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Christmas trees for Devonport… p11

Council services in Devonport under threat… p2

North Head tunnels – more evidence… p5

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Hundreds flock to Devonport Santa Parade

Dancing to the tune of Christmas… Devonport School of Dance stepped out last Sunday for the annual Santa Parade. More pictures pages 8 and 9.

Auckland Transport has been trying to force the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board back into holding workshop meetings in secret.

The board opened up their workshop meet-ings to the public and the press more than a

year ago, after a three-year campaign by the Devonport Flagstaff.

But recently, Auckland Transport (AT) has thrown a spanner in the works of transparency. Unless AT-related items are discussed with the

public and press excluded, those working in the council controlled organisation say it won’t show up.

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All Weather HammockThe future of council services in the old

Devonport Borough Council building ap-pears to be in limbo.

Instead the ground floor may be rented out for commercial use.

More than a decade ago the then North Shore City Council moved planning staff up to Takapuna while leaving a skeleton service in the building, along with the Devonport i-SITE.

The i-SITE moved out late in 2012 to make way for Devonport Library, during the construction of the new library.

When the library moves to its new home in February, it seems the future of the rest of the ground floor is up in the air

When the Flagstaff asked Auckland Council about its plans it said:

“An existing community trust [Devonport Peninsula Trust] occupies level 1, which will remain there for the foreseeable future. We will finalise the use of the ground floor on the exit of the Devonport Library.

“We are currently reviewing options for the ground floor to see if there is an op-portunity for a revenue stream for council. The i-SITE will not return to the building,” a council spokesperson said.

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Devonport a welcoming placeWelcome to Devonport, a monthly

get-together for new residents in the area, has helped newcomers to find friends, and jobs, and discover New Zealand culture.

Gillian Werry and Kaaren Rosser met at one of the first Welcomes on June 6, 2003. They have been friends ever since. Both are Kiwis who had just returned from long stints in the UK, had toddlers and shared a love of music.

It was a perfect match. They signed up to take their kids to Mainly Music, their sons became best friends, their girls got into dancing and these days they still like to go to concerts together. “Music is our glue. The last concert we went to was Anika Moa at the Community House,” says Rosser.

Over the last 11 years the Welcomes have been running, there have been many people like Werry and Rosser, New Zealanders returning home from overseas, or from elsewhere in New Zealand.

Then there are immigrants. While many are from the UK, attendee data over the years reveals new Devonport residents come from all continents and many coun-tries including: the USA, Australia, Canada, Zimbabwe, Sweden, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, the Middle East, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and Peru.

Many are young families, others come to retire, to work, or to nanny.

Xanthe Katsouras came from Sydney in 2009. She visited a couple of Welcomes and eventually decided to help out as a facilita-tor. “I loved meeting people and hearing their stories,” she says. One of them was fel-low Australian Adrian Stocco. The connec-tion continued and: “I now work for him.”

Mandy O’Neil arrived in New Zealand from the UK in 2007. After her first Wel-come tea, she ran a weekly coffee with the people she met there. “I had met two other

mums and said to them ‘let’s meet again.’ We carried that on for ages on a Friday,” she says.

Tracey Barnett, an American married to a Kiwi, came to a tea in 2004 and remem-bers eating her first home-baked ANZAC biscuit there. “I met Pippa Turley, M Ryan and Bridget O’Loughlin that day. Bridget sailed around the world with her kids for years, then piloted the boat solo after her husband’s death. Pippa is a world class triathlete, at the time thinking about having her third child. And M introduced me to a field I’d never heard of before then, Human Factors,” she says.

The Devonport Community Coordina-tor (DCC) at the time, Pam Chapman, had started the Welcomes with the late Estelle Cassrels from the Devonport Community House (DCH) and then real estate agent

Chris Rogers. “Chris was selling houses to all those new people and all of us knew there was a need,” she says. Funding came from the Devonport Community Board.

“I set up a database and put together in-formation packs with things like where the doctors and schools are, what day the rubbish collection is, etc.”

Current DCC Maria Teape and Rebecca McMillan from the DCH are keeping up the good work. They say the need for the sessions continues. “A simple cup of tea with other new residents can work wonders in terms of helping people settle in. It is a good icebreaker,” says Teape.

“Rebecca and I very much take note of each person’s needs and interests and then give them as much information as we can, whether it’s about dogs, Tai Chi, walking groups, events or things to do with children,” she says.

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The strongest evidence yet that sealed-off tun-nels and possibly a huge amount of unexploded ammunition exist under North Head is contained in a just-released book.

Tunnel Vision Refocused: Unearthing the se-crets of North Head by Martin Butler, is a revised version of his 2012 book in which the airline pilot has found what he describes as “explosive new evidence.”

The evidence includes a recording of a phone conversation in 1986, where Bob Tizard, a previous Minister of Defence, says that the tunnels were sealed off as a precaution because explosives stored there were too volatile to move at the time.

Butler – who has spent more than two decades investigating the “urban myth” that there are ammunition stores and possibly the first two Boeing aircraft buried in tunnels on the moun-tain – obtained a copy of the recording made by independent film producer John Earnshaw from James Mason, a Devonport local.

Interest in the story was white hot in the 1990s when Earnshaw brought a court case against the government in his attempts to search the moun-tain for the two Boeing planes. An investigation by DoC concluded there was no evidence of the planes or ammunition - which has essentially been the government’s stance since.

The significance of the recording is that it was not produced during Earnshaw’s court case as at the time it was believed to be illegal to record telephone conversations.

When Butler first heard the recording in July 2012 “I almost fell off my chair.”

The recording also has Tizard acknowledging that senior members of the Defence Depart-ment knew about the ammunition stored in the tunnels.

In the recording Tizard says: “I don’t think there is any doubt about this deteriorating am-munition…that’s why the place was sealed initially – they had the choice of methods of disposal and they took the cheapest and just sealed the tunnels.”

The book includes details of Butler’s own ge-ophysical scans of North Head, many of which show the presence of objects underground.

Butler, who flys internationally for Air New Zealand and is passionate about aviation history, has always been fascinated with what happened to the first two Boeings which appeared to have been crated and moved to North Head for stor-age in the 1920s.

So far Butler’s calls for further surveying have fallen on deaf ears within the Defence Depart-ment, but he hopes that with the transferring of control of Auckland’s mountains to a joint

council/Maori authority, there will be a new chance to open up the investigation.

From a public safety point of view it would be appropriate to find out for sure if there was a dump of unexploded ammunition under the mountain, he says.

“I think the authorities have a public duty to find out if any ammunition is stored in the tun-nels and if there is to make it safe.

“Disposal of ammunition is much safer today than when the tunnels are said to have been sealed off,” Butler says.

• Martin Butler will present the findings from Tunnel Vision Refocused: Unearthing the secrets of North Head to a public meeting at Devonport RSA on December 15 at 7.30 pm.

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Local board chair Mike Cohen says that’s the message he received when asking for an item to be discussed in a public meeting on November 25.

“They said they wouldn’t come and talk to us if it wasn’t confidential. But I could see absolutely no valid reason as to why the public should have been excluded on the discussion of a local public transport network,” Cohen says.

Cohen let AT have its way that time and the meeting was held behind closed doors. But he says he will not bow to AT’s “bully-boy tactics” again.

He has raised the issue before. “I will take my complaint further, right to the Chief Executive if need be. My view is that AT has an obligation to engage with us. No other part of council operates on this kind of basis and with this holier-than- thou attitude,” he says.

