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Waiwera to Silverdale including Whangaparaoa Peninsula and Orewa 2 May 2012 Your LOCAL Community Newspaper A division of Local Matters Proudly NZ Owned FREE Visit Hibiscus Matters online at www.localmatters.co.nz Inside this issue Mothers’ Day feature pages 9 to 15 Local business pages 16 & 17 Health matters pages 19 to 21 continued page 2 continued page 2 The distinctive shrill cry of the peacock once again echoes around Shakespear Regional Park, with the first release of half a dozen birds at Te Haruhi Bay last week. A total of 10 birds – five males and five females – will be gradually released to replace the 11 that were re-located to new homes prior to pest eradication bait drops at the park last year. Community ranger Bruce Harrison says the return of the peacocks has been the number one thing that visitors to the sanctuary ask about. The original birds either dispersed, or settled in their new homes and the owners have become attached to them, which is why a new flock has been brought in from Franklin. Rangers are confident they will take up permanent residence, although settling into the park will take time. Community ranger Bruce Harrison with peacocks prior to release into Shakespear Regional Park. Peacocks land at Shakespear The fate of the $11 million that was at one time held in the Hibiscus Coast’s Urban Land Subdivision Reserve fund by the former Rodney District Council for buying and improving public land was revealed last week after a number of enquiries by Hibiscus Matters. Reserve fund spending leaves Hibiscus Coast short changed While large chunks were spent on the development of Metro Park East & West in Silverdale ($1.5 million) and Orewa’s Victor Eaves Reserve ($2.1 million), and Western Reserve ($913,839), the remainder has gone piecemeal to park improvements on the Coast including building toilets Get ready for winter! Nature’s Own Chewable Raspberry Vitamin C 500mg Caring for you Manly Care Chemist Manly your health care coach 53B Rawhiti Road, Manly Village, Whangaparaoa Ph (09) 424 7708, Fax (09) 424 7427 $14.99 100 tablets only while stocks last Taste test in store! only

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Waiwera to Silverdale including Whangaparaoa Peninsula and Orewa

2 May 2012Your LOCAL Community Newspaper

A division of Local Matters

Proudly NZ Owned

FREE

Visit Hibiscus Matters online at www.localmatters.co.nz

Inside this issueMothers’ Day feature pages 9 to 15

Local businesspages 16 & 17

Health matterspages 19 to 21

continued page 2

continued page 2

The distinctive shrill cry of the peacock once again echoes around Shakespear Regional Park, with the first release of half a dozen birds at Te Haruhi Bay last week.A total of 10 birds – five males and five females – will be gradually released to replace the 11 that were re-located to new homes prior to pest eradication bait drops at the park last year.Community ranger Bruce Harrison says the return of the peacocks has been the number one thing that visitors to the sanctuary ask about.The original birds either dispersed, or settled in their new homes and the owners have become attached to them, which is why a new flock has been brought in from Franklin.Rangers are confident they will take up permanent residence, although settling into the park will take time.

Community ranger Bruce Harrison with peacocks prior to release into Shakespear Regional Park.

Peacocks land at Shakespear

The fate of the $11 million that was at one time held in the Hibiscus Coast’s Urban Land Subdivision Reserve fund by the former Rodney District Council for buying and improving public land was revealed last week after a number of enquiries by Hibiscus Matters.

Reserve fund spending leaves Hibiscus Coast short changedWhile large chunks were spent on the development of Metro Park East & West in Silverdale ($1.5 million)

and Orewa’s Victor Eaves Reserve ($2.1 million), and Western Reserve ($913,839), the remainder has gone

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(a total of $313,137), landscaping and upgrading carparks.The fund is made up of developers’ contributions and must be used, according to the Local Government Act, for buying or developing reserves and parks for public use.Councillors and Local Board members have continued to seek answers as to how this money was spent on the Coast, after being advised by the outgoing Rodney District Council that nothing remained in the fund.Recently, as several pieces of land became available that would be suitable for reserves, the issue was raised again by Hibiscus & Bays Local Board members and Councillor Wayne Walker.Auckland Council’s finance manager Kevin Ramsay (who was previously corporate services director of Rodney District Council), says the balance of the fund at January 1, 2009 was a little over $11 million. This had accrued, and attracted interest, from 2002-09 while the former Council was in the Environment Court over issues to do with its contribution policy.Mr Ramsay says once this case was resolved, a review was undertaken to identify all the projects that had been funded from borrowing, and could now be attributed to this reserve.“More than $10 million worth of projects were identified, and accrued interest was also recalculated, resulting in a negative balance for the reserve,” Mr Ramsay says. “The fund was therefore closed off when the Councils amalgamated in October 2010, as having a zero balance.”Financial control team leader Morna Macfarlane advises that, since that date, a total of $792,000 has accumulated in

the Hibiscus Coast fund.Cr Wayne Walker says that the manner in which this fund was administered under the former Council is “highly questionable”.“It looks as if they’ve used the Reserve account to fund works that a Parks and Reserves Department might normally be expected to do out of their operating budget,” he says. “I would’ve thought that many of these items would have been funded from maintenance and depreciation. It makes you wonder what was really going on behind the scenes at Rodney District Council, as none of these funding decisions came before Council.”Local Board member John Watson agrees, saying there is a notable lack of acquisitions of reserve land.“There are significant parts of the Coast that are under-provided for in reserve space and the Council knew this for many years,” he says. “I would queston whether this type of spending is in the true spirit of the Local Government Act. I will be making further enquiries to ascertain whether this money was spent correctly.”Cr Walker and member Watson say that they will take the matter to the Auditor-General for investigation.The amount spent from the Hibiscus Coast Urban Land Subdivision Reserves Fund (allocated by year):2002 – $1,032,793 • 2003 – $580,099 • 2004 – $1,120,181 • 2005 – $992,981 • 2006 – $1,434,459 • 2007 – $1,915,647 • 2008 – $1,236,438 • 2009 – $1,815,634The list of more than 100 items that the Reserves Fund was spent on can be found at, www.localmatters.co.nz

Bruce says the original flock bred well, but that most chicks were lost to predators.“We hope to better the survival rate, and expect this flock to grow once it’s established,” he says. “We know the peacocks are a popular attraction

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Ted Watson and Eileen Lamb at Maygrove Lake, with one of around a dozen piles of weed that have been cleared by volunteers.

Concerted effort needed for ongoing care of Maygrove LakeVolunteers who are maintaining Maygrove Lake in Orewa are seeking assurances from Auckland Council that they will receive ongoing support and assistance with their endeavours.Maygrove Residents Association member Ted Watson says there is extensive weed growth in the 1ha lake, which was originally established as a stormwater pond 20 years ago when Maygrove subdivision was developed.The Association was instrumental in transforming the stormwater pond into a pristine community asset and continues to care for the lake and its surrounding area, in what Ted and Association chair Eileen Lamb describe as a successful partnership with the former Rodney District Council.Generally the heavy work of clearing weed from the lake was undertaken by Council contractors, who also removed the results of the volunteers’ regular working bees from the lake edge.However Ted says since amalgamation, the Association has struggled to establish a connection with Council

Opponents of the proposed re-zoning and development of the Peninsula Golf Course in Red Beach, which would allow more than 500 residential lots to be built on the site, met last week to discuss their concerns and circulate submission forms.

Opposition to golf club development gathers strengthAmong the groups represented at the meeting, held at Hibiscus Coast Village on April 24, were the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board, Hibiscus Hospice and Red Beach School as well as the owner of the Village, and a number of Village and Red Beach residents. Cr Wayne Walker also attended the meeting.While discussing issues relating to the development proposal, such as traffic, stormwater provisions and the loss of open space, feelings ran high with several commenting that this was one development too many for the area.“There is currently negligible open space in Red Beach and this re-zoning will exacerbate this situation,” one resident said. “Anyone who lives here

knows the peninsula can’t handle 500 more homes and 1000 more vehicles – I don’t care how many piles of reports are produced to the contrary.”Village owner Don Harrington and Local Board member John Kirikiri said both their organisations are vehemently opposed to the development, and that it’s important to make the public aware that it is not a ‘done deal’.“We have got a limited window of opportunity to speak up and get our concerns across to Council,” Mr Harrington said. Red Beach School Associate Principals Susan Delaney and Hellen Healey said that the school is already at capacity.“We could be facing more than 200

more students in our zone if this goes ahead, and we simply can’t accommodate that. Plus, traffic is already a huge issue for the school.”One Red Beach resident said his biggest concern is that people think nothing can be done to stop the development.“Commissioners can refuse the plan change, and so can the Environment Court down the line. But the community must speak out and make submissions. This development doesn’t do the community any favours at all and now’s the time to put our objections before the decision makers.”Although some at the meeting proposed more radical protest action, it was agreed that a further public

meeting was called for to disseminate information and submission forms. This will be held at Red Beach School hall on Sunday, May 6, from 2pm–3pm. Auckland Council notified Peninsula Land Development’s Private Plan Change last month (April 12). It seeks to re-zone the golf club land from Future Urban to Residential Medium Intensity, opening the door for a residential development.The proposed plan change and submission forms are available at www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, at Orewa Service Centre, Centreway Rd, Orewa or local libraries.Submissions close on May 18.

and volunteers are concerned that if they do not obtain Council support the lake could be inundated with weeds such as kikuyu and Mercer grass. “Our volunteers are generally elderly, and we have attempted, using rakes, to pull weed in from the lake edges, but clearly this is only partially effective,” Ted says.“We are plugging on, but need to formalise some assistance and support from Council. The work we can do is limited by our resources. That’s why we want to see more direct involvement from Council in regular weed clearance. As an association we are happy to continue with edge maintenance.”He says early discussions have made it clear that a budget hasn’t been worked out yet for Council’s share of the work.Eileen says Council recognises that that the pond is a community asset.Walkers, cyclists, people sailing small boats and picnickers use the lake, and it is also a popular wedding venue. In addition it provides a habitat for a

variety of fish and birds.Ted and Eileen say although they have nothing definite from Council as yet, they are confident the issue can

eventually be resolved. “If we can re-establish a proper partnership, then everyone will know where they stand.”

