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Paul Garrett of Dairy Flat is the only motorcycle rider in NZ to be invited to compete in the Dream Bridgestone competition for disabled riders in Rome.

The feeling of freedom and power that comes with motorcycle riding is all the more valuable to Paul Garrett now that he is paralysed from the chest down. Photo, JDAS Photos

Paralysed motorcyclist sets sights on international competitionThe event takes place next month, and getting there is not only an immense physical challenge for Paul and his family, but also a financial one.Paul rode motorcycles as a teenager, and in 2006 he decided to get back into the sport, at the age of 50.

A year later, he was racing his motorcycle at Pukekohe Raceway when he was involved in a particularly nasty ‘highside’ crash on a turn that is notorious for serious accidents. The bike lost traction and both Paul and his 600cc Formula 2 bike were thrown

up into the air. Paul landed on his back and the bike came down on top of him. The impact inflicted a head injury that wiped his memory of the accident. It also crushed his C4 vertebrae, leaving him paralysed from the chest down.

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“My helmet and back protector, which is like a turtle shell, saved my life,” he says.His recovery and adjustment to life as a paraplegic has taken time, helped by his strength of character and sense of humour. His family, particularly wife Margaret (a former nurse) and daughters Belinda and Jessica, friends and the motorcycle community provide the support he needs.Paul says riding again one day was always at the back of his mind.“I missed it and determination grew to ride again,” he says. “I bought a bike and hid it at a friend’s place while I talked my family into the idea.”He kept technical modifications to a minimum. They included disconnecting the rear brakes and adding a thumb operated control for gear changing. Velcro at the feet and knees of his leather race suit attaches Paul to the bike. Two assistants hold the bike in place while he is helped on and off.A year ago he got back onto the motorbike for the first time since the accident. He says the feeling was unbelievably good.“It was almost like being a kid again, for those first few rides,” he says. “When you’re in a wheelchair, things like driving are wonderful because they feel similar to what you could do before. It lets you leave the wheelchair behind.”

Since then, Paul has been learning a lot about what he calls “a different way of riding”.He races able-bodied riders at Pukekohe in the Auckland Motorcycle Club Series, with some impressive results, and goes to track days as often as possible to practice.“Every ride is an effort; endurance is slow to build with no torso muscles to call upon and when you hit the wall you can’t stop for a breather because you have to hold yourself up on the bike.”The Dream Bridgestone Cup is the only international race for disabled motorcycle riders. It will be held on a circuit just outside Rome on June 7 and Paul says he is excited to be invited to take part.The event is to showcase the abilities and attitude of disabled motorcyclists, and “to prove that the seemingly impossible can be achieved and enjoyed”.It’s a challenge that Paul is more than up for.Covering the cost of getting to Italy, as well as paying for the use of a bike over there, is proving difficult. Paul’s family welcome donations to their Give A Little account, which closes on June 1 – look for Paul Garrett motorcycle event.The link is attached to this story at www.localmatters.co.nz

Police spent hours last week going through one of the largest hauls of stolen goods ever found in the Waitemata Police District.

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The discovery of thousands of dollars worth of stolen items in Dairy Flat early this month was widely publicised on social media. Hibiscus Matters’ Facebook story on May 8 reached 22,000 people, with many watching the video to try and identify items they’d had stolen.The goods, which filled 12 shipping containers, two horse floats and several sheds are now in secure Police storage.Around 60 percent of the items have been traced back to their owners, including all the motorbikes, trail and quad bikes and the majority of the kitchen appliances, which were stolen from homes under construction in Rodney.Police believe that the goods were likely to have been stolen over the past 18 months mainly from the Rodney and Albany areas.A 43-year-old man has been charged

with receiving stolen property. The ongoing investigation into who is responsible for the thefts has been named Operation Tank (a 30,000 litre water tank was one of the items).Last week a contact phone number and email address were released for the public wanting to claim, or enquire about, the recovered goods – phone 424 6509 or email [email protected] owners of several trailers, a concrete mixer and a large number of power tools still need to be identified, as well as a diesel tanker on a trailer.Anyone who calls is asked to have serial numbers or a description of distinctive markings on their items ready when they ring.Take a closer look at the haul on the video at localmatters.co.nz, where we will also put all the latest updates on this story as they occur.

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The Hibiscus Coast made some significant gains in Auckland Council’s 10-year budget, as a result of the high number of submissions by the public, lobbying by local politicians and the introduction of the transport levy.

Completion of the Silverdale park ‘n’ ride is a key local transport gain for the Hibiscus Coast that results from the introduction of the transport levy.

Budget brings wins and losses for Coast ratepayers

This month Council agreed on its final 10-year Budget, or Long Term Plan (LTP) with the budget to be formally adopted by the Governing Body on June 25.Councillor John Watson says that the Coast fared reasonably well although he opposed the transport levy of $114 on average, per year, which brought the rates rise for Coast households to around 6.3 percent. “The levy was sprung on the councillors and had no public mandate, which is why I voted against it,” he says.Cr Wayne Walker voted for the levy, but says that was a difficult decision. “It was the only option on the table to bring a number of transport projects in Albany Ward into the 10 year plan,” he says. “However, my preference would have been to fund transport improvements through other options. I’m bitterly disappointed because the levy also takes the heat off central

Government, and that’s a big concern.”Both councillors say that greater economies within Council, and its CCOs, including Auckland Transport, are called for. “It would have been better to cut some fat from the system instead of accepting the transport levy,” Cr Watson says.Penlink attracted a record number of submissions, but remains beyond the 10-year plan, although funding for the work that is already underway on extending the designation to four lanes is included.Money for erosion protection work on Orewa and other beaches was not in the budget, however Hibiscus & Bays Local Board chair Julia Parfitt, says there is no need for panic. “Council needed more specific costings and we are putting these together in a business case,” she says. Meanwhile, public consultation on the options for Orewa Reserve (HM May 6) will begin soon. “We will

then be able to put firm figures and a preferred option into the Annual Plan, seeking funding starting in 2016/17.”One of the most significant gains was the agreement to ring-fence development contributions, so that they benefit the local community. Development contributions are

paid to mitigate the effects of new subdivisions on the community. The draft LTP suggested that these would be put into a single pot to be spent anywhere in Auckland, but that has been altered so that they will be spent closer to home on environmental and community projects.

Budget summary y Orewa Beach erosion protection work: Funding is available for consenting and public consultation this year. The local board is putting together a business case to obtain funding for the actual work. Mayor Len Brown said he regards Orewa Beach as the top priority to be addressed as part of a wider erosion, sea level rise and inundation study to be brought back to council by August.

y Silverdale Park ‘n’ Ride: The transport levy provides $6 million for completion of the park ‘n’ ride facility to begin construction in 2016/17.

y Transport improvements: Auckland Transport is considering a package of transport improvements, including construction of the Curley Ave extension in Silverdale, widening Whangaparaoa Rd from

Red Beach to the highway and the introduction of transit lanes (T2 and T3 lanes) along Whangaparaoa Rd and Hibiscus Coast Highway. This work remains outside the 10-year-plan unless additional funding, such as motorway tolls or fuel taxes, are introduced (these require Government approval).

y Metro Park East: Just over $900,000 has been set aside for field development. Further money may come from a fund supported by development contributions. The local board expects to fund toilets and changing rooms.

y Street trading levy: The Trading in Public Places and Street Trading levy, expected to hit some Orewa businesses hard (HM November 19, 2014) has been reduced and deferred until 2017/18. A single annual fee (amount to be confirmed) will be the only cost for

Orewa hospitality businesses to use public footpaths until then.

y Stanmore Bay Pool & Leisure Centre: A total of $3.9 million was approved for the Leisure Centre extension project.

y Capital funds: A new $10 million per year fund is to be created for local board capital expenditure. Depending on how this is allocated, Hibiscus & Bays will receive “a few hundred thousand annually for capital projects,” Julia Parfitt says.

y Libraries: Libraries were asked to shave $2 million from their budget and reducing opening hours was an option. However, community opposition to that has seen Orewa and Whangaparaoa Libraries retain seven day opening (52 hours per week with local board top up funds). Additional user pays charges will be introduced including $2 for

items put on hold but not collected (adults only) and an increase in the overdue fee from 60c to $1.

y Surf Lifesaving building projects: The plan provides $1.9 million over the first four years of the LTP for redevelopment of the highest priority surf clubs.

y Weed killers: There is a proposal to continue using Glyphosate/Roundup weedkiller on roadsides and parks throughout the Hibiscus Coast, despite community opposition, but Council may give local boards some control over what is used in their area, as long as they pay for any alternative from their own funds.

y Inorganic waste collection: A new annual, on-property, pre-booked inorganic collection service will be rolled out Auckland-wide, starting this year, to be funded from the waste management targeted rate.

