Hibiscus Matters 5 September, 2012

Waiwera to Silverdale including Whangaparaoa Peninsula and Orewa

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Smaller building lots, terraced housing and apartments of three to four storeys in areas such as Red Beach, Silverdale, Orewa and Whangaparaoa are some of the recommendations made in a 30-year plan which goes before the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board for endorsement this week.

It was with palpable relief that Santa Parade organisers Destination Orewa announced last week that the parade would definitely proceed this year.Last year when the parade was cancelled due to resource consent and funding issues, it caused a storm of protest from Coast families.The five-year resource consent for the parade was received from Auckland Council last month and, with preparations already underway, organisers are hoping for the best event ever on November 17.However, the news was not as good for the popular Orewa Boulevard Festival, which attracted a crowd of around 15,000 and 90 stallholders when it was held in February, 2011.Destination Orewa Beach canned this year’s festival, citing under-resourcing, along with Auckland Council’s

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Small things loom large this weekend with two events focused on scaled down objects. The Gulf Harbour Radio Yachting Club fun day on September 8 is followed by the Hibiscus Miniatures Club open day. Pictured is Auckland Miniatures Club president Gayle Davey of Orewa with the miniature versions she made of her grandparents’ chairs. See story p9

Area Plan designed to stem the tide of intensive developmentThe Local Board’s draft Area Plan is one of the first to be produced and

reflects Auckland Council’s push for greater intensification. Via its

Auckland Plan, Council sought the

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addition of more than 10,000 extra dwellings in the Hibiscus & Bays area, over and above the existing planned growth of 14,000 dwellings, over the plan’s 30-year timeframe.According to deputy chair David Cooper, the Local Board has done its utmost to temper this demand for intensification.“We have tried to ensure some balance between Council planners’ aspirations versus the likely impacts on our communities,” Mr Cooper says. He says the board is concerned that the Area Plan will be finalised before the governing body’s master document, the Unitary Plan, is completed. The Unitary Plan will be released for consultation next March – the final Hibiscus & Bays Area Plan will be adopted that same month.“We are not clear how the zoning in our draft will be interpreted as development rules in the Unitary Plan, which means we’re working in the dark. The proposed building heights have changed two or three times in the meetings we’ve had with planners and it’s all very vague. The devil will be in the detail of the Unitary Plan, which will set out lot sizes, and terrace and apartment categories in the zones.”The draft Area Plan shows most of the local growth concentrated in Orewa, Silverdale and Whangaparaoa. These town centres will be subject to further precinct planning.Orewa is envisaged as “a boutique retail and professional services centre and recreation launching point”. Plans include the development of the commercial core to four storeys, three-storey mixed use buildings along Centreway Rd and two-storey mixed use buildings on the beachfront in front of the commercial area. A three-

storey maximum Mixed housing zone is proposed for residential Orewa.Red Beach is identified in the draft as a neighbourhood centre, with the potential to grow. Low-to-medium rise residential development of up to three-storeys is proposed, including apartments and terraced housing along Red Beach Rd and Bay Street.In Whangaparaoa, the draft shows an increased range of living environments in and around the town centre, with buildings up to four storeys. Housing in the residential part of Whangaparaoa remains mainly single and two-storeyed due to the terrain.Further growth is anticipated in Silverdale with some re-zoning of business land to encourage employment and service activities.The draft plan also suggests improving pedestrian movement and public transport in the retail areas of Silverdale, Orewa and Whangaparaoa,Mr Cooper says that infrastructure is not in place on the Coast to accommodate the suggested levels of growth and that to provide it would mean making radical changes to Council’s Long Term Plan. The draft document notes these constraints, saying that any rezoning in the first 10 years will occur mainly in the East Coast Bays.Mr Cooper says that the board has put a lot of time and effort into the Area Plan, yet as it is not a statutory document, the influence it will have on the Unitary Plan is unclear. However, he says the community’s input, which will be sought next month, is vital.“I urge everyone to speak up as the character of our lovely towns, villages and suburbs could be changed substantially by the push for intensification,” he says.

regulatory framework, as the main causes. The same seems to have been the case for next year’s event. An application

for resource consent was lodged late last year, but in a recent statement Destination Orewa said that “Council compliance has made this event too complex for our small business association to implement”.Destination Orewa is continuing the process, and hopes to end up with a 10-year consent that will enable the Boulevard Festival to proceed in 2014.There are plans to pass organisation of this event on to “a large non-profit community group”.Anyone interested in entering a float, wearing a costume or volunteering to assist with the Orewa Santa Parade should visit www.orewabeach.co.nz or phone Diane, 426 2638.

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It’s not often that extra freezers are brought in and filled to capacity with food at the Hibiscus Coast Community House foodbank, but a donation from Dad’s Pies of 10,500 frozen meals has achieved just that.

Tessa Lane says the frozen meals are already going out by the box load to the community.

Giant donation leaves foodbank freezer flush with food

Community House coordinator Tessa Lane says this represents the biggest one-off donation in the foodbank’s history and is an enormous windfall for those in need.The meals are currently being distributed locally, and a portion has gone to the Auckland City Mission and a foodbank in South Auckland.Dad’s Pies were storing the macaroni cheese and spaghetti Bolognese meals in their freezers for a First Choice Foods brand, Yummy Tummies, and, when this brand went out of production, decided to hand all the remaining meals to the foodbank.Community House vice chair Carol Laidlaw says as well as the donation

itself, there was a huge amount of support from locals that made getting the meals out to people possible.This included free transport from Fosters Refrigerated Transport, low cost leasing of freezers from Eddie Law, a borrowed trailer from Robert Brandt of Helensville and extra storage at Orewa New World.“I’ve never seen such a ‘can do’ attitude,” Carol says. “We were overwhelmed.”Dad’s Pies general manager Kevin Smith says the company has given pies to the Salvation Army and Auckland City Mission on many occasions, and so the decision was easily made.Carol says demand at the foodbank has risen by a third each year over the last

A group of Air Training Corps cadets have had their wings clipped by the lack of a suitable base on the Hibiscus Coast.Currently the 60 cadets of No. 5 Squadron (Rodney District) Air Training Corps parade weekly on what used to be the greens of the former Silverdale Bowling Club, as well as using the buildings on the site. However theft of equipment and lack of certainty regarding the lease has made it imperative for the group to set up its own facility.Support committee chair Mike Graves says the buildings that they share with the Nippon Judo Club are leased month by month from Auckland Council. He says attempts to find out from Council whether the bowling greens are available for the Corps to lease have not borne fruit.“The former bowling greens are ideal for parading, and we could put a building and compound out there,” Mike says. “Around 60 percent of our membership comes from Whangaparaoa, so we want to stay on the Coast if we can. We have looked

Members of No. 5 Squadron of the Air Training Corps are in desperate need of a new base.

Air training corps in need of assistance to stretch its wingsat options at North Shore Airfield in Dairy Flat and other sites in the area, but nothing is available that we can afford. It’s not easy to find places that can accommodate more than 80 people on a regular basis at a reasonable cost.”He says the need for secure storage for equipment such as camping gear, radios, GPS and a trailer has become more urgent following a number of break-ins where valued kit was stolen.“Fundraising and sponsorship enabled us to increase our asset base so it is disappointing to have items stolen.”Although the Cadet Forces are supported by the NZ Defence Force, they are staffed and funded at a local level by volunteers. This includes Squadron Leader Nick Epson, who says the squadron is poised to expand. Since Nick took over the role three years ago, numbers have increased 10-fold. The objective is to have 100 cadets, as this will support the best officer/cadet training ratios, but this would be a squeeze in the current facility.Mike says the value of the squadron

to the community is its ability to develop confidence, leadership skills, self-discipline and respect, as well as flying skills, in teenagers. For some it can lead to a career path.“Everyone gives up their time to organise events aimed at providing young people with the skills and knowledge that will help them become fine young men and women.”The Squadron also actively supports the community with a full turn out at the Silverdale RSA on Anzac Day

and local events such as the Soap Box Derby, school fairs and North Shore Aerodrome open days.Mike says support from Council will be vital in making a facility possible and the group plans to approach the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board soon.“We offer a lot to kids in this community, and hope we can get some assistance in return.”Info: contact Mike, [email protected], or visit www.5squadron.org.nz

two years. Last year the Community House foodbank handed out 430

parcels and had already supplied 246 by the end of last month.


