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The students went about it with militant precision, and their efforts were well rewarded at an awards function held recently by Auckland Council at Howick College.

A handsome prize of $2000 for moth pod heads got local students to collect 9989 pods and small vines with around 700 seeds per pod.

It means that 6,992,300 seeds will not germinate, said Lorelle Stranaghan, coordinator Pest-Free Howick, who is thrilled with the response.

In an attempt to create a pest-free Howick Ward, along with collecting the pods and small vines by the roots, the students also cut the vines and applied a herbicide paste called Picloram Gel which kills the vine (they get a kit as part of the competition containing a bottle of Picloram Gel, a supply of disposable gloves, protective eyewear,

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Richard Henty, head of learning science at Howick College who informally started Society Totally Against Moth Plant (STAMP) in 2004 encouraged students to begin formally mapping and tracking moth pod plants and the locations they have visited.

“Report all known addresses or gps (coordinates) of where you went. From October 1 you must challenge yourself to visit and report on 20 known locations near you,” he told the enviro groups.

Team Demon comprising Alexey Filyaev and Tanish Mahakal, both 13, from Botany Downs Secondary College proved to be zealous pod hunters as they demolished 2265 pods over a period of one month and went home happy with $500.

The second prize of $400 was also scored by the Cultured Moth Destroyers from Botany College as the team managed to vanquish 1878 pods in total.

Team Moth-erland Protectors from Macleans College took the third prize of $300 for getting rid of 1588 pods.

The Edgewater College Enviro Club won $200 for

fourth with a prized collection of 1349 moth pods and vines to their credit. The Howick College Enviro Group were fourth and went home with $150 for 1028 pods, while team Sancta Maria College won $100 for getting rid of 882 pods.

Above: The first and second cash prize both went to Botany Downs Secondary College; Right: Botany Downs Secondary College students Alexey Filyaev and Tanish Mahakal won the first prize as they eradicated 2265 moth pods.

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Left, winners all, at the Howick Celebrated Citizens Awards hosted by the Howick Local Board and held at the Howick Club on Sunday; centre, Abbess Manshin of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple won the Celebrated Citizens Award; right, David Collings, chair Howick Local Board presents the Rising Star Award to Ethan McCromick from Howick College.

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Celebrating our unsung citizens ■■By Farida Master cknowledging unsung heroes for their service to the community was the Howick Celebrated Citizens Awards held on Sunday at the Howick Club.

Hosted by the Howick Local Board and MCd by East FM’s Phil Taylor, the event was a celebration of selfless achievers who have made a contribution in many fields.

While there were close contenders for the Celebrated Citizens Award 2019, the overall winner was Abbess Manshin of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order. The temple at Stancombe Rd, Flat Bush, is known not only for its interfaith work but also for world-class art galleries, a very popular vegetarian cafe, a popular children’s project attended by local schools, Buddha’s Birthday which brings tens of thousands of people to the temple to celebrates peace and diversity and a close

partnership with NZ Police.

Amongst other winners that evening, was the Rising Star Award won by Howick College student Ethan McCormick, a young environmental activist who is a big part of the Pest Free Howick Ward team.

Winning the Kauri Environmental Award was Matthew Brajkovich for his longstanding contribution to maintaining Howick Ward’s beauty and ecological sustainability including restoring the Cockle Bay Domain.

The Exceptional Service Award was won by the St John Opportunity Shop in Howick which is a vital part of the community.

A testament to the community work that she does was the Golden Heart Award won by Janice White.

Apart from running the divorce care groups at Eastgate Church, she visits women’s prisons, assists in voluntary work that helps Women’s Refuge, arranges for food parcels for families

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Anyone with any information about the incident is encouraged to contact Counties Manukau Crime Squad on 261 1321. Information can also be passed on anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

The Friends of Mangemangeroa’s two community tree planting mornings start early in June. These will be held on Saturday, June 8 and Saturday, June 15 from 8.45am. Meet at the Reserve’s barn car park 108 Somerville Road.

The morning involves generally work in pairs digging shallow holes, planting a tree, and moving along the site.

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The Joint winners of the Youth Development Award were music teacher Hamish Arthur and Zachary Wong from Howick Youth Council.

