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Wairarapa MP Alastair Scott.

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National’s Alistair Scott remains at the helm of the Wairarapa electorate, albeit with a greatly reduced majority at 14,988 votes.

He will be joined in parliament by newcomer Kieran McAnulty (Labour), 12,242 votes, and Ron Mark (NZ First), 7079 votes, who both made it in based on their list positions.

Mr Mark is second on the NZ First list, behind Winston Peters, and has been widely tipped to succeed Mr Peters when the party’s founder eventually retires from politics.

He is likely to be a Cabinet minister in the newly formed coalition government, regardless of how that government is structured.

The outcome of the election, which has made a marriage with NZ First inevitable for either National or Labour if they hope to govern, dictates that NZ First gains some Cabinet posts.

That would leave the way clear for Mr Mark to become a minister, perhaps of defence or police or even as minister for primary industries.

He has a military background, has been a law and order advocate while in parliament, and understands the rural community, so could conceivably fit into any of those roles.

His electorate vote on Saturday failed to rival the main parties in an election which was

Kieran McAnulty.

Ron Mark.

somewhat schizophrenic for NZ First, which failed to win an electorate seat.

That included Mr Peters losing Northland, but the party captured 7.5 per cent of the party vote.

That allows the party nine list MPs in Parliament, a situation that ensures their presence in any coalition.

Mr McAnulty is untried and it remains to be seen just how effective he will be when he takes his seat in the House.

He has declared his motivation for being there is to do everything in his power to promote Wairarapa by giving the region a voice and advocating for its residents.

Both Mr Mark and Mr Scott should now be well-versed in the protocols of Parliament but Mr McAnulty will likely recall the advice given by former Prime Minister Sir Keith Holyoake to freshman MP Robert Muldoon – “learn to breathe through your nose”.

The biggest casualty of the election in terms of Wairarapa was the loss of Maori Party co-leader Marama Fox. Mrs Fox, a list MP in the last Parliament, fell victim to her party’s dismal showing nationally.

The Maori Party was decimated, gaining only 1.1 per cent of the party vote and

seeing its supporters deserting it.

Most fled to Labour, which won all the Maori seats, including recapturing Waiariki from Maori co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell, who has now declared he is quitting politics for good.

The Green Party’s John Hart secured 1352 Wairarapa votes, and will have to sit out another parliamentary term.

He was 12th on the party’s list and looked to have an excellent chance of becoming a list MP before Metiria Turei’s shock admission of having defrauded WINZ while on a benefit wrecked her career and caused Greens support to crash.

It recovered somewhat to reach 5.9 per cent of the party vote but Mr Hart needed that to reach at least 9 per cent to become a parliamentarian.

The remaining two Wairarapa candidates, independent James Harold and Act’s Roger Greenslade failed to cause even a ripple with 133 and 105 votes respectively.

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Election buzz Piece of mind

Emily Norman

What an exciting week we have had – the buzz of Saturday’s election is still lingering.

What will our new government look like, and will our representatives deliver on the many promises they issued during their campaigns?

Congratulations to Alastair Scott, Ron Mark, and newcomer Kieran McAnulty who will all be fighting for a better New Zealand for us all – with any luck.

Though it is only Mr Scott whose sole purpose will be representing the Wairarapa electorate, I believe Mr Mark has also done a good job in the past of hearing out our people’s concerns and addressing them, and I’m sure Mr McAnulty will do the same.

This is good news for Wairarapa – though it is sad to see Marama Fox depart.I’m sure she will be watching very closely to see whether Maori MPs holding office will use this next term to address issues facing their people.

It was encouraging to see that Wairarapa boasted the highest enrolment of young people between the ages of 18 and 24 at 85.51 per cent enrolment,

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compared to a nationwide enrolment of just 69.83 per cent.

And it will be interesting to see how many of these actually voted.

For those wanting a break from politics, it is a great time for art in Wairarapa with a breathtaking exhibition running until October 8 at Aratoi Museum of Art and History by Masterton artist Helene Carroll.

Her artwork depicts the Holocaust and her personal experiences as a descendent of survivors.

You can read more about her story on page three.

It is incredible how this woman who knows of so much pain, loss, and confusion, can use her artistry, and beautiful vibrant colours to tell the stories of her childhood, and of the war.

Also showing at Aratoi is the 2017 Breadcraft Wairarapa Schools Art exhibition, Boundless: Printmaking beyond the Frame, and Gifted - Recent Acquisitions.

Just down the road from Aratoi is King Street Artworks which has just opened a brilliant Steampunk-inspired art exhibition.

So, art viewing in Masterton could easily turn into a solid day out.

The steampunk exhibition will run through to the end of October. A sneak peak of this can be seen on page 22.

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Wairarapa Singers music director Angela Cook, and singer Steve Lee. PHOTO/EMILY NORMAN

Singer hits the big time EMILY NORMAN

Holocaust in colour

Helene Carroll’s artwork depicts the Holocaust and her journey “ÿ lling in the gaps”.

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EMILY NORMAN A “whirlwind romance” in a Polish ghetto saw two lovers exchange vows amid the devastation of the Holocaust.

They were the parents of Masterton’s Helene Carroll, 70, who uses art to fill in the gaps left in her family history.

The Holocaust was a genocide in which Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany and its World War II collaborators killed some six million European Jews.

Carroll’s parents survived, but other family members were not so lucky.

“All the Jews were required to leave their homes and go into ghettos,” Carroll said.

Her father, from the town of Auschwitz, and her mother, from Tarnoff, met in the Tarnoff ghetto where they had a “whirlwind romance” and married.

“After that they were both taken to the camp Plaszow, which is where Schindler actually took people and saved them, but my parents weren’t the lucky ones.

“My mum went to Auschwitz; my dad went to Gross-Rosen.

“They said, if we survive this, let’s go back to Krakau or Tarnoff, and we’ll find each other there.

“And that’s in fact what happened, which is a bit of a miracle.”

After the war, Carroll’s parents tried to resettle in Poland, “but that was very difficult after the war”.

“All their property had been taken, and a lot of the Poles weren’t happy to see them back anyway as Jews.”

They moved around Europe for a while and settled in Germany where Carroll’s mother found out she was pregnant.

“She freaked out – she didn’t want me to be born in Germany, and so they went to

Paris, and I was born in 1947.

“She wasn’t supposed to have children at all because of what she had gone through in the camp.”

Two years later, the family moved to New Zealand with Carroll’s grandfather – he was the only other relation who had survived the war.

“My mother only told me very sanitised versions of what happened, and it was always in tiny fragments.

“My father didn’t talk about it at all. He internalized it all.”

Carroll said even though the Holocaust happened a long time ago, “it’s a really important part of our history”.

“I just don’t want these stories to be forgotten, and so I paint them.

“It’s a response to not really knowing who my family are because they were all kind of wiped out.

“I’ve got no artefacts; nothing that was handed down from my family.”

One of Carroll’s paintings being exhibited at Aratoi Museum of Art and History in Masterton, is of her, her mother, and a childhood friend sitting at the kitchen table eating.

“This here refers to a childhood memory of what it was like growing up in New Zealand.

“My mum had the Auschwitz number on her arm and a friend who was visiting said, can’t your mummy remember her phone number? It was a perfectly valid question.

“I didn’t like looking at it as a child. I always knew it was from a bad time so I wouldn’t bring myself to remember the sequence of numerals.”

On Saturday Carroll took Polish Ambassador Zbigniew Gniatkowski through

Can’t Your Mother Remember Her Phone Number?, Helene Carroll, 2014.

her exhibition at Aratoi.

He was moved by the artwork, saying he could “only express our sadness at how many people perished”.

Aratoi Regional Trust chairwoman Barbara Roydhouse said she admired how Carroll had chosen to paint the “severe and hard topic” of the Holocaust using “such beautiful, bright imagery”.

Carroll, who is red-green colourblind, has practiced art since the 1980s, doing printmaking, ceramics, and paintings.

“Through my art, I hope some sense of redemption, beauty, irony, and humour can shine through.”

• Carroll’s exhibition will run until October 8.

Steve Lee loves to sing.

And thanks to the support from his choir family, the Wairarapa Singers, he has gone on to be selected as a member of the New Zealand Male Choir.

