_ Kapiti
Ka-piti business and lifestyle magazine spring / summer 2018
Contents
Message from the mayor.......................................... 4 Iconic Kāpiti Island.................................................... 5 Paekākāriki Escarpment Track................................... 7 Historic tram restoration......................................... 10 Southward Car Museum ......................................... 12 Coastlands Aquatic Centre..................................... 13 World famous potter Mirek Smisek ........................ 16 Expressway project................................................. 19 Sir Jon Trimmer ...................................................... 21 Playwright Briar Grace-Smith.................................. 22 Ōtaki Scholar .......................................................... 23 Our Lady of Lourdes............................................... 27 Jazz broadcaster Haydn Sherley............................. 28 Whareroa Farm....................................................... 29 Young New Zealander of the Year .......................... 33 Second Hand Wedding insight .............................. 34 Raumati Village....................................................... 36 Sevens heaven........................................................ 38 Zeal Youth Centre................................................... 39 Birds of paradise..................................................... 40 Horowhenua Kapiti rugby....................................... 43 Rugby stalwart Hohepa Jacob................................ 44 Kāpiti Performing Arts Centre ................................ 46 Golf club’s signage change .................................... 49 Tennis ace Cody Atkinson ...................................... 50 Fence clip invention ............................................... 52 Kāpiti Arts Trail ....................................................... 56 Events ..................................................................... 58
Welcome
to the inaugural
Celebrating Kāpiti magazine
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it back and enjoy reading a wide range of interesting stories from the heart of the stunningly beautiful K āpiti district. From local successes, things to do, amazing projects, people profiles, business insights and various other gems, this magazine rocks. Kāpiti is a special upbeat place with so much to offer: vibrant businesses, temperate climate, good infrastructure, plenty of leisure activities, enticing coastline, fantastic schools the list goes on but in a nutshell it’s a lifestyle that appeals to all ages. A special thank you to NZ Herald senior photographer Mark Mitchell for the cover photo, photographer Conrad Labone for his images, and everyone involved in making this magazine such a success. A big shout out to the NZME / Kapiti News team for creating this magazine. Advertising inquiries for NZME’s next year’s Celebrating Kāpiti autumn / winter edition email vicki.timpson@nzme.co.nz and editorial inquiries to david.haxton@nzme.co.nz
Photo / Conrad Labone
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Message from the e
mayor
_ Nau mai, haere_mai ki Kapiti Here on the Kapiti Coast, we’re about growing an environment that can offer it all. We’re a district working to support the people who make it their home, the lifestyle and culture they strive for, the businesses that are built here and the visitors we share it with, from Aotearoa and around the world. As home to 53,000 people nestled along a string of coastal villages and communities embraced and protected _ by our iconic Kapiti Island, we’re able to enjoy an active and relaxed lifestyle, with great transport connections into and around our wider region in the lower North Island. Sharing our lifestyle and environment with friends, family and business colleagues from around New Zealand and beyond are a big part of that enjoyment.
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Photo / Jack Penman Welcome to Air Chathams I’m proud and pleased to be part of welcoming our new air service provider linking our Coast to New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland. This family-run business is a very welcome addition to_ our team of operators in and out of Kapiti Coast Airport, offering all the benefits of a relaxed and convenient regional airport experience. _ Join us on the Kapiti Arts Trail _As this first edition of Celebrating Kapiti goes to print, I’m already flicking through this year’s guide to our annual _ Kapiti Arts Trail. In the last weekend of October and first weekend of November, our artists will open their studios to the public, sharing their works and their personal approach to their medium with visitors. This year we have the most artists ever involved in this free event - so we hope
you’ll make a day of it, or more, and experience_ our growing reputation as ‘creative Kapiti’. Our natural environment Every year that I enjoy travelling the Trail, I also take the time to really enjoy the scenery and the natural beauty we live so close to. With 40kms of unspoilt beaches, the mighty Waikanae River, a warm climate and friendly people – we really do offer a great place to experience Kiwi life, warm hospitality and outdoor activities of every kind. See you on the Coast this spring and summer! Ka kite,
_ Kapiti Mayor K Gurunathan
A view of Kāpiti Island from the mainland. Photo / Conrad Labone
the jewel in
Kāpiti’s crown By David Haxton
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visit to Kāpiti Island is an unforgettable experience. The island, about 5km from the mainland, is an accessible nature reserve rich in native flora and fauna. Two approved boat operators, Kapiti Island Eco Experience and Kapiti Island Nature Tours, run daily trips to the island from Paraparaumu Beach. Bags will be inspected on the mainland as part of the bio-security procedures. The boat trip crosses the nationally important Kapiti Marine Reserve which has abundant sea life. The island is rich in Maori history. Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha and his tribe used the island as a strategic fortress as well as a trading base. From its Māori history, use as a whaling station, farming operation, possum and rat eradication programme, to its transformation into a nationally significant nature reserve, the story behind Kāpiti Island is enthralling. Remember to take sturdy footwear, raincoat and warm clothes, lunch and snacks, water, sun hat, sunscreen and a camera to capture moments from your unforgettable trip.
There are plenty of walks to do, including a summit climb which is well worthwhile. Now predator-free, the island is an important bird sanctuary, so you’ll see and hear a variety of birds. Kāpiti Island, which is 10km long and 2km wide, was visited by Prince William in January 2010. If you can’t make it to the island, have a read of Chris Maclean’s book Kapiti which was critically acclaimed when it hit bookshops in 1999. The book won the history category in the Montana Book Awards in 2000. Karl Webber, who lives on Motungarara Island, which is next to Kāpiti Island, describes some of the magic of Kāpiti Islands. Kāpiti Island protects us from the prevailing westerly winds and seas. Kāpiti Island nurtures a host of flora and fauna as well as keeps the marine space around it healthy and diverse, provides an environment for life and spirits to thrive. Kāpiti Island brings the coast community together under a common and collective landscape, as well as reminding us of who and why we are, the history and whakapapa we all have here.
Kāpiti Island is in the hearts of everybody here on the coast, we all feel a sense of belonging to it and gives us a sense of pride and wanting to care for the island and our wider community. Kāpiti Island is a fantastic piece of geological example, the edge of a fault, jutting out from the sea. Kāpiti Island gives us the best sunsets in the world, and many reasons to be down on the local beaches and involved in a multitude of healthy activities and interests. Kāpiti Island brings many past and present peoples together from their interaction and adoration of it, and this is reflected in the closeness we all feel to each other within the wider community. I love the strength of Kāpiti mauri / life force. I love my personal connection to Kāpiti Island and the other smaller islands that are sheltered under K āpiti’s korowai. The history, nature and artistic background to Kāpiti Island is second to none in this world. I love Kāpiti Island with all my heart. It is very special.
