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Smoking & alcohol ban Council cracks down in public places

New rules for Matakana Auckland Council approves Plan Change 64

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Students star in ‘mystery’ musicalMahurangi College students (back, from left) Becky Moon, Sam Stevenson, Daniel Collings, and (front) Elspeth Free, Jessie Wrigglesworth and Nicholas Lee prepare for their big night.See StOry Page 3.

The likelihood of double-digit rates increases for many Rodney residents over the next three years looks set to become an issue in this year’s local body elections.

Warning over double-digit rates hikesAt least one of the candidates for the Rodney Local Board is concerned that many residents do not seem to realise how big the hikes will be.Dr Bruce Scoggins, who is chairman

of the Mahurangi East Residents and Ratepayers Association, is unimpressed that his own rates have already increased by 30 percent since amalgamation. By next year, he expects them to have

increased by at least 46 percent.While Auckland Council has tried to manage the transition as best it can, it is unable to show what additional

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services it has provided for the extra money, he says.There are two main reasons for the rate hikes so far: a gradual decrease in business rates which is being passed on to residents, and a move to base rates on capital value rather than land value. From next year, several more factors will come into play: the end of a 10 percent cap on rate increases, and a recalculation of property values. Those whose rural properties are rezoned urban as part of the new rural urban boundary for Warkworth will also face a 10 percent increase. Dr Scoggins believes most properties worth more than $500,000 are likely to see big increases. “We can show you properties in Scotts Landing whose capital valuation today is less than it was seven years ago, and yet their rates have doubled.”He believes rural residents, in particular, have got the raw end of the deal, especially as their pleas for basic infrastructure such as sealed roads and improved water supply have been given little weight. He has been lobbying for a lower differential for rural ratepayers, on the basis that the law requires rates to be “fair and equitable”.The issue of rates increases is believed to be a major factor behind the National Government’s drive to

reform local government.At a meeting attended by around 130 people in Wellsford last month, Environment Minister Amy Adams slammed local government processes. She said she was “constantly disappointed” by the low turnout at council elections and suggested residents be more active in finding representatives “who can stand and get in there and fight for you”.“If you don’t think the leadership is right, you need to think long and hard … about who you are voting on to them,” she told the meeting.Nominations for this year’s local body elections don’t close until the middle of August, but there are already indications there are likely to be changes on the Rodney Local Board.Both chairman Bob Howard and deputy chairman Steve Garner have confirmed they will be standing again. However, New Zealand First MP Tracey Martin is standing down.Around 20 people attended an information meeting for potential candidates in Orewa recently.Dr Scoggins has already announced that he will be putting his name forward. “My view would be that we need strong local leadership if we’re going to get some of these issues resolved for our community.”

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It features a genie, and a lamp. And a guy called Aladdin. So you can probably guess the title of Mahurangi College’s senior production for 2013.However, copyright laws mean the school is not allowed to mention its name, as US-based media giant Disney has already sold the production rights to the musical version of the timeless tale in this part of the world.The issue has caused huge controversy

in some countries where school productions have been shut down for breaching the rules, but the Mahurangi College performers are simply getting on with the show, ready for opening night on June 29.Wendy Sutherland, who has been overseeing the college’s productions since 2002, is directing again this year. She is also organising the lighting, producing, and making all the

costumes. The turbans have proven especially tricky, and a flying fish flew out of control during rehearsals. But a generous donation of costume jewellery has definitely added a certain sparkle to the spectacle.“I haven’t had a lot of sleep in the last few weeks,” Wendy admits. “But they’re a fabulous group of kids to work with.”Others helping to put the show

together include associate producer Jane Newby, musical director Lyn Dashper, and technical director Scott Dirven. About 70 students are involved. The leads include Nicholas Lee, who plays Aladdin, and Jessie Wrigglesworth, who plays Jasmine.Tickets cost $10 for students and senior citizens, $20 for adults, and $50 for families, and are available from the school.

Smoking and drinking could soon be banned in some of Mahurangi’s most popular public areas.Council cracks down on smoking and drinkingEfforts by the Rodney Local Board and the police to impose a liquor ban in central Warkworth have been successful, and could be in place within weeks.The board has also backed a push by Auckland Council to introduce a voluntary ban on smoking in public places and at public events from September this year.The Warkworth liquor ban will be imposed from 6pm to 6am, seven days a week, in Lucy Moore Memorial Park, in Baxter St, in Queen St from Neville St to Wharf St, in Wharf St, in the riverside reserve from Lucy Moore Memorial Park to Wharf St, and at the Baxter St carpark.It was approved by Auckland Council’s regulatory and bylaws committee last week and will come into effect once signs are erected and the public is given at least two weeks’ warning.From December 18, police will be able to impose instant fines of $250 for liquor ban breaches.The move comes despite doubts from some Council staff that Warkworth has a serious problem with anti-social behaviour, and despite concerns that a ban will simply shift any problems to other locations. Some residents have also expressed concerns that a ban could prevent the public from enjoying evening picnics in the park.Police data shows there were 68 offences recorded in central Warkworth between July last year and

January this year, including just four for being drunk in public, and Council has acknowledged that much of the evidence of anti-social behaviour is anecdotal. However, police believe the ban will be a useful tool in preventing such incidents.Attempts by Council to impose a voluntary ban on smoking in public could prove more controversial.It is already illegal to smoke in workplaces. But there was heated debate among Rodney Local Board members this month about whether attempts to extend the ban to public places and public events was going too far.The draft policy, which is due to be approved by a Council committee next

month, proposes that all playgrounds, skate parks, sports fields, parks and reserves should be smoke-free from September this year. Local board members wanted to include beaches as well, but Council has decided to leave beaches until 2018.The policy has been derided in some quarters, because Council is not yet proposing to make it a bylaw. It has acknowledged it cannot afford the cost of making sure people comply, and therefore no fines will be issued. However, several local board members are still opposed to the policy. Tracey Martin described it as a “dumb idea” that would become a “bloody minefield”. Cigarettes were not illegal she said. “It is Prohibition — just a

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different substance.”James Colville said he was concerned that although the ban was voluntary for now, it was likely to become compulsory. Both voted against the policy, along with Brenda Steele.Although some board members expressed concern the ban might upset tourists, others said smokers had no right to impose secondhand smoke on other people.

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a favourite food for possums. Used, as I am, to our silent forests, I was pleased to hear the almost constant swish of pigeon wings, the calls of many tui, a “squawk” from a kaka, and the sight of grey warblers. More birds mean greater seed dispersal, and with rat numbers being knocked back, the seeds are surviving to germinate.My reward for climbing in wet and slippery conditions was to add a new plant to the already large species list for the mountain. This was a minute, lacy little fern called Asplenium hookerianum. Although it grows quite commonly further south, it is sparse in Northland. If readers are interested to check out this fern, go to www.NZPCN.org.nz and type in the Latin name, then double click on the little picture to see more.

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CorrectionJune Turner’s letter in the June 5 issue of Mahurangi Matters should have read: “There were no funds for road sealing, but funds for the new library in Wellsford.”

Positive potholesPuhoi Forum members frustrated at the lack of action on a traffic management plan for the town have come up with their own cost-effective ideas to help curb speeding through the village. As well as speed bumps and painted panels on the tarmac, suggestions included digging a few potholes in the road, and requiring bikers to walk their bikes out of town.

S&M in riverheadWho says property developers don’t have a sense of humour? The company behind a new subdivision at Riverhead is called Scrooge & Marley Ltd. And its accountants are called Pretty Accounting Ltd.

thanks a lot, PaulaWhat does Social Development Minister Paula Bennett know, that we don’t? During her visit to the Warkworth Bowls Club this month, she delivered Rodney MP Mark Mitchell a very back-handed compliment. “You have to be a bit weird to be an MP, ” she told her audience. “And Mark is definitely weird.”

Back at yaAs it happened, Mark Mitchell got his own back by referring to Paula Bennett’s controversial decision to make contraception freely available to beneficiaries. “They did a cartoon of me as a Nazi!” the Minister exclaimed. “That’s not fair on Nazis, really,” Mark grinned.

The Rodney Local Board has finalised how it will spend its $370,000 budget for roading and footpaths this year.

Six roading projects get the green light in rodneyProjects it has decided to support are: y a pedestrian bridge at Puhoi, opposite the corner of Puhoi Rd and Krippner Rd in Puhoi Village ($90,000);

y edge restraint at selected locations in and around Point Wells to address safety concerns ($50,000);

y kerbing, channelling and a footpath opposite 95 Mahurangi East Rd in Snells Beach, joining the existing footpath with Arabella Lane ($135,000);

y a mountable kerb adjacent to 336 Mahurangi East Rd, Snells Beach ($10,000);

y a footpath from Puhoi Library to Krippner Rd ($31,000); and

y a small strip of footpath in Parakai (approx $10,000).

Other projects considered by the board included sediment control and other work from 114 Ridge Rd to Scott’s Landing, a footpath 200m along Waitoki Rd from Kahikatea Flat Rd, and extending a footpath in Oaia Rd in

Muriwai. These missed out on funding. However, the board has asked Auckland Transport to consider the project at Ridge Rd in its budget for next year.Road sealing has proved to be a contentious issue and in its agreement with the Governing Body this year, the board has again argued that the funding formula needs to be reconsidered. Rodney received only a small slice of the $10 million set aside for local boards.“It is important that the specific circumstances of Rodney, with our

significant land mass and extensive coastline, are carefully considered and that rural and island boards are not disadvantaged by funding being determined on a population basis,” it says. It has also described the allocation of an extra $1 million in next year’s budget for road sealing as “an important win” for the board.The board says it will “continue to advocate” for income from tree harvesting at Ti Point to be allocated to local projects.


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If Social Development Minister Paula Bennett ever gives up her day job, she might have a promising career as a stand-up comic, judging by her performance in Warkworth this month.

Laughter the best medicine for Minister in Warkworth

The self-proclaimed “Westie”, responsible for about one-third of all Government spending, rattled her way through an off-the-cuff speech at the Warkworth Bowls Club that was peppered with wisecracks and self-deprecating anecdotes.The Minister, who was recovering from several days in bed with the flu, joked that she had taken so much pseudoephedrine that she would probably fail one of her own drug tests. And she even chuckled that she was “quite liking” being high on chemicals.She soon had the audience of about 100 people lapping up every word, as she took the mickey out of Greens co-leader “Wussell Norman”, and told a rollicking yarn about being cornered in the supermarket. She also explained why she had a phobia about children’s indoor playgrounds (it’s all to do with germs) – although she possibly struck a bum note when she suggested to the

mature crowd that Chipmunks might be a good place for “Winston and his mates” to let off some steam.In response to questions from the audience, she agreed that the Adoption Act was “really antiquated”, but said it was unlikely to get a quick fix. And she defended the Government’s Food for Schools programme, while at the same time admitting it was “pretty hard to disagree” with people who believed that it was “nowhere near the answer” to solving child poverty.She also confessed to once demanding officials cancel welfare payments for a woman accused of kidnapping a minor, despite not having the legal power to do so. Bennett proudly noted that was about to change, as part of a major overhaul of the welfare system that comes into effect next month.Among other things, the new laws mean benefits can be cut under certain circumstances. “Now the law is catching up with me,” she grinned.

