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Paralympian potential inspires Heads’ students Whangarei Heads School recently hosted “The Spirit Of Gold” Art Exhibition and enjoyed an inspiring visit from Sarah Dance of Paralympics New Zealand.

“The Spirit Of Gold” Art Exhibition which was held on Friday, August 12, features 12 portraits by kiwi artist Amber Gabrielle of some of New Zealand’s most well known Paralympians and Para athletes.

The collection has toured New Zealand extensively, spreading awareness of the Para athletes and their inspiring achievements. Before visiting our school the exhibition was seen in more than 20 towns and travelled a distance of 16,000km, from Cape Reinga to Bluff.

First the children viewed the exhibition then Sarah Dance talked to them about the Paralympics. They were able to join in and discuss some of the athletes involved and their amazing success.

They were also shown a few short videos of the various athletes in training, including Paralympian swimmer Sophie Pascoe and Paralympian Cameron Leslie, from Whangarei, who is a swimmer and wheelchair rugby player. He is a member of the Wheelblacks.

The children asked many questions and were impressed by the athletes’ achievements and how athletes with disabilities have succeeded because

Students dressed up as athletes as part of the day's celebrations. of their ability in their sport.

Sarah explained how important it was for the disability community to be positive and not see disability in a negative light or as a limit to their potential. After Sarah’s talk the children came away with the message that anything is possible and that we should always aim high.

Then the paint and glitter came out and

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They wrote messages on them to the athletes and were excited to know that the medals are being taken to hang in the athletes’ village in Rio de Janeiro.

The school has also sent a video over to the village, made specially, of students singing the school song ‘Kua Tae’.

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David and Sylvia Moore, above, aim to provide 100 percent locally-grown produce by this time next year.

Fresh food co-op coming to Onerahi David and Sylvia Moore of Tahuna Place, Onerahi set sail from their home in Wellington for Fiji and Vanuatu. On their return they tied up at Marsden Cove and decided they wouldn’t leave Whangarei.

They moored their boat Kiss at the Town Basin and lived on it while sorting out a place to call home on terra firma.

They are in the throes of settling into their new house but that has not dampened their ardour for setting up a Fresh Food Collective Hub at Onerahi.

The Fresh Food Collective was the brainchild of Laura Cates of Whangarei and was started by her in January, 2015.

It provides a means of buying fresh produce at a much reduced cost.

Customers place orders online and pay a week in advance. On picking up their produce they can pay for the next week’s supply. Produce is purchased by the Collective according to the number of orders, to avoid having a surplus.

On advice from a friend Sylvia and David started going to the Fresh Food Collective at the Whangarei Club central depot, every Tuesday, to collect and order their fruit and vegetables. There they met Laura. Sylvia offered to help her several times and one day in March Laura asked her if she would fill in as she had two staff absent.

Sylvia tried it out and enjoyed it.

Laura asked if she would be interested in taking over from her.

“I said, well, we’ve just bought a house. I can’t really afford to buy a business and she said, ‘I’m walking away from it’.”

Laura chose to walk away because of family commitments and handed her share of the business over to David and Sylvia Moore.

George Lavich, whom the Moores had met earlier, when volunteering for the Fifa Under 20s Football event at Whangarei was asked to help Sylvia and David to run the Collective in the CBD. The Moores had been giving George wood and they discussed the idea of the three of them forming a company.

“We said would he be interested perhaps in joining us. I’ve got a financial background and office management, David has been in marketing and production work and George had been in management and marketing as well,” Sylvia said.

“George knew a lot of people in Whangarei and he doesn’t mind going to talk to people, the market gardeners and people like that and I’m quite shy really when it comes to that. So, that’s how it evolved,” she said.

It became the Fresh Food Collective 2016 Limited and was incorporated

on March 24, this year. There are three directors, George Lavich, David and Sylvia Moore.

Laura had said to Sylvia that a hub at Onerahi was on the plans but they had not got that far yet.

David and Sylvia took up the cause and are aiming to find a facility available to them for one day a week to set up a Fresh Food Collective Hub at Onerahi in the second half of September.

The venue will be in the vicinity of the Onerahi Community Centre.

The thought behind the original hubs was to place them close to schools so from 2:30pm to 3:30pm when caregivers pick up children they can also pick up their vegetables and fruit.

They are planning to do a mail drop in Onerahi which will have all the detailed information.

“Three of us are going to walk Onerahi, delivering flyers” Sylvia said.

The business relies on volunteers, “and we are meeting our costs because we want to do it as a community thing rather than making money,” she said. The Moores are retired and don't need to have it as a business: “So long as we can get produce.”

People are saying, “You're not even charging for delivery,” she said. If five people in a work place put in an order the Collective is happy to deliver those orders for free, within the CBD, Sylvia said.

