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BY GERALD FORD

Children at St Mary’s School in Carterton have given up some of their best loved toys for the children who were rattled by the Kaikoura earthquake. Principal Tim Nelson said the school community was very generous and had been “asked for a lot lately” with a Carterton Foodbank appeal, the Red and Black Mufti Day appeal, but had responded well to notices on Facebook and in the school newsletter.

Someone has made a real conscious decision to give up something they love. “We just got a really, really positive response,” Mr Nelson said. The toy collection was initiated by Carol Mullany, who has arranged annual blankets and knitting packages to be distributed through a medical centre in Christchurch earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. “The quake happened on Monday and I left a banana box at the school on Tuesday, Mrs Mullany said. “And every day it’s been full. The children have given up these. They’ve been well loved.” Having collected the toys, Carol was unsure how to get them down south, and so she contacted NZ First deputy leader Ron Mark, E

Hundreds of˜toys˜donated by children from St Mary’s School Carterton are now destined for the children of quake-ravaged Kaikoura. Carol Mullany, here with husband David Mullany, arranged the collection, which is being distributed by South Island MPs through NZ First deputy leader Ron Mark. PHOTO/GERALD FORD

who plans to arrange distribution through Kaikoura MP Stuart Smith, and Te Tai Tonga (South Island) MP Rino Tirikatene and fellow NZ First MP Richard Foster. Mr Mark said the toys would be

“for children who might ﬁ nd some comfort from knowing that some children in Carterton are thinking about them”. “I’ve seen these toys, these are not the toys at the bottom of the box that no-one likes,” Mr Mark

said. “Someone has made a real conscious decision to give up something they love for someone else.” The toys include hand-knitted dolls and animals, as well as some

famous faces in Kermit the Frog and Charlie Brown, and even a Beatrix Potter frog with his name (Jeremy Fisher) on his waistcoat. Close to 300 toys were donated, including some from Catholic churches in Wairarapa.

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Gerald Ford There is something universal about the Christmas tale - a king born in a stable because there was no room at the inn. It’s the classic underdog story – a family that’s not much to look at but you just know there’s greatness there. Countless timeless “manger scenes” have recreated the events for mantlepieces around the world. So it was with mixed feelings that I found online a modern version of the story, with the “hipster” nativity scene. A cow branded as 100 percent organic eats gluten free feed while a “shepherd boy” in jeans uploads events to Twitter via his iPad. Three wise men – should that be wise guys? – rock up on Segways, with gifts in boxes emblazoned with the Amazon (online sales giant) logo. Mary is taking a selfie, her lips pouting in the pose known as duckface, which apparently emphasises the cheekbones. Joseph, like one of the wise men, has a “manbun”. The stable has a solar panel, and the product is marketed for “today’s millennials”. I’ve got to admit that it’s clever. It captures new baby life for a new generation – a generation just a tad younger and more tech savvy than me. (I’ve got this theory that we 40-somethings fall into a bit of a technological gap. Facebook took over the lives of those a bit

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The stable has a solar panel, and (it) is marketed for “today’s millennials”. younger than us, those still in or just out of school – and of those a bit older than us who used it to keep in touch with their adult children. That’s my excuse anyway.) Technology aside, it makes sense to bring the story up to date and closer to home. I’ve often wondered what a Jesus of Masterton would look like. I picture Joseph and Mary riding into town on a Norton and finding the camping ground full, but being put up in the manager’s garage. The baby is wrapped in a carseat cover and put to bed in a recycling container. There’s a census on, so they were required to get here. The shepherds are workers at the local timber mill, working the night shift until there’s a power cut and the heavenly heralds show up with the news. Wise men don’t strictly belong in a nativity scene because they turned up later, but I kind of picture some kaumatua from way up north somewhere. Joseph and Mary themselves are probably of both Maori and European descent, with royalty in their heritage in both directions – but since the world has been taken over by the United Nations the path to the throne will be a rocky one. Peace on earth.

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Farmers help out down south BY BECKIE WILSON

An attempt to move sheep across a landslide that once was a vehicle access road. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

A courtesy phone call from one farmer to another farmer sparked the generous efforts from some Wairarapa farmers to help a Kaikoura farming family whose home was wrecked in the 7.8 earthquake. Since the earthquake, which struck just after midnight on November 14, Kaikoura farmers have been struggling to get jobs done and ensure stock have water and feed. Most rural families are isolated, cut off from power, internet, and most means of communication. Zandy Wallace of Wai-iti Romneys in Masterton, a sheep stud, called up a loyal long-term client living on a sheep and beef station in Blue Duck Valley, Kaikoura, to see how they were coping. The Blue Duck Valley farmer had planned three days of docking to start on the day of the earthquake, but “obviously” those

Lending a hand in Kaikoura BY HAYLEY GASTMEIER

It was the “emotional damage” the earthquake caused in Kaikoura which “shook” Wairarapa volunteers most. Four Red Cross Wairarapa members returned from the South Island town last week, after spending five days there helping out. Fiona Flis, leader of the Disaster Welfare Support Team, said the experience was both inspiring and a challenge. “The structural damage wasn’t as bad as it was in Christchurch, it was the emotional damage that shocked me most.” Red Cross Wairarapa volunteers, deputy team leader Lynne Drake, of Featherston, equipment officer Debs Bailey and safety officer Brian Veitch, both of Masterton, headed to Kaikoura with Mrs Flis a week after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Mrs Flis said there were at least 40 Red Cross volunteers in Kaikoura helping with the relief effort at any one time, and teams were rotated on a five-day roster. “That’s about all you can take, emotionally and physically,” she

said. With extremely damaged roads completely cutting off land access, the team were flown in to the east coast town. On arrival they were allocated tasks, including delivery of food packages to rural areas. This meant traversing roads with “cracks, breaks and potholes”, sometimes a metre wide. “The aftershocks there were a huge problem, we’d be driving along having rocks come down off the cliff beside us.” Mrs Flis said at one point the team “heard the road beneath us cracking”. Other tasks were carrying out physio social first aid, which is designed to reduce post-traumatic stress disorder, helping housing inspectors with property checks- where the volunteers used this time to assess residents’ wellbeing and offer assistance- and manning the welfare centre, which was set up in a school. Mrs Flis said some of the residents were unable to leave town because of animals on their farms, and some people were

living in garages, too afraid to go back into their homes. One woman, 85, refused to move out of her coastal house she had lived in her whole life, despite the rest of the street’s residents relocating. Some residents had sewage in their back yards because sewer pipes were broken but people continued to flush their toilets. In the five days they were there, the team worked closely with Police, Fire Services, St John, Search and Rescue, the Navy, and the Army, which Mrs Flis said deserved “a pat on the back” for the “incredible catering”. The highlight of the trip was “seeing the seals are still there”, and hearing reports of whale and dolphin sightings. Mrs Flis said “people need to be prepared to look after themselves for five days” in a disaster. Drinking water and a wellstocked emergency kit was top priority, with a can opener and unbreakable crockery the key. Plastic bags and a bucket should be included for use as a toilet, and people should get to

plans fell to pieces, Mr Wallace said. That’s when I hung up the phone and thought we could probably do it,” he said. Mr Wallace rounded up a group of four others farmers with Tim Williams from Wairarapa Helicopters also getting involved. On Friday November 25, Mr Williams flew the group, which included Mr Wallace, his brother Ed Wallace, and their father Tim Wallace, as well as James Cates, down with four farm dogs and gear. The helicopter helped the men to muster stock ready for docking, move gear and people due to the loss of accessible roads. The five men arrived at the station, to find the family, parents and two young children, living in a three-bay pole shed with a concrete floor and three walls, as their home was deemed unliveable. Their only access out now is

from a bulldozed-out road along the beach, and only for fourwheel drive conditions.” The extensively run sheep and beef station bore a large grunt of the quake. Roads that were drivable pre-quake are now a struggle to walk a mob of sheep across. “All farms have a lot of damage to fences, which creates imminent issues for stock management and containment. “The family are one amongst many that are in this sort of situation.” “[There were] large rock slides, tracks that were impassable, with lots of ground movement, slumping and slipping of the hillsides.” Mr Wallace said it was a very humbling and satisfying experience to help the family, and to see how they were living. The people in the townships affected have a few more options, but these guys on the farms are living in garages, he said.

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Red Cross Wairarapa volunteer Debs Bailey delivering a food package to a rural Kaikoura home. PHOTO/RED CROSS

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Focus on photo locations

BY GERALD FORD

Carterton man Max Webby has travelled the North Island researching the best places to take a photo – and is marketing the results in electronic form. Photolocations of New Zealand, North Island is an ebook document that is downloadable to a phone, and Max is set on selling them to tourists from New Zealand and abroad for $5 each. The Wairarapa locations Max has settled on are Castlepoint on the east coast, and the Pinnacles in South Wairarapa. Other natural landmarks include Waihi Falls. Along with Max’s own beautiful photographs, the publication includes practical information such as times and distances, right down to detailed GPS references. The book includes the pros and cons of different transport options, and what to do when you get to each site. “I also tell people where to park, how long the walk is … so basically I’ve done all the research,” The seasonal information includes the best time of year to photograph waterfalls and snowy mountains in both islands, and when the pohutuka is in flower. Max is a self-taught photographer who learned

The book title is Photolocations of New Zealand: North Island, and includes Castlepoint and the Pinnacles in Wairarapa. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

through books and his own experience, but “took the next step” with this ebook. Designed to go on a laptop or a phone, the book has links to the official New Zealand Tourism Association and NZ.com, through whom Max is keen to gain publicity. The ebook can be sampled or bought online at photolocations. co.nz

Max Webby of Carterton has produced an ebook as a snapshot tour guide of the North Island of New Zealand. PHOTO/GERALD FORD

Food hub for Chapel St BY CHELSEA BOYLE A new foodie hub is coming to Masterton, and it will boast two international franchises under one roof. Fast food lovers can look forward to having the option of Pita Pit or Domino’s on Chapel St next year. Pita Pit will be serving up pitas, salads and smoothies, while Domino’s will dish out pizzas, sides, drinks and desserts.Malcolm Goldsworthy co-owns the new Pita Pit alongside his wife Lisa, who is the school secretary at Wairarapa College. Mr Goldsworthy has 15-20 years of experience in franchising, previously working with Fastway couriers. He sold in September 2011 and “has been looking for something ever since”. A friend recommended Pita Pit to Mr Goldsworthy. “It wasn’t until I started researching that things started to align,” he said. “I took my young son over and we tried it, we both enjoyed it. “I did the research and found [the franchise] was growing.” The location on Chapel St in the heart of a fast food

The feedback we have had has been absolutely amazing. People have said they can’t wait. saturated area stood out to Mr Goldsworthy. “It is probably one of the best sites in town,” he said. “It’s on one of the main streets in town. “It’s in a foodie area, with McDonald’s, Burger King and Subway in the vicinity. “Parking won’t be an issue [for customers].” He believes there is a real hunger for the product in Masterton. “The feedback we have had has been absolutely amazing. “People have said they can’t wait.” Mr Goldsworthy said the store will provide more job opportunities in Masterton. He is hoping to open the store on March 1 next year.

