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EDITION #23<br />
SEPTEMBER 2016<br />
<strong>275</strong> times<br />
<strong>275</strong><br />
Māngere’s<br />
times<br />
Our stories, our people, our Māngere<br />
Kōrero paki ō tatou, Tāngata ō tatou, Ngā Hau Māngere ō tatou<br />
Free!<br />
Your candidates for Auckland Council (Left to right): Efeso Collins (Labour), Brendan Corbett (ROCC - Respect Our Community Campaign),<br />
Alf Filipaina (Labour), So’oalo Setu Mua (Auckland Future) & Ika Tameifuna (Auckland Future)<br />
SPECIAL ELECTION ISSUE<br />
Māngere deserves two strong voices on Auckland Council.<br />
Who will YOU choose?<br />
There are five candidates<br />
standing in the current<br />
elections to represent<br />
the Manukau Ward on<br />
the Auckland Council.<br />
The Manukau Ward<br />
includes Māngere,<br />
Papatoetoe and Ōtara.<br />
In alphabetical order, the candidates<br />
are: Efeso Collins for Labour, Brendan<br />
Corbett from ROCC (Respect Our<br />
Community Campaign), Alf Filipaina<br />
(Labour), plus So’oalo Setu Mua<br />
and Ika Tameifuna from National<br />
Party-aligned Auckland Future.<br />
The two candidates who gain<br />
the most votes will become our<br />
Manukau Ward councillors.<br />
So, which are the two candidates<br />
most likely to take a strong stand for<br />
our community here in Māngere?<br />
The team at <strong>275</strong> <strong>Times</strong> asked the<br />
candidates if they intend to actively<br />
promote seven important issues<br />
facing Māngere people today. Their<br />
responses are published below.<br />
We encourage you to consider<br />
which two candidates will best<br />
stand up for our community<br />
as you cast your votes.<br />
Remember: Postal voting opens<br />
on 16 <strong>September</strong> and closes at<br />
midday on Saturday, 8 October.<br />
OUR QUESTIONS<br />
We asked the candidates whether<br />
they will advocate to:<br />
1. Protect Ihumatao from the<br />
proposed SHA62 development?<br />
COLLINS: Yes. I am committed<br />
to the protection of Ihumatao for<br />
its historic and cultural value to<br />
the community. I am also keen to<br />
ensure that local iwi and residents<br />
are consulted closely in relation to<br />
any developments in the future. I<br />
propose to write to the Minister to<br />
review the decision on SHA62.<br />
CORBETT: Yes. ROCC is absolutely<br />
committed to ensuring that the<br />
unique historic and geological<br />
area of Ihumatao is protected in<br />
perpetuity. Ihumatao is where Pacific<br />
Islanders became Māori over a<br />
period of 1000 years. This area is a<br />
priceless taonga for mana whenua<br />
and what we now see as green,<br />
open space is a mere fragment of<br />
the complex rural landscape that<br />
nurtured Māori for many centuries<br />
and Pākehā in more recent times.<br />
Our Manukau community has<br />
shown massive support for the<br />
retention of this land as green<br />
space in our ever-intensifying urban<br />
areas. The owners of this land<br />
turned down a Council offer of $6.5<br />
million to buy the land and retain<br />
it as part of the historic reserve.<br />
I will drive the campaign at Council<br />
level to protect Ihumatao.<br />
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WHAT’S INSIDE: P4: Manukau NetHui P5: Korean Language Week P10: Use your Lunar Calendar
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Filling<br />
the soup pot<br />
from the<br />
soil up<br />
Members of the Tiare Taina<br />
Kuki Airani Group (Tivaevae<br />
sewing group) have been<br />
taking time out from their<br />
stitching to focus on reducing<br />
waste and producing food<br />
at the soup kitchen they run<br />
on Mondays at Whare Koa,<br />
the Māngere Community<br />
House in Robertson Rd.<br />
The new community garden project<br />
has been supported by Therese<br />
Mangos, a Community Facilitator<br />
with the Compost Collective, an<br />
Auckland Council initiative which<br />
aims to get people into composting.<br />
Therese has been teaching the value<br />
of composting through workshops<br />
using bokashi (fermentation buckets),<br />
worm farms, and the building of<br />
Below (Left to right): Enthusiastic no-dig gardeners Papa Mii, Alofa Sepu, Fuatino Sepu,<br />
and Eric Sepu, with Compost Collective Community Facilitator Therese Mangos<br />
WITH COMPLIMENTS<br />
an outdoor compost bin using<br />
recovered heat-treated pallets.<br />
Last month, Therese set up<br />
some garden beds, using ‘Kiwi<br />
collars’ (metre square garden<br />
frames) which were donated<br />
by the Compost Collective.<br />
Therese says: “The Whare Koa<br />
whānau have been enthusiastically<br />
learning how to create a no-dig<br />
garden by just building up materials<br />
on top of the ground – like dead<br />
leaves, grass clippings, chicken<br />
manure, seaweed and food scraps.<br />
“The Whare Koa<br />
whanau have<br />
been learning<br />
how to create a<br />
no-dig garden.”<br />
Topped off with a couple of bags<br />
of compost from a local food<br />
collection trial, this all combines<br />
to provide nutrient-rich soil into<br />
which they have planted some<br />
vegetable seedlings (silverbeet,<br />
spinach, bok choy and celery). All<br />
good healthy ingredients for the<br />
soup pot in the months to come”.<br />
Therese is keen to share her love<br />
of composting and gardening<br />
to Pacific Communities through<br />
Compost Collective.<br />
Contact her on 021 905 961 or<br />
therese@compostcollective.org.nz<br />
Find out more about<br />
Compost Collective at<br />
www.compostcollective.org.nz<br />
- Auckland Council -<br />
WITH COMPLIMENTS<br />
Authorised by L Fuli, 7 Fulton Cres, Otara 09) 274-8263
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Members of Māngere PIPC Samoan Autalavou,<br />
