I normally would give you a positive rah-rah about the issue to start my editorial. But this issue is a load of trash. Or I should say this issue features a load of trash that is filling up our oceans. We are supporting our friends at Sustainable Coastlines to encourage Shore people to ‘catch their trash’ before it gets to our waterways.
Our cover this month features this innovative Sustainable Coastlines initiative to raise awareness about the litter causing harm to the beaches that are so important to our lifestyles on the Shore. The creative, developed for Sustainable Coastlines by creative agency Augusto, is very clever. Learn all about the Trash Species of Aotearoa New Zealand on our cover feature. Our team at Channel Mag and Benefitz are getting in behind it.
This month Christine Young has done an interesting feature on Shane Marsh of Devonport. Shane is the co-founder of ‘dosh’, New Zealand’s first digital wallet. We love business success and this three-year-old post-pandemic start-up looks to be challenging the market and has already won a Canstar award. You’ll enjoy Christine’s profile and interview.
Another feature in this issue is the best of retirement living. We have some great options north of the Harbour Bridge with some of the best highlighted in this edition. Is there a better place in New Zealand to retire than the North Shore? We think not.
A popular feature of the magazine ever since its inception is our Out and About pages, which highlight charity and business events that have been held on the North Shore. The Channel Mag crew had a busy month, enjoying all four events highlighted in this issue. The Highbury House fundraiser generously sponsored by Ray White at the Bridgeway cinema, the annual Big Buddy Lunch at Fantail & Turtle, the inaugural North Harbour Club Business Crawl and lunching with Sir Wayne Smith and Ric Salizzo at North Harbour Stadium with Lexus of North Shore. We love attending, supporting and highlighting these community events.
Once again there’s something for everyone in this monthly Channel Mag. It’s not trash at all, just good positive stuff about the sunny North Shore. Enjoy, and have a great month.

Aidan Bennett, QSM
Publisher, Channel Magazine
Founder & MD, Benefitz
Email: aidan@benefitz.co.nz