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A handful of Mahurangi residents witnessed a rare sight in the Mahurangi Harbour last month — a young whale stranded itself at Anderson’s Bay. The

7m whale was probably a Bryde’s whale, and is believed to have been about two years old. It was successfully refloated, although Department of

Conservation staff were concerned it could strand itself again. Local resident Tom Ashton called the DoC

The area’s longest running annual event – the Warkworth Agricultural & Pastoral (A&P) Show – will fold in three years if major sponsorship is not secured within the next 12 to 18 months.

A&P Show on the brink of collapseWarkworth A&P Society board members say the situation is serious and closure of the show is a real possibility.“We probably have enough left for three shows, if we are very, very careful,” society member Allan Barber says. “We

can’t afford to run at a loss because, as an incorporated society, members would have to meet the shortfall.”The Warkworth show was established in 1867 and has been held annually, with the exception of one year during World

War II, ever since. The society is one of the five oldest A&P societies in NZ.The show’s demise is being attributed to several factors. The largest recent impact came in 2010 when Wellsford

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Karyn has an extensive journalism background and is the recipient of numerous awards including a Qantas (now Canon) Award for best investigation for her series on the Chinese bid for the Crafar dairy farms. During a career spanning two decades, she has held various reporting and managerial roles including political reporter for the Evening Post, editor of the Daily Post in Rotorua, founding editor of The Business published by the NZ Herald, and deputy editor of the Herald on Sunday. Prior to joining Mahurangi Matters, she was deputy editor of the NZ Listener. Like many other new residents, Karyn has made the move north for lifestyle reasons and to be closer to her family, who live in Tomarata. Her father is retired Herald editor Peter Scherer. But she is also passionate about the future of community journalism.“The media industry is going through a very interesting transition right now,” she says. “No matter what happens, I think the future of local media is very bright, and will only get stronger and stronger.”Meanwhile, Jannette will not be spending her days fishing as she might

have hoped. She will continue to report for the paper while collaborating with online editor Cathy Aronson to develop Local Matters’ presence on the internet and in social media.“The integration of print and online community news coverage is an exciting place to be at the moment,” she says. “This is a time for experimentation and we are looking forward to a year of increased video coverage of local events, online interviews and more interaction with our online audience.”

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BriefsThe future of Warkworth’s historic courthouse remains up in the air, with negotiations yet to take place between its new owners and government officials about the termination of the lease.

North Shore District Court staff say they will miss their regular trips north to Warkworth. They include (from back, left to right) Police prosecutor Sergeant Martin East, court attendants Lynne Ledeboer and Grace Campbell; (front row) collections officer Campbell-Kirk Waugh, court taker Annette Penny and registrar Christine Brand.

Warkworth Courthouse closes its doorsLocal hapu Ngati Manuhiri bought back the property in December as part of their treaty settlement with the Crown. The Ministry of Justice renewed a 10-year lease on the property but shortly afterwards, the Government announced it was closing the court. Court staff, all of whom regularly travelled from the North Shore to Warkworth to hear local cases, were sad to see the court close its doors on February 27. The court had been dispensing justice for more than a century, and many staff had been regular visitors to Warkworth for many years.Ngati Manuhiri chief executive Mook Hohneck admits he was also disappointed by the Government’s decision to terminate its lease. “A lot of people are misinformed and think we just got given it back, but we didn’t — we had to pay for it. Obviously part of the strategy for us was to look at assets that were going to be appreciating assets, and then we found out that [despite] its good intentions, it turned out the Crown wanted to cut the courts down.”Mr Hohneck says the hapu has yet to come to an arrangement with officials about the early termination. He expects negotiations to take place over the next couple of months. Until then, it is too early to speculate about the building’s future, he says.“Stage two is what will we do with it

from there. Do we sell it on, do we lease it on, do we hire it out? We don’t want to do anything that is not beneficial to the community or not beneficial to the longevity of the courthouse itself.”Given the site’s prominence, he believes

there will be interest from prospective tenants who will be keen to retain its unique character. “But that’s all pie in the sky at the moment. We just want to take one step at a time — negotiate the lease, and get the best deal we can.”

hotline when he noticed the whale beached on the sand early on the morning of February 18. About 15 people turned up to rescue the whale, including DoC staff and two people from Auckland University. Up to four boats also helped with the rescue.“Once the tide came in they managed to get it turned and they just waited till the water floated it up completely, and then shunted it out to sea. We tried to herd it out towards the open sea but it was determined to head north-east, which was the right direction but it

should have waited till it got outside the harbour.”Anderson’s Bay is a private bay which can only be accessed through a private driveway. It is the bay next to Grant’s Island, near Scott’s Landing on the southern side of the peninsula. Mr Ashton, who has lived at Anderson’s Bay for more than 20 years, says he has often seen dolphins and orcas in the harbour, but never a whale. “It didn’t appear to be injured — once it was swimming in the water, it was

swimming pretty strongly. It just needed its GPS resetting.”DoC officer Liz Maire says Bryde’s whales are frequently seen in the Hauraki Gulf, and sometimes collide with boats. They are solitary whales, so don’t travel in pods. “It would be normal for this juvenile to be on its own, but we’re not sure why it ended up on the beach.”Anyone who spots a stranded whale should call the 24-hour DoC hotline immediately, on 0800 362468.

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Local asset salesProceeds from the sale of Auckland Council-owned assets should be spent locally, according to members of the Rodney Local Board. The issue arose at the board’s February meeting, during a presentation by the Counties Manukau Trust, regarding support for the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre Stage 2 Development. Trust chief executive Richard Jeffery said the trust had requested that proceeds from the sale of land, adjacent to the existing centre, be granted to them to assist in funding stage two. The Governing Body did not support the request. However, Rodney Local Board members reiterated that they believed proceeds from local asset sales should be spent locally.

Census time againEvery home in the Rodney area should have received Census forms by now. The Census will take place on March 5. This year the forms include a code that allows them to be completed online. Those who don’t fill out the forms online should receive a visit from a collector wearing a yellow identification badge and carrying a blue Census bag.

Green Ribbon AwardsNominations are open for this year’s Green Ribbon Awards, which honour the work of people, communities and businesses in protecting and improving the environment. Winners will be announced in 11 categories on World Environment Day on June 5. Info: www.mfe.govt.nz

Volunteer fundsCommunity organisations have until May 1 to apply for government funding from the Support for Volunteering Fund. The fund provides more than $500,000 each year to projects and organisations that support volunteering. This year’s focus is on Maori, Pacific and ethnic community projects, or projects that promote volunteers as community leaders. Info: www.communitymatters.govt.nz or phone 0800 824 824.


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Murky watersThe Wellsford and surrounding districts are furious at the Rodney Local Board’s decision to appoint who they consider the pick of applicants called for over the entire Rodney region to represent the orphaned Wellsford Ward.We’re very unique as largely a rural rating base with very specific roading needs and a community still grappling with fitting supercity culture.Board chairman Bob Howard’s comment how “a lot of water has gone under the bridge” since the last election, is both misleading and highly emotive in a bid to secure his own agenda.He has lost all our confidence in destroying the democracy we stand

Democracy under siegeAm I hearing correctly? Bob Howard and the local Rodney Board seek to strip Wellsford residents of their right to democracy and elect a replacement

AIM off targetOur story on Rotary’s support for Adults in Motion (AIM) incorrectly referred to the organisation as AIMS and stated that the programme has 11 participants. In fact, the programme is called AIM and they have 17 participants. Mahurangi Matters apologises for the error.

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for in not taking the simple step of filling James Rolfe’s seat with the next highest polling candidate.This would have cost nothing and would not have undermined their respect, which is ever hard to build but has been lost in a flash.I would suggest Mr Howard’s water under his bridge might be very “murky” and a cleanup plan, not dissimilar to that needed to the Wellsford town sewerage system, has to begin.

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for James Rolfe behind closed doors. I don’t think so; who made them ‘Master and Commander’? James vacated a (Wellsford) publicly-elected position so his position must be replaced as such, by the democratically elected runner-up. The fact that our local board are legally entitled to do such a thing is as irrelevant because it is wrong. Regardless of the person, there is currently no evidence to suggest that the people of Wellsford prefer anyone else until such time as there is another election in October. Then it’s a free-for-all. It is the right of our community and that of every citizen in New Zealand to be afforded our democracy and I, for one, will fight to uphold it.

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Crafty typesShould the TAB be looking further afield than high-profile boxing matches for potentially nefarious practices? The Kowhai Art & Craft Centre is running two weekend workshops in March on “creative bookmaking”. Organiser Gillian Carlsson laughed out loud when a potential participant suggested it might attract the wrong sort of people. For the record, the classes are about making your own journal, not how to fix sporting events.

If the suit fitsWhen our reporter covering Yves Rossy’s talk at Rodney College admired the Jetman’s snug-fitting yellow and grey lycra suit, one of the visiting party let the cat out of the bag: “Yes, he likes it so much he even wears it around the house!”

Warkworth is facing water restrictions with tankers called in to fill up the town’s two reservoirs.Watercare is describing the situation as “serious,” with the volume of water flowing down the Mahurangi River – the town’s only water source – dropping at the same time consumption is increasing.Residents and businesses are being asked to save water by avoiding watering gardens, washing vehicles or boats and fixing leaks. Watercare spokeswoman Rachel Hughes says a dripping tap can waste up to 70 litres of water per day. Other suggestions include reusing water where possible, only using washing

machines when they’re full, and turning off taps while brushing teeth. Watercare has established a temporary water station at Snells Beach for water tanker operators to use, which is expected to reduce demand in Warkworth by up to 5 percent. In addition the company has arranged for tankers to top up the town’s two reservoirs using water drawn from the temporary water station at Snells Beach. This is supplementing the local supply by up to 150,000 litres per day. The reservoirs are primarily supplied by the Warkworth Treatment

Plant, which draws around 1.35m litres per day from the Mahurangi River.Since 2007, Watercare and the former Rodney District Council have been working to provide a supplementary water supply for the town. Watercare says it is still going through the resource management process.“We are hopeful a bore in Sanderson Road can be brought on stream to bolster the town’s supply,” Ms Hughes says. Snells Beach, Algies Bay and Wellsford are all supplied by different water sources and are not affected.

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contractors Wharehine revised their sponsorship, after a 15-year relationship with the event. Initially, their support of $20,000 annually was reduced by half but then it was withdrawn altogether and the board has been unable to find a replacement.Show secretary Marjorie Blythen says the show runs at a $15,000 to $20,000 loss so without the Wharehine sponsorship, the society has had to dig in to reserves. In 2009, when the last capital works and improvements were undertaken, they had a healthy bank balance of $130,456. This has since been eroded to $61,000.Marjorie says that although Wharehine’s withdrawal was a major blow, it isn’t the only factor affecting the show’s financial position. She says that as the area has become less rural, there isn’t the generational support from families, which was a hallmark of the show’s early days. The changing face of the district’s business and commercial sector is also a factor.“Once, all the small locally-owned businesses would be involved in sponsorship of the various sections and their names would appear in the show catalogue. But large companies such as Noel Leeming, Mitre 10 Mega and The Warehouse aren’t interested in supporting what they see as essentially a small-time event.”Allan says the formation of Auckland Council, with the loss of local contracts to firms outside the area, hasn’t helped. “Without the money coming in, the local contractors no longer have the pool of funds or the capacity to support local events. Dealing with Auckland Council consents has also been a nightmare.”Additionally, the A&P Show no longer commands a prestigious place on the annual district calendar. “Events like Field Days have virtually wiped out our trade exhibits,” Marjorie says. “Travelling is easy for families today and there are so many other events and entertainment they can choose from.”The only bright spark on the landscape is that gate takings remain healthy with the show catering for an

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increasing number of city residents looking for a rural experience.Society member Drew Marshall says the society has examined all aspects of the show to find ways to either increase takings or reduce costs, but there is “not a lot of fat in the mix”.The board did consider increasing trade display space fees but the impact would be minimal and they fear it could drive participants away. A scheme to raise beef cattle on 40 local properties looked liked being a source of funds until changed market prices saw the profit margin disappear.However, the committee believes local sponsorship is, in reality, the show’s only hope of salvation. Marjorie says the show has been running on “favours and goodwill” for many years now. “There just aren’t any further areas left where cost savings can be made without detracting from the show experience.”Although the idea of getting one sponsor to replace Wharehine would be ideal, the board believes that 50 donations of $500 or 25 donations at $1000 is probably more realistic. It means a wider spread of people to approach and more hard work for the committee, but they see it as doable.Membership of the committee is also an issue. Marjorie has been on the committee since the 1970s and most members have served at least 20 to 30 years.Allan says Marjorie is paid for 375 hours a year, but does three times that number of hours, working up to 50 hours a week leading up to the show. The only other ‘paid’ staff is the treasurer who receives a small reimbursement – all other work is covered by volunteers.“We need some new blood – people with enthusiasm, good connections, drive, ideas and the will to get things done.”Info: Marjorie Blythen on 425 8258 www.warkworthaandpshow.co.nz


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A decision over whether to extend the cockle and pipi-harvesting ban in Whangateau Harbour is not far away, the Government says.The community has been consulted about whether to extend the ban, which began in 2010 after a big drop in cockle numbers.Ministry for Primary Industries deputy director general Scott Gallacher says the six-week consultation ended in January, and a decision is expected shortly. He says there were 13 submissions and the views expressed will be reflected in the final decision. The current closure was made in March 2010 under Section 11 of the Fisheries Act 1996 and prevents recreational fishers from taking any cockle or pipi in Whangateau Harbour. The closure does not preclude recreational fishers from taking any other fish species in the harbour. The closure was strongly supported by tangata whenua and the local community.Rodney Local Board, Whangateau HarbourCare and Ngati Manuhiri all support an extension.

It is hoped the health of Auckland’s largest waterway, the Hoteo, will improve, thanks to a $130,000 funding boost.

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Above the Hoteo estuary looking west into the Kaipara harbour. Photo, Mark Pritchard/NIWA

The river drains into the Kaipara Harbour and is suffering poor water quality because of sediment and erosion.Landowners alongside it were chosen to participate in a Sustainable Catchments Programme started by Auckland Regional Council in 2010.The former council allotted the project $10,000 a year over three years – but that has risen dramatically thanks to a $130,000 injection from Auckland Council’s stormwater unit.Regional environmental programme manager Viv Sherwood says much of the work so far has been focussed on building relationships with the community and research organisations like NIWA and understanding problems the catchment faces.“The new funding will allow this work to progress to identify priority issues and implement actions.”The extra money will be spent on research around erosion and sediment control, soil testing to support farm plans and socio-economic and environmental testing reports.Ms Sherwood says NIWA data shows the existence of important seagrass beds in the Kaipara that provide a “nursery” for juvenile snapper.“Research has identified that the mouth of the Hoteo has some of these seagrass beds, so it is important to do what we can to protect them from smothering by sediment.”She says Auckland Council is working with the Integrated Kaipara Harbour Management Group (IKHMG) around the Kaipara Harbour in general.It already provides land management advice and farm planning for

landowners around the Hoteo and neighbouring catchments.“Additionally, Council has provided a group of volunteers through Conservation Volunteers New Zealand (CVNZ) to a Hoteo landowner to help get on-the-ground work carried out, including things like riparian planting and water quality monitoring,” Ms Sherwood says.Council has also supported landowner restoration projects in the neighbouring Araparera River catchment to foster community engagement.“There has been a limited budget for on-the-ground works in the Hoteo so we have worked where there is existing community energy and a programme of work occurring that we can support,” Ms Sherwood says.“In the Araparera catchment, interest to work with our programmes has been strong. The catchment has two farms that are ‘flagship’ farms for the IKHMG so it has been effective to

support these to develop interest in their local community.”She says landowners are talking to neighbours, including those in the Hoteo, to invite them to restoration wananga or workshops that have been held on their properties with more planned.Auckland Council is looking to identify a new flagship farm that may be in the Hoteo and is interested in working with landowners along the river who would like to be involved with its programmes generally.“CVNZ will be working on a group of farms in the upper Hoteo to support on-the-ground projects such as planting, weed control, water quality monitoring and pest control. There may be opportunities for CVNZ or other volunteers to support landowners over the next year,” Ms Sherwood says.Council’s WaiCare water quality monitoring programme will continue on a number of sites in the Hoteo.

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Celebrate SeaweekIt’s Seaweek from March 2-10 and there’s three events happening in the area: a Seaweed Walk at Tawharanui Regional Park on March 9, from 11am to 1pm; a Community Snorkel Day at Goat Island marine reserve on March 10 from 10am to 2pm; and a walk of the proposed Mahurangi Coastal Trail on March 10. This is a once a year chance to walk through three regional parks: Wenderholm, Te Muri and Mahurangi – along the proposed coastal trail. Meet on the abutment of the Waiwera Bridge, beside Waiwera turnoff from SH17, at noon.


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Set-nets must goFish have always formed an important role in the human diet and fishing is part of our culture. The aim is for the optimum number of fish, for the biggest fish, for enough to share with friends, to use for bait, or feed the cat. We hold fishing competitions to catch the biggest and best, we fish for fun and sport. We take kids fishing. You can kill a fish with a spear gun at close range. All over the world fishing is seen as a right, a way to freely access some of nature’s bounty. In New Zealand alone, huge trawlers catch thousands of tonnes of fish, and other species, dumping up to a third as by-catch and exporting the choicest catch overseas. Everywhere you look people are catching fish like there’s no tomorrow. There’s little regulation or enforcement, and the bigger the (commercial) enterprise, the more fish caught. The scale of some fishing ‘harvests’ are incredible. So, of all fishing methods, what’s the problem with set-nets?Set-nets or gill-nets are placed in the water and left, sometimes for a few hours, sometimes for the turn of the tide, sometimes overnight. With nylon set-nets, the economy, efficiency and ease of fishing is dramatically enhanced compared with other methods such as a hook and line. The size of the mesh determines what can get through and what gets caught. That means it’s not just the targeted, edible fish that get caught but also non-target fish, sting rays, birds and dolphins. In Rodney, most of us have seen set-nets stretched right across bays and inlets. You can easily imagine only the smallest fish get through. Everything else dies. In popular recreational swimming areas like Rodney, there’s a legitimate fear that there will be a human casualty.Set-nets are banned in many developed countries around the world. They are indiscriminate and wasteful. It’s a scientific fact that set-nets and gill-nets are responsible for the greater proportion of Maui’s and Hector’s dolphin deaths and their slide towards extinction. There’s ample evidence that gill-nets are unsustainable, and therefore unethical, and that New Zealand species have suffered severely as a result. Yet, at the International Union for Conservation of Nature conference last year, of the 576 votes cast, New Zealand’s were the only ones against a set-net ban out to 100 metres deep. The ban is required to save not just Maui’s and Hector’s here in New Zealand but other vulnerable species elsewhere such as the vaquita.The Auckland Regional Parks Management Plan (2010) had a priority to prevent set-netting at regional parks such as Shakespear. But Council staff advise “it’s not a priority” and they say it’s not within their legal ability to control set-nets – “It’s a Fisheries (Ministry of Primary Industries) matter”. At this stage, both the Council and the Government refuse to protect either Rodney’s people or dolphins by banning set-nets. That’s the real problem.