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Let’s get digitalWith digital editor Cathy AronsonWe’ve been improving our website so it’s easier for you to join the conversation online. Since we launched last month, the community have already been busy, adding their comments to stories such as Set Netting Concerns Switch to Matakatia, Local Folk and New

Business stories. Keep coming back to localmatters.co.nz between papers to have your say, read extended stories and watch video interviews. You can also join the conversation on facebook.com/HibiscusMatters and follow our news feed on twitter at localmattersnzTop 10 stories: Last month’s most viewed stories online: Local folk: Dr Rebecca Matthews • Local Opinion: Alison

Holst bows out • Remembering the sacrifice of Coast soldiers in World War I • School stops to contemplate war effort • Auckland Council eyes up reserve land for housing • Apartment plans for Manly • Vanuatu aid sails from Gulf Harbour • Whiteheads first to return to Shakespear Open Sanctuary • Rural families turn out in force for Anzac Day • Estuary extension begins.

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Anzac Sunday was a special occasion for the residents at the Hibiscus Coast Village. A group of residents, under the direction of Nancy Haaker, got together to produce an Anzac themed concert for the residents. After a few months of practice, a cast of 18 put on a 90 minute show of humour, song and skits to entertain an audience of 200 people. The concert concluded with afternoon tea. Nancy said it was great to see many of the villagers wearing poppies, some proudly wearing their medals, and joining in with their favourite and familiar war-time songs. The event also resulted in the presentation of a cheque for $414 to the RSA Vice President Kay Chilman, to go toward the Silverdale RSA welfare fund.Ted Buckwell, Red Beach

Correction: Regarding proposed alternative flag designs (HM May 6) Rodney MP Mark Mitchell wishes to make it clear that: “I support all my constituents in any process they need to go through, via providing information, support or contacts. In the case of the flag referendum, I do not support any particular alternative design”.

Our money, our choiceMy family and I spend a lot of time in and around Orewa Reserve and found the story in your last paper (HM May 6) about erosion protection measures enlightening. Public consultation on the possible solutions can’t come soon enough! And I can’t wait to be involved and put my two cents worth in. I get the feeling we’re being encouraged to go for the cheaper option but to me felling those iconic pines is out of the question. It’s ratepayers’ money and good to see we are going to have the final word in how much is spent getting the beach and foreshore as we’d like it to be.Rob Miller, Orewa

Unknown flagMy wife and I have been sailing around the world in our yacht for the last nine years. During this time we

have flown either the NZ Blue ensign or the Red NZ registered ship ensign. Of the 63 countries we have visited during our travels less than a handful of people we have met are able to identify our flag. Most have thought we were either Australian or English, which is rather sad. We now fly the Black Flag with the silver fern and it is amazing that more than 90 percent recognize it as a NZ flag. During our travels we joined a group of yachts and sailed round the Black Sea calling at Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia and Turkey. Even during our stops through Asia, few people knew we were from NZ. The big problem I see is that most New Zealanders never fly the flag outside NZ so do not realize that it is so little recognized. We need a new flag and part of the design needs to include the silver fern. Grahame and Lynne Brown, Army Bay

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Measuring mishapGrass will soon replace gravel in part of the carpark alongside Dairy Flat Community Hall. Council obtained retrospective resource consent for a 900sqm car park, but the actual size was 1500sqm. “They say they are helping us by grassing over 600sqm of our parking area,” a Hall spokesperson says. “But never mind, we can park on grass as well as gravel.”

Leaving chunks of wood from a fallen branch for the community to collect if needed has backfired for Auckland Council contractors – the pieces were too large to carry, so have ended up remaining on this local park, while the contractors mow around them, leaving little pop up “mole hills” of long grass scattered around.

Fake commuterA 24 year-old man got a $150 fine, and no doubt a red face, after attempting to use a T2 lane with a mannequin as the front seat passenger. Earlier this month Police pulled the car over at the Constellation Drive onramp when an officer spotted an unusual looking passenger in the front seat of a car using the T2. It proved to be a mannequin with a bandaged head and sunglasses. “The driver was rather sheepish, apologised and said it was the first time he’d done it,” Police said.


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Changing the culture on the Hibiscus Coast to make it more attractive to young people is the challenge that has been taken on by a couple calling themselves Coast Collective.

Surf and skate culture is celebrated in a video launched recently by local film maker Chris Dews.The 20-minute film follows Orewa surfer Travis Salahub as he tries to find “legendary” Hibiscus Coast surfer Shaun Batterton. It also features surfing and skate footage from other Coasties, including Element and Vans skater Chase Collins. All the skate footage was filmed at Stanmore Bay skatepark.Chris, aged 20, says he made the film as a reminder of good times with good mates because he expects to be leaving the area for work. “It was definitely bros, not pros,” he says. “I wanted to capture those mornings at great surfing spots. It was while studying photography

Charlotte and Harry Burt are on a mission to bring some ‘cool’ to the Coast.

Youth culture the focus for new Coast Collective

Charlotte and Harrison Burt recently moved to the Coast, and Charlotte, who grew up here, says she found nothing much had changed since she was a teenager. “I left the Coast when I turned 18 because there wasn’t much happening for people my age,” Charlotte says. “After living in the city for eight years I convinced my husband Harrison, who grew up in the city, that we should try living back on the Coast and we moved here three months ago. This place has so much potential, and we love living here. But what we’ve found is that the culture for young people hasn’t changed and there is nothing much to do here. We decided to do something about that.”Between them, the couple have a background in youth work, social media and event management, and their first step was to create the Coast Collective blog to showcase cafés, shops and recreational activities.The Collective also set up a launch

party for a locally made video (see story below) and a market, which was first held last week, May 16, at the Sea Scouts Hall in Orewa. The market began with 12 stalls offering jewellery, clothes, art, food, coffee and music. All stall-holders are aged 15–30.Charlotte says the Collective would love to hear from young people with great ideas for the Coast. Info: www.thecoastcollective.wordpress.com

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at university that Chris discovered he preferred story telling with video.He went on to make surfing and wakeboarding videos for The Edge TV.A link to the film is with this story at localmatters.co.nz


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Stillwater Community Hall was officially opened last weekend, on May 16, with a large crowd attending a festive event to mark the occasion.

Mary Livingstone-Atkinson, 95, cuts the ribbon to officially open Stillwater Hall with Local Board chair Julia Parfitt.

Stillwater celebrates official opening of community hallOne of Stillwater’s earliest residents, 95-year-old Mary Livingstone-Atkinson, was first in line to see the hall officially opened. She has been waiting to see a hall built on the site since her late husband George paced out the measurements for it in Duck Creek Road Reserve 30 years ago, and she was on the original hall committee.In a speech at the opening, Otene Reweti of Ngati Whatua quoted a Maori proverb that says “success is not about the work of one, but the work of many”.The former Rodney District Council initiated the project, but did not

Stillwater Hall opened last weekend. More photos, localmatters.co.nz

set aside enough money to make it happen. The Hibiscus & Bays Local Board took the bit in its teeth and, according to chair Julia Parfitt, begged, cajoled and pleaded with the governing body to get the project over the line.Construction of the 217sqm building and 89sqm deck took eight months and came at a final cost of around $860,000.Until now the Stillwater Boating Club has been the only gathering place, so the hall offers a new focal point for social and community activities.Speaking on behalf of the Stillwater Ratepayers & Residents Association, Mary Gallagher thanked the local board and the community for making it happen. “It’s wonderful to have a place where we can come together and be a community,” she said.The association has set up a committee to run the hall, and Scouts, yoga, Thai kickboxing, a playgroup, and quilters are already on the schedule. The idea of holding a monthly market is also being considered.


