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When the guns fell silent The rains didn’t stop more than 600 people who turned up at Stockade Hill for the special commemorative service hosted by Howick RSA and the Howick Local Board to mark the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. Turn to page 5.

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Institute site representative Sandy Good says the offer that the Ministry of Education came up with is “so last minute and not good enough”.

“They have just shuffled the chairs on the deck, it’s not really changing things for us. We are concerned about work load, about recruitment and retention, care for our special needs students. 600 extra teachers do not scratch the surface. We are not happy.

“We have slipped back in salary in the last 25 years. Sev-

eral teachers don’t even have enough money to have a union affiliation, which is quite sad.”

She says the Government’s offer gives them just $27 a week more.

“It’s not much. We’ve lost two days of pay because of the strike action. People don’t realise that we teachers spend a lot of our own money for so many things that we need in the class,” says Good.

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here were plenty of people tooting in support and cheering local school teachers from east Auckland as they took to the streets to protest at busy crossroads on Monday morning.

It marked the first day of a rolling nationwide strikes this week after teachers voted overwhelmingly to take action in an effort to get smaller class sizes, more resources and significant pay rises.

Armed with banners and placards, a good representation of teachers from 32 primary and intermediate schools made their presence felt in different areas including traffic lights at the corner of Ti Irirangi Dr and Ti Rakau Dr; the intersection of Aviemore Drive and Pakuranga Road; the corner of Gossamer Drive and Pakuranga Road as well as the corner of Ti Rakau Drive and Pakuranga Road by the Plaza.

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poor salary and the poor working conditions.

“So many teachers are moving out of Auckland, including me, because they can’t afford it.

It’s one of the reasons why I am going to move out and give up teaching.”

Louise Condly, a teacher at Somerville Intermediate School, says, “It’s high time we stop being a Cindrella portfolio for ministers. We are losing our best teachers because they are retiring young due to the increasing workload and no increase in pay.”

A young teacher adds, “With the more experienced teachers retiring we don’t have many teachers to look up to or be mentored by. “Who is going to maintain the high standards of teaching? It gets too hard,” she says before heading to a meeting at Picton Centre in Howick where teachers and principals of local schools discussed their options. Another was held at Bucklands and Eastern Beach Memorial Hall.

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education

Teachers: Offer just isn’t enough ■■By Therese Henkin

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he energy at the Picton Centre on Monday morning was contagious with more than 350 local teachers gathered to discuss the possibility of further strike action.

They had all spent the morning waving banners and placards on street corners around east Auckland campaigning for better pay, greater learning support and manageable workloads and class sizes.

Now they had come together to weigh up the pros and cons of the Government’s latest offer.

The offer gives teachers a 3 per cent pay increase over three years, a new top pay step for teachers with degrees from November 2020, removal of the qualifications cap for teachers without degrees from November 2020 and a $500 lump sum for NZEI members only.

The government have also announced an additional 600 learning support staff positions.

However the teachers gathered in

the Picton Centre seemed unified in their concern that the offer neglects to address many of the issues that have caused the crisis in primary education. Teachers said that the offer did not address the issues of recruitment and retention of teachers nor did it address issues of class sizes, workload and classroom release time.

They also said with around 2000 primary and intermediate schools, 600 learning support staff barely scratched the surface.

“When will our schools see the benefits of these learning support staff?” was the burning question on every teacher’s lips.

They also worried that Education Minister Chris Hipkins was misleading the public with comments about a $10,000 pay increase when, in reality, the highest pay scale would only see around a $27 a week increase from this offer straight away.

Teachers were then given the opportunity to share with their fellow teachers how they felt about the strike, about what is being offered Primary and intermediate school teachers spent Monday waving placards on street corners before meeting to discuss the Government’s latest offer.

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by the Government and where they might want to go next.

The passion and unity among the teachers from all the local primary schools was unmistakable.

Tom Huskinson, a teacher at Botany Downs Primary School, encouraged the group of teachers to remember that it is “okay to want more than what [govt] are offering”.

He said if they voted to reject the

offer, this would mean a quantum leap in their fight.

“We need to be clear that the Government has said there is no more money. To win, we will need to force the Government to change the fiscal rules that it has committed to,” he said.

“It will take a quantum jump in our fight, a tougher, harder campaign next year that is likely to require fur-

ther and more intensive industrial action.”

He encouraged the group to weigh up the pros and cons of both options and listen to what one another had to say. “We may not agree but every member’s point of view is valid. I encourage you all to consider and respect every view from every teacher here. It’s up to us what happens next.”

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The AMETI Eastern Busway Project build will start in March/April 2019. This new transformational transport project will provide better public transport connections, faster journey times, more travel choice and improved safety.

During construction there will be some disruption to major routes - particularly during morning and afternoon peak traffic times, around Lagoon Drive and the Panmure end of Pakuranga Road.

Sitting in traffic isn’t fun, but by working together and all doing our bit, we can help minimise congestion.

“The families in our neighbourhood have organised a walking school bus to take the kids to school.”

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Public Transport, Walking & Cycling: Additional bus services are being arranged to help provide better travel options during construction and further information will be provided shortly.

Lessen Car Use:

Whether it’s carpooling with friends, shopping local or taking the walking school bus you can save on fuel, and help reduce traffic congestion.

Alternate Travel Route:

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New work schedule:

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By commuting outside of peak hour traffic, you can avoid the congestion and arrive fresh to start your day.

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Remembrance

Crowds turn out to mark Armistice Day An estimated 600 people turned out on a rainy Sunday for a special commemorative service on Stockade Hill to mark the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. Hosted by the Howick RSA and Howick Local Board, it was one of several services held across the city.

