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akuranga’s going to the dogs, literally. Between January and August, 135 canines were found loose on the streets of Pakuranga out of a total of 399 reports in the eastern suburbs, according to Auckland Council figures.

In that same period, 44 fines were issued in relation to the dogs picked up totalling $11,100.

August saw the highest rates of strays, and Pakuranga was again the worst across the district.

Auckland Council’s animal management manager Tracey Moore says the council wants to have a positive relationship with

dog owners.

“If a dog is picked up for the first time, we issue a warning, rather than a fine, and can help educate the dog owner as to ways of preventing the dog from wandering.”

This includes property inspections to ensure the dog can be left securely with tighter rules for menacing breeds, she says.

“Unfortunately, many of the dogs that we pick up do not have microchips or registration tags to identify them or their owner.”

The lost pets are advertised on the Auckland Council website and also on www.petsonthenet. co.nz If no owner comes forward after seven days, the Auckland Council

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takes ownership and finds a new home for the dog, but if it is not suitable for re-homing, it will be euthanised.

When people come across any strays they are encouraged to think of safety first, says Ms Moore.

“But if they are able to contain the dog in some way they should,” she says.

“We [often] get calls that a dog is in someone’s garage. If they can tie the dog to a lamp post or put it in a garden shed it helps. We can get there within an hour to pick it up.”

However, more importantly owners should register and microchip their dogs, says Ms Moore.

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wo former school friends at Bucklands Beach Primary and Macleans College in 2003 are collaborating to make a documentary about a group of optometrists who want to bring basic eye care to earthquakestruck villages in Nepal.

It will be the first undertaking by an all women filmmaking collective in Auckland called Waking Dream.

The former Howick students are Nicole van Heerdon, who will direct the documentary, and Shaun Chang who last year took a small group of optometrists to the Himalayas to treat eye conditions of children and adults en route to Everest Base Camp.

This month Mr Chang will return to Nepal with a bigger

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team, more sponsorship and equipment. His ultimate aim is to open the first eye clinic in the Sagarmatha National Park.

The Waking Dream Collective was established in 2013 by three New Zealand emerging women filmmakers, including Ms van Heerdon. Its goal is to tell captivating and unique stories from the margins and give a voice to those not often heard on screen.

The filmmakers say their work is not just to entertain,

but to challenge and make audiences think about themselves and their place in the world.

As the team of optometrists arrive in earthquake-torn Kathmandu and head to Lukla to begin their trek, the film will follow their trials and triumphs and look at foreign aid programmes in Nepal.

“At a time when Nepal is arguably in more need of foreign aid than ever, this documentary is coming at a crucial time of re-assessment and change in terms of who the world provides aid to this region,” Ms van Heerdon says.

She and producer Ghazaleh Golbakhsh are graduates of the University of Auckland’s Master of Arts in Screen Production pro-

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By PJ Taylor Royalty hits Howick soon when New Zealand’s undisputed kings of rock n’ roll reunite for a concert of majestic proportions.

Johnny Devlin, the original king, has been invited across from his Australian home by his heir, Tom Sharplin, as a special guest of the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand’s annual awards

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Before they shake, rattle and roll at that all-star show, they’ll be all shook up on the Howick Club stage on Friday, October 9.

It’ll be a special night for the gents in the spotlight, as they’re backed by Sharplin’s legendary Cadillacs band.

Sharplin, the president of the Variety Artists Club, says it’s always a highlight to play with Devlin.

Sharplin appreciates how special it is to have known Devlin for so long and to have been up close to learn from all his elder’s talent and experiences.

Devlin was, of course, New Zealand’s first fullblooded rock n’ roll king, generating fan adulation and roused emotions that were accorded to Elvis Presley and The Beatles.

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and he’s still got that stage magic, that stage presence,” says Sharplin.

“To work with him is a real buzz, and he can still make a room move. I’ve played in Howick many times and the Howick Club is great room to work in.

We look forward to making it move again.”

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Plaza masterplan aiming high

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ore concrete plans have been laid for the rise of ‘Vim Valley’ with the help of a former Singaporean politician.

Pakuranga Plaza was purchased last year for $96 million by Singapore-based GYP Properties, a subsidiary of directory publishers Global Yellow Pages, which is chaired by recently retired politician, Mah Bow Tan. As the mall celebrated its 50th birthday last week, the new owners unveiled their masterplan featuring up to 1000 residential units, a hotel and an entertainment complex with integrated transport as part of Auckland Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI) plan and community facilities.

The four-hectare site and surrounding Auckland Council-owned property will be redeveloped at a cost of more than $500 million.

The development will be phased out in three stages, expected to begin in 2017 and be completed by 2030.

Mr Mah says the Howick Local Board and Auckland Council’s vision to convert one of Auckland’s oldest malls into a true town centre struck a chord.

The 67-year-old has been flying to Auckland once a month and has been consulting with the local board, iwi as well as the community which called to “preserve cultural heritage and envi-

ronmental links”.

When asked if Pakuranga is ready for apartments, Mr Mah says he has great confidence.

“Quite a few of the shop tenants came up to me and said when can I put my deposit down – and [members of] the local board!”

The development is GYP Properties’ first and only project of its kind.

“We are concentrating on this.

If we do this well then I think it allows us other opportunities.

We need to get this right,” Mr Mah says.

Despite the scale and ambition, Mr Mah and his associates remain undaunted.

“I’ve tackled bigger projects than this. It cannot be done all at once so it will be staged. It may look big overall but if you look at it in bite sizes it’s manageable.”

‘Masterplan’ troubles

The Pakuranga Plaza masterplan may sound grand, but there could well be a few spanners in the works.

Long-time local Grahame Hamblin, of the former Hamblin’s Pharmacy in Pakuranga Plaza, owns four shops in the mall facing Brampton Crescent in the privately-owned row housing NZ Post. The former Appliance Outlet on the corner of Ti Rakau Drive and Reeves Road is also privately owned.

■■ Basement and multi-level car park ■■ Pedestrianised high streets and green links to Rotary Walkway and Ti Rakau Park ■■ Public plaza (modelled on Wellington Civic Square) with library and community facilities, surrounded by al fresco dining and food and beverage outlets

GYP is working with needed Reeves Road renowned architecFlyover”. ture firm Warren and “The Pakuranga Plaza Mahoney, which is was one of the first behind major projects malls developed fifty such as the SkyCity years ago and this forInternational Convenward looking proposal tion Centre, to finalise will not only provide a the design. modern retail experiPakuranga Plaza Mah Bow Tan ence but also entertainspokesperson Christie Wright- ment, housing and community son says the developers, retailers facilities,” Mrs Stewart says. and council are working together Features “in good faith”.

“Major tenants have been con- ■■ 2-4 level entertainment comsulted throughout all the changes plex/cinemas and are onboard. We encourage ■■ 12-storey hotel all retailers to come with us on ■■ More than 900 freehold 1-3 bedroom dwellings up to 100sq m this journey.”

On the day of the launch, How- ■■ 20-storey apartment block ick Ward councillors Dick Quax housing 160 units and Sharon Stewart issued a ■■ 7-8 storey townhouses release supporting GYP’s plan ■■ 60,000 sqm (six hectares) of which incorporates the “much- retail space, double the current The new owners of the Pakuranga Plaza will need to gain Mr Hamblin’s and other landlords’ consent or buy them out in order to proceed with the large-scale development.

While Mr Hamblin concedes the centre needs a major upgrade, he says the proposed masterplan is not the way.

“It will wipe away the casual shopping which Pakuranga was built on.”

He believes the wider community needs to be consulted.

“They seem to have forgotten that Pakuranga is a big area and they are catering for the people

who live in Half Moon Bay, Gossamer Drive [etc].”

