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Kauri dieback disease has been found at 12 sites in rodney and Kaipara, but two warkworth giants have been cleared as healthy, after getting a check-up last month. Parry Kauri Park’s 800-year-old and 600-year-old kauri trees, known as McKinney and Simpson, were inspected by two Auckland Council arborists, who spent two days in the crowns of the trees after concern about a number of dead limbs. Kauri and Native Bushmen’s Association president ray Jensen says the park remains kauri dieback free, but keeping it that way relies on visitors and volunteers cleaning and disinfecting their footwear before entry.unfortunately, other kauri forests in rodney have not been so lucky and have been transformed into kauri graveyards (read the full story on kauri dieback in rodney on page 6). The bushmen’s association has planted about 2000 kauri trees over the last decade and is holding a planting day at Parry Kauri Park on Sunday, June 7, from 10am to noon. Meet at the warkworth Museum carpark.

In another example of ‘spend it or lose it’, the Rodney Local Board has shelled out $19,000 on a two-minute video to promote international relations.In a process that started two years ago, the board allocated $16,000 to “investigate existing international relationships in Rodney and explore opportunities to enhance the economic benefits from these relationships”.Board member Steven Garner says the Board wanted to produce something to promote Rodney to people outside of the region and the project was funded from money, which had to be spent by the end of that financial year.“I think the video is really good,” Mr Garner says. The video is being put onto USB sticks, which schools can include in information packs to encourage international students from overseas, he says.“We decided the video would have a greater impact and generate more views if students were given a physical copy.”Member Beth Houlbrooke says she was reluctant for the Board to spend money on the project, but they would have lost the money if it hadn’t. “It could have a wider benefit because it could be used by small tourism businesses in Rodney as a way to promote the area,” she says.

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But, despite the video being completed six months ago, Council still has not made it publicly available or done anything to promote it to local business.Board member Greg Sayers says international relations shouldn’t be a focus for the Board.“Council should be focusing on core business and not getting involved in social and economic issues for which government is responsible.”Part of the money was spent commissioning a report from Ford Thinking Group.The report, completed in January last year, recommended the Board commission video production company 90SecondsTv to produce a video to showcase the assets of Rodney and welcome international students, business people and visitors to the region.Other options included printing 600 Rodney t-shirts for every international student which would “give wearers the opportunity to start a conversation about Rodney”, or to work with the Rodney Times to include a regular column on international related stories to “position Rodney as international in the minds of local residents”.But the report recommended a video because, “the power of video lies in its

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The Puhoi to Warkworth motorway project will be financed, designed, built, managed and maintained through a Public Private Partnership (PPP). This was announced last week by the NZ Transport Agency’s chief executive Geoff Dangerfield.However, the NZTA isn’t expected to award the PPP contract until late next year.“The next steps in the PPP procurement process for the project will see a shortlist of PPP consortia identified by the third quarter of this year,” Mr Dangerfield says.“This will be followed by the selection of a ‘preferred bidder’ by mid-2016, and the awarding of the PPP contract in the last quarter of 2016. These timeframes are indicative only and may be subject to change.”A PPP contract will likely see the PPP consortium operate and maintain the motorway for the 25 years following the anticipated six-year construction period.“Using a PPP for key infrastructure projects will open the door for private sector innovations that are not always achievable under traditional public

sector procurement methods.“The nature of the contract to be used will provide a strong incentive for the successful PPP consortium to deliver the best possible results for road users.”Mr Dangerfield said the public would be fully consulted on any tolling proposal which must also obtain Ministerial approval.Full ownership of the motorway will remain with the public sector.The PPP was one of three options the NZTA was considering for the motorway. The two options rejected were design and construct or an alliance.The PPP decision has been welcomed by the Road Transport Forum. Chief executive Ken Shirley says it will get this vital upgrade of Northland’s road links to Auckland and the rest of New Zealand completed years earlier than would have happened if funding was dependent on the National Land Transport Fund.“The commitment to a PPP will prevent the route from being used as a political plaything in future and give Northlanders the certainty they want, that they will get improved road access,” Mr Shirley says.

ability to evoke an emotional response, convey the beauty and diversity of a region and can be made available to a broad audience”.In February, it agreed to spend a further $2800 to produce 300 branded USB flash drives to be distributed to Rodney schools. The drives were created in conjunction with Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development’s (ATEED) Study Auckland programme, and included an additional video promoting Auckland as a study destination for international students.Council staff took nearly a month to provide a breakdown of the costs, but was unable to provide a copy of the video which can be viewed at localmatters.co.nz. Local Board communications specialist Francis Martin says the video will be uploaded to the Rodney Local Board Facebook page “in the near future”.But Mahurangi Matters has found a copy of the video on YouTube which was uploaded by 90SecondsTv in November. Last year the Board was criticised for going on a $170,000 spending spree when it discovered $170,000 of unspent funds in its budget. Within the space of a few days, the money was allocated and spent, with a low level of scrutiny.

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A liquor ban in Warkworth has been extended by three hours after a letter from Police called the existing ban an “outstanding success”.Rodney Local Board has had to review all 14 liquor bans in the region to comply with new rules on where they can be imposed. There must now be evidence that an area has experienced a high level of crime or disorder as a result of alcohol consumption in the area.The current ban prohibits drinking along Warkworth’s waterfront and in the CBD, between 5pm and 6am. Council staff initially proposed reducing the hours to 7pm to 7am, but this was opposed by Warkworth Police.Warkworth youth and community

officer John Williams said that before the liquor ban was implemented in 2013, there were regular complaints about youth drinking and acting disorderly in the CBD, particularly around the skatepark and library.“They would, on most occasions, arrive with boxes of alcohol in the afternoon and stay on into the evening or until Police were called and they were moved on.”But since the liquor ban, the change had been significant, he said.“Kids have returned to the skatepark and I no longer receive calls about antisocial behaviour. Our tagging and wilful damage offences have virtually disappeared.

“The liquor ban has been an outstanding success and I thank the Local Board for supporting its implementation.”At the Board’s business meeting last month, bylaws team leader Paul Wilson said the Board could change the starting time to 3pm to align with the liquor ban hours in Helensville.The Board agreed and supported a 3pm to 7am ban, with Beth Houlbrooke and James Colville voting against.In total, the times of eight bans will change and one will end.The ban at Martins Bay will be lifted as there is no evidence of a problem. The ban had been in place from 9pm to 6am during daylight savings.

A complete ban will continue at Wellsford Centennial Park, in the Wellsford CBD and at the Old Cement Works/Wilson Road in Warkworth.The bans at Omaha, Tomarata and Te Arai Point Beach will reduce by an hour, going from 6pm to 7am, to 7pm to 7am. The ban at Omaha only applies during daylight savings.Alcohol bans will continue in Snells Beach and Algies Bay, from 9pm to 7pm during daylight savings.A ban will remain in Warkworth during the market days of the Kowhai Festival.The changes come into effect on October 31.

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The public information days were an opportunity to discuss the highway project directly with NZTA staff and consultants.

Communities in Mahurangi were given the opportunity to view the latest stage of the 18.5km Puhoi to Warkworth motorway project last month.The NZ Transport Agency put on display the Urban and Landscape Design Framework, which sets out how the $750 million highway will be integrated into the landscape. The document was prepared in response to the designation conditions in the resource consents and require the project to integrate into the surrounding landscape and acknowledge of the cultural footprint of mana whenua. Other matters in the framework include bridge form, pedestrian and cycle connections on local roads, retaining walls and noise, entry features at Puhoi and Warkworth, spoil disposal, wildlife corridors, vegetation and riparian planting.Residents and stakeholders have been given 20 days to provide comment on the framework.At an information event in Puhoi, resident Steve Rowsell, was disappointed that NZTA staff were unable to provide any clarity on what the tolling arrangements on the new

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section of road would be. He was also concerned about the designation of the Puhoi off ramp.Whangaparaoa resident Kevin McMillan, said that as far as he was concerned, the road couldn’t happen soon enough.“I travel regularly to Whangarei and the north needs this highway.

Warkworth will also benefit.”Construction of the four-lane road, which will be built west of the existing highway, is expected to start late next year. About half of the 50 properties required along the route have been acquired.info: nzta.govt.nz/projects/puhoi-warkworth

briefsCommunity grants on offerRodney Local Board has announced five funding rounds for community projects over the next year. There are two levels of grants; Quick Response grants for projects needing $500 to $2000 and Local Grants for $2000 to $10,000. The first round of applications for both grants opens in July and ends in August, with a decision in September. Two further application rounds for Quick Response grants will be held in September and February, while the second round of applications for Local Grants funding opens next March.

Performance report releasedLibrary visits in Rodney are down slightly on last year, but wifi useage has continued to climb, according to Rodney Local Board’s latest performance report. The report provides a summary of the Board’s activities from July to March and updates whether the Board is on track to meet its objectives by the end of the financial year. It includes updates on about 80 projects the Board has funded and information on usage of a range of Auckland Council services. read the report at localmatters.co.nz


