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The CONNECTIVE The inaugural Connective took place on the Wednesday the 22nd of July and was a huge success.
With such an early start we were delighted to see over 90 members in attendance, who came to show their support and listen to what the Waiuku Business and Development Association have been up to since lockdown. With a new tack needed after the unprecedented times we experienced during the COVID-19 Lockdown, we have totally rebranded the WB&DA. Launching a brand-new website and announcing exciting new initiatives to aid collaboration between our amazing local businesses we are also placing more emphasis on tourism and community involvement. It was so exciting to see the enthusiasm amongst the attendees and the immediate connections being made between businesses eager to support
each other. We are really looking forward to seeing and hearing about future collaborations. This event couldn’t have happened without the dedication of the WB&DA committee as well as the generous efforts from some of our amazing local businesses; we would like to thank guest speaker Matthew Murphy for skilling us all on the Lean Principles of Business. The Waiuku Golf and Squash Club for gifting us their club rooms at no cost and opening the doors to us at an unsociable hour!! Waiuku Liquorland for loaning us glassware without charge. The Shires for catering a delicious cooked breakfast, Graeme and Linda Newall as well Margaret James for help with setting up and clearing away. There were many other hands that played a part and donated their time or goods, too many to mention, but you know who you are, and we are truly grateful.
Breakfast crowd at The Connective
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Hi everyone, I hope you are all well and rugged up now that winter has definitely hit. The WB&DA have been extremely busy with the launch of our rebranding and our exciting new website for our businesses and community to utilise and engage with. During Covid-19 we realised that times are changing and the collaboration and support between business and community is more important than ever, so we needed to find ways and initiatives to be able to positively engage with both parties. This feeds well into the “Think Local, Try Local, Buy Local” slogan. Our rebranding illustrates our new look and fresh approach to all things business and community but still encaptures our historic past through the chosen colour scheme. We want the new “Waiukutown” site to become a household name where it will be the main hub for all your local enquiries and needs. It incorporates our history, a comprehensive business directory, a list of all community groups and even a community calendar that you can access to find out everything like when the next Crop Swap or Zumba class is happening but also features a facility where you can add your own event such as an upcoming
garage sale or school gala. It is a mobile friendly site that also includes a google map noting everything from motorhome facilities to public toilets and local boat ramps which caters to our tourism market. Another invaluable feature we have added for the community is a job seekers page advertising local positions and vacancies in the area. We are thrilled to be able to offer this facility and really hope the public utilise this site to its full potential. I would personally like to thank the community for the continued support shown to our local businesses. We have had reports that some have had increased or even record sales, others however are still doing it tough so let’s keep our dollars in Waiuku. PS - keep an eye out over the next couple of weeks for some activity over at Te Pahi/Lions Lake by the old New World carpark. Something pretty spectacular is about to be unveiled.
Waiuku Town Centre Manager Sharlene Druyven
Mathew Murphy explains Lean Principles of Business to members.
WB&DA members lining up for the buffet cooked by The Shires Restaurant
Community planting day – We need YOU!!! One of our hardest working community groups, the Mudlarks, together with Auckland Council have organised another day of planting to beautify the Waiuku Trails. This time they will be working along the eastern side planting 1,200 shrubs and they need your help. Due to the access of the area being planted, there is a requirement that volunteers be fit and agile, unfortunately children will not be allowed on this occasion. If you are willing and able though, make sure you come and join this fantastic group from 9.00am on Sunday the 16th August. Come in some comfortable working clothes and some hard-wearing footwear, bring plenty of water and your sharpest spade then meet up at the far end of View Road. See you there!!
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My name is Tony Park and I’m the director of Insurance Bro. Having grown up in Waiuku with my parents on a small tomato farm, I know what it’s like to work hard and to have proper moral values – this shows in how I work for my clients. As an Insurance Broker I specialise in personal insurance – that means everything to do with YOU (life, health, income protection etc). I also help people understand their ACC levies and reduce them where they can with a proper ACC Restructure. If you need help with any other insurances though, let me know as I will know someone who can help you there too! I keep it simple and easy and ensure you aren’t paying too much either. The best part – I don’t charge for my services! Get in touch for a quick no pressure review.
Established in 2009 by Managing Director Phil Mohan, ACSL has grown into a multi-disciplined highly skilled workforce of 21 dedicated employees who offer 24/7 service to the refrigeration, air-conditioning, mechanical and electrical trades. Built on the back of their dedication to customer service and providing a quality solution for all customers be it domestic, commercial or industrial.
ACSL are proud to offer full turnkey solutions from design right through installation and backed up 24 hours a day 7 days by our service department. We are so proud to have joined the business family in Waiuku and have been blown away with the sense of community Waiuku has, the whole team has noticed how loyal the Waiuku community are in supporting their local businesses and we feel right at home already.
Eco Pristine Clean My name is Aroha Nepia and I am offering my services as a professional commercial cleaner. Eco Pristine Clean is a family-owned and operated business. With more than 10 years industry experience we are seeking new customers. Based in Waiuku, we offer commercial cleaning services including scheduled daily/ weekly / monthly cleans, entry/exit cleans, floor (carpet and/or vinyl), domestic (entry/ exit only) and regular sanitisation. We use sustainable, non-toxic, environment friendly eco products which is a safer option for everyone. During this sensitive time, all our products have been tested to ensure they meet COVID-19 expectations. Being a family business, our reputation is important, and we take pride in our work. All our clients are unique, so we tailor our cleaning services to suit your specific requirements. My experience stems from working in environments including rest homes, schools/ day-care centres, motels and office spaces. I have utilised the skills and knowledge to develop and establish my own cleaning business. Please help support a local business by contacting me for a free quote! email or pick up the phone and give me a call! Eco friendly.pristine@gmail.com 02102991610
Deirdre’s Antiques There is a new dealer in town, she goes by the name of Deirdre and her specialty is antiques. Originally from Epsom, Deirdre says “Antiques are in my blood” with her father also working in the trade. She has spent her life collecting and now her prized possessions are priced to sell. Located in the old Flight Centre building Deirdre warns she will not be selling for long so make sure you get into her shop for a browse, you are sure to find something special and at a fantastic price.
The WB&DA support and advocate for local businesses to help drive economic growth in our town and surrounding areas. Chairperson Julie Powell
Treasurer Sherilyn Fretton
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Secretary Samara Edgecombe
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Matthew Murphy
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Lynette Hunter
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I Paramjit Mehami, came to New Zealand for the first time in 1989. I worked around for a few years and then in 1995 my wife Parvinder Mehami came to New Zealand. We worked together until in 1999 we started are own business as growers, growing veges in our glasshouses. We moved to Waiuku for the first time in 2000 where we worked and lived. In 2005 we moved to Glenbrook, where we currently live now. In Glenbrook we extended our business and built another greenhouse. In 2008 we built and leased out the Froggie Vege Shop. We had our first son Jasprabhjit Mehami in 1996, our second son Abheyjit Mehami in 2000 and our third son Nikhanjit Mehami in 2001. They all studied in Pukeoware
School. Jasprabhjit then studied in ACG Strathallan, Abheyjit studied in Waiuku College and Nikhanjit studied in Pukekohe Christian School. They are all currently studying in University and our oldest son is doing his PhD. All our sons have helped us a lot in our business. We have now leased out our greenhouses and have started our new business Glenbrook Farming & Equipment Hire Ltd. This year we have also built and leased a new vege shop in Glenbrook. We are very thankful for all the people who have helped us during our journey and are very thankful for everything New Zealand has done for us.
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Hi, I’m Jo Brightwell, owner of Waiuku based - Jo Brightwell Photography – specialising in Business, Adventure, Animal and Family photography. Fifteen years ago, we were moving to the region for work. Waiuku blew us away with the small-town spirit so we stayed! As an avid steam buff, I quickly signed up as a volunteer at the Glenbrook Vintage Railway and am very proud to still be a part of this awesome team. You may have seen my images pop up on your Facebook feed over the Christmas Lights events.
