Wairarapa Midweek 20 December 2023

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2023

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The look screamed ‘business in the middle and party on the edge’.

From the 1960s to 1980s, Wairarapa men wore walkshorts with aplomb, rocking the 100 percent polyester garment through summer months.

They dutifully covered lower legs with knee-high ‘walksocks’, leaving knees exposed to the breeze.

This sensible outfit, favoured by office workers, school principals and many a tidy man in between, was topped with a short-sleeved business shirt and often a slash of formality – a tie.

At ground level, lace-up brogues kept toes covered and ready for a day’s work. Only the very daring slid their socks into breezy sandals.

Midweek decided to revisit the long-gone trend with the help of Masterton’s fashion experts.

Richard McLeod of clothing store Bullock Blackmore said

walk-shorts and long socks were a very popular trend in decades past.

“The New Zealand male embraced it wholeheartedly.

It probably suited our lifestyle with our extreme summers,” he said. “Regional clothing stores like ours would stock 200-300 pairs of walk-shorts a season, as there was no online shopping then.”

Fabrics used at the time made cleaning easy.

“A lot of walk-shorts were machine washable and quick to dry. They were 100 per cent polyester, or a rayon blend.

They often had a ‘self-belt’ attached, with a small metal clasp,” McLeod said.

Popular colours began with plain soft greys, soft blues and fawn, graduating to textured stripes and checks by the 1980s.

“In the 80s, they would be matched with short-sleeved business shirts in colours such as avocado green, burnt orange and canary yellow.”

A gumboot throwing competition in the late 1970s, Masterton, with men and their knees watching on.

PHOTO/WAIRARAPA ARCHIVE

The look recreated in 2023.

PHOTO/JULIA MAHONY

Continued on page 4

Community Christmas Tree Christmas is a joyous time of year, but for many it can be really stressful.

In the spirit of giving, Masterton Trust Lands Trust and Eastwood Motor Group have teamed up with community organisations to distribute gifts to local families in need this Christmas.

You can help too.

Drop a wrapped gift under our trees at Masterton Trust Lands Trust and Eastwood Motor Group to help families who need a bit of extra support this festive season.

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Inside

Local News 1-9 Carterton 10 Opinion 12-13 Extra 14

Clubs and groups

Christmas cheer

Words to live by

Trains and trees

We visit the merry players at the Masterton Scrabble Club. Full story P5.

Check out our community getting into the spirit. Full story P6.

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We round up last minute market shopping options.

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Lifestyle 15-35 Rural 36-37 Puzzles 39 Business 40-41

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Mr Preston as been “home base” for many students at Greytown School over the years. PHOTOS/LUCY COOPER

Mr Preston never sick of school Greytown School’s ‘rockstar’ deputy principal is retiring, with 250 days’ sick leave intact. When LUCY COOPER caught up with Neil Preston, he was – like he probably often is – in between tasks.

On this occasion, he’d just set up a cricket match at Memorial Park and was going to teach an extension maths group, which he “loves”.

“That’s one of the highlights of the week for me when I get to work with those kids.”

It was a brief glimpse into a day in the life of a man who has dedicated more than 40 years to teaching, with the last 17 at Greytown School.

At the end of this school year, Preston retires to embrace “a different phase” in his life, something he is “looking forward to with a degree of trepidation”.

It’s little wonder he feels some apprehension.

On the subject of teaching, he said: “I can’t think of anything else that would give you more of a sense of purpose.

What other occupation can you say has such an effect on people’s lives?”

He has “never not wanted to come to work”, even during stressful or challenging times.

“I’ve always wanted to come to school. In fact, I’ve got 250 sick leave days that I’m never going to use because I didn’t

Then and now. From 1989 [left] and 2023.

want to let people down, and I enjoyed what I did.”

His commitment to the art [and science] of teaching, his patience, and his ability to “see the strengths in people” have made him a popular teacher and mentor at Greytown.

Consequently, he’s “become a little bit of a guru in the classroom”, Greytown School teacher Daniel Salter said.

“I could approach him anytime – he’s incredibly approachable – and he is quite happy just to put aside whatever he’s doing and take that time to listen to an idea that you have, or a concern, or anything that is on your mind.”

Preston also made a great first impression on Paula Weston, Greytown School’s principal.

“He was the first person I met when I came for my interview. He was the person who came out to greet me and straight away just made me feel completely at ease. He’s just a steady pair of hands. He doesn’t panic.

He is just able to handle everything.”

Preston is “a local boy” who grew up in Masterton.

Teaching is quite possibly in his DNA – his father taught at Mākoura College – and he honed his craft at several schools in New Zealand and overseas,

some of which called upon all his teaching and management skills, and more besides.

At Mākara Model School in Karori, for example, “he was everything”, Preston’s wife Mandy Bassett said.

“He used to get over there at seven in the morning and stoke the boilers and chop the wood. Then he’d be the bus controller, making sure the kids were all doing what they should be doing. Then he was the principal, and he was teaching.”

Over the course of his career, Preston has seen changes in the profession and the expectations that go with it.

The school held a picnic and tabloid sports in the final week of term for Mr Preston.

When he first started, “the only time I would see the parents was the odd parent interview. And that was it; you didn’t really see them. Whereas now, we’re very, very involved with whānau and the school takes a bigger role, I think, in people’s lives.”

It is a relationship that works both ways, Preston reflected, and brought its own benefits.

“I think the kids get a lot more opportunities now,” he said. “And without the parents’ support, you couldn’t provide all the things that happen in school, like wearable arts.

“Parents are probably busier than they were 40 years ago, but they make time to come in because it’s going to benefit the kids.”

It’s not only the job that has changed. Preston’s teaching style has “developed and evolved” over time, he said.

“We all make mistakes, and you learn from those mistakes. I tended to be a little more reactive, whereas now I tend to stop, try to reflect, and think about it. I think I’m someone who is balanced, who tries to get both sides of the story.”

As the father of two adult sons, he tries “to put my parent hat on before I act”, particularly when it comes to his relationship with parents.

“I think I’m a good communicator. I try and communicate as best I can with parents on things that are coming up or things that they need to know. I think to myself, ‘Would I want to

know that, as a parent?’”

His style has helped him build rapport with students, becoming what Weston described as a “home base” for many.

“Not a day goes by, whether he’s in class or his office, when there’s not a student going, ‘I need to see Mr Preston’.

Anything to do with sport, anything to do with bikes, anything to do with anything, Neil is usually the answer.”

David Savage, a member of the school’s board of trustees, described Preston as a greatly loved “rockstar teacher”.

“Both students and teachers will feel his absence immediately. It’ll be a bit like turning up to discover the school roof is missing, he’s so much a part of this place,” he said.

Greytown is Preston’s longest ‘posting’ over his 42-year career, and he loves the “cool little town” and school.

“The kids are great.

There’s a nice feel about the school. I’ve been fortunate to have some great teachers to work with. Great principals.

And the parents – they just want what’s best for the kids and that’s really what I want. I want to do the best I can for the kids that are in front of me.”

The process of retiring is, he said, “a little weird.

But I’m not sad. No, I feel this is a good time to get out, while I still feel I’ve got something to contribute, you know, that people still come to me for advice, and I can still do my job relatively well.”

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A polyester summer ensemble Continued from page 1 The lace-up brogue was the shoe of choice, with sandals a distant second.

“Roman sandals were very basic, or there were dress sandals available.

Garters were another attachment, to keep the socks up.”

Accentuated by men wearing long sideburns [facial hair], the look endured until the late 1980s, with a sharp decline in popularity in the early 1990s.

“I’d say that by the late-1990s, the look was illegal,” McLeod quipped.

“Polyester doesn’t breathe and there are so many other more environmentally friendly fabrics to choose from today. Most shorts today are cotton.

“You could almost bury a pair of the old polyester walk-shorts in the ground, leave them for 100 years and they’d still be good to go.”

Some of today’s young men wear long-ish socks with slides, “so the look is reinventing itself with the young ones”.

Another Queen St men’s fashion expert, who preferred to use his

Our Midweek model lines up in the window of Bullock Blackmore in Masterton alongside the men’s fashions of 2023.

PHOTO/JULIA MAHONY

Bullock Blackmore owner, Richard McLeod, helps assemble the PHOTO/JULIA MAHONY walk-shorts look.

first name Tony, said the summer business outfit brought back many memories.

“I worked in Napier in the early 1970s and that city really was the walkshorts capital of New

the age of 45, would sometimes pair a sports jacket with the walkshorts, but that was not popular with young men.”

Tony works in a busy department store and said he still gets older

Zealand,” he said.

“It was the standard outfit for working in retail or government offices, because it was cooler and more comfortable to wear in the summer.

“Older men, say over

gentlemen occasionally asking for walk socks “but we haven’t stocked them for a long time”.

However, the store still carries cotton handkerchiefs, flat cloth caps and braces for

holding up trousers.

Walk-shorts are believed to be a legacy of wartime soldiers wearing khaki drill shorts with socks and boots. In the 1950s, New Zealand’s public service workers gained special permission to wear shorts to offices, leading to the evolved summer business outfit spotted during the Wellington lunch rush but really taking off in the provinces.

Walk-Short Wednesday was a short-lived attempt in 2022 by the Public Service Association and other organisations to revive the trend.

The Wellington Museum last year appealed for authentic examples of the iconic walk-short to hold in its collection, while a group of junior doctors at Taranaki Base Hospital began wearing the garment on the wards.

News reports at the time said the walkshort ensemble had been popular with New Zealand men in “the 1960 and 1970s”, neglecting to mention the look endured in Wairarapa until a mere 30 years ago.

LEFT: A gumboot throwing tournament in Masterton in the late-1970s had the walk-short fashion on full show, a classic cardigan on the far left dealing with cooler moments.

ABOVE: A Masterton parade in 1972 called for the gentleman on the right to don sandals, sports jacket and hat with his walk-shorts.

RIGHT: Wairarapa men gather for a function in 1983, cool in their summer business wear. PHOTOS/WAIRARAPA ARCHIVE

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What’s going on here then?

In the last of our visits to clubs listed on the Midweek events page, JULIA MAHONY tries to get a word in edgeways at the Masterton Scrabble Club.

Weekly Scrabble is accompanied by a hot drink and lot of laughs.

They’re a wordy bunch at the Masterton Scrabble Club, firing letters long and short on to the boards.

Each Wednesday, a group of about 10 people meets in the room at the rear of the Trust House Memorial Stadium, where players get into pairs and play three games of one-on-one Scrabble between 1pm4pm.

Last week, letters on the boards included ‘henge’, ‘boing’ ‘zex’ [a tool for cutting roof slate], ‘yales’ [mythical beasts] and ‘dunk’.

Boards are rotating, although seasoned players can read upside down, club founder Sue McRae said. She made

ABOVE: Members of the Masterton Scrabble Club get wordy. RIGHT: A Scrabble tile collector made by club founder Sue McRae. PHOTOS/JULIA MAHONY

the drawstring bags used to hold letter tiles, as well as a cloth letter collector [“a borrowed idea”], used by inserting the board into a pocket.

The ‘word authority’ used by Scrabble clubs in New Zealand is the Collins Official Scrabble Words 2019, and many of the Masterton club players – who travel from all over Wairarapa – use Scrabble apps on their smart phones.

New players are encouraged to start off by learning short words and after a few months, should know the 130 or so two-letter words.

“Some of the weirdest

words are currency units, such as the manat of Azerbaijan,” McRae said. Unusual two-letter words include ‘zo’ which is a Himalayan cross between a yak and a cow, and ‘qi’, the Chinese life force.

According to printed hand-outs at the club, the letter ‘S’ and blank tiles are considered the most valuable for making bonus words. S is good for hooking on to the end of words for a higher score, whereas a blank should yield a bonus word.

Most ‘kitchen table’ players aim for 250 points in Scrabble, while

joining a club should soon have players exceeding 300, with experienced players averaging over 350.

Player Dianne Dowding revealed she “was absolutely hopeless” when she started playing but has since learnt many new words.

“I enjoy proving a word exists,” she said.

“But I also enjoy the company of the club.”

For Lynelle Ellis, Scrabble became a favourite game while on holiday and the club has become an extension of that enjoyment.

“We did a lot of caravanning and played Scrabble during trips,” she said.

Added McRae: “We are quite a noisy group – we have lots of laughs.”

Indeed, there was great merriment when one player made two ‘bodily function’ words on one board.

