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Powerful mural planned for commemoration and hope

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Manabell’s draft mural

Personal experience of the suicide of a 23 year-old family member was the catalyst for Brigita Botma to develop a mural promoting a message of hope while highlighting the grave issues of suicide and mental health. Together with fellow artist and collaborator Rika Rosli, who contracts to Brigita on her distinctive Manabell murals, community artist Brigita designed the Māra Manawa Ora (Garden of Wellbeing) mural, which is destined to grace a wall on John Dickey’s transport museum site alongside Te Paahi Lions Lake on Kitchener Road. Brigita said the death of her cousin came as a huge shock. “I’ve also had struggles in the past with my own mental health, and having the right people around me, and the right en-

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couragement, made a huge difference.” The mural design depicts a community, with adults working together to remove obstacles and nurture young people from different backgrounds, cultures, ages and abilities. Brigita said she and Rika, who runs the charity My Voice Matters and is actively involved in youth peer support, wanted to emphasise strength and hope. “We wanted to be really careful with the imagery,” said Brigita, “and focus on encouraging people to nurture children and create a safe space for them. As an adult you can’t wash your hands of the kids around you and expect someone else to do the hard work.” The mural design includes positive imagery such as pīwakawaka (fantails),

monarch butterﬂies, angels and daffodils. There will also be a corner dedicated to daisies, the petals of which will be offered to community members who wish to commemorate the life of a loved one lost to suicide. Work on the mural is expected to begin this spring. At the end of the painting process Brigita and Rika plan to hold a community event with refreshments, support group and social services stalls, workshops and keynote speakers sharing lived experience of suicide or mental health struggles. Community volunteers and business sponsorship is sought to complete the project. Please contact Brigita at hello@manabell.co.nz to indicate your support of the initiative.

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We are continuing to provide Covid 19 vaccinations for all ages from 5 years old. From the 4th of July we will be running extra clinics for the 2nd booster dose for eligible groups which include immunocompromised, people aged 65 years and over and Māori and Pacific people aged over 50 years. All Appointments should be made by emailing covidvax@waiukumedical.co.nz or ring after 11am on 09 2359102. We are able to do some outreach community vaccination so If you or someone you know is house bound and unable to come into the centre, please email a request to covidvax@waiukumedical.co.nz. A nurse will contact you.

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While the fate of the Holy Trinity Anglican Church building on the corner of Queen and Victoria Streets in Waiuku is still undecided, the adjacent church hall building at the rear has been completely demolished. The building was in a dilapidated state creating a health and safety concern to the public. The owners, Anglican Diocese of Auckland, last year made an application to Auckland Council and Heritage New Zealand for permission to demolish the hall. A spokesperson for the Diocese said, “The hall demolition project almost completed now, services have been disconnected and the lean-to additions have been removed. The main structure was scaffolded and taken apart by hand. Where possible materials have been salvaged and donated to the local recycle centre.” June’s persistent rain held up the completion of the project, and a break in the weather will see the ﬁnal removal of the structure. The area will be grassed, as agreed in the resource consent application, and there are no plans for reconstruction.

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Anyone involved with a golf club in the west of Franklin will know that Auckland Council recently put out for consultation a rather interestingly named draft Golf Investment Plan. It is the second attempt by Council to try to create some sort of structured approach with the 13 golf courses that exist on council owned or managed land. Three of those courses are in Franklin, namely Waiuku, Awhitu and Clarks Beach. Some may recall that about ﬁve years ago, another draft plan was prepared. It was not well received as it was seen as asking the question as to whether some of these courses on high value land in urban areas should be used wholly or partially for housing. Chamberlain Park, the public course alongside the north western motorway became a political football and the arguments for and against being argued on political lines — right v left — within the Local Board boundary where it sits. Rightly in my view, this original draft plan was shelved until recently. The new draft doesn’t talk about using the land for housing but is aimed at how more people can

beneﬁt from publicly owned golf land at a time when our population is growing and there is huge demand for the provision of public open space. Hence the desire by Council to see if there are golf courses or parts of courses that could be used for other activities such as walking, running, cycling or other activities. This includes whether there are opportunities to expand golf related activities such as driving ranges or things targeted at different age groups such as children’s golf or things more suited to our older population. There is also the intent to look at how we might be able to improve practice in ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation to contribute to Council’s attempt to address climate change issues. Talking to those who run our three clubs, there does not seem to be too much argument against the general intent of the plan, however there is disappointment that the data is being used as the basis for classifying each course including playing numbers and environmental management which is both out of

he welcomes proposed changes. Simply submitting that the plan should be abandoned is not helpful or likely to succeed and the opportunity to provide alternatives has gone. For our three courses, I believe they already offer much of what is logically wanted in the

