Amissiontounplug
MeetMalachi,EzraandJudahSteel–threeKiwibrothersleadingagrowing calltoditchscreensandrediscoverthe joyoftheoutdoors.Picturedhereat WhakapapaSkiField,thetriostarin ‘KidsUnplugged’,anewlocallymade
documentaryseriesthatchampions real-lifeadventureoveronline distraction.
FilmedacrosstheBayofPlenty,the seriesfollowsyoungexplorersasthey surf,ski,hike,bikeandconnect–
withnatureandeachother.Behind thecameraaretheirparents,awardwinningfilmmakersAntonandKylie Steel,whohopetheshowsparksa nationalshifttowardplay-based, screen-freechildhoods.
Withmentalhealthanddevice addictionfrontofmindformany families,‘KidsUnplugged’offersa refreshingandtimelyreminder:the bestkindofconnectionisn’tWi-Fi. Readmoreonpage4. Photo/Supplied
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thisfeeling’.”Apassionand desiretowriteovertookher andshepursuedherwriting dream,inspiredbyCecelia Ahern,authorof‘PS,ILove You’,whichHarperCollins hadpublished.
“Ijustrememberthinking,I wantthat.”
Afterattemptingacareer inprintjournalism,Frances decidedtopursueaMasters inprofessionalwriting, specialisinginfiction,ata Britishuniversity.
TePukeandŌmanu Beach,Mount Maunganui,aresettobe featuredinBritishauthor ClaireFrances’debut novel,‘ToHellWithIt’. Frances,attheageof22, visitedtheBayofPlentyin 2003withanex-boyfriend. ShecampedonŌmanu Beachwhilepickingkiwifruit inTePuke,andwasfeatured inthe‘TePukeTimes’,where shesharedherdreamofone daybecominganauthor. “IcametoNewZealand
inOctober2003andleftin April2004.”
FrancesreturnedtoEngland, whereshelivesonDartmoor inDevon,butthememories ofTePukeandŌmanuBeach remained.
Awritingpassion
Therelationshipwith herthen-boyfriendended andFrancesmovedinto asharedhouse,whereshe wouldborrowherlandlord’s computertowritestoriesand keepherselfbusy.
“Iremembersittingthere thinking:‘Oh,myGod,Ilove
“Ihadtoproduce15,000 wordsofanovelattheendof thiscourse, whichI did,andI wentaway, andIwas like,right, I’mgoing tofinish thisbook.”
Then lifegotin theway, Francesmarried andhadkids.
dealwithHarperCollins, followinginthefootsteps oftheIrishauthorAhernin October2023. Francessaidhalfofthebook issetinNewZealand,and significantscenesoccurinTe PukeandMountMaunganui. “Thebookisaboutayoung womanlivinginruralIreland calledPearl,andshehas extremeOCD,”Francessaid. NotonlydidFrances drawfromhertimeinNew Zealand,butPearl,thecentral character,alsosharesher mentalhealthchallenges.
ClaireFrancespicking kiwifruit inTePuke.
Subsequentrewritesledto thatbook’sdisbandment.
Afterpitchinganother booktoliteraryagents,she connectedwithMushens EntertainmentinLondonand wasofferedrepresentation.
Bookdeal
Frances’dreamcametrue whenshesignedatwo-book
I have OC o e w a th fi F be in N re
“IhaveOCD,soIdrew onmyown experiences withOCD andturned heminto fiction,” Francessaid. Thebookwill epublished nJune,witha NewZealand releasedateyet toberevealed. Itcanbepreorderedon Amazonandhasalsobeen senttovariousproduction housesforabook-to-screen deal.Francesalsogota separatepublishingdealinthe Netherlandsandthebookwill betranslatedintoDutch. ClaireFrancescanbe foundonInstagramat clairefrancesbooks
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KiotiNZ
Conservationisthonoured for50yearsofservice
AWesternBayofPlentymanhas officiallybeeninvestedasaMember oftheNewZealandOrderofMerit forhiscontributiontoconservation inTePuke.
JulianFitter,whonowlivesinKatikati, wasinvestedbyDameCindyKiroat GovernmentHouseinWellingtononMay3. ArrivinginNewZealandlaterinlife,the wildlifeauthorandconservationisthadno plansonretiringandwatchingthesunset.
Conservation
NotlongaftersettlinginMaketūin theBayofPlentyin2009,Fitterhelped establishMaketūŌngātoroWetland Society,toprotectthebreedingpopulation ofNorthernNewZealanddotterelon MaketuSpit.
Hewaschairofthesocietyfrom2010to 2023.DuringthistimefiveEnvironmental Programmesweredeveloped,fundedby theBayofPlentyRegionalCouncilandthe WesternBayofPlentyDistrictCouncil, focusingonbiosecurityandrestorationto prioritisenativebiodiversitysitesaroundthe MaketuandWaihiEstuaries.
