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WINTER 2014 ISSUE #34

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

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SPRING 2007 ISSUE #7

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A Taste of Spring

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AUTUMN 2008 ISSUE #9

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Wonderful Weddings in the Wairarapa 20 PAGE WEDDING DIRECTORY Amazing Autumn Dining Guide Balloon Fiesta Boys Own Adventures D’Zine Women Eclectic Carterton Awakening of Eketahuna Pukaha Mount Bruce plus lots more....

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Superb Spring Dining Guide Indulge Beauty Section 100% Extra Virgin Sustainable Organic Wairarapa D’Zine Women Toast Martinborough People Profiles Coastal photographic essay plus lots more...

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“Meet me in the Wairarapa” - Country Conference + Meetings feature Taste Wairarapa Winter Dining Guide Winter planting Pukaha Mount Bruce

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Autumn Life & Leisure

Summer Events Guide Martinborough Wine Map & Directory Wings Over Wairarapa Sculpture in the Country Harvest Festival The Great Commute Tora Coast Taste Wairarapa - Summer Cuisine

Superb Spring Dining Profiles Raymond Thompson Vintage Workers David Murphy Rhondda Greig Moise & Andrea Cerson Liz Bondy Roger Thompson Lorraine Hall Jeremy Howden Biddy Fraser-Davies

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The Ultimate Winter Destination Meet me in the Wairarapa -

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Toast Martinborough Carterton Daffodil Carnival Coastal Walks Wairarapa Garden Tour Meet Old Man Henry - a rooster with attitude Diary of a Dairy - Te Puhi farm Robin White’s “New Garden” Moon over Martinborough blog Wines of North Wairarapa Gladstone Scarecrows Big Day Out Greytown’s Answer to the Recession Spring Dining Guide People Profiles plus lots more ........

Country Conference + Meeting Feature Taste Wairarapa - Winter Comfort Food Martinborough Wines Map + Directory North Wairarapa Wines Map + Directory

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Olive Oil Map & Directory Martinborough Wine Map & Directory North Wairarapa Wines Taste Wairarapa - Autumn Dining Guide Southern Hospitality French Fair Cooke’s Concerts Anne-Marie Kingsley The Great Commute - Bus Connection Panorama Equestrian Centre plus lots more...

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Autumn Events Guide People Profiles Marcus Burroughs Deborah Coddington Catriona Williams Bob Francis Helen Forlong Wai Art Centre Kuranui College 50th Jubilee ... and lots more

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Wairarapa Spring Festival & Events Toast Martinborough People Profiles Spring Dining Guide ‘Coming Home’ Spring Wellbeing Wairarapa Arts Scene The Tunnel House Project ... and lots more

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Sizzling

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

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Summertime

• 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

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Life and Leisure in the Wairarapa FEATURING Spring Festivals & Events • Spring Dining Guide • Wine & Olive Oil Directory • People Profiles

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SUMMER 2013-14 ISSUE #32

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WINTER 2014 ISSUE #34

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

Life and Leisure in the Wairarapa

Winter wonderland

FEATURING Festivals, Concerts & Events • Wine & Olive Oil Directory

What good is the warmth of

• People Profiles plus lots more...

summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?

John Steinbeck

Springtime Festivals Life and Leisure in the Wairarapa FEATURING Festivals, Concerts & Events • Wine & Olive Oil Directory • People Profiles plus lots more...

KOKOMAI Creative Festival Toast Martinborough Carterton Daffodil Festival

Summer Outdoor pursuits

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Patuna Chasm Rimutaka Cycle track - Harvest Festival - Tui HQ Events -

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Featherston's Quirks & Curios

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• Martinborough Olive Festival • Coming Home Stories

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ISSUE #34 out now and still going strong ...

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t’s our 8th birthday issue and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our advertisers whose support makes publication possible.

Special thanks to Gerald and Pauline from Mango, Helen and John from Olivo, Jane at Soeur, the team at Property Brokers and Bruce and Chris from The Village Cafe, who have advertised in every magazine since issue #1.

It has been an interesting journey these Chicken whisperer. past eight years and along the way I have met some fantastic people. It’s always the people that make a place so memorable, the friendliness of the locals.

They will be the first to help give directions, know the best shortcut and give you a smile and a wave. It doesn’t take long to get on first name terms and before long you will fall madly in love with the Wairarapa.

In this issue you will meet some of the ‘locals’ engaged in diverse activities, from music, design, food, arts, crafts and businesses, each with their particular story to tell.

Writing this in late May, it’s a beautiful sunny day and I can only optimistically hope that it continues throughout the coming months.

So keep warm, light the fire and enjoy comfort food.

Hope you enjoy this issue and see you in the spring, Raewyn.

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24 MISPRINT: In the summer issue #32 we ran a story about the Clareville Bakery and stated that John and Anneke Kloeg founded the Ten O’Clock Cookie Company (10CC) in 1988, however that was the year they purchased the company from Frank and Christine Bain who originally founded the company in 1979.

CONTENTS 4 - Snippets 6 - Olive Festival 7 - Wellington on a Plate 8 - Featherston’s quirks and curios 9 - The art of hardware 10 - Fullof Grace, Justine Eldred 12 - Euro Vintage - Sara Gibb 14 - Quirky style - Di Lusk 16 - Sustainable soap - Helen Meehan 18 - Local tales - Phillip Percy 20 - Balloon super-highway - Brian Boland 22 - Rimutaka shuttles 24 - Les Munro remembers 26 - Green weaver - Holly Jackson 27 - Up with the people - Mark Rogers 28 - Clocked in at Cuckoo 30 - The Bar at Solway Park 31 - A micronaut in the wide world 32 - Winter Dining Guide 36 - Martinborough Wine Directory 38 - Olive Oil directory 40 - Northern Wairarapa Wine directory 41 - Laurie’s garden yarn 42 - Events 43 - Map

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

Cover Photography: Mark Gee

Winter wonderland What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?

John Steinbeck

Life and Leisure in the Wairarapa FEATURING Fascinating people and places that make the Wairarapa UNIQUE

Featherston's Quirks & Curios

• Martinborough Olive Festival • Coming Home Stories

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Writers: Katie Farman, Julia Mahony, Tina Finn, Susan McLeary Published by Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine Limited www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz Editor & Creative Director: Raewyn Watson Ph: 027 308 6071 email: raewyn@wairarapalifestyle.co.nz Accounts & Production: Nic Hicks Ph: 027 308 6043 email: nic@wairarapalifestyle.co.nz Printed by PMP Christchurch Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine is subject to copyright in its entirety. The contents may not be reproduced in any form, either in whole or in part, without the written consent of the publisher. Unless initially specified otherwise, all rights are reserved in material accepted for publication. www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

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And now for something completeley different

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hen Julie and Merv Saunders opened The Retro Room at the rear of Chambers on Main in Greytown some 18 months ago, little did they know how popular it would be!

So popular, in fact, that they have now relocated it into its own larger premises at 95 Main Street (next to Cahoots). Having made the decision to open the new store, they spent a month or two sourcing additional furniture, choosing stunning fabrics and deciding on the décor for the new store. The result is another unique and iconic Greytown store which will become a destination in its own right (once word gets out!)

The Retro Room specialises in fully restored upholstered sofas and armchairs from as far back as the 1920s to today, all of which have been professionally

upholstered in stunning designer fabrics to create one off pieces. Together with sideboards, room dividers, occasional and coffee tables, dining room suites etc, The Retro Room has something for everyone who appreciates the workmanship and style of this now hugely popular era. “We try and buy stylish pieces with a point of difference” Julie says. “And once restored, each piece is truly unique to our store”.

The Saunders are also buying new retro-style ceramics and glass to complement the furniture – a great gift-buying source if you’re looking for something a little different.

Where The Retro Room used to reside in Chambers on Main, is the new Reading Room – a dark, ambient treasure trove of

over-stuffed (old and not so old) leather sofas, armchairs, desks, bookcases, cocktail cabinets with decanters, and old books. A real gentleman’s retreat. All that’s missing are the cigars, port and smoking jackets.

Kiwi women need to change themselves not their men

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iwi women looking to preserve their relationships and find their happy ever after, need to look within according to one of the country’s top relationship experts.

More than 8000 kiwi marriages end in divorce annually, a figure author and Martinborough psychologist Leanne French says could be reduced if women and men took greater responsibility for their own love stories.

In her new book Fairytale Love: How To Love Happily Ever After, French waves her fairy godmother’s wand on love and relationships and explains just why women are able to transform themselves from happy Disney Princess to Evil Criticising Queen.

“It’s not uncommon for women to revert to a cultural norm of criticising, feeling disappointed in their partners and highlighting and communicating what’s wrong, rather than celebrating what’s right,” says French.

“I want to empower kiwi women to understand that the changes they might be looking for outside of themselves are actually available

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within themselves. It’s time to enlighten kiwis with the secrets for creating their own “happily ever after” the good news is it does exist,” she says.

French says fairytale analogies such as those featured in her book can awaken creativity, enliven our imaginations and direct our attention to common human conditions and traits of character.

“They can also entertain, empower and inspire you to really look at your own ways of thinking and behaving when faced with trials and triumph,” she says.

French, who has over 25 years’ experience counselling couples, says most problems can be resolved so couples stay together in harmony.

The negative emotional and economic consequences couples and subsequently their children face, can have devastating consequences.

French says couples are often not armed with the resources to be more passionate and resilient within their relationships.

“We all need a fairy godmother with a magic wand to direct us towards better ways of loving and living because who actually teaches us this growing up? We mostly learn from what we see and I think we could do better,” she says.

But it’s not just kiwi women who will benefit from looking within to create a successful relationship. French says kiwi men respond well to practical tools to lift blame, invite more intimacy and connection.

Available from www.leannefrench.com www.balboapress.com and www.balboapress.com.au

The Tora Coastal Challenge

unning and walking enthusiasts will have a unique opportunity to explore stunning farmland and native bush along the spectacular Tora coastline this spring thanks to a new sporting event.

The Tora Coastal Challenge, being held on Saturday, 6th September, will feature a 6km, 18km or 32km run/walk and is open to individuals or

teams of three. The event is set in the heart of one of New Zealand’s best loved private walks, The Tora Coastal Walk that celebrates 20 successful years in business this October.

All ages and abilities are catered for while all profits go to The Martinborough Town Hall & Community Centre.

For more information on the

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The Tora Coastal Challenge visit www.toracoastalwalk.co.nz.

Details: Individuals 18km or 32 km walk/run $70 includes Tora Coastal Walk cookbook worth $20. Team event (three people each doing one leg 6km/12km/14km $150 (includes cookbook). 6km $25 per person.

