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This group of around 10 orca was photographed near Tiritiri Matangi Island on September 20. They are not common in this area and seeing them was a bonus for Massey researchers who are studying the occurrence of bottlenose dolphins around the Hibiscus Coast. Photos, Kate Harder and Blair Outhwaite. (see story p3)

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Set netting in Arkles Bay is again on Auckland Council’s agenda, and residents are anxiously awaiting a decision on whether the permanent ban on the practice in their bay will remain.

Customary fi shing rights impact on Arkles Bay set net decisionThat decision will be made this month by Council’s Regulatory and Bylaws Committee as part of a review of all legacy bylaws, which must be completed by October 31.Retaining the year-round ban was expected to be straightforward after residents presented strong evidence

of harm from the practice, both historical and recent. In response to this, the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board recommended that the bylaw preventing set netting taking place in Arkles Bay, which was enacted in March 2007, be replaced by a year-round control under the Public Safety continued page 2

& Nuisance Bylaw. If a year-round control were to be put in place, it would be unique in Auckland.However, Maori customary rights, which are guaranteed under the Marine and Coastal Area Act, may mean that such a ban is would meet

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stiff opposition. This Act replaced the Foreshore & Seabed Act in 2011 and, according to Council’s social policy and bylaws manager Michael Sinclair, feedback from iwi is that those rights must be preserved.With this in mind, Council staff plan to put five options in front of the Regulatory and Bylaws Committee at its October 13 meeting.The options include a year-round ban, a summer-only ban, and no ban at all with the use of existing legislation to control any illegal or anti-social activities.Set netting is a legal food gathering activity that involves the positioning of a weighted net in the water, however Arkles Bay Action Group chair Alan Sayers says the way it was carried out in Arkles, before the ban was put in place, was not lawful.Residents consider that one reason set netting is popular in the bay is because it is adjacent to the Long Bay-Okura Marine Reserve, so fish are plentiful.“It was a year-round activity and the amount of fish plundered was disgraceful. It was common for three large vehicles full of fish to be taken away each weekday,” Mr Sayers says. “They were not being stopped by Fisheries officers.”Evidence was presented that residents were abused by angry set netters and Mr Sayers says there was even an attempt to run him over after he took a look at a float on one of the nets.

He says the ban needs to be permanent, as swimmers and boaties use the bay year-round and their safety should be paramount.Despite the existing ban, there were two complaints logged with Council last summer and Arkles Bay resident and Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater had threats made against him last December after he removed a set net from the water.The final decision rests with the councillors on the Regulatory and Bylaws committee, which includes local Cr John Watson.Cr Watson says it is clear from the information and options presented to the local board last week (which is attached to this story at localmatters.co.nz) that staff favour a summer-only ban.“Council staff have shown their hand. When it comes to the vote, I can see that all the dominoes have been put in place to get the result that the staff think is best, which goes against the community’s wishes,” Cr Watson says.Final chance to have a sayBefore the decision goes to the committee on October 13, local board feedback on the options has been obtained and the public is being offered a final opportunity to have a say.Anyone can email Council on [email protected] right up to the day before the meeting (October 12) and that feedback will be put before the committee along with a response from Council staff.

Cameron Slater pulls a set net from Arkles Bay, last December.

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Seeing dolphins near the shore causes a lot of excitement, with Coast residents even getting out of their cars on their way to work and wading into the water to get a closer look.

Auckland Transport is taking a closer look at the cost of weed control methods alongside roads following pressure from councillors, the Weed Management Advisory group and the public.Among the feedback focusing the mind could be the more than 400 emails sent to Auckland Transport (AT) chair Lester Levy by ratepayers who want Roundup/glyphosate replaced with hot water weed control.As revealed in Hibiscus Matters’ last edition (September 16), there are claims that inaccurate figures are being used as a reason to continue, or even increase, the use of glyphosate/Roundup in public places despite its classification as a probable human carcinogen.Increasing use of chemical sprays by Auckland Council on its parks and reserves is also in the pipeline after a decision taken during the Long Term Plan process to replace mechanical

edging with chemicals.Opponents to the use of glyphosate say that figures used by Council and AT which show that chemicals are cheaper than alternative, non-toxic methods, are grossly inaccurate.Last week a decision by the AT board on the continued use of glyphosate was deferred for a second time and will now go to its November meeting.AT spokesperson Mark Hannon says the deferral was because the board has asked for further clarification around the costs of various types of spray, including a deeper analysis of cost comparisons between glyphosate and alternative control methods.Crs Wayne Walker and John Watson say that accurate figures are key. Cr Watson put figures in front of the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board at its meeting last month.

He said that AT quoted different costs at different times but their latest figures state that the average cost for glyphosate is $440 per km/per year (in some parts of Auckland $552 per km/per year) and that the average cost for hot water/steam is $1223 per km/per year.He says combining the cost of hot water and high-pressure steam methods together is problematic because they are entirely different systems with different costs and effectiveness.Steam is more expensive because it can take up to five times longer to be effective and, when this method is used, glyphosate is also applied on hard to kill weeds.Cr Watson says that the average cost of the hot water method, such as the one that has been used on parts of the North Shore by the company Biothermal Technologies for 20 years, is $550 per km/per year.

Both councillors have seen the hot water method used, first hand, and say the Hibiscus Coast would be a perfect fit for the system. “As well as being non-toxic, it’s fast and efficient – hard to kill weeds just need repeated applications,” Cr Watson says.The councillors say that the result they’re after is for the Hibiscus Coast to have an alternative, affordable method available if that’s what ratepayers want.The options will eventually be put before the local board by Council staff and the final decision rests with them.Hana Blackmore of the Weed Management Advisory says pressure is building on AT, and her group will be keeping a close eye on things until a decision is made.She says more than 400 emails have been sent to Mr Levy via the Stop Spraying Our Streets Facebook page.

Dolphin research focuses on Hibiscus Coast sightings

Recently there have been a lot of sightings around the Hibiscus Coast; 200 have been logged on the Whale and Dolphin Watch Whangaparaoa Facebook page since it was created last year – a quarter of those in the last month.Keeping a close eye on that page are researchers from Massey University, including North Shore resident Blair Outhwaite.The occurrence of bottlenose dolphins around the Hibiscus Coast and North Shore form the basis for Blair’s science degree thesis.He says the Facebook page alerted him to the number of sightings of these nationally endangered dolphins around Whangaparaoa Peninsula and he decided to investigate further as part of his studies with Massey’s Coastal-Marine Research Group.He says this is the first project to focus solely on this area and, with

little baseline research to work from, his project (known as The Hauraki Gulf Bottlenose Dolphin Project) is accumulating valuable data on where bottlenose dolphins occur and how frequently.Blair says that it appears that most of the dolphins spotted around the Hibiscus Coast are bottlenose – this species tends to come further inshore and can get into quite shallow water. They also do more aerial displays than common dolphins.Blair’s work could uncover whether there are locally based dolphin pods frequently visiting the area, as well as the locations where they most commonly occur.The researchers conduct surveys up and down the coastline on Sundays, when the weather is good, and also respond to reports on Whale and Dolphin Watch Whangaparaoa.It was while checking out a report of

dolphins at Tindalls Bay recently that Blair and the team came across a group of orca foraging and socialising south of Tiritiri Matangi Island.The Whale and Dolphin Watch Whangaparaoa page was set up on Facebook a year ago by Stanmore Bay resident Charlotte Chapman. She says every time dolphins are seen locally the page gets a few more members, but can get 50 or more when there are orca sightings, because of their rarity.

A highlight of Charlotte’s own encounters with dolphins came last month when she was out fishing. “We were out for five hours and saw dolphins everywhere,” she says.Blair says he hopes more locals will log their dolphin and whale sightings on the page to aid this important research.He says while seeing these animals in the wild is very exciting, it’s vital that they are respected and given sufficient space – DOC has strict rules about this.