My interest in photography began as a young child. Although my equipment has changed, my passion for capturing a moment in time has not. I enjoy working with both people and animals; in their environment, doing their thing. I am very keen to support our local community; collaborate and help us all grow together. I am a strong believer in working alongside people to help them fulfil their vision. This could be having a family outing, in the field, office, factory or at home. So, if are looking to freshen up your imagery, get a new photo of yourself
or your team, completely start from scratch or capture some precious family memories, give me a call on 021 951 320 or contact me through my Facebook page.
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New Zealand’s elections are coming up in September. We start our coverage by talking to some of West Franklin’s candidates.
A new cafe opening in Waiuku embraces seasonal produce and working with our young people.
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A new kiwifruit orchard has been established off Furnace Road at Waipipi by Tauranga-based company Southern Cross Horticulture. The facility, a third-party development block, is likely to produce over ten million kiwifruit per year. The process of bringing the Waipipi orchard to full working order has involved readying the land, erecting appropriate construction materials and nursing the plants carefully to cropping stage. Traditionally planted in wintertime, it takes 21 months to produce a full first crop of Zespri’s popular SunGold variety, followed by an annual crop between March and June each year. Zespri, which formed in 1997 as a conglomerate of kiwifruit growers and is the world’s largest marketer of kiwifruit, owns the popular gold variety brand which it provides by license to kiwifruit growers. The gold kiwifruit have recently overtaken the original green variety as the most popular exported variety of kiwifruit, due primarily to its higher yield per crop and higher return per trade. Southern Cross Horticulture Commercial Manager Scott Barr-Smith said, “Kiwifruit requires the right soil, sufficient water quality and quantity from a deep bore, and the appropriate elevation and climactic conditions to grow well. It’s quite a resilient plant but to produce high yield, it needs these specific conditions.” The Waipipi site provides the almost-perfect environment, although when asked about our distinctive west Franklin breeze, Scott explained, “You’d be surprised how much data you can gather remotely on soil condition, wind level, rainfall and sunshine hours, but there’s nothing quite like being on site. Wow, it sure does get windy here!” To deal with the windy assaults the Waipipi development uses two main types of construction, a traditional vertical shelter and a newer-style hail protection roof and underground sheltering for the blocks of fruit. The orchard will create around 40-50 jobs at the height of the season, with an ongoing role for an orchard manager and various other maintenance tasks required on a permanent basis. Scott said the industry managed to weather the COVID-19 storm relatively unscathed, despite the timing through their busy picking season, but the interruption to their normal supply of labour looking ahead is problematic. Groups of workers usually travel from the Pacific Islands for seven to nine month stints and along with seasonal backpackers they tend to make up the bulk of required labour to the sector. Right now, said Scott, “Labour is definitely a concern.” Local kiwifruit services provider and grower Punchbowl’s Executive Chairman Rob Craig agreed the initial COVID-19 restrictions caused a brief period of consternation at the peak of the harvest season. “Mainly for staff in the packhouse, people were a bit spooked,” said Rob. “But we sorted
through it, and in the end we had some really good people coming into the labour market who weren’t there before.” Punchbowl employs around 300 people at the busiest time of the year, including teams of about 30 registered seasonal employer (RSE) workers. These skilled individuals predominantly come from the Pacific Islands through the RSE programme which is managed through Immigration New Zealand. Rob said the success of the kiwifruit industry requires a good deal of human resource. “You can’t grow kiwifruit without a heavy labour input.” RSE workers have become critical to the success of the annual harvest, and the relationship is beneficial both ways. “Some of the Pacific Islands where our workers come from are very remote, really there is just subsistence living there, so a significant portion of their earnings come directly from us.” Rob said the industry will have to find a way to plan for the next harvest season if the COVID-19 situation continues to impact availability of RSE groups and other seasonal workers. “It’s a similar story with a lot of horticulture, and also with wine, the industry could come to a standstill.” Demand for kiwifruit has never been higher. Rob said the recent health scare has reinforced demand for the high-vitamin C fruit. “Green kiwifruit are significantly higher in vitamin C than oranges, and gold kiwifruit are 50% higher again. He said the COVID-19 impact had been either neutral or positive offshore, and New Zealand’s kiwifruit production is almost entirely to satisfy export demands. “Vitamin C is the buzzword now. It’s always been strong in Asia, but now it’s becoming quite strong in Europe as well. The same thing happened with SARS back ten years ago, the industry got a lift.” Zespri’s trademark SunGold or ‘Gold 3’ variety of kiwifruit is PSA-resistant to a degree that its predecessor was not. PSA was the invasive bacterial vine disease which had wiped out nearly half of the country’s kiwifruit orchards by
2012. With PSA under control the company is now in the middle of a major license programme that sees 700 hectares release for production per year. The SunGold variety not only packs an extra punch of vitamin C, importantly it is both higher yield and fetches a higher price than its original green counterpart. The licensing is set to continue for the next two years and the growth of the sector will in all probability see the programme reinstated beyond that time. Consumers looking for organic kiwifruit will be pleased to know Zespri have also released licenses for 50 hectares of organically-produced fruit. The international popularity of our fuzzy namesake fruit makes it the largest horticultural export in the country, and the robustness of the kiwifruit industry is great news for West Franklin job-seekers. A New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated (NZKGI) report showed kiwifruit orchard pickers can earn up to $21.32 per hour, significantly more than the current minimum wage of $17.70. The 2018 report had predicted a shortage of labour in the growing sector, citing low unemployment, fewer working-holiday visas, the short-term nature of roles on offer and outdated preconceptions around pay rates and worker welfare as the reasons for a looming labour crisis. But with inevitable job losses following the COVID-19 lockdown it’s reassuring to know at least one industry is thriving and poised to offer local employment, even if only for a season.
Rob Craig from Punchbowl agreed the initial COVID-19 restrictions caused a brief period of consternation at the peak of the harvest season. “Mainly for staff in the pack-house, people were a bit spooked,” said Rob. “But we sorted through it, and in the end we had some really good people coming into the labour market who weren’t there before.” Rob Craig
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I have few things to talk about from the Waiuku Police this month. The new speed limits came into effect recently. Police have devoted a lot of time to enforcing them and mostly issued warnings only. The ones that were ticketed were going over the old speed limit as well. For example on Glenbrook Road in the new 60km area, several cars were doing over 80km. So there’s not much excuse there when it’s been 80km for several years. We do have a low tolerance to people speeding through town especially while there are lots of pedestrians about, particularly school children. This month we’ve had to arrest the same man several times for continually stealing items from local shops. He is also breaching trespass orders not to go to these shops as well as breaching bail conditions. He has also demanded money from a local bank. There have been a handful of crashes on our rural roads, the common theme is going too fast around corners in wet conditions. Please slow down and drive to the conditions, braking halfway through a corner when you realise you are going too fast often doesn’t end well. Also on road policing, we are doing small alcohol checkpoints at random locations and always pick up people who have had a couple of beers over the limit. The reaction is always the same. Usually extreme remorse, often tears and the realisation that they will lose their license, possibly job and the flow on from that, like not being able to pay rent etc. Please don’t take the risk, think what your life would look like without a driver’s license for six months. We are going to start checking that college students who are driving are sticking to the rules. If you have a learner’s license you must have a supervisor on a full license with you at all times. If you have a restricted license you cannot have passengers. Don’t risk your inexperienced child having a crash by being complacent. Take this as the warning that Police will be checking drivers going to and from school and issuing fines that carry demerit points. We have been getting out and about on foot a bit and hopefully you have seen us walking around town. Remember if there is a crime happening now to phone 111. So often we are told of serious incidents well after they happened and it makes it harder to catch the offender and take it to court. Keep safe, Dean
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Matakawau recycling drop-off closes The community-built drop-off recycling facility at Matakawau has been permanently closed. With kerbside collections in the area since 2016 Franklin Local Board points mainly to cost as the reason for the closure. Waiuku subdivision representative Matthew Murphy said, “Some residents might be sad to see the spot go, but it was inconsistently used … expensive to service and doesn’t fit with the region’s waste minimisation plans.” Franklin Local Board plans to remove the building and restore the site.
