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Flooding furious Featherston residents air grievances MARY ARGUE

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Featherston flood victims are taking steps to combat the town’s frequent natural disasters. About 30 people attended a public meeting on Tuesday night to hear civil engineer Mike Hewitson outline the root causes of Featherston’s flood issues. The 90-minute interactive meeting was also livestreamed on the Featherston Flooding Facebook page and had many people airing grievances on what they deemed a long-ignored issue. Hewitson said climate change experts predicted flooding events would only

It went all through the farmland, all through our property. The water was 14mm above the skirting.

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become larger and more frequent. February’s Ex-Tropical Cyclone Dovi saw Donald’s Creek breach its banks, and inundate houses along State

Highway 2 for several days. Widespread surface flooding also caused chaos in the town, with raw sewage flowing in the streets. One couple living south of Featherston near the Donald’s Creek boundary said their house was still uninhabitable after the February floods. “It went all through the farmland, all through our property. “The water was 14mm above the skirting.” They said parts of the property were under more than a metre of water. Problems highlighted at Donald’s Creek included a

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Flooding along SH2 in Featherston after Donald’s Creek breached its banks in February.

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Pause, review, progress, or refresh. Masterton councillors have been given four options for the future of the council’s civic facility project, which could cost more than $70 million. But the decision paper and report, totalling 54 pages, were only made available to the public and councillors on Tuesday night due to staﬀ illnesses. It meant there were only six business hours to digest the content before the matter was set to be discussed yesterday. When yesterday’s meeting began, Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson quickly addressed the situation and withdrew the agenda item. The council would now meet on Monday, May 23, at 6.30pm to discuss the agenda and make a call on the civic facility’s future. Patterson said she had recently recovered from covid, as had the council’s chief executive David Hopman. Hopman was the author of the decision report and only returned to work on Tuesday. “That was the reasoning behind the late paper,” Patterson said. “After discussions with the

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We know that this is an important issue for our community. The paper was delivered late. I think councillors would have received it early yesterday evening – apologies for that.

- Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson

chief executive and advice from staﬀ, with which I am in agreement, I am going to remove from the agenda item 12: Civic Facility – Reverse Brief and Next Steps. “We know that this is an important issue for our community. “The paper was delivered late. “I think councillors would have received it early yesterday evening – apologies for that. “As you are aware, not only have I had covid, but our chief executive has as well, and he returned to work yesterday.”

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if the council wanted to progress the design and build, they would need to Patterson acknowledged confirm the architect’s brief, the amount of work staff the budget, and the location. had put into preparing the At the price quoted, the report under “extraordinary council would need to amend circumstances” but said the its Long Term Plan, which timeframe wasn’t sufficient would require for councillors or the public. consultation with She said the the community. civic facility Councillors issue was were given four important, and options: pause Cost estimate in postponing the project ahead Long Term Plan the decision of the local to Monday government would allow elections in extra time for October; pause people to digest New cost estimate design and build the document. work and carry The report out a review of said the all information c o u n c i l ’ s and decisions Potential cost $30.8m civic made, including including contingency centre – a any options cost estimate considered and provided in the discounted; Long Term Plan review the project – would now cost $57.14m. but continue with Of this new cost, about complementary work; or $9.8m was “professional review the project and fees”, and $47.3m was the “refresh” the design while construction and fit-out cost. doing complementary work. It also stated that, based – NZLDR on a 30 per cent contingency, • Public Interest the project could cost Journalism funded $71.3m. through NZ On Air The decision report said

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The final cost of the physical strengthening works was likely to have been only marginally above a realistic budget if it had been scoped correctly at the outset.

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An independent review of Carterton District Council’s clocktower project has found a number of issues, despite a previous internal report stating otherwise. The project, which involved the earthquake-strengthening and painting of Carterton’s town clock, was completed last year and cost $667,266 – a far cry from the project’s original 2017 budget of $277k. In May last year, Carterton District Council’s [CDC] Audit and Risk Committee discussed an internal project review by Paul Crimp, who was the council’s interim corporate services manager. His review stated: “It is somewhat diﬃcult to identify any recommendations in regard to the procurement process as the writer believes the process was robust and undertaken to a good standard.” At the time, Carterton residents Mike Ashby and John Wren said the reports tabled were “a masterclass in seeming

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misdirection, obfuscation leading to confusion, and failure to see a pattern of systemic accounting and project management process failures”. Councillors had requested an independent review of the clocktower project. The review by Calibre Consulting had now been completed, and councillors were set to discuss the ﬁndings today. In its report, Calibre Consulting disagreed with

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Masterton councillor David Holmes came across the rubbish on Tuesday. PHOTO/JADE DAVIES

A load of rubbish dumped on Masterton’s Lees Pakaraka Rd on Tuesday was not left there by its owner. The owner said their trailer was loaded with rubbish for the tip when it was stolen from their property about three weeks ago. The thief had then emptied the contents of the trailer on the roadside. The owner said any identifying documents found in the trash pile would not be linked to the person illegally oﬄoading rubbish.

The trailer was not attached to a vehicle when it was stolen. The owner had contacted the police, but the trailer was yet to be found. Masterton councillor David Holmes had come across the rubbish on Tuesday and said it was the worst example of illicit dumping he had seen. A police spokesperson said the theft was reported on May 1 in the Kuripuni area. Police had investigated but said that there were “no further lines of enquiry”. • If anyone has any information that may assist with enquiries, call 105 and quote the ﬁle number 220501/4937.

the results of the internal review and identified several recommendations that would improve the delivery of future projects. CDC chief executive Geoff Hamilton said the council would take the findings of both reviews seriously. “While there are some differences between professional advisors, council is interested in the findings from both perspectives, which is why Audit and Risk sought the second independent review.

“Officers will now take the findings from both reviews and apply them to improve our approach to future projects.” One of the main failings of the project, as identified by Calibre Consulting, was a “lack of upfront planning and appreciation of the inherent risks in the project”. They said this resulted in the lowest-priced contractor being selected rather than having a process that could “critically assess and select a contractor that had the ability to

complete the work required”. Calibre Consulting also found that despite project variations and delays, “the ﬁnal cost of the physical strengthening works was likely to have been only marginally above a realistic budget if it had been scoped correctly at the outset”. The construction contract was awarded to a local company in June 2018 and was beneath the approved budget. However, delays happened when it was realised that groundwater levels would be high during the winter period, making excavation and construction of the foundations diﬃcult and expensive. This delay, in turn, caused further delays as a result of subcontractor re-scheduling. Work did not begin until March 2019 and had only just started when the contractor removed some internal panels and found a problem with reinforcing corrosion and concrete spalling. A specialist subcontractor completed the concrete repairs before the contractor resumed work on the strengthening with the installation of steel bracing. However, work was again delayed as the contractor could not provide a satisfactory construction methodology for ensuring that the tower

would remain stable when the foundations were exposed to a depth of 1.8 metres. In December 2019, CDC terminated the contract because of “slow/non-response to contract instructions”, among other response issues. Another local contractor was appointed to the project. “The construction work had already expended much of the approved budget, and the estimated cost to complete this work on the tower was $350,000, bringing the forecast cost for strengthening to $560,000,” Calibre Consulting said. Practical completion of the project was issued in January 2021. Calibre Consulting identified 16 issues with the project’s process, including poor record-keeping and poor project control. Among their eight recommendations were that the council should: train staff and management in basic project management and procurement procedures, have a robust central filing system and reporting process, and develop a business case procedure for all projects. – NZLDR • Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air

Lobby group seeks flooding solution Continued from page 1 lack of waterway maintenance, insuﬃcient and outdated infrastructure, and a regional and district council that disagreed on responsibilities. Meeting organisers David Famularo and Martin Connelly said they were pleased with the turnout and looked forward to setting up a committee similar to Greytown and Carterton’s Waiohine Action Group to lobby for change. Famularo, who lived along SH2, said a large-scale ﬂood in the late 1990s spurred the regional council to look at solutions to Donald’s Creek. “They had two choices. One

Featherston’s volunteer ÿ re brigade swings into action during the town’s ˛ ooding events. PHOTO/MARY ARGUE

included making the culvert under Fitzherbert St bigger. “The other was to build the embankment on Harrison St East to channel the water into the creek.” Famularo said the latter option – less expensive and

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He said options needed to be explored that did not shift the problem from one house to another. His possible solutions included a second receiving channel or detention dams to moderate the ﬂow rate coming from the catchment. Connelly said the meeting highlighted the need for political action and an on-the-ground response network. “We need to get that political awareness and lobbying to councils going, but also, how prepared would we be if the same event happened in a month’s time? How will we support our neighbours?”

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No covid cases in hospital The Ministry of Health reported 91 new cases of covid-19 in Wairarapa yesterday. The region had 578 active cases, with 9306 recovered. There were no people in Wairarapa Hospital with covid, and no further deaths with the virus were reported in the region.

Bomb threat at prison A bomb scare had Rimutaka Prison in lockdown for six hours yesterday. A Corrections spokesperson said two messages threatening a bomb at the prison were left on the prison’s main phone line at about 9.20am, triggering a lockdown and calls to the police. The spokesperson said threats of this nature were taken very seriously. They said police conducted an extensive search with specialist dog teams at the prison, but no suspicious items were found. The lockdown was lifted at the prison at 3.30pm. Corrections said they would continue to help police with their inquiries. An O˜ cial Information Act revealed there were 32 bomb hoaxes at New Zealand prisons between 2012 and 2017. Four of the threats were received at Rimutaka Prison. Corrections did not have ÿ gures on hand for threats received in the past ÿ ve years but said protocols were in place to deal with such incidents. “We take threats to the operation and security of our facilities very seriously and have detailed protocols for dealing with incidents of this nature.”

Eketahuna boil water notice Eketahuna residents have been issued a precautionary boil water notice after rain over the weekend caused high turbidity levels in the Makakahi River. The notice was issued as turbidity levels meant that the removal of contaminants could not be guaranteed. No E. coli had been detected. Residents were advised to boil water before using it for drinking, making ice, food preparation, brushing teeth, and preparing infant formula. A water tanker was available for residents who preferred to use it rather than boiling water.Upgrades to Eketahuna’s water treatment plant were due to be completed by the end of June, with Tararua District Council hoping they would help to reduce boil water notices.

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Marty pumped for its bike track A pump track in Martinborough will cater to multiple age groups. PHOTO/FILE

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After nearly two years in the making, Martinborough locals hope to have a bike pump track by the end of this year. The ‘Marty Bike Pump Track’ was a community-led project that had been in the works since October 2020. Volunteer Charlotte Harding said the project had been in conversation since shortly after the completion of the Waihinga Park playground project beside the Town Hall. “Since we ﬁnished the Waihinga Park in 2019, we were exploring other options.” Harding consulted with other families, including people who had recently arrived in town, about what facilities could be added to the area. “Seeing the growth of the population, I think about my little one and realise there’s not much for him to do. Ages 12-plus, what’s interesting for them in Martinborough? “The current facilities like Waihinga park are for a speciﬁc age group. We want to cater to more age groups in the area.”

Concept plans for the new bike pump track in Martinborough.

Next month, a project designer would visit the site to understand what was needed for children in the area. “We’re going for asphalt because we’re going for longevity. We want something that could potentially cater to toddlers and another area that’s more testy for teenage riders. “And we have youth bikers who need something challenging.” The project would be built at Considine Park near the town’s swimming pool. Harding said the community would have a more

robust timeline after June. In the lead-up to the building process, the committee would consult with local families and schools to make the project more appealing to the town’s youth. So far, the project had raised $25,000 through fundraising and grants. The committee estimated total costs would amount to $200,000. Fundraisers included a colour run, fireworks display, and a raffle for a cake made by local Great Kiwi Bake Off finalist Courtnay Fafeita which resembled the pump track concept plans.

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“We’ve done nice little things we hope South Wairarapa would enjoy. If everyone buys a $2 raﬄe ticket, everyone has a chance to contribute. That is just as important as one person giving a $2000 donation.” Harding hoped the building would start in spring to be ﬁnished for the summer, or autumn at the latest.

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Message from the Mayor It may be getting cooler but this May we are warming up for a lot of meetings and planning. The future urban design of Featherston is one such opportunity at the discussion table. We already know the basic shape of where the district’s planning is heading through our Spatial Plan, but now we’re looking specifically at each of our three big towns and considering their future needs. Featherston’s first up and you will see various opportunities popping up to give your feedback and have a look at the feedback others have given. Check out our Featherston master plan page on our website for more.

MAY UPDATE

Our Annual Plan is another big piece of engagement work. The plan is being drafted as we speak, but a summary of our priorities has been released and now we’re looking for feedback to guide us. By the time you read this we will have already had a public Zoom, but you can still put your thoughts into our online feedback form on our annual plan page, write to us through snail mail, address our meetings or talk to us at upcoming drop-in sessions. The plan will be adopted on 30 June.

Young people are our life blood, but every district needs things like jobs and good public transport to hold them here. Youth Jobs in South Wai, formerly Mayor’s Taskforce For Jobs, is having real success linking up employers with would-be young staff. Check out its career bus when it comes to a town near you between 23-31 May. We also have a “Rangatahi Strategy” which will increasingly target the needs of our young people and give them a voice. These, plus the upcoming Matariki and Mid-Winter events, are just some of the things that will keep the community spirit alive this winter. I look forward to seeing you at some of them. Ngā mihi Alex Beijen MAYOR

NOTICE OF MEETINGS Meeting agendas are available for inspection at least two days before the meeting at the district libraries, Council offices and at www.swdc.govt.nz.

DYLAN HODGES AT WORK

Getting youth into work Dylan Hodges picked up his job at Martinborough Mitre 10 through Mayor’s Taskforce For Jobs, now called Youth Jobs in South Wai.

Ā Mua Featherston man Guy Walker hates seeing good materials go to waste. So, the Ā Mua community resource centre was born. Situated at 69 Boundary Rd, the centre saves and sells materials that would otherwise go to landfill and returns the proceeds to the community. The centre was a natural step for Walker, a retired teacher and administrator who has a passion for waste reduction and the environment. “I’m a bit of a tinkerer myself, I like making things out of old junk and so that’s how I became interested in it really. I used to live fairly close to the tip shop in Wellington. So I’d get down there once a week looking for stuff to make things. “I don’t know if you’ve been to the tip shop down in Wellington but it’s quite the place to be in the weekends, it’s very busy. And Ā Mua is quite similar. It floats a lot of people’s boats. Some people are just out for a bargain, other people are quite creative and tend to upcycle or repurpose things. “We’ve had phenomenal feedback from the community, not just Featherston. People come from Masterton as well, and even over the hill.” Ā Mua is run by volunteers and has had to close at times because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but is currently open Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The days are timed to encourage people headed to the Martinborough landfill to drop in there first and reduce their load. Increasingly Ā Mua’s focus is shifting more towards recyclable materials rather than bricabrac. A pile of bicycles by the shed stands waiting for a team of prospective repairers which Walker wants to train up. He hopes to do the same with electrical appliances (which Ā Mua currently cannot accept) and has plans for a community tool lending shed. In the longer term, Walker is hopeful of greater synergies between other recycling entities such as the Council.

He returned to the district 18 months ago and was struggling to find work, a fact which made him uncomfortable. “I found Mayor’s Taskforce For Jobs through WINZ (Ministry of Social Development), they recommended Ella to me, and we met up for coffee and she got to know what it was I wanted to do with my life. “Instead of just let’s get you into a job as soon as possible, she wanted to know my interests, my hobbies, my future goals, and just wanted to learn about me and how she would most effectively be able to help me. And also establish what blocks could be keeping me from getting into work.” One of the barriers for Dylan was transportation to work, so MTFJ put him through a driving course. Public transport is an issue for many young people in the district. Less than a month after starting with MTFJ, Dylan got his licence. Youth Jobs in South Wai is a service primarily for 16 to 26 year olds.

Henriëtte Nagel, the service’s coordinator, says she’s encountering lots of employers who want workers in the area. Ella Brown, her counterpart at Wairarapa Whanau Trust, steers young people through the programme.

Masks are required for those in attendance and physical distancing is recommended at all times. If you have cold and flu symptoms, please stay at home. The meetings will be livestreamed on YouTube Channel, where possible.

JUNE MEETINGS PLANNING & REGULATORY COMMITTEE

“I’ve currently got 128 job opportunities available for people who want a job, no matter the age, experience or disability,’’ Nagel says.