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Walking the Stairway
to Heaven By Rosalie Willis
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f you want to see Kāpiti Island in its fullest and witness some of New Zealand’s stunning coastline, all while adding in a 10 kilometre hike up a hill, then the Paekākāriki Escarpment Track is for you. The escarpment track is part of the Te Araroa trail and reaches 220 metres above sea level featuring panoramic views of the Kāpiti Coast and Kāpiti Island. The definition of escarpment is ‘a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights,’ a definition which is certainly exemplified throughout this trail. Nicknamed the Stairway to Heaven, the track is not for the faint-hearted with steep terrain, rugged rock face and a significant climb to the top. While it might sound like hard work there is something for everyone with the two 40m swing bridges adding that extra special touch to the track, setting it apart from other walks in the district. After years in the making, the $1.4 million track opened in 2016 proving a popular day walk with over 900 people walking it on Anzac Day this year.
Carved from the hillside, the climb is very much worth it for the views and the feeling of satisfaction upon completing it.
The recommended time is three to four hours but can be easily taken in less time depending on the conditions, walking speed and fitness of the walkers.
Following alongside the Centennial Highway the track between Paekākāriki and Pukerua Bay can be walked in either direction starting from the train stations on either side. When preparing for walking the track take note of the weather forecast and wind direction when choosing which end to walk from, as having the wind on your back makes for a more enjoyable walk. Cafes in Paekākāriki are a popular end destination and reward upon completion, so too is the beach in summer with trains at either end making the walk easily accessible for walkers from Wellington and further north. For tourists and those with a thirst for knowledge, information plaques throughout the trail provide insightful information about historical events and the flora and fauna seen along the trail. With many ups and downs through coastal bush, up steep terrain, numerous steps, swing bridges and a bit of dirt and sweat thrown in, the track is the ultimate day walk in the Kāpiti district.
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surviving member from the first group of Wellington’s original 1904 electric trams, which was in a serious state of disrepair, has undergone a dramatic transformation. After nearly four and a half years being restored at The Wheelwright Shop, based in Gladstone, Wairarapa, Tram 17 looks simply majestic. It then served as a holiday bach in Jeep Rd, Raumati South, but was in a dilapidated state when it was donated
to the Wellington Tramway Museum, _ based in K apiti’s Queen Elizabeth Park, in 1986. It was stored undercover in the museum until 2014 before a conservation plan was created in recent years which led to The Wheelwright Shop winning a tender for its restoration. “They’re experts in heritage type vehicles,” Tram 17 committee chairman Keith McGavin said. It was a mammoth project because there was so much to do.
By David Haxton “Basically everything needed to be looked at.” New parts had to be made, old parts restored, identical parts from other trams used, and more. “It’s probably the biggest project they’ve ever done because the tram was in a pretty sorry state but has been brought right back to life. “They’ve done a fantastic job and it’s museum standard.” Tram 17 was trucked from the Wairarapa before cranes
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Tram 17 in June 2018 with a lot of restoration work finished. lifted and lowered it onto a support base at the park and it was pushed into the museum. The museum still has some work to do on the tram including selecting a tender to reconstruct the tram bogies (framework carrying wheelsets).
The tram will be a static display for a while until it becomes operational again. “People will be able to enjoy the tram forever and it does tell something of the history of Wellington,” Mr McGavin said. “This was one of the very first trams that Wellington got.
“It was number 17 of course, but the first group of trams Wellington got was from one to 33 all at once. And it is the only one of those that has survived at all.” The restoration cost about $350,000 with the funding coming via Lotteries, community trusts and donations from the public.
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outhward Car Museum is located about 45 minutes drive north of Wellington, midway between Paraparaumu and Waikanae. The museum houses the private vehicle collection of the late Sir Len Southward as well as many other exhibits. The world class collection is now managed as a charitable trust and continues to be added to and changed to ensure relevance to a diverse range of visitors many of which return on a regular basis. Sir Len’s collection started with a model T Ford, which is still on display, and now numbers around 450 vehicles and over 100 bikes as well as a few aeroplanes among many other items from a time gone by. The museum includes numerous vehicles depicting the full transport history of New Zealand as well as including many unusual vehicle related displays. One of the favourites is the Bulletproof Cadillac previously owned by Mickey Cohen a big time USA gangster that is complete with bullet marks in the oneinch thick glass windows. The oldest vehicle in New Zealand, an 1895 Benz Velo is also on display, and another favourite is the V16 Cadillac previously owned by Marlene Dietrich.
No transport museum is complete without a DeLorean and their one is a favourite with the younger generation. A commercially unsuccessful vehicle but now with cult following due to its starring role in the Back to the Future films. The ideal background for the obligatory selfie. Don’t miss the downstairs area that is filled with nostalgic vehicles that remind visitors of their own past. In that area you often hear “that was the vehicle I learnt to drive in” or “my grandparents had one of those”. The museum is dedicated to ensuring the vehicle display stays relevant to younger visitors. With that in mind more modern vehicles and bikes are constantly being added to the museum along with exploring more innovative ways of displaying the existing vehicles. Recent purchases of the museum include a Lamborghini Diablo, Shelby Mustang, Dodge Viper, Carver One as well as a Ken Block Subaru rally car. Most visitors take at least an hour to take in all the exhibits. Some in fact take the whole day. Such is the variety of vehicles on display. Each vehicle includes a display data card that details the specific information on that
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vehicle including engine specifications, manufacturer’s or model history and any unusual facts. There is a lovely little coffee shop with cabinet food and a well-priced souvenir shop selling both museum and New Zealand souvenirs. If you have a group visit planned give them a call in advance and they can organise special lunch options for you. With many different sized function rooms, and picturesque parklike surroundings, it is an ideal spot for a wedding or other special event. The main building includes a large theatre with a unique moving floor that can either be set at an angle with seats for shows or flat for large ballroom type events. There is also a fully functioning Wurlitzer organ that comes up through the stage floor. The museum is open every day from 9am to 4.30pm apart from Christmas Day and Easter Friday. More info www.southwardcarmuseum.co.nz or see them on Facebook
Coastlands Aquatic Centre. Photo / Mark Coote
Eye-catching Coastlands
Aquatic Centre
By David Haxton
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n the heart of Paraparaumu is the impressive Coastlands Aquatic Centre. With a main 25m pool, programme pool, toddler pool, hydro slide, spa, sauna, cafeteria, shop, changing rooms, attentive staff including lifeguards, the $21 million aquatic centre is inviting all year round. Creating an aquatic centre had been on Kāpiti Coast District Council’s radar for a long time especially as it wanted to replace a 60 year old swimming pool in Raumati Beach which wasn’t suiting the community’s needs anymore. After numerous design and funding reports, construction got underway, and despite one or two glitches, including contractor Mainzeal going into receivership, within weeks of completion, the aquatic centre was opened in 2013. Since then it has had over one million people through the door.
It has provided another welcome asset to the social fabric community as well as people visiting the area. From an architectural point of view the aquatic centre, which celebrated its fifth anniversary in August, is impressive. Take a moment to stare up at the ceiling and admire the curved laminated timber beams arching across the pools. Above the gridshell sits a triple layer transparent polymer skin which allows natural light to pour into the centre while keeping ultra violet rays and excess sunshine out. The main pool features a movable floor meaning different operating depths can be enjoyed. The aquatic centre is also home to the Raumati Raptors swimming club who regularly win awards at various swim competitions around New Zealand.