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Museum’s 19th Toy library century replica street hopes to near completion grow STORY TIFFANY BROWN
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Waiuku Toy Library is a local charity with a decades-long record of service to the community.
L to R: Fay Doncaster, Bruce Parry, Selma de Beer, Nel Rol, Margaret Caffell, Rob Carter, Jane Thorne, Anton Kotze, Liam Palmer outside the footwear store depicting the Waiuku business of Mr Garnett Williams of years gone by.
Waiuku Museum has secured funding from Franklin Local Board towards their creation of a replica 19th century Waiuku street. The display will feature businesses that traded in Waiuku around 100 years ago.
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Museum curator Jane Thorne said most of the artefacts for the exhibit are assembled and the team now awaits some machinery to finalise the contents of the exhibit before they organise the remaining elements such as structures, lighting and painting. “The volunteers all put so much effort into it and it’s coming together beautifully so far,” said Jane. “The street will be within the walls of the museum and on the ground floor so accessible to most people. The rooms themselves are quite small so people won’t be able to go in them but the windows are large and the doors have glass panes so it will be easy to see inside.” The members of the Waiuku Museum Society committee have high hopes the new exhibition will attract visitors of all ages. “Most of the committee members are also the volunteers working hard on the project. Their enthusiasm is contagious. I think we are all really looking forward to having it complete.” While this particular project is not focused on Maori activities during the period, Jane said local kaumatua George Flavell has an integral role in the
museum. “We have a taonga section in the museum which I would love to see revamped with better lighting and improved displays but as a small group of volunteers we can only focus on one project at a time.” On completion of the replica street the community is in for a celebration. Jane said she would love to see the street opening event combined with a Glenbrook Vintage Railway open day. “I’m hopeful the project will be complete around the end of this summer and culminate with a massive street party with people in period costume, live music, food and drinks.”
Kelly Fattorini, Jessica Halim, Tiffany Fouwler, members of the committee with the Toy Library mascots
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events like this again, which we know from feedback are really sought-after by the community,” said Tiffany. “Unfortunately the nature of the beast is most of our families have young children which is a stage that leaves little time left over for volunteer work. That’s why a bigger committee could help to spread the workload around so there’s not so much of a burden on a few people.” The committee is currently undergoing a massive classification project of its inventory of over 400 toys so members can use the library’s website to view, select, reserve and manage their toy hires, as well as an overhaul of their party hire packages which are available to members and non-members alike. “The Toy Library has a long history, and the current committee is keen to help shape its direction for the next phase of its community involvement. Hopefully with our new logo and signage, and getting new brochures out there, we’ll be able to keep offering our great service, as well as putting on events again like our annual bike day for local whanau,” concluded Tiffany. Check out Waiuku Toy Library’s Facebook page or keep an eye out for their new flyer for more details.
An original dentist’s chair is one of the display items Photo: Jane Thorne
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The organisation has been variously located around the town but it’s latest and very prominent domicile is along the Waiuku Estuary river walk in Pollok Cottage, next to Hartmann House. Thanks to a recent grant from Franklin Local Board, chairperson Tiffany Fouwler said the volunteer-run group is developing a new promotional brochure to attract more members. “We currently have around 35 member families, and we’d love to grow the membership to at least double that number. The more families we have on board, the more we can run the Toy Library operation and events on a ‘many hands, light work’ basis, providing an even better service with more great new toys coming through and more community outreach through our special memberships and events.” Due to limited volunteer numbers the committee cancelled 2020’s bike day event in March, a family-fun day designed to encourage active lifestyles and promote cycling, coinciding with New Zealand Children’s Day. The group hopes to include it on its event calendar again next year. “If we can entice more members to join up and grow the committee and volunteer base, we’ll be able to run
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Matariki, the Maori new year and a positive sign of new beginnings, heralded the opening of Oha Café on 3 July to an early ceremonial awakening.
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A family initiative from the local Minhinnick whanau has seen the takeover and renaming of the Porter Bros cafe in the old New World building at 9 Kitchener Road. Oha Cafe has been named for a Ngati Te Ata pa located on the Waiuku Estuary. The meaning of the extended version of the name, Oharua, is to greet with generosity, representing abundance and an expression of manaakitanga, or hospitality, kindness, and being a caring host. Roimata and Lisa Minhinnick have supported their daughter Summa-Lee into the venture to realise a lifelong dream to run her own cafe, after her previous job as Events Coordinator at Castaways Resort fell through after the COVID-19 impact on the tourism sector. Now SummaLee is looking to the future at Oha with her team of young learners eager to up-skill in the hospitality field. The Minhinnicks have been working closely with both Franklin Local Board and
Glenbrook Vintage Railway to align their new venture with the opportunities presented by the heritage train’s Waiuku stop before it makes the return journey to Glenbrook. Local transport company Knight and Dickey’s John Dickey has confirmed his father Graham’s plans to open a farm machinery museum in the main site of the old New World with access through the cafe,
On the menu is raspberry and pear porridge served with pouring cream and brown sugar.
and both family and council representatives believe this will become a major attraction for train visitors. Lisa is also keen to coordinate weekend carpark market days. She said, “Waiuku could have a range of themes with its community of farmers and country folk and lots of local produce from fruit and veggies to grandma’s preserves and cakes, for those city-folk wanting something different.” The cafe’s menu will also be a selling point. “We’ve got wild duck right now,” said Roi, “whitebait season around the corner, the mullet that always follow the whitebait (smoked on locally home-made bread) and heading into the summer there’s the west coast snapper and the bigger game fish that follow them”. Committed to sourcing food locally and ensuring they minimise waste where possible the cafe will also offer deer pie with meat sourced from Awhitu, and a signature sausage made specially for Oha by Waiuku Village Butcher.
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By Monday 3 August ASB’s Waiuku branch will be open for three days a week following a protracted closure caused by the COVID-19 lockdown. Executive general manager Retail Banking Craig Sims explained the bank’s decision to contact customers directly about the COVID-19 situation has led to the delayed reopening of local branches. Waiuku is one of 25 branches throughout the country reopening with reduced hours. Nine other main-centre branches will close permanently. While Craig concedes the changes may be disappointing for customers, he said ASB continues to offer phone support for customers including a
priority line for customers aged 65 plus, and a programme of workshops for older customers navigating online and mobile banking for the first time. “Kiwis’ expectations of their bank are changing. In the past five years for example, at ASB we’ve seen a 42% decline in branch transactions, and now 85% of our personal customers prefer the convenience of our online and mobile service,” said Craig. The changes to branch banking will not involve staff lay-offs. Where applicable staff will have the opportunity to move to other branches or roles within ASB. ASB Waiuku will open Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 9am to 4:30pm.
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Streamlined arts festival goes ahead The Franklin Arts Festival will go ahead this year despite an earlier decision to cancel the familiar programme format which has run continuously for 30 years. STORY TIFFANY BROWN /// tiffany@westfranklinbreeze.nz
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Planning is underway for Waiuku’s annual Festival of Flowers. This year’s festival theme is Gardens Through Time and will incorporate the Franklin Rose Society competition, floral displays, market stalls and talks. St Andrews Centre on Queen St will be wreathed in beautifully-scented floristry and foliage thanks to thousands of volunteer and contributor hours. Local botanic celebrities Jack Hobbs and Terry Hatch are scheduled to share their greenthumbed wisdom at the event, which takes place on Thursday 19, Friday 20 and Saturday 21 November.