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infuriating outcomeSeven thousand targeted ratepayers have been blatantly robbed, sold out, insulted and punished by the atrocious travesty of the failed Araparera investment (MM May 6).How our Rodney Councillor can publicly claim otherwise is absurd! To read of quotes “the venture has created good relationships” and “it’s been a financial success” is utterly infuriating to us, the investors.The Landowners and Contractors Protection Association, who have worked tirelessly on this, hosted a huge public meeting near harvest completion only to find “relations with Council” were so sweet they forgot to turn up! This angered the community to unprecedented levels as suspicion of outcome ran rife.After intervention from Rodney MP Mark Mitchell, we were led to believe an audit was to be made available upon completion instead, ‘no’, now an announcement so misleading one can hope our exit from the imprisonment of the “supercity” is imminent.On evidence building, it appears no audit would suffice the “blatant theft”, “discrepancy in logging tallies” and seemingly “shaky” money trail.While “our” trees have been “cut” so have all reasonable relations with Auckland Council as we collectively seek Central Government help to break loose from this imprisonment to which we are daily robbed and

exploited.Obviously, those invited attendees who were “unable” to attend the Wellsford meeting of enraged investors, fear their future of “polishing prison bars” as have some of their former counterparts, with no exemption for elderly retired bureaucrats.Colin Smith, Wellsford

rodney’s debtFurther to the many letters regarding Penny Webster’s and Auckland Council’s performance in Rodney, the facts are simple. Some of the numbers have been rounded to make the point: 1. In the last term as Mayor of Rodney Council, Penny oversaw the debt double to around $250 million.2. On joining Auckland, Rodney contributed five per cent of the population and 25 per cent of the debt. At formation, the total new Auckland Council debt was $1 billion.Where does the money go? The total rate take in Rodney is around $60 million before the current surcharge. Total wages bill at Auckland Council around $700 million so our share at five per cent is $35 million. Other overheads at Auckland Council amount to another $1 billion, of which our share is $50 millionAuckland Council’s current debt is over $5 billion. Interest per day is $1 million or $360 million a year, and

our share is $18 million.Now let’s add them all up – wages $35 million; overheads $50 million; interest $18 million; total – $103 millionIt is not hard to see why we can’t get any money for road sealing or any other work in Rodney. We are still paying for Penny’s ex-Rodney Council debt. And we are also paying for a grossly bloated Auckland Council overhead structure. All of this overseen by our councillor, Penny Webster, who is head of the Finance and Performance Committee.Remember, Penny thinks the surcharge is a good thing and she voted for it. Also, if Penny had not supported ‘lame duck’ Len Brown, he may have been gone by now. Bring on the local body elections – there have to be changes.Tom Ashton, Scott’s Landing

Sandspit rd rollercoasterRecently, the Snells Beach Ratepayers and Residents Association, with support from Algies Bay and Sandspit Ratepayer Associations, have written to Auckland Transport complaining about the patchwork repairs that are regularly carried out on Sandspit Road, near the Lime Works. Over recent years the repairs have been ineffective and thus a waste of ratepayers money.Over recent weeks, the humps and hollows have increased in number and severity. Wet weather makes this

third World roadsTakatu Road resident Robert Judd sent Mahurangi Matters this image from a truck in Africa saying, “due to the present state of Takatu Road again, travellers to the Tawharanui Regional Park might soon be advised to place this notice on their vehicles”.

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Treated timber warningHouseholders are being warned of the risks associated with burning treated or painted timber in household fires. Treated timber is one of a number of materials which is nationally banned from being burned because of its effect on people and the environment. “Burning timber treated with copper, chromium and arsenic (CCA) or tanalised timber releases arsenic into the air and into homes,” Northland Regional Council’s Environmental Management Committee chair Joe Carr says.Timber products to be avoided include:• Wood that has been treated for

outdoor use – fencing, cladding, decking or outdoor furniture

• Any painted, stained or varnished wood

• Wood with coatings (melamine or formica)

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Cr Carr added that the ashes resulting from burning treated timber could also contain toxins and for that reason, it was inadvisable to apply these to gardens.

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100kph section of road dangerous to use. Contractors have recently carried out more short term repairs. We have called upon Auckland Transport to carry out a full investigation to discover the causes of the regular collapses. Are the causes related to the expansion or contraction of the limestone base or is it related to the trees sucking moisture from the soil?We urge Auckland Transport to begin such an investigation immediately so that realistic and effective measures can be introduced and so save the local ratepayers from seeing their rates fritted away.Bryan Jackson Chairperson, Snells Beach Ratepayers and Residents Association

Speed limits lack senseI read with interest the Auckland Transport response to my letter (MM May 20). It is obvious the person who wrote this has not personally driven these roads. Half the letter tells us what we already know about the speed limits, but nowhere do they explain the difference between the rural environments on Matakana Road versus Sharp Road. Is the Matakana Road not rural? Why is it not 100kph?There are few straight parts of Sharp Road and try doing 100kph on parts of Sandspit Road with the state of the undulating road surface.They say they will prioritise safe speeds for high crash risk roads! Come on Auckland Transport, it sounds like

you are waiting for a serious crash to happen before any action is warranted. Some proactive, commonsense thinking would be terrific.Graeme Burton, Sandspit

fairy tern defenceI was appalled to read Brian Styles letter (MM Mar 18). What a selfish attitude to take when so many people are doing so much for the fairy terns, day in and day out.I don’t live in Mangawhai but I try and get up at least once a week in the hope that I might just see a fairy tern. It just fills my heart with joy to see one of these little fellas.In the summer break, we come up to the camping site for just that very reason.When you lose the fairy tern, you are going to lose a whole lot more than just a bird.You are going to lose what Mangawhai is becoming increasingly well-known for as one of the only places that fairy terns breed.You should be very proud of the fact that fairy terns chose your area to live in and that people come from all over New Zealand to see them, spending their well-earned cash in your town. I applaud all those that help your little tern.Fairy terns have every chance of survival. If I had Brian’s address, I’d happily send him a copy of Old Blue (the last remaining southern female Robin).Veronica Westly, Whenuapai

Vineyard saleThe Ti Point Vineyard, owned by three generations of the Haslam family, has been sold to Ute and Fraser Charles Partridge, who have recently immigrated to New Zealand. The Partridges are of German and English descent, and have received Overseas Investment Office consent for the sale. They intend to acquire the land to use as one of their two homes and they have indicated that they intend to operate the boutique vineyard, which is planted with merlot, malbec and cabernet franc. The property covers just under 20 hectares in Tairere Road, Ti Point. It overlooks Whangateau Harbour and includes a purpose-built B&B.

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kauri dieback disease found across rodneyKauri dieback disease has been confirmed at 12 sites throughout Rodney and Kaipara and containing its spread will rely on landowners being vigilant, Auckland Council principal biosecurity advisor Dr Nick Waipara says.Kauri dieback kills every tree it infects and is easily spread through the transfer of infected soil.It was first formally identified as a distinct species, Phytophthora taxon Agathis (PTA), in 2008 when soil near sickly trees in the Waitakere Ranges was tested.A year later, it was discovered in Rodney at Pakiri Scenic Reserve, near Te Arai, following aerial surveys and soil tests. Photos of the dying trees at the reserve have since been used in a range of posters and pamphlets showing the destructive force of the disease.Three other reserves in Rodney and Kaipara are confirmed as infected – Morrison Scenic Reserve in Kaipara Flats, Robert Hastie Reserve in Mangawhai Heads and Logues Scenic Reserve east of Wellsford. A further eight sites on private land have been identified in Kaipara, Kaiwaka, Tomarata-Pakiri, Mangawhai, Kaukapakapa, Dairy Flat, Muriwai and Waimauku.An aerial survey of all regional parks in Rodney was completed recently and

soil tests are being conducted to check suspected sites.Dr Waipara says most parks appear to be in good health, but some trees are showing symptoms.“There could be a number of reasons why a tree isn’t looking healthy, so we won’t know until we have completed tests whether or not its dieback.”Because Rodney has so many small patches of infected trees, people regularly move between healthy and infected sites and risk spreading the disease.“It is a particularly challenging area to control.”Dr Waipara has been involved in the fight against kauri dieback since 2008, first with Landcare Research and now with Council. He says Rodney is faring a lot better than Waitakere, where at least 13 per cent of the forest is infected.But in Rodney, a large portion of kauri are on private land, which creates a unique set of risks.In regional parks, the disease can be controlled and reso urced by the Kauri Dieback Management Programme, but on private land it requires the cooperation and vigilance of landowners.“Anything that moves soil between two properties can transfer the disease. If

you have kauri on your property, it is critical to have a strategy to prevent any soil from outside reaching those trees.”Landowners are able to get free advise on how to prevent spreading dieback and can get free cleaning equipment and funding to fence stands of forests. If any trees are looking sick, loosing leaves or have globs of caramel coloured gum accumulating around the base, they can get free tests to check for dieback.Dr Waipara says the big advantage of having kauri on private land is that it significantly reduces the risk of walkers and trampers spreading the disease.Soil trapped in the tread of footwear has been the main vehicle for dieback – 70 per cent of infected trees are within 50 metres of a walking track. That is why using cleaning stations in forests are critical.There is no cure to the disease, but progress is being made into methods to fight it. Research in to breeding kauri with a natural resistance to PTA has started. Trials using phosphates have also had promising results. Phosphates have been used to control Phytophthora in apple orchards for years. Researchers are also looking at breeding micro-organisms which kill PTA.Last year, the government committed

$26.5 million over four years to research, monitoring and preventing the spread of kauri dieback.These developments are what gives Dr Waipara hope.“It’s still awful, but we have a lot of research now that we didn’t have a decade ago. The lack of knowledge was the biggest hindrance at first. But right now the most critical thing is for people to be aware of the risks and act accordingly.”info: kauridieback.co.nzTo report any suspect sightings of diseased kauri on public or private land phone 0800 NZ KAURI or email [email protected] [email protected]

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My mother’s parents were Whakatohea/Ngati Porou and

Scottish/Tuhoe. My father was Welsh and Irish. Our family is like the United Nations. My grandfather Hughes was a tough old Welshman, but a very successful farmer. My determination and independence comes from that side of the family. I’d argue the point with anyone. If I think I’m right, I’ll go to the end of the earth to make sure I get my way. I’ve lost too many arguments with the Auckland Council, so I’m leaving Tapora.

When I told my daughter in Australia “I’m selling up”, I

gave her three reasons – ‘I’m sick of dusty and muddy roads, I don’t like the Auckland Supercity and you don’t get a view in a coffin’. So she accepted that. I’m moving back to Whakatane to join my family. I grew up in the Urewera. We lived in a hut with ponga sides and a dirt floor and bathed in a cowshed tub. My mother cooked in a chimney, like the Saltbush Bill cartoons. We didn’t see many people, just the occasional fisherman. My mother had a tough life. She was our teacher but was busy with kids and milking cows. My father was always away playing soldiers getting ready for guerilla warfare in World War II.

We came out of the bush when I was nine. I started school

in Taneatua on the same day as my younger brother and sister. I enjoyed school but left when I was 15 because my father was ill. I was the eldest of 10 by then, it was my duty. I worked on my father’s farm until we parted ways when I was 21. He didn’t like modernisation, he was still in the horse and trace system. I went to young farmers and did an AB (Artificial Breeding) technician course when I was 19 and had new ideas. I got paid three pounds a week, then he offered me 50 per cent profit to manage the pigs. I got rid of the old sows and started free range farming. After 18 months my father put me back on wages because I was making too much money. So I bought a car and hit the big city, Whakatane, and that was it.