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Positive role for PenlinkAlthough Bryce has some valid points on transport matters (HM September 16), Bryce lives in Orewa where there are three accesses to the motorway and a fourth if you travelled north over Waiwera Hill. On the other hand on the Peninsula we have only one access via Silverdale and we all know what that’s like. It doesn’t matter how good the public transport is in an area such as Rodney as the majority of us (especially contractors and suppliers of all descriptions) will always use our own vehicles and we need better access to and from the Peninsula. Personally, contrary to Bryce’s views I think the Penlink will add more vibrancy not only to the shopping complexes, but to the Peninsula as a whole.Garry Leslie, Tindalls Bay

Widening problemBryce Pearce (HM Local Folk September 16) suggests running bus lanes along the centre of Whangaparaoa Rd and he says it doesn’t need widening to do it. Cycle lanes need to be 1.5m wide, and buses are 2.4m wide so even with 0.5m to pass it would all take up about 11/13m. That would leave no room for cars at all, and even if we all buy bikes, how do the trucks, couriers, ambulances, fire engines and trailer boats all get through? Whangaparaoa Rd runs along a ridge, so widening would disrupt a lot more than Mr

Pearce’s answer of “no parking”.I suggest that the real problem is over population of Auckland brought about by greedy developers and power mad councillors.Robert Batt, Manly (abridged)

Help on its way?While getting some groceries from Fruit World behind Wendys recently I saw a small group huddling by an elderly gent who had tripped over a parking buffer, cut his hand and smacked his head on the concrete kerb.The first guy on the scene had phoned St John only to be told that they would not send an ambulance unless it was an emergency. He said he didn’t know if it was an emergency but that there was plenty of blood at the scene. St John said a paramedic would phone back to ascertain whether or not an ambulance should be dispatched. Twenty minutes later St John phoned back and it was decided that an ambulance would be dispatched. By the time it came, the old fellow had been sitting on the concrete for 45 minutes, passers-by had wrapped him in a coat and I wrapped him in a survival blanket. I have much respect for St John but this new ethic around whether to send a team out or not raises questions. At the end of the day we are not qualified to judge whether or not someone is okay. What is going on out there?

Steve Cray, Arkles Bay (abridged)St John says that for privacy reasons it can’t provide details of the patient’s condition. However Sheri-Lyn Purdy, Clinical Control Services manager, provided this response: Our three 111 Clinical Control centres answer in the region of 1300–1500 emergency calls per day. We use an internationally recognised system to prioritise calls so we can respond in a way that ensures the right care at the right time for every patient. Our review of this incident shows the patient benefited from an improvement to the St John 111 process that has been operating in the Auckland region for over a year. St John now has experienced nurses and paramedics sitting in the 111 Auckland Centre. A small number of 111 calls are referred to them, so they can carry out clinical assessments over the phone for patients whose condition isn’t immediately life threatening and determine the best treatment. On the basis of initial details supplied to St John, this incident was correctly assigned a Green priority. This meant an ambulance would be dispatched when one became available – which can take up to two hours when our ambulances are busy with more urgent, life threatening cases. In this case, because a registered nurse called back (13 minutes after the initial 111 call) and assessed the individual patient’s needs, the incident was upgraded to

Good sportEx-League coach Graeme Lowe made his name in a sport known for its toughness, but although his recent shoulder reconstructive surgery was partly because of an old sporting injury it was aggravated in a far more domestic way. Graeme was mowing his lawn in Millwater. He reached down from the ride-on mower to pick up a ball that was under a tree and that was enough to do the damage. “It’s a bit embarrassing,” he says.

Orange priority. An ambulance was dispatched and arrived 42 minutes after the original 111 call. (abridged)

Spending questionedI see in Hibiscus Matters September 16 edition that the local Board is allocated a paltry $1 million to spend on local projects such as footpaths, lighting and kerb improvements. I note the Board chair says the Board has “no intention of losing it”. I should think not. Regardless, it is not the Board’s job to look after footpaths etc. That should be done automatically by the Council under routine maintenance. In any case a million bucks will go nowhere. The Council is simply ducking its responsibilities. I understand the rate take from the Hibiscus & Bays area is about $80 million a year. So where is the other $79 million going?John Clements, OrewaEditor’s note: To clarify, these funds are for new projects, not routine maintenance. Apologies if that did not come across clearly in the original article. Since that story was written, Local Board chair Julia Parfitt has advised that a large part of the Hibiscus Coast’s share of the money is to be spent on the design of a 3m wide concrete shared path over the section of Orewa Recreation Reserve and Orewa Domain from the bridge at the south end of the beach, to the south end of the Orewa Reserve carpark, based on the rough order of cost of $520,000.


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A local couple, who had never seen Game of Thrones, recently won a trip to the set of the TV programme, in Croatia. Karen and Paul Wilson of Orewa won the trip from Sky. Paul watched all of season five before the week-long trip, which they took last month. Karen says part of the fun was that it was all new. “We only entered because our daughter Nicole had seen a blog about Croatia and told us it was beautiful,” Karen says. “We were blown away. We toured the Game of Thrones locations and learned about the history of the country and the war. It was fabulous because it wasn’t on my radar and now we definitely want to go back. There’s so much more to see – beautiful clear water and 1000 islands!” Karen is pictured sitting on a copy of the iron throne – she says it cost $12,000 Euros to make the replica in iron.

Fairer deal soughtA letter published in these pages has been the catalyst for community groups to seek a reduction in their electricity rates. Neil Furby of the Orewa Theosophy Centre wrote to Hibiscus Matters September 2 paper concerned that not-for-profit organisations are treated the same as businesses when it comes to electricity charges. “Electricity costs us more than $100 a month. We pay more in the fixed charge than we do for electricity used, because of the higher business rate,” Mr Furby says. After the letter was published he was contacted by three other local organisations – a church, art centre and community centre – also seeking a fairer deal. Together they are writing to the Ministry of Commerce seeking a different classification for non-profits when it comes to electricity pricing. They are also approaching Rodney MP Mark Mitchell. “We hope this could snowball into something of real help to organisations like ours,” Mr Furby says. Any other charitable organisations are welcome to join the group – email [email protected]

Assistance appreciatedI would like to thank two people who helped me on Friday September 18 at midday on Orewa Beach, when I took a fall hitting my head and cutting my neck on rocks. A caring lady who heard my cry, came and attended to me and also asked a young man to come and help. Both of these people were so caring and helpful. How humble this made me feel. Not knowing your names, I would sincerely like to thank you both. I am recovering after treatment from a nurse.

Melba Dalton, Orewa (abridged)

Roundup cost too highThank you councillors Watson and Walker for championing non-toxic methods of vegetation control. The true cost of using chemicals is far

Feedback cont...greater than the operational cost. Loss of life, livelihoods and quality of life through illness as well as contamination of air, soil and water should be included. A 2009 NIWA study found concerning levels of glyphosate in Auckland Harbour sediment and overseas tests have detected it in rain! Has our rain been tested? New Zealand has one of the highest rates of cancer in the world. Where did Janet Fitzgerald get her “estimates” from and what other initiatives could be more important than preventing cancer? The cost of litigation also has to be included. Auckland Transport were put on notice at their last board meeting of class action. Glyphosate is so toxic it has been banned in other countries, but New Zealand authorities are advocating its continued use –“business as usual”.Nolene Berger, Manly

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The closure of the local car seat service, from October 1, is part of Plunket’s nationwide move away from rentals and sales to refocus on education and advocacy.A Plunket press release last April said that “as fewer people are using the rental and retail side of the service it is no longer financially viable”.Plunket’s car seat service was launched in 1981, when research found that only 20 percent of children were properly restrained in cars. Research by the Ministry of Transport last year found that 93 percent of children under five now travel in car seats.Plunket’s chief operating officer, Andrea McLeod, says the service is proud of what it’s achieved. “We advocated successfully for the law change to make car seats mandatory, and our programmes have helped families get their children into car seats. She says there are many retailers better placed than Plunket to sell seats. “Our decision to move out of rental and retail, which has made a loss for several years, will not see a drop in access to safe seats.”The change is also driven by data on unintentional injuries. According to figures from the Injury Prevention Research Unit at Otago University, fatalities for children aged 0-4 years average more than 50 per year and hospitalisations average more than 2500 per year for this age group. Most unintentional injuries happen to children in the home.“Over the years, our staff have helped families keep their children safer on the roads, and we are encouraged by the decline in the number