Hamish is the mentor behind the St Andrew’s Big Band, a group he started with the purpose of giving school students the opportunity to continue learning and playing music after leaving school. Zachary has chaired the Howick Youth Council multiple times and continues to mentor and help members develop so they can reach their full potential and continue to help youth have their voices heard in the community.

The Exceptional Artist Award was won by accomplished artist/fabric designer Peter Hall, a Cockle Bay resident who has travelled the world running studios in England and South Africa. His fabrics also feature in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Phil Taylor was the Master of Ceremonies.

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A big contingent of principals from Brazil arrived at Howick College to learn about sustainable learning pathways that the college is known for.

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here was a lot of fun, laughter and spoken Portuguese as a busload principals from Brazil recently descended on the grounds of Howick College.

A rousing welcome by the kapa haka group along with a line-up of excited Brazilian students studying

at the college welcomed 47 principals who were there to learn about innovative and sustainable learning pathways introduced by Howick College.

On a seven-day tour of New Zealand, the educators were on a whistle-stop tour of eight schools and universities in Auckland and Wellington.

Joao Paulo Salgueiro from Salgueiro School said the group is part of the UNESCO Associated School Programme (ASP) that connects good teaching practices on a global level.

The UNESCO values of diversity, peace, tolerance, human rights and cultural heritage are upheld whilst looking at sustainable development goals in education, he says.

“We travel once a year to different countries known for good quality education. Canada, Japan and Netherlands France and Spain are the other countries the group has travelled to recently,” he said.

Another principal, Paulo Pereira, says that 11,000 schools in 180 countries around the world are part of UNESCO ASP.

Mike Stanghan, business manager and international director, says Howick College has always been the college of choice for Brazilian students and “the long-standing relations has culminated in this trip where principals get to learn about the education system in New Zealand and understand the differences an innovations”.

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Smart class connects Owairoa to China ■■By Farida Master A big delegation of dignitaries from China has delivered a special gift to Owairoa Primary School.

The school was one of those chosen to provide an important platform for exchanging information and opportunities in Auckland.

Celebrating the sister-school relationship with Chaotian Elementary School, the grand event also marked the unveiling of the newly installed Owairoa Distance Learning Classroom as it coincided with the 30th anniversary of the sister city relationship between Auckland and Guangzhou.

“Our school was extremely honoured to be chosen as New Zealand’s only school to receive this fantastic facility of an intelligent classroom with two big multimedia screens, kindly donated to us by the leading educational technology company

CreateView,” says Owairoa Primary principal Alan McIntyre.

Aligning with Techweek 19, one of New Zealand’s largest technology events that focuses on digital creativity, two installers were flown over from China to install the smart classroom equipment . The goal is to enhance digital teaching techniques that will allow the school to have digital communication across the globe.

Diane McIntyre, who helped organise the logistics of the big event that included a week-long cultural exchange between 10 Chaotian students, accompanied by teacher Ms Dana Lin and five parents, says: “The plan is to establish a connection to Chaotian Primary School, allowing their students and teachers to observe the teaching methods we utilise here at Owairoa.

“They can see how we teach and also read the white board that our teacher writes on while we too can

L-r, Bruce Howard, Chairperson, Owairoa Board of Trustees, Rachel Maidment, NZ Consul General in Guangzhou (and ex-student of Owairoa Primary School), LIU Baochun, Director General, Guangzhou Foreign Affairs Office, Alan McIntyre, Principal, Owairoa Primary School and HE Yong, Headmaster of Guangzhou Zhixin High School.

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“The facility will enable our teachers and students to interact and engage with other classrooms in China and share digital teaching content and materials through a unique bilateral cultural collaboration,” she says.

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Chaotian Elementary school students Polly Li Pei Yuan and Bryan Fan Yi Chen give a quick demo in martial arts.

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akuranga MP Simeon Brown was presented with the local results of a nationwide petition asking MPs to vote ‘no’ to the End of Life Choice Bill.

Peter Thirkell, secretary of the Care Alliance, said 1929 voters in the eastern Auckland electorates (Pakuranga, Botany, Tamaki, Maungakiekie) had signed the petition since it was launched last month.

“The depth and breadth of concern about this bill is reflected in the rapid collection of signatures online and in person. It follows on from the 38,707 submissions to the Select Committee, of which 90 per cent were opposed.”