I moved to Tapora in 1966, with my wife and two-year-old daughter,

when I was 29. It was a great place to raise a family, but I didn’t want to come here at first. I enjoyed what I was doing. I had three jobs and making plenty of money. But my wife said ‘it’s time you got a real job’. I’d saved $5000 and wanted to farm an area I was familiar with, but when a ballot came up for a 131 acre farm in Tapora my uncle put my name in. It was a mission at first. I had dealt with farmers as an AB technician but hadn’t run a dairy farm. My father’s farm was cream supply, whole milk was totally different. The machines had no instruction manual, so I took it apart to figure out how it worked. Within a week of settling in, the school committee chair came around and asked me to join. I got inaugurated from there. My wife said to me after a few years, ’I don’t like it here’. I said ‘we’ll stay for five years and then go’. After five years I said ‘we’re moving’ but the kids cried, we had three daughters by then, and said ‘we don’t want to go’. So I said, ‘that’s it, we are not going at all’. For years after that they tried to get me to move, but I wouldn’t. Tapora was a settlement area, in its infancy. We were getting a raw deal out here so we set up the Tapora Settlers Committee. The phones were party lines with only one toll line to Wellsford. Eventually the tolls were dropped and we became part of the Wellsford/Warkworth exchange.

I was probably an activist. I didn’t like the injustice. I had seen farmers

fight for their rights in the East Coast, which was more developed. The roads in Tapora were dreadful; it hasn’t improved a lot. But in the 70s we managed to do a deal with the council to voluntarily increase rates to fix them. We straightened out the corners and got the road to sealing quality. They never did seal them but it cut the drive time to Wellsford from 90 minutes to 40 minutes. The state was trying to hand over the water supply to the council in 1974, with more costs and bureaucracy. We negotiated until 1979 when the state walked away, so the settlers and

farmers took charge of it. Then the power bills started coming to me. We had to set up a company. The first thing we did was automate the pumps, and over the years spent a quarter of a million dollars upgrading it.

I was a director at Mid-Northland Dairy Company from 1979-82. I

got to see the inside of big business, with a turnover of $350 million. I tried to change everything, but dealing with 12 men, it’s a bit difficult. I joined because we needed a voice for this area. Tapora had a large turnover of $16-17 million a year but were getting little back in return. We had some hard years in the early 70s after the drought, but that was life with farming. It took a long time to recover, but started to change how we did things. As the farms amalgamated, from 45 farms to six, there were less single people. Before the 80s it was hard to get a bank loan to expand the farm, because I had daughters. Roger Douglas gets a lot of slack, but he helped change that. We sent the girls to Whangarei Girls, so they could get used to the city. I wanted them to have a profession to always fall back on. They became a chef, teacher and nurse.

Things changed by the time my three daughters left home. In

1986 my wife was doing pottery in the

After emerging from the isolated Urewera forest to start school at aged nine, Bill Hughes had an early determination to succeed in life. In his teens, during the 50s, he modernised his father’s farm with free range pigs. In his twenties, he up-skilled and worked three jobs to buy his first farm. After fighting for the rights of settlers and raising a family in Tapora for five decades, the 78-year-old is going back to his roots in Whakatane. Bill tells Cathy Aronson about his Welsh determination, how he overcame asthma with activity, and returning home to climb the Urewera ….

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new pottery shed, and I came home for breakfast. She said ‘we should sell the farm and go to Auckland’ and I said ‘I’m not going but you can if you want to go back to work’. She was gone by lunchtime. There was a note on the table ‘I’ve gone to Auckland’. It sounds funny, but that happened for a lot of farmers, things were changing. Change is good though, you have to accept it and evolve. I spent a lot of time on the golf course once the family left home, and ended up becoming the president from 1995 to 2000. I’d always enjoyed sport. I played rugby and bowls and enjoyed surfing, water skiing and sailing. In 1982 I sailed to Suva with my brother-in-law. As a kid I was an asthmatic, in and out of hospital. So in high school I decided to do something about it and took up running, and my asthma disappeared. Later in life I did harrier running, I came fourth in the Mount Edgecombe mountain race. I’d like to walk it again.

When I move back to Whakatane, I’ll be tramping the Urewera

with my younger sister. I’ve only been back once when the children were young. I always give everything I do 100 per cent; I don’t do things in halves. It’s just in my genes to succeed. You have to be true to yourself, your race or gender doesn’t matter, if you want to get on with life you have to take the bull by the horns and go for it.

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Budget delivers benefitsNational’s seventh Budget sets out the next steps in our economic programme and has a continued focus on helping families. Budget 2015 includes a $790 million package of measures aimed at reducing hardship among children living in some of New Zealand’s poorest families. The Budget also confirms New Zealand has a strong, growing economy – we’re on track for continued growth of 2.8 per cent a year over the next four years – which indicates our programme is on the right track. Our strong economy is forecast to deliver another 150,000 new jobs over the next four years, on top of the 194,000 new jobs created since the start of 2011. Average wages, which have increased by 15 per cent over the past five years, are also forecast to continue rising faster than inflation. The average wage is expected to rise to $63,000 in the next four years. Through Budget 2015, National will invest $790 million over the next four years in measures aimed at helping children living in hardship. This package includes greater work obligations for parents on a benefit; more childcare support for low-income families to help parents get into work, education, or training; a $25 weekly increase in benefits for families with children; and an increase in Working for Families payments to low-income families of $12.50 a week in most cases.We’re supporting health and education with a $2.4 billion investment over four years. The Budget invests more in the drivers of economic development, including a further $360 million to deliver on our commitment to roll-out world-class internet connectivity for New Zealanders, bringing our total investment to $2 billion. And we’re allowing for significant ACC levy reductions, and strengthening tax rules on property investment. This is the type of Budget a responsible Government can deliver when it’s following a plan that’s working.

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A proposal to extend the times that dogs can be on the beach in Rodney over summer will open for submissions on June 12.Currently, dogs are banned from 13 beaches from the first Sunday in October until the third Sunday in March, between the hours of 9am and 7pm. Dogs are allowed under control off-leash at all times on beaches outside the restricted period.But the Rodney Local Board is proposing to reduce the restricted period by about a month, as well as reducing the hours that the ban applies.Under the proposal, the time and season rule would run from the Saturday of Labour Weekend to March 31 and from 10am to 6pm.On the east coast, the rules affect Snells Beach, Point Wells, Sandspit, Omaha, Mathesons Bay, Martins Bay, Brick Bay, Baddeleys and Campbells Beach.The proposal will also end regulations at Buckletons Beach and Jamieson Bay, Mahurangi West.Another change will require dogs to be on-leash at Highfield Garden Reserve in Algies Bay.There were 700 responses during a

survey on dog access bylaws in March, with 521 responses from Rodney – 314 from dog owners and 207 from non-dog owners.The survey found a split in perceptions between the two groups. The majority of dog owners believed beaches weren’t busy in the mornings and evenings, while non-dog owners believed the opposite to be true.Omaha and Snells Beach were found to be the busiest beaches while Buckletons and Baddeleys beaches and Jamiesons Bay had few visitors.Member Greg Sayers will chair a panel with Steven Garner and James Colville, who will hear and deliberate on submissions on the proposal in August.Submissions close on July 17 and changes to doc access rules will take effect in October.

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More Mahurangi families are struggling as rent rises outstrip incomes and government accommodation assistance has stagnated, Homebuilders coordinator Quentin Jukes says.According to census figures, rent in Warkworth increased 56 per cent faster than incomes between 2001 and 2013. The median rent in Warkworth increased 84 per cent, from $190 a week to $350 a week, while the median family income increased 54 per cent, from $39,800 to $61,500.That meant the proportion of a family’s income being spent on rent went from 24 per cent to 30 per cent. For a Warkworth family on the average 2013 income that’s costing them an extra $3690 a year, or $71 a week.However, rates for the Accommodation Supplement, the government benefit to help low-income earners pay rent, have remained unchanged for a decade.The maximum Accommodation Supplement for Rodney is $165 for a couple with one or more children, or $100 for a single person.Quentin says this means more families have had to make tough choices.“People usually prioritise paying their rent over things like food and power, so as rent takes up a larger proportion of expenses, families are deciding not to heat their homes during the winter or buy healthy food.“It also means fewer families can afford extras like afterschool activities. All this can have a big impact on the health and development of children.”

But simply increasing the accommodation supplement is not the answer, Quentin says.“The accommodation supplement is a great short term fix, but not a long term solution because it keeps the rental market with higher rents by artificially inflating what people are able to pay. We need to have more state housing with income related rents, which would put greater pressure on rents.”Increases in benefit levels announced in the 2015 Budget are a step in the right direction, but don’t make up for the increase in rental costs and rates haven’t increased for people without families, Quentin says.From April next year, benefit rates for families with children will rise by $25 a week after tax, while working families earning $36,350 a year or less before tax will get $12.50 extra a week.Zoe Heslop has been a budget advisor for Christians Against Poverty for the past two years and says rents takes up about 50 per cent of her clients’ income.“After other bills that means they’ve only got $40 or $50 for food for the family.“People try and make do instead of seeking help and wait until things are really bad.”The service works with clients to create a sustainable budget, with a plan to pay back their debt and save for unexpected costs.info: capnz.org or 0508 227 111

Water quality project fundedA scientific and practical environmental studies programme at Mangawhai Beach School is $1000 better off after securing a national science award.Mangawhai was one of 26 schools selected for the award, sponsored by Bayer New Zealand and administrated by the Royal Society of NZ.The money will be spent on aquarium equipment, which is part of an ongoing study being carried out at the school into water quality issues.Since last year John Dickie, a local expert with more than 40 years international experience in environmental management including environmental education, has been volunteering his time every Friday morning to teach a group of students about water quality.The students have taken samples from the estuary adjoining the school, farm dams, water tanks and local waterways.They are studying the nitrification cycle, a chain of biological reactions producing chemical results effecting

water quality.John says the objectives of the programme are multifold, but the focus is on enabling the students to have practical hands-on experience with scientific equipment to examine the local environment and to complement observations and explore hypotheses that the students develop.The aquarium will be used to keep various aquatic animals and plants collected from local streams and ponds, and also to observe and measure various environmental conditions in the tanks. The main aquarium will be set-up so that all students can observe the effects of nature and their own effects on a living aquatic environment. Recordings will show the changes over time and contribute to the students’ ability to maintain water to a healthy, sustainable level.The money will specifically fund aquarium equipment such as filters, lights, scientific meters and a simple digital microscope.