Wednesday, 1 June at 10.00am Supper Room, Waihinga Centre, Texas Street, Martinborough

To help them reach more young people. Youth Jobs in South Wai is holding a travelling “Career Expo” this month.

Wednesday, 1 June at 12.30pm Supper Room, Waihinga Centre, Texas Street, Martinborough

A careers “bus” features kiosks which give information on various career pathways, and the tent next door will have employers or organisations whom people can chat with to get the lowdown on what their jobs are really like. The bus will be in Featherston Supervalue, Martinborough Square, Kuranui College and Fresh Choice Greytown from 23 to 31 May. Follow the Council’s or Youth Jobs in South Wai Facebook pages for details, or contact Henriëtte at 021 123 1051, or cdcoordinator@swdc.govt.nz

Public engagement on the 2022/23 Annual Plan The Council is undertaking public engagement to check in and see whether the priorities you identified as important in the Long Term Plan adopted last year still hold true. A series of engagement events have commenced: • Annual Plan priorities pull-out, published in Midweek of 4 May and available on our website • Feedback form on our website • Zoom meeting held on 16 May • Drop-in sessions at each town and various other locations during the week of 23 May The intention is to share information on the priorities for the 2022/23 Annual Plan and hear your views on these work priorities. Follow us on Facebook or visit our website for updated information on these.

F O R M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N C O N TAC T:

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ASSETS AND SERVICES COMMITTEE

MĀORI STANDING COMMITTEE

Tuesday, 21 June at 6.00pm Supper Room, Waihinga Centre, Texas Street, Martinborough

FINANCE, AUDIT AND RISK

Wednesday, 22 June at 10.00am Supper Room, Waihinga Centre, Texas Street, Martinborough

GREYTOWN COMMUNITY BOARD

Wednesday, 22 June at 6.00pm Greytown WBS Room, Greytown Town Centre, Main Street, Greytown

FEATHERSTON COMMUNITY BOARD

Tuesday, 28 June at 7.00pm Kiwi Hall, 62 Bell Street, Featherston

COUNCIL

Thursday, 30 June at 10.00am Supper Room, Waihinga Centre, Texas Street, Martinborough

MARTINBOROUGH COMMUNITY BOARD

Thursday 30 June at 6.30pm Supper Room, Waihinga Centre, Texas Street, Martinborough Harry Wilson CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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SPORTS AWARDS

FINALISTS VOTING CLOSES TOMORROW

PRIMARY SCHOOL OF THE YEAR

COLLEGE OF THE YEAR

JUNIOR SPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR

YOUTH SPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR

SENIOR SPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR

An award recognising primary/ intermediate schools for overall sporting excellence and participation.

An award recognising secondary schools for overall sporting excellence and participation.

Open to primary/intermediate school teams that have achieved a high standard of participation in any sport.

Open to secondary school teams that have achieved a high standard of participation in any sport.

Open to senior teams that have achieved a high standard of participation in any sport.

 Carterton School  Fernridge School  Masterton Intermediate School  Solway School

 Chanel College  Rathkeale College  St Matthew’s Collegiate  Wairarapa College

 Douglas Villa Under 13 Minibeans - Football  Masterton Intermediate Aces - Netball  Masterton Intermediate Girls - Volleyball  Pioneer Under 13 - Rugby

 Rathkeale College - Clay Bird Shooting  Rathkeale College - Cross Country  Wairarapa College A - Netball  Wairarapa College Girls 1st XI - Hockey

 Dalefield Premier Women’s - Hockey  Douglas Villa Magpies - Football  Greytown Premier - Rugby  Wairarapa Korus - Cricket

SPORTS CLUB OF THE YEAR

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR

JUNIOR OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR

OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR

This award recognises the progress made by clubs in promoting their sports both on and off the field.

An award acknowledging people who have volunteered their time, labour and talents to improving Wairarapa sport. Recognises the volunteer’s entire career span.

An award acknowledging people who have contributed to the administration of sport. Recognises the administrator’s entire career span.

An award acknowledging any person 18-years and under who acts as an umpire, referee or judge.

An award acknowledging any person over the age of 18 who acts as an umpire, referee or judge.

 Douglas Villa Football Club  Giants Softball Club  Greytown Rugby Club  Opaki Tennis Club

COACH OF THE YEAR

 Carol MacDonald - Athletics  Dennis Burling - Football  Nifo Tauiliili - Featherston Sport  Rod Sutherland - Cycling/Athletics

JUNIOR SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

 Don Griffi n- Bowls

 Finn Roberts - Hockey

 Alistair Payne - Rugby

 Gail Miller - Hockey

 Flynn Register - Hockey

 Darren Kerr - Football

 Jorge Sandoval - Cycling

 Maia Cullen - Netball

 Mark Harris - Athletics

 Raewyn Ward - Croquet

 Sian Wheeler - Netball

 Peter Sigvertsen - Hockey

MASTERTON

YOUTH SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

DISABLED SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

SENIOR SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

Open to any disabled person who has achieved a high standard of participation in any sport.

Open to anyone who has achieved a high standard in any sport, participating at national and/or international events. Limited to Wairarapa residents or representatives of Wairarapa Teams.

An award acknowledging people who have contributed to the coaching of sport. Recognises the coach’s successes of the past twelve months.

Open to any primary/intermediate school student who has achieved a high standard in any sport.

Open to any secondary school student who has achieved a high standard in any sport.

 Katherine Reisima [nee van Woerkom] - Hockey  Mark Childs & Paul Pottinger - Rugby  Mark Harris - Athletics  Radha McGlashan - Football

 Ava Wilson - Swimming  Luke Lange - Golf  Violet Fisher - Athletics/Football  William Orsborn - Tennis/Cricket/Golf

 Kianna Dawson - Hockey/Handball  Mia Bartlett - Athletics  Ocean Bartlett - Cricket  Sam Blundell - Motocross

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Recognising the lifetime achievements of anyone in Wairarapa Sports. NO VOTING FOR THIS CATEGORY

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

Awarded to the finalist with the most public votes.

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SUPREME AWARD

Recognises the Supreme Sportsperson of the Year chosen from the 15 category winners. NO VOTING FOR THIS CATEGORY

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 Josh Taylor - Athletics  Vanessa Connell - Equestrian

 Dane Lett - Hockey  Liam Lamb - Athletics  Seth Rance - Cricket  Stefan Hook - Cricket

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THOUGHT OF THE DAY

QUIZ OF THE DAY

The 15 minute task I’ve been putting off for 15 years is...

CHRIS COGDALE

Jean Cretney Sorting coloured crocheted squares to be joined up. Been left in a bag for years.

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Questions

Miles Reay Adjusting our wall clock to the correct time.

Maureen Mcghie Training a kitten.

Pat Collins Going to sleep promptly, when head hits the pillow.

Richard Alan Dahlberg Buying a new shirt.

Clive Baxter Writing my life story.

Hayley Ann Robertson Comparing power company prices.

Catherine RowePenny Can’t say cos then I’ll have to do the task.

Kay Walker Bringing in the washing and folding it straight away, instead I make piles on the floor at the end of my bed.

Jamie Caroline Exercise.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

MEANWHILE IN WAIRARAPA

Rod Lawrence Painting my nails.

Cape Colville is the northernmost point of which New Zealand peninsula?

What did France use New Caledonia as, from the 1860s until 1897?

What annual celebration was started in the United States by Anna Jarvis in 1908?

Which country won the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest?

What term – to describe a person who follows a particular diet – was coined by animal rights advocate Donald Watson in 1944?

Which sport does the phrase “burning a stone” relate to?

Who played Jean Valjean in the 2012 movie ‘Les Miserables’?

In the James Bond movies what is the more common name for Major Boothroyd?

What is the fifth planet from the sun?

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Bernard Oneil Cutting chicken out of my diet probably won’t happen for another 15 years. Shona Mc Gregor Getting the cobwebs down that I haven’t been able to see for several years due to cataracts in

my eyes. But I had one removed last week and what did I see. Elaine Leggott WC Cleaning the garage out of stuff. Stuff you might need one day. Adele Pentony-Graham Housework.

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.

10. On the Beaufort Scale what number is a hurricane categorised as – 8, 10, or 12?

–John F. Kennedy, 35th US President [1917-1963]

Answers 1 - Coromandel Peninsula; 2 - Penal colony; 3 - Mother’s Day; 4 - Ukraine; 5 - Vegan; 6 - Curling; 7 - Hugh Jackman; 8 - Q; 9 - Jupiter; 10-12.

Time for clocktower’s damning report.

8 OPINION

EDITORIAL

New road safety ad campaign drives me nuts WE SAY

HELEN HOLT helen.holt@age.co.nz

he latest safe driving campaign won’t influence our incentive to drive safely. The Road to Zero marketing campaign is estimated to cost $197 million over the next four years – $85 million of that on advertising. Yet, of all the cheesy road adverts, I’ve found it the least compelling and the most annoying. As a teen, I enjoyed the previous safe-driving adverts with iconic quotes such as “I’ve been internalising a really complicated situation in my head” and “yeah just crash here”. These campaigns had a compelling message, and some clever humour to make that message stick. However, Road to Zero doesn’t do either. All I hear is “Mate, you’re dreaming.” There’s definitely drivers who do need to be reminded [through advertising or otherwise] to drive safely. But they’re probably the first to roll their eyes and change the radio station when this advert comes on. So far, the campaign has been ineffective, as seen by the Mercedes Benz driver who tailgated me over the Remutaka Hill last week. The advert’s message is unachievable, and won’t stop the factors which lead to a fatal crash – fog, rain, road rage, lapse of concentration. New Zealand has some dangerous roads, and perhaps a pothole too many. Despite this, the drivers are still accountable, because even flat straight roads have accidents. The Canterbury Plains are as flat as a pancake with the odd corner, and plenty of passing lanes. The biggest challenge is keeping your eyes open. As I drove south of Christchurch on a Sunday afternoon, I was diverted after a significant crash. When I arrived home, I was informed of another crash on the news on that road the same day. The marketing also won’t stop the bulletproof, teenage boys from driving as fast as they can and taking risks. It wouldn’t have prevented the multiple fatal crashes caused by young males in the last 12 months. It wouldn’t have stopped the teenager passing on a yellow line before a corner. It didn’t stop a teenager zooming through the boy racer hotspot with five younger teenagers after consuming alcohol. Aside from marketing, the Road to Zero campaign included enforcing and setting “safe speed limits”. The recent reduction to 80kmh over the Napier-Taupo Rd has this campaign to thank. Now hundreds of drivers have their concentration drawn to the speed limit instead of watching the corners. The New Zealand Taxpayers Union described the campaign as propaganda, and it did not promote safe driving habits. When the central government is being criticised for over-spending, there must be better projects to invest $85 million of taxpayers money. Health workers are crying out for pay equity. Our yearly suicide rate overtakes the national road toll by hundreds, and the mental health services are massively behind the 8-ball. I do believe in Waka Kotahi promoting safe driving. We should all want safe drivers, regardless of the adverts. But if it’s an extra reminder to take the corner slower, or hold back the turbo until the passing lane, then it’s worth it. The Road to Zero campaign takes a massive, unachievable moral high ground, and alienates drivers, instead of an incentive to drive safely.

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COMMENT

We can all have our

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climate cake

SHAUN YEO’S VIEW

LUKE NUTTING When it comes to climate change, it often feels like things are out of our hands. But a few big decisions from enough of us - like choosing an EV, changing to electric water heating or installing solar — will make a big difference. What if we thought about climate change not just as a systemic issue for governments to solve, but as a problem where a few big decisions in our own lives could help push things in the right direction? What if instead of austerity, we talked about abundance? Saul Griffith, an Australian engineer, inventor and author, thinks it’s possible for us to keep our big cars, big houses and big, comfortable modern lives without trashing the planet by electrifying everything. And rather than making lots of small decisions that don’t add up to much, he believes we all need to make a few big decisions that add up to a huge difference to our individual emissions - such as buying an electric vehicle, putting in electric heat pumps or water heaters, or going with rooftop solar panels. As he says: “There are a few decisions that really matter: where you choose to live, how you power your home, and what you drive. That’s really what matters. So I think about this on a 10-year time horizon, which matches the urgency we need. I say the next time you buy a water heater, the next time you buy a car, in the next 10 years, make it electric.” We should still do the smaller things, of course. Compost your food scraps. Eat less meat. Turn the lights off when you’re not in the room. Use the bike when you can. Support sustainable businesses. Lots of small things done by lots of people can add up to big emissions reductions. But, for many, these things are often seen as sacrifices or hindrances. Humans don’t like giving up the pleasures we have come to expect, and Griffith doesn’t believe we will get people to buy into decarbonisation if there’s a feeling we need to go back to living stone age lives; in his view, we need to focus on having our cake and eating it too and move away from the antiquated narrative of pain, suffering and efficiency-seeking. Amazingly, creating this clean energy cake doesn’t even require any new technological leaps. A lot of the renewable technology we need is already here. New Zealand is already wellplaced as far as renewables go. In part, that’s due to fortunate geography. About 55 per cent of the country’s generation is hydro, but hydro storage capacity is limited and without rainfall, there is only about 6 to 12 weeks of hydro storage available (the Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme aims to help that, but it

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The battle against climate change can be reframed as an opportunity. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

comes at a huge cost). Dry years, which are expected to become more common due to climate change, will become worse as electricity demand increases. Coal is thought to be the single biggest contributor to climate change globally. Coal supplies over one-third of the world’s electricity generation and electricity accounts for 30 per cent of the world’s carbon

Amazingly, creating this clean energy cake doesn’t even require any new technological leaps. A lot of the renewable technology we need is already here. emissions. Historically, New Zealand has relied on coal or natural gas to provide enough electricity at peak times or when the water levels are low. The Huntly Power Station, which runs on gas and coal and has been kept alive by Genesis to provide back-up generation, doubled its use of coal in 2021 when compared to the previous year due to a lack of natural gas, although it said recently that coal use had peaked as other energy sources come onstream and it

plans to phase out coal use by 2025 “under normal market conditions” and will phase it out completely by 2030 (Genesis had planned to shut Huntly’s coal units down in 2018). But what if you could help speed that shift up? Lightforce has recently started a trial with Octopus Energy, a large British renewables group that specialises in sustainable energy, to create a virtual power plant of interconnected batteries throughout the country. Customers store energy in their battery, which can be sent back to the grid during times of peak demand when we would otherwise be calling on “dirty peakers”. As well as cleaning up the grid, the high price that stored energy can be sold for has the potential to bring down the time required to pay off a battery significantly, which will make them even more appealing to even more people. Not getting enough rain is an obvious issue when you’re reliant on hydro. But so is getting too much rain and, as we’ve seen in New Zealand recently, climate change is also increasing the frequency of extreme weather events. That means this reliance on hydro is becoming riskier. A recent study in the journal Water found that, globally, 61 per cent of current and projected hydropower projects will be in river basins with high to extreme risk of water scarcity, floods or both by 2050. Higher temperatures will accelerate snowmelt, increasing the risk of floods. And while there are dam technologies to help deal with high volumes of water, there’s only so much humans can do to hold back nature. Around the world, solar is

increasingly seen as part of the solution, in part because the price of panels has come down so steeply over the past decade and the performance has improved. The US aims to generate 50 per cent of its energy from solar by 2050 and while New Zealand is considered a solar laggard, there have been a number of announcements made recently about large-scale solar farms. Forsyth Barr estimates that if all the projects announced are completed in the next ﬁve to seven years, they could add 8 per cent more to our country’s total electricity generation. And if we follow the lead of Australia, which has implemented largescale public battery schemes to store solar energy, this electricity can also be fed into the grid when the sun isn’t shining. If New Zealand wants to reach its net-zero targets by 2050 and supply what’s estimated to be double the current amount of electricity as we transition away from fossil fuels, we need to make it easier to build this kind of renewable energy generation. That will require overpowering the Nimbys – and, in some cases, the powerful fossil fuel interests – that are slowing things down. And while a lot of this large-scale infrastructure investment can feel distant from our individual lives, rooftop solar – either on your own home or at your business – is proving to be a good way to feel like you have some control over your carbon footprint. Many of our own customers change their behaviour once they have solar installed. People often become addicted to the analytics, look more closely at their consumption and modify their usage to harness the

technology in the best possible way. Many of our customers are also EV owners, so we like to think of solar as a link to other sustainable options. When it comes to predictions about the environment, there are, as the science journalist Charles Mann argues in his book, two types of people: wizards and prophets. Wizards are those who, like Norman Borlaug, one of the main brains behind the “green revolution” that greatly increased the amount of food that was able to be grown, saving millions from starvation in the process, believe we will always find a solution to the bind we find ourselves in. Technology, as it has done for thousands of years, will be developed to solve our problems. At the other end of the spectrum are the prophets like William Vogt, an ecologist who is often thought of as the founding father of the environmental movement. Back in the 1950s, he argued that humans were already exceeding the “carrying capacity” of the planet and needed to find a better balance with nature. To him, science and economic development only made things worse and created new problems. Lightforce is firmly in the wizard camp. Turning the sun into electricity feels a little bit like magic, as does being able to store it in a battery. So whether you’re in government, in business, or in your own home, it’s time to change the way we think about climate change from a series of sacrifices to an opportunity to make better decisions. — NZME • Luke Nutting is the managing director of Lightforce.

