Hibiscus Matters Issue 164-17-12-14

Waiwera to Silverdale including Whangaparaoa Peninsula and Orewa

17 December 2014

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Local folkPastor Paul Collins discusses the meaning of Christmas

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Big hurdle for seawallCampaign begins to get Orewa seawall builtpage 7

Inside this issue

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Fun in the sun A guide to summer events and more

Magic call-upCoast netball player joins the Magic

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Santa arrived at The Plaza in Whangaparaoa, on December 13, aboard a stylish hot rod, receiving an enthusiastic welcome from local families. He is there every day until Christmas Eve and will also be at this week’s Twilight Market at The Plaza on Friday, December 19. He is pictured trying out the 1936 Chevrolet Junior owned by Hibiscus Rodders members Barbara and David Swan. For more local Christmas, New Year and summer fun and frivolity, see our guide pages 21–30.

Christmas will be a little bit brighter for more than 100 struggling local families this year, thanks to the generosity of the Hibiscus Coast community.

Community raises Christmas spirits

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Giving Local: From left, Lyn Court of Orewa Baptist Church and Christine Alesbury of Hibiscus Coast Community House accept gift vouchers valued at more than $1400 from Hibiscus Matters editor Terry Moore and advertising manager Leanne Watson. Below, Hibiscus Coast Community House coordinator Michelle Drinnan in the thick of preparing Christmas food parcels for local families.

Landscapes in Whangaparaoa who made Buy Local Give Local their charity of choice for the annual donation that they make on behalf of their customers.The team at The Plaza management were also big supporters of the cause, and we must also thank local radio station Times FM, which came on board this year as a sponsor and was invaluable in spreading the message.Lyn Court of Orewa Baptist Church says the church’s foodbank has struggled this year with fewer donations of food coming in from the community. However, thanks to Orewa New World and Buy Local Give Local, around 30 families will receive a Christmas food parcel from the church.Christine Alesbury says the Hibiscus Coast Community House is flat out preparing around 90 festive food parcels for distribution.“The generosity of the community always amazes us, and we are very grateful for these vouchers, which will definitely put smiles on people’s faces,” Christine says.

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A building that encapsulates the history of farming 100 years ago in Shakespear Regional Park, was opened to the public last week as part of the Christmas Party that SOSSI puts on for its volunteers.

From top, SOSSI chair Peter Jackson with a freeze-dried ferret – one of many examples of pests that were caught in the sanctuary before the pest proof fence was constructed. This basic, but still restorable machine, known as a Lister Power Plant, is the kind that was used to power the shears in the Shakespear family’s woolshed.

Woolshed provides glimpse into Shakespear’s farming past and pest-free present

The Shakespear family’s woolshed was originally down on the foreshore but was moved to its current position in Te Haruhi Bay in 1975 when the former Auckland Regional Council took over the property.Now known as the Old Woolshed, it has been used mainly for storage, essentially mothballed for many years. Park Ranger Steve Burgess says over the summer it will have a much-needed exterior repaint and tidy up, but it is the artefacts inside that provide an insight into the Shakespear’s life on the farm.Thanks to some lucky finds and thoughtful donations, many original items from the farm are preserved, intact.With a bit of imagination and a few interpretive panels, the whole story is revealed: from the area where the sheep were corralled, an original Lister Power Plant used to power the shears, the press that uses a system of levers to form wool into bales and the boat built by Robert Shakespear Jnr that carried the bales out to the family’s scow, The Frances, which is now at the Auckand Maritime Museum. The wooden wheels of a cart, which the family called “a shandrydan”, are

mounted on one wall. The shandrydan was loaded with firewood or seaweed and pulled by horse.The original mailbag that travelled regularly on the scow between the farm and Auckland was donated by the late Verna Shakespear.One of the most evocative items is the original cowshed door with the names of cows handwritten on it, dating from 1925. Information about the many cows – Peggy, Gazelle, Spotty, Pansy and Lucy, and many others – is carefully noted, including what became of them. Robyn Doherty found the door on her family’s farm, which was where Peter Snell Youth Village is now.A part of the Old Woolshed is set aside for information about the work that the Shakespear Open Sanctuary Society does, including a cabinet filled with stuffed or freeze-dried pest animals.SOSSI chair Peter Jackson says he hopes that opening the Old Woolshed to the public will make visitors from outside the area more aware of its open sanctuary status.“A lot of people come to the beach over summer and are unaware of the sanctuary, so hopefully this will help

Visitors to Eaves Bush in Orewa over summer will notice some big improvements made to tracks by Auckland Council’s Local and Sports Parks, Northern Sector. The work included an upgrade of the Loop Track. Eaves Bush volunteer Laurie Rands says that this track would sometimes be inches under water in winter, and

the newly constructed boardwalk also reduces damage to tree roots. Major improvements have also been made to steps leading from the Hollow Kauri onto the track. Laurie says these were previously unstable and in dire need of repair. The Eaves Bush Appreciation Group meet every first Saturday of the month. Info: phone Laurie, 426 3122.

them get a little more out of their visit,” he says. The Old Woolshed will be opened by the park ranger daily over summer from around 9am to 4pm.

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Pictured on the new boardwalk are Eaves Bush volunteers, from left, Laurie Rands, Glenyss and Rodney Jones, David Monteith, Kelvin Hempseed and Graeme Tarr.


Feedback What’s on your mind? Readers are welcome to air their views. Letters may be abridged or withheld. See address on p2 or e: [email protected]

Local opinion Editor Terry Moore

Keeping it realThis issue of Hibiscus Matters is the biggest we have ever produced, at 44 pages, reflecting the increasing support that our newspaper is receiving from local businesses and the community as a whole.

Recently a business owner who had just set up shop in the area asked us why he should support Hibiscus Matters, in his words “because you’re just a small, free newspaper”. It was meant as a put-down, but is, of course, entirely accurate; we are all those things.

Although it’s undoubtedly getting thicker as we grow, the small format of our paper is something that readers tell us, time and time again, that they enjoy – it makes us ‘user friendly’. But ‘small’ is also beautiful in other ways. Its real power is relevance.

Our local focus means that we can bring you stories that you care about, because they happen right in your backyard – this is why independent, local papers are holding their own, or growing, while national dailies and foreign-owned media struggle with falling readership, and therefore advertising revenue.

This is where the ‘free’ part comes in. Hibiscus Matters is free because a wonderful array of mostly small to medium sized local businesses choose to advertise in it, or on our website. Free does not mean that people would not pay if there were a charge; it’s a great way to be, as a newspaper, because it means we can reach everyone.

And that wouldn’t be possible without our advertisers. We still have advertisers who supported our very first edition, more than seven years ago, but as the area has grown, so has the variety and number of businesses with a local customer base. For them, our paper works because their customers read it, and as a community, if we want to retain their products and services, we must also support them. Before your next trip to Albany Mall, consider checking to make sure that you can’t buy that product or service here on the Hibiscus Coast: you may be pleasantly surprised.

The role of newspapers in independently investigating and reporting on issues on behalf of the community remains valuable, but the way in which that news finds its way to people is rapidly changing. Yes, we distribute more than 21,000 papers to homes and businesses around this community and that number is growing, having gone up by 2080 this year alone. But online is how more and more people are finding, reading and sharing our stories and advertising. This gives the paper enormous reach – if you are interested in Hibiscus Coast news, we are the ones that pop up first on that Google search.

The small team – Lorry, Leanne, Kylie and Terry – that brings you Hibiscus Matters wishes all our readers, advertisers, columnists and distribution team a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you in February.

Congestion ‘time bomb’The NZ Herald recently reported that “the university was helping to develop a probabilistic computer model that would allow authorities to better respond to major disruptions. Ultimately, the model would predict the behaviour of traffic in response to road closures across large areas, identifying the best points for diversions.” It needs little imagination, and certainly needs no university “probabilistic computer model” to predict the chaos that will occur on Whangaparaoa Peninsula in the event

of an incident blocking the Peninsula’s main arterial road. The traffic chaos and ensuing delays caused by the 2006 road works will be well remembered – as well as officialdom’s assurances that ‘it will never be allowed to happen again’! Now is the time for this ‘time-bomb’ to be defused.Bryan Shaw, Whangaparaoa.

Taking it to the streetsThe Christmas spirit must be in the air, as I am feeling the need to thank our local councillors and local board members for their hard work in face of

what appears to be Auckland Council’s complete disregard for people’s needs in this area. It must feel like beating your heads against a brick wall but it’s obvious you’re not taking it lying down. I hope the community backs them with some vigorous protests as we are being ignored by the super city. Seeing how much money is being spent on trips overseas by staff (HM December 3) just rubbed salt in the wound. Perhaps 2015 can be the year of protest!Jason Baker, Whangaparaoa

Tyler Broughton of Red Beach and his team have been earning a bit of cash doing odd jobs around the community since school finished. One garden tidy up in Dairy Flat included harvesting a large amount of vegetables, which the owner of the garden was happy to donate to charity. The Hibiscus Coast Community House welcomed the gift with open arms, adding the fresh veg to its food parcels. Pictured with some of the produce is, clockwise from back left, Jack Watson, Tyler Broughton, Ethan Moverley and Matthew Fishlock.

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Neighbourly siteYou may think that going online is the polar opposite of neighbourliness, but there is an exception – a website called Neighbourly. Age Concern is encouraging older New Zealanders to connect with their communities through the website www.neighbourly.co.nz. Neighbourly Community Partnerships Manager Maureen Glassey says seniors are among the most active on the site. “As well as recommendations for local tradespeople, teaching skills such as knitting and weaving, joining book and yoga groups, discussing local council plans and selling bits and bobs, they are using the site to meet new people and feel safer within their community,” she says.

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Café celebratesThe Local Café in Manly Village had an early Christmas present, being judged the Auckland regional winner of the Café of the Year Awards, following an incognito judge’s visit last month. The winners were announced on December 3. The supreme award for best café in NZ went to Ironic Café in Dunedin.

Orewa Surf Lifesaving Club is grateful for $2000 recently received from Recreational Services which was spent on nine much-needed Rescue Tubes.

Summertime boost for surf club rescue equipment

Amanda Wignell of Orewa Surf Lifesaving says that the rescue tubes have been needed for a while, especially when its teams compete at surf carnivals.“The club relies heavily on business sponsorship to purchase key equipment which is high maintenance and gets a lot of use,” she says.The club is also the proud owner of 50 new boogie boards, thanks to Bachmann Orthodontics. Drs Lutz and Claudia Bachmann and their three children are all members of the club. “The club do a wonderful job of keeping us all safe on the beach and we wanted to support the great work they do with our kids and our communities,” Dr Bachmann says.

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A recent survey of Auckland Councillors and local board members shows up distinct differences between the level of information and support that Council and CCO staff provide to Councillors, as opposed to Local Board members.

