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Issue 224August 2019

Masses of choice at new toy library

With the library, the children in effect getnew toys every fortnight - or if they have aparticular favourite, they can take out thesame toy again and again.

Pauline says eventually the church

Most children are lucky to have a dozenor so toys to .play with

But now children in the South Kaiparahave literally hundreds to choose from,thanks to a new Community Toy Library setup by the River Valley Baptist Church.

Toy library volunteer and organiserPauline Norrish says there are currently 400toys on the shelves, with more on the way.

The toys were inherited from a toy libraryin Thames which closed down, and Paulineand her husband have been sorting themand getting them ready for hire.

The range is impressive, with toyssuitable for ages from babies to intermediateage children. There are activity gyms, rattlesand mobiles for babies, construction setsfrom well-known brands like Duplo andPlaymobil, dolls, musical instruments, trucksand trolleys, ride-ons, vehicles and trains,water and sand play toys, educational toysfor developing fine motor skills, plus a rangeof boxed games and jigsaws.

The library is open at the River ValleyBaptist Church on the corner of Parkhurstand Fordyce Roads in Parakai on Tuesdaysfrom 11am to 1pm. Pauline says otheropening times may be added as morevolunteers become available.

There are a range of fees for primary andsecondary caregivers and community cardholders, and people can join for a singleschool term or at a discounted rate for awhole year. There is also a small surchargefor bigger ‘green dot’ toys and ride-ons.

A child can borrow two toys plus twopuzzles or games at a time, for a maximum oftwo weeks. That allowance doubles for two ormore children.

Within a couple of weeks of opening inmid-July, 28 people had already joined up.Pauline says it makes great economic sensefor many families, as membership costs lessthan the purchase price of many toys, whichchildren often quickly tire of playing with.

hopes to have an online catalogue of all thetoys available.

For more information phone Pauline on420 3355 or 021 961 970, or email the toylibrary at: [email protected].

� Pauline Norrish with just some of the toys on offer at the library

Baking is the first competition in this year’s Helensville A&P Show’s Winter Series -planned as a good warmup for next year’s 118th annual show.

To be held on Sunday, August 25, there are three adult classes: Bliss or Protein Balls x3;Favourite Slice, any kind, 3 pieces; and ‘Anything Apple’. For children (14 years and under)there are two classes - Decorated Cupcake and Flavoured popcorn (half cup).

Entries cost $3, and should be dropped at the showgrounds hall on the day between 9amand 10am. Judging will start around 10.15am, with results and viewing available by 11am.Entries may be collected from 11.15am. Entrants are invited to stay for morning tea while thejudging takes place. There’s prize money of $15 for first place, $10 for second and $5 for third.

The second competition, on Sunday, September 22, will be ‘Floral’.For more information phone Julie Croft 420 7941 or ShonaAddison 021 0222 3044.

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I remember when my daughters were little, and watching them play with the toys theywere given for birthdays or Christmas. Some were a huge hit (Barbie dolls, of course, helpedby the four million accessories kindly bequeathed by a friend!) but plenty of others got playedwith a few times, then put aside and forgotten.

For parents, especially those on a tight budget, that’s a real worry. And that’s where asetup like the new toy library at the River Valley Baptist Church in Parakai (front page) comesin. I was astonished at the huge range of quality, almost new-looking toys they haveavailable.

It’s really a no-brainer for both parents and kids.For mums and dads, for the cost of buying just one or two toys they can give their kids an

ever-changing selection of toys and games throughout the year, and not have to worry thatsomething expensive they have just brought will soon fall out of favour.

For the children, it’s almost like having a birthday every couple of weeks. Sure, some maybe a bit upset at having to hand back a toy they have come to love, but they’ll soon learnthere’s an almost endless supply of new favourites to discover.And they can always take outthe same toy again and again if they really want to.

It’s a great idea for local families, and one that deserves to be well supported.- Dave Addison, Editor

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Helensville Museum will reopen onFriday, August 9 after a month-long shut-down for fumigation.

The Mill Road museum had been takenover by the enemies of old wood and ancientdocuments - borer and silverfish.

The infestation was nothing new. It hadbeen going on for years, but was gettingworse and the Helensville & District HistoricalSociety had to “fight back in a big way beforethe museum was reduced to a pile ofsawdust,” says Judy Lloyd.

Getting rid of the bugs has been a costlyexercise. All infested material had to be putinto deep freeze to kill the pests while thebuildings underwent fumigation. That alonecost almost $800 for the hire of a largefreezer.

The fumigation of wooden buildings andthe museum’s document storage area costalmost $2000 on top of that. The Lions Clubof Helensville has donated $500 to helpcover that bill, and other donations werereceived from South Kaipara Rotary, the IslaWillis Trust and Megan Paterson.

The museum has also set up a Givealittlepage so locals can contribute to the cost. It’sat: https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/help-save-helensville-museum.

The museum faces many o the r

challenges in trying to preserve the history ofour area. The two biggest are a lack ofmoney, and too few volunteers.

