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Shona Daubé, author and 'social historian'.

‘Just call me Ma’am and a simple curtsey will do’ - this is the title of the fourth booklet that Carterton resident, Shona Daubé intends to publish. A sense of humour will always stand one in good stead, especially when dealing with a chronic illness as she does, and there was no time for self-pity when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis [MS], ﬁve years ago. Having been unwell, and unsure what was wrong for some years, her diagnosis did come as a shock. As an ex-nurse, Shona, and her friends only saw patients in hospital who were struggling to cope and at their very worst, so they were concerned for her. True to her positive nature, she has exhibited great fortitude and courage in facing her illness, and chose to educate herself about it, and face the future in constructive ways. Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the immune system destroys the protective covering of nerves, resulting in nerve damage which

[Left to right] Margie Carter of the Neurological Foundation being interviewed on Arrow FM, by Shona Daubé, Wairarapa MS community advisor and presenter of the programme, ‘Living Well with MS’. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

then interrupts the communication between the brain and the body. It can cause vision loss, pain, fatigue and affects coordination. Some people are severely affected and have chronic symptoms, while others may be more fortunate. Physiotherapy can be beneficial, as can medication that suppresses the immune system, and slows the

progression of the disease. It is a life-long and lifechanging condition which aﬀects mainly women, and there are estimated to be about 4000 cases in New Zealand currently, but with information and support, people with MS can still live fulﬁlling lives, as long as their symptoms are not too severe. Shona attended a retreat in Melbourne,

Australia, run by colleagues of worldrenowned Professor George Jelinek, who suﬀers from MS himself. His studies and experience of the disease led to the conclusion that the symptoms of MS can be drastically relieved through diet and stress management. Shona believes that it is important to be “active Continued on page 3

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Newsweek

O˜ cial apology

‘Mistaken identity’ arrest Peter Hing has received a formal apology from New Zealand Police, after he was mistakenly arrested last October, when police were looking for a suspect in relation to a robbery at Gull service station.

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Wineries

Vote of conÿ dence in wine The development of a multimillion-dollar Foley Wines complex has the go-ahead and developers plan to open for business in 18 months.

Health

A miscarriage of justice

The family of Jenny Rose, who suffered a debilitating stroke in 2018, have identified a number of significant problems related to the administration of blood-thinning agent warfarin, given to prevent strokes, which an independent report from the Accident Compensation Corporation [ACC] confirmed to them.

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Rural 32-33

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Just call me Ma’am and curtsey Continued from page 1

in controlling your own situation”. To that end she works twelve hours a week as the Wellington MS Society community advisor, providing information, training and advocacy for anyone aﬀected by MS. Once a month she hosts a support group meeting and has at least 12 to 16 regular attendees, and about 35 people who have registered with her for information. She wanted to make the point that, “my focus is on their MS, but I am happy to answer questions about my own experience of it. For some there is a stigma attached to MS, and if employed, many are afraid to disclose their condition,” Shona said. “There is just not enough awareness.” Pharmac does fund some of the drugs required to “dampen” symptoms, but unfortunately, in New Zealand, if you do not meet the Pharmac criteria for medication, you may not get to see a neurologist again unless you get worse. Those on medication get seen by the neurology nurse, who will call in the neurologist to see you if necessary, but neurology

services in the greater Wellington region are stretched. According to Shona, the hardest thing for her has been realising that she can’t be “superwoman.” “I always worked fulltime, juggling work and family, and it dented my self-esteem not being able to multi-task.” Utilising her nursing background and experience of the disease, she decided to share her advice on coping with MS and other chronic illnesses such as arthritis and Parkinson’s, in a humorous way, with three “very big get well cards” or booklets - amusingly titled, ‘A funny thing happened on the way to the neurologist’,’Does my bum look big with this stick?’, and ‘Pee in this jar please’. She self-published these through her ‘Pink Cottage Publishing Company’, named after her own pink villa, a treasure chest of vintage and eclectic collections, which is in keeping with her aim to be a “social historian”. Having been interviewed

Shona Daubé, Wairarapa MS community advisor outside her pink cottage. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

on local radio station Arrow FM by Matt Wills, who hosts a programme called ‘Wheels on Fire’, she saw that radio was a good medium to reach out to those suﬀering with MS and other chronic illnesses. Once a week on Monday afternoon at 3pm, Shona presents ‘Living Well with MS’ a programme oﬀering “helpful hints” from

experts, people with MS, family and friends, and people who care for those dealing with the eﬀects of this illness, but it is also beneﬁcial for anyone living with any kind of chronic illness. “As a person with MS myself, I am passionate about living well, with MS and other chronic health conditions and I believe to live life to the fullest we all need strategies and skills

to help us.” Her advice to anyone with MS is to reach out and talk to someone, to share the burden, and remember it can be conﬁdential or you can live “loud and proud” as she does, sharing the trials openly. It’s important to check in with your neurologist at least once a year, unless you are unstable, and to join a support

network where you can access information and meet others in the same situation. Of her own journey with MS, Shona said, “what will be will be, but for me dealing with it in a humorous way makes it easier and less intense.” • For more information and to buy her books contact: shona@ mswellington.org.nz or (06) 3786913

Gobbledegook language that works for Joy and Giselle Featherston author Dame Joy Cowley continues to reel in recognition for her works. The Gobbledegook Book, written by Cowley and illustrated by Greytown’s Giselle Clarkson is a ﬁnalist in this year’s New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in the picture book category. “The old woman smiles in appreciation and gratitude, but the child in me is yelling, doing handstands, and jumping in puddles,” Cowley said of the nomination. “Isn’t it wonderful that we all have a child in us that never ages?”

