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Mangawhai photographer Bex Law captured this spectacular shot of surfing dolphins at Mangawhai Heads on June 6. “I take photos down at the beach nearly every day for my website so I regularly see the dolphins,” she says. “But on this occasion, the waves were so big and they played in them for hours. It was amazing to watch.” Photo courtesy, www.singlefin.co.nz.

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The Government’s back-down on proposed teacher/student ratio funding changes has been welcomed by Mahurangi schools who feared major negative impacts from the plan.Soon after the proposed measures were announced in the Budget, including standardising class ratios for Years 2 to 10 at one teacher to 27.5 students and cuts to special technology funding, local principals joined opposition to the plan which they decried as

“ill-conceived” and likely to have unforeseen repercussions.In the face of the combined ire of educators, parents and the public, Education Minister Hekia Parata completely capitulated in a statement released last Thursday, reverting to the

status quo for both teacher student/ratios and technology funding.Ms Parata said she had “heard the concerns of parents” but remained focused on raising student achievement and continued to believe

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that “investing in quality teaching and professional leadership is the best way to do this”.She said the absence of funding gains anticipated from the move meant the Government wouldn’t be able to make that investment and would lead to a net shortfall of $114 million over the four-year Budget forecast period. Auckland Primary Principals Association (APPA) chair, Jill Corkin of Snells Beach School, said schools with a Year 7/8 component were the worst hit under the plan, due to the impact of reduced funding for teaching technology and only the smallest schools, with rolls under 176, such as Ahuroa, Leigh and Pakiri, would have been unaffected as they were funded under a separate formula.She said impact assessments were hampered by a lack of policy detail and the Education Ministry’s failure to provide a precise calculator to work out exactly what each school’s position would be. The APPA labelled the moves “ill-advised” and counterproductive to the minister’s purported aim of raising student achievement.“While bright kids might be fine in larger classes, those who struggle or need extra attention, would not,” she said. “This is particularly relevant and important for immigrant learners where English is not their first language and for Maori and Pasifika students.”Other students who might have been particularly adversely affected were Year 2 and Year 3 children (six and seven

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year olds), who had just got going with reading, writing and maths.“We are currently staffed at 1:23 for these classes, and it was unthinkable to consider adding another five students. These children are not yet independent learners and lifting the ratio here meant adding another whole reading or maths group.”Mrs Corkin said while teaching larger classes was not a problem in the old days of whole-class teaching, parents now valued programmes that were differentiated so that children could learn at a level and pace that suited them best.“We do this by grouping for ability and interest within the class and the children receive a great deal of personalised attention from the teacher. We are world renowned for this and it is not something we want to see disappear from our education system.”

Book competition winnersCongratulations to our book competition winners. Paulette Liebezeit, of Snells Beach, Fiona Merwood, of Matakana, and Carol Down, of Snells Beach, each won a copy of Here Come the Marines by Lorraine Orman. Raewyn Armiger, of Snells Beach, won a copy of A Savage Country, the Untold Story of NZ in the 1820s, by Paul Moon and Debbie Bond, of Warkworth, won a copy of Where Shall We Take the Kids, by Gaye Miller.

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Several businesses in Worker Road Wellsford are calling on Auckland Transport to drop any proposal to close the Worker Road/State Highway 1 intersection.

Possible intersection closure sparks protest

Trish Cox, from Clever Endeavours, and Raewyn Borrows, from Watertech Plus Wellsford, say that if the road is closed, it would impact not just on businesses, but on residents including the Masonic Retirement Village.“There are far more dangerous intersections in Wellsford than Worker Road,” Raewyn says. “Just look at how many accidents and near-misses there have been at Centennial Park Road, by Wharehines. They should start there first.”Trish says any closure of the intersection would affect her business.“The land around us is all zoned commercial, so it it would be very short-sighted to close the road off.”Auckland Transport says they are asking for feedback from landowners on two options.The first is the complete closure of the intersection, which it says is the safest option and is supported by the NZ Transport Agency. The second option is to allow a left turn only out of Worker Road.“There have been nine accidents within the general vicinity of the site since 2002,” the spokesperson says. “Three crashes resulted in injuries including a serious injury and a fatality. The improvements will increase safety at this intersection.”The spokesperson says a review of the Worker Road intersection was a consent condition of a development further along Worker Road.

Trish and Raewyn say they are angry that other people along Worker Road were not informed about this at the time.“Auckland Transport needs to call a meeting with the people affected by these options and hear what we’ve got to say before it makes a decision,” Raewyn says. “They should at least have the decency to talk to us, not just send out a bunch of letters, half of which have not even been received.”Wellsford’s Rodney Local Board member James Rolfe says he doesn’t believe the intersection is a problem.“Although doing a right hand turn out of Worker Rd is virtually impossible in all but the lightest traffic conditions, there are now alternatives so hardly anyone does it,” he says.

“Because of this, it seems like an unnecessary expense fixing a problem that was largely solved when the new road linking Port Albert Rd and Worker Rd was built.“Secondly, I don’t particularly like either of the proposals. If the intersection configuration needs to be changed – and I don’t think it does – the solution would be to simply widen the traffic island/pedestrian refuge that is there currently so as to block right hand turns out of Worker Road.”James says he understands that at least 216 properties have been contacted for feedback. He says if any resident lives in the affected streets but did not receive a letter, they should contact Auckland Transport.

The helicopter company and pilot involved in an incident in Pool Road, Wellsford, which resulted in a school bus full of children being sprayed with an agrochemical, have received a permanent stay of criminal proceedings in the Auckland District Court.This means that no further legal action will be taken as to these proceedings.Charges were laid by Auckland Regional Council following the incident on 24 June 2009.The helicopter was operated by Helinorth Agricultural Ltd and piloted by B. Reiher.Reiher pleaded guilty to the charges but his sentence was delayed until the charge against Helinorth was resolved. Helinorth pleaded not guilty but was convicted in a defended hearing in December 2010 and by judgment on 14 February, this year.Both the pilot and the company made applications for permanent stay on the grounds of excessive delay. Helinorth submitted that the delay had consequences for the company in that it was unable to complete orders and also regarding insurance premiums. Reiher submitted that the passage of time had caused him anxiety.In reply, Council submitted that it was in the public interest for the prosecutions to proceed given the potential harm of the offending and its seriousness, and that it was more appropriate to deal with matters of delay and prejudice at the sentencing stage.However, the Court was satisfied that the delay was undue in the case of both Reiher and Helinorth. Further, having balanced the defendants’ rights against the public interest in having them prosecuted, the Court determined that a stay of proceedings was an appropriate remedy. The applications were granted.

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The Warkworth Shell Station, on the corner of Whitaker Road and Mill Lane, is one of 220 in NZ which have been re-branded under the Z Energy banner. The re-branding means each station has $5000 to contribute to charitable organisations in their community. Wilmot Toyota chief executive David Wilmot says within the first month of being re-branded, when customers purchase fuel, they will get a token to vote for one of four organisations. “We have chosen the Kawau Volunteer Coastguard, St John Warkworth, AIM Warkworth and the Rodney North Harbour Health Trust,” he says. “At the end of the month, the $5000 will be split between the organisations as per the customers’ votes.” The Shell Station has been on the corner of Mill Lane since 1956.

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Costly footbridgeIn relation to Mangawhai footbridge article (MM Jun 1) I wish to clarify that Mangawhai Beach School students and staff will not be utilising the Tara Road footbridge in order to get to higher ground in the event of a tsunami. The actual route for the school is over the Mangawhai causeway which has been advised to us by Civil Defence as the shortest and quickest route to higher ground. When I read this article I was shocked at the overall cost of the bridge which I believe could have been better spent providing a wider, pedestrian safe access way across the causeway bridge on Insley Street rather than a ‘bridge to nowhere’ that only benefits a few.

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Fear divides SandspitAt last month’s Sandspit Residents & Ratepayers Association (SRRA) annual meeting, the serving committee was re-elected and virtually all of them support a marina being built in the Sandspit estuary.Just prior to the SRRA meeting, a flyer headed Sandspit or Sludgepit was delivered to Sandspit householders. This document occasioned quite a deal of disapproval among marina proponents, ostensibly because it was not signed. This, in turn, generated a joint statement by the respective chairpersons of both SOSSI – a group opposing the marina – and SRRA, “condemning the act of circulating anonymous documents which only further inflame the divide in our community.” As a member of SOSSI, and late of SRRA, I certainly was not consulted over this cosy exercise and feel, at the very least, it was most ill-advised. The question that must really be addressed is why the flyer was sent anonymously? The answer is obvious and extremely upsetting – people are simply too frightened to let their anger and opposition be known. I have no idea who wrote the flyer but I concur with everything it said, particularly the closing remarks: “There are no climate modellers, global warming scientists or geotechnical engineers on the SRRA committee. Yet they feel qualified to put forward this proposal (to use dredgings from the marina on the spit) on your behalf. They have already approached Council with their plan without the good grace to first canvass the opinions

Tree planting thanks10,000 trees were planted at Tawharanui Park on Queen’s Birthday weekend. Congratulations and thanks to all those special people who made this happen. There were all types, from grey-haired

Book thanksRecently I won a copy of Valerie Davies’ The Sound of Water. It arrived at a most suitable time for me, when I had time to spare. It’s a very genuine book and a wonderful gift. Anyone with an eye for beauty and nature, who loves books and to think things through would enjoy it. Valerie Davies is gentle but forthright and unafraid to comment on some of the things that should be addressed in our society. History gets a look in, too, as well as laughter and occasional frustration. It was interesting to see what makes another person tick. I’ll be thumbing back through my copy in future as it has gems to remember and use. So thank you Valerie Davies and thank you Mahurangi Matters; it has been a nice surprise.

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Valerie’s backIt was great to see Jan Robertson’s friendly letter about my columns in the Woman’s Weekly (MM May 16). Just to let Jan know, I have re-appeared and can be found at www.valeriedavies.com. Good to know there are still old friends out there who’d like to read my stuff!

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of the community at large.”Unfortunately for the Marina Society (SYCMS), their original proposal for the dumping of at least 100,000 cubic metres of dredged material was refused and to the best of my knowledge, the problem remains unresolved. This is a hugely expensive exercise – the SYCMS’s latest figure is $6.5 million and other professional estimates go as high as $8 million.

John Haines, Sandspit

ones to some as young as four, Scouts, international students, Kiwi families and others who all got stuck in. These trees will create habitat for our native creatures, improve air and water quality, and just look nice. Special thanks to all these wonderful volunteers who know how lucky they are.

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What parking problem? A motorist passing through Wellsford found her own solution to locating a park in the busy main street. Amazingly, no-one was injured in the incident although your local roving reporter, who was standing on the footpath doing a traffic story, was in need of a strong coffee afterwards.

Costly countdownCr Cathy Casey queried the wisdom of spending $120,000 of ratepayers’ money on the Countdown Clock that was placed in central Auckland to count down to the start of the Rugby World Cup. It is now languishing unused. However, another councillor suggested that perhaps it could come out of retirement and be used to count down to the next local body elections.

Going, going, gone It must be the unluckiest parking sign in Warkworth. After being wiped out early last month by an interesting parking manoeuvre, it has since fallen pray to a large truck towing heavy earthmoving equipment only days after being re-erected.

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Ceremony marks beginning for new libraryA moving dawn karakia last month marked the beginning of the next stage in the development of a new library for Wellsford. Te Uri o Hau kaumatua Ben DeThierry and Charlie Connolly blessed the ground where the library will soon stand and spoke of the Iwi’s connection with the area.

The Rodney Local Board took part in the ceremony for this vital new facility, which will re ect the area’s heritage and connects with the neighbouring Albertland and Districts Museum.

Rodney Local Board chairman Bob Howard says the local board is proud to see this legacy project at the Wellsford War Memorial Park, commence.

“The Wellsford Library will be an attractive community hub with facilities and activities for a wide range of people,” he says.

“The local board is looking forward to the start of construction as the library will be an asset of huge bene t to the Wellsford community.”

A key focus for the Rodney Local Board is to identify library and information needs for communities in the Rodney area.

“The construction of this library is a major milestone for us because there is a great need for a better library facility in Wellsford.”

Rodney Local Board Update:• Rodney Local Board chairman Bob Howard recently hosted a combined

citizenship ceremony for the Rodney and Hibiscus and Bays areas. Two hundred people were granted citizenship, and the local board would like to congratulate residents who have chosen to call Rodney home.

• A new composting toilet facility will be constructed in Sandspit Reserve, to replace the current toilet block which has been closed since February.

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The Rodney Local Board and guests celebrate the blessing of the new library site.

The Department of Conservation has failed to deliver the promised restoration works on Mansion House, on Kawau Island.

Empty DOC promises leave Mansion House neglectedLast October, DOC Warkworth and Great Barrier area manager Tim Brandenburg said that a total of $600,000 would be spent on replacing a section of the building’s roof and painting of the house exterior this financial year.However, Mr Brandenburg says tenders for the work were higher than expected and a new business case had to be presented to the national office for funding approval.“This has delayed the start time and until the extra funding is approved, we can’t award a contract,” he says.“The size of the contract means that approval is needed at Director General level and that will take time to process. A decision is pending.”Louis Wintle Charitable Trust trustee Frank Arnott says it’s been another year of neglect for the manor. The trust is the custodian of the furniture in Mansion House.Mr Arnott says he was under the impression that work would start in April. “No-one has informed us of this latest delay,” he says. “I think they are probably ashamed to tell us. It will probably be another two or three years before anything is done – that seems to be how long it takes DOC to process anything. The problem lies in Wellington; the house just isn’t high on their priority list.”Mr Arnott says that while the trust has been concerned about the abysmal condition of the house for years, it is not a lobby group. “Our role is to finance the upkeep of furniture, and ensure it is maintained and isn’t sold by DOC.”Mr Brandenburg says DOC is currently completing next year’s draft Business Plan. “I cannot confirm the amounts we will

spend on the estate, but there won’t be any other new large capital projects going ahead. Tourism Resource Consultants have been awarded the contract to develop a destination-marketing plan to increase visitor numbers, or increase revenue generation, by providing quality visitor experiences that respect the heritage values of the estate. Stakeholders and community groups will be pivotal to the project success by contributing ideas.”The poor condition of Mansion House was first brought to light in an article in the Mahurangi Matters, June 1 publication, last year.Mansion House is a Category I rating with the NZ Historic Places Trust and is the former home of Sir George Grey, twice Governor of NZ.

Repairs to the base of the coppermine engine house and construction of a wave barrier to stop erosion were completed earlier this year.


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Warkworth motorist Suzanne Green isn’t sure whether she’s been very, very lucky or very, very unlucky.

