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Western Leader
Thursday, May 19, 2016
YOUR PLACE, YOUR PAPER
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Not much can be salvaged from Cole’s
bedroom.
PHOTO: ROSE REES-OWEN
$830,000
49 Cliff View Drive, Green Bay
1970s home well positioned on
Green Bay’s most sought-after
street. Family friendly retreat with
four bedrooms, two bathrooms
and a large outdoor entertaining
area to catch all day sun.
Sold by Bayleys Mt Albert
The fire is thought to have started
after a candle was left burning in this
room which was once the study.
PHOTO: ROSE REES-OWEN
Four fire crews attended the Shetland
St fire.
PHOTO: PHILLIP KITE
Ruth Cole is grateful to be alive after a fire gutted her upstairs living area.
PHOTO: ROSE REES-OWEN
Burning candle devastates
ROSE REES-OWEN
Ruth Cole wants to raise awareness about the dangers of leaving
candles burning unattended.
The upstairs section of her
Glen Eden property has been gutted by fire.
Her belongings have become
unrecognisable and among the
items lost was a 300-year-old chest
of draws.
Soot and ash cover everything
and leaves a grey sludge on the
once green carpet. The walls have
been burnt back exposing electrical cords and fluffy insulation
bats. Everything is black.
Yet in spite of the loss she feels
fortunate that herself, her daughter and her two miniature
schnauzer dogs all got out of the
house safely.
‘‘We are all alive – that’s the
main thing.’’
She is also grateful that the
outer walls of her property is
made of concrete resulting in
mainly internal damage.
Firefighters from four appliances battled the blaze at her Shetland St property on May 16 at
6.50pm.
About 20 minutes later the fire
was under control.
Three rooms were destroyed in
that short time – her bedroom, her
daughter’s bedroom and the study
as well as the hallway and
stairwell.
The artist assumes the fire
started because an aroma-therapy
candle was left burning in the
study while she and her daughter
were cooking downstairs.
When the smoke alarms
sounded they thought it was due
to the oven as the alarms often
sound when they are cooking.
It wasn’t until the pair smelt
smoke that they knew something
was seriously wrong.
They left the house immediately and called 111.
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‘‘The firefighters did an
amazing job. In between battling
the fire they take the time to talk
to you and give you a bit of a
counselling session.’’
She says this is not the first
time she’s heard of a serious fire
starting because of candles.
In the 1980s one of her friend’s
sons had a party and he decorated the house with burning
candles.
A fire broke out which resulted
in a fatality.
‘‘I want to raise awareness
over the dangers of burning
candles and you should never
leave them unattended.’’
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YOUR PAPER, YOUR PLACE
ext week is Attendance
Awareness Week at
Kelston Boys High School,
check out our pg 3 story.
I’m a big fan of this initiative –
I think it’s great that they are
promoting the message that it is
‘‘cool to be at school’’.
Forty-eight boys from Kelston
Boys have 100 per cent attendance
so far this year – that’s a fabulous
result for those kids.
I hope the efforts of student
engagement officer Janice Collins
resonates with the students, their
families and it filters through to
kids from other schools as well.
Regular attendance is vital to
learning as much as possible, not
being in catch-up mode and
making the most of education.
It also sets a child up for adult
responsibilities, such as turning
up to work every day and on time.
I believe parents need to instil
those attitudes in their children
from an early age and it starts
with turning up to school as is
required.
Well done Kelston Boys - lets
hope your positive influence rubs
off on others.
– Melanie
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Milestones ..........................................................9
Thanks a Bunch ............................................10
What’s On .......................................................... 14
Money Talks .................................................... 19
Puzzles ................................................................22
Sport ......................................................................27
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School equals achievement
In brief
MOVIE FUNDRAISER
Former Kiwi and North Sydney
Bears rugby league forward Mark
Graham will be a guest speaker
during the movie premiere of
Broke on June 1 at Rialto
Newmarket at 6pm. He will be
joined by Kiwis coach Stephen
Kearney. A portion of ticket price
proceeds will be donated to the
League 4 Life Foundation – a
charity set up to support
members of the league
community who have fallen on
hard times. For more information
and ticket bookings go to
rialto.co.nz.
ROSE REES-OWEN
Attend today, achieve tomorrow
is the message at Kelston Boys
High School.
Posters and flyers with inspiring slogans fill the corridors of the
school gearing up for an Attendance Awareness Week starting on
May 23.
Student engagement officer
Janice Collins says, to her knowledge, it is the first in the country
and her long term goal is to replicate it in schools nationwide.
‘‘It’s about celebrating what’s
working well in our school
already,’’ Collins says.
The school has achieved a 94
per cent attendance rate so far
this year but she says there is
always room for improvement
and she wants to bring that figure
up to 100 per cent.
Forty-eight boys have 100 per
cent attendance so far this year.
‘‘There is a connection between attendance and achievement – if a student isn’t at school
then they are going to miss out
and catching up can be stressful.’’
She says vital things can be
missed if the child is absent even
if it’s just one day.
Collins says there is more than
one reason why a student is not
attending and it doesn’t just come
down to illness.
Time off school could be for a
variety of reasons including looking after a younger sibling while
Kelston Boys High School student engagement officer Janice Collins is introducing an Attendance Awareness Week. She
is pictured with Jacob Kim, 17, left, Ayush Kumar, 14, Shemaiah Mose, 14, Nathan Hastings, 13, and Kennedy Limpus, 14,
who all have a 100 per cent attendance rate so far this year.
PHOTO: ROSE REES-OWEN
the parents work or the embarrassment of sending a child to
school without food.
Part of her job is home visits
where she tries to address some of
the underlying issues facing a
family.
She wants to raise awareness
about the importance of attendance, spreading the message not
only to the students but to parents
as well.
‘‘It’s about educating our
parents that it’s for their kid’s
future.
‘‘Enabling their child to stay
home is not going to help in the
long run.’’
Students who achieve 100 per
cent attendance during the week
will get a certificate of resilience
plus a prize. Spot prizes will be
handed out to the first boy to walk
into class as well as prizes for
punctuality.
A video produced by students
will show the impact of not
attending school and it will be put
on the website and Facebook page
and shown at assembly.
Milestone for motorway interchange
Two of the five Western Ring
Route projects are now complete.
The Lincoln Interchange and
Te Atatu Interchange projects
were opened by Transport
Minister Simon Bridges on May
13.
