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SUMMER 2014-15 ISSUE #36

Featherston & Coast • Martinborough • Greytown • Carterton • Gladstone • Masterton & Coast

Summer Events From vintage planes, balloons, cars, bikes to vines and wines – the range of festivals, concerts and outdoor adventures is as wide as the Wairarapa

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Enjoy a fine retirement in the heart of Masterton. This downtown location could not be more convenient. Do you want to pop down to the shops? Easy, they are literally just across the street. Do you feel like grabbing a bite to eat? In a few minutes you can be dining in your favourite restaurant. In a nutshell that is the beauty of living at Metlifecare’s Wairarapa Village. Life is so much easier and more enjoyable, because everything is right on your doorstep.

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special thanks to photographer Esther Bunning, model Adam Jackson, Sara Randle and Scott Thomson from The Vintage Aviator who helped create our summer cover commemorating WW1’s Centenary. The Wairarapa has a rich WW1 history and with Wings over Wairarapa coming up in early 2015 combined with special flying weekends put on by The Vintage Aviator, the largest collection of flying original WW1 aircraft in the world, there will be plenty of opportunities to view these remarkable planes. Summer kicks off with loads of events, starting in December with the inaugural Cruise Martinborough, featuring classic American cars. The Summer Events Directory has a list of all events, including Wairarapa Racing Club, Wings over Wairarapa, Clareville Country Music Festival in January and the Martinborough Fair, Greytown Festival, Huri Huri Bike Festival, Brew Day in February. In March we are treated to the inaugural Chocol’ Art Cuisine Challenge, the Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival, Wairarapa Balloon Fiesta and Round the Vines fun run and walk. Plenty of things to do for everyone. So pack up your family and friends and enjoy all the stunning choices the Wairarapa has to offer - food, arts, music, fine wine and of course the amazing people who make the region so unique. Hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to seeing you in autumn when we will have our special Weddings in the Wairarapa feature. Cheers Raewyn.

CONTENTS 4 Snippets 7 Cobblestones 8 Summer Events Calendar 14 Vintage Aviator 16 Wings Over Wairarapa 18 Cruise Martinborough 20 Madison Rose 22 Kirk and Shelley Saunders 24 Darklit Design 26 Tina Nixon 28 Latasha Boyce 30 Strumming Te Reo 32 Masterton District Library 34 Huri Huri Bike Festival 36 Loopline Olives 37 Lifestyle Directory 38 Summer Dining Guide 44 Marintborough Wine Guide 46 Olive Oil Directory 48 North Wairarapa Wine Guide 49 Laurie’s Garden Yarn 50 Events/Advertiser’s Directory 51 Wairarapa Map

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Cover Photography: Esther Bunning, Grand Master - New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography Model: Adam Jackson

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BACKING MASTERTON

group of passionate Masterton people are the driving force behind a new T-shirt that aims to celebrate the Wairarapa’s largest town. Local businessman Adam Phelps has worked closely with Masterton based urban designers Craig and Sue Turvey of 3D Creative to create the distinctive black and white “I Love Masterton” t-shirts that feature a range of symbols closely linked with the town and its surrounding district. Symbols include a vintage aircraft, grapes, a lighthouse, sheep shears, sunshine, native birds, a bee and a family. They are the same symbols that will eventually be made out of steel and mounted on top of new welcoming pou (poles) that will greet visitors to town and be part of a bigger push to improve Masterton’s signage. In addition to the T-shirts, which are available through selected outlets in the region, Adam has initiated a Facebook page and is encouraging users to like it and Catriona Williams and Warren Maxwell Courtesy Times Age post a selfie wearing one of the new T-shirts. The T-shirts were launched this spring thanks to the help of well known local identities including CatWalk Trust founder Catriona Williams, King St Live owner and top NZ Musician Warren Maxwell, Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson, Councillor Pip Hannon, Adam and Sue. •

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New Brew in Martinborough “I

t’s a tasting room, not a bar,” stresses Martinborough Brewery’s Hayden Frew. He’s talking about a brand-new purpose built micro-brewery with tasting room opening in Martinborough’s Ohio Street. Hayden and business partner Stephen Fox (known as Fish but that’s another story) are fairly typical craft beer producers: they have day jobs, and brewing is a weekend thing. Hayden runs a hightech engineering timber testing company from his Martinborough base, and Fsh is a surveyor. Deciding Martinborough needed a boutique brewery, producing quality beer to match the district’s wine, they established one. Black Nectar, their first release, was created for the inaugural BrewDay in 2013, and “it went down so well we got orders from local bars”. Participating at BrewDay 2014 and the Martinborough Olive Festival night markets boosted awareness; expanding production and opening a larger brewery more accessible to the public was the next logical step. The Ohio Street site is owned by local businessman and supporter Tony

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Stevenson, who is now their landlord for the purpose-built facility. Opening around New Year, the tasting room’s doors open to a patio to catch late sunshine (or leafy shade) and weekend visitors can watch the brewing process in action. Hayden is in charge of establishing the business, his wife Janalle is operations manager and Fish is the head brewer. Production will increase to 1200 litres per batch. “We will be open during the day;

we’re not a late night venue. We offer an additional experience for visitors or somewhere for locals to have after-work or pre-dinner drinks. A unique offering will be the opportunity to fill takeaway flagons fresh from the tap. “We think there’s a synergy between the beer and the food, so our snacks and ‘small plates’ food are designed to complement the beer,” he explained. “We want to evolve, and suit the village style while producing great beer,” says Hayden. •

Wild honey comes to town

Marina, left and Nikki McIvor.

ikki McIvor is a Greytown artist who produces iconic drawings of birds and animals, especially hares. She draws inspiration from the beautiful Wairarapa countryside, and imagines what the animals might be feeling in a given situation. Two years ago, Nikki and her friend Marina started Wild Honey Art, in short because Marina kept nagging Nikki to do “something” with this beautiful work that was being produced!

“We started with one card which became more, then we added in prints, t-shirts and tea towels. We also talked a lot about our vision and values: they are Eco – Local – Sustainable – Gorgeous – Authentic. Living by those values means walking the talk and supporting like-minded producers who are trying to make a living out of doing what they love. “ So Wild Honey Baskets was born, with the purpose of promoting artisan producers in the Wairarapa. Marina says: “ I took my children back to my childhood home in the USA last year and I was shocked that the small-town core of family-run businesses were gone, either boarded up or replaced by chain stores. Formerly vibrant areas had weeds growing up through the cracks. To have a vibrant community, we have to support that community, and our little piece is Wild Honey Baskets.” Their vision is that everything from Wild Honey Art lives up to their values, and that you can feel good about your purchase knowing that it supports and benefits everyone from the producer along to the consumer. The gift baskets currently contain goods from Juno Olives, Schoc, The Clareville Bakery, The French Baker, Urlar Wines, Kingsmeade Cheeses, Croft, Olivo and of course Wild Honey Art. See advertisement page 17. •

COLOMBO Winegrowers – Growers. Makers. Drinkers

olombo Winegrowers is the latest addition to the Martinborough wine scene. This new boutique winery, vineyard and cellar door is owned and operated by a Swiss/Irish husband and wife team, Baptist Sieber and Carolyn Irwin. Baptist and Carolyn work the vineyard, make the wine, and also don’t mind partaking in a good glass of wine. Theirs is indeed very much a hands-on approach to winemaking and customer service. Emigrating from Europe to New Zealand, first via Marlborough, they settled in the Wairarapa with child, dog and cat to start their independent wine label - Colombo. The name ‘Colombo’ is a tribute to a beautiful and loyal horse Colombo. (no – nothing to do with the Inspector from the 1970s TV series – Columbo!) Colombo, the horse, was the leader of a 6-horse team travelling with the couple as they rode 4500 km through the Australian Outback in 2004/2005. Sadly this great journey ended with the www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

death of this faithful and good-hearted horse, Colombo. Carolyn and Baptist have just completed building a small winery and cellar door at their home block on 107 Todds Rd in Martinborough (formerly known as Voss Estate). The cellar door has a European feel with its indoor and outdoor areas and is designed not just to showcase Colombo wines but to provide a place for guests to meet and enjoy a drink or two in a laid-back atmosphere. A great place to be - rain or shine.

Guests are most welcome to taste the Colombo range – current varietals include Pinot Noir, Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc & Chardonnay - but if someone is just after a cold local beer that’s also fine. After all it’s about enjoying a glass of what you like and a bite to eat in a relaxing environment. Open most days (check the website www.colombo.co.nz for current opening times), Carolyn and Baptist look forward to welcoming you to their cellar door and to perhaps raising a glass to a fine horse named Colombo. See advertisement page 19. • Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine SUMMER 2014-15 Issue #36 - 5

CHANGING LIVES

ithin a couple of sessions of Holly Green attending private one to one tutoring for numeracy with Kim Register from Learning Support her mother Sarah, noticed a change in Holly’s attitude towards her learning. After one term of tutoring, “Holly’s results with Kim and at Martinborough School were awesome”. “The more her results improve, the more her confidence grows.” Kim noticed that once Holly had more confidence in her own abilities, she was capable and willing to attempt more challenging tasks and her approach to learning totally changed. Kim says that “Holly knows she now has a bank of strategies she can use to help her achieve and the entire learning process has become a whole lot less daunting for her.” Another parent whose son is currently receiving Learning Support tutoring says their son “Angus has grown and improved in so many ways. Angus has always tried hard and put the work in at school, so the huge increase in his recent results is definitely a combination of changing schools to Hadlow and the input given from Learning Support tutoring. Because he is achieving now at school, his confidence has grown in all areas and he is much happier”. Kim Register, who manages one of the three Learning Support branches in New Zealand said this feedback is so encouraging to hear, “as it means we are making a difference to learners’ lives, and to parents

Kim Register, Dorreen Mackenzie and Kirsten Matthews who weren’t sure where next to turn for the necessary support they were requiring for their struggling learners.” Learning Support offers individualised tutoring, resources and advice for struggling learners, their parents and teachers. It began in Wellington just over six years ago, there is also now a branch in Christchurch and the Wairarapa branch started last year. Since the opening of the Wairarapa branch, Kim ,who initially was the only tutor on this side

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of the hill, is now supported by two other experienced ex-school teachers Kirsten Matthews and Dorreen Mackenzie, who are trained as Learning Support tutors. This rapid expansion in student numbers has meant that the three tutors are able to cover a significant area of the Wairarapa. They are now tutoring from Kahutara, through to Wainuioru and Opaki and lots of schools in between. See advertisement page 25. •

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Cobblestones Museum Forges Ahead with New Development Saturday 22nd November 2014 marked the official opening of the new Entrance & Exhibition Building at Cobblestones Museum in Greytown. By Leigh Hay

he building was officially opened by Wairarapa MP, Alastair Scott. To commemorate the opening, the Friends of Cobblestones organised an Open Day with a huge variety of active displays including printing on the vintage presses at the museum, blade shearing in the historic shearing shed, a working blacksmith making horseshoes and a wheelright. Cobblestones Museum is very special with it’s beautiful park like village setting which includes 6 listed heritage buildings including Wairarapa’s first public hospital, first Methodist Church, a colonial cottage, Mangapakeha School, The Hastwell Stables and the Donald Woolshed. “Cobblestones Museum gives people a real glimpse into what life may have been like in rural New Zealand in the 1860’s.” says Leigh Hay, Trustee. The new complex which has been 3 years in the planning will house some of the Wairarapa’s most precious historical and cultural treasures. The new building serves a number of purposes. Firstly, it is an introduction to the museum as a whole. Another important purpose of the building is to protect some of the objects held by the museum and make them more accessible to the public. While the museum has a broad Wairarapa focus Greytown, where the museum is located, has a unique history and stories to tell and they link well to the period on which the collection is based. It also shows the strong links to Papawai and the exhibition features two river waka both of which were recovered from farmlands in the South Wairarapa. There was a real opportunity to make Cobblestones come alive with our own stories. It sets Cobblestones Museum apart from other provincial or local museums. An excellent example of this is three carvings by nineteenth century farmer and joiner George Wakelin. The Wakelin family lived at Bidwills Cutting at the south end of Greytown and in his spare time George used to carve the most amazing naïve sculptures out of heart totara. www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