The child in me is yelling, doing handstands, and jumping in puddles ... Isn’t it wonderful that we all have a child in us. Clarkson said she was already so proud of the book they had made, “so being a ﬁnalist really is the icing on the cake and I’m very excited”. Other books in the category are: Abigail and the Birth of the Sun, Matthew Cunningham, illustrated by Sarah Wilkins; How Māui Slowed the Sun, written and illustrated by Donovan Bixley; Mini

Whinny: Goody Four Shoes, Stacy Gregg, illustrated by Ruth Paul; and Santa’s Worst Christmas, Pania TahauHodges and Bryony Walker, illustrated by Isobel Joy Te Aho-White. There were a record 178 entries submitted for the awards this year. The winners of each of the six main categories – Picture Book, Junior Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Non-Fiction, Illustration and te reo Maori – take home $7500 and are then in the running to be named the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year, with a further $7500 prize money.

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Times-Age wins two awards

Zac Torwick, future farmer, selling his pine cones at the Wairarapa Farmers’ Market. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Businessman Zac, the pine cone proprietor PHOTOS/FILE

The Times-Age won two major categories at the New Zealand Independent Community Newspapers [NZCNA] 2020 Awards which were announced yesterday via email. It was awarded ‘Best Front Page Newspaper’ for two 2019 editions [one pictured far right], and also won in the category Best Idea/Innovation for Lakeview School principal and Masterton District Councillor Tim Nelson’s book ‘Small Steps For a Happy and Purposeful Life’ [at left]. Nelson has been a weekly Wairarapa Times-Age Midweek contributor since February 2018. His column, Midweek Musings, oﬀers readers inspirational ideas to help them live a happy and purposeful life. Last year, Nelson mentioned in passing that publishing a book was on his bucket list. So the Times-Age obliged. Using previously published columns, the

NZCNA Annual Awards WAIRARAPA TIMES-AGE Best Front Page Newspaper: Winner Best Idea/Innovation: Winner Best Community Newspaper: Third equal book was compiled and designed by Operations Manager Bevan Wills and published by the Wairarapa Times-Age. The book was made available by local booksellers. “When the idea of this book came across my desk I jumped at the chance to work on it, and Tim was very easy to work with,” Wills said. “My team and I have a great deal of pride in our work so it is really rewarding to be recognised for the work that we are doing both for special projects and the Times-Age itself.” It was the Times-Age’s

second foray into book publishing, following ‘100 Years, 100 Lives’, based on Wairarapa people’s experiences in World War I, in 2018. Wairarapa Times-Age publisher Andrew Denholm said “I am super proud of the team and it is good to see recognition for the great work that is being done by the staﬀ of the paper.”

The Wairarapa TimesAge also earned third-equal in the ‘Best Community Newspaper’ category. Editor Grant Harding said it was the ﬁrst time the Times-Age had entered the awards since becoming an independent. “It was good that the two wins encompassed work that had appeared in both the Times-Age and the Midweek, and it was particularly a credit to the design work of Bevan Wills and his department. “Not that I’m a bad loser but we’ll take our third in the Best Community Newspaper category and stew on it until next year, especially after we were also nominated in the Voyager Media Awards but came up without the cigar.”

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brother Ben Torwick to the market as well. His big sister, Genevieve Brownrigg, is over in the UK to pursue her singing career. It’s a great bonding exercise for Zac and his grandparents, and he earns good money for his bags of cones, selling 31 of the 38 he took to market last Saturday. Someday he should have a tidy nest-egg, thanks to ‘Nana Baa’ taking care of his ﬁnances, all funds going into his own account. A farming neighbour also kindly helps Zac by giving him feed bags to put his cones in. They are just the thing for a cosy ﬁre now that winter is upon us, and you will be supporting a little boy who has big dreams. • Find Zac at the Wairarapa Farmers’ Market, Solway Showgrounds, Saturdays 9am1pm.

Zac Torwick is a sevenyear old on a mission. Each Saturday - his ‘Nana Baa’ [alias Megan Mitchell], and Grandad Stu permitting – he loads up the pine cones he collects with them on their 80-acre block in Mauriceville, and goes to the Wairarapa Farmers’ Market at the Solway Showgrounds. His ambition is to be a farmer, and he reckons he needs about 20 hectares to achieve that. He also wants a pig dog, sheep, cattle, and a horse, a pet pig, and a pet deer – a conﬁdent Year 2 student at Opaki school he sells his pine cones for a very reasonable $5. ‘Nana Baa’ – [her nickname because of her sheep] – said, “he is a very good hunter too for his age”, having shot two rabbits already. The pine cone collecting is a family tradition. ‘Nana Baa’ used to take his big

