Hibiscus Matters 16 February, 2011

Waiwera to Silverdale including Whangaparaoa Peninsula and Orewa

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The Hopper family have strong roots on the Coast, going back to the 1920s when they farmed and ran the general store on the peninsula. This week Flynn Hopper became the fourth generation of Hoppers to attend Whangaparaoa School, when he started on February 14. Pictured at the school are, from left, Guy, Steve, Flynn and Grant Hopper. See story p11.

Middens dating back around 350 years have been identified as part of the archaeological surveys of the cycle and walkway that is being developed around Orewa Estuary.

Middens reveal Estuary’s historyA total of 11 new middens were discovered by the archaeologists, bringing the number known so far at the Estuary to 17. The sites provide

clues to the food collected by pre-European Maori and the way they lived.The middens will be registered and added to maps and records of the area.

While the battle against high rise development in Orewa south of the town centre is at appeal stage in the Environment Court, a similar issue is being faced by residents to the north of the town, concerned about the height of buildings planned for the Kensington Park subdivision. This month people living adjacent to Kensington Park were advised that not only would a resource consent application for an apartment complex known as Building 13 (13.23 metres tall) not be notified, but that it had been approved.At the same time approval was given for changes to a consent granted in 2008 when Patrick Fontein owned the site. This allows for four apartment blocks to a maximum height of 15.4m.Neighbours of the development were so concerned about these applications

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Website www.localmatters.co.nz collecting as it is tossed on the pile. Over time, sedimentary material is deposited as well. Middens therefore provide a ‘time capsule’ – a resource for archaeologists studying the diet and habits of past societies. Natural processes, such as wind and water create a matrix that can also be analysed to provide seasonal and climatic information. The Orewa Estuary was a rich source of seafood and the middens, many of which have distinct levels, include a range of shellfish, mud, snails, charcoal, fish bones, and fragments of rock and burnt stone.The Estuary was a food source for tribes such as Ngati Whatua, Tainui and the Hauraki people who lived in the wider

area of the Coast, such as at Waiwera and the Weiti Inlet, as well as tribes from further afield who paddled along the Estuary seasonally to gather food.Iwi are concerned that the middens be preserved and protected as development takes place along the coastline – a responsibility that falls to Auckland Council.Council is working closely with Ngati Whatua Nga Rima o Kaipara, to ensure the preservation of the middens and to find an appropriate way to highlight them within the cycle and walkway development. This includes placing signs near one of the middens to provide those using the trail with information about what middens are and the local history relating to them.

that the decision on notification went before commissioner A R Watson.Barbara Ferguson, who expects to lose one-third of the view from her property when Building 13 is built, says she was stunned to find that not only had residents’ concerns been dismissed as ‘no more than minor’, but within 14 days the same commissioner approved the consents.In the decision, the commissioner determined that the height infringement has “less than minor effects upon the landscape and amenity values of the area and surrounding environment”.The decision not to notify these consents flies in the face of the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board. Local Board chair Julia Parfitt recommended last December that Auckland Council notify the consents “so that residents can have the opportunity to make submissions”.Developers Kensington Park Holdings signalled their intention to build apartments higher than allowed under the District Plan with a Private Plan change application last July. The plan change application is expected to be heard in March, and if approved will

allow buildings of up to 20 metres to be constructed. Last year the Environment Court ruling on the former Rodney District Council’s proposed Variation 101 restricted buildings in residential areas of Orewa to three storeys (a maximum of 11.5m – 9m to eaves and 2.5m for a pitched roof ).Martin Emery of Orewa Ratepayers and Residents Association says highrise buildings are not needed or wanted anywhere in Orewa.“The Environment Court judge who threw out Variation 101 found that Orewa was already one of the most intensely built up places he’d ever visited,” Mr Emery says. “The community does not want big apartment blocks and they should have the right to be heard. It’s extremely disappointing that the new Council, so soon after an Environment Court decision, are allowing the height limit to be exceeded.”Kensington Park development manager Mark Peldmanis says the developer had expected the consents to be granted but did not wish to comment on notification.

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BRIEFSBoard supports PenlinkThe Hibiscus & Bays Local Board has resolved to support the Penlink Road project within its Local Board Plan. The board also supports associated work such as widening Whangaparaoa Road and a full interchange at Wainui. Local Board chair Julia Parfitt says the aim is to deliver the best possible result for the area. The local board plan is currently in draft form and will go out for consultation, giving the public the chance to make submissions.

Vandals hit Stanmore BayA vandalism spree at Stanmore Bay Reserve on January 24 was the last straw for Council officers, and will lead to changes to the design of the toilet next to the boat ramp. As well as smashing solar lights and breaking signs, the vandals attempted to smash 12 glass bricks in the toilet. Council staff say that the toilet was designed to add something to the reserve, but because the glass bricks are smashed as many as five times a year they will now be removed and the toilet altered to make it more vandal proof. Police are following leads, but any information should be directed to Orewa Police.

Bite worse than barkAuckland Council staff advise that someone is allowing their dog to repeatedly maul the infant swing seats in Red Beach Reserve. Council has had to replace the seats three times in less than a month. The seats cost more than $200 each and generally have a 20-year lifespan. If anyone has information about this, please contact Auckland Council, ph 426 5169.

Court stays greenA local tennis club that was considering whether to resurface their courts in the trendy blue (as seen on television) or the existing green shade, has come down on the side of green. Members of the Hibiscus Coast Veterans Tennis Club voted to resurface with the green colour largely because of aesthetic appeal. Those in favour of blue said it made it easier to see the ball.

The scouting motto ‘Be Prepared’ was an important one for Scouts NZ national commissioner Stuart Fleming to bear in mind as he began to walk the length of NZ on Te Araroa (the Long Pathway).

A name that reflects the history and location of Orewa Estuary has been chosen for the walk and cycleway loop that is currently under construction there.The name Te Ara Tahuna (The Path/Trail of the Orewa Estuary) was approved by the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board at its meeting on February 2.The former Rodney District Council initiated a competition to find a name, but the judging panel, made up of Local Board members Julia Parfitt, Gaye Harding and Greg Sayers, as well as two Council staff members, felt it important that the name reflect the setting and historical Maori significance of the site and came up with a name in consultation with iwi.The report into the naming of the trail says that the panel was impressed with

Stuart Fleming at Orewa beach.

On the Te Araroa trail of adventure

Ahead of him lay around 3000km of tramping which he would do solo over four to five months, camping and carrying all the essentials of life on his back.For Stuart, who passed through the Hibiscus Coast last month on his journey, the walk is a personal challenge that began when he set out from Cape Reinga last November.“I heard about Te Araroa about nine years ago and decided that 2011 would be the time to do it,” Stuart says. The Christchurch resident gave up his job as a personal development coach to free up time for the walk.“In part, I was fleeing the quakes, but I also wanted to see more of the North Island. It has illustrated for me how adventure can be right on your doorstep – you don’t have to travel to an extreme environment to challenge yourself. Plus I’m seeing some magnificent parts of the country.”

Currently, despite being slowed down by high tides and storms on the North Shore, he is on target to be in Bluff in April.Trampers have been walking the trail, or sections of it, since a route was established around 10 years ago. The trail has largely been put together through the efforts of volunteers, and is administered by the Te Araroa Trust. The Trust’s Northern Region project manager, Fiona Mackenzie of Whangaparaoa, says this summer so far 25 people have advised the Trust that they are walking the entire route. She says the Trust plans a low-key official opening of the trail at the end of this year. Between now and then, the aim is to adjust the route where possible so that most of it will be off-road. Currently around 12 percent is on-road.Info: www.teararoa.org.nz Stuart’s blog is at myadventureplus.com

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the high level of community interest indicated by the 240 competition entries received and the thought that had gone into them. “As the criteria for evaluating the best entry, the panel felt it needed to consider the significance of the area to Ngati Whatua and relate it back to the pou whenua,” the report says.Te Ara translates as a trail or pathway

of the inward flowing waters and Tahuna is the sandbank – the main part of the estuary.The winner of the competition, with the name closest to the chosen name, is Shirley Bongard of Red Beach with her entry Te Wai Hikoi Kaiorewa.The 7.5km cycle and walkway is due for completion in late April, according to Auckland Council.

