Celebrating Kapiti - October 2021 by NZME.

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Business and lifestyle magazine | spring/summer 2021

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ne of the best aspects of creating this magazine is meeting a wide range of people and getting an insight into their world. Whether it’s in the engine room of their company, or in the comfort of their home, you get a good understanding of their drive and passion for what they do. Their hard mahi and dedication comes through strongly too. You leave them feeling impressed and upbeat. There are a number of inspiring people as you turn through the pages from a coffee aficionado, film prop designers, glamping host, BMX whiz, youth champions, farming duo, natural skin care specialist, to a stalwart at the spiritual home of golf. This edition’s Q&A is with none other than Dane Coles. Colesy, who has played rugby at the highest level for many years, is very down-to-earth and often gives back to this community. He also reveals an interesting hobby. We also check out some places to dine, a popular local walk, a treasured green space, through to some historic pottery kilns and images of yesteryear. Kāpiti certainly has a lot to celebrate and this magazine is all about that and more. Thank you to everyone involved in making this magazine such a success. - David Haxton

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Dark Horse

There’s an art to unlocking coffee beans and creating that special taste and aroma in a mug. Matthew Payne, from Dark Horse, has got the buzz and lots of roasting knowledge.

Parata Track

There’s something about the Parata Track, in Waikanae’s Hemi Matenga Scenic Reserve, that brings people back time and again. A solid workout is guaranteed.

Creative genius

Making costumes and props for the silver screen and stage is what CKFilmdesign specialises in not to mention a special ability at problem solving.

Dream job

Ellie Chew grew up visiting the Kena Kena skate park after school, now she competes at skate parks all around the world.

Kaitawa Reserve

Skin care Maria Brocklebank has used a fusion of personal experience and study to create natural skin care and medicines.

A sculpture garden at Kāpiti Coast Airport, featuring Māori carvings and more, was designed to provide a reflective space.

Impressed. That’s how people feel after wandering through Kaitawa Reserve and seeing the huge amount of volunteer input into this carefully crafted ecological treasure.

Te Huarahi Raupo

Taste of the Town Fancy a bite to eat but not sure where to go? Help is at hand. We showcase five eateries which will satisfy your appetite and make you want to return. Get your taste buds ready.

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Mirek magic

Two pottery kilns built by the late Mirek Smíšek were in danger of being demolished until a plan was hatched to relocate them next to an expressway and preserve a piece of history.

Fancy taking camping to the next level? Then book yourself in for a bit of glamping with Te Hapua Glamping. Spending a night under canvas will leave you refreshed.

Golf stalwart Whether he’s helping dig a trench, writing a newsletter, hosting a podcast, cutting some grass, Leo Barber’s love for Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club has never waned.

Dane Coles You’ve seen him carving it up on the rugby field with the All Blacks and Hurricanes but what makes Dane Coles tick? Colesy gives an insight into his world including one or two surprises.

Back in the day It’s time to step back in time and look at a range of black and white photographs from back in the day. Check out the district’s first fire truck, Ōtaki Railway Station, and more.

Faith Farm Fresh Located in Te Horo, treat your taste buds to real milk from Faith Farm Fresh — straight from the cow.

Kāpiti Youth Support For a quarter of a century Kāpiti Youth Support has been helping youngsters in a multitude of ways. Their approach as well as range of services is quite humbling.

Beach art installation. Photo: Roger Smith.

Te Hapua Glamping

Cocktail hour The warmer weather is a great time to kick back and enjoy a cocktail. Making one yourself will make it a bit more enjoyable.

Map Check out the map of New Zealand and see where Kāpiti is located.

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Coffee: a blend of art and science Dark Horse have grown from roasting a few beans per week servicing one cafe, to roasting 500kgs of beans delivering to 20 cafes around the lower North Island in five short years. Dark Horse co-founder Matthew Payne.

Words and pictures by Rosalie Willis

rom the scientific molecular structure of the beans, to the chemical reaction that happens when heating, versus the soil and altitude where the beans are grown to the temperature of your chosen milk… coffee is an art form and a science. Born out of a desire for consistency and flavour, Dark Horse is stamping their mark on the block as one of Kāpiti’s finest coffee roasters. Their two main blends the Colt and Bronco along with their single origin Pegasus range and their decaf Gelding can be found in 20 cafes around the lower North Island after humble beginnings in 2016. Started by Matthew Payne and his wife Rachael back when they owned Raumati Social Club, after more than 20 years working with coffee, Matthew wasn’t

able to find the exact flavour profiles he was after and was unhappy with in the inconsistent roasts of beans he received from his current supplier. “I started Dark Horse because I wasn’t getting the flavour I was looking for in the coffee and I wasn’t getting the full experience I was looking for as a cafe owner. “The roasters we were with had great customer service but I was finding their roast very inconsistent. “It’s all well and good making the best coffee in the world but if you can’t make it again next week, what’s the point?” Matthew wanted to aim higher. An opportunity came up for Matthew and Rachael to start roasting their own beans back in 2016 and when they introduced them to their Raumati Social

Originally we just wanted to roast coffee for ourselves, but the feedback was so good that we started catering to the demand from people saying ‘hey, can you do this’.”

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Club customers the feedback from customers was just what they wanted – consistent. At the same time they started serving it at the Raumati Social Club, they opened up a takeaway window at Sheffield St in the heart of the Paraparaumu industrial zone. Doing five days at the takeaway window, five nights at the social club and weekends at the social club Matthew also helped open Tom Thumb in Kena Kena, working 80-100 hour weeks. “Originally we just wanted to roast coffee for ourselves, but the feedback was so good that we started catering to the demand from people saying ‘hey, can you do this’. “Those were the first three places.” Matthew also started delivering to cafes in Foxton and the business continued to

grow, no longer just servicing themselves. “It was very scary going up against these huge coffee companies that have a whole team behind them - but ultimately, I knew how to get the flavour I wanted. “It was absolutely terrifying and one of those moves where you know you can do it, but all the time questioning, ‘Am I being really stupid right now?’. “The hardest part of having a coffee company is the machinery. “Anyone can roast coffee but not everyone can roast it reliably to the profile you want and then supply training, equipment and servicing to all the cafes and their staff.” Investing in a state of the art Loring hot-air roaster in 2018, Matthew said this roaster has unparalleled consistency. It has the ability to replicate the same roast time after time. With a flame that heats the air inside the drum rather than just heating the outside of the drum which most other roasters do, the beans are heated consistently. “Compared to any other roaster on the market, the Loring is 80 per cent more environmentally friendly too.” Now with the machinery to create the

It was very scary going up against these huge coffee companies that have a whole team behind them but ultimately, I knew how to get the flavour I wanted.”

blends they want, Dark Horse is focusing on refining their systems so that as they grow they are able to deliver what they promise to a high standard. Part of their recent growth has been

opening up Coffee and Flowers on Maclean St and Egmont Espresso, a flagship store in Wellington. With many options for exceptional coffee in Wellington, breaking into the Wellington market has been a challenge met head on by Dark Horse. “Everyone is responding well to our original, dark roast, full bodied Colt blend. “We are getting the same people coming in each day because they love it.” Now moving away from working the espresso machines to focus on expanding the reach in the lower North Island, quality assurance, training, research and development of new products, it’s Matthew’s co-directors Blair Harley and Simone Vasta along with a team of coffee enthusiasts who can be found heading up Dark Horse Coffee on Sheffield St, Coffee and Flowers on Maclean St and Egmont Espresso in Wellington. “I’m now able to zero in on the coffee, trying to push the products along and create new products. “The current one is a cold brew which I’m so happy with - coffee is an endless world in itself.” It’s a blend of art and science.