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Board projects up and runningSometimes it can feel like projects take far longer than we’d all like. Today I’m excited to update you on several key projects that are nearly complete.The education wing at the Estuary Arts Centre is almost enclosed. Our aim is for classes to start as soon as possible once the centre opens before Christmas. I’m always pleased when having a coffee to see the café full and people enjoying the exhibitions. The estuary is starting to develop a reputation as an edgy and vibrant sub-regional arts centre. Next door to the arts centre, both the toilet block and the skate park are progressing quickly. The new toilet block will cater for the many people using the Te Ara Tahuna Cycle and Walkway. Work is on schedule with facility expected to open in December 2015. The old motor home dumping station has been relocated to Hatfields Beach with financial support from the Motor Home Association.Near the Youth Centre, our new skate park is really starting to take shape. The original skate park built years ago by our wonderful local skaters was only ever meant to be temporary. Contrax, a local Orewa based firm with national experience, are designing and building the new facility. We are grateful for the design input from local skaters, many who were involved with the original skate park.You may have also seen the complementary walkway lighting at the Western Reserve entrance. We’ve used our Auckland Transport Capital Fund for this work. In the future, we hope to use more of this funding to construct a walkway along Orewa Beach and to complete the links in the Te Ara Tahuna Walkway taking it to Silverdale.Our local board’s successful campaign to reduce the size of the catchment spend for development contributions in the Silverdale/Millwater area means we have over $3.4 million to develop the fields at Metropark and construct new walkways. Funding is available to complete the design work for Metropark West and for its development in future years.The Stoney Homestead project is almost complete with the homestead and original “shed” restored. Funding is in place for the homestead’s internal refit, onsite car parking and landscaping. Through our Auckland Transport Capital funding, we will add parking bays for more on street parking. This will be a fabulous hub for the Millwater community. The Stanmore Bay Leisure Centre upgrade is underway. Working drawings are being prepared for the consenting process with work due to start in the next financial year (2016/2017). The upgrade will fix structural issues and an internal refit will make the space more functional for everyone. It is great to see these projects coming to fruition and knowing that we’ll enjoy using these wonderful facilities for years to come.

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Labour’s Phil Goff was brought up to speed on local issues at a recent meeting in Gulf Harbour with Councillors John Watson and Wayne Walker. Issues discussed included Penlink, the Gulf Harbour ferry service and the new Hibiscus Coast bus service (including extensions to the Northern busway and the Silverdale park and ride). Mr Goff said that the massive growth across Auckland has to be matched with an investment in infrastructure and open space. He also showed a strong interest in the need to promote local employment and business opportunities. It is expected that Mr Goff will make an announcement soon as to whether he will contest the Auckland mayoralty next year. Crs Watson and Walker say they will lobby other prospective mayoral candidates about local issues as well. Pictured, from left, is Phil Goff, Cherry Café’s Oliver Hoang and Crs Wayne Walker and John Watson.


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Home cooking, the way it used to be, features in a recipe book put together by the Hibiscus Coast Senior Moments group.

Dorrie Wilton posed with Rose Kelly’s grandchild, Emily, for the cover of the recipe book. They are pictured sampling a Pink Cake – the recipe for which was handed down to Rose (a Senior Moments volunteer) by her mother and features in the book.

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Supervisor Monique Blankestein says that during the group’s regular lunches, people were talking about the food they grew up with, and the meals they cooked for their own families.The idea of collating some of these recipes in a cookbook so that they could be handed down the generations was suggested and there was no shortage of material. Handwritten recipes and worn books with notes in the margins and the stains of repeated use in the kitchen were brought forward.The group’s volunteer cook, Rose Kelly, took on the task of selecting recipes for the book, including translating some from other languages and converting measurements to metric.One of the 27 women who contributed recipes, Daisy Sawyer, says that what makes recipes like this different is that back in the 1950s and 60s there wasn’t the big range of foods that we find in supermarkets and specialty stores today.“You had to make something tasty from very basic ingredients,” she says. “Most of the methods were simple, compared with today’s mile-long recipes.”Large families were more common – Leslie Sutton’s mother had 12 children to cook for and Dorrie Wilton’s parents had 10.“We never went hungry and always had dessert,” Leslie says. “It helped that we had a poultry farm. My father used to sit at the table with a big bamboo

stick and if you talked he whacked the table. If you didn’t eat your first course, you didn’t get dessert.”By contrast, Carol Trollope and Betsy Vandenberg remember meal times as time to talk around the table.“You always ate together and didn’t have to rush to see TV because there wasn’t one,” Betsy says.The recipe book costs $15 and is a fundraiser for the social activities for seniors that the Senior Moments Charitable Trust provides. It will be available from Paper Plus, Driftwood Café and Life Pharmacy in Orewa, Oceanz Seafood in Silverdale and Hair Unlimited in Whangaparaoa. The group is also holding a sausage sizzle on October 3 at the Silverdale Warehouse where it hopes to have books available. Info: www.senior-moments.co or phone 027 253 5557.

Hibiscus Matters has five copies of the Hand-Me-Downs recipe book to give away. To go in the draw, message us on Facebook, or write your name, address and daytime phone number on the back of an envelope and post to Hand-Me Downs, Hibiscus Matters, Unit G, Tamariki Plaza, Tamariki Ave, Orewa 0931. Entries close October 23.

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Gone too soon When you are living some of your life online you can get to engage and know people you have never met in real life. You may follow their journey on blogs, different Social Media platforms, or are signed up to their email list and you may end up knowing a lot more about them than their closest friends.Recently I lost one of these online friends. I use the term ‘friend’ although I have never stood next to this person or talked to him in real life. However, I can tell you pretty much everything about him. This person is Scott Dinsmore from Live your Legend.A friend introduced me to Scott (online) a year ago and I have been an avid follower. Scott set up a online business called Live your Legend and he not only inspired thousands all around the world but he has inspired me, encouraged me and helped me decide how to live my life. He taught me how to enjoy Freedom and Adventure while doing the things I love to do.He did that all from the computer. The power of social media was never clearer to me than when I realised how someone I have never met could inspire and show people how to live their lives to the fullest and not get stuck in a nine-to-five job that was wrong for them.Scott chose to live his work. Unfortunately his life was cut short by a climbing accident and it is truly an incredibly weird feeling to have such grief for someone you have never met.I am not alone in this feeling as there are thousands out there all over the world who feel just as I do, connected through social media. We all are supporting each other in the Live your Legend community. Stories of how people changed their lives after learning about Scott, as well as the great feeling of community we all feel, is Scott’s legacy. Scott died far too young but he has left a legacy behind. He inspired change in so many people’s lives. It is an overwhelming feeling to have grief for this man you never met but to have such pride and connectivity to a community of like-minded people. I am honoured and proud that for over a year I was able to witness this man’s greatness.

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Red Beach couple Melissa Randall and Alan Maher, new owners of Carpet Link in Whangaparaoa Road, have more than 35 years expertise in the flooring industry between them.Alan is a certified carpet layer and salesperson and Melissa has worked in commercial and residential flooring sales for 15 years.There is not much they don’t know about the range of carpets, vinyls and wood flooring that they sell and over the years they’ve seen changes in the kind of materials we like to put on our floors.Synthetics dominate the market and they are unrecognisable from the nylon carpets of earlier decades. As well as having a thicker pile and a more luxurious feel underfoot, they are also more stain resistant and fade less in our harsh sun.Quality wool carpet still has its devotees and Carpet Link also caters for them. Carpets range in price from around $15 per square metre to $70 per square metre.One thing that is noticeable as you look around the store is that the days of green, pastels, apricots, bold patterns and bright colours in carpet are over. The carpets that sell these days are all in shades of cream, beige, brown and grey.Melissa and Alan hope that locals will tap into their considerable experience – there is a big focus on establishing

Melissa Randall and Alan MaherCarpet Link as “your local flooring store”.“Being locals, we feel strongly about keeping jobs on the Coast,” Alan says. “Sure, people can drive to the Shore but it’s better to deal with a business that is only a few kilometres away from your house than one that’s 30km away.”“It also means if you have questions or there is a problem, you can come directly to us,” Melissa says.She says by talking with customers they establish things such as how many people live in a household, whether it’s a bach, rental or family home and if there are pets. “That helps us advise them on the best options.”The couple are keen boaties and manage to combine their work at the store, which is open six days a week, with time for fishing and diving. Alan is also an expert in the specialist job of laying carpets in large boats.Alan and Melissa are finalising the details of providing sponsorship to Stanmore Bay Boating Club and Red Beach Surf Lifesaving Club.

