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Pongaroa’s Nobel Prize winner DNA pioneer born in town 100 years ago BY GERALD FORD This week the small north Wairarapa town of Pongaroa celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of one its most distinguished sons. Maurice Wilkins, born at Pongaroa on December 15, 1916, was one a team of three to be awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine and physiology in 1962 – after the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA. Wilkins’ initial work on X-Rays of DNA strands was foundational for the research of fellow Nobel Prize winners James Watson and Francis Crick, for whom the Watson-Crick model of DNA is named. Wilkins is known as one of New Zealand’s most famous scientists, comparable in importance to Sir Ernest Rutherford who discovered the structure of the atom. At Wilkins birth his father, Edgar Henry Wilkins, was a doctor living in Pongaroa, having moved there with his wife from Dublin. Not long afterwards the family moved to Wellington, and when Maurice was six they returned to the United Kingdom. After graduating as a physicist, Wilkins worked on the Manhattan project that led to the creation of the atomic bomb, but he later became an anti-nuclear campaigner and chose a diﬀ erent

A sculpture honouring˜Maurice˜Wilkins, in the scientist’s home town of Pongaroa.

scientiﬁ c path. He became the assistant director of a new biophysics department at Kings College in London, where he worked with Watson and Crick on DNA research. In Pongaroa, Wilkins is remembered with a sculpture showing the DNA structure, which was unveiled in March 2001. There is also a historical display in the Pongaroa Hotel,

compiled by the late Bernadine Meech. The house where Wilkins was born is still standing, and is currently occupied by Jason and Vicky Clarke, who have lived there for the past 15 years. A plaque commemorating Wilkins is on the front fence of the property. Mrs Clarke said she understands the house was also used as a doctor’s surgery, and

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was a short distance away from the Dannevirke Hospital. “I quite like the feel of this home,” she says. “Our boys have done quite well, one of them science-wise … it could have been inspirational.” In 2004 the Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery in Auckland – a research facility linked to Auckland University, was renamed the Maurice Wilkins Centre.

Maurice Wilkins at work in the laboratory. PHOTO/WIKICOMMONS

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Quakes getting closer to home? Ford Every Stream

Gerald Ford All the elements seem to conspiring against our planned family holiday in the South Island this year. This morning (Monday) I read about three yachts capsizing in high winds in Wellington Harbour, and marble-sized hail expected to hit Marlborough. To that we can add the Kaikoura earthquake and aftershocks that include some pretty big ones centred on Seddon, and I wonder whether, to paraphrase a preacher with unfortunate timing, the land is trying to throw me out before I arrive. It was to be a camping trip but we’ve opted for the safer cabin rather than tent approach, somewhere in the northern part of the island. But as soon as I say that I wonder about the relative safety of tent versus cabin in various disaster scenarios. For flood I would definitely go with cabin. For storm, ditto. I’ve been in a camping ground up north when about 5am all the tents began blowing around like floppy flags only partly pegged to the ground. Hapless tenters, including my brother and I, gathered in the lounge or cafeteria or something, with sleep off the agenda. For an earthquake, however, a tent would have less heavy stuff ready to collapse on top of

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you - but then of course given that we’ll be close to the ocean, would we be more vulnerable to a possible tsunami? Either tent or cabin had better be placed safely distant from potentially unstable hill slopes, and from trees with large branches. Lightning cannot be ruled out. It will be a shame not to travel down to Christchurch this time – that coast road was amazing before the mountains tried to push it into the sea, but the door does seem to be a little tricky to open this time around. New Zealand’s main transport routes are peculiarly vulnerable to the shifting of the earth, with State Highway 1 on both islands having some narrow spaces between hills and the sea, and State Highway 2 beginning around Petone also looking a tad precarious and easy to block. Watching from afar we see the effects that earthquakes have had on people’s sense of normality and safety, even those not directly affected by actual loss of life. In the event of a big earthquake in Wellington, could Wairarapa become a safe haven for quake refugees? I guess all we can do is get our own households as disaster ready as we can, and be ready to reach out to others if our own time does come. Masterton District Council has supported Neighbourhood Support partly with the aim of building just that sort of resilience.

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Miniature train returns

One of Masterton’s most beloved attractions is set to re-open for the summer holidays. The miniature train that has run around an island in Queen Elizabeth Park since 1972 is on schedule to open once school holidays begin, and may be joined by the steam train that has been absent from the facility for several years. Masterton Miniature Railway Society

president Gary Esler said preparations had been delayed due to health and safety requirements. “What’s happened is the train had to have an inspection, which was done in September, but we only got the paperwork approval from Worksafe in Wellington back last week.” As was the case last summer, they are still searching for volunteers to ensure the train would run every day during

the holiday break. “We did end up with good numbers last year – we just need those people to come out of the woodwork again. “We’re still looking for sensible, reliable people who are keen to help out. There is also a possibility of a rebuilt miniature steam engine returning to the track this summer.

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Carers come together BY GERALD FORD Two social agencies with a common Masterton heritage are to merge after at least 20 years serving the community as neighbours. The boards of Wairarapa Community Counselling Centre (WCCC) and Stopping Violence Services Wairarapa (SVSW) met last Wednesday to talk to funders and supporters about their plans. The two bodies were both born out of Sedgley Family Centre, which formed in 1988 out of the old Sedgley Boys Home. SVSW began life as the Men Against Violence group, based at the Sedgley grounds in Intermediate Street. It was renamed in 1996. WCCC was also part of Sedgley Family Centre, and when the complex was sold in 2005 to the Lighthouse Church, it took on its current name. Both groups moved together that year, to become neighbours in the departmental building on Chapel Street, Masterton, where they still reside. Other significant milestones

were the formation of the Family Violence Network, also in 2005, with SVSW at its head – and SVSW opening programmes for a women and young people in 2010, and a family whanau service in 2011. WCCC has also expanded counselling services into Eketahuna. Throughout that time, the two groups have worked side by side, with counsellors sometimes switching between the organisations. Now beginning on January 1, a newly formed organisation, which has yet to be named, will begin operating with a single board. The new service will have two streams; counselling for individuals, couples and families (in areas such as depression, grief, relationships and parenting), and family violence support and intervention for those affected by family violence and abuse. SVSW has already taken over management of Wairarapa Community Counselling Centre, which began on November 1.

Tony has enthusiastically pursued conservation objectives working with some of New Zealand’s rarest plants. He is a national treasure”. DOC Wairarapa Operations Manager, Kathy Houkamau said Mr Silbery “has an encyclopaedic knowledge of New Zealand’s native flora and he shares his knowledge generously”. “But his real talent is his ability to understand how ecosystems work over large landscapes. In this area, he has a remarkable depth of understanding.” Tony was presented with an original water colour painting of the extinct native New Zealand mistletoe plant Trilepidea adamsii painted by renowned botanical artist Fanny Osbourne circa 1920. He will keep the painting for one year before passing it on to next year’s winner.

Briefl Aucklanders wooed

Aucklanders contemplating moving out of the city are again being lured to come and settle in Masterton with a 32- page edition of Masterton — Affordable Country Living being inserted into 93,000 copies of the New Zealand Herald. Masterton mayor Lyn Patterson said feedback from three previous supplements has been “extremely positive” and prompted the fourth publication. Feedback, she said, has come from people who’ve made the decision to move to Masterton, from residents with family members in Auckland and from the real estate agents who have advertised.

Pukaha progress Wairarapa Community Counselling Centre chairman Peter Debney, centre, with Stopping Violence Services Wairarapa chairwoman Denise Allen and manager Jeremy Logan. The two organisations are merging into one. PHOTO/GERALD FORD

“We’re in a time when small agencies can’t continue. By combining we’re better able to manage our resources. That’s a big part of it,” WCCC chairman Peter Debney said. SVSW manager Jeremy Logan said the “first step in the merger process has gone very smoothly”.

The groups see an opening for their combined talents especially since the nationwide closure of Relationship Services last year. Mr Logan said the new group “will be able to strengthen, and not lose, a wealth of experience among counselling staff as we come together”.

DOC ranger gets national award

A Wairarapa based DOC ranger has had his dedication to plant conservation formally recognised at an award ceremony in Wellington. Tony Silbery received the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network’s award for an “Individual Involved in Plant Conservation”. The awards are now in their thirteenth year, and are designed to acknowledge outstanding contribution to native plant conservation in New Zealand. They are presented in six categories: school, council, community, plant nursery, young plant conservationist and the individual section which Tony won. DOC’s principal science advisor Peter De Lange said that “over many years of working for organisations like Percy Reserve, Pukaha/Mt Bruce and the Department of Conservation

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Stormwater improvements and a much- needed extension to the car parking area at Pukaha Mount Bruce are a step nearer with news Eastern and Central Community Trust is contributing $30,000 for the combined project. The grant, along with a $40,000 pledge by Trust House, means things are on track to start work on the $120,000 project in March and to have it completed before next year’s summer season. Money raised from the recent Wairarapa Garden Tour, which amounted to $26,000, will be used for on-going maintenance such as pest control.

Churches to merge

More five years of negotiations and discussions have resulted in the merging of two of Masterton’s churches, which will be formally completed next July. St Luke’s Union Church, on Queen St, and Lansdowne Presbyterian Church, on Totara St, are set to officially join force The churches have been sharing a minister for many years, but the impending merger meant a new name had to be chosen. CrossWay Church Masterton is the new title that both churches will fall under, with new signs set to soon appear at the churches.

Region’s wine brand

Wairarapa DOC ranger Tony Silbery has received the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network’s award for an “Individual Involved in Plant Conservation”. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Wairarapa winemakers have banded together to align themselves with a Wellington brand name for better recognition on the global stage. The Wairarapa winemakers’ collective now called Wellington Wine Country is made up of the former umbrella organisations Wairarapa Wines (Masterton and Gladstone), and Wines from Martinborough. The group launched plans this week to take the region’s wine industry to the national and international stage.