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studio to be a community project. “My role was just to provide the initial spark, and all the funds I could find … My model of a ‘little house of learning’ blended traditions from East and West, inspired by poems of Po Chu’i and Ema Saiko and the monastic lives of St. Hilda and St. Columba.” Jodie Dalgleish, former director/ programme manager (2013-2015), and an artist currently based in Luxembourg, put it this way: “There’s something almost magical that happens when artists come into the realm of NZPS and install their creativity in its rooms. I’ve continually seen it and experienced it… “As governments become more and more stretched, the arts falls more and more to a community of patrons, sponsors and workers. There have to be places outside the frame of workaday obligations and the turn of the wheels of the system. Creation requires space.” The exhibition is curated by authorphotographer Madeleine Slavick with the assistance of Aratoi Museum and NZ Pacific Studio resident artist Mark Manning, a painter who was raised in Whangarei, educated at Lyme Art Academy in New England, and who has curated shows in California. “Art is a living thing. It needs nourishment. It needs a community,” Ms Slavick said.

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Crowds at weekend events Hundreds gathered to witness the Masterton Christmas Parade. Photographer Jade Cvetkov was there.

The Fern and Thistle Pipe Band.

Members of the Wai Steampunk group bring some style.

The Girl Guides float included bubbles and pink.

The Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz-themed Wairarapa Green Dollars group.

Minnie Mouse and some of her friends treat the camera with a smile.

Olof the Snowman chilling out on his Frozen float.

A pair of biplanes made two passes over the parade.

Alec Birch rides on a 1920 steam roller, owned by Masterton District Council.

Masterton Mayor Lynn Patterson with her grandchildren Drew and Nina White.

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Kid heaven is here Ra Smith A mokopuna of Wairarapa Summer and Christmas in New Zealand is just made for tamariki or children. I remember coming home as a tangata whenua of Wairarapa and being met with the vision of kid heaven. Coming down the Lansdowne hill we crossed the Waipoua River, we looked down into the swimming pool, we looked across at the playground, we looked to the other water playgrounds like boating and the shallow pools of water. Home was made for a mokopuna like me. It might have come too easily. Thankfully we have a better quality of mokopuna today. The mokopuna today are not just accepting the benefits of treasures handed down to them, they are working to build up our treasures. Enviro Schools is a programme that many schools are involved in. Gill Stewart and Esther Dijkstra are two of the organisers that work with schools not just about activities and learning, but the place of the environment in school charters too. Then when South End School students work with Andy Duncan in their town’s constructed wetland, it is not just a homework project, it is a lifetime project

Meat trays in shops are now appearing in clear polyethylene (PE) a very commonly recycled plastic. PHOTO/MIDWEEK

Where Waipoua River and Ruamahanga River meet, Masterton. PHOTO/FILE

from home. Mokopuna inheriting the lifestyle of their grandparents isn’t old fashioned, it is our responsibility to leave home better than we found it. A part of knowing I was from Wairarapa was working as whanau in the shearing sheds. Recently John Wardell gave me a photograph of my nanny and poupou, my grandparents, who were with his family in their shearing shed. Our community has worked together to supply wool and lamb to the world. I now work with Mr Wardell and other champions like Vern Brassell. Mr Brassell’s innovative constructed wetland is a symbol of hope. The very habitat for indigenous birds and fish is working with a Kaiwaiwai dairy

operation as they cleanse water. After a day in the sheds, a soothing dip in the river was another sign of home. The work of Don Bell and Esther Dijkstra in willow trials is getting better results from wastewater treatment, another strand of innovation in Wairarapa. Leadership in local government is connecting the community with its environment. When children have environmental connections; when whanau have environmental connections; when our living is environmentally centred, home is not only a playground; home is a work place; home is a place of learning; home is a place of healing our spirits. When home shapes us, we are tangata whenua.

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At long, long last meat trays in shops are appearing in clear polyethylene (PE) a very commonly recycled plastic. Earlier meat trays were made from polystyrene, usually black, and quite recyclable if you could find a way to clean them to a high standard. As is often the case with such resources, it is less expensive to buy new and not bother about reusing. That is fine, like a lot of things, in the short term, for a shortsighted society. “But wait – ” as they say in those utterly boring TV ads –

there is more good news: New World are going to recycle your PE shopping bags. Good news indeed! Then why can’t Masterton District Council and their waste contractors do just that – recycle PE bags? We are told these bags are not recyclable. New World obviously knows something MDC doesn’t. Of course they’re recyclable. Methinks somebody has been telling porkies and it isn’t the New World butchers. The answer lies in simply creating a market for these recycled bags through product development … if anybody is actually interested … (yawn, yawn) oh well … (yawn) good night. I’m going to have a lovely dream about a truly entrepreneurial society.

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with that. Members pay a NZ$ yearly subscription of just $25 with a one-off $5 joining fee. Traders come under the accordance of the ‘fair trading act’ so a bare-minimum standard of fair and reasonable applies to all trading. If a member is to leave the region and the exchange group (some traders can still trade ‘remotely’ even when out of the region due to the nature of their trades) then their account must be brought back to zero whether that means they need to spend (or donate) their credits to zero off, or earn credits to bring it up to the zero. If the overdraft amount owing is not paid in G$ then the payment must be settled up to zero in NZ$. So although Green $$ is not ‘real’ money it still has accountability and the system is not designed as a ‘free for all’ to take everything

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A previous Green Dollar Market at the Carterton Events Centre. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Thank you from The Rotary Club of Carterton. Our 2016 Annual Christmas Parade could not happen without the support received from all the businesses and individual people in the Carterton area. Our annual parade would not be the success it is without you. To the sponsors that provide prizes for the parade, a big thank you to you all. We were again delighted to have the famous “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” vehicle participate in the parade, courtesy of Sir Peter Jackson. Major Sponsors: More FM, Wairarapa Times-Age, Premier Beehive NZ Ltd, Carterton District Council, New World Carterton, Take Note Carterton, Almos Books, Braiden International Ltd, Breadcraft Ltd, Cafe Ole, Carterton Engineering Ltd, Carterton Pharmacy, Catt Electrical, Causeway Ltd, Cheers Auto Ltd, Coulson Family Homes Ltd, Erecta Fence, Jeffrey Chandel Leather, Juken NZ Ltd, Keinzley Agvet, Kiwi Lumber, Mitre 10 Mega, McDonalds Family Restaurant, Masson Implement Co, Norwood Farm Machinery, Parkvale Mushrooms Ltd, Paua World, RD 1 Carterton, Mende Biotech Ltd, Pinfold Transport, Red Risk Managers Carterton, Renalls Joinery, Roseneath Health Care, Sharpes Stock Feeds, South Wairarapa Auto Services, The Workshop, Steve Ticehurst Building Co Ltd, Stihl Shop Masterton, The Hive Accountants Carterton, Ticehurst

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Here are some tips for staying safe and well over the festive break.  Food safety – make sure food is covered and kept chilled if needed so it doesn’t go off in the summer heat.  Keep it safe with the BBQ – use tongs, check for gas bottle leaks and avoid using BBQs inside.  Be a responsible host – offer guests a range of beverages including non-alcoholic drinks and serve food with drinks.  Avoid outdoor injuries – wear covered shoes and gloves when getting the garden Christmas-ready and get everyone to warm up before the annual family cricket match.

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 Be sun-smart – re-apply sun block regularly, wear a hat and cover up during the hottest times of the day. Stock up! Check your first aid kit for expired medication and replace anything that’s been used. If you’re on medication, make sure you have enough for the holiday break.

 Stress less – remember that Christmas is about having fun and sharing special times with family. Keep gatherings relaxed, share the workload and talk to family about a budget limit for gifts.

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Fiona Couchman and Karina Hailwood collaborating on the Website and ÿ nal details of the Christmas poster. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Entertainment will be a big feature of the Martinborough Christmas experience beginning with the parade on Saturday, December 17. ‘Christmas Magic in Martinborough’ is organised by Fiona Couchman who has more than 25 years’ experience in musical theatre. Performance director Julie O’Brien has performed in musicals from Chess and Grease to the New Rocky Horror Show – from New York to UK, Australia and New Zealand. The parade around the square begins at 5pm and is followed by a kids Christmas Show at 6pm by Enchanted Entertainment, featuring Disney characters like Princess Elsa, Rapunzel and Jake the Pirate.