6km $50 per family (2 adults and up to 4 children incl cookbook).

Cover Boy

snippets...

Mark Gee, whose work features on this issue’s cover, is an award winning photographer and digital visual effects artist based in Wellington, New Zealand.

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holly self-taught, Mark’s style of photography is influenced by his many years of experience in the feature film business, & with an eye for detail he strives to produce creative images of exceptional quality, no matter what the subject. Since he began to seriously focus on developing his photography skills over a decade ago, Mark has continuously worked on improving his craft, thriving on setting the bar ever higher and challenging himself to do better yet every time he sets out to shoot.

While his images portray a wide variety of subjects, in the past few years astrophotography in particular has captured Mark’s imagination and interest. He often ventures out to the darkest, most remote skies all around the country, enjoying the challenge of combining New Zealand’s striking landscapes with the ethereal beauty of the night sky in new, creative ways. This has led to international success with Mark being short-listed in

the 2012 Astronomy Photographer of the Year and a finalist in the 2012 World Open of Photography, as well as having images published in various books and magazines.

Marks recent short film, ‘Full Moon Silhouettes‘ also gained him international acclaim after going viral online, and has been broadcast all over the world by the likes of CNN, The BBC, NASA and various other main stream media.

In 2013, Mark won the prestigious Astronomy Photographer of the Year. Not only did he win it overall, but Mark also won the Earth and Space category, and the People and Space category which had never been done before in the competitions history.

Mark’s passion for his craft is tangible in each and every image, and he has enjoyed an enthusiastic response from the public, particularly on his Facebook page, but also on his website, where he offers his work for sale.

The Milky Way over Wairarapa

3am at The Gap, Castlepoint

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micronaut in the wide world’ The Imaginative Life and Times of Graham Percy (21 June - 10 August 2014) is curated by leading art critic, curator, and poet Gregory O’Brien and showcases the charmingly anarchic illustrations of this wellrespected but little-known artist. ( See feature on page 31) iri Riwai Couch: Kuia 18 May 2014 - 4 July 2014 Ngati Hine, Ngati Pukenga Kiri’s desire to create beautiful art is the reason she turned to photography.

“Although I have an eye for artistic beauty, it’s unfortunate that I don’t really have the hand for it, so my creative outlet, and my art, is my photography.

Kuia is Kiri’s first exhibition has been three years in the making. “It lived as an idea and a dream for most of those years,

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now seeing it come to life is a very emotional thing for me.” The portraits are intense, proud and magnificent. ronwyn Waipuka-Callander: 18 May 2014 - 4 July 2014 Mana Whenua,Taku Kai, Taku Oranga.

Matariki is considered a primordial part of Maori culture, a significant time for Tangata Whenua to come together to reflect on the past and future. It symbolises rebirth, growth and togetherness, elements which are fundamental to our existence and connects us to Whenua ... our mother, Papataanuku.

Mana Whenua; Taku Kai, Taku Oranga can be seen as a celebration, as well as a tribute, to their roles as mothers, nurturers, life bearers and protectors of succeeding generations ...

‘Kaitiaki o nga Mana Whenua’.

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FROM TREE TO TABLE-An

Olive Festival in Action

Billed as “a gastronomic affair” the Martinborough Olive Harvest festival returns June 28-29 in Martinborough. Focusing on the olive harvest, the festival is unique in New Zealand, with lunches, olive picking, talks on nutrition and health qualities, and pushing some olive oil boundaries.

Everyone is welcome at the sparkling night market, set in Martinborough’s famous Square, with

Murray Lloyd

lots and lots of food stalls this year. See www.martinborougholivefestival.co.nz for details.

Helping with the olive harvest; these pickers took home olives to pickle for their own tables Wairarapa Lifestyle columnist Jared Gulian read from his bestselling book Moon Over Martinborough

Martinborough’s Square was lit up for the night market

Olive trees, with the silvery majesty, grow well in Martinborough’s warm dry climate.

These trees are nearly 20 years old.

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Poppies Martinborough was one of six lunch venues, each offering their own take on an olive-themed menu.

Culinary festival sets the table for 2014

Murray Lloyd

Shore to satisfy (from L-R): Katie Richardson from Maranui Cafe/Deluxe Cafe, Michael Kloeg from The Clareville Bakery (Carterton), Laurent Loudeac from Hippopotamus Restaurant, Wellington restaurateurs Lorenzo and Leonardo Bresolin, and Ondine and Anita McLeod from Arthur’s/Martha’s Pantry

The ingredients for premier culinary festival, Visa Wellington On a Plate, have been compiled with the Wairarapa set to serve up a memorable feast for food lovers.

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airarapa baker Michael Kloeg creates an exquisite range of handcrafted breads and pastries. His reputation has grown quickly, so much so the owner and head baker at The Clareville Bakery housed in an historic church at Clareville just north of Carterton, features in the promotional photo for this year’s VISA Wellington on a Plate (WOAP) culinary festival.

While he was keeping Mum about his involvement until the Festival programme launched in June, he told Wairarapa Lifestyle he was looking forward to being part of the festival held across the region from August 15 – 31.

“We think that Wellington On a Plate is an amazing festival showcasing the awesome food the Wellington region has to offer, and showing a touch of partiality, especially for the Wairarapa,” says Michael.

“We live in such an awesome place here in the Wairarapa with such a fantastic bunch of growers, suppliers, craftspeople, bakers and chefs. We are so fortunate that we can call suppliers like Wairarapa Eggs and in 15 minutes receive trays of free range eggs laid that day. Or just five minutes down the road we can pick up a tray of gourmet mushrooms picked fresh that morning from Parkvale Mushrooms.”

Michael was destined for the trade, being born into a family of bakers. After completing his apprenticeship under his father, John at Masterton’s Ten O’Clock Cookie Bakery Cafe, Michael wanted a new challenge and opened The Clareville Bakery which quickly gained a cult following thanks to his philosophy of only baking with quality ingredients.

His Mike-cronuts, a petite version of the croissant – donut hybrid made with the bakery’s signature vanilla bean crème and rolled in spiced sugar are popular as are his lamb cutlet pies and beef and red wine pies.

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fruit filled Danish pastries and tartlets, hot butter pastry pies and sausage rolls.

“To me, that is what Wellington On a Plate is about; it’s a time to reflect on how as a region we are so tremendously blessed with such abundance and quality.”

While it will be Clareville Bakery’s first involvement in WOAP, several other Wairarapa businesses will supply products for the festival, including Pirinoa Station lamb, Kingsmeade Artisan Cheese, Parkvale Mushrooms, Wairarapa Eggs and Lot 8 olive oil.

Glenys Almao, owner of Main St Deli in Greytown and creator of Cocodeli “drizzles”, made from imported organic coconut sugar from Indonesia and spices, will also be returning after successfully sharing her love for Balinese food with foodies last year. uring the 2013 WOAP Glenys held a master-class style cooking demonstration and showed guests how to grind specialty spices and show off different ways to use her coconut-nectar drizzles which are unique in the market place. She also created aspicy beef patty with Main Street Deli peanut sauce, Balinese salad and potato croquettes for the Garage Project Burger competition.

Festival director Sarah Meikle says 98 eateries have signed up to WOAP’s DINE Wellington, which offers diners a set menu at a special price; 69 entries are in the Garage Project Burger Wellington competition while 119 festival events will be held throughout Wellington, Wairarapa and Kapiti.

“The 17-day culinary event is really thriving. In just six short years, DINE Wellington participation has increased over 150% and the festival events programme has surged eight-fold.

“The festival has quickly earned its place as a must-do event - one that sees people actually highly anticipating the depths of winter!”

Alongside showcasing local produce at its best, this year sees the return of festival favourites including Beervana.

Event tickets will be available from VisaWellingtonOnaPlate.com.

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Featherston’s Quirks and Curios Julia Mahony

range of vintage homeware, upcycled furniture, retro threads, traditional hardware, offbeat gifts and a choice of 30 cheeses. Julia Mahony spent a morning in the town at the foot of the Rimutakas.

Time for tea at Mrs Love’s Little Vintage

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itting the shops in Featherston takes a bit of planning (check opening times), a bit of walking, and a bit of cash – but not a lot. The town’s little shops are charming, with down-to-earth price tags that enable a pleasant time rummaging, sorting, admiring and buying the goods of the artistic and creative.

Offerings at the south end of town include a quartet of lively spaces both bright and aromatic. Mrs Love’s Little Vintage shop is a spacious trove of retro and kitch treasures. Upcycled furniture spills out into the street and the sunny courtyard. Here you will find vintage lawn bowls, a framed tapestry of Jesus and table settings of rescued crockery.

Next door is the more intimate Mr Feather’s Den, where owner Sue Ryan artfully displays quirky wares such as Sharirose’s taxidermy jewellery (mouse heads on chains), clusters of crystal decanters filled with pink liquid, and Sue’s own art.

Sue’s partner, Paul Broughton, owns C’est Cheese next door, giving life, soul and delicious smells to the historic Anderson Building. Nibble some delectable artisan cheese before drifting a door north to Everest Café, Bakery and Bistro, with full menus using lots of local produce.

Leave your car and make the effort to cross the railway track which dissects the town centre. The Colonial Trading Company is not to be missed, with its practical hardware, quality camping and cooking gear and good old fashioned traditional goods well displayed in the atmospheric shop.

Tucked away nearby is Dandelion, newly opened by Sharyl Skipsey and Lee Scott. Sharyl makes jewellery and clocks using materials such as original New Zealand stamps, under her FlameRED label.

She also makes little felt creatures and bunting from fabric and old picture books.

Lee, a lighting technician in the film industry, is building Dandelion’s range of collectables from cult movies and TV shows, including Star Wars and James Bond. Dr Who memorabilia is on the way.

On and into Featherston’s Own Charitable Trust op shop, with its dedicated craft room, a dressing table full of nighties and staff with great memories to help you pinpoint your pre-loved desires.

This shop was set up by caring locals to help those in need and all profits go back into the community.

Other interesting shops include the Apothecary for knitted babywear, books, candles, soaps and embroidered towels, Joey’s Digital Designs and Marsden Antiques.

Trot along for more refreshments at the Royal Hotel in town or the Tin Hut, a couple of minutes up State Highway 2. And if you need to race home to feed people but shopping got in the way of early food prep, Featherston’s supermarket, with a new build opening in July, may be just the solution.

Taxidermy jewellery at Mr Feather’s Den

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Esther Bunning

Time spent in Featherston can uncover an eclectic

pendulum clock in The Colonial Trading Company (CTC) would keep ticking, the 110-year-old mechanical cash box would still open and the water would boil extrafast in a New Zealand Thermette kettle. Julia Mahony visited the store where general hardware meets design.