including President Leituala Setefano (in grey sweatshirt)<br />
with their donations for Te Puea Marae.<br />
Putting words<br />
INTO ACTION<br />
‘How can we help those in need?’<br />
was the theme of the Māngere PIPC<br />
Samoan Autalavou (Youth Group)<br />
service last month - with a focus<br />
on putting words into action!<br />
Following the service, members of the<br />
group organised a collection of food and<br />
clothing and delivered the donated items<br />
to Te Puea Marae, Māngere Bridge.<br />
“We had seen on TV what was happening<br />
within our community of Māngere, so it was<br />
important to portray this message to our<br />
Autalavou and church, and get them on<br />
board to support this very good cause,”<br />
said group secretary Jane Vaueli.<br />
“This was such a humbling and eye opening<br />
experience for us, and we were able to see<br />
first hand the tremendous work that Te Puea<br />
Marae do in helping homeless families.”<br />
* * *<br />
The team at <strong>275</strong> <strong>Times</strong> salutes Te Puea<br />
Marae for their great efforts in helping<br />
homeless families this winter.<br />
Te Puea Marae is no longer receiving donations<br />
of goods and clothing, however the Manurewa<br />
Marae has now taken on this important work.<br />
#ROCCYOURVOTE<br />
CORBETT<br />
FOR COUNCIL<br />
Respect Our Community Campaign www.rocc.org.nz<br />
Authorised by E. Worman, 18 Linnet Place, Mangere, Authorised Auckland by E. Worman, 18 Linnet Place, Mangere, Auckland
4<br />
NetHui comes to Manukau<br />
In October, South Auckland<br />
will host the regional NetHui<br />
event at MIT in Manukau.<br />
NetHui bring people together to<br />
discuss anything and everything to do<br />
with the Internet, and they prioritise<br />
participation and interaction from<br />
attendees rather than traditional<br />
conference-style presenting.<br />
Topics can range from new<br />
technologies and apps; to using<br />
the internet in education, within<br />
specific cultural or geographic<br />
settings, or to tackle issues; to<br />
discussing new online movements<br />
– really anything of interest to the<br />
community attending the event.<br />
The NetHui organisers encourage<br />
anyone with an interest in the Internet<br />
to attend. The event isn’t just for<br />
people working in IT, it’s suitable<br />
for anyone that wants to talk about<br />
the Internet - whether you know<br />
how to write code or can barely<br />
use Facebook on your phone.<br />
All that matters is you are interested<br />
in tech and the way the Internet is<br />
changing New Zealanders’ lives.<br />
In the past, NetHui have been<br />
three-day events in the CBDs of<br />
the major cities, but the group<br />
that organises the hui, InternetNZ,<br />
wanted to recognise the interest<br />
and innovation happening in the<br />
digital space all across the country.<br />
“NetHui is for anyone<br />
that wants to talk<br />
about the Internet...”<br />
South Auckland was chosen to be one<br />
of three regional hosts because of<br />
the amount of digital innovation and<br />
activity happening across the region.<br />
Both Manukau Institute of Technology<br />
(MIT) and The Southern Initiative<br />
(TSI) are working to support South<br />
Aucklanders in the digital space<br />
and encouraged InternetNZ to hold<br />
the regional NetHui in Manukau.<br />
“Harnessing the power of the<br />
internet is a fantastic way for South<br />
Aucklanders to connect, innovate<br />
and create opportunities, TSI is also<br />
looking at using digital technologies to<br />
create and enable long-term, positive<br />
change here,” says Gael Surgenor,<br />
director of Social Innovation at TSI.<br />
NetHui South Auckland will be held at<br />
the Manukau Institute of Technology<br />
on 15 October, and all South<br />
Aucklanders are invited to attend.<br />
For more information visit the<br />
NetHui website at <strong>2016.</strong>nethui.nz<br />
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Korean language week<br />
at Mangere Central School<br />
It was all about the kimchi,<br />
the taekwondo and<br />
the “Annyoung haseyo”<br />
in August, as Māngere<br />
Central School held its first<br />
Korean Language Week.<br />
The ‘Korean Whānau’, a language and<br />
cultural class attended by a range<br />
of students, wanted to share their<br />
learning and celebrate this unique<br />
culture with the rest of the school.<br />
They were led by their teacher, Karina<br />
Powys-Calder-Watson, who fell in love<br />
with Korean culture while teaching at<br />
an elementary school in South Korea.<br />
The main event, a Korean Cultural<br />
Day, was made possible through<br />
funding from ASIA NZ, supported by<br />
the Korean Education Centre, and<br />
parts of the day were filmed and will<br />
screen on a local Korean channel.<br />
Activities included playing traditional<br />
Korean games, trying on traditional<br />
clothing, and a Taekwondo lesson.<br />
There was a noticeable connection<br />
between the tutors and the students<br />
and many commented that it<br />
was a very special experience.<br />
The volunteers and 480-odd students<br />
thoroughly enjoyed the event, with the<br />
learning immeasurable for both parties.<br />
The activities were run by the Korean<br />
Education Centre who provided all of<br />
the resources and organised volunteers<br />
from the Korean community in Auckland.<br />
Māngere Central School wishes<br />
to thank ASIA NZ for funding our<br />
‘unofficial’ Korean language week<br />
and the Korean Education Centre:<br />
Yoomi Won and Daniel Hyun.<br />
The event was a first for both the<br />
school and the Korean Education<br />
Centre and it marks the beginning<br />
of a beautiful friendship.