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Sandspit study targets water quality and sedimentationThe health of the Sandspit Harbour is in the spotlight as a group begins an extensive study into water quality and sedimentation in the area.The Sandspit Residents and Ratepayers Association (SRRA) received $10,000 from Rodney Local Board last year to develop a Sandspit Harbour study and management programme.The project will look at the environmental, social, cultural and economic values of the harbour and set a work programme for the next decade.A formal structure has now been established with representatives from Ngati Manuhiri, commercial and recreational fishing, DOC, Sandspit Holiday Park, Kawau Residents and Ratepayers, Kawau Kat Cruises, SOSSI, the Coastguard, Rainbows Ends Residents and Ratepayers Association, the harbourmaster, Sandspit Yacht Club, and farming.Last month the groups decided water quality and siltation would be the focus of the first phase of the study.Coordination team member Bruce Fleming says residents are concerned about issues such as farm run-off, leaky septic tanks and sedimentation build-up in the harbour.They want to produce a report similar to the 2010 Mahurangi Action Plan, which involved extensive studies of sedimentation and water quality in the Mahurangi Harbour and strategies for improvement.“If Sandspit Harbour silts up there

won’t be a harbour left. But we need to understand the issues,” Mr Fleming says.The study will look at how much sediment is entering the harbour, where it comes from, where it settles and whether sedimentation rates have changed over time.“We need answers to these questions to take the best course of action. We are trying to collect information about how the state of the harbour has changed, so we are looking for historic photos people might have of the harbour.”The Local Board funding has been spent employing planning and environmental consultants, who have produced a report identifying

current research and information on the harbour and helped establish a structure for the project.The report found a lack of information available on water quality, fish stocks, social values, and the importance of economic activities in the harbour.Sediment studies conducted by Dr Roger Grace last year found 30cm of sediment could be settling in the harbour each year, however studies completed for the resource consent for the Sandspit Marina estimate only 3cm a year.There has also been concern about sewerage leaking into the harbour from poorly maintained septic tanks.

Mr Fleming says it is likely further research will be required and costs have been estimated at $80,000.“It depends on what needs to be done and whether it is something that people in the community can do. But we might need to employ professionals for some of the work. We need to have robust information.”The consultants’ report said the study could be completed in six months, but it would likely take at least two years with current levels of funding.The group has applied for $6000 from Rodney Local Board.info: [email protected] sandspitharbourproject.wordpress.com

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Work on the Sandspit Marina has reached the halfway mark and the project is on track to be completed early next year.Marina superintendant Graham Maker says the first of five arms was installed last year and the second and largest arm will be floated in September.“We are counting down now,” Mr Maker says.Four barges will be operating this month, transporting dredgings to a dump near Great Barrier Island, while the construction of pontoons is continuing on land.

“This work is heavily weather dependent. If it’s stormy we can’t dispose of any dredging and things get held back.”The dredging will finish at the end of the year, when all the pontoons should be installed.Hoppers Construction will then start landscaping work around the Yacht Club and resurface the carpark, build an entranceway and plant trees in the area.“Under the conditions of our resource consent we can’t operate the marina until all of the work is complete.”There are still about 10 marina berths left to sell.

Marina build passes halfway

Aged care on BPW programmeElderly care was the topic discussed the Warkworth Business and Professional Women’s club meeting last month. Dr Katherine Ravenswood, one of the authors of the NZ Aged Care Workforce Survey 2014, talked about the highly-feminised and older nature of the aged care workforce. The key sources of job dissatisfaction were identified as low wages, high workload, abuse from clients/residents, and lack of support from managers. The second speaker was Janet Strong, who is one of the activity coordinators at Amberley Rest Home at Algies Bay. She said it was important for residents to be respected, challenged, spiritually nurtured and culturally acknowledged. There was a need for more volunteers to assist with activities, as well as interact with the residents. The third speaker was Anne Smith, who coordinated the evening on the topic of Aged Care. She spoke about the book Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande. The author explained the importance of actually asking a person with a serious illness what they wanted. “They need to know all the options that they have and the time left. Then people can help them to achieve what they want which may be no treatment at all.”

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A garage door barrier that promises to keep out cold draughts, dust, leaves, rodents and other pests is being launched in Mahurangi this month, ahead of a nationwide rollout.Puhoi resident Jane Worthington says the Cleverseal product was founded by her parents in Australia in 2007. It comprises a comprehensive range of well-designed, effective aluminium sections which are made in NZ, combined with various lengths of bristle brush.“Between them, Mum and Dad have 55 years of aluminium and garage door industry experience,” Jane says. “They designed Cleverseal to be something that can be easily and economically fitted to seal gaps. With NZ’s cooler climate, we’re expecting it to be very popular here.”Working alongside Jane will be Nick Marinus, of Mangawhai. Nick owned

a successful panel beating business on the North Shore for around 16 years, before moving north to work with Barry Gillespie at Harcourts in Warkworth. His wife Ann taught at Mahurangi College for many years but is now based at Otamatea College.Nick says that while Cleverseal is designed primarily for garages and buildings such as sheds and factories, it also has potential for truck doors. “There’s nothing else like it on the market,” he says. “It really is a quality product that can be fitted to the whole door in a short amount of time.” Cleverseal is available in single lengths or kit sets to suit the door size and type of garage door so it is both DIY friendly or can be installed by Nick through Cleverseal sales and service. Cleverseal also carries Cinderseal, their range of flame retardant garage door seals, which is available upon request.

Leigh Motors is now the stomping ground for three generations of Middletons after the family bought the business last month.Karl Middleton says they are focusing on turning the service station into a hub to service the community.The business will be open seven days a week and is expanding into garden supplies, hire equipment, specialised car parts and is certified to buy and sell cars.“We know the community and want to provide them with the things they need,” Karl says. “People can hire anything from chainsaws and lawnmowers to a 1.5-ton digger and a truck.”In total, there are 10 members of the Middleton family working at Leigh Motors. Brothers Jeff and Karl Middleton have run Middleton Transport with their father, Hugh, for the past 19 years, operating 16 trucks for Leigh Fisheries.“We started with two trucks and within two years we had 10, and won a Small Business of the Year Award. “It was crazy. We were on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It was very

challenging, but rewarding work.”Karl managed the business and also became a manager at Leigh Fisheries for a short period.Once the contract ended, the family decided to take on the new challenge of Leigh Motors.When he’s not at the garage, Karl is usually on the rugby field, coaching touch. After starting out coaching primary school teams he went on to coach representative sides for North Harbour, Counties Manukau, Auckland and national sides.His career highlight was coaching the NZ 30 team to win the Touch Football World Cup in Scotland in 2011.“It was unbelievable, standing in a stadium listening to the national anthem play and thinking ‘we are the best team in the world’.”He also coached the NZ 30 women’s team to win a trans-Tasman series against Australia.“It was the first time in history a women’s team has won a series against Australia in any grade.”

Nick Marinus and Jane worthington.

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Kids and moneyWhen it comes to money and finance matters, how many times have you heard in the media, ‘I wish they would teach this stuff in schools?’ The next two articles are going to be about some great stuff you can do with your kids to teach them basic money concepts. There are many instances where some financial education at an early stage would have helped to avoid some of the costly financial mistakes people make as adults and enter the workforce. Here are some tips parents can use to start to teach some basic financial principles to their kids: • Start early to help kids build a foundation to become a financially savvy

adult. Lots of things we do every day can be used to role-play money situations and teach them good habits and choices about money.

• Let kids make choices. This helps build confidence and encourages them to think about the decisions they are making. Lay out the consequences of the choice they make. For instance, ‘If you don’t buy the chocolate bar now you could save that $2 and put it towards your new skate board.’

• Set a goal. Write it down and break it down dollar-by-dollar with an end target to show them how they will get to the end result of $80 for the skate board. You can use many day-to-day activities to get your child to think about consequences and choices and then help them understand the reasons why they made that choice – better outcome, progress toward their goal etc. Eventually, they will become thoughtful decision-makers.

• ‘Need or want’ is another useful concept to teach. Explain about things that we need to live, learn and grow, and then explain about things that we may want, the ‘nice to haves’. Explain that these are not as important as the things we need and that it’s okay to wait to get them or choose not to have them at all!

• Teaching value is another very important concept. You can do this by talking about their own preferences (like the stuffed toy they treasure and how they like it more than all their other toys). The value of things also determines what people are willing to pay so your child will begin to understand that people spend money on things that have a cost (show them price tags), as well as a value (their worth).

• Teach about earning money. By explaining about jobs and why people go to work, kids will understand quickly the concept of earning. Explain that people work to earn money for what they need and want, then get them thinking of what simple jobs they could do at home so they can earn money for what they need and want.


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June1 The Auckland Mounted Rifles (AMR) moves to a less exposed position in Reserve Gully.2 Blockade of coast of Asia Minor announced by British Government.4 Third Battle of Krithia (Dardanelles).The AMR relieves the 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment in a front-line position on Walker’s Ridge.7 German airship L.Z.-37 destroyed in mid-air by Lieut. Warneford, RNAS, near Ghent. It was the first occasion that an airship had successfully been attacked by aeroplane.First meeting of Dardanelles Committee of the British Cabinet. Under this title, the War Council exercised its functions during the critical period of the Dardanelles campaign.18 The AMR is relieved by the 9th Australian Light Horse and moves into a bivouac at the beach end of Reserve Gully.19 South African forces begin advance on Otavifontein.22 Third Battle of Lemberg ends: city retaken by the Austrian forces.23 Major A. Tatternall, the AMR’s temporary commanding officer, is evacuated with dysentery.25 13/634 Major Frank Chapman arrives from Egypt and assumes command of the regiment.27 British advance up the Euphrates begins.Battle of the Gnila-Lipa begins.28 Action of Gully Ravine (Dardanelles) begins.Ngaundere (Cameroons) captured by the allied Northern Force.29 First Battle of the Isonzo begins.30 One officer and 107 other ranks arrive as reinforcements for the AMR.

