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3 The market with heart and soul 8 All in the family – Mangere College is gearing up for a big year Belong here 12 How to buy Kia ora and welcome to the second edition 16 The home that’s right for you of Home Base, a magazine for the people of Mangere and surrounding areas. Kāinga 17 Meet Mike Greer from Mike Greer Homes Ora - Homes and Communities produces this magazine to help keep you informed 18 What’s for sale about what’s happening in Mangere 20 Mangere development map Development and to share stories about the awesome whenua of our neighbourhoods. 22 Profile – meet Shauna Kulatea 24 Home | Kai: Food is culture – with Ina Simpson Supporting our local community and helping make Mangere an even greater 26 Local Hero – book warrior David Riley place to live is what matters most to us. 28 God has smiled on us – the verdict from a new resident Over the next 15 to 20 years, our of the new Bader McKenzie complex development programme is bringing 10,000+ new warm and dry homes to Mangere. We continue to replace older state homes with new ones. In exciting news, the first new homes, including more affordable homes, are ready to buy off the plans, with Contributors more homes becoming available over time. ALEXIA SANTAMARIA, WRITER To be kept up to date with the changes, Alexia is a freelance writer who be first to know about our homes loves the incredible food, people and stories that make up Aotearoa. for sale, sign up on our website at mangeredevelopment.co.nz JESSE MARSTERS, PHOTOGRAPHER call us on 09 952 8585 -born Jesse Marsters has or pop in to chat with our friendly always been passionate about the team at the Information Centre at creative arts. “You won’t find me without 12 Waddon Place, Mangere. my camera as Auckland is so full of creative opportunity,” he says. Ngā manaakitanga The Mangere Development team PENNY LEWIS, WRITER Meeting the amazing students at Mangere College (pictured from page 8) was a highlight for writer Penny Lewis. “It’s always a good day when you’re inspired by the people you encounter,” she says.

Left: Celebrating Tongan Language Week at On the cover: Tomasi and Gospel Taukeiaaho Mangere College. Photo by Mangere College with their ukuleles at Mangere Market. media student Makeleta Alofaki. Mangere Market, held on Saturday mornings in the town centre, is a hub for the local community. Shar Matafeo at his family’s fruit and vegetable stand The market with heart and soul

Kathy Hunter meets some of the people from Mangere Market, a cornerstone of the community in Mangere Development.

Roy Bagshaw’s alarm goes off at 4am on a Meet some of the Stallholders Saturday morning. He’s down at Mangere Market by 4.45am, opening the office and Shar Matafeo sitting down to check off who’s in this Shar Matafeo and several of his siblings week. Soon he’ll be making his rounds in have stalls piled high with gleaming fresh the market, where stallholders are busy produce. On a Friday night, they’re at setting up in the early morning light. Turners and Growers markets at midnight, Roy checks in with each and every one loading up with boxes of fruit and vegetables of them and by 7.30am and by 3am they’re setting up at the he’s back in his office, market. They started 11 years ago with a “We love it. dealing with whatever van they had to push-start, but now this there’s always the day brings in. He’s Samoan family has a solid business with been manager of the a fleet of trucks. A happy customer says, someone to market for 12 years now. “This boy is very popular, you know!” have a yarn With 196 stallholders, Shar laughs. “Aunty, you’re making me with and it’s it’s a full-time job. blush!” The 21-year-old balances his market got a really As the sun rises, the work with study – he’s doing a double degree market bursts into in commerce and law at the University of cool vibe.” life, ready for another Auckland. It’s a lot of work, but Shar’s huge Saturday of its social and grin says it all. “We love it here – there’s shopping whirl. Music, always someone to have a yarn with and colour and a cosmopolitan buzz make it’s got a really cool vibe.” Look out for the first-time visitors feel like they’ve been fresh bananas hanging along the front of transported to the Pacific Islands. their stall – it’s the family trademark. Stalls include luscious fresh produce, clothes, shoes, homewares, seedlings, Tomasi and Gospel Taukeiaaho flowers, gifts, toys and Pasifika souvenirs. A couple of tables along, Tomasi and 10-year If you’re lucky you’ll find second-hand old Gospel Taukeiaaho are strumming their treasures, or beautiful, handmade Cook ukuleles together and singing beautiful Islands tivaevae – made by local ladies. Island harmonies. A Tongan family from

