Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine Summer 2011

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SUMMER 2011 - 12 ISSUE #24

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

Summertime

Life and Leisure in the Wairarapa • Children of the Wairarapa portraits by Esther Bunning • Spectacular Summer Events • Harvest Festival • NZ International Arts Festival • International Roving Reporters tales from abroad • People Profiles

plus lots more....

Your FREE guide to take home Read the magazine online - www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

Country Charm on High Street Closing Sale...

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ountry Charm is an icon in the antiques trade which has built its reputation on personally selected highest quality merchandise, friendly service and expert advice.

It’s time to smell the roses.

After over 30 years I have decided to close our business permanently and in the next few months I would like to personally thank our friends and customers for their support over the years and in particular our loyal clients who have shopped with us since the early ‘80’s.

You’re invited to take this last opportunity to purchase any antiques or collectables at hugely discounted prices before our doors close for the very last time.

I look forward to seeing you.

Shirley Cameron, Margaret, Margaret and Michael

Country Charm Antiques & Collectibles 161 High Street, Carterton Ph: 06 379 7929 • M: 0274 456 409 E: cameron@wise.net.nz W: www.country-charm.co.nz

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t last there is a feeling of summer and there is a buzz in the air as the weather warms up.

There are so many events going on over the summer season which we feature in the Events section - Harvest Festival, Martinborough Fair, craft markets, Summer Shakespeare, Round the Vines, pre-season rugby and various musical concerts to name a few. So come to the Wairarapa and enjoy the many things going on, as well as the superb wine and food.

In this issue our three international roving reporters, Sandy Cowell, Simon Burt and Tanya Katterns take us on a journey to Northern California, China and Kenya, each with an amusing tale of their life beyond the Wairarapa.

After four years of writing for the magazine Anne Taylor is taking a new career path, and I would like to thank her for her input and professionalism.

Also Julie Kidd, who has amused us for several years with her witty and humorous stories, is heading for Auckland with her family and will be missed.

Joining us this issue are writers Julia Wilton, Tina Finn and Tanya Katterns who, I am sure, will each bring their own personality to the magazine.

There’s such a diversity of people who live in the Wairarapa, each with different skills and talents. From artisans of hand gold leaf lettering, limited edition printing to international filmmaking, you will find them here. There’s plenty to read in this issue and I hope you enjoy it.

Having survived the wet winter and so-so spring I’m looking forward to a long warm summer and all the pleasurable things that come with it, like getting back into the garden.

My sincere thanks to all the advertisers and contributors who have supported the magazine and to you, the readers, whose encouragement is inspiring.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

See you in Autumn, cheers Raewyn.

This issue is dedicated to my darling friend, Regis Huet, who recently passed away forever in my heart xxx

Cover Photography: Esther Bunning.

Sophie Herrick featured in ‘Children of the Wairarapa’, a book of portraits by photographer Esther Bunning.

Writers & Photographers: Katie Farman, Jared Gulian, Anne Taylor, Julie Kidd, Tanya Katterns, Sandy Cowell, Simon Burt, Julia Wilton, Tina Finn, Karen Gordy.

Published by Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine Limited www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz Editor & Creative Director: Raewyn Watson Ph: 027 308 6071 email: raewyn@wairarapalifestyle.co.nz Advertising & Production: Nic Hicks Ph: 027 308 6043 email: nic@wairarapalifestyle.co.nz To SUBSCRIBE to the magazine email: info@wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

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Events Section Harvest Festival Moon over Martinborough Snippets Children of the Wairarapa NZ International Arts Festival Sandy Cowell - Life in California Simon Burt - Travels in China Tanya Katterns - Balloons over Kenya Golden skills of a signwriter Cobblestones Museum printer Delphine Morris - Mana Films Butchers’ BBQ tips or summer Wairarapa skies It’s quite Cool Art for the birds What’s on at Aratoi Ballroom Dancing in Carterton Summer Dining Guide Martinborough Wines Directory Olive Oil Directory North Wairarapa Wines Directory Lifestyle Directory Advertisers’ Directory and Information Regional map

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Special 20 page WEDDING section in the AUTUMN ISSUE #25 March - May 2012 For all wedding and general Advertising enquiries Contact Raewyn Watson 027 308 6071 or email raewyn@wairarapalifestyle.co.nz We are also looking for part time advertising sales people in South Wairarapa & Masterton.

If you are interested please contact Raewyn on 027 308 6071.

An Eventful Season...

There’s plenty happening over the next few months in the Wairarapa, so don’t forget to mark your calendar and participate in the following fun-filled events. See the full listing of all events on page 54 or go to www.wairarapanz.com

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Where: Greytown Town Hall ollowing the success of the first Craft Country Fair in 2010, Natalie Friend, DEC Emma McCleary and Michele Stokes have come together again to organise the second annual Craft Country Fair on 10 December 2011. Unlike other fairs, Craft Country aims to present the best of what handmade has to offer bringing together high quality contemporary craft from makers based around the lower North Island. The fair will focus on originality of design and quality of craftsmanship.

There are round 30 stall holders selected for this year’s fair selling a wide variety of hand crafted products including clothing, jewellery, accessories, toys, homewares, stationary and food. As an addition to last year’s fair local musicians are being given the opportunity to busk and entertain the fair crowds.

Wairarapa’s Contemporary Craft Fair will take place in the Greytown Town Hall, Greytown, South Wairarapa on Saturday 10 December from 10am - 3pm. For more details visit craftcountry. wordpress.com or drop into The Craft Country Shop at 44a Fitzherbert Street (the main road), Featherston - just opposite the Post Office which is open Friday and Saturday from 10am – 3pm and Sunday from 11am – 3pm.

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Where: Tauherenikau Racecourse, just north of Featherston.

JAN amilies can begin 2012 with a country horse racing experience at the picturesque Tauherenikau Racecourse near Featherston.

Picnic under Kahikatea and Totara trees and FEB watch the racing. Also take a walk around the quaint old buildings and for those with kids Country racing at– it’s gate charges is on don’tvery worrybest, as family entertainment all day. apply each day, offer entertainment for kids free

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he Loopline Vineyard is once again holding its ‘Jazz & Blues’ music in the vineyard event on Sunday 8 January 2012. The entertainment JAN will again feature Erna Ferry & Rodger Fox along with the Dixie Boys and Jazz Ensemble.

Last year the overcast conditions did not put a dampener on the great day enjoyed by the large crowd in attendance in the intimate atmosphere of our small vineyard.

We are grateful for the assistance of the Friends of Opaki School who will provide the food and gourmet burgers, cheese boards, strawberries & cream, scallop shots, and more.

Loopline will have their range of wines along with a limited supply of beers and non-alcoholic drinks. On offer once again will be our Sparkling Riesling.

Food and drinks will be on sale. No BYO alcohol or food. Tickets are $39 and are on sale now from www.loopline.co.nz, Loopline Vineyard, and Opaki School.

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Where: Riversdale Terraces at the Beach ew to the local music scene is the family friendly Summer Tides Concert to be held JAN at stunning Riversdale Beach in January. Event organiser Rosie Broughton has secured popular high energy band The Beat Girls, Wellington based The Noodles and Wairarapa’s own SKAper, a five piece dub/reggae/rock band.

“Because we’re a family friendly event, the concert will be fun and upbeat, featuring a variety of bands that are sure to have everyone dancing through the gates.”

Summer Tides will be held on the Terraces behind the Riversdale Golf Club, which boast commanding views over the Pacific Ocean.

Rosie, a local girl who returned to the area to finish her Canterbury University studies by correspondence following the Christchurch earthquake, says concert goers can come and listen to a variety of New Zealand’s own music, at the peak of summer in one of the country’s most beautiful locations.

Summer Tides, which organisers hope will become an annual event, is being supported by several local businesses including gold sponsor More FM. there will be Wairarapa wine and beer for sale as well as locally prepared food. Due to licensing requirements it is not BYO. For more information visit: www.summertides.co.nz

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TAUHERENIKAU RACECOURSE MONDAY 2 ND JANUARY AND MONDAY 6 TH FEBRUARY Gate entry $15 • UNDER 18’S FREE A great family day out Free Kids Entertainment Bring a picnic and relax Marquees and catering packages designed to suit CONTACT 06 308 9026 wairarapa.racing@xtra.co.nz www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

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Meandering Summer Lunch

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Where: Martinborough anuary’s Meandering Vineyard Lunch JAN is a great way to meet some of Martinborough’s winemakers and vineyard owners, and taste the delights of their produce. Visit four family-owned vineyards and enjoy an exquisite selection of food and wine all washed down with wonderful entertainment. Vineyards involved include: Coney Wines, Croft, Julicher and Te Hera.

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he euphoria felt by New Zealanders when the All Black’s won the Rugby World Cup is set to continue next year after it was announced Tui Brewery will bring another pre-season Super Rugby game to the Mangatainoka Rugby Grounds.

In true No 8 wire style, Tui Brewery will bring the big game to the small town for the third year in a row after securing the Hurricanes and the Crusaders in a pre-season game on Saturday, 11 February.

The game follows the success of two previous pre-season games involving the Hurricanes which sold out two weeks before kick off and attracted around 8,000 spectators each year. Held on Neil Symonds’ farm next to Tui Brewery, the games showcased grassroots rugby at its best.

Tui Brewery commercial manager Nick Rogers, who has championed all three games, says he is determined to ensure New Zealanders maintain that “amazing sense of euphoria” following the All Black’s win of the Web Ellis Cup. “Eden Park had its fan trail, a sell-out crowd and a fantastic atmosphere – well come February the tiny township of Mangatainoka will be no different,” says Mr Rogers.

“The last two pre-season games held here have emphasized the theatre of going to see rugby and having the Crusaders and the Hurricanes – two of Super Rugby’s most passionate franchises – will only help build on the feeling the Rugby World Cup gave us.

That feeling of pride in supporting your team, that amazing sense of euphoria experienced when they win and the sense of occasion it brings.”

Crusaders head coach and former All Blacks captain Todd Blackadder is already looking forward to the pre-season game.

“It’s going to be a fantastic contest going up against the Hurricanes and a great opportunity for our new look side to have a solid hit out and trial some new combinations,” says Blackadder.

“But I am most excited about taking the game to the people. I heard the last two pre-season games held at Mangatainoka were sold out before kick-off and that just proves to me how important it is to take top level players back to the heartland.”

Like previous games, February’s game is expected to go down in grass roots rugby folklore. It will be played on Neil Symonds’ farm, which is currently a bare paddock, and see the community rally together to host a predicted 8,000 visitors. There will be enough temporary seating to accommodate all ticket-holders; pre and post game entertainment as well as an array of guest speakers.

Tui has teamed up with key match day supporters to make the day possible including PGG Wrightsons, Norwood Farm Machinery, Sharpes Stockfeeds, Hirequip, K+M Print, MoreFM, and Altum. Tui will offer transport deals to and from the game thanks to their strong relationship with Tranzit Coaches and Nimons HB. Tickets are available from Tui HQ, PGG Wrightson stores in the lower North Island, the Palmerston North i-SITE or via www.tui.co.nz Transport: Tranzit and Nimons HB are providing buses from Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa, Manawatu and Wanganui. www.tranzit. co.nz or www.nimons.co.nz

The winemakers from Coney Wines, Croft, Julicher and Te Hera.

We have been supplying New Zealand with their favorite drop, from right here, since 1889. The beer, the tower and the brewery are New Zealand icons, so come on in.

Come visit Tui HQ, home of all things Tui. We are open 7 days a week, come in for a beer tasting, some tasty kiwi tucker from the Tui HQ Café, a tour or a free look around the museum and shop (and please remember tours need to be booked).

Ph (06) 376 0815 · email: hq@tui.co.nz www.tui.co.nz/tuibrewery

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Martinborough Fair

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Where: Martinborough or shine, it’s Fair weather!

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More than 400 stalls selling quality hand-made crafts such as ceramics, art and glassware, as well as clothing, plants, garden art and gourmet foods will radiate out from Martinborough’s famous town square.

The Rotary Martinborough Fairs were the brainchild of members were staged in Martinborough with just 35 stalls. Today such is the reputation of the Fairs that demand for stalls exceeds the space available, and more than 25,000 people flock to the world-renowned wine growing region in the South Wairarapa every February and March.

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Where: Dry River Road, Martinborough his year’s reinvented and reinvigorated More FEB FM Summer Vineyard Tour will see legendary Australian roots act and NZ favourites John Butler Trio co-headline the Martinborough show alongside “so-hot-rightnow” American soul singer Aloe Blacc & The Grand Scheme. Aloe Blacc’s 2010 worldwide hit, ‘I Need A Dollar’ helped him take over the charts and he has also had television appearances on The Graham Norton Show and Later With Jools Holland. His recent sell-out New Zealand shows also received rave reviews. Bringing a local flavour to the show, Annabel Fay will compliment the line-up with her catchy pop tracks and soul infused style. Performing hits off her latest album, such as top 20 airplay tracks ‘Show Me The Right Way’, ‘River’ and new single ‘Already Home’, Annabel is all set to wow the crowds.