Suzanne Green is appealing to anyone who may have been hit by a road cone at Pohuehue to get in touch.

Family cars fall foul of road conesOn two different occasions, in two separate cars, last month, she was hit by an orange cone flung up by a passing truck.The incidents happened on State Highway 1, at Pohuehue, causing thousands of dollars worth of damage to the Green family’s two cars.“We’re lucky no-one was injured, because the cones could have easily smashed through the windscreen,” Suzanne says.Simon Green says his wife was driving north when a southbound truck ran over the middle cones and flicked them into the front of the car.“Being in shock, and with the truck heading in the opposite direction, she was unable to get the registration of the truck,” he says. “Then a week later, in the same place, a second truck drove over the cones and flicked them into our other car, damaging it as well.“Once is bad luck, but twice is bad traffic management.”Simon contacted Land Transport who ascribed all liability to Transfield Services as the contractor. A

The Environment Court has reserved its decision on removal of mangroves from Mangawhai Harbour, leaving parties on either side counting the cost as they hope for a positive outcome.In April last year, a Mangawhai Harbour Restoration Society’s (MHRS) resource consent application for removal of 87ha of harbour mangroves was rejected by commissioners at a Northland Regional Council hearing who commented that a more modest mangrove removal proposal “may very well prove to be appropriate”.The MHRS appealed the decision through the Environment Court, submitting a revised plan to remove a total of 42ha of mangroves in a hearing held in Whangarei from April 30. However, a number of parties, including the Director General of Conservation, Northland Regional Council and Forest and Bird opposed it.MHRS chairman Trevor Downey says the total cost of the process has yet to be

tallied but society members have spent “a huge amount of man hours” collating the case together with expert witnesses.The community-based organisation is funded through a levy on Mangawhai ratepayers, but is run by a committee of volunteers who work “tirelessly”, free of charge, he says.“It’s been a long and hard time and we do hope for some sort of outcome,” he says.Forest and Bird Protection Society’s North Island conservation manager Mark Bellingham also says the total spend has yet to be determined, but estimates the case will cost Forest and Bird around $100,000.Despite the reduced scale of the proposal, he thinks the hearing was unnecessary.“It was a waste of time and money. All the evidence was there at the council meeting.”With no government funding, Forest and Bird relies entirely on members’

contributions and donations, and is supported by some experts that volunteer their time. In this instance, DOC staff also supplemented the case.“We only enter into these cases where there’s a really significant issue involved and we do it in the least cost possible way.“We’ve got the world’s most endangered shore bird with half the nesting pairs at Mangawhai. There are only 43 fairy terns in the world population. That’s why Forest and Bird decided it was important to join the case.”Forest and Bird mid-north branch immediate past president and RMA committee member, Warwick Massey, says branches must get national office approval to contest issues in the Environment Court.“The huge costs necessary to be heard effectively, are costs Forest and Bird could well do without, so that we can get on with the positive work we do, like restoring species, planting

Costly Mangawhai mangrove court battle still unresolved

activities and things like that.”However, he says current legislation, including the right of direct referral to the Environment Court, leaves no other option.While any court case determines case law and to that extent is precedent setting, he says Forest and Bird is not against all mangrove removal.“I think all the regional councils, and in our case Auckland Council, have sound policies that allow controlled management of them, but the bird issues remain very important.”

The future of the mangroves in Mangawhai awaits a judge’s decision.

Transfield Services spokesperson told Mahurangi Matters that as far they were aware, no other cars were involved in any traffic issues at the site and it appeared trucks travelling through the work site were responsible for the damage to the Greens’ cars. He said the site was set out according to a Traffic Management Plan, authorised and approved by a representative of the NZ Transport Agency, as per the Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management.Simon says it seems unbelievable to him that this could happen to his wife twice in the same place within a week but not to any one of the thousands of other cars that passed through the same roadworks.“Two insurance excess payments in the same month is a sore blow for a single income family.”Simon is asking anyone who may have been hit by a road cone at Pohuehue to contact him at [email protected]


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Endangered plantsBy Penelope PalmerOften, the major satisfaction of a conservation project arises from the translocation of threatened fauna particularly our unique birds. However, it is important also to remember the uniqueness of our flora with numerous endemic genera and species. Unfortunately, a number of these are under as great a threat of extinction as are our birds and reptiles.The major flora focus at Tawharanui is the preservation of remaining species and allowing for regeneration with the help of our yearly plantings. Weed control is another important aspect of maintenance of native floral species. We have begun to think of lost species and the potential for plant translocations back to Tawharanui.Our first attempted plant translocation has been with green mistletoe, Ileostylus micranthus. Of the nine species of New Zealand mistletoe, Trilepidea is now extinct while both the spectacular red mistletoes are under threat. A major cause of the loss of mistletoe has been possum for whom the mistletoe is a favoured food. Loss of forest birds has also contributed to the decline as birds are the usual means of flower pollination and seed dispersal.The green mistletoe is not regarded as being threatened but is uncommon in the Rodney district, hence our attempt at translocation of this species. The mistletoe seeds are present in a capsule which, when removed, leaves a seed covered in a sticky secretion. This secretion allows the seed to be placed on a terminal axil of the host plant, in this case a totara. Although attachment is easy, germination is less predictable and only a small percentage of seeds will eventually form a small plant that parasites the host tree. Success depends on a fresh supply of viable seed. The first attempt at translocation of green mistletoe resulted in one slow-growing plant and after one year. the plant is about three-centimetres in size. This will not be sufficient to reintroduce green mistletoe to the park as mistletoe are dioecious, meaning that separate male and female plants are required for viable seed production. Further seeding will, therefore, be carried out this autumn. Once established, mistletoe will provide another food source for our increasing bird population and these birds in turn will help spread further seed.Save the date: Sunday, 1 July – Planting Day at Tawharanui. Auckland Council and TOSSI invite you to plant in the morning and enjoy a complementary BBQ at noon. Meet at 9.15 in the Anchor Bay parking lot and follow the signs to planting area. Bring gloves and raincoat, and wear sturdy boots. All welcome. Visit www.TOSSI.org.nz for more information.

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The battle to save Te Arai from development took another turn this month when developers Darby Partners and Te Arai Coastal Lands started clearing pine trees from an area where they hope to build a golf course.The companies have been granted resource consent for earthworks associated with the project, with conditions.However, a spokesperson for Darby Partners says no final decision has yet been made to proceed.“We’re awaiting the outcome of the private plan change before making a decision,” he says. “A number of permits are needed before the work can start and this is just part of that process.”Meanwhile, the Te Arai Beach Preservation Society is seeking legal, planning and environmental advice on whether to appeal the consent and has until June 20 to make a decision.Spokesperson Chris Wild says the society is also seeking legal advice on whether or not Auckland Council can be challenged on the basis that the resource consent was non-notified.“We’re very disappointed that we weren’t consulted,” she says. “We knew it was in the wind and were ringing Council regularly but kept getting told that no application had been lodged. Then, finally, we were told ‘yes’ the consent has been granted.”The society filed a Freedom of Information request to get the consent details and were still waiting for a copy of the conditions in full when Mahurangi Matters went to print.Ms Wild says the society believes Council has failed

to consider several aspects of the project, particularly the golf course’s demand for water.“They’re going to need a helluva lot of water to keep the grass green in that area along the fore-dunes. It is a very small catchment and we think Council may have under-estimated how much water is already committed.”Meanwhile, Auckland Council has deferred deliberations on Private Plan Change 166, submitted by Te Arai Coastal Lands Trust, for three months. The plan change seeks permission to create 44 rural-residential lots of one to two hectares, and two larger balance lots, on land adjacent to the nesting grounds of the critically endangered NZ fairy tern. In exchange, the trust is offering to gift 172ha of land for public reserve and protection of a wetland. A total of 2255 submissions were received – 582 submitters for the proposal and 1671 submitters against.A Council spokesperson says the deferral is at the request of the trust, which is seeking more time to consult with key submitters. Council will start work on the hearings report following this period of further consultation.The plan change is a vastly scaled down version of a development first mooted six years ago, which included a golf course, lodge, spa, shops and 1400 houses.

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MOTAT recognises its volunteersMOTAT is celebrating Volunteer Awareness Week by inviting the public to visit the museum to see and appreciate the huge effort their 300 volunteers make. The museum is offering free admission during June and on Sunday June 17, visitors will get the chance to experience live activities and chat with MOTAT volunteers. Visitors can take a ride on MOTAT’s steam train or in a military vehicle, view the collection of vintage cars and visit the Road Transport Workshop. Info: motat.org.nz

Citizenship candidates in Rodney were recently quizzed on their experience of the ceremony, as part of an Auckland Council citizenship ceremony trial.Under Auckland Council governance sharing arrangements, Local Boards are responsible for conducting the ceremonies. The outcome of the 12-month trial, which ends in October, will be used to standardise the ceremony as much as possible across Auckland.The following are some of the responses to the recent survey: What did you like best about the ceremony?There were no long speechesThe cute kids, the hongi and the halftimeThe Mayor was very funny

What would you change?More food and better air-conditioningNeed bigger seatsMore biscuitsNo children under threeAdd a live hakaThe names weren’t pronounced properlyThe doorman was impatient and gruffI’d like some organ music

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Making progressWe are making progress with local government and I think that the governing body and our Council Controlled Organisations (CCOs) are finally becoming aware of how this new model of governance is supposed to work. Still, it’s not easy! Auckland Transport sent a deputation to a meeting in Warkworth with the Warkworth Liaison Group, which I had the pleasure of chairing. Auckland Transport (AT) head David Warburton attended along with a high powered group of engineers and planners, and an extremely productive discussion was held over two hours. I think AT is now even more aware of the issues and how pressing they are. I also met briefly with AT in Wellsford last month to discuss some of the issues in that space and although there are challenges around the interaction required between AT and NZTA this space should also see some small but significant fixes.The Countdown development in the centre of Warkworth has also thrown up challenges in the last month or so with concern being raised by the community and business about the look and feel of the streetscape around this development. It looks very likely that the roundabout being constructed on the corner of Whitaker Rd and Mill lane will require some changes in the approaches from Church Hill and Mill Lane in addition to a change in heights, with potential impact on Wilmot Motors forecourt. As this needs to be completed prior to the opening of Countdown; watch this space. Things will have to happen quickly in order for this to be achieved.This is also the season where our residents and ratepayer associations generally hold their AGMs. If you have been involved or are embarking on a new position in a local ratepayer or community organisation – well done. We are a better community for your involvement so thank you.Finally, at our recent weekly Local Board workshop we discussed the biodiversity programmes and funding. These include the supply of bait and pest eradication assistance, a huge amount of which also happens in Rodney. Again, ‘thank you’ to those rural landowners and associates who volunteer their time and expertise to ensure that pests are eradicated and their negative effects mitigated. Of great concern, however, is the Significant Natural Area (SNA) surveys. The reasons why these are being done have not been well communicated and the level of survey appears to be overkill. Why are we spending money on these when the purpose and outcome is not understood by either those on whose land they appear and those asking for the surveys? It is nothing short of folly. There are much more important things to address and spend our dollars on. A few kilometres of seal extension would be a great start!

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About 85 people attended including Cr Penny Webster and Rodney Local Board members June Turner and Steven Garner. Cr Webster eventually walked out of the meeting saying there was nothing to be gained from staying.“Whether we like it or not, we are now part of Auckland and the reality is that most of the money is being spent on Auckland central projects,” she said. “We need to work as a united community so that your representatives can lobby on your behalf with the confidence that they are representing the views of the community. But tonight there has been nothing but disruption, disruption, disruption. I’m sorry, it’s been a long day and a long week, and I don’t have time to sit here and listen to this.”Some members of the audience followed suit with one disgruntled member yelling as he went down the stairs: “I’m going home; I’m sick of you.”Members on both sides of the marina debate said they had been on the receiving end of verbal and physical abuse, defamatory emails and harassment. One anti-marina campaigner had had a ‘for sale’ sign erected in front of his house after the Environment Court’s interim decision gave the project the go ahead.Although there was a groundswell of support for “healing the rift”, each

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The intersection upgrade was part of the resource consent granted by the Environment Court for the Countdown supermarket in Warkworth.A Countdown spokesperson says feedback is still being sought from affected landowners, but the preferred solution is to develop a single lane roundabout to improve traffic flow at the intersection and make the road safer for all users. “This will include lowering of the southern side of Whitaker Road, Neville Street and Church Hill to level the roundabout placement, inclusion of a pedestrian refuge island on Mill Lane and removal of two on-street carparks on Mill Lane to accommodate the pedestrian refuge island,” the spokesperson says.“The Warkworth Methodist Church driveway on Church Hill will be shifted to accommodate the roundabout and footpaths and kerbs along Neville Street to Alnwick Street will be upgraded.”There will be temporary traffic management measures put in place during the construction period.Auckland Transport has been involved throughout the design process.

Affected landowner David Wilmot, of Wilmot Toyota and Z Energy, says he has a number of concerns regarding the construction of the roundabout and the aftermath.“The construction period and the final design of the intersection will most likely have a negative impact on both the service station and the workshop,” he says. “There are issues regarding entry to the station from Whitaker Road and exiting on to Mill Lane. It appears likely that entry on to the forecourt from Mill Lane will be cut off, which will have a big impact on the station. Entering and exiting the station can be awkward at the best of times, so this is surely going to cause disruption.”Mr Wilmot says he is waiting for Auckland Transport to come back to him with their third design, as there were a number of issues that weren’t taken into consideration in the first two plans.“Although Countdown offers fuel discount vouchers, which can be redeemed at Z Energy stations, it may not add up for the loss of business as a result of the new intersection design.”

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Founder and organiser of the Canoe Showdown, a centrepiece of the Kowhai Festival’s Huge Day Out, Jim Sonerson, will ride 570kms across Queensland, Australia, in September raising money for Warkworth Wellsford Hospice.

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A cancer survivor, given a one-in-five chance of survival eight years ago, Jim has been in remission for the past five years.The Cycle Queensland event gives riders an opportunity to raise money for a cause and Jim has chosen Warkworth Wellsford Hospice and its new building in Glenmore Drive.He says it’s getting harder to train and exercise as he gets older, but he wants to give one more sporting event a go. “Throughout my life I’ve run marathons and participated in a number of multisport events but I felt like doing something a bit different this time, as well as raising money for a good cause,” he says. “Hospice is a wonderful organisation and it’s a privilege to support them.” Jim says the event is designed for riders to have fun and enjoy their experience over the nine days. Starting in Gayndah on September 8, and passing through Hervey Bay on the way, the ride finishes in Noosa on September 16. Covering around 570kms, Jim says an average of 70kms is cycled per day. “My son lives in Queensland and will be joining me. I will start a specialised training programme provided by Cycle Queensland eight weeks before the event. I’d like to raise at least $2000 for Hospice, but anything would be great.