Heads are in the sand again The continued arrogance and disdain for the people of Masterton from the mayor and her “gang of ﬁve” just appals me. It is blatantly obvious that the whole project needs to be paused, as has been requested many times by councillors Caﬀell, Johnson, Nelson, Peterson and Holmes. Is it egos at stake here or the thought of losing face that drives Patterson, Nixon and the other four to continue to carry on with this farce, when the cost has exceeded everyone’s wildest expectations. It is unsustainable to continue. The legacy that Patterson will leave is unpalatable. How can she do this to the community? It beggars belief. Jennie Cohen Masterton

Featherston wastewater

The Times-Age May 17 edition carries another excellent story by Emily Ireland. This time we learn that the South Wairarapa District Council will not tell Featherston people about the options for treating waste water in their town. It seems that councillors have had a list of options since at least December 2021. It is now May – six months later. How long does it take this council to make any sort of decision? What possible reason can there be for not consulting residents anyway? They deserve to know that the council has considered all reasonable alternatives? In the end they will have to pay the bills associated with any new wastewater scheme. They are surely entitled to have the

information they might need to decide what trade-oﬀs they are willing to make. The closest we get to a reason for withholding the information is the mayor telling us that the options are extremely costly. That does not surprise us, everything that Wellington Water touches is costly. Even so, the residents are grown-ups. The council should treat them like grown-ups. Martin Connelly Greytown

Peterson backed

I wish to congratulate Chris Peterson for his letter to editor [Times-Age May 10]. Peterson conﬁrms my own understanding of the urgency of addressing the challenge of Climate Change, at all levels: central and local government, business, organisations, etc, and most importantly, citizens – who include those populating the aforementioned bodies. Policy and behaviours must be based on sound knowledge if we are to have any chance of a future inhabiting a liveable planet. Like it or not, we most urgently need to adopt de-growth, and change our consumptive behaviours accordingly. Helen Dew Carterton

Theatre move congratulated

The Masterton Theatre Company are to be congratulated on their proposal for a performing arts hub albeit without costings that are still to be revealed and awaited with interest. Once again it brings into focus the ﬁasco that is the

Masterton District Council civic centre proposals. Late Tuesday afternoon the council released the “Civic Facility-Reverse Brief and Next Steps” document giving councillors less than a day to consider the report. One would think discussions between MTC and the MDC to see if there is any common ground would be paramount before council moves forward. Given that costs of the civic centre report presented by David Hopman are upwards of $70m the only sensible option out of the five presented is option 1 Pause. Any other option means the process grinds slowly on spending more of our money. The CEO points out the “liabilities for non-completion of the architects contract [without telling us what they are $?] but it limits further costs. There is also the risk of the forthcoming council elections becoming clouded by a single issue. I rather think the horse has well and truly bolted on that point and any liabilities are probably set in stone. The fault for all of this shambles lie firmly at the feet of the mayor and the five councillors who have pushed the project forward. How any of them could think of standing again for council is beyond me, they will have so much egg on their faces we won’t be able to see the grimaces as they try to talk their way out of responsibility for this mess. Graham Dick Masterton

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War amplifies nervous times for the world’s export nations The Russian invasion of Ukraine made everyone nervous, upending trade patterns for exporting countries such as New Zealand, writes OLGA DODD, ADRIAN FERNANDEZPEREZ and SIMON SOSVILLA-RIVERO

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ncertainty in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has wreaked havoc with the international commodity markets. In the normal pattern of the global economy, commodity exporting countries such New Zealand benefit from a rise in commodity prices and the subsequent strengthening of their currencies. But these are not normal times. In 2022, commodity prices have risen but the New Zealand dollar has failed to strengthen. So, what is different and what should consumers expect? The Russian invasion of Ukraine has contributed to extreme uncertainty in financial markets, including the currency markets. The war resulted in significant increases in global commodity prices, particularly for energy and agricultural commodities. But on May 13, the value of New Zealand’s currency against the United States dollar dropped to its lowest in two years. The New Zealand dollar was buying US68.32 cents on January 1, peaked at US69.75c on March 31, and then dropped to US62.39c on May 13.

Historically unusual

Again, this imbalance between the commodity markets and our currency is not normal. The New Zealand dollar is classified as a commodity currency, along with the Australian dollar, Canadian dollar and Norwegian krone. Primary commodities (dairy, meat and timber in the case of New Zealand) constitute a substantial part of these nations’ exports. For countries like New Zealand, the changes in global commodity prices are one of the main drivers of the country’s terms of trade fluctuations and, therefore, the currency value. Generally, the value of the currency – the exchange rate – increases when export commodity prices increase. The New Zealand dollar, for example, tends to increase in value when global dairy prices increase. But recent research has revealed a blip in the normal pattern. The authors studied the relationship between the changes in value of 31 currencies (including the New Zealand dollar) and commodity prices over the past 10 years. The analysis confirmed the traditional positive relationship between the changes in the currency values and commodity prices. However, around the start of the Ukraine war this relationship reversed and became negative. The reversal was particularly evident for commodity currencies. This study showed that despite the substantial increases in global commodity prices between January and March 2022, the expected corresponding increases in the value of commodity currencies did

A container cargo ship manoeuvres in Auckland Harbour earlier this year.

Trading in the world’s currencies has been volatile since Russia invaded Ukraine. PHOTOS/GETTY IMAGES

not occur. The value of the New Zealand dollar dropped 0.6 per cent from January 18 to March 1, despite sizeable increases in the global commodity index, the S&P GSCI [Standard & Poor’s Goldman Sachs Commodity Index], and the global dairy trade index, which increased 17.74 per cent and 13.4 per cent respectively over the same period.

Negativity driven by uncertainty

It appears the breakdown in the relationship between the value of the currencies and commodity prices was due to the extreme uncertainties and geopolitical risks during the January to March period. This global study also found that the closer a currency was to the conflict, the worse it performed. So, New Zealand has been advantaged by its geographic distance from the war. The New Zealand dollar value held better during the January to March period compared to the value of other currencies. Currencies of Eastern European countries that border Ukraine [Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovak Republic] lost, on average, more than 5 per cent from January 18 to March 1.

Returning to normal

Perceived uncertainty due to the conflict has reduced as the war has dragged on and the global commodity markets reversed their upward trend. During April and May, global dairy prices decreased 13.1 per cent, potentially due to the expected global economic slowdown and subsequent reduction in consumption, China’s “zero-covid” policy with lockdowns and the corresponding drop in demand, as well as the seasonal adjustments of dairy prices.

The New Zealand dollar has lost 10.6 per cent of its value since its peak in March. It seems the expected positive relationship between commodity prices and the value of New Zealand dollar is evident again. That said, a weak New Zealand dollar is bad news for New Zealand consumers as it increases the prices of imported goods, including fuel, further contributing to already high inflationary pressure. It also makes it more expensive for New Zealanders to travel overseas, something many people were looking forward to after two years of closed borders. On the flip side, a weaker New Zealand dollar can give a much-needed boost to the New Zealand tourist and tertiary education sectors, as it makes New Zealand less expensive and therefore a more attractive travel and study destination. A weakening New Zealand dollar is also beneficial for exporters of products like wine, as it makes them more competitive in global markets and increases external demand for these products. While the war in Europe had a global and unexpected impact on New Zealand’s currency, the normal state of play is returning. The latest trends can give businesses and consumers a small sense of certainty after months of things being – The Conversation upside-down. • Olga Dodd is Senior Lecturer in Finance, Auckland University of Technology. Adrian Fernandez-Perez is Senior Research Fellow in Finance, Auckland University of Technology. Simon Sosvilla-Rivero is Professor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. • This article was first published on The Conversation and is reublished with permission.

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TIMES PAST

READER PHOTO

100 years ago

There are at present several beautiful views of Castlepoint exhibited in Mr E Russell’s window, Jackson Street. The pictures give some idea of the beautiful seaside resort Masterton has within three hours’ motor drive. The photos were taken by Mr JH Lyttle, of Masterton. — Supplied by the Wairarapa Archive

Today in history

1536 - Anne Boleyn, second wife of English King Henry VIII, is beheaded at the Tower of London on charges of adultery, incest and treason. 1568 - English Queen Elizabeth I arrests Mary, Queen of Scots. 1649 - England is declared a Commonwealth by an act of the Rump Parliament making England a republic for the next 11 years. 1846 - Thomas Brunner’s epic exploration of the South Island from1846 to 1848 reached Mawhera pa. 1885 - German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck takes possession of Cameroon and Togoland. 1906 - World’s longest railroad tunnel [Simplon] linking Italy and Switzerland opens. 1919 - Mustafa Kemal Ataturk lands at Samsun on the Black Sea coast, beginning the Turkish War of Independence.

People on the Italian side celebrate the opening of the Simplon tunnel. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

1929 - Chinese warlord Feng Yuxiang declares war on Chiang Kai-shek’s nationalist government. 1935 - English Cardinal John Fisher and statesman Thomas More, both executed by Henry VIII, canonised as saints by Pope Pius XI. 1940 - French counter attack at Pronne under General Charles de Gaulle. 1943 - Churchill pledges Britain’s full support to US against Japan. 1944 - German defence line in Italy collapses. 1960 - Belgian parliament requires rest day for self employed. 1971 - USSR launches Mars 2, becomes the first spacecraft to crash land on Mars. 1987 - An attempted hijacking of an Air New Zealand Boeing 747 at Nadi airport, Fiji, was thwarted

when a member of the cabin crew struck the hijacker on the head with a whisky bottle.

Birthdays

Dame Nellie Melba, Australian operatic soprano [1861-1931]; Bill Jordan, English-born NZ politician/diplomat [1879-1959]; Nancy Astor, US-born British politician [1879-1964]; Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, first President of Turkey/founder of the Republic of Turkey [1881-1938]; Ho Chi Minh, Vetnamese communist revolutionary/President of North Vietnam [1890-1969]; Dick Dunn, NZ boxing coach [1908-2001]; Nevile Lodge, NZ cartoonist [19181989]; Gregor Yeates, NZ soil zoologist/botanist [1944–2012];

Autumn colours on the outskirts of Martinborough. Photo by David Lawrence. Do you have a photo for our Reader Photo segment? If so, email it to news@age.co.nz with “reader photo” in the subject line.

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Law makes MP uncomfortable Hipkins: Pandemic rules gone by end of year

John Weekes

hris Hipkins says the powers granted under Covid-19 response laws have always made him uncomfortable. The Covid-19 Response Minister yesterday said he hoped most pandemic response rules under the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act will largely be dismantled or replaced by the end of the year. “Those kinds of extraordinary powers should only be used in an emergency situation, and only as long as they’re justified,” he told the health select committee meeting yesterday. He added: “We will reach a point, and I hope it will be this year, where the vast bulk of our Covid-19 response will transition to a more business-asusual approach.” Asked later why he would not be more specific, Hipkins said: “If you

could ask Covid-19 what its intentions for the winter are, and let me know the outcome of that, then I could give you a more specific timetable.” On his discomfort with the law’s powers, he added: “It’s an uncomfortable necessity.” The health select committee also heard changes to pre-departure testing were likely and the managed isolation network will be largely done away with by early August. Hipkins said the Crown was unlikely to appeal against April’s Grounded Kiwis court ruling, which criticised aspects of MIQ. Justice Jillian Mallon found MIQ was a critical component of the Government’s elimination strategy but said the combination of the virtual lobby and narrow emergency criteria meant New Zealanders’ rights to reenter the country was infringed.

Chris Hipkins

Hipkins said MIQ was now largely in use for refugees, arrivals from Afghanistan, and Antarctic scientific staff. The MIQ network would largely fizzle out by August, he said. Hipkins also said a review of the Covid-19 response was likely but the

Gang links suspected in bedroom shotgun blast Police are worried children and their families could be killed in gangcrossfire after shots were fired at two homes in Wairoa without police being called. A person received serious leg injuries in a drive-by shooting targeting a house in Sydney St at about 4pm on May 5, while a child’s bedroom was showered with broken glass when shots were fired, apparently using a shotgun, at a Clyde St home at about 10.20pm on May 11. “It was simply good luck that the child was not present in the room at the time,” said police Tairawhiti Area investigations manager Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Moorhouse. While no arrests had been made, gang factors are thought to be involved, leading to fears that family members, including mothers and their children, could become the “collateral damage” when the shots are fired. Tairawhiti police have recently concluded Operation Aardwolf, investigating a homicide in which an innocent woman lost her life after being shot in a public place. Moorhouse said police only became aware of the Sydney St incident after a man with the injuries arrived at Wairoa Hospital, and there were times when the hearing of shots was not reported at all. Tairawhiti police continue to focus

exact nature of that review was to be determined. “For public confidence though, it’ll need to have a good degree of independence.” Hipkins said a variant “that would send us back to square one” — impervious to vaccines and highly lethal — was unlikely. “But we have to be able to plan for all of those.” Act leader David Seymour asked Hipkins what the goal of the pandemic response was now. Hipkins said the goal was still to reduce hospitalisations and mortality. Earlier in the day, Te Pāti Māori said the pandemic response was largely successful and should provide a template for future initiatives in terms of devolving more decisionmaking. “The devolution of Covid funding to Māori to lead our own solutions highlighted that all we need to succeed is for the Crown to step out of the way,” co-leader Rawiri Waititi said. — NZ Herald

Three Waters plan ‘dumb’ Bernard Orsman

A child’s bedroom strewn with shattered glass after being shot-out from outside in Wairoa on May 11. Photo / NZ Police

Operation Kotare on keeping the community safe in Wairoa, but were frustrated to be now investigating two gang-related shootings within days of each other. “The actions of these perpetrators demonstrate a clear intent to cause harm and a total disregard for life, community safety and the law,” Moorhouse said. “Disturbingly, police have found that in the latest two shootings, several people had heard the gunshots and not reported them.

“We are very concerned that a measure of apathy or acceptance may be creeping into the mindsets of our communities and would like to take this opportunity to remind the public that these types of incidents are not okay, and should not be accepted by anyone.” ● Anyone with any information relating to shots being fired in the town or the two incidents can call police on 111 or through Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.

The Government’s decision to model the Three Waters reforms on Scotland is “dumb”, Auckland mayoral candidate and infrastructure engineer Wayne Brown says. He said the reason the Government has decided to roll water services, currently delivered by 67 councils, into four large water companies is because Scotland is a quarter of the size of New Zealand. “Scotland has hard rock geology, we have soft rock geology. Scotland has no erosion, we have erosion. Scotland has a very simple geography and about four catchments, we have thousands of catchments. It’s just dumb.” Brown fired the broadside at the water reforms at his first public meeting in the Takapuna Methodist Church hall on Tuesday night. About 30 people attended the meeting, including several local politicians. Brown also compared the controversial reforms to the initial Covid-19 vaccine rollout run from the Ministry of Health in Wellington. “Then they realised they had to involve local GPs and service providers and it worked well. The lesson in that is you shorten the distance between the service provider and the customer.” The Government last month announced it would forge ahead with the reforms, which stem from Havelock North’s outbreak of gastroenteritis in 2016 where four people died and 5000 became ill, the drought in Auckland, and old pipes bursting in Wellington.

PM zooms in for Q&A The Prime Minister’s back — at least online. Jacinda Ardern has been resting at home this week after catching Covid-19. But she has made her first appearance since beginning isolation via zoom at Question Time yesterday. In a clash with National leader Chris Luxon she has touted her Government’s economic record. She said the only other point of comparison is how her Government has done compared to the last Government post the last economic crisis with the GFC. She said toe-to-toe her Government has performed.

