275 Times August 2018
Mangere community news. This month: new arts scholarship recipients, Hi Sport Bar closes, maramataka, and more. This is our final print issue. Thanks for your support over the years, Mangere! :)
Mangere community news. This month: new arts scholarship recipients, Hi Sport Bar closes, maramataka, and more. This is our final print issue. Thanks for your support over the years, Mangere! :)
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EDITION #44<br />
AUGUST <strong>2018</strong><br />
<strong>275</strong><br />
Māngere’s<br />
times<br />
<strong>275</strong> times<br />
Our stories, our people, our Māngere<br />
Kōrero paki ō tatou, Tāngata ō tatou, Ngā Hau Māngere ō tatou<br />
Shining a light on sustainability - Talking Rubbish team members (Left to right):<br />
Georgina Kelly-Ngatoko, Tina Bonsu-Maro, Koia Teinakore & Justine Skilling<br />
Continuing<br />
the journey<br />
By Justine Skilling<br />
Regeneration Facilitator<br />
Talking Rubbish, ME Family Services<br />
Talking Rubbish has been privileged<br />
to be part of the <strong>275</strong> <strong>Times</strong> journey<br />
since it began four years ago.<br />
With our column, we hope<br />
we’ve been able to shine a light<br />
on some of the wonderful work<br />
that’s being done to care for the<br />
whenua and wai in our area.<br />
Hi Sport Bar closed for good<br />
Hi Sport Bar (formerly<br />
‘Grace’s Place’) in Māngere<br />
East will not be<br />
able to open because<br />
it has been refused<br />
an alcohol licence.<br />
Last month the<br />
Auckland District<br />
Licensing Committee<br />
declined the operator’s<br />
application for a new<br />
licence, following<br />
local opposition.<br />
Local resident and<br />
Chair of the group<br />
‘Communities Against<br />
Alcohol Harm’ Glenn<br />
McCutcheon said<br />
she was pleased<br />
with the decision.<br />
She thanked the<br />
Local Board, Council<br />
Inspectors, Police and<br />
the Medical Officer of<br />
Health for helping to<br />
stop the bar opening.<br />
We’ve been blessed to have met<br />
many passionate, energetic, hardworking,<br />
visionary people who are<br />
showing kaitiakitanga for Māngere,<br />
whether it’s through growing food,<br />
cleaning up rubbish, recycling,<br />
upcycling or educating others.<br />
There’s still so much for us to share<br />
on this topic, so we’ll continue to<br />
post our stories on the <strong>275</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
Facebook page, as well as on our ME<br />
Family Services blog (www.mefsc.<br />
org.nz/stories) and Talking Rubbish<br />
Facebook page (www.facebook.<br />
com/wastechamps). We hope you’ll<br />
continue to journey with us as we<br />
work towards a zero-waste Māngere!<br />
“Our group was certain<br />
that Hi Sport Bar would<br />
be a ‘pokie-den’ and not<br />
a genuine tavern if it had<br />
re-opened,” said Glenn.<br />
“Pokie gambling is<br />
such a scourge on our<br />
communities,” she said.<br />
“I’m pleased to see the<br />
back of this pokie-den<br />
and will continue to<br />
oppose others in future.”<br />
Moving with<br />
the <strong>Times</strong><br />
Unfortunately, this issue<br />
of the <strong>275</strong> <strong>Times</strong> will be<br />
our final print edition.<br />
The times are changing, and – like<br />
many print publications – we’ve<br />
found it tough to sustain a quality<br />
monthly community magazine.<br />
We’re not disappearing completely,<br />
though. Our Facebook<br />
page and website will continue<br />
to be outlets for Māngere/<br />
Ōtāhuhu news and networking.<br />
We hope you’ll keep engaging<br />
with us, and that we’ll be<br />
able to keep sharing your<br />
great stories through these<br />
new media channels.<br />
One day we’d love to be able<br />
to revive the <strong>275</strong> <strong>Times</strong> as<br />
a free print magazine.<br />
For now, we’d like to extend<br />
our heartfelt appreciation<br />
and thanks to our many<br />
advertisers, supporters, writers,<br />
photographers, contributors<br />
and distributors – as well as<br />
to the dozens of retailers and<br />
community services throughout<br />
