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She didn’t think much of it initially but four to five weeks later, the Botany Downs Secondary College student realised that something was drastically wrong.

Kate was diagnosed with a disorder of the central nervous system. She suffered from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome characterised by intense pain, fatigue and disability.

“I lost the ability to stand and walk, making it necessary for me to use a wheelchair for the following two years,” says the 16-year-old.

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“The character, Alex is based on some of my experiences from the time I was first admitted to hospital to when I regained independent mobility.

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“Through the incredibly difficult journey I have met some amazing peo-

Regional fuel tax to cost Aucklanders $1.5bn more With Auckland’s regional fuel tax coming into effect this week, National’s transport spokesperson Jami-Lee Ross says the cost of living in Auckland is set to skyrocket.

He says Aucklanders will be paying a total of up to $1.5 billion more for petrol, Ross says.

The fuel tax will hit those on lower incomes the hardest – almost four times as hard as those on higher incomes, he says.

“Transport Minister Phil Twyford’s spin that it will cost people on low incomes less ignores the fact that they spend a greater proportion of their income on petrol so the tax hike will have a bigger impact on their ability to pay the bills, at a time of already record fuel prices.

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if it followed through on Mayor Phil Goff’s promise to find 3-6 per cent of savings in its budget.

“Instead, Twyford has given Auckland Council licence to tax and spend, and it is hardworking Aucklanders who will be paying the cost.”

Ross says national would repeal this tax and have a plan to address the transport needs of Auckland without imposing new taxes.

National had already committed to projects like the Eastern Busway, Penlink, Mill Road and improvements to the Northern Busway, he says.

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“It’s an extremely hard place to be in and to overcome something like that involves a huge change of mindset and attitude.”

It took a long time for Kate to get out of the dark hole but sitting in her hospital bed one day, she made up her mind that she had to keep going.

“I decided to use my experience and turn it into something that other people can understand.”

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Exotic birds on show ■■By Farida Master

Future leaders from Mission Heights Junior College were part of the 24th Young Leaders Convention in Singapore.

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ore than 520 exotic birds of different breeds will be showing off their plumage at the 109th Annual Bird Show.

To be held at Ormiston Senior College on July 7 and 8, the show is hosted by the Auckland Metro Bird Club, one of the oldest clubs in New Zealand.

This year there are a handful of young members showing off their winged friends, including 14-year-old Renee Murphy—one of the five junior members of the club. The Saint Kentigern College student says that she’s had quite a few finches and quails since she was little.

However, this is the first bird show she is entering in the junior under-16 category.

She still hasn’t decided on the birds that will be entering the competition.

“I will bring four- five birds to the club and get advice from the more experienced members on which ones to enter in the competition,” she says.

“It’s a really good hobby if you love animals and you get to meet really wonderful people.

“Everyone in the club has been very helpful and is happy to share information with me.”

The Year 10 student has a collection of around 40 birds in an aviary at a lifestyle block she lives on.

The aviary houses a colourful and exotic mix of zebra finches, Bengalese finches, Gouldian

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14-year-old Renee Murphy is the youngest member to show off her winged friends at the 109th Annual Bird Show on July 7 and 8.

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finches, Chinese quail, lovebirds and cordon-bleus.

“I couldn’t tell the genders of some of the birds and they helped me out,” she says.

While Renee is a bit partial to a particular bird that is “quite fearless and gorgeous” who loves sitting in her hair and even occasionally likes to bite, she says that all birds are very different.

“I love their singing, the bird song and the brilliant colours.

Sometimes it’s lovely to watch lovebirds look after each other.”

Renee makes it a point to attend bird events but doesn’t take her

birds for showing mainly “because it would stress them out”.

Right now she is excited that she has two pairs of love birds sitting on eggs. “It’s the first time,” she smiles.

Senior member of the bird club Dave Nicholson says that the annual bird show is now an established event in east Auckland and this year they will also have a fish display. There will be birds on sale as well. ➤➤Saturday, July 7 from 12 noon-5pm at Ormiston Senior College, Sunday, July 8, 9am1pm.