They are the first of several
improvement projects to be
opened this year as part of the
Government’s $2.4 billion Western Ring Route.
The $145 million upgrade of the
Lincoln Interchange has widened
and realigned the on-ramps and
motorway exits to improve safety
and traffic flow.
Purpose built bus lanes have
been added and the Northwestern
Cycleway has also been extended
and improved.
The $65 million Te Atatu Interchange project has added an
extra lane in each direction
between Te Atatu and Lincoln Rd,
there are new motorway on and
off-ramps and the Te Atatu
overbridge has been raised and
widened.
Other Western Ring Route
projects due to be complete this
year are the Causeway Upgrade
and the St Lukes Interchange.
The Waterview Connection is
due for completion in 2017.
Once completed the 48 kilometre route will create a
motorway connection between
Manukau and Albany along State
Highways 20, 16 and 18.
Transport Minister Simon Bridges, centre, is joined by students from Rutherford
Primary School at the opening of the Lincoln and Te Atatu Interchange.
COMMUNICATION
PARTNERS
Volunteers are needed to help
people recovering from strokes.
Communication partners are
needed for one-on-one sessions,
for one or two hours each week,
to help with their speech
recovery. Some volunteers are
needed for group sessions.
Training and support is provided
by speech-language therapists
and volunteer coordinators.
There is an initial two day training
session. A July and August intake
is now being recruited. People
are needed in the Henderson, Te
Atatu, New Lynn and greater
Waitakere area to help. Phone
Rosemary Ward at the Volunteer
Stroke Scheme on 487 1513.
HALBERG CHALLENGE
Entries are open for the 2016
Halberg Tri Challenge. The event
will see teams of three run, row
and cycle in an indoor sports race
to raise funds for the Halberg
Disability Sport Foundation. It will
be held on June 9 at Vector
Arena in Auckland city. The
stadium will be transformed with
a running area, stationary bikes
and rowing machines. Teams will
fundraise by getting people to
sponsor them. Go to
halbergchallenge.co.nz to register
a team. Phone 579 9931 or email
[email protected] for more
information.
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at 7.30pm. It will be an
opportunity to see the latest
compression garments from
three leading suppliers who will
be there to speak about them.
The meeting is being held at
Domain Lodge, 1 Boyle Cres,
Grafton. Phone Joy on 625 6463.
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this introspective masterpiece of
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The soloists are Russian tenor
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The concert will be conducted
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It is being performed on May 29
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Marching to stop child abuse
CATRIN OWEN
An Auckland mother is taking to
the streets to march for Moko on
May 22.
Karis Vesey has been following
the case of Moko Rangitoheriri
and decided enough was enough.
‘‘The nation needs to wake up
about it. New Zealand has the fifth
worst child abuse record in the
OECD and it’s not OK,’’ she says.
‘‘To march is not just about getting the Government, but people
to take responsibility for their
kids.’’
Vesey is a support worker at
Women’s Refuge and has
organised a march in Auckland
which has empowered mothers
around the country to organise
marches too.
Moko
Rangitoheriri
was
subjected to repeated child abuse
by his carers for two months prior
to his death.
He was hit, kicked, bitten,
thrown, dropped and stomped
which led to his death in Taupo
Hospital on August 10, 2015.
His carers David Hawera and
Tania Shailer pleaded guilty to
manslaughter on May 2 and will
be sentenced on June 27 at the
Rotorua High Court.
The Sensible Sentencing Trust
is aiming to ensure the death of
Moko is not in vain.
Trust founder Garth McVicar
says the trust would turn Moko’s
death into a catalyst for change.
Karis Vesey is marching for Moko on May 22.
‘‘The assaults were premeditated and prolonged fitting all the
criteria for murder.
‘‘The fact the Crown has
accepted a guilty plea of manslaughter smacks of collusion of
the highest degree and is symbolic of New Zealand’s horrific
level of child abuse,’’ McVicar
says.
Moko’s older sister Anna did
her best to protect him from the
abuse but she couldn’t save him.
Anna was only 7.
On the day Moko died, the
caregivers forced her to kick him
otherwise she too would be
beaten.
Vesey encourages people who
choose to march to wear blue not
PHOTO: CATRIN OWEN
just for Moko but to take a stand
against child abuse. The Auckland march will begin at Aotea
Square at 1pm on May 22 and
slowly make its way down Queen
St to Queen Elizabeth Square.
❚ For more information head to
Facebook and search "I will march for
Moko’’.
In brief
HOME SHOW
The latest innovations and trends
will be on show at this year’s
Waitakere Home & Garden Show.
More than 150 exhibitors will
gather at The Trusts Arena for
three days starting from May 20.
There will be a line up of heating,
landscaping, kitchens,
bathrooms, homewares and
builders. There is a chance to win
a $20,000 custom-designed
bathroom package. The show is
open from May 20 to 22 from
10am till 5pm. Entry costs $8 and
there is a senior special on Friday
for $5. Children under 16 are free.
Go to homeandgarden
show.co.nz for more information.
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
Massey Leisure Centre, managed
by YMCA, has overhauled all of its
strength equipment to provide
some cutting edge exercise
opportunities. Totalling more
than $75,000, the new
equipment is user-friendly and
comfortable. YMCA Auckland’s
vision is to ‘‘build strong kids,
strong families, strong
communities’’ and ensuring that
communities have access to
excellent fitness facilities is an
important part of that. The new
equipment caters for the young,
right through to the young at
heart that take part in YMCA
Auckland’s seniors Never 2 Old
programme. Go to
ymcaauckland.org.nz/massey for
more information.
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Conversations
we
say
‘‘Family violence has to stop. End of
story. It’s well past time to do something
about it.’’
SPOTLIGHT ON FAMILY
VIOLENCE
As the statistics grow in West
Auckland for family violence it is
time to have a look at ‘why?’.
Yes, we have organisations
that collect the statistics and work
hard to support victims of
violence.
When we see an average of 600
family violence reports over three
months in Waitakere, one must
ask is this ‘‘an old bone we are
chewing on?’’.
I can recall witnessing
domestic violence in the 1960’s,
my brother in the 1950s.
We were not aware that it was
labelled as such. It was just the
way it was.
I am talking only of West
Auckland as this is the area that
the Women’s Centre Waitakere is
involved in.
When we talk to our clients it
appears that some form of family
violence is experienced, but
accepted.
So are we loving in the wrong
way? Are we lacking love and
appreciation?