Māngere that have helped make<br />
the <strong>275</strong> <strong>Times</strong> available to our<br />
thousands of readers each<br />
month over the past four years.<br />
Mā te wā,<br />
Roger Fowler<br />
Editor<br />
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Awards boost young artists<br />
Eight talented young locals<br />
are a few steps closer to<br />
achieving their dreams thanks<br />
to a new art scholarship<br />
from the Local Board.<br />
The aspiring musicians, dancers and<br />
visual artists are the first recipients<br />
of the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Youth<br />
Arts Scholarship Awards. They have<br />
each won up to $2,000 towards<br />
resources, equipment, mentoring<br />
or training in their chosen field.<br />
At the awards ceremony in July,<br />
Local Board Chair Lemauga Lydia<br />
Sosene said the new awards are<br />
about recognising the diverse abilities<br />
of young people in the Māngere<br />
Ōtāhuhu area, where 45% of the<br />
population is under 25 years old.<br />
“Sometimes, for young people, it’s<br />
not just about academics, and it’s<br />
not just about going to work,” said<br />
Lydia. Many young people “really<br />
thrive in things like the arts”.<br />
The scholarships are a way for the<br />
Local Board to both celebrate these<br />
creative rangitahi and help them<br />
access the resources and training<br />
they need to develop their skills.<br />
While not every artist who applied<br />
this year could win a scholarship,<br />
Board member Christine O’Brien<br />
commended all of the applicants<br />
Supporting local talent (Left to right): Local<br />
Board members Christine O’Brien and Tafafuna’i<br />
Tasi Lauese with scholarship-winners Anzac<br />
Riki, Timothy Sanvictores, Dean Purcell,<br />
Henley Kesha, Mele Tapueluelu, and Board<br />
Chair Lemauga Lydia Sosene at Māngere Arts<br />
Centre – Ngā Tohu o Uenuku in July. (Photo:<br />
Melissa Lelo). (Winners Kalem Thompson,<br />
Mafi Tausala, and Natalia Ngamihi Avei Ioane<br />
were unable to attend the ceremony.)<br />
for putting themselves forward,<br />
and joined Lydia in thanking<br />
the young peoples’ families for<br />
supporting their creative goals.<br />
The Board hopes many more upand-coming<br />
local artists will apply<br />
for the scholarships in 2019.<br />
Check your kids play safe<br />
and stay away from drains<br />
and manholes.<br />
Molly! Remember to play safe<br />
and stay away from drains &<br />
manholes. If you drop things down<br />
there, ask an adult to call council.<br />
If things drop down there,<br />
then call the council on<br />
09 301 0101.<br />
Find out more: visit<br />
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MARAMATAKA:<br />
APONGA (AUGUST)<br />
By Ayla Hoeta<br />
Ngā mihi e te whānau,<br />
welcome to Aponga,<br />
the month of mara<br />
kai and planting.<br />
This is a great time to plant vege<br />
seedlings like kale, lettuce, silverbeet,<br />
broccoli and spinach.<br />
Last year, we tested the maramataka<br />
by planting kale, lettuce and spinach<br />
on the high-energy days around te<br />
rakaunui. Our garden was incredibly<br />
successful and provided an unlimited<br />
supply of kale for six whole months!<br />
Kale is highly nutritious, but<br />
expensive to buy, so if you want to<br />
test your garden, try planting kale<br />
seedlings on the dates below.<br />
Nga tohu o te rangi<br />
(Signs in the sky): Facing east this<br />
month, you can still see Matariki<br />
and the seven sister stars.<br />
The rising stars are Whakaahu<br />
Kerekere (Castor), and<br />
Whakaahu Rangi (Pollux).<br />
In the west, Rehua (Antares) has<br />
set, but you can see Puanga (Rigel<br />
in Orion). Rehua and Puanga<br />
are the stars that Tainui and iwi<br />
on the west coast commonly<br />
use to mark the New Year.<br />
Nga tohu o te whenua<br />
(Signs on land): We now await<br />
the arrival of the pipiwharauroa<br />
(shining cuckoo). When you hear<br />
it sing, you know spring is here<br />
and the kohurangi will blossom.<br />
Nga tohu o te moana<br />
(Signs in the water): It’s whitebait<br />
