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Arts programme on the move

By Chris Harrowell

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TAFF at Uxbridge, Howick’s creative centre, are determined to keep serving the public while redevelopment work is carried out at the busy community asset.

The Howick Local Board received an update on the planned multi-million dollar construction overhaul of the public arts centre in Uxbridge Road at its monthly meeting last Monday.

Its members passed a motion approving funding in principle for an 18-month lease for Uxbridge staff to use the former Howick Police station building at 34 Moore Street.

The unoccupied Moore Street property at which many of the art centre’s activities will be temporarily based is managed by Auckland Council Property Limited (ACPL).

The funding is subject to final approval by local board chairman David Collings of the lease details, which are commercially sensitive.

The motion also approved the board’s spending of $20,000 toward a fit-out and associated costs to bring the Moore Street building up to the required standard.

Redevelopment of the public arts centre in Uxbridge Road is a $6.4 million project identified as a key priority for the local board in its 2011 and 2014 plans.

A report to the board received by its members at their recent public meeting states that the project is within budget.

The two-stage construction programme is due to be completed by August, 2016.

Other affected parties are the tenants of nearby Keall House, and the Uxbridge Early Learning Centre.

The report details that the former is part of the redevelopment site, while the latter is adjacent to it.

Council staff have engaged with Keall House’s previous tenants, who vacated the property in June last year.

They’ve also been in contact with the Uxbridge Early Learning Centre to keep its staff informed of the redevelopment project to address concerns as to whether their site will be affected.

Uxbridge director Vickie Bowers says she and her staff will continue to be based at the existing arts centre while the construction work is carried out.

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SIGNING OFF: Howick Local Board chairman David Collings has final approval over a lease that will see activities normally run at the public arts centre in Uxbridge Times file photo Wayne Martin Road move to the disused former Howick Police station premises in Moore Street.

The centre’s classes and workshops will be moved to the Moore Street building.

“We’re obviously really delighted about the redevelopment and are waiting for the final call as to when it might begin,” Ms Bowers told the Times.

“It will be a challenge for us to keep our activities up and running during this time.

“Some of them will continue here in Uxbridge Road and some of the classes and workshops will be run from Moore Street.

“It’s fundamentally important that we keep things running throughout the redevelopment.”

Ms Bowers says the centre’s staff will keep people informed about how they can continue to access its many creative services.

“We’re aiming for a full programme [to continue] at the moment.

“We will stay in touch with people who have been involved with the centre and intend to keep them and others up to date with the progress.”

UPGRADE: A digital rendition of how the interior of the public arts centre in Howick’s Uxbridge Road will look upon completion of planned redevelopment work.

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Farewell to man of love and laughs

By Marianne Kelly

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OWICK has lost one of its hard-working volunteers.

Well-known citizen of 50 years, Bob Kentsley, died last week at the age of 88 after a life of service to the community. He and his wife Brenda were rewarded when they received Howick Citizens of the Year awards in 2000.

Mr and Mrs Kentsley came to New Zealand from Britain in 1964.

When Mr Kentsley returned to civvy street after World War II he found a job with the Public Trustees Office in London, England, where he got his first taste of New Zealand. A food parcel sent from the Public Trust in Auckland was the temptation to come to Aotearoa.

After he qualified as an accountant in 1958, Mr Kentsley met the New Zealand works manager of an allied company to the one he was working for.

When he asked whether there might be a cost accountant job in New Zealand, the answer was yes.

The position was with Avon Manufacturing, which ran a plant making clothing zips in Panmure.

He and Mrs Kentsley were sent to Howick to live where they remained, in Howe Street for 10 years and then Cockle Bay for 30 years.

When their children started school, Mr Kentsley found himself chairing the Owairoa Primary and then Howick Intermediate School PTAs (Parent Teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Associations).

He continued through the ranks working on the Edgewater College PTA and then its board of trustees.

He started teaching Sunday School at Howickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican Church in 1970, at the time the largest Anglican Sunday School in the country.

Other volunteer work included five years chairing the Howick Ratepayersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association.

He also pursued 20 entertaining years working on advertising commercial film shoots, including one for the television series Epitaph, about the last man to be hanged in New Zealand.

DIAMOND TIMES: Bob and Brenda Kentsley on their 60th wedding anniversary in May 2010.