A month was all that was needed to convert Snatch A Deal in The Plaza, Whangaparaoa from a pop up to a fully-fledged, permanent store.Owner Rebecca Walkinshaw of Red Beach says the response has been awesome, with some lines virtually flying out the door, so the decision to make the store permanent was an easy one.Rebecca and her husband David set up a website-based business six years ago selling a range of products imported from Australia, America and Europe. Rebecca says customers asked whether there was a shop, and so she decided last month to give it a go in The Plaza.Rebecca says it has not only been a great way to grow the company’s customer base but also that they are enjoying the face to face contact.New stock comes in all the time, keeping things interesting for regular customers.Cosmetics, including all the leading brands, are a core product line but there is a constantly changing line up of other items including lollies, gift sets, wedding shoes, lights, stockings, thermal socks and the Kardashian Collection. Rebecca says around 4500 different lines are stocked in their Silverdale warehouse.The colourful Doodle stationery range is a big seller – Rebecca says the kids

Rebecca Walkinshaware calling it “the Doodle store” and Paris Miracle bras and Shape Secrets underwear are also popular.“It’s interesting to see the differences between things that sell well online and those from the store,” Rebecca says. “Having a store also allows us to demonstrate products, such as heat and click heat pads – a chance to share the product knowledge that we’ve built up over the years.”“People like to see and touch products, which is why we’re discovering that retail is not a dying thing,” she says. Rebecca is excited to see how the store could grow and change – she is thinking of the possibility of eventually opening more Snatch A Deal stores based on this model. “I’m enjoying offering things to locals at a good honest price,” she says.The store is open four days a week, Thursday to Sunday as Rebecca devotes the rest of her time to their online business.“It creates a bit of anticipation – because every Thursday when we open there’s something new on offer.”


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A year ago, Lisa Russell decided to take the advice that she often gives to Caci clients, and do something special – just for herself. She bought the Caci Silverdale franchise, enabling her to work close to her Dairy Flat home while remaining within an industry that she loves.The newly opened Caci Clinic, in Milner Ave, covers Silverdale and Millwater as well as Dairy Flat and Whangaparaoa Peninsula.The clinic is a skin and appearance medicine specialist – Caci is known for Botox and dermal fillers and has been doing laser hair removal for 20 years in NZ.Lisa says that the treatments offered are about improving people’s confidence, which is a very individual thing. “Something that one person perceives as a flaw, such as wrinkles around the eyes or hair on the face, might not matter at all to someone else,” she says. “Everyone is different, and it’s important not to judge and simply help that person.”Having trained as a beauty therapist, Lisa headed to London where she moved from hands-on therapy into working as an examiner and trainer at the London College of Beauty Therapy. Returning home with her English husband and two young girls, she settled into a job at Caci’s support

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office in Auckland, opening its first Training Academy.The four years that Lisa spent at the support office reinforced her skills in building and training a strong team and at Caci Silverdale that includes a senior beauty therapist and registered nurse, each with more than 20 years experience, as well as a treatment coordinator who advises clients. That first consultation assesses the problem and offers options.When cost is an issue, Caci offers payment plan options.Increasingly, the clinic is seeing younger clients seeking preventatives and advice to keep their skin in great condition, which Lisa says is a sign that the message about looking after your skin in the harsh NZ sun is getting through.Although the focus is on treatment, pampering is all part of the service. “Even our facials are skin corrective treatments, but they make you feel good. Busy women, including mums, don’t pamper themselves enough – you need to make time for yourself.”

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Curves Orewa’s new owner, Karen Legg, is right at home in the bright, welcoming and user-friendly gym.Karen has worked in gyms ever since she first trained, in 1985 in Sydney. She says she finds exercise essential for her mental health – “that’s why I’ve stayed with it for so long,” she says. “That endorphin release makes you feel better, whatever kind of day you’re having.”She has been a trainer and recreation centre manager, including working for more than 20 years with the YMCA. Managing large recreation centres tended to involve more time behind a desk than working with customers, and Karen says helping people was the big appeal of buying a Curves franchise.The Curves Smart programme enables members to do their circuit training by simply swiping their key tag into the computer and logging into each machine. The computer tracks your workouts and lets you know how you’re progressing towards your goals.While this automated system means there’s no need to change weight stacks or put any figures into a machine, Karen says the personal touch is still an essential part of the 30-minute workouts.The introduction to the gym includes

a fitness assessment, including BMI and body fat readings and a health history. Goals are discussed – whether that’s weight loss, toning, strength or aerobic fitness.The 30 minute workout programme is designed to fit into women’s busy lives while working every major muscle group and providing strength training, cardio and stretching.Karen, or one of her staff, is always on hand to supervise. “We believe it’s important that you don’t workout on your own,” Karen says. “If someone has an injury or needs extra advice or stretches we can adjust the programme for them.”Instructors also demonstrate exercises focused on a particular muscle group or area in regular Body Basic Circuits, and if a goal is to lose weight there is an option that includes meal plans.Curves Orewa has a friendly, relaxed atmosphere that Karen says is partly because it’s women-only, but also in tune with Curves’ philosophy. “Curves still has the caring and the values of helping people achieve their goals, and we do care whether that happens or not,” she says. She even suggests that members ring in if they’re struggling with motivation to come for a workout. “We are here to help.”

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Dial-a-Chocolate CakeIt all started with a 70-year-old recipe for a delicious, dark moist chocolate cake. Sharon Johnson knew when she first baked one, while managing a cake business for a friend, that this was something special.It eventually formed the basis for her Dial-a-Chocolate Cake business, which she set up in Whangaparaoa back in May.Sharon had been a courier for many years, specialising in delivering flowers and cakes. It was through running her friend’s business that she discovered her love of creating beautiful cakes. Food has always been a big part of her life – she is married to a Scottish chef who is currently doing the catering for Whangaparaoa Golf Club.They moved to the Coast three years ago, and Sharon, who was used to a six-day-a -week working life, says although she loves playing bowls, she was not ready for retirement, and looking for something more.With the moist chocolate cake recipe in her head, she decided to open a business making the cakes to order – and Dial-a-Chocolate Cake was underway.Sharon has made hundreds of the cakes and, while the recipe is strictly under wraps, she says one of the

secrets is the high quality Belgian and French chocolate and cocoa that she uses. The pure chocolate, when spread on the top, creates the perfect finish. The cakes, which come in a range of sizes, are decorated with a message and delicate chocolate ‘feathers’.A cake ordered for a 21st birthday party that was made up of four 30cm cakes put together is the biggest she’s ever done. “The family was thrilled, so it was worth all that work,” she says.At one stage she trialled a gluten-free version, but says the texture wasn’t to her liking. “I don’t like to compromise on the quality of the cake,” she says.The cake has a very good shelf life, although Sharon says most people say they don’t last long once people have their first slice.She delivers the cakes to her customers, who, she says, have been mainly local.Word is spreading – there are often bulk orders for clubs and functions and recently Sharon was interviewed by a group of students from Orewa North School for their school newspaper.Along the way, the business has helped Sharon settle into the Coast community, and put a huge smile on her face. “It’s a pleasure to make these cakes and see the enjoyment that they bring.”

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A Dr Seuss-inspired Truffula Oasis, a metallic scarecrow called Bolt and a colourful interactive wall are among the projects that have added colour and fun to Gulf Harbour School’s outdoor areas.

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From top, wooden pallets were recycled to create mini gardens against a retaining wall. Painted tiles have turned a boggy unused area into a place that children can use at playtime.