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Having attended the public forum at the recent Auckland council meeting at Orewa and heard arguments for the building of the Penlink road from some very high profile speakers, I feel I have to state a case for common sense. If you have a blockage in your drainpipe, you don’t install a new pipe to maintain the flow, you clear the blockage in the existing pipe. It’s just as effective and much cheaper. It’s the same for access to the peninsula. Improve the flow from the motorway through Silverdale and on to the peninsula by installing dedicated lanes and local flyovers.And if the access to Silverdale North and the peninsula is via a new sliproad at Wainui then this is a direct response to a particular problem rather than

the official proposal that part of the justification for Penlink is to remove traffic from Silverdale. Much better to deal with a new requirement at Silverdale by a new road at Silverdale – yet again, a much cheaper option.Penlink is a large and prestigious project and a number of prestigious people have nailed their colours to it. But that is no reason to continue to support a project that does not stand the scrutiny of common sense.And whilst I am on the subject, I would love to see the evidence that supports the oft-quoted statement that Penlink has 90 percent support from the community. Perhaps the new Council will provide this evidence for scrutiny.Peter Wilson, Stillwater

How interesting to see the Red Beach before and after shots in Hibiscus Matters February 2 paper. I saw them on your excellent website, and am interested because I have relatives that live in Red Beach and am a regular visitor there in summer. I think one

reason there are so few people in the recent photograph is that there are so many other attractions available these days and people are so much more mobile. I bet if you visited Albany Mall you’d find it full of families shopping on a hot summer’s day. Alternatively, the

families could be at the mini-golf on the North Shore. You could say more people are staying out of the sun these days because of melanoma, but I somehow think that is unlikely – although that does explain the little tent in the photo.S White, by email

LOL goes AWOLHibiscus Matters’ facebook friends advise us that the favourite expression used by texters and Facebookers everywhere, ‘lol’ (laugh out loud) is now considered old hat. The 2011 replacement is apparently ‘pml’ – the meaning of which we cannot print in a family paper (but the last bit is ‘myself laughing’).

Ex-Mayoral Challenge?When is the Mayoral Challenge not the Mayoral Challenge? When it’s not lead by a mayor. One of the criteria listed on the Bikewise website for the Mayoral Challenge (a community cycle ride) is that “the Mayor of your region must agree to attend and cycle in the Challenge”, but this year, the Rodney one is being led by Cr Penny Webster. The event, held in Orewa for the past four years has also been relocated and is now, according to the Bikewise Challenge website, happening in “Snells Beach, Orewa”. Auckland mayor Len Brown is not taking part in a Mayoral Challenge, but will ride in other Bikewise events this month.

Random methodsLocal Board member Gaye Harding jokingly suggested at a recent board meeting that “rock, paper, scissors” might be a good way to choose a chair for a subcommittee. “That’s a very unusual method,” commented Board chair Julia Parfitt. “Was that the way Rodney District Council used to do it?” At that, another board member was heard to mutter “no wonder it went belly-up”.

Aussies hit nail on headWhen it comes to encouraging people not to drop litter, it seems our cousins across the Tasman have come up with a succinct and effective slogan in inimitable Aussie style – “Don’t be a Tosser”.

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In the 50s and 60s everyone went to the beach in the summer, it was thing to do. In fact Labour Weekend marked the start of summer madness. Summer clothes were brought out, and the beach was on. TV was in its infancy and there were not the swimming pools at homes or at schools for kids. There were not the many attractions that kids/adults of today have either – the beach was one free attraction. Boxing Day was especially a favourite day to go to the beach maybe even the social scene of the day. Those were the days –the beach days.Daphne Bishop, Army Bay

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Around 100 pine trees have been felled to make way for a road and a Pak ‘n’ Save supermarket in Silverdale this month. The trees, which formed a distinctive shelterbelt on Hibiscus Coast Highway opposite East Coast Road, were felled on February 8. Long time Silverdale resident and ex-Rodney District Councillor Bill Earwaker says the trees were planted around 30 years ago. Council purchased the site in 1991 for possible use as sports fields.

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The tail end of Cyclone Wilma dropped a lot of rain on Shakespear Regional Park causing significant flooding and a few slips, as well as putting a dampener on some people’s camping holiday. These extreme weather events cause the Waterfall Gully catchment to rapidly flood. As intended in such events the pest proof fence at the duck pond opened at its designed weak point to release flood flow. This happens after the culverts are overwhelmed and the velocity is such that water cannot simply weep through the fence. After flood waters recede the mesh is pushed back into place, the fence skirt re-pinned to the ground and checks are made for pests. Raging floodwaters pose a significant deterrent to any pests that might try to sneak in this way. At Tawharanui Open Sanctuary one slip pushed up against the pest proof fence and caused two ruptures over a 50m length. This is the first breach of the fence since it became operational in 2004. When the breach was identified immediate remedial repairs were made and tracking tunnels, traps and bait stations deployed in case any pest animals invaded during the short period the fence was open. A specialist rodent detection dog visited within a few days to give the park a once over, with no pests found. Similar protocols to this are being developed as contingency measures for Shakespear Open Sanctuary. Resource consent for animal pest eradication has been granted by independent commissioners following a publicly notified consent hearing. Animal pests will be eradicated using controlled aerial application of brodifacoum poison baits supported by intensive ground control. Animal pests must be removed to provide a safe home for native plants and animals and allow reintroduction of missing species. Open Sanctuary coordinator Matt Maitland says consent conditions impose robust environmental and public health measures. “This eradication activity and park closure will be well notified by signs and public notices, with a planned park closure of 1 July until mid-December or when the all clear is given,” Matt says.

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The extension of the Northern Busway by 16km to Silverdale came one step closer last month with the announcement that the NZ Transport Agency has appointed engineering consultants BECA to investigate the route.

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The consultants are also tasked with testing a dedicated buses-only link from Constellation Drive to Silverdale against other options for extending the busway.The Transport Agency’s Auckland and Northland regional director Stephen Town says that although construction is several years away, there was a need to protect land now for the route because the area is developing rapidly.“Demands from development pressure need to be taken into account and we need to protect a route now so that we have the required land available to us later when we are ready to extend the busway,” Mr Town said.The investigation, which started last month, is expected to take a year and includes consultation with Auckland Council and Auckland Transport.The Hibiscus & Bays Local Board is

welcoming the move.Chair Julia Parfitt says during the design and planning phases, the board is focusing on promoting connecting bus services and carpooling initiatives.Last December the board showed its support for the latest carpooling service seeking to cater to commuters to and from the Albany Bus Station, Raspberry Express, by taking part in a promotion at the bus station.

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Brian Smith of Whangaparaoa has a reputation in the community for being a sociable guy – so much so that his home in Stanmore Bay was once nicknamed “party central”.

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Wonderful ‘journey’ on Hibiscus coast celebrated

Throwing a party for 250 friends was therefore a natural way for Brian, who has lived on the Coast for 62 years, to celebrate his 67th birthday.The fact that Brian recently received treatment for a melanoma that developed into a brain tumour, made the party, held at Whangaparaoa Hall on January 29, especially poignant.Historical photos of Whangaparaoa coupled with photos from Brian’s family album decorated the hall and set the tone for the evening. Assembled family and friends gathered around the photos at the start of the evening, sharing memories over drinks and nibbles.The photos illustrated the depth and breadth of Brian’s involvement in the community as a family man, teacher and business owner. He is pictured at Silverdale Rugby Club, with Peninsula Players, at the Council offices (he served as an Auckland Regional Councillor) and at The Leisure Centre, which he helped to get off the ground.Among assembled guests were those who know Brian (or ‘Smithy’) from his days as president of the Silverdale Business Association, who worked with him at Hibiscus Tanks or Hoppers, school friends from Orewa

and a few who travelled from Australia to share memories of attending teachers training college with him.Whangaparaoa Hall was chosen as the venue for the party because Brian was there when it opened in 1956 and in fact helped to build it, “skiving off school” to do so.Dinner included two pigs cooked in an umu alongside the hall by Brian’s friend Sam Laita who worked for him at Hibiscus Tanks.At the start of a ‘This is your Life’ style presentation compared by Brian’s friends Simon Weakey and John Arkley, Brian recalled moving to Stanmore Bay with his grandmother and mother in 1948.“When we arrived, there were around 20 farms on the peninsula, and around 100 residents,” Brian said. “I’ve seen it grow to the population of 32,000 it has now, and have been lucky enough to have my hands on the levers for some of that time. This has been a wonderful life lived on the Hibiscus Coast, and I could ask for nothing better than to celebrate it with those who have helped to make it so special.”