6<br />
MĀNGERE’S VOICES ON COUNCIL: WHO WILL YOU CHOOSE?<br />
>> Continued from Cover page.<br />
FILIPAINA: As people would know,<br />
the only person who can revoke<br />
SHA62 is Minister Nick Smith and<br />
I will support any correspondence<br />
asking for the Minister to reconsider<br />
his decision not to revoke.<br />
I have already advocated that the<br />
voice of mana whenua has to be<br />
heard and will continue to do so.<br />
MUA & TAMEIFUNA: The Council<br />
has already made its decisions on<br />
this. There is no process for a single<br />
councillor to overturn a decision<br />
made by Council, but we can happily<br />
meet with SOUL (Save Our Unique<br />
Landscape) to discuss their concerns<br />
and ensure that their voice is heard.<br />
2. Consider a trial period<br />
of fare-free public transport<br />
in South Auckland to help<br />
cut traffic congestion?<br />
COLLINS: Yes, I would definitely<br />
consider a free public transport trial<br />
period. This is motivated by freeing up<br />
our roads but also for the economic<br />
benefit of Manukau residents who<br />
are more often than not, of lower<br />
socio-economic backgrounds.<br />
CORBETT: Yes. To achieve the best<br />
return on our huge investment<br />
in commuter rail we need it to<br />
be so attractive to commuters<br />
that they will leave their cars and<br />
choose rail and bus as the default<br />
way to get around Auckland.<br />
If rail and bus use is not maximised<br />
we will be faced with extraordinarily<br />
expensive pressure to build more<br />
roads. The East-West Link between<br />
State Highway 1 at Ōtāhuhu and State<br />
Highway 20 at Onehunga/Māngere<br />
Bridge is estimated to cost $1.5 billion.<br />
This will speed the journey between<br />
congestion at Ōtāhuhu to congestion<br />
on Māngere Bridge at Onehunga<br />
and do nothing to reduce the<br />
number of cars on the road - and<br />
may even encourage more cars.<br />
We have been experimenting with<br />
free travel for seniors with the Gold<br />
Card and it has been a wonderful,<br />
positive, life changing policy.<br />
Many young school-leavers face<br />
economic obstacles travelling to<br />
work or training opportunities. Free<br />
travel could have a major impact<br />
for these young workers gaining<br />
employment across the city.<br />
Auckland commuters are aware<br />
of the congestion load when<br />
schools and universities are open.<br />
Free train and bus travel for all<br />
students could arguably reduce<br />
congestion by 20 to 25 %. To build<br />
25% new roading capacity would<br />
be an astronomical amount.<br />
Let’s be creative with our community<br />
assets. I see public transport as how<br />
we move around modern cities.<br />
This is why I will advocate for a trial<br />
of free travel on trains and buses.<br />
FILIPAINA: This has already been<br />
discussed around the Council<br />
table and for public transport to<br />
be free in South Auckland, we<br />
need at least another $28 million<br />
to come from ratepayers or taxes.<br />
I am unsure if our ratepayers<br />
would want to pay the extra.<br />
If the residents of the Manukau Ward<br />
wish me to advocate for this, I will.<br />
MUA & TAMEIFUNA: Auckland<br />
Transport has just conducted a<br />
review of public transport fares.<br />
We will be monitoring closely the<br />
effects that fare reductions such as<br />
these have on getting more people<br />
out of cars and into buses and trains.<br />
We need a lot more investment<br />
in a range of transport initiatives<br />
over the next three years, and<br />
getting Auckland moving again<br />
will be a major priority of ours.<br />
3. Increase affordable housing?<br />
COLLINS: Absolutely. This is pivotal<br />
to a civil, caring and decent society.<br />
CORBETT: Yes. Possibly the most<br />
pressing issue in Manukau and<br />
Auckland in general is the availability<br />
and cost of renting or buying a home.<br />
It is outrageous that homelessness,<br />
and sleeping rough or in cars, has<br />
been tolerated by WINZ and Council<br />
agencies. Private construction<br />
companies will not build low-cost<br />
housing. Council and government<br />
agencies must fund and project<br />
manage the urgent construction<br />
of emergency housing.<br />
Leaving volunteer groups and Marae<br />
to do the work of government is<br />
criminal neglect. Affordable housing<br />
is possible and examples such as<br />
the Waimahia Estate at Manurewa<br />
demonstrate how this can be done.<br />
Thousands of tradespeople are<br />
being trained across Auckland by<br />
schools, polytechs and private<br />
training providers and with some<br />
coordination they could be the<br />
workforce that will help deliver the<br />
thousands of houses needed.<br />
I will advocate in council to support<br />
groups working to solve this issue.<br />
FILIPAINA: I have advocated for<br />
affordable housing across the region<br />
but like everything else when you are<br />
dealing with regional issues, you are<br />
just one vote amongst 21 people.<br />
MUA & TAMEIFUNA: Auckland has<br />