A new plaque was also

installed on the Cenotaph to mark the occasion and speeches were given by local board chair David Collings and the president of the RSA Ray Sangster.

Ahead of the service Mr Collings says it was important to not only remember and commemorate the occasion but to also to celebrate an event that marked the end of the First World War.

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memorial

$3m funding for Erebus memorial A

fter three years of advocacy work, led by Howick’s Rev Dr Richard Waugh, the Erebus National Memorial group commends the announcement this week that the Government is allocating $3 million for an Auckland-based memorial.

A national memorial for the 1979 Mt Erebus air accident of Air New Zealand McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 ZK-NZP, Flight TE901 has been sadly lacking for a long time, Dr Waugh said.

The Mt Erebus accident with 257 fatalities – 237 passengers and 20 crew – is New Zealand’s worst peacetime disaster.

At the time it was the world’s fourth worst aviation accident, and is still the worst aviation accident in the Southern Hemisphere.

“New Zealand as a nation continues to be profoundly affected by the tragedy and it is a pastoral and public oversight that nothing has yet been done to establish a suitable national memorial to the Mt. Erebus accident victims, especially for the many families involved,” Dr Waugh said.

Other more recent disasters have their own national memori-

The Mt Erebus accident with 257 fatalities – 237 passengers and 20 crew – is New Zealand’s worst peacetime disaster.

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als, including for the Pike River accident and Christchurch earthquake victims.

“Our group, which includes Erebus families, has been working for three years on the national memorial for the Erebus accident,” Dr Waugh told the Times.

“Many of our meetings have been held at my church offices in Botany. It has been most encouraging having Government support and we have been working with the Ministry of Culture and Heritage on the complex processes to ensure the very best result.

“While we are told the memorial will not be ready for the 40th anniversary in late 2019, we are being assured it will be ready for dedication in the first half of 2020.”

When asked about the Auckland site Dr Waugh commented, “The exact site has not yet been made public, but I am pleased it will be in Auckland as many Erebus families have said they would like the memorial to be elegant, accessible and not in a cemetery.

“Of the Erebus passengers a significant majority came from the greater Auckland region, and all the crew, so for accessibility purposes – and for families of overseas passengers – Auckland seems like a good logical place.

“Our group is hoping an appropriate site will be soon confirmed that already has adequate parking and toilets so that the allocated $3m can all go into the memorial itself, and not into infrastructure.”

Simeon Brown, MP for Pakuranga, welcomed the announcement.

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“We’re very excited about this unique development opportunity,” says Sowry.

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Settlement of the new parcel of land is due by May 2019 with development likely to commence later next year.

Club president Steve Scott says the deal has attractive upsides for both club members and future village residents.

“This sale puts the club in a great position for the future years to come,” says Scott. “We look forward to continuing our positive relationship with Metlifecare.”

Metlifecare has a great market for this new village on its doorstep – many of the club’s members have registered strong interest in the village which is expected to be open from 2021.

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opinion

‘Communities matter’

The Times greeted news that Aussie-owned Stuff will radically cut its staff numbers on its community papers with trepidation. However Times’ managing director Reay Neben reassures us this local 100%-Kiwi-owned paper is going to step up and continue to bring strong, local content

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ver the past week I have reflected on the decision of Australian-owned news media company Stuff to make 19 community newspaper journalists redundant and appoint maybe three to four senior journalists to cover the 13 Auckland community newspaper titles affected.

I am truly sorry for those journalists who have done their bit in Auckland’s communities but an Australian decision was made and out they go.

This made me think of the dedicated people who owned these local papers in the past, people who were bought out when the large corporates competed for the local newspaper market.

Over the years the corporates have closed so many of these papers all around New Zealand.

Earlier this year Fairfax (now Stuff ) closed 28 of their mastheads across New Zealand and in 25 of those areas, a stronger independent newspaper existed.

Local news is the most read media in the country and to not have this local content but instead have readers contend with syndicated content across all of their community publications weakens the community it should serve. That is what Stuff is going to do.

You can get the national news on so many platforms but how does a community get its view out into the public arena?

Local papers are the life blood of the community where issues that mean little to anywhere else in the country

Reay Neben, managing director of Times Newspapers, remains passionate about community papers after almost half a century bringing local news to the area.

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are huge issues locally. Who else cares about saving the views from Stockade Hill for example? This is very much a Howick local issue.

Publishing Howick and Pakuranga Times for nearly 47 years, I have seen – and been part of – most of what has happened in our community and recorded this in our pages for posterity. These were our stories, by our people for our readers.

We are a true local paper employing more than 30 staff to bring you the news that affects you and your families and your neighbourhoods.

Whether you always agree with it or not is something we have to wear as a

trustworthy, fearless and yet compassionate news provider.

Yes, we do the bigger unsavoury stories as and when they arise, but we also love and thrive on what’s going in our wonderful schools, sports teams, clubs and organisations and churches and temples. We keep you up-to-date with Council, Local Board and transport news that matters.

These naturally go hand-in-hand with local people and businesses seeking advertising opportunities, design advice, photography and online exposure. We do all of this. Here. And we’re 100 per cent local.

We provide a newspaper that people read and we are strongly supported by our clients - without whose support we would not exist.

I also want to assure people that all the hard work we do is only good if the paper arrives in your letterbox so if you have a non-delivery, please let us know as we now outsource this service and we need to know if they are doing it well.

I write this from a position of privilege which this community has given me all these years but I am also strongly passionate about the community newspaper industry which is (unlike the dailies) doing really well throughout New Zealand.

I am very lucky to have a dedicated team that is as passionate as I am about this area and we will continue to be the true voice of the people of our community.

cricket

The Skye’s the limit!