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The owner of Matakana Country Park is considering heading to the Environment Court, following a decision by independent commissioners not to allow commercial subdivision at the site.John Baker, who started developing the 20ha former farm in 2003, is threatening to sell the site if he doesn’t get his way. “Subdivision is crucial to the viability of the park,” he says. “If I don’t get it, I’ll put it on the market and go fishing, and the area will lose about $8 million in investment.”On May 29, commissioners agreed to a plan change for the park, which means the existing weekly farmer’s market, art and craft shops, restaurant, café, church and children’s playground all become permitted

activities. It also allows a vintage car and farm implements museum, community garden, and visitor accommodation for up to 50 guests, with a conference facility.Their report says approving the change as a scheduled activity will allow the park to develop in a comprehensive manner, rather than in an ad-hoc fashion. But John had also hoped to subdivide off nine to 10 commercial lots, including the church land, which would be given to the Presbyterian Church. His master plan includes a swimming pool, childcare centre and vet clinic, and he wants to put in more holiday accommodation, which he says is badly needed if Matakana wants to continue to attract major entertainment events.He believes a well-attended public meeting

last year demonstrated strong community support.“Going back to Council and possibly the Environment Court is just a lot of wasted energy that could have been put into developing plans. If we’d had the go-ahead, some of these facilities could have been up and running in a year.”Buildings currently occupy 1.1 percent of the site, and the extra plans would have added another 1.4 percent. He says he already has investors interested, but they want the certainty of title. “If I have to go to the Environment Court, that’s another $150,000 to $200,000 in legal costs which could have been spent in Matakana . . . It’s like saying you can build a dam, but you can’t put any water in it.”

Auckland Council has approved a district plan change for Matakana, but the reaction so far has been mixed.

Matakana Country Park owner disappointed with decision

Mixed feelings on new rules for MatakanaThe decision, known as Plan Change 64, is intended to implement the Matakana Village sustainable development plan, which the former Rodney District Council adopted in 2006, and includes a number of zone changes. It also introduces a set of urban design guidelines, which all new buildings will have to comply with.Most submitters approached by Mahurangi Matters said they needed more time to digest the 37-page document.There was concern by some that that design guidelines were not part of the statutory document, while others felt their submissions had largely been ignored.“If we’re serious about retaining the village character, then a more prescriptive approach would have been better,” one person said. “But I’m pleased to see fence heights limited to 1.2 metres.”Another submitter felt the change was too late, because of the number of subdivisions already consented. “In many ways, the ‘horse has bolted’, particularly in regards to transport and traffic issues.”The plan change introduces new objectives, policies and rules specific to Matakana. It also introduces two new scheduled activities – one relating to flooding and inundation, and the other to buildings, landscaping and subdivision on some Leigh Road sites.Development controls relate to building height,

yards, impervious surfaces, vehicle crossings, structures in front yards, landscaping, secluded open space, solar orientation, cul-de-sacs and street trees.Land zoned residential medium intensity (Township Policy Area) provides for a slightly lower intensity of residential living of 800m2.While some submissions expressed a strong desire to protect the village character from inappropriate development, others – particularly in the commercial areas – thought the rules were too rigid and would prevent personal style and character.

In their report, independent commissioners said the small-scale nature of retail activities in Matakana were vitally important to the amenity values of the town centre and it was appropriate to add specific objectives, policies and rules.In a parallel process, Council proposes to extend the pressure wastewater collection area to cover the land currently zoned as medium intensity residential activity area.For the full decision and maps, see www.localmatters.co.nz

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The future layout of Warkworth Primary is under the microscope, following a decision by the Ministry of Education to upgrade the junior school.

Upgrade confirmed for Warkworth PrimaryUnlike most primary schools, Warkworth is split into two, with the junior and senior schools separated by Hill St. The unique arrangement means there is some duplication of services on each side of the road — a situation that has long been considered less than ideal.Board chairman Chris Murphy says funding for the maintenance of the junior buildings comes out of the school’s annual budget and it was becoming clear that “good money was being thrown after bad”.He says the situation has sparked a feasibility study that will examine four options, including rebuilding the junior school on the existing site, building a new junior school on the junior site, building a new school on the senior site or building a new

school on a new site.“The Ministry concluded that if they were to spend a reasonable sum rebuilding the junior school, they wanted to look at the school in its entirety, to see whether there’s a more cost-effective means of future-proofing the school.”Mr Murphy is reluctant to speculate on what the implications could be for the various options until the study is completed. But he is delighted that the Ministry has agreed to the upgrade.“We’ll consult with the school community and form a view, then go to the Ministry with our preferred option if more than one option is available to the school.”The feasibility study is likely to be completed in the next few weeks.

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It will be business as usual at Mahurangi College following Board of Trustees elections, completed last month, which saw all sitting members returned for another three-year term.From a field of 11 candidates, Jo Hathaway, Bede Haughey, Stuart Henderson, Tracey Martin and Steven Garner were re-elected. Staff representative will be Nyree Norrington and student representative is Caitlyn Walker. The board will meet on July 1 to elect officers.Of the 1853 parents and caregivers eligible to take part in the election, 411 voted, which equated to a 22 percent turnout.Three new members have been elected to the board at Otamatea High School. They are Shane Campbell, Libby Jones and Wayne Linton, with Ross Millar and Llew Smart both being re-elected. Klasina Sewell was elected the staff representative. A total of 10 candidates put their names forward.Of the 589 vote papers distributed, 214 were returned, equating to a 36 percent turnout. Returning officer Eileen Parsons says this compares to a 60 percent turnout for the primary school election. A meeting will be held this week to elect officers and the first full board meeting will be held on July 1.There was little change at Rodney College, with sitting members Gay and Richard Pride, Dell Thrasyvoulou, Clare Hayward and Michelle Nahi all re-elected from a field of six candidates. Of the 538 parents eligible to vote, 27 percent participated.

A youth perspective on leadership has won Mahurangi College Year 13 student Briar Gimblett a place in the national finals of the Lions Clubs International Young Speechmaker Contest.

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Local speechmakers Bryce Robertson and Briar Gimblett.

The Lions Club of Kowhai Coast hosted the area final in Warkworth on June 9. Briar presented a five-minute speech entitled “If you aspire to leadership, take off your coat”, which started with a karanga or ‘call’ for attention.“It’s normally heard on marae and signals to the audience that you want their attention,” Briar says. “In my case, I wanted them to look into themselves and consider their potential as leaders.”Briar entered the contest fresh from the regional finals of the Nga Manu Korero Competition in Auckland.“I was nervous beforehand but then Dad talked to

me about how my grandfather, who passed away five weeks ago, was the founding president of the Lions Club in Rotorua. My grandmother was also very involved in Lions. It just seemed appropriate that I was competing in a Lions competition.”Other contestants included Bryce Robertson, from Rodney College, who spoke on the topic “The Money Mentality”.Judges were incoming Lions District Governor Christine Ford, Warkworth Toastmasters president Murray Chapman and Rodney MP Mark Mitchell.The national finals will be held in Auckland in August.

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Council has it right on compact cityThe Unitary Plan pre-draft consultation appears to have overall been a successful informal informational foray into what is a complex and divisive and ultimately extremely significant framework for Auckland – yes, including rural Auckland.The banter between the planners and the myriad affected parties who have differing positions is as interesting as it is diverse.The real test, however, is going to be the discussion between Auckland Council and Central Government. Who is going to pull the final punch?I believe that Auckland Council has the underlying values right: a compact city. I think most rationally thinking people will agree that to constrain the sprawl in some way is responsible and appropriate, especially given the current size of Auckland.Will this ever truly be a compact city? Maybe we should be a “more compact city”?There is still a chasm between the services that are provided to our urban cousins compared to those provided into our rural communities. In most rural areas, transport is an obvious one, as is equity in Rodney versus the “rest” of Auckland in economic development, arts, libraries, and in some places basics like water and wastewater.Rodney residents and ratepayers require attention and improved services if we are to feel that we are being treated equally.I have said it before and re-iterate it again and again but as an area we are absolutely spoilt by the quantity and quality of the people from our communities who get out and “do” in our area. Lions and Rotary, Residents and Ratepayers, Mahurangi, Snells, Matakana, Whangateau, Warkworth, Puhoi and Leigh — to name a few — are managed and run by dedicated, passionate, capable and energetic people doing what they can to improve the places we live. Keep it up and thank you again.I have to say that despite there being times when the frustration levels have been off the register, overall we are doing pretty well. There have been some significant “wins” for the Rodney Local Board.The Warkworth Town Hall upgrade now has a budget, the Warkworth Showgrounds project has definition around funding including netball, hockey and a new centre. In the west, the Helensville wastewater upgrades are being completed and there is traction on the establishment of the SH16 business improvement district (BID).We have also had an Alcohol Control Area confirmed for Warkworth. These are just a few things we have managed to achieve. But there is a long way to go.

Homeless man upsets Omaha residentsOmaha residents are being asked to supply details of their sections to enable a blanket trespass order to be issued against a local homeless man. Insite Security general manager Chris Martin says the heavily tattooed man has been camping uninvited on empty sections near the surf club, and helping himself to outdoor taps and showers. Mr Martin says he kicked the man off three properties but he simply moves on to another one. There was little the Police could do without the authority of the property owners, but since Mr Martin mentioned the problem in his last newsletter, a number of residents have supplied him with the details of their sections. “They’re all included in one trespass notice with the lot and DP number. If he tries to take up residence again we can get him arrested.” Mr Martin is hoping the Police would then be able to get the man any help he might need.

A mouse migration is causing havoc at Omaha with the pesky critters breeding in people’s beds.

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Insite Security general manager Chris Martin says the long hot summer saw mouse numbers go through the roof, but now the weather has turned, their nests are filling up with water and they’re heading inside for food and warmth.“It’s particularly bad in the beachfront properties,” Mr Martin says.“They camp in the dunes in the nice weather and once it starts raining they move into a $2m bach to get through the winter.”The unwelcome visitors come to Mr Martin’s attention when there are enough of them to set an alarm off. “We’ll send a patrol out and find mice droppings and other evidence they’ve taken up residence.”He says the rodents target any type of accessible food, chewing through plastic and cellophane – and have even been found eating soap.The security manager says he visited a

home at the southern end of the beach and found it virtually “live” with mice.“The owners hadn’t been up for a few months. When I opened the door half a dozen mice jumped through my feet. I almost leapt through the roof.”Mr Martin says the vermin attacked anything that wasn’t sealed or in a tin and had bred in the property’s beds leaving permanent “pregnancy stains”. All the furniture had to be replaced and the owners received an insurance payout of $30,000.“It was a particularly horrid example. The carpet had to be pulled up and washed. There was mouse poo and wee everywhere.”Mr Martin recommends homeowners use a commercial poison that makes mice go outside to seek water. “If you use a trap and you’re not there for a few weeks, the mouse can deteriorate and smell.”