A replica of an emperor penguin called Happy Feet. And the aquatic centre contains a lifesize replica of an emperor penguin from Antarctica nicknamed Happy Feet who was discovered at Peka Peka Beach in June 2011. Meanwhile, the Ōtaki Pool, in Haruatai Park, has just had a $5.4 million makeover and is well worth a visit. Next to the pool is a splash-pad providing a free, safe and enjoyable environment for children. There is also a very popular splash-pad in Marine Gardens, Raumati Beach. The uncovered Waikanae Pool, in a relaxed park-like setting, featuring a main pool, two small pools and a hydroslide, is very popular during the summer months with over 40,000 visitors. And of course there’s the Kāpiti coastline offering safe swimming beaches.
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leaders and participate in the community’. ‘Our aim is to provide our clients with advice when they need it not just when they ask for it. We will help you manage every aspect of your business. Because we establish a one on one relationship with our clients, our advice will be tailored for their business’. Finman Services is proud to have become one of the largest –piti accounting firms on the Ka Coast and takes part in many community support initiatives, including an annual food bank donation at Christmas and supporting many local children in their chosen sports. We want to see our clients achieve their business goals by continuing to provide business advice and tools to enable them to have money freedom, mind freedom and time freedom. We will continue our involvement in community projects and giving back to those that have supported us over the years.
Shoreline Cinema… more than just a cinema
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or the past eight years the Shoreline Cinema has become the preferred place to escape to for many people. It could be the comfortable lounge like surroundings and the cinema experience, it might also be the quality and variety of the films on offer from the best of international and local film makers. But for others it is the great coffee and a convivial atmosphere to get away from it all and where you are treated like a grown-up, free from the commercial clutter of the multiplex environment. In the eight years since opening, Shoreline Cinema has grown to become a social hub for many who enjoy catching up with old friends over a coffee or making new ones with a glass of pinot. Coffee and barista training is a big focus for our people and we pride ourselves on consistently delivering a full flavoured cup to the standard that we and our customers have come to expect, even in times
when the queue stretches right out the door! Shoreline Cinema is all about culture and that means encouraging a healthy and stimulating environment for our staff as well as our customers and as we say around here…’we prefer our dramas to be on the screen!’ Our audience is very knowledgeable about film and literature, so when we are selecting our films we are striving to balance a mix of entertainment and stimulation to meet their expectations. With only two screens, that can be challenging, but we are constantly bringing in fresh new titles. Over the last eight years we have supported many hundreds of fundraising events for _ clubs and organisations within Kapiti. Thank you Shoreline customers for your support in the last eight years, and we hope to enjoy your company again, very soon. Please keep an eye out for our _ weekly timetable in the Kapiti News and on our website www.shorelinecinema.co.nz
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from refugee to
world famous potter
By Rosalie Willis
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or many years Kāpiti was the home of Mirek Smisek a world famous potter who developed his craft from his home in Te Horo. Born in Bohemia in 1925, Mirek was a Czechoslovakian refugee who 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 Mirek first settled in Nelson in 1952, building his own kiln and establishing his first pottery after two years of working for the Nelson Brick and Pipe Company where he learned the technique of salt glazing. He lived in Nelson for 16 years becoming New Zealand’s first full-time studio potter, producing pottery of a quality not yet seen in New Zealand. He wrote of the awe he felt when unloading his first piece of pottery from his homemade kiln, in an article for New Zealand Potter in 1978.
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Artist Grant Tilly’s impression of Mirek Smisek’s kilns in Te Horo.
“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.” Mirek moved to Te Horo with his partner in 1968 with his daughter born in the same year. During his early years in Te Horo Mirek was extremely productive always having
a full order book with the pottery open seven days a week from dawn till dusk. Being inspired by Kāpiti Island and the Tararua Ranges, a Nelson gallery featuring his work said “by using a combination of the blue glaze and a fluted decoration on the pot surface, he has been endeavouring to capture the shimmering effect of water in sunlight”. In the 1990 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Mirek was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to pottery.
Mirek made a large number of pots for The Lord of the Rings in 2000 and in 2011 received the Gratis Agit award from the Czech government for the promotion of the good name of the Czech Republic from abroad before passing away in May 2013. His _ old kilns are in the line of the Peka Peka to Otaki Expressway and are currently the subject of discussion after the NZ Transport Agency announced they would relocate them to retain this important piece of history.
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Jack and Sue have given Kapiti Coast an Entertainment Centre, with a very passionate team of employees who will always give exceptional customer service. With tenpin bowling, mini putt, new games zone, table tennis, darts, pool tables and even ride on toys for the littlies, and lets not forget the fantastic Susie’s Cafe that will cater for all your needs on or off the premises. So bowl on up to the Kapiti Tenpin Family Entertainment Centre for a great day out for all the family.
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Large-scale roading project
long time coming By David Haxton
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_ ne of the largest project’s in Kapiti’s history has been the construction of the Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway. The expressway, costing $630 million [from the government coffer], comprises four lanes, 18 bridges and 16km of shared pathway. It opened to traffic on February 24, 2017, to a lot of fanfare. A ribbon was cut a few days earlier by former Transport Minister Simon Bridges, _ Otaki MP Nathan Guy, and two Waikanae locals, Ruby-Mei Franklyn and Grace Ahern, 6, to mark the road’s completion. “One elderly gentleman told me yesterday that he had been wanting this since he was a young man, and he thought it was a fable, but today the fable becomes reality, and it’s very exciting to see,” Mr Bridges said. The expressway largely follows a roading designation that had been in place since about 1954 when the Sandhills Motorway was proposed. By the 1990s and early 2000s, a lot of the same route became known as the Western Link Rd, and local plans featured
two lanes with speed restrictions of 50km/h in urban areas. By 2009 the National Government proposed plans for an expressway and three route options were offered for community consultation. Soon, after intense community debate, the government announced the expressway would follow the Western Link Rd route, with the road being four lanes and 100km/h. The idea of an expressway polarised opinion in the community and was further inflamed by the fact a number of people would lose their homes. After a lengthy application process, which saw a number of objections, construction of the Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway got underway and took about three years to complete. Some months after its completion some parts of the seal started showing fatigue which has meant a lot of the surface is being redone. There has also been some noise issues for some who live close to it, which the NZ Transport Agency has been trying to address.
Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway from a different perspective. Photo / Conrad Labone
The expressway, despite some critics, has become a welcome addition for many in the community offering quicker and safer journeys. _ The Peka Peka to Otaki Expressway is currently being constructed. Some interesting Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway facts: • 18 bridges • 1.4 million new plants over 140 hectares, mostly locally sourced native species • Over $200 million contributed to the local economy through employment of local businesses • Over 5000 people worked on the project through its life • 16km of shared pathway for cyclists, walkers and in most sections horses - that’s around 20,000 steps if you want to walk it • 70,000 cubic metres of concrete poured, enough to lay a footpath from Wellington to Auckland • 3.5 million cubic metres of earth shifted that’s 102 rugby fields piled 5m high • 14ha of wetlands created.