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Going up: Kohekohe forest walk well worth the effort Words and pictures by David Haxton

rguably the most popular gradient walk in the district is the Parata Track. The track is among the Hemi Matenga Scenic Reserve in the foothills of Waikanae. It’s a track that provides a solid workout, doesn’t take a long time, and leaves you with a sense of achievement.

Taking about 45 minutes, and covering about 2km, you’ll venture up through a spectacular forest with kohekohe trees, a native species to New Zealand, being the star attraction. The reserve, which spans 330 hectares, protects the largest remaining tract of kohekohe forest which formerly covered vast areas of the west coast from Wellington to Waikanae. The track is well-formed and very straightforward with little chance of getting lost. At the top, which is about a 370m elevation gain, you’ll enjoy views over the coast as well as the Reikorangi Valley. There’s a wooden seat in memory of Ria Klap [1928-2012] who loved the view. It’s a good place to soak up the view, have a bite to eat, wash down a drink, before heading down. While DoC states it’s about 45 minutes to the top, you’ll get there a bit quicker if you get your groove on. The track is a firm favourite with people of all ages and chances are you’ll see others enjoying the experience too. Remember to say hello. Like any walk you need to go prepared: tell others what you’re doing, pack an extra warm layer, have some food and drink handy, and make sure your smartphone is charged up so you can take a photo of the vistas. Weather conditions can change and while the Parata Track is well protected by a forest canopy, it can be exposed at the top,

The reserve, which spans 330 hectares, protects the largest remaining tract of kohekohe forest which formerly covered vast areas of the west coast from Wellington to Waikanae.”

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Enjoying the Parata Track is Isabel Haxton, front, Ella McGuigan and Luke Haxton.

especially if you’re pressing on along the Te Au Route. The reserve is named after Hemi Matenga Waipunahau who was a member of a distinguished Ngati Toa family. “In 1900 he bought land in this area from his brother Wi Parata, forming the Hemi Matenga Estate and including the township of Parata,” states a history board at the start of the walk. “Hemi Matenga died in 1912 and the reserve was established in his memory by the trustees of the estate.” There are three Hemi Matenga tracks to choose from. Each can be started at Tui Crescent where there is a well signposted entrance. Next to a large water tank, just as you enter the bush, is a map of the tracks. Kohekohe Track: 30 minute walk between Tui Crescent and Kakariki Grove. Parata Track: 1-2 hour return starting at Tui Crescent. Te Au Route: 3-4 hour tramp to Huia St from Tui Crescent. Tramping boots advised. There are markers along the tops.

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Bringing ideas to reality Film costume and prop studio in Paraparaumu excelling Words and pictures by David Haxton

ith a loud whoosh, a flame bursts out of plasma cutter, before Danny Caldwell lowers his welding helmet face shield. A fountain of sparks cascade towards the ground as the flame hungrily devours its way through a section of metal. The plasma cutter is one of the many items in Danny’s toolbox of tricks that helps create a variety of creative stuff in a large industrial warehouse in Paraparaumu. Welcome to CKFilmdesign, a costume and film production studio, where a team of artists and master craftspeople provide quality costumes, props, creatures and set design services to the film, theatre and other industries. Spearheading the studio is owner Charlotte Kelleher, who is the creative director looking after the costume design and fabrication side of the company. Business partner Danny is the go-to guy in charge of sets and props. Charlotte’s husband Matt Kelleher is the commercial manager, and senior dog patter, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the business. He wrote the screenplay for the film Space Invader, which won various awards as well as the grand prize in the Vision Feast Film Festival in Auckland. Charlotte was the costume designer for Space Invader too. CKfilmdesign is a hive of activity especially when various projects are in full swing and other talented people are contracted in. “We have quite a wide variety of work,” Charlotte said. Whether it’s working on props and fabrication for the World of WearableArt Show, new gowns for the Ministry of Justice district court judges, a creature for Wellington Paranormal, or custom poker tables, the work is always interesting. “The problem solving is the fun part,” Danny adds. “A lot of the time people have an idea of what they want to do but they don’t know how to do it.”

The coolest area of the studio is a specifically designed “witch’s laboratory” which Danny and Charlotte are pictured in. Moreover it’s a bit of a showcase highlighting CKfilmdesign’s range of skills. CKFilmdesign started in 2016 and was based in a Newlands warehouse before relocating to Paraparaumu in April 2021. It was the brainchild of Charlotte who has had a passion for design for many years. In her early 20s she trained in fashion design in Wellington before taking on a corporate path for about 10 years as she and husband Matt raised two small children and needed income security. About six years ago she had the opportunity to get back into her costume design in Saudi Arabia where Matt had some work. “From there I decided to take the plunge and follow my passion. “I gave up IT to be surrounded by all this madness and it has grown from there.” Danny, pictured using a plasma cutter, has had a long-term career in the movie industry. “I knew since I was a kid, growing up in Washington, that I wanted to be involved in film or theatre. “My father was a theatre guy. “I went to Eastern Washington

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University and got a degree in electronic media theatre and film. “I started out stage managing for a mid-level studio, in Los Angeles, and then started freelancing. “I was a lighting technician initially and then got hooked into the art department and never looked back. “I worked for MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1 and then into film and became a production designer. “One of the big ones I did was My Son My Son What Have Ye Done which was a Werner Herzog film. He came to New Zealand about 10 years ago for “a change of pace and something different” and because his ex-wife told him there was a film industry here “which I had no idea”. Danny was the stage construction leading hand on the night shift during filming of The Hobbit. “I worked on The Hobbit for about three and a half years before going freelance and working on everything since then.” CKFilmdesign is located in Ihakara St.

