests in

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p Sarah Osborne is part of the Ruakākā Dog Rescue team

p Luana, with her Big Red Dog toy, is in foster care while preparing for her forever home

Helping furry friends u by Ann van Engelen

Jax Boyd and Sacha Berger began Ruakākā Dog Rescue in 2014 and, in that time, have rescued and rehomed hundreds of dogs and puppies.

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“We are proud of what we have built for Ruakākā, Bream Bay and Whangārei communities. There are three parts to the rescue operation. We don’t have facilities, we take in puppies, and they are fostered by volunteers until they are ready to go to their forever home.

Sometimes we can have 10 at a time.

“Another part is the food drop where we give dog food to people in need. They may have fallen on hard times, or their dog may have had puppies and need assistance. At times we also support the food banks and community street pantries. This has been especially important during Covid.”

Dog food is sponsored or donated by people, businesses and, at times, other animal rescues around the country.

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get the parents desexed as we need to break the cycle of unwanted dogs.

This year, we ran a campaign, and 72 community dogs were desexed through grants we were given. This didn’t include our dogs.

“If we don’t desex dogs, the unwanted puppy numbers climb and rehoming them can be difficult, especially as they get older. All applications for a pet are screened to ensure our animals go to safe homes that will hopefully be their forever home.

“At times, we are overwhelmed by the requests for help because we need foster carers to take care of them. I don’t think people realise how many puppies a dog can have. Some can have eight or more, which is a big challenge.

“Animal rescue is an ongoing thing, and we appreciate everyone who helps, no matter how big or small the donation is. One of our happiest stories is Ziggy.

He had a leg amputated due to an injury that didn’t mend correctly. He went down to Greytown, and his new mum loves him, and he is loving his new life.

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p Jeanette (right) with fellow artist Donna Shadick at one of her exhibitions at the Mangawhai Artists Gallery

p There are thousands of mushrooms in New Zealand; although many are not edible, they come in all manner of sizes, colours and shapes

A fungal romance u by Ann van Engelen

Jeanette Vickers took up photography as a hobby in 2005 and has since become infatuated with photographing the many varieties of the humble mushroom.

“I really wanted a macro lens for what I wanted to do,” says Jeanette.

“In 2005, digital cameras arrived with the lens I needed. One day, I was on the golf course, and my ball went out of bounds. I went to find it and found some beautiful mushrooms. One was a purple parasol, and the other was bright yellow.

“I left the golf course and told my husband Chris, and we brought a digital camera with a macro lens. I then walked that golf course every second day looking for fungi.

“I have always photographed what other people don’t see, and the purple parasol was just that, and I became besotted. I started showing my photos to friends, and we would have big discussions as many don’t look like ordinary mushrooms.”

Jeanette photographs all types of tiny and large species that people don’t realise exist.

“These mushrooms are often not edible, but extremely photographic.

We have thousands of species in New Zealand, and until now, only 1,400 have been identified. They can be as small as three millimetres wide and be all colours with different designs and gills, sponge or a net pattern underneath.

“The Schizophyllum commune is one of the most beautiful, tiny mushrooms.

It resembles waves of tightly packed corals. You find it in very large groups.

Another is the Anthracophyllum archeri, commonly known as Orange Fan, and it grows on dead wood.

“I photographed them for pleasure for five years before I shifted into art

photography. I joined the Mushrooms of New Zealand Photography Facebook page years ago, and only this year someone else has posted a photo of another Schizophyllum commune somewhere else in New Zealand.

“Mushrooms have come into their own here in the last three years. I have seen around 900 types in the Mangawhai area alone. I used to go to the community park, which is mainly tea tree, so I only found mushrooms with a partnership to tea tree.

“I then started going on the Tanekaha walk, which is a forest with different trees, so you get a different range of fungus there.”

Jeanette says the mushroom is the flower, and underneath is like a white cobweb that can go for miles.

“It is actually the seed body, and they shoot up when the climate is right.

Fungi is a very important part of life as they break down waste, not just wood.