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ormed in 1989 to support local and emerging artists and to create and sustain an annual exhibition of quality artwork for viewing and sale, The Franklin Arts Festival Society ran the first exhibition in 1990 with around 147 paintings. These days the event includes around 800 pieces of artwork in the categories of painting, works on paper, textile arts, pottery, photography, wood turning, small sculptures, school art, and attracts around 3000 visitors. But in this the 31st year of the festival, the major obstacle to early-stage planning was a lack of certainty around sponsorship and prizes due to the COVID-19 situation. Funding for thousands of dollars’ worth of prizes for artists’ submissions of work primarily comes from local businesses. President Lois Templeton said the Society was “hugely grateful” to both Franklin Local Board for a $3400 grant to cover website upgrades to bring the show online this year, as well as to Franklin Arts Centre who will donate use of exhibition space free of charge. “Special thanks to Nansi Thompson at the Centre who has enabled us to use the space and provided huge practical and logistical support in getting this new version of the festival up and running.” This year’s event will run both online and in gallery exhibition format with all work for sale in both arenas. Purchases of artwork at the gallery will be on a ‘cash and carry’ basis. “As there are no category prizes this year,” said Lois, “we are wanting to support artists by making it easy for viewers to purchase works.” Artists’ entry forms will be available on the festival website franklinartsfestival.co.nz from Monday 3 August and entries are open until 21 August. Any type of work is accepted this year as there are no categories, but there is a limit of two works per artist. Entries will also need to be accompanied by a high-quality digital photo for online exhibition. Online entries will remain on the website throughout the festival timeframe, but in-gallery displays may be rotated. “Should there be more work submitted than we have physical space for within the gallery, we will display work so all artists are represented and rotate displays as work sells or the exhibition progresses,” said Lois. The exhibition will be free to enter. Lois and the team are grateful to the community for their continued support of the festival, and looking forward to the new-look festival.
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Road users have been frustrated and jocular in equal measure over protracted roadworks on the Awhitu Road corner of Marae o Rehia Road.
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A spokesperson for Broad Spectrum, the contracting company tasked by Auckland Transport’s minor safety improvements team to complete the stormwater work, said delays following the COVID-19 lockdown have been unavoidable and compounded by winter weather conditions. The work, which includes installation of stormwater pipes and backfilling the existing swale drain with aggregate and topsoil, was scheduled to begin over the drier late summer months, but was delayed by the company’s month-long enforced lockdown. When work finally resumed the
autumn rains began to complicate things. The spokesperson said, “With the weather now we’re dealing with a good deal of water coming through the swale drain, and we need to pump that out of there and onto another site in order to keep working.” To be able to continue work the pump needs to be on around the clock, but despite leaving it on each day on departure, the project team often returns to find it’s been turned off. This results in unavoidable delays as they wait for the water to clear to begin work again. The stormwater work is intended to improve road safety on the accident-prone
corner. A new streetlight will be installed and the road re-marked for better visibility. The Broad Spectrum spokesperson said there had been various complaints laid by road users including frustration at the 30kph speed restriction, but that the speed limit was a standard safety requirement from Auckland Transport on roading projects, whether workers were on site or not. The spokesperson was grateful for the community’s patience and hoped the project would be completed by mid-August, but stressed this would be very much weather-dependent.
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Saturday 25th July saw the Waiuku U85kg team playing Te Kau-whata, a very young and inexperienced team, at home on the newly grassed No 2 field, which was in great condition for run-ning rugby, in front of a large crowd of supporters and spon-sors, and they were not disappointed. The large crowd was entertained from the outset as the team started out the way they wanted to carry on, by taking the ball wide and stretching the defence to create space and score the tries. The team scored 8 first half tries, of which, 5 were converted. All were scored through good teamwork of support play and in-ter passing between forwards and backs seeing the space. It was always going to be a tough ask to repeat their first half efforts, but that was the challenge laid down to the team, to maintain their focus on the structures of the game plan. Which they did, for the most part, scoring another 7 tries and another 5 converted. A great team effort all round. Final Score - 95-3 to Waiuku. This week will be a different story as we travel away to play Bombay on the hill, on what looks like could be a wet windy day. Hope to see as many Supporters there as possible, as we work towards the Semi’s. Andy Dawkins
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Big shout out from the 21s to all of Waiuku Rug-by Sponsors - without the sponsors the teams would struggle. Waiuku 21s started slowly in what was a to and fro affair against the old foe Pukekohe. Final Score Waiuku 29 Pukekohe 25. Top class & player of the day games from Darin Enoka & James Sixsmith. The team celebrated the win and went back to work at training fixing what needed to be fixed. Waiuku have Patumahoe this Saturday at Patty, come along and support the youth of the club - 1pm Kick Off. Dion Cassidy
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Matariki celebration Students assembled in a large circle and gave several performances each ahead of a series of songs sung collectively and a group haka to finish. The organisers said participating children enjoyed the experience of pride, mana, whakawhanaungatanga, or building strong relationships, and kotahitanga, or connectedness and working as one, and their happy faces were the proof. “Huge thanks to each of the schools and their teachers for preparing their students and getting them there to join in the celebration.�
A time of celebration of people, culture, language, spirituality and history in the Maori tradition, Matariki takes its name from a constellation of nine stars that rise up in the sky in mid-winter. Organisers Selwyn Herewini, Piki and Rhema Jakeman arranged the pop-up event after the country’s recent lockdowns put pressure on their usual planning time. Around two hundred children, supported by parents and whanau, took part from Waiuku Primary, Sandspit Road School, View Road School, Waiuku College Kapa Haka, Waiuku College Spanish Dance Group, and Te Kahui iti nei o te koopu, the ECE centre at Taahuna Marae.
Jordyn Jaz Double, aged 8 from Sandspit Road School
On Waiuku’s Bowen Street in July six local school groups gathered to perform songs and haka in celebration of MÄ ori New Year.
Waiuku College Kapa haka group acknowledging essential workers
Local teen takes silver STORY KYLIE HALL
In chilly eight degree, pea soup Hawkes Bay wintry weather, Waiuku teen, Quinn GardinerHall (age 14) rode his way to his first national cycling medal last month. Competing at his first Vantage Age Group Road Cycling National Championships, Quinn attacked the wet 17km course in the U15 Individual Time Trial event with the same determination that has also seen him excel on the athletics stage, and grabbed the silver medal in the process. Training solo practically every day during lockdown and then again during the school holidays, the solid work ethic the dedicated teen invested produced the results he was seeking – a medal placing. “I was super stoked to come away with a podium finish,� says Quinn.
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This year Covid-19 has impacted everyone in some way. Netball was no exception and given the remarkable circumstances, Waiuku Netball Centre formed a Covid Committee to explore options of a modified season. The committee worked tirelessly, liaising with Netball sporting bodies, and were delighted to announce that a shortened season would start on Saturday 18th July.
A sunny winter’s day saw hundreds of players arrive at the Centre and the sense of excitement was palpable. It was amazing to see 29 Junior teams and 28 Senior teams in action and loyal supporters on the side-line getting behind the players. Everyone was encouraged to maintain the recommended hygiene procedures whilst supporting their teams who were #backoncourt!
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Volunteers are the life blood of a community and at Waiuku Netball it is no different. Over 300 people volunteer in many ways at the Centre. There are committee members, coaches, managers, umpires and several other helpers putting hours of their time into Waiuku netball. Cadbury, Netball New Zealand’s Official Volunteer Partner is continuing to support volunteers again this year. Cadbury Thanks Packs are the perfect treat for volunteers and the gift of a block of chocolate wrapped in a message of thanks is to recognise and reward them for volunteering in netball this year. Each month Cadbury also award a Goodie Pack to a Centre Volunteer of the Month. Jo Morriss and Kim Voigt were both named as Volunteers of the Month in July and presented with an impressive goodie pack. “Netball New Zealand provide incredible support to volunteers and it’s awesome
to have Cadbury on board too. We are privileged to have amazing volunteers involved at Waiuku Netball where we recognise the benefit of working together and promote a culture that is welcoming, supportive and where people feel appreciated.” commented Kim Voigt, Volunteer Coordinator for Waiuku Netball Centre.Cadbury is Netball New Zealand’s official Volunteer Partner, helping to recognise, reward, inspire and recruit Netball volunteers. Cadbury Volunteer of the Month (VOM) is back for 2020, another initiative to thank and highlight the stories of our incredible Netball volunteers and inspire others to give back. July 2020 saw Jo Morriss and Kim Voigt named as Volunteers of the Month at Waiuku Netball Centre. To nominate a volunteer, head to www.netballnz.co.nz
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Walking Netball There’s no running, no jumping. Just walking! Walking Netball is a slower version of the game; it is netball, but at a walking pace. The game has been designed so that anyone can play it regardless of age or fitness level. Now going into its third season in Waiuku, this new initiative is for people who may have previously enjoyed netball and would like to play the game again. Those recovering from injury, have just had a baby or would like to stay active whilst meeting new friends and having fun would enjoy walking netball. The rules are simple and the environment extremely welcoming and friendly. Walking netball is a great new way to play the game we all love! Remember it’s all about fun, fitness & friendship.
