Local votes count

YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER | August 2016 | No.175
THE COATESVILLE CHRONICLE
Local votes count
With the local body elections taking
place on 8 October, Aucklanders
are only two months out from
electing a new Mayor, councillors
and local board representatives
and it seems there will be plenty of
changes ahead.
Roughly 100 people attended
the Coatesville Residents and
Ratepayers Association’s AGM on
6 July where two mayoral
candidates, Vic Crone and Mark
Thomas were guest speakers.
Crone is the ex-managing
director of Xero with a 20-year
career managing vast budgets in
the private sector. Thomas is a
member of the Orakei Local Board
with six years experience in local
government as well as a 20-year,
commercial career.
The thrust of both speakers’
presentations was Auckland
Council’s overspending and the
need for accountability and change.
As well as the bigger political
picture delivered by Crone and
Thomas at the AGM, Greg Sayers
announced his intention to run for
election as the Rodney Councillor.
Currently Penny Webster holds this
position.
The AGM also saw the CRRA
committee welcome aboard three
new members; France Komoroske,
Tertia Wildy and Iain Graham. (Neil
Baudinet and Lynn Chatfield have
also joined the committee) which
also inlcudes Rodney Local Board
member John McLean.
For the past six years McLean has
been Coatesville’s representative
on the Rodney Local Board and our
political voice at Council. McLean
has announced he may not be
running this year so in October
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Vic Crone
Coatesville voters could also be
electing a new representative to
this key role.
To help familiarise people with the
candidates, the CRRA is hosting a
Meet the Candidates event in the
Settlers Hall on Wednesday,
21 September.
By that time Auckland Council
will have announced its decision
on whether or not to adopt the
Independent Hearings Panel’s
recommendation to rezone all of
Coatesville Countryside Living and
allow transferable titles.
Mark Thomas
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Referendum Results
The results in Coatesville’s
community referendum on
transferable titles show that of
the 224 Coatesville households
that voted in the referendum,
127 (56.5%) voted against
transferable titles and
85 (38%) voted in support of
transferable titles. Twelve votes
were deemed invalid.
On 30 July, the CRRA
committee communicated
these results in writing to:
Mayor Len Brown, councillor
Penny Webster and Rodney
Local Board members: Brenda
Steele, John McLean and
Greg Sayers.
12 Invalid
votes, 5.5%
For TT's,
85 votes, 38%
Against TT's,
127 votes, 56.5%
Total returns 224
INSIDE YOUR
AUGUST ISSUE
Highwaymen ride
again! p3; Scouts
tidy reserve,
p5; Meet who’s
behind the Black
Cottage, p6;
Our Glamorous
housewife, p8;
and much more!
Editorial
Vanessa Johnson (left)
and Tina Coombes
Well, there’s officially one month of
winter left and, boy, it’s been a wet
one so far. Hopefully conditions
will remain favourable enough for
Auckland Transport’s contractors to
complete the roadworks on time
– roughly in mid-August – but at
this stage no one knows what the
weather will bring.
At least the daffodils are popping
up which means spring is on its
way and that’s something to lift the
spirits. If winter’s been getting you
down, we’ve got some good news
stories this month to add some
warmth to your day. We interviewed
Banu and Sulo Kaynarcali who own
the Black Cottage cafe. They are
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celebrating the cafe’s third birthday
in August and you can read about
what goes on behind-the-scenes in
this successful business on page 6.
We also caught up with Michelle
Blanchard, a glamorous local who’s
a mother of two and one of the
Real Housewives of Auckland. You
can read what it’s been like being
filmed almost everyday, on page 8.
Apparently track pants are a no-no.
The show starts later this month on
the Bravo channel.
In other news, the Coatesville
Scouts managed to hold their
annual camp and clean up on the
reserve during July. No surprise
this had to be rescheduled after
the first weekend was rained out.
These youngsters are a resourceful
and hardy bunch. They grafted
all weekend to make a significant
contribution to the community and
we reckon they deserve a thank you
so thanks kids, you’re awesome!
With the Coatesville Residents
and Ratepayers Association AGM
and the community referendum
on transferable titles completed,
attention can shift to other issues of
community interest.
After listening to Mark Thomas
and Vic Crone speak at the CRRA
AGM there seems to be plenty of
reasons why all super city residents
should take an active interest in
local government, starting with the
elections on 8 October. Remember,
your vote only counts if you cast it.
