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Cockle Bay residents fed up with lack of action Cockle Bay residents have been left wondering when coastal erosion will be dealt with as board waits on funding

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ockle Bay residents are urging the Howick Local Board to step up the fight against ongoing coastal erosion.

For more than a decade, Cockle Bay Beach has been significantly affected by coastal erosion, and beachfront resident Ian Wallace

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says the local board isn’t doing enough to fix the problem.

“We want all of Cockle Bay to be used by any residents, including children, because it is a very safe beach... but [the erosion] has just gotten worse and worse. I’m very distressed – because absolutely nothing has been done.”

Mr Wallace attended a Howick

Local Board meeting one year ago with a signed petition including recommendations put forward by Cockle Bay residents for potential solutions to the problem, but has not seen any significant progress since then. Meanwhile, he says, the hole in the beach continues to grow, and will soon become a hazard for beachgoers.

“Over these last 20 years there have been so many attempts [to fix the problem] by people who don’t have a clue what they’re talking about, and all of those attempts cost real money – why don’t you do it once and do it properly?” he asked local board members at a December 12 meeting. ➤ Turn to Page 2

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wo local Year 13 students have won large study grants from the Howick RSA. Katelyn Ross, 17, from Botany Downs Secondary College and Renee Page, 17, from Howick College, were each presented $2000 cheques on Thursday night for their first year of tertiary study.

The scholarships will see each student receive a fur-

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Honorary fisheries officer and beachfront resident Barry Wood has witnessed the slow degradation of the foreshore as a result of coastal erosion and says the current solution – the relocation and replenishment of sand – is a temporary fix to a recurring problem.

“It’s a remedial thing which only lasts till the next storm,” he says.

Retired engineering geologist Graham Mansergh has also weighed in on the issue.

He suggests the concept of a perpendicular sea wall needs to be replaced with a sloped sea wall, so that when the waves come

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“The scholarships are for students from local secondary schools moving on to full time tertiary study, and provide fee assistance for the first two years of study,” he said.

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Miss Ross will undertake a Bachelor of Nursing while Miss Page will take on a Bachelor of Science in paramedicine.

Howick RSA president Mike Cole said selecting scholarship recipients involved a competitive selection process.

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from a prevailing northwesterly direction, the energy runs up the wall, is dissipated, and helps to cause the depletion of the next wave as it comes back down.

It’s a suggestion Mr Wallace insists has been presented to the board as a recommendation, with

no response.

Auckland Council area manager of operational management and maintenance Gwyn De-Arth told the Times any further action taken by the board, such as the placement of rocks, would require a coastal consent from the council’s

Resource Consents Team.

It would also require funding – and that’s where the main issue lies, according to Howick Local Board chairperson David Collings.

At the December 12 meeting, Mr Collings said the board was “very concerned” about coastal erosion and cited funding as the primary reason for a lack of action.

Howick Ward Councillor Dick Quax also referenced a lack of financial leverage, suggesting the board should raise the issue at Long-term Plan discussions with Auckland Council “to ensure there’s something in the budget”.

“This board has a huge coastline, and its way beyond the means of the board to be able to deal with coastal erosion in this area,” said Mr Quax.

“I know the first board looked at coastal erosion at Bucklands Beach as one of their priorities and were told by the mayor at the time there was no budget for it. That’s still the same - there’s just no budget.”

Mr Collings later confirmed the Howick Local Board plans to work with other local boards that struggle with coastal erosion and present a collaborative case to Auckland Council in a future bid for extra funding.

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Farewell to a good sport

By Scott Yeoman

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here would be very few Macleans College students over the past 33 years who wouldn’t remember Mr Lonergan.

Deep-voiced with silver hair (at least in recent years), the 61-year-old is inimitable – a special educator who understood and interacted with students and teachers in a way that only he could.

Mr Lonergan – “Jim” – arrived at Macleans College in 1983 and left on the last day of term three this year as deputy principal of the school.

As a former pupil, I went along to his final goodbye earlier this month – a Saturday afternoon function in the Macleans College staff room for past students and staff.

“It was really great that some of the foundation staff and foundation students were actually there,” Mr Lonergan said to me over the phone a few days later.

He sounded genuinely touched that they, along with other students, teachers and parents, had turned up to see him off.

Stories were shared at the event, sincere thanks were passed on, and the final chapter of Mr Lonergan’s time at Macleans was closed.

Before that there had been a “very moving” assembly on the last day of term three, a staff and school board farewell that same afternoon, and a past teachers goodbye

emotional: Long-serving Macleans College teacher and deputy principal Jim Lonergan.

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event a few weeks earlier.

At the school assembly, principal Byron Bentley and all four head prefects spoke about Mr Lonergan’s stay at Macleans, each covering a different aspect of his tenure.

“Then the kapa haka did a very rousing farewell haka and then the whole school stood and I walked out through the entire school to say goodbye,” Mr Lonergan recounted to me.

“It was very emotional for me and for a lot there as well I think.”

He is already nine weeks into his new job as chief executive of College Sport.

Mr Lonergan said it came out of the blue and that he wasn’t actually looking at leaving.

“But the opportunity was too good not to apply for...so when I saw it I thought, well, this is something that I could actually do outside teaching

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that I’d really enjoy.

“It was nice to think I wasn’t retiring – that I was going onto something else and certainly a new challenge. But it was hard to leave somewhere where you’ve been going in each day and often on weekends as well. It’s a place where the car automatically turned – it directed itself to that front gate.”

Something Mr Lonergan mentioned during his speech at the final farewell was his lunch-time missions, where he would walk around the school for the best part of an hour getting to know the students and staff. I remember seeing this a lot – it was his trademark – and so I asked him about it a few days later.

“I made an effort every lunch-time to walk around the eight [whanau] houses and also would call past and see staff as well,” he said.

“My style is always to make those personal connections. The more people you know, the more you are aware of what’s happening.

I loved walking around the school just having conversations and if there was a new student, introducing myself to that student.”

He said he tried to know every student by name.

This personalised teaching style meant Mr Lonergan was proactive, rather than reactive. He knew when there was trouble and was often able to shut it down before anything occurred.

“It’s far better to be prepared to stop things happening before they do,” he said.

“If you’ve got some understanding of how the students and staff feel, you can actually make changes before things do blow.”

Because of this, Mr Lonergan earned the respect of a lot of students – even if they didn’t admit it at the time.

“I think it’s often the kids at risk that you make a difference with,” he said.

“They’re the most appreciative 10, 20 years on when they’ve actually left school. A lot of kids go through some trying times, but in fact I could say basically every kid I’ve dealt with – there’s good in them. And it’s about really getting through those teen-

age years. If they can keep out of serious trouble, they actually turn out to be good citizens and they appreciate the work that’s gone in for them during those school years. Just being listened to is often important.”

Everything that made Mr Lonergan successful at Macleans College – he was the house leader of Rutherford House for six years, head of chemistry during that same period, and a member of the senior management team since 1994 – is sure to make him a success at College Sport.

The organisation works across 107 schools and 45 sports and Mr Lonergan’s time as chairman of Auckland Rugby and his current role as deputy chairman of New Zealand Schools Rugby will have prepared him well for this new challenge. His master’s degree in business will also come in handy.

Nine weeks in, he said he is loving the new opportunity.

“It is challenging, but there are, I think, some positive changes that I can make here. If we can increase participation numbers it’s good for Auckland, it’s good for those kids who aren’t competing and there are some serious issues with obesity and health. The more active kids are, the better for society long term.”

Mr Lonergan said he will continue to get out and see some of the sporting and cultural events put on by Macleans College, but he recognises that he now has 107 schools to support.

He is also looking forward to spending more time with family on weekends, after 33 years of wandering around school sport fields. “Weekend time – having more time with family – is really important,” Mr Lonergan said.

It’s the very least he deserves after a teaching career full of generosity and dedication.

Jim Lonergan has left his mark on Macleans College.

I, and many of the students who have passed through the school, and those who are still passing through and will continue to in years to come, am, are, and will be better off for it. Thanks, Jim.

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Hunt on for armed robbers

By Scott Yeoman

Two men, one armed with a double barrelled sawn-off shotgun, robbed a bar in Pakuranga last week.

Metro Bar on Ti Rakau Drive was the target of an aggravated robbery in the early hours of Tuesday morning, with two offenders entering the bar at 12.20am and stealing cash.

Detective constable Paul Mo said one of the men was armed with a double barrelled sawn-off shotgun. The other man was unarmed. Counties Manukau Police are investigating the incident.

The offenders pulled up outside the bar in a white Subaru Legacy station wagon, registration EYE491, which was stolen earlier from Sunnyhills.

They removed cash from within the premises, putting the money into a black and red bag, before leaving the bar.

The stolen Subaru Legacy was found abandoned a short time later on Ennis Avenue near Gossamer Drive.

