Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine Spring 2015

WAIRARAPA ISSN 1178-4806

Lifestyle

SPRING 2015 ISSUE #38

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

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Creative Festival takes flight again this SPRING

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Life and Leisure in the Wairarapa FEATURING events, fascinating people and places that make the Wairarapa UNIQUE

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TOAST Martinborough

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un, food, fashion and the arts! My winter break in Paris was fantastic, catching up with family and sharing good times with friends, including Shane from Mango in Greytown and Diane, his mum, from Sydney.

We walked for miles and miles, absorbing the culture, people and architecture of this beautiful city, forced to take the occasional pit stop to rehydrate in the 39c+ temperature, but always with a smile on our faces.

Returning home rejuvenated, though a little chilly, it was time to get down to business and reality. Being away gave me a sense of how very lucky we are to live in such an amazing country, with fresh air, clear blue skies and green pastures - maybe not 100% pure but almost.

With the arrival of spring there’s a lot to look forward to besides warmer weather. This season sees the return of Kokomai Creative Festival in October, with an outstanding programme of theatre, concerts and events, catering to all tastes and ages.

In November we celebrate Toast Martinborough, now in its 24th year, an institution that brings 10,000 people to this picturesque village to sample local food, wine and music.

Simon Burt takes us on a journey in his retro caravan, Katie Farman is inspired by the Pukaha Wild Run Challenge and the Pukaha Garden Tour; Anne Taylor and Julia Mahony interview innovative people who have made Wairarapa their home, bringing with them an amazing assortment of skills and knowledge.

It’s nice to see the blossoms on the trees and I’m looking forward to the warmer weather and getting out in the garden again.

Thanks to you, the readers, advertisers and contributors, whose support makes this publication possible.

Hope you enjoy this issue and see you in summer, cheers Raewyn.

CONTENTS 4 Snippets 7 Robin White - Aratoi 8 Anna Nelson - Toast Martinborough 9 Blue Carrot Catering 10 Pinehaven Orchard 12 Kokomai Festival 14 Deborah Coddington 16 Palliser Estate 18 Craig Thorburn 20 Dale Keith 22 Helicopter over the Tararuas 24 ‘Vanning the ‘Rapa 26 Financial tips from Rival Wealth 28 Marmalada 30 Pukaha Wild Run Challenge 31 Pukaha Garden Tour 32 Carmen and Dick Tredwell 34 Gerad Taylor 35 Young at heart in Masterton 36 Gavin Morison 38 Susie Barnes and Christophe Rodier 39 Two Short Whites 40 Laughing Owl Fudge 42 Dining Guide 44 Martinborough Wine Directory 46 Olive Oil Directory 48 North Wairarapa Wine Directory 49 Laurie’s Garden Yarn 50 Events 51 Map

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Lifestyle

SPRING 2015 ISSUE #38

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

Katie Farman, Julia Mahony, Simon Burt, Anne Taylor, David Hancock, Laurie Hatchard.

Photographers: Katie Farman, Julia Mahony, Simon Burt, Esther Bunning, Anne Taylor, Geoff Walker.

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fascinating people beautiful scenery plus lots more ...

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Life and Leisure in the Wairarapa FEATURING events, fascinating people and places that make the Wairarapa UNIQUE

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Cover credits: Sarah Ina Alexander Photography, Tina Rae Carter Art Direction, Kristal Flood Model, Medina Morin Makeup

Next issue SUMMER #39 out in DECEMBER 2015

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The Tora Coastal Walk ­a Wairarapa must-do adventure

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f you haven’t experienced the Tora Coastal Walk yet, ­or even if you have, ­it’s time to put it at the top of your ‘must do in Wairarapa’ list.

It’s three days of glorious, glamorous hiking; even your luggage is carried for you!

Established 20 years ago, Tora has earned rave reviews from walkers of all ages and stages.

The secret? It’s all about spectacular scenery, gourmet food and warm, rural hospitality that’s simply second to none.

Join the Tora Coastal Walk and you’ll experience for yourself the stunning natural landscape ­ hill-country farms, deep river valleys, native bush, flowing streams, and hilltop ridges offering 360-degree views of the surrounding countryside. At day’s end you’ll find stylishly comfortable accommodation and a feast of heavenly food, prepared using fresh local ingredients by the people who own and farm the land.

The Tora Coastal Walk’s owners are so passionate about their venture that they’ve recently built the stunning Stony Bay Lodge.

Nestled in the landscape just 30 metres from the wild Tora waves, the lodge is a mid-point haven for weary walkers, ­ a slice of coastal paradise with jaw-dropping views of the rugged and unpopulated Tora coast.

Together, this all adds up to something very special in the heart of Wairarapa. So gather your friends, family or workmates and get the experience that others rave about: an exhilarating walk, delicious cuisine, and memories to last a lifetime.

The Tora Coastal Walk is open from 1 October to 30 April, and closed from 18 December to 5 January. Book at toracoastalwalk.nz.

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Think, Eat and Act

A First for Wairarapa Herb Society

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ince its inception in 1982 the Wairarapa Herb Society has had its ups and downs, emerging in the last few years financially secure and with an increasing membership. Affiliated with the Herb Federation of New Zealand, as are many of the herb societies, Wairarapa members have consistently attended the Federation Biennial Conferences, held alternately in North and South Islands, attracting delegates from both ends of New Zealand and also Australia. This year, the WHS is for the first time hosting the Herb Federation 15th Biennial Conference in the Wairarapa. To be held from Friday 30 October to Monday 2 November 2015 at Copthorne Hotel, Solway Park, Masterton, the theme of the weekend will be “Celebrating the Olive”. A small committee has been meeting since late 2014 to bring together a programme to showcase some of the many talents and places of interest of the region, and are confident that the final programme will have plenty to appeal to everyone with an interest in the environment, its plants and the interaction they have with us - culinary, medicinally and aesthetically. www.herb.org.nz

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Sarah Donaldson, and Sarah Percy

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ea Retreats is the brainchild of clinical psychologist Sarah Donaldson, and registered dietitian Sarah Percy who have combined their professional skills and expertise to develop a modern wellbeing business offering an enticing array of health retreats in the beautiful Wairarapa. Sarah and Sarah believe in a proactive approach to health – taking time out to focus on your wellbeing before ill health sets in. ‘Tea’ stands for Think, Eat and Act which represents 3 key pillars of health: mental resilience, nutrition and activity. Tea Retreats uniquely integrates these 3 aspects to achieve optimal health.

“People are so busy with work and family commitments, then add in trendy but not necessarily proven advice off the internet, and it can be really difficult to understand how to achieve good health. We aim to make that easy for people through trusted advice that is practical and enjoyable” says Sarah Percy.

Tea Retreats offer a variety of packages to suit people’s wellbeing needs. On an individual level there are options for nutritionally designed meal and/or fitness plans. One Day Retreats offer some of the most popular workshop topics and activities such as a yoga or scenic vineyard walk. The weekend retreat packages and corporate events offer groups the flexibility to “pick and mix” from a choice of stunning Tea venues, activities, food demonstrations and inspiring workshops. All retreats include delicious and nourishing meals, snacks and recipes, aimed to revitalise your body and motivate you for meal options at home. Not only do retreats offer an uplifting break away from daily demands, you leave equipped with the tools you need to bring balance and energy into your life.

For more details on Tea Retreats, check out their website www.tea-retreats.co.nz or Facebook page TeaRetreats.

INDULGE. ENJOY. RELAX.

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tepping into the ground floor of the Public Trust building on the corner of Chapel and Perry Streets in Masterton is transformational in more ways than one. The historic building has undergone a dramatic transformation thanks to the vision of its new owner, beauty therapist Lorna Potter, and interior designer Bronnie Hutchinson whose renovation has created a space of understated elegance.

Crystal chandeliers cast a warm light and soft pastel walls create a welcoming environment for clients who wish to come and relax and enjoy a range of beauty therapy services. Having a “point of difference” is Lorna’s philosophy and in a nod to the building’s history, she has utilised the space effectively.

The old vault is now a massage and facial room however clients will be surprised to learn it once stored the Treaty of Waitangi during WWII. The Treaty was placed in a protective metal box where it lay forgotten for several years. During this time, the box was used as a step to reach the higher shelves but upon discovering its significant contents, the Treaty was returned to Wellington.

Four treatment rooms are used for all aspects of beauty from waxing to massage. The hairdressing area has six stations with beautiful art deco mirrors supported by painter’s easels. A separate hair washing area is used by three full time hairdressers, and will be joined by Joy, who has experience in wig fitting for cancer patients who have lost their hair.

Beautiful cabinetry displays quality beauty products and soft white towels are used in the treatment rooms by friendly, professional staff.

This year Lorna celebrates her 29th year in the beauty therapy

profession, having gained her qualifications initially at the Shaw College Internation in Old Bond Street, London.

She was taught not only about beauty treatments, but how to cater to her clientele. In the salon Lorna adds a touch of Scottish refinement to her clients’ experience by offering them everything from a tea tray to hot steamed towels. It’s the little things that count, she says.

Once a monthe the salon runs an IPL clinic that does permanent hair removal and skin rejuvenation.

Adding to the experience, Lorna now offers a health option for clients. Her partner Wolfgang is a certified Health Counsellor, Pain Management Practitioner and Life-Skills advisor who can teach people techniques about how they can change the way they think, feel and look at their life. See advertisement page 21.

Living with Parkinson’s

Wim Julicher and Sue Darling of Julicher Estate

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im Julicher has a pragmatic attitude that propels him through life. The Dutch-born New Zealander has a string of awards for the Martinborough vineyard he built from scratch – and a recent Parkinson’s diagnosis has left him more resolute than ever.

After double knee-surgery last year, Wim developed a slight tremor in his right hand.

“I had also noticed that I had less energy, and still felt tired after a good night’s sleep,’’ the 67-year-old says.

What he thought was the result of two major surgeries was later diagnosed as Parkinson’s – a progressive condition which over time can affect movement, balance and co-ordination. There is no known cure but medication can reduce symptoms. www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

Supported by his business and life partner, Sue Darling, Wim decided Parkinson’s would not devastate his life.

“I think Sue and I already suspected the diagnosis but it was almost a relief that it was nothing more sinister at the time,’’ Wim says. “With help from exercise and a good diet, I can expect very few changes short term.’’

Medication has also made a big difference for Wim: “I have my old energy back, and I can get up and get going a lot faster in the mornings. I still have a tremor but it is not a drawback in my daily work life.’’

The former builder, who immigrated to New Zealand in 1972, is still able to run his Julicher Estate vineyard and undertake the jobs he has always done there.

“I certainly don’t see Parkinson’s having a detrimental effect on my life for a long time yet. I do believe attitude plays a big part in how you cope with any illness.’’

Julicher Estate’s 2012 pinot noir won a gold medal at this year’s Boutique Wine Awards in Australia, lifting Wim and Sue onto another well deserved wine-making high.

Before 1982, people with Parkinson’s in New Zealand had nowhere to go for

information and support. Over 30 years, 20 society divisions were established.

Parkinson’s Wairarapa has more than 80 clients affected by the condition. It aims to connect and support those people, as well as their families and carers. Monthly clinics with a neurologist will begin this year at Wairarapa Hospital, meaning fewer patients need travel to Wellington.