Mr Hamblin says communication has been poor.“We don’t really know what’s going on.

There’s nothing concrete there that we’ve been notified about.”

Mr Hamblin says the one thing he knows for certain is the 20-storey building which, he was told, was going to be 100 storeys initially. “They want to turn it into a Singapore mall instead of a Pakuranga town centre,” he says.

Back in 2001, Mr Hamblin was embroiled in a similar debate, where then owners, Westfield,

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Mr Mah retired from politics in August after 27 years and has held various portfolios including trade and industry, communications and information, environment and national development.

As Minister for National Development, Mr Mah spearheaded the conceptualisation and implementation of Marina Bay Sands, an architecturally stunning feature of modern Singapore.

wanted to develop councilowned car parks.

The proposal was quashed after Mr Hamblin and other retailers mounted an opposition, supported by then Howick Board member and current Howick Local Board chairman David Collings who is surprised that the developers had not consulted the landowners.

“We’re neither for or against [the developers’ masterplan].

Because we’re in the middle of the [planning] process we’re supportive of working alongside them and are going to push for various community outcomes.”

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TPP significant: MP B

otany MP Jami-Lee Ross welcomes as “significant news” the controversial Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal which was this week finalised after years of negotiation.

“It is an agreement that will deliver substantial benefits to New Zealand by reducing costs and barriers to trade with 11 other Asia-Pacific countries,” he said in his regular newsletter.

“As a country, we need to trade with other nations to increase our wealth. NZ won’t get rich selling things to ourselves and we need to sell more of our products and services to customers around the world.”

Improving access to international markets is part of the Government’s wider plan to create a stronger economy, with more jobs and higher incomes for New Zealanders.

The TPP agreement will help to make that happen.

“TPP is very positive for New Zealand. Successive governments have sought free trade agreements with the US and Japan for 25 years,” he says.

“We already export $28 billion worth of goods and services to other TPP counties.

This agreement will create new opportunities to build on that and diversify our export markets.”

As seen with other trade agreements, the reduction in tariffs leads to a significant increase in exports from New Zealand to those countries.

With China, Kiwi exports rose from $2bn to $12bn after the 2008 China FTA. “It was disappointing that we could not achieve a more comprehensive agreement for our dairy exports. We did achieve the best possible outcome for dairy that could be negotiated and this involved negotiations up to the eleventh hour,” he says.

“But while absolute tariff elimination was not possible, TPP is still unquestionably positive for the dairy sector.”

For example, all tariffs on cheese to Japan will eventually be eliminated, and tariffs on infant formula into the US will be eliminated over 10 years.

Once fully implemented, New Zealand will save $102 mil-

lion a year in tariffs on dairy exports.

Many concerns raised previously about TPP are not reflected in the final agreement, Mr Ross says.

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Fun with financial literacy Learning was put into good use for a class of entrepreneurs at Our Lady Star of the Sea School as they prepared for the school’s annual gala.

Split into groups, they came up with product ideas which they designed, put together, worked out budgets and pricing and produced support advertising collateral.

When the Times visited, the groups were waiting with their sales pitch at the ready.

Projects ranged from Bootles, a device to keep boots upright, Eggheads – “they’re ready for adoption” one creator said, and 100 per cent recycled crayons melted into a variety of shapes called Mo Ho Krazy Krayons.

“Light ‘em up” involved tin cans filled with water which was frozen, allowing the team to drill holes in the side and, after removing the melted ice, lanterns were placed inside.

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used for Squish-a-me stress balls, while two students, who had never sewn before, made matching beanies and scarves to be sold individually or as a set.

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Glitter Globes took advantage of different shaped jars into which were placed old toys or $2 shop specials, covered in glitter and glued to the bottom of the jars.

Teacher Trish Webb said the project was part of the children’s maths programme, attaining financial literacy and putting their learning into use.

“It was a about working together and showing resilience. If things were not going to plan, they came up with something else.

“We had the gala coming up and it’s the first time we’ve done this to make money for the school. The children were committed from the start.”

Money raised from the gala will be put towards a new performing arts centre, says Sue Yandall, the school’s executive officer.

Activities will include bouncy castles, adventure games, face painting and crazy hair.

Families are being encouraged to create authentic ethnic food for the food stalls and home baking will be sold at the cafe.

Students have been filling Jolly Jars with a variety of items from food and lollies to pencils. Quick Fire raffles will also be run with generous prizes, Ms Yandall says.

“Term three has been dedicated to the gala and it is a good event for the parish and the school community.

It’s a day where parishioners who may be ex-parents, still associated with the church but may have grandchildren here.”

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“We are getting a lot for our money here,” he said at the conclusion of a tour of the construction site. “The arts community will love it. It is going to give them capacity for more exhibitions and not just locally but for the region.”

His entourage included Howick Local Board chairman, David Collings, the council’s project manager Jody Morley, and Uxbridge director, Vickie Bowers.

The $6.4 million redevelopment has already revealed the shell of the new gallery, featuring precast concrete cleverly disguised with a wood panelling effect on the exterior, along with the start of a studio block on the former Keall House site at the rear.

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Uxbridge art classes have been temporarily shifted to the councilowned former Howick Police Station in Moore Street, while administration staff members are in an office off the existing hall and theatre. Ms Bowers said staff members and classes were expected to move into the new building next March.

Stage two will follow involving a restoration upgrade of the existing theatre in the old church facing Uxbridge Road and the hall to the rear.

After the Uxbridge visit, Mr Brown took a stroll through the village accompanied by the Howick Village Business Association chairman Ken Scott, HVBA manager Jenny Foster, and Mr Collings.

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Feedback New trees are welcome

Not all residents of Bucklands Beach (Times, September 17) agree with the statements made by your correspondent. This writer, for one, challenges several of the statements made that in my view are misleading, if not false.

1. It is the house on the property and not any future tree growth that is the major obstruction to any views of Rangitoto from Hattaway or Morrow.

2. The views of Rangitoto from The Parade will not be impeded by the two trees at any time in their life cycle.

3. The photo with the letter is taken from Hattaway Ave itself so is a view only pedestrians or motorists will have. Surely they can walk or drive the less than 50 metres to The Parade and have unobstructed views of Rangitoto and Musick Point from the seaside reserve and parking.

The Musick Point area is characterised by pohutukawa, and several mature specimens have

It pays to give your feedback. Your opinion matters to us. Email us at editor@times.co.nz; comment on our Facebook page, facebook.com/timesonlinenz; or write to us at The Editor, Times Newspapers, PO Box 259-243, Botany. Auckland 2163; fax (09) 271-8073. Letters should not exceed 200 words and should carry the name, residential address and contact telephone number of the author. Nom de plumes not accepted.

been removed recently. Having two new pohutukawa is a positive in this writer’s view.

Finally I believe that this new house and the property in question have been built and landscaped to a very high standard befitting the Bucklands Beach area.

If all properties in this suburb were of similar standard, we would be the envy of Auckland.

Beware of the Rule of Unintended Consequences.

Allen McCormick Bucklands Beach

Why is this a big deal?

I was wondering what the significance was of the article about the sale of a Golflands house by an investor who profited $120,000 in three months? (Overseas buyer nets $120,000 by Natalie Brittan, September 24) Did the buyer break any laws?

Recently, a neighbour’s house on Clovelly Road was purchased by a “genuine” Kiwi investor, I mean white European and not

Asian, Maori, Pacific Islander or Indian or Latin American. Her parents could have come from England or other parts of Europe.

She spent three months fixing up the place and sold it for a profit of at least $80,000. And, the agent who sold it was also a “genuine” Kiwi and made a profit as well from the sale of that property.

Now the new owners, who are also Kiwis, but have lived there for less than a year, are talking about selling the house because they think they can make a profit of at least $100k.