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Mr Kentsley played the last man, Walter Bolton, in the promotional advertisement.

Mr and Mrs Kentsley would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary this May.

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Busway project coming forward

By Marianne Kelly

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UBLIC transport has taken over from cars in a decision to defer a flyover and bring forward construction of the South-East Busway to Botany.

Auckland Transport (AT) will defer the $170 million Reeves Road flyover which would have linked Pakuranga Road with the Waipuna Bridge and the South-Eastern Highway.

Instead it’s aiming to open the busway to Botany sooner than the proposed 2028 completion date.

The flyover and busway are part of the Auckland Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI).

The change, Peter King, AT’s AMETI programme director says, will result in better transport choices for people in the area sooner and supports the roll-out of the new public transport network in 2016.

A recent decision on the Basin Reserve flyover in Wellington showed the challenges of consenting a flyover affecting an urban area and the potential for long delays.

Work to develop the Reeves Road flyover project showed its congestion benefits would be limited until further significant investment was made along the South-Eastern Highway.

It also indicated a likely increase in costs with the need to create a quality urban environment beneath it.

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ON TO BOTANY: Construction of a busway from the Pakuranga town centre to Botany has been brought forward.

the AMETI transport improvements made in Panmure to Pakuranga and Botany as soon as possible while continuing to build the case for the flyover,” Mr King says.

The first stage of AMETI involved a transport interchange at Panmure, opened in January last year.

The next stage includes the creation of busway lanes along Lagoon

Drive and Pakuranga Road to a new bus station at the Pakuranga town centre, including a busway lane added to the Panmure Bridge, and a shared walking and cycling path.

The Panmure roundabout will also be replaced with an intersection and traffic lights and more direct pedestrian crossings.

The Pakuranga to Botany phase

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includes pedestrian and cycle improvements and extending the busway to Botany.

Mr King says recent work on AMETI has identified that the busway can operate through the Pakuranga town centre without the need to build the Reeves Road flyover first.

This allows funding to be used

to deliver more public transport improvements sooner by deferring the $170m flyover until next decade.

Targeted traffic improvements will also be made to relieve congestion at the intersections of Ti Rakau Drive/ Pakuranga Road and Ti Rakau Drive/ Pakuranga Highway.

While there are time savings created by opening the busway between Panmure and Pakuranga, they are greater when the full busway to Botany is open, he says. For example, catching the bus and train between Botany and Britomart will take 38 minutes, 17 minutes quicker.

“Large numbers of passengers are expected to be attracted by quicker, frequent and more reliable bus journeys on lanes separate to traffic,” he says.

“About 7.4 million trips a year are expected on the busway.”

AT will update the community in early March on the new AMETI delivery plan and a potential change to the busway route through the Pakuranga town centre. Following further feasibility work, there will be consultation on any change to the busway route.

Consultation will also be carried out on the latest design for the next construction stage between Panmure and Pakuranga before a Notice of Requirement is lodged in April.

More information about AMETI is online at www.at.govt.nz/ameti.

Gandhi Nivas safe house for South-Asian men

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NEW INITIATIVE: Ranjna Patel (centre) with Counties Manukau Police district commander, Superintendent John Tims (right ) and police ethnic liaison officer, Gurpreet Arora (left).

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As an answer to the pressing problem, Gandhi Nivas, an accommodation in Otahuhu for men involved in family violence, was inaugurated on December 1 last year.

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“At Gandhi Nivas, there’s a caretaker who checks them in and explains the basic rules and regulations about no alcohol and drugs.

There’s food, shower and a bed for them.

“The public safety order is anything from 24 hours to five days, which is the length of time they can stay.”

Mrs Varma says it gives the men a space to cool off and address their violent behaviour.

“The following morning we do an assessment and find out the issues they’re struggling with.

“We provide support and help them with mood management strategies and psychoeducation on what is socially and legally acceptable. After the police have sent us a report, we speak to the wife, children or in-laws and find out how we can help.”

Sahaayta has had 670 family violence cases referred to it, of which 550 came from police.

“Only 30 were paid for,” says Mrs Varma, of the largely free service the organisation provides to its clients.

While it may leave Sahaayta struggling to pay its rent each month, it hasn’t dimmed its volunteers’ enthusiasm to help more South Asian families at Gandhi Nivas to lead safe lives, free of violence.