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FeedbackHibiscus Matters welcomes readers contributions to Feedback. Preference will be given to letters of 150 words or less, and the editor reserves the right to edit letters to meet space limitations. Unsigned letters, personal attacks or defamatory remarks will not be published. Contributions can be emailed to [email protected] or posted to Unit G, Tamariki Plaza, Cammish Lane, Orewa.

Park ‘n’ ride funds vitalI was disappointed to read that Penny Webster and her cohort have reallocated the money specifically designated for the Silverdale Park and Ride. Surely these people are aware of the huge number of new houses being built in this area and recognise the fact that families in these houses need ready access to public transport. The success of the Albany Park and Ride is an indication of the importance of this type of facility and if the council is really serious about solving Auckland’s transport problems this is one area that should be a priority.Glynne Cockerton, Orewa

Dotterels say ‘thanks’A big ‘thank you’ from the NZ Dotterels of Stillwater. Thanks to the public using the Okura walkway that passes by the nesting site of the rare NZ Dotterels. Thank you for allowing

these rare birds to raise triplets this year. Thank you for keeping away from the roped off area. Thank you for not allowing your dogs to chase or frighten the birds. Thank you for keeping guests and children away from the nesting area. There are only approx 1400 Dotterels left in the world and you have played a big part in their survival. Thank you again, and we look forward to another successful breeding season next year.Martin Sanders, Stillwater (on behalf of all the Dotterels caregivers)

Pavements a minefieldI was both interested and irritated by the revelations contained in the article ‘Councils Long-Term Plan not Business Friendly’ (HM April 18). I was interested to have it confirmed that the local cafes and restaurants have not been paying any fees for the privilege of using space that would otherwise be the sole domain of

pedestrians, and somewhat irritated by the attitude of some business owners that object to the possibility that such fees may have to be paid in the future. I am a regular user of local cafes and restaurants, but am more often a pedestrian. I applaud the fact that Orewa is beginning to emulate the kind of cafe culture available overseas. However, ratepayers paid for the roading and pavements, including the boulevard, and ratepayers pay to have those facilities maintained. Ratepayers own the pavements and would normally have exclusive use of them, but for the areas occupied by tables, chairs, umbrellas, signs, and shop paraphernalia. If anyone imagines for a moment that the shops, cafes, and restaurants in Orewa have been complying with Council regulations on pavement occupation, they are sadly mistaken. Orewa pavements are a minefield: parts of the Boulevard in particular

are nothing less than an obstacle course. Quite apart from the fact that businesses ought to pay for the privilege of utilising pedestrian space, I have no sympathy for those shop owners who have not been playing fair with the pedestrian public in this regard, and have clearly been taking advantage of the fact that there is little if any compliance carried out by Council Officers, and even less prosecution of persistent offenders. Leanne Smith is correct about one thing though when she mentions that all we’ve seen since amalgamation is increased costs. I would like to remind her that no one has escaped that. Why should local businesses be any different? As they say, if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.Derek Cantelo, Orewa (abridged)Note: The board of Destination Orewa Beach was approached for a response, but declined.

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Community groups hungry for funding will receive a boost with the allocation of money from the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board discretionary community grants.

Local board provides funding boost for community groups

A total of 14 groups that operate on the Hibiscus Coast were granted funds for a wide range of projects such as boat ramp upgrades, activities for youth and refurbishment of premises.Among those whose applications were turned down, was the Orewa Beach Reef Charitable Trust, which sought funds to cover the cost of processing its resource consent application. The Trust was advised to instead seek a waiver of Council’s consent fees.Hibiscus Coast Grandparents Parenting Grandchildren was also declined funding to employ a person to cover work currently done by the chairperson.Council received a total of 27

applications from this Local Board area, requesting more than $283,000 in discretionary community funding. The grants were confirmed at the board’s meeting last month, and will be paid out within the next few weeks.They were allocated as follows (Hibiscus Coast only):Discretionary Community Grant Fund y CatsNCare, for purchase of collapsible cages $2040

y ICONZ Adventure Hibiscus Coast, to take disadvantaged boys to Woodhill Forest tree adventures, $1000

y Life Education Trust, Rodney (Hibiscus Coast subdivision) for

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y Sport Gulf Harbour, for uniforms for netball and Flippa Ball, $2300

y The Peace Foundation, towards a pohutukawa tree and plaque in a public place, $1477

y ODC Rodney Girl Guiding to replace window in Orewa Guide Den, $2000

Discretionary Operational Fund y Centrestage Theatre Orewa, for operating costs including manager’s salary, electricity and insurance, $8000

y Hibiscus Cost Association Football Club, for refurbishment of internal premises, $6000

Discretionary Capital Fund y Estuary Arts Charitable Trust, for re development of Education Wing, $30,000

y Weiti Boating Club, towards the boat ramp upgrade, $24,500

Local Board Events Fund y Coast Youth Community Trust, for annual fundraising evening in July, $1000

y Hibiscus Hospice, for the Twilight Walk in Orewa, $3000

y Orewa Beach Half Marathon, towards running costs (for marshals), $4750

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A moving service attended by Hibiscus Hospice staff and volunteers was held last month at the site of the Whangaparaoa Hospice Shop, which was destroyed by fire on April 3.

A memorial service provided some closure for Hospice volunteers and staff affected by the burning down of the Whangaparaoa Hospice shop.

Memorial a fond farewell

The service, led by Reverend Ian Hanley of Red Beach Methodist Church and iwi representatives, included prayers, blessings and a waiata. At the service, on April 17, operations manager Alastair Hitchiner spoke of the community support and the hard working team who helped turn things around, opening a temporary shop in just six working days.Hospice chief executive Winsome Stretch said just a week before the fire she was asked to make a presentation to the national Hospice conference about why the Whangaparaoa Hospice Shop was such as success. She went on to say the new shop will be

even bigger and better.Communications manager Dyan Cann says the community has rallied, with the temporary shop at 665 Whangaparaoa Rd up and running and offers of assistance in many forms coming in.This includes fundraisers organised by community groups and local businesses such as a dance in Dairy Flat on May 26, organised by Kiwibank North Shore Business Banking and BNI Hibiscus Coast, as well as a Trivia Afternoon at the Stables Bar on May 27 (for details on both, see What’s On, page 27).On Facebook, a group called the Hibiscus Army is forming, with plans to run fundraising activities.

Mediation with Auckland Council has resulted in Bunnings Warehouse gaining resource consent for its retail building on Hibiscus Coast Highway.The agreement involves the reduction of the culvert on the Otaraia Stream by 40m. Bunnings original proposal was to culvert and reclaim 180m of the 300m stream that runs alongside their site, but this was declined by commissioners last year due to the ecological values of the stream.The Environment Court appeal was resolved in March by consent order. It allows for 140m of piping.Skink capture and removal is part of the consent, but Forest & Bird president Pauline Smith says as a large part of the skinks habitat on the bank has already been cleared and pines felled, there are unlikely to be many skinks left.

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Waiwera Water NZ does not plan to build another bottling plant in the near future, but could review the situation as the business develops.General manager Alexander Yaroshevich says that since Russian businessman Mikhail Khimich took total ownership of Waiwera Water and Waiwera Thermal Resort last year, the water company has made some technical upgrades to improve production quality and efficiency, and its current focus is on increasing exports to existing United States markets and expanding into new Asia/Pacific countries.

While he anticipates a slight increase in production as a result, he expects to achieve much of the required output by re-focusing some of a currently sizeable low-budget product to the more profitable export sector.He says the company didn’t pursue a resource consent application to develop land at Upper Waiwera Road into a new bottling plant due to public opposition. Of 531 submissions on the application, 513 were against, and council officers recommended it be declined, however, the consent hearing scheduled for May last year was indefinitely postponed.

Although the 10-hectare property is still owned by Mikhail, it is currently a rural residence and farm that is not part of the business, says Alexander.However, he says the company may look for ways to increase production capacity outside of the current Waiwera facility as the business grows. Auckland Council advises that the bottling facility resource consent application remains on hold at Waiwera Water’s request and will retain that status until the company either withdraws it or decides to reactivate the application.

