Kiri's Arias Autumn 2019 Newsletter

Kiri’s Arias Kiri Te Kanawa Retirement Village • Autumn edition 2019

Children’s Party

Smiles on show at our event

Meet Alison

ABBA show!

Kapa haka performance

Greetings from Neville...

Hello and welcome to our autumn edition of Kiri’s Arias.

It’s great to see the conservatory being put to full use. We moved the fountain that was in there to a bigger outdoor area to give us more internal entertainment options.

This enabled us to install new wooden flooring inside with more space for activities like our Triple A exercise programme, indoor bowls and more flexibility for gatherings.

Moving through the warm season has been made a little more comfortable with a further investment in our air conditioning through the village.

Every room or apartment on level two and above has individual air conditioning units and all public spaces on the ground floor are now air conditioned.

Extra work on the north-west side of the building is also helping to keep the temperature lower.

I look forward to seeing you around the village.

Kind regards,

It has also been encouraging to see the village being used more for resident hobbies and social groups like book clubs, night owls, and a night out in our air-conditioned movie theatre. Residents and staff also joined forces to enter the Cancer Society 12-hour walk for life.

Neville Parkinson Village Manager Ph: 06 863 3636

A note from Pip...

We are now well and truly into the new year, and our first newsletter of 2019 reflects recent activity.

All residents were invited to a new year’s brunch, which was followed up with lots of barbeques and a Valentine’s Day Happy Hour.

Michael Gordon from Woodward Chrisp told us about the importance of setting up an enduring power of attorney and Tracy Bristow has kept us up to date with the housing market.

Townhouse available now!

At the village we also enjoyed a fabulous Carl Doy concert.

Currently available is a lovely two-bedroom townhouse. Please call me if you would like to view this home and we can make a time to suit you.

Pip Griffin Sales Advisor

Ph: 06 863 3639

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Children’s Party For our annual Children’s Party, we held all sorts of events on an incredibly hot day.

The options for the young at heart were many. We had games, face painting and the village swimming pool to cool off in.

With the extreme weather we decided to have a ‘healthy’ focus. The face painting also provided an outlet for smiles for the children.

We played games in the pool, where we had an active circuit. We also had a paddling pool set up outside. The electric bikes and scooters blazed along, and were very popular.

Inside there were plenty of food options. We had mini pizzas, popcorn, fruit and frozen yoghurt.

Above: Dillan-Rose Macilquham enjoying a swim.

Inset: Serviced apartment resident Ngaire Craven with her family.

Cover: Cadence, Kiera and Quinn Carter.

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Long Road Home brings team together Ryman supports veterans’ charity event A memorial service to celebrate the end of The Long Road Home charity trek brought a tear to the eye for many involved in the walk.

The walk was organised to raise awareness for post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI), and was sponsored by Ryman Healthcare.

The early new year trek from St Arnaud along 110km of high-country station roads ended in Hanmer, on January 12, with a memorial service at Soldier’s Block in the South Island township.

Dozens of onlookers gathered at the block to hear accounts from the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Charitable Trust (NZMRT) team that took part in the horse-ride and walk.

They had followed the route taken by soldiers returning from World War 1, 100 years ago, but with the benefit of blue-sky days and a support team.

The event remembered that soldiers returning from WW1 were often left to make their own way home. Many felt abandoned, hopeless and segregated from their fellow Kiwis after witnessing the horrors of war.

The walk was a success and Ryman has signed on to support the trek next year, and the plan is to make it an annual event.

The trust was also in contact with overseas groups, to help spread the idea of supporting those with PTSI. PTSI continues to impact the lives of soldiers that have served in arenas such as Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, Timor and Afghanistan.

“I think 800 people a year are exiting our current armed forces … some of those will definitely be suffering from PTSI,” Mark said.

Organisers Bernard Shapiro, Murray Hill and Mark Appleton, president of the NZMRT, said the group was raising funds for people suffering from PTSI as a result of traumatic events.