“We want to further develop our social services and information channels, with help from the public,’’ Parkinson’s Wairarapa community educator Jane Flowerday says.

“A Parkinson’s diagnosis can be overwhelming and confusing. We offer home visits, assessments, advice on medication and treatment, exercise classes, social groups and seminars.’’

Parkinson’s affects 1 person in every 1000, both men and women. It is not thought to be hereditary and is more common in later years. However, early onset can occur in younger people.

Parkinson’s Awareness Week is the first week of November and collectors will be out seeking donations. To donate online, visit www.givealittle.co.nz/org/ parkinsonswairarapa Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine SPRING 2015 Issue #38 - 5

MARCHING THROUGH TIME:

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Rimutaka Re-enactment March

ide by side. Step by step. Breath after breath the soldiers marched.

Between September 27th 1915 and April 12th 1918 around 50,000 infantrymen who had trained at the Featherston Military Training Camp undertook a gruelling march over the Rimutaka Road before they set off for war. They typically took three days and two nights to make the journey, which included overnight stops at Kaitoke and Upper Hutt, to meet awaiting ships in Wellington harbour.

Photographs taken at the time captured many platoon groups marching up the road and then having a drink and food break at the summit thanks to the Wairarapa Patriotic Association who had built a small hut there.

This spring – on the same day, September 27th - a special 21km re-enactment march will retrace the footsteps of these brave

WWI soldiers. The 160 marchers, who are direct descendants of soldiers that trained at Featherston, will be joined by a group of cadets and another group made up of Police and New Zealand Army personnel to do the march that begins from Camp Road just north of Featherston at 3am, winds up the Rimutaka Hill Road and finishes at Kaitoke. After this they will be transported to Upper Hutt where they will march through the streets before concluding their day at Griffin Field where they will be welcomed in by officials, family Masterton based stone-mason Mike Dunn (left) is working alongside Carterton sculptor Niko Thomsen and members of the public.

Carterton based sculptor Niko Thomsen has been commissioned to build and stone. Masterton music teacher Angie a commemorative structure to be unveiled Cook has composed a new march for the 7th at the top of the Rimutaka Hill. He has Battalion military band, based at Trentham been working alongside stone-mason Mike camp, to debut on the day. The music was Dunn to create the structure out of steel commissioned by event organiser Tweet Bird.

New Definition

“We can only cater to 8 at a time, and they less pain – and this means more defined are filling up so quickly!” she says. and stunning brows”.

Visit www.ndbrows.co.nz or check To keep up with demand, Changes the Facebook page, Facebook.com/ Medi-Spa has made the bold move to New-definition-brows-NDBrows. See expand nationwide, rolling out their advertisement page 29 services to New Zealand’s highest quality salons. This means training more Brow Angels, something that director Katie Winstanley does not shy away from, stating that, “we are setting up a centre for excellence here at CHANGES Medi-Spa, where like-minded therapists can come to learn the New Definition Brows technique from the best and expand their passion for brows”.

As the first Brow Angel™ course is starting in September, Katie’s most recent worry is that the spaces will fill up too fast. Katie and her team of Brow Angels

Earlier this year Changes Medi-Spa in Masterton officially launched the first of many New Definition Brow bars, which are set to take New Zealand by storm.

New Definition Brows™ (NDBrows™) is New Zealand’s fastest growing brow design service, combining a revolutionary treatment method with personally trained and qualified practitioners; the ‘Brow Angels™’. Descending from above, Jasmine, one of the first Brow Angels, explains the benefits of this treatment method, “A lot kinder on the skin than waxing. We can get better precision, for

Opening up a literary feast

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eatherston will celebrate everything to do with books, writing and reading this October when it hosts New Zealand’s firstever Book Town.

The inaugural literary festival, being held from October 17th – 18th will feature Hamish Clayton. workshops, a book fair including stalls with Photo Lisa Gardiner rare and second hand books as well as talks by leading authors and illustrators.

“Featherston will be a treasure chest of literary wonder just waiting to be opened,” says Kate Mead, who along with Lincoln Gould, CEO of Booksellers NZ; Peter Biggs, chair of the Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency; Mary Biggs, owner of the successful Lavender’s Green business and photographer Pete Monk, have brought the global concept of booktown to Featherston.

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many award winning books while authors Vivienne Plumb, Hamish Clayton and Owen Marshall, in collaboration with Wairarapa Word, will hold special talks on their respective subject matters.

Music lovers can get an insight into Colin Morris, one of the country’s music guru’s private collection of books many about Jazz and Blues while David Dell, archivist and music historian with Musical Heritage NZ, will deliver a one-hour one-man-show. There will also be “Some Songs Our Soldiers Sang” presented by David Dell’s Take Note Singers who will entertain with music that was part of the heart-beat of WW1 soldiers who marched from Featherston on their journey to Trentham and on to the front.

Other highlights include two panel discussions - one on the history of conflict and the other on Leadership in Aotearoa while some of Featherston’s historic premises will host events, including Taureka Estate which will provide literary lovers a chance to meet Book Town organisers and like-minded people. For more information visit www.booktown.org.nz.

The path less travelled Anne Taylor talks to Dame Robin White about her most ambitious artwork to date: the monumental ‘Ko e Hala Hangatonu: The Straight Path’, two years in the making and currently on display at Aratoi.

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he women are seated along both sides of a long table, with a large piece of white tapa cloth laid out before them. They are wiping its surface with pieces of cloth soaked in vegetable dye and earth pigments so that the raised decorative patterns on ‘rubbing templates’ underneath begin to emerge on the tapa surface. It’s a noisy process, the sounds of laughing and joking mingling with the brisk slaps of cloth on tapa.

“For Pacific Island women, working together is natural, compared to the Western individual approach,” says Dame Robin White. “For these women, the process of creating something becomes important.

Relationships are critical,” she says.

We are watching an i-phone video at her home studio in Masterton. It was taken in Tonga during the creation of ‘Ko e Hala Hangatonu: The Straight Path’, an almost 25 m long tapa work that is the centerpiece of her exhibition showing at Aratoi until 15 November.

It also takes a special sort of relationship and trust to initiate and work alongside local craftspeople on a project of this kind.

Her first collaboration dates back to the 17 years she spent with her family living on Tarawa, a remote atoll in the central Pacific.

She worked with local women who made mats to her designs, with part of the proceeds going towards an accommodation and training centre for them.

Then in 2009 she created a masi (tapa) called ‘Suka Siti: Sugar City’ with Fijian artists Leba Toki and Bale Jione. This opened up an exciting new approach “working in the space between… between cultures, between traditions, and learning how to operate in that space”, she says.

Meeting Tongan-born artist Ruha Fifita, now based in Brisbane, was key to this latest project: “I jumped at the chance to work with Ruha.

I had been to her island when I was on the [2011] Kermandec artists’ expedition, and I wanted to make something related to that journey.”

“I jumped at the chance to work with Ruha. I had been to her island when I was on the [2011] Kermandec artists’ expedition, and I wanted to make something related to that journey.”

Ruha introduced the senior New Zealand artist to elders of the National Women’s Handicraft Association, and the Haveluloto Village Women’s Tapa group, gatherings that are very different from the hobby or craft groups we might be familiar with in New Zealand.

“Tapa is an item of exchange, a form of cultural currency,” says Dame Robin. “Every family needs to have a supply of tapa to gift at ceremonies and special occasions like weddings and this needs to be constantly renewed by the women.”

A gigantic length of tapa was laid out along the main street of Nuku’alofa for the late King of Tonga’s funeral in 2012, and likewise, ‘The Straight Path’ is laid out on the floor of Aratoi as an offering to the community.

Tapa is considered sacred. “There are some very old pieces that have been exchanged a lot, and they acquire a certain status as they go.”

In keeping with the sacred aspect of tapa, her artwork conveys spiritual wisdom relevant to the present day. The ‘Straight Path’ is the route of conviction and belief in the face of life’s trials and tribulations, she explains. www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

Dame Robin White working on rubbing templates for her tapa.

She painstakingly cuts basket weaving canes and stitches them onto a vilene backing, following paper designs. ‘The Straight Path’ installed at Pataka, Porirua, where it was first shown. (Photo: Stu Forsyth).

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unning down the centre is a pathway of pine trees that echoes that leading to the Tongan King’s palace – along with the occasional London taxi, his preferred mode of transport! There is a dove with olive leaves in its mouth, alongside geometric patterning from Tongan tradition. Dame Robin also researched Islamic art in Paris, and at the Alhambra Palace in Spain, incorporating the influence of these highly refined patterns into the designs for the tapa.

“I am interested in pattern and how it works, how it pulls the eye along, like a pathway linking different elements as it goes – which is also a metaphor for community life,” she says, pointing to a central principle of her Bahá’í faith: the oneness of the human race and the idea of unity in diversity.

In her collaborative work with Ruha, dialogue and learning flows across cultures: ““We adopt an attitude of learning and engage others in that process of learning,” she says. Now Ruha and Dame Robin’s own designs and methods are influencing contemporary Tongan tapa: “The women ask me ‘can we have this?’ and some of my designs are starting to crop up in their work, so it becomes a common vocabulary of design and language.”

Having raised her children and lived for 15 years in a provincial town, she is wondering whether it’s time to move to the coast where she can hear the sound of the sea again. Her connection to the Pacific runs very deep. “In my thoughts, I keep wandering around the islands,” she says.

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A passion for Toast Toast Martinborough has featured in so many milestone moments for Anna Nielson that her new role of general manager is way AnneTaylor

more than a job. It’s personal.

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came to the first or second Toast Martinborough 20-something years ago. A few years later I came almost every year with a group of friends including my husband-to-be - little did I know at the time! Then we came as a couple, and since we had children, we try to make it back whenever we can,” Anna says.

If that means booking a babysitter for the day, equipping the children with new crayons, and making the day’s meals in advance, then so be it.

“At Toast Martinborough my husband and I remember why we married each other. We hold hands, giggle, talk to friends and just relax and enjoy the amazing wine and delicious food on offer.”

While we are talking, an older man strolls into the Kitchener St office for a spontaneous chat about the early days. “I don’t know who he is, but Toast obviously means a lot to him too,” says Anna after he has left.

Now in its 24th year, the event has become an institution for the 10,000 people who descend on the town, plus the army of local people required to make it happen. It even accounts for 0.1% of the Wairarapa GDP. “The fact that a one-day event even registers on the GDP shows how much we contribute,” Anna says.

Her passion for cuisine started early: “I wanted to be Julia Child when I was small. My mother was a wonderful cook and I learnt to bake and cook at a very young age. I remember I used to look out the window when I was cooking and pretend that I was talking to an audience as I went through each stage in whatever recipe I was following.”

She started out at the now Intercontinental Hotel working in Kimble Bents in a bid to avoid a student loan while studying for her degrees at Victoria University, then went on to work for a large multinational FMCG before embarking on a food and wine-focused OE. A job in sales and marketing at Wharekauhau Country Estate followed, then contributing to the development of the Le Cordon Bleu School of Cuisine in Wellington. During her time at Grow Wellington, she co-developed the idea of Wellington on a Plate, now in its seventh year.

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premium wines, celebrating the wine village of Martinborough and the community here.”

