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Issue 227November 2019

It was a month beforethey found out Sophie hadbeen selected.

Her sister Ella (13) is“pretty excited” aboutSophie’s upcoming show,as are some of her schoolmates.

S o p h i e h a s b e e ntaking dance lessons atDanceVille in Helensvillesince she was six, learninga mix of styles includingb a l l e t , j a z z a n dcontemporary dance.

She spends about 15hours a week learningdance , no t coun t i ngpractice time at home.

Each January sheattends a six-day, nineh o u r s a d a y D a n c eMasters Internat ionalseminar, and has beenc o m p e t i n g i n d a n c ecompetitions for about 18m o n t h s - r e c e n t l yqualifying for an Australiannational competition to beheld next January inMelbourne.

But before that bigevent, Sophie has Hanseland Gretel to get through.

She will be in both matinee and eveningperformances, four at the Aotea Centre fromThursday, December 5 through to Saturday,December 7, then another three at the BruceMason Centre in Takapuna on Friday,December 13 and Saturday, December 14.

She will have to take a few days offschool, as the Wednesday before heropening night is a full day rehearsal andcostume fitting, and the following day beforethat night’s first performance is a techrehearsal.

Nine-year-old South Head girl SophieWood has been chosen to dance with theRoyal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) in itsupcoming production of Hansel and Gretel.

She was one of 10 children chosen frommore than 100 applicants at the audition forthe Auckland season of the ballet. Differentchildren will appear in performances in othercentres around the country.

Sophie, who goes to Waioneke School,will play the part of one of the birds who fightover the crumbs Hansel and Gretel drop tofind their way home.

The ballet has been inspired by silentmovies and music hall vaudeville, and willfeature large-scale cinematic effects, worldpremiere choreography by Loughlan Prior,and a specially commissioned score byClaire Cowan - the first full length ballet scoreever commissioned from a female composerby the RNZB.

In the Auckland performances, it will beperformed live by the Auckland PhilharmoniaOrchestra.

Sophie says she is both nervous andexcited about her upcoming role - and so isher mum, Karina.

Karina took Sophie along to what was herfirst ever audition thinking it would just begood experience: “she was the right heightand grade, and obviously did extremely well.It’s a fantastic opportunity.”

Whi le she has seen the RNZB’sNutcracker and the Imperial Russian BalletCompany’s performance of Swan Lake,Sophie doesn’t have any plans to become aballerina, but would like to do something in thedance/performance area.

When she’s not dancing, Sophie playsboth touch rugby and netball, and has alsobeen taking acrobatic lessons.

Before coming to Auckland, the RNZB’sHansel and Gretel will perform in Wellington,Palmerston North, Napier, Christchurch,Invercargill, and Dunedin.

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Isn’t it great to see some new businesses opening up in Helensville? When a companythe size of Dulux decides to open a retail outlet, you have to treat that as a sign of faith in ourtown’s future.

Then we have the more local-centric Kaipara Ag Centre which has been set up in the oldOikoumene yard opposite the showgrounds - sure to be a boon for the farming industry andlifestyle block owners - and the new self-serve Gull fuel station in Mill Road, which should beopen by the time you read this. Not a bad month all-round.

I have written previously about disliking the way the introduction of big brand stores canerode the character of small towns, as well as forcing smaller locally-owned companies outof business. But it’s a two-edged sword - I think I would rather have the town survive withsome loss of character, than see a string of empty retail and service premises which oftenforeshadow the death of small towns.

I hope many of you enjoyed Labour Weekend in Helensville, with Arts in the Ville and theKaipara College 60th anniversary celebration. Unfortunately I was out of town for theweekend so missed both, but I’m sure they were fabulous, well-attended events.

Arts in the Ville in particular is giving Helensville a great reputation in the arts community.For our town to thrive it needs to become a destination for visitors, and the arts have certainlybecome one of our strong suits.

Talking of the arts, it was great to meet Sophie Wood (front page) a few days ago andchat with her about her upcoming role with the Royal New Zealand Ballet - talk about excitingfor a nine-year-old!

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After Helensville Museum recently had some changes in personnel a Special Meetingwas held. Following the airing of views, the members present gave a resounding vote ofconfidence in the current committee.

All those who left did so of their own free will. Most letters of resignation were from peoplewho said they have been at the museum for many years and felt it was now time to retire.Some have offered us ongoing help in various ways.