Mangere Market Town Centre, 5 Waddon Place. Open Saturdays, 7am – 2pm

2 HOME BASE #2 SUMMER 2021 3 Pukekohe, they bring their fresh vegetables pork buns, roti, coconut bread, donuts and straight from the rich, red soil of the classic barbecued burgers and sausages. market gardens. Gospel and his dad sing on Saturdays here and at church on Sundays. Roy is passing by, and says, “These guys Back to the community have the best spuds in the market!” Mangere Market has been going since the late 1990s. The Market Trust was set up in 2008 to distribute profits raised from the market The Mills Family stalls back into the community. Over the past Further down the market, another big 12 years, according to treasurer Ken Taylor, family group is making a racket on the more than $1.78 million has been raised. loudspeaker. Brothers Sam and Eric Mills, Schools in Mangere have received nearly Sam’s wife Daphne, mum Dee and son $420,000 for laptops and other computer Sebastian, plus Tarsh, a family friend, are equipment, scholarships, library costs and all flat-out selling sportswear, workwear sports uniforms. Community groups have Milika Langi and Marks & Spencer men’s underpants, benefited from a new St John’s Ambulance, $10 for four pairs. “Some of these are still a portable pool for swimming lessons and warm!” quips Sam, and the whole family Christmas parcels for families in need. laughs uproariously. They’ve been in the There’s a solid payment each Christmas market game their entire lives. Their dad was for family-based charities such as the Ray Mills, the eyepatch-wearing pioneer of Salvation Army and City Mission, too. surplus goods stores way back in the 1970s. Local sports clubs have had Tom Webb, Principal new equipment and the Milika Langi town centre has received Down the row is an eye- of Mangere College, upgrades totalling more catching row of beautiful, says, “The Market than $600,000. And with a high-end outfits in Pacific nod to the overwhelmingly Island fabrics, perfect Trust helps us to Pasifika population of for church, weddings fund our scholarships Mangere, money and or special celebrations. programme to support goods have been sent They’re handmade overseas to provide Singers Joseph Tarei and Iona Te Patu by Milika Langi. “She our students in their relief for Pacific islands The market has its loyal regulars can make about four tertiary studies. affected by cyclones, in a day,” says proud floods or other disasters. husband, Daniel. More recently they Sylvia Taylor, chair of helped us purchase the Market Trust (and a The Mills family – Daphne, Sam, Eric, Time to eat Chromebooks, which number of other boards Sebastian, friend Tarsh and Dee By mid-morning, delicious have been invaluable in Mangere), is more scents of flame-grilled than happy to support food are making the this year during the all applications the crowd hungry. There’s a COVID-19 lockdown board approves, but for mouth-watering array of her, it’s all about local food: dumplings, seafood – we were able to students. “Education is fritters, hot, smoky meat distribute them to paramount,” she says skewers, ika mata (raw students learning firmly. “I want to give fish or ceviche, Island- school children in this area style), taro, curries, from home.” the same opportunities