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More than 400 delegates from all over the world gathered recently at the 24th Student Leaders Convention at the Hwa Chong Institution in Singapore, of which Harjot Singh student of Mission Heights Junior College (MHJC) was voted Best Delegate at the leadership convention.

“The award is presented to one student who has best displayed qualities of enthusiasm, teamwork and passion for all the activities and contributed to the spirit of unity and collaboration,” says Ian Morrison, principal MHJC, the school that represented New Zealand at the convention.

Recently, 12 Year 10 students from MHJC flew to Singapore to participate in the Hwa Chong Institute’s 24th Young Leaders Convention. The theme of the conference was ‘Media - Connecting the Dots’, investigated the role various aspects of the media play in a digitalised world. The annual convention also aims to forge strong bonds across international borders between future leaders. The students said the experience enabled them to discover new cultures, grasp new concepts, ideas, values and practices and learn how to put these into action.

The most significant achievement for the group was the ability to exer-

The Mission Heights Junior College student Harjot Singh Dharni was voted the Best Delegate at an international leadership convention in Singapore.

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cise their leadership skills in a foreign and challenging environment. The convention allowed them to share their knowledge and experiences among their international peers as well as identify relevant issues occurring in the digitalised world.

The MHJC team were asked how this convention has affected them or changed how they will conduct future group planning and mentoring. All agreed it has enriched the notion of “think global and act local,” and they are excited about their own upcoming MHJC Student Leaders’ Convention in September. They now have a solid foundation and a framework to build on.

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CRIME

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he man who killed motherof-two Chozyn Koroheke, 22, in Pakuranga last year has been jailed for life.

Turiarangi Tai appeared in the High Court at Auckland on Friday and was sentenced to a minimum non-parole period of 17 years by Justice Matthew Muir.

In his sentencing notes, the judge said Tai and the deceased had been in a relationship for several months. They rented a property on Pakuranga Highway with three others including Ms Koroheke’s brother Naycn and his girlfriend.

Tai and Ms Koroheke’s relationship was a dysfunctional and mistrustful one, the judge said, characterised by frequent argumaants often brought on by mutual suspicions of unfaithfulness. At trial there was significant evidence of Tai’s escalating domestic violence towards Ms Koroheke over the period of their relationship.

“This included an incident where he stabbed her in the leg,” Justice Muir said.

“Mr Tai denied he was physically violent to her but I am satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that a pattern of physical and emotional abuse was established.”

The night before each had socialised separately at friends’ addresses and Tai, who had been associationed with the gang the Crips, had stayed up all night consuming alcohol and methamphetamine.

Killer Turiarangi Tai and his victim and late partner Chozyn Koroheke.

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In the morning he collected Ms Koroheke and arguments started about why he had not done so earlier. “Again there were underlying suspicions of unfaithfulness,” Justice Muir said. “They returned to the Pakuranga Highway address where Mr Tai brooded and argued. Later in the day, Mr Tai showed Nacyn a 12-gauge shotgun which he had recently acquired. It was unloaded at the time.”

Ms Koroheke had earlier used Tai’s car for shopping. On her return he packed his things and he left but returned as the car was on empty. He was “clearly enraged” she’d not refuelled the car.

“Chozyn saw him returning with the gun and retreated...to the bedroom saying “he’s coming back in with a shotgun” or words to that effect,” the judge said.

Nacyn tried to get her into a cupboard. Tai entered the house and pushed the door open.

“He pointed the shotgun at Chozyn’s head and poked her in the cheek saying words to the effect ‘do you think I’m all shit?’

He then lowered the gun to her abdomen and pulled the trigger.”

Forensic evidence established there was no malfunction with the gun.

Nacyn and his girlfriend each called 111. Tai attempted CPR and

tried to staunch the blood loss and kept repeating “stay awake, stay with me, fight, Chozyn”... ”Soon, however, Mr Tai’s apparent remorse turned into self-interest. He told (Nacyn’s girlfriend) “you didn’t see anything”.

He left in his car. She died shortly after being moved from the house into the waiting ambulance. Tai was on the run for almost two weeks and handed himself in when his mother took him to the police.

Tai, 22 at the time, has a lengthy criminal history including several convictions for violent offending.