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The annual business house carol competitions follow at 7pm with the Madcaps Christmas Carol singalong at 7.30pm. Then from 8-10pm, the Xmas rockers who are performers from Martinborough and Wellington, will entertain the crowd, along with a guest performance from Ben Hazlewood, who has developed a solo career after reaching the ﬁnals of the Voice Australia. Those wishing to enter a ﬂoat in the Xmas Parade can contact Kay Mills on 027 2139434 or visit the website www. magicinmartinborough.co.nz Entry is a gift for a child in need, wrapped and labelled according to age and gender.

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December and January and the Police will be out in force. “We are heading into a special time of the year and it’s worth taking special care on the roads,” Mr Douglas said. “Nearly 300 people have lost their lives already in 2016 and the AA wants every family to enjoy summer without the devastation of losing a loved one.” Your best protection against a crash: • Drive to the conditions • Stick to a safe speed • Give yourself more following distance • Keep your focus on driving • Don’t drive when you are tired

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Kuranui College students, Lions members and helpers take a break from packing equipment for Uganda, in a project organised by Geoff Walker of Greytown Lions. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

members led by Lion Alan McCartney have finished a new fence at Arbor House. Martinborough Lions Club were on duty again to meet and greet the 8000 Toast Martinborough Wine Festival revellers. It was the 25th festival that has been held every November. The Martinborough Lions have been involved with the festival since its inception and have played an active role its development over the 25 years.

Greytown Lioness Club members enjoyed guest speaker Bronwyn Cook who works with the neonatal babies in Wellington. A sausage sizzle at the country market was successful and another will be held at the January market. The Christmas raffle is on sale and the Club will host the Over 70s Live Alone Christmas Dinner. Featherston Lioness Club members have collected for Parkinsons Wairarapa, and

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Solway College NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER 2016

The Solway College Equestrian Academy will be opening in 2017, with former Olympian Tinks Pottinger as its specialist performance coach. It will have the exclusive use of one of New Zealandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier privately owned equestrian facilities, Winstar, situated just 3km from the school, and will cater for riders from years 7 to 13. The venue will feature a fullsize show jumping arena and exercise track along with many other facilities. Junior End of Year Activities While the senior students have been studying for and sitting their last NCEA exams, the juniors have been on school camps, experienced a Maori Cultural Day and a Community Service Day. Year 7 and 8 students have spent a night at a marae as well as completed some exciting outdoor education activities around the Wairarapa, culminating in a beach safety day at Riversdale. The Year 10 camp was further afield at Mangaweka, where they went camping and rafting.

Carol Service and Prizegiving Following our Christmas dinner and carol service, our prizegiving was held on Saturday 26th November and we recognised our top students in each year group as well as those who have made the most progress.

Varvara Sidorenko won the Singh Trophy for Head of House, The Dickens Gillam Tray for Senior English, The Classics Plaque, The Grobler Trophy for History, The Crawford Trophy for Chemistry and The Burkhart Trophy and Board of Trustees Award for Dux of the Senior School. Varvara has won a residential scholarship to Kimihia Joseph, our Deputy Head Girl for 2016, has Canterbury University, where she will be studying won a University of Otago scholarship and at the prizegiving she won the Nicol Trophy for Mathematics, politics and languages. the Telecom Cup for promise in Science, the Marie Solway College is extremely proud of all of our Hennah Memorial Trophy for exceptional leadership prizewinners as well as all students who have worked and overall involvement in school life and was the hard and achieved well during the year. We look Dux Proxime Accessit. Kimihia will be studying science forward to exciting things in 2017. next year. Claudia Wildman was our Head Girl this year. She was awarded the Dalman Trophy for Head Girl and The Lawrence Thompson Memorial Award to the girl who has shown outstanding qualities of character and leadership. Claudia has also won a University of Otago Scholarship and she will be studying health science.

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NEW KIA AND SUZUKI SHOWROOM MAKES EASTWOOD MOTOR GROUP THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION This Saturday sees the o˜ cial opening of the new Kia and Suzuki Showroom at Eastwood Motor Group along with the new Vehicle Preparation Centre. The new facilities are an exciting development for EMG, says General Manager Gary Allan. “We are excited to have the largest franchise dealership in the Wairarapa, and having the newest and largest showroom will help us to deliver an even better customer experience.” The Hyundai, Isuzu, Kia and Suzuki brands are all located in close proximity at the corner of Dixon and Harlequin Streets.

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NEW SHOWROOM FULFILS A DREAM FOR MIKE EASTWOOD On a wall in the customer lounge at Eastward Motor Group is a striking photo of Sir Edmund Hillary with one of his many memorable quotes - “I am a lucky man. I have had a dream and it has come true, and that is not a thing that happens often to men.” In a small way, EMG Dealer Principal and Managing Director Mike Eastwood feels the same way. “I guess that says it all. I feel like quite a lucky man. I’ve done what I set out to do and fulÿ lled a lot of dreams I had for Eastwood Motor Group. “I always dreamed that this business would get to the stage where I would be very proud of it, and that time has arrived with the completion of the new Kia and Suzuki Showroom.”

Mike recalls he virtually “fell” into the business after a career in accountancy and ÿ nancial management in the construction industry. When Mike returned to Masterton where he grew up with wife Nolene in 2010, he bought the franchises for Hyundai and Kia from Majestic Motors. “It was a case of the right opportunity at the right moment. I was inspired [to buy the business] because of its Hyundai and Kia franchises in particular.” From that moment on, Mike put a priority on customer satisfaction, improving the physical environment of the business on the corner of Dixon and Harlequin Streets, and lifting the standard of service.

A big refurbishment in 2012 made the business much more pleasant and practical for both sta° and customers and brought EMG up to Hyundai Elite Status. A Wairarapa representative rugby player in the early 1970s, Mike enjoys describing EMG using rugby metaphors. The success of the business has been built on strong team work, he says. “Team and pride are our philosophies.” Mike sees the Sales team at EMG as the “backs” - the extrovert players who are the face of the business. The Service team are the hardworking “forwards” in the background. While the backs have been enjoying the limelight lately with impressive sales ÿ gures,

Mike is expecting the forwards to play an increasingly important role in the success of the business now that they will have more space to carry out repairs and servicing. Mike plans to continue in the business as Dealer Principal, but as part of the succession plan for the business is passing on more of its management to General Manager Gary Allan. ABOVE: Nolene and Mike Eastwood

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One of the features of the new facilities at Eastwood Motor Group is the inclusion of the New Vehicle Centre with three service bays and one grooming bay. These will be used to prepare new vehicles before they are delivered to their owners. This includes inspection, preparation and

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For instance, additions to one recently sold Isuzu D-Max ute (pictured with Kerry) included a wheel upgrade, sidesteps, a Tradesman Flat Deck, tinted windows, compressor, LED ˛ ashing beacon, tow bar, winch and rocker bar. Other common requests include roof racks, nudge bars and bull bars.

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Kerry enjoys this kind of work. “I like to take pride in the little things, make sure the vehicle is looking good, and everyone is happy. I ÿ nd it satisfying as customers are happy to be spending their money on something they want. And I feel like I’m part of something pretty exciting with all the developments happening here.”

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grooming of the vehicle. But very often these days, customers are also getting EMG to include personalise their vehicles to suit their unique lifestyle or purposes. Overseeing the preparation of all new vehicles is the responsibility of Kerry Hammersley. Kerry has lived and worked in the Wairarapa all his life. He joined EMG in April of this year, bringing 26 years’ experience in all areas of vehicle mechanics including cars, trucks and heavy machinery. Kerry thoroughly inspects all new vehicles before signing them o˜ , and giving them their WOF and predelivery inspection. He also ÿ ts accessories to upgrade vehicles to customers’ requirements.

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FAMILIAR FACE OF ROD CARTER IN THE KIA AND SUZUKI SHOWROOM Rod Carter is the Kia and Suzuki brand specialist and sales representative in the new Showroom at Eastwood Motor Group.

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Rod, who has been with EMG for the past six and half years, is a familiar face to many Wairarapa residents.

Rod has had a lifelong passion for cars, particularly American classics, a few of which he has owned over the years and is also a member of the Ulysses Motorcycle Club.

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“No two people are ever the same. That is what makes the job interesting. And I believe that if you look after people, they will come back.” Rod has enjoyed watching their vehicle brands develop and improve over his time at EMG. Rod describes the Suzuki Swift as “modern day mini, fun to drive and our biggest selling Suzuki.

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Meanwhile, the new Kia Sportage has experienced huge growth, and this year to date is New Zealand’s biggest selling passenger car (excluding rentals). Outside of work Rod enjoys family time with wife Lisa, their four children and two grandchildren.

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Lambing up, numbers down Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) Lamb Crop 2016 report says the average lambing percentage across the country was up 2.1 percentage points – though lamb numbers were down because of fewer ewes. The average lambing percentage was 123 lambs born per 100 ewes and it was achieved because ewes were in good condition, there was enough spring feed, and more lambs were born from hoggets. Beef + Lamb New Zealand Economic Service chief economist Andrew Burtt said the report estimates 23.7 million lambs were tailed this spring. They came from a breeding ewe flock that was down 3.1 per cent on last year. “The smaller ewe flock occurred with the shift towards cattle production and the impact of facial eczema in North Island regions. “Farmers read the climatic signals and made decisions early and the lamb crop result reinforces the impact of those management decisions.”

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Green grass is persisting into December in Wairarapa after a November with more than twice the usual rainfall in many places. Tuaherenikau saw 183mm of rain, and Waiorongomai in South Wairarapa 238mm, more than twice the average for November 89mm and 118mm respectively. At Angle Knob in the Tararuas, 1276.5mm fell for the month, again more than twice the average November rainfall of 615mm. At Tinui Valley on the east coast the weather was drier with 94mm falling, which is still 25 percent higher than the average November rainfall.