not built enough houses for the last<br />
30 years. This has meant that housing<br />
has become unaffordable for far too<br />
many Aucklanders. The Unitary Plan<br />
provides for 420,000 more houses to<br />
be built. Auckland Future has been<br />
supportive of the Unitary Plan since<br />
the Independent Hearings Panels<br />
reported back. The only way to make<br />
housing more affordable for more<br />
Aucklanders is to increase the supply<br />
of housing. Auckland Future has a<br />
range of initiatives to make sure that<br />
the Council delivers on its plan.<br />
4. Extend rail services<br />
to the airport?<br />
COLLINS: Yes. I still can’t understand<br />
why this hasn’t been done to this<br />
point in our history. I also support<br />
a heavy rail option to the airport.<br />
CORBETT: Yes. This is a critically<br />
important piece of infrastructure.<br />
Auckland Airport has accepted the<br />
reality of how a modern airport<br />
of this scale should operate and is<br />
building a railway station into the<br />
new terminal as we speak. They<br />
are yet to decide if it will be light<br />
or heavy rail but it will be rail.<br />
I will advocate to get a commitment<br />
from Council to build the airport<br />
branch line heavy rail from either<br />
Wiri or Onehunga. This must be<br />
decided and implemented now.<br />
FILIPAINA: I am on public<br />
record for supporting the heavy<br />
rail option to the airport.
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Which candidates will support the community campaign to save Ihumatao from the SHA housing project?<br />
MUA & TAMEIFUNA: There are<br />
many projects that Auckland needs<br />
to get underway to get Auckland<br />
moving again. Many of these come<br />
from the Unitary Plan, which is an<br />
integrated housing, transport, and<br />
infrastructure plan for Auckland.<br />
If a rail service to the airport<br />
stacks up economically, then we<br />
will support it, but it has to be<br />
judged alongside all the other big<br />
infrastructure needs that Auckland<br />
has over the next twenty years.<br />
5. Uphold local democracy?<br />
COLLINS: Yes. As a chair of a local<br />
board I am keenly aware of the views<br />
of local residents and am committed<br />
to ensuring that their views are heard<br />
and that they are provided with full<br />
and unprejudiced information.<br />
CORBETT: Yes. Our modern<br />
society is built on a foundation of<br />
democracy. We must ensure that<br />
tradition continues and flourishes.<br />
With recent government legislation,<br />
for example, the Special Housing<br />
Area Act 2013 removed the<br />
right of communities to be<br />
notified or to be able to object<br />
to zone changes for housing.<br />
The Local Government Act 2002<br />
Amendment Bill (No 2). will give the<br />
government the ability to appoint<br />
directors of Council Controlled<br />
Organisations (e.g. Watercare) instead<br />
of elected local representatives having<br />
that role. That’s hardly council control.<br />
The Government’s preoccupation<br />
with privatising public infrastructure<br />
will remove local accountability<br />
and decision making. The ability<br />
of Local Boards to advocate for<br />
their communities is also under<br />
huge pressure. The courageous<br />
Māngere/Ōtāhuhu Board was<br />
recently prevented by the Auckland<br />
Governing Body from objecting to<br />
the issuing of Liquor Licences in<br />
Māngere. The Chair, Lydia Sosene,<br />
was forced to pursue the case in<br />
a private capacity. In no way does<br />
this situation represent a model<br />
of effective local democracy.<br />
These attacks on basic democratic<br />
functions of our local bodies<br />
must be resisted strongly. I will<br />
advocate for strengthening the<br />
role of Local Boards and hold the<br />
Democracy Services division of<br />
Auckland Council to account.<br />
FILIPAINA: Yes. The Māngere-<br />
Ōtāhuhu Local Board is your<br />
local voice and they will<br />
continue to be that.<br />
MUA & TAMEIFUNA: We are<br />
deeply committed to ensuring that<br />
local democracy is maintained<br />
and strengthened, and that<br />
our communities are able to<br />
express their views and that<br />
Council hears our voice.<br />
6. Restrict liquor<br />
& gaming outlets?<br />
COLLINS: Totally. Liquor stores and<br />
pokie machines are an indictment<br />
on our Manukau area and South<br />
Auckland has more of these than<br />
other parts of Auckland. This is<br />
unacceptable and the poor are being<br />
preyed on by ruthless business<br />
owners and poor laws that allow for<br />
this. I have this term advanced the<br />
need to review District Licensing<br />
Committee (DLC) hearings so that<br />
community voices are heard and not<br />
made to feel belittled and intimidated.<br />
CORBETT: Yes. These businesses<br />
offering liquor and pokie machines<br />
are destroying people’s lives and have<br />
a huge negative impact on family<br />
and community welfare. We do not<br />
need a liquor store and a pokie outlet<br />
in every community shopping area.<br />
Our communities must decide where<br />