Students throughout the school have been working on creating interesting, colourful and interactive areas for play and learning to brighten up the grounds.The school opened in 1998 and assistant principal Charlotte Brown says it was due for a makeover.Her idea of getting the students involved was taken up with enthusiasm. Teachers visited the Kaipara Sculpture garden for inspiration and classes came up with projects to reflect the culture and values of the school in its outdoor areas. The results reflect around a term’s work and the support of Mitre 10.At a special Inside Out open day on September 10, parents/caregivers and the community were invited to take a stroll around the school and view the children’s work – most of which will remain permanently in place. Formerly unused areas such as spaces under stairs, retaining walls and cloakrooms have been given a spruce up with gardens, and painted signs. Sandpits and planter boxes are freshly painted and decorated.Charlotte says that the students learned a lot from working on the projects and the completed additions

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A report focused on community needs on the Hibiscus Coast has identified a lack of local tertiary education, training and work opportunities and the need for a stronger sense of community as well as concerns about infrastructure and the environment.

Community needs explored

The report, by Point Research, cost the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board $15,000 and was tasked with identifying community priorities and collecting information so that informed decisions can be made about services to meet community needs. It included a “stocktake” that identified more than 300 community organisations, as well as obtaining feedback from 463 residents and visitors.It was presented to the local board’s workshop in June and made public at last month’s meeting.Overall it came to the conclusion that residents are doing well “compared with Aucklanders”. It essentially recommends that the local board continue with work it is already doing. That includes: supporting local education and training and working with Auckland Transport to improve public transport and “progress plans to reduce traffic in Whangaparaoa”.It also recommends funding the building of a Leisure Centre in Millwater and providing more for youth including adding activities for older children in playgrounds and providing a mobile youth centre. An upgrade of the Stillwater boat ramp is also recommended.A key priority identified by residents was that natural amenities be protected

and enhanced amid concerns that this could be undermined by development.Finally it recommends that the local board try a “lighter, quicker cheaper” approach to community development. Examples include encouraging performances, sports and temporary art installations, particularly in Whangaparaoa, Gulf Harbour, Waiwera and Orewa.

Whangaparaoa 2030In addition, a Local Board project in association with community groups and businesses is looking for ways to involve the community in future planning for Whangaparaoa.Whangaparaoa 2030 – the Peninsula Project began earlier this year and so far has involved relatively informal meetings between local board member Janet Fitzgerald, representatives of groups such as the CYC Trust, Whangaparaoa Library and The Plaza management.The next stage is to get feedback about what Whangaparaoa may look like in the future. The project team will hold workshops, focus groups and “interactive discussion spaces” where people can share their ideas.Info: look for Whangaparaoa 2030 – the Peninsula Project on Facebook.


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A house that heats itself, a sewage system based on composting worms and an edible garden will be showcased in the Good Life Home Tour in the Matakana area on Sunday October 11.

This straw bale house in Matakana, ingeniously designed by engineer cum sustainability consultant Ewan Briggs, is nearly complete.

Good Life demonstrated on Matakana eco-house tour

The tour will be an opportunity to meet a few Kiwi eco-pioneers who have each created their own version of ‘the good life’ – in one case from the ashes of disaster. The four very different properties are located in Sandspit, Matakana and Pakiri.In Sandspit, the tour will take in a home that generates its own power, uses worms to process sewage and sits on 1.2 hectares of edible gardens.The two properties in Matakana include

a nearly completed, low-impact, straw-bale house designed to heat itself in winter and a purpose-built eco-house set amongst a prolific edible garden.The last house on the tour is a 125sqm mud brick home in Pakiri which has a composting toilet, passive solar design and permaculture garden, and was built by a family who lost their previous home in a fire.The tour is part of a mini Ecofest, organised by the Kaipatiki Project, the environment centre of the North Shore. Other events include: y Edible Native Landscapes, free food-foraging walks and talks around Hobsonville Point, on Saturday October 3

y The Good Life Talks, an entertaining evening with actor, broadcaster and MC Rick Leckinger and eight special guest speakers, at The Pumphouse in Takapuna, on Thursday October 8.

The free Good Life Home Tour will run from 9am to 3pm.Info: www.kaipatiki.org.nz/ecofest

Makeover finalistsSilverdale Primary School has been named one of 10 finalists in the stage one judging for the 2016 Treemendous School Makeovers. Four winning schools each year receive a $10,000 garden makeover using native plants. Silverdale School is developing landscaping plans for stage two, which will be judged to select the winning entries. Winners will be announced in November.


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Visitors to Richard Field’s Stanmore Bay home generally get to see his Labradoodle, Jet, first.

Canine ears to the rescueAt the sound of a knock or doorbell, Jet is immediately at the door, letting her owner know someone is there. This is just one of many tasks she performs as a trained Hearing Dog.Richard’s hearing was damaged during his time as a Navy diver and weapons specialist, and later when he worked as a civil engineer.When he takes his hearing aids out he loses 80 percent of his hearing.Hearing loss was something that he was in denial about for some time. “I was a bit vain and refused to wear hearing aids for a long time, until my ex-partner convinced me that it was needed,” he says.Even with the hearing aid, there are safety concerns; when you take them out at night or while showering, what happens if the smoke alarm goes off? The answer to these problems turned out to have bright eyes, a wagging tail and a gentle, loving disposition.Hearing dogs are trained by Hearing Dogs NZ. They learn to respond to different sounds around the home, including alarm clocks, smoke alarms, the phone and the doorbell in different ways (none of which involve barking) to attract the attention of their owner.Two-year-old Jet lies down in front of Richard when the smoke alarm goes off, and puts her paws on his knee to let him know there’s someone at the door. She wakes him when his bedside alarm goes off.She watches his every move, and they

are inseparable – wearing her Hearing Dog jacket she is allowed on every form of public transport, including planes, and inside cafés and hospitals.Richard says Jet changed his life. “Deafness can be very isolating. Before I had Jet, I felt that I was a burden to people because of my hearing impairment and was very insecure. As well as keeping me safe, Jet is a great conversation starter and makes people aware that I have a hearing problem, so it’s not an issue. She’s also a wonderful companion.”Richard is happy to provide an educational talk to any local groups. If your organisation or school would like to find out more about hearing dogs and watch Jet in action, email [email protected]

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The 10th annual Hospice Fashion show will be held this month, and organisers say it is likely to be the last in this format.Hospice communications manager Dyan Cann says that the women’s committee, which organises the fashion show, may not run it next year but return sometime after that with a new and revitalised event.“The event has been doing very well for hospice for 10 years so it may have a rest next year while we come up with a fresh new look and format,” Dyan says.The show, called Simply Stylish, plans to go out with a bang.Among the highlights will be the latest fashion from local businesses including Charisma, Orewa Menswear and Beach Hut. The Farmers’ body shape team will show how four different body shapes can be dressed in styles that show them off to best advantage.Award winning fibre artist Laurel Judd is Hospice’s special guest.Her work with machine knitted natural fibres, handcrafted buttons and embellishments has attracted international attention – she will present a retrospective of her award winning garments at the show, including high fashion day and eveningwear, menswear and her children’s entry into the World of Wearable Art.One of the garments (called Big Bang Theory) won the Supreme award at the Australian Wool Fashion Awards

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two years ago – the first non-Australian garment to do so.Show organiser Jan Adams is excited about just how much there is on offer – “without a doubt there will be something of interest for all ages and sizes,” she says.The women’s committee puts on a light supper and everyone gets a goodie bag.Little Manly resident and Good Morning TV presenter Melanie Kerr is volunteering her time as MC.The event is on October 21 at Whangaparaoa College auditorium, Delshaw Ave,Whangaparaoa. Doors open 6.30pm for 7.15pm show.Tickets $35 (or $60 VIP) from www.hibiscushospice.org.nz or phone 421 9180.

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Parents centre has new homeThe Hibiscus Coast Parents Centre is well established, but is only now moving to its very own premises. President Jo Hayes says for 20 years, all the centre’s courses have been running from Whangaparaoa Library or rented rooms in other community facilities. “This is the first space we’ve had to call our own and we’re very excited,” she says. Jo says that the new rooms, which opened at Unit C, 592 Whangaparaoa Rd on September 24, will allow the organisation to extend its services. “We plan on running more courses, coffee/playgroup sessions, more support based services for new parents, pregnancy, birth and parenting workshops, plus some school holiday fun,” Jo says. Parents Centres NZ Inc. provides childbirth and parent education, across 50 centres nationwide. The centres are run by volunteers. Info: [email protected] or phone 021 288 875.

