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PE (physical education) teacher from Macleans College has been barred from teaching after a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old ES-45 Designer student atWilcom the school.

In a recently released decision of the New Zealand Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal, it censured PE teacher Oliver Day for serious misconduct and cancelled his registration.

However, a comment on a teacher review website suggests more scrutiny could uncover further incidents.

An unnamed reviewer wrote on ratemyteachers.com: “Just the tip of the iceberg in that school. Media should dig deeper. There were more than one (sic).”

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the decision, Day entered into an inti- ship with the student. He said that mate relationship from April to Sep- the relationship arose outside the tember 2014 with a student who was teacher-student relationship through enrolled at the college. Day contacted an unnamed club.

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MORE than $2000 was raised for a life-saving baby incubator at one of Howick Little Theatre’s July season of Birthrights.

The special fundraising production was dedicated to raising money for a Mondiale Life Pod Incubator, a project initiated by New Zealand pharmaceutical specialist and philanthropist, Sir Ray Avery to build cheap and durable Life Pod incubators.

Jan Hollister, Rae McGregor and Sue Mist organised the evening, including supper and raffles with prizes ranging from original art, books, hampers to ceramics.

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Later the group met Sir Ray to view a prototype of one of the incubators he has designed.

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UBBED an “entertaining ensemble of nutters” a group of comedians is coming to Howick tomorrow to play to people who are looking for laughter, laughter and yet more laughter.

Local boy turned comedian Tarun Mohanbhai will host a Comedy Night at the Uxbridge Centre for Arts and Culture, the fourth, since he established a relationship there 18 months ago.

This week he introduces a top comedian across the Englishspeaking world for two decades, Andrew Clay; Dubliner Alan McElroy; and international weightlifting champion and YouTube sensation, David Correos, known for his costume tutorials, trivial rantings and “insightful life advice that you’d do well to ignore”.

Mohanbhai started his project to bring comedy to the suburbs in 2012 when he launched the Pakuranga Comedy Club which played at a Ti Rakau Drive pub.

But Uxbridge, he says, is

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BEST FOOT FORWARD: Always one for taking the main chance, local comedian Tarun Mohanbhai takes to the construction site at the Uxbridge Centre for Arts and Culture in Howick, in advance of his upcoming comedy show at the centre’s theatre.

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“more comedy friendly because the people are more focused on the acts”.

“Before we didn’t know Uxbridge existed,” he says. “We visited three bars in Howick looking for a suitable location and still didn’t see this place.

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“The relationship we have here is fantastic.”

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The boy who couldn’t eat There is only one other child in New Zealand who has the same condition as Sam Davy. His mother Shirley tells us about it.

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IX-year-old Sam Davy has had around 40 surgeries since the time he was born.

Sam spent the first two years of his life on oxygen.

There were two occasions when the doctors had given up hope and said there was nothing much they could do to save his life.

When the doctors approached Sam’s parents, Shirley and Francis, and asked if they would like to turn off the ventilator, it was his dad who asked for 48 hours over the weekend.

Emails with pictures of Sam were sent to friends and relatives requesting them to pray from him.

On the following Monday morning, the doctors felt there was a ray of hope.

He’s a fighter, they said.

Everyone calls him a miracle boy. And, not without reason.

Sam has never eaten a morsel of food. He’s never tasted, chewed or swallowed any solid or liquid food.

He suffers from a rare condition called Megacystis Microcolon Intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrome (MMIHS), a rare congenital disorder characterized by a dilated non-obstructive urinary bladder and complications with the gastrointestinal tract.

Simply put, he has gastrointestinal failure along with renal failure.

True fighter: Sam Davy’s (centre) desire to socially fit in with his friends has him taking a lunch box to school.

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His intestines were underdeveloped when he was born. This has affected the functioning of other organs.

On meeting Sam and his mum Shirley at Howick Primary School, it’s hard to tell that every evening from 6pm to 8am, he is hooked on to a catheter and tubes for 14 hours at a stretch.

Sam is drip-fed a bag of sterile solution which is infused through intravenous catheter.

A lot of care has to be taken to ensure that there is no chance of infection from bacteria entering the bloodstream.

The intravenous tube is attached to a big artery close to his heart. He has a stomach

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which empties waste into a bag, a hole in his left side that drains urine from his kidneys and a tube which runs through a hole in the stomach which he is fed a life saving nutrition.

On the day of the interview, the little boy from Burswood has just come out of hospital after a bad bout of pneumonia but his spirits are high.

He knows the name of practically every child at school and is easily the most popular boy with a cheerful disposition.

It’s hard to tell that Starship Children’s Health is his second home.

“There is a sense of familiarity and the staff is so good with him.

Sam loves walking around the ward, checking up on children, asking them if they’ve taken their antibiotics,” says his mother.

Sam’s dad Francis works with World Vision.

The family moved to Laos after the tsunami in Thailand and were involved in relief work.

The couple with their two daughters, Jasmine and Candace now 14 and 12 were instantly asked to return to New Zealand for a surgery after the first 20-week pregnancy scan.

Sam was born at 37 weeks and no one expected him to live.

“He had his first surgery when he was 12 hours old. His whole stomach was bloated,” says Shirley.

“Children in poor countries with this condition would just die but are very fortunate that we can give our son intravenous nutrition.”

While hooking their son onto five different tubes every night and then sterilising all the equipment every morning is no simple task, they just want Sam to lead as normal a life as possible.

The little live wire celebrated his sixth birthday in June with a specially made cake and wanted to invite the entire school to his party. His mother smiles saying they are taking one day at a time.

“We are Christians and our faith has helped us a lot. There is no point in worrying because we don’t know what the future holds for us.”

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LOCAL historian Alan La Roche is to share his knowledge of the origins of Howick street names.

The author will talk about the history of the names of some of the area’s streets. Friday, August 7, 10.30am-12 noon. Bookings are essential. To reserve a place, phone 534-5301.

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HOWICK College is one of several schools competing in the 2015 BCITO Build-Ability Challenge.

Supported by Dulux NZ, the annual BuildAbility Challenge will see 26 New Zealand schools compete in the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation competition to promote building and construction as a career. In the 2015 challenge, school teams of up to five students have to build, paint and decorate a playhouse to defined specifications including a distinctive theme. Because the playhouses will be gifted to local community groups after the challenge, they need to be able to stand up to the elements.

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Local NZMA student, Predrag Jovanovic (pictured), won NZ Bartender of the Year at the ASB Food Show on Sunday night.

Originally a bartender from Serbia, Jovanovic moved to New Zealand in February in order to study towards a Level 5 Diploma in Hospitality Management at NZMA. “A couple of years ago I decided I wanted to move somewhere else, for a better life for my family, and I wanted to enrol in a course that could actually give me a certificate or diploma...something that will actually prove my knowledge.”

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‘Don’t die without a will’

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YING without having made a will or failing to give someone power of attorney over personal and property affairs can be disastrous for some families.

As well as the stress and upset, the legal costs of finding a resolution can run into unexpected extra expenditure.

The Times was contacted by a Howick resident whose severely incapacitated wife failed to get her affairs in order before falling ill.

After 60 years of marriage, he was left with substantial legal fees to get access to shared property and money.

A spokesman for the New Zealand Law Society says many people don’t have wills and haven’t given power of attorney to another person, “even though they are very important ways of giving certainty and avoiding lots of problems”.

“Consulting a lawyer is important as it is very difficult (if not impossible) to fix things once the person granting the power of attorney becomes incapacitated or the person who makes the will (the testator) dies. It’s impossible then.”

Spouses or partners with shared property can safeguard against problems by agreeing on a will and power of attorney when they are both of full capacity, he says.

“However, some spouses don’t want their partner to access their money and property and would prefer to let the children have it.

Just doing nothing leaves a problem that is hard to sort out if the parties have joint property.”

Power of attorney

A power of attorney gives someone the authority to act legally on your behalf.

A general power of attorney (GPA) is someone, such as a family member, friend, lawyer, other adviser or a trustee company, who can look after your affairs, such as managing your bank account or let out your house while you are overseas.

However it ceases to be valid as soon as you no longer have the mental or physical capacity to instruct the attorney.

An enduring power of attorney (EPA) allows someone to act for you if you become mentally incapable. But this must be arranged before incapacity happens otherwise the power will be invalid.

People are also advised to consider allowing the power to take effect immediately so that the attorney can act while you are mentally capable. If already incapacitated, you are deemed not capable of granting a valid power of attorney.

The Times asked whether this is a common situation with younger people who assume that years will go by before they are stricken with conditions, such as dementia or Alzheimer’s, but do not consider the possibility of suffering brain damage from an accident.

The spokesman says: “It certainly is – and also with some not-

so-young people.”

If you are already mentally incompetent, those who want to care for you and make legal decisions for you, usually a family member or a spouse, would need to apply for power of attorney to the Family Court under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988.

This takes longer and is considerably more expensive than setting up an EPA. The court requires evidence that an attorney should be appointed.

“An order appointing an attorney is a serious matter as it takes away the decision-making and gives it to a third party,” the spokesman says.

“The court will usually want medical and other evidence, as well as appointing someone independent to act in the interests of the person who is incapacitated.

“The cost of this depends on what needs to be done, but is certainly more expensive and timeconsuming than putting in place a power of attorney before becoming incapacitated.

“How long it takes is difficult to assess as it requires the gathering of evidence and a court hearing. It will vary from place to place, but even with a very clear-cut matter it can take many months.

“There are processes which can be used to deal with urgent applications, such as when a decision needs to be made on consent to a life-threatening medical treatment.

“This can be done within 24

hours, but is unusual and very costly as so much work needs to be put in a very short time frame.

“The time it takes and the cost are totally dependent on the facts of the matter,” the spokesman says.

“A lawyer who is experienced in these matters is the best bet.”

When a person dies

When a person dies a power of attorney comes to an end. This is why it is important to make a will.

The Law Society spokesperson says the executor of a will may be the attorney or a different person, but this must be stated in the will.

“It is quite common for the attorney or attorneys to also be named as executor/s in the will and they are the ones who are entitled to administer the estate, usually after obtaining probate.”

If you die without making a will, the provisions of the Administration Act 1969 apply and dictate who will get a property and estate, the spokesperson says.

“There would be no executor and therefore someone, usually a close relative or the spouse if there is one, must apply to administer the estate.

“This requires an application to the court for letters of administration.”

■■ The Administration Act 1969 is online at www.leglislation.govt. nz/act/public/1969/0052.

■■ The Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 is online at www.legislation.govt.nz/act/ public/1988/0004.

Wonderfully whimsical adaptation

By Marianne Kelly

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LEWIS Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland has taken many turns over the years and Saint Kentigern College is presenting its special take on the legendary story.

Emma Bishop, the school’s head of drama who is directing the production, decided to write an adaption of the famous tale when she felt a larger number of students should have an opportunity to strut their stuff on the stage.

For the past 15 weeks, a cast of 40 have been rehearsing for their production of Go Tell Alice in Wonderland. Ms Bishop calls it “a bit of Disney and a little bit of Burton”, referring to the 2010 Disney American fantasy film adaptation directed by Tim Burton.

“I adapted it for our very own people,” she says. “Some characters are different and there are different versions of the story written to highlight our kids.

“The biggest thing was to write

MANIC TIMES: Saint Kentigern College presents Go Tell Alice in Wonderland, from left, Joseph Bradshaw playing the March Hare; Tom Henderson as the Mad Hatter; and Caitlin Houghton as Alice.

it for many characters. Last year only 15 students took part in our production so this provides an opportunity for a big cast.” Consequently a large ensemble includes playing cards, flowers, birds and animals of the forest.

