April-May 2020 The Greenie
This magazine is produced by the Waiau Pa & Clarks Beach Business Association Inc. www.theGreenie.co.nz
Our community in ‘lockdown’
A huge vote of thanks to the Leckner family and their teams at WAIAU PA FOUR SQUARE and GAS WAIAU PA and to the CLARKS BEACH DAIRY for supporting this community through the Covid-19 Lockdown. Thanks also to the ESSENTIAL WORKERS of our district . You have all been amazing!
1 & CLAR PA KS U B Waiau Pa & Clarks Beach Business Association A EA I C A H W The Greenie B . U C S N IN I Keeping our community informed E N SS IO ASSOCIAT Become a member for $50 and enjoy the benefits Free monthly listing Discounted advertising rate One-off business profile Permanent profile on the website To join the Business Association go to the website: www.theGreenie.co.nz and fill out the online member application form. Submit this and you will be contacted by a committee member. Deadline for the April 2020 issue by 20th March Contact: [email protected] Free notices for “non-profit” community groups Personalised adverts 50 cents a word, maximum 20 words 2020 Business Association Committee Chairman: Graham Guy 027 477 1176 Secretary: Michele Mathieson 027 486 3738 Treasurer: Felicity Reber 022 089 6057 Greenie: Megan Allan 027 279 1128 Website: Kimberley Cameron 021 201 0001 Jim Jackson 027 473 0226 Kylie Eltham 027 201 6383 Bonnie Reid 021 222 0963
In this issue New member profile - Nest Zest - p3 Anzac day in Waiau Pa & Clarks Beach - p4 & 5 Congratulations to Kirsty Powell & Carol Sturm - p6 First AIS on Manukau Harbour - p 7 Electric ferries on our harbour - p8 Economic analysis of the impact of Covid-19 - p9 Memories of Clarks Beach [Part 2]- p12 & 13 Lockdown reminiscing - p19 Ann Andrews - a prolific writer of diverse topics - p20 & 21 One person’s discard, someone else’s treasure - p23 Girl guides go virtual in new normal - p 24 Play & Learn Clarks Beach - p25
Thanks as always to our regular contributors
2 New member profile NEST ZEST
With a Zest for your Nest
From household cleaning (carpet and upholstery), mattress sanitising, to waterblasting, lawn mulch mowing and more. Ask and we can assist you! We also have firewood available and can deliver.
Contact Angela Burrill on 027 472 1706 or [email protected]
The lighter moments of Lockdown There were so many beautiful teddies on display in Clarks Beach but the ultimate prize for originality goes to ‘Taihiki Teddy’. These are just a few of Taihiki Teddy’s poses during the weeks of Lockdown Level 4..
3 LEST WE FORGET Anzac Day 2020
We made poppies at home, we baked Anzac biscuits, we polished our war hero’s medals and we Stood at Dawn . . .
Anzac Day (25th April) is one of the most important national occasions for New Zealanders. In 2020, for the first time in history, Anzac Day services were cancelled in New Zealand, due to Covid-19.
Even though public services did not go ahead the tradition of commemorating our veterans and service personnel went ahead, as people “Stood at Dawn” at their gateways and in their drive- ways, to commemorate our country’s military heros.
Locally there were renditions of the Dawn Service broadcast in the streets; including the Last Post, an Ode of Remembrance in Te Reo and English, the national anthems of New Zealand and Australia, followed by an address by Hon. Ron Mark, Minister of Defence / Minister for Veterans. We even heard a recording of highland bagpipes being played.
This was a time to respect and acknowledge the many thousands of military people who have served or are serving, to support New Zealand in times of war, conflict and disasters.
As the commemoration ended and the sun came up we were treated to a brilliant sunrise - a fitting end to the 2020 Anzac Day Dawn Service. 4 Poppies galore in Waiau Pa-Clarks Beach 2020 will go down in history as the year of the Covid-19 pandemic. Equally it will be remembered that we were unable to commemorate Anzac Day as we traditionally have. In WPCB we got creative with poppies - the traditional symbol of Anzac. Even though the RSA poppy day was not allowed, donations could be, and were, made online. We acknowledged our fallen heroes as all around our district poppies sprung up on fences, on gates, and walls. They were added to Anzac biscuits as gifts - paint- ed poppies and knitted poppies appeared! There was even a giant poppy made from shells collect- ed on Clarks Beach which made its appearance at 6am on Anzac morning. What a wonderful opportunity we had to do something different for Anzac Day this year!
5 Congratulations Kirsty on your literary accolade!
Author Kirsty Powell, who published her first novel in October 2019 - “The Strength of Eggshells” (story in Dec 2019 Greenie) achieved incredible success recently when she was presented with the prestigious NZ Book Lovers Award 2020. Congratulations Kirsty from the WPCB commu- nity.
The Strength of Eggshells is in a bookshop near you now. It is also available directly from the publisher Cloud Ink Press Ltd.
