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Submissions have just closed on aproposed Auckland Council district planchange which will create a HelensvilleResidential HeritageArea.

Helensville’s older residential areas arehistorically significant, yet currently theyhave only limited protection under thedistrict plan.

The new plan change will provide forgreater protection of the heritage buildingsand manage changes in the character of thebuildings and the residential heritage area.

A proposed Heritage Policy Area wouldenclose an area roughly encompassingGarfield Rd, Porter Cres, Puriri St, KowhaiSt, Rimu St, Rata St, Awaroa Rd, Miro St,Nelson St, Stewart St and Green Lane.

The plan change would mean theconstruction of buildings (includingadditions and external alterations) withinthat area would become a restricted

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when considering permit applications,including:

Whether the work would adversely affectthe heritage values of Helensville ordestroy the area’s distinctive character;If the building’s context had beenconsidered in terms of any adverseeffects on the shared character withother buildings in the vicinity;Whether any external additions oralterations were of a design and usedmaterials in sympathy with thoseoriginally used;Whether alterations and additions werein keeping with the architectural form,proportions and style of the existingbuilding(s) on the site;If consideration has been given toretaining as much of the existing buildingfaçade as practicable.They would even look at areas such as

whether the colour scheme is compatiblewith the age and detailing of the building,and if items such as aerials and airconditioning units are sympathetic to theexisting building.

The proposed plan changes alsoinclude some re-zoning in Helensville.

Auckland mayor Len Brown says the

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discretionary activity, as would thedemolition of some buildings within thearea.

The plan change also removes thecurrent special building height in parts ofHelensville; that would also be addressedthrough the restricted discretionary activityassessment, rather than via the current setrule.

The proposed change is aimed atallowing the buildings in Helensville to beable to change over time in a way that meetsthe needs of people in the future whileprotecting the existing character andretaining the town’s historic heritage.

Under the proposed changes thecouncil would use its discretion on matterssuch as the siting, scale, design, materialsand external appearance of buildings, landmodification and earthworks, access andparking, landscaping, planting and existing

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Proposed council plan change aimsto protect Helensville’s built heritage

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Dave Addison (right) has worked onthe since early 2003,doing the sub-editing and layout of thepaper, and advertising artwork.

A qualified journalist and reporterfor the former Auckland Star and NewZealand News UK in London, Daveplans some changes for the paper,including a slightly revised layout and an online, electronic version of each issue.

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Welcome to this issue of , officially my first as owner, publisherand editor.

I began working for the ‘News’ on the March 2003 edition when the paper wasless than four years old; since then I’ve helped produce almost a hundred issues.When I started it was just the then editor, Cynthia Thrush, and myself. Cynthia wrotemost of the articles and sold the advertising. I sub-edited each edition, did the artworkfor the adverts and the paper’s layout. We formed a good team and had some funalong the way.

More recently, Cynthia’s family took over the reins, with daughters Liz onadvertising duty and Amylouise on accounts, and daughter-in-law Linda Powell aseditor. I’d like to give them a big thankyou for their efforts in keeping the paper comingout on time and looking professional.

In the next few issues you may notice some changes, in particular to the layout. I’llbe modifying the columns widths so they are all the same - that will give moreflexibility in the paper’s layout, which should help keep it visually appealing, and willalso give more versatility for advertising. The changes will mean some of thestandard advert sizes will be fractionally smaller, while most will be slightly larger.

Advertisers will reap a benefit too, as each issue will be available to be readonline or downloaded as a PDF document.

I will also be aiming to build back up to it’s former 16 pages,meaning lots of interesting articles will be needed. So, readers, don’t be shy - if youknow of something, or someone, you think will make a ‘good read’ - don’t hesitate toget in touch with me. I might ‘own’ Helensville News, but it’s here for the benefit of thelocal community - that’s you!

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Another building has been moved onto the Helensville Museum site in MillRoad, which will be converted for use asthe Historical Society's archive centre.

The society now has two majorprojects on the go, with the new buildingadding to work needed on the WaitokiSchool Sunshine block we reported onin last month's Helensville News.