The story starts on a golden afternoon when young Alice follows a White Rabbit into a burrow and enters the merry, topsy-turvy world of Wonderland. She is faced with a journey to find her way home.

Ms Bishop says it’s full of technical effects as Alice finds herself in a variety of situations, including the forest, while she shrinks, floats, grows, and fights with a monster.

Caitlin Houghton, who has never played Alice before, says the part is very physical, such as the lifts down the rabbit hole.

“Every girl grows up knowing the story and it’s cool for me to do the part in my last year of school.

It’s a fun way to finish.”

Ms Bishop says the audience can be prepared for surprises. For example, they may not expect to find Humpty Dumpty in the cast.

The Knave of Hearts takes special prominence in this adaptation with love dynamics between the Queen and him. And Alice and the Mad Hatter fall in love – definitely a little bit of Disney and Burton with a lot of in-between.

■■ Go Tell Alice in Wonderland is at 7pm, August 5-7 at Elliot Hall, Saint Kentigern College, Pakuranga Road, Pakuranga.

News bites Crash hotspot Motorists collided at the same location in Whitford two days in a row this week after a spot of wet weather.

A two-car collision between a white Nissan Pulsar and a white Honda Odyssey occurred near the intersection of Whitford-Maraetai Road and Henson Road on Tuesday morning.

The road was partially blocked as a result of the crash but there were no injuries. The next morning a vehicle was found crashed off the road in the same location. Police attended the scene but found no one and no sign of injuries. They are making enquiries with the vehicle owner.

Mons Green celebrates 59th year as priest THE first parish priest of St Mark’s Catholic Church in Pakuranga, Monsignor Ray Green, has just celebrated 59 years of Ordination to the Priesthood.

Mons Green, 89, also known as Father Green, recalls wonderful stories of the days when Pakuranga was still semi-rural and Catholics gathered for weekday Mass in an old cow shed.

Bishop Pat Dunn wrote at the time of Monsignor’s 50th anniversary: “His vision and drive helped St Mark’s to have the wonderful facilities it now enjoys.”

Mons Green was the Bishop’s first parish priest “and the time I spent with him as a deacon helped to cement a friendship which has spanned decades and which I cherish greatly,” Bishop Dunn said.

The Monsignor still conducts Mass at Christ the King in Owairaka where he was appointed parish priest in 1983. For many years Father Green worked as a trustee for the clergy Trust Fund which cares for priests who are sick or elderly.

He played a key role in establishing St John Vianney House in Ponsonby for retired priests.

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Different faiths unite

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SPECIAL gathering took place last Sunday with the Iranian ambassador, an ethnic liaison police officer and leading religious scholars in attendance.

Christian and Muslims from as far as the North Shore and Hamilton, as well as eastern suburb locals, filled the Wesley Hall at the College of St John the Evangelist in Meadowbank to hear the third Common Word seminar discussing this year’s theme, ‘Walking the Talk’.

The two main speakers were Dr Ali Boorooni of Pakuranga, a resident scholar at the Islamic Ahlulbayt Foundation of New Zealand, and Reverend Bruce Keeley, formerly of the All Saints Anglican Church in Howick.

College dean, Reverend Katene Eruera, formally opened the talk with a Maori greeting and Howickian Keith Rowe was the MC for the event. Greeting everyone

in the audience as brothers and sisters, Dr Boorooni began by referring to Christian figures of old such as St Paul and Thomas of Aquinas who discussed the core of faith.

However, he said there is a difference between theological faith and practical faith.

“Actions are judged by the intention behind them.”

Dr Boorooni said actions need to be pure and there is beauty in faith through others.

“A person cannot be a complete believer unless he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.

Serving humanity is the service of God.” Using the analogy of a flight safety demonstration where attendants advise passengers to put the mask on themselves first, Dr Boorooni said people need to ensure their hearts are cleansed of hatred and negativity.

“It’s all about working within yourself first before you can help

somebody else.”

Dr Boorooni then spoke of changes in modern day culture where religion continues to dominate the media and its changing role in society.

“The nature of the media is such that it focuses on extremism, but beneath the surface of negativity is a deep ocean of creative thought and action by faith groups dedicated to making the world a better place.”

Mr Keeley began his speech by recalling how he arrived as a student at the college many years ago and never thought to see such a diverse mix of people gathering.

“It may never have been thought of when the Wesley block was erected 40 years ago.”

He then described a bloody battle between the Catholics and Protestants which broke out in Prague in early 17th century, which amongst other issues, stemmed from differences in believing and doing.

“We human beings seem to have great difficulty in sorting out a rela-

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tionship between two things: orthodoxy (correct beliefs and opinions) and orthopraxy (correct actions).”

He then referred to a number of parables from the Bible in which he believes Jesus would have chosen orthopraxy every time.

“The parable of the good Samaritan makes a very strong contrast between orthodoxy at its worst and orthopraxy at its best.”

In his role as police chaplain, Mr Keeley said he attended the recent Counties Manukau District Awards in which a Sikh man was recognised for unwinding his turban to cradle the head of an injured boy in Takanini.

However, Mr Keeley said a friend pointed out that in India, the man could have been killed for breaking the religious law.

Numbers rise as transport use booms SIX trains an hour are running on the Eastern and Southern rail lines as another record is set with annual rail patronage exceeding 14 million for the first time.

And, the number of people using all public transport in the Super City reached 79 million in the year to June, an increase of 9.5 per cent, or 10,000 extra boardings a day.

Mark Lambert, Auckland Transport’s AT Metro general manager says this is the highest ever 12-month total.

“In March we reached 13 million passengers and here we are just five months later adding another million trips.”

AT, with its operator Transdev, now provides six trains an hour on the Eastern and Southern lines and four trains an hour on the Western Line during peak weekday periods.

The record comes just days after the introduction of the full fleet of electric trains on July 20.

“We are now running the new trains from Papakura to Swanson on the electrified network and the response from our customers has been extremely positive,” Mr Lambert says.

“They are enjoying the quality of the trains and the extra services.

“As more trains arrive from Spain, we hope to increase the size of some peak services to six cars to cope with the increasing demand.”

The last of Auckland’s 57 trains will go into service once certified.

Rail patronage in Auckland grew 21.7 per cent in the year to the end of June, two-and-a-half million more passengers than in June last year, Mr Lambert says.

“It’s hard to believe but when Britomart Transport Centre opened in 2003, annual patronage was less than three million.”

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By Jon Rawlinson EYES are on the skies as Auckland Council awaits fair weather ahead of aerial applications of 1080 – designed to control pests such as rats, mice, possums and stoats – in the Hunua Ranges.

Following last week’s application of a non-toxic bait (to familiarise animals with the new ‘food’ source), a few clear nights are needed before the next stage, project director Mace Ward says. “[This is] planned to be carried out within 7-10 days of the pre-feed, but it is weather dependent, so our team is again watching for suitable conditions.”

During the process, the park will be closed to the public and Watercare Services’ Hunua

storage dams – which supply approximately 60 per cent of the city’s drinking water – will be out of service, resumed when water is deemed safe by the Medical Officer of Health.

The operation targets the Hunua Ranges, surrounding reserve, and some private land.

Updates – including details of park closures – will be available at aucklandcouncil.govt.nz.

Auckland councillor and near neighbour to the ranges, Bill Cashmore, assures the risks are minimal.

“The council has taken professional advice from numerous sources and is using best possible practice to ensure safety and an effective programme to rid the pests from the Hunua ranges.

“All neighbouring property owners and managers have been

contacted, the approval sought and granted, questions covered and livestock protection management discussed.”

Despite Council’s assurances that applications won’t be made near water catchment areas, some remain concerned.

“I’m worried Auckland’s water supply will be contaminated by 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate),” says Mark Nyhoff, who works in the region.

“My major objection is that it’s a highly toxic poison.

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Counties Manukau East Police area commander, inspector Wendy Spiller says it’s a new initiative developed by district commander John Tims.

“It’s been approved nationally and we’re going to be trialling it in our location to see if it’s a viable option in the future.”

The idea is to engage with the community and schools in order to build the capacity of the community to keep themselves safe, says Ms Spiller.

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Ms Spiller says due to the number of retail hubs in the area, the operation will be starting early.

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XBRIDGE Centre for Arts and Culture, is asking for expressions of interest for operators of its swish new café planned to open in April next year.

The 34-year-old public arts centre in Uxbridge Road is undergoing a $6.5 million redevelopment funded by the Howick Local Board. The new café is an important component of the project and entrepreneurs with experience in top-quality café establishments are being sought to run the café and bar operations. The new centre is scheduled to be finished completely

by July next year but the new Uxbridge Café, with bar facilities, is part of stage one, to be completed by next March. This first stage also includes a new exhibition gallery, art studios, meeting room, office and an open public concourse.

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bishment and redevelopment of the theatre to raise its capacity to 200. The theatre will be a venue for performances, events, weekday seminars and small conferences, while stage two also involves a spruce up and upgrading of the hall and its facilities.

“Uxbridge is inviting expressions and interest from professional operators to run the catering and bar services,” says centre director Vickie Bowers.

“The successful applicant will need to hold an On Licence and provide bar services for events and functions at the centre, as well as being able to sell from the café subject to licensing laws.”

She says the final selection of the café operator will be towards the end of November but initial expressions of interest are being sought now.

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“A requirement of the lease will be that the café operates at all times when the centre is open – normally from 9am, Monday to Saturday,” says Ms Bowers.

“Closing times vary and are dependent on evening functions and events, as well as times of classes and workshops, most of which go on into the evening.”

The lessee will also be able to use the temporary bar on the new public concourse when there is an event or function, and Sunday trading is understood to be an option.

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Around 120,000 individual visits are made to Uxbridge each year and the new centre is expected to generate much greater numbers. It will be able to provide a wider range of activities in its larger premises, and combined with other special events, there will be an increased demand for catering services and bar services.

Uxbridge Café will cater for around 50 people indoors and an extra 20 people undercover on the outside terrace accessed by large 2-way sliding doors.

The prominent roadside frontage and proximity to the library will make the café an attractive destination for meeting friends even if not attending an event or class at the centre.

For more information, contact Vickie Bowers, phone 535-6467, email director@ uxbridge.rg.nz.

Uxbridge is under redevelopment and invites Expressions of Interest for the running of its café and bar services from April 2016.

This $6.5m redevelopment is funded through Howick Local Board. The first stage of the new build will open in April 2016. This will comprise a new exhibition gallery, new arts studios, meeting room, concourse, office and an attractive café area with road frontage. Stage 2, the newly refurbished theatre and hall, comes on stream around July 2016.

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Just a Little ado about nothing really T

HE last time Andrew Little was in the area, it was during the Botany by-elections in 2011.

The leader of the Labour party has just visited the Howick Salvation Army kitchen and the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple in Flat Bush after which he drops in at the Times office for a one-on-one interview.

He is accompanied by press secretary Sarah Stuart, former editor of Woman’s Weekly and Su’a William Sio, MP for Mangere.

Whether it is the housing controversy about selling 40 per cent of homes at auctions to people with Asian surnames or calling the national anthem a ‘dirge’- the former trade unionist is known to make statements that keeps the national and international media really busy.

But right now, after spending the morning in and out of Howick and

Flat Bush, Mr Little is very impressed with what he’s seen.

He says he is touched by the work the real heroes of Salvation Army do.

“I truly admire people who not only turn around their lives after coming from deep crisis but also make a huge impact on other people’s lives.”

“Every year when people are honoured, these unsung heroes don’t get the recognition they deserve for the work they do. We need to find a way to acknowledge them.”

What he loves most about his job is meeting people and finding out what they do and where they come from.

