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How did your Images of school fare in Anzac Day on P8 P11 NCEA? the Shore North Shore Times Thursday, April 27, 2017 YOUR PLACE, YOUR PAPER ‘Romantic day’ ends in grieving Passionate ocean- ‘‘He was the yin to swimmer killed in my yang.’’ tragic accident LauraMcLeod hiswifewasabouttobeginwork- Laura McLeod was meant to be ing-andwentforaswimatNar- celebratingher40thbirthdayon rowNeckBeach. April22. Heneverreturned. Instead, she was grieving for Hisbodywasfoundfloatingin her husband, Leslie Gelberger, MairangiBayonApril21.Oneof who waskilled whileswimming hislegswasmissing. inanAucklandharbouronApril Police are investigating 20-apparentlystruckbyaPorts whether a pilot boat, owned by ofAucklandboat. PortsofAuckland,hitandkilled The ex-pat Canadian couple Gelberger. and their sons, aged five and Gelberger’s mother, Judith seven, have been living in New Kopacsi-Gelberger,saysitishard Zealand nearly three years. to fathom how the boat’s crew Gelberger began teaching at failed to spot her son, who was WestlakeGirls’HighSchoolthis wearingafluorescentpinkswim- year. ming cap. Minutes before he But now, McLeod Is not sure headedoffonhisfatefulswim,he howshe’sgoingtocopewithout calledhisparents,wholiveinthe herbelovedhusband. Canada. ‘‘Ihavelostmybestfriend,the ‘‘Myhusbandaskedhim,‘Isit best father to my boys and the goodweatherforaswim?’Andhe most amazing kindest, positive said,laughing,‘Anydayisagood and adventurous person I have day for swimming’. And that is everknown,’’shesaidinastate- thelastthatweheard,’’Kopacsi- ment. Gelbergersays. McLeod described her hus- Mariotti and Conscious Kids bandas‘‘theepitomeofkindness have launched a Givealittle page and unrelentingly positivity’’, tofundraiseforthefamily. who befriended strangers every- More than $37,000 has been wherehewent. raisedsofar. ‘‘I didn’t believe that Holly- Westlake Girls High School, wood romance was real until I where Gelberger taught maths, met him. He was the yin to my science and physics, emailed yang.’’ parentsandstudentssayingitis On April 20, the couple had ‘‘shocked and saddened’’ by the plannedtohavea‘‘romanticday’’ news. tothemselves,thecouple’sfriend PortsofAucklandchiefexecu- MariaMariottisays. tive Tony Gibson confirms an Gelbergerdroppedtheirsons investigation is under way into offtoConsciousKids-anature- theactionsofthecrewononeof basedholiday programmewhere itsaluminiumpilotboats. LeslieGelbergerwaskilledwhileswimminginAucklandharbour. 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KindergarteninMairangiBay Theprotesttookplaceacross havebeenrenewedfor10years. the road froma nine-lot subdiv- isionsiteat57GlendhuRd,Bay- FUNDINGCHANGES view,April22. TheChildPovertyActionGroup Resident Shona Cathro has (CPAG)saysanewproposed questioned the adequacy of the fundingmodelcoulddomore developer’ssiltcontrolmeasures, harmthangood.ProfessorJohn sinceworkbeganinDecember. O’NeillofCPAGsaidthatthe Cathrosaysherconcernswere proposedaxingofthecurrent heightenedwhendevelopersbuilt decilefundingsystemonthe aculvertunderGlendhuRd,sixto basisthatitistoocrudeandto eightweeksago,allowingthesilt replacingitwithanothercould and sediment run-off to pollute seriouslydisadvantageschools the reserve where her children onanationallevel.