“As long as they’re in the dictionary, rude words are allowed,” McRae confirmed.

Word lovers who enjoy a touch of fun should give this club a whirl.

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The giving trees

All aboard for steam fun Lucy Cooper

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It’s ‘all aboard’ this Friday, as the Masterton Miniature Train Society runs its steam engine, Atlantic, around the track for special twilight Christmas trips.

Evoking the magic of the Christmas film, The Polar Express, the miniature train will operate from 5pm until around 8.30pm on December 22, society volunteer and engine operator Barry Stroud said.

“It’s very, very pleasant to run it at night, it’s a slightly different atmosphere.”

The Atlantic engine is 98 years old and a “completely different beast” from the

Atlantic, the steam engine, will run on December 22.

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society’s petrol engine, the DG755.

“Atlantic’s had so much history,” Stroud said. “I feel honoured to be able to operate it.”

Tickets to board the train can be purchased on the night from the miniature train station for $1 a person, a price that hasn’t increased since 1986.

“This way, the whole family can afford to ride the train and the

community looks after us,” Stroud said.

Visitors are welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy in the park.

The society has about 13 committee members and volunteers and is always looking for more, particularly at busy times like the summer school holidays.

For more information about the society and to volunteer, contact club

president Gary Esley on 027 768 5201 or email gaz007@slingshot.co.nz The pedal boats on the lake neighbouring the miniature train will also be available for hire on December 22. A pedal boat costs $16 per boat for 20 minutes.

Single kayaks, double kayaks and row boats can also be hired from $16 a craft for between 20 and 30 minutes.

In the spirit of giving, Masterton Trust Lands Trust (MTLT) and Eastwood Motor Group are rallying round the Community Christmas Tree to spread a little joy this festive season.

MTLT instigated the Community Christmas Tree three years ago.

“Back then, our Masterton community was still feeling the financial effects of covid-19. We didn’t want children to miss out on presents so the Community Christmas Tree seemed like a tangible way the trust could help spread joy at Christmas,” chair, Christine Brewster said.

“Eastwood Motor Group has long been a staunch supporter of local charitable events and community initiatives, so it’s a fantastic partnership,” she added.

After the

overwhelming response last year, when bootloads of presents were delivered to Masterton families, Eastwood’s dealer principal Gary Allan was eager to team up with the trust again.

The trust has donated and wrapped $1000 worth of gifts – puzzles, toys, clothing, games along with a few treats for older kids too.

Tree decorators Suzie Wilmshurst and Jo Scott have transformed the trust’s reception area into a festive display with five gorgeous trees and several hampers – ready to receive gifts and spread Christmas cheer.

Donated gifts can be popped under the trees at the Trust Building, 189 Queen St, Masterton, or Eastwood Motor Group, 144 Dixon St until December 22.

Christine Brewster, MTLT chair and Gary Allan of Eastwood Motor Group surrounded by donated gifts for the community in the trust office.

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Friendships are being forged The Wairarapa branch of the international organisation, Friendship Force, hosted a group of 10 international visitors from Brussels, Australia, Canada and the USA recently.

The visitors were part of a larger contingent of 30 people initially hosted in the north of New Zealand in three different areas, who travelled to the lower North Island to continue their journey.

Friendship Force in Kapiti and Wellington also hosted visitors.

The Friendship Force promotes global connections and friendships through home-hosted travel. It is non-political, nonreligious and not-forprofit.

The Wairarapa branch is strong and vibrant and enjoys social events and activities in Wairarapa and travelling to other Friendship Force groups in NZ and overseas.

The theme for this journey was ‘farming and scenic’ and took advantage of the region’s amazing vistas and varied farming options, June Roseingrave, Friendship Force Wairarapa president, said.

There will be plenty of last minute Christmas shopping opportunities at the Farmers’ Market at Solway Showgrounds in Masterton on Saturday.

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Markets open for holiday shopping Friends enjoying the farewell dinner.

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The programme for the four-day visit was full.

“It included Mara Manu Gardens and the Fell Museum in Featherston, the Organic Dairy Farm in Carterton and Castlepoint Beach and Castlepoint Station, where we were very lucky to be blessed with a sunny day free from the wind.”

The Woolshed Museum and Queen Elizabeth Park in Masterton were also on the itinerary and the Wee Red Barn.

Unfortunately, the Mount Holdsworth walk

was cancelled due to poor weather and instead became a ‘free day’.

“We ended with a farewell barbeque that included a Melbourne Cup celebration,” Roseingrave said.

“The following day, the global group and members from the Wairarapa branch met for breakfast at the Ten O’clock Cookie Company Cafe and we farewelled them at the train station as they travelled to Wellington to meet up with the remainder of the group.”

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prior to a ferry crossing the next day to start a tour of the South Island.

“For me, to make connections with our visitors was a bonus as I learned of different ways of life, foods and even the language we use for everyday phrases,” Roseingrave said.

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The Wairarapa Farmers’ Market will be open over Christmas and New Year, operating on the Saturdays of December 23, December 30 and January 6 at the Solway Showgrounds, Masterton, 9am-1pm wet or shine.

Father Christmas will be visiting the market on December 23 from 10amnoon.

“The market is held in the beautifully decorated hall under the grandstand, next to the stunning redwood tree,” Kingsmeade Cheese owner and regular stallholder Janet King said. She invited people to bring visitors to enjoy fresh artisan produce and crafts.

“Enjoy live music from Stefan Brown and other great artists. There will be an interesting selection of Asian, South African and Middle Eastern foods for something a little different.

“If your taste is a little

closer to home, try some honey, olive oil, garden fresh greens, pickles, cheese and vinegars and purchase some fresh flowers for your Christmas table.”

Market goers can browse paintings, skin products and jewellery with a coffee in hand and wander outside to the plants and garden fertilisers.

“Stallholders are knowledgeable and friendly and would love to solve your Christmas shopping dilemmas,” King said.

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A monthly column by Wairarapa Library Service where people in our community are interviewed about their love of books. This week, MADELEINE SLAVICK, assistant librarian, adult programmes, talks with local author Pia Buck.

Local author Pia Buck.

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I meet up with author Pia Buck on a Tuesday afternoon at a café. I had read her most recent book It Takes Tea to Tango, but we both order coffees.

The Amazon bestselling author says she has always been a writer and a reader and that as a child at her parents’ parties, she would curl up somewhere and write stories on the paper plates.

It was May 2019 that Pia’s first book, Love Me True, was published; she timed the release date to coincide with her late father’s birthday. Pia credits her love of words to her mother, who loved to read, as well as to her high school teacher, who introduced her to the works of Shakespeare.

Pia has nine books to her name. Well, under the pen name Melissa Crosby – Melissa is her middle name. She mostly writes romance and women’s fiction, but her next book – due out in 2024 – will be a psychological thriller.

“I am both nervous and excited to be working in a new genre.”

“On a good day, I write about 2000 words and one of the places where I like to write is the library. It offers the right kind of ambience.

People walking, working, talking – not too loud, but

not too quiet either.”

Pia recently started up Write Now Wairarapa, a small group of writers who come together twice a month at the library. After a short check-in of where everyone is at with their writing and publishing, they work for two hours.

There’s a beautiful, palpable power in a group of people writing all together yet apart. And refreshments – a carafe or two of fresh mint water at the table.

Pia has a wide set of skills. She took university courses in International Studies before moving to Doha to join Qatar Airways as a flight attendant and then in corporate relations.

She bakes exquisitely, recently running the very successful store, All You Need is Cake. She also worked in recruitment for 10 years.

“It was fun, but I knew it wasn’t what I wanted to do long-term. I work best on my own and writing allows me to do just that.”

Pia also cherishes family time. Four years ago this month, she and her husband and her two children moved to the Wairarapa. Happy Anniversary, Pia and happy fifth year ahead.

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12 Wairarapa Midweek Opinion Wednesday, December 20, 2023 MIDWEEK PHOTOS Have you got a photo you want to share with Wairarapa?

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Reader Maz Tulloch sent us this shot of “mum, dad and the kids at dinnertime” after a thrush family found a home inside the carport at Homebush.

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Carol Pilcher of Featherston sent in this image of her granddaughter, Billie Grace, after they saw the Wiggles stage show together. Billie Grace is 2 years old and is the daughter of Darren Pilcher and Renee Regal of Paraparaumu.

Carol said Billie Grace loves any type of music and is exposed to a variety, through her three aunties and nine older cousins.

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Santa, gift co-ordinator and generous bloke Do you even like the colour red?

Red is a classic colour, that never goes out of fashion.

Few people know I also like a soft shade of rose pink.

So c’mon then. How do you get presents to every child, all around the world?

It’s top secret magic. But one Christmas, I’d had a slight cold and forgot some twins in Armenia.

I made a special trip to them on Boxing Day. What’s your diet like.

Any allergies?

Strawberries sometimes bring me out in hives.

But otherwise, I’ll eat anything.

What do you do on Boxing Day? Flick off my suit, hop into the outdoor hot-tub and watch cricket on my tablet.

Father Christmas or Santa?

I answer to all my names.

What’s one of the best presents you been asked for?

A child in France once asked me for a time machine, so on Boxing Day, he could rewind to pre-Christmas again.

Clever boy.

Have you ever won a raffle?

Yes, I once came second in the North Pole Workingmen’s Club meat raffle. But I’d better not say what was in it…

What would you do if you won Lotto?

I’d put underfloor heating in the downstairs bathroom, spend a month in Florida and buy a trombone. My father was in the North Pole Brass Band.

Why do you say ho, ho, ho?

It’s really easy to remember at my age.

As a child, what did you spend a lot of time doing?

Watching the future Mrs Christmas from behind a pine tree. I was very shy.

Have you ever been injured on Christmas Eve? Sometimes if my boots are sooty from the chimneys, I take them off as a courtesy. I’ve had few barefoot LEGO piercings and eye-pokes from Christmas tree branches, when people forget I can’t see in the dark.

know... fast in, fast out.

And on one landing in England, a reindeer hoof clipped Stonehenge, which outraged the locals.

as often, it’s the parents, who fall asleep in the lounge after too much Christmas cheer. I tell them to drink two cups of water and go to bed.

Are the reindeer ever stroppy?

They get a bit ‘hangry’.

Thankfully people leave them carrots and other treats to keep them on an even keel.

Is retirement on the cards?

Nope. I’m totally magical, so won’t ever stop this gig.

Do kids often catch you delivering their presents?

Sometimes.

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Art love to the moon and back In 2023 Aratoi travelled to the moon, explored the geological history of our rivers, examined the finest stitching, went back in time to the Masterton Museum, and showcased the mastery of Rita Angus – one of Aotearoa’s finest painters of the 20th century.

It has been another varied and exciting year at Aratoi and we want to thank everyone who has visited the museum, participated in our programmes, and supported all of our work.

As the Wairarapa Museum of Art and History it has been our pleasure to display the work of hundreds of artists from our region, highlighting the talents of

the people who make this special place their home.

The year started with the marvellous exhibition Look Closely and Tell Me What You See: Photographs from the Collection, which included many views of our region and people from some of Wairarapa’s leading photographers.

The year is ending with another exhibition that highlights the talents of our Wairarapa artists – the New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty Wairarapa Art Review.

One hundred and twenty-three Wairarapa artists entered and 75 were selected for the exhibition this year and the varied and excellent artworks are truly inspiring.

Our Moon: Then, Now and Beyond exhibition from July 2023.

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Our education programme had another wonderful year, and while we were sad to say goodbye to our wonderful educator Kate Devenny in March we welcomed the equally brilliant Natasha Priddle to the team.

The year 2023 brought more certainty around gatherings, and we

have had events that varied from calligraphy demonstrations to film screenings, Matariki music, yoga, river tours and artist talks.

Sarah McClintock, director of Aratoi, said: “2023 has been a banner year at Aratoi. Thank you to our amazing community for your support, we are looking forward to an

exciting 2024.”

• Aratoi and King St Artworks are hosting the ‘Night Quarter’ tonight 4pm-7pm. Cash and carry art, tours of the workshop and Aratoi’s Wairarapa Art Review, pop-up poetry, ConArt displays, Māori craft, the Songbirds, Entice Café open.

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Life is a jamboree Alexandra King

Carterton Scout Group

Wairarapa Scouts are heading off to the 23rd Aotearoa New Zealand Scout Jamboree in Hamilton over the Christmas break, after fundraising hard for months.