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A high incidence of physical violence and abduction committed by Indian men is disproportionate when compared to their population statistics in the area.

The statistics are disturbing with cases of family violence increasing among Indian and South Asian communities in South-East Auckland.

“It’s an acculturation problem with the migrant population,” says Counties Manukau South Asian Police advisory board member, Ranjna Patel.

Acculturation is a process in which members of one cultural group try to adapt to the beliefs of another group, which could often lead to an identity crisis.

The idea of an early intervention safe house was proposed in an attempt to prevent future offending and abuse. Kiwi Indian men don’t approach their family or friends for support due to the shame factor involved.

“They inevitably end up breaching the protection or public safety order given by the police following an incident to allow both sides of the dispute some breathing space,” says Mrs Patel, founder and director of the East Tamaki Healthcare Group of Companies.

inspector Nga-Wati Chaplow.

“We thought outside the square and decided that let’s not be an ambulance at the bottom of the cliff, but be right there to help,” says Mrs Patel.

“Divorce in most instances is not an option for most migrant Indian women, so the victim is expected to take back the perpetrator in less than ideal circumstances. I was willing to fund it if a professional agency could run it,” she says.

The programme focusing on South Asian and Indian families is funded by the primary care provider East Tamaki Healthcare and the Lotteries Commission.

Sucharita Varma runs Sahaayta, which means ‘assistance’ in Hindi, a counselling and social support group for women, youth, men, children and seniors at Osterley Chambers in Manukau.

She put her hand up to help support the new project.

“We discovered there was a huge gap,” says Mrs Varma, who adds that they get referrals from police, doctors and self-referrals from across Auckland.

“When a public safety order is served on South Asian Kiwi men by police, they are more likely to sleep the night in their car or a local park, have a shower at a pool and then go back home even angrier. It only

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FRUSTRATED: Norma-Jean Van De Rheede, left, and Dave Upfold, right, are calling for the return of their Pakuranga Times photo Chris Harrowell childcare centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s missing advertising sign.

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TAFF at the Kids Choice After School Care centre in Pakuranga ask whoever stole their advertising sign to give it back.

The centre is a key part of the Masada Community Trust, founded

by Norma-Jean Van De Rheede.

She noticed the advertising sign was missing just before 3pm last Monday.

The sign, which is light blue and black, was allegedly stolen from its prominent position on the traffic roundabout at the intersection of Reeves and Udys Roads.

Trust chairman Dave Upfold says the A1-sized sign comprised an aluminium board and metal case. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth about $500 and we have to go and buy another one now,â&#x20AC;? he told the Times.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;It had an advertising poster that you slide into the frame and clip in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things like this are happening too often. People are stealing like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sport. We are just a centre that provides a particular important service to children and families in our community.â&#x20AC;?

Mrs Van De Rheede says the advertising sign was in its usual spot at the busy Pakuranga roundabout throughout Waitangi Day weekend [February 6-8].

Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s phoned the Auckland Council to see if it had picked up the sign, but was told it hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.

She plans to report the signâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disappearance to the police. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I drove past the sign at about 2pm last Monday and it was there, and then went past again at 2.45pm and it was gone,â&#x20AC;? says Mrs Van De Rheede, a Justice of the Peace.

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Mr Upfold thinks the advertising sign may have been stolen by someone wanting to sell it for scrap metal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth maybe $5 as scrap, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth $500 to us,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The sign was originally donated to us by a company in East Tamaki. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had only used it for the past six or so weeks.â&#x20AC;?

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Anger over car yard thefts

By CHRIS HARROWELL

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AYNE Smith is sick of having to reach into his pocket to repair the damage caused to his business by brazen thieves.

The director of Right Price Motors in Highland Park is angry that his car sales yard has been targeted by thieves multiple times in recent weeks.

A set of expensive 19-inch alloy wheels was taken from a Volkswagen Passat vehicle for sale at the Aviemore Drive yard overnight on Wednesday, January 28.

The stolen wheels are worth about $4000 when new.

A week later, on Wednesday, February 4, thieves stole another set of wheels from a Mazda Axela car also for sale at Mr Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Highland Park yard.

He replaced the stolen TSWbrand wheels, at a cost of about $2000, and also had to pay another $2500 to repair extensive damage caused to the Mazda vehicle by the offenders.