and how many of these outlets<br />
should be allowed, not the Liquor and<br />
Gaming industry as is happening now.<br />
Only 10% of the money generated in<br />
the pokies in Manukau is distributed<br />
to organisations in Manukau. Once<br />
again our community is being<br />
exploited and impoverished.<br />
I will advocate for community board<br />
control of licensing these outlets.<br />
FILIPAINA: Yes. I supported the<br />
Local Boards in their advocacy for<br />
a stronger voice in regards to the<br />
District Licensing Committee.<br />
MUA & TAMEIFUNA: This is<br />
an issue that frequently comes<br />
up when we are speaking to<br />
church-based communities and<br />
door knocking in Manukau.<br />
We strongly support the right of local<br />
communities to play an active part<br />
in the decisions about the number<br />
and density of liquor and gaming<br />
outlets in our communities.<br />
7. Upgrade community facilities?<br />
COLLINS: All our community facilities<br />
need to be well maintained and I<br />
have experienced a few in Ōtara that<br />
are desperately due for upgrading.<br />
Our locals deserve the best facilities<br />
which extend libraries, sports fields,<br />
community halls and the like.<br />
CORBETT: Yes. We must be creative<br />
and holistic in addressing how we<br />
keep our communities healthy,<br />
positive and safe. Well-funded and<br />
well maintained facilities are essential<br />
to achieving a good quality of life and<br />
a liveable city of vibrant communities.<br />
FILIPAINA: [No response]<br />
MUA & TAMEIFUNA: We will always<br />
support the development of the<br />
community facilities in Manukau. We<br />
believe we can do a lot better, through<br />
better representation at the Council<br />
table and better representation on<br />
our Local Boards to ensure that<br />
Manukau is getting a fair share<br />
of community facility funding.
8<br />
Reach new heights in trades<br />
It’s a common fact that many of our Māori and Pasifika young people are<br />
practical, hands-on learners who learn by doing; this is a great way to gain<br />
skills and learn a trade.<br />
By Dale Williams<br />
The Southern Initiative,<br />
through the Māori & Pasifika<br />
Trades Training programme,<br />
offers completely fees-free<br />
trades training that assists<br />
Māori and Pasifika aged<br />
16-40 years to become<br />
qualified in a trade.<br />
Opportunities are<br />
available to enter into an<br />
apprenticeship and become<br />
sustainably employed in the<br />
infrastructure, construction,<br />
horticulture, automotive<br />
and electrical industries.<br />
The Māori & Pasifika Trades<br />
Training programmes<br />
include work readiness, free<br />
driver-licence training, and<br />
a $1000 tools grant upon<br />
completion of training and<br />
once into employment.<br />
Trainees also benefit<br />
from employer links and<br />
exposure to the various<br />
trade-related industries.<br />
Currently, we have 33<br />
young women enrolled<br />
in The Southern Initiative<br />
Māori & Pasifika Trades<br />
Training programmes,<br />
and these trainees will<br />
be given opportunities to<br />
engage with our employers<br />
throughout their training.<br />
Employers have explained<br />
that there is a shortage of<br />
female trainees within the<br />
trades industries, and we<br />
collectively support raising<br />
the participation of female<br />
Māori and Pasifika aged<br />
16-40 into trades as an<br />
alternative career option.<br />
Discover your<br />
potential by learning<br />
a trade – what have<br />
you got to lose?<br />
When I visited Skills<br />
Update last month, I spoke<br />
to Sapphire Rauwhero-<br />
Ashworth, a female<br />
trainee enrolled in the<br />
automotive programme<br />
at the Māngere Branch.<br />
When I asked what<br />
she enjoyed most<br />
about the programme,<br />
her response was:<br />
“My automotive tutor<br />
inspires me to learn the<br />
skills needed for the trade.<br />
He is supportive and makes<br />
me want to learn and come<br />
to the course every day”.<br />
She continued to explain<br />
that “Being able to work<br />
with engines and going to<br />
an automotive workshop<br />
in the weekends helps<br />
me put into practice<br />
what is learnt in class”.<br />
The automotive<br />
programmes are currently<br />
being delivered at the<br />
Skills Update Training<br />
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visit our website: www.<br />
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Email: officeadmin@bader.school.nz<br />
www.bader.school.nz<br />
Above: The team from Manukau City AFC<br />
CONGRATULATIONS<br />
Manukau City AFC!<br />
Manukau City AFC, which is based at Walter<br />
Massey Park in Māngere, is celebrating the final<br />
stages of a successful 2016 campaign, having<br />
won promotion to Division 1 of the Northern<br />
Regional Football League for next season.<br />
The team is also likely to take home the Championship<br />
title this year - at the time of writing they have just<br />
one game left. Congratulations to all involved!!
