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Post • THE • www.thepost.nz | Tuesday July 7, 2015 17 Vol 27 No. 26 22 200 Copies Most Improved Newspaper of the Year • Runner-up Best Front Page + Community Involvement NZCNA 2015 Tuakau’s Alwyn honoured by Rotary PROUD TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY FOR 50 YEARS CELEBRATING 50 YEARS Inside this week: 1960s to 1970s Pages 18 & 19 Waiuku Volunteer Fire Brigade member Jim Snedden be- came only the third Waiuku representative, and number 125 in the history of the New Zealand Fire Brigade, to be honoured with a Double Gold Star to mark 50 years of ser- vice. That occasion was marked with a celebratory evening at the Waiuku War Memorial Town Hall on Saturday night for an evening of remembrance, laughter and cheers as Jim and his wife Phyllis received a number of awards from Fire Service representatives and local and national government officials. Jim joined the Waiuku Volunteer Fire Brigade in 1965, and over the course of the next 50 years managed to rack up a staggering attendance rate of almost 94%. In terms of lo- cal brigade members, Jim joins Kevin Drummond and the late Bill Renall to receive the rare honour. The Waiuku Fire Brigade have had 23 Gold Star members (25 years service), with seven still serving in the Waiuku Brigade and two oth- ers having joined other brigades. As well as Jim’s service to the brigade, the evening also heard of how Jim and Phyllis have been members of the now New Zealand Firefighters Sports Association for 25 years, and through the sales of New Zealand Firefighter cal- endars have personally raised in excess of $25,000 for the Child Cancer foundation. Jim Snedden was the 91st member of the Waiuku bri- gade, and says his interest started when the Scouts and Guides led the Reo fire engine in the 1952 Waiuku Christ- mas Parade and one of his Proficiency badges was the fire- man badge. “To achieve this badge I first went to Pitt St fire station to see how the Auckland Fire Brigade operated and it was incredible to watch. As the fire call sounded, the front doors opened and the trucks started even before the firefighters had mounted the pump,” he said. The evening heard many tales of humorous occasions over Jim’s 50 years, and one related directly to this memory. “At the time of joining I lived three kilometres away from the station and in those days I owned a Holden that was always parked in Dad’s shed near the road. When the siren went, I had a fifty meter dash from my bedroom to where the car was parked. Remembering what I had seen at Pitt St fire Station, I decided to make an auto start relay that oper- ated with a push button next to my bed. “That allowed me to start my car as soon as the house bells rang and it worked like a dream. However one night I did the unthinkable; I left the car in gear. Dad had just fin- ished building a pulpit for the Presbyterian Church and on executing the start relay, the car ran into the pulpit!” Above: Jim and Phyllis Snedden (centre), with, left to right, Waiuku Chief Fire Officer Colin Riddle, Fire Service Area Manager Kerry Gregory, Hunua MP Andrew Bayly, Fire Ser- vice Area Manager Larry Cocker, Mark Adie from the United Fire Brigade Association, Jim Nicholls from the Gold Star As- sociation, Vicky Caisley, NZ Fire Service Commission, Frank- lin Local Board Chair Andy Baker, and Debbie Neilson, pres- ident of the Auckland Provincial Fire Brigade Association. Pollok’s Gary Smith says anyone doing any building work on the Awhitu Peninsula could find themselves open to thousands of dollars in costs and threatened with prosecution over the impact of a new law relating to historical finds. Mr Smith purchased the property some years ago, and, intending to put a house on it, com- menced excavations to remove the topsoil last month. He says he invited George and Karl Flavell from local iwi Ngati Te Ata to the site to observe the work, thinking that if they found something of interest to the iwi they would document or remove the items at their expense. Instead, he says, “the site was shut down when two food storage pits, two fire remains and a garbage pit with some shells was discovered.” Mr Smith says Auckland Council told him he had to stop work, then told to get in touch with Heritage New Zealand who, he says, threatened prosecution for ‘damaging a historical site’. The site has now been shut down for the next two months, and Mr Smith says he has had to pay $2800 for an archeological report, and been told his site now has to be put under the author- ity of Heritage New Zealand. He adds he faces a further $6000 in fees for the site to be examined, and has been told he has to pay $145 per hour for someone to monitor any work he does on the site. On top of this, Mr Smith says if anything else is found, the whole process (and costs) start all over again. “It’s like giving them your bank account and telling them to help themselves,” he says. Of additional concern is that he has been told his neighbour’s property, where some of the dig- gings were tipped by arrangement, should now also be put under the authority of Heritage New Zealand. Mr Smith says the problem is that Heritage New Zealand is taking the approach that any site at all on the Awhitu Peninsula is deemed likely to have some form of ‘historic’ site. This means that any disturbance of that site opens the landowner up to prosecution, on the basis that they should have expected to find some- thing, and should have notified Heritage New Zealand prior to doing any work. “This is all possible through the new Act that was passed late 2014,” Mr Smith says. “Be prepared for huge expenses should you decide to uncover your topsoil.” Mr Smith says, if governing bodies are going to maintain this approach, any landowner on the Awhitu Peninsula could face the same issue. 100% Local Owned & Produced 50 years with Waiuku brigade Landowner warns over thousands of dollars in bills for local homeowners Interested in seeing more of New Zealand Steel?We run hosted public tours on a regular basis. www.nzsteel.co.nz For more information, email [email protected] or call 09 375 8111 T he story of New Zealand Steel is a classic pioneering one, a Kiwi tale of executing an extraordinary vision and seeing it through to a successful conclusion, whatever fortune – or misfortune – may throw in the path. And it is a history that is deeply entwined in the story of the local Franklin community. As a commemoration of the company’s official incorporation, July 26th, 1965, we will take the next four weeks to have a look at the history and to pay tribute to the local community. New Zealand Steel wouldn’t be here without you, and the contribution the local region has made is something we will celebrate over the next month. i s ‘The steelworks are a challenge of the highest order. It means a new future. a new outlook on the world.’
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Vol 27 No. 26 22 200 Copies
Most Improved Newspaper of the Year • Runner-up Best Front Page + Community Involvement NZCNA 2015
Tuakau’s Alwyn
honouredby Rotary
PROUD TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY
FOR 50 YEARS
CELEBRATING 50 YEARSInside this week:
1960s to 1970sPages 18 & 19
Waiuku Volunteer Fire Brigade member Jim Snedden be-came only the third Waiuku representative, and number 125 in the history of the New Zealand Fire Brigade, to be honoured with a Double Gold Star to mark 50 years of ser-vice. That occasion was marked with a celebratory evening at the Waiuku War Memorial Town Hall on Saturday night for an evening of remembrance, laughter and cheers as Jim and his wife Phyllis received a number of awards from Fire Service representatives and local and national government officials.
Jim joined the Waiuku Volunteer Fire Brigade in 1965, and over the course of the next 50 years managed to rack up a staggering attendance rate of almost 94%. In terms of lo-cal brigade members, Jim joins Kevin Drummond and the late Bill Renall to receive the rare honour. The Waiuku Fire Brigade have had 23 Gold Star members (25 years service), with seven still serving in the Waiuku Brigade and two oth-ers having joined other brigades.
As well as Jim’s service to the brigade, the evening also heard of how Jim and Phyllis have been members of the now New Zealand Firefighters Sports Association for 25 years, and through the sales of New Zealand Firefighter cal-endars have personally raised in excess of $25,000 for the Child Cancer foundation.
Jim Snedden was the 91st member of the Waiuku bri-gade, and says his interest started when the Scouts and Guides led the Reo fire engine in the 1952 Waiuku Christ-mas Parade and one of his Proficiency badges was the fire-
man badge. “To achieve this badge I first went to Pitt St fire station
to see how the Auckland Fire Brigade operated and it was incredible to watch. As the fire call sounded, the front doors opened and the trucks started even before the firefighters had mounted the pump,” he said.
The evening heard many tales of humorous occasions over Jim’s 50 years, and one related directly to this memory.
“At the time of joining I lived three kilometres away from the station and in those days I owned a Holden that was always parked in Dad’s shed near the road. When the siren went, I had a fifty meter dash from my bedroom to where the car was parked. Remembering what I had seen at Pitt St fire Station, I decided to make an auto start relay that oper-ated with a push button next to my bed.
“That allowed me to start my car as soon as the house bells rang and it worked like a dream. However one night I did the unthinkable; I left the car in gear. Dad had just fin-ished building a pulpit for the Presbyterian Church and on executing the start relay, the car ran into the pulpit!”
Above: Jim and Phyllis Snedden (centre), with, left to right, Waiuku Chief Fire Officer Colin Riddle, Fire Service Area Manager Kerry Gregory, Hunua MP Andrew Bayly, Fire Ser-vice Area Manager Larry Cocker, Mark Adie from the United Fire Brigade Association, Jim Nicholls from the Gold Star As-sociation, Vicky Caisley, NZ Fire Service Commission, Frank-lin Local Board Chair Andy Baker, and Debbie Neilson, pres-ident of the Auckland Provincial Fire Brigade Association.
Pollok’s Gary Smith says anyone doing any building work on the Awhitu Peninsula could find themselves open to thousands of dollars in costs and threatened with prosecution over the impact of a new law relating to historical finds.
Mr Smith purchased the property some years ago, and, intending to put a house on it, com-menced excavations to remove the topsoil last month. He says he invited George and Karl Flavell from local iwi Ngati Te Ata to the site to observe the work, thinking that if they found something of interest to the iwi they would document or remove the items at their expense. Instead, he says, “the site was shut down when two food storage pits, two fire remains and a garbage pit with some shells was discovered.”
Mr Smith says Auckland Council told him he had to stop work, then told to get in touch with Heritage New Zealand who, he says, threatened prosecution for ‘damaging a historical site’.
The site has now been shut down for the next two months, and Mr Smith says he has had to pay $2800 for an archeological report, and been told his site now has to be put under the author-ity of Heritage New Zealand.
He adds he faces a further $6000 in fees for the site to be examined, and has been told he has to pay $145 per hour for someone to monitor any work he does on the site. On top of this, Mr Smith says if anything else is found, the whole process (and costs) start all over again.
“It’s like giving them your bank account and telling them to help themselves,” he says.
Of additional concern is that he has been told his neighbour’s property, where some of the dig-gings were tipped by arrangement, should now also be put under the authority of Heritage New Zealand.
Mr Smith says the problem is that Heritage New Zealand is taking the approach that any site at all on the Awhitu Peninsula is deemed likely to have some form of ‘historic’ site. This means that any disturbance of that site opens the landowner up to prosecution, on the basis that they should have expected to find some-thing, and should have notified Heritage New Zealand prior to doing any work.
“This is all possible through the new Act that was passed late 2014,” Mr Smith says.
“Be prepared for huge expenses should you decide to uncover your topsoil.”
Mr Smith says, if governing bodies are going to maintain this approach, any landowner on the Awhitu Peninsula could face the same issue.