Mr Lee has lived in Wairarapa for 21 years, and over that time has been involved with the Carterton choir and the Martinborough choir as well.

But his singing journey was upped upon joining the Wairarapa Singers, a choir which he said pushed him to his highest standard.

“I joined Wairarapa singers to become a better singer. I would not have contemplated even thinking about joining the national choir without the support of the choir and Angela (choir director).”

Mr Lee set out on his New Zealand Male Choir audition a few weeks ago; it was up in Cambridge and was the day after he had a significant choir rehearsal at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington.

“That was on the Friday night and I had to be up at Cambridge the very next morning.

“I got two-and-a-half hours sleep that night, but I made it up to Cambridge and I got through that audition.”

The New Zealand Male Choir tours internationally as well as throughout New Zealand.

“We have a tour to Australia next year, and they have been to England, Europe, last year they were in Canada.

“It’s a pretty big deal – the weight of it is starting to hit me.”

Mr Lee is in his third year with Wairarapa Singers and said it was “fair to say that our choir is the envy of many around the country”.

“We can attract 400 people for one concert.

“There are choirs in bigger centres who are lucky to get 100 people. So we’ve got a really good following.”

Wairarapa Singers choir director Angela Cook said she was proud of Mr Lee’s achievement in being selected for the national choir.

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ELECTION 2017

Scott triumphs again STAFF REPORTERS As the votes rolled in on Saturday night everything was running to plan for the National incumbent in the blue stronghold of Wairarapa, with the only surprise being the nationwide obliteration of the Maori Party.

Election night results show Wairarapa MP Alastair Scott has retained his seat, winning 14,988 votes, but he says “it’s not over yet” in terms of deciding the national result.

“There’s still going to be a few interesting twists and turns.”

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters might not have as much power as people believe, he said.

“He has lost a number of MPs.” Labour candidate Kieran McAnulty had managed to close the gap between the red and blue rivals in the Wairarapa electorate.

He more than halved the difference that had separated the two in 2014, turning a landslide defeat – which separated the two by 6771 votes – into a less convincing winning margin for Mr Scott of 2746.

But the movement came as no surprise to Mr Scott.

“I was expecting Kieran to make some inroads into that number.”

Mr McAnulty had been in the electorate “every day” and had raised his profile locally as the economic development manager of Masterton District Council.

“I did expect my majority to decrease to some extent.”

The real shock was the complete disappearance of the Maori Party.

“I did not expect that,” he said.

“It presents a slightly different scenario.”

seat again.

Fox: Maori Party will regroup

Mark: Playing the right cards

Wairarapa’s Marama Fox struggled to hide her disappointment following the Maori Party’s ousting from parliament.

“Come on New Zealand, I thought we were moving forward,” she said.

“I thought we were going ahead with representation, with voice at the table.”

But she says the Maori Party, of which she is the co-leader, will rise from the ashes and live to fight another day.

And if it does, she is likely to be the party’s sole leader, with co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell signalling he is quitting politics for good.

“The Maori Party will regroup absolutely,” Mrs Fox said.

“We need to make sure that we regroup, that we take stock, that we look forward to the future and determine a pathway ahead.”

The Maori Party received just 1.1 per cent of the total party vote, losing their two seats in Parliament.

Carterton’s favourite cowboy still has big cards to play in forming the new government despite again polling in third place in the Wairarapa electorate.

New Zealand First deputy leader Ron Mark said the clear winner from the National Party, Alastair Scott, did not realise “how lucky he is” to have the mandate for such a “stunning” region.

The biggest blow for Mr Mark was not winning the mandate to represent the region he grew up in as he said being a list MP was “not the same”.

“God I’d love to have the job.”

But Mr Mark said he accepted the judgement.

McAnulty: A cautious approach Although poised to enter Parliament as a list MP, Wairarapa’s Kieran McAnulty is invoking his “naturally cautious approach” before entirely accepting the fact.

Mr McAnulty, at 38 on the Labour Party’s list, seems to have just got over the line, a belief shared by Parliamentary Services and his colleagues.

But he said he wouldn’t relax properly until special votes have been counted.

Either way he is already casting an eye towards the next election in 2020 when he will “without a doubt” contest the Wairarapa

Whaitiri: Clean sweep in Maori seats Labour MP Meka Whaitiri is “over the moon” to regain her electorate seat, amid a red wave that swept the Maori seats.

The Ikaroa-Rawhiti incumbent was not sad to see the Maori Party ousted in the process, saying they had become disconnected from the people they represented.

Instead she was focused on Labour taking the lead.

“There is no doubt in my mind Jacinda will be a prime minister of New Zealand,” she said.

“But the question is, quite rightly so, will it be now, or will it be the next one?

“It’s about the long game, not the short game.

“It’s about having people who will do the right thing for the country.”

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HOW WE VOTED SCOTT, Alastair National 14988 McANULTY, Kieran Labour 12242 MARK, Ron NZ First 7079 HART, John Green Party 1352 HAROLD, James Brett Independent 133 GREENSLADE, Roger ACT 105 Candidate Informals: 322 TOTAL: 36,221

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Wairarapa people who grew up reading Footrat Flats will have the opportunity to walk down memory lane with an upcoming production of Footrot Flats the Musical.

EMILY NORMAN The Masterton Amateur Theatrical Society (MATS) will begin rehearsals shortly for the November production of Footrot Flats, featuring all of Murray Ball’s beloved characters, including Wal, Dog, Cooch, Aunt Dolly, Cecil, and Pongo.

Director Marilyn Bouzaid said the musical had never been performed in Masterton, but recalled it being done in Greytown in the 90s.

“The fact that Murray Ball has just passed away, we thought it was quite timely,” she said.

“Philip Norman who wrote the music was actually the son of the first principal out at Rathkeale.”

She said the play followed the on-farm dramas, and the journey of Wal, whether it’s shearing the sheep, or going to the movies with Cheeky.

“The country and town divide is quite funnily taken up in the show,” Bouzaid said.

“Wal’s girlfriend Cheeky lives in town – she’s got a beauty salon, and she’s always trying to get him to go into town, and he’s always trying to get her to come out and live in the country.

“Wal is very much the black singlet, gumboot, Fred Dagg character.”

The music director for the MATS production is Anna McBride who will be playing keyboard in a small but lively section of musicians including a drummer,

saxophonist and clarinetist, and guitarist.

Bouzaid expects some highlights from the production will be the funny interactions between the animals of the show.

“We’ve got three ewes, Dog the dog, Prince Charles which is Aunt Dolly’s pet dog, Jess, the girl dog who has a thing for Dog, Major who is a pig dog – a bit macho, and Horse who is actually a cat, and of course Cecil the old ram.

“It’s all very funny.”

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Lambada has amazing horizontal The ˜ owering cherry tree, Prunus ‘Awanui’, is a delightful tree with masses growth making it an ideal shade tree for play areas or beside patios. To add of single shell pink blossoms fading to to is attributes, the tree is delightful in light pink during mid spring. It is also spring with masses of rosy red spring ‘World Famous’ in Te Awamutu where buds that open to a striking display many of the streets are lined with this of pink blooms nestled amongst specimen tree. complementary emerging bronze In NZ, the gardeners’ best known foliage. And for the world’s most blossom trees are the highly compact crabapple trees, Ballerina ornamental Japanese cherries, but crabapples have a columnar habit that spring blossom also includes almonds, makes them ideal for a host of planting peaches, apricots, plums, apples, pears situations. Fully grown they naturally and quinces. All ˜ ower profusely in grow to no more than four metres in spring and all provide food for bees, height and 30cm across! Ballerina trees which in turn carry out the crosscan be grown practically anywhere - in pollination necessary for fruiting. borders, lawns, containers, lining paths The spring blossom season can last for and driveways, against fences, planting three months or more in your garden in a row as a screen etc. Ballerina trees if you have space to plant a range of produce abundant crops of crabapples. varieties with di° erent ˜ owering times. A certain talking point and feature in That said, a whole avenue of just one any garden! The fruit from a crabapple variety is a heavenly sight at its spring tree can be left on for winter feed peak. But even just one tree in the for the birds or made into crabapple garden radiates a spring message to jelly. The fruit always looks attractive the entire neighbourhood. While the hanging on the tree. blossom show may be the main event, Flowering plums are some of the these are trees with multiple virtues; hardiest and showiest blossom trees. beautiful shapes, as umbrellas for Prunus x blireana has double, rosysummer shade, delicious fruit, autumn pink ˜ owers that festoon the bare foliage colour and attractive winter branches in early spring. These are silhouettes. followed by bronze-purple leaves that Crabapples are a great choice for look attractive for the rest of the spring Wairarapa, especially the hardy and summer season. Prunus cerasifera varieties like Malus ˜ oribunda.