Survey shows need for better information

Council commissions the survey every year from Colmar Brunton to “assess satisfaction with the advice and support provided by Council staff ”.A total of 108 elected members, out of 170, took part in the survey, which was released last month.While 75 percent of Councillors are satisfied with the level of advice and support provided by staff, just 61 percent of local board members say they are satisfied.However, overall satisfaction has increased from last year, where the numbers were 70 percent and 52 percent respectively.Elected members commented that they would like to have fewer meetings, of better quality to make them more effective. They also suggested that more collaboration is needed with other elected members and more free time “to help achieve their objectives”.Local board members are seeking greater decision-making powers, and better information to inform those decisions.Generally, satisfaction with the information provided by various departments of Council is lower for local boards than Councillors. The

most striking examples of this are the Finance department, where local boards say they are 49 percent satisfied, as opposed to 63 percent for governing body members and Civil Defence where local board members are 37 percent satisfied, compared with 82 percent for governing body members.Comments about the Financial Advisory team suggest that both the quality and timeliness of the budgetary information provided needs to improve.When it comes to consultation between Council’s CCOs and local boards, Auckland Transport comes out on top (43 percent satisfaction), while ATEED was lowest at just 19 percent. The summary does not include figures for the governing body’s level of satisfaction with CCOs.Local boards again reiterated their disappointment with the non-delivery of many local projects. Other areas where members are seeking improvements are cooperation and teamwork, governing body and local board relationships and better internal understanding of the council governance model.The Colmar Brunton survey is linked to this story at www.localmatters.co.nz

No simple solution for park ‘n’ rideThe appeal by neighbours of the Silverdale Park ‘n’ Ride has been set down for a hearing in the Environment Court for January 20. Regardless of the decision, however (as revealed in Hibiscus Matters’ November 19 edition) a further 500 car parks and the station itself will not be built before 2026 unless ratepayers are prepared to accept additional road taxes or tolls. The cost of asphalting part of the site for carparks is being looked at by Auckland Transport which advises that a significant amount of groundwork would also be needed.

New Network details to be revealedThe final form of the Coast’s new bus network may be revealed by the end of this year. An Auckland Transport spokesperson says that the routes and timetables should be on its website soon, once negotiations with bus operators are finalised.


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Strong resolve neededOn behalf of the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board, I would like to wish all of the Hibiscus Matters readers a very Happy Christmas and New Year.I would like to also ask you to add a New Year’s resolution to the list; to engage with the Council’s Long-term Draft Plan (LTP), particularly the absence of one key project in this ‘to do’ list; the reconstruction of the Orewa sea wall.As a local board that follows the coastline from Campbells Bay to Waiwera, our beaches are so important to us. They are the key reason we choose to live where we do.Over the last few years our coastline has taken a real battering. In the last year alone we have had three “50 Year storms” pound our coastline. Nowhere has been more impacted than Orewa Beach, one of the region’s most iconic beaches.Since the first serious event occurred nearly two years ago we have highlighted the issue. We have taken the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and senior officers to see the extent of the damage. Although we have limited funding we have set aside $265,000 of local board funding to cover the costs of the detailed plans, engineering assessments and consent fees required to get this work over the line but now we face a new and significant obstacle. We have been told that because the project at this point in not in the Council’s 10-year financial plan (the LTP) we cannot do the initial assessment work required to make it a project for inclusion. It’s a Catch 22 situation.We now need to work together through this impasse to ensure the much-needed work does happen so this project can be funded and delivered within the next 10 years. Last week I met with Lady Rhyll Jansen; a wonderful advocate for Orewa and the beach. We decided to go out to the community to get support for the much needed seawall work at Orewa. We are preparing a fact sheet that will outline what works are required in Orewa, what those works will achieve and what the likely costs will be. On the 28th of February we have the Orewa Community Centre booked between 10am and noon and will be there with the ‘big rig’, asking residents to give us feedback on this and other LTP issues. Recent legislative changes allow us to be far more flexible in how we receive and present your feedback. We will keep you updated through traditional media columns like this, and though our board’s Facebook page. We urge you to read and contribute to conversations online and talk to us at our upcoming February community meeting. Your feedback and support to Council’s proposed Long-term Plan is required if we are to be successful in ensuring that our most important projects are funded and delivered.I hope in the New Year that you will join us and make the restoration of Orewa Beach your New Year’s resolution.

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Local colleges celebrated achievements of all kinds among their pupils at recent prize givings. Dux is the top academic prize, yet recipients are often all-rounders, with cultural and sporting achievements also to their name.

Awards for best and brightest

Whangaparaoa College’s dux is Roman Amor. Roman gained Excellence for all his internal assessments. He contributed to music, including the junior Choir, Concert Band, Stage Challenge and Kids Sing, as well as applying his skills as a sound and lighting technician. Roman mentored students in the Tech Squad and Robotics groups and participated in sports, including fencing, where he is in the top 10 of his age group in the country.

Wentworth’s Head Girl Sarah Haggerty was named Dux at the

college’s prize giving on December 4. Sarah topped her classes in Design and English Literature (Cambridge) and came second in Mathematics. She is a competitive swimmer, and was also one of the choreographers of the college’s Stage Challenge, She is planning to study design in Melbourne next year.

This year Orewa College awarded the Dux prize to Victoria Yong, left, and Kendall Robertson. While Kendall has been awarded dux every year since Year 8, Victoria is new to the college but quickly proved to be an exemplary student. Kendall achieved Excellence in English, Chemistry, Physics and Biology. She was first equal in English, Chemistry and Physics, and top in Biology. Victoria achieved Excellence in Statistics, Calculus, English, Chemistry and Physics. She was first equal in Statistics, Calculus, Chemistry and Physics and top Year 13 Mathematics student.

Este Swanepoel was named Dux at Kingsway School’s prize giving on December 9. Her NCEA results included Excellence for every subject in Language, giving her a grade point average of 96.2 percent. She was also awarded the Geography Cup and Literary Award as well as scholarships from Auckland University and Whangaparaoa Rotary. Este, who played a lead role in the school’s musical, will study towards a BA, majoring in English and Ancient History. She hopes to do a diploma in Primary teaching.


localfolkEven after God answered his desperate call for help, Paul Collins thought that becoming a pastor would be the last thing he would ever do. But once he swapped a job as a professional photographer to take on the role of pastor at Orewa Baptist Church, 12 years ago, he never looked back. As he told Terry Moore, a difficult childhood was what prepared him best for serving the community.

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When I was in my intermediate and early college years, I had a friend and mentor called Mason, who was from the church. He was in his mid-late 20s and he took me under his wing. I could visit him any time of the day or night and we’d get out our guitars and have a jam session, or go and get ice cream in the middle of the night. He showed me that stuff happens and that it’s how you respond to it that’s important. I look at that difficult chapter of my life and you’d have thought nothing good could come of it, but actually it prepared me for being a pastor. A lot of what I do now is motivated by what Mason showed me.

My mum and dad took us to church as children, and we may have been there physically, but not in any other way. My mum was a Christian, and my dad just went through the motions. One of the things that puts a lot of people off church, even today, is people who are one person at church and another outside. It’s something I feel very strongly about –valuing people who are real, including those who are vulnerable. In my late teens, I looked at where my life was heading and realised it wasn’t going anywhere unless I made some changes. I wanted to know if God was real, and God answered in a way that it couldn’t be put down to fluke or imagination. And a new door opened.

I was a professional photographer. I worked at a photo shop in Otahuhu restoring historical photos, did camera repairs and later had a wedding photography business in Morrinsville. I did aerial photography using a blimp that I brought in from the States, and I also took photos from my mate’s helicopter. That led on to working for the Australian Consolidated Press, taking photos for eight magazines, which often meant taking more than 1000 photos a day. I left that job to go to Bible college – but couldn’t leave photography completely behind. Today, my daughters are getting involved in wedding photography so it’s coming around again. Lynda and I got married in 1993 and moved to Morrinsville. When I proposed she asked me to guarantee that I would never become a pastor, because she didn’t want to be a pastor’s wife. I

was leading a church youth group and as it started to grow, the pastor suggested that I go to Bible college. We ended up at the East/West College of Intercultural Studies in Gordonton, near Hamilton for two years. I came out with a Diploma in Mission work – basically how to plant a church from the ground up, but I always planned to return to photography. However, Lynda and I began to realise that pastoral work was what God had in store for us, and we had a change of heart and accepted the role here at Orewa Baptist Church in December, 2002.

Helping others has always been a big thing for me. I grew up in a situation that softened my heart towards people who find themselves in trouble – I care a lot about what they are going through. The commercialisation of Christmas has robbed the intent, which is for people to give to others – not material things, but things like helping people through a tough time so they know they are not on the journey by themselves. That is what’s important at Christmas – loving each other. When I first became a pastor, I had absolutely no idea what would be required. It soon hit me that it is about getting involved in people’s lives and I found that very taxing. A lot of the contact I had with people was very emotional and I took a lot on myself, so I needed to learn how to journey alongside and support someone but not go down with them too. I remember sitting in my office and saying to God that it was just too hard, and since that moment, it changed – I can still empathise but I am now empowered to keep a level head when dealing with death or people in vulnerable situations. It means that I can be a straight thinker on their behalf, which is what people need.

My wife had our fourth child two weeks after we moved here, and he’s nearly 12 now. She is a wonderful support and a big part of keeping the family together. I love working with people, but every time I take something on, it is at the expense of something else and you have to be careful that it is not at the expense of the family. It’s a balance that I find quite difficult at times, fulfilling my role as pastor and also roles as a father, husband and son. The community

know me now, which can make it tricky at home – there have been times when Lynda needs eggs or milk, and I go out to get them and come home an hour later after helping someone out.

When we first moved here from South Auckland I saw this area as wealthy, but I found that the need is still here, but under the surface – that was the idea behind the You Can Help project, to help families in need. The church relies quite heavily on trying to do things that actually connect with the community, so they can see that we really care. Converting people to Christianity is part of the gospel and it is important, but to me it is more about loving one another. That opens a door. Getting outside the church walls is vital – we do things like taking gardeners up to the college and primary schools to do some work and tidy up, those kinds of things break down walls. There is no doubt that some people find themselves in strife because of poor choices – up this way there is what I would class as an unhealthy pursuit of the mighty dollar at the expense of people and people’s needs. Some of the homes I visit look wealthy on the surface, but the people are in such debt in pursuit of an image and they are suffering. We are looking at starting a group called CAP that can help out in those situations.

In the last five years or so I have taken up photography again because I am a creative person and that’s my outlet. I’m doing landscapes, particularly night work, and really enjoying it. I was a diehard traditionalist for a manual camera and film but became a convert to digital cameras after I had to use one once, for a wedding. My father was a photographer, so I’ve kept all his old gear as well. He worked at the University of Engineering photographing things like the process of stress testing concrete.

I value the word of God, the Bible, which is my handbook on life, and Jesus as my example. It’s about accepting the way that other people have walked and not judging, but loving them. At the same time there are standards that God expects us to live up to. There are some sermons that I’ve prepared and then thought ‘I can’t say that to other people unless I am able to do something about it in my own life’. I hold justice up high, and I believe in hellfire and brimstone, but God also loves every one of us – something I have experienced in a very tangible way in my own life. We all try our best, and sometimes we let people down or fail, but we are forgiven. There is always forgiveness and love.


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The removal of dozens of mature mangroves from the edge of Crocodile Island in Orewa Estuary has angered local environmentalists.

Stumps like this remain around Crocodile Island, in Orewa Estuary.

Mangrove ‘vandalism’ at Crocodile IslandForest & Bird member Philip Wrigley, who has been regularly visiting the island to remove weeds for around 10 years, discovered the carnage on December 1.He says he was confronted with piles of large mangroves that had been sawn off at the base and dumped on the island. The cut off stumps of mangroves are all around the edge of the island.Auckland Council rules only permit mangroves that are less than 60cm tall to be hand pulled, within certain parameters, but Philip says the ones that had been cut down were far larger than that. Resource consent is required for anything more, and Council advised Philip that none had been sought or obtained.Philip says the removal of the mangroves is a particular concern because it exposes the edge of the island, which already “gets hammered” in northeasterly storms.“The mangroves provide vital shelter to other plant species, such as coastal ribbonwood,” he says. “I can’t understand why someone would do this – those particular mangroves did not impede anyone’s view or boat access. It’s wanton vandalism.”Auckland Council senior biodiversity advisor Craig Pratt says that the removal of large mangroves can result in the loss of biodiversity and habitat values as well as increasing the potential for coastal erosion, release of sediments and associated contaminants.Orewa estuary has been identified for its significant ecological values and has Coastal Area Protection 1 status.“This status recognises the need to protect the whole estuary including the mangrove ecosystem, for its ecological values and the ecosystem services it provides,” he says.

