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Community Groups Put the Heat on Charity Shop 23 November 2018 Issue 1280 Kate & Steph Love What We Do Real Estate Licensed Agent REAA 2008. Kate Wynn 021 855 735 Stephanie McLean 021 164 5111 Hoverd & Co. SPeCIAL AGENTs IAN 027 285 9314 JENNY0204000 2564 NICOLETTE027 702 9157 SEAVIEW WATER Niamh McCormack of Beachlands Maraetai Pony Club (left), and Ruby Jackson of Beachlands Maraetai Rugby Club (right) represent two of the community organisations who were proud to donate Nyra Priestley (centre) a heat pump. Ph: 0508 732 843 Online bookings at www.seaviewwater.co.nz Community groups put the heat on charity shop $300 per 17,000 litres A warm-hearted Beachlands woman has been treated to a They are members of Beachlands Maraetai Football Club MORTON TIMBER CO. LTD toasty winter in her home-based charity shop thanks to local and also part of Te Puru Sea Scouts who have been fundraising For All Your Timber & Hardware Supplies community groups that donated a heat pump. for Jamboree. Nyra Priestley has opened her garage at 88 Second View as Karen approached those two groups, and a number of other We specialise in supply to rural properties a local charity shop for many years to raise funds for local sports clubs including the Beachlands Maraetai Pony Club, BUILDING A DECK FOR SUMMER? youth groups such as St Johns cadets, playgroup, netball, Beachlands Maraetai Rugby Football Club, and Pohutukawa Timber H3.2 SG8 140 x 45mm 3.6 & 4.2m lengths $5.50/m rugby, football, guides, scouts and pony club. Coast Netball Club who were all positive about the idea. In winter, that meant Nyra had to brave chilly conditions to Together they clubbed together with a generous contribution Premium Decking H3.2 100 x 40mm $3.48/m keep up her dedicated efforts. from RCS Construction. Premium Decking H3.2 150 x 40mm $5.50/m The heat pump was the brainchild of local resident Karen Karen says she is very thankful for the help of Jodi Lith- Plywood Non-structural, H3.2 CD Seconds Philipsen Brown, who got chatting to Nyra about how cold erland, another resident who helped get the project moving. 2400 x 1200 x 09mm $37.00ea the shop was during one of her regular shopping and donation “It is so lovely when the community help the community. 2400 x 1200 x 12mm $48.00 ea visits this year. It makes this a great place to live,” she says. 2400 x 1200 x 19mm $71.00 ea “Nyra relentlessly opens and runs the charity shop through Nyra’s shop is open Wednesday and Friday mornings from the winter, and is in her seventies. I thought it would be a nice 10am–1pm, and Saturday 9.30am–12.30pm. Timber H3.2 SG8 90 x 45 4.2m lengths $3.20/lm gesture for the local community groups she supports to give Karen says the Te Puru Sea Scouts are also seeking commit- Prices exclude GST, valid while stocks last something back,” says Karen, whose family has benefitted tee members and leaders to keep the popular organisation run- Contact us or call in to our yard for a free quote. from the support of Nyra’s charity shop. ning. For more details contact Adam Sands on 021 611 040. Open Saturdays 7.30am to 12pm Prompt delivery service available 226 North Rd, Clevedon Ph: 2928-656 or 021 943 220 Rocky year for project p3 Hunua’s ferret problem p4 Clevedon/Whitford feature p5-7 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mortontimber.co.nz INSIDE: Our timber is sourced from renewable plantations Beachlands James Gavin Donovan Maraetai Solicitors "Bringing water to your community Ph.09 869 4565 for 30 years" water For all your legal requirements • Conveyancing • Commercial • Relationship Property Tony Rawson ~ The Water Man • Litigation • Traffic Offences • Wills, Estates and Trusts Ph: 273 9763 [email protected] 42 Kouka Rd, Beachlands DEADLINES: Display Advertising - 5pm Friday, Classifieds and News - Midday Monday Ph: 536 5715 Email: [email protected] Web: www.pctimes.nz 2 POHUTUKAWA COAST TIMES 23 November 2018) Guest Editorial This week's guest editorial is supplied by Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore Franklin and Auckland are rapidly changing. Growth is both a challenge GET IN TOUCH and an opportunity. Since amalgamation (Figure 3) P: 536 5715 2010 to the present-day, Auckland has E: [email protected] grown by almost 300,000 people. This W: www.pctimes.co.nz current year’s population increase is esti- F: facebook.com/pctimes mated to be around 30,000. Catering for A: PO Box 5, Beachlands 2147 this growth means we must think around First floor, 129A Beachlands Road, new ways of delivering what is required Beachlands both locally and regionally. The 10-year budget has financed a cap- EDITOR ital investment programme of $26 billion Leanne Chamberlin