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Volunteering builds a community Lisa Urbani Graeme Gray of Greytown knows about service. His great great grandfather was a member of the fire service in Greytown in the late 1800’s, and Graeme was a volunteer fireman for 14 years, and is now part of the Greytown ex-firemen’s group. Starting out at Greytown Primary School and then later Kuranui College, Graeme became an apprentice carpenter and then went on to work for a building company. Together with his wife Helen - to whom he has been married for 49 years this August - he started his own business, a mixed orchard with apples and pears, and nectarines, plums, and peaches which they ran for twenty years before returning to the building trade for a further twenty years. A dedicated stalwart of his community, he believes strongly in the principles of “attitude and honesty,” and being in a small town has enabled him to get to know people. This is useful when taking into account all the organisations he has served as a volunteer. “Communities rely on volunteers,” he

Graeme Gray, outside Cobblestones Museum, Greytown.

said, “otherwise things wouldn’t get done.” His contributions as a volunteer on many Trusts and Boards was rewarded by the South Wairarapa Rotary Club who honoured him, just before the covid-19 shutdown, with the Rotary, Pride of Workmanship Award, which recognises the commitment to a job well done on the part of an employee. Some of the

organisations that he participated in included acting as Chair of the Interchurch Council which initiated the development of Arbor House in Greytown – a residential home for the elderly. He then served on the Arbor House Trust for 12 years and was also on the Greytown Community Board for 12 years, acting as chairman for five and a half of those. In 2000 he again stepped up as chairman of

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got involved in the Committee organising the sesquicentennial [150th] celebration for Greytown, and also managed to devote time to being chairman of the Woodside Station Preservation Society, which saved the Greytown train station from demolition, and restored it to its former glory. If this wasn’t enough, he was involved with the Greytown Trust Lands Trust for 12 years and also

the Greytown Heritage Trust. Cobblestones Museum has been the focus of his attention since 2006 and he was Trust chairman for more than nine years. His building experience was put to good use, project managing and helping to build the extension on the Schoc Chocolates shop, and later in 2014, he project managed the construction of the new museum entrance - not to mention the many other hours of work he has put in at Cobblestones. His love for his community is evident when he says, “I have never had the ambition to move anywhere else”, and his generosity in giving his expertise and time to these many valuable organisations which do so much for Greytown, has been outstanding. Last year he retired and will soon be engrossed in building a new home, and helping family, while finding time to cycle and work on restoring old machines. His advice is to “volunteer in whatever way you can, use your skill, it helps a community grow and strengthens it when you build relationships with people”.

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Sweet taste of coming home Lisa Urbani Adam and Myra Coley wanted adventure, to travel to new and exciting destinations, and experience new cultures, and to give their children new horizons - so they set off last August, for Changle a district of 700,000 people in the city of Fuzhou – home to 7.6 million inhabitants – and the capital of the Fujian Province in China. Having been the deputy principal at Makoura College, Myra had secured a teaching position, and the family of five including three children aged seven, three and two - found themselves confronted with a whole new way of life. Before they left New Zealand, they had learned a little Mandarin, but communicating was the first hurdle to overcome. Being the centre of attention as one of the few foreign families living in Changle, also took some getting used to, as they were studied with great interest, which they found amusing. “Living in another culture is such a different experience to going somewhere on holiday, as you get to learn about the culture in a much more

Myra and Adam Coley outside their Queen St ice cream shop, Scoops.

authentic way,” Myra said. “Trying to set up bank accounts, visit the doctor or even shop at a pharmacy was such a huge challenge, as we had to find ways to make sure we could communicate, using a translator app on our phones.” They were not able to drive and became dependent on a rideshare called ‘Didi’, Myra

recounting an amusing tale of how they once ended up stranded, as they struggled to understand their app. “We obviously looked confused and stressed with our three children, and it was after seven at night when a lovely Chinese couple who spoke a bit of English, came to our rescue. “They loaded us, and our three kids, and all of

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our shopping, into their car, and drove us back to campus – a 30-minute drive away.” Once they became more accustomed to their situation, they found the local people to be very “welcoming and kind”. “And humble,” Adam said. They made some friends, including a lovely Catholic Chinese man who became

their regular driver. A kind security guard helped them navigate their new city by showing them around, and they met other foreign teachers. One family from Christchurch have become lifelong friends, and they plan to meet abroad again when they can. For Adam, a former truck driver for McCarthy’s, being a ‘house-husband’ was also a new venture, but he relished the chance to spend time with their young children - their older ones having stayed behind in New Zealand. They lived on the school campus, with the whole family learning Mandarin and found that the children picked it up much more quickly. The average daily temperatures above 30 degrees Celcius, were quite challenging. Myra worked at a lovely school, but the work was demanding, and so at the end of January, during the Chinese New Year break, they went to Vietnam for a three-week family holiday, a great opportunity to unwind and explore a different country. It was then that the world first experienced the harmful effects of the

coronavirus and China closed its doors. New Zealand was encouraging its citizens to make their way home, or face being shut out of the country while the covid-19 pandemic was rife. The family returned to Masterton in the middle of February, hoping that things would blow over, but soon realised that it was not going to happen overnight. By mid-March they decided they were staying, and having seen the Little Lollies Ice Cream parlour for sale, at a reduced price, they decided that this would be their new venture. They refurbished, and re-opened as Scoops Ice Cream and Eats, recently, and have been busy ever since, with future plans to expand to a venue for birthday party and special celebration evenings like dessert nights or fondue nights. Myra is back teaching part-time at St Patrick’s School in Masterton, and they have been appreciative of the warm welcome home, and support shown to them. Their lives have been transformed by their exciting adventure, and an unknown virus called covid-19.