They have two women who are regular volunteers, Joanna Davis and Kath Tipene and there are others but we have to build on that list,” Sylvia said. When Sylvia and David started they had only 36 customers to deal with now they’ve reached the 100 mark.

While people do save a lot of money through the scheme, at this time of year the savings are not as lucrative as at other times “but what we are selling is fresh.

“Our vegetables and fruit are fresh because it was picked the day before and some is picked on the day,” Sylvia said.

The collective prides itself on sourcing fresh fruit and vegetables and is aiming to have 100 percent locally grown produce by this time next year. They got a contact for garlic and purple kumara, shallots and ginger from Dargaville “and they will grow for us,” Sylvia said.

At the moment they gather all the local vegetables and fruit they can. George, Sylvia and David collect it fresh on the day from growers like Huanui Orchards and the gardens at Poroti. Fruit has always come from local orchards and also from some individuals. George

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Nets bring curtain down on plastic bags Plastic-bag-free Whangarei has now introduced net-curtain vegetable and fruit bags in its latest initiative to help cut down the use of plastic bags in the city.

Having completed an encouraging plastic-bag-free July the Whangarei environmental group is now looking at introducing the new style reusable bags to get more people interested in taking up the cause. ”We've had huge support from market customers and other plastic-bag-free groups since offering reusable bags at the Whangarei market for a few months now,” says Plastic-Bag-Free Whangarei spokesperson Tammy Fromont.

“What we have started is gaining momentum and finding favour with people who are really pleased to be involved. We want to keep it growing and get even more people interested in using reusable bags so we’ve come up with a new way of giving them a bag which doesn’t cost the earth.”

Made from net curtain material offcuts, the new-look bags will appeal to people who like the see-through look and being logo free.

produce shops at Ngunguru and Tutukaka and the The Warehouse at Whangarei have embraced the movement.

However, the group have noticed that a lot of plastic bag use at the Growers’ Market can be attributed to customers not taking enough reusable bags with them.

“It looks like an average requirement is three to four – so if everyone throws a few more bags in, and also gets into the habit of making sure they have them ready to go the night before, we should see even less plastic leaving the market,” Tammy said.

“It would also be great if we could get more vendors at the market to join in as well and pick up the concept.

“In the meantime we’d like to hear from other groups and towns in Northland who are also involved in going plastic-bag-free,” The group will announce its next environmental conservation initiative once the net-curtain bag project is established at the Whangarei market.

For more information contact Tammy Fromont, phone: 09 438 5110; cell: 027 490 2986 or email: tammy@ northlandinc.co.nz Or through Facebook: https://www. facebook.com/plasticbagfreenorthland/ – Jacque Lowe

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the time and says, “It’s sad to see these photos because you remember the people. Most of them have passed on.

“That was the minister [Robyn Mellsopp]. She moved away to Oamaru and then went to Wellington, I think.

She too passed away a few years ago,” Bob said.

“That was Beth. Yes, a tireless worker that one,” he said.

“Beth Pilbrow – she was one of the Pilbrows who lived on top of the Brynderwyns.”

“She [Beth] is a sister of one of the members of our church [Beatrice Foote] but she is not a member herself. She doesn’t even live in Onerahi but she came and worked,” Mary said.

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wanted,” Geoff said. Bob led the project and Mary said the first thing they had to do was detach the small vestry, raise it and move it to one side.

Then the church was raised with house jacks and put up on wooden blocks.

“It was one long building, so they lifted it all in one piece,” Mary said.

With the church all jacked up the working bee got underway to remove truckloads of soil from beneath the building.

“There was beautiful virgin soil underneath the church, “Mary said.

“We probably took away six or eight truckloads of soil to get the depth right,” Bob Adams said.

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the piles were put in and the building was lowered onto them. Then the team got to work digging trenches and laying storm water drains. At least ten people worked at the drain-laying, working under the guidance of a qualified drainlayer, Bob said.

It took only about four or five weeks to complete the lowering of the church, Mary said.

“We only missed one service,” she said.

“We had one service in the hall,” Bob said, “and then back into the church next time.”

St Stephen’s is 105 years old this year.

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Left: Whangarei Harbour Catchment Group leader Darryl Jones checks out a new fish ladder under the Western Hills Dr bypass. Right: A closer view of the fish ladder. a DOC permit, but there are still a number of mainly older structures in rivers and streams in and around Whangarei, many linked to historical flood protection work.”

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Camera focused on her beloved Onerahi Wendy Giffin of Chester Ave, Onerahi was awarded the Onerahi Order of Merit at this year’s Onerahi Community Association’s general meeting for being a “driving force” behind Te Wai-A-Ariki Food Forest of Onerahirahi, a community garden which recently celebrated turning one.

With thriving fruit trees and banana palms taking hold, the land also plays host to a range of berries, flowers and herbs, a wide variety of vegetables and an all-year-round supply of seasonal greens and root vegetables.

