Best of Times Spring

Best of Times Vol 3 Issue 1, Spring 2011

Active living in later life

Rugby World Cup

preview by stephen bachop

fashion of the

young & old

build bridges together

greeks & nz

a true love story

‘50s

IN The sPring iSSUE: Gardening, nutrition, health

‘If I only had time’ an interview with

JOHN ROWLES $4.95 | Free to all RVA Member Village Residents

Now Funded

For more information about Aclasta talk to your doctor or visit www.aclasta.co.nz

Who we are, what’s inside and the editor says...

the team

Editor: alex Staines Advertising: Walter King Art director: barbara la grange General manager/publisher: (apn educational Media) bronwen Wilkins Writers: eion Scarrow, gaye philpott, dr Rebecca South Stock images: getty images Phone 04 471 1600 Fax 04 471 1080 Web www.apn-ed.co.nz/ page/best-of-times.aspx

published by apn educational Media, a division of apn national publishing nZ limited. level 1, Saatchi & Saatchi building, 101-103 Courtenay place, po box 200, Wellington 6011 iSSn: 1179-3252 Copyright © 2011. all rights reserved. no part of this publication may be copied or reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher. errors and omissions Whilst the publishers have attempted to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in this publication, no responsibility can be accepted by the publishers for any errors or omissions.

terms and conditions 1. entry into our competitions confirms your acceptance of our terms and conditions.

2. entry is open to new Zealand residents only.

3. best of times takes no responsibility for lost, stolen, misdirected or incomplete entries. the publisher’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

4. by accepting this prize the winner consents to the publisher using his/her details for promotional use.

5. the prize is not transferable or redeemable for cash.

6. all entries become the property of the publisher.

Contents 4 6 7 8

desk duty – letters, snippets, Rva column

if i only had time – interview with John Rowles greening with age – a vision in west auckland good types – giFt, link age

10

Rugby, racing & beer – World Cup preview with Stephen bachop; racing with des Coppins; great brews

14 15 16 17 18 19 22 24

nutrition – breakfast with gaye philpott book reviews villager profile – the sporting peter hanson heart health, with dr Rebecca South yesteryear – women’s fashion from the ‘50s life & times – greeks and new Zealand, a true love story gardening with the Scarrows – thrips puzzles

FRoM the editor It’s a privilege to take over the reins of best of times from founding editor, paul dagarin. i see this magazine as being “engaging, inquiring and nostalgic”. the “engaging” part of this is important to me. i would love to receive your reactions to articles in the magazine, whether by letter, email or phone, as well as suggestions for stories you think should be shared with others. i want to “accentuate the positive”. this doesn’t mean avoiding the realities of life for older people. i mean it’s a matter of choice whether we see the glass as half empty or half full, as the saying goes, and i’m definitely in favour of the half-full approach. “young at heart” would be another way of describing it.

So, to welcome in the Spring, i have assembled a mix of nostalgically flavoured, up-beat stories as well as cautionary epistles about diet (“breakfast”) and health (“heart”). this issue has a great interview with John Rowles, with whom i spent a most enjoyable hour. young and old build bridges on the ‘good types’ page – i want to highlight connections between generations and within communities. this theme continues in the piece about the greeks and new Zealand – a mixture of romance and war. the Kiwi lifestyle is fêted in ‘Rugby, racing and beer’ – with former all black and Manu Samoa rep Stephen bachop (rugger) and des Coppins (nags) featured. We also look back fondly to fashions of the ‘50s. it’s excellent to have the Scarrows on board with their gardening page. the retirement village industry plays a huge part in new Zealanders’ lives as we age. best of times will continue to focus on life in retirement villages around the country. based on feedback from village managers and residents, we have developed a village directory, (see the back section of this issue) enabling villages to promote themselves. village management increasingly is about sustainability – and in this issue there is a great story about what can happen when residents combine their energies to create a ‘green’ oasis at their village. there’s a story about village resident and athlete peter hanson, back from the Masters games. it’s good to reminisce, and also to enjoy ‘the now’, and look ahead to some great times in this fabulous country. – Alex Staines vol.3 issue 1 Spring 2011 3

letters to the editoR I am writing in response to the ‘dispelling diabetes myths’ article [in the Winter 2011 issue]. While the article is great for those with Diabetes: myThs aNd type 2 diabetes, the author did those with TeRmINOlOgy type 1 diabetes a huge disservice. all she had to do was explain the difference between the two diseases. We face people on a daily basis who think our type 1 kids can be cured through a better diet and all this article did was reinforce this myth, because she didn’t take the time to explain that type 1 and type 2 are completely different diseases. that the pancreas of a type 1 diabetic does not work at all. it does not produce insulin, so not matter how wonderful your diet is... it doesn’t matter. you will always be dependent on insulin to survive. don’t get me wrong, the article was great. but she (or maybe you) should have pointed out that she was speaking about type 2.

– Renata Porter diabetes n NUTRITION

GAye PHILPOtt, a registered dietitian, looks at diabetes.

What is diabetes?

Insulin is a hormone which acts like a key to allow the sugar present in the blood to enter into the body’s cells. Diabetes is a condition whereby the pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin, or the insulin it produces doesn’t work effectively (the later situation is called ‘insulin resistance’ and is more likely to occur when people are overweight).

Once inside a body’s cells, sugar is used as fuel, a bit like petrol in a car. If the insulin is at low levels or of low quality, the sugar can’t get into the body’s cells, and so it remains in the blood causing high bloodsugar levels.

Let’s first dispel a common myth and then get down to basics.

Adults don’t get diabetes because they previously ate too much sugar Adults get diabetes because they are genetically susceptible. And when a person is genetically susceptible, if they are overweight, diabetes will most likely develop sooner rather than later.

So where does the issue of sugar come in?

Once a person has been diagnosed with diabetes, they will be asked to restrict the amount of sugar they eat in order to control their blood-sugar levels.

Maintaining blood-sugar levels within a healthy range is important because over time high levels cause damage to the body’s blood vessels, particularly those in the heart, eyes and kidneys which can lead to heart disease, blindness and kidney failure.

Only carbohydrate foods directly affect blood-sugar levels. Fats and protein foods are not broken down into sugar so don’t directly influence the level of sugar in the blood. So when a person says to me, ‘my blood sugars were high yesterday because I ate too much

cheese’, I know that it wasn’t the cheese that raised their blood sugars but rather the number of cracker biscuits or slices of bread that they ate with the cheese.

Terminology During and prior to the 1970s, the terms ‘sugars’ and ‘starch’ were used and are still appropriate today.

Sugar refers to any form of sugar which is added to sweeten foods. It also includes the sugar naturally present in fruit and fruit juice. Starch includes foods made from grains such as breads, cracker biscuits, baked items, breakfast cereals, rice and pasta, but also potato, kumara, taro and yams.

However, during the 1980s and early 1990s it became common to refer to sugars as ‘simple carbohydrates’ and starchy foods as ‘complex carbohydrates’. The belief was that ‘simple’ carbohydrates were quickly digested and absorbed so should be avoided by people who have diabetes; instead, ‘complex’ carbohydrates, which it was thought were digested and absorbed more slowly, became the preferred choice.

By the mid 1990s, it became evident that this categorisation did not accurately describe how quickly different carbohydrate foods were digested and absorbed. Research showed that some starchy foods were digested and absorbed more quickly than some sugars!

GI? Absorption rates gave rise to the era of the Glycaemic Index (GI), where different carbohydrate foods were ranked according to how quickly they raised bloodsugar levels. Carbohydrate foods with a low GI ranking (less than 55) raised blood-sugar levels more slowly than those with higher rankings. Obviously it was

14 Best of Times

our resident dietitian, gaye philpott, replies…

Mobility Scooters NZ

■ ■ ■ ■

Safe, reliable and easy to use Full warranties & service Save on Fuel – only 10c (electricity cost) to fill up No licence, rego or WoF required

SuperGold Card Discount Available

0800 002 884

Call to CoNNeCt to your loCal ageNt For your Free hoMe deMoNStratioN

www.mobilityscootersnz.co.nz

4 Best of Times

i apologise if i caused readers offence. the purpose of my article was to dispel some of the myths surrounding diet, food and diabetes (e.g. that eating too much sugar causes diabetes) and how and what foods affect blood sugar levels (e.g. carbohydrates, not fats). i acknowledge that i did not explain the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes and that they are very different conditions. however, all recommendations regarding diet and food are made in order to manage diabetes (ensure blood sugar levels lie as near as possible to the normal range) and reduce the risk of diseases which a person with diabetes is more at risk of (e.g. heart disease) irrespective of whether a person has type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

Food and diet cannot cure diabetes. While the perception exists that if you eat healthy you won’t get diabetes and that diabetes will go away if you lose weight, the reality is that anyone can get type 1 diabetes, irrespective of their lifestyle and when they do it is a life-long condition. even when people who have type 2 diabetes and who are overweight lose weight so that their blood sugars lie within the normal range again with little dietary modification, there is no guarantee that this will remain the case. When a person is genetically susceptible to type 2 diabetes, this condition can be inevitable as they get older, irrespective of their weight and how healthy they eat. the reader is correct in saying that someone who has type 1 diabetes will always need to take insulin injections at least until another way of providing insulin is invented. and as i alluded to in my article, someone who has type 2 diabetes might eventually need to take insulin to manage their diabetes. this should not be seen as a failure, but rather a necessity to manage their diabetes.

Mrs M L Herbert of levin wrote in about the article ‘alfa Mail’ in the Winter issue. She worked in the british aircraft Corporation’s apprentice training School from 1966-71. it was the happiest time of her 41 years of working. She remembers Sir barnes Wallis of “bouncing bomb” fame being in the Research and development team. She says the old cracked, concrete brooklands racing track is haunted by the ghost of a dead racing driver. thanks for the letter, lynn. talK to uS We love letters and give prizes for selected ones!

We also love ideas, complaints, Compliments, images, stories. go on, get in touch with the editor: by mail to best of times, po box 200, Wellington 6140; email: editor@bestoftimes.co.nz; ph: 04 915 9787 adveRtiSe With uS – ph: 04 915 9793 SubSCRibe to uS – ph: 04 916 4807

DESK DUTY Manager of the Year competition

The Manager of the Year competition has been and gone, and congratulations to Rosemary Westley, manager at MiLife Rosewood Park Village, Levin. Rosemary received the award for the 2011 INsite/RVA Manager of the Year from Maurice Williamson, the Minister of Building and Construction, at our annual conference’s gala dinner. The judges described Rosemary as performing well across all sections of the judging, with very supportive residents.

Congratulations also to Todd Jenkins, manager of Greenwood Park, Tauranga, who won the Large Village award category.

Many thanks to all the residents who sent in nominations and then completed survey forms for the short-listed managers. The standard was once again very high and the choice was not an easy one (so the judges tell me). Keep your eyes open for the 2012 award and nominate your manager.

Christchurch

Best of snippets

Oldest telly A set from the West Coast has been named

as New Zealand’s oldest working television. The 53-year-old kitset TV was revealed as the winner of the Going Digital Oldest Telly competition. It was also converted to digital with a Freeview set-top box and RF modulator.

The competition, run by Going Digital at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, aims to spread the word that New Zealand is moving to digital TV and to let people know what they need to do to make the switch.

TV owner Elva Reynolds, aged 92, of Hokitika, said her husband, who assembled the set, would have been honoured by the win.

Winston Reynolds, the former mayor of Hokitika, put the set together in 1958, the same year Sir Edmund Hillary reached the South Pole and the 111 emergency phone number was introduced to New Zealand. Assembled with parts from Australia, the TV was one of the first sets on the West Coast. It even received a signal from across the Tasman before television transmission finally arrived on the Coast in 1972. The set was eventually donated to the Hokitika Museum in the 1970s.

Going Digital has set up a website to outline regional differences, with a step-by-step guide to finding out the best method of digital television for each situation. Households with Freeview, TelstraClear or Sky already watching digital TV will not be affected or need to do anything, unless they have other sets that have not gone digital. Older television sets can go digital with a set-top box, along with a commonplace RF modulator, available from most electronics shops.

The switch to digital television will begin with Hawke’s Bay and the West Coast in September next year.

Kaumatua idol

Whanganui woman Edna Rozon won Feilding Kaumatua Idol in May in front of a packed house at the Civic Centre. Despite not having registered for the event, Edna brought the house down with a rousing rendition of ‘Have a Ma-­ ori Hangi’. Second place was filled by Levin’s Jimmy Russell. Competitors had to be Gold Card holders and they came from as far afield as Wellington, Hastings and New Plymouth for the show. Organiser Gina Cribb said, “They were all wonderful. It’s about showcasing our elderly people who have all ‘been there, done that’.”

The earthquakes in Christchurch demanded a robust response from the retirement village industry to help re-house displaced residents and as a result, the Association developed and launched an important initiative designed to provide displaced people with a new home in another village. Around 250 residents from the four villages destroyed in the earthquakes needed to find somewhere new to live.

Because of delays in settling the insurance claims, we were aware that many residents would have to wait for the repayments of their contracts with the operators and that they may not have enough money to purchase a new licence at current market prices. We asked members to come up with deals such as interest-free loans, extended payment periods, and other benefits. We are delighted that around 100 member villages offered some sort of benefit and we are aware of at least 60 people who have moved into a new home in another village.

We are also pleased that another 29 Christchurch residents from the Red Zone decided to leave their homes and move into a retirement village where they can access the support and resources they need.

The Association has started a review of the Retirement Villages Code of Practice to see what needs to be amended in the light of the earthquakes. The first discussion draft was circulated to members and other stakeholders (including residents’ associations) in July and a second, revised draft, was circulated in August for comment. We will be conducting seminars around instructing valuers and insurance issues, and later, on emergency preparedness for retirement villages.