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Club recalls a former time BY GERALD FORD

Artists Ali Foster and Jeth Ornejas of Masterton painting the concrete pump shed at the Masterton Club, on the corner of Chapel St and Essex St, Masterton. PHOTO/GERALD FORD.

A Masterton institution has turned concrete into a canvas with the painting of a historical outdoor mural. The Masterton Club commissioned an artwork for a circular pump shed on its property, on the corner of Chapel St and Essex St. Manager Bill Johnson said the shed, resembling a water tank, became more visible after some landscaping on the section. The building contains equipment and a pump that maintains the club’s sprinkling system, and after the garden modifications, Mr Johnson said, it was looking bare and exposed. The club invited submissions from different artists who have decorated Chorus telecommunications boxes in Masterton, looking for something to represent the club’s history. “That was the idea we chose; it was what depicted the era,” Mr Johnson said.

The Masterton Club has been on its current site since 1904, but the club itself dates back to 1877. Lead artist Ali Foster said she has done a few Chorus boxes and looking at the size of the shed, “I knew it was going to be a big task and I would need youth and talent.” That came from Jeth Ornejas, a Wairarapa College student who has just finished school and will study next year at the Youbee School of Design in Wellington, with the ambition of becoming “a great artist”. Ornejas, originally from the Phillipines, knew Foster as his English-as-a-second-language tutor but the two also realised they share a love of art. Foster says the design recognizes the fashions of the time, with gentleman in a suit painted by Ornejas, and also a fobwatch she painted. Flax bushes were also going to feature strongly. “The whole of Masterton at the time was covered in flax.”

Building on region’s success BY BECKIE WILSON Increasing interest in Wairarapa’s lifestyle has had a major flow-on effect to the building industry with yet another property boom. “The demand has gone through the roof,” Paul Southey, owner of A1 Homes Wairarapa in Greytown, said. “It’s exciting more than anything.” Value for money is a lure for the Aucklanders and Wellingtonians wanting to build in Wairarapa. “People are thinking, ‘Hold on, I can build a brand-new house for about $500,000 or go around the corner and pay about $400,000 or so for an older house.” Mr Southey said. Building a new house lets people choose colours and size, and guards against having to do maintenance for several years. The number of lifestyle blocks sold in the region for the year ending October 2016 was 420, compared with 248 for the year ending October 2015, according to recently released data from Real Estate Institute NZ.

“Lifestyle blocks are mainly bought by Wellington people who love the Wairarapa feel.” The rural life has seen an unusual increase driven by Wellington people coming with a good amount of money. “ They can buy a block for about $150,000 and have enough for a decent size house, some being 300sqm homes, Mr Southey said. The lifestyle and easy commute seem to be the major attractions to region, especially the people. “I have people say to me how friendly Wairarapa people are, [they] love the openness and helpfulness.” A1 Homes residential workload had doubled this year, driven by the Wellington and Auckland interest, Mr Southey said. When the Reserve Bank relaxed lending rules about four or five months ago, interest in housing rose and local banks supported the lending, making it easier for buyers, he said. “It was fantastic for the building industry, and the Wellington market went crazy.”

The ages of people building in the region is across the board, with an increase in the under 30’s bracket who can now afford a new home. “It’s really interesting, a lot of downsizing to a two-bedroom, one-bathroom house for retirees as they want to invest more in campervans and buses.” “There are 100 lots in Greytown, Carterton is going well, and Masterton is slowly ticking along with a few new subdivisions.” Another flow-on effect is the increase in job opportunities in the building industry. At the start of the year the workload was “huge”, now it is “steady” and down to about a six month wait for a new home build. Mr Southey said he had previous employees coming back to Wairarapa to work for him again now there were more jobs available. Tracy Amos, owner of Amos Construction, said with their nine employees, six of which are qualified builders, they are keeping up with demand. “Wellington people are

New building sites are popping up around Wairarapa.

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Beach Surf Life Saving Club The Riversdale Beach Surf Lifesaving Club would like to thank all sponsors, organisations and individuals that have contributed their support in the rebuild of their clubrooms. The clubrooms include new public toilets, a purpose-built first aid facility, and ample storage for rescue gear and a training/operational area upstairs. Club Chair Dave Rose says "This building will offer the residents of Riversdale Beach and the wider community, a facility that will address their first aid needs something that has been lacking since the demise of the District Clinic four years ago. "The first floor area upstairs will enable us to cater to school groups for beach education programmes plus the space can be utilized by local community groups in training and workshop exercises." This facility will provide ongoing patrolled beach services well into the 2000’s and a great

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summer Nippers programme for the whole community The Masterton District Council, when approached three years ago after the old toilet block was condemned, were very supportive of a new combined facility, Mr Rose says. "Mayor Lynn Patterson, Deputy Mayor Graham McClymont and their fellow councillors have always been 100% behind this new build. CEO Pim Borren gave this project

his full support from the outset. His enthusiasm for the rebuild was huge - a big thank you to Pim." "On behalf of all members of the Riversdale Beach Surf Life Saving Club, I would like to also thank the support of the Riversdale Beach Community for their support of quiz nights, sausage sizzles, fish auctions, pimp your quads days, golf chip offs, and numerous other activities over the past three

years as we sought to raise the necessary funds." We would also like to thank those that have helped out on the site over the past 6 months. An official opening will be held in the new year, Mr Rose says. It's pretty hectic on the site with finishing touches at the moment as we get close to Christmas. The building will be operational for the start of our summer patrolling on the 26th December.”

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Night of giving dead It’s Only Me

Graeme Burnard

The old saying it is better to give than to receive is certainly true when you see what ghastly gifts some people have been given. It is obvious that little thought is given in some instances such as the young wheelchair-bound man who was given ice grippers for snow boots by a relative who should have known better. My wife and I received a wedding present that … how can I put it gently … well, it was bloody awful actually — but we received it in the spirit it was given and we were touched at the time (until we opened it). It was something we would never buy, never use, never like, never want in the house. Never, never, never. Said item was put pride of place on the garage sale table when we were moving house and by some miracle I just happened to be in the right place to look up and see the givers of the gift walking up the driveway, in time to remove it quickly. A very lucky escape indeed. Some people just shouldn’t be allowed to buy gifts. Like the mother who bought her visually impaired son a 3D poster! Like an aunty who gave one young nephew a rice cooker and the other young nephew a bag of rice. Like the mother-in-law who gave her daughter-in-law a bright pink size 16 running suit. She doesn’t like pink, she

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doesn’t run and she is a size 6. Like a wee girl whose sister got a brand-new bike and she got the old one handed down with a ribbon on the handle bars. Like the boy who got a flashlight from his grandmother and the following year he got the batteries. Like the man who bought his wife a $600 tablet for Christmas and she bought him a $25 McDonalds voucher. Like the girl who got a set of rosary beads from her uncle with a card saying, “Think about what you have done”. Like the mother-in-law who have her daughter in law a book on etiquette.

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Like an aunt who gave her niece a box of chocolates, not only expired but melted and re-set. (Luckily she opened them in front of the aunt and proceeded to hand them around the family. They haven’t spoken for nine years.) Like the woman who gave all her colleagues including her boss an 8x10 framed photo of her new-born baby. Like the mother-in-law who gave her daughter-in-law a brooch in the letter B. Her initials were LC. Happy gifting everyone and I shall look forward to seeing you all on the Trade Me Unwanted Gift site early afternoon Christmas Day.

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International singer song writer Ladyhawke will come full circle this February when she headlines a summer concert in Masterton. Ladyhawke, aka Masterton born and raised Pip Brown, has confirmed she will headline the concert to be held at Memorial Park in Masterton on Friday, February 3. The talented multi-instrumentalist and singer is excited about performing in her old home town and at an event based on the “Summer Hummer” concert concept she remembers fondly as a child. “I remember going along to the Summer Hummer concerts at high school and being enthralled by the variety of musicians that played,” Brown says. Summer Hummer was first launched in 1997 by former Masterton Mayor Bob Francis and saw Australian band Hunters & Collectors headline. The concerts were designed to be accessible to all members of the community and in the following years attracted a who’s who of top acts including The Feelers, The Muttonbirds, Zed and Supergroove and Dave Dobbyn. At its height they drew a crowd of 10,000 people.

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COLOUR FOR CHRISTMAS

TRUSTY ANNUALS Even with the best laid plans, there are times when we need to fill a gap, or when we simply want colour in a hurry without too much expense. That’s when flowering annuals come to the rescue!

Annuals are the plants that grow quickly from a seed, bloom their heads off, set seed and die, usually in the space of a year (two in the case of biennials). The seeds are their way of surviving between

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SALVIAS A popular annual selected for its eye-catching colour, red salvia is commonly available and easy to grow. There are dwarf and tall varieties. They flower all summer long. Salvias are related to the sage family.

MARIGOLDS Marigolds are easy to grow and have the ability to grow in almost any soil, but richer soils will produce the better flowers (especially in the large head varieties). Sandy, medium and heavy loams are all suitable.

PETUNIAS Petunias can tolerate relatively harsh conditions and hot climates. They need at least five hours of sunlight every day. If they get scraggy trim them back.

COSMOS Cosmos come in a wonderful assortment in a variety of colours. Plants flower profusely for most of the season and do well in almost any sheltered position. As an unexpected bonus, you may be rewarded with flocks of finches in your garden feasting on the seeds.

SUNFLOWERS Everyone knows the sunflower and kids love them. The flower head is actually made of many tiny flowers called florets. Central florets look like the centre of a normal flower while the outer florets look like yellow petals and together they make up a “false flower”.

CLEOME (SPIDER FLOWER) A spectacular annual flowering from mid-summer until autumn frosts. The beautiful ball shaped flower heads produce a succession of scented airy blooms from the tall stems like the legs of a spider, hence its common name.

growing seasons. While many flowering annuals are low growing “bedding plants” (great for pots) others are taller and great for picking. A great range of seedlings is available here at GardenBarn.