100% Local
Owned & Produced
50 years with Waiuku brigade
Landowner warnsover thousands ofdollars in bills forlocal homeowners
Interested in seeingmore ofNewZealand Steel?We run hosted public tours on a regular basis.www.nzsteel.co.nz
Formore information, email [email protected] call 09 3758111
The story of New Zealand Steel
is a classic pioneering one,a Kiwi
tale of executing an extraordinary
vision and seeing it through to a
successful conclusion,whatever
fortune – ormisfortune –may throw
in the path.And it is a history that is
deeply entwined in the story of the
local Franklin community.
Asa commemorationof the company’s
official incorporation, July 26th,1965,
wewill take the next fourweeks to
have a look at the history and to pay
tribute to the local community.New
Zealand Steelwouldn’t be herewithout
you,and the contribution the local
region hasmade is somethingwewill
celebrate over the nextmonth.
Such was the status of the mill that an
excitedWaiuku had the opportunity to
welcome the Duke of Edinburgh and the
Prince ofWales in March 1970.While
their Royal Highnesses were shown the
finer points of turning ironsand into steel
by mill staff, Sir John Ingram, SirWoolf
Fisher and a clearly startled onlooker
took care of hosting the dignitaries.
TOP LEFT & RIGHT: The kiln cooler supports take shape (left), 26.10.67;
A newly minted mill (right), 1st August 1969 the galvanising plant prominent
in white.ABOVE:What safety gear?! A construction worker sets about
transforming the “65 acres of bare earth” (as The Herald referred to it), that
would become the site of New Zealand’s steel industry.
New Zealand Steel has long operated two sites where the critical
ironsands are mined. Glenbrook itself is supplied by theWaikato
North Head site (being developed, 1967, top) while at Taharoa, the
sand is sent to an offshore ship as slurry, via the pipeline that began
operations, as shown above, in February 1972.
Sir Woolf Fisher lights the kiln
for the first time, 20thNovember,
1969 and Sir John Ingram turns
on the power for the first heat
in the steel plant, three days
later. While technology and
engineering expertise delivered
a workable process, without the
vision of so many people, there
would be no New Zealand Steel.
With the massive influx of workers,
to the mill, from other New Zealand
towns and overseas, a large demand
for housing needed to be met, and
quickly. The solution, the Hamilton
Block, was built in the late 1960s.
The image (left) taken in 1968 shows
how separate it was from theWaiuku
township as a whole.
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‘The steelworks area challenge of the highest
order. It means a newfuture. a new outlook
on the world.’THE FRANKLIN TIMES
27 JULY 1967
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I had occasion to contact Auckland Transport on the weekend after a young friend of mine was trying to catch a train from Auckland to Puke-kohe.
It took but a moment for me to find that a train was leaving at 4.28, and I advised him to be on it. At 4.27, he rang me to say there were no trains to Pukekohe. I told him to ask at information, and to make sure he got on the train. He told me that the Help Desk had told him there were no trains to Pukekohe so he got on the Papakura train.
By this stage I was curs-ing Auckland Transport, and phoned them, in a grumpy mood, to ask why their website says there are trains when there aren’t. Turns out there was a train, but it involves getting off the Papakura one and onto another. When I explained to him that surely the info desk could have passed this information on, his response was priceless.
“Ahhh,” he said. “They explained it correctly, but not fully.”
To be fair to them, I think my young friend may also have been at fault in this transac-tion, but I still found the response brilliant. It is much the same with a report I read, again relating to Auckland Transport, which summarised why the electric trains were not as fast as the old diesel ones. Basically, the report assured everyone that the elec-tric trains were, in fact faster, ‘but anticipated improve-ments in transit times were not achieving desired levels.’
I think that was supposed to mean they were, in fact, slower.
But it shows yet again what a superb language we have, where we can explain some-thing at length without actu-ally saying anything.
A bit like this article.....
What a wonderful language
Nigel
There is an empty fast decaying, formerly pleasant house at the end of View Rd. It used to occupied by the school caretaker. It has been unoccupied, neglected and vandalalised for ten years .
I wrote to the Minister of Housing pointing out some-one in need could be living in it perhaps someone who needed a hand up. I was told the land had been land banked for future Maori treaty settlements – but that was two years ago.
So the street kids destroy and the good citizens of Waiuku look the other way. It is not too late to rectify this unnecessary neglect.
There are cold hungry people out there and yes they are genuine New Zealand citizens.
So if the citizens of Waiuku – those good upright Chris-tians are content to do nothing, what is the Waiuku Post going to do about it.
Bruce Brownlee, WaiukuThe Post contacted the Ministry of Education, who passed
the question to LINZ, who then told us the property is is managed by the Office of Treaty Settlements. Land Informa-tion New Zealand manages six vacant houses on behalf of the Ministry of Education across Auckland – four of which are in Waiuku. They are undertaking maintenance work on these with a view to renting them in the near future. The Post will seek further information on the View Road property -Editor
Abandoned house a waste
Government to blame for rates rise
Sports Park issue not clarified yet
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Luke 22:24-27, John 13:4-8, Luke 7:44-50, John 13:6-16, Matthew 25:40.
Oh, we must not grieve the Saviour by our lack of love for one another. . . . At one time the disciples came to Jesus with the question, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become
as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:1-3). . {UL 280}
“Of Such Is the Kingdom of Heaven.”--The soul of the little child that believes in Christ is as precious in His sight as are the angels about His throne. They are to be brought to Christ and trained for Christ. They are to be guided in the path of obedience, not indulged in appetite or vanity. {AH 279}
Who is the Greatest - His WordI have just read your article in The Post on the new rate
rise, and here is my feedback: The real problem is the National Government. In the
feedback to Auckland Council transport consultation re-cently the majority of Aucklander’s said they were willing to pay extra to fix the city’s transport problems and would prefer to do so via motorway charging or with a fuel tax. But with the Governments very unhelpful blanket ‘no’ the only option open to the Auckland Council to get extra money to fix the transport problems is via rates.
For far too long Auckland elected representatives have not had the guts to make the long term decisions to fix the transport problem of our city and focus on the short term elections only. Bill Cashmore and the other nine councillors have done the right thing. Auckland have said they are will-ing to pay to fix the city transport problems and the Govern-ment needs to let us do so as we wish and not force us to use the rating system.
Adam Weller, Via email
Can you please clarify what the proposed sports park will look like. I believe that the original proposal was to accom-modate most major sports based on current and projected playing numbers. Your article suggest that this is not the case and appears to be an extension of the Waiuku rugby club?
Tony Sibley, WaiukuUntil an agreement is reached between Rugby, the Col-
lege and Council, formal plans can not yet be drawn up. Council says, when they are, residents will have the chance to discuss them - Editor.
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Counties Toyota Pukekohe Branch Man-ager Gavin Murdoch says the company is excited about their lat-est sponsorship initia-tive, as they are part of the team behind the Pukekohe Community Patrol group.
The new vehicle for the group was officially handed over last week, with a sponsorship team of Counties Toyo-ta Pukekohe, Pukekohe Rotary and Wired Auto Electrical. Gavin Mur-doch says the support from his company is an
Waikato regional council-lors have thrown their weight behind remits pushing for a levy of plastic shopping bags and a re-introduction of subsi-dies for water and wastewater schemes.
The remits are being con-sidered by Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) at its an-nual general meeting in Roto-rua on 19 July.
Last week’s regional coun-cil meeting agreed to support the remits. A plastic shopping bag levy has been proposed by
Palmerston North City Coun-cil, asking that central Govern-ment impose a compulsory levy on plastic bags at point of sale to help deter their use.
A report to the regional council said that “overseas a levy is becoming more com-mon and has generally been successful in reducing usage”.
Councillors also supported a suggestion that LGNZ urgently engages with central Govern-ment about re-introducing water supply and wastewater services subsidy schemes.
Fees add to pain for grieving families
Supportfor nightpatrols
New playgroundopen at Sandspit
Support for plastic bag levy
Many grieving local families will be hit hard by the coun-cil’s new fees for burial plots, ash plots and interments which came into effect on Wednesday, says the Funeral Directors Asso-ciation of NZ (FDANZ).
Franklin has been one of the hardest hit, with rises of up to 122%, fee charges slammed as ‘insensitive and unfair.’
The FDANZ say the new charg-es mean a children’s burial plot in Franklin has risen from $593 to $1000.
Fees for burial plots across the Auckland Council region have increased by an average 8 per cent, fees for ash plots by 14 per cent, and interment fees by 132 per cent.
FDANZ Chief Executive Kat-rina Shanks says increasing plots by up to $1400 in the name of “harmonising” fees cannot be justified, and will put further pressure on families who are al-ready struggling with the cost of funerals.
Mrs Shanks says the rises are
unfair because they will make the cost of dying very hard for many families.
“We are very disappointed by these increases. Councillors have ignored our pleas for them to take into account the effect they will have on low-income families and on some cultures.
“The council has a monopoly on cemeteries, that’s why these increases are unfair. Families have nowhere else they can go unless they want to travel out-side the region.”
excellent investment in the local community, and adds that the patrol group, made up entirely of volunteers, do an outstanding job.
“Keep an eye out for
the team in their new vehicle when you see them around the town,” he adds.
Pictured above last week were Anne, Bob from the Community
Patrol, Gavin Murdoch of Counties Toyota Pukekohe, Community Policing Officer Nick Richards and Commu-nity Patrol members Kevin and Rodger.
Among the first to tackle the new pirate ship-themed playground at Wai-uku’s Sandspit Reserve on Opening Day on Saturday was three-year-old Ruben Hunter. Ruben was joined by Franklin Local Board chairman Andy Baker in a festive opening morning, with facepainting, games, a Lions bar-becue, and spot prizes for youngsters as Auckland Council staff and elected representatives mingled with local families.
The Waiuku Rotary Club’s annual primary schools’ speech contest was held last Wednesday, with the winning speech, on the subject of overpopulation, delivered by Waiuku Primary School’s Emily Hewitt. There were nine finalists, including Anna Williams (Awhitu), Georgia McCabe (Otaua), Olivia Hopping, (Waipipi), Mason Burrell, (Sandspit), Emily McGregor (Glenbrook), Hannah Danes, (Aka Aka), Briar Engelbrecht, (View Road), and Maddie Hardie, (Pukeoware.)
Young speakers compete
On the road in Waikato Thursday 9th July at the Otaua Hall from 3 - 6pm. This is your opportunity to share your thoughts on all the rules in The Waikato District Plan. Section sizes, developments, heritage areas, noise restrictions and more. All ideas and suggestions made by Waikato residents will guide the review of the current District Plan.
15 The stars of Matariki Where: Waiuku Library at 11am
What: Create a beautiful woven star as a remem-brance of Matariki.
16 Little Hands and little gardens Where: Waiuku Library at 2:30pm
What: Kids of all ages are welcome to join local author Sarah O’Neil. Try growing your own veges from everyday groceries.
20 Preparing your business for Sale Where: Campbell Tyson Business
Centre, Level 2, 1 Wesley Street, Pukekohe What: Thinking of selling your business in the next five years? Campbell Tysons free “Preparing your business for Sale” seminar will cover: Exit strategies and more. When: 6pm - 7pm. Cost: Free. Register at www.ct.co.nz/businesssale or phone Abbey on 09 237 3396
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NZ Blood DriveWed, 8th to Friday, 10th July 2015.NZ Blood is holding a Blood Drive in Pukekohe at the St Johns Am-bulance Hall, 21 Roulston Street. If you can give blood please come along, your donation could save up to 3 lives. Times: Wed & Thurs from 1-7pm & Fri 9am - 1pm. Be-fore you give blood please: -Bring your ID, Have something to eat and drink, Be in good health.