Your editors,
Vanessa Johnson and
Tina Coombes
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Letters
We welcome letters to the editor
from our readers. Email your letter
to coatesvillechronicle@gmail.
com. Please keep it under 200
words and be prepared to sign
your name.
This month, since no reader letters
have arrived in our inbox, we’re
running Greg Sayers’ press release
announcing his intention to run in
the Auckland Council elections in
October this year.
Press Release
Rodney resident and businessman
Greg Sayers, above, has
announced he will be standing
as an independent candidate for
election as the Rodney Councillor
in the Auckland Council elections
this October.
Sayers has served two terms on
Local Boards, and believes it is
time for a change in council. Rapid
rates rises, a central city focus and
the failure to deal with important
local issues are the main reasons
why he is running.
He is standing on a platform of
stopping Council’s wastage and
Specialists in plants for rural properties
nurseries
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[email protected] overspending, getting Council
back to core business and having
local rates spent locally.
Sayers says the Coatesville areas
roads, footpaths, pathways and
public transport deserve to be
at similar levels with the rest of
Auckland. He adds most local
residents see these as “must
haves” ahead of the City Rail Link
or other “nice to have” central
Auckland projects.
“I am deeply disappointed about
what has failed to be done for
Coatesville and its surrounding
area over the last six years, as
well as under the Rodney District
Council,” says Sayers. “The
ordinary ratepayer is looking for
change and for someone who will
fight for a better deal for the area.
“Everywhere I go I am asked
why Council has increased rates
so much and why so much of
Rodney’s rates are spent outside
of Rodney, leaving important
local projects shelved and without
progress.”
Sayers has had a corporate
career and more recently owned
a business software company.
He has been the independent
Chairman of two New Zealand
exporting companies, and has
consulted to Pricewaterhouse
Coopers as a business
specialist for large New Zealand
organisations.
Combined with his last six years
as a Local Board politician, he
believes he has the financial,
governance and political
experience people are desperately
seeking in their next Councillor.
His campaign is fully-funded and
he will dedicate himself full time
to the Councillor role.
Sayers says he has been fortified
and encouraged by the support
he has gained, especially from the
rural sector and townships like
Coatesville.
CCGC Report
Recently, Owen Aspden, a
member of the Coatesville
Country Garden Club, spoke to
our meeting about his job as a
Port Agriculture Officer for the
Ministry of Cultural Industries.
With New Zealand earning
$30 billion from agriculture and
horticulture export, it is essential
for the Government to invest
heavily in Border Control.
Border Control takes place
in many New Zealand Ports,
International Airports, Opua for
incoming overseas yachts and
Marsden Point for logging and
oil vessels.
The Bluff Aluminium Smelter
and the West coast for ironsand
vessels also need border control.
Vessels of all types need to
be checked-containers, cars,
machinery, oil rigs and New
Zealand and foreign Navy
vessels.
Passenger ships are carefully
checked for food waste, ballast
water, cargo and hull fouling.
The passenger Arrival Cards
with the declaration regarding
risk-goods are so important
for our Primary Industries and
environment.
We were shown a video of a
“Military Pack-up”on Tovalu-an
island near Fiji. This showed the
Army and a Hospital Unit packing
up to return to New Zealand
under the close supervision of
Owen and other Officers.
Owen also explained that
aircraft are now sprayed with
a residual treatment that lasts
for six months, with no harmful
effects to humans.
A most interesting talk about a
vital area for New Zealand.
Robyn Jobling, Coatesville
Country Gardening Club.
NEWS
Frank
Missing cat
Treasured feline, Frank, is a 5-yearold DSH neutered male who’s
been missing from his home
on Glenmore Road since June.
Owners Dan and Sarah ask locals
to please check in any sheds or
outbuildings because Frank might
be stuck inside. Cats have nine
lives, so please phone 021 103
4989 or email [email protected].
nz. if you find him.
Back pain?
Riverhead-based chiropractors,
LIVE, have a special offer for
Coatesville Chronicle readers who
book appointments during August.
Doctor Ainslee Roughan specialises
in chiropractic treatments but
also offers health and wellness
sessions to her patients. If you’ve
been feeling off your game, book
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Many thanks
Eds: We would like to thank
Robyn Jobling from the CCGC
for her contributions over the past
few months. Robyn and Terry are
moving away and her articles will
be missed by Chronicle readers.