The museum’s collection of Wakelin sculptures are the only ones that still exist with two - a lion and a female figure - displayed in the new building. Other objects featured in the exhibition include a butterfly gig manufactured by Waggs in Masterton and the Deller Butchers horse drawn cart. George Deller was a prominent Carterton citizen being Mayor of the town from 1892 to 1901. The Colonial Cottage, built in 1867, was one of the first cottages built in Greytown from timber milled north of the town. The cottage at Cobblestones seems the typical example of an early settler’s home and that of an early family that struggled against the travails of early settlement and succeeded, but it also tells the story of one of Wairarapa’s worst crimes. The trial was a sensation, with most newspapers throughout the country carrying extensive coverage. Tom Long, the nation’s hangman, and frequent Wairarapa resident was brought to the Terrace Gaol in Wellington, and James Ellis, still protesting his innocence, was hanged in 1905. Cobblestones has employed the services of nationally respected curators, researchers and museum specialists to ensure it is professional and historically correct. Museum consultant Bridget Wellwood who lives in Eketahuna reviewed the collection which she says has “veritable treasures of historical and cultural significance and is now assisting with the set-up of the collection room. Sponsorship for the project has come from large Trusts & organisations along with local organisations, individuals & Families across the Wairarapa. Without these, the vision for Cobblestones could not have been realised. In addition over the years there have been valuable donations of items to add to the collection which give a real depth and personal connection to the collection. Cobblestones Museum, 169 Main St, Greytown Summer Hours: From 1st Nov-30th April Open 7 days a week 10am-4pm • Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine SUMMER 2014-15 Issue #36 - 7

SUMMER EVENTS CALENDAR The twang of the country crooners, the thrill of big-game rugby, Greytown arts and a whole lotta love at Stonehenge Aotearoa are on offer this spectacular summer. From gate to plate, beer glass to chocolate-covered fingers, balloons, bikes, vines and wines – the range of festivals, concerts and outdoor adventures is as wide as the Wairarapa. WAIRARAPA RACING CLUB - 2 JANUARY & 6FEBRUARY airarapa Racing Club is gearing up for its two biggest race meetings of the year in early 2015. The Interislander Summer Festival Tauherenikau Races on January 2 are expected to attract the largest crowd of between 8,000-12,000, while the Waitangi Day races should draw between 5000-8000 people. People flock in from all over the greater Wellington region to the racecourse which is located 3km north of Featherston , just an hour’s drive from Wellington, the perfect spot to relax and enjoy a picnic while watching the racing. The January 2 annual event incorporates both harness racing as well as gallops, but the main emphasis is on it being a family day out. The meeting on Waitangi Day, 6 February 2015 is especially noteworthy as it incorporates celebrations for the 150th Jubilee of the Wairarapa Racing Club. “It’s a huge day all set up for families,with plenty of children’s entertainment like bouncy castles, Kids Go Racing fun area, mini train rides, giant slide, merry-go-round, mini-ferris wheels and fun races.” The 6 February raceday features the Pioneer Finance Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes and the Farman Turkington Forestry Wairarapa Cup. For both meetings Wellingtonians can catch a 9.55am train to Featherston Railway Station where they’ll be transported to the racetrack and back again.

Clareville Country Music Festival - 9, 10 & 11 JANUARY he world’s first and only all girl Johnny Cash band, The Johnnys, are one of the guest acts at January’s Clareville Country Music Festival. The Nelson based band, which plays all the Cash classics from Ring of Fire to A Boy Named Sue, will be part of an eclectic line-up of artists at the three-day festival being held at the Wairarapa A&P Showgrounds, just north of Carterton, from January 9th – 11th. Formed in 2011 The Johnnys have played to tens of thousands of fans throughout NZ and in 2012 they performed at the prestigious Johnny Cash Music Festival in California sharing the stage with Queen of Rockabilly, Wanda Jackson. The trio of Jo Taylor (bass, vocals and harmonica); Liala Gianstefani (drums) and Suzi Fray (vocals, guitar, ukulele, melodic)

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will take to the stage on Saturday night while other musicians looking set to entertain the crowds are The Shenanigans Band, Dennis Marsh, Gerry Lee, Sue Dyson, Minianata Cooper, Double Blend and Alan Hooper. The Clareville Country Music Festival, now in its third year, is developing into a must-attend event for country music lovers. The stunning location with the backdrop of the historic Cattle Pavilion and Tararua Ranges only adds to the good ole’ country atmosphere. Festival goers can choose to buy a one day or three day pass while motor homes are also catered for with powered and non-power sites. Visit www.clarevillecountrymusic.com TUI BRINGS BIG GAME TO SMALL TOWN - 31 JANUARY n true No 8 wire Kiwi style, Tui Brewery is bringing the big game of Super Rugby back to the small town – Eketahuna. The Eketahuna Rugby Club, which marked 125 years of rugby with jubilee celebrations in 2014, will welcome the Hurricanes on Saturday, January 31st 2015 when they take on the Crusaders in a Super Rugby pre-season game. Dennis “Doc” Dougherty, president of the Eketahuna Rugby Club, couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate 125 years than by hosting the game. “It’s absolutely brilliant, and just incredible for this to be announced during our 125th year,” said Dennis. “I am not sure many clubs have started their 126th year with a pre-season Super Rugby game. “We ain’t going to get an All Blacks game, so we are picking this is a pretty good second best.” Daniel Roxburgh, brand xxperience manager for Tui HQ, said the game will be a unique experience for fans and for the players. “Tui has always championed bringing the big game of Super Rugby back to provincial New Zealand,” he said. “It’s fitting that this should be announced when both Tui Brewery at Mangatainoka and the Eketahuna Rugby club are celebrating their 125th year.” January’s game follows the success of four previous sold out pre-season games involving the Hurricanes franchise – three of which have been played at Mangatainoka, next to Tui Brewery, and the 2014 game played at Memorial Park in Masterton.

GREYTOWN ARTS FESTIVAL: 13th - 15th February he festival is sticking true to its theme, with a wide range of community groups contributing to the festivities, providing an eclectic mix of entertainment and creative inspiration over the weekend. The programme includes Greytown Little Theatre’s production of Aristophanes’ “The Frogs”, overseen by up and coming local director Miles Eckford, who is set to make his own unique mark with his adaptation of this ancient Greek comedy. A twilight market will be held in the town on Saturday, when local artisans and crafters will set up shop amongst the trees in Stella Bull Park. Alongside, will be local food and wine producers to provide a uniquely Wairarapa flavour to this European style fair, enhanced by the sounds of local musicians. Music will play an integral part of the weekend, with buskers and street performers adding to the carnival atmosphere. An exhibition of local art and photography is set to be held in the Greytown Town Centre for the duration of the weekend.Cafes and restaurants of the town will also be involved by partaking in the Greytown Food Trail.

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Lotta Love outdoor music concert - 14 FEBRUARY ollowing on from last summer’s Pink Floyd tribute show with Eclipse at Stonehenge in Carterton where 3000 concert goers witnessed a sight and sound spectacular like no other seen locally ,organisers Up With People have recently announced details of 2015’s event - a Valentine’s Day concert featuring the Southern Hemisphere’s top Led Zeppelin tribute act A Whole Lotta Led. Given the romantic nature of the date the show has already been dubbed A Whole Lotta Love and just like Eclipse’s tribute to Floyd the Led Zeppelin concert will feature a state of the art light show, all set to the beautiful backdrop of Stonehenge Aotearoa and the Tararua Ranges.Whole Lotta Led have previously performed in Wairarapa at King Street Live - a show that still holds the record as one of the fastest selling gigs in the venue’s history - and were hailed by many as just about the perfect tribute to the legendary band thanks to onstage theatrics and their uncanny ability to perfectly replicate such Zep classics as Stairway To Heaven, Black Dog and Rock ‘n’ Roll. As a special offer for readers of Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine we have teamed up with the organisers to offer a 25% discount on tickets. Simply add in the code LIFESTYLE when purchasing via eventfinder.co.nz

event will go from strength to strength. “2014’s competition was a huge success and I’m sure we will see a significant increase in the number of entrants for the 2015 title,” he says. “Wairarapa farmers have a competitive streak and this event has whet their appetites for success. I’m certain more of our local farmers will want to show off their skill at producing some of the country’s finest lamb.” Gate-to-Plate is hosted by the Masterton A&P Association. The ‘on the plate’ stage of judging will take place alongside a range of lamb-themed cookery events in the culinary marquee at the Masterton A&P Show, Solway Showgrounds, on Saturday 21st February 2015. www.gate-to-plate.co.nz. BREW DAY - 28 FEBRUARY artinborough-based Greater Wellington BrewDay craft beer festival is expanding, adding four new breweries, limoncello, local wines and a supervised play area for kids to the 28 February 2015 event. Organiser Karen Aitken says “there is something for everyone” on the relaxed open-air rural paddock site just outside Martinborough village. “The third event is the largest yet, with 19 brewers (including a cider producer), a distiller, two wineries and three non-alcoholic soda suppliers, all from Wellington, Kapiti and the Wairarapa. There are three Wairarapa brewers (Regent 58, Peak Brewery and Martinborough Brewery) plus Crooked Cider. The 10 food providers will offer everything from dumplings, wood-fired pizza and pies to restaurant quality food from Zibibbo and Crescendo Cuisine. Again, there is something for everyone. “BrewDay is special because it combines awesome craft beer, pub quizzes, live food demonstrations, educational talks from brewers into one very relaxed, cool day. We get a fantastic response from participants, and already I know many are returning for the third time,” says Karen. Tickets are on sale now from Ticket Direct, details from www.brewday.co.nz.