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Summer Shakespeare @ Gladstone Vineyard

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f music be the food of love, play on…” and music, food, wine and fabulous entertainment are all assured during Summer Shakespeare’s production of Twelfth Night, hosted by Gladstone Vineyard, 9-11 February. This riotous comedy of hidden identity and mismatched love affairs will be set against a 1920’s seaside backdrop. So bring a picnic, deck chair and rug, slap on your flapper costume, boater and blazer and we’ll see you there. All performances are at Gladstone Vineyard with a 5.30pm start. Tickets - $20 for adults, $15 for students.

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Food and wine available for sale at the venue, no alcohol to be brought on site.

Little Italy @ Richmond

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

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ichmond Garden in Carterton will be transformed into Little Italy once more on Sunday 26 February 2012. Authentic Italian food and drink will be available with other Italian style products such as glass jewellery, olive oil, Gelato ice cream and much more. You will be entertained with music and vocals by the Mediterranean Sextet. Wander through the formal gardens with a glass of wine, stop for a while and listen to the music or, if moved dance to your hearts content.

For many people the highlight of Italian Day will be the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful private Italianate Richmond Garden. The event is being organised by Vibe Promotions Inc, a group of local people dedicated to the promotion of Carterton.

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ickets for the 2012 Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival, on sale from late November 2011, are already on track MAR to sell out the 2000 ticket capacity well before the event. Now in its sixth year the Harvest Festival is fast becoming recognized as one of Wairarapa’s unique, iconic events showcasing sensational wines and food from throughout the Wairarapa region.

The 2012 Harvest Festival will celebrate the beginning of the grape harvest season on Saturday 10 March at ‘The Cliffs’ Riverside Reserve on the banks of the Ruamahunga River in the popular wine growing area of Dakins Road in Gladstone. While it’s remoteness and vineyard setting is part of the site’s appeal, being only 10 minutes from both Masterton and Carterton means it is still close enough to public transport to make it very accessible to locals and visitors to the district alike.

“Over the last six years the Harvest Festival has developed its own quite unique personality” says event manager, Liz Pollock. “While the primary focus is on celebrating the finest local wine and food, the spectacular riverside setting and relaxed environment creates a great family party atmosphere. Often you will find up to three generations of some families making it a day out which enhances the real community feel of the event” Exhibitors operate from marquees set amongst the dozens of impressive 1000 year old native trees which are a feature of the festival site, twenty seven exhibitors, representing Wairarapa’s finest wineries and high profile restaurants and food producers, showcasing their wares.

Visitors to the Festival will have the opportunity to sample wines from not only the larger, better known wineries but also from some of the smaller boutique wineries in the region. In keeping with the informality of the event visitors will also have the opportunity to meet the wine makers from the vineyards involved, giving them an insight into the wide variety and styles of wine available in the region.

The best of the Wairarapa is expected on the plate as well as in the glass with award winning chefs from high profile restaurants throughout the region preparing local specialities. Whitebait fritters, rabbit pie, pork fennel and savvy sausages, Ngawi cod and crayfish cakes, paua fritters and poached strawberries are just some of the delicacies that have featured on previous menus.

Trade sites are also to be found amongst the food and wine marquees. One of the many, for the first time this year, will be hosted by the collective of Wairarapa Olive Oil producers who will offer tastings of some of the finest locally produced oils. In addition there will be arts, craft and jewellery on offer for those who want to take a break from socialising and enjoy a bit of shopping on the side!

To complete the party atmosphere four bands will perform throughout the day catering to all tastes and adding to the celebrations.

The Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival is an occasion which not only celebrates the finest local wine and food but also the beautiful and diverse Wairarapa region.

Tickets to the 2012 Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival are available through all Ticketek outlets, by phoning 0800 TICKETEK, online through www.ticketek.co.nz.

For further information please visit www.wairarapawines.co.nz or contact Liz Pollock Phone 027 4774717.

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Harvest Festival Celebrating the finest local wine and food

Saturday 10th March 2012 Riverside at The Cliffs, Gladstone, Wairarapa www.wairarapawines.co.nz Tickets available from Ticketek

Round the Vines

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n Sunday 18 March, Martinborough Wine Village will come alive to the MAR sound of thousands of shoes running, walking, strolling and limping through the 16th annual Round The Vines fun run.

Since the inaugural event in 1994, Round the Vines has grown into a must-do occasion for serious runners, as well as the not-so-serious. the event is timed just prior to harvest, as the weather steadies and the vines are changing to their autumn colours, laden with ripening grapes.

Starting and finishing at Martinboroughs unique ‘Union Jack’ Town Square, the course is designed to cross through as many of Martinborough’s vineyards as possible. In fact, much of the route reads more like a wine list than a course, and is only opened to the public for this occasion.

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“The day is inspired by the famous Medoc Marathon in Bordeaux, renowned for it’s party atmosphere and flamboyant fancy dress” says event co-ordinator Jackie Steventon. “It’s not unusual to be overtaken by groups of escaped convicts, male ballerinas or the cast of Cinderella! In fact, fancy dress is encouraged, and the best costumes are rewarded” Catering for everyone from the more seriously fit to the more recreational walkers, there are four entry options/grades, from the very popular and comfortable 10km stroll (very popular for families or groups) through to a more serious 21km run (for the more serious contestants.

Start times are staggered so everyone finishes back in the Square in time for the prize giving. There’s plenty of live music along the way to encourage and entertain you. and strategically placed drink stations offer complimentary water, watermelon and wine to sample.

The day is a truly a celebration - fun, fitness and fine wine another of the local organisers, Amanda McLeod says. “For me, the most rewarding part of the event is seeing all the families taking part, with strollers and little kids walking with their parents, or teenagers racing their mum and dad – just great. There are separate express lanes for competitive runners, joggers and the walkers. remember to keep to the left so the runners can get by.”

Round the Vines is the major fund raiser for Martinborough School. Last year over $20,000 was raised to help fund school resources, cultural trips and teacher aids.

Anyone interested in taking part can get more information from www.roundthevines.org.nz or info@roundthevines.org.nz, or call 06 306 9321.

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Jack the baby lamb...

In his ‘Moon over Martinborough’ blog, Jared Gulian tells stories about living a deeply satisfying life in Martinborough, one of the word’s most beautiful places.

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knew I was in trouble when I received a text from Rick that said, “We have a new baby.”

When I got home I found Rick sitting on the front deck, holding a very small lamb in his arms. Its head was resting peacefully on Rick’s shoulder.

Rick looked up and smiled, “Isn’t he just the cutest thing you’ve ever seen?”

I sighed. “And just how did this lamb end up in your arms?”

Earlier that day a fencer named Jack had come over to work on our fences. He found a sad little two week-old lamb suckling from its dead mother. He pounced on the lamb and brought him up to the house.

Even though all the sheep on our property belong Hamish, the farmer who leases our paddocks, Rick took one look at that lamb and decided it was his.

“He’s a ram lamb,” Jack told Rick. “And he’ll need to be bottle fed if he’s going to live. Three times a day to start.”

“I don’t care,” Rick said. “I’ll do it. And we’ll call him Jack.”

Jack the Fencer smiled and said, “Well, that’s a fine name.”

Rick immediately called Hamish to make sure he could keep the lamb. Hamish must have heard the desperation in Rick’s voice, because he said yes.

There was one minor flaw in Rick’s clever plan. Being a city boy, Rick knew absolutely nothing about taking care of a lamb. They don’t have many orphan lambs wandering the streets of his hometown Chicago.

But if there’s one thing you can say about Rick, it’s that being ignorant of an activity has never stopped him from doing it.

Rick called everyone we know in Martinborough, asking just what you do to take care of a lamb. Then he zipped off to PGG Wrightson’s to buy rubber teets and powdered sheep’s milk. y the time I got home, he’d already feed the lamb its first feed since its mother died. You would have thought Rick had given birth to the little wooly beast, the way he carried it around. And during the rare moments when he set it down, the lamb followed him like a lost puppy.

“No sheep in the house,” I said, clearly delusional that I had any say in the matter.

“Don’t be cruel,” Rick said. “It’s too cold. There are still frosts.”

And so I woke the next morning to the sound of a bleating lamb coming from a large box in the laundry room.

Over the next week, Jack slept in our laundry room every night and spent his days (thankfully) outside.

Rick fed him diligently every morning and every evening. We had friends staying with us at the time, and they fed Jack lunch when we were off at work. With so many caregivers, Jack was becoming highly social.

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(doesn’t everyone have sausage making parties?), Jack the Lamb was perhaps the only guest milling about on the front deck who didn’t have a glass of wine in his hand. here must have been murmurings of the madness going on at our house, because the neighbours began stopping by to meet the new member of our household. One by one they showed up, took one look at Rick carrying Jack around, or Rick sitting in front of the fire with Jack in his arms, and they shook their practical farming heads and left.

It was about then that our neighbour Aussie Bronwyn staged an intervention. She called up and gave Rick a stern talking to.

“You can’t keep a ram lamb as a pet,” she said. “They may be cute when they’re little, but ram lambs grow up to be a horrible nuisance. We’ve got a pet ram in our paddocks and I don’t ever turn my back on him. He’ll head butt you as soon as look at you. And if you castrate them and turn them into a wether, they serve no useful purpose whatsoever. It’s far more sensible to raise a ewe lamb as a pet, since at least eventually she can be bred to earn her keep.”

“But he’s just so adorable,” Rick said.

“Mark my words, if you keep him, you will regret it.” Then Aussie Bronwyn delivered the coup de grace. “Besides, what are you going to do with him next week when you go on holiday? He still needs to be bottle fed.”

It was true. Rick and I had planned a trip to Australia. Who would take care of him when we were gone?

Aussie Bronwyn and her husband John offered a solution.

They would take Jack and care for him until it was time to turn him into Christmas roast. Then they’d give us the meat from one of their lambs, so Rick wouldn’t have to eat Jack. They’d also help to find a ewe lamb for Rick to raise as a pet next season.

I told Rick it was up to him.

It took him a couple of days, but eventually Rick said to me, “Well, I guess we could rename the lamb “Jack Chop”.

Rick had decided to give Jack over to Aussie Bronwyn and John.

The day before we left for our Australia trip, we dropped the lamb off. We put the lamb in their paddock, and I wandered back up to the house with Aussie Bronwyn and John.

Then I looked back and saw Rick. He was still at the fence, leaning over and giving Jack Chop an ear rub. He stood there petting that little lamb for a very long time. www.moonovermartinborough.com.

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den Greytown, has undergone some major changes in recent months. The shop and café have both had a facelift and are now under the same management. Come in and see the fresh new interior and try the menu from the fabulous new chefs.

The recently opened Eden Café & Pantry will be serving a breakfast and brunch/lunch menu plus a great range of cabinet food, cakes, baking and excellent coffee. The Pantry is proud to serve award winning Hawthorne Coffee which is 100% Arabica coffee freshly roasted and blended in Hawke’s Bay. Eden Café & Pantry is a fresh and exciting new venture and they look forward to providing the best possible coffee, food and service in town.

The café interior has been extended and is now even more spacious and inviting. The deck is a popular place to enjoy your delicious meal, and there is always plenty of parking even on a busy Greytown weekend.

Eden’s owner Suzie Christensen has some exciting new plans in store for the cafe, so watch this space.

Over in the Eden shop they are gearing up for summer with lots of colourful new gifts, home décor, furniture, pots and plants.

The new range of Croc shoes has arrived for summer and Eden Greytown has the largest range of Crocs in the Wairarapa. They are especially excited about the new women’s styles and Crocs new range of Chameleon shoes for kids, which change colour in the sun and are a huge hit with kids of all ages.

Christmas is only just round the corner so call into Eden Greytown. The friendly staff will help you choose that special gift or if you can’t decide there is always a gift voucher.

Eden Greytown and Eden Café & Pantry have something for everyone and they look forward to seeing you soon. See advertisement page 23.

Something for the girls...

new complex of three heritage style shops has recently opened at the southern end of Greytown, which houses Alluminus Beauty Therapy, La Cutting Crew and a mens’ shop Pour Homme.

Latasha Boyce owner of Alluminus, has passionately enjoyed working in the beauty therapy industry since 2003. It is this passion that has enabled Latasha to succeed to the highest level not only professionally but academically as well.

Using naturally based products, Alluminus’ main ambition is to provide their clients with the utmost professionalism and customer service possible to ensure you receive the results you have been dreaming about and more!

