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Devonport stands tall with independent Anzac service A crowd of several hundred attended the renegade Devonport Anzac Day service. The official service – which had been held annually for around a century – was canned when Auckland Council and the
police consolidated remembrance events in the region at Browns Bay, to safeguard the public against the possiblity of a terrorist strike. Devonport RSA past-president Chris
Mullane led proceedings at the event. “Welcome to the Devonport fringecommunity service on Anzac Day, otherwise known as the alternative ceremony,” he said. To page 14
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Triple treat for Gabe – three titles in three weeks
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Ryman housing proving popular with the local market Of the 60 residents moving into Ryman’s Devonport retirement village over the next three months, almost all are from the peninsula. Residents are shifting into the first block to open in the William Sanders village at Ngataringa Bay this month. All bar three are locals, with the others coming from Takapuna, Birkdale and Northcote, according to Ryman’s corporate affairs manager David King. Devonport’s Barfoot & Thompson office has noticed the trend. “Since 2017, we have consistently had for sale at any one time about five properties where the owners have signed up for a Ryman’s property. This represents approximately 10 per cent of our total listings,” manager Roland Waiariki says. Meanwhile, Harcourts Cooper & Co is just starting to see house sales coming
through with the first three in the past month as a result of people moving to Ryman’s village, branch manager Matt Hunt says. People have worked out a timeline for when to sell, given it is taking an average 65 to 75 days to sell a Devonport property now, compared with 30 days at the market peak, Hunt says. Many are making arrangements to stay with relatives before moving in. Meanwhile, Barfoots agents report some clients are under pressure, where they haven’t got the price they anticipated when they signed up at the peak of the market, or are due to move in, Waiariki says. At Bayleys, Prue de Bie says the slow market can cause problems for apartment vendors, as it’s taking longer than anticipated to sell their home. At any one time this year, there have been around 80 properties on the market in Devonport, the agents say.
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History in the making: podcast delves into Devonport’s past
Community project… recording part of the podcast at Depot Sound last week were (from left) Margot McRae (Devonport Heritage), Toni van Tonder (Devonport BID manager), Jeremy Salmond (heritage architect) and Morgan Allen (Depot Sound) A heritage podcast will bring to life stories of prominent Devonport buildings and a cast of local identities. The community project is being coordinated by Devonport BID manager Toni van Tonder. Historian David Verran wrote the background content from which van Tonder developed a script. Heritage advocate Margot McRae agreed to narrate the audio; with heritage architect Jeremy Salmond discussing architecture; former Esplanade owner Grant Gillon talking about the historic hotel; Anne Iremonger, a former owner of businesses The Dresser and Clarrys, giving some commercial history; and cinema enthusiast Murray Thompson taking listeners back to the days of Benwells (the original owners of The Vic) and the old State Theatres. The Devonport Business Association has commissioned Devonport Museum to produce six bronze heritage plaques to be placed on notable commercial buildings. “These can be read in isolation, or will be
used as touchstones on the audio journey,” van Tonder said. Jeremy Salmond was the first to be recorded at Depot Sound last week. “It’s been a real community collaboration and we’re excited about being able to produce a fabulous self-led heritage tour for Devonport’s visitors, locals and even students in our local schools to learn more about the place they call home,” van Tonder said. The podcast is expected to be around 45 minutes long and van Tonder hopes to launch it, along with the plaques, in time for the Auckland Heritage Festival in October. “My long-term vision is that this is the first audio in a series of walking-tour audios. “It ends with listeners up at The Vic and we make suggestions on where to go next – including our maunga, Torpedo Bay and further up Victoria Rd to the cemetery, etc. “Assuming the audio is a success, I would like to work on subsequent ones that lead visitors to those places.” But this will be dependent upon funding, van Tonder said.
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Local sailor enters elite group with second Opti title Wakatare sailor George Lee Rush has joined a select group of yachtsmen to win the New Zealand Optimist champs twice. George won the 2019 Optimist National Championships at Murrays Bay Sailing Club last week, under pressure. He won four out of four races on the final day of sailing to head off Daniel Links of Australia by 18 points to 35. George also won the title in 2018. He becomes the third sailor in Opti nationals history to complete the double – Logan Dunning-Beck and Leonard Takahashi-Fry were the others. George has been fortunate to be coached by both previous double winners at various times. Dunning-Beck, another Wakatare sailor, has been particularly involved this season. He also becomes the fourth sailor in New Zealand Opti history to make the New Zealand world champs team three times. (The others were Paul Snow-Hansen, Takahashi-Fry and Dan Wilcox.) George made a clean-sweep of all New Zealand national ranking regattas over the 2018/2019 season, and won the Auckland champs (formerly a ranking regatta), winning 19 of the 35 races sailed against the national open fleet. Andrew Brown coached George at all
At the double... George Lee Rush with his recent trophies regattas for the season and oversaw his programme. “It has been a huge boost to George’s sailing to have someone of Brownie’s calibre involved in this way,” said George’s father, Greg Lee. Other Wakatere sailors also performed well
at the nationals, with Harrison Loretz finishing fourth and Valentine Kayrouz sixth. George is now looking forward to representing New Zealand at the Optimist world champs in Antigua in July, with teammates Amelia Angus, Harrison Loretz, Hugo McMullen and Lucas Day.
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Wakatere sailor Paul Snow-Hansen and his teammate Dan Wilcox (Murrays Bay Sailing Club) won gold in the 470 Men’s class at the Hempel World Cup Series in Genoa, Italy last month. The victory strengthened the pair’s quest to be selected for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. Winning duo… Paul Snow-Hansen (left) and Dan Wilcox
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Yoga volunteers bowled over by Solomons opportunity
Namaste Devonport... After 30 years living in the village, Joy and Shaun Bowler are heading to the Solomon Islands to volunteer for a year Local yoga enthusiasts Shaun and Joy Bowler are taking their mats to the Solomon Islands, where Shaun will become their first yoga instructor. Following New Zealand’s multimilliondollar investment in tourism in the Solomon Islands, including the opening of a new international airport, Volunteer Services Abroad (VSA) sent out a call for a volunteer yoga teacher and well-being adviser. Shaun jumped at the opportunity, having visited the Solomon Islands with Joy in 1991 for a dive trip. Shaun qualified as a yoga instructor in 2016, and currently leads a yoga class at Devonport Community House, which he says is one of the most rewarding thing he’s ever done. Joy regularly practises yoga at Just Workout. Shaun originally trained as an organisational psychologist, but more recently has been working as a sustainability consultant. “I’ve always been trying to push the envelope with environmental sustainability for a better world,” he says. “I introduced the first composting system into the Devonport Naval Base in 2014.” Later this month, the couple will leave for Munda, in the Western Province of the Solomons, for 12 months. Shaun will start work as a yoga/health/wellness instructor. Joy will support the community in other ways. “Illiteracy is very high,” she says. “Only 20 per cent of kids in the Solomons go to school, so just being able to work in local schools teaching ABCs and 1-10s would be helpful.” Joy is a trained radiographer and has worked in both the public and private sector for the
past 40 years. “There is only one doctor and two nurses in the local hospital, so I hope to be able to use my skills as a medical radiation technologist as well as just being able to help with medical assistance,” she says. Diabetes and obesity are an issue with the availability of cheap, high-energy foods. “We want to find out how they prepare their food, how they like to cook it and then how we can add to that from a nutritional point of view,” says Shaun, who recently became certified as one of New Zealand’s first ‘Exercise as Medicine’ professionals. This means that he is qualified to help people with chronic health problems, like diabetes, to improve their health through exercise. The Bowlers will also take some sporting equipment along with them to encourage the locals to exercise daily. Shaun and Joy have high hopes for Munda. “It could become like the best of what Bali used to be,” they say. “It’s untouched. There’s hardly any pollution in the ocean,” says Joy. “And it’s not just sea, there’s rainforest and volcanoes too.” The Solomon Islands attract mainly dive tourism, but VSA is hoping that Shaun and Joy will help locals diversify the tourism with the likes of yoga and well-being retreats. They will not only teach the locals yoga, but also train some as yoga instructors to teach after the Bowlers leave. “It’s a way of entertaining tourists, but also giving locals jobs,” says Shaun. “Mining, fishing and logging are the main job sources and they all have a negative impact on the environment.”