I have already had some donations from friends and family. Sponsorship to help me get to Australia would also be appreciated.”Warkworth Wellsford Hospice fundraising coordinator Lesley Ingham says Jim is a true legend.“We are in awe of Jim’s energy and determination, and think he’s a perfect example of the Hospice philosophy of ‘living every moment’,” she says.“We hope people will get behind this ride, not only to support Hospice but also to show Jim what an inspiration he is.”To donate contact Jim on 425 7371.


Private sector sponsorship has secured the future of the Rodney Neighbourhood Support service after amalgamation saw traditional council funding sources dry up.

Sponsor steps in to fill funding voidIn six years, Rodney’s paid part-time coordinator of the otherwise volunteer-based service, Karen Little, has seen active groups in the region rise from 160 to over 400, with more than 6000 people involved, but after Rodney District Council funding expired recently it has been running on temporary emergency funds of $12,000 raised by the Rodney and Hibiscus and Bays local board.Now Jim’s Mowing Rodney franchise owner Gary Turton has stepped in with an ongoing sponsorship deal that is currently being formalised.Karen says it’s a great boost to the organisation and hopes other sponsors will see the value of being associated with the service and also come on board.“That’s the way we have to go, we can no longer rely on the old funding avenues that we used to; they’re pretty much history,” she says.While public funding has diminished, interest in the service is on the rise as the economic downturn and natural disasters get people’s attention. “It’s a known fact that petty crime rises when times are hard,” she says. “New Neighbourhood Support groups often start up when a crime is committed in their neighbourhood, although it’s preferable to have them in place to prevent such incidents occurring.“It’s important for people to take ownership and responsibility for their immediate environment and to look out for those that are most vulnerable, whether they be the aged or single parents.”Preventing crime is just part of the picture, as Neighbourhood Support is also working in close conjunction with Civil Defence, which recognises the organisation’s established network and support systems could be invaluable in an emergency. “This country’s seen its fair share of catastrophes over the last decade and all of us are now more aware

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Gary Turton of Jim’s Mowing teams up with Rodney Neighbourhood Support coordinator Karen Little to keep the service alive.

The Rodney Local Board considered the following matters at its meeting last month:

Sandspit seawallThe board is seeking clarification on where its responsibility lies in regard to the Sandspit seawall. The issue arose in discussion on a proposed $31,000 spend on maintenance on the wall. Board member Steve Garner said he would like to see a report on the Sandspit Marina proponents’ dredging offer before the work was undertaken. “It would be timely to talk to Auckland Transport on how the space will be maintained,” he said.

Snells Beach seawallA total of $51,000 has been spent on realigning a fence along the Snells Beach foreshore, as well as some planting to rehabilitate the area. Board member June Turner says this is the third time the area has been planted.

Omaha seawallStage two of the Omaha seawall upgrade will be carried out between May and September. The cost of the project is $54,244. Board member Tracey Martin asked that rocks from the gabion baskets, which are spread along the beach, be gathered up.

Whangateau seawallStage 1 of a seawall renewal project at the Whangateau Domain is expected to start this month. Tenders for the $180,000 project closed in mid-May and the work is expected to be completed by September.

Wellsford Centennial ParkWork is expected to start this month on a $247,000 carpark renewal at Wellsford’s Centennial Park. The metal carpark, next to the tennis courts, will be sealed. Kerb and channelling, line marking and stormwater drainage will also done.

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Student director Elya Martin says the group started brainstorming the theme for their eight-minute performance at the start of term one.“After walking away with eight awards for excellence in music, costumes and choreography last year, I was excited to

start planning,” she says. “It requires a lot of time and commitment, especially if we want to do better than last year. Getting 70 odd students to perform perfectly, in costume, at the right minute, is a challenge.”Stage Challenge performances require students to incorporate a message into their routine encouraging youth to make healthy lifestyle choices.Mahurangi is tackling the subject of gambling and its effects on families.There will be a community performance at the college hall at 6pm on June 28 as a warm up before the students travel to Auckland to perform at the Aotea Centre in the regional finals on June 29.Last year’s performance Home is where the Heart Is, an adaptation of the Wizard of Oz storyline, highlighted the importance of home, family, safety and trust.Mahurangi was one of six wildcard entries into the televised finals where they were judged one of the best schools in the country, sharing third place with Rotorua’s Western Heights High. However, due to unsolved issues between Stage Challenge event organisers and the broadcasting company, it will not be televised this year, ruling out a possible entry into the Global Rock Challenge.


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Other schools, including Warkworth, Matakana and Tomarata also have management plans for children with known nut allergies, but no ban

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An increasingly common allergen, peanuts can produce anaphylactic shock, a severe, potentially fatal reaction, requiring an immediate adrenaline injection to prevent the body shutting down. Symptoms often start quickly, within an hour of coming into contact with a nut, and sometimes within minutes.As a result, some schools become “nut free zones” while others rely on management to keep affected individuals safe.Ahuroa School has experienced both a total ban and the careful management approach.Principal Melinda Bennett says the ban was introduced last year for a child with a life-threatening allergy to all nuts that had triggered a number of anaphylactic reactions in one year.She says families were generally supportive and cooperative, although a few complained it was harder for them to decide what to put in lunch boxes.“Our response was that we were asking children to go without nuts for six hours in the day so that a child doesn’t die.” Melinda says.Children themselves helped monitor the ban, identifying nut products that

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For people on low incomes or a benefit, there may be some help to cover the Government’s recently announced increase in prescription charges from $3 to $5 per item. People who have a before tax income of less than the following amounts may be able to apply for a Disability Allowance from Work and Income, provided they have a health condition likely to last more than six months and their income is less than the following amounts:

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The Disability Allowance is designed to reimburse people for the extra costs they face because of an illness likely to last more than six months. Medication, doctors visits and a range of other costs can all be covered if a person fits the criteria. Unfortunately, because the criteria requires people to have a medical condition which is likely to last six months, this assistance does not help people who are suffering any of the wide range of shorter-term illness such as the flu.It is common for people to receive a Disability Allowance for conditions as varied as depression, asthma or arthritis. It is hard to give a full description of all the costs that may be covered by a Disability Allowance but some costs that may be covered include: y extra heating – for example, where a child has chronic asthma; y getting lawns mowed – for example, where a person has debilitating arthritis or serious mobility problems;

y a medical alarm – for example, where a person has a heart condition; y the cost of counselling – for example, where a person has been diagnosed with depression.

If you are unsure if you or your children may be eligible, call Homebuilders on 425 7048 for more information or you can call Work and Income on 0800 559 009.

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Single 16-17 years $497.21Single 18+ years $575.48Single +1 child $693.45Single +2 children $851.83Couple, with or without children $851.83

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Parental leave riseParental leave payments will increase on July 1. The maximum parental leave payment available to eligible employees and the self-employed will increase from $458.82 to $475.16 a week. The minimum parental leave payment for the self-employed will also increase, from $130 to $135. Parents eligible for the scheme are entitled to up to 14 weeks paid leave at a rate calculated on the basis of their average weekly earnings.


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Mark can be consulted for all eye conditions and has sub-speciality expertise in: • cataract surgery • glaucoma • diabetic eye disease • macular degeneration

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The New Zealand Fire Service plays a major role in providing an emergency response to New Zealand communities. Most of these communities depend on volunteers for their every day �re protection. Men and women from many walks of life are volunteer �re�ghters. Volunteers include the self-employed, mothers at home, shift workers, people looking for work, tradespeople and professionals. They are all people who care about their communities and want to be actively involved in them.

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heroesWarkworth resident Julie Atkinson joined St John as a Caring Caller two years ago, a decision which marked a key turning point in her life.“I’d spent the last five years recovering from a head injury, and three years after that working with speech therapists – I felt it was time for me to be part of the real world again,” she says. “It’s very lonely being home all day by yourself, with only the dog to talk to! I can talk, but most of all I can listen. One day I saw an advertisement asking for people who loved to talk with others, and the more I read, the more I wanted to be a Caring Caller for St John.”Caring Caller is a national programme that provides a free telephone friendship service through trained volunteers, for anyone who needs it. Organised regionally, caring callers are matched with clients and make regular phone calls to support them. “Now I’m getting to listen to and support others, I’m not lonely anymore. I feel they are looking forward to my calls as much as I’m looking forward to making them. My past jobs had sale targets and deadlines to meet but with this voluntary job, it is all about heart.”Caring Callers are matched with their clients, and call according to their client’s needs. This may be daily, or two to three times a week, at a mutually agreed time. One of Julie’s clients is a woman in her 80s who is suffering memory loss. Julie relates well to her following her own personal challenge with head injury, and spends their conversations taking

Cheers for volunteersThe theme of this month’s Volunteer Awareness Week, from June 17 to 23, is Building Communities Through Volunteering. It’s New Zealand’s largest celebration of volunteers, volunteerism and civic participation. Volunteering New Zealand’s chief executive Vanisa Dhiru says volunteers are creating positive change on many fronts – community health care, sports and recreation, heritage and arts, environmental protection and advocacy, disaster relief, international development, and volunteer fire fighting – the list is endless. “The work of volunteers is essential to building resilient communities at home, online, and around the world,” she says. “The need to support and get involved in volunteering is important for basic civil society to function, from ‘grass-roots’ volunteering to online volunteering. As a nation we can build community connections through helping out in our communities – we’ve seen it happen across the country in recent months; from Tauranga oil spills and the Rugby World Cup, to supporting our friends in Christchurch.”Vanisa says we should think of communities as widely as possible – local regions, interest groups, online networks, and people with similar or shared values.“It’s about putting your communities and energy into action, and getting the impact we need to ensure all the communities of Aotearoa thrive. Volunteers are the backbone of our society. Supporting volunteering and getting involved means we need everyone to be an active citizen and support their communities for greater outcomes and better lifestyles.”

Julie Atkinson is a Caring Caller team leader for Warkworth, as well as being the face of the national Caring Caller campaign on TV.

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her back to when she was young and encouraging her to share her stories.“Caring Caller is a way to support people to maintain their independence within their community, and enable them to be safe in their own homes. They may have a St John medical alarm and St John Caring Caller provides them with social support.To learn more about the programme, or to become a St John Caring Caller, phone John Eadie, on (09) 526 0527 ext 8902.The St John Annual Appeal runs from June 18 to 24.


Can you spare up to 4hrs a week to assist people in the Warkworth / Wellsford / Mangawhai area with

budgeting advice? Full training provided. Applicants must have own reliable transport.

For more details phone the Warkworth / Wellsford Budget Service on 423 7123

VOLUNTEERS WANTEDTO BE TRAINED AS BUDGET ADVISERS

Our visiting service is unable to meet the requests we have to visit older folk who are feeling isolated.

If you could spare an hour a week to brighten someone’s life please call Pauline on 09 426 0916 or email [email protected]

WELLSFORD/WARKWORTH VOLUNTEERS URGENTLY NEEDED

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for just $55.00 per year (or less if you’re a Returned or Service person) and enjoy our Support Services like :

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One of the rewards of volunteering at the Matakana Information Office is that you get to be well-informed about the district and what’s going on.Chairman Mike Dixon says the office in the foyer of the Matakana Cinemas fields about 8000 enquiries a year.It is run entirely by volunteers, who staff the information desk from 10am to 1pm, seven days a week.“We’ve got 21 volunteers on our books who fill roughly 30 slots a month, but we could always do with more and if anyone is interested, we’d welcome their enquiry,” Mike says.“You don’t need any special skills as most of what we do is taught on the job. All you really need is a pleasant manner

and some basic computer skills.”Most enquiries the office handles are about what to do, where to eat and where to stay. Directions and recommendations are also regularly sought.“It’s surprising how many people arrive because they’ve ‘heard’ of Matakana, but don’t necessarily know what to do when they get here.”Mike says people volunteer for all sorts of reasons including the incentive to be useful and contribute to the community spirit of Matakana.“In my case, it was just a great excuse to get away from the chores at home!”Further information: Phone Mike on 422 7322.

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Springboard seeks mentorsSpringboard Community Works in Snells Beach has been delivering support to vulnerable and at risk youth for the past decade, thanks to a team of dedicated volunteers.Director Gary Diprose says that while Springboard’s programmes and services are designed to empower and transform lives, it is the hard work that their volunteers put in that inspires people to change.“They are fundamental to our organisation,” he says. “The more volunteers we have, the more we can connect with the community and bring about positive changes.”The service has around 45 volunteers including mentors, tutors and support workers. Gary says there is always a need for additional mentors.“We are looking for people who can mentor children aged between eight to 12 years in Warkworth and Wellsford.

Applicants will need a clean police record and will be screened and given the appropriate training. They will meet the child on a weekly basis for up to three hours and go on an outing once a term.”Gary says mentors need to have a positive attitude, a loving and caring nature, and will want to make a difference in a young person’s life. He says grandparents and retired adults make great mentors as they have the time and can share their experiences. “There are a lot of kids in the community who need support.”Springboard, which will celebrate 10 years of service to the community in October, is currently focusing on building and strengthening the organisation for the long-term.Meanwhile, an annual dinner and auction night fundraiser will be held at Ascension Wine Estate on August 4.

Springboard staff members, volunteers and supporters are making good use of the new kitchen facilities at the centre.


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■ Coast guard – Kawau ■ Warkworth and Wellsford Pipe Band■ Warkworth Lions ■ Warkworth Tennis & Squash ■ Leigh Women’s Bowling Club ■ Point Wells Fishing Club

■ Kawau Island Jazz Festival

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■ Omaha Golf Club ■ Warkworth Fire Brigade

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■ Warkworth Primary School ■ Matakana School

■ Mahurangi Kindergarten ■ Mahurangi Junior Sailing Club

■ Omaha Golf Club ■ Tomarata Hockey Festival

■ Duffy Books in Homes ■ Mahurangi Rugby Club ■ Sandspit Yacht Club ■ Kawau Island Yacht Club■ Omaha Beach Bowling Club ■ Mahurangi College

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community heroesWhether its patrolling swimming areas, rescuing people in heavy surf or giving first aid on the beach, every volunteer surf lifeguard is crucial to a safe kiwi summer.Every day, from Labour Weekend to Easter, lifeguards are out setting up red and yellow flags showing the safest place to swim, as well as training lifeguards on how to identify potential victims and potential dangers.Newly-elected Omaha Surf Lifesaving Club president Matt Hunt says the club couldn’t survive without its volunteers who clocked up more than 2000 hours patrolling last season.“We have 38 active patrolling lifeguards and about 120 junior surf members,” he says. “It is a relatively small club, established in 1988, and almost every one involved in the club is a volunteer. Our most visible volunteers are our lifeguards, aged from 14 years to their mid-50s, and they all come from different walks of life.”Elected president in April, Matt has been involved with the club for five years. “I have two daughters aged six and nine and I was keen to get them involved with surf life saving. I offered to help out at the club and ended up a Tadpole Coach for a couple of seasons. For the last three seasons, I’ve been a lifeguard.”Matt is a keen surfer who is also involved with the Omaha Boardriders and he has a background in ocean swimming. He completed the 2.5km Alcatraz swim in San Francisco last year, in freezing conditions and wearing a wetsuit.