Compliance costs

A regular topic in this column is the cost of compliance for retirement villages. Registration gives residents a high degree of security and that is not to be underestimated, but it does come at a cost. One cost is the annual registration fee payable by all registered villages to the Registrar of Retirement Villages (part of the Ministry of Economic Development). The Association made a submission to review the fees a year or so ago, and we were delighted to hear that the Minister of Building and Construction, whose department administers the Retirement Villages Act, agreed to reduce the fees.

The annual savings for RVA members total $263,580, or a 57 per cent reduction. The new fees come into effect on 11 August 2011.

However, Parliament has now passed the Securities Trustees and Statutory Supervisors Act that involves a new compliance regime for retirement village statutory supervisors, with all the attendant costs that will bring. So I guess the message is that we win on one hand but could lose on the other – don’t take anything for granted!

The next step is tackling the unrealistic costs around financial reporting... more on this later in the year, we hope!

John Collyns, Retirement Villages Association executive director Vol.3 Issue 1 Spring 2011 5

interview We talk with interesting and iconic characters

on the eve of entertainment legend John RoWleS’ swansong tour of new Zealand, alex Staines chatted with him about his 45 years in show biz.

if i only had time “It’s my global wrap-up. I’m getting a bit weary now,” said John about his final tour, at the start of our conversation.

He’s been on quite a journey since leaving school at 15 to work in a forestry gang in his home town of Kawerau.

He was born with an amazing baritone voice – it has never let him down, though he said he has had to nurture it. “I drink warm water and chardonnay only,” he said. “But I’ve really got to protect that gift.Without it, I’d have to go back to the forestry.”

John won a singing competition at age 10 with ‘All shook up’, a song made famous by Elvis, though he was a big Platters fan.When Elvis became the idol of all the girls at school, John thought, “I’ll get rid of the Platters and move in that direction.The Brylcreem and everything. And it worked really well, so I stuck with it.”

John’s father Eddie (who, by the way, played for the Ma-ori All Blacks) used to sing with his mother Phyllis, prompting John to start his own band while he was at school, in which he played lead guitar. His first job in entertainment was as a guitarist at an Auckland club when he was 16.

John moved to Australia with Eddie Low in 1963 to sing in Melbourne. In Australia in 1966, John met New Zealand promoter Graham Dent, who gave him a new image and launched his career as a solo entertainer on shows like New Faces and Bandstand.

“Music has always been in my veins,” said John.

“Eventually I established my own uniqueness. And that took a long time, because before then I was sort of copying everyone.”

I asked John about the context of his music.

He was heavily influenced by The Shadows.

“Hank Marvin was my idol,” said John. “I emulated him as a guitarist before I became a singer. His style fascinated me.”

We talked about the Ma-ori showbands – the Maori Volcanics, the Quintikis, the High Fives.

“They were a big influence on me,” said John.

“I remember driving in my Ford Prefect from Kawerau to Rotorua to see the Quintikis.

The Ma-ori showbands had tremendous entertainment value – they had the gift of showmanship. And no-one has emulated that since.”

They were not mere ‘light entertainment’.

They were a big influence on music around the world, said John. “I got the big breaks as a solo entertainer, with the right voice and the right management and so on, but they were unable to sustain it and it all left in the ‘70s.

6 Best of Times

to Mary’ were the two big hits in the UK for John, in 1968. He left Britain before ‘Tania’ and ‘Cheryl’ made it big and these songs didn’t get a fair chance in Britain, according to John. “‘Cheryl Moana Marie’ was never played in Britain,” he said.

John rowles in the ‘70s.

Though ‘Cheryl’ was very popular in America, Hawaii in particular – it had a ring to it that appealed to Americans, said John.

“I’ve met a lot of famous people.

Gregory Peck. Connie Stevens.The Brat Pack – Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jnr. Mafia figures – Marcus Lipsky (Al Capone’s right-hand man). I’m not a person that gets impressed with famous people. I mixed with them superficially. It’s a very superficial business, show business.

“Elvis invited me to Graceland, but by the time I got there, he was out of it.

“When I was at the Royal Hawaiian, all the major American actors would stay in the hotel – Dorothy Lamour, Marlon Brando – they all dropped by to see my show in the Monarch Room downstairs.

“I was on Bob Hope’s Learjet with David Janssen, who starred in the TV show The Fugitive. And I remember being young and lost for words – I mean, how do you converse with Bob Hope? I was standing by the window as we were flying out of California and I said ‘Mr Hope, look at those beautiful islands down there’. ‘Yeah kid’, he says, ‘they belong to me’. I checked it out later, and he wasn’t joking, they did.

“It’s all going to be in my autobiography that’s coming out next year.”

I asked John about his plans for retirement.

And unfortunately, it never came back.”

“Spend time with my boys [Dane and We got talking about the global hits ‘Cheryl Blake]. Put them through the ropes of what Moana Marie’ and ‘Tania’, named after two of I’ve experienced. Singing, acting, writing John’s sisters.These are New Zealand treasures. songs.

They don’t really relate to anywhere else.

“Are they into the music scene as well?” I He wrote ‘Cheryl Moana Marie’ when he asked. was in Blackpool – a depressing, miserable “Well, they probably don’t know this yet, place, recalls John. but they will be. I’ll make them an offer they “I was listening to the radio, and they were can’t refuse. I want to be making some money playing Engelbert Humperdinck’s ‘The Last at 75, managing them.

Waltz’.

“Seriously though, music is a saviour for “I had been asked to write a song for a lot of stress. It’s like a medicine.That’s why the Rio De Janeiro Song Festival in 1969, I want my sons to be involved with music to represent New Zealand. So I looked at because it’ll help them with life.”

‘The Last Waltz’ and thought ‘surely I can John is from a large family – he is the only write a song as easy as that!’ And I came up boy left alive following the tragic early deaths with ‘Cheryl Moana Marie, back home she’s of his two older brothers, and his brother waiting for me’. I thought, ‘that’s a great hook Wally died in 2004. line’.”

John took his brother Edward’s name as his He got his friend Nat Kipner who wrote own middle name throughout his career out ‘Too much, too little, too late’, to help with of love and respect – Edward died aged eight the lyrics. “Ten years later I sent him ‘Tania’ when John was only a baby. and said ‘can you finish it off for me?’ And he “I thought it had a ring to it,” said John. did.

“And I hope it still has a ring to it in 10 years’ “They’re great songs – they take me back.” time when they call me ‘Sir John Edward ‘If I only had time’ and ‘Hush, not a word Rowles’.” Priceless. □

“Elvis invited me to Graceland, but by the time I got there, he was out of it.”

Greening with age Older folks looking after the planet

Max Peers and Ken Thorn at the worm farm.

A vision in west Auckland Completed in 2010 after 10 years of development and now home to 400 residents in the heart of Henderson in west Auckland, Vision Waitakere Gardens is a retirement village with a difference.

The residents have worked together over 10 years to construct a sustainable environment in their own back yard. This achievement was recognised by the Auckland Regional Council Sustainable Environment Awards in 2010, with the residents’ environmental group winning the Supreme Award and the Beyond Recycling – Communities Award. In 2008, the village won the Airpro Business Innovation Award at the 2008 Waitakere Business Awards.

Water tank for hydroponics reticulation.

But the village didn’t go green overnight. One of the village’s resident leaders, retired builder and rose lover Max Peers, said it took a screening of Al Gore’s film An Inconvenient Truth to really get things happening. Max is a descendant of Thomas Kendall – an early missionary reputed to be New Zealand’s first rose gardener.

A small group of residents began planning what action Vision Waitakere Gardens could take to help save the planet.

When the group heard that all the village’s rubbish went straight to landfill, waste became their first target.Village management provided wheelie bins so rubbish could be separated. The group then researched options for organic waste which led to a successful grant application to purchase a worm farm.

This was followed by rainwater tanks, a bloke’s shed, craft rooms and compost bins.

One of the group said, “When we wanted new compost bins, management got quotes totalling $10,000, which they said was too expensive. So we designed and built them ourselves and management paid for the materials, which worked out to be just $600.”

Waste collection is now a real community project.

Peggy Lowndes and her collection team visit 67 units each week to gather food scraps and to see how people are doing. The worm farm, managed by Ken Thom and Sandy Matheson, produces nutrients for the more than 100 individual garden plots. There’s also a communal fruit and vege garden team led by ex-commercial vegetable grower and aircraft engineer, Les Dalkie, and a hydroponic growing system.

The array of organic produce supplies the village restaurant.

For a small donation, residents can select vegetables from the communal garden, and the income is reinvested back into buying more seeds for the garden.

“Everyone is making a contribution,” Max Peers said. “There were no gardens when we came here... it just took off and we are having a ball.”

Les commented that the tank water provides for the garden plots and also acts as a reserve water source in the event of a civil defence emergency.

The residents’ efforts with recycling and composting will be saving management $8000– $10,000 per year. Around a quarter of the village’s residents are involved in some way with environmental projects, for example, providing seedlings and moral support for the new Epping Neighbourhood Community Garden in Waitakere.

Ecostore founder Malcolm Rands helped judge the awards, and was astounded at the level of participation in the Gardens’ environmental projects. “Often it’s just a few enthusiasts who do these things, but they are getting everyone into recycling. It’s a phenomenal commitment from the whole community,” he said.

Overall, the judges felt that residents demonstrated real passion for environmental protection. “The environmental benefits are obvious and will persist and sustain successive generations. This is truly leaving a legacy.” □ Vol.3 Issue 1 Spring 2011 7

good types people doing helpful stuff for others

generations into the future together Joan MiddleMiSS, associate principal at Mission heights Junior College north of auckland, writes about the award-winning project that united old and young in Kerikeri in 2005. erikeri's GIFT (Generations Into the k Future Together) began in 2005 when a group of year 8 and 9 Kerikeri High School

Kerikeri high School students with their Senior buddies.

students identified a real generational gap between their school and the neighbouring Kerikeri Village Trust Retirement Village, even though – or perhaps because – they shared a common boundary.

The five students: Corrine, Kate, Sarah, Robert and Levi, set out on an ambitious project to build positive intergenerational relationships. The first step was to establish trust. Once this very important hurdle was overcome, the door opened to a range of shared events between village and school.

Every year 9 class organised an event for their Senior Buddies – as they came to be known – including a Halloween event, a fashion show, plays, quizzes, croquet and pétanque.

But the relationships did not stop there.

Senior Buddies shared their precious war stories with the younger students who created oral histories as a resource for future students.

Senior Buddies enjoyed meals cooked and served by senior catering students, and they became audiences for students preparing for their musical exams, speeches and performances. Students performed at a Valentine’s Day garden party, took part alongside the village in the Christmas Parade, shared birthday parties and afternoon teas in

link age karen wong, from the Ministry of Social development, says that to help the exchange of knowledge and experience between young and older people, the ministry’s office for Senior Citizens has developed a resource called link age. link age recognises that older people contribute much to their local schools. the initiative is driven by schools and since May, several initiatives have been under way. looking at our past – westland high school, hokitika as part of the social studies curriculum, year 7 students interview someone over 60 years of age and develop an appreciation for the challenges people faced growing up in hokitika more than 50 years ago. one interviewee remarked of the children: “they were surprised to learn that family life was very different – families were often much larger, and grandparents usually lived nearby or with family.” older volunteers enjoy the experience and occasionally play the role of honorary grandparents to immigrant students.

8 Best of Times

older than us buddies programme – bluestone school, timaru a programme of activities and visits was developed for year 5 and 6 students and local resthome residents. examples include sharing and making notes in a book called this is my life about past and current school days, making things together like gifts, musical instruments and dream catchers, playing games and reading books together. the principal was pleased to see progress on this initiative to improve communication and understanding between generations and said, “it brought pleasure to all involved and a lot was learned by both young and old! there was lots of laughter and often awe and amazement on both sides, hearing delightful stories as relationships unfolded.” field of remembrance project – whangarei district schools When a young person was caught using the swastika inappropriately, their action resulted in a community project to ensure future generations had a greater understanding of the price of peace and the sacrifice previous generations had made.

Six hundred crosses, representing northland

both venues, and, with the help of the Kerikeri Rotary Club, transformed an overgrown garden between their two communities into a thriving and attractive native garden.

These are just some of the shared events that built wonderful friendships between people of very different ages. The Senior Buddies turned out in force at the airport with placards of welcome when “their team” returned from the US as Grand Champions in the Community Problem Solving World Finals.

The impact of this project has continued over the years. The students who started it all are now in their early 20s, and the GIFT programme is still something very special to them.

I worked with the students at the time, and I really appreciated the friendships and relationships that resulted from the programme, both among the students and the Senior Buddies.

I have now moved to a brand new school in Auckland. One of the first things we did was to make contact with a local retirement village to begin to build a relationship with them. Our students invited the residents to visit our very different 21st century school They have visited the village and performed for the residents.

In turn, the residents became the experts, teaching our students to knit for a “knitathon”, where peggy squares were made to donate for blankets. □ service men and women who lost their lives during World War i and ii and un peacekeeping operations, were placed in an accessible central city park by 300 local youth from most schools in the district. the project culminated in the largest anZaC dawn service Whangarei has ever held. it was touching to hear teenagers looking at the crosses and saying, “hey, he was only 18 – young like us.” pause, prompt, praise reading recovery – mercury bay area school, whitianga there are 22 volunteers aged from their late 30s to mid-80s, matched to the personalities of students needing help with reading. the programme takes place daily with students ranging from seven to 17. a daily record is kept of each child’s attendance, and progress and reading problems are noted. one teacher commented: “the older volunteers make great inroads with many students, even some who are initially reluctant to participate. older volunteers find the programme useful and consider it important for children to be given due attention and time to read and be listened to.”

health by Catherine Gollan

Australian Dental Prosthetists Association Inc.