Latasha graduated from the Wellington School of Beauty Therapy after successfully gaining Diplomas in Electrolysis and Aesthetic treatments, as well as a New Zealand and Worldwide Diploma for the Beauty Therapy Industry.

After spending two years working in a beauty salon in the Wellington suburb of Khandallah, Latasha jumped at the opportunity to work on some of the world’s most prestige Cruise Ships during 2006. Returning home to the Wairarapa, with a wealth of experience, Latasha spent four years managing one of the most successful and well known beauty clinics in Masterton . It has always been Latasha’s dream to open and manage her own salon and this has finally become a reality with the opening of Alluminus Beauty Therapy.

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Affordable Quality Residential Lifestyle

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hat’s what the vision was to achieve and Affordable Housing NZ headed by Ryan Smock in Carterton looks to have hit the nail on the head with a stunning boutique subdivision that ticks all the boxes.

Residential Lifestyle is the perfect blend of country charm but with town comforts.

The country charm of large flat half acre sections utilising quality post and rail fencing coupled with mountain and rural views.

Town comforts include convenience of full town services to each section including the ability for multiple phone lines and high speed internet.

At 456 High St Carterton the stunning colonial entrance was crafted by Heritage Gates and has been future proofed with conduit under the entry and exit lanes for a gated entry system should the residents wish.

Attention to detail and the use of quality materials is an evident trait and AHNZ enjoy a great sense of satisfaction that comes from going the extra mile and delivering beautiful environments for people to build their dream homes within.

“It would be nice to take the credit for 456 High St but it’s a collaboration of several great Wairarapa companies including brilliant design work by Mike Shaw, quality workmanship from Pope and Gray and beautifully fenced by Nicholson Contracting.” said Ryan.

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our Homme’ (For Him) is the latest retail offering on Main St in Greytown. It’s a fun relaxed atmosphere with an eclectic mix of men’s gifts, coffee, wi-fi and of course, a big screen TV. The concept is new to the Wairarapa. It’s a place where guys can come for a coffee, read a magazine, hook into the wi-fi or use one of the iMacs available in the store while the other half goes off for some retail therapy - in other words baby sitting for Blokes! It’s also a great place for a casual meeting or to log in and catch up on some work.

There are some really great quirky, fun gifts for blokes and boys.

Everything from a Jerry Can shaped suitcases, a miniature jukebox, AK47 bullet shaped ice cubes and a pedal car tractor There is also a website for online buying www.pourhomme.co.nz and gifts can be delivered nation-wide. It’s the perfect place to get gifts for all your male friends and family members, or just pop in for a great coffee and a chat. See advertisement page 53.

Refurbishment plans at Copthorne take shape

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orks commenced on Tuesday 27 September at Copthorne Hotel & Resort Solway Park for the next phase of the hotel’s major refurbishments, which will see its indoor swimming pool, fitness centre, squash court, golf driving range and Cafe Solway, as well as more of its public areas, all undergoing further renovations over the next two months.

Following previous upgrades to the property in 2006 and 2009, this latest project will bring the hotel’s refurbishment cycle to reach full circle.

The indoor pool area will be completely re-tiled, with brand new swimming and spa pools, climate control system and lounge

areas. Restoration works will upgrade the squash court to first-rate playing standards, and the new fitness centre will be supplied with all new cardio and weight training equipment, airconditioning and widescreen television.

The new-look recreational facilities have been designed to reflect Wairarapa’s stunning coastline, with a modern beach feel.

Stage two of the works will begin on Cafe Solway and the Golf Driving Range on 7 November. Both the cafe and driving range will be closed during the refit, which has been designed by Bronnie Hutchinson of Masterton’s Idesign. The redecoration of the new-look cafe and public areas will be in keeping with the rest of the hotel complex, following a natural ‘high country’ theme, with neutral hues of creams and beiges combined with grey schist and natural wood features.

Boutique Art Tours

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ot one to let the grass grow under her feet, Barbara Roydhouse’s recent art tour of New York was the catalyst to the new and original venture of Boutique Art Tours of the Lower North Island.

Barb realised that with many years of teaching art, of being involved in the arts in the community and with a passion for sharing art with like minded people, there were the makings of a great art tour. With her expertise and enthusiasm and the diversity of art and culture here, the mix was born.

Two tours are planned in January and April 2012, and will feature stays in luxurious hotels booked, visits to national, regional and local gallery visits, as well as visits to artists’ studios and to private homes to view collections.

The tours include five nights in Wellington, and two nights each in the Wairarapa, Hawkes Bay and Manawatu.

The tour offers twelve days of absolutely wonderful experiences for anyone

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Local industrial designers DJ Silverwood Architects Ltd have drafted Copthorne Solway Park’s spring overhaul and also have the contract to project manage the development, while Wairarapa-based civil engineering and construction company Rigg-Zschokke has been contracted to conduct the construction of the project.

The refurbishments are due to be completed by early December, in time for the summer school holidays.

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interested in art. See, learn and enjoy from New Zealand’s great established artists, and emerging and hard working local people building their careers. Barb believes what she has put together will appeal to young and old, those knowledgeable about art or those new to their passion. Small groups of a maximum of ten enable people to get to know everyone, enjoy each others’ company and visit galleries and artists without any maddening crowds. Other aspects designed to make the tours unique and boutique, are visits to places not generally open to the public – such as a lovely local decorated marae and a Greek Orthodox Church; guided walks such as the Wellington Sculpture Trust and the Art Deco Walk in Hawkes Bay and a visit to a repeat award winner of WOW. While niche interest tours are common overseas it is not so common in New Zealand

and Barb hopes to entice people from out of the region, especially Aucklanders and South Islanders, to have a fabulous time in a beautiful region brimming with art.

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Classic Cuisine, Design & Style at Cornucopia

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ornucopia Foodstore and Cafe has built a loyal following of committed foodies from as far afield as Auckland, the Hawkes Bay and the South Island.

Launched in Featherston in 2008, a reputation for offering a quality package of food, ambiance and service has seen the business grow successfully.

The company operated by Erin Nesdale and Tony Austin have now launched their newest venture - Cornucopia Bistro.

Situated in the picturesque gardens and vines of Aylstone Retreat in Martinborough the restaurant offers that same high quality dining experience in an upmarket setting.

The Bistro seats 40 and has the added bonus of the ‘Chefs table’ - an eight seater dining space in the tower with views over Martinborough and the adjoining vineyards, perfect for the summers evening and a group wish to experience outdoor dining at its best.

The menu crafted by Tony and head chef James McMenamin is based on French classical cuisine with a modern New Zealand contemporary twist utilising locally sourced ingredients respectfully handled to produce delicious bistro style food.

Front of house service is managed by the very experienced Natasha Hancock who ensures customers are always given a five star treatment and the ambience is always perfect.

The menu is matched with some of the best wines Martinborough has to offer along with award winning wines from Otago, Waipara and the international stage.

Since its launch in September 2011 the restaurant has received rave reviews from locals and tourists alike, has been mentioned in Wellington’s Fishhead magazine, has hosted a Lifestyle writer from Grazia magazine, an international wine judge, and received five stars on Trip Advisor. Cornucopia Bistro is fast becoming “the place to dine” when in Martinborough.

Cornucopia Living at Aylstone Responsible for the design and style of the Bistro is the very talented Erin Nesdale who has opened Cornucopia Living Store next door to the bistro. Here you will will find an eclectic mix of homewares, soft furnishings and giftware, sourcing products from around the world - it’s a delightful space full of beautiful items for the home, the individual or that perfect Wedding present.

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here’s nothing like a good old fashioned bike ride with family and friends while cruising Martinborough at your leisure on the new quadricycle.

Ditch the one-seater, (no more “Hang on mate, wait for me”) or the gas guzzling car. Peddle power is the way to go, as families that play together stay together!

You only need one or two people to do the actual cycling, so you can take turns being chauffeured. Plus the bikes have an awning, another bonus with an Indi Bike.

There is room for the children, without them having to steer or pedal and it’s a great option for retirees wanting a day out with a difference.

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Children of the Wairarapa Local photographer, Esther Bunning, photographed 69 children for the book - each child features on a page in the book, either as a single image or a sequence of images telling a story that most reflected their passions and interests or environments.

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ake-a-Wish New Zealand were the recipients of a cheque for $3,300.00. Instead of a sitting fee, families donated this amount to Make-a-Wish, a charity that grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich their lives with hope, strength and joy.

The children photo ranged in age from very young babies through to 16 years. Most of the older children were photographed on location throughout the Wairarapa.

“I started this project knowing it would challenge me and take my out of my comfort zone.” says Esther. “I’ve been a photographer for close to 18 years now, and while I’ve always photographed brides and weddings on location and children in the studio, I hadn’t really done a lot of portrait photography on location. I was thrilled to be able to support Make-A Wish.”

“I started with a framework for each of the children, and brainstormed a rough idea of what each child would be interested in or passionate about, where applicable depending on their age. I very quickly learnt that what I had in mind might change depending on the ‘little subject matters’ I was photographing!

It became necessary to be open to any and every possibility and go with the flow.” said Esther She photographed two very special ‘Billy’s’ as part of the project and thinks that these two little people epitomise the challenges and rewards. spent a fabulous day out at Admirals Road photographing two wonderful families of boys. By the middle of the afternoon it was Billy’s turn - and his mum Paula and I had plans for him to be down by the river, playing with old Funho toys, so I shot from above on my ladder with him lying on his tummy. Well Billy had other ideas and wasn’t at all keen on this, but he was somewhat fascinated by his shadow on my diffusion screen, that I’d taken along as it was a sunny day.

I very quickly realised that the graphics of his shadow were wonderful - and the result was a series of Billy holding the toys and which resulted in a Bronze awards at the recent national awards. Thank you Billy, for making me think outside the square.” said Esther.

And the other Billie.? Well, with dear little Billie Rose it was her second try.

This time Esther thought she’d try to photograph her in the confines of the

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studio, which is often an advantage with littlies of certain ages! Her mum Frankie came armed with some wonderful props and Esther particularly liked the idea of once again shooting from above, with Billie Rose curled up in a wonderful wooden tub. Well try she did!

Coercing, bribery - you name it...at one point it was Esther curled up pretending to be a ‘kiwi bird’ in the tub with Billie Rose standing on her ladder pretending to take the photograph! But for a split second she decided to try curling up and it worked! The result is one of Esther’s favourites in the book. sther saw the book as an opportunity to grow as a photographer and to challenge her approach to portraiture. She saw it as a humbling and rewarding experience to photograph so many children and their families and enjoyed getting a glimpse into their lifestyles and environments.

The project has also taken her to parts of the region that she had never been to before - breathtaking landscapes, amazing people.

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The 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival

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he 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival brings 24 Wired series: performances include the UK’s acclaimed all-male Shakespeare company, Propeller. A Te Reo version of Troilus and extraordinary days of arts events to Wellington. With more than Cressida premieres at the Festival before its season at London’s 300 incredible performances to savour, the Festival takes audiences Globe Theatre. In an Irish Hamlet, a Great Dane threatens to steal from fairy tales to opera, from Shakespeare to salsa, from the Sahara the show. Downstage Solos celebrate this most demanding of art Desert to a circus tent – and beyond. forms, including Taki Rua’s Michael James Manaia and Germany’s One of the world’s great festival cities, around 300,000 festivalanti-gravity phenomenon, Leo. goers will converge on Wellington to enjoy the best music, theatre, riters and Readers Week brings leading commentators and dance, literature and visual arts from New Zealand and the world. writers to Wellington from 9-14 March. Writer and academic Wellington’s waterfront will be transformed for 2012, with a Germaine Greer, widely regarded as one of the most significant new Festival hub on the waterfront. Michel Tuffery’s vibrant multifeminist voices of our time; Australian environmentalist, scientist media artwork First Contact 2012 will turn Te Papa into a huge and author Tim Flannery; three-time Pulitzer-Prize winning author moving canvas every night at dusk; the Ronaldo circus dynasty’s vintage Big Top will be pitched on the foreshore; a giant acrobatic Thomas Friedman; Man Booker Prize-winner Alan Hollinghurst; Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbø and New Zealand’s own Margaret spectacle will bring crowds to Waitangi Park and our home-grown Mahy are among the impressive international and national line-up.

Spiegeltent, the TelstraClear Festival Club, will be set right in the heart of the action in Odlin’s Plaza, with acts including the Topp “The 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival offers Twins and Finnish accordion rock star Kimmo Pohjonen. everything from Cantina, a sultry late-night circus for grownups, to White, an utterly charming theatre experience for the very “I am excited to launch the 2012 Festival programme,’’ says young,’’ Ms Twomey says.

Artistic Director Lissa Twomey. “The 2012 Festival is full of Visit www.festival.co.nz exuberance, energy and physicality with performances to stir the heart and stimulate the senses. We welcome Festival favourites, including the National Theatre of Scotland with Beautiful Burnout (their Black Watch was a hit of the 2008 Festival).