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Julia Mahony

If the lights went out in Featherston, the restored

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ll purchases at the CTC are wrapped in paper. For proprietor Bruck Muench, it is the final touch in his effort to purvey traditional quality and excellent design.

His hardware shop, modelled on the North American general store, is dimly lit and atmospheric on one side with items displayed in handsome cabinets, while Bruck’s recent extension into the retail space next door is well lit for choosing day-to-day items.

Customers can buy a galvanised screw, a European brass compass, Swedish cast iron pans, or a bottle of multi-purpose Stockholm Tar from Foxton. Leather tool belts are looped over shelves, an Italian powder horn hangs behind the counter and even a basket of mini saws looks classy.

“Every time I went into a mall, I saw the same rubbish for sale,’’ Bruck says. “How many times do we have to buy something before we learn that if it’s cheap, it will break?’’

The CTC isn’t just a bloke’s shop. About 40 percent of the clientele are women and the shop seems to appeal to people who think outside the square.

“They’re very eclectic. I don’t have many normal clients. People constantly surprise me with their choice of purchase.’’

Such as the elderly lady who bought a whopping D-handle Bowie knife with which to chop pumpkins, and the couple who chose some Victorian period handcuffs. Some people just pop in for a chat with Bruck, who appreciates different quirks and qualities.

The name is Austrian – his father came from Vienna – but Bruck grew up in Wellington, worked in engineering product sales and the military firearms industry and has lived in Featherston for 12 years.

“I love modern technology, but we’ve forgotten how good the old stuff was,’’ he says. “I’m not turning my back on modern medical science or GPS, I’m just saying we can have both. We tend nowadays to make a choice between new and old -- but why choose?’’

For his first foray into owning a retail business, Featherston’s location appealed. “ I like the frontier feel of Featherston. It suits my world view. You’ve got some really good farmers and engineers here. Some of my most loyal customers are commuters on their way to and from Wellington.’’

In the shop’s office hang portraits of former British prime minister Winston Churchill and American general Robert E. Lee, indicating Bruck’s interest in the American Civil War period and wartime leaders. He collects antique books, vintage machinery and guns, but no longer hunts animals. oaming the shop are dogs Winchester and Derringer -- two cats at home called Remington and Ruger complete Bruck’s collection of animals named after North American arms manufacturers.

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“If the lights go out, you’ve got to know where you are.’’ His stock includes lanterns, flints, Wellington-made candles, knives you can light fires with by striking across their backs – and a pocket watch.

“I’ve hand-picked everything in the shop,’’ Bruck enthuses. “I thought we could bring back traditional values, so if someone comes in and asks how this saw blade works and what are the angles, I can show them without repeating a sales brochure.’’

A New Zealand flag flies outside the shop, waving above Bruck’s rebuilt Land Rover and catching the eye of those in need of a German spanner, a door lock, or a classic long-handled cast iron sandwich toaster. The choice is yours.

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Full of Grace Twice or thrice a year, dozens of people gambol, spin, roll and sing for Tangle Community Dance Company. Or rather, they do it for choreographer Justine Eldred. Julia Mahony

Esther Bunning

witnessed the creation of Tangle’s sold out first production of 2014.

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ow she does it is a mystery and a miracle. In a few short weeks, Justine gathers up her amateur performers, crafts their scripts and choreography, selects music, cajoles writers, artists and musicians to join in, gently tugs introverts out of their shells and politely ignores people who say `can’t’.

She deals with crises of confidence, technical calamities and funding shortages without ever, ever losing her rag. Performers walk away from her Greytown dance theatre shows feeling tall and proud and creative.

Tangle’s casts and crews, at times climbing precariously above 100, range from seven-year-olds to 70-somethings. This year, the company’s Easter show Fire and Water featured a piano-playing Jesus (People’s Coffee founder Matt Lamason); a tormented Judas (university lecturer William Levack); a serene ocean angel (artist Victoria Cassells); and a fiery Mary Magdalene (Justine). Shy seasonal fruit pickers from the Solomon Islands and PNG were brilliantly cast as 10 of the 12 apostles and Featherston’s librarian (Penny Griffin) was Mary, Mother of Jesus.

Justine is constantly on stage in group dances and her own thrilling solos, intense in every beat of rehearsal, pushing through her own injuries, illness and exhaustion.

Arriving in Greytown five years ago as wife of Anglican vicar Andy Eldred, Justine fills many community roles. She describes Tangle as her own church, with supporters who help draw threads of hidden local talent into her creative kete.

Of course, Justine’s life is as colourful as her shows. Her childhood included wishing to be a nun/saint, dressing in dark clothes with her hair in a bun. There was a `Stevie Nicks’ phase and a year as a student wearing men’s overalls, motorcycle boots 10 - Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine WINTER 2014 Issue #34

and a fake fur (together). In the month before the birth of her third child, she wore only blue.

Justine was a journalist before joining a circus in Taiwan as a dancer, aged 21. “I didn’t really get to run away, Mum helped me pack,’’ she says. “But we lived in shipping containers and they were six very strange months of my life.’’ ack in New Zealand, she trained as a dancer at Auckland’s New Zealand Performing Arts School, with tutors including Douglas Wright and Michael Parmenter.

“Then I had an epiphany and went to sing with a Christian band, taught dance in Poland, helped set up a Christian ashram in India and was just on the crazy `Being a Gypsy for Jesus’ waka.’’

In the United States she met Andy, “married him within five minutes’’ had the first two of her three children and returned to New Zealand.

“I have a form of priesthood but it’s not formal,’’ she says. “I understand the broader church and that’s my calling. With Tangle, we are spiritually engaged because these performing arts journeys are precious and we’re putting ourselves out there a little bit more each time. Healing things can happen.’’

While all her shows have a vein of spirituality, the casts include many non-churchgoers and Justine warmly welcomes all-comers.

The shows are produced with little or no budget, but supporters include “techies’’ who enable the final product.

“With Tangle, it’s about having a vision of a story that wants to be told and you look around and see the players and the pieces,’’ she says. “The desire to perform is often already within people and it’s about making it possible for them.’’

With a plethora of ideas filling Justine’s head, her enriching community project will continue to embrace the lives of many.

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Tina Finn

Vintage Vantage Point

From the wilds of Scotland to the winds of Wairarapa, Sarah Gibb knows the meaning of extreme weather. At least it comes with a magnificent view. Tina Finn meets her at the top of Tiffin Hill.

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arah Gibb pours a perfectly brewed coffee and scoffs at the suggestion her family might fling themselves around their hilltop farm like musical nuns but, “who knows what we get up to at night!”

“We do have a private viewing of the balloon festival,” she laughs.

“It’s the only time I can’t go to the loo [upstairs], just in case a balloon comes floating by.”

Although it was farming that brought Sarah and husband, Alastair to New Zealand, Sarah has recently launched a new venture, European Vintage, saying she “didn’t want to get to 60 and find I’d done nothing but clean the house”. Having completed a local business course and thrown a few ideas in the air, the one that stuck was importing and selling beautiful things; reclaimed and antique furniture and interior treasures, including – in this trip, enamelware jugs and lengths of polished oil cloth in soft, subtle patterns.

All of which she sells from a purpose-built corrugated black barn beside the house. Prospective customers are not only treated to a wonderful selection of Baltic pine dressers and worn leather chairs amongst other finds that Sarah has sourced from her recent trawl through Britain and France - but also the astonishing view.

The Gibbs’ Gladstone eyrie has views of the Wairarapa in almost every direction with the valley floor laid out like high tea below, the Tararuas in indigo layers opposite and behind the house over the crest of Tiffin Hill, the Ruamahunga River, which twists its way south to the sea. The trade-off for this staggering vista, of course, is the wind. Even though Sarah trained as a landscape architect she’d not encountered wind like this before.

“Barely anything grows,” she says ruefully. “Although natives and olives thrive and planting small helps, anything with delicate leaves is shredded, and fruit drops from the trees the second it blows. My vegetable garden is my pride and joy but there’s nothing that I can grow higher than the young shelter.” Even the abundant 12 - Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine WINTER 2014 Issue #34

cherry tomatoes hug the earth and are bounded by stacks of pea straw for protection.

But the Wairarapa’s scorching wind and occasional drought compare well to the brute force of a Scottish winter. Before coming to New Zealand Sarah and Alastair farmed a swathe of grouse land on his family’s farm at Glenisla, north of Edinburgh. It was beautiful but harsh and remote and the farming was volatile. “We loved it,” Sarah says, “but realised we’d have to move when Emma was born.

The rural schools had all closed… there were no children.” And the weather… “I’d dress Emma like a Michelin man just to get through the blizzard from the shed to the house,” Sarah laughs. he decision to emigrate was made easier by the pair’s curiously overlapping kiwi histories – they had both spent their gap years simultaneously tutoring at Masterton schools but had never met.

They then returned to the UK – he Scotland, she England – and at the eleventh hour decided against their chosen universities to attend agricultural college in the Cotswolds. Barely a second had passed before Sarah clapped eyes on Alastair’s Rathkeale jersey in the dining queue and the goddess of fate took herself off for a rest.

Initially they went to Napier, thinking they’d try somewhere new, “but we struggled to find land or a school for Emma… we didn’t seem to fit,” Sarah explains. A chance meeting with friends of friends persuaded them to give the Wairarapa another go, “and we loved it”. In Scotland, while Sarah travelled with her work Alastair could easily go for a month or more without seeing people. Now he does AI work and has time for shearing. . . “he comes back doubled over but loves the camaraderie,” says Sarah.

It’s far easier to make a living on the land [in New Zealand], and it’s such a great place to bring up kids: it feels like we can give them an old-fashioned childhood here. Besides,” she adds, “kiwis make the best coffee in the world!”

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A haven of quirky style Di Lusk loves peonies. She not only grows her own blooms, she has just added the new Peonies Susan McLeary

Home & Living to her popular Peonies of Martinborough store.

Susan McLeary explores.

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he former Gospel Hall in Jellicoe Street Martinborough now rejoices in a stylised metallic peonies sign, made by Carterton artist Brett Harman.

Inside is filled with beautiful furniture, soft furnishings, crockery, art and pieces for stylish homes. Di says “I buy what I would love to have”.

The century-old Gospel Hall building was bought by Di’s parents about 10 years ago, complete with pews, organ and full-immersion baptismal font.

“The full bath-size font stayed, under a trapdoor in the floor, because it’s part of the building’s heritage” Di explains.