4 HOME BASE #2 SUMMER 2021 5 Pukapuka donuts as every other kid across the country, and they can’t One of the most popular stalls at Mangere The chapter of this community Over the past 12 years, have that without computers and other devices.” Market is Pukapuka Donuts; they’ve began after World War II when a soldier been part of the market scene since from the island married a New Zealander according to treasurer Roy changed the face of this market back in 2008, putting 1998, always ready with a smile for their and settled here, soon bringing his new computer systems in place, and he’s proud to tell us that Ken Taylor, more regulars who come every week for their immediate family over – followed by over the COVID-19 lockdown, stall holders were given a two- fix of this Cook Island favourite. others over time. The community grew, than $1.78 million has month rent freeze, in some cases saving them up to $600. and now there are almost 10 times as The Pukapuka Trust – who run this long been raised from the Does he have any plans for retirement? “Everyone asks many Pukapukans here than back home. time Mangere market stall – was first formed me that!” he laughs. “But I really enjoy it. It’s loud, it’s market stalls to go back in 1951 to unite the Pukapukan community The trust was set up mainly to retain this busy and the people are just fabulous – you know you’ll into the community. in New Zealand. Pukapuka Island is a tiny group’s unique culture in the land they had always have a laugh. I’ll be here as long as I can.” atoll that is part of the Cook Islands group now decided to call home. And they’ve been but located well, well north of Rarotonga. very successful, holding community nights Due to its proximity to other nations like twice a week since the 1950s so people can Samoa and Tokelau, it’s highly influenced connect. “In 1995 we decided we’d like to by Western Polynesia and has its own be recognised as a legal entity so became language and slightly different style of food. registered as an official migrant group, the Pukapuka Community of New Zealand,” says Nuku Rapana, group leader. “It was a sign we’d made our home here and weren’t going back to the Island.” In 1997 they took it one step further and established their own community centre in an old factory; this came with a large mortgage so they started fundraising the only way they knew how, by cooking their food to sell to members of the community and others. And they have made donuts every day since, much to the delight of Mangere market-goers. “They have always been available daily from our centre if people wanted to buy them, but in 1998 we started selling them at the markets too, Yosef Toma at the famous Pukapuka donut stall and we’ve never stopped. We also sell our own style of bread plus a couple of other dishes. They just fly out This is so much more than a donut stand – of our stall every weekend. People love a taste of home and we love these donuts (and the other food they sell) being able to raise money for our Market manager Roy Bagshaw represent a story of migration, preservation community to keep our culture alive.” of culture and the self-sufficiency of a By Alexia Santamaria group far from their Pacific island home. The Market Trust Board encourages individuals and organisations in the area to apply for a grant that might help them achieve worthwhile projects. Go to mangeremarkets.co.nz for more information.

6 HOME BASE #2 SUMMER 2021 7 Teacher Fisiitotoa Bloomfield and students Mele Tu’akalau and Alex Angaa’elangi at All in the family Tongan Language Week celebrations

Tom Webb is principal of Mangere College, the high school

looking forward to a milestone birthday and future growth. Mangere College principal Tom Webb By Penny Lewis. with junior students