Renowned choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (Sutra) returns with his dazzling new work TeZukA, inspired

by Japanese comic books. James Thiérrée (The Junebug Symphony, Bright Abyss) astounds in Raoul and Britain’s Kneehigh theatre company brings their delightful fairy tale, The Wild Bride. Transporting and fun – the 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival will bring audacious arts to Aoteoroa.’’

“The New Zealand work for 2012 is distinctively of and from Aotearoa,’’ Ms Twomey says. “The stand-out programme of Maori and Pacific Island work embraces the past while forging new and exciting futures. We are proud to present a brand-new opera Hōhepa, with NBR New Zealand Opera; other highlights include Lemi Ponifasio’s extraordinary dance work, Birds with Skymirrors; Patricia Grace’s awardwinning novel Tu, brought to the stage

by Hone Kouka, and The Conch’s Masi, a delightful Wellington cross-cultural love story, featuring special effects by Paul Kieve, magic adviser to the Harry Potter movies.” here are nine world premieres for 2012. Also new are the Town Hall Gigs, including US indie sensations Bon Iver and a co-production with the Sydney Festival featuring five James Thiérrée stars in Raoul for the New Zealand International Arts Festival. indigenous divas. Experience PIC CREDIT: Richard Haughton Shakespeare five ways with the Bard 16 - Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine SUMMER 2011-12 Issue #24

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Technology, Anthropology and the Bay Back in NZ for a visit, former Wairarapa Lifestyle editor Sandy Cowell reflects on her new life in Northern California

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n late 2007, my husband Andy, an electronics engineer and Half Moon Bay designer, received a job offer from San Jose (otherwise known as Silicon Valley), which required us to move to Northern California. And as is the case with such offers, (ie. the type you can’t refuse), we packed up and landed in March of 2008.

In terms of people-watching, the Bay Area (the area in the vicinity of San Francisco) is a wonderful smorgasbord; ordinary, low to middle income folks combine with the very, very, unbelievably wealthy (including LOTS of those emaciated, wealthy ladies referred to by writer Tom Wolfe as social x-rays), hippies, environmentalists, brilliant, serious students, drawn to the area by Stanford and Berkeley universities; artists, musicians and writers are in abundance. The numbers of homeless are increasing – don’t believe for a minute that the recession is over.

Geeks are COOL here. I met a guy once who introduced himself as his World of Warcraft character’s name, and nobody in the room batted an eyelid. I discovered a man in a San Francisco café who I am convinced was a Mafia chief – every morning for several weeks I would sit with my laptop at the table next to his, pretending to write, while flapping my ears furiously and trying not to look interested in his conversations. the Italian quarter and home of the Beat poets. If we stuck our ulturally, it’s diverse. Accents are everywhere. There seems to heads out of the window at a right angle we could see the Golden Gate bridge. Every morning the local ladies from Chinatown would be a cultural celebration every week – in addition to the familiar gather outside in Washington Square to do Tai Chi, in a wonderful, Christmas and Easter, there are dozens more; the hilarious, tequilaslow-motion dance. On weekends we would step onto the almost soaked Cinco de Mayo, Chinese New Year, Columbus Day, World vertical streets, follow our noses and always find something new.

Vegetarian Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Day, The Day of the Dead, Black Friday (a day purely for shopping – people We ate handsomely and enjoyed wonderful galleries, museums, are regularly injured in the rush for bargains) to name just a few. bookshops, boutiques, incredible tat shops, and HUUGE vintage As a result of previous trips to the area, Andy and I had always clothing and music stores. But when the year was up, we went in search of something closer to work, and a bit of greenery we could promised ourselves that at some time in our lives, we would spend call our own. a year living in San Francisco. The commute to work in San Jose would be a killer, but a promise is a promise, right? We rented Twenty miles south of San Francisco, a sign directs you to a a third floor Victorian apartment in North Beach, also known as winding piece of highway, through fields of Christmas tree farms

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and row upon row of organic vegetable gardens, to the friendly little coastal town of Half Moon Bay. Famed for its surfing, its main street is lined with pohutukawas. It reminds me of Greytown, with its quirky shops and interesting nosh. A trail runs along the beach for miles, providing an abundance of walking and biking adventures.

It’s clean and green, with a friendly farmers’ market, and wonderful organic supermarket. e were lucky enough to find a house with NZ native plants in the garden, and a beautiful view of the Pacific. And here we are.

Culture shock aside, I think we’ve settled pretty well. We appreciate the American attitude to enterprise – everyone has a great idea for a business, and tall poppy syndrome doesn’t seem to exist. I’ve done some fascinating learning of my own, being now qualified as a raw vegan chef (where else but California?), following that up with a health sciences degree. We’ve enjoyed Half Moon Bay’s good-humoured, kitschy Fourth of July parades and amazing annual Pumpkin Festival. We’ve developed an appreciation for a well-mixed mojito. We’ve made some wonderful and hilarious friends.

At night I love to see the planes approaching from across the ocean, as they head for San Francisco airport. I always think about the passengers, feeling relief as they see dry land after their long journey over the sea. I like the idea that Half Moon Bay is a kind of safe haven. And I love to think that the surf washing up on our beach might have originated on the Wairarapa coast.

I’ve become accustomed to snakes in the garden, bats in the belfry, hummingbirds in the hebes, and raccoons rummaging in the bins on rubbish day. I’ll NEVER get used to black widows in the woodpile.

But come the spring, I’m still looking for the tuis.

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Travels in China – Is It Real?

A four month sabbatical living and teaching English in small-town China has given Wairarapa Lifestyle writer Simon Burt an opportunity to soak up the culture and to have a look around.

Half way through the stint, after the initial amazement has waned, this is what he’s discovered.

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ust thinking about going to Beijing on China’s ‘National Day’ was my first mistake. The second was actually doing it.

China holds about a third of the world’s population and most of them travel somewhere during October’s ‘National Day’ week (the anniversary of the founding of the ‘new China’ in 1949). I think they all went to Beijing this year, eager to set foot on things of significance - the Forbidden City, Tian’anmen Square, the Heaven Temple, the Great Wall ... And of course that was my intention too.

I travelled at that time because I had a week off from the school I’m teaching at. Xin Ma High School is in Xuyi, a ‘county-level’ city in Jiangsu Province on the eastern side of this massive country. Xuyi (pronounced shur-yee) has a population of around half a million but is so tiny by Chinese standards that you’ll have trouble finding it on a map. It claims to be the ‘crayfish capital of China’, farming freshwater creatures that we would call ‘koura’. The little crustaceans usually meet their maker in a hot, peppery broth and you’re provided with plastic gloves and a bib to eat them. Personally I find the effort-topleasure ratio a bit out of proportion.

Like the rest of China, Xuyi is undergoing a massive (and inexplicable) building boom, so what was just a couple of years ago a sleepy rural service town – a bit like Masterton, I often think – is now in the throes of becoming yet another smoggy high-rise hell. As elsewhere, people are being displaced from their traditional groundlevel inner-city communal housing and are expected to find enough money to buy a few shoddily-constructed square metres at altitude on the outskirts of town. Most of them can’t, even if they wanted to. ssues such as this stare you in the face every day here - it’s a country that would take a lifetime to come close to understanding.

Certainly the longer I’ve been here the more questions I have about where China is heading. The air pollution is terrible, even in a seaside city like Qingdao where the Olympic sailing events were held. The education system is a joke – my students are expected to stay awake for classes from 6.30 a.m. until 10.30 p.m. seven days a week (most can’t) and there is absolutely no room for individual creative thinking. Although everyday crime is very low, the corruption and use of ‘guanxi’ (connections) to get things done is just a way of life.

And the entire economy seems to operate in cash.

Having said all that, people just seem to get on with it. On the surface, most of them appear to be having an OK time. The buses and trains are efficient and cheap, eating costs next to nothing unless you go somewhere really flash, the national palliative beverage, baijiu,

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is also inexpensive and is consumed in vast quantities, and the sun seems to rise each day in the east – if you can see it through the haze. ational Day weekend in Beijing didn’t disappoint me - there were massive crowds, and displays of military and political might, and huge images of Chairman Mao. The sky was azure blue and the air pure and clean. But it felt – like most things in China – a bit fake.

Read about Simon Burt’s China experiences at www.simonburt.co.nz/weblog.

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Balloons over Kenya

Whether he is swooping over Wairarapa vineyards or drifting in silent contemplation over the wildlife filled plains of East Africa, commercial hot air balloon pilot by trade and aerial adventurer by nature Jason Livingston never tires of “another day at the office.”

Tanya Katterns visited him at camp base in Kenya’s Masai Mara.

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ason Livingston is just a couple of months out from finishing up an 18-month African “tour of duty,” when I arrive at his safari camp base in Kenya’s Masai Mara – one of the few wildlife reserves that still holds on to its charisma of an open, limitless land with wildlife concentration.

The camp, one of many scattered throughout the park or on its fringes, is in the heart of Maasai land.

For Jason, whose family business, Early Morning Balloons, has bases in Wairarapa and Hawke’s Bay, it is not just about flying balloons filled daily with intrepid travellers from around the world.

The contract to fly in Africa is also about living amongst the local Maasai people. A tribe entrenched in its age old history and culture.

Even with more than 3100 commercial pilot hours under his belt and 20 years of flying in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Africa, the enthusiasm for engineless flight has never waned.

“Even though it is a job, I never get bored. Every day the flight is just that little bit different than the flight before.”

“Flying a balloon is different from flying any other aircraft as you can’t steer the balloon, so effectively you don’t know where you are going to land. It is a bit like playing chess. You have to think 10 moves ahead.”

While nothing beats New Zealand in terms of varied landscape to fly, east Africa, with its vast open plains and sheer numbers of wildlife, makes it a unique place for a pilot to fly, he says.

I’ve only had my feet on African soil for a matter of hours but the urge to float above the Savannah grasslands in a hot air balloon and witness nature’s battle of predators versus prey is too strong to ignore – and I am not disappointed. It would have to rate highly on the ultimate adventure bucket list. here is little that can match the aesthetic appeal of the massive 415,000 cubic feet balloons rising like giants awakening from sleep out of the pre-dawn darkness into the first rays of the African sun.

It’s August and in the heart of the great migration. The annual 1.5 million strong wildebeest migration from the Serengeti Plains in Tanzania to the lush pastures of the Masai Mara in Kenya is arguably the most spectacular natural event in Africa.

Like marching black ants, the wildebeest move in slow moving single-file lines that snake far off into the distance.

As far as the eye can see – which is the beauty of ballooning as everyone gets a window seat - wildebeest, zebra, Thompson’s gazelle, topi ,impalas and buffalo all mingle together in colourful herds. It is the time of year when lions get fat and all the carnivores

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settle into a period of feasting.

Throughout the flight, awestruck tourists feast on the sights with their cameras snapping as Jason picks his moments to offer some form of commentary – careful not to break the spell the experience seems to cast.

But like all good things, the flight had to come to end as the fuel tanks began to run dry. We dodged towering termite mounds to land just short of the Mara River. A curious hippo strolled to the edge to investigate the intrusion into its tranquil homeland.

The safari magic continued to an awaiting full champagne breakfast in thigh-high grass under a lone Acacia tree, with herds running freely around us. ions with a fresh kill, vultures feeding from skeletal remains and emu strolling lazily under the blazing sun took their place in the plains as we made our way back to camp to unwind and be part of day to day local village life before it all started over again for another day.

As the latest African contract comes to an end for another season, Jason is excited about the challenges ahead.

“Ballooning started for my family in the mid-80s and has been with us ever since. Every member of my family can fly a balloon.

I’m really looking forward to being back home flying together with my family and giving more people the opportunity to experience the beauty of a balloon flight over Wairarapa and Hawke’s Bay.”

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Golden skills of a signwriter

Brian Henson points up high on the honours board at the Masterton Park Bowling Club. He stops at 1967 but that’s not because his name is there - it’s the year he started hand writing the winners on to the wood using pure gold. By Julia Mahony

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rian, 81, has been practising his trade in the Wairarapa for 62 years. He’s one of the last sign writers here still applying freehand letters in gold leaf, at the handful of clubs that continue to use it on their boards.

Brian rules a line, then dabs on French chalk before painting the letters in oil-based enamel, using a tool called a mahl stick to support his wrist, which he made from a golf club shaft tipped with rubber.

So sharp are his skills, there are no stencils, nor does he have to measure out a name, unless it’s a very long one.

Brian then takes sheets of pure gold transfer and turns the name into bright, glowing words, before polishing them with cotton wool.

His boards have a traditional, handcrafted look, in strong contrast to modern boards with cheaper paint or gold coloured vinyl lettering.

Brian has seen boards changed from gold leaf to vinyl half way through.