A third set of wheels was recently stolen from a customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Subaru motor vehicle while parked at the back of Mr Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s automotive service centre in Andromeda Crescent, East Tamaki.

Thieves unsuccessfully attempted to take the Oz-brand wheels off a Mercedes-Benz motor vehicle for sale on Mr Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Highland Park car yard overnight last Tuesday, February 10. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The car fell while they were trying to take the wheels off, so they abandoned their attempt,â&#x20AC;? he told the Times. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They managed to get two wheels off it, but must have been disturbed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whoever did it bought four cinder blocks with them to help them try to steal the carâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wheels.â&#x20AC;?

FRUSTRATED: Car dealer Wayne Smith is angry that thieves have stolen valuable wheels from motor vehicles for sale at his Highland Park yard and East Tamaki automotive service centre; insert, an alloy wheel similar to one of the sets stolen from a vehicle listed for sale at Mr Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yard.

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Mr Smith is offering a cash reward for information leading to the apprehension of the offenders responsible for thefts at his car sales yard and automotive service centre.

He recently staked out his Highland Park yard to see if he could catch the criminals in action.

Mr Smith believes the wheels are being stolen to be on-sold for cash and has reported the thefts to police. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve searched [auction web-

site] Trade Me to see if they are advertised on there, but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see them,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been the same people each time, as on one occasion they cut the power to our security cameras at the Highland Park sales yard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last Tuesday we padlocked the yardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s power box shut and they cut it open with bolt cutters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This sort of thing has to be stopped now or it will become an epidemic.â&#x20AC;?

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Mr Smith has also had entire motor vehicles stolen from his other car yard in Jellicoe Road, Panmure.

People with information on the theft of wheels from motor vehicles at Wayne Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Right Price Motors car sales yard and automotive service centre in East Tamaki can phone Counties Manukau East Police on 261-1300.

Alternatively, phone the free and anonymous Crimestoppers tip-off line on 0800-555-111.

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Champion shot-putter Valerie Adams, of Pakuranga Athletic Club, will be at the ďŹ nish line of the race to hand out medals on Sunday at Vellenoweth Green in St Heliers, along with Silver Ferns netballer Cathrine Latu, world junior surďŹ ng title holder Ella Williams and New Zealand womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sevens captain Sarah Goss.

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Transport $6.9billion ($13b â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 58% rates, 42% other) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; covers the basic transport network, about 25% less than the $9.3b previously planned Opting for the basic transport network funded by rates only will result in significantly reduced service levels, fewer public transport improvements (improved in 2016 but no further improvements over the following nine years), deferring some projects and maintenance and drastically reduced key projects. â&#x2013; â&#x2013; Among the major infrastructure projects planned in the next 30 years are: CRL (City Rail Link) $2.5b in 2015-2025, including $200 million already spent; AMETI (Auckland Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative), $553m in 2015-2025, $545m in 2025-2035; Mill Road, $144m in 20152025, $266m in 2025-2035, $410m in 2036-2045; East-West Connections $135m in 2015-2025 but may be delivered earlier under a governmentaccelerated package. â&#x2013; â&#x2013; The budget for the CRLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s early enabling works is $280m in 2016-2017 to coincide with the planned redevelopment of the Downtown Shopping Centre by Precinct Properties, as well as $120m on continued land acquisitions. The main construction contract is budgeted for $1.9b.

Water supply and wastewater $4.7b ($6.6b â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 100% other) The spend is funded almost entirely by user charges proposed to rise by 2.5% in the first two years and 3.6% each following year. Service levels will remain the same. â&#x2013; â&#x2013; High-priority projects include the central interceptor to reduce sewage overflows into central Auckland wa-

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terways and the Waitemata Harbour; consent application for a further water take from the Waikato River.

Auckland Development $1b ($2.2b â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 60% rates, 40% other) New agency, Development Auckland, replaces Waterfront Auckland and Auckland Council Properties Ltd (ACPL) to work with the private sector on housing and town centre development.