■■By Jim Allnatt Seventeen-year-old Skye Bowden made her official Auckland Hearts debut in the Super Smash Cricket T20 Tournament at Lincoln recently against Central Districts.

Skye has played for Howick Pakuranga Cricket Club since she was 10, starting in the Under 12 soft ball grade and moved quickly up through the grades into the premier side of which she has been a member for three years.

Skye’s talents as a medium pace out-swing bowler and all round batsman were recognised at a very early age and she has represented Auckland in Under 14, Under 15, Under 18 and Under 21 before joining the wider Hearts squad last season.

It has always seemed to be only a matter of time before Skye became the first of the current Howick Pakuranga Premier Women’s Xl to become a fully fledged Hearts player and, after being 12th man for the first three games in Lincoln, she was selected to play.

Skye said, “I love playing for the Hearts as you learn so much from all the players and it’s really challenging”.

Skye is grateful to her father Dan for his encouragement and coaching. “He’s always been there especially when things are tough.”

Skye also plays indoor cricket so she doesn’t have an off season and excels in the sport too.

She plays Super League and

Howick Pakuranga Cricket Club’s Skye Bowden has played her first official game for the Hearts.

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after representing New Zealand in the age grades, played for the New Zealand Women’s team in the World Cup at Dubai this year.

Asked how the two sports fitted in with each other.

“That by playing indoor is to play all year round and indoor helps with my eye-hand coordination because everything happens so quickly and I have learned to play more aggressively,” said Skye.

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FESTIVAL

Mattas rocking Diwali celebration F

rom the most tongue-tingling South Indian cuisine to henna tattoos, fancy footwork with some cool Bollywood and hip hop moves, more than 100 people had a blast celebrating Diwali at the Matta residence on Saturday evening.

Weeks of dance practice was put in by around six couples and their children who entertained the guests with non-stop dance performances.

The guests also had a chance to have a taste of the fancy cupcakes baked by reality show star, flight attendant Sonali Thakur from The Great Kiwi Bake Off currently showing on TVNZ 2.

Adding to the eclectic backdrop was a modified antique cycle rickshaw from Bangladesh borrowed from one of the Kiwi neighbours that added to the ambience and was a perfect photo prop.

The Mattas had thrown open the doors to their home in Botany to

Rev Dr Richard Waugh and his new book.

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friends, families, neighbours and colleagues for the annual Diwali celebration.

Both Mesha and her husband Haresh, along with daughter Diya,

also a dancer with Neverland Dance Studio who competes internationally, were the perfect hosts who made sure everyone had a rocking Diwali celebration.

Above: Hostess Mesha Matta (second right) with her friends all dressed in beautiful Indian ensembles.

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Air accident book draws relevant lessons

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rebus National Memorial initiator, airline historian, and aviation chaplain Rev Dr Richard Waugh is launching his latest aviation book, Shot Over into the Shotover – Lessons from a New Zealand Air Accident. The new book recounts an unusual accident involving his late father Brian Waugh with de Havilland Dominie ZK-AKT forced down into Queenstown’s Shotover River, due to engine problems.

The subsequent intrigue involved

hard-hitting commentary by several well-informed New Zealand experts, including a forensic engineer, a tourist airline operator, and airline pilots’ union president, who all question whether current New Zealand air accident investigation processes have improved enough over the years.

Included in the Shotover book for the first time, is a short history of the origins and development of air accident investigation in New Zea-

engine reliability issues, an inadequate accident investigation and recounts how Waugh, a licensed aircraft engineer as well as an experienced pilot (with WWII service in No.75 (NZ) Squadron), happened by chance to inspect one of the engines being dismantled for overhaul. What he discovered led him to relentlessly advocate for a proper investigation.

The late 1960s accident has continuing relevance for today’s aviation industry. The book includes

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Shot Over into the Shotover will be launched at the MOTAT aviation hangar, Meola Road, Western Springs, on Sunday November 18, 7.30pm and at Tauranga Airport (Classic Flyers) on Wednesday evening November 21, 7pm. All welcome.

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AMETI Eastern Busway picks up the pace With Simeon Brown

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he next stages in the AMETI Eastern Busway project have now begun, and you will soon start to see a lot of activity along Lagoon Drive and Pakuranga Road between the Panmure Bridge and the Pakuranga Plaza.

To make way for the dedicated busway between Pakuranga and Panmure, 61 houses owned by the Council are being demolished over the next few months and space cleared to prepare for construction. The tenders process has also begun, with the Council calling for submissions to take on the $100 million project

next year. They plan to make a further announcement about this by the end of 2018.

This is an exciting time for Pakuranga as AMETI and the Reeves Road Flyover aim to reduce travel times out of the area for both everyday drivers and those who use public transport, but it will bring with it some challenges.

The Flyover is due to begin construction in 2020, and consultation for this is already underway. The proximity of these two projects will inevitably result in congestion and traffic management issues, and Auckland Transport (AT) have

a number of options they are working through to help with traffic flow during these construction phases.

I’ve had preliminary discussions with AT in recent weeks to talk about the unavoidable problems that will arise while the Busway and Flyover are constructed, and to learn more about their proposals to deal with them. I am due to meet with them again next week.

I will be working closely with AT to ensure that whatever is implemented creates the least amount of disruption to our everyday travel needs.