Surf lifesaving patrols make summers safer for everyone

“It took me 35 minutes and I finished 85th out of 796 participants.”Matt says he’s keen to continue the hard work put in place by previous president John Williams. “We have a good solid base of lifeguards and it’s important to bring the junior surf members through into the lifeguard environment. Family plays a big role in the club and providing a facility that is family and community-friendly is very important.”

Generations of serviceMangawhai Beach Surf Life Saving Club president Mike Ferguson says the club was founded in

1963 and some of today’s club members are third generation lifeguards from those founding members.“It is a passion for the beach and for the safety of the community that continues the tradition,” he says. “Our volunteers are crucial to the club, not only did they built the amenities that house the rescue service but they also continue to raise funds to provide the service.”Volunteers are aged from five to 80 years, and contribute on a number of levels from junior surf to active guards, reserves, call out squads and social and committee members. We always welcome new volunteers and members. Last year they put in more than 3000 hours patrolling the beach, rescuing 23 people.”

Omaha Surf Lifesaving Club president Matt Hunt completed the

2.5km swim from Alcatraz Island to San

Francisco last year.


Members of Warkworth Lions dedicate considerable time and effort to projects that improve and beautify our region. For example:

• Members fundraised and built the children’s playground on the Mahurangi Riverbank.• Contributed to the Warkworth Wharf project.• Are involved in the construction of a walkway from Kowhai View to the cement works.• Helped prepare the Warkworth Birthing Centre for painting. • Provide long-term support for Camp Bentzon on Kawau Island.• Organise the annual Take a Kid Fishing initiative.• Sponsor the Young Speechmaker contestant from Mahurangi College.

Members also fundraise and support numerous other worthy causes such as the Heart Foundation and Parkinson’s NZ.

But it’s not all work and no play – there are regular social activities and a monthly dinner meeting with entertaining guest speakers.

NEWMEMBERS WANTED

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If you are interested in volunteering, leading projects, networking and having fun,

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Snells Beach and Algies Bay Neighbourhood Support groups have been lauded as “leading lights” in an organisation renowned for community spirit and volunteer service.Rodney Neighbourhood Support coordinator Karen Little says the two communities are “phenomenal” and “a force to be reckoned with” and names volunteer coordinators Lesley Leversha and Margaret Faed in Snells Beach, and Vivienne Pollock in Algies, as central to the organisation’s success in the area. Lesley has been involved with Neighbourhood Support for about five years and says she’s proud of what the Snells Beach community has achieved, with over 60 groups involving more than 600 households in an area of around 13000 households, making it Rodney’s largest Neighbourhood Support network.She says civil defence emergencies, including a 2007 storm that knocked out power and tsunami threats, reminded everyone that “no man is an island” and significantly boosted participation. Groups are of various sizes, but units of around 10 houses are ideal to ensure everyone knows each other are and coordinators are aware of people

Snells supreme in Neighbourhood Support

living alone who have health issues or are elderly that may need assistance in an emergency.Each determines its own meeting requirements, which may include occasional social “street” get-togethers, but coordinators disseminate most information through phone trees and email.She says crime often goes unreported because people think the police won’t be able to do anything, but it’s important to let them know what is happening.People ringing doorbells in the night and running off could be childish pranks or more seriously, in light of some summer break-ins, potential

burglars testing to see if anyone’s home, she suggests.“People lose sight of the fact that every incident is part of a big jigsaw and if it’s put all together maybe we can stamp out some of these things.”Ongoing concerns in the area include boy racers and graffiti, while recent incidents include major letterbox damage including one ripped off its post and thrown through a house window and a brick mailbox smashed.Like many others, Lesley’s volunteering isn’t limited to Neighbourhood Support. She and Margaret are also both members in complementary volunteer roles with Civil Defence and the Snells Beach Police Station.

Age Concern is looking for volunteers who can spare one hour a week to visit an older person in their home.Visiting Service coordinator Pauline Stewart says the visits are a social call, and an opportunity to keep an eye on older members of the community who are living alone.“Sometimes the visitor will just sit and chat, or they may go for a walk or a coffee,” Pauline says. There are 22 older people on the Visiting Service list in Wellsford, Warkworth and Snells Beach, and their visitors range in age from 22 to 90 years. The service has a waiting list of people wanting a visit, but is currently hampered by the lack of visitor volunteers, particularly in the Wellsford area.“One of our younger visitors in Warkworth is a solicitor who makes her calls during her lunch hour.”Pauline says visitor support meetings are held every two to three months.“Generally, the feedback is very positive. Visitors often get as much out of the visit as the older person.”For more information call Pauline on 09 426 0916.

Loneliness kept at bay by Age Concern service

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community heroesThe recently re-located Rodney Women’s Centre is holding an open day on June 28, starting at 10.30am.The event will be an opportunity for the community to view the new premises in Morpeth Street, Warkworth, following the closure of the Warkworth Town Hall in March, which left the centre homeless.Centre coordinator Colleen Julian says although the move was forced upon the centre, it has had some positive results.“We’ve got a considerably smaller space to work in, but the house we’re renting has a sunny aspect, room for a garden and outside play area, and offers more privacy,” she says. “The kitchen and laundry have also been a bonus and we’re hoping to introduce both cooking classes and beginner sewing lessons.”An hour-long lunchtime lecture series on Tuesdays, starting at 12.30pm, will cover topics such as healing winter teas, menopause and backyard weed remedies.Despite the shift, the centre has been able to maintain all its regular courses including the young mums’ extension programme and a career planning and job search workshop.Colleen says the financial fallout of

Maria Collins, who facilitates the young mothers group, gives Caroline McSharry a hand to feed her baby soup prepared in the centre’s kitchen.

Rodney Women’s Centre settles into new Warkworth home

the move is still a concern.The centre received only a token $5000 from the Rodney Local Board to meet relocation costs. It still has to find possibly another $30,000 to meet resource consent conditions, which involves providing concrete carparking, disabled access and fencing.

“If any tradesmen are keen to help we would really welcome their support and any donations of materials would also be a tremendous help.”The centre is also looking for a garden/storage shed and eventually, they hope to install some playground equipment.Any donations of firewood and garden

soil would also be well utilised.Colleen says she sincerely thanks the community for its help during the upheavals.“It was really heartening the way people rallied with offers of support. We are particularly grateful to Burnette O’Connor, from O’Connor Planning, for her guidance through the resource consent process, draftswoman Kerry Woodward and the Gibbs family.”The centre will be holding a fundraiser in July and is looking for items to auction. Any donations can be left at the centre, or phone 425 7261 or 0800 237 674.

An open day will be held at the new centre in Morpeth Street on June 28.


St John needs more volunteers

Join us, it could change your lifeBeing a St John volunteer at events or on an ambulance could be just what you’re looking for. Working with a dedicated team, learning new skills and giving something valuable back to your community, can be incredibly rewarding.

For more information call 0800 ST JOHN (0800 785 646) or visit www.stjohn.org.nz/volunteer

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The Warkworth RSA volunteer service is offering to deliver freshly prepared meals to the elderly during winter.RSA support services leader Joss Myers says winter can be a tough time for the elderly, especially if they are on their own.“If you know someone who finds it hard to get out of the house, or tough to make a nutritious hot meal every day, Gunners Restaurant is offering to prepare and deliver six meal options, which can be frozen and reheated, for $7 each,” she says.Joss says the service is offered to RSA members only.“Members can order a week’s worth

of meals over the phone which our support services volunteers will deliver to their home every Thursday morning.” Meal options include, roast pork, roast beef, apple and mint centred lamb rissoles, honey mustard chicken schnitzel, lamb shank, and steak and kidney casserole. All meals come with roasted vegetables and steamed greens. Members are eligible for other support services offered by the RSA such trips to the doctor or hospital as well as social trips in our support vans. Info: Joss Myers 425 5191 or Sherri Weinberg 422 2401.

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Have your say! Next month MP’s will have a conscience vote on purchase age as part of the Alcohol Reform Bill. I want my vote to reflect the majority view of our Electorate.

Which option would you vote for:

Raise both the on-licence and off-licence purchase age to 20.

Split purchase age of 18 for on-licence premises such as bars and restaurants, and 20 for off-licences such as supermarkets and liquor stores.

Keep the status quo.

Send your vote, with your name and address, to:

Results of the poll will be reported on my website.

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Mildred Bennett was one of the many children of prominent Port Albert pioneer John Shepherd, who was manager of the Port Albert Co-Operative Store in the late 1800s. Mildred married George Bennett who bought the store from his father-in-law. Near the store was the Co-Op Store Manager’s house which also provided accommodation for travellers and became known as the Port Albert Boarding House. Mildred and George managed both store and boarding house for many years. In 1910, tragedy struck the family. The Auckland Star of 8 August reported: ‘A boating fatality occurred at Batley (Kaipara), at the junction of the Otamatea and Arapaoa rivers, during Friday night, by which George Bennett storekeeper, of Port Albert, lost his life. The deceased was rowing ashore from his launch in a dinghy, which capsized, and he sank before help could be secured. The body is being searched for by the police. The late Mr Bennett was 45 years of age, and he leaves a wife and a large family’.In true pioneer spirit, Mildred carried on, keeping both businesses going until her eldest son, Len was able to take over running the store. Her daughters helped in the boarding house, which was always busy not only with guests, but also catering for sporting and other functions. At times other local girls were hired to work in

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the kitchen and dining room. The ‘Old Boarding House’ was built of the best quality kauri, was two-storied in front while at the back, where the ground falls steeply towards the Oruawharo River, it was three-storied. The dining room was about 28 feet by 14 feet, in which there was a dining table made from a single piece of timber about 12 feet long by 4 feet wide. As many as 15 people sat down to dinner at one time with Mildred and staff catering.A tireless worker, she was also very involved in local church affairs. When the old parsonage, built in 1864, became dilapidated, Mrs Bennett took

it over for a private residence and hired her son-in-law Ed Curel and Horace Inger to build a new parsonage. A large, separate dining room at the boarding house was later shifted to Church Hill Road where it became the Port Albert Methodist Church Hall. (The history of this hall was told in a previous column). When Len Bennett built his Port Albert store, his mother and her youngest daughter Ivy still lived in the boarding house until some time in the 1920s. Mildred Bennett died on 6 April, 1951 aged 88 and was laid to rest beside her husband in the Port Albert Cemetery. Many of her descendants still live in the Albertland district.

The Port Albert Boarding House. Insert, Mildred Bennett.

Local artists are being invited to donate a small piece of work to display at an exhibition in Matakana, which will help raise money for the Matakana to Omaha walkway/cycleway project.Matakana Community Group member and artist Mike De Haan hopes 100 artists will put their work on display at the Fine Line Gallery, in Sharp Road, on June 23. He has set a fundraising target of $4000 which will be raised through tickets sales – 100 tickets at $40 each.“Each ticket will be numbered as will the pieces of artwork,” Mike says. “Everyone who attends the exhibition will go home with a small piece of art. Interested artists will be provided with a small piece of acid free paper to use for the exhibition or they can use their own medium. All artists are welcome.”Mike says other donations of artwork to sell on the night would also be appreciated.“With mulled wine and cheese and crackers at the door, it will be a great night for the community to socialise with local artists while raising money for a great project.“The Community Group applied for $35,000 from Auckland Regional Services Trust Fund (ARST) and we hope to announce their decision on the night. The funding is for a number of sculptures for the trail.”The exhibition will be held from 5pm to 8pm.Info: Mike De Haan 422 7854 or Heather King 422 7980.

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Sports awards target youngTeachers, coaches and parents are encouraged to nominate talented young sportspeople for the Asics Sports Awards as organisers call for term two entries. The awards recognise students who have achieved outstanding results or who have defied the odds to achieve sporting success. They are open to intermediate-aged children, years 7 and 8. The term two awards will be judged across five regions and regional winners receive Asics gear for themselves and their schools, as well as the opportunity to compete for the end-of-year supreme award. Entries close on June 29. Info: www.asicssportsaward.co.nz.


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Motorcycle partnersPartnership arrangements at Warkworth Motorcycles have changed. Garry and Anne Soffe, who have had the business since 1998, have been joined by Aden Berthelson and his partner Kelly (pictured), who have bought Tim and Debbie Hood’s share in the business. Aden has worked in the business since he left school. It was during his OE that he met Kelly and wedding bells will be ringing for the couple later this year.

Business briefsWarehouse leasebackThe Warehouse is selling its Snells Beach property on a sale and leaseback agreement. Snells Beach is one of four Warehouse properties on the market. The others are in Queenstown, Palmerston North and its North Island distribution centre in Wiri. A company spokesperson confirmed that there was no intention to close the store.

Power bill saverEnergy efficient light bulbs are one of the easiest ways to save money on the power bill, according to the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority’s RightLight campaign programme manager Bill Brander. “By replacing five of the most used standard light bulbs with five energy efficient bulbs, a household will save around $100 a year,” he says. A $1 standard incandescent 100W light bulb costs $25 a year to run, while an $8 efficient compact fluorescent lamp costs $5 over the same period.