The Solomon Islands continue to struggle with environmental protection. The country has had some support with sustainability and their legal system from Australia. The Solomons are “the poorest of the Pacific Nations,” says Shaun. “I believe yoga has something to offer the whole world.” Joy and Shaun say that one of the best things about yoga is that it leaves a soft footprint and uses natural beauty as it’s resource. However, they will still need to tread carefully. “We’re not there as missionaries. It will probably be something as simple as rolling our yoga mats out in the open and practising. Then whoever would like to join will be welcome” says Joy. The couple, who have have lived in Devonport for 30 years, are excited for their big move. “In our life together we have always enjoyed travelling to places that are yet to be discovered,” says Joy. “I don’t have any dread. It’s a wonderful once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I feel very lucky to be doing it.” Joy will most miss their friends and “Devonport family”, she says. “It’s taken a village to raise our kids and that village is the Devonport community to which we belong.” Shaun says that he will particularly miss his morning bike rides followed by coffee at Platter Cafe with his Devonport friends, as well as the yoga community he has built here. Shaun says that this is the perfect time for them to volunteer abroad as their two daughters (23 and 26) have flown the coop and moved overseas on their own endeavours. • The Bowlers’ donations page is: give.everydayhero.com/nz/magical-munda
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Dutch elm disease forces mountain closure Takarunga/Mt Victoria will be closed to the public for two days, while a grove of 50 trees infected with Dutch elm disease is removed. A helicopter will transfer the felled elm trees to the tihi (summit), where they will be mulched to destroy fungus and elm-bark beetles, and then moved off-site. The trees must be destroyed, under the Biosecurity Act 1993. Weather permitting, the operation will take place on 7 and 8 May. The whole maunga will be closed for safety reasons. The Tūpuna Maunga Authority will restore the site of the removed trees, which is near the northern boundary of the reserve, with grass and, in time, will replant appropriate native trees, says authority operations manager Nick Turoa.
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“We also recognise that while we are required under law to remove these diseased trees, it is an important step towards minimising the spread of Dutch elm disease to neighbouring suburbs,” Turoa says. In March 2018, the Maunga Authority received a similar notice to remove 20 diseased elm trees from Ōhinerau/Mt Hobson. Dutch elm disease is a virulent fungus that lives in the bark of an infected elm tree and causes it to wilt The location of the infected grove and die. It is trans- on Mt Victoria/Takurunga ferred from tree to tree through root grafting residents to check elm trees on their properor via the elm-bark beetle. ties for signs of the disease. Removal is the only option, Auckland Elms are deciduous trees distinguished Council senior arboriculture specialist Si- by their large leaves, which feature serrated mon Cook says. edges, symmetrical veins, and an asymmetri“There is no way to effectively treat Dutch cal base. Signs of Dutch elm disease on elm elm disease or to cure an infected tree. The trees include wilting, curling or yellowing of disease can spread quickly and it is nearly leaves, or dying or dead branche. always fatal. Cook says people should not attempt to re“In New Zealand, Dutch elm disease is move diseased trees themselves, as incorrect contained to Auckland, so we take every processing of trees could spread the disease. precaution to ensure we prevent it spreading People should instead call Auckland Council further afield. on 09 301 0101. “In this instance, the 50 or so elm trees “Do not be tempted to use the timber for of varying size and age are all connected firewood. Diseased wood must not be stored, through an interlinked root system through and it is illegal to move diseased wood withwhich the disease will easily spread. So all of in or out of the Auckland region,” says Cook. them must be removed to ensure the disease • A rain date of 14 and 15 May has been set is eradicated from this site,” says Cook. for the tree removal if it can not take place This outbreak is a reminder for Devonport on 7 and 8 May.
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The Devonport Flagstaff Page 12 By Rob Drent Devonport’s independent Anzac Day remembrance drew a crowd of several hundred. And more power to them. Devonport’s Anzac Day parade – which draws hundreds each year and dates back a century or so – was one of the services taken off the agenda, in a move by police and Auckland Council to reduce the risk of a terror attack in the wake of the Christchurch massacre. The fact that locals turned out in their droves was a testament to how the suburb reveres the Anzac service. Giving give a thumbs down to the Anzac Day curtailment was also a throwback to Devonport’s independent spirit,
as shown when it became the first Auckland borough to introduce recycling and to become nuclear-free. The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board fell in meekly behind Auckland Council, rather than sticking its neck out to support a local initiative. Board deputy chair Grant Gillon turned up at the service, but the Auckland Council stance once again showed how out of step it is with the local community. I actually preferred the low-key atmosphere of this year’s service. It seemed to suit Devonport perfectly. Moreover Devonport has honoured the fallen in other ways. Has Memorial Drive, with the display of flowers next to each fallen soldier’s cross, ever looked so poignant? And
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May 3, 2019 Devonport bugler Bill Rimmer has provided a musical element, playing the Last Post at dawn. David Slack, a Devonport local and national commentator, has taken himself off social media platforms Twitter and Facebook, in reaction it seems to the use of Facebook by the gunman in the Christchurch attacks. His stance is to be commended. Social media has grown exponentially over recent years to become an almost universal and, for the most part, unquestioned part of modern life. But like alcohol, it can be antisocial and extremely dangerous in the wrong hands. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s international grandstanding over Facebook needs greater substance. While her government is seeking greater regulation and also greater taxation of both Google and Facebook, it needs to look at how it itself is using social media, which helps perpetuate the global giants. The lack of urgency on a Lake Rd upgrade is perhaps typified by the response the Flagstaff got when we rang up Auckland Transport (AT) last week, requesting an interview on progress fixing the congested thoroughfare. No dice, according to a spokesman: the key AT staff were away on holiday, along with half of the rest of Auckland it seems, making the most of the statutory holidays grouped together around Easter and Anzac Day. The Lake Rd congestion was eased for a few days, at least.
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Devonport’s Anzac Day tradition continues
We will remember them... The large crowd outside Devonport Library (top); Devonport RSA members Johnnie Walker, Wendy Aranga, Lt Cmdr Mark Longstaff (RNZNR ), Joan Venus, Kathleen Whatuira (above); Mike Ashmore (right); and Jimmy Jones (below right), were among those laying floral tributes “The reason it is happening is because of the spirit of Devonport,” he said, to the applause of the crowd. Ninety-five years ago, the war memorial outside Devonport Library was unveiled by the Governor General. The memorial was paid for by donations from the people of Devonport, as an important way to honour those who had served in the armed forces and the families who had lost loved ones, Mullane said. The right to commemorate Anzac Day in Devonport belongs to the community, he said. “2019 should be no different from any
other year.” The service was held without a public address system, but a bugler, Peter Reid, and bagpiper, Brian Switalla, both played. District Court Judge Denese Henare read the Ode of Remembrance in te reo Maori. A number of floral tributes were laid, including those from the Devonport RSA and Takapuna Grammar School, and a combined wreath from Kristin School and Westlake Girls High School. Poppies were presented in the trays on the memorial. The service ended with the singing of the National Anthem.