Do we need to educate our
children from a very young age? Is
our interpretation of love
confused?
Are we teaching fear rather
than empowerment? Do we have
access to the correct resources?
Are we having positive
outcomes or are we dealing with
the negative by putting a plaster
on the wound?
As for the stats, Waitakere
police processed a shade under
6000 family violence reports in
2015 for the Waitakere area.
This year has begun with an
average of approximately 600
reports for the months of January,
February and March.
Who is controlling our
happiness? Or are we adopting
these ‘ideas’ from others?
It is important to reflect on the
ideas we are adopting and the
ideas we are handing over to our
children.
It takes a community to raise a
child. Are we?
BRIGID CURRAN
Manager
Women’s Centre Waitakere
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ROUNDABOUTS WORK
On the continuing debate of
roundabouts versus traffic lights,
I would like to point out how
brilliantly the roundabout still
works at the junction of
Edmonton Rd and Te Atatu Rd,
filtering traffic through.
And well-done to all those
motorists who negotiate this
safely every day.
CHRIS PULMAN
Te Atatu Peninsula
CARE ON OPEN ROADS
There have been about 600 reports of
family violence in West Auckland
during January, February and March.
I am an old lady, 86, and was
anguished to discover that I
needed a pacemaker.
Once in Waitakere and North
Shore hospitals many of the
doctors, nurses and staff were full
of warmth and kindness. I marvel
at their skill and dedication.
I can not sing their praises
enough. A big thank you.
DORIS BAERTSCHI
Glendene
THANKS TO HOSPITALS
May I say a thank you following
my hospital visits.
Country roads are a challenge to
pedestrians or public transport
users due to drivers lack of
responsibility on open roads –
speed dominates.
I have family that live in a
remote area so bus travel is used
to get to school. It is a daily risk
when leaving home, sad to say.
We all complain about
regulations but never learn to
accept one has to live with order,
not chaos in communities.
Councils should display more
warnings of bus pick up and drop
off zones in less built up areas.
PHYLLIS REID
Henderson
ONLINE CHATTER
Re: anti-bullying week in New
Zealand.
It should be anti-bullying every
day. The damage from bullying in
New Zealand, from schools
through to the work place to
people who do well, is disgusting
and it needs to stop. We lose too
many children every year to this
stuff.
– Julie Faith Paterson on the
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Down to earth
and out west
Diane Stevenson, 65, manager Redwood Park
Golf Club in Swanson
What do you like best about
West Auckland?
I like the people. There is a Westie person – they are funny and have
a quirky way of looking at the world
which I just love. Westies are people
with their feet on the ground, no
pretensions, this is what you get.
How long have you lived here
and where are you originally
from?
I moved from Ohura in the King
Country to Massey in 1990 and a
week later I started at Redwood
Park. I moved to Castor Bay three
months later and I have travelled to
work all of that time and the people
of this club have been the reason
why.
What do you like least and
how can we fix it?
The thing that has frightened me
most over the years has been the
violence. It’s pretty scary stuff, not
just in West Auckland but
everywhere. To fix it I think we have
to start with children at preschool
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And who does the best fish ‘n’
chips?
Redwood Park caterer Lawrence
does the best fish ‘n’ chips. They are
brilliant, lovely and crispy and
beautiful.
Who is the Kiwi you admire
most – and why?
Helen Clark, without a doubt. As
a woman watching what she has
achieved in her life, it has been
Diane Stevenson is retiring after 25 years managing the golf club.
incredible. And when Labour lost
her last election, she walked away. I
think that takes courage to just
close the door and have another
one open.
If I was Auckland’s mayor
I’d...
I would improve the rail systems
to get freight back onto it and
trucks off the road.
When I’ve got a free few
hours I like to ...
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beautiful and wild. I like the west
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SARAH ROBERTS
A group of motorcyclists are
putting on their helmets for a
good cause.
Around 60 Bro-Ccaab club
members gather regularly to
help raise money for children
with disabilities or in abusive
family situations.
Founder biker Julz Lee, who
lives in Titirangi, came up with
the idea about eight months ago.
Now the Facebook page for
Bike Riders Optimising Children’s Charities Abuse and
Bullying (Bro-Ccaab) has close
to 900 members.
It is the only registered
biker’s charity in the country.
‘‘I just thought to myself
there’s too many children slipping through the cracks who
need our help,’’ Lee says.
Lee won a Kiwi Local Hero
Award in 2015 for helping children and their families in West
Auckland.
She can relate to the
struggles they’ve had in life
because 17 years ago she
suffered a stroke.
‘‘It was just a couple of
months before my wedding day
and now I can’t even remember
getting married,’’ Lee says.
‘‘I was also paralysed in my
arm and my right leg and I had
to learn how to talk again with
six months of speech therapy.’’
The stroke was her inspiration to start a motorcycle
charity raising money for
Julz Lee and club mascot Buddy the bear ride their motorcycle to help
children’s charities.
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needy children. The club works
to ensure all children have the
chance to grow up with equal
opportunities in safe environments.
It hosts rides for its
members, runs volunteer raffles
and auctions to help raise funds
for three main charities –
Homes of Hope, Muscular Dystrophy Association of New Zealand and Kidney Kids NZ.
The latest ride was to help
raise funds for a boy called
Nikora, who suffers from brain
damage and spastic cerebral
palsy as a result of being shaken
when he was a baby.
Riders took to the roads,
from Papakura to Morrinsville,
in April and raised $2000 to put
towards Nikora’s medical costs.
Lee also helps organise the
Pink Ribbon motorcycle ride for
the New Zealand Breast Cancer
Foundation.
Over the past three years
she’s helped raise more than
$13,000 for the charity.
Go to bro-ccaab.com or email
Julz on director.broccaab@
gmail.com if you would like to
support the charity or become a
member.
Better building consent process
Improving building consent
processes is the aim for Auckland Council amid an unprecedented building boom.
It aims to speed up approvals,
reduce costs and ensure consistency.
‘‘A near 12 per cent increase
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and over 130,000 building
inspections is the present
reality as we review the
demands on our regulatory
services,’’ regulatory director
Penny Pirrit says.
Already underway are plans
to tailor processes according to
the complexity of the consent
‘‘It’s not just about
speed and costs but
the quality of
service.’’
Penny Pirrit
with simple applications, such
as carports and garaging being
turned around in five days to a
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‘‘We’re looking at a service
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Online consent applications
are already being trialled with
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approvals and reducing costs for
both the customer and the council.