Her builder husband Dean Di Bona opened up the interior with French doors to bring the sunlight in. In winter a wood burner will keep the place cosy.

Di says Peonies look is “a little bit French, quite classical and often architectural. When building our house recently we found architectural salvage pieces, like shutters and metal grills, to inject character.”

A trip to San Francisco yielded pressed tin from the 1900s, which had been used in a shoe factory, as well as bedheads, wall panels and metal coathooks. They have sold well.

“Once you start down the architectural salvage track, you can’t stop,” Di laughs. “This way I still have the fun of finding interesting pieces even though they go to the store not my house. I don’t mind selling them, although I get quite attached to some pieces. I do like it when they go to good homes!

“I offer an interiors consulting service, and before long want to make cushions and lampshades, using my own fabrics. When building a house, some things are really hard to find, like interesting non-standard lighting.

“I can help find industrial style lights, for example, to add more flair and individual style to a home. That also applies to houseware.

“We are one of only four New Zealand outlets for Wonki Ware hand-made ceramics. Made in South Africa, the plates, bowls, dishes and jugs are practical and beautiful, and already a big feature of the shop.

“For example, local baker Alice of Bakingland used Wonki Ware for a Cuisine photo shoot recently.

“The pieces are in fairly neutral but interesting colours, and are all slightly different. Because they have style and personality, we will always stock them. That’s important for people who want to build a collection.

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Di Lusk in the shop and below, metal sign by Brett Harman.

”I am going to feature them at the olive festival night market in late June.”

With staff member Kate now helping to hold the fort, Di has more time to travel and look for the individual, beautiful, sometimes quirky and always stylish items she wants.

Wherever possible, she buys New Zealand products from likeminded suppliers. Sumptuous comforters, for example, look French but actually come from New Plymouth. The producer’s two daughters are immortalised in the Bianca Lorenne brand.

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Stylish, Sustainable Soap If it wasn’t for the modern Martinborough kitchen setting, we could be stepping back a century in time.

Helen Meehan is making soap, an addition to her Olivo olive oil range. Susan McLeary reports.

he process of making soap has barely changed in generations, and Helen jokes she feels like her Lancashire great-grandmother’s scullery maid.

There are only three ingredients: olive oil, caustic soda and fragrance. Donning long rubber gloves, a waterproof apron and eye protection, Helen starts.

“Caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) demands respect. Traditionally known as lye, the strong alkali salt is the active ingredient in soap,” she explains.

Adding pure distilled water to carefully measured caustic soda crystals triggers a chemical reaction and heats rapidly.

Olive oil is warming on the stovetop. This is the sustainability part. The dark, sludgy olive green oil is the layer that sits above the sediment after settling, after the top quality oil is poured off.

Helen says “this layer used to be thrown out, because it’s too murky for bottling. But it’s ideal for pure soap because it’s actually good oil, and much better to make a product that people enjoy using.”

Once the oil and caustic soda are at the same temperature, they are blended in the trickiest stage.

Helen has an advantage over her ancestors with a digital thermometer removing any guesswork.

At this stage, she says “I don’t My view is that as I answer the phone or take my eyes hand-blend my Extra off the pot, stirring carefully until the mix reaches critical point.”

Virgin oil from estateToday it takes only five grown olives and handminutes, but can take 15. Helen thinks reaction is quicker with make my infused oils, the Tuscan varieties she is using, naturally I am going to while less intense oils takes longer. make my own soap.

The mixture’s colour has lightened appreciably, the consistency has thickened and the throat-catching chemical aroma reduced.

She is looking for ‘tracing’. Like baking when the mixture reaches the ‘ribbon’ stage, tracing is when a trail of mix falling off the stirrer retains a faint shape. Over-beating now would make the mix “too gluggy” and under-beating means it won’t set.

As essential oils are added, the kitchen is aromatic with bergamot and lemongrass.

“I wanted a fragrance to complement Olivo’s infused oils,” says Helen, “and not too girly! The citrusy aroma is very popular with both men and women.” oured into branded moulds, the mixture is left to cure in a cool place. After unmoulding and maturing for several weeks the caustic soda has evaporated, leaving a pure soap ready for its stylish black, silver and lime green presentation box.

It’s a fascinating and deceptively simple process. As Helen rips off her rubber gloves, she laughs “you don’t get more hand-made than this. People ask why I don’t just have the soap made in a factory.

“My view is that as I hand-blend my extra virgin oil from estategrown olives and hand-make my infused oils, naturally I am going to make my own soap.

“The soap is a popular addition to the Olivo range, and it’s available only at our tasting room and online.

“We get lovely feedback from regular customers, and during a busy summer it’s hard to keep up with demand. I do this every week and it takes about two hours.

“Its soft purity is very kind to sensitive skins, from babies to elderly people. One gentleman tells me it’s the only soap he can use for shaving. With no added chemicals to make it lather, a cake actually lasts a long time.

“Not only do I like using my soap, I like the sustainability of using oil not suitable for anything else, and offering visitors more choice,” Helen concludes.

Susan McLeary

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Helen cooking up a brew in the kitchen and below, pouring the soap into moulds.

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Local tales, local people

Delivery trucks bringing groceries, fertiliser and stock to the family’s Pahiatua farm were a fascinating part of Phillip Percy’s childhood. Nowadays he writes children’s books about Martinborough’s trucks and the people who drive them. Susan McLeary explains.

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e started in 2011 with The Old White Truck, described as “a quirky snapshot of what makes small-town New Zealand tick”.

It follows the real Mr Mills, who delivers the early-morning bread around Martinborough in his old white truck.

The book is simply yet delightfully illustrated by Phillip’s father Dale, and has just been reprinted. Phillip’s just-published second book, Mr Phelps’ Fish Truck, keeps it in the family. Dale’s drawings are charming and Mr Phelps is Mr Mills’ son-in-law.

Mr Phelps really does collect the fish caught at Ngawi on the South Wairarapa coast every day and drive it to Wellington in his truck.

“I didn’t want to be a truck driver when I grew up,” says Phillip, “but I do find the whole movement of goods fascinating. My books are about real local characters doing important local work. Those sorts of people and their jobs are part of the fabric of any small town.

“When I read the books to my children, or at the school or kindergarten, the kids know exactly who the story is about. They love that local link. The true test is when kids enjoy the book, although it’s adults who buy it.

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As a resource planner with his own consultancy, Perception Planning, Phillip helps people manage natural resources sustainably: land, air, water and soil. He works with councils to develop and write district and regional plans, and also helps individuals engage with councils about their planning or resource concerns.

“There’s a release in writing children’s books, unlike the more technical writing in my day job. I can use words more freely, although there is a satisfying challenge in choosing exactly the right word in both situations,” he explains.

Story ideas bubble in Phil’s mind before he fleshes out a rough draft and puts it away. After testing with his father and wife Sarah, he refines it and when “comfortable it hangs together”, Dale draws the pictures. aking up stories is a family tradition. Dale’s father Harry recited a story – ­The Three Bad Bunnies – to his family which was eventually written down and illustrated by Dale. Sharp-eyed readers can spot those three bunnies hiding in Mr Phelps’ Fish Truck.

Phillip and Sarah are “really big” on reading to their children, just as they had a “story before sleep”.

“The books are self-published, with proceeds supporting local children’s charities. Marketing the books is both challenging and rewarding. I love the people contact and banter at markets, especially seeing people’s responses when they first read the books.” At only $25 each (hard cover) they are mostly bought as gifts.

“Martinborough retailers, including P&K Clothing, are great, selling hundreds of copies. Bookshops in the Wairarapa and further afield have copies but my marketing and distribution efforts have been pretty low key to date,” he comments. “Perhaps driving my own delivery truck wouldn’t be a bad idea after all.”

In the meantime, children and parents anticipate Mr Phelps and his fish truck becoming part of their evening stories.

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Balloon Super-Highway In Wairarapa, brilliant things happen in secret places. Such as American airship pioneer Brian Boland planting his sewing machine in a friend’s lounge near Carterton to whip up a new balloon.

Julia Mahony was there for the final long seam.

f you missed Brian while he was here, it’s a shame. He’s now back home at his little airport in Vermont, USA, where he flies people through big skies, builds more hot air balloons and invents other cool things.

But in autumn his sewing throne was at East Taratahi, where his twin needles travelled from one end of a multi-coloured balloon to the other. It was a month of intense cutting and stitching, watched by a chosen few.

Brian’s tall, bearded and very American -- when you’re near him, you know it. His sense of humour is married to a hearty laugh. He talks as he sews, his volume and animation rising with each swig of coffee from the cup beside him. Typical of the inventive and artistic, he thinks and creates around the clock, keeping odd hours and waking in the dead of night itching with the urge to work.

Brian’s a do-er, creating eight whimsical, elevating treehouses on his Vermont property (one an eight-level wonder built in a lightning tree) and custom building three-wheeled cabin motor scooters.

In the peaceful home of his Wairarapa client and friend, Peter King, three fantails ping and chirp above Brian’s head as he works his lengthy way through metres of 30 denier, parachute-standard nylon fabric, 66 inches wide off the roll.

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Typical of the inventive and artistic, he thinks and creates around the clock, keeping odd hours and waking in the dead of night itching with the urge to work. clearly spent their lives under the sun. I decided to get in on the act and took off all my clothes. Someone thrust a membership form into my hand before we left. It was such a hoot.’’

In Ireland at a fiesta, Brian charmed an elderly Catholic priest into the air and the little man knelt on the floor of the basket, held his camera over the edge and eagerly clicked blind snapshots which he planned to sell to raise funds for the church.

Wherever he flies and lands, Brian scoops up lucky children or forgiving landowners for a bird’s eye view of their homes. At the recent Wairarapa Balloon Fiesta, he again charmed locals with his generosity and high spirits. rian grew up in a pink house on Long Island, New York, without a tree in which to climb towards the sky. At university, he made a balloon in nine months for his master’s degree thesis in art education and didn’t look back – or down. Plans to teach art until he was “150 years old’’ were scotched by his new obsession.

He broke records for altitude, distance and duration and began building balloons for others. Peter King’s commission is Brian’s 161st balloon, as he sews his way around the world – in his busiest year he put together 14.

The Kings’ new balloon, named `Snakeskin’ after the piece of patterned fabric crowning it, will carry Peter and two passengers across the Wairarapa sky, with a fabric basket also built by the roving commander, Brian Boland.

B “I call it the Zen of sewing,’’ Brian says. “It’s very therapeutic, like motoring down a long highway in America.’’

His yarns begin with the time he was flying a balloon in Waikato and landed in the middle of a nudist club gathering.