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One of the greatest benefits of Rotary is the support it provides to the many other clubs and organisations in our community. Apart from hands-on assistance when needed, the club gets regular requests for financial assistance to help purchase much-needed items or support a community-based programme. In the past year, this has ranged from helping purchase new hall speakers for Stanley Bay Primary School, supplying a filtered water tap to the Devonport Playcentre to working on the Woodall Park Pump Park project. Most recently, the club was approached by the Wakatere Boating Club for assistance in purchasing a new outboard engine for one of the support boats. These are used by local schools through the Waterwise programme as well as the club itself on Regatta days, and wear and tear had led to a replacement being needed. Devonport Rotary was able to access the funds for the new engine under a Rotary International matching grant programme. Funding for these can only be delivered with the support of the community, and we have a number of projects we will be seeking support with in the coming months. If you can help, please let us know. Speakers we have coming up in May include:
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May 13th – Council Update with Chris Darby May 20th – Home Solar Solutions with Roy Maddox May 24th – Business on Toast at Corelli’s 7am to 8am May 27th – John Tamihere. Will he be the next Mayor of Auckland? Contact us at info@devonportrotary.co.nz or visit www.devonportrotary.co.nz if you would like more info. proudly supported by Gavin Busch and
Students marking the occasion... Tristram Speedy and Tayla Woolley (Youth MP North Shore) representing Kristin and Westlake Girls schools (top), and Takapuna Grammar School’s (above) prefect Amelia Price and head boy Ethan Dawes
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Memorial Drive excellence marred by cancelled official Devonport service I would like to congratulate whoever authorised the refurbishment of Memorial Drive on Lake Rd. Since we became entangled in the so-called Super City, there hasn’t been the effort on upkeep of that sacred area. Now, the crosses are painted, the larger garden crosses are much better planted, and all is generally how it once was. Thanks also to those who did the work. Bravo! What a shame, therefore, that the local Anzac
service was cancelled. I haven’t attended an Anzac service since the 70s, when my son was a sea scout, but would have gone this year. The Anzacs showed unbelievable courage, many dying for freedom from terror. We should not have been discouraged from gathering to remember them, for now the deranged killer has won, forcing us to depart from our established way of life, and duty, to honour our fallen heroes. Max Dennison
Ride share trial should stop This failed trial by Auckland Transport must be stopped right now. I am not happy that I am helping to subsidise every ride to the tune of at least $31. It is nothing more than a taxpayer-subsidised Uber-style taxi service for a few. How on earth did AT come up with their figures before they started this trial? While AT is wasting money on ill-conceived experiments instead of sticking to basics, Devonport ferries are delayed or cancelled on a daily basis. The local bus services do not efficiently meet the needs of the local community. The 806 and 807 buses are far too big for the route they serve, and it would be a good service with higher passenger numbers if it was more clearly promoted for both locals and visitors, there were timetables at stops, and buses were more regular and actually met the ferries on time. There is no need to move bus stops in Cheltenham Road and take away car parks (I suspect intended for tourist buses), just use smaller buses more suited to the service. Also desperately needed,
is a bus service which includes the hospital without having to change buses at Takapuna. At Northcote Point residents and commuters continue to be deprived of an essential decades-long ferry service because AT says there is no money to carry out the wharf upgrade. How is Auckland Council allowing this worsening public transport situation to continue, apparently without accountability, in our biggest city? Public transport was better planned 100 years ago when there was a tram which ran from the Bayswater ferry through to Takapuna and Milford and looped around the lake which, if in place now, would also serve the hospital. J Leighton
Lack of parking continues to hamper Bunker The Bunker is an international venue, attracting artists locally and worldwide. It hosts events Monday, Wednesday and Sunday with audiences often over 60 in number from all parts of Auckland. Where do we park? The local streets are already packed. The ratepayers paid for a suitable car park on Mt Victoria and the Tupuna Maunga Authority (TMA) thinks we should pay to remove it without a suitable alternative. It’s as close as it gets to creating racial disharmony. Dave Best
Ngati Whatua should gift land for a park to honour Christchurch victims What a wonderful gesture if Ngati Whatua o Orakei gifted their 30 hectares of prime coastal land at Belmont and Devonport as a regional coastal park for all New Zealanders to enjoy and to remember the Christchurch massacre? Bruce Tubb
Editor’s note: While the AT Local trial is supported by Auckland Tansport, it is funded to a level by NZ Transport Agency, a government body.
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Letters
May 3, 2019
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Thanks for the letters page and points of view We like to explore New Zealand when the opportunity arises, and on these trips I always look for the local newspaper, like the Devonport Flagstaff and the North ShoreTimes. I read the letters from the locals. It gives one a much better insight into what people think. The daily press has become too
aligned to what is ‘politically correct’. I am not surprised at the awards the Devonport Flagstaff has earned over time. Thank you for your letters page and printing letters from all points of view. I have noted that some local newspapers have stopped this practice and it is a pity. Frans Van Schalkwyk
Takapuna attempted to impose on Devonport Republic It was with a significant amount of bemusement that the members of Devonport Rotary sat around last Monday evening enjoying a fine glass of wine and the great food at Devon on the Wharf, discussing the Flagstaff’s recent 20 years ago column. After much scratching of heads (admittedly a little grey now) around the topic of Mt Victoria and flags, it was agreed that yes there was a discussion and proposal to put an imposing and not insignificant flagpole on the summit all those years ago. However, while time is never nice to older heads and our memories may be a bit blurred, we can assure your readers it was not the Devonport Rotary Club that wished to impose what would have been an unsightly disgrace on what is no doubt one of the best views in Auckland. But it was those troublemakers in Takapuna! Yes indeed, Takapuna was once again attempting to impose its will on the Republic,
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and as steadfast champions of our community, we opposed this preposterous idea. These usurpers were attempting to show the flag for the America’s Cup. Certainly don’t doubt our own patriotic fervour. The club opposed this at every turn, conscious of the blight and sound of a flag, the size of the one at the airport, would impose. Needless to say, sensible heads prevailed and it never happened. All was well again, the Republic was saved and the nasty Empire was defeated. Gavin Busch, president of the Rotary Club of (the Republic of) Devonport
Volcanic view shafts also restrict Gull’s plans Devonport Heritage objected to the Gull application because it was non-complying and did not meet the requirements for design, hours of operation, lighting or planting outlined in the council’s Business Neighbourhood Zone. Devonport Heritage did not suggest that Gull design a ‘retro imitation’ petrol station that would pretend to be authentic. Gull needs to follow the design statements in the Unitary Plan for this zone or simply read the council’s Urban Design Guide. Gull also needs to understand that the height controls for the Vauxhall Rd site are protected by the Takarunga to Rangitoto view shaft, which limits the height of all buildings in this zone to 8-9 metres. Trish Deans, chairperson of Devonport Heritage
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HEAVEnly HigH tEA Sunday 5 May, 3:00pm–6:00pm McHugh’s of Cheltenham, 46 Cheltenham Road Join St Leo’s Catholic School for an afternoon of tea, cakes, raffles and silent auctions with guest speaker Clare Grove from ‘My Mommy Loves’. Cost: $50 p/p, (incl. bubbles and gift bag). Contact: stleoshightea@gmail.com to purchase tickets and for more info.
fiVE-minutE bird count Sunday 5 May–Sunday 12 May A fun and easy way to connect with nature and help better understand our local birds. Join with friends, family and neighbours – all ages welcome. Organised by the Restoring Takarunga Hauraki Group. Contact Lance ph: 027 359 6722, email:pestfreedevonport@gmail.com or Facebook: ‘restoringtakarungahauraki’ for more info.
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Thursday 9 May, 10:00am–12:00pm Devonport Yacht Club, 25 King Edward Parade A quarterly meeting to promote networking among residents and local community groups. All welcome and morning tea provided. Guest speaker of this session will be Warren Tucker, Firefighter at Devonport Volunteer Fire Brigade. For more information contact Maria ph: 445 9533 or email: maria@devonportpeninsulatrust.nz
tAmlin concErt Monday 13 May, 8:00pm The Bunker, Takarunga/Mt Victoria Local dance band favourites, Greg & Linda Whitcombe (fiddle and accordion) are joined by friends, Jack and Oliver Bramah (pipes and guitar), for an eclectic mix of songs, tunes, and some wry jokes. Tickets: $15 cash. Please book early on 09 445 2227. For more info visit: www.devonportfolkmusic.co.nz
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Kate flies to help when sick kids need fetching Devonport’s Kate Forrest is an intensive-care nurse who helps fly sick children to Auckland’s Starship Hospital for treatment. She talks to Helen Vause about the challenges and rewards of her role.