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Plans and more plansI assure Tom Parsons (HM August 15) that there are plenty of Orewa residents with the intellect, experience and enthusiasm to try to ensure that Orewa Beach develops in a manner that will benefit the majority of Orewa residents and make it a great place for visitors too. The upcoming Area Plan consultation process will provide the opportunity for people to make their feelings known. But it’s worth noting that we spent 15 years evolving an Orewa Plan which seems to have been shelved by the

Auckland Council. Progress?John Clements, Orewa

System rubbishedReading the Auckland Councils rubbish collection plans, I find it hard to believe that it is actually going to happen. We are all to receive three wheelie bins, which we don’t want. According to the NZ Herald, people are to be employed to walk in front of the collection vehicles to check that we have placed waste items in the correct bins, with a threat of fines up to $400

for those who have committed such a crime. If it works, don’t fix it – I think most people on the peninsula are quite happy with the present system. Will there be a penalty for the mass of wheelie bins that will be littering the roads and pathways for most of the week and those not placed in the correct position for easy pick up, or not collected within minutes of being emptied? I suspect that a few weeks after receiving all these wheelie bins a large number of them will be found forming a landing stage in Arkles Bay.Mac Hine, Whangaparaoa (abridged)

Meddling with medallingThe Olympic commentators’ fondness for using medal as a verb caused a confusing moment for a Stanmore Bay mother recently. Her seven year old, learning about the Olympics at school, asked mum ‘what does medalling mean’? “To interfere, to push in where you’re not wanted,” mum replied. “My teacher says NZ is getting better at that, but China and America are the best,” came the response.

Prosperous GeorgeWhen he visited the Coast last week, Minister of Consumer Affairs Simon Bridges revealed that Rodney MP Mark Mitchell is seen around parliament as “a bit of a looker”. “We call him George Clooney,” the Minister said, “but a prosperous one judging from his girth.”

Nice imageryAll credit to the Kaukapakapa R & R Assn representative who kept a straight face when telling the recent Rodney Local Board meeting that the “little shag” had been adopted as the village’s emblem because it “elicited some nice imagery”.

Facebook feedback was vociferous following Hibiscus Matters story on Auckland Transport’s parking proposals for Orewa (HM August 15).

Public parking feedback set to go onlineThe proposals, which have been developed by Auckland Transport in consultation with Destination Orewa Beach, are designed to improve parking turnover in the town centre, which will in turn reduce parking provision for business owners and staff.Destination Orewa Beach does not expect Pay and Display will be among the proposals on the table, but the mere mention of those three words sparked several indignant comments.Blanket two hour parking restrictions are proposed as a replacement for

the current range of time restricted parking, which varies widely in Orewa.Facebook discussion was mainly against parking restrictions, which were described as “very off putting for customers”.A number of people said they currently have no problem finding a park in Orewa, “so I don’t see how restrictions would be better for businesses”.However, some questioned why Orewa should be any different, when parking is restricted elsewhere.“It costs money to provide parking

and we live in a user pays society,” one respondent said.The proposals are expected to go out for public consultation this week or early next week. Auckland Transport advises that information and feedback methods will be sent to every residence and business within the area and the primary method for consultation will be via the CCO’s website, www.aucklandtransport.govt.nz “The majority of people prefer online consultation, but paper-based will be available on request,” a spokesperson says.

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The restoration of historic Stoney Homestead in Silverdale North began last month and includes a number of challenges for Auckland Council’s contractors N. Cole.

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One of the first is to replace soil around the homestead, which is contaminated with lead and arsenic from the paint used on buildings at the time.The other priorities for stage one of the project are securing site access, trimming trees and dismantling the veranda as well as structural repairs and weatherproofing.Council’s project leader Rachel Hume says N. Cole were awarded the contract because they have experience in the refurbishment of heritage buildings.Although the farmhouse and outbuildings are in very poor repair after years of neglect, foreman Don Heighway says he’s seen far worse and he is confident the job will transform the property.“It’s just a process of massaging it back into shape,” Don says. “It will be as good as new when we’ve finished.”

The public will be able to see some of the work in progress as time goes on, as it involves lifting the homestead 1.5 metres into the air, where it will be suspended for around two weeks while the piles and bearers are replaced.Following completion of phase one, expected to be early next year, Council will ask the community for input regarding the homestead’s future use.Funding for the work ($1.5 million funding over the next four years) is included in the capital projects budget of the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board.Stoney Homestead, also known as Seaview, has heritage value as a rare example of early pioneering and farming life in the Orewa district.For updates visit: www.facebook.com/hibiscusandbays or www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/hibiscusandbays

Committee considers Archer’s Block reserveThe process of retaining the Archer’s Block in Whangaparaoa, owned by Auckland Transport, for a public reserve is still on track according to Hibiscus & Bays Local Board member John Watson. Mr Watson says the report recently presented to the board proved the process is a long-winded one, and the land still has to be “purchased” from a bookkeeping perspective, even though Auckland Transport owns it. He says a further influence on the process will be the Acquisitions Policy that is being formed in Auckland Council. The Archer’s Block proposal went before the Parks & Heritage Committee last month, as a confidential item.

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This poplar – a defining feature of the Arkles Bay foreshore – was felled last week by Auckland Council due to a serious decline in its health. A spokesperson says that the tree had to be felled for safety reasons. Manager of Local and Sports Parks North Martin van Jaarsveld describes the loss of the tree as “disappointing”. It was around 100 years old and one of the biggest trees on the peninsula. Auckland Council had been closely monitoring the tree after it didn’t come into leaf in spring. Previously it was subject to a regular maintenance regime to check the stability of its branches and ensure the safety of neighbouring residents. Felling the 30m high tree, on August 28, was a Herculean task; it was dismantled in sections by crane and the stump will be ground. More photos, www.localmatters.co.nz

Auckland Council has adopted a new format for the Dog Policy hearings that began last month. The next one is at the Orewa Service Centre on September 14.

Interactive forum adopted for dog policy hearings

Hearing committee secretary Wendy Stevenson says rather than submitters speaking to their submission in front of the panel, the hearings are being run in Forum format “as the best way of dealing with this particular issue”. There are two tables set up for 10 people and two Councillors, and the Chair circulates between them. The public and media can attend, although Wendy says space is limited.She says this is a new approach for Council, and is to enable people to ask questions of other submitters and the panel. The panel consists of four Councillors and one independent Maori Statutory Board member.The panel will deliberate in public

on the submissions on October 8 and send its recommendations to the full Council meeting that takes place on November 22.Draft proposals released earlier this year attracted more than 10,000 submissions. One of the major proposals includes making seasonal access times and dates for dogs on beaches and parks the same across the region. Other proposals include a requirement to neuter dangerous, menacing and uncontrolled dogs and standardising access rules for playgrounds, sports areas, streets, car parks and campgrounds. The final policy will be adopted in November. Info: aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

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Have you ever wondered where your household waste goes? For most New Zealanders, when it comes to waste, out of sight is definitely out of mind. This is a mindset I believe we need to change. By legislation Auckland Council must minimise waste. Private enterprise however, does not have the same restrictions placed upon them. Currently the vast amount of the waste collected winds up in the landfill. The thing is, a large amount could be recycled and more importantly kept out of the landfill. Waste is the communities resource, we can benefit from it. There are several community based waste recycling centres operating, from Kaitaia to Wanaka where a huge amount of this “waste” is sorted and recycled, or reused in different ways. It generates an income stream (for council) and employment. Using the Far North District Council as an example, their annual waste going to landfill has fallen from 300kg to 276kg in the last year. This Council also believes that, with community buy in, reducing this to just 200kg will be achieved within the next 12 months.Collectively if each household decreased, even a little bit, their waste going to landfill many savings could be made. The cost of transporting the waste and the amount of methane gas produced at landfill are decreased. The social cost of possible employment through community based recycling centres cannot be discounted either. Ideally community and councils need to work together to educate people about the waste stream and how they can benefit from this important resource. With the nature of the industry and waste management infrastructure it is challenging for councils to achieve a significant reduction in waste to landfill under present ownership, governance and operational arrangements. If Auckland Council fully controlled the transfer stations we could save resources and create new jobs and business opportunities. The waste companies could still be involved in trucking the remainder to the landfill. Council could develop a resource recovery network with the establishment of community recycling centres and big Resource Recovery Park hubs, with the aim for each part of the network to be independent and self sustaining. Ideally Council can help develop local enterprise and jobs by developing initiatives and handing them to local enterprises to run. All I’m asking is that we think before we throw that piece of “trash” away. We live in a beautiful piece of Aotearoa. Let’s keep it that way.