Dr Thirkell urged Brown to vote no at the Second Reading.

“The clear evidence from the Select Committee hearings is that

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Howick Local Board has endorsed Panuku Development Auckland’s recommendation to quit a small parcel of land at 303 Te Irirangi Drive. This means they have agreed to give up a small section of a 10,083 square metre site at Clover Park.

About 9400 square metres of the site is required for transport infrastructure use. The remainder – about 680 square metres – will be part of a land swap with the owner of neighbouring land.

A vacant site acquired by Manukau City Council in 2002, 303 Te Irirangi Drive has been held for flood remediation and future transport purposes.

In 2013, the land was taken from the owner of the adjoining 128 Ormiston Road in Flat Bush in accordance with the Public Works Act for roading purposes.

The owner indicated an interest in acquiring a small parcel of 303 Te Irirangi Drive to square up their property boundaries.

The decision is now passed on the Finance and performance Committee Approval.

The Howick local Board has agreed with a Panuku recommendation that a small parcel of land (pictured in red) at 303 Te Irirangi Drive will be part of a land swap with the owner of the neighbouring property.

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the bill is unnecessary, unsafe and unwise.

“This petition asks all MPs to follow those facts.

“Genuinely caring for people with chronic and terminal illnesses requires much more than offering a lethal injection.”

Brown said the End of Life Choice Bill is a “difficult and controversial issue”.

“I have been pleased to engage with people from across Pakuranga on both sides of the issue over the past year and value everyone’s opinion,” he said. ”I was pleased to accept this petition which represents a large number of people who oppose this Bill in the east Auckland community.

“As I outlined in my column in last week’s Howick and Pakuranga Times,

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I will be voting ‘no’ to this Bill as it is clear that no system of euthanasia, no matter how carefully designed, can ensure the most vulnerable in society are protected from coercion.

“Instead I believe we must be investing more into palliative care, and ensuring people are more informed around the rights they have in making advanced care directives.”

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here was complete chaos on Queen Street yesterday as thousands of teachers from primary and secondary schools walked off their jobs in a combined national mega strike demanding better pay and working conditions.

While Murray Burton, principal of Elim Christian College, said that he could only urge parents to keep the kids at home during yesterday’s historic nationwide strike, the Ministry of Education said 1424 schools had advised they would be closed.

In an industrial action which has

included both primary and secondary teachers for the first time, teachers and supporters marched from Fort Street to Queen Street, waving placards at onlookers.

The strike action affected 773,000 students with parents being forced to take leave or make alternate arrangements for their kids to be looked after.

The marches were organised by the Post Primary Teachers Association and the New Zealand Educational Institute, the union that represents nearly 50,000 teachers across the country.

The strike action affected 773,000 students with parents being forced to take leave or make alternate arrangements for their kids to be looked after.

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It takes a village to raise an exhibition U

nder the inspirational guidance of the exhibition curator, Ros Palmer, the team of volunteers and staff at the Howick Historical Village have worked together to provide a mind-boggling display of all things Victorian to celebrate the 200 years anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birthday.

To quote Village Manager Kerry Powell: “What Ros has created is just fantastic and provides an excellent interactive experience for visitors of all ages. It has all come from Ros’s individual ideas and creativity. By harnessing and fostering the skills of the supporting team, the exhibition has been brought to practical reality.”

The public is invited to enjoy the exhibition through to midJuly. Visitors will be delighted to discover many quirky and interesting stories relating to a monarch whose influence still touches many lives today.

“For example, did you know that Queen Victoria is the reason that wedding dresses are white! “ said Kerry.

“Her influence was extensive throughout the empire and her name lives on all over the world in parks, geographical landmarks, street names, even our very own Queen Street which was named in her honour in 1840.”

Flat Bush Community Group is holding their AGM on Tuesday June 11 at the Old Flat Bush School Hall, Corner of Flat Bush School Road and Murphys Road. Meeting will begin at 7pm, all welcome. This group of volunteers looks after the hall which is used by community groups and for weddings and other events. Contact Diane for more details 09-2737144.