Additionally, the council is
training staff and professional
groups in better practices.
‘‘The quality of the application is a primary requirement
to achieving speed and reduced
costs,’’ Pirrit says. ‘‘One of the
big challenges we face is the
poor quality of some applications.’’
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Milestones
Waitakere Powertalk Club hosted
the Annual Speech Contest in New
Lynn gaining a first equal placing
and a runner-up place. The winners
will compete at the Powertalk
National Conference in
Queenstown this month. Pictured
from left, Lynette Russ (Glendene
Club) Jane Livingstone (Glendene
Club), Sheridan Robinson, runnerup (Waitakere Club), Sue Martin,
first equal (Howick Club), Kathleen
Dixon, first equal, (Waitakere Club).
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Just got married, had a baby, graduated or celebrated your golden
anniversary? Perhaps your sports team just won the regionals or
even nationals. The Western Leader wants to help you celebrate,
and will publish your special pictures in our Milestones feature.
Send digital images to [email protected] or deliver to the office at 2
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family events.
Teachers
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Suzanne
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and Liv.
Healthy
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Waitakere
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the kindy to
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Nine new chrome books have been
presented to Year 4 students at Titirangi
Primary School from Barfoot & Thompson
Titirangi. The real estate company is a
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with local families.’’ The team enjoys
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Avondale Jockey Club has bought
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A fence will be installed along the Old Mangere Bridge after inspections showed parts
of the structure could pose a safety risk.
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TOM CARNEGIE AND ANNA LOREN
Parts of a much-loved bridge are to
be closed after standing for more
than a century.
The Old Mangere Bridge is
deteriorating and the NZ Transport
Agency is to install a fence to keep
the public from walking along its
sides.
‘‘This will allow a 5.8 metre wide
path through the full length of the
bridge to continue to provide walking and cycling access, while removing weight off the outer sections of
the bridge,’’ Auckland highways
manager Brett Gliddon says.
The fence will be in place by
June. It comes after structural
inspections showed ongoing deterioration in the bridge’s condition.
A large load on the edges of the
bridge could place it under enough
pressure to pose a risk to public
safety, Gliddon says.
Two wide bays in the stronger
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The agency will monitor the
bridge’s condition to determine whether any further action is needed.
The Old Mangere Bridge was
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It was restricted to pedestrian
access in 1985 and underwent
strengthening works between 2005
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Its replacement, a joint project
between the agency and Auckland
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consents are confirmed.
It will be 250m long with a clearance of 4.8m at high tide.
Construction will take 24-27
months and is intended to tie in with
the East West Connections project.
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The wife of former Waitakere
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The registered charity provides
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family violence situations and a refuge centre for women and children
needing to flee their home.
‘‘This is a nationwide
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Lady Barbara Harvey
‘‘Family violence is a stain on the
New Zealand psyche and it needs to
stop,’’ Harvey says.
‘‘I don’t think this is just a West
Auckland problem. This is a nationwide issue and something needs to
be done about it.’’
Young girls need to be
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The Glen Eden and Karekare resident practiced as a midwife in West
Auckland for 20 years and through
her occupation she came across
people from many different family
backgrounds.
Harvey, who is a mother of five, is
also a marriage celebrant.
Family Action chief executive
Michelle Clayton says the number
one cause of family violence is drugs
and alcohol, followed closely behind
overcrowding in houses, and poverty.
‘‘Children can be hiding in fear
when their father goes out to a bar
because when he comes back he will
give everyone the biff and that’s not
okay,’’ she says.
Family Action Henderson is the
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people with family violence, board
member Linda Cooper says.
‘‘People in West Auckland know
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great, but it is also true to the saying
‘we’re better than this’,’’ she says.
Family Action has around 1500
clients from West Auckland.
The registered charity was
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An appeal challenging the smoke
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Two psychiatric patients and a
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saying it was a breach of human
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In a decision released on May 11,
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including its mental health units.
The Court of Appeal supported
the policy, saying it addresses the
need to reduce smoking and
exposure to second-hand smoke.
Barrister Richard Francois argued a smoking ban was inhumane
and contributed to patient suicides
by forcing them to withdraw from
nicotine when they were already
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‘‘They’re locked in a room and
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time they’re under extreme stress,
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friends and employment,’’ Francois
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Film screening: Settlers Film Club is
screening 45 Years (M). 10.30am and
8.15pm. $12 or $10 for seniors and
students. Includes tea, coffee and
biscuits. Cash door sales only. Flicks
Cinema, Lopdell House, Titirangi. Go
to flickscinema.weebly.com or
phone 818 2478.
Irish dance: Dance the night away
with a live Irish band and fun, easy
dances. Everyone who comes to our
ceilidh has a great time and plenty of
laughs, and you get supper. 7.30pm.
Te Atatu South Community Centre,
247 Edmonton Rd (behind the
ambulance station). $10 waged, $5
unwaged/kids, $15 family. Phone
Matt 022 649 3310.
Tai Chi: Tai Chi involves gentle
exercise and breathing and gives
great health benefits to both body
and mind. Manutewhau Community
Hub. 10am. Beside West Harbour
School, 73B Oreil Ave, West Harbour.
May 20. $8- $12 depending on
numbers, so come along and bring a
friend. Phone Caroline on 021 672
314 or 832 5338.
MAY 21
Film night: Settlers Film Club is
screening Orphans & Kingdoms
(R16). Some members from the
production team with host a Q & A
after the film. 7pm at Barnett Hall,
Piha. Go to pihahall.co.nz.
Horse club: Huia Road Horse Club’s
annual meeting. 1pm at 436B Huia
Rd.
Mosaic workshops: At Charlotte
Museum, 10am onwards. 8a
Bentinck St, New Lynn. Email
[email protected].
Quilters circle: BHB Quilters Circle
meeting 1pm-4pm in the Community
Room underneath the Church of the
Saviour, Heaphy St. Car park on
Kinross St. Koha $2. Phone Mary 820
4421 or Nicky 627 5864.
MAY 22
Waitakere Rivercare: Community
event potting plants that need more
growing space, moving some to a
hardening up area and other sundry
jobs – bring gardening gloves. To do
some fill-in planting nearby, bring
boots and spade. Shared lunch.
Some soup and bread, tea and
coffee will be supplied – bring a plate
if you want. 10am. 96 Bethells Rd (on
Mark Bellingham’s property). Take
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low gear all the way to the top.