season! The whitebait will start<br />
to run up the river mouths and<br />
waterways: how exciting!<br />
KEY DATES IN APONGA<br />
26, 27 & 28 July– Oturu, Rakaunui<br />
and Rakau ma tohi: Great for<br />
planting watery crops. Try some kale!<br />
31 July 1 & 2 <strong>August</strong> – Korekore<br />
te whiawhia, Korekore te rawea<br />
& Korekore piri nga tangaroa:<br />
Low-energy days, great to Netflix<br />
and chill :) Also a really good<br />
time to organise your calendar.<br />
You may notice you’re less hungry,<br />
or don’t need as much kai. Our<br />
tupuna use to fast on these days.<br />
3, 4 & 5 <strong>August</strong> – Tangaroa a<br />
mua, Tangaroa a roto & Tangaroa<br />
kiokio: Fishing and planting days. If<br />
you didn’t get a chance to plant on<br />
Kale from<br />
this year's<br />
bumper crop! <br />
Rakaunui,<br />
do it now!<br />
7, 8 & 9 <strong>August</strong><br />
Orongonui, Omauri & Mutuwhenua:<br />
Plant all types of kai.<br />
10 <strong>August</strong> – Whiro: Lowest-energy<br />
day and darkest night. This day is<br />
definitely one for quieter activities.<br />
Take some time out and relax!<br />
15, 16 & 17 <strong>August</strong> – Tamatea a<br />
ngana, Tamatea a hotu & Tamatea<br />
a io: These are fishing days, but<br />
kaumātua say the tides/winds change<br />
quickly, so take extra care. Not low<br />
or high, but moderate energy, these<br />
are quite good all-round days.<br />
Big development to bring changes for Māngere<br />
Tēnā koutou, tafola lava and greetings from our Local Board.<br />
Local Board<br />
chair Lemauga<br />
Lydia Sosene.<br />
As you are now aware, this<br />
is to be the last <strong>275</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
print edition, so I’ll start by<br />
just paying a short tribute<br />
to the team who have been<br />
producing this fantastic<br />
magazine for our community.<br />
Roger, Hone, Belinda and<br />
Hermann all make amazing<br />
contributions to our community<br />
and their work on <strong>275</strong> <strong>Times</strong> has<br />
been particularly appreciated.<br />
They have created an awesome<br />
resource which has enabled<br />
us to connect to each other,<br />
to learn more about the issues<br />
and activities going on in our<br />
area and also inspired us with<br />
great pieces of journalism.<br />
The mainstream media so often<br />
focuses on just the negative<br />
things going on in our area, but<br />
<strong>275</strong> <strong>Times</strong> has been a breath of<br />
fresh air, telling the good news<br />
and bringing light to injustices<br />
that so often get overlooked.<br />
On behalf of everyone at<br />
the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local<br />
Board, we want to convey our<br />
sincerest thanks and wish that<br />
whatever the future holds for<br />
<strong>275</strong> <strong>Times</strong>, that it’s not gone<br />
forever from our suburb.<br />
Before I finish, can I just<br />
highlight a one very important<br />
piece of news. The Government<br />
has announced that over 10,000<br />
houses will be built in Māngere<br />
over the next 10 – 15 years.<br />
The local board has strongly<br />
advocated for more affordable<br />
housing as well as more warm,<br />
dry and healthy homes for those<br />
renting, so this is fantastic news.<br />
But it also isn’t time to rest on<br />
our laurels. We will continue<br />
to advocate that these<br />
houses are truly affordable,<br />
that people aren’t forced out<br />
of the area as a result of the<br />
development and that there<br />
is appropriate infrastructure<br />
with public amenities built<br />
to complement the large<br />
increase in population.<br />
This development can be really<br />
good for Māngere, but for that<br />
to happen, we must all play<br />
our part in speaking up for<br />
what our community needs.<br />
I’d encourage you to visit<br />
this website and sign up for<br />
regular updates on the project:<br />
mangeredevelopment.co.nz<br />
Manuia,<br />
Lemauga Lydia Sosene<br />
Chair of the Māngere-<br />
Ōtāhuhu Local Board<br />
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