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date and also poorly researched. The impact of covid has actually seen increases in playing numbers and membership. Our clubs all have various programmes to increase the diversity desired as an outcome of the plan and similarly their environmental management is suited to their unique locations and tailored to the type of course they are. They do not see this reﬂected in the draft plan and obviously are not happy that is the case and I do not blame them. I and other Local Board members have met and spoken to all our clubs so we understand their position. There has been the suggestion that the draft plan should be binned and started again. I personally do not believe this is necessary as the longer we hold this up the bigger the impact is on those courses looking for certainty through their leases. We need to make sure the draft is amended prior to adoption to reﬂect the current state of play and be more relevant. I have spoken to the Chair of the Council Committee that will consider the public and Local Board feedback and he is adamant that

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to us, so if your car was broken into or rock thrown at your house for example, tell us and we will be patrolling that area at that time the next night. As a community team our goals are to prevent crime before it happens, we are the ambulance at the top of the cliff, not the bottom. My team is involved in several long term projects. For example we are currently working with about 20 young people at Waiuku College building partnerships and ensuring they become good citizens. We attend the college two days a week. There is not a big problem with youth crime here, but we need to keep it that way and get kids engaged in school and off the streets. We work with Oranga Tamariki and local support groups helping at risk young people. We also support the Waiuku community patrol. This is a team of volunteers who use a patrol vehicle and patrol hot spots in Waiuku on a rostered basis. They work out of the police station and are always looking for volunteers. If anyone is wanting to make a difference in this town you should consider joining the Waiuku community patrol. It’s amazing how many community groups there are in Waiuku working to make this a better place and my team regularly work with these organisations discussing a wide range of issues. One example is the emergency housing situation that is bringing people from across Auckland with some high needs

and lack of support into this community. Despite this, the frontline jobs still keep coming and we are kept busy with the usual mix of family harm incidents, mental health issues, disputes and serious crashes as examples. Unfortunately we’ve been involved with several sudden tragic deaths in recent weeks that require police attendance and investigation. So much of what we do is under the radar of the average citizen. We executed a search warrant at a local address two weeks ago that had been supplying methamphetamine and now one occupant is facing drug charges. That warrant was the result of anonymous information on the crime stoppers line: again tell us about it, the system works. Whenever my team are out and about we have the cars’ speed radar on and eyes open for traffic offences. On average locally, about five people a day are caught speeding or using a cell phone whilst driving. I have been to fatal crashes where people died because someone was on their phone so have absolutely no tolerance for it and if you speed it is a risk to others and is going to get you stopped. That is the traffic warning this month! Finally don’t be a victim, lock your buildings and car always. Not surprisingly but offenders are lazy and go for the unlocked cars and buildings first. Keep safe — Dean

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30 years for shoe shop in Waiuku

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Fiona Baker took over the business in 1992, becoming the third owner and rebranding the store as Bakers Shoes & More. Fiona’s business model is based on the premise that for some people it’s hard to invest in a good pair of shoes or bag. “We believe in the value of purchasing quality that is going to last. Fiona’s target market is family footwear. “We’re one of the few independent shoe shops still catering for children.” Small businesses such as Bakers have had to navigate the uncertain times of the last two years, however, Fiona has found a silver lining created by the pandemic. “Before covid, business was challenging as we had to compete with so many brands available to the consumer – the big international chains, online shopping and the malls. “Our focus is on quality comfortable and durable footwear – we can’t compete with retailers selling cheap, low quality products. “Since covid there has been a revival in support; people want to shop local and many families now don’t want to go out of town for their children’s shoes. We have expanded our children’s range to cater for this trend. “We really go to the next level to ensure customers are getting the right ﬁt and right shoe for them. We have a great range of product; regulars come back because they know we will have something for them. “Sadly our type of shop is a dying breed; a lot of independent shoe stores have closed over recent years. However, clients do want our kind