Challenges aheadAuckland Council is now exactly half way through its current term. I’m pretty sure that few previous councils have endured such sustained controversy and unpopularity. While part of this discontent is undoubtedly personal, part of it is also structural – that is to do with the way this ‘Super City’ has been set up with a dominant mayoral office and seven Council Controlled Organisations that are ‘controlled’ in name only.You start to get the makings of a perfect storm when you combine the above with the need to catch up on the under-investment of the seven legacy councils while simultaneously trying to cope with unprecedented levels of growth across Auckland. In reality this is an all but impossible task solely on the back of a ratepayer base.The latest controversy is the imposition of a $114 transport levy on residential ratepayers. This was introduced to raise more money for transport projects. I voted against this levy because it imposes an unacceptable level of rate increase and was sprung by the Mayor at the last minute. It wasn’t even mentioned in the household questionnaire mailed out to each home. It had no public mandate. Instead of the levy, funds could have been raised through greater economies from within the council organisation (particularly within CCO budgets), a regional fuel tax (which is fairer) and by lobbying government to fund more transport infrastructure. There are genuine alternatives to many of the decisions being made – alternatives to the city-centric focus, asset sales, ports fiasco, expensive stadium rejigs, environmental, sporting and community cut backs and so on. That’s why Wayne Walker and I have found ourselves amongst a group of about seven councillors who’ve fought hard against many decisions we regard as retrograde. It’s important that such opposition exists.It’s not all doom and gloom on the council front however. Travelling around Auckland it’s clear that the Hibiscus Coast still enjoys a living environment and general council facilities that are the equal of any. If we can address our transport challenges through a joint funding deal over Penlink and expand our park and ride and ferry services, we will go a long way to retaining this quality of life, irrespective of other dark clouds on the council horizon.In these circumstances our dual role is to secure as many gains as we can for the Albany Ward while also presenting constructive alternatives to the various ‘visions’ for the future currently being espoused. It’s not an easy role but it is an important one.

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The Northern motorway on and off ramps at Millwater opened last week, with the aim of reducing traffic congestion on the local network.

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The State Highway 1 interchange, between the Silverdale and Orewa exits, provides direct access to Millwater, Wainui Road and the future commercial area at Highgate.About 16,000 vehicles are predicted to use the interchange every day by 2021, and more than 4500 people are expected to be employed in the Highgate Business Park by 2025.The interchange includes a northbound off ramp on SH1, which links to Wainui Road and circles across the overbridge to Millwater and Highgate, an upgrade of Wainui Road including two new roundabouts, widening of the Millwater Parkway from Bankside Road to the overbridge, and a southbound on ramp to SH1 from Millwater Parkway. Millwater Parkway residents who attended the opening said they were looking forward to a reduction in traffic and construction.Les and Coral Nordstrand were among the first residents in the development three years ago and say the growth and construction in the area has been rapid. It will only take them a minute to get onto the motorway now, instead of having to drive to Orewa or Silverdale.Hibiscus & Bays Local Board member Janet Fitzgerald said the new interchange would hopefully help

Fulton Hogan board member Hanlin Johnstone cuts the ribbon to officially open the Millwater interchange. Pictured with Clayton Reid from Highgate Business Park (left) and Graeme Causer (centre) from WFH Properties Ltd. Below, Les and Coral Nordstrand were among the first residents to move into Millwater.

reduce congestion in Silverdale. The interchange was a requirement of the original consents issued to the developers by the former Rodney District Council when the subdivision and business park were proposed. Millwater developer WFH Properties and Highgate collaborated on the project. Construction was by Ross Reid Contractors, Woods and Fulton Hogan. Work began 15 months ago.The project was budgeted to cost $16.9 million, but geotechnical conditions, weather and traffic controls pushed this out to $17.2 million.The NZ Transport Agency worked with the developers and Auckland Transport in the planning and design of the ramps and road connections as well as ensuring they complied with standards. The Transport Agency is responsible for operation and maintenance. Full ownership of the interchange will be handed over to the Transport Agency in 12 months.

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localfolkMaths and chemistry were a struggle for Warren Judd at high school, but a childhood fascination with shells lead him to become a Fulbright scholar and later lecturer at Auckland University. After a former student established NZ Geographic, Warren eventually found himself at the helm of the magazine. He talked with Hibiscus Matters reporter George Driver at his 38-hectare farm in Wainui about how a fascination with just about everything has steered his life’s course.

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I grew up on the North Shore on a section that was carved out of a dairy farm in the 1950s. My mother was the first district nurse on the North Shore and my father ran a service station. When I was about 12, I developed an interest in shells. It was more an aesthetic appeal at first, but I became obsessed with everything about them and learned a lot very quickly. My parents had a caravan and every holidays I would choose where we went. I must have been to nearly every interesting beach in the country by my late teens. At that age, I could absorb the Latin names and other information with almost no effort. Too bad I don’t have that ability any more. My parents felt like my brother should develop an interest as well and steered him towards rock-hounding and I became fascinated by geology as well. Between rocks and shells I came to know a lot about the country.

Given my weakness in some sciences, I studied history, Latin, and geography at Auckland University. But I made a fascinating discovery while in my first year that really changed my life. I was out sieving sand for small molluscs at Cheltenham Beach, Devonport, when I found a creature I’d never seen before. It was a one cm bivalve, so fragile that the shell was almost transparent. I took it back to the aquarium I’d set up in my basement to study. Unlike most bivalves, it crawled around like a snail, with its shell pitched open like a tent on its back. It also had a pair of feeler-like tentacles and a strange sensory organ at the front and balloon-like defensive appendages down the back. It’s still probably the strangest bivalve known from New Zealand, and one of the most peculiar in the world. I took it to zoology professor John Morton at Auckland University who was very excited and persuaded me to write a scientific paper about the discovery, which was published in the UK. He told me I should become a scientist, so I set about changing course.

When I got to my third year studying zoology the department urged me to broaden my interests and I started a biochemistry project and I ended up doing a PhD that was more biochemistry and cell biology than zoology. My research subject was still molluscs but about proteins and glycoproteins in

part of the bivalve digestive system. One of my examiners was impressed by my research and had connections with a renowned cancer researcher at Harvard Medical School. On his recommendation I moved to Boston on a Fulbright Scholarship, studying cancers of human immune system T cells. It sounds like a huge jump, but it used many of the same skills and techniques I’d used for my PhD.

Boston was a fascinating place to work. I recall there were 62 tertiary education institutions in the city, including Harvard and MIT. Once a month all of the Fulbright scholars in the city were organized to have a dinner and lecture together—often from a Nobel laureate. There was also a lot of exciting research happening. The lab was one of the first to start making monoclonal antibodies, which today are the basis of an increasing number of anti-cancer drugs such as Herceptin. In 1981 I returned to New Zealand and became a lecturer in the Department of Cell Biology at Auckland University in 1982. I began researching how cancer cells develop resistance to chemotherapy drugs, working in collaboration with the Cancer Society Research Centre at the Medical School—one of the best science groups in the country and world leaders in developing chemotherapy drugs.

I was lecturing on immunology, which was a wonderfully complex and growing field, but I always hated the constant struggle of trying to get research funding.

It was during this time I became involved with NZ Geographic. I had taught the magazine’s founding editor, Kennedy Warne, when I was doing my PhD and we’d kept in touch. He came to me when the magazine was starting at the end of 1988 because he thought I knew a lot about New Zealand. I’d never done any popular writing before and had no idea if it was something I would be good at. But at Kennedy’s suggestion I started writing bits and pieces and then a major story on deep-sea fishing for the fourth issue.