Life Changing Wellness Workshops - Thurs 9 July 2015 6:30pm – 7:15pm at Living Chiro-practic, 3/53 George St Tuakau. All Ages. Bring your friends, family and loved ones along to these free event. Thought provoking workshops hos-ted by our Chiropractors, Drs’ Dean Carter, Martha Nessler (DC, USA) and Pritesh Patel. Booking is essen-tial. Please contact Rachael / Lisa 09 237 8187 or [email protected]
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Scrap metal from around the district could be the key to helping a local young-ster dance his way to San Diego.
13-year-old Ben Rawnsley is in a dance crew called the Swag-ganauts, which this year placed third at the Auckland regionals, fourth at the Nation-al preliminaries and stepped up to third at the National finals.
This meant the crew qualified to represent New Zealand in August to compete at Hip hop International in San Diego.
“We will go on to face the best crews from around the world which is an amazing achievement. However we do need the money to get over there, so we will be hosting some fundraisers,” Ben says.
This weekend’s scrap metal fund raiser is looking for anything from old car batteries, fridges, freezers, ovens and more. Items can be dropped in to Glass-ways at Manukau Road or can be collected by phoning 027 221 0091.
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25 Singles Night Where: Lonestar, Pukekohe
What: Icebreaker & Nibbles provided. Funds raised will go towards the Rotary Club of Franklin to help with community projects. When: 7pm Cost: $20 Presale. For sales and enquiries contact Kerry-Anne on 021 139 9162.
25 Ceilidh (Scottish Evening) Where: Karaka War Memorial Hall, Cnr
Linwood and Blackbridge Roads. What: Come along for a night of Scottish dancing, pipe bands, highland dancing, whisky toss and the famous haggis! Featuring Pukekohe & Districts RSA Pipe Band and The Barnstormers. All ages. When: 7:00pm–12:00am Cost: Adults - $25. Children - $10. Family (2 Adults, 3 Children) - $60. Table of 10 - $200. BYO - Supper included. Phone Sales: 0800 BUY TIX (289 849) – Ticket Outlets.
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A riot of colour, fun and fund raising has gener-ated well over $5000 for the Franklin Breast Cancer Support Group after a function at Waiuku’s Barb’s Bar and Diner.
The ‘Think Pink’ day, saw a large crowd of men, women and families, enjoy a pink-themed event which included body painting by Waiuku artist Cherie Meerlo. Seven locals underwent the paint-erly transformation, including 36-year-old Tomai Hira, who has undergone a double mastectomy.
Barb’s Bar owner Barbara Wilkinson said the event was ‘just amazing’ and she paid tribute to the many volunteers who helped out and supported, as well as the many local businesses who donated raffle items.
“Cherie (Meerlo) was incredible,” Barb said; “she started painting people at 8am and she was still go-ing after five!”
Music was provided by ‘The Ease Band’, from Manurewa, who are both teachers at Homai Col-lege, and both are blind. One of the highlights of the fundraising was the auction for a four-course dinner for six people, with the Bar supplying food and chef Geordy Booth. Bidding quickly escalated and closed at a stunning $1700.
MCs for the evening, Warwick Sherrard and Rob Bettis kept the crowd entertained, and planning is already underway to make next year’s event even bigger and brighter.
Juliet and Frank Reynolds who represent the company that has developed the Karaka Lakes area and enabled Fletcher Homes to develop a large number of qual-ity homes there, have obtained approval for their plans to devel-op a new village of homes for up to 5000 people under the King-seat Village Plan Change, says Papakura MP Judith Collins.
“It will work in perfectly with the developments that are un-derway for the Business and In-dustrial Park being developed by Stevensons at the quarry in Drury,” Ms Collins added.
“Under the Drury South Struc-ture Plan put forward by Steven-son Group, the business park will provide 6900 jobs.
“Auckland Council also wants
to develop industrial areas in Ta-kanini and Manukau as part of its Integrated Precinct Plan.
“It is estimated that 276,700 jobs will be needed in Auckland by 2041 and 25 percent will be in South Auckland where 1000 hec-tares of land will be needed for industrial use.
“In Drury, 361 hectares have already been signed off.”
‘Think Pink’ raises over $5000
Above: Body paint model Kassy Anderson has the final touches applied by Cherie Meerlo.
New village approved for Karaka
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It was a special moment in Wai-uku recently when a well-known local couple shared a 65th wed-ding anniversdary.
Lindsay and Elva Barriball, (nee Lipscombe), were married on June 10, 1950 in Waiuku.
Lindsay was born at the Frank-lin Memorial hospital Waiuku, one of five children and Elva was been in Tauranga, one of seven children. Elva’s family shifted to a farm in Otaua in 1944.
Lindsay left school at the age of 16 and started work immediately at Buttimore and Millingtons Hardware shop in Bowen Street Waiuku, (now Mitre 10 Mega).
Elva worked at the Franklin Me-morial Hospital as a nurse-aide and later went to work at Duthies Ltd.
Lindsay represented his school at rugby, cricket and athletics while Elva loved all sporting ac-tivities representing the school at basketball and athletics and was champion runner of the school.
Elva also made the Waiuku Basketball Representative team. When Elva retired from playing she took on coaching a school team, eventually being involved in selecting coaching and manag-
eress of the south Auckland tour-nament team.
Her passion lead her to obtain-ing a Waiuku Referees Badge, Pro-vincial Badge and was the first person in Sth Auckland Associa-tion to get the NZ Badge, which entitled her to referee at the NZ Basketball tournaments.
It was in 1945 through their in-terests in athletics that they met. Lindsay used to bike from Waiuku to Maioro on narrow metal roads while courting Elva and they be-came engaged in 1948.
When they married in 1950 they decided to build their first home. But when they had their two chil-dren, Lynton and Colleen, their first home was to small so they built a bigger home in Kitchener Road.
Lindsay and Elva both enjoyed many family holidays tenting in Whitianga until Lindsay built a caravan which took them on dif-ferent ventures leading them to buying a site at Willow Park, Grahams Beach where they have enjoyed many years relaxing and fishing.
They both enjoyed playing golf and still love growing their own veges.
View Road School was awash with red on July 1 as they celebrated Red Socks Day.
Each year the Sir Pe-ter Blake Trust invites people to wear red socks to celebrate kiwi spirit and great leadership, and to remember a New Zealand hero - Sir Peter Blake. This year marked the 20th anniversary of Red Socks Day. Westpac Bank sponsors this event
and schools are asked to identify a inspirational student leader.
View Road staff chose Briar Engelbrecht for the award this year, saying Briar is ‘an exceptional student who promotes our school values and is first to volunteer for any school events.’
Right: Mike Houghton of Westpac Bank, with Briar Engelbrecht and her proud family.
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For the advanced believer; we will now play an in-depth study on types/antitypes and have some fun with this so soon to arrive, radical World/Life changing event. But firstly we need to go back in History and read the Original to get the pattern; so we will need to read the original story in the Bible. In Genesis Chapter 41 it gives us the whole story, critically worth a re-read.
Now in Genesis 47:13-26 we have the end results of this catastrophe, Joseph gathered up all the money from all the people. Then he gathered up all their houses and all their lands, and all flocks, herds and livestock, and all their-well everything, everything the people ever had; now everything but everything now belonged to Joseph. The only thing they had left was their lives, and that was only valid on the basis that Joseph fed them, as Joseph controlled all the food and everything, Joseph now had total control of the nation and all the population. Joseph then gifted the whole land and everything contained therein, which included the whole population, who are now his servants/slaves, over the Pharaoh and his Government.
That anciently was the “Type,” and we are just about to go into the “Anti-Type,” or the duplication of this exact same event. There are laws on the statute books from way back, and all the new ones have already been enacted and installed into legislation over some years now, so that the Governments of this world now have total rights to everything you have and are, they do not actually own you, but they have all the powers to totally control you, or exterminate you legally as those who do not toe the line are legally called “Terrorists,” and all the Anti-Terror laws have a “Death Penalty,” attached to them, and in most cases have a “No Trial Necessary,” clause added to them. No problem, it is all set and ready, and it will happen overnight, we will go to bed in one world and awake in another totally different world, just like the night the Berlin Wall went up, no warning, it was not there one minute, and then just there in another minute, and that was that, and the barrel of a gun made a point and the ruling, there is to be no discussion and there will be no protest, just instant total Dictatorial vice grip control of everything.
So, how is your relationship with Jesus Christ, is it that unshakeable, is your life so knit with heaven that, that what is on this earth you can so easily walk away from and not look back, or are you “Mrs Lot,” and cannot leave and therefore lose your eternal life as this world is too precious to give up. Jesus Christ gave us this counsel and advice for our times as found in Matthew 6:19-20 “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:”
James gives us this advice along the lines of Matthew, as found in James 4:4 “Ye adulterers
and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.” Or Matthew 6:24 “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”
We will so soon discover the answer to this verse as found in Mark 12:17 “And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.” Who actually has your life, your property, your affections and your all? That’s your master, what you serve, and will sort you as a Sheep or a Goat; is your affections and whole being Heaven Centred, serving God, or earth bound.
When Governments demand you serve Mammon; and against God’s rules, then you must decide whom you serve, and stand like Martin Luther; I stand for God, and that is the only safe place to be, and I will not bow to the State, just like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego at the firey furnace. They chose God over life, and got to spend time with Jesus Christ, what will be your decision? Decisions usually come from being on a path, and confirming that decision, few switch paths at the last moment, so please confirm your decision today for God and Heaven by preparing your heart and life.
Matthew 24:6-10 “And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all [these things] must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these [are] the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.”
Revelation 13:11-18 gives us a look at what power this Joseph wields, and we have this in Revelation 13:15 “And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.” This Power is not going to tolerate “Bible based Believers,” it is either fold to what I say or death, but we Believers only listen to the voice of God.
So what is God’s Plans, well he does what he always does; show us his might and power and with a strong and mighty hand, delivers his faithful from the firey furnace of Egyptian bondage, and Exoduses us to “The Promised Land,” resurrecting his faithful sleeping Saints (Dead in Christ) and Translating the living and we all leave sin and sorrow forever behind and soon to be forgotten. Joshua 24:15 “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
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Waiuku artist Chris Wills has been selected as one of the finalists in the first round of the IHC Art Awards at Northart Gallery in Auckland last Thurs-day. Musician and artist Boh Runga was greeted with a riot of colour when she arrived as judge and picked her top 10 finalists from a strong and col-ourful field dominated by Auckland artists.
From almost 1100 entries for this year’s Barfoot & Thompson Young Authors Chal-lenge, two of the eight winners selected come from Franklin schools.