He says the hand removal of mangrove seedlings is permitted in the estuary where it is for the purpose of maintaining or enhancing the values of the wading bird feeding and roosting areas.Hand removal of seedlings in these situations controls the spread of mangroves but also ensures the important ecological values that mangroves play in the coastal environment are not impacted. Removal of large trees or using different methods may require consent, and it is best to seek advice before removing any mangroves. “If people see others removing mangroves in the Orewa estuary, if possible, take photos and provide the information and details to council,” Craig says.The finger of blame for the removal of mangroves at Crocodile Island was initially pointed at the group of Orewa residents who recently brought the issue of mangroves in the estuary before the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board. However, their spokesperson, Kevin Sutton, categorically denies responsibility, saying they do not know who did it and that type of mangrove removal is not what they recommend.Anyone who saw people removing those mangroves, sometime in mid-late November, can still report it to Council.

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The proposal is part of Auckland Council’s Resource Recovery Network, currently under development, that will include resource recovery parks for commercial waste and community recycling centres. Twelve community recycling centres are proposed to be developed in the next 10 years which will enable the public to drop off items such as used furniture, clothes, whiteware and hazardous waste – as much as possible will be diverted from landfill for reuse, repair or refurbishment and sale. The community recycling centres may also include the processing, composting and chipping of green waste, with the compost or mulch on-sold to the public. Council’s solid waste manger, Ian Stupple, says that the land behind the Council’s recycling site on Whangaparaoa Road is under consideration as a community recycling centre. He says his department is working with Auckland Council Property to come up with local sites.“Having sites that are convenient for the community is definitely part of the plan,” he says.The recent dumping of large quantities of rubbish on the New World site in Stanmore Bay and in Eaves Bush highlighted a problem with waste disposal that is ongoing on the Hibiscus Coast.Waste is often dumped in parks and reserves, with the major ‘hot spots’ being esplanade reserves and sites like Western and D’Oyly Reserves. Most of the waste dumped in parks is general rubbish, along with green waste and advertising pamphlets, all of which could have been easily, cheaply and legally disposed of.Mr Stupple says rubbish is also illegally dumped on vacant building sites in Millwater, and areas with steep drop offs such as Wade River Rd, Scott Rd, Riverhaven Drive, Old North Rd and Hillcrest Rd in Hatfields Beach.There are also a number of places in the rural parts of the Hibiscus Coast where he says large quantities of rubbish are consistently dumped.Most of this waste is televisions, mattresses and couches as well as bagged household rubbish.Although this creates an ongoing expense for Council, which contracts Lendlease to collect and dispose of illegally dumped waste, Council figures show that the Rodney and

Hibiscus Coast areas have the second lowest levels of dumping in Auckland (the North Shore has the lowest).Of the 449 requests for removal of dumped rubbish received in 2013-14, a total of 92 (or 20 percent) were from the Hibiscus Coast. Nevertheless, it costs ratepayers $2084 per month for the Lendlease waste removal service that covers Rodney and the Coast.Council can issue infringement notices for dumping, which range from $100–$400 depending on the volume of waste. Only two notices were issued in this area for 2013–14, one in Dairy Flat and one for a trailer load of green waste left on the edge of Hibiscus Coast Highway near Wenderholm.One reason that people go to the lengths of dumping their rubbish illegally, a process that takes place mainly at night, is to avoid disposal costs, and Mr Stupple says many of these are “small traders” as well as members of the public.“What’s needed is a mix of education and awareness and supporting businesses to do the right thing, before we go to enforcement,” Mr Stupple says. “No matter how much we do, there will always be people who act in an illegal manner.”The fact that the Hibiscus Coast and Rodney do not currently have an inorganic rubbish collection, paid for by rates, is frequently raised by residents as an issue when it comes to rubbish disposal, however the figures show that the areas in Auckland that have kerbside inorganic collections (with the exception of the North Shore), also illegally dump more waste.Mr Stupple says he expects the Auckland-wide inorganic collection system that will be rolled out by Council starting next July will help reduce illegal dumping. The system allows residents to make a booking to have material collected from their property, rather than the kerb.The collection is funded by a targeted rate, which all residents will pay in their rates bill, whether they use the service or not. Mr Stupple says Council hopes that up to 50 percent of the inorganic material collected in this way can be reused or recycled.


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Getting the building of Stillwater Community Hall over the line to completion has been fraught with difficulties, with the latest spanner in the works becoming apparent during construction.

A lease between Auckland Council and the owners of Dairy Flat Hall has finally been signed, after several months of negotiations.The Dairy Flat Community Hall Association owns the hall in Postman Rd, but Council owns the land it stands on.The arrangement was never formalised into a lease by the former Rodney District Council, but Auckland Council began seeking a lease earlier this year.Dairy Flat Community Hall Association chair Henk Landweer describes the 20-year lease, which was agreed between the parties last month, as “our Christmas present from Auckland Council”.The lease is based on a peppercorn rental and includes the use of the

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Work began on the site on Duck Creek Road Reserve three months ago, during which it was discovered that the water table was higher than engineers’ reports had suggested.Holes drilled for the foundations simply filled up with water, causing the walls of the holes to collapse before any depth could be achieved.The unforeseen problem required significant extra work on the enormous piles, which needed to be rammed into the ground, causing a cost overrun of more than $100,000; this put the completion and eventual opening of the hall in jeopardy.Hibiscus & Bays Local Board chair Julia Parfitt says the board was determined to get the former Rodney District Council legacy project completed.“A hall that is a shell, that you can’t use was simply not an option,” she says.

She says with local board budgets stretched to breaking point, the only option for the additional funding was to go to the governing body.A series of negotiations behind the scenes with Council staff and Councillors and preparation of a business case, followed by a presentation to the Finance & Performance Committee on December 11, reaped rewards, with Councillors agreeing to provide up to $108,000.Mrs Parfitt says the problem came out of left field, but Auckland Council appreciated that it was vital to get the project completed.The framing is now underway and should be completed in the first half of January 2015. The hall is scheduled for completion in April 2015 and a community celebration will be held shortly afterwards to officially open it for use.

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Design plans for the upgrade of the Stanmore Bay Pool & Leisure Centre are heading in a new direction, with suggestions that major internal renovations, together with much needed work on the roof and cladding, could be the most cost effective way to go in the short to medium term.

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Financial constraints caused by Auckland Council’s deferral of capital projects have lead to the re-think of plans that originally included significant extensions to the building.The original budget of $5.4 million has been reduced to around $4.2 million – $419,000 this financial year and around $3.8 million the following year (an amount that is still to be confirmed).The initial $419,000 is to cover the outsourcing of design work, consenting and preparatory work. This will see the project ready to go, although the money to complete the next stage is as yet unconfirmed.Auckland Council staff presented their revised proposals to the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board at its December 10 meeting, saying they were designed to “achieve fitness and learn to swim revenue growth” as well as work within the reduced budget.The priority is to ensure the facility’s structural integrity. As well as structural remediation work and an upgrade of the air conditioning and electrical systems, the revised plan includes upgrading the changing rooms and entry/reception areas.One squash court may be retained, while the other two are combined into a group exercise training room. The upper mezzanine administration offices and the ground floor crèche are to be demolished and the space used to build a bigger ‘learn to swim’ pool.Local board chair Julia Parfitt says that the suggestions make sense because

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Disease rife in military campsAmong the names etched on the Silverdale War Memorial is Private Ralph Brunton, from Kaipara Flats, who died on November 13, 1918 of influenza followed by pneumonia at Trentham Camp. He was the son of Robert and Margaret Brunton, whose eldest son Norman Theodore Brunton had enlisted in 1914. Both Norman and Ralph’s home address was Ruakaka when enlisting, but Ralph’s occupation on his record is shown as labourer, Freezing Works, Tokomaru. This is not unusual as farmhands often went further afield to work to gain experience and because the home farm could not always afford to fund several sons working there.Military camps, where so many men were crammed together, were badly affected by infectious disease and some died in camp during these outbreaks. The influenza epidemic in 1918 put 1566 men in hospital and 75 died.Camp historyWithin a week of war being declared in August 1914, camps were hastily erected in the four main cities and Awapuni near Palmerston North. These were only temporary. The Dominion Rifle Association had their rifle ranges at Trentham Racecourse and the Main Body’s Mounted Rifles had completed their brief training there.On October 14, 1914, as the Main Body and First Reinforcements of the NZEF embarked for Europe, nearly 3000 troops and their huge quantity of equipment entered Trentham Camp. Henceforward every draft passed through this camp except for the Artillery, Mounted Rifles and Divisional Signallers who were mobilised after the new camp at Featherston was built.At Trentham, tents were erected for the men, with marquees serving as a supply store and Quartermaster’s Stores. The only buildings at this point were those connected to the rifle range and these housed officers, and a small hut did duty as a post office, as the men wanted to write home as soon as they had arrived at camp. It remained a “tent city” until March 1915 when the Public Works Department began building huts according to plans prepared by the military authorities. The huts stood in rows with no sealed roads.By July 1915, 50 huts were completed and the camp by this time contained 8000 men, well over the number that the site in its current state could handle. So on July 9, 7000 men with three days’ supplies each, were marched out of Trentham to other temporary camps set up around Wellington while the camp was surveyed. Drainage and roading was developed with the help of a steam plough and large swamp plough. Surface water was channelled through deep drains and discharged through Silverstream into the Hutt River and drainage from washing places was collected in a large underground storage tank and regularly discharged into the Hutt River two miles away from the camp.Trentham had its own electric light plant, water supply, postal, telephone and telegraph services a well as drying rooms, office, shops and clubs provided by other organisations such as the YMCA.The first hospital was set up in the grandstand and the tea kiosk, which was octagonal in shape. When the Cottage Hospital was built near to the main gates, its wards continued this shape, as it had proved very practical. The central office area was raised and glassed on all sides so the Duty Nurse could see all the patients at a glance. Movable screens covered all the windows so they could provide ventilation from any direction.The public raised funds to fund new wards such as the 62-bed Wairarapa Ward and the Wellington Racing Club Ward, which had 24 beds for acute cases. The Fever hospital had 50 beds and was the only one that the Government paid for. The Casualty department was in the Jockey Club, which was loaned for the duration of the war.

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Orewa – holiday townOrewa has long been a favourite holiday spot for Aucklanders but getting there has not always been easy. In the late 1800s there were bone shaking mail coaches jolting along the clay tracks which passed for roads, but most people chose to journey by coastal steamer. This had its drawbacks as sailings were affected by tide and weather. Weekend excursions to Orewa and Waiwera, which included boat fare and hotel accommodation, were advertised in the Auckland papers. However these did not always go according to plan. Easter 1910 experienced a particularly bad storm. Visitors to Orewa should have been picked up by the SS Waitangi to return to Auckland on the Tuesday morning but the surf was too turbulent for the steamer to put in for them – there was no wharf at Orewa and passengers had to transfer to the steamer from a small rowboat. An appeal was telegraphed to the Northern Steamship Co who sent the SS Orewa to the Wade (Silverdale) and the bravest of the stranded passengers managed to procure horses and vehicles to get from Orewa to the Wade and endured a very rough four hour journey to Auckland.Gradually the road north from Auckland improved and as more people began to own cars in the 1920s it was easier to reach Orewa and they wanted to build their own holiday baches there. In 1923 Crown land near the beach was being sold off in quarter acre sections. Bidding was keen and sections in the first auction fetched between $52 and $162. However, there were problems. The sale plans featured a landing place for yachts and launches, extensive ornamental plantings and recreational reserves while the sections for sale were in neatly laid out streets. The writer of a letter to the NZ Herald in December 1925 complained bitterly that although purchasers had cleared their own sections of gorse and brambles, the gorse on the government held sections was seeding on to the cleared sections and streets such as Weiti Road and Beach Road at the southern end of the town, were no more than standing walls of gorse.A year later, in December 1926, a deputation representing owners who had bought Government sections at Orewa waited on the Commissioner for Crown Lands in Auckland to discuss the need for drainage and gorse cutting in the area. They also complained that the Government planting on the 20 acre beach reserve was neglected. After “vigorous” discussion it was agreed that the gorse would be cut back on Government held land, and a drainage plan would be put in place. As for the reserve, marram grass and lupins had been planted to stop sand erosion together with 1600 pohutukawa trees.