I enjoyed the variety of it. At university you spent all your time concentrating on a very narrow field. But writing for NZ Geographic you had to become knowledgeable about a subject in a couple of months and then moved

onto something completely different.

I seem to have the ability to become interested in almost anything, which is handy. The stories I enjoyed most were subjects I new nothing about, but I also liked the challenge of making a complicated topic intelligible to a general audience. Kennedy started trying to persuade me to come and work with him and I eventually left the university and started fulltime as deputy editor of NZ Geographic in 1995, becoming editor in 2004. By that stage we only had two fulltime staff – me and graphic designer, Andrew Cauldwell, but there was never a shortage of freelance writers wanting to contribute. I’d been told there were over 6000 magazines available in NZ and wanted NZ Geographic to stand out. Magazines often specialise in snippets and columns, and TV is an endless fount of superficiality. New Zealanders are also renowned as readers of novels, so I deliberately concentrated on big stories rather than news and columns. I wanted it to be meatier than other magazines. Both Kennedy’s and my science backgrounds also meant the magazine was strongly concerned with accuracy, thoroughness and balance not sensationalism. Nor were we much into advocacy writing.

The job has taken me to some fascinating places. One story that had a lasting impact on me was about Lord Howe Island, which lies between NZ and Australia. It’s a world heritage site with many unique plants and animals. A volcanic hotspot formed it six million years ago, but it’s slowly eroding back into the sea. If it keeps eroding at the current rate it will be nothing more than an atoll in 200,000 years and its cargo of unique organisms will become extinct through a natural process.

This has happened countless times throughout the world. That gave me a different perspective on conservation. The fate of every species is to become extinct at some stage. How much effort should we expend maintaining the current state of things in a world that inevitably changes? I still think conservation work is worthwhile, but you’ve got to pick your battles. I’ve spent a lot of time, effort and money restoring wetlands and planting both native and exotic forest on my property, but I don’t think native forest should cover the whole country, nor do I think the effort to save every species is necessarily the best use of resources.

I left NZ Geographic at the end of 2008 as a result of a misunderstanding! My parents both died from peripheral vascular disease within a year of each other. I thought it wasn’t a good genetic omen for my future, so I quit to do something more active, rather than sitting behind a computer for 12 hours a day. More hiking appealed, so I bought an old van to travel the country. But while clearing my parents’ house, I found my mother’s recipe book. She did a prodigious amount of baking including pastry and I never realised how much butter was in it. I decided it was probably home cooking which clogged their arteries, not bad genes. However, I mostly don’t regret leaving the magazine. It’s given me time to focus on other things. I have forests and 150 sheep on my farm in Wainui and enjoy getting out and working with my hands. While I still do some writing, I also have a workshop and do woodwork, silversmithing and lapidary work. And I’m keenly interested in alternative energy including liquid fuels. If you learn skills and accumulate knowledge, you never know where things will end up.


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It’s a topic that people are passionate about and there was no shortage of stories of frustration and spiralling costs caused by local and central Government rules at the meeting on May 8, hosted by Mark Mitchell.The Minister of Local Government, Paula Bennett, appointed the taskforce last October to listen to concerns about regulations that frustrate property owners and those who use property. The taskforce will make recommendations to the Government, following which, as taskforce member Tau Henare said, “the minister will take a hot knife to the rulebook”. Around 30 people from all over the Hibiscus Coast and Rodney, including farmers, developers, business and property owners, attended the Orewa meeting to share their experiences with three members of the taskforce – Tau Henare, Mark Thomas and Chris Burke.Mr Thomas said that the three main areas of concern identified so far by the taskforce are the Building Act, The Resource Management Act and rules around Occupational Health and Safety.Although there were plenty of concerns raised about Auckland Council regulations and bureaucracy in general, the Resource Management Act was the main source of frustration for those who spoke in Orewa.Peter Wilson of Red Beach drew applause when he said that the costs for resource consent applications were ridiculous – an example was the charge of $10,000 levied when he applied for a resource consent with limited notification in order to subdivide his section.Like many others at the meeting,

he said it was not the Resource Management Act itself that is at fault, but the bureaucracy that has grown up around it.“One of the principles of the Act is to enable people and communities to provide for their social and economic wellbeing, but Councils have gone away from that principle,” he said.‘Enable’ turned out to be the word of the night, with others commenting that Council planners, frightened to get anything wrong, would rather say ‘no’, than enable people to get on with work around their own property.Tim Hosking of Wainui described the time when Council staff informed him that the six-inch effluent pipe he had installed on his property had to be replaced by a four-inch pipe. “It’s time to say ‘no’ to all those little Hitlers,” he said.Terry Sinclair of Horncastle Homes said that his experience working with Manawatu District Council showed a potential way forward.“Rules protect the public and create a nice environment to live in, but a more efficient process is needed,” he said. He said in his experience, a system where you can get agreement from neighbours for minor activities on your property works well.“You talk with any affected neighbours and they sign a form if they are happy with what you are proposing. This is then passed to the planners for sign off.”In closing the meeting, Mark Mitchell said that it was clear that “cost and time” were the main causes of frustration. Mr Thomas said those themes are coming through strongly nationwide, and were at the top of the taskforce’s list.


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Michelle and Phil Rymer, owners of Montage Health and Fitness in Gulf Harbour, transformed their lives through exercise and healthy eating and are excited to pass that experience on to clients in their gym.The couple have been together for 20 years and were both in the hospitality industry, sharing their love of food and people. It was a lifestyle that took its toll on their health, and Michelle says they were both overweight and unfit. The birth of their daughter, Jade, seven years ago was a turning point which included Phil retraining as a Personal Trainer, and Michelle gaining a certificate in Nutrition for Weight Loss. “Exercise alone is not enough, it’s a balance that includes diet and lifestyle,” Phil says.Opening Montage Health & Fitness is the next stage on that journey, and for Michelle and Phil there are no half measures. The gym is equipped with the latest, top of the range cardio and weight training equipment and is open 24/7 to members, who pay a competitive membership fee with no contracts to sign.At present Michelle and Phil are staffing the gym almost 24/7 themselves, so they can be there to assist clients. “We’ve found that anything we do is more successful

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Taekwondo has changed the life of nine-year-old Shay Cowan of Stanmore Bay but financial pressures have left his mother, Kim, fighting to keep him doing the sport he loves.

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Shay has been a student at Daehan Taekwondo for two years, and thrives on the strict discipline, moral teachings and fun, challenging activity.The fact that he has very limited hearing has not held him back; two months ago he earned his Poom Belt (the equivalent of a black belt for students under the age of 16) and he has been awarded a medal at every competition he’s been in.Often competing against older students at his level, he received Silver and Bronze medals at the recent Taekwondo NZ Open championship.Kim says the Daehan Masters have become role models and Shay is working towards a professional career in the sport, with the goal of representing New Zealand.“He asked his instructor if he could train there every day, but was told that everyone needs time out,” Kim says.The Stanmore Bay School student makes do with training three days a week during the school term, but is at Daehan every day in the holidays. Currently he is preparing for a competition at the end of this month.Kim, who is a single mother of two, says that the sport has given her son something to feel proud of, and therefore a sense of feeling “normal”,

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back into the river again,” Stuart says.The trees that slipped down the bank, now dead, are on the verge of toppling into the river. On the opposite bank mud has built up by the outflow of a Council drain, causing a dam to be formed.Stuart says it would not be difficult to fix the problem, as diggers can drive along the riverbed to remove the mud. However, their attempts to get some action from Council have so far proved fruitless.In response to Hibiscus Matters’ questions, acting manager local and sports parks north, Grant Muir, says that the slips related to stormwater runoff. “A relatively small amount of material and vegetation entered the tidal area and this was removed shortly after the event took place,” he says. “The overall effects of the slip were considered minimal in that no damage was identified within the tidal zone.”Stuart says that in fact the effects were far from minimal. “The course of the river has changed as a result of the slips and more sediment is now building up on the opposite side of the river,” he says. “This is having a major effect on water flow and if this is not rectified now, it will create more problems downstream. Council are aware the effects on the river, however they have not been back to clean it up. We would like to see some action.”


