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acleans College has been directed by the Chief Ombudsman to apologise to a student the school expelled for swearing at a teacher. The Ombudsman, in a finding issued in May, says the Macleans board decision to expel the unnamed student on the basis of gross misconduct was not justified. The student had been expelled after telling a teacher to “f*** off” in an argument over an iPad, according to one media report. The school was approached for comment. The student was expelled after an incident at the college in September 2019. The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier found the family was not given the full opportunity to respond to the allegation, and the board of trustees’ minutes did not show how the decision was arrived at. He found the board acted unreasonably. He recommended the board apologise to the student and family and amend its records to confirm the student should not have been expelled. The incident prompting his suspension and subsequent expulsion was that the student swore at a teacher who tried to take his device

Macleans College has been directed by the Chief Ombudsman to apologise to a student and his family and amend the record to show that the student should not have been expelled. Times photo Wayne Martin

away from him. The student was on an Individualised Education Plan and he required the device for his school work. After the family complained about the process, the board conceded that the family was not provided with all relevant information 48 hours prior to the suspension hearing, as required. In addition, the student had been directed by the school to omit some informa-

tion when providing his statement of response. However, the board believed that these two issues would not have changed on its decision. The family also expressed concern that nothing had been done for the student in relation to pastoral care or counselling. The board acknowledged that more could have been done to support the student. However, the

board confirmed its view that the student’s conduct met the statutory threshold of gross misconduct. It said it did not pursue other disciplinary options as the student was not remorseful and it considered that further misconduct was likely. The Chief Ombudsman investigated whether the board followed a reasonable process in relation to all matters connected to the suspension hearing and whether the deci-

sion to expel had been reasonable. The Chief Ombudsman was ultimately not satisfied that the incident met the threshold for gross misconduct under section 17 of the Education Act. Boshier noted that the Ministry of Education Guidelines require a high threshold for gross misconduct, and such conduct must be serious enough to justify removing the student from school. The board maintained that the behaviour constituted gross misconduct on the basis of its standards. In this case, the Chief Ombudsman considered that the board had overstated the harm of the student remaining at the school. The student’s behaviour was not ‘reprehensible to a high degree’. Boshier accepted that the behaviour required a robust response. However, he considered that there were a large number of alternative actions that the School could have considered. The Chief Ombudsman recommended that board apologise to the student and his family and amend the record to show that the student should not have been expelled. In response, the board confirmed that it had complied with the recommendations.

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he Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is declining to comment on why the criminal trial of the four men accused in the National Party donations case is not going ahead in September as previously scheduled. A staff member at the Auckland High Court told the Times on August 3 the trial has been adjourned and no future date for it to begin has been set. Disgraced former Independent Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross and his fellow co-accused Yikun Zhang, Shijia Zheng, and Hengjia Zheng were set to go on trial at the High Court on September 6. The SFO laid charges against Ross and the three businessmen in January 2020 over two large donations made to the National Party. A donation of $100,000 was made in June 2017 and one of $100,050 in June 2018. The Crown alleges the two donations were split into smaller amounts so the identity of the donor or donors was not disclosed

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Ormiston Senior College to meet Gurmehar and present him with his $1000 prize and certificate. This is the fourth year the competition has been offered to year 12 and 13 students in Auckland and Northland. In 1877, Kate Edger became the first woman in New Zealand to gain a university degree. She was a great supporter of the Suffrage Movement and advocated strongly for women to use the vote to bring about change and improvement in society.

t sounds like the Government may finally be waking up to the massive public opposition to their planned $785 million cycle bridge across the Waitemata Harbour. Since it was announced at the start of June, myself, Aucklanders and, in fact, Kiwis across the country have been strident in their objection to such a ridiculous use of transport funding. From a prioritisation point-ofview, the project is unfathomable. Touted as a tourist attraction – and begging the question of how many overseas tourists will be arriving here and cycling the bridge in droves – the projected patronage, according to the Prime Minister, would be at most around 3000 people a day. Assuming that people choose an alternative mode of transport in pouring rain, it’s safe to say that number is an optimistic guess for a sunny day. Compare 3000 people a day to the projected benefit of a completed Eastern Busway, which would connect 30,000 east Aucklanders each day to education and employment. More funding from central government would enable Auckland Transport to reprioritise the delayed Busway and the next

stage, from Pakuranga to Botany, would cost just a fraction more at $860 million than the cycle bridge but provide a significantly greater benefit. Even beyond east Auckland, think of the bang for your buck that you could get with $785 million directed towards other priorities. It would pay for 26 new bridges in Ashburton. The town actually only needs one – estimated to cost around $30 million – yet they are still waiting. Transport Minister Michael Wood announced Auckland’s cycle bridge only a day after inspecting the damage caused by torrential flooding that isolated Ashburton and temporarily severed the South Island. Now, a mere 60-odd days later, it’s becoming clear that the cycle bridge is dead in the water. Michael Wood and several of his senior colleagues including Grant Robertson, Chris Hipkins and Andrew Little have been hammering the nails into its coffin, giving equivocal answers about changing priorities and saying the bridge is “what we intend to proceed with at this stage” – shorthand for “it’s DOA”. I’ll make my prediction now in the pages of the Times: soon

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Christopher Luxon enough, we’ll hear that the cycle bridge has been reprioritised, rescoped or otherwise rejected. At the time of writing, news website BusinessDesk has revealed that Michael Wood will soon receive advice on converting a lane on the existing Harbour Bridge into a walking and cycling lane – indicating the separate bike bridge will quite likely be put on ice. I suspect the change of tack has come from polling that showed 81 per cent of people oppose the project. We need to get on and build the projects and infrastructure that the Labour Government has shelved, like Mill Road, and properly build a second Auckland Harbour crossing as National proposed at the last election. Government spending on these big priorities would also hopefully free up AT to fund the work we need on several east Auckland roads. Aucklanders must keep the pressure on and tell Michael Wood that his Government needs to bin the bike bridge.

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he Howick Women’s Dinner Club is seeking new members for their monthly dinner and entertainment evenings. On the second Wednesday of every month the club meets at Howick Bowling Club to mingle, engage in conversation, eat the buffet, drink and enjoy the guest speaker. The diverse group of women – from lawyers and doctors to housewives and teachers – meet at 6.30pm for drinks, eat at 7pm and listen to the speaker at 8.30pm before parting ways at 9.30pm. Val Williams, the president, says there are a wide variety of speakers. “We’ve had Dame Susan Devoy, the squash player, and New Zealand’s Race Relations Commissioner,” Williams says. They’ve also had a nurse who has worked in Saudi Arabia, Ross Pinkham and a handwriting expert.