A shortage of volunteer fire fighters who are available during the day is causing concern on the Hibiscus Coast and may lead to delays in attending fires.

Volunteer shortage a burning issue for Manly

Silverdale Fire District deputy chief fire officer Shayne Kennedy says Manly Fire Brigade, which is manned solely by volunteers, has struggled to obtain sufficient volunteers during working hours over the past 3–4 years, but things have got worse in recent months.The fire truck is required to be out the door within five minutes of a call coming in: the Manly Brigade was unable to respond with a full crew (four volunteers) on 17 occasions in the last six months.“Because we have alerted the region to the issue, Silverdale Fire Brigade automatically responds as well as Manly,” Mr Kennedy says. “However, especially if the fire is way down the peninsula, this is likely to mean delays,

which is a real concern.”Last year the Manly volunteers responded to almost 300 callouts.Mr Kennedy says that the crew, which currently numbers 18, has been able to attend 95 percent of callouts that come in during the night, or in the weekend, but responding to calls received in working hours is a growing problem.The fire service is considering new initiatives to attract and retain volunteers who are available during weekday working hours. These include providing daytime training courses for stay at home parents and others over the age of 18 who may be able to turn out during the day.The fire service pays for this training, which includes a high level of first aid.

More than half the local callouts are to medical emergencies.Mr Kennedy says the requirement that volunteers live or work within 4km of the Manly station is a limiting factor, however it is important that the community steps up if it values a reliable local fire service.“It’s time the community put up its hand and offered to assist. If people interested in volunteering get in touch with us we can work with them to get them involved. It’s good for employers to have fire volunteers in the workplace, as they offer important skills. Plus it’s a way to contribute to the wellbeing of the community.”Info: ph the fire service recruitment line, 0800 001 202.

Waiwera bottling plant temporarily canned

A programme that combines martial arts training and a peer support network is offering hope to those who are trying to break a cycle of bullying. The programme ran as a trial at Whangaparaoa College in Term One and currently around eight students regularly attend.It is led by college students who are members of the Dynamic Martial Arts Club, based in Silverdale, as well as the club’s head instructor, Dave Sawyer.Training sessions are held twice a week in the school gym focusing on fitness, using kick shields and gloves. An optional once a week session at the club in Silverdale involves sparring, bags, weight training and self-defence.Dave says developing self-confident young people is key in reducing incidents of bullying and the discipline of kickboxing helps achieve that.“Valuable life skills, such as how to remove yourself from an aggressive situation, are also part of the training,” Dave says.The group also offers peer support and works closely with the college’s own anti-bullying programme and counsellors.Although the programme is helpful to those who have experienced bullying, it is open to all students, including those who just want to learn new skills, improve their fitness and make friends.Young people can refer themselves to the programme or be put forward by parents, counsellors or the college. The cost is $9 per week.Info: contact Lisa Ballantyne at Whangaparaoa College, or ph Dave on 021 214 7204.

Programme to kick the bullying habit

Boot camp winnersA team entered by Whangaparaoa Primary won the final of the Bootcamp School Challenge at the Auckland Easter Show. The competition involved taking on an inflatable course in the fastest possible time – the school’s time was 2:15:8. Prize money of $2500 goes to the school.

Vessel joins CoastguardA purpose built vessel has joined the fleet of Coastguard Hibiscus. Operating out of Gulf Harbour, the 9.5 metre Naiad vessel named Hibiscus Rescue 1 replaces the vessel donated to the unit after the 2003 America’s Cup.

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As we come up to halfway through this first Auckland Council term it’s clear to me we must communicate better. The small monthly Aucklander publication is nowhere near enough. Unless you know where to look on the Council’s website or find the answer in the newspaper it may be difficult to locate the information you want.If you want to find what your rates are likely to be this rating year (which starts July 1) there is a rates calculator on the Auckland Council website. You can type in your property address and get a pretty close estimate of your total rate; Google ‘Auckland Council rate guide’ and go from there. You’ll need to add the likely wastewater and water charge – which will depend on your volume consumption. Tank water properties get a fixed cost for sewage based on the average; this next year I expect that is about $410. There is the option of having a meter installed on your tank, if this is practical, so you pay by volume; I’m doing this myself and I expect to save.As I’ve mentioned in earlier Viewpoint columns, I expect many Hibiscus Coast ratepayers will have a small decrease in their rates this year and any increases will still be well under those proposed under the old Rodney District Council.On the Hibiscus Coast we always had a discount for ‘responsible dog owners’ that was fair and reasonable and in my view should be kept and applied across the new Council. We also have challenges to bring Council’s dog costs down without reducing the service people expect – so we can pass savings on to dog owners; we also need to ensure all dog income is offset against costs, not going somewhere else. With thousands of submissions on this issue there is pressure on Council to make any increase as fair as possible otherwise we end up with more unregistered dogs.As soon as the Silverdale Park and Ride Resource Consent appeal is resolved I will be pushing for an early start on this project and to get it open. There will certainly be no hold-up on the money side. The Oteha extensions are on track for completion in July – another 550 spaces.As much as I try and get around all the Hibiscus and Bays, contact me if you’d like me to speak at a meeting; I’d welcome the opportunity.

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Art panels created by members of the public at Estuary Arts Centre’s fifth birthday celebrations in March, one of which is pictured, will be reconstructed into a new artwork as part of the Member’s Exhibition, called Aroha, this month. The panels will be cut into strips and squares, and placed in the gallery where visitors can reassemble them. The exhibition runs from May 3–27.

The first step in the building of Estuary Arts long-awaited community education wing has been taken with the granting of $30,000 for preparatory work.

A concept plan for Estuary Arts planned Community Education wing.

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The money comes from the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board’s Discretionary Capital fund and will be held in an account set up by the Local Board, to be used specifically for the extension.It’s a small drop in an extremely large bucket, with the total project expected to cost around $600,000, but is being seen as a positive sign.Natalie Fuge, who is assisting the Centre with its funding applications, says money is also being sought from the Auckland Regional Services Trust fund, the ASB Trust and the Lotteries Commission.The plan for the 200 sqm wing includes two arts studios and a separate kiln room, toilets and storage facilities. An entrance opens to Western Reserve and a deck extends out facing Orewa Estuary.A gap of a little more than 3m separates the extension from the adjacent Hibiscus Coast Community House, and Centre manager David Poole says

this space will be a locked outdoor area used for sculpture work. David says it is likely to be around two years before the extension is completed.He says there is so much support for the additional facility, from Council and the community that they are feeling very positive about progress.“Dealing with Rodney District Council was always a battle, but the Local Board, particularly Greg Sayers, Julia Parfitt and Leslie Jenkins, have been very proactive in making this project happen,” David says. “It’s the first major project for the Local Board and their involvement is crucial to its success.”Natalie says the extension will help create an arts hub and destination, where artists from a whole spectrum of disciplines can gather and tutors can share their skills.She says currently the education facility is being built up, which will allow for a flow on effect.

A colouring-in competition run by Centrestage Theatre to promote its school holiday production The Golden Feather attracted around 50 entries, and a high level of support from local businesses. Participants had to colour in the picture as well as look for ‘Golden Words’ in local stores – and were in to win prizes from the businesses that they had visited. The winners were (pictured): U5, Danielle Tudor; 5–7-year-olds, Logan Brown; 8–10-year-olds, Aeden Burmester and 11-13-year-olds, Annabelle Urquhart.

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Manly Care Chemist owner Tania Adams, who has two children aged five and seven, considers that she was lucky to be able to stay at home with both until they were 18 months old and to gradually put them in daycare while working part-time. “I very much enjoyed being able to spend their preschool years with them and felt it was important for them and for me. I also enjoyed being able to work part-time, it felt like I got to talk to adults,” she says. “The only way I could run a business was by doing a lot of work at night. I have also have a very supportive fiancé. When you are the owner of a business, regardless of paid leave or otherwise, there is a certain amount of work that needs to be done. So while more paid parental leave would have been helpful financially, I suspect I still would have had to work in the evenings.”

Tania Adams with her daughter Maria.

Mothers who work outside the home have a juggling act to perform in order to balance the demands of family with those of paid employment. Figures from the Household Labour Force Survey (December 2011) show that more than 62 percent of NZ women are working. Although Statistics NZ does not have figures that show how many of these are mothers, for those who are, assistance in the form of an extension to paid parental leave may be valuable. However, Government is expected not to approve the extension of paid parental leave from 14 weeks to 26. We asked local working mothers about the interface between work and parenting and whether more paid leave would have helped them.