“People are actually getting nine different events in one day because the personalities of the winemakers and the experiences at each of the venues – all within walking distance - are so different.”

Big changes are planned for next year’s 25th event, but 2015 is all about maintaining the world class event that keeps people coming back in a scene where many other festivals have folded or been forced to reinvent themselves.

She did however challenge the nine winemakers to think “a little outside of the box”, and is looking forward to seeing what they come back with.

So after two-and-a-half decades, Toast must pretty much run itself?

“Absolutely not!” laughs Anna, who has been working flat tack with administration manager Jane Cooke since the middle of the year.

Underpinning everything are communication and relationships, and she is helped hugely in the role by the contacts she has built up over her career. fter all, the Wellington on a Plate concept was hatched over a cup of coffee (with Sarah Meikle of Positively Wellington Tourism).

And just like the line up of past Toast posters on the office walls, Toast Martinborough has always had strong women in the foreground.

Anna grew up in Petone and she credits St Matthew’s, which she attended as a boarder from the age of 12, with engaging her in “all of the things I loved” – cooking, drama, singing and sports. “I do believe if I didn’t go to St Matthew’s, I wouldn’t have done half of the things I have done. It set me up well for life.”

As a young mother, Anna is used to the juggling act, but she says it’s been made easier by moving from Wellington to Greytown three years ago.

“I have a friend in Wellington who I worry might spontaneously combust because everything is so busy, so stressed and all the kids’ activities have to be scheduled. But we built a home where we can watch the big skies, and the cows and sheep over breakfast, then walk into town for a coffee.”

The balance is worth it, and means she has the energy and passion to pour into Toast: “With a project like this, you really do care if it happens or not because it adds value to your own life.” •

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Fresh. Creative. Delicious.

Blue Carrot Catering has become one of Wellington and Wairarapa’s foremost catering companies providing fresh, creative and delicious food.

Gordon Blair and Nicole Manning

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ordon Blair and Nicole Manning started Blue Carrot Catering in 2000, and are celebrating being in business for 15 years, with a passionate team of over 20 staff.

Gordon comes from a sales and marketing background, while Nicole has over 26 years experience in the hospitality industry. Both Nicole and Gordon work in the business, overseeing the day to day running of the company and making sure that Blue Carrot’s excellent reputation for quality food and service is always maintained.

Blue Carrot Catering are the preferred caterer at many of the Wairarapa’s stunning wedding venues, including Lacewood, Tarureka Estate and The Landing. But they can cater at any venue including marquees, in a forest and in a paddock!

British born Adrian Hornsby has spent the last 21 years travelling the world, cooking various cuisines and working with many top chefs that have led to his passion for food. He has run several kitchens and collected a repertoire of great dishes and skills which he is pleased to have brought to the team at Blue Carrot over the past eight years. This is a passion that Adrian and his talented team are sharing together and one that makes him happy to call Blue Carrot/ New Zealand home.

Blue Carrot Catering specialise in weddings and corporate catering, but will successfully cater for any size or style of event.

These can range from elegant cocktail functions, wedding receptions, birthday celebrations, anniversaries, formal dinners, corporate conferences, relaxed BBQs, picnics, funerals to film location catering.

Whether you need help planning every detail, or just a few trays of delicious canapes, their passionate team can help you create the perfect occasion.

Full services are available including waiting and bar staff, www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

management, venue hire arrangements and hired equipment.

A recent testimonial from Karen Jackson of Organics Aotearoa New Zealand said “Thank you so much for providing organic food for our Board and Council meetings and also a beautiful picnic hamper for overseas guests to enjoy while viewing a Wairarapa farm. The food has been wonderful and people have commented on the quality and freshness of the produce. Providing organic food has been difficult to source and it is fabulous that you are now providing a much needed service.” rganising a wedding can be a stressful and challenging time.

Their experience from catering weddings over the past 20 years will ensure your wedding will be a memorable and happy day.

The team pride themselves on attention to detail, friendly and professional service and using fresh seasonal ingredients and they can personalise your wedding to suit your budget and function needs.

Everything can be catered for, including organising linen, glassware, cutlery, crockery and furniture, to setting up the venue and beverage area, dressing the tables, then pack down of the venue once your guests have departed.

The experienced team of qualified chefs and waitstaff will provide full service throughout the reception, allowing you to relax and enjoy your day.

Blue Carrot Catering are committed to “keeping it local”. When they cater in the Wairarapa (weddings, private parties and funerals) they have a team of professional Wairarapa based waitstaff and use local produce like cheese from C’est Cheese in Featherston, Leafyridge Olive Oils, nuts, wine and breads. www.bluecarrotcatering.co.nz Ph: 04 568 8838 email: orders@bluecarrotcatering.co.nz

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Chip off the Old Block A chunk of historic orchard land in Greytown is up for sale and holds special family memories for Pinehaven’s Stephen Meyrick, writes Julia Mahony.

Left: Stan Meyrick.

Below: Ian Garrity, Dave Smith, Don Robinson, Stuart Meyrick. Stuart receiving a packhouse of the year trophy presented by the Apple and Pear Board.

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n a dark April day in 1968, a ferocious storm lashed New Zealand, sinking the Wahine ferry in Wellington Harbour.

Up in the Wairarapa, a two-year-old boy called Stephen vanished into his family’s apple orchard.

He had struck out after the grown men, who were frantically propping up fruit trees being torn from the ground by the raging weather. Their livelihood was being threatened by nature and Steve wanted to help. In those days, the Meyrick family lived adjacent to the orchard, in a house next to the Scout Hall on Kuratawhiti St, Greytown.

The little lad was found safe and sound after being missing in action for some time. For years afterwards, those same apple trees in Pinehaven Orchard stood propped up by poles, a reminder of the strength of Mother Nature and the fine efforts of the orchardists.

When Steve was older, he used the orchard as a track for his mini-motorbike rides.

Today, the five-acre piece of land that hosted Steve’s adventures and daring bike rides lies bare and ready for sale, subdivided into 15 lots.

Pinehaven Orchard, established in 1910 by James Hutton Kidd and then known as Orchard Holm, has been in the Meyrick family since 1952, when Stan Meyrick purchased and renamed it after the surrounding shelter belt of pines.

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his skills, passed on from his father Stuart and grandfather Stan.

However, times change and so do successful businesses.

“The Kuratawhiti land is not essential to the Pinehaven operation,’’ Steve says.

His business has expanded to land on Greytown’s main road and retains the original Udy St block. To celebrate the Udy orchard turning 100 years old, Steve again planted heritage apple varieties created at Pinehaven – including Kidd’s orange red, Freyburg and Gala, which are now cropping. he Pinehaven produce shop on State Highway 2 in Greytown is a local landmark, where Steve works alongside his wife Sarah and a number of staff.

The shop is often decked out in black, yellow and red to support Greytown Rugby Club and the Meyricks’ son Hamish, who plays halfback for the town’s premier division-winning team. Steve often has to down apples to rush to the rescue as a member of the Greytown Volunteer Fire Brigade.

The Meyricks are seeking some financial return from the Kuratawhiti block, being marketed by Sheryll Brasell of Harcourts as `Kuratawhiti Estate’.

“Now it’s time for that land to be a location for living, not for fruit growing. It backs on to beautiful Greytown Park and has mountain views,’’ Steve says.

The land will always hold memories for Steve and, he hopes, for future generations of Greytown people. •

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Kokomai takes Flight again this Spring Theatre-goers, art followers, music lovers and book worms are in for a treat this spring with the return of the Kokomai Creative Festival, Wairarapa. By Katie Farman.

Promise and Promiscuity: a new musical by award winning kiwi comedian and performer Penny Ashton

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vibrant and funny one women show that mashes up Beethoven, bonnets and big balls promises to keep theatre lovers amused this spring when Kokomai: Creative Festival Wairarapa is staged at various venues across the region.

Promise and Promiscuity: a new musical by award winning Kiwi comedian and performer Penny Ashton is one of the highlights of the Trust House supported festival being held from October 16th – 25th, 2015. Penny, who has sold out shows in Edinburgh, Adelaide and Edmonton; been nominated for Best NZ Female Comedienne and won best performance by an International Poet at the London Farrago Awards, has crafted a hilarious performance that brings Jane Austen’s regency characters to life through song and dance.

Kokomai festival director Heidi Holbrook says Promise and Promiscuity will add a bit of fun and colour to the 2015 festival programme.

“Penny’s musical has been described as a text book example of how to do a one women show and Pride and Prejudice gone wild in the best possible way,” says Heidi. “We know it will sit alongside the other world-class shows we have confirmed for Kokomai nicely and ensure that there are a range of events which appeal to the diverse interests of people in our community.”

Kokomai means to take flight or to ascend. Opening the festival will be a special performance by students from the New Zealand School of Dance on Friday, October 16th. Garry Trinder, director for the New Zealand School of Dance says the show at the Carterton Events Centre is both a performance vehicle for students in the school’s full-time programme and a way for them to share dance with the community. It will also offer the public a special glimpse at 12 - Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine SPRING 2015 Issue #38

the stars of tomorrow while show casing some well-known classical and contemporary dance repertoire.

Ten days later Kokomai will close with a contemporary music project called Motu:Oiléain at the Carterton Events Centre, which is a collaboration between New Zealand’s much loved platinum-selling group Trinity Roots and members from top Irish bands Lumiere, Lunasa and Gráda. The performance will explore the commonalities in culture and music via a ‘music conversation’, see them collaborate on each other’s material as well as perform a new body of work.

The same weekend there will be an Alice in Wonderland community event in Martinborough and Masterton where families will be able to experience 150 years of the much-love children’s story.

This year’s festival follows the success of the inaugural festival in 2013 which saw over 5000 people enjoy a range of national and international acts as well as quality events that showcased talented people within the Wairarapa. t is also being sponsored by Greytown’s The White Swan which has put together a series of “Kokomai” set menus and deals for festival-goers. Packages available via the Kokomai website for dinner, drinks and a show plus there will be discount vouchers available at specific Kokomai shows for a free drink at the White Swan during the festival. Kokomai has also joined forces with Urlar Estate and Gladstone Vineyard in being wine and bubbles partners respectively while Tui is the beer partner and Greytown’s Mela will provide the juice.

The full Kokomai: Creative Festival Wairarapa programme is available to view at www.kokomai.co.nz and tickets will go on general sale from August 28th. •

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The Wairarapa Good Life – A Homage to a

Journalist Jane Clifton (left) was the keynote speaker at the launch of her friend Deborah Coddington’s new book ‘The Good Life on Te Muna Road’.

A recently published memoir by Martinborough resident Deborah Coddington sees the veteran journalist returning to the village she left under a bit of a cloud more than thirty years ago. The locals were more welcoming than she expected. By Simon Burt.

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he sun has certainly come out for Deborah Coddington in recent times, now living the bucolic life on a picturesque vineyard with (relatively) new husband Colin Carruthers, her beloved dogs and sundry birds and animals. Deborah’s book “The Good Life on Te Muna Road” chronicles the path to the property known as Redbank and is as much a tribute to the couple’s current South Wairarapa neigbourhood as it is an account of her earlier life, including the several years spent just down the road from Redbank during the 1970s.

