Successful brews

New Zealand beer brewers have returned home successful from the Australian International Beer Awards.

The awards were held on May 19 in Melbourne.

President of the New Zealand Brewers Guild Emma McCashin said the results reinforced kiwi brewers’

Hot Water Brewing Co. from Whitianga won a gold medal in the pale ale category. Photo: Andrew Hallberg.

already good reputation.

“Once again we’re showing that our breweries are among the best in the world and a pat on the back for what we already know,” Ms McCashin said.

The geographical spread of the gold medal winners goes from Auckland to Oamaru.

Ms McCashin said the diversity is “amazing” and means brewers can make great beer from anywhere.

Epic Brewing Company won gold for their ‘Armageddon India Pale Ale.’

Spokesperson for the company Ellie Tocker said in an email the awards “reinforce the quality and consistency of [their] brewery and [they] are a good cue for

Epic Brewing Company won a gold for their Armageddon IPA, pictured in the middle. Photo: Andrew Hallberg.

customers”.

Wellington company Garage Project did not receive any awards at the Australian awards.

However, founder of Garage Project Jos Ruffell said business has been booming for them as attitudes of Kiwi beer drinkers change.

“The same thing is happening here as there is overseas, people are wanting more flavour from their beer,” Mr Ruffell said.

He said craft beer had grown a cult following around the world.

“I just got back from Australia and there was a woman there with a big tattoo of the artwork from one our beer labels.”

He said when they meet fans like that “it encourages us to keep pushing those boundaries and keeping looking into new ideas and ways to promote our beers”.

The Brewers Guild has over 100 members and works as an advocate for all breweries in the country, including the big players like DB Breweries and Lion Nathan.

Ms McCashin said they work to make operating easier for small breweries with the development of a bottle labelling guide and food safety manuals.

“We recognise that a number of our members are really small, we’re trying to make it easy for them to operate. . . often with small businesses, there are not enough hours in the day to keep track of everything,” Ms McCashin said. 

Garage Project started from humble beginnings in an old petrol station in central Wellington.

Mr Ruffell said he faced a huge number of challenges when first starting out, including equipment costs, getting beer distributed into the right hands, standing out among others brewing similar beers and have continual access to raw materials such as hops can be challenging. 

He admitted the biggest shock was that the job was not glamorous.

“It’s 90 percent cleaning,” he said.

Moving into winter Mr Ruffell recommends those wanting to try a craft beer to taste a darker beer.

“Big rich beers that you can sit around and share with your friends… something like Smoke and Mirrors from us, which is a lightly smoked rich dark larger.”

Ms McCashin recommends a porter.

“[There are] a lot of really good barrel aged beers coming out… really great drinking for cold winter nights.”

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New Zealand’s craft beer industry is booming off the back of success at various international beer awards. Photo: Andrew Hallberg.

Sources:

Jos Ruffell // Founder of Garage Project // 021 471 414

Emma McCashin // President of Brewer’s Guild // 021 682 787

Ellie Tocker // Epic Spokesperson // 021 462 337

Controversy brewing over use of glyphosate-based weed killers in Auckland parks

There are increasing calls from environmental groups for Auckland Council to review its use of glyphosate-based weed killers in public parks.

Research released by International Agency for Research on Cancer in March 2015 classified glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans”.

However, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations in conjunction with the World Health Organisation (WHO) said at a meeting in May 2016 that “glyphosate is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk to humans”.

In the ‘Frequently Asked Question’ section of the WHO website, the organisation said the results do not contradict each other but that two studies complemented each other.

Waitemata Local Board member Deborah Yates is concerned that despite research being available, the council has increased its use of the chemical-based weed killers in public parks and on roads.

She said it has been done with a “fair amount of stealth” and that people are not realising that there is more glyphosate being used in parks.

‘Weed Weapon’ is a common weed killer brand which contains glyphosate. Photo: Andrew Hallberg.

Green Party MP Steffan Browning will be hosting a public meeting on glyphosate use at Auckland’s Grey Lynn Farmers’ Market in late June.

In a statement published to the Green Party website, Mr Browning said communities who want to be spray free are being ignored by the council.