In North Island regions, lamb numbers were affected by the impact of facial eczema on breeding ewe condition and numbers, and wet climatic conditions which hindered lamb growth rates, Mr Burtt said. Lamb numbers in South Island regions were slightly ahead of last season, due to good climatic conditions, improved lamb thrift and a lift in ewe lambing percentages. These factors combined to offset a decrease in breeding ewe numbers. Burtt said over the whole country, there was a 1.3 per cent drop – or 0.3 million fewer lambs than last year. In the North Island, 11.3 million lambs were tailed – down 0.3 million on last year, but up on 2013’s tally. Meanwhile, 12.4 million lambs were tailed in the South Island. Burtt says that there will be 19.4 million lambs available for export in the 2016-17 season – down an estimated 2.7 per cent. This contrasts with last season’s 19.9 million.

Lambing percentages were up despite fewer ewes. PHOTO/FILE

“Lamb export receipts for 2016-17 are estimated at $2.5 billion, slightly down on the previous season,” Mr Burtt The lamb crop survey covers 500 commercial sheep and beef farms, which are statistically representative of New Zealand’s commercial sheep and beef farms.

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Guildford off to Waikato BY JAKE BELESKI

Former All Black Zac Guildford has decided Waikato is the best place to continue his path back towards the top levels of New Zealand rugby. Guildford was a crucial cog in the Wairarapa-Bush Heartland Championship team that reached the Meads Cup semi-finals this season, and had options to consider when the season finished. Ultimately, he always wanted to stay in New Zealand. “I’m pretty happy here at the moment,” he said. “The way things have been going, and unless it was going to change my life dramatically, I wasn’t really looking at that option [going overseas] at the moment.” Waikato had shown faith that Guildford would be a positive fit in their environment, and he was excited about the chance to continue his development in their club rugby scene. “They just got in touch with me and not a lot of other provinces had, so it’s a good chance for me to keep fit and play a bit of rugby at the same time.” Sevens will be his main focus initially, and that in itself was a challenge he was looking

forward to tackling. “That [sevens] is the priority for the next wee while. “I haven’t played a lot of sevens in the past to be fair, only one tournament with New Zealand and a couple of smaller tournaments but it’s keeping me fit and given me a focus at the moment — it should hold me in good stead coming into 15s as well.” He may have only played one tournament for New Zealand, but it was a gold medalwinning effort at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. Guildford spent the majority of the season with WairarapaBush playing at centre, and was keen to further develop his skills in that position if given the chance. “I did really enjoy my time at centre and improving the skills you need to play there in terms of catch and pass and that sort of stuff. “That would be my preferred position at the moment, but I’m pretty happy playing anywhere in the outside backs to be fair.” Wairarapa-Bush chief executive officer, Tony Hargood, said the union was pleased Guildford had taken the next step towards a return to Mitre 10 Cup.

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Zac in action for Wairarapa bush against Fuller. PHOTO/FILE

“We were totally aware that at the end of the Heartland Championship there were a number of clubs and provinces who were in communication with Zac. “It’s absolutely fantastic from our point of view — we’d obviously love to have Zac here in the heartland next year, but he’s got to focus on his career and if we’ve been part of getting him there then that’s fantastic.”

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New Zealand’s blade runner, Liam Malone, is speaking in Masterton this Thursday, December 8, at a breakfast hosted by the Wairarapa Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with ANZ. Malone was born with deformed legs and had both feet amputated at 18 months old. He won the Nelson Sportsperson of the Year. Malone captured two gold medals and a silver at this year’s Paralympic Games. “My life hasn’t changed since Rio,” he said. “My life changed when I started taking ownership and responsibility for all the outcomes in my life. The day I started setting goals and focussing on achieving them was when my life changed.” Wairarapa Chamber of Commerce chair Sean Stafford said business breakfast events was

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This month’s winner for the Wairarapa Won service award is Master Bowl in Queen Street, Masterton. The Wairarapa Won Awards recognise exceptional service from either an individual or business. Nominations are called for each month with advertisements in the Times-Age. The Master Bowl nomination was made by Sarah Kohitolu, who said: “Angie, her whanau and all staff are all exceptional people. They are so friendly and family oriented and I could not fault them at all. My family often goes to Master Bowl as a family hangout or treat, even my siblings from Dannevirke and the Hutt, and we just love it there. The service and atmosphere is amazing! “The food is awesome and Rob makes awesome mochas. We love them to bits! They’re just like family. They go that extra mile to make our time there the best, even giving us goodie bags when they find out it’s one of our birthdays and running over to New World to buy soy milk for my sister’s mocha... awesome people.” Darren Pilcher who built Master Bowl six years ago from scratch and opened it with Angie Fleming, says they “appreciate that people out there wanted

Angie, her whanau and all staff are all exceptional people. They are so friendly and family oriented and I could not fault them at all. to nominate us. We strive to do our best and provide fun and entertainment for the community.” Darren says the first four years were a challenge. However the past two have seen the business flourish and people are appreciating a type of entertainment that is rare to find in a town of Masterton’s size. Last January the couple added bumper cars to the bowling, which have become an attraction in themselves.

Cameron a favourite Masterton farmer Richard Cameron is picked as a likely winner of the regional finals for Young Farmer of the Year next year. The East Coast regionals, to be held on April 1 at Waipukurau, feature the top eight placed competitors from district contests in Wairarapa, Tararua and Hawkes Bay. “It’s the Wairarapa winner Richard Cameron, who many believe will come out on top,” a Young Farmers spokesperson said. “Cameron, 28, is hugely experienced having competed in four previous Regional Finals,” the spokesperson said. Cameron manages a 750ha sheep

and beef farm and his own smaller farm, holds a Certificate in Agriculture and “has broad practical experience, having worked on a 250,000ha sheep station in Australia”. The second-placed Wairarapa entrant is Henry Reynolds, 26, a fifthgeneration sheep beef and cropping farmer who holds a Diploma in Agriculture and Farm Management and is expected to be particularly competitive in the practical sections. The Hawkes Bay District Contest and Skills Day winner Hamish Best is also considered a front-runner, having finished second in last year’s Regional Final.

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Christmas is the perfect time to enjoy fresh, colourful food with loved ones. And here in New Zealand Christmas time offers up perfectly themed red, green and white fresh fruit and vegetables. Think of them as nature’s Christmas gifts. 5+ A Day suggests taking advantage of the beautiful

Christmas-coloured fresh fruit and vegetables to prepare eye-catching dishes with minimal fuss. A salad featuring vibrant green asparagus and rich red strawberries offers a festive flavour that is simple to make. Here are more delicious ideas using New Zealand Christmas favourites.

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ASPARAGUS Asparagus is a good source of folate, which is important for mental wellbeing. It also contains vitamin C and riboflavin, which helps to regulate metabolism. Look for asparagus with tightly furled, perky tips and straight, strong stalks.

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The tender, sweet taste of asparagus makes it a particularly good vegetable to lightly steam, grill, stirfry or cook on the barbecue. To prepare, snap off the tough ends. Grilled asparagus makes a quick tasty side dish that’s smoky, sweet and simple. Toss the stalks with a little oil before throwing them on the barbecue, and finish with a simple sprinkle of salt and pepper. For a festive salad, arrange baby spinach leaves in a circle on a large platter. Place cooked asparagus spears on top of the spinach along with chopped strawberries. Crumble over feta cheese before serving. For a classic Christmas canape, steam asparagus until tender, then wrap each tip in a slice of Parma ham. Serve with a light citrus dip.

Strawberries are a good source of vitamin C and contain dietary fibre, which is good for healthy digestion. They also contain niacin for healthy skin, and potassium, which is good for children’s growth and development.

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Delicious simply on their own, strawberries are perfect at any time of the day. For a summery start to your day blend a handful of strawberries with milk or your favourite non-dairy milk, then sweeten to taste with just a touch of pure maple syrup or agave. For a quick no-churn “ice cream” blend frozen banana chunks and fresh strawberries in a food processor until smooth and creamy. This is best eaten the same day, otherwise it will develop ice crystals. For a salad, toss a pile of strawberries with a few tablespoons of balsamic vinegar and some freshly ground black pepper and combine with salad greens. Add a touch of decadence to the quintessential Christmas treat – the chocolate dipped strawberry. Before the chocolate sets, roll the strawberry in finely chopped nuts or coconut. These are best eaten the same day.

NEW POTATOES One of the most popular vegetables in New Zealand, potatoes provide 40 percent of the daily recommended dietary intake of vitamin C per serving. The fibre content in potatoes, particularly in the skin, can help aid digestion.

Quick recipe ideas

Boiled or steamed till tender, new potatoes make a substantial addition to festive salads. For an easy dressing, shake olive oil, Dijon mustard and chopped fresh chives in a jar. For a salad, in a bowl layer cooked new potatoes, baby beetroot, spinach leaves, red onion and pumpkin seeds. Drizzle over the dressing. As an accompaniment to the traditional Christmas roast, lightly coat new potatoes with olive oil and spread on a roasting dish along with freshly cut limes (or lemons), crushed garlic cloves and sprigs of rosemary. Season with cracked pepper and chilli flakes. Roast until crisp and golden. Chop fresh Italian parsley over the potatoes and serve.

TOMATOES Tomatoes are a good source of vitamin C, a natural antioxidant that prevents free radicals from damaging the body’s cells. They also contain vitamin A, important for vision, as well as potassium, which plays a role in maintaining nerve health.