“It has always been a dream of mine and I wanted to kick it into life four years ago – but the community was not ready for it then,” said Wendy.

“Getting the community on board had been the challenge,” she said.

Many trees were donated by Wendy to the gardens including apple, peach, guava, banana and raisin trees. She propagated and grew many of them herself.

Wendy has always been involved in growing plants and she has always involved all her grandchildren actively at the food forest. She likes the idea of planting for future generations and going back “to the past for a lot of what we do. Using all the knowledge we get from parents and grandparents.

“You’ve got to go backwards to go forwards,” she said, “I just wish I had more time.”

For over 35 years she has grown and used herbs for healing and did a course on homeopathy. She has a great knowledge of herbal remedies and regularly treated herself and her children with these remedies when they were required.

Her willingness to help others was highlighted when she was awarded and it seems to be true that Wendy is always where the action is.

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Bird on the wing flies past Matakohe-Limestone Island. events she goes on school Wendy Giffin at the Onerahi Food Forest with trips as often as she can. the pohutukawa tree she planted in memory A grandmother with 13 of her late son, Casey. grandchildren she said she and for years sent those she particularly tries to be involved in their likes to The Northern Advocate and the lives as much as possible.

Whangarei Report for publication. She She was involved in starting the has had 300 photos published in these Raurimu Avenue School gardens papers. She always willingly provides and encouraged people in her photographs for the Onerahi Orbit. neighbourhood to grow vegetable People are starting to recognise her gardens. Old tyres formed the base name and say to her “oh you’re the one for the gardens and soil for them came who takes all those photos,” she said. from Ocean Flowers at Whangarei “I’ve never learned how to use a Heads. She also helped children living camera. I just point and shoot, straighten down her road to grow seeds and and crop, that’s all I do,” she said. cuttings. In fact she will quite happily She bought a replacement camera advise people who are setting up a recently and with it came her first garden and has no hesitation in giving photography lesson. It was with the away cuttings she has propagated. camera salesman in the shop, she said.

Various injuries and arthritis in her feet She won a New Zealand photographic have slowed Wendy down and she said competition once with two winning she finds it frustrating not being able photos appearing in a New Zealand to do a lot of things. calendar and two more in a Northland Her award also recognised her calendar. She managed the same coup contribution to the community of photographic images of Onerahi. Wendy again the following year.

She particularly loves taking photos has recorded myriad scenes, sights, of birds, especially of kingfishers sitting occasions, community events and on the rocks and reef herons and likes natural wonders which are all part of taking reflections. the fabric that makes up Onerahi.

Wendy’s father was also into Wherever Wendy goes she takes her photography and she recalls getting her camera and is famous in Onerahi for first camera when she was small. It was taking some breath-taking photographs a Box Brownie camera and later she was of sunsets, sunrises, scenery, birds, orca given a Minolta she said. She has just and dolphins and people galore. purchased a Canon SX 60.  She is very generous with her photos

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Wendy was born in Onerahi: “It was awesome growing up here – real country” she said.” I grew up in Old Onerahi Rd in a house built by my parents. My grand kids are the fourth generation of our family to live in Onerahi.”

As a young girl, Wendy said her mother grew the gardens and her father caught fish for the family table. Then Wendy brought her children up with organic gardens, now she said she is teaching her grandchildren how to grow plants organically.

When Wendy settled down she went to live on a 17.8 hectare lifestyle block at Parua Bay, off a paper road, over a hill and down in a valley.

“We called it the back of beyond,” Wendy said.

The area was prone to flooding and in March of 1988 extratropical cyclone Bola swooped on Northland, outing the power, flooding the land and whipping the trees with unleashed fury. In the valley where Wendy lived the cyclone ripped out tall

trees including a massive macrocarpa which fell across the road, blocking it and hemming Wendy and her family in.

“People passed over food and a barbecue to cook on. Our parents came out and passed supplies over the tree for us,” she said.

The tree was too big to move and too thick for chainsaws so a large two-man cross-cut saw was brought in. Two men sawed a section out of the tree to allow cars to pass through.

“We were the last people in Northland to get the power back on,” she said.

Wendy and her family lived in a two-room, split-level concrete block garage, on a slope.

“My bed was up a ladder,” she said.

Their water supply was from a stream.

It was pumped up to a tank on the hillside and then was gravity fed to the house.

An old pot belly stove provided the heating. It had three legs and a brick replaced the fourth. Each morning they drove their children to the bus at the end of the road to attend Parua Bay School.

“It was a wonderful place to bring up children,” Wendy said.

Washing was done in the stream and then hung out on a fence to dry. Wendy remembers “good old cloth nappies then”.

She had chickens and ducks and milked a house cow. Also she would catch wild goats, bring them back and milk them. She made her own cheese, yoghurt and churned her own butter.