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SHARING THEIR PASSION

A couple, with links to Brazil and who met in Martinborough, now run a shuttle service that makes good use of their combined passion for the Wairarapa.

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ebekah Mehrtens and Leo Klafke’s new life in the Wairarapa has involved more twists and turns than many of the country roads they now shuttle their clients around.

The couple, who now live in Featherston, say they almost never met. But thanks to a few serendipitous moments they have made the Wairarapa home and are now looking forward to growing their business Rimutaka Shuttles, which was established in 2013.

Leo, who is originally from the city of Curitiba in Brazil, came to New Zealand in 2005 determined to learn English and further his farming career. He says he was inspired by New Zealand’s strong agricultural reputation and its image as being a “green” haven with friendly locals.

“The positive image I had for New Zealand was true,” says Leo. “I found here what I was expecting. Really nice and friendly people living in this beautiful country with easy access to the outdoors.”

After originally working on farms in the Waikato studying animal production, Leo was offered a job working on a farm in the Wairarapa, based outside of Carterton.

“I took an opportunity to learn about dairy farming and grass based practices. It was very interesting,” he says. “The major difference is the farm owners in New Zealand are more hands on with their approach to their business than in Brazil.”

Leo fell in love with the Wairarapa and then met Rebekah. By coincidence she was based “just down the road” and at a cross roads in her own life.

“I’d spent some time travelling on Great Barrier Island and was returning there to work at a school,” says Rebekah, who is originally from the Hutt Valley and came to the Wairarapa to further her teaching career.

“But a week before I was due to start my new job, I fell off a ladder while painting a barn and ended up in hospital which postponed my journey to the island. I met Leo while recuperating.

Although I left for island life one week after meeting him, Leo followed me there and convinced me to return to the Wairarapa.

We laugh about it now as it really was serendipitous in many ways.

I don’t think we would have ever met otherwise.”

The couple now has a nine-month old son and call Featherston home.

“The community is fantastic, it’s vibrant and we’ve made great friends. It sometimes gets a bad rap in the press but it’s such a nice community with great people living their lives with great vision,”

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says Rebekah. “There are a lot of creative people doing interesting work here and we love being able to walk into town to get a coffee, a pie or some cheese from the cheese shop.”

Last year serendipity played its part again in the couple’s life. hey were out cycling one day and Leo got a puncture. The moment gave him the inspiration he and Rebekah needed to launch a new business.

“I got a puncture and Rebekah and Leo. had to come all the way back to Masterton to fix it.

We then thought what if we had a mobile bike mechanic business or something similar. After doing a lot of thinking and market research our idea eventually morphed into Rimutaka Shuttles.”

The couple’s shuttle service opened with capacity for 11 people plus a trailer able to carry up to 11 bikes and they are planning to expand by next summer.

The timing was great as within weeks the Rimutaka Cycle Trail - a 115km cycle trail beginning in Wellington and circumnavigating the bush-clad Rimutaka Mountain Range, passing through tunnels on an old rail trail before weaving around the wild southern Wairarapa coast - was officially opened by Minister of Tourism and Prime Minister John Key. The couple spent the summer months shuttling cyclists along the new route and then they began to receive call after call for groups wanting transport to weddings, music concerts and wineries.

This side of the business took the couple by surprise so much so they are going to further develop their offerings.

“We have come back here because we love the South Wairarapa and we love showing people around. Now we want to share our little bit of paradise with visitors so are going to take them to our hidden gems and give them a really unique experience,” they say.

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Les Munro and Keith Skilling at the 2013 WOW airshow

remembering the Past The world’s last surviving pilot of the 1943 Dambusters raid, SQNLDR (Rtd) John ‘Les’ Munro recalls some of his amazing wartime stories to Katie Farman.

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hen SQNLDR (Rtd) John ‘Les’ Munro was last in the Wairarapa it stirred up memories from a life time ago.

A guest of the 2013 Wings Over Wairarapa airshow, the New Zealand war veteran and last surviving pilot from Operation Chastise, known as the Dambusters Raid - an attack on the Ruhr Valley dams in Germany on May 17, 1943 – was involved in a remarkable flyover of Wellington.

Sitting alongside pilot Keith Skilling in a rare de Havilland Mosquito Fighter Bomber and flanked by a Spitfire and P40 Kittyhawke, the three vintage aircraft flew in formation over the Rimutakas, down the Hutt Valley, over Hataitai before doing a low level flyover of Wellington airport and returning to Masterton. It was a dazzling sight and caused a sensation for the people on the ground who witnessed it. But for Mr Munro, it was the sound of twin Merlin engines that was unforgettable.

“I was pleased to come to the 2013 Wings Over Wairarapa airshow.

It was wonderful to see the Mosquito and such a highlight to take a flight in it down to Wellington and do low level runs over the Rongotai runway,” says Mr Munro. “To hear the distinctive sound of the twin Merlins was a thrill for me.”

The two Rolls-Royce Merlin engines meant the Mosquito or “Wooden Wonder” as it became known, was capable of reaching more than 600kmh.

“Those Merlins have such an amazing sound. And that flight down to Wellington was actually a lovely smooth flight.”

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Mr Munro recalled the experience to Wairarapa Lifestyle when he officially launched the 2015 Wings Over Wairarapa airshow being held in Masterton over Wellington Anniversary Weekend (January 16 – 18th 2015). The show has the theme “Experience 100 Years of Aviation” and will be held at Hood Aerodrome with vintage aircraft from WWI, classics from WWII and stunning displays by contemporary aircraft as well as offering a glimpse into the future of aviation.

It was a rare interview and I was privileged to spend time talking to the humble 95 –year-old about his distinguished career. He recalls his time with the No.617 Squadron in vivid, candid detail and says how proud he was to serve under WDCHR Leonard Cheshire, an Englishman.

“The time I spent under Leonard Cheshire was outstanding in my experience. I will always look back on that time with pride.”

Mr Munro’s name has become synonymous with the 617 Dambusters Squadron, an event that captivated the public’s imagination.

He was one of hundreds of aircrew who volunteered to be part of the then secretive mission formed for the specific task of attacking three major dams which contributed water and power to the Ruhr industrial region in Germany. This was to be done by deploying Barnes Wallis’s “bouncing bomb”.

Of the 19 Lancasters that flew, only 11 returned. Mr Munro was scheduled to bomb the Sorpe dam but his aircraft was

damaged by flak over the Dutch coastline and severed the aircraft’s communications. He decided to return to base still carrying the bomb.

“We’d gone through six weeks of training to carry out these special operations. It was exhilarating as far as low authorised low level flying was concerned. When we walked into the briefing on the 16th of May, I think the bulk of the squadron was not unduly surprised it would be the Ruhr Dam,” he says. “But the surprise was in how heavily defended the valley would be.

“To me knowing it was a special mission did not concern me unduly …I was a fatalist by nature. I accepted my job was to carry this out and that the timing would be very specific for the operation.

I was not unduly concerned. I knew it was going to be dangerous.”

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“I was pleased to come to the 2013 Wings Over Wairarapa airshow. It was wonderful to see the Mosquito and such a highlight to take a flight in it down to Wellington and do low level runs over the Rongotai runway,” says Mr Munro. “To hear the distinctive sound of the twin Merlins was a thrill for me.”

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ven though many crewman lost their lives, Mr Munro says the operation was successful because it was a great morale booster to the people in England.

His in-depth knowledge of the raid has seen him speak all around the world. In recent years he has also met with movie director Sir Peter Jackson ahead of his remake of The Dam Busters.

“In 2006 I spent time with Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh. They made it clear they wanted to stick with the facts in their movie, which pleased me greatly. There were a number of features of the ‘54 movie that were not factual.”

Despite Mr Munro’s legacy in this incredible raid, he says taking part in Operation Taxable, a tactical and strategic deception surrounding the D Day landings in Normandy, was an outstanding experience.

He has previously said: “I have always considered the operation in one sense to be the most important the squadron carried out in my time – not because [of] bad weather, nor because of any threat of enemy action and not measured by any visible results, but because of the very exacting requirements to which we had to fly and navigate.”

He recalled the specifics of the highly technical and comprehensive operation to a captivated crowd at the launch for the 2015 Wings airshow via a power point presentation – laughing it was one of the first times he had used the equipment.

“It was a joint effort and I believed the total operation achieved some success by causing concerns and indecision in the Germans about where the attack was taking place,” he said.

Mr Munro, who was released from the air force on 5 Feb 1946, as a veteran of 58 missions, says despite stepping away from public duties, he is increasingly aware of the importance of sharing knowledge about the war with the younger generations. Particularly as New Zealand prepares to mark the centenary of our country’s participation in WW1 through many different commemorative projects.

“For me displays of aircraft of a vintage age are important, especially for the younger ones,” he says. “I like to see a Lancaster, a Spitfire and Hurricane flying again as it gives me and others a great thrill. But it also reminds people about the important role they played during the war.”

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Green Weaver Masterton artist Holly Jackson harvests flax for her weaving but believes it must be balanced by sustainable growing and respectful conservation. Julia Mahony talked to her about nurturing things that matter most.

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olly is a weaver, a grower and a community worker who grew up in a Maori, Chinese and Pakeha family. One grandfather was a mechanic and builder who decorated cakes and grew flowers; another grandfather was a 20th century immigrant from China.

“We grew up with glasshouses full of things we could eat, spent school holidays working in the garden or making things in the shed with Dad, and attended flower shows,’’ Holly says. “My parents taught the process of construction, how to grow plants and to be resourceful.’’

After high school, Holly worked in a Masterton music store then travelled overseas. In 2006 she decided to pursue flax (harakeke) weaving, inspired by watching demonstrations in the Wairarapa.

“I remember seeing women weaving, men carving, and the smell of the bone and the greenness of the plants -- it was so therapeutic.’’

Holly studied for a diploma under the Hetet whanau, fifth generation master weavers in Lower Hutt, after deciding it was her path to supporting and maintaining Maori culture. She began to create weaving to sell and to give away as treasures, which led to teaching at schools and working with councils on flax planting.

New Zealand’s endemic flax (Phormium tenax) is entwined with both Maori and Pakeha history.

“The Maori came to New Zealand with plants such as the paper mulberry,’’ Holly says. “Unfortunately it couldn’t survive our climate.

Harakeke became the plant that provided clothing, contributed to houses, medicine and hunting for Maori. In the 1800s flax was New Zealand’s biggest export industry prior to the meat industry. Today, harakeke is used for cosmetics, construction and craft -- this truly is New Zealand’s life force plant.’’

Holly feels her role as a weaver is to maintain and promote weaving history, materials and tikanga.