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The upcoming dinner on Wednesday August 11 will feature Mike Thomber and his talk on the quality and safety of medicine, named “Pills, Potions and Snake Oil”. The club was founded in 1975. Val Rippey, the vice president, joined six years ago when a friend invited her. “We currently have 102 members, but we can accommodate up to 140,” Rippey says.

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Howick Village Association’s (HVA) community-led and creative knitted tree project is searching for wool. The knitted Christmas tree will be displayed at Howick Village in the lead up to Christmas. HVA has located a group of willing knitters to assist with creating the squares, but they are in desperate need for wool donations. Any 8ply wool that is suitable for knitting and crocheting is welcomed Donations can be dropped to Howick Village Optometrists – 94 Picton Street, Howick. The donations will be distributed to the groups involved in the initiative.

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n East Tamaki company has gained New Zealand’s first licence to manufacture cannabis medicines. The medicinal cannabis company has been issued with the industry’s first GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) Licence to Manufacture Medicines by Medsafe. This allows Helius to be the first to manufacture locallymade medicines for New Zealand patients. “This is our most significant milestone yet,” Carmen Doran, chief executive of Helius, said. “Helius can move forward to manufacturing high-quality, affordable Kiwi-made medicinal cannabis products.” Through an international recognition scheme, MedSafe’s latest approval also meets European standards, known as EU-GMP, opening future export possibilities for the privatelyowned Kiwi company. Doran said the journey’s been exhaustive, but “rightly so, we’re making medicine”. Having raised $48 million in capital since 2018, Helius has

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build the facilities, procedures and systems that will ensure quality,” chief quality officer Bruce Wallace said.

“That is what the GMP is about – controlling all the factors that could influence the quality of our processes.” Wallace says the GMP Licence certification covers a wide scope from facility design to the training of people. Medsafe assessed and approved Helius’s manufacturing, packaging, labelling, testing, storage and distribution process. The GMP audits will ensure that its high standards are maintained. Each new manufacturing process type will trigger a new audit. Helius acknowledged recent commentary that the country’s medicinal cannabis regulations are too hard and it’s taking too long for locally-made products to be approved. “We totally get it,” Doran said. “There’s no time to rest until New Zealand patients have more treatment options.” She said they are motivated and committed to improving their patients’ quality of life. “It’s been a tremendous effort,” she said. “We’re all incredibly proud.”

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Maraetai Coastguard aids in fire rescue By ZOE GARDEN

A man’s yacht caught fire near Panmure marina after an electrical issue on July 25. The Maraetai Coastguard’s MR1 was tied up besides Lion Foundation Rescue in Wharf Bay, where the crew heard a distress call over the VHF radio. Within 12 minutes, the MR1 was picking up fire crew at Panmure Yacht club and taking them to the 40ft (12.2m) ferrocement yacht on a mooring a few hundred metres away. Media reported that prior to the entrance of Maraetai Coastguard; the man was desperately trying to save his boat by transporting firefighters to it in his dinghy. Maraetai Coast Guard skipper Kerry Johnson remembers that the man “had already gotten one firefighter across from the yacht club”. “The other two were doing what they could to control the fire.” The fire was extinguished in 15 minutes. Once the smoke and steam disappeared, the crew pumped out the water. “Having not used our fire pump on a real fire before, it was great to see that it truly works.” The man living onboard had cut through a small electrical twin core that was live and not fused. “Within four seconds, he had smoke and a fire in his electrical locker.” He then called 111 as he had no fire extinguisher. Johnson said if the yacht was wooden or fibreglass, it would have sunk. The outside hull temperature reached 130 degrees and large areas of paint had peeled off.

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COMMENT

Backing our rainbow community Labour List MP

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he Government recently announced it was introducing the Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill that will ban conversion therapy. The landmark legislation will stop a practice that has perpetuated discrimination and abuse towards the rainbow community. As Minister Kris Faafoi said, conversion practices have no place in modern New Zealand. Research has identified the practice causes severe depression and anxiety, alienation and an increased risk of substance abuse and suicide. There is never any justification for trying to force someone to change their sexuality or gender identity. These are not things that need to be ‘fixed’. The law change will codify the already widespread rejection of this practice among health professionals, religious leaders and human rights advocates. Importantly, the Bill introduces both a criminal offence for serious cases and a civil redress scheme through the Human Rights Review Tribunal. But this Bill is just one part of the work needed to stop the oppression and discrimination experienced by rainbow communities. I believe east Auckland is a community where we can celebrate our diversity – both in terms of ethnicity or age, but also sexuality and gender. We already have incredible community advocates who are leading the charge. Earlier this year, I attended Howick Pride at the Howick Information Centre. To see hundreds of our rangatahi proudly sharing their identity in the centre of our community was incredibly moving. Creating change requires breaking the norms and claiming space where there once was discrimination. But we all have a part to play. Even the small things like using someone’s preferred pronouns hold significant meaning. There will inevitably be opposition but that cannot stop progress. I understand some would say it is inappropriate to teach our rangatahi about sexuality or gender, who perhaps would prefer to see the rainbow community isolated and contained. But watching hundreds celebrate their identity earlier this year, I couldn’t help but think that any opponents of reform had missed the boat. We already have a vibrant and youthful rainbow community. Our rangatahi are the ones leading the charge – they are ahead of everyone, shaping our community to their vision. It was Young Labour that put the Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill on our agenda. As a Government, we’re just catching up. Naisi Chen is a Labour List MP based in Botany

TRAFFIC CALMING

Action plan to tackle speeding motorists ➤ From page 1 Another resident asked Howick Local Board chairperson Adele White, who was present, if her board could help. She said the board has a fund allocated for transport projects which it usually uses for big projects, with two or three already in mind. White suggested the entry of Shelly Beach Parade at Cockle Bay Beach could be narrowed to force vehicles to slow down when entering and exiting and that “it would be quite a good place for a camera”. Alexander said everything AT does on the city’s roads requires consultation. She said Auckland Council, rather than AT, changes bylaws. “There is a legislation process on cameras and just reducing the speed limit may not have the desired result. “Boy racers won’t say, “look, it’s a 20kmh zone so I’ll slow down’. “We have a road safety team ... and we’re happy to work with you on that. It’s important we work with police because [with] driver behaviour issues the police have powers to address [those]. They can issue tickets and have other powers

From left, Auckland Transport manager Melanie Alexander, Cockle Bay resident Danny Wright, and Botany MP Christopher Luxon addressed a public meeting about speeding drivers. Times photos Chris Harrowell

around driver behaviour.” Luxon said it would be “really awesome” to take an AT staff member on a tour of the area “to show you the challenges”. He said a shared WhatsApp group could be set up to allow residents to communicate with each other and be kept up to date on developments and an action plan should be created. The actions to focus on are installation of a camera or cameras in the area, speed tables or speed humps, and reducing the speed limit at Shelly Beach Parade, Luxon said. “We can find people to lead these pieces

of work and present back to the team.” Potential sources of funding from trusts needed to be identified and Luxon would work on police engagement on the problem. Those involved will meet again in two months to discuss progress and next steps. The Times asked police why they declined to attend the public meeting. A spokesperson says senior Counties Manukau Police officers regularly meet with and work closely alongside local MPs and other community stakeholders.