Antoine Ashman from Glenbrook School and Ben Davies from Patumahoe School were selected when judging concluded re-cently, and their stories will become part of the published and illus-trated book. The book is sold to raise money for Starship Founda-tion and the Magic of Reading programme, and is also given to youngsters at Starship Hospital. The project has seen over 75,000 books given to young
patients since 2008 and over $150,000 has been raised for Starship since that time. Pictured above left: Glenbrook principal Lysandra Stuart with Antoine Ashman and Barfoot and Thompson Wai-uku manager Deborah Andrew. Above right; Patumahoe School’s Ben Davies.
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Pukeoware School was the lucky winner of a competition to win a 3D printer, and were thrilled to take receipt of an XYZ Printing da Vinci 3D printer last week. The competition was run via facebook by XYZ Printing - New Zealand who encour-aged entrants to ‘Win a 3D Printer for your school’ by stating what problem they would solve using a 3D print-er.
Steven Spires, whose two children attend Pukeoware School, was delighted to find out he had won the prize for the school, which is valued at over $1,000.
“I’m excited by the learning opportunities this will provide the children,” he said.
“Students can have an idea, design it, print it, and if it doesn’t work, review their pro-cess and make it again.
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Ever wondered what Rainbow’s End would be like at night? Satur-day nights rock at Rain-bow’s End this winter with the park open till 11pm on Saturday, the 11th and 18th of July.
In association with Rainbow’s End, The Post Newspaper is giv-ing away three packs of four tickets to lucky readers, to be used on the evening of July 18 for an action-packed night of fun.
Valued at over $150, each pack offers four adult tickets (valid for kids as well), and will allow the winners to en-joy a night on some of the most amazing and thrilling rides in the southern hemisphere.
With all rides open and awesome live en-tertainment, there’s loads of fun for eve-ryone. The latest ride Stratosfear is there to be conquered, and with a complete 360 degree
rotation, it will chal-lenge even the most seasoned thrill seek-ing ride enthusiasts. This ride is a first in the Southern Hemi-sphere, seats 30 people and with the complete 360 it’s one of only four worldwide!
As well as the Stratos-fear, check out their In-vader; seated on a huge disk facing over the edge you will be spun and transported along an 80 metre track which reaches heights of 15 metres.
The Power Surge ride is billed as giving riders a different ride every time. Riders begin their disorientating journey seated in a star for-mation with their feet dangling below them touching the ground. They are then hoisted 18 metres into the air and spun on both verti-cal and horizontal axes.
But wait, there’s more - while the ride is spin-
ning the seats rotate as well! At 18 stories high, the Fearfall takes two cars of four seated rid-ers each on a controlled ascent to the top of the tower, pauses them for a few seconds and then drops them - reaching speeds of 80km/h.
And then there’s the Corkscrew Coaster, the only one in New Zealand. You are taken more than 90 feet in the air, then sent shoot-ing down towards the ground into a complete loop, round a corner
at teeth-rattling speed and then into a double corkscrew.
These are just a few of the attractions which are made even better at night, and are proving to be one of Auckland’s premier night-time attractions.
To be in with a chance to win one of the packs of tickets, simply email us at [email protected] and tell us how many peo-ple the new Stratosfear ride seats.
Don’t forget to in-clude your name and contact telephone number!
All correct entries will go into a draw to be held at noon on Monday July 13. Win-ners will be contacted by telephone and an-nounced in the Post Newspaper on July 14.
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“We’re delighted with the win”, said Puke-oware School Principal Eamonn Kelly.
“It provides a great opportunity for the children to learn a valu-able technology, one
that will be used in so many sectors during their lives.
“Whether they choose a career in en-gineering, architecture, design, or medical sec-tors - all of these areas will have 3D printing involved so it’s a rel-
evant piece of technol-ogy to their future ca-reers.”
Pictured above, left to right; Steven Spires, Eamonn Kelly, Hay-ley Jeffries (Comworth Technologies), and Glenn Deed (Office Products Depot).
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Waiuku College Year 11 student Janetta Ham-ilton created a notable first last week when she finished fourth in the 2015 North Island Brain Bee at the University of Auckland’s medical campus at Grafton.
Just to be selected to go to the Auckland event, Janetta had to complete an online test, up against 2000 other keen students, and made it through in the top percentile to attend the next round in Auckland. Janetta is the first Waiuku student to have com-peted at the prestigious event, which was won by a student from Auckland Grammer.
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The City Rail Link Showcase at Pukekohe Farmer’s market held in June was one of the best attended and most live-ly of the 13 suburban showcases Auckland Transport ran through-out May and June.
Showcase staff were supported by Franklin Councillor Bill Cash-more and National MP Andrew Bayly in a ro-bust discussion on how the CRL would improve public transport, not just in the city centre
but throughout the re-gion.
Most showcase visi-tors were supportive of the CRL, appreciating that it completes Auck-land’s integrated pub-lic transport network in much the same way the Western Ring Route does for the city’s mo-torway system.
By removing the ter-minus at Britomart Sta-tion, the CRL allows 48 trains per hour through Britomart, compared to the current 20, unlock-
ing rail capacity across all the lines to enable more frequent bus train connections.
Pukekohe to Papaku-ra and Waiuku to Poke-no is the fastest growing area in Auckland with predicted growth equal to another Hamilton, and showcase visitors were aware develop-ment on such a scale needs public transport infrastructure to sup-port it. Auckland’s rail patronage increased 21% from 2014 to
There were two sides to the budget dis-cussion. We could find a way to catch up on under-investment and meet growing infra-structure demand, or continue piecemeal projects with little long-term impact.
Funding options, such as asset sales and organisational savings, have been consid-ered but would likely provide too little too late. At the end of the day on Thursday 26
June, a majority of Councillors chose to be bold and to do something that will now allow Auckland to make progress.
Since Thursday, we have been inundated with calls, face to face chats, emails and social media about the LTP. These have been both positive and negative, and we have been encour-aged to explain why the Franklin Coun-
cillor and Franklin Local Board supported adopting this LTP.
The first point that should be made was that if the LTP had not been adopted last Thursday, the ramifications for Auckland could have been catastrophic.
We would have been in breach of Local Government legislation.
Our financial standing and credit rating would have instantly been reviewed and al-most certainly downgraded with instant im-pact on our debt repayments.
The cost of re-doing the LTP would have been excessive and delayed progress by at least three months. This would have flow on effects for you as ratepayers.
On top of that, there was the real possi-bility that Commissioners could have been appointed to replace the Mayor, Govern-ing Body and Local Boards, stripping Auck-landers’ of their democratic representation.
Whilst there may be some out there who would applaud such a thing, we think plac-ing future of our communities in the hands of people without any real accountability to
our communities is simply unacceptable.A common demand to Council is to work
more efficiently and provide better value and savings, which was part of the reason for the 2010 amalgamation.
To date Auckland Council has delivered $500 million worth of savings, at the same time delivering record capital investment to provide new and improved facilities and as-sets for communities.
Despite that capital investment, Council’s operating expenditure has flat lined for the past three years despite supporting an extra 200,000 people.
Council is aim-ing for continued savings of $200 million annually.
Through the LTP consulta-tion in Franklin, the biggest issue raised was trans-port, particularly getting better public transport in more places and improving roads. That comes with a cost.
As part of the consultation we discussed the alternative transport funding options. The pragmatic people of Franklin recognised the need to pay a bit more to get their desired outcome.
Both motorway tolling and fuel taxes re-quired Government involvement and could not be introduced overnight, so even if they were agreed to and actioned, there would be several years before we would see any of the money needed flowing in.
It is clear from what we hear from our communities that you are sick of waiting and that action is required.
Hence the INTERIM Transport Levy. A mechanism to provide much needed fund-ing to address the biggest issue identified within Franklin and across Auckland.
Basically it pre-loads the budget with $523 million to enable us to address those most pressing transport related needs.
Locally that means things like:• Completion of the Pukekohe rail sta-
tion upgrade, park n ride development, bus interchange and Customs St / Manukau Rd intersection upgrade by June 30 2017.
• Substantial improvements to the Beach-lands eastern arterial
• Greater chance of seeing the widening of some of our worst rural road bridges - Ry-burns, Alfriston, and Fitzpatrick
• Improvements to our worst accident spots, especially some of the intersections
• More footpaths, kerbs and channelling where required.
• Implementation of the new bus networks for Pukekohe and Waiuku
• Consultation on bus networks in and around Pohutukawa Coast
It also means transport initiatives and projects outside of Franklin will be complete. Projects that improve trans-port connections, such as train station upgrades, will still benefit Franklin res-idents and Auckland more broadly.
On top of this, it will also allow more work to be done to investigate ways of mitigating the ef-fects of the non-electrification of the
rail line between Papakura and Pukekohe. There is real effort now to think outside
the box. From the LTP comes greater fund-ing for the Local Board in both operational and capital budgets.
This will allow the Board to support our communities and groups like the Mudlarks in Waiuku and Landcare Groups from the Pohutukawa Coast all the way to Awhitu.
After more than 10 years, there will be ac-tion at the Waiuku Sports Park delivering something quite special for those in that area. We could go on.
In short the benefits from this LTP are con-siderable for Franklin.
But at what cost you quite rightly ask.Whilst each property has a different value,
therefore different rates to be paid with a few variables thrown in, the impact on average of the rates change plus transport levy:
Residential: – annual increase of $75 or $1.44 per week, +4.4% change
Farm/Lifestyle: – annual decrease of $186 or $3.58 per week, -6.1% change
Business: – annual increase of $766 or $14.74 per week, +8.2% change
Obviously there are winners and losers as there are across Auckland.
For us we do acknowledge the impact on our businesses. This has come about be-cause of an end to the transition that was instigated in the first Council LTP in 2012 where the old FDC targeted business rate was changed to a business differential.
Of little comfort we know, but still relevant is that at least businesses (and some farms, lifestyle and residential properties) are able to claim back a GST component and also have rates as a business expense for taxation purposes.
Council has recognised we have folk in our communities’ who are struggling to af-ford rates for a variety of reasons. There is a rebate scheme avail-able for people who have legitimate hard-ship which can be applied for through Council.
At the end of the day, this Council could have elected to do nothing, to continue to defer the hard decisions, to neglect the need
to catch up and manage current or future growth. Thankfully for the current genera-tions and those who will follow we chose to be brave instead.
This has been an incredibly difficult bal-ancing act, whilst not perfect, we sincerely believe Franklin and Auckland will be better off for this decision.
Joint statement from Auckland Councillor Bill Cashmore and Franklin Local Board Chair Andy Baker
Why we have supported adopting the AucklandCouncil Long Term Plan
Rail link showcase in Pukekohe highlights benefits for region
There has been considerable discussion about the recently adopted Auckland Council Long Term Plan (LTP). We have always said that this LTP would be the most difficult and important for Auckland for some time to come, and so it has proven to be.
The Auckland Plan has set new priorities and goals, and with those comes new budget needs.
“The first point that should
be made was that if the LTP had not been adopted last
Thursday, the ramifications for Auckland
could have been catastrophic.”
“Through the LTP consultation in Franklin, the biggest issue raised was transport, particularly getting better public transport in more places and improving roads. That comes with a cost.”
“From the LTP comes greater funding for the Local Board in both operational and capital budgets. This will allow the Board to support our communities and groups...”
“This has been an incredibly difficult balancing act, whilst not perfect, we sincerely believe Franklin and Auckland will be better off for this decision.”