Parks, community and lifestyle $2.1b ($5.3b â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 85% rates, 15% other) Feedback from local boards about the impact of an $800m reduction in capital spending resulted in the council deciding not to go ahead with the proposal. â&#x2013; â&#x2013; Asset portfolios will be reviewed to ensure that the best value for money is being achieved. â&#x2013; â&#x2013; Minor service reductions include lower-cost street gardens, spraying instead of mechanical edging,

reduced and standardised library hours. â&#x2013; â&#x2013; New revenue streams and user fees will be introduced through standardised fees for cemeteries, more commercial structures in leisure centres and fees for some events in parks; a more community-led approach to community development; standardised social housing rentals; prioritising capital projects where they are most needed.

Governance and support $1.1b ($6.1b â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 48% rates, 52% other) Corporate costs will be reduced by $21m in year one and $30m from year two onwards. â&#x2013; â&#x2013; Improved returns will be sought from Ports of Auckland and Auckland International Airport.

Environmental management and regulation $1b ($4.3b â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 51% rates, 49% other) There will be minor spending and education programme reductions. A

greater proportion of costs will be funded through user-pays fees. â&#x2013; â&#x2013; Storm water network investment will be maintained at existing levels. â&#x2013; â&#x2013; The Waste Management and Min-

Economic and cultural $0.4b ($2.2b â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 69% rates, 31% other) Service and spending levels do not change much. â&#x2013; â&#x2013; Investment includes renewing the aging Auckland Zoo infrastructure and investing in QEB (North Harbour), Western Springs and Mt Smart stadiums. â&#x2013; â&#x2013; Submissions can be made online at www.shapeauckland.co.nz; on social media; or on the summary document posted to all super-city households.

Howick ward Have Your Say meetings will be held at 6-8pm on March 3 at the Pakuranga United Rugby Club, Lloyd Elsmore Park; at 6-8pm on March 5 at Ormiston Senior College, Ormiston Road, Flat Bush. Register online at www.shapeauckland.co.nz.

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Beginnersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dance class

HOWICK Round Dance Club welcomes new members to join a new beginnersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; class which starts at 7.30-9.30pm, February 20. Learn to waltz, cha cha, rumba, tango at Pakuranga Heights Primary School Hall. Phone Sheryll on 626-6221 or Lesley on 021-1666-988.

Careers clinic

CITIZENS Advice Bureau, Pakuranga, hosts a careers clinic on the first and third Tuesday of the month, where an adviser gives career guidance, counselling and advice. Information includes optimising CVs and how to write cover letters, job searching, help with career choices, and knowing todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career realities. To book an appointment phone CAB 576-8331.

Travel club

UXBRIDGE Travel Club meets at the Uxbridge Arts Centre, Howick, on February 20 at 7.30pm. Barbara Reilly will talk about Zipling in Monteverdi. All welcome. Enquiries phone Stella on 534-9463.

Beginners welcome

HOWICK Mahjong Club meets at the Howick Croquet Club, Millhouse Drive, Thursdays from 1-4pm. Beginners welcome. Phone Adrienne on 534-4989.

Friendship club

SENIORS Friendship Club meets at Bucklands Beach Bowling Club, corner of Devon Road and Morrow Avenue, the first and third Friday of each month. This Friday will be the annual club picnic at the far end of Eastern Beach at midday.

Bring some lunch and join in the fun and games (if wet the meeting will be at the bowling club). For more informtion, phone Olive on 534-6938 or Ann on 533-9991.

Volunteers needed

ARE you a good communicator and problem solver; non-judgmental and comfortable in a multicultural team? Do you have a willingness to help people, a commitment to community service, curiosity for information, and good computer skills?

If you are interested in becoming a Citizens Advice Bureau interviewer, phone Louise at Pakuranga Bureau on 576-8331.

Support group

EAST Auckland Breast Cancer support group meets on February 18, 7.30pm at Highland Park Community House, 47 Aviemore Drive.

No guest speaker this month, but bring along ideas for topics for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meetings. Enquiries phone Jennifer on 274-1192 or Wynne on 534-7265.

Letters to the editor Be considerate

IN RESPONSE to the Opinion column, Howick and Pakuranga Times, January 29, I have never read such drivel. The laws of the road include keep left, keep to the speed limit and obey all traffic signs.

For the idiots and morons that hog right-hand lanes, holding up traffic, being rude and inconsiderate, I say get off the road and walk, as you are a road hazard to others on the road who drive professionally and get to their destinations.

Not sit and dream, pick their noses, talk and text on their mobile phones and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care about anyone behind them.