When personalities in an organisation change, some feel challenged because their rolehas altered. This can cause the rumour machine to go into overdrive, as has been the casefor the museum, resulting in one of our volunteers, Robyn Stewart, being treated very poorlyby some in the community.

Robyn, now our Vice President, is autistic and this has given her a drive many don'tunderstand. It comes with direction, and we have been blessed with her amazing energy. It isthis same focus that has made her a target in our community. I, for one, am truly thankful sheis part of the team.

I was under the impression conditions like autism were better understood. Many roll theireyes at her intensity or take her dedication to detail as a personal put-down. It might be timefor some of these people to ask themselves if they have truly tried to understand.

As President I am concerned when a volunteer needs to defend herself when there isnothing to defend, and that this has caused our focus to shift from the thing that we have beenelected to care for - the museum itself. I would prefer to expend my energy on bringing themuseum up to standard, something that is urgently needed, rather than battle overpersonalities.

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Kaipara Medical Centre has been sold,but it should be business as usual forpatients.

The new owner is ProCare, a co-operative network of 170 GP practicesacross Auckland to which Kaipara MedicalCentre has belonged since 2004.

This is ProCare's first move into theownership of a practice, and it says it iscommitted to supporting the practice to bestserve the needs of the growing SouthKaipara population.

For the last five years Kaipara MedicalCentre has been owned collectively by twolocal GPs (doctors Phill Barter and AimeeEngland with 15 percent each), theWaitematā District Health Board with a 20percent share, and the Helensville DistrictHealth Trust which had a 50 percentshareholding.

But after a change in circumstances forthe two shareholding doctors, one of whomleft the practice last year, and a desire by theHealth Trust to return to its core purpose ofproviding state-of-the-art health-relatedfacilities, it was decided selling the medicalcentre was in the best interests of allinvolved.

The Kaipara Medical Centre buildingremains in Health Trust ownership.

ProCare officially takes over the runningthe practice on Friday, November 29, andsays patients should notice very littlechange.

“Our priority is to firstly listen to staff and

patients to find out what is working well andwhat could work better so we can work outwhere the opportunities for growth andimprovement are,” says ProCare Networkdirector Dr Francesco Lentini.

Dr Barter will stay on as a GP and willremain as Clinical Director for the practice.

Dr Lentini will become chairman ofKaipara Medical Centre once the newownership comes into effect.

Having worked in rural GP practices heunderstands the unique needs of working ina location where patients can sometimes beisolated and have difficulty accessinghealthcare, and where it can be harder torecruit and retain staff.

“This is an exciting new area of businessfor us and as such we're committed tomaking sure the Kaipara Medical Centrebecomes a flagship for what can beach ieved g iven the r igh t suppor t ,governance and experience,” says DrLentini.

Current Health Trust chairman RoryMacGillycuddy says: “when we went lookingfor a buyer, we weren't simply going to sell tothe highest bidder; the new owner also hadto prove a commitment to this community - toboth our staff and our patients.”

He says ProCare was the preferredoption because of its assurances to retaincurrent staff and to keep the medical centreas a Very Low Cost Access Practice, ad e s i g n a t i o n b a s e d o n p o p u l a t i o ndemographics which means fees must bekept low.

With Kaipara Medical Centre sold andthe recent closure of Te Whare Oranga ōParakai, the Helensville District Health Trustwill now focus on redeveloping its healthcampus on the corner of Commercial Roadand Porter Crescent, including expandingthe highly-successful Helensville BirthingCentre.

Rory MacGillycuddy says the HealthTrust can now put its energies andresources into creating facilities that will bestmeet the health needs of the population forthe next 20 to 30 years.

“We want our health facilities to be theenvy of small towns right around NewZealand, and this is the next step in allowingus to make that happen.”


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All four Rodney First candidates - PhelanPirrie, Brent Bailey, Danielle Hancock andVicki Kenny - were elected in the Kumeusubdivision, which oversees the entireHelensville News readership area. Betweenthem they took almost 80 percent of the vote.

In the Warkworth subdivision, BethHoulbrooke was the only candidate from theRodney First ticket to be elected. Thesubdivision’s other two seats were won byTim Holdgate and Steven Garner.

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Helensville artist Arwen Flowers haswon the top prize in the 2019 The TrustsWaitakereArtAwards.

As well as taking the $2000 first prizefrom among more than 500 entries, Arwen’swork ‘The Promised Land of Miss McCalls’also won the Inspirational NZ category,which came with a $500 framing voucher.