The late John Pyatt headed a teamof people who began collecting,collating and filing archival historicalmaterial, and over the years a valuableresource has been built up. The societyhas long been concerned that suitablefacilities for storing and accessing oldand precious papers and articles wereneeded.

The Society commissioned afeasibility study on the museum'sarchives a few years ago and theconsultant's report said the collectionwas valuable and needed safe storage,requiring a dry, air-conditioned and

temperature controlled, vermin-freeenvironment.

A wooden or older building, whilemore fitting with the look of the rest of themuseum complex, was not consideredsuitable for conversion to an archivalcentre for safety reasons. After severalapproaches to the Rodney DistrictCouncil, the society was granted therelocatable building which has beenmoved onto the museum site.

A major finance-raising and buildingproject now faces the society to add anarchival storage unit to the building, andconvert the existing room into research,office and reception space.

Although the building is not historicin design, it fits the needs of the societyby providing the right conditions forarchival storage. Effort will be taken tomake it visually attractive, with a plan toadd a verandah and walkway to tie inwith other buildings on site, and treeplanting and landscaping.

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A heritage-style building is to be builtby the Helensville Railway Station whichwill house a working model of the railwaystation in the 1939/40 era along withrailway memorabilia.

There will also be a small meetingroom that may be available for use bylocal organisations.

The Helensville Railway StationTrust entered into a conditionalagreement with Total Span in Augustlast year to erect the heritage stylebuilding at the southern end of thestation property.

The Trust has engaged the servicesof business adviser Larry Robbins, whoworks with a number of museums, toproduce a business plan for raisingfinance. Some of the funds needed forthe project are already in place, and theTrust should be in a position to startbuilding in the next few months.

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Heritage building for railway stationjo ined the Nor th land MuseumAssociation earlier this year.

During the year major maintenancehas been carried out on part of the mainstation building, replacing weatherboards and now, as money permits, thebuilding will be progressively painted.

Following a successful market dayheld in May in conjunction with a steamtrain visit which brought Aucklanders toHelensville, the Trust has planned asimilar event for Sunday, September 4.

Trust chairman Alan Hargreavessays visitor numbers to the station, inparticular overseas travellers, continueto grow.

Trustees and their partners arehoping to organise a day trip toMatakohe and Dargaville in the next fewweeks after a successful trip last year tothe Morgan museum at Hukeranui,Kawakawa, and Pete’s Museum atKerikeri.

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Jo’s entry ‘Kiss’ was picked fromw o r l d - w i d esubmissions tocompete in theinternational ly-judged FestivalGallery of QuiltArtc o m p e t i t i o n ,being held as parto f t h eInternational QuiltF e s t i v a l i nHouston, Texas inNovember.

Unfortunatelycompetition rulesmean we areunable to showyou a picture ofJo ’s s tunn inge m b r o i d e r e dquilt.

She will find out in September if shehas won first prize - US$2500 plus a tripto the Houston festival - or second prize,US$1000 plus a trip to the festival.

After the judging and five-dayexhibition in Houston, the competitionentries will tour the United States, withshows in places such as Chicago andLong Beach in California.

Jo is one of “fewer than five”professional embroiderers in NewZealand, and the only one trained at theRoyal School of Needlework atHampton Court Palace in Surrey,England.

Originally from East Anglia andbrought up by a ‘stitcher’ mother, Jo sawa needlework exhibition at age 15 anddecided on the spot that she wouldbecome a professional embroiderer.

“I feel very lucky that I can make aliving doing what I love to do,” she says.

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of just six apprentices accepted thatyear for a three-year apprenticeshipcourse at the Royal School ofNeedlework.

The school was founded as theSchool of Art Needlework in 1872 by

Lady Victoria Welby, with the dual aimsof reviving a beautiful art which hadfallen into disuse while providing youngeducated women of the gentry a suitableprofession who, without such alivelihood, would find themselves forcedto live in poverty. The school’s firstpresident was Queen Victoria’s thirddaughter, Princess Christian ofSchleswig-Holstein.

After qualifying from the RoyalSchool, Jo immediately began work as as e l f - e m p l o y e d p r o f e s s i o n a lembroiderer.

She moved to New Zealand in 2000after marrying Kiwi Kit Dean, and thenshifted to Helensville seven years ago tobe close to Kit’s work inAlbany.