“In the end we all just want the same, which is better public transport,” says Cohen.

But to get the best results, Cohen says AT should engage with the local board “at the earliest

possible stage” rather than after decisions have been made, and that “there is no harm in doing that in public.”

He reckons AT can benefit hugely from local input. “We as a board have local knowledge that can be productive,” Cohen says.

The same is true for having residents and the press at meetings, he says. “First of all the pub-lic actually uses the service and in Devonport we have an amazing reservoir of people with knowledge and experience who can make good decisions better and save us from the dumb ones,” he says.

AT was capable of producing some ill-con-ceived initiatives by ignoring local and public input, he says.

One is another controversial bus shelter, this time on Bayswater Ave. AT is also ignoring requests to remove advertising from the glass walls of a bus shelter outside Takapuna Gram-mar, where the bus goes straight by, because drivers cannot see people waiting inside. Lastly, AT has relocated a bus shelter that is not needed behind the new library,” he says.

Having the press at meetings is “a major benefit,” Cohen says.

“When things get reported on, they get floated around the community and we get feedback that is often surprising, sometimes good and sometimes bad, but that’s okay,” Cohen says.

“The Flagstaff is a major reason why democ-racy is so effective in our area,” he says.

AT Media Relations Manager Mark Hannan says while his organisation supports the board’s desire for transparency, it “often wants to dis-cuss ideas and initiatives at a stage when they are far from fully formed, and that is best done in an atmosphere that allows a free and frank exchange of views by both parties.”

He says most local boards agree with this view, “so that they are able to form considered views and speak with authority when constitu-ents and media question them.”

Hannan says AT will speak to Cohen to see if a compromise can be found.

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Active-warning School Zone signs at the zebra crossing on Victoria Road are expected to be installed in February 2015, more than two years after the community was consulted on them.

In October 2012, Auckland Transport (AT) consulted with residents and the local community about the signs and gave the go ahead. Initially it was proposed to install two active-warning signs in front of 149 and 90A Victoria Rd.

But then “AT decided not to install the two signs and to monitor the situation based on the other signs located at 11 Albert Road, 12 Cal-liope Road and 83 Victoria Road, and install additional signs if needed, at a later date,” AT spokesman Mark Hannan says. The rationale was to limit sign clutter in the area.

Two years to install school warning lightsIn spring, when Devonport Primary School

raised the issue a second time complaining that cars regularly ignored the school’s cross-ing guards and put them in danger, AT gave a second green light to the signs.

In November, the school again emailed parents asking them to send feedback on the flashing lights idea to an AT engineer.

“As a result AT is proposing to install the two signs initially proposed adjacent to prop-erties 149 and 90A Victoria Road to increase driver awareness and children’s safety during the school peak periods,” Hannan says.

A speed survey carried out at the crossing showed that 85% of vehicles travelled at a speed of 45kmh or less and approximately 2% travelled above the allowable speed of 50kmh, says Hannanl

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Christmas lights… Devonport has its own light show thanks to the new BID. Judy Grieve and John Waugh enjoy the spectacle

Christmas has come early in Devonport with six palm trees lit up outside the new Devonport Library.

The $7000 lighting project was paid for by the new Devonport Business Improvement District (BID).

The BID has an annual budget of $18,000 for street amenity projects. Devonport BID chair John Waugh said this included the likes of lights, graffiti removal and flower barrels.

Incoming BID Manager, Judy Grieve, says the new BID funding and closer partnership with Auckland Council were key to getting the project off the ground quickly.

“The idea of a major lighting project had been around for years, but now we were able to move on it with a different speed. We got consent only yesterday,” she said last Thurs-day, the day the lights were installed using a cherry picker.

Tony McFall from Deco Light, the company that installed the lights, said a heritage arborist had been consulted. “He is happy with what we are doing. Our lights don’t give off any heat and they don’t constrict the tree,” he says.

Waugh says the lit trees are a taster of the impact the BID will have. “It is the first of many projects in our strategic plan,” he says.

Grieve hopes the lights will be enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. “I think they really add a dynamic to the view as you come down in to the village, but also as you walk up from the ferry building,” she says.

Six Christmas trees for Devonport

P: 09 446 2111 M: 021 979 084 E: [email protected]

18 Clarence St, DevonportLicensed Sales Consultant REAA 2008

Your trusted local Devonport agent

Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday season and a healthy and peaceful new year.

Considering selling in 2015? I am available to

appraise your home over the holiday period. Make an

informed decision.

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SOLD! THE STAR OF STANLEY POINT 38 Stanley Point Road

This property sale is a record Devonport sale – it is the highest price achieved for any residential property in Devonport this year and the highest

price for any non waterfront residential property in Devonport ever!

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I would like to thank you for your loyalty and custom through this year and wish you all a very safe and happy Christmas, a fun holiday season and a fabulous year in 2015.And also a very big thank you to all the local business’ and people who donated goods, money and their time for the Pink Ribbon appeal in October.

Everyone was very generous and we raised $5351.90 for Breast Cancer research and support!

Phone Lynda Betts | M: 021 278 3024 | D: 09 487 0711 | E: [email protected]


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Looking forward to a new happy 2015!

The awards reel keeps running for Dear John, a 1981 ad written by Roger Brittenden for BASF cassette tapes.

Thirty-two years after it won a CLIO award at Radio City Hall, New York, New Zealanders voted it the best ad ever at the 30th Fair Go Ad Awards last month.

The ad is a spoof of the M*A*S*H TV show. It is about an American soldier who receives a breakup song via cassette tape while serving in the Korean war.

Brittenden, who was working for advertis-ing firm Colenso at the time, says it was the issue of copyright breaches that sparked his idea for the ad.

“Tapes were still a bit of a luxury item at the time and we tried to make it a commod-ity, but in those days it was illegal to suggest to people that they should tape music, so we had to come up with something else,” Brittenden says.

He says the ad worked and the sale of tapes took off soon after.

The ad was made on a shoe-string. “BASF was a small company in New Zealand. We shot it in a quarry in Wellington. A guy from Taupo who owned a lot of war paraphernalia heard about it and loaded them up on a truck. He just showed up on the set with a jeep and

Dear John, Thanks a lot – from Roger

guns and stuff,” he says.“When the ad won the CLIO I hopped on

a plane to New York, rented a suit and took a plane back the next day,” says Brittenden who lives at Stanley Bay and is a long-time member of North Shore Cricket Club.

Dear John lives on in the record books… written by Roger Brittenden


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AUCTION SUNDAY

Peter RestallP 09 446 2114 M 021 808 808 E [email protected] Devonport

A Rear Unit That Dares To Be Different!• A truly large parcel of freehold 616m2 land (not subdivisible)• Purchased new 37 years ago, alive with options to explore renovating • Check out the possibility of extending the floor area with consents• Carport, separate laundry, under floor insulation, low maintenance• Explore the hidden secret of superb gently sloping park like grounds

Auction On site, Sunday 14th December 2014 at 2.00pm (unless sold prior)View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP7579

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Hauraki 3/48 Jutland Road

OPEN HOME

Peter AndrewsP 09 446 2105 M 0274 931 826 E [email protected] Devonport

This Is The OneStop looking and start living. Perfectly positioned down its own private, fenced, shared and well maintained driveway. With the enduring

character of 1960´s solid brick construction. Light filled west facing kitchen with more than a glimpse of the Skytower and harbour bridge. Very nicely presented with recently polished floorboards - this very appealing unit features 2 bedrooms and an additional storage area.