Next year is shaping up to be a big one houses and some KiwiBuild houses, so for Mangere College. The school, in the it will be a good mixture. We are keen heart of Mangere Development on Bader to build a positive partnership with the Drive, celebrates its 50th jubilee in early developers for the benefit of our students. April 2021. There will be a host of events to We would love to see work experience Strength in sports and arts mark the occasion and the school is asking opportunities for our students and job The MC alumni includes two top-level rugby players previous students and the wider community opportunities when they leave school.” from opposing teams. Wallaby centre Oikoumene to register on its website for updates. “Hunter” Paisami and All Black prop Ofa Tu’ungafasi. Although they weren’t at Mangere College at the same In 2021 the school will also get some brand- Culture at the core time (Ofa left Mangere College three years before new classrooms in the first stage of a The principal says that as the area develops, Hunter began), the two are proud of their Mangere complete rebuild. “We’re really excited about keeping hold of what makes the school roots and returned recently to speak to the students. the future. We now have 700 students, 55 special is a strong focus. “One of the All Black, Ofa Tu’ungafasi and teachers and 20 support staff, but we’re Wallaby, Hunter Paisami, are old boys “Rugby is always a big sport in the school,” says Tom. things around that is being able to keep “Unfortunately, this year’s players weren’t able to finish planning for significant growth within the our strong school culture – the strong school over the coming years,” says Tom. the season due to COVID-19, but we have two great family, community feel we have within new coaches this year, Bond Tagaloa and Sam Tuia.” “We don’t yet know the full school rebuild the school as we grow in numbers.” timetable but building work will start with Girls’ volleyball is also a top sport. “We’ve got a “We describe ourselves as a community great coach who’s been really successful through four new classrooms coming school. The vast majority of our students in and then go on for years the years, Nancy Palelei, with a number of players “Our students are very local to us. We don’t have a wide getting scholarships to the United States.” to come as we grow with the catchment area, so we think of ourselves as have a very development in the local area.” contributing to that local community, in our Art is another area where Mangere College students strong sense students and what they do, projects they excel. “Our art department is always very strong. We’ve had real success from our students, driven by More new homes for our take on in the school and in the classroom of giving back and outside. Our students have a very strong some excellent teachers, Mike Christo and Rapuani to our local growing community sense of giving back to our local community. Wade, who have a really good understanding of The school is next door to community. Their desire to give back to the community the students’ needs and how to support them.” Cessna Place, where homes is a really powerful driver for them.” Their desire will be built soon and close to the new Bader McKenzie “We talk about the MC family,” Tom says. A diverse and multicultural school to give complex, where tenants “And that’s not just current students, but Originally from the UK, Tom has been in New Zealand back to the have moved in recently. ex-students as well. We’re really keen to hear since 2000. He started as principal at Mangere College from ex-students for the jubilee and have at the beginning of 2016 after 12 years at High community “Compared to what has them share their knowledge and experience School, where his last role was associate principal. is a really been there in the past, to help us support our current students.” [Bader McKenzie] is a big One of Mangere College’s main focus areas is celebrating powerful improvement on those state language, culture and identity. The school has a very driver for houses and then we’re going strong Pasifika culture, with about 80% of the students to get developers coming coming from Pasifika backgrounds and 15% Māori. them.” in with some market-value The school also has students who are refugees – a number from Afghanistan via Iran and from Burma. Media students (left to right) Alec Ah Lam, “Although they’re small in number they add to the Mele Tu’akalau, Liona Vailea and Tavake Kamana diverse mix of students we have in the school.”

8 HOME BASE #2 SUMMER 2021 9 Students Jeffery Taulanga, Vai Havea and Ramona Mafileo celebrating Tongan Language Week. Photo by student Makeleta Alofaki

One of Mangere College’s main focus areas is celebrating language, culture and identity.

“There’s a strong language programme The principal has been impressed in the school and we enjoy celebrating by the resilience of his students, various language weeks throughout the particularly in this difficult year. “Their year. Recently, during Niuean language achievement has been great, one of the week, we held events and students and best years we’ve had and that just tells staff shared food so we could learn me about their resilience in a difficult about the language and culture.” time and they’ve really been very engaged in school. Although they’ve With Samoan students making up the had a lot of time out of school, when largest group at the school, Samoan they’ve been back in school, they’ve language week is a really big event really appreciated their time here. every year. “Our students are very social learners. Mangere College is part of Mangere They enjoy the relationships they build, Kāhui Ako, a community of nine local not only with teachers but with their schools working closely together to fellow students. That’s what helps improve outcomes for students’ digital them to learn. It’s the engagement and competency, wellbeing and growth support they’ve had when they’ve come through school and into the future. back to school which has been the real “Our collaboration with local schools success story – our ability to adapt has been building and is really strong. and individualise and support each We’re all giving our students the skills individual student and where they’re they need through school and beyond at with their learning rather than one and creating smooth pathways. We have generic programme for everybody.” better connections between school staff and students. And it’s great for younger Tom says the school rebuild and students to have older students as great potential for growth make it an role models. We have good support exciting time. “Mangere is a vibrant systems for our students around school community and we’ve got high to ensure they’re able to be in the aspirations for our students.” classroom and learning,” Tom says.