Here, she has raised daughtersMorgan (8) and Kingston (5), bothcurrently pupils at Helensville Primary.

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Embroiderer chosen for international competitionin Otaki, the oldest Anglican Maorichurch in New Zealand, which openedin 1849 but was destroyed by fire in1995. Jo was commissioned to createan exact replica - from photographs - ofa piece lost in the blaze.

The other was an altar clothcommissioned by the Queen andorganised through the New Zealandgovernment, which was presented to StFa i th ’s Church in Rotorua tocommemorate a soldier the Queenbelieved should have received theVictoria Cross.

earns income through church work suchas altar cloths and vestments, teaching(predominantly embroidery guild groupsaround the country), commissions andexhibitions.

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Pauline facilitated an art activity thatcelebrated 'being Wahine' and therewas a pop quiz to keep enthusiasm high.As with the morning's activity, eachstudent participant was presented with acare pack.

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The Helensville Women & FamilyCentre celebrated Youth Week 2011with two separate activities recently.

At a table set up outside The Café inCommercial Road, Kerri Babbingtonand Michaela Salmon caught up withyoung women aged between 12 and 24years to spread the message of YouthWeek 2011, which was 'Step Up, BeHeard, Take Responsibility and BeYOUth'.

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The Auckland Youth Symphony Orchestra will play a second concert inHelensville at 2.30pm on Sunday, July 24 in the Helensville Hall. The concert followsa successful first-ever performance in Helensville inApril, pictured above.

The orchestra is also playing concerts this month in Howick, Whangarei andAuckland prior to flying to Germany on July 27 to play at the Young Euro Classicfestival in Berlin next month.

The programme will feature The Hebrides Overture, Op. 26, Fingal's Cave, byMendelssohn; Oboe Concerto in D major with soloist Thomas Hutchinson, byStrauss; a piece specially commissioned for the tour by young New ZealandcomposerAlex Taylor; and Poulenc’s Sinfonietta.

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There was a good turn-out for theofficial opening at the Art Centre of theHelensville-themed 'panels' exhibitioncreated by local community groups andindividuals.

The pro jec t was a imed a tencouraging creativity in people whoh a d n ' t p r e v i o u s l y c o n s i d e r e dthemselves 'artistic', to be 'by thecommunity for the community', and tobrighten theArt Centre courtyard.

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On the theme of 'community art', the

chain link fence along the Art Centrefrontage is becoming an 'evolvingcanvas', as locals use the ideas of 'yarnbombing' and 'knitted graffiti' to createyarn-based shapes and symbols whichare tied to the fence.

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About 30 people braved badweather to gather at the Father SakeyCentre of the Catholic Church for theHistorical Society's second WinterLecture.

Wayne Ryburn described how thewealth provided from kauri gum andkauri timber milling on the Kaipara in themid to late 19th century supportedbusinessmen and companies in thefledgling town ofAuckland.

People like John Logan Campbelland William Brown, Edwin Mitchelsonand L. D. Nathan were traders in thenorthern area, buying up locallyproduced or provided gum and timberand exporting it to Australia, Americaand England.

Although gold attracted high prices ithad a relatively short production time,and over the years more money wasraised from kauri gum sales as it traded

over a much longer period of time.Steamers played an important role

on the Kaipara, as trading vessels aswell as passenger traffic. Among thesesteamers was the ‘Tuirangi’, built byChas Bailey in Auckland in 1908 for theSellars-Allen company .

After the lecture society presidentJohn Smith introduced GordonHendriksen of Wellsford, who presentedto the society with a handsome model ofthe ‘Tuirangi’. Six members of theSellars family were present and werephotographed with the model. This is thesecond model Gordon has presented tothe society; last year he gave ‘TSS TheMinerva’. These generous gifts are agreat addition to the museum's exhibits.

The next lecture on July 17 will be onthe topic ‘Ups and Downs - a look atHelensville Businesses and the Town’by Grev Walker.

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council’s efforts to protect heritage arenot restricted to centralAuckland.

“I am determined that the characterof our older villages and towns will beprotected acrossAuckland.

“The preservation of our builtheritage in wonderful towns likeHelensville is as important as it isanywhere else,” he says.