Covid milestone hit More than 1000 people have now died with Covid in NZ. Thirty-two more deaths were reported yesterday and we have recorded 9570 new community cases. Officials said the deaths included some from the past six weeks, and took the toll to 1017. One person was in their 20s, four in their 40s, two in their 50s, four in their 60s, nine in their 70s, nine in their 80s and three over 90. One twicereported death has been removed from the overall tally. There were 425 people in hospital, nine in ICU.

Protest costs $2.5m The Police Association president said spending on the Parliament protest was justified, but it was frustrating. Police spent more than $2.5 million responding to the antimandate occupation of Parliament grounds — $1m on accommodation for officers, more than $600,000 on travel, and about $300,000 on feeding them. Chris Cahill said it was the unfortunate price of such a major operation. He said the figures weren’t surprising given the operation’s length and how many officers were needed. But it was still disappointing.

15-year-old in court A 15-year-old boy has appeared in Porirua Youth Court after an incident in Tawa on Tuesday. The boy, who has name suppression, was charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm by stabbing or cutting. He was waiting on police information before entering a plea, and was remanded to reappear next week.

Hutt hospital help Andrew Little said the Government was holding off for now parachuting in to bail out Hutt Valley’s hospital. The hospital’s main building is earthquake prone and arrangements are being made to vacate the site. The health minister said they would wait for the DHB to draw up a response before adding any funding. He said they were committed to the hospital but accepted it faced disruption.

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Former MPs reveal their wishlists Jonathan Coleman: Help for the average household

We need a Budget that focuses on measurable results that matter to the average household: relief from spiralling inflation; better access to primary care health services and hospital operations; investment to really raise our declining levels of education achievement; taking a much harder line on gangs. Every dollar allocated needs to be linked to a plan for improving outcomes. I want to see a clear narrative and plan for economic growth. Tell us how living standards will rise and how you’re going to make that happen. Let’s see costed infrastructure initiatives and a timetable for delivering them. There needs to be something in this for household finances. How about inflation-adjusting income tax brackets so people can keep more of their own money, and cutting fuel excise taxes? Restore faith that there is an economic future for people in New Zealand. We need to see the finance minister getting the Government books in order and limiting the current out-of-control growth in spending. Start with capping the growth in public servant numbers. How are we going to pay off the extra billions spent on getting through the past two years? We must look outwards. There needs to be money spent on promoting New Zealand as an

Finance Minister Grant Robertson will be revealing his Wellbeing Budget this afternoon.

attractive investment, education and travel destination, and appropriate inducements to regain the ground lost in these areas. Open back up to the world. International security can’t be ignored: it’s time to increase defence spending to 2 per cent of GDP and show our traditional friends that we are not freeloaders. It’s not the time to be spending on nice-to-haves. I want to see a Budget that takes the same care with the nation’s finances that Kiwi

households are having to take with their own, and gives a bit back to people at the same time. ● Dr Jonathan Coleman is a former National MP and minister in the John Key-led government from 2008 to 2017, including Health and Defence.

Sue Bradford: Housing, health and climate By the end of

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March, the number of households on the Ministry of Social Development waiting list had jumped to 27,000 and this only accounts for a fraction of those in desperate housing need. It would be great to see Government establish a new department covering every stage of the building process from acquiring land and procuring materials through to construction, accelerating supply to a minimum of 30,000 new state houses a year. Simultaneously there is an urgent

need for rent controls and the beginning of a concerted programme to disincentivise housing investment as the engine room of profit. It’s homes we need, not landlords. Monday’s climate change measures barely touched the surface of what’s required. Reducing emissions should be the priority, not playing games with carbon credits. Agriculture must be included in emission control with a deliberate programme to de-intensify dairy, get rid of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser and foster regenerative farming at scale. Free public transport within towns and cities is key to this mix. My personal dream is to see the restoration of regular daily passenger rail services on the AucklandNorthland line. I hope Grant Robertson will take the wide-ranging challenges across the health system seriously, lifting wages and conditions and filling staffing gaps urgently. The new health structure is an opportunity to finally put mental health on an equal footing with physical health — and to lift both. Dental care should be moved to a partial subsidy system like the one we use for GPs. We need maternity and postnatal care which treats mothers — and those who care for them — as worthy and valuable, rather than a societal afterthought. I’m not holding my breath on this wish list, but I’d surely like to see a Government brave enough to take these measures. ● Sue Bradford is a social activist and anti-poverty advocate and was a Green Party MP from 1999 to 2009.

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Fall of Mariupol at hand as fighters leave steel plant Withdrawal gives Russia an unbroken land bridge to the Crimean Peninsula

ariupol was on the verge of falling to the Russians yesterday as Ukraine moved to abandon the steel plant where hundreds of fighters had held out for months under relentless bombardment in the last bastion of resistance in the devastated city. The capture of Mariupol would make it the biggest city to be taken by Moscow’s forces in the war yet. Gaining full control of Mariupol would give Russia an unbroken land bridge to the Crimean Peninsula, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, and deprive Ukraine of a vital port. It could also free up Russian forces to fight elsewhere in the Donbas, the eastern industrial heartland that the Kremlin is bent on capturing. And it would give Russia a victory after repeated setbacks on the battlefield and the diplomatic front, beginning with the abortive attempt to storm Kyiv, the capital. More than 260 Ukrainian fighters — some of them seriously wounded and taken out on stretchers — left the ruins of the Azovstal plant on Tuesday and turned themselves over to the Russian side in a deal negotiated by the warring parties. An additional seven buses carrying an unknown number of Ukrainian soldiers from the plant were seen arriving at a former penal colony yesterday in the town of Olenivka, approximately 88km north of Mariupol. While Russia called it a surrender, the Ukrainians said the plant’s garrison had successfully completed its mission to tie down Russian forces and was under new orders. “To save their lives. Ukraine needs them. This is the main thing,” Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said. The Ukrainians expressed hope that the fighters would be exchanged for Russian prisoners of war. But

Tory rape arrest A Conservative MP has been arrested on suspicion of rape and a string of other sexual offences spanning seven years. The politician was being questioned by Metropolitan Police officers yesterday after being accused of rape, indecent assault, sexual assault, abuse of a position of trust and misconduct in a public office. A Scotland Yard spokesman said the arrest was the result of a twoyear investigation by the Met’s central specialist crime unit, following a report it received in January 2020. The alleged offences were committed between 2002 and 2009 in London. The MP who was arrested yesterday has not yet been named by the police or the Conservative Party.

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More than 260 Ukrainian fighters left the ruins of the Azovstal plant on Tuesday.

Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the lower house of the Russian Parliament, claimed there were “war criminals” among the defenders and they should be tried. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine was working to extract its remaining troops from the sprawling steel mill. Officials have not said how many remain inside. The soldiers who left the plant were searched by Russian troops, loaded onto buses accompanied by Russian military vehicles, and taken to two towns controlled by Moscowbacked separatists. More than 50 of the fighters were seriously wounded, according to both sides. It was impossible to confirm the total number of fighters brought to Olenivka or their legal status. Russia’s main federal investigative body said it intends to interrogate the troops to “identify the nationalists” and determine whether they were involved in crimes against civilians. Also, Russia’s top prosecutor asked the country’s Supreme Court to desig-

nate Ukraine’s Azov Regiment, whose members have been holding out at Azovstal, a terrorist organisation. The Azov Regiment was formed as a paramilitary volunteer group in May 2014 out of the ultra-nationalist Patriot of Ukraine gang, and the neoNazi Social National Assembly group. It’s members have been described as ultra-nationalists and accused of harbouring neo-Nazi and white supremacist ideologies. Kyiv says the Azov militia was folded into Ukraine’s National Guard — a military wing of the Interior Ministry — and that it has been reformed away from its radical nationalist origins. Elsewhere across the Donbas, seven civilians were killed in Russian attacks in the Donetsk region, regional Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported. In the Luhansk region, Russian soldiers fired rockets on an evacuation bus carrying 36 civilians, but no one was hurt, Governor Serhii Haidai said. Zelenskyy said Russian forces

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fired missiles at the western Lviv region and the Sumy and Chernihiv regions in the northeast, and carried out airstrikes in the eastern Luhansk region. Russian officials in Belgorod and Kursk, which border Ukraine, accused Kyiv of shelling villages and civilian infrastructure along the frontier, the latest in a series of similar accusations in recent weeks. In other developments, the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, said he sent a team of 42 investigators and forensic experts to Ukraine to look into suspected war crimes. Ukraine has accused Russian forces of torturing and killing civilians. The World Health Organisation has verified 226 attacks on health facilities in Ukraine — almost three per day on average — since the Russian invasion began, according to the agency’s Europe director, Hans Kluge. The targeted strikes have killed at least 75 people and wounded 59, he said. — AP

An expert group convened by the World Health Organisation says there may be some benefit in giving a second booster dose of coronavirus vaccine to the most vulnerable people amid the continuing global spread of Omicron and its subvariants. The United Nations health agency said there was “a growing body of evidence regarding the value of an additional booster dose” for groups including health workers, people aged over 60 and those with weak immune systems. The WHO said its expert group had assessed the limited data from seven studies for second booster doses of messenger RNA vaccines, saying there wasn’t enough information proving their effectiveness in younger, healthy people.

Pollution toll A new study blames pollution of all types for 9 million deaths a year globally, with the death toll attributed to dirty air from cars, trucks and industry rising 55 per cent since 2000. That increase is offset by fewer pollution deaths from primitive indoor stoves and water contaminated with human and animal waste, so overall pollution deaths in 2019 are about the same as 2015. The United States is the only fully industrialised country in the top 10 nations for total pollution deaths, ranking 7th with 142,883 deaths blamed on pollution in 2019, sandwiched between Bangladesh and Ethiopia, according to a new study in the Lancet Planetary Health. India and China lead the world in pollution deaths with nearly 2.4 million and almost 2.2 million deaths a year.

Why Turkey is opposed to Finland and Sweden’s Nato bids Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he opposed Sweden and Finland joining Nato because of their alleged support of Kurdish militants and other groups Ankara says threaten its national security. Turkey’s approval is crucial because Nato makes its decisions by consensus. Any of its 30-member countries can veto a new member. Erdogan’s Government is expected to use the two countries’ membership bids as leverage for concessions and guarantees from its allies. Here’s a look at Turkey’s position, what it could gain: What’s Turkey’s problem with the membership bids? Turkey, which has Nato’s second largest army, has traditionally been supportive of Nato enlargement, believing that the alliance’s “open

door” policy enhances European security. It has for example, spoken in favour of the prospect of Ukraine and Georgia joining. Erdogan’s objection to Sweden and Finland stems from Turkish grievances with Stockholm’s — and to a lesser degree Helsinki’s — perceived support of the banned Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, the leftist extremist group DHKP-C and followers of the US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen who Ankara claims was behind a failed military coup attempt in 2016. Many Kurdish and other exiles have found refuge in Sweden over the past decades, as have members of Gulen’s movement more recently. According to Turkey’s state-run media, Sweden and Finland have refused to extradite 33 people wanted by Turkey.

Ankara, which frequently accuses allies of turning a blind eye to its security concerns, has also been angered by restrictions on sales of military equipment to Turkey. These were imposed by EU countries, including Sweden and Finland, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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following Turkey’s military incursion into northern Syria in 2019. Further justifying his objection, Erdogan says his country doesn’t want to repeat a “mistake” by Ankara, which agreed to re-admit Greece into Nato’s military structure in 1980. He claimed the action had allowed Greece “to take an attitude against Turkey” with Nato’s backing. What could Turkey gain? Turkey is expected to seek to negotiate a compromise deal under which the two countries will crack down on the PKK and other groups in return for Turkish support of their joining Nato. A key demand is expected to be that they halt any support to a Syrian Kurdish group, the Kurdish People’s Protection Units, or YPG. The group is a Western ally in the

fight against Isis (Islamic State) in northern Syria but Turkey views it as an extension of the PKK. Erdogan could also seek to use Sweden and Finland’s membership to wrest concessions from the United States and other allies. Turkey wants to return to the US-led F-35 fighter jet programme — a project it was kicked out of following its purchase of Russian S-400 missile defence systems. Alternatively, Turkey is looking to purchase a new batch of F-16 fighter jets. Other possible demands could include an end to an unofficial embargo on military sales to Turkey by allies; concessions from EU member countries concerning Turkey’s faltered bid to join the bloc; and increased funds to help the country support 3.7 million Syrian refugees. — AP

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Covid could be calamity for Kim North Korea will have to accept help — or go it alone

uring more than a decade as North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un has made “selfreliance” his governing linchpin, shunning international help and striving instead for domestic strategies to fix his battered economy. But as an illness suspected to be Covid-19 makes hundreds of thousands of his people ill, Kim stands at a critical crossroad: Either swallow his pride and receive foreign help to fight the disease, or go it alone, en-

during potential huge fatalities that may undermine his leadership. “Kim Jong Un is in a dilemma, a really huge dilemma,” said Lim Eul Chul, a professor at Kyungnam University’s Institute for Far Eastern Studies in Seoul. “If he accepts United States or Western assistance, that can shake the self-reliance stance that he has steadfastly maintained and public confidence in him could be weakened.” Doing nothing could be calamitous. Since acknowledging a Covid-19 outbreak last week, North Korea has said “an explosively spreading fever” has killed 56 people and infected about 1.5 million others. Outside observers suspect most of those cases were caused by the coronavirus. Whatever North Korea’s state-

controlled media say about those who are sick, the outbreak is likely several times Kim Jong Un worse. North Korea lacks sufficient Covid-19 tests, and experts say it is significantly understating deaths to avoid possible public unrest that could hurt Kim politically. Some observers say the stated death toll is low for a country where most of the 26 million people are unvaccinated and medicine is in short supply. The North’s apparent underreporting of deaths is meant to defend Kim’s authority as he faces “the first and biggest crisis” of his decade of rule, Nam Sung Wook, a professor at

Korea University, said. The North Korean outbreak may be linked to a massive military parade in Pyongyang in late April that Kim organised to feature new weapons and loyal troops. The parade drew tens of thousands of soldiers and residents from around the country. After the event, Kim spent several days taking dozens of commemorative group photos with parade participants, all of whom were without masks. North Korea may be able to publicly hide the real number of deaths, but the country’s strengthened restrictions on movement and quarantine rules could hurt its agricultural cultivation. Its economy is already battered by more than two years of pandemic-

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Tripoli clashes An attempt by one of Libya’s rival prime ministers to seat his government in the capital of Tripoli triggered clashes yesterday between competing militias, forcing the newly appointed premier to leave the city. The development underscored the fragility of the country’s situation . Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha’s office said he had arrived in Tripoli with Cabinet ministers — three months after his appointment to lead an interim government. Local media reported clashes between different militias and rival forces in the city. The Tripoli-based government of embattled Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah slammed Bashagha, describing the move as an armed group’s “desperate attempt to spread terror and chaos”.

Coup ‘foiled’

Zimbabwe says it would use the money raised to help manage its rapidly growing elephant population.

Malian authorities have arrested suspects after an announcement by the ruling junta that it had foiled a coup attempt supported by an unnamed Western government. Security forces thwarted the countercoup against two-time coup leader Colonel Assimi Goita, a government statement said. The Army said suspects are being questioned. A list of several Malian military personnel suspected in the attempt was circulated throughout the intelligence community, a Malian security official said.