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Although it ends with a beheading, Chris Wyatt says his musical, The Prisoner, offers a message of hope.

Hopeful message from The Prisoner debut musicalThe original production, written and directed by Chris, which debuts at Centrestage Theatre this month, uses the story of John the Baptist to grapple with the question “why do bad things happen to good people?”Chris has played many acting and singing roles since he was five years old.Writing and directing is something new for the Kingsway School biology teacher who wrote the script while recovering from “ferocious chemotherapy” last year. He says that his brush with death, after he was diagnosed with cancer, gave him more empathy. “I had to recover in isolation for around six months and I read a book by Gene Edwards based on the life of John the Baptist. That book, and others, inspired me to write the musical,” he says. “I was thinking a lot about human suffering. Looking back I realise that I couldn’t have done this without going through all that darkness – I would still be prancing around the stage doing 42nd Street.”Chris formed the not-for-profit Crossbridge Theatre Company to stage the production. The cast of around 30, aged 13–70 years, are mainly from the Hibiscus Coast and Rodney and most are affiliated with a church – more than 20 churches are represented. Around half have never been on stage before and Chris says their confidence and skills are growing

with every rehearsal. Among the experienced actors is Ken Brown, who has the lead role of John the Baptist.Chris says putting on the show has been exhausting and he is grateful for the experienced production team that is working with him.The setting is in biblical times, but the actors are in modern dress, which Chris says is so that the audience can immediately relate to them.His aim is to get people talking. “When there’s illness or death, it can be very lonely and even family and friends can be awkward and avoid the issue,” he says. “I want to get the discussion going and leave people with a message of hope.”Chris is in remission thanks to the success of a bone marrow transplant that used his own stem cells. He says facing his mortality also gave him a greater appreciation of groups such as Leukaemia & Blood Cancer NZ and the Cancer Society. “I wouldn’t be alive if not for the research that those organisations fund,” he says.The show is on from October 17–24 at Centrestage Theatre. Half of the proceeds of a charity performance on October 20, as well as money collected from donations and a raffle, go to Leukaemia & Blood Cancer NZ.Tickets from Centrestage, phone 426 7282, or iTicket.

Marching to their own tuneA relaxed style is one of the secrets to the popularity of the Kumeu Vintage Brass Band. The 40 plus band members are experienced musicians who do not march, compete or put themselves under pressure – when they play they do so purely for enjoyment; their own and that of the audience. Members include ex-Royal NZ Artillery, Army and Air Force players as well as Navy band players. Musical director Graeme Gilles is a former member of the National Band of NZ. Their repertoire includes film themes, Disney tunes and the Andre Rieu theme tune, Radesky March – and much more. The band plays this month, on October 10, 2pm–4pm at Whangaparaoa College auditorium. Guest artists at this year’s concert are Riki McDonnell, Euphonium Virtuoso NZ champion, as well as the Chia Family with a musical ensemble. Tickets are $15, under 12s $5, from [email protected] or phone 021 171 1836.


Martin Sanders’ triptych of kereru won ‘image of the night’. He took the image on Tiritiri Matangi where the bird was feeding on kowhai leaves. “It was quite hungry and I was able to study the bird as it selected each morsel,” Martin says.

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Residents are encouraged by the fire service to attend public fireworks displays in other parts of Auckland next month, with the nearest being Kumeu, after making the decision recently not to hold the Orewa Beach fireworks event.

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The Orewa event was hosted by local fire brigades on Guy Fawkes night for seven years and included a big fireworks display along with demonstrations by firefighters and entertainment. It attracted crowds of up to 12,000 and as well as being a fundraiser for the fire brigades, it reduced fire callouts on Guy Fawkes night. Entry was free, with donations sought via a bucket collection. This raised $4000–$9000.This is the second year running that the event has not been held. When last year’s event was cancelled, the fire service planned to bring it back, however last month that hope was quashed.Silverdale Fire Brigade station officer Ted Fuller, who has coordinated the

fireworks since it began, says losing major sponsor, New World, was a key factor. He says fire volunteers do not have the time or resources to look for funding to replace that level of sponsorship. “It costs $25,000–$30,000 to put it on,” Mr Fuller says. “We considered the Kumeu model, where you pay for entry, but that is not possible on Orewa Reserve. We are extremely disappointed because it was a bit of a highlight for us too, and a chance to showcase our service.”Mr Fuller says the fire service would support a local event if Auckland Council wanted to run it. “When we ran it, fires on Guy Fawkes night declined so it made a huge impact on fire safety in this area.”

School scholarships retainedThe Hibiscus & Bays Local Board has voted to offer scholarships to four local colleges. The former Rodney District Council initiated the scholarships. Orewa, Kingsway, Wentworth and Whangaparaoa Colleges will each be allocated one scholarship valued at $1000 for a senior student who has consistently demonstrated good citizenship through community participation. The selection will be at the discretion of the school.

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Time to get growingThis is the prime time to get into the garden and grow yourself some really fresh food. The days are getting longer now that daylight saving has started. Spring planting and recipe ideas:Rocket: Soils are warming up so there should be salad greens in your garden. All you need is potting mix, a big pot or space in your garden and seedlings from the garden centre. Growing your own rocket for that fancy salad will leave you proud. As well as in salads, rocket can be used in pasta or a healthy stir-fry with meat and fish.Tomatoes: For easy grow-your-own tomatoes, just save seeds from a cut tomato, let them dry on a paper towel for a week and squish slightly. Sow in potting mix in a recycled yoghurt container then plant the seedling in the garden or pot up.Kumara: A newly slim Jamie Oliver has touted the kumara as the healthiest vegetable on the planet and they’re so easy to grow. A liver cleanser, kumara is full of vitamins, fibre and magnesium that help heart and bone health. You can buy kumara runners from garden centres. Sprout in a pot of moist sand and when the shoots have leaves, transplant them into a large space in your garden. Try topping a whole baked kumara with tomato chutney or salsa, freshly steamed vegies and a dash of natural Greek yoghurt. Toss cubed kumara with olive oil, minced garlic and chopped rosemary. Roast in pan until crispy and tender. Kumara wedges are great for spring barbecues. Sprinkle chopped garlic and parmesan cheese over clean, unpeeled wedges and cook until golden and crisp.Avocado: Avocados contain vitamins B6, C and E as well as folate, fibre and niacin. The monounsaturated fats help lower cholesterol. Mash onto grainy crackers or toast, add tomato, freshly chopped chives and a squeeze of lemon or lime juice with cracked pepper. Avocados are superb in smoothies – try avocado, banana, almond milk, chia seeds and honey. Whiz up and enjoy.Carrots: Carrot seed can be planted in the successful combo of a row of carrots, a row of onions and a row of beetroot. Add a few radish seeds to the line of carrots as you sow; the radish will pop up fast and remind you where the line of carrots are.October is also NZ Cheese Month. Whey to go! The annual NZ Cheese Awards are the most fun you will ever have in a room full of bacteria! Our cheesemakers in and around Rodney are a hard-working and passionate bunch – including the clever team at Puhoi. So celebrate our locally made produce and churn out a few cheese recipes. My favourite is cheese rolls or as they call them on the Mainland, ‘Southland Sushi’!You need: 1 x 30g packet of onion soup mix, 1 x 400g tin of evaporated milk, 500g grated tasty cheese, half a teaspoon of mustard powder and a loaf of fresh, white bread, crusts removed.Method: Put soup mix and evaporated milk in a saucepan and heat slowly. Add grated cheese and mustard powder and stir until thick and smooth. Allow mixture to cool slightly and then spread over slices of bread. Roll up then bake in a medium oven for 15 minutes. Or cool the mixture and store in a jar in the fridge and make cheese rolls for the kids all week. This is a perfect school holiday, ‘kids in the kitchen’ recipe.