Flight ready... When on duty, Kate Forrest has to be prepared to board a helicopter from the Starship Hospital roof, or rush to a waiting plane, for a patient pick-up Kate Forrest is a paediatric nurse in Starship Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU), and a member of a highly trained team that flies around the country to bring sick children to the hospital for specialist treatment. When Forrest leaves Devonport for work and is on duty with the retrieval team, there is no telling what her day will hold. If they’re called on to uplift a very sick child, she could be hopping into a chopper with a paediatric doctor and taking off from the hospital roof. If their destination is beyond the helicopter’s reach, they will be racing off to a waiting small plane. Forrest has been working in Starship’s ICU for 20 years. The tight group of doctors and nurses who make up the retrieval team receive 300 to 400 calls every year to fly out and pick up sick kids, often at a moment’s notice. Forrest has lost count of how many of the high-pressure emergency dashes she has been on. Sick children are brought to Starship because it has paediatric expertise and more specialised equipment, which can make all the difference in the young patients’ recovery. The children get better outcomes when they are treated by people who really know what
they are doing, says Forrest. “That’s why they send for us.” It’s a job that often stretches her, she says, and it’s a job she loves. “Every day I go out the door to work I feel lucky to have a real passion for my job. It’s such a privilege to be part of a team that is saving lives and making a real difference. “When we fly out on a retrieval trip, we’re planning and talking through options depending on the information we have about the condition of the patient we are going to pick up. We have to be prepared for anything every time. But you never really quite know what you are walking into until you are there, on the ground. “I always feel the shock of the parents. But most of the time they are just very relieved that you are there and they’re grateful their child is going to have the chance of the best care available. “It’s often a very fragile situation. Before we can take off back to Starship, we have to be sure the child, or baby, is stabilised for the flight. But you can never quite know what is going to happen with the patient at altitude. “The art of intensive-care nursing is to be anticipating what’s happening with the child and intervening and managing them every
moment of the journey. I’ve been through this scenario so many times, but it’s always stressful and you are always giving your all.” The journey is quite tough physically too. The space on the aircraft is very cramped, without full headroom, making it doubly difficult for the medics to move around on what can be as long as a two-hour flight back to the hospital. It’s also exhausting and noisy, says Forrest, particularly in the helicopter. She tells of some hairy landings her colleagues have been through. All of the medics have done training in how to escape from a helicopter underwater, which puts a bit of an edge on the demanding and critical work they’ve stepped up for. It takes time to recover from a retrieval flight. “Certainly I’ve been known to come home pretty wired. It can be hard to come down again sometimes after we have been going flat out in a high-pressure situation.” From her first week in paediatric intensivecare nursing, Forrest says she was hooked on the job and knew it was where her career lay. “In this job the challenges never stop. You are constantly using your brain, constantly problem-solving. In the intensive care unit, there is a tremendous sense of team work
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May 3, 2019 among very dedicated, highly trained staff. Everyone has to be really on top of their game, all the time. It’s a very positive atmosphere and it always feels very special to be part of it.” “You are working with people at their most vulnerable. And often as a result of the team in the unit, a child is going to have the chance to live a much better life than they otherwise may have had.” The good news is that around 97 percent of children in the Starship intensive care unit do make it out into the wards in very much better shape than when they arrived. Kids get better very quickly, says Forrest. She also points out that outcomes have got better with advances in techniques, medications and knowledge, and with “smarter” technology. During her years in the job, she’s seen conditions being treated that may once have been non-survivable. Many of the babies she’s nursing have cardiac issues. But kids are also brought into the hospital with serious disease, and with horrific injuries from car accidents and bike, skateboard and scooter accidents. British born and trained, Forrest says she’s sad to be regularly seeing what she calls the “diseases of poverty”. “Things we don’t see back in the UK any more – like rheumatic heart disease caused by untreated strep throats, nasty pneumonias and skin infections. Make no mistake, we are seeing this in New Zealand. It’s the result of failing policies, poverty, poor housing and overcrowding. These are diseases we shouldn’t be seeing in New Zealand. “And we are seeing the consequences of parents not immunising children. I’ve seen whooping cough passed on to tiny babies less than one month old. It is a horrible, horrible disease. It really winds us all up at work because it is pretty much preventable.” Alongside the day job, Kate is also a volunteer with the Hearts4Kids crew, a medical team from New Zealand that travels to Fiji to perform life-saving surgery on babies and children. The team of doctors, paediatric
surgeons and nurses made the first of their annual trips in 2014. They all use their annual leave to make the time to go to Fiji together. The surgery is undertaken to repair the simple congenital heart defects that more than 300 children are born with each year in the Pacific Islands. Forrest says these children would otherwise be unlikely to have access to the surgery. Over five days, the Kiwi theatre team
“The art of intensive-care nursing is to be anticipating what’s happening with the child and intervening and managing them every moment of the journey. I’ve been through this scenario so many times, but it’s always stressful and you are always giving your all.” operates on as many as 20 children in Suva and Lautoka. “We are going absolutely flat tack for 72 hours over the week. I’m very very proud to be part of this terrific initiative, which is making a huge difference in people’s lives.” It costs about $85,000 for the Hearts4Kids Trust to get their volunteer medical team to Fiji to operate on 15 or more children. By comparison, it costs around half that to get a single child down from the Pacific Islands for the same operation at Starship. Hearts4Kids is also working to empower local medical and nursing staff and to build their skills and expertise in the field. Fundraising is a big part of making it all happen, says Forrest. At the same time as working in an intensive
medical role, Forrest and her husband Simon have raised three girls in Devonport. Has seeing the worst that can happen on a weekly basis made her a nervous ‘helicopter’ mum? Forrest laughs at the thought: “No, I’m pretty laid back. My girls always wore helmets and, yes, I did let them climb trees.” She is hot on safety, and it’s no surprise to hear she’s been known to intervene when she’s spotted cars carrying kids who were not wearing seatbelts.
Stanley Bay School Board of Trustees’ election Nominations are invited for the election of 5 parent representatives to the board of trustees. A nomination form and a notice calling for nominations will be posted to all eligible voters. You can nominate another person to stand as a candidate, or you can nominate yourself. Both parts of the form must be signed. Additional nomination forms can be obtained from the school office.
Nominations close at noon on 24th May 2019 and may be accompanied by a signed candidate statement and photograph. The voting roll is open for inspection at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours. There will also be a list of candidates’ names, as they come to hand, for inspection at the school.
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May 3, 2019
Former TGS classmates collaborate on music release
Dream job... Roberto Panovski (foreground) rehearses his choreography while video director Adam Joseph Browne and editor Kate Pomeroy look on A group of former Takapuna Grammar School (TGS) students have reunited to produce an album and music video. Roberto Panovski, who performs under the stage name Gary Mictian, knew immediately to call on his former fellow students for creative assistance with his debut album The Dream State. “There is such a small handful of people who move on to creative industries,” says Panovski. “I guess that’s the funny thing about friends from school. They become
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such a good support network.” Artist Felix Pryor created the cover design, a collage-style, floral print, for the album. “I’ve always admired [Pryor’s] work from afar and thought a collaboration would be really interesting” says Panovski. The first video for the album, for the song Ritual, was released last month and Panovski says it was a “very collaborative process”. It was edited by Kate Pomeroy, who was a classmate of Panovski’s and currently works as an assistant director. “Our creative collaborations started somewhere during media studies at TGS,” says Pomeroy. “Because we’ve known each other and continued on creative pursuits together throughout this time, Roberto and I had a solid understanding of each other’s goals in the music video.” The video was directed by Devonport-based Adam Joseph Browne. The album and music video have already caught the eye of an arts-and-culture magazine in Sydney, which said: “Simultaneously nostalgic and fresh, Gary Mictian’s music isn’t quite like anything else currently making the rounds.” “It’s given me a broader audience outside New Zealand,” says Panovski. “It’s better than I could have hoped for considering I
made it in my bedroom.” Panovski is working on his second album, and hopes to collaborate with local creatives again. When it comes to inspiration, he looks to Auckland-based singer-songwriter Neil Finn, saying, “he is the best songwriter to come out of New Zealand, ever”.
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From beach to mountain to church: a Devonport Easter
An Easter Morning Sunrise Service at Balmain Reserve included the lighting of the New Fire of Easter, renewal of baptism vows, and Holy Communion, and was attended by around 40 people. The Good Friday Procession of Witness, from Windsor Reserve to Mt Victoria, was attended by around 300 people (below left). A church and community choir led by Sue Braatvedt at Holy Trinity Church (below right) during the 2-3pm Devotions of the Cross was attended by around 200.
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Looking Back
May 3, 2019
20 years ago from the Flagstaff files May is packed with goodies! The Rose Singers – Come Cruisin’
It’s high notes and high jinks on the high seas as another season of The Rose Singers arrives at The Rose Centre. Essentially music hall, it’s fun and participative; no one minds if you start singing along. Go on, come cruising in to The Rose Centre theatre, 8pm May 9 to 11, with a 2pm matinee on Saturday the 11th. Bookings at The Rose Centre – phone us on 445-9900.
Madagascar Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins as they bound onto your stage in the musical adventure of a lifetime. Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar – A Musical Adventure JR. follows all of your favorite crack-alackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar. Performed by a talented, fully inclusive youth cast, come and see this show with a difference, May 16 to 19, session times in full on our Facebook events page.