Chocolate Lover’s Paradise 2, 22-28 MARCH airarapa becomes a chocolate lover’s paradise which celebrates premium chocolate in a luxurious fusion of food, wine, fashion and art with the launch of the Chocol’Art Festival Wairarapa in March 2015. For chocoholics the Chocol’Art Cuisine Challenge, 2 - 22 March, indulges discerning palates as Wairarapa’s top chefs create divine signature chocolate dishes or delicious European hot chocolates for the Supreme Hot Chocolate Challenge. You can vote for your favourite dish or drink with winners announced at the Festival Expo launch, 26th March at the Carterton Events Centre. The Expo on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 March has a range of events to suit all ages and incomes. From the More FM Choco-latte Mums ‘n Bubs (1-5 years) morning tea to the Chocolate Box Memories for 65+, or the New World Carterton Les Petits Chocolatiers children’s workshops and the Wai Art Amazing Easter Bunny trail. Add in a Chocolate Recipe Fair, hands on workshops, master classes, competitions, entertainment and artisan chocolatiers and producers who share their passion for chocolate with exquisite chocolates, products and tastings and it’s full on fun for everyone. Two stand out events are firstly, the WBS Aphrodisiac Dreams Degustation Dinner where Wairarapa’s award winning chefs and

W Gate to Plate A&P show - 21 FEBRUARY he hunt is on to find the Wairarapa’s best lamb producer in 2015. Organisers of the Gate-to-Plate are encouraging local sheep farmers to start thinking about putting their best lamb forward for the three-way competition which culminates at February’s Masterton A&P Show. The Gate-to-Plate event, sponsored by Allflex and Beef + Lamb, will see lambs judged ‘on the hoof’, ‘on the hook’ and ‘on the plate’. Reigning ‘best lamb’ champion Neil Wyeth of Rangitumau has confirmed he will be back to defend this title. Mr Wyeth won the crown with his Romney Dorset Down Texel Cross after beating 50 other entrants including his brother and brother-in-law. He also walked away with a $5,000 prize package of professional services donated by economic development agency, Grow Wellington. Allflex Chairman and Wairarapa deer farmer Shane McManaway predicts the Allan Williams, A&P Chairman

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winemakers pair chocolate themed dishes with Wairarapa wines, beers or spirits and explain their pairing choice for each of the entrées, mains or desserts and secondly, the Paulownia Estate Wine Chocol’Art Fashion Show where chocolatiers and fashion designers collaborate to create unique couture pieces which are modelled on the catwalk. There are two community sections in the fashion show, the fun and funky Collage Chic with garments made or decorated with chocolate wrappers and also the Chapeau Magnifique or magnificent hats with a chocolate theme. All that is needed is a sense of fun and imagination, bizarre or otherwise to enter. The festival supports a good cause as a voluntary, non-profit event managed by the Rotary Club of Carterton with proceeds raised going towards supporting the disadvantaged in our communities. www.chocolart.org.nz The Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival. - 7 MARCH he Harvest Festival is fast becoming recognized as a high quality, annual event showcasing sensational wines and food from throughout the Wairarapa region.

to a colourful and fabulous display in the skies over the Wairarapa Valley next March,” says Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson. “Having such an amazing balloon flying overhead will help capture the imaginations of everyone that sees it.” The 2015 Festival programme will see the return of popular events including Night Burner Parades in Greytown and Peg Leg Pete Carterton; special breakfast mornings with the pilots; the Henley Lake Challenge, visits to local primary schools and the family focused Trust House Night Glow on Saturday night, where tethered balloons glow like light bulbs and brighten the night sky in a dazzling show choreographed to music. The full programme of events will be released in early 2015. For more information visit www.nzballoons.co.nz. Round the Vines Run - 15 MARCH

The festival will be held at the beautiful, sheltered riverside setting locally known as ‘The Cliffs’ on the banks of the Ruamahunga River at the end of Dakins Road in rural Wairarapa. Its remoteness and vineyard setting is part of its appeal while still being close to public transport. Once again there will be an emphasis on entertainment throughout the day featuring a variety of live music, art exhibitions and static displays ensuring that all tastes are catered for. While of obvious interest to food and wine ‘buffs’ it will also appeal to those from outside the area to use it as an excuse to have a day out in the Wairarapa region. Viewed in conjunction with other events running locally over the same weekend it will offer the perfect opportunity for visitors to experience some of the wide variety of entertainment that the region offers. While the primary focus is on celebrating the finest local wine and food, the spectacular riverside setting and relaxed environment creates a great family party atmosphere. Exhibitors operate from marquees set amongst the dozens of impressive 100 year old native trees which are a feature of the festival site, with a total of 27 exhibitors, representing Wairarapa’s finest wineries and high profile restaurants and food producers, showcasing their wares www.wairarapanz.com. Wairarapa Balloon Fiesta - 12 - 15 MARCH giant 90ft pirate’s parrot will be the feature hot air balloon at next year’s Wairarapa Balloon Festival. Peg Leg Pete, a 27m special shaped balloon built in Brazil in 2013 that has an envelope weight of 227kgs, will be joined by 20 other hot air balloons during the festival being held at various venues throughout the Wairarapa from March 12 – 15, 2015. Peg Leg Pete will be piloted by David Reineke from Champaign, Illinois and is tipped to be a huge crowd-pleaser. “This enormous special shaped balloon, Peg Leg Pete, will add

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elebrating 20 years, the Round the Vines Run / Walk will descend on the Martinborough Wine Village on Sunday 15th March 2015 with the sound of over a thousand shoes running, jogging, walking and strolling. Twenty years ago a small group of Martinborough School parents came up with this fantastic fundraising event which is inspired by the famous Medoc Marathon in Bordeaux. Twenty years on it is still being run by the school PTA called Friends of Martinborough School and is receiving 1300 – 1500 entries each year. Starting and finishing at the Martinborough’s unique ‘Union Jack’ Town Square, this truly unique course takes you around Martinborough Wine Village and through many of the surrounding vineyards. Much of the route is only open up to the public for this one special occasion. Catering for everyone from seriously fit to the recreational walker, there are four entry options. The 10km walk is the most popular with families and teams and the 21km for more serious contestants. Start times are staggered so everyone finishes back in the square in time for the prize giving. There’s plenty of live music along the way to encourage and entertain you. There are six drink stations strategically placed and complimentary wine tasting along with watermelon/grapes and of course water. Pre-registration is recommend. www.gotomartinborough.co.nz.

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Some of the world’s rarest aircraft will take to the Wairarapa skies this summer following the launch of The Vintage Aviator flying weekends. By Katie Farman.

ene de Marco has an amazing job. He is the chief pilot for The Vintage Aviator Collection, the largest collection of flying original WWI aircraft in the world and based at Hood Aerodrome in Masterton. This outstanding collection features three British SE5a, a Sopwith Triplane, the original BE 2 and FE2B Bombers (the only flying examples in the world) and German Fokker Dr.1 Triplanes to name but a few. Most are powered by original WWI aero engines and the reproduction aircraft and engines are made by specialist engineers and highly skilled craftspeople in the Wellington based workshop. This summer The Vintage Aviator Ltd’s (TVAL) aircraft will be seen high above the stunning Wairarapa landscape doing mock dogfights and tactical displays as part of a series of monthly flying weekends. In addition, visitors to January’s Wings Over Wairarapa airshow, being held over Wellington Anniversary Weekend (January 16th – 18th) will also be able to see the aircraft in action. “Our biggest thrill is to share these aircraft with the world,” says Gene de Marco, who has over 25 years’ experience on early flying aircraft and is TVAL nominated Test Pilot. Starting on November 29th at Hood Aerodrome, the monthly flying weekends will provide pilots with time to consolidate specialist flying skills followed by a low key display - weather conditions permitting. The main hangar is also open for tours during non-flying, as it is every weekend (10am – 4pm) until April 2015. The hangar features neatly displayed aircraft, each with information boards outlining relevant statistics making it interesting to digest, even for those with limited aviation knowledge. There are also viewing platforms allowing visitors to see inside the cockpits of most aircraft on display and take photos. Event manager Sara Randle says it is only in Masterton that people will be able to get so close to the action and only at TVAL flying days will they see a full range of flying. With TVAL’s fleet now exceeding 40 airworthy aircraft John Lanham, a former RNZAF strike-wing commander, says it has become

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essential to consolidate pilot skills rather than do only display flying. “Even a highly competent modern pilot would be pretty much at a loss at first, because these aircraft are so different,” he says. “They have enormous character and are relatively gentle. They fly at low speeds but are highly manoeuvrable.” With many countries preparing to mark the centenary of WWI with significant international and domestic projects, TVAL collection is helping New Zealanders and visitors to the Wairarapa seek a greater understanding of the war. During a recent UK TV Channel 5 production – WWI Top Gun Revealed – it was stated: “On a quiet airfield in New Zealand a small band of engineers are revolutionising our understanding of World War One. For seven years they have been putting modern-day pilots into these ancient planes, exploring what it was like to fly above the Western front. With no World War One pilots still alive, these are our only link with people who changed history.” cott Thomson, one of TVAL’s tour guides, says he receives an incredible response from domestic and international visitors to the hangar. “We’ve had some heart-warming thank you letters from schools because this is an operational hangar and not a museum; some people get a bonus. Recently a car club came in when Gene was doing initial trials of a new aircraft. The week before three aircraft with 1918 engines over flew the opening of Parliament … you won’t see or hear that any place else.” •

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One of New Zealand’s greatest aviation mysteries will be rekindled at Wings Over Wairarapa 2015. By Katie Farman.

ver a century after Canterbury farmer and inventor Richard Pearse flew his mono-plane – with many suggesting his flight pre-dated that of the Wright Brothers’ first powered flight recorded in 1903 – a reproduction Pearse aircraft will attend the 2015 Wings Over Wairarapa airshow. Auckland’s Ivan Mudrovcich, a retired automotive engineer, has spent the last 10 years building the engine and the body of Mr Pearse’s aircraft – a two-cylinder oil engine mounted onto a tricycle undercarriage complete with wings made of bamboo and lightweight steel tube covered by linen and a 13m wing span. Ivan has confirmed he will bring his aircraft to the three day airshow being held at Masterton’s Hood Aerodrome over Wellington Anniversary Weekend (January 16 – 18th. 2015) and undertake engine runs and taxi demonstrations. “We thank Air Show director Tom Williams for inviting us to Wings Over Wairarapa and for facilitating the first public showing of the Richard Pearse Reproduction Aircraft,” he says. “We’re just part of a large group of people who have been fascinated by the story of Richard Pearse ... the further our research took us, the more our respect and admiration for the man and his achievements grew.” Wings Over Wairarapa Airshow Director Tom Williams says securing the reproduction Pearse is a major coup for the event and will help rekindle international interest in the story which has long been the source of inspiration for aviation enthusiasts, film makers and story tellers. “There has always been a lot of controversy surrounding Richard Pearse’s aircraft. Did it fly before the Wright Brothers’ ground breaking flight at Kitty Hawk or didn’t it?” says Tom. “Well, we are excited to say another chapter in this long story will be on view at Wings Over Wairarapa in January when test pilot Neville Hay will demonstrate Ivan’s reproduction aircraft.” The reproduction Pearse will line-up at Wings alongside one of New Zealand’s other earliest aircraft, a replica 1910 Pither Monoplane – the only one in the world - as well as aircraft from WWI, WWII and state of the art Remotely Piloted Aircraft systems using the latest

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technology. Tom says visitors to the airshow can expect to see the full spectrum of aviation history. “Visitors to Wings over Wairarapa are in for a treat as two of New Zealand’s earliest flying machines will be in a remarkable line-up of aircraft that spans 100 hundred years of aviation history,” he says. “Friday’s flying programme will commemorate WWI with several of The Vintage Aviator Collection, the largest collection of flying original WWI aircraft in the world, taking to the skies. It will be just spectacular.” At the other end of the spectrum and unique to the 2015 Wings Over Wairarapa air show will be New Zealand’s first Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) industry tradeshow. It will follow the second national symposium for the New Zealand UAV industry to be held on January 16th at the Copthorne Hotel & Resort Solway Park in Masterton. The symposium is supported by the Royal Aeronautical Society, UAVNZ, Callaghan Innovation and Aviation New Zealand. he theme of the symposium is “Shared Skies, Remotely Piloted Aircraft in the New Zealand Aviation System” and will see around 150 delegates attend including UAV suppliers, research organisations, and operators. Presentations will cover the development of Civil Aviation regulations, commercial applications of unmanned aircraft, integration with manned aircraft operations, UAV research and technology development. As well as all the excitement above the ground, there is just as much excitement on the ground thanks to mock battles; static displays including a combined Defense Forces interactive camp; children’s entertainment, contemporary and vintage military vehicles; a retail village and a wine and food village.