Her craft is dictated by the seasons; she harvests and weaves mostly in summer/autumn when the sun is strong, which is better for bleaching and drying. She has built up Wairarapa flax contacts, who give her access to plants.

Harakeke became the plant that provided clothing, contributed to houses, medicine and hunting for Maori. In the 1800s flax was New Zealand’s biggest export industry prior to the meat industry. Today, harakeke is used for cosmetics, construction and craft -- this truly is New Zealand’s life force plant.’’

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Holly in a harakeke garden.

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t home she is nurturing her own pa harakeke (flax plantation) and grows Christmas lilies and orchids, like her father and grandfather before her. “It’s important to me, in a world of deforestation and urbanisation, to create a habitat for flora and fauna to live.’’

Holly’s work has been displayed and sold in Wellington and Auckland, she has collaborated with artist Dame Robin White and was a featured artist during last year’s Kokomai Festival.

She loves traditional methods but has incorporated silk – a nod to her Chinese heritage. “I like the idea that silk or harakeke is natural and strong but there is still fragility to it and over time it can corrode and disappear. Like us, it won’t last forever.’’

Holly is a practice manager at Maori health provider Whaiora in Masterton and a board member at Arrow FM radio. “It is a privilege to be part of two community organisations. My prime focus and energy is community, the environment and the arts,’’ Holly says.

“That’s what I see as a healthy Wairarapa.’’

Mark Rogers, head honcho at Up With People, reflects on a year of events and change since

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establishing the music promotions company.

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ust over two years ago Katie Grantham and I sat outside Strada drinking coffee and talking music. She was on a break from her role as a waitress there while I was on a break from working three time zones as I attempted to promote a variety of New Zealand, British and American bands in their respective markets. Recently settled in Masterton after years spent in London working in the music business I was still making some very loose ends meet by acting as a consultant on tours, PR and the occasional musical mental breakdown but knew that if I was to retain my own sanity and avoid having a real job I would have quit burning the candle at every conceivable end.

In between discussing the merits of Tom Waits and obscure country tunes we’d often talk about the lack of touring bands visiting Wairarapa and how the well supported local music scene had proved there was a desire to see live acts here. All it needed was someone to do something about it. I can’t remember if it was the caffeine or lack of sleep but we rashly decided to give it a go ourselves.

Fast forward a few months and Up With People presented its very first show at Aratoi starring Barry Saunders, Delaney Davidson & Marlon Williams and Ebony Lamb. Despite getting verbally bashed over the lack of seating it all went well and proved to be a complete sell-out - a feat that’s somehow been repeated for just about every gig we’ve put on since. Whether it’s been the Datsuns, Anika Moa, the Handsome Family, Pokey LaFarge, the Warratahs or the recent Pink Floyd tribute show at Stonehenge with Eclipse we’ve seen full houses and perhaps more importantly some very happy crowds.

Our only stumbling block in the early days was the lack of venues in the area. Apart from the magnificent Carterton Events Centre they were few and far between so we used every conceivable location from a bowling alley, church and museum to a local college - but in the last twelve months all that has changed thanks to King Street Live in Masterton. www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

Left: Pokey LaFarge performing at King Street Live Above: Mark Rogers and Katie Grantham.

When co-owner and kiwi music legend Warren Maxwell took to the stage on opening night and welcomed everyone with the words “this is your venue - this is for the people of Wairarapa” he couldn’t have envisaged the level of support they would receive from the community and one year on local audiences are still flocking there in droves. At its recent first birthday party the place was jumping as a 10-piece band featuring one of the tightest brass sections this side of New Orleans knocked out a funk-driven set to an ecstatic crowd. Back in March at Pokey LaFarge’s gig a close on 300 strong house danced and sang the night away as one of the world’s best country-blues performers played his heart out. For such is the venue’s reputation that it is now hosting a wide array of international acts - be it Pokey or the Handsome Family - and is also attracting patrons from outside the region - all tempted in by a venue described by a hugely impressed LaFarge as “a place built by musicians for musicians”.

Both Up With People and King Street were initially set up to cater for a local audience and from day one we’ve both said that we can never last without local support and to date we’ve been lucky, but if Wairarapa’s music fans want to continue seeing the top acts up close and personal without having to make an expensive journey over the hill it’s essential they make that more affordable trip to King Street or, for that matter to anywhere else that is putting on entertainment here. ive music is a unique experience, possibly the greatest legal form of entertainment available. It can’t be fully appreciated via TV or the radio and it certainly can’t be downloaded. Anything other than standing just a few yards from a performer giving it his all is just second-hand news. Just ask anyone who witnessed Delaney & Marlon singing Hine E Hine backed up by the Masterton District Brass Band at Aratoi or those there that night at Stonehenge when Eclipse lit the night sky with a spectacular laser show as they performed tracks from Dark Side Of The Moon. And if you were there - hey, it was pretty cool, right? So make the most of what we have right here on our collective doorsteps and use it or lose it. Otherwise I’ll have to start searching for a real job. And where’s the fun in that?

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Ian Preston with baby Hugo

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Clocked In At Cuckoo

Buying a café hot on the heels of their fourth baby’s arrival sounds rather dotty but Ian and Jannelle Preston have landed, nested and are feeding the hungry at Cuckoo Café in Greytown. By Julia Mahony.

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hen the Greytown School bell rings, Charlie and Sadie Preston walk through leafy Stella Bull Park to their parents’ new workplace, full of lip-smacking aromas, with a sheltered courtyard and an upstairs play space. Younger brothers Oscar and baby Hugo are often there too, the four siblings learning how to grow with, and fit into, a family run business.

When Ian and Jannelle arrived at Cuckoo Café in January, it felt like most of Greytown went with them. Jannelle was well known in the community as a town librarian and Ian had worked his way around plenty of Wairarapa cafés and restaurants.

“Friends dropped off baking to Cuckoo, others donated teapots for table decorations and people just supported us right from the start,’’ says Jannelle, whose love of vintage and handcrafted style is already on show. Her own handmade felt play masks and crowns, vintage fabric bonnets and children’s clothes are regular top sellers on the New Zealand makers’ website Felt.

The Prestons had always liked Cuckoo and were regular customers. “It’s a little offbeat, with a relaxed style which suits our personalities,’’ Ian says.

With baby Hugo just seven months old, the couple had to think and act fast when the business came up for sale. “It was a now or never situation and doing it is absolutely terrifying, whether with one child, two, three or four,’’ says Jannelle. “But we didn’t want that regret of driving past and seeing someone else here.’’

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for two and a turntable on which diners can play their choice of music. Jannelle is hosting whimsical craft sessions for children, lunch included, upstairs in The Makery.

In the kitchen, the traditional pizzas and popular tagines will stay, with Ian sourcing local produce for seasonal dishes and more gluten free options. Jannelle has created layered salads in vintage-style Agee jars, which can be taken home and the jar popped back later.

New signs designed by local Geoff Francis have moved away from the native cuckoo bird and instead show a stylised cuckoo clock.

New long tables made from reclaimed wood sourced in Greytown have been installed. an and Jannelle have arrived at where they want to be. They met at Masterton Library in the 1990s, when Ian asked for Jannelle’s help at the photo copier. Ian had left teachers’ college and worked at the Wairarapa Times-Age as a compositor before choosing cooking as a career. After a six-month working stint together in Cornwall, England, the pair returned to New Zealand, were married, began their young family and moved to Greytown.

“One thing on our Cuckoo `pros’ list was that it’s a place our children can be proud of; where they can come after school and relax,’’ Jannelle says. “We have a sit-down family meal with them at the café once a week and they all have their favourite pizzas. When they are older, they can work at Cuckoo.’’

Meanwhile, the Preston family are soaking up the continued goodwill and backing of Greytown folk.

“People are so excited for us and the support hasn’t fizzled out after the first few months. It’s been amazing.’’

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Mike Dougan NZ sales manager Scotch Malt Whisky Society

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he wide tree-lined streets of Masterton may feel a long way from the windswept hills and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, but step inside the Copthorne Hotel & Resort Solway Park’s new whisky bar and suddenly they seem a little closer.

The Bar at Solway Park: Fine Whisky Collection promises to bring something exciting to the region and offer serious whisky devotees … and those who want to be … a real point of difference.

“We wanted to do something a little different here and after discussing how Solway is named after the Firth of Solway, which forms the border between England and Scotland, we decided what better way to honour this connection than offering a fine collection of Scotch whiskies,” says Copthorne Solway general manager Jerry Crump.

Special permission was granted by Anderson Kilts of Dumfries to use the Solway Spirit tartan, a purple and green tartan representing the colours of the lowland hills for the Dumfries and Galloway district, The Bar at Solway Park has taken on a new look. A tartan frieze lines the walls of the bar while the Copthorne has created its own fun take on The Famous Grouse with an The Infamous Weka motif adorning the walls.

In addition The Bar will be affiliated to the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, a society established in Edinburgh in 1983 that now has more than 26,000 members around the world with branches in 19 countries - including New Zealand.

Mike Dougan, manager of the New Zealand Society says The Bar at Solway Park offers 16 whiskies from around the world and five cask strength single cask whiskies from the SMWS. This means the public can discover the very best single cask, single malt whisky available.

“The Society drams are quite special. Non ‘chill-filtered’ and bottled at cask strength, they contain the full flavour – and punch – of the whisky as created by the distillery craftsmen,” he says. “I believe our whiskies represent ‘how it was back in the day’ demonstrating the broadest range of aromas and flavours that can be enjoyed when sipping Scotch malt whisky, particularly when enjoying the ambience of the Solway Bar.” Mike, a member of The Society for 25 years who officially opened the new bar with a special whisky tasting in May, says he gets great

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pleasure from enjoying a fine Society dram.

“There’s a bit of mystery (arguably intentional and unintentional) about our whiskies ... the team at the Solway Bar are wonderfully enthusiastic about our bottling and are able to guide your choice and ensure you savour “the perfection”. Once you’ve tasted them, you may not want to go back to just any whisky.”

It’s a pleasure he hopes people in the Wairarapa and visitors to the region will now begin to enjoy a little more too.

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A micronaut in the wide world ‘A micronaut in the wide world’ the imaginative life and times of Graham Percy’ rediscovers the life and work of one of New Zealand’s most talented and original artists. Exhibition at Aratoi 21 June - 10 August 2014.

The Brahms Balloon, the Mozart Balloon . . . , 2006, ink, pencil and wash, 320 x 450 mm.

Used with permission of the Estate of Graham Percy.

The New Zealand Artist Abroad, 2003, ink and pencil, 760 x 560 mm.