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LJ Hooker salesperson Marie-Dominique Lennan has run local holiday home website aholidayhome.co.nz for the past four years and says it is becoming increasingly popular for locals to rent out their homes over the holidays.“We have more houses listed than ever before, and more people renting than ever before,” Ms Lennan says.Most of the properties are coastal and range from baches to mansions.The clientele is also varied, with a notable number of expats renting when they come back for the holiday season. Although more people are coming to the area, the prices have remained steady.“I think there’s a limit to what people will pay for a place.”The website bookabach.co.nz has 390 homes listed in Rodney ranging from $2200 per night for a five-bedroom, three-storey villa on Tawharanui Peninsula, to $60 a night for a studio bach in Snells Beach. Omaha has the most properties with 100 listed. The Kaipara District has 186 houses listed with nearly 130 of those in Mangawhai Heads alone. Prices in Mangawhai range from $795 a night for a modern beach bach on the estuary to $70 a night for a one-bedroom bach.Local builder Darren Reader has been renting out his home near Matakana for the past five years through rental management company Bachcare.The family of five has a permanent caravan at Martins Bay and has their home booked out from December 20 until the end of January.Their home is about five kilometres from Matakana, with views over rolling hills out to the Coromandel in the east and Rangitoto in the south.

During the peak season, they are getting $500 a night for their four-bedroom modern home with a sleep-out.“It works out that we almost get as much over those weeks as we would renting it out for a whole year,” Darren says.“Initially, it was a bit of an overhaul. We lock away our private possessions, but Bachcare take care of the rest and make it hassle free. They get the bookings and meet and vet the tenants, and make sure the place is clean and tidy when they leave. We haven’t had any problems other than a broken wine glass.“My three daughters hated it at first, but they understand the benefits of it and we’ve got used to it. Though it can be a bit cramped in the caravan.”Darren and his wife Ruth Perkin, a Mike Pero agent, work from the caravan throughout January and have started to take on regular weekend rentals throughout the year, at a lower rate of $350 a night.“The caravan has got wifi and it’s still close to work, so it’s not a problem.”Darren says he has been surprised at the level of interest and the number of rentals has been increasing recently.“Our house is in a rural setting so I didn’t think many people would be interested, but it’s been booked out.”Bachcare manages over 1000 homes in NZ and has had a 38 per cent increase in bookings over the last 12 months.Local holiday manager Linda Waller says the number of weekly rentals she deals with has grown from two per weekend last November to eight per weekend this year.“People are starting to realise that they can make their bach work for them and still enjoy it during the off-season.”

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House of Travel OrewaAfter almost a decade in its site on the corner of Moana Ave and Hibiscus Coast Highway, House of Travel is on the move. The business is owned by Dennis and Yvonne Payne, who also own House of Travel offices in Manly and Browns Bay, and have been in the industry for more than 30 years. Yvonne and Dennis say the shift further along the highway has been on the horizon for some time, as a way to modernise. The couple were looking for a prominent spot that they can occupy long term, and House of Travel’s new premises on the corner of Tamariki Ave and Hibiscus Coast Highway fits the bill in every way.Dennis says the team are excited about the new fit out, which will bring the Orewa branch in line with the one in Manly Village and feature bold and inspiring travel images and a bright, fresh interior.The same team of five travel consultants will be at the new Orewa site, with new consultant Ricky Andrews joining them – Ricky has more than 10 years experience in all aspects of travel. Yvonne says that each consultant has their own area of special interest, knowledge and clientele, but that information and advice is freely shared among the team, depending on the customer’s travel requirements.“Travel consultants are a bit like hairdressers,” she says. “When you find a good one you establish a relationship of trust over many years.”Dennis points out that this is why travel offices are holding their own in the face of internet bookings. “There’s no substitute for the advice and information you can get from an experienced consultant,” he says.

The large amount of repeat business that comes through the office, as well as the raft of awards on the consultants’ desks is testament to their experience – each has been in the business for at least 10 years.Among the specialty areas of the branch are adventure or off the beaten track travel and cruises – Dennis says that Orewa House of Travel consistently remains in the top three, out of more than 70 branches nationally, when it comes to selling cruises. One of the key aspects of House of Travel that Dennis and Yvonne pride themselves on is their involvement in the community. Yvonne is on Hibiscus Hospice’s women’s committee, while Dennis is also a keen Hospice supporter and part of the daybreak unit. Yvonne and Dennis also support many local events and sponsor several sport and community organisations.Yvonne has issued an open invitation to all past customers to pop in and say hello, anytime from December 19.

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Night market now in SilverdaleThe Auckland Night Markets, which ran in the carpark under The Plaza Whangaparaoa from November 2013 to June 2014, re-opens in Silverdale this week. The market opens on Thursday, December 18 in the car park underneath The Warehouse in the Silverdale Centre. It is open from 5.30pm–11pm and will be held weekly. Organisers say around 100 stalls will be offering a range of crafts and food.

Luge land soldA 9ha portion of land containing the former luge track was purchased by the Lee family of Albany last month. James Lee says that the family have made no decisions about what to do with the land as yet, and are still considering the options. He says this could consider some kind of entertainment facility. The land is zoned entertainment and recreation. The property abuts the 6ha site owned by Les Osbourne of Pyramid Engineering, who is developing a luge and entertainment hub there.

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One of the striking things about a visit to Alexander Scrap Metal in industrial Silverdale is the versatility of metal; a component of everything from pots, pipes and washing machines to cars and diggers – and all of it recyclable.Alexander Scrap Metal is a well-established Silverdale business, started 25 years ago by Peter Ross and Ray Mansell. Current owners Hugh Milliken and Brendan Robbers had been with the company for around eight years before they took over last month and both of them know the trade inside out.There’s no such thing as a desk job – Hugh says everyone does a bit of everything. Around 50 percent of the metal that comes in for recycling is dropped off, but the rest requires carefully planned truck movements that cover a wide area from the North Shore and Hibiscus Coast to all of Rodney.Hugh says that a boom in manufacturing and building is keeping Alexander Scrap Metal’s trucks busy, alongside regular work such as processing copper from hot water cylinders, pipes and cables.Clients include many large local companies such as Hoppers, Alimax and Archgola, as well as small businesses and charitable organisations such as the Salvation Army and Hospice.A job can be as small as collecting a dishwasher or shed load of old tools from residents to manoeuvring carefully down difficult rural sites to extract large pieces of farm machinery.The team at Alexander Scrap Metal sort, process and clean the

material so it can be in its purest possible form before it is on-sold to larger recycling companies, such as Sims.At this stage is it shredded or melted and made into things such as reinforcing bars or mesh.Hugh says when he first came to work for his uncle, Peter Ross, scrap metal was a far cry from his previous job in sales and marketing with Yamaha and Honda.It remains a bit of a contrast for Brendan too – he also helps run a family business specialising in travel to South America.However, the job of keeping a valuable resource in circulation, rather than in landfill, is something they are both passionate about, as well as providing a service that puts them in touch with people from all walks of life.They are also on a mission to build the business.“We have the capacity to double the amount of material we deal with here,” Hugh says. “We are definitely in a growth phase.”

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The quick, professional and affordable hair cutting service offered by Cutting Edge in The Plaza has proved a very successful model over the last 12 years.Owner Tony Pipes says the cutting bar cuts the hair of around 400–500 people each week. With figures like that, it is no wonder that Tony recently opened a second Cutting Edge on Central Boulevard, Silverdale.Cutting Edge grew out of a barbershop that was originally part of Rodney Wayne, which Tony also owned, together with his wife Cheryl, until two years ago.He says in renaming the barbershop Cutting Edge, he and Cheryl also changed its focus to offer haircuts for the whole family. These days around 70 percent of Cutting Edge’s clients are men, 25 percent women and five percent children.The service is a hair cut only, and there is no booking service with clients waiting on a comfy couch. Cuts by the four hairdressers generally only take around 15–20 minutes.Tony says all the staff are very experienced hair cutters and up to date with the latest techniques and styles, so while many cuts are of the “maintenance” variety, clients also come in for a completely new look.“The staff know that listening to what people want is key,” Tony says. “There’s a lot of competition on the Coast among hairdressers, and that keeps all of us on our toes. We also have a lot of fun.”As well as the quality of the cuts, Tony says Cutting Edge uses Fudge products and maintains high standards of service to its customers.Prices are competitive and the service super-convenient, which is why there is so much repeat business; this is rewarded with a loyalty system where

customers get their 10th cut free.The Silverdale Cutting Edge is virtually a mirror image of the one in The Plaza and initially has a staff of three hairdressers.The success of Cutting Edge is something that Tony and Cheryl are proud of –although owning buying a hair salon was a big change in direction for the couple, almost 20 years ago.Tony got into the hairdressing business after he was made redundant at the age of 50 from a corporate and two weeks later was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Looking for a complete change, Tony and Cheryl decided to open their own business, took on the Rodney Wayne franchise, and the rest is history.While Cheryl handles the finances, Tony makes sure he visits each Cutting Edge regularly.“I thrive on having my own business,” Tony says. “Like any business, we have our ups and downs of course, but I find it exciting to have been able to start up such a successful brand and work with a fabulous team.”

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Community environmental projects were the beneficiaries of grants awarded last month by Auckland Council through its Environmental Initiatives Fund.

Grants aid environmentCouncil handed out a total of $634,000 to 133 community projects that enhance Auckland’s natural habitat and historic heritage, with the recommendations approved by the Environment, Climate Change & Natural Heritage Committee on December 3.The fund supports local residents’ initiatives from the enhancement and conservation of important environmental and heritage sites to community-led projects.A total of $12,400 went to environmental projets on the Hibiscus Coast.Councillor Wayne Walker, chair of the committee, says that the fund is a way to help the community play an active role in looking after the environment.“From water storage tanks to coastal restoration programmes, there are a wide range of projects the council is supporting through this fund. Grants ranged from $200 to $15,000.Local projects funded were:• Shakespear Open Sanctuary Society, $2100. To enable the expansion of production at the Shakespear nursery to meet a goal of growing 12,000 plants next season for the annual

planting plan for Shakespear. This plan aims to develop a habitat linkage with Tiirtiri Matangi and the North-West Wild Link, to connect up existing areas of forest within the sanctuary and to introduce more native plants to sand-dune areas.• Hibiscus Coast Branch Forest & Bird Society, $2500 and $800. To control pest plants and animals and revegetate open areas at Matakatia Scenic Reserve and the associated esplanade reserve in partnership with Auckland Council and the local community. And $800 for the removal of pest plants from Raroa Reserve in Stanmore Bay. Raroa is an urban native bush reserve, within the North West Wildlink, which provides habitat for skinks, birds flora and fauna and a place for the community to enjoy.• Whangaparaoa College, $7000. To increase the biodiversity of the Stanmore Bay wetland which decreases stormwater run- off, and improves the quality of water going out into the marine environment. The project will also allow school children to have a sense of ownership and care for the area. The money is to be used for plants and weed control.