A free workshop is being held to help Early Childhood Teachers from east Auckland understand the challenges faced by children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The workshop will be held on June 21 at St Columbus Church, Te Rakau Road in Botany from 3.30pm to 5pm. The Workshop will be facilitated by Be Change, a company that specialises in Behavioural Services to help with severe challenging behaviour, disruptive behaviours and developmental delays that often surface in the early childhood environment. The workshop is free but is limited to 40 people. For more information please contact Heather on 021 429 449.

A replica of Queen Victoria’s wedding dress.

The exhibition is placed throughout the delightful historic houses and cottages at the Howick Historical Village. Check out Eckford’s Cottage for themes of music, song and dance, dogs and coronation, the Courthouse for the theme of assassination and the grand homestead, Puhi Nui, for themes of diet, whiskey, childbirth and mourning to name a few.

There are also interesting hands-on activities which include penny rubbings, making your own coat of arms and family tree,

Registrations are open for the #confidentlikeme Belinda-Jane Memorial Netball Tournament which will be help on Sunday June 9. Games start at 10am at the Howick & Pakuranga Netball Courts. Entry is $100 per team (10 players only). Your entry fee will cover food, drinks and prizes. Donation buckets will be available on the day if you wish to donate to Anika’s Trust or you can donate directly to the account number 02-0152-0274481-000. Anika is the late Belinda-Jane’s daughter.

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and a postcard location competition.

The ongoing royal celebrations will include Meet the Villagers on June 16 which will be a lively affair with fun and games, old fashioned crafts, cooking and activities.

Between July 8 and 19 (Monday to Friday), have some fun during the school holidays and discover the amusing story of Queen Victoria’s underpants. ➤➤For further information check out the Howick Historical Village website www.fencible. org.nz.

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This exhibition of archival photographs is part of the Auckland Festival of Photography, on from May 31 to June 16. View a snapshot of the Polish children of Pahiatua, living in New Zealand for the last 75 years: 1944-2019.

You are welcome to stay awhile and peruse the current exhibits. Museum entry is by donation for casual visitors.

Groups by arrangement – fee applies.

Polish Museum, 125 Elliot St, Howick. Open Tue-Fri 10am-4pm and Sun 12-5pm. Phone 533 3530.

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Community

Controversial blue artwork vandalised

Theo the Gypsy Cob watching William swimming.

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A boy and his horse win big award ■■By Therese Henkin When William Gauld is with his horse, Theo, he feels calm and happy.

And by writing about it, the Clevedon School student nabbed first place in the Youth category for the NZ Gypsy Cob Association Annual Awards.

William, 10, had to write about Theo and their adventures together over the past season.

Theo is one of the first purebred Gypsy Cobs bred by William’s mum, Nicola Dalmeida.

William fell in love with Theo, who is now 3.5 years old, so they decided to keep him.

“I learnt that I can go up to Theo’s paddock and give him cuddles and it makes me feel way better,” William wrote in his Youth Category entry. “When I am struggling at school I think about Theo and then somehow I calm down and feel more relaxed.”

William says he and Theo spend their time practicing show tricks,

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swimming together and as of recently, ride together.

In December, William took Theo to his first show and they walked away with 2nd, 3rd and 4th place ribbons.

“He is sensitive like me and he can be a bit of a sook sometimes, but he always trusts me if we do it together. I feel good that I can help him get over his fears,” William says.

Nicola says William wrote his entry all by himself, wanting to describe in his own words the special bond he has with his horse.

William says one day he hopes to get to Horse of the Year with Theo.

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rawford Reserve’s controversial blue artwork ‘Kid Justice’ has been temporarily removed for repairs.

Vandals recently damaged the feet of the $55,000 artwork, which was erected less than six months ago.

Kid Justice, by artist Erin Forsyth, was created as part of the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage.

Forsyth says Kid Justice depicted a “young person, a Governance, upholding equality for all people, looking toward an unseeable future.”

The community has been divided in their opinions of the artwork with many saying the monument is a “waste of money” and an “eye-sore”.

Others were supportive and have said they feel proud Howick was chosen to feature an artwork with such significant meaning and that it fills a gap in Howick’s public art collection.

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Auckland Council’s Manager Public Art Emily Trent says they will be working with their maintenance team to repair the damage as quickly as possible.

“It’s disappointing to see acts of vandalism to public art projects, which ultimately cost local ratepayers,” she says.

“To ensure the work isn’t vandalised further, Kid Justice will be temporarily taken off-site for repairs.”