Used with permission of the Estate of Graham Percy.

Washday on the Coast . . . , 2005, ink and acrylic, 478 x 636 mm.

Used with permission of the Estate of Graham Percy.

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ercy left this country in the mid-1960s and became a hugely respected artist/illustrator/typographer overseas, while at the same time producing a remarkable body of his own independent art.

This exhibition, and the major publication that accompanies it, celebrates Percy’s achievement as a published illustrator as well as bringing to light a significant body of work never seen before.

His works are held in the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland, yet—since his early years in Auckland--they have never been exhibited publicly in New Zealand.

Born in Stratford in 1939, Graham Percy studied at Elam School of Fine Arts before embarking on a career as an illustrator/designer/ artist. A contemporary of Greer Twiss, Don Binney, Mervyn Williams and Hamish Keith, Percy was taught by Robert Ellis and Michael Nicholson. Percy was a pivotal figure in the design and illustration of the New Zealand School Journal in the early 1960s, before www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

transplanting to London, where he illustrated over 100 books. His art appeared in John Berger’s groundbreaking television series and book, Ways of Seeing (1972). In 1994, Chronicle Books (San Francisco) published a book of his drawings (for an adult readership), Arthouse.

In 2007, a recent series of his drawings, ‘Imagined Histories’ was published in the United Kingdom.

In recent years, the art of Graham Percy has featured in a number of New Zealand publications, notably Cover Up –the art of the book cover in New Zealand, by Hamish Thompson (Random House 2007), which included his well-known covers for such iconic books as The End of the Golden Weather and The Pohutukawa Tree. Percy’s art is a major presence in A Nest of Singing Birds; 100 Years of the New Zealand School Journal, by Gregory O’Brien (Learning Media, 2007) and his art also featured in O’Brien’s Back and Beyond—New Zealand Painting for the Young and Curious (Auckland University Press, 2008).

Like the work of all the great illustrators, Percy’s drawings communicate on many levels—they engage intellectually as well as emotionally. They can be playful and profound at the same time.

Although Percy lived for the past forty years in London, his works are often gloriously (and refreshingly) New Zealand-centred. They are a singular playing out of the expatriate condition—they can be funny, touching, insightful, occasionally alarming, but always utterly engaging.

The exhibition and publication will also be a paean to the art of drawing, to the exquisite beauty of the hand-drawn line, to the ink pen and the lead pencil.

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Taste of Winter - a Dining Guide The autumn leaves are swept away and so is much of the outdoor dining furniture as we head into another Wairarapa winter. You may find a spot of winter sun in which to enjoy your meal at our many wonderful restaurants, cafes and hotels. If not, step inside and grab a place by the fire as chefs serve you an array of fresh and local produce transformed into hearty winter warmers. Don’t stay at home and miss out - treat yourself to the comforts of someone else’s kitchen!

Jennie Smith and Alice Buchanan provide both a busy Wairarapa catering service and a buzzy city café at Entice, a popular, child-friendly establishment situated in the Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of History & Art building overlooking the picturesque QEII Park in Masterton.

The Café offers a delicious selection of sweet and savoury café foods for breakfast, brunch, lunch or afternoon tea including superior Fair Trade organic coffee from Supreme.

Both Jennie and Alice have considerable professional experience catering for weddings, family events and corporate functions throughout Wairarapa and the lower north island.

Entice Catering has a well-earned reputation for excellence throughout the Wairarapa region. They have catered weddings and functions as far afield as Taupo, Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu, Kapiti and Wellington.

Cocodeli is a range of drizzles created by Main St Deli owner Glenys Almao. The drizzles were launched at Wellington on

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a Plate last year and have been been flying off shelves ever since.

The range of four drizzles uses the finest ingredients including organic and fair-trade rich coconut nectar, vanilla beans, cinnamon, ginger root, star anise, cardamom with hints of lime and orange.

Vanilla and lime – serve on mussels, fish, or prawns. Alternatively try on panna cotta, brulee, crepes or sorbet. Superb as a base for a Mai tai cocktail. Spiced cinnamon – a warm, wintry Christmas flavour for baked puddings, porridge, mixed into crème fraiche, yoghurt or cream or in coffee or mocha desserts. Ginger and orange – a caramelised nectar perfect on white fish, salmon or pork. This drizzle complements Asian dishes, salads, noodles or pasta and vegetables. Also delicious on sweets. Ginger and lime – this has heat and works well in a mojito, on fish, meat or dessert.

Serving ideas: Grilled chicken on rice with Cocodeli ginger and lime drizzle. Spiced cinnamon drizzle on chocolate torte and whipped cream. Seared prawns with Cocodeli ginger and orange drizzle.

If you’re after something to spice up your meals or a gift, head into the Main St Deli in Greytown to pick up a bottle of this amazing fusion for just $16.

At Coney wines’ Trio Café every escapist gets the quintessential vineyard experience: Succulent cuisine from the kitchen of committed foodie, Margaret Coney, matched with the award-winning Coney wines.

A sweeping vineyard vista and the ambience that goes with dining amongst the vines in the elegant courtyard. Informative and amusing tastings at the table or the bar from Coney Wines’ irrepressible owner. In short, when you combine memorable food and wines with the perfect vineyard setting you have, quite simply “the perfect accompaniment”.With its marquee-style canopy and beautiful vineyard setting, the courtyard at Trio Café is the perfect venue for weddings, corporate junkets, birthday dinners and other special celebrations. Whether you are planning a smaller celebration or a larger ‘affair’ Coney Wines is the ideal place to create the memories.

Harvest is just finished at Gladstone Vineyard, and while we’re busy as ever, the Gladstone Vineyard Café is still the place to come to get away from it all.

Enjoy a leisurely lunch outside in the winter sun, or indoors fireside. The café offers fresh, seasonal food, sourced from local producers where possible and expertly matched to our awardwinning Gladstone Vineyard wines.

Open Friday to Sunday 11.30am to 3pm, the Gladstone Vineyard Café is also available after hours for private functions and corporate events. Our cellar door is open daily 11am to 4.30pm. Call us on 06 379 8563, email café@gladstonevineyard.co.nz or check out our websitewww.gladstonevineyard.co.nz. We’re worth the trip.

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Contemporary Wairarapa Country Cuisine are words that describe the new menu at The Grill at Solway Park. The food philosophy is to use what’s in season, local and fresh. The chef has a passion for food and cooking - and for creating innovative menus at an affordable price. The Grill at Solway Park’s new menu is presented alongside a superb selection of award-winning wines from the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail. Enjoy relaxed indoor and outdoor dining in the main restaurant or beside the fire on the deck, perfect for any season and any occasion, with mains from $25. The Grill at Solway Park welcomes children and offers a special children’s menu which includes a main, dessert and drink for only $12.50.

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 perfect dining venue Cellar Door & Trio Café WINTER Saturday Sunday Closed August and September For further enquiries: Tel: 06 306 8345 Fax: 06 306 8344 Email: info@coneywines.co.nz www.coneywines.co.nz www.wairarapalifestyle.co.nz

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Cafe Mirabelle is a little corner of France in the heart of the Wairarapa. Situated in the middle of Carterton on High St, this little family run restaurant has been delighting locals and visitors alike for the past seven years.

During the day Mirabelle is a cafe with croissants and pastries, blackboard menu of light meals and French regional specialties and delicious cakes all made on the premises. On Friday and Saturday nights the cafe transforms into a little bistro, with candle light and table cloths and a menu of regional and French home cooking. A range of French and local wines is available and guests are able to BYO wine for a corkage fee of $10 per bottle.

As the restaurant seats only around 35 people and is very popular, it is wise to book ahead in order to secure your table.Tel. 063797247

Right in the heart of Martinborough Wine Village is a wonderful café that’s busy nourishing the neighbourhood every single day of the week from 8am to 4pm.Whether it’s breakfast, brunch or lunch you’re after, The Village Café offers a wide range of tasty treats. Enjoy the country style surroundings of the café or relax in the courtyard and absorb the local atmosphere. When the kitchen closes at 3pm you can still enjoy a scrumptious selection of home-made delights from the counter, over a coffee, a huge selection of teas or a delicious chai latte. Every Friday night from 6pm to 9pm there’s something special to look forward to – A candle-

lit, elegant, enticing menu of pizza and home-made pasta with local wines available by the glass.

Looking for a gorgeous venue, with an experienced team that can effortlessly host your perfect Wine Country Wedding? We’d love to hear from you.

Paper Road was established in 2004 and is a Wairarapa specialist producer of Pinot Noir and aromatic white wines created from fruit grown on the family owned single vineyard beneath the Tararua Ranges.

From growing the grapes in the vineyard, turning this fruit into wine, ageing the wine, to bottling the wines in the winery. Paper Road wines have been completely created at this location. The vineyard was named “Paper Road” after the many rural roads in NZ that were planned but never formed and only exist on paper maps. The vineyard is on such a road.

Come around for pizzas, pastas, platters, steak, and much, much more. The family friendly bistro overlooks the vineyard under the Tararua Ranges, with wine tastings and also winery tours by appointment.

Open from Thursday to Sunday from midday for lunch and dinner and bookings are recommended most days. The bistro can be hired out for private functions and weddings any day of the week and has space for a marquee and customised wedding menus.

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

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The Tin Hut - Matt and Lisa have just spent the last 18 months tweaking what the previous owner Marcus Darley put in place sevenyears ago. Lisa’s first passion in life is her gardens, followed close behind by the love of good food - Matt has always been a lover of not just good wine, but great wine, complemented with his exceptional front of house service ... all of these attributes combined have taken the South Wairarapa by storm.

It just keeps getting better with help from head chef Phil Healy and his talent for turning the good old traditional meal into something quite special.

In the heart of the Kuripuni village the Wairarapa Trading Company is the place to be, with helpful friendly staff and the new fabulous new winter menu which has been created with local produce giving you a true taste of the Wairarapa.

Their extensive wine menu boasts all local wines from around the region.

The décor is contemporary and proudly displays magnificent Wairarapa historical pictures giving customers a true local feel and experience.

The restaurant now has a delicious kids’ menu with activities to keep them entertained and kids dine half price on Thursday evenings.

Happy hour is 4 – 6 daily and weekly specials are always happening.

Relax by the fire inside on those cooler days or soak up the sun in the beautiful courtyard or out on the front deck, we are the perfect place to be all year round.

So come down and join Alana and the team at the Wairarapa Trading Company. We look forward to serving you.