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The proof is in the planning Lisa Urbani Most of us reach a point at some stage of our lives where the path ahead is not clear to us and we feel unsure as to how to proceed. We may be stuck in a rut at work, or in a relationship, have unfulfilled dreams, or be struggling with our business, uncertain about our future, not knowing what decisions to make, what ideas to act upon, or how to move forward with our lives. Sometimes well-meaning friends and family offer advice that comes from the best intentions, but it is not objective, whereas a life coach will cut through our excuses and identify our stumbling blocks - and hold us accountable for taking the steps that are necessary to get where we want to be. A life coach can give us unbiased and independent advice, encouraging us, and assisting us to formulate our plans, and then once we have a roadmap or blueprint to reach our goal, they can support us in our quest to make it a reality. Sarah Firth of Martinborough is passionate about her work as a life-coach. She was an eco-design

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ideas about their future. Client, Charlotte Harding, said that Sarah’s calm manner enabled her to “relax and pause while I paid attention to the area I wanted to work with, to make a change”. “She also helped me to get curious and look at things from a new angle, which helped to take away judgements I placed on myself, and she helped me rethink and create manageable goals, to create change sustainably,” Charlotte said. Tracey O’Callaghan has a background in human resources and has been a coach for 14 years. She said that many people are “living life on a hamster wheel”, not feeling particularly satisfied and wanting to make changes, but not sure how to go about achieving their dreams. “Sometimes they lack motivation, or procrastinate, many feel overwhelmed, they just

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Deciduous trees are absolutely stunning to have in the garden but sometimes the fallen leaves look like ‘work’. Hopefully the following information will change your mindset and you’ll “Always Look On the Bright Side Of Life” when it comes to these ‘colourful droppings’. Mixing shredded leaves (it’s beneficial to add slow release fertiliser at the same time) into the garden soil will:

SUPPLY US WITH HEALTHY FOOD: Fruit Trees are a great deciduous tree choice for the home garden. Not only do they provide Shade, Shelter & Beauty, they also supply food - for humans and wildlife. Plums, apples, pears - these are some to choose from. They are perfect for popping into the kids lunchboxes, the blossoms are beautiful & the birds and bees love them. If you would like to pre-order new season trees email julie@ gardenbarn.co.nz for a Descriptive List.

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In heavy soil (such as clay) the shredded leaves take up space between dense particles, helping to create gaps and lighten the soil. These gaps allow in nutrients, air & water. In light & sandy soil the shredded leaves will act as a binder to seal off parts of large gaps between the soil particles. This slows down the quick movement of water and makes it more readily available to plant roots. There’s more to playing and jumping around in leaves than just fun—it’s also helping put goodies stored in the leaves back into the ground. Leaves are the ‘storeroom’ for many nutrients that plants need to survive. These nutrients have been sucked up from deep down in the soil, and the fallen leaves are loaded with nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and other trace elements. Rather than throwing all this goodness away why not let the incredible cycle of nature continue and put them back into the ground. In their natural environment leaves can take a year or more to decompose but you can speed up the process by shredding them. Shredding the leaves is important as it helps release the goodness inside, they work better into the soil and they aren’t too ‘cloggy’ like full leaves are.

PROVIDE PROTECTION: Deciduous hedges are handy if you want the protection of the foliage in summer but you would prefer the sun shining through in winter. Fagus Sylvatica (the common European Beech) or Hornbeam (Carpinus Betulus) both hold onto their foliage well and suit being grown as a hedge or a specimen tree.

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Encourage Earthworms & other Beneficial Insects Burrowing insects are attracted to the nutrientrich soil which the rotting leaves produce. As they burrow they make tunnels—this helps aerate and improve the soil structure. You can also use the shredded leaves as a mulch to insulate the roots of tender plants (this looks attractive as well). Store left over leaves in a cool dark place and use them later or add them straight into the compost pile to balance the nitrogen content and to stop the pile getting soggy. So next time you’re looking out in the backyard at the beautiful layer of colourful leaves remember that Mother Nature does everything for a reason.

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Come rain or shine, dedicated Di gets moving

Di Bailey’s Fit Club going through their paces in Carrington Park. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

Lisa Urbani Di Bailey is Carterton’s fitness guru. Formerly a real estate agent for 26 years, and now a Pilates instructor, she has been giving of her time and energy since 2012 - free of charge - to contribute to the health and well-being of anyone who wants to join her Fit Club in Carrington Park. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6am, she runs her Fit Club, putting her following - mainly those who need to get to work - through their paces, for 35 to 40 minutes, offering mats and weights for those who need them, and nutritional advice and encouragement too. On Mondays and Fridays she also has an 11am class, mainly for mothers, who can bring their children along to play in the park as they work out. On Tuesdays and Thursdays she invites people to walk around Fensham Bush Reserve with her. Everyone is welcome, it’s completely free, and Di caters to different fitness levels and ages, shapes and sizes, singles and couples,

Di Bailey (second from left) with some participants in her Fit Club.