He has been in institutional care most of his life and was a victim of sustained physical abuse by his father from the age of five.

“He presents today as a recidivist, violent and somewhat cowardly thug, but one fashioned by his background,” Justice Muir said, reiterating the “scourge” that family violence has become in New Zealand society”.

“The serial abuse to which she had been subjected and the level of control administered at the end of Mr Tai’s fist, knee, one occasion a knife, on another a rock and further at the end of a steel pole, had reduced her to a point where, as (her father) said this morning, I am satisfied “the courage had been beaten out of her”.”

OPINION

Even more taxes coming Last week the Ardern-Peters Government confirmed their transport policy with their finalised Government Policy Statement on Land Transport. This confirmation brings with it some major issues for motorists and commuters in Auckland.

The biggest issues are the two new taxes on fuel. A combination of the new regional fuel tax and new increases to the national fuel excise mean that we will all be paying more for petrol.

This is meant to go towards funding major projects in our region but we know that the funding for state highways has been cut by over $5 billion nationally. That means that projects like the East-West Link and a full upgrade of Mill Road are on the chopping block, but we are still paying more in taxes.

What’s worse, the final policy shows that most of the funding for new rapid transit projects

has been pushed back until after 2023. That means that for all the talk about new trams to the airport they won’t really be on the cards for years. But we are still paying more in taxes.

In government, we were able to balance investment into transport with restraint when it came to taxes. We had a good record in this space, we abolished regional fuel taxes in 2009, cut taxes from the high levels of the previous government in 2010 and worked hard to ensure costs remained low while incomes rose by over $13,000 while we were in office.

We did all this while committing record investment into our regions’ transport services.

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Moreover, we committed to continue upgrading our transport network in Auckland by funding the Eastern Busway, Northern Busway improvements, a full upgrade of Mill Road and Penlink to help reduce congestion and boost economic growth.

We can invest in creating a state of the art transport system for Auckland and New Zealand and we don’t need new taxes to do it.

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n the beat for a few hours with the Botany Crime Watch patrol gave Councillor Sharon Stewart an even greater appreciation of the value of volunteers.

“They do a great job being the eyes and ears of the community and working in partnership with police to keep people and their property safe and to report suspicious activity.

“It was a great privilege to spend a few hours with them and see their work in action,” she said.

She was one of several councillors to partner with volunteer organisations in their communities as part of National Volunteer Week.

Howick ward councillor Sharon Stewart got out with Botany Crime Watch patrollers during National Volunteer Week.

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“I just look around my community and the vast amount of work that gets done by volunteers – Howick ward would not be the same without them,” Cr Stewart said.

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The Probus Club of Howick, a combined club for both retired or semi-retired ladies and men, meet at 10am on the 2nd Friday of each month, at St Andrews Church Centre, Vincent St Howick. There’s also a monthly luncheon group, who go on regular bus outings to local venues, and a theatre group that caters for both local and International productions, and each month we have an interesting speaker to entertain members. Come along to a meeting to see of it suits you. It costs nothing. Next meeting is on Friday, July 13 and our speaker will be Chris Read, who as a young lawyer in London, helped, with others to grow the firm DHL Couriers. Phone Cliff 5345246.

Citizens Advice Bureau Pakuranga hosts a free Careers Clinic weekly on a Friday. Our Employment Consultant gives career guidance, counselling and advice.

Information includes optimising CV’s, how to write covering letters, job searching, interview skills and knowing today’s career realities. To book an appointment phone CAB 576-8331 or email pakuranga@cab.org.nz

A good selection of items for sale including model trains, locos, rolling stock, building kits and accessories, boats, planes, diecast vehicles, dolls teddy bears, robots, sci fi toys military memorabilia and books-children’s books, toys and much more! On Sunday, July 22. Organised by the Auckland Central Model Railway Club Inc at the Mount Eden War Memorial, 487 Dominion Road, from 10am-1pm. Admission $6, children free. Phone Bob Cartwright 534-6702, 021-2655753 or email newmilns@xtra.co.nz

Rhythm & Blues

Legendary Auckland rhythm & blues outfit Storehouse stretch out of their usual bohemian haunts for a series of midwinter rave-ups around the ‘burbs.