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Stream supportResidents of the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board area whose property is within 20m of a stream may be eligible for free advice and support via the North-west Wild Link Assistance Programme. The Kaipatiki Project Environment Centre are partnering with the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board to support private landowners to care for waterways and restore stream habitats. The programme offers property owners free assistance with stream bank restoration including an on-site consultation with an expert advisor, information on species to plant and support and advice on weed control. To arrange a consultation, contact Kaipatiki Project’s Natural Heritage Coordinator before May 29, phone 09 482 1172 or email [email protected]

A study on farmland at Te Muri Regional Park has found removing stock from productive streamland catchments could have low environmental benefits and be economically unviable.

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Auckland Council commissioned AgResearch to complete the study, which used computer models to investigate the impact of removing stock from a 26ha block on a 404ha sheep and beef farm.The research was released in a report in March. The Council-owned farm allowed unprecedented access to records for fertilisation rates, soil types and economic performance, the report said.The scientific models used the data to identify the risk of nutrient run-off, leaching and greenhouse emissions and also looked at how changes would affect the economics of the farm. According to the models, the environmental benefit of removing stock from the block was low, but the costs were high.Retiring the catchment resulted in the loss of 10 percent of the productive farm area and an 11 percent reduction

in stock numbers, which caused a 12 percent reduction in gross margin. That reduced the farm’s profitability by 25 percent. However, this only had a small impact on nutrient loss from the farm. The report said if regulations forced farmers to retire productive stream catchments, more farms would be unprofitable.Council principal ranger for northern parks Matt Vujcich said it was too early to determine whether the stream catchment would be fenced off to run the experiment in practice. Council would wait until the results from other research projects at Te Muri have been completed, he said. Over the past 18 months, they have been looking at the impact of stock on sedimentation rates and wildlife in the stream catchment. “Once those studies are complete we will look at the best course of action for Te Muri and other Regional Parks.”


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Soothing the itchIt’s around about this time of year that some kids start to scratch more than usual.No, it’s not ants in their pants! Eczema is a common itchy skin condition often flaring up in winter that affects up to 1 in 5 of our kids and some adults. Eczema frequently runs in families and can sometimes be linked to conditions such as asthma and hayfever. Did you know that a child with eczema has a four times more likely chance of also having asthma? Thankfully around 60 percent of children “grow out” of eczema, but their skin will remain sensitive.If you have eczema, your skin barrier is not as strong as normal and allows the skin to leak moisture out and let irritants in. So controlling eczema means using soap substitutes (to avoid drying the skin), lots of moisturizers (to hydrate the skin and strengthen the skin barrier) and also avoiding irritants (triggers).Triggers may be environmental such as soap, cold weather or pollens. A skin prick test may help pinpoint some of an individual’s environmental triggers. The trick then becomes for that person to try and eliminate or avoid these triggers. Dust mites are a very common trigger. Auckland’s 80 percent humidity provides the perfect environment for them. Eczema may flare up, particularly in March and April, when populations of dust mites increase. Eliminating them completely is nigh on impossible, but it’s worthwhile investigating ways of minimising exposure to them.Food sensitivities may also trigger eczema. Food diaries and/or elimination diets can be used to track down the culprits.Steroid creams should be applied if the skin becomes particularly inflamed and itchy to bring eczema back under control. But these creams do cause a range of side effects. There are now also some great natural alternatives to steroids to help you with inflammation and itching, such as creams containing liquorice. These creams usually do not have such serious side effects.Infection is another common cause of flare-ups. Keeping on top of infections caused by scratching is thus important. An antiseptic bath twice a week can help reduce infections. And let’s not forget nutrition. Studies indicate that changes to the fat balance in your diet may reduce eczema symptoms. That means increasing “good fats” in the diet such as those from salmon or tuna (or taking fish oil capsules) and decreasing “bad fats” from meat and fried foods.

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A shortage of volunteers has reduced the number of patrols that the Hibiscus Coast Community Patrol undertakes each week.

Patrol needs new recruitsThe patrol, which has been active since 2008, acts as extra eyes and ears for the Police, and used to drive around the Dairy Flat to Puhoi and Red Beach to Waitoki areas on Friday and Saturday nights and during the day on Friday. Any potential trouble that is identified is passed onto Police.Currently there are around 18 volunteers available for duty, and at least 10 more are needed. Hibiscus Coast Community Patrol chair Frank Rands says that low numbers means that over the last couple of months, they have had to drop one of their weekend evening patrols – traditionally the ones where most problems are spotted.He says in addition, the service recently lost some experienced patrollers, including Gavin White, who trained new recruits, and coordinator Margaret Stevens.Margaret’s replacement, Roger Ledbetter, is relatively new to Community Patrol and Frank says it takes time for new volunteers to get up to speed.Volunteers are required to commit two evenings per month while in training,

then one evening per month from then on. At the moment, several of the patrollers are doing two a month to cover the shortfall.Frank says that it’s a role that volunteers find rewarding as a way of giving back to the community. Patrollers must be aged 25 or older and most are retirees; around half are women.“We never get in the face of any trouble – our job is to alert Police if we think there’s an issue,” he says.“We are also trying to forge a relationship with Civil Defence and community response groups so that we are capable of assisting in a civil defence emergency,” he says.Full training and wet weather gear is provided and patrols are in a fully equipped vehicle.Anyone interested in finding out more, email [email protected], phone Frank Rands, 021 761 161 or visit www.hbccommunitypatrol.org where there is a Join Us option. Alternatively contact Roger Leadbeater, ph 021 0700 211, email [email protected]

Big climb raises fundsFire fighters from Manly and Silverdale brigades will join hundreds of others this week to take on the 51 flights of stairs at the Skytower. The annual Sky Tower Stair Challenge raises funds for the Leukaemia & Blood Cancer Foundation and could bring in around $750,000 this year, with around 750 fire fighters taking part. The challenge takes place on May 23 and will see the fire fighters battle their way up 1103 steps wearing full fire fighting kits and breathing apparatus weighing up to 25kg.


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Members of the local photographic club are celebrating, after bringing home a number of wards in the prestigious Photographic Society of NZ’s National Exhibition.

Win Cupid’s Arrows ticketsHausmusik NZ will perform Cupid’s Arrows, a selection of Baroque Italian love cantatas, at the Orewa Arts & Events Centre next month. Cantatas, usually sung by a soprano accompanied by harpsicord and one or more other instruments, were the pop music of their day. Italian composers were particularly popular and the concert features four of these as well as sonatas by Handel and Bach. The music is melodic and can be immediately appreciated by modern audiences. The concert is on June 1 at 5pm and the $20 ticket includes wine, juice and snacks. Tickets, email [email protected] or at the door. Hibiscus Matters has one double pass to give away. To go in the draw, write your name, address and daytime phone number on the back of an envelope and post to, Cupid’s Arrows, Hibiscus Matters, Unit G, Tamariki Plaza, Tamariki Ave, Orewa 0931. Or message us on Facebook. Entries close May 27.

From left, award winners Brian Eastwood, Miriam Godfrey and Alan Dodunski.

Lens focused on winning Coast photographers

Just being accepted into the exhibition was an achievement – more than 250 photographers presented around 1800 projected and print pictures, of which 531 were accepted to be judged.Seven Hibiscus Coast Photographic Club members had 13 pictures accepted: two received top awards and another an Honours ribbon. The results were announced at the beginning of April and the awards presented on May 1 at the Photographic Society’s convention, held in Tauranga.Alan Dodunski was awarded the Best

NZ Natural History Print with his picture of a NZ Dotterel with chicks – this featured in Hibiscus Matters’ March 4 issue. Alan received the William C Davies Memorial Cup and Gold medal. Brian Eastwood won the Champion Projected Image with The Steps (HM February 4). Brian received the Robinson Cup and Gold medal. Miriam Godfrey received an Honours Ribbon for Pied Shag with Snapper. The other club members to receive acceptances to the exhibition were Jean Evans, Janet Munnings, Sue Riach and Jennifer Williams.