Trent encouraged people to report any vandalism with as much information as possible on 09 301 01 01.

Kid Justice rests on a plinth which has been designed as a permanent foundation on which to install a changing collection of art that responds to both contemporary and historic themes.

Repairs are estimated to take around three week and Kid Justice is expected to remain a feature at Crawford Reserve for five years.

Crawford Reserve’s latest artwork, Kid Justice, has been temporarily removed for repairs.

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ENVIRONMENT

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ighty people volunteered on Sunday in the last of four beach clean-ups around the Tamaki Estuary.

Half the volunteers sat down on the job, because they were using tweezers to remove microplastics from the beach.

Conservation Volunteers New Zealand (CVNZ) and the Tamaki Estuary Environmental Forum (TEEF) organised the clean-up to remove litter, microplastics and nurdles from the shoreline. Nurdles are litter from the plastics manufacturing industry. Lentil-sized resin pellets called nurdles are melted down to form consumer plastic products. But they are washing up on shores around the Tamaki Estuary and TEEF wants them gone.

“Little Bucklands Beach looks pretty clean, until you focus on the small stuff along the high tide line”

says Beth Evans, initiator of the TEEF Nurdle Project. “Volunteers have been shocked at the number of nurdles they are finding” says Beth.

“Nurdles float and look like food to wildlife” says TEEF co-chair Julie Chambers. “We can all do our bit to keep plastic out of the environment by disposing of it properly and using less, but sadly, consumers don’t have any control over nurdles”.

TEEF is trying different technologies to help clean-up the nurdles and other microplastics.

“So far we’ve tried tweezers, sieves, a wheelie bin converted into a filter and last week a prototype aqua drone” says Julie.

TEEF is seeking to work with industry, businesses, Auckland Council and local communities to clean-up the Tamaki Estuary and to stop further contamination.

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OPINION

Govt throws debt target out window R

ight now it feels as though every week the Government breaks another promise to New Zealanders and last week was no different.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson has thrown in the towel and scrapped his self-imposed debt target, which was part of his “Budget Responsibility Rules”.

Now instead of a fixed target of reducing Crown debt to 20 per cent, Mr Robertson has given himself a range.

This essentially means debt could rise to the upper end of the range – 25 per cent – loosening the purse strings by tens of billions of dollars.

This amount of money isn’t just “wriggle room”, as the government puts it.

The government is admitting defeat. They have repeatedly used these rules to give themselves the appearance of being fiscally responsible and it’s all crumbling down around them.

They have been backed into a corner by allowing the economy to slow, over-promising in several areas and spending up large on things like Shane Jones’ slush

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Simeon SAYS fund, fees-free for tertiary students, and KiwiBuild – all poor spending choices.

This is a blunt admission the Government can’t manage the books properly and an admission of what National has been saying for months, that the government cannot deliver on everything they have promised.

But this doesn’t just mean more money to throw around at poor policies, this change means tens of billions of dollars of extra debt our future generations will have to pay for.

Mr Robertson is giving the Government a licence to spend up large, but it’s at the taxpayers’ expense.

Debt isn’t free. It will have to be paid for with higher taxes in the future. Labour is putting a heavy financial burden on our children

and grandchildren.

National believes in paying down debt when the economy is in good shape so we have the ability to support New Zealand during a crisis, like we did during the Global Financial Crisis and the Christchurch earthquakes. That’s what has historically kept New Zealand out of trouble.

Instead, Labour has wasted the surpluses they inherited and weakened our economy through poor economic management.

New Zealand could have had enough money to meet our needs.

The debt target is the latest broken promise by the Government as its “year of delivery” continues to be an embarrassing string of failures. The Prime Minister and the Finance Minister have waved the white flag on a significant rule they promised to New Zealanders.

The Government is 18 months in and Mr Robertson has given up any pretence of fiscal responsibility, showing you just can’t trust Labour with the economy.

Simeon Brown MP for Pakuranga

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If there is a particular organisation you would like to volunteer with, don’t be afraid to contact them and ask if they have any volunteer positions which you could apply for.