Register to know more about Mangere College’s 50th jubilee celebrations at mangere.school.nz

Mangere College 23 Bader Drive, Mangere 09 275 4029

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14 HOME BASE #2 SUMMER 2021 15 The home that’s right for you Who’s building Mangere

The first brand-new homes are on the way Now’s a good time Development’s new homes? to Mangere, with more coming over time, and they’re giving you a better chance of You don’t have to start as you mean to finding the right home in the price bracket go on. In the past, buying a home meant Mike Greer Homes is one of many experienced Kiwi builder you can afford. The Mangere Development considering what you might need 10, 15, 20 includes a range of housing types and sizes years down the track. But if you’re working partners bringing new homes to our community. to a budget, think short term. Choose to cater for the variety of families that make Raised in an old, cold house in Greymouth, Mike Greer something that fits your life stage, lifestyle up the Mangere community. They are well- knows first-hand the value of building high-quality, and budget now to get your foot in the door. designed, look great and make better use of healthy homes in New Zealand. the limited land available in Auckland. And for more than 25 years, he has devoted himself to building the kind of houses that Kiwis are proud Find a good fit to call home. There’s no need for a one-size-fits-all approach What’s your type? Mike Greer Homes, New Zealand’s when you’re buying your new home and big Mangere Development’s “The existing largest privately owned construction doesn’t always mean better. The homes coming new homes meet high company, is bringing its ability to 10,000 10,000NEW HOMES NEW HOMESto Mangere are “right sized”, meaning they’re sustainability measures community build affordable, quality houses at designed with clever floor plans and features scale to the Mangere Development. that make better use of space than a typical that go beyond what in Mangere standalone home. So instead of servicing a is required by the love where The company’s current projects in mortgage on redundant square meterage, you Building Code. There will they live and Mangere include delivering 101 homes only pay for what you’ll actually use — without be a mix of standalone homes, over the next two years. They’re a compromising on quality, practicality or style. terraced homes, and apartments, we want only mixture of three-level walk-up ranging from one to five bedrooms. to enhance apartments, two-level terraces and Mike Greer of standalone houses. Mike Greer Homes Apartments Apartments this.” Close to half (47%) are affordable KiwiBuild homes and all will be built to a 6 Homestar standard, which means they will be easier and cheaper to heat and keep warm and more environmentally Terraces Terraces friendly than a typical new house built to the Building Code. Standalone and duplex homes have also just become Standalone Standalone Mike says the philosophy of the projects in Mangere was to create “modern, attractive environments that are available to buy off the plan for those that do not functional, sustainable and give new homeowners and qualify for KiwiBuild or are ready to buy now. the community a sense of pride”. Mike says that building three-level apartments and terraced “We feel that the Mangere area is going from strength homes widely across the development allows for efficient to strength and we are excited to be partnering with use of land without compromising on functionality Kāinga Ora,” Mike says. and quality. Apartment Terrace Standalone “The existing community in Mangere love where they live “Significant consideration goes into the design of our houses Apartments provide low Terraced homes are Standalone homes are and we want only to enhance this.” so that they are well-oriented and are made from quality maintenance living for joined with their detached from their materials that will not require ongoing maintenance. It’s small households. Some neighbour on one or neighbours. These types Mike Greer Homes recently began sales of homes off the a benefit that’s also passed on to future homeowners.” of the apartments will be both sides to form a of homes don’t use land as plan in its first project in Mangere, 12 KiwiBuild three-level ‘walk-ups’, for example row. They are popular efficiently as apartments or walk-ups on Bader Drive, which come in one-bedroom, To find out more about Mike Greer on level two or three of because they use land terraced housing so there two-bedroom and three-bedroom options, ranging from Homes, visit mikegreerhomes.co.nz. an apartment building, more efficiently and so will be less of them built $500,000 to $650,000. and you walk up some are more affordable than in Mangere Development stairs to reach them. standalone homes. neighbourhoods.

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Maunga TE PANE O MATAAHO MĀNGERE There’s a real sense of community in Mangere – that’s what makes it a great place to live. As part of the Mangere Development, many of the old state houses DOA R NO T S R E B O R are making way for approximately 10,000+ new homes over the next 15 years. More high-quality homes will be B A D E R D R VI E available for people who live or work in the area, creating a fresh vibe with upgraded streets and amenities.