“The ones we have are fantastic andwork very hard, but they need help,” saysJudy.

Caring for the museum’s artefacts andmaintaining and preserving the old buildingsis an ongoing task. The old buildings needrepainting, and the Waitoki Sunshine Blockhas numerous problems to overcome.However, the Hec Nicholls barn is only a fewyears old and still in good condition.

Another major challenge is storage, bothfor the museum’s collection of farmimplements and machinery, which is slowlyrusting away outdoors, and for artefactsawaiting repair before becoming exhibits.

Judy says museum visitors really enjoyit, with older people recalling items from theirpasts, and younger visitors unsure howpeople survived without mobiles and iPads.

“The hard work of the volunteers doesnot go in vain,” she says.

Any locals who enjoy history and havesome spare time, and who would be keen tohelp as museum attendants, or withresearch and photographs, or in themuseum’s gardens, should phone Lynn inthe museum office on 420 7881.

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20-year-old Ollie Holst South Headfromhas been named in the Hurricanes YouthRugby Council referee squad for 2019.

He’s one of nine budding rugbyjustreferees picked for the squad, and will attenda camp in Palmerstonspecial weekendNorth this month and will be part of a team,covering fixtures in the inter-provincial andsecondary school programmes in theHurricanes region.

likely officiate at theThat means he is toHurricanes under-16 tournament inG i s b o r n e i nOctober, as well asother age-groupand high schoolmatches.

O l l i e wasn ’ ts u r e w h a t t h ecamp would entail,but was expectinga talk from a toplevel referee aswell as reviewingthe games playedi n a l m t o nP e r sN thatorth sameweekend.

“There is also amodule on the news c r u m m a g i n glaws,” he adds.

Ollie is in hisfourth season as areferee. He playedjunior rugby forHelensville fromyear 1 to 8 ands ,then atfor his first three years while boardingM A Grammar, where he studiedount lbertagriculture on the school’s small farm.

“ .I then started refereeing in year 12 Iwas still pretty small through college and my,mates were playing in higher grades so Ilooked for something else to keep me busyin the weekends and involved in rugby. Isigned up to be a referee online and I was in,training the next week.”

This year a mix ofhe’s officiated atpremier 15 and alsoand 1st matches, hisfirst premier game away from overty ayP B ,at N Horth arbour.


Local named in youth referee squadOllie is in his second year as a farm cadet

at Waipaoa Station Farm Cadet TrainingtheTrust 1760ha 16,000 stock unit, a , EastCoast hill property near Gisborne.

He’s been refereeing around PovertyBay the whole time he’s been there, underthe tutelage of leading coach DamienMcpherson.

Poverty Bay referees attend weeklytraining sessions where they get a fitnessworkout and watch footage of their games

and go over therules.

O l l i e s a y samong the skills heis working on arecommun ica t ingwith players andmanaging games.

Faced with achoice between acareer in farmingo r p u r s u i n g acareer as a rugbyreferee, Ollie isn’tsure yet what thefuture holds.

“I started to doi t [ r e f e r e e i n g ]because I enjoy it,but as I do moregames and gethigher level gamesI am beginning tolook at it as more ofa career,” he says.

But of farminghe says: “ .I love itWorking outside

on some big country is good fun.”When he finishes his stint at Waipaoa he

will have a level 4 national certificate inagriculture. He’s currently undecidedwhether he will continue his education with atwo-year Diploma of Agriculture and FarmManagement course at Lincoln University,or whether to head straight into work as ashepherd, with the hope f “climbing my wayothrough the ranks to a manager’s role”.

While he does miss home, he’s beenlucky to have a good childhood mate, OwenPengelly, on the same course with him atWaipaoa.

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Kaipara College will celebrate its 60thanniversary this coming Labour Weekendwith four days of events.

Almost 600 former students andteachers have already registered online forthe Kaipara College Alumni, which has beenre ed in conjunct ion with thesurrectupcoming anniversary.

Amazingly, 11 current teachers at thecollege are former students.

The anniversary ce lebra tes therenaming in 1959 of the college, which wasoriginally opened in 1924 in CommercialRoad as Helensville District High School.

The weekend will kick off on Thursday,October 24 with a golf tournament at SouthHead Golf Club. Limited to 72 entries, the 18hole tournament is one of four specialticketed events as part of the weekend’scelebration and will cost $40 per person.

Friday, October 25 will be the main‘formal’ day of the anniversary, starting offwith registration.

Participants will be able to take guidedtours of the school, led by student leadersand council members. Those tours will be fullaccess, including going into classes whileteaching is happening.

The school’s two vans will take people onfree 45-minute tours around the district inwhat is expected to be popular with thosewho have not been back to this area forsome time.

On the Friday evening there will be aformal black tie dinner, limited to 140people at $120 per head. It will beh e l d a t a l o c a lrestaurant venue andfeature local produceand drink.

The first inductees for theschool’s new ‘wall of fame’ honoursboard will be announced at the dinner.Deputy Principal Nick Roberts hopes thedinner will become an annual event wheretwo more people will be inducted each year.