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Landing her dream job Not afraid to try a front flip for the first time in the middle of a show, Ellie Chew shares her story of what it’s like to be a professional BMX rider. Words by Rosalie Willis

rom the local skate park to Olympic qualifying and performing with Nitro Circus, to a change of discipline and taking up mountain biking, Ellie Chew is making the most of every opportunity. Getting her first bike when she was five, like many Kiwi kids Ellie enjoyed riding from a young age. Hanging out with a group of friends at the Kena Kena BMX track after school, trying out jumps and tricks quickly progressed to the skate park. “As I got older they all stopped and I just kept going. “With BMX riding there’s constant progression, there’s never a finish – you can always get better. “If you want to do big extreme technical tricks you can, or if you just want to flow around the skate park and have fun, you can.” Calling herself a ‘flow rider’ Ellie expresses herself through her riding with an elegant and graceful style. “Some riders like to do big tricks but they’ll land really harsh so it can look ugly even though they’ve done a big trick, whereas I like to make things look elegant, landing smoothly, trying to go higher and make it look nice.” Starting out riding for fun, Ellie had no ambition to make a career out of riding. Being in New Zealand far away from major competitions there was little chance of picking up sponsorship or going to competitions. But riding for fun soon turned into a career as social media came about and videos Ellie started posting online began to gain views. “Brands such as Vans Shoes started getting in contact with me. “The first message I got was about participating in a girls demo at the 2016 X-Games. “It went from nothing to massive really quick.” At first saying no to heading to the X-Games, Ellie overcame her feelings of not being good enough to have one of the

most memorable experiences in Austin, Texas. “Riding the X-Games course that you normally see on television was the best experience ever. “The experience was amazing. “To be on the same stage as all the people you look up to, the top athletes in action sports, and be treated as one of them was quite cool.” Competing in her first major competition in 2017, the Vans BMX Pro Cup in Huntington Beach, California kicked it all off for Ellie. “After that things started to grow. “I started going to a few competitions around the place, but it was mostly just for fun. “Then it randomly popped up that BMX freestyle was going to be in the Olympics. “This was quite a shock to everyone because it’s quite a random sport to have in the Olympics.” Deciding to give Olympic qualification a shot, Ellie started heading to Fise events, regulated using UCI points, competitions she had not previously been entering. “I had never planned to go to those events but it seemed silly not to try qualifying for the Olympics. “From here I started two-three years of travelling around the world, doing a round a competition per month, all self-funded. “It was heaps of fun and I travelled with my mum as there was no one else from New Zealand doing the freestyle.” With the Olympics on the cards, the events started to get more serious and Ellie found herself competing with people who had teams of coaches, managers and physios while she and her mum booked and organised their own schedules. While Ellie’s mum Ingrid did become officially recognised, gaining her UCI licence as the BMX NZ freestyle manager, Ellie found riding was getting too serious, losing its enjoyment. “With all the countries being involved things got very serious and it turned from the fun freestyle sport that it was, to quite a rigid competition.”

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An invitation from Nitro Circus proved to be the offer Ellie needed to take her career in a new direction. “At the same time I was deciding whether to continue on and qualify for the Olympics I got an invitation to join Nitro Circus. “There was an option to pay a whole lot of money to ride the events that I wasn’t enjoying much or actually turn it into a career getting paid to ride for fun.” Doing her first show in Wellington, Ellie landed a backflip riding in the lights of Sky Stadium for the first time, in 35km winds, to a cheering crowd. “Trying to land a backflip for the first time was terrifying, but once you land it, in your head you understand the process of it and can normally land it again. “Being in the energy of the show with all the other riders, landing my first flip was massive.” Doing enough to be invited back, Ellie was then invited to join the Nitro Circus team on their Spain tour where she landed a front flip – trying it for the first time in the middle of the show. “I needed to do something to be invited back again, so I just asked the guys how to do a front flip and tried it right then and there.” Ellie didn’t land her first one, but on her second attempt under huge pressure, she landed her second one.

“Running up to the top of the landing, cheering, everyone was screaming with only two other girls in the world having landed a front flip like that before.” It was enough to be invited back, and Ellie joined the team on their Australian tour until Covid-19 hit. Not able to perform with Nitro Circus or travel to compete, Ellie has used her time trying out a new discipline: mountain

biking, along with an apprenticeship at Graphic Garage in Paraparaumu. “I’m really enjoying mountain biking because it’s something different, and working at Graphic Garage doing graphic design, sign writing and wrapping cars has been fun. “It’s something I’ve never done before, but I’m enjoying it.”

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Te Huarahi Raupo Words and picture by Rosalie Willis

ake a wander down Kāpiti Rd past Kāpiti Coast Airport and you will notice Te Huarahi Raupo, a sculpture garden created to represent the local tangata whenua’s connections to the land. Created from a vision of former airport owner Sir Noel Robinson, the sculpture garden was designed by award-winning landscape architect Ben Hoyle, featuring Māori carvings by Ōtaki master carver Chris Gerretzen. Designed to provide a reflective space for the community to enjoy and share the history of the people and events that shaped Kāpiti, the garden’s design represents two journeys. One reflects the original journey of waka across the interior waterways that once dominated the Kāpiti landscape in precolonial time, and is represented in the blue pathway. The second is a spiritual journey, where from the centre of the swirling eddies, five contemporary pou whenua (land post), emerge from Papatūānuku (earth mother), as kaitiaki (guardians). These have been bound by the rope veins of their tupuna (ancestors), demonstrated in the intrinsically woven white rope sculptures. Guarding each entrance are carvings of the children of Papatūānuku and Ranginui Tāne Mahuta, Tāwhirimātea, Tūmatauenga and Tangaroa. Featured on the cover of Celebrating Kāpiti is Tāne Mahuta, the god of forests and birds, guarding the southern entrance of the garden surrounded by native plants, including the existing remnant raupo wetland.

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From scrub wasteland to ecological masterpiece The inspiring transformation of Kaitawa Reserve

ot only is the Kaitawa Reserve an ecological oasis, it’s also a blueprint about what can be achieved with long-term vision and dedication. The transformation from a scrubinfested area of land into a thriving native plant habitat is quite remarkable and a testament to those who had foresight and a willingness to roll their sleeves up over a long time. The reserve, over the railway lines in Paraparaumu, is also an area that not a lot of people know about. Nestled among a residential area, the reserve might seem non-descript from road, but when they venture through it, and soak up its charm and tranquillity, you’ll be impressed. The story of the reserve’s transformation

dates back to the mid-1990s when Kāpiti Coast District Council was considering slicing up parts of the area for housing. The late Molly Neill was aghast so she led the successful charge to protect the area, which was successful, leading to many volunteers working diligently to create a natural wonderland. Countless volunteer hours go into the reserve each year as people including Friends of Kaitawa Reserve and KapiMana Forest and Bird members plant, prune, and weed the area. The area, once a haven for gorse, blackberry and wandering jew, now has in excess of 150 native species such as rewarewa, kawakawa, kowhai, tōtara, matai, rimu, pukatea, kahikatea, maire tawake, tawa, tītoki, kohekohe, pūriri,

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tūrepo, manuka, piripiri, koromiko, not to mention a forest of ferns. Tens of thousands of species have been planted. The reserve has its own microclimate and the plants are well nourished by the meandering Wharemauku Stream. It has seen a vast increase in available nectar, fruit and insect life and a vigorous return of bird life. A special feature is the Kaitawa Outdoor Classroom featuring 34 interpretive signs, which has been developed by Friends of Kaitawa Reserve with support from KapiMana Forest and Bird and Kāpiti Coast District Council. The signs highlight various sections of the reserve from trees, fish, birds, swamp areas, weeds/pests.