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You can have a look at what is currently planned by visiting www.at.govt.nz/ameti, where you will find proposed designs and ideas for how it will all take shape, and information about how you can have your say. ➤ Simeon Brown, MP for Pakuranga

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The party – part of the Government’s coalition – received a letter from Ross on November 3 asking the party to hold his proxy vote. Ross’ offer of his proxy vote to the opposition National Party which expelled him was recently rejected.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said in a media release this afternoon that the

able to confirm that New Zealand First it has accepted Mr caucus strongly Ross’ request. believes that in “The party wishes terms of the Electoral to make clear that Integrity Amendits decision to accept ment Act, someone Mr Ross’ proxy, in Ross’ position until such time as should resign his he revokes it, is seat and test his done solely on the mandate with the Jami-Lee Ross grounds that the electors of Botany electors of Botany gave a clear “and we urge him to do so”.

“That said, after careful delib- expression of their will at the eration, New Zealand First is 2017 General Election when

they elected him with a significant majority.

“It is on that basis, and that basis alone, that the New Zealand First Whip will use Mr Ross’ proxy – to be exercised at all times in support of the vote of the National Party – as a temporary delegate for the electors of Botany.

“New Zealand First does this to ensure that all New Zealand voters continue to receive representation in parliament.”

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Founded by Macleans College graduate, Niroj Sri, Kinder m8 supports ECE centres’ communication between staff and families, planning and record-keeping.

“The multi-featured tool has all your admin solutions in one place, including Te Whariki planning, learning stories, daily charts, messaging, parent engagement, sign-in/ out and reporting,” says Niroj.

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Man charged in Manukau hostage A man has been arrested and charged after taking a woman hostage at knifepoint at Manukau City Shopping Centre on Friday.

Police were called to the scene at 8.50am on Friday morning and responded within minutes.

The first officer who arrived at the scene immediately began negotiations with the alleged offender.

The entire shopping centre complex was closed and members of the public were evacuated.

Cordons were put in place around the food court where the incident took place.

The victim was unknown to the man who continued to hold her hostage at knifepoint. Police staff negotiated with the offender for approximately 40 minutes before he dropped his knife on the ground and released

the victim. The offender was apprehended and taken into custody without further incident. The Armed Offenders Squad and the Police Negotiation Team were called to assist as a precaution, however by this time the incident was already resolved.

A 30-year-old man has been charged with kidnapping and was due to appear in the Manukau District Court on Saturday.

Inspector Adam Pyne, Area Commander for Counties Manukau Central, says this was a frightening incident which was extremely distressing for the victim.

“The victim in this matter is understandably shaken but fortunately was not harmed.

“I want to acknowledge the bravery of the victim in this incident, who remained calm in a stressful and traumatic situation.”

Happy birthday!

The Pakuranga 60s Up Movement celebrated their 35th birthday this week with a big celebration at Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts.

Food and drinks were put on and members from other areas were invited to join in the festivities.

The highlight of the celebration was the cutting of the cake by 60s Up club life members Alan Pritchard and Monica Petty.

Christmas at Sunkist Join the Pohutakawa Coast community for Christmas at Sunkist Bay. Celebrate this joyous time of year with a Santa Parade featuring a variety of festive floats, carol singing and a talent quest.

In between entertainment, spend your time sampling the

delicious goodies from various food stalls or trying your luck in the raffle.

There is also a lot going on to keep the kids entertained including Santa’s Grotto, a bouncy castle, cardboard sliding and pony rides.

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to-be-missed Christmas extravaganza on Saturday December 1 from 2pm. Held at Sunkist Bay, 62 Wakelin Road, Beachlands.

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➤ Community notices Clevedon Christmas lights

To kick start the festive season Clevedon School lights up its classroom windows and invites the community in to peruse our creative flare and celebrate with a family picnic on the field.

This event will be held on Friday November 30 from 5.30pm – 8.30pm. The house choirs will start off the evening, the rest of the night is yours to enjoy.

Howick Combined Probus Club The Howick Combined Probus Club meets every 4th Tuesday of the month at the Howick Bowling Club, 33 Selwyn Road Howick at 10am. Come along, meet new people, hear interesting and informative speakers, and go on monthly organised trips.

New members and visitors made very welcome. For further details phone Liz on 273-2933.

Travel Club

The Uxbridge Travel club is presenting “The West Wild Australia and other holes” narrated by Tony Kendall on Friday November 16, 7.30pm. This will be held at “Te Whare Ora”, Uxbridge Centre,Uxbrige Rd, Howick. Visitors are welcome. Admission is $6. Any queries phone Adrienne 5344989.

West End & Broadway Harlequin Musical Theatre presents West End & Broadway from November 15 to 25. Shows from Thursday to Saturday from 7.30pm. Saturday matinees will be at 2pm on November 17 and 24 and Sunday matinees at 4pm on November 18 and 25. Presented by the Harlequin Musical Theatre, 563 Pakuranga Road (behind Howick Community Centre). Tickets from iticket.co.nz of phone 361 1000.

Grants to local groups

Car Boot Sale

about ‘Facing the Storm - the NZ Division in the second Battle of the Somme, March 1918’, which is rather relevant in the year of the 100th anniversary of the end of the war. This will be the last meeting of the year, morning tea will be an extended affair, and there will not be a 10 minute speaker.

Contact Wim on 274 0439 or email ormistonu3a@gmail.com.

A car boot sale will be held at the Maraetai Bowling Club, corner of Tepene Road, Maraetai. Come on down on Saturday, November 24 from 9am to 1pm. The stall outside is $10 and the stall inside is $15. Contact Brian 536 6905.

St Columba Op Shop

The St Columba Op Shop is the place to go for your summer outfits and Christmas gifts. Open from 9am to 12.30pm Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Located at 480 Ti Rakau Drive, Botany. Covered parking at rear of church – follow the signs.

A free workout

The Botany and Flat Bush Ethnic Association run a free healthy group exercise session in the park every Saturday from 9am to 10am at Ormiston Activity Centre, 150 Chapel Road, Flat Bush.