“I made my own bread too. Ground my own flour and made chapattis and flowerpot bread,” Wendy said.

Quite often she said, at 6am when she set off to milk the cow and goats, she would have one child in a front pack and another in a back pack.

The couple always had big gardens, she said and they inherited an orchard started by the previous people. They tended 80 fruit trees and trialled nut trees. They were almost self sufficient.

They followed biodynamic and organic growing principles and belonged to organisations like Small Farmers Assoc., the Herb Society and Soil and Health and some biodynamic groups.

Wendy wishes people would use fewer chemicals especially when growing their own vegetables and fruit trees.

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As this edition goes to print the shared path along Riverside has been officially opened and also the new food outlet completes the full occupancy of the Onerahi shopping centre.

This is a very good sign as it shows our seaside suburb is doing very well and is really popular.

No doubt you've had a chance to walk and view the bridges along the Boswell track, fantastic work from the walking and cycling group. The latest plantings look superb along our walkway, hats off to the Oclag group for their continued hard work.

Summer must be just around the corner, oops Spring first.

We both wish you all the best, kind regards – Sue Glen 436 2181 and Brian McLachlan 436 3660

about exercising their democratic candidate will bring to their position. right to vote as the local body Then vote for the Whangarei you want.200. (con Changes required?

Please email Arthelp@yellow.co.nz or fax to 0800 faxbe to posted 0800 860 860 200. (con electionsChanges loom. required? Please email Arthelp@yellow.co.nz Voting documentsorwill This is not news but sad to say, in the last out from September 16, to be sent local elections voter turnout nationally for back by 5pm on October 5. Otherwise, hand them in to the WDC, Forum North, district councils has been declining. by 12 noon, October 8. See website It falls to us to act if we want representational governance in our city. www.elections.org.nz for more information. – Jacque Lowe Read the profiles (pages 17–21)

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Doug has been with the Onerahi Lions Club for 10 years. He is concerned the club membership has dropped from 30 to 20 members. Membership for women was introduced three years ago and age is no restriction, “anybody can join,” he said.

Raised in Maungatapere Doug went to Whangarei Boys’ High School. He worked in

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Whangarei Local Elections 2016 – MAYORAL CANDIDATES Stuart Bell* Affiliation – none

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have enjoyed my time as a councillor and the experience and further knowledge of the Council’s operations I have gained through this.

You won’t get any fluffy or hyped up promises from me. Whangarei’s Mayor must be a strong but fair leader who is always looking to improve the performance of the Council as it works for the benefit of our communities. I am that person.

I believe in open and honest engagement with the community, in getting things right the first time. I will push for more opportunities for you to contribute to the Council’s decision making on the things that matter to you.

My vision: An effective Council working for and together with residents and ratepayers making Whangarei District even better than it is now. *Also standing for Okara Ward.

Kay Elizabeth Brittenden* Affiliation – Independent

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have put my nomination forward for the mayoralty because I have the skills, knowledge and experience of 20 years in management to apply for the position.

As a successful manager I worked within budget, increasing profit while delivering good service to our clients. I believe in a collaborative style of management but can make hard decisions. Leadership is about steering the team, embracing the culture and ensuring a strong future for generations to come.

A mayor’s role calls for; accountability, working with council staff, bridging gaps between budget restraints, community needs, government compliancy etc.

For Whangarei District’s future my priority would be to attract and retain businesses to the area specifically concentrating on developing the CBD. *Also standing for Okara Ward and for Northland District Health Board.

Matt Keene Affiliation – TogetherTahi

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was born in Whāngārei and now live just around the corner from my old primary school where my youngest daughter goes and where I am on the Board of Trustees.

I have a degree in marketing and finance from Waikato University. I am a partner in a local marketing and strategy business. I am chair of The Quarry Arts Centre and involved with the community hub ONEONESIX. I believe the greatest resource Whāngārei has is its people and my aim is to enable the community to become more engaged and to contribute more to our city.

We need to start on the long term goal of building strong, sustainable communities where citizens’ input is sought, listened to and acted upon.

Dave Blackley* Affiliation – Go-Whangarei

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eing a Dad, farmer and businessman in this wonderful part of Northland is simply awesome.

Founder of Go-Whangarei I have a strong vision for Whangarei and Northland and believe there is an urgent need for change.

With 35 years of business experience in building, forestry, farming and complex commercial and residential developments in excess of $120M, I believe I would offer considerable knowledge and practical business experience to council and as Mayor.

I am passionate about people and communities and as a drystock and dairy farmer, have a good understanding of challenges farmers and rural communities face.

Being practical, having common sense and business experience enables me to find sensible solutions quickly and efficiently. I do not make excuses and I always stand accountable. www.gowhangarei.kiwi *Also standing for Okara Ward.

Ash Holwell* Affiliation – TogetherTahi

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dream of a Whāngārei that dreams of being itself. Councils around the world are shifting from just being service providers to being organisations that help communities create their own neighbourhoods, city centres, and districts.