No one was injured during the incident.

Police have supplied images and are appealing for information which may lead to the identity of the two men in the images [visit times.co.nz for the other image] and information in relation to the aggravated robbery. If you recognise these people or know anything about this incident, contact the Counties Manukau major crime team on 0508 442 443 or anonymously on Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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Since December 2014, perpetrators of family violence in East and South Auckland have been admitted to emergency housing at Gandhi Nivas on referral by police, following the issuing of a PSO — with support of a social worker at the time of intake. The idea behind the novel concept of providing temporary accommodation and counselling services for offenders by removing them from a volatile environment is to give them space to reflect on the consequences of their actions.

While a number of Ministers who visited Gandhi Nivas thought it was a brilliant concept, none of them were willing to back the programme financially.

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support: Commissioner of New Zealand Police Mike Bush (centre) signs the crucial agreement with Ranjna Patel (left) of Gandhi Nivas and Emma Powell, ACC’s head of Injury Prevention.

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response, it took a terse letter from the co-founder of East Tamaki Healthcare Ranjna Patel to Mike Bush, Commissioner of New Zealand Police expressing her disappointment. That triggered some action.

Mrs Patel, who is on the Counties Manukau South Asian Police Advisory Board, initially stepped in to fund the path-breaking initiative. However, it was on the condition that a government agency would take ownership of it once it had been successfully launched.

Seeing the tremendous value the initiative was bringing, Mr Bush picked up the gauntlet and knocked on ACC doors. The police work in partnership with ACC to stop family harm.

Fortunately ACC felt their

involvement with Gandhi Nivas would align with their suite of injury prevention initiatives to reduce family violence, and came to the table to fund the project.

The signing of the agreement between Gandhi Nivas, New Zealand Police and ACC was held at the Fo Guang Shan Temple in Flat Bush last Wednesday.

ACC will be investing $1.3 million over the next three years to assist with the provision of counselling expertise needed to help the perpetrators examine their actions and help them to change their behaviour.

Emma Powell, ACCs head of Injury Prevention, Partnership and Delivery said that thanks to the commissioner’s emails, they’ve opened the side door to

something truly incredible.

“Taking people’s needs and having the foresight to come up with a solution that offers real hope and not just wishful thinking is priceless,” she said.

Mr Bush admitted to pushing a few buttons since he was aware of ACC’s willingness to do something tangible around family violence and helping the wider sector.

“This is an example of what we need to replicate right across the country,” he said.

Mrs Patel spoke highly of the social workers and counsellors at Gandhi Nivas who rendered their service free of charge until she did a couple of fundraisers to help them with basic funds.

Gandhi Nivas was initially set up to cater originally for the South Asian Community but is now providing counselling and support for all ethnicities. More than 65 per cent of those using the services belong to ethnicities other than South Asian.

■■ In 2014/15 financial year ACC paid over $47 million on more than 23,000 assaultrelated claims. The economic cost associated with family violence is estimated to be between $4.1 billion and $7b per year and rising.

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Four names added to our memorial

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our names have been added to the list of the fallen on the cenotaph on Stockade Hill.

Part of the Howick Local Board’s Heritage Plan, the project was launched after local historian Alan La Roche approached the board to have more names included on the memorial.

First World War memorials were often community-led initiatives and, in the absence of any guidelines to determine whose name should be listed, locals decided to include only the names of men and women who died.

This was often gathered by canvassing the local community rather than official records which either did not have enough information or had been been lost.

Mr La Roche started researching for a list of those who served in WWI in early 2014.

“Slowly I realised some who were killed were not on the monument. I had to prove they were from Howick or Pakuranga,” “At first I found it a very emotional task reading how they joined up, trained, fought often with soldiers from other countries who did not speak English, and for some buried in a foreign land without a funeral.

“Their death notices in the Auckland newspapers show the heartfelt emotional loss.”

Most of the fundraising for the monument on Stockade Hill was by the work of the women of Howick. “They had been used to fundraising for parcels to be sent to our boys overseas but also for those affected by the war in Belgium and Serbia,” Mr La Roche said.

“The Howick Red Cross had a committee of 18 who organised penny trails, sewing bees, dances, baking, concerts and door to door collections. The monument came from Colville Quarry, Coromandel.

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coordinator for the Howick Local Board, said it was a great project to be a part. “I was privileged to be handed the responsibility for bringing it to fruition, he said. “In preparing the approved Resource Consent documentation I also made provision for other names, to be added, if warranted, without the need to jump through further regulatory consent process.”

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The new names on the monument ■■ Corporal Philip Arnaboldi died in action in Passchendaele 15th October 1917 aged 21years. He was born at Pakuranga. He was living at Glen Murray when he enlisted.

His grandparents emigrated from Italy and took up land in Howick in 1855 and started a general store in Howe Street. His name appears on the family grave in All Saints Churchyard.

■■ Thomas Corbett McLaren, called by his family “Corbe”, was killed in action in April 1918 at Messines, in France aged 29 years.

He had been a blacksmith and left a wife and two daughters who lived in Howick. He is recorded on a family grave in the Star of the Sea Catholic Graveyard in Picton Street Howick ■■ Nicholas Colin Stichbury was born in Sheffield, England. He served in the war in South Africa where he was wounded fighting with the New Zealand forces. He died on the hospital ship “Acquitiana” at Gallipoli August 1915 from gunshot wounds to his neck. His wife lived in Howick.

■■ Charles Leslie Mounce was born at Thames. When he enlisted he was a guard at Auckland Prison.

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He was killed in action at Armentieres, France aged 28 years on 13th July 1916.

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Shoppe Cockle Bay (Steward Motors) is closing its doors for the last time.

High on the hill in Sandspit Road, Howick, lies the automobile workshop that has been faithfully serving its client base for the past 57 years.

You can’t help but gain a newfound respect for owner John Steward, the man who has been the face of Steward Motors for many years, when you see the way he does business.

He’s a do-good kinda guy.

Humble, hard-working, and highly respected.

He’s the type who draws more attention to his late father’s achievements than he does to his own, and when he does, it’s easy to see why he’s so inspired by the man who raised him.

His father Robert (Bob) Steward was the chief fire officer of the Howick Brigade, one of the pioneers of Howick sea rescue, the builder of their Nelson Street family home, the recipient of a Queen’s Service Medal, and the founder of Steward Motors.

It was 1958 when his father set the business up.

“We were in no-man’s-land,” says John.

“Earthmoving diggers and trucks were mainly the custom, with two small pumps in the workshop area. It was hard times back then, but the business grew from strength to strength.”

In 1972, the Howick-born rally enthusiast started an apprenticeship with the company under the watchful eye of his father, and later took over the family business in 1998,

■■ Owner John Steward (left), will hand over his client base to Sandra and Mike Owen (right) at Progress Automotive following the closure of Steward Motors.

taking it in a different direction as it turned from a “normal garage” into a specialised tuning garage, complete with a dyno room and with a full range of automotive services on offer.

Now, his beloved workshop is set to be demolished and replaced with terrace houses.

It’s a bittersweet ending for John, who recalls spending precious hours in the workshop after school and during school holidays as a young boy, building racing karts and fixing bikes.

“There have been a lot of highlights,” he says. “But it’s just not the right place for a

garage now. The land’s too big and the rates are too high. It’s a bit sad.”

During his time with the company, John has been instrumental in the development of young apprentices, showing his knack for not only turning out top-quality vehicles, but top-quality mechanics.

It’s no surprise, given his level of expertise, mixed in with a little encouragement, a whole lot of passion, and a commitment to a high standard of work.

“There were always people trying to steal my guys,” he jokes.

The exception was long-time employee Brendon Simonson, who started as an

apprentice under John, and recently celebrated 27 years with the company.

“I’d say to [young people] - if you want to do it, and if you’re mechanically-minded, you’ve just got to do it. Walk around till you get a job. Just keep following your dream, basically.”

He’s not afraid to take his own advice, either.

There’s one dream John is determined to keep following – his chance to purchase a brand new Walkinshaw Holden Commodore.

All he’s waiting on now is his wife’s approval.

“Basically, I’d like the latest one out. I’d like the last one off the production line, actually,” he says with a cheeky grin.

For those who are his most loyal customers, John’s enthusiasm for “pulling stuff apart and putting it back together” won’t be too far out of reach.

After a well-deserved three-month holiday to Europe with his wife, John plans to set up a little workshop in Silverdale, open upon special request.

But for most of his customers, who will be transferred to Progress Automotive Limited on Vincent Street following the closure, it’s time to bid Auto Super Shoppe a final farewell.

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Botany, Ormiston ‘often forgotten’

By Farida Master

T

he countdown has begun.

With only three days remaining for filing nominations for the vacant seat on the Howick Local Board, so far there are only two candidates who have stepped into the ring.