Orly Barshai of Red Beach says that starting her own business, with two children under the age of three has so far been relatively smooth sailing. Orly and her husband Rikki Sherrock opened a coffee shop in Orewa a few weeks ago, which required putting their two-year-old daughter and 9-month-old son in day care. Orly says it was ‘needs must’ when Rikki was made redundant.“It was a drastic change going from a full time wage to a benefit, and when you have a family to look after it’s a big concern.”Orly was already baking for the Farmers Market, and says the decision

to start a business was quickly made, although it was not easy to put the children in day care.“It was hard not to be a part of their daily routine, but we have to do it if we want financial security.”When Orly was pregnant with her first child, she was employed in the hospitality industry. Although she planned to take the standard 14 weeks of parental leave, she decided to become a stay at home mum.She says if there had been longer parental leave on offer, it would have reduced the financial pressure on the household, as well as providing much-needed time to adjust to motherhood.

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Alanna Pleasants from Hair Designers says a recent crisis in the life of her 18-year-old daughter Jayde Whitlock underlined the importance of the support of her employer and hair dressing clients. Last month, Alanna experienced one of those moments every mother dreads, receiving a phone call at work saying her child had been in an accident.The doctors said it was a miracle that, after the car drove over Jayde, she had no internal bleeding and no broken bones. She has since made a full recovery, although 50 percent of her body was burned.Alanna says the flexibility of her all-female workplace, with understanding

clients, was crucial, allowing her to take time off as Jayde recovered.This was also the case in the early days, when Alanna – a solo mother – began working when Jayde was less than a year old. Alanna was able to juggle childcare and work, although Jayde did become very familiar with the workings of the hair salon at a young age.Alanna thinks longer parental leave is an excellent idea.“Babies start to develop their character and achieve milestones in the first few months. I understand women wanting or having to go back to work, and there is some awesome childcare, but being able to stay home longer is ideal.”

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localfolkStepping in to bring up a teenage grandchild is just one of the challenges that Lorraine Brooke-Anderson of Red Beach has taken in her stride. Her ‘can do’ attitude has also seen her deal with contracting polio, take on several jobs to keep her children at private school, attend university as an adult student, start her own business and play an active role in various community organisations. Now aged almost 80, Lorraine is perhaps best known as the founder of Hibiscus Coast Grandparents Parenting Grandchildren – an organisation she headed for 12 years. With Mothers’ Day just around the corner, Lorraine spoke to Terry Moore about supporting grandparents as they raise grandchildren and why she has to ‘call time’ on her involvement.When I was three I got my foot caught in the spokes of a bike wheel and six weeks later I got polio, (known in those days as infantile paralysis) in the 1936 epidemic. Those two things may have been related, but doctors are not sure. When I injured my ankle, our family doctor was going to a golf tournament, so he applied a temporary salve. Later the specialists said if something had been done straight away, the result could have been very different. I had many corrective operations, the last one was on my 13th birthday. Polio affected the sinews in my ankle, causing a limp, and I also got breathing problems, but my father said “you only have a disability if you want one”, and so he instilled a positive attitude. I was an only child and both my parents were into sports – my mother ran at Jack Lovelock’s farewell meeting before the 1936 Olympics and she and dad were both involved with netball, or outdoor basketball as it was called then. I wanted to play basketball, and dad said I could be a good goal shoot provided I practised. Every day I shot 100 goals. It gets your eye in and once that happens, it’s hard to miss. I made rep teams and was a Thames Valley selector and umpire. I also trained teachers in various South Auckland schools when the new rules for netball came in.

I was born in the middle of the Depression, in Thames. Dad was a butcher by trade but in the Depression he took a job with the local Council. Looking back it was hard for my parents. Mum worked in a retail job through my school years – they needed the money to take me to Auckland to see specialists. The main way the polio affected me was that people could be over protective. I wanted to be a nurse, but mum wouldn’t let me, so I worked in the Public Trust office and then at Thames Borough Council. After I got married, we moved to Ngatea and one

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of my old teachers asked me to teach English and Geography and coach basketball at Ngatea District High. He really wanted me for my basketball coaching skills, but I found I enjoyed teaching and did that full time for around three years, then part time once Des and I had children.

We had three children and all of them had private school education, which meant a huge financial effort. I was shown around Kings College during a visit to Auckland and was so moved by the beauty of the chapel that I thought ‘if something good doesn’t rub off on them here, nothing will’. We built a house in Papatoetoe. Later when the boys were accepted for Kings College and my daughter into St Cuthberts, to pay the school fees I cleaned houses and catered for dinner parties, making pavlova and Blitz Tortes until 2am until I was told by a specialist to get off my feet. I did a secretarial course and accountancy exams and got a job with a personnel consultancy firm, then set up my own business. By this time my marriage had broken up and I was bringing up my daughter on my own, I went to Auckland University and did Industrial and Social Psychology and Industrial Relations. My business took off so I didn’t complete the degree, but it was a proud moment when I passed my papers. My jobs have all been opportunities that have occurred and I seized the chance. My children are all hard workers, and gainfully employed. One of my grandsons is in research overseas and another has just returned from the Australian Institute of Sport. Four of my granddaughters are at university.

My second husband, Bryce and I got full time care of our grandson when he was 12 years old. We used to have him most weekends and holidays and after staying with us he often said he didn’t

want to go home again, which was an awful dilemma, when your daughter is his mother. As happens with so many grandparents who end up caring full time for their grandchildren, the two parents are so busy fighting each other they lose sight of the welfare of the children. The Council for Child asked whether our grandson could stay with us and I said yes – he was with us until he was 17, then went back to his mum. The emotional strain of caring for a grandchild is enormous. As one of the grandparents in our group said, the hardest thing is having to stop being the loving granny and be the disciplinary parent. Things have moved on since we were parents. When we said ‘no’, we meant it, whereas now the young ones tell you why you can’t say ‘no’. Financially it was also a big challenge – as it is for all grandparents, most of whom are on a pension. We had to sell our home and have rented ever since.

I started Hibiscus Coast Grandparents Parenting Grandchildren in 2000, shortly after taking on my grandson full time. I didn’t even know there was a WINZ office in Orewa – I didn’t know where to go. We were dragged into the courts because of the parents fighting and needed help to see us through that. The organisation, which provides support for all the grandparents, started with 10 members and now has more than 70. Their average age is 71 when they take on a grandchild full time – whether it

be a newborn or teenager. I’m on the board of Rodney Health Link, was a foundation member of Zonta Hibiscus Coast and on the National Council of Women but being the president of Grandparents has been the most satisfying, and the hardest role. You hear lots of tragic stories as well as success stories. Some of the children never go back to their parents because of violence or drugs in the home. I am privileged to a lot of confidential information and heartache, and at times it gets me down. Last year five of the grandparents in our group died, which was hard, especially when 95 percent was because of stress.

Last year I got rear-ended driving into Orewa. At first the most annoying thing was that the people who hit me gave me a false name and address. The doctor treated me for whiplash and on the second day I had double vision. I was later diagnosed as having two vertebrae pressing on my spinal cord. The injury is stable, however I have to use a walker for safety. That’s why I’m looking for a new president for Grandparents. We need to find someone because this group must continue. I can support and advise, but ideally we need someone who has walked in those shoes; you need empathy. These children are our future citizens and it is imperative that we support the Grans because these children have no one else to turn to.

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I’m not talking about the “wall” I put up with my smile to hide everything, I’m talking truly liking myself, inside and out. Seeing myself in a photo and not wanting to get rid of it before anyone saw it, or for that fact, actually being in a photo. To tell you the truth… I can’t remember.

For the last 10 years I have been overweight. Living in an imaginary world of “I’m no way near that big” and “Oh no, my body’s not designed for exercise” and the best one, “it wasn’t my fault”. Playing silly mind games with myself to help me feel better about not fitting into regular size clothing or being the “sideline cheer squad” when my family played fun games together.

When I truly get down to the nitty gritty, the last 10 years have been lonely, silently heartbreaking and secretly depressing. I have cried a lot of tears and have missed out on a whole lot of life. Don’t get me wrong, I have a beautiful husband and amazing daughter and we have a very blessed life but when I say lonely and heartbreaking, I’m talking about inside ME.

Being overweight you become extremely good at excuses. In fact my whole life became one big excuse. When I sat down and thought about it, aside from hating my body, I missed the little things. Things like putting my socks on without a struggle, being able to cross my legs “like a lady”, sitting on the ground (and getting up without a huge struggle), being able to put my seatbelt on easily, fitting into the hairdressers chair properly, wearing colours, not just black “because it’s slimming”. Most of all, I missed ME. Somewhere along the way, I completely lost myself.

It’s taken a long time to get to the right space in my mind, but one day I just decided that I’d had enough. I’d had enough of stupid crazy diets, enough of not being able to do things with my family, and enough of being in this damn pity pit! I wanted myself back and was going to do whatever it took to get that.