First catch at Archer’s BlockLess than 24 hours after Hibiscus Coast Forest & Bird volunteers laid a Timms trap in Archer’s Bush, by the Weiti River in Whangaparaoa, the first victim, a very large possum, was sighted. Forest & Bird’s Pest Free Peninsula Project was widened to include the 25ha Archer’s block of bush last September.


CoastSummerA few lucky children, and one or two adults, got to jump onboard Coastguard’s Hibiscus Rescue 1 vessel for a chat with Santa Claus at the annual Carols on the Canal event in Gulf Harbour.Families, mainly from the Gulf Harbour area, gathered to share picnics or dine at one of the restaurants alongside the canal, on the calm, fine evening of Saturday December 6, while Christmas music flowed from the band rotunda.The North Shore Brass Academy Band played a set of Christmas favourites, followed by carols sung by the children of Whangaparaoa Primary School’s choir.Santa cruised in on the Coastguard boat and tied up alongside the canal, with children immediately jumping on board to tell him all about their Christmas wishes.The event has been put on for the past 19 years by the Gulf Harbour Marine Village Residents’ Association and includes a gold coin collection for Coastguard Hibiscus.

Looking festiveDestination Orewa Beach’s competition for the best festive window in the town centre was won by Orewa Optics, with Flowers by Joanne second. Judges were looking for window displays that were appealing visually and incorporated the business or its products. Orewa Optics ticked all the boxes, incorporating sparkly glasses and a beachy theme and Flowers by Joanne mixed flowers, toys and Kiwiana.

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This summer, one of the year’s most popular events, The Big Dig, is taking place right in the thick of the school holidays, on January 17.Other scheduled events and the tides dictate the timing of the event, which involves digging for prize tickets on Orewa Beach. Since the very first Big Dig, in 1980, it has been held at various times over the summer – from straight after Christmas, to early January, Anniversary Weekend and early February.The event is one of the year’s biggest fundraisers for Orewa Lions Club, and all money raised goes back into local community projects.Orewa Lions vice president/secretary Mandy Hebben says the club hopes that the earlier date will ensure that Orewa holidaymakers will still be around and can join in the fun.

Entertainment, in the form of stalls and activities for the children, spills out into Orewa Reserve and this time Mandy says there will be more stalls and low cost activities than ever.They include go carts, bouncy castles, face painting, coconut shy, splat the rat, poppy the clown and more as well as a wide variety of food stalls and quick fire raffles.There will be more than 45 prize draws, with the major prizes including a four-person Family Tent and a kayak.The dig for the under 5s begins at 10.30am, and 5–12-year-old diggers start at 11am.Hibiscus Matters is a proud sponsor of The Big Dig.Orewa Lions Big Dig • Orewa Beach and Reserve • Saturday January 17, ticket sales from 9am

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A chance to enjoy live music in a beautiful setting, while supporting a group that is protecting local bush, is offered by the second annual Okura Forest Festival.Last summer’s festival raised $2500 for Friends of Okura Bush (FOOB) – an organisation that has been working hard over the past 18 months to bring life back into Auckland’s last large stand of mature native coastal broadleaf forest.Contained within the 116 hectare forest is Okura bush walkway – one of the busiest tracks in Auckland, used by 35,000 people per year and member Lezette Reid says FOOB is determined to have the track board-walked, to lessen the impact on the forest floor.“With the need greater than ever to look after our native heritage, it is imperative that the forest is managed correctly,” she says. “We’ve had a huge year of ridding pest flora and fauna with

regular coordinated trapping, weeding and planting, culminating with the removal of 550 rats, 200 possums, 400 mice and 35 stoats,” she says. “Already the native bird life, seedlings and little creatures have increased substantially in and around the forest.”This summer’s Okura Forest Festival is being held on Saturday, February 14 in the park at Okura Hall, Okura River Rd. It features live music and entertainment from 11am–11pm. Bands confirmed so far include Tequilla Sunrise, Desperate Models, 18 Strings and Black Friday.This Council backed event is to raise awareness about local conservation efforts as well as funds.Lezette says the money raised will enable the group to continue acquiring the traps and monitoring equipment necessary for the move towards a pest free Okura bush. Anyone interested in helping, contributing or finding out more, email [email protected]

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More than 100 people enjoyed hearing the first-hand experiences of WWII veterans, who were guests of the Probus Club of Hibiscus Coast at its Christmas lunch at Whangaparaoa Golf Club on December 2.Two of the veterans, Neil Harton aged 97 from Manly and Jim Kelly, 90, from Papakura, were among the nine Kiwi veterans who attended the 70th Anniversary celebrations of the D Day landings at Normandy last June. Also attending the Probus lunch was Robert Shotton, aged 90, from Papakura who served with the British Royal Lincolnshire Regiment.Probus member Graeme McIntosh says that it was remarkable how keenly the veterans recalled the events that took place 70 years ago.“Each mentioned that their experience in returning to Normandy was very emotional and the gesture by the NZ Government in arranging their visit – especially the care taken of them on the trip – was a very real compensation for the indifference that many had experienced when returning home after the war,” Graeme says.Wing Commander Phill Bedford, who headed the NZ contingent on their journey to France, traveled from Wellington to re-join the veterans and be the club’s guest speaker.The Wing Commander acknowledged the work done by the veterans, saying that ‘Operation Overlord’, the code name for the D. Day landings, had fooled the enemy into thinking the evacuation of allied troops across the English Channel was to take place further to the northeast. Around 1100 aircraft were involved, and 54,000 troops were ferried across the Channel in anything that could float. A total of 10,000 personnel were lost on the first day, June 6, and in total, Bomber Command lost 120,000 personnel. New Zealand involvement included the Navy and Airforce.The nine New Zealand veterans at the reunion ranged in age from 89 to 97, and were very well cared for with doctors and nurses in attendance. There was also a Chaplain and Bugler to play the Last Post and Reveille. The veterans said that the Maori personnel were particularly welcomed by the French.The group departed from Whenuapai in an NZ Air Force Boeing 757, modified for the easy loading and

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unloading of freight, which also contains VIP suites. They were due to fly via Darwin, but a volcanic eruption forced a change of plans and a total of 27.5 hours flying time ensued – a long haul for the elderly veterans.The party visited Omaha Beach in Normandy on June 4, which was a dark cloudy day with a cold wind – the veterans noted that this was similar to the weather 70 years previously. Historian Simon Jones was their guide, taking them to gun bunkers and other places of interest. The delegation also visited Bayeux War Cemetery where there are nine headstones of NZ air force personnel, all aged 19 or 20 years. At one event, attended by Prince Charles, 400 paratroopers made a symbolic parachute jump – one of the parachutists had made the same drop 70 years ago, during the D. Day Landings.Another special memory for the veterans was a service in Bayeux Cathedral attended by dignitaries from all over the world. The French people took the Kiwis to their hearts, and it was obvious that this feeling is undiminished today.Her Majesty The Queen spoke at the ceremony at the Cemetery, and every one of the veterans had a chance to speak with her and Prince Philip.The ceremony at Sword Beach on June 6 was attended by many world leaders and a large group of local French children. This symbolism suggested to the veteranas that perhaps there is hope that world leaders may be able to avert future wars.


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Some of the best woodchoppers in the world are coming to Puhoi in January to swing razor sharp axes within metres of a crowd of over a thousand people.The event, held in front of the Puhoi Pub on January 10, will feature world champion woodchopper Jason Wynyard.Jason won the Stihl timbersports series for the 11th time this year and last month was jointly awarded Maori Sports Person of the Year with his son, national basketball star Tai Wynyard.The Stihl championship is broadcast to millions worldwide and has made Jason something of a woodchopping celebrity. He also holds the world record for white pine standing block chop (12.11 seconds) and the single buck chop (9.3 seconds).New Zealanders have dominated the international competition, with Kiwis taking out 16 of the last 18 championships.Taranaki woodchoppers and NZ representatives Jack and Shane Jordan will also return this year.Jack was a highlight of this year’s event, as the lean 17-year-old took out several titles, beating people twice his size with decades more experience.Puhoi Axemen secretary John Sanderson says the event has been called the best one-day chop in the country.“The atmosphere is unbeatable, with the historic pub in the background and the natural amphitheatre of the space. The crowd is right there in the action.“Spectators love the element of danger and seeing the axemen make a difficult task seem easy.“The standing events are booked out two months in advance. I don’t think there’s another woodchop in the country that can say that.”There will be a total of 47 competitors across all events, however the club has been unable to find enough people

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Axe factsPreparing wood for a chopping event takes months of work. The Puhoi Axemen prepare about 500 blocks each year to cover the four events they host, with 230 blocks chopped at the Puhoi carnival.This requires about 40 pine trees, which are donated by members of the public and are milled into standardised blocks by the club.“There’s nothing like the feeling of cutting blocks that you’ve spent months preparing yourself,” Puhoi Axemen secretary John Sanderson says.At the end of the event the cut blocks are donated to elderly people to use as firewood.

for the popular tree-felling event, where woodchoppers cut the top off a trunk while perched precariously on jiggerboards.“A few people have had to pull out because of injuries and we haven’t been able to convince anyone to take their place. I think people are scared. It’s an intimidating event.”Despite the basics of the event being unchanged for 100 years, the sport is making use of the latest technology. The club now uses an iPad app to determine the winner in dead-heats.“In a final, all the competitors might finish within a second. We had to use it several times this year.”

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Derby races a dead certThe future of Soap Box Derby racing on the Hibiscus Coast is looking secure, with a committed group of Rotarians and an experienced event management company on board. Next year’s racing, which takes place on Brightside Rd, Stanmore Bay on March 28 and 29, will be the sixth held on the Hibiscus Coast. The Whangaparaoa event will be held on the Saturday, and the national finals the following day. Race director Terry Clarkson says that the Whangaparaoa Rotarians are committed to the event, which they started in 2008, but keeping it going has been a struggle, and this year there is less Council funding to rely on. However, community support for the Soap Box Derby continues to be solid and this year the experienced team at Event Designers will be running the derby on behalf of Rotary. The Coast races will again include the Corporate trolleys, Masters trolleys and trolleys designed for children with special needs as well as around 16 trolleys for schools and clubs to race. For the first time, the national winner of the Masters races will go to the USA to compete, as well as the Super Stock winner. The funds raised will go to various organisations that support young people with special needs. Anyone interested in sponsorship can contact Terry Clarkson, phone 09 426 5426 or 021 918 980.

Colour, action and excitement are promised at the annual Hibiscus Rodders Beach Festival, which will again take over Orewa on Anniversary Weekend, January 23–25.The festival began in 2010 as a one-day event, and Rodder Sharon Morris says it gets bigger and better every year, attracting massive crowds to view the line up of hot rods and enjoy a range of entertainment.The event is a fundraiser for the Westpac Helicopter Trust and last summer raised a record $18,000.The V8 Rumble, a Grande Parade cruise around Orewa, and even a Westpac Helicopter ‘hover’ down Orewa Boulevard is planned, along with a Drive In Movie at Orewa Reserve, the Miss Orewa Beach Festival and a tug of war between community clubs.Purchasing a $10 programme puts you in the draw for the grand prize of a trip to America that includes hire of a Mustang for four days. Repco is also selling tickets for $4000 worth of equipment with which to ‘Pimp your Garage’, with all funds going to the rescue helicopter service.