Star employee Carol Sturm at GAS Waiau Pa “Excellent customer service and would always give her extra mile.” Those words are how customers would describe Store Manager Carol Sturm over at GAS Waiau Pa. She always greets you with a smile on her beautiful face and offers the sort of help that makes your customer experience one of a kind. The locals call her Miss Sunshine because she has a way of making you feel happy after visiting GAS Waiau Pamela Molloy: “ Pa. No matter how stressful or how long her day Since Carol started working at GAS Waiau Pa, I have certainly noticed a is you can count on Carol to provide the same lot of changes in the shop. Beautiful morning positive, vibrant customer experience because greetings, always smiling. Carol is extremely that is just simply, how she is. Next time you go devoted to her job, constantly updating the on your way to deep South Auckland, make sure locals on any promotions, updates on local ac- you stop by and say hello to Carol. tivities while promoting GAS at the same time. Every person I know, local or not, comments on her cheerful nature. My husband and son Some testimonials from Carol’s customers: drop in every morning to say hi to Carol. I Tracey Majurey: “My early morning vists at would guarantee if you pulled in, Carol would Gasoline Alley Waiau Pa have recently be- be there with a smile asking what she could come a delight when met by a bubbly smiley, do to help and would go above and beyond delight of a woman who’s always ready to if you need more than fuel. Carol makes you help. Whether they are flowers, souvenirs feel so welcome sometimes she is making or fuel, not only does Carol fill your vehicle bouquets of flowers if you look stressed or but your soul with have a feel-good vibe that tired, she will always prop you up with a small lasts the whole day. Carol is a breath of fresh flower which in turn makes you smile. Carol air always ready to offer advice or a helping makes GAS feel warm and welcoming. So hand. “ thank you Carol, and congratulations for being noticed as you are amazing.”
6 The first AIS station on the Manukau Harbour By Robyn Pearce
There are times in any boatie’s experience reational ones, is safety. This applies in a when it’s helpful for others to know where number of ways. you are, or for you to know what other boat traffic is nearby. By installing an Automatic 1. Any vessels equipped with transponders Identification System (AIS) on your vessel, can see each other, the size, the speed, the you will increase your boating safety. destination, and all manner of other infor- mation. At night, in bad weather or fog, this However, a vital element in the system is to is very helpful have reliable receiving stations, and until . very recently we had none around the Ma- 2. You can now get smaller devices to attach nukau Harbour, with the exception of around to life vests or life rafts. If you’ve ever tried Cornwallis and a small reach at the Port to pick up a Man Overboard in rough seas, of Onehunga. However, that has recently you’ll know how hard it is to see a person in changed. Thanks to a community-minded the water. family on Torkar Road, we now have a permanent AIS receiving station at Clarks 3. If you’re travelling in tandem with other Beach. Their transmitter has an average boats, you can keep in touch with each range of 32.2 nautical miles, ranging up to other, even when not in eye range. 79.3, and an amazing coverage area of up to 1107 km2. In the last month they’ve received You’re not required to have AIS gear on signals from 1602 vessel movements. your recreational boat, but its advantages are numerous. A good explanation of the So, what is an AIS? pros and cons of installing AIS on your craft Essentially, it’s a digital radio-based can be seen at https://www.boatus.com/ transponder system that uses GPS, VHF magazine/2017/june/do-you-need-ais.asp. radio and sophisticated digital processing to You can also get a range of AIS Apps on your automatically communicate between vessels smart phone or computer to track vessels, without any operator interaction. The main both locally and internationally. Marine benefit of equipping your boat, even rec- Traffic is one of the widely used ones.
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7 Looking to the future increasing focus on tackling climate change. Electric ferries on our harbour EV Maritime said its concept was more than just a fast ferry with battery power, with a How long will it be before commuters are trav- strong focus on technology to make it easier elling around the Manukau Harbour by electric and more efficient to run. In addition to the en- ferry? There are indications that both the vironmental benefits of replacing loud, polluting Waitemata and Wellington harbours are in line diesel ferries with clean and quiet electrics, to have electric ferries running in the very near Eaglen said the battery-powered boats stack future, A $25m proposal for two electric ferries up on purely business terms. Fullers sees a to link Wellington airport to Wellington’s CBD is bright future for battery-electric ferries on the already ‘in the pipeline’ with Jackson Electrical Waitemata Harbour. "I would be keen to see up in Onehunga, Auckland, to 10-12 fully electric building the hull moulds. ferries doing all the The Wellington inner harbour work," electric ferry is due to said Mike Horne, the be launched shortly. chief executive. McMullen & Wing in EV Maritime has Auckland are currently worked closely with doing research for Auckland Transport, similar vessels for Fullers Ferries and Auckland which has spent several years trying to devel- Transport to service the Waitemata. op a new strategy for ferries in the city, with In time electric ferries will be seen on possibly a purpose-designed and built fleet. the Manukau but we must make more noise as a McMullen and Wing has a long history community in order for it to happen. boat-building on the Tamaki estuary, its sport- In a proposal to the government's ing creations including Team New Zealand's infrastructure fund, East West Ferries in Wel- 1995 America's Cup-winning boat, and involve- lington, has asked for money to develop the Mi- ment in the country's first AC challenge, the ramar Peninsula and introduce two new electric 1986-7 "plastic fantastic" KZ7. He hoped the ferries. It makes financial sense, costing a lot firm would have the initial design completed less than a rail service. The project is estimated and costed, ready to be taking orders from to cost up to $25 million. early next year. A report on Stuff’ indicates that an Auckland firm hopes to be taking orders next year for a carbon-fibre, battery-powered com- muter ferry it is developing for a global market. EV Maritime has been spun-off from established boat-builder McMullen and Wing, with the aim of becoming an early leader globally in electric fast ferries. Auckland's Fullers' Ferries has invested $300,000 in the firm's research and development over the past year, making an advance payment on a first order. EV Maritime said the timing was perfect, with Auckland's need to overhaul its ferry fleet, combined with the evolution of battery technology and the