All you need to do is get a mat and a healthy attitude and you will be led by fitness experts Eric Huang and Will Liu.

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The U3A Ormistion meeting is at the Flat Bush Old School Hall, corner of Flat Bush School Road and Murphy’s Road on Thursday, November 22 at 10am. Everyone is welcome, admission is free and morning tea is provided. Guest speaker is Barrie Travis, telling us

This is a free community noticeboard for non-profit groups. Please email notices to bot@times.co.nz. While every effort is made to run the notices, volume and space restrictions may mean events may not run.

New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) awarded a number of grants in the Auckland region in October. Among them there were grants to Cockle Bay Tennis Club ($5000 towards salary of club administrator), Counties Manukau Sports Foundation ($1500 for venue hire cost for sports awards) and North Island Ice Skating Sub Association ($5000 towards coaching by international ice skating coach Manon Perron and ice hire at Avondale and Botany).

The many Auckland gaming venues that contributed includes Barrel Inn in Howick, Celsius Bar in Flat Bush and Xtreme Botany in Northpark.

Transport options Wondering how you will get around when you can no longer drive? Head to the Howick Virtual Village event organised by the HBH Senior Living to find out what your transport options are. November 30 from 10.30-12 noon at Te Tuhi, 13 Reeves Road.

All welcome. RSVP Lee.Warmington@hbh. org.nz or call 538 0827.

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Baha’is celebrate Local Baha’i community sector members celebrated the birth of The Bab and Bahaullah, the twin manifestations with a get together at Bachoo Bookwalla residence in Dannemora followed by a picnic the next day at Cockle Bay Beach.

The Festival of the Twin Birthdays or the Twin Holy Birthdays refers to two successive holy days in the Baha’i calendar that celebrate the births of two central figures of the Baha’i faith.

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Moulding oil lamps with clay was a therapeutic activity which attracted lots of children as they took time to decorate them with paint and patterns.

Ayaan’s mother, Sheetal, did henna art on the palms of little children.

Young Kelly had the theory that henna art can be done with felt pens too, as she did some on Kaiako Sucheta’s hand.

Traditional dances and Indian music added more flavour to the celebration as older siblings performed for the young ones.

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The programme, initiated last week, will see more than 32,000 school pupils become one of the SVA’s ‘Community Guardians’, by undertaking volunteer projects to improve their local environment, neighbourhood and public spaces – anything they and their teachers have identified as an area in need of action.

Projects include hosting discos for local elderly residents, cleaning beaches, testing tsunami sirens, compiling packs for refugee families, and making blankets and books for foster children.

New World, which supports the programme, is also giving each of the 1000 school-based teams a $50 New World voucher to spend on food and drink, to ensure everyone is well fed and watered.

It has also donated $50,000 worth of groceries to the SVA’s Spring campaign to help hundreds of communities around New Zealand.

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mediate was Brendon Jones, owner of New World Howick, who says he couldn’t wait to get in behind this project.

“An army marches on its stomach and little ones especially need good food and healthy drinks to keep energised as they support their local communities.

“I love how kids are leading the charge and giving up their own time to do something special – we are so proud to be part of this,” says Jones.

Sam Johnson, the inspirational leader of the Student Volunteer Army, says with the Community Guardians initiative now in its second year, it’s heartening to have the additional support of New World stores nationwide.

“In just eight years, the SVA has grown from just a few hundred university students in Canterbury into a national movement involving tens of thousands of Kiwi kids of all ages,” says Johnson.

“All armies need feeding, though, and thanks to New World’s support, our Community Guardians will have the energy they need to make a massive difference during our spring campaign.”

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“I believe that St John also does a fantastic job so I’m also going to make a personal donation to them from my earnings,” says Maxine.

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Mad Mike (Mike Johnson) and his team at Cooper Tyres will still be bringing the local community the best tyres in the business. They will be offering the same experience and customer centric approach to business you know and love them for.

“It’s just a new name, but we have the same team and the same old-fashioned courtesy and good service as we always have,” says Mike.

Mike prides himself on 54 years in the industry, giving the best service and consistent prices to the people of Howick. He has managed Cooper Tyres since 1981, then under the original name of Howick Tyres & Alignment, before him and his wife Carol decided to purchase the business and make it their own in 1986.

The workshop is always well presented, with extra focus on making customers feel welcome and comfortable while they wait. And while Mike is a fan of the occasional prank which is how he came to be nicknamed by clients as Mad Mike, the couple never compromise on professionalism.

Their commitment has always been to give back to their community, including supporting local charities such as Bellyful East Auckland, which provides meals for families with newborn babies or young children who may be suffering an illness.

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Major stockists of Continental tyres, Cooper Tyres can get in most of the type of tyres required – all at competitive prices and in a short time frame.

“My priority is about making it easy for our community to keep themselves safe on the road, and the biggest part of that is ensuring their tyres are always in top condition.”

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levedon School got a little brighter last week with the official launch of its sculpture trail.

Students, parents and community members gathered to celebrate the opening with food and drinks and free reign to explore the trail.

Earlier this year Clevedon School looked at their grey buildings, plain walls and stretches of concrete and grass and felt they could do better. The goal was simple – to enhance the school environment and make the school grounds more inviting to visitors.

And the result was a school-wide project to build a public sculpture trail filled with colourful creations that each told a unique story.

Helped by teachers, parents, and school management, each class came up with a design and created their own permanent sculpture for display in the school grounds.

On Wednesday evening the students got to proudly show off their hard work for the first time.

The hope is that the students’ legacy in the form of this sculpture trail will be there for many years to come.