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IMPATIENTS Reliable for shade gardens when you want eye-popping colour all season long. The plants bloom in just about every colour and are well suited to growing in containers or in the ground. If you have a bright spot indoors, you may be able to grow impatiens all year as an indoor plant.

LOBELIAS Perfect for hanging baskets and balcony tubs with lots of miniature blossoms, giving about the best display possible. Lobelias are usually known as shade plants, but Colour Cascade will perform beautifully in the sun where summers are not too hot. Plants require a good soil mix and plenty of water.

BEGONIAS Bedding or fibrous rooted begonias are trusty old timers which deserve greater recognition, particularly as useful elements in garden design. They are among the most hardy and dependable of plants, and they will flourish despite almost total neglect.

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The importance of pastel correctness Soapbox Mike Osborne Everyone knows that political correctness is the root cause of all our current ills. You remember back before we had political correctness? Before we went all PC? Remember back then, back before we had the political correctness — it was way better. You could get up in the morning, whip down to the town square, bid in an auction and be back home in time for lunch and have got yourself a couple of slaves. Cheap labour — how good was that? You did have to feed them but on the other hand you could mistreat them — that’s life, swings and roundabouts. The shift to PC land has been a slide over time with a big bump about the end of the 19th century. Things had been trucking along just fine for hundreds of years with men doing the bulk of the work and making the major achievements and breakthroughs. Then, out of the blue, women got the idea that they’d like to vote. As you well know, once a woman sets her mind on something it will happen. The men were on a hiding to

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nothing, nag nag nag and they capitulated. In hindsight it was a huge mistake and the forerunner of where we are today. It hasn’t been good. Thank God we dodged a bullet recently where the leader of the free world could have been a member of the weaker sex — imagine. Worse was to follow in the late 60s, early 70s — feminism. Women struggling against the oppression of men and more significantly the oppression of the bra. I was close to that struggle and being an enlightened and unrepressed male I really felt for them and reached out where I could. Nevertheless, it wasn’t until the 80s that the term “political correctness” started to come into common usage. Language changed and words and terms

that were considered racist and demeaning were retired from common usage. There was even a suggestion that New Zealand’s most popular ice confection be renamed the Inuit Pie. It was the real beginning of the end. Times change and so have I. Sometimes I say things and people disagree with me and that is very hurtful. So I and my soul mate have converted our sunroom into a safe space. It has soft squishy bean bags, organic incense and little pots of pastel coloured gluten-free play dough (saturated colours irritate my bowel) where we quietly sob to the Best of Enya. It’s lovely. Political correctness has been an imperfect path towards a more inclusive society. The root of all evil? I think not.

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COUNCIL Important news and tips from Council

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SWIMMING POOL OPENS FOR SUMMER Carterton public swimming pool is now open for the summer pool season! Looking clean and clear, the maintenance team has done a stellar job in getting the pool ready when it opened on Saturday 26th November. New sun shade sails have been installed, ensuring sun smart options for pool goers. The pool admission is once again FREE for the entire season – Wow! A friendly reminder that Swimming Nappies must be worn by children under 3 years old. Happy Swimming, be safe in the water and smart in the sun remember to Slip, Slop, Slap and Wrap!

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LIBRARY You can now register to join the library online though our website wls.org.nz – just follow the easy instructions and come into the library when you are ready. Exciting stuff! For digital only customers – you can register online and borrow e-books and audio books without having to come into the library at all, and if you decide that you do want to come in to choose some physical books or DVDs, we will be delighted to alter your details.

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TUIA PROGRAMME 2016 CONCLUDES Mayor John Booth and Community Services Manager Carrie McKenzie were delighted to travel to Auckland to attend the final Wananga (leadership forum) for the Tuia Programme. Mayor Booth says it was a great honour to participate in the programme and he hopes to continue the programme next year with another Carterton up and coming young Maori leader.

What the Wananga highlighted was the commitment of mayors from around NZ to support Maori young people to discover their leadership potential and to create a network of young Maori leaders throughout NZ. Both Dallas and Anaru are presenting their journey at the Council meeting on the 14th of December.

GET PREPARED THIS SUMMER With our summer holidays fast approaching we recognise that many people spend their holidays near the coast. Since the recent 7.8m earthquake and tsumani warnings it is important to keep up to date with the latest information and being prepared while on holiday. If you’re near the beach you need to know where the safe areas are. If there is a ‘red zone warning’ (one metre above high tide mark) you need to stay away from the beach and stay away from the water. Any other warning will be advising you to evacuate and head to a Tsunami evacuation point or higher ground immediately. To check your tsunami zones go to the below site. http://www. getprepared.org.nz/tsunami-zonemaps It’s important to remember if the Earthquake is “Long and Strong, get Gone” as there may not be time for official warnings. If you are at the coast and experience any of the following:

- Feel a strong earthquake that makes it hard to stand up, or a weak rolling earthquake that last a minute or more, - See a sudden rise or fall in sea level, - Hear loud and unusual noises from the see. Move immediately to the nearest high ground, or as far inland as you can. If you want to know more about getting prepared have a look on the WREMO website: http://www. getprepared.org.nz/ Or join the WREMO Facebook page for regular updates.

COUNCIL CHRISTMAS HOURS

Council Offices : The Council offices will be closed from 12.00pm Friday 23 December, re-opening 8.30am Monday 9 January. For emergency services during this period refer to the Council’s telephone listing of each service

in the white pages of the telephone book, or ring (06) 379 4030 for assistance. Library and Info Centre The Library and Information Centre: will be closed from 1pm on

Dallas Te Rangi, Marcus Akuhata-Brown, Mayor John Booth, Anaru Te Rangi. If people are interested in applying for Tuia 2017 visit our website or contact Gerry Brooking,

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ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER INTRODUCES VIDEO CAMERA Carterton’s animal control officer will now have the use of a personal body camera to ensure Council meets its obligation under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992. During the course of their duties officers often place themselves in dangerous situations and it is not always possible to eliminate or isolate the risk of personal harm. The experience of other regulatory agencies indicates that wearing video cameras has a direct effect on the attitude and demeanour of those members of the public engaging with a Council officer. The introduction of a wearable video camera will be an effective way of minimising personal harm and provide vital information about the incidence, nature and severity of verbal abuse, threatening behaviour and physical assaults towards officers.

Christmas Eve. Normal hours resume Wednesday 4 January. 9.30am-5pm weekdays, Saturday 10am -4pm. Refuse and recycling: Refuse & Recycling will be carried out as normal Monday 26

Our ever popular book club has had its last meeting of the year – the next meeting will be on Monday 30th January at 10.30am. If you like fun, tea, biscuits, lots of laughter – oh and to talk about books - come and join us! After our last meeting, our members went home with their surprise books in Christmas wrapping and will give their reviews of them at the January meeting. We now have a Facebook page – check us out on facebook. com/Carterton district library and keep up to date with Library news. We’d love you to like us too!

The Summer Reading Programme is underway. If your youngster is one of the lucky ones to get a place on this popular activity don’t forget String Bean Puppets will be here to on Thursday 5th January for an hour of fun. The Library will close at 1.00pm on Christmas Eve and re-open on 4th January. We would like to wish our lovely customers a safe and happy festive period and look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

December. The transfer station will be closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

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Wednesday, December 14, 2016 Year 10 student Bailie Sims (Ngati Kahungunu) of˜Solway˜College˜ presents a koha to Frances Love also of Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

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Kapa haka group inspires Kandahar’s elders The sound of the haka rumbled through Enliven’s Kandahar Home in Masterton on Friday. Around 20 people from IDEA Services Wairarapa, dressed in hand-made pink and black costumes, were at the rest home to perform traditional kapa haka for the elders. Kandahar Home recreation team leader Di McCuish says many of the residents said they felt inspired by the kapa haka group. “Quite a few of our residents live with disabilities, so they appreciated the fact that the kapa haka group banded together and gave it their all without letting disability get in their way,” Di explains. “We find every opportunity to encourage and support our residents to continue doing whatever they love doing or are most passionate about, regardless of their age or abilities. The kapa haka group was a great reminder that we should all continue doing what we love and trying new things.” Kandahar Home and sister-site Kandahar Court always welcome visits from local community groups, and the recent performance from the kapa haka group brought more culture to the home. “We haven’t had a kapa haka group visit before so we were really excited to have the group from

IDEA Services visit. It was very special, especially for our Ma-ori residents,” Di explains. “The residents thought they were spectacular and they loved their outfits. Some of the residents and staff got quite emotional during the performance – it was just beautiful.” IDEA Services support worker Arlene Whitney, who performs alongside the group, says the group has been together for about six months. “They are getting better and better and it makes them feel good being in the limelight and performing. We didn’t realise how popular they would become. It’s quite emotional watching them perform.” Kandahar Home and sister-site Kandahar Court are both operated by Enliven, part of the not-for-profit organisation Presbyterian Support Central, and provide a full spectrum of aged care including rest home, hospital and dementia care as well as respite and health recovery. For more information about Kandahar Home and Kandahar Court, both of which are located in Lansdowne, Masterton, or to organise for your performing group to visit, freephone 0508 ENLIVEN (that’s 0508 36 54 83) or visit www.enlivencentral.org.nz.

Wairarapa’s IDEA Services kapa haka group performed for the residents of Enliven’s Kandahar Home last week.