of service. We have one customer who comes from Matamata and we get a lot of return customers coming from outside of Waiuku. People often say this is a real shoe shop, which is really nice.” The pandemic restrictions created some challenges but also some opportunities to push the business forward. “Over the last two years we had 16 weeks in total when customers couldn’t come into the shop. Fortunately there were online sales and we all learnt about “click-and-collect” or arranged deliveries. “In the early days when we couldn’t trade, we cleaned, painted and worked on installing a more sophisticated online system that is integrated in real-time with our point of sale. This was intense work but very important as we can now compete online. I am very fortunate to have Leisa who spends 80 percent of her time managing social media and our online shop.” Despite the positive effects of being challenged as a business, Fiona said she did not want to go through another experience similar to what they had been through over the last two years. “It has been very stressful as it was something we had never experienced before. The ever changing lockdown levels, trafﬁc light settings and steps have been very confusing for some customers.” An ongoing issue is delayed stock delivery. “Some of our seasonal orders are arriving three months late, creating extra stress and ﬁnancial constraints. “Overall it has been a very hard time for not just people in business but families with elderly parents, families with children learning from home and front line workers; many people have had it tough “ Fiona’s plans for the future are to stay positive, keep providing a great mix of quality footwear and bags for her customers, and take every day as it comes. “Over the last 30 years in business I’ve had some wonderful staff and some lovely customers along the way; it is these people who keep me enjoying what I do. “I’d like to say a huge thankyou to those locals and loyal customers who have made the effort to support their town and shop locally. It has been very heartwarming and ensures Bakers Shoes & More remains serving Waiuku, the wider Franklin area and beyond!”

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The Waiau Pa to Clarks Beach path should be built as part of Auckland’s climate response package, Franklin Local Board says. It has committed $194,000 to continue its work under the Pukekohe Path Plan and has asked Auckland Transport to work with project leaders to determine the best use of that funding with the project now in the detailed scoping phase. But it also asked AT to consider the Waiau Pa to Clarks Beach path be part of its climate response package because it would help locals change their behaviour. Board chair Andy Baker says the path would create an option for children from the rapidly growing Clark’s Beach special housing area to safely access their school by foot and bike. “If that were to happen, clearly there would be fewer cars making school runs,

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and that would mean lower carbon emissions.” The money committed to the paths plan comes from the Local Board Transport Capital Fund, which allows the board to deliver transport infrastructure projects that are a local priority, but which may not be considered a priority within AT’s work programme. The board also decided to spend more than $2million to build a pedestrian bridge at Jutland Road in Belmont to keep schoolchildren safe. Baker says the board prioritised the bridge because the area is too dangerous for pedestrians, many of them children on their way to and from school. “We couldn’t sit back and hope funding will materialise from somewhere else. The current crossing point is part of a stormwater catchment and is ﬂoods in heavy rain.”

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Second pilot does local iwi proud

STORY TIFFANY BROWN

Local pilot Papaaka Brown is just the second member of his iwi (tribe) Ngaati Te Ata to achieve a commercial pilot’s license. It was his great-uncle, the first pilot from the Waiuku-based iwi, who inspired him to his goal. Papaaka’s uncle Barney Pouheke Warbrick was a Ngaati Te Ata Maaori who served the RNZAF in WWII. “He achieved becoming a pilot at a time when Maaori were not even allowed to enter a pub, let alone fly stateof-the-art government-owned aircraft.” Tragically, Barney Warbrick was killed in 1944 when his Corsair fighter plane crashed on Waiuku Golf Course when he was flying an exercise training flight. A tohu, or remembrance stone, stands at the site. Papaaka, who said his

tuupuna (ancestor) Barney was his absolute inspiration, got his own ﬁrst taste of the skies at the age of four, when he accompanied his mother on a passenger ﬂight to Dunedin. Four year-old Papaaka was mesmerised, and wanted desperately to know how to “drive” the plane.

Gruelling training The aviation bug had bitten and from the age of ten, Papaaka’s parents took him to Flight Line Aviation at Ardmore, where he would wash the flight training school’s planes in return for being taken up in an aircraft and taught how to fly. He waited six long years to be able to go solo at the legal minimum age of 16. Papaaka has experienced a number of challenges on his journey to flight. His college years saw him in detention more

often than not. His Vietnam veteran father was instrumental in providing the discipline the troubled teen needed to get himself back on track, enrolling him in the 4SQN Air Training Corps at Ardmore. Papaaka had many rewarding experiences during that time, and recommends it to parents as a way to help focus their children. “Air Training Corps is a great way for kids to get some all-important drive and inspiration in life.” In 2009 Papaaka attended Ardmore Flying School, where he found the 18-week, 17-subject pre-requisite course prior to practical flying a real challenge. With no internet or laptop at home to assist, the punishing schedule was even more difficult. “It was hard work, and a few times I thought, ‘I’m too stupid for this’.” He even threw in the towel at one point, but his inspirational instructor Wiremu Fautret managed to convince him he was on course. A good thing, too, because Papaaka ended up passing all his subjects with flying colours.