Details: Wings Over Wairarapa 2015 will be held from January 16th – 18th at Hood Aerodrome, Masterton. Tickets for the Wings Over Wairarapa 2015 are available via websites www.ticketdirect.co.nz and www.wings.org.nz. For more information visit www.wings.org.nz or Facebook/WOWairshow or Twitter/ WOWairshow. •

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Big cars, Big hearts

That throaty roar echoing around the Wairarapa hills in early December is likely to be generated from around 200 muscle cars, here for the inaugural Cruise Martinborough event. By Susan McLeary

n from 4-7 December, it’s free to the public. Everyone is invited to check out the cars, watch them cruise through Gladstone and up to Tui HQ in Mangatainoka and breakfast at Lake Ferry. For the closest look at these amazing machines, which typify a golden era in cars, and loving care from their owners, be in Martinborough on Saturday 6 December (see details below). Buying a programme could win you a trip to the Gold Coast. Carterton based organiser Damien Pivac grew up with big old vehicles specifically the ‘muscle cars’ as his father Rick Pivac was also into cars. “It just seemed natural to follow cars, and these mainly American muscle cars and hot rods are unique,” said the owner of two typically classic cars: a 1967 Ford Galaxie and 1966 Dodge Charger. His partner, local dentist Dr Ngahina Gillies, drives a 1967 Fiat Bambina but it’s “ not eligible to attend” he adds. This is the first year of the annual event. Damien observes “We have the roads, the scenery, wonderful wine, great beer and live entertainment right here in the region for classic car lovers to enjoy. “Martinborough’s quaint wine village feel is unique, and it is known for doing events well, with plenty of accommodation options,” he explained. Damien said registration for Cruise Martinborough is open to owners of hot rods, muscle and classic cars before 1979, although late model American and specialist vehicles are also welcome. “We typically see the big grunty V8s. “The most expensive custom-built vehicle will be a 1939 Lincoln Zephyr sedan, worth $250,000. It was rebuilt over two years and completed in 2011.

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“I think visitors will be blown away by the level of detail and technology put in by its owner. Dave Kindberg is a lifelong car enthusiast who runs an automotive upholstery business in Taranaki. It’s so streamlined it looks as though there are no door handles. “Entrant numbers have already exceeded my expectations, and we are aiming for 200 cars on show. These types of events tend to grow each year and I wouldn’t be surprised if we doubled next year. Because we cruise on public roads, all the cars are fully warranted and registered,” he said. “We definitely encourage the public to get involved, talk with car owners, admire the cars and add to the event. For the brave and bold, the Drag and Undie Run on Saturday afternoon invites men to dress in drag and women in their undies to race around the Square. The winner takes home a clever new motorised chilly bin: How cool is that? “Because classic car people have big hearts, we will also be making a donation to the Ronald McDonald House Wellington. This provides temporary accommodation for the families of seriously ill children, and we support their work,” he concluded. he Auburn Boattail Speedster, pictured above, was originally produced in the USA during the 1930s. The playthings of film stars like Clark Cable and Errol Flynn, they were so expensive only a few were ever manufactured. Owned by Geoff and Glenys Boyden of Palmerston North, this 2nd Generation car was built in the 1970s, replicating the original in every way. The V8 5.7 litre showstopper was originally owned by the Nugget Casino in Las Vegas as a “showgirl car”, and has taken part in Art Deco events in the USA, Hawaii and Napier. See it at Cruise Martinborough . •

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A Rosy Welcome At the former Greytown Post Office, the little red P.O. boxes may be gone from the street front but colour is now bursting on the inside, thanks to Deb Northover and her great eye for fashion, vintage and homewares. By Julia Mahony.

t Deb’s shop Madison Rose, flowers bloom from English wallpaper, a beautiful gold brocade French bed catches the eye and vintage wooden rosary beads drip from the shelves. Deb’s expertise is helping women find the right vintage designer garment from her racks, without pressure, judgment or price tag shock. The mother of four and grandmother of three is down to earth and her honest opinion is delivered with tact and empathy. “I don’t judge on looks, I don’t judge on age, or style. Everyone should be treated like they’re the only person who has come in.’’ Deb became well known in Wellington’s hospitality circles after co-founding the iconic Arobake with her then-husband, while raising their children. “I would be in the shop with a baby in a bassinette, serving people. We had wonderful customers who would hold the baby if it was crying.’’ It was a different path than the one she’d planned at school – to train in England as a horse riding instructor. Instead, newly married, Deb went to Switzerland and worked as a personal assistant at General Motors, while her then-husband trained in baking. “As a 19-year-old in Zurich I was exposed to clothing of another level. In winter, I’d watch men and women strolling along Bahnhofstrasse in matching full-length fur coats.’’ With Arobake’s success, Deb later ran the café Arobake on the Square in Karori, however fashion called full time and she sold the café and opened her first Madison Rose shop in Wellington’s Kelburn five years ago. Madison Rose in Greytown started as a pop-up shop last summer

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and popped so well Deb stayed. She transports her “body bags’’ of clothes from Wellington over the Rimutakas to Greytown each Friday, usually accompanied by her husband of five years Garrick, who loves the Wairarapa as much as Deb does. “I try to stock as much colour as I can. Many people can’t afford a new $600 garment but if they can get it after a season or two, still in great condition, it’s affordable. Also, with the bigger space in Greytown, I can stock homeware, giftware, jewellery and select French pieces. I am really fortunate; I turn up to work and am surrounded by things I love.’’ Deb encourages women to explore the feminine side of dress. “I think we’ve become more casual in how we dress and women sometimes flounder in finding that side again.’’ Two years ago, she took a trip to Paris with her mother. “The Parisian women aren’t decked head to toe in designer wear. It’s just a beautiful scarf, or a handbag in the crook of their arm. It’s the little things and how they put it together. They really embrace colour in summer and hang on to their femininity.’’ With one of Deb's children still attending college in Wellington, the family will remain based there for now. However, a permanent move to the Wairarapa is included in future plans. In the meantime, Deb divides her time between the two stores, ably assisted by wonderful local staff. When asked how she copes with driving over the hill, Deb says: “When I get to Featherston, I feel my shoulders drop. It’s relaxing in the Wairarapa without being boring. There’s a hum and a buzz and a wonderful sense of community.’’ •

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THE NEXT CHAPTER

Finance, yoghurt and furniture have been the career choices of Kirk and Shelley Saunders, who have taken over Greytown’s former library building and are on the same page when it comes to idyllic village

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he pale mounted head of a horned tahr juts into the interior of the old library building on Main Street, where Kirk and Shelley have created a bright white space full of new, refurbished and high quality used design pieces. The Design Library, named for its blend of shop contents and the building’s history, has an eye-catching red and white front which jigsaws nicely into the Victorian village centre. Inside, original joinery and features have been retained. Kirk and Shelley moved here with their three children after the Greytown retail success of Kirk’s parents, Merv and Julie Saunders. They own Chambers on Main (in the former borough council building which also once housed the library) and the Retro Room. The three shops are now a complementary trio. Ironically, when Merv and Julie moved to Greytown eight years ago, their children bet it wouldn’t last. “We thought the slow pace of life of Greytown wouldn’t be for them,’’ Kirk says. “They’ve always been nomadic, living in big cities. However, they love it, and their attitude towards the place was a major factor in why we moved here.’’ Kirk and Shelley saw a gap in the Wairarapa market for unique designer furniture. Now the couple are working together and raising their family a far cry from Sydney where they met while working in finance. In Auckland, they co-owned White’s & Co yoghurt shops. Kirk’s early years at Cable Bay in the Far North and Shelley’s country upbringing in Australia are the memories they want for Jaxon, who has started at Greytown School, pre-schooler Van and baby daughter Dillon. “In Cable Bay, I ran around in bare feet and played on the beach

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– it was a big playground for me,’’ Kirk recalls. Now Kirk and Shelley walk Jaxon to school, where he spends the day in bare feet and climbing trees at lunchtime. Kirk plays tennis and has done the rounds at most of Wairarapa’s golf courses. The couple take turns working shifts at the Design Library, and although their tastes are similar, shop layout ideas sometimes differ. “I’ll arrive after Kirk’s been working and move the pieces back where I like them,’’ Shelley smiles. She’s not very attached to the mounted tahr, brought in by a Greytown man who’d had it in his garage for 20 years. That was Kirk’s acquisition. irk and Shelley have tapped into Julie and Merv’s advice for success, also using their “wizard upholsterer’’ in Wellington, who remains top secret. “Mum has a way with filling spaces; a unique talent in lay-outs. She’s been in retail for more years than I’ve been alive, so I always listen to her,’’ Kirk says. Sixty percent of sales at the Design Library have been to locals, with lamps proving very popular. “The difficult part of selling this sort of furniture is that what you think may sell straight away isn’t always the case,’’ he muses. “One piece I didn’t like from day one was the first thing we sold.’’ The Saunders have received many words of thanks for re-opening the doors of the council-owned heritage building, erected as a Masonic Lodge in 1891. It was moved from West St to its current location in 1979, where it housed the library until 2007. With its setting at the front of leafy Stella Bull Park, Kirk and Shelley are ready for a busy summer and throwing open those big doors full of history to sun and shoppers. •

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Lighting up the design world

Wairarapa based creative collaborative Darklit Design is exploring new avenues around lighting, design and use of space. By Katie Farman

ourtney Norman has always been fascinated by lights. She loves the science behind them, the dreamy effect they can have at night and their ability to transform the seemingly mundane into something extraordinary. “I remember as a child wearing my pyjamas and jumping into Dad’s car when he would go testing the streetlights at night,” says the former St Matthew’s Collegiate student who has successfully turned her passion into a flourishing career that is lighting up the design world. Courtney, who completed a Bachelor of Spatial Design through Massey University, has joined the family business Laser Electrical Wairarapa as a lighting consultant. Laser, based in Masterton’s Kuripuni Village, is run by her father Steve, a registered electrician/ inspector and her mother Di who manages the business. The trio’s unique and complementary skill set have also led them to establish Darklit Design, a company that is pushing the boundaries around lighting, design and its use of space. “In a funny way we make the perfect team,” says Courtney. “I have the imagination, design and conceptual ideas; Dad, an electrician for over 30 years has the technical know-how and can do just about anything from a practical perspective and Mum is good with concepts, putting them into action and dealing with all the logistics.” Earlier this year Darklit Design created lighting installation Colour Fall for Sydney’s spectacular winter festival, Vivid Sydney, an 18-day festival of light, music and exhibitions around the Harbour City and attended by over 1 million people. Colour Fall was located at the famous Rocks venue in Circular Quay and featured Perspex leaves lit up in a sequence as they spiral downwards mimicking the organic dance of swirling leaves in the wind. “This installation reflected something you see during the day but not necessarily at night and it was really beautiful,” says Di. “It’s a continuation of other concepts where we’ve taken something considered normal in the day time and completely elevated to another experience at night.”