The ‘All Rite’ Tour is coming to Uxbridge Arts Centre on Saturday, August 18 at 8pm. To buy tickets go to eventfinda.co.nz or buy your tickets at the door.

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Green Gables Art Gallery, Hawthornden Reserve 66 Cook Street, Howick will feature paintings by Marlene Keeley from Friday 6th to Sunday 29th July. Sales help to support the South Auckland Totara Hospice. Entry is free and all are welcome. Gallery hours: Fri/Sat/Sun 10am to 3pm. Phone Beryl 534 5448.

60’s up meeting

Pop down to Te Tuhi Art Centre on Tuesday July 10 to learn about the importance of checking your smoke alarm batteries. A speaker from the Fire Service will be talking at the 60’s Up Movement meeting about the dangers in your home regarding smoke alarms and how important is it to replace your fire alarm batteries and ensure they are working correctly. For the meeting time please call Bonnie on 273 7538.

New members are always welcome.

Ceramic exhibition

Opening ceremony of Wood-Firing Ceramics exhibition on July 8. Artist Huang Da is on a world exhibition tour and is exhibiting at the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple gallery till August 26. A self taught artist, Huang Da has discovered a new way of using the traditional wisdom to translate the ancient art into the contemporary mode of art.

Free exhibition open to all. FGS Buddhist Temple, 16 Stancombe Road, Flat Bush. Ph: 274 4880.

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s part of the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s (RNZB) outreach and educational events this week, a Dancing with Mozart programme will feature from Friday until Sunday at the Aotea Centre.

The RNZB will take the opportunity to visit the wider region.

On Monday and Tuesday this week the RNZB presented “Ballet in a Box” at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau. This is relaxed performance catering for autistic children and adults and people with intellectual disabilities and

promotes a more casual attitude to noise and movement in the auditorium. Dancers will mingle with audience members in the foyer and there will be an opportunity to see the costumes closeup.

RNZB dance educator Lucy Marinkovich will hold dance workshops featuring live musicians from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra at several secondary schools including Saint Kentigern College through until July 7.

Fellow educator Bea Lee-

Smith will be visiting six schools in South Auckland which will equate to 14 dance workshop sessions and teaching 368 students in total. This is a fun way to introduce students to dance, the music of Mozart, and some of the works that we will present on stage.

After the tour the RNZB will take part in Auckland Live’s Pick N’ Mix Festival and present “Sugar Plum Family Fun” at the ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre on Saturday July 14 and the Bruce Mason Centre on Sunday July15.

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Gardening

Time for green-fingered students to get hands dirty E

ntries this week officially opened to the Young Gardener of the Year Awards and Kiwi kids nationwide, along with their primary schools, are encouraged to enter.

A new category this year, called the T&G Passion for Growing Award, means that any primary school can enter the awards even if they aren’t part of the Garden to Table programme yet.

If your school is just starting its gardening venture, it’s worth an entry as some good prizes are up for grabs for the winning school.

Prizes include a garden design from landscape and garden designer, Dan Mackay, along with a year’s online membership to the Garden to Table programme.

This gives students at the winning school the chance to continue their passion in the garden with greater curriculum support, child-friendly recipes using produce from their garden, kitchen skills instruction videos and support material for gardening through to cooking.

The awards, which attracted nearly 70 entries for the first time last year, are supported by T&G, New Zealand’s largest fresh produce grower, and Garden to Table which enables and encourages primary schools and children to grow, harvest, prepare and share fresh food.

The 2018 edition will mark the first official campaign for Garden to

knowledge with him to the growing competition.

Best known for his appearance as resident landscape and gardening expert on TVNZ’s home and garden reality series HOMEmade, Dan loves to encourage “eating your garden.”

Schools and students are urged to start digging into the entry website now and taking pictures of their garden before the winter really sets in and the greenery fades. ➤➤Visit www. younggardenerawards.co.nz The Young Gardener of the Year Awards are supported by T&G, New Zealand’s largest fresh produce grower, and Garden to Table which enables and encourages primary schools and children to grow, harvest, prepare and share fresh food.