However the downside of being in the public arena is: “Whatever you say can be interpreted differently.

But then it goes with the territory,” he concedes.

He is referring to the statement of banning sale of houses to overseas Chinese residents which has been described by Auckland-based ‘Chi-

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“Before we released the statement, we did wonder if we should disclose the data or not. We knew it would have repercussions. But then we wanted to have a healthy discussion which it did create.

“Most people get the story. In fact a lot of Chinese residents here have also told me that they can’t afford the prices of houses in North Shore.

“I get it! It wasn’t worded so well.

It was a bit harsh but at least it precipitated a response from the Government and now they are doing something about it.

“It served its purpose,” he says.

“Sometimes there is a very fine line. Either you don’t say it at all or then you need to step up and just state it.”

So how does he hope to win over the Asian votes?

“I’ve been meeting a lot of people from local Chinese communities and their representatives and this was even before the story broke. We have good connections and most of them are fine with it.”

About calling the national anthem a ‘dirge’, he clarifies saying: “I never advocated changing it. I just expressed a view. Considering we spent $17 million on the flag referendum at a time when the economy had a downturn, I wouldn’t suggest wasting more money on changing the national anthem.

“If push comes to shove, I’d rather be focussing on working with businesses, generating income, focussing on good education and healthcare.”

The little secret that no one knows about him is: “When I was 10, my dad had asked me to distribute National party pamphlets.”

“Don’t think I’ll ever do it again!” he laughs.

Animal adventure St Andrews Chilton Kindergarten in Howick had some different sorts of visitors drop in at the kindy on Monday morning.

They happened to be visitors from Oracle Pet Safari and included the blue tongued lizards, dragons, rabbits, guinea pigs, mice and dogs.

This was to help the little ones learn about caring and handling pets. Here, Rachael MacKinnon gets up close with a lovely lizard.

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NSTEAD of seeing them in picture books, a lucky group of toddlers got to see real firemen and a fire truck in action.

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Beachlands mother of two, Gabby Dent, who has been with the PAFT group for two years, says she came along to PAFT’s annual fire station outing last year.

“Harrison’s been before and loved it. He was 15 months then and wasn’t scared at all but today he’s just a little bit scared.”

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MAKING A SPLASH: Fireman Thomas O’Connor showing young Harrison Dent how to use a fire hose at Howick Fire Station.

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Evelyn Dent just six months old, two-year-old Harrison managed to show the fireman his toy fire truck, and by the end of it he was happy to have a go with the fire hose. Mrs Dent says PAFT has been influential in her family’s life.

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Fine world of opera A FINE selection of the world of opera’s most popular and wellloved compositions is in store during Pakuranga Choral’s next concert, Opera Pops.

The choir is at its expressive best under the inspiring leadership of Carmel Carroll, an old friend and a figure of marked importance in Auckland music. Some of the songs will be sung by the choir alone, such as

the Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Verdi’s Nabucco. This had a strong appeal for the Italians of the day, who were suffering under a hated foreign rule.

Many other performances, however, involve soloists.

And a fine team, Emma Sloman, Mary Newman-Pound, Derek Hill and Benson Wilson join the choir for several dramatic numbers. These

dren learn new skills.”

Visits such as these are amazing too, she says, and she has recommended the programme to mums in the same boat as her.

Parent educator Jocelyn Stoddard, who is responsible for families in the Counties Manukau district, says the group regularly attends Wriggle and Rhyme sessions at the library, trips to Lloyd Elsmore Park and Pool as well as picnics.

■■ For more info about PAFT, go to www.familyservices.govt.nz. include some from Bizet’s Carmen, such as the Habanera with which Carmen sets out to seduce Jon Jose, and the great song of the Toreador Escamillo.

The programme also includes the Barcarolle from the most sensuous episode in Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffman; also Dido’s great mezzo aria When I am laid in earth.

■■ Opera Pops is presented by the Pakuranga Choral Society at 2pm on August 23 at All Saints Church, Selwyn Road, Howick.

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‘It’s about widening horizons’

By Marianne Kelly AS contractors tear down the old and make way for new development at the Uxbridge Centre for Arts and Culture in Howick, the theme for change continues in a more spiritual way in the Malcolm Smith Gallery.

Auckland-based Hong Kong curator, Philip Tse has responded to the topic of “change” by curating an art exhibition titled Reaching the Horizon and Beyond.

More than 20 artists working across a variety of mediums are represented, their works responding to a quote by a Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu: “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes.

“Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow.

“Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”

Mr Tse says the mystery of life is based on the fact that things are con-

stantly changing.

“As a curator, I have been here in New Zealand for 20 years and everything is always changing. Artists are always changing their minds, consciously and subconsciously, yet we don’t always notice.”

The 22 cross-disciplinary participants are from New Zealand, Japan, Korea, China, UK and three from Australia, along with local Howick artists.

“My job is about how to position the works in the site and this site is very special,” Mr Tse says.

“Although it is set up as a theatre, there is a spiritual atmosphere here,” he says.

With eyes on the intricate timber work on the former Presbyterian Church ceiling, he says he has concentrated on looking up while hanging the works.

“When I look at the works I see whether they need to be lower or higher.

“Outside, we also have the sound of construction, the birds and the light.

“So I meditate before hanging a picture, making sure the work matches my thinking. If I get a personal response from a work, I hope the audience will respond also.”

■■ Reaching the Horizon and Beyond, curated by Philip Tse. The exhibition runs from August 5 to September 5, at the Uxbridge Centre for Arts and Culture, Uxbridge Road, Howick.

Funds from sale of the works will be used to support the artists and the establishment of the new Malcolm Smith Gallery. Work on the gallery will be complete by the end of March next year.

■■ Uxbridge is celebrating Tonga Language Week at 8pm on September 3, with a screening of Tongan Ark, which premiered as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival in 2012. Director Paul Janman will introduce the film and answer questions after the screening.

THE CONTEMPORARY: Curator of a new exhibition at Howick’s Uxbridge Centre for Arts and Culture, Philip Tse, contemplates Jami Chapman’s work exploring how painting can deal with the contemporary.

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judges for its close collaboration with hospital staff throughout the design, also use of energy conserving modelling studies to achieve high energy efficiency.

The $124 million building at Middlemore Hospital provides 14 new, state-of-the-art operating theatre suites and associated clinical services. The facility was completed under budget and ahead of time, providing value for money with innovative engineering solutions and long-term durability.

Beca and Auckland Opus received silver for phase one of the Auckland

Council AMETI project. It includes a new integrated public transport interchange at Panmure, incorporating a new rail station; building, raising and replacing the EllersliePanmure Highway and Mountain Road bridges; construction of a new busway bridge parallel and adjacent to the Ellerslie-Panmure Highway Bridge; a new 1.5 kilometre road (Te Horeta Road) with two new signalised intersections; futureproofing for a third rail line; a footbridge, walking and cycling facilities; and major enhancements to Van Damme’s Lagoon to create a storm

water management feature and an accessible and attractive public recreation space and ecological reserve.

The multi-modal interchange is the first stage of a segregated busway that will eventually run for more than six kilometres from Panmure to Botany via Pakuranga.

Opus, in partnership with Beca, is given credit for successful consultation and engagement with the community, iwi and key stakeholders, along with obtaining all necessary consents and designations.

The consultant and client team initiated and designed a number of sig-

nificant enhancements to the scheme stage design, resulting in substantially better project outcomes for the community.

Fletcher Construction was the lead contractor for phase one.

The new bus/rail interchange opened in January last year and Te Horeta Road, including a 225 metre-long road tunnel with a local road constructed on top, opened in November last year.

Enabling works, including the construction of a replacement bridge at Mountain Road, were completed by Downer in 2013.

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A new state-of-the art building at Middlemore Hospital won gold, and phase one of AMETI (Auckland Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative) was awarded silver at the event earlier this month.

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Suzanne Prentice performs live at The Howick Club on August 21 with a repertoire ranging from haunting ballads to popular and country to belting out a rock classic.

She’s described as a class act, the consummate professional, having performed among a pantheon of world stars – from the brilliance of Roy Orbison, to the airy escapism of The Beach Boys, the fragile beauty of Emmylou Harris, the classical genius of Stephen Grappelli, the down-home amiability of Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers and even the manic mischief of Britain’s Michael Barrymore and Morecombe and Wise.

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■■ Suzanne Prentice will perform at 8pm on August 21 at The Howick Club, 107 Botany Road, Howick. Tickets are $25 a head.

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Modern China through lens CELEBRATED moving image artist Yang Fudong will visit New Zealand to attend his survey exhibition Yang Fudong: Filmscapes.

Born in Beijing and based in Shanghai, the 44-year-old is renowned internationally for his multi-screen presentations.

Often described as lyrical and dreamlike, Fudong’s works feature long and suspended sequences, spiralling narratives and multiple perspectives that are the artist’s reflections on the psychology of a new generation grappling to find its place in modern day China.

He examines the dramatic transformation of Chinese contemporary life through a powerful lens that has been shown to be accessible to audiences worldwide.

The free exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery will showcase three film works, including a brand new multi-channel work, The Coloured Sky: New Women II 2014, co-commissioned by the gallery and ACMI (Australian Centre for Moving Image, Melbourne).

Other works will include Yejiang/The Nighman Cometh 2011, and The Fifth Night 2010. All five parts of Fudong’s renowned Seven Intellectuals in a Bamboo Forest 2003-2007 will also be presented in a one-off screening.

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CANCER BATTLE: Halyna Tsalko, right, and her friend, Fiona Nicol, show a picture of Halyna with her sister, Lidia Melnunchuk (left) before Lidia started courses of chemotherapy in Ukraine to battle lymphoma. Times photo Wayne Martin

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IONA Nicol is an avid reader of British publication The Guardian Weekly and read with dismay about how Ukraine’s National Cancer Institute and Hospital had, like government bodies all over the country, been infected by corruption.

So when her friend, Ukrainian migrant Halyna Tsalko, said her sister Lidia Melnunchuk had been diagnosed with lymphoma and was starting treatment at a public cancer hospital, Ms Nicol said: “I hope this is not where your sister is,” referring her to the newspaper article. But it was.

The article said that money destined for the research institute and hospital, on the edge of Kiev, was not reaching the most important places, such as intensive care.

Consequently the doctors were forced to earn everything themselves, a euphemism for taking bribes. Kickbacks were making up the shortfall.

Ms Nicol discovered that people were required to pay not only for chemotherapy and other tests, but down to small things such as syringes and cotton wool.

“I found it appalling,” she says.

“In New Zealand we take for granted so much about what we have, also the care we get. We know that when we go through frightening times such as this [cancer], we get the best care and do not have to pay for it.”

With this knowledge in hand, last May Ms Tsalko, who came to New Zealand in March 2011, went back to Ukraine faced with the hard job of persuading her sister and husband that they must opt for a private hospital. It would cost more at the LISOD Hospital of Israeli Oncology in Kiev which was also a four-hour drive away

from the family’s village.

The family’s income was just $US50 a month and one course of chemotherapy cost the equivalent of $NZ4500.

Ms Tsalko says: “But I realised that they should not stay at the public hospital because of the corruption.

“The doctors expected to be bribed to give treatment and there was also the risk they may not have the required knowledge. I wanted to get to a private hospital for a second opinion.”

Because of language difficulty and her qualification as a veterinarian in Ukraine is not recognised, Ms Tsalko is currently studying to be a vet nurse at Somerville Vet Centre where she also supervises the clinic’s cattery.

“Because I work in a vet clinic here, I was able to compare with how the “I saw how they do it for humans there and was shocked at the quality of treatment. And to think that the people don’t have enough money, but also the corruption to deal with.”