From the Carterton Scout Group, Lachlan, Aidan and Sam and one intrepid leader, John Sage, will be attending the jamboree. They are teaming up with the Akatarawa and St Joe’s Scout groups from Upper Hutt to make a troop big enough.

The three boys, their families and the greater Carterton Scout Group have worked tirelessly throughout the year raising the money to enable them to attend.

This has involved several long sessions of cutting

and delivering firewood, working at the LEGO expo, and an extremely large number of sausages being sizzled.

They will have three days in Rotorua to consolidate their patrols before heading up to Mystery Creek, Hamilton for eight days of highintensity scouting with adventure and challenge.

A jamboree is a large Scout camp held every three years at different sites in New Zealand and attended by around 4000 Scouts, leaders and staff.

Most Scouts will only get one chance to attend a jamboree and for many it is a life changing experience, meeting Scouts from Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Cook Islands, Tahiti, Fiji, New Caledonia, and Hong Kong. They can look forward to water activities with a twist, camping, tramping,

Carterton Scouts off to the jamboree from left: Sam, Aidan and Lachlan with leader John Sage.

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biking, climbing, digging, sliding, and much more at the main camp and two feature offsite bases.

Learning and practising skills including First Aid, caring for the environment and helping in the community, is balanced by fun evenings: movie night, international night and a New Year’s costume party.

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We wish Lachlan, Aidan and Sam an adventurefilled, sun-drenched event while living their Scout values: have respect, do what is right and have fun.

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Safety message across our waterways Marlee Partridge

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With warmer weather likely to inspire an increase in water activities, various water-adjacent organisations across the country are issuing seasonal safety reminders.

Greater Wellington harbourmaster Grant Nalder said there are four key things to remember if you’re heading out on the water this summer.

“Always check the weather, tell someone where you’re going, carry two forms of communication, and wear your lifejacket.”

And when it comes to Wairarapa, it pays to remember the coast is open and exposed, with few sheltered locations, and “with the exception of popular fishing contests, there are also fewer boats out on the water to lend a hand when needed”, Nalder said.

More general problems that Wairarapa water users may encounter include running out of fuel, steering issues, mechanical breakdowns, or missing divers.

Nalder advised that people should seek help early if they run into any issues out on the water.

“Do not wait for the weather to improve or risk

going into darkness. And remember to always wear a lifejacket – once you’re in the water it’s too late,” he said.

Greater Wellington and Maritime NZ have collaborated on the installation of signage at the most frequently-used Wairarapa launching areas to ensure everyone’s aware of the region’s speed restrictions on waterways.

The Ruamahanga River has varying speed limits “in different parts of the catchment, and in some places they change at different times of the year”, Nalder said, as well as a range of users who undertake activities on the river, including jet-boaters, kayakers, swimmers, duck-shooters, fishers, and trampers.

Maritime Rules state that a five-knot speed limit “applies all year round when within 50m of a person, raft or vessel; or 200m of the shore on most waterways in New Zealand” – although there are some exceptions along some sections of Wairarapa rivers.

For example, you can travel at any speed safe for the conditions at all times of the year on the Waiōhine River and Ruamahanga River upstream from Te Ore Ore bridge, but there are no

Wairarapa rivers that have speed limit changes depending on time of year or section of water.

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exceptions to travelling at five knots along the Ruamahanga River from Te Whiti Rd bridge to Te Ore Ore Rd bridge.

From October 1 to May 14, the speed limit of five knots applies to the section of Ruamahanga River from the Gladstone Rd bridge to Te Whiti Rd bridge, and the Waingawa River from SH2 to the Ruamāhanga.

The speed limit of 5 knots only applies to the Whareama River from the sea to the upstream edge of the Waimimi Rd bridge, and the Ruamāhanga from Lake Ōnoke to Ruamahanga-Huangarua

River confluence on the week before and the week after the opening day of duckshooting season.

The RuamahangaHuangarua River confluence to Gladstone Rd bridge is restricted to a speed of five knot from August 15 to October 31 each year, and in the week before and the week after the opening day of duckshooting season.

In response to several preventable drownings, Coastguard and Water Safety New Zealand are asking that people wear lifejackets while on the water.

Coastguard chief executive Callum Gillespie said too many lives are unnecessarily lost due to people not wearing lifejackets.

Data from Water Safety New Zealand shows that craft-related incidents accounted for 31 per cent of recreational deaths last year. In 2022, there were 29 drowning deaths from watercraft, 21 of which were people who weren’t wearing lifejackets.

“A lifejacket has never ruined a day on the water, but not wearing one has destroyed many lives,” Gillespie said.

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NGĀ PŪMANAWA TŪPUNA

THANK YOU

Thank you to all of our learners, clients, tutors and playgroups for joining us this year. We have really enjoyed being involved with a wide range of courses and loved helping our community.

Have a safe and happy holiday break, and let’s look forward to an exciting 2024!

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Vets launch new campaign Have an animal emergency? Think P.E.T. That’s the message the New Zealand Veterinary Association Te Pae Kīrehe [NZVA] is urging animal owners to remember, as part of a new campaign to improve the way people use veterinary emergency services.

‘Animal Emergency?

Think P.E.T’, which is being launched ahead of the summer holidays, asks owners to follow three simple steps if their pet is sick or hurt and their vet clinic is closed.

P.E.T stands for: 1-PAUSE. Think for a moment about whether your pet needs emergency care or could be seen by their vet during normal business hours

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2-EMERGENCY CALL. Phone your vet if you think your pet needs emergency care or you’re unsure.

3-TAKE. Follow the advice you receive to either take your pet to an emergency service provider, or book an appointment during normal business hours.

NZVA Head of Veterinary Services – Companion Animal, Sally Cory said “keeping

“This campaign is all about people taking just a moment to consider whether their pet needs immediate care, and if they think they do, to then call their vet for further advice.”

Sally Cory veterinary emergency services for emergencies only” means very sick animals can receive the treatment they need quickly, and vet teams are not overwhelmed.

“It’s important that teams can focus on the patients that need it most.”

“There are currently too many animals being seen by emergency service providers that do not require emergency care,” Cory said.

“This campaign is all about people taking just a moment to consider whether their pet needs immediate care, and if they think they do, to then call their vet for further advice.”

If owners are advised to go to an emergency service provider, they may also be asked to phone ahead to let the vet team know they are coming.

“This helps prepare staff for your

arrival,” Cory said.

“Keep in mind that going to an animal emergency service provider is like going to a hospital: animals with more urgent needs might be seen ahead of yours, even if you arrived before them.”

Animal owners are also being asked to help prevent emergencies from happening by keeping routine vaccinations up to date; booking daytime appointments wherever possible; providing plenty of shade and shelter for their animals; and ensuring pets are safe and secure while at home and out in the community.

“Over the upcoming holiday season, most vet clinics will be closed for a few days.

Make sure you are registered with a clinic, know what days they will be shut, and their emergency phone number, just in case you need it,” Cory said.

Owners who are travelling with their pets during the holidays are encouraged to find out where their closest vet will be, and if their animal takes medication, to have enough packed for the trip.

• For more information about the campaign, visit nzva.org.nz/ emergencycare

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Celebrating the 150th year that was At WBS we’re extremely proud of our 150-year history in Wairarapa. We’ve loved helping thousands of local people and their businesses prosper over this time through lending and investments. Through the WBS Charitable Trust, we’ve loved supporting our community with grant funding over the years. And we’ve loved sharing this year’s 150th celebrations with you, our community.

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Thanks for celebrating with us, Wairarapa. We look forward to a long and prosperous future ahead.

Who doesn’t love looking up to see a sky full of glorious balloons?

At Easter this year we proudly sponsored the amazing 2023 Wairarapa Balloon Festival.

Back in March, we joined a team of sponsors in supporting one of Wairarapa’s favourite events, the Golden Shears. What a thrilling event, showcasing some of the world’s greatest shearers and woolhandlers.

Bringing a bit of mid-winter festivity to Wairarapa, we were proud supporters this year’s Festival of Christmas in Greytown. What a spectacular event!

We were honoured to be naming sponsor of this year’s WBS Wairarapa Awards, which celebrate business excellence in our region. Pictured is finalist in the EMERGING category, Tom McCallum of Cycling Tom, left, with WBS CE, John Healy.

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Through the WBS Charitable Trust, we supported more than 80 Wairarapa organisations with more than $110,000 in grants this year. So many incredible people and groups doing such amazing things for and in our community. Pictured is Kōtuku Hollings from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Wairarapa performing at New Zealand’s largest primary school kapa haka competition, Te Mana Kuratahi, in Nelson.

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Lifestyle Wairarapa Midweek Three teams from Masterton Intermediate School walked away with first, second, and third placings at the NZ Aquabots Nationals in Christchurch.

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MIS kids sweep pool Rebecca King

rebecca.king@age.co.nz

Masterton Intermediate School [MIS] teams were crowned first, second, and third in the intermediate section of the NZ AquaBots Nationals in Christchurch last month.

NZ AquaBots is a robotics programme for school-aged children in New Zealand that is designed to teach engineering concepts, problem-solving, teamwork, scientific communication, and technical applications.

MIS digital technology teacher Robyn Hamilton said her pupils had to start work several months before the nationals, and much of it had to be done in their own time, including organising their own meetings.

The pupils also raised $2000 by selling ice creams once a week during lunchtime at school, with the money going towards

the cost of competing at the nationals.

According to Hamilton, the weeks leading up to the nationals were dedicated to preparing a one-page fact sheet, a technical report, and a presentation.

“The technical report requirements were demanding, and they needed to include a lot of data,” Hamilton said.

Seth Pinkham from the first-place winning team – The Challengers – said his team struggled a lot during the event leading up to the regionals and nationals.

“While I had no doubts during the regionals, I did have a lot at Nationals, specifically during prizegiving. When the other two MIS teams were getting second and third place, I then thought, ‘There’s no way we are getting first place, we probably got fourth,’” Pinkham said.

While the three teams did not qualify to compete in America, Hamilton said she is proud of the

pupils’ dedication and their resilience.

“I was very proud of the way they managed that, particularly because most of them were just year sevens,” she said.

“Quite often it was frustrating, so the fact that they kept on going and didn’t give up and they encouraged, supported, and helped each other was definitely noteworthy.”

First place overall in intermediate section:

The Challengers [Seth Pinkham, Robert Evans, Liam Morgan, Ryan Connell, and Noah Rees]

Second place overall in intermediate section:

The Aquatics [Rose Hooper, Cyriss Ward, Leo Sykes, and Jackson Hunt]

Third place overall in intermediate section:

The Super Bots [Julien Alexander-Evans, Ryan Cutfield, Brandon Eades, and Alby Rutherford]

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There is beauty in religion

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I very rarely, if ever, write about religion in these posts, as it’s a topic that can be divisive; we only need to look at the world throughout history to see how this has been the case.

However, I am reading The School of Life book A History of Ideas, and the series of chapters I am working through focus on different religions, looking at the positive ideas and traditions that the different religions practise and encourage; it’s interesting to see how many cross over from one religion to another, and how many similarities there are.

It would be wonderful if there was more appreciation and celebration of many of the beautiful practices in religion that are often dismissed. This could be done without ‘joining’ any particular group, but could still be so beneficial and life enhancing.

Yes Theory in real life

I had an incredibly busy weekend in terms of work requirements. I also had an event I was invited to that was a three-hour each way drive to get to.

With the work pressure it would have been easy

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Tim Nelson to not go to the event, just to make sure I was on top of everything, as well as other commitments for a community organisation I am involved in.

I did end up going to the event and I had an awesome time there, catching up with family and the event was something quite different to what I’d usually expect to enjoy. I was able to do everything by working on the Friday night, getting up early on Saturday, and working late into Sunday.

It has all been worth it.

In Napier, where the event was held, I caught up with a family member who has an interesting approach to life. Now at retirement age he says “yes” to every opportunity that comes his way; a lot of which takes him out of his comfort zone. Doing this, he told me, has only been positive, exposing him to so many things he wouldn’t usually do, but having a great time doing so.

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Former sports star and TV personality, Matthew Ridge, was interviewed on Simon Bridges’ podcast.

Ridge has had a fulfilling and successful life, and is now living in France with his wife and children. He moved to France because his wife is French and he wants his children to speak the language.

I have always enjoyed listening to what Ridge has to say. His biography is one of the best I have read; he is honest and, at times, quite confronting with his ideas and opinions.