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Warkworth’s historic scow, the Jane Gifford, has disappeared from the Mahurangi River, but locals need not worry – she will soon be back.

Wellsford residents are being urged to take advantage of a free community initiative that could save their lives.The Wellsford Lions have teamed up with the New Zealand Fire Service to offer free smoke alarms to local households.The deal entitles each home to one free alarm, as well as a voucher giving them 25 percent off any further alarms they buy from The Warehouse.Lions members and the Fire Service will install the alarms for free, and the Fire Service will do a fire safety check at the same time. Farmlands in Wellsford is also sponsoring the scheme, by offering free batteries for those who need them.Wellsford Lions president Stu Anderson says he got the idea for the initiative after he became aware of a national push by the Fire Service to get more alarms into people’s homes.“The problem is, the old alarms will go off when you burn the toast, and people take the batteries out and never put them back in,” he says. “Or they just leave the batteries to go flat.”The new alarms have much more sophisticated technology, and are more likely to detect a serious fire, he says. They also have batteries with a 10-year life.Flyers advertising the scheme have been put in local letterboxes, and the Lions will be promoting the scheme at the official opening of the Wellsford Library on June 22. On June 23, they will also be door-knocking local properties.Around 250 alarms will initially be available, but it is likely more will added later in the year, to enable different areas to be targeted at different times, says Mr Anderson.“We’re hoping to eventually get around to other areas like Tapora, and Te Hana and so on.”

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Jane Gifford goes sailing in aucklandBY STUART BIRNIE

She is currently in Auckland, on loan to the Voyager National Maritime Museum.Voyager’s scow, the Ted Ashby, which is similar to Jane Gifford, is out of the water for her annual maintenance. So Jane Gifford is standing in for her, and undertaking the sailings that Ted Ashby would normally provide. On June 11, after some familiarisation sessions for Voyager volunteer crew and masters the previous day, Jane Gifford undertook her first commercial

passenger sailing since her restoration. It was successful, with Voyager crew enjoying sailing a different, somewhat more powerful, scow in typically smooth winter wind and some wonderful sunshine.There will be regular sailings every day except Mondays until July 5. Jane Gifford will be returning to Warkworth on the weekend of July 6 and 7, and will be gearing up for some special sailings later in the year.Info: maritimemuseum.co.nz or janegifford.org.nz.


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The daily chores of a colonial motherBy Jenni McGlashan, head of Warkworth Museum’s textile department

During a recent tour of the Warkworth Museum’s textile department, I was reminded how drastically fashion has changed over the past century.The items that triggered this were two boys’ dresses, one dated 1886 and the other 1910. Both garments were for 3-year-old boys or younger, and both have a matching cape. The 1910 garments have signs that the dress has been lengthened from the waist as the child grew, with further provision for further lengthening.The fact that a boy of 3 wore a dress is remarkable enough compared to today’s children, but this garment is white. That is not all — it is hand-embroidered eyelet embroidery, now known as broderie anglaise. To make this material would have meant buying cotton cloth, maybe stencilling a pattern onto the cloth, outlining the design in fine thread, lighting the lamp and beginning to embroider, remembering that the yards of fabric required for this small garment would need to be completed within a year.The work on this garment would have been fitted around all the other household chores. For meals, the vegetables would probably have come from a home vegetable garden, so the ground would have needed tilling, the seed sowing and then cultivating, hoping for a good harvest. The vegetables would need to be prepared, enough wood gathered to fuel the fire, then the fire would need to be lit and perpetually stoked until the oven was up to temperature. On wash day, the copper would have been lit early in the morning to provide hot water. The white clothes and household linen would have been boiled and plunged until clean, taken out of the steaming cauldron to the first rinse tub, through a mangle into the second rinse tub, back through the mangle and eventually hung out on a long line to dry.Then the coloured garments would have needed to go through the same process, followed by the dirty work clothes. At the end of the day this weekly wash would have been gathered, folded, and dampened ready for ironing with a pressing iron heated on the stove.There was a baby in the house and probably other children, all of whom would have needed attention, as well as the house cow that would have needed milking and the hens feeding. The butter churning could probably have waited for the morrow, when the cream had settled on the top of the milk pan ready for skimming.Now imagine that the family is fed and tucked up in their feather beds, and the dishes washed with hot water heated by the wood range. There might have been plumbed water in this colonial cottage, but more likely a basin of water on the kitchen table would have improvised for a sink. Eventually it would be time to relax for this colonial mother, homemaker, washerwoman, dairy maid, needlewoman, wife and companion.Except there would still be work to be done. After essential darning and mending, she may have picked up her embroidery and this is where we started.All this for a child’s garment that is now a prized 100-year-old treasure in the care of Warkworth Museum’s textile department.

This 100-year-old garment, with matching cape, would have taken many months to make.

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Volunteers plant 800 treesAt least 50 volunteers turned out to plant more than 800 seedlings at Parry Kauri Park in Warkworth on June 9.Organisers were thrilled with the turnout, which included volunteers from the Orewa and Warkworth Girl Guides and Rangers, the Warkworth Scouts and Cubs, members of the Forest & Bird Society, and the Kauri and Native Bushman’s Association.Association chairman Ray Jensen says he was “absolutely gobsmacked” at the turnout, which was probably helped by the good weather.Auckland Council provided around 300 manuka seedlings, and Mr Jensen provided the rest himself, from seedlings he has been growing on his own property for the past two years.His own seedlings are mostly kauri and kahikatea, with a sprinkling of other natives.“We do it as a memorial to the old bushmen who had the commonsense

to buy the land for a reserve.”The park is gradually being turned back into bush, after originally being cleared for farming. It is being planted and sprayed in stages, to ensure it thrives. Recent spraying has also helped to keep gorse in the area under control, says Mr Jensen.“Hopefully we might get back there this year before the winter ends and plant it.”Meanwhile, around 30 staff and customers of Honda New Zealand attended a planting day at a private property in Kaipara on June 14.The 24ha ex-dairy farm at Araparera is owned by Thomas and Mahrukh Stazyk, who are on a mission to restore the farmland back to native bush and then apply for a QEII covenant to protect the land from future re-development.More than 70,000 trees have been planted on the property since 2008, and Honda’s TreeFund has funded at least 3000 of these.

Nearly three years after being amalgamated into Auckland Council, the Rodney Local Board believes it is making a difference.In its list of priorities for the coming year, board chairman Bob Howard says he is “thrilled” at what the board has achieved, including securing money for the first stage of the Warkworth Town Hall upgrade, and managing to increase the amount of money allocated for road sealing.The board’s other priorities over the next year include additional community arts facilities, retaining sporting facilities in Waimauku, the retention of land in Mill Rd in Helensville, and persuading Council to allow the income from tree harvesting at Ti Point to be allocated to local projects.It will also continue to advocate for new reserves, according to its annual agreement with the Governing Body.“This includes continuing to advocate for historic commitments to acquire future reserves that are shown as ‘indicative reserves’ in the current district plan or as approved through subdivision,” it says. “Unfortunately, in many instances reserves acquisition in Rodney has been given a lower priority than other areas across Auckland.”The main initiative for local libraries will be enhancing their services and resources for non-native speakers of English, as well as deciding what to do with the old Wellsford Library building.For parks, the board plans to upgrade

toilets including the toilets at the Mahurangi West Reserve, construct several walkways, erect new training lights at Shoesmith Reserve, renew coastal seawalls (including Algies Bay), build a new playground in Matakana, and continue to develop the Warkworth Showgrounds.For business, it intends to support attempts to set up Business Improvement Districts, enhance town gateways, partner with secondary schools to offer nightclasses for non-native speakers of English, and support youth employment and training schemes.The board has allocated $19.4 million for operating expenditure over the next year, up from $16.8 million the previous year. It will spend another $5.3 million on capital works, down from $9.7 million the previous year.Its single biggest project by far will be the Warkworth Town Hall, for which $1.4 million has been set aside. The board says it will “continue to advocate for the remainder of the funding required to complete the basic upgrade in 2014/2015. We will then need to partner with the community to realise the full vision for the hall.”Board members indicated at their meeting this month that it could be at least 18 months before the hall is likely to be reopened to the public.

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Tawharanui open sanctuary is host to a large number of students completing research as part of Master’s or doctorate programmes.This often includes students from overseas and we currently have Christophe Amiot from France investigating the impact urbanisation has on fantails. Christophe is doing his research with the Human Wildlife Interaction Research Group at Massey University.The fantail (piwakawaka) is a familiar sight in urban gardens and in the bush, with its tail fanned flitting about chasing small insects, following and coming quite close to people to capture insects disturbed by their movements.Fantails are prolific and early breeders. Juvenile males can start breeding between 2- and 9 months old.Fantails breed in the early spring through to mid-summer, building a tiny nest which is securely attached to the outer branches of small trees and shrubs. The nest is made up of moss, bark fragments, and rootlets wound together with spider silk and lined with hair. The nest often has trailing bits of roots hanging at its base.The male and female birds are virtually identical. A fantail pair may raise three to four broods of three or four eggs in a season. Eggs are incubated for about 14 days by both adults, and the chicks fledge at about 13 days. Both adults will feed the young, but as soon as the female starts building the next nest, the male takes over the role of feeding the previous brood.Much of the fantail’s natural habitat has been lost, with housing, farming and industry taking over former bushland. Some native species have adapted to this changed environment and learned to tolerate competition from exotic species, increased noise levels, pollution, and disturbance by humans, but others have disappeared from the urban environment, unable to withstand the fragmentation of the natural environment and predation. In the process of his research, Christophe has found that few studies have been done on the adaptation of native species to the urban environment. His plan is to study fantails from backyards to bush, to understand their capacity to adapt to the urban environment. He will specifically look at their foraging and reproductive strategies.Christophe anticipates that this will help the conservation of native biodiversity in New Zealand, in urban habitats.Join us at Tawharanui for a planting day on July 7. Meet at the woolshed at 9am and enjoy a barbecue after the planting. Info: Tossi.org.nz

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Warkworth architect Graeme North is spear-heading a group of locals determined to show that sustainable energy pays.

Warkworth architect Graeme North says it’s better investing in solar power panels than in Mighty River Power.

