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We were blown away by the calibre of entries this year so couldn’t wait to share the winning poems with you all.

Well done to everyone who entered!

Below is one of our prize-winning poems...

Two well-attended events celebrating the succesful 14th Annual Upper Hutt Poetry Awards were held at Upper Hutt City Library as part of National Poetry Day festivities.

Judges vetted over 180 fantastic entries from all over New Zealand, following the theme “Remembrance”.

Here are the results: CHILDREN 1st Grace Webb Pop do you remember when the snow came 2nd Samantha Romijn Waiting 3rd Star Brooks You are there TEENS 1st Clara Haines The light horse brigade 2nd Shreya Nair Goddess of Age 3rd Grace Munn Remember ADULTS 1st Margaret Beverland Somewhere Between 2nd Marion Callus Remembrance 3rd Philip Griffiths Brown Eyes PEOPLES’ CHOICE adults Carolyn Lankow Will you remember me? children Caitlin Kerr Nicola A big thank you to His Worship the Mayor, our brilliant emcee Steve Jolland sponsors Paper Plus Upper Hutt, National Poetry Day and New Zealand Post.

Some of our talented winners in the Childrens’ category appear on the cover!

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Somewhere Between

by Margaret Beverland The kaumatua said not to go out the day four young men launched their yachts to sail from Hatepe to Western Bay. One’s Dad promised to follow all the way in his power boat on that clear January day the kaumatua said not to go out.

There was no white horses in the sky, no white caps on the lake, the day seemed right to sail from Hatepe to Western Bay. The father raced ahead across the lake to set up camp, he saw no reason to delay the day the kaumatua said not to go out.

The four never made it to the other side, Three bodies were found, our boy forever lost somewhere between Hatepe and Western Bay. Fifty years on, the wind blowing raw, We gather at Hatepe and recall the kaumatua’s warning not to go out.

ENGAGE AS YOU AGE EXPO

Antiques Roadshow & Community Groups Expo

Saturday 20 September, 2pm, Free Come along for the opening gala with Antiques Roadshow, live music, community group stalls and more. We’re providing a bus service to help you get to this event, go to www.upperhuttlibrary.co.nz for more information or ask at Upper Hutt City Library. To book your slot with Peter for Antiques Roadshow ring Erica on 527 2171.

TOOLS FOR COGNITIVE WELL-BEING WORKSHOP Tuesday 23 September, 10am & Wednesday 24 September, 6.45pm, Free Would you like to learn more about how to improve your well-being and resilience? Come along to this interactive workshop to hear about what daily habits and skills that can help us to feel good and cope well, even when things are hard. Expect to leave the session with some practical ideas to take away and use.

MEMORIES OF MAIN STREET Pop-Up Museum, 2nd Floor of The Mall, runs from 24-27 September, 10am-3pm, Free Photographic displays of Main Street over the decades, from Upper Hutt City Library Heritage Collections. Visitors will be invited to digitally record their own memories of Main Street or bring in their own photos for scanning, thereby adding to the Heritage Collections.

RETAIN YOUR INDEPENDENCE INFORMATION SESSION Thursday 25 September, 10am-3pm, Free Life is yours for the living and you deserve to enjoy a greater sense of well-being and independence.

Come and see Lancinne from Disability Information & Equipment Service during this time to discuss products and equipment that can assist you.

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MAKE SURE YOUR ORGANISATION GETS LISTED Upper Hutt City Community Directory 2014-2015 Community organisations and service providers in Upper Hutt are invited to provide their details for inclusion in the 2014-2015 Upper Hutt City Community Directory.

You can update your organisations details here: www.upperhuttcity.com/Community-Directory or grab a form from Upper Hutt City Library.

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Library volunteers recognised for their work We’re very proud to have our volunteers recognised for the awesome work they are doing! Both our ‘Computer Mentors’ and ‘Friends of the Upper Hutt City Library Heritage Collection’ volunteer groups received nominations for the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards. The Friends of the Heritage Collection were even awarded ’Runner Up’ in the 2014 Heritage and Environment category.

new material, as well as digitising and uploading it to our Recollect website.