Is there anything wrong with that? Would that be newsworthy for the Howick Times? This phenomenon is repeated hundreds of thousand times over in this crazy market.

A lot of people, regardless of their race or ethnicity, sold their houses when they could not refuse offers close to $1m or over.

They made huge profits. So did Tony and Pat Eversden and their genuine Kiwi agents.

We live in a capitalist free market economy after all. Until there are such laws that prevent buyers from profiting from the resale of their houses, the Howick Times should be writing in a non-biased way about investors - regardless of their ethnic origins.

To do otherwise, like what Ms Brittan did, just feeds into the anti-Asian, anti-foreigner and antiethnic bias unnecessarily.

Madge Kho Howick

Our transport system is in trouble

Auckland transport is one of our city’s biggest problems.

There is a waste of money and human resources in public transport through duplication of routes, inefficient timetables, bad placement of bus stops, lack of priority lanes and priority for buses at traffic lights and a dysfunctional road system. There is also vast excess of noise and pollution, and it is a waste of time.

We need to improve our transport because Auckland’s population is ever-increasing, just like the housing prices, and we need to supply better transport for the people of Auckland.

There should be a better placement of bus stops, for example.

There should be an increased number of bus lanes so that the buses can arrive on time.

Traffic can slow down transport. A good way to solve this is by putting in bus lanes in the motorway and on busy roads. Also, even modifying the traffic light system to get the traffic flowing more smoothly.

Some people may say it will cost a lot of money. Yes, it will, but it will be cheaper now than later.

We shouldn’t delay this project.

You can help us get this message across to the Auckland Council by signing the petition on https:// www.change.org/p/aucklandcouncil-auckland-transport.

Shivneel Singh Year 10 Howick College

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our front page article on the Syrian refugee crisis (Times, September 17) was a sorry example of biased opinion masquerading as journalism.

The writer may be entitled to express his opinion, after all that was one of the reasons our gallant men and women crossed the oceans to join the allies in the World Wars, as well as other more recent conflicts.

However it is surprising that this piece did in no way try to improve our understanding of a very complex political situation, nor did it offer a compassionate viewpoint one might expect from someone who too has lived through horrendous political upheaval and had to escape their own homeland to avoid persecution.

A community newspaper should be able to provide a higher standard of journalism, otherwise it might as well just stick with advertisements.

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The great location also makes life easy. Botany Town Centre is literally just down the road, which means getting to all the shops, services, eateries and entertainment is a breeze. It really is so easy - which is just how retirement should be.

Editor’s note: The writer, our journalist Marianne Kelly, expressed no opinion at all but rather reported the views of Mr Roy on this issue. His views – or those of anyone else – are welcome whether or not we or our readers agree with them.

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Karla will be a great Miss Auckland

Re: Karla crowned Miss Auckland (Times, September 24) Congratulations to Times Newspapers for writing such a positive informative, article about the pageant.

Stuff and NZ Herald could take a leaf from your book. Congratulations also to Karla de Beer, who is a shining example to all the young girls out there growing up.

She is a lovely person not only on the outside but more importantly from within. We can be proud as Aucklanders to know that Karla will be our representative and wish her well in her future endeavours.

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I have often wondered why the Chinese immigrants are willing to pay so much to ensure their children gain the Cambridge qualification rather than the NCEA one.

The answer came when I went into the websites “where will the NCEA qualification take you and where will the Cambridge one take you?”

The Cambridge list of countries was far greater than the NCEA one. So it is right and proper that secondary schools should offer both.

Gary Hollis, Howick

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Feedback

It pays to give your feedback. Your opinion matters to us. Email us at editor@times.co.nz; comment on our Facebook page, facebook.com/timesonlinenz; or write to us at The Editor, Times Newspapers, PO Box 259243, Botany. Auckland 2163; fax (09) 271-8073. Letters should not exceed 200 words and should carry the name, residential address and contact telephone number of the author. Nom de plumes not accepted.

Your comments were derogatory

An opinion expressed in this newspaper (regarding whether fleeing Syrians are migrants or refugees) certainly gives another the right to disagree and express his own opinions on the subject.

It does not give the right to another to question the writer’s opinion on many other matters, especially in the nasty derogatory way used by Mr Crane (Times, September 24, “Is his white privilege threatened?”). It is doubtful that Mr Crane knows Mr Roy or much about him, as Mr Roy certainly does not know Mr Crane nor his opinion on the original subject, as he did not actually express it.

Valerie Roy

Re Vector Shareholding

Your correspondent in the Herald September 19, Mike Shingle of Bayswater is totally correct.

Mr John Collinge, barrister and solicitor, has had a convenient brain fade.

Mercury Energy became the AECT on August 27, 1993.

Mr Collinge became a trustee and a board member briefly of AECT. So his impartiality is certainly questionable.

However I would say that his approach is naïve and sounds like it is driven by his past lack of acceptance in his director roles within the energy sector and that he still appears to have a grudge to bear.

What is clear is that both North Harbour and Waitemata sold their Vector equivalents cheaply , but did so that their electricity rates were lower, whereas Auckland’s Vector, not owned by the council, then built its assets and acquired more enabling it to pay future dividends to the old Auckland energy users. Its divi-

dends should actually be much higher than they are!

Why now, should Vector pay dividends to area energy users who have benefitted through low energy rates etc for years from past infrastructure sales?

In terms of his wild and risky recommendation that Vector be put in the hands of Auckland Council, that is even more ridiculous, given that Auckland Council cannot even manage the Auckland Port assets for the benefit of Auckland taxpayers, given that they wish to destroy our harbour through further expansion, and even consider selling it to offshore buyers.

Furthermore, given that they have sold the majority of the shares in Auckland Airport, one should be aware that Vector shareholders should decide very carefully before they sell their shares to offshore buyers.

Any council should protect the assets and not try to sell everything to finance more ridiculous schemes by shortterm mayors who have delusions of grandeur.

When Auckland Council is finally decentralised and we go back to the old local bodies, these assets will be returned and Mr Collinge will still be having brain fade and tilting at windmills.

John Champion Mellons Bay

Aircraft noise

Howick has always been a very peaceful place to live. Unfortunately over the last few years, our skies have been crisscrossed with big jets either approaching or leaving Auckland Airport.

I was always under the impression that there was an agreement when the airport opened that the aircraft would fly up the Waiheke Channel.

As I go about my work in the

eastern suburbs, I am aware that there are few places which escape the noise of aircraft arriving from Australia or leaving to go to distant shores.

The airport has now been authorised to undertake a trial for wide body aircraft on a new flight path over Howick to Auckland Airport. Including departures and arrivals, we have counted more than 12 aircraft flying overhead. In the morning there is a stream of aircraft leaving the airport under power and in the afternoon when the Australian aircraft arrive, a stream of aircraft making their approach.

The noise is of such a level that when talking to someone outside the conversation is stopped until it passes.

I understand that in areas of Howick now any renovations to houses have to include provisions to stop aircraft noise.

Looking at the web sites showing the flight paths from Australia, it is clear to see that prior to flying over the NZ coastline, aircraft make a deliberate turn to fly over Howick. One has to asked why can’t they fly up the centre of the Waiheke Channel. I believe the additional fuel usage would be minimal.

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In the Te Tuhi foyer a vivarium contains stick insects of the same species found in the Isles of Scilly. The Latin word vivarium translates as ‘a place of life’ and is a container traditionally used by scientists to observe flora and fauna.

A replica of the Portacom building where the insects are currently kept in Palmerston North under quarantine restrictions and artificial lighting, together with a cardboard box of quarantine clothing, can be seen in the gallery. Fur-

ther gestures to cultivation, containment and control are indicated by ultraviolet grow lamps and examples of irrigation.