“These regular meetings provide opportunities to discuss issues or concerns impacting the local community. They also provide a platform to cover a range of different topics, rather than a single issue as in this particular case. We expect matters raised from this public meeting will be discussed with us in our next meeting.” The spokesperson says police are aware of concerns around street racing activity in Howick and Cockle Bay. “We have maintained, and at times increased, our police presence to address this issue and reassure the community. “This type of activity and other high-risk driver behaviour is generally more prevalent in Botany, East Tamaki, and Burswood. “Police will respond to calls for service when units are available to attend, however consideration must also be given to other competing demands and priority given to incidents of a critical nature. “We continue to ask the community to assist us by reporting any dangerous or unlawful driving behaviour to police immediately at the time by phoning 111.”

COMMUNITY

Bridge fundraise for hospice Howick Bridge Club has raised thousands more for Totara Hospice: South Auckland, taking its 30-year contribution to the organisation to more than $100,000. The club held its annual fundraising event for Totara Hospice – which provides specialist palliative care services to eligible people living with a life-limiting illness in south and south east Auckland – on July 1. It comprised an auction of goods donated by local busi-

nesses and club members as well as a bridge tournament which attracted entries from clubs within the Auckland region. “Our tireless organiser Mary Wood once again did an excellent job in personally visiting and securing goods, vouchers and services from 120 local businesses and the arts groups, to whom we extend our heartfelt thanks,” Howick Bridge Club’s Brian Craig said. “Special thanks are also extended to Lenice Clarkson

for her valued contribution in organising the auction items, raffles and prizes.” “Howick Bridge Club has been running the hospice fundraising event for three dec-

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‘I can’t believe it’s been sixty years’ By ZOE GARDEN Current La Leche League leaders Alison Stanton (left) and Aimee Skelton (right) and founding La Leche League leader Pat La Roche (centre). Photo supplied

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Breastfeeding group celebrates 50th Breastfeeding group La Leche League of Howick celebrated its 50th anniversary at a special morning tea on Saturday, July 31. Founding La Leche League Howick leader Pat La Roche was thanked for the legacy she and co-leader Valerie Sowerby had left the community. More than 20 local mothers have since been accredited as La Leche League leaders to offer support, information and encouragement to other women who wish to breastfeed. Fifty years ago meetings were held in volunteers’ homes. Today the group meets in the Haseler Hall at All Saints Church on the second Wednesday of the month at 10 am.

t was Palmerston North in the early 1960s at a housewarming party and two strangers had discovered they both had identical blue Morris Minors. Now Botany residents Colin and Barbara Johnstone are celebrating their 60th anniversary. A discovery of common interests at the party led the pair to conversation and, eventually, engagement after a year of dating. “We both owned a Morris Minor 1955, same colour,” Barbara says.“We compared the cars.” Six weeks later on August 12, 1961 they got married in Kihikihi. Colin’s first job was at the Woodville Cheese Factory. He then entered the army until 1971. The couple lived near several different army camps around the North Island until they bought a house in Moore Street, Howick and raised their four children: Audrey, Peter, Douglas and Roslyn. Colin worked at Freightways until 1985 when he took over Howick Mower Mart. “He included the importation,

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sales, and servicing of the GoPed brand scooters for New Zealand,” Audrey says. Barbara did the accounts for the business and was, Audrey says, “in high demand as an industrial workplace counsellor”. When they moved to Huntington Park in Botany, Colin retired.

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They are both regulars at Tiritiri Matangi Island. In the 80s, they replanted trees and vegetation. More recently they’ve been involved in the restoration and maintenance of the foghorn. Barbara is active in the local Red Hat Society and is a regular Elim churchgoer. She held various office jobs before moving into

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childcare and chaplaincy work. The couple has been involved in a large selection of clubs and associations: athletics, U3A, Scouts, indoor bowling league, walking and tramping. Barbara says she and Colin have had separate activities “which occasionally we share”. “We believe it enhances our message to have our own experiences to share.” They have four children, six grandchildren, and one great granddaughter. When asked on the standout memories of the life she has shared with Colin, Barbara says, “Our children. They enhance our life.” For their 60th year wedding anniversary celebration the pair will be planning a quiet family lunch together. “I can’t believe it’s been 60 years,” Barbara says.

Book character Minor parade a hit prems take RUGBY LEAGUE

Students and staff at Howick Intermediate School dressed as their favourite characters. Photos supplied Students at Howick Intermediate School brought their favourite fiction people to life on Friday. “Book character parade was a wonderful way to end Week 2,” deputy principal/curriculum director

Michelle Hewlett said. “Students and staff enthusiastically participated and we had so many different characters to admire and look at. “A fun morning was had by all.”

season’s honours

Unfortunately for Howick Hornets’ premier side, even Saturday’s big win against The Hawks wasn’t to be enough in their Fox Premiership match. Hornets won 60-26. The top side found themselves relying on Otahuhu to lose to Mt Albert to stay in the hunt. But credit where it’s due to the Leopards and congratulations to them and the clubs that secured themselves a spot in this year’s finals series in what has been a very tight competition. The excitement is very far from over for the Hornets though. Confidence and anticipation amongst the fans remains sky-high thanks to Howick’s premier reserves side

remaining unbeaten, in turn ensuring they finish as minor premiers with one regular season game to go. It is an achievement to be very proud of postseason but, for now, all focus from both squads will be on this coming Saturday when the Mt Albert Lions come to town. Howick v Mt Albert is a rivalry that has become infamous at both clubs due to the epic battles over the years. Position on the ladder is largely irrelevant when this these two clubs meet. It’s about bragging rights and Howick will be looking to put the Lions on notice for next season and finish 2021 on a high note by earning the win here. By Josh Garry

