David Schnauer
David Schnauer, Director at Schnauer and Co Limited first moved to the North Shore in the 1970s from across the Bridge. His five favourite things on the Shore are:
1. People, people, people. I don’t think you could find people who are more friendly and welcoming anywhere else - whether it be personal friends or business friends. My wife, Tricia, and I just love meeting and mixing with people and enjoying the hospitality and friendship that provides.
2. I love living and working on the Shore. My office is a stone’s throw from my house and after 25 years of living and working nearby, I thank my lucky stars I don’t have to do battle with the Bridge traffic every morning. How many places in the world can you live and work five minutes apart?
3. There is a fabulous group of North Shore business people who are increasingly interacting as a North Shore business community. We are so lucky that North Shore is a prosperous and successful part of the New Zealand economy. The fact that so many overseas immigrants settle here evidences that. These are hardworking people who contribute and will continue to help the Shore to grow.
4. We have a wonderful choice of sporting facilities on the Shore, particularly golf clubs. Saturday mornings I enjoy playing at North Shore and taking Tricia out for lunch afterwards (an unspoken trade-off for the early tee time). There are many great cafes to choose from and we usually end the afternoon with a walk along one of the many beautiful beaches.
5. I am fortunate to live close to Lake Pupuke. There is a Tui living in Sylvan Park that mimics a telephone ringing. Tricia calls it the “telephone bird” and it provides us with our own personal wake up call, without an alarm… How special is that! It’s amazing to have such a beautiful lake hidden away in the centre of the North Shore. Certainly coming home after a stressful day at the office to watch swans calmly swimming across the lake is great therapy!
Janet Marshall
