Speech making New teachers aids migrants P5 P3 get boost North Shore Times Thursday, June 16, 2016 YOUR PLACE, YOUR PAPER what’s sold! selling $1,190,000 46 Richards Ave Forrest Hill Solid concrete and weatherboard home on about 592 square metre property. Excellent school zones. Sold by Bayleys Takapuna $825,000 80B Newhaven Terrace, Tania Davey doesn’t take risks when it comes to coeliac disease and sticks to a strict gluten free diet to manage it. PHOTO: EMILY FORD/FAIRFAX NZ Mairangi Bay One level 1970s two bedroom townhouse. Zoned for Westlake Girls and Boys Schools and Rangitoto College. Set on staying healthy Sold by Bayleys Mairangi Bay EMILY FORD ‘‘I’ve got a little bit of adjust to a gluten free diet, she is ing to vitamin and mineral determined to stay healthy and be deficiencies. Living with coeliac disease has life left in me as around for her husband and three An estimated 65,000 New Zea- its good and bad times for a long as I’m careful’’ kids. landers have coeliac disease and mother. ‘‘I’ve got a little bit of life left in 80 per cent of people don’t know Tania Davey It all began two years ago for me as long as I’m careful.’’ they have it, says Coeliac New Tania Davey. It’s a ‘‘mystery’’ as to how long Zealand. The Torbay resident was strug- essentially ‘‘wrecked’’ as her body she has had the disease, she Davey doesn’t want to take gling with iron deficiency wasn’t able to absorb the says. risks with the disease. and was on holiday in the South nutrients it needed. ‘‘It could have been a rapid She calls restaurants in $1,350,000 Island when she became Removing all traces of gluten onslaught or it may have been advance, researches everything at 2/3 Glenvar Rd, Torbay unwell. was the first crucial step for something I was suffering from the supermarket, and politely Solid weatherboard four She visited a doctor who rec- Davey, who now favours a fresh for a long time without realising. declines meals if she’s unsure. bedroom family home ommended she get tested for coel- and natural diet. ‘‘I thought I was just a busy ‘‘People think because I’m not overlooking Long Bay and iac disease. ‘‘I don’t think people realise it’s mum of three kids and that’s why spending lots of time in hospital beyond. ‘‘I didn’t have very many other not a fashion statement. I was constantly tired.’’ that it’s not life threatening, but it Sold by Bayleys Mairangi Bay symptoms of it but I did the test ‘‘I’m not into fussy eaters and it Coeliac disease is a lifelong is actually,’’ she says. anyway. I was off the scales,’’ winds me up I now have to be autoimmune disorder which ‘‘I wouldn’t wish this on any- See Real Estate Outlook Davey says. insanely careful of what I eat.’’ damages the gut lining and the body. There are definitely some inside. Her gut and intestine were While it took a while for her to ability to absorb nutrients, lead- times I can’t shake it off.’’ 2 NORTH SHORE TIMES, JUNE 16, 2016 stuff.co.nz YOUR PLACE, YOUR PAPER did you know... 1949 1. SEWING FROM The year the North Shore For kids, tweens and teens. Times was first published. THE Combines machine use with EDITOR decorative hand sewing. June 18, 3pm at 21 Clensmore Place, Torbay. Visit sewinspired.co.nz. ye-bye, so long, farewell. CONTENTS BIt’s not unusual for me to 2. 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There is an open day on June 25, ‘‘At home I’m not talking very 10am till noon outside the much English with my wife. We Westpac Bank. talk Romanian,’’ Pope says. ‘‘It’s another opportunity to CHARITY BOOK FAIR speak English in a very social con- Rotary Northcote Glenfield is text. It helps because the more I collecting books for its annual practise it gets better.’’ book fair. The proceeds are used Sharon Kerr-Phillips is the for community projects and president of two clubs a member grants including support for of seven others and president and school programmes. Books can founder of Sunnynook be dropped off at Z service Toastmasters. stations in Milford, Sunnybrae, She says while clubs don’t Lakeside, Mairangi Bay and teach English, they can help Northcote. The book fair will be develop confidence listening to Daniel Pope, left, and Nimrod Thien, both speak English as a second language and joined toastmasters to improve their on from July 15 till July 17 at and speaking it. speaking skills. PHOTO: ZIZI SPARKS/FAIRFAX NZ Northcote College. Kerr-Phillips says clubs are becoming more diverse. dent Kennedy Brown says he’s Albany Toastmasters member He says the club does wonders CONTRIBUTIONS WANTED ‘‘Toastmasters has always definitely seen an increase in Nimrod Thien says the club has for confidence and isn’t just about Depot Artspace is calling for been multicultural but I definitely people wanting to not only helped him with university pres- speeches. artists and writers to contribute think there are more clubs focus- improve their confidence level entations. ‘‘People’s perception around to a publication. The publication ing on different nationalities.’’ but immerse themselves in an Originally from Malaysia, the toastmasters is just speeches and will be a community initiative She says speakers are encour- English speaking environment.