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Auckland Council last week, but Wing were already doing it. It development agency ATEED is McMullen and Wing wasn’t familynotices@stuff.co.nz
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should ring alarm bells. Zealand’s first America’s Cup McMullen and Wing to would no doubt help) and it is
A few polite detail questions, campaign in 1986, and Team New government agencies with making headway so far with ADDRESS:
one of which wasn’t ‘‘How can Zealand’s winning 1995 money, it has none itself to help private backing. PO Box 300-413 Albany 0752
we help?’’, and chief executive America’s Cup boat. with research and development. Finding a way to put several
Mike Eaglen headed back to the Today, and the Auckland Some political championing e-ferries onto the harbour by AUDITED READERSHIP:
Mt Wellington boatyard. council ‘‘family’’ holds many of from Auckland might help 2021, you’d think would be a task 51,000 (Nielsen: Q4 2017-Q3 2018).
On one level, helping to the cards needed for the city to unlock funding at the the council could and would Delivered each Tuesday and Thursday
from: The northern boundary at
realise projects like the e-ferry is become the home of the world’s Government’s Energy Efficiency want to greatly assist. Wellsford up to Mangawhai Heads, down
why the amalgamated Auckland first fleet of carbon-fibre-hulled and Conservation Authority. It But instead of asking, ‘‘How to the southern Albany Heights
Council was formed 10 years ago. e-ferries. has money for just such projects can we help?’’ councillors asked boundary, including Hibiscus Coast,
The amalgamation was about Council agency Auckland – unless they are boats or planes. minor technical questions of Warkworth, Snells Beach, Wellsford and
the council being more efficient, Transport contracts out all but A prime reason for Auckland Eaglen. Matakana Coast.
fixing Auckland’s problems two of the region’s ferry routes. Council to invest $114 million in Mayor Phil Goff asked how
better and faster, but also getting The ferry fleet is ageing, and facilities to help host sailing’s far they could travel and how MISSED DELIVERY?
the most out of its economic AT spent two years in vain America’s Cup in 2021 is the long it took to re-charge a ferry. Didn’t get a paper? Register at
potential. trying to launch a new era of economic spin-off. Showcasing Eaglen sees the market as one fixmydelivery.co.nz or see e-editions
The multi-sector ferry transport – new ferries, the city’s marine export industry with few overseas competitors at at neighbourly.co.nz/rodneytimes
‘‘Competitive Auckland’’ group new designs – before pulling the is one of them. the moment – a chance for
in 2000 started the serious debate plug because it would cost more As a signatory to the global Auckland and New Zealand NZ MEDIA COUNCIL
on lifting Auckland’s economy than it could afford. C40 cities’ commitment to curb firms to move quickly and get a This paper adheres to the principles
and the marine industry was on Ferry operators can’t buy global warming, Auckland jump globally. of the NZ Media Council. To find out
not only its hot-list, but every new ferries without new Council could do with an Councillors thanked him for more or complain visit
one since. contracts. alternative to its fleet of diesel his presentation. mediacouncil.org.nz.
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Hurt by ‘body shaming’ One dead
in car and
DANIELLE CLENT truck crash
A woman was left flabbergasted BRITTNEY DEGUARA
after she was told her bikini was
inappropriate to wear at a public A person has died after a car and
pool. a truck crashed north of
Yvette Harvie-Salter, 26, was Auckland, taking the country’s
at Albany Stadium Pool, on road toll to 27 in just eight days.
Auckland’s North Shore, on Police were alerted to the
Saturday with her partner to use incident on Sandspit Road,
the adults-only sauna and spa – Warkworth, at 7.20am on
something she has done three Saturday, a police spokesperson
times a week for the past two said.
years. Two ambulance appliances
While in the spa, Harvie- and a support crew were sent to
Salter said a lifeguard – who was the scene from Warkworth. The
also the duty manager – tapped road was closed all morning,
her on the shoulder and asked with motorists asked to avoid the
her to jump out because she Yvette Harvie-Salter said she was upset to be told area, but reopened by the
needed to have a private conver- her bikini was inappropriate and felt like she was afternoon.
sation with her. She was told her being body shamed. She was wearing a black The Serious Crash Unit is
bikini from Glassons was not version of this Glassons bikini. SUPPLIED, GLASSONS investigating. Sandspit Rd is a
appropriate swimwear and some main route from Sandspit, on the
women had complained about flabbergasted and disgusted by it was 2019 and it was customer. We are sorry she was east coast, to Warkworth.