The private hospital prices may have been high but she calculated that, taking into account the costs and corruption in the public system, the price might turn out to be the same for a private service that could be trusted.

When she arrived in Ukraine her sister and husband had already paid up-front for the $US100 lymph node biopsy and in US not Ukrainian currency.

“When we told the doctor we had chosen a private hospital, he became very angry,” she says.

“We needed them to take fluid from my sister’s lungs and asked him to do it. But he said that because we had chosen a private hospital he could not help us. That was the last we saw of him.”

Ms Nicol says: “People here are treated with dignity and respect.

But there is no duty of care there for the sick or old. Probably there are people who are good human beings, but they are working in a corrupt system.

“I can’t believe a person in a country may just want to die.

Where there are no relatives and small income they don’t have an option. They associate cancer with death so there are many people waiting to die.”

So far, Ms Tsalko, with financial help from dear friends including borrowings, has spent close to $20,000 on three chemotherapy courses, CT scans and the private hospital costs.

After the fourth course, which is due at the end of this month, they will need to find money for an expected 15 courses of radiotherapy, at $US100 each and the cost of accommodation near the private hospital. The family can’t afford the $US200 a night rate at the private hospital’s facility.

Ms Tsalko says her mission is “getting tough”.

“The money we send is more than their income. It’s getting hard and stressful.”

So she has reluctantly decided to register on the Givealittle website and is aiming to raise $15,000.

Already $1450 has been donated.

The generous landlady of the Howick property she rents has organised a fundraising dinner and a garage sale is in the pipeline.

■■ A fundraising garage sale will be held at 9am on August 30 outside the Somerville Vet Clinic and Cattery, 15 Whitford Road, Howick. It will include a cake stall and sausage sizzle. Donations can be made online at www.givealittle. co.nz/cause/helpmysisterintheukraine.

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Dan encouraged the Howick College students to be ambitious and set high targets for themselves, something he feels all New Zealanders should be doing. “You should all see yourselves as Harvard potential,” he said.

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Citizens Advice Bureau hosts a free immigration clinic on the first Saturday and third Thursday of each month. To arrange a booking with an adviser phone the CAB on 576-8331 or email pakuranga@ cab.org.nz.

Recruitment drive

WANT to keep your community safe? Howick Pakuranga Community Patrol will have an information booth for potential members on Saturday, August 15 and 29 from 8am-1pm outside Rices Mall.

Take part in initiatives such as Safer Plates, foot patrols, Operation Focus, and school supervision. To find out more phone Gary Shearer on 027-596-8180 or Vicky Williamson on 534-3510.

Free counselling

CITIZENS Advice Bureau Pakuranga hosts a free confidential counselling clinic for +65s, funded by local boards. Assistance is offered with changes in living situations, finances, mobility, physical or mental health and changing relationships. Phone for an appointment on 576-8331 or email pakuranga@cab.org.nz.

Problem gambling

CITIZENS Advice Bureau Pakuranga hosts a free clinic for people with a gambling problem who need help and assistance. To arrange a booking with an adviser phone the CAB on 576-8331 or email pakuranga@cab.org.nz.

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Film Screening

ON SUNDAY, August 23, following a shortened service, a 40 minute film “Mary meets Mohammad” will be screened starting at 11am. This will be followed by coffee/tea and biscuits. A representative of Amnesty International will be present as will some other guests. This is a ‘must see’ thought-provoking film, very relevant in today’s social climate.

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Minerva Scout Group

SCOUTS NZ are redeveloping the Minerva Scout Group. Scouts meet on Tuesday night 7pm-9pm and Cubs meet on Thursday night 6.30pm-8pm. Our scout den is behind Howick Leisure Centre, 563 Pakuranga Rd, Highland Park.

Term starts August 13, 6.30 pm.

For Phone Stephen 534 -6249.

Forest & Bird

SOUTH Auckland Forest & Bird. Dr Nick Waipara of Auckland Council will talk on their weed management policy and the regional pest management plan. Meet at the Gardens Community Hall, Mt Lebanon Cres, Manurewa. Monday August 10, 7.30pm. All welcome.

Green Gables

GREEN Gables Cottage Art Gallery, Hawthornden Reserve, 66 Cook Street, Howick, will feature artists Jill and David McArthur from Saturday, August 1 to Sunday, August 30. Sales help to support South Auckland Totara Hospice. Entry is free and all are welcome. Gallery hours: Fri/Sat/ Sun 10am to 3pm. Phone Beryl 534-5448.

Classy crafts

Birthday specials continue on Saturday, August 15, 9am-1pm at Classy Crafts Indoor Market inside All Saints Community Centre, 30 Cook St, Howick (opposite side entrance to Countdown).

Quality crafts and NZ-made gifts including jewellery, merino knitwear, canvases, designer toys and felting, essential oils. Phone Ruth 535-7513.

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Quilting

HOWICK Quilting Friends will host merchant Robyn Burgess from Patchwork Passion in Onehunga on Saturday, August 8. She has extensive knowledge and experience with a range of patchwork and quilting specialities including Japanese Sashiko and Japanese quilts in addition to 1800s and 1930s fabric and quilt history. She will be available 10am-1pm at the Nixon Hall, Sale St, Howick. Anyone interested in coming to hear Robyn speak briefly at 10.30am about her amazing craft or in purchasing her merchandise is welcome.

Careers clinic

CITIZENS Advice Bureau Pakuranga hosts a free careers clinic on the first and third Tuesday of the month where an adviser gives career guidance counselling and advice. Advice includes optimising CVs and how to put them together, cover letters, job searching, help with career choices and knowing today’s career realities.

To book an appointment phone the CAB on 576-8331 or email pakuranga@cab.org.nz.

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THE NEXT meeting of the Howick Orchid Club is on Sunday, August 9, 1.30pm, Fencible Lounge, Uxbridge Rd, Howick.

Mike Leaity will talk on the cultivation of the Masdevallia species.

Afternoon tea, orchid plant raffles, orchid flowers displayed. Visitors welcome. Entry $2. Phone Anton 537-1251.

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Family history month

HIGHLAND Park library is hosting two very interesting genealogy events on Wednesday, August 12 at 9.30am. The topic is “The Genealogist (Beginners)” which offers traditional family history resources plus a range of unique records to help researchers trace their family lineage. Then at 1.30pm the topic is “Porkies: Fairy tales, lies and half-truths: sorting face from fiction”. This talk will explore some of the types of “porkies” you may encounter and how to sort your fact from your fiction. Phone 5355935 to book.

Horticultural Society

HOWICK Horticultural Society AGM is on Thursday, August 13, 10.30am, Haseler Hall, All Saint’s Church, Selwyn Road, Howick.

Our Speaker is Adele White, deputy chair Howick Local Board.

This is followed by a shared lunch (please bring a small plate). Phone 534-0249.

Housing boom on horizon growth in the sector confirmed by the big increase in housing consents: 10,500 for 2015; and jumping to about 14,000 annually between 2016 and 2020.

Our new immigration settings are also expected to take some of the demand out of the housing market in Auckland.

Later this year new migrants will be incentivised to locate into the regions to boost skills there and take some of the demand away from Auckland.

Many new migrants settle in Auckland. We all know the infrastructure challenges our city is facing, so the benefits of having some new people to our country move to other regions is that businesses there will have enough workers and skills to fulfil their requirements.

Entrepreneurs establishing businesses outside of Auckland

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MP for Botany will also gain more points towards residency through the immigration points system.

Those on the entrepreneur work visa are migrants with highlevel business experience who establish a new enterprise or take over and commit to an existing business in the regions.

New Zealanders will always be first in line for jobs but these moves will help attract investment and skills to areas which need them most.

By making changes to immigration settings, we’re spreading the benefits of migration across the country and improving the housing situation in Auckland at the same time.

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The forecast is contained in the National Construction Pipeline Report and confirms our plans for increasing the supply of housing are working. This will mean the strongest sustained level of growth in the building and construction industry in four decades.

The projects have a total value of more than $200 billion during the period, with a peak of $37 billion in 2016.

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HAVE been stewing on this for many years now, but what I witnessed yesterday - Thursday 30 July at 1450 - topped it.

Whilst walking up Stornaway Drive heading to Baverstock Oaks School to collect my children, I could see vehicles parked on the broken yellow lines outside the school.

When I got to the top of Stornaway Drive I could see to the ”left” that the vehicles were so far up Baverstock Road they were parked over the pedestrian crossing (wait it gets better).

Then when I looked “right” down Baverstock Road I could see a queue of cars indicating to turn right into the schools drop off zone (which is locked).

Now, with cars legally parked all along Baverstock Road and cars queued in both directions to get into the locked drop off zone, cars are having to cross the centre line into the path of any oncoming vehicles to manoeuvre around the queuing vehicles, pedestrians and students.

This needs to be witnessed to be believed.

I feel it is only a matter of time before someone has an accident or, God forbid, hits a child as this happens on a daily basis.

Concerned parent ■■ Editor’s note: This is an issue we looked at in March (Times, March 26). Like you, our photographer was astounded with what he found there.

Curbing demand

FIRSTLY I welcome all immigrants regardless of ethnicity who become New Zealand residents and hopefully citizens.

The current debate is all about the real reason for escalating Auckland house prices.

The release of names of buyers highlights what everyone in Auckland with an interest in the subject knows and that is Asian buyers represent a majority of purchasers.

If in doubt, attend an auction.

Worldwide reports advise that mainland Chinese for many reasons are to the forefront of this group and it is unlikely to be different for Auckland.

In stating this fact, I am neither racist nor xenophobic.

If Asians are the dominant buy-

ers, then what is the split between resident and non-resident.

This is what we need to know and I presume what the Labour Party wants to know.

It is not a beat up on NZ-resident Asians buying property.

The Government continues to state that first home ownership is important for the country.

House affordability is now out of reach on the median Auckland income of $85,000.

At a recent housing public meeting at Ormiston, the Minister of Housing Nick Smith illustrated how a young couple on the median income could purchase a house and section in Flat Bush for $550,000 using a combination of Home Start and the Welcome Home package.

I challenge the Government to find five of these types of properties for sale at this price in Flat Bush (excluding Clover Park & Otara).

Nick Smith also agreed at the meeting that the building industry was at near peak capacity and future building issues were not wanted.

So much for the increased supply theory which is a long term fix.

What we need now are measures to curb demand.

We therefore have this Government and our local MP with their heads in the sand.

They have done nothing for young people in this or any other Auckland electorate and they continue to use case studies, meant to assist first home buyers, with what appears to be incorrect data.

The measures to get some information from non-residents from October is a step in the right direction although timid compared to the Australia response.

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End of WWll

My writing is regarding Japan’s continual silence on the past Asia-Pacific war. I am the president of the EJOS here in New Zealand.

EJOS = Ex Japanese PoW’s in the former Dutch-East-Indies living New Zealand.

Seventy years ago, 1945, former Japanese Emperor Hirohito announced in a radio address that the country would surrender to the Allies, marking the end

of World War II in the Pacific.

August 15, 2015 commemorates the end of World War II. This petition is about all the opportunities Japan was given to resurrect and to reconcile its war past. The 70th Anniversary is near and limited time to come to a closure.

Your Excellency, Prime Minister Abe, 70 years after the end of the war, an unequivocal apology by the Diet, the Japanese government is long overdue.

The whole world will applaud the official acknowledgement of Japan’s wrongs in the Asia-Pacific war.

The US always presents herself as a great advocate of human rights. During WWII, Japan committed probably the most massive, unimaginably inhumane and ruthless atrocities in the history of mankind, and yet even after 70 years, she is still trying to whitewash that part of history.