Old salt… Noel Coleman, the Flagstaff interview subject • Plans for the historic steam ferry Toroa to • A Takapuna Grammar aquatic centre is locate on the western side of Stanley Bay wharf proposed for a site near Bayswater marina. are torpedoed by the Devonport Community • Devonport’s Caroline Everitt plays Tzeital Board. in the North Shore Operatic Society’s production The Toroa Preservation Society had hoped of Fiddler on the Roof. to berth by the wharf to do restoration work. • Boating legend Neil Coleman is the However, a 490-signature petition opposed the Flagstaff interview subject. Toroa locating at Stanley Bay. • Around 1000 people turn out in Devonport • The Devonport Flagstaff wins its first for Anzac Day, to honour the fallen. national award, the Maurice Kitching prize in the • Police are called in to Devonport Primary New Zealand Community Newspaper Awards School to investigate a fire in a toilet block. for leadership in the Devonport community. • Devonport Primary has launched an appeal A series of stories and editorials on Old Joe’s to help Kosovan refugees settle in New Zealand. house – a derelict historic building in Church • The delisting of a historic house at 34 St – brought focus to the community’s battle to Mays St is to be reviewed by North Shore City retain heritage. Council. • A stage and rose gardens proposed for • Devonport writers Graeme Lay and Kevin Mt Cambria Reserve are dropped in the face Ireland will read from their works on the of strong local opposition. Nearby residents Devonport ferry the Kestrel. want the reserve to remain low key, with better • A Navy/Devonport residents liaison group maintenance. is set up. • New Fastway Post mail boxes, which resemble Daleks from Dr Who, invade Devonport as an alternative to the post office. • Devonport teenager Sara Winther is selected for the New Zealand youth sailing team for the world youth championships.
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An Outrageous Ideas for the The Future of Devonport community forum will be moderated by Tracey Barnett and David Slack at Devonport Library on 7 May, at 7 pm. Other speakers include Trish Deans, Ken Davis, Geoff Chapple, Chris Darby and Danny Watson. It is the first of three special events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Devonport Library Associates. A morning tea on 8 July, and a music celebration in the main library chamber in November or December are planned.
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Artist offers thanks by bringing show to Devonport Award-winning artist Marie E. Potter says that Devonport is very much a part of her world, and is showing her latest exhibition at The Depot Artspace as a sign of gratitude to the community. “I believe in the nurturing and well-being of being part of a community and to value what it means to live there,” she says. Potter, who is 76, has lived locally for more than 50 years. She believes art has the ability to inspire all generations. Her solo exhibition Survey 6/35# showcases many thought-provoking works she has created over the past six years. Potter says that her art tells a special story through the use of objects that date back to the 1800s. “Honoring the past, the pioneering women and the social and cultural rituals they established, it challenges the viewers to reflect back on themselves and their ancestors.” Potter has a strong crafts background, which she says is an ‘inherent thing’ from her mother. She worked as a trained nurse and a maternity nurse from the age of 17, something that inspired her art career, which she began in her 40s. Completing a diploma of textile arts in 1983 and going on to tutor at Whitecliffe College of Arts, Potter says she’s been “totally in an art world since then”. In 2008, she graduated with a masters degree in fine arts. Survey 6/35# explores social and cultural traditions, and the role of women, through mediums such as bronze, assemblage, published writing and photography. “People have gifted me found objects from their ancestors,” she says. “People give you things, they give you stories.” Over the past six years, Potter has completed two art residencies in Wairarapa. She has work held in the collections of Auckland War Memorial Museum, New Zealand Maritime Museum, Victoria University of Wellington and the James Wallace Art Trust Collection. Potter will be holding public conversations during the exhibition, and will share her practice philosophy, origins and influences. • Survey 6/35#, at the Depot Artspace, until 28 May.
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Beet to hold free Devonport Show Levity Beet is will hold a free show at Devonport Library on 4 May as part of a new Musical Inventions web series to coincide with NZ Music Month. Beet is in Auckland performing at the New Zealand Children’s Music Awards at the Spark Arena on Sunday 5 May (he won best New Zealand Children’s Artist in 2018) and wnated to tie that in with a free show to launch the seires. The show starts at 10.30am.
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May 3, 2019
Takapuna Grammar says it is dealing with field rubbish A supermarket bag of rubbish on the Takapuna Grammar sports fields was collected by a Flagstaff staff member who frequently walks her dog through the school grounds. Some rubbish had already made its way to storm-water drains, which flow to the sea. The rubbish was mainly plastic products, including Glad Wrap, muesli-bar wrappers and plastic straws. When asked about the litter, principal’s assistant Sharon Tohu-Smith said it had been dealt with, but wouldn’t comment any further. Attempts to contact principal Mary Nixon by Flagstaff print deadline were unsuccessful. By comparision, the fields on Belmont Intermediate (BIS) were clean. BIS principal Nick Hill declined to comment. At nearby Belmont Primary, principal Bruce Cunningham says the school has asked parents to be aware of how they package their child’s food, and that their educational awareness programme has taught kids more about rubbish disposal. “Our children have become very aware quickly about packaging, rubbish disposal and pride in our school,” he says. “It is a shame that the good practices children have when they are younger dissipate when they get older. Or do the kids get lazy?” A Year 9 Takapuna Grammar Student we spoke to said that students just drop their rubbish on the ground because they are too lazy to take it to the bin. There are no bins on the perimeters of the Takapuna Grammar fields. Students would have to walk up to the George Gair arts block to dispose of rubbish. Litter problem… rubbish gathered from TGS fields (above). Other refuse has entered the storm-water system (right).
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As Zero Waste Devonport continues to grow and develop with a dedicated team of volunteers, supported by the staff at the recycling centre, I am always amazed at the passion and dedication our volunteers and community give towards helping others on the zero-waste journey. This week, Jane, our education manager supported long-time volunteer Susanna to run one of our first zero-waste events at a school. The Fair on the Hill was the first event to have our new banners and vests and dedicated people who had given up time at a weekend to attend the event and help people sort rubbish. A big thanks to Susanna, Jane, Elizabeth Elkins and her daughter, Diana Clement, Katherine, Lucy, Megan Franklin, Miro Pergomet, Jessica Lavina and (of course Susanna’s family) for making a big dent in the rubbish from the event! The young people deserve a mention as they all instinctively knew which bin to use. Some of
the adults needed a bit of help, but it was always well received and hopefully people went away with new ideas of recycling. If you missed out on the bric-a-brac stall we took what was left for another chance of diversion at the recycling centre. The school property manager was also going to do second sort of the bins. There’s a real commitment, so thanks to everyone. I also attended another evening event at the library around plastic-free living. Thanks again to dedicated volunteers for making this happen. Behind the scenes we have several volunteers at Zero Waste Devonport working on a range of projects from plastic-free shopping, to a glass milk-bottle programme, and public-place recycling. Devonport is lucky to have such a great team of volunteers pushing the zero-waste message — a big, big thanks to you all.
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May 3, 2019
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Counting birds all adds up for nature-loving Eli Seven-year-old bird enthusiast Eli McKinlay-Rhodes wowed pest-free coordinator Lance Cablk with his own bird-count tally. “He’s by far the youngest bird enthusiast we’ve seen,” says Cablk, who met Eli at a five-minute birdcount training session last month. The five-minute count was set up by Restoring Takarunga Hauraki. It encourages the community to take part in bird counts in order to understand whether the pest traps being set are effective. “Eli arrived at our five-minute birdcount training with a bird-count tally from the Devonport Primary School grounds, where he is a student, already in hand,” says Cablk. “We were all so impressed. The volunteers were like, ‘Wow, that’s so amazing’.”