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Left: Tracing Transience - Wellington LUX, 2013 - International Lighting Exhibition. Image Credit: Courtney Norman. Above: Di, Steve and Courtney Norman

Colour Fall follows Courtney’s revolutionary installation, Virtually Reality, exhibited and presented at Wellington LUX 2011. It featured discarded light bulbs animated by one light source projecting down on them with a virtual sequence - allowing them to glow. In other projects in her final year of study, Courtney continued to capture the public’s interest with Shapes of Light, a light display along Wellington’s Waterfront held during the Rugby World Cup and Wellington Whispers in Wellington Airport. This project was awarded a Bronze Best Award from the NZ Designers Institute. Tracing Transience, an installation by the Darklit Design team for Wellington LUX 2013, was a finalist in the 2013 New Zealand Best awards. “We want to create a unique experience for people and something that is site specific,” says Courtney. “Every installation grows and evolves. They are all incredibly technical and as a family we all pitch in – whether it’s laser cutting birds (for Tracing Transience) or working out a light sequence, it’s all Norman family hands on deck.” Most recently Darklit was commissioned by Wellington’s Trade Kitchen to create the eye catching Shading 01 – a lighting installation featuring colourful light bulbs – the first in an upcoming series. “Lighting is really scientific and I enjoy how that side of it merges so well with the creative,” says Courtney. Wairarapa audiences will be able to get a taste of Darklit Design’s distinctive style this festive season when the 12m tree installed outside Temptation at Schoc chocolate shop. the Masterton Town Hall will be bathed in light. Watch this space. •

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New regional role builds on past experience

Susan McLeary meets up with Tina Nixon, the new and very busy economic development manager for Masterton District Council

hen Tina Nixon saw the role of Masterton District Council’s new economic development manager advertised she thought “that looks like me”. At the time, she was chief of staff for CERA communications (Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority). For three years she had commuted weekly from the rural Wairarapa property she shares with partner David Hayes, and “I wanted to come home”. The communications and engagement specialist said “Although I didn’t want to walk away from one of the best jobs I had ever had, quite simply it was time. “This role brings together the many strands of communications, public policy, iwi development and economic growth work I had previously done across many sectors, mainly with primary industries. And the Masterton location was a big attraction, only a 10km commute from Rangitumau.” The couple have developed their 10 acre block over the past 10 years. Originally intended as a weekend retreat, the three-bay barn was turned into a home. They are largely self-sufficient with sheep, cows, chickens and a garden. “We overlook the Kopuaranga River (one of the best brown trout streams in the region), and the changing light on Rangitumau is endlessly fascinating.” A keen photographer from her early journalism training at the Southland Times, Tina was delighted that one of her shots of August’s “blood moon” over the Tararuas was published by the Wairarapa Times-Age and Hawke’s Bay Today. Eight weeks after she started in September 2014, Tina and council CEO Dr Pim Borren presented a high level strategic plan for the role to the council, which was accepted. “Information will start to emerge in the New Year about what we aim to do and how people can be part of it.

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“I am constantly amazed by the talented people who live in the region, and their willingness to help by doing good things for it, and to work together. A place is defined by its people,” she stressed. Tina says the breadth and depth of her experience all helped prepare her, but “already I realise this is the hardest and biggest job I’ve done. Economic development takes such a long time for anything really substantial to happen; it’s a long term horizon and that can be frustrating. “We have to keep faith with people, and the best ways I know to do that are communications and community involvement. “I see several useful similarities with CERA, and we will borrow some of those concepts to start discussions all around the district, with all kinds of people, about why Masterton and the Wairarapa is actually such a great place, and how to keep it that way. “Among other projects to help grow the city and the region, we want to bring more Wellington resources to the Wairarapa, and crank up Wairarapa’s visibility among expats, many of whom would love to ‘come home’ just like I did,” she adds, her eyes lighting up with enthusiasm and energy.” Tina’s return to Masterton has fulfilled her expectations. She says there are many similarities between her Southland origins and the Wairarapa: a little remote, very rural, with interesting innovative people and usually flies under the national radar ... but here it’s warm! She’s encouraging other family members to join her move north. The keen foodie has quickly established her favourite sources, like the fresh butterfish from Marconi’s factory and “the wonderful Moore Wilson”. Tina is quick to remind people that a 2012 Quality of Life survey revealed the Wairarapa as “the most satisfied people in the most satisfied region”. She wants that regional mood to continue and grow. •

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Exotic Beauty Latasha Boyce Haye once sailed the Caribbean Sea pampering rich tourists. Now she’s transporting clients to exotic locations in the middle of Greytown. Julia Mahony visits Alluminus Beauty Therapy, plus the Greek Isles, a Nordic spruce forest and a glittering waterfall.

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uge photo-murals covering the walls of Latasha’s new premises on Main Street help clients relax into calm, green and blue environments. The spray tanning shower has a tropical island backdrop, as though the holiday has already begun. Each treatment room is a different destination. At just 28 years old, Latasha has established a popular business which now offers three therapy rooms and a location a few metres closer to the centre of Greytown village. The wall murals are a photographic trip mirroring some of Latasha’s real travel experiences. Barely out of her teens, she was chosen to work on holiday cruise ships sailing the Caribbean Sea, stopping at ports in Mexico, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Born in Dannevirke and raised in Featherston, Latasha was propelled into the choppy waters of providing beauty services to very wealthy American tourists, who tipped well but whose demands were sky high. “I worked crazy hours on the cruise ships, sometimes from 8am till 10.30pm each day,’’ the former St Matthew’s Collegiate student says. “It was such an eye opener for me but I gained a lot of confidence. I arrived on board shy and alone, to find the manager of the spa was also from Dannevirke!’’ One cruise client she remembers well was an architect who booked in for a hot stone massage with Latasha for five days running. “He tipped me $100 each time. On the last day he had his massage with me, then a pedicure from my room-mate and tipped her $100 too.’’ All the hard work was worth it and Alluminus Beauty Therapy is the realisation of a long-held ambition for Latasha.

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‘Greek Isles’ treatment room

“I remember in health class during my last year at high school, we were asked to write down what we’d like to be doing in 10 years,’’ Latasha recalls. “I wrote that I’d work on cruise ships, own a business and have children. I don’t have the children yet but I’ve achieved the others.’’ The larger premises for Alluminus mean Latasha can offer more body and massage treatments and hire more staff. Qualified beauty therapist Michelle Ford has moved up the road with Latasha to continue their working partnership. “My goal for Alluminus is to provide a professional, clinical and very clean-cut environment, luxurious but in a hygienic and professional manner,’’ Latasha says. “And someone who comes in for a one-off service will be treated exactly the same as regular clients. Everyone deserves to spoil themselves or be spoilt.’’ Just over a year ago, Latasha made the decision to offer Botox and a specialist plastic surgeon travels to Alluminus from Wellington to perform the treatment. “I had so many ladies asking me where they could have Botox done. If a little Botox can boost self-confidence, I want to offer it in the safest possible way and Dr John Masters’ conservative approach is ideal for us.’’ Latasha hopes her new themed rooms will provide the “lose-yourself luxury’’ clients deserve when spending money on themselves. “Just like going to the movies and being transported to another time or place, I hope my clients will enter my destination rooms and feel out of this world.’’ •

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Rangitunoa Black and Marama Mete-Smith

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Strumming Te Reo

A little instrument and two musical women are bringing the Maori language to Wairarapa people. Rangitunoa Black and Marama Mete-Smith teach the joy of ukulele and the art of singing, not shouting. By Julia Mahony.

year ago, Marama and Rangitunoa started Uke It Up - Te Reo Styles. Their popularity has grown to include ukulele-Te Reo sessions for adults and children, school groups and holiday programmes, at homes for the elderly and the disabled and at public events. Marama, a former member of the Maori Volcanics, toured with show bands in the Americas, Japan, China, Asia, Australia and Polynesia from the 1970s. Raised in the Waikato, Marama returned to her mother Putu Kaio Mete-Smith’s papakainga (homestead) of Wairarapa to continue teaching, composing and performing. Rangitunoa is Tuhoe from Te Uruwera. She has spent 60 years immersed in Maori language and culture and shares her knowledge of Te Reo Maori with Marama, who transitions this in to music and singing. Together, the women are a rich blend of Maori pride, rhythm and harmony. Born on a full moon on the same day, in the same year, the women met 11 years ago and combined talents to share Te Reo Maori with people from all walks of life. At Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Wairarapa in Masterton, Marama and Rangitunoa teach the school children a local chant encompassing wellbeing and childbirth. The youngsters flip their ukes over and pat a rhythm resembling a baby’s heartbeat, before softly strumming and singing the words of their ancestors through chant, music and rhythm. The chants have previously lain dormant in books. Rangitunoa explains: “We’re preparing these children to manage their cultural knowledge and heritage with respect. Many Maori are singing Te Reo Maori songs but are still learning how to deliver them and what the lyrics mean. The chant cannot be shouted because it’s a lullaby; a birthing chant.’’ The children are taught to sing with tenderness, as the purpose

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is to listen to the body. “It’s transferring those ideas into daily lives, so wherever they go they can hear the birth and breath of the winds and the water,’’ Rangitunoa says. Marama’s job is to make the chant interesting and relative, which is where the rows of little ukuleles help. “We are offering our traditional knowledge in a more palatable form,’’ she says. “We want to get the children to a level where they feel a right to drive their heritage and perhaps earn a living from it.’’ During their lively Uke It Up – Te Reo Styles sessions around Wairarapa, the women teach how to phrase Maori and translate the songs to English. They also host monthly casual sessions of three hours non-stop playing called the Uke-a-holix; Totally Addicted To Uke (T.A.T.U). Marama has accepted an invitation to lead a Wairarapa Te Reo ukulele group to the “Blue Mountains” World Ukulele Festival in Sydney, Australia in 2015. The women work with the Dallas-based Memnosyne Foundation and Mary Ann Thompson Frenk; her foundation assists indigenous people remember their culture. Marama and Rangitunoa travelled to Mexico on a two-week project to study the art, vibration, rituals and ceremonies of the ancient Toltec and Maya people. Their Wairarapa home is Martinborough -- Marama’s father, John Hone Mete-Smith, was one of the builders of Hau Ariki Marae. “Wairarapa is a place that needs Maori knowledge and heritage brought back to it. We see the differences in the way children behave when they know their heritage,’’ Rangitunoa says. Adds Marama with a smile: “We’re working to turn this country around to value what we offer from our culture. It’s not quite ready for it. But we do it anyway.’’ •

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or the past five years the Masterton District Library has been focusing on the service that it delivers to the Masterton community. They have introduced SMART Libraries (a shared library service with Kapiti District Libraries, Porirua Library, Hutt City Libraries and WelTec and Whitireia polytechnic libraries) to ensure that Masterton library users have the same access to library services and collections as the residents of larger library districts. SMART libraries enables Masterton residents to have free access to over 600,000 items, instead of the 60,000 items held by Masterton Library, through a combined catalogue, available online for 24/7 access and with free reservations and unlimited borrowing. Many Masterton residents are still surprised to find that membership of the library is free and that most of the items are free to borrow for up to three weeks. The library service is funded by the ratepayers and residents of Masterton and the management of the council and the library staff are focused on delivering the best value and services that we can to our residents. Some of the work that is done to ensure that they deliver a quality service is not very obvious to users of the Library, this includes: • The Homebound service that selects Library items, bags them and arranges their fortnightly delivery to 50 to 60 homebound Masterton residents. The items are selected according to a borrower profile by librarians and delivered by a team of volunteer drivers. All this work takes place behind the scenes at the library. • Assisting people with their access to technology services through the internet, wi-fi access and assisting them to use their mobile devices. It is widely accepted that high speed internet access is an essential requirement to participate in the so-called ‘new economy’ and households without internet service are being left behind in the information age, as both government and the private sector are increasingly conducting aspects of their business online. Masterton has one of the lowest take-up