Countless volunteer hours go into the reserve each year as people including Friends of Kaitawa Reserve and Kapi-Mana Forest and Bird members plant, prune, and weed the area.”

The classroom was the vision of John McLachlan. It was officially opened on 14 June 2019. John hoped, as all Kaitawa Reserve volunteers do, that the reserve would be a place of learning where visitors will connect with the natural environment and enjoy its beauty. Another highlight includes two wooden footbridges which take you through bush corridors. Interestingly the bridge footplanks have been made out of recycled plastics. There are various access points to the reserve but the most common one is in Kaitawa Crescent.

Ngā Manu Nature Reserve The heart of your Kāpiti Coast nature experience

he accessible and compact 14 hectare Reserve, preserves one of the largest remnants of coastal lowland swamp forest on the Kāpiti Coast. You will experience both forest and wetland habitats, encountering kākā, kea and kākāriki in walk-through aviaries and kiwi in a nocturnal house environment. Enter a world where tuī song rules as you explore the forest walk, winding its way through swamp maire, puketea, kohekohe and 400-year-old kahikatea. Ngā Manu’s kaupapa is to preserve and enhance native forests so that their inhabitants can flourish, along with strengthening the connection between people and nature

through education. Since its inception in 1974 the Ngā Manu Trust has contributed to national and local conservation through its involvement in many breed-for-release programmes which seek to re-establish at-risk species of birds and reptiles into the wild. As a non-profit charitable trust, your visit supports all this work. Spring is wonderful at Ngā Manu, birds are nesting, and the wetland and forest are abuzz with new life. When the weather is warm, there is nothing like picnicking on the lawns overlooking the ponds or hiring BBQ Island for a gathering of friends and whānau. Connecting with each other in nature.

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Skin care like your grandma had but more luxurious Maria Brocklebank has used a fusion of personal experience and study in aromatherapy and herbal medicines to create natural skin care products which has turned into a successful business.

NZ Native Oils owner Maria Brocklebank.

Words and pictures by Rosalie Willis

reeted by gentle wafts of kawakawa, lavender, manuka and an abundance of natural aromas, stepping into NZ Native Oils is like stepping into a calming oasis. Tucked away on a corner of Otaihanga Rd in Paraparaumu, the small, locally owned business is perhaps one of Kāpiti’s best kept secrets. Gorgeously set out on handmade wooden benchtops, surrounded by plants grown in the nursery next door, NZ Native Oils is a beautiful store full of organic skin care products, essential oils, soaps, candles, teas, jewellery, gifts and even products for your dog. Started in 2017 by Maria Brocklebank, NZ Natural Oils has grown from a hobby and interest in plants and aromatherapy into a thriving business in four short years. Experimenting with handmade soaps using native plants like manuka, kowhai and pohutukawa, Maria noticed how great her skin was feeling after using the natural products she created. “My husband started Kāpiti Nurseries and was growing manuka for honey growers in the Wairarapa,” Maria said. “With a slow honey season they started looking at alternative uses for the manuka so I started distilling it to turn it into an essential oil.” Around the same time Maria found herself going through a battle with breast cancer and was unable to work, with severely sensitive skin due to the chemotherapy and radiotherapy she was receiving. “I began to look more closely at the products I was using and started creating natural products for myself and sharing them with my friends and family. “I really just built the place for myself because I love aromatherapy and the oils and everything.” Maria offset her personal experience trying different essential

oils and plant extracts with study in aromatherapy and herbal medicines. “During treatment I became really sensitive and even afterwards I became really aware of skin sensitivity, skin issues, and how good the natural remedies are. “I couldn’t use a lot of the chemicals.” Now with a clean bill of health, Maria continues to help others find natural remedies for their skin irritations or health problems. “It’s been a massive learning journey starting NZ Native Oils. “Especially going through cancer and becoming very aware of skin sensitivity. “With a lot of the products we create it’s all about going right back to what your grandmother would have used. “Going right back to when we only used natural products.” Each product takes time to create and perfect with Maria saying it has taken years to go through each product, do all the testing and get it just right. “Every time you bring in a new product you’ve got to perfect it and do all the testing to get it right.” Among her creations are natural sunscreen, fly repellent and the

With a lot of the products we create it’s all about going right back to what your grandmother would have used.”

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increasingly popular Itchy ‘n Scratchy range for dogs. Helping find a treatment for a bacterial infection in a horse’s hoof, Maria found manuka hydrosol’s anti-bacterial properties helped clear it up straight away. She has since continued her research and created natural dog shampoo, flea repellent, balms, sunscreens and even created an anxiety relief blend for dog anxiety. “Manuka hydrosol is not as potent as the essential oil. “Essential oils are the condensed product of a plant sometimes taken from the leaf, which is most common, but sometimes you can get it from the bark or the flower. “It’s very concentrated. “For example it takes around 50kgs of manuka plant to make 20mls of oil.” With an extensive range of products available online and in store, Maria’s focus has turned to creating The Nature Room at her Otaihanga store. The Nature Room is a luxurious place to try out the native oil products with a beautician and masseuse onsite providing facials, massages, waxing and other beauty treatments. With a 90 per cent organic and fully natural range of skin care products, take the trip to Otaihanga to step into the natural oasis and try out their products yourself.

I began to look more closely at the products I was using and started creating natural products for myself and sharing them with my friends and family.”

Natural & Organic Skincare Products Handmade from New Zealand Native Plant Extracts New Zealand Native Oils have an extensive range of organic skincare and beauty products, shaving accessories and giftware including essential oils, diffusers, candles, hand blended teas and much much more. Introducing the Nature Room offering boutique beauty treatments including organic gua sha facials, advanced skincare facials, holistic massage, eye treatments, waxing and all sorts of pampering treatments – treat yourself and blossom into the new season.

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Taste of the Town Vibrant friendly and colourful dining experiences are endless on the coast. Rosalie Willis and David Haxton check out five options for you to try this spring and summer.