Eli’s mother Bronwyn says that he is very interested in nature and the environment. His passion for birds was inherited from his uncle, who is a seabird enthusiast. Along with school friend Eru JeoryReynolds, Eli attended the meeting with his own form already filled out, keen to talk and ask questions. “He even took other people around, showing them how to do the bird count,” says Bronwyn. “He was very enthusiastic and excited.” Eli and Eru will be amongst the youngest in attendance at the fiveminute bird count this Sunday at the Devonport Primary School Hall. “It’s just so cool when the kids are interested in what’s really important,” says Bronwyn. Young bird-counter... “It’s something that any parent can Eli McKinlay Rhodes (7) and do with their kids.” mother Bronwyn McKinlay
RestoRing takaRunga HauRaki Restoring Takarunga Hauraki (RTH) is a network of local volunteers and collaborating professionals with ecological restoration, biodiversity conservation, and community eco-literacy projects across the Devonport peninsula. You and your family and friends have many opportunities to be involved in these projects and to be supported to take initiative in your own neighbourhood or backyard.
biodiversity ‘champions’ in our neighbourhoods seeking more champions. Local parents, teachers, and other people, who want to develop ecoliteracy through experiential learning and schoolbased projects, are also encouraged to contact Lance Cablk, our RTH Network Coordinator pestfreedevonport@gmail.com
Haere mai - welcome! Five-Minute Bird Count On Sunday May 5th, people across the peninsula will be in their chosen places conducting our bird count that happens each year in May and October. We have already doubled the number of participants this year. All are welcome to join and no special knowledge or experiences needed Families from several local school communities are joining these ‘citizen science’ efforts. The playful ‘eco-warriors’ group at Belmont Intermediate is also getting involved. To join our ‘citizen science’ team, or the upcoming Online Introduction to our 5-Minute Bird Count and Q&A session, please contact us. trees that Count Perhaps the schools on the Devonport peninsula will be part of our local ‘Trees that Count’ initiative. Trees that Count is a national movement to plant millions of native trees to mitigate climate change. Restoring Takarunga Hauraki has been awarded 500 trees to plant on local reserves and school grounds. Everyone will be invited to muck in with the Bayswater School community in restoring a hectare of their school grounds to diverse native bush. This project is being led by students and their principal
Bayswater student leaders planning for their bush restoration site along Roberts Avenue, part of their Matariki celebrations in June Lindsay Child, and parent Stephen McLucky, with support from RTH. Ecological restoration efforts this month will include a weeding blitz and native species planting at Jutland Road Reserve. Also, following on from a hugely successful community work gathering at Achilles Reserve, further plans are being co-designed. know a local reserve that could use more native plants? ongoing projects We still seek street neighbourhood co-captains for our rat-free projects on Stanley Point, Bayswater peninsula and Ngataringa-Aramoana peninsula. There is also a growing network of backyard
upCoMing events Five-Minute Bird Count (5MBC)* sunday May 5th 9am, or another consistent time Participants choose locations Online brief introduction to the 5MBC with Q&A session* Friday May 3rd, 8pm *Please contact Lance for more information or to join the 5MBC team Weekly weeding bee at achilles Reserve Friday 3 May (possibly shifting days) 10am-11am Jutland Road ecological Restoration project Weeding blitz and native-species planting saturday May 18th (rain day May 25) West end of Jutland Road Rat-free stanley point Free trap pick-up/sign up saturday, May 25th , 3.30-5pm Stanley Point Road near First Avenue RtH network Meeting thursday May 30 , 7:30-9pm Fort Takapuna Barracks, Room 2
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Church puts faith in power from above In what is thought to be a New Zealand first, a Devonport church will soon be able to generate its own power. Emelia Lake spoke to the two men driving the project.
Visionary and architect… Maurice Handisides of Devonport Methodist Church (left) and architect Ken Davis, the duo behind the installation of a solar-power system for the church. Ninety-six solar panels planned for the Devonport Methodist Church roof will eventually provide all of the building’s power. Resource consent for the project was approved last week, and parish representative Maurice Handisides believes
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that Devonport Methodist Churchwill be the first solar-powered church in New Zealand. Handisides, together with local architect Ken Davis, hopes to have the panels up and running within two to three months. The solar panels will initially provide 70 per cent of the church’s power. But after 12 months, Handisides plans to install batteries that will allow the building to be entirely solar-powered. “That means if there’s a major power outage in the community we can still operate and even offer food and showers to people without power,” says Handisides, who is a great believer in solar energy. “We even hope to have facilities for electric cars, electric bikes and electric scooters.” Handisides spearheaded the idea, saying it’s something he’s been thinking about since 2012. Once it seemed viable, he was keen to proceed. But at the last minute Davis realised the need for resource consent, which has proved costly.
“It became a real cat amongst the pigeons,” says Davis. “It makes everything a hell of a lot more difficult. It shouldn’t have to be such a lengthy process.” Of the $62,000 project cost, $12,000 was related to the resource consent: “A ridiculous cost for something so simple and straightforward,” says Davis. Handisides says the solar panels will have a six-year payback period, after which the surplus funds will be used for other activities within the church. “It’s financial future-proofing,” he says. It also means that the Devonport Methodist Childcare Centre, which occupies the bottom level of the church, will benefit financially through capped power costs. Handisides and Davis are both passionate about sustainability and say that overall they are very excited. “We are very aware and conscious of the need to be good citizens and to use the resources we have available,” says Handisides.
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Locals jump in to help at Achilles Reserve clean-up
Pitching in…top pole-vaulter Eliza McCartney and her mother Donna (second from right and right) _ _ lent a helping hand to the Achilles Reserve clean-up last Sunday
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Tēnā koutou katoa We were delighted to arrange for a former Hillary Crescent resident to visit his old house recently. Terry Bennett and his family came to New Zealand from the UK in 1952. In May the following year, his father, who joined the New Zealand Navy after World War 2, was allocated a brand-new home in the naval subdivision at Hillary Crescent. Terry (11), his younger sister Pat (7) and his mum and dad moved into No. 12, a three-bedroom house set on a quarter of an acre. He says it was modest by today’s standards but, to the Bennett family, it was a palace. “For us, moving into a brand-new house was truly paradise…When we moved in, work was still being carried out. Footpaths were being laid, fences being erected, letterboxes installed. But we cared not a jot – we had found our Shangri La!” Now living in Murrays Bay, Terry says Hillary Crescent in the 1950s possessed a character all of its own. “It was here memories, fun times and friendships were formed…Most of the families living there were ex-Royal Navy people with young children, so there were many friends to make with kids of our age.” He remembers most of the menfolk made home brew in copious quantities – and of dubious quality. Sessions would be held at the weekends with the grown-ups moving from one house to the next while the kids played in the street. “Cricket, softball and racing home-made trolleys
up and down the crescent. We were outside more than in… there was no television, no phones and little else, but we did not care. We would spend time amusing ourselves, often playing in the undeveloped land leading down to the mudflats of Shoal A young Terry in the garden at No. 12 with Bay, building tree huts his dad’s 1934 Riley Kestrel parked out front. or going off to the beach, either Takapuna or St Leonards, with no last time before it adult supervision whatsoever.” was moved off-site. “I entered the Hillary Crescent is where Terry met his best old home and was friend, John Scriven, another navy son who lived quite overcome around the corner. To this day, Terry keeps in by the memories regular contact via Skype with John, who has lived flooding back…I Memory Lane in Australia for many years. Terry’s sister Pat, now cannot thank the Terry Bennett visits his old living in France, also keeps in touch with her close current owners home in Hillary Crescent. Hillary Crescent friend Margaret Brooks, who lives enough for offering in Spain. me this opportunity. Hillary Crescent, thank you for Christmas in the Crescent was something special the wonderful times and I bid you a fond farewell.” – street parties, kids putting on concerts in the Our pleasure, Terry. And Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei backyard, singing and dancing, and, of course, Whai Rawa looks forward to welcoming new that home brew. families into the area so they too can make some In 1956, Terry’s youngest sister Tia was born and, wonderful memories. two years later, the family moved to Murrays Bay, If you would like to receive development bringing to an end their time in Hillary Crescent. updates by email, please register your details on: But earlier this year, Terry got in touch with Ngāti wrl@ngatiwhatuaorakei.com Whātua Ōrākei who let him visit his old house one
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House-Sitting. Do you have a holiday rental that’s not used much over the winter? Or do you have a house that needs sitting long term? I am a 35-year-old female, writer, and Devonport local, who’s wanting to return home. I am undergoing treatment for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, so looking for a place to stay over the winter, that’s near family. I come with a house-trained chihuahua - Maximus - that’s fine with other animals and we both come with gleaming references. I love to garden too, so happy to take care of things while I’m there. Feel free to call me on 027 444 5244 for more information. Mature, honest and reliable woman available for long term housesitting. Experienced home manager, who will keep house well maintained and secure. Pet care of all ages a speciality. Excellent references available. Call Tessa on 021 167 9949
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Primary Tutor Maths, English, Health & Wellbeing and Drama for 5-11-year-olds. School prep also available. Visit www.gschuwertutoring.com for further details. 027 410 6871 gschuwertutoring@ Painting and decorating gmail.com reasonable rates. Ph Bernard 445 8816 or 021 0255 5456 Sewing Classes Learn the sewing essentials through working Rotten wooden joinery etc on fun, creative projects. Classrepaired by craftsman builders es to suit a range of ages and using marine glues and fillers WANTED and treated timber. Call Duane abilities. Get in touch: hello@ exhibit12.com or contact Katie on 027 488 5478. Wanted trucks, vans, utes, 021 124 2589. Section services. Trees: pruned, 4x4, motorhomes and SLSS Swim School, 11 removed. Hedges: trimmed, machinery 0800 333 398. reduced. Section clean-ups. Ph Evan Street, Belmont (off Eversleigh Road). SpecialDom 027 222 1223. ists in preschoolers. Phone Shadbolt Concrete. Local 486 6728 for more info. Concrete layer. Small job specialist. Exposed, broom and trowel finishes. Call Ben Shadbolt on 022 102 5700. Tagbuster, graffiti looked after Devonport to Hauraki Corner. Call the Tagbuster 0800antitag, 0800 2684 824. TUITION Adult beginners music: Cello, piano, theory. Especially tailored. harmonymusic@ hotmail.co.nz or Anne: 021 0306 436.