Cultural brothers<br />
& sisters at Bader<br />
Intermediate<br />
Community is everything,<br />
and we are blessed that<br />
Māngere has both a<br />
strong, unique identity<br />
and a cultural richness<br />
not seen anywhere<br />
else in New Zealand.<br />
In the spirit of building great<br />
communities, Sir Douglas Bader<br />
Intermediate and Māngere College<br />
have been working together more<br />
than ever to develop stronger<br />
links between the schools.<br />
One of the great initiatives to emerge<br />
is the tuakana-teina relationship, or<br />
big brother/sister supporting and<br />
guiding our younger students.<br />
Every week, a dedicated group<br />
of Māngere College students<br />
(Winners of the Samoan stage at<br />
Polyfest) tutor the Diversity Team<br />
at Sir Douglas Bader Intermediate<br />
in Pasfika dance and song.<br />
Danita Samuelu, Mema Futi,<br />
Fiapai Leota, Mike Sanerivi Pio<br />
and Clarance Soti dedicate their<br />
time and skill to supporting the<br />
talents of the students at Bader<br />
Intermediate, who hope to follow<br />
in their footsteps and represent<br />
Māngere College on the main stage<br />
at Polyfest in years to come.<br />
This is a great example of not only<br />
how the two schools have come<br />
together to support each other, but<br />
also the selfless commitment of older<br />
students supporting young people to<br />
explore and be proud of their culture<br />
and identity; while providing them<br />
with great community role models.<br />
Sia Halatanu and Pesi Tevaga,<br />
students at Bader Intermediate agree<br />
that the students from Māngere<br />
College make the learning fun. “They<br />
teach us things that we haven’t learnt<br />
before, so its new and exciting.”<br />
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Cameron (27), has recently gained his learner licence after<br />
four attempts. So, what made the difference this time?<br />
“The way Koia, the Behind The<br />
Wheel tutor, explained things helped<br />
– and the after-work classroom<br />
environment,” he explains.<br />
Cameron admits that in the past<br />
he’s driven without a licence due<br />
to pressure from friends and family.<br />
He’s had three cars impounded and<br />
received hefty fines: “Four hundred<br />
bucks every time!” Then he’s had<br />
to pay to get the cars released<br />
after 28 days. “If you don’t have<br />
the cash up front, the price [for<br />
the storage fees] keeps going up”,<br />
he says. “It’s just a massive hassle<br />
and very costly, especially when<br />
you have a family to support”.<br />
Cameron recommends other<br />
young people ignore the pressure<br />
-“it’s not worth the risk”- and join a<br />
driving course to get their licence:<br />
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Above: Behind The Wheel tutor Koia<br />
(right) congratulates Cameron (left)<br />
on receiving his learner licence.<br />
have the right licence. But it’s<br />
also important to keep them safe.<br />
Remember, you’re not only asking<br />
them to do something illegal but<br />
also putting them in an unsafe<br />
position. Let’s come together to<br />
look after our young people and<br />
find a safer option that doesn’t<br />
involve them breaking the law.<br />
ÊÊIf you’re a young person feeling<br />
the pressure to break the rules<br />
of your licence or even drive<br />
without one, remind those who are<br />
pressuring you that you could face<br />
a fine of $100 and 35 demerit points.<br />
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conditions puts our young people<br />
and others on the road in danger.<br />
That’s why it’s important we help<br />
them to cope with any pressure to<br />
break these conditions – we can<br />
do this by role-playing or talking<br />
through what they might do to<br />
be prepared for these situations.<br />
Find out more about local driving courses at www.behindthewheel.<br />
nz or on Facebook@behindthewheelmangere<br />
9
10<br />
Eating healthy,<br />
staying healthy<br />
By Justine Skilling<br />
Waste Minimisation Facilitator<br />
Talking Rubbish, ME Family Services<br />
Hari Narayan is a Māngere local with<br />
a wealth of gardening wisdom, which<br />
he freely shares with his community.<br />
Originally from Fiji, Hari came<br />
to New Zealand with 23 years’<br />
experience in the forestry industry.<br />
His family loved life in New Zealand,<br />
and Hari decided to retrain in<br />
horticulture as his ticket to stay.<br />
After working in logging and having to<br />
wait 10 years for trees to grow, he loved<br />
being able to see vegetables harvested<br />
and eaten only six weeks after planting!<br />
Hari completed his studies at MIT<br />
and by the time he graduated, was<br />
already teaching on the course.<br />
His first job took him to an organic<br />
farm, where it became clear to him<br />
that if you wanted to grow healthy<br />
vegetables, you needed healthy soil.<br />
“Healthy soil, healthy vegetables,<br />
healthy people”, says Hari.<br />
This learning has all come together<br />
in his current roles: working as an<br />
educator with both Gardens for<br />