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Table’s new landscape and gardening ambassador, Dan Mackay who owns and operates his very own local Auckland landscaping solutions business, Ministry of Ground.

Mackay joins fellow Garden to Table ambassador, chef and restauranteur, Al Brown on the judging panel alongside T&G’s executive general manager New Zealand Andrew Keaney and Garden to Table executive officer, Linda Taylor.

T&G’s Jo Jalfon, from Pakuranga, who manages the awards with Garden to Table, says Mackay will make a great addition to the judging team and will bring a wealth of gardening

sport

Snowboarding champs Elim Christian College competed at the Auckland Secondary School Snowboard Championships last week at Snowplanet and was named the top Auckland girl’s snowboard team.

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■■ Noah Wotton placed 2nd in the Senior Boy Slopestyle event ■■ Baylin Klein Ovink placed 2nd in the Senior Girls Slopestyle event ■■ Adele Benns placed 4th in the Senior Girls Slopestyle event ■■ Baylin Klein Ovink place 2nd in the Senior Girls GS event ■■ Adele Benns Placed 4th in the Senior Girls GS event ■■ Overall top Auckland Girls snowboard Team

Overall top Auckland Girls Snowboard Team, (l-r) Sarah Buckley, Baylin Klein Ovink, Adele Benns and Elizabeth Robinson.

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The Times previously printed that Steve Millars NYC Marathon fundraiser would be held on July 29. The correct date is actually Saturday July 21. From 9.30am to 1.30pm a number of fitness classes will be held at the Howick Leisure Centre to raise money for Steve’s trip. The classes will be taken by some of east Auckland’s finest health and fitness experts and each class is $5 per person. Powerhooping, pilates and self-defence are among the classes on offer.

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Howick Youth Council calls for greater transparency around buses ■■By Therese Henkin

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recent meeting between the Howick Youth Council and Auckland Transport (AT) has sparked hope among east Auckland youth of greater transparency around transport projects in the future.

The topics of discussion included the possibility of restoring direct bus routes from Bucklands Beach and Cockle Bay to the city, transparency around future public transport initiatives, and how AT can better engage the local community.

The Howick Youth Council, under the Howick Local Board, handed over a set of proposals for AT to consider.

The recommendations included restoring some direct bus routes, increasing the frequency of local services and trains, improved shelter at Panmure station, and how AT could better include youth in transport decisions.

The proposals were established from local student Khorshed Tarapore’s petition to save east Auckland bus routes which amassed more than 1500 signatures and hundreds of comments (Howick & Pakuranga Times, May 10).

The petition caught the attention of Youth Advisory Panel chairperson and Howick representative Veisinia

The Howick Youth Council used Khorshed Tarapore’s petition ‘Save east Auckland bus routes’ to write recommendation on how AT could improve the new network and better include youth in transport decisions in the future.

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Maka who says she was amazed at how many young people cared about transport.

“At the time, the long term plan was up for consultation and when I looked up what the Howick Local Board’s priorities were for the long term plan I was disappointed to find transport wasn’t high on the list,” she says.

“I reached out to Khorshed and

told her I thought this would be a great opportunity to use her petition as a starting point and write some recommendations for the Howick Local Board on how to prioritise transport.”

Maka, Tarapore and the Howick Youth Council used the petition as well as the concerns of a number of young people in the area to create the recommendations.

Upon presenting the recommendations to the Howick Local Board, they caught the attention of Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore who organised the meeting with AT. Tarapore says the meeting went well with AT representatives listening to her concerns, but says it was obvious that it is very hard for them to reverse changes they have already made.

“It seems the old transport system does not fit with the new vision of transport which involves a lot of feeder buses onto the main bus line.

This was very sad to hear from someone who thought the old transport system was very good,” she says.

“The main restriction is that Auckland Transport only wants one bus to be travelling from Panmure to Britomart which means only one suburb wins- and in this case Botany clearly won.”

She says AT did acknowledge that the new network doesn’t benefit everyone, and says they would look at increasing the frequency of the 735 bus which travels from Botany to Half Moon Bay. Tarapore says she just hopes that in the future Auckland Transport has a thorough consultation with more people from different suburbs so that this situation never arises again.