2015, and for Papakura rail commuters this meant approximately 30,000 more trips and for Pukekohe approxi-mately 20,000 more trips. Under Auckland
Council’s Accelerated Transport Programme, upgrades to the Puke-kohe Station will occur over three years start-ing with $1 million for minor works this year.
In the financial year 2016-2017 there will be $10 million fund-ing to increase park and ride capacity and complete the bus train interchange, including a new over-bridge con-necting the interchange to Station Road.
Significant concerns about safety at the Pa-pakura and Puhinui stations are being ad-dressed with a major security initiative sup-ported by local po-lice and community
groups. Many visitors asked why there was no longer a direct route from Pukekohe to Syl-via Park as they now had to change twice, at Papakura and Puhinui, to get to Sylvia Park or Manukau.
Higher safety stand-ards no longer allow a mixed diesel and elec-tric fleet running on the network so until there is an electrified line from Pukekohe to Papakura commuters will have to change at Papakura.
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With the Manukau Harbour under pres-sure from continued growth of Auckland, the nine local boards that border the harbour have joined forces to create the Manukau Harbour Forum.
“As a collective, we can carry out our advo-cacy role for the resto-ration of the Manukau Harbour with a greater reach than would be possible as nine indi-vidual local boards,” says its Chair, Jill Nays-mith.
“We propose an in-tegrated approach to the management of the Manukau Harbour, supporting harbour-wide initiatives to
complement locally led initiatives. The first step in this process is, we believe, a hydrody-namic modelling study, followed by a marine spatial plan,” says Nay-smith.
“The Manukau Har-bour has great potential but it is neglected and challenged by the city’s past developments, and present demand for intensive growth,” says Jill Naysmith. “We believe that urgent and sustained action is re-quired across a large number of stakehold-ers.”
The Manukau Har-bour is the second larg-est harbour in New Zea-land.
The Government’s Better Public Services for Business continues to show an improvement in reported performance by government agencies, Minister for Economic Development Steven Joyce says.
In 2012, the Government set targets to reduce by 2017 the cost to business of dealing with govern-ment by 25 per cent, and to improve performance ratings to levels enjoyed by leading private sector firms.
“The latest results, which track progress over the first half of 2015, show a 16 per cent drop in reported effort by companies when dealing with government agencies since the baseline survey in 2012 - well over halfway towards the 2017 target,” Mr Joyce says.
“Two of the major programmes to reduce busi-ness costs - the New Zealand Business Number and the IRD’s tax simplification project Business Transformation - are yet to be fully implemented. So we have a lot of opportunity in the pipeline to further reduce the costs of dealing with govern-ment for businesses of all sizes.”
Compliance costs drop
Boards unite to developManukau HarbourImogene Lomax,
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management system, believes that money isn’t everything when it comes to attracting and retaining great people.
According to West-pac’s latest economic outlook, the labour market in New Zealand is strengthening. While this bodes well for the economy, for business owners and managers, it means finding and retaining great staff will become even harder than ever.
Of course, money is, and always will be, a major factor in attract-ing and retaining your team. But it isn’t every-thing. There are other ways. Culture is a winner
When you look at the companies that are often named as the world’s top employers, the magic ingredient culture often tends to trump cash. Not sur-prisingly, people like working for, and tend to stay at companies where they are happy, fulfilled, part of some-thing exciting, and where people care.One size doesn’t fit all
It’s also important to remember that dif-ferent things motivate different people, so it’s highly worthwhile to understand exactly what motivates your in-dividual employees.
You’ll probably be surprised by what makes each person tick and what motivates them to stay and con-
tinue to do their best for you and your com-pany.
Here are a few inter-esting ideas from busi-nesses that I work with on how they attract and retain their great peo-ple - all without break-ing the bank!Video Job Adverts
A great way to show-case your culture and attract the right peo-ple when advertising a role is to make a video. Create a real life story on the role, who you’re looking for, your work-place, your people, and what it’s like to work there. This does re-quire a bit of planning, but it doesn’t require a big budget or a movie director. Simply grab your mobile phone and make it real and au-thentic.Additional time off
This can take many forms. For instance you can offer a maxi-mum number of addi-tional paid or unpaid leave days throughout the year for your em-ployees to pursue their other interests, such as volunteering or charity work.
Career developmentWhether it’s training
and mentoring or other traditional career devel-opment opportunities, it’s important to recog-nise the importance of career advancement as one of the key reasons why employees decide to join, remain with, or leave a company.
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for free apprasial The first sizeable chunk of Pukekohe land poten-tially being rezoned from a Future Urban Zone to a Residential/Business/Light Industrial Zone un-der the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan has been placed on the market for sale.
The 4.3639 hectare site in Pukekohe’s Buckland Road - directly opposite Counties Racing Club and Pukekohe Park Raceway - is currently zoned for ru-
ral use. The Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan has the land identified as a proposed Future Urban Zone. Auckland Council’s Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan defines Future Urban Zones as areas suitable for supporting the development of new sub-urban centres – including the provision of schools, healthcare premises, parks, roads, public buildings, public transport services, and housing development.
However, the Pukekohe site owner, along with a group of adjoining land owners, is seeking a residential, busi-ness or light industrial zoning for their properties. Plan changes are required to change the zoning from Future Urban Zone, and these zoning requests are cur-rently before Auckland Council.
First rezoning land
Even the most dedicated gar-dener may have had second thoughts about getting outside last month! The respite of the fi-nal week was great but still cold.
Keep nipping out those stray weeds but don’t cultivate the soil too much or you will end up with a mud pie instead of garden soil. Continue to cover tender trees and crops to protect them from frost.
Keep up planting three weekly rotation of winter greens and watch out for the odd grub still around. I picked let-tuce for din-ner the other night and it had slugs and even a white butterfly cat-erpillar on it.
Snails are mainly hi-bernating at the moment. They usually pick an upturned pot, a piece of wood or, in my case, the over hang on the wood-en retaining banks and sides of the raised gardens. Remove them and let the blackbirds and thrushes have a feast.
One of our peach trees has blossom on it which is crazy. Don’t think I will get any fruit off it this year, unless it blooms again later in the spring. On the other had the citrus is ripening beautifully and we have a good crop of lemons, oranges and grapefruit. The lime and man-darin we planted last season still has not fruited but they should next year.
We have finally got our glass-house cleaned up and repaired, so I have reinstated the big hy-droponics system. I planted lo-belia and pansy for a splash of colour.
Then lettuce, parsley, toma-toes and cabbage so hope we get a good result. I am also trying some lemongrass to see if it likes hydroponic growing.
July by the moon:1-4 Full moon July 2. Cul-
tivate only.5-6 Plant root crops7-11 Prune dormant trees
such as peach, plum, pear etc and any ornamental that has lost its leaves.
12-13 Plant root crops.14-18 Rest up and keep
warm.19-28 Plant all plants that
produce crops or flowers above ground.
29-31 Weed and light fer-tilise with liquid fertiliser.
Gardening
with Ruth
dedication needed as winter chill bites
Large Moist Lemon CakeThis is suitable as a cake but delicious as a dessert with a
simple lemon juice sauce. It is also dairy free.Beat 2 large eggs and ¾ cup of sugar until thick and
creamy. Add 1 cup rice bran oil, 2 cups flour, 3 tsp Baking powder, ½tsp salt, Juice and rind of 2 large lemons. Mix well together.
Bake in a large ring tin or mould for 50 minutes at 150 or until a skewer comes out clean. Ice with a lemon icing made with icing sugar and lemon juice. Or make a simple syrup of 1 cup lemon juice and ¾ cup sugar. Boil until sugar is dis-solved and syrup is slightly thickened. Serve cake in wedges topped with syrup and whipped cream or ice cream.
I am looking forward to grow-ing my own seed to plant out in early October for an early start to our spring garden.
From the garden we are har-vesting lettuce, miners lettuce, silverbeet, chard, carrots, broc-coli and late chillis. We are still planting at three week intervals into the holes left when we har-vest.
Indoors my slipper orchids are giving a wonderful display as is a cyclamen we were given last year when a friend and staff member
passed away. It is a beauti-ful reminder of her on the anniversary of her death.
An inexpen-sive and easy way to bring a bit of colour to your garden at this time of year is to con-
vert an ice cream container into potted colour.
Make holes in the base of the container and use the lid as a drip tray. Fill with potting mix or soil and plant three or four spring bulbs in the centre, then plant lobelia, pansey or fancy lettuce around the edge.
Place on a northern facing wall
and it should give you a great burst of colour in a few weeks. Bulbs are on special at most garden centres at the moment and will do OK in containers.
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Australasian White faced Heron:These graceful birds can be seen
in paddocks, the Waiuku basin and on the shores of the Manukau. They are also seen on playing fields around Franklin, especially after a game when the bugs have been brought to the surface by the sprigs on boots.
They stand 65 – 70cm tall and are bluish grey in colour with a distinc-tive white face. Their call is quite harsh and usually made while flying or perching in tall pines or eucalyp-tus trees, where they nest. They make their nest of twigs high up in these trees, on the outer reaches of a dense branch or in the fork of a branch. It is very untidy. Three to five blue/green eggs are laid and incubated by both parents for 26 days. Usually only two chicks survive and stay around the nest until they fly at about six weeks.
They are easily recognised in flight with their long legs straight out the
back under the tail and their necks tucked back against their chest. Their wing beat is quite slow but they make their way across the sky at a good pace.
The funniest predicament I have seen one of these birds in was when one misjudged a landing. He came in to land on an estuary and the water was deeper than he had judged. The look on that bird’s face was priceless and we can all imagine what he would have said if he could have talked!
These herons were first reported in New Zealand in the 1860s and the first recorded breeding was at Shag River in Otago in 1941. Now they can be seen throughout the country and are classed as a ‘self introduced native’. They feed on worms, frogs, small fish and bugs, and the popula-tion has escalated since 1940 as land has been opened for farming.
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Plans have been re-leased for a massive influx of new residents in the local region af-ter two new greenfield Special Housing Areas (SHAs), in Glenbrook and Drury were an-nounced by Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith and May-or Len Brown.
“These two latest Special Housing Areas at Glenbrook and Drury in Franklin now bring the total number of Special Housing Areas in Auckland to 86, with a combined potential yield of up to 45,000 new homes,” Dr Smith says.
The two new SHAs announced last week were at McLarin Road, Glenbrook, a 87 hectare development, expected to create 800 homes; and at Bremner Road, Drury: 68 hectares, and
at least 1000 homes.The announcements
have been criticised in some quarters over the lack of infrastructure to support the housing boom, with Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei saying the proposals will condemn thou-sands of Aucklanders to a life of ‘transport pov-erty.’
“These houses are going to be built on land miles away from the city with no viable public transport links in sight,” she added.
However, Mayor Len Brown says he is confi-dent the infrastructure will support the devel-opments.
“Both of the new sites are already closely lo-cated to amenities such as local halls, reserves and education cen-tres, and we are confi-dent that the proposed
Mahanihani (Manukau Heads) is a place of great signif-icance to the local Awhitu com-munity. This was illustrated when over 40 volunteers turned out to Sunday’s community planting day at Mahanihani – planting a record 1800 native plants.