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Sceptic speaksControversial climate change sceptic Lord Monckton is giving a talk at Ascension Vineyard on April 1. The local branch of Climate Realists has invited him here. Organiser and Matakana resident Simon Breeze says the meeting will “expel some myths being put to the public”. Lord Monckton, the third viscount of Brenchley, does not sit in the House of Lords and was ejected and permanently banned from the Doha climate change talks in December after impersonating a delegate from Burma on the conference floor. Entry is with a gold coin donation; the event starts at 6pm. Contact Simon Breeze on (09) 422 9345 for more information.


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It was during childhood camping holidays at Coromandel that Andrew Jeffs, 52, became interested in marine life. He wound up at NZ’s biggest marine research institute, NIWA, spending two years as general manager of aquaculture and biotechnology. But he decided he missed working in the field, and in 2007 went back to his roots. The part-time Matheson Bay resident and recently-appointed Professor of Marine Science at Leigh Marine Laboratory is passionate about New Zealand’s environment and shares his story with Andre Hueber…

I was raised in Remuera in Auckland and went to Auckland Grammar. We used to go camping to the coast. Family friends had a bach in Tairua and I spent lots of time swimming, looking in rock pools and chasing crabs with a stick. I didn’t do that well at school but I had two inspiring biology teachers. One was Mr Moffat, who was quite strict but he made the subject come alive. I left at 17 and went straight to Auckland University and enrolled in a BSc majoring in biology. I was involved in a summer student scheme where I spent time at Leigh Marine Laboratory helping others do research. It clicked. I travelled overseas for a bit and came back and did a master’s degree looking at the relationship between limpets and seaweed.

However, I couldn’t find a job so I did a diploma in journalism and became a science/environmental reporter for the NZ Herald in 1986. The pay was terrible. I covered general news as well and wrote about a massive hailstorm in Hillsborough and an elephant that escaped from a circus at Mt Smart Stadium. I had a front-page lead about the National Poisons Centre when the Government slashed funding. I learnt how to write under pressure, which helped me a lot in my career. One day I saw a job advertised with DoC, in Wellington, where they’d set up a marine unit – creating marine reserves. I worked there for five years from 1988. I worked with DoC offices around the country, special interest groups and Maori, giving advice about marine reserves and consultation around the Resource Management Act. I saw a lot of New Zealand but DoC kept restructuring and I had to reapply for my job several times. It became demoralising.

I decided to go back to Auckland University and do a PhD, looking at the populations of Bluff oysters at Kawau, Manukau and Kaipara, and the potential for farming them in the north. I then got a scholarship from the Cawthron Institute in Nelson and worked for them for four years. I came close to handing in my PhD,

is the cause. Ocean conditions change and food isn’t there. They can’t fill up their tanks so swim to shore when their tanks ,are half empty.

I was promoted to general manager at NIWA and became head of aquaculture and marine biotechnology but I missed the discovery part of it – that’s the exciting bit. I thought I needed a break and quit in 2007. In the meantime, John Montgomery, who’s head of department at Leigh Marine Laboratory, asked me if I wanted to help out with teaching, so I became associate professor in marine science. I teach, lecture and run the post-graduate aquaculture programme. At the moment I’m overseeing student projects looking at how climate change is changing the ocean system, how mussel farms can control parasitic crabs, how to control sea squirt fouling, how to get rid of a new barnacle in the Hauraki Gulf and how underwater sounds affect fish in the Kaipara Harbour. I also work as a consultant for international seafood companies – giving advice on things like the environmental impact of crayfish farming in Malaysia.

Aquaculture is growing quickly in New Zealand but there’s quite a lot of friction over it. You have to weigh it against other types of production. It’s a lot cleaner than land-based production. There’s a lot of interest in new finfish

species like groper and kingfish. I split my time between my home in Parnell and my bach at Matheson Bay, which I bought in 1999.

My wife Jackie works at Middlemore Hospital and we’ve got two kids. Max is 17 and studying in Australia and my daughter Nina, 14, is at Senior College. I love the area around Leigh. The coastline is gorgeous, the marine life is amazing and there’s so much to explore. My favourite spot is Pink Beach, halfway between Goat Island and Okakari. It’s a perfect bay with nikau and pohutukawa – it’s great for snorkeling.

I flew from Tauranga the other day and to see the brown plumes in the Firth of Thames, coming off the dairy farms, was horrific. When you drive along the Puhoi River you can see cows crapping in the water. It goes down the river and past Wenderholm so people end up swimming in cowshit. How does a farmer have the right to contaminate a public waterway? We look at farming and think that’s what is normal but it has consequences in terms of the marine environment. Over-fishing is also a big issue. The Hauraki Gulf used to have massive numbers of green-lipped mussels but they were fished out in the 1950s. Mussel beds are crucial as a habitat for juvenile fish. Maybe the decline of snapper is related.

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but then I bumped into the chief executive of NIWA, who was giving a guest lecture. He said: “Why don’t you come and work for us?” I thought it was a throwaway line but as it turns out he was serious and he offered me a postdoctoral fellowship, which was a junior science position.

I started in the Auckland office working on crayfish in 1998. They have an interesting life cycle. The parents mate and the female carries the eggs for three to four months before she releases them. They’re the size of a pinhead and drift hundreds of kilometres offshore. After two years they grow into the size of a 50c piece. The larvae fold up and turn into what looks like a crayfish. They’re transparent and look like a jellybean. They swim 200km back to the coast without feeding and then hide in a crack in a reef and grow into a crayfish. I thought the whole process was fascinating. The jellybean has a store of fat and swims until it is exhausted – it’s a one-shot wonder. My hypothesis was that they hear the sound of the waves. It inspired me as to how sound influences animals.

Experiments showed sound didn’t have an effect on crayfish but it did on fish larvae. I built a novel setup using underwater speakers made for synchronised swimming. I rearranged them at sea with a car battery and ghetto blaster. I took a recording of a reef, and the fish larvae did indeed think it was a reef. At the same time, NIWA was interested in whether you could farm crayfish. You can, but it takes a year-and-a-half to grow babies from eggs, is incredibly difficult and not economic. The international lobster fishery is worth close to $1 billion a year and lots of fisheries have declined dramatically in the last five to eight years. We think climate change


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Mayor in MatakanaOn Friday, March 1, I will be in Matakana for one of my regular Mayor in the Chair sessions. The celebrated, and it seems world-famous, Matakana Farmers’ Market has become a real favourite for the Brown family and I really enjoy chatting to people in the crowds of international and local visitors that flock there every Saturday, especially in summer. But this Friday, I’m focused on and looking forward to talking to local residents and business operators. What is your experience of living and working in the area, of running local businesses – and of being part of the new Auckland? These events are dear to my heart. When I became Mayor, one of the central pillars of my vision for Auckland was to foster and forge strong local community identities. And while we need to balance financial prudence and realising major regional projects that will stimulate our regional economy and quality of life, Auckland Council is fully committed to investment in local projects, amenities and events.I stay in regular contact with councillors and local board members, receive reports and information about local council and community projects, and try to get out and about into Auckland’s many different communities. But what really feeds my passion for and commitment to Auckland is getting out and talking directly to our people about their experience of living and working here. At the start of February, I spent a fascinating day with Omaha locals, looking at projects and challenges in their stunning seaside spot. This week I am back in Auckland’s north, for this Matakana Mayor in the Chair, at the Matakana Cinemas, from 12 noon to 1pm on Friday.My Mayor in the Chair events are just that. I pull up a chair and have a spare chair beside me. I encourage you to take a number from my assistant, wait your turn, then pull up the chair and have a chat to me about whatever issue is on your mind.I’ve talked about a huge range of issues in locations all over Auckland, from Wellsford, Warkworth and Helensville, to Pukekohe and Waiuku and dozens of places in between. I’ve chatted about trees, rubbish, rates and roads, about community houses, murals and parks. People drop by to say ‘hello’ and ask me questions about my job. I’ve been introduced to pets, chatted with international visitors who are surprised to find a Mayor as they pass by, and heard some incredible anecdotes from our older Aucklanders who have seen great change throughout their lives. Join me on Friday – tell me what you love about your area and how you think we can build a better Auckland together.

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The proposed duplication of State Highway 1, between Puhoi and Wellsford, was christened Ara Tuhono – Puhoi to Wellsford Road of National Significance at a hui in the Auckland Council offices, in Orewa, on February 21.

Mook Hohneck (left) and Geoff Dangerfield display the green and blue Ara Tuhono tohu (logo), which was presented at the ceremony. They are pictured with other NZTA and Hokai Nuku representatives.

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The name means “connecting pathway”.Present at the ceremony were representatives of the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) and Hokai Nuku – an alliance representing iwi and hapu north of Auckland within the 38-kilometre development route.Hokai Nuku chair Mook Hohneck said the vision was about a true partnership and he looked forward to future dialogue which kept issues simple and to the point.Both deputy chair Tame te Rangi and NZTA chief executive Geoff Dangerfield reiterated the importance

of the road to the economic development of the north.Mr Te Rangi welcomed the use of a dual name for a project which he said had social and cultural importance to the region.The NZTA plans to lodge its Notice of Requirement with the Environmental Protection Authority to obtain necessary consents to construct the first section of Ara Tuhono, from Puhoi to Warkworth, in the third quarter of this calendar year. Test drilling began around Puhoi on February 20 and construction is due to start in 2014.

Real Estate Institute statistics show 69 residential properties sold in Rodney North in January – more than double the number that have sold in January in each of the past four years.Although the median sale price of $450,000 was slightly below last January’s median of $459,000,

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A Rodney-based planning group is calling on Auckland Council to review its rating policy for all rural resident ratepayers to make it fairer and more equitable.

A campaign to reduce Auckland rural residents’ rates is gaining momentum.

Group campaigns for rate reduction for rural residents

The group so far includes residents and ratepayer representatives from Mahurangi East, Sandspit and Omaha with support from Algies Bay, Snells Beach and Pt Wells, but its intention is to spread its representation across all of Auckland’s rural area.Group spokesperson and Scotts Landing resident, Dr Bruce Scoggins, says in 2012/13, a total of 27,600 rural ratepayers contributed 3.4 percent of Auckland Council’s total rate income of $1300 million. The majority of these resident ratepayers lived in Rodney, Franklin and Waitakere.“In the rush to establish the Auckland supercity, Council adopted the best rating system that it could in the timeframes available,” Bruce says. “But over the past three years, issues of equity and fairness have emerged. Our argument is that it is in the best interests of all Aucklanders if these are addressed as soon as possible, rather than being left to fester.“This isn’t a grizzle and gripe campaign. We’ve taken an evidence-informed policy development approach by reviewing relevant legislation, along with statements by the Mayor and Council related to rating policy, and using Council’s own rating policy tools.”The group has profiled the 67 rural settlements including location, land value, capital value and total rates, as well as reviewing access to services and associated benefits.The information has thrown up numerous inequities and inconsistencies.Bruce says, for instance, rural and ‘farm and lifestyle’ properties are rated differently, even though they may be neighbours. Rural resident landholders have a rates differential of 0.90, while the farm and lifestyle ratepayers have a rates differential of 0.80.

“Our analysis suggests that 0.90 is too high.”The group is proposing two rural zones – the ‘inner zone’ will cover rural properties within 30km of the CBD with properties outside the 30km boundary forming the ‘outer zone’. In Rodney, the boundary for the outer zone will fall roughly around Hatfields Beach and Wainui, across to the west coast, but excluding Helensville.The proposed rate differential for the inner zone, which has more services, is 0.80, while for the outer zone the proposed differential is 0.70.Bruce says that if implemented, the proposal would reduce the cost of annual rates to rural resident ratepayers in the outer zone by 18 percent and reduce the general rate income to Council by about $6 million. This could be offset by a rate increase of around $11 a year for urban resident ratepayers.“The fact that Council has a rate differential recognises that it doesn’t believe all ratepayers are equal and levels of service, and benefits from the services do differ, particularly in regards to roading and public transport.”The group plans to present its case to the Mayor and Governing Body of Council within the next six weeks and hopes to have the new system considered for implementation in the 2014/15 financial year.


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A lack of public transport and gathering places for young people are two issues Rodney’s new youth representative has in her sights.

A boat explosion that injured two people and left another with permanently damaged hearing has seen a Mangawhai company dealt a hefty fine.Mangawhai Engineering and Marine Limited pleaded guilty to two breaches of health and safety laws that injured a customer, contractor and company director.The company was fined $20,000 and ordered to pay reparations of $5000 to each of the two victims in the North Shore District Court. The court heard that on January 24 last year, company director Garry Crosbie was repairing a catamaran while the boat’s owner waited for the job to be finished. Another contractor was also working at the site on Black Swamp Road. During the repair, a metal gas welder on the boat was struck, causing an explosion.The force of the blast knocked the contractor underneath the bench grinder where he was working some distance away. He sustained muscle and ligament damage to his knee and temporary hearing loss. The boat’s owner sustained a perforated eardrum and has permanent hearing loss as a result. Mr Crosbie also sustained facial injuries following the explosion.“The company owner performed a ‘sniff ’ test to determine whether there was any hazardous vapour. This was completely inadequate for the repair he was carrying out,” Mr Howard says.“He had a responsibility to ensure his safety along with that of the contractor and also to ensure his customer was safe. He should have used a more thorough system to ensure the hazardous vapours and moisture were not present inside the void of the hull to conduct the repair safely.”Mr Crosbie says his business is struggling and the fine will take a financial toll. “It was an unfortunate accident. We had to report it and they had to follow it up. We could’ve dragged it through the courts but we couldn’t afford to fight it. The whole thing’s been a wake-up call.”

Youth rep ensures local voices heard Savanna Steele, 22, was one of seven young people nominated and selected as members of the Rodney Youth Advisory Panel in November. The panel chose her as a representative for the Auckland Youth Advisory Panel in January.Ms Steele lives and grew up in Helensville and went to Kaipara College where she was deputy head girl, a kapa haka leader and captain of the netball team.She started a Bachelor of International Hospitality Management at AUT but took time off to have her baby boy, Carter, in September.The cost and lack of public transport is something she plans to address with her counterparts as well as the lack of places for youth to congregate.“Youth centres at Helensville and Warkworth are neglected and not managed properly,” she says.“Auckland Council has funded youth ‘zones’ in Mount Roskill. They can be at sports complexes or internet cafes. They’re a place youth can hang out and keep out of trouble. They’ve had a major effect on crime and bringing the community forward. Rodney youth would like to see that in the rest of Auckland.”Ms Steele says there aren’t enough jobs for young people and employers are cutting down on apprenticeships, a situation she’d like to see reversed. Cleaner beaches are also on her to-do list, in particular Muriwai Beach, which is “full of rubbish and run-down old cars.”She plans to visit Kaipara College to engage with student representatives and discuss what they’d like to see happen in the community.The young mum comes from a family steeped in local body politics. Her great-grandfather David Steele was a member of the former Waitemata District

Council, her grandfather – also named David Steele – was a former Rodney District Councillor and her mum Brenda is on the Rodney Local Board.Ms Steele took part in an introductory camp with other Auckland Youth Panel members at Waiwera Lodge in mid-February. The group had their first meeting on February 18 and will meet monthly.Rodney Youth Advisory Panel meets every three weeks and liaises with the Local Board four times a year. “We discuss matters we think youth need a voice on. They can be issues the Local Board has come across and given to us or matters we’ve seen in the community we think need an opinion.” Both roles are voluntary and receive no payment. To contact Ms Steele, email [email protected]

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One of New Zealand’s top running coaches is starting a regular walking and running group in Warkworth.

Stirling Sports owner Peter Bosher (left) is teaming up with top running coach John Bowden to get people fit.

Top coach launching regular fitness group in WarkworthJohn Bowden is a former professional runner and high performance coach for Athletics New Zealand, who has decided it is about time he lent his expertise to locals. Together with Stirling Sports owner Peter Bosher, he has decided to start a weekly event for people who would like to get fit together.The group will start on March 6, meeting each Wednesday at Stirling Sports at 9am. “The idea is that Mums and Dads can get their kids off to school, then meet up,” he says. “Running and walking is hard enough by yourself. The aim is to do this sort of stuff in numbers, and with friends, and do it together.”Depending on the level of interest, another group may be set up for people who would like to meet earlier in the day, such as those who work. “Everyone will be catered for, so the groups will be divided into ability. Everyone will know what group they will be in and I’ll design training programmes for people if they want them, from beginners to those who are more serious.”He is also keen to organise monthly talks on subjects such as nutrition and using the correct footwear, and may even rope in his good friend, former

marathon runner Allison Roe, who lives in Point Wells.“The idea is that it will be fun. I want strollers there, and Mums who might want to meet new friends and set goals themselves. We might even look

at having training weekends away, at Rotorua or something.”As the new owner of Stirling Sports, Mr Bosher is keen to get involved in the local community. Mr Bowden has also recently moved closer to Warkworth,

after five years at Makarau.His children both attend Warkworth Primary, and his wife has opened a fashion business at their new property in Matakana Rd.Mr Bowden represented New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games in 1986, and became a professional road runner in the United States. He got into coaching in 1995 and since then has coached world champions, Olympic athletes, disabled athletes, and complete novices for events such as the Round the Bays fun run in Auckland.He resigned as cross country and road selector for Athletics New Zealand in 2009, amid controversy over the selection of Liza Hunter-Galvan for the Beijing Olympics.“Road running and fitness has been my passion all my life. I’m always interested in people having fun and getting fit so I thought: ‘Right, why not start a walking and running group so we can meet together?’”There is no need to register for the group, he says. “We just want people to show up every Wednesday, but it’s not compulsory — we won’t take a roll.”Info: Phone John on 021 738 893 or 425 9910 or [email protected]


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The meeting will conclude the annual Alcoholics Anonymous Area Assembly, which is expected to attract up to 200 people from Kaitaia to Rotorua.A Hibiscus Coast AA spokesperson says non-members are welcome to attend the daytime meetings, but will be particularly welcome at the evening talk where the guest speaker will be Judge Lisa Tremewan, of the Waitakere Court.Judge Tremewan will give her perspective on the new court that opened last November, which puts less emphasis on punishment and more on intervention. It takes on those who plead guilty, face a term of

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Time to take a kid fishingYoung fishers and their families are being asked to register via email for this year’s Take A Kid Fishing contest, to make the boarding of boats smoother. The 13th annual Warkworth Lions event takes place on March 17 with boats leaving Sandspit wharf at 10.30am. Organiser Brian Simmons says up to 14 vessels will open their decks for visitors and more than 40 businesses are helping with sponsorship. Lots of prizes will be handed out. Boats return at 2pm in time for the prizegiving at Sandspit Yacht Club at 2.30pm. There will be a quick-fire raffle and a sausage-sizzle at 3pm. The event is open to children aged 5-13 – a caregiver must be on hand for up to four children. Everyone needs to bring their own fishing equipment and named life jacket. Entry is free although parents are encouraged to bring spare change for the raffle.