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Artworks featuring animals made by Year 2 Gulf Harbour School students go on sale in The Plaza next week to raise funds for The Sanctuary in Matakana.The school has been learning about volunteering, and for Wayne Widdowson’s class, this meant focusing on organisations that assist animals including visits to The Sanctuary (a shelter for injured and abused animals) and Auckland Zoo and a presentation from SPCA volunteers.Artist Mary Morgan spent a day with the students last week helping them create canvases featuring their chosen animal.The paintings, together with animals made of salt dough by Kirstin Clark’s class, go on sale at a stall in The Plaza on September 10–13. All funds raised go to The Sanctuary. The class has already raised around $300 from a school cake stall.

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In a month where many of us have just received our first rates bill, it is important for local boards to focus on how this money is spent to ensure that we get good value for your money. Our Hibiscus and Bays Local Board has even more of a challenge than most, as the two different surveys that have been conducted on funding have Hibiscus and Bays Local Board as either the second or third to lowest funded Local Board per capita in the Auckland region. We do however have one resource that gives us a real edge, we straddle two distinct yet well-resourced communities with strong and active community groups and a Local Board that is keen to work in partnership with them. In this column I would like to concentrate on one project where our Local Board is working in partnership with the community in the Hibiscus Coast division. Extending the Te Ara Tahuna walkway /cycleway around the Orewa estuary and beyond was identified as a key project in our Local Board Agreement. Already this wallkway attracts many locals and visitors to Orewa and it is getting exceptional use by both walkers and cyclists. After a number of requests to widen the path to the same width through the Western Reserve and provide the same level of lighting we went out for pricings. Faced with sums we simply could not afford the Local Board asked Conservation Volunteers, a not for profit group that has done extensive riparian planting in our Bays division and built tracks and bridges across the region and country, to give us a quote. Not only can they do the job under skilled project management, they can take 20 of our young people without jobs and upskill them to help make them work ready. The trees that were removed to create the walkway have now been cut into lengths and have been constructed into five seats, which are currently being carved by the prison carvers at Paremoremo. Our only costs will be the milling, transportation and installation costs. Finally in association with Harbour Sport we are currently developing a Memorandum of Understanding with all the groups who are keen to see the walkway extended southwards through Millwater and beyond. Working together and partnering with other trusts such as Estuary Arts and the Te Araroa Walkway Trust (which will enable these groups to apply to external funders to leverage money), will allow this project to become a reality. While we will continue to champion for a fairer and more equable funding formula for local boards, working in partnership with our community groups has let us get on with the job and ensure that we spend your money wisely.

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Top models go on displayWhile dolls houses may be what immediately spring to mind when miniatures are mentioned, Laurie and Gayle Davey have created far more than that, with their shed and a room in their Orewa home packed wall to wall with all sorts of miniatures.A Kiwi bach, retro caravan, villa and art deco houses as well as replicas of the Auckland Zoo, a church and a bordello are among the miniatures the pair has made over 30 years.Retired builder Laurie, who is president of the Hibiscus Miniatures Club, constructs the exteriors while Auckland Miniatures Club president Gayle makes the interiors.An eye for fine detail is essential in making miniatures – Gayle enjoys discovering that a certain curtain fixture is a dead ringer for a caravan towbar, for instance – as well as patience and deft fingers.Hibiscus Miniatures Club, which started in Warkworth but was re-named and moved to the Coast last year, is holding a public open day at its base in the Girl Guide Hall in Centreway Road on September 9.It will provide an opportunity to view models as well as speaking with members and watching them at work.There are six clubs in Auckland, and 28 nationally, dedicated to this hobby and Laurie says he hopes the open day will attract new members to the Hibiscus club.

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Radio Yachts Fun DayThe best thing about radio-controlled yachts, according to Gulf Harbour Radio Yacht Club treasurer Chris Grant, is the chance for anyone to enjoy the art of sailing.He says the club’s around 30 members are all fascinated by sailing, but may not be able to afford their own full size boat.“Learning to sail a model sailboat is much like in a life-sized boat,” he says.Enthusiasts can purchase ready-to-sail remote controlled sailboats, or build one from scratch or from a kitset.The Club holds regular fun days at Regency Park Drive in Gulf Harbour, where anyone can come along and try the sport. Yachts are on hand and club members will help get newbies started.The next fun day is on September 8. For information on both events see What’s On, page 27.

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Marie Keast brings 20 years of hairdressing expertise to her role as joint owner (with husband Russell) of Rodney Wayne and Shampoo N Things in Whangaparaoa Plaza.This includes eight years as a tutor – six years at Otago Polytechnic and, most recently, two years at Servilles Academy of Hairdressing in Auckland.Marie, who took over the franchise last month, inherited a talented team of stylists and says a high standard of staff training will be a big focus for the salon, complemented by Rodney Wayne’s courses and workshops in the latest hair trends. “Everyone likes to feel they are in style, so keeping up with trends means we can adapt the latest looks to suit an individual,” Marie says. For Marie, the choice of career was never in doubt. Her mother was a hairdresser and Marie took up an apprenticeship that included off-job training as soon as she left school.Marie has worked in Australia as well as owning a salon in the South Island. After starting a family she got into teaching. When her husband’s job took the family over to Dubai she set up a hairdressing business catering for the expat community. Marie is very excited about her latest venture, describing it as “the best of

In future Vince hopes to add a property maintenance service.While no job is too small, there are bins large enough for commercial customers, such as local builders and roofers, who have already shown an interest in the service. Bookings will be able to be made online.The bins themselves are receiving a makeover with Vince painting each one in the company’s colours.“They don’t need to be an eyesore while they’re outside your property,” Tracey says. “We wanted to make them look tidy and a bit more attractive.”When Vince is not loading up the gantry truck and heading to and from the Albany tip, he is training, with Tracey, for Ironman events.“It’s great to be able to fit training in around work, and to have that new focus and feeling of a fresh start.”

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Around 13 people with a wide range of business interests attended the informal afternoon tea on August 27, hosted by Rodney MP Mark Mitchell at his office in Orewa.The Minister said that the Government’s number one priority is to grow the economy, “not because we love money, but because it creates opportunities”, and that reducing compliance costs and red tape was a major thrust of its business growth plan.He said as resource consent for projects of national significance are able to be fast-tracked by Government, the

same could be possible for regional projects in future “to make things less frustrating for businesses and developers”.In light of the Minister’s Associate Transport portfolio, several business owners raised the building of Penlink, which he said would require “a creative funding approach” and was unlikely to happen for several years.He also said that Government is in the process of bringing consumer law up to date so that the same protections will apply whether you buy online, or in a retail store.

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The common contract for buying and selling real estate now includes an option to make the deal conditional upon a building report. This change has been made in an attempt to standardise such provisions, as the demand for inspections had led to a wide variety of clauses being used. I highly recommend anyone buying to get such a report. In the last six months three of my clients have avoided buying “a lemon” by getting a professional inspection of the property. One instance disclosed an unauthorised addition of approximately 60sqm, despite the vendor’s assurances that the whole property had a code of compliance. Another case revealed recent work that was faulty and would eventually be prone to leaks. In essence why buy someone else’s problem if you can avoid it? Taking advantage of the building clause needs some care. The inspection has to be done on an objective basis by a suitably qualified person in accord with accepted principles and methods. A frequent strategy in the past was to get a builder friend to look through the property; most times this consisted of a simple walk through and little more, with a verbal “it’s ok” or “it’s no good” – that is no longer sufficient. Another problem that often occurred was an inspector that also undertook repair work. In this case, the conflict of interest could mean a loss of objectivity. To get the best value from the condition, an independent professionally recognised inspection agent needs to be used. Any inspection is not allowed to be invasive – such as requiring the removal of cladding and the like – without the seller’s prior written consent. Most of the reports I see have detailed inspection notes, photos of the interior and exterior of the property, moisture readings, photos of problem areas and recommended action for any remedial work. The clause allows the buyer to cancel the contract but if that occurs the vendor is entitled to ask for a copy of the report and the buyer has to provide it. This is to ensure that the buyer has valid objective reasons for not approving the property. Any attempt to use the clause as a simple means to get out of the deal will be risky. Used prudently this is a valuable provision in the contract.

