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the type of business, with Parakai Spring’sDion Tilson saying the hot pools “should”survive, “but we expect it will take a long timebefore customers have confidence to returnto a public pool complex.”

None of the survey respondents havelayed off any staff, and while some say theydefinitely won’t, for others it’s on the cards.

“It is a possibility,” says Dion, while PaperPlus Select owner April Ashton simply says:“not yet”.

Kaukapakapa-based Dizzy Heights TreeServices’ Dion Mayes says he hasn’t layedoff any staff yet, “but the possibility isimminent depending on how much longer wecannot operate.” He adds he would rehirestaff once things pick up.

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Most local businesses are confident theywill survive the economic turmoil caused bythe Covid 19 pandemic, according to asurvey by .Helensville News

However, business owners estimate itwill take anywhere from three months to up totwo years to resume trading at pre-lockdownlevels.

L e a h H i d e , o w n e r o f M u s c l eManagement, says her company will survive,“however it will take months, possibly years.[It’s] hard to know the future of how this pansout.”

Treena Gowthorpe, manager at theHelensville Community Recycling Centre, ismore optimistic, saying “we should be able tobounce back quite quickly.”

Responses naturally varied according to

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adamant he will keep his staff.“I have not layed off any and have no

intentions of doing so. I have had myemployees for many years, so will stick bythem for as long as I can,” he says.

Asked to rate the government’s responseto the pandemic crisis from a businessstandpoint, on a scale from excellent to poor,14 percent rated it as excellent, 40 percent asvery good, 26 percent as good, and 20percent as average. None rated it as poor.

“The wage subsidy helped for sure, butas a business owner I believe the real pain isstill to come financially,” says Sean, addingthat further government assistance will berequired.

Several respondents believed morebusinesses should have been allowed tostay open.

Andrew Hall, owner of Lifestyle MowingMachinery at Wai tok i , says: “Morebusinesses should have been able to stayopen using a common sense approach tointeractions between customer and retailer.Australia put more emphasis on maintainingbusinesses and is doing better than us permillion people, as far as infection and deathrates go.”

Dizzy Heights’ Dion Mayes says: “[It’s]frustrating that small businesses like oursthat could operate safely have been unableto.

“The wage subsidy has been a hugecontributor to continued employment for ourstaff, but it won't save the business if we don'tget back to work soon. We are eating away atthousands of dollars every week to stayafloat, but it has an end point - the money willrun out!

“As a small business it's terrifying not toknow when you are going to earn moneyagain. Spare a thought for all those smallbusinesses that don't have a 20 percent pay

Most local businesses will survive - survey

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I hadn’t really expected to be able to produce any sort of for May, butHelensville Newssomehow I’ve managed to fill 10 pages again - even if it’s only an online issue like last month.Once again, none of the advertisers who appear in this issue are being charged for theiradverts.

The plan is to be back in print for our June issue, so that’s something to look forward to.Production could be a bit of a challenge, as I am still ‘confined to quarters’ due to healthissues, but I’m sure I’ll get and interesting read out in time.

I think you will find the result of our business survey interesting. I had also hoped to bringyou an article about how locals had been coping with lockdown, but despite our Facebookpost asking for your stories reaching more than 3100 people and having over 300engagements, only two people responded. So thank you to the two who did get in touch -there just unfortunately wasn’t enough to make a story from.

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cut - they have a 100 percent pay cut!”While most local businesses were shut

under Level 4, and many still are under Level3, most survey respondents say they havebeen able to do at least some work fromhome.

Sandra Burrows, who only moved herHouse of Patchwork business to Helensvilleabout a year ago, says she has “managed to[do] some practical work which I needed toget through.”

You Travel owner Karen Reilly has beenbusy working from home, helping clients withtrips they had booked.

“Our clients have been amazing, and wewould like to thank them very much for theirpatience and understanding,” she says.

Treena Gowthorpe says: “It's beenZoom meetings and business continuityplanning, and a chance to catch up on thosetasks you were going to do when you got aspare minute.”

S u e N a r b e y , o w n e r o f l o c a lphysiotherapist practice Physio Flex, hasbeen able to operate remotely from home viaa telehealth platform called Doxy.me.

“Even though I thought I was pretty wellset up, moving to my home office was moreinvolved than I anticipated. It meant shiftingall communication streams; accessing thepractice management system remotely hasbeen tricky for some physios due to internetconnection reliability.”

She says the logistics of contactingpatients was time consuming.

“We have been completing a smallnumber of telehealth consults each week,which has been great for patients but also forour physios to keep using their skills andkeep a connection to the outside world. It’scertainly a very challenging time!”