young and old, all for the love of keeping fit. “My mission is to get the community to be healthy and active, and to think about nutrition,” she said. “I get my workout, and a group workout commits you to fitness, even during the covid-19 lockdown, I posted a workout online for people to follow.” Di is Run Director at parkrun – a free, timed, five-kilometre walk or run, held on Saturdays at Greytown Woodside Trail. A spin off from Fit Club

is a dedicated group of ten who encourage each other to participate in trail events around New Zealand and also organise special walks such as going over the Tongariro Crossing. Di related how she once posted online, inviting people to join her Rimutaka Climb, and having 16 people turn up at the meeting place, some of them, complete strangers. Her nutrition courses also attract success stories, and she runs a weight loss

challenge, with cash prizes for the biggest losers. The greatest success was a 60 kg loss, maintained by following a healthy active lifestyle. Brian Morris, who is retired, but still a volunteer ﬁreman in Carterton, said he found that being at home all day meant drifting into bad habits, like staying in bed and not meeting people. He really enjoyed the social aspect of the group, and as the only man participating in his group,

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found the banter and teasing fun. “It has huge benefits for me, I am a lot fitter and more flexible. It allows me to go tramping and I recently took up paragliding which I wouldn’t have been able to do before I got fit. “I admire Di for her enthusiasm and appreciate her efforts. If you don’t turn up you get a friendly text. There is no pressure. She really deserves to be recognized, and I thoroughly recommend it. “We even meet on Christmas Day!” Fellow devotee, Vanessa Young, is equally enthusiastic, and said the 11am class fits in very well with her work. “It suits all levels and Di is very careful to show us how to move correctly so we don’t injure ourselves, and there is a great variety of workouts – toning or cardio – she is very encouraging.” When I asked Di why she does all of this for free, she modestly said, “It’s an awesome feeling to know I am helping people to get fit and active, and that is my reward.” Carterton is one lucky town!

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CARTERTON DISTRICT

COUNCIL SNIPPETS Grant funds now open Community Grants Funding

The Wairarapa Wide Regional Grants Fund supports groups and organisations (often based outside of Carterton) where their activities have wider benefits than just the Carterton community. When allocating this fund, support will also be provided by at least one other Wairarapa Council.

Applications are open to community organisations for funding to support charitable, cultural, philanthropic, recreational and other activities that are beneficial to the Carterton community. Two funds are available: The Local Community Grants Fund is to support local Carterton groups and organisations.

Carterton Business Fund

The Carterton Small Business

Grant Fund was designed to help our small local businesses recover from the economic effects of COVID-19. From 1 June, small-sized, locally owned and operated businesses in Carterton will be able to submit an application to the fund, giving them the opportunity to tell their story of how COVID-19 has affected them and how the grant will help keep their business going.

The fund was generously set up by Carterton District Council’s Chief Executive Jane Davis, who decided to give up 10% of her salary for the next year towards small Carterton businesses that have been affected by COVID-19. More information on these grants can be found on https:// cdc.govt.nz/your-district/ community/communityfunding/

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WAIRAKAU

- BY RA SMITH Wairakau means a place where trees might build up in water. This can happen at a narrowing of the river, so at the time of a flood this is where logs washed into the river might even cause a log jam. The name is also a metaphor for taniwha, which meant this was a place to be aware in case your waka got hit by a floating log. The piece of land known as Wairakau had a nick name my poupou or grandfather called it, little twig. It is opposite the cliffs named Parikauiti, and downstream from the Gladstone bridge. It has another claim to fame as the first garden in the Gladstone area. It was planted by Tahu Potiki, the eponymous ancestor of Kai Tahu, the famed South Island iwi. He brought with him a taniwha, Parikauiti who the cliffs are named after. The taniwha was left as a caring guardian. Parikauiti has been looking over the people of Hurunui-o-Rangi and the agricultural areas of Gladstone ever since.

Wastewater treatment ponds

The earthworks at the Dalefield wastewater plant are tantalisingly close to completion. As you can see from the picture there is some work left at the southern end of the ponds which includes some preparatory pipe work and the earth bunds to complete the ponds. Then they can be lined and we can start to fill them. The treated waste water that they will hold means we can store that water and irrigate to land when the conditions are right rather than disposing of it into the Mangatārere stream.

Events Centre Carterton Events Centre is now able to open the doors, and booking calendar for private and public events. The Events Centre has already had enquiries about public events, as well as private memorial services for loved ones that have passed during COVID19 Levels 3 & 4. “The events industry has taken a huge hit through the COVID shut down,” said Jenni Hall, Sales & Marketing Coordinator at the Carterton Events Centre.

Clock Tower

You would have noticed earthquake remediation work re-commencing on our clock tower. The steel cross bracing within the clock structure has been finished, the clock mechanism removed and restored and the next stage, with Holmes Construction, is to create a large concrete and steel base at the bottom of the tower. Some temporary bracing has been fixed to the tower while excavation is being completed. When the excavation is finished concrete and steel reinforcing will be connected to the existing base structure. The work is expected to take around 3 months.

“As one of the very few venues in the Wairarapa that can safely host private and public events for up to 100 people while adhering to the Level 2 restrictions, it’s up to us to lead the charge and bring events back to our region.” “Our first public event post COVID has been booked and we’re excited to bring The Warratahs, supported by Ebony Lamb, to our venue on Saturday 27 June.” Contact the events centre team on events@cartertonec.co.nz or 06 379 4081 now to purchase tickets to the show, or to book your own event.