Passo

159 Kāpiti Rd, Paraparaumu

ith six Italian staff, an Italian chef and managed by Michele Passarello who grew up working in his father’s restaurant in Sicily, dining at Passo is as close as you’ll get to an authentic Italian dining experience in Kāpiti. With a smorgasbord full of options Michele said it’s the classic Italian pizza, pasta and gelato that are most popular with customers. “The margarita and carne pizzas are very popular along with the papppardelle con agnello pasta which if I take off my menu, customers will want to kill me. The maccheroni quattro formaggi, a four cheese pasta is also very popular.” All the pizza bases and pasta are made in-house using recipes influenced by Michele’s upbringing working in his father’s restaurant in the Sicilian city, Agrigento, combined with the talents of his Italian chef. “I started to cook when I was 11 before working in my father’s restaurant from the age of 16.” Owning Waimea in Waikanae Beach with Blair Nicholl until 2017, Michele had every intention of leaving hospitality once he sold up, but found he couldn’t walk away from it because it was his passion. Creating Passo in 2019 after wanting to create something modern but with traditional food, the restaurant is named after Michele himself and the original name of the street his family have been living on for generations. “Passo also means to pass, to stop by, to drop in.” Stop in for a slice of margarita pizza, a Kāpiti Kiss cocktail or papppardelle con agnello - the succulent slow-cooked lamb, ragout and parmesan pasta.

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Beach Road Deli

5 Beach Road, Paekākāriki

reeted by smiles as soon as you enter, Beach Road Deli’s renovations have turned the place from a bustling takeaway food and coffee store into a bright, open cafe with an atmosphere as colourful as their food. Owned by Kelly Rees and Rebecca Robati-Busby for the last eleven years, the deli has had its fair share of changes over the years, but perhaps not as much as the two have had in their own lives. Starting out with no children eleven years ago and now having three each, the pair work together to make both family life and their business function well with school drop-offs done by one of the pair while the other is at the deli. “The nature of our business has always been family, but we also want to have a lot of fun too,” Rebecca said. “It’s important to us that it feels homely when you come in here, that you feel invited and are looked after. “We want people to feel acknowledged when they come in.” Known for their bagels full of flavour and oozing deliciousness for breakfast and lunch, they have recently expanded their breakfast menu and also offer pizza on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays – perfect as a rewards for those who have just completed the Stairway to Heaven, Escarpment Track. Sweet treats are also scrumptious, the banana bread with coconut is an underrated winner and the carrot cake jam packed with nuts and finished off with rich, but not too sweet cream cheese icing is not to be missed – take it home if you can’t fit more in after your first course.

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The Lockup

52b Marine Parade, Paraparaumu

Hola

24 Marine Parade, Paraparaumu Beach

pening in May, the new kids on the block are already making an impression, adding vibrancy and colour to the Paraparaumu Beach food scene. But Hola have more than just colourful walls. Located on Marine Parade, Hola is the newest child of Kāpiti hospitality veterans Ricardo Reis, Blair Nicholl and Kate Whiting. “We wanted to add a little colour to the beach,” Ricardo said. “It’s fun, bright and cheap and we’ve had great feedback since we opened.” Featuring authentic, spicy tacos, with chillies imported all the way from Mexico, Hola’s food is full of traditional flavour. With hand-made tortillas, made fresh using authentic recipes, your best option is to visit on Taco Tuesday where you can try them all for just $6 each. Jam-packed with options, the street food menu has eight different tacos on offer. Not to be underestimated is the pulled jack-fruit taco, the only vegetarian taco offered, which with shredded lettuce, pico de gallo and chipotle crema is up there with the meat options. Standing out above the rest were the house nachos and spicy fried chicken. With spice and flavour galore, the nachos were the perfect contrast of spice through the jalapenos and pulled pork, and creamy melted cheese and sour cream. For something a little classier, try the Hola Bar and Grill upstairs for creative, contemporary Mexican cuisine in a fine dining environment. No matter where you sit, you can order churros with warm chocolate sauce for dessert – a must try to finish off your meal.

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hat does a great venue, great service and great food equal? Answer: a winning combination. This hidden gem is a slick operation spearheaded by Jackie Wood and daughter Amanda Corrigan, pictured, and their dedicated team. All the food is made on-site with a cabinet and blackboard brimming with options.

The signature dish is Jackie’s cheese gems but there’s also blue cheese/ caramelised onion, spinach/feta, as well as keto gems made with almond flour. A customer favourite is the ever-popular bacon n egg chip butty or sausage roll using pork from Waikanae Butchery. Toasted sandwiches are mouth-watering too with lots of options from the classic sweet corn/cheese/onion, ham/cheese/ onion, free range barbecue pork, gourmet bacon/egg, or GF cheese/onion. You might be tempted with a tuna/ mayo roll, tuna pasta salad or peanut rice salad. For something a bit sweeter check out the blueberry and white chocolate scones,

melting moment biscuits, coffee/walnut slice, apple short cake, GF tan slice, GF chocolate brownie, GF and DF orange cake, black Doris plum crumble, Louise slice, chocolate caramel slice, custard square (using homemade custard), sticky lemon slice. The Lockup uses Dark Horse coffee, sells flowers from Te Horo Ornamentals, makes its own olive oil called Settlement’s Best as well as plum jam, is dog friendly, and has an inviting outside area including an enclosed area called The Tent. In a nutshell, The Lockup has a friendly vibe, consistent good quality food, leaving you thinking “I’ll be back”.

Cafe 6

6 Alexander Road, Raumati Beach

ay in and day out you’ll always see people enjoying consistently good food here. The amount of people is also a solid indicator that Cafe 6 is doing things right. Whether its breakfast, lunch or dinner, this place has got you covered. You won’t get bombarded with an encyclopaedic menu, but one that is easy to digest, excuse the pun, featuring a variety of tempting options. Another key thing to point out is you won’t leave feeling hungry for quite a while. A case in point is the Ranger burger which features mozzarella and jalapeno beef patty with chorizo, crispy onion rings, lettuce, tomato and barbecue sauce as well as curly fries. Burger tip: The size of the burger is best tackled with knife and fork rather than fingers. The Mexican and creole inspired menu has a wide range to choose from breakfast burrito, quesadilla, Cajun chicken, fish taco, beetroot and orange salad, beef schnitzel, barbecue glazed pork spare ribs and so much more. There’s always something enticing on the blackboard too. A cabinet of delectable treats is definitely worth a perusal especially if you’re just popping in for a coffee. The sizeable cheese scones are topnotch. The restaurant also features the popular Wednesday burger night and Thursday steak night. The restaurant, owned by Michelle Jennings, is welcoming, comfortable and tastefully decorated. And if the weather is nice, the sunny courtyard is appealing. Michelle also co-owns a mobile coffee service called Coffee Cruisers.

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Magic of Smišek's beehive kilns still alive It might have been a tremendous jigsaw, but the efforts of the Mirek Smišek Arts Trust and the NZTA have made the unrealistic possible – relocating the famous beehive kilns out of the path of the expressway. Words by Rosalie Willis

et in the midst of a construction site, the historic kilns of celebrated potter Mirek Smišek still radiate the magic of their heyday. Located in Te Horo, the beehive kilns have been deconstructed brick by brick, cleaned, and reconstructed 20 metres from their original location in an effort to preserve their historic, cultural and artistic significance. “It was a tremendous 3D jigsaw puzzle relocating them,” project manager Jamie MacDuff said at a celebration of the moving of the kilns attended by Smišek’s family, Mirek Smišek Arts Trust members and representatives from Fletchers, Waka Kotahi and Kāpiti Coast District Council along with the Consulate General of the Czech Republic of Australia and New Zealand Hana Flanderová. “We had some very specific expertise with kiln builder Duncan Shearer and local brick layers The Brothers Mead completing the job. “Every single brick was taken apart carefully, scrubbed, numbered, and then rebuilt again in the same order to the extent that when you look inside the kilns they look like they’ve been fired recently.” Used by Smišek, a former Czechoslovakian refugee who came to New Zealand in 1951, the kilns were used for over 40 years at their Te Horo site.