When discussing taking opportunities, Ridge is a strong believer in doing the very best you can at whatever it is you’re doing, regardless of what it is that you do. From

his own perspective, nothing is beneath him; he has been doing garden labouring work and, he said, would be happy [and would enjoy] being a dustman. However, for whatever it is that he does, a rule he follows is to do it as well as he possibly can, to be ‘the best dustman he can be’.

Doing your best is a pathway to being the best in anything we do.

We can control the effort we put in, so it’s worth taking the opportunity to do it, vastly increasing your chances of being recognised and rewarded for it, both internally and externally.

“the five year plan”], or it could be for a much shorter period of time.

When going through a challenging time in life a plan might be in place to get through until

Have a plan

day.

For others, a 20-year plan might be in place.

The thing with a plan is that it doesn’t have to be rigid. Circumstances may lead to it changing.

When I was in my teens I wanted to be a signwriter; the last thing I would have expected to be was a school principal.

However, now my plan is to help create the best school in the world

Some advice from author Scott Galloway about living life is really quite simple, but makes perfect sense, especially in regards to having a purpose: he said we should all have a plan.

A plan could be for anything, it’s really about having a direction, something to aim for. It could be five years away [we often hear about

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Celebrating small acts

Our lives can be defined by things that have been quite significant. It could be by being a key player in a team that had a major win in a

have so much respect and admiration for, yet are known by few more than their own families outside of their immediate and regular surroundings.

Small things really do matter, especially to those who are impacted by them. It we all did things on a regular basis to positively help a few, the cumulative impact will build the sort of community we all will want to be a part of.

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competition, or perhaps leading a project for an organisation that has a large impact in a particular field.

Perhaps a more satisfying life could be led, not by always being remembered by a lot of people for one major factor, but instead by a lot less people for the small things we do on a regular basis to make the lives of others betters.

I can think of people in my own community who I

Author Shane Parrish has a strategy that helps him to make better choices, this being to set his own rules to govern his behaviour.

He developed this after hearing a phone conversation a person he admired was having.

Near the end of the conversation the person stated ‘I don’t make decisions on the phone, so I will let you know later’.

When Parrish asked the person about this, he was told the rule or practice had been set to

avoid people pleasing; it’s so easy to say yes to another person to get that immediate feeling of pleasing them, however, so often there is the regret of doing something that you don’t really want to do when the time comes to do it.

Our personal rules can be set for anything. I have one not to eat lollies and have mostly stuck with this for years [apart from mints and chocolate]. I set it because I’ll eat a whole bag of sweets if I eat one.

I have other rules that govern what I do and don’t do, and most of the time I stick to them, having an overall positive impact on my life. Yes, there are times in which I slip up, but without my self-imposed rules my life would be, in my opinion, a lot less rewarding and fulfilling.

It’s never too late

While doing the Daily Calm meditation, near the end the narrator shared that, even if for most of the session to that point my mind had been drifting, I could still try to be as focused on my breathing for just the last few moments before the session ended.

This didn’t get me more focused on my breathing, but it did make me think about the following…

Often we will think it’s

too late to start something new, perhaps thinking that time has passed by and the opportunity to try new things is no longer available to us.

This could be for anything, from learning a musical instrument to completing a university course.

The truth is that, for almost anything, it’s never too late, and, for whatever we set about doing, it will lead to improvement and fulfilment in life.

Take, for example, deciding to take up an exercise programme after a lifetime of unhealthy habits. From the moment you start the benefits will come.

At first they will be tiny, but these tiny increments will lead to substantial improvement over time.

You could start in your late 70s, then by your early 80s be reaping the benefits of better health.

It’s never too late, but it’s still best to start as soon as possible.

• Tim Nelson is principal of Lakeview School and author of the book Small Steps for a happy and purposeful life. He endeavours to learn something new every day by reading books, listening to podcasts, and engaging with a wide range of other content.

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RSA welfare support & advocacy The RSA is well-known for its role in remembrance. Its role in providing welfare support and advocacy is less well-known.

Willie Simonsen, President of Masterton’s RSA, says that we don’t need to be a member of the RSA to be able to seek support or help. Anyone who has served or is serving in the NZ Defence Force, and their families, can seek assistance from the RSA. This is also the case for surviving spouses or family members of deceased veterans. UK and Australian Veterans who reside here can also ask for support.

Rex Kenny, President of Carterton’s RSA, agrees. He encourages us - if we have a connection to the armed services - to contact one of the RSA offices if we’re in need or if we know of someone in need.

“We recently helped a young widow obtain a qualification by paying for her tuition fees, for example.”

Widows or widowers who have experienced a big bill, such as for dental care, can approach the RSA to request a full or partial refund. Surviving spouses can be supported with free window

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cleaning and other odd jobs. Use of a telephone tree allows the RSA to carry out regular welfare checks on older people. Members can help drive eligible people to medical appointments if assistance is needed. Hospital visits are common. Entertainment in rest homes is sometimes funded by the RSA. Willie says, “every Christmas, we also hand deliver a small gift to about 80 people living alone in their own homes or in rest home villas.”

Welfare support is always on a case-bycase basis, and both Presidents say we should start by making contact.

The RSA can also advocate with Veteran’s Affairs for our entitlements, so long as there’s no double up with any assistance we already receive via WINZ or Te Whatu Ora. This sort of assistance relates to covering the costs of services such as window and gutter cleaning, lawn mowing, gardening, medical alarms, housework, and toenail clipping.

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community centre in Perry Street. Good days to drop in are Monday mornings and Friday afternoons. They have an arrangement with Wairarapa Services & Citizen club for use of its restaurant and meetings rooms for social gatherings, training, and other events. The History Room located in Club Wairarapa is run by the Masterton RSA - on display are memorabilia covering conflicts from WWI to today.

Carterton RSA:

29 Frederick Street, Carterton.

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We can join the Carterton branch of the RSA for $20 a year or the Masterton branch for $25 a year. Members receive benefits such as, variously, newsletters, afternoon teas, free drinks, outings, and camaraderie. Greytown’s RSA advertises a happy hour at the South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club, on the third Friday of each month, commencing 1530 hours.

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RSA REMEMBRANCE Lack of available buglers resulted in Carterton and Masterton RSAs combining their remembrance celebrations on Armistice Day this year.

The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month was the moment when hostilities ceased on the Western Front in 1918, following the signing of an armistice between the Allies and Germany. We celebrate this day still, although Rex says “it has become less supported. Without a bugler, the Carterton branch of the RSA is

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unable to celebrate Armistice Day in a separate ceremony.”

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Greater Wellington Regional Council [GWRC] is urging people to avoid the Waipoua River where it passes under Colombo Rd, due to elevated levels of toxic algae.

The alert level has been increased to red after being bumped to orange less than a month ago.

Red is the highest alert level and means the river has been assessed as a high health risk and is unsuitable for swimming.

A spokesperson for GWRC said this alert level is normal for December and all summer months, while noting that “heavy rain can sometimes wash away toxic algae, so warning levels may change”.

GWRC manager of

knowledge and insights Evan Harrison said toxic algae contains a neurotoxin that acts like snake venom and can be harmful to humans and lethal for dogs if ingested.

“We strongly advise people to avoid contact with the water and to keep dogs and children away from the river’s edge,” Harrison said.

Popular river swimming spots are monitored by GWRC on a weekly basis for toxic algae, and Harrison emphasised the importance of public awareness.

“Toxic algae blooms form naturally when river temperatures rise,” Harrison said.

“It’s important everyone knows how to spot toxic algae to keep their pets and whanau safe.”

Toxic algae grow on rocks in the riverbed and form leathery dark

green or black mats, which can break off and accumulate at the river’s edge.

Dog walkers are urged to avoid the riverbank as algal mats have been found there.

As the algal mats dry out, they can become light brown and have a musty smell that attracts dogs.

A piece of toxic algae the size of a 50-cent coin can be enough to kill a dog.

Dog-owners who think their animals have swallowed toxic algae, or whose pets show signs of lethargy, muscle tremors, fast breathing, paralysis, or convulsions should go to the nearest vet immediately.

People who have been in contact with toxic algae and are feeling unwell should see a doctor or phone Healthline on 0800 611 116.

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give the gift of reading “Read any good books lately?” asks Joanna Ludbrook, owner of Featherston’s Chicken and Frog Bookstore.

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“And books are a valuable way to talk with children and young people too,” Joanna says.

Books make wonderful gifts. If you’re giving a child a picture book for Christmas, Joanna really hopes you’re ready to read it with them (funny voices and all).

“If it’s a chapter book or a non-fiction book,” she says, “I hope you read it first – just gently so the spine is still crisp and the cover has no coffee stains on it! The value lies in discussing it with your child later.”

Joanna Ludbrook reads to Ashlan in the Chicken and Frog Bookstore Christmas cave

• Did you know that …?

• I remember once …

Whatever your interests – fossils, cooking, science, nature, arts, travel, animals, zombies, or aliens – you can share your knowledge with a child through books.

They’ll learn as much about you as about the subject. They’ll appreciate your time and build wonderful memories of you.

Communication is key.

So, these holidays, “put away the devices and talk. Adults have a responsibility to inspire young people and books can be a helpful tool for getting started.”

Joanna says: “I wish you all a safe and happy Discussion openers might holiday period. Thank include: you for your custom this • Isn’t it exciting when … year, and I look forward to helping you choose the • Do you like (name of right book for someone character)? special next year.”

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A Castlepoint Beach resident is on a mission to make sure everybody can access the beach this summer.

Helen Welch is raising $17,000 to purchase two all-terrain wheelchairs and an all-terrain WheelEEZ Beach Rollator for visitors to Castlepoint Beach.

The equipment, available from New Zealand company Beachwheels NZ, will help Welch realise her dream of helping “disabled people to be able to enjoy life like everybody else, or to be able to participate in things that able-bodied people all do and take for granted”.

With the support of her sister Suzie Adamson and friend Sharon Parker, Welch has set up a charitable trust, Castlepoint 4 Beach Wheels, to fulfil her ambition.

“I’ve never done anything like this before,” Welch, a teacher aid, said, “and sometimes I think, ‘Wow, what am I doing?’

But then when somebody rings with a donation, it’s incredible.”

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Keeping well with Wallis Chiropractic The equipment Welch wants to buy will enable disabled people of all ages to get on to the sand and, in the case of the two allterrain wheelchairs, right into the sea.

The chairs and stroller are designed with large, soft, and pliable ‘balloon’ wheels, which travel easily over sand, rocks, and other obstacles.

Welch knows from her research and from talking to visitors to Castlepoint that the equipment will be well-used.

“I see lots of groups come out here, and all they can do is sit in the van or sit at the picnic tables up on the road and not have access to the beach, and a lot of them are desperate to get down there.”

Once Welch has purchased the equipment, it can be booked by users free of charge.

“There is no cost to use it, but there is a $50 bond to make sure it’s safe and looked after, and the bond is returned to you as soon as I have the chair back in my hands.”

Part of Welch’s fundraising campaign includes a raffle, which will be drawn on December 20 and includes prizes from Rahui Coastal Loop Walk, Whakatiki Hotel, and Evie May shoes in Kuripuni.

For more information about Castlepoint 4 Beach Wheels, to donate, or to purchase a raffle ticket, email castlepoint4beachwheels@ gmail.com

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“I work with patients from the cradle to the grave,” Melanie says, “including babies, people with ACC injuries, sportspeople, older people, and pregnant women.” With pregnant women, Melanie helps ensure the baby is positioned well and the pelvis is ready to go.

Stress management is also important to Wallis Chiropractic. “More people are anxious right now,” says Melanie.

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Not only does chiropractic address pain but patients often report also feeling more energised, sleeping better, and having increased concentration.

Crucial to Melanie’s work is getting to know us and our lives. She shares a rapport and a history with us that enables her to read our body language and recognise when she hasn’t got to the bottom of what’s going on. Cultural sensitivities are important, and Melanie always talks through what she intends to do before she touches someone. She wants you to be an active participant in your health.

Melanie Wallis is well connected with complementary health professionals including GPs, massage practitioners, radiology firms for x-rays, and TBI physiotherapy which is situated in the same building as Wallis Chiropractic in Masterton’s Park Street Health Centre.

Adding to her repertoire, Melanie is also known to adjust the spine of small animals such as piglets, cats, and dogs to help improve their health. As one of six chiropractors in her family, Melanie comes from solid chiropractic stock. “Family gatherings can be quite entertaining,” she says with a grin.