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Lunching with Mum on Mothers Day? If the weather’s good you might even enjoy an autumn barbecue. I have rich memories of family barbecues. We’d gather on the deck at the bach right here on the Hibiscus Coast. We’re going back a bit so I’m talking of a simpler age when the barbecue was a shallow round metal bowl on spindly legs with a revolving rack on top. Inside the bowl you made a fire from newspaper and kindling and when that was blazing merrily you added lumps of charcoal from a paper sack. Then you had to wash your hands because by now you had black dust all over them. Then you stood around and watched and had a few beers and prodded at things while you waited for the charcoal to glow. You didn’t want flames; that would scorch the meat. The trick was to wait until they’d died down to a point where the coals were shimmering with fierce retained heat. Finally, the time would come for slapping on the meat. Steak, chops, pork sausages. No marinades. Nothing fancy. If the fire died again you furiously fanned it with something handy, like a ragged piece of plywood. Or you could plug in the old Electrolux vacuum cleaner and set it to blow instead of suck. Its gritty draft was extra good at kicking a fire back into life. This could all take an age when you were hungry. The waiting! The ritual! And then it got piled onto plates, the meat ranging from crusty to almost raw. We downed it with salad plus Mum’s dressing that everyone knew and loved, made from Highlander Sweetened Condensed Milk mixed with an egg, milk, vinegar and a little spoonful of Coleman’s mustard powder. Today, of course, barbecuing happens inside a hooded piece of kit that’s the size of a small SUV. It’s so easy, it’s so clean. But a gas flame just doesn’t smell as good as charcoal. And dressing never tastes as good as that traditional one made by Mum. Lindsey is running a one-day course on May 19 in Whangaparaoa for anyone wanting to write about their life and times. See What’s On, page 27 for details

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Orewa mums go walkingHarbour Sport is trialling a walking group for mothers with young children in Orewa. Kids are welcome, but not essential. The group began its weekly Monday walks, which encourage fitness and socialising, on April 30. The next walks are on May 7 and 14. To join, meet at the car park outside the Hibiscus Coast Community House, 214A Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa at 9.20am for a 9.30am start. Info: ph Jennifer Hall on (09) 415 4610.

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Jane Comber of Whangaparaoa has two adult sons and a grandchild, but she also has a special place in her heart for the children of Tibet (especially the three refugees that she sponsors) as well as being ‘mother’ to 18 Birman cats. Recently Jane published a book about her pilgrimage to Tibet, entitled Short Cut to Nirvana. Her connection with Tibet goes back to the 1960s when she read Mustang: A Lost Tibetan Kingdom, by Michel Pleissel. Despite travelling to India and Nepal, and becoming a Buddhist, it was not until 2009 that Jane visited the country she already knew she loved. She says it was a shock to see the hardships faced by the Tibetan people first hand. Writing the book was a way to give back and proceeds go to the Tibetan Homes Foundation. To order a copy, ph Jane, 428 4418 or email [email protected] Hibiscus Matters has two copies of Short Cut to Nirvana to give away. To be in to win, write your name, address and daytime phone on an envelope and post to, Short Cut to Nirvana, Hibiscus Matters, Tamariki Plaza, 18 Tamariki Ave, Orewa 0931. Entries close May 18.

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The recording of her CD, ‘My Gift to You, Wine & Roses’, came only two years after she returned to performing after a break of more than 20 years.Valda’s singing ability was recognised early, when, as a child, she won talent quests in the Far North where she was brought up. In her late 20s she was a popular member of the Fountain City Country Music Club in Hamilton, and sang in clubs around the Waikato, which culminated in a career highlight – being the only guest artist invited to sing in a concert with Patsy Riggir in 1984. However, raising two daughters, holding down a stressful job and spending a lot of time boating saw Valda abandon singing for 23 years.

Husband Ian encouraged her to get back into singing, but in the end it was his death in 2008 that galvanised Valda, then living in Coopers Beach, to join the Far North Country Music Club who voted her entertainer of the year in 2009, and, eventually, make the record.“I realised life is so short and that I’d like to leave something for my kids and grandchildren. I wanted them to have proof that Gran used to be a singer.”The CD was a Christmas gift and Valda, who moved to Gulf Harbour last year, says her seven-year-old grandson Walter now knows all the songs. Wider appreciation of Valda’s talent

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The health and function of humble, hard working feet and the lower leg affects the body from the ground up, according to podiatrist Fiona Stark.Knee strain, back and hip problems can be traced back to weight bearing and gait issues – habits of movement that people seldom think about until they begin to cause problems. Medical conditions such as arthritis or diabetes also play a big part in foot health.Of course, in almost 30 years as a podiatrist, Fiona Stark has also seen her fair share of bunions, corns, calluses, ingrown toenails and fungal infections.She says helping with all these problems is immensely satisfying.“Some of my patients hobble in the door, crippled with pain,” Fiona says. “When they leave with a spring in their step, you know you’ve made a difference. I see every foot as unique. Whatever foot problem you have and whatever your age, you are not alone. The earlier you treat a problem, the better.”Fiona is moving her practice from her home in Stanmore Bay to share a clinic at 12 Wade River Rd, Whangaparaoa with Whangaparaoa Physio, moving in officially on May 7.She says she will be offering longer hours and the move enables her to take advantage of the foot traffic and better

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parking at the busy clinic.Fiona describes her approach to podiatry as practical and hands on – using padding and orthotic supports to correct foot function, and her vast experience to assess problems. She also keeps up with new ideas and approaches to treatment through regular courses and seminars.She says an on-going issue for podiatrists is obtaining prescription rights – currently podiatrists must refer patients to a doctor for medication.Fiona also refers patients to an Orthotic Centre for orthopaedic footwear, or to an orthopaedic surgeon when required.“It’s important to have a positive, happy attitude and to treat the whole person, respecting their values. Over time you develop a rapport with regular clients.”

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Hairdresser Jo Bosher-Davies says it has been a whirlwind since she took over ownership of Bronz Hair Design in Gulf Harbour in March.As well as setting up systems to enable the smooth running of the salon, Jo has been overwhelmed by the number of people dropping in to offer support for her new venture. She also had a lot of clients from salons where she has worked in Whangaparaoa and Orewa track her down for appointments.Jo and her husband Ash moved to Gulf Harbour from the UK in 2004, after falling in love with the place while visiting family.She has big plans for the salon, which is the first she has owned in 25 years of hairdressing.“It was time to do it for myself, and this salon immediately felt right,” she says. “There’s a lovely atmosphere, room to grow and a great location.”Top of Jo’s list of priorities is establishing a reputation for excellent cuts and great colour as well as teaching clients about caring for their hair. She says regular training from Redken and L’Oreal keeps staff challenged, and their skills sharp.She also plans to lead from the top when it comes to good communication, a professional attitude and sense of fun.

Home cooking, the way it used to be, is being served up at the Kiwi Cove Café & Bar in Gulf Harbour.New owners Sally and Mark Wallace enjoy ‘the good life’, raising a small flock of free range chickens and other animals on their rural property in Albany, and want to share their healthy, no-fuss, fresh approach to food with their customers.Sally says Kiwi Cove’s menu also has a bit of a retro feel, with a nod towards the 1970s and 1980s.“Mark and I want the menu to be full of the kind of delicious food that we grew up with – that people still remember fondly,” Sally says. “It was simple and fresh, with the vegetables often coming from the home garden.” With this in mind, the café’s menu includes mussels and other seafood, fresh vegetables and home baking.Providing a trip down memory lane at breakfast are items such as sweetcorn fritters and Grandma’s savoury mince, while the dinner menu includes shrimp cocktails (1970s style), whole, deep fried mussels, lamb shanks, pasta and apple pie. The café has also brought back the traditional family roast, served on Sundays from 5.30pm.Free range eggs and fresh ingredients

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are used as part of the focus on flavour.“It’s not gourmet food, but it’s good quality and wholesome.”Sally leaves most of the cooking to her three chefs, describing herself as “a keen home cook”. When she does lend a hand in the kitchen, she whips up classic sauces, and hokey pokey ice cream. Mark juggles his full time job with spending evenings and weekends in the café, talking with customers.Sally says the café, which is tucked alongside the Gulf Harbour canal, providing a ringside view of the boats bobbing on the water, is becoming known for a relaxed, family atmosphere and reasonable prices.“We get a lot of regulars, from families to the elderly, so we’re sure that the back to basics approach is something that people enjoy.”

“We get really excited about sharing ideas, the latest products and information about styles and colours.”Jo says reds, plums and violets are this season’s fashion colours – but they don’t have to be extreme to be effective. She says balyage – hand painting the hair rather than using foils – is growing in popularity because it creates natural looking highlights and is affordable.Ammonia-free permanent colours, which Jo will introduce to the salon this month, are also a growing trend.Being honest and consulting clients closely, including looking at styles on an iPad, is important to Jo, as is keeping prices realistic.“Everyone who comes in here should walk out feeling happy with what we’ve done – whether it’s a shampoo and set for a senior client, or the latest colour for a teenager.”