Labour Party candidate Mark Johnson who received the fifth highest votes in the October election (3144) and Mike Turinsky scoring fourth (3912).

Nominations for candidates for the seat in the Botany byelection close at 12 noon on December 22.

While many expect a tough fight bordering on ugly for the hot seat left behind by Lucy Schwaner’s sudden resignation from the board, few are aware that Mr Johnson and Mr Turinsky are Facebook friends.

Last week they caught up for coffee.

“We are fairly aligned in our ideas and in an ideal world I would have liked Mike Turinsky to be on the same board as I am,” says Mr Johnson, former English and Drama teacher at Botany Downs Secondary College (BDSC).

He’s known Mike Turinsky, a youth worker who mentors students at the same college from the time he taught at BDSC. While the two respect each other and believe they are both in the political arena for the same reason—to make a difference, Mr Johnson says he joined the Labour party “out of a sense of doing what’s right”.

“I wanted to be of service to

service: Mark Johnson believes that the Botany electorate should have a stronger identity.

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a democratic machine.”

He feels strongly about the Botany electorate not having a voice.

“I am worried it will be the same for Ormiston. Botany and Ormiston are both the forgotten children of Howick.”

“We need an identity. There is no community centre in this area that is home to so many different nationalities and ethnicities. We should be having a Botany Santa Parade passing through the town centre,” he says talking passionately about bringing the community together.

Stressing on the need for a new focus on infrastructure, housing and transport, he says: “More and more people are moving into South East Auckland. It’s a brand new area and there is no reason why we can’t have quality housing.”

He cites examples of the Tamaki redevelopment project and the new Waimahia project at the Manukau Harbour as an affordable urban transforma-

tion, worth replicating.

Pointing out the lack of transport for young people in the Botany electorate he says: “Whilst door knocking, I spoke to a lot of people in Donegal Park in Dawson Road and they said there are no bus stops in the entire area. How much can the youth walk?

“They need some transport connection to Botany Town Centre or Ormiston to catch a bus or train. That way, they will also clear the road for people with families who need to use their cars.”

The 39-year-old who switched professions from teaching to starting a publishing company Cloud Ink last year describes the start-up as “wanting to put a flag in the mud for New Zealand authors.

“With both Penguin and Random House merging, there was just one publishing house for NZ writers,” reasons the father-of- two with a Master’s degree in Creative Writing.

Currently, he is spending time between door-knocking, attending Labour party meetings, strategising, fundraising for the upcoming elections as well as writing a fantasy and science fiction novel and novellas – whenever he gets a few hours to himself.

About his chances of winning the by-elections, the parttime author and publisher says: “Labour party is winning everywhere in the country counsellors, Mayor. People are voting Labour because they can trust us to build up the city.

“However if Mike does win, I will be the first person to congratulate him.”

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Mr Williams said this was a great opportunity to help the boys engage more in learning, and no doubt, to show a little comradery by levelling out the playing field.

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Those were the instructions given to four Howick College students as part of this year’s Future Problem Solving (FPS) competition – a competition that encourages students to take a proactive approach to creating and implementing solutions to real-life problems.

Gerhard van Deventer (16), Reece Jackson (15), Brandon Ward (16) and Jordan Williams (16) were the only group from their school to participate in the competition, and never imagined their project would land them top place in the country for the Senior division of Community Problem Solving.

The year 11 students looked around them for a community problem, which could be within the school setting or the local, national or global community under competition rules, and realised there was one right under their nose: the junior boys were falling behind the

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Constable gives his time to help potential recruits

By Farida Master

H

is personal struggle to get recruited into the police force prompted Constable Piho Tuaiti to take up the challenge of voluntarily training others who dream of donning a police uniform.

For the last eight years Mr Tuaiti of Ormiston Police Station has been working tirelessly preparing people for the demanding police eligibility test – all free of charge.

“It doesn’t guarantee that they will get through the independent recruitment process but it gives them the knowledge and prepares them for what to expect. We have a pass rate of 89 per cent,” he says.

While there are other courses at Unitec Institute of Technology and at Te Wananga o Aotearoa that prepare students for entry to the Royal NZ Police College for a fee—the selfless constable trains a group of 15 to 30 people at the Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) and does it in his own time.

The classes are held twice a week on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6.30-8.30pm.

There have been occasions when students who have

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made it to the Police College are filled with gratitude and want to invite him home for dinner and introduce him to their families. But Mr Tuaiti gently declines saying he does it “only for the love of it”.

“Today there are 15 of my former students at the Ormiston Police Station that work with me. Just watching them smiling and walking around in their blue uniform is my

biggest reward,” he says.

“Seeing them in uniform on graduation day is priceless!”

On a personal front, Mr Tuaiti admits that switching professions from a successful career in freight forwarding to being recruited with the police at the age of 40, was a big task.

He took it on only to prove to his children that one can achieve anything if you set your mind to it.

“I had always dreamt of working with NZ Police but unfortunately was one of those who hadn’t studied much at school,” admits Mr Tuaiti who was determined to wear the uniform even if it meant spending sleepless nights studying, losing 25 kilos and aiming at achieving 85 per cent in the exams.

“It was one of the hardest things I have done in my life,” he says, smiling.

The idea of pushing people of different ethnic groups to cope with the stress of making it through the police recruitment process and embracing the challenge, took seed then.

“Initially we used to meet at McDonald’s at Manukau and I would tell everyone that they should buy a burger each,” he smiles saying. “But then MIT saw an opportunity

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He admits that there have been times when he has wondered if he could have used the same time to study and further his own career in the police force.

But the idea takes a backseat when he realises how much he enjoys nurturing hopeful recruits to think outside the square and help them develop individual skills they lack.

Currently, amongst the ethnic mix of students he has a mother and daughter duo from North-Shore who is keen to fulfil their dream of becoming police officers someday.

He even helps with the appeal process if warranted— when prospective recruits don’t make it through the hiring process However, his advice to young hopefuls is that it is important to pursue further studies “so that you can move up the police ranks,” he says honestly.

“It also helps if you have some life experience. It enables you to have a better understanding of a situation and earn the respect of the community by making the right call.”

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The “Metlifecare Retirement Living” nationwide research, undertaken independently during November 2016, shows regionally that 71 per cent of Aucklanders over 45 years old would consider moving to a retirement village at some stage in their life.

Metlifecare is a leading New Zealand owner and operator of retirement villages.

The dual-listed company operates 24 villages including three in east Auckland: Pakuranga, Botany Downs and Dannemora.

An overwhelming 93 per cent of local participants also said their biggest deciding factor in selecting the right village would depend on, “Quality of house/apartment”, with 91 percent also citing “Freedom to live the way I want”. More than half of Aucklanders surveyed said health and needing additional support were the main reasons they would consider moving to a retirement village in the future.

“It’s evident that people, particularly the baby boomers, are living active lives for longer and longer. With this in mind we have been creating retirement villages that allow this engaged generation to stay active and social by providing more of what they want,” Metlifecare’s CEO Glen Sowry said.

Of the one in four surveyed nationwide who said they could see themselves in a retirement village in the next 20 years, most respondents came from Kapiti Coast, with Northland baby boomers coming a close second.

Changing perceptions were evident with Auckland respondents mainly describing retirement villages as “resort living for retirees”, with only 5 percent of those surveyed seeing a village as a refuge for “lonely widows or widowers”.

However, 86 per cent of those Aucklanders surveyed admitted they were worried about the loss of control over their lives in a retirement village.

Glen Sowry says this fear is exactly what Metlifecare has been dispelling with its focus on offering more freedom and independence to residents coupled with resort-style facilities, including swimming pools, spas, sports facilities, well-being clinics, and integration with their local area. “Each Metlifecare village is unique and designed to reflect the communities they are part of. There is no one size fits all here.”

Marion Booth, a resident at Greenwich Gardens on Auckland’s North Shore, says moving to a Metlifecare village was the best thing she’d done.

“I had a preconceived idea that it would be all bowls, bingo and 5pm roasts, that the staff would be patronising and call me dear.

It couldn’t be further from my experience.

I am treated as an individual and I love the independence of where I live.”

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Feedback Empty houses

You have to wonder how (long) Nick Smith (has lived) in la-la land when he cites Auckland’s 35,000 empty houses as possibly being holiday homes with people being away on holiday.

The poor man needs to have a holiday in Auckland to soothe his nerves.

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Earthquakes and Bishop Tamaki Bishop (Brian) Tamaki (Destiny Church) has made a connection between the recent earthquakes and the ungodly behavior of the LGBT community in NZ. This has caused considerable derision from that community and from

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the media.

There is an underlying principle at work here which we could do well to acknowledge.

History teaches us that the nation of Israel had a pattern of ups and downs, (which can be read about in 1 Kings and 2 Kings). When Israel had God-fearing leadership like Kings David, Solomon, Hezekiah, Josiah, Israel prospered.