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From left to right, Ann Botha Acting Head of Language Area English, Sean Walton Area Director for Toastmasters, Lily Moore (3rd Equal), Dave Wylie Rotary President, Ridhi Singh (Winner with Brian Hanlon Trophy, Brooke Scully (3rd Equal), Rob Mouncey Rotary Youth Director, Tom Stacey Organising Teacher, and Amelia Walmsley (2nd).

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gold medals. The Lyrical/contemporary Duo Lucy Rowland and Tara Carville placed first overall and the Lyrical Troupe girls also took first place. And to make the victories even sweeter, Jaye’s Dance has recently been named Dance School of the Year 2018.

The dancers held multiple fundraisers to help get them over to the Gold coast. They have also been competing in other local competitions with much success.

A local dance troupe is revelling in the success of their recent trip to compete in the Aussie Gold International Championships. Jaye’s Dance Senior Troupe girls competed in the Gold Coast Competition on October 5 and 6.

They qualified for the championships when they placed first in the NZCU Competition last year and trained intensively in preparation.

Their hard work paid off with the troupe proudly taking home two

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owick Rotary held its annual Brian Hanlon Howick College 4 – Way Test Speech Contest for year 9 and 10 students recently.

Finalists Amelia Walmsley, Brooke Scully, Lily Moore and Ridhi Singh presented some very topical and thought-provoking speeches to a large audience of their families, college organising and supporting teachers and Rotary club guests and members. Toastmasters organisation members Marlene Krone, Stephen Budai and Sean Walton were on hand to judge the speeches.

The speeches were judged on the basis of points awarded for content, organisation and delivery with the overall winner being the person with the best cumulative ranking.

The winner on the night was year 9 student Ridhi Singh whose sub-

port projects that the club undertakes and it is really pleasing to see the confidence that these young women demonstrated in presenting their speeches.”

The awards for the night included gift vouchers from Paper Plus in Howick with the winner also receiving the Brian Hanlon Trophy. Katie Treneman, owner of Paper Plus, said she was really happy to support Rotary “in their efforts to encourage the development of young people in the community”.

President Dave Wylie concluded the evening by saying, “Rotary people are involved in many different community projects while having a great social time together so anyone interested in becoming a member should contact membership director Ian Fox, phone 021 662 896 or email ian@fox.co.nz.”

ject was “Drink Driving”. Sean, who was lead judge, also provided the contestants with some adjudication comments and remarked on the “very high standard that the girls had achieved”.

He went on to say that of the four years that he has been involved, the standard this year was the highest he had seen.

The contest is held annually and this year was organised by college teachers Tom Stacey and Ann Botha in conjunction with Rotary’s Youth Committee Director Rob Mouncey.

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Your view Questions over Cascades Rd changes Council proposes to install a traffic light in Cascades Rd at the eastern entrance to the roundabout at Aviemore Drive.

The aim appears to be when westbound traffic is stopped, traffic from the bridge heading towards Botany Road can negotiate the roundabout without the hold-ups which presently occur at peak times because of the give way rules.

But when the stopped traffic gets the green light and moves off, they would still have to stop again within 30 metres or so, and give way to traffic exiting from Aviemore Drive and turning toward the bridge. That will be very frustrating.

There is also a proposal to abolish the present free left hand turn from Cascades Rd onto Pakuranga Rd. At the moment, cars waiting in Cascades Road’s left-hand lane can exit onto Pakuranga Rd when (a) Pakuranga Rd traffic is light, (b) when red lights stop westbound traffic and allow eastbound cars etc to turn right into Cascades Rd, and (c) when the green light allows cars wanting to turn right to proceed.

Cutting those options down to just the one of queuing in the right hand lane and turning either left or right on a green light will result in even longer queues building up in Cascades Rd than currently happens.

Council has called for comments on its proposals. Motorists likely to be affected should take up their offer.

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The lessons of Armistice Day The Armistice Day commemoration service in my church was very moving, so were those broadcasted over the radio or on TV. However, were lessons learnt from it?

In his fourth form year at secondary school – about 14 years of age – our son went with his school on a Social Studies trip to France. We were told about some the places they will be visiting, especially the war graves. He was then tasked with looking for the graves of a few relatives who never returned from the war.

Armed with all the information Auckland Transport replies: ➤➤Cascades Road, Botany Downs – Roundabout metering signals Proposal status: open until 16 November 2018 ➤➤We’re proposing changes in your area We are proposing to introduce roundabout metering signals on the eastern leg of Cascades Road at the intersection with Aviemore Drive.

The changes would also include: • Installation of in-road vehicle queue detection on both legs of Cascades Road.

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that his grandparents sourced from the War Graves Commission, our son went on his trip with great excitement.

Upon his return from the trip, The proposal aims to improve the balance of traffic at the roundabout during peak periods and to reduce excessive queuing. Currently, heavy traffic on the eastern leg of Cascades Road is making it difficult for drivers from other legs to enter the roundabout during peak hour traffic.

Traffic metering would activate only when queues begin to develop and would better filter the number of vehicles entering the roundabout from the eastern leg of Cascades Road, creating gaps for vehicles from other legs.

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he was such a different person – rather subdued and sensible.

When we asked about his trip and the results of his search for the graves of the relatives, he just about had tears in his eyes, as he told us that some of those soldiers that died were only 15 years old!

He matured rather quickly and I consider the trip very worthwhile. I can understand why the Canadians were sending their young people to Vimy Ridge War Museum to take on roles as tourist guides – reality matures them.

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two-stage process to improve the resource management system was announced last week by Environment Minister David Parker.

The changes are separate from the legislation to set up an Urban Development Authority to fast-track housing and urban development projects.