We can’t believe its been 3 years, time flies
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AUGUST NEWS
Tennis time
Sunday, 28 August from 10am
till 1pm is Dairy Flat Tennis Club’s
annual open day. Dairy Flat is
a rural club with four floodlit
astroturf courts. The atmosphere
is relaxed and friendly with the
emphasis on having a good time.
Sign up for interclub if you’re
a serious player, club night on
Mondays for mixed doubles or
ladies morning on Thursdays
from 9.30am. There are plenty
of options for junior players too
with resident coach, Davir. Head
along to the club on the corner
of Postman Road and Dairy Flat
Highway and sign up for some
court time. For more information,
go to www.dairyflattennis.co.nz.
Performers pls
The weekend
of Coatesville
School’s
centennial
celebrations is
fast approaching
and volunteers
are needed to help make the
events a success. Claire Callister is
seeking performers for the mass
choir/instrumental group that will
perform on Sunday, 16 October.
You don’t need to be classically
trained, shower soloists and
self-taught musicians are most
welcome. To find out more, or to
volunteer, please contact Claire
on 021 045 6588 or by email at:
[email protected].
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found - now she just needs a tuba!
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Winston Kidd, Kevin Crossley, Daniel
Hauptfleisch, Richard Herbert, Kelvin
Hartwell, Paul Cato, Peter Dawson and
John Kitchen
Highwaymen
The Coatesville Highwaymen
met again the night of 7 July at
Fernielea Cafe. Due to the late
reminder and a lot of members
sunning themselves on tropical
islands a few hours north of New
Zealand, attendance was a little
low this time. However, usual
turnout for the muster is around
35+ guys on a typical night.
This said, a cold winter’s night
saw 15 chaps brave the elements
on the deck of Fernielea with
heaters cranking and blankies on
their knees.
Conversation flowed as usual
with the help of the new tap
beer Fernielea now has to offer.
Cars, holidays, fishing, family and
friendship were all hot topics.
Some old Coatesville regulars
were there as were a few new
faces to this great little village.
This time the newbies all managed
to dodge the usual initiation
ceremony which is rumoured to
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Did you know
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Centennial events on the
Coatesville School website
from the comfort of your
favourite web-surfing chair.
Got to www.coatesvilleschool.
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then scroll down to Centennial
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include a goat. As these meetings
are so secret, we cannot confirm
or deny if this is true.
Newbies Daniel and Kelvin you
are not off the hook and may
be made to participate in the
ceremony at the next meeting!
With a mix of stories of old, some
recycled jokes and some good
old-fashioned fun, the night was
another good one. The Coatesville
Highwaymen meet 6–8 times
a year and have been going for
around 16 years.
Over the years we have had
guest speakers, craft beer tastings,
stand-up joke nights and listened
to great music in Kevin Crossley’s
Pig Shed. It is encouraged that
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makes us very welcome and gives
us a good deal on great pizzas and
drinks on the night.
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the Coatesville Highwaymen
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The Coatesville Scouts ready for action and hard work on the reserve
Scouts camp on reserve
The weekend of 9 and 10 July saw the Coatesville Scouts
hold their annual working bee and camp on the reserve.
Arriving at 9am on Saturday morning, the scouts set up the
kitchen awning, toilet tent and the large dining tent before
getting stuck into the work just after 10am.
Two main projects were undertaken for this year’s working
bee. Pruning the long row of poplar trees behind the village
green and burning the huge pile of branches and vegetation
from the Wild Wood clean-up.
The fire burned until Sunday afternoon and we managed to
burn three quarters of the rubbish. The pruning was also very
successful and the entire row of poplars was pruned as well
as some of the swamp cypress.
For Saturday’s lunch the scouts cooked their own sausages
using embers shovelled from the bonfire. Work continued
until almost 4pm when the scouts set up their sleeping tents
and we prepared vegetables for the roast dinner.
For the third year in a row the roast beef and vegetables was
a huge success. It was a real treat for the scouts to see the
entire meal cooked in cast iron pots sitting in hot embers.
For dessert we had apples with brown sugar, raisins and
chocolate drops, baked in the embers and served with custard.
A hearty campfire sing-song, followed by toasting
marshmallows, sent the scouts to bed stuffed to the eyeballs
and exhausted from their day’s work.