About her work, the judges said:“ A rwen 's supreme pa in t ing awardamalgamates personal and collectiveiconographies in an unusual experiment thathas a narrative reality of exceptional andoutstanding merit.”

‘The Promised Land of Miss McCalls’ isa mixed media work featuring paint, dresspatterns, graphite, charcoal, and gold foil.

P r e v i o u s l yknown more forl a n d s c a p epaintings, Arwenhas developedher new worksover the last eightmonths or so “inorder to refreshmyself and enjoywhat I was doingagain.”

She says hern e w w o r k sr e f e r e n c elandscape andoceanic formswhile exploringi n t e r s e c t i o n s ,crossovers, andparallels betweenhistorical and modern European and PacificIsland cultures, often from a feminineperspective.

Arwen sources materials to use in her artfrom second-hand shops or recycle centres.She began creating small collages on paperas a way of experiencing creative joy andfreedom, and her new larger works oncanvas expand upon those initial collages.

“I realised a while back that I didn’t feelvery connected to my English/Europeanroots, and also didn’t feel I had a right to drawfrom South Pacific peoples,” she explains.

“However, I have lived in new Zealand allmy life! I have grown up surrounded by

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Study led her to find similarities in thepatterns created in the arts and crafts ofearly European women - things like crochetand embroidery - with those used by womenin the South Pacific for items such as tapa.

“So I decided to combine European andPacific sensibilities in my work in an attemptto resolve the disconnection I was feeling.”

Her award-winning work was inspired inpart by famed New Zealand painter ColinMcCahon’s ‘The Promised Land’, andincludes Arwen’s interpretation of some ofthe elements in that painting.

Among the dress patterns included in herartwork are those by McCalls - a name close

to McCahon andhence chosen forthe name of thepainting.

Arwen’s neww o r k s a l s ore ference heri n t e r e s t i nexplorers andnavigation, butfrom a femalep e r s p e c t i v erather than themore usual male-centric view. Sheuses the printedm a r k i n g s o nd r e s s m a k i n gp a t t e r n s t or e f e r e n c ee l e m e n t s o f

cartography - weather patterns like cold andwarm fronts, compass points, and scalemeasurement patterns.

“I found myself starting to tell stories inmy work - made up stories that tookinspiration from other tales, from the idea ofbeing an explorer but being a woman,” shesays.

Arwen says she finds her new works“incredibly satisfying - my own style, aunique approach, and my own distinctivevoice in the landscape.”

“The work is vastly different [from earlierlandscapes] but a lot of the ideas have beenincubating for a long time.”

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Greville and Maureen Walker have beencollecting vinyl records for at least 25 years.

But now the well-known Helensvillecouple are “decluttering” and are donatingaround two-thirds of their 600-strong albumcollection for sale at ’this year s HelensvilleLion Club Christmas book fair.s

The eclectic collection of vinyl LPscover genres of music from classicals mostand through to Irish, Scottish andcountrypopular music, and will be sorted intocategories for ease of choiceby Grevilleduring the two-day fair.

The Walkers will keep around 200r e c o r d s t h a thave spec ia lm e a n i n g f o rt h e m . W h e np r e s s e d ,Greville chosean a lbum byIrish group TheBachelors ashis favourite.

Some of thecollection wasgiven to Grevilleand Maureen,but many weref o u n d b ys c o u r i n gt h r o u g h o pshops. Grevillesays they havespent a lot oftime listening tothe records, andmany have onlyb e e n p l a y e donce.

B o t hMaureen andGreville came from musical families.Greville’s father played the violin and led theAeolian Orchestra in the late 1920s.

Greville himself can play the piano,keyboard, guitar and ukelele, and was adrummer in an Army band. Locally, he isoften called upon to play the keyboard atfunerals.

As to why they decided to donate thealbums to the book fair rather than sell them,Greville says: “We feel that we’ve had the

benefit of them and wanted to support thecommunity through the Lions. We have hugeadmiration for what they do.”

Greville is particularly keen to see theinterest in the classical albums, which coverall the world’s greatest composers and makeup a large percentage of the 400-oddrecords going to the fair.

The vinyl LP collection will be an unusualfeature at this year s book fair will be’ , whichheld as usual in the Helensville WarMemorial Hall on the last weekend ofNovember, Saturday 23 from 9am to 4pmand Sunday 24 from 10am to 3pm.

Organisers are hoping to top the $8,670raised for use in the local community at thisyear'sAutumn book fair in May.