Depending upon your interests, you could approach different types of organisations such as: ➤ Education providers – they may need volunteers to help with fundraising, governance, maintenance and upkeep of property or information technology support. ➤ Youth organisations – they may be looking for mentors, activities organisers, drivers and

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At the moment, CAB Pakuranga/Botany is looking for volunteers to work as interviewers. If you are a good communicator, problem solver, confident in using a computer, eager to learn and work in a multi-cultural organisation, contact Louise on 576 9170. ➤ Solutions editorial has been compiled by Vani, and is a regular column from the Pakuranga Citizens Advice Bureau, Library Building, Pakuranga, phone 576 8331 and at Botany Citizens Advice Bureau, rear Food Court Entrance, Botany Town Centre, phone 271 5382 or 0800 267 222 for free, confidential and informative help.

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We will also hold an Open Morning on Saturday 3 August 2019 9:00am to 12 Noon Enrolment packs will be distributed to Year 8 students at contributing schools from Monday 24 June 2019 and will be available from Reception from Friday 28 June 2019.

Michael Williams Principal

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Relief Teachers - We NEED you!

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A teacher aide is required for 27.5 hours a week Monday to Friday to supervise groups: Maths, Reading and Written language in class support. Applications close on Friday 7th June 2019.

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Ph 09 815 8152

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Pakuranga

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RECEPTIONIST / ADMINISTRATOR

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We are a leading aged care facility located in Howick and require an energetic, reliable self-starter to join our Household Team as relief staff to cover permanent staff vacancies.

This is a casual role which often leads to permanent employment.

Rosters vary in hours and days, and weekends are also a possibility.

The successful applicant will need to be well organised, have a good work ethic, be totally reliable and be a team player and be empathetic to our residents.

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Located in Howick Village, Auckland, we are a busy, forward thinking, modern law firm with quality clients and excellent systems.

Key attributes required for this role: • At least three years current New Zealand PQE • Experienced dealing with clients, files and be able to handle a heavy workload • Be able to work closely with the Director • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Confident and professional approach • Current conveyancing experience is essential • Experience with Trust and Estate work We consider work/life balance as an important value within our firm. Howick Village offers fantastic schools, shopping, beaches, cafes, sports and cultural facilities all within a short distance.

An attractive salary package will be offered to the successful applicant.

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You must be eligible to work in New Zealand to apply for this role.

Applications close Friday 14 June 2019

See www.fenciblelaw.co.nz/careers Phone Richard (in confidence) 021 433 996 or email CV to richard@fenciblelaw.co.nz

141 Chapel Rd, Flat Bush Service: 10am Sunday

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Welcome to our friendly, multi-cultural congregation

To advertise your Church Services in this feature next week, phone Classifieds on 271 8055 or email classifiedadverts@times.co.nz

SUNDAY, JUNE 2

SCIENCE TECHNICIAN

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To apply please send a covering introduction letter and your CV to Emma Walters at emmaw@easthealth.co.nz.

Church SERVICES

St Paul’s in the Park Anglican Church

Reverend Warner Wilder, 021-548-407 www.stpaulsinthepark.nz

EXPERIENCED PROPERTY LAWYER

Skills and experience you will bring: • Strong customer service ethic • Excellent time management and organizational skills • Professional attitude with strong communication and interpersonal skills • Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Powerpoint & Excel) • Ability to prioritise and deliver on tight timeframes • High level of initiative and able to work independently

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Initial applications by phone to: HBH Senior Living 139 Union Road, Howick Phone 09 538 0800 ext 0 between 9am-4pm Monday to Friday

Howick College is seeking a friendly and helpful team member for our student office. Hours of work will be 8.30am to 2.30pm during term time. This is a fixed term position for one year. Duties include student and parent enquiries, accessing and updating information on our student database, and general office tasks. We are seeking someone who has a customer service focus and is keen to be part of a great team striving to realise our vision, “Inspiring a community of passionate learners”.

A letter of application with current CV and the Support Staff Application form (which can be found on our website www.howickcollege.school.nz) should be emailed to secretary@howick.school.nz Closing date for applications is Friday 7 June 2019 at 5pm.