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The 200 members of Estuary Arts Centre have their chance to wow the public with the annual Members’ Exhibition that opens next month.

Robert Onnes is among those showing work at Estuary Arts’ annual members’ exhibition. He says his work will be “an experimental piece on the theme of doubt versus dogma”.

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This year the general theme is Reflections, and as the brief included “your thoughts and feelings on Rodney becoming part of the super city”, there could be plenty of food for thought at the show. The more than 200 works will include a wide range of media from stone and cement to oil, watercolour and acrylic paintings to steel and fibre.Full time artist Robert Onnes of Red Beach has displayed work at every Members’ Exhibition since the arts centre opened in 2007. He works in metal, including copper and Corten steel (which attains a patina of rust but lasts well outdoors), creating sinuous, beautifully finished sculptures that are stylised but also contain the essence of the bird or person represented.Robert left his day job as an electronic technician in 1994 to work locally as an electrician, but devoted himself full time to his art seven years ago. His sculptures are created in a workshop in Whangaparaoa, using plate steel cut using a plasma cutter, then shaped with hammer, anvil and press. The pieces are then mig-welded together.It’s a task that involves precision as well as creative flair and a sense of adventure.“I was a bit of an inventor as a kid,” Robert says. “I’m still inventing things, but now they have an aesthetic, not practical, purpose.”He says people can expect to see a

huge variety of work at the Members’ show, as there is no curatorial input and so anything goes.The exhibition includes cash prizes from $1000 for first to an emerging artist prize of $500 and a Merit Prize of vouchers to the value of $150.For more about Robert’s work, visit www.onnz.co.nzReflections Members’ Exhibition • Estuary Arts Centre, 214b Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa • March 3– 27

Local board goes publicThe Public Forum at the start of each Local Board meeting is proving a popular way for locals to air issues and have them taken forward to Auckland Council. In the first few board meetings of the year, a number of individuals, as well as representatives of community groups have made presentations to the Local Board. While it is acceptable to simply turn up to the meeting and ask for permission to speak (for around three minutes), it is preferable to advise the board in advance of your intentions so time can be allocated in the agenda and any relevant material circulated to the members. Info: ph Committee Secretary Vivienne Sullivan 427 3317 or email [email protected]

100 projects revealed Mayor Len Brown completed his first 100 days at the helm of Auckland Council on February 8. On February 3 he released a list of the 100 projects he committed to promoting during his first 100 days in office. The mayor says the idea of 100 projects in 100 days was “to reassure ratepayers that despite the potential disruption of transition, it is business as usual and the new council is getting on with it and not mucking around”. Although a number of the projects (including reviewing the options for free swimming pools and review of Business Improvement Districts) are Auckland-wide and will therefore be carried forward in Albany Ward, the only specifically local ones are completion of the Shakespear Open Sanctuary and the introduction of mobile wheelie bins for recycling. For the full list of projects, see www.localmatters.co.nz

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After a career on cargo ships, Ernie Seagar dropped anchor in Stillwater 25 years ago seeking peace and quiet. Although he now spends his days enjoying the view of the Weiti River from his home, and taking his launch for the odd fishing expedition, Ernie has also been a mover and shaker for Stillwater, both in his role as Commodore of the Boating Club and as a resident determined to improve local roads. He spoke to Terry Moore about life ashore.

I joined the boat club when we first came to Stillwater 25 years ago, and my wife said “whatever you do, don’t join the committee” because I was president of the Ponsonby Cruising Club for many years and you get tied up in meetings a lot. I took her advice for about six months, and then I got talked into standing as Commodore. We moved here to get away from the rat race. I grew up in Devonport, in the days when everyone there knew each other, and worked in Takapuna where I was a chief ship’s engineer and had my own marine engineering business. I was practically born on my grandad’s steam launch, my family was on it so much. Like a lot of the launches, we carried sails in those days and used those as well as the engine when we went cruising around the Barrier, which was absolute paradise. Then we would chop down some ti-tree and use it to fire up the engines and come back home again.

When I began my career as a marine engineer, it was a lifetime job. Most blokes expected to stay with the same company for life, and they looked after you like family, but over the years you became just a cog in the wheel. What I liked about going to sea was the machinery. The ship’s engine rooms were kept spotless, and a lot of pride was taken in the work. Of course it was also a nice way to see the world for nothing and my wife came with me a few times. As chief engineer you had beautiful accommodation. The longest trip I did was six months to Europe, and often went into the Pacific for two or three weeks. The biggest ship I worked on was 5000 tons, whereas nowadays the container ships (or box boats as we call them) can get to 50,000 tons. I stopped going to sea around 10 years ago, but it’s in my blood and I still miss it. For recreation I have an old launch that I bought in 1970 and overhauled with a friend. I go out fishing or cruising every opportunity I can. The fishing is good – there is still a feed of fish out there if you want one, despite the rising numbers of boats.

Stillwater’s older residents have noticed over the last five years that there are more new people moving in. There are a couple of hundred houses here now, yet most of the faces are familiar, even if I don’t know their names. Peace and quiet is the main thing we like about it, and that is why a lot of the older people are worried about the noise that will come from the Penlink Bridge. Sounds amplify and echo in this valley – you can hear people talking at night-time from a long way away – and in a northerly we can hear traffic from Whangaparaoa Road. If they built sound shields on the side of the bridge, it would be appreciated, but I don’t think we will get anything but the bare essentials. We asked about an on/off ramp for Stillwater, as locals don’t want it to be just a main artery for Whangaparaoa, but that seems unlikely. There will still be bottlenecks on Whangaparaoa Road even if the bridge is built – it will do nothing for commuters from the Gulf Harbour and Army Bay end of the peninsula.

My grandkids visit from Papakura and in five minutes they’re in the water. They love Stillwater. My wife wasn’t keen to live here, but I’d actually already owned the place for two years before I told her about it. Now you couldn’t move her with a crowbar. We can sit in bed and look at the river flowing along and the bush on the northern shore. The bird life around here is magnificent with wood pigeons, rosellas, kingfishers and pheasants living in the bush. If the Penlink Bridge is built, it will mean chopping a huge hole in that bush and losing a lot of the birds.

Developers had grand ideas for the campground here and then the economic downturn got them, so it’s on the back burner at the moment. The development will bring in more people, some of whom will be boaties, and that will put more pressure on what we have here. Traffic is already becoming a problem, especially the speed of the drivers. You used to turn

off East Coast Road and drive down to Stillwater without passing a single car coming the opposite way. Everyone used to undo their safety belts and drive slowly down the road – it was part of the relaxed feel of the place. The way the road is now, it’s more good luck than good management that someone hasn’t been killed. People cut over the centre line and the road is deteriorating and needs new seal. It was never designed to take the sort of pressure it gets these days.

The boat club has a membership of more than 200 – not all locals, but from the Bays, Albany and further north. Our boat ramp is very popular. It is a private one, built by the members. There is discussion about making a new ramp nearer the wharf but that would impinge on the haul out yard, so the current committee feels it is better to upgrade the existing one. All this is paid for by the club. We charge for use of the ramp via an honesty box and there are confrontations about this almost every day because people think it is a public ramp. It’s not pleasant, but we have to get the money in. The club lets many community groups use its facilities and recently our tanks emptied twice because of the numbers using it. We have to replace that water at our cost, yet we only charge a nominal fee to use the clubrooms. We don’t mind helping the community, but this club has gone about as far as we can

go. There is a strong call for a new community hall to take the pressure off the boat club.