Drive to your destination. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sleep on the road. This is not the 1940s, driving around in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang vehicles.

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I TOO have had experiences similar to the letter, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Inconsiderate Driversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, (Howick and Pakuranga Times, January 19). It is a problem that has arisen since the Ministry of Transport surveillance of our roads was done away with.

In those days, heaven help you if you were caught doing the sort of driving tactics this lady is talking about. This department was done away with to save money not lives.

There seems to be now a complete inability to read the numbers on the road signs and interpret what they mean. They are not pictures, they are telling you something. But then maybe there should be a test at the examination for a driving licence for prospective drivers to interpret all numbers from five to 100, with pictures of a speedometer to illus-

Knitting in library

JOIN a group of friendly knitters who meet at 10.30am every Thursday at the Pakuranga Library. Bring along some knitting and socialise with other like-minded people.

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Singers wanted

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English classes

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trate them. Tailgating is another issue. No one seems to understand that if they are travelling at 100 kilometres per hour and put their foot on the brake, they will have travelled approximately 28 metres (in one second) before they begin to stop. That is an average of eight to nine sedan car lengths.

I often turn into my drive at a higher than safe speed after indicating for some time that I am turning left, because the driver behind me is travelling at about two car lengths. There is a saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;there is nothing more frightening than ignorance in actionâ&#x20AC;?. Yes we have anarchy on the roads because many donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to obey road rules anymore.

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Using gas appliances in safe ways TIPS consumers need to know to use gas safely and efďŹ ciently, in the home and while caravanning, have been launched on a new website.

The site has been produced by the LPG and Gas Associations, in conjunction with WorkSafe New Zealand; the Environmental Protection Agency; and the Plumbers, GasďŹ tters and Drainlayers Board. It includes advice about how to install, use and maintain gas appliances safely.

from the area. Turn off the gas supply at the meter or LPG cylinder if it is safe to do so and leave the area.

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Contact a gas retailer or phone the gas emergency number listed in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Emergency Servicesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pages in the White Pages phone book.

Outdoor gas appliances, such as patio heaters and barbecues, should never be used inside.

Beware of carbon monoxide Camping appliances, like lanterns and cookers, must never be used in unventilated areas such as caravans and sealed tents.

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ARBARA Kendall ranks being honoured with the Sport New Zealand Leadership Award as high as winning an Olympic medal.

Kendall, originally from Bucklands Beach, was presented with the prestigious prize at the Halberg Awards ceremony last Wednesday.

She was also inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, alongside rugby league star Stacey Jones. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had no idea about the leadership award,â&#x20AC;? Kendall told the Times. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a big surprise. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you get recognition like that, you think, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;wow, that is coolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Awards like that are a time for reflection. I charge on and do what needs to be done, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look back too much.â&#x20AC;?

Kendall became a household name in New Zealand when she won the gold medal in boardsailing at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic

Games. She won silver four years later in Atlanta and at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 completed her full set of medals by winning bronze.

In an athletic career that spanned 25 years, Kendall also won four gold, five silver and two bronze medals at boardsailing world championships.

She has an MBE for services to windsurfing and has been inducted into the International Sailing Federation Hall of Fame, as well as being a four-time winner of the Halberg Sportswoman of the Year Award. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a pioneer for women in sport - from the sports field to the boardroom,â&#x20AC;? says Sport New Zealand chief executive Peter Miskimmin, who presented the award. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Without question, her international success inspired this country. She became an important role model to many, but especially

young woman.â&#x20AC;?

Following her stellar career on the water, Kendall has held numerous high-level roles with the New Zealand and International Olympic Committees, among other leadership responsibilities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Kendall] has been one of New Zealandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most successful and enduring sportswomen, underpinned by hard work, discipline and a sheer determination to succeed,â&#x20AC;? says Miskimmin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She has gone on to use those skills around the board table, championing the needs of the current and future generations of athletes here and around the world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most importantly, [she] has a natural warmth and a passion for life that has won the hearts of all of us.â&#x20AC;?

Kendall says her ambition to lead was a natural progression after retiring from competition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew I wanted to give back and my personality is wired to

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inspire people to raise the bar in their lives,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been like that.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you have a passion for something, there are no obstacles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A good leader has to lead by example. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just about the talk, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about doing the walk. You have to be authentic or else people see the gaps. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to stay true to who you are and your values.â&#x20AC;?