An official apology and compensation for the victims will give the survivors peace of mind.

Japan has argued that all matters related to reparations were settled in the 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty; but a close reading of the Treaty shows that the issue was merely postponed until the Japanese economy, still devastated by war, had the ability to make good on any restitution assigned them.

Such an excuse is laughable today. Japan ranks as one of the world’s wealthiest countries. If Germany can apologise and pay reparations, why can’t Japan?

At a TV interview with Ambassador to the US Saito, Iris Chang said; “First of all we like Japan to honestly acknowledge some of the basic facts of these kinds of atrocities, which many revisionists refuse to do; and definitely a written apology, reparation made to the victims and inclusion of Japan’s wartime aggression in school textbooks in Japan.”

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PERHAPS the next national party logo could read: “It’s not what you can do for your country - It’s what you can do your country for”.

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N AUGUST 3 the public meeting and AGM of Howick Residents and Ratepayers Assn Inc was held at the Fencible Hall.

Gayleen Mackereth (Chairperson HRRA) opened the meeting and read her annual report to a gathering of approximately 100 interested residents and ratepayers.

She outlined the work involved and the complexity of the Unitary Plan process and delight at getting the Interim judgment that Howick should remain a special character area.

She also showed how the HRRA had been active in preparing submissions on behalf of Howick people on everything from the Transport Plan (opposing parking metres in Howick, to the Animal Manangement Bylaw or so called “Chicken Tax” and urged all people present to join to support Howick.

A question and answer session began with Mayor Len Brown our first guest speaker.

By keeping both questions and answers to a limit of three minutes each, a wide range of questions were

What’s happening to our appliances?

DO YOU realise that the life expectancy of your new appliances is only six to seven years, up to 10 if you are lucky?

What appliance? “All appliances,” according to several large retailers.

We had the expectation of more like 30 years, plus.

Earlier refrigerators seemed to last indefinitely. Our chest freezer expired after 46 years.

Our vacuum cleaner was losing suction after 25 years but still going.

What a change.

When did it all start? We were told that we could expect better with improved technology, not worse.

If you have a cook top set into your bench, its inevitable replacement probably will not fit into the same hole.

You might even need a new bench top – after seven years, or less.

We have not learned from the leaky homes syndrome which we are still paying for.

Standards are quickly getting worse.

The consequences of careless thinking (often inspired by greed) are catching up with us more rapidly.

We are all on a different page, ignoring the standards which were learned by earlier generations who learned the hard way.

Society can only implode, as it is beginning to now, if it does not change. In every walk of life we have

FRONTING UP: Auckland Mayor Len Brown fields Howick Residents and Ratepayers Association questions.

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covered ranging from rates rises and ongoing rate rises, the low Annual General Charge, rising seawater, the rates postponement scheme, the cost of ATeed (Tourism and Events) the Half Moon Bay Ferry terminal, the added new transport levy on rates and the rising debt of the council.

In response to a question on the sale of assets to cover council debt, Mayor Brown insisted he did not want to sell the airport or port shares and the audience gave a resounding “no” when asked if they wished to sell these shares, however, the mayor agreed that every council-owned

asset in the city was up for discussion on sale.

The Mayor moved aside for the next speaker but agreed to remain for a further hour to answer questions one-to-one at the back of the room and this was a popular move.

The next guest speaker, Inspector

eliminated the standards, moral and every otherwise, and we ignore the inevitable consequences of doing so, simply following blindly like sheep.

What is the point of knowledge if it is not applied wisely, with understanding? We are not learning. What is missing? Have we no teacher?

Harvey Rosieur, Howick

eration of that country to buy, or at the very least, in the country as a permanent resident for five years.

We have been too lenient and now our clean, green NZ is being bulldozed to make more apartment buildings and townhouses with no yard and within touching distance on all neighbouring homes.

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New consent system too tough

cil may decide – at their discretion – that the work should be pulled down or removed, and the owner will have to do it.

4. It will take much longer and involves initial (paid by the owner) reports, drawings and photos from builders, plumbers, draftsmen or whatever.

5. Any tradesman assisting with assessing the work (required by council) and giving their opinion (in writing) must have the necessary insurance and have been accepted into the as yet pretty much nonexistent ranks of registered CoA “Authors”.

6. Council pointed me to their list of “Producer Statement Authors”, which they said contains “at least 2000” people ready to do the assessment work for us.

By my count (on July 21), once those whose actual status and insurance have expired are deducted, there are only 647 possibilities, none of whom have actually been asked by council if they would be willing to take part in the process; and the list contains no builders, plumbers, drainlayers or electricians at all.

I have expressed to council my doubts as to the wisdom, fairness and workability of the new system and I have asked them at the very least to supply a simple, visual chart of how to follow the system through.

Let’s see how it pans out.

Janet Dickson Cockle Bay

IN REPLY to the article ‘Racism reprehensible’ (Times, July 1), I am currently renting in Auckland and our house was put on the market a month ago.

Every person we had come through the house was Asian – 90 per cent lived offshore and were looking for an investment property.

The person who bought the house is currently studying here however has no real intent on staying in New Zealand long-term after their studies are finished therefore making a profit on the house by creating another rental owned by an offshore owner.

I love our multi-cultural community. I think it gives us all an opportunity to learn about others, their cultures, traditions and language.

However, I have to admit that our housing situation is too loose on who can buy homes.

There are countries all over the world who don’t allow offshore investors to purchase homes.

Some countries won’t allow anyone who isn’t less than a second gen-

MANY thanks for your article (Times, July 23) about the fact that council has introduced a tough new system for dealing with any alterations or additions to properties which should have had building consent but didn’t.

A few comments: 1. The article – sent direct to you from council – said the new rules for a “Certificate of Acceptance (CoA)” started July 1 this year. Incorrect – not your fault. Council decided early on that for central areas and Manukau the grace period for the older, simpler, cheaper system would be extended to August 1. Pity they failed to tell us this.

2. The new system is a huge departure from the previous straightforward one and is deliberately aimed at making it cost the same as getting a permit in the first place. I’ve been corresponding with council in between, and the deposit is either $880 or $1430, depending of value of work.

3. In the application process, coun-

Wendy Spiller of Counties Manukau Police, then spoke reiterating advice to secure your car and lock away your belongings. She explained that the Howick Police station was only open Mondays and Thursdays and at all other times one should use the numbers and email addresses sent to members for police contact.

She was also asked about a nonurgent number rather than 111 but this has not been made public due to funding.

At the end of the guest speakers a vote of gratitude was proposed by Robert Finley for all the work done

by Gayleen Mackereth on behalf of the Residents and Ratepayers of Howick. This met with a round of applause.

The meeting then went on to the business of the AGM and election of officers. Gayleen Mackereth was reelected as Chairperson and Robert McCallum as vice-chairperson.

The rest of the committee members were re elected and two new members added.

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Romance could be on the upswing on the weekend.

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The projected peak in 2016 and 2017 is 30 per cent higher in real terms than the last peak in 2007, and 85 per cent higher than the peak in 1997.

The National Construction Pipeline provides national and regional forecasts of activity for residential and non-residential building and construction. It was developed following the recommendation of the Building and Construction Sector Productivity Taskforce for the publication of a forward-looking programme of sector activity to enable better planning and investment.

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Dr Smith says he is particularly encouraged by the report’s projections that 80,000 new houses will be built in Auckland for the forecast period of six years to the end of 2020. This

compares with only 30,000 built over the past six years “and signals a massive building boom”.

“The report is significantly more optimistic about the future rate of homes being built in Auckland compared with last year’s report,” he says.

The 2014 report projected 52,500 new homes over the years 2015 to 2019, whereas this report projects 67,700 over the same period.

The projected value of residential construction in Auckland similarly increased by 26 per cent over the same five years, from $34 billion to $43 billion. The report, Dr Smith says, identifies three significant trends.

There is a shift in the pat-

tern of growth in residential construction activity between Auckland and Christchurch.

House consents are plateauing in Christchurch now and forecast to drop from 7750 in 2015 to 3000 by 2020, while Auckland continues to increase from 10,500 in 2015 to about 14,000 between 2016 and 2020.

The second trend is a shift to more apartments and attached homes, with these making up 33 per cent of new builds over the next five years, compared with 16 per cent over the past five years. The third trend is a shift to smaller new homes.

The average home size increased by 38 square metres – up 28 per cent – in the 1990s, and by another 26 square metres

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But it has been in decline since 2010, and is expected to fall by 28 square metres, or 14 per cent, this decade.

“Today’s report points to a golden era for New Zealand’s building and construction industry,” Dr Smith says. “The challenge for the Government is to ensure we have the skills and capacity to meet the demands of this growth, and that the regulatory measures are in place so that quality is not compromised for quantity during this period of unprecedented growth.”

■■ The latest National Construction Pipeline report is available at www.building.govt.nz/ building-value-productivitypartnership#national-pipeline.

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The organisation’s chief executive Sue Chetwin says changes to lending laws are needed to clamp down on traders, such as mobile truck operators selling goods on credit at inflated prices, often to people who can least afford to pay for them.

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N ANALYSIS by New Zealand’s largest property listing website shows that visitors to the portal who are primary speakers of an East Asian language comprise about five per cent of all online traffic viewing Auckland property, up from four per cent the same time last year.

Geo-location of analysis by Realestate.co.nz shows that almost half the East Asian online traffic is likely to originate in New Zealand from immigrants already living here.

The analysis of the online traffic covered last January to April.

Total traffic from the 10 largest East Asian countries and territories, measured as a percentage of unique

sessions, accounted for 2.8 per cent of total traffic for Auckland properties on the website in January-April 2015, compared with 2.98 per cent for the same period last year.

These nations and territories include China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand.

Brendon Skipper, the website’s chief executive, says the data indicates that interest in New Zealand property originating from these countries in East Asia has remained at a consistent and relatively small proportion of total traffic to the website, comprising slightly less than

three per cent in both periods measured in 2014 and 2015.

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speakers of Chinese, Korean, Japanese and other East Asian languages who are residing in New Zealand.

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Public Notice of Application for Club Licence Section 101, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 Fencibles United AFC, 168 Gossamer Drive, Pakuranga, Sports Club, has made application to the District Licensing Committee, Kotuku House, Osterley Way, Manukau for the issue of a Club Licence in respect of the premises situated at 168 Gossamer Drive, Pakuranga.

The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is Football Sports Club.

The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are Monday to Thursday 6pm to 10pm; Friday 5pm to 11pm; Saturday 2.30pm to midnight; Sunday 1pm to 8pm.

The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the District Licensing Committee, Kotuku House, 4 Osterley Way, Manukau.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee, PO Box 92300, Auckland, 1142.

No objection to the issue of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in Section 105(1) of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. No objection to the renewal of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in Section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

This is the only publication of this notice.

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TO LET FARM COVE STUDIO nice area,osp, suit mature sgle, $230pw inclusive Ph Stuart 0212638269

SALLY MORRISON

GOLFLANDS Studio Unit.

One lge room, own entr.

Part furn, kitchenette, ensuite, HRV. Suit prof, n/s, no pets. $280pw incl pwr & wtr. Ph 0275341733

Sally is quite simply an excellent letting consultant.