8 Economic analysis of the impact of COVID-19 [Abridged] Andrew Bayly MP – Member of Parliament for Hunua What does that mean for NZ? is highly likely we will exceed 10%. Again, those NZ is better placed than many. We will suffer sig- affected by redundancy/layoffs will differ within nificantly and it will likely take up to 10 years to get each sector of the economy. our debt level back to where it is today. However, Those most likely to be affected are: the impact across the economy will differ. NZ is 1. Last on, first off: This will apply in many resilient in that many of our exports come from sectors. agriculture, fishing and farming. 2. Least skilled: Some industries will apply this Broadly, the business landscape will fall into approach but, for instance, in the construction four groups: sector, many small builders will make do with 1. Resilient: With Government spend accounting the lowest cost/apprentice as a way of getting for just under 30% of GDP and the local gov- through the downturn. This will also disproportion- ernment sector accounting for another 7%, this ately affect Maori and Pacific people. underpins a significant portion of the economy. 3. Expensive Labour Units: Previously the most The Government has already signalled its financial skilled/expensive people were retained because support to the health and education sectors, which the cost of redundancy was significant. With is important. moves over the past 15 years to put people on 2. Strongly positioned: Food producers and re- contracts, it is now easier to let go of high-cost tailers, private health, DIY are examples of sectors people. Certain sectors will have no choice. For that will benefit strongly from the current crisis. example, a significant number of pilots have 3. Businesses that will recover quickly: These already been made redundant. include service businesses such as hairdressers, What does good economic theory tell us? IT firms and a significant portion of the financial The priority of effort during the recovery period services sector. should be as follows: 4. Businesses that will go through painful resiz- 1. Retain as much as possible of our viable ing: Big industries badly affected include the inter- businesses; national tourism sector, foreign student industry 2. Facilitate those businesses to expand and (both universities and schools), airline and airports, grow; and and those that depend on discretionary spend such 3. Support the creation of new businesses/in- as car yards and parts of the hospitality sector. dustries – by far the most difficult option. At another level, we are going to see significant population change. Projections for NZ’s unemploy- The full version of Andrew Bayly’s economic ment rate are mere guesses at this stage but it forecast can be viewed on the website: www.theGreenie.co.nz
9 WAIAU PA AUTOMOTIVE SOLUTIONS CAR TIPS AFTER LOCKDOWN
1. RODENTS You may not have used your car for a few weeks, but this time of year is notorious some furry little critters looking for a winter home. They can cause absolute havoc under your bonnet, chewing up wiring, radiator and heater hoses and plastic parts.
2. TYRES Those black round rubber things on each corner of your car are pretty critical in terms of road safety. All tyres lose pressure over time and they also simply wear out. Worn out, soft or deflated tyres are a recipe for disaster.
3. OIL AND WATER Run out of water or oil and you run out of engine and a lot of money. So as we are approaching the end of lockdown and returning to work, most of these things you can check yourselves at home. • Lift the bonnet; look for any signs of rodent activity. Droppings, chewed rubber parts or wiring, and signs of nest building should raise alarm bells to you. • Check you water and oil. Levels all good, excellent! Levels a little low, probably ok for now? • Can’t see the level of one or both?, Opps better top it up before we start up. • Start your engine with the bonnet up, let it run and warm up. • While you wait for the engine to reach normal, Get down on the ground (yes on the ground). Have a very good look at your tyres for wear paying particular attention to the inside edge. This is the bit you can’t see if you are standing up. • How safe are they if you can see any white cords or shiny steel strands poking out, or the thread looks very low?
You may not be able to check your tyre pressures at home so get these checked at the first opportunity you have. If you need assistance, we are open for general repairs on Tuesday from 8 am under Covid level 3 rules. Phone 2321747
10 Clarks Beach, Waiau Pa Area Ratepayers Association
A couple of things to talk about . . . shown that 64% of local trips in lockdown were on foot and by bike! My home-schooled kids and I Firstly - thank you to the community who took did the survey here on the last day of level-4 and time out to help our council with the Clarks found even higher levels at Clarks Beach. So many Beach Trails "have your say" feedback. I under- family pelotons getting out and around has been stand the feedback received by the council was lovely to see. "fabulous and positive", even though the normal consultation presentation processes were can- Have you noticed more birdlife? We've killed celled because of covid lockdowns. The presen- 30 rats around our waterfront and on our own tations by the Trails team would have been good property. That's got to have made a difference. to see - but our response must help our council Predator Free Franklin hub days were called off teams secure planning and funding resources - guess why. When we get down to level 2, we'll to see active walking and cycling paths added to reschedule and make traps available. We have a our communities. couple of hundred good quality Victor rat traps available to people in and around to knock back Lots of support for a safe path from Clarks the rat numbers. Every