TCC 15514

9 918258 155148 >

vol.3 issue 1 Spring 2011 9

rugby, racing & beer Celebrating the glorious Kiwi trinity

the game of our lives Rugby World Cup 2011 We asked former all black and Manu Samoa World Cup player Stephen baChop questions about the imminent tournament. who will be the all blacks’ key players and why?

Richie McCaw is vital. He is now an experienced captain and leader and the lessons of 2007 should have been learned.

Richie is also the best no. 7 in world rugby.

His combative approach will be a key ingredient, as physicality at the breakdown (collision area) will be important in the All Blacks’ game plan. The back-up for McCaw is not so clear cut, though.

Dan Carter – or Diamond Dan as I like to call him – is just as important as Richie.

Dan’s vast international experience and class all-round game at no. 10 is a vital cog in the All Blacks’ machine. I’m confident that rookie Colin Slade can step up to fill Dan’s boots if and when needed.

The tight five will be vital for World Cup success. “It starts up front” is as important as ever, and the big boys numbered 1 to 5 will have to dominate to ensure Richie holds aloft the Webb Ellis Cup come late October. who in the all blacks has the ‘x factor’ to produce a cup-winning moment of genius?

The best, most cohesive all-round team should win the World Cup, but the All Blacks do have some ‘x factor’ players who can do something special to turn a game.

Ma’a Nonu is our strongest line-breaker, and the boys will need to get off his shoulder when he goes.

Sonny Bill Williams is an athletic freak, and has huge potential to do damage to any team. Mils Muliaina at the back will be vital as well.Vastly experienced with 100 tests, his cool head and guidance from the back will be key. Mils and Conrad Smith – the ‘Steady Taranaki Rhododendron Festival Coach tour to Taranaki’s Rhododendron Festival.

A variety of gardens are visited including Pukeiti & Crosshills.

Includes a night at the Grand Chateau Tongariro.

6 days departs 30 October 2011

Norfolk Island Escape to beautiful Norfolk Island for a relaxing holiday.

All inclusive with daily sightseeing, activities and fun themed dinners.

8 days departs 20 November 2011

Xmas & New Year Christmas in Wellington, includes train from Auckland.

5 days departs 23 December 2011 Taranaki Festival of Lights New Year 5 days departs 29 December 2011 Tours escorted from Auckland.

Phone Shavourn for further information.

Twilight Travel & Tours 0800 999 887 www.twilighttravel.co.nz

A division of Travel Managers Group – IATA Accredited and TAANZ Bonded

10 Best of Times

Eddie’ of the back line – are the All Blacks’ senior backs, and their experience when the pressure comes on will be needed. what are the all blacks’ problem areas?

I can’t see a lot of weaknesses in the All Blacks’ squad, but turning preparation into performance – unlike the last 24 years – will be key. Performing under pressure in the red hot atmosphere of knock-out rugby will be vital. Adapting to how referees are ruling will be crucial as well. what are the all blacks’ strengths?

In recent successful years the All Blacks have been leading the way in innovation and changing their style and patterns to suit law changes, conditions and opposition. This versatility, and having the players who can adapt to the ever-changing game plan is a great strength. Diamond Dan’s goal-kicking has also been a winner since his debut back in 2004. what game plan do the all blacks need to follow?

They will have different game plans depending on conditions and the opposition. Generally, they will be looking to get dominance up front, apply long periods of pressure and score points! It’s all about winning. No bonus points for tries, so all points on offer will be taken. Field position becomes vitally important at World Cup time, so the All Blacks will be working hard on their kickchase game.

Absorbing pressure for long periods while keeping discipline will be key.

But the biggest show is...

as former best of times editor paul dagarin was sprinting out the door on his way back to australia, i asked him for his take on the wallabies. never short of a word, paul obliged…

The fickle Australian press went from bashers to praisers through one incredibly uneven Wallabies spring tour in 2010. And after a great Reds Super Rugby campaign in 2011, expectations were raised further.

At their best, the Australians’ inside backs and back three are tops. But despite talented openside David Pocock, the loose trio is unsettled and unproven; its tight five lacks true grit let alone depth; and the midfield is a mystery. It’s an unbalanced squad, but it’s also fresh, innovative, young and talented.The Wallabies could win the RWC, but cup history has never favoured young, fresh and innovative teams. Except, perhaps, in 1987. then we had to hear from the old foe, so new zealand-based springbok fan darryl godwin obliged…

Even though supporting the Springboks is not an easy task, my blood is green and I have no choice in the matter. Above all I am a rugby fan, and I love living in a country that is as rugby mad as I am.

The Springboks are gambling on winning the 2011 RWC based on using tired veterans and out-dated strategies.

While this may seem like a no-win situation, just cast your mind back to 2003 when a certain northern hemisphere team did the same and were successful.

South Africa is banking on one last hurrah from players such as Victor Matfield, John Smit and Jean De Villiers. If they don’t meet New Zealand or Australia before the final, they might just pull it off and be the first country to defend their title! □

the Rugby World Cup may be the only sporting event that matters for many new Zealanders in 2011, but the biggest sporting event in the world this year was the Special olympics World Summer games in athens.

From 25 June to 4 July, over 7500 Special olympics athletes from 185 countries competed in 22 sports. new Zealand was represented by 35 athletes competing in athletics, aquatics, basketball, bowling, equestrian, golf and power lifting. this year’s games assumed a special significance as they were the first to be held since the death of eunice Kennedy Shriver, who founded the Special olympics movement in 1968. today the Special olympics is a global movement offering 3.1 million athletes with intellectual disabilities from 185 countries the opportunity to reinforce their self-esteem, to discover their special abilities and to become active and useful members of their societies. no physical or mental barrier can restrain the power of the human spirit.

For the love of racing

What is it about going to the races? For one of new Zealand racing’s identities, deS CoppinS, who has been involved professionally in the industry for 40 years, the horses, the thrill of a bet, the excitement of the win and the social networking are still a huge draw.

“There is a great sense of entertainment as people set up boot parties at carnival time, set up picnics at the country race meetings like Kumara on the West Coast, Tauherenikau in the Wairarapa, Kaikoura or Thames, among others,” says Des. “And as we move into spring racing that is, for me, the best time to get a real taste of great racing.

“The Hastings Spring Carnival sees the emergence of top talent aiming for even greater heights. This carnival is the stepping stone to riches in Australia. Many top gallopers have stepped from Hastings glory to Melbourne, with races like the Cox Plate, Caulfield Cup and of course the Melbourne Cup the major goals. This year the Cox Plate, arguably one of the most exciting two minutes in any sport, celebrates the 25th anniversary of the two Kiwi titans, Bonecrusher and Waverley Star, who slugged it out like a couple of heavyweight boxers.

“The Melbourne Cup, in spring, is the daddy of them all, and it is a race that is dear to the hearts of many New Zealanders, with perhaps the most poignant winner being Kiwi, whose breath-taking performance in winning after being last in the running, is yet another immortal New Zealand sporting moment.

“All these horses made their names in New Zealand before making it big across the Tasman. Trust me, you will see a horse or two on the verge of superstardom kick their career off around the New Zealand racetracks this spring.”

For racing enthusiast Dawson Tamatea, Christmas at the Races at the Awapuni racecourse is an annual, prestigious event on the entertainment calendar that he and his associates look forward to accordingly.

“From July on each year we anticipate with renewed enthusiasm and vigour that special racing day in December,” says Dawson.

“We have been regular attendees at this particular race day and at Punter of the Year for the last six years. There have been seven ‘regular’ stalwarts with usually three vacancies for likely candidates to join us each year on our table of 10.

“We are all like-minded and great mates and share a love of ‘investing’, ‘creativity’, ‘procrastinating’, ‘offering pearls of wisdom’ and enjoying a couple of ‘quiet ales’. We take the ‘piss’ out of each other and nothing and no one is spared and we wouldn’t have it any other way.

“We’re just a bunch of self-confessed ‘good bastards’ who enjoy having a great time in each other’s company, and Christmas at the Races provides a superb venue and all-and-sundry entertainment package for us to indulge in.”

Wetting the WhiStle the Sutton group brewers guild of new Zealand awards were judged in august. When you’re choosing a brew to quaff while watching the Rugby World Cup with friends, you really can’t go past the winners of these awards. the list below doesn’t have all the winners – if you’d like to find out more, go to the brewers guild site at http://brewersguild.org.nz the new Zealand champion brewery for 2011 is 8 Wired brewing – a crafty play on the Kiwi saying. their beers are crafted by Søren eriksen, a nomadic danish brewer who has finally found permanent ground in Marlborough, new Zealand. “expect unique brews, expect ingenuity in flavour, expect new world interpretations of classic styles,” they say. 8 Wired also won the flavoured and aged styles category with the big Smoke and the specialty section with their barrel aged big Smoke. the top new Zealand draught was db breweries’ tui east » india pale ale. the number one new Zealand/premium lager was lion » breweries’ Speights Summit lager.

the european lager winner was the Steam brewing Company, with their Cock & bull german pilsner. the british ale styles category was taken out by » harrington’s brewery, with their pig & Whistle ale. emerson’s oreti Red won the new Zealand and » international ale styles section. the best stout and porter was three boys oyster » Stout.

Camla Farm Cider was judged the best cider and » perry style drop. and for a festive brew, like celebrating a World » Cup victory or toasting that winning nag, go for emerson’s black op. the coveted Morton Coutts trophy for innovation » went to the yeastie boys.

“Many of these beers will be available at major supermarkets like new World,” said beer expert geoff griggs. »

Simply superior stroke prevention

nutrition with registered dietitian Gaye Philpott

riseandshine

For many of us, cereals have replaced the cooked breakfast. how healthy is your breakfast?

b

reakfast – the makeup of the allimportant meal at the start of the day has changed over the years. Today we are more likely to eat a ‘traditional’ cooked breakfast in the weekend as a treat, or because we have more time to prepare it.

Cereals eaten with milk or yoghurt and fruit have become a staple breakfast for many New Zealanders. Today there is a vast array of products to choose from at the supermarket.

These might include a single type of grain which may or may not require cooking.

Cornflakes are made from corn and can be served and eaten straight from the packet, whereas porridge is usually made by cooking rolled oats or oatmeal in water or milk.

Alternatively, some cereals contain a selection of grains to which dried fruit and seeds and nuts may be added.

Muesli is a popular cereal choice usually made from uncooked oats, dried fruit, nuts and seeds. The idea originated from Dr BircherBenner, who served it to the patients in his sanatorium in Switzerland at the turn of last century. He soaked rolled oats overnight in water and in the morning added grated apple, honey and usually yoghurt but sometimes cream. Some muesli brands today carry his name.

Oats, in my opinion, deserve special mention as a breakfast food. Their protein content is higher than most other grains and the fat present is high in essential fatty acids and healthy polyunsaturated fats. Oats are also an excellent source of dietary fibre, especially

soluble fibre which helps keep bowel pattern regular, lowers blood cholesterol levels and keeps us feeling full for longer. Oats are usually rolled – hence the term “rolled oats” – and come in a range of flake sizes. Interestingly, their nutritional value is not lost when the grain size is reduced.

Just how healthy are the packet cereals we buy today? Many have high sugar content. The sugar might simply have been added to increase the product’s sweetness and presumably its customer appeal, but it might also be substantial when the cereal contains dried fruit. Many muesli or cereal mixes containing dried fruit are between 20 and 25 per cent sugar, though some other choices contain as much as 30 per cent sugar even without a contribution of dried fruit. By comparison, porridge contains less than one per cent sugar and Weetbix 2.8 per cent. Of course, one could argue there is a tendency for people to sprinkle sugar on porridge and Weetbix. Unless a person has diabetes, adding a little sugar to either of these choices is appropriate; however, a serve of fresh or canned fruit instead is an ideal accompaniment.

Some breakfast cereals are also referred to as “refined”. Strictly speaking, this means the outer husk of the grain or the bran layer has been removed, and consequently the cereal has a lower dietary fibre content. Refined cereals such as cornflakes and Ricies have less than three per cent fibre, whereas porridge and Weetbix have three times that amount. A

small number of cereals, for example, All Bran, are made using a high proportion of the outer husk or bran layer. Their dietary fibre content can exceed 20 per cent, so they are often eaten to help manage constipation.

Very few breakfast cereals have a high fat content. When they do, the fat mostly comes from healthy sources such as seeds and nuts. Occasionally, less healthy fats might dominate if the product contains coconut, or if the muesli recipe calls for a mixture of melted butter and sugar or honey to be mixed through toasted muesli. Such recipes can be made healthier by exchanging butter for the same measure of a vegetable oil such as canola, sunflower or soy oil, and by swapping coconut for a similar measure of other nuts or seeds, for example, chopped almonds, peanuts or walnuts, and pumpkin, sesame or sunflower seeds.

Breakfast cereals are usually eaten with milk or yoghurt and might be topped with fresh or canned fruit. This creates a balanced meal because it includes a starchy food and therefore a source of energy (the cereal), a proteinrich food that also provides good sources of calcium (milk or yoghurt), and fruit. But for those who don’t enjoy breakfast cereals, fruit served with yoghurt, toast with an egg or a milky drink are all healthy alternatives.

And what of that cooked breakfast treat?

Choose lean not streaky bacon, poach don’t fry the eggs, replace the sausage with grilled mushrooms and tomatoes and serve with wholegrain toast. Bon appetit! □

Best muesli here are two great muesli recipes; a microwave family favourite and a baked one from a successful café. enjoy.

Margaret Mclelland’s microwave toasted muesli makes 1kg: 750g (6½ cups) rolled oats 1 cup baker’s bran 1 cup coconut ½ cup sunflower seeds ½ cup sugar ½ cup oil (rice bran or canola) 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon » Mix all ingredients together in a microwave dish. » Microwave on high for five minutes. » take out and stir thoroughly. » Microwave for a further five minutes. » Remove and stir again. » Cool and store. nuts and dried fruit can be added at this stage or a commercial packet of muesli to extend.