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A roundup of sports Activities in the districtFootball skillsHibiscus Coast AFC is running before, during and after school sessions at local schools during Term 2. More schools welcome. If you’re interested, contact the sports co-ordinator at your school or Mauricio Rojas, email [email protected] to find out more.

Cross Country RunningHibiscus Coast Athletic Club’s winter cross country programme began April 1 at Metro Park in Millwater, from 5.30pm. Training will be weekly on Wednesday nights. Membership open to those 7 to 17 years old. Info: www.hcac.co.nz

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The annual Hibiscus Hospice Art Exhibition and Sale is returning to Estuary Arts Centre in Orewa over Queen’s Birthday Weekend, with a few extra bells and whistles to mark the fact that the event has been running for a decade.

Hospice art show turns 10

The popular art exhibition is an important part of Hibiscus Hospice’s fundraising efforts, traditionally raising in excess of $20,000 each year. In recent times the proceeds have helped fund the Hospice Out Patient Clinic where locals can receive blood transfusions, medication infusions and specialist Lymphoedema massage therapies.This year’s additional 10th birthday celebrations for visitors to enjoy on May 30, 10am–4pm, in a special marquee on site, include lucky dip “birthday gifts” and a display and sale of other arts and crafts, including art made by children and the arts of cake making, knitting, mosaics, needlework, preserving, quilting, recycling and woodturning.The exhibition itself features 30 artists, 12 of whom are new to the show.Alongside works using oils, acrylics, watercolours and graphite on paper, canvas and board, you’ll find works on oars, tapa, fibreglass, zincalume and steel. There are also ceramics, prints, photography glassware and jewellery. Works range in price from $30 to $3000.For first access to the sale, as well as a chance to bid on those donated for auction, a Preview and Auction Night will be held on May 28, 7pm–9pm. Tickets include wine and hors d’oeuvres and are available for $25 from Hibiscus Hospice, phone 421 9180 or www.hibiscushospice.org.nzHibiscus Hospice Art Exhibition and Sale • Estuary Arts Centre 214B Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa. • May 29–June 1

A glimpse through the portholeAmong those whose work is featured at the Hospice Art Exhibition is Stanmore Bay artist Anna Evans. Anna is best known locally for her work with young people at the Art Lab in Whangaparaoa and a series of brightly coloured murals in places such as Whangaparaoa Hall, the Stanmore Bay reserve toilets and Whangaparaoa College.Anna has been teaching art since 2001 and says that lots of opportunities have opened up as a result. These include the production of eleven murals, 10 of which were done in collaboration with children aged eight–18. Three of the murals won awards in the Resene Mural masterpiece competition.Anna is mentoring seven young people, aged 10–14, as they make artwork to go on display and sell on May 30 at the Hibiscus Hospice Art Exhibition. This will be the first time Children’s Art has been included in the show. Anna says the children are very excited and have been putting their best efforts into creating their own masterpieces inspired by the work they do at the Art Lab.Anna also works as a freelance artist and is regularly commissioned to do children’s book illustrations, education game design and more recently iPad apps. Her personal artwork includes paintings and ceramics, often inspired by the landscape, wildlife, flora and fauna. “I love to capture the vibrance and joy of life on the Hibiscus Coast,” Anna says. “When people look at my paintings, I want them to feel like they are looking through a porthole to summer.” Anna is exhibiting three of her Portholes to Summer series at the Hospice exhibition.Anna is a long-time supporter of the work that Hospice does. ‘Hospice has touched the lives of many people I know and the support they give families is undeniably heart-warming. Their work is so critical that I feel it’s important we all support Hospice in whatever capacity we can.”

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Air crash at WainuiSeventy years ago, in March 1945 towards the end of WWII, a Ventura aircraft with five New Zealand airmen aboard collided with a Douglas Dakota and crashed in the Wainui area. The navigator, wireless operator and two air gunners were able to bail out but the pilot, Flight Lieutenant William Farnsworth who stayed at the controls, was killed. The Dakota carried two pilots and two radio experts belonging to the United States Army Air Corps. Despite having more than four metres broken off one wing, the pilot Flight Lieutenant DJ Bade, made a brilliant recovery and landed safely at Whenuapai.The Ventura was undergoing range familiarisation practice and the Dakota was undergoing an official radio range test. Although the Dakota flying at 2000ft was in visual contact with the ground, the Ventura, which had been given permission to descend from 2500ft to 2000ft, was in cloud and the crew did not see the Dakota until they were about to collide. The cause of the crash was listed as “unknown”. Local farmers rushed to the crash site and a local family gave the crew members cups of tea and food.The surviving crew members of the Ventura were transferred to Ohakea air base and a member of the Silverdale & Districts Historical Society, Richard Wilks, remembers taking them on their first flight after the crash. In later years they were grateful for their survival but bitter that the pilot, whose skill in handling the damaged plane had saved their lives, was not awarded a posthumous medal for his bravery.Plane crashes in the 1940s were frequent, sometimes from enemy action and sometimes from pilot error. A week after the Ventura crash two Warhawks crashed near Oakea and in the same month an aircraft crashed on Waiheke Island.The Ventura bombers took part in the war in the Pacific and in mid-1945, as the war was drawing to a close, they were used in bombing raids on the islands still held by the Japanese. Not all of them made it safely back home but their pilots performed great acts of skill and bravery.

Museum newsPioneer Village – Open Saturday and Sunday, 10am–3pm • June 5 Carl Haley speaks on the topic of ‘On the Back of a Sheep’ –how medieval monks in Britain made their wealth from wool, 11am. All welcome. Gold coin donation. For Sale: Makers of the Wade by Robin Grover, $35

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Local physiotherapist Andy Schmidt is about to put his novice paddle boarding skills to the test, taking part for the first time in the Steelman Teams Paddlefit Challenge.

Andy Schmidt has accepted the Steelman Paddlefit Challenge.

Cancer rehabilitation inspires Steelman event

The challenge, which takes place on Takapuna Beach on May 24, is part of the Pinc & Steel Cancer Rehabilitation series.This is the second time that the event has been held. It is a fundraiser for the Pinc & Steel Cancer Rehabilitation Trust, which funds programmes that help people affected by cancer to improve their strength, flexibility and quality of life.Andy, from Active Orewa, began paddle boarding a year ago, initially because the activity is included in the cancer recovery programmes that Active Orewa runs locally. He is doing the event with a team of four physiotherapists that includes Active Orewa’s Kath Jones. His nine-year-old son Will is also taking part.As well as laps on the paddleboard, participants undertake a series of challenges such as climbing a rock wall and operating a grinder “like an America’s Cup sailor”.Andy says while it’s “technically” a race, it’s really about fun, teamwork and having a go. Children as young as seven can take part: under 10-year-olds can paddle tandem.Registration opens on race day at 8am (info: www.steelmanchallenge.org).Andy says the Pinc and Steel

Rehabilitation programmes, designed by physiotherapists have proved their worth for cancer patients. “Once treatment is over, it’s the next step to regain function and physical wellbeing,” he says. “But the biggest reported outcome from patients was regaining control of their lives and going back to normal activities.”Pinc and Steel is a one-on-one programme (Pinc for women, Steel for men) but there is also a post-breast cancer group session, called Pinc Next Steps, which Active Physio is starting up next month. This is funded by the Trust and the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation, and is free for participants.Editor’s note: Andy Schmidt is one of Hibiscus Matters health columnists.

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Phone 09 424 1505 or 0800 218 555 (toll free)Email: [email protected]

Serving you Rodney wide since 1995.

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Gillian & Stuart Ph 09 426 6663 • Mob: 021 333 917 Email: [email protected]

Advertise your business here for only $62 +GST* To enquire phone Kylie 427 8188 or email [email protected] *Conditions apply.