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n a quiet street in Paekākāriki lives New Zealand ballet legend Sir Jon Trimmer. Sir Jon has been a stalwart of the Royal New Zealand Ballet for a number of decades. Now a book chronicling the Sir Jon’s life, especially his ballet career, has been launched. Over the course of a few years Roger Booth, from Raumati Beach, has written Why Dance? in conjunction with Sir Jon. The book idea had been in the pipeline for many years, especially after Roger got to know Sir Jon while working for the Qualifications Authority. “I was the development officer responsible for the visual and performing arts, and Jon was on the dance panel.” After Roger wrote a book about actor Bruno Lawrence, he started writing a book about surviving in the arts featuring Sir Jon, Malvina Major, Ginette McDonald and Dick Frizzell but the book didn’t eventuate as life got too busy. But when Sir Jon celebrated 50 years in the Royal New Zealand Ballet, Roger said to him “it has to be a book on you”. The first part of Why Dance? follows Sir Jon’s journey through the fledgling years of New Zealand Ballet, his training in London’s
Sir Jon Trimmer, left, and Roger Booth. Royal Ballet School, international performing with Sadler’s Wells, Australian Ballet and Royal Danish Ballet, performances alongside Dame Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev, not to mention his, as well as wife Lady Jacqui Trimmer’s, long association with the Royal New Zealand Ballet. In the second part Sir Jon gives various tips to dancers of all ages, while the last chapter features some comment from one of Sir Jon’s mentors, Russell Kerr, who lives in Christchurch.
“He writes about Sir Jon in a way we couldn’t do,” Roger said. Roger said apart from being an entertaining read, the book was “also an important historical record”. “Jon is a legend in New Zealand dance and that has to be recorded. “It would be hard to find anyone in the world who has spent 65 years in international dance companies. “So Sir Jon is unique.”
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Playwright humbled with
latest award By Rosalie Willis
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laywright, director, script writer and actor Briar Grace-Smith became an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit earlier in the year for her services to theatre, film and television. “I was absolutely blown away,” she said regarding the Queen’s Birthday Honours List award. “I’ve received awards in my life but it took me by surprise. “It is quite amazing.” Briar’s career in the industry started when training as a journalist with_The Evening Post, sent to interview a Maori theatre company who were auditioning. “The theatre company were auditioning, they needed an actress and I ended up not interviewing them and just auditioning for the role as an actress. “I got the part and for 18 months I toured as an actor and then I started to write small plays for the company that we started to perform. “So that’s where it started and it didn’t stop.”
_ _ Briar, who lives in Paekakariki, then produced a range of early plays between 1995 and 1997, which premiered at Taki Rua theatre before touring the country and abroad. She has written 11 major theatrical plays to date and since 1998 has also written for short films, feature films and television. She made her directorial debut in 2012 with the short film 9 of Hearts and was one of nine women directors and writers who cocreated the feature film Waru. Starting her journey back when she went to a play with her mother when she was six years old, Briar said, “I became obsessed with theatre and the way that plays were written and told, so I started writing little skits at school and at home.” Now Briar is adding directing to her bow with feature films also on the cards in the future. Over the years she has grown to become proud of the combination of all her works together rather than a specific work. “Recently I’ve worked a lot more in film, moving to directing which is exciting but now as I’m older it’s the body of work I feel most proud of producing.”
Briar Grace-Smith. Photo / Ebony Lamb Other notable awards Briar has received: _ • Creative New Zealand Te Tohu Toi Ke a Te Waka Toi Award, 2017 _ • Te Pou Marohi Nga Aho Whakaari Award, 2016 • New Zealand Writers Guild Award for Best Screenplay for The Strength of Water 2010 _ • Kapiti Arts Awards Premiere Literature Award, 2001 • New Zealand Film and Television Awards Best Drama for Fish Skin Suit 2000 • Arts Foundation Laureate Award, 2000 • Best new New_Zealand play for Purapurawhetu 1997
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A tale of two colleges By David Haxton
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ressed in his school uniform with a korowai fastened around his shoulders, Cameron Stephen _ walked onto Otaki’s Ngati Raukawa marae grounds. Cameron, likely a bit nervous yet quietly confident, was led into the marae’s whare –whiri was conducted, by various where a po dignitaries as well as other college students, for the special guest from Scotland’s Robert Gordon’s College, in Aberdeen. Cameron is the 75th Otaki Scholar in _ a tradition between his college and Otaki College. He spoke about the history which led to the important connection between both colleges. On 10 March 1917 Archibald Bisset Smith was in command of the New Zealand Shipping Company vessel SS Otaki, a refrigerated cargo ship, with a crew of 71, which was sailing from London to New York in the Atlantic Ocean when it was attacked by the German raider SMS Moewe. “Although armed with a only a small 4.7 inch gun the Otaki returned fire and fought bravely.
“But when the Otaki was badly damaged and five of his men had been killed, Captain Smith gave the order to abandon ship. “He stayed onboard as his ship sunk. After the war Captain Smith was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery and devotion to duty. “In 1937 his family presented a shield to Robert Gordon’s College [which he had attended before joining the Merchant Navy] as a memorial and this is presented every year to the senior boy who is judged pre-eminent in character in leadership and athletics. “The New Zealand Shipping Company, later P & O, offered a free passage on one of their ships to New Zealand for the winner of the Otaki Shield and the New Zealand Government organised transport and accommodation for the boy during his travels.” The first Otaki Scholar to visit New Zealand, William Anderson, arrived in Wellington in July 1937 onboard RMS Rangitata. Almost exactly 82 years later, in July this year, Cameron, the 75th Otaki Scholar to
Cameron _Stephen in the Raukawa marae in Otaki. _ visit this country, was welcomed to Otaki via the po- whiri. Cameron said it was “an absolute honour to be here today in front of you all on behalf of Robert Gordon’s College”.
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Our Lady of
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ver the railway tracks, towering over Paraparaumu stands a 14 metre high statue of the Virgin Mary. One of Kāpiti’s most dramatic landmarks because of its size, the statue gazes down over Paraparaumu and the Kāpiti Coast from a 75 metre high hill above St Patrick’s Church. It was commissioned in 1958 by Our Lady of Kapiti Parish (OLOK) priest Father J.S. Dunn to mark the 100th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes. The OLOK archives state that Father Dunn had originally purchased half an acre of land on the small hill with a view of erecting a Calvary upon it in the future. “It was at the end of 1957 that he realised the following year - 1958 was the centenary year of the apparitions of Our Lady to Bernadette at Lourdes. “Since the Calvary that he had in mind for the hill had not yet appeared, he decided to erect a small statue of Our Lady of Lourdes
on top of the hill to mark the centenary year in a visible manner.” The proposed “small” statue was only supposed to be there for the centenary year, with plans to pull it down afterwards to make way for the proposed Calvary that he still had in mind. However the “small” statue ended up being 14m high and is now a significant landmark of Kāpiti. Accessed from Tongariro St, Paraparaumu, the statue is one of the largest of its kind celebrating a miracle in France from many years ago. According to Catholic beliefs the Virgin Mary appeared as a young lady to a young girl called Bernadette Soubirous several times in 1858 wearing a white veil and a blue girdle, featured in the statue. While the appearance caused controversy at the time with public opinion split on whether Bernadette was telling the truth, the picture is now cemented, literally, in Catholic tradition with the statue in Paraparaumu
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being just one of many around the world celebrating the visitation. Dutch artist Martin Roestenberg was given the job of creating the statue, moulding the two-metre high head from his home in Taihape. Built from top to bottom, the head was lifted by crane onto scaffolding with layers of plaster-of-paris applied to scrim and moulded into the shape of draperies. Martin persevered throughout the winter of 1958 until August when the statue was finished complete with its crown of 17 lights creating a sparkling halo visible for kilometres at night and the words “I am the immaculate conception” at the base. On October 18 the statue was blessed in the presence of thousands of people coming from all over New Zealand. The statue is accessed from a sign-posted walk on Tongariro St with the short but steep climb past the Stations of the Cross leading to the statue and a panoramic view of Kāpiti Island from the top.