14 Best of Times

victoria St Café muesli makes enough for one person for a week to 10 days. combine: 250g rolled oats ½ cup sunflower seeds ½ cup sliced almonds ½ cup long thread coconut ½ cup rye flakes (bran) microwave: 70g butter ½ cup honey and mix through dry ingredients. » bake at 160˚C for 20 minutes. » Check after five to 10 minutes and toss. » it should be golden brown. » once cooled add ½ cup sultanas. » add any other dried fruit you like.

book reviews with Ian Billing & John Wiggins 99 Ways into New

Zealand Poetry

by paula green and harry Ricketts published by Random house, 2011 RRp: $46 Reviewed by ian billing Like many, I’m a novice poetry reader and the title of this book held the hope that I might be better led where to look, which rock I might overturn to uncover the worthies, and I was reassured early on that “more than anything” the aim of the book is to “inspire people to read poetry”. Good.

The authors’ advice to beginners to try typing out a new poem line by line to “follow more intensely the twists and turns of thought or maybe the fractures and discontinuities” sounded interesting enough, but when I typed the opening line of R.A.K. Mason’s ‘Footnote to John ii 4, from page 44: “Don’t throw our arms around me in that way...”

I admit I was stumped and could only imagine a reluctantly embraced octopus. An internet search revealed the typo.What a difference a y makes.

The writing style jars from the get-go. Coauthor Harry Ricketts’ fondness for inserting references, dates, titles, authors’ names, asides and irrelevancies in parentheses through the text is grating. His penchant for unnecessarily long lists when discussing influences, poets, eras, styles or cliques reads like a smug professor, having too much gin and not

enough company, rambling aloud to his cat. If I wrote a poem about this book it would be called ‘Lament for Footnotes’.

Paula Green’s contributions are much better written, but when already grumpy it’s easy to be annoyed by her social sensitivities. She talks of “women poets”, as if to differentiate them from “men poets” – or “non-women poets” perhaps? I was glad to hear that Janet Frame refused to be categorised as such. Both authors tug post-colonial forelocks when discussing “indigeniety”. Green discusses the “approach to a poem in the light of its Ma-oriness”; asks how a poem “gains life from its Pacificness”; and questions if it is “trespassing to borrow Ma-ori motifs?” Mr Ricketts is equally condescending: “Historian Michael King is the only one to have made serious claims for an equivalent Pakeha spirituality and sense of belonging”, which is immediately followed, slightly absurdly, by: “Brian Turner is another.”

If there is only one, how can there be two?

While Ricketts and Green may be respected poets, they perhaps should have taken Brian Turner’s advice. In his contribution to the book,Turner says: “What one writes needs to be seen as a bit contentious, otherwise literature mostly becomes a case of writers (chums) writing to and for each other … many are scared of giving offence – for fear of being deemed racist, chauvinist, alarmist, negative, anti this or that.We’re apt to make too many concessions to the thin skinned and that’s never good news for writers.”Turner describes this book

perfectly; it reads like two very clever chums writing for each other. Winning Matters

by Sean Fitzpatrick published by penguin, 2011 RRp: $42 Reviewed by John Wiggins When I was asked to review this Sean Fitzpatrick book, I was looking forward to reading what one of New Zealand’s greatest ever All Blacks captains had to offer, since he’d been out of the game for nearly 15 years.

This is a self-help book, and it is also an autobiography. Fitzpatrick presents the book in such a relaxed and conversational manner that I was easily drawn in.

There are numerous paragraphs headed “An idea to try”, which meant I was continually stopping to write notes in the margin relating Fitzpatrick’s values, experience, advice and ideas to my own life and business experience.

This is the first book I’ve read about Sean Fitzpatrick. It provides me with a better understanding of him as a person and a businessman. I can relate to his values and beliefs. It’s a handy little book that I’ll use when I’m in need of a quick dose of motivation or inspiration. □ Reviewers’ star rating:  = hard work  = recommend to everyone

From Haiti to Christchurch.

When the most vulnerable people need help, cbm is there.

When Haiti was devastated by an earthquake in 2010, cbm worked to ensure people with disabilities received the support they needed to rebuild their lives. As the UN’s lead agency for disability we worked to meet the needs of around 300,000 people who were disabled as a result of this disaster, as well as people with existing disabilities.

When Christchurch was tragically hit by a major quake in February this year, cbm responded by bringing its international expertise to assist local organisations respond to the needs of people with disabilities who were affected by the quake.

How we work The aim of cbm’s work is to provide medical care, education and rehabilitation to as many blind, low vision, deaf and physically disabled people in low income countries as possible.

•

Please see reverse to find out how you can get involved with cbm

● 0800 772264 ● PO Box 303477, North Harbour, Auckland 0751 ● www.cbmnz.org.nz

vol.3 issue 1 Spring 2011 15

peter hanson hurdling. photo: gary nesbit, nesport photography

villager profile Real stories about real people

peter’s sporting life peteR hanSon might be a great-grandfather living at retirement village Summerset at aotea in poririua, but this 74-year-old has more spring in his step than many men half his age. best of times jogs to keep up...

p

eter represented New Zealand in the 2000m steeplechase and 300m hurdles recently at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Sacramento, California.

He didn’t return with any medals this time round, but he did notch up a personal best in the steeplechase. He’s pleased with the result – not only did the Californian heat hit 40 degrees during the day, he also had to deal with what he calls a “cardinal sin” – shoelaces coming undone.

The games weren’t Peter’s first international event. For his 70th birthday, he completed the London marathon, and earlier this year he won a silver medal for steeplechase at the Australia Master Athletic Champs.

This followed an impressive haul of two bronzes, a silver and six golds at the New Zealand Masters in February.

Peter is fairly modest about his

accomplishments. While he has run all his life, he started getting serious after retiring at 58. “I decided I needed a focus rather than lounging around all day,” he says.

“And I wanted to keep my mind and my body fit and healthy.”

Now he trains five days a week, hitting the tracks around Porirua. The move to the village was for his wife Nola, who requires 24-hour care, but Peter has found it fits with his active lifestyle.

If Peter’s not competing internationally, he’s running with the Harriers, or finishing five kilometres around the bays in Wellington with a pack of all-aged athletes – most a lot younger than him. He says he manages to keep up with the pace. He’s even developed a few rivals. “There’s an 80-year-old in there too, so I’m never quite last,” he says. He certainly wouldn’t look out of place in the pack. Peter is tall and strong. If he said he was 60, no one would

cbm – providing ongoing support for the most vulnerable people in times of crisis and beyond. cbm works to improve the quality of life of the world’s poorest people with disabilities and those at risk of disability, living in the most disadvantaged societies.

All images © cbm

We are there in immediate crisis situations, and we stay for the long haul. In 2010, cbm provided support for more than 25 million people in the world’s poorest countries.

be surprised.

He’s not concerned about growing older either – for him, retirement has meant having more time to train. He’s looking forward to his next birthday so he can move up an age group and add to that haul of medals.

While he says he doesn’t have time for much else, he has been known to participate in the Summerset village’s bowling tournaments. When it’s raining, he’ll be on the indoor rowing machine – he’s won some medals for that too.

Peter scoffs at the idea that getting older means sitting still. He’s known 60-yearolds to pick up athletics and do well. “It’s not hard to stay active and it’s incredibly important.You need to look after yourself.”

And even though he might be unusual, he’s not alone. There was a 100-year-old at the Sacramento games, so he’s got a few years left to bag more gold. □

Donate please I enclose my gift for $ .....................................................

Cheque (payable to cbm) Credit card

Card expiry date .............................................................

Name on the card (please print) .......................................................................................

Signed ............................................................................

Name..............................................................................

Address .......................................................................... .......................................................................................

Email ..............................................................................

Phone number ................................................................

Donate online: www.cbmnz.org.nz Please send me more information

People just like Rodensen, a nine-year-old Haitian boy who lost his foot saving his younger sister from the catastrophic January 2010 quake. By providing urgent medical treatment, and ongoing care and training, cbm has helped Rodensen regain his health and flourish.

Help us make a difference in the lives of children like Rodensen today.

16 Best of Times

• $25 will provide a child with a leg brace or special shoes • $50 will contribute to a prosthetic limb or wheelchair • $200 will assist in providing access to school Post to: PO Box 303477, North Harbour, Auckland 0751

610BoT

Any amount you are able to give will help cbm’s work. Here is some guidance:

health with Dr Rebecca South

While heart disease unfortunately is common in new Zealand, and heart problems increase with age, there are many things you can do to improve the function of the old ticker...

take he♥rt t

he heart is an organ with special significance. It is often accredited with containing the essence of a person: “Having a good heart.” It’s seen as the source of love, a defining emotion. The actual story is quite different, and I have often heard around the wards, “The heart is just a four-chambered pump,” usually muttered by a house officer sotto voce, after a dressing down by an arrogant cardiologist!

Whatever the emotion and metaphors, however, the heart is an essential organ for life.

And cardiac problems are common and tend to increase with age. Some common heart conditions are discussed in this article. And I also take a quick look at an interesting new option for thinning the blood in order to help prevent blood clots and stroke; it’s recently become subsidised in New Zealand and is likely to be of interest to many readers.

Heart disease is common in New Zealand and accounts for more than 40 per cent of all causes of mortality. It is said that a person dies of a heart attack every 90 minutes. Heart attack, also called Acute Myocardial Infarction, is when an area of heart muscle dies after its blood supply is cut off. The blood vessel is usually blocked off when an artery that is already narrowed by fatty plaque gets blocked completely by a blood clot forming on top of the plaque. The main reason that people die is that the conduction system of the heart is often affected by this lack of blood supply and the heart goes into an abnormal heart rhythm called VF, which you may remember from ER episodes! Giving the heart a good dose of electrical current with a defibrillator machine is incredibly effective at helping the heart to restart its normal rhythm. You may be happy to know there are many simple defibrillator machines now stored all over the place – such as on aeroplanes and in libraries. The machines are designed for ordinary folk to be able to use after some basic training.

This understanding of heart disease explains why many people are prescribed aspirin or clopidogrel to “thin the blood” and reduce the chance of blood clots forming in their coronary arteries. Cholesterol-lowering medications also play a big role in reducing cholesterol, to prevent the formation of fatty plaques narrowing cardiac arteries; more than that, they also seem to stabilise the lining of blood vessels and reduce heart attack rates independent of their effect on cholesterol levels. This is still under research.

After a major heart attack, which has affected

the blood supply to a large area of heart muscle, the heart may not function as well as it did before – this is called cardiac failure. This is because the heart wall heals up with scar tissue, which often is floppier than healthy heart muscle. This can lead to the heart enlarging in size and not being able to pump out blood as effectively.

Common symptoms include tiredness and breathlessness, and these may develop over weeks or even years after a heart attack. These changes can be seen on an ultrasound of the heart, called an echocardiogram. There are also other causes of cardiac issues, such as heavy alcohol use, certain medications and viral infections.

There are many medications available to improve cardiac failure. ACE inhibitors, such as enalapril, seem to improve heart-muscle function. And diuretics, such as frusemide, reduce the fluid build-up in the lungs and legs, as well as having positive effects on the heart itself. Beta-blockers have also been shown to improve survival after a major heart attack.

Regular exercise and a healthy diet, low in salt and fat, are very important for people who have cardiac failure and can really improve people’s quality of life.

atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is another cardiac condition common in New Zealand. This is where the top two chambers of the heart do not beat a couple of seconds before the ventricles to fill them with blood like they are supposed to. Instead they are beating rapidly, out of control. AF is complex; it can be intermittent or constant and can cause people to feel very unwell or sometimes is only picked up incidentally at a check-up.

There are many things that are thought to cause AF, such as an overactive thyroid gland, alcohol excess, general illness, or abnormal heart valves, but very often the cause is not found. Often it is possible to get the heart to go back into its normal sinus rhythm using medications or an electrical shock. But equally as common, some people will live ‘happily’ with the heart beating in AF. The main thing is to keep the heart rate under control. This is usually achieved with medications like beta-blockers or digoxin

(derived from the foxglove plant!). As blood flow within the heart chambers becomes disorganised in AF, it is possible for blood clots to form in eddies within the heart chambers. This is a very serious problem, as clots can break off and travel through the arteries to the brain, causing strokes.

Depending on an individual’s risk of stroke, a cardiologist or GP may recommend that a person take a medication to try to prevent these clots from forming. The only option for a tablet form of medication to do this has, for many years, been coumadin/warfarin.

This medication has been very effective in thinning the blood and preventing strokes from blood clots, but it is a difficult medication for people to take sometimes.

It typically interacts with certain foods and medications, and its function is affected by alcohol consumption, even in small amounts.

Because of the variable nature of warfarin, people taking it need to have blood tests ranging from a few times a week to monthly, to check how thin their blood is to reduce bleeding problems and, conversely, to check it is thin enough to stop blood clots forming within the heart. In recent times a new blood-thinning agent, digabatran, has been developed which has fewer interactions and appears more stable in its effects, so it does not require monitoring. From July this year it has been funded for use in people with AF and also to prevent leg clots in people undergoing knee and hip operations. It is not suitable for people who have mechanical heart valves or people with severe kidney disease. For more information on this, talk to your doctor or cardiac nurse. □ disclaimer: this article is general in nature and not intended to constitute medical advice. always seek advice from your own medical professionals.

vol.3 issue 1 Spring 2011 17

‘50s

yesteryear Fashions and fashionable trends from the past

fashions for women Women’s fashions of the 1950s were regarded as expensive due to the after-effects of the Second World War. Despite this, new brands and trends were launched.

Christian Dior was a dominant designer, with the Princess Line in 1953, A-line skirts and a more feminine look that appealed to women. Elegance came to the fore in Chanel’s sophisticated suits.

Women adopted snappy coats

and threw away their shawls.

Petticoats, colourful skirts for casual wear and trousers were all popular.