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Being asked to be a guarantor is a bit like being asked to test a guillotine. So long as the blade doesn’t move then everything is fine. Once it starts its downward journey then you are in trouble. Any lawyer advising a prospective guarantor will tell them not to do it. That is the standard starting point. The reason is that there is typically nothing in it for the guarantor but grief. Without any benefit to the guarantor they take on the liability of the borrower. Most times the guarantee is provided to a trading bank and will be readily enforced by the bank. Disclosure of the debtor’s borrowings is always done at the time the guarantee is requested but frequently there is no requirement for ongoing disclosure. Given that a guarantee can run for years, the guarantor can end up becoming liable for a sum far in excess of that originally intended. It is largely for this very reason that guarantors are always advised to take advice independent of the borrower. If at all possible, avoid an unlimited guarantee. That provides an open chequebook to the borrower and is not recommended. Most banks, if pushed, will agree to a limit of some kind.What most people don’t realise is that a guarantee can be cancelled but that has to be by the provision of written notice. Even then the guarantee will still be enforcable for two years. This is to stop people giving a guarantee one day and trying to cancel it the next. If you and the borrower use the same bank, then the guarantee will be linked to any mortgage registered by that bank against your home. That can be disastrous and has caused many people to lose their home.With lots of young people struggling to buy their first home the use of guarantees is becoming more common. In these situations quite often the parents are putting themselves up as guarantors. This is justifiable in their eyes, as they want to see their children getting ahead. All the same risks still apply and it is even more important to be fully aware of the risk involved if you are considering helping family members in this manner.

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Community funding reviewedAuckland Council has prepared a draft policy that proposes how community funding should be allocated across the region; this is now open for public submissions. The draft Community Funding Policy proposes that funding is allocated based on the outcomes of a group’s proposed activities and their impact on the community, and how it links to key council strategic documents, such as local board plans and the Auckland Plan. The region’s former councils had a range of policies and schemes for community funding and Council’s Regional Development and Operations Committee chair, Cr Ann Hartley, says the new draft policy ensures consistency, transparency and fairness across the region. Once adopted, the new Community Funding Policy will take effect on July 1. The draft policy is available for public feedback until 5pm, Friday, May 18. Info and submissions: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/haveyoursay or phone 09 301 0101. Submission packs are available at libraries and Orewa service centre.

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More than 100 netballers including around 30 from the Hibiscus Coast, took part in the inaugural Netball World Series, ensuring that the event will become a regular fixture in the April school holidays.Ruth Reidy, who co-organised the event, says the response exceeded her expectations. Demand for places in the series, which took place April 19 and 20 at AMI Netball Centre in Northcote, was such that a waiting list had to be drawn up.

The event, which is modelled on the World Series of Cricket, puts players into teams representing countries to compete for medals. Netballers in years 5–8, from 37 schools, took part.The 16 teams played four games each day, providing valuable court time as the netball season begins in earnest. Teenage coaches from the Hibiscus Coast worked with the teams.Results: Years 5/6: 1 England, 2 Australia, 3 Jamaica. Years 7/8: 1 Jamaica, 2 Fiji, 3 NZ

Team members from the Hibiscus Coast in their international colours with organiser Ruth Reidy (centre row, left) and crew.

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The future of the largest sporting event held on the Hibiscus Coast looks assured, with a turnout of more than 2000 competitors last month, and resource consent in place that allows up to 8000 more to take part in the future.

Bright future ahead for Orewa Beach Half Marathon

The fourth annual Orewa Beach Half Marathon saw an estimated 2100 competitors front up on April 15 at the start line on the beach.Athletes came from as far away as Brazil, Singapore and Fiji to take on either the 21km, 10.5km or 5km courses, with competitors also coming from other parts of Auckland. Encouragement from a large crowd of spectators created an electric atmosphere even before the starting gun went off. Organiser Laraine Chase of Orewa

Events says the marshalls provided by Hibiscus Plunket were outstanding and the feedback nothing but positive for their efforts.Laraine says that the bulk of the competitors were positive about the event stating they would be back next year.A Local Matters staff member, who was fifth woman home in a time of 1:43:06, speaks for many when she says she thoroughly enjoyed the race, especially the course through Eaves Bush, and the support from the public and marshals.

Laraine says getting the event to the start line has been a long slow process, because of the need for resource consent. It was also expensive, with consent costing $7000 and a $4000

traffic management bill on top.The resource consent is for a five-year period and allows the event to grow to up to 10,000 competitors.More photos www.localmatters.co.nz

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When I reflect on Mothers’ Day, what comes to mind is nurturing – the essence of motherhood. The dictionary describes nurturing as ‘to care for, encourage the growth or development of, to cherish, to tend, encourage, support’. Who doesn’t need that? As children growing up, a lot of our nurturing ideally comes from parents and extended family. As an adult, where does your nurturing come from? What are your sources of nurturing? Do you feel nurtured in your relationships with others? How do you nurture yourself? In order to be self-nurturing, we need to have a good relationship with ourselves. This may sound a little odd but most of us go through our lives with a critic in our heads that provides an internal dialogue that makes us wrong. When people start tuning into their internal dialogues they are often quite shocked at what they are saying to themselves. If we are strongly self-critical, we are often critical or judgemental of others. If we are accepting and supportive to ourselves we are more likely to be that way to others.The good news is that it is possible to alter one’s internal dialogue and subsequently one’s relationship with oneself and from there, the way we relate to others. Even the act of noticing what one is saying to oneself in any particular situation can have the effect of loosening the power of our self-talk. This awareness is called mindfulness. It can open up the possibility of other ways of seeing and responding to situations. Bring an attitude of compassion to this endeavour as becoming aware of our internal landscapes can be very confronting. Remember that all of what happens within your head has developed to meet a need. Even if there is a strong critic within, it is still trying to assist you to meet some perceived standards.If you find it a struggle to be self-nurturing, recognise that this is an ability you can develop with assistance and it has the potential to be life changing.

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The winner of this year’s Gulf Harbour Yacht Club Women’s Twilight Series was the Yacht Racing Unlimited team, consisting of six women who were mostly novice sailors.

From left, (top) Ana Blackbourn and Marie-Ann Lutton, (middle row) Suzi Were, Kerry Davies (skipper) and (foreground) John Weston (coach).

Rookie sailors cruise to victory

The series consists of 10 keelboat races that take place fortnightly during summer.Three members of the winning crew – Suzi Were, Kaydon Captain and Ana Blackbourn were first time sailors and Samantha Weston had previously only sailed small boats. Two former winners of the event, and experienced sailors, led the team in the yacht Crazy Sexy Cool to a hard fought victory. Kerry Davies skippered the team, calling great strategic and tactical moves while Marie-Ann Lutton trimmed the sails to perfection and kept the boat at top speed.

The series went right down to the wire with the top three boats separated by only two points and wasn’t decided until Crazy Sexy Cool crossed the finish line of the final race.Second and third places went to the crews of Glory Days and Rewi. Prizegiving will be held at the club on May 5.

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They recognise that looking after someone with a terminal illness can be like stepping into quicksand for caregivers.Hospice Awareness Week begins on May 14 and is on until May 20. During this time, Hospice is encouraging families to ask for help sooner rather than later, so they don’t get bogged down with everything they have to deal with.Volunteers have always been at the heart of Hospice since the inception of the worldwide movement back in 1950s and today they provide all kinds of support for patients and their loved ones, both at home and at the In Patient Unit.Hibiscus Hospice has over 400 volunteers and those who work with patients and their families are carefully chosen and trained to help in simple ways that can stop families feeling as if they are sinking deeper into a bottomless hole.Volunteer Team Leader Chris See can usually find the perfect ‘match’ for a patient. “Our volunteer will make an initial visit to the patient’s home and then

give as much or as little help as the family wants,” she says.The role is varied and highly individual. A volunteer might sit with a sick husband while his wife meets friends for coffee or a walk on the beach; take a patient shopping or out for a drive; read to them or simply sit quietly, just ‘being there’ if needed. It is totally the patient’s choice – Chris recalls an incident when a volunteer watching TV with a patient was told that she would have to remember everything that happened during Days of our Lives and tell him afterwards, as he was likely to fall asleep. This was a big ask as she had never seen the show before, so she sat glued to the screen, petrified that she wouldn’t remember it all.Families are sometimes reluctant to accept the help of volunteers, but, as Chris says, “almost without exception, people who have had Hospice involved have been surprised at the difference it’s made to their lives”.To find out more about Hospice services or volunteer help available, ring Hibiscus Hospice on 421 9180 or visit www.hibiscushospice.org.nz

Massey University student Hayley Morrison is the recipient of the Business & Professional Women’s Club (BPW) Hibiscus Coast Tertiary Student Award. The award was presented on April 20 by Auckland’s Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse, with a cheque for $2000. This is the 19th year that BPW has provided this grant, which is given to a female student from Rodney or the Hibiscus Coast who has completed one year of a degree. Hayley is a former dux of Kingsway School. Pictured is Penny Hulse presenting Hayley with the award.

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A floating ‘moonshine still’, complete with a funnel emitting puffs of steam was the most elaborate craft at the 11th annual Stillwater Raft Race.The Stillwater Moonshine Company raft also became the unofficial flagship of the event, spending the duration of the race alongside the wharf drawing fire from water bomb throwers while the four other rafts paddled their way around the course on the Weiti River.Competitors, dressed in plaid shirts, overalls and straw hats to reflect the ‘hillbilly’ theme of this year’s race, flung buckets of water at each other before even crossing the start line, ensuring no one escaped a thorough soaking.