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Dyan Cann of Hibiscus Hospice’s most treasured item remains in her wardrobe, despite the daily temptation she feels to donate it to Francescas.“The oldest item in my wardrobe is a 1990s Trelise Cooper dress that I absolutely loved to wear because it was so feminine without being frilly,” Dyan says. “I have long since been unable to fit into it because each year it seems to shrink a little more! However, it is just as beautiful as it was 20 years ago.” Dyan says this dress, and the designer’s reputation, is what inspired her to have a Trelise Cooper wardrobe as a major prize in this year’s nationwide Give it Up for Hospice campaign. Anyone who purchases fashion items for $20 or more at a Hospice shop between September 17 and October 6 can go in the draw to win $5000 to spend at Trelise Cooper.

Councillor Michael Goudie has never been a surf club member, but says wearing his Red Beach Surf Lifesaving hoody is “like wearing your fave team’s jersey”. “It’s not a perfect fit but I will never throw it away – it represents the place where best friends and memories come from.”Artist Jennifer Kipfer of Estuary Arts says she treasures the orange silk jacket that came her way more than 30 years ago when her younger sister was having a wardrobe clear out.Jennifer was raising three young boys

at the time and had a very limited wardrobe. She says the jacket has had a lot of use.“It is as fashionable today as it was then – although it has not always been so in the intervening years,” she says.However, when it comes to longevity, nothing beats cooking writer Alison Holst’s favourite garment, which dates from the 1970s. Alison bought her coral and white Mumu in Hawaii around 40 years ago, while holidaying with a girlfriend. “People still stop me on the street to tell me how nice it looks,” she says.

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From the power dressing days of the 1980s to this season’s hottest fashion looks, Charisma owner Beryl Clark has enjoyed the challenge of keeping on trend. Although Beryl had spent less than a year in clothing retail before opening her own store, her business has survived tough economic times and recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. At home in rural Wainui, 73-year-old Beryl trades heels for gumboots and gets stuck into the garden – and her passion for travel has seen her go through several passports. She spoke to Terry Moore.I have always been interested in clothes and used to make my husband’s shirts and clothes for our four children. However, I’d only worked for nine months in a retail fashion shop before opening my own store, so I must have been mad! The bank wouldn’t lend to women unless they had assets in their own name so I set up the shop with just $10,000 that came from my mother’s estate. It’s much more difficult to start a business these days unless you’ve got a lot of money behind you. In the early 1980s when I opened Charisma in Orewa, I worked there six days a week. It was next door to where Subway is now on Hibiscus Coast Highway and the shop was only seven feet wide and about 20 feet long. There were far fewer shops: another clothing store, Cobblestones, was there – Vera has been around the same time as me, if not longer, and we had what you could call a ‘friendly rivalry’.

My business started well and I was in my element picking and choosing which labels to stock. It was the same kind of fashion that we are selling now – somewhere between a chain store and designer boutique. Since we’ve had the business I’ve seen the fashion go from the power dressing look, with huge shoulder pads in jackets and bright colours in the 1980s, to more subdued and now back to bright again. The biggest change was a couple of years ago when everyone was wearing tunics and boots – a look that was updated from the 1970s. Originally most of our stock was NZ made but now about half is made in China. NZ clothing has always been well made and the seamstresses do a very good job. The Chinese stuff varies from the cheaply made to high-end fashion that is very good quality. After we’d only been open two years, we had the 1984 crash and rather than indenting (forward ordering) I took myself up to the city once a week in my station wagon and went around the wholesalers and took what they had. This meant I could order what I wanted but not plan too far ahead as things were very uncertain.

A lot of people lost a lot of money and it made everyone cautious in their spending – customers are like that now, but not to the same extreme. We just tightened our belt and didn’t overstock and that saw us through tough times. Fashion is a tricky business because you have to be right up with the trends and what people want as well as predicting what they’ll buy next season. After two or three years I moved into bigger premises where Subway is now; I stayed there for seven or eight years. I remember seeing the For Lease signs on what had been a music shop with guitars and pianos and sheet music. I knew it would be perfect for Charisma and we have been in that store ever since – for the past 20 years.

My father was a market gardener, and I was brought up in Pukekohe. My husband Ross was a nurseryman, growing trees and shrubs in the open ground and selling them bare rooted, before the days when they were sold in plastic. He’s 78 now and semi-retired. Travelling is my passion. In recent years we’ve been mainly to Europe, South Africa, America, Turkey and China. When I’m with my husband we go off the beaten track and explore. In 1990 we went backpacking in China, which was pretty hair-raising as no one spoke English where we were and tours didn’t generally go there. My first ever trip was to the Olympic Games in 1956 in Melbourne when I was in my last year at high school. Over the last few years I’ve been taking my three oldest granddaughters to places in the Pacific such as Norfolk Island, Fiji and New Caledonia. Travel is not so important now for young ones because the world comes to them via television and the internet, but nothing can replace going there. You have to smell a place, particularly places like Africa and Asia – and see people from all walks of life, including the very poor.

Ross and I have four children and nine grandchildren. By the time I started the store my daughter Rhonda was in the 5th form and Sandra in the 6th form

and they were very independent – not wanting to work in the shop at all. Rhonda didn’t get involved until the early 1990s when she came back from Australia and was looking for a job. I took her on some buying trips with me and found that she has a good eye. She also took on the window displays and is still at Charisma. Sandra had a serious health scare 14 years ago and could no longer drive. It was a terrible time, but I helped out with the children and driving. Five years ago she started doing our computer work and she does all the record keeping now. My husband has had his fourth hip replacement (two in each hip) and is slowing down a bit so I’m staying close to home, as well as helping at Charisma. We’ve lived on our 500-acre farm in Wainui for more than 40 years. We have an enormous garden, which I love, and if I hadn’t gone to work at the shop it would be even bigger. Because Ross was a nurseryman we planted a lot of trees and shrubs that he used for cuttings, so our place is surrounded by large trees, including a pair of 40-year-old golden totara. I like a bit of colour, so I started planting annuals and roses and other flowering plants. We don’t have a vegetable garden because it would produce far too much for the two of us to eat and I’d rather grow flowers. When we moved to this property 44 years ago the tarseal stopped at our farm and the rest was metal roads. I used to go into Silverdale to buy my groceries

from a store where the Bendon shop is now. We haven’t been touched by the huge growth in the area as yet, but soon there will be houses right up to the motorway, so eventually it’s bound to affect us.

Orewa was always popular. From day one, I opened Charisma on Saturday mornings and not many stores at that time had Saturday opening – only Orewa and Browns Bay – so we were always frantically busy. Now lots of businesses, including ours, open on Sundays as well. We didn’t have any problem when the motorway by-passed Orewa – the main thing to affect trade in the last 20 years has been the building of Albany Mall. When that went in we noticed a significant drop in our business. The future of the business is something I’m giving a bit of thought to, and working on at the moment. The store will definitely remain in some form – if I retired I might consider selling it, but not at this stage. I’m still in the background, not working exactly, but overseeing and being there for the girls. I also enjoy the contribution we make to the community – for the last six years we have supported Hibiscus Hospice with a fashion parade and I’ve organised fashion parades for fundraisers for local kindergartens and schools over the years. Owning a business has never seemed like work because it’s always been fun – I’ve loved all 30 years of it.