Internationally acclaimed New Zealand potter Mirek Smišek.

Born in Bohemia in 1925, Smišek left his homeland in 1948 after being involved in the anti-Nazi resistance movement and the Russian occupation of his homeland. Arriving in New Zealand in 1951, Smišek first settled in Nelson in 1952 before moving to Te Horo in 1968. It was here that he produced pottery of

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a quality not yet seen in New Zealand. Writing of the awe he felt when unloading his first piece of pottery from the beehive kiln, in an article for New Zealand Potter in 1978 he said, “It took me about five minutes to load the kiln, all day to fire it and one minute to unload it. “I fondled the hot jug, heavily textured and brown, with a strange and elated feeling, I knew what was in store, my future was clearly indicated to me.” Directly in line of the Peka Peka to Ōtaki Expressway and shared path project, the kilns have been moved 20 metres east of their original location after submissions from Heritage New Zealand and the pottery community added to the voices of locals asking to preserve them. “It’s not a registered class one or class two heritage site,” Jamie said. “However Heritage New Zealand would like to make it a class two site or at least add conditions to the land to give it some kind of heritage status. “So that’s likely still to happen but at the moment it’s more of a cultural heritage site than historical, ancient history.” At a designation hearing back in 2013-14 when planning for the expressway was underway, submissions came in from both members of the public and Heritage New Zealand to preserve the kilns which are believed to be the only remaining beehive kilns in New Zealand.

Mirek established a magic place there. With memories flowing as they saw the reconstructed kilns for the first time, the visit to the site was an emotional time for Smišek’s family.”

Family of Mirek Smišek with his reconstructed beehive kilns. Granddaughter Karri Smišek, widow Pamella Annsouth and daughter Hana Smišek.

“The panel decided to make the preservation of the kilns one of the PP2Ō project’s consent conditions.” Now moved and officially in their resting place for the foreseeable future, the Mirek Smišek Arts Trust have formed to help preserve the legacy of Smišek. Currently waiting for the construction site to be handed from Fletcher Construction back to Waka Kotahi, the trust is developing plans to have the site become a pottery hub.

Using the Red Shed and one of the old Te Horo Railway Station buildings which Smišek moved onto the site years ago, the trust has plans to use the railway station building as accommodation for a resident potter. “We are not sure when we can get access to the site,” the trust’s John Draper said. “Our plan is to have a resident potter on site giving workshops, giving classes and providing a focal point for people.

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“But we don’t know time frames at this point.” Longer term, the plan is for a brand new arts centre to be built. Describing the magical nights when they would walk down from the homestead to the kilns, Smišek’s widow Pamella Annsouth said, “There were many nights when we had to come down to the kilns every half an hour to turn or change the heat. “We’d walk through this lovely area of trees, bushes and ferns and come out onto this wonderful strip of lawn covered in frost. “The lights would be on and the kilns would be glowing making the lawn sparkle. “It was magical. “Mirek established a magic place there.” With memories flowing as they saw the reconstructed kilns for the first time, the visit to the site was an emotional time for Smišek’s family. Smišek’s daughter Hana said, “We had many artists and visitors come and stay with us over the years. “It was really interesting and fun, they would stay in the old Te Horo Railway Station building and would always cook us meals from their homeland.

“It was a really interesting and creative place to grow up.” Also speaking at the site visit was Czech Republic Consulate General Hana Flanderová who has been working with the trust providing ‘mental and financial’ support. “I’m really happy I can be here on my last trip to New Zealand,” Hana said. “The cooperation with you guys – the trust, has been the most memorable part of my time in this role.

“I’m happy we could be involved and give you support - both mentally and financially.” In the 1990 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Smišek was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to pottery. Smišek made a large number of pots for The Lord of the Rings in 2000 with a major retrospective of his work held by the Mahara Gallery called 60 Years of 60 Pots in 2009.

Every single brick was taken apart carefully, scrubbed, numbered, and then rebuilt again in the same order to the extent that when you look inside the kilns they look like they’ve been fired recently.”

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One piece of canvas between you and the birds Forget struggling to put up a tent, Te Hapua Glamping in Te Horo is the perfect place for a weekend getaway. Words and pictures by Rosalie Willis

ith just a handful of steps from the bed to the hot tub, a 700m walk from the private tent to the beach and only one piece of canvas between you and the birds, staying at Te Hapua Glamping in Te Horo is just that – glamorous camping. Located just an hour from Wellington, escaping for the weekend never got so easy. Forget struggling to put up the tent, walking to the toilets in pitch black and scrubbing the communal barbecue before making your dinner. Te Hapua Glamping has everything you need within arm’s reach plus one of the rarest commodities these days – privacy. Located in Te Horo on the 23-acre property, the Meyer family opened their two glamping sites, Te Hapua Wetlands and Te Hapua Coastal two and a half years ago. “What we’re doing is selling one of the last commodities available – privacy,” Te Hapua owner Charlie Meyer said. “We’re selling the fact that no one knows you’re here.”

Opening in December of 2018, Charlie and Kelly Meyer created the glamping sites after selling their retails stores in Ōtaki and Masterton. Both sites are tucked away on opposite ends of the property. The coastal site which sleeps two is adorned with a luxurious four-poster bed, comfortable arm chairs and a veranda overlooking coastal dunes and Kāpiti Island. Sleeping up to five people, the wetlands site has a four-poster bed, a bunk room containing three single beds, lots of comfortable seating, a table big enough for a banquet meal and a spacious veranda perfect for overlooking the wetland wildlife in comfort. Both have private hot tubs and outdoor fires. “We can guarantee that you don’t see anyone if you don’t want to while you stay with us,” Charlie said. “We meet and greet all our guests and show them around, and after that they don’t see us unless they want to come and find us.”

Priced at the same price you would pay for a nice hotel in Wellington, Charlie believes the beauty of glamping is that you enjoy the space rather than just paying for somewhere to sleep. “Here, you’re paying for a place you’re actually going to be at the whole time,” enjoying the hot tub, strolling around the wetlands and basking in the sinking sun, watching the sunset with the birds chirping around you. “Most people come with plans to go out and explore around Kāpiti but they normally find they end up staying put.” Built to last, both tents have bathrooms with a mains pressure shower and flushing toilets. “We have 240V power, proper power which enables us to function all year around.” Despite one thick canvas tent between you and the elements, when the shutters are closed they keep the warmth in, with heaters also inside the tents to keep you toasty and warm. It’s proved a successful business model despite initial setup costs not being cheap.