The human control and classification of nature is further explored in a wall work which lists the scientific names of plants that were transported from New Zealand in 1908, destined for Tresco Abbey Garden. It is likely that the stick insects originally travelled to the Abbey Gardens with this shipment of plants but were not discovered until much later.

■■ Running in conjunction is Cultivate it as you will [Carnegie’s New Zealand 1902-2015].

The two exhibitions run until October 25 at Te Tuhi, 13 Reeves Road, Pakuranga.

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Ten former Pakuranga College students have returned to their old school to tutor those facing this year’s NCEA scholarship examinations.

The new academic coaching programme is run by The Learning Collaborative, an Aucklandbased company run by a group of Auckland University undergraduates, including the 10 former Pakuranga College students.

The sessions, which started on September 19-20, are available to all students sitting NCEA exams.

Participants are being coached in effective revision and exam techniques.

Importantly the sessions offer high potential students the opportunity to benefit from the experience of tutors who have been recently successful in the scholarship process.

Daniel Snell, head of Intensive Courses, says the group set up the Learning Collaborative last year

HIGHER LEARNING: Daniel Snell, head of Intensive Courses at The Learning Collaborative uses his mathematics skills to tutor two Pakuranga College students.

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because its members felt there was a lack of affordable support for the NCEA scholarship exams.

“As an organisation, we believe that education should be about understanding, not rote learning.

As a result, we aim to develop the students’ thinking skills, as well as their exam technique.

“This is why we are delighted to be working with Pakuranga College, because of its focus on ‘learning

through understanding’.”

The college’s deputy principal, Paul Bennett, who is organising the programme, says the college is delighted to get involved and allow local scholarship students the opportunity to improve their chances of success in 2015.

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Opera recital A Sunday lunch opera recital will launch Opera Factory’s new outreach programme into the community.

Opera Factory singers will present the recital, which is open to the public, at the Dolphin Theatre, Onehunga. It will feature popular arias and songs presented by soprano Emma Sloman, Charlotte Pridham (mezzo), and Callum Blackmore (baritone), accompanied by Gemma Lee. The 60-minute vocal programme will offer popular selections from opera,

operetta, art, lied, ballads and music theatre and will also feature winning young singers from the Opera Factory’s recent Opera Idol contest.

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Coastal erosion a work in progress S

eawall upgrades have been completed at Howick Beach and near completion at Mellons Bay in an ongoing Howick Local Board mission to protect local beaches from erosion.

Howick Local Board members John Spiller and Garry Boles say they’ve seen recent situations where a number of factors combined at once creating havoc at popular local beaches.

“As well as ensuring people can access and enjoy our beautiful coastlines, we also want to reduce the impacts on coastal residential areas,” says Mr Spiller.

“We are taking a common sense approach with ongoing monitoring and measured responses. Seawall upgrades

and sand replenishment in particular can help control how far the tides push in.”

Mr Boles says sand replenishment and relocation will also take place in early summer at other beaches as required, including Eastern Beach.

“A substantial amount of work has been done over the last year and in addition to continual monitoring, $762,000 has been dedicated toward specific projects for the 2016 financial year,” he says.

“We’re also advocating for a regional approach to managing coastal erosion. It’s important we’re coordinating our activities across the region because tide levels and surges here are greatly influenced by what’s going on in neighbouring areas.”

The Howick Local Board has allocated $803,000 toward coastal erosion measures for the 2016 financial year including: ■■ Eastern Beach annual sand relocation - $69,000 ■■ Erosion protection sea wall at Pakuranga Road (Fisher Parade Esplanade reserve) $600,000 ■■ Erosion protection seawall for Bramley Drive reserve through to Tamaki Bay Drive Reserve - $33,000 ■■ Howick Beach sand top ups and boat ramp clearing (coastguard access) - $20,000 ■■ Complete sand top ups at the southern end of the Cockle Bay sea wall to reduce pocket erosion - $20,000 ■■ Coastal asset renewals at Cockle Bay - $20,000.

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Mr Setchell is associate professor of music at Canterbury University where he tutors in organ music. He is also the curator of the Rieger pipe organ in the Christchurch Town Hall, currently under repair.

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Hearing Health Your questions answered Bridget Sewell Audiologist, Bay Audiology Pakuranga

Why do I have trouble hearing in noisy situations?

Loud cafés, restaurants and social get-togethers present a real challenge for people in terms of how easily they can understand speech. Much of this is due to how the pitches of different speech sounds interact with background noise. Many consonants that we use in everyday speech are high pitched soft sounds such as ‘t’, ‘s’ and ‘th’. By contrast, vowels and other consonants like ‘m’ and ‘n’ are not only louder, but are lower pitched and carry across a room much easier than the high pitched ones.

Unfortunately for us, our ears are tuned in such a way that these low pitched sounds will usually cover the higher pitched ones, meaning that we can miss the beginning and ending of words. If someone has a hearing loss, their ears and brain are less able to filter out sounds as easily, so even more listening effort is required. This can make a person feel pretty tired by the end of the night!

A number of strategies can be used to help. Move away from the source of noise, be it a noisy bar or jovial table of people and seek out a place with less hard reflective surfaces that cause echo.

Position yourself so the noise is behind you and the person you want to hear ahead of you.

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ship Authority (ERA) whose role is to resolve employment problems by looking into the facts and making a decision based on the merits of the case and not on technicalities.

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■■ Solutions is a regular column from the Pakuranga Citizens Advice Bureau, Library Building, Aylesbury Street, Pakuranga, phone 576-8331 or 0800-367-222; email pakuranga@cab.org. nz. Advice is free, confidential and informative.

Bold and brassy through history Howick Brass will present a concert as part of the Auckland Heritage Festival on Sunday.

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mid 1950s.

The concert will open with a traditional Maori introduction featuring a set of Polynesian conch shells instead of the traditional brass band instruments, in order to depict the coming together of the tangata whenua of Auckland (Ngäti Whätua o Orakei) and the pioneer settlers to form Auckland.

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The Anchorage Park Community House in Swan Crescent, Pakuranga, also comes under the society’s umbrella and is managed by Ms Thompson.

Key members of the management committee are chairman, Chris Keeling, treasurer JL Holyoake, and Kaye Hodgeson who is responsible for HR. Highland Park, Ms Thompson says, is an extremely diverse community.

“The community house is a place for people to come to and be part of a group, for exam-

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Small is the operative word as the house offers three meeting rooms which accommodate 12, 20 or 50 people and a consultation room suitable for one-on-one conversation. It’s an ideal venue for groups that do not need the facilities of large community halls.

Sue Thompson is the house manager, providing a cheery ‘meet-and-greet’ presence at the reception and the brains behind a complex booking and accounting system designed to juggle the demands of one-off to regular monthly events.

She’s been in the job for three months and is backed by an enthusiastic volunteer management committee.

While the building in Aviemore Drive is owned by Auckland Council, it is over-

ple playing scrabble instead of spending the afternoon at home alone,” she says.

She’s assisted two days a week by her assistant Jenny Chang who also provides the additional benefit of speaking fluent Mandarin.

Unsurprisingly, many of the activities are geared at helping new migrants, for example English conversation and Mandarin for children.

But the rest cover the gamut, from Plunket talks, evening craft, patchwork/quilting, to Tai Chi, yoga for all levels, and a weekly get-together for the over 60s titled Korean positive ageing.

■■ Howick and Pakuranga Community Houses Inc is extending a welcome to interested members of the public to attend its annual meeting at 10am on October 16 at the Highland Park Community House, 47 Aviemore Drive, Highland Park. For more information about the Highland Park House email suet@hpapcommunityhouses.org.nz; and about the Anchorage Park House email juliev@hpapcommunityhouses.org.nz.