Deborah’s earlier Martinborough existence was largely as partner to maverick book publisher Alister Taylor who had moved over from Wellington and set up home and shop in the rambling old Riddiford homestead “Waiura”. Her community then consisted largely of her children (eventually three with Taylor to go with a daughter from first husband, John McCormack) along with prominent passersthrough from other towns – Sam Hunt, Dun Mihaka, Tim Shadbolt, Gary McCormick – who were either there on book business or as occasional builders and labourers for Taylor. Unfortunately Taylor was rather over-committed financially at Waiura and with bills not being paid the family was forced to sell up, “tarred and feathered out of town” in 1983.

Although important in setting up the ‘back to the land’ narrative which underpins the book’s text, Deborah’s “old life” in Martinborough is secondary to the theme of her new community. Deborah believes that tight communities are important “in terms of keeping us happy; healing us and restoring our trust in humanity”. She feels blessed to be welcomed back to Martinborough and to have had the local support when her mother, Pat, moved to the town in her later years needing increasing amounts of help as she “slipped into the confused world of dementia”.

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and mayors mixed with fifth generation station owners and famous winemakers. Children played peek-a-boo among the barrels and the couple’s labradors roamed the room seeking fallen food, as labradors do. Some swigged beer from the bottle while others sipped fine pinot noir. The speeches had stories and jokes aplenty and however much fear Deborah might have felt about revealing more of herself than was strictly necessary, the jitters must have receded with the confirmation that she was surely among friends, in the midst of her community. Sales were brisk and there were queues for signings. any Martinborough locals get a mention – always frank and keenly observed – and Deborah paints a picture of a small rural village “where opinions might be sharply at odds, but when anyone’s luck runs out or health is poor, it’s no use refusing offers of help because we’re all in this together, like it or not.”

Raised on a Central Hawke’s Bay farm but living a largely urban existence since, Deborah has always longed for a return to the rural life. She will readily credit Colin for making this return possible, for providing the resources to resurrect a Martinborough life she feared impossible after first moving here as a young solo mother in 1976.

“I’m 39 years older than that girl, feel a hundred years wiser and a zillion years happier. I’ve come a long way, yet not so far. Full circle.” •

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ichard Riddiford has left no stone unturned as long time in one job he’s advanced the cause of Martinborough wines. His and Palliser Estate’s influence runs deep in the little founding Managing Wairarapa wine village, not just for the successful business Director, Richard that Palliser is but for the Riddiford, has called many collaborative marketing projects he’s initiated or helmed ‘time’ on his tenure over the years. at the pioneering What would Martinborough be without ‘Toast’? How globally Martinborough winery. successful would other wines be

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Where would Martinborough pinot noir be without the Conferences which attract aficionados from around the globe?

Palliser Estate has been Richard’s baby since before the first harvest in 1989 and under his leadership Palliser wines have found their way into the best restaurants, hotels and airlines in the world.

It is a truly international brand and Richard says that’s due to a founding philosophy.

“I remember being very excited when we were able to export to the U.K.,” he says. “It was unusual for a brand new label, but we knew there would simply not be enough people in New Zealand to drink all the wine being made. We exported from day one.”

He puts the enduring success of the Palliser business down to a series of little achievements over the years and is quick to mention being awarded NZTE “Food & Beverage Exporter of the Year” in 2004, possibly the smallest company ever to win that award.

After nearly three decades of building the business, a recent lengthy trip to Sicily was the catalyst for personal change. “I’d never taken six weeks off work before,” he says. “It made me realise there’s more to life than Palliser.”

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Coincidentally, 2004 was also the year Pip Goodwin joined the company. Born and bred in the Wairarapa, Pip “couldn’t wait to get out of the place” and completed a commerce degree at Otago before travelling to London and working in banking. She returned to New Zealand as a management consultant for PWC, working between Wellington, Sydney and Auckland.

So it was a bit ironic when Pip found herself back in the Wairarapa after working a few vintages in NZ and the US and completing a postgraduate diploma in oenology and viticulture at Lincoln.

“I’ve always been interested in wine,” Pip says, “and when I got sick of banking and travelling I thought it might be good to start a wine business at home.” Landing a job at Palliser before doing so, however, might have been a stroke of luck. “I’ve realised that for a lot of people the wine industry can be a good way of losing money.”

Pip’s set of skills is perfect for the CEO job, Richard reckons.

“For a start, she can add up. That’s pretty unusual in this industry.”

Add her love of winemaking and a passion for marketing and environmental concerns and you have a pretty heady mix. Pip and Richard agree that the winemaking experience is a big bonus when seeing potential buyers overseas. “They appreciate that you can talk intimately about the product you’re selling. It’s a credibility thing.” ip is loving being settled, living in Martinborough with her “local man” husband and two young children. “The Wairarapa is an amazing place and this village has a wonderful community feel to it. The wine people here, they’re very collaborative, there are no real secrets. If New Zealand wine’s doing well, it’s good for Martinborough. If our wine’s doing well, it’s good for everyone.”

Incoming Chief Executive Officer Pip Goodwin will not be sweeping a big broom over Palliser Estate. “There’s no need - Richard has run an incredibly successful company. Of course we will have to adapt to the inevitable little challenges along the way, but no, no wholesale changes. I consider myself lucky to have worked so closely both with Richard and chief winemaker and viticulturist Allan Johnson, and I’m keen to build on Palliser’s proud heritage.”

And for outgoing Managing Director Richard Riddiford MNZM, there will be time for more travel and a chance, finally, to catalogue his personal wine cellar. •

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It’s a Greytown kind of magic Craig Thorburn is used to making instant transformations. So when he decided to downsize from Auckland to Greytown just over a year ago, he wasn’t about to sit around and watch the grass grow at his new home, an 1880’s Main Street villa. By Anne Taylor

his used to be a car park,” he says waving a hand at what looks like an established English garden. In fact it is only 18 months young. The secret, he confides, is kelp and homemade liquid fertilizer - but there’s clearly more than effective plant nutrition going on here. Bar his first job in accountancy fresh out of high school, Craig has built a career on creative flair and being able to transform the ordinary into the spectacular, and this is simply his latest project.

Creator of many award-winning gardens at the Ellerslie Flower Show, Craig styled cover shoots for House & Garden magazine for 12 years and has worked with Huka Lodge on Royal visits for the past 20 years. He wrought luxurious interiors magic for Louis Vuitton private dinner parties during the America’s Cup, and has brought the wow factor to many other high profile events for Air New Zealand, Peter Jackson, and the Queenstown and Arrowtown festivals.

His garden showcases the outdoor strand of his business Grand Illusions, which offers an array of beautiful ideas and wares to transform living spaces. Dotted around the garden are his striking wooden obelisks, made by a local craftsman and currently proving one of his most popular items. They can stand alone as bold sculptural accents or act as shelters and supports for plants.

Many of his urns and unusual garden sculptures are sourced in Bali and some have been made to order according to his own designs. “The Bali artisans are quite amazing in what they can do.

Many of their styles are actually European as this is where items for the European market are sourced.”

Classic designs with a modern twist seem to work well in Greytown, he says. “In Auckland, the trend was for large Buddhas and Zen-inspired design. Here it is a bit more conservative and classical. I think people are going for a more natural, botanically inspired look.”

His shop, an artfully converted building next to the house, reflects this. It’s a small wonderland full of mirrors, ornaments and a delightful collection of pea green birdcages hanging from the rafters.

His Greytown transformation, while overwhelming to a layperson, has been eminently manageable after the large Titirangi property he owned for 38 years, and which was a fixture on the Mercy Hospice garden tour.

Indeed so inviting is the whole scheme that people have been known to stray into the house, thinking it an extension of his shop.

Well might they want to look because Craig has taken the concept of ‘garden rooms’ a step further, styling each room to complement the various colour schemes of the section of garden it looks out on.

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to open a Christmas shop in October, something that will come naturally given he themed the Christmas Shop at Kirkcaldie & Stains for almost two decades.

No detached creative director, he is currently experimenting with quirky Christmas wreaths and trees. “Inspiration comes from many sources but a lot of it is just looking,” he says. “I pick something up, twist it round and see how I can use it….I’m attracted to unusual things and finding new ways with recycled objects.” e is also running Annie Sloan Chalk paint classes at Le Monde, Parnell, and Peonies, Martinborough: “I love how you can give everyone the same colour paint and they will all come out with a different shade and way of applying it.”

Craig had visited Greytown several times before making his epic move. Early on, he concluded “This is me….Greytown has a certain vibe and the most amazing community. I would go down to the library before I got WiFi and got to know people there. They made me feel welcome right from the start.”

A few signature touches are popping up around town. He made conifer wreaths to deck the Town Hall last Christmas and two plantfilled urns are installed on the porch of The White Swan next door.

He’s also planning a mid winter Christmas event with other retailers for next year.

Whatever the scheme, we can be sure there will be some classical flair, a touch of natural beauty and quite a lot of magic. •

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Renaissance Man:

new energy tipped to make White Swan pride of region

Well known Wellington chef Dale Keith has traded in the steep narrow streets of Mt Victoria for the tree-lined, wide avenues of Greytown, discovers Katie Farman.

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ince taking the reins of The White Swan in April this year, Dale has been making incremental changes to one of Greytown’s most recognisable buildings. There have been tweaks to the menu, new pot plants placed in front of the main veranda on Main Street and a noticeable change in atmosphere reflecting hisdetermination to turn the elegant, double-storey hotel and bar into “Wairarapa’s premier food, wine and accommodation destination”. It’s a bold statement, but there’s no denying the drive or passion of the trained chef who has notched up nearly 30 years of hospitality and catering experience.

“First and foremost, I’m a chef,” says Dale, who managed the awardwinning Wellington restaurant Vista for many years before establishing The Chippery on Majoribanks Street in Mt Victoria.

“The food is key and that’s why I’m so passionate about The White Swan and her role in Greytown and the Wairarapa. It all starts with the produce – we’re blessed with this unique climate and geography, and people with knowledge and skills. Now we need an internationalclass restaurant – a fitting showcase for what we have to offer.”

Dale is determined to make The White Swan at the epicentre of the Wairarapa’s food and wine industry, showcasing the finest the region has to offer. To do this he will upgrade the kitchen and gradually change the formal dining room into an upscale casual dining bistro reflecting the changing needs of consumers. He is also looking forward to reconfiguring the layout of the existing bar to incorporate a new wine bar that leads out through French Doors onto a relaxed yet sophisticated courtyard.

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Dale is looking forward to working with his partner and fashion designer Nicola Screen in redecorating the existing 13 bedrooms that make up the business’s boutique accommodation. Under Nicola’s guidance the soft furnishings and colour schemes throughout the accommodation will have a more feminine and elegant touch while the self-contained units will be updated with a more welcoming, contemporary look. he revamp, which is expected to take two years to complete, will add another chapter to The White Swan’s already fascinating history. It used to be a Lower Hutt railway workshop administration building before being cut into sections and transported across the Rimutaka Hill Ranges. However during the relocation, one of the sections fell off the truck blocking the road for some time.

Photographs illustrating this remarkable journey are displayed in the bar and a great conversation starter for new-comers to the region.