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A scheduled day of Maori tikanga (culture) for a group of Solway College students developed into a journey of learning, according to their supervising teacher. “The response we got from the girls was tumeke (brilliant),” Claire Hunt said. The next morning (Thursday) each group presented to the rest of us something that they had learnt. “We watched a powerpoint on being in the bush and what that would have been like a thousand or so years ago, did a kahoots quiz, saw bracelets and putiputi that had been made from woven ﬂax, heard a description of how to make paraoa parai and learnt about some of the manaakitanga and kawa involved around kai (hospitality and manners around food)”. The day was run with help from kaumatua from both Ngati Kahungunu and Rangitane after the school made an approach to Ra Smith. Girls spent the day learning songs, games, and knowledge of the bush and of food and tradition from a Maori perspective. The day was named, at the suggestion of Mike Kawana, the ‘Haunui-a-nanaia

Celebration Day’, in honour of the tupuna (ancestor) who travelled to Wairarapa looking from his runaway wife, naming many features of the region as he travelled. “Haunui-a-nanaia is therefore an important ﬁgure for Wairarapa, and just as he was looking for something, so too are we looking to better our understanding of tikanga and te reo,” Mrs Hunt said. “We played a game called ‘Pukana’, saw designs the students had created based on the work of artist Robyn Kahukiwa, and heard a waiata for our school, written and composed by Matua Mike (Mike Kawana), which was based on the girls’ ideas.” Ra Smith challenged the girls to view Haunui-a-Nanaia’s story from the perspective of the wife. “Even more important than gaining information was approaching our learning with the values of whanaungatanga, manaakitanga and aroha, and there was a real sense that this was achieved on the day,” Mrs Hunt said. “We are truly grateful to all the people who helped us and hope that we can continue to deepen our understanding of Maoritanga and kawa.”

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Who does the work in New Zealand? During every election year prospective politicians and those already bursting their boilers to be re-elected promise us that they will reduce bureaucracy, but when they get elected bureaucracy expands in all directions. Our lives are now totally controlled by at least 750,000 bureaucrats – made up from the ever- increasing numbers employed in government departments, those employed by regional councils, district councils, city councils, government ‘advisory’ boards, such as conservation boards, etc, but few elected to these ‘advisory boards’ have any idea what such boards actually do!

On top of this we have an ever-increasing number of quangos (currently 3000 of them, ‘employing’ 200,000 people), including Landcare, Transport, Education Department, NZQA, NZ Fish & Game Council, Health & Safety etc, a multitude of racerelation boards. Of this multitude of ad infinitum Government-financed quangos, at least 95% of these groups make no contribution whatsoever to the welfare of those who produce 100% of the country’s income, and no contribution at all to the New Zealand environment. In fact our wetlands and rivers are now so polluted they will never recover!

successful movie industry, the highly successful tourism industry and the highly successful engineering companies that export 90 of their products. Every government over the last 30 years have informed us that they will stop the massive donations going to iwi, but these donations are now at a level where iwi have now received well over $1 billion NZ Dollars from the NZ public. And then there was John Key’s donation of public funds to the Clinton Foundation of $14 million! Neil Hayes QSM Carterton

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Monthly News from the Wairarapa branch This year National Council of Women, New Zealand (NCWNZ) celebrated 120 years of activity, highlighted by the National Conference held in Wellington in September. Next year marks the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Wairarapa branch of NCW. Throughout the year celebrations will be held, on the following dates. International Women’s Day 8th March, NCWNZ Founders Day on April 13, the AGM on May 16 and Suffrage Day on the September 19. There is a lot to celebrate, with some founding members still very active within the branch. They are always willing and happy to pass on their history, and their hopes for the future, to the new members joining. The ideal of a gender equal New Zealand still needs a bit of work. These events will be advertised so “watch this space”. On November 21 some members attended the Suffrage Hutt Education (SHE) Awards supported by the NCWNZ Hutt Valley. The two award recipients received $1250 each towards their ongoing tertiary education. The UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women was on the November 25. Mentioned in the press release from NCWNZ were the many groups working tirelessly to “prevent and protect the victims of domestic and family violence”. They further stated that “one in

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three Kiwi women will experience an abusive or violent relationship” and are concerned about “how best to engage men and boys in prevention”. Locally the White Ribbon event “Walk a Mile in her Shoes”, held on November 25, was very well supported. The ongoing theme for the NCW, both in New Zealand, and internationally, is gender equality, and, importantly, ensuring no-one is left behind in the struggle. The multi-cultural nature of New Zealand society presents many challenges to this aim. On NCW’s Facebook and website was posted a response to a press release from the Islamic Women’s Council of

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Children on a Christmas float

The big man in his sleigh beside South Wairarapa Mayor Viv Napier.

Plenty of classic cars participated.

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Care for pets WAIRARAPA Holiday time is almost upon us and the need to be prepared if going away is important, especially if travelling with your pet dog, so some suggestions: • Be prepared to stop and let it out – keeping it in a car for too long can be very hard. • When you stop for your own comfort also let your dog have a stretch and comfort walk. • Have water available and ensure your pet is not left inside a car which can heat up very quickly. • Keep on a lead at all times.

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Leaving pets at home also needs thought. Animals sometimes pine for their owners so, preferably let carers get to know your pets before you go. The carer needs to know where you are going, how to contact you, who your vet is; usual feeding habits and so on. When looking after your pets at home your caregiver should try to keep to the routine that you have. Animals like structure and will stay in their own home environment when they know someone will come at the usual feeding time. Cats will stray looking for company, dogs will bark, especially if they are kennelled or tied up for too long. Shelter is important. A cat needs a safe cosy spot and dogs need a good dry kennel, out of the direct sun, fresh water daily and exercise. Unfortunately, sometimes pets go

missing. If this happens first check the neighbours. It may have got locked in a shed or garage and the neighbours are away. Local vet clinics will often take care of an injured animal for a set time but will always have to have a time limit unless someone claims it. For a missing dog, check with the council dog control. After hours numbers are Masterton 06 3787752, Carterton 027 242 8919, and South Wairarapa 0800 664 732. You can have the pet recorded on the Companion Animal Register, phone 0800 567873 or landline 06 347438. Most pets that have been micro-chipped will be registered here so if you find a pet that has strayed this connection will also help. Registering the lost pet on line with ‘petsonthenet’ will also be helpful. Often people can put photos of their lost pet on the register and the use of Facebook can also bring results. If you need to use a boarding facility, check it out first. Will the environment suit your pet? Is it secure? Is it clean? Can you afford the price? All facilities will require that the animal is up to date with vaccinations, especially within the two-week period prior to going into a cattery or kennels. Check out just what is fed. If your animal is on a special diet, then look to supply the food yourself. Very best wishes and compliments of the Christmas Holiday Season from the volunteers at the Wairarapa Citizens Advice Bureau. Our office will be closed from December 22 December until January 4 but you can consult our website www.cab.org.nz throughout that time. Visit us at 43 Perry Street, Masterton, we are open 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday. Phone (06) 377-0078 or 0800 367222; email: wairarapa@cab.org.nz for free, confidential and independent information.

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TAYLORS POOL SERVICES IS CHANGING THEIR NAME

n the new year Masterton Taylors Pool Services will be changing their trading name to Clear Pools. The trading name is changing but their location at 207 High Street, Solway and the team of swimming pool and spa specialists are remaining the same.

The locally owned family business have made the big decision to break their ties with the Napier company Taylors Pool Services with whom they currently share their trading name. When asked why? The Managing Director Rob Harvey responded ‘that the commercial relationship with the Napier business added margin to the cost of products that was unsustainable. With Clear Pools operating independently they will be able to source high quality products at even better prices for their customers’. The change of name to Clear Pools is also designed to ensure prospective customers know that the team provide end to end products and services for pool ownership. From selling and installing new pools and solar heating through to maintenance and repair of existing swimming pools and spas.

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Rob and the family moved back to the Wairarapa 5 years ago after 10 years of working and living in Wellington. They moved back because ‘the lifestyle in the Wairarapa is unbeatable’. When the opportunity arose to purchase Taylors Pool Service in Masterton 2 years ago, the family leapt at the chance to provide services so intrinsically linked to the Wairapapa iconic summer weather. According to director Christina Harvey the great climate in the Wairarapa, with our hot summers, makes cooling off and relaxing in and around your own pool a pleasure that Wellingtonians living on the other side of the hill can only dream of.

The team have a wealth of experience in Pools, landscaping, servicing and repairs. The team are installation specialists in concrete, fibreglass and lined pools. Matthew Philips is a landscaping specialist with over 10 years’ experience in the UK and NZ landscaping gardens and pool area’s. John Temple has been servicing pools in the Wairarapa

With the weather heating up remember to run your pumps for 8 hours every day over the coming months. If you’re going away on holiday remember to keep the pool chlorinated while your away. If you don’t have an automated chlorination system installed an easy cost effective solution is to simply use slow dissolving mutitabs.

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Red Cross long-service awards were handed out on Friday to Wairarapa volunteers from left Sanchia Hooker (50 years), Fiona Flis (20 years) and 10-year veterans Maree Roy, Deb Bailey, Carole Needham and Lyn Drake. Absent was John Needham (10 years). The Needhams have also received long-service awards with Red Cross in the United Kingdom.

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The Henley Men’s Shed built a house last week. And this week they ate it. There wasn’t a lot of timber and iron involved. None in fact. But there was lots of nuts and dried fruits and icing and licorice and hundreds and thousands, little blokes doing blokey things and other good Christmassy stuﬀ. And, most important of all, lots of gingerbread. The structure was more than a gingerbread house, it was a gingerbread

Men’s Shed, a project spearheaded by shed supporter Deborah Hambly for the shed’s Christmas party last Tuesday. A group of men rolled out the gingerbread, which was baked at the shed and then assembled by Ms Hambly and another woman shed supporter, Sharon Richards. The Christmas party on Tuesday saw the pizza oven and barbecue ﬁred up plenty of sugary delights to put blood sugars into orbit. But the highlight of the day was the gingerbread Men’s Shed.

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Their unique blend of seriously good original country music and comedy characters. Other artists performing throughout the festival are Eddie Low, The Toner Sisters, Glen Moffatt, Sue Dyson, Molly G Paige and The Macca G’s Food and refreshments will be available at the festival. Motor home parking available on site.

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The Hubb now the place to get BACK IN ACTION Masterton now has an exciting new health and ÿ tness facility with the opening of The Hubb in King Street.

new premises, accommodating all the services we now o° er, with space for further growth.”

The Hubb is home to Back In Action’s team of clinicians; physiotherapists, chiropractor, massage therapists, occupational consultants and pilates instructors.

