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Warkworth community groups have declared a war on weeds and have received $20,000 for their cause.The Auckland Council biosecurity team has organised the initiative with funding from Rodney Local Board.The collective will include Mid North Forest and Bird, the QE2 Covenant Club and Weed Busters.Biosecurity community engagement advisor Jane Sparkes says the programme will involve about 10 working bees in Mahurangi, as well as efforts to raise awareness of problem weeds in the area.“We want to have a weed of the month to educate the public on the harm weeds have on the natural biodiversity so they can identify and remove weeds from their own properties,” she says.A recent survey of Rodney parks found invasive weeds had a significant impact on 44 per cent of the parks and a noticeable ecological impact on a further 36 per cent of parks.Linking community groups to improve biodiversity is seen as a key objective.The funding will pay for resources such as weeding tools, skips and snacks to keep workers going. Targeted species will include climbing asparagus, privet, woolly nightshade, pampas, gorse and ginger.

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The funding will also help pay for a plant exchange in autumn, where members of the public will bring in weeds in exchange for a native seedling.“This kind of programme has been trialled in Waiheke and was really successful.”The working bees will include covenanted forest and bush on private land.

Ms Sparkes says sites for the working bees are yet to be identified, but are likely to include Kowhai Park, Highfield Garden Reserve and Parry Kauri Park.War of Weeds coordinator and Weed Busters member Patte Williams has been involved in weed eradication programmes in Waikato for about a decade and was struck by the size and number of weeds in Mahurangi after

moving here three years ago.“Everything grows twice as fast and twice as big here in the warmer weather,” she says. “In some areas, the weeds are so thick they prevent native species from growing. We want members of the public to get in touch so we can come round and identify weeds on their property in the hope that they will help stop them spreading.”Info: [email protected]

Patte Williams, of Warkworth, is helping to coordinate a campaign to eradicate weeds such as this Phoenix Palm.

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Friends Nikki Chapman and Jen Sands and their children from Snells Beach School are gearing up to be part of The Great Snells Trail garage sale.The garage will be one of at least 20 in Snells Beach opening up on November 15 and marked on a trail map provided by the school. The Chapman and Sands families have been spending the past few weeks clearing out their old toys and clothes for the garage sale. Nikki says it was a great chance to have a clean up and support the school at the same time.Her daughter, nine-year-old Jessie, has been going through her old toys and putting them up for sale, even though it’s been hard to get rid of old favourites like her Littlest Pet Shop tree house.“I play with it, but not all the time.”

From 8am to 2pm there will also be a car boot sale near the school field, craft stalls in the hall, stalls outside classrooms, bouncy castles, skating lessons and food.PTA chairperson Kylie Tippett says the school will be a hub for people travelling around Snells Beach for the garage sale. She says they would like it to become an annual event. The school is still looking for more people to join in the garage sale. People in the Snells Beach area can register for $20 which includes promotion on the trail map, the school website and gate signage. Car boot space can be pre-booked for $10. The Great Snells Trail is on Saturday November 15, from 8am to 2pm, at Snells Beach School and garages. Trail maps are available at the school. Info: snellsbeach.school.nz

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Mothers Nikki Chapman and Jen Sands (back) and their children (left to right) Micah Sands (5), Ari (3), Jonny (6), Jessie Chapman (9) and Eli Sands (7).


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Other regions had regulations requiring compulsory cleaning of septic tanks every two years and Waitakere City has a targeted rates for rural areas to ensure septic tanks are regularly maintained. Mr Cairns believes similar regulations need to be bought into Rodney.“Council should have bought in compulsory cleaning years ago.”Ageing systems were also an issue, but the solution isn’t cheap.“A lot of the systems here are 20 to 30 years old. At that stage, they are reaching the end of their lifespan, but a new system costs upwards of $20,000.”A payment scheme with Council to allow people to afford to upgrade ageing systems should be considered, he says.

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facilitator and three childcare workers.Leigh and Districts Ex Services and Community Club �� $15,000Towards the purchase and installation of the astro turf, upgrade of the pavilion, repair epoxy and installation of a new toilet.Matakana Coast Trail Trust �� $24,136Towards inventory, survey mapping and project plan for the cycling and walkway trails.Omaha Surf Lifesaving Club �� $9870Towards the purchase of boards.Onboard Skate NZ �� $11,937Towards programmes at Western Reserve, Snells Beach skate park, Helensville skate park, Riverhead School, Huapai School and Whangaparaoa School.Pakiri Tennis Club �� $10,000Towards the cost to resurface the two courts.Rodney Aphasia Group �� $3000Administration costs.Wellsford Districts Spot and Recreation Collective �� $15,000Towards the coordinator’s salary and lease costs for Coast To Coast Hauora Trust office.Blue Light Ventures �� $18,000- $10,000 for the Youth Community coordinator - $5000 towards a fund for young people to apply

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People are being advised to avoid antibacterial cleaning products due to the risk of creating antibiotic resistant bacteria.

The overuse of antibacterial cleaning products could lead to the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria, undermining the effectiveness of modern medicine, a Massey University academic says.The university’s Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health programme director Mary Nulsen says antibiotics found in common cleaning products create a selective pressure for antibiotic resistance.“The bacteria which has a resistance to anti-bacterial agents have an advantage and survive to spread that resistance on to other strains of bacteria,” Ms Nulsen says.Over the past decade, products have competed on their effectiveness at killing bacteria and antibacterial additives are now common place. But this has created a risk of undermining the effectiveness of antibiotics when they are most needed.“I try and avoid products with antibacterial agents in them, but it’s really difficult. They put it in everything. I went to buy a chopping board recently and couldn’t find any that didn’t contain anti-bacterial agents. It’s completely unnecessary.”However, alcohol-based hand sanitiser isn’t such a problem as it doesn’t contain an antibiotic, she says.Ms Nulsen believes that the government should take steps to reduce the level of antibiotics used in NZ.“This is something that should have been done 20 to 30 years ago. There has to be a global effort as well, because a large proportion of these products are produced overseas.”Environmental Science and Research (ESR) clinical microbial scientist Dr Deborah Williamson doesn’t believe there is any need to ban antibacterial cleaning products. Dr Williamson co-authored a report on antimicrobial resistance in the NZ Medical Journal last month and says antibacterial cleaning products are vital in the hospital environment, but are perhaps

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Racing has some familiar faces in its line-up including former The Checks members Edward Knowles and Sven Pettersen.

New single off and racingNew band Racing will be on stage at the Leigh Sawmill later this month as part of a tour promoting their first single Carnivalize.Formed from various Auckland bands, the members are Edward Knowles and Sven Pettersen (The Checks), Izaac Houston (Space Creeps) and Daniel Barrett (Sherpa).They describe themselves as a rock ‘n’ roll band, which has a sound that is “as punishing as it is liberating, that is both otherworldly and mind-bending”. Promoter Tim Bern says Racing has

rhythms that chant and melodies that hover, allowing them to take the straight rock ‘n’ roll music that they love to somewhere new, which is entirely their own. “It could be described as hypnotic, groove-based rock and roll with touches of English big beat,” he says.The band will be at the Sawmill on Friday November 21.

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