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technical aptitude to operate complicated technology like aircraft. “That upset me, but only for a short while. I absorbed it, analysed it, and decided to make it my personal goal to smash my commercial ﬂight test.” In March 2011 he sat and passed the test, scoring 100%. Papaaka felt that he had broken perceptions at the same time as achieving his lifelong goal of becoming a pilot. “I showed my people that if you have a dream, don’t let anything or anybody stop you, don’t let people tell you that you can’t do something. That is their limitations, not yours.” That same year on Ngaati Te Ata Day, Kaumatua (elder) George Flavell awarded Papaaka with a pounamu (greenstone) in recognition of his achievement. “That was a really humbling and memorable day for me. I felt I had made God and my ancestors smile. I felt proud to be Ngaati Te Ata and was overwhelmed by the support.” Papaaka said he wouldn’t be where he is today without the support of his parents and his iwi, and he now has a dream to use his skills to help others and to spread the word of God. “My goal is to empower the people in my iwi to be whatever it is that they want to be; not only our iwi

members but anyone looking for direction in their lives.” He is currently working towards becoming a missionary pilot with Ministry Aviation Fellowship (MAF), a Christian organisation which helps people in remote communities access food and health care. “I want young people to know that it all starts with a dream, then you focus on that dream, you strive for it and never give up.”

The late Barney Pouheke Warbrick * Note: this story has been prepared using Te Reo Maaori in the customary style traditional to Ngaati Te Ata; using double vowels in place of macrons.

Turning passion into an education From the moment young Majenta Gaffar got plopped in front of the television by her mother to watch Hairspray or Grease, her future was set. She fell in love with the arts and spent years fantasising about it. But it wasn’t until the age of ten that she stood on the stage at the local Waiuku Theatre Group for the ﬁrst time in Three Little Pigs. “I just wanted to be on the stage in the spotlight,” Majenta aged 20 says. Majenta never thought she could turn her passion into education — but after being awarded the University of Waikato’s most prestigious student scholarship, the Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship, her dream became more of a reality. The programme educates scholars within the values of Sir Edmund Hillary and supports their growth and excellence in sport, creative and performing arts, academia and leadership. Majenta was encouraged by her Waiuku College drama teacher, Hillary Scholar and Waikato former student Kate Davison to bite the bullet. “I didn’t really take performing seriously until I met my drama teacher at high school,” Majenta says. “She was the person who told me I was good enough and I could do it. I wouldn’t have my scholarship if it hadn’t been for her.” Majenta is in her third year at the University studying a Bachelor of Arts and majoring in Theatre Studies with a minor in Dance in the School of Arts. “Getting the scholarship meant everything to me; it solidiﬁes the fact that actually, yes, I could have a career in the arts and I can push myself because I have other people who think I can do it.”

You can often ﬁnd her dancing in the studio or performing in the Playhouse Theatre. The ﬁrst in her family to go to university, Majenta says she chose the University of Waikato “purely because it has one of the top-performing art schools in the country”. Plus she couldn’t look past the wonderful facilities including Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts. “I love being at Waikato around like-minded people who push your knowledge on theatre. It is a really amazing thing, something I deeply value.”

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Lighthouse rejuvenation Trust has also arranged to have The Manukau Heads Lightthe remaining gravel steps house is working through a concreted. planned rejuvenation Other work unprogramme. The present-day dertaken since Opened in lighthouse is a replica of the the lockdowns 2006 by the original John Blackett designed has been then Prime lighthouse built in 1874. It is built on weed tree Minisland behind the signal station on control ter Helen South Head of the entrance to the with Clark, the planned lighthouse Manukau Harbour. It is the only native tree project lighthouse in New Zealand where you planting. has been can get a close-up opportunity to “The a love and view the prisms of the third order Trust has hard work dioptic drum lens that was fitted worked hard experience to the original lighthouse to arrange for former and in 1929. ﬁnance for the present members maintenance projects of the Trust. and applications to several Foundation project grants have been successful,” manager, former chairman and said Trust chairman Bill Deed. life member Bruce Russell said “Franklin Local Board, Counthat it has been a project that ties Energy Trust and the Rotary has been fraught with hard work Club of Waiuku have favoured against some almost impossible us with substantial grant money weather circumstances, and also to undertake the maintenance an endurance test for the people projects. Another successful who have made it happen. grant was from Auckland Unlim“The Trust has been fortunate ited, Auckland Council’s tourism to have had a committed band of branch for promotion of the trustees over the years who have Lighthouse. We have been very promoted and maintained the fortunate to have been successful facility, but now after 16 years of in these applications. It shows horrendous winds and weather the respect the facility is awardconditions at the Manukau Heads ed, being recognised as the most taking its toll, the building is popular free attraction in the undergoing a spruce up,” said Auckland region. Bruce. “Ports of Auckland, lessors of An agreement has been made the land the Lighthouse is on, with a peninsular contractor to have upgraded the former sigundertake maintenance work nalman’s platform as an adjacent and painting of the building. The

attraction and had the road to the Lighthouse graded, again by a local contractor.” said Bill. An historical artefact the Trust has, is one of the semaphore signals used at the signal station to communicate and guide ships into the harbour in days before radio was the norm. “This is a unique artefact,” said Bruce Russell. “We would like to have it restored and put on display.” The Trust is looking for somebody who may be interested in undertaking the restoration of this semaphore signal. Materials would be paid for by the Trust.