Stillwater has always gone ahead and done things despite largely being ignored by Rodney District Council. We keep plugging away at issues that are important down here. I used to go to the Council meetings every month around 10 years ago when Brian Sharplin was chief executive. I wasn’t Commodore then, just a ratepayer fed up unsealed roads causing dust in the tank water and safety issues for drivers. I harped on about it until the Council agreed to spend some money on it. I was a real squeaky wheel. I remember at one meeting a guy from Orewa was going on about the colour of the flagstones in central Orewa and it was too much for me; I stood up and said, “we haven’t even got a bloody footpath in Stillwater”. Despite the problems, a lot of the older people wanted the road to stay rough and rural, to suppress traffic. They were very possessive of the area and didn’t want more people coming here. Even now there are a lot of residents who want it to remain as it is, but you can’t control development. People who move to Stillwater now will find a rural, peaceful place and a community resistant to change. ‘If you don’t like it, go back where you came from’ would be the attitude of many – there’s only one way to do things around here.


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When Flynn Hopper of Arkles Bay started at Whangaparaoa Primary School on Valentine’s Day, he represented the fourth generation of Hopper boys to go to the school.

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His dad Steve, grandfather Grant and great grandfather Guy have very different memories of their days at Whangaparaoa Primary.Guy, who started at the school in 1936 when it was located in Stanmore Bay Road (where the Guide Den is now) remembers children riding horses to school. Headmaster at the time, Alec Craig was, he recalls, a strict disciplinarian and widely respected in the small community.By the time his son Grant came to the school in 1965, it had moved to its current location on land that was originally part of the Hopper family’s farm, and had around 600 pupils. Grant says the pool shed and pool are much as they were in his day, and he remembers the enthusiasm with

which the youngsters lined up by the shed, ready to have a swim. Some of the prefabs still in use as classrooms were moved onto the site in Grant’s last year at the school.Grant was a sporty rather than academic lad and says headmaster Bill McGowan’s move to introduce interschool sports was appreciated by the pupils, bringing in children from six other schools in the district to take part.Flynn’s dad Steve was only at the school for three years (1988 to 91) before moving to Warkworth but he says seeing Flynn there means a lot to the family.“The connections go back a long way, and it’s nice that they can continue,” Steve says.

Neville Miller of Kaukapakapa is a fine example of the positive effects of regular Scottish Country dancing.Neville, who chairs the Hibiscus Coast Scottish Country Dance Club has not let two replacement knees get in the way of his passion for this style of dance, and he and his wife have been dancing regularly at the club for around 10 years.He says because participants dance in formation, Scottish Country Dancing improves mental as well as physical agility and also provides social interaction.“Each dancer relies on all the other people making up the formation to know the right steps and direction,” Neville says. “It can, and does, fall apart at times, and we just have a laugh when that happens. It’s very social, as

you don’t dance with just one partner, and we have a lot of fun.”Next month, for the first time in the club’s 28-year history, dance classes for beginners will be available.Instructors Carolyn Cooper and Doris Thorn will take an eight-week course designed for beginner Scottish Country dancers, starting on March 1.Neville says the idea behind the classes is to teach the group the basics, so that they can join in with the regular Wednesday evening club dance sessions held at Stanmore Bay Community Centre.He says anyone will benefit from the classes, but in particular the club is hoping to attract more young people and men.Info on the club or classes: ph Neville and Andrea Miller, 09 420 4199.

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Gait analysis takes first steps in OrewaGary says gait analysis can assist anyone with an issue related to biomechanics, including overuse injuries such as long distance runners who roll to one side of their shoe too much.“Most people are unaware that they have developed these sorts of habits, but over time they can have a significant impact on the body,” Gary says. Gary also specialises in custom-made orthotics aimed at re-aligning the knee joint. Gary says one use of this is in the treatment of osteoarthritis, which can affect just one side of the knee joint. “The orthotics help re-direct a person’s gait, off-loading the increased pressure on the worn area which is thought to lead to pain and degeneration. This reduces pain and can postpone the need for surgery.” Kinetics principal physiotherapist Robert Knight says the clinic is seeing increasing joint replacements in the 40 to 60 age group, often as a result of previous sports injuries and minor surgeries and which have led to earlier joint degeneration. He says a recent Swedish study showed that injured sports people requiring knee replacements by the age of 55

has increased five times in the last 10 years and, in NZ, the number of knee replacements done annually has more than doubled in the last 10 years. “The trouble is that these replacements were designed for largely sedentary people in their 70s and 80s and not for coping with the stresses that younger senior groups, such as the Baby Boomers generation, want to put on them,” Robert says. “Under normal conditions these replacements have an expected life of only 10 to 15 years with second replacements far less successful. This means that having a knee replacement in your 40s or 50s is really undesirable if you still plan to be active in later life.”Robert says by taking a few early steps, it is possible to prevent pain becoming a major issue and therefore potentially delay or erase the need for knee surgery.“Kinetics have combined elements of muscle balancing, weight loss, nutritional support, and orthotic intervention to help prevent or slow further degeneration and have received positive feedback from patients in reducing both pain and swelling and enabling a return to more active

lifestyles. Gary’s expertise is a key part of this approach and we are rapt to have his gait analysis and orthotic design skills available.”Gary can also assist with pain associated with contractures, chronic lower leg and foot injuries, or children’s growing pains or flat feet.

Scholarships that have been given to Kiwi kids for the past three years to help them fulfil their dreams are being offered again by Variety – The Children’s Charity, and there is special encouragement for Hibiscus Coasters to apply.A Variety spokesperson says so far there have been no recipients from this area, despite the fact there must be some very deserving young people living on the Coast.Applications for the Gold Heart Scholarships opened on February 1. The scholarships provide talented young New Zealanders who are sick, disabled or disadvantaged with a maximum of $5000 per annum for up to three years – this could include assisting with tuition fees, personal development, coaching, and the purchase of training equipment, travel or accommodation. It also matches each recipient with a mentor to assist them to reach their goals. Applications are invited from people aged under 18 years who have goals in the education field, as well as in the fields of music, art and sport.Applications close on March 31. Info: www.variety.org.nz or ph Heather Stevens on 09 520 4111.

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Finding time to include a fitness regime in your life is not easy, and, according to Tanya Churchill of Red Beach, the only way is to make it a priority.

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Tanya is one of 12 locals taking part in a training programme run by Lorraine Chase of Orewa Events and personal trainer Debbie Goldingham. The programme, which began last September, aims to bring individuals with limited fitness up to speed in time to compete in the Orewa Beach Half Marathon in April.Tanya, whose work as a sales rep is mainly sedentary and involves a lot of driving, says she is finding the regular exercise easier now after initially struggling.She says she is making the effort to attend every training session and has recently begun to see improvements in her fitness.“In the last week or so I’ve found that my general fitness is improving, and so my running is starting to come together too,” Tanya says. “I’ve got more energy to put into it, and have more endurance. I can walk further and for longer.”She says after a long day at work, it is important to stay motivated and not sink into the couch.“I could just come home and think ‘I can’t be bothered’, but I make the effort.

When I’m doing the weekly Monday Nighta 5km course, I keep thinking I have to do four times that amount in the Half Marathon, and that keeps me going. The camaraderie of the rest of the group is great, and we’re all supporting each other. You realise you’re not the only one with aches and pains.”Currently Tanya is training five days a week.“It’s a big commitment to make time for, but now that I’m starting to see results, I’m more motivated than ever.”Hibiscus Matters will continue to follow Tanya’s progress with further reports leading up to the Half Marathon.


Because of early interventions, including speech therapy, massage, care with diet, exercise and writing, he may be able to start school at Gulf Harbour next year.Gaylene has joined the committee of Autism NZ and is planning to organise a number of events this year to involve the local community. These include a public meeting at Gulf Harbour School for anyone interested in autism, which will include a talk by a speech therapist, and a fun run. She is also organising a mufti day for local schools on April 1 to mark Mayhem Multicoloured Day for Autism. A cocktail evening and auction will be held in Auckland on April 8, which, as well as raising funds, celebrates the re-launch of the Auckland branch of Autism NZ. It will be hosted by Nerida Cortese of Dancing with the Stars. For info on any of these events, ph Gaylene, 424 8032 or email [email protected]


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Gaylene (pictured) is on a mission to raise funds for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and participation in the Duathlon allowed her to raise more than $200 for the cause.Last year Gaylene’s son Rikki, aged four, was diagnosed as autistic, which she says helped the family make sense of developmental and behavioural issues that had been a cause of concern.She says faced with the diagnosis, some families react by shutting out the world as they go into denial.“For me it had the opposite effect – I want to let everyone know about it so they can understand that every child is different and there is a reason for Rikki’s behaviour. It has also helped us as a family to help Rikki, because we know more about what he’s dealing with and how he sees the world. I understand why a lot of parents of children on the ASD spectrum become teacher aids or specialists in this field because it’s so fascinating and there’s so much variation. Each individual is different with his or her own way of looking at life.”Rikki has difficulty dealing with emotions and interacting with people, as well as extreme sensitivity to sound, touch and space. This has led to king sized tantrums in public places such as the Whangaparaoa Plaza, which Gaylene says are made more stressful by people thinking he’s simply “being a naughty boy”.If this happens she has cards she hands out that briefly outline the condition as an explanation for bystanders.Rikki is in the middle of the spectrum of ASD, described as moderately high functioning. He is able to talk, highly visual and associates numbers and places with colours and shapes.