Harnessing the power of the sun’s energyThe group have banded together to purchase solar power panels in bulk, and hope to make significant savings in the long run.Mr North paid $10,200 for a 3kw 12-panel system. He has just received his first power bill and it’s in credit. If he doesn’t use all the power his panels produce, it goes back into the national grid.He admits it is early days. He doesn’t expect he’ll get a credit every month and believes it will take time for the bill to balance out.“We were looking at appropriate technology in Warkworth with an emphasis on solar power,” Mr North says. “Fellow member David Crabb and I organised a few meetings and formed a branch of the Australian Appropriate Technology Association.”The group encourages technology that is suited to time, place, culture and environment.Six others came on board and Auckland-based alternative power provider What Power Crisis did them a deal on the panels.Mr North, 62, says the cost of photovoltaic cell systems is 1 percent of what it was in the 1970s.“The price has dropped a lot in the last two years. It’s partly because of reduced demand in Europe and America because of the financial crisis. Most systems are made in China and there’s an oversupply.”He says cost has combined with efficiency gains to deliver a “sweet spot”.The panels have been installed in homes at Warkworth, Matakana, Snells Beach and Ahuroa.Mr North believes more people would purchase them if they could be assured what rate they’d get for power that was put back into the grid. “It’s up to individual power companies as to what feed-in tariff they choose. There’s no long-term contracts or fixed rates. We think the Government should look into it.” He is convinced his expenditure has been worth it, and says: “It’s better than putting your money in the bank or investing in Mighty River Power.”Mr North received a Winston Churchill Fellowship in 2010 and visited “appropriate building technology centres” around the world with the view to setting up one in New Zealand.He and a group of experts are planning a centre to showcase different building techniques using materials such as natural stone, earth, straw bale and natural timbers.It is to be based on empty land in front of the Earthsong eco-neighbourhood at Ranui in West

Auckland and will be called Yes In My Front Yard or Yimfy for short. “It’ll be a hub for research where things can be demonstrated and education can take place,” Mr North says.“It’s about building local resilience using local materials. We want to build stuff that works well using materials that people might not think are materials – like bamboo. The trick is to use advanced building sites so they’re durable and meet the building code.”He explains the centre’s name was changed from ‘backyard’ to ‘front yard’ because it involves technology people are happy to have nearby. “It works for you and uses minimum resources for maximum return and minimal environmental damage.”

The architect says the built environment is probably the biggest gobbler of resources on the planet and “turning that around isn’t easy”. Encouraging people to build small and provide for themselves helps, but many are put off because of a lack of knowledge and “vast” barriers around building consents, he says.Mr North has worked on hundreds of natural buildings throughout New Zealand during his 40-year career and says the Yimfy centre will highlight a mix of old and new.“When I started putting earth buildings together, architects said they didn’t know what I was doing. They said ‘we haven’t seen details like that for years’. I said: ‘They work. They always have and they always will’.”


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Both girls and boys are capable of overt (physical and verbal) and covert (social and relational) bullying. But due to various factors, covert bullying occurs more commonly among girls.The old stereotype that describes girls as shallow, catty and incapable of getting on with each other dishonours the ability of adolescent girls to learn, grow and adapt in socially challenging environments. In fact the stereotypes assigned to girls increase the likelihood that covert bullying will be used.A girl wanting to protect her reputation as a “nice girl” may be inhibited in her ability to express feelings or resolve conflict openly. Instead she may launch secret attacks on the other, inflicting emotional pain, and damage to the other’s reputation, friendships or social status.Girls rely on relationships with others to feel okay. The weapons used against them by other girls include spreading rumours, isolation from the group, silent treatment, and cyber-bullying. Covert bullying is more deadly in that it can be anonymous, so the victim has no way of knowing where the damage is coming from, or why it is happening. The anonymity also makes the bullying less visible to supervising parents and teachers.The motive for the bullying may be for entertainment, to enhance the status of the bullying girl, to punish the victim for some perceived slight, or violation of the group’s social code. A perpetrator who holds a lot of social power may influence others to join with her. The other girls may do this out of fear that they will be bullied themselves.Bullying in schools has been a growing concern in the past couple of decades. Research has shown that where bullying is not effectively addressed there is a marked detrimental effect on the social and academic outcomes for students. Field, Colbert, Crothers and Hughes, in their 2009 book Understanding Girl Bullying, review several programmes that have been used successfully in the United States and Canada. They state: “Setting up supportive home and school environments, that promote healthy emotional, social and cognitive adjustment, is the best way to decrease distress and psychopathology in children and adolescents.”As parents, we can listen to our kids’ concerns, which will teach them to speak out assertively. We can model non-bullying relationships in the home, and practise open problem-solving and conflict resolution. We can talk to our kids about our experiences so that they learn from us. Most of all, we let our kids know that they matter, that they are okay as they are, and they do not have to put up with bullying.

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Members of Warkworth Lions dedicate considerable time and effort to projects that improve and beautify our region. For example:

• Members fundraised and built the children’s playground on the Mahurangi Riverbank.• Contributed to the Warkworth Wharf project.• Are involved in the construction of a walkway from Kowhai View to the cement works.• Helped prepare the Warkworth Birthing Centre for painting. • Provide long-term support for Camp Bentzon on Kawau Island.• Organise the annual Take a Kid Fishing initiative.• Sponsor the Young Speechmaker contestant from Mahurangi College.

Members also fundraise and support numerous other worthy causes such as the Heart Foundation and Parkinson’s NZ.

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Edna Wreaks has spent nearly 30 years volunteering at the Matakana Op Shop and says: “You can’t beat the satisfaction of adding the money up at the end of the week.”The 78-year-old is one of 20 local women who work for free, sorting and selling.The Op Shop offers a mix of bargains and rare items. It is owned by the Warkworth Anglican parish and gives around $24,000 to local groups every year.Mrs Wreaks says she was living on a Matakana sheep and beef farm and her children were getting older when she decided to join the Women’s Guild. “Someone said: ‘Why not start an Op Shop?’, so we did.”The store is located in the old Matakana post office on Matakana Valley Road. “Members of the public donated all sorts of things,” Mrs Wreaks says. “Clothes, tools, ornaments — you name it, we had it. We only had one room, so clothes had to be taken home, washed and sorted.”Mrs Wreaks says it has always been agreed that money made in the Op Shop is distributed to local charities as much as possible.This year funding has gone to local fire brigades, Warkworth Wellsford Hospice, Kawau Search and Rescue, Westpac Rescue Helicopter, Police Blue Light, and many others.

Stephen Leslie mows lawns most days of the week but if he’s pushing a lawnmower on a Wednesday, someone had better buy it. Stephen volunteers at Hospice’s weekly garage sale and is passionate about raising funds. “No-one wants to need hospice services but if you do and there isn’t enough money, we’re there to fundraise,” Stephen says. He started volunteering for Warkworth Wellsford Hospice last year to help with the heavy lifting involved in collecting and delivering furniture that people donate to, or buy from, Hospice’s Wednesday garage sales. Having worked himself into a financial position where he could afford to take time off to volunteer, he rearranged his lawn-mowing run so he could be at Hospice House every Wednesday. His sister-in-law was being treated for breast cancer at the time and the family was hoping for a cure. Miffy’s death in September was a devastating blow, but the tragedy further strengthened Stephen’s commitment to Hospice. “After seeing the relief and comfort that Hospice was able to give my brother’s wife, my feet are now cemented in the Hospice environment,” he says.His involvement has rubbed off on others, too. His lawnmowing clients often give him donations for Hospice and one of his friends will be joining the garage sale team – after he changes his feeding-out days on the farm.

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Stephen Leslie (right) is a passionate fundraiser for Hospice. He is with fellow volunteer Andrew Schedewy loading up the Hospice van during the weekly garage sale.

In addition to the satisfaction of helping Hospice maintain all its services free of charge, Stephen loves the camaraderie of the Hospice team. “It sometimes reminds me of that old TV programme, Are You Being Served?” he says. “It’s comical, serious, dedication and good honest people.”

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Helping handsNumerous groups in Mahurangi would not be able to exist without volunteers. y Warkworth RSA needs volunteers to drive members to and from Auckland for medical appointments, and to help with its information service, which explains things like pensions and veteran benefits. RSA manager Robbie Blair says the RSA’s Women’s section is a great fundraising vehicle for community projects and if women are interested in visiting the elderly or going on social trips, they should contact support officer Joss Myers on 425 5191.

y Warkworth St John Ambulance needs volunteers to help cover events and help staff the ambulance at night with a paramedic. During annual St John Week from June 24 to 28 the station will be selling raffle tickets in Warkworth all week. There’ll also be a collection stand outside New World supermarket. The station is having an open day on June 29 from 10am to midday.

y Coastguard Kawau relies on the generosity of the local community to train as crew and for the maintenance of its vessel based at Sandspit. “Although most of our volunteer time is spent on the water or with the boat-related activities,

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we also do a few land-based profile-building projects throughout the year to remind people we are here and we are local,” president Roger Davies says.

y Warkworth Wellsford Hospice has volunteers that support sick people and give caregivers a break. People are also required to work in the hospice’s two shops. The garage sale team sort items every Tuesday for the garage sale on Wednesday morning. Tuesday

mornings are also when the rag-cutting team get together. They cut up unwanted clothing and sell it to local businesses. During the week, teams pick up donations and do deliveries, clean equipment and answer the phone. Others work around special events, organising rosters, selling tickets and serving food.

y Wellsford Citizens Advice Bureau has 22 volunteers, who offer advice on topics such as education,

employment, business, finance, health and housing. Volunteers take part in an extensive training programme – the next one starts on July 7 and takes four days.

y Warkworth Rotarians volunteer their time to help with global projects such as the eradication of polio. At the local level they work on projects such as replacing a roof on a hospital in Vanuatu and helping raise funds for Hospice. The group also helps charities such as Adults in Motion and the local Scouts. “Warkworth Rotary is always looking for like-minded people in the community who would like to contribute,” vice president Nick Hadley says. “You don’t even have to be a member in the traditional sense — just turn up to specific projects when you can help.”

y Warkworth Lions membership officer David Little says volunteers help complete many projects that would otherwise not be possible due to a scarcity of funds. “Recent projects include support for Springboard at Snells Beach, the local Scouts and of course the ongoing construction of the walkway to the Cement Works.” The Lions are planning a working weekend at Camp Bentzon and a Young Ambassadors contest.

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ROTARY FIGHTS TO ERADICATE POLIOThe Beginning of The EndIt was 1979 when Rotary first made efforts to eradicate Polio on a widespread scale. Providing humanitarian grant funding and hands-on support from everyday Club members, the community service organisation committed to a five-year effort in partnership with the government of the Philippines to immunise about six million children against polio. Buoyed by the success of this initiative, several years later Rotary International would begin an initiative with the aim of eradicating polio worldwide.“When Rotary International launched PolioPlus in 1985, more than 125 countries were still polio endemic, and at least a thousand children were paralysed every day” said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at a worldwide Rotary Convention in 2009. In 1985 there were over 350,000 cases of polio worldwide and the prognosis for many sufferers was a term of illness plagued by muscle weakness, breathing difficulties, fatigue, pain or even paralysis.

Since then, Rotary has been responsible for the immunisation of over 2 billion children worldwide. With Rotary’s work providing the catalyst for the establishment of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in 1988, Rotary’s work alongside UNICEF, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has led a campaign providing a total of more than 10 billion doses of the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) worldwide. As a consequence of these efforts, annual diagnosed cases of polio have declined by over 99.9%, with just 291 cases recorded in 2012 and only three countries remaining polio endemic - Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan. These are staggering numbers, especially when contemplating the alternate prospect for many lives – confinement to crutches, leg braces, wheelchairs and negative pressure respirators (“iron lungs”), all of which have been hallmarks of different kinds of severe polio infection.