Research shows that mushrooms are great eaters of carbon and will mop up things like oil spillage and nuclear waste. They eat waste and turn it into something that isn't toxic.

“I often show people mushrooms that they don't even realise are there as they are so minuscule. Some look like wine glasses, and the rainbow mushrooms come in red, pinks, purples, blues and yellows.

“To me, hunting for fungi is treasure hunting like finding shells on the beach.

When you see something, you have never seen or photographed — you go crazy.” ¢

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Children of the earth u by Liz Clark

Walk around the garden after the rain, and usually, an earthworm or two can be seen on the lawn; not all earthworms are the same.

New Zealand has 171 native and 23 introduced species of earthworms. Most native earthworms live in the undisturbed soil habitats of forests, old gardens, hills and mountainous terrain.

Non-native earthworms came in the soil of plants that arrived with the European settlers during the 19th century and were quickly established in cleared pasture and gardens. It’s these we find actively moving through the turned over soil in gardens and compost heaps.

Earthworms play a vital role in the health of the soil. Some inhabit litter and dung on the surface, while others form almost vertical burrows and live at more than a metre below the surface.

They consume soil and organic matter, processing it through a simple gut before excreting it as worm castings that provide nutrients to plant roots.

Their burrowing also aerates and turns over the soil improving drainage as a result. Having high numbers of earthworms in your garden means healthy, nutrient-rich soil.

In the garden, earthworms can be broken down into four different categories. It’s important to note that different types of worms require different habitats and shouldn’t be relocated from their own into another that is unsuitable for them.

The first is compost earthworms.

These are the ones used in worm farms or found in the compost heap. They

require high levels of organic matter and constant moisture year-round to sustain their habitat. Most are small and bright red, with thin stripes on their bodies, consuming their body weight in nutrients daily such as paper and food waste. The most well-known is the tiger worm, which is commonly found online for sale for worm farms.

Next are the Epigeic earthworms that live under the surface of organic matter, such as leaf litter and decomposing plants. These worms are non-burrowing, darker in colouration living on decaying organic matter.

Species commonly found include dung worms, which live under cow pats and in undisturbed leaf litter. In the third category are the Endogeic

earthworms, the most well-known of the groups. These worms live in horizontal burrows, and most are pale in colour.

They benefit the garden greatly by their burrowing habits, creating a network of tunnels throughout the soil structure.

This activity, in turn, provides airflow, drainage and improved texture to the earth. Species such as the blue-grey and grey worms are the most commonly identified in this group.

In the last group are the Anecic earthworms, which make vertical burrows. These worms consume leaves and other organic matter by pulling them into their holes. The remains of these are left outside of the burrow as castings.

Species include the nightcrawler and black-headed worms. ¢

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Why support local? u by Deb Wright

Supporting local businesses is the most important thing we can do right now, both for the prospects of our region and for a merrier Christmas.

Making our communities strong comes from employment; employment comes from strong business. Strong businesses come from us buying and thus generating wages which can be spent locally too.

So the money goes round for the betterment of all. Northland is a wonderful place to live. The most amazing beaches, beautiful forests and rural views. Lots of fantastic places to eat and quickie businesses to stop in on a day’s shopping or for an extended browse.

What doesn’t help local is everyone that is chasing the cheap knock-offs online to keep it close to home. Where’s the fun, and indeed, the festivity, of buying everyone the same presents? Ones that everyone knows the price tag and provenance of because they’ve seen them in the bigbox megastores and online?

Face reality. November is here, Halloween is this weekend, and the likelihood of a globalised, possibly wrong-sized, almost definitely not-as-

photographed parcel of imitation brandname export goods turning up on time is dwindling by the hour. It’s time to make giving more fun than receiving again by hunting down things that reflect the personalities of your loved ones, locally.

We’re spoiled for choice if you take even a peek at what’s on offer. No need to visit the ‘forbidden city’ down south, either, when the essence of what’s hot this Christmas is the unique and handmade.

Now, some of us have the craft and art skills suitable for kindergarten, but this whole region is bursting with creative talent.