One of these octagonal signals shown in this photo taken in 1909 is to be restored and put on display at the Manukau Heads Lighthouse.

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Dellwyn Colquhoun and Sarah Ward with some of the items created by the Waiuku Spinners and Weavers.

Members of Waiuku Spinners and Weavers have been working year round to hand-craft woollen articles for Pillars, a charity that supports children who have a parent in prison. Over 200 knitted and woven rugs, scarves, beanies, slippers, jerseys and some stuffed toys were handed over to Sarah Ward from Pillars at one of the group’s regular meetings recently. Nationwide there are 23,000 children living with a parent behind bars, ﬁve thousand in South Auckland alone. Many of them live in cold damp houses with the prisoner’s partner usually on a very low income. Pillars works with the children and their families to help them all live healthy positive lives through mentoring for the children, and wrap-around services for the families. Sarah Ward says the children love the warm woollen items. Every year Waiuku Spinners and Weavers create for charitable causes through a project they call “Sharing the Warmth. This is the second year running they have chosen to support Pillars, as well as providing knitted items to the Pukekohe Maternity Hospital and the Whanau Resource Centre in Pukekohe. The group holds weekly get-togethers in Waiuku and Pukekohe with the weavers also meeting in Otaua. The group has been around for 40 years and has a strong membership. They hold regular retreats and visits to other Creative Fibre groups and events. For more information about the group contact waiukucreativeﬁbre@gmail.com

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Table tennis hits milestone Pukeoware Table Tennis Club have the tables out and racquets on the ready this year after 75 years of playing the sport. The club was formed in 1947 and apart from a year when the new hall was being built in 2006, has operated continually. Like other sports Covid also created a big impact, with the last two seasons being curtailed due to lockdowns. During the years many wellknown people have given their time in various positions. One, Ailsa Crosby whose dedication and fund raising, played a large part in the success of the club continued her involvement until nearing

Significant grants awarded Three significant community grants have been awarded to groups in the Franklin Local Board Waiuku subdivision. The Āwhitu Peninsula Landcare group received a grant to improve a database that records cultural heritage sites across the 22,000 hectares of the peninsula. Board Waiuku representative Matthew Murphy says Ngāti Te Ata has used a mapping application for more than 20 years that was set up by the former Franklin District Council to capture, record and protect cultural sites. “Kaumatua George Flavell has worked tirelessly but preparations for a recent community hui highlighted some inconsistencies in the

ninety years of age. Club nights are on Tuesdays, and the hall facilities are excellent with the lighting equal to any. Play is organised around rotating doubles with some singles. “At present the club has no teams playing interclub, but if there are any people interested, teams could be entered in the Counties Manukau competition,” said Neville Brown from the club. “A strong core of players continue to enjoy the game, and new members are always welcome.” Any enquiries please contact Neville 02102303481.

database and this grant will allow that to be addressed so that quality data is available.” Fellow Waiuku representative Sharlene Druyven says accurate data is key to the environmental restoration of cultural heritage sites. “It’s critical those sites are preserved for generations to come.” Sharlene said the Road Safety Education group also received a grant for its work at Waiuku College. She said getting behind the wheel of a car as novice driver is always an exciting time for young people, but one that has potential dangers. “This group gives our young adults evidence-based road safety education to support them making the right choices on the road.” Murphy said the Waiuku Golf Club’s grant will allow for wetland planting in an area where the club has undertaken a project to improve drainage on part of its course, with winter water now draining into a pond. “That has created a muddy area that wetland plants will address by acting as a ﬁlter, improving drainage and beautifying an area that has been something of an eyesore.”

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Nigel Deighton (left) enjoying a game with Trevor Roberts. In the background playing doubles are from left Sam Wharfe, Adam Hood, John Wharfe and Alan Glover (obscured).