Need a bus stop? Sure, let's help your community build one. Create a clean waterway? Great, let's make sure you're supported in the clean-up. Build a better world for young people? Cool, let's work with them. You are the experts.

Our local leaders should be bold, inclusive, and work together with the entire community to create a Whāngārei we all want to live in. The basis of my work here has been with ONEONESIX, Whare Bike, Company of Giants, UNICEF, Rekindle, Letting Space – and I reckon as your mayor, we could make a Whāngārei worth working for, together. *Also standing for Okara Ward.

Sheryl Mai* Affiliation – none

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am proud to have been your Mayor for the last three years. There is still much that can be done to enhance and make our community the attractive and positive district we deserve.

My vision is for a vibrant, dynamic, sustainable community, and my goals for the future include: • Positive and effective economic development: I will continue to work to ensure Whangarei is a vibrant option for established businesses and attractive for new business.

• Strengthening community connections: I take pride in celebrating and supporting the diversity that makes our district unique.

I will continue encouraging healthy, active lifestyles and facilities.

• Collaborative leadership for our region: Northland has benefited over the last three years from a shared and united vision by its leaders.

The North’s voice has never been stronger. *Seeking further term.

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Whangarei Local Elections 2016 – Council Candidates OKARA WARD Adam Farrell Affiliation – Independent

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am married with four children and have lived in Whangarei for fifteen years.

I work for Fletchers Infrastructure as an Engineering Superintendent. Infrastructure and planning within Whangarei are of the utmost importance as they provide employment and connection to the greater community. I will be involved in the Puhoi to Wellsford motorway extension, a vital addition to the future of Whangarei.

My previous experience includes twelve years in Law Enforcement allowing me to develop a varied and well rounded skill set.

As your representative I will bring direction to the choices made by your Council, ensuring our community benefits from every decision made. Whangarei is our home and it is my goal to make it the best home it can be.

Together we will make a difference.

Chris Carey Affiliation – none

Standing for Okara Ward

Greg Weaver Affiliation – none

Standing for Okara Ward

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For the past 16 years I have been running a successful IT firm, fixing the community’s issues with technology and helping them to navigate through council red tape. With my 26 years of working in and around the Civil engineering trades, finding favourable outcomes is what I do.

As part of the Go-Whangarei team, I make a promise to cap rates, bring back free parking, make our District Council more community focused and help remove the bureaucracy from within our councils. www.gowhangarei.kiwi *Also standing for Northland District Health Board.

Angela Gill Affiliation – Go-Whangarei

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o prioritise my life between being a busy mother to three active boys and a longterm career as an accountant and business woman, is one of my passions and it is what drives me to be better. I thrive on being active within my community, and using my professional skills to make Whangarei a better place.

As a District Councillor I see Whangarei flourishing into an even more beautiful city and believe I can use my passion and focus, being a part of that exciting journey. Being part of the Go-Whangarei team we will be focusing on no rates increase, more and free parking within the CBD, cheaper rubbish collection, increased community funding and removing red tape. www.gowhangarei.kiwi

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Cherry Hermon* Affiliation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; none

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am a district councillor, company director and business manager, with a background qualification as a medical radiation technologist. I offer experience, vision, energy and financial discipline.

Whangarei has never looked better. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great to see our sense of pride emerging through the Loop Walkway, and the 20/20 Momentum projects, and soon every suburb will have easy access to shared walking and cycling pathways. I am equally committed to protecting our harbour, investment in roading, infrastructure maintenance, excellent water quality, public safety and affordable parking.

I have a strong focus on jobs and enlivening our fantastic inner city.

Please visit the â&#x20AC;&#x153;what nowâ&#x20AC;? section of my website, cherryhermon.co.nz where my views are explained and my contact details are available.

Whangarei â&#x20AC;&#x201C; keeps getting better and better. *Seeking further term.

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Whangarei Local Elections 2016 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Council Candidates OKARA WARD (Continued) Chris Leitch Affiliation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Independent

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have considerable experience in public office having been elected to the Waitemata Electricity Trust, which enabled miles of power lines to be put underground, and the Auckland Regional Services Trust which paid off millions of dollars of debt while successfully keeping revenue-earning infrastructure assets in public ownership.

Locally I have served Whangarei as Board Chairman of the Whangarei Youth Centre and Onerahi Primary School.

I have recently run a series of community meetings discussing the risks of the Trans Pacific Partnership and its effects on local people.

As a councillor I will work to get the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debt and rates down, improve our roads, and support local businesses. Advancing the plan for rail to Marsden Pt, getting more police on the beat, and boosting employment will be my special focus.

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s someone who works in the multi-media/ social media world, I have had many years of working with clients to get the best results for them. I understand all forms of media communication and I thrive on how to make them work for my clients.