what she was wearing for the what the manager had said to disappointing staff had chosen to made to feel uncomfortable, and Last month, a crash on the
‘‘last little while’’. her. support those who had com- the lifeguard who passed on the road and a truck fire on nearby
Harvie-Salter said she had ‘‘It just feels like body plained, rather than support her. feedback from other pool users State Highway 1 delayed
been wearing the same bikini for shaming, really,’’ she said. ‘‘I am When she asked for a refund now realises this wasn’t the right motorists in Warkworth during
the past few months but was told really hurt by it.’’ for her pool session, Harvie- thing to do.’’ peak-hour traffic.
she couldn’t wear it at the pool Harvie-Salter said she saw Salter said staff at the desk were McGee said Harvie-Salter, One person was left seriously
and was asked if she had any men at the pool all the time wear- giggling about the incident and who rightly felt offended and injured in January after a
other bikinis at home. ing ‘‘tiny little Speedos’’ and they took their time processing it. upset, was given a refund and campervan and car collided at
‘‘Her words were ‘it’s not a had never been told to cover up. The pool had lost a loyal cus- left the pool. the intersection of Sandspit Rd
rule at Albany Stadium Pool but She said she refused to cover tomer, she said. ‘‘She was never asked to and Sharp Rd. The crash
all these mums have com- up her bikini and as a result, had Rob McGee, head of active leave. However, we understand happened when the campervan
plained’,’’ she said. ‘‘She pretty to leave. ‘‘They said I wasn’t able recreation at Auckland Council, her decision. We will be contac- was forced to swerve after a car
much didn’t take a bar of it and to be there in that bikini.’’ said he was disappointed a cus- ting the customer directly to crossed the centre line.
she said ‘well you’ve got to wrap Harvie-Salter said she was tomer was made to feel unwel- apologise and ensure she knows Saturday morning’s fatal
up. You’ve got to put a towel aware there were rules about come at the pool. she is welcome back anytime.’’ crash took the total number of
around you if you are wanting to what couldn’t be worn at the ‘‘On behalf of the lifeguard McGee said there were no deaths on New Zealand roads to
walk around wearing that pool, such as denim shorts and who spoke to the customer and rules banning certain types of 111 since the start of the year.
bikini’.’’ bras, but nothing said she the team at Albany, I would like swimwear at Auckland Council The figure has now risen to 112,
Harvie-Salter said she was couldn’t wear a bikini. She said to offer a sincere apology to the pools. with the 10-day road toll at 28.
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Let’s be grown ups about guns
READER REPORT People can be decent and law until now. This argument
KATE MACNAMARA reasonable and still hold must be allowed a place in public
OPINION the view that semi- debate, even if the law, now
automatic weapons have a embarked on its hasty passage
place in civilian hands,
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have been tightened CAMERON BURNELL/STUFF turned against it. For one thing, TO SHARE YOUR VIEW ON
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the Christchurch guns the Government now
tragedy. A first round of changes don’t make a wishes to collect would
is expected to come into force this connection between undermine the benefits. General don’t register their guns, so a
week, banning many semi- themselves, their guns compliance is vastly more registry creates both a false sense
automatic guns (as well as and last month’s appealing than expensive law of gun control while it
accoutrements like large massacre. They do not see enforcement and laws that are inconveniences only law-abiding
magazines). themselves as latent widely flouted don’t work. gun owners. Gun registries also
All political parties have murderers. But that’s not the only reason have a very spotty record. Any
fallen in to support the new We must take a breath – New Zealand is going to have to success in Australia – and that
legislation, with the exception of despite the difficulty of debate in swallow the emotion of recent remains up for debate – must be
ACT. Leader David Seymour is weapons. The law’s efficacy, or the emotion that follows a mass weeks and have a grown-up set against New Zealand’s own
critical of the speed with which lack thereof, will in large murder – and recognise that debate about guns. The historical experience with a
the new law is being bustled measure be decided by how people are entitled to see things government has promised ‘‘next largely inaccurate registry.
through Parliament, though he is many gun owners participate. differently. steps’’ in gun reform and, as in Canada too abandoned a long-
powerless to slow it. Some are already handing in In the main, these are hunters, Australia following the mass gun registry in 2011. It had
Public acceptance also their weapons. Police say – farmers, and those who are shooting at Port Arthur in 1996, turned into a billion dollar
appears to be broad. Even groups despite a spate of disingenuous simply marksmen and women, that is likely to take the form of a debacle that pitted urban voters
typically opposed to stricter gun online submissions – thousands often ex-military, who want to gun registry. Prime Minister against rural and achieved only
laws have, for the most part, been of weapons have either been pursue their interests and Jacinda Ardern has already said limited participation from gun
agreeable or muted in their handed over already or an effort livelihoods without unnecessary she favours one. owners.