For Sale By Negotiation View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP7583


Devonport 3/45 Merani Street

AUCTION SUNDAY

Catharina AnderssonP 09 446 2110 M 021 812 621 E [email protected] Devonport

Cheltenham Do-Up Auction InvitationFirst time on the market in 50 years and set on 997m2 of prime Devonport land. This BIG boned well over 100 year old villa sits proud and tall waiting

for her face lift. Capture this real opportunity. Auction is this Sunday at 7pm onsite.

Auction On site, Sunday 14th December 2014 at 7.00pm (unless sold prior)View www.harcourts.co.nz/GL23877


Devonport 113 Vauxhall Road

Maria StevensP 09 446 2111 M 021 979 084 E [email protected] Devonport

Stunning Home, Perfect For Your FamilyThis villa houses 4 spacious bedrooms, 2 new bathrooms and 2 living areas. As you walk down the stairs you are welcomed into an open plan

living area that leads out to a private patio and landscaped gardens. Beautifully renovated from top to bottom. This home is all about easy living and space.

For Sale By Negotiation View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP7542

Open By appointment

Devonport 45 Mozeley Avenue


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AUCTION MONDAY

Peter AndrewsP 09 446 2105 M 0274 931 826 E [email protected] Devonport

Perfectly Positioned - Peaceful & Private UnitPerfectly positioned on the ground floor at the end of a boutique block of 10 Units; this well presented 1 bedroom unit will tick all your boxes. The

good sized double bedroom faces east and receives the morning sunlight whilst the open plan living area is accessed by its own patio. Overseas owner is ready to sell.

Auction On site, Monday 15th December 2014 at 12.30pm (unless sold prior)

View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP7554


Devonport 10/77 Old Lake Road

AUCTION WEDNESDAY

Peter RestallP 09 446 2114 M 021 808 808 E [email protected] Devonport

Inspiring Impressive Executive Home!• Quality 2007 Architect (Alan Shanahan) designed spacious open plan

residence of over 200m2 floor area on its own freehold title of 323m2• 2 Separate living areas both of which flow out to the landscaped private

sunny courtyard garden for summer entertaining• Absolutely laden with smart wiring and modern features, too many to list.

Auction On site, Wednesday 17th December 2014 at 7.00pm (unless sold prior)


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Takapuna 11a Lomond Street

Maria StevensP 09 446 2111 M 021 979 084 E [email protected] Devonport

Calliope Contemporary DelightCertainly this gorgeous home defies all of the stereotypes of a modern home in Devonport. This home has the luxury of spreading out, spacious

gardens and privacy. You can rest assured that you will not be spending your holiday maintaining this property. Four bedrooms, two living, two bathrooms, internal access garage. Great location!

For Sale $1,725,000View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP7546

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Devonport 122 Calliope Road

AUCTION WEDNESDAY

Jane Hastings & Jackie MarkP 09 446 2116 M 021 735 263 M 021 458 797E [email protected] E [email protected]

A Family Sanctuary, Spacious And Bright14 years with the same family, vendors have now purchased elsewhere. Huge architecturally designed home with lots of private areas, a self-

contained area which could be used for an income, and a comprehensive building report on offer.

Auction On site, Wednesday 17th December 2014 at 5.00pm (unless sold prior)


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Devonport 113 Vauxhall Road AUCTION

First time on the market in 50 years and set on a whopping 997m2 of prime Devonport land. This BIG boned 100 year old villa sits proud and tall waiting for her well earnt face lift.It's all about location.... positioning doesn't get better than this. With Cheltenham Beach at your door step, Narrow Neck Beach & gorgeous Devonport Village in close proximity. Tucked well off the road for peace & privacy, this rare gem should be at the top of your shopping list.With her high stud, 3 big bedrooms, two lounges and spacious layout... let the planning begin. Paint your dream home on this blank canvas of possibility.Explore the many options this home has to offer, renovate to her formal glory.... or grab a pile of friends or family and buy it together. Whichever you choose, invest in your future this is smart buying!Capture this real opportunity. The owners have purchased up North and are committed to selling. Don't wait another 50 years!

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Phoebe Rennie has been recognised as the top English student of her year.

The Stanley Bay School pupil has achieved the top English score in Year 5 for the New Zealand and Pacific ICAS test, also known as International Competitions and Assessments for Schools.

Phoebe (10) is an all-rounder. “I like writ-ing, maths and reading too,” she says. Was the test hard? “Not really.”

Stanley Bay School Principal Glen Vinton says Phoebe got 44 out of 45 test questions right. She also got a Distinction in Maths.

Phoebe says she checked her answers thoroughly.

“I started by eliminating the answers that were definitely wrong and then picked the best out of the two that were left over. I also looked for evidence to show in the answers,” she says.

Phoebe’s top score qualified her for a medal from the University of New South Wales along with a medal winner’s certifi-cate, which she received at a presentation ceremony in Auckland last Saturday.

Vinton is impressed. “I have worked at many schools in my career but I have never experienced anything like Stanley Bay in terms of ICAS medals. We have had two in maths and one in spelling and Phoebe’s is our first in English,” she says. All rounder… Phoebe Rennie scored top in English and a Distinction

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CONTACT Larissa Williams P 446 2108 M 021 960 313 E [email protected]

December 12 2014 The DevonporT FlagsTaFF page 21 Letters

Letters to the EditorLetters to the Editor are welcome. They

should relate to Devonport issues. Un-signed or nom-de-plume letters will not be published. Email letters to [email protected] or post to Devonport Flagstaff, PO Box 32-275, Devonport.

I take exception to your article in the 28 Nov issue of the Flagstaff of the reported 107,735 cyclists in 2013.

By far, probably 95% plus, would be sport cyclists that one sees early in the morning or on the weekends. It is rare to see a commuter cyclist during the day.

Encouraging people to commute by cycle has been a failure. These sport cyclists presum-ably used cars to transport their bikes to the departure point and have added to the traffic on Lake Road. T Bracey

For the life of me I don’t know why our council would want to introduce a green waste collection when anyone can reduce their waste by adding a compost bin to one square metre of clear dirt, a.k.a earth.

There is little you need to know for a bin to break down organic matter, short of not putting the following in: any meats, cooked foods, onions and citrus.

Bugs don’t eat what they don’t like and there should not be any offensive smells if you do it right.

We attended a Kaipaki recycling evening several years ago and found a worm farm too much like hard work, but the benefit of a com-post bin concept has saved thousands of dollars in prepaid rubbish bags and tipping green stuff

at the recycling centre.Although we now have multiple compost

bins we have found mulching cuttings with the lawnmower (so material is like grass cuttings) break-down readily.

Also adding shedded paper between lawn clippings stops moisture causing a bog slowing breakdown. And the worms love to eat this mix.

The best position for your bin is handy to the kitchen for easy disposal but not under any building overhang as the ground below may be too dry.

Our installation is on the boundary and feeds tree roots. Although there are plenty who use the compost at the bottom of bins for their garden we only move bins occasionally and never does the bin stay filled for long.