Local art, local design, local fashion, handmade jewellery, delicious gourmet treats, wines, cheeses, chocolates, books and decor are everywhere, and no two items are the same.

If you’ve got people who (bless them anyway) are super hard to buy for, most of our little owner-operated stores will happily give you a voucher, as will places like restaurants and cinemas. Think of it this way. You’ll be giving yourself a more

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p Give a gift that rewards everyone around you by making it a local, not a mass-produced Christmas

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Shortbread u by Deb Wright

A tried and very well tested recipe. I have made this since I was in the third form at school, and referring to the third form will give you some idea of how long I have been baking these.

INGREDIENTS 250g butter, softened 1 cup icing sugar 1 cup cornflour 2 cups standard flour

METHOD Preheat the oven to 130°C. Line two baking trays with baking paper.

Cream the butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy. Sift the cornflour and flour together and add to the creamed mixture.

Turn onto a floured surface and knead well, pushing the mixture with your hands until it forms a smooth dough.

Form the dough into a log, wrap in greaseproof paper and chill for 10 minutes.

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p Teaching people to weave has become a part of Britta’s passion as she ensures they learn the cultural values of the craft

Weaving with harakeke u by Ann van Engelen

Based at Mangawhai’s Rākaunui Art Village, Britta Conrad focusses on her harakeke weaving, which she became intrigued with when she saw items on display at a market years ago.

Britta grew up in Germany and travelled intensively in her early 20s, starting with a trip to Nepal to visit her sister.

“I wanted to learn English, and on one of the journeys when the money ran out, I didn’t want to go home. I thought living in an English speaking country would make it easier to learn the language,” says Britta.

“I went to Australia and loved how laid back the Australians are compared to Germany and decided to come to New Zealand and loved it here. I gained residency 30 years ago, and I still love the country.

“Growing up, my hands were always busy because my mum knits, spins wool and weaves. One day I visited the Titirangi market and saw the flax kites being weaved. I didn’t have much money, so couldn’t buy one

but thought one day I would learn to weave harakeke.

“In 2004, I moved to Mangawhai and met local weaver Debbie Stone, who was holding a harakeke workshop, and my

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The Māori culture is quite spiritual, and flax was an essential resource

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journey began with Debbie becoming my mentor.

“In 2015, I was working in hospitality as I loved baking and had a dream of owning a small cafe or cakery, so I was gaining experience. I had issues

with my ankle tendon and couldn’t stand all day, so I had to think of another career, and office work wasn’t an option.

“I realised how much I enjoy weaving.

I started going to the markets and also offered lessons as a way to give back what I have learned. I had also completed a one year certificate in harakeke weaving with NorthTec. It was a once a month Te Wānanga course at a marae in Hōreke, in the Hokianga, and we had homework for the month to practise.

“We made the tukutuku panels for the wall and learned to pelt them with feathers. There are certain varieties of flax that are better for weaving. You need a knife and scissors to harvest the leaves, and away you go.

“I had hundreds of responses for my first workshop, so I got together with a

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p Britta makes several types of flax baskets, which she personally uses as a healthy storage option

p Harakeke is grown in Britta’s garden, and she is also given leaves from friends’ gardens as well

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I find people who have done a workshop gain a better appreciation of the time it takes to weave something

friend as I can only have four students at a time.

“At the time, people in New Zealand became more aware of the plastic problem we have here. We had always recycled and used our own shopping bags, so I thought that was normal. I was shocked to see the amount of plastic bags at the supermarkets here.

“In the first month, we did two workshops a week to get through the people interested in learning. To help, I created a flax shopping bag with a handle for people to use instead of plastic.

“I now have a harakeke garden at home, and friends let me harvest theirs if I need it. I enjoy making a traditional food storage basket known as waikawa. They are not pristine or perfect because it is not dry flax, but they are very functional.

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“I like beautiful things, but I like them to be practical and useful. I have baskets all over my house for storing items such as shoes, laundry, potatoes and onions.

A basket can take me three hours to make, while the traditional kete can be an eight-hour job due to the preparation.