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Make no bones about itFractures, more frequently known as broken bones, are a reasonably common injury. Pain continuing after the fracture has healed is also common but nearly always unnecessary. It never ceases to amaze me how many people suffer needlessly for years after such an injury. It takes on average six weeks for the bone of an adult to heal after the break – babies are half that time and children typically take three to six weeks.Nearly all broken bones (excluding broken ribs) are immobilised for a period of time to allow healing, often in a plaster of paris or fibreglass cast. The healing of broken bones begins with the formation of what is called ‘callus’ formation. This is a bone-like substance that forms around the broken bone. On x-ray this is usually seen as a lump of white at the area that was broken. This is essentially the first stage of bone healing and it begins about two weeks after the break occurs. Over the next four to 10 weeks this hardens. Over the next two years this is reformed into more normal bone.On removal of the cast there is often stiffness of the nearby joints, tight muscles and weakness. Returning to normal use of the limb usually results in full movement and function of the limb in a few weeks. Appropriate rehabilitation insures this process occurs as quickly and safely as possible.For uncomplicated breaks, that are not across a joint, there should be no further problems after six weeks. There should certainly be no further pain when the movement returns to normal. If pain continues after this time then further investigation is necessary. Like all good examinations, we should use our ears and eyes first. We need to get exact details of where the pain is, when it occurs and what the pain is like. Observing how the area looks and how nearby joints move is essential. Further investigation is necessary as to how much movement each muscle has around the area that was broken.In my experience, most long-term problems occur due to muscle imbalances around the old injury. Usually, until these are returned to normal there will be ongoing pain, weakness and problems. More often than not, a short period of treatment to rebalance the muscles around the area will result in the return to normal pain free use. If there are still complications, then it will be necessary to investigate further. This would likely include x-ray/ultrasound or MRI and possibly seeing an orthopaedic surgeon. Occasionally there may be ‘non-union’, this is where the bone doesn’t heal and join together. This requires longer time in a cast or similar. The use of silica or comfrey (a.k.a bone knit) can be very useful in these situations.

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Dr Mark Donaldson of Eye Doctors and team perform the first cataract operation in the Rodney Surgical Centre, July 2010.

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A group of German event managers are visiting Te Arai, with plans to stage an annual electronica music festival.

Big plans hatched for outdoor music festival at Te Arai lakes

The four men are responsible for some of the world’s biggest parties including Hurricane Rock and Fusion - a six-day festival at an old military airport that attracted 100,000 people last year.Organiser and owner of Rabenlust NZ Marketing & Media, Andreas Schmiedel, says he convinced his colleagues the area was perfectly suited for an outdoor event after spending time at Lake View Chalets, 10 minutes south of Mangawhai, in 2008. The accommodation is five minute’s walk from Te Arai Beach and surrounded by three dune lakes.“While I was here I thought to myself, it’s such a beautiful place – rolling hills and amazing sunrises. You have to bring people here to share it,” Mr Schmiedel says.After returning to Germany, he pitched the idea to his companions.“I said ‘how would you like to run a festival at the most distant part of the world?’ We talked about it for three or four weeks before deciding to book our flights and spend our holidays in New Zealand.”The idea is to hold a three-day festival with up to 4,000 people from late January 2014. The event will be held on

25ha of land around Lake View Chalets.There’ll be a variety of electronic music: dubstep, drum and bass and hip-hop, as well as several live local and international acts. Food will be offered and a 20ha paddock will be available for punters to camp on.Mr Schmiedel says the event would be unlike any other in New Zealand: “It’s a new thing with a new style.”Lake View Chalets owner Arnim Pierau would like to replenish 3km of covenanted wetland around the perimeter of the Spectacle and Slipper Lakes so a decision has been made to include a native seedling with every ticket purchase. Every new plant will have a GPS co-ordinate so people can see it on the internet or visit it.“We’d like to create a buffer to stop fertiliser run-off. Water quality has deteriorated to the extent it’s un-swimmable at times,” Mr Pierau says.The festival organisers have applied to Auckland Council for a resource consent and are currently seeking sponsors.Mr Schmiedel says: “We’ll have to invest lots of money, effort and manpower but we thought ‘lets go for it’.”

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Meet Mark Mitchell, 10am-2pm:Wednesday 6th March, Warkworth Council Offices, Warkworth

Monday 11th March, 7 Tamariki Ave, Orewa

Monday 18th March, 7 Tamariki Ave, Orewa

Monday 25th March, Silverdale Rugby Club, Silverdale

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The Warkworth Embroiderers’ Guild gathered at the Shoesmith Hall on February 14 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the guild in Warkworth.

Founding president Pam Poole (left) and current president Pat Vaissiere cut the anniversary cake.

Embroiderers’ Guild celebrates

The afternoon tea party was attended by 35 ladies including current and past members, and visitors from five embroiderers’ guilds throughout the region. A special guest was the northern regional representative of the Association Of New Zealand Embroiderers’ Guilds (ANZEG), Diane Martin.Warkworth Guild president Pat Vaissiere welcomed everyone and read a letter of congratulations from ANZEG president, Margaret Erskine. Incoming president and chair of the anniversary sub-committee, Jennifer Kirker, invited founding president Pam Poole to reflect on the history of the guild.Pam recalled moving to Warkworth from New Plymouth where she was a member of the Embroiderers’ Guild.

In November 1987 a meeting, chaired by Margaret Cross, was convened to gauge interest and the first formal meeting was held in February 1988. Over the years the guild has gained a reputation for being a vibrant and innovative club with members winning prizes and recognition for their work at regional, national and international competitions.A number of other functions are planned for the coming year including a mid-year luncheon, an exhibition and a commemorative desk calendar featuring members’ work from the past and present will be printed. For information on these events or regular twice-monthly meetings contact Jennifer Kirker on 422 6126 or Mona Townson on 425 6121.


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Tiritiri Matangi in the Hauraki Gulf is familiar to many people as an open wildlife sanctuary made famous as a haven for some of NZ’s endangered native bird species.

Matakana jeweller Jeannette Switzer is one of the artisans invited to take part in the Tiritiri celebration.

Matakana jeweller helps raise awareness of island’s endangered saddlebacksBut, early this month, there will be much more than birdsong calling visitors to the island as the Saddleback Celebration gets under way.Saddleback, or tieke, were one of the early declining species moved to Tiri in 1984 and Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi (SOTM) adopted their image for their logo in 1988. Now, 25 years on, SOTM will hold the Saddleback Celebration, which includes an exhibition and sale of art works, a watercolour workshop and Sounding Tiritiri Matangi – a sonic event with around 20 artist/musicians creating surprise sound encounters along Tiri’s walking tracks.Matakana jeweller Jeannette Switzer is one of the artisans invited to take part in the celebration.“It is hoped the work will raise public awareness and the bird’s

profile at a national and international level,” she says.In November last year, Jeannette took the opportunity to visit the island where she was able to shadow a member of the saddleback team and learn about the ecology, behaviour and history of the bird.Entering native bush, well away from the main tracks and where custom-built bird boxes were placed, she was able to observe saddleback chicks being checked, weighed and banded.She has used the experience to create two special pieces for the Saddleback Celebration Exhibition.The celebration runs from March 1 to 10, with the Sonic Event taking place on Saturday March 9. Info: www.tiritirimatangi.org.nz

Ticket giveawayMahurangi Matters has two tickets to the Grand Ole Hayride to give away. Just write your name and daytime phone number on the back of an envelope and post to: Hayride Competition, Mahurangi Matters, PO Box 701 Warkworth. Alternatively, enter by sending us a private message marked ‘Hayride’ on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/mahurangimatters). Competition closes on March 20.

Hayride tour coming to LeighCountry music’s brightest stars – Tami Neilson, Delaney Davidson and Marlon Williams – will bring a taste of the Grand Ole Opry to Leigh on March 30.In the tradition of the old-time live country show, the Grand Ole Hayride tour includes a line-up of some of NZ’s most prestigious, award-winning alt-country artists.Neilson, Davidson and Williams were the top three finalists of the APRA and NZ Music Awards last year and will be joined on stage by multi-instrumentalist Dave Khan.Canadian-born Neilson has opened for legends such as Johnny Cash and Emmylou Harris, and is being hailed by critics as the new Queen of Country. Davidson won the APRA Best Country Song last year and 2011 saw him make the final five nominees for the APRA Silver Scrolls. Williams, the youngest of the trio, has been heralded as “the great young hope

of country music”. His song writing talent was applauded when his Ghost of This Town was nominated for the APRA Best Country Song last year. Davidson and Williams released a collaborative album Sad but True in November.

View a clip from Tami Neilson’s latest album The

Kitchen Table Sessions Vol II at www.localmatters.co.nz

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NATHAN HOUSTONPh: 09 422 2131 Mob: 021 220 5000

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MICK BERGER CONTRACTORSPhone: 09 422 0688 • Mobile: 0274 930 806

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Wayne 021 765 706 or Ian 021 977 72947 Woodcocks Road, Warkworth


• Design & build• New homes• Renovation• Maintenance• Fences & decks• Project management• Alterations & additions• Shade & outdoor living areas

152M

Phone: 027 4771 583 email: [email protected]

AWARD WINNING BUILDERRICHARD WILCOCK

Auckland region house of the year 2008

For the construction of:

www.rwbuilder.co.nz

• Architecturally designed homes• New houses• Alterations

• Decks• Fences

Ph 09 422 5737 • 027 272 7561Fax 09 422 5800


Also see Lance for your supply of Native and Landscaping plants

• Custom made• Quality material• Quality workmanship


The Trellis Guy

For your safety we have: • Experienced Qualifi ed Scaffolders • Full range of Equipment

• Including Alloy Mobile & Builder’s Props

PHONE 0800 622 7929OMAHA - SNELLS BEACH - WARKWORTH - MANGAWHAI

Member of Scaffolding and Rigging New Zealand

CARPENTER-JOIN ER• Terraces• Alterations• New Housing

• Renovations• Maintenance• Small jobs a specialty

NEIL KOSEPhone 09 425 5491 • Mobile 027 275 1172

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NATHAN HOUSTONPh: 09 422 2131 Mob: 021 220 5000

470 KAiPArA FlATS rOAd, WArKWOrTH

Roofi ng N.ZLong Run Iron

SpecialistsNew Re-Roofs

& CladdingRing Matt on 021 356 965

A/hrs/Fax: 09 425 6311Email: [email protected]

Trellis, Fencing & Supplies | Panel & Paint | Carpenters, Builders, Roofers & Suppliers | Property Services | Scaffolding | Engineering | Construction & Earthworks


115

RODNEY TRELLISTrellis - Panels - Fencing

Installations - all shapes and sizesSpecialities: Framed Archways –Superior Trellis Pedestrian Gate

Frames (mortised)Trellis spray painting / oiling

Gazebo's ~ dove cotes ~ pergolas

872 Kaipara Flats RoadPh: 425 7627 • Fax 422 4976

MICK BERGER CONTRACTORSPhone: 09 422 0688 • Mobile: 0274 930 806

Dams ● Winching ● Bulldozing ● DrivewaysHouse Sites ● Landscaping ● Earthmoving ● Sub Divisions

43 years experience

Bob Waata Mobile 021 634 484

CON TRAC TORS

Footings Hole Boring Land scap ing

3.5T Digger 5T Truck

Servicing Auckland - Rodney - Kaipara

P 09 425 0300 M 027 4930468 F 09 423 [email protected] www.metroscaff.co.nz

- Residential & Light Commercial - Quick Stage- OSH Standards - Tube & Clip- Qualified Scaffolders - Reliable Service

Metroscaff Limited

R.K. PADDISON CONTRACTING LTD• Truck Hire• Metal Supplies• Bulk Cartage

Owner/Driver: Ray38 Coquette Street, WarkworthPh 422 3450 or 0274 955 566 • Fax 09 422 3451

09 422 9860 027 526 [email protected] www.localtrades.co.nz


Contact Linda Robinsonp

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m

LOCAL TRADESPROPERTY SERVICES & MAINTENANCE

LTD

.


YOU ONLY PAY

FOR WORK DONE

We’ll fi nd the right tradesperson for those jobs around your home and property. We’re local like you

– from Puhoi to Mangawhai.

Do you need a reliable, honest local

tradesperson?

Murray Holt Builders Ltd355 Old Kaipara Road,

RD1 Warkworth, Auckland 0981Ph: 021 935 509

[email protected]

Project Management • New HomesAlterations & Additions

Decks & PergolasMaintenance

HOLTMURRAY

BUILDERS LTD.

Farm & Domestic Fencing Post & Rail Post Driving Cattle Yards Retaining Walls Wooden Farm Gates & Hardware

Contact Jeffmobile 021 996 713 a/hrs 09 423 [email protected]

Focus Fencing

Fences - Gates - ScreensPergola - Timber

Phone Bob Moir 422 9550 or 0274 820 336Email: [email protected]

Trellis & FencingMATAKANA

183 Sandspit Road, WarkworthPhone 0800 638 254 (0800 Metal 4 U)

0800 METAL 4 U

• Metal supplies• Landscape supplies• Topsoil• Bark & mulch• Truck hire• Bulk haulage

Construction & Earthworks | Brick, Block Layers & Tiling | Flooring | Electrical | Design, Architects & Surveyors | Concrete | Aborists | Lawn Mowing & Landscaping


Polyurethaning:- Wooden Floors, Particle Board & Cork

Cork Tiles:- Natural & ColouredEnviro Friendly Products available

KAE JAE CONTRACTORS (LTD)PHONE KEN (0274) 866-923

A/Hrs (09) 422-7328 • Fax (09) 422-7329

FLOOR SANDING - FLOOR PREPARATIONFLOOR SANDING - FLOOR PREPARATION

• Electrician• Gates & Automation

t. 09 422 2175 m. 027 497 0464 e. [email protected]

COASTAL CONCEPTS

Tiling & Waterproofi ngBricks • Blocks • Paving

WARKWORTH BRICKLAYING SERVICES LTD

Phone Alan Berthelsen 021 780 170 • A/hrs 425 8252

T.T.E. DESIGNSARCHITECTURAL DESIGNERS

THOMAS ERRINGTON Dip.Arch.

Over 25 years experience in all aspects of residential design

P: 09 425 0512M: 027 453 2495E: [email protected]: www.ttedesigns.co.nz

Lamb & moLLoy LtdSURVEYORS

Prompt, professional advice and service for all Subdivisions and Land Development Work

Phone Warkworth (09) 425-7393R. Mather 021 425 837 • R. Molloy 021 779 964

23 Bertram Street - [email protected]

Arcadia Tree Care

Specialising in: STUMP GRINDING Fine Pruning Tree Removal Hedge Trimming

Ph Kevin on 021 725 757

SERVICING HIBISCUS COAST TO MANGAWHAI

P: 09 425 4086M: 021 665 558E: [email protected]

JOHN BETTRIDGE

• Planting • FenceS

• Retaining WallS • gaRden makeoveRS

• Paving• deckS

JB’s No 1 LANDSCAPING SERVICES

Landscape Industries Association of New Zealand Inc.

TOTAL LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTIONfor complete quality projects

Phone Bruce 425 7766 a/hI take the hard work out of Landscaping

• Lawns - contouring & seeding • Top soil

• Retaining Walls • Driveways • Paths

• Digger • Truck • Tractor

For all your property

maintenance and small building projects

Phone to discuss YOUR requirements021 423 860 - 423 8619 a/h

[email protected] • www.bruno.co.nz0800 FIXMY JUNGLE 021 831 938

www.junglefix.co.nz

•Landscape Construction &GardenDesign•Specialistsin LifestyleProperty Development& Maintenance

Kurt Salmond

Phone George 021 2800 [email protected] • www.nzconcrete.co.nz

BASED IN MATAKANA

DRIVEWAYS • FLOORS PATHS • ASHPHALT

Sub-divisions • R.O.W’s • Excavations

MATAKANA

[email protected] Box 193, Warkworth

Denis 021 945 498Joel 021 422 592

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The sign on State Highway 1 that points to Warkworth’s industrial area couldn’t be more straightforward — it directs traffic to Warkworth’s “industrial estate”. But to some of the town’s riverside retailers, the sign that also indicates a “retail centre” is a sore point — they believe it confuses visitors to the area.Businesses based in the industrial area confirm they regularly see tourists who appear to be lost. But they also note that what was originally intended as Warkworth’s industrial zone is these days an extremely varied blend of commercial, light industrial and service-based businesses that includes everything from early childhood centres to paint shops.The area has undergone a major transformation in a relatively short period of time, from almost bare paddocks and swamp, to an ever-swelling collection of small and medium-sized businesses. Davco Electrical’s Dave Morrison can trace his roots in the area back to his grandparents. “My grandfather bought the farm here and then Dad was born here and so was I … It was zoned industrial about 40 to 50 years ago but my Dad never wanted to chop it up. About 10 or 12 years ago he changed

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his mind, and started to subdivide it.”Dave recalls making hay on the land before the bulldozers moved in. “It was hay paddocks and swamp then, and town was much smaller. Everyone knew each other by name then, but not now. I remember making the last lot of hay on it as the machinery was creeping up the hill. It’s certainly been strange to see it transform so fast.”Dave managed the second phase of development himself and at one stage was getting a couple of queries a week from businesses wanting to move

in. Over the past couple of years, the tough economy has taken its toll, but he believes confidence is slowly returning. “Whether that’s short-lived I don’t know. I hope it carries on. We had the busiest January we’ve had in a long time.”While he agrees Silverdale is providing stiff competition for Warkworth right now, he notes MS Engineering has recently relocated into much bigger premises and more companies have moved in to fill the spot where they were. “So it is growing and I think it will continue to. Having the likes of Mitre 10 Mega across the road won’t

do it any harm at all. There’s still a bit of land available but not a lot, and only a couple of sections are ready to move on to straight away.”Warkworth real estate agent Steve Postlewaight also has family links to the area — his father Bill Postlewaight developed the Glenmore Drive subdivision. The road was named after his sisters, Glenys and Mora.Steve believes local government bureaucracy is now deterring development in the area. “Doing these developments now is very long, arduous and expensive with very little understanding or assistance from local government … Glasshape have moved in, but it hasn’t marched on in that area as much as we hoped.”Another local with long links to the area, Alan Dray, can also recall when the land was almost bare. In 1974, Dray established an industrial clothing factory on the spot that is now occupied by spa and pool business Splash. At its peak, the factory employed more than 50 people, but it eventually closed in 1998.“We originally came to Warkworth because we had been up here on holiday a few times and knew people here, so we bought a section and had a factory built. Further along the road

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WarkWorth EstatEIndustrialMany childcare centres are easy to spot from the road — they’re often plastered with bold images in primary colours. But at Nature’s Nest in Glenmore Drive, they do things differently. The entire centre has been deliberately designed to look as natural as possible, so children won’t be over-stimulated.An industrial area might seem an odd choice for a childcare facility, but for Arnika Kennedy and Hayley Hargreaves, it was the perfect location. The pair worked together at a previous centre in Orewa, and were keen to set up a new business that was purpose-built. “We wanted to design something that was different and went back to our childhood, and incorporated nature as much as possible,” explains Arnika.The centre, which opened 18 months ago, includes a mudpit, vegetable garden, worm farms, and compost bin. Children are encouraged to respect nature, and sustainability principles are incorporated into the business. “The children have created so much respect for the environment,” says Arnika. “Flowers are flowers, not plants with no flowerheads on them. It’s been nice to see from day one. They all go out and care for the gardens on a daily basis, and care for the worms and so on.”Children are also allowed “to be children”, she says — which means lots of messy experiences. “If they love water, then they’re allowed to play with water, for example.”Arnika grew up in Warkworth and persuaded Hayley there was good growth potential in the area. “Before we came, no-one else opened from 7am to 6pm, or offered home-cooked meals, or was purpose-built, so we just felt it was an area where we could also

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create what we wanted. And obviously the outlook fits quite nicely, too.”Being high on the hill, the centre looks out over the town and will eventually have a reserve on either side. The pair also plan to create a “wild wood” at the back of the property. Although the area is industrial, there are no factories close by, so there are no pollution problems. And there are no residential neighbours who might be annoyed by noisy children.So far the centre has a roll of about 90 children from birth to five years old, and interest has been strong, says Arnika. It has had no problem attracting good staff, and another key aim of the business is to offer staff extensive professional development.“We’ve just had our first Education Review Office report and it went really well, which was fantastic for us. We got lots of lovely feedback.”