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MASTERTON MONTHLY WRAP The tremendous value of community spirit Thank you, Masterton!

In these days where councils are forever looking to cut costs, the value of a strong community spirit can often be overlooked.

But such has been the tremendous response to events either hosted or facilitated by Masterton District Council in recent times. This district has become living proof that if you are willing to put in the hard yards the benefits can be considerable, even when the expense could be described as nominal at best.

The positive vibes emanating from the Christmas parade were a classic illustration of this very point.

Here was an event with a small budget but big ideals.

Right from the outset, the aim was to make it something really special and the response from our people guaranteed that was the case.

No doubt buoyed by the fact the route was returning to Queen Street at the behest of a council which saw that as a vital ingredient to

success, it attracted a record of number of floats and a massive audience, perhaps the biggest ever for this particular event.

Family groups were all over the CBD and they clearly relished the spectacle in front of them.

And, just as importantly, businesses surely profited from the huge amount of foot traffic.

It had been a similar story for the Halloween experience in Queen Elizabeth Park just a few weeks beforehand.

The crowd size there may not have been as significant as that for the parade but it was way above expectations all the same. Some innovative thinking like turning the Coronation Hall into a ghostly dungeon added that little bit of extra spice and the kids loved it.

Proudly, the response to events is not the only way Masterton residents, young and old alike, are constantly displaying a strong community spirit.

The festive season is a time when many of us spend more money than we should on presents,

Seven steps for the planet Seven key steps that anyone can take to help the planet are the focus of the Take the Jump – Kia Māia Te Peke! project that received funding from Masterton District Council’s Community Climate Fund this year.

Take the Jump is an international non-profit organisation, with a Wairarapa Branch for which Jeremy Logan is an ambassador.

“People taking the seven shifts can make a real difference in reining in runaway consumption, which is partially driving the climate and biodiversity crisis,” Jeremy said.

“Large businesses and governments need to play a substantial role in cutting down global emissions that ramp up temperatures, but we as individuals can make a difference too.

The Jump campaign asks people to sign up to take the following seven “shifts” for one, three or six months: y Eat a largely plant-based diet, with healthy portions and compost to reduce waste.

y Buy no more than three new items of clothing per year.

To keep up-to-date and report issues, download Antenno from your Apple App Store or Google Play store.

You can sign up to Take The Jump on the website: www.takethejump.org.nz

y Keep electrical products for at least seven years. y Holiday locally and aim to take no more than one short haul flight every three years and one long haul flight every eight years. y Take public transport, car pool, bike or walk to reduce the need for car trips. y Make at least one life shift to nudge the system, like moving to a green energy, insulating your home or changing your Kiwisaver supplier. y Get planting to preserve and protect Aotearoa’s unique biodiversity.

Jeremy says individual action can make a real difference.

“If enough people who can afford to, do make these changes, then the impact is significant. You might even find that you feel better because you are doing something positive for the environment, and there’s more in balance and joy in your life.”

The Community Action Fund will be available for applications for funding in March 2024.

food, and drink but are still able to foot the bill at the end of it.

But there are also those who simply don’t have the means to go down that path and Masterton is a place where those who can afford to indulge wholeheartedly support promotions like Pack The Bus, which help make the lives of those less fortunate a whole lot more enjoyable than what they might have been.

Thanks again Masterton!

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HAKIHEA 2023

DECEMBER 2023 Christmas holiday opening hours Masterton District Council wishes all residents and visitors a happy and safe festive season.

Please enjoy all that the Masterton District has to offer, from our award-winning parks, recreation trails, skatepark, and playgrounds to the delights of our coastal communities and the Tararua Range. Take care as you travel around the district, and please look out for each other.

Below are the opening hours of some of our key services during the holiday period. We’re looking forward to a great 2024!

Room at the Inn Christmas lunch Room at the Inn Community Christmas lunch is running again for 2023 at the Trust House Recreation Centre on Christmas Day. This free community lunch has been running since 2002, and is open to any person or family needing Christmas love and community on Christmas day.

The food is always plentiful and delicious!

Guests arrive from 11:30am, with lunch starting at 12pm.

No registration required.

Queen Street Customer Service Centre and Waiata House Closing Reopening

12 noon, Friday 22 December 9am, Monday 8 January (normal hours resume)

Masterton District Library Closing Re-opening

12 noon, Friday 22 December 9:30am, Wednesday 3 January (normal hours resume)

Wairarapa Archive Closing Reopening

12 noon, Friday 22 December 1pm, Wednesday 3 January (normal hours resume)

Trust House Recreation Centre

Christmas Day Monday 25 December Boxing Day Tuesday 26 December Wednesday 27 - Sunday 21 December New Year’s Day Monday 1 January Tuesday 2 January - Sunday 7 January Monday 8 January

Closed 8am - 6pm 8am - 6pm 1 - 6pm 1 - 6pm Normal hours resume

New Year alcohol-free zones and road closures To ensure everyone has a great time at the beach over New Year, road closures and alcohol-free zones will again be in place at both Castlepoint and Riversdale Beach.

Alcohol-free zones 6pm Saturday 30 December 2023 until 6am Monday 1 January 2024 Road closures 4pm Sunday 31 December 2023 until 6am Monday 1 January 2024 People living within the road closure area, or renting accommodation, may be asked to provide proof of address to gain vehicular access. Vehicle use within the road closure area is also prohibited.

Masterton Transfer Station and Recycling Centre Christmas Day Monday 25 December Boxing Day Tuesday 26 December Wednesday 27 - Friday 29 December Saturday 30 December Sunday 31 December New Year’s Day Monday 1 January Tuesday 2 January Wednesday 3 January

Closed 10am - 4pm 7:30am - 4:30pm 8:30am - 4:30pm 10am - 4pm Closed 10am - 4pm Normal hours resume

Masterton kerbside collections

Castlepoint Transfer Station Operating normal hours

Christmas Eve Sunday 24 December Wednesday 27 December Sunday 31 December Wednesday 3 January

Beach kerbside collections

Tis the season to check out some of the amazing house decorations put together by Masterton residents to celebrate Christmas.

A map of houses worth a look can be found on the Masterton District Council website: www.mstn.govt.nz Enoy the sights, and please respect people’s private property.

All urban collections move one day ahead. (For example, if your rubbish is usually collected on a Friday, it will be a Saturday pickup instead). Commercial collections do not change.

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1:30 - 3pm 1:30 - 4:30pm 1:30 - 3pm Normal summer hours resume

Monday collections on 25 December and 1 January will be delayed until Tuesday 26 December and Tuesday 2 January. Extra collections will occur every Friday between 22 December 2023 and 26 January 2024

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Dog rescue seeking homes Lucy Cooper

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A dog rescue charity active in Wairarapa is seeking more foster homes in the area, as the need for the service continues to grow.

Ellie’s Canine Rescue and Rehome, which has been operating since 2019, rehomed 518 dogs in 2023, compared with 302 in 2022, across the greater Wellington region, and more than doubled its community de-sexing programme to 78 this year.

“Right now is the worst it’s ever been since we’ve been running this service,” the charity’s co-founder, Vicky Hayward, said.

As well as the typical “staffy-mixes that hit teenage years” needing fostering and re-homing, “nowadays it can be pretty much anything”, including purebred dogs.

Hayward said the cost of living crisis and people’s work arrangements are contributing to the increased need.

“I think a lot of it is the financial situation at the moment with people looking to make savings because of rising mortgages.

“Also, there’s a bit of pressure from employers to go back to the office. So dogs are the ones who are

ABOVE: The team at Ellie’s Canine Rescue: [from left] Vicky Hayward, Nathan Hayward and Nicole Doriguzzi.

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suffering because of that,” Hayward said.

“The reality is dogs do cost people money every month. And when you’re looking to make savings, some people will look at their pets.”

While fostering and rehoming dogs is a key part of the charity’s business, the passion of Hayward and fellow cofounder Nicole Doriguzzi is the community de-

sexing programme and educating people about responsible dog ownership.

“What we like is the proactive stuff,” Hayward said, “rather than always being the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff.”

Based on rehoming figures and donations this year [$90,594, up from $50,203 in 2022], Ellie’s Canine Rescue and Rehome is fulfilling its mission, which includes reducing the number of animals euthanised by dog

shelters.

Hayward has mixed feelings about this apparent success, however.

“I would love it for us to no longer be necessary”, she said.

“We would love for dogs to be only responsibly bred and for people to think about what it means to be a dog owner before they commit to that dog for their lifetime.”

This includes thinking about making arrangements for your pet when you die, Hayward said.

“We get quite a few dogs who come to us, and their owners have passed.”

There are five active foster homes in Wairarapa and another 10 on the charity’s books, but Hayward “would love even more”.

Stay-at-home parents and people who work from home or part-time make good foster carers, and a fenced-off section and “patience” are also key ingredients for a positive foster arrangement.

“Rescue dogs, no matter how young or old they are, when they arrive they’ve already been unsettled in their lives, so they need time to settle in.”

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Council News December NOTICE OF 2024 MEETINGS

Meeting agendas are available for inspection at least two days before the meeting from the district libraries, Council offices and swdc.govt.nz/meetings

The team at South Wairarapa District Council wish the community a safe and happy holiday season.

Many of our services will continue to run through the holiday break, some with slight adjustments to timetables:

Rubbish collection Collections over the weeks of 25 December 2023 and 1 January 2024 will occur one day later than usual. For example, usual Tuesday collections will be collected on Wednesday.

Council office and Library hours The Martinborough Council office and South Wairarapa libraries will close at midday, 22 December and re-open on Monday 8 January 2024.

Meetings are subject to change so keep up to date on our website. Public participation is welcome. If you wish to speak during the public participation session at any of the below meetings, please phone 06 306 9611 or email enquiries@swdc.govt.nz at least 24 hours prior.

The meetings will be livestreamed on the YouTube channel where possible.

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Tuesday, 30 January 2024 at 6pm

All three South Wairarapa pools will be open through the holiday break except for Christmas day.

All transfer stations are closed on Christmas Day, New Years Day and Easter Friday.

Find out locations and times at swdc.govt.nz/services/pools

The normal schedule will resume around these dates.

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The Wairarapa community, schools and businesses have once again gone out of their way to support and help vulnerable whānau this Christmas.

The 2023 Pack the Bus initiative – a collaboration between MediaWorks, Tranzit, Property Brokers, Mitre 10 Mega, Paper Plus Masterton, South Wairarapa District Council, Masterton District Council, Carterton District Council, and supported by redistribution volunteer extraordinaire Linda Voice, saw Christmas presents and kai collected and distributed to 1061 children and 455 families via 30 agencies this year.

Siv Fjaerestad, our Community Development Coordinator, shared that the highlight this year was visiting our local schools and the

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college and seeing the generosity and spirit of giving modelled by our amazing tamariki and rangatahi.

This year in the South Wairarapa, we visited Martinborough School, Greytown School, Blue School, Kuranui College, St Teresa School,

and Kahutara School. And as always, the project was generously supported by Craggy Range!

We want to thank the South Wairarapa, and the wider Wairarapa communities for making this all possible.

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Wednesday, 28 February at 9am Supper Room, Waihinga Centre, Texas Street, Martinborough

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Featherston Masterplan Consultation South Wairarapa District Council (SWDC) is seeking the community’s feedback on the Draft Featherston Masterplan & Implementation Plan.

You can find the Draft Masterplan, consultation summary and background to the work, as well as how to submit your feedback over on the consultation page at swdc. govt.nz/featherston-masterplan

The Featherston Masterplan will lay the foundations to realise a series of infrastructure upgrades and enhancements across the town over the next three decades.

Keep an eye on our Facebook page and website to find out about engagement opportunities over the next two months, such as community drop-in sessions.

Consultation is open until 18 February 2024.

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Vet Chat

A Caprese salad looks especially festive, with layers of tomato, basil and fresh mozzarella cheese, drizzled with extra virgin olive oil or a balsamic glaze.

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Christmas and Pets The Christmas season is almost upon us again so here is a friendly reminder of do’s and don’ts for your pets this year.

Several popular foods, plants and decorations common at this time of year can have serious consequences if eaten by your cats or dogs.