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Sea Lice or Jellyfish?Last week local chemists saw a huge increase in the numbers of people seeking treatment for bites and stings received while swimming. There has been confusion as to whether the bites/stings are from sea lice or jellyfish larvae. Orewa Care Chemist owner Antony Wentworth says most of the cases he’s seen have been attributable to jellyfish larvae. Sea lice tend to bite outside the togs area, while Jellyfish larvae tend to sting within, because of pressure from the togs. However Jellyfish larvae stings (sometimes known as ‘sea bathers’ eruption’) can also appear outside the togs because water evaporation, rubbing with a towel or freshwater contact all stimulate the larvae to sting. The problem is happening at most beaches in the area. Treatment generally involves using a topical preparation and an antihistamine for the itch. Seek a doctor’s advice if you start to feel unwell after being stung.

With the start of school year, it is also the start of the “nit season”. Are you scratching your head just thinking about it? Just to clear up any confusion... the head lice are the actual insects. They are about 2–4mm in size. Nits are their eggs. They are usually found attached to the hair, very close to the scalp. Prevention is always better than cure. Head lice crawl from head to head. This leads to some practical ways to prevent head lice: y Avoid head to head contact y Don’t share brushes, combs, hats and other items that come into contact with hair.

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If you do find lice or eggs, there are a variety of treatments that might be used. A combination of methods is likely to be most successful. Treatments include: dry combing, wet combing, electric combs, medicinal treatments and herbal remedies. Medicinal treatments, which can be purchased from your local pharmacy, should always be used strictly as directed. Sometimes head lice are resistant to a particular treatment, but there are several helpful hints to get the most out of your treatment.Always comb the hair with a fine-toothed comb afterwards to remove as many dead or live head lice and eggs as possible. Repeat the treatment in seven to 10 days. Do not use a conditioner before or after using a treatment. These tend to coat the lice and eggs with a protective layer and cause the treatment not to work. The heat from hairdryers can inactivate the treatment. If you are unsuccessful with a treatment or as an added precaution, try wet combing. This is the manual removal of lice and eggs using conditioner or a proprietary treatment from your pharmacy. It is time consuming but very effective.


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I have a love-hate relationship with my potted plants. While placing a plant in a pot has the advantage of singling it out, allowing its characteristics to be appreciated in isolation, it also means more work than if you grow the same plant in the ground.As plot sizes get smaller, so people turn to container gardening to bring courtyards, narrow shaded areas along the sides of houses and areas with poor soil to life. Pots can be beautiful objects in themselves and finding the perfect marriage of plant and pot is one of those Eureka gardening moments.The potted plants in my garden include native ferns, grasses and astelias, frangipani, various herbs and Hymenosporum flavum ‘Gold Nugget’ (dwarf Australian frangipani). It’s an eclectic mix and the pots were pretty eclectic too until a few years ago when I settled on a few favourite styles and colours and stuck more or less exclusively to those. They are grouped in different colours throughout the garden, with plain terracotta in the herb garden, dark red on the terrace and rust and creamy stone pots on the front deck. This makes the whole thing less of a hotch-potch, and has saved me from temptation when I see yet another gorgeous pot that I don’t need in a garden centre. It’s also cut down on the number of pots I have, and therefore the feeding, watering and grooming regime that’s required for potted plants to look their best.What you’re asking plants to do in a pot, is to live in a campervan – permanently. Everything needed to sustain life must be contained in that one tiny space. In particular this means that sufficient nutrients must be provided in that square metre or so of soil for its occupant’s use. This generally means applying a slow release fertiliser from time to time and regular liquid feeds during the growing season. Over-watering a potted plant can be as much of a problem as under-watering, so this is an area that requires vigilance and care. In my experience growing plant species with high water needs in pots is asking for trouble, but that doesn’t mean only cacti and succulents make good potted subjects. In general, tough, compact plants that can handle dryness and those that like their roots confined are the most reliable in pots but anything goes if you’re prepared to cater to its needs.The mobility of pots helps you to match a plant’s need for light (whether that be full sun or semi-shade) with its situation. Turn from time to time for good shape.

Going pottyThe memories of Whangaparaoa’s long-standing residents are being recorded in a community project that focuses on the area’s history.For the past year the Whangaparaoa Community Trust has been undertaking the history project, which aims to capture as many aspects of Whangaparaoa’s past as possible. The project involves videotaping oral history interviews, collecting photographs (via a portable scanner) and preserving and recording written stories of the area from the 1900s to the present day.The work is being undertaken by a team that includes local board member John Watson and Cr Wayne Walker on behalf of the Whangaparaoa Community Trust and has the backing of the Royal Society of NZ and the Ministry of Culture and Heritage.People interviewed so far include Jack King, believed to be the longest-standing resident on Whangaparaoa, where he has lived since 1917.The project is also gathering information and stories about the history of Whangaparaoa Hall, which has been on its present site for more than 100 years. If you can help contact John Watson ph 424 1034 or Wayne Walker on 424 3121 or post to Whangaparaoa Community Trust History Project, 717 Whangaparaoa Road, Whangaparaoa.

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GAMBLING HELPLINE – professional counsellors available 24hrs to help those suffering from gambling problems or affected by another’s gambling. Immediate free, confidential support ph 0800 654 655 anytime.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meet Fri 7.30pm, Orewa Community Centre (behind Estuary Arts Centre) Ph John 027 646 2995, 0800AA WORKS.

WE ARE CREATING a group of cross stitchers in the area to get together once a month for cuppa, chat and stitching. If interested email: [email protected] to show interest.

YOGA - 20 MINS OF FREE yoga on the beach. Tue, Thu, Sat 6.30am Western end of Stanmore Bay (weather dependent). Absolute Beginners Welcome. Check website www.freeyogaonthebeach.com

ENJOY AN AFTERNOON OF HOUSIE AT BOWLS OREWA. 43 Houses including Superhouse, Snowball, Treasure Chest and $1000 Jackpot. Every Fri 1pm. Enquiries 426 6236

BLUES CLUB Every first Fri of month. 8 -11.30 pm licensed bar, light supper provided Dairy Flat Hall Info:www.DairyFlatLive.com

COFFEE GROUP FOR WOMEN 40-50 years approx. Ph. 021 426 890.

CAR BOOT SALE – FUNDRAISER Centrestage Theatre Carpark. Last Sunday of each month. 7am – 12 noon. $10 per vehicle and $5 per trestle hire. ph 0274 198135.

GARAGE SALE First Sat of month. HBC Community Shop, Western Reserve, Orewa, behind the Information Centre. 10am–1pm. Ph 426 3598.

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INDOOR BOWLERS A happy group. Beginners welcome. The Leisure Centre. Mon 1-3pm. Entrance fee $2.10, raffle $1. Ph The King’s 424 5250.

FOOD SCRAPS AvAILABLE – do you have pigs and are looking for extra food? Look no further! Food scraps available daily from YMCA holiday camp Contact Beki 09 427 9219 or [email protected]

SUMMER PICNIC kAWAU ISLAND the people of the Auckland region are invited to a Summer Picnic to be held at Mansion House Kawau Island on Saturday February 26. 9am – 4.30pm. BYO picnic. Discount fares available on ferry thanks to Reuben’s Cruises. Bookings are essential 0800 111 616.THE STETSON CLUB INC presents Southern Cross with Marion Burns, Dairy Flat Community Hall, Postman Road, Dairy Flat. February 25. 8pm–11.30pm. Licensed Bar, club prices. www.stetson.co.nz Ph 09 479 6778

SHARkS LITTLE LEAGUE T-BALL MODULE Victor Eaves Park, Orewa. Thurs Feb 17- Mar 31. 4.30-6pm. Years 1-6 mixed boys/girls teams. $45 per person. Register a team or individual. For info/registration contact Louise [email protected] or Ph 424 5581.