Now that the season, albeit a different one, has started, she will be coached with the hope that she will be able to attain her New Zealand Zone practical qualification this season. There are another four young college students who are of studying for the next Zone theory exam early in August. Waiuku is fortunate to have an extremely talented Coaching Panel who can coach and assess umpires from local Centre level right through to New Zealand level. This is a great achievement for a small Centre. On Saturdays you will see Waiuku coaches not only umpiring, but coaching too, and there are not many small centres that have the luxury of this benefit. Not everyone can be a Silver Fern however there are huge opportunities out there for umpires!
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Playing sports provides kids with benefits both physical and emotional. Sadly one in eight kids feel excluded from sport because they don’t have the gear. The “Donate your kit” campaign taps into our generosity as New Zealanders, by encouraging us all to donate our preloved sports gear we no longer use. Together, our generosity can help more Kiwi kids experience the benefits of sport. Waiuku Netball Centre is supporting this campaign are seeking donations of sports gear in good condition, so it can have a new life with a kid who needs it.
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THE GAME THAT GROWS WITH THE PLAYERS! Waiuku Netball Centre will be offering an eight-week programme for Year 1 to Year 4 players starting on 15 October. The young players will be running around the courts learning netball skills whilst having fun with their friends. A dedicated army of volunteers, who are committed to assisting with the programme, will help with the early development of netball skills and will encourage and support the children every week. This programme reminds us that children are not mini-adults and that netball, including the equipment and the format should be modified accordingly. Games are played across part of the whole court; goals are lower, and helpers given direction throughout the game without a whistle. Waiuku Netball Centre is looking forward to welcoming these budding netballers in October.
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Neve Diamond-Brown and Darlene Adams from View Road Blue battle against Cacee and Maddy from Waiuku Primary School Superstars.
Waiuku Netball together with Netball Northern and Kiwi Sport are funding ‘Have-a-go’ netball sessions in Term 3 for Waiuku school children who have never played netball. Waiuku Netball Centre’s Rachel Browne-Cole, an experienced coach with an impressive track record will be running the sessions. Rachel has a passion for netball and loves coaching and working with young people. All Waiuku schools have been invited to participate in the sessions and Term 3 will Rachel visiting the primary schools and facilitating sessions with the children.
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punishing netball movements of But some stalwarts are still out twisting, jumping and landing, she’s there, pounding the pavements, been mighty lucky on the injury front swimming the oceans, or in Frances with only a couple of bent fingers to Fowlie’s case, attacking on the unforendure. ACC claim stats show netball giving netball court. sports injuries rate as the third highHaving played the game since age est sporting code for claims, behind ten, Frances currently holds the title rugby at number one and soccer at of Waiuku Netball Centre’s ‘most number two. mature player’ and is just one of the With three daughters, it’s not estimated 20 million people across 80 countries that have a huge passion surprising all have played at various stages of their lives and youngest, for the popular seven-a-side game. Annemarie Fowlie (28) has just re“The camaraderie, the physical exerturned to the game after a year or two cise and the challenge of outplaying break and is now playing for Univeryour opponent is what I love about sity Prems in Wellington. netball,” explains Frances. The arrival of Covid and its shut The positions of goal attack and down of sport meant that the netball wing attack are Frances’ preferred season is only just roles to play on the court. “I like shooting goals and The camaraderie, underway instead of its normal start time of feeding the ball to the the physical April/May. But along goal shooter. I’ve also with Frances, all of the been playing wing attack exercise and netball lovers are now lately, which is also a the challenge hitting the courts during feeding position. The winter’s frosty mornings challenge now is to beat of outplaying and drizzly evenings. the young ones off the your opponent is And that includes young line at the centre pass!” what I love about Eden Torpey, who at age adds Frances. seven, holds the title Former netball star netball. of ‘youngest player’ at Sandra Edge is a netball Waiuku Netball Centre. icon Frances admires. Playing for the Awhitu Bunnies, Eden “She had the most amazing leap and could pluck that ball from anywhere.” downs Weetbix and a Milo with a marmite toast chaser on game day Her favourite Silver Fern of the and says, “I like playing netball bemoment is Ameliaranne Ekenasio, who plays both goal shooter and goal cause I can play with my friends and I like catching the ball.” attack. “She’s happy to shoot from When you next hear the game over anywhere and never looks rattled as she glides around the circle making it siren whirl, know that Frances and Eden, plus all the rest of the netball look very easy!” says Frances. lovers, are breathing frosty air like A strong believer in staying fit as dragons and having a ball. your body ages, Frances says that getting old holds no appeal at all for her. Along with netball, she runs, walks sometimes up to ten kiloMost mature and youngest registered players, Francis Fowlie and Eden Torpey. metres and cycles, and despite the
Big smiles and a friendly welcome are guaranteed for families keen on taking part in the free Casual Play project.
Faced with a severely reduced play season and the challenge of retaining young players during uncertain postCovid times, New Zealand Rugby League has come up with an initiative which costs families taking part, a big fat zero. Families from the Waiuku area are being invited to the Waiuku league fields on Friday evenings for “Casual Play” where kids aged 12 and under can learn league skills and take part in age appropriate games. The youngest keen kid to turn up
so far was just three years-old, no previous playing experience is needed, and in fact, total newbies are warmly welcomed. The club is working in with Pukekohe and Tuakau clubs and sometimes they’ll head to Tuakau, with transport organised by the Waiuku club for those who need a lift. “Fun is what we’re doing here,” says Waiuku Rugby League Club chairman, Grace van den Brink of the ‘Casual Play’ initiative. “Money is tight for lots of people at the moment and it’s really hard on
families. This gives them something neat to do on a Friday night and it doesn’t cost a thing,” notes Grace. Here’s an opportunity for your kids to give rugby league a go in a safe and supportive environment. No cost, no commitment. Just pull on a jersey and have some fun. Casual Play is running on Friday nights until the end of August. For more information contact Grace on 027 255 7316.
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Hello Franklin. Welcome to Drivetime. Our aim is to assist Franklin to develop safer driving habits through knowledge. Knowledge will create better awareness. Awareness will create safer roads. In this month’s article, I am going to speak about Franklin’s roads most recent, and most controversial roading changes. The changes to the speed limits. Many of our roads have changed from 100 kph speed limits down to 80 kph zones. With a few roads down to 60 kph, and some as low as 40 kph. The Auckland Council have changed these limits to make the roads of greater Auckland safer for everyone. Some residents of Franklin disagree with this approach. I have heard people speak of these changes, that adding to the travel time to get to Drury, will therefore add frustration, and will create more aggressive and dangerous driving. Now to a certain extent, I have unfortunately seen more aggressive driving since the changes. Which I must say, is very disappointing. Let me put this into perspective. If a car were to travel at 100 kph, it will take 36 seconds to cover one kilometre, compared to 80 kph, which will take 45 seconds to cover one kilometre. That is a difference of nine seconds per kilometre.