You have to admire nature for its benefits and this is one way you can stop fossil-fuelled trucks driving around picking up what everyone should be self disposing. Every little bit helps and you will feel great.Ian Ferguson

Do something green today

Sports cyclists make up increase

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Summer Fun PreSchool Play - Free

Tues 'til 16th Dec, 9:30 – 11 am, Windsor reserve – resumes again Tuesday 13th Jan 2015Thurs, until 18th Dec, 9:30 – 11 am, Bayswater School – resumes again Thurs 15th Jan 2015

A FREE fun time for preschoolers to play with big toys, be active and to make new friends. Bring your toddler and a coffee and enjoy our beautiful parks! For more

info, contact Carolyn or Maria on ph: 445 9533.

carolS in The Park Thursday 18th December, 7:30pm

Windsor reserve, Devonport waterfrontCome and enjoy the festive season with a community evening of singing carols in the park. Bring a blanket and a picnic and take part in a Devonport tradition,

organised by the churches of Belmont and Devonport.

27Th naTional Sea ScouT regaTTa in DevonPorT

27th December – 4th January 2015narrow neck/hmnZS Tamaki, Devonport

Sea Scouts from as far afield as Bluff will be taking part in the 27th National Sea Scout Regatta with up to 500 scouts camping on the naval training base, HMNZS Tamaki. A great opportunity for

the community to see their own sea scouts from Calliope in action, competing for first place!

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Thursday 1st – Friday 9th January 2015, 1:30pm-5:30pm daily

national chess centre, Devonport St Pauls, 100b victoria rd, Devonport

The prestigious National Championships comes to Devonport - for the first time in 122 years! This 2015

Congress will be open to all players, including those from abroad. See www.newzealandchess.co.nz for details.

communiTy marQueeS For your summer events and parties: We have community marquees and gazebos for hire at a

reasonable rate. Great for a fundraiser, a private party, or any other reason! Just call and book @ 445 9533

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Abraham Coombs has had his say and taken his opportunity to air his views on the new library. He utters repeatedly the value of democracy and sideswipes my views as if he’d prefer I did not have a view on such matters. Rather odd that he would even bother to mention my name. Mr Coombs clearly fancies himself as an intellectual, and yet he does not see the irony of his ut-terances. I think we all agree that now it’s here, as a community we need to maximize the value of the amenity the new library provides and use the place to challenge ideas, politicians and obsessions and, as Mr Coombs says, “to liberate the mind.”

In another irony, the library as it now exists, is a bizarre edifice created in an undemocratic fashion in my view, an insult to our intelligence frankly. Albeit the new library occupies “almost exactly the same footprint as the old library”, but its bulk is about 50% greater than its predecessor. I doubt it will foster 21st century learning opportunities for anyone. In the 21st century we’ve learnt to preserve our environment and reduce our carbon footprint. Whilst I like some features, one can’t deny it was a sheer waste of resources to smash and tip the old building, easily able to be upgraded as it stood. The use of exotic timbers from American forests, I doubt are sustainable, adds to the irony. The aluminium windows

look cheap and nasty.Mr Coombs being invited to provide con-

sultation on behalf of Takapuna Grammar was ill-founded, considering his confused thinking. The comments he makes on the design are his view. The reality is the building is at odds with the heritage zone, and would have looked great at Titirangi amongst kauris. We should have cut our kauris down to clad the building, before they rot and die of that Phytophthora dis-ease, rather than steal timber from far-flung places.

Democracy and openness did not star when the tenders went out, that I saw! None of us know if $8million is a bargain or a rip-off for a prefab building, stood up in under a year. From my experience the price is high. As for Athfield Architects and the council’s Heritage Zone rules, both organisations have got me confused. I am far from resist-ant to change; on the contrary, developing and building is my business. I think most people in Devonport favour intelligent, useful change. The library can never be described as such. I hope the building does become a useful community centre. I sadly suspect it will be less popular than the cafés, bars and restaurants. If it were measured for value it would stack up like the bike lanes on Lake Rd. It will serve a minority at a very high per-use price.

Finally, if one reviews the original de-sign against the built one, the vertical and horizontal elements have been ruined by angular struts. The architects clearly had no idea how to support the canopy or the internal trusses holding the roof; nor did they allow for downpipes. The cheap end window fits miserably into the curved end, facing the ferry terminal, with its rather odd sculptured seating facing the road outside the Esplanade another edifice to stupidity.

I hope everyone in Devonport has a lovely Christmas.Ron Dykman

Library a bizarre edifice poorly finished and a waste of resources

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I count 10 of these safety barriers (outside Takapuna Grammar School): that works out at $3000 approx per barrier. A they gold plated or something.

Would it not have been a lot cheaper or no cost at all if someone had knocked on the door of TGS, and asked if a teacher could supervise, for say half an hour after school?

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Winning deliveries this season for North Shore CricketNorth Shore Cricket Club is

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Its premier team is currently leading the Auckland Bottom 6 competition, with three solid consecutive wins in two-day cricket, and if the current form continues looks odds-on to make a return to the top divi-sion of Auckland Cricket next season.

But it is in the junior ranks that players are likely to con-tribute mightily to the senior scene over the next few years.

The Takapuna Grammar 1st XI – North Shore’s main feeder school – has just won the Sec-ondary School 1B grade and will return to the 1A competi-tion next year.

And earlier this season North Shore won the Club of Origin North Harbour competition for the second year in a row.

The Club of Origin is for under-16 players who return to the club they played for as juniors. North Shore’s win-ning 2014 side now go to high school at Takapuna Grammar, Rosmini, Westlake, Auckland Grammar, St Kentigern Col-lege and Kings.

Club of Origin champions: Front row, from left: Jock McKenzie, Ashton Howard, Jasper Edgar, Angus McKenzie (captain) and Mitchell Bremner. Back row, from left: Toby Robb, Mitch Watts, Jono Kemp, Will Cole, Adrian Young, Rowen Myers and Simon Keene.

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After concerns of potential clo-sure, one of Devonport’s oldest clubs has survived to live another day.

Devonport Garden and Floral Arts Club is 68 years old, but most of its members are now in their 80s and 90s. About 35 members attended its recent AGM, but it was a struggle to find enough volunteers to form a committee.

President Alma Murray said that given their ages, members are reluctant to hold official roles and attend monthly committee meet-ings. Murray though, at 80, put her hand up for a fifth term as president.

But it was touch and go for the rest of the committee. When Shirley Wilmer said she was leaving and Sheila Adams announced she was stepping down as secretary, it took a bit of pressure from Murray to find replacements.

In response, Margaret Maxwell and Laurel Norwell agreed to share the secretary role, taking turns with minutes and correspondence. Rosemary Gid-dens, Norma Graham and Gillian Sheehan, signed on as new committee members. So the club lives on for another year at least.

Devonport Garden and Floral Arts Club survives

Saying it with flowers… Alma Murray (centre) received a thank-you bouquet for her efforts as President of the Devonport Garden and Floral Arts Club. Sheila Adams (left) and Shirley Wilmer both stepped down from their roles this year.

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After 16 years the popular cafe decided to extend its hours into the evening “we saw a gap in the Devonport market - no one was doing gourmet burgers,” says co-owner Tony.

Burgers are $10.90 with a fresh-fish burger selling for $13.90. Kids’ burgers are $5.90.

For eat-in dinners there are other meal options: Ribeye Steak (500 g) with chips and salad $29.90, Scotch Fillet (300g) $26.90, Caesar salad, Nachos (beef or beans) and Fish of the Day.

The Stone Oven is fully licensed.

The Stone Oven is open at night from Wednesday to Saturday from 5.00pm till late. Takeaway orders (for burgers and chips only) are available from 5.30pm to 9.00pm.

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Takapuna Grammar Students it seems can’t get enough of reading.

In a new scheme students can take 10 books out each over the summer holidays - and already 60 pupils have signed up.

Teacher and librarian Annie White, who started the summer reading programme, said students can either choose the books them-selves, or let staff pick a random selection of books for them.