There will also be tours of the school onSaturday, October 26, though obviouslyclasses won’t be in session on that day.

The main focus on the Saturday will be

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Four days of events plannedfor College 60th anniversary

sports and culture.Details of a sports tournament for both

current and past students are still beingfinalised, but could include netball, rugby,tennis, football and possibly waka ama.

N oick says he’s already heard s me“bravado talk around town by former”students who reckon they could beat thecurrent crop of players.

The arts festival will encompass music,live performance and visual arts, as well askapa haka.

There will be a ticket-only high tea on theSaturday in the college staff room, runningfrom 11am to 3pm and costing $30 per

person.And that evening there will be a

happy hour in the school hallf o l l owed by a fun ,‘fireman’s ball’ styles o c i a l d i n n e r a n ddance. Tickets for that

are limited to 300 and cost $40 perperson.Rounding out the weekend will be a

‘breakfast club’on Sunday, October 27.Throughout the weekend there will be

spaces around the school set aside forpeople to catch up and chat, and have bothformal and informal photos taken. There willalso be a video room set up so former


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‘Good Grief’, an exhibition on this monthat Helensville Art Centre, features works byi a whose werenvited rtists works createdspecifically to express a personal loss.

Th exhibitione , on until Saturday, August2 4 , i s d e s i g n e d t oencourage communi tym e m b e r s t o s e e t h eexpression of grief as an a t u r a l a n d s h a r e dexperience, especially in aworld where we struggle toexpress ourselves.

As part of the exhibition,the Art Centre wi l l beproviding information aboutagencies and thatpeopleprovide services to assistw i t h g r i e f p rocesses ,including both narrative andart therapies. creativeAworkshop may be heldalongside the exhibition.

Pictured is an oil oncanvas painting from the exhibition by AnnKeane 'Sun Chariot'of Helensville, titled .

“Originally I was thinking of painting acouple of Freesian cows in the landscapeand maybe some sheep,” explains Annabout the meaning behind her painting.

“But, having five close friends rangingfrom the age of 66 to 12 yrs of age, who alldied in tragic and dramatic circumstances,changed my mind.

“The storm represents my heavy heart.The shaf ts of sun l ight k iss ing thecountryside, hope.”

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As par t o f i ts 60th Anniversarycelebrations, Kaipara College is looking torebuild its archive of historic memorabilia.

Almost the entire school’s collection ofphotographs and documents were lost in thefire which devastated the original schoolcollege in December 2006.

When spoke withHelensville Newsdeputy principal Nick Roberts recently heshowed us all that remains - two small filingboxes of documents.

Now the school would like to hear fromanyone who has any memorabilia from theschool pre-2007. That could be classphotographs, photos from sports or culturalevents and school trips, copies of the Te Ranewsletter, newspaper clippings, olduniforms, badges or awards.

Items can be donated, loaned eithershort or long term, or in the case ofphotographs and documents, copied.

Anyone with items they can share canphone the school on 420 8640 or email:[email protected].

Search is on forcollege memorabilia

Kaipara College will soon be callingon its alumni to nominate formerstudents or staff for induction onto aninaugural school Honour.Wall of

College deputy principal NickRoberts says up to 10 former studentsor teachers may be the first to beinducted at the formal dinner being heldas part of the school’s 60th anniversarycelebrations.

Members of the school’s alumni willbe asked to nominate, online, anystudent or teacher they think worthy ofthe honour, and a selection will bechosen from them.

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Well-known Helensville builder and long-time resident Barry Wilson passed awayrecently at the age of 72, following a lengthyillness.

Barry was born in Auckland, the eldestson of Ray and Yvonne, and grew up with hisyounger brother Michael inAvondale.

After attending St Peter’s College inGrafton he began an apprenticeship with acabinetmaker in New Lynn.

W h e n n o t q u i t e f i n i s h e d h i sapprenticeship Barrymet Carmel, who wasboarding with cousins,one of whom Barry wasfriends with. The pairs tar ted dat ing, andmarried in February1968.

With first daughterMaree born late thatyear and another childon the way, Barry gaveu p h i s j o b a s acabinetmaker and theyoung family moved toHe lensv i l l e , whe reCarmel had lived sincethe age of 12 when herfamily moved from TeAtatu to Kowhai Street.

L o c a l b u i l d e rM a l c o l m P i c k e r i n goffered Barry a job as abuilder; he worked with Malcolm from March1969 until going out on his own in 1973.

During the weekends he built a home onMangakura Road for their growing family.Over a 10 year period six more childrenjoined the Wilson family - Trudy, Keryn,Jamie, Mark, Julie and Robyn.

Carmel says they moved into the househalf-built, and Barry finished it off as timeallowed, expanding it over the years toaccommodate the growing family.

His attention to detail saw a home he builtat South Head win the prestigious MasterBuilders Association Supreme House of theYear award for the Auckland region in 2007.The following year he won a gold award for

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worked on were extensions to both theAngl ican and Cathol ic churches inHelensville, and the re-purposing of the oldParakai Tavern building into Te WhareOranga Parakai.ō

His last project was building a house foryoungest daughter Robyn and her husbandSimon at Whangarei. Barry was veryinvolved in both the design and projectmanagement, and lived long enough to seethe project completed by son Jamie.