Plans to protect our area’s heritagedate back more than a decade.

The Helensville-Parakai StructurePlan 1998 identified the older residentialareas of Helensville as a potentialheritage conservation zone andrecommended development of aheritage conservation policy to protectand enhance Helensville’s heritage.

In 2008, the former Rodney DistrictCouncil adopted the Helensville UrbanDesign Framework and resolved toreview Helensville’s heritage precincts.

Then in June last year the RDCnotified Variation 144 to introduce theTown Centre Heritage Policy Area to themain business area of Helensville. Theimportance of protecting and enhancing

the heritage value of the residentialarea was a common theme during thisvariation’s consultation stage.

That same year the RDC conductedthe Helensville Residential AreaHeritage Study, which identified andassessed the heritage value of thebuildings in the older residential area ofHelensville, with the assessmentforming the basis of the currentproposed Plan Change 160.

The council’s report says RodneyDistrict has a wealth of residentialbuildings from the Victorian andEdwardian eras.

“These buildings are particularlyconcentrated within the older parts ofHelensville and their concentration herecontributes significantly to the characterof the town.

“The gradual removal of heritagebuildings from within the older parts ofHelensville has the potential to have adetrimental effect on the heritagecharacter of the town.

“It is considered important that thisheritage resource be managed in anintegrated and sustainable manner.”

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Mobile mechanic service for Helensvilleprimarily a mobile service, he also has aworkshop with a hoist on South Head Rdjust out of Parakai where he can domajor repairs and warrants of fitness(starting in the next few weeks).

His mobile service includes fullservices, tune-ups and pre-purchaseinspections, and there is no callout feefor local customers.

Shane is also working in associationwith Bikesport in Mill Road, wherebetween them they will offer a ‘farm andquad’ package, where a farmer canbring his quad in on the back of his ute,and have both vehicles serviced at thesame time.

� Natasha & Shane Haynes with Shane’s mobile ‘workshop’


Around $500,000 is up for grabsAuckland-wide over the coming yearacross a range of heritage andenvironmental funds, three of whichapply specifically to projects within theformer Rodney District Councilboundary.

The Rodney Env i ronmenta lEducation Fund provides support tocommunity initiatives that protect andenhance the natural environment orraise awareness of environmentalissues in the community. This fund isopen for applications until all funding isallocated by the Auckland CouncilManager of Environmental Services.

Heritage grant money up for grabsThe Rodney Her i tage I tem

Assistance Fund provides grants to helpconserve, restore and protect valuableheritage items, and the Rodney NaturalHeritage Fund grants help and activelyencourage the community to manage,protect and enhance biodiversity,indigenous vegetation and wildlifehabitats.

Deadlines for the remaining twoallocation applications are Friday,September 30 and Tuesday, January31, 2012. For application criteria or todownload an application form visit thefunding page on the council's websitewww.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/funding.

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Helensville Birthing Centre is your local

community facility. It provides a free service for

women who choose to give birth in a low-tech

environment. Alternatively, women who give

birth in hospital can then transfer to us for the

opportunity to rest and establish breastfeeding.

You are welcome to call in and have a look

around, or browse our facilities online.

Helensville Birthing Centre is your local

community facility. It provides a free service for

women who choose to give birth in a low-tech

environment. Alternatively, women who give

birth in hospital can then transfer to us for the

opportunity to rest and establish breastfeeding.

You are welcome to call in and have a look

around, or browse our facilities online.

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Nurturing Families

The Helensville and South Kaipararegion will soon have a new youthmentoring program.

The South Kaipara Men & FamilyCentre, The Helensville Women &Family Centre and Te Awaroa YouthClub have banded together to fill theneed into a program for the youngpeople of our community.

Now the call is out for locals to stepup and become mentors.

The aim of mentoring is to helpfamilies help their children be the verybest they can be, using the philosophy “ittakes a village to raise a child”.

Research shows that, in addition totheir parents, children need othersupportive adults they can rely on tocare for them and to believe in them. Formost children that need is met throughextended family and family friends.

But for some young people this needis not filled and they can struggle to growand achieve their potential. That iswhere a mentor can help, by becomingthat supportive adult outside of thenuclear family upon whom they can rely.