APPLIANCE SERVICE

Ph: 09 360 0965 • Mob: 022 043 2284Em: [email protected] • [email protected]

We service all major brands of kitchen & laundry appliances: • Refrigerators • Cooktops • Range hoods • Ovens • Dishwashers • Washing machines & dryers

Servicing north of the bridge to Warkworth

• Ants • Spiders • Flies • Fleas • Rodents• Wasps • Cockroaches

Domestic & Commercial Reg. Operator • Property Management specialist

Mobile 0274 923 390 Phone 424 1620

When did you last service your water tank? For cleaning • repairs • advice... anything to do with tanks

Ph Garry 09 428 0448 or 027 84 77 000 www.healthywatertanks.co.nz

• Shelter Shed 17m x 8.5m • Slipway • Hardstand • Antifoul • Painting• New Builds • Repairs • Refits

Ph 09 426 7400 Mob 021 064 0300 or 021 372 322 14C Manga Road, Silverdale, Auckland, NZ www.fusionmarine.co.nz

Fusion Marine Ltd Boatbuilders • Haulout Yard

Tables to orderChairs • SwingseatsBenches • Umbrellas

25 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Silverdale (next to BP)Ph: 09 426 9660 • em: [email protected]

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Rubbish & recycling services for the Rodney DistrictPhone 09 426 9333

Coastal Curtains and Blinds

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Drapes • Roman Blinds • Nets/voiles • Rods & Tracks • Blinds Venetians, Wooden • Roller Sunscreen & Blockout Blinds

Open daily, 7 days: 8am–11am & 4pm–6pmPh Helen 09 428 2595 / m 0274 070 659

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Top quality cattery in Stanmore Bay • Spacious individual & family rooms with balconies • Cats & kittens available for adoption Cats n Care stall, Silverdale Markets last Saturday of month

Tireless service on the Coast for over 28 years

Phone: 09 426 4164Mob: 0274 729 0014 Manga Road, [email protected]

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For all Mechanical Repairs, WOFs, Servicing

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Phone 428 7969 8/667 Whangaparaoa Road, Mon-Fri 7.30am-5pm, Sat 8am-12pm

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HEAT PUMP CLEANING

SPECIALISTSHeat pump cleaning & servicing HRV, DVS, Smartvent & Moisture Master filter changes.

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Specialists in: • Electrical work • Commercial & residential • Gate automation & repairs • Electrical fencing • Garage door automation & repairs

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Hibiscus Garage Doors & Gates LtdYour local supplier & installer of all types of garage doors & gates

Freephone 0800DOORS4U | Ph 09 426 0851 Mb 027 476 2741 | Em [email protected]

www.hibiscusgaragedoors.co.nz

Phone Darcy 021 482 308

Wall & floor tiling • Accredited Waterproofer Underfloorheating • Free consultations and quotations • 23 years experience

Hibiscus Tiling

Advertise your business here for only $62 +GST* To enquire phone Kylie 427 8188 or email [email protected] *Conditions apply.

For ideas and advice about our windows and doors talk to us.

Rodney Aluminium Joinery09 425 7367 or stop by74A Hudson Road, Warkworthwww.rodneywindows.co.nz

Phone Grant or Lesley23b Foundry Rd, Silverdale | 09 426 2979 www.silverdalefurniturerestorations.co.nz09 426 8412 | www.countrycharm.co.nz

Timber Furniture Specialists with quality workmanship guaranteedSpecialising in antique, new furniture & all other timber surfaces.

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Furniture Restoration • Re-spraying • Special Finishing • Colour MatchingInsurance quotes • Furniture repairs • Custom made – Recycled

or new timber • Modifi cations • Upholstery

North Shore – Hibiscus Coast

• Locally owned & operated for over 15 years

• Residential & Holiday Home/Bach Management is our core business

Ph 09 428 0010 • [email protected] www.margay.co.nz

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Automotive Transponder Keys • Toyota Transponder Programming Device • Security Keys & Locks • Security Locks Installed • Keys Cut to Factory Specifications • Door Remotes & Batteries • Access Systems • Commercial & Home Safes • Auto Lock Servicing • Window Security

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Phone 426 0126

EASY • CONVENIENTEFFECTIVE

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North Harbour Insurance ServicesFor all of your insurance needs, 30 years experience

16 Tamariki Ave, Orewa | Ph 0800 159 335 Orewa 426 6573 | Warkworth 09 425 9239

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North Harbour

16 Tamariki Ave, Orewa | Ph 0800 159 335

FREE QUOTESM: 0210 248 8802 | A/hrs 09 427 5401 [email protected]

Mobile Dustless blasting unDerboDy sealing

Ph 027 522 770344 Flexman Pl, Silverdale

Servicing the Hibiscus Coast for garden maintenance/ renovation, one off clean ups & section mowing.

We also sell firewood throughout the year.

Phone 09 426 2348 | Mob 027 285 1121 [email protected] | www.silverdalelandscapes.co.nz

Pine, Macrocarpa, Gum and Hotmix. Bags of kindling & pine cones available. Free delivery within

Silverdale, Stillwater, Red Beach & Orewa for 2m3 or over.

HOUGHTON UPHOLSTERY

10 Puriri Ave, Orewa | Ph 426 6176 0274 436 222 | [email protected]

Commercial, Domestic | Design & Recovery | Cut foam to measure

The Clock Clinic

The Peaks, 689 Whangaparaoa Road,Phone/Fax: 424 5062 • Mob: 021 446 222

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Clocks & watches repair & restoration specialist Watch batteries fitted while you wait

Phone 09 428 441820/A Hobbs Road, Tindalls Bay

Painters & Decorators

S A M U R A IC O A T I N G S

Trade Qualified

Phone Al 022 484 [email protected]

Art, Craft & JewelleryFull & part time courses

Puhoi & Albany Campus

www.hungrycreek.ac.nz09 422 0752 NZQA Reg

Guitar Lessons 1-0-1All styles/All ages

Reg Keyworth • Ph 424 8959It’s time to really play!

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A SMART REPAIR Service for F&P smartdrive washers, F&P/Simpson dryers. Same day service 09 423 9660 or 021 168 7349.BAY APPLIANCE REPAIRS - All major laundry/kitchen brands, small appliances, & power tools. Work guaranteed EWRB reg. Ph 09 947 0333/ 022 600 9919.BUILDER 40 YRS+ ExP SEMI RETIRED available for property maintenance, decks, fences etc. No job too small. Good rates. Ph Rob 021 1672155 or 426 2960.PEST CONTROL, Flies, spiders, cockroaches, ants, rodents, wasps. Competitive prices. Ph 426 2253.PLASTERINg, gIB STOPPINg. All aspects of stopping. Skim coat specialist. 25 yrs exp. Karl 0210 42 42 96 or 428 7127.PLASTERINg, SOLID, gIB STOPPINg, Painting/repair work. Small jobs. Trade Cert. Keith 424 8841 or 022 682 4760.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.aquafilter.co.nzWATERBLASTINg & CHEMICAL HOUSE WASHINg. Careful service, reasonable rates. Ph 426 2253.

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CASH PAID Tools & Machinery, Shed & Garage Clearouts. Call/txt 021 161 5139.TO BUY, RECORDS/LP’S Ph 428 1587.

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Building repairs • Roofing • Gutter replacement/cleaning • Waterblasting

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CLEARINg OUT YOUR SUMMER WARDROBE? Francesca’s in Silverdale need donations of good quality, top label and designer clothing, shoes and accessories. These will be used in Francesca’s Spring/Summer fashion parade later this year, to generate funds for Hibiscus Hospice. If you can help, please drop off your donated items to Francesca’s, 20 Silverdale St, Silverdale.FRIDAY ART at Orewa Community Church. Free art lessons for beginners or rusty artists from 9am–10am, Art Group from 10am–12pm. All welcome. Ph Jane Jensen 426 6537. HEALTHWEST IS HOLDINg A FREE 4 week diabetes course “Living sweet with D2”, St Andrew’s Church, 48 Waiora Rd, Stanmore Bay. Tuesday June 9, from 10am–12pm. Supporters are also welcome. We will be covering what is diabetes, food, activity, complications, highs and lows. If you would like to attend, please contact Denise Daniels 09 822 8012, 021 993 439 or email [email protected]

HIBISCUS COAST SENIOR MOMENTS provides social activities for seniors in the Hibiscus Coast area Monday and Thursday mornings. Morning tea and lunch provided. Transport can be arranged. Ph Monique 027 253 5557.HIBISCUS COAST WIDOWED CLUB Meets 2nd Wed of month. Orewa Community Centre 1pm. Interesting speakers, morning/afternoon teas, raffles, outings/trips. Good Company – We care. Ph 424 3757. HIBISCUS SINgERS CELEBRATE 25 YEARS of music making. Friday June 5, 7.30pm, Sunday June 7, 2pm, St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Whangaparaoa. Tickets $20, children free. Tickets from Orewa Menswear Orewa or Eddie Law, Whangaparaoa, or members or ph Wendy 428 4452.