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Michelle making a difference By ZOE GARDEN

ichelle Prasad was named head girl, achieved excellent grades, founded her own company, received distinguished awards and was still rejected for multiple scholarship opportunities. This inspired her to start the Good Start Foundation a year ago to help students who do so much for their community but don’t have the financial security and means to study further. “Additionally, I started it to make sure that doesn’t happen to anyone else,” Michelle says. It was 2018 when she moved from Fiji to New Zealand with her family. In the same year she founded her first company, Kiwi Essence, with friends when she was attending Edgewater College in 2019. She

carried it forward into 2020. Kiwi Essence won multiple awards – the Excellence in Product Design for the East Auckland Region and Excellence in Perseverance Category in the Yes East Auckland Region Awards. She also assisted in the company’s inclusion in the EA Region Top 8 Yes Companies list. And she was head girl at Edgewater College in 2020. However, despite her accomplishments, her applications to multiple scholarships were rejected. Michelle decided to make sure this would not occur to other students. The Good Start Foundation aims to help students who continually strive to serve their community – in and out of school – while also maintaining their academic potential and success.

Michelle Prasad started the Good Start Foundation with the aim of helping striving students. Photo supplied

Students eligible for assistance from the foundation are those who have continually made efforts to serve their community through volunteering or participation, while also demonstrating great ownership of their learning. “I want to create opportunities for people who do so much for the community but don’t have the financial means to study further.” Within two weeks the foundation garnered interest and received offers of funding. Michelle’s vision became a reality. The scholarships will be launched in mid August and are for Year 12 or 13 students at Edgewater College. She wants to expand the scholarship opportunities to other schools as well. “I want there to be easier access to tertiary education,” Michelle says.

After the launch and success of the foundation, she has received three scholarships: the University of Auckland Business School Inspiring Futures Scholarship, Brian Boyd First in Family Scholarship and Leap First in Family Scholarship. Michelle studies a co-joint of Law and Commerce at the University of Auckland. She’s the first in her family to attend university. She wishes to became a lawyer and, later in life, dip her fingers into politics. “Outside of the foundation and my studies, I love reading and travelling,” she says. “But most especially – I like to make a difference in people’s lives. I would like to thank my family, Edgewater College staff and students and Young Enterprise staff,” she says. “Everyone’s been wonderful.”

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Howick hosts art competition The Beautification Trust celebrates the launch of four initiatives. Photo supplied

By ZOE GARDEN

Environmental initiatives available to community

Sixty Year 12 and 13 art and photography students participated in the Focus 2021 Art Competition at Howick College. Davis Funerals invited local secondary schools Howick College, Botany Secondary College and Edgewater College to take part in the support and showcasing of work by up and coming students. Pakuranga branch manager Mr Swee Han Lim is passionate about serving the community and supporting rising talents. The Art Competition served as a dual purpose - to be involved within the community and to encourage and support local talent. “I approached Howick College in January with the idea of hosting,” Lim says. “That’s when the ball started rolling.” Months later the result was clear and impressive: dozens of pieces of beautiful and diverse paintings and photography covered the walls of the Bill Dimery Performing Arts Centre. They were on display to the public from July 30 Friday to August 1 Sunday. The results were given on Sunday. The event was sponsored by Davis Funerals.

By ZOE GARDEN The Beautification Trust has launched four new initiatives to help empower south and east Auckland communities to lead their own successful environmental and beautification projects. The official launch of the projects - the Community Tool Library, the Tiaki Fund, the Free Community Compost, and Creator Space - on Thursday, July 29 was celebrated by the Trust at a morning tea. Locals can borrow tools free of charge from a Community Tool Library for their own environmental and beautification projects. The library is in a re-purposed shipping container and has hundreds of tools like spades, wheelbarrows and paint brushes which can be reserved on their website. The Trust’s newly established Tiaki Fund offers grants up to $1000 per project towards the cost of locally led initiatives in south or east Auckland. “Whether it’s a waste clean-up, community mural, native planting or something else,” the Trust says. “If you want to make a difference in your community, we want to help you make it happen.” Papakura has a weekly kerbside collection of household food scraps which is made into compost. This compost can be ordered and collected from the Trust free-of-charge for south and east communities in Holmes Road, Manurewa. The compost can be used in home gardens, schools and community gardens. The Creator Space is the Trust’s vision to “see communities love and respect the environment”. It’s a newly refurbished workshop and classroom facility at the Trust in Holmes Road. The space is available to hire for teaching sustainable practices and environmental education. “When it comes to beautification and protecting the environment, locals know best what needs to be done in their own community,” says Beautification Trust CEO, Daniel Barthow. “These new programmes are designed to give people the tools and resources they need to succeed.”

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• 1st place ($850) Wuttipat Jirawanitcharoen Botany College • 2nd place ($550) Sarah Gong Howick College • 3rd place ($350) Cora Delahunty Howick College • Highly Commendable ($150) Blake Howell Edgewater College • Highly Commendable Harrison Wu Botany College • Highly Commendable Renee Anderson Howick College

LTR: Winners of the inauguaral Focus Art Competition Skyla Law-Chan( Year 12 Howick College) and Wuttipat Jirawanitcharoen ( Year 13 Botany Downs Secondary College), pictured with Swee Han Lim ( Branch Manager, Pakuranga Davis Funerals). Photo Andrew Harman

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• 1st place ($850) Skyla Law Chan Howick College • 2nd place ($550) Ruby Short Botany College • 3rd place ($350) Mikaera Pairama Howick College • Highly Commendable ($150) Joyce Mei Howick College • Highly Commendable Angela Cheng Edgewater College • Highly Commendable Reupena Salafai Edgewater College The competition was judged by AUT Visual Arts lecturers and contemporary artists, Dieneke Janse (photography) and Jeena Shin (painting). There were two separate categories with significant cash prizes: the first prize ($850) for painting was awarded to Skyla Law-Chan, Year 12, of Howick College

for her piece “Mason and Michaela” and the first prize for photography was given to Wuttipat Jirawanitcharoen, Year 13, of Botany College for his piece “One Night in Taiwan”. “I drew people who I’m close too,” Skyla says. “I’m interested in who they are as people. It’s a hobby,” she says. “But I’d like to do something in art in the future.” On his winning photograph, Wuttipat says, “I took it because of the lighting. It looked great.” He told the Times that he would love to pursue a career in photography. “I’ve been doing it since I was ten. When you take a photo of something, you see a different perspective on it.” There was also a prize of $1000 to the top school which was won by Howick College. Lim says the exhibition and prize giving results were “fantastic”. “It’s about the students,” he says. “I hope it encourages more participation in events like these.”