The Christmas fair will run along theusual lines, with all books sorted before theevent with the aim of making browsing aseffortless and pleasurable as possible.

Non-Fict ion wi l l be spl i t into 20categories, from Animals & Pets toWinemaking including a dedicated NewZealand subject section and a large general

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author. There will be six special interestgroups, with the largest as usual being forfantasy and science fiction books. There willbe a huge number of children's books for allages.

Paperbacks will be on sale for just $1,hardbacks for $2 and all children's books only50c each.

As well as the special selection of vinyl LPrecords at this year's fair, there will be a goodselection of jigsaw puzzles, board games,DVDs, CDs and quality magazines available.

All funds raised at the twice-yearly bookfairs go into The Lions Club of HelensvilleCharitable Trust, and are used for the benefitof the local community.

Small donations of books for the fair canbe left at Burmester Realty in CommercialRoad, Helensville. For larger lots phoneChris Clark on 420 8527. The last datedonations of books can be accepted for thisfair is Friday, November 15

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Helensville Art Centre this month has anexhibition by three emerging artists.

Kristina Priest nterested in arthas been isince hood, selling her first painting atchildjust of age at art11 years an exhibition at thePumphouse in Takapuna.

After not painting for manyyears decided toshe last yearbecome a full time artist.

Working with acrylics, shestarted a p ,doing nimal ortraits butwant to try something moreingunique paintinghas moved ontodirectly onto recycled furniture.

Well-known local Heidi VanDuyn's passion for aerosol art isdepicted in her varying styles.They range from the freedom off l ow echoed by a neu t ra lfrequency, to the rigidness ofdes ign th rough geomet r i cshapes, lines and patterns.

She says much of her art “is directed bythe spray cans themselves, almost as if thecolours were whispering, 'pick me up so Ican deliver my essence'.”

Landscape photographer JennieMcGregor herstarted photography journeythree sheyears ago when was in a highstress job needed something to helpand herunwind.

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by the three emerging artists exhibiting atthe Helensville Art Centre this month (seearticle above) - and at the same time help alocal animal rescue service.

The raffle to help Rayner Rescue, aprivate animal rescue service run by SandiRayner (pictured at left) in Te Pua SchoolRoad, is the brainchild of Heidi Van Duyn.

Sandi has funded the rescue serviceherself, helped by donations from friendsand family and exposure on Facebook.

What began with two puppies found on afar north beach has lead to the rehabilitationand re-homing of hundreds of dogs andpuppies, horses, donkeys, cats, and eventhe odd chicken and duckling.

When Heidi saw some of Sandi’s ‘plogs’ -online blogs written from a puppy’sperspective - she got the idea for the raffle,and enlisted the help of fellow artists KristinaPriest and Jenni McGregor.

The three have each donated an artworkfor the raffle, and each $10 ticket gives thepurchaser three chances to win one of them.The artworks are on display at Te AwaroaCafe in Commercial Road, where tickets canbe purchased, and the raffle will be drawn inthe cafe on Saturday, November 23.

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Locals will be spoiled for choice with not one, buttwo Christmas Day community lunches on this year.

One will be held in the Helensville War MemorialHall, the other in the Helensville Primary school hall.

Raewyn Mercer says her Parakai/HelensvilleChristmas dinner in the War Memorial Hall will beideal for people dealing with the extra stressChristmas can bring to many families.

It will start at 11.30am. All locals are welcome,and are asked to bring a gold coin on the day.

She promises plenty of fun, prizes, andchildren’s activities. And there will be a specialtheme with prizes for the best dressed - the music ofABBA.

Locals wanting to take part in the lunch areasked to register at the Citizens Advice Bureau inCommercial Road before 3pm weekdays or NgaMaunga Whakahii at 16 Commercial Road before4.30pm on weekdays, noting any special diets andany transport requirements.

Raewyn also has the call out for ‘elves’ to help onChristmas Eve, December 24, on Christmas Day,and on December 26. Anyone able to help can

phone or text Raewyn on 027 282 0470.“A fun ‘Children's Activities Co Ordinator' will

a l s o b e a g r e a t h e l p , ” s a y s R a e w y n .“Donations/koha of fresh fruit, preserves, cannedfoods for the food boxes is most appreciated.”

The Helensville School hall Christmas lunch isbeing organised by Holly Southernwood, along thelines of those she has held the past two years.

Holly says it’s a chance for anyone to enjoy afestive meal with others in our community. Noregistration is required - just turn up from 11.30am.Gold coin donations appreciated.