Zimbabwe seeks support to sell seized ivory

Cuba code Cuba’s Parliament has approved a new penal code that human rights groups warn tightens strict limits on dissent. The law controls unauthorised contacts with foreign organisations and individuals and bans foreign financing. Supreme Court President Rubén Remigio Ferro called it “a modern, very inclusive code”, telling state television that it favours “prevention and education

caused border shutdowns. North Korea is also worried about a shortage of medical supplies and food and daily necessities that have dried up in markets during the border closures, Yang Moo Jin, a professor at Seoul’s University of North Korean Studies, said. “They are experiencing another ‘arduous march’,” Yang said, referring to the state’s euphemism for a devastating famine in the 1990s that killed hundreds of thousands of people. Kim has previously rebuffed millions of doses of vaccines offered by the UN-backed Covax distribution programme. After the North admitted to an outbreak, South Korean and China offered to send vaccines, medicine and other medical supplies to North Korea. — AP

Zimbabwe is seeking international support to be allowed to sell its stockpile of seized ivory, saying the US$600 million ($943m) it expects to earn is urgently needed for the conservation of its rapidly growing elephant population which it describes as “dangerous”. Officials from the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority showed before repression”. Penalties of 10 to 30 years — in extreme cases even death — can be imposed on those who give information to international organisations, associations or even people who have not been authorised by the government. It eliminates the vague crime of “precriminal dangerousness” that was sometimes used against dissidents, but those who insult or attack officials or civilians who are doing their “citizens’ duty” can be imprisoned for up to five

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ambassadors from European Union countries the stockpile of ivory tusks seized from poachers and collected from elephants that have died. “We need assistance. These elephants are multiplying at a dangerous rate, 5 per cent per annum,” the parks and wildlife agency’s director-general, Fulton Mangwanya, said during the tour. Zimbabwe’s estimated 100,000

elephants are double the carrying capacity of its national parks. The overcrowded elephants are destroying the trees and shrubs that are vital for them and other wildlife, say parks officials. Zimbabwe’s elephant population is getting so big that Mangwanya warned “it will be very difficult for us to do anything but culling which is opposed by everyone”. — AP

years. A similar punishment can be imposed on those who “incite” against socialist order — and 10 years for those who use media to do so. There’s a ban on any unauthorised financing from international or domestic sources that contributes to the commission of a crime.

law of war or deliberately cause civilian casualties in a 2019 airstrike in Syria that killed dozens of people, including women and children. It did find that the military committed procedural mistakes in the aftermath. The Pentagon said no one, including the ground force commander, was disciplined as a result of the strike, which was launched in support of Syrian partner forces who were under heavy fire from Isis (Islamic State) near Baghouz, in eastern Syria.

Airstrike probe A US military investigation found that American troops did not violate the

The British Government dramatically escalated a fight with the European Union yesterday by saying it will pass a law to scrap parts of the trade treaty signed by the two sides less than two years ago. Britain says its move to singlehandedly change the legally binding treaty — an apparent breach of international law — is an insurance policy in case it can’t reach agreement with the bloc to end a longrunning dispute over post-Brexit trade rules. “Our preference is to reach a negotiated outcome with the EU,” Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said. The spat raises the chances of a trade war between Britain and the bloc that is its major economic partner. “Unilateral actions contradicting an international agreement are not acceptable,” said EU Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, the bloc’s top Brexit official. He said the EU “will need to respond with all measures at its disposal” if the UK goes ahead with the bill. When Britain left the bloc and its borderless free-trade zone, a deal was agreed to keep the Irish land border free of customs posts and other checks, because an open border is a key pillar of the Northern Ireland peace process. Instead, to protect the EU’s single market, there are checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK. The arrangement is opposed by British unionists in Northern Ireland. The Democratic Unionist Party, Northern Ireland’s biggest unionist party, is blocking the formation of a power-sharing regional government in Belfast, which should have been formed after the election this month, until the customs checks are scrapped. — AP

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recent magazine project takes the tales of ten Tararua women and uses them to shine a light on the lives of rural women across the country. Shepherdess magazine founder Kristy McGregor orchestrated the series G a t h e r Tararua to explore the untold

narratives of rural women through portraits and written stories. “It’s about documenting everyday life in provincial New Zealand,” she said. “It’s based on the idea that everyone has a story to tell and giving anyone a voice. It’s not about achieving amazing achievements, setting a record, or winning an award.” With the expertise and talent of freelance writer Carly Thomas and photographer Abbe Hoare, McGregor pulled together experiences and images of ten women from the district, many of whom were nominated for the project by their children and neighbours. “Quite a few came from daughters nominating their mothers – it was really sweet.” After conducting a similar project in Australia some years ago, McGregor brought the idea with her to New Zealand and presented proﬁles of 20 women in Horowhenua. These proﬁles

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made up the first collection of what would become a series. “The common theme throughout was their connection to the land,” McGregor said. “Even if they weren’t actively farming or living on farms, that connection to the land came through in different ways. With no prior publishing experience, McGregor, based between Levin and Otaki, launched Shepherdess to fill a gap in media aimed at rural women like herself. Her goal was to connect, empower and inspire rural women and share “good things” that were going on in rural communities. “One of the ladies didn’t think she was good enough or

interesting enough and didn’t think she was who we were looking for, but she was exactly what we were looking for. “One of them was nominated by her brother, and he was so proud of his sister. He felt she didn’t realise how special she was.” The magazine’s ﬁrst edition came out at the beginning of the March 2020 lockdown. McGregor then pitched the idea to take the project to Tararua in May 2021, and the team began working with the nominees in October. Hoare photographed the women in environments that were special to them, and Thomas worked with

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each participant to curate their stories. Based in Mangamaire, just outside of Pahiatua, Hoare had worked with Shepherdess since its inception and admired how

the Horowhenua project was carried out. Hoare suggested the Tararua district for the next iteration and knew several of the women involved.

“When we approached a lot of the women, they didn’t think their stories were interesting enough, which was totally not true,” she said. “Everybody has an interesting story.” The ﬁnished products appeared in Shepherdess’s autumn edition, with each story gradually shared via social media since March. McGregor said the women were grateful to the project team for taking a snapshot of their lives, and the responses had been positive. “It resonates that everyone does have a story to tell, and there’s interest or fascination in the everyday,” she said. “It just goes to show people connect with stories from real women, stories of real life. “In today’s world, we gloss over things and paint picture-perfect things. It’s the importance of those real, relatable stories.” She said the project gave

confidence to women. “We asked them what their reflections were about the project. Quite a few said how grateful they were that Tararua had been identified and that something had come to Tararua as it was often an area overlooked by bigger regions. “That’s what New Zealand’s made up of – these incredibly different patches and communities. We were coming and wanting to look for the positives in what was happening there, and that was appreciated.” McGregor now planned to move to other areas to continue telling the stories of provincial women. She said anyone could reach out if they felt a district in Wairarapa should be next on her list. Gather Tararua was supported by Tararua’s Creative Communities Committee and was not-for-profit.

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water, which means that continue to be under the catchment downstream pressure from the impacts won’t dry out as fast. of land use and plant and “Restoration Day 2022: Providing water animal pests. Kia whakanuia te taiao” resilience through methods Wetlands are really is an event run by Greater like this, which work good at filtering out Wellington in collaboration with nature rather than contaminants, pollutants with mana whenua and against it, will be essential and fertilisers so excess local partners. Events are if we are going to adapt to nutrients can get soaked taking place across the DOMINIC GEORGE climate change. up and recycled. Plants Wairarapa including a field Richard Parkes [from like raupo and manuka trip on the Waipoua River Wairarapa Pukaha to are good at improving in Masterton this weekend. HE agriculture industry does Kawakawa Alliance] talked water quality. On Saturday, May 28, many things well, but one thing it about how countries in They provide habitat there will be a webinar and could do better is shorten the Europe are moving to for threatened and at-risk two field trips in Pirinoa length of its ceremonial and nature-based methods for species including eels and and Wairarapa Moana. award titles. Some of them are so long flood control. mudfish. There can be a Tessa Bunny, the event they border on the ridiculous. As a Farmer Murray Tomlin benefit for biodiversity. quotient of industry insiders decry the manager, approached me shared a fascinating The organic matter of exposure in the mainstream about having a field triplack at description of what the media, it would be advisable to start with that plants like raupo our farm at Taueru in April. a few quick fixes. Taueru district was like produce encourages large We agreed to host the day when heavily forested in populations of aquatic with the theme “Rural The Country team receives an abundance ofAbout emails alertingonusa walk to see three wetlands in varying stages of restoration. the 19th century. There invertebrates including 20and of usinvitations spent the afternoon Restoration – on-farm to the happenings of the rural world and PHOTO/SUPPLIED was a day that the Taueru insects, watersnails, native planting, wetland of them are thoroughly worthy of school had to close because crustaceans and worms, restoration and thinkingmost of exposure and further discussion. Howthe birdsong was so loud. and vertebrates like frogs the wider catchment”. or eucalypts] in these use, deal restoration and arebeen ever, land a great of them so fenced off for more We finished with more and birds. We had a beautiful day areas. Nigel Fleming, the than ten years. We are poplar and willow planting convoluted it brings on a mild headache sharing of ideas and Wetlands are a key and after an unusually wet farm manager, spoke of control. trying for to erosion decipher who is holdinglucky the that we don’t have experiences over a cuppa component for water February and March the how fencing off wetlands too many pest plants and The first site we looked event, who the sponsor is, what industry back at the woolshed. I’m resilience. Wetlands act farm was looking a picture. can provide benefits for at was and fenced off aspect about of have is involved what the only had to remove looking forward more like a giant sponge and About 20 of us spent the the farm by reducing stock the odd willow. three years ago with some industry is being celebrated or discussed. Restoration Day events – serve to slow down water afternoon on a walk to see For native losses from sheep getting When retiring land, planting alongside example, you may receive sometake a look at the Greater as it moves through a three wetlands in varying stuck in boggy ground kanuka. The to stock thing regenerating that says you’re invited the management and Wellington websiteGREAT: to find stages of restoration. during dry summers. their adcatchment. contour dictate where the site has beenPacific fenced Region CHASING Globalsecond Conglomerate campaigns,Wetlands but therecan are some out more. “flatten curve” for‘sexy-up’ Stick to the basics, Initially we had planned It’s not so long ago fence lines will need to offProducers recently Stage and Four sevenPortfolio Primary steps that can bethe put in place to • https://www.gw.govt. like All Black legend waterThe flow by Farmers, reducing despite Opportunity First native Quarter plants Opening Cereto drive some of the route, agriculture. Young that wetlands were being go and sometimes small hundred Richie McCaw did. mony. will Okay, be The an extreme, differing through the ages, isnz/your-region/ thesponsors peak flow rate during but walking gave us more drained, and in Wairarapa areas of drier terrain go so in that this may winter. PHOTO/FILE fictitious thevisited reality was is it’s not farincluded. anothera flood. good As example. the flood It’s eventeasy toevents-and-meetings/ we’ve lost about 97 per cent opportunity to socialise are lasttitle, sitebutwe receive understand, a quality competition andrestoration-day-2022recedes the wetland will of wetlands. The remaining We have chosen to plant the When largest you [about three multiple and chat. We discussedremoved. a such missives on a weekly basis,small the woodlots [redwoods has made its release way on to televisionkia-whakanuia-tetaiao gradually the stored three per cent of wetlands hectares] and most of it has range of topics including natural inclination is to shy away and go screens. Uncomplicated. for something that says the Annual Farm Others could start by taking a leaf out Awards. of the books of some rock bands over the This may seem flippant and a tad years. I don’t reckon the Red Hot Chilli trivial, but in an age of increasingly bitePeppers, while still a longish title, would sized snippets of information, it’s advishave had the cut through they’ve had if able to refrain from such weighty titles they maintained their original name, and keep it as simple as possible. I Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majesunderstand not everything is specifically tic Masters of Mayhem (even if they did meant for broadcast, and I understand write Under the Bridge). And you may the need for naming rights sponsors, but not have even heard of Ozzy Osbourne if it all just adds to the glut of information Black Sabbath were still known as the that ultimately leads to a lack of cutcutting the greater chance of having your Polka Tulk Blues Band! Although I do through. And yes, it can be as simple as voice heard. There is a veritable deluge wish Kiss had kept their original the length of a title. of rural awards and ceremonies that, moniker, Wicked Lester . . . There is a genuine desire for certain while all worthy, are confusing to anyone So rural New Zealand, shorten those sectors of the rural community to be outside the industry. business card titles, chop a few words out taken seriously by their urban There are certain awards and events of your seminar names and combine a counterparts; to break down stereotypes that do make it to the mainstream and, few awards dinners, stop preaching to and not have to defend themselves for when you look at it, there’s no real the converted, and give yourself a shot at some perceived notion they’re the sole surprise. The NZ Dairy Industry Awards showing the rest of the population just source of environmental pollutants. is simple and self-explanatory. They exactly what it is you’re doing out Many have identified the mainstream glitzed up the event, got a personality to there. ■ media as a way of doing this and perhaps host it in Mike McRoberts and — getting as much coverage as animals whaddya know? — it gets mainstream DOMINIC GEORGE hosts rights groups, for example. As someone coverage. I understand not every event Farming First, 5am-6am who’s worked in the mainstream media I can attract star power, just as not every weekdays on Radio Sport. can tell you the shorter, pithier and more sector can afford Richie McCaw to front

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s the global conversation about the effects of climate change has expanded, so too has our knowledge of the essential role of bees in our ecosystem. Put simply, we cannot live without them: they pollinate 70 of the 100 or so crop species that feed 90 per cent of the world’s population. According to a BBC report, honeybees are responsible for $30 billion a year in crops, and without them, we would have only half the amount of fruit and vegetables. That we have a World Bee Day — tomorrow — signals our dependence on bees. Last year for the At Source podcast, I spoke to Phil Lester, professor in ecology and entomology at Victoria University of Wellington and author of Healthy Bee, Sick Bee, who describes the honeybee as “nature’s most powerful insect”. Lester says climate change is a major factor in declining bee populations overseas, and that pesticides, habitat disturbance/urbanisation and introduced species such as wasps are the main drivers of biodiversity and insect change around the world. Our local bee population is diverse – as well as honey bees, Aotearoa New

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regime that is equivalent RHEA DASENT, to a commercial kitchen FEDERATED DOMINIC regime,GEORGE regardless if FARMERS SENIOR they cook for two people POLICY ADVISER or 500 people. Only

No food is allowed to need a maintenance and be prepared if there is operations plan, standard a power cut, because it operating procedures for might be unsafe. things like restarting E coli must be tested the water treatment that cook food for does for regularly, food system. Logs are HE people agriculture industry Home cooks need many themselves andbutdo samples must be sent to needed for every activity. things well, onenot thing it to register with the could share exempt. an accredited lab within doare better is shorten the An emergency plan is Government, and follow lengthThe cook has and 24 hours, and keep at of home its ceremonial needed for disasters like a commercial-style food to Some be suitably qualifi exactly 6 degrees Celsius award titles. of them are ed, so long a pipe leak. Water to safety regime. andon update trainingAs a until it gets to the test lab. they border the their ridiculous. houses must cease if there Wait a minute. This ofevery three insiders years. decry the You face being quotient industry is a powercut, because it is not true, butlack I am A food plan prosecuted in court if of exposure in safety the mainstream won’t be UV treated. using this as a parallel is needed, and to formal you are reckless with media, it would be advisable start with Tests for E. coli must to demonstratea few just operating food safety. quickstandard fixes. occur frequently, up to how ridiculous The the Country procedures for an food team receives abund- It sounds extreme, but daily if you are in the rural Government’s new storage, preparation, this is similar to the new ance of emails and invitations alerting us supply category. Water drinking water regime is. happenings cookingof and clean-up. standards for privatelyto the the rural world and samples must get to an Federated Farmers You need to keep a record owned drinking water most of them are thoroughly worthy of accredited lab within 24 submitted in opposition of all your food activities suppliers. These rules exposure and further discussion. Howhours and be kept at a to Taumata Arowai’s newa great in a log book.of them are so are not just for big city ever, deal stable 6 degrees Celsius. drinking water standards An emergency plan is municipal suppliers, but convoluted it brings on a mild headache You face going to court and rules in March. needed for disasters like the also capture the farmer trying to decipher who is holding and/or a fine of $50,000 I’m reluctant to give the milk being one day with a couple of houses event, who the sponsor is, what industry if you get it wrong. the Government isa involved bad past it’s best-before date.of the for workers and family, and what aspect It’s overkill, and as idea, but imagine if You have to install a or the rural lifestyler who industry is being celebrated or discussed. shown by the nearly 1000 the Government For has example, commercial steriliser, and shares a water supply you may receive someresponses to a Federated identified that toothing manythat upgrade your fridge with their neighbours. says you’re invitedand to the Farmers survey on small people are getting ill oven to meet the required The same rules apply Global Conglomerate Pacific Region their ad campaigns, but there are some rural water supplies, a from food prepared and Producers standards.Stage Four Only Portfolio a if you supply two houses, Primary steps that can be put in place to ‘sexy-up’ signifi cant number will cooked in their Opportunity homes. registered technician canCereor 500. The supplier has First Quarter Opening agriculture. The Young Farmers, despite walk away from supplying To tackle this, they want maintain your whiteware, to be suitably qualifi ed mony. Okay, so that may be an extreme, differing sponsors through the ages, is home cooks to register, others if the process is too you have to get them out and update their training fictitious title, but the reality is it’s not far another good example. It’s easy to and follow a foodremoved. safety once a year check. multiple every three years. They costly and cumbersome. When you toreceive understand, a quality competition and such missives on a weekly basis, the has made its way on to television natural inclination is to shy away and go screens. Uncomplicated. for something that says the Annual Farm Others could start by taking a leaf out Awards. of the books of some rock bands over the This may seem flippant and a tad years. I don’t reckon the Red Hot Chilli trivial, but in an age of increasingly bitePeppers, while still a longish title, would sized snippets of information, it’s advishave had the cut through they’ve had if able to refrain from such weighty titles they maintained their original name, and keep it as simple as possible. I Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majesunderstand not everything is specifically tic Masters of Mayhem (even if they did meant for broadcast, and I understand write Under the Bridge). And you may the need for naming rights sponsors, but not have even heard of Ozzy Osbourne if it all just adds to the glut of information Black Sabbath were still known as the that ultimately leads to a lack of cutcutting the greater chance of having your Polka Tulk Blues Band! Although I do through. And yes, it can be as simple as voice heard. There is a veritable deluge wish Kiss had kept their original the length of a title. of rural awards and ceremonies that, moniker, Wicked Lester . . . There is a genuine desire for certain while all worthy, are confusing to anyone So rural New Zealand, shorten those sectors of the rural community to be outside the industry. business card titles, chop a few words out taken seriously by their urban There are certain awards and events of your seminar names and combine a counterparts; to break down stereotypes that do make it to the mainstream and, few awards dinners, stop preaching to and not have to defend themselves for when you look at it, there’s no real the converted, and give yourself a shot at some perceived notion they’re the sole surprise. The NZ Dairy Industry Awards showing the rest of the population just source of environmental pollutants. is simple and self-explanatory. They exactly what it is you’re doing out Many have identified the mainstream glitzed up the event, got a personality to there. ■ media as a way of doing this and perhaps host it in Mike McRoberts and — getting as much coverage as animals whaddya know? — it gets mainstream DOMINIC GEORGE hosts rights groups, for example. As someone coverage. I understand not every event Farming First, 5am-6am who’s worked in the mainstream media I can attract star power, just as not every weekdays on Radio Sport. can tell you the shorter, pithier and more sector can afford Richie McCaw to front