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Around 170 volunteers turned up to Tawharanui Regional Park on Queen’s Birthday weekend to plant almost 100,000 shrubs and trees.The greenery was sourced from the park’s onsite nursery and included manuka, kanuka, flax, coprosma, cabbage trees and kahikatea.Tawharanui Open Sanctuary Society (Tossi) chairman Steve Palmer says his group has around 300 members, 50 of whom are regular volunteers. Others just like to lend a hand. Apart from maintaining the nursery and planting, their jobs involve predator-fence checking, weed eradication, trap line monitoring and helping with seabird recovery. Volunteers recently installed a sound system and nesting boxes to attract petrels at the end of the peninsula.Mr Palmer says many helpers have camped at Tawharanui, enjoyed the experience and wanted to give something back to the park. “Then there’s the more green-blooded conservationists who want to create something for future generations.”He says volunteers are made up of roughly 50 percent locals and 50 percent Aucklanders.“Some bach owners come out for a weekend and are members. Others

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help to counteract city life. They clearly see it as an attraction of Auckland.”Mr Palmer says volunteers are crucial and add value to the park. “If it weren’t for them we’d only be planting between 3-5,000 plants a year. At the moment we’re planting 20,000.”Volunteers contribute around $50,000 each year towards things like trees, boardwalks and bird translocations. Longtime volunteer and founding

Tossi committee member Alison Stanes has been helping since 1998 when it was rumoured pine trees would be planted and a trail bike path constructed. “There was only one woman on the committee and I thought there should be more.”The Remuera resident used to lead tramping parties to the park and helped plant trees with rangers.She is the official Tossi photographer, designs display banners, and is

responsible for the sanctuary information hut and the photos in the new bird hide beside the lagoon.“Over the years I have had delightful rewards while out working on the park: white head chicks busy feeding fluffy chicks snuggled up together, the surprise of encountering new broods of pateke ducklings, holding kiwi while transmitters were changed, seeing brand new NZ dotterel chicks freshly hatched, still cosy in the nest before they set off to feed for themselves.“Once I took a break from spraying pampas and ended up swimming with dolphins, and when out with a team grubbing thistles some years ago we spent the day rescuing an orca.”Ms Stanes ran the exhibition known as “Art in the Woolshed” – which showcased art works with an environmental twist – in 2004, 2006 and 2012, and spends around 200 hours at the park each year.Her reasons for participating are clear: “It’s the satisfaction I’m doing something worthwhile for the planet.”*Tossi volunteer day is held on the first Sunday of every month. A committee member hosts each gathering. Meet at the woolshed at 9.15am. A BBQ lunch is held and a range of jobs are available.

Celia Mannion a regular volunteer plants a coprosma while cabbage trees wait to go in the ground nearby. PHOTO/ALISON STANES

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Coastguard Kawau needs More PeoPLe...CaMaraderIe Coastguard Kawau is the local unit based at Sandspit. We are a group of more than 30, spread over three crews (operating on a rotating basis) and on-shore support people. Our team includes men, women, all ages and interests so we have a great network of people with great skills and experience, and participation in our social get-togethers is encouraged! CoMMItMent There is a requirement to learn the ropes the Coastguard way with training given in all manner of nautical-related matters, including navigation, boat handling and medical training. Training occurs naturally on all callouts, with emphasis on specifics every third Sunday out on the water, and regular in-house training. Alongside this, individuals are offered evening courses at their own pace to get through the modules. Summer has a greater number of callouts, with our average annual callout rate being about once a week. Help with annual fundraising in lottery ticket selling is expected during the summer months. If you’re fit and healthy, keen to be associated with volunteer work on the water, why not make a no-obligation call to Roger Davies on 027 488 0533 and find out if this could be your next calling?

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The Albertland Heritage Centre holds a treasure trove of family histories, diaries, manuscripts and photographic collections relating to the Albertland Special Settlement of the 1860’s. Staffed solely by a dedicated band of volunteers, and given that the adjacent new library is now open, the Heritage Centre seeks more visitor hosts and research assistants when opening hours are extended. If you have a couple of hours a week to assist contact the Heritage Centre Phone 423 8181 or email [email protected]

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More people than ever are putting up their hand to volunteer, but community groups need to play catch-up, the general manager of Volunteering Auckland says.Cheryll Martin says the number of people willing to help has tripled in the last three years, although finding suitable volunteering opportunities is becoming more difficult.“Community groups think the stereotypical volunteer is retired and will do something long term but lots are looking for short-term flexibility and project-based work that they can see will make a difference.”She says groups need to look at who is coming forward and what it is that will attract them.“Jobs are changing from envelope-stuffing and bucket-shaking, and over half those coming forward are in their early 20s. They want to make a difference and they’re thinking globally. They’re thinking: ‘If I do this it will have a ripple effect’.”Ms Martin says Volunteering Auckland is seeing more corporate businesses engaging in the community doing one-day projects, and more students looking for opportunities to hone their skills.She says with funding squeezes, it’s

Volunteer week celebrates peopleVolunteers across NZ will be in the limelight during National Volunteer Week from June 16 to 22. Vanisa Dhiru, chief executive of Volunteering New Zealand (VNZ), says volunteers are the backbone of our society. “National Volunteer Week is an amazing opportunity to celebrate everything volunteers contribute to NZ. Volunteers make our communities tick.” The theme for National Volunteer Week is “He Tangata! He Tangata! He Tangata!” which means “it is people, it is people, it is people”. The phrase refers to a Maori proverb asking what is the most important thing in the world. “Every volunteer has a great story,” says Vanisa. “National Volunteer Week is a time to celebrate these people. It signifies a true celebration of the volunteerism in our communities and projects people gift their time to.”

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Volunteering Auckland general manager Cheryll Martin says more people are seeking short-term, project-based work.

getting harder to attract money.“We’re having to rely on volunteers more and more, unfortunately. Since the recession, the philanthropic dollar has nosedived.”Volunteering Auckland is starting a project with Hibiscus/Bays and Rodney Local Board that will look at what’s happening with volunteering, what’s needed and how to support it. “We’re putting together a training project for that that looks at how to find volunteers and how to keep them engaged and mobilised.”

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Warkworth New World is serving up $12,500 to local schools as part of its Pies for Schools programme.

From rear left: Representatives from Ahuroa School, Warkworth Primary, Kaipara Flats School, Tauhoa School, Matakana School, Pakiri School, Mahurangi Christian School, Tomarata School, Wellsford School and Leigh School with New World’s manager of business administration Anne Marie Giles (far left) and New World HR manager Chris Downs (far right).

Schools get a slice of pieThe scheme was started in June last year and is the brainchild of supermarket owner Robin Brooke.A morning tea was recently held with representatives from schools, where the money was handed out. A total of $12,000 was distributed, with around 50 percent of schools showing up to collect their share. It is the third cut of a $50,000 fund – one more cut is due this year.The idea is customers use their Fly Buys while shopping and nominate a school. The more points collected, the larger the piece of the

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ruralrodneyTamahunga Trappers started in 2009 as a small group of people who wanted to improve the biodiversity of the Tamahunga forest, with a particular focus on bird life.

Primary school student Josh Clarkson-Manley is one of the youngest members of the Tamahunga Trappers.

tamahunga trappers grow from small beginningsSince then the group has expanded in both the number of people involved and the amount of forest being trapped. After a successful bid to the Auckland Council for funding to develop a Restoration Plan, the group was incorporated last December.The Tamahunga Trappers meet about every second month and there are currently about 20 people involved, from a wide range of backgrounds. The similarity is that they are all people interested in conservation who are keen to participate in a worthwhile project. They include local landowners, iwi, university students, regular recreational users of the track, DOC staff and other conservationists working in their own time. One young member was prompted to join after enjoying a trip up the mountain with a founding member of the group.As well as actively trapping predators in the forest, the group undertakes bird monitoring, helps raise awareness of the values of the forest by installing information signs and seats, and advocates for ongoing protection and improvement of the forest. Several species of rare plants are found on the mountain, including one considered to be endemic. Bellbirds are re-establishing and Hochstetter frogs thrive in many streams and seeps.There are currently six trap lines comprising a total of 102 traps, with new lines currently being cut. Traps are checked fortnightly and rebaited monthly with eggs. While no experience is required, all new trappers accompany an experienced trapper to learn the basics of trapping, including safety and pest

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Rotary wine auction raises $20,000On June 2, more than 140 good people of the Rodney district gathered at Ascension Wine Estate for a dinner and a Charity Wine Auction. There was a fantastic silent art auction as well, with wonderful pieces, particularly from local artists, featuring prominently. The guests of honour were Sir George Fistonich and Lady Gail Fistonich of Villa Maria, New Zealand’s largest Kiwi-owned wine business. Sir George spoke on the history of Villa Maria and the current wine industry strengths and opportunities.It was heartening to listen to someone who had overcome significant financial tribulations, who went on make significant domestic and international contributions to the nation’s brand story and economy. Then, over the course of the evening, various lots of local wine were auctioned. Mostly they were half-case lots (six bottles) and some were cellared stock and/or very rare examples. This increased the bidding beyond what these wines would have originally retailed for.I bid on various items, and considered myself extremely lucky to win one lot (a magnum and an aged red) which you just can’t find anywhere. I was appropriately stunned by the generosity of the participating wineries as they had donated the stock and, in some cases, delved deep into their own personal cellars. Some producers unflinchingly donated wine for the tables – again many thanks for this kindness.The money raised netted approximately $20,000, which will be used in the local community for various activities. This is a great result and from the Matakana Winegrowers’ viewpoint, we hope it will become a significant annual occurrence on the promotional calendar. We would like to see this grow and develop into a must-attend event, and as such there is talk of having a barrel auction. This is where a 225l barrel is auctioned (equivalent to approximately 300 bottles) and usually won by a syndicate who receive personalised bottles, which they can either cellar for their own pleasure, use to promote their own activities, or who knows? They may even start themselves on a pathway to make and sell their own wine.I wish to profusely thank all those members of Rotary who worked incredibly hard to make this happen. The auction went very smoothly and the event was an excellent example of the community working together for a common goal. Lastly, my special thanks to Darryl and Bridget Soljan of Ascension Wine Estate for their commitment to the evening. They even donated a guitar signed by all of the Hollies; they have our lasting thanks for their generosity. I am certain next year’s event will sell out even faster than this year, so keep an eye out, and be sure to get your ticket early.

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Celebrations marking Puhoi’s 150th year of European settlement will wind up at the end of this month with anniversary luncheons and dinners, church services, book displays, book launches and a pioneering-themed farmer’s market.The village has been celebrating the arrival of Bohemian settlers on June 29, 1863, in myriad ways since the start of the year. The programme has included the annual Puhoi Woodchopping event, a river landing re-enactment and official wharf opening.One of the organising committee members, Bernadette Straka, says many of the remaining events, planned for June 28 to 30, are already sold out.“We’ve got descendents coming from all over NZ, as well as Canada, England and Australia,” she says. “Among the more notable guests will be historian Dame Claudia Orange, who is herself a Bohemian descendent.”Bernadette says as well as the official anniversary events, a number of families, including the Schollum and Straka families, have held reunions this year.A joint commemorative tree planting will be incorporated into Landcare’s community riverbank planting on June 23. Meet at the Puhoi Domain at 10am.