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INFORMATION CENTRE Have a question about housing construction nearby? Once the houses are under construction you can approach the building company working N on the site directly. They will often have their company names on the fencing around the site, PUKAKI or look for the name on the company vehicles. If you need help, please contact Kāinga Ora.

CRATER HILL Looking to buy a house? Dropping in to chat to the team at the Information Centre is a good way to learn about most aspects of the development. If they can’t answer your queries, they will know who to direct you to.

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20 HOME BASE #2 SUMMER 2021 21 Shauna Kulatea is one of the friendly faces at the Mangere Development Information Centre

PROFILE Meet Shauna Kulatea By Penny Lewis

Home and helping others have always been important to Shauna Kulatea. One sticking point in the path to buying a The 21-year-old has lived in Mangere her home can be the struggle to get a deposit whole life. She spent her first 12 years in a together. Luckily that’s where Shauna and Housing New Zealand home with her parents, her colleagues at Mangere Development Martyn Kulatea and Cathleen Morris, and Information Centre can help, by explaining her older brother, Ethan. Martyn is originally the buying process and letting people know from Niue and Cathleen was born in Mangere, what homeownership products can help in a state house “just down the road”. them reach their goals. “I used to think I was too young for KiwiSaver, but I have Nine years ago, Martyn and Cathleen bought started it again so I can buy one day.” their first home. “Buying a house was a big accomplishment for them,” Shauna recalls. Shauna is studying towards a Bachelor of “It was a real success and Nursing Pacific at Institute of “I used to milestone – mum’s in retail Technology. She has always wanted to work think I was and dad in manufacturing with people in the community, particularly and they worked really with Māori and Pasifika people. She says too young for hard to save. They were Mangere is rich with Māori and Pasifika KiwiSaver, working for a long time and culture and that it’s important her people [the house they bought] get the chance to put down roots here. but I have wasn’t the best house in the “We’re full of culture in Mangere. Our street, but they owned it,” started it market and our shops and our town says Shauna, who adds that centre are for our people – we’ve got our again so I can it’s the sort of milestone taro, our green bananas and our fish.” buy one day.” that everyone should have the chance to reach. Shauna advises people to get their foot in the door by buying an apartment to start Working at the Information Centre allows with. “Then just stay there for a while and Shauna to show people that home ownership build up your assets and then you can find could be for them too. “There’s been a your dream house. Put your mind to it. vast amount of people come in. Their faces Don’t give up. Your dream can come true.” light up when they realise maybe there is a chance that they can buy a home.”

You can find Shauna at the Mangere Info Centre 12 Waddon Place, Mangere Town Centre

22 HOME BASE #2 SUMMER 2021 23 Ina Simpson with her Rukau Kai dish, before the taro leaves are wrapped. Home | Kai Food is culture – with Ina Simpson

Ina Simpson came to New Zealand from the Cook Islands in 1974, when she was just a baby. For a Pacific Island family, the culture – and temperature – shock was immense; it’s safe to say there’s quite a marked difference between Rarotonga and Bluff. By Alexia Santamaria