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For a colourful Christmas-themed salad using New Zealand-grown tomatoes, try a caprese salad. Thinly slice large red tomatoes and arrange on a plate. Tear up mozzarella cheese and layer with the tomatoes. Top with fresh basil leaves. Drizzle over olive oil and a sprinkling of salt and pepper for seasoning. Tomatoes take on an intensely deep flavour after roasting and can be used in many different ways. Put tomatoes on a baking sheet with sliced garlic and thyme, and drizzle over olive oil. Add seasoning and roast for one hour. Arrange mesclun salad greens on a platter and place roasted tomatoes on top. Finish with a homemade dressing.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 Amnesty International: Launch for the Wairarapa region, 7.30-9pm, at Education House, 22 Dixon St, Masterton. Yvonne’s Pre-Loved Clothing:10am-3pm, at the cafe at the back of St Matthew’s vege garden. Harlequin Theatre: Presents Deadly Glitz and Glam, a tantalising night in Tinseltown filled with twists and turns. Cash bar opens at 6.30pm, seated by 7pm. Tickets from The wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton, 9am-4pm daily. Call 378-8008. Carterton Community Choir: Meet 7.15-9pm, at Carterton School hall, Holloway St. Email cartertonsinging@gmail.com 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. Opaki Tennis: Clubnight 7pm. Call Greg 377-4261 or 377-2201. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 6.30pm. Whakaoriori Shuffler Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 1-2.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135. Oasis Network Inc: A free service for all people who need advocacy and support for their mental health issues and well-being. Mon-Fri 10am3pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Call Gaylene (06) 929-0961 or (0274) 604-796. Featherston Community Centre: Book Group: Noon-1.30pm (1st Thursday of month. Call Sheridan (06) 308-9059; Feldenkrais: 5.45-6.45pm. Call Rupert (027) 585-3822; Yoga: 7.30-8.30pm. Call Odette (021) 180-9452. Mums & Bubs Fit: Open to everyone, 10am. For details text ‘Fit Mums’ to (027) 349-8962. Westside Playcentre: Open 9-noon, 165 Renall St, Masterton. Call 378-2224. Martinborough Playcentre: Open 9-noon, 38 Venice St. Call (06) 306-9068. Carterton Playcentre: Open 9-noon, Belvedere Rd (next to Howard Booth Park). Call 379-7875. 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 Asthma Society Inc: Rooms in the Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton, open 10am-noon. Call 377-1175. Tuition: Maths, spelling, reading, classes at 3.30pm and 5pm, at IN2Learning, 141 Akura Rd, Masterton. Call Sally Chamberlain 377-2360. Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band: Band practises 6.30-8.30 pm, Savage Club Hall, Albert St, Masterton. Montessori Playgroup: 9.30-11am, St Andrews in the Field, Upper Plain Rd, Masterton. Call Deanne 377-5508. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association Croquet: 9.15am for 9.30 start. Call Veronica George 379-8644. Aquarobics: 11am at Lansdowne Village. Masterton Toy Library: 2.30-4.30pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di (027) 498-7261. Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Carterton Library 11am-1pm. Harlequin Theatre: Presents Deadly Glitz and Glam, a tantalising night in Tinseltown filled with twists and turns. Cash bar opens at 6.30pm, seated by 7pm. Tickets from The wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton, 9am-4pm daily. Call 378-8008. NZ Pacific Studio Exhibition Opens at Aratoi Museum, celebrating the range of creativity by NZPS artists/musicians/writers over the past 15 years, runs to Jan 15. Featherston Community Centre: Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10am-noon. Call Virginia (06) 308-8392. Masterton Tennis Club: Club night from 5pm. Carterton Craft Market: Open 7 days, 10am2pm, High St, Carterton, opp Almo’s Book Shop. Call Robyn 379-7099. Wairarapa Steampunk: We meet as required, 10.30am-2pm, 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) 2597684 or Sam (0210) 552-113. Kids’ Song And Story: Fun songs, finger plays and stories for under-5s, 9.30-10.30am, at Epiphany Church Hall, High St South, Masterton. Call Jill 377-4614. Greytown Music and Movement: For preschoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact: email admin@stlukesgreytown.co.nz 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: Core: 10am; 50s Forward: 11am, at Bodymind Pilates, Upper Plain Rd, 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. Carterton Senior Citizens: Meet 1.30-4pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, Senior Citizens Hall, 150 Main St, Carterton. MONDAY, DECEMBER 12 Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di (027) 498-7261. South Wairarapa Badminton Club: Play from 7.30pm, Featherston Sports Stadium, Underhill Rd. Featherston Community Centre: Mah Jong: 1-4pm. Call Pat (06) 308-9729; Senior Citizens Cards: 1-4pm. Call Val (06) 308-9203; Drop-in Knitting & Crafts: 6.30-9.30pm. 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. Carrington Bowling and Croquet Club: Golf croquet: 1.15pm for a 1.30pm start. Call Tricia Moran 379-7071. Carterton Food Bank: Open 11.30am-noon Mon-Fri at Haumanu House (down the lane between Carters and the Clock Tower). Call 3794092. Carterton Community Toy Library: Events Centre, Holloway St, Mon-Sat during CDC Library hours. https://www.facebook.com/ CartertonToyLibrary/ Chair Yoga: For joint health, 1pm, YMCA Masterton. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132. Hatha Yoga: 6pm, YMCA Masterton. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132. CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Offic at 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. For Mobility Parking Permits, and other disabilities services. Call Jo Scott and Gaylene van Wijk 378-2426. Martinborough Playcentre: Open 9-noon, 38 Venice St. Call (06) 306-9068. Carterton Playcentre: Open 9-noon, Belvedere Rd (next to Howard Booth Park). Call 379-7875. Age Concern: Sit & Be Fit classes, 9.30am; line dancing, 10.30am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 Free Community Fit Club: 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di (027) 498-7261. Wairarapa Felters: Meet at the Woolshed, Dixon St, Masterton, at 10am . Call Dianne 377-5524. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 9am-noon, 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 10am. Featherston Community Centre: Juesday Art: 10am-1pm. Call Julia (06) 308-8977; Pilates: 7-8pm. Call Kathy (027) 285-5595. Carterton District Historical Society: Open 1-3.30pm, Cnr Broadway & Masson St. Call 379-7150. 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 370-8844. Carterton Playcentre: Open 9-noon, Belvedere Rd (next to Howard Booth Park). Call 379-7875. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Association: Meet for social indoor bowls, 500 cards, or a chat 1-3pm. Call Ngaire 377-0342. Wairarapa Asthma Society Inc: Rooms in the Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton, open 10am-noon. Call 377-1175. Dance Fitness Classes: Greytown, with Justine Eldred at Kuranui College Dance Studio, 6.307.30pm. Call Justine (0274) 761-996. Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway, Carterton, open by appointment. Call 379-7827 or 379-9021. Woops A Daisy Marching Team: March for fun, friendship and fitness, 5-6pm. Call Cheryl 372-5522. Tuition: Maths, spelling, reading, classes at 3.30pm and 5pm, at In2Learning. 141 Akura Rd, Masterton. Call Sally Chamberlain 377-2360. 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. Pilates: Gentle: 9.30am, at Lansdowne Park Village, Titoki St, Masterton. Pilates Plus: 9am; Beginners: 11am; Core 2pm; Shed & Shape: 5.30pm, at Bodymind Pilates, Upper Plain Rd, Masterton. Call 370-1121. Karate Classes for Children: Masterton Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate-Do. 5.30pm, 49 Te Ore Ore Rd, Masterton. Call Steve or Sharron Riley 3788814 or (027) 680-7738. 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. Under-12s 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 Masterton 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 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14 Toi Wairarapa - Heart of Arts: 10 Minute Bites, 12.10pm, BYO sandwich. Jane Fletcher: Photographer. Maungaraki Probus Club: Meet at 10am, at the Masterton Cosmopolitan Club, Queen St. Call Colin 378-9018. Club Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll basic steps and more, 7.30-10pm, at Club Wairarapa, Masterton. Call (027) 333-1793. 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 10am2pm, in the Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Lynette 377-0236. Masterton Art Club: Open 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. Tai Chi: Masterton: Intermediates, 5.30-6.30pm, Lansdowne Church Hall, Totara St. 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. Kiddie Gym: For 0-3-year-olds, 9.30-11am, at St David’s Church, corner High & Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 379-8325. Longbush Playgroup: 9.30am-noon, 1135 Longbush Rd, Masterton. Call Eileen (06) 3727861. Westside Playcentre: Open 9-noon, 165 Renall St, Masterton. Call 378-2224. Martinborough Playcentre: Open 9-noon, 38 Venice St. Call (06) 306-9068. Belly Dance: 1-2pm, at St Johns Hall, Greytown. Call Tamara (06) 308-8343 or text (021) 02231893. Tuition: Maths, spelling, reading, classes at 3.30pm, at IN2Learning, 141 Akura Rd Masterton. Call Sally Chamberlain 377-2360. Carterton Women’s Golf: 9-hole golf at 10.45am. Call Colleen 377-0841 or Alison 3775709. 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. Yoga Works: Masterton 5.30pm. Call Robyn 377-1802. Zumba: Gentle Dance Classes, 10.30am at Lansdowne Park Village, Titoki St, Masterton, 5.30pm at the Rec Centre. Pilates: 50s Forward: 11am; Core: 9am and 5.30pm; Core & Stretch: 6.30pm, at Bodymind Pilates, Upper Plain Rd, Masterton. Yin yoga + Restore: 6.30pm, 22 Dixon St, Masterton. Txt Tulletha (022) 176-4296. Call 370-1121. Beginners Yoga: 9am, Carterton. Call Odette (021) 180-9452. 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 378-8814 or (027) 680-7738. Wairarapa Singers: 6.45pm, at Rosewood, 417 Queen St, Masterton. Call Pete 370-4574. Esperanto Club: 2pm, write to people using the international language worldwide. Call 377-0499. Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10am-noon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 370-1604 (church office Alcoholics Anonymous: Martinborough, 7.30pm, 9 Jellicoe St. Call Mark 906) 306-6013 or (021) 02442870. Karate-Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Wairarapa Inc: Featherston: Primary School Hall, at 6pm. Call Paul Cantwell (06) 308-9839 or (027) 376-9804. Masterton Petanque Club: From 5.30pm, at Masterton Bowling Club, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Graeme 378-7331. * To have an event listed please email event@age. co.nz

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• Water-friendly and buoyant • Pivoting back strap for a secure fi t • Non-marking Croslite material outsole

now

UFO

LED LENSER

• Boxed package includes UFO 32L Stainless Steel Smoke Box and Cold Smoke Creator Choosebetween betweenhot hotororcold coldsmoking smoking • Choose your meats!