“This is the most plants we have ever attempted on a plant-ing day, and certainly the best turn out from the community” says Anna White, from Awhitu Peninsula Landcare.
The youngest volunteer was under five and the oldest close to 90. Among these were two eager canines who ensured enthusiasm remained high while planters were buffeted by strong winds.
This restoration project is fo-cussed on the significant forest fragment on the Ports of Auck-land land parcel adjacent to the
Signal station and Lighthouse. The project is an extension of the significant work already undertaken at the Manukau Heads Lighthouse.
The Lighthouse and its sur-rounds have been transformed by native plantings, and it is the community’s vision to achieve the same for the rest of Mahani-hani. The planting site was re-cently fenced, to exclude stock, preventing further damage to this fragile coastal ecosystem.
The large number of plants, provided by the landcare group’s plant nursery, and funded by the Auckland Coun-cil Environmental Initiatives Fund, will provide a protective buffer to the existing native vegetation, as well as creating additional habitat for native wildlife.
“This planting was no mean feat, almost 2000 plants in two
hours; these volunteers are phenomenal” says Monique van Rensburg from the Auck-land Council, who has been working with the Mahanihani Restoration Group over the past two years.
The Group, which is made up of several stakeholders, also have plans to highlight and cel-ebrate the cultural significance of the site, by establishing pou whenua (carved posts) along the ancient hikoi trail leading to historic rua (storage pits).
It is clear that the Awhitu community is committed to seeing the project succeed.
“We want this place to be a haven. Like Tiritiri Matangi.
“The birds should have somewhere to go when they fly over from Waitakere. But, you have to start somewhere,” says Carol McGregor from the Signal Station.
800 more homes as Glenbrook SHA gazetted
housing developments at these sites can be well-serviced by exist-ing or planned water, waste and roading in-frastructure,” Mr Brown says.
“I also commend the undertaking from the developer to build at least 150 afford-
able homes at Bremner Road – or 15 per cent of the total project. This is above the 10 per cent affordable housing pro-vision which is required in the Special Housing Area by the council.
The Minister and Mayor also announced a 5.2-hectare extension
to an existing 29-hec-tare SHA at Fred Taylor Drive in Massey. The Glenbrook site was ga-zetted last week, while the Drury site and the extension at Fred Taylor Drive have been rec-ommended to Govern-ment by council and is due for gazettal shortly.
The new Special Housing Area will mean a massive population growth in Glenbrook.
Record planting day at Manukau Heads
Graceful avian visitors easily recognised in flight
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This hidden section at Orua Bay is accessible at low tide and would suit a 2 bedroom designer bach or home. Set on 921m2, includes a cliff face and native trees. Situated on the section is a shed and water tank. This property has amazing views. ID: osbs557
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$525,000 +Gst (If any) It’s not everyday you will find an investment like this. This property has two parts to it. 1 is the commercial building which is in good condi-tion with large space, currently leased $25,000 + GST p/a as a dairy with a long term tenant. 2nd part of this investment comes with a 3 double bedroom home with open plan living and a double detached garage. Currently rented at $350 p/w. This great investment has a rural outlook and is situated on the main state highway with plenty of off street parking. ID osbb021
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Originally from the Bay of Plenty, Julie has lived in Franklin for over 30 years. She lives on a lifestyle block with her husband, her 3 daughters having left home (finally). Julie graduated from Otago University with a degree in Physical Education (BPHED) and then completed a Dip Tchg at Auckland Secondary Teachers College. For the next 20 years she taught at several Colleges and Primary schools in the Franklin area. Julie joined Osborne Realty Ltd in Waiuku in June 2010 and has really enjoyed meeting new people and facing the different challenges working with real estate entails. Julie will work with honesty and integrity to meet the needs of both vendors and purchasers.
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Rural options options options $1.2 million incl GSTA desirable 18.17 Ha (approx) in two titles. Gently sloping to North/North East. There are 2 aged hay sheds on the property and near new cattle yards. This property is located approx 2.5km from waiuku New world and is in the waikato District. ID osbf672
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Vendor wants it sold $560,000 + GST (if any)First time on the market in three generations is this gently undulating 30 acres more or less of productive farmland. 2 road frontages lends this property towards plenty of options. Elevated building sites await those who may plan to build their dream home in this picturesque location. Situated in the friendly TeToro community and close to an all tide boat ramp this property is also handy to waiuku township. ID osbf748
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Bring the extended family. This home has 5 brm plus study. upstairs has 3 brm + study with open plan living and bthrm. Downstairs has 2 brm, bthrm with kitchenette and spacious lounge. The property has a single garage, dbl carport and a new dbl gge with a lockable storage room. Handy to waiuku town centre, waiuku College and zoned for Sandspit Rd School. Ph Marleen to arrange a viewing. ID osbh848
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Big plans for Franklin’s waterFranklin politicians
have a renewed appre-ciation for their drink-ing water after meet-ing Watercare planners and engineers.
The Franklin Local Board attended a work-shop at Watercare’s Newmarket office on June 30 to be briefed on southern growth initia-tives and investment in the Franklin area.
Board chairman An-drew Baker says it was “unreal” to see how much time and thought is invested in planning for a growing city.
“It was really useful for us, as people mak-ing decisions at a lo-cal level, to be able to meet the people who are busy planning in-frastructure to cater for our rapidly-growing population.”
Auckland council-lor Bill Cashmore, who also attended the work-shop, says Franklin’s population and em-ployment opportuni-ties are expanding at a “record rate”.
“This presents a very real challenge to our in-frastructure suppliers,
Franklin Local Board chairman Andrew Baker and Watercare operations manager water supply Priyan Perera in the Watercare central control room.
so it’s good to see Wa-tercare is meeting this challenge head-on with the planning and deliv-ery of essential assets.”
Projects and propos-als discussed included:
• Pukekohe trunk sewer and wastewater treatment plant up-grades to address over-flows and capacity is-sues
• Proposed Runci-man Rd water reservoir to provide storage for North Franklin and the wider Auckland region
• Proposed Cape Hill
Water Booster Pump Station to increase pressure for residents in parts of Pukekohe
• The proposed in-crease to the permit-ted water take from the Waikato River to meet Auckland’s population growth over the next 35 years.
The board was also given a tour of Water-care’s central control room, from where the water and wastewater networks are moni-tored and controlled 24/7.
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THE RIPPLE HAS ARRIVED!It is now obvious that the ripple effect from thehot Real Estate market in Auckland City hasreached Waiuku.Prices are firming and houses are selling quickly tobuyers that do not want to miss out, and are willingto compete to get what they want.If you are considering a move do not delay -call one of our team today to get accurateadvice on where your property sits in thismarket. We have probably got a buyer on our data-base that would meet your expectations.
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Waikato District Council last week con-firmed its preference for water management in the district, voting in principle for the estab-lishment of a Council Controlled Organisa-tion with Waipa Dis-trict and Hamilton City Councils.
Waikato District Council’s Long Term Plan, adopted last week, includes a 2.9% per cent general rate in-crease. Increases of 1% and 3% are expected over the next ten years. Some ratepayers will still receive significant targeted rate increases as Council continues to make reticulated water and wastewater servic-es financially sustain-able. Waikato District Mayor, Allan Sanson, said the Council had agreed on a robust plan which met the needs of the community.
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Homeopathy for Mental exhaustion or Stress
Can also referred to as nervous exhaustion or nerv-ous breakdown, a catchall term not used by psychia-trists but meaningful to the ordinary person.
In our modern busy lives we can carry a lot of stress without realizing it. After a period of time we can pro-duce physical symptoms that we may think are just viruses or bugs when in ac-tual fact it is a prolonged build up of mental exhaus-tion or stress that can be signified by a sudden in-ability to cope.
There are many ways of building up your stamina from changes in diet and exercise to realizing that to be healthy and bal-anced we also need some creative expression for our-selves, even just some time to sit and read a book.
Very often this time for ourselves is the last thing that we do, our responsi-bilities are just too many. However this is one of the most important aspects of a healthy balance, how can you meet your re-sponsibilities if you are not healthy and/or balanced.
Just as ligaments and tendons can be stretched beyond their elastic limit, so can emotional and mental resources. Some people have more resil-ience and stamina, more ability to absorb stress for longer periods, than others.
If it takes very little to top-ple you into anxiety or de-pression, a constitutional homeopathic treatment could help.
Specific remedies that can be useful. Feeling emotionally drained by grief, very apathetic, physi-cally exhausted Phosphoric acid; Lack of will-power or determination Picric acid;
Feeling mentally ex-hausted after working hard for exam Anacardium; Headache and exhaus-tion from overwork Silicea; Great sensitivity to noise, forgetfulness, a tendency to repeat everything Zinc.
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By Helen Wright BSc(Hons)Ost(UK);CMIOSH (UK);PGDip(Hlth.Erg)(UK) NZ/ACC/UK Registered Osteopath Human Factors and Ergonomics consultant
Is your mind telling you “you can” but your body is telling you “you can’t”? Calling all multi sporters, gardeners, activity junkies.
Your body can only func-tion at its optimum when the mechanics of the body (the body’s structure) is also at its optimum.
We constantly push our body to enable us to achieve new goals and complete tasks but some-times the body simply says “I can’t”. Pain, poor recov-ery, repeat injuries whether we’re training for a sports event or carrying out a work or household task are some of the ways the body tells us that it isn’t coping with what we’re putting it through.
The body’s inability to cope can be simply due to poor fitness but it can also be due to an imbal-ance in the body’s mus-culature, a restriction in the joints, a weakness following an accident or even surgery that hasn’t been effectively rehabili-tated, incorrect breathing patterns etc.
An osteopathic assess-ment provides an effec-tive way of identifying how the body’s structure
is affecting how it func-tions. An osteopathic treatment can secure optimum body func-tioning by correcting dysfunctions and imbal-ances and working with you to strengthen weak areas and prevent over-working/overstrain of other areas.
If you think your body is struggling with an ac-tivity that potentially pushes it to its limits then let the osteopaths at Osteopathy Pukekohe help you to achieve your goal(s). There are currently registered os-teopaths (ACC and OCNZ) practicing from the shop Mondays - Sat-urdays inc. with evening appointments available at a ‘satellite clinic’.
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What are Tissue Salts?Tissue Salts are partly homoeopathically prepared micro-dose of the body’s 12 essential minerals. I say partly homoeopathically, because there is an essential difference with homoeopathy and tissue salts: In the Tissue Salts the minerals are, by homoeopathic pro-cedures, extremely finely ground; so fine that they can go straight through our cell walls (membranes) and instantly do their job in the cells. At the same moment the cells are activated to also absorb the digested-from-food minerals out of the blood circulation into the cell. In pure homoeopathic preparation a product gets its potency by a forceful shak-ing process. A homoeopathic potency gives a signal which triggers an action in the body that fights the same symptoms as the ones we suffer from. Tissue salts just provide our cells with the mineral to support and normalise optimal function of those cells and tissues. Schüßler Tissue Salts are suitable for the whole family.Cramps or spasms…You may have too low levels of the mineral magnesium in the cells. This is where the Tissue Salt Magnesium Phosphate comes in. One of the very often used (with great results) tissue salts is Mag Phos nr 8 (Magnesium Phosphate).This is a simple and safe remedy, for everyone, that may help with spasmodic pain, muscle cramps, spasms, twitches, restless legs, migraine.Magnesium phosphate is contained in the muscles, blood cells and nerves, brain and spinal marrow, in bones and teeth. Its deficiency can result in spasms of all kind such as, the calves, lower back and shoulders, spasm of the heart, stomach. It may weaken the nervous system and keep us from sleeping well. Mag Phos nr 8 supports relieve in those cases.