Carmel says their company, B.J. WilsonBuilders, employed a lotof people over the years,many of whom went onto work for themselves.Some of Barry’s familyhave followed in hisb u i l d i n g i n d u s t r yfoots teps, wi th sonJ a m i e w o r k i n galongside his father as abuilder before going italone, and one daughterand one grandchi ldbecame architects.

In 2001 Barry built amodern new home at thetop of Garfield Road,opposite the Helensvillecemetery, and they livedthere until about 10years ago, when theymoved into an existinghome in St James Ave -

just a short distance from their first house.Barry was very much a family man, with

his seven children and 20 grandchildren(and more recent ly his f i rs t great-grandchild), and enjoyed having guests tostay.

But he still found time to be active in thecommunity, as a member of the BuffaloLodge and also the Lions Club ofHelensville.

He was very involved in lifesaving prior tomarriage, becoming the youngest evercaptain of the Orewa Surf Life Saving Club,but gave that up once family started arriving.

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“It’s our way of encouraging andpromoting agriculture locally.”

Applications close on Thursday, October31, and prospective applicants can contactthe show office on 420 7572 or email:[email protected].

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Club, coached rugby at Helensville RugbyClub, and was a strong supporter of aCatholic youth group run by Carmel.

And he loved fishing, owning severalboats over the years to fish on the KaiparaHarbour. A highlight of his fishing ‘career’was bringing in, after a three hour battle upnorth, a 263kg Marlin.

Carmel and Barry also enjoyed theirshare of travel. Their first trip, to Tahiti, theywon as a prize through Helensville RugbyClub. Many travels were with friends, andthey visited, among other places, Fiji, Bali,Thailand, the Mediterranean, Hawaii, andspent a Christmas in Las Vegas.

Barry was farewelled by around 600people at a service at St Joseph's CatholicChurch. Carmel and her family would like tothank everyone for their support sinceBarry’s passing.

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for Nicky, who took overfull ownership of thelocal Harcourts branchon April 1, renamed it toH a r c o u r t s T h eDifference, then soonafter found out her office,in an old villa besideCountdown, was beingmoved. She was lucky tofind the new building, buthad to wait for existingtenants to move out andfor the renovations. Sheplanned on spending amonth in temporary

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“It will give a new meaning to Mill Road,”says Dan Cruden of the flour mill he will sooninstall The Real Bread Projectat his business at103 Mill Road.

“It’s really hard to get stone-ground flour inNew Zealand,” says Dan, explaining that it givesbread more flavour and has better nutrients -goodness that is lost in the roller-milled flourproduced in this country.

With his new mill imported from Austria, hewill be the first person in the country producingstone-ground flour, and he expects to supplyother outlets as well as selling it in-store.

The Real Bread Project began as just that - agarage-based project to create ‘real’ bread madewithout cutting any corners, which Dan set upwhile working atAmano inAuckland.

He’s been a baker for around 20 years - butit’s a profession which nearly didn’t happen.

Dan was actually working towards ananimation degree, and started working part-timein a bakery to help cover the bills. The bigmoment came when he was offered a job inWellington with Weta, doing animation on the

Lord of the Rings films. ButDan found the idea ofmoving to Wellington a bitdaunting, so turned theoffer down and carried onwith baking bread instead,expanding his skills tocover patisserie as well.

He’s helped in hisHelensville shop by headb a k e r L u k e F r e w o fKaukapakapa, who he metat Amano and who won a‘best young baker’award in2018.

D a n h a s l i v e d a tParakai for around fivey e a r s w i t h h i s w i f eCarolyn, a teacher a tMassey High School, and their two children,Alison (10) and Joseph (6), attend HelensvillePrimary School.

“We moved out here looking to buy our firsthome and found an amazing community for our

family,” says Dan.The Real Bread Project is open 6am to

midday Tuesday to Saturday, and sells achanging range of artisanal breads, pastries,muffins, bagels and coffee.

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accommodation - it took three in the end, with adelay after asbestos was found.

That’s all behind her now though, and shesays her team of eight, five sales people and threehand l ing admins t r a t ion and prope r tymanagement, are thrilled to be in the muchroomier, more modern premises.

Being sole owner of the business meantNicky was able to set up the new office exactlyhow she wanted, helped by ideas from staff.

“The team’s done really well with all thechanges,” says Nicky, adding the three months intemporary offices didn’t affect business - in factluckily they coincided with a slight turndown inreal estate sales, which have picked up again justas they moved into the new building.

Nicky says she has already received a hugeamount of good feedback from locals, mostlyaround how pleased they are “to see the iconicbuilding brought back to life”.

To celebrate moving into the new building,Harcourts The Difference are holding aFacebook-based competition to win a $1500‘Ultimate Weekend’ in Helensville, coveringalmost every attraction on offer in the district.