• 3 functions; High Power, Low Power, Blink • Optional red blinking LED at back for increased safety • Includes 3 AAA Batteries

Hot + Cold Smoker 2in1 Package Deal

Baya Kids

now

$39 .99

now

$34 .99

two for

$199 .99 Save $30 off individual pricing!

...or $49.99 each

CROCS

MARITEC

HUNTING & FISHING NEW ZEALAND

ZING

• Adjustable turbo strap for the right fit • Rugged lug outsole pattern • Refreshed styling, same outdoorsy attitude • Iconic Crocs comfort™: original Croslite™ foam cushion

• Sizes US3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 10-11, 12-13 • Lightweight with tough sole • Storage/drying bag included

• Sizes US7-13 • Water resistant upper keeps feet dry • Anti-slip sole with thick tread

rrp $74.99

Camo Slip-on Shoe

only

$19 .99

$59 .99 Turk

now

$199 .99 Normally $19 .99 $279.99 INSTINCT

Snapper Flashers

Tiger

• Six hook sizes • 5 colour options: Yellow, Red, Pink, Green, Blue

Ronin Bat Hammer

now $69 .99

Deluxe Folding Slingshot

• 17 tools in one • Quality latex band • 4 outside accessible blades • Positive grip leather • All locking blades and tools launching pouch • Includes nylon sheath

Doffer

DIRTY DOG

last.

MARKSMAN

Wave Multi-tool

$19 .99 Gusto

Offer applies to selected styles only, while stocks last.

LEATHERMAN

Air Hunterz Range - the ultimate kids gift! Air Hunterz Zano Bow

only

$39 .99 Bat

Polarised Eyewear

...or $99.99 each

• Shoots arrows over 10 metres and sticks to almost any flat surface.

only

now

• As worn by Matt Watson! • Comfort fit harness and neoprene collar • 150N buoyancy • Available in blue, pink or camo

$150 .99

Normally $44.99

Rock Hopper Aqua Shoe

Deluxe Manual Inflatable Life Jacket

two for

$59 .99

Normally $49.99

Off-Road

OCEAN STAR

Neo Headlamps

5 for

$19 .99

Guff Wuffle Swamp

or $9.99 each

Normally up to $139.99 BITE TACKLE

ZENELLI / MARITEC

700mm Collapsible Cray Pot • 700x600mm size, perfect for kayaks or small boats

ONLY

$139 .99

Bonus float, rope and buoy valued at $64.98

Zenelli Fillet Knife / Maritec Diamond Steel Combo

PLANO

SILSTAR

TRAVERSE

• Includes 2 x 3700 series stowaways

• Ideal starter set for junior anglers

• Shoulder baffle & inner pocket

• Zipper free for fast access

• 4’1” 1pc rod

• Comfort rating 0°C

• 4 exterior pockets

• Reel with 8lb line

• 14.5”L x 9.5”W x 10.5”H

• 4 colours available: Blue, Red, Gold, Silver

Weekend Series Softsider Tackle Bag

Knife: • Japanese stainless steel blade • Soft touch rubber handle • Plastic sheath • Blade Length: 13cm blade Steel: • 20cm steel, diamond coated, fine grit. Valued at $99.98 if only purchased separately.

only

$49 .99

HUNTING & FISHING NEW ZEALAND

• Rugged frame + 300D fabric • Carry bag included

• Just like Dad’s!

Dunstan Kids Camo Chair

Molesworth Camo Chair

$69 .99

ROMAN

Hound Tent Range

only

hound 3V

$199 .99

normally $49.99

$159 .99

rrp $199.99

rrp $249.99

HUNTING & FISHING NEW ZEALAND

ZEMPIRE

• 4 colour options • 0° Rating • 140cm L (+35cm hood) x70cm W

• Reclines to any position

Lifestyle Tees

• Padded and elasticated making it a blissful place to relax

Made from a moisture management performance sports fabric. The fibre wicks moisture away from your skin to the surface to dry quickly.

Flo Chair

• 180kg Weight Rating

now

$99

.99

rrp $200

hound 4V

$119 .99

ROMAN

Junior 400 Sleeping Bag

$99

RRP $89.99

• 10L, 30L and 60L bin

$39 .99

normally $129.99

...or $59.99 each

...or $69.99 EA

...or $29.99 each

$49 .99

Chilly Bin Combo

now

$69 .99

.99

TWO for

$99 .99

2 for

HUNTING & FISHING NEW ZEALAND

KIDS

Kaimai Sleeping Bag

• Stain and odour resistant

now

two for

Bonus Maritec 7” fillet knife valued at $19.99

Lil’ Shrimp Kids Combo

now

$29

.99

Matuku/blaze, Black/Matuku Forest/Black

normally $39.99

OPEN 7 DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS FROM 8.30AM

Black/Grey

now $24.99

normally $29.99

Normally $29.99

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

The MIRAGE

Wairarapa Midweek

epic summer sale

Phantom Adult Mask, Snorkel + Fin Set • Sizes: S/M, L/XL • Extra length blade for greater propulsion • Hi grade silicone skirt

now

$79

MIRAGE

MARITEC

Freedom Silicone Adult Mask + Snorkel Set

Nova Silicone Adult Mask + Snorkel Set

Aluminium Hand Spear

Fibreglass Hand Spears

• Twin lens mask with soft seal silicone skirt • High performance snorkel • Colours: Sky Blue, Smoke Grey or Green

• Twin lens mask with soft seal silicone skirt • High performance snorkel • Colours: Dark Blue, Smoke Grey or Black

• Stainless steel 5 barb head cluster • Aluminium shaft with knurled grip • Heavy duty surgical grade rubber sling

• Stainless steel 5 barb head cluster • Power launcher – heavy duty surgical grade rubber • Solid fibreglass construction

now

$39

.99

Normally $119.99

now

$39

.99

2 piece

now

$24

.99

now

.99

$59

3 piece (pictured)

now

$64 .99

.99

Normally $59.99

Normally $39.99

MIRAGE

MARITEC

CRESSI

Stealth Silicone Adult Mask + Snorkel Set

Goby Youth Mask + Snorkel Set

Nova Silicone Adult Dive Mask

Stainless Cray Noose

Sioux 75cm Speargun 75cm

• Small bore snorkel with purge and splash guard for easy breathing • Tough new buckles • Small fit for youngsters

• Colours: Black, Smoke Grey • Hi grade black silicone skirt for a comfortable fit • Single lens wide-vision mask

• Black silicone skirt eliminates sidelight for improved visibility • Purge snorkel with silicone mouthpiece and splash guard

now

$39

only

.99

$29 .99

Normally $59.99

now

$39

$29 .99

MARES

Talon Fins

Sailfish/Fluida Mask, Snorkel + Fin Set Economy Dive Fins

• Sizes: S/M, L/XL • Colour: Blue/Black • Unique “perimeter-flex” thrust feature for extra propulsion • Wide foot pocket for extra comfort

Set includes the Sailfish mono lens silicone mask for medium to large faces featuring the patented Mares soft touch buckle system, purge snorkel and Fluida closed heel fin incoporating light OPB (optimized pivoting blade system)

$39

now

$79

.99

• A tried and tested gun renowned for its reliability and performance.

hot deal

MIRAGE

now

WAVE • Available in 3 Sizes

now

$59

.99

$159 .99

Normally $59.99

Normally $199.99

MIRAGE

Sphinx Dive Knife

Hammer Dive Knife

• • • •

Large knife with hammer end Polymer sheath with locking ring Quick release rubber straps Overall length 27cm, blade length 14cm

now

$19

.99

now

.99

Polymer sheath with scabbard lock Quick release rubber straps Line cutter in blade Overall length 27cm, blade length 14cm

now

$29 .99

.99

Normally $69.99

Normally $99.99

Normally $79.99

Normally $29.99

Normally $39.99

CRESSI

WAVE

PINNACLE

MIRAGE

Perla Mask + Mexico Snorkel set

Rubber Purge Mask

Pacific Dive Bag

Samoa Dive Knife

Samoa Blunt Tip Paua Knife

• 600 denier PVC backed polyester

• Serrated blade with line cutter and hammer end • Strong snap-lock sheath with straps • Overall length 27cm, blade length 14cm

• Serrated blade with line cutter and hammer end • Chisel tip • Strong snap-lock sheath with straps • Overall length: 23cm • Blade length: 11cm

• Quality Italian made brand

now

$59

now

$39

.99

Normally $69.99

now

$99

.99

Normally $49.99

HUNTING & FISHING NEW ZEALAND

Lifestyle Singlets

Mens Micro Tees

Made from a moisture management performance sports fabric to keep you cool & dry when it’s hot

• 225gsm fleece • V-Split neck • 3 colour options

Matuku/Blaze Forest/Black

$24

.99

now

.99

$29

Normally $149.99

HUNTING & FISHING NEW ZEALAND

now

$29 .99

.99

Normally $49.99

HUNTING & FISHING Harlequin Tees

Normally $49.99

INSTINCT

BUSHNELL

ZING

Trout Lure 5 Pack

7x35 Permafocus Binoculars

Air Hunterz Z-Tek Crossbow

• Simple fixed focus viewing • Full coated optics • Non-slip ergonomic rubber housing

• Launch safe foam ammo over 15 metres!