Sport codes receive a boost Football, tennis and cricket have received a financial boost under Franklin Local Board’s Sport and Active Recreation Facilities Plan. Massey Park is home to the Waiuku Football Club and District Cricket Club, which received $89,000 towards clubroom and changing room renovations, while a $30,000 grant goes to the Counties Tennis Association towards costs of a business case for indoor courts at Rosa Birch Park. Indoor courts are projected to cost $2.6million, while the value of the Waiuku project could reach $120,000 depending on fundraising and in-kind contributions. “Our Local Board Plan talks about having fit for purpose places and facilities, and our sport and rec plan has been in place since 2016 to help us prioritise investment in the area,” Board Chair Andy Baker says. “In the 2020/2021 financial year we supported the Pōhutukawa Coast Mountain Bike Club’s Whitford Forest track work, Maraetai Beach

Boating Club’s building work, and rubberising a court at the Pukekohe Netball Centre.” Pukekohe subdivision representative Alan Cole says the Counties Tennis plan has a long way to go, but the development project will be a great asset for the region, while Waiuku sub division representative Sharlene Druyven says Massey Park remains an important venue for the Waiuku sporting community and services two successful sporting clubs. “I have to say the clubs involved tend to roll up their sleeves without asking for help, so it’s great to see them supported.” Her fellow Waiuku representative Matthew Murphy says the football and cricket clubs coown the clubrooms and changing room facilities and exist together in a good partnership that sees the park used year-round. “That has to be the way forward for sporting clubs because it’s smarter to put money into facilities that can be used fully, rather than just for half the year.”

Board opposes different speed zones Further proposals to lower speeds on Auckland streets run the risk of creating too many different limits on rural roads, Franklin Local Board says. Giving its feedback to Auckland Transport’s proposed speed limit changes, the board says the proposals would mean four different speeds were used on the Awhitu Peninsula alone. “That has the potential to create inconsistency and confusion for road users,” Board chair Andy Baker says. “We favour an approach suggested by AT staff after we appeared before its Board to challenge some of the proposals in the second tranche of roads a couple of months ago. “That was that throughroads should be the same as the roads from which they feed, and that solutions such

as centre lines to make roads safer to drive were preferable to simply dropping the speed limit more than 20kph. “It also included that multiple speed limit signs needed to signal the changes, and that roads servicing only a few rural properties should have the same limits as their feeder roads unless special circumstances existed, such as metal surfaces.” The board also says roads outside all rural schools and marae should be able to drop to 40kph using school zones with variable speed limits or be set at 40kph permanently. “We have a lot of country schools, and even schools such as Maraetai that were once on quiet roads that just aren’t today. “We also have challenges city boards don’t, in terms of small

coastal developments and villages where there are no or limited footpaths, where we say a consistent 40kph should be used.” The board is advocating that the default speed for all open roads, unless metal, past schools, functioning marae or within residential development areas, be set at 80kph because it was consistent and easily understood. “We can’t support a random approach to implementing 30kph streets within Pukekohe either, because it is inconsistent across the town and will create confusion, particularly when most of these streets are cul-de-sacs where the change is unlikely to achieve much. “We agree that 30kph is appropriate outside schools in a school zone but not to the ad hoc approach presented to us.”

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Crazy about the King! Waiuku hard-core Elvis fan is Jo Slater and she is very happy about the new Baz Luhrmann film just released in New Zealand which celebrates Elvis’ first recorded song. Jo has been an Elvis fan for most of her adult life and is the curator of an impressive collection of Elvis memorabilia, music and information. Jo’s collection is mostly housed inside a dedicated bedroom area. What Jo doesn’t know about “The King of Rock’s” life and music career is probably not worth knowing. She is a walking encyclopedia about Elvis. For example, Jo pointed out that despite being possibly the most celebrated entertainer of all time, Elvis was most proud of being named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men in 1970 by the United States Junior Chamber (the Jaycees); this award was the only one he accepted in person and he apparently carried it with him everywhere he went. It was 50 years ago at a rock festival in what is now known as Zimbabwe, when Rob and Jo met. “Even back then Jo was crazy about Elvis,” said Rob. In 1976 after marrying and starting a family, the couple moved to South Africa. Rob worked in plastics as a company director, mainly producing medical and food packaging and eventually becoming a Fellow of the Plastics Institute of South Africa. Eventually Rob and Jo emigrated to New Zealand and have been in Waiuku for eight years. They’re glad they did. “It’s very special here,” said Rob. “We have great neighbours and it’s a great community.” When Jo was a teenager she became keen on Elvis. She remembers getting hooked after watching his first movie, “Love Me Tender”. “In total, he was in 31 movies and there were two documentaries made about him,” said Jo. “He was both a singer and an actor; I wish I had seen him live.” Despite not meeting Elvis in the flesh, Jo managed to meet and get photographed with his original TCB Band members in 2014 at the Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna. She also managed to meet and get a snap with Elvis’ cousin Donna Presley and her son when they were in New Zealand in 2018. Initially, Rob wasn’t really a fan of Elvis but accepted early on in their relationship that the celebrity would always be part of Jo’s life. “To coin the words of Princess Di, ‘there are three of us in this marriage’,” said Rob. Jo started collecting pictures, newspaper and magazine articles, memorabilia and of course music from when she was

young and never stopped. Once the children left home, the collection took over a room and has continued to grow. In South Africa Jo had a couple of friends who were also keen on Elvis.

