Welcome to our September 2024 issue of Channel Mag - another impressive 108-page totally free community magazine.
Our lively cover is courtesy of our friends at the Tim Bray Theatre Company who have adapted Joy Cowley’s 'Mrs Wishy-Washy' into a wonderful stage show, with a season for the school holidays at The Pumphouse Theatre in Takapuna in late September and early October. Established in 1991, Tim Bray Theatre Company is New Zealand’s longest-running professional children’s theatre company based at the Lake House Arts Centre here on the Shore. They’re dedicated to inspiring audiences through the power of imagination by making theatre for children aged three to 10 years and their families. The team at Benefitz and Channel Mag loves supporting and working with Tim and his team.
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Awareness Week runs from 9 to 15 September 2024. During the week there will be a comedy night fundraiser in the city hosted by North Shore’s Sam Smith. Christine Young interviews Sam for this issue. The Sunnynook resident and former Westlake Boys student was a dentist until he was diagnosed with MS and had to give up due to a lack of feeling in his hands. He’s now a comedian, a published children’s author and works in television, mainly writing comedy and doing audience warm-up. He also starred in 'The Traitors' reality television show last year and won it. It’s an interesting interview.
As usual, there is something for everyone in this issue of Channel Mag. We have a focus on health, I chat with another former Westlake student and football star Ben Old, and we also profile two new laureates inducted into the North Harbour Business Hall of Fame, Jolie Hodson and Martin Cooper.
In our Q&A feature, we chat to hardworking and passionate North Shore librarians James, Chrissy, Jerome and Marie, about what they’ve got on for the kids for the upcoming school holidays. It’s a fun feature.
Have a great September. Spring is almost here!
Aidan Bennett, QSM
Publisher, Channel Magazine
Founder & MD, Benefitz
Email: aidan@benefitz.co.nz