• 3 popular weight options 7gm, 10gm or 13gm • Great colour selection

Black/Grey

now

$24 .99

$19 .99

Normally $39.99

Normally $29.99 Normally $24.99

Girls

$19

Womens

$24

.99

HUNTING & FISHING NEW ZEALAND

HUNTING & FISHING HUNTING & FISHING NEW ZEALAND NEW ZEALAND

HUNTING & FISHING NEW ZEALAND

Mens Spilt Front Tee

Pro-Lite Fleece Tees

Harlequin Micro Tee

Fishing Towel

• Pro-Lite 150gsm Micro Fleece • V-Split neck design

• Pro-Lite 150gsm Micro Fleece • V-Split neck design for active pursuits

• 225gsm fleece • V-split neck • Zip pocket

• Great gift for any boatie • Made from 400gsm 100% Cotton Jacquard • 40cm x 100cm

$24 .99

Normally $39.99

now

$24 .99

Normally $39.99

Only

$99 .99

$14 .99 Normally $19.99

HUNTING & FISHING NEW ZEALAND

$59 .99

Normally $164.99

ZING

Air Hunterz Z-Tek Bow

• The ultimate foam bow and arrow. Shoots over 40 metres!

only

Fleece Camo Blankets • 225gsm fleece • 1.5m x 2.2m • Now in purple camo too!

$49 .99 LED LENSER

P7.2 Torch – with Free H5 Headlamp

• 320 lumens on boost • 270m beam range on boost • Advanced focus system • 4 x AAA batteries

Black/Camo

now

$24 .99

Normally $39.99

only

.99

only

$29

.99

PURPLE DUE MID DECEMBER

OPEN 7 DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS FROM 8.30AM

bonus H5 Headlamp valued at $59.99

Now

$129 .99

Normally $149.99

Wairarapa Midweek

WAIRARAPA MIDWEEK PUBLISHES the 'People who mean Business' directory every week. Be a part of this directory and receive FREE advertorial space plus a photo to enhance your advertising message. For more information please contact

Jill on 06 370 0955

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Beautiful stone gates now an affordable option Beautiful stone pillar gates are now within the price range of most home owners thanks to ground-breaking technology invented in the Wairarapa. Peter Cranshaw of Wairarapa Gates has spent the past four years perfecting a system for constructing stone gate pillars for less than half the normal cost. They are earthquake tolerant, easy to install, and include optional electronic features such as security cameras, intercoms and automatic gate opening.

, Certified Arborist

A builder with construction and supervisor qualifications, Peter has over 30 years’ experience from multi-story construction to

ARBORIST

cabinet making, and consulted with experts in concrete, stone masonry and steel to perfect his gates.

automatic gate opening or lights, all of which will operate without being connected to the grid.

He predominantly uses Oamaru stone and Gibbston Valley green schist, New Zealand products which are superior materials and very attractive to the eye, but Peter can use any other stone to create a look in keeping with the property.

The gates take three weeks to construct, can be installed in a day, and if they are damaged in an earthquake or any other accident are easy to repair, unlike other pillar gates which are unrepairable.

The steel in the gates can be made to any design and powder-coated in one of seven different colours.

The gates are suitable for residential, rural, commercial and industrial properties and are certain to increase the value of a property.

The pillars can include a letter box or various solar powered electronic devices such as security systems, intercoms,

For more information contact Peter Phone 022 047 5476 or email wairarapagates@gmail.com

DECORATING

BEDS

WAIRARAPA W A

actory priced beds direct to the public

TREESCAPING

QUALIFIED ARBORISTS

SingleSheets, bedsPillows, from $439 Mattressbeds Protectors, Queen fromDuvets $699

For all tree work, powerline clearance, stump grinding, hedges

Call see us ustoday today Callin in and and see

Powerco Approved Contractor

3336 State Highway 2 Clareville, Carterton

CONTACT BREN: (06) 378 8278 or 0274 504 294 KEV: 0274 698 531 “N No t ee e oo all or oo small”

Phone Fax

FREE QUOTES

06 379 7575 06 379 6187

Please contact 06 378 2210, 027 429 1770 or Joshua Priest 027 202 9831 www.leithkirklanddecorating.co.nz

southerncomfortbeds@xtra.co.nz

wairarapatreescaping@yahoo.co.nz

FURNITURE REMOVALS

GATE INSTALLATION

HEALTH & BEAUTY

GATE INSTALLATION & REPAIR SPECIALISTS A family business that moves families & individuals Long & short term storage Full package services Free quotes Locally / Nationwide

35 YEARS EXPERIENCE Phone 06 370 1258 Fax 06 370 1285

Stan 027 487 5329

HEAT PUMP CLEANING DRAPE

FURNISH

DESIGN

EMBELLISH

A CLEAN HEAT PUMP WILL • Save power • Run more efficiently • Extend life of Heat pump

RING FOR FREE QUOTE Paul 0273015739 or 06 3709107

Wairarapa Gates Stone Gate Pillers Automatic Gate Openers Pool Fences & more PH: 0220 475 476 www.wairarapagates.nz Email wairarapagates@gmail.com

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

Roof Painting Roof Re-Screwing Roof Maintenance

1 Jackson Street, Masterton Phone 06 3708766 www.thewholenineyards.co.nz

Phone 06 377 4291 Mobile 027 665 9566 carlkitchenham@yahoo.com

TRAVEL

More than 60 years’ experience and 12 branches nationwide

Planning a holiday? I can help!

Call Bruce Gill 027 442 6617 www.metalcraftgroup.co.nz

ONLY at CHANGES 06 370-1971

ROOFING

Your new & re-roof specialists Over 15 years experience, servicing Wairarapa wide.

Property Maintenance

ROOFING

- Longrun Roofing Profiles - Lightweight Metal Tiles - Fascia and Gutter

You have to put a lot of trust in the person doing your brows so when you want your brows looking their best you need to go to a Professional Brow Therapist. Our certified Brow Angels® have been through the New Definition Brows® Academy - so you know you are in the safest hands.

Contact me today for travel advice and planning.

Lynne Carlyon - Travel Broker P: 06 370 1119 M: 0274 110 233 E: lynnec@nztravelbrokers.co.nz W: www.nztravelbrokers.co.nz

Phone Adam Gerritsen

027 2876633

atroofingnz@gmail.com/www.atroofing.co.nz

WINDOWS

The most advanced double glazing system for existing wooden joinery you will find THERMAWOOD WAIRARAPA WIDE

For a no obligation FREE QUOTE phone: 0800 587 836 Contact Jim Upward P (06) 379 5619 M 027 5599 155

www.thermawoodwairarapa.co.nz

FINANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TERMS & CONDITIONS APPLY

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Wairarapa Midweek

WORDSEARCH

MUSICALLY SPEAKING

BUMPER WORDFIT

Can you find all the words hidden in the grid? Read backwards or forwards, up or down, or diagonally. The words will always be in a straight line. Cross them off the list as you find them.

N O R A D O P E B B OM E F I R T R Y C A L M

A R I A

M E A N

J A R S A C T A V E

B U Y I S L E E A T S

C H O R A L E U N D O

L E AW Y E O D I O L E S T O W

Y E L L

BLACK-OUT I S T H M U S P A Y R O L L

L A V E R S A I U C R D A R M E G N B P E R D R A F T S I T H A R G I C S Y A U S M I L E N E R A N G T S O T I N I R O U E R N U M S

N C A I L O A R I T E E V A A

U P R E M E O X L N T I T L E P R V O M E G A U M T R E E V E R L I P E D E X N U I S H E D S A O E S C U E R U S S P E C T R E

NUMBER CRUNCHER

WORD-SEARCH

WORDFIT L I N T

SOLUTIONS

E W E S

E L E V A T E B E N D O R S E

S I D E

M T L Y G P V F D N E N E W R

A B Y A E I G R V A N A L T A C H S I L O C O O F T T H M E A K E R

E X T R E M E C E X H A U S T

R G O U E M

R D I G M L E Y P X S N C P C

2 digits: 38 97 3 digits: 001 036 064 194 505 518 565 595 681 849 4 digits: 1057 1806 3050 3556 5 digits: 08676 09007 14270 29460 44231 56156 63689 86693 7 digits: 1858639 9815063 8 digits: 31050060 51810241

R T E W S P I O A T R Y T D P I C O A O U L C T S K S Y T R H L U R E B E N S D H

P O T P O U R R I O I S S U E

Find the threeletter sequence which will complete all these words

S C A N

U D N I W G N X L U U Q E G P

Fit the numbers into the grid. Cross each one off as its position is found.