The Friends also assist with research enquiries and the organisation of heritage events. In this way they not only help to preserve local history knowledge but also make it more easily accessible to the community.

Computer Mentors voluntarily provide assistance to individuals using the Library’s free internet computers. They teach computer skills and help raising users’ digital literacy and confidence.

Computer Mentors are available at the adult computers Monday to Saturday from 10am to 12 noon.

The Friends of the Heritage Collections volunteers perform a variety of tasks to support the Upper Hutt City Library’s Heritage Collections. This includes researching and cataloguing

John, one of our awesome Computer Mentors in action.

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MAIN STREET POP UP MUSEUM, 2 ND FLOOR OF THE MALL 24 - 27 10AM AM - 3 24 27 SEPTEMBER, September, 10 2PM PM Photographic displays of Main Street over the decades, from Upper Hutt City Library’s Heritage Collections. You’re invited to digitally record your memories of Main Street or bring photos to share.

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Do you have knowledge that you’d be willing to share with our community?

We’d love to hear from you! Please contact Erica Herron on 527 2171 for more information about becoming a Hot Seat Expert.

Activation Advice on Upper Hutt active recreation activities for all ages and abilities.

resources available for your ongoing research.

Upper Hutt Multicultural Council

Second Monday of the month, 10am - 12pm

Information on training and life skills in NZ to help you and your family settle in.

Every Friday 1 - 2pm

Justice of the Peace

Adaptive Technology

JPs available to witness signatures, complete insurance applications and more.

Advice on assistive technology for people with a range of disabilities.

First Friday of the month, 10am - 12pm

Community Law Legal information and advice on how to access free legal services.

Every Monday, 2 - 3pm

Computer Mentor Volunteers who can assist with establishing email accounts, preparing documents and online forms.

Monday to Saturday, 10am - 12pm

Genealogy Advice on tracing your family history, and the

Every Thursday, 10am 11am, also first & third Thursdays 6 - 7pm

KASAGIP

Third Thursday of the month, 1 - 3pm

Victim Support Advocacy, advice and support for victims of crime or trauma.

Third Monday of the month, 10.30 - 11.30am

Filipino community’s migrant support group.

Water Safety & Swimming Tips

Third Friday of the month, 5.30 - 6.30pm

Basic water safety tips for the bath, pool, river and the beach, for children.

Neighbourhood Support Promoting safety and security in your community.

Fourth Friday of the month, 11am - 12pm

Public Trust Estate planning and asset protection advice.

First Monday of the month, 10am - 12pm

Website Design Tips on how to create and maintain a successful website for your business, club or personal interest.

First & third Wednesdays, 5.30 - 6.30pm

Third Wednesday of the month, 10.30 - 11.30am 7

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P R O G R A M ME S + E VE N TS

Monday Busy Bodies Tai Chi Water Safety & Swimming Tips Computer Mentor Community Law

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8:30-10am 10:30-11am 1:30-3pm 3-5pm 5:30-6:30pm

Computer Mentor

10am-12pm

Wednesday

Justice of the Peace Computer Mentor Justice of the Peace

Adaptive Technology Computer Mentor Activation

Computer Mentor

10:30-11am 1:30-3pm 3:15-4:45pm 10am-12pm 10am-12pm 1-2pm

Genealogy Computer Mentor Community Law

Job Seekers Club Card Making Unscripted Bored Games Computer Mentor

8:30-10am 10:15-11:30am 1:30-3pm 3-5pm 10am-12pm

Women’s Breakfast Club Busy Babies Knit Wits Computer Mentor

8:30-9:30am 10:30-11am 3:30-4:30pm 10am-12pm

11 Thursday Knit + Knatter Busy Bodies Careers Clinic Tek Ctrl Ukes for Beginners Living Lit Upper Hutt Ukes Justice of the Peace Computer Mentor Upper Hutt Multicutural Council