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First-hand experience running Goat Island Dive & Snorkel for the past 13 years has taught Julie George the importance of having a contingency plan in case she is unable to work for any reason.“We always used an insurance broker for business and personal risk as it took another ‘thing to do’ off our shoulders, leaving us to concentrate on building our business,” she says.“I liked the way he worked for us and on our behalf, helping us in a practical way and it made me think about venturing into a new career as an insurance advisor.”This month, Julie and her son Chris are launching LifeLine Assured, a comprehensive insurance brokerage service. Julie says the best advice she can give people if they are considering insurance, is not to put it off. Even a little is better than nothing.Julie’s focus will be on personal insurance including life, health, trauma (critical illness), and income and mortgage protection.“I am motivated to help young people, families and women who need a listening ear to safeguard their future,” she says.Meanwhile, Chris will focus on assisting local business, self-employed and rural operations with their insurance needs. Chris was pioneering

Working in paradise is how the new owner of Rodney Glass and Mirrors Limited, Simon Morris, describes the Mahurangi area.A qualified glazier with 28 years of experience, Simon and his partner Jo Roughan started their mobile glazier business in April.Simon says after living and working in the city for 28 years, he was ready for a lifestyle change,” he says.“I wanted to be closer to Jo, who already lived here, but I couldn’t find a suitable glazier job in Warkworth. In the end I decided to start my own business. I am working from home at the moment but eventually, I hope to have my own warehouse and more crew on the road. Jo, who works as

relief teacher, is taking care of the administration side of the business and has helped to build our website.”Rodney Glass does residential and commercial glass replacements including bathroom mirrors, coloured splash-back glass, pet doors and shower screens installs and replacements.“We provide good service from Gulf Harbour to Mangawhai, a wealth of experience, free quotes and competitive prices. I carry everything in the van so nine times out of 10 I can fix what’s required straight away.”Simon says he is thoroughly enjoying working in the Rodney area and if he’s not working on a Sunday, he can be seen cruising around the area in his 1960 Cadillac.

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Most small business owners need input and advice at some stage when they encounter new challenges or tough times. Finding people willing to give advice is easy, but finding the right people to give good advice isn’t always as simple as it sounds, especially if you need to make a decision in a hurry.While there is a lot of information available on the internet, both good and bad, it is a lot easier to chat through an issue in person and get the right advice. The best way to do this is to develop a network of people that you can call on, either directly for input or to recommend people or businesses you should turn to, when you need assistance with a particular problem.

Developing networksSmall businesses often operate in isolation. Developing a network of peers and colleagues is a good way to keep in touch with new developments, and a great resource to access when you need input and advice. There are a number of options to consider and you’re not limited to only one or a few of these options.

Local business associations A good business association should be able to put you in touch with industry bodies, refer you to people who will be able to give you professional advice, and might also have information and resources to help you deal with whatever issues you are facing. Attending meetings and events is also a good way to brush up on skills, and meet and network with other business people operating in the area.

Small business networks tap into valuable pools of adviceUseful sitesFor financial or legal advice, it is probably best to meet face-to-face with your banker, accountant or lawyer, depending on the sort of advice you need. But there are a number of additional resources you can turn to for assistance. y The NZ Companies Office website www.business.govt.nz/companies is an easy one-stop-shop for registering your business online.

y The business.govt.nz website has been designed to help small and medium businesses, and contains a lot of useful information and online training.

y Inland Revenue www.ird.govt.nz has lots of advice on tax issues.

y TechNZ has a useful guide on matters such as intellectual property management, and the Intellectual Property Office website www.iponz.govt.nz/cms allows you to do a number of functions online.

y If you’re looking for a global expert to help with problems related to new product innovation, MSI’s Global Expert service www.msi.govt.nz/get-funded/build-your-business may be able to help solve the problem and get your product on the market.

y The NZ Trade and Enterprise website at www.nzte.govt.nz is a good start for potential exporters.

y ACC Online Services can be found at online.acc.co.nz and for employment or health and safety issues, have a look at the Department of Labour’s website www.dol.govt.nz.

Industry bodies Most industry sectors have some sort of organisation representing the collective interests of businesses operating in the sector; some will have more than one. They will be able to give you industry-specific advice and put you in touch with other people in your line of business for input and advice.

Using your networksOnce you’ve met or made contact with a business peer or business professional, swap business cards and keep their details on file. While you can do this manually, it would be more effective to include their details in your contacts on your computer and mobile phone, and to connect with them through other networks such as the business-focused LinkedIn or Twitter.

Consider finding a business mentorIf you’re not looking for advice on a particular problem but are more interested in long-term or ongoing advice, you should consider getting a business mentor.Mentors act as an experienced sounding board for ideas, assist with long-term strategies, assess your business from an independent but supportive point-of-view and connect you with useful people from within their business network.A mentor could be a family member, a friend, colleague or business acquaintance – or even a suitably qualified person who you’ve not met yet. Contact Business Mentors NZ at www.businessmentors.org.nz for advice.Source, business.govt.nz


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Te Arai author Jacquie McRae is continuing to impress the international book world.Her first novel The Scent of Apples, published by Huia Books, has won a gold medal in the 2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards (the IPPYs) in New York.This follows the book’s selection, in March, by the International Youth Library in Munich for White Ravens 2012 as an outstanding international book for children and young adults.Jacquie says receiving the award was a real honour.“The awards are broken up into regions and New Zealand is grouped with Australia so to receive gold was fantastic,” she says.“The award will also give me, as a first time author, a much better profile with mainstream book sellers who tend to stock mainly books by well-known authors.”Jacquie is currently working on an adult novel, which tells the story of an unconventional doctor who prescribes books, not medicine, to his patients. “I’d like to think it will be finished by the end of the year, but I’m not sure that this will be the case. I have a starting point and one of the best things about writing is that you never know where you may end up.”Jacquie recently returned from the Sydney Writers Festival and says she found it heartening that so many of

Book giveawayMahurangi Matters has a signed copy of The Scent of Apples to give away. Just write your name and daytime phone number on the back of an envelope and post to: Scent of Apples Competition, Mahurangi Matters PO Box 701 Warkworth. Competition closes on June 29. Alternatively, enter by sending us a private message marked ‘The Scent of Apples’ on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/mahurangimatters).

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the authors spoke about letting the book evolve rather than knowing everything at the start.“I work from home in Te Arai and have a room away from the house where I write. By nature I’m not very disciplined so I have to pretend I’m off to work and leave the house, otherwise I get distracted by all the jobs I should be doing. “I love what I do and would encourage anyone who has an urge to write to try it.”Jacquie (Tainui) was a finalist in the Pikihuia Awards for Māori Writers in 2009 and was one of six authors selected in 2010 for Te Papa Tupu, a mentoring programme for Māori writers.

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business, with a growing family and now have three children, aged five, three and 10 months.Maintaining family time has been a challenge and where possible, all have travelled on the safaris together, with their oldest child Tembo taking part from just seven months old. In 2010 the whole family lived in Kenya for a year while they ran five safaris and Tasha says they will go for a whole year again next year for the last time, as Tembo has now started school. Meanwhile, Karoma is heading off by himself to run safaris for more than four months, while they’re also in the throes of building a new house in Mangawhai. Karoma says he’s happy for the children to have the security, education and opportunities that New Zealand has to offer, but he still enjoys sharing the positive side of Africa that he loves. Unique experiences offered on safari include visiting his mother, who is proud of his achievements and welcomes the opportunity to share her cooking and culture.People are often initially concerned about safety, wildlife, poverty and disease, but soon get over their fears when they arrive, he says.“It helps to see Africa through the eyes of a local, rather than what a foreigner thinks about the local people. I’m able to interact with people in their own language, and share views and opinions based on local knowledge.”

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About 80 members from Probus Clubs around the Rodney district met at the Mahurangi East Community Centre for the first time on June 6.

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District Probus clubs meetOrganised by the Mahurangi Probus Club, president Murray Pollock says the purpose of the meeting was to bring neighbouring clubs together over a cup of tea.Members from the Warkworth men’s and ladies, Orewa combined, and Wellsford clubs attended.Guest speaker Rotary District Probus chair Gavin Busch reflected on the history of Probus and how the organisation was growing nationally and internationally.The Mahurangi club had 92 members and had been operating for 23 years.“We hold meetings every first Wednesday of the month which often

features a guest speaker and we go on social outings about once a month,” Mr Pollock said. Probus is an association for active retired people who want to meet like-minded people, make new friends and expand their interests. New members are always welcome.“The variety of people involved with Probus is diverse and each member has fascinating stories to share.”First established in the UK in 1965 the concept was introduced to NZ in 1974. The not-for-profit clubs operate under the support of Rotary but are not community service or fundraising groups themselves.


localentertainmentStudents at Snells Beach School have been busy creating a range of artworks over the last two terms, which will be sold at a fundraising exhibition and silent auction later this month.The school is hoping to raise enough money to upgrade its performing arts resources, including new microphones, proper staging and curtains. Associate principal Cherylene Neels says along with the childrens’ work, local artists are being invited to submit works as well.“Most students have contributed two pieces and the artwork is quite varied, from sculpture to photography and painting,” she says. “Some have adopted a more formal approach, while others have opted for more self-expression. They have also been working with our specialist art teacher Trish Lovegrove on completing some very fine examples based on Monet and Degas. It should be a fantastic event and a great showcase for our students’ talents.”The exhibition will run from June 26 to 28, with a wine and cheese on the opening night.

Top, Ranelle LeBas goes green with her contribution to the exhibition.

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A small retrospective display of photographs depicting the Morris & James story, over the past 35 years, is on display at the tileworks in Matakana until June 24. General manager Kieran Rice says the exhibition is a behind-the-scenes look at the people – entrepreneurs, designers, potters, ceramicists and glaze artists – who have contributed to Morris & James. He says it has also highlighted the need for the company to consider how its images, both of its people and designs, should be properly archived. The exhibition is a Fringe event in the Auckland Festival of Photography.

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Art for the ears at Brick BayWhile in the Amazon rainforest, NZ-born inter-disciplinary artist Sam Hamilton recorded the extraordinary and varied sounds made by frogs. When he returned to NZ, he replicated these sounds with a choir of 30 human voices to create The Sex Choir.Sam says on one level, the title is a little misleading.“The work doesn’t really have anything to do with sex in the conventional way,” he says.“The title refers to some of the fundamental underlying considerations of the work which are, I guess, to the utilitarian activities employed in order to further guarantee the survival of a species. “As much as I love music in the contemporary way, I’m interested in how it functions as a biological mechanism, as is more readily perceivable when observing hundreds of frogs on a warm tropical night in a rain forest whooping and singing about sex all night long.”Sam is mostly known for his music and has a background in sound art, experimental music, performance and composition. He is currently working in Portland, Oregon, on a new solo record that will be released in

the next few months, as well as some expanded cinema film shows, a video installation, an essay, a website and the ever constant planning of the future.His advice to Sex Choir visitors is just to spend a couple of minutes listening.“If you are able to just relax and be present in the moment then everything and anything you are able to experience, think or feel as a result of this work will come from this simple engagement of taking a moment to listen.”


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Three of New Zealand’s finest musicians have teamed up to form Alto, an ensemble that will perform at the Mahurangi College Hall, Warkworth, on Saturday June 23, at 4pm.

Quiz night funds sea adventureProceeds from a Trivial Pursuit night in Mangawhai on Thursday, June 28, will help set a local young woman afloat. The evening is being organised by the Zonta Club of Mangawhai who will use the money to send a young woman from the area on a 10-day Youth Development Voyage on the Spirit of Adventure. Last year’s recipient was Leila Stevens, of Mangawhai, who is currently a Year 13 student at Otamatea High School. Any student living in the area, from The Dome to Ruawai, is eligible for selection. The Trivial Pursuit evening will be held at the Club on Molesworth Drive from 7pm. The cost is $10 per person for teams of six, and supper is included with prizes and raffles throughout the evening. To register a team, phone Jude on 09 4312765.

Alto ensemble set to impress

Julia Joyce on viola, Kirsten Simpson on piano, and mezzo-soprano Kristin Darragh have put together a fascinating programme of the “alto” range which includes music by Brahms, Schumann and Kurt Weill. The concert is presented by Warkworth Music Society in association with Chamber Music New Zealand. Ms Simpson describes the trio as a “fusion of music and friendship”. The three Kiwi musicians met in London and soon formed a vision to perform together the music of the alto range.Ms Joyce held a position in the London Philharmonic Orchestra before returning to NZ last year to take up the position of principal viola with the NZ Symphony Orchestra. Kristen Darragh appeared as Amastre in Handel’s Xerses last year and is currently playing Maddalena in Verdi’s Rigoletto, and Kirsten Simpson is currently the brass and woodwind accompanist at the NZ School of Music in Wellington.Their programme features a number of works by Brahms, including his lively Gypsy Songs (Zigeunerlieder Opus 103) and the Zwei Gesänge (Opus 91), which are among the

best dramatic works written for this trio combination. These will feature alongside work for viola and piano by Schumann (Märchenbilder) and songs by popular Jewish-German composer Kurt Weill, including a Havana-style tango. Tickets are $25 and are available at the door. Meanwhile, two weeks later on Sunday July 8, at 4pm, Saxcess returns to Warkworth, celebrating their 20th anniversary with a concert at Ascension Winery illustrating the story of Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone. Info: www.chambermusic.co.nz or phone 425 7313.

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Great Rides bypass RodneyWith the formation of the PACER Trust a question that often arises is why can’t we just tap into the so-called John Key $50 million that he put aside for the development of Nga Haerenga, The New Zealand Cycle Trail? The thinking behind the question is that as the MP for Helensville, with a place at Omaha, he is ‘kind of a local’ and $50 million is a lot to spend on cycleways so we should be a shoe-in.Unfortunately, it’s not actually like that. Firstly, the money was put forward from his role as Minister of Tourism to be used in the development of a network of cycleways that would become major tourist attractions. The money was to be administered by the Ministry of Economic Development’s Tourism Strategy Group, which was tasked with turning the project into reality. It has been invested over three years, from 2009-2011, and was progressively granted to those organisations that were sufficiently advanced with their planning or sufficiently on-the-ball to make a strong case for a substantial grant to develop their project.The initial focus is to develop a network of Great Rides. Eighteen have been identified that will help attract international tourists. In the longer term, it is envisaged that the Great Rides will be progressively linked with other cycling routes and facilities, and will cater for a range of cycling abilities, types and purposes.Starting from the north and working down the island, the first Great Ride is around Kaikohe-Okaihau, the next is Waikato River Trails some 150 kilometres south of Auckland, and then there is the Hauraki Rail Trail. This leaves a big gap of around of 400 kilometres between the first and second rides, and that gap includes Auckland. So not only did none of ‘John’s $50 million’ arrive in this area, but by definition, it will be challenging to get aboard even in the next phase. That’s because it is intended for connections to the Great Rides and there are no Great Rides between the Far North and the Waikato for us to connect to!This reinforces the imperatives for the PACER Trust. It is clear that John and his Tourism Strategy Group don’t particularly have East Rodney in mind for central government’s Nga Haerenga funding. Further to this, I haven’t yet detected any current surge of enthusiasm to send material sums of local government money this far north of the bridge for a walkway/cycleway. So to ensure that we do get a share of the funding from either of these sources, we need to get our case before these various personalities and organisations in an organised and emphatic way.