Auckland Council biosecurity manager Brett Butland in a statement said herbicide is used by Auckland Transport and the council for edging on curbs and footpaths as well as to control some weed species.

Mr Butland said the council takes advice from the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) which has approved the use of glyphosate in New Zealand.

Chemical spraying of weeds was on average one third of the cost of other options, said Mr Butland.

Residents can opt out of having roadside berms near their property sprayed by signing up to a register on Auckland Transport’s website.

Auckland Transport spokesperson Mark Hannan confirmed in an email that around 2000 people were signed up to the register.

Glyphosate-based weed killers such as ‘Round Up’ are readily available in most hardware stores. Photo: Andrew Hallberg.

Local boards were given the option of self funding the retention of previous weed control methods.

Mr Browning said being spray-free should not come at an extra cost for local boards or members of the community.

“Many people would be shocked to learn that their local playground is being sprayed with potentially carcinogenic chemicals.”

Mark Ross, chief executive for AGCARM, a group advocating for the plant and animal science industries said that glyphosate has been used for over 40 years and is safe.

“There’s been 800 plus studies done which conclude it’s safe to use,” Mr Ross said.

He said New Zealand has one of the toughest risk assessment processes in the world and that he would not lobby for a product he thought was unsafe.

“It’s risk versus hazard… the product is a hazard, just like electricity is a hazard.”

Glyphosate-based weed killers are used to control edging on kerbs and in public parks such as Grey Lynn Park in central Auckland. Photo: Andrew Hallberg.

The Weed Management Advisory Group, which is an organisation with an interest in environmentally sustainable and non-chemical weed management, is calling on Auckland Council to reverse its decision to expand the use of the chemical.

Administrator for the group Hana Blackmore said in a media release that the council and Auckland Transport should not need reminding of their duty of care under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2016.

Ms Blackmore said the council is responsible for everyone who might be harmed by their actions.

Mrs Yates said over 100 people had made submissions to the council against the use of glyphosate.

Protests were held against the use of chemical-based herbicides a couple of years ago, and Mrs Yates said now the council has “ramped up” it’s use, there may be more demonstrations.

Deborah Yates // Waitemata Local Board member // 0274 780 750

Mark Ross // Chief executive AGCRAM // 0274 429 965

Brett Butland // Auckland Council Biosecurity Manager contacted through council communications manager Mike George // 027 212 4512

Hana Blackmore // Weed Management Advisory group administrator // Press Release

Steffan Browning MP // Green Party Member of Parliament // Press Release

‘Dangerous’ pedestrian crossing gets an upgrade

A Grey Lynn pedestrian crossing described as “dangerous” by local residents has been given an upgrade by Auckland Transport.

The zebra crossing on Williamson Ave has been the centre of near misses in the past and a local dairy owner said she has been calling for something to be done about it for years.

Williamson Ave Superette owner Ramila Prema said she “used to [call Auckland Transport], but now we’ve just given up because they don’t do anything about it.”

She said last month a pedestrian was knocked over by someone on a motorbike who did not stop at the crossing.

The upgrade included the application of a treatment known as high friction surfacing.

It was applied to both sides of the crossing on Friday May 13.

Beige surfacing applied to the road on both sides of the pedestrian crossing on Williamson Ave. Photo: Andrew Hallberg.

Auckland Transport spokesperson Mark Hannan said in a statement that “the material placed [on the road] increases the ‘skid resistance’ between a vehicles tyre and the road surface.”

“This means that a vehicle would require less distance to stop when it brakes.”

Mr Hannan said another advantage of the treatment is that is highlights the presence of the pedestrian crossing and that road users need to be more aware of pedestrians waiting to cross.

Mrs Prema agreed that the crossing lacked visibility.

“People can’t see it. It is quite dangerous. . . We’ve been asking [Auckland Transport] to put traffic lights on, but they’ve never done that,” Mrs Prema said.

Road works caused minor traffic delays on Williamson Ave as the surfacing was applied. Photo: Andrew Hallberg.

Williamson Ave resident Simon Nathan said he is “absolutely thrilled” that Auckland Transport has carried out the upgrades.

He said the crossing being at the bottom of a hill meant cars are going well over the speed limit at that point of the road.

Mr Nathan has lived on the street for more than two years and said he occasionally sees ambulances at the crossing.