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Anxiety disorder is an issue people are increasingly aware they maysuffer from as society becomes more open about discussing mentalhealth issues.

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There are a range of features that can happen with anxiety disorder,from restlessness and feeling constantly on edge, to irritability and poorattention, palpitations, stomach pains, headaches and dry mouth.

Often people change their behaviour to avoid the triggers, such as withdrawing sociallyand from friends, or taking more sick days from work, or using alcohol and cigarettes to cope -which unfortunately has the opposite effect.

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J i l l Tong, owner of The Cafe inCommercial Road since 2008, claims herscones are “world famous in Helensville”.

As the business owner she is obviouslybiased, but Jill also says The Cafe serves thebest coffee in town, and is the town’s busiestcafe - born out by the large number of regularclients who have been coming for years.

She cites as an example a group ofmotorcyclists who have been stopping at TheCafe during their weekend rides almost everySunday for around 20 years - since well beforeshe took over the business.

Jill employs eight staff, six of them part-timers. The cafe is just recently back in actionafter an enforced three-month closure becauseof a grey water leak in the basement - asituation which Jill says was very stressful forboth her and her staff.

It did, however, give her a break fromworking six to seven days a week, and she isthrilled that the re-opened business has beengiven anA(excellent) food safety grade.

Jill says she received many messages ofsupport from regulars during the closure.

When the Lockie family took over runningthe Parakai airfield in 2005, it was pretty rundown and lacking in facilities.

Since then, they have invested a couple ofmillion dollars in buildings, including 16 hangarscurrently housing around 40 aircraft, concretedthe taxiways, and sealed what was previously acrushed lime runway, creating an all-weatheramenity.

Called WestAucklandAirport - Parakai since2011, the airfield is home to a flight trainingschool, and also houses the plane used bySkydive Auckland, which operates frompremises opposite the airfield in Green Road.

Airport manager Simon Lockie says apartfrom the flight training and skydiving planes,most of the aircraft housed at the airfield areprivate recreational planes, either individually orsyndicate-owned.

He says while previously most aircraftowners were happy to park their planes outdoors,increased maintenance requirements andsecurity concerns, along with the fact mostrecreational planes are a lot smaller than

previously, meansowners now want theirplanes to sit indoors.

T h e a i r p o r t i sc u r r e n t l y g o i n gthrough the process totry to gain airportau thor i ty s t a tus -presently it runs underAuckland Counci lrules rather than underMinistry of Transportlike most airports.

“It’s a long processand we are trundlingt h r o u g h i t , ” s a y sSimon, who has noidea when, or even if,airport authority statuswill eventually be granted.

Simon says the airport is very conscious ofbeing a good neighbour in the South Kaiparaarea, and turned down an application to base ahelicopter training school at the facility because

of noise concerns.While there are no current plans, Simon says

he would love to hold an open day at some stage,and welcomes locals to come along to the airportto watch the comings and goings.

‘World famous in Helensville’

Lots of development at airport in last 14 years

Before reopening the paint was sprucedup, and a new logo and signage will beappearing soon. Inside are original artworksby local artists which are for sale.

A good friend has set up a Facebook pageso locals can keep abreast of daily treats -remember to like the page to keep seeingwhat’s new.

As well as cabinet food, The Cafe has ablackboard menu with changing specials anda Soup of the Day. Some basics like porridgeand savoury mince on toast are alwayspopular, and Jill says: “Jools Topp reckons wehave the best lasagne in the country”.

All the food, apart from bread and pies, iscooked on the premises. There are no pre-packaged or pre-prepared ingredients used -“everything is made with real ingredients”.

After nine years of working almost everyday, Jill is now looking to sell The Cafe so shecan pursue other interests - such as sleepingin, she quips!

The Cafe is open 7am to 3pm onweekdays, and 8am to 3pm on both Saturdayand Sunday.


> Simon Lockie with the airport buildings

> Jill in The Cafe

contributing factor.But there are other reasons too.Apart from having lifted the presence of the

business, especially online, and spruced up theappearance of the building, McLeod Motors nowoffers a wider range of services.

L i k e t h emechanics who workfor him, Daniel is akeen 4WD enthusiast,and working on thosevehicles, includinginstalling suspensionmodifications and liftkits, is a growing partof the business. Theyalso carry a range ofrecovery equipment -vital for those times a4WD gets stuck.