“The Resource Management Act is under-performing in some critical areas and needs fixing,” Parker said.

“Stage one will reverse some objectionable changes made by the previous government in 2017 that were widely criticised.”

For example, the Bill would repeal measures that prevent public notification and appeals by applicants and submitters in residential and

subdivision consent applications.

Proposed residential developments near existing facilities (such as ports, airports, quarries and electricity networks) can have significant impacts on existing operators and their future development options.

“Airports have recently highlighted the need to protect air noise corridors. They need to be able to participate. So do others,” said Parker.

“New Zealand’s largest sub-dividers have argued rights of participation should be returned, in part because they lost their appeal right against unreasonable conditions imposed by councils unconstrained by appeals.

“The changes under the previous government caused perverse

outcomes that gave applicants an incentive to intentionally make their applications non-compliant to preserve public participation and appeal rights. The change was both unprincipled and impractical and we are fixing it.”

Another change, recommended

by Regional Councils, is the ability to upgrade groups of consents in line with updated standards. This will help speed the cleaning up of our rivers, which otherwise can be delayed for decades.

A Bill addressing changes that can be made straight away will be introduced to Parliament early next year.

It will address particular issues with resource consenting, and monitoring and enforcement processes in the RMA.

What to do with bad tenants?

A Motueka street has returned to normality after three years of turmoil caused by the actions of Housing NZ tenants in one rental property.

Relieved residents say that parents are now letting their kids ride their bikes and scooters on the street and other children are playing in the area again. They describe the last three years as a domestic war zone of loud parties into the early hours, abusive language towards children at the address, and verbal abuse to passers-by.

“If a proposal in the Residential Tenancies Act Review to ban 90 day without cause notices is passed into law, this type of situation will become more common, “ says Andrew King, executive officer of the NZ Property Investors’ Federation (NZPIF).

The Motueka situation was only resolved when a hit and run incident meant that things had escalated to such a degree that the neighbours had no option but to risk their own safety and put their concerns into writing.

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street were too scared to say anything about the dysfunctional tenants causing problems, meaning that Housing NZ had no proof of wrongdoing that they could use as evidence in the Tenancy Tribunal to end the tenancy. Housing NZ needed this proof because they had stopped using 90 day no stated cause notices.

The NZPIF has submitted that the 90 day no stated cause notice should remain in place. The problems caused by Housing NZ policy not to use the notice has shown that it is required.

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It will also repeal the broad regulation-making power passed last year, which enabled the Minister for the Environment to override councils. It will retain national direction powers via National Environmental Standards and National Policy Statements.

It will consider a more narrow regulation-making power that may be useful to support urban development.

“Through the Select Committee process councils, local organisations

and the public will have an opportunity to provide feedback,” Parker said.

Stage two will be a more comprehensive review of the resource management system. It will build on current Government work priorities across urban development, climate change, and fresh water, and wider projects being led by various external groups. Stage Two is currently being scoped and is expected to start in 2019.

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Tenant lobbyists claim it is unfair for a person not to know why their tenancy is ending and that landlords use the notice to end the tenancies of well behaving tenants.

King says, “it is also unfair on other tenants and neighbours to have to put up with this turmoil in their lives.”

Despite the tenant lobbyists’ belief, there is no evidence that the notice is actually causing problems. A NZPIF survey shows that the notices are rarely used and only as a last resort. Just 38 per cent of members had ever issued a 90 day notice and, of those, 70 per cent had only issued one in the last five years.

There is a risk in issuing the notices as tenants can react badly and do considerable damage to the property in the three months before they have to leave. The notices are only given as a last resort when there are no other options to end a tenancy gone bad.

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According to Crockers’ latest Auckland Property Market Research, it is also notable that there were more dwellings sold in the range of $400– $700k in Oct’12–Sep’14, accentuating the fact that affordable housing became less accessible in Oct’16– Sep’18.

Comparing Auckland with the rest of New Zealand, during the Oct’16– Sep’18 period shows a very different distribution of house pricing.

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Reporting to the Engineering Manager, through the Maintenance Supervisor, the successful applicant will be a qualified Electrician and will work safely to: • Maintain the electrical component of PMP Print assets in good working condition with a minimum of production downtime • Work consistently towards the completion of the preventative maintenance program for the site as a whole • Deal with electrical/breakdown faults on machinery as soon as possible as and when required to ensure production losses are minimised • Assist with repairs and/or project type maintenance on equipment as required In return the company offers: • A complex electrical environment that will keep your skills honed • A friendly team environment working closely with the mechanical/electrical maintenance group and the print operations group • A balanced work/life shift pattern • Potential OT and callouts • Award hourly rate with loadings • Tool allowance The position requires someone who can work on their own and in a team. It is a shift position working 3 x 12 hour shifts, day and night rotating. PLC, electrical design and fault-finding experience, together with a background in a high-speed manufacturing company will be an advantage.

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You must have: • NZ Residency • Hold a valid NZ Drivers Licence • NZ A Grade electrician qualification

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Botany and Ormiston Times, Thursday, November 15, 2018 — 23

opinion

Kiwis soar to big victory H

aving avoided a 3-0 whitewash by convincingly winning the third rugby league test 34-0 at Leeds against England on Monday, the Kiwis finally learned to fly. Not that they were disgraced in losing the first two narrowly but they lacked the creativity man of the match halfback Kodi Nikorima displayed so beautifully in this final stanza.

It’s a pity other Kiwi backs don’t have the draw and perfectly timed pass that comes so naturally to Nikorima although each has other gifts.

A sizzling 40m break by the halfback and a return pass from Shaun Johnson secured Nikorima his try.