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The next meeting of the Howick Orchid Society is in the Fencible Lounge, Uxbridge Road, Howick, 1.30pm on Sunday, October 11. Chris Whitby will talk on Paphiopedilums. Afternoon tea, orchid plant raffles, orchid flowers displayed, visitors welcome, entry $2. Phone Anton on 537-1251.

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School cookbook

Mellons Bay School has produced The Village Cookbook, inspired by Howick’s eateries and Saturday market. It celebrates Mellons Bay School families and local life. A book launch is at 1.30 to 3pm on October 13 at the Mellons Bay School hall, Mellons Bay Road, Howick. Guest speaker is Nici Wickes.

Shelly Park School spring gala Come along for some school holiday fun for the whole family. White elephant, Zorb, water walkers, bouncy castles, hair braiding, face painting, photo booth, tombola, mini jeeps, chair-o-plane rides, mystery bottles and envelopes, silent auctions, secondhand books, clothes and toys and bargains galore. Saturday, October 10, 10am to 2pm at Sunnyview Avenue, Shelly Park.

Space programme for parents A new morning session begins at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Udys Road, Pakuranga, Thursday October 15, 10am. The programme is for mainly first-time mothers with babies born since July 2015. For enquiries, or to enrol, contact Barbara: email stpeterspakuranga@clear.net. nz or phone 576-7817. Another Space programme takes place on Wednesday afternoons at

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Bank of New Zealand experts, Carly Orr and Ann Brown, will hold a presentation to help people protect themselves against fraud and scams. The meeting is at 1 to 2pm on October 29 at the Pakuranga Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), Howick Local Board room in the Pakuranga Library building, Aylesbury Street, Pakuranga. RSVP by October 27 by phoning 576-8331 or email pakuranga@cab.org.nz.

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People are starting to panic and jump to conclusions, completely unaware of how calm coach Steve Hansen is.

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“All the Welsh love Kiwis and Georgians – well done to Georgia on scoring a try (NZ won 43-10).

“Now that Australia has beaten England, there is a lot of support here for the All Blacks to win.

“We have a very good reputation in London as well,” she says.

“We’ve met a lot of other Kiwis living in London and who also have travelled from home to support New Zealand.

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Pork with green beans Preparation: 15 minutes Cooking time: 35 minutes

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Place on an oven tray and roast for 35 minutes or until cooked and golden. Turn if needed so the onion doesn’t burn.

Cut the skin from the chops and remove some/all of the fat. Place the skin in the oven to cook with the potatoes.

Heat a pan on med high and cook the pork chops until done.

Place the beans on an oven tray.

Drizzle some olive oil over the beans, and roast for 10 minutes or until just starting to brown.

Then remove from the oven and keep warm.

Serve the pork with the potatoes, beans and some crackle on the side.

Crumble over some feta and enjoy.

Alternatively you can serve with a tsp of Dijon mustard.

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➤ AND MORE: • You can substitute oregano for the thyme.

• Leaving the potato skins on retains a lot of goodness.

• If you aren’t a fan of feta try some mustard instead.

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Ask the salesperson for a demonstration model and get them to make an espresso so that quality can be checked before buying.

Check the milk-frothing mechanism to make sure a good-quality creamy froth can be created without large bubbles. Make sure the controls are easy to operate. A digital display is better than indicator lights.

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To remove factory flavours, flush a litre of water through a new machine and push a cup of hot water through the steam wand.

A standard espresso shot is 7 grams of coffee in 30ml of water.

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Use fresh water only. Discard any water that’s been sitting in the tank for a few days.

Adjust the grind fineness until the machine produces 30ml of espresso after about 20 seconds.

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The best temperature for brewing is about 91 to 92 degrees C. If the brewing temperature is too hot, the coffee can have a bitter flavour; too cold and the coffee

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Warm up the cups by leaving them on the cup warmer (if there is one) or running hot water into them. Froth milk immediately after making an espresso. Don’t let the coffee cool. Aim for small creamy bubbles. Banging the jug on a table and swirling it around several times will remove the larger bubbles.

After frothing the milk, clean the nozzle with a sponge that’s not used for anything else. Run a small amount of water to cool the internal parts of the machine, otherwise the extra heat can burn the grind of the next cup of coffee.

For a “long black”, add an espresso shot to hot water rather than extracting it for a long time.

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Two main varieties of coffee beans are Arabica and Robusta.

Arabica beans generally make a higher-quality coffee.

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Low-fat milk will produce more froth, but it tends to separate more quickly.

Invest in a thermometer that fits inside the frothing jug. Milk should be about 65 to 70 degrees C. Any hotter and it will burn.

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When the foam has risen to almost twice the original milk level, drop the nozzle down to heat the milk. Keep heating until the jug is almost too hot to touch.

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The 741 consents for the month of August is the highest number of consents issued in Auckland in any August since 2004.

The Statistics New Zealand figures follow the release of the latest Auckland Housing Accord Monitoring Report, which shows the longest and strongest period of growth in consents ever in Auckland, while the National Construction Pipeline report projects 80,000 new homes for the city by 2020.

Meanwhile, warnings by Finance Minister Bill English that there is a risk of a house price crash caused by an over-supply of housing, eight years after the initial shock in demand, are being challenged.

Property Institute of New Zealand chief executive Ashley

Church says such claims, based on USA studies, are “the economic forecasting equivalent of reading the entrails of chicken... the American experience in the years leading up to 2008 was basically a comedy of errors.”

Mr Church says New Zealand has tight controls around lending, probably too tight, and the Auckland housing crisis is underpinned by real demand, not an artificial boom created by the banks as was the case in the US. He rejects Mr English’s claim that a price crash is inevitable, saying the Auckland market has a history of levelling off after boom periods, with prices going nowhere for a few years then starting to rise again when the next boom kicks off.

The New Zealand Planning Institute also challenges Mr English’s claims, saying that he could consider a raft of issues that could make a difference to the affordable housing issue.

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The service will be held on Saturday 17th October at 11:30am, (we will be at the Marae from Friday afternoon and all are welcome to come and stay the night with us). After the unveiling we go back to Parikau Marae for blessing and finger food. Followed by further celebrations in Auckland at McWatts, 7 Neals Road East Tamaki - again all welcome to attend (BYO, Supper provided).

PIDGEON John Winton

passed away 27 September 2015 in Blenheim.

A celebration of his life gathering will take place Saturday 10 October at 3pm at his old beloved factory, Unit 3, 153 Moore St, Howick.

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Notice of AGM Notice is hereby given that the 2015 AGM of the Howick Pakuranga Netball Umpires Association will be held at Howick Pakuranga Netball Centre on Monday 19 October at 7:00 pm.

Further details available at www.hpnc.org.nz

ALCOHOLICS Anonymous East Ph Rob 021 772 030

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Howick and Pakuranga Community Houses Incorporated AGM To be held on Friday, October 16 at 10am at the Highland Park Community House.

Light refreshments served after the meeting.

If you are considering joining our Management Committee please email Chris Keeling at tanglewood318@gmail.com for more information.

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Maurice Williamson MP Pakuranga

For help with any constituent related matters please contact my electorate office

572 0000 Electorate Office

120 Pakuranga Road, Pakuranga (above Barfoot & Thompson and next to Valentine’s)

Hours: Weekdays from 9.00am-3.00pm Email: pakurangamp@xtra.co.nz K54119

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Public Notice of Application for Renewal of an On-Licence, Section 101, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 Sanjay Enterprises Limited, Unit K, 499 Pakuranga Road, Pakuranga, Restauranteur has made application to the District Licensing Committee, Kotuku House, Osterley Way, Manukau for the Renewal of an On-Licence in respect of the premises situated at Unit K, 499 Pakuranga Road, Pakuranga known as Indomex Mexican & Indian Restaurant.