“Nowadays, sign writers can whip off the names in vinyl on their computers at work and just stick them on,” he says.

“I used to say our trade was one that computers couldn’t touch, but I was wrong.”

However, Brian has accepted modern techniques, using metallic vinyl where required. When sign writers stopped using fiddly, loose gold leaf (called plain gold) on windows and mirrors, he sold his leftover stock to headstone makers.

He buys his easier-to-handle transfer gold for honours boards in books of 25 sheets for around $75, from Wellington. fter attending Wairarapa College, a 19-year-old Brian was hired in 1949 as an apprentice sign writer by Jim Welch of Masterton.

“Ladies used to bring in hats and shoes to be spray painted to match. Some even wanted gold and we mixed it with bronzing powder.”

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Brian’s 62 years of experience have included painting an elephant when the circus came to town and daredevil sign writing on the Eketahuna railway bridge, which he painted up with advertising for the Shell oil company.

“We had a train timetable and were supposed to get off the bridge when they came. Eventually, we just started sitting on planks on the side of the bridge with our legs dangling over the edge.”

That once caused alarmed passersby to report that some people had hung themselves off the bridge.

Brian goes about his work with traditional dedication. He’s well known in Masterton rugby and golf circles and at Castlepoint, where he recently re-painted the shop’s frontage.

His sign writer’s kit is delightfully old fashioned too, his brushes carried in an old and battered Griffins biscuit sampler box. Brian’s work is a fine example of traditional methods still used in the Wairarapa today.

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Poetic inspiration for Cobblestones Museum printer Weeks before the All Blacks were crowned Rugby World Cup 2011 champions, Cobblestones printer Tony King spent three days printing Versus - a limited edition book of rugby in verse written more than a century ago. By Katie Farman.

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hen Tony King reads the first verse from Ernest L. Eyers’ poem ‘A Shattered Auckland Rugbyite Speaks’ one could be forgiven for thinking it was written following the All Blacks heart-stopping victory over France in the final of the Rugby World Cup. “I’ve got an injured hand, a damaged ear, A broken nose, an’ water on the knee; Two ribs displaced – they hurt when winter’s near – I got them in a match with Ponsonby.

A cut is on me head, not quite healed up; See, there’s the mark! An’ on me chin are lumps Received when playin’ Grafton for the Cup – But all me bumps are honourable bumps!”

But interestingly this poem was written in the early 1900s and is one of five featured in a limited edition run of books that have been hand letterpress printed at the Printing Works at Cobblestones Early Settler’s Museum in Greytown in September. Versus is being sold through the Museum shop.

“What intrigued me about these poems is that rugby has always had a major focus in New Zealand,” says Cobblestones printer Tony.

“The themes in this book are similar to today. What’s also clear is the poems are written with the same passion that people still have for the game today.”

The inspiration for Versus came after Tony discovered a coverless book containing about 40 poems, dated from 1909, many of which were rugby themed. Timed to coincide with the RWC 2011, he chose five poems by Ernest L. Eyre and had them set on a 1955 C4 Intertype at the Taranaki Aviation and Technology Museum before spending three days printing 50 copies of the book on the 1907 Challenge Gordon treadle hand fed press at Cobblestones.

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“It was a big job, but I think I had the same passion for this as Ernest Eyer did when he wrote the poems,” says Tony. he century old press is one of six on permanent display in the restored Printing Works; one of 16 original buildings at Cobblestones on Greytown’s Main Street. Set up a year ago, Tony describes it as a ‘job printing’ shop reminiscent of the early 1900’s.

Other presses include a Thompson treadle platen Gem No.3; an Adana High Speed No 2 suitable for cards, envelopes and invitations; a Challenge Galley Proof Press, and a Dapag ticketing printing press. All the tools of the trade as well as examples of early printing originals dating from 1471 are also on display.

Tony, formerly in the tourism and travel industry, can rattle off all sorts of interesting historical facts about the machinery and its related material. He’s clearly passionate and knowledgeable about the subject and happy to share his enthusiasm by demonstrations and workshops in hands-on letterpress printing.

The Printing Works is open at weekends, and at other times by prior arrangement with special attention to group visits.

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Mana films: Life through a lens Delphine Morris is a Masterton based anthropologist and documentary film maker committed to empowering community groups and highlighting conservation issues.

By Katie Farman.

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f Delphine Morris was to turn the camera on herself what a fascinating documentary it would be. It would take in some of the world’s most stunning and isolated locations including the south of France, Paris and the outback in Australia; introduce the viewer to a wealth of artists and indigenous people and follow the life of Delphine, a French born and raised anthropologist turned documentary film maker who now calls the Wairarapa home.

“I guess when I reflect on what I’ve done and where I’ve been it does sound exciting and it is. But it’s not about me, it’s about the people I meet … it’s about their stories,” says the mother of two who prefers to let her work speak for itself.

Delphine and her Kiwi husband Jason Morris run Mana Films, a Masterton-based company, first established in Darwin in 1998, making documentaries and intercultural educational resources to help empower community groups and record significant cultural events and family histories. The company’s most recent work includes producing a documentary series on indigenous water rights and interests in Northern Australia and New Zealand.

Delphine’s passionate about working in an intercultural context and attributes this to her unique upbringing in Provence, France.

“I grew up in a beautiful country setting surrounded by horses and lavender fields. It was very artistic and somewhat of a hippy childhood with our house full of international travellers on their adventures. We even had The Wailers (Jamaican Reggae band who performed with Bob Marley) and an Australian adventurer who would turn up on his Harley Davidson every few years.”

Meeting international travellers piqued Delphine’s interest in what lay beyond her own village. She studied political sciences in Lyon and Paris with the aim of becoming a diplomat. But in 1989, during a time she describes as “a tired and conceptual art scene in Paris”, Delphine was introduced to Aboriginal art which reset her compass forever.

“Their art had a purpose, it was highly political, it was fresh and ancient at the same time, it linked land and culture...I thought I’d go out and check it out.” fter spending time in the Northern Territory, Delphine became totally fascinated by the lifestyle and culture of Aboriginal people. She returned to France to complete a Masters then a DEA in Anthropology. With a growing appreciation of the land and its people, Delphine moved to Australia in 1995.

“The Northern Territory is another planet. It’s a very different world. It’s the most extreme other you can imagine from a European perspective. Deserts, jungles, rivers and oceans that seem so strange and empty when you do not know it,” she says.

“But when you live with the people and begin to understand, it fills up with meaning”.

Her interest in the people motivated her to organise Aboriginal art exhibitions in Grenoble and Paris, including bringing three

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On location in the Northern Territory, Australia. outback women to the City of Light to run a series of art workshops.

She also spent time working as an anthropologist on land claims, documenting sacred sites, native title claims, cultural events and family histories as well as making several films, a series of education videos and compiling a collection of Aboriginal testimonies.

It was during this time that Delphine met her husband Jason in Sydney. She laughs when she recalls how she dragged him kicking and screaming back to ‘Paradise’ (Darwin), far away from the beaches he loved to surf. But after the birth of their children in France and Australia, and with the growing desire to be closer to Jason’s whanau, they moved to Masterton in 2008.

“After 20 years in the tropics I’d crave for winter, for chestnuts, for fires and good wine and proper cheese and the Wairarapa has all of that and more,” Delphine told Wairarapa Lifestyle from the home office of her historic property.

“It was like coming home in some strange way. Now I’m here I do not miss France so much anymore. I’ve got everything I need. The people are beautiful, the culture is strong and the land is amazing. We moved because it is important for the kids to be near their whanau, learn Te Reo, and form those relationships with their cousins and the coast where they belong.” ith the constant improvements in technology, the couple can also run their business from home. Despite having had an Australian focus in recent years, Mana Films is looking to focus on stories closer to home. They recently made a documentary for Aratoi: Wairarapa Museum of Art and History as part of the Wairarapa Moana exhibition and are interested in helping local families, marae or businesses document their stories, and produce quality advertising, educational materials and training at affordable prices.

“There’s a wealth of stories from the land and within people’s families in the Wairarapa – listening and retelling these stories, weaving them with images and sounds, is my favourite part of the work and that’s what Mana Films offers: telling your story, in images.”

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BBQ Time

With Summer finally here, Julie Kidd gets some BBQ tips from our best butchers.

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airarapa Texel lamb from Greytown butcher Gavin Green is so good, it won a really big cup, the Grand Champion Retailer for the Golden Lamb Awards. I’m not sure you can get much better than that. In fact, every competition Gavin and Julie, owners of Greytown Butchers enter, they walk away with a top prize. They have entered The Great New Zealand Sausage Competition every year since they returned home from Sydney in 2006 and have placed in the top three each time. They boast over 40 flavours of hand-made sausages with a minimum of 20 on sale at any time. I walked out with four different varieties including lamb,mango sweet chilli and Pukka curry. We had them with creamy mash that night. Delicious.

And hints for good lamb on the barbie? Gavin reckons you can’t go wrong with a butterflied leg of lamb. His special marinade includes fresh herbs (rosemary and thyme are always winners), plenty of garlic and oil and a good splosh of orange juice, plenty of freshly ground pepper and salt and a healthy dollop of mustard. Mix it all together, pour over the lamb and marinade overnight in the fridge.

Bring the lamb to room temperature and then pop it on to a really hot BBQ. Sear for seven minutes each side, basting it with the marinade and then move it up on to the rack and put the lid down. Cook for about 40 – 50 minutes. Take it off the BBQ and cover with foil for at least 15 minutes or until you are ready to serve. ichard Anderson of Anderson’s Meat in Kuripuni is famous for his line “shop with your butcher, not your trolley”. He reckons there are four key ingredients to a successful butcher’s shop: good service, lean mince, tasty sausages and tender steak. I am willing to bet he is right. His shop, co-owned by wife Sandra, sits at the top end of re-vamped Kuripuni Village.

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and immaculate space for 11 years and have a loyal following of customers. The fresh meat cabinets are huge and inviting. His range of home-made sausages was stunning and I agonised over my selection. Beef and red wine won out as I knew the boys would like them and I chose pork and sage for us gals. They were utterly delicious.

Richard’s must-have for the BBQ? Hereford prime beef which he sources from Fielding: 100% grass fed, hung for a minimum of 21 days and vacuum packed to retain taste and ensure longevity. And how, I queried, does one cook a great steak? Easy, he replies. Tenderness comes down to a good cut, so it has to be scotch or sirloin and at least 20mm thick. The meat must be at room temperature (so are we getting it dear readers?). Then rub the meat with olive oil and season well with salt and pepper. The BBQ needs to be pre-heated to 220°c. Put the steaks on to the grill. Shut the lid. Cook for four minutes – he insists you use a timer. Turn and cook for another four minutes. If you do not have a BBQ with a lid Richard says to put a roasting dish over the steaks (makes sense) and you will get the same result. And here’s the most important bit. Take the steaks off and rest for at least ten minutes. Cover them in tin foil and they will stay warm. This allows the juices to even out across the steak.

Juicy and tender every time. eing in pinot noir country, Scotty from Scotty’s Meats in Jellicoe Street, Martinborough is recommending venison for the BBQ. He reckons it is a perfect match for the luscious pinots produced there. Scotty sources his free-range wild venison from the South Island and offers a full range of cuts as well as deliciously succulent, lightly spiced, lean patties. That said, Scotty’s recommendation is wellseasoned venison short loin.

Make sure it is at room temperature (yep, we are getting it) then lightly rub with oil, season with plenty of pepper and salt and add a little flavouring (he reckons whatever you fancy but I think a little rubbed sage and garlic would be a great combination with the lean, rich game meat) and cook very quickly on a high heat for four minutes each side (you already know to time it). Remember to rest the meat in tin foil for at least 10 minutes.

Scotty and partner Shirley have been providing quality meat to the good people of Martinborough for 17 years. Their customers are fiercely loyal. None more so than Billy Lusk of Billionaires Catering.

She orders 100kg each of bacon, pork and Wharekauhau lamb weekly for her mobile catering business which is currently feeding the cast of The Hobbit while they film in central North Island. Scotty and his team personally deliver it. Now that is service.

In my very pleasant visits to our local butchers I have learned a lot. Not only about cooking meat, but buying meat. It has to be aged (yes dear readers, well hung), it has to be the right cut for the BBQ (so if in doubt, ask) it must be brought to room temperature before you cook it and rested in tin foil for at least 10 minutes after it is cooked. Say goodbye to overcooked, tough BBQ meat and bring on moist tender cuts this summer.

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Wairarapa Skies Ah summer. Long feathered grasses, the chatter of insects, hot sweat spiking between spine and earth, and above, puffs of fair-weather Cumulus wafting across an endless expanse of blue.

Photos and words by Tina Finn.

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“No it’s a sea snake - see it’s forked tongue and...and humps!”

“It’s a camel!”