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levels for broadband access – 65% compared to 75% nationally. As well as access to internet services they provide printing, faxing, photocopying and scanning to email services, to enable users to complete their transactions. • Promoting the lbrary through their Facebook page www. facebook.com/mstnlibrary and the Twitter feed twitter.com/MstnLib and maintaining their home page library.mstn.govt.nz/ • Making the 10,000 new items purchased each year available to borrowers. Each of these items needs to have information added to ensure that it will be shelved in the correct place and a catalogue record created that means that staff and customers can search for and find the items that they want. The library also mend books and take no longer used books off the shelves and cancel the record from the library system. • Planning and preparing for the many programmes that they deliver in the Library. The Summer Reading Programme encourages and rewards reading through the school holidays for almost 500 Masterton children. Participating in a reading programme through the holiday period is now recognised as having a positive effect in addressing the ‘Summer Slide’ where children go back on their reading levels and take some time in the new school year to regain their previous levels. Masterton District Library has services to support the lifestyle and life stages of the Masterton community and the Library staff strives to ensure that the library service supports the endeavors of the Masterton District Council to enhance the Masterton community’s lifestyle and encourage people to live and work in Masterton and stay in the area and grow our community. In the words of one of their borrowers from a SMART customer survey.: “I love the SMART network and use it extensively. I think it’s a great service. Thank you, thank you! I recommend it to everyone. Please never stop it. I may not be able to continue living in Masterton otherwise.” •

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TRAIL BLAZING IN THE WAIRARAPA The Wairarapa’s scenic, quiet and easy riding roads are predicted to be a boon for cyclists this summer. By Katie Farman.

estination Wairarapa general manager David Hancock says the region’s relatively flat, pretty rural and meandering roads, characteristics that had them qualify as connecting touring routes on the New Zealand Cycle Trails network, are a draw card for visitors. “The three touring routes make it easier and safer for cyclists to cycle to the Wairarapa and enable them to experience all the other activities on offer here,” he says. “We’re attracting cyclists from outside the region and from overseas who are creating a new energy here leading to the development of new tourism operators opening up to support this type of visitor.” Visitors can choose to cycle to the Wairarapa, a one hour’s drive or train ride from Wellington, on the Rimutaka Cycle Trail (RCT). The 115km Trail, one of the New Zealand Cycle Trails “Great Rides” begins at Petone’s Foreshore in Wellington and features four stages that take riders in a clockwise loop north up the Hutt Valley, through the Rimutaka Ranges via the historic railway route before turning south towards Ocean Beach and back along the stunning South Coast. Other touring routes are the Wairarapa Valley Trail, a 190km ride from the Palmerston North Square to the Rimutaka Rail Trail; the 202km Route 52 Trail linking Waipukurau to Masterton and the 67km Wairarapa Valley Cycleway, which links Masterton with the Rimutaka Cycle Trail via Gladstone, Martinborough and Lake Wairarapa. This summer there is a ground swell of cycling related activities in the region including the Trust House Women’s Tour of New Zealand – a five-day international cycle tour from February 18th – 22nd that will attract the world’s top female road cyclists. Race director Jorge Sandoval says the New Zealand race is leg three of the UCI Women’s Cycling Calendar following races in Argentina and Qatar. It will attract a field of 140 riders, including Olympic and Commonwealth medallists and world champions, who will complete a total of 530 kilometres over five stages, with each spectator-friendly stage to be held in a different part of the Wairarapa. “With the Rio Olympic Games fast approaching, this tour will be a fantastic opportunity for riders to catch the eye of national selectors,” says Jorge. “It will also provide amazing viewing for cycling enthusiasts and be a real showcase for the region and for New Zealand.”

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Co-inciding with the tour is Huri Huri: Wairarapa’s Bike Festival (February 14th – 22nd 2015) celebrating the Wairarapa’s bike-friendly roads, tracks and trails; the people that ride on them and the bikes they ride. Event manager Catherine Rossiter Stead says the festival aims to encourage people to get on their bike and experience the great outdoors; be involved in the many activities being held around the region and to support the Trust House Women’s Tour of New Zealand. Festival events will cater to all levels of involvement in biking and range from art exhibitions and skills sessions to cycling workshops and interschool bike races. Huri Huri will culminate on Saturday, February 21st in an open cycling race held around Gladstone and finishing atop Admiral Hill. A family-friendly atmosphere will greet all riders and lead onto an amazing welcome for the elite riders who will be completing stage four of the Trust House Women’s Tour on the same course. “France has Alpe d’Huez and the Wairarapa has Admiral Hill, a beautiful part of the region and stage four of the women’s elite race. We will create a festive village on top of the hill welcoming in the world’s best female riders” she says. “Spectators can soak up the amazing action then kick back and encourage recreational riders and kids to complete a special ride on the same course.” •

Details: The inaugural Huri Huri Bike Festival will run from February 14th to 22nd 2015 at various venues around the Wairarapa. ‘Huri Huri’ comes from the Maori word Huri meaning to turn over, to revolve and to spin. The 2015 Trust House Women’s Tour of New Zealand will be held solely in the Wairarapa from February 18th – 22nd 2015. The five-stage race will cover a distance of 530km. For more information visit www.wairarapanz.com

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LOOPING THE GOOD OIL

Two sheep and beef farmers have stepped from the rural pastures of Wainuioru to stony, windswept Opaki and bottled the best olive oil in New Kate Bunny at Loopline Olives, where “slosh’’ is their favourite word.

onkeys Holly and Magdalene hee-haw the arrival of visitors to the neat rows of trees on the loopline off State Highway 2, north of Masterton. An Alan Minty-designed house delivers the typically stylish abode of the grove dweller. Not ones to drizzle, the Bunnys encourage people to dress their food with a happy hand. It sounds extravagant but to them, it’s just reward for very hard work. Forty years of farming prepared Kate and Mark for hard graft when they took over Loopline Olives in 2009. Kate’s school teaching, Mark’s patter as a rural real estate agent and a recent toastmaster’s course should have prepared them for the 2014 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards. But when their Picholene single varietal oil was named Best in Show, the Bunnys were speechless. A few days later, they were at their dining table finding space on their oil bottles for red and gold winners’ stickers, still marvelling over the national success of their viscous liquid. “When we bought Loopline, we didn’t know anything about olives, it was completely foreign to us,’’ says Mark. “We had three or four months to get up to speed before our first harvest.’’ The grove was established by the Hughsons on land that used to belong to Mark’s family. In 2009, the trees were small enough for the fruit to be hand-raked off by Kate’s yoga buddies and school fundraising groups. “I had ladies come here who were well travelled and who were telling me there was something special about our oil,’’ Kate says. “There’s no big secret. I think it’s the soil. Olives are wind pollinated and we do get the wind, perhaps at the right time.’’ The Bunnys made an effort to become involved in the Wairarapa

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olive growers’ community. Their olives, now gathered in one day by a mechanical harvester, are pressed on the day of picking at the Olive Press in Masterton. Mark and Kate use olive tree prunings for mulch (and donkey feed), the wood for their fire and have organic sprays in the mix. They also make time to have fun with their grove, throwing parties and building a rustic nine-hole golf course. Their daughter Gretchen will soon be married among the olive trees. Now word of Loopline is on the wind there are oil tasting and sales facilities to be built and new supply lines to restaurants, shops and medicine makers to be arranged. The Bunnys are working on the Opaki visitor experience, with a cycle tour of neighbouring wine and fruit producers in the pipeline. Mark and Kate, who met in Dannevirke when Southlander Kate was sent there as a young schoolteacher, often brainstorm in the middle of the night. “It’s seven days a week work and we think about it seven days a week,’’ Kate says. “The other day we took off to Castlepoint to walk in the wind because if we hadn’t we’d have been here painting something, pruning something, building something, or mowing.’’ Mark has a driven work ethic: “We’re working with nature, which is what we’re used to as farmers. If a job needs to be done today, we do it today, not next week. It’s been a big challenge but we haven’t been afraid of it.’’ Kate will continue to slosh her olive oil with unbridled joy. “Don’t keep it for best - really use it!’’ Visit the Bunnys’ website for more information on their award winning oils: www.looplineolives.co.nz •

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Taste of Summer - a Dining Guide Under the sun, or in the shade of rustling trees, encased in pretty courtyards, or perched on decks and patios, summer dining in the Wairarapa is warm, relaxing and good fresh fun. Summer meals are light and colour-rich, the excitement of the holiday season attracts revellers seeking food cracking with good taste and the best ingredients are washed down with liquid pleasure. Bon appétit!

The Farriers – keeping things fresh. Since opening its doors this spring, The Farriers Bar & Eatery in Masterton is continuing to keep things fresh to ensure it becomes the go-to spot for people looking to experience gastro pub food. Relaxed indoor and outdoor dining areas makes The Farriers ideal for summery weekend brunches. The menu offers meals such as The Farriers home-made muesli and yoghurt and American style fluffy pancakes topped with streaky bacon, walnuts and peaches. Locals will also be able to buy the region’s freshest produce and meet local producers on site after the Wairarapa Farmers’ Market relocated from the Solway Showground to The Farriers location at Queen St north. It’s a fitting move with The Farriers determined to have a menu that celebrates seasonal local produce and the region’s food heroes. Diners with a sweet tooth will also be thrilled to hear that group executive chef Jon Kari is making the most of the eatery’s new toy, the Pacojet, which produces exquisite mousses, sauces and ice creams that retain their intense, natural flavours. Already the apple sorbet has been a huge hit while Chef Kari’s olive oil butter has proved popular. New menu out early December. ark ay P NEW Solw tion

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. Contemporary Wairarapa Country Cuisine are words that describe the new menu at The Grill at Solway Park. The food philosophy is to use what’s in season, local and fresh, using only the best quality meat. Chef Paul Hargood has a passion for food and cooking - and as an outdoors man he enjoys incorporating his love of wild game and knowledge of butchery into the dishes he prepares. The Grill at Solway Park’s new menu is presented alongside a superb list of award-winning wines from the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail and an extensive beer, cider and whisky selection. The perfect choice for that special occasion, dining with friends or just because you want a great steak!

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Jennie Smith and Alice Buchanan provide both a busy Wairarapa catering service and a buzzy city café at Entice, a popular, child-friendly establishment situated in the Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of History & Art building overlooking the picturesque QEII Park in Masterton. The Café offers a delicious selection of sweet and savoury café foods for breakfast, brunch, lunch or afternoon tea including superior Fair Trade organic coffee from Supreme. Both Jennie and Alice have considerable professional experience catering for weddings, family events and corporate functions throughout Wairarapa and the lower north island. Entice Catering has a well-earned reputation for excellence throughout the Wairarapa region. They have catered weddings and functions as far afield as Taupo, Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu, Kapiti and Wellington.

Nine beers on tap Magners Cider Garden Bar Live music Fridays Available for private functions Joxers Daly’s Irish Bar & Restaurant 7 Perry Street Masterton (06) 377 7001

Joxer Daly’s Steak and Ale House is a place of good old fashioned eatin’ and drinkin’, where the music plays loud and long into the night and the craic is ninety. The staff know you well and treat you as one of their own. Stay on the right side of them and your pint will always be the perfect one. Quiet solicitude is their manner, and discretion is often the order of the day, because it might not have been the night before. Wait till you taste the food! It’s fine and fare, and you won’t be needin’ to call for second helpings. Eat your fill, and slake your thirst with ales and local wines served at the peak of their condition. When it’s over, the very aftertaste will be prompting you to call again soon. Joxer Daly’s is a sanctuary, a haven, a place of respite and restoration, of good times had by all, and better ones to come. It’s where you’ll always find a welcome, a good bite to eat and the devil knows what else, if you’re lookin’ for it.