Staff have got to know some of the other businesses in the area through parents, and a relationship has also been established with Warkworth Wellsford Hospice, which will soon move across the road. Children also go for regular outings in the area.“It’s going really well,” says Arnika. “I think the community has been really accepting, and we’ve got an amazing bunch of staff working for us as well. It’s been really, really rewarding so far.”

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was the milk treatment plant, and a cheese factory … In the early days, they used to have the Warkworth saleyards up near the showgrounds, and for the first couple of years they used to drive big herds of cattle past the factory.”Commercial real estate agent Drew Marshall, from United Real Estate, believes the area is “quietly coming right”. “Investors are not only looking here, they’re looking all over Auckland and South Auckland. They’re looking for good properties to invest in,” he says. “It’s a buyer’s market at the moment but it all comes down to what Council ends up doing. If they continue to put the onus on the developer, then I don’t think it will change a hang of a lot.”Nevertheless, the rumour mill continues to grind about the possibility of more “big box” retailers joining Mitre 10 Mega further down

Woodcocks Rd. Some believe The Warehouse is still interested in moving to the area, and there is talk of a deal being struck that would see it shift from Snells Beach to Warkworth. The Warehouse building at Snells could then be converted into a supermarket, possibly even a New World, giving Foodstuffs the option of giving Warkworth a Pak’N Save instead.Others believe Bunnings might be keen to provide some rivalry for Mitre 10. But whether such moves are just wishful thinking by property developers remains to be seen. Some fear that Council’s handling of the Mitre 10 development may have discouraged any further plans in the short or medium term, while others have grown exasperated by the slow progress in sorting out the area’s infamous traffic bottlenecks.

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WarkWorth EstatEIndustrialAs an alternative to its much-loved garage sale, Hospice has decided to hold an auction as a special event. Warkworth Wellsford Hospice is grateful that many people think of them first when they clean out their garage, renovate a room or move house and have furniture and household items to give away. Staff and volunteers are putting aside selected donations for an evening auction of furniture, art and household goods at 6pm on Thursday, April 11. The venue will be the former Kitchenworks premises in Morrison Drive – across the road from the new Kitchenworks factory. There will be a mixture of good furniture such as dressers, lounge suites, tables and chairs – including some special pieces – along with fine china, artworks, bric a brac, books and boxes of assorted items. Most lots will be sold with no reserve, giving bidders a great chance of grabbing a bargain. Prospective bidders will be able to view the auction items on April 10 from 4pm to 7pm and on April 11 from noon until the auction. The auction is in addition to Warkworth Wellsford Hospice’s regular Wednesday morning garage sale. The weekly sales at Hospice House are increasingly popular with

Warkworth Wellsford Hospice holding special auctionGarage sale coordinator John McEwing, left, and volunteer Kevin Dixon put newly-donated furniture aside for the auction on April 11.

bargain hunters, but the 7am-11am opening time does not suit everyone.Garage sale coordinator John McEwing says if the auction is successful the hospice may hold several more during the year, providing venues can be found. “We were very lucky this time to find a vacant building nearby, and that the owners and lessees are so supportive of hospice,” John says.Bayleys will provide a professional auctioneer and is promising plenty of banter with the crowd. Because the

auction is at dinnertime, the hospice team will have food for sale.Hospice welcomes donations of saleable goods either for the auction or for sale in the hospice garage sale or shops. The income that these retail operations provide is essential to keeping hospice services available and free of charge to patients and families whose lives have been turned upside down by the diagnosis of a life-threatening illness. Info: Hospice House on 425 9535 or www.warkworthwellsfordhospice.co.nz

About HospiceHospice House, on the corner of Woodcocks Road and Morrison Drive, is the main office for Warkworth Wellsford Hospice. The two houses and garages on site provide a base for: y Six community palliative care nurses y Counsellor y Social worker y Administrative staff y Garage sale storage y Wednesday sales

The hospice does not operate an inpatient unit; patients who need overnight stays have free access to the units in Takapuna and Red Beach.Patients are usually referred to hospice by their GP but they may call Hospice House directly, either for admission to the service or for information. Hospice encourages people to get in touch while they are still relatively well, even immediately after diagnosis. People often have questions or want to know if they are doing the right things, and it can be a relief to talk to someone who understands what they are going through.

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WarkWorth EstatEIndustrialWarkworth’s industrial park seems an unlikely place to showcase a souvenir from one of New Zealand’s most notorious criminals. But visitors to the Spot X Cafe in Morrison Drive can hardly miss one of the cafe’s key features — a wooden boat that once belonged to 1970s drug lord Marty Johnstone.Johnstone, better known as “Mr Asia”, used the boat as the tender for his infamous yacht Brigadoon, which he used to smuggle drugs from Thailand. These days it is owned by Mangawhai Heads resident Roger Kendall, who owns the cafe with his wife Megs.Roger’s boatbuilding background is reflected in the cafe’s interior, which definitely has a nautical feel. And perhaps it is that “blokey” atmosphere that has ensured the cafe has already become a hit with local workers, just three months after opening its doors.“Some people come and see us two or three or four times a day. This is their home away from home,” says Megs.A veteran of the hospitality industry, Megs has previously lived and worked in Auckland, Switzerland and Sydney. She decided to start the cafe after noting the growth in the area.“We decided that if we didn’t do it, someone else would.”

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She is thrilled the Warkworth Wellsford Hospice will be relocating nearby, and notes a new residential development will soon be underway, along with a new retirement village. The cafe is also close to the Rodney Surgical Centre, as well as local accounting firms, ensuring a steady stream of customers. It also caters to local workers by

offering an order-by-text service, and by including special menu items such as giant burgers with supersized buns. “There hasn’t really been anywhere where the boys have been able to interact with each other, so they come and have their business meetings here. It has become a hub where people can come and meet each other.”

Megs believes the area has a bright future, and notes that in the past three months alone, two new businesses have moved in: an importing business, and Dixon Marine. Roger still has strong links to the marine industry, including the team at Core Builders Composites, who are building the next America’s Cup boat for Oracle Racing just down the road. Leading glass manufacturer Glasshape, which among other things supplies curved glass for superyachts, is also nearby.Thanks to the sign on SH1 pointing to a “retail centre”, tourists also tend to end up in the area, she says. “If you think about it, if you get on the motorway and head north, what’s the first place you hit? It’s Warkworth. By the time they get here they’re thirsty, hungry and just want to stop.”Unusually for an industrial area, the cafe also has a pleasant view of the hills that surround Warkworth, and the town below, she notes. It also has plenty of parking.“We have a lovely view, considering we’re in an industrial area, and we can’t be built out, which is pretty nice really.”The cafe is also available for catering and functions, and has already hosted a couple of events.“We just want to make it a place where people like to be, and can relax.”


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WarkWorth EstatEIndustrialBudding ballerinas and jazz dancers have a brand new studio in which to practise their poses, thanks to the determination of local dance teacher Carla Talbot.Carla has been teaching dance for seven years but recently opened her first dance school, Talbot Dance Academy, at the top of Morrison Drive. The school is the culmination of a long-held ambition to share her personal passion for dance with students of all ages, from three-year-olds to adults.Although she was born in New Zealand, Carla moved to England with her parents as a young child. She returned to New Zealand in 2005 and completed a Bachelor of Dance at AUT University. She is also a registered Royal Academy of Dance teacher.Her mentors have included Val Murray, founder of Saba Young Ballet, and Angela Shadbolt, with whom she previously worked in Warkworth. “I was definitely ready to set up on my own, and this is what I want to continue to do and I don’t want to be anywhere else,” she chirps.She and her friends worked hard over summer getting the studio ready for classes and she admits the process

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took longer than she expected. But she is delighted with the results, and is thrilled with the studio’s location, away from the bustle of the main part of the industrial area, but still close enough to Warkworth’s schools for older students to walk to lessons.She enjoys the mix of businesses in the industrial area, and doesn’t mind a bit of competition with the area’s other dance school.“We offer different things. Our school really focuses on ballet and jazz — on the technical side and competition work as well. So far, it’s going really well. I’ve got lots of new faces that I haven’t taught before, so I’m really excited and it’s really good.”


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For more information and class timetables, check

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Phone (09) 426 4888All our tutors are qualified and experts in their field of dance.

Among our team are some of NZ’s top choreographers and dancers.

Here at Dance Dimensions we are dedicated to passing on our passion and lifelong love for dance to our students. We want to inspire them to be the best that they can be, by nurturing creativity and encouraging them to discover their own distinctive dance styles.

We cater for all ages and abilities and offer a wide range of dance styles including; • RADBallet • NZAMDJazz • HipHop • Tap • Contemporary/Lyrical • Boysonlyclassesand • Theultimatedance experience for pre-schoolers

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WarkWorth EstatEIndustrialAmid the car workshops and industrial warehouses of Glenmore Drive is a hidden haven of carefully choreographed creativity. Freshly painted with a funky interior, Dance Dimensions might seem unassuming from the outside, but inside some of New Zealand’s top dancers nurture tomorrow’s talent. The studio used to be owned by Angela Shadbolt, but four years ago it became part of the Dance Dimensions school, which also includes studios in Silverdale and Brown’s Bay. The school was originally founded by Ann Skinner in 1992, and now involves her daughter Dayelle Hill, a prominent choreographer who also directs cheerleaders the Breakers Girls, and the Warriors’ cheerleaders.Dayelle was just 15 when she started teaching dance, and these days finds herself teaching the children of some of her original pupils. She is a former cheerleader herself, who performed at Auckland rugby and All Blacks’ games, and is also part of a dance company called Soul of Siren Productions. “When I was about 11 or 12 I had a group of friends who were into the same sort of thing and we’d put on shows whether the kids at school wanted to watch or not. That’s how it all started,” she recalls.When the Warkworth studio came up for sale, Dayelle leapt at the chance to take it over. “It’s been my dream to have a dance school with ballet and jazz, and hip hop as well. And I’ve got so many friends and contacts in the dance scene who are keen to teach, so this was the perfect opportunity to do that.”The quality of the teachers is what makes the studio

Dancing into a new dimension along Glenmore Drive

Louise Camelbeke, Kristel Davies and Brandon Lewis enjoy a dance class.

so popular, she believes. “One of our teachers, Rachel Gatiss, started with me when she was 5, so we have this amazing connection and relationship

and it’s such a family. That is the key and why our students stay on.”The studio’s new ballet teacher, Meggan Botha, is from South Africa and has danced in the Royal London Ballet and performed in many West End productions. Hip hop teacher Andrew Cesan is also hugely popular with pupils — and the boys in particular — especially after he and a dance partner came second in the TV show NZ’s Got Talent.The highlight of the year for many pupils is the show they put on in December at the Kristin School auditorium. The two-and-a-half-hour production blows many parents away, says Dayelle. “We always get international people saying: ‘You should take this overseas’.”In fact, many pupils do end up as professional dancers overseas, such as former Warkworth dancer Liam McMillan, who has recently joined The Village Performing Arts Centre in Sydney. But for those who are still developing their talents, there are also local opportunities to perform, such as with the Breakers Girls.“We choreographed the Ireland vs All Blacks pre-match enhancement and some Dance Dimensions students got to be part of that,” says Dayelle. “It was huge — we had a cast of 80 with amazing capes. It was an incredible 8-minute piece.”Many students enjoy the classes so much they never want to give them up, she says. “I have 20-year-olds who have gone off to university and still come back and still do one class a week because they are so embedded in the dance school and don’t want to leave. It’s like a second home for everybody.”


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WarkWorth EstatEIndustrialVehicle Testing New Zealand has made no secret of the fact that it isn’t impressed with the Government’s decision to scrap six-monthly warrants of fitness for many cars. It has predicted thousands of jobs could be lost in the motor trade as a result of the move. But local staff are putting on a brave face as the organisation rethinks its future.“Definitely the numbers will drop, but we have to find other ways to bring that revenue in,” says Warkworth’s new station supervisor, Joon Na. Joon moved to Warkworth from Auckland six months ago to take up the job. With just one lane, the Warkworth branch is a busy one, he says, although some of the pressure was taken off a year ago when VTNZ opened a new branch at Silverdale.The Warkworth branch, which has been based in the industrial area for 12 years, also services Waiheke Island and Great Barrier Island. Although warrants for cars make up about two-thirds of its checks, commercial vehicles account for more than half of its revenue.Joon admits he is also unimpressed that the Government may allow large commercial operators to certify their own vehicles. “My personal view is that it may compromise safety because it’s not independent. Usually,

Joon Na moved to Warkworth six months ago to become station supervisor for VTNZ.

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operators have a big fleet and it may encourage people to shop around.”In the meantime, VTNZ plans to expand its range of services to become more competitive with rivals such as the AA, he says. It already offers roadside assistance, but also plans to offer comprehensive safety checks and other such services. The Warkworth branch may also begin offering pre-purchase inspections, possibly by the end of the year.“We also do registrations, road mileages, changes of ownership, and new registrations. We don’t take power bills, though — at least not yet.”


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The Campbell family’s association with what is now Warkworth’s industrial area stretches back more than four decades.The family bought the land around what is now Campbell Drive from Bob Munro more than 40 years ago. But after subdividing the sections along Woodcocks Rd, it grew disillusioned with local government bureaucracy and sold most of what it had left to Bill Postlewaight, whose son Steve is now a well-known real estate agent in Warkworth.These days Neil Campbell lives at Leigh, and doesn’t spend much time in Warkworth. And he has all but given up on seeing any progress on a western ring route that would link McKinney Rd and Hudson Rd, to both improve flow through the industrial area and help solve congestion at Hill St.“We still have land back there and they are meant to be getting land off us to do that.“But I think the last letter we had was a year or two ago, saying it had been delayed by funding because they want to do the great motorway. From what I can tell there’s not going to be anything done there in the near future.”He is also concerned that more than 2ha of land the family was forced to put aside for public recreation at the top of

Campbell family retains land

Glenmore Drive has yet to be protected.“Council then put the road through it to hook up to Morrison Drive, so that used up some, and they’ve been doing their absolute best to sell it which is disgusting as far as I’m concerned because residents in the residential area are going to end up with no open space.”He says officials have refused to put up signs identifying the land as public reserve. “They’re trying to stop people knowing about it. But the public is welcome to access it through our property up the end of Campbell Drive, in the residential area.”Like most of the other landowners in the area, he agrees it’s a buyer’s market right now for anyone wanting to move into the industrial zone. But he still marvels at how much it has grown in recent times. “Back in the 70s, it was just a paddock — it didn’t grow anything in those days. It was certainly never productive land,” he recalls.


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WarkWorth EstatEIndustrialThe terminally-overdue Hill Street intersection upgrade, in Warkworth, has again been delayed pending investigations around the impact of the proposed Puhoi-to-Wellsford highway duplication on the town’s traffic movements.The NZ Transport Agency’s regional transport planning manager Mieszko Iwaskow says after the completion of the Puhoi-to-Warkworth component of the highway project, and the motorway interchange at the northern end of Warkworth, traffic movements will change through Hill Street.“More vehicles will come from the north to access the eastern beaches through Hill Street and we need to understand these changes more fully and their impact on plans for the intersection,” he says.Last September, the Rodney Local Board was advised that the design for the Hill Street intersection upgrade was completed and construction was expected to start after Christmas. Meanwhile, NZTA hopes to name a successful tenderer for the Hudson Road intersection upgrade by the middle of this month.The NZTA expects the majority of earthworks will be completed during April/May, the improvements will be

Hill St upgrade stalled again

constructed during winter and the project completed by December. “The Hudson Road improvements must be completed before the Hill Street/SH1 intersection improvement works so that access to this part of Warkworth is retained. Right turn access from SH1 (southbound) into Hill Street will not be possible when the Hill Street intersection is upgraded.” The improvements at Hudson Road include widening of the intersection, the installation of traffic lights to give safer access to the Warkworth Showgrounds, construction of left turn slip lanes, and improved access for walkers and cyclists.


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Phone Bill & Sandi Webb 09 425 9080 or 021 955 549Unit 2, 2 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth

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After two decades in Warkworth’s industrial area, there isn’t much that Nick Sharp doesn’t know about the place.Born and bred in Warkworth, he can remember when Morrison Drive was paddocks, and there were eight dairy farms between Matakana and Warkworth. “Nowadays there’s only two.”The owner of Warkworth Auto Wreckers admits his business isn’t particularly glamorous. “You tend to remember the horrible ones, not the interesting ones,” he chuckles. He also admits that some businesses are still struggling with tough economic times. But unlike some others, he has so far managed to ride out both the good times and bad. “I think some of the retailers moved here because central Warkworth got too dear.”As its name suggests, Warkworth Auto Wreckers processes about 200 wrecked cars each year, although it used to do much more. But it also takes scrap metal such as whiteware and corrugated iron, and even does warrants of fitness. “You do get to know every single garage and every single mechanic. I’ve seen apprentices go through who now own their own garages,” he notes.

Nick Sharp is horrified at how often he sees motorists driving with balding and damaged tyres.