“One can only assume something bad has happened.”

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Sources:

Ramila Prema // Williamson Ave Superette Owner // 09 376 5541

Mark Hannan // Auckland Transport Media Relations Manager // 021 817 995

Simon Nathan // Williamson Ave Resident

Pedestrian crossing sound set for a revamp

A new sound has started ringing out at intersections in central Auckland.

Auckland Transport is rolling out a new crossing sound at what are called Barnes Dance pedestrian crossings.

These are crossings where all traffic is stopped, allowing pedestrians to cross in every direction, including diagonally.

Traffic systems engineer for Auckland Transport Kipi Paea said the change is “about trying to distinguish between the two [different types of] crossings”.

“We’re trying to see whether or not people distinguish between the two sounds, one sound for Barnes Dance crossings and the other, the current sound, for all other standard crossings,” Mr Paea said.

Barnes Dance crossing at the corner of Queen St and Quay Street in central Auckland. Photo: Andrew Hallberg.

Operations manager for road policing Inspector Peter McKennie said in a statement that the vast majority of pedestrian injuries or deaths can be avoided.

“The main risk factors are pedestrians are not paying attention to the traffic, being distracted by mobile phones, wearing headphones and not hearing the traffic,” Inspector McKennie said.

Mr Paea said the main reason for the change is because pedestrians have been walking out into traffic thinking it was a Barnes Dance crossing.

“We’ve got intersections like the Barnes Dance crossings where people hear the sound and then just walk onto the road, but other intersections and just standard intersections where crossings run at different times.”

Auckland Transport has been praised for seeking feedback from the Blind Foundation before installing the new sound.

Access and awareness manager for the Blind Foundation Chris Orr said he hopes standards set by the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) for the current sound are kept with the new chirp.

“We want to make sure the sound is loud enough, and that the person can still go up to it and touch the vibration pad, all those things that are needed to meet the [NZTA] standards.”

Despite being consulted on the sound, the Blind Foundation is yet to hear it in action.

The new sound has been installed at the Queen St and Quay St and Queen St and Customs St intersections for three weeks.

Mr Paea said feedback had been mixed.

“A lot of people tend to rely on a sound, rather than noticing a difference,” he said.

The number of Barnes Dance crossings in the central city has increased by three over the last few weeks after more were introduced to help manage foot traffic during the City Rail Link construction.

The new sound will eventually be rolled out to all Barnes Dance crossings in the central city.

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Sources:

Kipi Paea // Traffic Systems Engineer, Auckland Transport // 09 447 4052

Inspector Peter McKennie // Operations Manager for Road Policing // Contact through Shelley Nahr – 021 595 562

Chris Orr // Access and Awareness Manager, Blind Foundation // 021 762 011

Tongan church has until July to decide what to do with a high priority heritage building

A Tongan church in Grey Lynn is hoping to have decision by July on how they want to save one of Auckland’s highest priority heritage buildings.

Carlile House on Richmond Road owned by the United Church of Tonga has sat empty for 20 years and is now “falling to the ground” due to a lack of maintenance according to the church’s board.

Chair of the board Malakai Koloamatangi said the church has been consulting with its congregation as to what to do with the building.

“There are three options: fix it ourselves, sell up and move away or sit around and let it fall to the ground,” Mr Koloamatangi said.

A fourth option of collaborating with a development company to refurbish the building has been floated by the church and Auckland Council.

High priority heritage building, Carlile House, stands tall despite severe neglect. Photo: Andrew Hallberg

The former orphanage has been the centre of failed negotiations between Auckland Council and the church in the past, but Te Waha Nui understands deals between the church and third party’s have also fallen over.

Chair of the Tongan Advisory Council Melino Maka said an offer from an American based property development company was “genuine”.

San Francisco-based Third Leaf Partners managing partner Aaron Faust viewed the property in 2014, and in an email he confirmed that at the time he had a “general willingness to consider [refurbishing and leasing the building.]”

Mr Faust confirmed that his company had made no formal approaches to the church regarding a deal, but Te Waha Nui understands a broker entered into discussions with the church on the company’s behalf.

The early conversation involved the idea of the church leasing the building to the brokers client on a 60-year lease, in return the client would fully refurbish the building.