Wartime diaries tell an ordinary soldier’s storyAs the stories of World War I and Gallipoli continue to surface, Warkworth resident Doreen Howe has recently published her father’s diaries in the book Ghosts of Anzac.Second-lieutenant Onesimus William Howe, of the 1st Auckland Battalion, fought at Gallipoli, the Somme and Passchendaele, and was decorated for gallantry under fire.His diary entries, written in pencil, provide a remarkable insight into the daily life of the ordinary NZ soldier caught in extraordinary times. Although there were four diaries in total, only one covering 1916 survived.“After the war, my father became a sharemilker and we moved from farm to farm,” Doreen says. “I guess the other diaries got lost during this time.“The book isn’t a factual document, written by a historian. Rather, it is a personal record copied word-for-word from the diary of a 21-year-old serving with the NZ Infantry on the battlefields of Somme.”Doreen says that by transcribing the diary, she discovered what a wonderful man her father had been.“I came to realise there was much to read between the lines, and I wondered how anyone could have had the strength and inclination to write a daily diary entry while going through such horrific times.”In the foreword, Doreen says her father seemed to have an almost supernatural ability to shut out all of the misery going on about him and focus on anything that was positive.“Indeed, wherever he lay his head – be it bivvy billet or trench – he called it ‘home’.”

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Onesimus finally returned to NZ in 1919, after four-and-a-half years of war. Although he was offered a captaincy with the NZ Army, he turned it down. He returned to teaching for a short stint, before seeking peace in the open air with a farm job. He married and had six children. “He never received any assistance from the NZ Government and never expected any. After buying his own herd of cattle, he moved from farm to farm, never settling anywhere for more than two years. But he never missed the yearly Anzac reunions, wearing his row of medals with pride. He left a heritage to be proud of.”Onesimus Howe died in 1977.The book is available at The Unicorn Bookshop in Warkworth.

bookgiveawayMahurangi Matters has a copy of Ghosts of Anzac to give away. Write your name and number on the back of an envelope, post to Ghosts of Anzac Competition, Mahurangi Matters PO Box 701 Warkworth or email [email protected] with the subject line: Ghosts of Anzac. Competition closes June 19.

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SCENIC FlIGHTS 30 mins $65; 20 mins $55; Min. 3 passengers. Trial flights $85. Gift vouchers available.

GREAT bARRIER FlIGHTS. Special stopover up to 4 hours. Return $120. Min. 3 passengers. One way flights $120 each. Min 2 passengers.

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AERIAl & SATEllITE DISH INSTAllATIONSProfessional Installation of Satellite Dishes and Freeview UHF Aerials.

Wall mount TV Installations, Multi-room Solutions. Audio and

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FREEvIEW TV, Audio, Installation, Faults & Supply. Andrew 021 466 394 or 422 2221.

Tv SERvICES Aerials, Dishes, Freeview sales, installation and service. Extra outlets. Serving the area for 18 years.Phone Gavin 027 476 6115.

CASH PAID TOOlS & MACHINERY Shed & Garage Clearouts. Call/txt 021 161 5139

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Christ Church, Church Hill, Warkworth Every Sunday 8am and 9.30am

St. Leonard's, Matakana Every Sunday at 9.30am

Snells Beach Community Church 2nd Sunday at 9am

St.Alban's, Kaipara Flats 1st Sunday at 11.15am

St.Michael and All Angels, Leigh 3rd Sunday at 11.00am

CATHOLIC CHURCH

WARKWORTHHoly Name Church, 6 Alnwick Street

Saturday Vigil: 6.00pmSunday: 10.30am

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PUHOISS. Peter & Paul Church

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Mahurangi Methodist Parish

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Three rodney school principals were locked up in Snells Beach last month, raising $1300 for the Blue light youth charity. Principals from Tapora, wellsford and warkworth were jailed in temporary cells and passed the time with renditions of Please Release Me, We Just Got to Get Out of Here, Blue Light Shoes, and Another Brick in The Wall. Blue light wellsford is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. Motivator and fitness advisor Billy Graham will speak at a celebration at wellsford Community Centre, wednesday June 17, 7.30pm to 9pm. Tickets $20, or $30 for two adults. Students $5. The charity works in partnership with the Police and relies on fundraising and sponsorships. Its primary aim is to reduce the likelihood of young people becoming a victim or perpetrator of crime. Pictured from left, rodney College deputy principal John van deventer, warkworth School principal Cynthia Holden, Tapora Primary School principal Ingrid Stewart, North rodney Blue light youth coordinator Shane Gould and rodney College principal Irene Symes.

Wellsford Blue Light turns 20

Faces of children from around the globe greet visitors to this year’s Ahuroa School Photography Club exhibition at Estuary Arts Centre in Orewa.Not only are children the subject of the photos, but all the images were taken by children from schools throughout NZ as well as Singapore, America, Pakistan and Mexico.A total of 1000 images, taken by 250 photographers from 21 schools, are featured.The mammoth effort of coordinating the year-long project fell to Ahuroa

teacher Theressa Butler, who says the idea was to represent each school community and, when the images are seen together, tell a story.“The most amazing thing has been the stories behind the stories, which are shared at the exhibition,” Theressa says.The exhibition is the club’s fourth, and the third as part of the Auckland Festival of Photography fringe programme.It is on at Estuary Arts Centre, 214B Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa, from June 4 to 28.

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School children from around the world feature in the Ahuroa School exhibition at estuary Arts Centre in orewa.

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Museum hosts WWI displayOn loan to the Warkworth Museum for the World War I exhibition is the octagonal district War Memorial, which once held pride of place in the Warkworth Town Hall. Each of the eight panels represents an area of the old Rodney County and lists the World War I soldiers from that immediate vicinity. What a remarkable piece of history it is!As the names are read, many are recognised as the sons and grandsons of pioneer settler families. It is sobering to note the number of young men from each tiny settlement. There are 44 listed from Matakana, 33 from Leigh, 28 from Streamlands and more than a 100 from Warkworth. Of the 43 Puhoi names, six have the surname Turnwald and five are from the Lennan family. Brothers and cousins went to war, and for those left at home, how difficult it must have been with such a shortage of manpower.After months of planning, the World War I exhibition at the museum is now complete. It is mostly the work of Jean Gardner, the museum displays coordinator. She enlisted help from most of the other departments and the engineers from the big shed made the obelisk and stands, and textiles, artefacts and archives all made a contribution.The museum is indebted to the Dill and Guest families who made the uniforms on display available. The full dress mess uniform belonged to Frederick Gordon Dill, a farmer from Kaipara Flats, who was one of eight local men who went into training camp in August 1914, just eight days after war was declared. He had a distinguished military career, served in both World Wars and died aged 95 years.The uniform contributed by the Guest family belonged to Donald Raymond Guest who went into camp in August 1915. The week before his army life began, he had practiced with the town band, played his usual game of hockey and taken a group of children down the river in his launch to visit Mrs Lushington and view her famous collection of paintings. He served in the NZ Rifle Brigade and must have been a very slim young man as his uniform does not fully fasten on the model.The display features more than 130 poppies made by Jean. Poppy day became a tradition in Rodney in 1930 when the newly-formed Rodney Returned Soldiers Association ordered 750 poppies and arranged for them to be sold

throughout the county. Many ex-servicemen were experiencing hardship during the depression years and the profit from poppy sales was used to give some help to needy cases. On happier occasions, the former soldiers would gather in the Town Hall for their annual ball and the memorial would be festooned with poppies in memory of absent friends. A cold winter’s day could be a good time to visit the museum and spend some time viewing the World War I memorabilia.

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This octagonal memorial plinth, which has been stored unseen for many years at the warkworth

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Plaques fund wharf security camerasIndividuals, families and businesses are being given the opportunity to make their mark on the Mahurangi riverbank.The Riverbank Enhancement Group is releasing a limited run of 50 new brass plaques, for installation along the wharf walkway.The original 854 named plaques helped fund the wharf improvements. This time around, money raised will be spent on purchasing and installing four security cameras, a project that is being run in conjunction with the Warkworth Business Association.The cameras are being given priority following a number of recent thefts and acts of vandalism along the river.Dave Parker says a total of 75 of the original plaques have gone missing and will be replaced when the new plaques are installed by the Lions Club of Warkworth.Anyone interested in buying a plaque for $100 should contact Warkworth Engraving in Morrison Drive or email Dave Parker at [email protected]

illegal set nets found at WhangateauFishermen have been caught illegally set netting at Whangateau Harbour and the Rodney Local Board is continuing to push for a ban on set netting and crab pots at Omaha.According to an Auckland Council report, Auckland district fisheries officers observed illegal set netting at Whangateau over the summer.The offenders were using staked nets and nets with incorrect markings. One person was fined as it was their second offence, while other offenders were issued with warnings.The Fisheries Act prevents the use or possession of more than one set net, a set net longer than 60 metres, staking nets, or baiting nets. The regulations

also require nets to be named.MPI compliance officer Glen Blackwell says he is unable to give further information about the specific offences, but says the majority of people using set nets at Omaha and Whangateau comply with the law.“We don’t perceive a problem with illegal fishing there,” Mr Blackwell says.The Board recommended Council’s Regulatory and Bylaws Committee start a process to implement a seasonal ban at Omaha by October this year.Council monitoring at Omaha over the summer found no set nets, but staff did receive 13 emails complaining about set nets, crab pots and discarded bait.

rodney local Board is pushing forward with a proposal to ban set nets and crab pots at omaha Beach.

Weather paves way for road repairsThe prolonged good weather during February and March is being credited for a significant increase in road maintenance and pre-seal repairs by Auckland Transport. Roads in the north that have benefited from the extended programme include Run, Kaipara Flats and Leigh roads. The total spend was $24 million across the whole of Auckland, against a forecast figure of $13 million. The total projected expenditure for the years is $195 million.