Therefore, if I were to travel from Waiuku town centre, to Drury motorway on ramp, via Glenbrook Road, the extra time taken would be a whopping 4 minutes and 12 seconds. An extra 4 minutes and 12 seconds per trip is hardly worth getting stressed or frustrated over. Statistics suggest that a 1% change in speed would lead to a 2% change in injury accidents, a 3% change in severe injury accidents and a 4% change in fatal accidents. Considering this is a 20% change in speed for most roads, then the results should be considerable. Let us not suggest that this speed change will reduce the amount of accidents in total, but statistically, when there is an accident, there will be less carnage, which will be awesome. So, my thoughts are to embrace this change, so our families will hopefully not have to endure the pain of losing a loved one through a road accident. Drive well. Phillip Powell Professional Driver/Trainer/Assessor
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promoted stock cars. It was of me crawling out of that first car after crashing it on my first ever lap of racing. It was a bit of a crapbox to be fair, and I did a massive rollover. Perhaps I took that corner a wee bit too fast…” tells Murray with a grin. He loves the agro of stock car racing. “If someone gets in your way and peeves you off, you can just ram them up the rear! Haha! It’s a great release of frustration.” About 15 years ago, Murray’s heart took a shine to vintage midgets and he now has about ten of them. “It was always a dream to own a vintage midget, but financially it was hard back then.” His first midget purchase was number 66, a red TQ 1953 model, stacked with a 650 Triumph engine. “Midgets are so close to the ground. The speed is exhilarating and they handle so well. You can do about 90kmph an hour on the track,” he enthuses. Racing was a lucrative sport in days gone by says Murray. “I used to make more money from racing each week than I did in wages!” Sourcing parts is one of the tricky and time consuming elements of restoring
Midgets are so close to the ground. The speed is exhilarating and they handle so well. You can do about 90kmph an hour on the track.
vintage cars and midgets are no exception. Murray tells me it can take three to four years to complete a restoration with lots of the parts having to come from England. The eventing season (how drivers refer to racing), will reopen later this year at Western Springs and Murray will be there. Not in the stands though - behind the wheel. He managed to race two meets this year before the global bug shut the world down. During his racing career, he’s been lucky on the injury front with a bunch of plastic joints in his hand being the worst of it, the result of a gear change miscalculation. Home for Murray is in Te Toro with wife Heather. This year he tells me, they celebrated 50 years of wonderful marriage. What a fabulous milestone I say to Murray and then enquire as to their anniversary date. “Um…” Never mind Murray, that question can stump the best of men! (I hope Heather milks this moment of forgetfulness.) Murray is the president of the Auckland Vintage Speedway Club and motor fans from hot rod and V8 clubs from near and far, are regular visitors to his collector sheds. But today, I’ve got these gems and their master all to myself and before you know it, I’m tucked into the seat of my love at first sight, fire-engine red, vintage midget. It’s a 1929 Rugby model and with its Yankee engine on board, can dart along at 50kmph. “You’ll have to join me at the track and take one for a drive,” says Murray. Invitation accepted!
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I know absolutely zilch about vintage cars, but I love the colour red and there’s a gorgeous gleaming fire-engine red midget just screaming for my attention! When I arrived onsite at Murray Kemp Autos in Waiuku, there was no place to park. “We’re busier than ever; even busier than we were before lockdown,” exclaims Murray. It’s a stormy Wednesday morning and I’ve come to chat with Murray about his vehicular love affair. 2020 has been an eventful year for us all, and especially so for Murray. He turned 70, but not that you’d know it. The cheeky grin, spritely movements and twinkle in his eye certainly belie his age. He also traded his original hip for a newer model, only to then have a car run away on him leaving him with a crushed pelvis, and that was all before lockdown. Born and raised in Mangere and Onehunga, Murray tells me he was about 12 when he first got behind the wheel, blatting about on their family’s small farm. “The first car I ever bought was a 1948 Ford Prefect. We’re a Ford family you see.” That purchase set him back $200 – a princely sum in those days. His father built truck bodies and owned a tyre shop, which his uncle now runs, so it’s not surprising Murray is such a passionate motorhead. “I was a bit of a hyper kid and started getting into a bit of trouble, hanging out with boys that were all heading down the wrong track. My parents encouraged me and my friends to get involved with cars and racing,” explains Murray. In those times, you didn’t just go and buy a car. Dads and lads would build cars in their backyards with nothing more than an engine to start with. Murray and his mates found an old ex-war Bren Gun Carrier (picture a small tank) in a farmers paddock and with buckets of enthusiasm and a bit of nous, in 1966, they transformed it into their first stock car. “I initially raced stock cars at Waikaraka and I was the youngest driver there for years. There was a photo of me in the NZ Herald which they used whenever they
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Election day 19 September NZ FIRST Back your future
STORY TIFFANY BROWN /// tiffany@westfranklinbreeze.nz
New Zealanders head to the polls again on Saturday 19 September in an election year that is already one of the most unusual in modern history. The incumbent Labour government has enjoyed unprecedented national exposure as a result of the COVID-19 crisis and Jacinda Ardern’s popularity is polling higher than ever. Detractors and commentators alike are quick to point out Labour has fallen short on their 2017 election promises and if Ardern’s star is tarnished prior to the election the party may yet be in trouble. Meanwhile in opposition National, who some claim would have been better served flying under the political radar until their chance arrived to campaign on those failed Labour promises, has weathered a political firestorm amid successive leadership changes. Party leader Judith Collins, a veteran parliamentarian who has held the neighbouring electorate of Papakura since 2002, at least makes a more captivating sparring partner for Ardern than her
predecessors, the indecisive Todd Muller or the unpopular Simon Bridges. Here in our new electorate of Port Waikato it remains to be seen whether National’s Andrew Bayly can convert his previous success in retaining Hunua’s seat. He’ll be joined in the race by Baljit Kaur for Labour, Niko Kloeten for ACT, Mark Ball for Heartland New Zealand, Lucie Rutherfurd for Outdoors Party and independent candidate Ian Cummings. NZ First’s Jon Reeves will not be campaigning for the electorate seat this year due to personal circumstances, but will be attending electoral debates on behalf of the party. The Greens had not put forward a candidate for Port Waikato at the time of writing. Advance voting begins on 5 September. Remember to enrol to vote to have your say. If you’re not enrolled, you can enrol online, mail or call 0800 36 76 56.
West Franklin Breeze Exclusive Poll New Zealanders will be asked to cast a vote in two referendums during this year’s election. One is to decide on euthanasia legislation and the other is for cannabis reform. West Franklin Breeze ran a poll on social media in July to ascertain which issues are of most concern to voters in our area. An overwhelming majority of 79% of respondents are concerned about healthcare, 72% about the economy and 62% about child poverty. Roughly half of our respondents to date are concerned about social welfare, education, transport, the environment and energy. Arms control, national security, police and immigration were also areas of concern. respondents said they would vote in ofsupport of the End of Life Choice Act, while were either undecided or would vote each against the Act. The remainder preferred not to say. respondents said they would vote to ofsupport the Cannabis Legislation and Control Bill, while they would vote against the said cannabis reform bill, and undecided. The remainder were preferred not to say.