“This building has become such an icon and when people see the photographs of its relocation for the first time they are genuinely gob-smacked,” says Dale. “That part of its history has been told and now we’re looking forward to writing a new chapter that will be part of the Wairarapa for years to come and extends the region’s international terrific wine and food reputation.

“The produce that comes out of the Wairarapa is first-class – and the variation is incredible. There are people here creating worldbeating products that even locals don’t know about. That’s what I want people to see, that’s what I want people to experience.” •

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Bird’s eyeview of the Tararuas

Destination Wairarapa’s David Hancock gets a thrilling view of the Wairarapa’s mountains, rivers, lakes and valleys is from the air.

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’ve done plenty of tramping in the Tararua Ranges on many different tracks and this has let me see these wonderful mountains from many different perspectives. There have been times when I’ve popped my head out through cloud to see only the tallest peaks joining me, times when the visibility has been so clear I’ve seen Mount Taranaki to the west or the volcanic plateau to the north and there have times when there has been no visibility thanks to the heavy clouds pouring rain onto the mountain tops.

With all the hard earned rewards that come from tramping and carrying everything I need for either a one day or multiday walk, I never thought I could be rewarded with these spectacular Tararua views without sweat and sore legs. But then I had an opportunity to fly into the mountains with Amalgamated Helicopters and all that changed.

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second to none. They offer a wide range of helicopter services across the agriculture and forestry sectors, government departments, local councils, police and fire services as well as offer hunting opportunities. Earlier this year pilot Jamie Hansen, who is in charge of tourist flights and works alongside the firm’s chief pilot and codirector Jason Diedrich, invited me for a scenic flight across the Tararua’s to see their beauty and great depth from above.

In the helicopter hangar on the outskirts of Carterton, which also doubles as the departure lounge, I waited with Department of Conservation workers who were taking a different helicopter flight into the ranges to carry out some maintenance work.

Following our pre-flight safety briefing, we step inside the helicopter. The pilot controls are right in front of me and I wear a voice activated headset that enables me to talk to Jamie. It’s also a cool bit of kit that adds to the atmosphere of an aviation adventure.

It only takes 10 minutes to fly above the mountains and in that time I was higher than ever before with a view beyond anything I’ve ever experienced. We hover high above Mt Holdsworth spinning slowly to get 360 degree views that stretch towards the South Island and way up north along the spine of the ranges. We follow tramping tracks that wind across knobs and down spurs and see different layers of vegetation. Used to tramping these, it felt odd to gain a birds eye perspective. I love tramping and the thrill of reaching the tops.

Flying in won’t replace that thrill but it certainly has given me a new way to be thrilled in the Tararua Ranges. It also makes me feel good that this helicopter access is opening up the mountain experience to anyone and everyone which is one of Jamie’s main objectives.

“The beauty of the Tararua’s is its just such an underrated place … and there are relatively few days (each year) when you can see it from the air. That’s what it’s about, getting people in there on those days,” he says.

Amalgamated offer tailor made flights all over the region and have devised three scenic circuits. There is the Town and Country, a fly over the wider Masterton and Carterton areas; A Flight Over the High Country taking in the peaks and valleys of the Tararua Forest Park and The Coastal Experience flying over Cape Palliser and seeing amazing natural formations such as the Pinnacles. Bookings can be made through the Martinborough and Masterton i-SITE Visitor Information Centres or via www.amalgamatedheli.co.nz. •

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‘Vanning the ‘Rapa

I was anxious. With my latest acquisition hitched up to the Honda I was heading off down the Ponatahi valley on a solo maiden voyage; destination Ngawi, Cape Palliser. By Simon Burt.

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’d hardly set foot in a caravan, let alone towed one or slept in one or boiled a whistling kettle in one. After years of drooling over the pages of RV magazines and Trade Me I finally took the plunge last spring and bought a 1978 Liteweight Vagabond 1100, in largely original condition but with years of steady use and a bit of neglect to remedy. It’s classic ‘70s, all brown vinyl, plastic wood veneer and aluminium trim with orange curtains and nasty polyester upholstery – so bad taste it’s beautiful. Three berth, 10’6”, looks like a pumpkin on wheels.

This little old ‘van is not a ‘she’. It hasn’t been pimped or retroed or painted with high-gloss seven-pot lacquer. There’s no hidden TV or microwave. It doesn’t have a colour co-ordinated tow car with fluffy dice and it’s not decked out with reproduction period furnishings or accessories. And it most certainly does not have a name.

The kids aren’t interested in my caravan, nor is my wife; they’ve hardly stepped through its door. But the neighbourhood blokes are – it was parked up on the front lawn all last wonderful summer and a lot of the winter, awning erected, table set, fridge full, music, snacks, open invitation. Many a global or personal problem has been solved, way past dinner time, in The Caravan Bar. A caravan is like a boat; it’s all about storage, efficiency, layout, 24 - Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine SPRING 2015 Issue #38

manoeuvrability – and style. Some are curvy architectural gems, others commit violent design crimes. One will look pretty on the exterior but be totally impractical inside; another will work like a dream while presenting a bit ugly. But however they look or function, caravans have a common value – being able to be hitched up and taken for a spur-of-the-moment overnighter when the sunset is looking promising or a good book needs finishing. A beach bach on wheels.

There’s a bit of a resurgence of interest in caravans at the moment, and huge growth in the number of motor homes on New Zealand roads. The local branch of the NZ Motor Caravan Association is very active, as are other branches nationwide, especially in promoting and certifying ‘self-containment’ of water and waste. An ‘SC’ sticker on your ‘van is gold – it provides extra freedom, allowing many more places to legally park up for a night or two.

There are some top caravan spots in and around the Wairarapa.

Over the summer I overnighted on Ocean Beach, at The Cliffs in East Taratahi and under the Putangirua Pinnacles. I spent four nights at the wonderful Tora!Tora!Tora! music festival. I checked out the Eketahuna camping ground with its lovely riverside walk and uncatchable trout. I also ventured through the gorge for a few

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days to a beautiful secret spot where the fish will be rising next time, I’m sure. ut just as enjoyable were the occasional nights parked up in the paddock – a few dozen steps from my front door but feeling like many miles away. I think that’s what I love about my caravan, it’s a little haven, a cocoon, a well ordered space where I’ll find stuff as I left it.

A place of my own.

I got to my inaugural destination without incident. Ngawi is perfect on a nice night. It’s free to park up and there’s a toilet over the road, a burger van on the foreshore and plenty to look at with the fishing boats and bulldozers coming and going. And the sunsets are spectacular. •

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Spreading the Good word

A Wairarapa couple are putting a savory twist on the traditional marmalade. By Katie Farman

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ally Duckworth and Alisdair Ross are breaking the mould in more ways than one.

Not only have they taken ingredients such as gin, white rum, mint and smoked paprika and added them to marmalade to create an award winning range of products with a difference, but they’ve also broken the mould of their former existence to create a new life in the Wairarapa.

After spending many years living in Wellington, Sally and Alisdair now divide their time between the Capital City where they manage a research company and work as a barrister respectively, and their home near the rural village of Tinui, a 40 minute drive east of Masterton. Here, at their historic homestead Langdale, they grow a range of citrus trees that produce fruit eventually cooked to create their artisan range of marmalades sold under the eye-catching, jazzy label Marmalada. Their flavours are unusual and add a new twist to the humble marmalade often associated with Paddington Bear, a classic character from children’s literature. They have also caught the eye of the world’s marmalade cognoscenti winning two gold awards, one silver and one bronze award at the 2015 ‘World’s Original Marmalade Awards’ in England.

Judges for the international competition were wowed by the couple’s breakfast marmalades including Grapefruit with Fresh Mint and White Rum, and Kumquat and Vanilla (Gold awards) and Grapefruit and Dark Chocolate (Bronze award). These follow 2014’s gold and silver awards at the same event for their savoury marmalades, Tangelo and Smoked Paprika (Gold) and Tangelo and Star Anise Marmalade (Silver).

The couple say the awards have helped endorse Marmalada and given them the motivation to create two new flavour combinations due for release this summer.

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stand on their own in terms of flavour … they sell themselves,” says Alisdair. “In fact one of the best comments we received during a tasting was when a chap who hadn’t tasted marmalade since childhood declared ‘god I’ve been robbed for 30 years of my life’.”

While the duo are not keen to give away their secret recipes, they say their marmalades contain provocative additions such as star anise, fresh mint and white rum and contain 50 percent fruit. The citrus fruit comes from varieties including Seville oranges, tangelos, blood oranges, limes, lemons, kumquats and grapefruit which are cooked up in their on-site registered kitchen.

“Marmalada is fresh, innovative and made locally here in the Wairarapa based on evidence based flavour combinations,” explains Sally. “Yes, we’ve endured a couple of combinations that haven’t worked but the ones that are successful have great clarity, texture, and taste. Alisdair and I love entertaining so creating Marmalada has enabled us to inspire other cooks, getting them interested in using it in a creative way rather than a traditional way.”

A classic combination, the couple say, is pairing their Tangelo Marmalade with smoked paprika with pork or their grapefruit and dark chocolate with croissants or pancakes. armalada is also a great foil for the couple’s office based careers in Wellington. The physical nature of working outside and making marmalade has added a new strand to their working lives enabling them to think creatively and more efficiently. It also allows them to spend more time at Tinui, a community they’ve grown to love.

“We have family connections to Tinui but Alisdair and I began to spend time here when we bought the old Scout Hall,” says Sally.

“It was pretty rustic – there was no power and no hot water, but we grew to love the Wairarapa and ended up buying the Homestead and making it home.”

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Putting the WILD in Pukaha Wild Challenge Destination Wairarapa’s Katie Farman trades in her laptop for running shoes to complete the inaugural Pukaha Wild Challenge.

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alf way up Braddick’s Track my quads are burning. This trail was much steeper than I anticipated and slippery underfoot thanks to a late spring southerly front that brought a deluge of rain the previous night and snow to the ranges that morning.

It was about now I rued my lack of hill training leading into this inaugural Wild Challenge at Pukaha, a 10km back country trail run and 23km road cycle held in and around the Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre north of Masterton. It was my first time in a decade doing a trail run and despite being covered in mud I was grinning. Looking around, the restored native bush was magnificent.

Gnarly branches of lowland podocarp forest hung down, some of which were covered in vines and moss while the odd cry of a native bird rang out under the tree canopy. It was like being on a movie set for Sir Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Despite the burning calf muscles and quads, I ploughed up Bruce Hill and made the summit at 710m alongside three other women who I’d played cat and mouse with since the start gun went off. We all took time to congratulate each other and admire the breath-taking view, made even more magical thanks to the fresh snow lying on the nearby tussock. It felt good to be alive and we thanked the marshall hunkered down under a survival blanket at the top checking off our numbers. If only we could’ve brought him up a hot chocolate to show our appreciation.

We slipped and slid down the other side of Bruce Hill towards Braddicks Farm in Mauriceville and there was lots of giggling and laughter. There was a real art to down hill running – a technique I clearly hadn’t mastered but admired in those who did it well. Sure footed, I was not.