INDOOR BOWLING starts Monday February 21. Whangaparaoa Primary School Ladies Mile, 7.15pm and Thursday 24, 12.45pm Whangaparaoa Ratepayers Hall. New members very welcome, all you need are flat shoes! Ph Anne 426 4714, or Gwen 426 2044.

FLExI LEAGUE STARTING This is for those people who love to bowl but cannot bowl on a set day or time like shift worker. Ph 428 2469 for details, Whangaparaoa tenpin.

PUHOI ART ExHIBITION 2011 Expressions of interest by exhibitors are invited. Ph Mike 422 0478 or [email protected]

OREWA TWILIGHT CROQUET Hatton Rd. Every Thursday 5.30pm till dark. Come have a go! Stay for a chat! Order takeaways - we'll collect them. $3 green fees. Ph Janet 426 8686 Keith 959 0228.

WHANGAPARAOA TEN PIN BOWLING Recruiting new members Wednesday from 9.45am. Senior Group. Ball and shoes supplied also tea and coffee. Ph Shirley 428 2313 for more info.

PACIFIC CHEER & DANCE ASSN Inc Car Boot Sale, March 5. 8am-1pm. Cnr Silverdale Street (old car yard). Spaces available from $20, contact Maggie 027 570 0049. All site proceeds go towards new equipment

ART AND CRAFT CLASSES, Tuesdays, Orewa Community Church. Come and learn or bring your project and work with others. $2 includes Tea/Coffee. Info: Art: Jane 426 6537 Crafts: Chrissy 424 4108.

The importance of telling someone ashore what your plans are when you head out on the water was highlighted recently when our Sealegs, Hibiscus Rescue Two, was paged out to find a man who had gone out from Orewa for a couple of hours fishing in a 14 foot dinghy with no cellphone, no VHF radio, no torch, no navigation lights, only one oar and no other means of communication. He hadn’t put in a trip report with Coastguard, which may have provided further information. In his favour however, the man did have a lifejacket and a flare on board. When he failed to return after dark his wife eventually called the police, who then called Coastguard.Information from the man’s wife indicated that he usually fishes at the poles off the entrance to the Orewa Estuary. Armed with only this clue, Hibiscus Rescue Two launched from Stanmore Bay at 11pm and headed straight there. It was a moonless, misty night with smooth sea conditions.On the run over to the estuary entrance, crew picked up the smallest reflection off the man’s lifejacket in the beam of a torch, around 200m away (the night sight could not see him unless the torch was shining directly on him, as it was dark and misty). When the Coastguard Hibiscus crew reached the man and his dinghy around 15 minutes later, they discovered that the boat’s outboard motor had failed, the anchor was up and it was being blown offshore by the wind less than a mile off Orewa beach. The man had tried calling out to children on the beach who shouted back but they didn’t get the message that his boat had broken down. He also tried yelling out to a passing kayaker for assistance but was not heard. After nightfall he had set off his flare but nobody reported seeing it. When you set off flares, especially if you only have one and are not in immediate danger, it is best to make sure someone is onshore or th ere is a passing aircraft or boat in the vicinity that is likely to see it. This maximises your chances of being found.Coastguard towed the boat into the Orewa Estuary boat ramp. It was extremely fortunate the weather stayed calm as had it turned for the worse, this man could have been in a serious situation, being swept out to sea with no means of alerting anyone to his plight – all for the want of some simple, cheap communications, a cellphone and a VHF radio.

FREE METAL COLLECTION

A major fundraiser for the Tamaki Sports Academy is the free metal collection service it offers.We will pick up any old metal – whiteware such as fridges, stoves, dishwashers, washing machines – roofing iron, metal piping, venetion blinds, computers, batteries, car panels, cars, metal shelving, filing cabinets, machinery, lawnmowers, engines and so on.Tamaki Sports Academy offers mentoring, coaching, and work experience to South Auckland youth who have dropped out of the mainstream school system, but who show some sporting talent. Academy members are enrolled in the Correspondence School and work towards unit standard credits and national qualifications.

Ph 09 276 0328

DRIvING MISS DAISY is a safe, friendly and reliable companion driving service offering you independence and peace of mind. Call Gilly on 428 4490 for a competitive quote for those medical appointments and social engagements.

COOk/CLEANER REQUIRED – great opportunity to work at YMCA holiday camp, catering and cleaning for 54 bed facility in Waiwera. Part time hours, experience essential. Contact Beki 09 427 9219 or [email protected]

BRIDGE LESSONS Starts Mon feb 21, 7pm. Thurs Feb 24, 11am. Hibiscus Coast Bridge Club, Edith Hopper Park, Ladies Mile Manly. Ph Pat 428 3556 or 021 649 292

FREE/ kOHA TAI CHI practice class every Saturday 8-9am at the reserve next to the Coopers Rd carpark and swings, weather permitting. All welcome. Other Tai chi (incl kids Tai chi) and Yoga classes available at the Stanmore Bay Community Hall. Contact 021 0259 8532 or email [email protected] for details.

DUTCH COFFEE MORNING every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 10 - 12 am. We meet in Orewa House - HBC Highway 214 E (behind Arts Estuary) info phone 427 6556.


I AM A PROF 50YR OLD WOMEN, single, looking for prof male, non smoker, loves outdoors, cycling, travel, boating, fishing, Jet skiing (have my own) music, outdoor concerts, dancing, keen to travel, loves family. Must be house trained. Looking for companion/long term relationship. Email rwright711@email. Ph 426 6290.

WANTED

TO BUY, RECORDS/LP’S, 45’s Ph Mike 428 1587.TRAINS, MODEL RAILWAYS, all sizes, any quantity wanted to buy for cash. Wagons, coaches, locomotives, buildings, track, points and tinplate trains. hornby, triang, marklin, lima, athearn etc. Buyer will call, Ph David 021 901 493.

Classifieds are FREE, but the following conditions apply: Public Notices are free and, in fairness to the many other organisations, placed three times. This offer is for not-for-profit groups/individuals. Not trades/services/businesses, or rental/for sale properties. 35 words free thereafter fees apply. No proofs will be supplied. Email: [email protected] (no attachments will be opened), Post: 717 Whangaparaoa Rd, Fax: 428 4024. Ph: Lorry 428 4025

PEST CONTROL, Flies, spiders, cockroaches, ants, rodents, wasps. Competitive prices & quality service. 25 years exp. Ph 426 2253.

HEALTH & FITNESS

HOME & MAINTENANCE

HIBISCUS HANDYMAN SERvICES Experienced reliable mature owner operator. General home repairs. Tree cutting and hedges (and removal). Gutter cleaning. Water blasting/ window cleaning. Painting. Free quote Ph Geoff 428 0657, 021 176 9233, [email protected]

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LAWNMOWING (LARGE & SMALL), Gardens, Hedges, Gutters, Rubbish. Fully Insured and Guaranteed. Jims Mowing 426 0465.

WINDOW CLEANING 30 years exp, local owner operator, reasonable rates. Ph David 426 2253.

WEIGHT CONTROLA1 WEIGHT CONTROL, Personalised Weight Control Programmes. Scientifically & medically approved, 100% money back guarantee. Ph Vicki 426 2253.

FEET AND HANDS – Pedicure, Foot spa, Foot Massage and free manicure. Mobile service $30, or two for $50. Ph Leslie 424 0676 or 027 271 6676.

BEAUTY

BUSINESS & FINANCEADEPT COMPUTER SERvICES, Est 1993, covering Hibiscus Coast, for all PC repairs, including Internet, Anti-virus & networking at reasonable rates, please phone 421 1039 or Mob 021 114 5517. www.adept.net.nz

WATERBLASTING & CHEMICAL HOUSE WASHING. Local owner operator. Careful service, reasonable rates. Ph 426 2253.