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Prepare to be dazzled when you shop for clothes this season, because the racks are resplendent with bold colours, spots, stripes and printed fabrics.Bright colours and animal prints – trends that took off last spring – are everywhere, including shorts, jeans and cropped pants in prints and colours.Rhonda Clark of Charisma says tunics, which were embraced by Kiwi women, have gone, but are not forgotten. She suggests re-making your favourite tunics into tops by shortening them – and looking for this season’s long shirts and tops that can be worn in a similar way to tunics.This season’s dresses are styled with a nod to Jackie Onassis and the late 1950s and early 1960s in the structured form and belted waists.Chiffon and other light, pretty fabrics are also combined with structured, fitted tops.Jackets, including some blazers in light fabrics, are also structured with the hint of a shoulder pad beginning to appear.Accessories have followed the same palette, with bright colours and florals in hats, scarves, bags, shoes and jewellery – Rhonda suggests putting it together

When it comes to shirts, it’s all in the trim according to Robyn Green of Orewa Menswear. Current dress shirt styles, including brands such as John Lennon (licensed by Yoko Ono Lennon) and the Scott Weiland Collection feature contrasting trim inside the collar and cuff. The trim may include spots, stripes or patterned fabric, and gives a plain shirt a bit of pizzaz – such as a black and white checked strip on a black shirt. Robyn says to expect a lot more of this in the spring/summer collections. She says men will see a lot more colour in shirts also.

with a coloured pant and neutral top teamed with a bright necklace.Shoes are fun and colourful in combinations like hot pink and orange or cobalt and lime green. There are lots of wedges and what Rhonda calls “modern heels”, which are high, but not super thin – wearable but not teetering. Plastic footwear is also making an appearance.

Tips for the season• Orange and tangerine tones are ‘the new red’ and inky blue is ‘the new black’ for spring/summer • The catwalks of Europe demonstrated that glamour is back. Think screen starlets of the 1950s • Summer scarves in florals and bright colours are a simple way to add this season’s colour • Skirts are back, in structured styles with belts.

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Creating a successful fashion business under the Lions Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme has given Orewa College students Sinead Grady-Jones and Shaylah Minhinnick insight into the world of commerce as well as demonstrating the power of social media as a marketing tool.Sinead and Shaylah invested all of the $800 budget for their Old as New company on designing and creating high quality, one-off caps and bucket hats. They also commissioned Avondale company Hatworx to make the caps. Their marketing plan, which their business studies teacher Philip Butler describes as “dynamic” essentially cost them nothing, being solely based on Facebook networking, together with a skate video that was posted on YouTube.The strategy resulted in most of the

From left, Sinead Grady-Jones and Shaylah Minhinnick with Old as New caps.

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initial run of caps selling rapidly, with buyers snapping them up here and overseas.The girls found themselves custom-making a cap for an American client, and also selling caps to people in Malaysia, England and Australia.The five-panel caps, which cost $60 each, are made of fabric that Sinead and Shaylah source from a wide range of places including Ike’s Emporium in Orewa and from family.One cap is made from Shayla’s ballgown fabric, which suits the funky aesthetic and the idea of recycling that will feature in other Old as New products.Sinead says there are plans currrently on the drawing board to purchase clothes from Op Shops and re-design them to create unique pieces.Another Old as New product is plain t-shirts turned into fashion items with the addition of pockets of patterned fabric left over from the caps.Both Year 13 students say being involved in the business has helped with a career path.Shayla is planning to study design at Victoria University and says her passion for the creative side of fashion is now coupled with a strong interest in business.After leaving school, Sinead will visit Laos to look at sources of quality fabrics and how they are manufactured.Info: www.facebook.com/oldasnewonline


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Helping young toes to twinkle is one reason Peaches & Pickles performing art school formed on the Hibiscus Coast, and with this in mind they have recently branched into sales of high quality dance shoes. A range of leather tap shoes, ballet shoes and Jazz sneakers (for hip hop) including brands such as Capezio and Bloch, are being imported from

the UK and director Sophia Pederson says there are plans to also bring in ballet tights and leg warmers. She says good dance shoes are hard to find, so Peaches and Pickles decided to step into the gap for their students – and for anyone in the wider community who is looking for dance shoes. Info: www.peachesandpickles.net or email [email protected]

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This season’s new accessory is the lace collar, that can be worn over a t-shirt or flat-necked top. Styles range from the classic lace or crochet look to filigree metallic versions with a more modern edge. The style pictured is from Charisma in Orewa.

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Pictured trying out the range are, from left, Benjamin, Sophia, Georgia and Charlotte Pedersen.

Plastic fantastic for season’s eyewearEyewear fashion has changed rapidly over the last couple of months going from predominantly metal frames to plastic and from subtle to statement. Orewa Optics owner Petra Hewitt says all the latest designs – whether they come from Europe or NZ designers such as Kate Sylvester – reflect this, with a lot more colour and a bolder look with bigger frames that make a definite statement. At the same time the plastic frames are light to wear. Petra says the tortoiseshell look and animal prints also feature this season. Sunglasses are also bigger and bolder, with more round and cats-eye shapes.


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Get reacquainted with your blow dryer if you want to emulate this season’s sophisticated hairstyling.Hair Scene Hair & Beauty owner Linley Wade says the polished, groomed and glamorous looks require a bit of work and are bound to keep salons busy as stylists show clients how to maintain their new ‘do’.She says there is an awareness that people want to look good without paying a fortune, and this is reflected in a trend towards clever use of colour that reduces the amount of root retouching that needs to occur.

The colours themselves are combined in new ways – such as using both warm and cool colours together.Linley’s team is currently learning about Schwarzkopf Professional’s latest looks (pictured), which are strong, sharp, clean cut and minimalist and include precision bobs, feather cuts and opulent long styles with loads of shine. Shimmer and gloss is essential and will require attention to hair condition and brushing.The sleek hair is designed to be show-stopping in the context of this season’s bold fashion colours and wild prints.

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Manly Village support for Cure Kids raises thousands

Balloons, Clifford the Big Red Dog, sausage sizzles and a bouncy castle were enjoyed by families as part of Manly Village’s Red Nose Day fundraiser for Cure Kids. More photos, www.localmatters.co.nz

The afternoon of family entertainment on August 24 was part of a national campaign to raise money for Cure Kids. Paper Plus manager Natalie Hastings, who organised the event, says she was pleased with the turnout.A total of more than $3000 was

raised through donations and raffles, and this includes funds raised by Whangaparaoa School, which had a red nose mufti day.Cure Kids funds research into a wide range of life threatening illnesses that affect children.

Annah Stretton graces Hospice Fashion ShowThis year’s Hospice Fashion Show features the high fashion Annah Stretton label for the first time. Annah’s store in Orewa opened in March last year. Also confirmed for the show are David Pond, Joseph Ribkoff and Scintilla. The show previews the season’s hottest looks and last year raised $16,000. It is on October 17 at Whangaparaoa College Auditorium. Tickets from Hibiscus Hospice, 2a John Dee Crescent, Red Beach or www.hibiscushospice.org.nz

Find a whole lot of FUN and mix it with a great load of FITness and you’ve discovered funfit the hottest new exercise and life motivator on the north shore.Laurinda Howarth is the woman on a mission behind the funfit brand. Laurinda is absolutely passionate about giving every person she meets the opportunity to get the most out of their lives, and truly live their life with a cherry on top.Just released from funfit are the 12 week woman only and men only fitness programmes. Meet once a week for 12 weeks and you will be feeling fit, stronger, energised, motivated, confident, and asking for more. It is nothing like a gym class, it is so much fun and it is completely, healthily addictive.The 12 week programmes are a great way to kick start or continue your health and fitness journey. The programmes are designed so that in one group of people you can have older or younger, smaller or larger, fitter or not-so-fit-at-all, and it still works to your level. It even supports those people with minor health or injury barriers to fitness. The programmes provide you with as much support as you want via emails, facebook or the funfit website.Having had weight and self-confidence issues in the past, funfit designer - Laurinda Howarth, completely understands the hurdles and mental challenges that are thrown at us daily. Laurinda studied NLP and hypnosis to help build her confidence and now shares her knowledge to help hundreds of woman a year, get their sparkle back. The totally unique (woman only) funfit 12 Week Experience, starting 29th September meet once a week for 1.5 hours. 45 minutes training and 45 minutes experiential (physical, mental, beauty) cool stuff to motivate, build confidence, challenge and expand your thinking. funfit 12 Week Experience is a safe and supportive environment for women to be motivated while mixing fun with fitness – leaving them energised and smiling. It enables woman to become accountable for their own health journey and provides the tools to achieve success for life. Find out what others are saying at www.funfit.co.nz

funfit also runs a 12 week Just Men’s class at William Bayes Park in Red Beach starting Tuesday 2nd October 2012. This is a no frills, cross training where we get stuck in, have fun with tyres, ropes, kettlebells and the beach and we get the job done. It is great way to get fit and build strength for the fast approaching touch and tag seasons. Get muscles for summer and prevent those niggling injuries that creep up on us when we start to get active in the warmer months.