Feathers, silk and furs appeared in wardrobes. Leopard prints were all the rage.

Hollywood affected fashion of the ‘50s – especially in the accent on tight waistlines. Everyone wanted to wear what Marilyn or Grace had on, although only the stars could get away with a bikini!

accessorise ‘50s style » » » » » » »

18

Specs with huge butterfly wings, inlaid with diamante or glitter dust Fruit corsage pillbox hats; hats covered in flowers; ‘jester’ or ‘baker boy’ berets Max Factor ‘pancake’ make-up, eye shadows and lipsticks (‘Strawberry Meringue’) gauntlet gloves Winklepicker shoes with 5-inch stiletto heels long, slim umbrellas

life & times big events, memorable places, key people

sunday 22 may 2011, raf red arrows ‘70th anniversary of the battle of crete airshow’ over chania old harbour, crete. photo: geoff horsburgh. saturday 28 may 2011, wreath-laying ceremony at sklavopoula war memorial (dedicated to the people of sklavopoula), ww2 28 maori battalion veteran mr arthur midwood. photo: geoff horsburgh.

a true love story –

the Greeks and New Zealand

i

met Stella Bares, QSO, five-term president of Wellington’s close-knit Greek Orthodox community, outside their beautiful Byzantine Evangelismos Cathedral (Cathedral of the Annunciation) in Hania Street, Mount Victoria. Hania is a city on the island of Crete and a sister city to Wellington.

The original church consisted of a US army barracks building donated by the New Zealand government. Inside, icons depict saints, angels, Jesus and Mary. In accord with the cathedral’s name, the Virgin Mary features in the icons and, notably, in a stunning tableau on the domed ceiling above the Sanctuary, the most sacred part of the church. The most prominent representations of the Virgin have scaled-down counterparts for children to worship. Many of the icons tell a story – they were meant for an age without Google or books. Almost everything is donated – the Archbishop’s chair, for example, an ornately carved throne next to where the chanters sit (here, ‘hymns’ are chanted rather than sung).

Afterwards, we retreated to the warmth of the community centre office where the smell of baking announced the arrival of a tray of delicious Greek food: cheese pie, shortbread and baklava. “Greeks love food and company and singing,” said Stella, whose vitality seemed to fill up

the room. “I came to New Zealand from Romania in 1951 with my parents in a transport ship. I was six months old,” she said. Stella was part of a wave of GreekRomanian refugees fleeing post-war economic conditions in eastern Europe, including the civil war in Greece in 1950. These people were generally welleducated urbanites who had not been able to successfully re-establish themselves in Greece.

“When they got out of Romania in 1947 and went to Greece, my parents were only allowed to take a suitcase and 20 photographs,” said Stella.

“I was born in Greece. It was my father’s dream to go to America, but when I was old enough to travel, America and Canada had closed and nobody wanted to go to Brazil. Then there was Australia and New Zealand, unheard-of places. We were very fortunate to come to New Zealand.

We’ve never had a thought of going back.

“Although it’s really difficult straddling two cultures, our heart is Greek. One of the things I like about America is how they can be staunchly American, yet retain and acknowledge their cultural roots.

People will say ‘I’m Irish-American’, or ‘I’m Greek-American’. Here, it tends to be that you’re either a Greek or a New Zealander.”

The very first Greek immigrants to New Zealand arrived in the late 19th

Stella baReS and John petRiS told alex Staines how a century of migration, political and economic turmoil, religion, warfare and romance has forged a unique bond between greece and new Zealand. the majority of the 5000 new Zealand greeks live in Wellington.

century to work in the goldfields. The 1874 census reveals that there were 41 Greek people in New Zealand: 40 men and one woman.

“The original Greeks were from peasant stock. They didn’t come to live; they came to make money and go back. Once the first Greeks married and had children and grandchildren, it was too late to go back. Now some families are into the fourth and fifth generations and some children can’t even speak Greek,” said Stella.

By 1939, Wellington had become the focus of Greek settlement in New Zealand – many were permanent settlers and helped other members of their families to emigrate, a process known as “chain” migration. They came from the Greek islands and Akarnania, and also Crete, Cyprus and Macedonia.

“People leave their homeland for different reasons. For my parents, it was necessity. For the Greeks who came out earlier, it was to make a better life – make some money and go back,” said Stella.

The period following the Second World War saw the greatest number of Greeks arriving in New Zealand, seeking a better life, including over 1000 Greek-Romanians and a governmentassisted draft of female Greek domestic workers.

Since the 1970s there has been very little migration of Greek people to New Zealand.

“Nobody wanted to come out after that because conditions in Greece became so favourable, in direct contrast to the turmoil in Europe through the first part of the century,” said Stella.

There are currently around 5000 people of Greek descent in New Zealand, concentrated in Wellington, with smaller groups in Auckland and Christchurch.

Many Greeks have a strong work ethic.

“My father-in-law opened one of the first coffee bars in Courtenay Place. Before that >> he had a fish and chip shop in Kelburn. vol.3 issue 1 Spring 2011 19

life & times a true love story – the Greeks and New Zealand This was during the depression in the 1930s.

“Look where we are now – most of our children go to university. We’ve got there by hard work and honesty. Family is everything to us. From that inner peace comes everything else,” said Stella.

an enduring legacy

The Battle of Crete was one of the most bloody and dramatic battles of the Second World War. The Allies were outnumbered and overpowered by the massive German airborne attack. Fighting began when the Germans landed on Crete on 20 May 1941 and ended 12 days later with the evacuation of 16,000 Allied soldiers from the south coast of the island. 671 New Zealanders were killed and more than 2000 taken prisoner, out of a force of 7700.

During – and after – the battle, New Zealand soldiers and the island’s civilians established a bond that has not only persisted, but strengthened.

“New Zealanders were in the Battle of Crete, many died there, and very close relationships were formed with the Crete people. After the battle was lost, they were stuck behind in the mountains and woods,” said John Petris, who is of Cretan descent.

John helped organise a two-week trip in May of this year called ‘An Enduring Legacy’, and he was in the party of New Zealanders that travelled to Greece and Crete in May to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the battle.

“A group of 55 of us left New Zealand, led by former Wellington mayor Kerry Prendergast, and went to Athens for several days where

2011

Relieve the pain of osteoarthritis Zostrix cream contains a natural active ingredient, capsaicin, which helps to block painproducing substances in the nerves.1,2,3,5 Use it ‘little and often’ • Zostrix reduces pain by up to 50%2 • Zostrix also has an anti-inflammatory effect3 • Available from all pharmacies without prescription.

Zostrix® Cream contains Capsaicin 0.025% w/w and is a General Sales Medicine. Zostrix is used for the symptomatic relief of pain associated with osteoarthritis. Do not use on broken or irritated skin. Avoid taking a hot bath or shower just before or after applying Zostrix, as it can enhance the burning sensation. Avoid contact with the eyes. Zostrix may cause transient burning following application, which generally disappears after several days of treatment. Medicines have benefits and some may have risks. Always read the label and use strictly as directed. If symptoms persist see your healthcare professional. Ref 1: Altman RD et al. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism 1994;23(6): 25-33. Ref 2: Deal CH et al. Clin Ther 1991: 13 (3): 383-395. Ref 3. Zimmerman M. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism 1989;18 (4): 22-29. Ref 5. Marshall KW, Chiu B, Inman RD. Arthritis and rheumatism 1990;33 (1): 87-90. AFT Pharmaceuticals, Auckland. TAPS 1311HA.

FREE PACK of Zo Rub for Joints and Zostrix to the first 100 readers who write to us at PO Box 33-203, Takapuna, North Shore City, 0740 with their name, delivery address and phone no.

Support joint mobility and repair Zo Rub cream for joints contains effective ingredients, for proven results1 on stiff, distressed joints. Simply spread generously on affected joints 2 to 3 times a day.

References: 1. Cohen, M. et al, Topical Glucosamine Sulfate and Chondroitin Sulfate for OA of the Knee, The Journal of Rheumatology 2003; 30:3 523-528.

Active Ingredients: Glucosamine 50mg/g and Chondroitin 30mg/g Menthol 10mg/g • Available from all pharmacies without prescription.

Always read the label and use strictly as directed. If symptoms persist see your healthcare professional. AFT Pharmaceuticals, Auckland. TAPS 1311HA. AFT0593

AFT 0593 Best of Times Advert May 2011.indd 1

20 Best of Times

29/04/11 4:11 PM

there was a meeting with the president of Greece. Wreaths were laid at the national war cemetery at Phaleron. Then we travelled by boat to Crete. There was a dawn wreath-laying ceremony on the 20th of May – the day the battle commenced – at the main war cemetery at Souda Bay, where around 600 New Zealanders are buried. This was followed by the official flag ceremony in the ancient port fortress of Chania.

The big service for New Zealand was at sunset in Galatas, where 70 years earlier Colonel Kippenberger led a charge through the streets. The most emotional part of the trip for me was visiting my mother’s village, Sklavopoula.”

In all, there were around 300 New Zealanders at the commemorations, including eight surviving New Zealand veterans, all in their 90s.

Crete is becoming the Gallipoli of the Second Word War. The story didn’t end when the Battle for Crete was lost.

The New Zealanders connected with the people of Crete in a way they hadn’t with the Egyptians, for example.

“My mother and father are part of the Crete story, which is a subset of the Greek story,” said John.

“My mother’s family on Crete in the village of Sklavapoula looked after two New Zealanders, and one, Ned Nathan was from the Ma-ori Battalion. Ned was wounded and my uncle was a doctor.

Then they sheltered him. They hid him in caves and brought food to him, at great personal risk. Many people were shot by the Germans.

“Ned and my aunt Katina Toraki fell in love. He was captured by the Germans eventually and imprisoned in Stalag VIIIb in Germany, but after the war he returned to Crete. They married and came back to New Zealand,” said John.

Ned and Katina have been immortalised by prominent author Patricia Grace in her book Ned & Katina – a true love story (Penguin Books, 2009).

“Then my aunt Katina, who was a teacher, sponsored my mother to come here. My mother Esther was a nurse,” said John. “I grew up in Mt Victoria. In the 50s and 60s it was a little Greece. My father bought a shop in Courtenay Place.

It was like a steak and oyster saloon.

“Families have got smaller. My mother was one of eight kids, now people have one or two. Lifestyles and economic situations have changed.

“My role has been to promote the connection between Crete and New Zealand through the commemorations, the stories and the friendships,” said John. “Those bonds are formed forever.” □

>>

Get free stuff!

Write your preferred giveaway, your name and address on the back of an envelope and post to: Best of Times Giveaways, PO Box 200, Wellington 6140.

Or email: prizes@bestoftimes.co.nz Closing date: 17 October, 2011.

hits & love songs

John Rowles’ Hits and Love Songs is a collection of the icon’s most memorable hits plus some of the greatest love songs of all time as sung by the Kiwi legend himself.

Hits and Love Songs debuted in the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums on 2 May 2011.

It has been in the Top 40 Albums for 17 weeks with a highest position of #4.

neutralise stomach nasties Red Seal Activated Charcoal – helps protect your family!

Charcoal is one of those products those in the know swear by. Charcoal is basically like a sponge. It passes through the intestinal system, binding with cholesterol, toxins and other wastes. This product should be in everyone’s medicine cabinet and is a must for travellers. * Each prize pack contains 2 bottles of Charcoal and one Event cinema movie pass (senior).

an inspirational leader.

Winning Matters is a fascinating insight into the mind of a legend. Fitzpatrick reflects on the key moments and meetings of his life, identifying everyday values, beliefs and principles that have driven him, both on and off the pitch.

Nelson Mandela by Himself is the complete and fully authorised book of quotations from one of the great leaders of our time. This definitive collection features nearly 2000 quotations, over half of which have never before been published.

the healthy beef stick Jack Link’s Beef Sticks are made right here in New Zealand.

Using export quality beef, Jack Links Beef Sticks are packed full of protein and iron but are low in carbohydrate and fats. Additionally, they are gluten, dairy and MSG FREE. Jack Link’s Beef Sticks are available in two flavours – Original and Peppered. * Each prize pack contains 48 beef sticks (assorted flavours) and a Jack Links Pokerset (pictured here).

hip protectors

Impactwear® Hip Protectors for men and women have been specially designed to help prevent a fall related hip fracture. They provide peace of mind and can help you maintain your quality of life and independence as you age.

(Men’s hip protectors are shown in the picture.)

winning matters

Sean Fitzpatrick played for the best rugby team on the planet, the All Blacks. In his long and illustrious international rugby career, Fitzpatrick set the benchmark for excellence. He was also

nelson mandela

tea time! Red Seal Red Bush Tea really does deserve the title “super tea” It has so many wonderful health benefits: higher in antioxidants than green tea but is totally caffeine free; rich in vitamin C, proteins and minerals; helps soothe tension and irritability, and supports natural sleep; and so much more...

Red Seal Red Bush – Super Tea! * Prize packs include carton of teabags and $10 supermarket voucher. heel soothing cream

Now there’s a natural product containing lavender oil for cracked heels that’s fast-acting, free of urea and genuinely non-greasy.

Ellgy Plus Cracked Heel Cream is a unique, intensive, dual-action moisturising system that soothes dry, cracked feet and heels.

the kingdom

one small island

In One Small Island, Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch bring us the story of Macquarie island, a speck of green in the vast Southern Ocean between New Zealand and Antarctica. In this beautiful book, the authors explore the island’s unique geology, discovery and degradation at the hands of humans, and the battle to save it today.

A book for children (of all ages!)

The Kingdom: a Fargo Adventure, by Clive Cussler, with Blackwood Grant.

The husband-andwife team of Sam and Remi Fargo are used to hunting for treasure, but they aren’t used to hunting for people – until an investigator friend of theirs goes missing, and they promise to search for him.What they find, however, will be beyond anything they could have imagined.