Using local trades people to refurbish thenew home for local real estate companyHarcourts The Difference was “amazing” saysbusiness owner Nicky Horsbrough.

“Huge kudos to them” she says, for makingwhat could have been a trying experience goreally smoothly.


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A kauri steamboat with a long history onthe Kaipara Harbour - and a chequeredhistory elsewhere - is being restored atKerikeri for use as a tourist boat.

F trom 1922 to 1945 he TSS The Minervahauled rafts of logs on the Kaipara to West’ssawmill in Helensville. It was then refitted byLewis McLeod to become one of the largestpleasure launches on the Kaipara.

The Minerva is currently undergoing amajor, multi-year restoration to originalcondition by the Kerikeri Steam Trust, underthe guidance of shipwright John Clode -work which will hopefully be finished by thistime next year.

Built at Bailey’s Yard, Auckland andlaunched in 1910, het 20m long vessel willbe New Zealand’s oldest running steamboatonce restoration is complete.

She was designed as a ferry to transportpassengers between the Queen Streetwharf Howick andin Auckland to on toWhitford. Competition from road transportsaw that use become uneconomic and shemoved to the Kaipara.

Her career was colourful,post-Kaiparabe used as a fishing boat ,ing based at Bluffbriefly as a in the Chathamfloating brothelIslands as a family home on the Hauraki,Gulf, as anand America's Cup spectatorboat.

In 2008 The Minerva was gifted to theKerikeri Steam Trust by then owner NigelFoster for restoration to original condition.

The Minerva had many modificationsover 100 years of ifeher l , including a briefrenaming to Smackwater Jack of New York.

Restoration project John Clodemanagersays The Minerva'ss i z e a n d w o o d e nconstruction make heru n i q u e i n N e wZealand which has,few large work ingsteamboats.

H se s e e T h eMinerva becoming amajor tourist attractionin the ay aB of Islands,northern equivalent toQ u e e n s t o w n ’ sEarnslaw.

The plan is for the

boat take up to 120 people on historic tripstoto Russell, Kerikeri Stone Store, andtheOpua where passengers could travel by,steam train to Kawakawa when rail tracksare restored. he steam railwayJohn says ta n d b o a t t o g e t h e r w o u l d m a k e aphenomenal and unique tourist attraction.

It is hoped the restoration as a piece ofliving maritime history will be completed bythe end of the year. One sticking point issourcing the steam engines to replace thediesel ones fitted in more recent years. Aboiler has already been sourced.

The Trust needs $1million to finish theproject, and while it has investors lined upmore is still needed.

A towardsGivealittle page for donationsthe restoration project is available at:https://givealittle.co.nz/org/kerikeristeamboat.

Minerva on track to steam again

� Stanley, in the #18 jersey, leads a haka at the tournament

Former Kaipara College student Stanley Muru represented the Universityof Otago - and New Zealand - at the recent BLIA Cup University BasketballTournament.

Held from July 16 to 21 in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan and hosted by Fo GuangUniversity, the annual basketball competition featured 16 teams fromAustralia,Canada, China, New Zealand, Philippines, Taiwan and the United States.

Stanley was a big part of the Kaipara College basketball team and thegrowth of the sport within the college. He forced many players to develop agood defence with his size and strength. During his time at the college hereceived player of the year awards in 2012 and 2013.

The current University of Otago student is also a former Harbour Basketballplayer.

The BLIA Cup is an annual invitational university tournament whichconsists of high level competition between eight male and eight female teams.

The Otago University’s men’s basketball team is the first New Zealanduniversity team to compete at the tournament, and was invited by Fo GaungShan/International BuddhistAssociation New Zealand.

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Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers says getting a decision onAuckland Council’s proposed Freedom Camping bylaw deferred is“a huge win forAuckland’s democracy”.

Public consultation on the proposed Freedom Camping bylawran from December 3 until February 18 this year, and publicdeliberations were held in April and May. The bylaw was originallyplanned to go to a vote on June 27.

“I have been leading a campaign against the bylaw, saying thatprovision needed to made for reasonable freedom camping but theprocesses Auckland Council were using were unreasonable andunlawful,” says Greg.

He says safe sites and facilities need to be provided by AucklandCouncil. “I believe Auckland Council was predetermining theoutcomes it wanted, and public feedback was being ignored around

freedom camping.”“I am tired of seeing public opinion being ignored during

consultation periods,” says Greg.Greg says he wrote twice to Auckland Mayor Phil Goff asking for

the bylaw vote to be deferred, saying it needed to be modified toexclude freedom camping within currently protected public reserves,and also from allowing unrestricted, unlimited freedom camping onresidential streets.

He claims the process was further flawed becauseAuckland localboards were excluded from giving feedback on the freedom campingsites their communities felt were most appropriate following theirpublic consultation.

After gaining the support of 11 of his fellow councillor the vote wasdeferred to an as-yet unscheduled date.