P W A E R D I C S U G P A O P B L E O A N EWO E A Y A K E L L I L C S E

S C E P T I C A L R G O R E S

NUMBERCRUNCHER

W E E D

A C Q F F L I P I N N A V S H

MAKER MANIC PARIS POUTS YELLS 6 LETTERS CUPOLA LOCALE PEBBLE RESORT RHYTHM SOOTHE SUGARY THRESH 7 LETTERS CHORALE DESPITE ICEBERG ROBBERY 9 LETTERS FIREWORKS PISTACHIO

OATS OMEN OXEN PACT REEL REST SCAN SIDE SLUR STOW TUFT TWIT UNDO WEAL WEED YELL 5 LETTERS BAIRN COCKY DIALS DOWEL EASEL GROWL JOULE

O X E N

R U M B A W G Y M N A S I U M

BUSY CALM CAMP CHIC COAL DARE DIAL EASY EATS EDEN ENDS EWES GALA GAPE HOLE IDOL ISLE JARS KIWI LEND LIAR LINT LOFT MEAN

ODE OFT OIL OPT PAY ROE RUB SIR SOU TEA TRY VAN VAT WAR WAY WED YAK 4 LETTERS ACTS ANTE AREA ARIA AXEL BONE

D A R E

E X R C R U R Z H R Y I N N U

3 LETTERS ACT ADO AVE AYE BOA BOO BUY CAN COD DOE END EVE EWE EYE GUM HEM ICE LAW LAY MIR NAP NOR OAK

P I Z Z I C A T O O M E L O D Y Y

V I A N D A A S S E R T I O N

TRIO

Fit the words into the grid to create a finished crossword

TRIO

AMI

7/12

E A S Y

T N S A N D A N T E C W P I T C H

A A D B R I H T U Z E K T I R

P I Z Z I C A T O O M E L O D Y Y

E A C Z Q E L B E R T T M A J O R

L A R G E S T E C A L O R I E

T N S A N D A N T E C W P I T C H

H T H O T S E R P B P R A H S H O

A D A K V I E C N T I X A I T

E A C Z Q E L B E R T T M A J O R

PIZZICATO PRESTO QUAVER SCALE SCHERZO SHARP SLUR SONATA SYMPHONY TEMPO TIMBRE TREBLE VIBRATO

BLACKOUT P A Y R O L L B I S T H M U S

H T H O T S E R P B P R A H S H O

C U E P Y N O H P M Y S O V U H I

FUGUE GRAVE HARMONICS HARMONY INTERVAL LEGATO LENTO MAJOR MELODY NATURAL OCTAVE PENTATONIC PIANISSIMO PITCH

ADAGIO ALLEGRO ANDANTE ARPEGGIO BAR BASS CHORD COUNTERPOINT CRESCENDO CROTCHET DOLCE DOMINANT FORTE FORTISSIMO

C U E P Y N O H P M Y S O V U H I

T R R M O M I S S I T R O F E X G

O A Z E L A V R E T N I B A S S G

R L O T N I O P R E T N U O C Y E

C R E S C E N D O S H F N H X N P

C I N O T A T N E P E A O V X O R

T B R T X N L T J V T R B Y S M A

D T N N Y C M E A A D E S L I R R

O B B E F R Q R G D S E U N X A E

L J A L L E G R O A A R L G T H V

C H A R M O N I C S T G S A U U A

E P I A N I S S I M O O I Z C F U

O T A R B I V T N A N I M O D S Q

42 Wairarapa Midweek

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 Notices Employment Motoring Property Buy & Sell Trades & Services

Local Classifieds To Let

CLEARING OUT the house or sheds, finalising an estate? Don’t throw it out or give it away. Call us, we make instant decisions and pay instant cash. Phone 0274 484 531.

WANTED

Public Notices

Thanks

Public Notices

Hire Services FORKLIFT For Hire. Short and long term. Phone James Trucks & Machinery on 06 377 0550.

MASTERTON FOODBANK

MASTERTON MASTERTON MASTERTON $220 3 Alamein Court

$200 6 Alamein Alamein Ct Ct Old postcards, $200 $250 77D Herbert Street 2 coin and stamp $210 24A 145HMiriam Perry Street St collections. $200 $250 82 Queen Street 2 Bank notes and war $220 $270 56 28 Boundary Road2 Wavell Crescent medals. $220 145 Perry Street

Senior Citizens Hall,$220 $290 MabsonTerrace 3 81 13 Manuka St Cole St, Masterton $230 22 Akura Road 84a Hillcrest Street 3 Saturday 10th $220 $360 5/53 Opaki Rd you need help withStreet your December $235 If123B Cornwall South Rd 9.30am - 2pm $260 80Drental property,

$260 80D call South Rd us today!

$265 46 Kippenberger St

have preapproved 46WeKippenberger St Trades Services $265 $285 tenants 15 Jeans waitingSt for a home. $285 St St $295 15 47 Jeans Michael

wishes to thank the Masterton Community for their generosity to their street wide collection and ongoing food 22 contributions to help us help others in our 11 Masterton township. Special thanks to the 2 service groups and 2 businesses who 1 regularly commit to 3 help us. 2 We wish you all a 2 happy family 3 Christmas time. 3 Masterton Foodbank 3 Volunteers.

Public Notices

4 PHONE 06 377 4961 3 $285 Street OR EMAIL $295 822Surrey Stout St 33 Builder office@mastertonrentals.co.nz

BUILDER

NGATUERE Licenced 22 Stout St 3 CARTERTON available for $295 MASTERTON PROPERTY Descendants immediate start. MANAGEMENT LTD $100 345 Waihakeke Rd CARTERTON and Families Labour only or A warm invitation is Personal (Storage Shed)Rd 0 full contract $75 345 Waihakeke extended to whanau Free Quotes $245CLAIRVOYANT (Storage Shed) READINGS 3396 St Highway 2 30 to gather at Papawai Phone Sandra 06 377 Marae in Greytown $335 14 Hornsby St 33 from Saturday 24th

Phone 027 4829949$3352909. 14 Hornsby St

Phone Chrissy Osborne Financial 06 377 4961 MASTERTON PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD

to Monday 26th December 2016. A powhiri will take place on Saturday at 11am. Register with Maryann 027 341 8778.

Judds Road Level Crossing Will be closed from 7.30am Saturday 10 December to 5pm Monday 12 December 2016 as part of upgrade work to improve the reliability of services. Detours will be in place for local residents. If you have any questions in relation to the works please contact: Aporo Sinclair, KiwiRail Field Production Manager on 027 475 8163.

Thanks

SAMSON HOME PROCESS LTD

INVITATION TO 2016 HUI-A-TAU Monday 12th December 7.30am – 9am Te Rangimarie, 131 Cole Street, MASTERTON

For more detail or to RSVP contact Anita RSVP by 6th December anita@whaiora.org.nz or 06 3700818 ext 824

Remember us in your Will and leave a legacy of hope

HERB’S HAIRDRESSING CARTERTON

For more information call:

Herb wishes to advise his clients that after 52 years in Business in Carterton he has retired. Herb and Gwenda thank you all for your loyal support and friendship.

ichmond Funeral Home Warmly invite you, your family and your friends to a

CHRISTMAS SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE

to be held at the RICHMOND CHAPEL, Richmond Rd, Carterton. Sunday 11TH December 2016 at 3pm THIS IS A COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ALL ARE WELCOME ENQUIRIES TO PETER & JENNY GIDDENS 06 379 7616



Let us take care of this for you. We can produce your Sale of Liquor’s notice, send youusatake proof and book into Let care of this forityou. can produce your to theWe Wairarapa Times-Age Sale of Liquor’s run fornotice, two send you a proof and book it into the consecutive weeks. Wairarapa Times-Age to run for two consecutive Simply phoneweeks. us on

06 370-6033 or email Simply phone us on us at classads@age.co.nz 06 370-6033 or email us at classads@age.co.nz

Let CLASSIFIED us take care of this for you. ADVERTISING (06) 370 6033 We can produce your ‘Sale of Liquor’s notice, send you

0800 53 00 00

Get Ready Get Thru

ROTARY CLUB OF CARTERTON Christmas Baskets Raffle Results 2016 010 254 316 362 487 691 583

Call 06 378 9999 to subscribe today

Employment

THE CASTLEPOINT HOTEL & GUESTHOUSE (The Whakataki) Require staff for their busy kitchen. Also needing summer holiday kitchen/bar staff. Full training will be given. Please phone 06 372 6747 or 027 710 3252.

Employment

www.getthru.govt.nz

Raffles

Ticket No.

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Whaiora Board of Trustees would like to invite you to our Hui-a-Tau 2016, where we will present our annual report and celebrate Mana Wahine. We hope that you are able to join us for breakfast and our presentation.

Peter and Cathie would like to thank all of their customers that have supported their business over the past 4 years. Unfortunately due to health reasons the processing side of our business will be closing. All present Xmas and New Year Bookings will be fulfilled. Thanks once again. Sammy & Cathie

Funeral Directors

Do you need to renew or apply for a ‘Sale of liquor licence?’

Heard it on the grapevine?

Name Gwenda Wendy Katie Pam Christine Bradley Tina

All prize winners have had their beautiful Christmas Baskets delivered.

MISSED YOUR



Wanted to Buy

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CASUAL DRIVING POSITION MASTERTON Allied Concrete specialises in the production of ready mix concrete, with 54 plants nationwide. A vacancy has arisen at the Masterton plant for a casual Ready mix driver. To be considered for this role you will be required to: • Have a current class 4 licence • Be punctual and reliable • Be flexible in your working hours • Be customer focused • Be fully committed to the highest levels of Health and Safety While previous industry experience may be an advantage. It is not essential as on the job training will be given to the successful candidate. Opportunities to learn new skills and take on more challenging roles are very real and expected which include batching and testing of concrete. If you are interested in a long term career then this may be the industry for you. Allied Concrete are committed to providing a safe and drug free workplace. The successful applicant will be required to pass a drug and alcohol test and a driving assessment by our regional driver trainer prior to confirmation of employment. Applications should be in own hand writing attached to a current CV posted to: Allied Concrete PO Box 2037 Masterton 5842 Attention: Cole Haywood If you are genuinely interested please contact Cole Haywood Manager to express your interest in this position Phone 06 370 5187 E-mail cole.haywood@alliedconcrete.co.nz Applications for this position close Monday 9th January 2017

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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Wairarapa Midweek

Festive weekend in region More photos by Jade Cvetkov of the Masterton Christmas Parade and Mauriceville Country Fair.

Three members of the Pope family including Janine, left, Jamie, 3, and Reece, enjoy a hot snack of spiral spuds and a hot dog despite the rain.

Riding high on miniature pony Star is Temperance Gardner, 9, with her escorts Bryce Spain, 12, and Samantha Rakich-Spain, 9, leading the way.

Plenty of room for all at the Mauriceville Domain.

Three-piece band Johnny Rowe and the Jnyx entertain the hardy souls dancing in the rain.

Wairarapa Midweek

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

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