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Smiles for rest home seniors EMILY NORMAN

Masterton’s Allan Kirk works tirelessly to put smiles on the faces of the elderly, especially those living in rest homes.

His trust, Smiles for Seniors, started off years ago with an interactive fluffy robotic dog, which still sits in his lounge today.

It barks, begs, sits, and pants, and is much-loved by residents of rest homes around the lower half of the North Island.

Since 2010, Mr Kirk has brought the life-size Labrador pup around to rest homes, providing residents with an interactive show.

“We went into a rest home in Masterton and the next minute one of these older guys started talking to his carer about his own dog.

“I thought nothing of it and we carried on, but when we came out, the head of the place said, do you realise what you’ve done?

“They said the man hadn’t spoken since he came to them 10 months prior.”

After collecting hundreds of other interactive robotic creatures of all kinds, Mr Kirk said he was ready to move on into other areas of light entertainment for the elderly.

He debuted his latest venture, Picture the Word, at the Aging with Attitude expo on Monday in Masterton.

“It’s a very different art exhibition,” he said.

“People viewing the portable exhibition are given a list of words, then they go around and match each word on the list to an exhibit.”

There are 10 exhibits in total, all created

by Mr Kirk using odd bits and bobs he has sourced from shops and online.

One match for example is the word “rambling”, which goes with an exhibit of a

Allan Kirk with his “rambling” exhibit. PHOTO/EMILY NORMAN

ram wearing some bling.

“It’s all plays on words and it’s a bit of a challenge but also a lot of fun”.

Mr Kirk hopes to introduce the exhibition to Wairarapa rest homes soon to keep residents entertained.

“These days rest homes are beginning to get people more compos mentis than

they used to – more able to think for themselves.

“Before, they used to be almost shells, but what with housing costs and not as much care from the government, a lot of able-minded elderly are ending up in rest homes.

“Because of that, we can get away with

doing some more logical activities and they can really enjoy it.”

He said it was “quite incredible” to watch people in rest homes come alive with the entertainment.

“You truly get rewarded by the smiles when you go there and perform.”

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Illusions of brightest stars Nick Sault Sky Watch

We are all familiar with the Southern Cross, but there is also a Northern Cross.

At times, like now, it just about brushes across our Northern horizon during evening viewing time. If you look north around mid-evening in the last few days of this month, above the horizon you should be able to see three first-magnitude stars in a sort of equilateral triangle.

These are the brightest stars in three northern constellations: Aquila the eagle, Lyra the lyre, and Cygnus the swan.

Cygnus the swan is otherwise known as the Northern Cross.

It’s easy to see the cross, but you have to wonder how ancient people saw five specks of stars in the shape of a cross and imagined a flying swan.

Its brightest star, Deneb, nestles just above the horizon almost due north. It is the head of the Swan, as if that bird is flying over the horizon.

To the left of Deneb, more in the northwest, the bright steely-blue star Vega also sits just above the horizon.

This is the brightest star in the Lyre and actually the fifth visually brightest star in the sky.

Move your eye up from these two stars and about a quarter of the way up the sky is the third star of the triangle, Altair – noticeable that it has a fairly bright companion close by.

Deep sky image of Cygnus area including the bright alpha star Deneb and famous deep sky objects such as North America Nebula, Pelican Nebula and Butterfly Nebula.

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What I wanted to bring attention to, is how one can never judge the real brightness of a star by how it appears to us.

Of the three stars, Deneb in the head of the swan is certainly fainter looking, but in reality, it is a much mightier star.

The visually brightest of the three, Vega, is 40 times as bright as our sun, while Altair is 10 times. Both these stars are near neighbours of ours at 26 and 16 light years. However, Deneb though it looks

the dimmest of the three, is a blue-white supergiant, 2500 light years away and almost 200,000 times as bright as our sun.

Hopefully, you can get out before the moon gets too big and bright.

Tonight, it is almost a half-moon and should not interfere with those northern stars.

If you can get out this evening, the moon sits right by the planet Saturn.

Up next: with a fuller moon beginning to swamp the sky with brilliance, we will take a look at some facts you might not know about our well-trodden satellite.  Nick

Sault is a technical writer by profession, but with a lifelong passion for astronomy, he puts aside his day job occasionally to present to readers the wonders of the night sky that can be seen without the aid of expensive equipment.

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Wordsmith coming to town Damien Wilkins, the multi-talented New Zealand novelist, short story writer, editor, playwright, poet, musician and songwriter, is the guest writer at Wairarapa Word on October 1 at the Carterton Events Centre.

Wairarapa Word organising committee member Jan Gerritsen said they were “very honoured” to host Wilkins, the author of 12 books including The Miserables, which won the New Zealand Book Award for fiction in 1994, and Nineteen Widows Under Ash, which was joint runner up for the Deutz Prize for Fiction in the 2001 Montana New Zealand Book Awards.

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Wilkins’ writing has been described as “exuberant and evocative, subtle and exact, aware of its own artifice yet relishing the idiosyncrasies and possibilities of language”.

He won the 2006 Montana New Zealand Book Award, for Great Sporting Moments that he edited, and his novel The Fainter was runner-up for the Montana Medal for Fiction in 2007 and was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.

Max Gate (VUP, 2013), a novel about Thomas Hardy, was a fiction finalist in the 2014 New Zealand Post Book Awards.

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Rachel Cartoonz launch night Midweek cartoonist Di Batchelor is set to launch her first book dedicated to the adventures of Rachel.

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Rachel enjoys friends, food, and dogs, and can never quite work out the cellphone or the chooks.

She is described by former Midweek editor Gerald Ford as a woman who “embodies a kind of fatalistic optimism”.

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Diary of a word addict Soapbox Mike Osborne Hello, my name is Michael Osborne and I’m a cruciverbalist.

Yes, I’m addicted to crosswords.

I don’t want you to get the wrong idea; I’m not kinky or anything.

I don’t do hard crosswords, those cryptic ones; I only do soft ones, relatively harmless synonym and general knowledge crosswords.

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Frank Muir and Denis Norden would spin the most obtuse tales to finally arrive at a corny pun-laden punch line that we used to think was terribly witty.

The conceit that they invented these stories on the spot was completely implausible, but like Santa, a belief that

Crossword puzzles can be a daily ritual.

only bore good.

My father would have his “word of the week” that he would ensure I got my head around.

They were often words that described particular students; recalcitrant and contumacious have stuck.

The big doozy was “sesquipedalian” and I now have to own it.

But is it onomatopoeic or autological?

Vocabulary is all about nuance – words provide aural colour; colours have hue, saturation, lightness and temperature.

Words provide the same.

Why do we have so many synonyms?

Because each word provides a slightly different colour.

According to Google, the word “drunk” has the most synonyms with 2,985 of them.

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Ross has set up his Featherston Law ofÿ ce right next door, so people looking for legal advice can grab a coffee, hot chocolate, milkshake as they leave, minds calmed with good advice.

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Featherston Booktown Festival runs every May. Loco runs occasional evening events.

Coming up is the hugely successful Bad Art Competition, run in partnership with Murtle Chickpea (zine queen). Pop in to pick up your frame (for photos), your play-dough (for sculpting) or your canvas (for painting).

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New page for Booktown chairperson Lincoln Gould is retiring from the Featherston Booktown Board of Trustees. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

After three successful Featherston Booktown festivals, the chairman of the Featherston Booktown Trust and founder of the concept in New Zealand, Lincoln Gould, is retiring from the Board of Trustees.

“I have seen Featherston Booktown grow from a brave idea to a highly successful annual event, attracting thousands of book lovers to Featherston and engaging positively with the local community,” Mr Gould said.