White says that the programme is good for

the books as well as the students. “It has always struck me as rather strange

that over the long summer holidays, when there is plenty of time to relax and read a great book, the school library is closed, the books are standing quietly and politely on the shelves, eagerly awaiting a reader, with the knowledge that it will be a long eight weeks until someone can even be tempted,” she says.

White is also running a photography

Cover blown on school-holiday reading

In a story in the December 5 Flagstaff on the Depot Art exhibition of Nandhini Mohan, Karunai Illam Trust was described as being Christian which it is not.

Correction

competition along the reading programme and is asking students to post reviews of the books they read on the school library’s Facebook page.

“So far, with minimal promotion, we have over 60 students signed up and I hope this is the start of having an almost empty library over future summer holidays,” she said last week.

A Year-10 German class at Takapuna Grammar has just won first equal in the junior section of a national film competition run by the Goethe Institute in Wellington.

Ironically the movie was about the sad-ness the students felt about German being phased out of the Takapuna Grammar (TGS) curriculum.

2014 was the last time German will be offered in the first year at TGS. The subject will gradually be phased out as older students pass through.

The theme of the competition was Sehn-sucht (longing or nostalgia). The TGS Ger-man class made a video Sehnsucht nach Deutsch, showing nostalgia for German being phased out of the curriculum.

The younger German students had quite an impact on the film competition jury.

The Year-10 class included students from Belmont Primary and Belmont Intermedi-

Sadness of German phase-out captured on filmate schools in the project. The jury wrote that TGS students captured the feeling of Sehnsucht perfectly, that the co-operation with students from primary and intermediate schools was fantastic and that they were very impressed by the high technical standard of the film.

The film is spoken entirely in German and lead roles were played by Thomas Casement, Jost Claasen, Michael De Boyett, Leroy Dixon, Zoe Dornbusch, Tim Lunt, Thursday MacDuff, Agnar Niksson, Chris O’Connor, Poppy Ross, Callam Shea and Jenna Williams.

The film will be screened during the prize giving ceremony in Wellington this month.



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Christmas a time to say thank youSome of you will be aware I have suffered a major heart attack at the end of September. Although it slowed me down I had open heart surgery and have now made a full 100% recovery .

Thank you to all the customers who wished me well and supported me during my recovery. It is a pleasure for me to own Devonport New World and to provide our local community with a great service, food and a wonderful shopping experience – always.

It is an especially good time to reflect on our safe country when there is so much trouble and sadness in the world we all live in, to be thankful for the many good things in our

lives and to remember those who are not so fortunate.

We would like to wish all our customers who are travelling during the holiday period a very happy and safe journey and we look forward to seeing you all in 2015.

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During his 33 years of teaching German, French, Spanish and Japanese at Taka-puna Grammar School, Lou Barrowman has given thousands of local children a second language. Now, he and his wife Ruby are retiring to their Waiheke bach, before travel-ling the world.

Takapuna Grammar (TGS) principal Simon Lamb said: “Lou has left behind a tremendous legacy. His own ability to speak many languages has helped shape the future for generations of students, and for that, we are all deeply grateful.”

Barrowman is modest about his own lin-guistic ability. In addition to his four teach-ing subjects he can also speak Mandarin, Italian, Tongan, Dutch and Portugese.

Part Tongan, he maintains he only knows “smatters.”

“I taught myself a bit of Tongan for visit-ing Tonga: Italian and Dutch for travelling.”

Barrowman grew up in Ponsonby as the son of a Scottish and English butcher father an English, Tongan and Fijian machinist mother.

His love of languages was kindled in the third form at Auckland Grammar when he chose Latin and French. In fifth form, he added German. “German became my favourite subject and I ended up doing postgraduate studies in Zurich in 1971 after teachers college,” he says.

While there, he enrolled in the Chinese department where he picked up Mandarin. In 1979, he added Japanese to the list while teaching English in Japan for the year.

In 1981, Barrowman started teaching French and German at TGS. In 2003, he introduced Spanish and later Japanese.

Barrowman loves the culture behind each language. “Each has beautiful aspects in how they express things differently,” he says.

He has enjoyed teaching. “The local kids are pretty confident and responsive, like to talk and say things out loud, which is great,” he says.

But the teaching of languages has changed a lot over the years.. “When I was at school it was just grammar learning.

Over the years, speaking has become more and more important. There is less focus on absolute accuracy and more on a kind of global communication. Points are no longer deducted for each error,” he says.

Technology and group work have also become increasingly important, he says.

Barrowman’s wife Ruby is retiring two weeks after him. They are planning a quiet first year on Waiheke and then travelling to the South Island and Europe. “Spain, Germany, Scotland and Croatia are on the itinerary and no doubt Barrowman will return with a smattering of Croatian.

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Devonport painter, sculptor and current curator at the Deport Artspace, Robyn Gibson is putting on a show for the end of the year.

Things (like a walk in the park) is a play on a 1970s’ Bobby Darin song about reliving memories and past relationships and features Gibson’s recent work.

Gibson says her work is strongly influ-enced by the later period of Canadian painter Philip Guston and the psychological language found in the works of French sculptor Louise Bourgeois.

Gibson’s work is part of the Depot’s last shows for 2014: these include Janette Cervin’s Blended Families and Sean McDonnell’s Flower People. They all run until December 18.

Robyn Gibson goes down memory lane

A number of Devonport artists are con-tributing works to a spiritual exhibition.

Holy Trinity Church vicar Charmaine Braatvedt has invited local artists to submit work inspired by reflections on their lives, values and relationship with Jesus.

“Advent and Lent are the two periods of reflection built into the church calendar,” she says.

Carol Readman, Matt Davison, Christine Tyler, Becs Connolly, Joan Taylor, Bever-ley Rae, Gemma Haefele, Gladys Abitt, Vanda Breslin and Robyn Walker have

Art exhibition on Advent calendarcontributed.

Their work will be shown at St Augus-tine’s Church, where Braatvedt hopes it will generate even more reflection among its viewers. “This little chapel is well known for its peaceful ambience. Something about the building makes it a special place for reflection and meditation,” she says.

The exhibition runs from December 14–21, 11 am–7 pm, with a grand opening on Sunday 14th at 5 pm. St Augustine’s is located at 95 Calliope Road. For more infor-mation, contact [email protected]

One of Robyn Gibson’s exhibition pieces

On November 22 the popular and thought-provoking Flag It! exhibition opened in the Hokianga, at No.1 Parnell St, Rawene. No.1 is a heritage building, looking out over the Hokianga Harbour where the ferry crosses between Rawene and Kohukohu. A year ago it was a whisker away from demolition. It has now been lovingly and meticulously restored as an arts centre, which we anticipate will be an asset and a hub for the Hokianga creative community. A number of Devon-port businesses and local people have supported this project and we would like to express to them our sincere thanks for their interest and generosity: Brendan and Val of Chiasso; Chris, Ann and Jake of Firefly Lighting; Don and Andrew of Hammer Hardware; John Waugh of DOG Law; Gail Marsh caregiver to our feline family. The journey has been made lighter and richer by you.

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WHAT’S ON

Pre-Xmas Holiday Programme

december 17th – 19th

Need help looking after the children when school breaks up? We have three days of

fun-filled Christmas Holiday activities, baking, art and craft and loads of sport and action

games. Spaces limited and filling fast. Email [email protected] to book.