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Chris Pedersen’s Slow Cook DinnersLearn how to prepare meals that economical and delicious and are ready at the end of a busy day.Date: Friday June 5th Time: 9.30am - 12.30 am. Warkworth Methodist Church.

Justine Green. Soil buildingWhether your soil is sandy, silty or clay it can be improved. This course looks at what you can do to increase growth/food production in your garden and includes cover sheet mulching/no dig gardening and compost making. Date: Friday 12th June 9.30-12.30. Homebuilders Family Centre 5 Hexham st. Warkworth

Benefit Entitlements Quentin JukesQuentin has 30 years’ experience in working alongside people supporting them in their dealings with Work and Income New Zealand. He has a current understanding of benefit entitlements and a passion to ensure people get the support they need. Date: Wednesday June 17th Wellsford Co-op Church, 253 Rodney St. Time: 12-2.45pm

Justine Green. Crop rotations & garden planningFiguring out the what, where and when to plant is often so confusing. This course helps you plan your garden with confidence. Bring a (rough) plan of your food growing areas and we’ll sort a plan out together. Date: Friday 19th June 9.30-12.30. Homebuilders Family Centre 5 Hexham St Warkworth

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After making a named quilt for her baby Caitlyn, Bridget white found dozens of other mothers prepared to pay for her quilted designs and started Baby Bunting.

Parenting an inspiration for entrepreneurial mothersMahurangi mums are going into business to work around the hectic hours of motherhood, invent solutions to motherly problems and meet other parents.Lauren Harvey started making toys to entertain her baby during breastfeeding last year.“My daughter Alexis was horrendous to breastfeed. She couldn’t sit still and I thought ‘what if she had something to play with?’ So I invented a toy which attaches to your bra while you breastfeed and it worked amazingly.”After trialling the product with 20 other mums, she started a website to sell the toys through her business Feeding Fiddlers.She has now sold over 250 toys around the world, based from her home in Warkworth.Bridget White started her business, Baby Bunting this year, making quilts with babies names on them. “I made my first quilt while I was pregnant with my daughter Caitlyn. I found it hard staying put while I was pregnant and it was a good way to keep me off my feet, but then people said I should start selling them.“I can stay at home and work while my baby naps.”

When she held a stall at a Rodney Plunket Market Day in Snells Beach she met a number of other young mothers starting similar small businesses, who she now meets with regularly.

“It’s great because our kids can play together, too.”The trend has been called ‘mumtrepreneurs’ and has inspired the Fly Buys Mumtrepreneurs Awards,

which started last year. Entries for this year’s competition close on June 15.The competition is open to all women who owned a business for between two and 10 years, which they started while raising a child.Last year’s winners included Wellington-based Bridgit Hawkins and her company Regen which helps dairy farmers manage the environmental impact of dairy effluent, and Mairangi Bay’s Sandra Finlay who runs The Growth Collective, a service linking fresh food suppliers and schools so parents can order low cost and nutritious lunches for their kids.Fly Buys chief executive Stephen England-Hall says the awards recognise the growing number of New Zealand women who manage to juggle the dual demands of family life and running a company.“From businesswomen with sustainable ventures they manage from home to those exporting overseas, we’re looking for mumtrepreneurs from all backgrounds and levels who have identified a market opportunity and built a clear vision for the future,” Mr England-Hall says.info: mumtrepreneurawards.co.nz

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Young mothers should get off their phones and spend more time talking to their children, according to Montessori teacher Tia Wooller, of Matakana.“I get so annoyed when I’m in a coffee shop and I see a mother and her child at a table, and the mother spends her whole time on her phone,” she says. “Facebook is one of the biggest wastes of time there is.”Tia is one of only four trained teachers in New Zealand with the AMI 0-3 Montessori qualification, which she gained after studying in the US. The qualification was set up to help mothers’ transition from pregnancy to childbirth to home. On a daily basis, she says she sees children who have no conversational skills and don’t speak properly.“Talking one-on-one to your baby has a profound impact on language development. It doesn’t matter what you say – the important point is that they need to hear their mother’s voice. Singing to babies is particularly valuable.”One area that Tia is particularly passionate about is the first six to eight weeks of life, referred to as the symbiotic period.“Too many women are led to believe they should be ‘super women’ and get up and about straight after childbirth, but there is strong evidence that staying home and making those first few weeks as quiet and settled as possible has huge rewards for the child and the mother.”Tia says those early weeks are sometimes called the ‘external gestation’ period.

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While babies are getting used to the enormous change that comes after birth – learning to breath, outside stimulation, temperature changes, smell and sound – mothers physically and psychologically also need this time to adjust to life after birth.“Baby and Mum need time to transition and to bond, and the quieter and more routine their lives are at this time, the better.”Tia offers free workshops for new parents, where she takes the opportunity to talk about parenting and teaches them how to make mobiles to keep their babies stimulated.“Too often, babies spend too much time being carried around and not enough time on their backs, learning to appreciate the world around them. Mobiles are a phenomenal way to stimulate their interest and curiosity.“I also speak at coffee groups whenever I can because I believe parents need as much support as possible at this time.”

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Midwives stand on recordWhen it comes to giving mothers-to-be confidence that their birth will be as normal and straightforward as possible, primary health care units such at the Warkworth Birthing Centre, take a lot of beating.Rodney Coast midwife Louise McLaughlin says recent NZ research shows that low-risk women who plan to birth in a primary birthing unit have higher normal birth rates and experience lower intervention rates.She says it also means that after delivery, the mother only needs to walk down the corridor to their room, rather than putting a newborn in the car to transfer elsewhere.In common with other midwives, Louise says one of the biggest challenges is dealing with the question ‘what if something goes wrong?’

“This is especially true if it is the mother’s first birth. Too often, family and friends unintentionally add to this anxiety by sharing stories of the terrible things that can go wrong.“We explain to the mothers that while they are in labour, our role is to monitor and observe their progress in order to make timely decisions should transfer be necessary. Midwives have a vested interest in safe outcomes for all.”The Rodney Midwives team has increased its geographical area of midwifery care to include the Hibiscus Coast region. The team now includes midwives Terri Jury and Nicole Upton.Midwives offer continuity of care, individualised plans, and cover within the group 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Kindergartens hold their groundThe benefits of early childhood education were celebrated at the end of last month when 107 Auckland Kindergarten Association kindergartens took part in Discover Your Local Kindergarten Week. Among those who opened their doors to the community were Wellsford and Snells Beach Kindergartens, which are both seeking to boost their attendances. Association chief executive Tanya Harvey says at kindergarten, children are encouraged to express themselves and actively discover, experience and understand the world around them while making friends and having a whole lot of fun. “They are given introductions to mathematical concepts, science, literacy and ICT, to help them prepare for the start of school,” she says. “With hours that mirror school hours and Early Childhood Education funding for up to 20 hours of subsidised kindergarten care each week, there really is an option for everyone.” The association opened its first kindergarten in 1908.

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Maori encouraged to screenMaori are being encouraged to be brave and talk about bowel cancer to whanau because early detection can save lives.Te Runanga o Ngati Whatua’s Te Ha Oranga health worker Rita Olsen was a reluctant starter on Waitemata District Health Board’s free bowel screening programme. ‘I received this kit in the mail and couldn’t figure out why it was sent to me – I had had health problems before but didn’t know that there was a free bowel cancer programme running,” she says.Ms Olsen says that when her test kit arrived in the mail, she put it aside for a few weeks before throwing it in the rubbish bin. “One of the things that put me off was the perception that sending the test meant the postman was going to have to handle my specimen. It was just the ‘yuck’ factor. Her turning point came when she attended an education session run by the bowel screening programme.“The session broke it down for me and made me think ‘gee, I think I will give this test a go’. It seemed pretty straight forward and I realised that my specimen would be very well wrapped up. My result came back clear which gave me a huge sense of relief about my bowel health.”Te Ha Oranga wants to raise the awareness of their new collaboration with the bowel screening programme.Ms Olsen is the new bowel screening coordinator for Te Ha Oranga Wellsford and Natasha Stil for Te Ha

Oranga Helensville. Rita and Natasha are excited about their new challenge to support the Maori community and to use their community contacts to raise the awareness about bowel cancer. “New Zealand has one of the highest bowel cancer rates in the world. Many of our people need to know that when bowel cancer is detected early, it can be treated.”June is bowel cancer awareness month. If you are aged between 50 and 74 years and live in the Waitemata DHB area, you should have been invited to check yourself out with the free bowel screening programme. If you have not received an invitation, or have moved house, phone 0800 924 432 or contact Te Ha Oranga 423 8538.

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Genetics underscore coeliac spreadKiwis are being encouraged to get themselves and their families tested for coeliac disease.Coeliac New Zealand estimates there are 60,000 to 70,000 Kiwis living with coeliac disease and about 80 per cent of this number are unaware that they have the condition.Family members of people with coeliac disease have an elevated risk of testing positive for the disease as the condition is genetic. The condition is a permanent, autoimmune disorder caused by an intolerance or reaction to gluten – found in wheat, barley, oats and rye. It causes the body to produce antibodies which damage the lining of the small bowel and make it impossible for the body to absorb certain vitamins, minerals and other nutrients from food. If left undiagnosed it can lead to long-term chronic ill-health. Research from around the world shows that coeliac disease is becoming increasingly common due to better testing for the disease. Rachel McCulloch, 41, of Algies Bay, was diagnosed a year ago after living with gastro-intestinal issues and fatigue for most of her life.“I had bouts of diarrhoea, fatigue, headaches/sinus headaches, anxiety, waves of nausea after eating sometimes, sore wrists and tingling fingers,” Rachel says.“When I started training for my first marathon, the gastro-intestinal issues worsened so much that I realised I simply wouldn’t be able to run in the marathon if

I couldn’t get on top of what I’d thought was just the ‘runner’s trots’.“The further into training I got, the worse it became. I went to see another GP and that’s when I tested ‘very positive’ to coeliac disease. I had an endoscopy a couple weeks later which confirmed the diagnosis.“As soon as I heard that, I decided I no longer ate gluten. Figuring out what I could eat was overwhelming initially but within only a few days my tummy settled and I could run without the normal soreness and interruptions.”Rachel says that within two or three days of starting her new diet, the diarrhoea stopped. The bloated tummy was gone and there was no pain in the middle of the night. “Slowly I realised the tingly patches on my fingers had disappeared, anxiety was much reduced and sinus headaches hadn’t recurred. Slowly the energy returned.”info: coeliac.org.nz

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New Zealand Red Cross’ role in responding to disasters, both nationally and internationally, was explained at the Warkworth Red Cross luncheon on May 8, which marked 100 years of service. The organisation’s national retail manager Patrick Cummins, said already this year, NZ had sent 12 missions overseas in response to Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu and the Nepal earthquakes. He said Red Cross was also still involved in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes. Guest speaker at the luncheon was Sir Donald McKinnon (pictured), who talked about his work as the secretary-general of the Commonwealth, from 2000 to 2008. He gave some background on the evolution of the present organisation, from the British Empire to the British Commonwealth, which is now called the Commonwealth of Nations and includes members from former European countries. Warkworth RSA president John Stephens also addressed the luncheon, which was attended by 80 people.