“As well, it’s very gratifying that, with Featherston Booktown playing a key role, the town now has six thriving bookshops – and, possibly, one more to open shortly – which add to the current vibrancy and popularity of Featherston.”

Mr Gould said he had always wanted to “pass the baton on” when Featherston Booktown had been well and truly established as a key event in the calendar of the Wellington region.

“It’s got to that stage now.

“We had 4000 people at this year’s Featherston Booktown – and a record number of booksellers.

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and innovation potential for Featherston Booktown and believed a new chairperson would bring new energy and ideas “in terms of making that happen”.

“My day job is Chief Executive of Booksellers NZ – and retiring from the Trust will allow me to devote more time and attention to my weekend hobby, Messines Bookshop: Military History, which is one of the new Booktown bookshops in Featherston.”

Interim Featherston Booktown Trust chairman, Peter Biggs, said Mr Gould had been the driving force behind Featherston Booktown’s success “and the trustees acknowledge all of his hard work and dedication to ensuring that the festival is firmly cemented into the brand of Featherston, the South Wairarapa and New Zealand as a whole” “We are delighted that Lincoln has accepted the role of “Founding Kaumatua” and that the Trust will be able to access his wisdom and guidance as we take Featherston Booktown into the future.”

Mr Biggs said a new full-time chairperson would be appointed as soon as possible.

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“It’s about really getting to know each resident one-on-one to find that spark behind the eyes.”

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Wairarapa Victim Support coordinator Gwen Zittersteijn, left, with Wairarapa Victim Support volunteers Daphne, Maria, Jo, and Jenny.

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30 years on A special birthday celebration was held at the Masterton Police Station last week for Victim Support, which is in its 30th year.

In Wairarapa, there are 10 voluntary support workers who cover the entire region from the Rimutakas to Mount Bruce, and from the Tararuas to the coast.

Victim Support Wellington area manager Paula Connolly said the first Victim Support group started in Gisborne in 1986, and Masterton’s was established in 1988.

By 2010, the nationwide organisation had provided support to more than 10,000 Kiwis, she said.

“I hope we have another strong 30 years.” Wairarapa Police Area Commander Donna Howard said the work victim support people did was “very important in helping victims take control of their lives”.

She thanked the Wairarapa volunteers for the ongoing support they offered police staff.

“It’s often a thankless job, and a hard job”.

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New face at Mount Bruce Emily Court has been appointed as the new general manager of leading Wairarapa tourism attraction Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre. Bob Francis, Chairman of the Pukaha Mount Bruce Board said Ms Court would take up her role immediately after Labour weekend.

“We received a large number of applications from around New Zealand for this role and following an extensive process, the Board selected Emily who will bring an extensive business background to the role,” Mr Francis said.

“Pukaha is in the process of planning several new and exciting developments which Emily will lead and we welcome her to the team.”

Ms Court moved to Wairarapa from Christchurch two years ago after spending the previous five years working in a business recovery role following the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.

She led a recovery programme for the International Education sector which included securing a $5m funding package during her tenure. She has had previous roles in banking, retail, economic development and international education, however her most recent position has been with the Wairarapa branch of Public Trust as a Professional Trustee and Manager.

Ms Court has a business degree from Victoria University, an MBA and also holds a formal project management qualification. She is excited about the new role and outside of it will continue to spend time with her two children whom she says are thriving in their new home.

Emily Court is the new general manager at Pukaha Mount Bruce.

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In their spare time, the family enjoys renovating their old bungalow in Carterton, riding their horses and exploring the North Island. Pukaha Mount Bruce is located on SH2 between Masterton and Eketahuna. It is home to some of New Zealand’s most rare and endangered wildlife including Manukura, the only white kiwi visitors can see in captivity in the world. It is nationally recognized as a leader in the captive breeding of endangered wildlife and has an excellent reputation in conservation and the restoration of native ecosystems.

Pukaha has an outstanding visitor centre and offers sound education and public programmes.

King Street’s new curious objects All things weird and wonderful will greet visitors to the latest art exhibition at King Street Artworks on Queen St. Pre-cognition, a cash and carry show based on Steampunk themes, opened last week and will run through to the end of October. It features artists including Theresa Quinlivar, who created a mixed media teapot model, and Lizzette Britton who crafted a time machine artwork among other interesting objects. Steampunk is a genre of science fiction that has a historical setting and typically features steam-powered machinery rather than advanced technology. It has become so popular that terms have been coined for several off-shoots including boilerpunk, clockpunk, dieselpunk, gaslight romance, mannerspunk, raygun gothic, stitchpunk. Pre-cognition is hoped to be the first of many Steampunk-themed exhibitions to come for King Street Artworks.

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Tararua community praised Pahiatua Railcar Society took out top honours last week at Tararua District’s biggest annual celebration of volunteers, the Trustpower Community Awards.

Voluntary groups from around the district gathered with representatives from Trustpower, the Tararua District Council, and the community at the Dannevirke Sports Club to hear how 15 groups and two students are making an impact in their community.

Trustpower Community Relations Representative Teresa Partridge said the Pahiatua Railcar Society stood out because of the impact and input of their volunteers.

“The past year has been a significant one, with many activities undertaken such as the final completion of the RM5 railcar which has been regarded as one of the most major and significant railway restorations ever carried out in Neww Zealand to date,” Mrs Partridge said.

“This Society is completely run by volunteers who give over 600 hours per month of their time to manage and carry out the projects.

“It is undoubtedly the commitment and enthusiasm of these volunteers that make this Society the professional and well-oiled machine it is.”

Pahiatua Railcar Society will go on to represent the Tararua District at the 2017 Trustpower National Community Awards, taking place in the Queenstown Lakes area next April.

Category winners at the Trustpower Tararua District Community Awards included Pongaroa Fuel Stop Incorporated, Eketahuna Our Town Information Centre, and Pahiatua Wheel Park.

Pukaha Mount Bruce was awarded runner-up in the Heritage and Environment category.

Pongaroa Fuel Stop Incorporated took

out the Health and Wellbeing category for their initiative in returning a viable fuel supply service to the rural township of Pongaroa.

After the local garage closed two and a half years ago, the nearest petrol station for the community of Pongaroa was Dannevirke or Pahiatua, 70km away. This imposed ongoing hardship, added expense and restrictions on residents and other travellers.

With hard work, determination, and lots of fundraising, the Pongaroa Fuel Stop is close to opening, projecting a huge positive effect on the wellbeing and resiliency of the small community.

The Eketahuna Information Centre won the category for Arts and Culture.

Run by volunteers since 2006, the centre is a seven day a week service.

It publishes a community newsletter that goes out to more than 600 households as a vital link of information to ensure the rural community are kept up-to-date with the town’s happenings.

With a number of people moving into the town recently, the volunteers have held coffee mornings to provide newcomers with somewhere to meet others and they provide welcome packs.

The Pahiatua Wheel Park Project was the winner of the Sport and Leisure category.

This group came together to achieve the goal of creating a wheel park to replace the skate park removed during the Harvard Park Upgrade in 2012.

They wanted to provide a space for people of all ages and abilities to play and have fun with all kinds of wheel sports from skateboards to bikes, scooters and rollerblades.

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Rising through the McDonalds ranks David Howse went from flipping burgers in the 80s to running McDonalds New Zealand.

Next week, Wairarapa people will have the opportunity to hear how he rose through the ranks at a special business breakfast on Thursday October 5, hosted by the Wairarapa Chamber of Commerce.

Mr Howse is one of New Zealand’s most respected business leaders.

He began his career with McDonalds in 1985 as a member of the restaurant crew and has risen through the ranks to lead 167 New Zealand restaurants and 10,000 staff in a mixture of franchises and companyowned sites as managing director.

He turned down the opportunity of studying at university to pursue his career with the company, which has seen him work in Australia, South Africa and now New Zealand.

As Managing Director of McDonalds NZ, he believes his biggest challenge is staying relevant so the company can become New Zealand’s ‘most loved family brand’.

In his spare time, he loves to keep fit, training for events such as the Oxfam 100km walk and recently conquering Mount Kilimanjaro.