Mr Maka spent 18 months brokering the deal before discussions fell through late last year.

He estimated the cost of restoration was $7 million and said it would take two years to return the building to its former glory.

Fences wrap around every side of the high priority heritage building in Grey Lynn. Photo: Andrew Hallberg

Mr Koloamatangi was unaware of this particular deal, but said there had been interests from other companies previously.

Mr Maka confirmed he did not speak directly with Mr Koloamatangi, but had dealt with other church leaders.

Auckland Council heritage manager Noel Reardon was unaware of the discussions with the broker when approached for comment, but described it as a good deal.

“That sounds like it would’ve been an ideal outcome,” he said.

Mr Reardon said that the council had been working with the church to look a possibilities of the church restoring the building themselves.

Mr Koloamatangi said the consultation between the church and the council had been positive, but a lot of the church’s members did not want to move away from the current site.

“90% want to stay… a minority want to move, but they don’t want to move too far.”

He said church member’s do not want to lose their heritage, the church attached to Carlile House was the first place of worship built by Tongans outside of Tonga.

Built in 1886, Carlile House is one of Auckland’s oldest historic buildings and the council is desperate to get it restored.

Mr Reardon said the building was a top priority, “second only to the St James Theatre”.

New pictures of Carlile House show more damage caused by street kids and arson. Photo: Andrew Hallberg

The council recently installed a fence around the building after physical damage and graffiti accelerated deterioration.

Mr Koloamatangi said the building had suffered damage from “street kids, squatters and arson”.

The joint managing director of Savills Real Estate, Doug Osborne, declined to comment.

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Sources:

Vernon Tava // Waitemata Local Board Member // 021 242 4608

Noel Reardon // Auckland Council Heritage Manager // 021 580 519

Melino Maka // Chair, Tongan Advisory Council // 027 563 5466

Malakai Koloamatangi // Chair of the Board of the United Church of Tonga // 021 917 347

Aaron Faust // Managing Director, Third Leaf Partners // afaust@thirdleafpartners.com 

Popular tourist destination in need of a new ambulance station

St John Ambulance is raising funds for a new station to provide medical cover popular holiday destinations.

The current station in Hahei is a residential property which has been leased for the last few years but is now on the market, forcing the town’s volunteers to find a new home.

File image of a St John Ambulance officer. Photo: Andrew Hallberg.

Hahei station manager Penne Clayton said St John has operated in the area for nine years and was previously based at the town’s fire station.

“The ambulance was stored with the fire service, but they have too much gear and we couldn’t fit,” Ms Clayton said.

Mercury Bay St John area committee chairman Richard Vetter said he is in discussions with the Thames-Coromandel District Council to lease a section of land.

Mercury Bay area manager for the Thames-Coromandel District Council Allan Tiplady said a car park on Pa Rd was identified as a good location for the development.

St John would lease the land from the council at $100 a year.

Mr Tiplady said the proposal needs to go to the community board before the land’s use can be changed from a “reserve” to “local purpose use”.

“We don’t want to build the Taj Mahal, we just want something purposeful and efficient,” Mr Vetter said.

The Hahei-based ambulance covers a wide range of popular summer destinations including Cooks Beach, Cathedral Cove and Hot Water Beach.

Auckland construction worker Arron Gifford holidays at Cooks Beach and said the area needs a reliable ambulance service.

“There’s not much in the way of medical care in the area. The closest ambulance other than Hahei is in Whitianga and Whangamata which is a while away,” Mr Gifford said.

Ms Clayton said the community has been supportive of the “exciting” proposal.

She said it’s hoped the completed building will feature accommodation for ambulance officers who want to work and holiday in Hahei over the summer months.

The goal Ms Clayton is to also develop a drop-in medical centre on the site where doctors can work and play.

A Give-a-Little page has been set up to receive donations and sizeable contributions had been made by members of the Hahei community taking the total raised to $80,000.

It’s a long way from the $250,000 goal the area committee were hoping to have raised by April, but Mr Vetter said the issues they are facing is non-permanent residents being reluctant to give money.

Mr Vetter said he hopes the purpose-built facility will lead the way for ambulance stations in other coastal towns.