Lawyers in the heart of Howick

Key responsibilities include: • Coordination of conference bookings, catering and logistics • Greet arriving visitors and answer incoming telephone calls • Maintain stationery and office supplies • Organising team events • Manage reception services and running errands • Provide administrative support when required

HBH SENIOR LIVING CARE & VILLAGE

Student Office AdminiStrAtOr One Year Position

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33c / 0m / 100y / 0k 000r / 00g / 0b

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69c / 7m / 0y / 0k 000r / 00g / 0b

Applications close 6th June 2019

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RELIEF STAFF FOR HOUSEHOLD DUTIES

To apply, request an application from

Raewyn.openshaw@elim.school.nz

We offer good opportunities within our expanding company.

As the first point of contact you will provide exceptional customer experience to visitors/callers at the front desk. You will coordinate conference bookings and logistics to ensure meetings and education sessions run smoothly.

BRAND PALETTE

We’re looking for a high energy sports co-ordinator to champion our Year 3-10 sporting programme based at our Golflands Campus.

The ideal candidate will need to have a love of sport, an outgoing personality, superb communication and administration skills and the ability to think and plan ahead.

As a member of the sports team, you will seek to increase participation and through coaching develop skills, giving students opportunities to compete in organised competition sport.

Applicants must actively support our school’s unique Christian character.

CCTV, plumbing or drainlaying background preferred.

East Health Services Ltd is a health management organisation providing support services to East Health Trust Primary Health Organisation (a group of General Practitioners, nurses and other health professionals who work together to coordinate and improve care for people in the community).

Black 55%

(Term Time Only)

DRAIN UNBLOCKER

• Be part of a dynamic team providing healthcare services for our community

Our ideal candidate will have a positive, can-do attitude, be enthusiastic and proactive to take on a range of tasks to keep the office organised and support a busy team.

PMS 382

40 Hours Per Week

Preferably certified and experienced in public and private drainage.

• Part-time 20 hours per week (8.30-12.30 Mon-Fri)

The logo is constructed out of six PMS colours but converted to CMYK which then prints as a four colour logo.

SPORT CO-ORDINATOR

DRAINLAYERS DIGGER OPERATORS

• A busy and varied role for a customer service focussed administrator

H E R O L O G O & PA L E T T E

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Selwyn Centre, Flat Bush, offers a varied programme of activities that provide companionship, fun, advice and support for older people living in the community.

As the Selwyn Centre Community Coordinator you will create and supervise our Friday morning programme, ensuring our guests enjoy themselves in a safe and caring environment.

A background of community involvement and/or experience in education or social work is preferred, as is a clean NZ Drivers Licence. A demonstration of your warmth, empathy and understanding of older people living in the community is essential.

This is a part-time position working 6 hours per week.

Anglican Parish of St Paul’s in the Park, 141 Chapel road, Flat Bush.

For full details about the role, contact reverend warner wilder, Priest in Charge warnerwilder30@gmail.com

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SEVENS RUGBY

Howick College Senior Girls 7s side clinches fourth in youth worlds The Howick College Senior Girls Rugby 7s team narrowly missed out on a third placing at the Sanix Youth World Rugby Tournament in Fukuoka, Japan.

Howick College achieved something of a first at the end of 2018 when they came away with two National Championship titles in both the U15 Girls and the Senior Girls Divisions at the Youthtown Condor Rugby Sevens National Secondary School Tournament.

As a result of their success, the Senior Girls team was invited to play in the Sanix Youth World Rugby Tournament in Japan 2019 last month.

After losing nine members of the original team, a young and inexperienced squad began training and trialling from the beginning of February. With the final selection made and after months of fundraising, the team departed on April 22 for Japan.

The opening ceremony in Fukuoka, home of the Sanix Tournament, was a thrilling experience with girls 7s teams and boys 15s teams from Russia, Canada, England, Australia, South Africa, Argentina and Japan present. The Howick College girls were extremely proud to represent their country alongside the New Zealand boys team, St Peter’s College 1st XV The first day at tournament saw the team play three pool games;

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two against Japanese schools and one from Russia. A good win against Otemon Gakuin High School from Osaka 50-5, was a great way to start the tournament.

The next game was very tight and finished with a 14-12 win against Kanto Gakuin Mutsuura High School from Kanagawa. The final pool game, against Moscow Girls, was very physical but the team came through with a 29-0 win. Howick College finished top of their pool and headed into the semis on day two.

The semis saw the team up against the Fukuoka Ladies Team, a club team that was fast and strong.