PICTURE FRAMING

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LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE MASSAGE Lymphoedema, Immune deficiencies, Migraine, Constipation, Post Cosmetic Surgery, Arthritis, Chronic Fatigue. Also: Remedial/Seated Head, Neck,Shoulder/Trigger Point/Myofascial Release/Reiki. 30yrs experience. Clinic/mobile. Ph 0272 665 010/421 1812..

TUITION

ALLERGY TESTING, At your wits end? Find out about your reactive foods at the root of many common ailments: irritable bowel, dermatitis, hyperactive children, middle ear infections & more. Established Naturopathic & Osteopathic clinic in Red Beach. Ph 426 3972.

GARDEN CARE All work done, including lawns. Ph Ian 09 420 5107.

AND NOW .... PRIME ON FREEvIEW, Now 13 channels, decoders with recorder $175, new 12 month warranty, dish and decoder package installed from $430. Call Jim the Maintenance Man 422 3725 or 021 254 2048.

WATER TANkS & TROUGHS - ABSOLUTE CONCRETE Ph 09 431 2211 or [email protected]

HANDY MAN SERvICES Gardening, fencing, painting, infact any work needed around the home ph/txt Chris Davey 027 356 8678 or 021 0229 1311 or [email protected]

TANk WATER TESTING High quality testing for T and E-coli in your tank or bore water. Printed clear Lab test results provided with recommendations. Phone TWT 422 9345.

BODALISHOUS Spray tanz for any occasion only $25. Wedding parties, girls weekends, outings, holidays. Make your bookings now: 0274 429703.

RONNIC ELECTRICAL Installation & maintenance. Ph Ron 428 3848 or 021 752 430.

A TOENAIL TRIM & FILE Specialising in the elderly and disabled. Ph 427 5067.

OREWA PICTURE FRAMING - 35 + years exp. Professional Framers, 16 years Rodney. Same Folks - Same Place. We are your one stop Picture Framing and Accessory shop. You name it! We Frame it! Shop E, Tamariki Plaza, Cammish Lane, Orewa. Ph 427 8124 Fax 427 8126.

BLACk CORD FOR JADE PENDANTS HBC Souvenir Shop, Silverdale. Ph 426 6125. P

Nz JADE PENDANTS from $10. Made locally. HBC Souvenir Shop, Silverdale. Ph 426 6125. P

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SYLWESTER'S TAILORING and dress making, alterations, wetsuit repairs, household items. Over 40 years exp. Fast & affordable. Ph 426 7559.

DRESSMAkING

HYPNOTHERAPY

HYPNOSIS for stress, anxiety, phobia, depression. Stop smoking specialist. Bill Parker NZAPH, 424 7610.

PHOTOGRAPHY

PRESERvE YOUR MEMORIESVideos, slides & old 8mm films

all onto DVD. Ph TeTotara Video (09) 422 5710.

Jingles/Voice overs/Studio hirePh: 022 600 5076www.PlatinumMusicCreations.com

WHAT! WOMEN HAvING ADvENTURES TOGETHER! For women of all ages who want more fun and adventure. Get in quick for the Burlesque Dance Class Sun Feb 20 or an evening fishing trip Mar 5. Overnight tramp, Horse riding and Tree Adventures coming up! Ph Debbie 428 5181 for info.

kEEP FIT CLASSES Friendly class for all ages & stages! Fun routines to easy listening music. Wed 7pm & Sat 9am.Orewa College Gym. Tues 9.30am, Wgp Bap. Church. Thurs 9.30am, Stanmore Scout Den. Enquiries Judith Douche 424 3009LEARN ABOUT ASTROLOGY Beginners astrology short course. Using your own birth chart. Feb 20, Mar 20, April 17. 1-3pm. $25 per month. Orewa Community Hall. Registration essential. Ph Hazel 426 4737, [email protected] www.nzdreamcatchers.com

WANTING TO CONCEIvE Fertility help for couples using an Integrative Alternative Medical approach, in isolation or supportive of IVF protocols. Safe and effective. Ph Hibiscus Natural therapy 426 3972.

BARN FULL OF ASSORTED catering equipment - from crockery/ cutlery to pizza ovens and large mixer. Ph Bruce 0274 280 162.COBOLT Tv 21 inch. $40. Good cond. Ph 021 0230 2022.COMPUTER CABINET, wood veneer, lockable 1.22H, 82w, 58d. $120. Electric Typewriter, good cond, $25. Fische Reader - FREE. Pair new curtains 1600 x 1700 Cream small lemon/green squares $40. Ph 426 4940.DINING TABLE brown oblong, extends from 1.2m–2m. 785mm w. $130. Fold up bed, good for camping or spare bed for bach. Good cond. $35. Ph 424 5931.DOUBLE BED $80. Desk, glass top $30. Swivel chair $20. Ph 428 3756.

FOR SALE

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FREE 25” Tv complete with cabinet and remote. Good working order. Ph 424 8419.GOLF BALLS GALORE Very good cond. Bargain prices. 20 for $20, 40 for $30, 50 for $35. Ph 426 5553.HEDGE TRIMMER BLACk & DECkER electric, 40cm. Excel cond. $60. Ph 424 7674.LAMBSkIN CAR SEAT COvERS as new cond. Wool length 5-7cm long. Brown and cream mix. $120 pair. Suitable for side airbag seats. Ph 428 4260. LOUNGE CHAIR Brown vinyl. Looks like leather. Comfortable and in very good cond. $50. Coffee Table Mid-brown wood veneer in good condition. 900mm l x 600mm w x 450mm h. $35. Ph 424 5321.NAvY BLUE ROMAN SANDALS NZ made, leather, size 11, good cond $10. Sunbeam Cafe Espresso Coffee Maker, unwanted Christmas gift $150 ono. Free for removal, 8ft round trampoline with sides, mat small hole, sides slight damage, still usable, Ph 424 8032.NEBULIzER – OMRON (asthma) as new $130. Ph 424 2283.OREWA COLLEGE JERSEY XL excellent cond $70. 3 Senior Boys polo shirts XL $30 each. Ph 426 7285.RIMU COFFE TABLE $350. Rimu entertainment unit $650. Avanti mountain bike, 21” frame $70. Double bed, base and mattress good cond. $120. Pram jolly jumper, 3 wheel buggy $60. Kid bike, trainer wheels, blue steel frame $60. Ph 428 3205.THE CHILDRENS ENCYCLOPEDIA, by Arthur Mee, Vol 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9. The Wonderland of Knowledge, Vol 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Popular Mechanics, DIY, Vol 1-16. All hard cover books. Offers. Pedestal basin, 650 x 500, 850 high. $150. Ph 021 0222 3481.vERY LARGE COMFORTABLE Freedom Furniture armchair. Good cond. Pale yellow, embossed cotton fabric. Treated with Fabric Guard. Cost over $1000. Will sell for $150 ono. Ph Barbara 424 0308.

DELIvERY PEOPLE NEEDED to distribute The Hibiscus Matters

and other flyers and Magazines on Peninsula, Orewa and Silverdale.

Phone Mark 427 6506 or 027 277 3088

email [email protected]

FOUND, TINDALLS BAY, one wetsuit, black, large. Ph Nick 424 2554.

Classifieds need to be received before February 23 to appear in the March 2 issue.


what’s onFebruary 2011 Hibiscus Coast

19 Parakai Airfield Open Day and Flyin. Helicopters, microlights, home built and general aviation aircraft on display. Fun family day out. Free entry & parking. Open from 10.30am. No pets please. Info: 09 425 5887 or 021 1587065.

19 Kaukapakapa School Country Fair, 10am-2pm, Kaukapakapa School, Main Highway, Kaukapakapa. Activities and games for all ages, major auction, face painting, silent auction, white elephant sale, plant and herb stalls, quick fire raffles, food stalls, and lots of fun.