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On Saturday, the action will focus on the beach, with live entertainment and food stalls. On Saturday night, the lovingly restored hotrods will be parked up along Bakehouse Lane, followed by a Night Thunder Cruise.On Sunday there will be the Show ‘n’ Shine on Orewa Boulevard, which gives the public a close up view of the cars and a chance to vote for your favourite.Info and registration: visit www.hibiscusrodders.co.nz or phone Sharon Morris, 0274 578 712.

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Trees of remembranceRemember loved ones who can’t be with you this Christmas by making a donation to purchase a remembrance card. Write your personal message and hang it on the Hospice Tree of Remembrance. Trees can be found at Farmers and The Plaza in Whangaparaoa, and also at New World in Orewa.

Messages of hope, contained in hundreds of recyclable plastic bottles are now on display on Auckland’s waterfront.The bottles are arranged in a wave formation and each contains a written message of hope or an artwork, from an Auckland school student. A total of 4500 children took part in the project, including Year 7 and 8 students of Whangaparaoa College.The art project was lead by The Roots Creative Entrepreneurs and was designed to provide an opportunity for children to express their feelings of hope

for the Christmas season and beyond.Four members of The Roots worked with students at Whangaparaoa College last month, helping them to prepare their messages. Each message was photographed for viewing on a large screen in the Gantry area of Auckland’s waterfront for the duration of the project. There will also be other activities with an Under the Sea theme, and a market of art produced by Roots members.The sculpture is on display on Auckland’s Waterfront Gantry from December 5 to January 25.

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Shane Hales and the Shadz will have you dancing in the New Year, when they perform at the Silverdale RSA’s New Year’s Eve Dance Party.Benny Award winner Shane Hales has been in the entertainment industry for 50 years and is best known for his 1969 hit St Paul. The Shadz formed to play Shadows music and when Shane sang Cliff Richard songs with them one day,

Shane and the Shad was born. Although a tribute to Cliff and the Shadows is part of their set, they also play a variety of other music. This year the Shadz were named Top Group for 2014 by the Variety Artists of New Zealand.The New Year’s Eve Dance Party is at the RSA in Vipond Road on December 31 from 7.30pm until late. Tickets on sale at the RSA bar.

The trade section of next month’s annual Warkworth A&P Lifestyle Show is shaping up to be well-supported with a greater number of exhibitors than usual.Show secretary Marjorie Blythen says she has been pleasantly surprised by the number of enquiries from businesses in the north, particularly businesses based in Whangarei and Dargaville.The 148th show will be held on Auckland Anniversary weekend, January 24 and 25.More than 7000 people are expected to go through the gates for the family-friendly event, which is becoming a showcase of rural life in Auckland’s north.Traditional events on the Saturday include the animal classes such as cattle, dairy goats and alpaca competitions, sheep shearing, sheep dog trials and the

hugely popular Puhoi Axemen.In the main arena, as well as the trade sites, there will be a Village Market which was introduced last year. Entries for the home grown produce, cake decorating and floral art exhibits in the Indoor Section are welcome, and there will be a food and wine section.Other attractions include live music, the Warkworth Pipe Band, miniature ponies, a petting zoo, a dance display and the popular sheep racing, as well as children’s sideshows and the Fairy Princess and Pirate competitions.Show jumping classes on the equestrian field will be held on the Sunday.Anyone interested in securing a trade stall should contact the A&P office on 09 422 2052.Information about the show is also available on their facebook page at Warkworth A&P Lifestyle Show.

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Rodney MP Mark Mitchell’s New Year’s resolutions are a mix of parliamentary, personal and recreational – they are: to increase pressure for the delivery of Penlink, getting fit and defending the Parliamentary Rugby World Cup title.

Busy business woman Hellen Wilkins of Destination Orewa Beach says she wants to keep her New Year’s resolution achievable: “Although I enjoy every aspect of my life and the variety of roles it entails, I need to offload a few aspects to give me a better work/life balance. More time with the children after school and less time at after work meetings is the key I think.”

Locals share hopes for 2015Lorraine Sampson of the Silverdale Commercial Residents & Ratepayers Association, below, says she enjoys keeping fit and knows how important it is, especially as you get older. She is already a regular at Pilates, but one of her resolutions is to go for an hour’s walk every day.

Hibiscus & Bays Local Board deputy chair Greg Sayers waxed lyrical when asked about his hopes for the New Year: “To banish doubt, worry and fear, and to grow in love, peace and cheer.”

Olympian Barbara Kendall revels in a challenge, and so it should be no surprise that her New Year’s resolution is to “try and have four new experiences in 2015 that stretch my comfort zone”. What is a surprise, however, is what is beyond her comfort zone – she gives the example of “taking singing lessons”!


Why less is more at ChristmasIt’s that time of year again, when we Coasties soak up the sun, get out on the boats, kayaks and stand-up paddle boards, swim with the dolphins that have been gracing our beaches lately, and enjoy nature. Mixed into our DNA is our love for the outdoors, and with Christmas fast approaching it is time to sit back and think about the products we are purchasing and the effects the silly season has on the environment. That’s right, I am talking about sustainability, and how we can easily take steps during this time of year (if not all year round) to reduce our consumption and our impact on our beautiful planet.With the Hibiscus Coast Branch of Forest and Bird’s most recent project, Pest Free Peninsula, really taking off, many people are engaging with us to help get rid of unwanted pests. This has prompted me to provide you with some helpful tips so you can show your support in a different way.There are multiple ways to become more sustainable during the festive season with minimal effort. Christmas doesn’t have to be a time of wasteful excess and with a bit of thought and some careful planning you have an eco-friendly Christmas that doesn’t cost a fortune. I have put together some ideas to get you started: y Consider making your own presents. Your family and friends will love all the effort you have put in creating something unique and tailored to them. I have made my own presents for the past two years and my family raves about it. Think homemade baking, an art piece, a board game – the list is endless.

y Give to charity instead of buying presents for one another. Oxfam has an excellent range of items you can purchase that go to those in need, from organic bananas, to a goat, or safe water packs. You can give your loved ones a card detailing the present you brought them and your donation goes to those who need it most. This really is an excellent gift idea.

y Give a native plant, such as a kowhai, corokia or five finger that, when it has grown, will feed our wonderful birds.

y Or even consider purchasing a trap or bait station to rid someone’s backyard of rats and possums so when they are sitting on their deck they will be surrounded by tui and bellbirds.

By making just one small change in order to reduce waste or recycle, you are helping to protect our environment and that’s one thing we can all be grateful for at this time of year.

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Symptoms of Stressmas I love Christmas. It’s always a wonderful time spent with family and friends. It’s just the lead up to it that is stressful! And sometimes when we are stressed our body starts failing us. Our immune system gets run down and annoying things pop out, like mouth ulcers and cold sores for instance.A mouth ulcer is a painful pale coloured sore on the moist inner skin of the mouth. Stress is a major cause of mouth ulcers but other causes include injuries, low Vitamin B’s, iron deficiency, as well as some more serious causes. The best way to prevent mouth ulcers is to avoid the triggers. However avoiding these is not always possible; for one – Christmas is definitely coming! So if you do find yourself with a mouth ulcer or three, the first treatment you’ll need, is to ensure good oral hygiene, like using hot salty water to rinse your mouth after eating. Products such as gels that ease the pain are available from your pharmacy, as well as pastes that stick to the ulcer, protecting it from further damage and promoting healing. Since low Vitamin B’s can be a cause of mouth ulcers, it is worth considering a Vitamin B complex supplement for a short time. It’s also a good idea to seek advice from your local pharmacist and make sure that there is nothing more serious that you should have checked out.Cold sores can also be activated by stress. Once caught, the herpes virus lies dormant in your body until activated, often at a most inconvenient moment (such as Christmas photos) and starts by tingling near where the blister is going to occur, typically on the lips. Within a few hours one or more blisters form, which are usually very painful. Unfortunately the blister itself is infectious so that means kissing under the mistletoe is at the kissee’s own risk!Once you have had your first cold sore you remain infected, so there is no absolute cure. It can be re-activated by stress, sunburn, colds and flu’, dental work and being run down.Many medicines are available at your local pharmacy – from tablets that are taken as soon as warning signs develop, to creams or medicated patches that treat the cold sore with specific antiviral medicine. Some studies have found that taking lysine on a regular basis may help prevent outbreaks of cold sores.I hope you enjoy Christmas. Most importantly, remember to take care of yourself beforehand, so that you can safely give Santa that kiss under the mistletoe!

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While the old adage advises ‘never judge a book by its cover’, the same cannot be said about paintings.

Whangaparaoa artist Murray Stuart.

Judge looks for wow factorAt least that’s the opinion of this year’s judge of the Great Summer Art Exhibition in Snells Beach, Murray Stuart, of Whangaparaoa. “For me, first impressions are important,” he says. “I’m looking for a painting that has the wow factor. I want to be surprised by the skill of the artist in portraying a subject.”Murray is a professional artist, whose favourite subjects are cityscapes, landscapes and seascapes. He is recognised for his use of bold brushstrokes and vibrant colours. Although he paints in several mediums, watercolour is his passion. He says his aim is ‘expressions rather than imitation’.Murray regularly tutors on both sides of the Tasman, and has been a judge at many exhibitions including the Royal Easter Show. This year he won the Raye Hannam Trophy for Best in Show.“When I’m judging, I look for an interesting choice of subject matter, good use of materials, confident brush strokes, creative use of colour and good design skills,” he says. “My advice to would-be exhibitors is to paint with confidence and passion.”The Great Summer Art exhibition is organised as a fundraiser for the

Mahurangi East Tennis Club.Club member Jan Hooton says as usual, art will displayed in three categories – professional, intermediate and novice. Most exhibitions attract around 150 artists with sometimes up to 450 paintings on display.“The artists set the prices, but normally they range from $100 to $1000,” she says.As well as the art, there will be woodturning, Maggie’s Creations, raffles and the ever-popular Ace Café with home baking.The annual exhibition will be staged in the Mahurangi East Community Centre, Snells Beach, from December 28 to January 3.There is a $10 entry fee on opening night, December 28, but the rest of the exhibition is free. The major sponsor is Bayleys.


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Ted and I have been married for 38 years. For 36 of those years we had a busy life, working in three different countries and seeing much of the world. We had some great experiences.

Hibiscus Matters is running a series of articles by Dr Ted Watson, who has Parkinson’s disease. The role that partners, family and loved ones play when someone has a disease such as Parkinson’s can be a difficult, stressful but also rewarding one. In this article we hear from Dr Ted’s wife, Jacqui Watson.

Living with Parkinson’s – a partner’s perspective

Late in 2012 Ted was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. For some time prior to diagnosis I had noticed that Ted was slowing down and starting to have trouble with buttons. He also used to come back from his bowling feeling very exhausted and seemed to sleep an awful lot.At first his Parkinson’s seemed to be very mild and life continued pretty much as usual. He joined the local Parkinson’s support group in Orewa and we went to the meetings and exercise classes. As Ted’s nominated carer, I also met once a month with other carers where we would chat and exchange experiences of living with a Parkinson’s patient. Ted and I went on holiday at Christmas time to Norfolk Island and had lots of fun and dancing. All seemed normal.However as time has gone on Ted’s condition has deteriorated and further symptoms have appeared. Considerable weight loss, digestive problems, swallowing difficulties, sleep problems, memory loss and so on. Tremors started to appear along with balance and stamina issues.We have had to put ourselves through a period of readjustment. It would have been so easy for me to become resentful of this outcome with its significant impact on both of our lives. Instead we have talked it through and have worked things out between us. Ted is always trying to reduce the effect of his Parkinson’s on me.Our roles in our marriage have shifted. Ted, in his corporate life, was responsible for leadership and decision-making and he was always the life and soul of the party in our social life. Now, I have assumed that mantle and Ted very much takes a back seat.