Nicky Horsbrough of Harcourts theDifference says: “All staff are working fromhome. The sales team have been attendinga lot of training and upskilling, and ouradministration team have still had a lot ofwork to do and have used this time to catchup on a lot of projects which were not urgent.

“Our property management division hashad a lot of legal changes to keep up with,and communication with landlords andtenants has been vital.

“So it’s still very busy for us!”Paper Plus’ April Ashton has also been

operating from home, managing Facebookand communicating with customers.

Asked for other comments, DizzyHeight’s Dion Mayes says: “Let's take timeto know our local businesses that need oursupport, not just when this lockdown endsbut for the future too. Let's all start thinkingabout where we spend our dollar andsupport our community first.”

The Helensville Railway Station Trust’sScott Osmond, which runs the historicHelensville station, says the rail museumand all business tenants in the station were

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The Helensville Community RecyclingCentre reopened its doors with the move toAlert Level 3 .- albeit in restricted form

Four weeks of enforced time at homemeant people had the time to do all the jobsthey were going to do 'when they had time',says centre manager Treena Gowthorpe.

“Many households have taken theo p p o r t u n i t y t ohave a good clearout of rubbish, andthe fine weatherhas meant lots ofp r u n i n g a n dgarden waste.”

She says that,combined with ani n c r e a s e i nrecyclables whichwere of ten toomuch for wheeliebins, left localshanging out for therecycling centre toreopen.

“It's not beenany easy taskmeeting all theHealth and Safetyrequirements ofopening at Level3”, she says, butt h e e c y c l i n grcentre got the green light to open onThursday,April 30.

H underours and services are restrictedLevel 3.

Drop off is limited to rubbish, recyclingand green waste only. The shop will not beopen, and no donations can be accepted forthe shop. Customers will need to unloadtheir cars and trailers, and numbers will berestricted on the site at one time.

A comprehensive plan has been put inplace to move people through as quickly aspossible, with extra recycling drop-off areasavailable.

Customers will need to have closed inshoes, and gloves are recommended toprotect hands while unloading. Pre-sortingmaterial before arrival will help with fastdrop offs and help the recycling centre keep-the flow of traffic moving.

Treena says if people sort their recyclingby type, they will be in and out in no time.Staff will be on hand maintaining a two-metre social distancing - to guide people todrop-off points and answer questions.

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closed due to lockdown.“We have given a month rent holiday to

the tenants,” says Scott. “Their on-goingbusiness success is in our best interests, butthe costs will impact our future maintenenceand development of the railway stationprecinct.”

Finally, Treena Gowthorpe adds: “I’mvery proud to be in a country that puts peoplefirst and has such a tiny death toll. We arethe lucky ones when you look around theworld at the horrendous loss of life.”

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Buy locally and help our community -that’s the call from North West Countrybusiness association chair Tony Forlong.

Tony says t more thanhere are 800businesses from Kauakapakapa toRiverhead that supply goods and services tothe public and each other employ, and whohundreds of people in our local community.

“From horticulture to manufacturing,health and education to professionalservices, hospitality, and retail, virtuallyeverything you need is available locally,” hesays.

“By shopping locally or using localservices you are ensuring we continue tohave access to a great range of services,and that there are opportunities to workclose to home and protect our localeconomy.”

Tony says t ewhe last f weeks have beenunprecedented.

“With a few days' warning we suddenlyended up being confined to our homes andthe area around them. At the same timeessential workers have played a vital role inkeeping our supermarkets open andsupplied, or prepared for the worst in thehealth sector.

“At the time of writing the direction ourcountry has taken seems to have worked.O ur hea l th serv ices haven ' t beenoverwhelmed with thousands falling ill anddying as we've seen overseas,” he says.

Tony says a Alerts we emerge from Level3 and Level 2 it is going to be to ainto ,“ ”changed world .

“For the last four weeks, most of our localbusiness owners that provide goods andservices have been sitting at home waiting tosee what will happen and how they will,reopen.

“The effect on our restaurants and bars isgoing to be huge, likewise many servicebusinesses and manufactur have beenerswithout income for over a month.

“The film industry which employs over1000 people locally has been dormant andthat has, in turn, affected those businessesand contractors that supply that industry[with] ”goods and services.

He says in some wayCOVID-19 willhave touched every business andlocalindustry and the people employed by them.,

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The North West Country businessassociation has an online directory 400of -plus businesses and a growing list of them,that are ready to trade either online or byclick and collect. The website is at:www.northwestcountry.co.nz.

W there will alsohen lockdown finishesbe a comprehensive local events page andsome suggestions for day trips to explore thearea.