“Unquestionably entertaining” – Daily Express vol.3 issue 1 Spring 2011 21

Gardening with Eion & Ann Scarrow

Creepy crawly Our resident gardening guru EION SCARROW takes a look at a tiny plant pest that can be difficult to control...

Have you noticed some of your plants showing a silvering of the leaves? This is caused by a very tiny insect called a thrip.

Some thrips feed only on leaves, and others on flowers only. They attack a very wide range of plants, from fruit trees and ornamental shrubs, to annual flowers, weeds or vegetables. They have mouthparts that are described as “rasping and sucking”. With these they damage the surface of the leaf or flower and then suck the sap. They may also carry viruses from plant to plant.

Most plant damage involves distortion of young leaves or a silver or grey appearance on older leaves. Some thrips cause leaf edges or whole leaves to roll up, and still others cause the plant to produce characteristic galls. Feeding in flowers often involves damage to the reproductive organs and results in fewer or deformed or blemished fruit. Petals go brown and wither quickly.

Thrips droppings, which are large compared to their body size, show up as little brown tar-like blobs. This is ugly on the leaves of shrubs and on flowers such as roses, which are cut for indoor display.

Most thrips are from 1-2mm long and about 0.5mm wide. They come in a number of different colours – mostly yellow, cream, white, brown or black, but there are a few that are red. The narrow, fringed wings of the adults may look like two stripes down the centre of the body.Young thrips 22 Best of Times

(nymphs) do not have wings and are usually paler than the adults.

The adult females commonly lay their eggs in slits in plant tissue. The first two nymphal stages (that is, the very young thrips) feed on the plant, but the next two stages are usually found in leaf litter or perhaps in the soil at the base of the plant. These nymphs do not feed, although they will move if disturbed. When the adults have developed, they move back on to the plant and begin feeding again. Soon after, the females lay a batch of eggs.

Thrips have few insect enemies to keep their numbers down. They are, however, greatly influenced by weather conditions. Heavy rain and very hot, dry weather reduces thrips populations.

Thrips do not fly if conditions are cool and windy.

Plants attacked: A wide range.

Control: This is difficult. I tend to use water a great deal by damping down the foliage in hot weather, and by keeping a heavy, compost mulch under susceptible plants. I keep this damp to maintain a steady, moist air stream around the plants. Spraying oil and Neem Oil are a good way of keeping plants clean.

The leaves on the rhododendron pictured has been seriously attacked by thrips. Note the silver discolouration caused by the feeding habits of thrips, which destroy chlorophyll (the green colouring matter in leaves). □

ADVERTISEMENT

‘Dig This’ organic fertiliser The Scarrows’ ‘Dig This’ fert is suitable for all plants.

From tiny orchids to large trees and tender indoor plants. Wonderful in the vege and flower garden.

500ml bottle: $14.50 plus $2.75 P&P. 1 litre bottle: $24.00 plus $3.25 P&P. Payment can be made by cheque (please add 0.25 cents); addressed to 135 Hampton Downs Rd, RD 2, Te Kauwhata 3782; or by direct payment to National Bank account # 06-03290704468-01. Please print your name and address clearly.

The Scarrows, email plantguru@infogen.net.nz, ph 07 826 3002.

Rhodo with thrips.

F

 



EGMONT SEEDS MAILORDER CATALOGUE

10th Anniversary Edition

F

Bumper edition includes Recipes, 100’s of New Items and introduces Fantastic Fuseables!

40 cm

A

that - $3.00] ALL strain to per packet SNOWB 64000 A [Approx 250 seedsroots. A far superior tender Sow: Sp Rapid growing

50cm

85

150 cm

A

days

ůĞ ďĞĂƵƟ ŶŐ ŐƌĂƉĞ ƐĞƌƐ ůŽŽŬ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟ ƚŚĞƐĞ ůŝƩ ĞƟ ĐŚĂƌŵŝ ŶŽƚ ŐŝǀĞ Ɛ ĂŶĚ ĂƉƉ ŽĞƐ ǁŚLJ ŐĂƌŶŝƐŚĞ ƉĞ ƚŽŵĂƚ ĐŚĞƌƌLJ ƚLJ

200 cm

ĐĂŶ ŵĂŬĞ

90

days

used in

70

days

15cm

re for stock

food.

agricultu

white

A

ϲϱ

40 cm

days

15cm

ƵŶƵƐƵĂů

Žƌ ĨŽƌ ĂŶ

ĞŐĞƚĂďůĞ ĐŽŽŬĞĚ ǀ F1 HYBRID ůĂĚƐ͕ ĂƐ Ă CROSS per packet - $3.00] ĨĞĐƚ ĨŽƌ ƐĂ TOKYO ƌŶŝƉ͘ WĞƌ 64050 A [Approx 250 seeds ƚĂŶŐLJ ƚƵ ͲϰϬ ĚĂLJƐͿ Sow: Sp

ůŽǁ LJŽƵ

ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ŝŶLJ ƌĞĚ Ő F1 HYBRID Ğ ĂŶĚ ƐŚ ƌƵŝƚƐ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ ĞŶũŽLJ - $4.00] ƚĞĚ ƐŚĂƉ JOLLY ELF ͲƐŚĂƉĞĚ Ĩ per packet ƌLJ ĞůŽŶŐĂ GRAPE 63650 S [Approx 15 seeds tŝƚŚ ĞdžƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƚĂƐƟ ŶŐ ŐƌĂƉĞ Đ͘ &ŝƌŵ͕ ĞƐ Ă ŐŽ͘ ƚŽŵĂƚŽ͊ Sow: Sp

TURNIP F1 Hybrid

Tokyo Cross

ƚƵƌŝŶŐ ;ϯϬ ŝƉ ĐŚŝƉƐ͊ ĂƌůLJ ŵĂ ůƚĞƌŶĂƟ ǀĞ͘​͘​͘ ƚƵƌŶ LJƵŵŵLJ Ă

50cm

ETTE

COURG

see ƌŬĞƚƐ ZUCCHINI ^ƵƉĞƌŵĂ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŐŚƚ Ăƚ ƚĂLJŝŶŐ ŽŶ Ă ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ F1 HYBRID R SAXONper packet - $5.00]ǀŝŶĞ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ŶŐĞƌ ƐŚĞůĨ ůŝĨĞ ďLJ ƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂƚƵƌĞ CLUSTE ƚŚĞ Žƌŵ ĨƌƵŝƚ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ůŽ ƌŽdž ϭϭϬŐ 63540 S [Approx 10 seeds ƐƟ ůů ĐůŝŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŽ LJ Ɛŝdž ƵŶŝĨ Ğ ďƌĞĚ ƚŽ ĞŝŐŚ ĂƉƉ ŽdžŝŵĂƚĞů ĂƚŽĞƐ͟ Ăƌ &ƌƵŝƚ ǁ Sow: Sp ƚŽŵĂƚŽĞƐ ĨŽƌ ĂƉƉƌ ůƵƐƚĞƌ ƚŽŵ ƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͘ ŽĨ ƌŝƉĞ ͕ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ŝƐĞĂƐĞ ƌĞ ƵŶĐŚĞƐ dŚĞƐĞ ƐŽͲĐĂůůĞĚ ͞Đ džĐĞůůĞŶƚ Ě ŽƌĂƟ ǀĞ ƚƌƵƐƐ TURNIP ƌĂŶĐĞ͘ ǀĞƌLJ ĚĞĐ ŶĂƟ ŽŶǁŝĚĞ͘ džŽŶ ŚĂƐ Ă ŽŽĚ ĐƌĂĐŬŝŶŐ ƚŽůĞ 50cm Snowball 80 ǀŝŶĞ͘ ^Ă 20cm 200 days ĞŽƵƐůLJ͘ ' ͘ cm A days 100 200

ƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶ TOMATO cm W ƚ Ň ĂǀŽƵƌ͘ ƌŽdž ϲϬŵŵ ƐŵĂůů F1 Hybrid s edulis Ś ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶ Ͳ ƐŝnjĞ ĂƉƉ HYBRID /ƚ LJŝĞůĚƐ Physali Ő ĂƚŽĞƐ ǁŝƚ ďůLJ ďĞƐƚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ Cluster Saxon GOLD F1 ϭ ŵĞƚƌĞ͘ ĞƌƌLJ ƚŽŵ BERRY ƉƐ ĂƌƌŝǀŝŶ TOMATO ĂƉƉƌŽdž - $4.00] zĞůůŽǁ ĐŚ ƚ ϭϰ ŐƌĂŵƐ͘ WƌŽďĂ IL SWEET - $3.00] ďƵƐŚ ŐƌŽǁƐ ƚŽ ŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƐƚ ĐƌŽ Elf F1 Hybrid per packet CAPE GOOSE GOOSEBERRY ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ͘ COCKTA ƌLJ per packet Grape Jolly 63490 S [Approx 30 seedsƌŽǁŝŶŐ &ϭ ,LJďƌŝĚ ĨƌƵŝƚ ǁĞŝŐŚƐ ĂďŽƵ Ě ũƵŝĐLJ͕ ǁ CAPE 53500 S [Approx 200 seedsŚĂďŝƚ ƚŚŝƐ ŐŽŽƐĞďĞƌ ƐǁĞĞƚ ĂŶ ĞƚƐ͘ ĂĐŚ ƌůLJ͕ ƚĂůů Ő Sow: Sp ͘ &ƌƵŝƚ ŝƐ ƉůĂŶƚ ŽĚ ĨƌƵŝƚ Ɛ ĞdžƚƌĂ ĞĂ Sow: Sp 50cm 80 ƚ ϭϬϬ͘ Ɛ ǁŝƚŚ ŐŽ Ŷ ŶĞƩ ĞĚ ĐĂƐĞƐ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĂŶ ůŽŽƐĞ ďƵƐŚLJ 200 days ďĞƌƌŝĞƐ ŝ Ğ ǀŝŐŽƌŽƵ Ŷ ŽĨ ^ǁĞĞ tŝƚŚ ŝƚƐ cm A WůĂŶƚƐ Ăƌ ŬĞ ŐŽůĚĞŶ

50cm ǁ ĨƌƵŝƟ ŶŐ ǀĞƌƐŝŽ ŵĂƌďůĞͲůŝ and 2nd years.

120 ŶĂƐƚLJ ƚŽŵĂƚŽ days ĂƐ Ă LJĞůůŽ s& ;ƚǁŽ NEW A Eͬ in the 1st ͊Ϳ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ERRY HYBRID ƚLJ ƚŚĞŶ erus ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐ 2011 ƌƵŝƚ͘ CAPE GOOSEB 100 F1 per packet - $3.00] ;ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶƟ ů ŵĂƚƵƌŝ ƐƚĞƌƐ ŽĨ Ĩ eris metulif LJŝĞůĚƐ SWEET ƚ ŐƌĞĞŶ Ƶ ǀĞ ůŽŶŐ ƐƉŝŶĞƐ NEW ĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ĞƌƐ ŽĨ ďƌĂŶĐŚĞĚ ĐůƵ 63500 S [Approx 40 seeds D O Cucum ŶŐ͘ >ŝŐŚ Ɵ ŶĐƟ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƐ KIWANO KIWAN ϭϮĐŵ ůŽ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐ 50cm N HORNEper packet - $3.00] 2011 ĞnjĞ ĨŽƌ Ă 80 Sow: Sp ĂƚĞůLJ ϳ ƚŽ Đ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ 200 days AFRICA ƚLJƉĞ ƚŽŵĂƚŽ ĚƵĐĞƐ ůĂƌŐĞ ŶƵŵď Ŷƚ͘ ^ƋƵĞ Ă ĨƌƵŝƚ͘ EŽƚ cm African Horned A 57150 S [Approx 20 seedsĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵ ĐƵĐƵŵďĞƌ͘ džŽƟ ƌLJ ƉůĞĂƐĂ ͕ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽ dŚŝƐ ĐŚĞƌƌLJ ĞĂƚ ĂƐ ƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ great Ɛƚ ďƵƚ ǀĞ ƚŽůĞƌĂŶƚ Sp ƐŝŵƉůLJ Looks ƌŽƵƐ ƉůĂŶ Ő ŝŶ ƐŚĂƉ ǁ ĂƐ LJŽƵ ǁŽƵůĚ Ă Sow: ƐŽƵƌ ƚǁŝ ƉĂǀĂůŽǀĂ Žƌ ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐͿ NEW ŝƐ ŽďůŽŶ ϬϬͿ͘ sŝŐŽ ŝƚŚ ƐůŝŐŚƚ is lime green. ŽŶ ŶŐĞ͘ 'ƌŽ dŚŝƐ ĨƌƵŝƚ F1 HYBRID Ĩ ^ǁĞĞƚ ϭ ŶŐ ĨƌƵŝƚ͘ r and pulp Ă ƚŽƉƉŝŶŐ 2011 ƌŝŐŚƚ ŽƌĂ ŶĂŶĂͲĞƐƋƵĞ Ň ĂǀŽƵƌ ǁ ƵƐĞ ĂƐ MILLIONper packet - $3.00]Ƶƚ ƚǁŝĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐŝnjĞ Ž͘ sĞƌLJ ƐǁĞĞƚ ƚĂƐƟ to cucumbe ƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ ď TOMATO SWEET ĨƌƵŝƚ ƐĂůĂĚ͕ are similar ƚĞƌŝŽƌ͘ Ă F1 Hybrid 63510 S [Approx 30 seedsŵ ŝŶ ĚŝĂŵĞƚĞƌ ;ĂďŽĞƌĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ĐƌĂĐŬŝŶŐ ƉƵůƉ ƚŽ seeds ŽŶ ƚŚĞ Ğdž Sweet Gold 50cm pulp but ũƵŝĐĞ͕ ĂĚĚ 120 Cocktail ƌŽǀĞĚ ƚŽů ĨƌƵŝƚ Ϯ͘ϱĐ 75 days Sow: Sp ƚĂƐƟ ŶŐ to passion fruit cm ĚĂƌŬ ƌĞĚ ĞƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŵƉ A r WƌŽĚƵĐĞƐ ĂƟ Ž dissimila bowl.