Building consents and inspections

Parks & Reserves COVID Level 3 & 4 lockdowns put our parks and reserves team under some pressure to maintain our high standards in relation to our regular maintenance, but be assured they are working hard to get our town looking incredible again.

incredible by the spring.

Maintenance has been a high priority with the team pulling out gardens, weeding, steam killing, cleaning playgrounds and lawn mowing. The team have set the goal of having the Holloway Street, Memorial Square and Broadway gardens looking

Howard Booth Park – looping the pathway,

Other projects include: Plimsoll and Feist Street completing the riparian strip planting beside the creek and walkway, developing the reserve and walkway with a limestone track, trees and shrubs.

Cemetery Berms construction. The team have also been working with the Lions on their bike park, and repairing fencing on the tennis courts.

We’re not seeing any slowdown yet of building activity in the district, which is a good sign for the construction industry. The emphasis seems to be on commercial buildings as well as high end residential new builds, with a focus on passive, energy efficient and eco-friendly homes. A widening of the scope of work homeowners can do, without building consents, will come into effect in August. We will keep you updated as the rules become clearer.

Rates We want to say a big thank you to everyone for their fourth instalment rates payments, and to those who have contacted us about setting up a payment plan. Your rates help Council to continue delivering services to our community, and we appreciate your support. For those people who are experiencing financial hardship, and want to speak to us about a direct debit or payment plan for their rates, please give us a call or email our rates officer at rates@cdc.govt.nz

HAVE YOUR SAY AND TELL US WHAT YOU THINK go to our website: cdc.govt.nz, email us on info@cdc.govt.nz or send us your thoughts by mail to: Carterton District Council PO Box 9 | Carterton 5743

12 Wairarapa Midweek Opinion Wednesday, June 10, 2020 EDITORIAL

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Count your blessings In the midst of covid-19 doom and gloom, and dire economic predictions and ugly race rows, a beautiful thing happened – a baby girl was born. My colleague Marcus Anselm, and his wife Deborah, welcomed beautiful little Eleanor Lucia Anselm on Thursday, May 28, at 10.01pm, weighing 3.5kg a healthy, little daughter. No parent ever forgets the birth of their children, it is one of the most magical, awe-inspiring things that can happen. I remember reading a quote before my first-born, my beautiful daughter, made her appearance. “To be a mother is to forever have part of your heart walking around outside your body.” At the time I did not quite understand it, but now, 23 years later, I do, and it is no secret, that for me, ‘salty’, ‘sweet’ and ‘sour’ are my world. They are nicknamed thus, because of the very distinct cravings I had with each of them. For my daughter it

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Lisa Urbani was olives, my older son, strawberries, and my younger son, lemons, and I’m talking about the whole lemon! When my daughter was born, the very first thing I noticed about her as she was being weighed, was how alert and curious she was, and true to that first impression, she is a journalist today for those very reasons. My sweet older boy has always been quieter, and is a deep thinker with incredible intelligence and wit. The baby of the family is our joker, sunny-natured and funny, he sings and entertains us, but has a maturity and kindness beyond his years. We are proud of them, and as I ‘discovered’ them, so to speak, feel free to say so openly, even though they might be less than

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impressed with this public declaration. Their father and I have raised them to be respectful of people of all backgrounds, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, social or economic standing. Raising children is the most important job in the world, and giving them your love, time and attention is what matters most. Each age brings new challenges and lessons for us as parents, but the reward as you watch them learn and grow, each milestone reached, each new skill they learn, and finally when they achieve their own independence, is wonderful. We all wish you many happy years ahead with your bundle of joy, it really does pass in a flash, just like they say.

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STREET TALK

How will going to Level 1 change your life? Jean Cretney It won’t make a big difference to my life.

Marilyn Milner Won’t make a difference to our lives either.

Veronica James I’ll have more seats in my cafe and hopefully be able to make some money without the restrictions.

Megan de Roo It won’t. Michelle Trueman It won’t.

Robert Mackenzie It won’t.

Jocelyn Konig It won’t.

Miriam Coulter Not one whit!

Richard Alan Dahlberg It won’t. Just take it as it comes.

Ron Shaw Superficially. Not much but the police state legislation

Bex Johnson It won’t make a difference to my life but maybe people will stop complaining.

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Moa once plentiful I love walking through Greytown because I pass by one of my favourite statues, the life-size Greytown Moa. The Greytown Moa was made by former Weta special eﬀects modelmaker Brett Harman and sits proudly outside 101 Main Street. Unfortunately, no moa exist nowadays; these majestic, huge birds that once covered New Zealand, were hunted to extinction 200 years after humans arrived here.

But even before humans came, moa had problems. One problem was because they were ﬂightless birds. A thousand years ago, Martinborough wasn’t the vineyard-laden region it is today, but instead it was covered in thick lush vegetation perfect for moa to inhabit. Much of the Martinborough land is formed from limestone which creates a peculiar landscape as it forms many holes, sometimes well hidden. The thick

Moa bones.