“ ”This is a stand alone programme designed for real women, which creates an environment of self-discovery, empowerment and strength for all aspects of your life. The beauty of this 12 week experience, is that we are not alone. We are surrounded with like minded woman all striving for the same things.

If you would like to see us in action, we hold classes at Red Beach School Hall. Unisex Interval training every Thursday evening 6.30pm, and women only training on Saturday mornings 7.30am.Mention this article and you can TRAIN FOR FREE, or just come watch and meet some of the amazing people already on their health journey.

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Make this summer the one where you achieve your health and fitness goals, whether it be donning a bikini, manning around with your shirt off, running around with the kids or just feeling better in your own skin. Whatever it is you want to achieve, let funfit help you live your life with a cherry on top.Supported by: Walk in Light - Reflexology and more • B Studio, B Radiant B Beautiful B YOU • Feel at Home • Kinetics • L’Daubeney • Sharks sports club



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Parts of Silverdale, including the usually tranquil Pioneer Village, were turned into a mock disaster zone recently, with actors with bandaged heads, and others lying groaning on the ground being attended to by St John cadets.The reason for the gruesome scenarios was that around 100 St John cadets from the North Shore, West Auckland and as far north as Wellsford were taking part in a regional competition, held on August 26.It’s the first time the regionals have been hosted by the Hibiscus Coast Cadet Division and assistant divisional manager Margaret Graham says this is due to rapid growth, which has seen the division increase from 15 to 50 cadets in the last six months.The cadets, which included Penguins (aged 6–8), the Green Group (8–10) and Blue Group (10–13) from 11 divisions, competed at four venues around Silverdale including the ambulance station, Pioneer Village, Silverdale Playcentre and Cranefields.Practical tests, including general first aid, CPR and drills as well as written exercises were included.The Hibiscus Coast division did well, with top three placings in several Penguins and Green Group

Scenarios such as two boys who had fallen from a tree, required acting skills that one cadet described as “the best part of the competition”. Cadets also demonstrated their CPR skills.

First aid skills put to the test in Silverdale

competitions – including first and second place in the Penguins Healthy competition, first in Penguins Safety and second in Penguins First Aid.This gave the division an overall first in Penguins and third in Green Level.Margaret says the local cadets performed well above expectations, especially in light of the fact that none of them have ever competed before.“From our records this is a first for the Hibiscus Junior youth and we can only continue to get stronger from here,” she says.More photos, www.localmatters.co.nz

Vitamin D researchResearchers need 1600 pre-school NZ children aged between two and four years old to take part in a study designed to assess their vitamin D status. The study, funded by the Health Research Council, aims to identify illnesses associated with low vitamin D levels. From this, they will develop a vitamin D deficiency risk assessment tool for health professionals. Study supervisor Dr Pamela von Hurst says there is currently no information about vitamin D levels in this age group. Dr von Hurst says they want to investigate the relationship between low vitamin D status and respiratory infection, asthma, eczema and allergies. Parents need to contact the research team to register their child for the study. The testing takes place at Massey University in Albany. Info: phone 0800 627 739 or email [email protected]

Alzheimers site launchedA website designed to support those affected by dementia, including those who care for patients, was launched by Alzheimers NZ last month. The website provides access to information, support and services. It includes links to 21 Alzheimers organisation sites for local services and contacts. The site is at www.alzheimers.org.nz

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Have you failed at something recently? How did you cope with it? How did it feel? Welcome to the human race. We’ve all failed at something but I’ve learned not to let myself be defined by my failures. Failing at something doesn’t make you a failure. I also know that every successful person has failed at something. If you’ve never failed, you’ve never tried anything new.Did you know: y Walt Disney was fired from a newspaper for lacking imagination and having no original ideas.

y Michael Jordan was cut from the High School basketball team. He went home locked himself in his room and cried. That wasn’t the end of the story.

y The Beatles were rejected by Decker Recording studios who said “we don’t like their sound, they have no future in show business”.

y Oprah Winfrey was demoted from her job as a new anchor because she “wasn’t fit for television”.

y At 30 years old, Steve Jobs was left devastated and depressed after being unceremoniously removed from the company he started.

y Albert Einstein wasn’t able to speak until he was almost 4 years old and his teachers said he would “never amount to much”.

The difference between successful and unsuccessful people is that successful people find a way to pick themselves up after a failure and try again. Unsuccessful people give up. Sometimes failure is the best teacher – it makes us reassess what we want and what we don’t want, what works for us and what doesn’t. It can strengthen our resolve. It helps guide us to what we really want.After you have failed at something ask yourself:What can I learn from this experience?How important is this to me?What do I need to do differently?What’s my passion?What’s the next thing I need to do?If someone tells you that you are a failure, remember; you don’t have to let someone’s opinion of you become your opinion of yourself. You don’t have to be defined by someone else’s opinion. Listen to your inner truth – let that guide you.

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The next few weeks are all about cancer awareness, with the Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day last week kicking off a series of fundraisers for various cancer charities to be held this month.

Cancer awareness the focus for September fundraisers

These include Blue September, the CanTeen Bandanna Challenge and the inaugural Odd Shoe Day.Blue September is the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s national awareness campaign.In NZ, this is the most common form of cancer in men with around 2500 new cases diagnosed every year.The Foundation says the rate of death from prostate cancer in this country is increasing – currently it’s around 670 men every year – despite increasing awareness of the need for men to have regular check ups.As with many forms of cancer, early detection is vital and can be life-saving.The Blue September campaign encourages people to paint their faces blue and donate money to the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Locally, blue faces will feature at a family day to be held at Placemakers Whangaparaoa on September 29. The event will feature a live band and family entertainment (see ad this page). The Foundation recommends that all men over the age of 50 should get an annual prostate check (from the age of 40 if you have a family history of cancer) as well as a PSA blood check.Info: www.prostate.org.nz or www.blueseptember.org.nzCanTeen is also seeking support from local schools for this year’s Bandanna Challenge, from September 14–30 and Orewa College is already signed up to take part.The funds raised through the annual

Bandanna appeal goes towards providing peer counselling workshops, development and leadership programmes, recreational activities and much more, for people aged 13–24 who are living with cancer, whether as a patient, sibling or bereaved sibling.This year Bandanna designs are by Daniel Carter, Paige Hareb, Jossi Wells, Maria Tutaia and clothing label Federation as well as a range designed by patients and their siblings.CanTeen is still looking for volunteers to sell bandannas and collect donations and schools and businesses can also register to sell bandannas.Info: www.canteen.org.nzOrewa Lions are supporting Odd Shoe Day, which is being held nationally for the first time on September 14 to raise awareness and funds for Camp Quality.Lions member Anita Buchan says Orewa North Primary is involved and she is hoping that more will get behind the fundraiser. The idea is for people to wear mismatched or unusual footwear as a sign of support (and for fun) while making a donation to Camp Quality.While the promotion is aimed at schools this year, it hopes businesses and the wider community will also get involved.Camp Quality provides programmes in five regions (including Auckland/Northland) for children aged five to 16 who are living with cancer.Info: www.campquality.org.nz or phone Anita on 021 749 123.