“The family still talk about the Sunday, so all the preparation was minus-one temperatures when done by the ladies before sunrise they arrived. I can’t even imagine or the day before. Us kids would how much they had to adapt to run around and have fun and it their new country,” says Ina. was all about being together. But adapt they did, all the while This value of togetherness is retaining a strong sense of their Cook something Ina still brings to Island culture – especially when it everything she does to this day. came to food. Rather than converting While she’s very involved in her own to roasts, sausage casseroles and community she’s also on a mission other 1970s Kiwi favourites every to share rukau, her ‘green gold’, day, they set about finding their with anyone who’s never tasted it. traditional ingredients and recreating “I feel so strongly about sharing our meals from their homeland in beautiful food culture, so it spreads – Aotearoa. One of the most important and also so it lives on for generations different story. We had to grow it in ingredients in this equation was to come with our own people. We glasshouses or however we could, rukau, taro leaves, which are used may not be in Rarotonga any more, but I love that my parents made such extensively in Cook Island cuisine. but our traditions keep our culture Ina Simpson’s Rukau Kai a huge effort to retain our food from alive here, and in Mangere where 5 medium sized taro 200g of pork (chopped) “Rukau has always been so special home — even when the conditions there’s a big population of Cook leaves (stems removed) 1 strip of bacon (chopped) to me,” says Ina, who in 2017 set up weren’t really on their side.” Islanders it’s so nice to bring people a 1/2 a small onion (sliced) Coconut cream her business Rukau Hut, making pies Ina has fond memories of post- taste of home - with a modern twist.” 1/4 of a red (Kara brand) with rukau and meat filling. Maybe church picnics in Bluff. “Just like capsicum (diced) Salt and pepper to taste it’s because her family made such Ina has shared one of her favourite in the islands, groups of families huge endeavours to source rukau ways to cook rukau. This recipe would agree on a spot and after the here, instead of finding a substitute, serves one person but can be service on Sunday we would get 1. Remove taro stems 4. Place the mixture a symbol of their commitment to doubled, quadrupled or multiplied as and wash leaves on the taro leaves together and share food. There was staying true to their island roots, many times as needed for the size of and wrap up like always meat, our potato salad, Cook 2. Place taro even when far from home. “In the the crowd. Change the type of meat leaves on top of a parcel then Island donuts and always something Cooks it grows everywhere, every to your taste or make it vegetarian each other in a cover the foil tray with rukau, when it was available. day and you never run out of it, just by replacing the amount of meat with small foil tray with a foil cover Cook Islanders never cook on a south of Invercargill it’s a bit of a the same amount of vegetables. 3. Mix all other 5. Place the foil ingredients tray inside a together in a bowl roasting tray filled with water 6. Bake at 200C for Do you have a favourite recipe you’d like to share? 1 hour 30 minutes until cooked Pop into our info centre or email us at [email protected]

24 HOME BASE #2 SUMMER 2021 25 LOCAL HERO Reading Warrior When David Riley left Mangere College at the end of seventh form, he had no idea what he wanted to do; all he knew was that he wanted to keep on learning. By Alexia Santamaria

Learning is a thread that has spanned One of the things that David loves place they live. I loved her perspective. David’s entire life, leading him to the most about the Mangere area It’s amazing to live somewhere where today and his company, Reading is its multicultural nature. “One you can just be yourself and not Warrior. Its aim is to get young people time in sixth form I made a really worry what anyone thinks of you.” reading, inspire them with positive close Samoan friend. I got invited to While David works with children all and inspirational stories from New his house and before I knew it – in over New Zealand, he really loves Zealand and the Pacific and ultimately true Pacific Island style – they had working with kids close to home. “I help them write their own stories, practically adopted me, feeding me realised growing up I learned all about delicious things I’d never tasted and to be published for others to read. Queen Elizabeth but never about the calling me their Palagi son. Now I’m history of Mangere. Recently I worked David is Mangere born and bred and married to a Samoan! I love how with young people to develop a book on has great memories of a childhood cultures interact here, and how I that, so young Māori and Pacific Island spent exploring the nooks and crannies can take the values and beauty of kids here can see their own history of the area – mainly on foot. Days other cultures and mix it with the as told through the eyes of people just were spent with a bunch of friends, on values and beauty of my own. While like them. We discovered so many cool the outskirts of the suburb, messing I work with a lot of Pacific Island and things – like the fact that Mangere around in the creek, walking out to the Māori kids, there are also so many mountain is actually called Te Pane airport, hanging out in the tunnels of other diverse groups here too. We discovered so many the old Kiwi canyon. “It was a great o Mataaho – and I can’t wait to learn way to grow up, with so many aspects He also loves the ‘realness’ of the even more about this place I’ve called cool things – like the fact of rural life in our urban setting.” suburb and feels there’s no air of home my whole life. It was a great He still has many friends from those judgement – meaning people feel totally part of Auckland to grow up in, and that Mangere mountain days. “Mangere is a tight community relaxed being who they are. “I was even though the world has changed and my brothers and I grew up working with some young students a bit since then, I wouldn’t want my is actually called Te playing league for the Manukau the other day on a book celebrating own kids growing up anywhere else.” Magpies so spent a lot of time at the our homes, and one of them said she Pane o Mataaho – and local clubrooms where you’d see the loves how you see men walk down readingwarrior.com same families multiple times a week the street with no shirt or shoes in I can’t wait to learn and get to know what was going on Mangere. While others might see it in their lives. I love that sense of as rough, she saw it as them feeling even more about community you get living here.” comfortable to be who they are in the this place I’ve called home my whole life.