10:30-11am 11:30am-1pm 3:30-5pm 5-5:30pm 5:30-6:45pm 5:50-6:50pm 10-11am 10am-12pm 1-3pm

12 Friday Friday Fables Busy Hands It’s Write Easy Cinema Kids Computer Mentor Activation

10:30-11:15am 10:30-11am 1:30-3pm 3:15-4:45pm 10am-12pm 1-2pm

13 Saturday A Writer’s Plot Cinema Kids Computer Mentor

1:30-3:30pm 1:30-3pm 10am-12pm

14 Sunday Scrapbooking Sunday Funday Storytime

1:30-3:30pm 2-2:30pm

15 Monday 1:30-3pm 10am-12pm

2-2:30pm

Busy Bodies Tai Chi Computer Mentor Victim Support Community Law

10:30-11am 1:30-2:30pm 10am-12pm 10:30-11:30am 2-3pm

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Monday Busy Bodies Tai Chi

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10-11am 10am-12pm 6-7pm

Sunday Sunday Funday Storytime

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10am-12pm 10:30-11am 11am-12pm 11:30am-1pm 3:30-5pm 5-5:30pm 5:50-6:50pm

Saturday Cinema Kids

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10am-12pm 5:30-6:30pm

Friday Busy Hands It’s Write Easy Cinema Kids

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8:30-9:30am 10:30-11:30am 10:30-11am 3:30-4:30pm

Thursday Knit + Knatter Busy Bodies Thursday Library Club (TLC) Careers Clinic Tek Ctrl Ukes for Beginners Upper Hutt Ukes

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Job Seekers Club He Wa Pai Unscripted Bored Games Teen Bookclub

Computer Mentor Website Design

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10am-12pm 10am-12pm 2-3pm

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Women’s Breakfast Club Book Discussion Group Busy Babies Knit Wits

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10:30-11am 1:30-2:30pm

Job Seekers Club Bored Games

10am-12pm 10am-12pm 2-3pm

Computer Mentor

8:30-10am 3-5pm 10am-12pm

17 Wednesday Busy Babies Community Networking Forum Knit Wits Computer Mentor Public Trust Website Design

25 Thursday 10:30-11am 12:30-1:30pm 3:30-4:30pm 10am-12pm 10:30-11:30am 5:30-6:30pm

18 Thursday Knit + Knatter Busy Bodies Thursday Library Club (TLC) Careers Clinic Tek Ctrl Ukes for Beginners Upper Hutt Ukes Justice of the Peace Computer Mentor Justice of the Peace

10am-12pm 10:30-11am 11am-12pm 11:30am-1pm 3:30-5pm 5-5:30pm 5:50-6:50pm 10-11am 10am-12pm 6-7pm