Professional experience has taught me to value big ideas and dreams, how to resolve issues of a complex nature, encourage others, and how to knuckle down and get the job done. Both the community and business worlds that I live in inspire me towards a brighter future.

As a member of the Go-Whangarei team, we promise to stop rate increases, encourage parking within the city, make rubbish collections cheaper, enable more community funding and remove red tape for future developments. www.gowhangarei.kiwi

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When it was suggested last year that the church and 15 years with The Northland Rugbymight Union.

When it was suggested last year that church might When it was suggested last year that the thegot church might be sold, the McLeod Bay community behind a I have been a volunteer and coach in both be sold, the McLeod Bay community got behind a be sold, the McLeod Bay community behind rugby and tennis, I am aover lifegot member of thea fundraising trust to save it, and raised $40,000. fundraising trust to save it, and raised over $40,000. fundraising trust to save it, and raised overwere $40,000.

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I see Council debt as an issue, I also believe that a new approach to growth in the Whangarei area should be a priority.

My aim is to make Whangarei a better and more attractive destination for people.

Onerahi 436 1674

Some people stood at the open windows to Some Some people people stood stood at at the the open open windows windows to to follow the service. follow the service. follow the service.

People came from as far afield as Auckland and Waipu People came from as far as Auckland and People came from as far afield afield as attend Auckland and Waipu Waipu to take part in the service, and a celebration to take part in the service, and attend a celebration to take part in the service, and attend a celebration lunch in the community hall afterwards. lunch in community hall lunch in the the community hall afterwards. afterwards.

The little church was unable to cope with the numbers, The unable to with The little little church church was was unable to cope copelistened with the the numbers, numbers, and people at open and people listened at open and people listened at open windows and overflowed from the windows and overflowed from the windows and overflowed from the porch on to the grass outside. porch on to the grass outside. porch on to the grass outside.

The service was led by the Rev. Ray The The service service was was led led by by the the Rev. Rev. Ray Ray Blomquist.

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MP Phil is looking for a change

Stuart Bell* Affiliation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; none

*Also standing for mayoralty.

Kay Elizabeth Brittenden* Affiliation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Independent Ash Holwell* Affiliation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; TogetherTahi

*Also standing for mayoralty.

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need your vote so Council recognises the value of Whangarei Heads. Together we can continue to enhance our communities.

From chairing Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Planning Committee and the Bream Head Conservation Trust, governance roles in education, and health, I bring extensive experience as an effective community representative.

I have skills to influence decisions positively. A career advising city and local governments worldwide and ensuring organisations have direction and connect effectively with their communities, continues to drive me.

The family Nina, Jenny, I am localHeatley â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Parua Bay has beenâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; to my family forMcKenzie, 36 years.

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Good things and are happening to revitalise Transforming method we use to plan, Whangareiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is one of my successes in this term of Council. for Phil Onerahi-based Phil Heatley, Heatley, Whangareiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Whangareiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Onerahi-based MP MP for for Phil Heatley, Onerahi-based MP www.vote-greg-in.co.nz *Seeking further term.

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Onerahi Orbit – 10 September 2016 – Page 22

... on second thoughts with coffee Coffee is getting the thumbs up from customers who call in at Elaine Bilski’s secondhand shop in the Onerahi Shopping Centre.

A few weeks ago Elaine shifted her secondhand goods from the corner store on the block two doors down to the more spacious premises of the old video rental store.

Open again for business, old faithfuls were mingling with newbies as they scoured the retail landscape or casually browsed on items of interest, quietly sipping away at their coffees. Coffees they bought at Elaine’s cafe which is tucked snugly in the

CHURCH SERVICES 88 Church St (behind the Airport)

ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH

9.30AM SUNDAY WORSHIP & YOUTH GROUP 5.30PM ONWARDS: “FRIDAY PIZZA GROUP”

PH. 436 2266 CYNDI WYETH

St. JamesSUNDAYChurch SERVICES 9.30am

135 ONERAHI ROAD

Parish Clerk - Brian Martin - 435 1554

MAINLY MUSIC

in the Church Hall Every Wednesday 10am (during School Term) $3 per family - Nancy Dodds - 436 1444

TUESDAY GAMES

in the Church Hall 2nd & 4th Tuesday 1.30pm - Nancy Dodds

corner of her nest of pre-loved goods.

Elaine wanted to open a cafe on the premises so patrons could enjoy a cuppa while they admire their purchases, or stroll around the shop clutching a steaming paper cup and shoppers can call in for a break and a bite to eat.

The cafe seats 15 people easily and there is coffee, tea and hot chocolate available as well as organic drinks, iced teas and fruit smoothies are going to be on the menu soon.

Cafe fare includes a selection of prepacked food and pies to vanquish the hunger pangs and quiches are in the wings. There would be no show without coffee and there is a range of bionic coffees available to choose from.