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Fukuoka Ladies finished on top, leaving Howick College to battle it out for 3rd and 4th place. In a close match against Kanto Gakuin Matsuura High School, with the lead flipping from team to team, the Japanese team finally took the 19-15 win.

It was a fantastic experience for the team who were proud ambassadors for their families, school and New Zealand. Their trip saw them travel to Tokyo, Kyoto, Fukuoka and Osaka and, with the help of the Asia New Zealand Foundation, they were able to experience some of the unique Japanese culture.

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akuranga United Rugby Club’s Premiers almost pulled off the comeback of the season reducing a heavy half-time deficit to record a 24-18 loss against Eden.

PURC director of rugby Pita Alatini said the performance demonstrates an ability by the Prems to step up in the second half. The Prems were down 19-3 at the break.

“They (Eden) were very clinical in that first half. We gave away too many penalties. That was pretty disheartening.,” he said.

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The Prems had to focus to stay in the hunt for a top four finish.

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OPINION

Beware Indian comeback

With Ivan Agnew

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isely the Black Caps are not getting carried away with their six-wicket victory against powerful India in their opening World Cup ODI warm-up game on London’s Oval wicket which saw Trent Boult weave his swing magic.

With Boult leading the way with his 4-33, backed by all-rounder Jimmy Neesham’s 3-26, India struggled to 179 from 39.2 overs.

New Zealand hit the required 180 with almost 13 overs to spare, thanks to Ross Taylor’s 71 and Kane Williamson’s 67.

While skipper Williamson accumulated his total from a pedestrian 87 balls after a disappointing Indian Premier League Twenty20, Taylor amassed his from just 75 at almost a run ball.

Before that, Taylor’s ODI average this year was 74.1. In 2017 it was 60.5 and last year it was an incredible Bradman like 91.3.

While coach Gary Stead would have been delighted with the performance of his two premier batsmen, there will be concern Colin Munro went for a three-ball duck and opening partner Martin Guptill was dismissed for a shaky 22.

Munro likes to play with the fearless abandon of dynamic mentor Brendon McCullum who gave the

Ross Taylor amassed his 71 from just 75 balls in the World Cup ODI warm-up game against India.

Black Caps such a fast start on their way to the 2015 World Cup glory before ecstatic home crowds.

Unfortunately he can also be reckless and sacrifice his wicket too easily, just as McCullum did against Australia in the 2015 final against brilliant pace bowler Mitchell Starc.

On a pitch favouring swing and seam that was so different to what is expected on others that will favour the batsmen, the Black Caps made hay while the sun shone at the Oval.

Particularly pleasing was Colin de

Grandhomme’s 1-12 from six economic overs in which he captured the wicket of master batsman Virat Kohli for 18 with a pearler.

All-rounders Neesham and de Grandhomme are hard-hitting middle order batsmen who can accumulate runs quickly. But only one may make the starting XI if dry wickets favour fielding both spinners, Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi, who went wicketless against India.

Still it was a heartening opening warm-up for a team that had not

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been together for a few months although everyone expects India, along with England and Australia, to be a much tougher proposition when the championship proper gets underway on Thursday.

Meanwhile I’m surprised that in strongly favouring experience, passionate Silver Ferns coach Noeline Taurua left Aliyah Dunn out of her World Cup squad.

Goal shoot Dunn’s scoring percentage in the ANZ championship has been consistently superior to

goal attacks Bailey Mes and Ameliaranne Ekenasio although apparently Taurua wasn’t satisfied with her strength and conditioning.

On the credit side Mes is an outstanding rebounder whereas Ekenasio is a beautiful feeder whose combination with Dunn is a major reason for the Central Pulse’s success this season. And no-one works the circle better.

Obviously there is no complaint about the selection of Australian based Maria Folau who, at 32, has hinted her outstanding international career could be coming to a close.

That would be a pity for her amazing long range goals, shot quickly with such poise and confidence, is one of the international game’s greatest highlights.

The squad is: Karin Burger, Gina Crampton, Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Maria Folau, Phoenix Karaka, Casey Kopua, Laura Langman (captain), Bailey Mes, Katrina Rore, Shannon Saunders, Te Paea Selby-Rickit, Jane Watson. ➤ Ivan Agnew is an awardwinning sports writer and author

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