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RETURN ON E-LIGHTENMENT Thanks Darrin Heaven (Times, July 20) for helping us set a clearer context for “E-Lightenment”. Our driveway cost approximately $50k as did our solar system including battery. At <3 per cent of our total build, the ROE (Return on Equity) for solar is far greater than for the driveway. Context: Jon was born/raised on the property. Howick Beach has become an affluent, amplyserviced community housing many who can afford to build, plan and buy low-carbon solutions. Inheriting the land, we invested in building a Petal Certified Building under the Living Building Challenge with intent to model and share climate change solutions (see www.tanglewood2.net). Goal: To demonstrate that it is possible to build a warm, dry, beautiful home, connected to whenua that models carbon reduction solutions whilst restoring nature. ROE is based on Return-on-ECO rather than the standard consumerdriven Return-on-EGO. Imperatives: Use resources wisely with future generations in mind. Climate action requires us to work collectively: use low/zero carbon building materials, replace lawns with carbon sequestering natives, compost, avoid waste and combustion. It’s time to thinkthrough the impact of everything we do, buy, and model. Eco-action must reflect generosity – and no doubt some sacrifice – to grow the collective spirit and courage to sustain through our many emergencies.

Yoshimi & Jon Brett Waipaparoa/Howick Beach

RENEWABLES ARE UNRELIABLE I wish to respond to the letter from Dennis Horne, Times, August 3, in which he comments on an earlier letter from Darrin Heaven. Whilst I can understand the superficial attractiveness of his recommended rooftop solar panels, his suggestion of how 30,000 of them could have been financed instead of the America’s Cup is naïve in the extreme. Does he not know that the socalled “renewables” of solar and windmills are actually the “unreliables”, and that it is totally impossible for these forms of generation to come anywhere near the high figures quoted by our technicallyilliterate politicians? To install them on a rooftop requires an expensive complicated control system plus an expensive battery, unless he is referring to those fortunate residents who wish to heat a swimming pool during the day! A total system is not cheap!

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Since most of us have a strong desire for an uninterruptible power supply 24/7, we still have to operate a system capable of carrying the full electrical grid load at all times, especially on those still, dark nights when solar and wind can contribute nothing. So if we have an absolute need for such a system, why would anyone with sense think it a worthwhile investment also to install a partial solar and wind systems? Perhaps he can answer the question in another letter in the same issue, as to how all those streetparked cars could recharge their batteries if our government is stupid enough to continue with their quest for electricity-consuming subsidised vehicles. Even Germany and California are finding their “renewable” dreams disappearing amongst the practicalities of power generation. They are starting to realise that sufficient power distribution will require almost all on-street distribution cabling to be replaced and enlarged.

Mike Lowe, Ormiston

HEALTH CAMP MUST NOT GO In the early 1900s, Elizabeth Gunn recognised that many children in NZ were living in deprived situations and suffering from poor health. TB [tuberculosis] at that time was prevalent. In 1919 she established the first children’s health camp. Her aim was to provide sun, fun, exercise, rest and nutritious meals in a caring environment. By selecting children with physical and mental health issues (behavioural problems), she was addressing the needs of many who were living below the poverty line. Eventually, seven such camps were established around NZ recognising that ‘Children’s Health equals a Nation’s Wealth.’ Today they are named Stand for Children Camps and promise that with them, tamariki and whanau are safe and will recover from past trauma, reconnect and be able to create a positive future. At the Stand (Pakuranga) Health Camp, Half Moon Bay, I hear the laughter of children, I hear the voices of children in song, I see clusters of children at play on the grassy slopes of the camp, I watch groups of excited children skipping down to the beach and along to Musick Point. My heart is full, for these are the children our government is caring for. A few years ago a large area of these grounds was sold off for housing but the camp retained an adequate portion and gained new architecturally designed buildings. But today I am dismayed to

Linley Jones Half Moon Bay

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Labour is demonstrating an attitude of “let’s ambush or hoodwink the electorate and embed political changes before people wake up and we lose the next election”. Labour was never voted into government so they could provide $50 million to the media on the proviso that media recipients include more Maori language in their presentations. Similarly, they were not voted into government to undermine the Treaty of Waitangi’s progress by reinterpretation of its precepts and taking unilateral actions on disputes e.g. Ihumatao. Nor were they voted into government to effect to massive ‘asset and rights transfers’ through the “Three Waters” scheme. They weren’t voted into government to push ‘woke history’ in our schools as a means of indoctrinating our children to their theology (‘wokeism’ operates like religion). Labour achieved a significant majority vote because they had the guile to hide from the voters their real agendas; that is political cynicism and dishonesty of the highest order. From a government that ‘promised’ to be transparent. Who knows what else they have up their sleeve? They do not have a mandate for most of their hidden and unfolding agendas. If only their opposition wasn’t so useless.

Dr Mike Schmidt Sunny Hills

IMPORTING LOW-GRADE COAL A CRIME I enjoyed the letter from Dennis N Horne (Times, July 20). He was my dentist and always good for a bit of a laugh . However, can’t find the gist in his reasoning. I certainly agree that we should not be burning fossil fuels. Indeed, the necessity to import over 1 million tonnes of low-grade coal from Indonesia is a crime in itself. Not only that but the energy used to transport that by old vessels burning terrible bunkering oil, a disaster. Lucky that we still had the plant at Huntly to turn the coal into electricity. If Jacinda and her team had not cut off the supply of gas to the plant [much cleaner burning stock], the dirty coal would not have been necessary. Out of interest, I have shares in Mercury Energy who have increasing input into windmill, thermal and hydropower sources of power. But Dennis, I don’t know who KlusClan is but, in my opinion, the sooner the next election takes place, the happier I and NZ will be.

Robert J Walker Howick

IT’S ALL PROPAGANDA

Regarding the comment article titled “Money for the mongrel mob a sick joke,” Times, July 20, we wealthy bastions of society have a divine right to rule. Problem is, as we get richer our numbers get smaller. So, we want votes and we don’t mind how we get them. We have no option but to use subtle deceit, it’s a legitimate form of propaganda called electioneering. We have to convince the evergrowing numbers of poorer people to believe that their lives will be improved by voting for us. Now take our gangs, drug runners the lot of them, for it’s the easy way these unemployable can make money and survive. Prime Minister Robert Muldoon gave lots of money to the gangs in an effort to help them with employment by setting up government-subsidised work schemes and legitimate businesses. Now we cannot have that, gangs members cleaning themselves up and forsaking drugs. We need gangs to reinforce our propaganda and show that we are the only party for law and order. The impact of our propaganda message for law and order will be considerably reduced if our gangs forsake crime. It is important that we keep secret, that over the years in power, we did nothing to stop gang recruitment, or improve the lives of poorer people. Also emphasise that the taxpayers’ money has been given to the gangs, not the government programme and don’t forget the gang patch photo. It is imperative that our central organ of propaganda keep our MPs and party faithful supplied with a constant stream of propaganda that they can get published in their local newspapers as we can well afford the cost. It is also imperative that our main agenda of reducing the size of government services, thereby reducing taxation for our wealthy, be kept credible in the eyes of the public.