In2016,hethenestablishedBay ConservationAlliance,andischair.Almost adecadeon,amongthemanyservicesBCA offer,theysupport35conservationgroups intheBayofPlenty,providingthemwith administrationandon-the-groundadvice andassistanceandgivingthemastronger collectivevoice.“Wedependuponthe naturalenvironmentforourwellbeing
andoureconomicsurvival.Damagetothe environmentaffectsusallandweknow that,andyet[we]consciouslydecidetodo nothingaboutit,”saidFitter.
Workingtogether
He’spassionateabouteducationand believedthatpartneringtogetherfornature willresultinfarbetteroutcomesthan workingindividually.
“Weneedtoeducateeveryoneabout theimportanceandvalueofournatural environmentandhowprotectingitcan benefitusall.Workingtogetherwecanfixit andcanenjoyrewarding,comfortableand productivelives.”
Fitterhasauthoredseveralbooks including‘Albatross,TheirWorldTheir Ways’(2008)withwildlifephotographer TuiDeRoy.Hehaswrittenthreebooks onNewZealandwildlife;‘NewZealand Wildlife’(2009),‘FieldGuidetothe WildlifeofNewZealand’(2010/2021) and‘BirdsofNewZealand’(2011).
Conservationwork
Hisworkoverthedecadeshasnot juststrengthenedconservationwork inNewZealand.Priortoimmigrating toNewZealand,Fitterwasafounding rusteeoftheUnitedKingdom-based FalklandsConservationTrustin1979 andiscurrentlyavicepresident.He wasinstrumentalinestablishingthe GalapagosConservationTrustin1997, servingasinauguralChairandcurrently asanambassador.
In2008,heestablishedandisnowa
JulianFitterwaspresentedwiththeinsigniaofaMemberoftheNewZealandOrder
committeememberoftheFriendsof GalapagosNewZealandorganisation, workingwiththeCharlesDarwin FoundationandTheGalapagos NationalPark.
Notonetoslowdownafter50-plus yearsofservice,in2023hehelped establishtheBitternConservation Trust,whichhechairs.
“MybecomingaMemberoftheNZ
OrderofMeritisrecognitionofthe needtoworktoprotectournatural environment,”saidFitter.
“Ibelievethatthis,andtheprotection ofournativespeciesofanimals andplants,isvitaltothecontinued existenceofHomosapiens.”
TofindoutmoreaboutJulianFitterand moreaboutconservationprojectsinthe region,goto:www.bayconservation.nz
Packhousestaffwalkatworkforwwellbeing
AnewwalkingtrackatTePuke’s Trevelyan’sPack&Coolis alreadymakingadifferencetothe wellbeingofitsstaff.
“It’sjustnicetogetoutfrombehind thecomputer,”saidemployment administratorMichaelaTupper.“It’sa relaxingplacetocomeespeciallyduring thebusyseasonwhenwedon’tget outsideasmuch.”
Mostofthejobsinthepackhouseare spentstandinginsideforlongperiods oftime,whileotherstaffmayspend hourssittinginanofficeorforklift.The walkingtrackisusedasabreakandalso forwalkingmeetings.
“Oneofourteamputsshortsand shoesonandrunsacoupleofloops afterwork,”saidmarketingand communicationsmanagerSachaKoster. “It’sjustagreatwaytostretchthelegs.”
Naturetrack
Thetwo-kilometretrackwinds throughnativebush,downintoagully andpastthenewlyconstructedfire pond.“Thewellbeingofourworkers ismassivelyimportant,”saidKoster. “Wehaveawellnesscommitteewhich isalwayslookingatinitiativeswecan introduce.”
“Rightnow,we’redoingaweightloss challengecalled‘MoveItMay’,”said projectandbusinessimprovement/
developmment coordinator Ale Reid
“There’sane sletter t at ig li ts thingslike e subsidise t ess classes t at ourworkeers a e access to We also a e avillageggreen ere eople can la gameslike e soccer and olle ball ” Trevelyan’sis Ne eala ’ s lar est single-site e kiwifruit a a ocad packhousee.Itsits n a 30- ectare propertyaandhas a erma ent staff of around3000with an ad itional 1300 seasonalwworkers
“Wecarrryout s r e s and f cus continuouusimprove e t so e ’ re al a s reviewingourprocesses,” sai K ster “Ahappyworkforce is a rod cti e workforcee.”
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AlexReidandMichaelaTupperconduct awalkingmeetingonthetracknexttothe firepond. Photo/DebbieGriffiths
‘Kids Unplugged’: Ne Ki i e
toswapscreen
Atatimewhenscreentimeis skyrocketing,andchildrenare spendingmorehoursonlinethan outdoors;anewhomegrown documentaryseriesissounding thealarm–andofferingan inspiringalternative.