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Letting the sunshine in

Hibiscus Matters has one copy of Simon and Alison Holst’s More Marvellous Muffins (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 More Marvellous Muffins, Hibiscus Matters, Unit G, Tamariki Plaza, 18 Tamariki Ave, Orewa 0931. Entries close September

21. CONGRATULATIONS to H. Brink of Tindalls Bay who won a copy of The NZ Bread Book

Fresh nectarines are what make these muffins from More Marvellous Muffins (Hyndman Publishing) so appetising. If you can’t wait until summer to try them (when NZ grown nectarines come into season), do as my family like to do in winter and make them using imported Californian nectarines. It fills the winter kitchen with Californian sunshine!

For 12 medium muffins50g (12 tsp) butter½ cup (24 tsp) brown sugar3 fresh nectarines2 cups self-raising flour¾ cup sugar1 tsp mixed spice¾ tsp salt2 large eggs¾ cup plain or apricot yoghurt¼ cup oil1 tsp vanillaSpray or lightly butter 12 medium muffin pans. Melt the butter. Put a teaspoon of it in each pan, then add 2 teaspoons of brown sugar, spreading it evenly over the bottom.Quarter the nectarines and cut each quarter into three slices. Arrange three slices on top of the butter-sugar mixture in each pan.Measure the dry ingredients into a large bowl and stir well to combine.In another bowl, lightly beat together the eggs, yoghurt, oil and vanilla.Gently fold the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients, stopping as soon as the flour is moistened. Spoon the batter into the nectarine lined pans, then bake at 200°C for 12–15 minutes. (Muffins may be flat topped. This is not a problem.)After 2 minutes standing, press down gently on each muffin and rotate about ½ a turn, then lift the muffins onto a rack. The topping usually lifts off with the muffin if you get it at the right stage – not too soon, and not too late. Reposition any fruit that stays in the pans.Serve warm or reheated, within a few hours of cooking.

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Getting fit requires motivation, and having an event to train for can help.The Orewa Beach Half Marathon has been a gateway to better fitness for many Coasters since its owner, Laraine Chase of Orewa Events, started the Challengers group in 2010.The group is designed for people who want to improve their fitness, and provides a training programme and

The Touch season begins next week, and several young Coast players are raring to go after training throughout the winter, preparing to play not only locally but with national teams.

Stephanie Springer (left) and Mikayla Woodham-Enosa at Orewa Beach Gym.

Touch training steps up

Three players from the Hibiscus Coast found out last April that they had been selected for NZ teams – Mikayla Woodham-Enosa (15) of Stanmore Bay and Stephanie Springer (17) from Hatfields Beach in the U19 girls and Sean Stevenson (16) of Whangaparaoa in the U17s.This gave Stephanie and Mikayla the impetus to forego netball this winter to concentrate on strength and cross training work at Orewa Beach Gym, as well as attending a NZ U19 training camp last month, so they are in top form as Touch gets underway.Sean is heading to Australia with the team this month to play against

top Australian regional sides in the Queensland U18 tournament, and the U19 girls will play in the Trans- Tasman Touch Tournament to be held in February in Auckland. They train with Global Sport on the Coast as part of their development.Mikayla’s father, Ricky Enosa, who coaches the North Harbour open men’s team, says the standard is very high in the NZ Touch team.He says the sport is growing fast among players from social to elite and that there are rep programmes that can take talented players all the way to the NRL.Info: ph 022 172 9983 or [email protected]

Challenge offers fitness focussupport to get each person towards the goal of taking part in the Half Marathon next April. The programme is open to all ages and abilities of runners and walkers. Laurinda Howarth will provide personalised six month training programmes. There will be compulsory weekly training, as well as a voluntary group run/walk in the weekends. Members are also encouraged to put in further training. “The members need to commit and put some things on hold for awhile,” Laraine says. “Sometimes they might think it’s a bit tough, but it’s an amazing sight when they cross that finish line.”On September 18 there will be a get together at Sharks Sports Club in Victor Eaves Reserve, Orewa at 7pm to sign up members.Info: email [email protected] or [email protected]


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After many weeks of enjoying the Olympics there will be many people motivated to begin a rigorous training program. Adults have visions of gaining physical prowess and young people are dreaming of competing at an Olympics in the future. We all want NZ youth to reach their highest goals and represent our proud sporting nation, but what barriers will they face? Recent KiwiSport consultation through Harbour Sport has indicated that a lack of skilled coaches, volunteers and already stretched teachers are the major barrier to young people participating in sport. Volunteer Coordinator, Maree Wright from Harbour Sport notes that recruiting volunteers for youth sports has long been an issue, and says that anyone involved in youth sporting organisations will tell you that acquiring and retaining quality volunteers is a major stumbling block to youth sport. KiwiSport also found that a lack of competitions, time, cost, travel difficulties and young people’s negative experiences are also barriers to young people participating in sport. Many young people in sports clubs and schools around the Hibiscus Coast travel great distances, at considerable cost, to compete in events. Harbour Sport has taken a multi-faceted approach to address these issues. Harbour Sport’s KiwiSport funding objectives are to give more opportunities for school-aged youth to be involved in sport by increasing the availability and accessibility of sport in their region. KiwiSport is encouraging our youth to get involved in sport in many schools throughout the area. The schools currently working with KiwiSport include Orewa, Red Beach and Whangaparaoa Primary schools. Benefits to these schools include teaching fundamental movement skills, creating links with clubs, increasing competition opportunities, and seed funding and increasing the number of youth participating in sport. Teachers are being exposed to, and trained by, high level coaches from many sporting organisations. These organisations include Harbour Rugby, Harbour Hockey, AFL, North Harbour Basketball, Northern Football and more. These provide great skills and knowledge to our area and provide a massive return via KiwiSport’s involvement. The Greater Auckland Coaching Unit is tackling the issue of skilled coaches, providing training, networking and evaluation at no cost. A positive, skilled, enthusiast coach can make all the difference in a young person’s sporting experience. Will someone from the Hibiscus Coast be in Brazil for the next Olympics? We certainly hope so. Let’s endeavour to inspire, provide opportunity and encourage our youth to participate and enjoy sport at any level. Together we can help them overcome the obstacles they face in sport. All of us in our community will benefit if our youth are participating in and enjoying sport.

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A TALK AT THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY “The Journey West” based on the life of the Chinese Buddhist Monk Triptaka. An exploration of how ONE influences the MANY. Saturday September 8, 2pm. 488 HBC Highway All welcome $5 donation inc. afternoon tea and cake. Ph Neil 428 3691.BADMINTON, wOMEN’S SOCIAL 60’s plus Mon 9.30-11.30am. Whangaparaoa Hall Ph Laurel 428 2355.BRANDON RESERVE NEIGHBOuRHOOD SuPPORT next meeting, 7pm Oct 10, 37 Brandon Road. Car Boot Sale Nov 17, Whangaparaoa Methodist Church 9am-12 entry by 8.45am proceeds from entry fee to be donated. Ph Sue Bright 428 3575.BOwLS OREwA INC Twilight/Business House Competition starts 2 October. Teams of 3 or if you are short of players we will match you up with other bowlers. Meal provided. Info: Sylvia 426 3198. BRIDGE LESSONS at Orewa Bridge Club. 10 Tuesday evening lessons begin 4th September (7pm – 9pm). $50. PH: Carrol Harnish 426 9815 Ron Cooper 427 8160 or Club 426 7677.CHILL – ICE SKATING Sept 7. Transport leaving from the Youth Centre at 6:30pm to go ice skating and will be returning at 10.30pm, will cost $24. Book your spot now before you miss out. CHILL – MULTI/ MINI SPORTS, Sept 14. 7pm–10:30pm @ the Youth Centre [email protected] Ph 426 5005COAST OPEN MIC NIGHT Wed Sept 19. Kinja Bar, Manly Village 7.30pm. Special Guest Artist on the night.ENjOY AN AFTERNOON OF HOuSIE (Bingo). Bowls Orewa, every Fri, 1pm. Play 40 games from only $4. 50 prizes available from $20-$1000. All welcome. Ph 426 6236.EMPATHY SuPPORT GROuP meeting for people who have lost loved ones to suicide. Next meeting Monday August 27, Hibiscus Coast Community Centre (behind Estuary Arts) 214-216 Hibiscus Coast Highway Orewa 7-9pm. All welcome. Gold coin donation. Ph Maureen Wesley 424 5135 or 021 513506.GOOD AS NEw PRE LOVED KIDS MARKET Saturday 22 September 22. 40+ stalls selling pre loved kids toys, clothes, furniture and accessories. Buy or Sell. Orewa Community Centre. 9am–12 noon. Email Nikki Morgan [email protected] HIBISCuS COAST AIKIDO CLuB Those of any fitness level, age 13 and above, can join. Whangaparaoa Community Hall, 717 Whangaparaoa Rd, Wed 6.45-7.45pm and Sun 6.30-7.30pm. Beginners Course, Sept 23 and 30, 6.30-8pm. Info: Ngaire 021 261 2267 and Rosso 021 819 454.