Mentors are men, women and youngadults of good character with anenthusiasm for 7-19 year olds, who wishto play a part in seeing young peoplereach their potential. They are generallygood communicators who can pass ontheir own wisdom by just beingthemselves and modelling helpful life-skills through their actions.

They are consistent in theircommitment to a young person, canhave fun along the way, and can show agenuine warmth and caring in theirrelationships. Mentors don't needparticular qualifications, and don't needto be experts - they just need to be there.

To get the local mentor ingprogramme up and running, the next

Youth mentoring programme on way

Free trial singing lessons for anyone interested in voicetraining are being held during the final weeks of Term 2, fromJuly 5 to 15. They are being held by new local Scot Hall, whois setting up a local singing studio. Phone Scot on 420 6159or 027 205 5115 or email [email protected] to book.

Free singing lessons at new studio

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step is to appoint mentors.Mentors for the local program will

need to commit to around three hourseach week to a potential mentee overthe course of a minimum of 12 months.All training will be provided and thementors will receive full support.

Anyone interested in becoming amentor should phone program co-ordinator Jules Urquhart on 420-8263and leave a message, or [email protected] with'Mentoring' in thesubject line.

“We believe thiswill be one of the mostrewarding, and mostimportant projectsyou are ever invited tobe a part of.” saysJules.

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A major fundraiser for the Tamaki SportsAcademy is the free metal collection service itoffers.

We will pick up any old metal - whiteware suchas fridges, stoves, dishwashers, washingmachines; roofing iron; metal piping; venetianblinds; computers; batteries; car panels; cars;metal shelving; filing cabinets; machinery; lawnmowers; engines; and so on.

Tamaki Sports Academy offers mentoring,coaching and work experience to SouthAuckland youth who have dropped out of themainstream school system but who show somesporting talent.Academy members are enrolledin the Correspondence School, and worktowards unit standard credits and nationalqualifications.

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The Kaipara Coast SculptureGardens at Kaukapakapa is calling onartists to submit proposals for exhibitingfor 2012.

Artists are invited to submit ideas fornew or existing works, which will beexhibited on a sale or return basis fromthe start of Exhibition 2012 for 12months from November 19.

Sculptures in a range of sizes,mediums and price ranges, includingstatic, kinetic, utilisinglight, sound or water,e p h e m e r a l o rconceptual in naturet h a t r e f l e c tcontemporary sculpturalpractice will all beconsidered. Preferencewill be given to new workthat has not beenexhibited before, and tosite-specific work.

Artists need to takeinto account that theirworks must be strongenough and of weatherresistant materials toremain installed at thesite for a year, while retaining longevityfor purchasers.

Entry proposals can be made untilthe end of July, and those selected willneed to be installed between October 20and 31.

Following on from the garden'ssuccessful first Letterbox Project, artistsare also invited to create a letterbox thatchallenges the standard New Zealandletterbox, using any material. Theletterboxes will be for sale and displayedalong the sculpture trail.

Kaipara Coast Sculpture Gardensfeatures contemporary sculptures

created by established and emergingNew Zealand artists, all of which are for

sale. The exhibition iscompletely changedeach year.

O p e n s i n c eNovember 2008, thesculpture gardens weredeveloped in conjunctionwith Kaipara Coast PlantCentre which has beenr u n b y D a v i d a n dGeraldine Bayly since1988.

T h e g a r d e n i sdesigned so visitors canstroll along the sculpturetrail and find inspirationfor selecting sculpturesand plants to enhance

their gardens and property whileenjoying the rural outlook.

For more information phone 4205655, email: [email protected],or visit www.sculpturegardens.co.nz

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I have been making this bread for many years, first at home then for 10 years atmy cafes, where ‘The Bread’ was a staple. Even then we had a policy of makingeverything ourselves, so a good bread was essential.

Originally we produced a few loaves per day for use in sandwiches, toast forbreakfasts and to accompany soup. Before long the bread became a product all of itsown and we began producing dozens of loaves each day for sale to the public. Therecipe was a closely guarded secret for all those years but now it is time to share.