“They came from the heart of Europe to the land of the Southern Cross.” – Mrs K Mooney, Puhoi centennial booklet 1963

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For 85 years, Fred Rauner has never missed the annual June celebration which marks the arrival of Bohemian settlers in Puhoi.This month won’t be any different, but he regrets that there are fewer familiar faces with each passing year.“So many of my old friends and family won’t be there,” he says. “There was a time when everyone in Puhoi had Bohemian ancestry and we all knew one another, but those days have gone.”Fred grew up on a nearly 1000-acre farm at Tahekeroa, by the northern railway line, where he was part of a large extended family. His father was one of 16 children and many of his fondest memories are of the times he spent “working like a man” with his uncles.“Uncle John had a team of 16 to 18 bullocks, each with their own name and personality, and when I was 19, I helped him pull out the kahikatea that was used to build the Kaipara Flats saleyard. He paid me with a plug of Havelock Dark tobacco – I’d taken up pipe smoking when I was about 17 or 18.“When I started school, I couldn’t speak English. Like many other Puhoi families, only Bohemian was spoken at home. It was also a very Catholic community. I was the youngest of six children and every night we’d line up around the table to say the Rosary.”Fred says Puhoi was a great place to grow up and there were plenty of characters around. Alf Rauner, Jimmy Tidford the bootmaker, Martin Rauner the blacksmith, Peter Wenzlick and Joey Paul to name just a few.“Joey was a great horseman – when he got drunk he’d show people how quiet his horses were by crawling through their legs.”Music has been part of Fred’s life for as long as he can remember, learning to

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play by ear by watching his father on the push button accordion. He also plays the violin and Scottish bagpipes. His great grandfather, Joseph Paul, is credited with bringing the first dudelsack (German bagpipe) to Puhoi in 1863. The family was well represented in the popular The Hohner Boys band, which played at dances between Kaitaia and Gisborne in the 1950s. After selling the Tahekeroa property, Fred and his wife Glenis, and their four children, moved to Orewa where he

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worked for Rodney District Council’s parks and reserves for 21 years. Of his five siblings, only he and his sister Olive, who will be 92 in August, survive.There will be a special luncheon at the Puhoi Town Hall, honouring seniors of the district and Puhoi musicians, on June 28.

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One of NZ’s smallest libraries is putting on a big show to celebrate Puhoi’s 150th year of settlement.The independent Puhoi Town Library has compiled a display entitled “Journey Through 150 Years of Books”.President Ruth Cunliffe, who has been running the library for the past seven years, says items have been selected based on the book 1001 Books You Should Read Before You Die. “We start in the 1860s and feature ‘the best of the decade’ as well as Puhoi history and information on NZ and world events,” she says.“People may be surprised at how many old publications they recognise, such as Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864), Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland (1865) and War & Peace (1869). The most recent items include the children’s books written by Puhoi Library volunteer Lynette Anderson.”The library is on the banks of the Puhoi River and has around 4000 items available for loan. It relies solely on donated books and volunteer support, and membership is restricted to residents in the immediate

area. Books that aren’t added to the collection are sold to help pay the power bill.The library building started as the office for the Puhoi Roads Board and was converted to a library in 1923 when the board shifted to Orewa. Mr A Schollum was the first librarian and the early collection included 300 volumes donated by Reverend D V Silk.The great Puhoi flood of 1924 all but washed the building away and only 50 volumes of Rev Silk’s collection survived. The contents of the safe, which had acted as a community safety deposit box, were also destroyed, wiping out many of the historical records of the village.Over the next 50 years, the building was used sporadically as a post centre, craft centre and even a morgue. It reopened as a library in 1976. In 1992, the US movie Tommyknockers was filmed in Puhoi with the library starring as the Christian Science Reading Room.The library collection was damaged again in the 2001 flood but today it is well stocked and well-supported.The special 150th book display is on show until June 30.

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A small piece of Bohemian history will return to Puhoi to mark the 150th year of settlement this month.The Puhoi Historical Society has been given the former state school bell, which has been in the care of Warkworth resident Ina Shaw for nearly 80 years. “The school was built in 1884 and the cast bell hung in the entrance porch,” she says. “Some said it was a ship’s bell.”The state school closed when the convent school opened in 1923.The building was sold to Ina’s father, Jack Walden, and shifted to Matakana where Mr Walden used the kauri

timber to build his house, at the back of the Matakana garage, in the mid-1930s. Ina took the bell with her when she married and moved to Matamata, returning to Warkworth in 1980. The bell has since hung at the entrance of her B&B in View Road.“The 150th seemed like an appropriate time to return it to its original home.”It will be set up temporarily at the landing stone, beside the Puhoi Town Hall, on June 30, where it will be rung for the first time by Puhoi identity Kelvin Schedewy.The museum is yet to decide where the bell will be permanently housed.

The Puhoi School bell will ring out again in Puhoi this month after a 90-year silence. Pictured at the handover are Ina Shaw and Kelvin Schedewy.

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‘Cake pops’ to feature at Women’s expoThe Wellsford mother and relief teacher has perfected the art of making “cake pops” — sweet treats on a stick that look just like lollipops but are actually chocolate-dipped cake.Wildly popular blogger Bakerella (aka Angie Dudley) started the craze, and Ngadia picked up her own tips by attending a course at Auckland kitchen shop Millie’s.Ever since, her homemade creations have been in big demand from friends and family.Her designs so far include a Rugby World Cup theme, strawberries, funky monsters for kids, golf balls, and various chocolate confections for weddings and birthdays. Christmas-themed orders are also popular — and one lady even wanted penguins.“I like to come up with my own designs and decorations — the possibilities are endless,” she says.Cake pops are generally made from leftover cake rolled into a ball, placed on a stick, then dipped in coloured chocolate. For big orders, she’ll bake a cake, then break it up.For those who have not yet tried one of her cake pops, there will be a chance to do so on June 22.Ngadia has agreed to donate 50 of her creations to the Wellsford Women’s Expo, which is being held as a fundraiser for Tomarata School. More than 30 stalls have been confirmed for the expo, in the Wellsford Community Centre from 7pm-10pm.Other door prizes include sets of false eyelashes that normally retail for $80 each. The eyelashes are expected to be popular with Rodney College girls for their school ball next month, and the first 20 girls through the door will be given a certificate, allowing them to buy the lashes at a significant discount.A beautician and a hairdresser will also be doing a demonstration on the night, doing a makeover for two college girls for the upcoming ball.PTA president Ingrid McCracken is delighted with the response to the expo. “I’m really looking forward to it, and I’m hoping it will be something that Wellsford women can really look forward to too.”There will be a $5 entry fee, and raffles and other activities on the night.Info: Ingrid McCracken or Anna Primbs at Tomarata School.


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Wellsford’s Heritage Centre has put together an exhibition of treasures to celebrate the opening of the town’s new library.

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The Buckton Family bible is believed to have been printed during the 1700s.

In keeping with the library theme, the centre’s main gallery is displaying books, maps, diaries, notebooks and family bibles.Archivist Lyn Johnston explains one of the oldest book is a 1707 publication Athenian Sport: Or, Two Thousand Paradoxes Merrily Argued, to Amuse and Divert the Age. This is particularly fascinating (and difficult to read) because the letter ‘s’ is printed as an ‘f ’. Joseph Isherwood Buckton, a Tauhoa settler, has his birth (28 January 1832) recorded in the very fragile Buckton bible. Buckton births, deaths and marriages are listed from 1752.In pioneer days, most households had their own medical encyclopedia, doctors being very few and far between. Some of these were enormous; the one on display weighs 4 kilograms.A recent grant from National Services Te Paerangi, Te Papa Tongarewa has enabled the museum to begin cataloguing the enormous Brookes collection of archives relating to the Albertland emigration scheme. Edwin Stanley Brookes Snr was the Nottingham agent for the scheme and when he came to NZ he brought all the papers with him. A selection from these archives is being shown in the Marsh Gallery,

including letters from the scheme’s officials; William Rawson Brame, Henry Barton, NZ Emigration Board and Shaw Savill. Perhaps most interesting are letters from ordinary people like miners, farm labourers and blacksmiths. Advertising inspired them to enquire about becoming emigrants. New Zealand

was promoted as a ‘Promised Land’ without class or religious restrictions. While papers were being sorted it was discovered that Mr Brookes also sent emigrants to Canterbury on assisted passages. Two of these, James Boot and William Brassington, became prominent Christchurch citizens.The three eldest Brookes sons were

among the first Albertlanders and their letters from New Zealand to their parents are very descriptive accounts of early life here. Edwin illustrated his letters with beautiful pen sketches, some of which will be on display.Due to the fragile nature of many of the centre’s items, the exhibition will only be open for a month.

St John Annual Appeal WeekJune 24 to June 30 is St John Annual Appeal Week. St John staff and volunteers will be out with collection buckets or the public can call 0800 ST JOHN (0800 785 646), or donate online at www.stjohnappeal.org.nz or at any ASB branch. In Warkworth, raffles are being sold in the township and there will be a collection outside Warkworth New World.


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A recent cheesemaking class in Wellsford was so popular, people had to be turned away. But the good news for those who missed out is that more classes are planned in August.

The Zonta Club is hoping to bring a little bit of Hollywood to Mangawhai this month, with a movie-themed trivia night.

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Movie quiz at MangawhaiIts annual fundraiser will be held on June 27, with the theme “Movie Madness”. As usual, there will be a special cocktail for the evening – this year it is the “Garbo Guzzler”.The club is encouraging teams of six to book tickets. However, it is keen to stress the evening is not just aimed at movie buffs. It is promising plenty of prizes “for just about anything”, including Best Dressed Team – and even for coming last.There will also be spot prizes, team prizes, raffle prizes, and heads ‘n tails prizes, so the chances of coming home empty-handed are slim.The funds raised will go to the Zonta Club of Mangawhai’s Spirit of New Zealand scholarship, which is awarded annually to a senior girl selected from the area’s high schools, who shows potential leadership. So far, the club has sponsored three local girls, the latest being Hayley Aldworth from Rodney College. Hayley inspired a recent club meeting with her enthusiasm and plans formed during her voyage around the Bay of Islands over the summer on the Spirit of New Zealand, a 45m sailing ship used for training programmes for young people.

She won the Amokura Award, which is given to the trainee whose community spirit and consideration to others contributed significantly to the success of the voyage. Hayley was joined at the meeting by another young local woman, Ella Stowerk from Waipu, who is a youth ambassador for Unicef.The club’s mission is to “support women worldwide through service and advocacy”.Info: To book a table of six, ph Jude on 431 5765. Or to attend a local meeting as a guest, call Sue Poynter on 027 555 6636.