Likewise when they had evil leadership as with Kings Ahab, Manasseh and Jeroboam, Israel demised to the point of defeat and captivity. To prosper then is to keep that which the Lord says to do and keep, and discard that which He commands us not to do and to keep.

As for the earthquakes being

caused by the sexual sins prevalent in NZ, this message would have to be received prophetically from God, which I understand it was.

God does allow earthquakes to occur, but did He purpose them in this specific case? In the meantime the wise will align themselves with the word of God but the perverse and those in rebellion will go their weary way.

There is much effort on behalf of the media and the LGBT activists to ‘normalise’ this kind of behavior but God’s word is crystal clear and condemns it, the gay person however is loved of God for he is part of his creation, and his mercy endures forever.

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Better names for roads

When will the Auckland Council wake up to the fact that naming new roads requires a bit of logical sense.

Too often do we see road names that are difficult to pronounce even by us who are brought up with English as our first language.

Imagine a new immigrant or visitor coming across an accident,

calling the ambulance or police, and trying to explain where they are. It only takes a few minutes between living and dying, why take the risk?

While on the subject, when are those with the powers to decide going to provide an ambulance and fire station for the rapidly growing area of Ormiston?

Contrary to their arguments, it takes far too long for emergency services to reach this area in cases of serious life-threatening incidents.

The nearest ambulances are at Pakuranga and Middlemore, and fire appliances in the north edge of Otara, Imagine the time taken to arrive in heavy traffic?

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There’s nothing to stop you from achieving your dreams if you put your mind to it.

An 18-month-old Gautam Lewis, afflicted by polio, was abandoned by his parents mainly due to abject poverty.

They left him at the Mother Teresa home in Kolkata with the hope that he would be looked after.

“I was living in the black hole of Kolkata till the age of five because no one wanted to adopt me. At one stage I even stopped talking because I felt deserted,” Mr Lewis said at the Indian Newslink Ninth Indian Business Awards evening.

Mr Lewis who visited New Zealand to celebrate the Life and Work of Saint Teresa of Kolkata hosted by the Mother Teresa Interfaith Committee was the guest of honour at the glittering Indian business awards event the following day at the Sky City Convention

Centre.

The award function which was crawling with A-listers had all the politicians men and women captivated by Mr Lewis’ gripping story.

Mr Lewis’ life took a 360 degree turn when at the age of five he was adopted by Patricia Lewis, a kind-hearted nuclear physicist from New Zealand.

Soon the nightmare turned into a dream.

“Because of polio my destiny let me to meet Patricia and to a new life here in Auckland,” he said.

Two years later, the family moved to England and the young lad with limited lower limb mobility had the good fortune to study at Bedales in Hampshire, the same school that Prince Charles attended.

While the little boy who spoke Bengali had to learn English and felt quite displaced in an alien surrounding, it wasn’t before long that he spoke the Queen’s English with a Kiwi accent.

After picking up a business degree he went into the music

industry and had an intoxicating stint as a rock and roll band manager doing world tours with bands like Oasis and The Libertines and dealing with the notorious rocker Pete Doherty.

Refusing to let his disability define him or what he can achieve, he then decided to learn how to fly.

“As a child I would look at the skies and wonder what it would be to fly with no post polio paralysis to hold me back.”

It wasn’t long before that he got a pilot’s license.

Now he runs a flying school for the disabled called Freedom in the Air. Also an ace photographer Mr Lewis paid homage to Mother Teresa who saved his life with a photo series titled Memories of Mother Teresa Photographic Exhibition which was inaugurated by Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy, will be on display at Regent International Education Group at 520 Queen Street.

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Schwaner paid almost $1600

By SCOTT YEOMAN Former Howick Local Board member Lucy Schwaner, who quit minutes after being sworn into the role last month, has been paid almost $1600.

Auckland Council confirmed that Schwaner was paid $1592.32 (net) for the period between October 16 and November 4. “Remuneration is paid to elected members from when the official results are declared,” a council spokeswoman said.

Ms Schwaner, the wife of Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross, resigned from her Botany subdivision seat shortly after being sworn in at the Howick Local Board’s inauguration ceremony on November 3, after narrowly losing the vote for chairmanship to David Collings, 4-5. She said at the time that she had no confidence in the chairmanship of Mr Collings. The by-election to replace her will cost up to $104,000, the council’s finance and performance committee confirmed last Tuesday.

Ms Schwaner, in a statement, said that she spent nine years working as a local board or community board member and continued that work up until the day she departed. “I attended the same meetings as other board members prior to the first meeting,” she said.

She then listed six different local board responsibilities that she worked on in the weeks prior to the swearing-in ceremony.

“Salary decisions are made by the independent Remuneration Authority, not elected representatives,” Ms Schwaner said. Only two candidate nominations have been received so far for the 2017 by-election.

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transactions or from the police database to prevent them from using the pump.”

“On the other hand, vehicles of positive interest (VOPI) are incentivised for their business support.”

This means profiling regular customers and anticipating their needs, like having a coffee ready when a customer comes in to pay.

Maxinz, his Kiwi-based company, has fine tuned the smart surveillance technology and two years ago managed to secure contract commitments from New Zealand-based Petrochem Group NZ which owns and operates 18 Caltex sites in the North Island, 15 of them in Auckland. A number of other companies in New Zealand and Australia have also shown keen interest and negotiations are underway.

The technology is working too. Since March, 37 stolen vehicles and driveoffs have been detected at the Mangere Caltex station and 27 at Western Springs including one vehicle with stolen plates. Impressive

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Boon, from Botany, and his team of a dozen software, firmware and hardware designers and engineers from New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia, have spent years developing their Smartveillance Licence Plate Recognition (SV LPR) solution, a system designed to prevent fuel theft and drive-offs from petrol stations.

“In New Zealand, petrol stations lose millions of dollars to drive-off fuel thefts each year.” said Mr Kueh, 46.

“To assist petrol companies fight these thefts, we created SV LPR which pairs high definition cameras with intelligent licence plate recognition software to allow petrol stations to automatically detect vehicles of negative interest (VONI), based on previous

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The SV LPR technology also has been used to beef up security at shopping malls as well as manage hotel carparks. It has also been successfully adapted for ticketless parking management at the Victory Convention Centre in Beaumont Street, Freemans Bay which has more than 350 carparks, of various categories of usage. Additionally, the smart surveillance solution has also been used for people counting and monitoring activities of interest such as illegal parking

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In Malaysia, the same technology has been deployed as part of the “safe city strategy”.

“It’s proving good for the police and good for the community,” Mr Kueh said.

“We position the solution not only to prevent crime but also at very competitive market pricing” Maxinz is poised to take its technology across the Tasman where he feels he will be able to achieve critical mass.

The intention is to build up slowly, one state at a time. The car registration plates in Australia bring their own challenges. The Aussie car number plate characters are not only different from those in New Zealand, they change across state boundaries.

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½ cup pomegranate molasses, 3 tbsp Dijon 1 orange zest and juice, ½ lemon zest 1 tbsp honey Mix altogether in a bowl and allow time to infuse flavours

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1 cup Canadian maple syrup ¼ cup French mustard, 2 tsp cinnamon 2 tsp allspice, 1 tsp sea salt 2 tsp ground cloves, 1 tsp grated nutmeg Mix altogether in a bowl and allow time to infuse flavours

FRENCH BONNE MAMAN ORANGE MARMALADE GLAZE

½ cup Bonne Maman Orange Marmalade Apply directly onto ham and finish decorating with cloves.

• We build custom-sized kitchens at sensible prices.

• Our advice and design service is free of charge.

• Carpentry service available.

Merry Christmas from the g team at Ja! Kitchens

Phone for a design appointment or visit our showroom with 10 kitchens on display

MEXICAN SUMMER FRUIT GLAZE

Jag Kitchens

This is based on a beautiful glaze I found in an American cookbook but I have given it a Mexican twist! ½ cup chopped strawberries [plus more for garnish] ½ cup raspberries [plus more for garnish] ½ cup runny honey 2 lime zest and juice 1 smoked dried chipotle chilli [for flavour only] ½ tsp mustard powder ½ cup dried cranberries Bring everything to a gentle simmer in a medium saucepan for 15 minutes or until thick and syrupy, stirring occasionally. Set to one side for applying in the last 15 minutes of baking.

Inside Danske Mobler Furniture Store, beside The Warehouse, Botany Town Centre.

Open 7 Days. Phone 271-3131 • www.jagkitchens.co.nz

KC12132

We wish our clients a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Our offices will be closed from 1pm, Thursday, December 22, 2016 and will re-open on Monday, January 9, 2017.

Ph 535 4190

JH11916

½ cup raspberry jam [seedless if available] ½ cup cranberry juice ½ cup orange juice Mix together raspberry jam and cranberry juice, glaze ham and bake. Cover in foil if you are heating all the way through to stop it burning too fast.