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Henderson. This section is for
community groups, charities and
non-profit organisations providing
free or low-cost events.
Phone Colleen Pilcher 810 9540.
MAY 24
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Senior learning: Titirangi U3A
offers current affairs and book study
groups. Other groups starting soon
may be history and food lovers.
Speakers for this month’s meeting
will be Bruce and Trixi Harvey on the
wreck of the Orpheus. 1.15pm at
Bayview Lounge, Pinesong Village.
Go to titirangi.u3a.nz.
MAY 27
Emily O’Hara, a spatial design student from AUT, is exhibiting at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016.
Folk music: Titirangi Folk Music.
Share songs and music with a small
friendly informal group. 8pm, Beach
Hall, Titirangi Beach Rd, Titirangi. $3,
under 18 free. Phone Robin and
Rosemary 814 8897 or Margaret 818
1434.
MAY 28
Craft sale: A selection of sewing,
gifts, hand knitted baby clothes plus
blankets, baking and raffle. All
proceeds to local charities. 10am1pm. Second floor main building,
Greenview Park Retirement Village,
267 Glengarry Rd, Oratia. Phone
June 818 3443.
Science workshop: The final Te
Whau Citizen Science Workshop 3.
Citizen science is a way for nonexperts to contribute data to
scientific studies. Bring your camera,
smartphone, tablet and/or laptop if
you have one or use a camera or
phone camera capable device.
1.30pm-4.30pm at Avondale
Community Centre (Highbury Hall).
Free. Registration closes May 26.
Phone 827 3374 or go to
whauriver.org.nz.
Planting bee: Taipari Stand native
planting bee. 10am start on planting
and weeding. Meet up at the water
sports carpark by the Taipari Strand
pontoon, Te Atatu Peninsula.
Children welcome with parental
supervision. Plants and tools
provided, but wear gumboots or
Students bound for Venice
A group of students are off to Italy
this month to take part in the
Venice Architecture Biennale.
It is the biggest architecture
festival in the world and is held
every two years.
New Zealand debuted at the
event for the first time in 2014.
This year 13 spatial design
students from AUT, including PhD
student Emily O’Hara from Glen
Eden, are going as part of a New
Zealand group that has teamed up
with University of Sydney’s
Architecture School.
The students range from second
sturdy shoes. Complimentary BBQ
afterwards. Email
[email protected] to
confirm.
MAY 29
Badge making: Workshop at
Charlotte Museum. 1pm-3pm
onwards. 8a Bentinck St, New Lynn.
Email [email protected]
ONGOING
Volunteers wanted: The
year to postgraduate and are
considered AUT’s top spatial
students. They will be showcasing
10 models in Venice.
‘‘The biennale proved a great
opportunity to put some of the best
young talent from Australasia
together on the world stage,’’ AUT’s
Dr Mark Jackson says.
AUT’s exhibition happens at one
of the major collateral events of the
Biennale, the Time, Space Existence
exhibition, showcasing the work of
100 architects.
The event attracts more than
200,000 people.
‘‘The students’ work will be seen
by hundreds of thousands of eyes,
and most importantly by the
leaders in the industry.
‘‘To show your work to the best
people in the field is an opportunity
most students could only dream
of.’’
The students are due to arrive in
Venice on May 24.
They will be involved in the
installation of the exhibition, with
the official opening on May 28.
The Venice Architecture
Biennale runs until the end of
November.
Waitemata District Health Board is
looking for help with it’s Volunteer
Stroke Scheme in Henderson, Te
Atatu, New Lynn and the greater
Waitakere area. Become a
communication partner for 1-2 hours
a week assisting people with
communication difficulties. Training
provided in July and August. Phone
Rosemary Ward 487 1513.
Iceberg group: Dealing with
difficult emotions. Wednesdays
10am-noon. Gold coin. Women’s
Centre Waitakere, 111 Mcleod Rd.
Phone 838 6381.
Friendship Group: Different topics
each week. Wednesdays 12.30pm1.30pm. Gold coin. Women’s Centre
Waitakere 111 Mcleod Rd. Phone 838
6381.
Dancefit: For kids, a magical mix of
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instructor. Gold coin entry. 10am10.45am. May 21, 28 and June 4. St
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COLLEEN HAWKES
Forget any preconceived ideas
you may have about a modernday childcare centre.
Chrysalis Early Learning Centre in Avondale, designed by
Collingridge and Smith Architects and built by Keola, shows
just how much has changed.
The eco-friendly centre has
just won a gold award for Blockhouse Bay-based Keola at the New
Zealand Commercial Projects
Awards.
The head-turning, crescentshaped building wraps around
two protected trees – a 100 yearold English oak and a pohutukawa – to create a giant cocoon, or
chrysalis.
Owner Darius Singh says he
wanted ‘‘parents, families and
children to walk through every
corridor, walk around the playground and just say wow’’.
"We were between a bit of a
rock and a hard place, with heritage trees on one side and yet we
had to design a centre that could
fit in 150 children.’’
Architect Phil Smith says his
vision for the build was to take
this chrysalis idea and to inter-
‘‘We were between a
bit of a rock and a
hard place, with
heritage trees on
one side.’’
Darius Singh
pret that into a built form.
‘‘The shape was derived from
the trees, and we tried to respect
these and put in a protective barrier, which then became the playground. The building just naturally wrapped around the
playground. Everything was
about this layering process.’’
The building has 31 gridlines
radiating from the crescent shape,
with 100 ‘‘sails’’ on the exterior.
‘‘As you walk through the
building you will get a whole
series of transformations that will
lead you through from one side to
another,’’ the architect says.
‘‘That feeds through into the
idea that the kids transform as
they come through from the age of
one to five.’’
Classrooms are large and open,
with floor-to-ceiling structures
enhancing the cocoon analogy.
Chrysalis Early Learning Centre in Avondale, built by Keola, has won a gold award at the New Zealand Commercial
Projects Awards.
Indoor-outdoor flow is continuous, with adjustable glass doors
opening onto the play area.
This features an ever-changing
maze and a natural palette of
materials.
There is also extensive native
planting, an edible garden and
fruit orchard.
‘‘It’s not just about a showy
building, however,’’ Singh says.
‘‘The inventions flow right
through to the curriculum and the
actual learning that happens
here.’’
And then there are the trees,
which create the ultimate playground, with a fort-like structure
around their base.