The Mahurangi East Tennis Club held its annual prizegiving recently, wrapping up a successful season.Results: Men’s Singles, Craig Keats; runner up, Peter Barclay; Plate Round men’s singles, Barry Phillips; runner up, Dimitri Margaritis; ladies singles, Anna Sullivan; runner up, Linda Barclay; Plate Round ladies singles, Edith Short; runner up Helena Ujdur. B&J Phillips Family Shield – Mixed doubles, Peter & Gitte Dibley; runners up, Craig Keats & Rae Hutton. Plate Round mixed doubles –Walter & Doris Riederer; runners up, Graham & Edith Short. Bruce Fleming Trophy men’s doubles, Craig Keats & Tony Ujdur; runner up Don Wishart & Stuart Craw. Plate Round men’s doubles – Peter Bardsley

& David Jones; runners up, Graham Short & Walter Riederer. Snells Beach Fishing & Dive Trophy ladies doubles – Gitte Dibley & Susan Fulton; runners up, Anna Sullivan and Rae Hutton. Plate Round ladies doubles – Glenys Milne & Marion McDermott Jones; runners up, Barbara Robbins & Helena Ujdur. P&O Trophy (Patricia & Owen Gravatt) ladies drawn double – Susan Fulton & Helena Ujdur. Hopkins Trophy (Hilary & Arthur) men’s drawn doubles – Don Wishart & Walter Riederer. Most improved player, Dimitri Margaritis. Junior boys champion, Daniel Vaughan; junior girls champion, Taryn Meachin; most improved boy or girl 12-15years, Georgia Grieve; most improved player of any age, Sophie Shadbolt; most improved beginner 5-7years, Miles Ray.

Conditions were perfect for the Queens Birthday Sail Rock Café Mixed Open at the Mangawhai Golf Club on June 3.

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The clear blue skies welcomed a full field of more than 130 entrants. Men played in two divisions, while a strong women’s division contended for a number of prizes sponsored by Sail Rock Café.New member CJ Kreuscher shot the day’s best round of 74, while Muriwai club member Anil Jasmat shot a 78 to take gross runner-up in the men’s division one, on a countback from Andy Starr. Mangawhai’s Millie Mettam won the women’s gross prize.Results: Men’s division one, gross – CJ Kreuscher 74, Anil Jasmat (Muriwai) 78; nett – Craig King 65, Ray Hutchinson 68; stableford – Ron Horsfall 40 (winner on countback), Andy Starr 40, Shayne Stuart 38, Geoff Finlay 38, Wayne Watts 38, Mark Briggs 37, Spencer Tapper (The

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A Warkworth dog owner is facing possible prosecution after an attack on a flock of sheep in Wright Road, Matakana, late last month, left five sheep dead and eight in need of veterinary care.

Property owner Rick Hortz had the unenviable task of cleaning up after two dogs went on a rampage on his property.

Warkworth dog owner faces prosecution over farm attack

A sixth sheep subsequently died a few days after the attack.Auckland Council has seized and impounded two dogs from a property in Westminster Glen in relation to the attack.“Council is determining whether the dog owner will face a prosecution in the District Court,” a Council spokesperson says. “If the dog owners are prosecuted for this offence and convicted, the mandatory penalty is a court order for the destruction of the dogs. The judge can also impose a maximum fine of $3000 on the dog owner in addition to any liability for any damage caused in the attack.”The attack has horrified property owner Rick Hortz and his partner Cushla.“It’s obvious from the damage to fences and buildings that the sheep were chased and were absolutely terrified,” Rick says.“A neighbour caught one of the dogs and tied it up, but the other got away. When we arrived, we found a dead sheep just inside the gate, fences down, a metal link fence broken and property upended.”

The couple bought their 29-hectare property earlier this year and were still in the process of moving a house to

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The farm adjoins Westminster Glen on its southern boundary and Rick says the two dogs involved in the attack were normally kept in a fully fenced enclosure.“Although the dog owner will pay restitution for the animals and damage, it’s hard to say what the full costs of the attack will be. It’s not just the sheep that have been killed and mauled, but the 70 ewes in the paddock had all had the ram to them so I’m guessing it will affect our lambing rate as well, not to mention the days we’ve spent cleaning up the mess.“This is a rural environment and I don’t think that dogs who can terrorize farm animals like this have any place being in the country.”The Council spokesperson said the attack underlined the importance of ensuring that all dogs were kept under adequate control at all times. “This is not only to prevent dog attacks or incidents of aggression against people or animals in the community, but also to ensure dogs are not injured or lost as a result of wandering at large,” he said.Both dogs were registered.


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The man behind a project aimed at rejuvenating the iconic cabbage tree (cordyline australis) is keen to see landholders in Rodney take up the cause.

Ewan McGregor would like to see a small nursery, like this one in the Hawkes Bay, established in Rodney.

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Project Ti Kouka is the brainchild of Ewan McGregor, of Hawkes Bay, who has run it to date with funding assistance from etree, an environmental programme run by Australian company Computershare.The aim of the project is to ensure that the cabbage tree remains a characteristic feature over open farmland and around wetlands across the New Zealand landscape.“Cabbage trees in rural landscapes are usually well over 100 years old as they initially survived the fires used to clear the land and subsequent grazing has prevented the establishment of new trees,” Ewan says. “Today, these old survivors are increasingly showing the effects of age.“Publicity, with the aim of motivating landowners, is a key part of Project Ti Kouka. The underpinning objective is to develop a cabbage tree culture in New Zealand, but especially amongst rural landowners. This plant species has a special place in the emotions of Kiwis and we intend to capitalise on this.”It will also add to native bird habitat, provide shade for livestock and the flowers are greatly favoured by bees.Trials are being carried out at the

On-Farm Research farm at Poukawa, south of Hastings, on the best methods for growing the trees. This includes electrified protection and experimenting with in situ establishment through pole planting, commonly practised with poplars and willows. Ewan says early indications

are encouraging.“I would love to hear from any landholders in the Mahurangi area who might be interested in coordinating the collection of seeds and even establishing a nursery to grow them on.”Info: [email protected]

Despite interest from NZ and foreign purchasers, Pakiri’s 1050 ha Millbrook Station is off the market and owners, the Longuet-Higgins family, are continuing to farm the property while selling off some land as lifestyle blocks.Alexander Longuet-Higgins says that although there was good interest from potential buyers, no one “made it up to the mark” but there is still demand for lifestyle blocks and after successfully selling three last year, there are plans to bring a further nine to the market over the next year or so. One the largest privately owned land holdings on the east coast north of Auckland, the property has been owned by the Longuet-Higgins since 1950 and was on the market for about eight months.

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Tauhoa field dayA lower north monitor farm field day, organised by Beef & Lamb NZ, will be held at the Ryburn Farm, Tauhoa, 3946 Kaipara Coast Highway on June 22. The morning session will discuss winter crops, beef management and winter lambs. The afternoon session at Tauhoa Hall will include guest speaker agricultural analyst Rebecca Redmond, from Rabobank, who specialises in animal protein. Info: Gareth Baynham 027 442 0556 or [email protected]


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What’s in a name?The most popular children’s names in 2011 in NZ are Ruby, Olivia and Sophie for girls, Liam, Joshua and Oliver for boys. There doesn’t appear to be any list of most popular pet names, but I’m guessing Milo, Jemma and Max will be there somewhere. The origins of pet names are often interesting tales in themselves. I quite like the names which give images of an animal quite different to that suggested by the name. An overweight Dachshund called Elvis, a tortoise called Tarzan, Mouse for a blue great dane, and a moggie called Tashidelli which apparently is Nepalese for the male reproductive organ. A rabbit called Roger is a popular one. In most instances this name derives from the cartoon star, occasionally from the favourite vet, but I know one pet where the name was intended to be used as a verb, reflecting his insatiable habits.Personally, I like to name pets after people I know, and hence the names Steve and Jocelyn were given to our pigs. I’m not absolutely sure, but I suspect that neither of them will be too flattered by this honour, but the similarities between them were so striking when they arrived at home that I really had no choice. Steve is a Welshman and also a vegetarian. Most of the similarities between both Steves are digestive in nature and largely due to both being vegetarians. Both grunt while eating, lack etiquette at the dinner table, and occasionally squeal in delight when an unexpectedly tasty morsel is discovered. Both also have that unsavoury issue experienced by many vegetarians of excessive and foul flatulence. Porcine Steve recently got his head stuck through the fence and I had to extract him by wrapping my arms about his body and pulling. Strangely enough it was very similar in nature to the embrace I gave human Steve on his wedding day, right down to the coarse back hairs poking through his white shirt. The similarities between the Jocelyns are less obvious, other than they both happen to be shacked up with a Steve. Whatever name you choose for your beloved pet, it’s hard to imagine them called by anything else after being part of the family for a few weeks.

She may not have won a place, but Tapora farmer Katherine Tucker remains pleased with her achievement in making it to this year’s National Bank Young Farmer grand final held in Dunedin from May 23-26.The 26-year-old is only the third woman to qualify for the national final in the Contest’s 44-year history and says she did her best and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.“I don’t think I disgraced myself, but I realised what I have to work on and where my strengths and weaknesses lie. It’s not until you’re really in it that you realise how much more it is than the regional finals.” Next year she plans to take a break

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The school had applied to become a special character composite school for students from Years 1 to 13, in order to enable students to continue with Ahuroa’s highly individualised teaching approach through secondary school.However, principal Melinda Bennett says the regional office has advised it is not able to recommend approval of the application to the Minister “at this time”.Reasons cited for the decision include that there is further capacity available at the local high school, uncertainty

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Planting for the birdsWhen planting a new garden or adding to an existing garden, take into consideration the food requirements of our native birds. You will be rewarded with their delightful birdsong as well as helping control insects, pests, slugs and snails.Suitable native plants include flax, coprosma, kowhai, pohutukawa and puriri. In the non-native category, protea, guava, melia and viburnum are all good for birds. This is a small list of common and more readily available plants, but there are many other bird-attracting plants available.During the winter, when there are fewer plants or trees in flower or seed, food sources for birds become a little scarce. Providing an extra supplement will keep them around. My parents have done this for years – they have two bowls attached to the handrail on their deck, filled with a sugar/water syrup. The mixture is prepared by dissolving half a cup of sugar with two cups of water. Tui love this sweet nectar and it’s an amazing sight to see sometimes up to four or five tui around one bowl together. My parents also make-up a mix of bird seed and fat, fill a net bag and hang it in their large Albizzia tree. This works a treat as well. However, not everyone has the time or is able to make their own bird feed. Tui Products has brought out a new product called Tui Wild Bird, a nutritious seed blend of mixed millet, radish, rape seed, wheat, barley and sorghum designed to attract a range of wild birds to the garden. The seed can be placed in an attractive range of bird feeders or even comes as a compressed bell that they can peck at and pull apart. I put one of these in our garden at home but had to shift it to a better position where there were more branches for the birds to perch on while the nibbled away. It is essential to keep feeders off the ground safely away from cats. Place your bird feeder where it can be viewed from inside the house and it will provide hours of fascination and enjoyment for all ages.


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Despite a busy year tackling issues affecting landowners, the lower north Landowners and Contractors Protection Association (LCPA) sees plenty of work ahead, battling increasing levels of bureaucracy on a number of fronts.

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Both past achievements and future challenges will be on the agenda at the association’s annual meeting at Wellsford Community Centre on June 25 at 7pm. Chairman Brian Mason says the Auckland Council’s management of regional farm parks is one area that will come under scrutiny.“We don’t believe the park farms are being run in an economic manner and ratepayers are footing the bill,” he says.The levels of Council bureaucracy will also be in the spotlight as the association continues to object to what it sees as a heavy-handed approach on compliance issues.“We were promised a drastic reduction in bureaucrats in the Super City, but we’ve seen quite a substantial increase.” The meeting’s guest speaker, Rodney MP Mark Mitchell will address the issue of growing local government bureaucracy in the context of the current global recession. However, Brian says the association has successfully brought issues facing landowners to the fore.“We’re a backstop for people who are having trouble with compliance issues

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WETSUIT & DRYSUIT REPAIRS25 Station Road, Wellsford • Phone 423 8237

email [email protected] www.oceandry.co.nz

OCEANDRY DRYSUITS

All Breeds Dog GroomingProfessional in clipping,

bathing, nails etc

Tuesdays only available at Ross Lynch Vets, Warkworth 425 8793

Mobile 021 242 4103 • Home 09 431 5048Michele Oliver

Anytime at Mangawhai by appointment

David Just Developments Ltd

Bathroom and Kitchen renovationsOver 25 years experience

References available from past clients

David Just • Ph: 0274 753 574 [email protected]


– Garage Storage Units / Shelving Units – Supply Only Options– Budget Kitchens from $5000 – Free Design & Quote– EZYKIT Flat Pack Cabinetry Available – NZ Made

Unbeatable Service

Mob 027 662 9128 Email [email protected]

Pumps / Water Tanks / Filtration / TreatmentSpa & Pool Shop / Pool Valet Service

Water Blasters / SprayersHose & Fittings / Mobile & Workshop Service31 WOODCOCKS RD - WARKWORTH - PH 425 9100

AUTHORISEDAGENT

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Good food that’s Gluten Free18b Glenmore Drive, Warkworth

425 9593 • [email protected]

22 Whitaker Road, Warkworth Phone 425 8535

1916 State Highway 1, KaiwakaPhone 431 2123

www.warkworthmotorcycles.co.nz

153M

FROG POOL FARM

Custom Built KitchensMatai Furniture

Homeware & KitchenwareLeadlight Lamps & Gifts

GardenwareCrystals, Gems & Candles

FROG POOL FARMFROG POOL FARM

NZ Made Solid Wood

Phone 425 9030 • Dome Valley 5 minutes past Warkworth

There’s a little touch of magic at Frog Pool Farm

146M

SNELLS BEACHPHONE 09 425 5597

TRIED – TESTED – TRUSTED

Mark Sim 021 102 [email protected]

& DRAINLAYING

TTT Plumbing Limited

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE FOR ONLY

$48+GST* Phone Cathy or Renee 425 9068 or email your advert to [email protected]

*for a three insertion contract

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Local Farrier with 24 years Professional Experience Offers ... Calm, Patient and Practical Shoeing

Vaughan PalatchieFARRIER

Mobile 021 425 383 Home 09 422 4080HOT/COLD/REMEDIAL/INTERFERENCE SHOEING

All Hoof Care Requirements for Your Loyal Hack, Sport or Competition Horse

phone 09 425 6431

unit 5 • hamatana Roadsnells beach

General Engineering

Sven Oltersdorf Managing DirectorM: 022 167 3507 E: [email protected]

Buy with cOnfidence

infRA-tech nZ2012 Ltd

•Pre-purchasehouseinspections•Insulationleaksoncoolingequipment•Veterinarysupportforhorseinjuries (stressfractures)

Contact Neil 09 425 7017 or 021 070 0643 [email protected]

www.cabinetmakeranddesign.co.nz Unit C, 19 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth

From design to installation we’ve got you covered

Kitchens ▌ Bathrooms ▌ Entertainment Units Laundries ▌ Wardrobes and Offices

For all your carpet needs• Supply only• Lay only• Supply and Lay• Re-adaptions• Repair Work

Neil WardleCarpet Layer

09 425 9149 027 264 7941

[email protected]

Sewing by Design

Sew for You

22 Pulham Rd, Warkworth (09) 425 9047 or 022 122 0722

www.sewforyou.co.nz

Dress Making - - Clothing Alterations Home Furnishings - - Seamstress - - Sewing Classes

STEVE’S MAINTENANCELawns • Hedges • Water Blasting

Rubbish Removal • Section Clearing Property Maintenance

No job too big or small

Call steve029 770 710109 425 9966

SeRving WaRkWoRtH, SneLLS BeaCH, Matakana, SandSPit

• EARTH • • WATER •

• Landscape • Site Works • Retaining •

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• • Specialists in Passive Concepts •

Phone Dave 09 425 7970mob 021 704 056 • email [email protected]

25/27 Lilburn Street, Warkworth • P: 425 8445M: 021 825 966 • E: [email protected]

• Medical Herbalist • Diet and Nutrition • Bioenergy Healing • Acute & Chronic Conditions

LAVENDER HOUSEHOLISTIC HEALTH CLINIC

Kayleen Hazlehurst NATUROPATHIC DOCTORMHSc; Adv.DipHSc; DipHSc; PhD.