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Andy Ma, BSc(Chinese Me-teria Medica), Cert (Chi-nese Massage).From 2002 I started to be involved in traditional Chinese medi-cine and Tui Na/Chinese Massage. Tui Na/Chinese Massage is an Oriental Bodywork Therapy that has been used in China for 4000 years.
A typical session of Tui Na/Chinese Massage may vary from thirty minutes to an hour. The session tim-ings may vary depending on the patient’s needs and condition. The best part of the therapy is that it re-laxes as well as energizes the person. Because Tui Na/Chinese Massage does not simply work on the mus-cles, bones, and joints. It works with the energy of the body at a deeper level. As the practitioner senses the client’s body with his/her hands, he/she is able to as-sess the distribution of en-ergy and affect its flow.
The main benefit of Tui Na/Chinese Massage is that it focuses on the specific problem, whether it is an acute or a chronic pain as-sociated with the muscles, joints or a skeletal system. This technique is very ben-eficial in reducing the pain
Andy Ma,BSc(Chinese MeteriaMedica),
Cert (Chinese Massageof neck, shoulders, hips, back, arms, thighs, legs and ankle disorders. It is a very effective therapy for arthritis, pain, sciatica and muscle spasms. Other benefits of this therapy include alleviation of the stress related disor-ders like anxiety, depression, headaches (incl. migraines), insomnia, constipation and other disorders related to digestive, respiratory and re-productive systems.
As with other styles of Ori-ental bodywork, Tui Na/Chi-nese Massage is designed to prevent problems, not just correct them. By keeping the body’s energy in bal-ance, health is maintained. This is true not just for physi-cal health, but for mental and emotional well-being as well. I am running a mas-sage practice from the Way of Life Health shop on Mon-days and Thursdays. I wel-come you to just come into the shop or call for an ap-pointment 09 2387806.
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Cutting teeth isn’t one of those milestones a baby reaches all at once. Transition-ing from that gorgeous gummy grin to a mouthful of gleaming teeth can be a tough time for your baby and can take one to three years to complete. While some babies breeze through the teething process, many seem to struggle with it and experience discomfort. Among the symptoms your teething baby may exhibit: • Drooling (which can lead to a facial rash) • Gum swelling and sensitivity • Irritability or fussiness • Biting behavior • Refusing food • Sleep problems
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Beachcare Port Waikato is holding another planting day in the dunes at Port Waikato on Saturday from 1-3 pm.
Organiser Karen Opie has designed the event especially or children.
“Kids love digging in sand and we have picked small plants, which are easy to han-dle. We will be planting close to the entrance to the dunes on Mission Road, so no-one needs to walk far.”
They will be planting so-called sandbinders like Spin-ifex and Pingao, which help restore the dunes.
“The kids can play in the sand, visit the beach and learn about conservation at the same time,” says Ms Opie. There are give-aways such as posters and stickers.
Tuakau and Districts Museum volunteers are currently busy with the conservation of the many hundreds photos the Museum has accu-mulated over the years.
Thanks to a Helping Hands grant from Te Papa precious old photos can now be scanned for display and then filed in acid free plastic covers and stored safely for future generations while still be easily accessible for research, says the Museum’s Sandra Brassell.
The copies will be on display on boards around the building so the visitors can see and read about the history of the town more easily.
The Museum, in the old post office in Liver-pool Street, is open every Sunday afternoon and Thursday mornings.
Tuakau Rotary has started a new year with renewed vigour with a new president, Mike Stewart, and treasurer, Heather Blanchard. Secretary Julie Fox stays on for another year.
“We’ve had some good growth in recent years in terms of members and projects,” says Mike Stewart, who hopes to consolidate what has been achieved so far.
He would like to see much better community use of the former bowling club premises on Madill Rd. “Madill House is set up as a community centre offering an inexpensive venue to community groups and ideal for small groups and events,” says Mr Stewart.
Tuakau Rotary is always looking for new members, so if you want to know more go see them at the Tuakau Hotel Monday nights from 6pm.
Above: Mike Stewart receives the presidential chain of office from his predecessor Carmel Stewart.
Participants need to wear solid footwear, gloves and bring small spades. For more information: [email protected] or see facebook.com/portwaikatobeachcare
for the latest information about the event. Pictured below: Samira Badingham had a great time at the dune planting day last year. Photo: Karen Opie.
Tuakau College is among 26 New Zealand schools competing in the annual Build-Ability Challenge, BCITO’s competition to promote building and construction as a career.
School teams of up to five students have to build, paint and decorate a playhouse to defined specifications including a distinctive theme. The playhouses will be gifted to local community groups after the challenge. And that means they need to be safe, fit-for-purpose and showcase the construction skills of each team. The Build-Ability Challenge is a key part of BCITO’s strategy to promote building and construction careers to secondary school stu-dents. The winning team takes home $1,000 for its school technology department.
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Tuakau was founded in 1840. It was originally a flax milling centre with a convenient landing place on the nearby Waikato River. During the Waikato War (1863-64), a small fort armed with a heavy gun was built on a bluff overlooking the landing, this earthwork being called Alexandra Redoubt. Colour-Sergeant E. McKenna, who was stationed at Alexandra Redoubt, won the Victoria Cross during an engagement with the Maoris who had sacked Camerontown, an army depot about 5 miles down stream. A monument on the site of Alexandra Redoubt, which is now an historic reserve, commemorates those who served in the Maori Wars. Tuakau was created a town district in 1914 and became a borough in 1955.
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Every Friday and Saturday night members of the Tuakau
Community Patrol roam the streets of Tuakau as extra eyes
and ears for the police.
Volunteers vary in ages, ranging from 30s to 80s, and lo-
cal knowledge enables them to operate effectively. “Being
visible to the community is a big part of this and in Tuakau
this works both ways, the residents know the patrol car
and the patrollers know their community”, says the Patrol’s
Kathy Lane. They report suspicious activities immediately
to police who then act accordingly. Those activities are not
confined to humans.
“Patrolling sometimes involves animals acting suspi-
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hissing hedgehogs are moved from busy roads and the se-
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Onewhero’s rural fire force put on a social evening last Sat-urday for the local community where around 40 people of all
ages turned out for some food, a natter and few rounds of pool.
The force has been active fighting fires,
Retired Tuakau busi-ness owner Alwyn Mar-shall has received an extraordinary honour from Rotary Interna-tional.
He received a Paul Harris Fellow sapphire pin for 51 years of ser-vice to the community through Rotary.
He’s been a Rotarian for as long as the Tu-akau club has existed and very few Rotarians around the world have reached that many years in any club.
“Alwyn’s always there, quietly working away in the background doing what needs to be done,” says Tuakau Rotary Mike Stewart of the new Fellow.
“He fixes what needs fixing, delivers trailer loads of firewood, fires the barbecue.”
Below: Jill and Alwyn Marshall took charge of the barbecue during last year’s tree planting event in the Batkin Re-serve.
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Interested in seeingmore ofNewZealand Steel?We run hosted public tours on a regular basis. www.nzsteel.co.nzFormore information, email [email protected] call 09 3758111
The story of New Zealand Steelis a classic pioneering one,a Kiwi
tale of executing an extraordinaryvision and seeing it through to asuccessful conclusion,whateverfortune – ormisfortune –may throwin the path.And it is a history that isdeeply entwined in the story of thelocal Franklin community.
Asa commemorationof the company’sofficial incorporation, July 26th,1965,wewill take the next fourweeks tohave a look at the history and to paytribute to the local community.NewZealand Steelwouldn’t be herewithoutyou,and the contribution the localregion hasmade is somethingwewillcelebrate over the nextmonth.
Such was the status of the mill that anexcitedWaiuku had the opportunity towelcome the Duke of Edinburgh and thePrince ofWales in March 1970.Whiletheir Royal Highnesses were shown thefiner points of turning ironsand into steelby mill staff, Sir John Ingram, SirWoolfFisher and a clearly startled onlookertook care of hosting the dignitaries.
TOP LEFT & RIGHT: The kiln cooler supports take shape (left), 26.10.67;A newly minted mill (right), 1st August 1969 the galvanising plant prominentin white.ABOVE:What safety gear?! A construction worker sets abouttransforming the “65 acres of bare earth” (as The Herald referred to it), thatwould become the site of New Zealand’s steel industry.
New Zealand Steel has long operated two sites where the criticalironsands are mined. Glenbrook itself is supplied by theWaikatoNorth Head site (being developed, 1967, top) while at Taharoa, thesand is sent to an offshore ship as slurry, via the pipeline that beganoperations, as shown above, in February 1972.
Sir Woolf Fisher lights the kilnfor the first time, 20thNovember,1969 and Sir John Ingram turnson the power for the first heatin the steel plant, three dayslater. While technology andengineering expertise delivereda workable process, without thevision of so many people, therewould be no New Zealand Steel.
With the massive influx of workers,to the mill, from other New Zealandtowns and overseas, a large demandfor housing needed to be met, andquickly. The solution, the HamiltonBlock, was built in the late 1960s.The image (left) taken in 1968 showshow separate it was from theWaiukutownship as a whole.
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‘The steelworks area challenge of the highest
order. It means a newfuture. a new outlook
on the world.’THE FRANKLIN TIMES
27 JULY 1967
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Interested in seeingmore ofNewZealand Steel?We run hosted public tours on a regular basis. www.nzsteel.co.nzFormore information, email [email protected] call 09 3758111
The story of New Zealand Steelis a classic pioneering one,a Kiwi
tale of executing an extraordinaryvision and seeing it through to asuccessful conclusion,whateverfortune – ormisfortune –may throwin the path.And it is a history that isdeeply entwined in the story of thelocal Franklin community.
Asa commemorationof the company’sofficial incorporation, July 26th,1965,wewill take the next fourweeks tohave a look at the history and to paytribute to the local community.NewZealand Steelwouldn’t be herewithoutyou,and the contribution the localregion hasmade is somethingwewillcelebrate over the nextmonth.
Such was the status of the mill that anexcitedWaiuku had the opportunity towelcome the Duke of Edinburgh and thePrince ofWales in March 1970.Whiletheir Royal Highnesses were shown thefiner points of turning ironsand into steelby mill staff, Sir John Ingram, SirWoolfFisher and a clearly startled onlookertook care of hosting the dignitaries.
TOP LEFT & RIGHT: The kiln cooler supports take shape (left), 26.10.67;A newly minted mill (right), 1st August 1969 the galvanising plant prominentin white.ABOVE:What safety gear?! A construction worker sets abouttransforming the “65 acres of bare earth” (as The Herald referred to it), thatwould become the site of New Zealand’s steel industry.