“Muka is traditionally used to make handles and cloaks. You get it by scraping the inside of the leaf away, but we all have our strengths and weaknesses, and I am not that good at it, so I use hemp or sisal.

“I make a long handle and wrap it around the bottom of the bag so you can carry more weight. Once a basket is complete, it is ready to go. I have a stall at the Mangawhai Tavern Markets and am planning on attending the December 19 Waipū Street Market.

“I find people who have done a workshop gain a better appreciation

of the time it takes to weave something.”

Britta says to colour flax, there is a boiling process before it is hung to dry and stored.

“When you are ready to use it, you wet it to make it soft and pliable. I do things like wrap a fishnet weave around a jar for tea lights. If flax has been dyed it is not ideal to always have it outside as it can fade in the sun, but it doesn’t take much looking after.

“I have never used a lot of plastic for anything, even for my clothing, as it is important to look after our planet. I like natural fibre. When flax items start to deteriorate after a few years, being a natural material, I put it in the garden so it can break down.

“I love the end product. Once you know how to weave — it is easy. I enjoy going out into nature and gathering my

materials. It is physical yet relaxing.

My passion is my work and my course teaches traditional Māori weaving and the customs around it.

“The Māori culture is quite spiritual, and flax was an essential resource. They made everything from clothing, baskets, fishing nets and more. There is a great respect in the tikanga and protocol, which I teach before each workshop.

“We don’t harvest in the rain or when it is getting dark, and we say a prayer before we harvest to show our gratitude for what we are receiving. We don’t eat and only drink water while weaving. We sit on the floor to begin, and you never step over the flax as it is disrespectful.

“The traditions are important to me as it is not my culture and I am blessed and humbled that I have been taught to weave harakeke.” ¢

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Working remotely, a solution u by Ann van Engelen

The team at Ray White Mangawhai, like other business owners around the country, is finding ways to adapt their business during the ever-changing alert levels.

“Ray White Mangawhai antics, and our newly is moving onwards and renovated kitchen is being upwards to better service our well used by the team. community with a new office Our lounge with expansive at Mangawhai Central,” said rural views has become the selling principals Kaye and lunchroom, boardroom and Stewart McElwain. training room.

“We are thrilled to “We have the technology announce we are moving our and procedures to work team to a sleek and stylish remotely, but we can also new office at Mangawhai come directly to people, or Central. We will be perfectly they can come to us. Most positioned to service importantly, we await the Mangawhai Village, the Heads Auckland alert level or traffic and wider Kaipara clientele. light to allow us north of the “Mangawhai Central will border to be able to come and provide a much-needed go without restrictions.

“The positive of this is retail and commercial hub the team bonding that has for Mangawhai, and we are happened naturally. Who really excited to be one of the successful businesses that would have thought our home have secured office premises would have so many uses? in this new development.

We are looking forward to the “We will move into our new next few months and finding office in 2022, and in the solutions to new challenges interim, while our premises we may face on this journey are being built, we had to a brand spanking new planned to be operating from p The team at Ray White Mangawhai is currently working remotely until their new offices are completed at Mangawhai Central fit-for-purpose office in a pop-up office in Wellsford. the new development of We leased the Wellsford pop-up office to work from. Our home was the best “We plan to continue doing exactly Mangawhai Central. and have our signage up at 142 Rodney solution as we haven’t been able to that, while our new premises are “Our existing clients strongly Street as there is virtually no space in cross the border, so our team has been being built. Our home location is well- remain our focus during this transition Mangawhai currently, so we had to think working from our dining room at home positioned to service our broader period, and we are also excited to in Topuni on Oruawharo Road.” area. We are not far from where the establish new clients and contacts. outside the square.

Stewart says the Covid-19 pandemic 1928–1998 timber mill and settlement After more than nine years of owning “With Auckland remaining in level three, we realised that we needed has shown the team that it is possible employed generations of local families. this business, the memories we “Our cat Maddie has continued are making now may well be pretty another plan for our office and team to work from anywhere. to entertain our team with her crazy special.” ¢

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PUZZLE TIME

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