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Winery, Bistro & Lounge Bar Come explore Northern Wairarapa The Bistro is set on the Vineyard under the Tararua Ranges • Casual Dining • New Lounge Bar with cosy fire • Great Function Venue • Wine Tastings • Winery tours by appointment • Family Friendly • Free Wifi • Open from Thursday to Sunday from midday to close •Bookings for lunch and dinner recommended Only 5kms north of Masterton on the corner of SH2 & Wingate Road Phone 06 377 1746 or email: info@paperroad.co.nz www.paperroad.co.nz

Wairarapa Trading Company is located in the Kuripuni Shopping Centre in Masterton. It features superb cuisine, excellent local wines and New Zealand’s best craft beer Open Tuesday to Sunday Lunch and dinner. Bookings essential Phone (06) 3701930 439 Queen Street, Kuripuni, Masterton www.wairarapatrading.co.nz

French country restaurant in the heart of Carterton

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

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

Phone 06 379 7247

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

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

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

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Brodie Estate 142 Dublin street, Martinborough. Ph 06 306 8835 Email: info@brodieestate.co.nz. Web: www.brodieestate.co.nz Enjoy gold medal Pinot Noir , delicious olive oil and gourmet platters in our Pavilion, art works in the Cellar door and Sage Cottage for Olive Grove accommodation. The Cellar door is open daily 11.00am to 5.00pm December to Easter, otherwise weekends/ holidays or by appointment. Closed winter.

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Margrain Vineyard Cnr Princess St and Huangarua Rd, Martinborough.

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

Martinborough Vineyard 57 Princess St, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9955 Email: winery@martinborough-vineyard.co.nz Web: martinborough-vineyard.co.nz Cellar Door open 7 days.

Home of the best Pinot Noir in the World (April 2011) and voted one of the Top NZ wineries by Decanter (2010)

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

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

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

Coney Wines -Trio Café Dry River Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 8345 Email: info@coneywines.co.nz Web: coneywines.co.nz The quintessential vineyard experience, dining amongst the vines.

Delicious café cuisine matched with award-winning Coney wines.

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

Escarpment Vineyard 275 Te Muna Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 8305 Email: info@escarpment.co.nz Web: escarpment.co.nz E S CA 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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POPPIES MARTINBOROUGH 91 Puruatanga Road, Martinborough. Ph 06 306 8473 Email: info@poppiesmartinborough.co.nz. Web: poppiesmartinborough.co.nz It’s very personal, Poppy makes the wine and Shayne manages the vines.

It’s the only place you can find exclusive Poppies Martinborough wines.

Relax in the stylish tasting room or under a pergola with wine and a platter of local seasonal foods, absorbing the peace and beauty of the Martinborough landscape.

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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 Gewurztraminer. Vineyard cottage to stay in.

Schubert Wines 57 Cambridge Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 8505 Email: info@schubert.co.nz Web: schubert.co.nz A world search brought Kai Schubert to the Wairarapa.

The unique climate produces low yields. Internationally award winning wines with intense and complex character.

“I would go as far to say Kai & Marion make some of the most profound Pinot Noir on this planet from their tiny vineyards in Martinborough, Wairarapa.” – Curtis Marsh, The Wandering Palate, Singapore

HAMDEN ESTATE 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.

The Elder Pinot 950 White Rock Road, Martinborough. Ph: 0272 222 772 Tastings are by appointment only.

Email: info@theelderpinot.co.nz www.theelderpinot.co.nz

Palliser Wines Kitchener Street, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9019 Email: palliser@palliser.co.nz Web: palliser.co.nz Visit our cellar door to taste award winning Palliser & Pencarrow wines

Te Kairanga Martins Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9122 TE KAI RANGA Email: Tk.cellardoor@ffw.co.nz Web: www.tkwine.co.nz Open 7 days for Wine tastings and sales.Taste our gorgeous wines with a selection of cheeses or bring your own picnic, relax and enjoy our friendly surroundings. Farmers’ Markets First Sunday of every month until Easter Vynfields 22 Omarere Road, Martinborough. Ph: 06 306 9901 Email: info@vynfields.com Web: vynfields.com Join us for delicious gourmet platters, homemade soups and wine tasting. The only certified organic and biodynamic winery in Martinborough. Taste the difference.

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Atutahi 93 Cromarty Drive, Martinborough.

Phone: 06 306 8822 Email: info@atutahi.co.nz Web: www.atutahi.co.nz From guiding star to liquid gold! Atutahi produces delicious award- winning extra virgin olive oil from its grove set in a uniquely landscaped property designed with astronomy in mind.

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

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Molive Gold

168B Hinakura Road, Martinborough.

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

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

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

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

Family owned, producing award-winning extra virgin olive oils, citrus oils and olives from our classic Mediterranean varieties.

Shop and tasting bar open weekends and public holidays. Tour groups by appointment.

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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.

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

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

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

12 River Grove Olives 138 Gordon Street, Masterton Ph/Fax: 06 370 3722. W: www.rivergrove.co.nz Open seven days. Please phone first. No eftpos/credit.

Our beautiful grove lies beside the Ruamahunga River.

We offer award-winning, ONZ Certified, extra-virgin olive oils for sale.

We also have two-bedroom, self-contained accommodation available.

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Out front by a nose.

It ’s our belief, that like fine wine, a great olive oil should have a superb nose. The aroma should lead the palate and round out the flavour, heightening the senses. So whether you ’re drizzling our rich and creamy Ex tra Virgin, or da shing out one of our zes ty Infused range, we’re sure you ’ll be led to new places.

Olea Estate 185, Boundary Road, Featherston FOR STO CK ISTS V ISI T W W W.OLI VO.CO.NZ Ph: +64 6 308 8007 Mob: +64 27 442 9065 CALL US ON ( 0 6) 3 0 6 9 0 74 OR V ISI T US AT: OLI VO, HINAKUR A ROAD, MART INBOROUGH Email: info@oleaestate.com Web: www.oleaestate.com Olea Estate, a producer of one of New Zealand’s top extra virgin olive oils - as judged by the experts. Our oil, Olea Naturae proudly received the 2013 Logan Campbell Supreme Champion award. Our picturesque grove is nestled at the foot of the Tararua Ranges in Featherston, South Wairarapa 19176 cuisine ad 1-1LC.indd 1 1/6/06 and our olives are picked, pressed and bottled on site with passion and pride. For olive oil tasting and guided tours of the grove and the olive press - please phone us first to make a booking.

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Gladstone Vineyard & Cafe

Loopline Vineyard 1

Gladstone Road, RD 2 Carterton.

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

Johner Estate and Wine Centre

2 359 Dakins Road, Gladstone Ph 06 370 8217 E: johner@wise.net.nz W. johner-estate.com Johner Estate is a leading boutique winery nestled on the cliffs of the scenic Ruamahanga river.

Enjoy and taste handcrafted Burgundy style Johner wines.

We also showcase a wide range of regional products and local wines.

Open seven days 10am - 4.30pm.

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

Urlar

Cellar Door Call first, open by appointment only

4 99, East Taratahi Road, Gladstone.

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

Loopline,Opaki, Masterton.

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

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

Corner of State Highway 2 and Wingate Road - 5km north of Masterton Ph 06 377 1746 E: info@paperrroad.co.nz W : www.paperroad.co.nz Winery, Bistro & Lounge ​Bar. Paper Road is a specialist producer of Pinot Noir and aromatic white wines created from fruit grown on the single vineyard beneath the Tararua Ranges. From the growing of the grapes to the crafting and bottling of the wines - Paper Road Wines have been completely created at this location. The Bistro overlooks the vineyard under the Tararua Ranges, Lounge Bar, Wine Tastings, Winery tours by appointment, Family Friendly, Free WiFi. The food consists of fresh, simply prepared wine focused dishes. See website or call for opening hours - Bookings for lunch and dinner are recommended.

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

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y grandson and I were looking at a pine tree that had been cut up for firewood. We were impressed by the amount of firewood that came from the tree. I asked him where he thought all the Laurie from Garden Barn wood came from. “From the ground” was his statement, which was correct. I explained to him that some would have come from the air (Carbon) and that most of the material would have come from the natural litter (mulch) from the tree, which decomposed and the tree converted this to timber, and the rest would have come from nutrients in the soil. I further explained the amount of work and energy that the pine tree had to do to get this volume of timber. And all the nutrients and water needed to process and grow all the timber, branches and leaves. This can be likened to animals converting grass to meat.

When we grow a tomato plant for example, we would use approximately 500 grams of tomato food per plant, (a lot of gardeners don’t even put that much around). The average healthy tomato plant yields around 10 kilos of fruit. So where does the other 9.5 kilos of fruit weight come from? Well, in some it comes in the form of water, but this is still a long way off the total weight of the crop. Ten plants yielding 10 kilos of fruit is 100 kilos a season off the garden plot, that’s roughly 3 large bags of topsoil. You would think that after harvesting the fruit, pulling out the plant that there would be a depression or hole left in the ground, an annual crop of tomatoes and other crops would lower the soil level considerably, but it doesn’t seem to do this.

This is why we need to mulch and fertilize the soil on a regular basis, or in other words we need to put something back, as they say, you only get back what you put in. So what is the best thing to put in? Well for starters mulching is very important.

Mulches can be applied at any time of the year depending on the purpose.

Mulches work like this: At the beginning of the growing season mulches serve initially to warm the soil by helping it retain heat which is lost during the night. This allows early seeding and transplanting of certain crops, and encourages faster growth. As the season progresses, mulch stabilizes the soil temperature and moisture, and prevents the growing of weeds from seeds.

The effect of mulch is dependent upon the time of year that it is applied.

When mulches are applied in the autumn and winter, mulch can be used to delay or protect the growth of perennial plants in the spring or prevent growth in winter during warm spells, and limit freeze/thaw damage to surface roots.

The effect of mulch upon soil moisture content is complex. Mulch forms a layer between the soil and the atmosphere which prevents sunlight and wind from reaching the soil surface, thus reducing evaporation. However, mulch can also prevent water from reaching the soil by absorbing or blocking water from light rains. So it is preferential to give heavier doses of water to really soak through. Keep the depth of the mulch to around 10cm, don’t put it on too thick. It is better to put a little on often, than a lot on in one go.

And keep it away from the stems.

In order to maximise the benefits of mulch, apply in late spring/early summer when soil temperatures have risen sufficiently, but soil moisture content is still relatively high. A permanent mulch cover can be used all year round. The extra soil moisture retained by mulching helps microbial action, and leads to more nutrients being processed and becoming available to the plant. Because most mulches are low in nutrients, and actually use up elements (mainly nitrogen) while breaking down, mulching should only be treated as a mulch or as soil conditioner only, not as a fertiliser. As the mulch decays, simply add more.

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