The usually stoic Kendall was emotional after joining the likes of Sir Murray Halberg, Jock Hobbs and Richie McCaw as a recipient of the leadership award. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To be recognised as a leader amongst my peers and within sport in New Zealand is incredible,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To me, that would mean as much as winning an Olympic medal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I must say it overwhelmed me a little bit and I got a tear in my eye. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To have that acknowledgment is awesome.â&#x20AC;?

Bucklands Beach holds slim advantage ONLY three points separate the leading clubs in the inaugural East Auckland Sailing Series.

The four-leg regatta pits junior sailors from four clubs - Bucklands Beach Yacht Club (BBYC), Maraetai, Howick and Glendowie â&#x20AC;&#x201C; against one another in friendly competition in Optimist and Starling fleets.

After two legs, BBYC leads with 42 points, closely followed by Maraetai on 43 and Glendowie on 44.

Howick Sailing Club is in fourth place on 69 points.

The clubs are competing for the Ivan Raos Memorial Centreboard Trophy, while also gaining valuable race training to develop their young sailors.

The third leg is being hosted by Glendowie on March 1 with the final event at Maraetai later next month.

SUMMER BREEZE: Callum McRae, left, and Pakurangaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gregory Whitiskie, both of Maraetai Photos supplied Sailing Club, competing in the East Auckland Sailing Series.

Club rugbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new format THE Auckland premier club rugby programme has been shaken up in 2015 with a vastly changed format in place.

The 15 teams have been split into two pools, named blue and white, as per their finishing positions from the 2014 club competition.

A seven-week round robin will commence on April 11 before the competition splits into a top and bottom tier, with the top four teams from each pool qualifying to vie for the Alan McEvoy Memorial Shield over seven rounds.

The top four teams from the Alan McEvoy Shield will then play for the Gallaher Shield.

The remaining 11 teams will be in line for the traditional silverware â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jubilee Trophy, Portola Trophy and Presidents Cup â&#x20AC;&#x201C; depending on where they finish. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quite timely for these changes to be made,â&#x20AC;? says Brian Wilsher, chairman of the council of delegates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure it will add interest in the competition from earlier in the season; it will be exciting to see all teams battling out to see who will be in the top half of the draw for the second round.â&#x20AC;?

The previous format, which had been in place for eight years, produced a number of one-sided results in matches between teams in the top and bottom halves of the competition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This new format will reduce the number of blowout games,â&#x20AC;? says Wilsher. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now, in the second round, teams in each of the two tiers will be of a similar standard, which will make for very competitive rugby.â&#x20AC;?

The annual pre-season tournament for the Waka Nathan Challenge Cup will run over three weeks with the top eight from 2014 automatically qualifying for the quarter finals, while the bottom seven will play off for the Pollard Cup. All teams will play at Waitemata on March 14 to kick off the tournament with the respective finals being played on March 28th.

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REPRESENTATIVE SOFTBALLERS: Marissa Berkes, Breanna Gibson, Jaimee-Ann Dick, Zoe Tolhopf and Campbell Gibson.

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IX members of Howick Softball Club will represent a number of different regions at the national provincial softball championships in Hamilton this weekend.

Howick premier womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team catcher Zoe Tolhopf has been chosen in the Auckland team for the first time, after coming through the agegroup representative system.

Players that arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t selected as one of up to 15 protected players by their home province then go into a nation-

wide draft.

The draft picks are allocated in reverse order of placings in last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national tournament.

Howick outfielders Hannah Cook and Jaimee-Ann Dick have been acquired by Wellington and Counties Manukau respectively.

Pitcher Marissa Berkes, who played for Wellington last year, has been picked up Southern Pride.

Club teammate Breanna Gibson is also accustomed to donning other provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jerseys. After being chosen by Southern Pride in 2014,

she has been drafted by defending champions Canterbury as a pitcher, though she is also adept at catcher and third base. Breannaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother, former Black Sox pitcher Campbell Gibson, who plays for Howickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team, will turn out for Counties Manukau for the second consecutive season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s awesome that our talented players are being recognised,â&#x20AC;? says Howick premier womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coach and club development officer Travis Owen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the players that have been

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