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Devonport house prices fall Property prices have fallen by 15 per cent in the past year in Devonport, while the number of properties sold has also slumped by 11 per cent. New data from the Real Estate Institute on sales activity around the city compares the six months to the end of March with the same period the year before. For the six months ending March 2019, 59 properties sold in Devonport with a median price of $1.4 million*. That compares with the six months to March 2018, when 66 properties sold with a median price of $1.7 million. Real estate agents say properties are staying on the market longer in Devonport, at an average of more than 60 days now, compared with four weeks at the market
peak in 2015/16. Meanwhile, Takapuna was the fastest-growing suburb in Auckland, with 67 houses selling at a median price of $1.3 million, up 30 per cent on the same time last year, when there was a median price of $1 million. Takapuna bucks the trend for the North Shore, where prices have generally eased. The median price in Long Bay has dropped by 25 per cent to $1.2 million and in Albany by 21 per cent to $670,000. Other expensive suburbs to see a fall in house prices, include Herne Bay, which fell by 17 per cent to $1.7 million, Westmere, which fell by 23 per cent to $1.6 million and Kohimarama, which fell by 21 per cent to $1.5 million. * Prices rounded to two significant figures.
TGS Rowing still looking for a new home Takapuna Grammar School Rowing Club is finally at the end of its stint on land near Bayswater Marina. The club has been located there “temporarily” since 2015, Auckland Council officer Tristan Clouston told the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board’s April meeting. The final deadline for the club to move is September 2019, Clouston said.
Botched bus-stop plan ditched after residents’ campaign Auckland Transport (AT) has been forced to do a U-turn on an unpopular proposal that would have seen it place bus stops far closer together than its own rules specify. AT planned to move a bus stop at 26 Cheltenham Rd to outside number 18, which would have made it under 90 metres or just over a minute’s walk from the next bus stop. The Auckland Transport Code of Practice recommends bus stops should be 400m or 5 minutes’ walk apart, although it notes they are sometimes closer in heritage areas. Resident David Learmonth told AT the proposed new stop would be just 87m from the next on the route, a walk of just 1min 20secs. The reason for AT’s initial proposal was to remove a pinch point where buses could have trouble passing each other. Learmonth suggested removing the stops on either side of the road would be a better solution. In an email in reply, AT’s portfolio delivery manager David Nelson says: “Having further reviewed the spacing between bus stops in the vicinity we have decided
to amend our proposal and remove the existing bus stop pair outside 13 and 26 Cheltenham Road.” On average, three people per bus use the route. David Learmonth suggests using smaller buses would be another solution to the “pinch point” issue. AT’s decision to remove the bus stops and install broken yellow lines on the intersection of Cheltenham and Tainui Rds
removes three car parks, AT says. However, the removal of the two bus stops on Cheltenham Rd creates four new spaces. The Learmonths and other Cheltenham residents objected to the original proposal because it removed 13 car parks. The residents disputed AT’s statement that the car parks weren’t needed, saying the roads are often full in summer.
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Year 12 Geography trip to the Tongariro volcanic centre From Saturday the 6th to Tuesday the 9th of April, the Geography students from year 12 set out on a trip to the Tongariro volcanic centre. On the first day of the trip, the students visited the National Park Visitors Centre to gain a more indepth understanding of the area. The journey down involved a quick stop in Taupo to look at the lake before continuing on to the national park. The next day trip involved fieldwork at the Silica Rapids and the Bruce Road Bridge. This included a variety of interesting investigations. They ranged from identifying vegetation species along transects to measuring stream velocity, as well as slope profiling of valleys and rivers. Groups of students collected data on one of these topics at the two different sites. This would help them to compare the difference between the environments, allowing them to carry out their 2.5 internal assessment. The data collection also helped students to gain information, supporting their 2.1 external exams. Students walked between the sites on a scenic track alongside the Wairere Stream. The next day, students walked the almost 20 kilometre Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Despite the wet and cloudy weather, it was still a spectacular walk through a stunning landscape. Students saw phenomenal sites, such as the Emerald Lakes and the Red Crater. The crossing is nearly an 800-metre climb, meaning students hiked up slopes such as the
Devil’s Staircase and a very steep scree slope. Geography student Zach Jones commented on the crossing, stating that, “it was a truly an outstanding experience, to be surrounded by such a beautiful landscape.” After around eight hours of walking, the exhausted students returned to Pipers Ski Lodge where they were staying for the duration of the trip. On the last day of the trip, the group drove to the top of Bruce Road on Mt. Ruapehu. From there
House competitions In the last weeks of Term One, members of Takapuna Grammar School’s six houses displayed their house pride in the Senior Touch Rugby Tournament and the House Chalk Drawing Competition. The occasions were an opportunity for students to use their talents in sports and creativity, and came as an inspiring exhibition of the power of TGS students’ collaborative skills. According to Wehi house leader Will Dalzell, “the house competitions have been really successful in building school spirit among students. Seeing all the houses becoming more unified and engaged with one another has been really enjoyable.” The Senior Touch Rugby Tournament drew crowds of spectators in what was to be a refreshingly
friendly competition. While students from each house watched supportively, a team selected from each house played in several consecutive rounds in a non-competitive tournament. Later in Term One, for the House Chalk Drawing Competition, students created a mural that represented their interpretation of the meaning of their house. Each was curated by a group of eight and combined artistic talent with a colour scheme that matched that of the house. The final judgement was made by Mr. Potter and TGS principal, Mrs. Nixon, who announced that Mana and Wana houses had tied for first place. BY ELLA SCHENKEL
they observed the Whakapapa ski field, before travelling back to Auckland. The route back included a muchneeded lunch break in Onehunga. The geography trip was an amazing learning experience for students. Completing the Tongariro Crossing with friends was a fantastic opportunity. It was a very memorable trip, with some students even describing it as the best school camp they had ever been on. BY BETH THOMSON
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Politics and poverty don’t seem like topics that would normally interest teenagers, but for the 400 high-school students who attended Auckland Model United Nations (AMUN) this year, it is fair to say they don’t fit this stereotype. On March 30 and 31, students from all over the Auckland region congregated at the Auckland University Owen G Glenn building for days full of debates, inspiring speakers and engaging workshops. Takapuna Grammar had a large presence at the event, with many students from all years participating. AMUN is an event run by Auckland Region’s UN Youth Council. The two-day event involves a simulation of the real United Nations (UN), with students each representing a different member nation, and discussing relevant world issues from the perspectives of these nations. TGS students represented a wide range of nations, from Japan to Germany and Rwanda. Day one of AMUN was a day of team building and working in committees of about 30 delegates to discuss issues based on the different organisations in the UN. These issues included mental health as a part of the World Health Organisation, water sustainability as a part of the UN Environmental Programme, and
many more. All delegates were encouraged to stand up and speak about their nations’ perspectives on these issues. This pushed some outside their comfort zone, but made AMUN all the more valuable for everyone involved. Day two was the most intimidating and challenging part of the event, as delegates were placed into one of two plenary sessions, with each consisting of around 200 others. For these plenary sessions, one topic was discussed for the entire duration of the day, with this topic being human security. This was another day full of intense discussion and humorous banter. One main highlight of the day was a truly outstanding presentation from NZ lawyer and Massey University Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor, Chris Gallavin. In this presentation, Gallavin left us with a very important message: in a society bent on being the same, it is our generation’s job to be as disruptive and innovative as possible. To get involved next year, keep an eye out on any of the UN Youth Auckland Region social media pages. We are looking forward to seeing another large Takapuna Grammar presence at the event in 2020. BY WILL DALZELL AND AILISH DODD
