East Coast Bays Lines MAGAZINE February/March 2019 It’S a Shore Thing! in This Issue
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ShoreEast Coast Bays Lines MAGAZINE February/March 2019 It’s a Shore thing! In this issue... Valentine’s Day reality check Dating in the 21st century Dining review: a romantic ristorante in Waiake How you can help Pest Free Hibiscus and Bays Better Blokes - men supporting men ...and much more Cover Photo: Stephanie Danieli • Browns Bay • Northcross • Pinehill • Rothesay Bay • Sherwood • • Torbay • Waiake • Mairangi Bay • Murrays Bay • Long Bay & Okura • Supported by: BUSINESS ASSOCIATION 1 ShoreLines memories of growing up in the Bays, we would love to hear from you. From the Editor.... Wishing you a safe and happy summer, And, just like that, Christmas was done and it was back to work in 2019. Did you make any new year’s resolutions? Maybe you embarked on Dry January or even PS. Remember to LIKE ShoreLinesNZ on Facebook for Vegan-uary? Whatever extra news and views. your goals for this year, I hope they bring you an 15 000 abundance of positive Printed rewards. bi-monthly In this issue, we’re taking a realistic look at Valentine’s Day, and sharing some commonsense advice about 21st century dating. If you’re looking for somewhere to take your partner out for dinner, and you enjoy unpretentious, homecooked food, turn to page 30 and read our dining review. Aside from matters of the heart, we also bring you news of a brilliant new initiative: Pest Free Hibiscus and Bays - and tell you how you can get involved (page 12). Clare Ellis Harcourts There’s information too about Better Blokes, a charitable organisation that helps male victims of abuse. You can Full Page read about their valuable work on page 18. A special word of thanks to Christine Johnson, whose photos of yesteryear Torbay and Waiake are reproduced on page 15. It’s wonderful when our readers get in touch with gems like this. If you have photos or treasured East Coast Bays Cover Photo: Paddling out in Long Bay DANIELI PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN Professional Photographer & Graphic Designer ShoreLines M. +64 27 346 5429 Web. www.danieliphotography.com February/March 2019 Published six times yearly Contents Next issue: April/May 2019 Valentine’s Day reality check ...................................................................6 Advertising booking deadline: March 8th Finding your feet again .............................................................................8 Delivered from: April 1st, 2019 Practical advice about meeting people online .............................. 10 Designed & printed through: Pages Design & Print Services Browns Bay, A guide to dating slang .......................................................................... 11 www.pagesprint.co.nz Protecting our beautiful corner of the world ................................. 12 Immerse yourself in Chinese culture at the Auckland Domain from Contact Information: For advertising, sales, editorial & news, contact: Shifting a tank .......................................................................................... 14 Kim Taylor: [email protected] or 021 141 2717, Yesteryear Deep Creek and Waiake ................................................... 15 14 – 17 February, where we will welcome in the or Lizzie Brandon: [email protected] Colouring competition winner ............................................................ 16 On this Valentine’s Day in history ...................................................... 17 Year of the Pig. Circulation: 15 000 copies Better Blokes .............................................................................................. 18 Delivered free to homes and businesses in the East Coast Bays area. Available Bays Community Centre newsletter .................................................. 19 Bring along your family and friends to experience Chinese culture through hundreds of in selected libraries, cafés, street boxes and visitor accommodation. Browns Bay Christmas Parade in photos ......................................... 23 vibrantly coloured lanterns. Disclaimer: The East Coast Bays ShoreLines is a magazine for the East Coast Bays community. Rotary Browns Bay ................................................................................... 24 An event for everyone in the city featuring music, performance, dance and food. The editorial staff and publishers have taken all reasonable care to ensure that the information Browns Bay’s gentlemen’s walking group ....................................... 25 contained in this magazine is accurate at the time of going to press. It is possible that information Romantic reads ......................................................................................... 