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Haydn Sherley: The perfect
voice for radio By Rosalie Willis
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or 40 years Kāpiti was home to one of New Zealand’s most well-known jazz broadcasters and radio personalities Haydn Sherley. Born in Hamilton in 1924 Mr Sherley started playing the piano at age six and showed an outstanding talent for music early on. He developed into an able musician, studying classical piano but it was his work in jazz broadcasting which made his name. John Joyce fellow broadcaster, jazz enthusiast and close friend of Mr Sherley said, “He was one of the top announcers of our country. “But he never showed his musical talents outside his home. “I only heard him play classical, I know he played jazz but I never heard him play it.” Mr Sherley joined the Air Force when World War Two broke out, training in navigation and attaining the position of flight lieutenant. It was during leave at this time that he travelled to New York and upon visiting
some night clubs he encountered jazz greats such as Count Basie that started his love of jazz. “It’s the jazz clubs in New York where he really got a lot of knowledge and that really contributed to his love of jazz.” Starting without much formal training in broadcasting Mr Sherley went on to become a trainer of announcers for the now disestablished New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation. He tutored announcers such as Paul Holmes, Kevin Black, Dougal Stevenson, Wayne Mowat and Sharon Crosbie. In 1989 Mr Sherley was awarded a Queen’s Service Medal (QSM) for public services for his service to broadcasting. This year he was also awarded a posthumous award by the Wellington Jazz Club for his services to jazz, first nonperformer made an honorary member for his work in jazz broadcasting. “It was just lovely for him to get this award because he was a real crusader for the local jazz scene and for New Zealand jazz musicians,” said his daughter Marion Sherley. “He was very modest but had an encyclopaedic knowledge of jazz.
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Whareroa Farm –
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–piti is ucked away in a corner of Ka an increasingly popular recreation reserve called Whareroa Farm. The farm is an inviting place to go to for a walk, a run, a blast on a mountain bike, family picnic and more. Situated on the eastern side of Mackays Crossing, opposite the very popular Queen Elizabeth Park, it is easy to get to. An information hut next to the carpark highlights the history of the farm including US Marines occupation during World War Two, shows a large map of all the tracks, and sets out a short list of rules to abide by. A quick and easy walk, covering a few kilometres, takes you up a hill, with commanding views out over Queen –piti Island, before the Elizabeth Park and Ka track takes you into native forest, which is quite dramatic in appearance. Another walk will take you to a restored caravan which has been painted with lots of images from the farm. It’s a good rest spot with places to sit and admire the stunning scenery not to mention having a breather before some of the more physically demanding tracks.
The farm used to be owned by Landcorp and was off limits to people because it was a working sheep and cattle station. When Landcorp mooted the idea of selling the farm to developers, the community voiced their strong opposition, which led to the government buying the land in 2005 and declaring it a recreation reserve. The Department of Conservation is in charge of the farm and works closely with the passionate Guardians of Whareroa Farm who have been restoring native forest remnants, streams and wetland areas. So why have so many people been involved in working bees in the farm? Ann Evans, from the Guardians group, “Firstly it is ‘our’ reserve as it was ‘saved’ from development. “It is also a wonderful piece of public land with amazing views, hills, native forest, streams, walking, horse and mountain bike tracks and so easy to get to. “One can tramp or bike in a group or find a quiet corner to relax. “Kids can see sheep and cattle, they can paddle in streams, climb gnarled old ngaio trees and explore.
“There are lots of picnic tables and seats scattered about, many built by volunteers. “The new Kiwi Caravan mural is a must see and a great spot to meet and have a break. “Since 2007 over 50,000 natives have been planted, mainly along stream banks. “Native fish are present and following lots of pest trapping, native birds such as bell birds and kereru are increasing. “Whareroa is open every day and it is free. “Just come along and enjoy it.”
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market, has once again proven forestry to be a very viable alternative investment to farming operations, especially on marginal and erosion prone land. It will ensure that the forest industry is futureproofed through continued sustainable harvest levels following on from the ‘wall of wood’ which was a result of the planting boom of the 1990’s and early 2000’s. The domestic and export markets have performed very well over the last 3 years with very strong prices providing very good returns to forest owners on a net return basis. Domestic building starts, both residential and commercial, have buoyed local sawmills producing framing lumber for construction and many of these mills are investing significant amounts of capital to increase production. Much of the sawn clear lumber from pruned log sawmills is sold into Europe and this market has also remained strong for an extended period of time. The medium to long term demand for NZ radiata is strong, as it is viewed as a very versatile and multipurpose raw material. Uses range from construction, packaging, pulp and paper to furniture and appearance grade products. China is the largest consumer of export logs with approximately 75% of the exported log volume destined for China. The recent trade war between China and the US is actually strengthening NZ’s market position as tariffs of 25% on US log products
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rom detention prone student to successful co-founder and CEO of LearnCoach, former Waikanae resident and Paraparaumu College student David Cameron’s incredible journey is only just beginning after being awarded the 2018 Young New Zealander of the Year Award. Hailing from the small seaside town, the 30 year old is now the co-founder and CEO of LearnCoach which provides learning support to secondary and tertiary students. Since 2012 David and his wife, co-founder Deborah Lambie with the help of his brother and mother have assisted thousands of students by creating and putting free video tutorials online to help students pass exams. Growing up in Waikanae, David’s schooling experience was not what you might expect from a qualified high school teacher and someone who runs a successful tutoring programme. “In my first two years of college I had 141 detentions. “I wasn’t trying to be a bad student, I even liked school.