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The massive slip which has dammed the Kaiwhata River between Te Wharau and Homewood remains ﬁrmly in place while water levels continue to rise. It begs the question of what happens when the dam eventually breaks. A team from GNS Science were at the site on Thursday to collect data to answer this question, using a drone, GPS and terrestrial laser scanner to provide detailed hazard information to local authorities. The landslide which caused the dam is believed to have occurred sometime last Saturday afternoon where the base of an existing landslide from a few years ago gave way. The landslide that blocked the river has a volume of 100,000 cubic metres. The team measured the lowest point on the crest of the landslide dam as 15 metres above the original river level. The volume of water in the lake forming behind the dam was estimated to be 600,000 cubic metres yesterday afternoon. It was expected to spill over the top of the dam at some point today if water levels

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Meanwhile, Kummerstein farm manager Marty Byl said the water was still rising about 2-3 centimetres every hour yesterday. “We’ve got a lot of water now.” He said the water did not

As crews prepared to scour the Tararua Range for missing tramper Darren Myers for the second consecutive day of the current four-day mission, his brother-in-law spoke of his experience in the outdoors and love of adventure. At the Wairarapa Search and Rescue [SAR] base at Hood Aerodrome in Masterton yesterday, Duncan Styles said he and Myers had been planning on doing the Dusky Track in Fiordland later this year. The route described by National Geographic as one of New Zealand’s toughest gives a good indication of Myers’ experience. “Darren had done lots of tramping in the UK. He’s done six weeks crossing the Pyrenees in France, plenty of major expeditions, and big mountain bike tours in places such as Wales. “In the time he’s been in New

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The massive slip which has dammed the Kaiwhata River and left a major scar on the hillside. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

continued to rise. Brenda Rosser, an engineering geomorphologist and sedimentologist from GNS Science, said a team was running through a 3D model they made based on Thursday’s site visit. “We are running models to understand what would happen

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if the dam were to fail,” she said. “We think there is a fairly high probability the dam will fail in the next few days.” She said the cause of the landslide was still unknown. “There are several large prehistoric landslides in the area, but we don’t know. We’re looking into that.”

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FORESTRY IN WAIRARAPA Forest Enterprises achieves FSC certification for investments Forestry investment manager Forest Enterprises has achieved Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC® C168647) responsible forest management and chainof-custody certiÿ cation for 19 forests the company manages on behalf of its retail investors.

A stand of 300+ year old Kahikatea in Lowlands Forest (Wairarapa) will be assessed later this year as an FSC High Conservation Value area. Photo/Forest Enterprises

These are the ÿ rst managed investment schemes in New Zealand to be FSC certiÿ ed, including the three Wairarapa forests that comprise the recently promoted Pukek° whai Forest Investment. FSC is an international nongovernmental organisation that promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneÿ cial, and economically viable management of the world’s forests. The distinctive FSC logo can be recognised on products like paper, packaging and furniture. Such certiÿ cation provides assurance to consumers and wood processors that

the timber they are buying is sourced from sustainably managed forests. “Achieving FSC certiÿ cation is validation that our forest management practices meet the highest international standards”, says Forest Enterprises CEO Bert Hughes. “We know how important this is to our investors.” FSC forest management standards enhance New Zealand’s national environmental standards for plantation forestry particularly around rare, threatened and endangered species and riparian margins. Hughes explains that FSC certiÿ cation is particularly important for harvesting forests. “To maximise harvest returns for our investors, as manager we need to ensure that the forest produces a diverse range of log grades to suit a range of export and domestic customers. FSC certiÿ cation helps us maintain access to domestic sawmill customers that increasingly prefer logs

from certiÿ ed forests.” In addition to its managed investment forests, Forest Enterprises also manages 17,000 hectares of FSC certiÿ ed forestry in the North Island for a private international impact investment fund (FSC® C131650). “An FSC audit is rigorous and involves the whole business. Four audits in two years is a huge undertaking, especially during a lockdown. Our team worked very hard on this strategically important project.” Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Forest Enterprises is one of New Zealand’s leading forestry investment managers. Another 26 of its investment forests are scheduled to be evaluated for FSC certiÿ cation later this year. FSC is not responsible for and does not endorse any ÿ nancial claims on returns on investments. For more information, visit forestenterprises.co.nz/ responsible-forestry

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Why the dislike of pine? There has been a growing sentiment in some parts of New Zealand’s culture that is making many forest growers and foresters in our country confused. The ‘I REALLY DON’T LIKE PINE’ club seems to be mounting in numbers. It has suddenly become very trendy to state various opinions on this topic with very little understanding of how the forestry sector works alongside our national natural forests reserves that are not harvested. The plantation forest sector in New Zealand was developed because of our declining natural forests, and to be used for a renewable and sustainable resource that would not impact our indigenous forests. Sentiments, stated as ‘facts’ about pine trees, are not based on reality, and many articles or social media posts with misleading statements have only confused people more. The bias that is emphasised in many attitudes implies somehow

that “indigenous trees are good” and “pine trees are bad”. When in fact, they are used for completely di˛ erent outcomes. There is no bad tree. All trees, whether they originated thousands of years ago or came here two centuries ago on a ship, all trees play a part in providing for our economy, our comfort, our wellbeing and our environment. Some trees we grow to harvest wood to build our houses and produce our paper products. Other trees provide food and shelter for us. Yet others support our native birds and enhance our ecosystems. Di˛ erent trees for di˛ erent reasons. Hating one over the other is a foolish exercise. It’s like disliking a cross bred sheep but loving a merino! We can’t turn back the ecological clock in New Zealand to 500 years ago. Some of our landscape has been degraded to the point where any tree growing would be a bonus. And with the climate change outcomes of drought and ˝ oods upon us, things are evolving

rapidly which makes the survival of any planted tree harder to achieve. “Carbon Farming” is a new catchy phrase that has sent large parts of our population into a frenzy. But in fact, it’s less than 10% the forest sector, and any forest registered as ‘permanent’ (or ‘carbon farmed’ as it is called) can still be harvested after 50 years. It should be called the ‘semi-permanent’ category to avoid confusion. Now, every time a person sees a pine tree going in the ground, they think it’s ‘carbon farming’, even though any forest planted after 1990 can claim carbon as part of their normal harvest regime and claiming carbon doesn’t mean you can’t harvest the trees. Around the Wairarapa region, with excellent access to ports and sawmills, there is limited ‘carbon farming’ occurring on a large scale. Production forests have been providing stable employment and products in the region for many years already, and this infrastructure is well established.

Wairarapa is typically a mix of small forest growers, investment-based forests owned by New Zealanders, woodlots on farms, and large-scale production forests. This pattern is expected to stay the same in the future, although it’s hoped that more landowners will transition erosion-prone country back into forests to take advantage of the excellent returns from timber and carbon, and to limit the potential damage from future weather events. Currently, New Zealand has 7% of our land in production forests and about 39% in pastural farming, with about a 0.5% increase in forestry in the last 2 years. It’s not exactly ‘blanket planting’, more like a bit of ˝ u˛ . Look around at your house, at the cardboard and paper products in your pantry, the fences on your farm and the toilet paper you use every day. Find some room in your heart to appreciate the humble pine tree, along with the $6.4 billion it makes for our economy and the thousands of jobs it provides.

We are not going back to harvesting Kauri or Beech any time soon so without pine forests to provide for our needs, we would be really stuck. Luckily the Wairarapa has excellent rail links to Wellington for export logs and large sawmills suppling the housing market. We are well-positioned here for the future trade in logs and sustainable biofuels that is poised to launch. Want more information on how to grow the remarkable and celebrated pine tree on your land for income?

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FORESTRY IN WAIRARAPA Stability and consistency have never really been ideals that our industry has conformed to, and this year is no di˜ erent. Although the May at wharf gate (AWG) export prices are very similar to those o˜ ered in April (mid to high $120’s/m3 for A grade), the underlying variables that make up those prices are vastly di˜ erent. The variable that has had the biggest in° uence on the AWG price in the past 12 months has been shipping, with freight costs ranging from $US40/m3 to $US85/m3. It would be easy to point the ÿ nger squarely at fuel cost and while it’s a massive factor, it’s not the whole picture. To put some ÿ gures around the cost of fuel and its e˜ ect on log prices; a log vessel will generally take 17 days to steam to China with a fuel burn of around 25 tonnes of Bunker oil per day, enough to give Greta Thunberg a hernia. This is a total trip usage of 425 tonnes of fuel and at current fuel costs of $US933 per tonne. That’s around $NZ620,000 for the one-way trip. Average payload is around 33,000 tonnes of logs so quick calculations are a fuel cost of $NZ18.80/m3 for fuel alone.

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As vessels are generally paid for on a time basis, any non-productive wait times outside loading or unloading increases the m3 unit cost. As NZ ports grapple with covid absenteeism and a general lack of sta˜ anyway, the ability to unload and load vessels has been impacted creating wait times around the country. In addition, the EPA has e˜ ectively ruled out the use of methyl bromide, the only fumigant accepted by China for the top deck cargo (around 1/3 of the vessel’s cargo) which has resulted in the industry moving to debarking of all deck stowed logs as a substitution. While debarking sounds like a better option, in reality you can’t build one overnight and therefore exporters are scrambling to secure top deck cargos where they can. As the Port of Tauranga has the most available debarked volume, vessels are waiting up to 2 weeks at Tauranga waiting for a load due to congestion – at $US35,000/ day or $NZ1.65/m3/day. Thankfully, the NZ dollar has been playing ball with a drop not seen since the ÿ rst round of covid lockdowns which has helped o˜ set some of the freight cost increases. This will be cold comfort to Grant Robertson as the direct

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for NZ and the potential for price increases through Q3. Increased fuel costs also are starting to bite harvesting and cartage contractors, and many are passing on this cost in the form of fuel adjustment factors (FAF). Your average harvesting crew will chew through around 4 litres of diesel per tonne of logs and, with around $0.82/litre increase in the past 12 months, you’re looking at harvest cost increases in the order of $3.28/tonne. Greta also hates trucks as they generally only get around 1.6km per litre on average which equates to 1.9 litres of fuel per tonne per 100km. Using the same increase in fuel cost and an average cartage distance of 150km from forest to mill or port, the increase in cartage cost is $2.33/tonne. Add these together and over the past 12 months you’re contributing an additional $5.60 per tonne or around $3,000/ha to the fuel producers’ bottom line. How long the increased

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impact of the depreciated dollar will keep the foot ÿ rmly on the in° ation throttle. China’s covid elimination strategy hasn’t gone so well in recent weeks with some very hard lockdowns in some of the busiest cities in China. This has ° owed through to weak demand as it’s pretty hard to convert logs to lumber from your 30m2 apartment in Beijing. We are expecting to see reasonably sharp increases in inventory if the lockdowns continue through May, which is likely as the Chinese government doesn’t like to admit defeat, even if the general population is starting to lose its sense of humour with being locked down. Supply from NZ is down on previous months due to port constraints, subdued returns and a general level of unease by forest owners regarding global stability. Global supply is also lacklustre and is not expected to increase from current levels for the remainder of the year which bodes well

Period fuel costs last is anyone’s guess. But so long as the wee man in Russia keeps lobbing bombs at his neighbours we’re more than likely stuck with it. Any reductions that were provided through government concessions in excise tax and road user charges have been countered by the exchange rate

which has increased the cost of all imports. Domestic log demand remains buoyant for both pruned and unpruned sawlogs. Many mills have mirrored other parts of the supply chain with large sta˜ absenteeism due to covid which has

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MOVING DAY

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Gearing up for Moving Day For dairy farmers, it’s a great time to start planning for Moving Day. Thousands of dairy farm households move every year to new farms and jobs for the start of the new dairy season on June 1, known as Moving Day. Farm owners, sharemilkers, employees and their families pull off this feat every year – moving cows, equipment, vehicles and household possessions to take the next step in their careers. A successful move involves excellent forward planning, communication and teamwork. Keeping everyone safe from Covid-19 is a focus this year, along with ensuring all animal movements are recorded in NAIT to protect

A checklist for transporting cows for farmers and transporters is available on DairyNZ’s website. It covers planning, day of transport and animal care.

Moving animals

Moving people

Farmers are committed to

Covid requirements are less challenging than last year for farmers shifting addresses.

treating their animals with care and respect as they are prepared for transport and then physically transported.

A comfortable and safe journey for animals helps ensure they arrive at their destination fi t and healthy. It’s important to make plans to ensure all stock will reach target body condition score by Moving Day. It is recommended farmers dry off as many animals as possible to ensure they are properly dried off on the day of transport. Lactating cows should be milked on the day of transport. It is recommended to have

DAIRY FARM plans are up to date – you can fi nd resources to help with this at www.dairynz. co.nz/biosecurity under our ‘biosecurity planner.’

our national herd.

A comfortable and safe journey for animals helps ensure they arrive at their destination fi t and healthy

someone available to check stock are okay after they are unloaded from their journey. Being calm around the cattle will help lower their stress levels for easier loading, transporting and unloading.

All movements of dairy cattle on and off farm must be recorded in the NAIT system within 48 hours to ensure animals can be traced for biosecurity purposes. It’s important to know where stock have been

in the case of a disease outbreak, so they can be quickly traced and slow down any potential spread of disease. The recent Foot and Mouth outbreak in Indonesia is a timely reminder for farmers to ensure biosecurity

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It’s recommended that everyone take sensible precautions to reduce the risk of contracting Covid. This could include avoiding in-person contact with people outside the household and workplace, where possible, in the weeks before moving. Maintain good social distancing and hygiene if contact is needed. It’s also helpful for families planning to move to have an alternative plan covering what to do if someone contracts Covid during the

moving period.

services, to help settle in.

Farmers, employees and contractors all working together is what makes Moving Week such a great success. DairyNZ recommends regular communication with everyone involved in the move – before, during and after.

Moving Day guidelines and templates

Moving Day on Monday 1st June - road drivers please be considerate

Moving Day guidelines and templates are available on the DairyNZ website at dairynz.conz/movingday.

June 1st is traditionally the day when sharemilkers and other farmers change properties. It is one of the biggest days in the dairy farming calendar every year.