‘‘Abandoning play. decilebasedresourceallocation Auckland Council has not withoutapreciseand directly answered Cathro’s educationallyvalidreplacement questions aboutwhether thedev- islikethrowingthebabyoutwith eloper’smethodsarecorrect,she thebathwater,‘‘hesays. says. Bayviewresidentsprotestagainstdevelopmentandsiltcontrol. LAINEMOGER/FAIRFAXNZ ‘‘Ifthey[thecouncil]gaveme TICKETRESALES ananswer,itwouldshutmeup. EliseSmithsonsaysshehopesthe Kaipatiki’sreserves. derlandConstructionGroup’ssite ConsumerNZisjoiningforces But, if you can’t answer me protestwillhighlightalackofpol- Auckland Council’s com- managerGaryZhangsays,while withconsumergroupsin directly,I’mimmediatelygoingto iticalleadershipwhenitcomesto pliance manager Steve Pearce they maintain the silt control AustraliaandtheUnited become suspicious that some- waterquality. says heis aware of anumber of measureseveryweek,theunpre- Kingdomtoinvestigate thing is not right. Rightly or ‘‘The culvert sediment has issuesonsiteincludingsediment cedented rainfall has flooded complaintsaboutticketreselling wrongly,’’shesays. essentially createda newstream. discharge,andhasworkedwith these measures and resulted in sitessuchasViagogoand CathrowasjoinedbyKaipatiki Howisthiscompliant?’’shesays. thedevelopertoresolvethem.Site the‘‘yellowwater’’. TicketmasterResale.Consumer Local Board members and other Fellow protesters Dennis monitoring has been increased ‘‘Everythingisnowundercon- NZchiefexecutiveSueChetwin concerned residents, both from Worley and Steve Cook says, and at the last inspection, the trol,’’Zhangsays.‘‘Iamtryingmy sayscomplaintsaboutticket Bayview and nearby communi- whiletheydidn’tliveinGlendhu sedimentcontrolappearedtobe best,andthewholeprojectwillbe resellershavebeenontherise ties,attheprotest. Rd, they are ‘‘emotionally working,Pearcesays. finished before the winter bothhereandoverseas.Survey Local board member Anne- attached’’ to the health of Albany-based developer Won- months.’’ resultswillbeusedtoidentify problemsintheticketresale marketandwhatneedstobe Shore company delivers donations donetoprotectconsumers. ConsumerNZisinvitinganyone whohasboughtaticketthrough aresalesitetocompletethe organisation’sonlinesurveyat ZIZISPARKS Barbersentonesmallloadto consumer.org.nz. EdgecumbeonApril21,drivenby MarkoBarberisn’tastrangerto his70-year-oldfather. YOUTHINVOLVED helpingthoseinneed. ‘‘They[Barber’sparents]hada Morethan200applicationswere TheTakapunaresidenthelped lotofbabystuffinthebackofthe receivedforthe21-member withfloodreliefinQueenslandin truckandtheygaveittoayoung AucklandCouncilYouthAdvisory 2011andisbackatithelpingthe mum.Shewasalmostintears.’’ Panel.Thepanelwillbemadeup peopleofEdgecumbe. BarberandhiswifeIientooka ofpeoplebetween16and24 Barber,ownsasmalldelivery larger load to the Bay of Plenty fromAuckland’s21localboards. andremovaltruckcompanyand townonApril22. Itsroleistoofferadviceonthe toldthecommunityifanyonehad Theyplantomakeathirdrun council’sregionalpolicies,plans goodstodonatetoEdgecumbe,he atanotherdate. andstrategies,reflectingthe wouldrunatrucktothetown. ‘‘We’re blessed to have our interestofyoungpeoplein ‘‘Whenthefloodinghappened, businesssoforusit’saboutbeing Auckland.AucklandCouncil I decided we’re only small but able to help and give to a com- panelsprincipaladvisorAustin we’d donate what we could to munityinneed,’’Markosays. Kimsaidsuccessfulapplicants help,’’Barbersays. Donationsforthetownstruck servedathree-yearterm,and HeputapostonFacebookand byfloodinginearlyApril,ranged wouldbepaid$173foreach donationsfloodedinfromaround from clothing and furniture to meeting,orworkshopthey thecity.PolicefromOtahuhualso foodandlinenandweredropped attended.Thefinalpanelis contacted Barber to add goods attheEdgecumbeWarMemorial OwnerofNoProbsDeliveryMarkoBarberandhisdogLouis.Markois announcedinMay. donatedatthestationtohisload. Hall. deliveringdonatedgoodstoEdgecumbeforfloodrelief. ZIZISPARKS/FAIRFAXNZ WE PUT OUR WEIGHT BEHIND #buythisbeachnz C4 NORToH SHORnE TIMEvS, APReIL 27, 2r017 sations stuff.co.nz GET IN TOUCH ONLINE ‘‘Motel emergency housing costing ‘‘Seedy motels does not seem like a good we $18,000 per week on the North Shore’’ you environment for children, but I guess it's say say better than sleeping in a car.’’ TrishGrainger,Devonport Minimise risking losing your tools ONLINECHATTER Motelemergencyhousing costing$18,000perweekon theNorthShore: SENIORSERGEANTWENDY streetandupresidential ofuniqueidentifiersonpower 400homesarebeingsoldto PICKERING driveways.Somevehicleshave toolsismorerobustasserial commerciallyinNorthcote,yet toolsstolenfromthemwhilston numberscanberemoved. weareoperatinglikethis. Hundredsofthousandsofdollars’ worksites.Veryfewtrade SelectaDNAisamarkingsystem, ShananHalbert,viaTwitter worthofhandandpowertoolsare vehiclesareequippedwithalarms similartodatadots.Policeare reportedstolenannuallyinthe includingmotionandglassbreak equippedwithspeciallightsthat WaitemataDistrict. detectorsorsecuretoollock canidentifyifpropertyismarked. Theftoftoolsisbecominga boxes,andmanyoftheresidential Beingabletopositively commonproblem,whethertaken gardenshedsarenotadequately identifystolenpropertyinthe fromconstructionsites,trade securedorlocked.On possessionofsomeoneelsethen vehiclesorgardensheds. constructionsites,containersare allowsPolicetotrackdownthe Alargeamountofpowertools normallyconsideredidealforsite ownerandchargethesuspect. arestolenfromresidentialgarden toolandequipmentlockups; Withoutanyformofproperty shedsincludingmanybuilders’ however,thesecontainersare identificationthepolice’sjobis vehicleswhicharebrokeninto onlyasgoodastheirlocksand thatmuchharderandoftenthe HAVEYOURSAY andtoolsstolen.Anumberof anysurroundingsecurity. Labellingtoolsandrecordingserial offendercannotbecharged.SNAP Lettersshouldnotexceed250 trailersarealsostolen.Police Fortradespeopleitiscertainly numbersmakespolice’sworkeasier. (SerialNumberAction wordsandmusthavefullname, believethattheperpetratorsare worthinvestinginextrasecurity Partnership)isaninitiativeofthe residentialaddressandphone wellorganisedandactivelytarget forvehicles.Insuranceclaim immobiliserspreventingthe NZPolicewhereyoucanregister number.Theeditorreservesthe worksites,tradevehiclesand deductiblesforcommercialtool vehiclebeingstolen,butthisdoes yourpropertyserialnumbersand righttoedit,abridgeorwithholdany residentialpropertiesthatarenot theftsareabout$1000somany notprotectthevehiclecontents. providethesetothepoliceifthe correspondencewithout wellsecured.Themajorityofthe theftsaresimplynotclaimedfor. Powertoolswilloftenhave itemsarestolen.Thisisafree explanation.Lettersmaybereferred stolenpropertyisnotrecovered. 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Caringprofessionalstaff,Onsitechapels Prearrangedfuneralplans,Prepaidfuneral options,MonumentalandHeadstones EastCoastBays.Ph(09)4795956 HibiscusCoast.Ph(09)4267950 TRAVEL • HEALTH LIFESTYLE FR_840 FAMILY • RECIPES stuff.co.nz APRIL 27, 2017, NORTH SHORE TIMES 7 Seven car parks worth Partyallinthenameofpupils’playground Afundraisingpartyhashelpedslide ataskmadepleasantwitha‘‘Shake, more than $1 million somefundstowardanewplayground RattleandRoll’’FUNdraisingPartyata forTakapunaPrimarySchool. houseonTakapunaBeachonApril1. Theschool’soldplaygroundhadto Thetheeventwasattendedby