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Sources:

Richard Vetter // St John Mercury Bay Area Committee Chair // 0274 430 934

Penne Clayton // St John Hahei Ambulance Station Manager // 021 554 442

Arron Gifford // Cooks Beach Holiday Maker // 0274 725 068

Allan Tiplady // Mercury Bay Area Manager, Thames-Coromandel District Council // 027 703 3469

European manufacturers to save EV sales in New Zealand

European car makers are looking to drive the electric vehicle (EV) market with new models slated for release in the next 12 months.

Renault and Volkswagen are targeting the $40,000 to $70,000 electric hatchback market.

Renault Zoe file image. Supplied: Sal Martin (Renault New Zealand)

French company Renault has confirmed it will bring its Zoe to New Zealand by the end of the year, while Volkswagen has said they plan to bring evaluation models of their e-Golf.

Chairman of the EV lobby and education group Drive Electric Mark Gilbert is excited about more manufacturers entering to the market.

“Nissan and Renault lead the world in zero emission cars, Renault coming will stimulate the market for EV’s,” Mr Gilbert said.

Total number of EV’s registered in New Zealand year-by-year. Source: Ministry of Transport

Mr Gilbert said there is no shortage of second hand EVs available, but there is a limited number of brand new options.

According to the Ministry of Transport, there are 1057 EVs registered in the country, 367 are used and 191 are brand new fully electric, meaning they only use electricity to run.

The remaining 499 are plug-in hybrids, models like the Mitsubishi Outlander which uses both an electric motor and an internal combustion engine.

The most popular fully electric EV is the Nissan Leaf with 86 brand new and 328 used imports in the country.

EV vehicle registrations per month. Source: Ministry of Transport

Nissan Leaf owner Linda Tyler said she is looking forward to the European EVs arriving.

“I like the French cars… I was always a sucker for the European cars,” Ms Tyler said.

Growth in the market was stalled when Nissan announced they would be pulling their Leaf from the New Zealand market earlier this year.

Rapid electric vehicle charging station on Hobson Street, in Auckland CBD. Photo: Andrew Hallberg

Mr Gilbert said the Leaf was the cheapest EV on the market, retailing for $40,000. The Mitsubishi Outlander is now the cheapest at $60,000.

Mr Gilbert said fleet vehicles make up 60-70% of brand new vehicle sales in New Zealand.

“[Drive Electric] held an education day last year, where we spoke to fleet managers about the advantages of buying electric,” Mr Gilbert said.

Mr Gilbert said those advantages are significant, “to fuel an [EV], the electricity cost is the equivalent of 30 cents a litre, on average six times cheaper than the price of 91 [fuel]”.

Mitsubishi Outlander distribution in New Zealand. Source: Ministry of Transport.

If an average car did 12,500km in a year, that’s approximately $2,500 in petrol but would only be $500 in electricity.

Earlier this month, Air New Zealand became one of the first corporations in New Zealand to move their fleet to EVs.

In a statement, the airline confirmed the purchase of 76 EVs.

Mr Gilbert said the infrastructure available for EV owners is ahead of its time.

Nissan Leaf distribution in New Zealand. Source: Ministry of Transport.

“Infrastructure is well ahead of the volume of cars we have, this is the complete opposite of what happened in Norway – they’re only just developing rapid charge points and they’ve got over 100,000 EVs on the road.”

Global leader in EV vehicles, Tesla, launched their Model 3 last week and for the first time will be factory imported into New Zealand in from next year.

By Andrew Hallberg

Sources:

Mark Gilbert // Chairman, Drive Electric // 021 972 244

Linda Tyler // Nissan Leaf Owner // 021 912 119

Sal Marti // Renault New Zealand // 027 836 2547

Carolina Zalazar // Volkswagen New Zealand // 09 355 776

Air New Zealand Press Release // Air NZ Public Affairs // 021 747 320

Netflix users beware; Increase in misuse of branding for phishing scams

Netflix users are being warned to stay alert with an increase in non-traditional phishing scams hitting email inboxes.

Netsafe security consultant Chris Hails said the sophisticated phishing scams use well-known brands like PayPal and Netflix, hoping to catch consumers in a moment of weakness and gain their bank details.