rat removed helps our Beach & Waiau Beach to Waiau Pa: a safe native birds’ survival. Fantails not rat tails. One walkway around our reserve esplanade between day the Awhitu will be predator free - those guys Ngahere Bay (yacht club/Golf course) and Waititi don't want our rats swimming over there. Check Pa at the end of Wharf Road, and a Boyd road out trap.nz website - it has a map of where our loop taking in the start of the Taihiki inlet and the traps are and who is catching what. Get involved! amazing Waiau Pa historic reserve. I'm looking forward to never walking on a vergeless 100kph Lastly, and most importantly - have a think about road again! If you drive - you'll appreciate that those around you. Do you have a neighbour who too. lives alone, or needs help? Reach out. We live in strange times. Good for some - but we know Looking forward - safe protected paths to others are doing it tough. Go make a difference. Kingseat, Patumahoe and Mauku with their growing network of trails and paths will allow us When the covid-cuffs are loosened we'll restart to explore beyond and into the new Waikato and our regular Ratepayer meetings and get to know Hunua trails networks that will be coming into more about what’s happening in our community service with their communities getting stuck in - and how our council are progressing with our also. The Franklin Active Trails team (FAT) and recreation reserves, skateparks, playgrounds, council are working hard to join all the communi- water quality and other community assets. Until ty trails projects. then, keep safe
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11 Memories of Clarks Beach from December 1925 – June 1992 PART 2 Reproduced from a narration by Phyl Fausett Red Rock (a name it is still identified by) now only its foundations – so that went by the board. The two-thirds its original size, was another gathering slide had to be removed because some hooli- place for the young who came from all. Play being gans, as we called them in those days, decided it on and around the rock and even cricket and would be fun to lay broken glass on it. rounders out on the lovely hard sandy area that is Another time-consuming activity was to catch now mud and rocky edges and even metal. To our sprats from the beach when the tide was in. We disgust it has been washed from heaps used to would use a bamboo rod with a piece of string try and retain the banks of the reserve area when and a bent pin and usually a piece of bread for they suffered washouts from rough high tides. bait. We caught them! In the early years even these tides never reached The white sands of this beach were well sought higher up the sands than about half the length after and I am told even used in the building of of the rock. Today the tide regularly meets right around, so I fear erosion will take place much quicker and when that rock goes so will our sand unless powers to be, start thinking and act. At one time we had a slide set up on one side of the rock – great to splash down into a high tide as well as enjoy when the tide was out.
Kingseat hospital. During the holiday periods we children would enjoy the visits of the barges that would be brought in two and sometimes three at a time, by launch, on the spring tides. For about three days men would be kept on the fun filling these by loading wheelbarrows which they pushed up on heavy timbers laid down for this purpose, Great fun to watch and play on and around – but how sad we now realise the effect of the loss of this sand. Every now and again over the years young lads would get the idea that to take their cars out over the mud flats would be fun and quicker to reach the scallop beds than by having to walk the distance. Most went out from Wilsons Beach and fortunately all were rescued – sometimes just in MrMiller was again our benefactor. He also had the nick of time as the tide started to surround a slippery boom out on the mud flats that gave them. Folk would come from near and far to give us fun for a couple of years. Rough high tides a heave-ho and on some occasions a tractor played havoc and would lift this boom right out of would have to be obtained. Continued on next page 12 Memories of Clarks Beach Continued from previous page On one occasion I remember a second tractor cope with these creatures. Perishable goods being called to the rescue. Another time three such as butter were kept in tins in a hole in youths took a car out over the mud flats out the ground, and others in a safe usually hung from Red Rock area and its suffered two tides from a tree branch. We later had a big safe washing over it before being salvaged – sure erected under the water tank stand. We would were red faced lads! travel here forty odd miles form our farm In this area too, out from our place a grader in the then Ford car, with luggage packed all driver found it was too much for him when he around us for the six weeks Christmas school decided he’d remove and place a pile of rocks holidays – mattresses and bulky goods would in the area, thus making the way clearer for the be forwarded by rail to the Patumahoe Station boating fraternity. He too and then a trip made got stuck but managed to back there to collect get clear before the next them. Travelling to and tide. Not many years ago from the farm was a two big army trucks got real ordeal, Over the themselves into strife Bombay Razorbacks we with a third one having older children would to be brought out from have to get out and Papakura to complete walk up some of the the rescue. They appar- hills – the car would ently thought being just be turned around and offshore (100 yards or backed up, the petrol so) the surface would be quite firm. The story tank being under the front seat of the car. was that they were training new drivers and it The beach banks in this area have not been would be a good experience for them to drive eroded as badly as those along some other over mud. What with tow ropes breaking and not area, but never-the-less it still goes on, as not- being long enough it was quite a task – with us ed by the falling of the fence posts and railing having a good laugh! on the reserves. Along in the Western Bay (towards Torkar Also in this area, a year after our camping epi- Point) is a rock named Armchair Rock. We sode Dad built our bach, just above what is now made use of it for our towels while we swam on called Halls Beach Reserve. He always related the edge of the channel in this area, at about that digging holes for the piles took longer than half tide. When there was no water in our beach erecting the building – most of them went down areas. It was also a favourite place for our through solid cockle shells. We wondered if this group photos. Now it lies on its back and is well was once a Maori Pa. worn away. If you spot it take a look at what to The first job when arriving for a holiday was to our mind looks like layers of metal sheeting. chop the long grass away from front and back Maybe it was used as ballast on one of the trad- entrances and along to the long drop toilet set ing boats, or was it just another rock blown out among the Tea-tree. By the way a night visit to of the volcano that is out there in the channel. this place by anyone scared of wettas always I wonder how many anchors, fishing hooks and meant being accompanied by someone willing to sinkers lie in that vicinity for it was a favourite fishing spot. More memories from Phyl Fausett next month