bedismantledlastyeartomakeway about200parents,friendsand foranewbuilding-ablockof10new sponsors,whoenjoyedplayinggames LAINEMOGER classrooms.Theblock,designedto anddancingtoaliveband. increasecapacityandreplaceold Theparty,combinedwithan BusinessownersinBirkenhead prefabclassrooms,issettobe onlineauction,managedtoraise say they would rather turn finishedlaterthisyear. $30,000,thankstogenerous awaya$1millionupgradethan Buttheschool’sParentTeacher donationsfromthelocalcommunity. losesevencarparks. Associationhasbeenleftwithraising Thenextfundraisingeventwillbe Kaipatiki Local Board voted about$125,000foranewplayground, aschoolfaironNovember4. onadesignfortheBirkenhead’s BirkenheadTown Highbury Corner upgrades at CentreAssociation itsApril19boardmeeting. chairmanPeteTaylor saysplanned Thecontentiousplansforthe beautificationcomesat area around the main round- theexpenseoflocal aboutwillshavesevencarparks businesses. fromthemainstreet’sshops. LAINEMOGER/FAIRFAX Birkenhead Town Centre AssociationchairmanPeteTay- lor said,at theboard meeting, in something that will have a nessesfromthestart. this result is really negative impact on local busi- Oursurveyshowed54outof disappointingandconcerning. nesses.’’ 56 businesses say they don’t ‘‘Our research shows each Highbury Corner is where wantanyupgrades,hesaid. main street car park is worth Birkenhead Ave, Hinemoa St Local board member Paula 2650 $3000 per week to local busi- andMokoiaRdmeetataround- Gillonsaidshewas’’struggling’’ nesses,’’Taylorsaid. about. These most recent toseehowthisupgradewould ‘‘We are talking around a upgradesfollowonfromthe129 be detrimental to businesses, milliondollarsinpureincome parking space expansion to with the amount of people it perannumbeingtakingoutof Rawenecarpark,andthebuild- wouldencourage. the town centre’s revenue, for ing of lookout, Kaimataara o However,Taylorsaidtherev- pedestrians and beautification, WaiManawa. enue lost can not be replaced IINNSSTTAALLLLEEDD IINN YYOOUURR LLOOUUNNGGEE andIthinkthat’sshocking,’’he NorthShoreCouncillorRich- withfootvisitorsonly. said. ardHillssaidmajorcommunity Local board member Ann NZsbiggestsellingheatpumpseries Taylor added the design consultation during planning Hartleysaidtheaccusationthat GE50(5.8KW)fullyinstalledprice*optionalWi-Fi$220extra ignored expert advice and showed60percentofthepublic people won’t walk 100 metres woulddamagethelivelihoodof submissionswereinfavourof from Rawene car park to the Ask us about our ducted heat pump solutions businessesinthearea. theupgradeplans. maincentreis‘‘nonsense’’. ‘‘The[association]members Taylor said the objection ‘‘Birkenheaddoesnothavea Albany Heat Pumps: Todd 027 492 1270 wspoeunltdelrsaetwhherereth,ethmanontoeyinvweasst abgeaenincsotnlsoissitnegntcfarrompathrkesbuhsais- pmaersksi.n’’gproblem.‘‘Thisisjusta 09 41w5w0w5.0a3lb|aFnryeheepahtopnuem0p8s0.0co9.2n7z 628 AU-7441562BA Retirement Villages Join us for morning tea and a tour of Bupa Hugh Green Retirement Village. At Hugh Green Retirement Village, we offer brand new one and two bedroom apartments and excellent community facilities, including a heated swimming pool and a gym. Our lovely one and two bedroom apartments are priced from $380,000 to $680,000. Plus Hugh Green Care Home is conveniently located right next door. Enjoy a tasty morning tea and a tour of Hugh Green Retirement Village on Wednesday 3 May, 10.30am. Please RSVP to Peter by Tuesday 2 May on 476 1602 to reserve your spot. 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