For the final 10-15 minutes, brush the glaze you set aside all over the ham and bake at a high temperature. Allow to rest, garnish with fresh berries and serve the leftover glaze as a condiment.

Units 1-3 Fencible Chambers, Cnr Fencible Dr & Moore St, Howick Village

www.galbraiths.co.nz

Merry Christmas and have a cool holiday from

all the team at Cool Car Air Conditioning Centre Closed from midday on Fri, Dec 23 and will be open with normal hours on Dec 28 and 29, and Dec 30 from 8am-12noon. Closed Dec 31 and Jan 1-3 and will re-open on Jan 4, 2017.

FREE CHECKS : PH 274 4609

COOLCAR

EAST TAMAKI 333 TI RAKAU DR. Ph 274 4609.

(Behind Warehouse Stationery)

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year from the team at Kelly Flavell Law

CP1290

MANUKAU 9B RYAN PL. Ph 263 5777.

AIR-CONDITIONING CENTRE

Season’s greetings from all at Picton Surgery

Our office closes at midday December 22, 2016 on legal fees for sales & purchases and re-opens January 9, 2017 at 9am of residential property

www.pictonsurgery.co.nz

Dr Jack Lin

We are open between Christmas and New Year on December 28, 29 & 30, then from January 4, 2017 onwards

Wishing you all the best for a happy and healthy holiday season.

PROPERTY . COMMERCIAL . FAMILY . TRUST . ESTATES . WILLS . MATRIMONIAL

PICTON SURGERY General Medical Practice

09 535 2150

2/2 Fencible Dr, Howick. Ph 534 7176. Open Monday to Friday 8.30am-5.30pm

18 Uxbridge Road, Howick, Auckland 2014 kellyflavell.co.nz

JH11898

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Dr Fred Goh

BRYANT MARINE

17 William Roberts Rd, Pakuranga

PHYSIOTHERAPY, PHARMACY & LAB ONSITE www.pakurangamedical.co.nz

Ph 950 7351

Sales, Parts & Servicing all brands of Outboards & Sterndrives

www.mercuryoutboard.co.nz

CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR HOURS:

JH11855

RRP $1256

OPEN THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS, CLOSED STATS ONLY.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from the Pakuranga Medical Team.

Unit 6a, 50 Argo Dr, Half Moon Bay. Ph 537 0114 • raybryant@xtra.co.nz

JH11859

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Mercury 3.3HP $999 incl GST

Dr Sujay Kleeman

Wan Yee Yeoh GP

Barbara Schafer GP

Bushra Kadhim GP

Teresa Booth GP

Lorraine McKinstry GP

Richard Mercer GP

Simon Russell GP

Ken Chin GP

Eileen Sables GP

Denis Lee GP

Merry Christmas

OPEN on Fri, Dec 23 until 2pm.

CLOSED December 24 to 27.

OPEN Wed & Thurs, Dec 28, 29, 8am to 6pm, and Fri, Dec 30, 8am to 2pm.

CLOSED December 30, January 1 to 3.

OPEN Wed, Thurs & Fri, Jan 4, 5, 6, 8am to 6pm and Sat, Jan 7, 8.30am to 12.30pm.

NORMAL OPENING HOURS from Monday, Jan 9, 2017.

Paul Beveridge GP

The team and readers a very Merry Christmas andand a safe, happy The team at at Times TimesNewspapers Newspaperswishes wishesallallour ourcustomers customers and readers a very Merry Christmas a safe, happy holiday season.

Our office closes at 5pm on Friday, December 18 and re-opens on Monday, January 11, 2016. holiday season. closes at 5pm on Tuesday, December 20 and re-opens on Monday, January 9, 2017.

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We wish all patients a Merry Christmas and safe holiday.

We wish our clients a very Merry Christmas,a safe and happy New Year

We will be reopening 4 January 2017

Thank you for your support throughout the year.

17c Aberfeldy Ave, Highland Park Ph 537 4641

Merry Christmas

Breast Care Fitting after breast surgery

from the team at

Susan Doig “your local specialist Fitter”

“All about Trees”

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Household Garden Waste General Rubbish

0800 789 248

A safe, happy Christmas and prosperous New Year

Ph 536 4220 or 027 451 9285 E: breastcare.essentials@gmail.com - www.breastcareessentials.co.nz Book now for that perfect look for Christmas

DENTISTS

Wishing All My Clients a Safe and Happy Holiday

MARK WAKEFIELD BDS MARK W AKEFIELD NADA YOUNIS BDS

NADA YOUNI S

BDS

BDS

We will close Friday 23 December lterMonday MacDonald St, Howick andWa reopen 9 January 2017 Phone 534-7465 6 Walter MacDonald St, Howick.

Ph 534 7465

We will be open throughout the Holiday period

Season’s Greetings from the team at SOS Appliance Repairs

BRADSHAW PLUMBING & SON LTD Bathroom and Kitchen Specialists

We wish

Office: 535 6950 021 0333 149 CD236921

N.Z. Registered Parmco & Turboair Authorised Service

BOTANY DOCTOR We close midday Fri 23 Dec 2016 Reopen Mon 9 Jan 2017

Kennels & Cattery

09 292 8852, 027 222 0307 751 Clevedon-Kawakawa Rd, Clevedon enquiry@fairfieldkennels.co.nz www.fairfieldkennels.co.nz

Closing 22 December 2016 Opening 9 January 2017 For a free quote contact Drewe Ph: 027 539 9851 or 0800 432 724 drewe@fasciaandspouting.co.nz www.fasciaandspouting.co.nz

“Proudly Servicing East Auckland for more than 20 years”

a safe ts n e li c ir e th h Wis ry Festive Season and Mer Quality family dentistry at affordable prices

HOURS Closed Christmas Day & New Years Day days in between 9am - 5pm Public Holidays 10am - 5pm No surcharge for after hours & other public holiday Quality family dentistry at affordable prices General and cosmetic dental care 5% discount for Gold Card holders Free treatment for adolescents Accident and emergency care a priority Orthodontics Southern Cross Health Provider 316 Ti Rakau Drive Botany (Inside Ti Rakau Accident & Medical Centre) Phone (09) 273 8911 email: info@tirakaudental.co.nz - www.tirakaudental.co.nz ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY CARE A PRIORITY

We would like to thank our valued clients for trusting us to look after their furry friends

Meowee Christmas

Look forward to seeing you in 2017 Dog and Cat Boarding Dog Grooming Doggy Day Care

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The team at Harts would like to wish all their clients a very Merry Christmas and a Happy & Prosperous New Year

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Our office will close at midday on Friday 23rd December and re-open 8am Monday 9th January 2017 Level 1, 320 Ti Rakau Dr, East Tamaki Ph: 272 4000 Fax: 272 4015 harts@harts.co.nz

From the Team at Botany Town Centre Medical Practice Dr Pieter Vosloo We wish our patients a Merry Christmas and New Year We will be open during the Christmas break - closing 23 December at 2pm and open 28-29-30 December 8am-4pm Open 4-5-6 January 8am-4pm Normal hours on 9 January 2017 You can book your appointment anytime ONLINE Visit our website for more information www. botanymedicalpractice.com

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15 Jack Conway Ave, Manukau anu nukka kau Ph 2 kau 277 77 8 8383 383 38 3

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Christmas Opening hours: Frid. 23/12, 6pm until Wed. 28/12, 8am Wed. 28/12, 6pm-8am Thur. 29/12 6pm-8am Frid. 30/12, 6pm until Wed. 04/01, 8am Resuming normal hours on Wed. from 6pm

4/302 Te Irirangi Dr, Botany South Ph 09 265 2865

CD238253

We are a full service emergency animal care hospital available to help in all after hours veterinary situations

Servicing all major brands of Whiteware appliances

Wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

CD248148

Thank you for your support throughout 2016, Merry Christmas and happy New Year to all our wonderful customers, enjoy your holiday, be patient and drive safely

Phone 527 3053 or 268 1007 Terry 0272 922 708 or Alywn 0274 743 505 E: captaincook@xtra.co.nz - www.bradshawplumbing.co.nz

☎ 533 6954

www.sos-appliance-repairs.co.nz

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FAIRFIELD

Bathroom & kitchen alterations HWC installation & repairs Watermain problems Burst Water Pipes Toilet Replacement & repairs Shower mixer problems Vanity, Basin installation Leaking Tap problems/installation Connecting dishwashers, ice fridges, etc.

Replacing Faulty & Leaking Valves No job too small - Discount for Gold Card Holders

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Please have prescription orders in by Thurs 22 Dec They must be collected by midday Fri 23 Dec For emergencies contact Eastcare, 260 Botany Rd, Ph 277 1516

you all a

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Christmas / New Year hours

ADAM OXLEY Certifying Plumber

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Repairs to: Parmco, Fisher & Paykel European & Italian appliances

535 1111 027 235 2517

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Seasons Greetings to y, gentle care with Mark or Nada. our nights Valued Clients Mondays & Thursdays.