His next goal is Everest Base Camp in 2018.

“I try to keep fit,” he said.

“I think having those goals forces you out of bed to do what you need to do.”

Work-life balance is important to him, with four children aged between 7 and 24.

“I think you surround yourself with the

David Howse, managing director of McDonalds New Zealand.

best possible team you can, but you have to be able to walk out of the office at some point.”

“So, when you’re there you put in 110 per cent, but if you need to get out of there at 4pm for family, then you should.

“So, I try to live by the same rule.”

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SWDC MEETING BRIEFS Support for new theatre

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• The Wairarapa Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast begins at 7.30am on Thursday 5 October Copthorne Hotel & Resort Solway Park and is priced at $30 (members) and $35 (non-members).

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Greytown Little Theatre (GLT) chairman John Gilberthorpe presented a proposal to build a new theatre on council-owned land at a South Wairarapa District Council meeting last week.

The theatre committee is seeking to develop a purpose-built building next to the historic railway goods shed at the south end of West St. Mr Gilberthorpe told the council the group had been active since its establishment in 1921.

It had been “rejuvenated” of late, following a collaboration with Kuranui College students.

The theatre on Main St was bought in 2002.

It was now earthquake prone and no longer fit for purpose.

Mr Gilberthorpe said the proposed theatre could be set back on the section, which could also facilitate car parking.

The new theatre would be soundproofed and its “sympathetic design” would enhance the site.

Councillor Paora Ammunson praised the theatre group for bringing “vibrancy and energy” to Greytown and the wider South Wairarapa community.

“It’s really stellar for where we live.”

Council unanimously agreed to approve the proposal in principle and gave the green light for a more detailed proposal to be drawn up.

Council meeting times From next year, SWDC’s six-weekly meetings will start at 9am, instead of 9.30am.

The Maori Standing Committee and the three community boards are yet to confirm their meeting times for 2018.

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Wine country lavender thrives EMILY NORMAN

Nestled in the backdrop of Murdoch James Estate Winery, is the home of Ranui Essentials lavender farm.

The Martinborough business, owned

by Tracy and Eric Voice, now holds the trophy for the “Best Grosso” lavender oil, as awarded by the New Zealand Lavender Growers Association recently.

Mrs Voice said their boutique oil “Grosso 2016” had been up against entries from France, the United States, Canada, and from around New Zealand, “so to win the award was quite cool actually”.

The couple had moved from Masterton to the Martinborough property about eight years ago when they began planting lavender and eucalyptus trees.

The house there had been moved from Karori in seven pieces by the previous owner, and there was only one plant on the property at the time.

Now, there are more than 2000 lavender plants growing on the property, each one yielding about 10.5ml of oil each year.

“The house used to be in Karori in Wellington, and it was called Ranui Hospital, hence the name of our business.

“It was a place for the elderly, but it ended up getting sold and the house was moved over here.

“We originally moved here to do it up and sell it, but we actually fell for the spot – it’s a

great location.”

When entering the Lavender Growers awards, Mrs Voice said she had not expected to win, “but clearly the conditions in the Wairarapa must be good for lavender”.

“It’s a bit like wine really.

“The quality of your product is all to do with the plant, the heat of the season, the time you pick it, the distilling process, and storage.

“Plus, we’re in amongst a vineyard, and Murdoch James is pretty renowned for their wine.”

Mrs Voice, who also works for the Ministry of Primary Industries said it was important for small-scale production businesses to “conform to ministry regulations and understand what they are”.

“They’re there to help you and to ensure your products are safe and good quality,” she said.

“Depending on the market, we are likely to extend more plants and may look into exporting.”

She said there was a large lavender import industry in New Zealand, which could be a challenge at times when trying to break through into the domestic market.

“As lavender growers, we need to work out how we can hit our own domestic market first and foremost”.

• Ranui Essentials shop on site is open on weekends and public holidays from 10am until 3pm.

Tracy Voice in her boutique lavender shop in Martinborough.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Carterton Community Choir: Meet 7.15-9pm, Carterton School, Holloway St. Call 378-6858.

Housie: At Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club (Carterton), behind the Clocktower, at 1.20 pm. Call Pauline Hodgson 379-5923.

Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 1.30pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Miriam 377-7974.

Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 5-7pm, at Red Star Sports Association, 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511, or Hugh 377-4880.

Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 6.30pm.

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

Oasis Network Inc: Free service for all who need advocacy and support for mental health issues and well-being. Mon-Fri 10am-3pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Call Gaylene (06) 929-0961 or (0274) 604-796.

Feldenkrais: 5.45-6.45pm, Featherston Community Centre.

Call Rupert (027) 585-3822.

Yoga: 7.30-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Odette (021) 180-9452.

Mums & Bubs Fit: Open to everyone, 10am. For details text ‘Fit Mums’ to (027) 349-8962.

Masterton Taekwon-Do Club: 5.15-6.15pm, Te Runga Scout Den, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Call Simon O’Hara 3708844.

Masterton Senior Citizens & Beneficiaries Association: Meet 1-3.30pm for cards, Scrabble and bowls, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Ngaire Walker 377-0342.

Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band: Practice 6.30-8.30 pm, Savage Club Hall, Albert St, Masterton.

Tai chi for Health: Martinborough, St John’s Hall, 9.3010.30am.

Chair Yoga: Breath lead movements. The Spot, 365 Queen St, 1.30pm. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132.

Yoga Beginners: Course-bookings essential, 5.30-7pm , St Andrews church, Greytown. Txt Tulletha (022) 176-4296.

Yoga Works: Masterton 9.30am. Call Robyn 377-1802.

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association Croquet: 9.15am for 9.30 start. Call Veronica George 379-8644.

Aquarobics: 11am at Lansdowne Village.

Pilates: Power 9am, Beginners 10am, 50s Forward 11am, Core Plus 5.30pm at Bodymind Pilates, 6 Queen St, Masterton.

Call 370-1121.

Judo Classes: Kids (4 to 9) 5-6pm, Cadets (10 to 16) 6-7pm and Seniors (14+) 7-8.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy, 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111.

Self Defence: Ju Jitsu, 7-8.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111.

Masterton Toy Library: 2.30-4.30pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton.

Alcoholics Anonymous: Masterton, 7.30pm, Soulway Church, 227 High St. Call Darren (027) 334-2685.

Karate-Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Wairarapa Inc: Carterton: 6pm, at Carterton South End School hall. Call Thomas Duncan (06) 308-8844 or (027) 302-8923.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Goldies Dance Band: Hosts a musical afternoon, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton, at 1.30pm.

Gentle Yoga: 9.30-10.30am, bookings essential, at the studio, 268 High St N, Carterton. Call Colleen (021) 177-1956.

Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10am-noon, Featherston Community Centre. Call Virginia (06) 308-8392.

Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di (027) 498-7261.

Carterton Craft Market: Open 7 days, 10am-2pm, High St, Carterton, opp Almo’s Book Shop. Call Robyn 379-7099.

Kids’ Song And Story: Fun songs, finger plays and stories for under-5s, during school terms, 9.30-10.30am, at Epiphany Church Hall, High St South, Masterton. Call Jill 377-4614.

Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact: email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz Wairarapa Steampunk: We meet as required, 10.30am2pm, at Kingstreet Artworks. Call Gaylene 377-4865 evenings or (0274) 494-596.

Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. If weather not good it’s in youth centre of Event Centre. Text dance groove to (022) 321-2643.

Masterton Social Badminton Club: Play 7-9pm, all year round, at Masterton YMCA gym (371 Queen St). Contact by text Hamish (021) 259-7684 or Sam (0210) 552-113.

Linedance: Greytown: 10.30-11.30am at St John’s Hall.

Hatha Yoga + Yin Mix: 5.30pm , St Johns Hall, Greytown.

Txt Tulletha (022) 176-4296.

Yoga: Greytown: 9-10.15am, St John’s Hall, Greytown. Call Nicki (06) 308-6598. Carterton: 9am, at Gain Momentum, opposite the Event Centre. Call Odette (021) 180-9452.

Pilates: Men Only 9am, Core 10am, 50s Forward 11am, Core Plus 12.10pm, Core 5.30pm at Bodymind Pilates, 6 Queen St, Masterton. Call 370-1121.

Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 6-7pm, Genesis Recreation Centre back pool. Call Graeme 377-0507 or Lucy (021) 0204-4144.

Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am, behind the Hosking Garden in the Park. Call Norma Wilton 377-3165.

Carterton Senior Citizens: Meet 1.30-4pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, Senior Citizens Hall, 150 Main St, Carterton.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 2 Friends to Friends: Peer support group, 10am-noon, at Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton.

For adults 18 years-plus, for mental health consumers or disabilities, a place to create, safe, fun and participate or discuss, socialise, with good company. Call Gaylene (06) 9290961 or (0274) 604-796.

Oasis Network Inc: Free advocate service for mental health consumers and issues, at Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. For your well-being and stress relief. Call Gaylene (06) 929-0961 or (0274) 604-796.

General Yoga: 6.15-7.15pm, bookings essential, at the studio, 268 High St N, Carterton. Call Colleen (021) 177-1956.

Carterton Scottish Dance Club: Meet at 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. No partner required. Call Elaine 377-0322 or Julie 370-4493.

Mah Jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Pat (06) 308-9729.

Senior Citizens Cards: 1-4pm Featherston Community Centre. Call Val (06) 308-9203 .

Drop in Knitting & Crafts: 6.30-9.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Del (06) 308-9418.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 6-8pm, at Red Star Sports Association, 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511, or Hugh 377-4880.

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

Carterton Food Bank: 11.30am-noon Mon-Fri at Haumanu House (down the lane between Carters and the Clock Tower).

Call 379-4092.

Carterton Community Toy Library: Events Centre, Holloway St, Mon-Sat during CDC Library hours. https://www. facebook.com/CartertonToyLibrary/ CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. For Mobility Parking Permits, Disability Support and Advocacy. Call 378-2426 or 0800 227-2255.

Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di (027) 498-7261.

Age Concern: Sit & Be Fit classes, 9.30am; line dancing, 10.30am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton.

The Dance Shed: 450 Belvedere Rd Carterton. Line Dancing Class, 7-9pm, beginners followed by intermediate. Call Wendy or Don 379-6827 or (027) 319-9814.

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

Citizens Advice Bureau: Free and confidential advice, Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, 43 Perry St, Masterton. Call 377-0078 or 0800 367-222.

Te Runga Air Scout Group: For boys and girls (year 7 to year 10), 6.30-8.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Call Lyndon 377-0687.

Ballet for Women: Noon-1pm at St Andrew’s Church, Greytown. Call Maree (06) 304-9913.

Masterton Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Call Ted 377-0625.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3 Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: Meet in the Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton, at 7pm. Call Trish 378-8775 or Lynette 377-0236.

Masterton Toastmasters: Meet at the Carterton Convention Centre at 7.45pm. Call Lesley Hurst 378-8801.

Alanon: A group for anyone affected by another’s drinking, meet at 6.30pm at Cameron Community House, Church St, Masterton. Call 0508 425-2666.

Wairarapa Camera Club: Meet at 7.30pm, at Masterton Trust Lands Trust Education Centre, 22 Dixon St, Masterton.

Call secretary (06) 304-8884.

Wai Steampunk Tribal Dancing: 7-8.30pm, at Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Open to all interested in Steampunk and music, dance, fun and creative style. Call Gaylene (0274) 494-596 or 377-4865.

Drop-in Centre: Sit and Get Fit with Keiko, 2-4pm. Call Pam Lloyd (06) 304-7997.

Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown. This is combined with Drop-in club.

South Wairarapa Badminton Club: Play from 7.30pm, Featherston Sports Stadium, Underhill Rd. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 9am-noon, at Red Star Sports Association, 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 3702511, or Hugh 377-4880.

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

Juesday Art: 10am-1pm Featherston Community Centre. Call Julia (06) 308-8977.

Tai Chi for Health: 9.15-10.15am, St John’s Hall, Greytown.

Ceroc Dance Classes: 8pm, Carterton School hall. Call Mandy (021) 238-4230 or check Facebook group Ceroc Wairarapa for more info.

Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Holloway St, 2-4pm, or by appointment. Call 379-7150 or (027) 271-6280.

Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve 379-6999.

Central Indoor Bowls Club: 7.30pm, Hogg Crescent hall.

Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554.

Masterton Taekwon-Do Club: 5.15-6.15pm, Te Runga Scout Den, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Call Simon O’Hara 3708844.

Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Association: Meet for social indoor bowls, 500 cards, or a chat 1-3pm. Call Ngaire 377-0342.

Free Community Fit Club: 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di (027) 498-7261.

Woops A Daisy Marching Team: March for fun, friendship and fitness, 5-6pm. Call Cheryl 372-5522.

Yoga Works: Masterton 9.30am. Greytown 5.30pm. Call Robyn 377-1802.

Hatha Flow Yoga: 5.30pm, 22 Dixon St, Masterton. Txt Tulletha (022) 176-4296.

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Judo Classes: Kids (4-9) 5pm to 6pm, Cadets (10-16) 6-7pm and Seniors (14+) 7-8.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy, 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111.

Self Defence: Ju Jitsu, 7-8.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111.

Karate-Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Wairarapa Inc: Martinborough: Martinborough Primary School Hall. Under12s at 5-6pm. Call Corina Ngatai (027)432-6870. All at 6pm.

Call Anna Börjesson (021) 163-8867.

Toy Library: Masterton -10am-noon, rear of YMCA, 162 Dixon St; Featherston: 10am-noon, in the Community Centre, 24 Wakefield St. South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon, including cards, board, darts, pool etc. Call Doff 304-9748.

Girl Guiding: Pippins (5-7 years) 3.45-5pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646.

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association Croquet at 1pm for 1.15pm start at clubrooms behind the Clock Tower, Carterton. Call Helen Smith (06) 3048840 or Stella Smith 379-9259.

Masterton Croquet Club: Golf croquet 9.15am, behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Norma Wilton 377-3165.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4 AA Meeting: 7.30pm. Call (027) 5577928.

Housie: Eyes down at 7pm, at the Martinborough Bowling Club, Regent St. Ukulele Classes: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Neil (06) 308-9341.

Featherston Amateur Wrestling Gym: 52 Fitzherbert St (behind Totem), kids wrestling classes, term time only, 5.30pm, 5 to 8 years, 6.15pm, 8 and over, first class free. Call Dannii (027) 920-6751.

Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Club: Craft and chat afternoon 1-3pm, bring your crafts or just come for some company, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton.

Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 5.30-7pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135.

Kiddie Gym: For 0-3-year-olds, 9.30-11am, at St David’s Church, corner High and Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 379-8325.

Club Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll basic steps and more, 7.30-10pm, at Club Wairarapa, Masterton. Call (027) 3331793.

Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group: Join us for sports, food, and leadership, Carterton Events Centre. Text “R2R” to (027) 742-2264.

Wairarapa Spinners and Weavers: Meet 10am-2pm, in the Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Lynette 377-0236.

Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm for browsing or painting, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019.

Dance Fit: 6pm at the YMCA Masterton. For details text ‘Dance Fit’ to (027) 349-8962.

Walk Fit: Open to everyone, 9.30am. For details text ‘Walk Fit’ to (027) 239-9001.

Age Concern: Sit and Be Fit, 1.30pm followed by gentle exercise class, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St, Masterton.

Wairarapa Asthma Society Inc: South Wairarapa, Easy Breathers Gentle Exercise Group, 10.30-11.30am, at the St John rooms. Call Sylvia 377-1175 or Cathy (027) 359-3625.

Club Carterton: Two-course barbecue meal, 6.30pm.

Belly Dance: 1-2pm, at St Johns Hall, Greytown. Call Tamara (06) 308-8343 or text (021) 022-31893.

The Dance Shed: 450 Belvedere Rd Carterton. Rock N Roll Class, 7-9pm. Call Wendy or Don 379-6827 or (027) 319-9814.

Carterton Women’s Golf: 9-hole golf at 10.45am. Call Colleen 377-0841 or Alison 377-5709.

Quit Smoking Support Group: Run by Whaiora quit coaches, free, noon-1pm, at 22 Dixon St, Masterton.

Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park.

Call Ann Jackson, 372-5758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285.