“I had a lot of fun in class talking with friends. “However, I wasn’t so interested in the classwork or homework. “I found it boring and didn’t engage, which would frustrate my teachers and my parents.” After always receiving the comment ‘not reaching his potential’ in his junior years David faced failure in exams unless something changed. “Nobody likes being a failure and even the worst students don’t aspire to be failures.” Taking his education into his own hands David learnt how to study on his own and started doing well in class. “I started doing well in class and feeling successful was very motivating.” Always enjoying the social aspect of the classroom led David to become a high school teacher. “I saw a lot of students who were just like me - disengaged and unmotivated. “I thought that if I could show them how to thrive in their exams, then they might be motivated to do well in school as well. “It started to work, extra tutorials and classes around exam time really made a
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hen Linda Niccol read Nick Ward’s script for Second Hand Wedding she was impressed. The script was “fantastic” but she felt it needed something a little bit extra which she endeavoured to add in. One of the things she added in was legendary singer John Rowles, who she felt would bring the gift of song to the feel-good film, and more. She wrote Rowles into the script thinking it would never happen. “Then I found out there was a sell-out show at Southwards Theatre featuring John Rowles. “I tried to get hold of him but couldn’t and then I went to the hairdresser’s a couple of days later and they said ‘you’ll never guess who was in here today’. “It was John, he’d had an accident with a chardonnay and a comb that got stuck in his hair and he’d had to cut out and they’d had to fix it for his show. “So we managed to meet up at Raumati Sands, had a chat, and got him into the movie, which was really fun. “It just shows you what happens in Kāpiti.
“If things are meant to be they will happen and they do.” Linda shared the anecdote at a special screening of the film at Event Cinemas Coastlands recently, hosted by Lotto NZ, as part of the New Zealand Film Commission’s 40-year celebration of Kiwi films. She said the movie, which hit the movie screen about 10 years ago and was shot in Kāpiti, had held its own because it is “a very genuine movie which shines through”. Nick, who also helped introduce the special screening, said the movie was “about us, about Kāpiti”. “It was a movie I wrote after I did a film called Stickmen which was a very laddish movie, X rated, and I was kind of put in a position where everyone thought that was the kind of movies I would make. “So I decided to go completely opposite and write a movie with two female leads. “I’m not a very imaginative person so I plagiarised life and wrote it about my mother and my sister. “That seemed to work out quite well because I’ve spent my whole life
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ndrew Knewstubb, who grew up in Kāpiti, was part of the successful All Blacks Sevens team which won gold at the Commonwealth Games in Australia’s Gold Coast this year. Knewstubb was an important part of the All Blacks Sevens who swept aside Zambia, Kenya, Canada and England before beating Fiji in the Commonwealth Games sevens final 14-0. Knewstubb said trying to win the gold medal was a key focus for the team at the start of the year, especially given New Zealand’s rich sevens history at Commonwealth Games level and how much it meant to the country. The team was primed for the final and drew extra inspiration from the Black Ferns thrilling win over Australia. Despite shutting out Fiji in the final, the game wasn’t an easy win for the All Blacks Sevens. “We knew that if they got a sniff they would probably jump on top of us.
“But Scott Curry made that [try saving] tackle down the sideline. “If Fiji had scored that then the final score might have been a bit different. “To have your captain make a play like that was pretty awesome. “We just tried to keep them scoreless because we knew that as soon as they had their tails up we would be in trouble.” And then the final whistle blew. “It was an unreal feeling. “It’s what you always dream about and then for it to happen was kind of surreal.” The celebrations continued back at the games village where there was an “unreal welcome“ including a special moment when “the basketball boys came out and did a big haka for us”. “There were heaps of people shaking our hands and they were in party mode too. “It was just a cool happy Andrew Knewstubb with his sevens gold medal. feeling.”
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he Zeal Youth Development Centre, in Rimu Rd, Paraparaumu, was officially opened recently. Zeal is an organisation whose goal is to provide young people aged 13 to 18 with the opportunity to discover, express and develop their unique creativity. The ground floor of the youth centre comprises a large performance space, a
college after-school space, and a large creative space for art-based projects. The first floor comprises two acoustically lined rehearsal rooms, two office spaces and a design room. Zeal former chief executive Brook Turner said the milestone was “a commencement moment for the mahi to really begin.” He challenged everyone in the district to “continue to believe in your young people, to come alongside what this
place is, to get involved, to innovate, to grow, to build and to make it vibrant”. Kāpiti Coast District Council deputy mayor Janet Holborow praised the Kāpiti Coast Youth Council noting its submission some years ago to the Long Term Plan was “key in the community understanding that young people needed this, wanted this and would use this”. “Zeal is about creativity, inclusiveness, passion, acceptance, embracing uniqueness.” Kāpiti College principal Tony Kane, who chaired the Youth Centre Advisory Group, said some youth centres came and went but the Zeal model had a strong youth development focus and was a national organisation with a proven track record. “Ultimately we went back to council and said we thought it would work. “The young people had the passion for it but here was the detail that would make it work.” Harris Sciascia, a former youth council member, said getting Zeal onboard “made the whole project real.” “They’ve done an incredible job of reaching out to young people across Kāpiti and connecting everyone.” Kāpiti mayor K Gurunathan said the centre was a great platform for youth. “This is your time to fly, but also make sure you reach out to the people who have fallen through the cracks — you are their strength.”
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ith its magnificent island, river estuaries, coastal plains and bushcovered hills, the Kāpiti Coast provides a wide variety of habitats for many species of birds. Our estuaries have resident and migratory populations of many shorebirds, including caspian terns, white and black-fronted terns, NZ dotterels, banded dotterels, blackfronted dotterels, stilts, wrybills, godwits and oystercatchers. The coastal plains are home to harriers, falcons, moreporks, finches, tuis, silvereyes, grey warblers and many more. Our bush-clad hills provide the perfect conditions for tomtits, warblers, tuis, bellbirds, moreporks and riflemen.
It's no wonder that our lovely district is a magnet for bird lovers, not only from New Zealand, but from many other countries around the world. Pictured below are six favourite species from around our district. The royal spoonbill at Queen Elizabeth Park, the NZ falcon at Hemi Matenga, the blackfronted dotterel at Peka Peka Beach, the sacred kingfisher at the Waimanu Lagoons, the whitefronted tern at the Waikanae estuary sand spit and, the pied shag at the Waikanae River estuary. Story and photos / Roger Smith
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125 years of the Horowhenua
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he union was founded in 1893 at a meeting of officials from Shannon, – Levin, Manakau and Otaki clubs. The Foxton club, formed in 1880, had been a founding member of the Manawatu Rugby Union in 1886 and didn’t transfer to Horowhenua until 1911. The new union struggled through its early years and for three years, 1895-97, no club championship was conducted. It wasn’t until the early 1900s that rugby became better organised in Levin. Maori enjoyed the sport and played a prominent part in the growth of the game. In Levin, the Winiata family were great enthusiasts and seven brothers became Horowhenua representatives, with three, Martin, Walter and Tom also appearing for NZ Maori. A total of 27 players represented NZ Maori, the majority during the 1910-1929 period. The most recent representatives were Graham Hurunui and Carlos Spencer, both members of the Maori team which made the historic tour to South Africa in 1994. Over 30 Horowhenua representatives served overseas during World War One, the most decorated being Bernard Freyberg who was awarded the Victoria Cross, the DSO and two bars. As commander of the NZ Division in World War Two he was awarded a fourth DSO and after the war served a term as Governor General. For many decades the player-strength came from the clubs in Shannon, Foxton, – Levin, Manakau and Otaki and only in recent times, since the late 1960s, have clubs in Kāpiti become a force. To acknowledge the Kāpiti district, the union, in 1997, altered its title to Horowhenua Kāpiti Rugby Football Union. Success in representative games were few for many years and in 1925 the union merged with Manawatu for rep fixtures. Under the captaincy of All Black Harry Jacob the Ranfurly Shield was won in 1927 and twice successfully defended before losing to Canterbury. In 1933 the Manawhenua union was dissolved.