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“We were overwhelmed by people wishing to attend,” says Geraldine Taylor, Forest Reserve branch president of Rural Women. “With numbers limited to 45, some were disappointed.”The demonstration was organised by Rural Women, the New Zealand Cheese School Limited, Ransom Wines and the Over the Moon Dairy Company and helped raise funds for cancer charity CanTeen.“It was fun, we learnt lots and it was a great way to socialise with local people and fundraise for CanTeen at the same time,” says Geraldine.The classes were conducted by Neil Willman from the New Zealand Cheese School and his partner Sue Arthur, of Over the Moon. The

couple are based in the Waikato.The audience were shown how to make and serve halloumi, speedy mozzarella, yoghurt and marscapone using a packet of long-life cream from the supermarket and a starter product. Then there were tastings of a range of Over the Moon cheeses matched with wine served by Marion Ransom of Ransom Wines. Neil also shared tips from a lifetime of cheese-making. A second cheese-making class has been organised by the Kourawhero branch of Rural Women in Warkworth on August 6. It will be held at Bowls Warkworth from 7pm to 9pm. Another class is planned for Wellsford on August 31.Info: Judith McInnes 425-8224 or Lorraine Hatfull 425-8627.

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outside, and a public transport levy. The protest worked, and Council agreed to reduce its bill.But it has so far been told it will just have to live with the fire safety report. “That was unexpected,” she says.Despite such hiccups, club members are delighted with progress so far.Over the past few weeks there has

been a flurry of activity on site, as tradespeople have put the finishing touches to the project. A roof shout was held last week after the roof went on, and members have also chipped in with more minor jobs such as painting and Gib-stopping.The project has involved building a new court at the rear of the building, with grandstand seating for 60 people,

and a glass wall that also opens out onto the tennis courts. The ladies toilets have had to be relocated from the back of the building to the basement.“We needed an extra court for tournaments, because two courts is really not enough,” says Joyce. “It means we can have bigger and better tournaments. We’ve also got heaps of juniors, which is difficult with just two courts.”Having to demolish the old ladies toilets added to the expense, but could not be avoided.All proceeds from the club’s annual fundraising dinner this year will go towards the new court. The dinner, which will be prepared by members, will be held at the clubrooms on June 19, with marathon runner and local resident Allison Roe as guest speaker.The club has also been selling plaques to raise funds, as well as sponsorship packages that include advertising on the tennis court fence, and/or inside the clubrooms.For last-minute tickets to the dinner on June 19, contact Joyce on 425 5674. Tickets cost $70 for two people. Sponsorship packages are also still available, ranging from $70 to $225.

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When Simon Munro decided to join the Warkworth Tennis and Squash Club two years ago, he had no idea he would be leaving his permanent mark on the place.But it just so happened that the club was looking to hire a builder for major renovations, so it was natural that it turned to the Matakana resident for the job.“I’m an avid squash player and [club president Joyce Marshall] certainly wanted to have someone who is a member of the club building the project,” he explains.Simon’s firm, North Head Builders, has been on site for more than five months. For most of that time, it has been just Simon and his apprentice who have been steadily working their way through a raft of tasks that they hope will eventually deliver a stunning new look for the club.“I’m going to be looking at it for a long time, which is a little bit nerve-wracking. If something goes wrong, I’ll have to leave town,” he jokes.Simon describes the brief as a “fun challenge”. “There are not many squash court builders around, so you don’t get a lot of practice at it,” he notes. “It’s a little unusual because you don’t have a mid-floor, so you have to use a lot more scaffolding.”He believes the final result, which should be ready in just a few weeks, will be a fantastic development for the club.“Squash is increasing in popularity again, and there’s lots of juniors coming through. Three is a really nice number of courts to have for holding tournaments, and coaching and all that sort of stuff. It enables two courts to be in use, and for there to still be one for existing members to be on.”

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Chris Drinnan, from drainlaying firm Drinnan Contractors, says the project has had its tricky moments, such as when the ladies toilets had to be relocated from out the back of the building, to under the basement at the front.“I actually had to unbolt the cab off my little digger so we could get in under there and dig the basement

out from under the floor. Then we found an old set of steps under there, and old concrete piles, so it ended up being a lot more involved than we thought.”Apart from that, however, the job has gone smoothly, he says, and they have been pretty lucky with the weather.

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Members of the Warkworth Tennis and Squash Club halted play briefly last month when a helicopter had to be brought in to move some beams for the building project.Because the beams weighed around a tonne, using a helicopter was the only way they could be moved into place.Jan Coppins, operations coordinator for Skywork, says although the manoeuvre took only 10 to 15 minutes to complete, a lot of preparation was required.“It does take quite a bit of planning from a health and safety perspective. We have to contact the school and

all the nearby neighbours so they are aware of it. The pilot and ground crew go and assess it and look at the beams and so on, so on the day we can be in and out of there as quickly as possible.”The operation was timed so that children from Warkworth School were in class and away from the nearby sports fields. In the end, the operation went very smoothly, says Jan.“For Skywork, when there’s any operation like this, but particularly when we’re in a built-up area, health and safety is number one.”Skywork owner Roger Stevenson is a member of the club.

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Winter is the perfect time to take up an indoor sport, and Warkworth badminton club would love more people to take up badminton.The club, which has been going for more than 20 years, has been struggling to get more than 20 people along to some of its weekly sessions at the Mahurangi Community Hall in Snells Beach, and welcomes fresh faces.Juniors meet at 6.30pm on Monday nights for fun and coaching, followed by seniors at 7.30pm. A social group also meets on Tuesday mornings at 9.30am and there is another group at 9am on Wednesday.“The Monday night group is generally for those who go out to work, although there’s some older folk like myself who go along because they want the competition,” says member Barry Thompson.Barry believes the sport is generally in good heart. “I think people are recognising from seeing it at the Olympics just what incredible ability you have to have to play the game properly.”

With the shuttle moving through the air at up to 200kph, good reflexes are a must. However, strangers shouldn’t be afraid to give the sport a go, and they will be made to feel welcome, he says.“The best part is that everyone is there to have fun and healthy exercise. We have a mixture of competitive levels and a broad age range but all games remain friendly.”Because it’s an indoor sport, many members play all year round and the Tuesday and Wednesday groups meet almost every week. The Monday night group runs from Easter through to Labour Day.The skills required for squash, tennis and badminton are similar, says Barry — the main difference being that badminton is mostly a wrist action, squash is a forearm action, and tennis is a whole-arm action. However, all three sports require similar fitness levels.Info: Sue Chittenden 422 7021 or [email protected] (evening club), and Lynne (Tuesday and Wednesday) at 425 4999.

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While the Mahurangi Senior Rugby Club has not yet had the results it was hoping for this season, there are lots of positive things happening.

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Mitre 10 Mega Warkworth has become the main club sponsor and sponsor of the Premier Team. The club now proudly sports new Premier jerseys with the Mitre 10 Mega Warkworth logo, club signs, and new goalpost surrounds and flags for the number 1 field.Unfortunately the two senior teams, Warkworth Mitre 10 Mega Mahurangi Premiers and Rhodes for Roads Premier Reserves, have struggled this year with a lack of players and injuries. Many younger players have left for overseas or to play for clubs closer to where they work and study in Auckland, and older players have been recalled, keeping club physio Mark Lannigan, of Warkworth Physiotherapy, busy.The Premier Team has been further depleted with two players currently away at the Pacific Nations Cup. Both will rejoin Mahurangi on their return at the end of June.Fortunately for the club, employment opportunities are now provided by Mitre 10 Mega Warkworth and other local businesses. Transport opportunities for players who work and study in Auckland will also be put in place for this and future seasons and should see a rise in player numbers and games won. The senior club is about to review player recruitment and retention of local lads, but it is not too late for any player who would like to become part of either team to join Thursday night training at 6pm.

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Netball correctionA caption on the netball story in the last issue (MM Jun 5) stated that Mangawhai proved too strong for Rebels, winning 53-29. In fact, it was Wellsford’s Rebels who won the game 59-23. Well done, Rebels.

The junior club has grown this year, fielding 12 teams from J2 to J8, and all doing well in the North Harbour Rugby Competition. Meanwhile, the junior, senior and Golden Oldies teams got together at the end of May for an enjoyable quiz night, organised by Howie and Mary Cooper to raise money for former club members Ben and Mardie Lythe. Almost $9000 was raised for the Lythe family.The club has also embarked on a “cattle scheme”, with significant support from Robert McLean of PGG Wrightsons Wellsford. It has seen over 45 local grazers and club supporters “minding” cattle purchased or donated to the club for fattening and sale. The club will acknowledge the contribution made to all our sponsors, Cattle Scheme grazers and 25 club financial members in a lunch at the club on July 6, which is the last senior competition home game of the season against Northcote.July 2 will see Rodney MP Mark Mitchell and the Parliamentary Team taking on the Mahurangi Mussels, the Golden Oldies Team, at the club with a 1pm kick-off. Info: [email protected].


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Calm weather for Sail Rock Mixed OpenThe Sail Rock Cafe Mixed Open at the Mangawhai Golf Club on June 2 drew a near-capacity field of 120 golfers. Gross, Nett and Stableford competitions were held across two men’s divisions and one for ladies. The course was in outstanding condition and the clear blue skies ensured a day that was enjoyed by all. Best round of the day was recorded by Ray Snooks (Huapai and Mangawhai) whose gross 74 was the result of good placement and an accurate short game. Best ladies score was posted by Sara Jasmat (Muriwai), her 84 putting her four shots clear of Kath Clark (Peninsula). For full results see www.localmatters.co.nz

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Karate champ on a rollKarate expert James Holder needs support to get to the World Champs.

The 20-year-old started karate at the age of 3 and is ranked fifth in the world for his age group. He was born in Japan, grew up in Snells Beach and is currently studying psychology at Massey University.James won his first NZ title at the age of 10 and has represented the country at the Oceania Champs from 2006.He took part in rugby and athletics at Mahurangi College but chose to focus on karate because of the “individual aspect”.“I like that I don’t have to rely on others. I can focus on myself and what I have to do. Karate is a well-rounded sport that teaches self-defence, respect for others and confidence. It gives me flexibility, power and fitness.”Since 2011 the black belt has achieved Commonwealth U21 heavyweight gold, Oceania Senior under 84kg gold and has been placed in the top 16 at the World Under 21 Champs.He plans to travel to the World Games in Colombia in July, before training and

working in Germany, where he plans to take part in Premier League karate. He hopes to travel to the World Combat games in Russia in October before facing his most important goal in November – the World Under 21 Champs in Spain.“Unfortunately the Government doesn’t fund karate and the national karate federation only gives me very small amounts.“I am also a full-time university student which makes it much harder to travel to the competition. Currently I’m working four to five nights a week to save money.”James hopes to raise around $3000 for his trip and has been seeking sponsors and approaching local businesses asking them to include items for a raffle.“The support would take a lot of stress off me and allow me more time to train for the World Champs.”He is offering to teach big sponsors self-defence and fitness classes and give presentations on psychology and exercise science.