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� The Minerva in earlier days

�Work is well underway at Kerikeri

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Sandra plans to hold avariety of patchwork-relatedclasses, covering things liketechnique and products. Initiallythey will be held two or threedays a week, plus on Saturdays.She will be able to cater for eightto 10 people at a time, and isalso looking holdeventually toclasses for children during theschool holidays.

When the classroom’s not inuse for formal teaching, peoplewill be able to use the room, for asmall charge, to do their craft inthe company of like-mindedpeople, and seek advice ifneeded from Sandra or Annie,who has worked part-time atHouse of Patchwork for fiveyears.

The business is currentlyopen 10am to 4pm Tuesdays toSaturdays, but during summerdaylight saving months will alsoopen on Mondays.

Sandra is not concerned themove to Helensville will affect her level ofbusiness, as she says it doesn’t rely on foottraffic, but rather a regular clientelle whichknows her product range and who will bequite happy to visit the Helensville shop.

I ts a dest inat ion shop, with hercustomers knowing her point of difference.Sandra specialises in Tilda, a fabric brandfounded by Norwegian designer ToneFinnanger, known for her whimisical, naivecharacters and charming fabric designs.

She also stocks other fabric brands,including the popular Moda Jelly Rolls, Layer

Helensville Museum’s second winterlecture, on Sunday, August 18, will cover theSpinley family.

The lecture had or ig inal ly beenscheduled for July, but was postponed so as

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Sandra Burrows ran her House ofPatchwork company for two years inAvondale,before moving to Te Atatu. But after sevenyears there “the business had grown to thepoint where we had outgrown the premises”.

Her search for a property that had the rightcharacter, size and cost led her to Helensville,and her business relocated to an old villa at 16Porter Crescent last month.

“ I had no in tent ion of mov ing toHelensville,” she says, but s the newexplainproperty ticked all the boxes.

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� Sandra in Helensville’s new House of Patchwork

Spinley family focus of history lecturenot to conflict with the Peter Cape memorialconcert (see page 12).

Charles Henry and Martha Spinley weresponsored by Charles' father to NewZealand aboard the ship ‘Wanganui’ in

August 1880.Local genealogist Bruce

Shanks, who has donehistories of many of thefamilies who moved to thisarea as settlers, will talkabout the Spinley family’shistory, backed up with manyanecdotes of the family.

After the talk there will bea q u e s t i o n t i m e , a n dafternoon tea will be served.

Entry costs $10 perperson, discounted to $8 forHistorical Society members.Being held in the FatherSakey Centre of St Joseph'sCatholic Church, doors openat 1.30pm with the lecturestarting at 2pm.

Cakes and Charm Packs. The House ofPatchwork also carries books, kits,accessories and buttons.

Sandra says she has already had goodpositive responses from Helensville locals.

As well as running the shop, Sandra alsoregularly takes part in shows around NewZealand and overseas. She recently tookpart in the Australian Quilt Convention inMelbourne, and will have a stand at theCounties Country Quilters’ biannual show inPukekohe from August 9 to 11, and will beexhibiting at the Hamilton Crafts and QuiltFair from September 5 to 8.

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Around 60 people attended a tribute concert in Helensville lastmonth in memory of singer Peter Cape, who was born in the town in1926.

The concert on July 21 followed a special service at All SaintsChurch in Kaukapakapa, where Peter’s ashes were buried 40 yearsafter his death, at the behest of his son Christopher.

“It is good after 40 years he can be laid to rest,” said Christopher.“It is good and right and synchronistic he is given a resting place inthis Kaukapakapa cemetery next to Helensville, where he was born.”

Peter Cape was best known for a range of folk songs with strongNew Zealand themes, best know among them ‘Taumarunui on theMain Trunk Line’. But he was also a nationally-recognisedbroadcaster, an ordained minister, an author and an actor.

A big group of performers, including Christopher, played Peter’ssongs during the three-hour concert in the Magnify Church inCommercial Road, next door to the building he was born in, MaloloHouse. They covered all of his well-known songs such as ‘She’ll BeRight’, ‘All Black Jerseys’and ‘Down the Hall on Saturday Night’.

“The concert was good,” said Christopher. “I was amazed in theway people contributed. The Magnify Church was very generouswith their space and catering. Everyone enjoyed themselves.”

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Is there someone special who has done something that’s made adifference for you, your family or our town? To nominate someone,write to: Nicky Horsbrough, Harcourts Helensville, 92 CommercialRoad, Helensvi l le 0800 or f i l l out the form onl ine at:http://nickyhorsbrough.harcourts.co.nz. Thelucky recipient wil lreceive a $100 voucherfor a local business oftheir choice.

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A two-day ceramics w will be held at the Helensville ArtorkshopCentre in September.

Participants will create their items on Saturday, September 7from am to pm then return a fortnight later on Saturday,10 2 ,September 21 glazing. experiencedfor The workshop will be led bytutor Susan Browne ust $60 th Creative, and costs j anks toCommunities unding.f

Bookings can be made person at the Art Centre ,in with cash oremail at: , or phonePauline [email protected] on .021 158 6859

Budding actors and film crew create movie magic (above), filming‘Waggy & Alba’ during one of Helensville Art Centre’s recent movieworkshops.