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The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are: Monday to Sunday 11am to 11pm.

The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of Auckland Council at Henderson, Manukau, Orewa, Papakura, Pukekohe, Takapuna or at 35 Graham Street, Auckland Central.

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

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

This is the second publication of this Notice.

The first publication was made on 1 October 2015.

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Ph Josh 536 4603 or 021-074-8027

ALL TREE WORK Stump Grinding Fully Insured Free Mulch Ph Brett 533-0473 or 021-279-9118

WINDOW’S in/out, exterior housewash, gutter clearing.

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Reducing Thinning Shaping Full removal Chipped onsite or removed Good rates Great references Free quotes

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STOPPING Old walls to paint finish a specialty, Ph 021 660 774

Contact

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PLASTERBOARD stopping, new and alterations, quality work, reas rates.

Grant 021 673 388

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SAMUELS Richard Joseph (Nutts)

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

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PAVING

TREES Also Pauanui

ROOFING REPAIR SERVICE 26Yrs Exper. All work Guar. Ph 536-7173 or 0210-798-166

“i won’t sting you”

Ph: GEOFF 535 2773 021 271 3580

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Free quotes Interior & exterior Quality work at affordable prices

All tree work

For free quote or advice

027 594 1243 537 4796

Friendly prompt service, all areas of plumbing and gas undertaken.

TREECARE TREE SURGEON (17 YRS) ‘We Lop, Top, Chop, Drop and Mop up on the Spot’

PLUMBER

call Ian on 0800-000-116

ainting Ltd Wa yne’s P

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WALLPAPERING specialist. Strip, hang, Ph Andrew 027 4600048 or 5244 111

Bizzy Bee Plumbing Ltd

Ph: 535-9093 (027) 476-0246

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Ph Ross 521 2777 or 021-944899

Spouting, Roofing, Hot Water Cylinder Repairs/Replacements, Drainage/Unblocking ALL WORK HAS A WATER TIGHT GUARANTEE WE RESPOND TO ALL CALLS! 24/7. Ph 534 5286

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Houses, Roof treatments, Paths, Drives, Decks

PETS

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Certifying Plumber

Quality Master Plumbers Plumbers and Gasfitters & Gasfitters

CHEMWASH

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LOCAL Master Plumber, Gasfitter, Drainlayer. Over 20yrs exp. competitive rates, excell custumer service. Call Steve atMajestic Plumbing Ltd for a free quote 021 625378

ALL stumps & trees, est.48 yrs, free advice & quotes.

Low rates, Terry NZATL 0274 989080 or 530 8741

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1st For Hot Water Cylinder Repairs

Warren 534 3551 / 027 281 9454 Brett 534 3562 / 027 493 0181

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PAINTER/Plasterer & handyman 30 yrs+ exp Ph Muzza 577-2989/0276770294

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Over 25 years experience.

All work guaranteed.

Apply for Pensioner Rates.

Gary (09) 533 8416 or 021 709 215

NEW & OLD Painting & Decorating services. No Obligation. Free Quotes.

For all yr int & ext, large or small jobs. Akld wide. Ph Doug 021 349 363

PAINTER Paperhanger.

Free quotes, Pensioner discount. 30yrs exp. 535-3022

All work guaranteed Over 35 years in area

CERTIFYING PLUMBER

HOUSE Painting, Fixing, Varnishing, www.prestigeeuropainters.co.nz Free quotes 021 372 828 or 537 9335 a/h

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

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ACCOMMODATION OFFERED

SPORTS NOTICES

TO LET

PROFESSIONALS

HALF MOON BAY, 3 brm hse, recently done up, avail 17/10, $495 Ph: 576 1383, 027 6620546

T INY TOT 5

WHITFORD, lge area on 10 acres, to accommodate motor home, camper van, house bus, etc. storage, power, water avail.

Pets welcome ph 5308806

HALF Moon Bay: 2 brm, 2 bthrm, renov, d/stairs unit.

Quiet str, walk to marina. $440pw. Phone 215 1267 or 021 985 061

REGISTRATION NIGHT

WANTED granny flat or similar, Pakuranga or surrounds, wtd by prof mature male Ph John 577 2221

2-6 year olds only

Want to read current or past issues? Why not have a browse online www.times.co.nz

PAKURANGA 2 brm flat, new carpet & paint $400 pw Ph: 271 3258, 021 783 258 HIGHLAND PARK free standing 1 brm unit with conserv. fridge, w.mach, osp, n/s, n/pets, suit quiet wkg person $380 incl Ph: 537 2018

HIGHLAND PARK DENTAL CENTRE

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

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

Oral Hygiene Oral Hygiene is essential to your general well being.

Bad breath, Bleeding gums, and Receding gums mean you need to see the Dental Hygienist

TUITION DRUM tuition, beg-adv.

Prof tutor Ph: 535-8170

Claire Lonie

17C Aberfeldy Ave, Highland Park

Ph 537 4641

Want to play the Guitar?

Andy 534 6374 - 021 267 5702

TO LET

TO LET

Robyn/Melissa Sally Sally Robyn/ Melissa Robyn/Melissa Robyn/Melissa

BOTANY OFFICE

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

tracy.oliver@raywhite.com

102 Pakuranga Road, Pakuranga

Matt Balme DDI: 538 0682 or 021 538 595 Michelle Balme DDI: 538 0683 or 021 467 043 Kyla Houltham DDI: 09 212 5729 or 021 409 293 com

matt.balme@raywhite.com michelle.balme@raywhite.com kyla.houltham@raywhite.

FLATBUSH OFFICE

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

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

PAKURANGA - HIGHLAND PARK 2 Bed Pooley $400 3 Bed Penruddocke $485 3 Bed Archmillen Ave $530 3 Bed Seaglen Pl $900 4 Bed Aviemore Dr $650 SUNNYHILLS - FARM COVE 2 Bed Fisher Pde $450 3 Bed Whiteacres Dr $560 MELLONS BAY - HOWICK 2 Bed Copperfield Tce $360 2 Bed Bleakhouse RSd $450 3 Bed Vincent St $550 4 Bed Charles Dickens Dr $570 4 Bed Etherege Pl $620 NORTHPARK - MEADOWLANDS - SOMERVILLE 4 Bed Keswick Cl $700 KOHIMARAMA - REMUERA - MT EDEN 2 Bed Fairview Rd $420 4 Bed Currell Way $680 4 Bed Rawhitiroa Rd $1100 EAST TAMAKI HEIGHTS 5 Bed Point View Dr $690

Amny Amny Cathy/Amny Amny/Cathy Amny/Cathy

Being an energetic and dedicated professional, Kyla ensures a reliable tenant is placed into your property.

Whether you require complete Property Management whereby eliminating any stress such as rent collection, monthly inspections etc giving you peace of mind, or simply our casual letting service, Kyla will deliver a professional standard of service.

Kyla Houltham, Pakuranga Office, 102 Pakuranga Rd DDI: 09 212 5729 Mobile 021 409 293 kyla.houltham@raywhite.com

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LANDLORDS -

We offer two services:

A free find a tenant service or a full comprehensive property management service at a competitive rate. Rental Lists are available at Botany Town Centre,Bucklands Beach, Howick, Dannemora, Half Moon Bay and Pakuranga offices

Ray White

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

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HARCOURTS IS NZ’S

LARGEST RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY

MANAGEMENT ESTATE COMPANY

Drums Guitar Bass Guitar Piano Keyboard Clarinet Saxophone Ph: 021 879 870

Want to read current or past issues? Why not have a browse online www.times.co.nz

PIANO - KEYBOARD GUITAR - VIOLIN VOICE - DRUMS LESSONS FROM $18 Private, professional,affordable.