The walk was a success and Ryman has signed on to support the trek next year, and the plan is to make it an annual event.

There were wreaths laid at the memorial on behalf of Ryman, a sponsor of the trust and its work.

Above: NZMRT members, Ryan Haigh and Anna Keehan, with their horses.

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Book review

Dust to Gold The compelling story of Bendigo station, home of Shrek.

Written by John Perriam and photographed by Stephen Jaquiery.

This fascinating history of Central Otago’s iconic Bendigo Station is illustrated with stunning photographs of a wild and rugged landscape. It also showcases the farms owners, the Perriam Family as well as stockmen, animals, wildlife and memorable characters including the legendary Shrek, filling the pages with vibrant colour.

Shrek was the woolly hermit merino, whose story captivated the world when he was discovered high in a mountain cave after avoiding muster for six years. Read about his famous discovery and his subsequent travels throughout the country as an ambassador for Cure Kids. Incidentally, all profits from the sale of Dust to Gold will also go to Cure Kids, a worthy charity for sick children.

As you read, you begin to feel part of this resilient family, joining them in their struggles and setbacks as they nurture the land in their care while also promoting their merino breed of sheep from “fleece to fashion”.

I felt their pain as they watched their family’s original farm, brimming with memories and dreams, sink below the waters of Lake Dunstan: the trigger

for the eventual purchase of Bendigo Station.

From droughts, weeds, gorse and rabbits to indifferent bureaucrats and meddling politicians, many battles were fought and not always won.

The Perriam family story is a compelling one.

“For me it was a nostalgic reminder of my roots in the nearby North Otago high country.”

This is a book for rural and urban dwellers alike.

For me it was a nostalgic reminder of my roots in the nearby North Otago high country.

It is also an insight into the lives of those who work with and care for our land and country, a blue print on diversifying and a connection with the past for us all.

John Perriam’s prose is easy and uncluttered, with the pages full of accurately drawn high country characters and the sometimes cruel events impacting on the lives of his family.

Reviewed by Phyllis Thorby Edmund Hillary Retirement Village.

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Melbourne bowls challenge Ryman supports trans-Tasman bowls excursion A group of Charles Upham village lawn bowls enthusiasts have made the most of a trip across the Tasman making friends and enjoying some Ryman hospitality in Melbourne.

The group of bowlers and supporters from the Canterbury-based village took on some of the best from Australia at Melbourne greens located at the Glen Waverley Bowls Club, not too far from where Ryman’s Weary Dunlop and Nellie Melba villages are based.

They won the right to represent Ryman having topped a South Island Ryman village competition held at Charles Upham village in November.

The bowlers Barbara McJarrow, Bruce McCorkindale, Alan Pegley and Frances McDowell plus supporters Trevor McJarrow, Anna Armstrong and Gill Small flew out on Boxing Day and stayed in Australia until New Year’s Day. Ryman is a major sponsor of the Glen Waverley club and bowls carnival.

Alan says the team competed on four of the five days in the open competition.

“The calibre of competition was of a very high standard with many of the locals having represented Victoria and Australia,” Barbara says.

“We won a few and lost more than we won,” Alan adds.

Two days saw temperatures in the mid-30s, with more than 150 players at the club to contend with the sweltering conditions. The thermometer reached 36.4 degrees on the first day.

Between them the group members have been bowling for a considerable number of years and have watched changes in the game including more modern bowls running on a ‘tighter draw’, meaning they don’t have to be played so wide.

Nowadays the events are social, colourful and regularly held at most Ryman villages.

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Gemma wins the Cashin Scholarship Gemma Ballantyne’s year has got off to the best start possible thanks to the 2019 Cashin Scholarship.

Gemma has opted for a pharmacy degree after her first year, which adds another four years at university followed by an internship.

Gemma, 18, will use the scholarship to fund her pharmacy studies at the University of Otago in Dunedin.