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Orewa College’s annual Wearable Arts show is one of the final opportunities that students have to gain points in the fiercely contested House competition.This year there were more than 100 entries. One of the requirements is that recycled materials are used, and students from Years 7–13 got inventive using playing cards, plastic of all kinds, various kinds of metal and even an old Christmas tree.Paper was top of the list with many outfits made of recycled magazines, newspapers, paper cups and even toilet paper.No sacrifice was too great, with many lollies and Whittakers chocolate bars consumed to provide wrappers to decorate garments with.The winners were announced at an evening show on September 17.The Rugby World Cup theme was taken up with enthusiasm at this year’s

Age Concern Rodney Senior Games with many wearing black and team names such as the ‘Old Blacks’.

The Peninsula Pirates were a force to be reckoned with at the Senior Games, and came in first place overall. Below, Graeme Lowe opened the games. He is pictured with Age Concern Rodney chief executive Catherine Smith.

Games generating fun

Although it meant changing codes, ex-League coach Graeme Lowe opened the games, at the Stanmore Bay Pool & Leisure Centre on September 17, stressing the fact that it was all about fun activities.The games included darts, badminton shots, mini golf, basketball hoops, javelin and hockey, all adapted to be safe and enjoyable for the participants.Nine teams took part, taking a turn at each activity, supervised by Leisure Centre staff.During the event, Graeme Lowe made a $1000 donation to Age Concern

Rodney, through his Lowie Foundation. He said that the foundation’s usual focus is on improving education outcomes through sport, but that he was happy to be able to be able to support the wonderful work that Age Concern does in the community.

Right, from top, this wedding dress, made entirely of toilet paper, was one of the winners of the competition. Drilling holes in 500 plastic forks was among the work required to put this outfit together. It was created by Heather Williamson and Danielle Phillips and modelled by Emily Williamson. Above, Samantha Phillips models a paper dragonhead.

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A ROUNDUP OF SPORTS ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICTBoatingOpen Day and Boat Bits Sale, Gulf Harbour Yacht Club, on October 10, 10am to 2pm. Info: 424 2118.MiniballYears 1-4 can play on a full-size basketball court with lower hoops at the Stanmore Bay Pool and Leisure Centre. Games are Thursdays 3.40pm to 6.15pm (draws on website). Info: www.aucklandleisure.co.nzTagHibiscus Tag over 40s starts 30 October, put your running shoes on have a run get a team together. Info: Phil 424 5072 or 027 270 6056.CricketSchool holiday cricket, with Hibiscus Coast Cricket Club, Victor Eaves Park, Orewa, October 5–8. Options for 6–11 years and 12–15 years. Batting, bowling and fielding technique, $120 for the week. Phone 027 443 3211, or email Dave: [email protected] or online: [email protected]

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Case against specialisationOne of the most dramatic developments in youth sports over the last 10 or 15 years has been the explosive growth, at seemingly ever-earlier ages, of the number of highly selective, highly competitive sports teams, and the related trend toward early specialisation. The trend towards early specialisation (to be distinguished from starting early, which, for some sports, is important), and an increasingly professionalised approach to youth sports, appears to be driven by half-truths, a herd mentality, the ever-burgeoning youth sports industry, and by adults more intent on winning than acting in the best long-term interests of children.There appear to be three main reasons for this trend:1. Parents are looking for an edge. 2. Parents believe that more is better. 3. Parents think it is a matter of competitive survival. The international evidence (a 2012 study, by Franzen J, Pion J, et. al.,) found that boys aged 10 to 12 who play multiple sports, especially many hours a week, instead of specialising early, are physically fitter and have better gross motor coordination than those who specialise.The majority of studies suggest that early specialisation can have significant negative consequences on the development of an athlete over time. Far from being supported by hard scientific evidence about youth talent development, the trend towards early specialisation and playing on travel or select teams at an early age is a bad idea for many reasons. For instance, it: y interferes with healthy child development y comes with psychological risk from stress associated with over-involvement and expectations of parents

y doesn’t guarantee future athletic success y hurts, rather than helps, skill development y is elitist y leads to overuse injuries y promotes adult values and interests, rather than those of children y increases the chances that the child will suffer burnout and quit sport y reduces the chance that children will stay active in sports as adults. (Brooke De Lench)

In New Zealand college principals say they are worried that the intense competition between schools is prompting them to put a lot of pressure on their students. Rob Nichol, chief executive of the NZ Rugby Players Association, says students are specialising in sport too early. “Kids are giving up other sports that they enjoy to specialise in a particular sport and effectively put all their eggs in one basket only to find out four to five years later that actually there’s not much at the end of the road for them,” he says.His concerns are backed up by sports researcher Craig Harrison, who says some school sports stars are being harmed by excessive training. “We’re getting athletes who have to attend a number of practices a week,” he says. “We’re ending up with athletes that are burning out and they’re experiencing injuries that a lot of the time are putting them on the sideline for extended periods.”

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Sportwith Richard Casutt, Sport development manager

Positive start for Stillwater market The first Stillwater market on Duck Creek Reserve on September 13 attracted good numbers and as well as the locals there was a lot of interest from people who had never been to Stillwater before. Market organiser Lilly Dudek says the first market was successful, with great feedback. Fine weather added to the atmosphere as people browsed around 15 stalls featuring locally made crafts, clothing, jewellery and food. The next market is on October 18, 10am–1pm. Lilly says she will be introducing more fresh fruit and vegetables, flowers, party decorations – and, for the little ones, an enchanted bouncy castle! A video of the first market is on our website, localmatters.co.nz

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COMBiNED RODNEy SENiORS TRiP to Whitford and Clevedon. October 5, $30 pp Includes: Return coach fare, morning tea, entrance to Whitford bird and Animal Park and Gardens and movie, tour of McNicholl Homestead. Bring your own picnic lunch to have at the Homestead, tea/coffee and biscuits provided. Depart Red Beach 8.30am, Orewa 8.35am approx. Bookings and payment to Fred Ph 426 5765 and leave message before Oct 1. Or Stan at Orewa Community Hall Tues or Thurs 12.30pm–12.45pm.

DiSPLAy AND SALE OF OvER 30 ORiGiNAL PAiNTiNGS by 3 local accomplished artists: Annette Denholm, Murray Stuart, and Neville Bradley, Fri, Sat, Sun October 2-4. Inside Whangaparaoa Plaza. Watercolours, acrylics and oils. Affordable prices. Next to Countdown. Don’t miss this one.

ENJOy AN AFTERNOON OF BiNGO (Housie) at Bowls Orewa every Friday at 1pm. Play 20, $20 Houses for only $2. 50 prizes available from $20 to $1000. All welcome. Ph 426 6236 or 427 4674.

ExHiBiTiON & SALE OF PAiNTiNGS: 77 The Esplanade, Manly Beach by Lesley Gager, Ricca Skulander & Di Hilas. Sat October 24–26, 10.30am–3.30pm. All welcome. Refreshments.

HBC SENiOR MOMENTS is a social activity group for seniors in the Hibiscus Coast area. We meet every Monday and Thursday morning during school terms at the Red Beach Methodist Church Hall. For more information ph Monique 027 25 35 557.

HiBiSCuS MENS SHED TRuST is now an established entity and has a working trust committee meeting every other week in an effort to establish our ‘Shed’ by December 2016, location yet to be formalised. Donations of appropriate items can now be taken. If you are interested in participation in this organisation either as a member or helper contact Stuart 027 492 3357 or 424 7854 or em: [email protected]

HiBiSCuS COAST SENiOR CiTizENS ASSOCiATiON meets Tuesday and Thursday, Orewa Community Centre for Indoor Bowls and Cards (500). We are a social club and new members, even if you haven’t played before, are always welcome. Info: Mike Duggan ph 426 2028 or Howard Monk ph 427 9116.