Here are some of the important ones to avoid: • Chocolate – especially dangerous for dogs, cooking chocolate and dark chocolate are the most dangerous • Macadamia nuts – cause vomiting, muscle tremors and weakness in dogs • Onions and garlic – cause stomach upsets as well as fatal anaemia • Nutmeg – cause disorientation and seizures in dogs • Alcohol – even small amounts can cause serious problems in dogs and cats • Grapes and raisins – just a few of these can cause renal failure in some dogs • Highly salty snacks – this includes drinking too much seawater when at the beach – this can lead to severe vomiting and diarrhoea and even death.

• Cooked bones – including fatty cuts of meat such as lamb and pork – they can cause inflammation of the pancreas as well as the bones causing obstruction of the gut or constipation • Christmas lilies – these flowers are beautiful but are highly toxic to cats and a few small chews can cause renal failure • Tinsel – cats and puppies find this irresistible to chew and play with, unfortunately if swallowed it can lead to blockage of the intestines.

• Button batteries – these are highly dangerous if swallowed This is also the time of year when many people head away on holiday.

Think about who will be caring for your pets whilst you are away. If they are going to kennels or catteries, make sure their vaccinations are up to date well ahead of time – don’t leave this until the last minute or the kennels may not be able to accommodate your pets.

Also, if a friend or neighbour is looking after your pets make sure they are able to contact you in an emergency or have instructions on what to do if your pet becomes unwell or is injured in your absence.

The Vet Clinic wish you and your pets a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

It’s holiday season!

Don’t forget to have your cat or dog vaccinations up-to-date before they go in the kennel or cattery

A fresh feast for celebrations Avoid over-indulging and bring some balance to your Christmas celebrations this year by including colourful fresh fruit and vegetables to brighten up – and lighten up – your festive dishes.

The 5+ A Day Charitable Trust is encouraging Kiwis to keep their Christmas dishes simple by using fresh, in-season produce to help you feel good heading into the New Year.

Trustee and principal scientist and team leader at Plant and Food Research, Dr Carolyn Lister, said the festive season can lead to eating too much of the wrong types of foods.

“We often have the tendency to eat lots of energy-dense foods that are lacking in nutrients,” she said.

“Seasonal fruit and vegetables like blueberries, strawberries, cherries, tomatoes, iceberg lettuce, avocados and asparagus contain a whole range of vitamins and minerals to help your body use that energy more effectively and keep

you going in the end-ofyear rush.”

Lister said the trick is to find an equilibrium.

“Don’t deny yourself some treats over the festive season but just make sure to balance them with plenty of colourful fruit and vegetables.”

Snacking on strawberries, blueberries and cherries is a good pick-me-up – pile them on to your platters or whip up a fresh fruit salad to have with that slice of pavlova.

Despite their small size, blueberries pack a big nutritional punch and clinical studies have shown they may help to slow down the brain’s ageing process and improve your gut and heart health.

Both blueberries and strawberries are a source of dietary fibre and contain vitamin C. “The last thing you want to do is be sick during the holidays so make sure you are eating lots of foods high in vitamin C and folate to keep your immune system healthy,”

Lister said.

It’s also easy to add ingredients like asparagus and avocado to your salads alongside traditional staples such as tomatoes and lettuce.

Avocado is a good source of healthy fats and helps you absorb the fatsoluble vitamins from the other salad ingredients.

While asparagus is a source of dietary fibre, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, vitamin B6, vitamin C and vitamin K, and contains a dietary significant amount of potassium which helps your nerves and muscles to function correctly.

Greens like lettuce, avocado and asparagus are also sources of folate which is critical for healthy cell growth and function.

“Get inventive with your salad combinations – colourful fresh produce on a plate looks incredibly festive and will leave you feeling energised and upbeat so you’re ready to welcome 2024 with a healthy body and healthy mind.”

The 5+ A Day Charitable Trust was established in 2007 for the benefit of all New Zealanders.

The trust is committed to increasing the consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables for better health in all New Zealanders. It encouraged all New Zealanders to eat five or more servings of colourful, fresh vegetables and two servings of fruit every day for health and vitality. Their key messages are in line with the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation’s recommendations. The 5+ A Day Charitable Trust is funded by voluntary contributions from New Zealand’s pan-produce industry.

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The Peter Laing Memorial Trust recently announced the recipients of its annual grants, which are aimed at giving a leg up to people who intend to follow a practical career in farming.

At a small ceremony this month, $7000 was awarded to Zoe Bell from Greytown, William Billing from Masterton, Angus Jaspers from Martinborough, Jordan Miles from Eketāhuna, and Ben Simpson from Masterton.

Joint trust chairs Emily and Anders Crofoot said the five successful applicants exemplify what the grants process is all about.

“What we want to encourage is young Wairarapa people, in particular, who are enthusiastic about beginning their careers in pastoral farming and can use the grants to help them get a start,” Emily Crofoot said.

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putting his grant towards purchasing a dog or a shearing handpiece.

“Through my time of experiencing farming as a young adult, I have grown to love shearing,” Billing said.

“In January 2024 I am participating in a 24-hour shearathon [Shear4u] with my dad and two other shearers raising money for charities that help the rural community.”

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Jaspers said he applied for the trust grant to help get some funding for on-farm equipment such as a horse saddle, bridle, breastplate, saddle bags, saddle blankets, hoof pick, brushes, and a helmet.

“I have always loved farming from a very young age. I was always out on the farm helping dad and learning what to do,” Jaspers said.

“Over the years, as I got older, I started to work for other people to get different experiences and knowledge.

“Farming has always been an industry where I can see myself thriving in future years, and going to Smedley is a good stepping stone towards this.”

Meanwhile, Bell and Billing have been accepted for the Growing Future Farmers programme – Bell will be training at Surreydale Farm in Pahiatua and Billing at Matariki Terraces in Homewood, Masterton.

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This year marks the 19th year of the Peter Laing Memorial Trust Grant.

Laing – who was educated at Fernridge Primary School and Wairarapa College – developed a passion for farming at a young age, later moving to Feilding Agricultural High School in 1946, where he took on a new division of the Young Farmers Club.

Laing spent a lot of time working on large Wairarapa stations.

In 1952, he moved to Castlepoint and became head shepherd and later manager of Castlepoint Station until he handed in his Red Bands for retirement.

Laing was also chairman of the Castlepoint School Committee for 24 years, involved in the Castlepoint Racing Club for 50 years, was an integral part of the Castlepoint Golf Club, encouraged the formation of the rural fire brigade, was one of the people behind the establishment of the Castlepoint Pony Club, and served as a warranted officer for the Department of Conservation.

North Island wool storage almost full Monique Steele Wool storage in the North Island is almost at full capacity and, with the new season of shearing now underway, it is expected things will get worse.

Woolworks Awatoto wool scouring plant has been out of action since it was severely damaged during Cyclone Gabrielle in February.

The company’s other scourers at Clive and Timaru have been working full tilt to get through all the wool, but the bales are stacking up and storage is getting tighter.

PGG Wrighton North Island wool manager Allan Jones said the Awatoto site was set to open in February, which would be relief for wool exporters who had been sending their wool to Timaru and Clive at extra cost.

“They hope to have Awatoto up and going with a trial running the middle of January, so when that gets going,

that will ease the pressure on wool in the wool stores, because that will get through a bit, but there’s still quite a lot of wool to be caught up on,” Jones said.

“There’s no space available really until about February now, for scouring, so as long as we can keep moving a little bit to the scourer over the next month or so, we should hopefully get through before the season really kicks in and we do run out of room.”

Jones said scourers would have to work through about 5001000 bales a day to make room for what was coming in now.

The only relief recently was that shearers were about two weeks behind in the North Island due to wet weather, he said.

“Storage is starting to get probably a bit more serious now as we start to get towards Christmas, because the main ewe flock is being shorn now - that’s when weather’s permitting,” he said.

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For more information view the full farm walk data on the DairyNZ website Farmwatch page at dairynz.co.nz/farmwatch. *Kaiwaiwai is a split calving/winter milk farm.

DairyNZ Update

DairyNZ has analysed 15 years of DairyBase data at a national and regional level, looking at the KPIs and relationships between the top 25% and remaining 75% of farms ranked by return on assets. Some of the key findings are: • Lower cost of production is key. The top 25% of farm businesses produce milk for $1/kg MS less compared to others.

• There was an operating profit difference of $1,600/ha between the top 25% and other 75%.

• More feed doesn’t necessarily increase profit, but in high input farms making high profits, supplement is sourced relatively cheaply, and they have very low wastage and pasture substitution.

• Pasture and crop harvested is a clear driver of profit.

• We tend to see an increase in operating profit of $350 for every extra tonne of dry matter harvested.

If you want to know your numbers and benchmark yourself against other farms, visit https://www.dairynz.co.nz/business/ dairybase/why-joindairybase/to learn more about DairyBase.

www.dairynz.co.nz – 0800 4 DairyNZ – 0800 4 324 7969

“But of course, we’re holding a lot of wool in the wool store from previous sales that’s been sold that’s waiting to be scoured at a later date.”

East Coast Shearing spokesperson Beau Guelfi said gangs were struggling to find their rhythm with consistent wet weather holding things up.

“We’ve got heaps of staff, heaps of young guys we’ve trained up, and they’re keen as to get to work, but it’s just a matter of getting some sunshine, getting the sheep dry and we can take care of business. But the rain is really buggering things up for us.”

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Solway College Prizegiving 2023 We are extremely proud of what all of our students at Solway College have achieved in 2023, they have excelled again this year both inside the classroom and with their extra-curricular activities.

Year 7

Emily Sayer Samantha Newbery Daisy Cottle Leilani McAdams Eliana Baird Sophie Porten Harper Balks Elise Polley Bella Rose Bucknor Year 7 Progress Prize Lydia Kane First place overall in Year 7

Year 8

Yana Jennings Olive Stephens Alin Lee Poppy Tuckwell Katherine Bridges Lelia Everton Jessica Keane Taylor Heynes Naomi Whatarau Abby Hight-Darling The Year 8 Progress Prize Scarlett Thompson First place over all in Year 8 Dux of the Junior School 2023

Year 9

Emma Drysdale Oona Heyes Renee Mensen Noa Stander Peyton Hautler Claudia Governo Zoe McGovern Poppy Sparrow Francesca Thom Ruby Everton Maia McPartland Imogen Clark Aleah Mitchell Catie Osborne Wood Violet Fisher First place overall in Year 9

Year 10

Lucille Clark Bridie King Hannah de Haas Poppy Knight Juliet Wearing Samantha Buchanan Sassa Duncan Samantha Thompson Gabriella Nicholson Nienke Mebus First place overall in Year 10

Year 11

Phoenix Shelford Portia Fraser Madeline Reddish-Macdonald Ava White Laila Shields-Buschi Tessa Harrison Gemma McColl Ying Laing First place overall in Year 11

Year 12

Elyza McDonald Madison Clark Elisa Tu Dao Thanh Eloise Thomas Zara Brown Eunice Papali’i Esther Leinfellner Sasha Watson Briella Tupaea Jadah Jonasson Grace McPartland Keri-Kima Lumukana Hattie Deighton Freya Diggle First place overall in Year 12

Corinthians Awards

Year Seven Bella-Rose Bucknor Year Eight Isabelle Percy Year Nine JBE Amelie Davidson

Special Awards

The Solway College Community Rose Bowl Jodie Somerville & Robyn Evans The Barbara Badams Memorial cup Mrs Elizabeth Price Solway College Board of Trustees Award Grace McPartland The Singh Trophy Bianca Mancer The Dalman Trophy Sheryl Chand The Horizons (Fuge Cup) Bianca Mancer

Hawkes Bay Solway College Old Girls’ Association Award, The Lawrence Thompson Memorial Bowl and the Solway College Korowai Sheryl Chand

Kaitaki Conservation Award 9JBE Solway College Sports Service Award Amelia Hathcote The Duncan Wise Memorial Tray for 2023 and Junior Sportswoman of the Year award Ava Wilson The Fletcher Cup for 2023 and Senior Sportswoman of the Year award Xanthe Somerville The Team of the Year and the Challenge Cup The Junior Girls 4x100 relay team

SHERYL CHAND – The Hawkes Bay Solway College Old Girls’ Association Award, The Lawrence Thompson Memorial Bowl and the Solway College Korowai; Crawford Cup; Angelique Nathu Trophy; Te Hāpai Ō award; Dalman Trophy

The Kaye Cottle Cup Ava Wilson The Angelique Nathu Trophy Sheryl Chand The Hobson Trophy Keri-Kima Lumukana The Gard’ner award Ella Cato The Revell Trophy Sassa Duncan & Gabriella Nicolson The Angela Johnstone Trophy and Solway College Old Girls’ Association Wairarapa Branch Award Gabrielle Nilsson

Year Ten KPL Gabriella Nicholson

The Step Up award Romy Ifill

Year Thirteen Bianca Mancer

Dux of the Senior School for 2023 Nicola Salmond

Te Kaea o Manaia – Leadership in Kapa Haka Xanthe Somerville

The Beech Cup Briella Tupaea

Year Twelve STA Keri-Kima Lumukana

Dux Proxime Accessit of the Senior School for 2023 Keisha Richdale

The Te Hāpai Ō Award Sheryl Chand

Year Nine SBA Georgia King-Brown

Year Eleven PRO Laila Shields-Buschi

The Marie Henna Memorial Trophy Xanthe Somerville

The Te Rau o Te Huia Award Maia McPartland

The Staff Prize Keisha Richdale

Year Ten NJO Samantha Thompson

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The Te Kai a Te Rangatira Award and the Manihera Memorial Cup Briella Tupaea

Year Nine RRE Francesca Thom

Year Ten NAJ Natalia Whatarau

Year 13 Academic Awards

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XANTHE SOMERVILLE – The Marie Henna Memorial Trophy; Te Kaea o Manaia; The Fletcher Cup; The Staff Trophy; the McBean Trophy

The Staff Trophy Xanthe Somerville The Whiteman Family Trophy Bella Rose Bucknor The Solway Cross for Christian Leadership and Service Sheryl Chand Inter-House Challenge Tray & Inter-House Debating Poplar

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42 Wairarapa Midweek Community Events Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Events

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21 Alcoholics Anonymous: Featherston Community Centre, 7.30-8.30pm. Call 0800 229 6757.