The weekend was a great success and a fun way for
the scouts to achieve some of their community service
requirements while having a bonfire and a mid-winter camp.
Thanks to all the scouts for their work this weekend. They
should be really proud of their efforts, which help keep the
local reserve looking neat and tidy. A fantastic asset for all the
community to use and enjoy.
Don’t forget our upcoming Jamboree fundraising events:
Quiz Night on Saturday, 3 September. Winter Season
family movie nights on Fridays, 29 July, 12 August and
9 September.
Please support these events at the Hall and help our scouts
get to Jamboree. By Phil Smith, Scout Group Leader
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Many Happy
Returns
This month the Black Cottage Cafe celebrates its third birthday and owners
Banu and Sulo Kaynarcali spoke to us about their business and shared some
of the ingredients in their recipe for success.
Experienced restaurateurs, the
Kaynarcalis, know a thing or
two about running a successful
restaurant. It’s no accident that
the Black Cottage was successful
from the day it opened. Banu and
Sulo have lived and worked in
hospitality and food preparation
for their entire careers. As they
put it, food and people are their
passions.
Although their experience dates
back to their home country
of Turkey, they moved to New
Zealand in 1995 with their oneyear-old son son, Batu. Banu had
made three trips to Auckland to
visit a close friend living in Mission
Bay and says she fell in love with
the quiet, green Kiwi lifestyle – a
world away from the frenetic pace
of life in Istanbul.
They opened Paper Moon
Mairangi Bay, the first of three
Paper Moon restaurants in 2002,
in premises that had been an
antique shop. One of the business
rules they live by is to only set
up restaurants from scratch so
they can establish exactly what
they want from the start. And
this system works. In 2012 Paper
Moon Mairangi Bay received the
coveted Best Café in New Zealand
award from the New Zealand
Restaurant Association.
However, after selling Paper
Moon their dream was to achieve
a work and life balance by creating
a boutique eatery for local people
to enjoy, close to their own home
in Glenmore Road. Once they
found the Coatesville premises,
they set about creating a stylish,
warm and inviting environment
and the Black Cottage opened in
August 2013.
As regular customers will know,
Banu manages the front of house
and Sulo runs the kitchen. Their
powerful partnership enables
both to shine in their respective
fields and to show off their
complementary strengths.
“Sulo has great vision,” says Banu.
“He could see what we could
make the café into from the start,
even the garden and landscaping.
He knew straight away what we
could create.”
However, choosing a name
for the café didn’t happen
immediately. It wasn’t until the
charcoal-coloured paint started to
be applied that Sulo came up with
the Black Cottage.
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“At first some friends told me
they didn’t like the name,” Sulo
recalls, “but I stuck with it because
the café had a very cottagey feel
and I could see it would work.”
His conviction paid off and today
it seems the perfect fit.
For many business owners
focussing on profit is the key to
bottom-line success, but for Banu
and Sulo, hospitality has never
been about the numbers. Instead
they put themselves in their
customers’ shoes.
“If we add or change something
it’s because we think customers
will enjoy it,” says Banu. “I
always ask myself how can I do
something better. What will make
my customers happier and how
can I improve the customer’s
experience?”
Sulo shares her view. “If I
receive customer feedback
it’s almost always 100 percent
correct because that person has
experienced something that way.
If I can change it to make it better,
I will,” he says.
Both Banu and Sulo feel they
have an added responsibility
opening a café in the place where
they live. Many of their customers
are people they know, either
from Batu’s school days or friends
they’ve made in the Coatesville
community.
“This is our home,” says Sulo.
“When you come here, you’re
visiting our place and we want
to make sure people feel good;
that there’s a positive relaxed
atmosphere that makes them
want to come back.”
Based on customer feedback
they’re getting it right. Dinner
reservations are essential now on
Friday and Saturday nights.
“One of the comments we hear
the most often from customers is,
I must bring my mum here, she’d
love it,” says Banu. And many do.
Positive feedback doesn’t mean
the Kaynarcalis are ready to put
their feet up. They constantly
strive to achieve higher standards.
Last year this meant extending the
car park outside the Coatesville
Motors building to make life easier
for their customers.
Maintaining the café’s warm
and homely environment while
offering delicious food crafted
from quality ingredients, is a fullon commitment. A permanent
pastry chef keeps the cabinets
stocked with freshly baked scones,
muffins, cakes and tarts and
also prepares the dessert items
featured on the menu.