Competitions, practical and theory exams.

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

0800 696 874

NZ Modern School of Music www.modernmusic.co.nz PIANO / Theory Tuition by reg’d Teacher. Vacancies for beg. Joy B.Ed, ATCL, AIRMT, 533-3793, 021 162 7922 BCKLD BCH

HEALTH & BEAUTY

www.harcourts.co.nz

HARCOURTS EASTZONE REALTY LTD HOWICK & PAKURANGA

PROFESSIONAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Eastzone Realty Ltd offers an unparalleled Professional Property Management service, currently managing nearly $100M of Real Estate in the local area!

Our management portfolio often sits at 0% Vacancy and we need more properties to manage urgently! *FREE CUSTOMER SERVICE GUARANTEE *FREE RENT ARREARS GUARANTEE

ABSOLUTELY the best relaxing & sport massage.

Clean & warm. Your 1st choice. Ph 576 1472

MASSAGE Sports Massage

Unit 19, 325 Ti Rakau Dr, East Tamaki.

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

AWARD WINNING MANAGEMENT Phone Senior Property Manager Lauren, and have a coffee with her today to discuss how you too can experience our award winning services.

Lauren Baxby Ph 538 0071 Mob 027 538 1038 Howick Office: 18 Fencible Dr. Pakuranga Office: 2 Johns Lane Harcourts Eastzone Realty Ltd MREINZ LICENCED AGENT REAA 2008 Top 20 Finalist for Top Property Manager Harcourts Northern Region 2012 & 2013

FOCUS ON FEET. Home visits. Professional Gentle Care. Marlena RN Ph 5331150 MASSAGE FOR MEN, Relaxation and Sport. Phone Willie 021 036 2338

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PAKURANGA - SUNNYHILLS 2 Bed Swan Cr $350 Kyla 2 Bed Fielding Cr $450 Michelle 4 Bed Rapallo Pl $650 Matt DANNEMORA - FLAT BUSH 2 Bed Molville Dr $450 Kyla 2 Bed Castlederg Dr $470 Kyla 4 Bed Thornbury Cr $650 Matt ST JOHNS 3 Bed Kissling Pl $680 Matt HALF MOON BAY - EASTERN BEACH - BUCKLANDS BEACH 4 Bed Rapallo Dr $650 Matt 3 Bed Macleans Dr $695 Michelle 4 Bed Clovelly Rd $900

Professionalism Dedication Excellent Communication Proactive Approach

Ph: 0800 677 467 Ph: 576 1507

Music Lessons

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PAKURANGA OFFICE

Rental & Property Management Specialist

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BOTANY DOWNS - FLAT BUSH – DANNEMORA – EAST TAMAKI 1 Bed Cambrian Cr $320 Tracy 3 Bed Gretton Ct $650 Tracy 7 Bed Ballindraite Dr $950 Tracy PAKURANGA - HIGHLAND PARK 2 Bed Pooley St $400 Tracy 3 Bed Penruddocke Pl $485 Tracy BURSWOOD 3 Bed Elderberry Rd $90 Tracy MANUREWA 1 Bed Claude Rd $350 Tracy 3 Bed Shifnal Dr $450 Tracy MT EDEN - AUCKLAND CITY 1 Bed Anzac Ave $280 Tracy 2 Bed Fairview Rd $420 Tracy

BUCKLANDS BEACH – HALF MOON BAY – EASTERN BEACH 4 Bed Lisa Rise $560 Cathy/Amny 3 Bed Priestley Dr $650 Amny/Cathy 4 Bed Takutai Ave $650 Cathy/Amny 3 Bed Gillard Pl $690 Cathy/Amny

KYLA HOULTHAM

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

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

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HOWICK – MEADOWLANDS - MELLONS BAY 3 Bed Bleakhouse Rd $620 5 Bed Bleakhouse Rd $750 FARMCOVE - SUNNYHILLS 3 Bed Rapallo Ave $580 DANNEMORA - FLAT BUSH 3 Bed Broadhurst Rd $540 3 Bed Nuneaton Dr $550 4 Bed Oswald Cl $660

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

REAL

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

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MATHS PHYSICS Calculus Stats Chem. Tutor NCEA/ Camb. Ph 250 4422 or 021 107 2851

WE BUY FURNITURE IN GOOD CONDITION

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12 Uxbridge Road, Howick - Ph 538 0680

HALF MOON BAY OFFICE

SECOND HAND SHOP

WANTED TO BUY

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HOWICK OFFICE

www.eliteproperty.co.nz or call 09 535 0911

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

PROFESSIONAL TUITION

Pakuranga 576-9069 Howick 534-1619

For more information and current rental listings visit:

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

FOR SALE

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

Pre-School to University Call now for your FREE ASSESSMENT

The friendly team specialising in home rentals and property management.

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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

PAKURANGA & HOWICK Success begins today Professional after-school tutoring with qualified teachers Science Biology Get Ready for School (preschool) Physics Little Learners (year 1) Chemistry NCEA/Cambridge Spelling Essay Writing Reading Study Skills ESOL Intelligence English Development Mathematics

Visit: www.guitar121.co.nz Email: guitars121@gmail.com

BUCKLANDS Beach 1/356 Bklds Bch Rd Sun 11th, 6.30am-10.30am. TV, furn, electrical, sports equip, clothes, shoes, manchester, small appliances, toys, books, mobile, bed, watches, stationery etc

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As well as theory and general guitar skills Andrew can show you how to play scales, solos, melodies, chords and songs from your favourite bands.

If you’ve just starting out or advanced, we can have you jamming and gaining great skills in a very short time, learning is easy, all you have to do is contact Andy, to get started.

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If you have bought your kids a guitar or got one yourself then guitar lessons would be the next logical step.

Professional guitar player and teacher Andrew Peach has helped many students over the years providing expert guidance and support to all age groups.

With over 20 years experience, Andrew brings a very high standard of “hands on” teaching “one to one”.

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KIDS KARATE

One to one tuition

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Seniors: Tuesdays or Thursdays Juniors: Wednesdays The 2015/16 season kicks off week after LABOUR WEEKEND through to end of February Registration and information online from 1st Sept

ENGLISH/Maths/ Science(NCEA/Cambridge) Qualified exp tutors/teachers.

Essay writing/editing. 535-0523 GUITAR lessons beginners welcome 534 6374, 021 267 5702

TUITION

PAKURANGA UNITED RUGBY CLUB SUMMER TOUCH MODULE

GARAGE SALES

KNITWEAR REPAIR

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No EFTPOS facilities

SEASON STARTS for TINY TOTS Wednesday October 28, 2015 6pm, Howick Domain

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Monday October 19 and Tuesday October 20 6-7pm at the Clubrooms Howick Domain, Wellington Street, Howick $20 per child

WANTED TO RENT

HIGHLAND PARK 3 brm home, deck f.fcd $485 pw Ph: 271 3258, 021 783258

PROFESSIONALS

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HALF Moon Bay Cple $250pw or sgle neg. Incls exps. Phone 534 6747 or 021 297 1066

HOWICK JUNIOR ATHLETICS CLUB

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MASSAGE for sports/relaxing, great rates. Phone John 022 074 4323 Pakuranga.

Public Notice of Application for the Renewal of an Off-Licence, Section 101, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 Turac Limited, (New World Howick), 77 Union Road, Howick, Supermarket, has made application to the District Licensing Committee, Kotuku House, Osterley Way, Manukau for the issue of a Off-Licence in respect of the premises situated at 77 Union Road, Howick, Auckland.

The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is Supermarket.

The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are: Monday to Sunday 7am to 10pm.