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537 5011 FOCUS ON FEET. Home visits. Professional Gentle Care. Marlena RN Ph 5331150

For more information and current rental listings visit: CD212258

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Phone Lauren 027 538 1038 or 538 0071 - lauren.baxby@eastzone.co.nz For more information and current rental listings refer to www.harcourtspakuranga.co.nz

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MOUNTFORT ESTATE AGENTS LTD Licensed (REAA 2008) PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & RENTALS Email: rentals.howick.nz@raywhite.com Internet: www.rwhowick.co.nz

HOWICK – COCKLE BAY – MELLONS BAY 4 Bed Broadview Pl $610 Sally SUNNYHILLS 3 Bed Rene Pl $510 Robyn/Melissa PAKURANGA - HIGHLAND PARK 3 Bed+ Pakuranga Rd $560 Sally BUCKLANDS BEACH – EASTERN BEACH – HALF MOON BAY 1 Bed Markham Pl $320 Robyn/Melissa 3 Bed Marendellas Dr $530 Robyn/Melissa 4 Bed Gulf Cr $650 Robyn/Melissa BURSWOOD 3 Bed Burswood Dr $550 Robyn/Melissa

BOTANY OFFICE

20 Crescent Lane, Botany Town Centre Tracy Oliver DDI: 538 1237 or 021 422 177

tracy.oliver@raywhite.com

PAKURANGA OFFICE 102 Pakuranga Road, Pakuranga

Matt Balme DDI: 538 0682 or 021 538 595 Michelle Balme DDI: 538 0683 or 021 467 043

matt.balme@raywhite.com michelle.balme@raywhite.com

HOWICK - COCKLE BAY 4 Bed Pah Rd $640 Matt BUCKLANDS BEACH – EASTERN BEACH – HALF MOON BAY 3 Bed Te Akau Cr $725 Matt SUNNYHILLS 3 Bed Blue Gum Rise $595 Matt FLAT BUSY - DANNEMORA 3 Bed Glastry Cl $570 Matt EPSOM 3 Bed Manukau Rd $700 Matt

BUCKLANDS BEACH – HALF MOON BAY – MELLONS BAY 2 Bed Bucklands Beach Rd $400 Tracy 2 Bed Bucklands Beach Rd $430 Amny/Cathy 3 Bed Hutchinsons Rd $460 Cathy/Amny 3 Bed Bucklands Beach $480 Tracy 3 Bed Minaret Dr $580 Cathy/Amny 3 Bed Wycherley Dr $550 Amny/Cathy 3 Bed Vivian Wilson Dr $590 Cathy/Amny 3 Bed Priestley Dr $620 Amny/Cathy

FLATBUSH OFFICE

Shop 25, 123 Ormiston Road, Botany Junction Cathy Huang DDI: 538 1288 or 021 883 600 Amny Lam DDI: 538 1287 or 021 108 6663

CAT DOORS $95 FITTED Ph 265 2941

HAYNE’S GLASS Special Conditions Apply

Visit our website: www.times.co.nz

cathy.huang@raywhite.com amny.lam@raywhite.com

HOWICK - MELLONS BAY 4 Bed Charles Dickens Dr $600 Amny/Cathy 3 Bed Haseler Cr $620 Cathy/Amny 5 Bed Micawber Pl $650 Cathy/Amny PAKURANGA - HIGHLAND PARK - SUNNYHILLS 3 Bed Reeves Rd $440 Cathy/Amny 3 Bed Walworth Ave $480 Amny/Cathy 3 Bed+Sleepout Reelick Ave $480 Cathy/Amny 3 Bed Rene Pl $550 Cathy/Amny BOTANY - DANNEMORA –FLAT BUSH – MISSION HEIGHTS 2 Bed Castleberg $400 Cathy/Amny NORTHPARK - MEADOWLANDS 3 Bed Fieldstone Ct $500 Cathy/Amny OTARA 3 Bed Tosca Pl $550 Cathy/Amny GOLFLANDS 3 Bed Seneca Ct $560 Amny/Cathy MT WELLINGTON 4 Bed Fitzgerald Rd $690 Cathy/Amny

SECOND HAND SHOP

We sell furniture, household goods, quality used clothing, etc.

We accept donations of good furniture, clothing etc.

9 Ben Lomond Cres, Pakuranga Ph 576-1507 Open 6 days Come and be surprised

WANTED TO BUY

Ph: 0800 677 467 Ph: 576 1507

WANTED to buy gold silver damaged & unwanted jewellery. We pay cash for old gold & silver items. Highland Park Jewellers. Shop, 1 Highland Park Shopping Center Ph 537-5656

SITUATIONS VACANT

DO YOU HAVE THE

zest FOR success?

Are you outgoing, confident and have a passion for selling?

Here’s your chance for a great career as part of a successful advertising sales team based in vibrant Botany Town Centre, Auckland.

We know effective advertising consultants are: � � � �

Good enough to back themselves to build a sound client base Confident enough to educate clients on media products and their benefits Committed enough to manage accounts and ensure clients feel valued Creative enough to come up with innovative ideas to grow client spend

We are seeking just such a person to fill a challenging sales role requiring: � Excellent communication/English skills – written and oral � Excellent time management � Ability to multi-task and handle pressure � Negotiation skills � Bubbly personality with can-do attitude A media background would be advantageous.

You will work on a variety of publications including EastLife, Rural Living, Howick & Pakuranga Times; Botany & Ormiston Times and special projects.

Times is proud of its progressive and high-achieving team and encourages staff input. We offer a great work domain with high tech systems in the heart of a stimulating environment. Hours and remuneration negotiable.

Send your CV with a covering letter to hr@times.co.nz or phone Karla on 09 271 8083

GET QUALIFIED

BY CHRISTMAS. Apply now for our September intake and hit the ground running this summer, with the practical skills and knowledge employers want.

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Study 12 weeks full-time at our new MIT Manukau campus conveniently located above the Manukau station or online with self-guided study options.

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Single items & Houselots Deceased estates Going overseas Don’t have a garage sale, ring us first.

FIREWOOD, Ti Tree, Hot mix, Phone Darryl Green Earths 273 9520

JOB TRAINING

We offer two services:

MOUNTFORT ESTATE AGENTS LTD Licensed (REAA 2008) PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & RENTALS

WE BUY FURNITURE IN GOOD CONDITION

AA FIREWOOD Top quality, dry, seasoned. All types of wood. Ph 534 6299

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PAKURANGA 3 Bed Tupaki Pl $580 Tracy BOTANY DOWNS - FLAT BUSH – DANNEMORA – EAST TAMAKI 1 Bed Armoy Dr $375 Tracy 2 Bed Castlederg Dr $400 Tracy 2 Bed Castlederg Dr $450 Tracy 2 Bed Castlederg Dr $470 Tracy 3 Bed Redcastle Dr $570 Tracy 3 Bed Spalding Rise $600 Tracy 7 Bed Ballindraite Dr $950 Tracy MANUREWA 1 Bed Claude Rd $350 Tracy 4 Bed Claude Rd $550 Tracy MANUKAU HEIGHTS 2 Bed Redoubt Rd $430 Tracy CLEVEDON 1 BedPwr/Wtr North Rd $360 Tracy

Shop 6, Compass Building, Half Moon Bay Marina Tracy Oliver DDI: 5381237 or 021 422 177 tracy.oliver@raywhite.com Cathy Huang DDI 538 1288 or 021 883 600 cathy.huang@raywhite.com

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12 Uxbridge Road, Howick - Ph 538 0680

HALF MOON BAY OFFICE

1. In accepting an advertisement for publication and in publishing it we are doing so in consideration of and relying on the advertisers express warranty, the truth of which is essential. a. That the advertisement complies in all ways with the Advertising Codes of Practice issued by the Advertising Standards Authority inc (ASA) and with every other code or industry standard relating to advertising in New Zealand b. The published advertisement will not give rise to any liability on our part or in a claim being made against us. c. That the advertisement is misleading or deceptive or likely to mislead or deceive or breaches the Fair Trading Act 1986 that is defamatory or indecent or which otherwise offends against generally accepted community standards that infringes a copyright or trademark or otherwise infringes any intellectual or industrial property rights that breaches any provision of any statute, regulation, by law or other rule or law .

2. Where the advertiser utilises any aspect of our creative/design services in the production of an advertisement (including photographic work) the advertiser acknowledges that we own the copyright in such work and that such work is not work for which a commissioning payment has been made or agreed.

3. The advertiser agrees to indemnify us against all losses or costs arising directly or indirectly from any breach of those warranties by the advertiser and from any costs incurred in our making corrections or amendments in accordance with the terms that follow.

4.We may refuse to publish, or withdraw an advertisement from publications without having to give a reason.

5. We may publish the advertisement on the next available day if there is an error or delay in publication of the advertising as booked.

6. We may correct or amend advertising to conform to style or for other genuine reason as long as we do so using reasonable care.

7. The guarantees contained in the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 are excluded where the advertiser acquires, or holds himself out as acquiring, goods or services from us for the purpose of a business.

8. The advertiser must tell us as soon as possible if there is an error or omission in any advertisement the advertiser has placed. We will not be liable for any indirect or consequential loss from an error (which includes ommission, negligence, system or press failure, mistake, misclassification, early, late or non insertion of advertisement or loss or delay in the delivery of replies) and if we are found to have any direct liability for any circumstance that liability is limited to the cost of the space of the advertisement.

9. To cancel an advertisement a cancellation number must be obtained from us.

Times Newspaper Limited, Printed by Business Media Press, 50 Stonedon Dr, East Tamaki. www.times.co.nz

SOMERVILLE 26 Somerville Rd Sat 8th & Sun 9th 8am-1pm Clothing baby, toddler ex quality, cot, toys, books, s/steel bbq, furn, bargain prices!!

WANTED TO BUY

PETS

Ph: 532 8385

1st CLASS EASTERN SUBURBS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICE

FLAT BUSH 115 Middlefield Dr Sun 9th 10am-2pm.

Come see this rare collection from decoration to furn.

Not to miss this chance!

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$25(conditions Per Basket apply)

Free pick-up/delivery Satisfaction guaranteed

Robyn Campbell & Melissa Parry DDI: 538 1227 or 021 350 878 robyn.campbell@raywhite.com Sally Morrison DDI: 538 0685 or 027 305 7582 sally.morrison@raywhite.com

Specialise in repair of Knitwear, Moth holes, Burn holes, Tears, Pulls, Hem Worn, Breaks in Seams etc.

HANNAH 09-534 0866, 021-966-088 knitwearepair@gmail.com

Professional Ironing CD165333

TO LET

HOWICK OFFICE

KNITWEAR REPAIR

FOR SALE

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EXPERIENCED house cleaner, efficient, honest & reliable. Ph 537 0845 or 021 0237 3889

GARAGE SALES

K54091

HOME HELP OFFERED

The friendly team specialising in home rentals and property management.

Phone her on DDI: 538 0685 Mob: 027 305 7582

MOUNTFORT ESTATE AGENTS LTD Licensed (REAA2008)

PKNGA or surrounds 1brm studio/aptmt wtd, snr wkg friendly female with cat, n/s, good refs Ph evngs, 576 4522 0210413552

TO LET

With over 6 years experience, Sally works tirelessly on your behalf.

She is skilled at finding ideal tenants for landlords and suitable properties for tenants.

She will always give you honest, straightforward advice and 100% commitment.

SALLY MORRISON 12 Uxbridge Road Howick

HEALTH & BEAUTY

CD229738

Experienced Letting Consultant

ACCOMMODATION WANTED

www.times.co.nz/classifieds

CLASSIFIEDS

www.times.co.nz/classifieds

SITUATIONS VACANT

CLEANER

APPRENTICE PLUMBER REQUIRED Eastern Suburbs.

Must have own transport.

Immediate start.