One major newaspect has been takingon the franchise forDieselTune, whichgives McLeods the

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Sunny Days Community Preschool inCommercial Road sees itself as a large extendedfamily, providing a nurturing environment forchildren from all different backgrounds andcultures.

New administration manager BrendaNeems, who started in late September, saysfamilies who bring their children to the preschoolappreciate the feel of the facility.

Brenda has a background with Porse in-home childcare where she was a client serviceadministrator and consultant.

She’s part of a team of 10, which includesfour teachers and five support staff who lookafter the children; the roll currently sits around40, and Brenda says while there are a fewvacancies, the preschool is “ticking over nicely”.

Sunny Day’s curriculum is based on TeWh riki, a framework of goals and objectives forālearning which empowers a child’s holisticdevelopment, helps build good relationships andrespect, and creates a sense of belonging.

The preschool’s environment has been set upwith a wide variety of resources to provoke

children’s thinking and learning,and which encourage thechildren to make their ownchoices.

“Learning should be fun,hands-on and challenging.

“We continually provideopportunities for children toexperiment, explore, solveproblems and express ideas.”

That’s achieved through achild-initiated active planningand teaching process, where theteachers observe the children’sinterests and then plan so theyextend those interests with adiverse range of teachingstrategies.

Sunny Days children get toexplore the community throughregular excursions, links withlocal schools and communityfacilities, and special visitors to the centre.

The preschool has held stalls at events like

the Helensville A&P Show and the Children’sDay Out in the past, and Brenda says they plan tocontinue doing that in future.

Business growing for mechanics

Preschool like a large extended family

ability to remap the ECUs in vehicles - basicallythe computer chip all vehicles now have tocontrol the engines - to increase both power andtorque, while often helping with fuelconsumption at the same time.

Daniel says customers can be amazed at howmuch more responsive and better at acceleratingand towing their vehicles can be. Power canincrease by as much as 20 percent - “it makes abig difference to the way they go.”

The company fits a lot more tyres now thanpreviously, and also carries a “massive” range ofbatteries for all types of vehicles, frommotorcycles and farm bikes to cars, marine,tractors and heavy machinery.

McLeod Motors, which recently becameMTA (Motor Trade Association) certified again,also now stocks a lot of oil products, includingcommercial products for the likes of farm andearth moving machinery.

As well as handling all the usual things amechanics does, like servicing, repairs andwarrants of fitness, McLeod Motors can handleauto electrical repairs, and also does a little bit ofmarine and on-site mobile repairs.

Since taking over McLeod Motors threeyears ago, owner Daniel Norrish has grown thebusiness to where it now employs threemechanics in addition to himself.

“It’s a lot busier now,” he says, citingpopulation growth in the local area as a major


> Brenda (centre) and some of the Sunny Days gang

> Daniel (centre) with mechanics Dan McKeown and Dave Olsen

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This is Ethan Kelly, of South Head, with the knitted lobster hemade for the final competition in the Helensville A&P Show’s WinterSeries for 2019. Ethan, aged nine, goes to Waioneke School.

The Winter Series was held over the past three months, withcompetitions for baking, floral, and knitting/crochet. Each contestfeatured several classes for both adults and children.

The aim of the series was to provide a low-key, fun way to keeplocals thinking about theA&P Show in the off-season.

Winter series finishes

The annual Shine in de Ville classic car and hotrod show will beheld in the grounds of Helensville Museum on Sunday, November 24.The event has grown hugely over the past eight years, and for the firsttime this year will include military vehicles.

Organised by the Kaipara Classic Car Club along with HuapaiRodders and this year with sponsorship from Generation Homes, allproceeds from the show will go to the museum.

Vehicles on show will cover a wide range from vintage andclassics to highly modified customs and hot rods, motorcycles, andthe military vehicles.

For people wanting to show a vehicle, there is a $5 vehicle anddriver charge, with entry for spectators by gold coin donation (under12 years are free). The public will be able to vote for a ‘people’schoice’ award. The show will open around 9.30am, with judging at11am.

There will be food and drink available, and an auction and prizegiving will be held at 1pm in the Kaipara Classic Car Club clubrooms,opposite the museum in Swale’s yard.

Car show on this month

� Classics like these old Zephyrs will sit alongside hotrods and motorcycles

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“South Kaipara Rotary are passionate about encouraging ouryouth to read, expand their vocabulary and get writing,” says SouthKaipara Rotary chair,Angela Gilberd.

“We look forward to developing our youth's literacy and providingthis great resource again next year.”