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CLEANER AVAILABLE Fastidious, honest & reliable. Ex ref. Will travel, Silverdale, Orewa, Whangaparaoa & Waiwera. Ph Susan 021 514 664.

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YOGA MEDITATION starts Monday September 17, 7-8pm followed by spiritual healing. Hibiscus Coast Community House on Estuary Corner. Class $6. Ph Merrilyn 426 6608.


Aug 30 - Sept 30 Estuary Arts Centre Collaborative Works Exhibition. Works created by artists collaboratively in various media, as well as individually made pieces.

7 & 8 Hibiscus Coast Orchid Society Spring Show, Orewa Community Hall, Orewa Square. Friday 11am–4pm, Saturday 9am–4pm. Orchids for sale and raffle. Gold Coin Entry.

8 Learn How to Write and Publish an ‘E-book’ on Amazon, Whangaparaoa Library, 1pm–3pm. With Brian Morris, author and principal of the NZ Institute of Business Studies. Free entry. Cup of tea to follow. Organised by Hibiscus Coast Writers. Info and bookings: phone Neil Garner, 427 4082.

8 The Gulf Harbour Radio Yachting Club fun day, Regency Park Drive, Gulf Harbour, 1.30pm–3.30pm. Open to everyone to come along and try Radio Yachting – the club will have boats and helpers on hand. (see story p9)

9 Hibiscus Miniatures Club Open Day, 10 am – 2 pm at the Girl Guide Hall, 224 Centreway Rd, Orewa. Display of miniature rooms, buildings, a village and dolls houses, and all the tiny things that go in them. Club members will be on hand to demonstrate their craft. (see story p9)

9 Dairy Flat Live presents Australian band Tabasco Tom and Doc White with Broderick Smith, Dairy Flat Hall, Postman Rd, Dairy Flat from 2pm–5pm. Door sales only. Plus, Ragtime Ukulele Workshop 11am–1pm. Info: www.DairyFlatLive.com

12, 19 & 26 Paul Jonson of Toa Guitars presents three free community Ukulele Classes for players who have some basic knowledge of ukulele chords at Whangaparaoa Library, opposite The Plaza, 3.30pm–4.30pm. Limited space. Info and registrations: email [email protected] or phone 027 561 9876.

14 Chill – Multi/ Mini Sports, Hibiscus Coast Youth Centre, Orewa, 7pm–10.30pm. A night dedicated to sporting fun. Info: email [email protected] or phone 426 5005.

14 Kiwi Express plays at the Stetson Country Music Club, Dairy Flat Community Hall, Postman Road, Dairy Flat, 8pm – 11.30pm. Licenced bar, club prices. Info: www.stetson.co.nz or phone 09 476 4554.

16 Heart Foundation Orewa 6km Walk, Orewa. Meet at the car park at the back of the Orewa Service Centre, Centreway Rd, Orewa, 11am. Adults $10, children (15 years and under) $5, families $20. Enter at the Leisure Centre, Stanmore Bay, Orewa Care Chemist or Orewa Menswear.

16 The Summerset NZ Young at Heart Chorus perform their second-ever concert Yes We Can Can at Whangaparaoa College Theatre, Delshaw Ave, Whangaparaoa, 4pm. Chorus of over 70-year-olds kick up their heels and perform a range of popular music including songs by Bob Dylan, Billy Joel and Split Enz. Bookings www.iticket.co.nz or phone 09 361 1000.

19 Hibiscus Coast National Council of Women celebrates Suffrage Day by hosting a buffet breakfast at Joust, 268 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa, 7am. All welcome. Guest speaker is Tracey Swanburg of the North Shore Women’s Centre. Tickets ($25), email [email protected] or [email protected]

21 Chill – Theatre Night, Hibiscus Coast Youth Centre, Orewa, 7pm–10pm. A hilarious night with lots of games and things to do. Info: [email protected] or phone 426 5005.

26 Noel Crawley Memorial Swing Concert, Centrestage Theatre Orewa, 7.30pm. This year features Ray Woolf, Lisa Crawley, Cousin Alice, Celebration All Stars, Mike Walker Trio and the Orewa College Jazz Band. Tickets $30 from Hibiscus Hospice shops and Lions Clubs in Whangaparaoa and Orewa or www.hibiscushospice.org.nz All proceeds to Hibiscus Hospice.

26–29 Whangaparaoa Lions Club Monster Book Sale, Whangaparaoa Plaza Around 6000 books on sale at unbelievably low prices. Proceeds to community projects.

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LOCAL MARKETS: 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.

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BLACK CORD FOR jADE PENDANTS Ph Rita Gibson 426 6076.jADE PENDANTS FROM $10 Ph Rita Gibson 426 6076.wATER TANKS – 1000L – great way to save $$ on your rates! Ex cond sits in an alumimum cage. Been used once for a food grade syrup. $150. Ph 426 6706.

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HYPNOSIS for stress, anxiety, phobia, depression. Stop smoking specialist. Bill Parker NZAPH, 424 7610.wISE CHOICES – Supervisory/Counselling Service, Brigitta Rohr (B. Couns., MNZCCA), Stanmore Bay. Ph 021 416 251, www.wisechoices.co.nzwOMEN’S ADVENTuRES NZ Tree Adventures Sept 8, $65. Horse Riding Warkworth Sept 22, $85. Ph Debbie to register 428 5181.

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TOENAIL & FINGERNAIL – Trim, file & paint. Includes free foot spa & foot massage. Mobile service. Only $30. Ph Lesley 424 0676 or 027 271 6676.

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It’s been a muddy few weeks around the Coast – the perfect conditions in which to hold cross-country races, according to the young participants.

Clockwise from top right, Year 8 girls start the first lap of the cross-country course at Shakespear Regional Park. The mudslide is one of the most popular parts of Whangaparaoa Primary’s cross- country course through Edith Hopper Park. Year 3 student Jacob Hohepa approaches the finish line. Amber Ferreira of Whangaparaoa College at the end of the event. More photos, www.localmatters.co.nz

Cross-country wallow finds favour with young runnersChildren emerged from a series of recent races exhausted but smiling and plastered in mud. One Primary School even supplies a mudslide down a bank in Edith Hopper Park.A total of 16 schools from north of the Auckland Harbour Bridge took part in the North Harbour Intermediate Cross Country event at Shakespear Regional Park last month, and the Year 5 and 6 interschool event took place on the same course last week (August 30).The 3km course, at Te Haruhi Bay, includes a section along the beach and a challenging hill climb. The only incident at the North Harbour Intermediate event was caused by an active electric fence that was close to the course.Northern Regional Parks principal ranger Mathew Vujcich says children that took a shortcut came close to the line, and one or two touched it. He says electric fences are not usually turned off unless they are directly on the course.The organisers from Gulf Harbour School identified the issue and put the appropriate risk management in place including clearly identifying the track with cones.St John reported that one student was treated for contact with the fence.

Teacher Mark Barrow says the event continues to be very successful and highly competitive, with more than 100 taking part in each race.He says next year it will be run by a different school, which may mean it shifts from the Shakespear course.Several schools also held their own races last month, including Whangaparaoa Primary’s cross-country challenge on August 16. The event sees the whole school – around 700 pupils – race around a course on Edith Hopper Park in Manly cheered on by grandparents, parents and friends.Teacher Susannah Franks says the event is looked forward to as the one day a year when the children can get as muddy as they like and that this was the muddiest that the course has been in the five years they’ve used it.

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