Waggy was played by Lavinia Meineke Alba by CharlotteandFricke, Jessie Smith, Angus Fletcher and Elijah Jackson-Taitwithfilling out the other cast roles.

A DVD loop of previous workshop films, including Waggy & Alba,are showing at the Art Centre in preparation for the next one-dayworkshop, being held on , 24.Saturday August

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The programme provides grants of between $5000 and $40,000to community groups, mana whenua, iwi, organisations, andindividuals for projects protecting, restoring or enhancingAuckland’senvironment, especially those with a focus on regional initiatives fornatural heritage and environmentally sustainable living.

The grants programme is particularly looking for sustainableliving projects; conservation of regional priority indigenousecosystem or species; projects for managing plant and animal pests;Healthy Waters projects; and projects or activities that empowermana whenua and/or mataawaka kaitiakitanga ofAuckland's naturalenvironment.

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Historic Kaukapakapa Library will becelebrating its own history - and all thingsKaukapakapa - on Sunday,August, 18.

It’s five years since the library reopenedon each third Sunday of the month, from10am to 1pm, in conjunction with the localmarket.

In the late 1880s the Kaukapakapacommunity needed a larger public hall, saysMegan Paterson, there being prior to that acombined school, library,and hal l bu i ld ing. I tslocation was contentiousa s t h e v i l l a g e h a ddeveloped in two distinctnorth and south locations.A c o m p r o m i s e w a sreached and in 1890 a newhall was built on landdonated by the Henleyfamily, midway betweenthe two areas.

The bad news was thesite was extremely floodprone. Many years andmany floods later, the hallhad fallen into disrepairand came to the attentionof then Rodney Council,

The other day I was at Coatesville Marketchatting to some locals and one of themasked me what I actually do, as an MP.

While I'm pretty sure she was posing astraightforward query, rather than arhetorical question in the nature of achallenge (but you never know!), it did getme thinking.

In particular, this young person made mewonder whether many people are aware ofwhat exactly the role of politician entails.

As the Member of Parliament forHelensville, there are two major aspects ofmy role. The first - and most important, in mybook - is to be a good local MP, here inHelensville. I'll explain how I see that roleshortly.

The second aspect of the MP's role is thework that revolves around the ‘sitting’ ofParliament. Down in Wellington, MPsparticipate in debates on legislation,undertake party-related work such as policydevelopment, and sit on select committees.

Often these activities align with the MP'sareas of interest and speciality. Taking mycase as an example, as a former navalofficer I have spent most of my time on theForeign Affairs, Defence and Trade SelectCommittees. More recently I've beentransferred to the Justice Select Committee,which reflects the other half of myprofessional life prior to entering Parliament,practising law.

Working as a local MP is mostly aboutadvocating on behalf of constituents in theHelensville electorate.

That could be on issues that affect them

at an individual level (forinstance, a person dealingwith the IRD or a businesswanting an immigrationapplication to go throughfor a worker), or at thecommunity level, such asappropriate land use ortransport needs.

A recent example of anissue that affects the wider community is thediscussion regarding the status of WestAucklandAirport at Parakai.

An application was received for it toreceive ‘Airport Authority’ status, as theMinistry of Transport advised, and naturallysome debate has been prompted about theadvantages and disadvantages of such amove.

As your local MP it's not my role to placemy own views on local matters above thoseof the community itself, so in this case I'veengaged a neutral tone with anyone who'scontacted me about it. I attended the publicmeeting that the Ministry arranged, and saidI'd be happy to advise anyone wishing tomake a submission on the matter.

On that note, my office team and I arealways happy to help, so please don'thesitate to contact us with any local ornational issues- either email me at:[email protected], orphone 09 412 2496.

- Chris PenkMember of Parliament for Helensville

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2025, 6 13am Tuesday ,. , 22AugustNorth Western Motorway southbound beforethe Hobsonville Road overbridge.

Jenny peers ahead through the rain atthe rows of red tail lights. The AI driver assistguiding her car continually brake tosmaintain a safe distance from the car in front,however drivers of older vehicles are pullinginto the space in a futile attempt to getthrough the grid locked traffic.-

She's been on the road since 5 45am.and feels like she's going nowhere there's at;least a two hour drive ahead to get to work inAlbert Street.

For the last few years the commute timesto the central city have climbed dramaticallyas central government politicians argueabout which forms of mass public transportto implement and how it will be paid for.,

New housing in Redhills and Whenuapaihas added to the traffic with thousands of,cars choking the side roads. In fill housing-along the suburbs off the highway all the wayto Te Atatu have clogged the motorway to astandstill.

Although there have been few newhouses in the north west suburbs of Huapai-and Riverhead and this won't change until,after 2028, it's of little comfort to thoseresidents who are faced with a two to three-hour daily fight through the thousands ofcommuters from the rest of WestAuckland.

A quicker, dedicated, public transportmode would have given Jenny an option.Sadly there's only the same bus servicethat's been available for years.