JanUary Holiday Programme

Check out the action-packed programme at the Devonport Community House for the Jan school holidays. We have a Scooter

Day with Onboard Skate, Trampoline Day, movies at The Vic, Scooby Doo Mystery Madness, Sponge Bob’s Tropical Beach

Party plus a bouncy castle, loads of cool art projects, gardening, science, cooking, sport and more. Check out the full programme at

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CHristmas aliens and Friends

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Pop-Up Kids Xmas Make Space at the Devonport Christmas Craft Market.

Make an Xmas alien or your own Xmas gifts and decorations with a wide range

of tools and materials.

new Classes Got some ideas for new classes? Try

something new in 2015 or keen to teach a class? Send us an email over the holidays. [email protected] and look out for Community Tai Chi and Ukelele for

Beginners starting in Term 1.

The Community House will close on 22 December and reopen on Mon 12th Jan for 3 weeks of school holiday programme. Regular programmes will resume from Mon 4th Feb. Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday.

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The crew onboard Offshore Patrol Vessel HMNZS WELLINGTON send Christmas greetings to friends and family from sea, where they’ll spend a large portion of the festive season.

HMNZS WELLINGTON deployed from Devonport on the 17th November to conduct the annual Southern Ocean and Ross Sea patrol in support of the Commission for the Conservation of Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) over the Antarctic summer season.

This tasking takes WELLINGTON’s crew away from their families over the Christmas

and New Year period, which will be difficult for family and crew alike, especially those who have not deployed over the festive season before.

“Keeping spirits high alongside a busy operational programme in one of the most hostile maritime environments is a key priority” explains Commanding Officer Lt Cdr Graham MacLean.

“We have a number of initiatives and festive treats planned, which will include a Christmas Dinner with all the trimmings served to the Ship’s Company by the officers and myself, as

well as a Christmas gift pack for each sailor onboard. We will also be providing an important telephone link back to New Zealand for anyone onboard to contact their families and close friends on Christmas Day.

Maintenance of morale is a key military tenet which we’ll be working very hard to uphold and I have every confidence we’ll achieve it given the close knit professionalism of our amazing sailors.”

HMNZS WELLINGTON will return to Devonport towards the end of January.

FESTIVE GREETINGS TO THE DEVONPORT COMMUNITY

WELLINGTON’s crew at sea Commanding Officer, LTCDR Graham MacLean and SBLT Patrick Collins

WELLINGTON operating in the Southern Ocean in December 2014.


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NEXT ISSUE: December 5 ADVERTISING DEADLINE: November 28

EDITOR: Rob DrentADVERTISING: Rob DrentREPORTER: Maire ViethDESIGN: Brendon De SuzaOFFICE MANAGER: Janet KleePRINTER: Beacon Print

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Information in the Devonport Flagstaff is copyright and cannot be published or broadcast without the permission of Devonport Publishing Ltd.

This is our last edi-tion for 2014. We take a short break and our first issue in 2015 is Janu-ary 23. The advertising and editorial deadline for that issue is Janu-ary 16. Have a safe and happy Christmas break. From the staff at the Devonport Flagstaff.

Are there “sealed” tunnels at North Head?

A folklore tale – or could the first Boeing aircraft and explosives really be sealed inside tunnels?

A two-year Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) investigation of North Head has now been

completed. The results of this investigation may impact upon all of us. Be fully informed -

come along and see this (free) 1 hour presentation of the

GPR results and photographic evidence for yourself.

Tunnel Vision Refocused can also be purchased on the night for $35 (cash) or directly from the website below.

Where & when: 7.30pm at the Devonport RSA, 15 December ‘14Visit: www.tunnelvision.net.nz for more


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Advent Art Exhibition at St Augustine's 15-21st Dec 11am–7pm daily

Christmas Eve 5.00pm 1st Christingle Children's

Service at Holy Trinity6.00pm St Augustine’s Christingle

Service7.00pm 2nd Christingle Service at

Holy Trinity 11.00pm Community Carols at Holy Trinity11.30pm Midnight Eucharist

at Holy Trinity

Christmas Day 8.00am Traditional Eucharist9.30am Contemporary

Communion

DEvONPORT METHODIST CHURCH Cnr Lake & Owens Rds Ph 445 0042

Christmas Eve 8.00pm A Celebration

Christmas Day 9.30am All-age celebration service

10.00am Other services on Sundays

New Year's Eve 8.00pm All-age celebration service

THE LIGHT DEvONPORT CHURCH 90A victoria RdPh 445 1580Christmas Service 10.00am 21st December

All welcome

ST MARGARET’S BELMONT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 151 Lake Rd Ph 445 1855Christmas Day9.30am Christmas Service

ST FRANCIS de SALES & ALL SOULS CATHOLIC CHURCH 2A Albert Rd Ph 445 0078

Christmas Eve 5.30pm Vigil Mass 11.30pm Carols service -

Midnight Mass

Christmas Day 9.00am Mass

Weekend Mass times 5.30pm Saturdays - Vigil 9.00am Sundays

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Celebrate Christmas at your local church this year

Carols in the ParkWindsor Reserve - Thursday 18th December

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Victoria wharf is open and work races ahead on other projects

Victoria Wharf reopened in Devonport last week – much to the delight of the fishing community – and work is racing ahead on the Marine Square project, Devonport Wharf upgrade and the Devonport Libary rebuild.

Marine Square will be substantially com-plete prior to Christmas, according toAuck-land Transport (AT).

“By mid-December the car parking spaces will be reinstated in this zone and the con-struction of the new roundabout at the Vic-toria Rd/Queens Parade intersection will be complete,”AT spokesman Mark Hannan said.

“The new raised pedestrian crossing and through-flow access for the central car park will improve pedestrian amenity and traffic flow,” he said.

There will be a grand opening to celebrate not only the upgrade of Marine Square, but also the reopening of Victoria Wharf and the construction of the new Devonport Wharf boardwalk.

The timing of this event is still to be de-cided, Hannan said.

The new Devonport Library is expected to be open in mid-February but a date has yet to be confirmed.

Major works… Devonport Wharf upgrade (above left) and the Victoria Rd approach to Marine Square (above right)

Controversial corner…the corner of the new library on Victoria Rd and King Edward Parade is already raising eyebrows

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ACCOMMODATION

Cheltenham - stunning luxury. Fully furnished apartment. Steps to the beach. Short term/long term. Phone 445 1118, 022 105 0712.Classy 3 bedroom, 2 full bath, fully furnished Devonport house on Achilles Reserve near Narrow Neck. More in-formation go to www.devon-porttuihouse.weebly.com or www.sabbaticalhomes.com. Ph: 445 7895.Commercial/Industrial Space for Rent: approx 60 sqm (incl mezzanine space) suitable studio/small workshop in the heart of Devonport Available now call Mark 027 294 7695.Ouiet, mature, professional woman requires housesit or small rental - long or short term. Phone 021 1110017.Relatives visiting? Spacious garden studio with en-suite and kitchenette; minutes to Narrow Neck beach. Reasonable rates. Ph Pauline 445 6471.Stunning Cheltenham Beach Cottage, metres from the beach. Available for short or long-term holiday accommodation. Beauti-fully refurbished, one bedroom, self-contained cottage with a private garden. Phone Re-bekah 027 694 3933 or email [email protected]

REST HOMES

Ascot House Retirement Home, quality care with dignity in a friendly, family atmosphere. Phone Shona, 445 2518.

SERVICES OFFERED

AAA Window Cleaning, Free Quote ph David 021 368371.