New Zealand First is standing on the long list of achievements over the past three years in government. New Zealand First negotiated funding for railway electrification to be extended to Pukekohe, as a first stage, with a view to extending it onwards to Hamilton. There will be two new stations at Drury and another at Paerata. We will build a modern railway line from Puhinui to Auckland airport, and start on this project in the next term. This will allow for passengers to travel from Pukekohe to the airport in 30 minutes on express trains. We will add 1000 more police to the ranks in the next three years. The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) has successfully seen hundreds of regional projects receive funding or loans on initiatives to increase employment, local facilities and infrastructure assets. The funding has been spread well over the country, with the most impoverished regions receiving attention such as; Northland, East Cape and the West Coast of the South Island. The North Waikato falls into the PGF zone and can apply for funding. We campaigned on lifting the minimum wage to $20 per hour, a target that will be met in 2021. NZ First campaigned on and successfully removed secondary tax on income from those who work in two or more jobs. We have stopped non-resident foreign buyers from purchasing houses. We will reduce immigration to 15,000 per annum. They will be skilled immigrants that New Zealand needs, not who need New Zealand. Authorised by: E. Witehira, 251E Rawhiti Rd, RD4 Hikurangi, Northland 0184
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Andrew Bayly Creating strong communities Since I was elected as MP for Hunua in 2014, I have worked hard to: create strong communities in which families and businesses thrive; get the infrastructure our communities deserve; support our growers, farmers and the equine industry; improve access to good educa-
tion and health services delivered locally. As a committed electorate MP, I like getting stuck into issues affecting our communities. That’s one of the main reasons I got into politics. Whether it’s meeting with seniors at St Andrews or supporting the wonderful work
of the Mudlarks, getting to know the people in our community and supporting them is a real joy. I enjoy the challenge of representing people of all political persuasions as well as advocating on behalf of community groups, businesses, farmers, growers or individual constituents. I also relish my portfolio responsibilities which recently expanded after my promotion to the Shadow Cabinet. Being at the Cabinet table could be a major benefit for Port Waikato. A recent example was my ability to influence National’s infrastructure policy to include a plan to extend the electrification of the railway line past Pukekohe to Pokeno. I am now National’s Spokesperson for Revenue, Commerce, State Owned Enterprises, Small Business and Manufacturing. I’m also Associate Finance Spokesperson and sit on Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure Select Committee. With my business background I believe I can make a big contribution to my newest portfolios Small Business and Manufacturing. No other party has allocated manufacturing as a separate portfolio - this is a first. Authorised by Andrew Bayly, 7 Wesley Street, Pukekohe
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Ian Cummings An effective, independent voice for Port Waikato I am standing as an independent candidate for one reason and one reason only, you and I deserve better. I believe that as an independent member of Parliament, answerable to the electorate rather than a political party, I can be a more effective voice for the area. The first duty of government is to protect lives, not legislate to end them. Census results show most voters within the Port Waikato electorate associate their religious beliefs with Christianity. This is a faith I share, and while supporting all members of our community regardless of belief or faith, I see this election as posing some clear moral choices. Using our democratic power, we can proudly lead the world as a nation that values and protects the sanctity of life. Most political discussion is not around whether the government should micro-manage our lives or not, but by how much. A terrifying common presumption held by our politicians and bureaucrats is that they believe the government has a higher claim on our property and person than we do. In doing so they claim that the government, in principle at least, has complete control over our property and lives. I strongly disagree. The private and voluntary sector, not the government, is where the endless capacity for innovation, creative thought and prosperity comes from. I am a strong advocate for free enterprise. Married, four children. GM of a company operating major infrastructure. School Board member. Qualifications: BA degree (History) Trade Certificate Fitter & Turner. Authorised by Ian Cummings, 149-187 Roscommon Road, Auckland
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Mark Ball for Port Waikato
• At last – a voice for the people of the Port Waikato electorate... • A vote for common sense... • A vote for a local voice in Wellington...
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Heartland NZ Party Mark Ball Mark Ball - A fresh voice Mark Ball is standing to give a voice to everyday kiwis who form the backbone of the New Zealand economy. A former Mayor, policeman, businessman and lifelong member of this electorate, Mark believes it’s time for change – for a fresh voice in Wellington – one that reflects all the small business people and volunteers who work tirelessly across our communities. “For too long these businesses have been forgotten by people who have little understanding of their vital importance to NZ’s economy” says Mark. Mark served with the NZ Police for nearly 18 years after which he was elected Mayor of Franklin District, a position held for two years until the advent of the Auckland ‘super city’. As Mayor, Mark worked tirelessly for the people of Franklin. He has a strong knowledge of how the regulatory processes of local, regional and central government can impact communities. In particular those affecting the heartland of New Zealand. In the wake of Covid 19, Mark believes it’s more important than ever that local businesses and employers are supported in recovery – and prosper. “Now is the time for common sense – focusing on the necessities for recovery instead of the nice to haves” Mark says. “We need to support small business and the primary sector and focus on
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national infrastructure like our ailing power grid, poor roading network, the health of our rivers and the availability of robust internet access across heartland New Zealand”. Mark is married to Catherine and they have three adult children all residing locally. Authorised by: M. Ball, 21 Landscape Road, Pukekohe
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Two West Franklin groups tasked with safeguarding coastal leisure-seekers have received vital funding from Franklin Local Board through its coastal rescue services grant scheme. With extensive beaches and coastline, Franklin is the only one of Auckland’s 21 local boards with its own set fund for coastal rescue purposes. Recent grants included $10,000 for Surf Life Saving Kariaotahi for equipment upgrades, and $13,374 to Coastguard Waiuku to replace outboard motor equipment. Coastguard Waiuku President Ross Tate said he was thrilled the group has been awarded the grant, which will be used to replace the outboard motor on its smaller ‘Counties Power’ endorsed rescue boat. “The present 4-stroke motor is six years old and underperforms, so I’m looking forward to the new two-stroke Evinrude motor, as it will be perfect for our needs,” said Ross. “The smaller rescue boat is most appropriate for river and shallow, inshore searching work.” Surf Life Saving Kariaotahi vice president Brad Walters was quick to acknowledge the support of the Local Board. “Surf Life Saving Kariaotahi would like to thank the Franklin Local Board’s Coastal Rescue Services Fund for the generous funding they have provided to upgrade our rescue equipment. This funding will enhance the ability of our lifeguards to respond to an ever increasing number of incidents,
as well as broadening the scope of our capabilities to keep the community safe while ensuring lifeguard safety. All is vital for ensuring we keep our coastline safe,” said Brad. Local Board chairman Andy Baker said the Franklin area has enormous stretches of coastline, and the more rugged west coast beaches are a known hazard. “We have coastline on both our eastern and western boundaries and the lure of the sea is very strong here. It’s good to be able to set money aside to help support the hundreds of volunteers who give their time to keep us all safe.”
Counties Power sponsored Coastguard Waiuku rescue boat on the Waikato River. Photo: Supplied
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College cutting On the last day of term at Waiuku College the quad was full of students all waiting for one thing.
Charlize hands her envelope containing over $700 to Principal Tom Vanderlaan.
The quad was lined with food stalls and fronted by a stage, all ready for action. At 1pm around 20 students and Mr Vanderlaan were called to the stage area. The clippers were drawn and the hair loss began. Mr Vanderlaan took the lead with his hair tied in tufts. Senior students and staff began cutting them off before he succumbed to a number one cut with a rat tail left at the back! The students then took the chairs three at a time on stage and had beautiful long shining hair reduced to stubble. This caused some emotions, and this was exacerbated by the fact that most of them had raised hundreds of dollars each in the aid of CanTeen. There was even a waxing corner set up for the boys to have their legs stripped of hair. All in all they raised around $7500
for their annual cause. Over the last ten years that Waiuku College has been supporting CanTeen they have raised around $60,000. CanTeen is a charity that allows cancer sufferers between the ages of 12 and 25 and their support family to enjoy activities they may not experience otherwise. The charity was founded in Australia by New Zealander Michael Carr-Gregg In 1985, when he realised that there was a gap in the support network between very young and older sufferers of cancer. He decided to form a charity aimed at that gap and CanTeen was born. In 1988 Peter Townsend joined forces with Michael and started the New Zealand branch. Since then thousands of young people have spent time enjoying many and very varied activities while they fight the disease. Brooke Bruce-Hol raised over $1400 to have his ‘tails’ cut and head shaved.
Waiuku College students and Principal Tom Vanderlaan in their ‘before’ shot!
Call for Karioitahi guardians STORY KYLIE HALL
Love Karioitahi Beach? Make a difference and get involved with the new Beachcare Karioitahi group. A meeting to establish a dedicated Beach Care group for Karioitahi Beach is being held at Castaways Conference Centre. This well loved beach is the only wild open space readily available to West Franklin residents. Safely juggling the needs of many user groups is the work of Auckland Council, but a beachcare group will support the litter surveys, beach cleanups, and care for the foredunes which are an essential buffer protecting the flax forests from storm tides.