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vegetation would have concealed these holes and many ﬂightless birds like the moa and reptiles would fall into these holes had very little chance of escaping. One particular cave in Martinborough has given up over 200 skeletons from at least seven diﬀerent species. Museums and galleries like Aratoi are important collection houses for culture, preservation, and education. Everyone can understand and learn from the mistakes in the past

or destroyed because of human practices. Today, even the common giraﬀe is now an endangered animal due to over hunting. I hope never to see giraﬀe bones in a museum because they are now extinct. • Becky Bateman and Kate Devenny are the Aratoi educators and provide school sessions all year round. • Aratoi is open Thursday- Sunday 10am -2pm

A CLIMATE FOR CHANGE

Use this time to make environmental gains Melanie Barthe The covid-19 pandemic has been a very challenging time for us all. However, among the terrible news, we, as a community, created a new normal. We stayed in lockdown Level 4 and 3 for 49 days, and that time changed the way we live. Our natural environment thrived because of that, so let’s not lose the gains we’ve made environmentally. As we all know, travel was limited, so people rediscovered the natural surroundings near their homes. Either by walking, running or cycling, while keeping local – how lucky we are to have so many reserves,

parks and walkways within our region, so no one had to walk too far to see some amazing Wairarapa scenery. Travel isn’t the only thing we changed. Because of lockdown we learnt to shop more locally and amazing produce was suddenly available online and delivered to your door. Many businesses have continued their doorto-door service, but if that doesn’t appeal, then farmers’ markets have been allowed to start trading again. Head along to one of the weekly markets in Carterton, Featherston or Masterton. One of the biggest changes we had during lockdown was working

Waiohine gorge. PHOTO/CJ LAMB

from home. It became the new normal, allowing everyone to stay safe. If we can keep this habit, we can reduce the amount of traﬃc on our roads, therefore reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. If you want to work remotely but cannot work from home, look into using the co-working space 3Mile in Carterton or the 51 Jellicoe Smart Hub

NIBBLE AWAY AT YOUR DOG REGO Dog registration fees are due at the end of June, but there’s an easy way to take the pain away from payments. For as little as $5 a week, you can cover the cost of registration in instalments – and avoid late fees. Contact Masterton District Council’s Animal Services team to set up an automatic payment for dog registration fees. Phone 06 370 6300 or email animalservices@mstn.govt.nz, and don’t forget to update your contact details if they have changed. We are Local Government WWW.MSTN.GOVT.NZ

and there is always a story to be told. These bones were originally part of the Masterton Museum, a collection of objects from around the world. Aratoi now cares for 175 of these eclectic curios which includes a number of moa bones. These bones help us remember the fragility and importance of the balance of the ecosystem and how easily and quickly entire species can be changed

in Martinborough. Because most shops and businesses were closed during lockdown, people ﬁxed, repaired and reused their belongings. Fixing your broken items will save you money and reduce the overall consumption, therefore reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As a bonus, you will be very proud of being able to ﬁx your belongings.

This may not be easy for everyone, so see if organisations such as the MenzShed can help you. We can be proud of the efforts we put in to tackle covid-19. These efforts are celebrated in our community but also at a wider scale: nationally and internationally. Get in touch • Melanie Barthe is Climate Change Adviser for Carterton and South Wairarapa district councils • Have you seen, heard or done something differently that’s had a positive result for our environment? If so, I would love to hear from you. Email melanie@ cdc.govt.nz

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Driving Miss Daisy drivers put vulnerable first during lockdown Classified as an essential service, Driving Miss Daisy’s distinctive fleet of vehicles could be seen around the streets of Masterton and Wairarapa throughout the Covid-19 lockdown. During Covid-19 Alert Level 2, Christian and Margie Carter and their team of dedicated drivers are getting their clients out and about again with a significantly discounted price Jane Anderson for people with a Total Mobility Scheme card until the end of June. Driving Miss Daisy provides doorto-door transportation, along with a companion driving service for those who need additional assistance. While it is popular with the elderly and those with a disability, people use Driving Miss Daisy for all sorts of reasons. Christian and Margie took over the business in November last year, and Christian describes the lockdown as a “baptism of fire.” Getting through Alert Levels 4 and 3 wouldn’t have been possible without the selflessness of permanent drivers Brendon Clarke, Debbie Barber and Jane Anderson, he says. “When we went into lockdown, I said to my team that they didn’t have to work if they didn’t want to. They didn’t blink and said, ‘We will continue to do what we can for as long as we can.’ “It was a real testament to who they are as people. They didn’t want to stop providing the service for the vulnerable in the community.” The drivers took clients to doctor appointments, to get their flu jabs, and in a few cases for Covid-19 tests. But the biggest part of their service was going shopping for them. “We had an arrangement

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with New World Masterton who were amazing. We were doing 12 to 16 trips a day. “Rather than waiting in the queues which would have been a logistical nightmare, they said ‘Don’t worry, come straight through’, and provided us with a dedicated check out aisle. The staff were just fabulous.”