We would like to wish all our Customers a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year

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Marks Appliances pp

Wishing all my clients CD237476

From the staff at

Trees are our business from reducing, thinning, shaping, chipped, and stumpgrinding onsite or removed. Good rates, references and free quotes.

Phone Murray 534 7361 0274 767 746

CD248109

Seasons Greetings

For all your Dental products visit: www.toothshop.co.nz

CD248158

Our practice will close on 24 December and reopen 4 January 2017 Emergencies available 28 - 30 December 10am to 2pm

CD248045

Phone: 576 7676 Email: reception@frasersmithlowe.co.nz

www.times.co.nz

CLASSIFIEDS

www.times.co.nz

TUITION

HOME HELP OFFERED

DRUM tuition, beg-adv.

Prof tutor Ph: 535-8170

classified dept.

HEALTH & BEAUTY

PIANO - KEYBOARD GUITAR - VIOLIN VOICE - DRUMS

CD180708

LESSONS FROM $18 Private, professional,affordable.

Competitions, practical and theory exams.

We have teachers in your area. (Est 63 yrs)

NZ Modern School of Music www.modernmusic.co.nz

HEALTH & BEAUTY

Skin Studio

CD248333

Facials Microdermabrasion Ultra sonic Facial Back spa Makeup for special occasions Waxing Eyebrow/Eye lash tint and tidy * Gift vouchers available Phone 021 134 9363

www.serendyskinstudio.com

CAT DOORS

Ph: 0800 677 467 Ph: 576 1507

WHITFORD, 2 brm lge bthrm, self cont, new appliances, fridge, freezer, w.mach, oven, incl pwr, wtr, lge pkg area, suit wkg couple, must be clean and tidy, $320pwk Ph: 530 8806

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

$105 FITTED Ph 265 2941

HAYNE’S GLASS Special Conditions Apply

SITUATIONS VACANT

DENTAL RECEPTIONIST

A full time position is available in an established Pakuranga dental practice.

Experience is essential. Excellent work ethic, communication and computer skills required. Please apply with CV to: psmith@frasersmithlowe.co.nz

PETS

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

CD227945

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

PETS

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

ALCOHOLICS Anonymous East Ph Rob 021 772 030

TO LET PAKURANGA 2 brm unit. Sunny, close plaza, $420pw. Ph 271 3258 or 021 783 258

PINKYS PET BOARDING AND GROOMING 4/302 Te Irirangi Dr, Botany South Ph 09 265 2865

CD242005

0800 696 874

For more information, please contact classifieds 271 8055 or email classifieds@times.co.nz

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ACCOMMODATION OFFERED

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

Dog and Cat Boarding Dog Grooming Doggy Day Care 24 hours on site care

BOOKINGS FOR XMAS & NEW YEAR STILL AVAIL

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 7788 - SOLUTIONS Across - 6, Merchandise. 7, Stun. 8, Stiletto. 9, Sedate. 10, Ermine. 12, Spread. 15, Silver. 17, Mediocre. 19, Edam. 20, Lily-livered.

Down - 1, Truncate. 2, Chaste. 3, Engine. 4, Eire. 5, Beaten. 6, Mitre. 11, Mulberry. 13, Paella. 14, Docile.

15, Swerve. 16, Eland. 18, Isle.

CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 7788 - SOLUTIONS Across - 6, Broad accent. 7, Peak (peek). 8, Ant-idot-e. 9, Island. 10, H-ither. 12, Ab-sent. 15, Pip-pin.

17, Fond-ants. 19, Rot-a. 20, Un-called for.

Down - 1, Rock-cake. 2, Edward (anag.). 3, Scotch.

4, Ten-d. 5, Stat-u-e. 6, Brews (bruise). 11, Taper off (anag.). 13, Blow up. 14, Tan-gle. 15, Pos-t-er. 16, (P)inter. 18, Duck.

Seasons Greetings and warm wishes for a safe and happy Christmas season

On Call 24/7 Cash/EFTPOS/Credit Card

For a safe, worry free Lock Smart Christmas

THE ORIGINAL

FOCUS ON FEET

Home Visits - Professional, Gentle Care

Marlena Stewart, trained NZ Nurse Ph 533 1150 - 021 186 5496

CD248425

For that special present, gift vouchers are available Closed 21st - 30th December 2016

Auckland Wide - 24/7 0800 33 41 22 www.locksmart.co.nz

For all Domestic Garage Door Repairs phone

0800 366 737

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See our website: www.hsm.co.nz

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The HSM wishes students and parents Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Classes begin: Feb 11, 2017 To Enrol: music@hsm.co.nz Classes available: Guitar, Violin, Piano, Cello, Viola, Double Bass, Harp, Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute Oboe, Bassoon, Drums, Recorder and Music for 5-6 year olds (includes Recorder, Ukulele and lots more)

CD248512

Our office is closed Tuesday 20th December noon.

Reopens Monday 9th January 2017

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AND PLENTY OF NEW FEATURES COMING UP INCLUDING OUR SPORTS FEATURE, SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES AND MORE

Unit 19, 325 Ti Rakau Dr, East Tamaki.

Ph: 273 5519 or 022 330 8633 Open 10am to 9.00pm CD205971

WE BUY FURNITURE IN GOOD CONDITION

K54091

Sports Massage

CD143001

Education Term 1 Howick and Botany Times Howick and Pakuranga Times Deadline Tuesday January 24, 2017 ITS ALL ABOUT KIDS HOWICK AND BOTANY TIMES HOWICK AND PAKURANGA TIMES DEADLINE tuesday january 24, 2017

Drums Guitar Bass Guitar Piano Keyboard Clarinet Saxophone Ph Ph:021 021879 879870 870

MASSAGE

WANTED TO BUY

CD202016

Kids afternoons Adults evenings Contact Hiroshi 534 1776 (h) 021 060 6006 (m)

Music LESSONS Lessons MUSIC

FEATURES COMING UP:

Free pick-up/delivery Satisfaction guaranteed

GARDENER

required part time to work with one other, 2 – 3 full days a week.

Must have good knowledge of plants, weeds and be familiar with all aspects of garden care.

East Auckland area.

Please send brief resume to mclarend@clear.net.nz

CD248727

for further info ph 271 8055

Since 2000

$28(conditions Per Basket apply) Ph: 532 8385

KIDS KARATE

CD45807

first day of trading for 2017 monday 9th January

ENGLISH/Maths/ Science(NCEA/Cambridge) Qualified exp tutors/teachers. Essay writing/editing. 535-0523

WANTED TO BUY

SITUATIONS VACANT

Professional Ironing K6D084

last day of trading for 2016 Tuesday 20 December noon

Howick and Pakuranga Times, Monday, December 19, 2016 — 15

- Emergency Rapid Response - Front/Back Doors - Windows and Screen Locks - Car Key Replacements - Alarms - 12 month guarantee

No time to hang around, Santa’s nearly here!!

So its a Feliz Navidad - Buon Natale Meri Kiri Himete - Geseende Kersfees and a Merry Christmas from the Times Classified staff

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Christmas Services St Peter’s Anglican Church Christmas Eve Carols at 10.30pm Communion Service at 11pm

www.times.co.nz

“Seeing lives transformed by Christ’s saving power.

Being a community of hope, love and care.”

Come and celebrate at

One Lord One Faith One People

All Saints Anglican Church

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Christmas Day Family Service at 8.30am

CHRISTMAS EVE

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6.00pm Children’s Crib Service 11.00pm Candlelight, Carols & Communion

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Christmas Day Service 9.30am Cnr Wellington & Picton Sts For more information phone 534-5142

CHRISTMAS DAY 7.30am 9.30am 11.15am

H8A071

71 Udys Rd, Pakuranga. Ph: 576 7817

Glory to God in the highest

Christmas Communion All-Age Communion Christmas Communion

Christmas Services

(Selwyn Church)

17 Selwyn Road, Howick; Tel. 534 6864

Everyone Welcome

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Sat, Dec 24 – 7.30pm Christmas Carols Sun, Dec 25 – 9.45am Christmas Day 219 Ti Rakau Dr, enter by 2 Fremantle Pl

Howick Presbyterian Church December 18 – 9.30am Carols Service

CHRISTMAS SERVICES

CD247692

Christmas Eve – 5pm Nativity Service for families Christmas Eve – 11pm Candlelight Service Christmas Day – 9.30am Christmas Day Service Services in Jan & Feb 7, 2017 Each Sunday Service at 9.30am

Pakuranga Baptist Church

Howick Pakuranga Methodist Parish

TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH 474 Pakuranga Road

CHRISTMAS SERVICES

CD237828

Saturday, December 24 Christmas Eve 7.00pm Celebrate a multi-national Christmas — Enjoy songs by different ethnic groups

Christmas 2016 @ St Johns

Sunday, December 25 Christmas Day 9.30am Christmas Family Service CD248362

ALL WELCOME

Join us for Christmas Eve?