Warkworth Auto Wreckers still going strong after 20 yearsLike many others, Nick has plenty of grumbles about traffic management in the area as it has grown. But there are positives too, he notes. At least twice a week in summer, he notices tourists tootling around, trying to find the town centre. Even many locals still don’t realise what’s in the area, he believes, although the arrival of Mitre 10 Mega has helped. “It doesn’t matter what they come here for — the more we have driving around, the better.”Other changes he has noticed over the years include less bad behaviour by boy racers, thanks to a tougher stance from the police. And far fewer breakdowns on the long weekends, as cars have gradually improved their reliability.However, his staff still see some shocking examples of poor maintenance, such as bulging and bald tyres, and he worries that changes to the warrant of fitness regime could make that worse.“If everybody serviced their vehicles properly every 10,000kms, what the Government decided would be fantastic. But people don’t. That’s all there is to say.”


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innovative design & applicationIf you’re after a clean, dry, secure space to store your belongings, look no further than Warkworth Safe Storage. The Morrison Drive company was started by three local couples four years ago and has 58 individual lockup units ranging in size from 1.5m by 3m to 6m by 7m. The facility is surrounded by 8m high concrete walls and secure gates and is patrolled regularly by a security firm. It is recognised as a safe place by insurance companies. Customers get given an electronic card that gives them access 24 hours a day 7 days a week and allows management to track coming and goings.Spaces can be rented on a month-by-month basis – you only pay for the time your items are there. Co-owner Lindsay Taylor runs packaging and removal company Warkworth Furniture Movers from the same site, which includes two trucks – one 45m3, another 34m3. Items can be carefully wrapped and transported directly to a unit or anywhere else in the North Island. Mr Taylor says some people find it difficult to know which size truck is suitable and he’s happy to visit homes beforehand to give advice. He says 90 percent of units at Warkworth Safe Storage are filled with

24-hour storage available

household items and 10 percent are used by businesses. “Some people might be doing a renovation at Omaha and need somewhere temporary to put their furniture, others might have sold their house and haven’t found somewhere else to live yet.”The units are built especially for storage and sit on concrete floors 6 inches off the ground, so dampness is never a problem.If you’d like to have a look, contact Warkworth Safe Storage on 425 8786 and someone will meet you. “Once people have had a look they can fill in the paper work, get given a pass-card and come and go as they please,” Mr Taylor says.


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The resourcefulness of our pioneer forefathers is well illustrated in the life story of Edward Morrison. He was born in Auckland in 1850, his parents having arrived from Scotland in 1842 on the sailing ship Jane Gifford. The family included parents John and Janet, James (9), Edward (5), Margaret (2), and William a newborn infant. They moved to Hepburn Creek, Warkworth, in 1855. Such were the conditions for immigrants at that time that the Morrisons had lost three infant children during the years spent in Auckland’s unclean streets.No records survive to ascertain whether Edward attended Warkworth’s first school run by the Presbyterian Church in McKinney Road. His parents were more likely to have been his first teachers. He shared his father’s interest in horticulture and together they visited Sir George Grey on Kawau Island. It was from there he first received information on the propagation and cultivation of fruit trees. In particular, the Morrison’s seedless orange which Edward later marketed, came from a cutting of the Poor Man’s Orange growing at Mansion House.Edward’s early working life was in the timber trade and while still a young man, he married Annie Taylor, of Kaipara Flats, and acquired land on the Mahurangi River close to the home of his parents. He cleared sections of the land leaving areas of bush to provide shelter and planted fruit trees of many varieties. From small beginnings, the Red Bluff orchard and nursery grew to become one of New Zealand’s largest and, at the peak in 1914, contained 250,000 trees. Morrison and Sons provided employment for 20 assistants and a seasonal force of pickers and packers. Edward introduced his own daylight saving scheme to allow workers time in the evenings for sport and band practice. The Red Bluff hockey team won the local competition beating all comers.

History with Judy Waters, Warkworth & District Museum

www.wwmuseum.orconhosting.net.nz Morrison Drive has deep roots in Warkworth

Edward and Annie Morrison.

The logistics of shipping fruit trees and produce throughout the country was a challenge. As steam replaced sail it became necessary to form syndicates to finance the larger vessels and so the Coastal Steamship Co was born with Edward as a director. Each year it was standing room only in the Masonic Hall as the host of small shareholders gathered to hear the annual report. When Alexander McGregor bought the Rose Casey and set up a rival company, vying for the same trade, competition became intense. The two companies amalgamated in 1905 under the title Settlers Steamship Co.When James Dunning gifted nearly 28 acres of bush on the bank of the Mahurangi River in 1913, Edward and his son John compiled a comprehensive schedule of the trees, shrubs and ferns contained in the reserve including the botanical names. Edward was awarded the National Diploma of Horticulture when he was more than 60 years old. Like many

of the men who had worked felling the bush he had a keen interest in preserving the areas of bush remaining for future generations to enjoy.In a busy retirement, Edward pursued many interests including making beautiful articles from wood. The walking stick, presented to Lord Bledisloe when he came to Warkworth in 1934 to open Kowhai Park, was made by Edward from puriri which came from a tree which had once grown nearby. The fire blight scare of 1921 spelt the death knell for the orchards at Red Bluff but on properties acquired at Glen Kowhai and Auckland Road, sons, grandsons and great-grandsons of Edward Morrison have continued the fruit-growing tradition.Note: Edward, after viewing some documentary evidence, decided to spell his surname Morrison, although his parents had used the Morison spelling.

Apple picking in the Red Bluff orchard in 1902.

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DRIVEWAYSMAINTENANcE Grading, Rolling and Metalling for rural Driveways. No job to BIG or small. Ph Bruce (09) 425 7766.

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NEW YoGA cLASSWed 9:15am 1½ hrs

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PuHoI cENTENNIAL HALL Capacity 200, reasonable rates. Phone Kathy on 422 0891 or email [email protected]

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FoR RENTSANDSPIT WARKWoRTH Two bedroom apartment, peaceful seaview and bush setting. $440p/wk. Info: [email protected]

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13 WEEK oLD PIGLETS Phone 423 7844 or 021 185 7054.

LITEWEIGHT PoRTAcAbIN 3m wide x 7m long. Kitchen - shower - toilet - new carpet. Good condition. $17,000 ono. Phone 425 7382.

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FREEVIEW AERIAL oR SATELLITE DISH ... DoN’T KNoW? For a site survey and quote call JIM THE MAINTENANCE MAN 021 254 2048 or 422 3725 or visit www.themaintencemanjim.co.nz

MuLcH : ARboRISTS Any quantity.

Contact Al Dave Contracting 09 422 7487 or 021 969 112.

GARDENING / PLANTS

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Advertise your classifieds and church notices here for only $2.95+GST per line or $8.85 per/cm+GST for boxed adverts.

GARDENING / PLANTSbobcAT to move mulch, soil, metal, section clearing, drill holes, driveway maintenance. Phone Paul 422 4933.

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ScENIc FLIGHTS 30 mins $55; 20 mins $40; Min. 3 passengers. Trial flights $79. Gift vouchers available. GREAT bARRIER FLIGHTS. Special stopover up to 4 hours. Return $110. Min. 3 passengers. One way flights $115 each. Min 2 passengers.

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HANDYMAN – THE MAINTENANcE MAN Your one stop fix-it-man. Phone Jim 422 3725 or 021 254 2048 or visit www.themaintenancemanjim.co.nz

LAWNS - Contouring, prepping and laying. Owner/operator 25+yrs experience. For complete quality projects phone Bruce (09) 425 7766.

RETAINING WALLS Wooden retaining walls and fencing. Owner/operator 25+ years experience. For complete quality projects ph Bruce (09) 425 7766.

STEVE’S MAINTENANcE lawns, hedges, waterblasting, rubbish removal, section clearing, property maintenance. No job too big or small. Phone Steve 029 770 7101 or 09 425 9966. Serving Warkworth, Snells, Matakana, Sandspit.

TANK WATER TESTING Find out what bad-bugs are in your drinking water. We collect, test and report. Phone Simon at 09 422 9345 or [email protected]

WATER FILTERS Underbench filters & whole house Ultra violet filters – Kill and remove ecoli/bacteria. FREE site visits. Ph Steve 09 945 2282 or visit www.purewaterservices.co.nz

WATER PuMPS Low water pressure? Get it sorted. Sales, service and installation. Work guaranteed. Phone Steve 09 945 2282 or www.purewaterservices.co.nz

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riders & people with DisabilitiesSocial, Language & School Groups

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Phone 425 851742 Kaipara Flats Road, Warkworth

www.come.to/horseriding

HoRSE GRAZING WANTEDFAMILY RELocATING FRoM cHRISTcHuRcH seeks quality grazing for 3 horses. Long term in Wellsford in the vicinity of Whakapirau Road. Please email: [email protected] or phone/text Linda 021 797 098.

LoST

LoST ENGAGEMENT RING REWARD $300 oFFERED Lost on Sunday 3 February a 25 year old engagement ring on the footpath near Queen street Corner Café Warkworth. Significant sentimental value would appreciate good Samaritan coming forward. Phone 09 421 1865.

PHoToGRAPHIc & DIGITAL

PRESERVE YouR MEMoRIESVideos, slides & old 8mm films

all on to DVD. Ph TeTotara Video (09) 422 5710.

PubLIc NoTIcES

AuDITIoNS FoR MATAKANTATA cHoIR Tenors and basses, some choral experience preferred. Contact Susan Hayday. Phone 422 7537.

AbuSE PREVENTIoN SERVIcES

Providing programmes for men who need assistance to change

abusive behaviours and attitudes and work on equality and respect.

Held in Orewa and Warkworth. For enquiries phone 09 425 8130. We also provide programmes for women that are or have been in

abusive relationships. Held in Orewa & Warkworth.

Phone 422 2102 or 021 023 20297Sponsored by Mahurangi Matters

bINGo, bINGo, bINGo! Come and join the fun, 1st Monday

of month, Upstairs New Masonic Lodge, Baxter Street, Warkworth, 7pm.

Proceeds to Warkworth Museum.

PubLIc NoTIcES

KoWHAI FESTIVAL coMMITTEE AGM ALL WELCOME – Be great to see new faces. If you are interested please come along a 7pm on the 20th March at Warkworth RSA or email for further detail: [email protected]”

MAHuRANGI/WARKWoRTH SENIoR cITIZENS meet every Thursday,

from 11am-4pm, in the Alnwick Street clubrooms,

for fellowship, and 500 from 1pm. All welcome. Monthly meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of the

month from 1pm-3pm.

Sponsored by Mahurangi Matters

The Jane Gifford STory on dVdonly $12.50 each

available from the Mahurangi Matters Office,

17 Neville Street, Warkworth($1 from every sale is donated

to the Jane Gifford Trust)

ALcoHoLIcS ANoNYMouSIf you want to drink that’s your business, if you want

to stop, we can help! 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757)

OR 09 366 6688

Wellsford Ward VacancyA Public Meeting is to be Held Wellsford Community Centre

March 7th @ 7pm. Our Rodney Local Board have chosen to deny the democratic process in filling the vacancy created. Wellsford needs to be represented by the voter’s choice not an appointee!

PLEASE ATTENDSupported by Wellsford Citizens

and Ratepayers Association Landowners and Contractors

Protection Association Wellsford PromotionsFurther enquiries to:

Julie Cotton ph 09 4221970 Nancy Malloy ph 09 423 7395 Colin Smith ph 09 423 7511 Brian Mason ph 09 423 7187

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coMMuNITY ENGAGEMENT /ADMINISTRATIoN oFFIcER - Health Link North is an independent community driven organisation committed to improving health outcomes of residents of Auckland’s North Shore and the Rodney District, including South Kaipara. This newly created role is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience/knowledge of the health system and the role of community engagement in health care planning and service delivery. The key focus is to assist the Community Engagement Coordinator in the facilitation of community participation in district health board planning and development, and delivery and review of health and disability services to ensure the inclusion of both rural and urban perspectives. To ensure your success in this role you will have: Excellent administration, community engagement, event management and networking skills • An understanding of diverse communities and their needs • An interest in social media, website development and database management • Excellent written and oral communication skills • The ability to work under pressure, be flexible and have strong organisational skills • Good knowledge of the communities from Devonport to Wellsford (rural and urban)This is a 20 hour per week position. Own vehicle is a necessity. If you would like to apply please phone 426 0116 or send a CV and cover letter to: Anne Curtis, Community Engagement Coordinator, Health Link North, PO Box 316, Orewa 0946 /email [email protected] Applications close Friday March 8 2013.

TRAVELAuSTRALIAN DIScoVERY cRuISE 15 nights departing Auckland 21st of May visiting Sydney, Newcastle, Whitsundays, Brisbane, Norfolk Island. From $2699pp Twin Share. Contact Kelly at World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or email [email protected] PAcIFIc DIScoVERY cRuISE 10 nights departing Auckland 5th June, visiting Mystery Island, Vila, Lifou, Isle Of Pines, Noumea. From $1899pp Twin Share. Contact Kelly at World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or email [email protected] PAcIFIc ISLAND HoPPER cRuISE 9 nights departing Auckland 15th June, visiting Vila, Mare, Lifou, Noumea. From $1629pp Twin Share. Contact Kelly at World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or [email protected]



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CHURCH NOTICESMahurangi

Methodist ParishWarkWorth Methodist

Cnr Neville & Church Sts, WarkworthParish Office: Ph 425 8660Sunday Service 10.30am

Hall Bookings PH 425 8053snell’s Beach coMMunity church

325 Mahurangi East RdSunday Service 9am

The Minister will be available every Thursday afternoon

Hall Bookings PH 425 5707Point Wells coMMunity church

Williams Cres, Point WellsSunday Services

2nd & 4th Sundays at 9.30amMainly-Music Programme

Thurs, 10am-11am, during school terms.PH 425 8660 for furtHer information

CATHOLIC CHURCH

WARKWORTHHoly Name Church, 6 Alnwick Street

Saturday Vigil: 6.00pmSunday: 10.30am

Holy Mass Timetable:

Phone 425 8545

PUHOISS. Peter & Paul Church

Sunday: 8.30am

www.holyname.org.nz

Sunday Services 9am & 10.30am

5 Pulham Road, Warkworth Phone 425 8861

www.mahu.org.nz

TRAVEL

QuIcK GETAWAY cRuISE 4 nights one way departing Auckland to Sydney 24th June. From $529pp on Twin Share. Contact Kelly at World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or email [email protected]

TV SERVIcES & SALES

TV SERVIcES Freeview, dishes, aerials, boxes. Sales, installation and repairs. Phone Gavin 027 4766115.

WANTED$cASH FoR cARS Going or not. Call 021 857 007.

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PARK & SELL Gull Snells Beach. Weekly rates. Great exposure. Phone 425 4092.

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MoSAIc WoRKSHoPSWed 6pm-8pm & Thurs 12.30-2.30pm

$10/class plus materials costs. Please ring 425 9080. Also in store

mosaic supplies and art for sale. Warkworth Floor & Wall Tiles,

2/2 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth

Nanny & More! Quality full-time local courses for nanny &

childcare careers Call Amanda now for free info! 424 3055 nannyacademy.ac.nz

A new toilet block at the Warkworth Showgrounds has been given the go ahead by the Rodney Local Board, but not without one board member describing the cost as “ridiculous”.At a business meeting on February 11, Steve Gardner asked for some scrutiny of the costs, which total $390,000.The estimate included $255,000 for building, $45,000 for planning and design, $40,000 for landscaping and connections, and $50,000 for septic systems.

The board accepted the design submitted by TSE Architects. The design includes two cubicles and a change room in both the male and female toilets, and a separate wheelchair accessible toilet with baby change area.On the cost, board chairman Bob Howard said it didn’t matter what it cost.“If that’s what they (Council) spend on toilets elsewhere, then why shouldn’t Warkworth get the same standard.”

Parking on the riverbank in Baxter Street, Warkworth, will soon be a thing of the past.

Baxter Street riverbank closed

The Rodney Local Board will spend $16,000 erecting bollards to keep the cars out. The money has been re-allocated from the ‘Snells Beach – new wall and extract old posts’ project because the board felt the carparking could compromise the coastal edge and cause erosion.Meanwhile, a total of $10,671 will be spent on boat ramp improvements at Scotts Landing and $61,860 on seawall development and erosion protection at Algies Bay.

The board has allocated $8660 towards future planning of the Warkworth netball courts and $25,580 to assist in planning and designing tennis courts at Diamond Jubilee Park, in Matakana.An $83,000 saving on the Centennial Park carpark sealing project has been reallocated to upgrading the carpark at the Mahurangi East Tennis Club in Goodall Reserve, Snells Beach ($80,000), and line marking in the Puhoi Pioneer’s Memorial Reserve carpark ($2500).

Showgrounds toilet costs questioned

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Advertise your classifieds and church notices here for only $2.95+GST per line or $8.85 per/cm+GST for boxed adverts.

GARDENING / PLANTSbobcAT to move mulch, soil, metal, section clearing, drill holes, driveway maintenance. Phone Paul 422 4933.

FLIGHTS

ScENIc FLIGHTS 30 mins $55; 20 mins $40; Min. 3 passengers. Trial flights $79. Gift vouchers available. GREAT bARRIER FLIGHTS. Special stopover up to 4 hours. Return $110. Min. 3 passengers. One way flights $115 each. Min 2 passengers.

NoRTH cAPE FLIGHTS $395 each. Min 3 passengers.

Rodney Aero club 425 8735 or Rod Miller 425 5612

HEALTH SERVIcES

boWTEcH / boWEN THERAPY Contact Adele 0800 BOWEN 4 U (0800 269 364)

PHobIAS? STRESS? ANXIETY? Hypnotherapy with Scope Hypnosis. Phone 0508 SCOPE ME (726 736) or email: [email protected]

HoME MAINTENANcE

HANDYMAN – THE MAINTENANcE MAN Your one stop fix-it-man. Phone Jim 422 3725 or 021 254 2048 or visit www.themaintenancemanjim.co.nz

LAWNS - Contouring, prepping and laying. Owner/operator 25+yrs experience. For complete quality projects phone Bruce (09) 425 7766.

RETAINING WALLS Wooden retaining walls and fencing. Owner/operator 25+ years experience. For complete quality projects ph Bruce (09) 425 7766.

STEVE’S MAINTENANcE lawns, hedges, waterblasting, rubbish removal, section clearing, property maintenance. No job too big or small. Phone Steve 029 770 7101 or 09 425 9966. Serving Warkworth, Snells, Matakana, Sandspit.