Phone 530 8484 or 0274 979 555

Please send your CV to: beachlandsclub@xtra.co.nz or phone 536-6233 and ask for Val

LEGAL SECRETARY FULL TIME

Assistant Dental Technician

ASSISTANT & RECEPTIONIST

REQUIRED FOR ORTHODONTIC SURGERY IN HOWICK

Part Time Support Person One Saturday per fortnight and an opportunity for extra shifts. Good hourly rate offered Enthusiastic and experienced person required to support 53yr old man with Traumatic Head Injury and a fun personality.

Must have previous experience working with physical and intellectual disabilities. Impeccable references and a full drivers licence required. You must have good command of the English language and a great sense of humour.

Job involves light household duties, providing all personal cares and attending outside activities.

Good hourly rate and an opportunity for extra shifts Please send CV to moodz@xnet.co.nz

Full time / Part time

Data Administrator

CHEF DE PARTIE

Must have 1-2years experience, be innovative, hardworking with initiative for a busy cafe in Beachlands/Maraetai area.

Wage/Salary dependent on work experience, Should have NZ residency or a valid visa to work in New Zealand Applications to: info@pepperjacks.co.nz

GLEESON & COX TRANSPORT LTD

DO YOU WANT A CAREER IN THE BULK TIPPING TRANSPORT INDUSTRY? We are looking for keen and reliable class 2 and 4 drivers who want to upskill to class 5 driving positions.

We have fully qualified Driver Trainers who will train you in all aspects of our industry and assist you in getting your class 4 and 5 drivers licence.

If you fit the criteria and want a career in a fast moving industry and a progressive transport company please apply to: ians@gleesoncox.co.nz or phone Ian on 021 973009 (no texts)

PART TIME SALES

Full Time/Part Time Roles to Christmas

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If this person is you, please call into Ballentynes Fashion Central, The Hub 451 Ti Rakau Drive, Botany Downs and ask for Rachelle

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The dispatch team at Flower Systems in our Penrose warehouse are a motivated, fun bunch who get stuck in and get the job done and on time.

To help with our extremely busy period to Christmas we need two further like-minded, reliable team members able to work either full time or part time basis (9.00am to 2.30pm) to the end of November/ early December, largely picking and packing orders, but also assisting around our warehouse and showroom. The people we are seeking must be confident, with can-do attitudes, who enjoy working in a busy but fun team environment.

Start date 24 August through until the end of November/early December, with plenty of parking at our Penrose location.

Please email your interest and CV to mike@flowersystems.co.nz

We are seeking a New Zealand qualified and self motivated early childhood teacher to join our dedicated, fun preschool team.

The ideal person would need excellent communication skills and some experience of Reggio philosophy would be an advantage.

We offer weekly non contact time and extensive professional development opportunities.

We are also seeking casual relieving staff to join our busy team.

To apply please send your CV and covering letter to Rachael Email: stheliers@bearpark.co.nz or phone 021 468 400 for more info.

If you’d love to sell exciting women’s fashion in a busy fashion store – then this could be the job for you!

We need a positive, responsible and hardworking person to pamper our customers in Botany Downs with the exceptional level of service we are renowned for.

This position is for 15 hours per week (7.5 hours every Monday and Saturday), plus on call as required. No Sunday work required. 90 day trial period applies.

Benefits include competitive hourly rate, generous staff discount and good working conditions.

RECORDS ADMINISTRATOR Dempsey Wood Civil are seeking applicants for the positions listed below for immediate starts.

Qualified Drainlayer

with experience in subdivision drainage. This position would suit a qualified and experienced person wanting to move into a supervisory position running multiple drainage gangs.

Concrete Layers and Extruded Kerb layers

Must be experienced and willing to work extended hours.

Excavator and Bobcat Operators

Must have at least 5 year’s experience and able to work with minimal supervision.

Truck and Trailer Drivers

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Caregivers required Do you have a passion for working with Children?

We invite applications from vibrant, experienced and accurate data administrators to join our busy Senior Campus team. You must have a working knowledge of data bases, be systems oriented and able to edit accurately. It is preferable, but not necessary, to have had some experience with NCEA and NZQA data.

All applicants will authentically support the school’s Special Character.

Applications close Wednesday 12th August 2015.

For more information and an application pack, please email: The Principal’s PA Raewyn.Openshaw@elim.school.nz

Finance Administrator Position Part Time Mission Heights Junior College

Mission Heights Junior College is seeking an efficient, organised and positive person with experience in financial and administrative tasks.

This position is permanent part time, term time only for 4 hours per day Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 1.00pm to commence at the start of September.

For a position description and an application form please email the Principal’s Secretary, Pamela Lyness on plyness@mhjc.school.nz Applications must be submitted digitally and will close at noon Wednesday 12th August 2015.

An Independent Presbyterian College Years 7-13

PART-TIME ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT Saint Kentigern College is a leading Independent coeducational College focused on excellence in all areas of education for nearly 1900 students from Y7-13 on our extensive Pakuranga campus.

This is an opportunity for a well-organised person to support our Duke of Edinburgh programme as well as our Service Co-ordinator and the associated activities our students are involved in. The role also includes reception and other administration tasks.

The hours are from 8.30 am to 2.00 pm during term time, commencing Thursday 27 August 2015.

The successful applicant will have efficient and effective organisational skills with the ability to multitask, possess excellent communication skills and feel fully at ease working with senior students in a caring and supportive role. Applicants will be required to drive a College minivan on occasions.

An understanding of the special character of the College is essential.

Please apply by sending your CV and a covering letter, along with the names of three referees to Sue Rea at hr@saintkentigern.com Applications close Tuesday 18 August 2015.

For more information on the College see www.saintkentigern.com

Ph: 271 8055 • Fax: 271 8056 • Email classifieds@times.co.nz

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• Highly respected mid-size law firm • Auckland CBD • Friendly supportive environment Glaister Ennor is a well-regarded twelve partner law firm well known for its commercial, property and litigation expertise. We have many significant long standing corporate and individual clients and a variety of interesting and challenging work.

We appreciate that our success relies on the quality of our people and we are committed to providing a supportive environment for our staff who wish to develop their full potential.

We have an excellent opportunity for a Records Administrator to join us. Reporting to the Practice Manager the role involves a variety of tasks relating to the maintenance of the firm’s records management systems including the archiving of files and retention of deeds.

Previous legal experience and familiarity with Infinitylaw or a similar legal practice management system is essential.

The proposed hours are 9.00 am to 4.00 pm Monday to Friday, however, we can be slightly flexible around start and finish times.

Please email your application including CV, school and any tertiary results to anne.harris@glaister.co.nz.

Applications close on 20 August 2015

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Do you want to make a difference?

Do you have a spare bedroom?

Can you offer a safe environment?

We invite you to join our caregiving team, Working with adolescents aged 11 – 16 years.

We Offer: • Great care giving allowance • Ongoing training • Ongoing support and supervision Requirements: • No children under the age of 18 in the home.

• One stay-home adult • New Zealand citizenship or P.R.Visa • Police and CYF’s checks • Full driver’s license We would love to hear from you: Please call Sheldene 09 926 5374 or Christine 09 926 5372

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Must have licences up to Class 5 and have experience with carting spoils and metal would be an advantage.

Remuneration is based on experience.

Dempsey Wood operates a zero tolerance to drugs policy.

Please phone Lindsay Rolston on 021-907-624 or 09 571-2050 or email your CV in the first instance to lindsay.r@demspeywood.co.nz

Part time

35 hours per week (term time)

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EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER

Flower Systems Ltd

We are seeking an experienced Dental Assistant to join our friendly practice to cover maternity leave for up to 12 months, commencing early September.

The successful applicant must have previous experience in dental assisting. We require someone with an enthusiastic, empathetic and caring attitude, excellent communication skills, good presentation and a friendly personality.

To apply, please email your CV and cover letter to reception@dbo.co.nz

STAFF REQUIRED

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Must be mature, organised, well presented and cheerful. Passion for helping people.

Computer literate, quick learner and willing to be trained. Flexible working hours/roster. Experience preferred.

Email your complete CV to: ber22an@hotmail.com before 17 August 2015

Part time

We are a busy Automotive workshop in East Tamaki and are looking for someone to job share with our administrator.

This is a varied role including basic office duties, invoicing, etc, customer service, parts procurement and job allocation.

The candidate needs to have excellent English language with great organisation skills. Flexible days/hours but ideally available between 9am 4pm. email: pam@sparkzautomotive.co.nz SPARKZ AUTOMOTIVE & ELECTRICAL 54F Sir William Ave East Tamaki, Auckland 2140

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DENTAL CHAIR

Office/Customer Service

DENTAL ASSISTANT

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Required by a specialist orthodontic laboratory in East Tamaki/Burswood. Someone not necessarily formally trained, but having good manual dexterity, attention to detail and a willingness to learn. Main duties will be the pouring and making of dental models and unpacking / sorting incoming jobs.

Role to suit part-timer (Mon-Friday mornings) with some flexibility. On-job training will be provided.

Please send CV in confidence to prodontics@gmail.com / fax to 09-2710127

Unqualified/in training

We seek reliable, committed relievers with a genuine passion for working with children. Must be an energetic team player with initiative and have the ability to work a variety of shifts at short notice.

Please send your CV to: halfmoonbay@ledu.co.nz

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Fresh Direct is growing rapidly in our Auckland region and we are seeking a permanent experienced Florist to join our fun and busy Supermarket in Greenlane.

5 Days - 35 hours per week Duties and responsibilities will include � Customer Service � Sole Charge � Retail Floristry To apply please call Ann-Marie 021 245 5379

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� Are you looking for an opportunity to work close to home in a busy, modern legal practice? � Do you have good organisational skills, a positive attitude and can retain a sense of humour even when under pressure?

We are seeking someone who is familiar with Microsoft Word and Outlook, Lawbase, Landonline and Web forms to join our friendly conveyancing team at Highland Park.

Mandarin language skills an advantage.

Competitive remuneration.

Please email your CV to: teresa@propertylawyer.co.nz or post to Churton Hart and Divers PO Box 82 040, Highland Park

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CV and interview preparation. Ph Linda 534 8412

� Are you self motivated? This is a solo charge shift � Immediate start � Experience in class 4 gaming an advantage � Duty managers licence great but not necessary � Must be friendly, helpful and forward thinking � Able to commit to 2-3 nights a week � Able to work most weekends We have a position at the Beachlands Chartered Club, for one person to join our team on the bar.

Experience a plus but not necessary, on the job training will be given to the right person.

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Wanted to teach English to International students 3.30pm - 6pm Monday - Thursday Send CV with covering letter to: nzderek.shelton@gmail.com 532 9990 SHELTON EDUCATION GROUP LTD

Relievers required

FLORIST WANTED!

BAR STAFF

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Must have class 4 drivers licence to operate a 6 wheeler tip truck.

Training provided.

A drug test will be required.

Phone Clint 021 829 044

Required for busy establishment in Botany.

Must have experience.

Please send CV to: botany@doolanbrothers.co.nz

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TRUCK DRIVER

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Panelbeater

Busy Pakuranga shop requires a tradesperson panelbeater.

Great team and conditions.

Wages negotiable.

Immediate start.

Ph: Steve 577 0024 0274 533 250

DUTY MANAGER

SITUATIONS VACANT

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EARN from Home 24/7 PT / FT. For FREE info: www.24sevenbiznz.com

SITUATIONS VACANT

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Must be available Monday to Thursday or Friday to Sunday, 8.30am to 2pm On Call. No experience required. Must have own reliable transport.

Email CV only: hr@seghq.com

SITUATIONS VACANT

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CLASSIFIEDS

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August 2015

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Showcasing:

Beloved Clothing line, Romantic Vintage Chic 22 August at 7pm Whitford Community Hall, Whitford $10pp including cupcake & refreshments Bookings by email Estelle Pape: flyinghanger@xtra.co.nz

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Come along to our open days to see what we have to offer!