All Blacks Codie Taylor and Dane Coles with the Bledisloe Cup after beating Australia in Dunedin last year. Photo / Brett Phibbs There was an unusual happening in 1949 when Horowhenua players were involved in internationals on successive days. Six players were in the combined Manawatu-Horowhenua team that played Australia at Palmerston North. The next day, these six turned out for Horowhenua against a shadow All Blacks team preparing for the tests against the Wallabies. Shannon wing Michael Moynihan set a record likely never matched in international rugby. Moynihan scored a try against both the Wallabies and All Blacks on successive days! When the national provincial championship was introduced in 1976 Horowhenua competed with the other smaller unions in the lower division until 1993 when the third division was won and the union was promoted for one year. In 2006 the competition was restructured into a 12-team Heartland Championship. The union’s best season was in 2017 when Levin hosted the Meads Cup final. Wanganui won the trophy but the occasion provided the region with a new-found belief Horowhenua Kāpiti rugby can succeed at the top level of Heartland rugby. At the National Sevens tournament in 2010, at Queenstown, Horowhenua
Kāpiti won the Bowl competition, beating Wellington in a semi-final, then Auckland in the final. A remarkable achievement against big teams. Being a small union sandwiched between Wellington and Manawatu, the Horowhenua Kāpiti union, these days, serves as a nursery, or feeder union, to the major rugby centres. Talented players like Carlos Spencer, Christian Cullen, Dane Coles and Codie Taylor are soon recognised and attracted to major unions to further their promising careers. The union and local supporters take much pride in seeing local talent gaining All Blacks honours. However, many outstanding players have remained with the union and seven achieved 100 games for the union, the most recent being Keith Milligan, Barry McLennan, Warren Robinson, Robbie Puklowski, Phil Manu, and Don Laursen also played over 100 games. In earlier years, Martin Winiata and Harry Jacob were standout players who inspired their teams. Leading administrators over recent decades include Sonny Sciascia, Don Ryan, Barry Cross, John Mowbray and Corey Kennett.
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All Blacks with Horowhenua
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he Horowhenua Kapiti region can claim to have influenced the early rugby careers of over 20 All Blacks but only one All Black, Hohepa ‘Harry’ Jacob, played out his entire career with Horowhenua. Before playing for Horowhenua seniors, the big 18-year-old forward was plucked from the Koputaroa club for the 1913 NZ Maori tour to Australia. He became a regular in NZ Maori teams and gained All Blacks selection for the tour to Australia in 1920. World War One interrupted his rugby career but he distinguished himself at Gallipoli and France and was awarded the Military Cross. During the early 1920s Harry Jacob captained Horowhenua and later Manawhenua (Manawatu and Horowhenua unions combined) until 1927 after leading Manawhenua to win and then defend the Ranfurly Shield in three games. Jacob was regarded as being one of the standout wing forwards of his time and his All Blacks career would probably have been extended if he had moved to Wellington or Auckland to play. Joe Karam is the only other player to appear for the All Blacks while affiliated to a Horowhenua club. He had spent a year at Shannon school before
boarding at St Pats in Silverstream. After two years in the Wellington rep team he returned to Levin in 1971 for one season before heading back to the capital from where he was picked for the 1972 tour to Britain. Playing for Paraparaumu in 1975 he was the All Blacks fullback in the ‘water polo’ test against Scotland at Eden Park. Terry McCashin, an All Black hooker in 1968, was officially an All Black from Wellington, that union having nominated him for the early-season trials. He had played for Horowhenua 1963-64 before moving to Wellington. He returned to live in Levin in 1968 and played for Horowhenua 1968-69. All Blacks to have their early education and, or, play club rugby within the Horowhenua Kapiti region include: Henry Dewar, Cliff Porter*, Nelson Ball, Rod MacKenzie, Vince Bevan, Brian Molloy, Kevin Eveleigh, Gary Knight*, Mark Shaw*, Carlos Spencer*, Christian Cullen*, Paul Steinmetz, Dane Coles, Codie Taylor, Liam Squire, and the Whitelock brothers. All Blacks Sevens representatives Owen Scrimgeour and Andrew Knewstubb also have Horowhenua Kapiti backgrounds. * Represented Horowhenua Kapiti at senior level.
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onstruction of the highly anticipated _ Kapiti Performing Arts Centre is well underway. Cas Carter, chairwoman of the centre’s strategy and planning committee, said the centre would be a “flagship venue _ representing the strength of art in the Kapiti district”. “Finally we will have a multi-purpose venue _ to showcase what Kapiti is so good at.” Initially the performing arts centre was _ designed for Kapiti College but there was a resounding call for a centre for the whole community. “The redesign went from a $4 million project to a $10 million plus project and that’s why we are calling on the community for support.” The centre would be a centrepiece of the community for generations to come, she said.
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“It will not just be for performing artists but for those who enjoy the arts. “It will be a place to learn, to teach and to be entertained, and in that way, it is something the whole community can be connected to. “There is a lot of interest in our centre from artists around New Zealand and beyond. _ “Kapiti residents will see a lot more entertainment as a result of having a multipurpose venue for local talent and visiting artists alike.” The centre would “contribute to the social _ and economic wellbeing of Kapiti and be a significant investment in the performing arts sector within New Zealand”. She was delighted with the response from _ the Kapiti community to support the project but noted additional support was needed.
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Golf club unveils new Māori names opportunity to do something special, to honour the land and tell the stories of each and every hole. “The Ma–ori names we chose capture the very spirit of our golf course.” Kaumatua Don Te Maipi was consulted in the naming of the holes, and now players will be able to refer to holes not just by their number, but by their new Ma–ori name, or their English translation. “These names tell a beautiful story,” Mr Barber said. “The 16th hole, for example, which some would say is one of the holes that really define this course because of its sheer challenge, is known as Wairuatika which means true spirit. “When you’re faced with this challenge, and indeed when you’ve done well here, you know you’ve more than played the 16th hole, you’ve played a hole that represents something special.”
Included in the name change was the degenderisation of the course options. Until recently, yellow tees were marked as women’s tees, and white, blue and black were used by men of different abilities.
“This is really exciting because it is ensuring that the focus is on the game we all love playing. “The course names allow people to play the game according to their ability, not their gender.”
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or lovers of golf, Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club is seen as something of a sacred land. Golfers from Bob Charles to Michael Campbell, Tiger Woods to Peter Thomson have played the course that was designed by Alex Russell in 1949. What makes it special is the use of the existing land to create a challenging, inspiring golfing layout, and recently the club has recognised this very land in a comprehensive renaming process. The 18 holes are well known to golfers, but the story of each hole was not reflected in the names, and general manager Leo Barber was keen to capture the essence of the course. “We put it out to members to get suggestions on what we could name the holes, and the response was fantastic. “We got a lot of different views, but it quickly became apparent that we had an
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Cody aces junior
tennis tourney By David Haxton
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young tennis player who used to live in Paraparaumu Beach won his age group in Australia’s largest junior tennis tournament this year. Cody Atkinson, 9, won the Rod Laver gold rated national 10 and under boys’ tournament in both singles and doubles held at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Brisbane. He beat boys older than him and didn’t drop a set in his singles performance. Cody went into the main tournament, after a physically and mentally demanding lead-in tournament, hoping to win it. Each day in the weeks leading up to it he would place post-it notes on his vision wall to keep him motivated. The wall was surrounded by photographs of his tennis idols too.