focused on transport, water infrastructure 021 426 207 and services. [email protected] Rates increases for the next 2 years are fixed at 2.5%. ADVERTISING Figure 2 shows the rapid popula- ing depreciation which is a very large and budget is spent on transport, 8% on Melody Cutfield tion increases since 2013. This means real expense. water, wastewater and storm water and 021 0261 4467 that Auckland will reach a population By 2024 depreciation will be 100% 30% on parks and community. [email protected] of 2 million people, 4 years earli- funded which means our requirement for Your funding of the Regional Fuel er than originally planned in 2028. additional borrowing begins to fall away. Tax is contributing $150M per annum. ACCOUNTS & CIRCULATION Yet over that time council’s operating In layman’s terms this means the assets Plus, the Government’s funded roading Pam Rutherford expenditure has increased by an average that need replacing are fully funded. subsidy of another $150M per annum of only 1.1% pa. and this includes fund- 536 7164 Key budget areas are; 33% of the total and a further $130M per annum from [email protected] additional borrowings and development contributions. This means the Regional FEATURES (Figure 2) Fuel Tax is bringing in a total of $430M Melody Cuteld OTHER ENQUIRIES per annum for transport. 021 0261 4467 [email protected] Franklin Priorities [email protected] Upcoming features: Pine Harbor Ferry terminal, growth 30 November: Water, water, related infrastructure, roading im- everywhere. provements and reticulated water and wastewater. 7 December: Urban East & Electrification of the main trunk line Christmas Shopping and increased laning of SH1 from Takanini to Drury. Already funded is over $200M for electric trains and $60M The Pohutukawa Coast Times is for rural road safety. distributed weekly to 6200 homes The targeted rate for natural environ- and businesses in: Whitford, ment delivers an additional spend of Brookby, Beachlands, Maraetai, $31M per annum to have regionwide Clevedon, Alfriston, Kawakawa Bay, pest destruction, enhanced weed con- Orere Pt, Hunua, Paparimu trol, support for community based envi- Member of the New Zealand ronment based activities and improving Community Newspapers biosecurity and ecology. Association Funding for new and improved parks Whitford Community Day networks has been increased by 52% to $130M. Saturday 24 November The water quality targeted rate deliv- ers an additional $45M per annum for 9am to 3pm a regionwide program to improve the Whitford Village Green quality of urban and rural streams in The PC Times 20 years ago: addition to substantive investment to Bouncy castle, pony rides, and much more! improve the quality of the water around 20 November 1998...Maraetai needs our coasts. youth centre, says ratepayers associa- Come along and join in the fun! tion boss THE WEEKLY TIDE CHART proudly brought to you by 1:44am 8:09am 23 Fri ▼ 0.5m ▲ 3.1m • Auckland Wide service • IQP Back-flow test 2:30am 8:55am MOBILE LAWYERS SERVING THE 24 Sat ▼ 0.4m ▲ 3.3m • Domestic, Commercial and Industrial POHUTUKAWA COAST • All aspects of Plumbing and Gas-fitting 3:16am 9:42am 25 Sun ▼ 0.3m ▲ 3.4m Abdul Hassan Ph: 536 5073 Emergency Same Day Service 358 5888 4:03am 10:29am Email: [email protected] 26 Mon ▼ 0.2m ▲ 3.4m 4:51am 11:18am 27 Tue ▼ 0.2m ▲ 3.4m 5:41am 12:10pm 28 Wed ▼ 0.3m ▲ 3.4m 12:38am 6:33am 29 Thu ▲ 3.2m ▼ 0.4m MARINE FORCAST - VHF CHANNEL 19 BRADEN MATSON AND BREANNAFULLER AUCKLAND FORCAST - 0900 999+YOUR STD MA/LLB | PARTNER BCOM/LLB (HONS) |SOLICITOR 0274 BAIT2U Complete panelbeating and car painting 33 Sunkist Bay Road, Beachlands East Tamaki: Unit B 154 Harris Rd, East Tamaki, Auckland 09 274 4778 www.coastalbaits.co.nz Manukau: 2/117 Kerrs Rd, Manukau, Auckland 09 268 9340 POHUTUKAWA COAST TIMES (23 November 2018) 3 Thieves must have rocks in their heads say Hunua residents Above left: The theft of rocks from the Hunua Triangle has saddened local residents. Above right: Hunua resident Jane Berney says the The Hunua Triangle sign, made by local engineer Jason Crosby, “anchors and identifies” the special space created by the community. The hard work done by the Hunua com- River,” says Jane. “We are struggling to understand how heads,” says Jane. munity to landscape the Hunua Triangle Recently several people have seen a that person or people feel they have the The police have been notified, but space is being undone by the theft of large person in a van stopping and removing right to take - steal - these. In broad HAPVRA is appealing for the person to rocks from the site. rocks from the site. daylight. They must have rocks in their return what they have taken.
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