‘KidsUnplugged’,thelatestproject fromlocalfilmmakersAntonandKylie Steel,iscallingontamarikiacross NewZealandtoditchtheirdevices andrediscoverthepowerofreal-world adventure,connection,andplay.
TheserieschampionsyoungBayof Plentyadventurers–includingthe fillmmakers’ownsons–astheychoose natureovernotificationsandcuriosity overclicks.
Outdoors
“Thisismorethanaseries,”said directorAntonSteel.“It’sawake-up call–areminderthatourkidsneed moretimeclimbingtreesthanscrolling feeds.It’spartofamovementthat’s happeningacrosstheglobe.
“It’sgreattoseeourgovernment consideringbanningsocialmediafor under-16-year-olds,andwewantto amplifytheneedtounplug,reconnect, andrediscovertherealworld.”
SetacrosstheBayofPlentyand frontedbytheSteelbrothers–Malachi, 14,Judah,12,andEzra,seven–‘Kids Unplugged’blendsdocumentary storytellingwithaction-packedoutdoor exploration.
Whetherthey’remountainordirt biking,surfing,sailing,wakeboarding, hiking,ortrainingfortaekwondo,these
boysareshowingwhat lifelooks li e
whhenscreenstakkeabback k seat
They’renostrangersto o the camera either–thetrioalreadycreate e contentasMaungaAmbassaddors for WhakapapaSkiField,andMaalac i recentlytooksecondplaceattthe InternationalYouthSilentFilm m Festival.
Unplugged
o e ea ou oo
Thesix-episodewebseries,seetfor releaseinspring2025,willspootlig t BayofPlentykidadventurerslliving unplugged–fromconservationnists an adventuresportenthusiaststoooffgridwhānaupreservingmātaurranga Māori.Itaimstoinspireanatioonwi e shiftbacktohands-on,play-bassed childhoods.
“EveryparentItalktosharestthesame concernaboutchildhoodaddicttion to screensandtheplummetingmeental healthofouryoungergenerationn,”sai producerKylieSteel.
“Thisisouropportunitytochaampion aplay-basedchildhood;somethiing weallintuitivelyknowweneedtto returnto.Onethatgrowsresilieence, creativity,andconnection.”
TheseriesbuildsontheSteels’llegac ofcommunity-drivenfilmmaking g Theiraward-winningfeature‘The Z-NailGang’ unitedhundredsof locals,whiletheirenvironmental documentary‘TakingBackOurBeach’ nowstreamingonTVNZOnDemand capturedthegrassrootseffortstorestore Tauranga’scoastlinefollowingNZ’s worstenvironmentaldisaster.
WaiarikiFilmStudiosandfilmindustry apprenticeshipsforrangatahi,sees‘Kids Unplugged’asacontinuationofthislegacy –combininghigh-qualityfilmmakingwith meaningfulyouthdevelopment.
Anton,whoalsofoundedFilm BayofPlentyandhelpedestablish
Withproductionbeginningthiswinter, theteamhaslaunchedacrowdfunding campaignthroughBoosted,seekingto
raise$15,000bymid-June.Supporterscan donatehere:https://www.thearts.co.nz/ boosted/projects/kids-unplugged MalachiSteel,whovoluntarilygaveuphis iPadatage10,putsitsimply:“Wejustwant toshowkidsthere’sanotherwaytolive”.
First-homebuyersbenefitfromstabilisedhomevalues
Lowerhomevaluesandeasinginterestratesare creatingarareopportunityforfirst-homebuyers toentertheNewZealandhousingmarket,reports propertyvaluationorganisationQuotableValue.
QV’sHousePriceIndexshowshomevaluesrose0.10% inthethreemonthstoApriltoanewnationalaverage valueof$914,504,whichis-1.33%lowerthanthesame timelastyear.
BayofPlentyregionsawvaluesriseslightlyby0.28% overthepastthreemonths,buttheyweredown-1.30% yearonyear.
WesternBayofPlentydistrictalsosawvaluesrise 2.96%duringthepastthreemonths;Gisbornewasalso
up2.78%;andRotoruawasup0.14%;whileOpotiki valuesdropped-2.21%.
Kawerauvaluessawthegreatestincrease,jumping 7.16%overthequartertoApriland1.59%year-on-year. Meanwhile,Taurangahomevaluesweredown-0.23% duringthepastthreemonths.
Thecity’saveragehomevalueis$1,014,726,whichis -1.48%lessthanthesametimelastyear.
QVoperationsmanagerJamesWilsonsaidwhile headlinevaluesremainsoft,earlysignssuggestashift insentiment,withsomemainurbancentresshowinga positivemonthlytrend.