He finds gatherings of people stressful and prefers to socialise with only a few people who are well known to him.He has also lost his confidence with driving, and so I do most of it and he is happy to be a passenger. After much deliberation we recently took a trip to Queensland, hired a car for six weeks and I did all of the driving. This would not have happened three years ago.Ted is happy to do things like cooking, helping with the housework, and continues with his bowling. Our shift from Orewa to a retirement village in Mt Maunganui has helped us both. Ted is comfortable to do things in the village and I have the opportunity to participate in various things too – I am an avid line dancer and am able to continue with this knowing Ted is pretty safe and secure while I am out. The support we get from the other residents is very welcome.So, we are two years in now and continue on the journey, destination unknown. I have committed myself to being there for Ted. When he has an “off ” day I know that he needs to sleep as part of the recovery from that. Part of my role is to be a motivator so that he continues to exercise his mind and his body. We live by a beautiful beach here in the Mount and we try to walk on the beach at least once a day, usually twice.We both know that there is no miracle cure for this disease and that the future is unclear but, so far, we are facing it well together. One day at a time is a very apt way to describe how we now operate. Long-term plans have gone by the board. And we continue to laugh a lot – something we think is vital as we move ahead.


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St John is encouraging residents in Rodney and on the Hibiscus Coast to join its supporter scheme.

People living on the Hibiscus Coast are urged to get in touch with Waitemata District Health Board if they would like to take part in its free bowel screening programme. Coast residents aged 50‐74 who are eligible for publically funded health care can participate in the free bowel screening pilot.The results will help inform decision-making about thepotential roll out of a national bowel screening programme. The latest figures from the pilot show around 54 percent of people invited to take part have returned a completed bowel screening test.BowelScreening community awareness team leader Elizabeth Brown says while that figure is good compared with similar pilots internationally, she is concerned many people who want

to take part are missing out.Bowel cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in NZ, and the second leading cause of death from cancer. The pilot has detected cancer in 184 people so far and Ms Brown says it has already saved lives.“I urge anyone who has put off doing the test to consider doing it,” she says. “Or if you are unsure if bowel screening is for you, talk to your family doctor.”She wants to remind everyone that most people will be invited to do the test twice during the pilot. “One thing we know about New Zealanders is that they like to move around. If you have moved house or moved into the area and not yet been invited to take part in bowel screening please phone 0800 924 432 or email [email protected]

Ambulance subs appealWarkworth St John chairman Alan Boniface says that for a small annual subscription, people can have the peace of mind of knowing that in an emergency, they will receive free ambulance attendance including transport to the nearest hospital or emergency medical clinic if required.The annual subscription price is less than a single emergency ambulance part-charge and starts at $45 for an individual up to $75 for three people living permanently at the same address.“Hopefully you won’t need to use our ambulance service, but there are always people who do need our help,” Mr Boniface says.

“By subscribing to our Supporter Scheme, any excess funds from your subscription will help St John buy new equipment and vehicles. It will also help provide services such as first aid at local events, the Caring Caller service for the elderly and the Friends of the Emergency Department to give comfort to patients’ families.NZ’s ambulance service operates 24/7 and helps around 400,000 New Zealanders every year. Government funding meets about 80 per cent of costs, leaving a multi-million dollar shortfall.Info: 0800 785 646 or enquire online at: www.stjohn.org.nz/join.

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Hair farewelled at PlazaA decision made four months ago will culminate in a public head shaving at The Plaza on December 20. Alison Charles says when she turned 50, last August, she signed up with the Leukaemia & Blood Cancer Foundation’s charity Shave for a Cure, setting herself a $5000 fundraising target. She achieved the target, and is hoping to raise a little more on top, by having her hair shaved, in public, in the Plaza town square outside Jac’s. Alison, who works at Cartridge World and Whangaparaoa Collision Repairs, says she has had great support from her employers as well as friends and family. The shave will take place around 1pm and supporters will be able to donate via a bucket collection. Alison says hats and sunblock will be the order of the day once the shave is completed.


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Choose jackets with careIt was disturbing to read of two boating fatalities in recent months, both involving small powerboats. One was the loss of two men from a fibreglass runabout and the other a man drowning while out in an aluminium dinghy. These incidents show how important it is to plan all voyages well, taking into account the forecasted weather, the need to let someone ashore know about your trip and time of return, and to take all safety precautions possible. Incidentally, have you noticed that we are now exhorted to take “Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs)” when out on the water? What’s wrong with calling them lifejackets – surely a more apt name?While I applaud the legislation recently enacted to make lifejackets compulsory, either worn or carried on boats under 3.6 m, I do have reservations about the newest type of jacket, namely the ones that inflate automatically when the wearer lands in the water, or is activated by pulling a ripcord. When inflated, these have one and a half times the buoyancy of an adult lifejacket, which can have the effect of rendering the wearer immobile once in the water. This may be fine if the wearer is unconscious or not needing to move but for others who need to regain the safety of their craft, or go to the aid of another person, this becomes nigh on impossible. So it is important to carefully select the right jacket for the activity you undertake – for instance, Yachting NZ requires small-boat sailors to wear a buoyancy aid with 12 pounds of positive buoyancy, as against the 16 pounds specified for adult lifejackets (sorry, PFDs) as this allows sailors sufficient manoeuvrability to retrieve and right a capsized boat. Waistcoat types are also designed to allow the maximum body and arm movement for such activities as water-skiing, yachting, jet-skiing, paddleboarding and such, while still ensuring positive flotation in the event of the wearer being unconscious in the water.Of course it is essential to wear the right size of jacket – this is especially important for younger children. There are many different sizes available and they should be chosen with care – too big and they may be too loose, too small and they may not keep the youngster afloat. One other thing I’ve noticed about children and lifejackets – how often do we see youngsters on board boats wearing jackets, while the adults aboard aren’t? This not only sets a poor example for the kids, but also what if the adult steering the boat gets washed overboard? Maybe I’m being picky but I would rather anticipate such events and prepare for them than repent at leisure.One of my water activities is crewing on the scow Ted Ashby at Voyager Maritime Museum and as part of our training we’re taught Hazard Identification – a really useful exercise and one which I recommend to all boaties. Being prepared and minimising hazards may one day save the lives of those you love.

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Some boaties have commented, after recent fatalities, that the new regulations on the wearing of PFDs don’t seem to have made any difference. My only comment at this stage is to let the new rules settle in – only time will tell if they are effective. I for one hope they are.Lastly, congratulations to Coastguard for their Swap a Jacket initiative – a great idea and service that many boaties seem to be taking advantage of. Happy and safe boating these holidays.


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A roundup of sports Activities in the districtBadmintonThe Hibiscus Leisure Badminton Club meets on Mondays and Fridays, at the Stanmore Bay Pool and Leisure Centre, Stanmore Bay, from 9am to 11am. New players, men and women, are welcome to come along and have a go. Games are organised in doubles and players are asked to wear non-marking shoes. A fun way to keep fit.

Water safetyWhanau Nui lessons with Watersafe. Designed to make you feel safe with your children around water. Enrol for free lessons. January 19 to 23, 2015. The Stanmore Bay Pool and Leisure Centre, Stanmore Bay. Phone 424 9227.

TennisSilverdale Tennis Club, Main Highway, Silverdale (next to Rugby Club), play dates: senior mixed club day on Sundays at 10.30am & Wed evenings 6.30pm. Info: [email protected] Midweek Club on Wed from 9.30am. Info: Adrienne [email protected] Sat morning juniors, 8.45am. Interclub spaces available. Contact Trish at [email protected]. Small, friendly club of mixed ages and abilities. New members very welcome. First session free.

SkateboardingOnBoard Skateboard School holiday programme, at Orewa College, Riverside Road, Orewa. January 8, 2015, from 9am to 3pm. All skateboards and other equipment provided. Suitable for all riding abilities ages 6–12 years. Info and registration: www.onboardskate.org.nz

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While most young lads head to the beach for Christmas, a group of seven Hibiscus Coast Cricket Club players will be decking out in their whites for their age group cricket tournaments.The boys have been selected to representative North Harbour at their age group District cricket tournaments which runs from December 27 to December 31 at Lloyd Elsemore Park in Pakuranga. All the Yr 7 and 8 boys – Isaac Miller, Oliver Barton, Samuel Gordon, Campbell McKegg, Hamish Murphy, Tyran Van Ingenkal, BJ Jacobs and Hunter Shepherd – are acknowledged as players with potential in both batting and bowling amongst their peers across North Harbour. The tournament consists of five days of 50 over matches against other sides from the Auckland district. For the Year 8 boys this is their second year at

tournament and something they have been working towards for the past two seasons, while this is the first taste of a 50 over tournament for the Year 7s. Preparation for the tournament has involved winter indoor training since late August, and a series of matches against other districts since the start of the season. Most of the boys have been playing cricket since Year 5 with the club. The week promises to be a challenge for all the boys, but their enjoyment of the game keeps them motivated and provides an opportunity to test themselves against the best players from around the district. North Harbour fields two teams in each age group and will be looking to make the finals. The days promise to be long and hot, and, instead of swimming, the boys will be running around the outfield chasing a red ball, all for the love of cricket.

Whangaparaoa netballer Michaela Sokolich-Beatson got an early Christmas present last week, when she was named in the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic team as a training partner for the next ANZ Championship season.

Magic news for Coast netballer

Michaela, who is also in the NZ A team, and the U21 National Development squad, has taken the signing of the contract with the Magic in her stride, according to her mother AJ, although she is looking forward to training with players such as Silver Ferns Leana de Bruin and Casey Kopua (once Casey recovers from injury).Magic coach Julie Fitzgerald describes Michaela as a skilled and talented athlete who will be warmly welcomed into the Magic.“We are excited to complete our 2015 group with the inclusion of Michaela as a training partner,” Julie says. “She’s a versatile defender and equally

comfortable on the wing as in the goal circle. We’ve had our eye on her for a while with her skill, attitude and athleticism, and we believe she has a great skills base to build on.” The 18-year-old will join the Kia Magic team in early January, and netball training is likely to dominate her first year out of Whangaparaoa College.Michaela is still waiting to hear whether she has been accepted into Auckland University’s Bachelor of PE degree course, and if successful, she hopes to fit her studies around her netball commitments.

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Hundreds of the region’s newest surf lifesavers took to the water at Red Beach on December 6 for the first Northern Region JuniorSurf carnival of the summer.