13 Bras for Vanuatu A big thank you to all those generous ladies who have contributed bras for Vanu- atu, along with men’s shirts & spectacles. The response was overwhelming! Unfortunately the proposed trip to Vanuatu at the end of March did not eventuate due to Covid-19 restrictions. However the bras and glasses are packed and ready to go just as soon as we can safely travel. Thanks to the Village Hair & Beauty Studio in Clarks Beach and Waiau Pa GAS & Gifts for collecting the donations on my behalf. Megan Allan
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contact Jeremy Water Deliveries John’s Farmlet Services 0800 327 653 Water deliveries & water tank cleaning Window Cleaning Totally Awesome Window Cleaning 021 272 9797 Residential / commercial window cleaning Windows & Doors Exceed 0800 37 37 10 We fix windows & doors, hinges, locks, etc VEHICLES BOATS
• Safe secure storage • Computer controlled access • Individual lockup units • Access 24 hours, 7 days HOUSEHOLD COMMERCIAL 17 PUBLIC NOTICES Clarks Beach Playgroup Kea, Cubs, Scouts Mon, Wed, Fri - 9:30am - 12pm During the school term for boys and girls $2 per family - All Welcome Kea Scouts 6-8 yrs 6-7 pm Wed 40 Torkar Road, Clarks Beach Cub Scouts 8-10.5 yrs 6-7.30 pm Mon Playgroup is also available for Party Hire! Scouts: 10.5-14.5 yrs 6.30-8.30pm Thurs [email protected] Contact Group Leader: Simon Kerr 021712572 facebook.com/ClarksBeachPlaygroup/ See back page for other leader contact details
The Gardening Group Mainly Music - WP Hall Meets at the Waiau Pa Hall Parents and preschool kids 13.00-15.00 hrs $3 per family/under 1 yr free 2nd Monday of the month or 10 sessions for $20 Contact: Jeanette Guy 0274 771 175 Tue (term time) 10-11am Glenys Laing 236 3716 Ph: Sharon 232 1523
Waiau Pa Church Clarks Beach Bowling Club Sunday service @ 10.00am 40a Torkar Road www.waiaupachurch.org Season 14th September 2019 - 24th Apeil 2020. Contact: John McGeorge Tues evening “Community Bowls”--Tony 2321222 [email protected] Wed morning “Roll-up” Fri evening “Twilight Bowls”, “Petanque”, Waiau Pa Patchwork Quilters socialising, raffles, lucky membership draw. Meet the last Wednesday of every month Club info - Margaret 2321797 or Steve 2321544 At the Waiau Pa Hall Petanque and Clubhouse bookings -Anne 9.30am-3.00pm 092983514 Contact: Irene 232 1414 Waiau Pa Hall For hire - rates and availability St Bride’s Anglican Church Contact: Kathy Coles 232 1719 Local shared Ministry at Findlay Road, Mauku 11.00am Sunday Service Plunket 1st & 5th Sundays: Morning Prayer Every 2nd & 4th Tuesday morning 2nd, 3rd, 4th Sundays: Eucharist at Waiau Pa Hall Contact: Sally Matheson 232 1606 Phone Kathy for appointments 021 248 1272 or 235 8508
Church by the Seashore Sunday worship 10.30am (preceded by a cuppa at 10.00am) Rev. Bertie Meyer 238 6768 Church office open 13.00-15.00 hrs 2nd Thursday in the month Local contacts: Liz 232 1593, Sharon 027 441 6151, Ruth 232 1896
Friday Bible Study 10.00am at 93 Torkar Road Contact: Elaine 232 1727 Church by the Seashore is the venue for the following groups:
Tues: Library 9.30-11.30 Reama 232 0298 Thurs: Film Fest 10.30-14.00 (fortnightly) Elaine 232 1727
18 Lockdown Reminiscing last-ditch effort of defending what cannot be Bernd Reber defended anymore. Some younger ones are shot We are on Day 33 of the nationwide lockdown as I as supposed deserters. The women battle on. write (incl. the 4 more for us oldies). And we are As they move through places in Poland, the treks experiencing the most severe restrictions in our encounter hostile locals. Few will help or offer lifetimes. But just one generation back, life showed food. But there are some. On major intersections, a much more ugly face. This is my mother’s story. Red Cross volunteers take down names of those It is the early days of 1944, a thousand kilometers passing by. Lists without endings. Name after east of Berlin, in the tiny village of Soliny, not far name. Miraculously, those lists will later be used to from the Lithuanian border. German forces have re-unite families. been in full retreat for months and the Red Army By the fifth week, the treks are being attacked is advancing at pace. Fear is spreading among the from the air. When they hear the fighter planes, civilian population. Fear of war coming closer, fear there is just time to dive into the snow or under a from marauding soldiers and the rumour mill on wagon and everyone hopes the bullets aren’t for what they do to women is in overdrive. them. Many will lose their transport and posses- My Grandmother looks sions and are forced to walk. after their small farm, with Many more are left by the side her four daughters, aged of the road. 10-17, helping. Almost all By June, the decimated treks the men of the village are begin to wary. News has come fighting in the war or have that the Red Army is near been lost. No-one knows Warsaw, and it is believed the where father is stationed. road west is now blocked. They Only the very young and turn north towards the coast. those over 55 are left. The For some time, my Grand- women are running things mother has not seen the now. The strong women. eldest (my mother). She had tried to find food Then, in early March, the mayor rides into the farm somewhere and lost contact with the trek. After yard on his horse. “It is time to leave.” he says. joining another one, she discovers from one of “All the party officials have run off, we are the the roadside list makers where her mother and last ones left. Pack what you can and come to the sisters are headed and they get re-united in one village edge. We are joining a trek heading