“So, before you trek into Westgate or goonline to buy something off a businesssomewhere else in Auckland, pay ourwebsite a visit and see if you can find itlocally .,” suggests Tony

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Candidate calls forrail to Helensville

Reinstating a passenger rail link toHelensville should have been included in theAuckland Council infrastructure 'wishlist' justsubmitted to the government says CallanNeylon, the Social Credit candidate for theKaipara ki Mahurangi electorate (formerlyHelensville).

"As the community group 'Trains toHuapai' pointed out there is 'no shovelrequired' as the tracks and platforms arealready there and the community wants it,"he says.

“It would have been one of the easiestprojects to get underway, as the lead timefrom approval to work proceeding wouldhave been short."

Callan says the Public Transport UsersAssociation is correct when it points outaction is needed to relieve congestion inHuapai and Kumeu. Stations and Park andRide facilities are already built, and lieunused at Waitakere and Huapai railwaystations.

"I would go one step further and say railservices should be extended to Helensvilleand electrification of the line take place,"Callan says.

He says the government has taken thefirst step by investing over $100 million intoNorthland track maintenance, and a reportshould be commissioned urgently to seewhether electrification could be undertakenin tandem with the planned work.

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Helensville’s timber history and streamhave inspired the design of a newplayground in Cabeleigh Drive.

Developing the ‘toddlers to teens’playground on the Cabeleigh Drive PondReserve is a Rodney Local Board priority,but chair Phelan Pirrie admits getting publicfeedback when playgrounds are closed is anunusual situation to be in.

“But even during lockdown, localfeedback is important. We want to keep theproject moving as we enter recovery.

“The design celebrates Helensville’stimber history, with trees, logs and woodenplay equipment incorporated into a nature-based theme, with rocks as a boundarybetween the junior and teen play areas,”says Phelan.

A major design consideration has beento ensure thec h i l d r e na r e n ’ tencouragedto go near ther e s e r v e ’ spond.

T h ep r o p o s e ddesign seeksto highlightthe naturalplay spaceswith timberl o g s a n drocks, givingchildren theability to walkacross logsand rocks asthey movearound thesite.

Board member Vicki Kenny says thenew playground is well situated for familiesliving in Helensville and Parakai.

“[It] caters for toddlers to teens withseparate but interconnected play areas. Apath running through the reserve will makefor easy access even in winter.

“There are good sightlines from thestreet to the playground and on-streetparking. A stream on the site will be plantedwith natives to filter stormwater pond run-

off.”The design includes spinning bucket,

horse springer, and ladybird springer rides, aslide, climbing net, swings, logs for natureplay, seating, and a picnic table.

The concept features two connected butdistinct play areas, a junior playspace and aprimary/teen playspace, both influenced bynature.

The junior area integrates a ‘miniature’form of nature play through low lying logs.Rocks intermixed with seating separate thejunior and primary/teen areas.

The intermediate area incorporates amore challenging nature inspired playspacewith a net platform for children to climb on,plus a slide and a tire swing.

The pro jec t ’s nex t s tep wi l l bepresentation of feedback to the local board in

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Everyone will be getting used to a bitmore freedom by now and no doubt itching,to ge t fu r the r beyond the i r d i rec tneighbourhoods.

Our district is blessed with parks thathave some of the most beautiful views inAuckland and are great for a walkwhichwhile maintaining social distancing.

Note that under Level 3 all parks facilitiesand playgrounds are closed, so sorry, notoilets! This is because the Council is unableto clean them every time they are used toavoid public exposure to infection.

The obvious one is Muriwai Beach, withover 50km of wild black sand and dunes. Getout now and enjoy some raw west coastbeauty north of Okiritoto Stream which is dogfriendly, with few other people, and for a fewmore weeks without vehicles.

If your dog is looking for a change ofscenery you can let them blow off somesteam at the local park Pollard Lane ininWaimauku.

Near Muriwai there another couple ofaregreat Department of Conservation walks:

Head to Constable Road to the Te Hengatrack, part of the Hilary Trail, which runs fromMuriwai to Bethels Beach. Take half a day orso to do the whole track or just get down to,the cliff edge walk to blow out any cobwebs.

If you want to do a bush walk at the,beginning of road is the peaceful GoldieBush walk down through a auri forest to thekMokoroa Falls you'll need good walking-shoes for the falls walk. No dogs are allowedat either reserve and make sure you use the,

shoe wash stations to stopthe spread of auri iebackk ddisease.

Ano the r we l l - kep tsecret is the large Te RauPuriri egional ark atR P2911 South Head Road.

T h i s r e l a t i v e l yundeveloped 340-hectarepark has grown over thelast few years with theaddition of new land and boasts stunning,views of the Kaipara Harbour and one of thepeninsula's dune lakes, Rototoa. A newmanagement plan is being developed whichwill see this park become a great destinationfor the north-west. There are some seasonalrestrictions with dogs because it is a workingfarm, so check online before you go.