Do you know a local hero? Pop into our info centre or email us at [email protected] David Riley loved growing up in Mangere.

26 HOME BASE #2 SUMMER 2021 27 TENANT STORY Alofa Aiuta in her new home. God has smiled on us

Amy Anderson meets a happy new resident of Mangere Development’s Bader McKenzie complex.

Faataualofa Aiuta’s megawatt smile we wanted to stand on our own, walk our from across the dining table as own path and really build a life here.” we enjoy a coffee inside her new After about six months, the family moved Bader Drive home says it all. into accommodation at “We were really excited when we got several motels over the last year before the call to say that one of the new state getting the call about Bader Drive. homes in the Bader McKenzie complex “Our friends told us to be patient, but was available to look through,” she says. it’s very hard when you’re a family “And when we actually got here and of three living in one motel room. We we saw this beautiful, brand new were very thankful to have a roof home, we just couldn’t believe it. We over our heads, but our bed was right said ‘Wow! This is us!’ and it really felt near the small kitchen bench and like God was smiling down, making it there was nowhere to store our food, happen,” she beams. no freezer and no cooking facility.” Alofa, as she prefers, Looking around her brand new, 6 “Our lives have migrated to Mangere from Homestar rated home, Alofa says changed so Samoa in early 2018 with they’re still pinching themselves and much. Our home her husband Malo and thanking God for such a blessing. then one-year-old son “We only moved in about two weeks ago, is so quiet and Logopese. The young family but we’ve already met quite a few of our were keen for a better life warm thanks neighbours, including being reunited with with more opportunity several friends which made us so happy!” to the double- in New Zealand, but “That’s probably the thing we love the most “When we’re a bit more settled we’re glazed windows soon realised that with Thinking about her favourite part of her about being in Mangere. Everyone is so looking forward to having our families and insulation, the extra opportunity new home Alofa pauses and then says friendly and there are so many Samoans here, over for a celebration barbeque and came many challenges. seriously, “Everything. Everything is so it really feels like a community. Our son showing them around our new house. and that’s going my favourite. Our lives have changed was already going to preschool in Mangere, We keep telling them how amazing it is “In Samoa, our families so much. Our home is so quiet and and now we can keep him with his friends so they’re all desperate to come and see to make such live as one—we share our warm thanks to the double-glazed when he starts school next year – it feels it with their own eyes!” she laughs. homes, raising our children, a difference windows and insulation, and that’s like everything has just fallen into place.” our land, everything,” she going to make such a difference to to our health, explains. “So when we our health, particularly in winter.” particularly arrived in Mangere, we lived with my husband’s “It’s so fresh and clean, and there’s an in winter.” uncle. But it was his house awesome playground downstairs for our The Bader McKenzie complex is a Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities development delivering more warm, dry state homes in Mangere Development. and he was paying for son too. It’s really nice not having to go For more information, visit our website kaingaora.govt.nz everything, so it felt very searching for somewhere for him to play or check out the virtual video on our website mangeredevelopment.co.nz. different. We were so grateful to him, but and he’s made lots of friends already.”

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