“No. It’s your Mum with her curlers in!”

Clouds tell tales.

But there’s more stories in these clouds than improbable animals.

Cumulus piling on the Tararuas like mashed potato? Time to put the washing out, there’s a nor’wester on the way. Cobwebs of Cirrus trailing overhead? A weather change coming - plan indoor jobs.

Lenticularus hovering above like spaceships? Alert the authorities, the aliens are coming!

According to Paul Mallinson, a meteorologist with the Met Service in Wellington (and Classic Christmas Tree farmer in the Wairarapa) there’s always a call or two from an alarmed member of the public when these majestic wave-clouds appear in the sky.

It’s an honest mistake, but in fact the Altocumulus Lenticularis is a regular player in our weather pattern, as moist air flows over raised ground (the mountains to the west), descends and warms, rises and cools, in a constant wave pattern across the valley floor, with

those distinctive flying saucer-like bobbles of moisture forming at the peak of each wave. he wind directions and the ranges are the key to our weather, says Paul. And as he points out, there’s a lot of weather in the west. The drama comes on a regular basis when the westerly winds collide with an approaching front from the south. The winds turn to mighty gusts, the moisture content grows and a band of bruised purple sweeps ominously up the valley. It can mean only one thing... time to get the washing in!

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Wind-determined weather.

Fair-weather Cumulus over the hills near Riversdale. Found on warm humid days, often presaging thunderstorms.

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It’s Quite Cool…To Be Kiwi From Chicago to Martinborough, Karen Gordy takes us on her journey and the lifestyle changes she encounters.

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’m not sure how most people define home but I’d like to think it is where one feels most content. I had lived all of my life in Chicago and was so preoccupied with the tedious and demanding choices that I had made throughout my life, that I never considered whether I was happy or not.

When my husband decided he wasn’t happy and ended our 18-year marriage, I began to consider resuming my career at the Options Exchange - with 4am starts, daily traffic jams and demanding, stressed-out clients. I needed some time to think as well as space to breathe. I immediately thought of New Zealand and headed there for four weeks of respite. I arrived in Wellington with an unexpected emotion that produced tears in my eyes. It wasn’t fatigue or fear – it was that which I still feel every time I subsequently land here in New Zealand… a sense of calm.

During my respite I found the culture in New Zealand rich, unique and respected. I was enchanted with the attitude for life with no demands, worries or restrictions. The beauty of the country was obviously everywhere and stunningly entangled within the sounds, tastes and smells of this land. The individuals who call Aotearoa home are lovely with their quiet acceptance, comfortable character and their genuine nature. I do not remember a time during that whole visit that I wasn’t smiling or crying at the honour of just being.

So I went back to Chicago and finalised my divorce. I enrolled at Victoria University in Wellington and in 2005 moved there with my children. We spent many weekends in Martinborough - staying at the adorable General Store B&B and drinking Ata Rangi wines.

Our Kiwi mates often joined us on our weekend getaways where we rode horses at Patuna Farms, were taught guitar by the locals and where we spent time bathing in the rivers of the South Wairarapa.

Every single memory is extremely precious to me.

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leave the country. I left my son in Wellington to study culinary and my daughter came back to America with me to continue her training in ballet. I moved myself to Las Vegas and took some courses in spectacle theatre, stage-managed various productions and worked at the Liberace Museum redesigning their sound and lighting system.

But I was not happy - I knew I was missing the attachments I had formed in New Zealand. n 2009 my daughter and I went back to Wellington to visit my son. I reconnected with my fabulous friends and went to the places that fed my spirit. The intensity of this bond fuelled my desire to return so I extended my visitor’s visa for a year. During this year I had met a wonderful man named Steve and when my year was up I applied for a work visa. Steve and I were doing well and therefore decided to move to Martinborough to create a life together – we pondered what we should do there. We decided on a mobile gelato cart and formed a company called ‘It’s Quite Cool’. We started off being hired for special events in the South Wairarapa and nearly every weekend (that was sunny and warm enough) we were regularly found near the historic Square in Martinborough. The weather and darkness however became an issue so this year we were in a position to open a Gelateria perfectly located on Kitchener Street. We can now stay open year round in any type of weather that falls upon this charming town of Martinborough.

It seems quite clear that the choices I made in the past had made it possible for me to have the opportunities I am now receiving. I regret nothing. I’ve made some serious lifestyle changes – going from fairly good earnings with enormous pressures to a humble but glorious and peaceful existence. I acknowledge how very lucky I am to be here in this wonderful country ‘living the dream’ and within that privilege – I am happy.

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Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine SUMMER 2011-12 Issue #24- 35

Art for the birds

Julie Kidd meets talented Martinborough artist with birds on her brain.

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artinborough artist Allison Hudson has plenty of inspiration to draw from. Her wonderfully colourful, chaotic English country garden has an abundance of birds darting about, enjoying the early summer warmth and the crusts that have thoughtfully been thrown out for them to enjoy.

Comments Allison, “I absolutely love native New Zealand birds.

We border the town so are rural enough to enjoy the dawn chorus in all its glory. From my studio I watch tui and bellbirds in my kowhai tree. They sound divine and look beautiful. That said I have a whole collection that features the common sparrow which I also love to paint.” Butterflies, bugs and bees also feature highly in Allison’s collections and lately she has had added a nautical twist with sweet garden sparrows perching on boat ropes. This latest work was on show at Colours for Art in Kuripuni and received a great deal of attention.

As well as launching her full time painting career, Allison devoted herself to building their dream home and developing her garden from a bare paddock. Allison and husband Gareth arrived in New Zealand with their two small children. They left busy, high stress lives in Northern Ireland to settle in Martinborough. It was pure luck they visited here as it they only slotted Martinborough in to their family holiday at the last minute on a friend’s recommendation. It was love at first sight. “I felt as though I was home. This was the place we needed to be,” enthuses Allison. Gareth continues “we thought

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we would settle in one of the larger cities so I could find work in a corporate environment. When I discovered how easy the commute to the city was we leapt at our chance to live a rural lifestyle.” They purchased 15 acres, went home to Northern Ireland, packed up and returned. Simple as that. heir move enabled Allison to unleash her artistic talent and leave her busy civil service career behind her. Allison’s bright, colourful work is permanently on display at The Village Café in Martinborough so visitors as well as locals see her work. As a result she regularly ships paintings overseas. She has exhibited in major shows six times including the prestigious Affordable Arts Show in Wellington. Allison is the first to admit being a full time artist has its up and downs. She happily recalls her stand out moment as being selected for the Wairarapa Review V at Aratoi Museum of Art and History, the first time she entered. In fact it proved a turning point and she has not looked back.

The irony of her high school art teacher’s name, Miss Finch, is not lost on Allison. Miss Finch supported Allison from the word go as she felt she had special talent which needed nurturing. However, Allison did not peruse her art school dream and instead chose a commercial career while dabbling with painting for years. She is overjoyed her new life downunder affords her the time and inspiration to pursue her artistic dream. We are better off for this wonderful talent nesting right here.

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WHAT’S TO VIEW AT Aratoi Left:Taren Wood with one of the new works, Happy go Lucky, in her exhibition Okey Dokey, running at Aratoi from 17 December to 29 January.

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hen I go into my workshop it’s as though I go into the past using old methods to dwell on old times,” says artist Harry Watson. “It’s an escape space from the reality of modern life, a place where things are simple and don’t have to be real.”

Harry Watson and fellow Mastertonian Taren Wood both have exhibitions opening in December at Aratoi. Both are also tutors at King Street Artworks, and show a distinct preference for imaginative flights of fancy in their artwork.

Harry’s show is Recent and old work. He says he can’t remember when he wasn’t doing art and looking up how to make things. He describes himself as “a bit of slacker” during his time at Wellington High School, but having artist Rob McLeod as a teacher was a mitigating factor. He did set design for Stagecraft and Bats Theatre in the 1980s, and has been developing his work as a carver and selftaught artist ever since.

“I was originally inspired by the saints, angels and reliquaries of medieval European churches but my work has taken on a strongly New Zealand focus since the 1990s….My practice is to ‘refine and re-invent,” he says.

Now represented by Paige Blackie Gallery, Wellington, Harry is well known for his carved and painted animal, feathered and human protagonists, which are often based on real historical figures from colonial New Zealand society. His work is marked by exquisite craftsmanship, and a ‘lightness’ and humour even when he is exploring contentious themes of national identity, pioneer history and ecology.

Harry has been a finalist in the Wallace Art Awards. His work also features in The New Dowse and Real Art Roadshow collections.

Also on show at Aratoi in December is the seventh biannual Wairarapa Review, organized by the Aratoi Friends. It will be selected and judged by Jenny Neligan and Penney Moir from long established Wellington dealer gallery Bowen Galleries – the first time the exhibition has had an all-female judging panel. A $500 People’s Choice Award will be announced in March, after the closing.

“This is a great chance for us to see a whole range of works and some fresh new art, which is always a pleasure for us,” says Jenny.

The Friends have also arranged a Salon de Refusé exhibition for work not selected for the Review. This exhibition runs at the Carterton Events Centre from 17 December to 5 February.

Below: Lonely Monster, by Harry Watson.

What’s On at Aratoi Dec - Feb

We are all transistors - Alex Gawronski, Carla Cescon Scott Donovan

A collaborative exhibition curated by the Institute of Contemporary Art Newtown (I.C.A.N.) in Sydney, Australia.

(26 Nov 2011 - 19 Feb 2012)

That was then, this is now - Harry Watson Part retrospective, Part new work; all together a must see exhibition staged for the Wellington International Arts Festival.

(10 Dec 2011 - 11 Mar 2012)

Okey-dokey -Taren Wood

A selection of recent works by Taren Wood.

(17 Dec 2011 - 29 Jan 2012)

Wairarapa Review VII A selected exhibition open to all artists living in the Wairarapa region.

(17 Nov 2011 - 18 Mar 2012)

Harry Watson’s take on ‘founding father’ Edward Gibbon Wakefield. www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

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Ladies and gentlemen take your partners ..

In the meeting rooms of the Carterton Memorial Club every other Friday night a gathering takes place amongst like-minded people. Trestle tables and chairs are pushed to the peripheries to expose an expanse of gleaming yellow chipboard floor.

By Tina Finn.

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he squares of fluorescent lighting in the ceiling cast a harsh light but this is unusual - most Fridays the light switches are turned to low, all the better to create a lounge-room ambience. A sound system is set on an iron-legged table at the edge of the floor alongside a microphone stand, and a man in a crisp striped yellow and white shirt, sharp trousers and polished black shoes steps forward and presses a button. Music swells. The man takes the microphone and announces in a deep voice; “Ladies and gentlemen, the Iris Foxtrot.” Couples rise from their seats, women straighten their skirts, men pat their fronts and reach for their partners’ hands.

Then they swing into the dance.

In town halls and function rooms and gyms and clubs across the Wairarapa people are shakin’ their bootie in a variety of ways.

It might be line-dancing, it might be jive, it might be tango, ballet, contemporary or tap. Whether it’s for the well-documented health benefits or the social connection, the populace is kicking up its heels and keeping the romance alive.

The Wairarapa Dance Club which meets at the Memorial Rooms practises sequence dancing, a popular form of ballroom dancing in which couples move in a circle around the floor performing the same sequence of steps in unison. They’re taught by Brian and Fay James and regularly add new dances to their repertoire.

‘The cardiac cruise, we call that,’ laughs Chrissy Grinter as the dancers settle back into their seats at the conclusion of the Foxtrot.

Across the table, Eileen, a Dance Group debutante, cools down with the aid of a black Spanish fan.

“I’ve danced all my life,” says Chrissy, “and won’t ever stop.

We do charity dances and visit other groups in Wellington. I love it.

My Mum dances too; she’s a member of the Toe Tappers here in Carterton.” Chrissy has dressed for the evening in an outfit made to twirl. Her knee-length dress is white and full-skirted and has frolicking crimson flowers splashed across it. On her feet she wears purple princess shoes with towering heels, although she has brought along another - lower - pair with her “just in case”. Everyone is dressed in their Sunday best.

Between dances the couples enjoy biscuits and drinks and chat like old friends. The man with the deep voice returns to the

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microphone. “We’ve received a letter I’d like to read out to you all,” he says. It’s a note from the Wairarapa Hospice in Masterton thanking the Dance Club for their recent donation. The Hospice now has a brand new dishwasher thanks to the Club.

“And now, the one you’ve been waiting for, the Sally Ann Cha Cha.’” The music pulses and Chrissy’s eyes light up. The dancers take to the floor once more and merge into a light-footed swirl of colour.

No need for the ‘just-in-case’ shoes tonight. etails of dance classes and events for all areas in the Wairarapa can be found at local information centres or by visiting the Information website, http://www.newzealand.com/int/plan/visitorinformation-centre+wairarapa/.