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The native bush eventually opened up to a paddock and gravel farm road which led to the run/bike transition. It was here my race ended as I chose to only do the run part of the event, so jumped onboard a warm bus that took me back to the Pukaha Mount Bruce visitor centre. However the women I was running with tagged their cyclist team-mates who then completed a 23km road cycle through rolling rural farmland. It was a challenging day on the bike thanks to the bitterly cold wind but on a good day the cycle along West Road, South Road and Opaki-Kaiparoro Road would have rewarded riders with pretty views. After looping back to Pukaha via State Highway 2, they were clapped over the finish line by awaiting friends and family, many of whom were warming themselves with hot chocolates and flat whites from the cafe.

Later at prize giving Pukaha’s general manager Helen Tickner paid tribute to all the competitors – many of whom had travelled from Wellington and the Manawatu – as well as the volunteers who lined the course. After announcing Wairarapa triathlete Hamish Hammond as the winner a special spot prize was drawn for a lucky person to release a kiwi into the wild.

The success of this inaugural event has seen it return to the sports calendar this spring and to encourage the next generation of trail runners, a new 5km junior race will be added. Both events will be held on Sunday September 27 2015 and are a fundraiser for Pukaha’s forest restoration project which includes predator control programmes.

The new 5km Wild Challenge Kids’ Run at Pukaha is open to children aged 8 -16 years and will see them follow a well defined path that goes past aviaries at the centre before venturing up a hillside track to the lookout and down the other side. The adults Wild Challenge will be on the same course as last year and is open to both individuals and teams, although due to the challenging nature of the run, it is for those over the age of 16.

For more information visit www.pukaha.org.nz/wildchallenge. •

Opening a door to the past: Wairarapa Garden Tour Historic homesteads, beautiful churches and cottage gardens feature in

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November’s Wairarapa Garden Tour.

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wo of the Wairarapa’s grandest homestead gardens will be open to the public this November as part of the annual Wairarapa Garden Tour.

Fernside Gardens, just north of Featherston, and Brancepeth gardens, just east of Masterton, will open their gates to the public for the two-day self-drive Wairarapa Garden Tour on November 7th – 8th 2015. The tour also doubles as a fundraiser for the Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre, a 20 minute drive north of Masterton, with all proceeds raised from the ticket sales directed into Pukaha’s Forest Restoration Programme.

Wairarapa Garden Tour event organiser John Gilberthorpe says around 12 properties across the region will open up over the two days, but the highlight for garden lovers is having the opportunity to explore Fernside and Brancepeth gardens, properties not normally open to the public.

“The Wairarapa Garden Tour is a great chance to explore some of the region’s most beautiful gardens that range from country cottage gardens to more formal styles,” says Mr Gilberthorpe. “This year we are excited to announce the inclusion of Fernside Gardens, a remarkable property that is sure to appeal to everyone, and the incredible Brancepeth. The event promises to be a very special one for the Wairarapa and of course ultimately, help protect wildlife at Pukaha Mount Bruce.”

Fernside’s Gardens is one of New Zealand’s oldest and grandest gardens that featured in Sir Peter Jackson’s movie trilogy based on J R R Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. Twenty acres of landscaped gardens surround the Heathcote Helmore designed homestead with its American Colonial detailing. it was used to be the American government’s ambassadorial residence in the 1950s. English in style with a little New Zealand flavour, the extensive gardens are seasonal and feature grand deciduous trees, a brilliant display of spring flowers and shrubs together with many native bird species.

There is also a rhododendron walk, a ‘secret’ walled garden, a native New Zealand garden and oak ‘cathedral’. Parts of the garden, including the lake and bridge, featured in scenes in the movie The Lord of Rings. nother highlight for garden lovers this year is Brancepeth, one of New Zealand’s most historic homesteads and remarkable set of farm buildings, dating back to the 1850s, sitting atop a ridge near Wainuioru, a 15 minute drive east of Masterton. In its entirety, Brancepeth is a place of rare and valuable historical interest.

The white timber homestead, which features a castellated central tower, is surrounded by a unique set of buildings that reflect the lifestyle of the extensive sheep and cattle farms that once dominated the Wairarapa countryside. At its height Brancepeth Station featured a grand stable, library, school, store, and cookhouse and had more

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than 300 staff. It is now listed by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category 1 Historic Place, the highest listing.

The gardens are unique because they feature Summersii Flax, which was the first all tri-coloured flax in the world, and large, historic trees some of which are over 140 years old. Species include Totara, Western Red Cedar, Maidenhair Tree (‘Ginko Biloba’), Sherwood Oak/Major Oak, the Peppermint Gum ‘Eucalyptus Viminalis’, and the Bidwillii/Bunya Pine.

Other properties in the garden tour will be located between Featherston and Masterton and represent a variety of styles including churches, modern country gardens and cottage gardens.

For more information including the complete list of gardens visit www.wairarapagardentour.co.nz •

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Historic homestead now open to the world

A Wairarapa couple are breathing new life into the historic ICA Homestead and Katie Farman

subsequently their business, the Whareama Coastal Walk. By Katie Farman.

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armen and Dick Tredwell are no strangers to taking on big projects. After previously running Prospect Homestay at their farm and establishing the Whareama Coastal Walk, which takes in scenery between the popular beach resorts of Castlepoint and Riversdale, they wasted no time in snapping up the historic ICA Homestead when it came onto the market earlier this year.

Not only was the homestead completely renovated in a sensitive way that retained the charm of yesteryear, but its location and character has enabled the Tredwells to include it as one of the overnight stays in the Whareama Walk.

“ICA is such a stand out homestead with a fascinating past that when it came up for sale Dick and I were so excited,” explains Carmen. “We felt it would make a lovely home for us but more importantly be a place that we can share with our friends, family and visitors to the region.”

ICA, located in the rural district of Whareama approximately 30 minutes’ drive from Masterton, is a Heritage New Zealand Category 2 registered homestead. It was originally an 18,200 acre station and its unusual name came about after its original owner the Reverend John Chapman Andrew, a classical scholar, used Greek symbols for his initials on wool bales. Because the Greek alphabet’s I and J are the same – the name ICA evolved. The original homestead built in 1866 was totally lost to fire in 1895 however the homestead that stands today was rebuilt to the same design incorporating the original chimneys. Following Parson Andrew’s death, ICA Station was subdivided into five blocks in the early 1900s (ICA, Otahome, The Peaks, Waimimi and Waiteko).

Today the station comprises approx 1600 acres and is home to the Motu Nui Romney Stud, owned and farmed by Jason Le-Grove while the Tredwells own the homestead and approximately 20 acres of grounds. The homestead’s previous owners completely renovated ICA and upgraded the two onsite cottages, ‘The Whare’ and ‘India 32 - Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine SPRING 2015 Issue #38

House’. It is said that India House was built in 1866 for Parson Andrew’s father-in-law, Capt Henry Fendall and his Indian man servant, hence the name. The grounds have also been extensively landscaped with eye-catching features which include sweeping brick steps and a heated swimming pool, making it a perfect place for the Tredwells to breathe new life into it as a B&B and wedding venue.

The homestead and two cottages now also double as accommodation on the Whareama Walk.

“Because the Whareama Coastal Walk is so versatile and can be completed as a single day walk or up to seven days depending on one’s time and fitness, there are plenty of options for walkers,” says Carmen. “All they have to do is choose their length of walk and choose their length of stay and we can do the rest.” nspired by the success of the Tora Coastal Walk located further down the Wairarapa’s east coast, the Tredwells established the Whareama walk in 2011. They believed the Whareama area had amazing territory which was suited to a private self-guided trek and worked in with Emily and Anders Crofoot of Castlepoint Station and four other farms in the community to create a walking route that began on land at Whareama and headed out to Otahome and then weaved up the coastline taking in parts of Castlepoint Station including the re-built hut, ‘Wai Ngaio Retreat,’ which doubles as accommodation for the second night of the walk. Since marketing the walk, they have attracted visitors from all over the world and all over New Zealand who leave guest book comments like: “Fantastic food, awesome accommodation, wonderful weather, superb varied scenery, what more could one ask for?”

“Excellent hosts and meals. A bit of everything, sea, farm, seals, even a burnt out forest. Clean very comfortable accommodation and beds – a great weekend!”

Carmen and Dick are now equally excited about having ICA homestead added to their walker’s experience. •

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There’s something about the brand Illustrator and designer Gerad Taylor proves global connectivity really is possible from a quiet culde-sac in Greytown. By Anne Taylor.

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f imitation is the highest form of flattery, Greytown-based designer and illustrator Gerad Taylor recently received quite a compliment.

“I found out that one of my pin ups, which I’d done for an Australian ice cream company called Serendipity, has ended up tattooed on a woman’s leg. Apparently she’d flown from Germany to Scotland to have it done by top tattooist David Corden.”

Looks like this particular artwork is going to be around for at least as long as Gerad’s other output, which has been appearing on TV ad campaigns, billboards, posters and packaging for the past 30 years since he graduated from Wellington Polytechnic’s Visual Communication Design course.

“The first thing people think of when I say I’m an illustrator is children’s books, which I have done, but generally my work has been for large corporate clients and advertising.”

Perhaps his best-known pieces in New Zealand are the core graphic elements for Tui and NZ Post logos, and the recent V car livery.

His ‘pin ups’ are a recent addition to his work that’s attracted followers in the blogosphere and led to some intriguing jobs.

His first series featured on the Adelaide Festival posters, followed by a cover for a Las Vegas entertainment magazine; album covers for Australian heavy metal band Long Holiday, and The Exponents, and a series of retro posters set to appear in a forthcoming movie starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling.

It’s all a long way from the early days at Polytech which saw students carving out letters in plaster of Paris to learn typography, and painting in oils, watercolour and with airbrushes.

“In those pre-computer days, it was incredibly stressful as you only had one chance. You might be working on a hyper real airbrushed piece showing every bubble of a fizzy drink. You had to start again if you made a mistake, or find a way to cut out a section of the paper invisibly. Transferring it to the scanner drum was also hazardous and rips could occur there too.”

Today’s illustrators are blissfully unaware of the knife-edge dance that used to go on. The advent of Photoshop in the 1990s meant that every art style under the sun could now be achieved digitally, and deleting mistakes is as simple as pressing the Command + Z keys.

But Gerad has never regretted his exacting training, and it’s still proving an asset in the ever-evolving industry. He has since mastered Cinema 4D for 3D modelling and animation, and is currently exploring gaming apps and other projects that satisfy his entrepreneurial bent.

These skills opened the door to a job for Automobile Lamborghini, one of the high points of his career.

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Away from the screen, he indulges his passion for speed at Manfeild in Feilding – “it’s my spiritual home”. He has raced a succession of high performance cars there and completed the BMW driver training course, winning best driver in his class. He holds a C2 National race license and has got his adrenaline fix in a Honda Civic and 420hp Integra, a supercharged Lotus Exige and a Radical SR3, overtaking 26 cars to win a recent MG classic all comers race from the back of the grid.

One of his adult daughters has followed him into graphic design, currently studying at Massey, while his eldest is in the final years of her law degree. But he describes his illustration career as something he fell into rather than controlled. “Originally I wanted to be a creative director or film director but I did the storyboarding visuals so well that people started giving me illustration jobs.” fter several years with an artist collective called Art House in Kent Tce, Gerad headed for Sydney to work with a leading illustration agency. He now has an agent in Philadelphia, Sydney and Auckland, and does much of his own promotion. “Though I have international clients, I am more than happy to do logos and website design locally,” he says.