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Year 4 children at Helensville, Kaukapakapa, Parakai, Waionekeand Woodhill schools have received free dictionaries courtesy ofSouth Kaipara Rotary.

Helped with some funding from the June Gray Trust, the UsborneIllustrated Dictionaries were given to the students as part of anongoing programme to help develop youth literacy.

In total 147 dictionaries have been givenout this year.

The dictionaries are specially designed toappeal to eight and nine year olds. Theycontain more than 1000 colour illustrations andprovide definitions that are not only easy tounderstand but designed to be interesting aswell.

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Poker run set to raise cashfor Helensville fire station

Helensville Fire Brigade is the hoststation for this year’s 5 Station Poker Run, tobe held on Sunday, November 24.

The annual motorcycle event, held since2006, is shared between the Helensville,Kaukapakapa, Kumeu, Muriwai and ShellyBeach fire stations. The five volunteer firebrigades all work together on fire calloutsaround the district, and the run is a way formembers to get together in a social way,while raising funds at the same time.

E a c hyear the hosts t a t i o nrotates - lastyear it wasS h e l l yBeach - andthat stationh o s t s t h eday, runningt h e e v e n ta n dproviding thebase wheret h e b i k e ss t a r t a n df i n i sh andpr i zes areawarded.

T h ee v e n tr e g u l a r l yattracts 150 to 200 motorcyclists, and canraise up to $6000 for the host station.

Entrants pay $35 to take part in the run($30 if pre-booked online), and that’s themoney that goes to the host station. At eachstation on the run, riders receive a card, andat the end of the event the riders with thebest poker hands win prizes.

The Poker Run will leave Helensville FireStation at 10am, so locals wanting to see thebikes should turn up prior to that.

T h e m o t o r b i k e s w i l l t r a v e l t oKaukapakapa station, then via Coatesvilleand Riverhead to the Huapai/Kumeu station.From there they will call in at the Muriwaistation, before heading out to Shelly Beach,and finally back to Helensville Station ataround 2pm.

The motorcycles are generally a broad

mix of Harley Davidsons, Triumphs,Nortons, Ducatis and Japanese bikes, withoften some older, classic bikes taking part.There are usually a few trikes as well.

Motorcyclists wanting to take part canenter on the day, or purchase tickets onlineup until Wednesday, November 20 at:www.5stationpokerrun.co.nz.

� Poker Run riders on their way back from Shelly Beach on a previous run

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17 teams raised just over $1800 for mental health at HelensvilleTennis Club’s annual Lou Keefe Tournament late last month.

The final was a well-fought battle between the mixed pairs teamof Daniel Keefe and Veronika Cox playing David Ruzich and AnnetteHemehema.

The match went to a tie breaker, ending up 9-8 in favour of DavidandAnnette.

In the children's rounds Finn Hughes and Lily Hall won, withEthan Hughes and Isabella Burke-Barton runners-up.

Janice was nominatedby Fifi Larsen, who says:“I'd like to nominate Janicefor having such a warm,open heart that loves tocare, share and give of herself to others.As a woman of many talents(she's a great cook, talented pianist, a writer and a qualifiedhypnotherapist /counsellor). I have been on the receiving end of hergenerosity more than once, and I know for a fact I'm not the only one.

“She's helped me with hypnotherapy at a time I was desperateand in daily pain and she refused to charge me for it, much to mygratitude. She's always willing to listen and share her knowledge andwit if you need it. I think she's a genuine gem in our little communityand would love to see her recognised and rewarded for being such awonderful, giving person.”

Is there someone special who has done something that’s made adifference for you, your family or our town? To nominate someone,write to: Nicky Horsbrough, Harcourts Helensville, 92 CommercialRoad, Helensville 0800 orfill out the form online at:http://nickyhorsbrough.harcourts.co.nz. The luckyrecipient will receive a$100 voucher for a localbusiness of their choice.

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More than 20 cars belonging to members of the MG Car Clubvisited South Head during a club run and navigation ‘trial’ in mid-October.

Club members met at Westgate, calling at the Muriwai gannetcolony on the way to a lunch stop at Shelly Beach (above), beforecontinuing along the South Head peninsula to visit Lake Ototoa. Theevent finished at the Riverhead Tavern.

Cars participating ranged from 1950s sports cars and saloons upto the latest MG models. Most were from the 1960s and 1970s.

MGs visit South Head

Plan to set up newinformation centre

Helensville could have a new visitor information centre before theend of the year.