Gemma’s looking forward to starting back at university and says the scholarship will be a big help with a busy year of learning ahead.

She was thrilled to get the news.

“I’m thrilled to win and I’m honoured that the Cashin family selected me,” Gemma says.

“I’m thrilled to win and I’m honoured that the Cashin family selected me.”

“It’s awesome to win. It means that it will ease the financial stress this year and allow me to focus on my studies so that I can be the best that I can be.”

Gemma has been part of the Ryman family since 2016, when she was a part-time receptionist at Anthony Wilding Retirement Village in Christchurch.

“I’m really grateful.”

Blair Cashin, Mike Cashin’s son, said the family wished Gemma all the best with her studies.

There were 100 applicants this year, a record for the scholarship.

The Cashin Scholarship

She says she loved the job from the very start.

“I was 16 and it was my first job and I couldn’t have had a better place to work. I loved talking to the residents, they were always interested in what I was studying and it was like having 200 grandparents.”

In 2018 she began her first year at university, studying health sciences at Otago University. She worked at Yvette Williams Retirement Village in Dunedin part-time to support herself.

The Cashin Scholarship was established to honour the memory of former Ryman director Mike Cashin. Mike was a strong believer in the power of education to change lives and was a great advocate for Ryman Healthcare and its staff. The scholarship is designed to provide a helping hand to members of the Ryman family who are taking on tertiary study. Each year the Cashin family help select the winner of the $5,000 grant, which is intended to help with study costs.

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Independent Resident Profile

Meet Alison

living surrounded by so many people when I chose my apartment off the plan. No probs as they say!

I can be sociable or stay aloof in my second-floor spacious apartment. I can join the morning and afternoon teas and Happy Hours, and enjoy a three-course fine dining experience once a month.

I am really a Hawkes Bay girl having moved from the family farm in Ngapaeruru, east of Dannevirke, to Hastings and now to Gisborne.

I was into sports, representing Hawkes Bay in swimming, netball and basketball in my late teens.

Then I became a teacher and my husband and I were appointed to a school near Ruatoria.

Many years later I became the principal of Te Hapara School arriving in 1988, in time for the disruptive Cyclone Bola.

Being on a cruise ship or in a posh hotel, is how I describe living here.

Hello, my name is Alison McKay, and I am in one of the brand-new independent apartments at Kiri Te Kanawa.

Being on a cruise ship or in a posh hotel, is how I describe living here. The ups and downs are the lifts! I wondered how I was going to adapt to

In retirement I lived at Mahia, continuing my first love, swimming. Later I won medals at the 2017 World Masters Games in Auckland. I’m currently using the village pool and keeping my joints active.

Chairman Miaow, my companion cat, has become quite well known as he walks around the streets of the village each evening on his lead.

The staff here at the village are amazing and provide us with great care.

Village News

ABBA show More than 250 staff and residents filled the village centre and enjoyed an amazing ABBA revival show. It was part of our annual Kiri’s Got Talent night.

It was a fabulous night with singing, dancing and lots of laughter!

group ABBA’s flair for fun and performance. The village centre was a stage, with the songs performed including Honey, Honey and Fernando.

Honey, Honey was done sweetly by townhouse and apartment residents.

Residents took on the best of 70s music with aplomb, and they recreated Swedish pop

Pictured: Liz Herring, Val McGreevy, Gill Atkins and Ron Taylor.

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News from our care centre residents

Christmas lunch

Memory Lane

Resthome residents got together for a very festive Christmas lunch, with plenty of treats. We served them pork, lamb and turkey with a selection of salads, then had Happy Hour afterwards.

As part of our Memory Lane activity, we invited resthome resident Mary Parker to share her life story. Mary, who lived in England during World War II, told of her loves and shared her musical talent by singing a song.

Pictured: Moeroa Hovell and Keith Lindsey enjoying each other’s company.