“We have lifted the bar,” Maryanne says. “Our new space in The Hubb o° ers everything our clients are looking for with an inviting environment and professional services.”

It features 10 treatment rooms in total, including one allocated to a separate beauty therapy business (Beauty Within Boutique), as well as a large pilates room, reception and waiting area. Formerly home to music venue King Street Live, the building has been completely gutted, earthquake strengthened and redeveloped from scratch to the plans of Back In Action owners Ryan and Maryanne Monastra. Building owner Dave Borman carried out the renovations, Darryl Silverwood was the architect, Leah Burns the interior designer, Martinborough’s Dusty’s and Lulu did the branding and Visual Identity the signs, while Ryan’s father John of J W Monastra Building constructed the ergonomically designed furniture. The end result is an attractive and welcoming environment. The business had simply outgrown its former premises in the Departmental Building in Chapel Street, says Ryan. “There is much more space in the

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“One of our core values is clinical excellence and we are pleased to have four of our clinicians holding post graduate qualiÿ cations.”

Along with new premises at The Hubb, Back In Action is now taking online bookings on its website getbackinaction. nz. Book your appointment online anytime! Back In Action’s online booking portal allows you to choose your desired clinic location, clinician and appointment time. Back in Action has grown dramatically since Ryan and Maryanne purchased it in 2010 with Ryan as its sole physiotherapist.

The couple believe a multidisciplinary practice provides beneÿ ts for sta° and patients. “Iron sharpens iron,” says Ryan. “No one ever has all the answers and so we draw from each other’s clinical expertise and skills. Our physiotherapists and chiropractors will work with the same client where appropriate because we’re in the job of getting results. The multidisciplinary team is a great training environment for younger sta° who have experienced colleagues to call on for second opinions and clinical support for complex presentations. Back In Action is committed to o° ering a service people can trust, Maryanne says.

Now it has 17 sta° and contractors with plans to employ more professionals early in the new year. As well as at The Hubb, Back In Action continues to operate a clinic at 55 High Street, Carterton and satellite

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New fitness classes with a difference a THE HUBB Back In Action has held equipment pilates classes for the past five years from its Carterton clinic but is now adding exercise classes that complement its rehabilitation services to Masterton.

The business is in the process of employing health professionals who will specialise in this area, as well as adding a suite of classes and other useful tools for long term health care.

The classes will offer unique fitness programmes different t what is typically found in a gym environment, Maryanne Monastra says.

“They are also a more affordable option because it is a class setting rather than one-to-one consultation.” The “Flexibility Fitness” classes run by Anita Zwart will incorporate a variety of different methods including pilates, swiss balls, foam rolls and draw on Anita’s background in dance. “Operation Success” will focus on hips, knees and shoulders to preempt the need for operations, but will also be useful for pre and post operation rehabilitation. Research has shown that pre-rehabilitation is as

Non Communicable Diseases a focus in the new year The new year will bring with it some exciting new developments in long term health care at Back In Action.

Back In Action is about to add new fitness classes in its large new pilates training room at The Hubb.

All the classes will be taken by physiotherapists and personal trainers who have a deep knowledge of the human body. The classes will help improve physical issues and be mindful of problems that clients have so as not to aggravate them.

Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) represent more than 80 percent of the cost of health care in New Zealand, Ryan Monastra points out. FLEXIBILITY FIRST FITNESS CLASS useful as post-surgical rehab in some instances, Ryan says. These classes will be taken by physiotherapist Nick Hohepa who works with the Wairarapa Bush rugby team as well as playing for them. “Core Capability” focuses on the trunk to strengthen and protect the neck, hips, shoulders and spine using a wide range of techniques. These classes are ideal for those who want a challenging but lower intensity workout with some relaxation to boot! The fourth class - “Lunchtime Lift” is guaranteed to give participants enough of an endorphin kick to

get them through the afternoon with high intensity interval training involving short bursts of intense exercise. Research has indicated this type of exercise offers long term health benefits as well as an immediate buzz. The difference between Lunchtime Lift and other forms of high intensity interval exercise classes is that there are low impact variations that reduce the risk of injury, Ryan says. Details of the classes including times and prices are available at getbackinaction.nz/mastertonfitness-classes

He became increasingly interested in the management of these conditions while completing his Masters in Physiotherapy, particularly diabetes. Ryan says there is a very large amount of research going on into NCDs with lifestyle choices being pinpointed as having an important contributing factor to their occurrence. Ryan is looking forward to Back In Action becoming more involved in this area of health management, including the introduction of group fitness classes for people vulnerable to NCDs.

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Make Back In Action your first port of call for any injury Back In Action sees clients with all manner of injuries many of whom are eligible for cover by ACC. Many people are under the misunderstanding that ACC only covers workplace injuries. In fact, ACC also covers injuries which occur at home and out in the community. You might be lifting your child, walking and trip on a curb, driving and have a nose to tail or playing sport and pull a muscle in the process. No matter what your age or circumstance - a child, an adult, working, retired, on a benefit or studying - ACC will consider your claim for cover if it is caused by an accident and meets the ACC criteria of an injury (Accident Compensation (AC) Act 2001). Back In Action is able to lodge ACC claims on the spot at your first assessment. Therefore anyone can self-refer and get benefit from physiotherapy and/or chiropractic care covered by ACC. GP, specialists and other allied health providers such as podiatrists also

refer their patients to Back in Action. The clinical team really enjoy working in collaboration with other health professionals to see the best outcomes and results for their mutual clients. So if you’re limping, wincing or clutching because of pain, if you’re struggling to do the things you love because of pain or discomfort give the Back In Action team a call.

Personal training & massage therapy in one with Vicky Paine More space in The Hubb means skilled personal trainer and massage therapist Vicky Paine is now available with extended hours in Masterton. Vicky had previously only been available at Back In Action in Carterton and very limited hours in Masterton. Vicky graduated from the New Zealand Institute of Health and Fitness in 2011 with a Certificate in Fitness (Fitness Consultant) and from the New Zealand College of Massage the following year with a Diploma in Therapeutic Massage (Health Science). She enjoys working with clients 1:1 in a personal training capacity, helping them to see what they are capable of and guiding their fitness sessions to help them reach their health and fitness goals. “The new Masterton facility provides a larger gym space

for these sessions and clients are really enjoying what we have to offer, Maryanne Monastra says. Massage therapy is one of the simplest healthcare practices available, used for a variety of healthrelated purposes. Vicky’s massage work involves treating clients to relieve discomfort, reduce stress, increase relaxation, address anxiety and depression and aid general wellness. “A regular massage does wonders and it’s great to be able to have been able to extend Vicky’s hours at our Masterton clinic,” Maryanne says. Clients now have the benefit of booking their massage online at www.getbackinaction.nz/bookings

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Pope & Gray now has its own mini excavator which is ideal for drain laying, landscaping and other projects around your home or business. It is especially suitable for hard to reach places as it has a very small width and tracks that are adjustable to get into even tighter corners, for instance between buildings and boundary fences. The excavator (pictured) is quite light at 1.7 tonnes and so is easy on the ground underneath and easy to transport to jobs anywhere in the Wairarapa.

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GREAT DECKING SPECIALS AT CRIGHTON ITM For DYI enthusiasts wanting to build a deck over summer, Crighton ITM Greytown has some of the best discounts on decking wood in the Wairarapa. You can choose from standard Pine or upgrade to Kwila with other types of hardwood also available. Crighton ITM also has a range of landscaping materials for summer projects including retaining wall timber which many Wairarapa residents have discovered make ideal borders for raised gardens. Pop in and see the team today!

DOG DAYS OPEN IN GREYTOWN We’re Ben and Sarah and we are very excited to have opened a new dog boarding and daycare service in Greytown. We offer: • A safe, fun place for your dog to explore its senses and express its instincts • A daily enrichment programme to exercise body and mind • A limited number of spaces to ensure every dog has the attention it needs • A variety of boarding options for young, old, large and small and everyone in between • Years of experience with a range of dogs • A commitment to kindness, love and compassion Visit www.dogdays.net.nz or call us on 021 472 408 to find out more. Book now for the holidays!

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CELEBRATE NEW YEAR’S EVE AT THE TIN HUT Come celebrate the beginning of 2017 in style at The Tin Hut with good food, beverage, and music! The country pub will only be closed on December 25th, 26th and 27th, reopening on December 28th. Kate and her team would like to thank all The Tin Hut’s patrons for their support in 2016 and wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy 2017!

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Ultimate Care Greytown is situated on a quiet road, close to all the local amenities. It’s a small facility that really is a huge part of the community with lots of activities and integration with the locals. Even the community medical centre is located next door.

As the Christmas and New Year Holiday Season approaches, Ksenia at helloworld Greytown would like to take this opportunity to THANK all of her fabulous clients in the Wairarapa.

Our rest home and hospital provides specialist aged care and nothing is too much trouble for our staff when looking after our residents. With a homely feel, the facility provides access to a registered nurse 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, along with an excellent activities programme and lovely meals. If you’d like to experience our industry-leading care at first-hand, contact facility manager Wilhelmina Mentz for a visit on 06 304 8041.

“I have certainly enjoyed being able to create your wonderful holidays near and far the past year. Thank you for your continued support in Greytown, it is very much appreciated and valued. With your support we are able to offer our services in the South Wairarapa. Enjoy the break from your everyday life - take the time to relax and unwind with friends and family these festive holidays. I am looking forward to planning your adventures in 2017 and I hope to see you all soon. Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year, Ksenia”

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS Ultimate Care Greytown is a purpose-built specialist aged care facility, lovely and warm inside with lounges and rooms overlooking established gardens. Our friendly and welcoming team is dedicated to providing you with industry-leading care. The range of care we provide includes: • Day care • Health recovery • Hospital level care • Respite care • Rest home www.ultimatecare.co.nz 186 East St, Greytown Contact Wilhelmina Mentz on 06 304 8041 Email: manager.greytown@ultimatecare.co.nz

Our Greytown office will be closed on Sat 24th Dec and will reopen again on Wed 11th Jan. For any enquiries over this time please contact our Masterton office on 378 2454

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Turkey Red has new season Wairarapa Whitebait Special on the menu with a Whitebait Omelette with Salad for $23. You can enjoy $20 steak deals every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at Turkey Red from 5pm. The meals include high quality scotch fillet steak with eggs, chips and onion ring. Friday is “Locals Night” with live music from a variety of local bands, and a ticket in the Jackpot Joker with every drink you buy. Turkey Red now has a new music gathering Down on Main Street - a “blackboard concert” held on the third Wednesday of the month hosted by Dr Rob and Stefan Brown with a $5 entry charge to support the musicians and their equipment.