20 Summer Magic, Music in the Garden at Couldrey House, Wenderholm Regional Park. Singers from Opera Factory with favourites from opera, Gilbert & Sullivan and musical theatre. Gates open 5pm, concert 6.30pm. Tickets $30. Info and bookings: ph 09 478 7922 or www.historiccouldreyhouse.co.nz

23 Newztalk ZB technical director Glenn Hart speaks at Orewa Library, 1.30pm–2.30pm. Known as Mike Hosking’s ‘funny right hand man’, Glenn will be talking about his role as a producer and offer insight in to what it takes to put together a popular breakfast show. Glenn will also offer his take on the personalities he has worked with including Paul Holmes, Kate Hawkesby and Wendy Meyer. Entry is free. (Gold coin donation appreciated). Bookings recommended, contact Orewa Library ph 426 8249 or email [email protected]

24 Tale of Two Rivers and Rivers – a visual picture of the Mokihinui River by Craig Potton. St Andrews Presbytarian Church Hall, 105 Centreway Road, Orewa, 7.30pm. Find out about damming the river for power generation and the alternatives. Organised by the Hibiscus Coast Forest & Bird. $3. Info: Katie Lucas, ph 09 427 5186.

25 The Stetson Club presents Southern Cross with Marion Burns, Dairy Flat Community Hall, Postman Road, Dairy Flat, 8pm–11.30pm. Licensed bar, club prices. Info: ph 09 479 6778 or www.stetson.co.nz

26 Summer Picnic Kawau Island, held at Mansion House, 9am – 4.30pm. Events include children’s games, tours of Historic Mansion House, grounds and Coppermine, Devonshire teas, sausage sizzle. BYO picnic. Discount ferry fares, bookings essential, ph 0800 111 616. Info: phone Mansion House 09 422 8882.

27 Mayoral Challenge bike ride, Snells Beach. A short course with Councillor Penny Webster in the lead, followed by prize giving and carnival. 10am–1pm. Registration from 9am at the beach reserve at the end of Snells Beach Road, by Sunrise Boulevard. Come along and support your school – the school with the highest participation wins $500 of new sports gear. Info: ph 09 427 3983 or email [email protected]

3–27 Reflections Members’ Exhibition, Estuary Arts Centre, 214b Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa. Art works created by members of the Centre. (see story p7)

6 A Musical Banquet with Beverages, Warkworth Anglican Church, 3pm. Organist Chris Hainsworth presents a concert unified by the letter B, from Bach to Brahms, Beethoven to NZ musician Barry Brinson. Tickets from I-Site; Anglican Church Office, ph 424 8054; Daphne, ph 425 0570; Lorna, ph 422 3562.Adults: $15, children free.

March 2011

� e Friends of Couldrey House Charitable Trust invite you to

‘Summer Magic’ Music in the GardenSunday February 20, 2011, 6. 30pm

With singers from Opera Factory, Favourites from Opera, G & S and Musical � eatre.

In the garden of Couldrey House, Wenderholm Regional Park Tickets $30pp (sorry no EFTPOS), Bring friends, picnic, wine and rugs. Gates open 5pm

www.historiccouldreyhouse.co.nz • Ph 09 528 3713 or 09 478 7922

Historywith Ruth Olsen, Silverdale & Districts Historical Society [email protected]

New Zealanders are fondly known as Kiwis around the world. Various theories have been advanced for this nickname, one of which has a connection with the early days of Silverdale.Early pioneers searched for a national emblem and several ideas were tried – such as the southern cross, fern leaves, a young lion cub and a kiwi. The kiwi was favoured by the army and several regimental badges featured a kiwi, in particular that of the South Canterbury Battalion in 1886 and the Hastings Rifle Volunteers in 1887.Commercially in the late 1800s the kiwi appeared on Bank of NZ notes and as a trademark for veterinary medicines, seeds, drugs, insurance and so on. It also appeared on the first 6d stamp in 1898, so was well accepted as a symbol of NZ by 1900. Kiwi shoe polish was invented in 1906. The inventor, an Australian, is supposed to have named it for his NZ wife. It was used by NZ soldiers in the first World War – was this why they were nicknamed Kiwis? (Incidentally it was also the official boot polish for British and American forces.)A more likely explanation for the nickname ‘Kiwi’ comes from the cartoons of Trevor Lloyd who was born at the Wade (now Silverdale) in 1863. Trevor’s father was Henry Lloyd, the younger son of a wealthy Irish landowner. Henry arrived in Auckland in 1859 and bought land, which is still owned by his descendants, in Wainui. Trevor grew up on the farm in Wainui and began making sketches and cartoons of his family and friends. He moved on to oil paintings and, although he had no formal training, for several years exhibited at the Auckland Society of Arts. In 1894 he married Emily Lamont whose family also lived at Wainui and they had two talented daughters, Constance and Olive.He produced illustrations for the NZ Illustrated Magazine, the NZ Graphic, the Auckland Weekly News and the NZealand Herald. Most of his cartoons depicted politicians and events of the day but when the All Blacks toured Britain with great success in 1905 he drew several cartoons showing the New Zealanders as a giant kiwi in rugby shorts, sometimes attempting to swallow Wales (who defeated them) or poking with a long beak at a dejected and injured British lion. New Zealanders loved these cartoons and ‘Kiwi’ as a nickname went from strength to strength. Trevor Lloyd died in 1937.

How the name ‘Kiwi’ got to fly

Museum News Pioneer Village open every day (except Tuesday) from 10am–3pm until end of February. 1860s chapel and gardens available for weddings Coming events: February 12 – Annual Garage Sale 8am start • March 4 – Trip to Motutapu Island – $33, visitors welcome • March 6 (11am–3.30pm) International Children’s Day – Fun Day at Pioneer Village

Search on for Anzac of the YearAn award that honours individuals who exhibit comradeship, compassion, courage and commitment beyond the call of duty is open to any New Zealander. The Anzac of the Year Award was established by the Royal NZ Returned and Services Association last year to recognise those who embody the Anzac spirit exemplified in the story of Private Richard Henderson who brought in wounded soldiers under fire at Gallipoli. The award may be made for a single act or for service to the nation, or the international community. Nominations close February 28. Info: www.rsa.org.nz


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Great things are expected of competitors from the Coast Swim Club at the National Championships next month after they came away with a record tally of 183 medals at the Anthony Mosse Classic held on Auckland Anniversary Weekend.

More than 100 young cricketers took to the fields at Victor Eaves Reserve on February 5 – the first day of cricket for the New Year. Hibiscus Coast Cricket Club is looking stronger than ever with large numbers of players swelling the ranks of the juniors to a record 104, great results from its Under 18s and the promotion of its senior team to the A1 grade this season.Robbie McKegg, who heads up the junior ‘Milo Module’ for the Years 1 to 4 players, says it’s the biggest growth year the club has seen. Currently the club has 11 teams from Year 5 to the Under 18s.He says having a team in the A1 grade is a big bonus

Imogen and Kieran Pangalila of Whangaparaoa with medals won at the Anthony Mosse Classic.

Biggest medal haul yet for Coast’s swimmers

This is 80 medals more than the Club has taken home from the event in previous years and includes 69 Golds. Medals are awarded for juniors in each age group as well as medals for the best overall junior (aged 12 and under).The event, formerly known as the Auckland Championships, is seen as preparation for swimmers who have qualified to attend the Nationals. Forty eight swimmers from the Coast Swim Club attended the Anthony Mosse Classic, which was held from January 27–30 at Henderson Pool. The swimmers were aged between eight and 17 years and all strokes were contested over 50m 100m and 200m. There were also several 400m events. Stand out performances included those of the

Hibiscus cricket club comes of age

Hibiscus Coast Cricket Club midgets on the first day of play for the New Year at Victor Eaves Park, Orewa.

Coetzee brothers with Corneille (aged 16) winning 12 medals and Wilrich (aged 13) winning 17 medals. Rachel Smith (aged 14) won 18 medals and Kelsi Boocock (13) took home 16 medals.Two members of the Pangalila family of Whangaparaoa – Imogen (aged 12) and Kieran (9) won 13 and 11 medals respectively. When the family moved to the Coast from England three years ago, Imogen was already a successful competitive swimmer. The pair joined the Coast Swim Club last year and currently train around six to eight times a week. They both attend Wentworth College.

for the club, attracting more high quality players. At present the senior team is sitting in the middle of the A1 table while the U18s are placed second in the Auckland competition.The club, which currently plays at Victor Eaves Park in Orewa, has been allocated five pitches at Metro Park in Silverdale North. The fields are being formed at present by Auckland Council contractors. However, acting chair Mike Frost says obtaining a permanent base at Metro Park is likely to be several years off as the club will need to raise funds to build clubrooms.

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