A speaker at a Pink Ribbon Breakfast fundraiser held at the Warkworth Bowling Club on May 26 described the monumental shift that occurs in a person’s life when they receive a diagnosis of cancer.The World’s Strictest Parents TV show host Yvonne Godfrey was in her 50s when a routine mammogram first identified the cancer. A week after the diagnosis was confirmed, she was in surgery. But the doctor wasn’t able to completely remove the tumour and she found herself facing further treatment.“I rejected chemotherapy and instead, undertook a 12-day treatment in Mexico which involved completely re-evaluating my life,” she said. “There is a strong correlation between alcohol, sugar and cancer, so although I wasn’t a heavy drinker I doubt that I will ever bother with red wine again.“Cancer has taught me to respect my body and my relationships, and to simplify my life.”Yvonne has now been cancer free for three years. Since her diagnosis she has written a book called Parenting Adults and has recently returned to her work with MIOMO (Making It On My Own), the mentoring programme she founded for young people transitioning from school into the wider world.“I was never going to be happy to live in a ‘non-dangerous’ zone – I needed to get back into life. But I have learned to take one day at a time.”Yvonne and her husband of 40 years recently participated in a 500km charity cycle challenge Hands Across the Water in Thailand.“Despite being among the oldest in the event, we

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A Seniors Lunch, run by Otamatea Community Services, was recently treated to the talents of entertainer Margot Christie. Other recent entertainers at the monthly event have included the Eccentric Ukes, and Helen and John Reynolds. The seniors’ programme also includes the monthly ‘chocolate bingo’, held at the Footprints Room, in the Anglican Church, on the third Wednesday of each month, from 10am to noon. Otamatea Services is involved in a range of services, meeting the needs of the community across a range of ages. This includes free counselling with male or female counsellors, budget advice, parent coaching and family support. The service is involved in regular donations of produce and household goods which supplement the food bank, including baby packs and quilts supported by the Zonta Club of Mangawhai. A free computer course is available for unemployed school-leavers and adults.

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Two local bands will bring some swing to the Warkworth Bowls Club this month in support of the local hospice.The Jazz Connection and The Mahurangi Ramblers are playing at the club from 7pm to 10pm on Saturday June 13, and promise three hours of pure entertainment. This is the second year that band leader David Spivey has organised the event to raise funds for Warkworth Wellsford Hospice. Tickets sold out last year and the bands kept the dance floor filled for much of the night. Funds raised will help hospice provide medical care for terminally ill patients in their homes and emotional, spiritual, social and practical support for patients and family members. The hospice receives limited government funding and needs to raise $1900 a day to keep all its services free of charge.Complementary snacks will be served and guests will be able to buy drinks at the club bar. Tickets are $20 and are available from Hospice House, phone 425 9535, and the hospice shops in Warkworth and Wellsford. Entry is limited to 120 people. info: warkworthwellsfordhospice.co.nz.

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College presents fairy tale performanceSenior students will take to the stage at Mahurangi College in June for a Cinderella story with a difference.Forever After is a romance and comedy suitable for all ages. The director, Wendy Sutherland, has been working on the show for more than a year.It will be performed by 70 students from Years 9 to 13 and will include folk dances, original choreography and music, a live band and even some parkour. Students have also been involved in creating the sets, lighting and costumes.The story follows the gentle and kind Danielle (played by Krysana Hanley) who has been mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters (Eloise Williams-

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The nightmarish stories of famed horror author H. P. Lovecraft have been brought to life in Tui Award-winning drummer/composer Reuben Bradley’s latest jazz album Cthulhu Rising, which will be released on tour this month.Inspired by the rhythm and tone of Lovecraft’s Cthulhu series, Cthuhlu Rising is distinguished by rich melodies and striking angles, with a mix of electronics and improvisations adding an other-worldliness to the live experience. “Lovecraft’s ability to cascade a reader into unexpected places has distinct parallels in a more modern form of jazz,” Reuben says. “I really wanted to explore that with this album.”Augmenting Bradley’s dark, edgy beat, Taylor Eigsti’s lyrical swagger spotlights a pianist/composer of well-

established ability. Eigsti has worked with such musical luminaries as Dave Brubeck and Joshua Redman, and has performed in venues as the renowned as the Hollywood Bowl and Carnegie Hall. He has also penned a variety of orchestral and film compositions.Matched by the serious musicality of bass player Brett Hirst, there is a confidence within the trio, which allows for both consistency and experimentation.Taking shape in a creative and collaborative fashion, and rehearsed on the road in 2013, Cthulhu Rising’s official album release was put on hold while Bradley welcomed his first child.“I like to think of the album as being a little like Cthulhu himself, lying in wait, ready to creep out and entangle the masses!”

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Psychedelic theme for festivalIt will be all peace and love in Warkworth this October as Flower Power has been announced as the Kowhai Festival theme. The festival committee is planning a Woodstock-themed concert for the Huge Day Out with two stages at Baxter Street and on the waterfront, with bands playing 60s and 70s music. The wine area is also going to expand for this year’s event, with more local wine. The festival will run from October 9 to 26. Dates for the annual window dressing competition have not been confirmed but will likely be from October 9 to 17 so businesses can start tie-dying in preparation. The rafting race has been confirmed for October 18. The next festival committee meeting is on June 16 in the RSA basement from 7pm. All welcome. info: [email protected]


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That Girl From Nowhere by Dorothy KoomsonClemency Smittson was adopted as a baby and the only connection she has with her birth mother is a cardboard box, hand painted with butterflies all over it. Now, as an adult, she decides to try and track down her birth mother and find out more about her people, as she is of a different race to her adoptive parents. Making a drastic decision to move to Brighton, the place of her birth, Clem has no idea that she will meet someone who knows all about her butterfly box and what happened to her birth mother and even her birth father. As the tangled truths about her adoption and early childhood begin to unravel, a series of shocking events cause Clem to reassess whether the price of having contact with her new family could be too high to pay. A great story about love, identity and the meaning of family.

E-books popularIssues of eBooks and other electronic items from Auckland Libraries have increased by 63 per cent compared to January last year, which was already a record high. More than 80,200 e-items were issued in January, compared to 49,000 last January.

Train talk at ProbusComputer and electronics expert Jo Evans was the guest speaker at the May meeting of Warkworth Mens Probus Club. Now retired, Jo speciallises in still photography. Recently, he travelled to China with seven other photographers from around the world to view the last use of steam trains at various coal mining sites. He showed a video of the trains in action in desert-like country. He said the pollution and dust was indescribable. The gauge of the railway lines is only 2’6”, so the trains travel at low speed. By contrast, he also travelled on one of the new high speed trains in China, which reaches speeds of 300kph. A journey from Beijing to Shanghai now takes five hours, compared with 12 hours previously. for Information about the club, contact Bill Speed on 425 8414.

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Mahurangi Premiers player Haden Kose celebrated his 200th game with a try, leading to a 20-15 victory over Marist last month.Haden is just the third Mahurangi player to reach the milestone and will be presented with a black blazer at a ceremony at the rugby club this month.It was also the team’s first win of the season.Haden had his first game for Mahurangi in 1997 and earned a place in the starting line-up in 1998,

playing mostly at number-eight, but recently moving to lock.The 36-year-old reached the 200-mark despite being overseas for four years, when he played two tournaments for the British Penguins 10-a-side team in Kuala Lumpur, while travelling the world.His father and club vice president Bernie is extremely proud.“It’s a big moment for the whole club.”Both of Haden’s grandfathers and father are life members of the club.

Three generations of the Kose family celebrated Haden’s 200th game last month. From left, Haden Kose, his son Sebastian and father Bernie.

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record entries in tartan showA new venue combined with a record number of entries has organisers anticipating one of the best Art’N Tartan Wearable Arts events ever next month.The four previous events were held in Waipu’s Coronation Hall. But this year, the show will be the first public event in the new Celtic Barn.The auditorium is twice the size of the hall and is expected to provide director Helen Frances with space for a more theatrical presentation.

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Strategic planning essentialWe are passionate about our success on the sports fields of NZ, but how do we make sure we keep providing quality opportunities at the grass roots level, which helps drive success at the senior ranks? The demands on our time are never-ending. In our local club, school sports programme or local representative team, these demands can be a distraction from the main goal of ensuring that the players have fun and improve. Sufficient funding to achieve desired outcomes is rarely available. Defining clear priorities and carrying others with you is a key challenge for sports leaders. A coherent strategy provides a clear course for making decisions, and helps clarify apparent ‘opportunities’ that don’t, in fact, support the strategy.In our community of sport, we have regional sport organisations such as Northern Football, Harbour Rugby and Harbour Hockey that oversee the operation of their code in the region. They have an overall plan, normally focussed on how to increase participation, improve the number and quality of coaches, manage competitions effectively, provide a quality representative programme, and support clubs and schools to deliver their sport well. Harbour Sport helps them to support these initiatives by providing support, best practice and expertise when needed.We are currently working in partnership with Northern Football guiding six football clubs through a strategic plan process. This is a critical starting point for any organisation that wants to improve their day-to-day activities. Ultimately, the plan will only be useful if it resonates with the people that it engages. The process is critical as it allows the membership and stakeholders to voice their views, while the committee or board determine the vision and mission. The feedback gained from the community gives valuable insight on the direction needed while also engaging them in the club’s future priority areas of development.The process normally is as follows: • The purpose, mission and vision are outlined by the committee and staff. • A stakeholder survey identifying what the community thinks or wants is

performed. • Results of the survey are then reported back in a stakeholder workshop,

where the key points are identified and discussed in depth. • These keys points are then prioritised by the committee and are aligned to

the vision and mission.• The board or committee then draft a final strategic plan which addresses the

identified key outcomes, and then forward the plan out to the community for final feedback.