Health and the Compost Collective.<br />
Above: Hari Narayan offers free gardening<br />
and composting workshops in Māngere.<br />
“Health is wealth...<br />
We spend a lot of money on<br />
our health, but prevention<br />
is always better than cure.”<br />
In Māngere, Hari works closely<br />
with seven community gardens,<br />
where he runs gardening and<br />
composting workshops and teaches<br />
people how to feed their families<br />
from their own backyards.<br />
“If you grow your own, you know<br />
what’s going into the soil and<br />
what’s in your food”, says Hari.<br />
“You can avoid the chemicals that<br />
are going into growing the food<br />
that’s sold in supermarkets."<br />
People don’t need to spend lots<br />
of money on gardening, Hari<br />
believes. Growing in containers that<br />
you recycle from your home and<br />
making your own compost and<br />
fertiliser from your household food<br />
scraps works well and helps the<br />
environment at the same time.<br />
“We should be proud Kiwis trying to<br />
stop waste going into landfill”, he says.<br />
Hari believes that it’s important for<br />
us to look ahead at the future for<br />
our children. “If we start educating<br />
our kids now, the future will be very<br />
bright for everyone”, he says. “We<br />
need to rethink our health and go<br />
back to the way things were in our<br />
grandparents time. They had their<br />
own ‘supermarkets’ in their backyards<br />
and grew food without chemicals”.<br />
Hari’s workshops, through<br />
the Compost Collective and<br />
Gardens for Health, are free.<br />
Check out the websites below to<br />
find out about upcoming workshops,<br />
or contact Hari directly at Kiwi<br />
Garden & Composting Ltd (ph.<br />
021 029 17519), if you’d like him<br />
to come and run a workshop in<br />
your neighbourhood or group.<br />
“Health is wealth”, says Hari.<br />
“We spend a lot of money on<br />
our health, but prevention is<br />
always better than cure”.<br />
www.compostcollective.org.nz<br />
www.dpt.org.nz/ourprogrammes/garden-4-health<br />
RISING<br />
STARS<br />
By Ernestina Maro<br />
Ex-Māngere College students Gloria Aiono and Tolu Lesa are representing New Zealand<br />
in volleyball and gridiron respectively.<br />
Gloria has recently returned from Australia, where she has been playing for the New<br />
Zealand Women’s Volleyball team in preparation for the Asian Volleyball Championship.<br />
Tolu Lesa is an up-and-coming star from the gridiron fields of South Auckland,<br />
who has managed to claim a spot in the NZ Gridiron team.<br />
Both these athletes have worked extremely hard to get to where they are. Your<br />
community congratulates you and your families on your successes and wish you<br />
both all the very best in your endeavours.<br />
NZ Volleyball & Gridiron Reps: Gloria Aiono (bottom row, second from right) and Tolu Lesa (below).
11<br />
MARAMATAKA<br />
SEPTEMBER 2016<br />
B y Ayla Hoeta<br />
Our tupuna created<br />
the maramataka (moon<br />
calendar) based on three<br />
connected elements:<br />
the sky (Te Rangi), the<br />
land (Te Whenua) and<br />
the water (Te Moana).<br />
By observing the sky, the<br />
land and water, we can<br />
predict activities in our<br />
natural environment.<br />
In last month’s <strong>275</strong> <strong>Times</strong> we<br />
introduced the dial which<br />
helps set the activities for<br />
each day of the month.<br />
To set your dial:<br />
1. Cut out the two circles.<br />
2. Place the small circle inside<br />
the large one and put a pin<br />
through the middle of both.<br />
3. Now you need to set the month,<br />
which starts on Rākaunui.<br />
Rākaunui falls one day before<br />
the full moon (West Coast) and<br />
on the full moon (East Coast).<br />
4. This <strong>September</strong>, the full moon<br />
is on the 17th, so rotate the<br />
small dial to make the number<br />
‘16’ line up with Rākaunui on<br />
the big dial. You should see<br />
that <strong>September</strong> 1 falls on Tirea.<br />
The 9th is Huna and the good<br />
fishing Tangaroa days are on<br />
<strong>September</strong> 22, 23 and 24.<br />
Now you’ve set your dial, you<br />
can start looking at key days of<br />
the month such as high energy<br />
days: Ōturu, Rākaunui and Rākau<br />
Mātohi (<strong>September</strong> 15 - 17). High<br />
energy days are best for planning<br />
events that require a lot of energy<br />
or working outside, e.g. planting<br />
crops like hue, kamokamo,<br />
watermelon and pumpkins.<br />
Another recent event was the<br />
coming of spring (Koanga).<br />
In the maramataka this is<br />
predicted by the sighting of two<br />
stars that rise before day break<br />
in the eastern sky. These stars<br />
are Whakaahu Kerekere (Pollux)<br />
and Whakaahu Rangi (Castor).<br />
This year, both stars were visible<br />
from about August 24, therefore<br />
contrary to popular belief, spring<br />
actually began on August 24<br />
not the 1st of <strong>September</strong>.<br />
There are many tohu/signs<br />
in our natural environment -<br />
like the kohurangi. When the<br />
kohurangi starts to flower it’s a<br />