• 69 years ago on 18 July 1953, Elvis Presley walked into Sun Records in Memphis and recorded his first song “My Happiness.” He was only 18. The 78 RPM record, was meant to be a gift for his mother Gladys. • Celebrating his first recording is the recently released film “Elvis” now playing at Auckland cinemas.

“They used to call us crazy Elvis fans,” said Jo. When Jo and Rob emigrated to New Zealand, the collection had to be moved from South Africa to Waiuku where the Elvis room was again established. Nowadays Jo attends whatever Elvis events she can, usually with Rob in tow. The couple regularly attend two Auckland-based events: Elvis in the Gardens at the Botanical Gardens and Elvis in the Park at Cranwell Park. The latter is held on the closest Sunday to Elvis’s birthday – 8 January. Over the years, Rob has grown more tolerant of Jo’s obsession and now enjoys some of Elvis’s slower songs. Rob admitted, “the more you listen to his songs, the more you realise that it was his sincerity and generosity that made people love him so much. “The kids growing up didn’t have an option but to become Elvis admirers and even one of the grandchildren has worked out that to stay on the good side of grandma, Elvis is the key,” he said. Another event the couple like to attend is the annual Whangamata Beach Hop festival. The town is overtaken with classic cars and rock and roll music for three days. Rob sometimes sneaks off to have a look at the cars while Jo focuses on anything Elvis-related. Jo does have a costume she sometimes wears to such events. “I have a 1950s skirt that is puffed out with a lace petticoat. It’s very 1950s.” And yes, Rob and Jo have been to Graceland. This was a lifelong dream for Jo. It took Rob about 40 years into their marriage before they found the

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time to be able to go, but they did it. “The fans were queued up and camping for kilometres waiting to get in,” said Rob. “We were able to sit at the piano and microphone where Elvis used to sit and sing,” said Jo. “We went to Sun Studios in Memphis and also the historic RCA Studio B in Nashville Tennessee,” added Rob. However, the Elvis paraphernalia is not restricted to the spare bedroom. In fact it had spilled over into the rest of the house. You’ll find Elvis cups in the kitchen, an Elvis-themed biscuit barrel and photographs of Elvis adorning the walls. A small image of Elvis’s face is used to guide Rob into his outside parking spot; Rob’s car park in the garage has been taken up by an Elvis-themed gym. Even Jo’s car has the word “Elvis” on the registration plate. However, Elvis isn’t Jo’s only hobby; she’s also crazy about fitness and has been an ultra-marathon walker, entered body transformation competitions and featured in various magazines in South Africa due to her fitness pursuits.

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Rob and Jo Slater in the dedicated Elvis room at their house in Waiuku.

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The ﬁrst Marconi Morse message required a large generator which fed a spark-gap transmitter and would be regarded as illegal today because it would be heard simultaneously on all our commercial broadcast stations. After World War 1 valve technology replace the spark-gap. Valves were not cheap, but used less power and sent voice and music in addition to Morse. It became possible for amateur enthusiasts (or hams) to make their own receiving and transmitting equipment. By 1930 for a few dollars, you could buy a crystal set radio that you could assemble yourself. So what do our current radio hams in Waiuku like to do with their hobby? Ted Doell (call-sign ZL1BQA) of Waiuku passed his amateur exam in 1975 and started out making all his own equipment which he used to talk with other amateurs around the world. He now operates commercially built radios which can connect to a computer and be operated remotely. Most of all, Ted likes to experiment with low power equipment and has been able to communicate with amateur radios in Spain and England using 0.02 of a watt — less power than is used in a normal torch bulb. Peter Henderson (ZL1PX) moved from London to Waiuku to retire in 2017 and became a ham a year later. Peter started out making simple transistor radios, but during lockdowns when