Back in tranquil Greytown he says helping to kickstart the Greytown-Woodside Trail, along with a former neighbour in Cotter Street, has been one of his most satisfying projects. “I’ve lived on and off in Wellington and Wairarapa since the 1990s, and when I first came to Greytown it was an ordinary little country town.”

“Walking and biking most days on the Trail is a great antidote to the computer screen and I think it adds a lot to the experience of living in Greytown.” www.taylorgraphics.co.nz •

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region of vast natural beauty with distinct seasonal changes or be located at the heart of the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail and only a 90-minute drive or train ride from Wellington, there are plenty of options.

Queen Elizabeth Park of facilities and social activities ensuring everyone’s individual needs are met as well as a range of comfortable accommodation choices.

The Wairarapa Masonic Village is set in spacious grounds and is home for 120 independent people who enjoy living in modern homes and apartments. Because Glenwood Masonic Hospital is located in the grounds of the village, residents can access greater support and services if they are ever needed.

All three villages are only a short drive from the beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park and Henley Lake, which is a popular spot for walkers, runners, cyclists and bird-lovers. It is also home of the wonderful Henley Men’s Shed, where blokes become involved in a vast array of activities ranging from woodwork, metalwork, horticulture, garden tool maintenance, cooking (in the kitchen or pizza oven) and community initiatives. The modern Wairarapa Hospital, which services the whole region, and a number of medical centres are also close by.

It’s easy to stay young at heart in Masterton. There are a number of social and sporting clubs actively engaged in the community – from spinners and weavers and garden clubs through to bowling and tennis – and regular events keep the calendar year fresh. These include wine and food festivals, the Castlepoint Beach horse races, Wings Over Wairarapa airshow and the Golden Shears.

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asterton, one of five characterful towns that make up the Wairarapa, is a vibrant, family-friendly town with a proud rural heritage. Known for its long, hot summers that make outdoor activities such as golf, bowling, tramping, camping, cycling and walking so accessible, it also has three retirement villages offering residents a wide range of facilities and services possible for a secure and fulfilling retirement.

Lansdowne Park, which is locally owned and operated, is located on Lansdowne Hill at the northern end of town. Residents have a selection of homes available, from spacious one bedroom apartments through to exclusive three bedroom villas, most of which have elevated views of the spectacular Tararua Ranges and surrounding rural landscape. A weekly fee allows unlimited access to the community building, heated swimming pool, spa, gym, library and café whilst health facilities are also available.

It also backs onto the Lansdowne Recreational Trails network, a series of easy-to-walk limestone paths that range in distance between 1km-4km, and is only a short walk from the Masterton Golf Course, which has been an institution in the town for over a century. The 18-hole, par 71 course is home to New Zealand golfing legend Sir Bob Charles.

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Life’s Lessons Learned Through Horsemanship Gavin Morison doesn’t refer to himself as a ‘horse whisperer’, but he is a quiet man with a gentle manner. And the horses certainly hear him. By Simon Burt

Gavin Morison with Oreo and Fudge and Blaze in the background. Photo Simon Burt.

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avin Morison has been on and around horses all his life. Raised on the well-known family farm at Morison’s Bush, he now lives with his young children Astrea and Cole, and plenty of horses, in the Ruakokoputuna Valley, south east of Martinborough.

The picturesque, 85 acre ranch-style property was chosen carefully – its highly free-draining pasture means it’s virtually mudfree, year round – and has been fenced and landscaped specifically for training horses. There’s a large, relocated character homestead with views down the river valley, and a smaller cottage which will one day provide accommodation for residential horse clinics. With brown trout in the stream and red deer occasionally wandering out of the native bush, it’s an idyllic spot.

Known nationwide – and internationally – as a master horseman, Gavin has dedicated his life to the equine world. Starting when still in his teens, he has spent 16 years ‘starting’ (or ‘breaking in’) horses as a full-time occupation, as well as doing a lot of travelling to conduct clinics. In recent times, mindful of his responsibilities as a single dad to his children, he’s had the starting on the back burner. “I’ve met some interesting horses over the years, and had a few close shaves.” But reasoning that “crossing the road can be just as risky”, he’s decided to return to the highly skilled role of preparing horses to be ridden by people.

Gavin’s approach to working with horses is a holistic one. He believes in keeping things simple, that noone has all the answers, and that horses – like people – are individuals and should be treated as such. “A horse will read a person’s intent long before they get close enough to touch it, he says. “It’s important to remember that it’s never the horse’s fault if it’s not behaving as you expect – it might not be doing what you want it to do, but it’s probably doing what you’re telling it to do.”

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It’s not all ‘touchy feely’ stuff either – it can get pretty physical.

Gavin is often approached to train problem horses that noone else will touch. “I enjoy it, it’s taught me a lot. Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do so things can get better. The most important thing is ‘how’ you do it – you either do it ‘to’ the horse or ‘for’ the horse; they know the difference.”

Gavin has recently formed a working relationship with Martinborough conference and events venue Brackenridge. Having spent many years running his own courses and clinics, Gavin feels that having access to the ‘corporate retreat’ sector that Brackenridge provides will allow him to share his knowledge with a wider audience.

“I did some leadership courses using horses for the Army a few years ago and they worked really well. I was thinking about it recently and by coincidence the Brackenridge people were researching the same thing to add to their offer.”

The Brackenridge/Gavin Morison courses are not riding lessons – in fact, participants never actually mount a horse. They are designed for staff groups from corporates and government agencies wanting to experience personal growth, initiating and building trust and learning leadership qualities by working with horses. “Essentially, the courses are for people responsible for others in the workplace.”

The clinics at Ruakokoputuna begin again in spring and Gavin will again travel away to do the odd one.

“I’ve put a lot of effort into gaining the knowledge I have. People say that what they’ve learned through me teaching them about horses has changed their lives”.

In fact, Gavin believes that teaching people about horses is actually teaching them about themselves … if they listen carefully. www.brackenridge.co.nz/conferences/leadership-courses www.gavinmorison.co.nz •

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A place to call home in Carterton The parallels between Carterton and the French alpine village of Chamonix may not be immediately obvious but they are definitely there for lawyer Susie Barnes and her husband Christophe Rodier.

Anne Taylor

By Anne Taylor.

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e met in the French Alps, and we really enjoy life in a small community,” says Susie. “Like Chamonix, Carterton has a lovely community feeling. We can walk to work and school and bike everywhere. The landscape is reminiscent of France and we also like being able to buy country produce and go to the Farmers Market every week.”

After over a decade overseas, Wellington-born Susie answered an ad for associate lawyer at Carterton’s Belvedere Law and within several weeks was working here. Christophe is now manager of Kathmandu, Masterton, and the move has meant a great work / life balance for the family.

“There’s so much going on here,” says Susie. “When we first arrived, the most difficult thing was choosing what to do!”

They’ve since got into tennis, karate and bush walks, and Susie is a fan of the free fitness club that meets most mornings at Carrington Park. She plans to join the squash club after playing on the Belvedere Law team in a recent tournament.

She studied law at Otago and Victoria, and cut her teeth in the profession in Sydney in the mid-2000s. Her chosen specialty of litigation with a focus on criminal law has always been highly demanding, and after four years in Sydney, she decided to take a well-earned break. First stop was a yoga ashram in India then the ski village of Chamonix, gateway to Mt Blanc. Her plans to stay for just a season working as a chalet girl turned into more than six years after she met Christophe, who was working in a ski shop and hailed from nearby Annecy.

The couple went on to have two boys – Tim, now aged seven, and Luca who is five – and moving to New Zealand was always on the cards. The years in France, where she worked in tourism, gave Susie valuable time to reflect: “I realised that I am someone who gets really invested in whatever job I do, and that criminal law is my calling. I need to be in a job where I believe that I can make a positive difference for people.”

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After being out of the legal profession for over six years, however, she discovered she needed more current experience to qualify for Legal Aid approval and, as jobs proved hard to find in New Zealand, she returned to Australia, basing herself in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, this time with her family.

Belvedere Law, which also provides family, property and trust services, appealed to Susie because it’s a small, independent firm with family-friendly policies for its staff. Principal Gareth Bodle is “something of a trailblazer”, she says: “We want to provide a more holistic model of legal services that meets clients’ wider needs. That’s where the firm’s strong community focus comes from.

“If we ask the right questions, frequently we discover that a client who has approached us in relation to a specific issue can actually benefit from our assistance in other areas of their lives.” good part of her week is spent in court at Masterton representing clients: “It’s really important to be able to provide effective assistance to those in our community who have often suffered generations of disadvantage, which makes them more likely to be victims of crime as well as perpetrators.

“Some of my clients freely admit they have broken the law but I try to draw out from them the reasons behind their negative patterns.

Often it’s the first time that someone has done that with them.”

This questioning often helps Susie advocate more effectively for her clients – as well as accessing sometimes long overdue intervention for them, such as counselling and health services.

Some of the most satisfying moments come when the timing is right and she sees “the light come on” for a client who is motivated to change. “I’m interested in understanding how this person came to be sitting in my office. It’s not about finding an excuse but an explanation.”

With the caring ethos of the firm, Susie has found the purpose she needs as well as the best base for her family. “The longer we spend in Wairarapa, the more we realise that this is a place we are really connected to,” she says. •

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Double Shot Sue and Nicky with chef Michael Robitsch

Austrian chefs and coconut sugar are in. Fizzy drinks and builders’ cracks are out. At 2 Short Whites Café in Greytown, two sisters are standing tall beside the choices they have made. By Julia Mahony.

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fter an intense six months fitting out their cafe in Greytown’s new business development, Sue Wright and Nicky Brindle have hitched up their aprons and are pulling in customers.

“We’re vertically challenged, so we’re the 2 Short Whites,’’ laughs Sue, whose shares a wicked sense of humour with Nicky. “This cafe is our final adventure before we hit our wheelchairs.’’

It’s the sisters’ first business together but they are no strangers to hospitality and retail. Nicky has been catering for decades, running Toad’s Landing in Masterton and more recently working at Strada cafe. Sue set up Swingers cafe and golf driving range, before owning Mondo gift shop on Greytown’s Main St. Their latest passion is a cafe which will become a bistro in the evenings, with the open-plan kitchen offering cooking demonstrations and lessons.

“Our four-metre long dining table will morph into the cook’s table, where our Austrian chef will feed you,’’ Sue says.

She took a year off after closing Mondo but by the end of it was “going mental’’. At 2 Short Whites, the sisters are doing it Their Way. “Our whole philosophy is: there will not be one fizzy drink in here, no Coke. We’re sourcing local where we can. All our bread is a slow fermentation, based on Californian bakeries; no loaf will www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

take less than 24 hours to make and will contain no chemicals.’’

Sue and Nicky want their kitchen activities and antics to entertain customers.

“Everything’s on view. If people come here, they deserve a bit of fun, seeing the daily drama,’’ Sue says.

For Nicky, the six months setting up the cafe were intense but remarkably smooth.

“We’re from the same stable and agree on what we think will work – it’s what we’ve been brought up with. We’re a close family.’’

The choice to not stock sugar-laden fizzy drinks was a natural one.