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Classified deadline for July 4 issue is June 27Phone 425 9068 to book

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Advertise your classifieds and church notices here for only 30c+GST per word for run-ons or $6.70 per/cm+GST for boxed adverts.

BUsiness fOR saleCOMMeRCial CleaninG BUsiness Privately owned - not a franchise. Warkworth area. Well established & potential for growth. No weekend or night work. Going concern $35k. Only one person required. Ph 021 079 8578.

fiTness

sHOTOKan KaRaTe Japan affiliated club, 3rd Dan instructor, supervised by 7th Dan. See www.skif.co.nz. Suits ages 12 to 60+. Ph Bob 4225229 for a free trial (2 lessons). An interesting way to keep fit. Wed 6pm-7.30pm, Masonic Hall, Fri 6pm-7.30pm, Shoesmith Domain Hall.

PilaTes MaT ClassesThursday 5.30pm, Fri 9am-11am

Matakana Hall. Pilates Machinery.aCTiVe liVinG PHYsiO

Phone 422 7220

Ceroc is the fastest growing dance phenomenon in the country. This fusion of Jive and Salsa is easy to learn, sociable and fun, and

can be danced to any music with a regular beat. Ceroc DJ's play music ranging from 70's classics through to your current chart favorites.

7pm on Tuesday Nights at the Woolshed, Country Park, Matakana, Warkworth.

For more information Contact Colin 021 862 847 • www.ceroc.co.nz

Learn to dance • ceroc - Modern Jive

fliGHTs

sCeniC fliGHTs $39, 20 mins; $49, 30 mins. Min. 3 passengers. Trial flights $79. Gift vouchers available. GReaT BaRRieR fliGHTs. Special stopover up to 4 hours. Return $99. Min. 3 passengers.

nORTH CaPe fliGHTs $375 each. Min 3 passengers.

Rodney aero Club Ph 425 8735 or Rod Miller Phone 425 5612

fOR lease

shop 317 neville street

in the historic Old Warkworth Post Office building.

82.5 square metres of office space, newly painted building, recently carpeted, heat pump, 1 car park,

handily located within easy walking distance of town amenities.

Would suit office activity and/or selected retails.

For further information call Mike on 021 427 198 or 425 7724.

CliniCal OffiCe sPaCe at health centre. Suit professional health practitioner. Daily rates available. Contact: 425 8399 or [email protected]

fOR RenTsandsPiT, Large bedroom, ensuite own TV in furnished house. Share kitchen, lounge. Peaceful sea & bush. Suit working person or tradesman. Non smoker. Refs. $250 p/wk. Ph 425 8399 or [email protected]

snells BeaCH sunny s/c studio, private yard, parking, suit n/s person, no pets. $230p/w includes power & water. Ph 425 5651 or 021 127 6626. WaRKWORTH neW Furnished two bedroom apartment, walk to shops, quiet environment. Short or long term. Email: [email protected]

fOR sale

RaWleiGH PROdUCTs available. Phone Patrick 425 8851.

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.sHeeP ManURe 15kg bag only $10. FREE DELiVERY - Algies, Snells Beach, Warkworth, Matakana. Ph 425 5612.

HealTH seRViCes

BOWTeCH / BOWen THeRaPY Contact Adele 0800 BOWEN 4 U (0800 269 364)

COnfUsed, sTRessed, UnWell? Calming private sessions with Naturopathic doctor and bioenergy healer. Ph 021 825 966 or 425 8445.

HOMe MainTenanCeHandYMan – THe MainTenanCe Man Your one stop fix-it-man. Phone Jim 422 3725 or 021 254 2048.

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 & installation. Work guaranteed. Ph Steve 09 945 2282 or www.purewaterservices.co.nz

KaRl Hall PlasTeRinG 25 years experience. All aspects of stopping. Covering specialist. Ph 0210 424 296.

HOUse CleaninGHOUse CleaninG Reliable and efficient. Phone 422 6125.

PiCTURe fRaMinGPiCTURe fRaMinG and sUPPlies We are your One Stop Shop for all professional Custom Framing, Reframing, Matt Cutting, Tapestries, Sport Shirts, Medals, Ready-made frames, Glazing, Repairs, Hardware, Plus heaps more and all those bit and pieces so visit Orewa Picture Framing, Shop ‘E’, Cammish Lane, Orewa. Ph 427 8124.

PROTeCT YOUR PHOTOs, PiCTURes, HandCRafTs plus all Art by using “Plexiglaze”, the Ultimate in UV Protective Glazing & Reglazing for Clarity, Safety, Lightweight and cut to any size or shape. Orewa Picture Framing, Shop ‘E’, Cammish Lane, Orewa. Ph 427 8124.

lOsTladies BlaCK WalleT on Thursday 31st May, Mangawhai area. Small reward. Phone Kaye 021 319 114.

PHOTOGRaPHiC & diGiTal

PReseRVe YOUR MeMORiesVideos, slides & old 8mm films

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

PUBliC nOTiCes

FREE Clean Fill

I have 80 cubic metres of clean fill, will deliver free of charge to anywhere

within 20 miles of Warkworth.

PH Tim 021 822071

Untitled-6 1 8/05/12 1:25 PMWho do you think you are?Learn about researching

family historyJoin Warkworth

Genealogy Society

Contact: Cheryl 425 9945 or Bryan 425 9094

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sOCieTY inC aGM23 June at 7:15pm at the Hall.

Coffee & dessert to follow

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www.makingachange.co.nzPhone Brigid 09 426 8361

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KiMBeRleY WildeRness adVenTURes Experience Australia’s Kimberley wilderness on land by custom-built 4WD vehicle and then the coastline by stylish small ship. Cruise/Tours from 13 to 25 days. $200 per person discount if booked by 30 June 2012. World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or [email protected]

TaHiTi flY & CRUise PaCKaGes with Paul Gauguin luxury small ships. Departs 27 July, 3 or 10 Aug 2012. includes return flights, transfers, 1 night pre cruise, 7 night cruise with all meals & selected beverages, entertainment, taxes, gratuities & fees. From $5,049 p/person. World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or [email protected] flY fRee TO eUROPe in 2013 and enjoy a European River Cruise. 15 day Magnificent Europe from Amsterdam to Budapest or v.v. from just $8,245 per person. World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or email [email protected]

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Classified deadline for July 4 issue is June 27Phone 425 9068 to book

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Advertise your classifieds and church notices here for only 30c+GST per word for run-ons or $6.70 per/cm+GST for boxed adverts.

BUsiness fOR saleCOMMeRCial CleaninG BUsiness Privately owned - not a franchise. Warkworth area. Well established & potential for growth. No weekend or night work. Going concern $35k. Only one person required. Ph 021 079 8578.

fiTness

sHOTOKan KaRaTe Japan affiliated club, 3rd Dan instructor, supervised by 7th Dan. See www.skif.co.nz. Suits ages 12 to 60+. Ph Bob 4225229 for a free trial (2 lessons). An interesting way to keep fit. Wed 6pm-7.30pm, Masonic Hall, Fri 6pm-7.30pm, Shoesmith Domain Hall.

PilaTes MaT ClassesThursday 5.30pm, Fri 9am-11am

Matakana Hall. Pilates Machinery.aCTiVe liVinG PHYsiO

Phone 422 7220

Ceroc is the fastest growing dance phenomenon in the country. This fusion of Jive and Salsa is easy to learn, sociable and fun, and

can be danced to any music with a regular beat. Ceroc DJ's play music ranging from 70's classics through to your current chart favorites.

7pm on Tuesday Nights at the Woolshed, Country Park, Matakana, Warkworth.

For more information Contact Colin 021 862 847 • www.ceroc.co.nz

Learn to dance • ceroc - Modern Jive

fliGHTs

sCeniC fliGHTs $39, 20 mins; $49, 30 mins. Min. 3 passengers. Trial flights $79. Gift vouchers available. GReaT BaRRieR fliGHTs. Special stopover up to 4 hours. Return $99. Min. 3 passengers.

nORTH CaPe fliGHTs $375 each. Min 3 passengers.

Rodney aero Club Ph 425 8735 or Rod Miller Phone 425 5612

fOR lease

shop 317 neville street

in the historic Old Warkworth Post Office building.

82.5 square metres of office space, newly painted building, recently carpeted, heat pump, 1 car park,

handily located within easy walking distance of town amenities.

Would suit office activity and/or selected retails.

For further information call Mike on 021 427 198 or 425 7724.

CliniCal OffiCe sPaCe at health centre. Suit professional health practitioner. Daily rates available. Contact: 425 8399 or [email protected]

fOR RenTsandsPiT, Large bedroom, ensuite own TV in furnished house. Share kitchen, lounge. Peaceful sea & bush. Suit working person or tradesman. Non smoker. Refs. $250 p/wk. Ph 425 8399 or [email protected]

snells BeaCH sunny s/c studio, private yard, parking, suit n/s person, no pets. $230p/w includes power & water. Ph 425 5651 or 021 127 6626. WaRKWORTH neW Furnished two bedroom apartment, walk to shops, quiet environment. Short or long term. Email: [email protected]

fOR sale

RaWleiGH PROdUCTs available. Phone Patrick 425 8851.

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.sHeeP ManURe 15kg bag only $10. FREE DELiVERY - Algies, Snells Beach, Warkworth, Matakana. Ph 425 5612.

HealTH seRViCes

BOWTeCH / BOWen THeRaPY Contact Adele 0800 BOWEN 4 U (0800 269 364)

COnfUsed, sTRessed, UnWell? Calming private sessions with Naturopathic doctor and bioenergy healer. Ph 021 825 966 or 425 8445.

HOMe MainTenanCeHandYMan – THe MainTenanCe Man Your one stop fix-it-man. Phone Jim 422 3725 or 021 254 2048.

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 & installation. Work guaranteed. Ph Steve 09 945 2282 or www.purewaterservices.co.nz

KaRl Hall PlasTeRinG 25 years experience. All aspects of stopping. Covering specialist. Ph 0210 424 296.

HOUse CleaninGHOUse CleaninG Reliable and efficient. Phone 422 6125.

PiCTURe fRaMinGPiCTURe fRaMinG and sUPPlies We are your One Stop Shop for all professional Custom Framing, Reframing, Matt Cutting, Tapestries, Sport Shirts, Medals, Ready-made frames, Glazing, Repairs, Hardware, Plus heaps more and all those bit and pieces so visit Orewa Picture Framing, Shop ‘E’, Cammish Lane, Orewa. Ph 427 8124.

PROTeCT YOUR PHOTOs, PiCTURes, HandCRafTs plus all Art by using “Plexiglaze”, the Ultimate in UV Protective Glazing & Reglazing for Clarity, Safety, Lightweight and cut to any size or shape. Orewa Picture Framing, Shop ‘E’, Cammish Lane, Orewa. Ph 427 8124.

lOsTladies BlaCK WalleT on Thursday 31st May, Mangawhai area. Small reward. Phone Kaye 021 319 114.

PHOTOGRaPHiC & diGiTal

PReseRVe YOUR MeMORiesVideos, slides & old 8mm films

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

PUBliC nOTiCes

FREE Clean Fill

I have 80 cubic metres of clean fill, will deliver free of charge to anywhere

within 20 miles of Warkworth.

PH Tim 021 822071

Untitled-6 1 8/05/12 1:25 PMWho do you think you are?Learn about researching

family historyJoin Warkworth

Genealogy Society

Contact: Cheryl 425 9945 or Bryan 425 9094

PUBliC nOTiCesBinGO, BinGO, BinGO! Come and join the fun, 1st Monday of month, Upstairs New Masonic Lodge, Baxter Street, Warkworth, 7pm. Proceeds to Warkworth Museum.

HOTeO nORTH HisTORiC sCHOOl & Hall

sOCieTY inC aGM23 June at 7:15pm at the Hall.