Paul Jensen, Howick

MACLEANS’ DAFT DOG PARK IDEA I have emailed the Howick Local Board (HLB) with a letter similar to this. In the Times there are several

letters saying ‘No’ to the proposal by the Howick Local Board for a fenced off area in Macleans Park for dogs. There is not a single letter in support. Among those in the area who know that I have been campaigning, not one person has said they agree with the proposal. Moreover, it seems that it was only the property owners near Macleans Park who received the letter but local dog owners were not approached for their opinion. Anyway, it isn’t really public consultation because there is no option in the survey to say ‘Keep the status quo’. I am also still ignorant as to who proposed the idea in the first place. The letter from Auckland Council states the HLB has identified the areas yet one of the HLB members informed me it was the Council who proposed the project. Another thing I really don’t understand is why the fenced area has been proposed when that same Board member said it wouldn’t change the status of the park as being an ‘off-leash area for dogs’. Seems to me the HLB is making ‘busy work’ to make themselves look useful. Have you looked at the parking on Macleans Road along the area of Option B? In term-time there is no parking because it is all taken up by the students and teachers of Macleans College. As for Charles Dickens Drive, that is narrow enough without the street being invaded by vehicles with dogs. The sites proposed have no shelter. In winter the ground is very wet and, at times, boggy. In fact, it is difficult to walk easily now on either option because of the recent rain – 41.6mm in the last six days (July 21 – 26) according to my rain gauge. Whatever the Council informs the HLB about the survey, it needs to be ignored because it isn’t in the spirit of ‘public consultation’ as it ignores the third option noted earlier in this email. I like the suggestion of a place set up in Lloyd Elsmore Park – great idea for all the reasons suggested by several respondents in the Times.

Vicky Williamson Bucklands Beach

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CREDIBILITY OF THE FOURTH ESTATE IN DANGER

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THANK YOU EVERYONE

I would like to thank the community for supporting the Rest Assured Respite Charitable dinner held last Thursday night (July 29) at The Lounge. We made over $4000 with donations still coming in. Following my welcome speech, Wendy Matthews (the chair) spoke

with heart-warming words reducing us all to tears. We then brightened the mood by singing happy birthday to her. Richie Barnett expressed the importance of raising awareness for M.E. to help remove the stigma attached to this crippling illness. Simeon Brown acknowledged the work Wendy does in his

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Bucklands Beach Bowling Club, 21 Morrow Ave. Every Thursday Triples Tournament, 9.30am, good prizes. Team entries any combination or single entry, phone Jeff Sparkes 021 0239 3880. Further enquiries for Tues/Sat games, phone Carole, 600 1221. Inclement weather phone info 534 4574.

HALF MOON LADIES PROBUS CLUB Meets in the Bucklands Beach Bowling Club, 21 Morrow Ave, Monday August 16, 10am-12 noon. Guest speaker Marty Abel Williamson with guide dog. Visitors welcome, no pressure to join. Our motto Friendship, Fellowship & Fun. Morning tea provided. Enquiries phone Zenda 5349787 or email zendasmith@xtra. co.nz.

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Last week NZ mainstream media were the recipients of Government hand-outs and all the money came with strings attached. Business Desk reported on the winners of the first round of Government largesse that officially is described as the Public Interest Journalism Fund. The beneficiaries include: Stuff, who was given $300,000. The string attached to the money is that they must produce a “cultural competency” course for journalists with the intention of it being ultimately used across the industry in order to “fundamentally shift representation in NZ media”. The Spinoff, which has the same size audience as The BFD, was given $207,000. The string attached to the money was that they agreed to do a podcast series that would “explore Maori issues”. Maori Television, NZME, Pacific Media Network, Newshub and

TO THE END OF THE WORLD Saturday August 14, 2pm – 3pm, Highland Park Library, 16 Highland Park Drive. Giuseppe presents an illustrated talk on the settlement of the Italians and the development of the Italian community in New Zealand. Free event, all welcome. Registration required, phone 377 0209 or email highlandpark. library@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz.

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the public via paid proxies. BusinessDesk reports that NZ on Air received 123 applications for the first funding round and recommended 34 for approval. Forty per cent of the money will go to Maori journalism projects. The biggest single allocation is to RNZ, which already receives roughly $48 million a year from taxpayers and will get an extra $806,000 for its podcast The Detail. As for those other allocations, I predict most of our money will end up being spent on advocacy journalism. As with the $3.5m Three Waters propaganda campaign, taxpayers will be paying for their own indoctrination. The line that once separated journalism from activism is being erased, and it’s happening with the eager co-operation of the mainstream journalism organisations that are lining up to take the state’s tainted money. We are witnessing the slow death of neutral, independent and credible journalism. Media organisations that seek money from the fund are signing up to a politicised project whose rules are fundamentally incompatible with free and independent journalism.

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August 21 and 22, 10am to 4pm, entry $5. The Fencible Quilters are holding their triennial Quilt Show at the Howick Bowling Club. Lots of fantastic quilts on show as well beautiful embroidery, handcrafted items and a raffle. Proceeds of the raffle quilt will go to Cancer research. There will be a trading table with quality handcrafted items, quilts and fabrics. Yummy food, coffee and tea are also available.