The centre has eco-friendly features including solar power and a rainwater
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Going after the traffickers
ALASTAIR LYNN
Millions of women worldwide are
modern day slaves to sex trafficking.
But the fight against this
exploitation of poverty is not a
simple one.
If one woman can be saved, she
can easily be replaced by another.
Sheena Duffy had a first-hand
insight into the struggles undercover investigators face.
The Tearfund marketing and
fundraising director has just
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visit to Bangkok’s infamous red
light districts.
‘‘It was extremely hard seeing
the women there,’’ she says.
‘‘I felt like crying and not just
for the trafficked women. The way
they were presented and what
they were wearing, it was just like
a shop.
‘‘Some were there by choice
but many definitely would have
been trafficked and had no
choice.’’
Tearfund funds and works
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Nvader.
The non-government organisation has a strong presence
throughout Thailand combating
sex trafficking.
Duffy spent time visiting bars
that undercover investigators
operate within and took part in a
pseudo sting.
Understanding the parameters
Tearfund marketing and fundraising director Sheena Duffy got a first hand glimpse into the sex trafficking underworld.
their partners work in helps
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‘‘You don’t get to smell and see
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Of the 21 million people
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trafficking.
Duffy says the challenge is not
just about rescuing women, but
hitting the issue at its core.
‘‘The brothel owners are the
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‘‘If one girl is rescued she can
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In brief
FLU SHOTS
Pharmacies in West Auckland are
offering flu jabs to keep people
on their feet over winter. Every
year, New Zealanders take an
average of around four sick days
off work. Green Cross Health, the
company behind Unichem and
Life Pharmacies, is offering
immunisations at more than 200
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Life Pharmacy Henderson, in
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MARIA SLADE
The steel framing of a two-storey
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officials come across every day.
Auckland Council is failing
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‘‘The person who did that was
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Auckland Council is working with industry bodies to lift standards on building sites.
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Debt consolidation has pros and cons
GOLDEN RULES
ROB STOCK
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❚ Take on debts only to buy
necessary things
❚ Never enter debt without a plan to
clear it fast
❚ Aim to be a collector of interest, not
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Money talks
T
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It’s been sparked by the sale of
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Gem specialises in debt
consolidation loans, which are
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bunch of loans the borrower
already has, rolling them into a
single loan that is easier to
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My belief is that all of us have
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the kind that tell trite little stories
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She/he never needed a debt
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Happily ever after starts when the debt consolidation loan is repaid.
Consumer debt
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lenders, exposes
borrowers to risk,
and inflates the cost
of things.
banks, finance companies and
peer to peer lender Harmoney.
The Commission for Financial
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But make sure the story has no
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Online: www.snadelivery.co.nz
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Applicants are required to be Trade Qualified with
experienced. They will be required to do maintenance
and repairs on site and service a range of heavy
mobile plant.
• Licence F & W
• Fabrication skills
• Problem solving
• Fault finding
• Pneumatics/Hydraulics
• Hands-on running repairs
• Sawmill/Heavy industry an advantage
Qualities required to work within our team are; strong
communication skills, reliability, working with initiative
and unsupervised.
Contact: Milan 09 417 0143 or
[email protected]
2 Airport Road, Whenuapai, Auckland.
Situations Vacant
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DRIVER /
LABOURER
SWIMMING
POOL INSTALL
LABOURER
We are seeking a driver
with a class 2 licence to
join our team.
Experience in the hotmix
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This role will involve both
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daily basis and suit an
applicant who is fit, strong
and enjoys working hands
on with a team.
Please make contact
with our office on:
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Aqua Technics Pool & Spa
Centre NZ Ltd are seeking a
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labourer to join our team.
The role is based out of West
Auckland. The successful
applicant must be physically
fit, able to work long hours
(particularly over Summer),
keen to learn, a team player,
have excellent
communication skills & a
clean police record. This is a
casual position but the
successful applicant must be
available for a minimum of
32 hours per week.
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Email CV to
[email protected]
We are looking for people that are motivated, detailed,
have a good level of physical fitness, enjoy working in
a team and show a willingness to learn. Experience
within the timber industry would be an advantage but
not essential as training will be provided.
Situations Wanted
Contact: Rochelle 09 416 8164 or
[email protected]
2 Airport Road, Whenuapai, Auckland.
TIRIMOANA SCHOOL
CARETAKER
Required to work with
students with learning &
behaviour difficulties. We
need a special person who
is patient, understanding, fit
and flexible. Our students
give you lots of reasons to
smile and keep you on
your toes as well.
Previous experience with
students with behavioural
challenges an advantage.
Applications close 3 pm
Monday 23 May.
Tirimoana School is a Decile 5 primary school in a quiet Te
Atatu South street, with 700 students. The school has a high
standard of presentation and expectations for learning.
We are seeking a fulltime Caretaker who will be responsible
for the supervision of a small team. Wages to be negotiated.
The position entails responsibility for security management,
minor repairs and maintenance, commitment to recycling,
Worksafe requirements, care of the school grounds and
environment, and operation of the coal fired heating system.
The position requires commitment to the school Enviro
philosophy.
Please send covering
letter and CV to:
[email protected]
or deliver in person to
Ranui School
16A Ranui Station Road,
Ranui
A job description and information package are
available on the website
www.tirimoana.school.nz or from the school office.
Applications close 10th June 2016.
Enquiries, to Principal 09 838-9737 or
[email protected]
Store Person – Fixed Term
WANTED, Part-time job work,
up to 20hrs a week, 46 yo
Male, can do attitude. Ph Todd
021 02576696 or 09 8338315.
Business Opportunities
We have a fixed–term position available in the Huapai Warehouse
for a Store person.
Working in a team environment, you will be involved in a range of
warehousing duties including the accurate recording, receipt and dispatch
of stock. We are seeking a dynamic and motivated person with some
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excellent time management, and strong interpersonal and team skills.
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Applications close on Monday, 23rd May 2016.
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t/cert, 30yrs, all types of work,
decks,
kitchens,
GLEN EDEN flat, 1/2 people, fences,
conditions apply, $250pw neg. bthrms. Ph / txt Joe
020
40911532.
GARAGE/WORKSHOP 8x4 Ph 022 035 3985.
QUALIFIED builder. Bathrm,
meter for sale and removal
from Glen Eden. Phone: STORAGE (Henderson) from kitchen, renos, decks, etc. Ph
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breaking / recycling
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Call (09) 2747874
Drainlaying
A
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service.