100cm ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞ ƌ ŽƉƵůĂƌ Ɖ r days 200 150 ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ in the fruit Ğ ŵŽƐƚ Ɖ cm W ŐƌĞĞŶ ƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ƚŚ trend for containe ƚĞĚ͘ ora edulis ĨƌƵŝƚ͘ ĂƌŬ HYBRID packet - $5.00] ŽƵƚ ϲϬĐŵ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ĐƵ as the ĐĞ ŝƐ ůŝŵŝ Passifl F1 NZ, ƉƵƌƉůĞ in per ƌĚĞŶ ƐƉĂ PATIO ƉůƵŵƉ͕ here NFRUIT ĞƌĞǀĞƌ ŐĂ - $3.00] popular 63560 S [Approx 25 seeds ŝĞƚLJ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ăď ŽĨ ƌŽƵŶĚ͕ PASSIO PEPINO ďĞĚƐ Ͳ ǁŚ become ǁĂƌĨ ǀĂƌ PASSIONFRUIT per packet ŐŽŽĚ ĐƌŽƉƐ Sow: Sp Dulce ƌŝĚ ŝƐ Ă Ě could very well ŽƐ͕ ĚĞĐŬƐ͕ ƌĂŝƐĞĚ ϭϬϬŐ͘ 60000 S [Approx 50 seeds ǁŝůů ƐƵƉƉůLJ and Ś ĂƉƉƌŽdž WĂƟ Ž &ϭ ,LJď ĐůŝŵďĞƌ ƚ ĨŽƌ ƉĂƟ Sow: Sp ĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ in the USA 40cm ŝƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐ ŐƌĞĞŶ͘ &ƌƵŝƚ ǁĞŝŐ 90 ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚ variety grower. ŶƵĞƐ͘ /ƚ 30 days 100cm KŶĐĞ strong ǀĞ ĚĞĞƉ 150 ĞƐ ĐŽŶƟ cm A 75 days a good Ŷ ĂƩ ƌĂĐƟ ǀĞŐĞƚĂďů cm is ideal A foliage, ǀĞƐ ĂƌĞ Ă TOMATO ďĞ g plant WůĂŶƚ ůĞĂ ĞŵĞĚ ƚŽ HYBRID F1 Hybrid g and branchin ƵůƚƐ ĂǀŝůLJ͘ Ğ muricatum RED F1 Sweet 100 cascadin ĐƌŽƉ ƌĞƐ Ě ĨƌƵŝƚ ŚĞ Solanum TOMATO tal. The ƐĞƚ ING TOMper packet - $3.00] - $4.00] PEPINO ǁŝůů Ň ŽǁĞƌ ĂŶ Ğƌ͕ Ă ŵƵĐŚ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƌ ǁŝůů ŶŽƚ ornamen TUMBL F1 Hybrid per packet ǁŚĞƌĞ ŝƚ ŚĞ ƉůĂŶƚƐ 63520 S [Approx 25 seeds , but also very ŝƚͿ ŚŽǁĞǀ Sweet Million 15 seeds ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐŬ 60700 Dulce ŽĚƵĐĞ ĨƌƵ ƌĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĞƐͿ͘ d ůĂŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ǁŽŽĚLJ delicious Ƶŝƚ 40cm Sow: Sp ƚĂŝŶĞƌ ŽŶ S [Approx 90 ůů ďƵƐŚLJ Ɖ ĂŬŝŶŐ͘ &ƌ ĂŶĚ ĂƩ sweet and ůůŝŶĂƟ ŽŶ ƚŽ Ɖƌ 30 days ŝŶ Ă ĐŽŶ Sow: Sp Ɛ͘ ƐŵĂ cm ƚ ĨƌŽŵ Ɛƚ ƌĂů ƉůĂŶƚƐ Not only ĞƋƵŝƌĞ ƉŽ A ĂƌĞ ŝĚĞĂů r use. LJ ďĞŶĞĮ ĞƐ ĞůƐŝƵ ƌŽǁ ƐĞǀĞ ŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƌ WĞƉŝŶŽ͛Ɛ for containe ĐĂƌƉŝĐ ;Ě ŽŶ ;ŝ͘Ğ͘ Ő ƌĞ ĂďŽǀĞ ϭϴ ĚĞŐƌĞ ƚĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ƉůĂŶƚƐ ŵĂ ŝƐ ƐǁĞĞƚ Θ ƚĂƐƚLJ͘ F1 HYBRID ƉŽůůŝŶĂƟ ƉĂƌƚŚĞŶŽ YELLOW ƌĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ă ŶĚ ϳϱĐŵ ŝŶ ĚŝĂŵĞ ĞƐ ŵĂƌŬŝŶŐƐ͘ &ůĞƐŚ Žƌ ĐƌŽƐƐ Ğ ƉĂƟ Ž͘ Śƚ ƚĞŵƉĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐĞůĨ ING TOMper packet - $3.00] ƌĂĐƟ ǀĞ ŽŶ ƚŚ ů ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐ ŽƵƚ ϭϬϬĐŵ ŚŝŐŚ Ă ŵ ǁŝƚŚ ǀŝŽůĞƚ ƐƚƌŝƉ TUMBL 50cm ĨƌƵŝƚ ƵŶƟ 63530 S [Approx 25 seedsĞĞƚ ĂŶĚ ĞƋƵĂůůLJ ĂƩ ŚŝƚĞͲĐƌĞĂ ŽǁƐ ƚŽ Ăď days 200 120 cm ůŽƵƌĞĚ ǁ 100cm . ďĂƐĞ͘ 'ƌ A ͕ ǀĞƌLJ Ɛǁ Sow: Sp 150 Ğ ĚƵĂů ĐŽ ϲϬ days tomatoes Ě ďƌŽƚŚĞƌ FRUIT cm ŝƐ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵ W >ŝŬĞ ŝƚƐ ƌĞ PASSION sized cherry ĞƐ ƚŚŝĐŬ medium Ͳ ƉƌŽĚƵĐ ͘ T rhabarbarum orange, - $3.00] ƚ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ Ě ĂƵƚƵŵŶ of bright RB Rheum ŚLJ ƵƉƌŝŐŚ GOLD NUGGE per packet ƐƉƌŝŶŐ ĂŶ TOMATO Hybrid - $3.00] ŶŐ͕ ŚĞĂůƚ RHUBA 63700 S [Approx 70 seedsg very large yields ͘ ƐĞĞĚƐ ŝŶ RB F1 Tom Red RHUBA 40 seeds per packetďĂƌď ƉĂƚĐŚ͊ ^ƚƌŽ Ğƌ ĐƵƫ ŶŐ͘ ^Žǁ producin ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞƌ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ Sow: Sp Tumbling 61500 plant, ƵŝĐŬůLJ ĂŌ S [Approx ůĞƚĞ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ƌŚƵ TOMATO A compact ĂǀŽƵƌ͕ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ĞŶĞƌĂƚĞ Ƌ 15cm Sow: Sp Hybrid 70 Ň ůĂŶƚƐ ƌĞŐ Ŷ ŝƐ ĐŽŵƉ 40 days Patio F1 a džĐĞůůĞŶƚ 300cm

cm ƐƚĂůŬƐ͘ W EŽ ŐĂƌĚĞ 2 A assica 250 years ĞƌƐ͘ ůƐŽ ĂĚĞĚ ƌĞĚ andra betace cm ŐƌĞĞŶ ƐŚ W ŶĚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ Ě napus napobr ĐƌŽǁŶ Ă ͞ůŽƐƚ ĨŽŽ O) Cyphom Brassica ION Ă ƉƵƌƉůĞ ĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ TOMAT SWEDE CHAMP per packet - $3.00] Žǁ Ň ĞƐŚ ǁŝƚŚ ĐĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚ Ŷ ĂƐ ǁŽƌůĚ ůĞĂĚĞƌ ILLO (TREE RED PURPLE - $3.00] ƉŝŶŬ Ň ĞƐŚ͘ KŶ ŶŽǁ ƐĞĞ TAMAR freeze them, 62350 A [Approx 250 seeds ǁĞĚĞ͘ dĞŶĚĞƌ LJĞůů ILLO ŝŽŶ͘ ŐŽůĚĞŶͬ tĞ ĂƌĞ per packet Fry them, ƐŚĂƉĞĚ Ɛ ƋƵŝƌĞƐ Ă B ůĞ ŚĂŵƉ ĞĂůĂŶĚ͘ Ň ĂǀŽƵƌĨƵů 25 seeds Sow: Sp world.

64250 TAMAR ƚŶĞLJ͘ ZĞ RHUBAR ĞŐĂ WƵƌƉ ƚĂƐƟ ŶŐ ŐůŽďĞ S [Approx ƵŐŚ ƐŬŝŶ ŝƐ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ĞƌĐŝĂůŝƐĞĚ ŝŶ EĞǁ all over the ĂƌŝůůŽ ĐŚƵ 15cm ĂƐ ZƵƚĂď džĐĞůůĞŶƚ 70 Sow: Sp tables at ƚŽ Ă ƚĂŵ 40 days ůLJ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĞƌĞ ĐŽŵŵ ŶĚĞƌ Ă ƚŽ TOMATO) cm ĐŽŵŵŽŶ A ĂƌŝůůŽƐ ǁ fruit being servedĨƌĞƐŚ Ͳ Žƌ ŵĂŬĞ ŝŶ ,ŝĚĚĞŶ Ƶ a LO (TREE ƚŚĞ ƐŝnjĞ ĐĂƐ͕͟ ƚĂŵ the Rapifer TAMARIL ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚ Red ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /Ŷ tamarillo, with Ě ƚŚĞŵ͕ ƵƐĞ ƚŚĞŵ rapa var ĂƚƵƌŝƚLJ͕ ŝƚ half its mature VED Ğŵ͕ ďůĞŶ Brassica supplying ŵ ǁŝŶĚ͘ ĞƐŚ͘ ƚ ŵ d at ĂŵĞĚ͕ - $3.00] ͕ ƌŽĂƐƚ ƚŚ ŬŝŶ ĂŶĚ Ň BALL IMPRO ŚĞůƚĞƌ ĨƌŽ TURNIP TOMATO if harveste ŽŝůĞĚ͕ ƐƚĞ ďŽŝů ƚŚĞŵ per packet ͲLJĞůůŽǁ Ɛ turnips, GOLDEN ůŽĐĂƟ ŽŶ ƉůƵƐ Ɛ ƉĂƌƟ ĐƵůĂƌůLJ Gold Nugget 64010 A [Approx 250 seedsŶ Ăůů ŚĂƐ Ă ŐŽůĚĞŶ . As with all ƌƐĂƟ ůĞ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ď ĨƌŽƐƚ ĨƌĞĞ ŚĞ ŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ NEW ŵĞƐ ŽĨ ƚ TOMATO ƌĞĂůůLJ ǀĞ ƐƚƐ͕ 'ŽůĚĞ 15 cm in diameter Sow: Sp F1 Hybrid ŶŝƉƐ ĂƌĞ ŵĞ ƐƵŐŐĞ than 30cm dŚĞ ĂƵƚƵŵŶͲ ƌŝƚLJ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ Ɵ almost all z 2011 Tom Yellow >ŝŬĞ ŝƚƐ ŶĂ ball, not more ůůŽǁ ƚĂƐƟ ŶŐ͘ dƵƌ Žƌ ďƌĂŝƐĞĚ͊ ƚŽ ŵĂƚƵ can make Tumbling eedsshop.co.n QWV ŵŽƐƚ ŵĞ ƉƵƌĠĞĚ͕ ƐƚƵī ĞĚ Ɵ ŶŐ ƚƵƌŶŝƉƐ ĐŽŵĞƐ (summer heat of a small URYDO cool WZHHQ 3OD ŝůů ďĞ ƚŚĞ 7LFN RI $SS www.egmonts 6SDFH %H ƐŝnjĞ͕ ŝƚ ǁ ƐŽƵƉƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĞǁƐ͕ ŝŬĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŐŽŽĚ ƚĂƐ stay uniformly 100 to ƚŽ

by Egmont cm 90 ůů ǁŚŝĐŚ ů ĂĚĚĞĚ ures tend days Tender ŽůĚĞŶ Ă ĨĂǀŽƵƌƐ ' the outside temperat ŶŐͿ͘ Height ďŝƩ Ğƌ ƚĂƐƟ Approx days year when ƵŐŚ ĂŶĚ W' RZHU WR À ƚƵƌŶŝƉƐ ƚŽ A

FRUIT

41

T

SWEDE Purple Champion

40

10 YEARS Let’s Celebrate!

TURNIP Improved Golden Ball

A $QQXDO

,

&KHPLFDOO\ Treated

Hardy

,, +DOI Hardy

W

3HUHQQLDO

*HUP 3URSKRXVH nded Recomme

z

eedsshop.co.n

www.egmonts

n... to help Our passio beautiful, you create rdens l fu ti boun ga

ailorder@egmontseeds.co.nz

vol.3 issue 1 Spring 2011 23

NAL 9.pdf

Puzzles page Fill the grid so that every column, every row, every 3x3 box & the two shaded diagonal lines contain the digits 1 to 9.

SUDOKU 3.1

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 8

Rating:

9

10

11

2 3

12

8

13

14

2 9 1 4 2 7 3 6 9 4 5 1 3 7 8 4 5 3 1 5

15

16

17

18

22

19

23

20

24

21

25

26 27

28

Fill the grid so that every column, every row, every 3x3 box & the two shaded 30 diagonal lines contain the digits 1 to 9.