TANK WATER TESTING Find out what bad-bugs are in your drinking water. We collect, test and report. Phone Simon at 09 422 9345 or [email protected]

WATER FILTERS Underbench filters & whole house Ultra violet filters – Kill and remove ecoli/bacteria. FREE site visits. Ph Steve 09 945 2282 or visit www.purewaterservices.co.nz

WATER PuMPS Low water pressure? Get it sorted. Sales, service and installation. Work guaranteed. Phone Steve 09 945 2282 or www.purewaterservices.co.nz

HobbIES & REcREATIoN

Horse riding WarkWortH

Family Fun Scenic farm & forest rides

Quiet horses & ponies • Birthday rides Lessons • Suit beginners & experienced

riders & people with DisabilitiesSocial, Language & School Groups

Book Now 1hr $40 • 2hrs $75

Phone 425 851742 Kaipara Flats Road, Warkworth

www.come.to/horseriding

HoRSE GRAZING WANTEDFAMILY RELocATING FRoM cHRISTcHuRcH seeks quality grazing for 3 horses. Long term in Wellsford in the vicinity of Whakapirau Road. Please email: [email protected] or phone/text Linda 021 797 098.

LoST

LoST ENGAGEMENT RING REWARD $300 oFFERED Lost on Sunday 3 February a 25 year old engagement ring on the footpath near Queen street Corner Café Warkworth. Significant sentimental value would appreciate good Samaritan coming forward. Phone 09 421 1865.

PHoToGRAPHIc & DIGITAL

PRESERVE YouR MEMoRIESVideos, slides & old 8mm films

all on to DVD. Ph TeTotara Video (09) 422 5710.

PubLIc NoTIcES

AuDITIoNS FoR MATAKANTATA cHoIR Tenors and basses, some choral experience preferred. Contact Susan Hayday. Phone 422 7537.

AbuSE PREVENTIoN SERVIcES

Providing programmes for men who need assistance to change

abusive behaviours and attitudes and work on equality and respect.

Held in Orewa and Warkworth. For enquiries phone 09 425 8130. We also provide programmes for women that are or have been in

abusive relationships. Held in Orewa & Warkworth.

Phone 422 2102 or 021 023 20297Sponsored by Mahurangi Matters

bINGo, bINGo, bINGo! Come and join the fun, 1st Monday

of month, Upstairs New Masonic Lodge, Baxter Street, Warkworth, 7pm.

Proceeds to Warkworth Museum.

PubLIc NoTIcES

KoWHAI FESTIVAL coMMITTEE AGM ALL WELCOME – Be great to see new faces. If you are interested please come along a 7pm on the 20th March at Warkworth RSA or email for further detail: [email protected]”

MAHuRANGI/WARKWoRTH SENIoR cITIZENS meet every Thursday,

from 11am-4pm, in the Alnwick Street clubrooms,

for fellowship, and 500 from 1pm. All welcome. Monthly meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of the

month from 1pm-3pm.

Sponsored by Mahurangi Matters

The Jane Gifford STory on dVdonly $12.50 each

available from the Mahurangi Matters Office,

17 Neville Street, Warkworth($1 from every sale is donated

to the Jane Gifford Trust)

ALcoHoLIcS ANoNYMouSIf you want to drink that’s your business, if you want

to stop, we can help! 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757)

OR 09 366 6688

Wellsford Ward VacancyA Public Meeting is to be Held Wellsford Community Centre

March 7th @ 7pm. Our Rodney Local Board have chosen to deny the democratic process in filling the vacancy created. Wellsford needs to be represented by the voter’s choice not an appointee!

PLEASE ATTENDSupported by Wellsford Citizens

and Ratepayers Association Landowners and Contractors

Protection Association Wellsford PromotionsFurther enquiries to:

Julie Cotton ph 09 4221970 Nancy Malloy ph 09 423 7395 Colin Smith ph 09 423 7511 Brian Mason ph 09 423 7187

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coMMuNITY ENGAGEMENT /ADMINISTRATIoN oFFIcER - Health Link North is an independent community driven organisation committed to improving health outcomes of residents of Auckland’s North Shore and the Rodney District, including South Kaipara. This newly created role is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience/knowledge of the health system and the role of community engagement in health care planning and service delivery. The key focus is to assist the Community Engagement Coordinator in the facilitation of community participation in district health board planning and development, and delivery and review of health and disability services to ensure the inclusion of both rural and urban perspectives. To ensure your success in this role you will have: Excellent administration, community engagement, event management and networking skills • An understanding of diverse communities and their needs • An interest in social media, website development and database management • Excellent written and oral communication skills • The ability to work under pressure, be flexible and have strong organisational skills • Good knowledge of the communities from Devonport to Wellsford (rural and urban)This is a 20 hour per week position. Own vehicle is a necessity. If you would like to apply please phone 426 0116 or send a CV and cover letter to: Anne Curtis, Community Engagement Coordinator, Health Link North, PO Box 316, Orewa 0946 /email [email protected] Applications close Friday March 8 2013.

TRAVELAuSTRALIAN DIScoVERY cRuISE 15 nights departing Auckland 21st of May visiting Sydney, Newcastle, Whitsundays, Brisbane, Norfolk Island. From $2699pp Twin Share. Contact Kelly at World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or email [email protected] PAcIFIc DIScoVERY cRuISE 10 nights departing Auckland 5th June, visiting Mystery Island, Vila, Lifou, Isle Of Pines, Noumea. From $1899pp Twin Share. Contact Kelly at World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or email [email protected] PAcIFIc ISLAND HoPPER cRuISE 9 nights departing Auckland 15th June, visiting Vila, Mare, Lifou, Noumea. From $1629pp Twin Share. Contact Kelly at World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or [email protected]


Genealogists on the moveThe Warkworth branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists is on the move. The new venue for the monthly meetings is the Shoesmith Hall in Shoesmith Street, Warkworth. The next meeting is on Monday, March 11 at 10am.


Proudly supported by Mahurangi Matters • The Matakana Community Group would like to thank Matakana Country Park

WALK - RUN - WINE TASTEFrom 2pm, Saturday 2 March 2013 • Matakana Country Park

A enchanting 7km charity fun run and walk through private vineyards, olive groves and orchards, with live music, costumes, wine tasting and spectacular views along the way. After the walk or run, the food, wine and entertainment will continue at Matakana Country Park.

All proceeds to the Matakana to Omaha Walkway

Entries $15 to $30, enter online at www.matakanafruitloop.co.nz

For photos and updates “like” our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/matakanafruitloop

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The future of Ti Point forest is hanging in the air after threatened kauri snails were found within it.

Kauri snails complicate forest fellingThe 14.5ha Auckland Council owned forest on the corner of Ti Point and Leigh Roads was planted on landfill 20 years ago and is due to be harvested in April. It is expected to fetch around $150,000.But the discovery of two live and two dead kauri snails has put that plan into question.Snells Beach Primary associate principal Kathryn Ramel was the first person to spot one of the large invertebrates – on her way to school on the morning of February 8.“I was driving along Ti Point Road around 7.30am when I spotted what I thought was a newborn kitten. It was a fair old size and moving fast enough for me to notice.”She stopped her car and approached the creature, which she says was the size of the palm of her hand. “It was jet black. It was the length of a guy’s middle finger and the thickness of a thumb.”Ms Ramel took a photo of the snail, before picking it up and placing it across the road beside an empty shell.Her brother-in-law Cliff Spain spotted more the next day. “I was gathering pine cones and as I was walking down the road to go into the forest I saw two big empty shells,” Mr Spain says.“I went in and got some pinecones and saw another shell. I thought it was empty and picked it up - but he was alive. I took him further into the bush and put him into a damp dark spot.”Department of Conservation biodiversity ranger Thelma Wilson says kauri snails are a threatened species and protected under the Wildlife Act, meaning it is illegal to destroy their habitat. “Assuming Council has a consent to do the harvest, we’d potentially talk through why the snails are

there and whether they’ve been washed down from a catchment. We’d look at whether they could be protected in situ or relocated.”She says this is the first she’s heard of kauri snails at Ti Point and she’d like to find out where they are. “We’d be surprised if they were living under pine trees. Logic says if it’s a pine forest now, 25 years ago it wasn’t.”Forest and Bird spokesperson Karen Baird says kauri snails grow up to seven times larger than normal snails and are carnivores, cannibals and endemic to New Zealand. “It is rare to find kauri snails in an exotic forest. They’re found in some kauri forests in Northland and in tracts of bush near Warkworth, but they’re being decimated because of rats and pigs.”She says a survey is required to find out whether there’s a significant population before Forest and Bird talks to Council. “We may suggest logging in staged processes to enable the snails to move around or leaving the sections of forest with the most snails.”Mr Spain, who lives on Ti Point Road, says the discovery of two live and two dead snails means “there’s obviously a few there.”“My personal preference is they leave the pine forest and the snails there. It hasn’t been pruned for timber and will probably be pulped – at the end of the day they’ll get bugger-all for it.”An Auckland Council spokesperson says a resource consent is not required to fell the forest and Council isn’t sure whether the trees were pruned for timber: “currently un-pruned trees provide a higher net return as the trimmings from the harvest are sold as pulp.”Council’s property arm will “investigate the

discovery in conjunction with all interested parties to identify an outcome acceptable to all.” Leaving the forest as it is remains an option, the spokesperson says.Up to 6000 powelliphanta giant land snails were rescued from an area earmarked for coal mining on the Stockton Plateau on the west coast of the South Island in 2011.Around 800 were kept in a temperature controlled room run by the Department of Conservation but died when a faulty gauge sent temperatures plunging below freezing.

At first glimpse, Kathryn Ramel thought the snail was a newborn kitten.


business budgetingFOCUS ON FINANCE

2ND CUT OF THE “PIES FOR SCHOOLS” $50K GIVEAWAY – JANUARY 2013

4-6 Percy Street, WarkworthPhone 09-425 1040

HOURS 7Am TO 9Pm 7 DAYS A WEEK


Pick up an application form from the Customer Services desk to nominate your school of choice!

Kaipara Flats Primary 12% Kaiwaka School

1%

Leigh School 3%

Mahurangi Christian School

9%

Mahurangi College10%

Mangawhai School1%

Pakiri School1%Rodney College

4%Snells Beach

School6%

Tapora Primary School1%

Tauhoa School1%

Tomarata School4%

Warkworth Primary School

20%

Wellsford Primary School

7%

Westmount Kaipara Campus

9%

Ahuroa School2%

Kaipara College0%

Paparoa Primary School 0%

Matakana Primary School 8%

Maungaturoto School 0%Otamatea High School 0%

Otamatea Christian School 0%

Living Way Christian School

0%

Warkworth

Ahuroa School

Kaipara College

Kaipara Flats Primary

Kaiwaka School

Leigh School

Living Way Christian School

Mahurangi Christian School

Mahurangi College

Mangawhai School

Matakana Primary School

Maungaturoto School

Otamatea Christian School

Otamatea High School

Pakiri School

Paparoa Primary School

Rodney College

Snells Beach School

Tapora Primary School

Tauhoa School

Tomarata School

Warkworth Primary School

Wellsford Primary School

Westmount Kaipara Campus

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Apps available to keep the budget conscious on track by Pauline Stockhausen

Let’s face it – budgets have been tight for a lot of people the past couple of years and these days getting the most out of every cent really matters. Budgeting doesn’t have to be a tedious and overly complicated process. In fact, today’s technology provides a multitude of ways to help individuals and families keep track of their budget and a great place to start is one of the many budgeting apps available online.If you have a smart phone or tablet, you can download many apps for as little as $6 – and for the seriously budget conscious, there are many others available free.

Budget Back in Black This is a very simple, easy to apply-to-real-life budgeting app that anyone can use. You can set income amounts, enter fixed expenses and apply a budget for all other spending. You can track your spending at a glance via the home screen. Other features include setting goals such as savings or credit card debt reduction. My favourite part of this app is the visual pie graphs that help me see where my money is going. Most banks have also developed a budget planner app with many of the same features.

Bills There is nothing worse than getting penalised for a late payment, so Bills is a great way to keep track of when your bills are due for payment. Very easy

to use, this app lets you list all your bills within the month; they can also be listed weekly or fortnightly. It sends you pre-alerts when a bill is due and rewards you when you have paid a bill on time.

iallowance This app allows children to keep track of their chores and they can also see how their money grows as they save, which helps children get into the habit of saving. The app has a reward system so parents can keep track of the targets too. No more comments such as: ‘but you said I could get a treat if I did all my chores for the week’. Parents can also use this app just for the reward system; so a child can receive

or lose stars, and stars translate into money.

Menu planner This might not seem like a budgeting app but it is because it allows users to track the items stocked in their pantry. The Menu Planner app then suggests different menus, making this app a great time and money saver. Each week you can organise what you want to cook for the week and it uses the items within the pantry and writes a list of items that are needed. A lifesaver.Pauline Stockhausen runs Hibiscus Matters’ popular Facebook page and owns social media company, Social Soup New Zealand.


FOCUS ON FINANCE

business budgeting

Richard Gerard | Adviser09 425 7400 | 027 291 [email protected] 1 17-19 Elizabeth Street, Warkworth

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With the end of the financial year looming, many businesses will be tempted to buy a large capital item in the hope of saving a lot of tax, says accountant Darren Knight. However, he believes this strategy is flawed. “Buying a large piece of equipment or an expensive ute in March will only give you one month’s depreciation and this will not go a long way to saving you a large amount of tax,” he says.While it’s good to see builders and tradesman with plenty of work, caution is still needed, says Darren. “Don’t be fooled that because of the current property boom specific to the greater Auckland region that the global financial crisis is now over. “The world overall is still in a dire situation. Although banks have become more easy with lending again, we need to look back six months and realise how bad things were.”He suggests businesses prepare a budget and cashflow forecast now. “If you don’t know how to do one, talk to your accountant. Budget for those quiet periods such as Christmas/January where everybody is away and nobody is paying any bills. Budget for tax if you are self-employed.”Because the government is short of

Financial traps for the unwary

Darren Knight has recently moved into new premises in Morrison Drive.

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funds through tax collection, it is auditing more, says Darren, and he believes it has got tougher. “IRD will force property sales if they have to, and banks are reluctant to finance tax debt. Therefore have a good tax management system in place.”Darren started out in sole practice before becoming part of Bavage Chapman Knight in Warkworth. Due to business differences he has returned to sole practice, with offices underneath Bavage Chapman in Morrison Drive. “There were differences in the type of clients we were trying to target,” he says. “I also wanted to go back towards more personalised accounting practice, with a more hands-on traditional approach and service.”Darren is particularly proud of his links with local schools, surf clubs, real estate agents, bankers and solicitors. “We have a huge depth of experience with a team of four staff, some of whom have worked for both previous entities for more than 15 years.”


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The difference between profit and loss in business can be a very fine line. Time to balance the booksWhile there are times in business when companies run at a loss, at the end of the day if a company doesn’t make a profit at some point there is a good chance the business owner will be looking down the barrel of bankruptcy.Stephanie Paxton-Penman is a lawyer who deals with many businesses through her Warkworth office. Often businesses are successful due to the director’s entrepreneurial nature, she notes. “But entrepreneurs can find the administrative side boring. Unfortunately that’s the side that makes all the hard graft pay off – because it is this side that ensures you get paid, your employees get paid and your creditors get paid.”Business budgeting is a fairly simple exercise, says Paxton-Penman. “I can feel the eyes watering and the yawning starting – but honestly all you have to do is look at the last 12 months’ trading and ascertain on a month-by-month basis what the profit and loss is.” It boils down to three main factors, she says: costs, income and budget.Costs: There are fixed costs in a business, such as a lease, tax, and salaries. However, there are other costs which are negotiable. Do you need the water filter machine? Can you make savings on stationery? Can you get a better rate on your telephones, mobiles, photocopiers?

Income: How are you making your money? Which products sell? By analysing your income you will be able to ascertain what part of your business is successful and what part of your business is bringing your bottom line down. Budget: Once you have got a handle on the income and liabilities, look at the interchange between them. Are you paying for things before you get paid? Do you pay your staff before they bill out their time? These things can make a significant difference.Paxton-Penman agrees budgeting can be boring. But without it you won’t secure funding, your business won’t grow and there is a good chance you won’t be meeting your outgoings, she says. “It’s a no-brainer that every successful business has a budget.”

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If you’re taking your first dip into marketing your business online it’s not uncommon to feel like you’re drowning in trends while struggling to keep your head above water.The good news is, it’s not as hard or time consuming as you might think. Like learning to swim, it starts with remembering to breathe and having confidence.There are lots of ‘how, where and why’ tips online. The ‘who and what’ is up to you. Here’s some 101s, for our print edition, to get you started. Read the extended version on LocalMatters.co.nz.Business as usual: Do what you do well. You don’t need to reinvent the wheel and make it square – it might fit the box but it won’t spin! Online is simply an extension of your existing marketing.It’s all about the story: Social networks are a powerful way to tell your story, emotionally connect and talk to a wider audience. So keep it real to get real results. Cost: Yes, time is money. But can you afford not to be where your customers, and competitors, are hanging out – in our interconnected, social and mobile world.Own your identity: Register your website domain name, email and usernames now. Use the same name for your social networks by going to namechk.com to find out what’s available first. Make sure you fill in your profile information, keep it consistent and updated.Be social: This can seem scary, but the solution is in the title – ‘social’ networks. Stay in touch, talk about

Tips for marketing your business onlineBy Cathy Aronson

what you’re up to (in real language, not marketing speak), share things you like, ask for opinions and have conversations. Avoid faux pas, like shouting in CAPITALS or ignoring people when they talk to you. The most common social media today is Facebook and Twitter. Connect: LinkedIn is the world’s largest business network to connect with your employees, contacts, wider industry and business groups.Find your friends: Make it easy for them to find you. Include links to your social media on your website and business cards. Ask your customers for their social media contacts. Search related networks, regions and businesses. Local matters: People want to find what they need, right now, where they are – often via their phone. Include and enable your location in your online and social networks and make sure you’re on Google Maps.Cathy Aronson is the LocalMatters.co.nz online editor.

The proliferation of scams was the subject of a talk by BNZ security and fraud coordinator Bronwyn Groot, at the Warkworth Mens Probus Club meeting last month.Under the title Scam Savvy, Bronwyn spoke about the many scams circulating and the need for people to keep their money and information safe.She said scams were designed to trick the targeted person into giving away their money or personal details. They came in many forms – mail, email, telephone, over the internet and door-to-door. “The scammers try to suck you in by promising things like great prizes, true love or easy money, but before they deliver anything they will ask you to send money or give them your bank account or credit card details,” she said. “They always pretend to be legitimate banks or businesses. If you give them your personal details, they could steal your money and your identity.” Bronwyn said scams work because they look like the real thing.“Take care of your personal information. PINS and passwords are highly confidential so it is important not to write them down. The banks will never ask you to disclose your PIN number.”She also warned against putting old mail that contains sensitive information in the rubbish bin – shred it or burn it, she said – and never click on suspect links in emails that look as though they are from a bank or a Government department. For information about Probus, phone Bill Speed on 425 8414.