West in of those inexplicable coincidences that only chaos the morning.” The women hastily load their wagon can produce. and hitch the only horse they own. It will be hard to Arriving at the coast at last, they find that their leave the animals and the farm and the neighbours. Kriegsmarine (Navy) has given up the fight. They It will be 45 years before any of them will see their are now feverishly loading refugees onto their old place again. And it won’t be theirs anymore. ships to be evacuated to the major Baltic sea As the villages empty, they join the sheer endless ports, like Kiel and Flensburg. Eventually, some two treks of wagons and people. Five million people on and a half million people are saved this way. And the move. There is no social welfare to assist. There just as they step ashore in this ‘safe’ place, their are no shops, there is only the pain and the fear new homes are lit up and flattened by bombing and the misery. raids. It will be very hard to escape the mayhem. A week stretches to four and the trek is searched 76 years on, I don’t mind being stuck at home. It by SS troops. All males who can still walk are taken is a minor ordeal when compared to what many out and conscripted to join the Volkssturm. That before me had to endure. So, let’s do it together in this, the BEST country there is. No worries. 19 Ann Andrews - a prolific writer of diverse topics
running a franchise business. This book is now selling “by the truckload” says Ann. She has just published the second edition. This was prompted after a UK businessman who wanted a very big order, asked if she could remove a quote by Bill Cosby from one of the chapters. She was happy to oblige. ‘My Dear Franchisees’ is the third of Ann’s more recent publications. Three books ago, her dislike of the leadership style of a certain US president prompted her to write ‘Lessons in Leadership. Fifty ways to avoid falling into the Trump trap.’ She had already been writing and publishing articles about ethics and his lead- ership style was “sending her blood pressure through the ceiling.” Because President Trump “sues everybody and everyone” Ann’s publisher made her write There are so many interesting people living in in a certain style, mainly to protect himself this little community of Waiau Pa Clarks Beach. from being sued. Ann didn’t feel comfortable One of these, I just happened to come across with this however - hers was a more humor- recently. Ann Andrews spent much of her work- ous, relaxed style of writing. Her books are ing life in HR - specifically high-performance also populated with quotes. To make matters management. Working internationally meant she worse, the book’s subject matter eventually spent a lot of time “getting on and off planes” cost her a career – it seemed no one wanted and she literally ‘burned out.’ to hear about bullying and suspect business Her husband, Warren, suggested that she tactics. Undaunted, and with so much more franchise her high performing team system. He she had to say about the man who had got had successfully franchised a small account- right under her skin, Ann pressed on with her ing business model and could see that Ann’s writing. Her blood pressure was still rising on a business would be perfect to franchise. regular basis, every time she told her husband Ann quickly found she was managing several “guess what he’s done now!” Warren’s advice franchisees and was literally pulling her hair out was “let it go – he’s not worth it.” But she trying to help them understand how franchis- couldn’t and she didn’t. The next book ‘Leaders ing works. When two of them pulled out of the Behaving Badly’ went to No 1 on Amazon. system because they weren’t making enough Another book is currently in the pipeline. Ann money to survive and another took Ann’s says she has moved on from bad leadership to business model and used it for her own gain, in women who are making a mark in society. The sheer frustration Ann wrote a letter to all of her title of this will be ‘Women Behaving Coura- franchisees, never intending to send it. Her hus- geously.’ Her subject matter is 21 women who band read the letter and immediately requested are courageously making positive changes to 32 copies for his own franchisees. That letter the world. became the foundation for a book – ‘My Dear Franchisees.’ The book is a detailed guide on Continued on next page 20 Ann Andrews . . . (Continued) the Archie bonnet idea” (which began when a picture of Prince Harry and Meghan’s baby son The book will have a little historical information, wearing a NZ made hat went viral.) The story going back to the Suffragette movement and behind the hat comes from two women who some of the heroines of the war efforts. Her started knitting groups for older women. The motivation to write this, Ann explains, comes premise is that for every hat that is sold, one from generations of paternalism. “Now women is given away to a child in need or a homeless like Emma Gonzales, the American activist who person. survived the Stoneman shooting at Douglas High So watch out for when the current book is School and in response co-founded the gun-con- published, for Ann’s invitation to join her for a trol advocacy group Never Again MSD. She coffee and a chat somewhere local, with the aim features Greta Thunberg (the Swedish teenage of stimulating the community spirit she is quite environmental activist on climate change) and sure is simmering away under the surface in so a whole raft of other courageous women, young many of us. and old, who are saying “that doesn’t work for me.” The NZ Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has also made it to the pages of ‘Women Behaving ENJOY A BUG FREE, Courageously.’ Ann says she is not one to sit back and say it’s SPRAY FREE HOME time to retire. Instead she already has a plan WITH EXCEED RETRACTABLE INSECT for the next step in her life. She would like to SCREENS FOR WINDOWS & DOORS run workshops for women – “along the lines of
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22 One person’s discard . . . somebody else’s treasure Megan Allan