Onshore, an estimated crowd of more than 500 supporters were entertained with food stalls, raffles, live music and competitions that included pie and beer eating, egg throwing and hula hoop spinning.The fun race of home built rafts is held by the Stillwater Boat Club as a fundraiser for community projects and is non-competitive; however line honours went to the host of paddlers who crowded onto the Still Billys raft, constructed of polystyrene and hay bales. This year around $1800 was raised.More photos www.localmatters.co.nz

Couches in action in OrewaSome local teens are taking that to heart – but they are taking the couch outside with them.On May 19 the Hibiscus Coast Youth Centre will hold a Couch Run – a race around Orewa where groups of participants carry a couch to various locations and record photographic evidence of their activities.The Youth Week event has been organised by the Centre’s Converge Group. One of the organisers, Anthony Wraith, says the idea came from Converge member Brianna Keogh, who has participated in Couch Runs elsewhere in NZ. He describes it as “

a bit like the Amazing Race”, with a serious of 12 activities to be performed by teams of five. These will include photos of the couch in places such as the Estuary and local shops. It is open to all 13–18-year-olds and there will be prizes, as well as a free sausage sizzle and movie afterwards. The Youth Centre is looking for donations of old couches for the event, and will also look for them in Op Shops.Info: phone 426 5005 or email [email protected] Couch Run • Hibiscus Coast Youth Centre, Orewa • May 19, starts 12pm

‘Hillbillies’ make hay for StillwaterThe Still Billys race to the finish line.

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Hibiscus Matters has one copy of Simon & Alison Holst’s 100 Favourite Ways with Chicken (Hyndman Publishing) to give away. To be in to win, write your name, address and daytime phone number on the back of an envelope and post to 100 Favourite Ways with Chicken, Hibiscus Matters, Unit G, Tamariki Plaza, 18 Tamariki Ave, Orewa 0931. Entries close May 18. CONGRATULATIONS to Delwyn Lumsden of Hatfields Beach, who won a copy of the NZ Barbecue Cookbook

The weekend roast is coming back into favour with families, but if there are just a couple of you at home, cooking a large piece of meat (or whole chicken) can mean eating leftovers for weeks. This easy idea from 100 Favourite Ways with Chicken (Hyndman Publishing) produces a serving for two and simply requires putting everything in the oven and relaxing while dinner cooks.

For 2 servingsFresh rosemary sprigs, if available2 Tbsp olive oil2 crushed cloves garlic2 tsp lemon juice1 tsp ground cumin, optional½ tsp crumbled oregano, optional2 chicken legsPrepared seasonal vegetables enough for 2 people, such as kumara, pumpkin, potatoes and parsnip, peeled and cut into 1cm slicesred or brown onionsred, green, yellow, orange pepperssmall eggplant (about 150g) quartered lengthwisegreen and yellow zucchini, halved lenghwisewhole mushroomsPreheat the oven to 230°C, or 220°C (fan bake). Line a roasting pan with a Teflon liner, baking paper or lightly buttered or oiled foil. If you have them, spread fresh rosemary sprigs in the pan. Mix the next five ingredients in a large plastic bag. Turn the chicken pieces in this to coat them lightly, then arrange in the pan and put in the oven to start cooking.Prepare the vegetables without delay, staring with those needing longest cooking (root vegetables). As each is ready, coat with mixture in bag and place in pan in oven. (Peel and quarter the onion, leaving the root end intact to hold onion together. Quarter peppers and remove the seeds and pith.) Add eggplant, zucchini and mushrooms last, allowing 15–20 minutes cooking time for these.When chicken has cooked for about 30 minutes, test by piercing with a skewer in the thickest part. It is ready when the juices run clear, not pink. Vegetables should be tender and browned in some places. (Remove from the pan if cooked before chicken.)Note: Any chicken which is to be roasted may be put in the oven before the oven is up to heat. Allow a few minutes extra cooking time in this situation.

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A small local club is bench pressing and power lifting well above its weight, taking top honours at the recent Auckland Powerlifting Championships.

From left, rear Rechelle Unsworth, Emma Clayton and Rachelle Turrell with Rachel Clayton in the foreground.

Strong effort for powerlifters

The event drew lifters from all over the Auckland region to compete in the disciplines of powerlifting, the squat, bench press and deadlift.Coast Barbell Club entered a team of six, making up a fifth of the competition.Rachel Clayton won the Women’s Overall Best Lifter, Overall Master Women’s Lifter and her weight class (Under 57kg). She collected a 327.5kg total for her three lifts, with a 115kg squat, 70kg bench press and a huge 142.5kg deadlift. Emma Clayton, Rachel’s 17-year-old daughter, won her weight class, and set four Auckland records for her age and division.Rechelle Unsworth won third place in the Women’s Overall Best Lifter category with a 105kg squat, 70kg bench press and 120kg deadlift.Rachelle Turrell, who is new to the sport, won her weight class in the Master Women’s division.Both men in the team, Rikki Sherrock and Greg Turrell, placed second in their respective divisions.Coach Damian Clayton says the team trains 3-4 days per week for 2-3 hours at the club in Whangaparaoa. They are currently building up for the North Island Champs, which take place next month in Tauranga. Damian says the club recently received

sponsorship that will assist them to take part in this event, but that it is always in need of more to help the Youth Programme gather momentum and support its growing stable of lifters.Scholarship on offerCoast Barbell Club is offering a scholarship to two local young people that will include free membership, free coaching and support all the way to a novice powerlifting event later in the year. The scholarship is open to anyone under the age of 19. Info: phone Damian Clayton, 021 244 6346.

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OREWA PAINtERS AVAILABLE NOW for house re-paints. Ph Pat 09 421 1470 or 021 110 3501PAINtING, Quality work at discount price. Free colour consult. Honest & reliable, excellent references. Free quotes. Ph Mark 022 152 7203.PESt CONtROL, Flies, spiders, cockroaches, ants, rodents, wasps. Competitive prices & quality service. 25 years exp. Ph 426 2253.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 Simon TWT 422 9345.WAtER FILtERS Underbench filters & whole house Ultra violet filters – Kill and remove ecoli/bacteria. FREE site visits. Ph Steve 09 945 2282 www.purewaterservices.co.nzWAtERBLAStING & CHEMICAL HOUSE WASHING. Local owner operator. Careful service, reasonable rates. Ph 426 2253.WILLOUGHBY CARPEt & UPHOLStERY CLEANING, Est 35 years. Ph 426 4317 or 0274 113 133.WINDOW CLEANING Est 35 years. Quality service. Ph 09 426 4317 or 0274 113 133.WINDOW CLEANING 30 years exp, local owner operator, reasonable rates. Ph David 426 2253.

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AGM OREWA RAtEPAYERS & RESIDENtS ASSOCIAtION Sun May 27 2012, 2pm, Orewa community hall. Guest speaker - Julia Parfitt, chairperson, Hibiscus & Bays Local Board.AGM StILLWAtER RAtEPAYERS & RESIDENtS ASSOCIAtION Sun May 20, 2012. 1.30pm at the Boat Club. All Welcome.CHILL – MINI GAMES challenge friends in different fun challenges, movie after. Ph 426 5005 or [email protected] for more info.EMPAtHY SUPPORt GROUP for people who have lost loved ones to suicide. Next meeting Mon May 28 Hibiscus Coast Community Centre (behind Estuary Arts). Gold coin donation. Ph Maureen 424 5135 or 021 513506.GOOD COMPANIONS OREWA meet Fri mornings for senior citizens 10am–11.30am. Orewa Croquet Club rooms, Hatton Rd., Orewa. HBC SCRABBLE CLUB Welcomes new members of all abilities. Mon 12.30pm, Hibiscus Coast Community House. Ph Maureen 426 4521HIBISCUS COASt PHOtOGRAPHIC CLUB Interested in photography? Come along to our next club night. 7.15pm May 17. Orewa Community Church. Ph Diana 421 0410 or email [email protected] COASt WIDOWED CLUB Meets 2nd Wed of month. Orewa Community Centre 1pm. Interesting speakers, morning/afternoon teas, raffles, outings/trips. Good Company – We care. Ph 424 3757.HOUSIE Every Thursday night at the Raiders Rugby League Clubrooms, Stanmore Bay (behind the Leisure Centre), commencing at 7pm.GARAGE SALE First Sat of month. HBC Community Shop, Western Reserve, Orewa, behind the Information Centre. 8am-12pm. Ph 426 3598. kIWI CLUB DANCE all welcome. Fri 5pm-8pm. Silverdale Hall. Ph 428 4939.NEW YOGA CLASSES, new teacher 1st class free! Over 50’s Yoga Tues 10-11am. Tues 7-8pm Mixed ability. Wed 11am-12 Mixed ability. Thurs Meditation 7-8pm @Balanced Energy-5 Link Cresc, Arkles Bay Ph 428 2931.OREWA COMMUNItY PAtROL is seeking more Volunteers to join our Patrol. To be the Eyes and Ears for Police and help keep our Local Community Safe. For more information contact Orewa Community Constable 426 1118RODNEY APHASIA GROUP INC Meet every 4th Thurs, 1.30pm, St John Ambulance Hall, Silverdale. Support/education for those with Aphasia. Ph Lisa 428 0414.