11 “support partners” were given more than $2.4 million. The string attached to the money was that they must take on 25 journalism cadets based on their race (Maori and Pasifika). They must also include in that number “diverse” cadets. Presumably, this means that they have to be selected (ideally) based on both their race and their identity, i.e. transgender, non-binary, pansexual or some other minority orientation. Waateanews.com managed to score $433,000 in exchange for producing a bilingual current affairs show for Auckland Maori station Radio Waatea. NZME scored a handout of $440,000. The string attached to this nice chunk of change is that they will produce a weekly bilingual section in the Rotorua Weekender newspaper covering local iwi issues. Are you starting to see a pattern here? There is a huge agenda from Ardern’s government to change the face of the NZ Media. The Labour government not only wants to control what the media write about but also the race of the journalists who write about it. No doubt Jacinda Ardern would call it ‘transformational change’. I call it a government agenda to influence

NEW FUNCTION CENTRE OPENS

A local secondary school has found a smart new way to raise funds. The new Bentley Pavilion – named after former principal Byron Bentley – is now available as a venue for hire to the public. Macleans College sees this as an opportunity for local families and businesses to have a venue which showcases the beautiful Howick area. As well as being available for weddings and events, they would also like locals to access this space for classes such as yoga, pilates, team building and business functions. Local community groups will be eligible for discounted rates. Macleans College has partnered with The Apothecary to provide the catering and they are offering a variety of menu options to cater for weddings, celebrations and corporate gatherings. For those who haven’t noticed it, the new Bentley Pavilion is located at 1 Oliver Road which overlooks 30 acres [12 ha] of Macleans Park and has spectacular views of the Hauraki Gulf. It is equipped with a fully catered kitchen, audio-visual supplies and on-site parking. The official launch of Bentley Pavilion is on Thursday 26 August between 6pm and 8 pm. Bookings essential. Email info@bentleypavilion.co.nz or call 0800 622 728.

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“Love presents a unique opportunity for a composer and performer to explore the most profound expression of the combination of words and music” says David Gordon, who is conducting Pakuranga Choral Society for their upcoming concert, Seasons of Love. All Saints Church, Howick. Sunday, August 15, 2.30pm. Adults $25, seniors $20, tertiary students $20, school children $10. Tickets at the door.

Manukau Concert Band return to Thursdays @ Seven this week. Their repertoire ranges from popular marches and show tunes to light classical pieces and music composed especially for concert bands. The band, with more than 40 members, is directed by conductor Tom Chester. Thursday, August 12, 7pm8pm, at All Saints Church, Howick. Admission by donation.

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Thursday, August 12, monthly uke-off, 3pm-5.30pm, Nixon House, Uxbridge Centre. Welcome to all beginners, advanced and supporters, $5 per adult. BYO refreshments. Hot drink and food at the end. M. Hawkeswood, phone 0277238473.

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ome of the biggest names in Kiwi motorsport are set to return to rural east Auckland for a high-octane event in front of thousands of fans. The Repco Battle of Jacks Ridge rallying competition made its exciting debut on a purpose-built 2km track at former national rally champion Andrew Hawkeswood’s family property in Whitford in November last year. The track was designed to be used during the 2020 World Rally Championship Rally New Zealand which was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. V8 Supercars champion and Kiwi motorsport ace Shane van Gisbergen overcame a star-studded field including World Rally Championship driver Hayden Paddon to capture the Battle of Jacks Ridge inaugural title in front of about 5000 spectators. Competitors blasted around a purpose-built gravel road at the property featuring high speed jumps, sharp corners and close proximity to spectators for maximum noise and drama. This year’s version will be held at

NETBALL

School netball comp looms The Upper North Island Secondary Schools (UNISS) netball competition will be held at Howick Pakuranga Netball Centre (HPNC) at Lloyd Elsmere Park from August 30 to September 3. The annual competition involves schools from the Waikato/Bay of Plenty, Auckland and Northland areas. There are 112 secondary schools registered to attend. The competition was last held in 2019 at Netball North Harbour. Last year’s competition was cancelled due to Covid-19. The competition is formatted into four grades. Teams will play twice a day. Finals will be played on September 3 as follows: D Grade - 12:30 C Grade - 13:30 B Grade - 14:30 A Grade - 15:30 Finals will be streamed live for those that are not able to attend in person. Details will be available on the website closer to the time. Winners of the 2019 competition, all returning again this year, were: A Grade - Saint Kentigerns School B Grade - Waitakere College C Grade - Bay Of Islands College D Grade - Hobsonville Point Secondary School “We expect about 2000 people to be at the courts throughout the day, consisting of players, coaches, managers, umpires, and volunteers,” Howick Pakuranga Netball Centre’s Amelia Chambers said. “In addition to this we expect a large number of spectators to come and enjoy the games.” Queries to netballuniss@gmail. com or visit www.facebook.com/ HowickPakurangaNetballCentre/ or Instagram uniss_netball hpnetballcentre

Former New Zealand rally champion Andrew Hawkeswood, left, will once again host the Repco Battle of Jacks Ridge motorsport event at his family’s farm; right, V8 Supercars star Shane van Gisbergen emerged victorious at the Battle of Jacks Ridge rally sprint event in Whitford in November last year. Times photo Wayne Martin/ Photo supplied Geoff Ridder

the same site on November 13-14. Van Gisbergen piloted a Ralliart New Zealand Mitsubishi Mirage AP4 rally car to victory last year. He beat driver Phil Campbell in the head-to-head final and says he’s returning to defend the title. “It was an awesome experience last year and I had a blast,” van Gisbergen says. “The field will be super competi-

tive and I’ll have my work cut out again in 2021 but I’m really looking forward to it.” Paddon set the early pace in last year’s contest, including a record time on one run, before making a small mistake that saw him clip a bank and roll his car. The Hyundai driver has also confirmed he will return to take on van Gisbergen again.

The inaugural event was a big success and its organisers did a great job, Paddon says. “Unfortunately we didn’t get it quite right, so I’m determined to come back and have another go. “I know there’s huge interest from some really good drivers so I expect a tough challenge. “The layout was great, the fans were awesome and I can’t wait to

get out there and put on a show for everyone.” Last year’s contest was broadcast live on Sky Sport and will be again. The competition is backed by Auckland Council’s economic and cultural agency Auckland Unlimited. Its head of major and business events Richard Clarke says the Battle of Jacks Ridge is an example of Kiwi ingenuity born from the challenges of 2020. The organisation is “thrilled” to support it, he says. “We see a bright future for this event to attract even more internationals to this purpose-built rally venue along with motorsport-hungry fans to Auckland for some of the best viewing on offer.” Among the other drivers to compete last year were V8 Supercars legend Greg Murphy, current national rally champion Ben Hunt, rally veteran Joe McAndrew, and Andrew Hawkeswood’s son Jack Hawkeswood, who finished third and for whom the event is named. Tickets to this year’s Repco Battle of Jacks Ridge go on sale on August 15.