Phone Works. Hole boring, digouts,
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(09) 4160326.
Phone Adrian 021 181 6349 or
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0800479400.
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Phone (09) 833-8959 or watermains, leak detection &
021-594-556
subdivision work Ph 813-2111
or 027 212 4833
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authorised WP/FP Elba Haier
Fridges, stoves, washers,
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$220pw incl pwr, wtr.
guaranteed. Ph 09 8464108.
Ph 022 6740829
for
all
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GLEN Eden furn rms from Fair offer & no commission. architectural consent approved
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$200, incl pwr, ph, internet, Phone 0800 333-389 or plans. BP Licensed.
freeview
cable.
Phone www.aucklandhousebuyers.co.nz.
Affordable home cleaning,
813-2369 or 021 066-7356.
Audio Visual
weekly or fortnightly service.
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ensuite and walk in wardrobe
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types
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ceilings,
ph
Wall
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TVs
2BDRM unit, $450pw. 3/23A
021615387, 8177628
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Sound system design
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ph, b/band $190+ Rob
820 0702 or 021 0831 8240.
Pre wire for Ph & Data
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0800-178669, 021-1117140
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Ph 278-1459 / 027 673-6679.
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ALL Earthworks. Small to
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retaining, sections cleared,
subdivision. Metal supplies.
Phone Matt 021 520707 or
834-8712.
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truck, digger & bobcat hire. Ph:
09 4738734 or 027-4876303
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digger $95/hr Trucks & Tipping
available 021-597-079.
TRUCK & Digger Hire. Metal &
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4300 [email protected]
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(562366)
drainage. Ph (021) 1057048. 0800JOBDONE
Steve Shaw - Akl. Electrical
reputable
and
reliable!
021 050 0650 Small Job
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0274-954-054
or
a/h
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footings and slabs - LBP All Electrical installations and
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Lawrie
(09) 4738712.
027-227-4214 a/h 836 6373.
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027 443-9663.
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Free quotes. Ph Ed 8377732,
www.mred.co.nz
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0274-845771 or 826-0006.
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landscapes. Phone Roy
09 8337698, 021 201 7052.
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022 1985878.
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(09) 9654168 or Urbano
021 773567.
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021 824273.
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after hours 818 5593.
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021 359 999.
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replace. 20 yrs exp, FREE
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09 8334627
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9
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jobs. Call John 021 0460171. AUCKLAND Pool Services
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maintenance,
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021-683-177.
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QUALITY
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and May. Retired builder gears and
waterproofing. Good rates. Ph general household items, baby
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wear and gym gears.
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plastering, strip wallpaper.
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From $1000 Upwards
Phone Jodie or Oli (09) 0 A1 027-404-3566 or Household items, clothing,
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great
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requirements. Free quotes, 027-435-1095 Tree Removal
prompt service. Registered difficult trees, pruning, and
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09 838 6096
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or 021-944-899.
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painting also, tradesman. Ph
0800-028-732 Tree Brothers
837-4174 or 021-267-5934
191
Ltd. Tree maintenance & TE ATATU SOUTH,
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027 539 7355.
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aspects of tree work. Qualified
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and
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24 Delta Ave, New Lynn. Opp McDonalds
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boats, trailers, quads, any 6707241AA
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Phone Roy 833-7698 OR Free quote 8260006/ 0274845771.
021-201-7052.
CHOPPER TREE’D Available
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$1000.00 Upwards
start. Phone Rob 836-3941.
Sonny 0274970230, 4738734
PPS Master Plasterers. Free
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Loans (Low / No Deposit)
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quotes. High quality finish. STUMP
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service
at
a
fair
rate.
Call
Steve
Debt
Consolidation
Phone 0800 867 486.
on 480-0369.
Business
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available
for
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Phone 0800-243-279.
adoption including dogs,
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desexing. Ph (09) 836 7777 or
visit 48 The Concourse,
ALL Plumbing Services. Guar
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Henderson.
work.
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service.
834-6652 or 027-281-2054.
WINDOW CLEANING
LAWSON Plumbing Ltd. Commercial & domestic.
Readings
Maint. & upgrades. Mark Commercial Cleaning. Phone
8378020 or 027-6946913
0800 282626 or 0274 466744.
PLUMBER. All plumbing jobs,
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Crystal. Ph 090055123. CC
0800-155655 $3.99p/m+gst
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The triumphant Magic players in 2012, when they won the ANZ Championship.
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Shabby treatment
from Aussie netball
JOSEPH ROMANOS
Sports talk
L
eopards don’t change their spots –
Australian netball chiefs have been
typically ruthless in their dealings
with New Zealand over the future of
the trans-Tasman championship.
Australia have often lauded it over their
smaller cousins in sport.
Strange to think that in 1908 and 1912 a
combined Australasian team entered the
Olympic Games and, what’s more, in 1908,
New Zealand walker Henry Murray was the
team flag-bearer.
Such generosity from our neighbours
ceased long ago.
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against New Zealand in 1946. It was played
on an appalling pitch at the Basin Reserve,
and didn’t last two days. Not until 1973 did
Australia consent to play another test.
In the intervening years they kindly sent
B teams and let New Zealand teams play
their state sides.
Even now it’s difficult for our cricketers
to get a fair shake of the dice – when was
New Zealand last invited to play in the
prestigious Boxing Day test in Melbourne?
The ANZ netball championship has been
running since 2008.
Four Australian teams have won it and
only one New Zealand side, the Magic, in
2012. The Australians win more than twothirds of their matches against New Zealand
sides.
Now the Australians plan to drop New
Zealand and run a 17-week domestic
competition involving eight teams.
New Zealand had leverage previously,
because Sky Television was a major backer
of the event.
Now Fox Sports and the Ten Network are
on board, so it’s goodbye New Zealand.
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splendid isolation, just as they have in
Aussie Rules.
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English football premiership, with overseas
stars bolstering a domestic competition.
Whatever happens, it will suit Australia,
not New Zealand. It will cause international
netball to become absurdly lopsided, but the
Aussies don’t have the vision to be
concerned about that.
It’s interesting comparing netball’s
thinking with other sports.
In Super Rugby, New Zealand teams have
won 13 of the 20 competitions.
Only one New Zealand team, the
Hurricanes, have not won it.