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At Coney wines’ Trio Café every escapist gets the quintessential vineyard experience: Succulent cuisine from the kitchen of committed foodie, Margaret Coney, matched with the award-winning Coney wines. A sweeping vineyard vista and the ambience that goes with dining amongst the vines in the elegant courtyard. Informative and amusing tastings at the table or the bar from Coney Wines’ irrepressible owner. In short, when you combine memorable food and wines with the perfect vineyard setting you have, quite simply “the perfect accompaniment”.With its marquee-style canopy and beautiful vineyard setting, the courtyard at Trio Café is the perfect venue for weddings, corporate junkets, birthday dinners and other special celebrations. Whether you are planning a smaller celebration or a larger ‘affair’ Coney Wines is the ideal place to create the memories. 40 - Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine SUMMER 2014-15 Issue #36

The Gladstone Inn “The Gladdy” has been serving the local population since 1870, first as the ferry house for transfers across the Ruamahanga River, and since 1871 for accommodation, dining and tavern. Now going stronger than ever, the Gladdy continues to provide good old-fashioned country hospitality, local wines and meals prepared from fresh seasonal ingredients, homegrown or sourced locally where possible. From Thursday to Sunday, delicious wood-fired pizzas are available dine-in or takeaway. Groups and parties are a specialty.

Summer is fast approaching and the Gladstone Vineyard Wine Garden and Café is an idyllic spot for a long leisurely lunch in front of the vines. The café offers fresh, seasonal food, sourced from local producers where possible and expertly matched with our award-winning wines. Our summer sounds series brings talented local musicians to the vineyard over the warmer months. Book a table for lunch and stay into the afternoon – check out www.gladstonevineyard.co.nz for details. The Gladstone Vineyard Wine Garden and Café is open Friday to Sunday 11.30am to 3pm (bookings recommended) and is also available after hours for private functions and corporate events. Our cellar door is open daily 11am to 4.30pm. Call us on 06 379 8563 or email café@gladstonevineyard.co.nz

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Picturesque rural setting at the heart of the Wairarapa’s wine trail, featuring local wines, fresh seasonal menu and good old-fashioned country hospitality. Wood fired pizzas available Thursday to Sunday Open for lunch 7 days, dinner Tuesday to Sunday 571 Gladstone Rd, Carterton Reservations recommended • Ph 06 372 7866 • www.gladstoneinn.co.nz

Wild Oats Café is well known for country-sized servings of fresh baked breads and cakes, quiche, lasagne, filo wraps and grill plate special corn wheels, but also offers Greek and pasta salads, roast veggies and the famous Carterton Breakfast which is available from as early as 5am. It’s also a favoured meeting place for car, motorcycle and cycle club day outings, with a private dining area upstairs for 10-40 guests or family members. The staff is proud to offer clean facilities and excellent service with a smile.

Cafe Mirabelle is a little corner of France in the heart of the Wairarapa. Situated in the middle of Carterton on High St, this little family run restaurant has been delighting locals and visitors alike for the past seven years. During the day Mirabelle is a cafe with croissants and pastries, blackboard menu of light meals and French regional specialties and delicious cakes all made on the premises. On Friday and Saturday nights the cafe transforms into a little bistro, with candle light and table cloths and a menu of regional and French home cooking. A range of French and local wines is available and guests are able to BYO wine for a corkage fee of $10 per bottle. As the restaurant seats only around 35 people and is very popular, it is wise to book ahead in order to secure your table.Tel. 063797247

Right in the heart of Martinborough Wine Village is a wonderful café that’s busy nourishing the neighbourhood every single day of the week from 8am to 4pm.Whether it’s breakfast, brunch or lunch you’re after, The Village Café offers a wide range of tasty treats. Enjoy the country style surroundings of the café or relax in the courtyard and absorb the local atmosphere. When the www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

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kitchen closes at 3pm you can still enjoy a scrumptious selection of home-made delights from the counter, over a coffee, a huge selection of teas or a delicious chai latte. Every Friday night from 6pm to 9pm there’s something special to look forward to – A candle-lit, elegant, enticing menu of pizza and home-made pasta with local wines available by the glass. Looking for a gorgeous venue, with an experienced team that can effortlessly host your perfect Wine Country Wedding? We’d love to hear from you. NEW ZEALAND’S GREATEST BAKERY, Paper Road was established in 2004 and is a Wairarapa specialist producer of Pinot Noir and aromatic white wines created from fruit grown on the family owned single vineyard beneath the Tararua Ranges. From growing the grapes in the vineyard, turning this fruit into wine, ageing the wine, to bottling the wines in the winery. Paper Road wines have been completely created at this location. The vineyard was named “Paper Road” after the many rural roads in NZ that were planned but never formed and only exist on paper maps. The vineyard is on such a road. The family friendly bistro overlooks the vineyard under the Tararua Ranges, with wine tastings and also winery tours by appointment. Open for casual dinners from Thursday to Sunday - see website for seasonal opening hours. The Bistro can be hired out for private and business functions, business conferences, and weddings any day of the week. See our website for menu ideas and we can tailor to suit.

CAFÉ AND DELI • Dine in or take away • Ample vehicle and coach parking • Seating for 150 customers • 5 star restrooms • Fully licensed • Guaranteed fast service • Best food selection in the country • 40 seat private room available • Indoor outdoor and garden seating O P E N 7 DAY S A W E E K www. wildoatscafe.co.nz

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Winery, Bistro & Lounge Bar Come explore Northern Wairarapa The Bistro is set on the Vineyard under the Tararua Ranges • Casual Dining • Separate Lounge Bar • Great Function Venue • Great Business Conference Venue • Wine Tasting Trays • Winery Tours by Appointment • Family Friendly • Free Wifi • See Website for Opening Hours • Bookings for Lunch and Dinner Recommended. Only 5kms north of Masterton on the corner of SH2 & Wingate Road Phone 06 377 1746 or email: info@paperroad.co.nz www.paperroad.co.nz 42 - Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine SUMMER 2014-15 Issue #36

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Julicher 301 Te Muna Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 8575 Email: info@julicher.co.nz Web: julicher.co.nz Multi award winning boutique winery producing Pinot Noir and a range of white wines from our 20 hectare vineyard. Please phone first for tasting times. A

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Brodie Estate 142 Dublin street, Martinborough. Ph 06 306 8835 Email: info@brodieestate.co.nz. Web: www.brodieestate.co.nz Enjoy 5 star Pinot Noir, wine flights with matched cheeses, Summer picnic baskets in the olive grove or on the Pavilion. See art works at the cellar door. Choose Sage Cottage for Grove accommodation. Open 11am to 5pm December to Easter, then weekends, holidays or by appointment. Closed Wednesdays and for Winter.

Martinborough Vineyard 57 Princess St, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9955 Email: winery@martinborough-vineyard.co.nz Web: martinborough-vineyard.co.nz Cellar Door open 7 days. Home of the best Pinot Noir in the World (April 2011) and voted one of the Top NZ wineries by Decanter (2010)

Cambridge Road Vineyard 32 Cambridge Road, Martinborough Ph. 06 3068959/0275262069 Email: lance@cambridgeroad.co.nz “...a fast ascending star of Martinborough...” Meet the winemaker, sample gourmet produce and award winning bio-dynamic wines while enjoying our Summer courtyard. Open Fri-Sat 11am-5pm or by appointment all year round.

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M a r t i n b o r o u Murdoch James Estate Dry River Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9165 Email: info@murdoch-james.co.nz Web: murdochjames.co.nz Described as Martinboroughs best cellar door experience by many visitors. Enjoy our hospitality - wine sales, café, tours, picnics and functions all available. Wine tasting and sales every day between 11.am and 5pm. Bloom restaurant open for lunch Thu-Mon 11.30 am - 3.30pm

COLOMBO WINEGROWERS 107 Todds Road, Martinborough, Ph: 027 815 0200/ 027 848 3512 Email: info@colombo.co.nz Web: www.colombo.co.nz New Winery and cellar door set amongst the vines. An intimate environment to taste our wines and enjoy Tapas style dishes, rain or shine. Available for small events. Opening mid-December 2014. Cellar Door open most days and by appointment

Croft Wines 59 Kitchener Street, Martinborough. Ph: 0508 4 CROFT Email: sales@croft.co.nz Web: croft.co.nz Call by and meet the owners and enjoy the ambience of our Home Block Tasting Room, savour our full range of carefully handcrafted wines.

Palliser Wines Kitchener Street, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9019 Email: palliser@palliser.co.nz Web: palliser.co.nz Visit our cellar door to taste award winning Palliser & Pencarrow wines E S CA R P M E N T M A R T I N B O R O U G H

Haythornthwaite Wines 45 Omarere Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9889 Email: info@haythornthwaite.co.nz Web: haythornthwaite.co.nz Boutique family-owned vineyard located on the river terraces, offering the opportunity to taste Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer. Vineyard cottage to stay in. HAMDEN ESTATE 214 Dry River Road, Martinborough. Ph 027 4848439 Email: info@hamdenestate.co.nz Visit our new cellar door on the Dry River Terraces to taste our range of white wines and Pinot Noir. We are open most weekends and public holidays or by appointment for tastings and sales.

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Schubert Wines 57 Cambridge Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 8505 Email: info@schubert.co.nz Web: schubert.co.nz A world search brought Kai Schubert to the Wairarapa. The unique climate produces low yields. Internationally award winning wines with intense and complex character. “I would go as far to say Kai & Marion make some of the most profound Pinot Noir on this planet from their tiny vineyards in Martinborough, Wairarapa.” – Curtis Marsh, The Wandering Palate, Singapore Te Kairanga Martins Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9122 TE KAI RANGA Email: Tk.cellardoor@ffw.co.nz Web: www.tkwine.co.nz Open 7 days for Wine tastings and sales.Taste our gorgeous wines with a selection of cheeses or bring your own picnic, relax and enjoy our friendly surroundings. Farmers¹ Markets First Sunday of every month December April.

The Elder Pinot 950 White Rock Road, Martinborough. Ph: 0272 222 772 Tastings are by appointment only. Email: info@theelderpinot.co.nz www.theelderpinot.co.nz

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POPPIES MARTINBOROUGH 91 Puruatanga Road, Martinborough. Ph 06 306 8473 Email: info@poppiesmartinborough.co.nz. Web: poppiesmartinborough.co.nz It’s very personal, Poppy makes the wine and Shayne manages the vines. It’s the only place you can find exclusive Poppies Martinborough wines. Relax in the stylish tasting room or under a pergola with wine and a platter of local seasonal foods, absorbing the peace and beauty of the Martinborough landscape.

Coney Wines -Trio Café Dry River Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 8345 Email: info@coneywines.co.nz Web: coneywines.co.nz The quintessential vineyard experience, dining amongst the vines. Delicious café cuisine matched with award-winning Coney wines.

Escarpment Vineyard 275 Te Muna Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 8305 Email: info@escarpment.co.nz Web: escarpment.co.nz Established by Larry McKenna and Robert Kirby to create tomorrow’s definitive new world Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Riesling.

Margrain Vineyard Cnr Princess St and Huangarua Rd, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9202 Email: wine@margrainvineyard.co.nz Web: margrainvineyard.co.nz. Open weekends and public holidays throughout the year. Onsite picturesque Vineyard Villas, conference facilities and The Vineyard Café.

Vynfields 22 Omarere Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9901 Email: info@vynfields.com Web: vynfields.com Join us for delicious gourmet platters, homemade soups and wine tasting. The only certified organic and biodynamic winery in Martinborough. Taste the difference.

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Atutahi 93 Cromarty Drive, Martinborough. Phone: 06 306 8822 Email: info@atutahi.co.nz Web: www.atutahi.co.nz From guiding star to liquid gold! Atutahi produces delicious award- winning extra virgin olive oil from its grove set in a uniquely landscaped property designed with astronomy in mind. Open by appointment only - please call first.