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Auckland Transport’s response to the proposals ■■ AT stood behind the Eastern bus network but recognised the new network disadvantaged certain individuals and were willing to hear out Tarapore’s recommendations from the petition.

■■ Cashmore suggested focus groups made up of ordinary students could improve readability of future consultation documents ■■ AT agreed to look into potential infrastructure improvements at Panmure Station’s bus shelters to address its limited ability to protect commuters from rain and cold weather ■■ AT said they may explore increased frequencies for 735, which travels from Botany to Half Moon Bay via Cockle Bay.

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ENROLMENTS 2019 Ormiston Senior College is now accepting enrolments for 2019.

We invite you to our Open Evening on Wednesday 25 July 2018 where we will showcase our school in action.

The evening runs from 5:30 to 7:00pm beginning with the welcome address in the Auditorium by the Principal followed by a walk-through of our modern learning environment.

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In zone enrolments due in by Friday 27 July 2018.

Out of zone 2019: The Board of Trustees has allocated 20 places (at any level) for out of zone applicants. Places are determined by holding a ballot from the applicants.

Out of zone enrolments close on Wednesday 5 September 2018 at 4pm. The out of zone ballot will be held on Wednesday 12 September 2018. You will be notified promptly of the outcome.

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sevens rugby

Watene to Youth Olympics ■■By Therese Henkin

H

inemoa Watene’s pregame ritual is listening to rapper 50 Cent.

She doesn’t know why, but it’s what her dad always put on to hype her up before she headed out onto the rugby field.

It’s a ritual she will be taking with her to Argentina to play in the New Zealand U18 Sevens team in the Youth Olympic Games in October.

The Howick College student says being selected to represent New Zealand at the Youth Olympics is a dream come true.

The first thing she did when she found out was call her mum.

“At first she didn’t believe me and actually hung up on me. Then she called straight back and said ‘are you being serious?’ and started crying,” Watene says.

She says her parents and her brother are her biggest cheerleaders and will join her in Argentina.

“They have always been firm believers in my ability even when I doubted myself,” she says.

The Howick College player says she has always felt at

Members of the Blues visited Ormiston Senior College as part of the Best Foot Forward Programme.

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super rugby

Blues inspire OSC rugby team Howick College’s Hinemoa Watene (centre) has been selected for the New Zealand U18 Sevens team going to the Youth Olympic Games in Argentina later this year.

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home on the rugby field and started playing sevens when she was in year nine.

“My school sports coordinator said she wanted to enter a sevens team in the Condors tournament, and I had always been interested in rugby so I was all for it. I guess I’ve just never looked back,” says the rising star.

Watene went on to play in the women’s Auckland Storm (15s), Auckland Women’s sevens, Auckland U18s sevens, Auckland U18s 15s and most

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She currently plays for the competition-leading College Rifles Thunderbirds in Auckland club rugby.

She says she has had her sights set on the Youth Olympics for quite some time.

“After missing out on the first round at the World Schools Condors sevens I didn’t want that to be the end. I kept on

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working hard and decided that I was going to get there.”

So she scribbled her goal down on a piece of paper which she pinned to her notice board.

Every morning she looks at that piece of paper as a reminder to stay focussed and work hard, she says. “All that hard work has finally paid off.”

Watene says her goal now is to keep working hard so she is fitter, stronger and better than what she is before heading to the Youth Olympics.

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Nine members from the Blues Super Rugby squad recently visited Ormiston Senior College to present the school with rugby boots which were donated from around Auckland.

Gerard Cowley Tuioti, Jerome Kaino, James Parsons, Scott Scrafton, Tamati Tua, Ben Nee-Nee, Glenn Preston, Murphy Taramai and Mike Tamoaieta created quite a stir at a presentation at the school followed by a Q & A session.

Ormiston Senior College has formed its first rugby team since the school’s formation eight years.

Throughout the set-up of the team, the senior college has received a range of support from Auckland Rugby and New Zealand Rugby.

This support continued with the college part of the Best Foot Forward Programme, sponsored by Blues Rugby in partnership with BNZ bank.

The purpose of the programme is to give back to the community and help young people have a go at rugby and to experience the benefits of playing a team sport.