Chair Yoga: At Wairarapa Village, 140 Chapel St, Masterton.

Gentle movements, 9.30am. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132.

Yoga Works: Masterton 5.30pm. Call Robyn 377-1802.

Pilates: Core 9am, 50s Forward 11am, Core 5.30pm, Beginners 6.30pm at Bodymind Pilates, 6 Queen St, Masterton. Call 370-1121.

Tai Chi for Health: 9.30-10.30am, St Mark’s Church Hall, Carterton.

Yin yoga + Restore: 6.30pm, 22 Dixon St, Masterton. Txt Tulletha (022) 176-4296. Call 370-1121.

Beginners Yoga: 9am, Carterton. Call Odette (021) 1809452.

Pregnancy Yoga: 12.30pm, Hot Yoga Studio, Kuripuni. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132.

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

Karate: Masterton Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate-Do, 6.30pm, 49 Te Ore Ore Rd, Masterton. Call Steve or Sharron Riley 3788814 or (027) 680-7738.

Self Defence/Ju Jitsu: 8-9.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy, 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111.

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Mark and Susannah Guscott began their wetlands project about six years ago, and are proud of the progress.

BECKIE WILSON Many things in life can get pushed aside with the intention of getting it done later, but finding the time to sit down and plan it can often be the barrier.

For Mark and Susannah Guscott, running their 800ha South Wairarapa sheep, beef and cropping farm can be a big enough job.

With environmental goals at the forefront of their future planning, it can often be tricky to get it all done.

The Guscotts are some of 59 farmers in Wairarapa who have signed up for a farm environment plan (FEP) since 2011.

Supported by the Greater Wellington Regional Council, the FEPs are seen as a programme to help raise awareness among farmers of water quality issues in their catchments and to advocate good farming practices.

As the sixth Guscott generation to farm on the Ponatahi land, Glen Eden, their FEP has helped them get stuck in and tick things off.

The couple, who took over the family farm about 12 years ago, got on board in February last year, and cannot speak highly enough of the benefits.

“We have always known what we wanted to achieve here but it’s getting it all down in a plan which is really good,” Mrs Guscott said.

“For me it provided a focus for where we want to go and want to achieve.”

“This autumn we planted a whole lot of trees along our front flats to provide shade and shelter, and we planted flax shelter belts, which are in the plan.”

They run romney sheep, angus cows,

wagyu bulls, barley and maize. The property also boasts 18ha of QE2 protected land.

About six years ago the couple fenced off a 4ha wetland area and began planting.

It was the right thing to do, Mr Guscott said, the land was swampy and in traditional farming sense it wasn’t a productive piece of land.

“People have this perception that you pop the plants in the ground and that’s it.

But it’s not. You have to spray, and you have to nurse the plants along, it’s quite intensive,” Mrs Guscott said.

Having the plan allows them to do projects in “bite sized chunks”.

Their next project is to fence off a lagoon near the wetlands.

In summer they will pull out the willows, then begin planting (natives) a year or two after that.

The “realistic” plan can help budget projects, and put down up to 10 years’ worth of goals.

“All farmers care about the environment, and if you don’t, you don’t have a business. You have to look after your environment — that’s what we do,” she said.

“We are part of the environment too as humans.”

The couple want to be able to provide habitats for other wildlife and birds through their current projects.

For Mr Guscott, having the plan solidified what he already knew.

For example, most farmers know areas on their farm that stay wet in the winter which are not ideal to have cattle on.

But the plan puts it down on paper and

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shows you are already thinking about it, he said.

Each farm with a FEP is assigned one of three land management advisors.

The regional council has a contestable fund that farmers can apply for to help with project costs.

While about 90 per cent of the costs is covered by the Guscotts, the council put forward a percentage of the planting in the wetland and fencing.

The regional council spent just under $520,000 on contestable fund projects in the financial year ending in June.

A regional council land management officer Tony Faulkner said the demand from farmers surpasses the council’s aim to complete 15 plans a year.

“The work done through the farm plans was incentivised with grants to encourage landowners to stabilise erosion prone land,” he said.

“We see our role as knowledge brokers; helping landowners form their own questions about their farms and connecting them with the resources or people who can help them answer these questions.”

The regional council’s farm plans began in the 1950s as part of a catchment protection scheme after the Whareama area was subject to severe flooding over several years.

Farm plans were intended to cover works that were preventative in nature and had more of a benefit to the farms involved than the larger, public, catchment works.

The plans then moved into the intensive land use space, offering them to dairy farmers and intensive sheep and beef farmers with a focus on reducing nutrients entering the waterways.

The Guscott’s look forward to ticking more environmentally friendly projects off their plan list.

Taking matters into their own hands

Mark and Susannah Guscott acknowledge when you think of the environment, it doesn’t just finish at farm boundaries.

With this in mind, the couple, along with neighbours including about six farmers, and a dozen lifestyle block owners from the Ponatahi area have banded together and formed the Ponatahi Eco Zone.

“We are looking at the whole catchment, not just out own land — all the water runs everywhere, no matter where you are,” Mrs Guscott said.

The group is about pitching in and making a plan for the valley, “like a big farm environment plan for the whole area”.

They had the idea about three years ago, but busy lifestyles and younger child were a priority until six months ago when they decided to get things going.

“About a kilometre up the road, we planted some trees around a waterway — it took a couple of hours, and we had a beer and a sausage afterwards,” Mr Guscott said.

Not only does it help the environment and the farmers, it is an excuse to socialise with neighbours, he said.

“Everyone is doing good stuff and that’s great, but if we collate what we wanted the eco zone to look like, the eco part is part of it but there is more to that.”

For example, if the group decided they wanted to attract a particular native bird to the area, all farmers would plant a certain tree type, not just one farmer, he said.

It’s about taking ownership and doing something before being told that they should, he said.

A future project could be on the Guscott’s farm with everyone having a knapsack sprayer to help with spraying weeds in the QE2 block.

They plan to put up signs in their catchment area to let those people travelling past know their latest accomplishments.

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Puzzles and horoscopes Cryptic crossword

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Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): They’re falling in love with your smile. If only they knew how difficult it can be to take the sunny route. It’s often automatic, but just as often not. Something good usually happens when levity wins, though.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): How much caring is too much? You’ll wonder this as your love expands along with your involvement in, and expectations of, a relationship. Take your time.

This part requires thoughtfulness and space.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): There are people from your past whose paths you may never cross again who think of you in a certain way. You can’t change that, but you can make a fresh impression on the people you meet today.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): To wish for an easy route – well, it wouldn’t be wrong, but it wouldn’t be you, either. You’ll take what comes naturally and know what it feels like to get stronger and smarter for the work.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Some will find the way; others will find the excuse. You need to decide how much it means to you. Much will be riding on how important the mission is and how deeply you are committed to it.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Reality and your dream of it do not seem very far apart from one another today. But there are still a few key differences. Take these obstacles into consideration one by one. Be methodical.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Conflict comes from facing life head-on. So does peace. Avoidance maintains tension unnecessarily. Today, everything is better handled quickly. Speak to each moment in that moment.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): The people in charge may place roadblocks to deter the faint-hearted or the only mildly interested. You’ve every reason to keep trying. You’ll quickly prove you’re not in that category, and doors will open.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): The leadership position will come with stressful responsibilities and expectations, and yet somehow that won’t bother you the way it would others. Things will be better when you’re in charge.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Relax and let things unfold naturally. Even with today’s lengthy to-do list, you’ll approach with the right attitude, handle it all and even have some fun along the way.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You see funny things today – or maybe you just notice what’s always been there but you suddenly see the humour in it. Stress levels go down with every laugh.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Opportunities will present themselves in coy, understated ways. The best one will sit quietly, not drawing much attention. You won’t be fooled. You know a good thing when you see it. Seize the moment.

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Wairarapa cricket in good heart CRICKET Wairarapa Cricket reported a clean bill of health at its recent AGM, highlighted by a $16,000 profit for the year and rising player numbers at every level of the game.

The major achievement was an increase in the number of female players to 318, helping Wairarapa to become the leading association within Central Districts, boosted by the introduction of a senior female competition and senior women’s representative side – the Wairarapa Korus.