Wolfies â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Olive Oil & Art Studio 45 Oxford St, Martinborough. 06 3066 377 www.wolfies.co.nz Delightfully inspiring art studio, gallery and tasting room set within a gorgeous grove, producing national and international awardwinning extra virgin olive oil. Our oil is well balanced and bursting with grassy, herbaceous characters. Available online, at the Martinborough Wine Centre and onsite in the weekends when the OPEN sign is up.

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168B Hinakura Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 8976 /021 461 640 Email: cdhadley@paradise.net.nz Award winning extra virgin olive oils, wonderfully fresh and aromatic. Grove visits welcomed - please ring first.

Verdale, 101 Cromarty Drive, Martinborough Ph: 06 306 8596 Email: verdale@xtra.co.nz. Web: www.molive.co.nz Thirtyfiveawards, including five international, since we launched in 2004. Talks and tastings available most days but please phone prior to arrival. Grove is situated behind the golf course at the end of Cromarty Drive one kilometre off of the Hinakura Road.

Juno Olives State Highway Tauherenikau. Ph:021 2806510 Email: info@juno-olives.co.nz. Family owned, producing award-winning extra virgin olive oils, citrus oils and olives from our classic Mediterranean varieties. Shop and tasting bar open weekends and public holidays. Tour groups by appointment.

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Fantail Grove Sevilo, 179 Bidwills Cutting Road, RD 1, Greytown. Ph: 06 304 7166 or 027 269 6428 Email: info@fantailgrove.co.nz Web: www.fantailgrove.co.nz We welcome visitors to the grove during the weekends when the OPEN sign is out - usually between 10am and 4pm. We are happy to open at other times too - please phone, text or e-mail to make an appointment. Family-run grove with single varietal oils to taste and compare, with optional grove/orchard tours. We also grow hazelnuts & table grapes so try these too, when in season.

136 Hinakura Road, RD4, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9074 Email: helen.meehan@xtra.co.nz. Web: www.olivo.co.nz Visit the oldest commercial olive grove in Martinborough and taste our award-winning extra virgin and hand crafted infused olive oils in the purpose-built tasting room. Learn how to make good food great from the owners. Open Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Other times by appointment.

Leafyridge 244 Daikins Rd, Carterton Ph: 04 528 7836 Extra Virgin olive oils. Grove tours/sales by appointment only. Web: www.leafyridge.co.nz Loopline OLIVES 91 Loop Line,Opaki,7 km north of Masterton,on wine trail. Ph: 06 370 3710 022 0104689 Email: sales@looplineolives.co.nz Web: www.looplineolives.co.nz Judged Best in Show at 2014 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards. Open for sales Thursday, Friday and Saturday.3.00-6.00pm.

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No.1 Line, Tauherenikau. Ph 021 379319 Email: olive2oil@paradise.net.nz Web: www.olive2oil.co.nz Our family-owned grove is situated back from the road with the Tauherenikau Racecourse and River close by. We are thrilled to be consistently producing delicious tasting, Award Winning, premium Extra Virgin olive oil. All our oil is ONZ certified. Available for purchase at select outlets, locally at C’est Cheese, Featherston vand by email. Visits can be arranged by contacting us.

224 State Highway 53, Featherston Email: info@oriwa.co.nz Web:oriwa.co.nz Behind shelter trees and not easy to see from the highway the grove was planted in 2001. The current blend, produced from four varieties – Frantoio, Leccino, Pendilino and Piqual - has received prestigious quality certification from Olives New Zealand to signify that it has passed testing for both chemical analysis and taste excellence. Visit by appointment only.

12 River Grove Olives 138 Gordon Street, Masterton Ph/Fax: 06 370 3722. W: www.rivergrove.co.nz Open seven days. Please phone first. No eftpos/credit. Our beautiful grove lies beside the Ruamahunga River. We offer award-winning, ONZ Certified, extra-virgin olive oils for sale. We also have two-bedroom, self-contained accommodation available.

Olea Estate 185, Boundary Road, Featherston Ph: +64 6 308 8007 Mob: +64 27 442 9065 Email: info@oleaestate.com Web: www.oleaestate.com Olea Estate, a producer of one of New Zealand’s top extra virgin olive oils - as judged by the experts. Our oil, Olea Naturae proudly received the 2013 Logan Campbell Supreme Champion award. Our picturesque grove is nestled at the foot of the Tararua Ranges in Featherston, South Wairarapa and our olives are picked, pressed and bottled on site with passion and pride. For olive oil tasting and guided tours of the grove and the olive press - please phone us first to make a booking.

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1931 SH2 Greytown Wairarapa tel: 06 304 8895 or 021 280 6510 www.juno-olives.co.nz E:info@juno-olives.co.nz

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Gladstone Road, RD 2 Carterton. Ph: 06 379 8563 E: info@gladstonevineyard.co.nz W: gladstonevineyard.co.nz The first and foremost vineyard in Gladstone. Enjoy award-winning wine and delicious food outside by the vines or inside by the cozy fire. Cellar door open Mon Sun 11am - 4.30pm, café open for lunch Fri - Sun all year round.

Johner Estate and Wine Centre

2 359 Dakins Road, Gladstone Ph 06 370 8217 E: johner@wise.net.nz W. johner-estate.com Johner Estate is a leading boutique winery nestled on the cliffs of the scenic Ruamahanga river. Enjoy and taste handcrafted Burgundy style Johner wines. We also showcase a wide range of regional products and local wines. Open seven days 10am - 4.30pm. Wee Red Barn

505 State Highway 2 (5 mins north of Masterton) RD11 Opaki Ph: 06 377 73 55 Mobile: 027 727 87 21 E: dot@weeredbarn.co.nz W: www.weeredbarn.co.nz You need to try our unique hand harvested wines. Made by awardwinning winemakers. Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Wee White, Cabernet Sauvignon and our great fruit wines, Strawberry and Blueberry. Shop hours: open seven days, 8am-6pm.

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4 99 East Taratahi Road, Gladstone. Ph: 06 370 1935 E: info@urlar.co.nz W: urlar.co.nz Urlar is a 30 hectare vineyard utilising organic and biodynamic practices. Our passion is to produce wines of structure, texture and complexity which speak of their origins. Loopline Vineyard

5 Loopline,Opaki, Masterton. Ph: 06 377 3353 E: info@loopline.co.nz W:loopline.co.nz A “boutique winery” situated on the Opaki Plains justoff State Highway 2 north of Masterton. We produce handcrafted award-winning wines in our small winery. If you would like to be part of this Directory please contact Raewyn on 027 308 6071 48 - Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine SUMMER 2014-15 Issue #36

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Matahiwi Estate

Paper Road

286 Paierau Road, RD1, Masterton. Ph: 06 370 1000 E: jane.cooper@matahiwi.co.nz W: matahiwi.co.nz Specialising in Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, look out for Matahiwi Estate wines throughout the region or visit our website for information and mail order. Corner of State Highway 2 and Wingate Road - 5km north of Masterton Ph 06 377 1746 E: info@paperrroad.co.nz W : www.paperroad.co.nz Winery, Bistro & Lounge B ar. Paper Road is a specialist producer of Pinot Noir and aromatic white wines created from fruit grown on the single vineyard beneath the Tararua Ranges. From the growing of the grapes to the crafting and bottling of the wines - Paper Road Wines have been completely created at this location. The Bistro overlooks the vineyard under the Tararua Ranges, Lounge Bar, Wine Tastings, Winery tours by appointment, Family Friendly, Free WiFi. The food consists of fresh, simply prepared wine focused dishes. See website or call for opening hours - Bookings for lunch and dinner are recommended.

Blairpatrick Estate

9 E: wine@blairpatrick.co.nz W: blairpatrick.co.nz Small boutique Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris vineyard. Family owned and operated, this vineyard is producing a range of pinot noir, pinot gris and rose wines for your enjoyment. INTERNET SALES ONLY. Lansdowne Estate

208 Gordon Street, Masterton 5810 P: (06) 3701292 E: hagars@xtra.co.nz W: lansdownewine.co.nz Only 3 kilometres from the main streets of Masterton. On the original site of Wairarapa’s first vineyard circa 1880. Winner of 6 international awards in two years, for our pinot gris, pinot noir and syrah. Cool climate, single vineyard, Burgundy style wines. No added sugars, fish or egg clarifiers. Visitors always welcome. Please phone ahead so that we can come up from the vineyard to greet you. Single bottle or mixed cases welcomed.

Laurie’s Garden Yarn

was watching television and the speaker pulled out of his pocket a small round tree seed. He went on to describe that this seed would stay like it was until he changed the seeds circumstances by planting it in the soil and then adding moisture for germination. He said the seed could stay in its dormant state for many years. It was in his power to change the life of this seed. Laurie from Garden Barn He then went on to talk about the potential of the seed. He said the seed would germinate, grow and mature bearing flowers and then nuts or fruit, which could be sold or eaten by humans, animals and bird life. When harvested the tree itself would provide timber for firewood, fences, houses, furniture, garden stakes and posts. While growing, the tree would provide shelter, shade and privacy, beauty in the landscape, support insect and bird life, purify polluted water, help drain wet soils, prevent erosion and stabilize the ground, help control pollution by releasing oxygen and water into the atmosphere, and provide jobs from primary to finished products. The seed he held in his hand could be worth many hundreds or even thousands of dollars. We tend to take all these things for granted, a tree is a tree, and a flower is a flower. But are they? The main reason we grow flowers is for colour display in our gardens. The colour provided by flowers, and the feelings they evoke. Yet what makes flowers the colour they are, and why do plants have different flower colours? What may seem simple on the surface is a lot more complicated. The colour we see in flowers is actually the result of reflected light from various plant pigments, and the different flower colours are to attract different insects. The main reason for flower colours to exist is not for our enjoyment, but to attract insects and other pollinators, such as moths and birds for flower Pollination, and subsequent fruit production. Ever wonder why some flowers pale as they get older? It’s the plants way of informing the pollinator that it has been pollinated and there’s no food (nectar) left. Think of how much time this saves bees! Many flowers may not change colour on an individual plant, but may change colour, even if slightly, in different locations or conditions. Temperature affects colour, hence the more vivid colours in cool gardens than hot summer ones. Plant stress such as drought, insect attack, or plant nutrition (too much or little) can also cause different levels of pigments in flowers, and so different colours. Flower colours may also vary with light conditions. Seeing flowers in the warm (reds) light of morning or late evening will give them a different appearance than in midday, or on a cloudy day compared to a sunny day, or under the green light of trees compared to the blue light of open sky. Since the colour we see is actually the colour of light reflected off the petal or plant surface, anything that can change this reflected light will change our perception of the colour. So we now see flower colour is not only complicated, but so are our perceptions and descriptions of it. Keeping these ideas in mind, here are a few tips when using colour in your designs. Colour selection can make a flowerbed appear close or distant. A distant planting of bright colours will appear closer if softer shades of the same colour are used. Using softer colours at a distance and strong colours near the house reverses the effect. Colours can impart a sense of temperature. Red, orange, and yellow are considered warm colours. When used on a sunny patio, they give a sense of warmth. The cool colours are blues, purples, and greens. Use them in shady areas, and they make the shade seem even cooler. Use one or two compatible colours throughout the landscape to develop a relaxing mood. Pastel or weak colours work better than strong vivid colours for this purpose as this rather monotonous colour scheme creates a restful feeling. Using strong, contrasting colours creates an exciting landscape. The eye jumps from one colour to the next, creating a busy, exciting feeling. Flower colours should be compatible. Colours that clash can be used in the same bed if they are widely separated. In established perennial gardens, dilute problem colour combinations with interplantings of white or pale yellow flowers. •

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