Corner of Vincent Street and Ridge Road

7pm Family Service or 10.30pm for carol singing and 11.00pm for Christmas worship

What about Christmas Day? Join us at 9.30am for worship

245 Bucklands Beach Road Bucklands Beach Office: 09 534 2305 CD247820

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Jesus is...

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OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA, CATHOLIC CHURCH

COME HOME THIS

CHRISTMAS Services: Christmas Eve ★ 6pm Pyjama Service for young children and families

CHRISTMAS TIMETABLE 2016

★ 11.30pm Midnight Service Christmas Day ★ 9.30am Christmas Day

HOWICK

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480 Ti Rakau Drive, Botany Downs 274 4864 • www.stcolumba.org.nz

CD236978

Eastgate would love to invite you to our special Christmas Services at 6:30pm on Christmas Eve, and 9:30am on Christmas Day at 5 Ben Lomond Cres.

BEACHLANDS

CHRISTMAS EVE – SATURDAY Carols 6.30pm – Mass 7.00pm Masses as usual rest of the days

HOPE

Celebration Service

CHRISTMAS EVE – SATURDAY Howick Carols 6.00pm – Mass 6.30pm Carols 11.30pm – Mass midnight CHRISTMAS DAY – SUNDAY Mass 9.00am only

Take the time this Christmas to stop; between the shopping and the cooking, the presents and the lights, join us in celebrating the Christmas story.

CLASSIFIEDS CATERING

BOOKKEEPING Service simple solutions. Xero, MYOB, GST, PAYE. Sheryl 0212982786

FLATPACK DELICIOUS DINING

CA Professional services, for accounting, tax returns, GST, payroll, Startups.

Xero, Mobile service and fixed price. Ph Balaji Kris 021 175 87 78: 537 5942

“It dosent have to cost the earth�

We will assemble for you!!

Ph: 0274 945 447 534 8404

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HORIZON AERIALS LTD

CD171490

TV AERIAL

Complete renova on service Supply & custom build op ons Tiled shower systems Concept to comple on

Ph: Paul 534 7427 hm or 021 251 4615

INSTALLATION

Old School Builder

CD130002

FRANIX CONSTRUCTION LTD

138J Harris Road East Tamaki 271 6262 Over 17 years service

535 6950 021 0333 149

APPLIANCES APPLIANCE REPAIRS

021-369 881

CD177619

DRAFTING & DESIGN

REGISTERED Builder.

Working through Xmas Decks, Fences, etc. Free quotes. Ph 021 679 378

CARPENTERS MAINTENANCE & Building repairs. Small jobs, qualified Ph 576 7841 or 021 1481076

AA CARPET Laying & repairs, no job too small Ph Brian 0274-966094/5341302 CARPETLAYER Cheap carpet, supply/lay Restretching/repairs 0800 555410 www.nocowboys. co.nz/carpet

CARPET CARE

ALADDIN

CARPET CLEANING

SPECIALIST CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

Driveways/Patios Swimming Pool surrounds Decorative coloured Concrete Exposed Pebbles and Aggregates Concrete Sealing Bobcat and Digger Post Hole Boring

Carey

CONCRETE

Ph: 533 0136 or 021 370 307

CONCRETE

We do WINZ quotes

ELECTRICAL

FENCING & TRELLIS

A STOVE PROBLEM?

021 43 43 23 537 1904 all hrs

Specialising in stove repairs

Ph Alan 0274-516-454 a/h 576-6756

FREE quote on all concreting. Call Tony 021 518901

New Zealand Registered

Electrician

021 022 46711

No job too small. Repairs, Fencing, Pool Fencing.

Free Quotes.

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Fencing Retaining Decks Dingo k9-3 mini digger â– Post holes â– Specialists in limited access sites G9G062

for over 20 yrs

Great rates, Gold Card discount.

Local family business.

Reliable, friendly, no job too small.

EFTPOS avail.

Call Anthony 534 0275

ABOUT Fencing 2000

L1C020

AA DOBBS LTD

Phone Dean 021 278-8087, 535-1005 a/h

ELECTRICAL ALARMS, installations & repairs, tag & testing of power tools & repairs Ph Ray 0274 941 490 ELECTRICIAN Registered Electrical, Smartvent & Alarms. Ph Mark 027 495 4219, a/h 534 3227 SB Electrical NZ Reg Electrician. Reasonable rates.

All electrical work. Nick 021 058 9561, 5340450

FENCING & TRELLIS 535 6227 021 726697 Sam 027 4981810 Adrian

A.J. CONTRACTOR

All fencing, decks, retaining walls, landscaping & more Competitive pricing Free Quotes

ALL HEDGES, TREES, LAWNS

Also garden maintenance rubbish removal, waterblasting.

Free quotes. 15 Yrs exp.

Residential/commercial Ph: Peter 021 39 33 84 QUALITY GARDEN SERVICES

TOP QUALITY - LOW COST Lawn mowing Garden maintenance Garden makeovers Trees Affordable Landscaping FREE QUOTES Phone:

271 1125 021 264 6080

CD149879

GARDEN Control for all gardening requirements.

Robert 0274 990 513 or 534 7536

GARDENER LANDSCAPER Gardens designed, constructed & maintained, lawns mown, pruning & Arbourcultural work undertaken, waste removed.

Irrigation Systems design and installed, all aspects of landscape maintenance undertaken.

Qualified Horticulturist Ph 535-4471 021-257-6898

GARAGE DOORS GARAGE doors supply & repairs. Ph Amnon (021) 399616 or Jack (022) 4248805 or 268-2383a/h no extra charge Sundays

GLASS & GLAZING

NEW DECKS, Deck Repairs, etc. New Fences & repairs. Free quotes. Call 021 023 69767 John

FLOORING & SERVICES

CRAFT FLOORSANDING Family Owned & Operated for over 30 years Sand/polyurethane staining/ blonding New/old floors supply and lay cork tiles Free Quotes Ph: 537 3371 Neil Craft 027 296 6320 Kris Craft 021 055 7522 www.craftfloorsanding.co.nz

PROPERTY

MAINTENANCE

We can meet all your repair and building needs.

Licensed and Certified tradespeople ready to save you time and money on your kitchen, bathroom or general renovation projects including decks, pergolas, covered areas etc......

Deverell 021 152 0170 Robert 021 680 580 Today for a FREE quote

CARPET & VINYL

LEES CARPETS

49D Springs Rd, East Tamaki Ph 273 8899

PAINTER int/ext roof, free quote, qual work Korean Painters Ph Charlie 533 5328 or 027 245 0807 PAINTER Paperhanger.

Free quotes, Pensioner discount. 30yrs exp. 535-3022 PAINTER/Plasterer & handyman 30 yrs+ exp Ph Muzza 577-2989/0276770294

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Howick and Pakuranga Times, Monday, December 19, 2016 — 19

Visser to train in Netherlands

By SCOTT YEOMAN

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p-and-coming judo star Koen Visser has had a year to remember.

The 17-year-old New Zealand representative, who has just finished Year 13 at Macleans College, has had 17 top-three finishes this year and was also awarded his black belt at the New Zealand Judo Championships in October.

He is in the cadet (under 18) age group and the under 73kg weight division but often competes in the divisions above.

Among his 2016 triumphs were gold and bronze medals at the Oceania Championships held in Canberra and a gold and bronze at the New Zealand Judo Championships in Auckland. He was also named Senior Sportsman of the Year at Macleans College, where he was a house captain and school prefect.

Visser, who lives in Bucklands Beach, is now heading to the Netherlands, where he was born, to further his judo career. He hopes to be there for six or seven years and leaves on December 29.

He moved to New Zealand from the town of Groningen aged seven and will now return there

to stay with his grandmother and train full-time.

“Judo is a really big sport in the Netherlands, so there’s a lot of training partners. In New Zealand, judo is only a minor sport,” Visser told the Times recently.

He said if New Zealand judo athletes want to go further in the sport, they often have to go to places overseas where they can get the exposure and training needed.

“In the Netherlands, I will get a lot more experience,” he said.

Visser said he is looking forward to the extra training opportunities.

“Here I would go to training camps and maybe get 100 people if I’m really lucky. There, I’d go to training camps with 800 people at least.”

Visser spent his summer holidays last year in Groningen, training for two and a half months to prepare him for 2016. It clearly worked.

He will be returning to the same judo club and coach in Groningen in the New Year and will be representing New Zealand at European Judo Cup events.