Local business woman Holly Southernwood is planning to setone up in her building at 44 Commercial Road - occupied until theend of October by the glass art gallery of Te Rongo Kirkwood.

Florist Mel Dickens will move her Love Flowers business into thelarger premises, and Holly says the space will feature quality art soldon commission along with items like local gourmet foods.

She is now after volunteers to help man the information centre,which she hopes will be open seven days a week by early December.Ahalf day fortnightly per volunteer would be ideal, she says, but saysflexibility will be key.

Artists will pay 30 percent commission on any works sold throughthe centre, but that will reduce to 20 percent if they volunteer to helpman the centre. Local businesses and accommodation providers willpay a small monthly fee to have their information in the centre.

Holly says she doesn’t see the centre as competing with eitherthe CAB across the road, or the Helensville Art Centre. Anyone ableto help as a volunteer, or with art they would like to display, can emailHolly at: or phone 021 488 [email protected]

The $95 million upgrade of the Swanson to Whangarei railwayline announced recently by the Government is unlikely to benefitHelensville. While the improved line could make tourist excursiontrips to the town by diesel-powered trains a bit faster, there is little

likelihood of a return by steam trainsto the town.

KiwiRail Chief Operating OfficerCapital Projects David Gordon says:“ t h e r e a r e n o p l a n s f o rreinstatement” of the train turn-around triangle at Helensville as partof the upgrade project, announced ata function at Helensville train stationin September by the Minister forRegional Economic Development,Shane Jones

The triangle is needed as steamtrains, unlike their diesel cousins,can’t effectively operate in reverse.However the triangle has fallen intodisrepair, undermined in part by theKaipara River and completelyovergrown.

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Arty beehives raise playground cashAn auction of colourful bee boxes has

raised almost $1300 towards a new seniorplayground at Helensville Primary School.

The bee boxes were donated by theRodney Beekeepers Club, and a colouringcompetition was held at the school. The fourwinning designs across the school were thenpainted by the students to auction off.

The creative artists were GeorgieCollinge-Coker, Lachlan Vesey, DorothyPinnell and LileeAllen.

The second annual Bee BoxAuction wasorganised by PATHS (Parents and Teachersat Helensville Primary School) and theRodney Beekeepers Club, and was held atthe Kaipara Cruising Club rooms inHelensville where the club meets.

$1272 was raised on the evening, with allproceeds going towards the building of a

new senior playground at the school.The auction night was attended by the

student artists and their families, RodneyBeekeeper Club members, and localbeekeepers.

The Waitoki Public Hall Society Inc willhold its Annual General Meeting in theWaitoki hall on Monday, November 25starting 8pm.

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� Georgie Collinge-Coker with her colourful beebox at the auction

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goods and collectibles, along with tastytreats to enjoy with a freshly brewed coffee.There will be free face painting, a children’scraft table and live music from duo Mike andGillian. For more information contact Sarah,p h o n e 0 2 7 4 8 3 1 5 4 2 o r e m a i l :[email protected]

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month, on Wednesday, November20 starting 6.30pm in the HelensvilleWar Memorial Hall meeting room.All welcome. Helensville Police

senior sergeant Damian Albert is guestspeaker and will welcome questions, and

new community constable Melissa Havenwill also attend.

HELENSVILLE AGLOWInternationally acclaimed prophet and

pastor, Alex Larsen will be guest speaker atthe December 6 meeting of HelensvilleAglow. The meeting will start at 7.30pm inthe Helensville Community Church, 40 MillRd. For more information email Bridget at:[email protected].


Want to be a clown or fairy for a day?Plans are underway and entries are

already coming in for the HelensvilleChristmas parade on Saturday, December 7- but more volunteers are needed to ensure itruns smoothly.

Anyone able to help is asked to registertheir availability at Helensville Library.

Marshals will be needed from 11am to1.30pm and clowns and fairies from 10am to

1.30pm. Other volunteers will be neededfrom 9.30am to 2pm in a variety of shifts.Contact organiser Holly Southernwood,p h o n e 0 2 1 4 8 8 4 2 7 o r e m a i l :[email protected].

Entry forms for parade floats and forcompetitions to decorate bikes, trikes,scooters, baby carriages and mobilityscooters are available at Helensville Libraryor via email.

Holly says the parade is able to go aheadthanks to funding from Helensville Lions,South Kaipara Rotary, Harcourts, UnichemPharmacy, Des Hawkes, Ted Phillips, AndyCummings, North West Country and RodneyLocal Board.

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