These include guidelines covering planning and movement of people, animals, equipment and household items. There is also guidance on communicating with contractors.

Over a few hours, thousands of dairy cattle and associated stock will be on the move, along with sharemilkers, their families, vehicles, and household goods.

It’s important to ensure staff have enough time to be prepared, pack and clean in the weeks leading up to moving. If needed, farmers can adjust rosters and work hours to achieve this. Keeping people refreshed during Moving Week with food and snacks, and making time for breaks, helps maintain energy levels. It’s also important to ensure signed employment and tenancy agreements are in place in advance, and sharemilker /contract milker contracts are signed by both parties. Another great idea is to help introduce new people to local farming groups and community groups, and let them know about key local

For more information °

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Federated Farmers is asking for drivers to be aware of these stock movements on rural roads. “Moving Day involves moving the whole household too. We're asking people

driving in rural areas to be aware that there may be a larger than usual number of stock on the road or in stock trucks. “If you encounter stock on the road then please be patient and please do not honk your horn as that will startle stock.” Large numbers of cattle on the roads can leave slippery residue, with light rain exacerbating the situation. Motorists should look out for evidence of cattle being on the road – trampled verges, mud and effluent, and signage warning of livestock ahead.

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MOVING DAY Make sure NAIT is great on moving day Moving Day is the busiest time of the year for livestock movements.

Ensure you communicate with them early and often so they know what is expected of them and can give you accurate costings.

When NAIT compliance is compromised, our traceability system is threatened, and we run the risk of having a system that will not perform in the event of another disease outbreak.

Whether on the farm or in the house, the process for managing contractors for Moving Day is the same every time you use contractors on-farm.

When you move your herd or change your job on Moving Day, you will need to update NAIT and TBfree information before and after you move. the important NAIT timeframes to ensure you remain compliant

Step 2:

(should be done before Moving Day) If you are a Person in Charge of Animals (PICA), you must: ■ tag all your animals with NAIT tags and register them ■ complete an Animal Status Declaration (ASD) form ■ prepare a Declaration to Livestock Transporter (DLT), if your transporter asks for it.

Step 3: (before, during

and after Moving Day) Moving with the herd

If you are moving farms with the herd (sharemilkers) you must do the following:

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Register a new NAIT Number Deregister your old NAIT number (NN) — you should only do this once you have no more outstanding movements or animals on that NN

Managing Most people will need help from contractors with Moving Day.

Good biosecurity practices, including NAIT compliance, are critical over this period.

Step 1: Remember

ON THE

Contact us on 0800 482 463 or email us at info@ ospri.co.nz with your new location so we can update the TB Free Programme. Moving without the herd If you are moving farms without the herd (farm managers, contract milkers) you must do the following:

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Complete, sign and submit a PICA change form to let us know the new PICA at the NAIT location ■ If you are going to become the PICA at another NAIT location (taking over an existing herd) ensure you are correctly registered as the PICA for the new herd If you're using third-party software (like MINDA or myHERD) to update NAIT, or allowing stock agents to update NAIT on your behalf:

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let your provider know your new NAIT location number/s ■ assign your provider access to your NAIT account as an informa-

tion provider.

Step 4: If you are

registering any new grazing blocks, you must do the following: If you’re remaining at your current NAIT location but have acquired a new additional grazing block you must add the grazing block under your current NAIT location. If you try to add it under your current NAIT location, but it falls out of the location requirements, you will need to create a new NAIT location for the grazing block. NOTE: Movements must be created in NAIT for any animals sold or sent away to grazing within 48 hours of the movement taking place. Buying animals If you buy animals, check that they comply with NAIT requirements before you bring them on to your farm. New herds If you establish a new herd, you need to:

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register the herd for TB testing, and ■ after the animals you've bought have arrived, record in NAIT that you received them. Introducing new animals to a herd If you're adding new animals to your herd, you must record the movement in NAIT. If you've moved to a new farm, make sure the movement is recorded to the NAIT number at the new location.

Checklist for contractors

Ensure you: ■ Have clarified what it is you need / want the contractor to do ■ Made clear where they will be going / working ■ Advised them of anything they wouldn’t

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DAIRY FARM Moving house - tips and tricks

contractors ■

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expect that would be a risk to them Advised of other activity on farm that could pose a risk to them Determined what they are going to be doing, what risks that poses to others and how we are going to manage and communicate those risks Advised them of farm rules (eg speed limits) and expectations of behaviour Advised them of any relevant emergency procedures Determined appropriate time in/ time out reporting Got contact details Made notes on what you have told them Have agreed costs If necessary, you

should print/send electronic copy and mark-up a farm map

Tips and tricks

Have a standard letter that can be used as the base for all contractors when you do business with them outlining your expectations and risks they need to know about on your farm that they might not expect. Use a prepared checklist to make sure you remember all the steps. It is better to over-communicate rather than under-communicate. Written records such as email provide something you can both refer back to. Source: www.dairynz.co.nz

Get in touch with your insurer well before the move - there might be more things to discuss than you think. It’s a good idea to know the physical address, building details, any plant or machinery details, and the details of your sharemilking or contract milking agreement if applicable. Use professional cleaners to do a full house clean - they are an essential service. Book early. If you do clean the houses yourself make sure you do it to a standard that you would be happy with if your family were moving into the house, ie do a really good job Make sure you know when the house you are moving into will be vacant Check if there is the possibility of having 24 to 72 hours between families/ tenants leaving and arriving. This can take the pressure off.

Use professional cleaners to do a full house clean - they are an essential service.

Pack VERY important items separately. These should travel with you, eg phone chargers, Sky TV remote, ipads for kids, Important documentation including passport, visa, marriage certificates, insurance policies, motor vehicle ownership documentation etc. Must haves for move day

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Movers’ contact details

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Mobile phone & charger

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Laptop computer & charger

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Pen and paper

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Cash

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Snacks and drink

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Applicable medicine

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GARDENING Below: An outdoor cleaner, a sealant and a good grout may help you to keep your pavers looking good in spite of constant wet weather.

Think about what a tree drops before planting it, writes Leigh Bramwell

FEW WEEKS AGO, The Landscaper and I did a South Island sojourn. It was the first holiday we’d had away from home in over three years, thanks to Covid restrictions and an epileptic dog. When the dog went to heaven in February, we decided to do it. The cats went to the cattery and we headed off. During the time we were away there was a tropical cyclone in the Far North and lots of flooding. By the time we got home two weeks later, things were looking a bit, well, drab. Then it rained off and on for about a month. Nothing serious, but wet enough to keep us inside a lot of the time. It was seven weeks before we could mow the lawn and if we thought our garden looked drab when we first arrived home, it was utterly cheerless and lacklustre after seven weeks. It seemed like a good time to bite the bullet and address some of the maintenance issues that had been dogging us for years. The lawn was first on the list. While our big lawn areas hadn’t suffered, our terrace lawn (about 25 square metres) looked terrible so The Landscaper dug it up and re-sowed it with a rye/kikuyu mix. While it was growing I designed a couple of small garden areas to border it which were inexpensive and fun to create. Spending so much time on the lawn alerted us to the fact that the albizia planted alongside was starting to lose its leaves and litter the lawn and the adjoining deck with debris. Because it was wet both the leaf blower and the broom were ineffective. The deck got slippery and dead leaves were on a mission to come into the house. “Chop it down,” I told The Landscaper, who was somewhat surprised since I’d hung onto the albizia through three lots of the fungal disease Fusarium wilt. But enough is enough. The tree looks amazing for about four months of every year and the rest of the time it is showering us with dead leaves and flowers. Not worth it, so we are progressively dismantling it as we speak. On the other side of the terrace is a bangalow palm. It’s about 12 metres high

CLEAN UP The flowers and foliage of the albizia are beautiful . . . until they’ve died off and fallen all over your deck and lawn.

Palms have their place, but thanks to their seed pods it is not alongside a path or an outdoor entertaining area.

and a prolific producer of red seeds, which drop on the shell path and create a bloodylooking slimy mess. As well as the seeds the bangalow drops fronds which have huge leaf bases that threaten to behead you if you’re close by when they fall off. (I exaggerate — they’re actually quite light but they do give you a hell of a fright when they crash to earth right in front of you). They were used as water carriers by Aboriginal people and the name supposedly come from the Aboriginal word for water carrier.

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Dahlia imperialis.

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ormally by this time in May we will have had enough cutting frosts that dahlias will have retreated to their underground storage tubers to see out the winter. This year, which has been a splendid one for these members of the vast daisy family, has been slightly different, and there are still a few flowers hanging on in the garden. A nice early winter treat. But that pales into insignificance compared with the display put on by the later-flowering giant member of the genus, Dahlia imperialis. Walking passed the garden I commented on a few weeks ago as having host of frost susceptible plants, I was astonished to see the beautiful pendant flowers – lilac pink in colour – of this majestic giant. By giant, I mean this plant is quite unlike any other dahlia you are likely to meet. It grows with the same hollow tubes that typify the usual garden hybrids, but in this case, they look like bamboo canes, reaching up to four metres by the end of the flowering season, before bearing the typical daisy flowers one would expect from a daisy. The flowers are pendulous and in the most common form, they are slightly floppy too – I have seen them described as ‘pocket handkerchief’ flowers, so that gives you an idea of the scale of the flowers. There are single and double white-flowered forms around, but they are even less common than the lilac-pink variety. Coming from Mexico, these plants are frost tender, so need careful placement in warm soils and sunny spots. The large canes are also susceptible to wind damage [as you might expect] so some kind of shelter is probably a good idea too.

POLYANTHUS TOP: Fritillaria imperialis yellow form. LEFT: Alcantarea imperialis. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

A few years ago a New Zealand scientist managed to cross D. imperialis with some other larger species of dahlia, resulting in a range of interestingly coloured forms, but their size makes them difficult to fit into most gardens, and in our climate the frost is likely to knock the plants back before flowering. This makes them a labour of love, but the sight of these large stems with up to 12 flowers on each had makes the effort well worthwhile. A friend has asked me about another imperial flower, this time the remarkable Fritillaria imperialis. For those not familiar with the genus, fritillaries are a group of Northern Hemisphere plants, loosely related to true lilies, and are all bulbous plants, generally with pendulous, bell-shaped flowers. although they are not uncommon, they are not widely known in the general public. Of those sometimes available, the most popular [and the most amendable

to cultivation] is the snakes head fritillary, F. meleagris. This charming European wildflower usually has checkered flowers in purple shades, although some white forms are sometimes available. It is relatively easy to grow in the garden and is generally persistent. The same cannot be said for what many people regard as the best of the fritillaries – the crown Imperial, F. imperialis. This beauty is widespread in the wild, from Turkey through to the Himalayan foothills, and has been grown in gardens for millennia. It produces one metre high stems, topped with a crown of small green leaves [leading some people to call it the pineapple lily] under which hang a cluster of coloured bell-shaped flowers. In the wild these are usually orange-red, but cultivated forms range from almost scarlet red through to bright yellow. They make a remarkable sight when in flower, especially when massed together. I saw complementary beds, one

red, on orange, on opposite sides of a pathway in thew Dunedin Botanic Garden some years ago and have never forgotten the startling effect they had. One of the effects they had one me was to renew my determination to grow these Asiatic beauties. I had tried and failed on several occasions, despite trying every trick I could think of to keep them alive. Sometimes they rotted out before sprouting, a couple of times they sprouted and grew a few centimetres before again rotting out. I tried all sorts of tricks – growing in pure bark, pre-chilling, growing in the glasshouse, planting the bulb on its side – until in the end I flagged it away. I think our climate is just too mild and wet, so I have reluctantly accepted that it is not for my garden. Talking of different imperialis flowers has made me wonder of the garden with the Dahlia imperialis, which also has some bromeliads, has a specimen of Alcantharea imperialis. This is one of the largest of the terrestrial bromeliads grown in the home garden, with leaves that can reach up to 1.5 metres. As well as the usual attractive pineappleshaped growth, it also has a spectacular red flowering stem – if you can wait 40 or so years for it to occur.

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Two-person scramble at beach Riversdale Beach REBECCA O’NEALE

Saturday, May 14: The Keeper of the Greens two-person scramble was held in perfect autumn golfing conditions. Eighteen pairs played, being a combination of men, women, handicapped and non-handicapped. Winners were decided by nett scores using the Polish Peoria Team Handicap Adjustment Formula. Best nett, and winner of the trophy: Don and Alistair Thomson 55.2 nett, 2 Cheycoda Cocks and Becs O’Neale 56.2, 3 Simon Kerr and Patto 56.6, 4 Simon and Norman Johnston 60.6, 5 Willie Tatham and Malcom Steel 64.0, 6 James and Tim Loe – 64.4, 7 Nicki Thomas and Adam Newell – 65.28= Daryl Moss and Christine Prattley -65.4 and Paul and David Greenlees 65.4. Best gross: Jeremy Freeth and Paul Coltart 58. Nearest the pins: Christine Prattley and John Barbour. Honey Hole winner: Jo Hargood.

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It is looking very autumnal out on the course and now is not the time to be going in the drain on the seventh. Coming up: On Wednesday the women hosted their open day. On Saturday, is the last round of interclub for Div 3, who play Wainuiomata at home, and on Sunday we are hosting Petone Working Men’s Club. Thursday, May 26, is the Ferguson Farewell Tournament,

$10 entry, everyone welcome, cards in by midday. Sunday, May 29, is Ngahau Trophy/Grandma and Grandpa Tournament, please send your entries to: entries@ martinboroughgolfclub.co.nz Results from last week: Grumpies played a stableford: 1 Richard Thompson 39 points, 2 Derek Stephens 38, 3 Lachie McLeod 37, 4 Brian Russo 36. Twos: Malcolm Bridge, Andrew McKenzie, Seamus O’Sullivan, Derek Stephens, Jason Shaw and Brian Russo. On Wednesday the wmen played LGU/Shoot Out/Putting: 1 Carol Parkinson nett 69, 2 Ali Tipler 73, 3 Julie Dondertman, 4 Marion McKenzie 74, 5 Honor Clark 75. Twos: Honor Clark and Mary Desbonnets. Nearest the pins: Honor Clark and Marion McKenzie. Putting: Ali Tipler 24 putts. The nine-holers had their first round of Handicap Championships with Sandra Burgess getting the only two of the day. Thursday Club had a good turnout: 1 Paul Riddiford 39 points, 2 Doug Clark 38, 3 Mike Charteris 37, 4 Pete Griffiths 36, 5 David Stevenson 35. Two: Glen Schofer. Nearest the pin: Rob Smith. Saturday’s stableford round winner: Guy Walmsley 31 points. On Sunday we hosted the Eastwood Motor Group Beef & Burgundy Ambrose with a full field of 36 teams. Thanks to Eastwoods for their continued support and for providing the barbecue throughout the day. Results: 1 Tai Walters, Owen

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Lloyd, Sam Iraia and Alex Walters 55.12, 2 Bob Lindberg, Garth Hurrell, Lloyd Warren and Graham Smith 56.25, 3 Brian Russo, Alistair Boyne, Johnson Williams and Byron Hegglin 56.62, 4 Cuong Truong, Blake Walker, Scott Nielson and Richard Tosswill 57.37, 5 Brent McKinlay, Josh Hawkins, Jason Shaw and Jack Allen 58.25, 6 Lyall Callaghan, Colin Whibley-Smith, Phil Collins and Carol Parkinson 58.5, 7 Aaron Huddleston, Hamish Rees, Bradley Aldridge and Michael Bing 58.87, 8 Ant North, Martin O’Connor, Tony Price and Mark Lucock 59.12, 9 Robert Graham, Geoff Taylor, Kevin Clapp and Trevor Dewis 59.5, 10 Debbie Donaldson, Carl Donaldson, Martin Napier and David Stevenson 59.5. On Monday the women hosted the final round of Silver Pennants – our girls were playing Paraparaumu – Debbie Donaldson and Sandra Petersen won their 4 ball and in the singles Debbie had a good win along with Ju Allen and Carol Parkinson. Good luck to the Marquis Shield and Tilson Salver teams playing on Sunday.