Belly Dance for Beginners: Kiwi Hall, Featherston, 6.30-7.30pm. Call Antonia Blincoe [021] 105-7649.

Carrington Bowling Club: 57 High Street, Carterton,1pm for 1.30pm start. Call Pauline Hodgson [027] 406-672.

Carterton Community Choir: 7.159pm, St David’s Presbyterian Church Youth Wing, 164 High St South. Call [0278] 205-801.

Carterton District Historical Society: 142 High St North, Carterton, open 2-4pm or by appointment. Call Vivienne 3795564 or email carterton.hist.soc@ gmail.com Danzability Class: 11am-noon, at Studio 73, Greytown. Contact physio. rachel.horwell@gmail.com or [022] 077-2654.

Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Call [0800] 373-646 to book or for advice.

Martinborough: 9.30-11.30am, St Andrew’s Church; Featherston: 1.30-3.30pm, Featherston Community Centre.

Fareham Creative Space: Also Fri/Tues, open studio, 10am-3pm, 80 Underhill Rd, Featherston. Email: registrations@ farehamcreativespace.nz Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 6.30pm.

Food Market: Food trucks, 4.307pm outside the Masterton Town Hall, rain or shine.

GirlGuidingNZ: Carterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 4.15-5.30pm. Carterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 6-7.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm.

KeepFit!: 10.30am, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, tutored classes available, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019 or Elissa [0274] 706-528.

Masterton Petanque Club: 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064.

Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St.

Men’s Group: Meet for support and friendship, at the Salvation Army Village, Ngaumutawa Rd, Masterton, 7-9pm.

Narcotics Anonymous: 7.30-8.30pm, at St Matthew’s Church, Church St, Masterton.

Parkinson’s Exercise Class: 1.30pm, at the Wairarapa Boxing Academy, Dixon St. Call Roslyn [027] 264-8623.

Patient Activity Programme: At Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton, 10am-1pm. Call 378-8888.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: 5-7pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066.

Ruamahanga Club: Cards, 500, 1-4pm, at Wairarapa Services Club, Essex St, Masterton.

Social Learners Bridge: 1-3.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Barbara [06] 304-9208.

Steady As You Go: Falls Prevention and Balance Class, 9.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

The University of the 3rd AGE [U3A]: South Wairarapa Current Affairs group meet in the Events Hall of the Roseneath Lifecare and Village, Carterton 9.30-11am. Call convener Paul Mallinson [021] 109-4652.

Thursday Morning Bikers: Meet at the fountain at the Queen Elizabeth Park entrance, 9.30am. Contact David [021] 246-0295.

Wairarapa Fern and Thistle Pipe Band: Weekly practice, Masterton Brass Bandrooms, Park Ave, Masterton. Email fernandthistle21@ gmail.com Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9amnoon, at the Masterton Aerodrome.

Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 1-2.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22 Aratoi: Kathy Bartlett: Teas Light Lunches until Feb 18; Natasha Ratuva: Buiniga to Feb 18.

Carterton Craft Market: Mon-Sat: 9am-4pm, Sun: 10am-3pm, 25 High St North, Carterton. Call Desley [027] 787-8558.

Carterton Senior Citizens: 12.30-3.30pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, at the old courthouse next to the library.

Cloth Collective Sewing Workshop: 10am-2pm, Kiwi Hall Supper Room. Call Sara Uruski [0274] 474-959.

Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. Text dance groove to [022] 321-2643.

Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz Justice of the Peace: Carterton library noon-2pm; Masterton District Court 11am-1pm; Eketahuna Library 1.30-4.30pm.

Masterton Bowling Club: Funzie Friday, 12.30pm for 1pm start. Call 377-4664 after 4pm.

Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401.

Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 5.30-6.30pm, Trust House Recreation Centre back pool.

Call Stu [027] 295-4189 or Lucy [021] 0204-4144.

Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10am-noon, Featherston Community Centre. Call May [06] 308-6912 or Virginia [06] 308-8392.

Wairarapa Kids Choir: For children aged seven years up, 3.50-4.50pm, during school terms, Courthouse, Holloway St, Carterton. Call Jill [027] 347-5891.

Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Quit Clinic at Whaiora 9am-noon.

Support across Wairarapa. Call Whaiora 0800 494 246.

Walk and Talk: Meet outside Dish Cafe, First St, Masterton, 9.30am.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23 Carrington Bowling Club: 57 High St, Carterton, behind clock tower.

Call Pauline [027] 406-6728.

Cobblestones Early Settlers Village: Open 10am-4pm seven days.

Featherston Heritage Museum: Behind the Featherston Library and Information Centre. Sat/Sun 10am2pm, other times by arrangement.

Call Elsa [021] 263-9403.

Featherston Weekly Market: 8am-2pm, 33 Fitzherbert St. Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon.

Call Paul Dodge [021] 0262-6595.

Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Masterton Library, 10am-noon.

Lions Book Sale: 9am-1pm, under the grandstand, Solway Showgrounds, Judds Rd, Masterton.

Martinborough Men’s Shed: Old Courthouse, 20 Cork St, 9am-noon.

Call John [021] 314-2485.

Martinborough Museum: Open Sat/Sun at No 7 The Square, 10.30am-2.30pm. Donation/koha appreciated.

Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109.

Masterton Tennis Centre: Organised doubles from 12.30 pm at 147 Dixon St, Masterton. Contact Sue McRae [027] 449-0601.

Parkrun: Weekly 5km run/walk.

8am start, at the Woodside end of the Greytown rail trail. Info: parkrun. co.nz/greytownwoodsidetrail Saturday in the Park: Food trucks by the Skate Park, QE Park 10am2pm, rain or shine.

Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. Call Lesley Hodgins [06] 372-6433.

Toy Library: Masterton: 10am1pm, 365 Queen St. Featherston: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon.

Wairarapa Cancer Society Supportive Care Services: For anyone needing support after a cancer diagnosis. Call (06) 378-8039.

Wairarapa Farmers’ Market: 9am1pm, Solway Showgrounds, Judds Rd, Masterton.

Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, 5 Church St, Masterton, 10am-noon.

Women’s Self Defence: With Dion, 9am, band rotunda, Queen Elizabeth Park. Call [020] 4124-4098.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24 Carterton Farmers’ Market: High St, Carterton, 9am-12.30pm.

Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm.

Masterton Park Bowling Club: Queen Elizabeth Park, bowls roll up at 1pm, names in by 12.45pm. Call [027] 957-1012.

Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park.

Call Myrna Lane 377-3064.

Masterton Tennis Centre: Social doubles from 10 am at 147 Dixon St, Masterton. Blackboard draw.

Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Narcotics Anonymous: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call 0800 628 632.

Rotary Sunday Market: 7-11.30am, Essex St car park. Contact thehodsons@xtra.co.nz South Wairarapa Pipe Band: Practice at St John’s church hall, Featherston, 4-6pm. To confirm time please call [027] 628-5889 or [027] 453-0182.

Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9amnoon, at the Masterton Aerodrome.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS Art for Everyone: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call Sandie [021] 157-4909.

Carterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 8pm, Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210 High St. Call Bob [021] 042-2947 or Martin [06] 372-7764.

Carterton Community Toy Library: Events Centre, Holloway St, Mon-Sat during CDC Library hours.

Carterton Food Bank: 10-11am Mon-Fri at Haumanu House. Call 379-4092.

Carterton Scottish Dance Club: 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. Call Elaine 377-0322.

CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. Call 378-2426 or 0800 227-2255.

Citizens Advice Bureau: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, 43 Perry St, Masterton.

Call 377-0078 or 0800 367-222.

Creative Hands Programme: At Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton, 10am-noon. Call Kirsten 399-1050.

East Indoor Bowling Club: 7pm.

Call Julie 377-5497 or George 378-9266.

Epilepsy Support Group: 11am at the Salvation Army office, 210 High St South, Carterton. Call 0800 20 21 22.

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Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm.

Call Shaun O’Brien [027] 672-6249.

Free Community Fit Club: Mon/Tues/Fri, 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. Call Di [027] 498-7261.

GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Rangers, 12½-18 years, 6.30-8pm. South Wairarapa Guides [Greytown], 9-12½ years, 6-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

Hospice Wairarapa Support Services: For anyone dealing with a terminal illness. Call [06] 378-8888.

Housie: 7pm, Club Carterton, Broadway. Call 379-8069.

Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm.

Keep Fit!: 9.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

Line Dancing: 10.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

Literacy Aotearoa: Free computing and digital device classes for adults.

Call 377-4214.

Mah-jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Pat Hamilton [06] 308-9729.

Masterton District Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Call [022] 574-0742.

Masterton Food Bank: 9 Church St, Mon-Fri 10am-12.30pm. Call 370-8034.

Play Gym: St James Church Hall 116 High St, Masterton, 9.30-11am, for 0-3-year-olds.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: 6-8pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066.

Senior Citizens Club: Cards 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Val [06] 308-9293.

Steady As You Go: Falls Prevention and Balance Class, Featherston: 9.30am, A/G Church. Masterton: 1.30pm, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Beginners Linedance Class: 6-7pm. Linedance Intermediate Class: 7.30-8.30pm.

Call Wendy [027] 319-9814.

Troubadour Music Group: 6-8pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Contact Stefan [027] 226-6019.

Wairarapa Futsal: 6pm Clareville Showgrounds. Call Robyn [027] 235-8673.

Wairarapa Services Club: Cards, 500, 1.30pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton.

Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Call a Quit Coach based at Whaiora 0800 494 246.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26 BOXING DAY Caregivers Programme: Caring for your loved one who is unwell, at Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton. Call Kirsten 399-1050.

Carrington Bowling Club: 57 High St, Carterton, behind clock tower.

Call Pauline [027] 406-6728.

Carterton District Historical Society: 142 High St North, Carterton, open 2-4pm or by appointment. Call Vivienne 379-5564.

Central Indoor Bowls Club: 7.30pm, Hogg Crescent hall. Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554.

Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown.

Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve [027] 333-3975.

Dance Fitness: 6.30-7.30pm, at Fareham House Hall Featherston.

Call Justine [0204] 105-2830.

Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Call [0800] 373-646 to book or for advice. Carterton: 9.30-11.30am, Carterton Library; Greytown: 1.303.30pm, Greytown Library.

Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club: During school terms. Classes are weight and skill dependent; Beginners, 5-9 years, 5.30-6.15pm; 10 years+ [including adults] 6.15-7.30pm.

Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 10am.

Featherston Toy Library: Featherston Community Centre, 9-11am.

Featherston Wahine Singers: 7-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Susan [021] 246-4884.

Free Literacy and Numeracy Classes: At Literacy Aotearoa, 340 Queen St, Masterton. Call Carol [022] 524-5994.

GirlGuiding: Masterton Pippins [5-7 years] 3.45-5pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646.

Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 11am-1pm.

Knit and Natter: 3pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, Perry St; 7pm, Te Awhina Cameron Community House, 2 Stuart Cres, Masterton.

Mah-jong: Carterton RSA, 1pm. Call Margaret 379-8681.

Masterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or David [021] 116-5505.

Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401.

Masterton Judo Club: Tues/Thurs, youth class 5-6pm, adults 7-8.30pm, Nga Totara Dojo, 205 Ngaumutawa Rd, Masterton. Contact Simon [021] 248-6111.

Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Association: Social indoor bowls, 500 cards, or a chat 1-3pm, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire 377-0342.

Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: 9amnoon at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066.

Scallyrag Border Morris Dancing: 7-8 pm at the Auditorium, Kuranui College, Greytown. Contact Alison [021] 111-1894.

Social Bridge: At South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club, 1.30-3.30pm.

Call Lesley [021] 299-6389.

South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon. Call Doff 304-9748.

Taoist Tai Chi: 6-7.30pm at St Mark’s Church Hall, 185 High St, Carterton.

Contact www.taoisttaichi.org The Book Lovers Corner: 3.30-4.30pm on Arrow FM {92.7FM] and available online, https://www. arrowfm.co.nz/programmes/ show/94/the-book-lovers-corner-/ Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, 5 Church St, Masterton, 1-3.30pm.

Wairarapa Modern Jive: Carterton School hall, 7.15-7.30pm Intermediate workshop; 8-8.45pm Beginners class. Contact Lance [021] 134-5661.

Wairarapa Services Club: Cards, Euchre, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton.

Woops A Daisies: Leisure Marching Team practice 4-5pm, at the Trust House Rec Centre Stadium. Call Cheryl [06] 370-1922 or [027] 697-6974.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27 AA Meeting: At 7.30pm, Epiphany church hall, High St, Solway, Masterton. Call [027] 557-7928.

Athletics Wairarapa: Club night, 5.45-7pm, Colin Pugh Sports Bowl, Masterton.

Cards: “500”, 1.15-4.15pm, at the Carterton Club. Call Barbara 3796582 or Val 379-8329.

Carterton Cycle Group: From Belvedere Rd [weather permitting].

Call Irene [027] 634-9167 or Lesley [021] 299-6389.

Dance Fitness: 9.30-11am, preschoolers with parents or caregivers at Fareham House Hall Featherston.

Call Justine [0204] 105-2830.

Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Call [0800] 373-646 to book or for advice.

Masterton: 10am-noon, Masterton Library.

Free Classes: Literacy, language, numeracy for adult learners. Call Literacy Aotearoa 377-4214.

GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 5.30-7pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon.

Call Paul Dodge [021] 0262-6595.

Healing Rooms: Confidential prayer for healing or any situation, 2-4pm, at St Matthews Church Hall, Church St, Masterton. Call [027] 245-2819.

Heart of Arts Wairarapa: A community gallery, 47 High St North, Carterton, Wed-Fri, 10am4pm, weekends, 10am-2pm.

Juesday Art: 10am-12.30pm, AOG Church, Birdwood St, Featherston.

Call Julia [06] 308-8109.

Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB noon-2pm.

Kiddie Gym: For 0-3-year-olds, 9.3011am, at St David’s Church, corner High and Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 379-8325.

Martinborough Men’s Shed: Old Courthouse, 20 Cork St, 9am-noon.

Call Doug [027] 444-7331.

Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Elissa [0274] 706-528.

Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking

Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109.

Masterton Park Bowling Club: Queen Elizabeth Park, 1pm, names in by 12.45pm. Call [027] 957-1012.

Parkinson’s Singing Group: 10am, at the South Wairarapa Workingman’s Club, Main St, Greytown. Call Marguerite Chadwick 379-5376.

Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group: Sports, food, and leadership, Carterton Events Centre. Text “R2R” to [027] 742-2264.

Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park. Call Ann Jackson, 372-5758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285.

Scrabble Club: 1-4pm, in the stadium meeting room of the Trust House Recreation Centre, 2 Dixon St, Masterton. Phone Sue McRae [027] 449-0601.

Silver Ukulele Club: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Jan [06] 308-8556.

Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10am-noon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 370-1604].

South Wairarapa Caregivers Programme: Caring for your loved one who is unwell, at a café in South Wairarapa. Call Kirsten 399-1050.

Te Runga Scouts: Cubs, 6-7.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton.

The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Line Dance Class 6-7pm; Rock N Roll Dance Class: 7.30-8.30pm, Beginners/Couple Coaching, Social/Competitive. Call Wendy [027] 319-9814.

Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll.

Couple inquiries to [027] 333-1793.

Wairarapa Services Club: Rummikub, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton.

Wairarapa Singers: Choral singing.

Call Sean Mulcahy 379-9316.

Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: 10am in The Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Josie 378-6531.

Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, improvers 5-6.30pm.

Call 377-5518 or 377-1135.

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SOUTH WAIRARAPA DISTRICT COUNCIL

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NOTICE TO CLOSE ROADS TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC

NOTICE TO CLOSE ROADS TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that the South Wairarapa District Council, for the purpose of the Cruise Martinborough, will close the following roads to ordinary vehicular traffic for the period indicated hereunder.

Cruise Martinborough is a hot rod, classic and muscle car show event, showcasing several vehicles from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s and prior. They start at Wairarapa Tow and Salvage Yard in Daniel St Featherston and drive to Martinborough Square and park in the square for people to come and look at the cars.

During the period of closure, vehicles will need to take these alternative routes: • From Kitchener Street as you enter in to Martinborough - At intersection of Kitchener turn right on to Ohio St - Turn left on to Naples St - Right on to Jellicoe St and that road goes out of Martinborough Roads to be closed: • The Memorial Square - The Whole Square is closed (All Intersecting Roads at the square are closed).

Period of closure: • 27th of January 2024, 10am-4pm (Event cars will arrive after road closure and leave before the road is open again.)

There is no postponement date for this event.

Stefan Corbett Group Manager Partnerships & Operations

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that the South Wairarapa District Council, for the purpose of the Martinborough Fair, will close the following roads to ordinary vehicular traffic for the period indicated hereunder.

During the period of closure, vehicles will need to take these alternative routes: • Alternative roads/streets into Martinborough can be accessed by using existing roads and streets.

Roads to be closed: - Jellicoe Street - Oxford Street - Texas Street - Cambridge Street - Kitchener Street - Ohio Street - Kansas Street and SH53 between Ohio St junction and the Martinborough Square, and the roads surrounding Martinborough Square Period of closure: • 8.00am – 4.00pm, Saturday 3rd February 2024 and Saturday 2nd March 2024 Stefan Corbett Group Manager, Partnerships & Operations

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PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ROADS TO ORDINARY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC PURSUANT to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that the Carterton District Council proposes to close Admiral Hill Road for the purpose of NZ Cycle Classic Stage 3 Finish for the period indicated hereunder: Period of Closure: Friday 12th January 2024

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Red Star take the honours CRICKET

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It was the Jake Jonas Show again as Burger King Red Star continued their strong finish to the Bidwill Cup with a comfortable first innings win over a weakened Barbarians to win the premier club championship for a third straight season.

Jonas carried on his fine form from last weekend’s representative fixture when he scored 82 and took three vital wickets, with a five-wicket bag and a half century, as Red Star dominated the competition leaders in what was a virtual final.

Red Star went into the deciding game trailing the Barbarians by three points and probably needing first innings points [eight] and to restrict the Barbarians bonus points to lift the prized trophy.

Their prospects were helped significantly with the absence of the Barbarians two key players Quinn and Ethan Childs, who were attending Quinn’s graduation at Otago University.

Batting first at Greytown, the Barbarians batters struggled on a pitch

offering variable bounce, and Jonas made the most of the conditions taking 5-14 off 11 overs, including three wickets in one over.

He had good support from off-spinner Trey Bidois, who relished the unpredictable surface and finished with fine figures of 3-14.

Having dismissed the Barbarians for a meagre 74, Red Star had little trouble chasing down the total to earn first innings points, and it was that man Jonas again who led the way, compiling a classy 61.

Red Star were 1525 when the players shook hands with the championship all wrapped up.

Captain Jeremy Anderson was thrilled with the outcome given that Red Star were languishing in third place and struggling after the first two rounds, before an outright win over Lansdowne in the penultimate round gave them some hope.

“After those first two games it was looking pretty bleak,” Anderson said.

“That outright against Lansdowne was the key to it all, and if we hadn’t got that we probably wouldn’t

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have had a chance at all.

“We lost those first two games and it was long way away so very proud to be able to win it again.”

Red Star will now focus on the Coastal Challenge in the New Year, and Anderson is confident the team has the players to mount a strong challenge for the competition, which features clubs from Wairarapa, Whanganui, and Horowhenua-Kapiti.

Inspire Living Greytown held on for a winning draw over Lansdowne in a thriller at Queen Elizabeth

Park Oval.

Greytown amassed a useful total of 203-8 declared off 47.1 overs, giving Lansdowne 52 overs to chase down the score. Going into the final over Lansdowne needed 12 to win on first innings and veteran Sanjay Patel needed one run for his century.

William Madden took five runs off the first two balls, and Patel saluted his 100 on the fourth ball, but Madden could only manage two twos to finish one run behind Greytown.

BRIEF SCORES

Barbarians 74 [Jake Jonas 5-14, Trey Bidois 3-14] lost on first innings to Red Star 152-5 [Jonas 61, Mark Steventon 26no].

Greytown 203-8 decl.

[Cuong Truong 48, Hayden Ray 39; Gus Borren 6-39] had a winning draw over Lansdowne 202-8 [Sanjay Patel 100no; Tony Russo 3-25] PROVISIONAL POINTS Burger King Red Star 76, Barbarians 67, Inspire Living Greytown 58, and Lansdowne 34.

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Giants Blue stumbled at the final hurdle, going down 4–2 to a stacked Hutt Valley Marist in a thrilling Intercity Premier Two final at South Park on Saturday.

Giants took the early advantage through an automatic home run to Sean Robinson, only for Marist to take a one-run lead midway through the game.

The scores were tied after Rico Hillman, a designated runner for player-coach Justin ‘Chunky’ Karaitiana, who had been walked, stole first to second base and then scrambled home after a poor throw from the outfield hit the third baseman and went to the fence.

Locked at 2–2 at the top of the seventh inning, Marist brought home two runs, but the Blues couldn’t respond, and their championship dream ended.

Giants stalwart Chris Feary said it was a fantastic game to watch, and the battle of the pitchers Karaitiana and Ricky Wardlaw was enthralling.

The Marist side was a significantly different one than the Blues would have faced earlier in the year, and it included about five regular premier one players, including pitcher Wardlaw. Feary believes the Blues players should be proud of their efforts.

“That just goes to show how close our guys are to that level; they’re right there,” he said “I’m not thinking of it as a loss for Giants, I’m thinking of it as a win

because here’s a whole lot of young guys footing it with some of the best.”

There was frustration for Giants Red, with the deferral of their premier three final against Paremata–Plimmerton at Paremata after steady rain washed out any prospect of play.

The match had been wrongly scheduled for Paremata-Plimmerton’s home ground, despite Giants having qualified top.

Efforts to change the game to South Park were rejected

by Intercity Softball, who insisted it was too late to relocate the game.

The final will now be played in January at South Park.

Other than that, Giants’ involvement with Intercity is over for the season, and they will compete in Hutt Valley competitions in the New Year.

The Wairarapa A & P Society would like to thank everyone who helped make this year’s 144th Wairarapa A & P Show such a success.

A special thank you goes to Norfolk Road Nursery, our Major Sponsor, Cycling Tom Bike Shop who provided the prizes for the Scavenger Hunt, and the Wairarapa Times-Age who once again assisted with the promotion of the Show. Thanks must go to all our other sponsors, trade sites and food vendors without whom we would not be able to deliver such a great event.

We acknowledge and thank all the Equestrian, Beef Cattle and Calves, Sheep and Lambs, Home Industries, Shearing, Children’s Art and Craft, Upper Hutt Axemen’s Club Woodchoppers and Dog Trial Competitors, Judges, Stewards and supporters for their participation at the Show.

children who participated in the Scavenger Hunt, and Sargent Motorcycles generously provided our on-ground transport for volunteers.

Finally, the Committee would also like to thank the many people, groups and organisations who gave of their time and support that contributed to making the Show come alive.

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