Coffee & dessert to follow

ReadinGs

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www.makingachange.co.nzPhone Brigid 09 426 8361

TRaVel

KiMBeRleY WildeRness adVenTURes Experience Australia’s Kimberley wilderness on land by custom-built 4WD vehicle and then the coastline by stylish small ship. Cruise/Tours from 13 to 25 days. $200 per person discount if booked by 30 June 2012. World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or [email protected]

TaHiTi flY & CRUise PaCKaGes with Paul Gauguin luxury small ships. Departs 27 July, 3 or 10 Aug 2012. includes return flights, transfers, 1 night pre cruise, 7 night cruise with all meals & selected beverages, entertainment, taxes, gratuities & fees. From $5,049 p/person. World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or [email protected] flY fRee TO eUROPe in 2013 and enjoy a European River Cruise. 15 day Magnificent Europe from Amsterdam to Budapest or v.v. from just $8,245 per person. World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or email [email protected]

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scoreboard A roundup of sports activities and events in the district

Sponsored by

TOTALSPAN Rodney

List sports news by phoning Nichole on 425 9068 or email [email protected]

229 State Highway 1, Warkworth Phone 09 422 3149

TOTALSPAN.CO.NZ0800 TOTALSPAN

(0800 868 257)

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Some conditions apply - please contact us to discuss further

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Corner Whitaker Rd & Mill Lane WarkworthService DDI 09 425 1090

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING cont inued

TRaVel disCOVeR GOlfinG in CHina We are offering a series of tours throughout China including playing golf at Mission Hills the official world’s number one course. Priced from $3,450 per person and includes return flights, 6 nights 5 star accommodation, breakfast, 4 games of golf, transfers, taxes. Longer stays available. World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or email [email protected] WesTeRn aUsTRalia Enjoy all that Western Australia has to offer with one of these great tours: 7 days Perth & Monkey Mia, 15 Day Western Wildlife Wonderland or an 18 day Last Frontier or West Coast Adventure from Perth to Darwin. World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or email [email protected]

RenTal WanTed

i aM lOOKinG fOR a lOnG-TeRM RenTal in MaTaKana

A 2-bedroom cottage would be ideal Close to the village if possible OR i

am happy to housesit and look after your animals/garden Please contact

me if you can help Jane 0274 513501 [email protected]

WORK WanTedBUildeR All types of building work. Free quotes and advice. Phone Wayne 09 425 5757 or 021 112 0696.

TV seRViCes & salesTV seRViCes Freeview, dishes, aerials, boxes. Sales, installation and repairs. Phone Gavin 027 4766115.

TV TUninG. DVD’s / Sky / Video / Freeview etc. Phone 425 5431.

• FREEVIEW • HOME THEATRE • saTelliTe insTallaTiOn

Advice & supply. Ph Andrew 021 466 394.

WanTed

CASH PAID• Shed & Garage clear outs• Tools & Machinery • Cars,

motorcycles, boats, caravans All things considered.

Ph or txt 021 161 5139

VeHiClesPaRK & sell Gull Snells Beach. Weekly rates. Great exposure. Ph 425 4092.

MANAGER WITH NO QUALIFICATION WANTEDKnow you have the skills and experience but not the qualification to back it up?

Enrol now in our Business Management Programme and study for a Certificate in Management (NZIM Cert Mgt) from the NZ Institute of Management.

• ZERO FEES* for all 2012

• A 52 week study plan and assignment schedule will be set for you

• You will need to commit approximately 10 hours to study per week

• Distance learning course by correspondence - study from anywhere in NZ: from the comfort of home... or down at the beach... or in a café downtown... anywhere, anytime

• NZQA Approved

• Learn about management, marketing, communication, research, finance, human resources, problem solving, and decision making

• Unlimited student support provided via email and freephone

• All course materials supplied but..

• You will need a computer with an internet connection

* Administration charge of $360 applies.

Every year the skill level of the NZ workforce climbs another notch. Does yours?

It’s time for you to up-skill.ENROL TODAY

Visit our website for more info

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING cont inued

TRaVel disCOVeR GOlfinG in CHina We are offering a series of tours throughout China including playing golf at Mission Hills the official world’s number one course. Priced from $3,450 per person and includes return flights, 6 nights 5 star accommodation, breakfast, 4 games of golf, transfers, taxes. Longer stays available. World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or email [email protected] WesTeRn aUsTRalia Enjoy all that Western Australia has to offer with one of these great tours: 7 days Perth & Monkey Mia, 15 Day Western Wildlife Wonderland or an 18 day Last Frontier or West Coast Adventure from Perth to Darwin. World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or email [email protected]

RenTal WanTed

i aM lOOKinG fOR a lOnG-TeRM RenTal in MaTaKana

A 2-bedroom cottage would be ideal Close to the village if possible OR i

am happy to housesit and look after your animals/garden Please contact

me if you can help Jane 0274 513501 [email protected]

WORK WanTedBUildeR All types of building work. Free quotes and advice. Phone Wayne 09 425 5757 or 021 112 0696.

TV seRViCes & salesTV seRViCes Freeview, dishes, aerials, boxes. Sales, installation and repairs. Phone Gavin 027 4766115.

TV TUninG. DVD’s / Sky / Video / Freeview etc. Phone 425 5431.

• FREEVIEW • HOME THEATRE • saTelliTe insTallaTiOn

Advice & supply. Ph Andrew 021 466 394.

WanTed

CASH PAID• Shed & Garage clear outs• Tools & Machinery • Cars,

motorcycles, boats, caravans All things considered.

Ph or txt 021 161 5139

VeHiClesPaRK & sell Gull Snells Beach. Weekly rates. Great exposure. Ph 425 4092.

MANAGER WITH NO QUALIFICATION WANTEDKnow you have the skills and experience but not the qualification to back it up?

Enrol now in our Business Management Programme and study for a Certificate in Management (NZIM Cert Mgt) from the NZ Institute of Management.

• ZERO FEES* for all 2012

• A 52 week study plan and assignment schedule will be set for you

• You will need to commit approximately 10 hours to study per week

• Distance learning course by correspondence - study from anywhere in NZ: from the comfort of home... or down at the beach... or in a café downtown... anywhere, anytime

• NZQA Approved

• Learn about management, marketing, communication, research, finance, human resources, problem solving, and decision making

• Unlimited student support provided via email and freephone

• All course materials supplied but..

• You will need a computer with an internet connection

* Administration charge of $360 applies.

Every year the skill level of the NZ workforce climbs another notch. Does yours?

It’s time for you to up-skill.ENROL TODAY

Visit our website for more info

www.Management.org.nzProgramme provided by Adventure Education Ltd

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Gymnastics

Places are available for students to join the Mahurangi Gymnastics Club, held in the Mahurangi College Gym, Monday nights. 5-6 years from 4pm-5.15pm, 7-8 years from 5.15pm-6.15pm, 9 years and over from 6.15-7.30pm. Info: Sherilyn 422 3433.Hockey

Mahurangi College is hosting a trivial pursuit fundraiser for the school’s hockey team on June 22 at 7pm in the school’s auditorium. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door. BYO nibbles, some drinks and nibbles for sale. Fundraiser to purchase equipment, uniforms and to subsidise turf fees.Squash

Warkworth Squash Club is running ladies sessions every Monday from 9.15am to 10.45am, and on a Wednesday evening from 6pm to 8pm. Cost is $7, coaching is available. Info: Kaye Jackson 425 6965.Netball

y The Rodney Netball Centre is hosting a Junior Dress-Up Tournament on June 30 from 8.30am to 1pm. All welcome to come along and watch around 40 junior teams participate in a fun tournament.

y Fun Ferns –Rodney Netball Centre, Wellsford, on Saturdays from 10am-11am. The programme is for children aged four years to Year Three and aims to develop basic motor skills, as well as teaching movement and passing skills. Gold coin donation. No Fun Ferns in July holidays. Info: Tui 423 7400 or 022 628 3288 or email [email protected]


what’s onJune 2012

Email your events to [email protected]

See also Scoreboard (page 46) for sporting events

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Specials valid until 30 June 2012. All specials may not be available in some stores. Specials only available at Liquor Centre Stores detailed above. No Trade Sales.

Part of the

Part of the largest Liquor Chain in NZ

“BEST SPOT FOR YOUR FAVOURITE DROP”

Ivanov Vodka

1ltr

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$11.99

Billy Maverick 8% 250ml 18 pack $29.99

Steinlager Pure 12s

Smirnoff Ice Guarana 7% Cans 4 pack

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Specials valid until 31 December 2011. All specials may not be available in some stores. Specials only available at Liquor Spot Stores detailed above. No Trade Sales.

Jameson 1L

Chivas Regal 700ml

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Russian Standard Vodka 1L

Martineau Brandy 1L

Wild Moose Canadian Whisky 1L

Jim Beam bourbon 1750ml

Bombay Sapphire

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Cream 700ml

$29.99$42.99

Lindauer Special Reserve

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Jack Daniels 1L

$49.99

Teachers Whisky 1L

$32.99$202 FOR

Corbans White Label

$6.99 $28.99

Steinlager Pure 330ml 15s

Steinlager Classic 330ml 18s

Smirnoff Ice Double Black 7% 335ml Bottles

$24.99

Monteith’s Summer Ale 12s

$22.99

KGB / Wild Moose 330ml 12s Jim Beam Black 8% 330ml

$19.99

NZ Pure 330mlNZ pure Summer Ale 330ml

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Woodstock 8% 4pk

$18.99$21.99

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14 World Blood Donor Day. The Blood Service will be in Warkworth on July 18 and October 17; in Wellsford on September 10.

14 What is Peak Oil? is the subject of a Transition Town meeting, 224 Centreway Road, Orewa ,from 7pm to 9pm. Guest speaker, Simon Coughlan; gold coin donation. Info: Graham Smith 426 4458; Betsy Kettle 426 4909.

16 Library sod-turning ceremony, Memorial Park, Wellsford, at 1.30pm with Auckland Mayor Len Brown. Info: Julie on 423 6082 or [email protected]

20 Puhoi Historical Society meets Puhoi Museum records room, 7.30pm. All welcome. Museum winter hours, Sat & Sun, 1pm-4pm.

21 Forest & Bird talk – Christine Rose, conservation campaigner for Maui’s dolphin, Totara Park Village Hall Warkworth, starts 7.30pm.

22 Trivial Pursuit fundraiser for Pakiri School, 7pm start, teams of four, $10 per person. All welcome.

23 Grand Victorian Steampunk event, raising money for Hospice, featuring Victorian games, music and dancing, from 2pm to 10pm, Puhoi Village.

23 Matakana Artists walkway fundraiser, Solstice Celebration, A Fine Line Gallery next to Charlies Gelato, Sharp Rd (see story p26)

23 Alto, presented by Warkworth Music Society at Mahurangi College hall, from 4pm (see story p35)

23 Warkworth Squash fundraising night, Tennis & Squash Clubrooms, Shoesmith St, $15 entry. Wild west card games and silent auction, great items on offer including original artworks, bach weekends, fishing trips, movie passes, plants and a trailer load of firewood. Money raised will go towards the third squash court. Starts 6pm.

23 Trivial Pursuit, fundraiser for Wharehine Hall. Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm start. Teams of six, $5 a head and please bring a plate. Info: Phone Barbara on 423 8187.

23 Hoteo North Historic School & Hall Society annual meeting, at the Hall, starts 7.15pm. Coffee & dessert to follow.

25 Landowners and Contractors Protection Assn annual meeting, Wellsford Community Centre, at 7pm. Guest speaker Rodney MP Mark Mitchell. Info: www.lcpa.org.nz or phone 422 1970.

26-28 Snells Beach School art auction (see story p33)27 Otamatea High School Festival of Arts featuring drama, music,

kapa haka and photography and fine art. Starts 7.30pm.27 Twine stationery evening, The Bridgehouse, Warkworth, at

7pm. Info: Katie Burton 021 701 779.28 Trivial Pursuit fundraising for annual Zonta Club Spirit of

Adventure Award, The Club Mangawhai, from 7pm. Beach Party theme. Info: Jude on 431 2765.

28 Mahurangi College Stage Challenge community performance, Mahurangi Hall from 6pm, gold coin donation (see story p16)

30 Winter Warmer Dance and fun auction, Tauhoa Hall, 7.30pm. Fundraiser for Tauhoa School. Band & bar. Tickets $10. Phone Denise on 422 5722.

30-Jul 14 Tartan Week, Waipu www.waipu-tartan.co.nz

July1 Working at Parry Kauri Park, organised by Forest & Bird and

Kauri Bushmens Assn, all welcome, 10am to noon. Work will involve planting natives and removing weeds such as honeysuckle. Bring gardening gloves and a clean spade and stay for a social cuppa.

1 Planting Day at Tawharanui, meet 9.15am, Anchor Bay parking lot and follow the signs to planting area. Bring gloves and raincoat, and wear sturdy boots. All welcome. Info: www.TOSSI.org.nz

2 Bingo, upstairs New Masonic Lodge, Baxter Street, Warkworth, 7pm. Proceeds to Warkworth Museum.


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The average size snapper caught in the Warkworth Gamefish Club Honda 10kg Tournament, held on Queens Birthday, was 2.678kg – the highest in 10 years.Club president David Adams says the great conditions were a major factor in the amazing results because many boats went further afield than usual.There were 75 entries by Friday afternoon when many boats were already on the water.The snapper section was hotly contested. Andrew Voight won the average weight snapper prize of a Honda inflatable boat and 2.4HP motor with his 2.660kg snapper.“The snapper section went to 18 places and even 18th place was over 5.5kg,” David says.“Usually in the 10kg, if you’ve got a snapper over 8kg you’re safe in thinking about the top three spots—but not this year. Fourth and third were both over 9kg, and the top two were hauled in by Carl Arthur (10.2kg) and Grant Hamilton (10.014kg).”Wayne Adkins won the kingfish prize with a 24.7kg fish, caught on a 6kg line.“Prize-giving on Sunday night was fuelled by a superb meal by Scott Macindoe and Maree Pickett. After a weekend of eating out of packets and cans the trailer boaties were especially appreciative of such healthy and great tasting food.”Results: Junior snapper – Pearl Poole 3.65kg, 1; Oliver Adams 3.1kg, 2. Junior kahawai – Pearl Poole 1.57kg, 1; Oliver Adams 1.42kg, 2. Seniors kahawai – Wayne Treadwell 2.69kg, 1; Cory Aka 2.5kg, 2; Phil Palmer 2.48kg, 3. Trevally – Steve Hatch 4.54kg, 1; Jimi Plumpton 3.36kg, 2; Wayne (Brownie) Brown 2.32kg, 3. Kingfish – Wayne Adkins 24.7kg (on 6kg line) 1. Snapper – Carl Arthur 10.2, 1; Grant Hamilton 10.014, 2; Gavin Smith 9.053, 3; Barry Plumpton 9.027, 4; Andrew Hamilton 8.027, 5; Bruce

Above, Wayne Adkins with the winning kingfish.

Top right, Junior Oliver Adams pulled in a 3.1kg snapper to come runner-up in the junior section.

Right, some of the winning snapper.

Fish take the bait big time in 10kg tourney

Mac (Keg) 7.409, 6; Phil Palmer 7.285, 7; Ken Hamilton 7.245, 8; Murray McLaren 6.939, 9; Vance Barrett 6.635, 10; Alby Petersen 6.631, 11; Steve Hatch 6.548, 12; Johnny Mac 6.496, 13; Russell Rambaud 6.162, 14; Phil Squires 6.151, 15; Mike Cook 5.945, 16; Jason Wright 5.868, 17; Jimi Plumpton 5.809, 18.Full report and more photos, www.wwgfc.co.nz

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Mahurangi Matters June 13, 2012