Nikorima’s passes set up others for Isaac Liu and Jesse Bromwich and his towering cross-kick notched

to reproduce the brilliance he showed in the 26-24 triumph over Australia earlier in the year. However he remains a bright prospect.

Meanwhile having scrapped home 16-15 in the rain against England at Twickenham, the All Blacks prepare to face dangerous Ireland in Dublin where coach Steve Hansen believes champion halfback Conor Murray will return from a five-month injury break to partner Jonathan Sexton.

Blessed with a strong, mobile pack and outstanding loosies Sean O’Brien and CJ Stander, world No 2 Ireland will be eager to knock the All Blacks off their perch after going 1-all in their previous two clashes.

They are unlikely to squander the 15-point lead gallant England did and in 21-year-old Jordan Lamour

another for rangy left wing Ken Maumalo.

It was also Johnson’s best match of the series with his much-improved tactical kicking keeping England pinned in their own half.

Full marks to tough props Jared Waerea-Hargreaves and Bromwich for spearheading the charge and Kevin Proctor for leading a relentless forward defence.

While there was disappointment in failing to win the series, it should be remembered injury prevented Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Isaac Luke and Tohu Harris from making the trip.

However new captain Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and Brandon Smith performed superbly in replacing Tuivasa-Sheck and Luke at fullback and hooker respectively.

Sadly centre Joseph Manu failed

With Ivan Agnew

they have found an attacking fullback possessed of Damian McKenzie’s penetrative talent.

It was courageous McKenzie who flew across for the tourists only try at Twickers from a sweetly-timed Beauden Barrett inside pass, with Barrett kicking the conversion and adding two penalties and a drop goal.

Hopefully the selectors will recall that the backline only started to function when Ryan Crotty replaced an injured Sonny Bill Williams.

Williams has been unlucky with injuries since the 2016 Rio Olympics but, at 33, his muscular body obviously hasn’t been able to take the knocks it once could.

While arguments will rage about Sam Underhill’s try that wasn’t, England’s failure to take two kickable

ew’s AgnANGLE

shots at goal cost them a rare win against the All Blacks.

However bearing in mind England had15 players unavailable, the All Blacks won’t rate them cheaply at the 2019 Rugby World Cup despite them finishing only fifth in the Six Nations, won by Ireland.

A chief contributor and lineout poacher in their brave comeback win was powerful Brodie Retallick.

Despite him having little recent rugby, he remains the world’s best lock. Although not possessing the same attacking thrust, Sam Whitelock is a masterly lineout exponent and relentless tackling machine to make him the perfect locking partner.

Eastern Suburbs fall to Auckland City Auckland City’s Dylan Manickum scored in the 54th minute to take the win against Eastern Suburbs in its national men’s football league match at Riverhills Park on Sunday. It puts Auckland City – the defending ISPS Handa Premiership champions - in second place on the table (12 points) behind national

league leaders Team Wellington (12 pts). Eastern Suburbs sit in third place (9 pts).

Far left: Auckland’s (blue strip) Angel Vina Berlanga tussles with Eastern Suburb’s Mohammed Awad during a HANDA Premiership football match at Riverhills Park, Pakuranga.

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IVAN’S ANGLE ❯❯ Page 23

NETBALL

Development camp named N

Photo Jim Allnatt, HPPC

Howick College fight for win ■ BY JIM ALLNATT Harmet Singh (pictured) in action for the newly promoted Howick College First Xl against Avondale College at Lloyd Elsmore at Lloyd Elsmore on Saturday.

It turned out to be a tight struggle for the first innings before Howick chased down

Avondale’s total of 118, scoring 119/7.

Wickets were spread around the Howick bowlers with Prabhjot Singh taking 3/22, Harmet 2/20, Connah Thompson 2/33 and Ben McKendrick 2/23. Wicket keeper Tom Paranthoiene took three good catches.

After reaching 79 before

losing its second wicket with Sam Hosking scoring 32 and Harmet Singh 23 the Howick lads made hard work of reaching the required 119 by losing 5 more wickets on the way.

Still a great win in a tight match leaving Howick College second in the table with two wins and a draw.

etball New Zealand has invited 50 athletes – including sevon locals – from around the country to take part in January’s 2019 National Development Camp.

The group – which was selected based upon performances at National Age Group Championships, Regional Secondary Schools and NZSS Championships and in conjunction with Zone led talent identification programmes – will be split into five teams to attend the three-day camp in Cambridge.

NNZ chief executive Jennie Wyllie said the National Development Camp was an opportunity for prospective talent to display their ability and netball skills.

“We want to extend and inspire our development players and see how they operate in a challenging performance environment,” she said.

Fifty netballers have been invited to the National Development Camp which will run January 18-21.

Photo www.netballnz.co.nz

“The camp is essential as we continually look to improve the athletes progressing into the Netball New Zealand pathway.”

Players will undergo a series of movement competency screenings with fitness tests to be submitted prior to the camp.

A competitive short-tournament structure will be

held during the three days where the players’ ability to thrive under pressure will be observed.

The five teams will be led by coaching experts including New Zealand’s Pathway to Podium (P2P) specialist coaches – Jodi Brown, Irene van Dyk, Sandra Edge, Rebecca Gable and Anna Galvan.

P2P head coach Yvette McCausland-Durie and Tania Karauria will also provide support to these coaches in the build-up to the camp which runs from January 18-21.

The National Development Camp invitation list includes these local players (northern zone): Leehava Saverio, Howick College; Violet Toto, Howick College ; Jasleen Singh, Saint Kentigern College; Nanise Waqaira, Howick College; Lisa Putt, Saint Kentigern College; Jaymie Kolose, Saint Kentigern College; Cecile Veighe, Saint Kentigern College.

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