Although the Kaynarcalis
describe their menu as New
Zealand cuisine, it is heavily
influenced by their travels
overseas.
“These days travel is our hobby,”
says Banu. “We love to discover
new places and we make sure
we do a cooking class
wherever we go, then
we put a twist on what
we’ve learned and use it
on the menu.”
In recent years, trips to
Bali, Vietnam, the United
States, Italy, France,
Spain, Melbourne, the
Great Barrier Reef,
Sydney and Japan have
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all produced ideas for
Sulo cooking in Vietnam
the menu. Banu and Sulo returned
from Vietnam with the dish that
became their popular Vietnamese
prawn salad and from Italy with
their salt and pepper squid. These
trips also inspired them to grow
their own fresh herbs for use on
the menu.
With the café’s third birthday to
celebrate, Banu and Sulo have a
few treats in store for customers
during August. They will announce
the specials each week on their
Facebook page as well as on the
blackboard outside the café.
In the spring, improvements are
planned for the garden, including
some new outdoor furniture.
A new menu, featuring more
seafood and less winter fare, will
be introduced in October, and
staff will be seen wearing the new
summer uniform including the “I
Love Coatesville T-shirts”, before
Christmas.
The Kaynarcalis’ efforts have
already seen the Black Cottage
win runner-up for Best New
Zealand Café 2013 from the New
Zealand Restaurant Association as
well as Best Local Café in the 2014
and 2015 Metro magazine awards.
The accolades are likely to keep
coming because, as Banu and
Sulo will tell you, there’s always
room for improvement.
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Getting real
with Michelle Blanchard
Real Housewives of Auckland star, Michelle, is a former
fashion model who hails from England but who’s been
turning heads on the Auckland social scene for years. She
came to NZ at the age of 25 on holiday and ended up living
here after falling in love with a Kiwi guy.
Sporting a love of fast cars and high fashion, Michelle
lives with her husband Dave and two teenage children,
Curtis (14) and Christelle (12), in Coatesville. The family
has a dog, Marley, and two horses, Zac & Zinny.
What attracted you to the RHOA?
I just couldn’t turn this opportunity
down! This show is the first of its
kind in New Zealand and I love
reality television so I wanted to be
part of it and to represent a person
of colour on a show like this.
Did you watch episodes of other
Real Housewives shows to
familiarise yourselves with the
format and what to expect?
I am a big fan of Real Housewives
of Beverly Hills and Real
Housewives of Atlanta.
Tell us about your family and how
they responded to this idea when
you brought it up.
My daughter was definitely
keen to be part of the show and
my husband was also happy
to be involved. My son is less
enthusiastic about it but that’s
pretty typical for a teenage boy!
Did you do anything different
because of the cameras?
The filming schedule is too busy
to change your behaviour for the
cameras. Perhaps the only thing I
adjusted is that you need to make
sure you look decent on camera
so I can’t walk around the house
in my trackies!
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How did your family respond to
the limelight?
I think the reality of it all hasn’t
quite hit yet but my family is
looking forward to seeing the
show.
It’s made me appreciate the
concept of reality TV a lot more
than I ever did. Previously I would
easily dismiss it but I can’t do that
any more. I appreciate the work
that goes into making the show.
What do you expect the first
episodes will reveal?
It’s for everyone to get to know
us. Revealing our lives and getting
to know us individuals! See our
dynamics in the beginning.
Would you say you’ve enjoyed
this experience?
I’ve had moments of joy and
moments of pain. It’s fair to say
it’s an emotional rollercoaster
but there have been more ups
than downs.
Many women over 40 are pretty
strong characters, how do you
think you’ll come across on TV?
I think we are all going to come
across as strong. Of course, there
are different things we feel more
passionate about so we will show
our strength in different ways
throughout the series.
Has one person in the RHOA
team emerged as the main
character or is everyone of equal
status?
No – the focus is very much on
everyone. We each have our
moment in spotlight!
Would you describe the RHOA
group of women as friends,
colleagues or something else?
I definitely have a couple
of friends within the group.
I wouldn’t call the others
colleagues but they’re more like
people who I’m getting to know
better or friends from a greater
circle.
TV needs drama, will the RHOA
deliver?
There is definitely some drama in
this series – the audience can look
forward to some fireworks.
