Kawakawa Bay's New Mascot Helps Owner Meet Community
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Please support the businesses who support your local paper! 27 March 2020 Issue 1341 Kawakawa Bay’s new mascot helps owner meet community ‘Boy’ the Houdini pig has become something of a media sensation over the past few weeks, after taking it upon himself to become acquainted with Kawakawa Bay residents. The one-year-old kunekune enjoys wandering from his waters-edge home down to the bay in search of company, a scratch, and hopefully some food scraps. Boy’s owner, Graeme Kepa, says that while he does his best to keep Boy well-fed, pigs will be pigs. “He never gets full, he’s always looking for more food.” Boy is a big fan of the ladies. “As soon as he hears a ladies’ voice, he heads straight for them.” Through Boy’s escapades, Graeme Attention Landlords: has got to meet more people within Time to Call the community - and he is keen for Richel Barlow this to continue. P:(09) 536 7011 or (021) 433 052 “I want people to be involved with E:[email protected] Boy - if you have food scraps going W: rwbeachlands.co.nz A:81 Second View Avenue, to waste, Boy would love them. I Beachlands know people lead busy lives, so I’m happy to drop off buckets that Ray White Beachlands Lighthouse Real Estate Limited people can fill with household Licensed (REAA 2008) scraps. I can pick them up, or I’m really happy for people to drop the scraps off to my place and give Boy Laminata Horizontal Fencing a scratch. He’s usually lying around An easily adjustable mirrored design, horizontal fencing the house, so people are welcome to wander in and see him.” Building stronger relationships with the community is something Graeme is passionate about. Last Boy has made many new friends at Kawakawa Bay, and his owner Graeme is keen to do more for the community. year he moved to the land owned by his whanau for 150 years, and taught my dad to hug me, and say he loved me, because it with retirement giving him some extra time on his hands he wasn’t something he had ever learned to do himself. My has decided to embark on a number of community-focussed mum taught me that.” Can be built in heights of 1.2m, 1.5m, 1.8m and 2.1m, initiatives which he hopes will benefit the bay’s residents. Moana was a hard worker, working as many as five jobs at this is an attractive tongue & groove cross laminated One of his hot topics is father-son relationships, and being a time. “Dad worked all the time,” says Graeme. “Even in timber product that wonʼt warp. a positive role model for young people. 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Locally we have seen all of our favourite eating establishments E: [email protected] and retailers close their doors this week, as have many other small to medium businesses. People have lost their liveli- W: www.pctimes.co.nz hoods for now, and it’s important that the community rallies to provide support wherever possible. While still keeping F: facebook.com/pctimes ourselves safe, of course! A: PO Box 5, Beachlands 2147 Our Covid-19 feature on page 7 outlines some of the ways people can access community help, and ways people can Level 1, 129A Beachlands Road, provide help. Get involved if you can, and don’t hesitate to ask for help if you need it. We’re all in this together. Beachlands The Pohutukawa Coast Times has had to make some tough calls this week. A newspaper needs advertisers to pay for its printing and admin costs. Right now most of our clients have had to park their advertising. EDITOR So this issue of the Pohutukawa Coast Times will be the last for a while. We’ll continue to share information about the Covid-19 situation online in a responsible and helpful way - like all media should. And we’ll be back in your let- Leanne Chamberlin 021 426 207 terboxes with all those great local news stories just as soon as we can. Feel free to send any news stories to leanne@ [email protected] pctimes.co.nz. In the meantime, our team will stay home and stay healthy. We hope you do too. Use the opportunity to connect with ADVERTISING family and tick off some of those jobs around the house and garden. And be thankful we still have WiFi! Melody Cutfield Take care, and we’ll see you on the other side. 021 0261 4467 Leanne Chamberlin [email protected] Editor CLASSIFIEDS [email protected] FEATURES Guest editorial Melody Cuteld ACCOUNTS & CIRCULATION 021 0261 4467 Pam Rutherford by Whitford Residents and Ratepayers Association chair Darin Watts [email protected] 536 7164 [email protected] In a world of self-isolating, home to try to work with the various stakehold- decision on the Ahuareka application schooling, public distancing and sani- ers to try to reach practical outcomes. with Council. Maybe with the new ar- tising after every breath, it is a great op- Principally this remains unchanged in rangement there can be some good con- portunity to support the local businesses terms of working towards an efficient sultation with all stakeholders and with around the Whitford, Beachlands and means to connect the existing village a private plan change we can achieve Maraetai area. We have some amazing and how to put a buffer zone between some positive outcomes for both the local businesses in our community, and the treated waste water being discharged Whitford and Beachlands community they will need our support more than straight into the creek. instead of ratepayer money being spent The Pohutukawa Coast Times is ever. Kevin Murphy, the Whitford Manor on upholding the Unitary Plan. A private distributed weekly to 6200 homes It is also a great opportunity to come developer, is amenable to the idea and plan change would be far more logical. and businesses in: Whitford, together and strengthen road networks/ is looking at how this might work. It would be a surprise to no one that Brookby, Beachlands, Maraetai, community groups and ensure the elder- There still remains a bit of work behind with a rapidly growing Pohutakawa Clevedon, Alfriston, Kawakawa Bay, ly and at risk groups are looked after. the scenes on the overarching formal Coast there is a massive strain on our Orere Pt, Hunua, Paparimu It would be great to have a healthy, structure/ownership of the plant and infrastructure without anything being socially vibrant (observing sanitary how it is managed. Auckland Council’s planned by Auckland Council or Auck- Member of the New Zealand Community Newspapers common sense) and commercially pros- Healthywaters department is key in this land Transport to improve these essential Association perous Pohutakawa Coast that serves and they have a really committed team services in the area. This could be an us well beyond the current Covid 19 looking at solutions. opportunity to address some of these inconvenience. The force is strong, Po- As has been reported recently the two infrastructure deficiencies. hutakawa Coast. adjoining properties - Formosa and 620 Without wanting to beat a drum that is Life still goes on and we still have lots Whitford Maraetai Rd (Ahuareka) - have nearly beaten to death, please observe of activity happening in the Whitford been sold/merged into a partnership the recommended health and safety mea- community. between the NZ Super Fund and the sures around Covid 19 and be a cohesive Whilst the Whitford Estuaries Conser- Russell Property Group. community. The PC Times 20 years ago: vation Society (WECS) legal challenge There is still an appeal sitting with the Kia Kaha. 24 March 2000: Police arrest two el- is still bubbling away, we have preferred Court of Appeal against the High Court derly motorbike riders for naked streak through Kawakawa Bay.