The Korus have a new head coach in 2017-18, with Doug Bracewell taking over the reins from Simon Roseingrave, who steered the team to a shock victory over Hawke’s Bay in the Copeland Challenge Trophy.

The major achievement was an increase in the number of female players to 318 . . .

The senior men’s competition was boosted last season by the inclusion of Hutt Districts in the Bidwill Cup, an arrangement that is set to continue.

A major disappointment was that Hutt were unable to contest the final due to a prior commitment but that issue has been rectified for the forthcoming season.

Links with the Hutt have been strengthened through the year with several fixtures planned at age-group level.

Senior men’s inter-club cricket for 2017 will commence with the opening round of matches in the Umpire’s Cup competition on October 21.

Rathkeale College and Greytown will do battle at Rathkeale and Lansdowne will play Red Star at Park Sportsground.

The latter clash will be made more interesting by news that gun Lansdowne pace bowler, Stefan Hook-Sporry, has joined the Red Star ranks this season.

The biggest area of growth in terms of number of teams for Wairarapa cricket in 2016 was in the open grade competitions, with many adult players returning to play the game in social teams.

This trend is set to continue next season, in what promises to be a fiercelycontested competition.

Esther Lancer and Annissa Greenlees keep the scoreboard ticking over for Wairarapa Korus in a match against Hawke’s Bay at Queen Elizabeth Park last November.

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Registered playing numbers across all grades have now topped the 1100 mark, an increase of more than 400 over the last four seasons.

Sam Rossiter-Stead was re-elected as chairman, after completing four years in the role while Regan Combe and Dave Parke have joined the board.

There is also continuity in the senior representative side, with coach Neil Perry and manager Gareth McEwen appointed for the season.

WCA president Chris Cogdale retained his position on the selection panel.

Other highlights for the year have include a significant increase in funding from numerous sources and the appointment of the district’s first ever

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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Support sought for $2m proposal JAKE BELESKI Carterton residents have the chance to give their feedback on the proposed $2 million sports hub at Howard Booth Park.

The proposal would bring rugby, football, squash, bowls, tennis, indoor netball and croquet together at the same venue, as well as a number of other facilities.

Carterton Sports and Recreation Trust spokesman, Mike Osborne, said a survey would be run over the next two or three weeks.

“The idea is to give them sufficient time to collate the results of the survey, and then take that to the council.

“Then, hopefully, they will be able to make a decision on it at their October council meeting, or certainly at the November one if we can’t quite get it to the first one.”

The trust had put a proposal to Carterton District Council a couple of months ago, and that had resulted in “a bunch of questions around refining some of the costs”.

They had to look at the development and operational costs, and then put together a business case to substantiate their proposal.

“The other side of it was trying to gauge the community support,” Mr Osborne said.

“They decided the best mechanism for that was to run a survey, and we’ve been in discussion with the council about that.”

He said building the facility would be

the easy part, but the initial consultations, planning and working out the optimal solution would always take time.

It was about making sure the minimum number of people got their toes trod on.

Mr Osborne said the facility would open up a host of opportunities for the Carterton region.

“Because Howard Booth Park is five minutes’ walk to the train station, Wellington teams could potentially come up on a Saturday, spend the afternoon playing and then hop on the train back to Wellington.

“But I think the main value of this facility will be for our own local community.”

The accessibility of the location to residents would provide benefits to all Carterton people, he said.

“By co-locating these sports it means we get a place where people of all ages, shapes and sizes bump into each other.

“Society has become very isolated and we don’t have as many places where everyone gets together anymore.”

There were a few factors out of the trust’s control, including whether the community would back the proposal, and what effect the proposed amalgamation of Wairarapa’s three district councils could have on the project.

It was a matter of taking it one step at a

Howard Booth Park is the location of the proposed sports hub.

time, Mr Osborne said.

“We think it’s a great thing and are backing it 100 per cent.

“My personal view is that it will be what the events centre has been to the town – that became the cultural centre, and this will have the same effect for sport and recreation.”

It was important residents took the opportunity to have their say on the matter, he said.

“If they think it’s a bad idea they can tell us, and tell us why and what a better alternative might be.

“We need that community involvement.”

Survey available online The survey is online via the Carterton District Council (CDC) website and Facebook, and hardcopies are available at council office and library.

The trust is in the process of developing a website and Facebook page to provide information about the proposed facility so

the community is fully informed of what is intended.

The website can be accessed at www. cartertonhubcap.nz and on Facebook @ HowardBoothParkSportsTrust.

CDC believes it should engage with Carterton residents and ratepayers to ensure that they have an understanding on whether the community supports the concept, and if so would they like council to contribute to the funding.

Chief executive Jane Davis says her councillors need to understand the Carterton community’s views about the proposed hub.

“By distributing a survey we can effectively reach a wide audience and gather some feedback.”

Ms Davis says that any decision to fund the project will have to go through a wider consultation with Carterton ratepayers.

The survey is just the first part of the council’s decision-making process.

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Narrow loss in gutsy display RUGBY GARY CAFFELL Wairarapa-Bush picked up two bonus points in a gutsy 29-24 loss to Buller in their Heartland championship rugby match played at Westport on Saturday.

Going into the game on the back of a 36-point drubbing from Mid-Canterbury, Wairarapa-Bush were the clear underdogs to a Buller side which had won three of their first four qualifying round matches, including a victory over current pacesetters South Canterbury.

However, they were competitive in all departments and with both teams scoring four tries it was the goal kicking of Buller first-five James Lash, who landed three conversions and a penalty, which made the difference on the scoreboard.

Wairarapa-Bush started well, scoring the opening try and going to an early 7-0 lead with the conversion and it was still very much anybody’s game with the two teams locked together at 14-14 at the 30-minute mark.

By halftime though Buller had moved out to a 24-14 advantage, a lead which they increased to 29-14 before Wairarapa-Bush hit back with two tries to cut the margin to just five points close to the final whistle.

Coach Joe Harwood was delighted with the manner in which his forwards contested strongly against a rugged Buller pack with the three players having their first start, hooker Sosaia Tufui, lock Sam Gammie and flanker Epeli Rayaqayaqa, all

having outstanding games.

Tufui was a powerful runner with ball in hand and equally assertive on defence, Gammie impressed with his confrontational approach for the full 80 minutes, and Rayaqayaya, who scored his team’s first try, was both quick and constructive in everything he did.

Another forward to shine for Wairarapa-Bush was No 8 Brendan Campbell who made several surging runs and defended solidly in close quarter situations.

The Wairarapa-Bush backs showed big improvement from the Mid-Canterbury game, especially on defence.

A couple of the Buller tries could be described as “soft”, but mostly the Wairarapa-Bush tackling was sound and two of the best in that area were midfielders Cyrus Baker and Robbie Anderson.

Wing Nikora Ewe returned from injury and was always a threat whenever he had the chance to work up a full head of steam, and Tipene Haira made a good fist of the fullback job, being safe under the high ball and raking off huge ground with some of his clearing kicks.

James Lash (2), Erenimo Tau and Josh Tuidriva were the try scorers for Buller, and Lash added three conversions and a penalty.

Epeli Rayaqayaya, Robbie Anderson, James Pakoti and Soli Malatai scored tries for Wairarapa-Bush, and Tim Priest kicked two conversions.

Cyrus Baker, strong defensive effort for Wairarapa-Bush.

In other Heartland matches defending champions Wanganui suffered their second loss when were beaten 40-39 by Mid-Canterbury in a thriller at Ashburton, fullback Jarred Percival kicking four conversions and four penalties for a 20-point haul for the winners.

Horowhenua-Kapiti ran in seven tries in defeating East Coast 52-3, Thames Valley beat King Country 45-36 in a game which saw 10 tries to 10 different players, Poverty Bay upset West Coast 36-19, and

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South Canterbury score six tries to four in beating North Otago 36-29.

Wairarapa-Bush play HorowhenuaKapiti at Westpac Stadium in Wellington next Saturday.

Competition points: South Canterbury 21, Horowhenua-Kapiti 19, Thames Valley and Buller 17, Wanganui and MidCanterbury 16, West Coast and North Otago 14, Poverty Bay 10, King Country and Wairarapa-Bush 9, and East Coast 0.

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