Acupuncture Summer special-with shiatsu and tuning forks. $45/hour, ACC no surcharge for new clients, 1st visit with this ad. Devonport Natural Health: Mon-day/Tuesday. Ponsonby: Thursday/Friday. KJPhoenix Joy. 021 355 929 www:phoenixjoyacupuncture.com

Are your financial records in a mess? Do you want to get things sorted for the New Year? We can help! Call Rebecca on 445 6819 for a confidential, no-obligation chat.

At Your Request Home Cleaning. Our local team is ready to deliver 5 Star ser-vices in your home for weekly cleaning, spring, moving o r open-home c l ean ing . Call Yvonne for a free quote 415 0028.

Bookkeeping services of-fered. Experienced with Xero and MYOB, all IRD returns. Contact Sue on 445 6802.

Bookkeeping Service for small/medium local companies. Let me help with your GST, PAYE and all monthly accounts. I can set you up with online accounting and work in my office or your home/office. Phone Janet on 486 1222 or 021 661138 to discuss your needs.

Builder avai lable Small job specialist, repairs and maintenance. Skilled, reli-able and local. Please phone Clive Melling. Hm 445 2485, Mob 027 29 222 84.

Cars wanted dead or alive. Top dollar paid $360 to $1700 for any small car, $800 to $15,000 for vans, utes, HWD and trucks. Free retrival 0800 3333 98. 1/2

SERVICES OFFERED

Decluttering You’ll love the feeling - declutter and become organised. Call Angella at Gioia – 410 4166 or 027 224 8937.

Devonport upholstery. Re-cover specialist. Antiques and contemporary styles. Recycling furniture for 36 years. John Hancox, Telephone: 446-0372.

Devonport Window Repairs. Sash and casement windows, wooden doors. Rotten sills and window components repaired or replaced. General carpentry. For your local window spe-cialist. Phone Hubert Strang - 446 6174 or 021 274 4191.

Diggadrain. Drain unblockers and drainage experts. CCTV drain locating. Repairs. New drains. 0800 your drain.

Gardener Available Quali-fied and experienced landscape designer. Enjoys getting his hands dirty. Good plant knowl-edge. Hardworking, reliable and creative with plantings. Contact Paddy 022 502 2122 or 446 6188 [email protected]

Gardening. Do you need regular help? No time for a tidy up? Let me help. Experienced gar-dener. Ph Carolyn on 446 6517 or 027 292 8167 for a free on-site consultation.ICEO

Groove Kitchens , new kitchens, stove tops, German hardware, Garth Waring ph 021 397 863 or 476 7666.

Handyman. Mature profes-sional in Devonport, Bayswater area. Repairs, painting, those jobs you just don’t have time to do. Free quote. References. Ph. Brian 021 150 8898.

SERVICES OFFERED

Housewashing, prof. service, 10 years-plus experience, reli-able and prompt. Free quotes, also decks, driveways, paths fences, roof moss treatments etc. Phone Rod 021 390 800.

Ironing: Fast professional reliable English-speaking mature non-smokers. Phone Peter & Denise 4861614.

Locksmith , Devonpor t ’s o w n S c o t t R i c h a r d s o n . mob 021 976 607.Nanny Available summer school holidays. In home child-care, activities, crafts, outdoor adventures and play dates. Visit my website: https://sites.google.com/site/karen4nanny/homeStonemasons, Landscapers. All terrain TATONKA crane truck. Dave Milina & Barb Cooper. W: sustainablelandscapes.co.nz, P: 0275 430 288, E: [email protected]

Wood-Tech are specialists in creating custom-design kitchens - all over Devonport. See our website - or call 09 810 8136 - for a friendly kitchen consultation www.wood-tech.co.nz

SITUATIONS VACANT

After school nanny Required for two St Leo’s children (7 & 9). Three to four afternoons per week, includes the use of a vehicle for school pick-ups and after-school activities such as ballet (local) and optional full days in the school holidays. A typical day would con-sist of arriving at the family home at 2pm to prepare the family meal, school pick up at 3pm, followed by homework and baths, finishing around 5:30pm. For more infor-mation please contact Megan on 445 1180 or 027 282 1379.

TUITION

Acoustic and classical guitar, music theory. Fun, comprehensive, tailored to you! Devonport-based. Michelle Birch, BMus (Hons) [email protected], www.michellebirch.com.

Art classes for adults @ Devonport Community House (pick up brochure there). Since 2006 Mastering Art has been providing a ‘foundation style’ learning facility with study such as life drawing, painting, printing, collage and a touch of art his-tory. Guided projects and personal creative time help to improve ba-sic skills alongside conceptual understanding.Some art-related experience is preferable but not essential, Dedication and an open mind are crucial. Spaces limited. Thursday and Friday mornings (in the upstairs artroom). $340 per term incl some materials, tea/coffee/biscuits. Tel 446 0389 or 021 144 2791, www.lucy-bucknall.co.nz, [email protected]

Art Classes in Artists’ Home Studio by the Sea. Erica So-man MFA Dip Tchg Adult and Children; Adults; Fridays 10 - 12.30, Children; Wed. 3.30 - 5.30. This term the focus is on Tropical Plants - we will draw, collage, paint - even splatter.... and end up with a fab art work for your home. For more info and to enrol [email protected], 021 127 9671.

Devonport drama since 2002 Drama classes 8 - 18yrs Artspace on Mt Vic. [email protected], 021 262 4907 .I

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Experienced Biology and Science tutor available for junior Science, NCEA Levels 1-3 Biology and Sci-ence, Scholarship, and Cambridge Biology. Email: [email protected] or txt / call 021 073 6768.TION

Guitar tuition - beginner/interme-diate guitar lessons. Flexible hours, can come to you. Call or txt Josh 021 128 5556.Learn p iano /keyboard . Lessons from $17.00. Pri-vate, Professional, Affordable, Enjoyment for all ages. Competi-tions, Practical, Theory Exams. NZ Modern School of Music 0800-696-874.TPiano and Theory of Music les-sons available from experienced, registered teacher. Ph. John Mercer (M.Mus. LTCL) 445 6471.

Mathematics Tuition, Sensitive tu-toring offered at all levels of the sec-ondary school curriculum. NCEA, IB and Cambridge welcomed. 93% pass rate in 2013. NCEA 3 calculus specialist. ph Peter Ridge BE,Dip Tchg (sec) 445 2283.

Singing/instrument lessons in Devonport/Belmont. Vacancies available! Ph 376 4009 or visit www.singschool.co.nz

Singing tuition. All ages. I will show you how to be better. Pat Urlich 022 314 3001.

SLSS Swim School, 11 Evan Street, Belmont (off Eversleigh Road). Specialists in pre-schoolers. Phone 486 6728 for more info.

Tutored Life Drawing @ Devonport Community House Wednesday nights 7- 9pm. Starting October 15th. $240 per term (9 ses-sions) all abilities welcome. Booking & deposit or full payment required to secure space as numbers are strict-ly limited. www.lucybucknall.co.nz, [email protected], tel - 446 0389 for further info.