For further information on the project visit our website www.watercare.co.nz CD233600

Looking for a church home?

One Lord One Faith One People

Cnr Wellington & Picton Sts Phone 534-5142

Christian LINK Sunday 26th

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 All Saints’ Anglican Church Selwyn Rd, Howick Phone 534-6864 Email: allsaints@xtra.co.nz

Services: Sun 7.30am & 9.30am 10 am Morning Worship Wednesday 10am www.allsaintshowick.org.nz

Thursday 30 July

St Andrew’s Church Centre Cnr Vincent St & Ridge Rd, Howick www.howpres.org.nz Sunday, August 9 8.45am Morning Service 10am Family Worship with King’s Kids Thursday, August 13 10.00am Morning Worship

“Seeing lives transformed by Christ’s saving power.

Being a community of hope, love and care.”

% Saviour Come % Healer % Spirit-Baptiser % Coming King

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Theology Conference: Theology Conference: August 2015 Theology Conference: 6-86-8 August 2015 6-8 August 2015

Many presenters. Keynote speaker Rev Dr Timothy Many presenters.

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Howick United rack up another big score THE Howick United S1 Premiers continue to amass huge scores.

The squad notched up the highest score at the weekend with its 60-49 win over Willowbank S1. The team last week chalked up a creditable 58-36 against Sancta Maria S1. Pakuranga United S1 also recorded a big win with a 54-37 victory against Waka Aranga S1.

2015 HPNC Premier Game Results, Saturday, August 1, 2015: Mellons Bay S1 35 v Timbertown Shelly Park S1 49; Pakuranga United S1 54 v Waka Aranga S1 37; Pohutukawa Coast S1 31 v Timbertown Shelly Park S2 29; Willowbank S1 49 v Howick United S1 60; Sancta Maria

S1 26 v Timbertown Shelly Park S3 46; Mellons Bay S3 40 v Mellons Bay S2 30.

Premier Draw, Saturday, August 8: 10am, Ct 3, Sec 3, TTSP S2 v Mellons Bay S2.

10.30am, Ct 1, Sec 1, TTSP S1 v Pohutukawa Coast S1.

12.30pm, Ct 1, Sec 2, Howick United S1 v Mellons Bay S3; Ct 3, Sec 3, Wakaaranga S1 v Sancta Maria S1.

2pm, Ct 1, Sec 1, Pakuranga Utd S1 v Mellons Bay S1; Ct 3, Sec 2, TTSP S3 v Willowbank S1 This year Howick Pakuranga Netball Centre tried a new format expanding its premier competition to 12 teams giving more players the opportunity to expe-

rience longer, more competitive matches.

Placings after first round.

Premier 1 1. TTSP S1; 2. Pakuranga United S1; 3. Mellons Bay S1; 4. Pohutukawa Coast S1; 5. TTSP S2; 6.

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Championship round will play a Round Robin of 3 weeks.

Section 1 – Premier 1 teams 1-4 (1st place Winner of Premier 1); Section 2 – Premier 2 teams 1-4 (1st place Winner of Premier 2); Section 3 – Premier 1 and Premier 2 teams 5-6 in the medals: Swimmer Monique Irvine was competing in her first overseas international competition.

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big scores: The Howick United S1 Premier team – coach Moana Scarrott; team Jessie Scarrott, Jesse Thomas, Monique Tukerangi, Lavina Tonga, Jade Roxburgh, Gabby Adam, Tabitha Mau, Leah Te Huia, Dani Stefano (game reserve), Helena Tukerangi (absent).

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OCAL swimmer, Monique Irvine has won silver in the 50m backstroke (Division F6) at the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles.

Irvine has been training with the Special Olympics since the age of six. Now at 24 she has competed in her first overseas international competition.

“The race final was so exciting ... I was

very puffed at the end but felt so excited to know I had come second,” Irvine said.

She was among 6500 athletes and 2000 coaches representing 165 countries, along with 30,000 volunteers at the Games which ran from July 25 to August .

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AB squad has plenty of depth Agnew’s Angle

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ESPITE his advancing years, the rugby legend of 34-yearold Richie McCaw continues to grow in the face of strong competition from others eager to grab his mantle as the world’s greatest openside flanker.

Among the challengers are Australia’s Michael Hooper and David Pocock who are younger and faster and like McCaw are experts at turning over the ball at breakdowns where the All Blacks have not fared so well lately.

But their ability to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat under McCaw’s outstanding leadership remains, despite a rotation system the selectors have adopted to give their 41-man squad a chance to show their wares before the numbers are reduced to 31 for the World Cup. Certainly no one can dispute Steve Hansen’s record in almost 50 tests after losing just two and drawing two since he became head coach in 2012.

And while there is a Dad’s Army look to his squad, his bench has shown genuine depth in lifting the tempo of the game when needed.

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However with Daniel Carter plagued by injury over the past four years. a cluster of first five-eighths including Aaron Cruden, Beauden Barrett and Colin Slade have had a chance to show their class..

That Carter has risen above his Super 15 form to perform well in the current Rugby championship has justified the selectors faith in him although whether he remains the best is open to debate.

Nevertheless the hope remains he will remain sound and justify the selectors faith for, like McCaw, he remains a humble man for whom success has never gone to his head.

With Cruden out with injury, Barrett, Slade and Lima Sopoaga performed outstandingly during the Super 15 with Sopoaga setting up Ben Smith’s try in a classy performance in the epic 27-20 triumph against South Africa at Ellis Park.

With Ma’a Nonu enjoying his best Super 15 for several years upon his return to the Hurricanes, Sonny Bill Williams also rose to his best form with some punishing tackles and marvellous offloads against Argentina.

Pleasing, too, to see Malakai Fekitoa’s perfectly timed pass in setting up Dane Cole’s amazing sprint

Poor judgment A COUPLE of weeks ago I got roped into helping judge a major hot rod show.

I despise judging. It’s a technical, drawn-out and demanding job. And a thankless one at that.

The show was the Teng Tools Grand National Rod & Custom Show, held in conjunction with CRC Speedshow at the ASB Showgrounds in Greenlane.

Entrants came from as far away as Christchurch, and the calibre of the cars was extremely high; some are probuilt and had won national shows on several occasions.

These ‘best of the best’ were being judged alongside similar high-quality cars that were built in home garages.

I struggle with judging because some cars can rate highly in engineering, paint, interior, engine and driveline, but aren’t cohesive and haven’t nailed that almost intangible ‘look’ that gives a car the wow factor.

On the other hand there are cars that lose points because they don’t have $50,000 paint jobs or high end interiors, but their stance and style is spot on.

Which is why I added an extra category to the judging sheet: the ‘cool factor’.

American personality Jessi Combs was flown here to star in CRC Speedshow’s ‘Women in Motorsport’ feature.

Combs is the world’s fastest woman on four wheels, has fronted the Overhaulin’ TV Show for many seasons, and

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for a try against the Boks. More of the same will make him a complete midfield back because he has all the other weapons to become a champion.

Meanwhile with everything hinging on Saturday night’s final match of the Rugby championship in Sydney, expect the Australians to come out firing.

Their tight five are no longer the powder puffs they once were. They have outstanding loosies and some gifted fast backs with slick passing skills.

In short, they deserve respect.

But under Hansen’s coaching and McCaw’s captaincy, the All Blacks have complemented a splendid running game with a courageous defence that no team in the world has matched.

Whether that remains through the World Cup in the face of growing confidence from South Africa, Australia, Ireland and England remains the burning question.

Happily under McCaw’s inspirational leadership, they remain a NEW LISTING team rich in experience with a happy knack of pulling chestnuts out of the fire.

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When you throw in Combs’ qualifications in custom fabrication, and her passion for off-road racing and motorcycles, there’s no doubt she’s a true petrol head.

The show promoters told me Combs would also be helping judge the show.

That’s all I needed. A high profile TV celebrity who probably has a massive ego injecting the American way of doing things into a little old New Zealand car show. I’d rather do it myself, thank you very much.

Boy was I wrong.

I soon discovered that we have similar taste in what’s ‘cool’, Jessi really knows her stuff and is extremely modest and easygoing. Judging became, dare I say it, almost fun.

When I got home I told my long-suffering wife Sharron about my day, a conversation that was going swimmingly well until I joked that I’d ‘met the new Mrs. Davidson’.

Sharron and I have been married for three decades; we know each other so well that last anniversary we bought each other the same card. But going by the bruising on my arm, making that remark was yet another error of judgment on my part.

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UNTER Edwardsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dad enrolled him for a taekwondo class at the age of ďŹ ve. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was bullied and my dad wanted me to learn martial arts so that I could look after myself,â&#x20AC;? says the year 13 Howick College student.

Now a world champ, Hunter won Gold for the U18 Individual Pattern division of the 19th Senior and 13th Junior World Taekwon-Do ITF Championships, from May 27 to 31, held in Jesolo, Italy.

The martial event of the year had more than 1000 black belt competitors from 56 countries participate.

New Zealand won best country in the world and also won most gold medals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It can be nerve-racking as well

GOLD: Punching above his weight, Hunter (left) struck gold at the Junior World Taekwon-Do ITF Championships in Italy; (above), packing in power, Howick College student Angel McCreedy was a big winner at the ITF Championships.

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as fun competing overseas for your country. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The coaches have to think that you are on the verge of perfection to select you for the New Zealand team,â&#x20AC;? says the martial art champion who also won Gold last year in Montego Bay, Jamaica for the World Cup of Taekwon-Do. The 18-year-old belongs to Club Legacy and trained under team coach Chris Broughton.

He also worked hard on one-onone trainings with Mark Trotter, many times world champ in patterns, pre arranged and sparring.

Hunterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother Donna adds: â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Jesolo, Hunter competed in junior male patterns and went through many rounds competing ďŹ rst up after the extended lunch they have in Italy, after which he competed on the raised stage again to win gold.â&#x20AC;?

The New Zealand team returned with many other titles that included best female senior and junior team, best senior team, best junior team, best overall country and best overall junior female.

Sixteen-year-old Angel McCreedy, also from Howick College, returned with three medals from the ITF Championships in Italy.

Angel, who started competing at eight, says she trialled at the World Championship in Spain in 2013.

This year, she returned with silver in individual patterns, gold, in team patterns and gold in team sparring.

Angel, who belongs to Dragonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spirit Club and is trained by instructor Kane Raukura, and coaches Christopher Broughton and Gray Patterson, is now preparing for the World Championships in Ireland in 2017.

Howick College seals league partnership HOWICK College and Howick Hornets Rugby League have signed a partnership agreement that will strengthen and develop the local rugby league scene.

Both the school and club support the community by providing youth the opportunity to be involved in active sports participation. As a Sport in Education school, Howick College understands the value of sport

to help students achieve, both in the classroom and on the ďŹ eld, and offers its students a unique pathway to success through sports. The collaboration with Howick Hornets Rugby League will beneďŹ t both the club and the school with sharing of facilities and coaching. They also hope that players from the school will be able to gain from the experience of combined training

sessions with the Howick Rugby League teams and exposure to local competitions. At a recent Auckland Rugby League prizegiving, the Howick College U85kg team was acknowledged for their sportsmanship and awarded the Fair Play award, and Year 13 student Joseph Williams was named MVP. Howick College principal Iva Ropati and Howick Hornets

Rugby League chair Bruce Campbell are excited by the opportunities the signing will bring for the future of Rugby League in Howick.

BIG LEAGUE: From left, Iva Ropati, Bruce Campbell, Kent Tristram (Howick College, sports director), and, back, Pat Carthy (competitions manager, Auckland Rugby League).

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