Ormiston Senior College is currently playing in the 2C grade as part of the Auckland Rugby Competition.

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McClenaghan back in blue I

nternational cricketer Mitchell McClenaghan is back in the Auckland Aces fold for the 201819 season, taking one of the four remaining domestic contracts.

McClenaghan, from the Howick Pakuranga Cricket Club joins experienced head Michael Barry, newly contracted Finn Allen and North Shore’s Graeme Beghin in the Auckland squad.

The left-arm quick will be with the Aces for the Burger King Super Smash and part of the Ford Trophy campaign as well as being a valuable resource for the young Auckland bowling unit.

“I’m excited to be back around the group. It was good to spend some time leading into the Super Smash last year with a few one-dayers.

“We have an exciting group of players here in Auckland,” said McClenaghan. “I’ll be able to help the bowling unit, particularly in the T20’s. There’s a few things I’ve learnt, particularly in the last six months, that will help us be competitive with the ball.”

McClenaghan says his time away at various T20 tournaments has helped him grow; with his exposure to some of the best players in the game assisting in his development.

“I’ve been put under a lot of pressure in different tournaments. This

Mitchell McClenaghan, from the Howick Pakuranga Cricket Club, is back with the Aces.

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year’s IPL showed me the hard learnings and the stuff I have been working on has paid off.”

With the ICC Cricket World Cup just around the corner in 2019, the left-armer says he still harbours the desire to play for New Zealand.

“Even though I would be a slim chance of making the World Cup squad, I want to come back to New

Zealand and put some pressure on heading into that tournament.”

“I don’t want to die wondering ‘what if’...I feel my bowling is getting back to a speed I’m very happy with and I’m getting that extra kick and bounce again. Part of the thinking is I could still contribute to New Zealand really well in the one-day format.”

Another Ace who has been around the environment for several seasons is Michael Barry, with head coach Mark O’Donnell happy to have him back in the group.

“Baz has been a solid performer for several years now and can do a job with both bat and ball. He’s a very likeable character,” said O’Donnell.

While Barry and McClenaghan have been here before, newcomers Graeme Beghin and Finn Allen are stoked to have signed their first domestic contracts.

“It’s all pretty exciting so I’m taking a moment to enjoy it,” said Beghin.

“It’s something that I’ve been working towards for a long time and it’s great to share the news with friends and family who have always supported me and my cricket.”

New Zealand Under-19 star Allen said it was a “dream come true” when he was told he had made the cut.

Full Auckland Aces contract list

Finn Allen, Michael Barry, Graeme Beghin, Jamie Brown (HPCC), Craig Cachopa, Mark Chapman, Danru Ferns (HPCC), Michael GuptillBunce, Ben Horne, Ben Lister, Mitchell McClenaghan (HPCC), Matt McEwan (HPCC), Robbie O’Donnell, Glenn Phillips (HPCC), Sean Solia, Will Somerville.

Henry breaks own record Michael Pickett (North Shore), 15, was in record breaking form at the opening day of the 2018 Aon New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland on Monday.

Australian-based Pickett broke his own 15 years 50m butterfly national age-group record in the morning heats (25.46s) and went below the time again in the evening to set a new bench mark of 25.21s.

He also broke his own 15 years national age-group record in the 100m freestyle (50.69s) as lead off swimmer for North Shore Swimming Club’s men’s 4x100m freestyle relay team.

Howick Pakuranga’s Tyron Henry also broke his own 16 years national age group record in the same race, dipping under 51 seconds for the first time (50.91s).

Both freestyle times were under the selection requirement for Junior Pan Pacs and Youth Olympic Games.

Final selection is subject to approval.

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Andrew London Trio Tuesday 10 July, 2pm Bruce McLaren Retirement Village We warmly invite you to a wonderful performance by the popular group; the Andrew London Trio.

You will be entertained throughout the afternoon with a variety of music from jazz and swing, to country and blues.

Please also join us for afternoon tea following the concert. Tickets are $10 each.

This is a concert not to be missed!

Please RSVP to Rose on 535 0225 795 Chapel Road, Howick

8396

KC13471