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interschool debates. The topics have been why school officials should have unrestricted access to students’ social media, and why all children should need to be vaccinated in order to attend school. Takapuna 1 debated against the motion regarding social media while Takapuna 2 debated in favour of it. Both teams were successful, with Takapuna 1 beating Northcote College and Takapuna 2 beating Albany Senior College. In round two, Takapuna 1 debated in favour of the motion discussing vaccinations, while Takapuna 2 debated against this. These debates proved far more difficult and engaging than in the first round. Year 12 student Maddie Yamaguchi said: ‘It was a wonderful learning experience. Even though we lost,
After a term of preparing for and participating in the Auckland Schools Debating Competition, Takapuna Grammar has produced quite successful results. In the Senior Open grade we have two teams, consisting of mainly Year 11 and 12 students. These teams participate in fortnightly debates on a Tuesday. Representing Takapuna 1 are Laiba Batool, Arabella Chapman, Will Dalzell, Mara Kropf, Chris Williams and Sailor Colette. Making up Takapuna 2 are Ariel Asraf, Tyler Buysers, Maddie Yamaguchi, Josh Worsley and Orlando Tyson. Both teams have so far participated in two
Big congratulations to Natalie SayeS, who recently played for New Zealand in the trans-Tasman test match against Australia held at Remuera Squash club on 11th and 12th of April 2019. The selectors bumped her up to the NZ under-17 girls, as opposed to her playing for the NZ under-15 girls. Playing at number one for the NZ under-17s, Natalie, at the age of 14, absolutely demolished the top two Australian under-17 girls without dropping a single game. Then two days later, Natalie won the oceania under-15 title for the second year in a row winning the final 3-0. over easter in Sydney, Natalie won the Australian Junior open under-15 squash title. She came runner-up last year. She won the final 3-0 against the Australian number one and beat one of the top three Malaysian players in the semi-finals. A dream start to the 2019 squash year for Natalie, the school is very proud of her achievement, as she should be after a very busy holiday break. Keep up the amazing work on-court Natalie! Check out more and some great photos on our tGS Sports Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/tGSSports/
the second speaker on the other team was amazing and we were able to learn so much from him. I think a loss once in a while is really valuable, because although losing sucks, it makes you want to work harder next time and reminds you that you really do want to win.” Takapuna 1 was able to successfully defend the motion against Carmel College, while Takapuna 2 put up a valiant effort against Westlake Boys, debating against a very difficult motion. In the end they lost to the experienced Westlake debaters. Overall, Term 1 has been very successful, with interest in debating increasing massively. It will be exciting to see what the future holds for debating at Takapuna Grammar. BY WILL DALZELL
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Duders fired up about recognition of brickworks The Duder family is stoked the story of the historic Duder brickworks at Ngataringa Bay will be set in stone with the naming of a wing of the bay’s new retirement village in the family’s honour. The first cohort of 60 residents will move into the Ryman retirement village’s Duder wing – on the former site of the Duder brickworks – over the next three months. “Local members of the family all thought it was a nice way of recognising that virtually all the Ngataringa peninsula was owned by my grandfather and farmed in the early 1900s,” John Duder said. “However, before that, in the 1880s, my twin great-uncles, Richard and Robert, took over the land in payment of a debt of the original owner of the brickworks and upgraded the works. They produced all sorts of things, not just bricks but planters and so on.” The Duders’ ancestor, Thomas Duder, was the first signalman on Takarunga/Mt Victoria from 1843, guiding boats into the harbour. His descendants were significant farmers and business people in the area. His twin sons’ brickworks was Devonport’s earliest industry, operating from 1890 to 1936, with a scow bringing clay to a wharf in Ngataringa Bay. After a large fire in 1888 destroyed most of the wooden buildings in the centre of Devonport, the council decreed all buildings in the suburb be built in brick. Most of Devonport’s Edwardian buildings are constructed from Duder bricks, as are many buildings in Takapuna and around the North Shore. As part of its resource consent, Ryman had to research and recognise the history of the Ngataringa Bay land, including surveying the site and uncovering the brickworks. In 2017, the Duder family was shown around the archaeological dig, which was then revealed to the community at an open day. While the archaeological site has not been preserved, John Duder says, practically speaking, there wasn’t much left at all. “The family has taken the positive approach that this is a practical way of recovering some of the bricks and giving more
History in a brick... In 2017, members of the Duder family visited an archaeological dig revealing the Duder brickworks on the Ryman site at Ngataringa Bay. From left to right: Nelson Webster, John Duder, Fran Webster, Karen Webster and Ross Duder. recognition to the brickworks than would have otherwise been the case.” Ryman’s plans are not yet finalised, but John Duder would like to see bricks from the site used in the foundations of the garden, interpretive panels talking about the brick-
works and a model kiln at the south end of the block near where the original kiln stood. Ryman will hold an official opening, and recounting the history of the site will be a big part of the event, corporate affairs manager David King says.
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North Shore scores eight goals and moves up the table Triumphant cheers were heard around neighbouring streets last Saturday as North Shore United thrashed East Coast Bays 8-1 at Allen Hill Stadium. Marko Memodovic and Connor McDonald both scored hat tricks. The win takes Shore up to a respectable fifth on the Northern League standings in its first year since gaining promotion. Shore will have a good test this weekend, when it plays fourth-ranked Onehunga away. Hat trick… Marko Memodovic scored three goals last Saturday
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Devonport women crowned NZ’s best keelboat sailors
Banding together…The New Zealand women’s keelboat champions (from left) Jenny Price, Sarah Ell, Sally Garrett, Emma Stenhouse, Alison Kent, Christine Weston and Sara Winther A crew of Devonport women keelboat sailors, skippered by Sally Garrett, has been crowned the best in the country. The women won the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron’s (RNZYS) summer series, before going on to win the nationals, to everyone’s surprise, including their own. “No one expected us to improve so much,” Garrett says. The women’s regatta, sailed on the Waitemata Harbour over 5-7 April, was a tough competition with 13 teams entered. Competitors came from around the country, and even Argentina. Garrett’s crew won by a narrow threepoint margin. The core of the crew, Sarah Ell, Sara Winther, Garrett and Christine Weston, started sailing together at Narrow Neck – at Wakatere Boating Club – in the late 1990s. They later took 11 years off to have babies, sail offshore (Garrett) or, in Winther’s case, go to the 2012 Olympics. “This time two years ago, one of the girls [Ell] called and said she’d had enough of being a mother and ‘it was time to get the band back together’,” Garrett says. All of the team live in Devonport, apart from Ell, who grew up in the area, and Price and Kent. Ell, who went to Takapuna Grammar and now lives in Milford, organised the boat, a 10m Farr MRX. This made it easy for Garrett and the others to say “yes”. At first it wasn’t all plain sailing. “We
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On the water… the crew in action came back last year and struggled,” Garrett says. Garrett lives in Bayswater and works at the Devonport Navy base, studying waves in the Southern Ocean. In 2012, Garrett was the first woman to complete the Round NZ, the longest sailing race in the country. She competed in it again this year, coming third. Only a few weeks ago, she discovered she had seriously injured herself in the race,
when the boat was gybing near Stewart Island. “You get used to hurting with sailing. So it wasn’t until the week coming into the national regatta, I thought I should get this injury checked. I got it x-rayed and found I had torn the bicep tendon off the bone.” The injury was a bit painful on the final day, which was windy, but “not too bad”, says Garrett, who is now focused on resting the arm and recovering.
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