Do you love the songs and traditions of Christmas? “Carols at Cobblestones” on Saturday 17 December ticks all the boxes with new local acts performing contemporary and traditional Christmas songs and carols. A newly formed choir will lead the community singing and the “Friends of Cobblestones” will have gourmet treats. The Cobblestones Museum shop will be open too with gifts seldom seen elsewhere. There is no eftpos so if you want to buy a delicious treat, you’ll need to bring cash. Entry is free with a gold coin koha gratefully received. All funds raised will go toward future projects. To find out more like ‘Friends of Cobblestones’ on Facebook or visit www.cobblestonesmuseum.org.nz

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CHRISTMAS GOODIES FROM ARBOR HOUSE AT GREYTOWN COUNTRY MARKET

OUT & ABOUT IN

GREYTOWN

Our Mega Xmas raffle is almost sold out. We will be drawing it at the Greytown Country Market on 18th December so keep an eye out for us. You will find us selling our Christmas goodies - biscotti, shortbread, Xmas fudge, walnuts and lemons. We will be decorating the van complete with bells and whistles ready for the Santa Parade on the 17th. Thank you to everyone for your support throughout the year, it is greatly appreciated. Have a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.

Community Owned right in the heart of Greytown • 26 Bedrooms (6 with ensuites) • Very handy to Greytown shops • 2 spacious lounges, one with a gas fire • Covered deck for Residents and visitors to enjoy

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CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR WITH LIVE MUSIC AT THE CLUB Put on your bling on and come celebrate Christmas at the South Wairarapa Working Men’s Club on Friday 23rd December from 7pm. Featured guest is Gil Mohi a wizard of easy listening music and soulful tunes. There will be prizes on the night and the Christmas raffle drawn at 8pm. On New Year’s Eve dance the night away with popular Wairarapa duo Soul 2 Soul.

When you buy apples – and many other fruits – at Pinehaven’s shop just north of Greytown you can be certain they were home-grown. Pinehaven Orchards marked its 104th anniversary this year and is still owned and operated by the Meyrick family. It grows and sells many Kiwi classic varieties including Gala which was first discovered in one of its orchards, along with 11 other varieties of apples. Pinehaven Orchards grows six varieties of pears, stone fruit including nectarines, plums and peaches, berries, and some vegetables. There’s always a wide selection of other fresh fruit and vegetables in store, as well as some gourmet foods, and basic groceries like eggs and soft drinks. You can enjoy its real fruit ice cream – or some home grown fruit – in the picnic area beside the shop which is open 8.30am to 5.30pm every day.

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The giant strides already made in the development of women’s cricket in Wairarapa this season are about to get even bigger. Following on from the inclusion of the Wairarapa Korus in the Central Districts senior women’s inter-provincial competition comes the news that a senior women’s inter-club series is to get underway here in February. Just how many teams will participate in the latter is still a work in progress but Wairarapa Cricket Association development and operations manager Simon Roseingrave expects there will be at least four. Virtually guaranteed to be starters are three of the local colleges, Wairarapa College, St Matthew’s Collegiate and Solway College. Both the Wairarapa College and St Matthew’s current first XIs are strong enough to be made up entirely of players from their own schools while the Solway College team will probably be supplemented by three of the Korus who have already indicated their willingness to play for them. Roseingrave sees a fourth side consisting of the Korus players who are not associated with school teams plus any others who have played the game in the past and are now keen and able to be involved in a club competition. That team, according to Roseingrave, would very probably not be connected with a club as such but organised under the auspices of the Wairarapa association itself. “There aren’t many clubs with the resources to look after a side like that and it makes sense for the association to be involved for the first season just to make things easier for all concerned.” Roseingrave is convinced that the growth in numbers of girls playing cricket in Wairarapa has been so great in recent times that sustaining a senior inter-club competition well into the future will not be difficult.

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Melissa Hansen of Wairarapa Korus in action this season against Hawkes Bay. PHOTO/FILE

“We’re actually the envy of many of the bigger regions in this area of the game, and that’s not only in numbers but in quality as well. Our age group sides are all very competitive right now.” Supporting that latter sentiment was the performance of the Wairarapa under-13 girls team in a Twenty20 fixture with Wellington just last weekend. Normally games between these two provinces at any level-male or female- would be dominated by Wellington but on this occasion they were not only beaten by Wairarapa but by the comfortable margin of 40-plus runs. “You have to be confident for the future of the women’s game here when results like that are being achieved, it’s really exciting for the Wairarapa,” Roseingrave said.

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Big turnout at handy trials The Wairarapa Handy Sheepdog Trials were held at the Clarke Memorial Domain, Mauriceville, in November. Excellent weather prevailed and very good entries were received; 77 in the Handy Dog, and 92 in the Yarding event that was held both days. There was a very good turnout of younger competitors with strong presence of trainees from Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre. Sheep were provided by Mahoe Farm, thank you to Vaughn and Jenny Marfell. The sheep worked well and were a good challenge to all competitors. The finals were held on Sunday afternoon and of note were Selena Birchler and Brett Harvey with two dogs each in the final. Secretary Jacelyn Heynes made the Maiden final and won. She will go through to the finals in Taumarunui in January 2017, along with Selena Birchler and Rob Kjestrup.

A big thank you to all those who worked to make the weekend a success, the handy dog judge Kerry Kilmister, and his time keeper Kevin Higginson. Thanks also to the two yarding judges, Nigel Clark on Saturday and Matt Murphy on Sunday.

Wairarapa Handy Yard Dog 2016 Results

Open 1 Selena Birchler Boots 97.5 2 Rob Kjestrup Tom 95.75 3 Corey Caseley Maid 95.5 4 Selena Birchler Dora 94.25 5 Brett Harvey Reggie 94 6 Brett Harvey Banjo 93.75 7 Bo Milner Ngati 93.5 Maiden 1 Jace Heynes Frost 96.5, 2 Tyler Morrison Mink 93, 3 Jake Ellison Meg 92.5, 4 Tamsin Harvey Huia, 91 5 Bronson PeriPirini Storm 90.5

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Judge Art Eastham Open 1 R Mather Sonny Bill 97.5, 2 B Milner Snow 96, 3 R Mather Sheen 95.5, 4 T Hunter Lou 95, 5 G Smith Ned 94.5, 6 V Marfell Dove 94, 7 G Smith Prince 88.5 Intermediate 1 R Mather Sonny Bill 97.5, 2 V Marfell Dove 94, 3 G Smith Prince 88.5, 4 S Hanson Karen 87.5 Maiden 1 G Smith Prince 88.8, 2 S Henson Karen 87.5, 3 M Baxter Blaze 87, 4 J Barber Ace 86.5, 5 S Welch Splash 86 Maiden M Baxter Blaze 87 Open Aggregate 1 B Milner Snow 193, 2 P Green Di 177.5, 3 S Henson Karen 177.5

Judge Hamish Johnson Open 1 B Milner Snow 97, 2 A Eastham Finnegan 96.5, 3 G Ryder Skipp 96, 4 V Marfell Glen 95, 5 J Harvey Bob 94.5, 6 P Green Di 94, 7 K O’Connor Jo 93.5 Intermediate 1 V Marfell Glen, 95, 2 J Harvey Bob 94.5, 3 B Milner Sharp 92, 4 T Newton Brick 91.5. Maiden 1 V Marfell Glen 95, 2 B Milner Sharp 92, 3 T Newton Brick 91.5, 4 S Henson Karen 90, 5 J Barber Ace 88, 6 J Joslin Meg 80 Maiden Aggregate 1 S Henson Karen 177.5, 2 J Barber Ace 174.5, 3 V Marfell 171

Tight Square/Yard Results 2016 Saturday

Judge Nigel Clarke Open 1 Corey Caseley Chief 94.5, 2 Art Eastham Finnegan 94.25, 3 Vaughan Marfell Glen 94 Maiden Dog 1 Vaughan Marfell Glen 94, 2 John O’Neale Dee 91.5, 3 Tom Lilley Rose 91, Maiden Man & Dog 1 Tom Lilley Rose 91, 2 Marty Reisima Tiki 86.5, 3 Jack Phillips Spur 86

Sunday Judge Matt Murphy Open 1 Bo Milner Snow 98, 2 John Bartlett Bluey 97, 3 Art Eastham Finnegan 96.5 Maiden Dog 1 John Bartlett Bluey 97, 2 Greg Dickson Sweep 90, 3 Dan MacDonald Kate 87.5 Maiden Man & Dog 1 Dan MacDonald Kate 87.5, 2 Jake Ellison Eve 87, 3 Tyler Morrison Tui 84.5.

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Federated Farmers rural crime portfolio leader Rick Powdrell addresses a crime prevention workshop in Carterton in November. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

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Security camera footage of a fuel theft from a Wairarapa farm in 2014.

