Photography: Connor Crawford
FROM THE EDITOR
The Ponsonby News team L to R: Andrea Kahukiwa, Jay Platt, Martin Leach, Melissa Paynter and Gwynne Davenport
Happy New Year everyone. I trust you’ve all had a lovely break and are still enjoying summer. Ponsonby News columnist John Elliott, along with Carole Beu from the Women’s Bookshop are two locals in this New Year’s Honours List. Very well deserved and congrats to them both. Over December we learned of the sad passing of Ivan Yelavich. Ivan's restaurant, which operated for over 30 years, was known for serving simple affordable food at 147 Ponsonby Road (now Chapel Bar). The photo of Ivan, standing outside the restaurant in 1976, was one of a series produced by Robin Morrison for The Ponsonby business calendar that year - P22. Throughout this issue there are ideas for maintaining good health. One editorial this month is about a new Grey Lynn business called New Leaf Kombucha. Read all about it - P37. As readers may already know, the Pride Festival Trust Board made the decision at the end of last year to cancel the parade along Ponsonby Road on 16 February. The PBA
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tells us they are now organising a street festival on that day. The focus of the festival is connecting with locals and creating an event that celebrates Ponsonby. Starting at 2.30pm there will be music stations set up along Ponsonby Road with buskers and a live entertainment stage. February is the most romantic month of the year with Valentine’s Day. This is the time to show your loved ones how much they mean to you - P49. Woof! - The Auckland Rainbow Dog Show will be larger, furrier, showier and woofier than ever in March! Dogs and dog lovers from across the rainbow spectrum and everyone else are invited to an afternoon of four-legged fun in luscious Western Park, Ponsonby. The event is proudly supported by Nutrience and Barkley Manor - P74. Planning for retirement has never been easy, but it seems to be getting harder, and the amount of money needed for retirement is rising every day. We offer some ideas to help with a strategy - P76. (MARTIN LEACH) F PN
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