“Afterfiveyearsofsignificantvolatility,themarket appearstohavestabilised,”hesaid.“We’renotseeingbig
swingsanymore–homevaluesareholdingsteadyaswe headintowinter.
“Althoughinterestratesaretrendingdown,demandis temperedbycautiousbuyersentimentandalargesupply ofproperties.Still,signsofaturnaroundareemerging, especiallyinthemaincentres.
“Forfirst-homebuyers,particularlyinpartsof Aucklandwherestandalonehomesarenowsellinginthe $700,000sinsomeareas–somethingwedidn’tseeayear ago–nowisthetimetoact.
“Investorsremainmoreactivethanfirst-homebuyers, takingadvantageoflowercompetitioncomparedto previouspeaks.However,manyarestilltakinga‘wait andsee’approach.”
RosalieLiddleCrawford
Ezra,Kylie,Anton,JudahandMalachiSteelattheOtanewainukuFalls.
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MotorcyclistscrashonloosegravelinWBOP
“Itwaslikeridingon marbles.”That’showa motorcyclistdescribedthe stateofOldCoachRoadin theWesternBayofPlenty thedayheandtwoother riderscrashed.
MarkColleywasridingina groupof12,allagedabove50, whenthreeofthemcrashedon February27.
Theroadhadbeenrecently resealedandsweptbyWestern BayofPlentyDistrictCouncil roadingcontractorspriortothe crash.However,Colleysaidthe roadhadloosegravelonit.
Hesaidpolicebreath-tested theriders,whoallreturneda negativeresult,andagreedthat theroadwasthelikelycauseof thecrash.
WesternBayofPlentyDistrict Councilnetworkoperationsand maintenancemanagerDesmond Barnardconfirmedfoursiteson OldCoachRoadhadrecently resealingworksundertakenon them.
Witnessreports
NearbyfarmerRobMacKenzie witnessedthecrashunfold.
“Thebikeswentpastme,and IturnedaroundandsawMark justlosingcontrol.Thentwo moreriderscameoffatthenext corner–itwaschaotic,”hesaid. “Iwentstraightovertohelp him.Gotquiteashockwhen hetookoffhishelmetandIsaw silverhair.Theywereallolder Kiwislikeme.”
MacKenziesaiditcouldhave beenfarworse.
“Ifatractororbintrailershad
beencomingtheotherway,it could’vebeendeadly.Allthat gravel–itprobablywould’ve costagrandtosweepproperly comparedtothecostoffive policecars,twofirebrigades, threeambulances,plusACC costs.”
Hesaidthegravelhadbeenleft ontheroadforsixweeksormore.
“There’sbeennosignageeither. Theyputthelinesbackin,but theroadwasstillleftwithpebbly stones.”
WhileMacKenziebelieved signscouldhelp,hesaidthe responsibilitylieswithproper maintenance.
“OldCoachRoad’sfullof curves.Theyprobablyshould havehadatemporarysignup whereithadn’tbeensweptbutat theendoftheday,theyshould havecomebackandfinished thejob.Iftheyhad,those12 bikerswould’veriddenstraight through.”
Resealingworks
Barnardsaidtheresealingtook placeonthreedays–January 7,10,and15forthecombined tworesealsiteswherethe motorcyclecrashoccurred.
“Everyresealsitehastemporary trafficmanagementinplacewhile theworkisbeingundertaken. Thisstaysinplaceuntiltheroad hasbeensweptandlinemarking hasbeencompleted.
Emergencyservicesatthesceneofamotorcyclecrashon OldCoachRd,PukehinaonFebruary27.
“Thisstretchofroadwasswept onJanuary10andtheother twositesweresweptonJanuary 21.Linemarkingoccurredon thesamedayasthesweeping, andoncethiswascompleted temporarytrafficmanagement wasremoved.”
Injuries
Asaresultofthecrash,Colley underwentsurgeryandnow hasaplateinhisknee.“My colleaguewithabrokenrib wasinmorepainthanme.My shoulderhurtbadlyatfirst–I thoughtitwasbroken–but threeX-raysshowednothing, andmostofthepainwasgone within30hours.”
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Anotherriderwassore,but didn’tgotohospital,saidColley.
Barnardsaidanotherroad sweepwascarriedoutonMarch 6aftercouncilwasmadeaware ofthecrash.
“Wecareaboutthesafetyof allroadusersandarealways lookingtoimproveoursystems andprocesses.
“Followinganyincident,we reviewwhereimprovements couldbemade,takinginto accountanumberoffactors, includingroadsurface, alignment,visibilityand curvature.”
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CloseupshowingtheloosegravelonOldCoachRd, PukehinaonFebruary27. Photo/Supplied.
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