“Fizzy drink is terribly damaging,’’ Sue says. “There’s no reason to have that. We’ll have local Mela juice. We’ll make lovely jugs of mint, juice and lemon and have our own house drinks.’’ icky adds: “If the kids can see the brightly packaged sugary fizz, they’re going to want it. It’s like putting a pack of cigarettes in front of someone who’s given up smoking – it’s not fair. All our food is light in sugar and salt, with coconut sugar on the tables and no sweet coffee syrups.’’

One thing that could not be avoided were the streams of tradesmen weaving between the sisters in the lead-up to opening but the humorous banter was always present.

“I’ve seen enough builder’s cracks to last me a lifetime,’’ chuckles Sue. Asked if their cafe – on the site of Greytown’s former garage and then community supermaket – is needed in an already cafe-rich town, the sisters firmly nod their heads.

“It doesn’t matter how many cafes you’ve got; as long as they are all different, it will bring people to Greytown,’’ Nicky says. •

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Geoff Walker

HOME SWEET HOME

Kylie Alexander is the smile behind Laughing Owl Fudge. Her happy attitude is partly due to bringing her family home to the Wairarapa after a sweet start in Scotland. By Julia Mahony

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ylie has been a chef at top hotels and lodges around the world but sitting on a Wairarapa market stall with daughter Isla by her side is just as rewarding.

The pair are regulars on the fair and market circuit, selling Kylie’s Laughing Owl Fudge, handmade in her Greytown kitchen.

More than 125 batches ago, Kylie arrived home from Scotland with her Scottish husband Mark and children Isla and Conley, seeking the lifestyle Kylie grew up with.

“We landed in Wellington on a Thursday and Conley was playing rugby in Greytown on the Saturday. Isla started netball straight away too,’’ Kylie says.

“They love the rivers, the weather, the native bush and the happy Kiwis.’’

Kylie has worked at the Ritz Hotel in London and a string of other top names in hospitality but wanted to be self-employed in Greytown. Likewise, husband Mark wanted self employment to maintain a balance with family life, so purchased a local courier run.

Kylie had sold fudge in Scotland and decided it would go down well here. A family visit to Te Papa in Wellington ended with the name Laughing Owl being chosen for her Wairarapa product.

“We were all reading about the New Zealand laughing owl and thought `that’s it’.’’

Starting with Russian fudge, Kylie now makes bourbon and chocolate varieties and has teamed up with the Dunedin makers of Quick Brown Fox coffee liqueur to produce a new, dream-like flavour.

“I never get sick of making fudge,’’ Kylie insists. “I work parttime as a teacher aide and love spending mornings on my own fudge-making. It’s so peaceful.’’

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from her Greytown grandmother, the former Kuranui College student landed a chef’s apprenticeship at the James Cook Hotel in Wellington.

Her career took her to Auckland, the Coromandel, Switzerland and then the Ritz, where she was the only woman in the kitchen and often slogged from 7am till 11pm. After a stint in Ireland, Kylie arrived in Scotland, where she met Mark in Aberdeenshire.

“I returned to New Zealand, Mark followed, and I turned around and went back to Scotland with him,’’ Kylie recalls.

She worked as a pastry chef in the heart of the Scottish whisky hill country. Marriage and children followed and Mark managed a castle, which was believed to be haunted. However, New Zealand soon called.

“I wanted to give the kids a Kiwi lifestyle,’’ Kylie says. “There is so much freedom here and New Zealand feels safe. We have family in the Wairarapa and people here embrace home-made products.

The Alexanders have been back for two years, with Laughing Owl Fudge now stocked in Moore Wilson’s Masterton and Wellington and several Wairarapa retailers. hile Kylie agrees that sugar is currently on the naughty list, quality products are fine for a treat, she says.

“All in moderation. People like to support the homemade option and my fudge has no artificial stabilisers or preservatives – it needs to be eaten within two months.’’

Kylie has her eye on a Manuka honey producer in Featherston and hopes to team up for her next local flavour.

“Laughing Owl is my passion. I have that wonderful balance of making the fudge on my own, selling it with my family and meeting people at Wairarapa’s great markets and top quality food shops.

It’s very satisfying.’’ •

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Taste of SPRING - a Dining Guide 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 Iberia Restaurante is located in Queen Street, Masterton. With a cinema across the street and other cafes nearby, its location has become a busy little hub of town.

Iberia encourages its visiors to utelise its large lounge style seting as their own, and is open 7 days a week, from early morning to late evening and can accommodate large groups easily.

Always warm and comfortable in winter, and cool and fresh in summer with its doors wide open to the street, Iberia is a great place for coffee, brunch, lunch, dinner, or even for a catch up with friends over a glass of wine.

Open 7 Days & Nights Mon-Fri 8am-late Weekends 9am-late Come in and make our place yours...

COFFEE.BRUNCH.LUNCH.PIZZA DINNER.WINE.DESSERT 229 Queen St, Masterton – info@iberia.co.nz For enquiries or bookings phone 06 370 9285 42 - Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine SPRING 2015 Issue #38

Its extensive modern european menu caters for everyone with vegetarian and gluten free options abundant, including its traditional and goumet pizza menus.

Iberia Restaurante has a great range of Wairarapa wines, such as Paddy Borthwick, Johner Estate, Gladstone Vineyard, Loopline, Landsdowne Estate, Margrain, Paulownia Estate and many more and takes pride in serving their top quality local wines.

With gorgeous cabinet treats during the day, as well as a brunch menu and dinner menu, fantastic Mojo coffee made by excellent trained baristas, and priding themselves on customer service, Iberia is simply a place you must visit

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. 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.

French country restaurant in the heart of Carterton

Tues to Fri 9am - 3.30pm Sat 10am - 2pm Fridays & Saturdays Dinner from 7pm

31 High St North, Carterton Licensed & BYO (wine only) PRIVATE FUNCTIONS CATERED FOR

Phone 06 379 7247

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.

Country hospitality at its best

Riverside garden bar and restaurant

At Bar Saluté we offer you an extensive menu that can be orchestrated in many different ways. Our wonderful tapas can be put before the mains, as an entree, or, like most of our guests choose, you may graze slowly through our tapas menu creating an entire meal from these interesting small plates.

They are designed to excite the curious food lover in you. By making the portions smaller it gives the opportunity to order and experience many different flavours and dishes, and to share this experience with the whole table creating a wonderfully social and relaxed environment.

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.

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 and dinner Tuesday to Sunday 571 Gladstone Rd, Carterton Reservations recommended • Ph 06 372 7866 • www.gladstoneinn.co.nz

NEW ZEALAND’S GREATEST BAKERY, 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

127 HIGH STREET, CARTERTON PHONE: 06 379 5580 www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

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Wines from Martinborough Directory If you would like to be part of this directory please contact Raewyn Watson 027 308 6071 ATA RANGI Puruatanga Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9570 Email: wines@atarangi.co.nz Web: atarangi.co.nz Not to drop by Ata Rangi on a visit to Martinborough would be akin to visiting the Louvre and missing the Mona Lisa.

One of New Zealand’s finest wineries - Gourmet Wine Traveller.

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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Leafyridge 244 Dakins Road, RD7, Masterton, 5887 Ph: 06 370 2603 Visit the largest olive grove in the Wairarapa and taste our award winning extra virgin olive oils. You can also try our new range of delicious infused oils.

Web: www.leafyridge.co.nz

Verdale, 101 Cromarty Drive, Martinborough Ph: 06 306 8596 Email: verdale@xtra.co.nz.

Web: www.molive.co.nz Thirty seven awards, 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.

Olivo 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.

Olive2oil 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 and by email. Visits can be arranged by contacting us.

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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.

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Oriwa 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.

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.

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.

Now on Opaki Cycle Trail.For trail ph 0272582066

Visit the olive grove and tasting bar and learn about the process of olive oil from tree to table.

Tours are welcome.

Plenty of parking.

Splendid rustic setting.

OPEN FOR SALES Saturday & Sunday 10.30-4.30

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 Vineyard & Cafe

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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.

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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-6​pm.

Urlar

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.

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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 ​Bar. 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

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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 twelve international awards in the last four years, for our pinot noir, pinot gris and syrah, including the Bouchard Finlayson Trophy for the best pinot noir in the IWSC competition.

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.

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ith summer just around the corner, water becomes more important to gardeners, because of increased soil and air temperatures plants need an increased amount of water to cope with this. One would think that watering plants (if we remember too) is just a matter of turning the sprinkler on and coming back in a couple of hours and shifting the sprinkler to another position and so on.

Some inexperienced gardeners Laurie from Garden Barn under or over water when irrigating. Gardeners who underwater usually don’t realize the time needed to adequately water an area; instead they apply light, daily sprinklings. Frequent light applications wet the soil to a depth of less than 3cm. Most plant roots go much deeper.

Light sprinkling only settles the dust and does little to alleviate drought stress of plants growing in hot, dry soil. Instead of light daily waterings, give plants a weekly soaking. When watering, allow the soil to become wet to a depth of 15cm. My recommendation is to invest in a good quality water timer. Then allow plants to extract most of the available water from the soil before watering again. There are moisture meters available which take the guesswork moisture levels.

There are critical growth periods when water stress is most detrimental.

It is imperative that a good moisture supply be maintained during seed germination and seedling emergence from the soil. Water transplants immediately. Many shallow-rooted plants and newly planted trees and shrubs suffer water stress, these must be deep watered often until the roots establish themselves, this could take up to 3 months or more. Brown leaf tips and edges are signs of water stress.

Understanding watering When water is applied to the soil it seeps down through the root zone very gradually. Each layer of soil must be filled to capacity before water

descends to the next layer. Water moves downward through a sandy coarse soil much faster than through a fine-textured soil such as clay or silt. These soils should be adjusted accordingly by the addition of compost for fine soils and Gypsum for clayey soils.

When water enters the soil it can be divided up into 3 main groups 1. Gravitational water: Gravitational water occupies the larger soil pores and moves down readily under the force of gravity. This water is of no use to plants because it occupies the larger pores. Too much water in a soil causes oxygen deficiency, resulting in damage to the root system. Plant roots need oxygen to live, and when a soil remains soggy or waterlogged, and there is little oxygen is present in the soil. This is when roots start to die and no longer absorb water. The leaves then begin to show signs of insufficient water. Water laying around for a couple of days is usually enough to kill most plants. Clay pans retain gravitational water, use gypsum to fix this.

2. Easy available water (capillary water): is retained on the soil particles by surface forces. It is held so strongly that gravity cannot remove it from the soil particles. Due to this reason, it evaporates easily at ordinary temperature though it is held firmly by the soil particle; plant roots are able to absorb it.

The addition of Saturaide will ensure that this water is evenly distributed throughout the soil.

3. Unavailable water: (Hygroscopic water) Is locked up in the soil and is unavailable to plant roots. It is essentially non-liquid. The smaller the particle, the greater is the amount of hygroscopic water it adsorbs. The addition of water crystals and compost to soils helps eleaviate this unavailable water. If in doubt use a water moisture meter.

Water is absorbed by plant roots and moves up through the stem to the leaves and fruits. Leaves have thousands of microscopic openings, called stomates, through which water vapor is lost from the plant. This continual loss of water called transpiration, causes the plant to wilt unless a constant supply of soil water is provided by absorption through the roots.

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