“I was very happy,” he said of the singles and doubles victory. “I had a few tears in my eyes.” His doubles partner was Jack White. Cody’s father Jamie Atkinson, his coach, said his son’s form beforehand wasn’t too good but once he started the tournament he lifted to another level. “It was really good to see.” He encouraged his son to focus on playing without overthinking the result. “My words of encouragement, as his coach, is ‘no fear’ and to not be afraid of losing because I know what nerves can do to performance, so try not to think about the situation so much and just go out there and place tennis.” Proud mother Amy Atkinson said she was “a wreck” on the day of the finals so stayed home
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Fenceclip wins innovation
award at Fieldays
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mile van der Merwe, who lives on a block of land at rural Reikorangi, in Kāpiti, has invented a simple but effective product that will greatly assist in the laborious task of fencing. While putting up a new fence Emile popped into a farming store to get some battens but was shocked to find they cost twice as much as they did when he bought some six years ago. Battens are lengths of wood used to space wire on fences as well as preventing animals from pushing through. Thinking there must be an alternative to battens, Emile poured himself a cup of coffee and started tinkering with some soft wire while at the same time imaging he had a puzzle to solve. It was good fun for the man who has a long background
in the yachting industry and a fondness of knot making. Before long he had created the Coffee Klip, a metal clip which attaches to a twisted wire batten — it was an eureka moment. He checked online to make sure there was nothing like it available, and then after refining the clip by reducing two arms to one arm, he got the product patented and the brand CoffeeKlips trademarked. An important litmus test, to ensure he was on the right track, was to see what his neighbour, a long time farmer, thought. “The first thing he said to me was ‘take it to the Fieldays’, which is the southern hemisphere’s largest agricultural event, so I did and was invited to show it in the innovations marquee.
Emile van der Merwe, with children Tula and Cohen, holds a fence clip he’s invented which won an innovations award at Fieldays. “There was about 50 exhibitors and I was selected as one of about five or six award recipients. There was a lot to like about the product. “It holds tight, it’s more than 10 times lighter than a wooden
batten, I can carry lots of them, and I don’t need any tools.” He said high tensile wire clips would save farmers time, labour, and possibly money in the long-term as his battens would last longer than wooden battens.
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How the Kāpiti Arts
Trail started
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was very fortunate to be involved in the birthing of the Kāpiti Arts Trail. The concept was championed by Cr Hilary Wooding who recognised Kāpiti had a unique collection of artists who were not well-known to the community and visitors in Kāpiti. In my role as the first Kāpiti Coast District Council arts advisor I was able to visit numerous artists and studios throughout the district, gaining a better understanding of the amazing diversity of local arts. The first Kāpiti Arts Trail brought local arts to the attention of the wider community and gave recognition, validation and income to artists. From small beginnings the arts trail grew rapidly into an event of significance and went from strength to strength. Where once they may have felt isolated, artists were able to make connections with other creative beings, visitors and community networks. The Kāpiti community was better able to appreciate the fantastic creativity of its own residents, and visitors were able to experience an arts destination. Having lived in New Zealand, and now Australia, I still feel strongly that there is
Kāpiti mayor K Gurunathan and mayoress Claire Gurunathan toured last year’s Kāpiti Arts Trail in a yellow taxi courtesy of Southward Car Museum. something intrinsically creative about the Kāpiti Coast — the combination of cultures, land, sea and hills is both inspiring and nurturing. • The 18th Kāpiti Arts Trail takes place in the last weekend of October and the first weekend of November.
• Grab a copy of the Kāpiti Arts Trail guide from libraries, council service centres, galleries, cafes or the Paraparaumu i-Site. • The Kāpiti Arts Trail flag will be outside each site so look out for these as you drive around the district.
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The Ka-piti Coast District Council hosts the 18th annual Ka-piti Arts Trail this October-November with more than 110 local artists on show. This year, the Ka-piti Arts Trail was recognised in the Local Government New Zealand Excellence Awards as a finalist in the “Best Creative Place”. Find out more at kapiticoast.govt.nz/arts-trail (where you can download the Ka-piti Arts Guide) or on the Ka-piti Arts Trail Facebook page. You can also fill out a short survey to enter the draw for a food and accommodation package during the Ka-piti Arts Trail.
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Newstalk ZB Rotary Art Show 2018 Rotary Club of Paraparaumu Arts Show has been a fixture on the Kapiti Coast starting from a small beginning in 2003 until this year its 16th anniversary. The initial objective was to give local artists a chance to show their work and offer an audience for them to sell artwork. There are now entries received from all over New Zealand due to the prizes on offer and a good chance of selling work. This year’s pledge is towards the Kapiti Performing Arts Centre in all totalling $50,000. Labour Weekend, Saturday 20th to Monday 22nd October, 10am-4pm, Southwards Car Museum. For about the price of a cup of coffee $5 the public can enjoy high quality work and have the chance of buying an original, unique piece of work.
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Events in Kāpiti OCTOBER Operatunity presents Tennesse Waltz, Southward Car Museum, 11am, Oct 2 Te Horo Country Market, School Rd, Oct 7 She Loves Golf, Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club, Oct 14 Waikanae Spring Market, Mahara Place, 9am to 2pm, Oct 20 Newstalk ZB Paraparaumu Rotary Arts Show, Southward Car Museum, Oct 20 to 22 Kāpiti Arts Trail, Oct 27/28 Baby & Child Show, Southward Car Museum, Oct 28
NOVEMBER Kāpiti Arts Trail, Nov 3/4 Kāpiti Womens Expo, Paraparaumu Memorial Hall, Nov 4 A Night with the Stars, Southward Car Museum, Nov 9 Kapiti Coast Festival and Mary Potter Strawberry Festival, Kapiti School, Nov 17 Christmas at the Races, Ōtaki, 11.30am to 7pm, Nov 30
DECEMBER Kapiti Food Fair, Mazengarb Reserve, Dec 1 Christmas at the Races, Ōtaki, 11.30am, Dec 20 Check out Kapiti News Light Up Kāpiti addresses
JANUARY NZME Horowhenua AP & I Show, Levin Showgrounds
FEBRUARY Songs and Trains, Loco Ōtaki, 3-8pm, Feb 9 Coastella, Southward Car Museum, Feb 22
MARKETS Paraparaumu Beach Market, Marine Parade, Saturdays 9am to 1pm Waikanae Market, Park Ave, Saturdays 9am to 12 noon Te Horo Market, School Rd, first Sunday of the month 10am to 12.30pm Paekakariki Market, St Peter’s Hall, first Saturday of the month, 10am
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