This is a batter bread with high water content, so it has a very long shelf life, greatcrust and lovely soft doughy centre. The best part is it is very fast to make, onlyproves once and can be ready to eat within two hours of deciding to make it. You willneed a large bowl, a wooden spoon, a loaf tin, a cup measure and a set of scales.

450mls warm water1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon dried yeast1 teaspoon sugar¼ cup pumpkin seeds¼ cup sunflower seeds250g wholemeal flour250g white flour, (standard or bakers)2 teaspoons sesame seeds

Pour the water into the bowl and add the salt, yeast, sugar, pumpkin seeds, andsunflower seeds. Stir and leave to stand for a few minutes while you weigh the flour.

Add the flours and stir together with the wooden spoon. The batter will formquickly and once all the flour is mixed in beat 100 times with the wooden spoon untilthe batter becomes slightly elastic. That's it.

Pour the dough into a greased loaf tin, until it is about two thirds full, tap on thebench to level. Sprinkle on the sesame seeds straight away before the surfacebegins to dry and lose its stickyness.

Place the tin uncovered in a warm place and allow to prove until it is slightly higherthan the tin. It will take 30-40 mins to prove, so preheat the oven to 200° celsius. Onceyour bread is proved place in the middle of the oven and bake for 40-45 minutes.When cooked tap the tin on the bench and turn out the loaf onto a cake rack, allow tocool before cutting.

do not try to make this bread with “surebake conditioned yeast” as that isdesigned to work in breadmakers and will fail; just use plain dried yeast.

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A photo project on Kaukapakapa’s past and present featured at the annualmeeting of the Helensville and District Historical Society on June 15.

Following the Kaukapakapa 150th celebration late last year, Colin Lunt puttogether a collection of older photos and compared them with newer views, which hepresented at the meeting. It was considered so effective the Society hopes to find anopportunity to show the presentation to a wider audience.

Officers for the coming year are: president John Smith, vice-president GlenyssBlackshaw, secretary Judy Lloyd and committee members Leigh Bosch, JulieColville, Jean Davidson, Rhonda Grace, Lesley Holt, Mary Massara and Isla Williswere all re-elected, along with new member Jenny McCann.

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Vote for us! That's the call from year10 students at Kaipara College whohave made a movie they hope will winthem a $5000 scholarship from GenesisEnergy toward a five-day OutdoorPursuit Centre camp at TongariroNat ional Park. To vote go towww.youtube.com/StudentvsWild, clickthe 'Vote' link, choose the KaiparaCollege movie from the list, then clickthe green 'thumbs up'. The school withthe most votes wins. Voting closes 5pmThursday, July 7. Winners will beannounced on Monday, July 11.

The Helensville A&P Association’sannual general meet ing is onWednesday, July 13 at 7.30pm, at theHelensville showgrounds.

The next Kaukapakapa villagemarket is on Sunday, Sunday 17 from9am-1pm. Contact Sarah, phone 4209175 or Kim, phone 420 5776.

Kaukapakapa Scout Group holds itsannual Trivial Pursuits evening at theKaukapakapa Hall on Saturday, July 30from 7pm. Tickets $15. BYO drinks,supper provided. Funds raised will helpsubsidise new uniforms for the Keas,

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Cubs and Scouts and for much neededk i t chen equ ipmen t . Fo r moreinformation and tickets phone Josie on420 3363 or Lisa on 420 3345.

A free screening of the film 'WhenLove is Not Enough’ starring WynonaRyder will be shown at the HelensvilleChristian Life Centre, 118 CommercialRd on Sunday, August 14 at 6:30pm.The film is the story of Bill and LoisWilson, co-founders of the AlcoholicsAnonymous and Al-Anon FamilyGroups.

News of the death of Garth Clark inAuckland recently saddened localresidents who have memories of theClark family's time at the Kaipara Hotelin the 1960s and 70s, and theirinvolvement with the Helensville Playersdramatic group. We will print a fullarticle in the next issue of

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The next meeting of the HelensvilleArthritis Support Group is on Thursday,July 21, 10.30am at the home of HelenMurdock, 63 Pipitiwai Drive, Helensville.For more information contact co-ordinators Merle Griffiths on 420-8774or Ina Stoner on 420-7875.

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