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70 m Sprint – girls: 8 yrs: Amy-Lee Pateman (H), 1; Georgia Smith (Bay), 2; Jodie Blackwood (V), 3. 9 yrs: Lola Wood (V), 1; Emily Davis (H), 2; Christina Stewart (H), 3. 10 yrs: Lucia Kwok (Bay), 1; Isabella Webb (H), 2; Georgie Shanahan (Bel), 3. 11 yrs: Lucy Cooper (V), 1; Jasmine Bridge (Bay), 2; Sienna Gray (H), 3. 70 m Sprint – boys: 8 yrs: Kianni Hooker (V), 1; James Lynch (StL), 2; Luca Bakalich (H), 3. 9 yrs: Max Wilson (V), 1; Ryan Parr (SB), 2; George Morris (D), 3.10 yrs: Tom Meade (V), 1; Hunter Rice (Bel), 2; Alex Skilton (V), 3. 11 yrs: Xavier Allen (H), 1; Logan McCallum (V) and Thomas Fitchett (Bel), 2 equal. 100m Sprint – girls: 8 yrs: Amy-Lee Pateman (H), 1; Imogen Pervan (StL), 2; Jodie Blackwood (V), 3. 9 yrs: Emily Davis (H), 1; Grace Collier (V), 2; Brooke Cooper (V), 3. 10 yrs: Emma Mason (H), 1; Pippa Plummer (SB), 2; Gerri Gibson (D), 3. 11 yrs: Lucy Cooper (V), 1; Jasmine Bridge (Bay), 2; Olivia Peyton (D), 3. 100 m Sprint – boys: 8 yrs: Kianni Hooker (V), 1; Luca Bakalich (H), 2; James Lynch (StL), 3. 9 yrs: Max Wilson (V), 1; James Ford (D), 2; Pablo Quinn (D), 3. 10 yrs: Tom Meade (V), 1; Jack Clough (D), 2; Hunter Rice (Bel), 3. 11 yrs: Thomas Wallace (SB), 1; George Collier (V), 2; Xavier Allan (H), 3. Open 200 m – Girls: Gerri Gibson (D), 1; Anna Tucker (Bel), 2; Sienna Gray (H), 3. Open 200m – Boys: Thomas Wallace (SB), 1; Billy Neves (Bel), 2; Jack Clough (D), 3. Open 800 m – Girls: Emma Mason (H), 1; Lola Wood (V), 2; Pippa Plummer (SB), 3. Open 800m – Boys: Toby Saxby (Bel), 1; David Landen (H), 2; Robert Eaglestone (Bay), 3. Softball Throw – Girls: 8 yrs: Timeata Tekaai (Bay), 1; Jasmine Spiers (H), 2; Imogen Pervan (StL), 3. 9 yrs: Melean Tekaai (Bay), 1; Charlotte Hamilton (SB), 2; Aiorangi Melbourne (Bel), 3. 10 yrs: Faaiunga Teasia (Bel), 1; Jasleen Binepal (Bel), 2; Ella McKinney (D), 3. 11 yrs: Anna Browning (D), 1; Stella Trevett (H), 2; Mary Byrne (StL), 3. Softball Throw – Boys: 8 yrs: Cooper Harrison Tubb (SB), 1; Eddie Biss (V), 2; Reuben Dobson (H), 3. 9 yrs: Ryan Parr (SB), 1; Christian Scott (D), 2; Japsper Shanahan (Bays), 3.10 yrs: Peter Kenedi (D), 1; Hunter Rice (Bel), 2; Harry Moore (V), 3. 11 yrs: Hayden McKay (D), 1; Josh Porter-Day (SB), 2; Taine Walker-Blanchette (H), 3. High Jump – Girls: 8 yrs: Isla Skogstad (StL), 1; Arrielle Kwok (Bay), 2; Olivia Brogan (SB), 3. 9 yrs: Riley McKee (H), 1; Sophia Lester (D), 2; Molly Laing (Bel) and Maggie Squire (SB), 3 equal. 10 yrs: Gerri Gibson (D), 1; Emma Mason (H), 2; Anna Tucker

Peninsula Interschool Athletics results

(Bel), 3.11 yrs: Olivia Peyton (D), 1; Angela Chai (H), 2; Emma Patterson (Bel) and Saoirse Costello (StL), 3 equal. High Jump – Boys: 8 yrs: Ari O’Connell (H), 1; Liam Campbell (Bay), 2; Toby Glass (D), 3. 9 yrs: Billy Edgson (Bays), 1; Scott Hawea Tuitupou (Bel), 2; Joe McCarthy (H), 3. 10 yrs: Jack Clough (D), 1; Tom Meade (V) and Mitchell Lee (Bel), 2 equal.11 yrs: Hugo Sutcliffe (D), 1; Matthew Boniface (Bay), 2; Finn Barrett (H), 3. Long Jump – Girls: 8 yrs: Jodie Nash (SB), 1; Jodie Blackwood (V) and Amy-Lee Pateman (H), 2 equal. 9 yrs: Emily Davis (H), 1; Grace Gollier (V), 2; Belinda West (SB), 3. 10 yrs: Georgie Shanahan (Bel), 1; Maddy Ellis-Pegler (D), 2; Natalie Rayner (V), 3.11 yrs: Sienna

Gray (H), 1; Natalija Hayes (Bel), 2; Jasmine Bridge (Bays), 3. Long Jump – Boys: 8 yrs: Kianni Hooker (V), 1; Harry Tu’isila (H), 2; James Lynch (StL), 3.9 yrs: George Rush (Bel), 1; Heath Barrett (H), 2; Sam Barningham (Bays), 3. 10 yrs: Liam Cowie (Bel), 1; Sebastian Skerten (V), 2; Brennan Jolly (D), 3.11 yrs: Thomas Wallace (SB), 1; Billy Nevees (Bel), 2; J Steel (H), 3. Relays Girls: Hauraki, 1; Vauxhall, 2; Belmont, 3. Relay Boys: Vauxhall, 1; Stanley Bay, 2; Belmont, 3.

Key: Bayswater School (Bay), Belmont Primary (Bel) Devonport Primary (D), Hauraki Primary (H), St Leo’s School (StL), Stanley Bay School (SB), Vauxhall Primary (V)

Highflyer… Billy Edgson from Bayswater Primary School won the nine-year-old boys high jump with a 1.15m clearance

Dalton Borrows sailing across the bar during the nine-year-old boys high jump

Tuck jump…11-year-old Thomas Wallace reached 4.36m in the long jump


Frontrunner…Emma Mason (Hauraki School) took off at the start of the 10-year-old girls 100m sprint and won easily

Flying start… (from left) Angela Choi, Holly Morse and Kathryn Andrews build up speed after Helen Pelham (at back) fired the starting gun for the 11-year-old girls 100m sprint.


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Gibson’s works are an eclectic mix of painting, assemblage and sculpture that reference happy memories and

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SMALL DOG GALLERY Robyn Gibson: Things

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MAIN GALLERY Janette Cervin: Blended Families

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Flower People

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Devonport shops are being brightened up pre-Christmas by specially made decals aimed at epotomising summer in the suburb.

An early initiative by new Devonport BID manager Judy Grieve, the transfers will be on display in windows during December and January.

“Exclusive to Devonport, the Pohutukawa de-sign captures the spirit of summer in Devonport, and has been very popular with our businesses,” said Grieve.

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Timeless villa meets French chic – an unparalleled lifestyle on offer for the clever and privileged few: this is Devonport living at its’ finest. Venture beyond the private front fence and come home to a world of light-filled rooms, crisp décor, and a sense of calm. With either three or four bedrooms to suit your family requirements, enjoy the open living and entertain in style with the covered, pillar-less balcony with lovely urban views across to mt Victoria. The luxuriously large master bedroom, ensuite and wardrobe make for a truly special retreat for parents at the end of the day. Here exists an opportunity to purchase this loved family home prior to a formal marketing campaign in 2015 - be first and be quick!

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