Details of sequence dancing organisations in the Wellington region can be found at their website, http://www.sequencedancing. org.nz/wellington.php

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Summer Temptations - a dining guide It’s time to relax and enjoy the pleasant, golden days of summer. It’s a great season to savour the sights, flavours and aromas of our rich, productive region. From the first freshly-roasted coffee of the day through to the finest wines and cuisine, sample the fruits of the harvest with our Summer Dining Guide, exploring some of the best restaurants and cafés in the valley.

G UT E N A P P E T I T C AT E R IN G AT THE R OYAL H OT EL

Doing what you love is the secret to Ulli Reinartz’ success as the owner/operator of Guten Appetit Catering.

“For me, this is better than running a restaurant. I enjoy it. If I didn’t enjoy it then I wouldn’t do it,” he says.

Trained as a chef in Germany and Switzerland, Ulli has 20 years’ O restaurants 7 work in both abroad and in New Zealand under his belt.

Ulli and partner Dean Davies have been operating as Guten Appetit Catering since 2002, and have seen the business grow each year. Their commitment to Wairarapa wines, fresh local produce and top quality service, together with efficient systems and no-fuss organisation has seen the business achieve an enviable reputation, seeing them catering weddings as far afield as Gisborne, and for the increasing numbers of couples from all over the world coming to the Wairarapa to get married.

Ulli believes word of mouth is the best advertising. “People write to us and say, you made it so easy, we didn’t have to do anything.”

Guten Appetit Catering is able to travel anywhere to cater, and also use their base, The Royal Hotel in Featherston, as a versatile event venue.

NEW MENU Wednesday: Senior Citizens Lunch Gold Card for a two course $11 lunch. 12pm-2pm

Ulli Reinartz - Chef de Cuisine Catering Services include:

Wednesday: Order two bar meals and GET ONE FREE. 5pm-8pm

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Thursday to Sunday: À la Carte Menu from 5pm Sunday Roast: Lunch & Dinner every Sunday $15

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Please call me on 027 312 1373 or 06 308 8469 to arrange.

All menus are individually designed and priced to suit your needs.

No job too small or too big.

Your place or ours.

The Royal Hotel 20-22 Revans Street Featherston 06 308 8922

The Tin Hut dates from 1857 and has a colourful history as a local pub. For 151 years The Tin Hut has serviced travellers, visitors and the local South Wairarapa community. The Tin Hut was named in 1923 when the original pub, The Tauherenikau Hotel, burnt down. A temporary premises, a corrugated iron hut, was constructed and the locals affectionately named it The Tin Hut. In 2004 Marcus Darley bought The Tin Hut with the view to developing an environment which could be soothing and reflective for visitors, a focal point for the South Wairarapa district and would meet the needs of families.

Located on the main road between Greytown and Featherston, The Tin Hut provides a chic, informal dining area, a comfortable and warm bar to ease winter chills, and a beautiful garden to while away lazy sunny days.

“The Famous Tin Hut Weekend Roast is the best value in the district! Often imitated but never bettered, a Tin Hut Roast is a full 3-course meal served in our warm and cosy dining room. Add a glass or two of one of our great value local wines and you will be back week after week after week. Available Saturday and Sunday, lunch and dinner,” says Marcus.

G UT E N A P P E T I T C AT E R IN G AT THE R OYAL H OT EL NEW MENU Wednesday: Senior Citizens Lunch Gold Card for a two course $11 lunch. 12pm-2pm

Ulli Reinartz - Chef de Cuisine Catering Services include:

Wednesday: Order two bar meals and GET ONE FREE. 5pm-8pm

CELEBRATIONS

Thursday to Sunday: À la Carte Menu from 5pm Sunday Roast: Lunch & Dinner every Sunday $15

OPEN 7 DAYS

11:30AM SERVING FOOD ALL DAY

CONFERENCES

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Local Hospitality • Fine Food • Wines & Ales

SET MENU Please call me on 027 312 1373 or 06 308 8469 to arrange.

All menus are individually designed and priced to suit your needs.

No job too small or too big.

Your place or ours.

The Royal Hotel 20-22 Revans Street Featherston 06 308 8922 www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

Our place is your place - that’s

SUMMER HOURS: Lunch from 11.30am, Dinner from 5.00pm SH2 Tauherenikau, just north of Featherston

Ph 06 308 9697 Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine SUMMER 2011-12 Issue #24- 39

On the shores of Lake Onoke with breathtaking views of the Rimutaka Range and the South Island over Palliser Bay, the Lake Ferry Hotel brings together an eclectic mix of patrons.

Laid-back locals, day-trippers and foreign tourists together share in the warm ambience of the historic hotel that celebrated its 158th birthday last year. The emphasis is on relaxation here in the southernmost hotel of the North Island. Only an hour and a half from Wellington by car, and close to the famous Martinborough Wine Village and the glorious sights of Palliser Bay, patrons can enjoy their world famous fish and chips and other delicacies in the restaurant, verandah or garden bar.

“ Just what Martinborough needs”, “ A great addition to the dining circuit” - just two of the many comments made about the Bistro since its launch in September.

This is dining at its best, a superb menu crafted by two chefs with a combined industry experience of 80 years, and a front of house maestro who knows how to provide exceptional service.

Add to this a wine list based on the best the region has to offer, a dining space with the perfect ambiance and vineyard images produced by Terry Hann (NZIPP) and you are on your way to a memorable dining experience.

Cornucopia has always set out to offer its guest a dining package - from the entrance to the exit we aim to exceed your expectations.

The bistro fronts the renowned Aylstone Retreat, with views over the vines, is a short stroll from the town square, past the award winning wineries of martinborough.

Seating 40 it is the perfect venue for couples, groups or large

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ornucopia Bistro, situated in the picturesque gardens and vines of Aylstone Retreat in Martinborough, is managed by Tony Austin who promotes a relaxed friendly environment for breakfast, lunch and evening meals. Cornucopia aims at providing their guests with a “dining package”, from the entrance to the exit. Tonys’ focus is on providing the perfect dining experience with artwork as an integral part of setting the tone and the theme for the Bistro.

From a menu perspective Cornucopia Bistro endeavours to use fresh, local and seasonal produce and provides a menu that is imaginative, classically based and a perfect foil for the world famous local Martinborough wines on offer.

Open for dinner Thursday through to Monday and during summer is open for lunch at weekends.

Next to the Bistro is Cornucopia Living Store, that carries a range of eclectic mix of homewares, soft furnishings and giftware, sourced from around the world .

Open 10am - 4pm Thursday - Monday

BISTRO & LIVING

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Celebrating 158 years of service to the community, situated 20 min drive south of Martinborough in the South Wairarapa over looking Palliser Bay. Wine & dine in the resturant, verandah or garden bar.

Enjoy our extensive seafood menu with local Martinborough wines.

We are open 7 days a week from 11am.

For accommodation, functions, weddings or any further queries, Please contact us on PH: 06-3077831 Fax:06-3077891 E-mail: lukeandcandice@xtra.co.nz Website: www.lakeferryhotel.co.nz

c o r n u c o p i a BISTRO & LIVING

TASTE - A DINING GUIDE parties. We are happy to design menus to suit any situation, but for that truly special occasion, reserve ‘The Chefs Table’, a table of eight in the tower looking out over Martinborough.

Open for lunch and dinner during summer, dine in the bistro, on the patio, amongst the vines or in the tower - Cornucopia Bistro, let us inspire and excite you.

The perfect dining venue Cellar Door & Trio Café SPRING/ SUMMER Friday Saturday Sunday

For further enquiries: Tel: 06 306 8345 Fax: 06 306 8344 Email: info@coneywines.co.nz www.coneywines.co.nz

Summer is approaching and the Gladstone Vineyard Café is the ultimate place for a relaxed and idyllic getaway.

Enjoy a leisurely lunch outside in the sunshine, and look out to the growing vines‚ where our Gladstone Vineyard and 12,000 Miles wines are just starting to take shape.

From 9-11 February we welcome back Summer Shakespeare with Twelfth Night. Melanie Camp’s production is set by the seaside in the 1920s, and promises to be a sassy, mischievous affair.

Live music continues throughout summer with our renowned long lazy lunches every third Sunday of the month. Check the website www.gladstonevineyard.co.nz for dates and details.

The Gladstone Vineyard Café is open from Fridays to Sundays 11am to 3pm and is also available after hours for private functions and corporate events. Contact us for further details on 06 379 8563 or email cafe@gladstonevineyard.co.nz.

At Coney wines’ Trio Café, every escapist gets the quintessential vineyard experience: succulent cuisine from the kitchen of committed foodie, Margaret Coney, matched with the award-winning Coney wines. There is a sweeping vineyard vista and the ambience that goes with dining amongst the vines in the elegant courtyard.

Enjoy informative and amusing tastings at the table or the bar from Coney Wines’ irrepressible owner. In short, when you combine memorable food and wines with the perfect vineyard setting you have, quite simply “the perfect accompaniment”.

With its marquee-style canopy and beautiful vineyard setting the courtyard at Trio Café is the perfect venue for weddings, corporate junkets, birthday dinners and other special celebrations. Whether you are planning a smaller celebration or a larger ‘affair’ Coney Wines is the ideal place to create the memories.

Almost 10 years ago Roger Barrett co-founded Providore, a catering company that fronted as a little deli shop in Martinborough. With takeaway frozen meals, filling filled rolls and award winning pies, Providore very quickly built up a steady clientele.

Not long after Providore entered into a ‘marriage’ with Brackenridge, which still continues to this day, offering weekly conferences and a busy summer season packed with weddings and functions There’s also the very popular cook schools, which run in the school holidays for a dozen or so kids at a time and the Corporate Cook schools established with Wellington events company Clued-up, which have taken a couple of lucky Providore staff from Dunedin and Auckland on several occasions.

With his loyal “Gaggle of Girls” most of whom have been there longer than the pots and pans, Roger hopes to grow the business into the future.

It’s been a busy year for Megan and Olivier Rochery at Café Mirabelle. This little corner of France in the heart of the Wairarapa – Carterton – is well patronised by locals and www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

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French, Continental & local foods, handmade on premises Light meals, fresh baking etc.

Dish of the Day Regular French Regional evenings Catering - Weddings, Birthdays, Group bookings, restaurant seats up to 40

Phone 06 379 7247

Email:mirabelle31@xtra.co.nz

• weddings • conferences • parties

Tues to Fri 9am - 3.30pm Sat 10am - 2pm French Bistrôt Friday & Saturday from 7pm French Regional Dinners as advertised 31 High St North, Carterton

visitors alike. Now four years old, the word has spread far and wide about the delightful food and cosy atmosphere.

From Tuesday to Friday, 9am till 3.30 and Saturday 10am to 2pm, Megan’s delicious cakes, pastries, dishes of the day and supreme coffee are served.

On Friday and Saturday nights from 7pm the white tablecloths go on and the café transforms into a French bistrôt serving from a menu of regional and family cuisine. The café is now fully licensed but you are still welcome to bring your own wine for a corkage fee of $6.

Seating is limited to around 35 guests so it’s a good idea to book ahead on 06 379 7247.

As relaxed or as formal as you like, we can design menus to cater for all numbers, tastes and styles.

Providore’s team of professional staff will make your day delicious. Preferred caterers at Brackenridge Country Retreat and Spa, Providore’s recipe is to source fresh local produce, bring out the flavours add a dash of passion to make your special day fun and stress-free.

Whatever the event, whatever the number, Providore will provide with flair.

info@providorefood.co.nz

Wild Oats Café is well known for country-sized servings of fresh baked breads and cakes, quiche, lasagne, filo wraps and grill plate special corn wheels, but also offers Greek and pasta salads, roast veggies and the famous Carterton Breakfast which is available from as early as 5am.

It’s also a favoured meeting place for car, motorcycle and cycle club day outings, with a private dining area upstairs for 10-40 guests or family members. The staff is proud to offer clean facilities and excellent service with a smile.

The Horseshoe Restaurant & Bar is Mastertons’ most iconic building. Built in the 1950’s, the curved outer wall set this building apart from the very beginning.

The stylish refurbishment of the Horseshoe Café, Restaurant and bar has turned this 1950s Art Deco Masterton landmark into one of the Wairarapas’ smartest dining venues. But it’s not just the setting which has made the venue a magnet since it reopened.

Open seven days a week, the Horseshoe has a fantastic selection of menu items to tempt you. From a “seriously awesome” steak board, fresh beer battered fish, to roast of the day and many more to choose from.

Along with lunch and dinner menus, the Horseshoe Restaurant can also tailor a menu to suit any function requirements and is proving to be a popular venue for weddings and special occasions.

The children are not forgotten either, with an excellent children’s menu filled with fresh food options and kids’ sundaes are a firm favourite!!