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Understanding employment rules I recently read a case that highlights the importance of understanding the nature of your employment relationship. Ms Fisher moved to Wanaka without employment and sought work as a nanny. Ms O’Brien, a mother of five, was not actively seeking childcare support, however after an informal conversation agreed to hire Ms Fisher on an “as needed basis”. Shortly after commencing her childcare duties, Ms Fisher asked Ms O’Brien for more work and accepted Ms O’Brien’s offer to regularly clean her home each Monday.Sometime later, Ms O’Brien’s children alleged Ms Fisher was swearing and speeding in the car during periods they were in her care. This was addressed, albeit informally, in a single conversation. No verbal warning or other disciplinary action was taken. Discord between Ms Fisher and the children continued and culminated in an evening engagement being interrupted by multiple phone calls to Ms O’Brien. The next morning, Ms O’Brien sent a text message to Ms Fisher advising the arrangement was not working and would not continue.The Court found that Ms Fisher was unjustifiably dismissed and was entitled to an award of $5779 plus costs. Ms O’Brien believed a casual employment relationship with Ms Fisher existed, and that this afforded her the right to end Ms Fisher’s employment at will. The Court, however, found that an employment relationship can change. Here Ms Fisher was employed on a casual basis until she started cleaning Ms O’Brien’s house every Monday. At that point, Ms Fisher became a part-time employee for her cleaning duties at least, with an expectation her employment would continue indefinitely. Employers have a responsibility to act in good faith and in a fair and reasonable manner towards employees. In abbreviated form, this requires an employer to raise their concern with an employee prior to taking action and to provide the employee with a reasonable opportunity to respond before genuinely considering an employee’s response and taking appropriate action.Ms O’Brien fired Ms Fisher without outlining her concerns or giving Ms Fisher an opportunity to respond. Although the Employment Relations Authority will have regard to an employer’s resources, ignorance of employment law does not excuse an employer from failing to follow a fair process. Such behaviour is likely to result in an award being made against an employer. Prior to addressing an employment relationship issue it is important to obtain legal advice so that you understand the nature of your employment relationship and associated rights and responsibilities.

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Raydon Frost has always had a “thing” for heavy machinery.“I love driving it, living it and feeling it,” he says. “That’s why I like repairing it.”The owner of Frosts Exhausts and Engineering has been in the trade for 23 years. He started in the Waikato as a 17-year-old apprentice, earning his NZQA mechanical engineering certificate, before working for a string of large Northland companies. He recently moved from Kaitaia to Maungaturoto for a lifestyle change after marrying his partner Tracey in October. In an attempt to escape overheads, he went mobile and now works from the back of his truck.Mr Frost is available at short notice, from Silverdale to Whangarei, and can fix forest-quarrying equipment, earthmoving equipment and heavy machinery with his mobile welding setup.“I weld everything from light machinery to cowsheds and implements on the farm,” he says.The 41-year-old recently built a pile driver with a tonne and a half free-fall monkey with his own plans. It will be used to build retaining walls and repair slips.

Tara Jones has always wanted to own her own business, now she’s taken over management of Rogue Hair Design her dream has come true.The Snells Beach resident began leasing the Warkworth business from February 18. Her family and husband Andy have helped get it started.“It’s exciting. I’ve always wanted to have my own business. I like that it’s just mine and I can focus on the customer,” Ms Jones says.“Personal service and spending time with the client is important to me.”Ms Jones says the salon currently has a French theme, but she has plans to

display local art. The 28-year-old grew up at Snells Beach and went to Mahurangi College, before training at a salon in Matakana, She worked there for nine years before taking time off to have two boys, now aged 11 months and 4 years.Rogue Hair Design is located at 516 Morrison Drive and will offer cut and colour, blow waves, perms and treatments. “I’m happy to stick to traditional haircuts or try something new if people feel like a change,” Ms Jones says.The salon uses Osmo Ikon colours and provides refreshments including tea and coffee.

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A public meeting will be held at the Wellsford Community Centre on Thursday, March 7, at 7pm, to discuss the Wellsford subdivision vacancy on the Rodney Local Board.

Local Board ignores appeal for Wellsford representative

Against the wishes of the Wellsford community, the board has called for expressions of interest in the post.At its business meeting last month, the board ignored an appeal by members of the Wellsford community to appoint the runner-up in the 2010 election, James Colville.Landholders and Contractors Protection Association chairman Brian Mason spoke at the meeting and said it was presumed that when sitting member James Rolfe resigned last month, the runner-up would replace him.“Mr Colville fought a fair campaign at considerable expense, and is ready, willing and able to serve his community to which he has given willingly of his time and talents over his lifetime in the area,” Mr Mason said.“But this is a matter of principle, not the personality. An external appointment would shatter the local board’s respect in the north.”However, the Board resolved to advertise the vacancy and appoint the replacement itself. On the timeline tabled at the meeting, the successful candidate will be chosen

Competition winnerCongratulations to Barbara Deans, of Warkworth, and Carla Rasseels, of Kaiwaka, who were winners in our Valentine’s Day competition; and J. Phipps, of Mangawhai, who won a copy of the book Matron to Martyr.

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by the end of this month and will be sworn in, in late March/early April.Board members Warren Flaunty and Thomas Grace said that while they agreed Wellsford needed its own representative, they were in two minds as to the best way to fill the position.“If we put our own appointee in, it will look like we’re backing him, given that we are just six months out from an election,” Mr Grace said. “On that basis I would be more comfortable with James Colville.”However, Tracey Martin said that by calling for expressions of interest, the community could demonstrate that James Colville was their preferred choice. “It could well be that he ends up in the position,” she said.After the meeting, Mr Mason said the Local Board’s decision was very disappointing.“We can’t understand what the problem is,” he said. “They have given no reason for rejecting our suggestion.”


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Moss Bioletti didn’t grow up in Warkworth. But his father Jeremy did, and so did his grandfather Harry. And he certainly remembers the family bach at Leigh. “It wasn’t the best bach because there were a lot of mosquitoes,” he laughs.

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For the past few years, the young musician has mostly been living in Auckland and Los Angeles. He reckons his band, the Neo-Kalashnikovs, has already played most of the bars in Auckland. And it has even played the Viper Room in LA. But the gig it is really looking forward to is the one it will play on March 16 at the Leigh Sawmill Cafe.“We’ve always wanted to play Leigh Sawmill because so many great acts from New Zealand and internationally have played there. It’s going to be real fun,” he enthuses. “We’re stoked that it’s a free gig because we want everyone to come.”The Biolettis are a musical family: Jeremy, now a lawyer in Auckland, plays the guitar and has written some songs for the Neo-Kalashnikovs. Moss plays drums, his older sister Volita plays the guitar and is the lead vocalist, and younger brother Gabriel plays bass and classical piano. Another brother, Charlie, is only 11 but is already showing a talent for the ukulele.When Volita’s original band broke up, Moss got roped in to join her at the age of just 16. The combo worked and they’ve played together ever since. He

describes their sound as indie-rock, and says the family ties seem to help rather than hinder their music. “It’s really good because you can say things to family members you can’t get away with to normal people. Everyone knows there is this underlying bond. Since Gabe’s joined the band a year ago things have been functioning as a solid unit, especially live as we are just starting to play live now.”Moss loved living in LA, but the band’s sights are currently set on trying to break into the Australian market. It has already released one album, She’s On Heat (which can be downloaded free from its website), and will this month release its follow-up, which is likely to be named after its first single, Gorgeous Baby. Copies of both albums will be available at the Leigh Sawmill for signing.Unfortunately Harry Bioletti won’t be able to make the gig. He and his wife Joan moved from Warkworth to Auckland a few years ago to be closer to their children and grandchildren. But given that his grandfather has just turned 99, Moss is happy that he’s taking it easy. “We really want him to make it to 100.”Info: www.theneokalashnikovs.com


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May We Be Forgiven by A. M. HomesHarry has spent all of his life in envy of George, his younger brother who is taller, smarter and more successful, with a high-flying TV executive career, a desirable wife, two children and a beautiful home. But Harry, an historian and Nixon Scholar, knows that George is hiding a murderous temper. When George does lose control one fateful day the resulting act is so shocking that both brothers are swept up into entirely new lives, in which they must both seek absolution. As George loses everything he values, including his sanity, Harry must take on the responsibility of his niece and nephew and even the family pet. Adjusting to the domestic life thrust upon him, Harry loses himself in unhealthy online dating escapades, attracting needy people, not knowing how to put his own needs first. Eventually, he decides to visit his brother George and try to build some kind of relationship that will help him to move on with his life. Full of unexpected violence and intimacies, this is a touching story of how one deeply fractured family might begin to put itself back together again.

The Childhood Of Jesus by J. M. CoetzeeSimon and David have arrived by boat to a new country. Simon is not related to David but has become his caregiver after the child loses the papers explaining who he is and more importantly, who his parents are. When they arrive as refugees they are allocated new names and new birthdates. The language of the new country is Spanish of which they know little. They know even less about the country itself and its customs. Simon is intent on finding David’s mother but his initial concern is with finding himself and the boy a place to stay, a job and food. As they settle, Simon struggles to understand his new countrymen. He is still driven by passions and longs to share his life with someone, but his neighbours and acquaintances seem strangely ambivalent. David is happy with Simon but also wants to find his mother. He is a very bright boy who is constantly asking questions. Mostly he just wants to know where he is and how he fits in. Once again, Coetzee surprises us with a novel unlike any other. Mostly it is about being an outsider, trying to fit in and ultimately about the riddle of experience itself.


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Apples galoreIt is gloriously hot and a bit too dry as I write this but in the early morning, there is just a hint of autumn in the air. Autumn must be the most exciting time in a cook’s garden with so much produce to choose from and slightly cooler conditions for working in the kitchen. Our apple tree is laden and I feel there is going to be a fight between me and the birds to get in a good harvest at optimum ripeness. Apple tarts, crumbles and cakes from tried and true recipes will take care of some fruit, while careful storage of the fruit will give a few months extended supply.Old-fashioned traditional cooking apples keep best, since in the days before refrigeration this was an important quality in a cooking apple. For storage, it is best to pick the apples when they are slightly under-ripe. Pick them first thing in the morning, when they are still cool. Apples are best stored on trays in traditional wooden boxes, seed trays, or cardboard boxes – the most important thing is good air circulation and humidity. Wrap each apple loosely in newsprint or brown paper. Check the apples regularly and remove any that are going off. When using the apples over the winter, start with the larger ones as the smaller ones tend to keep longer.Preserves and freezing will also provide apples in one form or other over the winter. This chutney recipe will take a cheese sandwich to another level and makes a lovely hostess gift.

spicy apple Chutney• 1kg cooking apples • 1 tablespoon salt• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil • 1 tablespoon brown mustard seeds• 2 large cloves garlic, crushed • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger• 1½ teaspoons ground cumin • 1 teaspoon turmeric• 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper • 1½ cups white wine vinegar• 1½ cups brown sugar • ½ - 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Grated rind and juice of 1 lemon.Peel, core and chop apples into small pieces. Place in a bowl with salt, stir and leave to stand for an hour. Drain away any liquid.Heat oil in a heavy based saucepan and add mustard seeds, garlic and fresh ginger, stir and fry gently of 2 to 3 minutes.Add cumin, turmeric and pepper and cook for a few more minutes until aromatic, hen add apples with the vinegar, sugar, lemon rind and juice and cayenne pepper. Simmer over a low heat for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. The mixture should be fairly thick.Leave to cool then bottle in dry, sterilised jars and seal.

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Buoyed by the success of last year’s Twilight Fiesta, Warkworth Primary is holding the event again – this time to raise money for a new performing arts centre.Twilight Fiesta to fund performing arts centre for schoolPrincipal Cynthia Holden says a lack and clash of facilities is holding back student potential. The school hall is often used for kapa haka, dance and choir groups, which means classroom teachers can’t teach drama or PE lessons on wet days.Around 80 students receive individual music lessons in an old prefab that “isn’t ideal,” while group lessons are held in classrooms in which tables and chairs have to be shifted out of the way.“Music teachers might be teaching recorder, drums, ukulele or campanology (bell ringing) which are inherently noisy activities,” Mrs Holden says. “When you’re next door teaching numeracy or literacy it can be quite disruptive.”She says performing arts have become more prominent in the school and a dedicated space with soundproof studios is required to deliver them effectively.“The Ministry funds teaching space for classrooms driven by the number of students at the school. There’s no extra space for these types of things.”The Twilight Fiesta attracted 1000 people last year and the $18,000 raised was spent on awnings for the school pool.PTA member Nicki Illingworth says feedback showed people wanted more

games and food choices. “We’ve taken that on board. There’ll be burgers, nachos, sausages, cakes, sweets and ice-cream.”Ms Illingworth says plenty of

entertainment will be offered with paint ball, crockery smash, bouncy castles, a fairy grotto and lucky dip jars.“While you’re there you may also want to get a haircut, have a massage or

enter the beauty cave.“We hope everyone in Warkworth has time to pop along for dinner, some entertainment and to try their arm at one of the games or quick raffle draws.”

Warkworth Primary schoolchildren are looking forward to holding another Twilight Fiesta this year.


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College and primary school students in Wellsford were given a rare treat on February 15 when ‘Jetman’ Yves Rossy dropped in for a visit.

Yves Rossy, wearing his distinctive Jetman suit, was greeted by Rodney College head girl Alana Torrie and head boy Liam Connolly. More photos at www.localmatters.co.nz

Jetman urges Rodney College pupils to let their dreams fly

Yves, from Switzerland, was in NZ to attend the International Air Show at the North Shore Aerodrome, and his talk at Rodney College was his only speaking engagement during his month-long visit. It was organised following his involvement in a Starship promotional video at the Springhill property, near Wayby, where he and his wife were staying as guests of Emily and Tony Lentino. The video features Yves jumping out of a helicopter, an original song composed by Emily and children from Wellsford School and Rodney College.Although Yves arrived for his talk at the college by air, it was by conventional helicopter rather than the jetpacks that have made him famous. He began by telling the students how impressed he was by NZ’s natural environment and urging them to look after it.“We used to have forests and beautiful countryside like this, but now we have highways and high tension powerlines,” he said. “When I was at school, I wanted to be a cook and then a farmer, but when I was 13, I attended an air

show and saw a military jet fly – almost instantly, I had a passion to fly.”Yves went on to become a military pilot, flying the Hawker Hunter and later the Mirage III, but he said it was like being in a box with no contact with the air. His real dream was to find a way to fly without the shell around him.Eighteen years of experimentation finally resulted in Yves becoming, in 2006, the first and only man in the history of aviation to fly with a jet-propelled wing. He has recently taken on his first student – a three-times world champion skydiver – and the plan is to one day fly in formation.Yves said his dream started in a garage, using his own ideas, his own hands and his own funds. “They said that what I was trying to do was ‘impossible’ but I did it anyway. When you have a dream, work hard at trying to realise it.”When asked by one student what it was like to fly, Yves said it was the best feeling in the world. “Try to imagine how Harry Potter feels when he gets on that flying broomstick – the freedom is fantastic.”Info: www.jetman.com


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NetballA ‘show of interest’ meeting for netball will be held at the Puhoi Sports Grounds on March 1, from 5pm-7pm. The club is looking at entering teams into both Hibiscus and North Harbour competitions this year. Info: [email protected] Rodney Junior Tennis doubles championship will be held at the Mahurangi East & Warkworth Tennis Courts on Saturday, March 3. Info: Kaye Jackson at [email protected] or phone 425 6965Junior golfThe Mangawhai Golf Club is inviting new players aged 8 and over, to ‘have a go’ on Tuesdays 3.15pm -5.30pm. Clubs can be provided. Younger players can be accommodated if accompanied by an adult. Various membership fees available. Info: Denise Stuart on 431 4023 or mangawhaigolf.co.nz/junior-golfFitnessThe Maungaturoto Swimming Club is running morning fitness classes. A great way to get swim fit and receive coaching tips to improve your swimming style. The classes are held four mornings a week from Monday to Thursday, 7.45am – 8.15am. Info: Tina Holst 431 8180 or [email protected] bowlsThe Warkworth Indoor Bowls Club opening night will be held at the Mahurangi East Community Centre, Hamatana Rd, Snells Beach, on Thursday, March 7, at 6.30pm. All ages and levels of fitness welcome. $2 a night for three hours of fun and socialising. Info: Peter or Grace on 422 9903.

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Achieving goalsWhen Mahe Drysdale shares with you how he went about setting his Olympic and world championship goals – it’s a true eye opener. Mahe Drysdale was the guest speaker at a combined Rotary breakfast on the morning of the Halberg Awards that I recently attended. When Mahe first decided to move into single scull rowing, he was 27 seconds off the mark required to win world championships and Olympic medals. In the room most of us were thinking that 27 seconds seemed like an enormous amount of time to make up to be competitive, let alone to top the podiums.Mahe’s simple, yet enormously difficult solution was to break it all down: “Over four years I need to get seven seconds quicker every year. This means I have to get .58 seconds quicker every month and, over 12 sessions a week, I just need to get .12 seconds faster to be 27 seconds faster in four years.” He challenged himself to push himself harder at every single training session and to attempt to better his time at each session.Mahe Drysdale, Olympic gold medallist, understood that achieving a goal can only occur if you build the steps and reach higher at every session to achieve the long-term outcome. Across our region, there are thousands of young players participating in numerous sports. The figures in the Sport NZ survey clearly show that sport is of huge interest to six out of 10 children. Keeping them engaged within sport for health and community reasons is of vital importance to all of us.As coaches and parents we should always keep in mind that they are only children and have yet to develop the skills, mental toughness, strategic understanding and goal-setting required to win consistently. Being pressured to win without continually improving and providing them the tools to do this, will remove the enjoyment factor.When you consider what Mahe did to continually get better – a little bit at a time – how can we, as coaches and parents, expect our children to become the finished product during their learning phase. Mistakes will, and must, occur for all athletes to continually improve. The big question for all coaches is: “Are we providing an environment that allows our players to make mistakes, learn and continually push to get better a little bit at a time?” Mahe Drysdale took up the sport of rowing at 18 years of age and within a decade had won numerous world championships and Olympic medals all built on a long-term goal broken down into manageable and achievable steps.

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NEWSLETTER ISSUE 2: March 2013

Dear Parents and GuardiansTena Koutou Katoa

We have had an excellent start to the year with all students on the new 10-day timetable from day 1. The school roll has continued to increase and is now at 1297 domestic students plus 46 International students, a total of 1343. Our provisional NCEA pass rates from 2012 indicate we are above national average and decile 8 average at all 3 levels of NCEA:

Congratulations to the following students for gaining subject scholarships in 2012:Serina Callachan:Geography – outstanding Tazmin Waata: DesignMathew Ellin: Physics, Maths with Calculus Matthew Young: Physics, Maths with StatsLaura Mills: Chemistry We are grateful to Cam Caithness, the owner of Mega Mitre 10 Warkworth, for agreeing to sponsor our newsletter again this year and to sponsor the Achiever of the Month

a ward with a $50 voucher.

Our Cultural Prefects this year are Scott Dirven and Becky Moon. Both Scott and Becky achieved NCEA L2 last year with Excellence and have been involved in a wide range of cultural activities throughout their time here at college. Scott is currently leader of the light and sound technical team and Becky

is an extremely accomplished singer. They will lead and encourage the various Drama, Dance, Musical and Performance activities in the school.