By contrast Australian teams the Force
and the Rebels, South African teams the
Stormers, Kings, Sharks and Cheetahs,
Argentina’s Jaguares and, of course, the
new Sunwolves of Japan have not won it.
There have been no gripes from New
Zealand, which embraces the international
nature of the event.
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Rugby League, the Warriors, have made two
finals, in 2002 and 2011, since their debut in
1995.
‘‘The Australians seem
happy to operate in
splendid isolation, just as
they have in Aussie Rules.
Perhaps they think their
new netball competition
will be like cricket’s IPL,
or the English football
premiership, with
overseas stars bolstering a
domestic competition.’’
Apart from those efforts, the Warriors
have been pretty undistinguished, but
league officials value their presence.
The Phoenix have not made a final since
their A-League football debut in 2007 and
there was serious talk recently of dispensing
with them, but they have hung on.
They enhance the A-League, even in their
bad years.
The Breakers had an inauspicious
beginning to their NBL basketball
experience, losing nine of 10 games at one
point in their debut season, 2003-04, and
finishing last the next season.
But the NBL persisted and the Breakers,
a crack side, have now won four titles.
They just needed time.
What a pity Australian netball wasn’t
patient enough to learn that lesson.
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Dreams of Cup glory continue out west
SIMON SMITH
Most West Auckland football
clubs are still in the running to lift
the Chatham Cup in 2016.
The first round was played at
the weekend – with Ranui
Swanson, Oratia United, Waitakere City, Te Atatu and Waitemata all making it through.
Premier club Bay Olympic had
a bye and will also play in the next
round from June 4 to 6.
Not so lucky are Glen Eden
and Lynn-Avon who lost games
and are now out of the competition.
In the Women’s Knock Out
Cup, Lynn-Avon go through due
to a bye but Bay Olympic are out
after getting walloped 9-0 by Central.
Both the male and female competitions are styled on England’s
immensely-popular FA Cup.
Teams from across New Zealand fight it out in knock-out style
for four rounds, followed by quarter and semi finals and a grand
final on September 11.
The Chatham Cup has been
contested most years since 1923.
Waitakere City won it three
years in a row from 1994 to 1996
and has since made the final three
times, including in 2013.
West Auckland results
Chatham Cup:
Ranui Swanson 7 (Anthony Murch 4,
Chris Groen, Zen Baatjes, Kirk
Chapman) beat Central Brown 0.
Glen Eden 1 (Richard Wilcox) lost to
Waiheke 2 (Mariano Ramirerez,
Rodrigo Gutierrez).
Oratia 5 (Mark Withers 4, Andy
Kapteyn) beat Lynn-Avon 1 (Sanni
Issa).
Waitakere City 5 (Jordan Hearn,
Keegan Linderboom, Dylan
Manickum 2) beat Otumoetai 1, after
extra time.
Te Atatu 2 (Lome Fanifuti, Ricky
Kawaga) beat Albany 2 (Alex
McTiernan, Sam Robertson), after
extra time Te Atatu won 3-1 on
penalties.
Waitemata 5 (George Curry, Nathan
Rollinson 2, Colin Gardyne 2) beat
Unimount Bohemian Celtic 1 (Ryan
McLernon).
Bye: Bay Olympic.
Women’s Knock Out Cup:
Bay Olympic 0 lost to Central 9
(Mianna Laing, Abi Collins 4, Tessa
Laven, Gemma Giorzo, Brianna
Keenan, Lara Klippel).
Bye: Lynn-Avon.
Anthony Murch, pictured in 2013, scored four goals for Ranui-Swanson at home against Central Brown on Saturday.
PHOTO: PHOTOTEK
In brief
WYNYARD RETURNS
Tai Wynyard is looking to once
more take out the under-18 FIBA
3x3 World Championships. The
18-year-old from Massey was in
the New Zealand team that
rocked the basketball world last
year when it won the
competition. Wynyard is the only
returning player from that team
to compete in Kazkhstan in June.
Coach Anthony Corban is also
returning. ‘‘Obviously having the
MVP of the tournament from
2015, Tai Wynyard, back in the
squad this year is a massive help
to what is otherwise an
inexperienced group,’’ he says. ‘‘In
2015 we arrived well off the radar
of pre-tournament predictions
and lifted our on-court
performance several notches for
knock out basketball, but we
won’t have that luxury this time.’’
Wynyard plays for Kentucky
University but is currently in the
country to attend a training camp
for the 3x3.
It will be Carl Pracey’s first time representing New Zealand when he mans the oars this August.
PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
Pracey’s technique earns him the stroke seat
SIMON SMITH
Five years of early morning starts
and hard rowing is paying off for
Carl Pracey.
The Titirangi 18-year-old is in
the eight-man boat to compete at
the World Rowing Junior Championships in Rotterdam this
August.
It is the first time in eight
years that New Zealand has sent
an eight to the event, Pracey says.
Also in the squad is fellow
West End Rowing Club and Auckland Light Blues member
Jonathan Winter.
Before heading to the world
champs, the pair will attend a sixweek training camp at the Rowing
New Zealand High Performance
Centre at Lake Karapiro.
Pracey says when he first
started the sport at Mount Albert
Grammar School in 2011 he
wasn’t a great rower, but he had
good technique so was made
stroke seat at the stern of the boat.
It’s an important position as
the other rowers follow his
rhythm, pace and race plan.
The New Zealand team will not
be the strongest at the world
champs so will focus on rowing in
synergy, he says.
‘‘If someone is out a quarter of
a blade then the boat is heavier
than it should be.’’
Pracey has to pay the $10,500
cost of competing himself and
has set up a Givealittle page to
help.
West End Rowing Club in
Avondale has bred champions,
with 2012 Olympic gold medallist
Mahe Drysdale and this year’s
Olympian Stephen Jones hailing
from it.
AIA CHAMPIONSHIP WIN
A footballer from Te Atatu was in
the team that won the final of the
AIA Championship in Tottenham.
Ethan Galbraith is a member of
the New Zealand side of
Birkenhead United players who
defeated Indonesia 2-1 on May 8.
Indonesia took an early lead but
NZ equalised with a penalty kick
just before half-time. The game
was won in the penultimate
minute with an impressive run to
the goal. The competition is the
first of an annual football
tournament that is open to all of
insurance company AIA’s
markets.
SPORTS NEWS
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share? We are always keen to
hear about what’s happening in
the West Auckland sporting
world.
Contact our sports reporter on
836 9307 or email
[email protected].
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