dissent. has been made by owners to intrusion. It is a position people A registry would be welcomed So, deep breath, it is crucially
This is the easy part. begin the process. These people must be allowed to argue without by many Kiwis as a way of important that any new rules
For one thing, these rule say their convenience or moral blackmail. protecting public safety, work for the widest possible
changes don’t affect the vast enjoyment should not be weighed That is to say, without being especially that of the country’s range of New Zealanders. That
majority of gun owners, who, if equally against the lives taken told that to hold this view is to most vulnerable citizens, means we need to hear from
they own semi-automatic guns at last month. Fair enough. hold the view of the Christchurch minority groups. But it would them. Even the ones with ideas
all, own shotguns or small- But other points of view are shooter, or of a white also affect all legal gun owners – we don’t like.
calibre rifles, which are exempt also emerging, on blogs and on supremacist. People can be not just the small fraction who ■ Stuff Nation: To share your
from the changes with certain social media, and spearheaded by decent and reasonable and still own the semi-automatics soon to story go to stuff.co.nz/stuff-nation
limits on magazine capacity. gun shop owners like David hold the view that semi- be banned – and it would likely ■ Kate MacNamara has been a
But the changes are not yet a Tipple, of Gun City in automatic weapons have a place encounter much stronger journalist for 20 years. She has
success. This will be judged more Christchurch. These gun owners in civilian hands. opposition. worked for the Canadian
clearly after the September are not volunteering to quickly It is a position, after all, that There is the obvious Broadcasting Corporation and
deadline for the buy back of these hand over their arms, and they has underpinned New Zealand argument that most criminals contributed to the BBC.
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Raewyn and Tony Davies are the best neighbours anyone could wish for. They are basically
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Raewyn often visits us to give us flowers, baking and vegetables from her garden. One day, on
my sister Rose’s birthday, my mum was making a cake and she wanted a few roses to
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bumped into her carrying a bunch of roses to bring to our house! A coincidence, some would
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A trusty cooking companion
RACHEL CLARE Romaine lettuce with green If you suspect your fruit is
leaves spotted with maroon infected, freeze it or soak it in a
GIVE SILVERBEET THE freckles (in German its name sealed bucket of water for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IT means speckled like a trout’s several weeks, then discard it.
DESERVES back). They’re now ready for
If there’s one vege that is my harvesting and I’ve been picking GET GROWING
constant companion, it’s trusty off leaves as needed. COMFREY THREE WAYS This column is adapted from the
old silverbeet. Unfortunately Sown direct lettuces are ready I was pleased to be given a
weekly e-zine, get growing, from
childhood memories of soggy to be harvested as baby leaves comfrey plant this week by
New Zealand Gardener magazine.
silverbeet have put many a from 30 days. Plant a row every Johanna, one of the volunteer
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(and disguise) this vitamin-rich Pop in some spring-flowering village they have a thick green
vege in your meals and you bulbs with your lettuces too. I rug of comfrey under their fruit
should because it’s one of the grew the creamy wee narcisuss trees. phalaenopsis the other day I was
best bang-for-your-buck veges Thalia with mine last year. Comfrey has deep roots that inspired to give them another go.
you can grow – if it makes it soak up lots of nutrients and My sister, who owns 40
seem more exotic, call it Swiss IT’S RAINING FEIJOAS store them in the large hairy orchids (I know!), many of which
chard like the Brits do. Since we have six mature feijoa leaves. I’m going to grow mine she’s brought back from a state
One of my kids’ favourite trees on our property, last year I beneath my fruit trees and of decline, says the key to orchid
meals is a silverbeet and cottage made a concerted effort to get eventually apply the chopped- up health is to keep them out of
cheese canneloni. excited about feijoas. On this leaves as a nutrient-rich mulch direct sunlight (filtered light
I’ve adapted a recipe from journey, I discovered some beneath tomatoes or I’ll add it to through net curtains is ideal)
Alison and Simon Holst’s spectrum of Rainbow Lights fabulous recipes, including the compost. and not to leave them sitting in
legendary 90’s cookbook Meals which has gold, scarlet and Nadia Lim’s divine feijoa and You can also brew comfrey water or move them around too
Without Meat and have replaced orange stems. lime crepes with cinnamon tea. much.
spinach with silverbeet. Sown direct, most varieties yoghurt and cream. Fill a bucket or drum with She also recommends using a
Cooked sliced silverbeet is mature in 55 days or plant I’m pretty certain that our water and stuff in as many good orchid food.