Thieves, rustlers and poachers are plaguing rural areas but not enough farmers are reporting their losses, according to a Federated Farmers spokesman. Rural crime portfolio leader Rick Powdrell says farmers need to get smarter about security, and work more closely with police to deter and catch offenders. More than 1000 farmers from all over New Zealand responded to the online survey, with 26 per cent saying stock had been stolen from them in the last five years. More than 3% had been hit by stock thieves five times or more since 2011. Around 35% of respondents suffered theft of stock or farm equipment in the last two years. Common targets included chainsaws, shearing gear, generators and fencing tools. Fuel was stolen from 25%, household items

from 8% and, worryingly, nearly 2% said firearms had been taken. Nearly half of property thefts and 75% of stock rustling/killing were not covered by insurance, and of those that were, 40-50 per cent of farmers did not make a claim usually because of the excess on the policy. Mr Powdrell says it is telling - and wrong - that nearly 60% of respondents said they had not reported stock theft to police, and 38% had not reported stolen property. Common reasons cited included that farmers didn’t think police would be interested, that police resources were too stretched, or the theft was discovered days or weeks after it happened. “Police have told us time and again at rural crime workshops they’ve hosted with Federated Farmers and FMG this year that

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they want to hear about all offending,” Mr Powdrell said. “It helps the local police build a comprehensive picture of what crime is happening, where and at what time. They can direct their resources accordingly, and it considerably boosts the chances of making arrests, or at the least providing accurate information and warnings distributed via Rural Neighbourhood Support and other networks.” Reported crime also underpins the case for extra police resourcing for rural areas, he says. The October survey show that farmers are taking deterrence measures themselves (38% have installed sensor lights, 20% have security cameras and 35% had placed their dogs’ kennels by sheds). However, 47% said

they did not have locks on sheds. Some 22% belong to rural support groups and many more say they co-operate with neighbours, including taking down details about unfamiliar vehicles in remote areas. Rick Powdrell says it is alarming that just on 46% report poaching incidents in the last 12 months. Comments were lodged that it was daunting, even frightening, hearing gunshots at night and/or confronting people with rifles who had no permission to be on their land. “Farmers should not hesitate to report crime and should regularly review their security measures,” Rick says. “We have to play our part. Police can’t do it on their own. Rural people can’t do it on their own.”

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Upper Plain Rd, Masterton. Call Deanne 377-5508. 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: Beginners: 9am; 50s Forward: 11am; Shed n Shape: 10am; Stretch: noon; Core: 5.30pm, at Bodymind Pilates, Upper Plain Rd, 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.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: Meet 7pm in The Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Josie 3786531. Yvonne’s Pre-Loved Clothing: 10am-3pm, at the cafe at the back of St Matthew’s vege garden. 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 3772201. 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. Chair Yoga: For joint health, 1.30pm, YMCA Masterton. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132. Oasis Network Inc: A free service for all people who need advocacy and support for their 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. Featherston Community Centre: Book Group: Noon1.30pm (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. Masterton Taekwon-Do Club: 5.15-6.15pm, Te Runga Scout Den, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Call Simon O’Hara 370-8844. 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 3771175. 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 6.308.30 pm, Savage Club Hall, Albert St, Masterton. Montessori Playgroup: 9.30-11am, St Andrews in the Field,

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16 Emerald Brothers: From 8pm, Club Wairarapa, 20 Essex St, Masterton. Members, Affiliated Members and their guest welcome. NZ Pacific Studio Exhibitio : Opens at Aratoi Museum, celebrating the range of creativity by NZPS artists/musicians/ writers over the past 15 years, runs to Jan 15. Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Fri-Mon 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Jean (06) 372-6623 or Pam (06) 372-6459. Featherston Community Centre: Needlework & Craft Dropin: 10am-noon. Call Virginia (06) 308-8392. Masterton Tennis Club: Club night from 5pm. 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. 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.

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Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Wairarapa Midweek

Help for the slums

BY HAYLEY GASTMEIER

Martinborough woman Rochelle Morris-Penfold recently held a mass birthday party for dozens of Cambodian children who didn’t know the day they were born. Ms Morris-Penfold, originally from Hawkes’s Bay, has for the past few years taught English to about 70 children from fi ve diff erent slums in the city of Sihanoukville, Cambodia. As well as this, she has been treating them with basic healthcare and supplying them with clothing, jandals, vitamins, and food on a regular basis. Her journey within the povertystricken city began two years back when she was backpacking through Asia. She was compelled to stay on and try to help the children she saw begging for food and money, some as young as 18 months old. In Cambodia Ms Morris-Penfold’s day job is teaching Grade 1 at Life International School, which is paid education for children in the city whose parents can aff ord to send them there. After hours on weekdays she opens her home to children from the slums. “They know at 5 o’clock the door to the house opens and they can come for kai, they can come for fi rst aid, they can come for vitamins, but the main thing we do is teach them English,” she said. The school job provides Ms Morris-Penfold with accommodation and $2 per hour. In her last math lesson there her day students helped prepare 70 ‘love packs’ with soap, books, and pens. “I explain(ed) to them I was throwing a birthday party for all the

By Jacques van Zyl BVSc from Vet Services Wairarapa

PET SAFE HOME • Cats love to sleep on or near warm car engines, so be careful when starting up.

Rochelle˜Morris-Penfold, centre, in Cambodia teaching English to children of Sihanoukville, many of whom live in slums. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

poor kids as not one of them knew when their birthday was and many had never eaten a birthday cake.” During her fi rst stint in Cambodia Rochelle she would feed, bathe and play with the children, all piled into her one roomed fl at. Her neighbour, a Chinese woman, watched this going on and subsequently found a house and arranged one year’s rent and power to be paid. “She would watch me in my tiny little house . . . I’m trying to give them a kai, like 2 minute noodles, and shower kids, and I’m scared that some of them have HIV. “I’ve got no hot water and I’m trying to sterilize everything with the boiling jug, and they’re bringing babies in with no nappies on. “Amongst all that stuff I’m wanting to be present with them, play with them and give them an

extraordinary experience, but then I’m worried about the hygiene thing.” Ms Morris-Penfold said the neighbour could hear her teaching the children English with song so rallied the funds for the dedicated school-house she now uses. Ms Morris-Penfold’s last trip to Cambodia was backed by the Wairarapa community, who pulled together resources for the cause. “People blessed me,” she said. Martinborough business Thunderpants funded the freight of “heaps of boxes” of supplies to Cambodia, which included donated uniforms from Martinborough School and Greytown School. Ms Morris-Penfold intends to ﬂ y back to Cambodia in the new year. She can be contacted through her Facebook page Project Sunshine.

• Chemicals in the garage like anti freeze can kill. Cover well and store safely, also clean up any spills. • Cover pools, spas and ponds Pets need a safe home to live and as pets might fall in and not be play in just like children. Pets like able to climb out again. small children are very curious • Small ornaments, tinsel, small and explore their environment by toys are easy to swallow and licking, chewing and sniffing at can be lethal. new and strange objects around • Keep toilet lids down as small the house, so it is important pets can fall in and drown. The to make the home as safe as same for washing machines possible. Here are a few tips on and dryers - Keep lids closed. making your home a safer place for your pet. • Cats look pretty with a ribbon • Some house plants can be very tied around their necks, but poisonous if eaten e.g. Lilies, could get caught and lead Ivy, Cyclamens and many more. to choking. Make sure you have them out • The fishermen out there, watch of reach or in a hanging basket. those hooks with bait on them Even some outdoor plants like when returning home from a Foxglove, Oleander, Yew and fishing trip. Pets love others can be poisonous too. small treats. • Rat bait and slug bait is very tempting and highly poisonous and should not be accessible at any time. • Puppies and kittens love to chew so watch those electrical cords and leads. Unplug appliances not in use. • Plastic shopping bags can be fun to play with but can lead to suffocation.

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Gifts for the home are a speciality at The Whole Nine Yards There’s plenty to be cheerful about this Christmas at The Whole Nine Yards in Jackson Street, Masterton. Julie Tulloch and Sophie McCoy’s Interior Design and Consultancy store has a wonderful range of gifts that are ideal as Christmas presents from boiled lollies and bright cushions to cool retro glassware, fisherman’s soap and good luck frogs.

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The shop has lots of lighting and accessories to enhance your home like its cute “row of houses” coat hanger and beautifully framed mirrors, while the canvas handbags and totes are selling like hotcakes.

TREESCAPING

QUALIFIED ARBORISTS

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

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

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While in store you can also talk with Julie and Sophie about any ideas you have for enhancing your home with lots of sampling in store. The girls can advise on all aspects of interior design from wall colour to curtains and blinds, to accessories, furniture, carpets, tiles and vinyls. Julie’s speciality is curtaining with The Whole Nine Yards being one of only two local stockists of Resene fabrics. Sophie specialises in furniture with both girls able to offer those finishing touches with décor accessories. No design idea is off limits, but with an overwhelming range of options to choose from, Julie and Sophie’s knowledge and experience is invaluable. The Whole Nine Yards is located at 1 Jackson Street, opposite the Regent Theatre. Phone 06 370 8766 Email: julie@thewholenineyards.co.nz

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ELECTRICIAN

FURNITURE REMOVALS

GATE INSTALLATION

For more information please contact

Jill on 06 370 0955

HEALTH & BEAUTY

GATE INSTALLATION & REPAIR SPECIALISTS Whiteware Repairs Washing Machines

Ovens

Fridges

Dryers

Authorised Fisher & Paykel Specialist

11 Olive Street, Masterton Phone

06 3775067

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

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

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Roof Painting Roof Re-Screwing Roof Maintenance

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. ONLY at CHANGES 06 370-1971

ROOFING

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

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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

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WINDOWS

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Wednesday, December 14, 2016 Notices Employment Motoring Property Buy & Sell Trades & Services

Local Classifieds Hire Services

Flatmates

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

ROOM FOR RENT sharing with 1 other, $130pw incl power, Solway area, Phone 027 936 3088.