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

Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee at Kotuku House, 4 Osterley Way, Manukau.

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

This is the first publication of this notice.

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PINKYS PET BOARDING AND GROOMING

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SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

Sales Representative

COMPANY ACCOUNTANT

SEEKING A PASTOR

for Auckland & Waiheke Island

SALES ASSISTANT Is hunting and fishing your passion?

Howick Community Church is an independent fellowship which has a strong church family.

Whilst seeking to be God’s servants, we aim to meet the physical and spiritual needs of both our local community within the church and with those surrounding us. .

We want an experienced Pastor who has a calling to serve God, with deep knowledge of biblical scripture and the ability to communicate that by word and action.

We are seeking a full time Pastor who: is passionate about God and has a heart for the community and His people provides strong leadership and sound biblical based teaching encourages spiritual growth will oversee and provide support to all staff and ministry leaders in various roles within the Church We have a position description available on request. General information about Howick Community Church and ministries can be found on our website: www.hcc.co.nz We are seeking to fill this vacancy by early 2016; applications will close end October 2015.

Please contact: tim@hcc.co.nz

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Hunting and Fishing Botany, New Zealand’s largest hunting and fishing store, is looking for a Sales Assistant. This is a full time position and involves working a revolving roster (which includes weekend work) Requirements: - Retail experience – not essential but preferred - General knowledge of hunting, fishing and camping - Must have great customer service and a positive attitude - Pro active and energetic - Must have NZ Driver Licence and own transport If you’re an “OUT THERE DOIN IT” type of person and tick all of the requirements we want to hear from you.

(Applicants for this position must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work permit) Applications to be sent by email only to pat@huntfish.co.nz Applications close: Saturday 31st October 2015

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We are looking for a 45+ woman to clean and maintain a home for a 71 year old widowed male in both Auckland and Waiheke Island.

Buy and collect groceries.

Run errands i.e. collect medication from the pharmacy, buy meat from the local butcher.

Make lunch and dinner.

MUST be able to cook European food (owner has Diabetes).

MUST have a full NZ drivers licence.

Prior experience in care giving/Hospitality.

Good attitude.

This would be a full time job, half in East Auckland and half at Waiheke Island Estate.

Tuesday to Thursday – Auckland (flexible hours) Friday to Monday – Waiheke Island (full time hours as will be overnight).

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

Hourly rate: $22 per hour.

Please email your CV to execphl@gmail.com

DENTAL ASSISTANT

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

Experience not essential. Excellent work ethic, communication and computer skills required.

Please apply with CV to rlowe@frasersmithlowe.co.nz

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Wanted for busy locally owned business. Must be hardworking, honest, physically fit and reliable. No experience necessary. Based in East Auckland but work throughout.

Please email interest and CV to: finnertycarpetlayers@gmail.com Or call Adrian 029 22 55 272

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aint Kentigern Rugby Harrison Allan and Alex 1st XV captain DalFidow. ton Papalii led his A key moment occurred NZ Secondary Schools in the 31st minute when Rugby team to a convincMarino Mikaele-Tu’u ing win over the Australmade a superb break and ian Schools Team 32-3 to set up a try for flanker claim the Tri Nations tiDalton Papalii. tle in Brisbane on Friday.

Australia had a long New Zealand Schools, period on attack but who struggled to beat the Dalton Papalii lacked the variation that Australian B team midcame naturally to the week, were in no mood to repeat New Zealanders and some poor that effort and dominated the first concentration resulted in a failure half. to maximise opportunities.

Lock Isaia Walker-Leawere proNew Zealand bided their time vided the first try for New Zea- and wing Sevuloni Reece chipped land Schools when powering his ahead to regain the ball and then way over close to the posts after fed Tom Umaga-Jensen who was some impressive build-up involv- handy in support to score New ing hooker Asafo Aumua and props Zealand’s fourth try.

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Having relieved them of the Super Rugby crown, Australia look the best balanced team on the evidence of this World Cup to date.

Their scrum embarrassed England and in Pocock and Michael Hooper they have the two fastest fetchers in an area where Richie McCaw ruled so long as king.

McCaw is still playing well.

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I’m not advocating McCaw should go because he remains a champion player and an outstanding captain.

Nevertheless the extra speed Pocock and Hooper possess make them a dangerous axis.

Admittedly having lost to Australia in Sydney, the All Blacks hammered them at Eden Park in their best display of the season.

Meanwhile congratulations to amazing skipper Johnathan Thurston whose golden point drop goal climaxed a magnificent 17-16 NRL championship win for North Queensland against Brisbane.

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‘Shag’ has birds-eye view Agnew’s

I’m glad coach Steve ‘Shag’ Hansen isn’t worried about the All Blacks mediocre form in the World Cup because I suspect most of their fans most certainly are.

A shag is a duck-like bird which spends much of its life swimming under water where, one would suspect, it has limited vision. Were it not for the laconic Hansen’s remarkable record, critics might suggest he suffers the same fate. The truth of the matter, he confides, is his team has purposely not revealed any of its best moves in pool play, preferring to keep them for the play-offs.

Having drawn the easiest pool, the All Blacks struggled against an improved Argentina and were not convincing against rugged Namibia and Georgia. Eighteen handling errors against the latter is not acceptable from any team at whatever grade the game is played. Stunning tries to Waisake Naholo and Malakai Fekitoa and a hat-trick by Julian Savea were highlights in what otherwise was a substandard team effort against tough, courageous minnows who showed no respect for the

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All Blacks reputation.

Whereas No 8 David Pocock is shaping up as the danger man for the impressive Australians, former great Daniel Carter continues to look only a shadow of his former self for the All Blacks.

Whereas Wallaby first five Bernard Foley zipped across for the first two tries in his team’s 33-13 elimination of hosts England, Carter was not only flat in general play, but his goal-kicking wasn’t up to scratch either.

While it was great to see Naholo in full flight in scoring his try, his failure to treasure the ball later indicated his lack of match play.

Deciding between him and Nehe Milner-Skudder when it comes to the playoff matches should have the selectors scratching their heads and risking splinters.

Deep down the All Blacks will know they need to play much better if they are to retain the Webb Ellis Trophy.

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Shi off to champs

By RUMER-GRACE ARCHER

H

e may look small but his strength is not to be doubted. Steven Shi from Manukau is training to lift big at the powerlifting commonwealth championships in Canada in November.

Shi, a personal trainer at Les Mills Howick, first discovered the sport of powerlifting while at work.

“I was working and saw a girl powerlifting upstairs and she was dead lifting 100kg and she was a really small girl.

“I was very impressed and I asked her ‘what are you doing?’ she said powerlifting.

“It sparked my curiosity from there” Shi said.

Powerlifting, Shi describes, is a three-lift sport comprising of squat, bench press and dead lift with three attempts allowed at each lift.

“It’s a strength sport, who can lift the most amount of weights kind of thing” he said, not to be confused with body building.

Three years later, Shi has already earned himself the title of national champion for the men’s open weight age group under 66kg category.

Last year Shi attended his first international competition, the

FUNDRAISER: Steven Shi holds the title of national champion for the men’s open weight age group under 66kg category.

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Asia Oceania championships in Melbourne, where he realised he still has a long way to go.

“I was still too new, I was good in New Zealand but didn’t really stand a chance internationally and I knew that.

“I went for the experience and to share the platform with the best in the world,” he said.

With the Commonwealth championships quickly approaching, Shi has been training incredibly hard, with nine training sessions a week, each two-three hours long.

The challenge for this 23-yearold, however, is not the training, qualifying or competing – it’s getting there that is proving to be the hardest.

Shi has organised a public fundraising event featuring acrobatic performances, the New Zealand Calisthenics Athletics team, and attempts at some obscure Guinness World Records.

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