19 Friday 10:30-11am 1:30-3pm 3:15-4:45pm

Computer Mentor Activation KASAGIP

10am-12pm 1-2pm 5:30-6:30pm

20 Saturday

Computer Mentor

1:30-3pm 2-4pm 10am-12pm

21 Sunday Family History Group Sunday Funday Storytime

1-2pm 2-2:30pm

22 Monday Busy Bodies Tai Chi Computer Mentor Community Law

10:30-11am 1:30-2:30pm 10am-12pm 2-3pm

23 Tuesday Job Seekers Club Tools for Cognitive Wellbeing Workshop Card Making Bored Games Computer Mentor

Computer Mentor

Justice of the Peace Computer Mentor

10-11am 10am-12pm

26 Friday Friday Fables Busy Hands Its Write Easy Cinema Kids

10:30-11:15am 10:30-11am 1:30-3pm 3:15-4:45pm

Computer Mentor Neighbourhood Support Activation

10am-12pm 11am-12pm 1-2pm

A Writer’s Plot Cinema Kids

1:30-3:30pm 1:30-3pm

Computer Mentor

10am-12pm

28 Sunday Scrapbooking Sunday Funday Storytime

1:30-3:30pm 2-2:30pm

29 Monday Wonka in Wonderland: Sweet Art Landscape Tai Chi

10:30-11.30am 1:30-2:30pm

Computer Mentor Community Law

10am-12pm 2-3pm

30 Tuesday Job Seekers Club Wonka in Wonderland: The Inventing Room Computer Mentor

8:30-10am 2-3pm 10am-12pm

= Hot Seat. See page 7 for more details.

8:30-10am 10am-12pm 10:15-11:30am 3-5pm 10am-12pm

24 Wednesday Busy Babies Knit Wits Tools for Cognitive Wellbeing Workshop

10am-12pm 10am-3pm 10:3011am 11:30am-1pm 3:30-5pm 5-5:30pm 5:50-6:50pm

27 Saturday

Busy Hands Its Write Easy Cinema Kids

Cinema Kids Engage As You Age Expo

Knit + Knatter Retain your Independence Busy Bodies Careers Clinic Tek Ctrl Ukes for Beginners Upper Hutt Ukes

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Programme information is considered to be true and correct at the date of publication, changes in circumstances after the publication date may impact on the accuracy of the information. More information can be found on our website www.upperhuttlibrary.co.nz

10:30-11am 3:30-4:30pm 7-9pm 10am-12pm

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Our Regular Adult Programmes For more information, email libraryprogrammes@uhcc.govt.nz or call Erica on 527 2171.

A workshop time for writers.

Fortnightly on Saturdays, 1.30 - 3.30pm

It’s write easy to write your own family history.

Every Friday, 1.30 - 3.00pm

Interactive story, song and craft session for physically and intellectually disabled young people aged 17-25.

Fortnightly on Thursdays, 11.00am - 12.00pm

Create easy-to-make any occasion cards.

Fortnightly on Tuesdays, 10.15 - 11.30am

Share morning tea while knitting/crocheting over a good yarn.

Every Thursday, 10am-12pm

Ukes for Beginners For ages 8+, bookings essential.

Every Thursday, 5 - 5.30pm

Research your family history with like-minded people.

Third Sunday of the month, 1.00 - 2.00pm

Upper Hutt Ukes Every Thursday, 5.50 - 6.50pm

Bring your latest project and join other scrapbookers.

Fortnightly on Sundays 1.30 - 3.30pm

A D U LT B O O K C LU B S

Storytime, fun and sharing for adults with special needs.

Fortnightly on Fridays, 10.30 - 11.15am

Slow gentle exercises especially for older adults.

Every Monday, 1.30-2.30pm

E M P LOYME N T D E VE LO P ME N T Job Seekers’ Club

Sharing books around a different topic each month.

First Wednesday of the month, 10.30 - 11.30am

Tuesdays, 8.30-10am

Dedicated computer time for job searching.

Careers Clinic

Thursdays, 11.30am-1pm

Get help with CV preparation, cover letters and job searching.

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Second Thursday of the month, 5.30 - 6.45pm

Stroll ‘n’ Roll Free monthly walk for all ages and abilities Self-paced with fun activities to complete along the way Each walk is the last Thursday of each month 11am, Upper Hutt City Library

Thursday 25 September Thursday 30 October Thursday 27 November

Thursday 29 January Thursday 26 February Thursday 26 March

Followed by refreshments in the Rotary Lounge, Upper Hutt City Library

For more info tel: Alice 04 527 2113, 027 967 2780 or email: alice.collard@uhcc.govt.nz 11

Fantastic NEW non-fiction!