Thanks

Thank you from The Rotary Club of Carterton Our 2016 Annual Christmas Parade could not happen without the support received from all of 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 TimesAge, 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, Sth Wairarapa Auto Services, The Workshop, Steve Ticehurst Building Co Ltd, Stihl Shop Mstn, The Hive Accountants Carterton, Ticehurst Timber Processors, Video Ezy Carterton, Wairarapa Livestock Transport, WCM Legal Carterton, Lone Star Cafe & Bar and Clareville Bakery. Our thanks to the Carterton Volunteer Fire Brigade, Carterton Police, Carterton District Council, Ambulances, Carterton Central Lions, Carterton Memorial Club, Sargent Motor Cycles Ltd, our judges, our street marshalls (especially the Rotarians who came over from Pencarrow to assist), The Fern & Whistle Pipe Band, The Masterton Municipal Brass Band The Cool Cats Jazz Band and Jenny Blackadder, guitarist. Santa’s Sleigh was towed by Mathew with Sophie & Trinity to help him. Santa Claus was accompanied by Tara and Honor. A big thank you to you all. Have a great Christmas and a very Happy New Year from The Rotary Club of Carterton Inc.

Employment

Hillcrest School Pahiatua AREA SALES REPRESENTATIVE WAIRARAPA

Are you a self-motivator looking for an exciting opportunity with a progressive company? SAMEN NZ is the fastest growing Artificial Breeding Company in New Zealand. We seek to employ a person with a sound knowledge of the Dairy Farming industry in particular cattle breeding. Sales experience is an advantage. Please e-mail CV and covering letter to samen.nz@xtra.co.nz Applications close 20th December 2016

24/7 Residential & Hospital Level Aged Care Facility

RN – night duty 40 hours per fortnight Do you have excellent assessment skills and documentation? Can you direct and delegate tasks to care staff? Have sound knowledge regarding health of the older person and a desire to grow and share your knowledge? The position is night duty - 40 hrs per fortnight, 2 duties one week and three duties the following week. Experience in aged care sector, is an advantage.

Teaching Principal required for our U1 multicultural school. Commencing Term One, 2017. Teaching commitments preferably in the junior area of the school with Principal Release provided. Fixed Term for 2017 with a view to permanency. We invite applications to lead our wonderful school into the future. Contact BoT Chairperson Melissa Matson on 027 822 8337 Or email melissamatson@hotmail.com

Firewood

Grazing

FIREWOOD PINE for next winter 4 cubic metres $195, 12 cubic metres $575, 24 cubic metres $1050 Free Delivery Eketahuna & Masterton Phone 06 929 7685 email grampypampy@gmail.com

GRAZING/AGISTMENT AVAILABLE Horse or Pony adjacent Fernridge School Phone 06 377 1091.

PAINT MANAGER • 40 hours plus extra 4 hours every third Saturday. • Product knowledge preferred but not essential • Must be customer focussed and self-motivated and a team player • Stock ordering and Stock control Please apply to: Email: gbmasterton@paradise.net.nz or post to: PO Box 566, Masterton Applications close Friday 16th December

If this is you, please send your CV to arbor-house@xtra.co.nz Applications close Friday 23rd December 2016.

EXPERIENCED LIVESTOCK CLASS 5 TRUCK & TRAILER DRIVER REQUIRED

We are currently looking for an experienced Truck and Trailer driver for the Wairarapa Region for a January 2017 start. The successful applicant will: • have livestock experience and must be able to work flexible hours • hold a clean driving license endorsed for Class 5 • be committed to upholding high health and safety standards As well as a great career opportunity, we offer a competitive remuneration package. Please contact us on (027) 540 6406 or email your CV through to craig@cptrans.co.nz

TEACHER AIDE POSITION Supported Learning Centre Wairarapa College

Come and join a professional and enthusiastic team. The Supported Learning Centre at Wairarapa College requires a Teacher Aide, for up to 15 hours per week, dependent on ORS funding. The hours will be 10am – 1pm daily. The applicant will support students who have various disabilities in and out of the Centre along with toileting duties. Apply in writing with a CV and covering letter to Amanda Kawana, Wairarapa College, PO Box 463, Masterton or email akawana@waicol.nz by Wednesday 21st December. Interviews for this position will be held mid-January. Shelley Power PRINCIPAL

Employment

Team Administration Officer Our practice is refreshing our administration functions as a result of a staff member shifting away from Masterton. This position is administrative and is designed to support the accounting and business services staff. It requires providing efficient, quality administrative support to the business services we deliver. The successful candidate, an exceptional person, will need to provide superior administrative support to our team, will work in a great team environment, be challenged in the role, demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills and sound judgment. You will be great at multi-tasking and prioritizing work effectively, whilst having an eye for detail. Along with all that is typical as an administration officer, the following skills and attributes will be beneficial to suiting the overall role: • a front of office person • dedication to a fully maintained and accurate database • confidence and ability to co-ordinate the office functions and service delivery • discretion and the ability to work independently • proficiency in the entire MS suite including; Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint • experience in accounting services (GST etc.) (an advantage but not a prerequisite) The position is available from the commencement of 2017. We invite applications with a covering letter and CV from exceptional people who can fulfil this exciting role. Full job description available on request. Applications are invited before we close for Christmas midday 22 December 2016.

Each month Featherston Gateway makes a donation to community groups and deserving individuals. To apply, please pick up an application from Featherston SuperValue, any of the Featherston Gateway stores or download from supervalue.co.nz. 43 – 45 Fitzherbert Street, Featherston (06) 308 9104

Applications and inquiries should be made to: Enumerate Chartered Accountants 444 Queen Street, Masterton info@enumerate.co.nz

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Local Classifieds Employment

Work Wanted

SAVEMART MASTERTON

RETIRED FARMER

Part-time position available. Friday 9-5pm, Sat 9.30-3pm. Must be fit and reliable. Fashion knowledge and cash handling experience an advantage. Please collect application form at Savemart Shop, 46 Victoria St, Masterton.

53 Years on the land seeking work on Lifestyle Blocks. References available. Please Phone Gordon on 06 378 7470

Employment

Part Time Gardener For work in South Wairarapa References required Ph 0274 790 161

MAKE SOME MONEY Advertise a Garage Sale!

PHONE 06 370 6033

Public Notices

LAVENDER DAY Pick Your Own Lavender

Sat 14TH,NDSun 15TH, Sat 21ST, Sun 22 Jan 2017 10.00am-3.00pm Gold coin entry 351 Dalefield Rd, Carterton (06) 379 7073 Homemade lavender products for sale on the day

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For Sale

Christmas at Grey Thyme Gourmet preserves New & Vintage Homewares 59 Main St Greytown Open most fine days SPA POOL, 4 person, 4mths old, with cover and chemicals, New Zealand made $3000.00. Phone 027 351 3484.

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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. 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 pre-schoolers, 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. 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, DECEMBER 19 Play Gym: St James Church Hall 116 High St, Masterton, 9.30-11am, for 0-3-year-olds. Call Louise 377-0760 or Jan 378-2891. Epilepsy Support Group: Meet at the Salvation Army office, 210 High St South, Carterton, at 11am. 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. Not Your Nanna’s Sewing Circle: 7-9pm, Cobblestone’s Administration Room, 169 Main St, Greytown. Call Christine Healy (06) 304-8110 or Lynda Saint-Merat (06) 304-7026. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di (027) 498-7261. Happy Circle: 9-11am, Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Call Janet 377-2447. Tai Chi Masterton: Intermediates, 5.30-6.30pm, Lansdowne Church Hall, Totara St. Yoga: St Johns Hall, Martinborough, Beginners/ Seniors 4-5.15pm; General 5.30-6.45pm. Call Nicki (06) 308-6598. Yoga and Pilates Fusion: For joint mobility and core strength, 11am, St John’s Hall, Martinborough. Call Odette (021) 180-9452. Kundalini Yoga: 7-8pm, Carterton. Call Odette (021) 180-9452. Tuition: Maths, spelling, reading, classes at 3.30pm and 5pm at In2Learning, 141 Akura Rd, Masterton. Call Sally Chamberlain 377-2360. Pilates: Martinborough: 9am St Andrews Hall, Dublin St. Call Jane (027) 630-4132. Core: 9am; 50s Forward: 11am; Core: Noon & 5.30pm; Beginners: 6.30pm, at Bodymind Pilates, Upper Plain Rd, Masterton. Call 370-1121. Alcoholics Anonymous: Masterton: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or Pete (020) 4005-9740. Carterton: 8pm, Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210 High St. Call Dennis 377-5355 or Martin (06) 372-7764. Girl Guiding: Brownies (7-10 years) 4.30-6pm. Guides (9-14 years) 5.30-7.30pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646. Self Defence/Ju Jitsu: 7.30-9pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy, 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111. 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. Karate-Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Wairarapa Inc: Greytown: St John Hall, 73 Main St, at 6pm. Call Paul Cantwell (06) 308-9839 or (027) 376-9804. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20 Cobblestones Museum Greytown: Morris Minor Car Club visit and activity day, with blacksmith/printer onsite, lots to see. Entry fee applies Call (06) 304-9687. 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. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 9am-noon, at Red Star Sports Association, 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511, or Hugh 3774880. 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. Free Community Fit Club: 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di (027) 498-7261. 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. Carterton Tennis Club: Midweek tennis 9amnoon. 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 378-8814 or (027) 680-7738. 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. 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. Girl Guiding: Pippins (5-7 years) 3.45-5pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646. Carrington Bowling and Croquet Club: Bowls: 1.20pm for 1.30pm start. Call Ray Beale 3798242. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf croquet 9.15am, behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Norma Wilton 377-3165. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21 Heart of Arts: 10 Minute Bites, 12.10pm, BYO sandwich. Madeleine M Slavick, poet, writer, photographer. Featherston Community Centre: Ukulele Classes: 1-3pm. Call Neil (06) 308-9341. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficeries 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. 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 10am-2pm, in the Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Lynette 3770236. 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. 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) 02231893. The Dance Shed: 450 Belvedere Rd Carterton. Rock N Roll Class, 7-9pm. Call Wendy or Don 3796827 or (027) 319-9814. 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. Self Defence/Ju Jitsu: 8-9.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy, 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111. 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. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm. Call Ian Wyeth 378-6425 or 377-5762. Carrington Bowling and Croquet Club: Golf croquet: 1.15pm for 1.30pm start. Call Steve Davis (06) 304-7155. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz

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