Kenessie Grieve who works in the shop said it gets pretty busy between 10am and noon. It is also the ideal venue for older shoppers to come to and relax, she said and they can listen to Elaine’s old juke box replica cranking out a tune while they sip their tea.

In fact the cafe is dotted with interesting memorabilia to rest the eye on.

Come once a month for one hour and share in a time of prayer (silent or vocal) to God for this beautiful suburb and its neighbourhoods.

The second Tuesday of When? each month at 7.00pm St James Church Hall, Where?

Onerahi Road

SEE YOU THERE!

WANTE D VOLUNTEERS TO DELIVER ONERAHI ORBIT IN ONERAHI Also seeking some volunteers to be on call

Call BOB SMITH – 436 3681

POP-UP & �l��

WHEN: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9.30am–1.30pm WHERE: A mobile playgroup that will take place at different locations, please visit our Facebook page “Plunket Pop-up & Play” for locations.

A fun and supportive environment for Tamariki and their parents / caregivers / whanau to enjoy play, art & crafts, music and friendships. Free to attend, and snacks are provided for the Tamariki, along with coffee, tea and Milo for the adults.

Enquiries: Sam 021 309 258 or Kathy 027 223 2635

ONERAHI CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH

R AURIMU SCHOOL, R AURIMU AVE, ONERAHI (PLENTY OF PARKING)

Our service starts at 9.30 am every Sunday and finishes with a cuppa at about 11.30am.

We have Children’s Church at 9.30am too and have facilities for crèche Why not come along to a church which is a loving community, meeting both publicly, and from house to house, sharing and caring for each others needs, both spiritual and material FOR FURTHER ENQUIRES PLEASE RING:

Elaine oversees the operation and is in charge of the secondhand side of the business while her daughter Kenessie runs the cafe.

The cafe is set up on the window side of the shop. People will be able to sit down inside but tables and chairs will soon be outside for those who prefer an alfresco cuppa and with a loyalty card each customer gets their 10th hot drink free. – Jacque Lowe

notices

Do you – believe in prayer? – care for Onerahi?

YOU are invited!

Onerahi cafe owner Elaine Bilski and her daughter Kenessie Grieve take five with a cup of coffee.

PASTOR RON BREWER 436 1145 OR 021 7313 46

Gentle & Relaxing

FOOT MASSAGE in your home

20 for 20 min

$

Travel charge may apply outside Onerahi

Qualified Massage Therapist

Yuko Suzuki 021 075 3769

Dr Dirk Ziegert MD, MRNZCGP, PhD (Ger)

likes to announce to his former patients in Onerahi that he has moved to the CBD and joined Central Family Health Care.

Working days are Mon, Tue, Wed and Fridays, 8:30-16:30 NEW PATIENTS ARE WELCOMED

 No-one to talk to ?  Got some probs ?  Relationship breaking down ?  Feeling lonely/depressed ?  Thinking about suicide ?  Bullying, violence or abuse ?  Got Type 1 Diabetes ?

Call me on 436-5465 or on (027) 613 6388 and we’ll sort something out.

John Ross (Diploma in Professional Counselling, NZIPC)

Onerahi Orbit – 10 September 2016 – Page 23

National walkway on slippery slope Back in 2003 the Department of Conservation faced funding cuts, decided it could no longer support the Waikaraka walkway upkeep and handed it back to the Whangarei District Council.

The track already had a long history.

It was proposed in the mid ‘70s as part of a national initiative to build a network of accessible walkways based on the growing interest in recreational walking.

It was formally opened in December, 1984 in the presence of Mayor Joyce Ryan, with a special bus to the Mt Tiger The walkway in use. entrance, allowing a downhill walk and be in place along with other track marker bussing to town from Onerahi. posts once we have confirmed the exact AA’s book National Walkways, route with the landowners either side of published in 1987, has four pages of the track. information on it including a picture of Retracing the walkway has become the wide main uphill section. A copy is still essential after the neglect of held in our City Library Northland Room. maintenance, the fierce storm in 2007 It was still in good condition when we that felled trees across the track, partial started walking the track early in 2005. closures for harvesting and finally a There was a large noticeboard at the complete closure from late March, end of Cartwright Rd and the track was 2011 for almost two years. clearly marked by orange poles at regular During this closure the walkway track intervals. at the junction was re-engineered to let Halfway up what we call “the junction” lorries exit down towards the Awaroa mountain bike tracks went off to the River Rd exit and a large log dump was left and there were several old signs deposited on the walking track. including Northland Regional Council To open it up again, initially, we ones. Ahead was the wide walking track looked at the Mt Tiger Rd entrance going up the hill. which seemed fine briefly until we Our woodland walk now had great met a dense wall of gorse. views. Just over the summit lay a descent We then explored the route up from and a final gentle rise passing a quarry Cartwright Rd, still well defined but with seemingly for roading stone and leading most of the orange posts missing and to Mt Tiger Rd. We also noticed the extra tracks leading off to the right (east) orange marker posts continued westward side to log dumps. At “the junction” the towards town and parallel with the road. main uphill section ahead (north) was By 2006 we noticed that the clearly visible.