The first one is in May in Portugal.

Koen Visser’s judo achievements in 2016 3rd Oceania Championships – individual event 1st Oceania Championships – team event 1st Waikato/Bay of Plenty Open – cadets 1st Waikato/Bay of Plenty Open – junior men 3rd Waikato/Bay of Plenty Open – junior men open 3rd Waikato/Bay of Plenty Open – senior men 1st National Secondary School Championships 2nd National Secondary School Championships – open 2nd Auckland International – cadets

TRAINING CAMP: Koen Visser will represent NZ in Portugal in May.

Times photo Scott Yeoman

Visser said the highlight of 2016 was being awarded his black belt at the New Zealand Judo Championships in October.

He’s come a long way since starting the sport eight years ago.

He now trains most days of the week at Howick Judo Club and on Saturdays he has an Auckland squad training on the North Shore.

This year was an important one for Visser’s judo career.

“This is my last year of cadets, so I wanted to try get the best results possible because...I’m moving up to the next category

3rd Auckland International – junior men 1st North Island Championships – cadets 3rd North Island Championships – junior men 1st South Island Championships – cadets 1st South Island Championships – junior men 2nd South Island Championships – senior men 1st New Zealand Judo Championships – cadets 3rd New Zealand Judo Championships – junior men Senior Sportsman of the Year – Macleans College Most Improved Player of the Year – Howick Judo Club Black Belt

Young Kiwi swimmers secure victories in Australian meets Gisborne swimmer Josh Taylor-Martin bagged the double at the Victoria Age Swimming Championships in Melbourne.

The 17-year-old from the Enterprise club added the 17-18 years 100m freestyle title to the 200m freestyle won earlier in the meet. The other victory came at the Queensland Championships in Brisbane to Taranaki swimmer Joshua Gilbert.

Eighty-six New Zealand swimmers from 33 clubs competed in Australia last week at the Queensland Championships and the Victorian Age championships in Melbourne.

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in 5:08.55 while 14 years Ben Littlejohn (St Paul’s, Waikato) was third in the 200m freestyle in 2:01.53. His time was less than a second outside the national record and completed a strong week with a win and three podiums.

Results, Victorian Age Championships, day 6: Female, 16-18 yrs 800m freestyle: Claudia Ashby (Fairfield) 9:20.78, 4th 14-15 yrs 800m freestyle: Kaitlyn Sosa (Fairfield) 9:34.01, 6th 13 under 400m freestyle: Milla Theobald(Swim Rotorua) 4:41.09, 6th 15 yrs 200m medley: Madison Don (Parnell) 2:33.69, 10th.

13 yrs 100m backstroke: Jessica Folomu (Howick Pakuranga) 1:10.13, 7th.

Male, 13 under 400m medley: Ryan Oliver (Howick Pakuranga) 5:08.55, 3rd 11 under 100m breaststroke: Chris Jiang (Howick Pakuranga) 1:25.19, 4th 17-18 yrs 200m butterfly: Maxwell

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next year. So this year, I hoped to win a lot of medals, which I did.”

He said it was “always a dream” to have a year like this one.

“I always wanted to do it, but seeing some of the results this year has helped me drive myself further.”

Visser said his big goal is to eventually go to the Olympics and represent New Zealand.

“I really want to go. The 2020 [Olympics] would be nice but age-wise, it would be harder to achieve. The 2022 Commonwealth Games first would probably be a better option but I could

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Stubbs (Te Awamutu) 2:11.53, 6th 14 yrs 200m freestyle: Ben Littlejohn (St Paul’s 2:01.53, 3rd.

13 yrs 100m backstroke: Oliver 1:08.18, 8th.

17-18 yrs 100m freestyle: Josh TaylorMartin (Enterprise) 51.43, equal 1.

16 yrs 200m backstroke: David Boles (Swim Rotorua) 2:12.15, 5th Queensland Championships, day 5: Female, 17-18 200m backstroke: Sarah O’Connor (Capital) 2:20.31, 6th.

15 yrs 200m freestyle: Chelsea Edwards (SwimZone) 2:04.30, 4th 14 yrs 100m backstroke: Bianca Donelley (Swim Rotorua) 1:07.78, 10th.

16 yrs 200m medley: Mya Rasmussen (Kiwi West) 2:19.35, 3rd; Macy Burns (Capital) 2:27.37, 7th 14 yrs 400m medley: Georgina McCarthy (Hillcrest) 5:07.27, 4th Male, 15 yrs 200m freestyle: Lochlainn O’Connor (Greerton) 1:58.05, 9TH. 15 yrs 200m breaststroke: Joshua Gilbert (Stratford) 2:25.18, 1st.

16 yrs 200m medley; Thomas Wilson (QEII) 2:12.27, 3rd; George Dorrington (Pirates) 2:14.43, 6th

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always hope and try my best.”

His road to the Commonwealth Games and Olympics will start in the Netherlands next year.

“It’s probably going to be training and sleeping. There’s going to be a lot of training,” Visser said.

He said he will be keeping in contact with Judo New Zealand and he hopes to represent New Zealand at various events every year.

His coach from the very beginning at Howick Judo Club, sensei Lawrie Crooke, will continue to keep a close eye on Visser’s progress.

Crooke said he is “totally proud” of his achievements.

“It’s the most rewarding thing for anybody when they start with this little boy and they grow up to a fine man like he is. He’s going to represent New Zealand, trust me – he will go to the Games with his attitude.”

Crooke said Visser is going overseas to improve himself and “that’s what he’s got to do”.

Visser’s mum Mirjam agrees.

“I’m going to miss him but he has to go and he has a big dream.

He needs to go for that dream – that’s what he needs to do and what he wants to do.”

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‘Devoted to another 5 years’

By NICK KRAUSE

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ot a lot of people know Auckland-raised lad Scott Dixon is one of the most revered figures in motor racing

in the United States.

The 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season marked Dixon’s 15th year with Chip Ganassi Racing - the longest tenure for a driver in team history (1990-Present). Dixon holds the distinction of being the “winningest” active Indy car driver with 40 career victories, which ranks him fourth on the all-time win list, only behind drivers AJ Foyt (67 wins) and Michael Andretti (42). Dixon has 270 Indy car starts, producing 40 wins, 27 poles, 86 podiums and 136 top-five finishes.

Dixon’s father Ron is a retailer at Pakuranga Plaza and put the Times in touch with his incredibly talented son.

Q&A

■ What car do you drive

when you’re not on the racetrack and why?

I had a (Chevrolet) Tahoe (a full-size SUV from General Motors). Now I have an Acura MDX (midsize SUV), it’s like the Lexus for Honda. It’s got a third row of seats which is good for my two little girls Poppy (7) and Tilly (5).

■ Do you get speeding tickets or have a police radar in your personal vehicle?

Generally I’m a pretty laid back

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driver. I’ve had my fair share of speeding tickets but nothing crazy though. I once got two tickets within 40 minutes for doing 70 and 75 in a 60 mph zone. My last ticket was on a pushbike. I lost half my demerit points on my US licence in Indianapolis because I went through a stop sign.

■ Do you actually get sick of driving when not racing?

I don’t really enjoy driving on the (US) roads because they’re big interstates. If someone else was to drive I’d be totally up for it. I find roads in New Zealand – like the trip down to Taupo - fun and interesting.

■ How have you retained your Kiwi accent mate?

I still get a bit of stick from (Kiwi) friends mostly because of the (US) slang and words I use. My wife’s British too so that might be part of it and there’s a pretty substantial expat community here. Two of my best mates are from Taranaki.

■ Do you often get mistaken as a Pom, Aussie or South African?

Most of the time it’s Australian and then when you mention New Zealand, I don’t think that Americans are that good geographically. They think New Zealand’s European or part of Australia.

■ What does a celebrated IndyCar driver ask Santa to get him for Christmas?

I almost always ask for socks

and underwear. Last year he gave me a new bike trainer for indoor cycle training during the Indianapolis winter which brings a lot of snow.

■ Are you coming home for the holidays?

No, we’ve just been back. We kind of rotate between Indianapolis, England (his wife Emma is from Wales) and New Zealand.

■ Will you hit the beach?

Which one?

We’re in Colorado this year hitting the ski slopes.I’ve done a bit of both (skiing and snowboarding). On this trip there’s a couple of skiers so I’ll probably be skiing.

■ After motor racing, what sports do you follow? Who’s your fave sportsperson?

I do love rugby and I follow the All Blacks as much as I can over here. My favourite sportsmen would be Dan Carter and Richie McCaw. I like UFC as well. Conor McGregor (the Irish mixed martial arts fighter is the UFC lightweight champion) is fun to watch.

■ What do the next couple of years hold for you?

Really the next five years are devoted to IndyCar. In 2018/2019 I’ll be looking at a new contract.

I love IndyCar racing. I love the sport.

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