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Results for the week ending May 16. The week got under way on Wednesday where players were greeted by a brisk southerly. Our nine-holers played a stableford round: Bernice Parker 18 points, Jennifer Armstrong, Phil Gibbons

18, Maureen Coulson 17, Terry Price 16. The women played the fourth round of the Coyle Cup: Val Edwards -2, Sharrie Gibbons -2, Jane Brooking -4, Lesley Sadler -6, Jenny Harris -7. The vets deferred their weekly round to Thursday and were treated with a calm sunny morning and 27 players who turned out for a par round. Division 1: Keith Brown and Chris Thomson +3, Jim Harris 0, Grant Smith and Don Kinnell -1. Division 2: Max Baylis +5, George Rink 0, Wal McKnight and Brian McKeown -1, Rob Saxton -2. Twos: Bill Armstrong, Keith Brown, Cary Clark and Ron O’Neale. Nearest the pins: Steve Gladwell and Bill Armstrong. On Friday, it was another nice day with 15 players turning out for Elevenses. Results: Bill Armstrong 24 points, George Rink 23, Steve Gladwell 23, John Vallely 22, Trevor Clayton 22. The club was a little quieter than previous weeks on Saturday, the nine-holers played a stableford round over the front nine: Bev Todd played a great round securing the win with 21 points, Anthony Gibbons 19, Carissa Price 19, Tam Buckingham 17, and Phil Gibbons 16. Two: Tipi Rimene. Our 18-holer women played the second round of the Captain’s Trophy: Vicki Bain 24 stableford points, Jane Brooking 34, Jenny Harris 33, Val Edwards 32 and Val Willis 23 points. Nearest to the Pin: Val Edwards. The Men played a par haggle: Trevor Barnard +7 [and best gross on 68], Don Kinnell

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Thursday, May 12, stableford: 1 Paul Fouhy 40, 2 Brian James 38, 3 Jamie Brunton 38, 4 Jock Cameron 37, 5 Brian Leighton 37. Saturday, May 14, club day: 1 Innes Kennard 70, 2 Murray Schofield 72, 3 Tony Rowntree 72, 4 Jamie Frew 72, 5 Ray Verhaart 72. Monday, May 16: Vets, stableford: 1 Larry Ashmore 20, 2 Isobelle Weaver 19, 3 Murray Wolland 19, 4 Phil Brown 18. Tuesday, May 17, stableford: 1 Lorraine Inglis 34, 2 Marilyn Strang 32, 3 Margot Barton 32, 4 Jeanette McNae 31, 5 Joanne Lucas 31.

Interclub results

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Douglas Villa AFC, Nifo Tauiliili for running the Featherston Sports Hub and ensuring children have access to sports gear, and Rod Sutherland for 58 years’ service to ACM athletics and cycling.

JUNIOR SPORTS PERSONALITY

Ava Wilson won ﬁve gold medals in Swim Wellington Championships to qualify for the NZ Short Course Championships. Luke Lange is Wairarapa’s top junior golfer, competing with success in interclub and tournaments. Violet Fisher had an outstanding year in athletics, being selected in the Wellington Track and Field, and CrossCountry teams. William Orsborn was the ﬁrst Wairarapa player since Marcus Daniell to win the Central Region primary school title. He also excelled at cricket and golf.

ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR

Don Griffin for many years as secretary of Masterton Bowling Club, the region’s largest bowling club, Gail Miller for 18 years as secretary of the Dalefield Hockey Club, Jorge Sandoval for the successful running of the NZ Cycle Classic and North Island Team Series under the strict covid-19 protocols, and Raewyn Ward for her expertise in running the Masterton Croquet Club, are this year’s finalists.

YOUTH SPORTS PERSONALITY

Kianna Dawson was named in the Hockey NZ Under-18 development squad, and NZ Beach Handball squads, and earned a hockey scholarship to the University of Connecticut. Mia Bartlett won the national under-18 javelin championship and was runner-up in the hammer. Ocean Bartlett played seven games for the Central Hinds and was selected as captain of the NZ Maori Secondary Schoolgirls Cricket team. Sam Blundell won the NZ Secondary School Motocross Championship, the Taupo Winter Series, and ManawatuOrion Winter Series.

SENIOR SPORTS PERSONALITY

Dane Lett represented New Zealand at the Tokyo Olympics as a key member of the Black Sticks men’s hockey team. Liam Lamb qualiﬁed for the World University games in the 1500m, in the fourth fastest time for a 19-year-old New Zealander. Seth Rance was the leading wicket taker for the Central Stags, bringing up 100 wickets in all three formats – ﬁrst class, list A, and T20 cricket. Stefan Hook took 23 wickets in the Furlong Cup and set a new Wairarapa record of 148

CLUB OF THE YEAR

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National cross-country champion and athletics champion Josh Taylor, and para dressage placegetter Vanessa Connell are the two ﬁnalists

OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR

Wairarapa-Bush’s leading club referee Alistair Payne controlled his seventh final in the 2021 decider between Greytown and Carterton. Darren Kerr won the Capital Football Pedro Molina Trophy for dedication and commitment to refereeing. Mark Harris is one of New Zealand’s leading track and field photo finish judges. Peter Sigvertsen is Hockey

Wairarapa’s leading whistle blower, controlling Wellington premier games. He was selected to oﬃciate at the 2021 National Hockey Championships.

JUNIOR OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR

Hockey umpires Finn Roberts and Flynn Registers. and promising netball umpires Maia Cullen and Sian Wheeler are the ﬁnalists in the category for aspiring young oﬃcials.

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

Arguably the toughest category to determine, with all ﬁnalists spending many hours contributing to their sports. Carol MacDonald for countless hours running ACM Harriers, Dennis Burling for the multiple roles he has held with

Douglas Villa is the Wairarapa’s biggest club with close to 30 junior teams. The club’s top team, the Magpies, won promotion to Capital Division Two, and their Under 13 side were unbeaten in the Capital JPL. Giants Softball overcame a disrupted season for their two men’s teams to win the two Intercity Premier Three Championship. Greytown RFC won the WaiBush premier championship and ran many successful JAB teams and programmes. The Opaki Tennis Club had two teams in Regional One Interclub and won the Regional Two Championship. As well senior and junior membership increased signiﬁcantly on the previous year.

SCHOOLS OF THE YEAR

Chanel, Rathkeale, St Matthew’s, and Wairarapa College are the ﬁnalists in the College of the Year, and Carterton School, Fernridge, Masterton Intermediate, and Solway School are the choices in the Primary School of the Year. • The Supreme Award winner will be chosen from the winners of all categories. The winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on Wednesday June 22, with NZ rowing great Mahe Drysdale the guest speaker.

Wai-Bush get a look at NPC schedule RUGBY

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Home games to start and finish the championship, and the first challenge for a new challenge trophy are the highlights of Farriers Wairarapa-Bush’s 2022 Heartland Championship campaign. In the confirmed draw released yesterday, Wai-Bush will kick off on Saturday August 20 with a home game against 2019 champions North Otago and will complete their programme on October 8 against Buller. However, it is Wai-Bush’s second round match against Poverty Bay that is likely to attract added interest, with the first Bill Osborne Taonga challenge at Rugby Park, Gisborne. The Bill Osborne Taonga, named in honour of the former All Black midfielder, was introduced in 2020 for the

The Bill Osborne Taonga will be up for grabs in Wai-Bush’s second round match. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

winner of the playoff for fifth and sixth when semifinals were scrapped after covid-19

restrictions led to a restructuring of the championship. Poverty Bay won that clash 33-26 over Mid Canterbury, becoming the first holder of the Taonga, which is now the Heartland equivalent of the Ranfurly Shield, and is up for grabs at every home game of the holders. The second home game against fierce rivals Horowhenua-Kapiti, in the third round on September 3, also holds special significance with Wai-Bush to hold their 50th anniversary celebrations, which were deferred from last year because of the covid disruptions. The team faces a tough eight days in the middle with an away trip to 2021 Meads Cup finalists Thames Valley, followed by a home clash against champions South Canterbury. Wai-Bush won’t play Whanganui, King Country, and Mid Canterbury.

WairarapaBush 2022 Heartland Programme: August 20 North Otago at home August 27 Poverty Bay away [Bill Osborne Taonga challenge] September 3 Horowhenua-Kapiti at home [Wai-Bush 50th anniversary] September 10 Thames Valley away September 17 South Canterbury at home September 24 West Coast away October 1 East Coast away October 8 Buller at home

Hockey

Gladstone Bulls stretched their lead in the Wairarapa Hockey men’s championship with a 5-1 defeat of Tremain’s Red Star. Carterton Vets had their ÿ rst win of the season, beating Featherston 5-0, and JNL and Daleÿ eld Dodgers fought out a 2-2 draw. Gladstone Gold and Daleÿ eld couldn’t be separated in a top of the table clash in women’s division one, with the game ending in a 3-3 draw. Kia Kaha thrashed Featherston 11-0. Eketahuna Tuis lead women’s division two after their convincing 8-1 win over Featherston Foxies. Coasties beat Gladstone Grenades 3-1, Wairarapa Mitsubishi edged Martinborough 3-2, and Tumu made it a miserable weekend for the Featherston club, thumping the Force 10-1.

Rugby League

The Pioneer Coyotes have ÿ nished runners-up in their ÿ rst year in the Manawatu Under-12 Rugby League competition. The eightweek championship wrapped up at Coronation Park, Palmerston North on Sunday with a ÿ nal day tournament of 12 teams. The Coyotes had two wins and a draw in their pool games and qualiÿ ed for the semiÿ nals, where they beat Dannevirke Tigers. However, they were no match for a strong Levin Wanderers in the ÿ nal.

Athletics

Hamish Hammond came out on top in the second race of the ACM Masterton Harriers crosscountry series at the Booth farm, Gladstone on Sunday. The runners and walkers had the option of completing anywhere from one to four laps of the 2km course, with most of the 97 competitors choosing the 6km race. Hammond ÿ nished the three laps in 21 minutes six seconds with Corey Miller second and Tony Price third. Vicki Paine was the best of the women runners with a time of 26min 53sec, followed by Julie Millar and Corrina Paine. Darius Simpson ÿ nished ÿ rst of the ÿ ve runners in the 8km race in 29min 48sec. Andrew Davenport was second and Michael Macklin was third. The 4km race was won by Noah Fisher in 15min 59sec with Brooke Miller a close second and Violet Fisher third. Jack Gard’ner won the 2km event in 9min 32sec followed by Monty Booth and Felicity Rose-Fisher.

Schools

The Wairarapa College 1st XV easily won their second-round match in qualifying for the Wellington Secondary School Rugby Premiership, thrashing Naenae College 70-7. Waicol are away to Aotea College on Saturday in the next round of qualifying. Rathkeale kicked o° the Central North Island 1st XV Championship in style with a 24-19 win over St John’s Hastings. They face a stronger challenge on Saturday, away to the powerful St Paul’s Hamilton. In football, Rathkeale won their second grading game for the Wellington Premier Championship, beating Paraparaumu College 2-1. Their unbeaten record goes on the line tomorrow against Scots College. Waicol went down 3-1 to HIBS 2 and play Upper Hutt College in the next grading game for senior reserve and division one. Manawatu Intercity Hockey gets underway tonight at the Trust House Wairarapa Hockey Complex, with Waicol hosting Feilding High School in boys and girls 1st XI matches. Rathkeale play Palmerston North Boys High School, and St Matthew’s take on Palmerston North Girls High School, with both games in Palmerston North.

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Career achievements ● One of 11 players to have played

hite Ferns and Otago Sparks wicketkeeper Katey Martin has retired after 21 years of international and domestic cricket. Her 19-year international career makes her the longest-serving modern day New Zealand cricketer while her 169 domestic one-day games is a New Zealand record for both men and women. She finished just shy of 200 international appearances with 199 caps to her name including 103 ODIs, 95 T20Is and a solitary test. A stalwart of the New Zealand cricketing scene over the past two decades, Martin leaves the game with “no regrets” and said she is looking forward to life after cricket. “It’s been an incredible experience. To all my team-mates, coaches, opposition, fans and friends I’ve met along the way, I want to thank you for making my time in cricket so memorable. “I also want to thank New Zealand Cricket, the New Zealand Cricket Players’ Association and Otago Cricket for their support over my entire career. “Cricket really has given me my life — from leaving Dunedin as a youngster to attend the NZC Academy in Christchurch, to travelling the world as a White Fern and representing my country, it’s been a dream come true.” Martin reserved the biggest thanks for her parents, Steve and Wendy, who have been a constant source of support throughout her career. “I’ve been fortunate to have a very supportive family throughout my time. “Dad travelled to India for my debut in 2003 and has made his

100 ODIs for NZ Her 75 wicket-keeping dismissals in ODIs is 3rd for NZ Her 51 wicket-keeping dismissals in T20Is is 2nd for NZ Her 169 domestic one-day games is an NZ record for men or women Her 171 wicket-keeping dismissals is a record for NZ women’s domestic one-day cricket Made 5 stumpings for Otago v Wellington in 2007/08. A record for NZ domestic one-day cricket for men or women. Made 3 stumpings for NZ v Australia at Invercargill 2010/11 which equalled the NZ T20I record One of six players with 4000 runs in NZ domestic one-day cricket One of six players with 2000 runs in NZ domestic T20 cricket

Katey Martin had a 19-year international career behind the stumps for the White Ferns.

presence known around the boundary ropes ever since. “Both Mum and Dad took a campervan around the North Island for the recent Women’s World Cup — to say I’ve been lucky to have them on this journey with me is an understatement.” Martin said the decision to retire wasn’t easy but said her mind was largely made up before the White

Ferns’ final ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup match against Pakistan. “I knew heading into that match it could be my last time playing for New Zealand, hence why I was quite emotional. “I took some time after the tournament to talk to family and friends to solidify my decision before making it official.” Martin said she had enjoyed

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watching women’s cricket evolve and is excited to see the next phase of this growth take shape. “The women’s game is going from strength to strength,” she said. “We saw at the recent Women’s World Cup here at home how much the standard of cricket has risen and I’ll be excited to watch it continue to develop over the coming seasons.” Martin is now looking at her own

transition out of playing and is hoping that will include more commentary work as well as turning her hand to coaching the next wave of young wicket-keepers. “I’m passionate about leaving the game in a better place and would be very keen to help coach and develop our next generation of keepers. “It’s definitely somewhere I feel I can give back to a game that has given me so much.” Former White Ferns head coach, Bob Carter, said Martin brought a special kind of energy to the team environment. “Katey Martin is one of a kind,” said Carter. “The White Ferns’ environment is richer for having her around. “She brought energy, excitement and fun to the group and her presence will be missed I’m sure.”

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Get your Sports Awards vote in Voting for the 2022 Wairarapa TimesAge Sport Awards closes tomorrow. CHRIS COGDALE summaries the categories and the finalists SENIOR SPORTS TEAM Dalefield women’s hockey won their second consecutive Wellington Premier Championship, beating Harbour City 3-0 in a shootout. Douglas Villa Magpies won promotion to Capital Football Division Two, after finishing second in their first year in Division Three. Greytown won the

Wairarapa-Bush Rugby Premier Championship, beating Carterton 30-25 in the ﬁnal to complete a rare unbeaten season. Wairarapa Korus ﬁnished second in the Mike Shrimpton Trophy – the premier women’s cricket competition in Central Districts – behind Manawatu and ahead traditional powerhouses Hawke’s Bay and Taranaki.

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Rathkeale College clay bird shooting team finished second in the North Island Secondary School Championship. The Rathkeale College senior cross country team was second at the Wellington Regional Championships, with the junior team finishing sixth. The Wairarapa College 1st XI Hockey won the Manawatu Intercity Secondary School championship with a 5-0 win over St Matthew’s in the final. Wairarapa College A won their first Netball Wairarapa Premier One title in 16 years, winning a tense final 53-52 over Celtic.

Douglas Villa Under-13 Minibeans were unbeaten in 12 consecutive games in the Capital JPL competition. Masterton Intermediate School Aces completed an unbeaten season in the Wairarapa Primary Netball Grade 1 competition, winning every game by at least 50 points. The Masterton Intermediate School girls volleyball team won all eight games in winning the Wellington Regional Tournament. The Pioneer Under 13 rugby team completed an unbeaten season in their WaiBush JAB championship.

Katherine Reisima coached Daleﬁeld to their second straight Wellington Women’s Hockey Premier title in her ﬁrst year in the role. Mark Childs and Paul Pottinger coached Greytown to the Wai-Bush premier rigby championship. Mark Harris coached Liam Lamb to qualify in the 1500m for the World University Games. Radha McGlashan was named NZ Football Junior Coach of the Year for her work with Douglas Villa junior teams.

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