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PUHOI HIStORICAL SOCIEtY meets every 3rd Wed, 7.30pm, Puhoi Museum records room. All welcome. Museum winter hours Sat & Sun, 1pm-4pm.ZONtA CLUB, HIBISCUS Womens Health Forum. Fri May 18, Guest Speakers, displays, networking. Light supper. Red Beach School Hall 7pm. Ph Sue 427 5316 or Suzanne 422 0073 or [email protected]

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DANCE CLASSES FOR CHILDREN Tuesday & Thursday, 4pm at the Silverdale Hall. Qualified Dance Sport teacher, medal classes, group tuition, private lessons, competitive coaching. Ph 426 8989.

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6 Public meeting to discuss proposed Private Plan Change for Peninsula Golf course. Red Beach School hall, 2pm-3pm. All welcome. (see story p3)

9 Brandon Reserve Neighbourhood Watch Community Safety Meeting, Whangaparaoa Methodist Church Hall, 945 Whangaparaoa Road, Manly, 5.45pm–8 pm. Meet your Mayor and local council and have your concerns addressed.

11 JamesRAy & the Geronimo Band plays at the Stetson Country Music Club, Dairy Flat Community Hall, Postman Road, Dairy Flat, 8pm–11.30pm. Licensed bar. Info: www.stetson.co.nz or ph 09 476 4554.

12 Chill Console Night, Hibiscus Coast Youth Centre, Orewa, 7pm – 10:30pm for ages 13–17. Challenge your friends to your favourite games and show them your skill. Prizes to be won for key games on PS3, Xbox, and Wii. Just show up or find out more by calling 426 5005 or email [email protected]

14–20 Hospice Awareness Week. A chance to learn more about Hospice, and show your support for its work in the community. (see story p21)

18 Womens Health Forum, Red Beach School Hall, 7pm. Entry by gold coin donation. Organised by the Hibiscus Coast Zonta Club for women of all ages. Guest speakers, displays, networking. Wide range of health professionals to answer questions. Be informed and entertained. Light supper. Info: ph Sue Judd, 427 5316 or Suzanne Coleman, 09 422 0073 or email [email protected]

19 Life writing course, with author and Next magazine founding editor Lindsey Dawson. Whangaparaoa Library, 9.30am-4pm. A one-day intensive writing course that makes memoir writing easy and stimulating. Just bring memories and pen. Cost is $55. Info: email [email protected] or phone 021 159 9309.

19 Chill Couch Run, Hibiscus Coast Youth Centre. Couch Run race around Orewa starting at the Hibiscus Coast Youth Centre/ Enter your team to race on the day and be in to win wicked prizes. For 13-17-year olds. Info: ph 426 5005, email [email protected] or call into the Youth Centre on Hibiscus Coast Highway (behind Estuary Arts). (see story p22)

19– 27 Youth Week activities, Hibiscus Coast Youth Centre, Orewa. The theme is “Love the skin you’re in”. There will be various different activities though out the week to give youth the opportunity to show off some of their talents. Info: ph 426 5005, or email [email protected]

20 The City of Sails Chorus presents a selection of jazz, ballads and old favourites. Concert also features Shaun Petterson. Centrestage Theatre, Centreway Rd, Orewa, 2.30pm. For tickets ($20), ph 426 7282. Door sales available.

21 Hibiscus Coast University of the Third Age (U3A) bi-monthly General Meeting. Speaker, Lynden Terry from the Auckland Theatre Company. For further info and membership enquiries phone Norma 426 2682 or Pam 426 7015.

26 Social Dance fundraiser for Hibiscus Hospice, Dairy Flat Community Hall, Postmans Rd, Dairy Flat, 7pm. Organised by Kiwibank North Shore Business Banking and BNI Hibiscus Coast. Music/entertainment by ‘Union Jack’, aka Robbie Powell. Cash Bar. Supper provided. Tickets $25 (R18) available at www.hibiscushospice.org.nz or phone 421 9180.

27 Fun Trivia afternoon at Stables Bar, 707 Whangaparaoa Rd, 3pm. Teams of 4 required with $20 entry fee. Stables donate $1 from every drink bought to Hibiscus Hospice. BYO plate of nibbles.

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LOCAL MARkEtS: Whangaparaoa Plaza Market, Saturdays 8am-1pm. Fresh produce and more. Contact Paul 021 956 399 • Silverdale Markets, every Saturday 8am–1pm. Vegetables, flowers, plants, crafts and much more • Orewa Craft Market & Bazaar, Orewa Community Centre, Orewa Square. Held fortnightly. Info: Annamaria, ph 021 145 0640. • Orewa Farmers’ market, Orewa Square carpark. Sundays, 8am– 12.30pm. Locally grown produce, home-made preserves and soaps, plants, bread, fish. • Puhoi Farmers’ market, 8.30am -12.30pm, Puhoi Sports Club, last Sunday of the month. Info: Phillippa, ph 422 0009. • Gulf Harbour Market, Gulf Harbour town centre, every Sunday from 10am–2pm in Info: ph Debbie, 027 461 1148.

PIANO tUItION Young, passionate and patient teacher. 4 years teaching experience, 14 years playing piano.Affordable rates: $15/half hour, $25/hour. Able to teach entry–intermediate level pupils. All ages welcome. Flexible times. Based in Orewa. Diploma of Contemporary Music. Ph Crystal Teo 021 128 0238 or 426 1313.

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Last month I attended a meeting in Orewa where Green MP Steffan Browning presented an update on the Government’s proposed Food Bill. While listening to the presentation and the questions from the participants, I learnt a lot more about what is happening with our food supply. It is clear that there are serious challenges to NZ’s domestic food sovereignty, local food production and even food safety, should the Bill be passed in its current form. Frankly, as a mother and concerned member of our community, it scared me. Too much of our food production is controlled by large corporations who appear to be pushing the smaller producers to the curb. For years I’ve read about the controlling influences of companies such as Monsanto in America; now this is coming closer to home. “Genetic Modification and Engineering of food” (GE) has been deleted from the first draft of the Food Bill. This means that NZ will be subject to Australian dominated agreements such as the Food Standards Australia NZ (FSANZ), or trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, to direct decisions as to what GE food lines are safe. NZ’s representative, Food Safety minister Kate Wilkinson, has one voice in 10 on the FSANZ. This is minimal representation on an organisation which has approved all of the more than 70 GE food line applications, which may potentially enter our food chain. MAF, which recently took over the NZ Food Safety Authority, suggests that GE is not a food safety issue. This is akin to the Ministry of Health saying that the rise in multi-drug resistant bacterium, or superbugs, is not a health issue. People’s health and welfare as a result of the food they eat, GE or not, is a food safety issue of the utmost importance. Mr Browning says that amendments to the Food Bill could improve it significantly, ensuring our food sovereignty, providing confidence for growers and producers and encouraging local food production. He went on to say that “further discussion and rewording regarding issues such as barter/sharing/swapping at neighbourhood level from the Bill and guaranteeing that groups without charitable status, according to the Charities Act, can still have a sausage sizzle, would enable more sensible legislative outcomes”. As a result of discussions with former MP Sue Kedgley, the Minister has already stated that she will introduce a correction to exclude seed saving from the Bill, which is a start. It appears the MPs who are fighting for these amendments need our help. The Bill is yet to complete the Parliamentary process, therefore there is still time to contact Rodney MP Mark Mitchell to discuss any issues relating to the Bill that you feel strongly about.

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Large crowds attended Anzac Day commemoration services across the district on April 25, where tributes flowed for NZ’s past and present service men and women, as well as the Anzac spirit.Anzac services around the region continue to grow, with the ranks of veterans swelled by children and young people attending with their families, or as representatives of local schools and organisations such as scouts.At the mid-morning service at the Silverdale RSA cenotaph, attended by more than 1000 people, wreaths were laid by Council representatives, war veterans, the police and fire services, St John, community groups and schools.Tribute was paid not only to the World War II veterans, but those who served in Korea, Malaya, Vietnam and are deployed today in a diverse group of locations from Bosnia to Timor Leste, the Sinai, Afghanistan and the Pacific.Chaplain Leon O’Flynn, who conducted the service at the Silverdale RSA with Commander Frank Rands, spoke of the personal significance of Anzac Day, which for him included remembering his friend Lt Tim O’Donnell who had been based with him in Burnham Military Camp and taught him to use a pistol. Lt O’Donnell was killed nearly two years ago in Afghanistan.The solemn service included the

Clockwise from top left, Veterans march to the service area. Jared Austin, aged 11, of Orewa, with his father Bruce. Jared wears the medals of his grandfather Brad, who served with the Royal Tank Regiment in World War II. Bruce served with the same regiment in Iraq. World War II veteran Charlie Nicholson. Students and scouts with wreaths. RNZ Navy servicemen. Orewa College students with their wreath. Constable Ian Price salutes after laying a wreath.

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