Waimahanga mangrove walkway Unfortunately, over the summit the entrance signs, missing for a while, track narrowed quite quickly, then were replaced by clear new ones. The disappeared. On the third occasion we Waikaraka sign too had been taken down went on the less clear west side of the and has not been replaced a decade on. fence line and it was the correct one, It is one of three signs for which our leading into an area of native bush. supporters group received funding from It even had a solitary orange DOC New Zealand Walking Access. These will marker post to confirm it. This we’ve christened “The Picnic Stop”; well shaded, relatively sheltered, with light ground cover and a fallen puriri tree it makes an excellent bench.

Another plus is it’s around an Beauty Therapy hour’s walk in where a break is called Eyeworks - Waxing - Mani/Pedi/Shellac for and just over halfway to the Aspect Facials & Skin Peeling - Electrolysis Mt Tiger entrance.

Massage - Bridal/Ball/Special Occasion Make Up On our final exploration to For an appointment phone Olivia (09) 945 4899 rediscover the lost Located at 2 Edward Rd - 2 mins from Onerahi shops Mt Tiger Rd exit we

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also solved the riddle of the post marked section along the road.

Exiting from the right (east) side of the bush on a well defined clay track going gradually uphill there were a further two original marker posts, one with the DOC logo on it.

The restored posts will hopefully carry the Walking Access logo on some and the WDC one on others.

Our smooth, undulating stroll upwards was soon terminated by a left hand (westward) turn as the main path was blocked by large trees and undergrowth.

Fortunately our diversion was marked by regular red blobs of paint and another, older log dump. The red marks led us up gradually and steeply in some places, to the original walkway exit and not the assumed official exit.

This explains the marker posts along Mt Tiger Rd. From the gate there is about another eight minutes easy walking to the road with two more orange posts en route.

We have since gone over the red marks with a series of brighter orange ones, some bigger markings across the log pile and a few steps into one steep bank nearby.

Progress was looking good during the summer of 2014/15 with an increase of volunteers to walk the track and keep the gorse and cutty grass back. Sadly this ended abruptly. In March, 2015 I was accompanying our local tramping group on the walk. All went well until the last stretch where the forest had thinned and most of our marked trees were blocking the way. With secateurs and much clambering eventually we made it to the gate.

There, a newly fixed standard Northland Regional Council sign stated firmly that both the track and forest were on private land not open to the public.

We met subsequently with two council officials who pointed out the many dangers that they would be liable for if the public were allowed free access to the track.

Thus began our campaign to show it was a nationally recognized route based on a public right-of-way that deserved far better attention, especially over the last decade.

Unfortunately, the year to date saw good growth of gorse and cutty grass.

Coupled with an additional forest “keep out” sign at the junction, it has become virtually impassable.

“Brave” volunteers have now reclaimed the route into the native bush area so the entire walk is possible.

We are also gaining support from the Whangarei District Council.

Onerahi deserves to keep this valuable asset. – David Fellows

Onerahi Orbit – 10 September 2016 – Page 24

W.H.A.T. a new year

Preparations are underway to make the Whangarei Heads Arts Trail (W.H.A.T.) 2017 another great event.

A new committee is in place and welcomes those interested in joining the society. Those living at Whangarei Heads can join as exhibiting artists or as a non-exhibiting society supporters.

W.H.A.T. is inclusive of all visual arts.

Those who are not Whangarei Heads residents but want to be guest artists in our 2017 Easter weekend event can contact W.H.A.T. for more information (see below).

All creative Whangarei folk who make and want to exhibit beautiful things can contact Whangarei Heads Arts Trail – P: 09 436 1918; M: 021 876 467; E: wh.artstrail@yahoo.com; www.whangareiheadsartstrail.org.nz

Chance to put your case

Onerahi Kotahi is to hold a public forum for Onerahi based interest groups to hear and share their passions.

We want people to hear about Onerahi issues, what people are doing about them and to get involved.

So, if you want people to know about your group and to work with you then come to the meeting on Wednesday, September 28 at 7pm at Onerahi Fire Station, corner of Church and Handforth Sts, Onerahi.

Agenda: each interest group has five minutes to present their issue; to identify projects they have underway; and present contact details. A data projector and computer are available to show PowerPoint displays or pictures.

Contact Robert Coats at coats.clan@xtra.co.nz to book your time.  O nerahi Kotahi (Onerahi Together) comprises reps from the Onerahi Community Association, The Onerahi Resource Centre, and the Onerahi Foreshore Foresure group.

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