Badminton y Wellsford Social Badminton has started on Tuesday nights. Students (12 years & over) 7-8pm, adults 7-8.30pm. All levels welcome, spare racquets available. Info: Jo Walker 423 7677 or John & Kaylene Bassett 423 8768.

y Monday night badminton has begun for the winter season in Warkworth. Juniors play at 6.30pm and seniors at 7.30pm. All grades of players are welcome at the Mahurangi Community Hall. For more information phone Sue on 422 7021 or email [email protected].

Table Tennis y Play has resumed at Matakana Hall on Tuesday nights, starting at 7.30pm. Suitable for all ages, beginners welcome. $2 adults, $1 students. Info: George Anderson 423 0424 or Mary Perkins 425 8146.

Bowls y Mahurangi East Bowling Club is holding a Have A Go Day on Sunday 23 June from 10am to 2pm. Bowls supplied, free lessons, please wear flat soled shoes. Info: Judy 425 5303.

Football y Warkworth AFC (NRFL2) vs Albany Utd (NRFL2), 2.45pm at Shoesmith Reserve 1 on June 22.

Rugby y It’s not too late for senior players to join the Mahurangi Rugby Club. Training is Thursday nights at 6pm.

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STEVE’S MAINTENANCE lawns, hedges, waterblasting, rubbish removal, section clearing, property maintenance. No job too big or small. Phone Steve 029 770 7101 or 09 425 9966. Serving Warkworth, Snells, Matakana, Sandspit.

TANK WATER TESTING Find out what bad-bugs are in your drinking water. We collect, test and report. Phone Simon at 09 422 9345 or [email protected]

HOME MAINTENANCE

WATER FILTERS Underbench filters & whole house Ultra violet filters – Kill and remove ecoli/bacteria. FREE site visits. Ph Steve 09 945 2282 or visit www.purewaterservices.co.nz

WATER PUMPS Low water pressure? Get it sorted. Sales, service and installation. Work guaranteed. Phone Steve 09 945 2282 or www.purewaterservices.co.nz

HOUSESITTING

HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE Experienced, mature, non smoker. Phone 09 434 0093 or 022 380 9807.

PHOTOGRAPHIC & DIGITAL

PRESERVE YOUR MEMORIESVideos, slides & old 8mm films

all on to DVD. Ph TeTotara Video (09) 422 5710.

PUBLIC NOTICES

ATTENTION ALL PRESENT & PAST WARKWORTH

EMBROIDERY GUILD MEMBERSCome and join us for our 25th Anniversary Lunch 27th July -

12noon, Shoesmith Hall, $15 per head. Ring to book

09 423 7085 before 20th July.

BINGO, BINGO, BINGO! Come and join the fun, 1st Monday

of month, Upstairs New Masonic Lodge, Baxter Street, Warkworth, 7pm.

Proceeds to Warkworth Museum.

FREE JP SERVICE Auckland Council service centre,

Baxter St, Warkworth. Every Monday, 10am to 2pm. No appointment necessary.

Service includes signing, witnessing, declarations, certified copies,

immigration & marriage dissolution.Sponsored by Mahurangi Matters

WARKWORTH A&P SHOW SOCIETY

Annual General Meeting Wednesday 26th June 2013, 7.30pm

at the Committee Room (Green Building)

Warkworth Showgrounds Reserve All welcome.

M.R.Blythen - Secretary 09 425 8258

MAHURANGI/WARKWORTH SENIOR CITIzENS meet every Thursday,

from 11am-4pm, in the Alnwick Street clubrooms,

for fellowship, and 500 from 1pm. All welcome. Monthly meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of the

month from 1pm-3pm.

Sponsored by Mahurangi Matters

TRAVEL

ART HOLIDAY TO TAHITI – Relax and have fun with a Luxury Holiday in Tahiti. What better place to combine relaxation and inspired art? Limited Spaces Left! For more information please go to: www.artschoolnz.com or ph Diana or Richard Moore 09 431 8383.

INTREPID TOURS - Discover the treasures of Asia for yourself and get up to 20% OFF our small group, local adventures in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and China when you book before the 15th of July. Contact Kelly at World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or email [email protected]

NORTHERN INDIA – 8 day land only Tour visiting Delhi, Agra, Taj Mahal, Fathehpur Sikri, Bharatpur National Park, Karauli and Jaipur. From $912pp. Twin share. I have just come back from this Tour so pop in and I can give you all the info. Contact Kelly at World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or email [email protected]

NORFOLK ISLAND – Including return airfares & 7 night’s accommodation. BONUS Includes three FREE nights & rental car for duration of stay. From $859pp twin share. Contact Kelly at World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or email [email protected] OCEANIA CRUISES THE SOUTH PACIFIC – Fly & Cruise departing on the 11th March 2014 from Auckland to Papeete. 16 night cruise including accommodation, meals, entertainment, Transfer pier to hotel, 1 night at the Radisson Plaza Resort Tahiti in a Deluxe Oceanview Room, Transfer hotel to airport, one way airfare Papeete to Auckland. BONUS US$500 SHIPBOARD CREDIT. From $4695pp Twin Share. Contact Kelly at World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or email [email protected]

TV SERVICES & SALES

ALL FREEVIEW INSTALLATIONS Dish, Aerial, Additional Outlet .. THE TV MAN IS THE ONE! FREE QUOTE Call JIM THE MAINTENANCE MAN 021 254 2048 or visit www.themaintencemanjim.co.nz

TV SERVICES Freeview, dishes, aerials, boxes. Sales, installation and repairs. Phone Gavin 027 4766115.

WANTED

$$$ FOR CARAVANS Pre-1990 DEAD or ALIVE. Phone 021 496 908.

CASH PAID Tools & Machinery, Shed & Garage Clearouts. All things considered. Call or txt 021 161 5139.

WORK WANTED

REID EQUESTRIAN ENGINEERING, Wellsford. Float rebuilds, horse truck conversions, etc. Dog kennels made to measure. Quality work. Ph Ron 423 9666

VEHICLESPARK & SELL Gull Snells Beach. Weekly rates. Great exposure. Phone 425 4092.

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0508 KOWHAI • www.kowhai.org.nz

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3 ways to catch the KowhaiConnection 1. From a bus stop2. Hail a ride3. Request an off-route ride

Weekdays (excluding public holidays) Weekends (and public holidays)

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Freephone 0508 KOWHAI (569 424)

Students $1.50

Adults $3what’s on

email your events to [email protected]

For links to more information about some of these events, as well as listings through to the end of the year, visit the

What’s On calendar online at www.localmatters.co.nzJune 201319 Nostalgia Night, Matakana Cinemas, showcasing classic movies

from the past. $20 tickets include movie, glass of wine and nibbles. Info: The Vintry 423 0251 or Matakana Cinemas 423 0218.

19 Warkworth Tennis & Squash Club annual fundraising dinner, clubrooms, 7pm. Guest speaker Allison Roe. Tickets $70 for two people. Info: Joyce Marshall on 425 5674 or 027 2135374. (see feature pp 34-36)

20 Mid-North branch of Forest & Bird winter lecture: EDS policy director Raewyn Peart on coastal and marine protection, Totara Park Hall, 7.30pm. Info: [email protected]

21 Live band “Blast from the Past” at the Warkworth RSA.22 Womens’ Expo, fundraiser for Tomarata School, Wellsford

Community Centre, 7pm-10pm. Stalls, raffles etc. Info: Ingrid McCracken or Anna Primbs at Tomarata School. (see story p31)

22 Official opening of Wellsford Library, Memorial Park, from 11am. Free concert, face painting, story-telling, library tours, and performances from local students.

22 Exhibition of rare books, family bibles, unpublished manuscripts, diaries, maps and letters from mid 1700s to 1904, opens at Albertland Heritage Centre. Limited time only. (see story p32)

22 Springboard Charity Auction, Ascension Wine Estate. Tickets $100. Info: [email protected] or ph 425 4623.

23 Have A Go Day, Mahurangi East Bowling Club, 10am to 2pm. Bowls supplied, free lessons. Info: Judy 425 5303.

23 Puhoi Landcare commemorative planting day, meet at Puhoi Domain, 10am-12 noon. Hot lunch provided for volunteers; all welcome. Info: Phone Shelley on 422 0076.

24 E=MC2, Entertainment = Matakana Cinemas Movie Club, $20 tickets include movie, glass of wine and nibbles. Info: The Vintry 423 0251 or Matakana Cinemas 423 0218.

24-28 Annual St John Week. Raffle tickets being sold in Warkworth township and a collection outside Warkworth New World.

26 Meeting to discuss a proposed programme for Warkworth’s 160th Anniversary, 5.30pm, Bridgehouse Lodge. Info: Dave Parker 0274849935 or email [email protected].

26 Free introductory salsa and jive Ceroc dance class, Matakana Country Park woolshed, 7pm.

27 Movie Madness trivia evening, 7pm, Zonta Club of Mangawhai fundraiser for Spirit of New Zealand scholarship. Spot prizes, cash bar. Tickets $10. Info: Jude 431 5765 (see story p33)

27 Food Tasting Evening with Feast Catering, Mahurangi College PTA fundraiser, 6.30pm. Tickets $35, including supper & glass of wine. Info: Jane at [email protected] or 021 149 5372.

28-30 Puhoi celebrates 150 years of settlement (see feature pgs 28-30).28 Point Wells charity dinner, raising money for Hospice. Tickets

available from April 20, $50. Info: Meralee Simpson 423 0033.29 Boogie Nights, fundraiser for Mangawhai Netball Club,

Mangawhai Gym, 7pm-1am. Auctions, prizes for best 70s costume. Tickets $25 from Bammas, Smashed Pipi and BNZ Wellsford.

29 Warkworth St John Ambulance station open day, 10am to 12pm.28 Ruia Te Takano, free theatre production by Te Hana Te Ao

Marama Marae for the 2013 Matariki Festival, 11-11.45am or 1.15-2pm. Info: 423 8701, or [email protected].

29 Mahurangi College Senior Production, 7pm. Tickets from school office, $20 adults, $10 students and seniors, $50 family of four. Info: 425 8039. (see story p1,3) Also July 3,4,5

30 Puhoi Farmer’s Market, 9am-1pm. Info: 021 722266.

July2 Mark Mitchell and the Parliamentary Team take on the

Mahurangi Mussels, at the Mahurangi Rugby Club, 1pm.


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Mahurangi Rugby Club juniors got a taste of international rugby when they played the curtain-raiser at the Blues versus France game, at Albany Stadium, this month.

RIGHT: Mahurangi juniors escorting the French team onto the field were, from left, Marlon Faale, Ryan Broughton-Johnson and Cameron Keats. Photos, Maria Schollum. More photos at www.localmatters.co.nz

Mahurangi rugby juniors hit the big timeThe Mahurangi J4 Whites, who are aged from eight to 10 years, came up against Waitakere and Waitemata in two 10-a-side, half-field matches, ahead of the main event. Team manager Maria Schollum said the players were thrilled to be involved

especially when they got to run on the field with the French team. “It was a really neat experience,” she said. Patrick MacKinnon was named Mahurangi’s player of the day. The team is coached by Justin Molloy. France won the clash, 38-15.

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