In Parakai there is Kaipātiki Reserve(formerly Parakai Domain) his is a jointly. Tmanaged reserve between Ngāti Whātua oKai a a and Auckland Council. There is ap rmajor redevelopment plan underway for thereserve over the coming years.

In Helensville, the recent addition of aperimeter track at Rautawhiri Park allows all-weather walking dogs are welcome- .There's also the small Sinclair Park inKaukapakapa off Macky Road.,

Consultation has been delayed on theCouncil Annual Budget due to C -19.’s ovidThere are now going to be significant cuts tospending over the next year.

This is partly because of the expectedreduction in income from investments likeAuckland Airport and Ports of Auckland plus,reductions in fees and charges. There isgoing to be a public consultation on twooptions for a rates increase going to thepublic will also identify which areas of, whichspending wi l l be cut and what theimplications of this will be. At the time ofwriting, I don't know what the implications willbe for local projects.

If you have questions or concerns aboutAuckland Council, can contact meplease .

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While the exact nature of the lockdownhas indeed been unprecedented, many of ushave been drawing on life experiences tohelp get through.

Readers of will haveHelensville Newstheir own insights to share about coping inconfined spaces, of a physical or emotionalnature. Not that I knew it at the time, butspending several years in the submarinesquadron of the Royal Australian Navyprepared me pretty well for the past fewweeks. And so I thought I'd share a fewways that the world beneath the waves hashelped me think about life on lockdown.

First, understand that even the longestvoyage is made up of only three weeks. Ofcourse the calendar may record a longerperiod of time than that but psychologicallythere is always a first week, a middle week(which may in fact be several weeks long!)and a final week.

Know that the first week will go slowly butin the middle one time appears to run muchmore quickly. In the final week, time seemsto slow again as you count down to the end.

It's important not to looktoo far ahead of the weekyou're in – particularly inthe first and middle weeks– as that way often liesr e s t l e s s n e s s a n dfrustration.

Second, share a senseof purpose. When we'rethrown together in asituation that will test each of us in differentways, keeping our eyes on the collectiveprize ensures we're all on the same pageabout the things that matter. Whether it'savoiding the spread of infectious disease orachieving an aim underwater, having acommon purpose enables accountability ofeach team member to another.

Third, maintain strong routines. Whenhumans operate in regular ways (forexample, having good sleep patterns and aconsistent diet) we give ourselves the bestpossible chance to operate well. We're notall able to be masters of our own destinyeach minute of every day, with so manyfactors that can come from outside of ourcontrol, but avoiding irregular sleep andinterrupted ways of living represents ourbest bet to hold the line in tough times.

Take care, stay safe and stay sane!- Chris Penk, MP for Helensville

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Auckland Council iscalling for public feedbackon concept plans for Te RauPuriri Regional Park on theSouth Head Peninsula.

Locals can have theirsay up to Friday, June 12.After consultation closes,feedback will be analysedand the draft plan changedaccordingly.

The revised plan will goback out for consultation inJuly/August this year, withthe aim of getting the finalp l a n s i g n e d o f f i nSeptember 2020.

We will aim to bringmore detailed informationon the concept plans in ourJ u n e i s s u e . I n t h em e a n t i m e , m o r einformation is available onthe council website at:https://bit.ly/2Yk8dET

Te Rau Puriripark plans

We’re aiming to haveHelensville News back inprint for our June issue. Thedeadline for articles andadverts is Tuesday, May 19.

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Ph 09 420 8177

Quality auto service and

repair at country prices

Quality auto service and

repair at country prices

WOFs - Brakes - Suspension

90 Mill Rd, Helensville

Come and try your friendly localmotorcycle workshop. We service/repair

quads, dirt and road bikes - plus wehave parts and accessories.

Pickups and drop-offs available.

Come and try your friendly localmotorcycle workshop. We service/repair

quads, dirt and road bikes - plus wehave parts and accessories.

Pickups and drop-offs available.

Ph: 4207754 or 027 474 7441e: [email protected]

Ph: 4207754 or 027 474 7441e: [email protected]

Kaukapakapa Digger Hire LtdKaukapakapa Digger Hire LtdLocal digger and truck operator with over 20 years’ experience

House SitesHorse ArenasDrivewaysFarm MaintenanceYou name it!

Phone John Nielsen027 447 1967

Advice available on request

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Wastewater design

Tank supply, installation, servicing

Drainlaying

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Learn somethinginterestingKeep your brain activeMeet new people.For mature retired or semi-retired people over 55.

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C :ontact Tony MorrisonE: [email protected]: 09 420 9971

C :ontact Tony MorrisonE: [email protected]: 09 420 9971

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