Meet the backpacker who is not afraid

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With open arms
Meet the backpacker who is not afraid
MAHVASHALI dentissettlingforathree-month people may consider dangerous’’ ‘‘Youputwordoutandsome- fromtherehewilltakeaboattrip
sojourn from the Persian Gulf while travelling through Saddam onewhoknowssomeonewilltalk to the island of Kish in the
Knitting,gardening, golf,bowls- throughtosouthernIran. Hussein’s Iraq in 1976 when he tosomeoneelseandtherewillbe PersianGulf.Hewillthenreturn
notforAhmedAsgher. TheAucklandlocalsaysallhe wasshotatbytheguardsatthe aridereadyandwaitingforyou.’’ tolandinIran.
The 70-year-old retiree is an needsisinnerpeace,hispassport border,hesays. Asghersayshehasanideaof Next he plans to travel 500
unlikely backpacker. And his andachangeofclothes. Butdespitethiscloseencoun- hisitinerarybutwilldomostof kilometres to the the southwest-
latest trip was going to be his It’shissixthhitchhikingtrip, terwithbulletsheisnotafraidto the planning while on the erncityofAhwaz.
mostdangerousyet-withplansto adventures that include trips to set off to the turbulent region journey. AfterAhwazhehopestomeet
tryhisluckathitchhikingfrom Europe and three in the Middle again. Heplanstouseamap,butdoes localgypsiesandtravelwiththem
KabulinAfghanistantoAleppoin East. ‘‘Everywhereissafe.Peaceis notbelieveinusingGPSandhe toTehran.
Syria. Asgher says he prefers to notoutside,’’hesays. alsoprefersnottostayintourist And he’s not giving up on
But a mate has gone away, hitchhike because it puts him Asgher says he rarely stands hotels.HewillstartoffinAprilby Afghanistan or Aleppo. ‘‘I will
leaving him without a place to closetothelocals. onthesideoftheroadsignalling heading to Dubai, before stilldothattrip,butIneedtohave
crashinKabulsotheOratiaresi- He came closest to ‘‘what foralift. hitchhikinghiswaytoOmanand someonetoputmeup.’’
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Tate’s modern design is ageless
Inbrief
FREETEEBALLAND
ROOKIEBALL
COLLEENHAWKES EverySaturdaymorningthe
WesternMagpiesSoftballClub
It’ssummer–somepeopleheadto areofferingfreeteeballand
thebeach,othersgobush. rookieballmodulesforlocalkids
That’s exactly what architec- atBrainsParkinKelston.Club
turaldesignerChrisTatedid10 presidentTuaRaroasaysthe
years ago when he designed a programisaimingtogetthe
weekend hideaway for his own communityactiveandteachlocal
family. kidsthebasicsofthegames.The
He built a glass box in the eventswillrununtilthelast
Titirangi bush, tucked it in SaturdayinMarch.Formore
betweenthetreesandmountedit informationortoregister,call
on16polessoitwouldhavemini- DebRaroaon0212631590.
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Butperhapsthemostamazing ALCOHOLSALES
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it still looks as though it was RegulatoryandLicensing
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Tate puts this down to the hearingsattheAucklandDistrict
enduring Modernist design Courtthismonth.Therewere
principlesthatdefinehiswork. 2693writtenandmorethan100
‘‘I’m not driven by design oralsubmissionsonthecouncil’s
fads,’’ he says. ‘‘Jumping on a provisionalpolicythatwas
designbandwagoncanbesotem- consultedonin2014,acouncil
porary. I believe architecture pressreleasesays.Thecurrent
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betterovertime.’’ complements the other so per- birds come – tuis and In contrast, the floors are influencewhenalcoholcanbe
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Is Crown Lynn collecting a new trend?
BEATRICERANDELL
CollectingCrownLynnpotteryis
coolerthanyoumaythink.
CuratorofTeToiUkuCrown
LynnandClayworksMuseumin
NewLynn,FinnMcCahon-Jones,
saysthey’reexpectingayounger
demographicofcollectorsattheir
upcoming swap meet on March
12.
He says younger people are
interestedincollectingthefamed
Kiwi pottery brand because
Crown Lynn is New Zealand
made.
Millennials and younger
generationsarefiercelyproudof
livinginNewZealandandthings
made here. They’re supporting
that in a way by collecting, he
says.
Overweekendsatthemuseum
theydrawacrowdagedbetween
20 and 40 years-old, McCahon-
Jonessays.
Crown Lynn is accessible to
collectbecauseofhowmuchwas
produced - with more than 15
millionCrownLynnpiecesmade
inNewZealandin1979,hesays.
Hesayscollectinghasasense
of nostalgia and pride. It’s also
practicalbecauseyoucanuseit,it
looks pretty, flowers can be dis-
playedandthepotteryfunctions
asitwasmeantto. CuratorofTeToiUkuCrownLynnMuseuminNewLynn,FinnMcCahon-Jones,hasorganisedaswapmeetforcollectorsandtheyarenotallnanas.BEATRICERANDELL
Oneofthemagicthingswhen
peoplecometothemuseumisthe ‘‘ "you never know Peopledon’tcomeinandsay come fromThames, Whangarei, McCahon-Jonessays.
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what you're going to
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tokeeptheirCrownLynn,rather McCahon-Jonessays. Hesayshethoughtitwouldbe keentoswapandthatpeoplecan
TeToiUkuCrownLynnMuseumin
than cabinet china, because it’s McCahon-Jonessaysitwillbe cooltohaveeveryonecometoone alsobringcash.
NewLynncurator,FinnMcCahon-
wherethememoriesare. Jones a traditional swap meet with place, say hello and swap. The Theeventrunsfrom10am-2pm
It’s amazing how much per- stallsontablesandblankets. realfunpartis‘‘youneverknow outsideTeToiUkuCrownLynn
sonal history simple every day crockerycanhold. Seventeen stalls holder will what you’re going to see’’, andClayworksMuseum.
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Plans afoot at
the local RSA
Barry ‘‘Gus’’ Rieper, 58, is modernising the
Henderson RSA to attract a younger crowd.
Whendidyoustartasmanager
oftheHendersonRSA,and
LOOK WHO’S
whathaveyoudonetothe
TALKING
place?
IstartedonJune1andweare
startingtomodernisetheclub. ‘‘We want to get it
We’veputinanewkids’playarea
done this year’’
andbettersecurity.We’veputina
multi-screenin-houseTVsystem GusRieper
forcommunicatingwithour
members.Andwe’vegotanew communicatewithourmembers
website,hendersonrsa.co.nz, aroundsomeofit.Hopefullywe
whichhaseverythingonit. canattractsomeyoungerpeople
Whatareyouplansforthe totheclub. GusRieperisaformerpresidentofClubsNewZealand. SIMONSMITH/FAIRFAXNZ
futureoftheclub? Andfinanciallytheclub’s
Wearegoingtobuildabistro doingok? nationaloperationsmanagerfor Iplaybridgeandgolf.Iplayat captain.No,that’snottrue-I’m
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‘‘There’s not many sports Australia. The pair have 10 archerytoschools.
that a grandchild and grand- world championship titles ‘‘We’ll do work with any
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time,likearchery.’’ In the recent International theschoolsintoshootasmuch
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Lyall Lainchbury, who got Field Archery Association aswecan.’’
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