Home page of the popular web-streaming service Netflix. Photo: Andrew Hallberg

Mr Hails said these scams are endemic, in the sense that they are always happening.

In the last 12 months Netsafe has seen a move into less traditional phishing methods.

“The main targets used to be financial institutions… but Netflix has been a recent, new kind of tactic as more and more New Zealanders are using Netflix to watch content online,” Mr Hails said.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment said in an emailed statement that scammers are increasingly choosing to target popular brands in their attacks.

The spokesperson said an increase in material on how to spot a scam has led to more phishing attempts being reported.

“There are many factors that influence this number including an increased awareness of how and where a scam can be reported,” the spokesperson said.

Auckland resident Max Dabrowski said he has been receiving emails from a PayPal scam for the last couple of months.

“They’ve sent me three emails in the last two months. . . I assume it is a scam because I don’t even have a PayPal account,” Mr Dabrowski said.

He ignores the emails, but said he could see how other people may fall for the scams.

“It looked relatively legitimate.”

Mr Hails said it’s assumed that elderly people are less technology aware and more likely to fall for a scam, but said everyone needs to be aware.

“It is targeting anyone and everyone. Phishing will arrive at everyones inbox at some point,” he said.

In 2015, Netsafe had 541 phishing attempts reported with around $500,000 lost to phishing activity.

Mr Hails said Netsafe’s advice to consumers is; “if you weren’t expecting a message from the organisation, just delete it.”

Advice which is supported by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

“Don’t visit the website by clicking on a link through an email, type in the address yourself or use a dedicated application,” the spokesperson said, “if it looks too good to be true, it is probably a scam.”

Despite numerous attempts, Netflix was unable to be reached for comment.

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Sources:

Chris Hails // Netsafe Security Consultant // 09 362 0971

Max Dabrowski // Scam Recipient // 021 363 083

Casey Hamilton Harrison // Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Spokesperson // 04 901 1590

Stoush in Grey Lynn Park

Questions are being raised over the location of a BMX pump track for Grey Lynn Park.

The Waitemata Local Board approved plans for the development for the track to be built at the Dryden Street end of the central Auckland park after the idea was raised by a member of the public.

The board’s chair, Shale Chambers, said they “could not say no [to the idea] when the plans were presented to them”.

“It’s a ready-made project. All they needed was the land and the money. It fits the bill perfectly for a community-led small build project,” Mr Chambers said.

The Grey Lynn Park Pump Track Society is now in the fundraising phase of the project and predicts the track will be ready by the end of the year.

The project is estimated to cost $150,000, and so far the society has raised $87,000.

Under Auckland Council’s ‘community-led small build projects’, the local board can contribute 20 per cent of the funds.

Paul Wacker and his two sons at the site of the proposed Grey Lynn Park BMX pump track. Photo: Andrew Hallberg.

Head of the Pump Track Society Paul Wacker said the community is supportive of the concept and a petition has received 437 signatures.

However, the plan has met with some resistance from the Grey Lynn Residents Association.

Head of the residents association Nicola Legat agrees that the community would benefit from the track, but is concerned other locations were not considered before the board decided on Grey Lynn Park.

“[The association] do not think it’s going in the right place and we don’t think enough effort has been put in to identify several other locations. . . maybe none of those other places are suitable, but they should have at least been looked at.”

Ms Legat suggested reserves in Sackville St or Frances St as alternatives.

There is already a pump track at Albany and one under construction at Birkenhead. 

Mr Wacker said the track will be a great pastime for teenagers.

“It will keep them busy and out of trouble.”

The proposed site borders part of a proposed cycleway through the park.

The 3m widening of the current footpath fits in with the council’s city wide cycleway rollout. 

Donations for the development of the Grey Lynn Pump Track can be made at https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/greylynnpumptrack

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Interview with Nicola Legat –

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Sources:

Shale Chambers // Chair, Waitemata Local Board // 021 286 7111

Nicola Legat // Chair, Grey Lynn Residents Association // 021 958 887

Paul Wacker // Grey Lynn Pump Track Society // 021 272 8590

Auckland University Orientation Week video

Auckland Unversity’s City campus is very busy at this time of year with all the orientation week festivities, it can be very overwhelming for new, young students on site.