Last weekend was the 7th Annual Kiwi Foo Camp held at Mahurangi College. This “unconference” brings leaders in the fields of technology, education, art, science and public policy to discuss their work and collaborate with others. This was the largest Kiwi Foo Camp yet with 188 attendees. Attendees built robots, demonstrated a homemade hovercraft, presented scientific research on a number of topics, explored new educational concepts, discussed the economy and future direction of New Zealand with attending members of parliament, displayed a variety of electric cars, and shared insights into ongoing projects such as the Dunedin 40 year longitudinal study and Nvader, a program to combat child sex trafficking around the world. Last year was a wonderful year for the school, including our ERO report, which stated:The school tone is settled and positive. Students are proud of their school. Students are engaged in their learning and in school life. They enjoy many opportunities to participate in and experience success in academic, sport, culture, the arts and leadership activities. Students benefit from positive relationships with their teachers. Good quality teaching is evident as are many high quality practices. Students in Years 11-13 achieve well above national levels and above levels in similar schools.I am looking forward to another very successful year in 2013.

David Macleod, PrincipalCam Caithness & David Macleod

from the Principal

David Macleod

important dates

Cultural Prefects, Scott Dirven & Becky Moon

Mahurangi Provisional

2012

National Pass Rates

2012

Decile 8 Pass Rates

2012

Variation to Decile 8

Pass Rate Level 1 84.5 77.6 82.7 +1.8 Level 2 91.4 82.7 86.0 +5.4 Level 3 77.1 75.0 76.0 +1.1

Friday March 1•L1 Science - Waipu Caves TripFriday March 1 - 3•Band Camp Monday March 4•BOT Meeting - 6.15pm •L3 History 2-day Trip - Bay of Islands•Yr 8 Camp Week -Goat IslandWednesday March 6•Interhouse Athletics Wednesday March 6 - 8 •Auckland Arts Festival - hall 3 - 11pmThursday March 7•North Harbour Athletics Day•Yr 10 Arts Festival Theatre Trip - Bruce MasonFriday March 8•Yr 10 Science Ngaio Bay TripMonday March 11•Yr 8 HPV Immunisation Talk - Girls onlyWednesday March 13•Int Netball Trials 3.30 - 6.00pm•SLC Athletics - Millenium StadiumThursday March 14•Mufti Day •L3 Geography Trip to OmahaFriday March 15•Performing Arts Trip - Civic Saturday March 16•PTA Car Boot Sale 8am - 12pm•Int Netball Trials 9.00am - 12.30pmSunday March 17-20•L2 Geography Trip - TongariroTuesday March 19•Touch Competition FinalsSaturday March 23•Touch Regional FinalsMonday March 25•L3 Great Barrier Trip - Parent Briefing 7pm Tuesday March 26•Yr 9 English Inquiry Project Community TripWednesday March 27•Year 13 Great Barrier 4-day TripThursday March 28•Auckland S S Athletics Day•Yr 9 English Inquiry Project Community Trip•Yr 10 Social Studies - Omaha TripFriday March 29 - Monday April 2•Easter WeekendThursday April 4•HPV Injection #1Friday April 5•Interhouse Haka Challenge

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NEWSLETTER ISSUE 2: March 2013

Dear Parents and GuardiansTena Koutou Katoa

We have had an excellent start to the year with all students on the new 10-day timetable from day 1. The school roll has continued to increase and is now at 1297 domestic students plus 46 International students, a total of 1343. Our provisional NCEA pass rates from 2012 indicate we are above national average and decile 8 average at all 3 levels of NCEA:

Congratulations to the following students for gaining subject scholarships in 2012:Serina Callachan:Geography – outstanding Tazmin Waata: DesignMathew Ellin: Physics, Maths with Calculus Matthew Young: Physics, Maths with StatsLaura Mills: Chemistry We are grateful to Cam Caithness, the owner of Mega Mitre 10 Warkworth, for agreeing to sponsor our newsletter again this year and to sponsor the Achiever of the Month

a ward with a $50 voucher.

Our Cultural Prefects this year are Scott Dirven and Becky Moon. Both Scott and Becky achieved NCEA L2 last year with Excellence and have been involved in a wide range of cultural activities throughout their time here at college. Scott is currently leader of the light and sound technical team and Becky

is an extremely accomplished singer. They will lead and encourage the various Drama, Dance, Musical and Performance activities in the school.

Last weekend was the 7th Annual Kiwi Foo Camp held at Mahurangi College. This “unconference” brings leaders in the fields of technology, education, art, science and public policy to discuss their work and collaborate with others. This was the largest Kiwi Foo Camp yet with 188 attendees. Attendees built robots, demonstrated a homemade hovercraft, presented scientific research on a number of topics, explored new educational concepts, discussed the economy and future direction of New Zealand with attending members of parliament, displayed a variety of electric cars, and shared insights into ongoing projects such as the Dunedin 40 year longitudinal study and Nvader, a program to combat child sex trafficking around the world. Last year was a wonderful year for the school, including our ERO report, which stated:The school tone is settled and positive. Students are proud of their school. Students are engaged in their learning and in school life. They enjoy many opportunities to participate in and experience success in academic, sport, culture, the arts and leadership activities. Students benefit from positive relationships with their teachers. Good quality teaching is evident as are many high quality practices. Students in Years 11-13 achieve well above national levels and above levels in similar schools.I am looking forward to another very successful year in 2013.

David Macleod, PrincipalCam Caithness & David Macleod

from the Principal

David Macleod

important dates

Cultural Prefects, Scott Dirven & Becky Moon

Mahurangi Provisional

2012

National Pass Rates

2012

Decile 8 Pass Rates

2012

Variation to Decile 8

Pass Rate Level 1 84.5 77.6 82.7 +1.8 Level 2 91.4 82.7 86.0 +5.4 Level 3 77.1 75.0 76.0 +1.1

Friday March 1•L1 Science - Waipu Caves TripFriday March 1 - 3•Band Camp Monday March 4•BOT Meeting - 6.15pm •L3 History 2-day Trip - Bay of Islands•Yr 8 Camp Week -Goat IslandWednesday March 6•Interhouse Athletics Wednesday March 6 - 8 •Auckland Arts Festival - hall 3 - 11pmThursday March 7•North Harbour Athletics Day•Yr 10 Arts Festival Theatre Trip - Bruce MasonFriday March 8•Yr 10 Science Ngaio Bay TripMonday March 11•Yr 8 HPV Immunisation Talk - Girls onlyWednesday March 13•Int Netball Trials 3.30 - 6.00pm•SLC Athletics - Millenium StadiumThursday March 14•Mufti Day •L3 Geography Trip to OmahaFriday March 15•Performing Arts Trip - Civic Saturday March 16•PTA Car Boot Sale 8am - 12pm•Int Netball Trials 9.00am - 12.30pmSunday March 17-20•L2 Geography Trip - TongariroTuesday March 19•Touch Competition FinalsSaturday March 23•Touch Regional FinalsMonday March 25•L3 Great Barrier Trip - Parent Briefing 7pm Tuesday March 26•Yr 9 English Inquiry Project Community TripWednesday March 27•Year 13 Great Barrier 4-day TripThursday March 28•Auckland S S Athletics Day•Yr 9 English Inquiry Project Community Trip•Yr 10 Social Studies - Omaha TripFriday March 29 - Monday April 2•Easter WeekendThursday April 4•HPV Injection #1Friday April 5•Interhouse Haka Challenge

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Strong easterly winds, high swells and fires prevented our usual start of the year camp at Great Barrier Island. For the last six years I have been conducting the Peer Support Training out in the open, listening to the waves crash on the beach and enjoying being away from school at what always proves to be a hectic start to the year. So it was with some disappointment I realised that I was going to have to change my plans and conduct the training sessions at school. Russell Stirling quickly leapt to my aid and between the two of us we managed to take 90 students through the training programme. Despite the changed plans, the students approached the training with a very positive attitude and the two days, while different, were certainly rewarding. 78 of these students now move on to work with small groups of Year 7 students during Terms 1-3.The purpose of the Peer Support programme is to allow the Year 13’s to become closely involved with working with a group of younger students. They will be there to help them

to gain confidence; to help them to get to know others from their homeroom; to guide them through the pitfalls of peer pressure; and to teach them skills that will help them in their friendships and in their interactions with others, thereby creating a better sense of community. TheYear13’sgainanopportunityto develop their leadership skills; to be positive role models; and to give back to the school in a programme that is both valued and very rewarding. Individual empowerment results from quality group support.If you would like to know more about this programme, please do not hesitate to contact me.Cath Johnston, Assistant Principal

DanceScholarship: CongratulationstoAmyMaddren who received a dance scholarship at the end of last year. ShonaMcCullogh,ex-local, is the Executive/Artistic Director of The New Zealand Dance Company which is a national contemporary dance company featuring a wide range of NZ’s finest dancers andchoreographers. Through funding fromThe New Zealand Dance Advancement Trust, the ‘Auckland Regional Services Trust Rodney Dance Scholarship’ was offered to one student from Mahurangi, Rodney and KaiparaColleges. Amywaschosen forhercommitment, diligence and passion for dance along with her high achievement in dance qualifications, and took part in a Summer

program at Unitec at the end of January.The New Zealand Dance Company is planning a workshop, here at Mahurangi College, during April 2013 with performances totheCommunityattheendofMay. Furtherdetails will be posted on our website and in our newsletters.As part of the Auckland Arts Festival, Mahurangi College is thrilled to be hosting ‘I, George Nepia’ on Friday 8 March, in the schoolauditorium. Forticketsfortheeveningperformance please contact The Warkworth Infomation Centre or The Edge: buytickets.co.nz, 09 357 3355.Jane Newby, Arts Coordinator

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Note From Mahurangi College P.T.A.The Mahurangi College PTA is looking forward to a busy year of fundraising and support for ourschoolthisyear. Rememberthatyouareall members of the PTA if you have children at theschool andwewouldlovetoseeanynewfaces at our meetings which are held on the second Tuesday of each month (7.30pm Term 1and4and7.00pmTerm2and3). Ifyoucan’tmake it to meetings but would like to help out with our events during the year please contact me at [email protected] and I will be happy tokeepyouinformed. Sofarwehaveplanstorepeat some of our popular events such as the successful Fashion Show we held last year and the popular Gift Fair, however we are always looking for new and fresh ideas for fundraising and welcome your ideas.Natasha Hallam, ChairpersonMahurangi College PTAPh: 02102377629 • email: [email protected]

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Year 13 Peer Support Training Performing Arts Academy 2013The following students have been successful in entering the Performing Arts Academy at Mahurangi College in 2013:Alana Hathaway MusicLana McCarthy MusicAmy Maddren DanceLottie Thompson DramaHannah Mills DramaDaniel Collings DramaSteven Beechey MusicScott Dirven Lighting and SoundJustin Wilson DramaOlivia Collier MusicThe following students remain in the Academy from 2012:Nicole Adams Kapahaka/MusicElspeth Free Music/Drama/DanceEmmi Baur DramaScott Wardenaar MusicBecky Moon MusicWe are still waiting to confirm one more position for 2013.

P.T.A. Car Boot Sale.Saturday March 16, 8am - 12noonMahurangi College carpark de SH1).To book a park ($10) or table ($15), phone the College office on 09 425 8039 or after hours: Jen 09 422 0539 or 021 066 4948.

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A Surties Workmate boat with a 60HP Yamaha motor is up for grabs at the tenth annual Leigh Family Fishing Contest.

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The event brings the town alive and will feature a fireworks display, helicopter simulator and hapuku steaks.President Frick Atkins says the idea for a fishing competition started in the pub in as a way to create interest in the village.“My brother-in-law Tony Wyatt said ‘I know who’ll do the hangi.’ That’s how I got involved. In the first year we raised $6000 for the Leigh Marine radio station. Over the next three years we raised around $23,000 for a medical response unit for the fire brigade.”Leigh Primary School and Leigh Preschool have also been recipients.Now the focus is on supporting emergency services for the local community. Last year $38,000 was given to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and $5000 to the Leigh Fire Brigade.“It costs around $6000 for every mission the helicopter makes to North Rodney – it made the trip 75 times last year,” Mr Atkins says.“We’re also supporting the Warkworth St John Ambulance station for the first time. They’re always coming out to Leigh. We might think we’re six feet tall and bullet proof but we’ll need one of them sooner or later.”

People are allowed to fish anywhere in New Zealand from 12am on March 23, as long as they’re at the weigh in line at Leigh Hall by 3pm. Categories are snapper, trevally, john dory, king fish and kahawai with divisions split between women, men and children.Prizes include fishing rods, a $4000 Reel Passion fishing charter, Xboxes and a holiday on Great Barrier Island. All children receive a welcome pack with lollies, a drink and fishing gear.Mr Atkins says the Police Blue Light programme has chosen children from local schools to fish from a barge owned by local horse trainer Graham Jones off the Tawharanui Peninsula. A free hangi will be available for the first 250 tickets sold. There’ll be live entertainment, food stalls – sheep on a spit, fish and chips - and a fish auction at Leigh Hall from 3pm. A fireworks display will take place at 9pm.Last year there was a limit of 500 tickets. They sold out quickly so the number has been extended to 750 this year. Tickets cost $50 for adults and $5 for children. They can be purchased from the Leigh General Store, the Leigh Garage, Hunting and Fishing Warkworth and Snells Beach Fish and Tackle.


what’s onMarch 2013 For links to more information about some of these events, as well as listings through to the end of the year, visit the What’s On calendar online at www.localmatters.co.nz

Email your events to [email protected]

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1-10 Saddleback Celebration, Tiritiri Matangi Island including Sonic Event on March 9 (see story p18)

1 Mayor in the Chair, Matakana Cinemas foyer, from 12 noon to 1pm (see Viewpoint p10)

1 World Day of Prayer Service, Holy Name Catholic Church, Warkworth, at 10am. This ecumenical service is prepared by the women of France. All welcome. Info: 422 7766.

2 Matakana Fruitloop Fun Run, raising money for the Matakana Walkway www.matakanafruitloop.co.nz.

2, 3 Two-day beginners’ workshop on how to make your own journal at Kowhai Art & Craft Centre in Warkworth, 9.30am to 4pm. Registration essential. Info: Gillian Carlsson 422 3740 or email [email protected]

3 Jane Gifford special excursion to Mansion House Living History Day for DoC staff, Friends of Mansion House or Friends of Jane Gifford only. Leaves from Scott’s Landing 8.30am. Weather dependant. Info: Dave 0274 849935

3 Sunday in the Park volunteer day at Tawharanui. Meet at the Woolshed at 9.15am. Free BBQ at noon. Presentation on fantails after lunch.

3 Children’s Fun Day celebrating National Children’s Day, Centennial Park, Wellsford. 1pm-5pm. Info: Wendy Crow Jones 021 144 6613 or [email protected]

7 Public meeting on Wellsford representation on Rodney Local Board, Wellsford Community Centre, 7pm (see story p25)

8 Warkworth Primary School Fiesta, Hill St, 3pm-7pm. Food, games, stalls, raffles, white elephant, beauty parlour. Phone Nikki 425 9183 or [email protected] for any donations or queries.

8 I, George Nepia, Mahurangi College hall, 7.30pm. Info: Warkworth Information Centre or The Edge on 0800 289 842.

9 Seaweed Walk, Tawharanui Regional Park, 11am-1pm. Free, suitable for families. Meet and Flat Rock on the beach, main parking lot. Contact Mike Wilcox on (09) 622 0323.

10 Organ Proms Concert, Anglican Church Hall, Warkworth, 3pm. Info: Daphne 425 0570

10 Sal Valentine, Lucy Moore Park, Warkworth. Info: musicinparks.co.nz10 Streamland Suffolks Open Day. Talks on riparian planting,

biodiversity, biosecurity, starting your own home tree nursery, sheep breeding and care. Info: Phone Sue or Karyn 422 4947 or www.streamland.co.nz.

10 Community Snorkel Day, Goat Island Marine Reserve, Leigh, 10am to 2pm. Free guided snorkelling lessons, wetsuit, mask, snorkel and fins provided. Contact Warkworth DoC office on 425 7812

10 Gentle walk of the proposed Mahurangi Coastal Trail, noon to 3pm. Meet on abutment of old Waiwera Bridge, beside Waiwera turn off from SH17. A bus will return walkers to Waiwera, leaving at 3pm. Donations welcome. To register phone 422 0872 or 027 462 4872

11 Warkworth Genealogists meeting, Shoesmith Hall, 10am.16 Car Boot Sale, Mahurangi College main SH1 carpark, 8am - 12

noon. $10 per car boot or $15 carboot and table. Clear out your sports gear, unwanted items, last season’s clothes, and toys. Bookings: Mahurangi College 425 8039 or Jennifer 021 066 4948

16 The Neo-Kalashnikovs play Leigh Sawmill Cafe. No door charge (see story p26)

17 Take A Kid Fishing (see story p14)19 Gibbs Sculpture Park tour, fundraiser for Rodney’s Victim

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When it comes to handling a firehose, there’s no one in the Northland and Auckland district that can beat Warkworth firefighters Nick McLean and Dan Goodwin. The pair proved they are the best two-man team in the district in this year’s Waterway Challenge, a competition run by the United Fire Brigades’ Association to test firefighters’ hose-running skills.

Volunteers on fire in district competition

Coach Ian Davies says the pair were rapt at their win, which earned them a trophy and a place in the regional finals, as they were disappointed to miss out last year to a team from

Waipu. “We won it in 2011, we missed out last year, but we got it back again this year.” Silverdale won the four-man category in the challenge, which was held this year

at Shoesmith Domain in Warkworth, giving the public a chance to see the volunteers put through their paces. The national finals will take place in Cromwell from March 14 to 16.

Warkworth volunteer firefighters Nick McLean and Dan Goodwin in action at Shoesmith Domain.

More than 300 people entered the Kaiwaka Sports Association’s Top of the Rock multi-sport event on February 10, with competitors coming from as far away as Hamilton and Whangarei. Most entered the 5km or 10km run or walk, but other events included a 30km mountain bike route, and a combined 10km run and 14km mountain bike course.There were over 80 prizes up for grabs, which were handed out by TV3 Money Man presenter, Brendon Johnson. The prize for oldest competitor went to 82-year-old Trevor Brljevich, who completed the 5km walk, while the chocolate fish prize went to Jeff Stewart who was still bandaged up from a bike accident the previous week.More than 40 volunteers helped run the event. Kaiwaka Sports Association president Evan Wright was given a gift in recognition of all the work that he and his wife Michelle put into organising the event. There was fantastic feedback from competitors after the event, with more than one first-timer saying they would definitely be back next year, and would be bringing more people with them.Info: Photos of the event can be viewed at www.kaiwakasports.co.nz.

Top of the Rock proves popular

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