Two local clubs who are currently undergoing the process are the Hibiscus Coast Football Club and the Warkworth Football Club. Both have just completed the stakeholder consultation, with hundreds of people completing their online survey. This is a great initial step by these clubs and will promote key initiatives for further development. This will mean positive impact for football in your local community.

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Junior hockeyFunsticks Years 0-2 hockey, 8.30am Saturdays. Funsticks is hockey with plastic sticks with a mix of skills and games. Years 2-6 division starts Term 2 at new Warkworth hockey turf. Info: Nikki 425 9183 [email protected] or Sandra [email protected] social badmintonRodney College Gym, Tuesdays, 7-8.30pm. 13yrs+. Students $2, adults $4. All levels welcome, racquets available. Info: John or Kaylene 423 8768Mahurangi badmintonMahurangi Community hall, Mondays, 7.30pm. Juniors from 6.30pm. Info: Sue 4227021Mahurangi junior rugby club Registrations are still open for boys and girls aged 4-7 for Rippa non-contact rugby. Info: Debbie 0211169355 or Melissa 0274440221Trivial pursuit evening Mahurangi College Hockey fundraiser, Mahurangi College auditorium, May 23, 7-10pm. Tickets $10. Info: 4257275 Extn 726.Soccer- Warkworth Football club needs more players for its mixed U17 team. Training Wednesdays 4-5.30pm at Shoesmith Domain. Games on Saturdays (home and away). Info: [email protected] Kaipara Knights Soccer Club is looking for members. Matches Saturdays at Port Albert. Info: Lindell Ferguson 431 2542

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An elite women’s division was played for the first time as part of the Tom Bonnington Trophy tournament, held at Mangawhai Golf Club last month.An outstanding field of golfers from across Northland, North Harbour and Auckland associations competed.Tournament director Stewart Speed said it was an outstanding field of very talented women golfers who enjoyed every challenge the course threw at them. Wth handicaps as low as +4, it was possibly the strongest line-up ever seen at a women’s event at Mangawhai.The men’s White Tee division also attracted a strong field of local and visiting golfers. The wind put a few to the sword early on day one, but club captain Ray Crawshaw grittily clawed his way to the head of the field (with a 1-shot lead over Trevor Bush of the Northland club), while Kylie Jacoby (Waipu) made her intentions clear by taking a 1-shot lead over Bohyun Park (Gulf Harbour). Sunday morning loomed with ominous grey skies over the Brynderwyns but these soon dissipated and the final day commenced in good conditions. The draws had been seeded from first round results and there was a clear determination by all players to improve on the previous day’s efforts.A good crowd of spectators took to the course, lending encouragement to all players and enjoying the precision of play. After nine holes, there was little change on the leaderboards and

focussed expressions were very much in evidence as groups moved onto their final nine holes. In the women’s group, Ela Grimwood played a strong round to put some pressure on Kylie and Bohyun, while Robbie Newman started the charge that would take him to eventual victory.Prizes were presented by major sponsor Mike McGarry of Mangawhai’s A1 Coastal First National Real Estate.The Tom Bonnngton Cup, for Elite Men, will be staged later this year.Results: Tom Bonnington Trophy (Nett, Mens White Tees)Trophy winner – Robbie Newman, Mangawhai (138 nett); runner-up – Trevor Bush, Northland (141); third – Mike Daniel, Royal Auckland (142); fourth – Kerry Simpson, Mangawhai (144); fifth (countback) – Ray Crawshaw, Mangawhai (144). Gross winner – Scott Wightman, Mangawhai 148); runner-up – Ryan Steven, Titirangi (160); third – Martin Worthington, Wellsford (161).Women’s First National Elite Trophy (Gross, White Tees)Trophy winner – Kylie Jacoby, Waipu (156); runner up – Vaha Fapiano, North Shore (160); third (countback) – Bohyun Park, Gulf Harbour (160); fourth – Ela Grimwood, Gulf Harbour (162); fifth (countback) – Rose Zheng, Pakuranga (162). Nett winner – Stacy Choi, Pupuke (154); runner-up – Shani White, Gulf Harbour (160);

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third – Subin Wui, Pupuke (162).Men’s team event (Best 3 of 4 Nett over both rounds): Winners – Shayne Stuart, Clin Carley, Robbie Neman, Larry Renner; runners up – Bill Mabey, Neville Polkinghorne, Pat Butler, Brian Browne. Twos were scored by Bohyun Park (2), Samantha Dangen, Brooke Kingi, Courney Manning, Subin Wui, Scott Wightman (2), Robbie Newman, Kerry Simpson, Ryan Steven.

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Sponsor Mike McGarry presents the First National real estate Trophy for elite women to Kylie Jacoby.

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Get ready for The Doobies Tribute Saturday 13th June just $20 - tickets at the bar

Friday June 5th - Klassic TraxFriday June 12th - Gary PallettFriday June 19th - JJ RhythmFriday June 26th - Roger Skinner

3-21 Matakana Images 2015, part of Auckland Festival of Photography 2015. Mezzanine Gallery, Matakana Country Park. Info: artmatakana.com

3 Warkworth Liaison Group meeting, Warkworth RSA basement, 7pm. Info: Steve Haycock [email protected]

5 Free Plunket education programme (PEPE) courses for parents of babies aged six weeks to seven months, 12pm to 2.30pm. 5 week course. Info: Emilie Timmermans 09 476 0705 [email protected]

6 Bernie Griffen and The Thin Men, Walton Park Motor Lodge, 8pm7 Matakantata Choir concert Time to Remember, Warkworth

Presbyterian Church, Pulham Road, 2.30pm 7 Matakana Vintage Market, with Sunday Sessions live

music, Matakana Village Market Square, 10am-2pm. Info: [email protected]

7 War on Weeds weeding day at Kowhai Park, Warkworth, 10am to 1pm. Meet at the carpark.

7 The Kauri and Native Bushmen’s Association planting day at Parry Kauri Park, 10am to 12pm. Meet at the Warkworth Museum carpark. Info: Ray 425 8391 (see story p1)

8 Springboard mentoring information and training night, Wellsford. Info: [email protected]

11 Springboard mentoring information and training night, Springboard HQ, 58 Hamatana Road, Snells Beach, 7.30pm. Info: [email protected]

9 Te Ha Oranga morning workshop for young mothers, Wellsford, 9am. Info: 423 6091

12 Matakantata Choir concert Time to Remember, Matakana Hall, 7.30pm

13 Jazz evening, Warkworth Bowls Club, Mill Lane, raising money for Warkworth Wellsford Hospice, 7pm-10pm. Tickets, $20. Info: warkworthwellsfordhospice.co.nz (see story p28)

13 Warkworth Scouts Quiz Night, Scout Den, Shoesmith Street, 7pm. Tickets $10. Info: Nicola 422 2269

14 Jazz trio ‘Terry & Friends’ with guest vocalists playing songs from the American Songbook, Leigh Sawmill, 4pm. Tickets $5.

15-26 Mahurangi College senior school production Forever After (see story p28)

16 Kowhai Festival committee meeting, Warkworth RSA basement, 7pm. All welcome. Info: [email protected]

17 Wellsford Blue Light is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Motivator and fitness advisor Billy Graham will be speaking at a celebration at Wellsford Community Centre, 7.30pm to 9pm. Tickets $20 or two adults for $30. Students $5.

17&18 Art ‘n Tartan Wearable Art Awards, Waipu Celtic Barn. Tickets: waipumuseum.com or phone 09 432 0746 (see story p32)

18 Mid North Forest and Bird winter talk, Alison Staines on South Georgia, Elephant Island, Antarctic Peninsula; Totara Park Village Hall, Melwood Drive, Warkworth, at 7.30pm

20 Warkworth & Districts Croquet Club AGM, Point Wells Hall, 1pm27 Puhoi Community Dance, music by Roger and the Ramjets, BYO &

plate, $12. Tickets: Jenny 422 0472, [email protected]

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impressive talent at rugby tournamentThe opening round of the interschool rugby tournament at Silverdale United Rugby Football Club was described as “awesome fun” by many of the young players.The event is run by North Harbour Rugby for Year 3–6 children. Events manager Jacqui Scheib says that the Hibiscus Coast has proved to be a hotbed of talent, with teams from the Silverdale round frequently making the semis and finals.“The standard is pretty high, and this area is one of

the best,” she says.A total of 12 schools took part in the tournament on May 21, 10 from the Hibiscus Coast as well as teams from Warkworth and Matakana.This year, for the first time, the Year 5 and 6 teams were divided into Rippa girls and boys instead of mixed teams – this resulted in 10 more teams on the field than last year.Three rounds are played, followed by a semi-finals day at North Harbour. The winners play a curtain raiser for the ITM Cup, which is North Harbour vs Canterbury.

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The Honduras U20 football team left Warkworth late last week with nothing but praise for the hospitality they had received during their 12-day stay.The team was in town to prepare for the FIFA U20 World Cup.Technical liaison officer Antonio Rivera said the facilities, atmosphere and people were “incredible”.He said the feeling of security and the warm welcome had particularly impressed the players.“We were treated like celebrities,” he said. “Please tell the people of Warkworth we are very grateful for everything they did. Warkworth feels like our foster home.”While training was the team’s focus, Honduras played two matches – against the U20 All Whites and the top Warkworth team – winning both.Warkworth Football’s Kyle Deans says local businesses, such as Gubbs Motors and the Bridgehouse, had gone out of their way to accommodate the team’s training needs.

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