KIWI DANCE CLUB, SOCIAL DANCE - ballroom, Latin American, new vogue, Modern sequence. All welcome. 4th Sun of month, 5pm-8pm. A great way to meet people. Silverdale Hall, Ph 427 5542. Next event May 24.

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BABYSITTINg SERVICE INCL HOUSE WORK. Will cook dinner. No school pick ups. Mature lady. Exc refs. $18/hr. Ph 021 298 2703.HEALINg/REIKI WITH SHIATSU For overall wellbeing. Relax painful muscles. Ph Shirley 424 4036.

LADIES CRAFT gROUP @ Orewa Community Church, Tues, 10am. Come & learn a new craft & meet new friends.PEST FREE PENINSULA rat, possum & stoat traps available, plus trapping boxes to keep pets safe. Forest & Bird, Pauline Smith 426 4244 [email protected] CARBOOT SALE & CAR FAIR, Sunday May 24, Lower Carpark. 9am-12pm. Sell your unwanted household items, Sell your Car, Sell your trailer, even Sell your Boat! Book now or come and grab a Bargain! Every second Sunday. Ph Alethea 027 486 1489.RODNEY APHASIA gROUP meet 4th Thurs of month, Rotary House Silverdale Highway, 1.30-3pm. Our group offers support, friendship & rehabilitation opportunities to people with aphasia following stroke. Membership $10 p/yr. Ph Lisa 428 0414.SPIRITUAL CENTRE meets fortnightly in Orewa. ”Medium” on Platform for spirit commumication, Healing,and a chance to meet like-minded people. All welcome. Ph Lynda 424 1998 for details. THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS the second part of the talk “Our Cosmic Journey through the Tapestry of Life” - Life’s Patterns and Lessons. Speaker, Murray Stentiford, will review the previous talk. Sunday May 24, 2pm, 15 Forest Glen Rd, Don $5. Ph Neil 428 3691

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HIBISCUS COAST gREY POWER ASSOCIATION All over 50s are invited to the Annual General meeting, Friday, May 29, 1.30pm, St Johns Catholic Church hall, 180 Centreway Rd, Orewa. Guest speaker, Julia Parfitt, chair of the Hibiscus Local Board.SHAKESPEAR OPEN SANCTUARY SOCIETY (SOSSI) The Annual General Meeting, 1pm, Tues June 9, at the Park Office, Te Haruhi Bay, Shakespear Regional Park. Further information at sossi.org.nz or 09 428 7059.

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FINgERNAIL TRIM & FILE: $15, (polish extra). I will come to you. Ph 424 0676.HYPNOSIS for stress, phobias, easy Stop Smoking. Bill Parker NZAPH, 424 7610.AUTUMN SPECIAL: HANDS & FEET Nails cut & filed, includes hand & foot massage. $30 each or 2 people for $50. I will come to you. Phone 424 0676.

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28 Hibiscus Hospice Art Exhibition Preview and Auction Night, Estuary Arts Centre 214B Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa, 7pm–9pm. Tickets $25pp (includes wine and hors d’oeuvres) available at www.hibiscushospice.org.nz or by phoning 421 9180.

29–June 1 Hibiscus Hospice 10th Annual Art Exhibition and Sale, Estuary Arts Centre, 214B Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa. Opening hours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday are 9am–4pm and Monday, 9am–2pm. Entry by gold coin donation. (see story p21)

5 & 7 Hibiscus Singers celebrate 25 years of music making, St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Whangaparaoa, Friday June 5, 7.30pm, Sunday June 7, 2pm.Tickets $20, children free. Tickets from Orewa Menswear or Eddie Law, Whangaparaoa, from choir members or phone Wendy 428 4452.

10 Public meeting on Broadband, hosted by Rodney MP Mark Mitchell, Orewa Community Centre, 368 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa, 8pm. All welcome.

13 Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks Tribute Show, Jac’s Trading Co, The Plaza, Whangaparaoa, 8.30pm. Tickets ph 428 0259 (see ad p6)

14 & 21 Volunteers needed for Shakespear Planting Day, Shakespear Regional Park, Whangaparaoa, 10am–1pm both days. Come and help plant seedlings, with free barbecue to follow. Follow signs at park entrance to planting site. Dress for the weather and wear suitable closed footwear. Gloves and spades are provided or bring your own. Info: www.sossi.org.nz or phone 424 8913. (see column p11)

19 Elder abuse and How to Prevent it, Orewa Library, Moana Ave, Orewa, 11am. Rodney Age Concern chief executive Catherine Smith talks about psychological, financial and physical elder abuse, which are happening on a day-to-day basis in our community – as well as what we can do to prevent it.

24 Talk by local journalist and author Lindsey Dawson, Orewa Library, Moana Ave, Orewa, 11am–12pm. Lindsey Dawson has been a journalist, researcher and talk-back host.

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What makes the Hibiscus Coast special to you? Coast Gems uncovers and celebrates the people, places, businesses and events that give the Coast its unique flavour and spirit. Email [email protected] (subject line: Coast Gems) with a brief description of your Coast Gem, and a photo, together with your daytime phone number and postal address. Please send photos as a medium or high-resolution jpg. Publication is at the discretion of the editor. Every Coast Gem published earns the person who sends it a $50 voucher to spend at Eddie Law 100%, Whangaparaoa.

I helped with a planting at Dacre Cottage recently and wanted to nominate the wonderful volunteers there, particularly Pete Townend, as a Coast Gem. The work that is being done there is turning the area around the cottage into a treasure that we can all be proud of.

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Tuesday, 9th June

Fun was the focus of recent football events held by the Northern Football Federation on the Hibiscus Coast and in Rodney.

From top, Wainui girls show their support for girls’ and women’s football. Photo, Jason Irvine. Wentworth College’s Year 7 and 8 students enjoyed taking part in the FIFA Northern Region Grassroots Soccer Festival. Left, Gulf Harbour school (white strip) takes on a Wainui attacker. Photo, Jason Irvine

Focus on fun at FIFA Football World Cup FestivalYear 7 and 8 students from several local schools took part in two FIFA Grassroots World Cup Festival Days – one held at Stanmore Bay on April 30, and another on May 7 in Kaukapakapa.With the FIFA U20 World Cup soon to get underway in New Zealand (May 30–June 20), and the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada also starting soon (June 6–July 5), the festival provided an opportunity to stir up some football fever amongst young players. Wainui School, along with teams from Silverdale, Gulf Harbour, and Wentworth schools, participated in this month’s event.With no goalies and no referees, the children were encouraged to self-regulate their games.Two active and absorbing hours of football took place, while music played in the background, adding to the festival atmosphere.

Each school supported an U20 participating nation and a Football Fern, and were encouraged to dress up and make up some chants. The chants, along with good luck messages showing support for Kiwi World Cup teams, were filmed and will be sent to the teams.Prizes including t-shirts and mini footballs were awarded for things like fair play, effort, and playing great football. Wainui and Gulf Harbour schools also received a bag of footballs for use at school.Teacher Jason Irvine from Wainui School says the students had an amazing time.“It gave some children the opportunity to participate in a sport they may not have played competitively before,” he says. “All the games were played in a fantastic spirit and we hope to work with the Northern Football Federation to bring a festival like this to the area again.”

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