Gourock, Scotland, when his cousin Jim invited him over to see his transmitter. Later, when Bob’s family migrated to New Zealand in the 1950s, he met others interested in amateur radio and helped start a radio club in Tokoroa. He built his own transmitter and fitted this into the glovebox of his car and used the car’s ordinary radio for receiving. He soon passed his operator licence and received his station call sign ZL1BBZ. In the sixties, Bob went back to Scotland where he married his childhood sweetheart Betty. In their he took an on-line Morse holidays, he took them all training, he discovered a over the UK in a van he passion for telegraphy. Pefitted with radio equipment. ter’s current goal is to reach However, his NZ call sign 20 words per minute so he was not legal so he received can take part in traffic nets a new call sign GM3VCD for across NZ and Australia. the UK. He then discovered He tunes in each night that in each new UK and tries to make country (Wales, himself heard Northern There have in Asia, Ireland and probably been Europe or England) Amerihe needamateur radio fans ca. His ed a in Waiuku since Marconi furthest slightly sent his first message contact difso far ferent — the letter S — has been call. In across the Atlantic with a Ron in England Morse code transmitter he became Llanymynech, North G3VCD and in 1901. Wales. Peter in Wales he reports, “Ron sent was GW3VCD. very rapid Morse and I While later exploring didn’t copy most of his mesEurope in the van, Bob had sage. But we communicated to add prefixes to his call. In later by email and he told me France he became F/ZL1BBZ. he heard my signals clearly.” In the Netherlands he was Bob Holt of Collingwood PA/ZL1BBZ. He went on to Road got interested in ham explore Denmark, Germany, radio while a teenager in Luxembourg and Sweden,

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You will want to establish some roading in your property so you can at least get a four- wheel drive vehicle onto most of it. This is likely to involve having to cross waterways which may involve installing a culvert. It’s important to know something about the outflow of your waterways because if they end in a substantial river, it is likely that various aquatic species may migrate up them for breeding. When a culvert is installed it’s important to make allowance for that. Similarly, if rock features are added think about a way for fish to get through them. There is some good advice on this on the Waikato Regional Council website. https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/ services/publications/tr200822/ Most important of all, if you install a culvert think about the day that there will be a flood and the culvert may not be enough to carry all of the flow. If you have bought the land from an owner who has owned it for a while it is likely that they are well aware of the

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Waiuku book fair huge success

STORY SANDY SMITH

The Waiuku Rotary Club’s annual book fair was recently held on the last weekend in May. The fair once again proved to be a huge success thanks to the leadership of club president Marshall Woodward and volunteers. The ﬁrst time the book fair took place was in 2006. It was organised by Don and Muriel Armstrong. Books were sorted in an old house which stood where the St Andrews opportunity shop now stands. The fair was held in the St Johns hall and was for one day only. The hall proved too small so the event was moved to the rugby club and then eventually ended up at the town hall. The fair has since been held over two days in that hall, traditionally in September. COVID has unfortunately disrupted efforts over the last two years but this year’s fair showed that there are still hundreds of people wanting to read books.

“The pre-fair setup involves many volunteer hours collecting, categorising and sorting all the books over many months. A lot of the books come from estates or people moving house or downsizing, said Marshall. Marshall’s late wife Anne used to be in charge of this aspect of the book fair, but now the club relies on volunteers to perform this demanding job. There are 46 different categories of non-ﬁction and the ﬁction books are put into alphabetical order by author. “This is no mean feat,” said Marshall. This year it was decided that Rotary would not collect any more books from around the district but instead would try to sell the remaining books they had in storage – usually between 20,000-25,000 books. People were treated to huge bargains and quality winter reading given at this year’s event.

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Whether the book fair will remain an annual Waiuku tradition remains to be seen. According to Marshall, “that will depend on whether we can get more people to become interested in Rotary who love books; then we might be able to continue. “The Waiuku Rotary Club has seen its membership decline over the years through natural attrition and people being unable to commit themselves to volunteer their time.” The proceeds from the book fair are used by Waiuku Rotary to help fund Rotary initiatives in the local community such as funding leadership youth projects in collaboration with local schools and colleges. Additionally, the club supports provides grants to local volunteer organisations such as the yacht club, Mudlarks, surf lifesaving, play centres, Awhitu School (Trees for Survival) and many others. For more information about the Rotary Club of Waiuku Inc, email waiuku. rotary@gmail.com or phone Marshall Woodward (president) on 02040305570 or Nancy Rae (secretary-treasurer) on 021511788 for a chat.

Nominations are invited for the election of five parent representatives to the Board of Trustees. A nomination form and a notice calling for nominations will be posted to all eligible voters. You can nominate another person to stand as a candidate, or you can nominate yourself. Both parts of the form must be signed. Additional nomination forms can be obtained from the school office. Nominations close at noon on 5 August 2022 and may be accompanied by a signed candidate statement and photograph. The voting roll is open for inspection at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours. There will also be a list of candidates’ names, as they come to hand, for inspection at the school. Voting closes at 4p.m. 7 September 2022. Jenny Bayliss Returning Officer

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