Has this experience changed the
way you feel about reality TV?
What advice would you have for
anyone considering this kind of
experience?
Make sure your “closet” is clean
before you open it up to the
world. If you have skeletons in
your closet, you can’t do a show
like this.
What challenges did you face
being part of the show?
You will have to watch the series
to find out! I am sworn to secrecy
but all will be revealed.
Did your background in
modelling help you feel confident
in front the camera?
Absolutely. That was great training
ground for this experience.
Filming ends in early August. Are
you looking forward to living life
again without a TV camera?
I think I will enjoy the peace and
quiet for about two weeks and
then I will be like ‘where are they?’
I know I will end up missing the
crew after a couple of weeks of
not having them around.
If there’s a second series of the
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New hall society
Coatesville Settlers Hall is to come under full
local management, Alan Curtis explains.
The Coatesville Settlers Hall is a
Council owned hall and under the
previous Rodney District Council
it was managed by a hall and
reserve advisory committee which
was elected every three years.
The last formal election was held
prior to the change to the super
city and the current committee
has continued since then with
support from Auckland Council.
We are very fortunate that our
hall is set in beautiful surroundings
with a village green and the
reserve alongside. It has become
extremely popular and we have
wedding bookings as far ahead as
2019. The upside of this popularity
is that we have been able to allow
our local community groups to
use the hall at little or no cost.
While Auckland Council has
been very supportive, we have
had to negotiate every piece
of expense and this sometimes
takes time. Recognising the need
for more community input the
Rodney Local Board has offered
the opportunity for halls in
Rodney to develop their own selfmanagement structure.
Their preferred approach is for
the local community to develop
an independent organisation
Coatesville Settlers Hall
which manages all of the funds,
income and expenditure, through
an incorporated society.
We have, in conjunction with the
Rodney Local Board, developed
a draft set of rules and we would
now like to put these before
the community and seek your
approval. We need a minimum
of fifteen members to form an
incorporated society and then
we need to elect a committee
of seven to manage the hall
and provide an ongoing reserve
advisory to Auckland Council
on all matters pertaining to the
reserve.
Please join us at the hall on
Wednesday, 24 August at 7pm
and help us get the Coatesville
Settlers Hall Incorporated
established.
Local boards
On 8 October we elect a new
Mayor and local representatives
for the Rodney Local Board. Our
local board member is our sole
political voice on Council. The
following information from the
Auckland Council website may
help you decide how you’ll vote.
What does a local board do?
There are 21 local boards
throughout the Auckland region.
Local boards represent your
community and make decisions
about local matters. Their
responsibilities include:
1. Making decisions about nonregulatory local matters, including
negotiating the standards of
services delivered locally.
2. Identifying and communicating
the local community’s views to us.
3. Developing local board plans
every three years and negotiating
local board agreements with us.
4. Providing local leadership and
developing relationships with
us, the community, community
organisations and special interest
groups in the local area.
5. Providing input to Council
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delegated by us, such as decisions
within regional bylaws.
Why are local board plans
important?
1. The local board plans give you a
voice in decisions about your local
area and community.
2. The plans reflect what is
important to you and your
community.
3. They guide the decisions that
your local board makes on what
happens for your area and help
your local board members put
forward the community’s views
and influence the decisionmaking of Auckland Council.
What do local board plans do?
Local board plans are designed to:
1. Reflect local communities
aspirations, preferences and
priorities for the next three years
2. Give the community a voice in
decisions about their local area
and community
3. Guide the decisions that your
local board makes for their area
4. Input into Auckland Council
regional strategies, policies and plans
5. Facilitate how local boards work
with other agencies (councilcontrolled organisations like
Auckland Transport)
6. Outline how local boards work
with community groups, residents
and businesses.
Who is on Rodney’s Local Board?
Brenda Steele (Chair), John
McLean (Coatesville/Dairy Flat),
Greg Sayers, Phelan Pirie, Steve
Garner, Warren Flaunty, Thomas
Grace, James Colville.
∞ Do you know any of them?
∞ Is our local board delivering on
the above?
∞ Who do you want representing
our interests for the next three
years? By Brian Hedley
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love and don’t want to give up in
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2. Take note of all the things in
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not happy with.
3. Consider how long you’re going
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4. Identify which items you must
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Albany Fences and Retaining Ph Mike 021 635 021
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