Political inertia coupled with the declinein the global economy and the billions ofdollars required to construct any form ofmass transit mean that this solution is stillover a decade away.

Back to the present 2019...

T h e G o v e r n m e n t s u d g e t’ bannouncement didn't provide a clearindication of whether a genuine publictransport system capable of dealing with thepopulation growth in West and North WestAuckland is being funded.

Some of the Provincial Growth Fund isearmarked to carry out overdue upgrades onKiwiRail infrastructure across the country.’sThe North Auckland rail line may get somelove, but nothing like the $1.3 billionestimated to get it up to the standard

required for freight andpassenger services.

Light ail to the NorthrWest appears to havegoneAWOL.

I n a n y c a s e t h eg o v e r n m e n t h a d n ' tcommi t t ed su f f i c i en tfunds instead insisting it,needed a partner to comeup with the balance since;then it's fallen quiet.

Every year that goes by with no solution,while housing continues to be constructedacross West Auckland, is a year closer tototal gridlock.

The wailing and complaining from a largesector of voters about the cost of the CRLmeans politicians are reluctant to canvas afully funded $2.3 billon light rail system out-west. Never mind that these sorts of projectsdo costs billions in other countries, and theyfrequently balloon in cost. London's CrossRail project has risen to $32 billion.Singapore's 4km circle line has been hit withrising costs meaning the final bill will bearound $1.3 billion per kilometre!

The decision to find the funds and get onwith implementing a world class publictransport system to meet the populationgrowth in West Auckland lies solely withcentral Government.

It is beyond the ability of AucklandCouncil to fund this sort of investmentthrough rates or borrowing. Governmentshould be making the investment now whileit can borrow at 1.75 .percent

Next year there is a general election.Residents may want to think about castingtheir vote for a party, regardless of who it is,that will do what is necessary to fast track-public transport for our area.

If we don't get a solution agreed on andplanning underway many of us are going to,be facing two and a half hour commutes towork each day.

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WAITOKI MARKET BUZZHoneybees and beekeeping will be the

special feature at the Waitoki market onSaturday, August 10 from 8.30am untilmidday in the Waitoki hall.

With 15 years' experience, Kim Kneijberwill be on hand to share her local knowledge,and answer questions about bees, theirwelfare, and food sources. Kim harvests herhoney in small lots to retain the uniqueflavours of the season and site. She will havesome of her honey for sale at the market.

A will belso on hand Linda Backhausfrom Operation Christmas Child, who willdemonstrate how easy it is to bring joy to achild Christmas by putting together a shoeatbox of small gifts to be sent to areas ofpoverty.

Visitors to the market can also have amassage, and buy baked goods, plants,essent ia l o i ls , local ly craf ted gi f ts ,homemade and used bargains, bric a brac,and preserves. Proceeds from the market goback to the local community. Prospectivenew stall holders should phone Gill on 4203301 or email: [email protected].

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a Trivial Pursuits evening on Saturday,August 10 to raise funds for the team toattend the 2019 Mystery Creek Jamboree.

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Doors will open at the Kaukapakapa Hallat 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Tickets are $20per person with teams of eight to 12. Prizegiving will be held at 11pm. There will beprizes for the best-themed team and thewinning team, with auctions and rafflesduring the evening. BYO drinks, but supperprovided.

Phone Angela Gilberd on 021 114 5213or email: [email protected] to booktickets.

KAUKAPAKAPA MARKETA selection of classic hits from the 1960s

onwards by ‘The Roxelles’ duo of RosieMcHugh and Lesley Ward will be the livemus ica l enter ta inment a t the nextKaukapakapa Market, on Sunday, August18 from 8.30am to 1pm.

As usual there will be free face paintingand a free craft table to keep childrenoccupied. Stalls will cover fresh localproduce, native plants and trees, artisanfood and preserves, coffee, handmadecrafts, skin care, gifts, books, jewellery,collectibles and used items.

For more information phone on Sarah0 2 7 4 8 3 1 5 4 2 o r e m a i l h e r a t :[email protected].

HELENSVILLE AGLOWLen Buttner f rom Eagle Ascend

Ministries will be the guest speaker at thenext meeting of Helensville Aglow, at7.30pm on Friday, September 6 at theHelensville Community Church in Mill Rd.Allwelcome. For more information emailYvonne Bartlett at: [email protected].

GIBBS SCULPTURE FARM VISITThe Helensville A&P Association is

holding a fundraiser visit to the Gibbs Farmon Friday, December 6, from 10am to 2pm.Tickets cost $45 per person and can bereserved by phone - 420 7572 - or by emailto: [email protected]. All moneyraised from the day will go towards runningthe 2020 HelensvilleA&P Show.

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Clinics held 2pm - 4pm, first Friday each month.

Greg Sayers RODNEY COUNCILLOR

For personal assistance book an appointment.

Council Service Centre296 Main Road, Huapai

Ph or Txt: 021 285 9900 to bookmore details at: www.gregsayers.co.nz


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