Clockwise from top, a Red Beach contestant giving 100 percent effort in the Boogie Board race for 8-year olds. Wading race contestants head for the finish line on the beach. A hotly contested board race heat. Girls, aged 7–9, competing in the hotly contested Beach Flags event. Photos, Ross Malyon

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Coastguard’s Old4New Lifejacket Upgrade initiative, launched this summer, will continue until the end of January, following huge support from communities around the region. The initiative allows anyone who owns a lifejacket to upgrade it for a new fit for purpose model with a competitive trade in discount, when the Old4New van visits local boat ramps. More than 400 lifejackets were traded last month. This included a successful visit to the Stanmore Bay boat ramp on November 30.Among those traded in were lifejackets that were 50 years old, from classic sailing and cork jackets to those that the kids had grown out of or that were sitting unused in the front of the boat. Local trade-ins are: Gulf Harbour boat ramp, December 20, 6.30am–9.30am and 3pm–5.30pm and January 31, 7.30am–1.30pm; Orewa boat ramp (at Orewa Estuary), January 24, 7.30am–1.30pm. A full schedule of ramp visits is at www.coastguard.org.nz

Lifejacket trade in extended

A total of 560 competitors aged 7–13 years took part, representing 10 clubs – Red Beach, Orewa, Mairangi Bay, Piha, Bethells Beach, Karekare, Muriwai, Kariaotahi, Waipu Cove & Omaha.Five competition arenas were in operation and the youngsters, in three age divisions, took part in surf, board and wading races, board relays, beach flags, sprints and relays.The beauty of this carnival is that it

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A SMART REPAIR Service for F&P smartdrive washers, F&P/Simpson dryers. Same day service 09 423 9660 or 021 168 7349.AT YOUR REqUEST your local cleaning team is ready to deliver our 5 star shine in your home for weekly cleaning, spring or moving cleans. For a FREE quote call Yvonne 09 475 9716.BAY APPLIANCE REPAIRS Repairs to all major brands of Laundry and Kitchen Appliances small appliances and powers tools. All work guaranteed EWRB registered. Ph 09 947 0333/022 600 9919.BUILDER 40 YRS+ ExP SEMI RETIRED available for property maintenance, decks, fences etc. No job too small. Good rates. Ph Rob 021 1672155 or 426 2960.ELECTRICIAN AVAILABLE. Phone Brian: 09 426 2320 Anytime.GARDEN MAkEOVER & MAINTENANCE Greenspace Landscapes. Contact Jeremy @greenspace.net.nz ph 0210 273 2626.HEAT PUMP CLEANING SPECIALISTS We clean all types of heat pumps, can change hrv, dvs filters. Call Neil 0800 225 327, www.heatpumpclean.co.nzPEST CONTROL, Flies, spiders, cockroaches, ants, rodents, wasps. Competitive prices. Ph 426 2253.PLASTERING, GIB STOPPING. All aspects of stopping. Skim coat specialist. 25 yrs exp. Karl 0210 42 42 96 or 428 7127.PLASTERING, SOLID, GIB STOPPING, Painting/repair work. Small jobs. Trade Cert. Keith 424 8841 or 022 682 4760.TANk WATER TESTING Find out what bad-bugs are in your drinking water. We collect, test and report. Ph Simon at 09 422 9345 or [email protected] & CHEMICAL HOUSE WASHING. Careful service, reasonable rates. Ph 426 2253.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.nz

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HYPNOSIS for stress, phobias, easy Stop Smoking. Bill Parker NZAPH, 424 7610.SUMMER SPECIAL: HANDS & FEET Nails cut & filed, includes hand & foot massage. $30 each or 2 people for $50. I will come to you. Phone 424 0676.

CASH PAID Tools & Machinery, Shed & garage clearouts. All things considered. Call or txt 021 161 5139.TO BUY, RECORDS/LP’S Ph 428 1587.

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kAUFMANN PIANO & STOOL Excel condition $1500. Ph Nyree 424 8714.

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DELIVERY PEOPLE URGENTLY NEEDED

to distribute Hibiscus Matters & flyers for all areas of Orewa & Stanmore Bay. Ph Julie Murray 021 333 233 or

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meet Fri 7.30pm, Orewa Community House (behind Estuary Arts Centre) Ph John 027 646 2995, 0800AA WORKS.A PIONEER CHRISTMAS The decorations are up! Come and see what yesterday’s Christmas decorations were like at the Pioneer Village in Silverdale and join in the festivities. Open daily from December 1–24, 10am–3pm.

A RAY OF HOPE Ray White Real Estate has begun a campaign that will provide a bit of Christmas cheer to people staying at Ronald MacDonald House. Locally, you can drop a wrapped gift into the Ray White Manly office in Rawhiti Rd, Manly Village and pop it under their tree. They will be passed onto families who need a little extra light in their festive season.

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL WOMEN (BPW) Hibiscus Coast $2000 Tertiary Student Award – 2015. Open to a present or past female Rodney resident. Application Forms & Criteria available ph 426 0407 or email [email protected] Applications close Dec 31 2014.

HBC GRANDPARENTS PARENTING GRANDCHILDREN INC. meets first Wed each month, Red Beach Methodist Church Lounge, 11.30am. Ph 426 9136 for further information.

HIBISCUS COAST SENIOR MOMENTS social activities for seniors. Are looking for volunteers to help set up in the morning, help with running the program and volunteer drivers to transport our clients to and from our centre in Red Beach. Ph Monique 426 0056.

HIBISCUS COAST COMMUNITY PATROL - PATROLLERS WANTED Your patrol needs you to become extra eyes and ears for the Police. Patrollers will require a police check and full training will be given. Ph Margaret 021 250 9120 or Frank 09 426 3122.HIBISCUS HOSPICE CHRISTMAS GIFTS THAT kEEP ON GIVING. Why not treat yourself or a loved one and raise money for Hospice to care for the terminally ill? ‘Christmas Is’ CD $15. 11 beautifully recorded Christmas songs from acclaimed NZ artist Tim Beveridge. A range of ‘NoShortcuts’ chutney, relish and pickle. Packaged in Christmas twin and triple gift packs - priced from $19.50. Made by hand with fresh spray free produce; no artificial colours, additives or preservatives. Coast to Coast Pictorial discovery of Rodney $24.95. This book showcases the beautiful district we live in and makes a great gift to post. Available at www.hibiscushospice.org.nz or ph Sue 421 9180

HIBISCUS STITCHERS Feel like company? Join the free Hibiscus Stitchers Thurs 1pm, Whangaparaoa Library. Ph Jean 428 5207.

OREWA LADIES GARDEN CLUB monthly meeting. 2nd Thurs of the month guest speaker and/or garden visits. Trading table, afternoon tea. 12.30pm, Orewa Catholic Church Hall, Centreway Rd. Ph Ann 427 8377.

COMMUITY NOTICES OREWA SOUTH INDOOR BOWLS CLUB 214 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa. Monday nights 7.15pm. Come and enjoy a game. Info ph 426 3094.

OREWA LIONS COLLECT OLD - CAR OR BOAT BATTERIES. Redundant car, boat, or any batteries no longer needed, we will pick them up for you, and all monies raised from the sale will go to the Lions Child Mobility Foundation. Give us a call for pick up, Mandy 426 0586 or Laurie 426 3122.

RED BEACH LADIES PROBUS 2nd Wed of month, 10am. Red Beach Methodist Church. Friendship, fun, fellowship, outings. All welcome. Ph Gloria 426 8098.

SING ME UP HIBISCUS If you can talk….you can sing. Community singing is fabulous. Come and try it. Tues 7pm, Thurs 9.30am–10.30am, Sea Scout Hall, North end Orewa Beach, Arundel Reserve. Brigid [email protected]

TOASTMASTERS SILVERDALE /OREWA Fortnightly meetings held 7.30pm–9.30pm Wed, Orewa Masonic Hall, 103 Centreway Rd, Orewa. All visitors welcome. Ph 021 129 3568 or www.orewa.toastmastersclubs.org

WOULD LOOk GOOD IN A kILT? Join our band in Silverdale to learn bag pipes or drums. Beginners and experienced people from age 10 years are welcome. Annual fee $70 includes FREE tuition. Ph Gayle 424 1893 or Bob 09 424 1838.

WHANGAPARAOA LIONS CLUB, (2nd & 4th Tues) Stanmore Bay Community Hall. 7pm, ph 424 3165; 428 5608.

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GRAZING LAND available. Waiwera area, 15 acres, fenced paddocks, water, good grass, Michael 021 646 299

CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES HIBISCUS COAST CATHOLIC PARISHSt John’s Church, 180 Centreway Rd,

Orewa. St Francis Church, 8 Motutapu Ave, Manly

CHRISTMAS EVE: 5.30pm - Family Mass, St John’s, Orewa. 11.30pm -

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15–24 Christmas gift-wrapping service, in return for a gold a gold coin donation to Hibiscus Hospice. Available from December 15–24 opposite Stevens in The Plaza Whangaparaoa

19 Twilight On the Coast market, The Plaza, Whangaparaoa (town square, opposite the library), 4pm–9pm. Craft and food market, with entertainment for the young ones. Santa will be there! Info, or to book a stall, phone Rebecca, 021 240 7170.

20–24 Christmas gift wrapping service, in return for a gold a gold coin donation to Hibiscus Hospice. Available December 22, 23 and 24 at Paper Plus, Moana Ave, Orewa.

28 The Great Manly Art Show, 77 The Esplanade, Manly, 10.30am onwards. Work for sale by local artists, small classic boat and car display. Music in the morning. Free entry. Info: phone Lesley Gager, 424 0398. (see ad p26)

31 Rock the Clock featuring Shane and the Shadz at the Silverdale RSA, 43a Vipond Road, 7.30pm until late. Reserved seating $15. Tickets and optional dinner orders on sale at the bar. (see story p29)

16 Twilight On the Coast market, The Plaza, Whangaparaoa (town square, opposite the library), 4pm–9pm. Browse the craft and food market at twilight. Entertainment for the children. Info, or to book a stall, phone Rebecca, 021 240 7170.

17 The Big Dig, Orewa Beach and Reserve. Dig for prizes in the sand. Children’s entertainment, raffles and more. Funds to Lions projects on the Hibiscus Coast. Info: see ad, p15 and story p22

23–25 Hibiscus Rodders Beach Festival, Orewa Beach Reserve and Boulevard. Get a close up look at hot rods and hear them roar! Entertainment for the whole family. A fundraiser for the Westpac Helicopter Trust. (see story p27)

30–Feb 1 Boulevard of Buskers. The buskers are coming to Orewa again, providing a wide variety of street entertainment for the whole family in the town centre.

14 Okura Forest Festival, in the park at Okura Hall, Okura River Rd. Live music and entertainment from 11am–11pm. Bands confirmed so far include Tequilla Sunrise, Desperate Models, 18 Strings and Black Friday. Raising funds for Friends of Okura Bush. Info: email [email protected] (see story p22)

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One of the Coast’s hidden gems, which I visited in my teaching days, is the YMCA camp at Shakespear Lodge. It is an amazing venue for school camps. We did abseiling, rock climbing, kayaking, orienteering, archery, sailing, camping and all sorts of sports. The facilities were wonderful. The children loved the dormitories and the chance to stay awake late! As teachers it was always a challenge to get them off to sleep but we all went home exhausted but happy to have taken part.

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Members of The NZ Breakers basketball team were given a rapturous welcome by around 250 very excited Hibiscus Coast school children, as well as parents and teachers, when they visited the Stanmore Bay Pool & Leisure Centre recently.

Clockwise from top, a Whangaparaoa School student takes on the Breakers. An excited crowd packs the bleachers. Students had clothing and basketballs signed by their heroes. How many goals can you shoot when watched by the Breakers?

NZ Breakers shoot the breeze with Coast fans

The team towered above the children from seven local Primaries and Colleges as they took them on in a series of fun, three-minute basketball games and shoot-offs in the centre’s gym on December 4.Every slam-dunk from the team received thunderous applause.The North Shore-based Breakers holds ‘Breaker Ball’ community events like this every few weeks at various centres around Auckland, and this is the second time they have been hosted by The Leisure Centre – the last was two years ago.Basketballs were given out as prizes

and at the end of the hour-long visit, the students also had an opportunity to meet the players, get autographs and take photos.Orewa College received a Breakers-signed basketball for winning a shoot out from the free throw line. Frances Tau, a parent looking after the college boys, said she was proud that the team immediately gave the ball to one of their players, Braiden Parkes, because he doesn’t have his own ball at home. “The future of NZ Basketball couldn’t be in the hands of a better bunch of kids,” she says. More photos, www.localmatters.co.nz

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