29

Rating: CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 3.1

ACROSS 1. Saint travelling by horse taking To solve a Sudoku puzzle: Every number from 1 to 9 must long steps (8) appear in: •Each of the 9 horizontal columns •Each 4. The asphalt runway material at of the 9 horizontal columns •Each of the 9 3x3 boxes. commencement (6) Remember: no number can occur more than once in any 8. Border at end of month on chaos 7 9 4 1 8 6 2 3 5 row, column or box.

(6) 9. Race around inside tree madly to 2 1 6 3 4 5 9 7 8 duplicate crime scene (2-6) 5 8 3 7 2 9 1 4 6 12. Listened out for those who joined 9 6 2 5 7 3 4 8 1 up (8) 13. Cheats prison wardens (6) 8 3 1 6 9 4 7 5 2 14. A lass disrupted South American 4 5 7 2 1 8 3 6 9 dance (5) 16. Finds out what record sleeves 1 7 8 4 5 2 6 9 3 BREEZE S WINS 2011 European sound like (9) 3 4 9 APN 8 6Educational 1 5 2 7Media 18. Dutiful submission ... once Life Science and Medicine Cryptic 060 blank grid around bed, that is (9) 6 2award 5 APNCryptic060blank.pdf 9 3 7 8 1 4 product design 20. Start taking a back seat, when © Lovatts Publications 17/02/2011 getting sharp pains (5) 22. Tranquillise a steed on the move (6) 24. Detect sound of terrace level that’s more substantial (8) 27. Duck in duty rotas or male chickens? (8) 28. Neural surgery? Cool! (6) 29. Legal predators well under par on links? (6) MEDIA Breeze S 30. Athletes seen to take a tumble (8)

3

2

DOWN 1. Boils immersed partially (7) 2. Argument at Buckingham Palace over shade (5,4) 3. Cover wound with item of clothing (5) 5. Our coat is redesigned. Looks appalling! (9) 6. They need to be ironed out (7) 7. He gets ten to follow him for a spell (3) 10. Even lazy me? Yes! (3) 11. Almost ready to scan (4) 15. Late riots disturbed Greek philosopher (9) 17. They put one to the test (9) 18. Wait at table after Miss Peep goes back to see (7) 19. We were holding a jug (4) 21. Ambles towards luxury car on the street (7) 23. Pair performing in arduous surroundings (3) 25. Pruning off extremities causes argument (3-2) 26. Young fish swim freely around electric fish (3)

8

2 9 1 4 2 7 3 6 9 4 5 1 3 7 8 4 5 3 1 5

RIDE A WINNER

tions 17/02/2011 Safe Mobile Lifestyle • • • •

Safe | Smooth | Functional Comfortable & Stylish Features Lockable Storage Accessories available include dual seat and wide wheels suitable for golf

0800 4663 8646

www.elitescooters.co.nz

24 Best of Times

S I M M E R S

T R O A Y A N L B A L U OB E B S E D E U ROO V E AG

I D I NG T R H H EM R E C S R X I S T E D S A S A D I S C R D I E NC E S W A T E H E A O F R S T E R S U L Y L E S GYM

A T R O C I O U S R U N I N

RMA C R E A T E Y A R EWS E V E R S X T A B S M T T I E R N O R E A L R L A S T S

SolutionS 7 9 4 1 8 2 1 6 3 4 5 8 3 7 2 9 6 2 5 7 8 3 1 6 9 4 5 7 2 1 1 7 8 4 5 3 4 9 8 6 6 2 5 9 3

6 5 9 3 4 8 2 1 7

2 9 1 4 7 3 6 5 8

3 7 4 8 5 6 9 2 1

5 8 6 1 2 9 3 7 4

“A Retirement Village with friendly staff and residents, and we live in a well designed villa. It’s everything we expected - and close to the Botanic Gardens” Elmwood offers independent living with the “back up” of rest home and hospital care.

In the village, there are serviced apartments, cottages and NEW villas; with options available from $ 165, 000 to $ 375, 000.

The comment at the start is from residents Bill and Betty Dowswell. Here’s what some of the other people who enjoy living here had to say: “Elmwood succeeds because of location, layout and long serving staff. The environment is informal and homely” Innes Clarke.

“Companionship is here when needed, and the location is excellent” Bessie Salmons “The friendly environment is very comforting” Elizabeth Head Recent developments include new 2-bedroom villas and the refurbishment of the community centre.

villageS directory

Why not make arranging a visit the next thing you do?

Talk to Helen Kingi, Sales and Village Manager, on (09) 268 56 89, 021 278 0026 or SM.Elmwood@oceanialiving.co.nz

Elmwood Lifestyle Care & Village 131 Hill Road | Manurewa www.oceanialiving.co.nz

“I Especially Value the Fact This Retirement Village Has Ongoing Care Facilities, Advice and Help When I Need It” In 2010, some of the people who lived at Atawhai were asked their opinion of life here.

The words above are from one resident, here’s what three others told us …

“Before we moved in the perception was the idea of a “last stand’ place to go. The actual experience was a transition from a busy street where we last resided to a much more peaceful environment.”

“I can live independently in a cottage and when I need more care the next step is the rest home and if finally needed, the hospital wing”.

“I had every help - in many ways - during the transition from my own home” Located just three blocks from the Taradale shops – and with rest home and hospital care on site - Atawhai currently has a small number of well-appointed new 2-bedroom villas available.

Enjoy the Good Life at Acacia Cove A New Zealand-owned and operated lifestyle village situated on the beautiful Wattle Downs Peninsula.

We currently have a 102sqm, 2-bedroom apartment available with a large deck overlooking our full-size bowling green.

Why not make arranging a visit the next thing you do?

Talk to Jeanette Moynihan on (06) 845 9711 (extn. 7012) or 027 553 5655 or e-mail jeanette.moynihan@oceanialiving.co.nz.

Atawhai Lifestyle Care & Village 421 Gloucester Street Taradale, Napier

The apartment has 2 WCs, a separate computer area and an amazing top-of-the-range kitchen.

Contact: Bruce Cullington Ph: 09 268 8522 email: bruce@kirkade.co.nz www.acaciacovevillage.co.nz

AT SUMMERSET, WHEN THE WORLD FALLS APART, YOURS WON’T. Our promise – at Summerset you will always have a home, even if a natural disaster destroys your village.

About Summerset Summerset is one of the top three retirement village operators in New Zealand, employing more than 450 staff. We provide retirement options to more than

Wonderful Views over the Picton Marina and Service Fees of $ 88.83 Per Week Marina Cove has great views over the Picton marina and one of its other big pluses is its affordability.

Warkworth Karaka

Manukau Katikati

The weekly service fee is $ 88.83 and this covers such items as grounds maintenance, gardening, rates, repairs & maintenance and more. And Marina Cove’s self-contained, 2-bedroom apartments are available from $ 215, 000 - which is $ 25 k - $ 30 k less than what you would pay to occupy equivalent apartments in larger centres.

Hamilton

1700 New Zealanders.

Taupo

n the wake of the Christchurch earthquake, we have undertaken a complete review of our

isaster policy.

nitially we were prompted by the plight of retirement village residents left homeless.

Napier Hastings

Wanganui Palmerston North Levin Paraparaumu

owever, we were also prompted by a broader longstanding commitment to provide

bsolute certainty to our residents and their families.

Trentham

Legend

nce our review we have given our residents this undertaking:

The community centre includes a gym, library, and craft, games and activity room.

Aotea

Present villages

ollowing a disaster if your home is unable to be repaired or rebuilt on the same site,

Future villages

r in reasonable proximity, Summerset will pay you the market value of your home.

his will be the value of your home at the time of the disaster with no deduction.

Further South Island villages to be confirmed

Warkworth

ypically, other villages will only pay residents the original purchase price, or maybe

All sorts of social functions take place, including day trips in the village van.

Manukau

Karaka

nsurance proceeds. For a long standing resident the original purchase price may be a

Havelock North

Katikati

Hamilton

gnificant amount less than the current cost of a comparable dwelling. And in the case of

eceiving insurance proceeds there is no certainty as to how much this will be. They may

One of the regular daily highlights is the chance residents have to join together and, for an additional fee, enjoy a home cooked meal from the village kitchen. In short, there is a great community spirit here.

Taupo

well be less than the cost of purchasing a new home elsewhere.

t Summerset we believe you deserve more. It is always our intention to repair or rebuild

Wanganui Palmerston North Levin Paraparaumu

our home, but if we are unable to, our commitment to you means you will have sufficient

unds to be able to buy a new home worth the same as your current one.

Dunedin

Havelock North

Trentham

Legend

Aotea

his resolution goes beyond the changes being considered for the Code of Practice.

But for Present villages

ummerset nothing less will do.

Napier Hastings

Future villages

Best Retir AU

Further South Island villages to be confirmed

hat’s why our residents can be sure – as we put it, Summerset Sure.

T

S

you would like to find out more about this industry-leading promise and

ummerset Sure, please visit www.summerset.co.nz

R

ement Villag e Operator 2010

AL

IA

• NEW ZEAL

AN

D

In 2010 Summerset won the coveted “Best Retirement Village Operator in New Zealand and Australia” award in an Australasian Dunedin

orah Barlow

competition with over 1,100 entries.

EO

ummerset Retirement Villages

Why not make arranging a visit the next thing you do?

Talk to Dale Matthews on (03) 578 7983 or 027 6212 349.

Marina Cove Retirement Village 53 Waikawa Road Picton

“(Before moving in) we hadn’t heard much about Gracelands, but I did hear that should you later need care this was the place to buy a villa”

Rarely Available Retirement Villas Available Now In Upper Hutt

Gracelands offers independent living plus rest home and hospital care.

Yes, it’s true. We don’t often have many villas available at any one time at Hutt Gables. But we do just now.

Last year, we asked residents for their thoughts on life here and why they chose Gracelands in the first place.

The quote above is from one resident, here’s what others said:

So if you have been considering moving to a village conveniently close to central Upper Hutt, this is the time to arrange a visit – you have more choice available to you than before.

“Well spoken of in Hastings and near to where I lived”

Located in park-like settings, Hutt Gables offers you:

‘People we knew at Gracelands seemed happy”

A new community centre with gym, library, pool table and petanque. Social functions, including trips in the village van A family friendly environment

“Before moving in, I stayed here for two nights with a friend of mine.

I moved here because of the peaceful atmosphere and the people.”

“I am happy and contented – people can see that and that’s a recommendation in itself” “Everybody is friendly and the staff are always obliging” We have 60-plus villas in total, but they are popular: only a couple are usually available at any given time.

The villas available have open plan living; heat pump; are decorated in neutral colours; wet floor shower; wall oven and hob; and large single car garage.

Please note: they do require re-cladding work, but this will be undertaken at no cost to you.

So why not act now and arrange a visit?

Why not make arranging a visit the next thing you do?

Talk to Louise Gibbs on (06) 872 6179 or 027 660 5801.

Talk to Beverley Sutherland on (04) 526 9292 or 027 433 8166.

Gracelands Lifestyle Care & Village

Hutt Gables Retirement Village

730 Pakowhai Road Hastings

1094 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt 5018

“I was rather apprehensive about living in a retirement village but have now lived at Melrose for almost six years and am more than satisfied with my life here” Set among 14 acre grounds, Melrose offers independent living, rest home and hospital level care.

The comment above is from James Simcock. This is what three other residents have to say about moving to Melrose: “The advantage of having rest home and hospital care (on site) played a huge part in our buying”, Ley Quennell “The staff give an atmosphere of kindness in action”, Ruth Dalglish “When helping an existing resident with her garden, we could feel the peace and quiet of the area and became serious about the Village and inspecting the villas”, Margaret Pringle The weekly service fee - which covers grounds maintenance, lawn mowing, gardening and more - is $ 84.77.

Why not make arranging a visit the next thing you do?

Talk to John Rothery on (07) 571 5844 or 021 278 0039.

Limited new unit construction is about to start: be quick.

Contact Nola Lamb on 03 982 8280 www.russleyvillage.co.nz

“I Chose Lady Allum After Discussions With People Who Lived Here” In 2010, we asked people living here what had been behind their decision to move to Lady Allum.

The comment above is from one of them, here’s what others had to say:

Melrose Lifestyle Care & Village 159 Waihi Road Tauranga

Construction will start soon on The Summerhouse, the first of several community facilities at Pacific Coast Village.

Pacific Coast Village is resort style retirement living across from the beach between Mt Maunganui and Papamoa.

“I had a friend here and it was close to my support group” “A friend in the village recommended it” “My mother was here for eight years” “My in laws live here” Conveniently close to Milford, Lady Allum offers independent living with rest home and hospital care also available.

In the village, there are generally three to six cottages /apartments for you to choose from at any given time (out of a total of 70), with options to suit different budgets.

Why not make arranging a visit the next thing you do?

Contact Rowena Pearce on (09) 488 2900 or 027 501 8269.

Lady Allum Lifestyle Care & Village 20 Napoleon Avenue Milford Auckland

Tel 07 572 3029 | www.PacificCoastVillage.co.nz

villageS directory

Some say the finest village in Christchurch

There are currently a small number of new, 2-bedroom villas to choose from.

More Swift. More fun.

Watch the Swift video at youtube.com/AllNewSwift

promotus 3137

The dynamic new Suzuki Swift. Totally new from the ground up, with a newly developed engine and improved suspension for more spirited handling and ride comfort with outstanding fuel economy. You’ll love the head-turning sporty design and sleek new interior, with the added safety of seven airbags, ABS and ESP, and a new music-on-demand audio system with USB iPodŽ connectivity (GLX and LTD). More of all the things you love. The all new Suzuki Swift. More Swift, more fun, and priced from just $19,990 even more value.

The Suzuki Real Value price is the full driveaway price including 12 months registration, warrant of fitness, 3 year / 100,000 km warranty, 5 year Suzuki roadside assistance and a full tank of fuel. www.suzuki.co.nz