combined with cottage cheese, punnets. feijoas have fallen victim to comfrey leaves as you can fit. Gro-Sure’s new houseplant
freshly grated nutmeg and salt guava moth – the telltale Cover it with a lid (it will stink). range includes Pump’n Feed
and pepper and stuffed into LETTUCES LOVE AUTUMN pinprick holes of the entry and Leave for a couple of weeks, then orchid food to promote longer
canneloni tubes., which are Lettuces can dry out and become exit points of the larvae is on dilute it with water to the colour flowering and glossy leaves and
topped with a rich tomato sauce, bitter in summer. Being 95 per some of them and I spotted a of weak tea and apply it as a Orchid Mist’n Feed to improve
cream cheese and cheese (I cent water, they’re much better larva inside one. foliar feed or to the roots of humidity.
didn’t say the entire dish was suited to cooler autumn Currently, there’s no solution plants. To encourage a phalaenopsis
healthy). conditions when soil retains for guava moth other than to flower again after the flowers
My kids happily wolf it down moisture but it’s still warm netting your trees if they’re ORCHIDS DON’T HAVE TO BE drop off, cut off the flower spike
and ask for seconds and thirds. enough that they’ll grow quickly. small enough and practising AWKWARD just above two nodes from the
Plant silverbeet in a warm Three weeks ago I planted two good orchard hygiene by I’ve always considered orchids to base (for other orchid types, cut
spot into well-drained soil. Go for rows of Baby Gem and Freckles removing rotten fruit from be fussy plants, so I haven’t the spike off at the base where it
the traditional green and white lettuces. Freckles, an Austrian beneath trees (larvae often owned one for some time, but turns brown).
varieties or grow a silverbeet heirloom variety, is a loose-leaf pupate in debris on the ground). when I was sent a lovely Wish me luck!
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A good weekend to
celebrate success
particular that certainly
prevented the visitors from
posting a try.
There was a promising
MAD BUTCHER
debut for Chanel Harris-Tavita
too, in the halves, and he
looked pretty good, kicking five
goals and playing steadily
The 19th Warrior throughout.
I would be most surprised if
W
hat a fantastic he were not named again this
weekend of sport week to face the South Sydney
for the old Butcher. Rabbitohs, but I will tell you
Hardly this for nothing, he will find
surprisingly, it kicked off for that a lot harder than this one,
me on Friday night at Mt Smart because much as I am pleased
Stadium when my beloved we won, the Titans are not
Vodafone Warriors faced the about to set the world on fire
Gold Coast Titans. anytime soon.
Now it is fair to say that With some points in the bag
after their last two outings, at last I actually turned my
absolute floggings at the hands attention to rugby and was
of the Tigers and Manly, the delighted to see the Crusaders
fans – and I include myself in thrash the Brumbies 36-14.
this – were not best pleased and They really are a side that
were not certain what to just grinds out result after
expect. result and they set the standard Former coach of the Warriors Daniel Anderson, the Mad Butcher (Sir Peter Leitch) and former Warrior Ali Lauitiiti in
After 80 minutes of footy it everyone else must struggle to the Stacey Jones lounge on Saturday night
was a return to the winner’s reach.
circle, having beaten the Titans How they do it so rugby – and vice versa – which support in the rugby because charity work down there, and
26-10. consistently beats me. a bloke like me who loves a I’m in Auckland nowadays, so I’ll support any side Brodie
In truth, it was not much of a Being in such a good mood special reckons is pretty good, the Blues are my team, but I Retallick plays for because he
match. There were a string of after the Friday fixtures I was hung on to win 32-29 over the also have a soft spot for the has always struck me as a
confusing penalties that meant in an even better space when Waratahs, and that is four wins Hurricanes, being a Newtown decent sort of a bloke – which
the game lacked a genuine flow, my Mangere East Hawks in row. boy of old and because my good makes me a Chiefs fan too, and
but on the other hand, the win kicked off their season with a I can’t even remember when mates Beauden Barrett and the same thing applies to Ben
improved our record to played 24-14 win over arch-rivals that last happened it was so Ngani Laumpae play there. Smith and the Highlanders, so I
four, won two, lost two. Otahuhu. long ago. Actually that is a fib, They had a great win too, suppose I can’t really lose.
We did defend very well. Then the Auckland Blues, it was 2011, so a long time beating the Highlanders 31-28. So a very good weekend for
Our captain Roger Tuivasa who had teamed up with my ago. But I love the Crusaders and me, let’s hope I’m feeling this
Sheck pulled off some Warriors so that a ticket to the Truth be known I have a bit got close to quite a few of the happy after my Warriors face
magnificent tackles and one in league also got you into the of trouble deciding who to players after doing some the Bunnies this weekend.
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