What we’re doing is selling one of the last commodities available – privacy.” The Meyer family. Photo: Dan Kerins.

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Most people come with plans to go out and explore around Kāpiti but they normally find they end up staying put.”

After the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown from May 2020-May 2021 both sites were booked out with the exception of 13 nights. With the majority of his market being millennials, Charlie’s theory is that glamping has been popularised by a generation of Kiwis who wanted to go camping as camping became less popular. “I’ve listened to some podcasts and read

about them [millennials]. “Their parents are of the generation where house prices started going up so both parents were working with only four weeks of holidays per year. “They would go to the Gold Coast or Fiji, and the kids never got a camping experience. “It’s still your Kiwi birthright to go camping and here it’s still one piece of

canvas between you and the birds and everything else.” Going from retail where everything would arrive on pallets wrapped in layers of plastic to planting 500-1000 trees per year on his property along the wetlands, the change in lifestyle has been satisfying for Charlie who has relished a chance to play his role in looking after the environment. “When we put the tents up we were thinking about the lowest possible footprint for people to leave when they stay with us. “I’ve got this theory that if everyone just looked after their own little chunk, if you win the individual battles that you’re doing, we’ll all win together. “You can’t change the world, but you can change what you do.”

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Kāpiti Youth Support: Grown from the community for the community Providing Youth One Stop Shop for the young people of Kāpiti has not been without its challenges. Rosalie Willis talks to Raechel Osborne about how the service has been championing Kāpiti’s youth for the last 25 years.

tarting out in a three bedroom house 25 years ago, Kāpiti Youth Support have been providing for the holistic health and wellbeing of Kāpiti’s youth ever since. Started by public health nurses Raechel Osborne, Joy Wilson and Joy Fairburn in 1996, the service is one of 11 Youth One Stop Shops around the country which provide primary healthcare services using a holistic approach. Seeing a need in Kāpiti with young people not accessing traditional health services, public meetings were held and surveys undertaken asking the community and young people what they wanted in terms of health services. KYS chief executive officer Raechel Osborne said the youth wanted a place where they could go that had everything

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they needed, just for them – without their parents. Putting in a submission on behalf of the community to become a Youth One Stop Shop, they were successful and Kāpiti Youth Support named by the young people was born, starting with $50,000 of funding. “We started out by employing a nurse four days a week and two doctors doing one clinic each per week,” Raechel said. One of those doctors was Sue Wilson who still works at KYS today. “It was extremely tough in the early years because we didn’t have much funding and the need increased quickly. “We wanted to provide high quality service and attract competent youth friendly staff, however to do that you have to pay market rates to compete with other organisations.”

We are an integrated service which means we have doctors and nurses, counsellors and psychologists, social workers, youth workers, mentors and we deliver a very diverse range of programmes under one roof.” Raechel.

Different to a general practise because of their holistic, integrated, wrap-around approach to looking after the young person, Raechel said they provide the same service as a GP practise but moreand just for youth. “We are an integrated service which means we have doctors and nurses, counsellors and psychologists, social workers, youth workers, mentors and we deliver a very diverse range of programmes under one roof. “All are as important as each other in a young person’s care.” “We are accessible, youth-friendly and have designed processes so that the pathway through our service is really seamless for young people. “There’s a team approach to care.” With 50 staff, KYS delivers 18 different services and programmes and has over 5,600 young people accessing these services, around 67 per cent of Kāpiti youth. “To have so many young people accessing KYS services is testament to the

great team of highly qualified professionals working here who are passionate about youth health and wellbeing.” Raechel said many of the services KYS provide have evolved and developed in response to the needs of young people, rather than as a one-size-fits-all approach.

We’re passionate about supporting young people to be everything they possibly can be.”

With many different Government funding streams supporting KYS services, each with its own unique set of relationships, reporting criteria, and administrative requirements, funding can become very complex at times. “Some services are fully funded, others are partially funded, and some not funded at all - meeting the shortfall can become very challenging.” Free for young people aged 10-24 years living in Kāpiti, services include medical and nursing services, sexual health, psychology, counselling, alcohol and drug services, social work, mentoring, parenting, peer support, transition to work, youth development, education programmes and therapeutic groups. Always popular is KYS’s Youth Rep programme which was established back in KYS’s first year. This initiative has been a stepping stone for youth in their last year at college, giving them leadership opportunities and a chance to gain work experience.

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“We recruit young people from the local colleges who organise different events in their school and the community. “Often many will go away and do different things like social work, nursing and medicine, before returning back to work with us or in the Kāpiti community. “We are growing the workforce, giving opportunities for young people to look at roles and see if they’re interested in them. “This is encouraging and validates the work we’re doing.” Whether it’s fundraising by groups like the local Soroptimists, support from community groups like Rotary, private donations from generous individuals or knitting groups donating hats and jerseys to give to young people, every little bit of support from the community keeps the team going. “That, and knowing you’re making a difference in young people’s lives knowing that young people deserve the best care. “We’ve learnt a lot over the last 25 years, we’ve grown out of the community, for the community. “We’re passionate about supporting young people to be everything they possibly can be.”

I just love the big wrap around support KYS provides.”

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After getting lost her first time visiting KYS, Jess Smith has gone from a shy service user to joining the staff while recently completing a placement at KYS as part of her social work degree at Massey University.

irst visiting a KYS Project Youth event at the age of 15 before applying to be a youth rep in 2018 after going along to support a friend, it wasn’t until 2019 that Jess began to fully appreciate the wrap around service KYS provides. “My mum got diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019. “My mum’s diagnosis brought out a lot of anxiety that I had but didn’t label as anxiety, it was there but I didn’t really know what was happening. “When I realised that mum’s diagnosis was affecting me I went to KYS and made an appointment with a nurse. “I went in and said I don’t know what’s happening but I’m having some really bad anxiety.” Feeling comfortable talking to the nurse, Jess shared about her mum and everything else she had going on, and has continued to get support from nurses, GPs and other mental health services at KYS ever since, all for free. “I just love the big wrap around support KYS provides.” With her sights set on teaching from a young age, working as a youth rep had such an impact on her that she is now completing a social work degree through Massey University and is currently completing her first placement at KYS with the mental health team.