26 The Lantern Festival has been part of the Chinese New Year celebrations since the Han Dynasty (206BC - 221AD). may subsequently be, or become, obsolete, incomplete or no longer the opinion of the author. Erica Stanford MP ..................................................................................... 28 Usually held on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, it marks the end of New Year festivities. You agree to verify any information contained herein before relying upon it and to use any Dining review ............................................................................................. 30 information contained within at your own risk. The editorial staff and publishers accept no liability Art in the Plaza .......................................................................................... 32 or responsibility for the consequence of error or for any loss or damage suffered by readers of any PROUD SPONSOR OF THE Browns Bay Business Association e-bike competition ................ 36 of the information and material contained herein. All content is subject to copyright and other 2019 AUCKLAND 09 477 0848 proprietary rights, and reproduction without written permission is strictly prohibited. Bits ‘n Bobs, sponsored by Countdown Browns Bay .................... 38 [email protected] 2 ShoreLines 3 Proudly designed in Browns Bay by Pages Design & Print (www.pagesprint.co.nz) ShoreLines LANTERN FESTIVAL Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 What's your secret love? For Hallowe'en we learnt about some of the more unusual phobias. In honour of Valentine's Day, therefore, here are a few quirky loves and obsessions: Catapedamania Obsession with jumping from high places Ceraunophilia Love of thunder and lightning Gynotikolobomassaophilia Love of nibbling on women's earlobes Logophilia Love of words Lygophilia & Make those memories Love of darkness ... & Metromania & &last forever & Obsession with writing poetry Get a FREE A4 print when you book a 2-hour family Oniomania photoshoot! Obsession with shopping Offer valid until 31st March 2019 *Terms and Conditions Apply Stegophilia Love of climbing high buildings Turophilia Love of cheese Contact: Stephanie Danieli +64 (0)27 346 5429 www.danieliphotography.com Xanthophilia Love of the colour yellow 4 ShoreLines 5 International Awards December 2018 in London ShoreLines "High value gifts don't reflect the relationship. It's not the mowing their lawn, letting them choose the next movie you money spent, it's the time and effort that someone puts in to see, doing the dishes for a week. Make sure you include at make their partner feel special that matters." least a few of the jobs they find really annoying! They can Valentine's Day redeem one coupon at a time whenever they wish. How to celebrate Valentine's Day on a budget Reality Check Pop down to your local stationers and buy a pack of sticky Create a "Valen-timeline" with photos, ticket stubs and Almost as soon as life returns to normal after the to ask permission from anyone else. Take pleasure in the notes. Write a short message on each and post them around other mementos of your relationship. Write down as much Christmas and New Year break, stores are bedecked with little things, like being in sole charge of the TV remote! the house so that your partner sees your expressions of love as you can remember about each occasion, so that you can hearts, and their shelves fill with romantic gift ideas and throughout the day. recall special moments together. You could either put these cards. Valentine's Day is upon us and love is in the air – Have a flick through the Bays Community Centre together as a collage or attach them to a length of ribbon. which unfortunately isn't great for everyone. Newsletter and see what social clubs or community groups Surprise your partner. It could be as simple as bringing you could join. It's always easier getting to know people them a cup of tea in bed. Or how about taking them for a If you’re struggling emotionally this Valentine’s Day, Chrissie Nixon is a counsellor at Abelard House, Windsor when you've mutual interests. picnic during their lunch hour. remember there are people you can talk to. Chatting to Park who often helps clients experiencing periods of friends is a good start, but you may wish to go further change. She recognises that it can be hard to be single on Consider booking a singles-only holiday. There are several Dine by candlelight. It doesn’t have to be a posh dinner. and seek professional support. If so, look for a counsellor Valentine's Day, especially if this happens suddenly after companies who specialise in these and, again, although Candles can make fish and chips (with an "on special offer" who is registered with New Zealand Assoc of Counsellors a long-term relationship. "The first important thing to you won't know each other, you'll have a love of