This is a lovely story that underlines the good- glasses of every shape, size ness of giving, when one person’s unwanted and strength, and invited her goods become somebody else’s treasure. to choose some. Titilia not only selected glasses with graduated lenses, but Recently I put out a request to the local com- she was able to find glasses that she could read munity for bras, men’s shirts and glasses (as in with as well! spectacles). These items are As we drove to meet up with destined for Vanuatu, where her husband (who had gone poverty is a major problem. to view the Kiwanis Vanuatu The bras were specifically container project), she kept requested for women who looking at herself in the mirror are struggling with the only on the back of the sunshield, available bras in Vanuatu admiring her new glasses. - cheap Chinese garments With each glance in the mirror, which do not last. The men’s she giggled with excitement shirts will be used for the and kept thanking God for village women to upcycle into answering her prayers. It was clothing for their families. As a very special moment. Whilst with other third world nations there is a huge these particular glasses will not end up in Vanu- need for glasses for the many islanders who atu there is an equally great need in Fiji. Kiwanis have deteriorating eye sight but who cannot in NZ is working on supporting them too through afford to buy prescription glasses. our 30 year container project. So when I had recent visitors from Fiji (Lasaro and Titilia) in Waiau Pa to discuss the possibility To everyone who has contributed bras, glasses of sending a Kiwanis container of goods to Fiji, or men’s shirts, the people of Vanuatu are so I showed them the goods I was planning to take grateful to you. Your donations mean so much to Vanuatu at the end of March. Initially too shy to them. On their behalf I thank you. Thanks also to say anything, eventually Titilia confessed that to Village Hair & Beauty (Sally and Anita) and she had prayed to God that morning to provide Carol at Waiau Pa G.A.S. & Gifts for their help in her with reading glasses that she desperately collecting donated items. needed. I was able to open a box filled with
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23 Waiau Pa Guide Club goes virtual in our new normal Kylie Eltham
Waiau Pa Guide Club had a great start to 2020 catapult could go the furthest. with the addition of two Pippins to join the bunch of five enthusiastic Brownies. Unfortunately, by the last two weeks of term, Covid-19 had caught up with us and face to face Term 1 saw us covering off our Explore Science meetings were put on hold. badge. As is often the case in science, exper- iments don’t always work out as you would However, it wasn’t all bad news, as Guiding NZ expect and while we tried to grow colourful went virtual and we enjoyed two weeks of virtual crystals over a number of weeks, they did not Brownies with a Zoom meeting. Our planned turn out to be as spectacular as was promised programme was adapted for our new normal by the recipe we were following. However, our and we baked our Anzac biscuits at home and Hokey Pokey making endeavours were much showed them off in our Zoom meeting. more successful. Fun was also had with our home-made volcanoes in the paddock behind In Term 2 we will be continuing to meet virtually Waiau Pa Church Hall. We also got out and with an exciting programme of activities which about in nature, finding interesting bugs using have been adapted to meet our social distanc- magnifying glasses. ing requirements and the need to stay in our bubbles. The even more exciting news is that We also learnt about a famous female scientist Brownies and Pippins will be fee free in Term - Marie Curie. While Marie Curie is most famous 2 so now is the time to come along to virtual for her pioneering work on radioactivity, we Brownies and Pippins and join us. also discovered that she is the only woman to win the Nobel prize for Science twice and the We still meet Monday nights from 5pm over the only person to have won the Nobel Prize in two internet. If you have a Brownie (7-9.5 years) different sciences (Physics and Chemistry). or a Pippin (5-6 years) who is keen to join, give Kylie a call on 027 201 6383. The highlight of the term for many was building catapults and firing marshmallows to see whose
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24 Play and Learn – Clarks Beach Over the past few weeks many locals will have come to really appreciate the amazing environ- ment we have out here. This has always been at the heart of our programme at Play and Learn Clarks Beach, a small, locally owned and operated, boutique early childhood centre in the heart of the community. Initially opened in 2007, in response to locals asking for a centre out here, Clarks Beach one of three Play and Learn ECE centres. We also operate a number of Nature Programmes and playgroups in Auckland, Dunedin and on the North Shore. Our long term teachers create a family like atmosphere with mixed age groupings. We empower children to think, problem solve and take responsibility while learning through play. We learning are also integral….Consistent and also take full advantage of our wonderful natural effective teaching practices respond to and environment including walks along the beach, extend children’s learning. nature programmes and swimming lessons. Our Teachers provide extensive opportunities for children get to play and roam as they have done children to make sense of the natural, social and for millennia. It is so important for children to physical world. There is purposeful integration gain stamina for long term health, and to nature of literacy and mathematics in contexts that are for mental health. meaningful to children. Teachers demonstrate Our latest ERO report includes” ….curriculum particular strength in supporting children’s oral is highly responsive to all children’s interests, language development…Children confidently questions and learning needs. Child, teacher and explore and are fully involved in a wide variety of family relationships promote children’s belonging, learning experiences. Teachers skilfully support wellbeing and positive sense of self as confident children’s problem solving, experimentation, and capable learners…creativity, critical think- perseverance and resilience”. ing, collaboration, self-belief, risk taking and In 2018 we purchased the old “Hunters Lodge” resilience are valued as important for life-long property in McKenzie Rd, in order to establish a learning in the 21st century. Real–world experi- centre which would open for the extended hours ences and significant time spent in nature-based people have been requesting. We wanted a venue with lots of open space for children, if they were to be in care all day, to run and play freely. Un- fortunately, due to Auckland Council and Ministry of Education demands this has taken consider- ably longer than we had initially thought.