Pictured: Mary showing the beautiful photo of her lovely husband.

Staff profile

Introducing Nora

Kia Ora, my name is Nora Hankey.

a caregiver and physio assistant in the Waikato region.

I’m originally from the ‘Lion City’ of South East Asia – Singapore.

I graduated with a Bachelor in Nursing at EIT Tairawhiti in 2017.

I fell in love with a Kiwi bloke I met at Changi International Airport, especially his understated laconic humour.

I’ve been welcomed into Ryman to do a cool job in a supportive and happy environment

I’ve been here, happily married in Aotearoa, since 2008.

Here, respect, teamwork and appreciation is shown among staff and residents…

I was in other professional roles not related to the health field, prior to moving to New Zealand.

My childhood dream to be a nurse was reinforced by work as

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Here, respect, teamwork and appreciation are shown among staff and residents and their whanau. Our team members possess invaluable skills that genuinely make a difference to our residents.

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Savoury or sweet profiteroles fi Ingredients ¾ cup water 125g butter 1 cup high grade flour

Pinch of salt 4 eggs

Savoury filling 150g middle rindless bacon

Sweet filling 200g fresh or frozen raspberries 3 tbsp icing sugar 2 tbsp lemon juice 200ml double cream 150g white chocolate 50g shelled pistachio

(diced)

500g smoked chicken breast (diced)

125g sour cream 125g mayonnaise ½ cup spring onions

A note from Ryman chef,

Timothy Garlick This makes a delicious finger food as it’s small and easy to eat. It’s always a big hit with everyone and you can change it up and serve it as an entrée or dessert.

This is on the menu at Jane Mander Retirement Village and the residents absolutely love it!

(finely chopped)

Profiterole method

Sweet filling

• Preheat oven to 180˚C. • Bring water to the boil in saucepan, add butter and stir until melted. Sift in flour and salt, and mix with a wooden spoon over a low heat until the paste starts to dry out. Allow to cool.

• Place paste in a bowl and beat in eggs, one at a time, mixing really well after each egg is added.

• Place tablespoonfuls of mixture onto a tray lined with baking paper. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool profiteroles on a wire rack.

• Put the raspberries, icing sugar and lemon juice into a food processor or mini blender and blitz until smooth. Press through a sieve into a bowl.

• Whip the cream until stiff, then fold in 4tbsp of the raspberry sauce. Spoon the filling into a piping bag and make a hole in each profiterole.

Make sure the profiteroles are cool before piping in the filling.

• Break up the chocolate into a small bowl and melt in the microwave on low for 1½-2 mins.

Leave to cool briefly until slightly thickened.

• Carefully spoon the melted chocolate over each filled profiterole and sprinkle with pistachios.

Leave to set. To serve, drizzle the remaining raspberry sauce over the profiteroles.

Savoury filling • Fry the diced bacon and place in a bowl to cool.

Add the diced chicken with the sour cream, mayonnaise and spring onions. Slice the top off the puff, add the filling and put the lid back on top.

• Serve with your favourite chutney.

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Village news Living Option

Kapa Haka show The inspirational Whāngāra mai Tawhiti group gave a Kapa Haka performance to remember.

The group, that won Te Matatine 2017, a much sought-after title at national level, delighted us with an amazing presentation during the festive season.

They performed a full programme, including waiata inspired by the film Moana and a rousing haka! It was a memorable, magical and awe-inspiring celebration.

Residents loved the passion, the poi and the Maori performing arts on show.

Neville Parkinson Village Manager Ph: 06 863 3636 Call Neville for general enquiries, or information about resthome, hospital and dementia care.

Pip Griffin Sales Advisor Ph: 06 863 3639 Talk to Pip for information about independent apartments, townhouses or serviced apartments.

The residents and staff are all in agreement saying they would love to see more.

Pictured: Whāngāra mai Tawhiti at the cultural event.

12 Gwyneth Place, Lytton West

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