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for perhaps getting some things right.” Golf New Zealand chief executive Dean Murphy summed up why Barber was chosen, describing him as “a bit of the everything man”. “For those of you who have had the pleasure of seeing his passion, drive and commitment to the spiritual home of golf in New Zealand at Paraparaumu Beach, you’ll know that he truly lives and breathes everything about that place. “You’re a great example of what can be done with an incredible amount of passion, not a huge amount of resource, but the right attitude and the right kind of love for the game. “I think what you did through lockdown with your communications with members, the Legends of the Links podcast series, and everything you did to grow the love of golf in the community, and particularly the members, was something you should be

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green was the way it was and my front lawn was the way it was”. When he left school at 18 he undertook an apprenticeship at Whitby Golf Club. “I plotted a course of what I would have to do to end up as the superintendent at Paraparaumu Beach, which I thought was the best golf course in New Zealand, and about 10 years later it happened, and then I went one step wider and became general manager too. “It’s funny because becoming general manager was not something I sought. “I was happy just being the superintendent but the opportunity [general manager] came up. “I saw taking this job on as a way of extending my time at the golf club and could add a few more strings to the bow of what I could do afterwards if that happened. “I’m very happy here.”

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My Kāpiti All Blacks and Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles, a key member of the triumphant 2015 Rugby World Cup squad, loves living on the coast. Colesy, who is widely respected and down to earth, has been a mainstay of the All Blacks for many years.

All Blacks hooker Dane Coles in action against South Africa, during the Rugby Championship test match between New Zealand and South Africa, held at AMI Stadium, Christchurch. 17 September 2016 New Zealand Herald Photograph by Brett Phibbs.

Home is… Where the heart is. A place I feel at ease and relaxed. I enjoy living in Kāpiti because…

Of the people. Being close to family and friends. And it’s nice and quiet - just the way I like it.

Some of my favourite local places are…

Peka Peka Beach and Salt and Wood Collective in Waikanae.

Describe yourself in one sentence? Honest, caring and enjoys a laugh.

People might not know but… I collect vinyl records.

First thing I do when I arrive home...

Spend as much time as I can with my family. I have three boys so time with them is awesome and I try give my wife a break.

Who were you rugby idols growing up?

Definitely Christian Cullen. He gave me hope and inspiration that a kid from a small town could make it on the world stage. Absolute legend.

What was your reaction after your first All Blacks selection? Dream come true. Not many words can sum up that feeling. A day I’ll never forgot.

Describe the hours after the final whistle of the Rugby World Cup 2015 which the All Blacks won?

Relief and pure enjoyment. To do it with some legends of the game who played their last game is something I’ll never forgot. Turning up to the hotel and having half of the Kāpiti Coast there was unreal. And celebrating to the early hours of the morning with some of my best mates. Awesome.

Playing for the Hurricanes is…

Outside of rugby my interests are…

Still keeping my body fit and healthy by going to the gym and running etc and spending quality time with family and friends.

Another dream come true and something that I love doing. Being a fan catching the train in from Kāpiti to watch them at the Cake Tin, to putting the swirl on and running out. I still pinch myself.

Where did your love of rugby come from?

Most satisfying game of rugby was...

My old man [Steve]. The passion was instilled into me at a very young age. I haven’t looked back and still love it to this day.

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Very hard to separate but winning our first Super Rugby title and winning the Rugby World Cup.

What’s on your pre-game music playlist? A lot of Kiwi music but the one song I’ve listened to probably since I’ve started playing professionally is Shapeshifter’s One. Most interesting place rugby has taken you? Italy. We drove down to Monte Casino from Rome on our day off. Visited New Zealand war graves which was a very humbling experience. Rugby has given me… So much. It has changed my life and made me into the person I am today. I owe rugby a lot.

Advice to a young rugby player would be… Dream big, believe in yourself and enjoy the ride. If I wasn’t a rugby player I would be… Probably a tradie on the coast. If you could have three famous people over for dinner, who would you invite? Slash, Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Mike Tyson. And what would you cook them? A lamb roast.

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Faith Farm Fresh The days of fresh milk arriving at your door each morning might be long gone, but Faith Farm Fresh in Te Horo is not letting fresh milk become a thing of the past. Words and pictures by Rosalie Willis

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Back in the Day

Ōtaki Railway Station, 1886

8 Hinemoa St Paraparaumu, 1899

Macleans Whare Paraparaumu Beach, 1914

First truck Paraparaumu, 1915

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Holtom’s Building Paekākāriki 1922

Paekākāriki Post & Telegraph Building, 1925

Tearoom Paekākāriki Hill, 1931 St Andrews Church Raumati South opening, 19 October 1945

Cummins General Store Raumati South, 1940

Waikanae Beach, 1951

Paraparaumu Airport waiting room, 1951 Raumati South Post Office opening, 1959

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Ingredients: ▸ Ice ▸ 100ml Aperol ▸ 150ml prosecco ▸ Soda, to top up Method: 1. Put a couple of cubes of ice into 2 glasses. 2. Add a 50 ml measure of Aperol to each glass. 3. Divide the prosecco between the glasses and then top up with soda, to taste.

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Lavender Lemonade Mocktail

Cucumber and Elderflower Collins

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Ingredients: ▸ Cucumber strips ▸ 60 ml gin ▸ 30 ml elderflower cordial ▸ Ice ▸ Soda water ▸ Sprig of mint optional Method: 1. Use a peeler to peel long strips of cucumber. 2. Swirl around a highball glass. 3. Add the gin and elderflower cordial, add ice and top soda water. Stir well. 4. Add a sprig of mint to serve.

Method: 1. Bring water and honey to a boil in a large pot over medium-high heat. 2. Gently crush the lavender in a mortar and pestle or in a bowl with a meat tenderizer. 3. Add the crushed lavender to the pot then remove it from the heat. 4. Cover, refrigerate, and steep for 2 hours. 5. Strain the liquid through a fine mesh sieve. 6. Stir in the lemon juice and serve over ice.

Piña colada Ingredients: ▸ 500ml (2 cups) chilled pineapple juice ▸ 125ml (1/2 cup) white rum ▸ 125ml (1/2 cup) coconut cream ▸ 2 tbsp finely chopped palm sugar ▸ 1 cup crushed ice ▸ Crushed ice, extra, to serve Method: 1. Place pineapple, rum, coconut cream, palm sugar and ice in the jug of a blender and blend until smooth. 2. Transfer to a serving jug and serve immediately over crushed ice.

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Raspberry Mojito Ingredients: ▸ 8-10 raspberries ▸ 1 lime, chopped into large chunks ▸ 2 tsp granulated sugar ▸ 2 mint sprigs, leaves picked ▸ Ice ▸ 100ml white rum ▸ Sparkling water, to serve Method: 1. Divide the raspberries, lime and sugar between two tall glasses and muddle by gently crushing with a muddler or the end of a bar spoon. The fruits should start to release their juices, which will mix with the sugar. 2. Put half the mint leaves in the palm of one of your hands, then clap the other hand on top of the leaves – this bruises them just enough to release their flavour. 3. Drop the bruised mint leaves into one of the glasses, then repeat with the remaining mint, dropping it into the second glass. 4. Add a handful of ice to each glass, followed by the rum. 5. Stir, then top up with sparkling water. 6. Stir briefly until just combined, then serve.

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