We do hope to open in the near future as Play and Learn Karaka West. We will also continue to operate our small local centre “at the beach”. Jan Beatson
25 26 27 PJs, Raincoats ‘n Gumboot Drive
With winter comes rain, mud and chilly nights We welcome your unwanted Pyjamas, Raincoats and Gumboots to pass on to deserving families and Women’s Refuge.
For the months of May and June you can donate your used - but still in good condition – PJs, Raincoats ’n Gummies to help other children.
Please put them in a bag and write on the bag what age group the goods are for.
To arrange pickup, contact Steph: 027 737 9006 / [email protected]
The best view in town Yacht club now available for hire for parties and weddings
CBYC is fundraising for new facilities and is offering the club as a venue (max nos 60)
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28 Waiau Pa Volunteer Fire & Emergency Services Brigade
Waiau Pa Fire has attended 18 calls, 6 Fire and Proper- ty and 12 medical calls, since the last report. This year Waiau Pa Fire has attended 52 calls, 30 Fire and Property and 22 medical.
Auckland currently has a Restricted Fire Season. A permit is required before a fire is lit. https://www.checkitsalright.nz/ Any unpermitted fire will be extinguished. The Fire Service may charge the property owner. Calls Covid-19s Please advise if symptoms include fever, dry cough, and shortness of breath. These are symp- toms of COVID-19. Waiau Pa Fire First Responders have strict protocols when attending Medical calls. They will wear PPE (Personal protective equipment). Fire Advice Never plug a heating device e.g. hairdryer or heater into a multi box. Waiau Pa Fire has attended a serious house fire when a multi box failed. Test your Smoke Alarms. This is a good time to change the battery if you have an older alarm The cold season is here. Use your air-conditioner to clear your windscreen BEFORE driving. Clean your windscreen both inside and out to avoid sun strike and misting when driving. Use LED torches to replace candles Medical Advice An early call is appreciated as all local Fire Fighters are volunteers. Patients deteriorate if specialist help is not sought early. Please call 111 and ask for Ambulance to report a breathing or chest pain problem
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29 Alan Cole - Franklin Local Board (Ph. 021923719) Email: [email protected]
Before this crisis, we consulted on an annual budget for 2020/21, which would provide the basis on which we would set rates. So much has changed in the few short weeks since then. Council’s financial position has changed almost beyond comprehension with reduced income from fees, charges and dividends forecast now.
As a result, we will be consulting on a very different budget for 2020/21 later this month, one that responds to the emergency we are now facing. To provide immediate relief and support to every- one, including businesses, struggling because of COVID-19, we are using the tools already available to us to offer all ratepayers the chance to pay this last instalment later than normal if they need to, without penalties. Guidance on how you can request to defer your May payment will be included in your next rates notice, as well as information on assistance schemes you could be eligible for that are designed to help those in need.
Last week, the total volume of water stored in the region’s dams dropped below the halfway mark for the first time in more than 25 years. Today, the total water storage is 48 per cent. This is lower than this time last year (66 per cent) and well below the average for this time of year (76 per cent), this is despite nine months of maximising the draw on water from the Waikato river and aquifers. Since the start of the year, we’ve received less than half the usual rainfall in our water catchment areas. One or two days of rain is not enough to break the drought. We need sustained rainfall over several weeks for our water storage dams to replenish. Watercare doesn’t intend to implement formal water restrictions at this stage but will not rule them out in the future if water demand goes up and Aucklanders don’t reduce their water use.
Happy to take your feedback on these or any other things that are on your mind on the above contacts Alan
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31 27 Local Contacts Waiau Pa Fire Brigade: 232 0203 (Unattended) EMERGENCIES: Dial 111 A.F.S. Student Exchange Programme: Moira Scott 09 232 0150 Athletics - Waiau Pa:[email protected] www.waiaupaathletics.co.nz Basketball: Scott Kelso 021 901 333 www.wpcbbasketball.nz [email protected] Boating Club: Norbert Stumpel (Chairman) 232 0060 www.waiaupaboatclub.org.nz Bowling Club:Margaret 2321797 or Steve 2321544 Civil Defence: Darren McDonald 232 0300 or Barry Owen 232 1442 Garden group: Jeanette Guy 0274 771 175 or Glenys Laing 236 3716 Golf Club Clarks Beach: 232 1788 Hockey: Daniel Schofield 021 038 3209 Seniors; Karen McConnell 027 283 2585 Juniors Indoor Bowls: Diana Hamer 232 1281 Cub Scouts- (8- 10.5 yrs) Katrina - 027 489 5057 Kea Scouts- (6- 8 yrs) Marnie- 021 587 918 Scouts- (10.5- 14.5 yrs) Steve - 021 277 7888 Kindergarten: 232 1211 Kiwanis Club: Rachael Bro 021 160 8340 JP’s: Graham Coles 232 1719; Hansa Naran 2997787; Phil Carter, 021 245 2495 Netball: Secretary, Alana Wharerau 021 118 0671 Playgroup: Email: Jo Peterson 0220735575 [email protected] Pippins, Brownies, Guides, Rangers: Helen Gallagher 232 1646, Catherine Pollock 236 3856 Pony Club: 09 947 7500 or visit www.waiaupaponyclub.co.nz Ratepayers Association: Paul Arthur 021 770 999 Taekwon-Do: (8 yrs and over) Melanie Lockwood 09 232 1609 Yacht Club: Neil Robinson 021 616 691 or Paul Ayers 0275 843 262
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