New Zealand Steel has long operated two sites where the criticalironsands are mined. Glenbrook itself is supplied by theWaikatoNorth Head site (being developed, 1967, top) while at Taharoa, thesand is sent to an offshore ship as slurry, via the pipeline that beganoperations, as shown above, in February 1972.
Sir Woolf Fisher lights the kilnfor the first time, 20thNovember,1969 and Sir John Ingram turnson the power for the first heatin the steel plant, three dayslater. While technology andengineering expertise delivereda workable process, without thevision of so many people, therewould be no New Zealand Steel.
With the massive influx of workers,to the mill, from other New Zealandtowns and overseas, a large demandfor housing needed to be met, andquickly. The solution, the HamiltonBlock, was built in the late 1960s.The image (left) taken in 1968 showshow separate it was from theWaiukutownship as a whole.
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order. It means a newfuture. a new outlook
on the world.’THE FRANKLIN TIMES
27 JULY 1967
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Thursday Haggle Div One; 1st Frank McGrath 38, 2nd
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July 1 saw the Coun-ties-Manukau Veteran Golfers Inter-Club pen-nant teams playing at Hauraki Golf Club. It was the second round of finals play for the Covic Shield (Div 1) and the Covic Cup (Div 2) along with the usual Covic Challenge Gold Cup match play.
In total 94 golfers played although only the top five represented their clubs in the finals play with the best four stableford scores count-ing to their team score and this aggregated de-termining their place on the day, and points received from 1 for first to 6 for sixth.
Last Thursday saw the Waiuku College Shooting Team head to the Waikato Gun Club in Hamilton to attend their fifth Secondary School Shoot, hosted by Hamilton Boys.
A slow trip down in the school van due to thick fog, meant the shoot didn’t get underway till 9.45am instead of the normal 9am start, with the fog still hanging around and not lifting completely till around lunchtime.
Attended by 148 shooters, a total of 30 squads, the weather certainly played a part with not too many possible scores on the board.
The girls’ team of Zoe Groot and Ellen Ballintine took first place in this section, ahead of Putaruru College and Hauraki Plains. It was also Zoe Groot who placed first in the Girls Individual Section, shooting 87/90, which was made up of 20/20, 59/60, and 8/10.
College first year shooter Emily Kitson placed fourth, ahead of Waiuku’s Ellen Ballintine, after a shoot-off to also secure prizes for the day.
The Open Team of Nelson Akast, Emily Kitson,
There were some good battles in this week’s Counties Power Club Rug-by, as teams fight for the best posi-tions possible heading into the play-offs in a couple of weeks.
Ardmore Marist South Auckland Motors retained the Counties Power Cup with a 33-28 victory over Ma-nurewa. They were also able to secure the Yates trophy which is played for between the two sides.
It was a tough battle with Manure-wa making sure Ardmore had to play the full eighty ensuring it was a close finish.
Patumahoe were far too good for Waiuku running in eight tries to two to collect an impressive 59-10 win.
Patumahoe responded to their coaches Thursday talk and put on a performance to be proud of. Waiuku put first points on the board in the opening two minutes but Patumahoe came back to dominate the rest of the match.
Patumahoe’s Joshua Van Lieshout had a great day scored four of the side’s tries. This has propelled him to the top of the PGG Wrightons try scoring leader board, passing Karaka’s Tavite Gadeisuva by one try.
Waiuku’s points came from tries to Daniel Hyatt who had a strong game and James Faiva who also added a successful penalty.
It was another tough battle between Karaka Vernon & Vazey and Bombay Gough CAT. Karaka eventually com-ing out 21-15 victors.
It was a tense start to the game of semi-final intensity, Karaka breaking the deadlock with a couple of early penalties. Before they managed to put Cardiff Vaega over for the game’s first
Ethan Short, Ayden Porter and Niko Manning took out third place in the Teams Event, the team say-ing it was great to finally get in the top three after knocking on the door in fourth place at the last two competitions.
Niko Manning just missed out on securing tenth place over the whole day after a shoot-off in the Boys Individual Section, something to still be proud of shooting against 147 other shooters and only being in the second year of the sport.
First year shooter Ethan Short was over the moon when he picked up a 25 Long Run Badge, after shooting 25 consecutive targets in a row, no mean feat, not as easy as it sounds and something he should be very proud of in his first year.
It sure was a great day and one that put Waiuku on the map with the College kids heading up so many times to the prize table. Next shoot is at the Putaruru Gun Club on August 13.
Shooters bring home the prizesLocal rugby results
Tough battles as teamsgear up for the playoffs
Local golfers battle for Covic trophiesThe Shield section
results saw the Waikare and Clarks Beach teams draw first equal on the day. Waikare remains at the top of the table on 2.5-points with Clarks Beach (5) moving into second ahead of Hau-raki (8) and Huntly (8) tied for third. They are followed by Maramarua (8.5) and Manukau (10).
In the Cup section play Pakuranga’s win on the day see them on 3-points and dislodg-ing Pukekohe (5) from first to second followed by Waiuku (6), Awhiti (7), Onewhero (9) and Wattle Downs (12).
In the day’s medal match-play Challenge Cup, played by teams of four over 18-holes, Pukekohe fought hard against the Hauraki challengers who had home course advan-
tage, to pull off a draw at 36-points each and retain the Gold Cup for their second defence in a row. They will now face Awhitu at Pakuran-ga on the 17th August.
Leading player on the day and winner of the Claret Jacket was none other than the Hauraki President Ste-ve Croamans with 45 points, six points clear of the next best player.
It was a remark-able performance on a course that played very long in mid-winter con-ditions.
The next Covic event is a mid-winter mystery venue jaunt on Monday 27th July 2015. A new trophy named the ‘Jack-son-Jones Justice Cup’ will be played for the clubs entering multiple 3-person teams under the Ambrose play for-mat. This is a new tro-
phy that honours the re-cently retired Corporal Graham Jones as Con-venor and his predeces-sor and Covic founder Mr Graham Jackson from Clarks Beach. The newly appointed Con-venor is Russ Ford from Maramarua who says “Covic golf has never been stronger and I am expecting participation to grow as more and more of the sixties born baby boomer genera-tion reaches the 50-year qualifying age. With twelve clubs partici-pating and a thirteenth possibly joining in 2016, our ‘fellowship and fun’ motto has never been more appealing. It clearly beats sitting at home feeling lonely or getting under the feet of your partner.” En-quiries about Covic can be made to Mr Ford on 027-3110256.
try which was converted by Kieron Rollinson to give Karaka a 13-3 lead at halftime.
Pukekohe were also in the win-ner’s circle, securing a 37-6 victory over Onewhero.
There were made to work hard for the full eighty minutes. They lead 10-0 at halftime.
Pukekohe’s Sione Fifita had a strong game collected two tries and also added three conversions and two penalties, while Niva Ta’auso, Trent White, Connor Brooke-Cowden also secured tries.
Pukekohe’s Nathan De Thierry continues to lead the PGG Wright-on’s points board.
In the Premier Reserve grade playing for the Bob Chandler Me-morial Waiuku defeated Patuma-hoe 10-6, Karaka secured a 23-12 victory over Bombay Pokeno Ba-con 23-12, Onewhero went down to Pukekohe 32-17, Ardmore Marist ran out 29 -17 winners over Manurewa. The top of the table clash for The Sid Marshall Shield in the Premier division clash saw Te Kauwhata Envirowaste seal a 27-10 win over Papakura and Ken-ny Wolfgramm named the PGG Wrightson Player of the Day. While in the other match Weymouth de-feated Drury 7-3.
The Bill Marsh Cup saw Papaku-ra collect a 38-19 win over Te Kau-whata and Puni picked up a close 12-10 victory over Drury.
In the U19 Bright Cup Karaka de-faulted to Waiuku.
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Of the approximately 454,000 residential properties in Auckland, the council estimates approximate-ly two per cent, or around 9,000 residences, will receive an increase of more than $1000.
Auckland Council says final numbers will be available after July 15, but estimates suggest, at the same time approximately 22.5 per cent of Aucklanders will get a rates decrease. 68 per cent will get an in-crease under $500 and 7.5 per cent will get an increase of between $500 to $1000 (based on rates data as at 1 May 2015).
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• the inclusion of the Interim Transport Levy, which will help to enable a number of critical trans-port projects across the region, helping to keep Auckland moving.
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A quiet moment for five year old Quinn Steel and his Mum Kerryn at Ernie’s Lake in Pukekohe. The pair were waiting to go to their rugby match and decided to pop through and visit the duckponds
Groovit Dancers from Ka-Motion Krew and The Jitterbugs with instructors and owners Georgie and Rachel on Saturday. The dance studio hosted a End of Term Dance Show at the Puke-kohe High School Hall, themed on July 4, American Independence Day, with guest singer Mikey Mayz and Josh Faleatua from the Identity Dance Crew.
Pukekohe’s Bin Inn held its first Food Expo on Saturday, attracting good crowds for the four-hour event. Over 20 suppliers were on display showcasing their products and providing samples to taste. Everything from coconut yoghurt, gluten and dairy free products, paleo foods, home brew items, advice on beer and wine making, were on display. The success of this event means a further event in the future is likely.
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Waiuku Golf & Squash club has made an application to the District Licensing Committee at Auckland for the renewal of a Club Licence, in respect of the premises situated at 1 Racecourse Road Waiuku known as Waiuku Golf & Squash Club. The general nature of the business to be conducted under the licence is as a Sports Club.The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is intended to be sold under the licence are Monday - Thursday 10:00am to 11:00pm, Friday, Saturday & Public Holidays 7:00am to 1:00am the following day, Sunday 10:30am to 10:30pm. The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the offices of the Auckland District Licensing Agency at 82 Manukau Road, Pukekohe. Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the grant of the application may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the first publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee, Auckland Council, Private Bag 92300, Victoria St West, Auckland. No objection to the renewal of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.
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Erl FieldingPassed away Saturday night
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Crow Refractory.An awesome man, always a smile and never a bad word
about anybody. Erl - Nobody to get our lollies at Christmas, will
miss meeting you & Ann at NZ Steel carpark. God bless,
and hope there’s a big jackpot waiting for you
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Daikin’s Split System heat pumps and air purifiers are approved by the Asthma Foundation NZSensitive Choice® programme – making Daikin the only heat pump brand allowed to carry the bluebutterfly symbol. With one in four New Zealand kids affected by asthma, it’s just another reason tochoose Daikin – the world’s No.1 heat pump specialist.
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02 1234 5678 | www.yourdealership.co.nz
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WE CREATE Franklin’s
THE US7 is the only heat pump to be awarded 7 stars for
efficiency – so running costs are incredibly low, while high-
tech functions like humidification and dehumidifier controls
mean you can be cozy or cool without your skin drying out.
THE STYLISH NEW ZENA RANGE is designed to impress but
when it comes to its whisper quiet operation, you’ll hardly
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With a Daikin heat pump, installed by our specially trained experts, we can turn your home into the best spot in the neighbourhood.
Contact us at the number below for an obligation free quote and start to enjoy high-tech, category-leading innovation from the world’s
No. 1 heat pump specialist.
7Crosbie Road, Pukekohe