sign that we can start planting<br />
crops. This year it flowered<br />
in mid-July. Really early!<br />
These tohu continue to help us<br />
understand and predict what is<br />
happening around us. By keeping<br />
up with the maramataka we<br />
too should be able to do this.<br />
In next month’s column will have<br />
more explanations of each Māori<br />
name in the dial as we head into<br />
the seven periods of summer.<br />
#watchthisspace<br />
* * *<br />
If you’re enjoying learning about<br />
the maramataka, why not head<br />
along to the Wananga Tirotiro<br />
Whetu/Free Science & Stargazing<br />
Expo on Sept 7. See the Community<br />
Notices on page 12 for details.<br />
More than just books<br />
Beside the village green<br />
is Māngere East’s best<br />
kept secret – our local<br />
library. The library is one<br />
of three in the Māngere<br />
area and one of 55 in the<br />
wider Auckland region.<br />
Joining is easy and<br />
gives you access to<br />
the whole network.<br />
The friendly staff are<br />
always on hand to<br />
show you around the<br />
collection, which includes<br />
an extensive range of<br />
electronic resources.<br />
They also offer computer<br />
services including printing,<br />
copying and scanning - and<br />
you can now print directly<br />
from your personal devices.<br />
The library is an active<br />
part of our local<br />
community, celebrating<br />
the diversity of our local<br />
people through culturally<br />
specific collections and<br />
annual language weeks.<br />
The next focus is on<br />
the Tongan language,<br />
beginning 4 <strong>September</strong>.<br />
Drop in for the weekly<br />
activities, a warm place to<br />
study or cosy up with a<br />
book, or even just to have a<br />
chat – everyone is welcome<br />
at Māngere East Library.<br />
Run, stroll, cycle or<br />
drive on down – there’s<br />
so much more to the<br />
library than books!<br />
Check out these<br />
regular activities:<br />
Knitting & Craft Club:<br />
Thursday 10.30am<br />
Any level welcome;<br />
learn something new<br />
or bring along a current<br />
project to work on.<br />
Above: You always get a warm welcome from the<br />
librarians at the Māngere East Library<br />
Wriggle & Rhyme:<br />
Tuesdays 11am<br />
Brain development through<br />
active movement to music<br />
for mums and babies.<br />
After School Club:<br />
Mondays & Thursdays 4pm<br />
Games, crafts and<br />
activities for primary to<br />
intermediate age kids.
12<br />
Community Notices<br />
ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT (A2E)<br />
All the tools you need to get a job. The A2E programme is a<br />
relaxed, informal session held in the Māngere Town Centre<br />
Library at 10:30am on Friday mornings. Meet other locals and<br />
hear from employers and training agencies about opportunities<br />
and advice that can assist you in your job search. All ages and<br />
backgrounds welcome.<br />
COMIC BOOK MONTH: MANGERE BRIDGE LIBRARY<br />
Delve into the world of comics with Comic Book Craft on Friday<br />
9 Sept at 3:30pm, Superhero Sing-a-long Storytime on Friday 16<br />
Sept at 10:30am and Superhero Sunday on 25 Sept. For more<br />
info, check out the library’s website or Facebook page, pop in, or<br />
contact the library on 09 636 6797 or email:<br />
Mangerebridge.library@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz.<br />
WANANGA TIROTIRO WHETU<br />
FREE SCIENCE & STARGAZING EXPO<br />
An introduction to science combined with mātauranga Māori<br />
and mātauranga Pasifika. Join Rereata Makiha and colleagues<br />
from the Society of Māori Astronomy Research and Traditions<br />
for a public workshop on 7 Sept from 6:30pm - 9pm at MIT,<br />
above the Manukau Train Station. Contact David Rameka:<br />
david.rameka@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz.<br />
STRIVE SPRING CLEAN GARAGE SALE 2016<br />
A family and community event that attracts bargain-hunters<br />
from all over Auckland, and gives families, sports team, and<br />
community groups the opportunity to raise funds by selling<br />
things they no longer want. This year’s event will be held at Ngā<br />
Tapuwae Hall, 253 Buckland Rd, Māngere, on Saturday, 24 Sept,<br />
from 7am - midday. If you’d like to be a stallholder, call 09 255<br />
0144 or 021 0877 4234 or email matariki.strive@gmail.com.<br />
YOUNG WOMEN’S SUPPORT GROUP - MANGERE<br />
Grab your girls and come to this FREE support group - all<br />
welcome! Get to know other young women - share what’s up in<br />
your hood - learn new things - increase your self-confidence.<br />
Every Tuesday 4pm - 6pm at the Māngere East Community<br />
Centre. Contact Bonnie: 021-022-76486.<br />
MANGERE FRIENDSHIP GROUP<br />
Communicare Māngere run a Friendship Centre in Māngere.<br />
Weekly group meeting in the Netball Centre in Court Town<br />
Close opposite the Town Centre. Guests enjoy morning tea, light<br />
exercise, craft activities then some bingo and a cooked lunch<br />
from 9.30-12.30 for $6. Call 09 631-5968 for further information.<br />
Community notices are FREE for non-profit organisations.<br />
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