TENNIS

Pakuranga Tennis stalwarts’ lifetime commitment Pakuranga Tennis Club celebrates its Centennial next year and is sharing a number of stories over the coming months marking the milestone When researching 100 years of an organisation’s history, many highlights and commitments of individuals come to the fore. Two such individuals who, it could be said, committed far more than their fair share to tennis in Auckland were Joy and Jack Charman. Joy was a multi-term past-president of the Pakuranga Tennis Club and, together with husband Jack, made a truly unique family commitment. Joy first mooted the idea of a tennis club in Blockhouse Bay in 1956 and became their first president, with Jack taking over the reins two years later, remaining in the position until 1974. The club began life at Lynfield College until enough money was raised to build five courts on the present site. Joy and Jack worked tirelessly on fundraising efforts to achieve this and the club finally opened in 1964. Both were awarded Life Membership in 1971. Concurrent with these efforts, both became involved in the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association, now known as Tennis Auckland. Jack served on the committee of the association from 1958-1980, being appointed president in 1979 and a Life Member in 1982. Joy assisted with a number of roles including the kitchen catering for functions for what was then known as the Benson and Hedges Tournament. Other

Joy Charman (pictured) and husband Jack have left an incredible legacy with Tennis Auckland (formerly Auckland Lawn Tennis Association), Blockhouse Bay and Pakuranga Tennis Photo supplied clubs.

responsibilities included Billeting Officer on the Entertainment Committee and the first Convenor on the Ladies Auxiliary. Joy was Jack’s offsider on the association until after 10 years she was made a member of the Tennis Auckland committee in her own right, going on to serve for 25 years. She was made president in 1992 and a Life Member in 1986 The Charmans moved to Pakuranga in 1975 and, naturally, joining a local tennis club was a priority. Although the Pakuranga Club was well-established at this stage, there was ample opportunity for Joy and Jack to express their love of tennis and administrative flair. Joy’s first initiative was to inaugurate an annual tournament

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between the two clubs she had been involved with. As Jack was a returned soldier, Joy thought it fitting to donate a trophy recognising our returned soldiers and to be played on Anzac Day. Called ‘The Friendship Trophy’, teams of eight men and eight women played at each club in alternate years. Over the years, the honours were split evenly and it became a tangible way of expressing the comradery and remembering the history between the two clubs. A major expansion to the clubhouse took place in 1987 and both Joy and Jack were actively involved. A building previously the Otahuhu office of John Sheers (whose wife Val was a club member) was transported to the club’s site and erected on a concrete block base to form a handsome two-story facility with viewing decks on either side. Joy had a particular passion for encouraging junior tennis and in 1985 she instigated an annual tournament for age groups, this year’s event being reported in a Times article of April 7, 2021. Played between the members of local east Auckland clubs, the Trophy has had tremendous success in encouraging junior tennis in our area. Joy took an active involvement in Pakuranga’s management committee serving two terms as club president from 1985 and again from 1991 to 1994

Regrettably, Jack died while playing at Pakuranga in 1991 and Joy died in 2016 but the legacy of their total commitment to Tennis Auckland, Blockhouse Bay and Pakuranga Tennis clubs lives on to this day. To celebrate the 100-year history of the Pakuranga Tennis Club, it is planning a weekend of activities, including a formal dinner, on February 11-13, 2022. Past and present members are encouraged to contact the club secretary at paktennis@xtra. co.nz with name, email and postal address to receive news and details of celebrity events.

Cross country nationals titles Pakuranga athletes Imogen Barlow and Ben Oxford have won national titles at the 2021 Athletics New Zealand Cross-country Championships. Run in very cold conditions at the Chisholm Links in Dunedin, Barlow claimed the under-14 3km women’s title with a time of 11m 31s while Oxford took out the under-14 3km men’s race in 10m 52s.

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Carrington and Pascoe worthy superstars I

t’s disappointing some folk are in dispute as to whether Lisa Carrington or Sophie Pascoe is our greatest Olympian when both should be celebrated equally for their magnificent achievements. In Tokyo, Carrington took her Olympic Games medal tally over two Olympics to six with five gold and one bronze to surpass the five registered by equestrian rider Mark Todd and kayakers Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald at previous Games. Equally amazing, swimmer Pascoe has a total of 15 at three Paralympics – nine gold and six silver to also earn her legendary status. To suggest she has been ignored because of Carrington’s latest feat is rubbish. In having to race up to three times in one day at the start of Carrington’s Tokyo campaign and maintain her winning habit all the way to claiming golds in the K1 200 and 5000 and K2 500, the latter with Caitlin Royal, speaks of a competitor in a class of her own.

Lisa Carrington took her Olympic Games medal tally over two Olympics to six with five gold and one bronze. Photo The Guardian/AP

Lisa’s supremacy at the starts when she quickly put a length on opponents was staggering, as was the stamina and courage in maintaining that winning habit. Hence no prizes for predicting the main benefactor of the next Halberg Awards. With New Zealand rowing claiming three gold and two silver

in the first week of Tokyo and the country’s women and men claiming gold and silver respectively in Sevens, high hopes were held for our sailors. America’s Cup heroes Peter Burling and Blair Tuke overcame a poor start when Burling fell into the water to finish second in the 49er class. However they showed

their class by clawing back from 12th to first before being relegated to third and second overall in the final race, Unfortunately, it was the only medal return for our sailors. However cyclists Ellesse Andrews (keirin) and Campbell Stewart (omnium) charged to silver medal glory with Andrews demonstrating tactical nous and speed and Stewart producing amazing stamina and courage in the points race. Shot put champions Val Adams and Tom Walsh added to their Olympic count with bronze medals after Adams had scored two gold and a silver at previous Games and Walsh registering his first bronze at Rio 2016. Heavyweight David Nyika joined Ted Morgan (gold), Kevin Barry (silver) and David Tua (bronze) to become New Zealand’s fourth boxer to win an Olympic medal. Blessed with a sharp eye, nice balance, fast reflexes and good

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with Ivan Agnew defence, Nyika should enjoy an outstanding professional career. Twice a Commonwealth Games champion, it took a Russian world amateur champion to stop him fighting for gold in the Tokyo Olympic final. Meanwhile congratulations to the Northern Mystics for their thrilling 61-59 win against the Mainland Tactix in the ANZ premier netball final. With tall 19-year-old Grace Nweke scoring a game average 52.9 goals at an 89 per cent average, her combination with small, dynamic wing attack Elisapeta Toeava is sensational and bodes well for their Silver Fern prospects. Frequently faced with the double marking of two of the country’s best defenders in Jane Watson and Karin Burger, Nweke soared high to defeat both from brilliant Toeava bullet passes. It was a final worthy of rating among this country’s greatest. Ivan Agnew is an award-winning sports writer

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