The Horseshoe is a bar as well as restaurant with a lovely range of house wines including a good selection from local vineyards, a fantastic cocktail list, coffees and specialist teas.

The Horseshoe Restaurant is open 7 days.

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jellicoe St Martinborough • Ph 06 306 8811

Mastertonʼs sunniest café

ALICE BUCHANAN & JENNIE SMITH Corner Bruce & Dixon St, Masterton 06 377 3166 info@entice.co.nz www.entice.co.nz

TASTE - A DINING GUIDE home-grown herbs… Wairarapa’s freshest produce is celebrated to its fullest in our chef’s latest menu. Uncomplicated, yet elegant and classic, food combinations for the summer include specialities of the house as well as some of the region’s finest cuts of meat, fish and poultry ‘from the grill’. The Grill’s local fare is accompanied by a superb selection of award-winning wines from the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail. The Grill at Solway Park is open all day, every day from 6.30am, serving breakfast, high tea and all day dining until 10pm. Enjoy elegant indoor and outdoor dining in the main restaurant or beside the fire on the deck, perfect for any season and any occasion. The Grill at Solway Park welcomes children and offers an all-new honest, wholesome and healthy children’s menu.

Successfully established as Wairarapa’s most elegant dining concept, ‘The Grill at Solway Park’ spoils you for choice with an excellent a la carte menu, featuring fresh local produce and a superb selection of finest wines from the Wairarapa and neighbouring regions Hawke’s Bay and Marlborough.

Open all day every day from 6.30am, serving breakfast, all-day

ENTICE CAFE Business partners, Alice Buchanan and Jennie Smith who jointly own Entice café and catering in Masterton say that even though New Zealanders have always enjoyed eating fresh home grown food, an increased awareness about food has changed people’s eating habits.

Now the pair, who boasts a great team of waiting staff and an enviable list of local contacts in the food and wine industry, divides their time between the café and catering for weddings, conferences, events and corporate functions in the Wairarapa.

“We create food to suit the overall theme of the occasion and recognise each event is different,” says Alice. “Some people come to us with very set ideas on what they want, whereas others start with a blank canvas. Either way we’re thrilled to help create a menu that provides them exactly what they’re after.”

They have recently opened Entice Too at Pukaha Mt Bruce catering for the many tourists and locals who visit through each year.

dining, high tea, and the region’s best seasonal dinner menu.

Telephone 06 370 0513 High Street Solway MASTERTON

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 2003 CHARLES ROOKING ‘CARTERTON ACHIEVERS AWARD’ WINNER

For any occasion, dine at the Horseshoe Restaurant & Bar, Mastertons’ most iconic venue, open from 10am till late - 7 days • Weddings • Anniversaries • Birthdays • Family reunions • 100 seating capacity • Disabled facilities Queen Street North, Masterton Ph 06 377 1102

www. wildoatscafe.co.nz

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

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Margrain Vineyard 7 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 Taste Vin Café.

Ata Rangi 9 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.

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Coney Wines -Trio Café 17 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.

Croft Wines 59 Kitchener Street, Martinborough. Ph: 0508 4 CROFT 3 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.

5 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) JAMES 19 MMURDOCH Murdoch James Estate a r t i n b o r o u g h 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.amand 5pm.

Bloom restaurant open for lunch Thu-Mon 11.30 am - 3.30pm

Palliser Wines Kitchener Street, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9019 Email: palliser@palliser.co.nz Web: palliser.co.nz For a top-of-the-range cellar experience sample our premium wines in the new underground cellar.

14 Escarpment Vineyard Te Muna Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 8305 Email: info@escarpment.co.nz Web: escarpment.co.nz E S C A R P M E N T Established by Larry McKenna and Robert Kirby to create tomorrow’s definitive new world Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Riesling.

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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 Sauvignon Blanc. Vineyard cottage to stay in.

HAMDEN ESTATE 18 214 Dry River Road, Martinborough. Ph 027 4848439 Email: hamdenestate@gmail.com 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 8 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.

Te Kairanga 13 Martins Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9122 Email: cellardoor@tekairanga.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.

Vynfields 11 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.

Open 6 days a week, closed only Tuesdays, open between 11am and 4pm

Hudson Vineyard RD 1 Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 8044 Email: peter@hudsonwine.co.nz Web: hudsonwine.co.nz Located on the site of Wharekaka, NZ’s first sheep station, is Peter and Jude Hudson’s Dry River flats vineyard.

Sales at local outlets and online.

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Julicher 301 Te Muna Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 8575 Email: julicher@ihug.co.nz Web: julicher.co.nz Our Pinot Noir 2006 was judged Champion Wine at the NZ International Wine Show this year. Our 20 hectares also produce Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Chardonnay.

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Martinborough Art Dept – MAD LTD 7

93 Cromarty Drive, Martinborough.

Phone: 06 306 8822 Email: ruthfg@attglobal.net 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.

45 Oxford St. Ph: 06 3066377 Web: www.mad.org.nz Inspiring Art. Gorgeous grove. Luscious fruit. Award-winning Olive Oil bursting with the finest flavours. Mad Extra Virgin Olive Oil is available online and when the open sign is up. We are happy for you to phone and arrange a pick up, or we can send it to you by post or courier.

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Web: www.molive.co.nz Nineteen awards in the last five seasons including three overseas. Talks and tastings for one to 60 possible most days but phoning prior to arrival is essential.

Grove situated behind the golf course, 1.3kms off the Hinakura Road.

Fantail Grove Sevilo, 179 Bidwills Cutting Road, RD 1, Greytown.

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

Olivo 10 136 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.

Juno Olives State Highway Tauherenikau. Ph:021 2806510 Email: info@juno-olives.co.nz.

Family owned producing award-winning extra virgin olive oil. Our 17 acres are planted with classic Mediterranean varieties. Join us for tastings in our olive shop. Open weekends and holidays, or weekdays by appointment.

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Web: www.olive2oil.co.nz Limited volumes of premium, award-winning Extra Virgin Olive Oil available at select outlets. Visit our website for detailed information and online sales. Visits currently by appointment only.

Leafyridge 244 Daikins Rd, Carterton Ph: 04 528 7836 Extra Virgin olive oils. Grove tours/sales by appointment only.

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Left Field 168B Hinakura Road, Martinborough.

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

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Email: odell@stonevalley.co.nz Web: stonevalley.co.nz Oils crafted the traditional way, try our award-winning Extra Virgin and infused olive oils. Superb Olive Oil soap also available.

Open by appointment - please call first.

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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.

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Olea Estate 185, Boundary Road, Featherston Ph: 06 308 8007 Mob: 027 442 9065 Email: info@oleaestate.com Web: www.oleaestate.com Olea Naturae is a premium quality, award-winning Extra Virgin olive oil. It is grown, pressed and bottled on Olea Estate, a picturesque grove situated in the town of Featherston in South Wairarapa. Open for guided tours of the grove and olive press by appointment - please phone us first.

Elevate food to new heights.

Olivo produce a range of exceptionally fine olive oils that will send your food to a new place entirely.

Our oils are produced with meticulous care, with subtly balanced flavours. There is an exceptional Extra Virgin blend as well as delightful infused oils.

Keep a look out for them at your local speciality food emporium or visit us for an experience that

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Olive Shop & Tasting Bar Tours Welcome - Coach Parking Grove Tours 1931 SH2 Greytown Wairarapa NZ Tel: 06 304 8895 or 021 280 6510 www.juno-olives.co.nz email: info@juno-olives.co.nz www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

Olivo, RD4, Hinakura Road, Martinborough Visit www.olivo.co.nz for more information

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Gladstone Road, RD 2 Carterton. Ph: 06 379 8563 E: info@gladstonevineyard.co.nz W: gladstonevineyard.co.nz Gladstone Vineyard is proud of its history as the first and foremost vineyard in Gladstone. Gladstone Vineyard is nestled in the heart of the Wairarapa, and is one of New Zealand’s most beautiful vineyards.

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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.

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Loopline,Opaki, Masterton. Ph: 06 377 3353 E: info@loopline.co.nz W:loopline.co.nz A “boutique winery” situated on the Opaki Plains just off State Highway 2 north of Masterton. We produce handcrafted award-winning wines in our small winery.

286 Paierau Road, RD1, Masterton. Ph: 06 370 1000 E: jane.cooper@matahiwi.co.nz W: matahiwi.co.nz Specialising in Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, look out for Matahiwi Estate wines throughout the region or visit our website for information and mail order.

Paulownia Estate Vineyard

243b Manaia Road, RD 5 Masterton 5885 7 Phone: 06 370 1170 / 027 240 6772 E: paulownia@farmside.co.nz. W: paulowniawines.co.nz Paulownia Estate is situated only a few minutes from Masterton and has been established on fertile alluvial soils overlaying ancient Ruamahunga River gravels. The establishment of the vineyard has been a labour of love and it is now our pleasure to share with you the fruits of that labour. Owners Christine and Vaughan Paul.

Paper Road

7 Wingate Road, Opaki, RD11, Masterton.

8 Ph Colin Shand: 06 377-1745 M: 027 457 2422 E: sales@paperroad.co.nz W: www.paperroad.co.nz Paper Road is a local family run, single boutique vineyard, winery and cellar door situated in Opaki, Northern Wairarapa. Pop in just to taste our wines or bring along a picnic to enjoy under the trees overlooking the vines.

Blairpatrick Estate

290C Dakins Road, Gladstone. Ph 06 370 1555 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 ose wines for your enjoyment. We look forward to seeing all visitors. Door sales: Open most weekends 10am4pm or by appointment.

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Weddings

SPECIAL WEDDING SECTION AUTUMN ISSUE #25 In the next issue of Wairarapa Lifestyle, #25 Autumn March - May 2012, as well as the usual editorial stories and Dining Section we will have a special section on Weddings. Featuring menus, venues, beauty and hair, photographers, jewellery, hire services and celebrants, plus lots more!

The magazine will be distributed at the Wellington Wedding Show in May.

ADVERTISING For general and wedding advertising bookings contact Raewyn Watson Tel: 027 308 6071 Email enquiries: raewyn@wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

Photo credits - Sharisse Eberlein, Mike Heydon, Esther Bunning & Terry Hann.

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Visit Te Kairanga and sample award winning wines while taking part in an educational, enjoyable tasting.

Deli snacks available.

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Tel: 06 306 9122 Extn 621 www.tkwine.co.nz

Hauiti Lavender & Garden Martinborough ESTABLISHED 1907 Independent selected range of new and rare books available at

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Quality lavender products available for purchase Visitors & Enquiries welcome 131 Dublin Street, Martinborough Dinah & Richard Airey Tel: 06 306 9921 email: rdairey@xtra.co.NZ www.lavendershop.com

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Christmas is at IN.GRE’DI.ENT Come and see us about our Christmas Hampers we will work to your budget We have all you need to make your perfect Christmas - Christmas Cakes, Puddings, Crackers, Chocolate and Preserves, Chutneys and Jams.

Visit our website to book a Picnic Hamper or Homestay Hamper We are Open 7 days a week IN.GRE’DI.ENT a taste of Martinborough 8 Kitchener Street Martinborough Wine Village T: 06 306 8814 E: info@ingredient.co.nz

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Heaven Scent Florist and Gifts has something for everyone, with Christmas on it’s way come in and have a look for that special gift, from Manuka Honey Products, Jewellery, Scented Candles, Vases. Make up a Gift Basket with Gourmet food in it.

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If you are an organized person get that flower order in for Christmas.

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ADVERTISERS’ DIRECTORY

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Events DECEMBER - FEBRUARY 2012 For more information go to www.wairarapanz.com DECEMBER 2011 10 & 18 New Rags Christmas Market 10 Craft Country Fair 13 Toni Childs Live in Concert 30 - 31 La De Da JANUARY 2012 2 Tauherenikau Races 7 Summer Tides Concert 7 Castlepoint Fishing Competition 8 Jazz and Blues @ Loopline 21 WW1 Evening Air Show 21 Meandering Summer Lunch 22 The Garden Party Tour 22 NZ Jetsprints Championships 22 Nipper Carnival FEBRUARY 2012 4 Martinborough Fair 4&5 Castlepoint Superfish 2012 5 The More FM Summer Vineyard Tour 6 Waitangi Day Tauherenikau Races 6 Waitangi Day Festival 9 – 11 Summer Shakespeare presents Twelfth Night 11 Super Rugby Pre-season game @ Tui -

Hurricanes vs Crusaders 11 New Rags Market 11 - 12 UIM Jetsprint World Series 17 – 19 Ngawi Big Three 17 - 19 Masterton A&P Show 25 The Winery Tour Concert 22 – 26 Women’s Cycle Tour of NZ 26 Italian Festival @ Richmond Gardens 29 – Mar 3 International Golden Shears MARCH 10 Harvest Festival 18 Round the Vines

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