HiBiSCuS STiTCHERS Chicks with sticks gather for a yarn. Meet a woolly crew at Whangaparaoa Library Thursdays, fortnightly, 1pm–3pm. Ph Jean 428 5207 or Jan 424 2492.

iNDOOR BOWLiNG GROuP for the partially sighted, St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Centreway, Orewa. Every Wed 9.30am–11.30am, morning tea, followed by a game. New members welcome, ph Virginia 426 8454.KiWi DANCE CLuB, SOCiAL DANCE - ballroom, Latin American, new vogue, Modern sequence. All welcome. 4th Sun of month, 5pm-8pm. A great way to meet people. Silverdale Hall, Ph 427 5542. Next event October 25.PARKiNSON’S AWARENESS WEEK Parkinson’s collectors will be collecting at various sites around greater Auckland for Parkinson’s Awareness Week November 1–7. Bucket collection at Orewa New World on Friday November 6. Please come and connect with us and donate to support this great charity.PLAzA CARBOOT SALE AND CAR FAiR, Sunday October 11. Lower plaza Carpark. 10am-2pm. Sell your unwanted household items, Sell your Car, Sell your trailer, even Sell your Boat! No charge to sell a car. Book now or come grab a Bargain! Every second Sun. Queries Alethea 027 486 1489.SuPPORT GROuP FOR iNDiviDuALS WiTH DiABETES Meetings 4th Monday 10am-12pm. The Peninsula Club, in the Hibiscus Lounge 441 Whangaparaoa Rd. $2 donation members, $5 non-members.STiLLWATER QuiLTERS Stillwater hall. Second Saturday of the month. All levels welcome, whether you have a passion for patch work, Applique, hand quilting, come along and join in with like minded people. $5.00 per person. 9.30am–12.30pm. Contact Sharron FB Stillwater Quilters or [email protected] or 027 458 6659 for enquiries.WAiTOKi viLLAGE MARKET DAy Catch up with neighbours while sampling a delicious BBQ brunch or a simple cuppa and a scone at the Waitoki Hall, Kahikatea Flat Rd. 8.30am–12pm Sat Oct 3. Homemade and preloved bargains, Bric a Brac, baked goods, preserves, plants and more. New stall holders welcome, ph Shirley 420 5111.

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7 Squishies - learn about electrical circuits, Orewa Library, Moana Ave, Orewa, 2.30pm. For children 8 years and up. Part of the library’s school holiday programme. Info: enquire at Orewa Library.

8 Digital Storytime for 3–5 year olds, Orewa Library, Moana Ave, Orewa, 11am. Stories and information about some great apps for kids. Part of the library’s school holiday programme. Info: enquire at Orewa Library.

8 Environment and Natural Heritage Grants, a short talk at Orewa Library, Moana Ave, Orewa, 3.30pm–4.30pm. Learn how to apply for this grant.

8 Transition Town talk, The Art Lab, Whangaparaoa Community Hall (downstairs), 7pm–9pm. Trish Allen talks about the highlights of the International Permaculture Conference and Convergence and her visit to Transition Town Totnes. The other speaker is Richard Lee, WasteWise Adviser at Auckland Council who will include a presentation on the new inorganic collection.

10 Kumeu Vintage Brass Band, Whangaparaoa College auditorium, Delshaw Ave, Whangaparaoa, 2pm–4pm. Guest artists, Riki McDonnell and Chia Family. Tickets from [email protected] phone 021 171 1836. (see ad p22 and story p21)

10 & 11 Hibiscus Coast Artists Inc Annual Art Exhibition & Sale, Whangaparaoa Community Hall, 717 Whangaparaoa Road, 10am–4pm. Free entry. A wide variety of paintings, hand painted cards, tea/coffee for sale and artists’ demonstrations.

17 Dairy Flat School Ag Day, Dairy Flat School, 1220 Dairy Flat Highway, 9am–2pm. Hand raised animals and chickens as well as delicious country food, market stalls, auctions, raffles, games and the popular white elephant stall. Fundraising for a new playground.

31 Country Show Day, Silverdale School, Longmore Lane, Silverdale, 10am–2pm. Entertainment, stalls, food, activities and exciting rides. Displays of students’ art and arrangements as well as the popular Young Farmer of the Year event.

31 Hibiscus Coast Plunket Kiddies’ Halloween Disco, Orewa Community Centre, 368 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa, 2pm–4pm. Celebrate Halloween and raise funds for the local Plunket. Dress up and bring your ‘little horrors’ along for a spooky good time. Music, dancing and entertainment. Raffles, games, face-painting, food, chill out area and more. All children under 10 years old welcome. $5 per child. Tickets from Orewa and Whangaparaoa Plunket playgroups, or email [email protected]. Limited door sales.

7 Gulf Harbour School Gala, Gulf Harbour School, 65 Alec Craig Way, Gulf Harbour, 11am–3pm. A fun filled family day with lots of games, stalls, food and other attractions, including crockery smash, Slip and Slide Drink Bungee and much more. Proceeds go towards a school hall, sports equipment and resources.

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LOCAL MARKETS: Silverdale Markets, every Saturday 8am–1pm. Vegetables, flowers, plants, crafts • Orewa Craft Market & Bazaar, Orewa Community Centre, Orewa Square. Held fortnightly. Info: Annamaria, ph 021 145 0640 • Orewa Farmers’ market, Orewa Square carpark. Sundays, 8am–12.30pm. Locally grown produce, home-made preserves, plants • Puhoi Farmers’ market, 8.30am -12.30pm, Puhoi Sports Club, last Sunday of the month. Info: Phillippa, ph 422 0009 • Hobbs Wharf Market, Fairway Bay, Gulf Harbour, every Sunday from 10am–2pm. Silverdale Brunch Market, The Warehouse carpark, Silverdale, Sundays 9am–2pm • Crystal Visions Holistic Market, St Johns Ambulance Hall, 36 Silverdale Rd, Silverdale, 10am-3pm, second Saturday of the month. Stillwater Market, Stillwater Community Hall, 10am–1pm, second Sunday of the month • Waitoki Village Market day, Waitoki Hall, Kahikatea Flat Rd, 8.30–12pm, first Saturday of month.

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There’s nothing quite as satisfying for a Kiwi sportsperson as beating the Australians, even in friendly games – and so it was for the Whangaparaoa College netball teams who played a Sydney school last week.

Owners of keelboats and trailer sailers have plenty of options when it comes to events offered by two local boat clubs from October to April.Options range from racing to cruising with like minded boaties. Weiti Boat Club at Arkles Bay and Gulf Harbour Yacht Club run many events and competitions together. Weiti Boat Club member Mark Holliday says boaties who have never entered a summer series should consider it. “Every size and type of yacht is welcome, and there are options for the size of the crew and their experience level – it’s all about participation,” he says. “You can sail at the level you are comfortable with. If you have two sails, at least two crew and a seaworthy boat you can take part. It is an opportunity to develop skills and find out how to get the best from your yacht.”Events this summer include races for women crews, Twilight series and a Two Handed series. There is also a Gulf series for more serious sailors. For more information on the races available, contact either Gulf Harbour Yacht Club (www.ghyc.co.nz or phone 424 2118) or Weiti Boat Club, www.weiti.co.nz or phone 424 5905).

Friendships forged by trans-Tasman netball

Three netball teams from Wenona School in North Sydney, including its premier team, played Whangaparaoa’s senior teams 1 and 2 and Year 10/1 team on September 22, adding an extra competitive element to the final games of the winter season.Wenona is a girls’ private school, of a similar size to Whangaparaoa College. Coach and acting principal Andrew Watt says that its team 1, who play in a league of independent schools, won the championship last year and were runners up this year.The teams are on a 10-day tour, which includes netball games with schools in Auckland and Hamilton. Mr Watt said that the teams are enjoying their trip, and that fellowship with other schools has been the highlight so far.The games played in the Whangaparaoa College gym were all closely contested with supporters from both sides giving loud encouragement from the sidelines.It was a clean sweep, with all three games won by Whangaparaoa. The final scores were: Year 10/1 team, 15-21; Team 2, 21-34 and Team 1, 17-28.After the games gifts were exchanged and friendships forged over pizza.The Whangaparaoa teams have been invited to Sydney next year.

Top, Team 2 with Wenona netballers. Above, left and right, Team 1 in action. Left, the years 10 Whangaparaoa and Wenona teams .

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