John Key : Portrait of a Prime Minister

By John Roughan Dirty Politics : How attack politics is poisoning New Zealand’s political environment

By Nicky Hager On The Hoof : The untold story of drovers in New Zealand

By Ruth E Low

Pete The Bushman : Hunting tales and back-country lessons from a wild West Coaster

By Peter Salter South Sea Vagabonds

By John Wray (John William) No Punches Pulled

By Bob Jones

Your Life, Train For It

By Bear Grylls Metal Cats

By Alexandra Crockett Smoked : How to flavour, cure and prepare meat, seafood, vegetables, fruit and more

By Jeremy Schmid

The Empathy Exams : Essays

By Leslie Jamison A History Of The Garden In Fifty Tools

By Bill Laws Mommy Man : How I went from mildmannered geek to gay superdad

By Jerry Mahoney

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New! Activation A new Activation Hot Seat launches this month with advice on Upper Hutt active recreation activities for all ages and abilities.

Activation is a project implemented by the Upper Hutt City Council to assist the community to become more active more often.

Every Friday between 1-2pm in the Community Lounge at our Central Library. See page 7 for more Hot Seat information.

Community Networking FORUMS Wednesday 17 September, 12.30-1.30pm Upper Hutt City Library, Rotary Lounge This month:

Come along and meet the people of Orongomai Marae. Find out what services they provide for the Upper Hutt Community.

Third Wednesday of every month!

Community Networking Forums are a great chance for Upper Hutt community groups to come together to talk, plan + help each other out!

For more information, please contact Emma Laidlow at Upper Hutt City Council phone (04) 527 2793 email emma.laidlow@uhcc.govt.nz

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Upper Hutt community groups... do you want to get more out of your computers?

Come and learn how you can unleash the power of technology in your organisation.

Where can you get the latest software and refurbished computers at bargain basement prices? What is ‘cloud’ computing? What free tools are available on the Internet? What do you need to know about managing data better?

The TechSoup New Zealand team is running a lunchtime workshop at the Upper Hutt City Library to tell you how.

12:30PM to 1:30PM Wednesday 1 October 2014 Come along and learn how to take your investment in computers to the next level.

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BUSY SESSIONS for pre-schoolers Busy Babies For babies and non-walkers.

Wednesdays, 10.30am.

Busy Bodies For children up to 3 years.

Mondays & Thursdays, 10.30am.

Busy Hands For children aged 3-5 years.

Fridays, 10.30am.

He Wa Pai ‘A good time’ An introductory programme in Te Reo Máori through stories, rhymes and songs for pre-schoolers and their caregivers. A great way for you and your child to learn Te Reo! First Tuesday of each month, 10.30am.

All pre-school sessions are during school terms only.

TUESDAYS bored games all afternoon Kill the boredom with a weekly board game challenge, for kids of all ages.

WEDNESDAYS knit wits 3.30-4.30pm Yarn craft for 8-12yrs.

Bookings required.

THURSDAYS < T e k C t r l / > 3.30-5.00 pm Programming and robotics workshop for year 10-13 students.

Run by Victoria University’s School of Engineering and Computer Science.

FRIDAYS cinema kids 3.15-4.45 p m Check at the library for the movie timetable.

SATURDAYS cinema kids 1.30-3.00 p m Repeat screening of Friday’s movie.

Teens’ Book Club For teens aged 13-16 who want to ‘chillax’ for an hour with friends, talk about your latest reads and be the first to get your hands on our newest teen books.

First Tuesday of the month, 5.30-6.30pm

SUNDAYS s u n d a y f u n d a y all day Family time with board games, crosswords & storytime at 2pm.

For more information and bookings, go to www.upperhuttlibrary.co.nz

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Mad Tea Party 2.30pm Pinehaven Library

Top That 2.30pm Pinehaven Library

T H U R S D AY 9 O C T

T H U R S D AY 2 O C T

Top That 2pm

Mad Tea Party 2pm

F R I D AY 3 O C T

F R I D AY 10 O C T

movie: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2pm

Monday - Friday 10am - 7pm

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To register for these events or for more information go to our website: upperhuttlibrary.co.nz

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