The foredune planting of spinifex and pingao are well established where they are protected by fences. Where the fences have failed the foredunes are vulnerable to wheeled vehicles of every type. Karen Opie (on her work with Port Waikato Beachcare), Emma Thomas (Sustainable Coastlines/Litter Intelligence Surveys) and Jane Patterson
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NOTICES
Congratulations! to
Deigh & Valerie Davies on their Diamond Wedding Anniversary recently
Mudlarks even chip in rain
The Waiuku volunteer mangrove removal group Mudlarks have continued to make impressive progress in the Manukau Harbour during the winter months. Presently they are removing the weed from the estuary near to the Waiuku Golf Club, adjacent to Hyland Place. After the mangroves are cut, they are transported to the Tamakae Reserve for chipping. Volunteers are always welcome, and are assured of community project satisfaction, as well as being part of a happy working team.
WILLIAMS Lorraine 13 May 1933 - 21 June 2020
Mudlarks load their barge Manawai with mangroves destined to be chipped at Waiuku.
The Williams family thanks everyone who shared their condolences, phone calls, cards and baking following the death of our loving wife, mother and nana.
Photo: Malcolm Hair
Graeme, Kevin, David and families.
With sadness we record the death of
Peter Steele on 28 July 2020
Peter has been a longtime Waiuku resident and has been involved with many community groups over the years. Most recently Peter has been a valued volunteer member of the Waiuku Information Office. He will be missed.
Franklin Memorial Hospital Community Meeting
Mudlarks load their barge Manawai with mangroves destined to be chipped at Waiuku. Photo: Malcolm Hair
OBITUARY:
Bob Lupton
This notice serves to inform that the community meeting which was planned before the Covid19 Lockdown and duly cancelled has not been forgotten. With the pressure put on Counties Manukau Health Board, in our district as a result of the virus, it is planned to have a meeting as soon as pressure lifts on our health system to update the community about the hospital.
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MADSEN LAWRIE
LAND SURVEYORS Contact David Lawrie or Ben Young 14 Hall St, Pukekohe Ph 09 238 6369
• Domestic • Commercial • Rural
Hard wearing coatings for most surfaces. Terraces, Garage floors, Block walls etc. Epoxy coatings - Airless Spraying, Roofs Painted
PH: 027 277 2346 • tkane@xtra.co.nz
Phone Bruce Cameron 0274 988 412
Email: office@madsen-lawrie.co.nz www.madsen-lawrie.co.nz
ELECTRICAL
PLUMBING
TOILET HIRE
CERTIFIED TRADESMEN OFFERING A RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING: DIGGER HIRE • GAS HOT WATER • CCTV/DRAIN UNBLOCKING
EQUIPMENT / MECHANICS
Hall & Hyland Machinery Ltd. P.O. Box 225, Waiuku • 13 Martyn Street, Waiuku
0800 58 25 32 waiukuportabletoilets@gmail.com
PUMPS
VEHICLE SERVICING
GUBB PUMP & WELL SERVICES DESIGN, SUPPLY, INSTALL
Pump Servicing • Bore Servicing • Water filtration • Plumbing supplies • Builders mix and cement • Sand
AFTER HOURS AVAILABLE 14 Constable Road, Waiuku
09 235 8268
Call Sarah and talk to her about the Breeze and what it can do for your business.
Putting your company advert here will get you noticed. Call Sarah 09 235 7835.
WAIUKU PORTABLE TOILET HIRE
EMAIL: service@alanwilsonplumbing.co.nz WEB: www.alanwilsonplumbing.co.nz
Ph: 235 8748 • Mobile 027 496 1108
Tim Morrison
harrisonscarpet.co.nz
Mob: 027 476 1306 STORAGE
CALL NOW 09 235 9066
CARPETS & FLOORING
0800 48 25 32
Call Brian 0220 616 614 or 09 235 0350 www.progressiveelectrics.co.nz
• Maintenance & Installations
Carolyn Foley
CALL 0800 SUCKA1 0800 78252 1
STORE IT ALL
Tom Kane ElectricalLtd
Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
info@waiukuwastedisposal.co.nz
SEPTIC TANK CLEANING
Caravan Hire • Accommodation needs • Ideal extra bedroom
PH 09 235 9066
SEPTIC TAKEAWAYS
mw.franklinde@gmail.com | 027 524 8767
ELECTRICAL
FOR ENQUIRIES:
SEPTIC TANKS
TRUCK & DIGGER HIRE
All types of building, painting & handyman tasks undertaken by your local Franklin based tradesman
CARAVANS
PAINTING
PAINTING
Franklin Drainage & Earthworks
Contact us for your next home improvement project
roofs and
Re-roofing • Repairs • Senior Discount
mobile bathroom | toilet facilities
Check our reputation at
Classic Roofing Solutions
AIRPORT SHUTTLE. CHARTERS. TOURS.
Certifi ed Drainlayers
CONCRETE
ALAN WILSON PLUMBING
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES
Breeze
MECHANICAL REPAIRS Specialists in vehicle servicing
027 493 1223
Ph: (09) 235 2323 • 5 Leonard St, Waiuku
mobilemechanicalrepairs.nz
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THURSDAY 6 AUGUST 2020
Grandies’ Sandwich Club It seems such a long time since the launch of the Grandies’ Sandwich Club, way back in February. There was an excited buzz generating about this new group but suddenly the virus lockdown put a halt to GSC plans. So…. What is the Grandies’ Sandwich Club and who is it for?
SUPPORT FOR
GRANDPARENTS WITH A FULL PLATE
2nd & 4th Monday of each month 10 – 11.30am at St Andrews Centre, 85 Queen St, Waiuku Contact Anne 09 235 2238 for more information Or Facebook Grandies’ Sandwich Club Proudly supported by St Andrews Community Trust (SACT)
16 Bowen Street, Waiuku • 142 Manukau Road, Pukekohe 09 957 0123 Ext 3 • info@gographics.co.nz
www.gographics.co.nz
We courier your parcels West Franklin courier hub.
SEND & RECEIVE
Agents for:
09 957 0123 142 Manukau Rd, Pukekohe and 16 Bowen St, Waiuku
An organiser from the group explains: “You may be caring for your grandchildren full-time, sharing the care or managing an uncertain, rapidly- changing situation. You may be living with your children and grandchildren or they may be living with you. You may also be caring for your own parent/s. “Only one thing is certain - you couldn’t have predicted the role you play in the middle of this generation sandwich! The challenges are numerous as you adapt your lifestyle to manage the needs of each generation. “GSC provides a forum where you can meet with others in an informal, welcoming setting to share the highs, the lows and support one another. We will address topics that are important to you (your ideas are welcome), dip into the Grandparents’ Toolbox for tips and ideas, invite relevant speakers, share good food and laughter and organize the occasional Grandies’ outing.” See the advertisement for additional details.
Have your say on local board plans
Franklin residents are encouraged to have their say on the local board’s plans before Thursday 13 August. From 13 July feedback is sought on the Franklin Local Board’s latest three-year plan to ensure the board is on track in reflecting the issues most important to you. Local Boards manage a range of community schemes including sports facilities, playgrounds, parks,
safety, transport, youth, environment and culture. Go to akhaveyoursay. co.nz/lovelocal or the Franklin Local Board Facebook page to make an online submission. You may also visit Franklin’s libraries or council offices to pick up a submission form.
Visitor Guidance for
Counties Manukau Health Visitors are vital for patients’ recovery, but so is rest. To enable high quality care, and for the overall health of our patients, we must balance the needs of our patients and visitors. Visitors to Middlemore Hospital and other CM Health facilities are advised: • One key support person may visit between 8am – 8pm (Adults only) • Overnight visit (8pm – 8am) for key support person will be considered under compassionate grounds only • Visiting hours for family/whaanau are 2pm – 8pm • Two visitors per patient at any one time during visiting hours • No children under 16 years unless approved under compassionate grounds • Compassionate visiting must be approved in advance by the ward • Registration of visitors will occur at hospital entrances • For more information visit countiesmanukau.health.nz
Please help us keep our patients safe