“Anyone with a Total Mobility Scheme card can travel free up to the value of $80”. During the lockdown, the vehicles were “a bubble on wheels” with strict protocols in place including personal protection equipment, disinfecting the cars after every journey, and seating clients in the back whenever possible. Even though the Alert Level has stepped down, Christian and Margie are continuing to maintain the same protocols as at Level 4 and 3. But now Brendon Clarke they are encouraging people with Total Mobility Scheme cards to take advantage of the significant discount that is available until the end of June, thanks to Greater Wellington Regional Council and Driving Miss Daisy Wairarapa. Anyone with a Total Mobility Scheme card can travel free up to the value of $80 per trip, they just pay the additional cost where there is one. This is a great opportunity for people to start enjoying the wider world again, Christian points out, as Driving Miss Daisy can take clients to visit friends and family, their hairdresser, cafe or movie, or any other activities. Driving Miss Daisy is a Wairarapawide service with the same charging structure wherever you live in the Wairarapa. An added advantage is that clients know how much a trip is going to cost before they book, as it is not a metred service like taxis, Christian says.

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Three new groups join centre space Bev Jack Centre Manager This is our first media article since going into lockdown in March and we are pleased to open our doors again under Level 2. We have been challenged as a nation to work together to achieve a remarkable outcome. We have been forced to quickly adapt to working from home, cease physical contact with friends and extended family plus find creative ways to stay active. Covid-19 has been a challenging and defining event in our lives. But what we do next is just as important. If we can forge ourselves into improving and learning from this experience, then the outcome will provide meaning and strength and create an opportunity to learn who we really are. The centre is now faced with a challenge. Two organisations who rented long-term office space have terminated their contracts. We bade farewell to Connecting Communities and Dress for Success and wish them all the best in their new ventures. As any non-profit organisation knows,

financial sustainability remains a priority, but we faced our task head-on and worked as a team to address the challenge of renting out the vacated office space. Consequently, we are able to welcome three new services to the Community Centre: Motuoru Development Services, Wairarapa Wellness and Wellington Free Ambulance. I would like to give an overview of what these offer our community:

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This is a new service established by Donna Laing and experienced social workers. This service oﬀers local, quality, professional development, education, supervision and mentoring within the workplace for groups and individuals. Their vision is “setting a clear path ahead so our community is ... moving forward”. For more information please ring 0800 080 171 or email donna.motuoru@ gmail.com

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JUNE 2020

HE TĀKAI KŌRERO MAI I WHAKAORIORI The council has looked hard at its budgets for 202021 and recognised it will incur extra costs and have lower revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also recognise we need to respond to the hardship in our community caused by COVID-19. The end result is we have been able to reduce the expected rates increase from 6 percent to 2 percent. The final figure will be confirmed at the council’s meeting on 24 June. We aimed to strike a balance that enables us to carry out work that will have a positive impact on economic recovery while limiting the financial impact on ratepayers. During our annual plan deliberations we decided to progress the Henley Lake water take consent renewal, but conceded that we will be unlikely to be allowed to take water for the Lake during low flow conditions in the Ruamahanga River. This reduced the expected cost of gaining the consent to $80,000. We also decided to include a $1.35 million revamp of the skatepark in Masterton. We believe this will create a feature that will help bring visitors to the town and are expecting at least half the funding for this to be raised externally.

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MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR And we made progress on planning for what will happen to Masterton’s Town Hall and Municipal Building. Councillors agreed that a multi-purpose facility, incorporating a Town Hall, would be built. Staff will now start working on commissioning designs and costings for such a facility. Elsewhere, the council’s planned installation of water meters is progressing well, despite the lockdown, and there are now around a quarter of the required 9,000 water meters in place. Dog owners should already have received reminder notices about dog registration fees. Last year more than 800 registrations incurred penalty fees for late payment. We don’t want people paying extra and council staff will be working hard to reduce that number.

Wednesday 10 June - 2pm Infrastructure and Services Committee meeting Kiwi Room, Waiata House, 27 Lincoln Road, Masterton

Registration notices have now gone to all 3,500 registered dog owners in Masterton district, and they’re in to win if they register their dogs early. All registrations received before 30 June will go into the draw to win one of six prize packs of dog and human goodies.

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In addition all registrations received by the deadline go into a draw to win a refund of their registration fee. Masterton District Council is committed to reducing to a minimum the number of owners who haven’t paid by the deadline and receive a late payment fee.

Wednesday 17 June - 10am Council Meeting – Speed Limit Review Deliberations Kiwi Room, Waiata House, 27 Lincoln Road, Masterton Wednesday 24 June - 3pm Council Meeting Kiwi Room, Waiata House, 27 Lincoln Road, Masterton

There are a range of payment options available, including online and weekly payments.

Depending on the COVID-19 restriction level, public may be welcome to attend these meetings or they may be livestreamed. For the latest information please see the website: www.mstn.govt.nz

Call the Animal Services team on 06 370 6300 for information or email: animalservices@mstn.govt.nz

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Restrictions are continuing to be reduced as we move into the recovery phase of the COVID-19 response and I want to encourage everyone who is able to buy local and support our local businesses.

The Government’s announcement of exemptions to work requiring a building consent is good news for those keen on do-it-yourself projects, but care is still required to ensure building and planning rules are followed. From August, single-storey detached buildings up to 30 square metres — such as sleepouts, sheds and greenhouses, carports, awnings and water storage bladders — will no longer require a council-approved building consents. But despite the change in the rules, any building work must still comply with the Building Code and siting of structures must follow the Wairarapa Combined District Plan, or it will require a resource consent. Some work, despite not needing a building consent, may still require the involvement of a Licensed Building Practitioner or a professional engineer.

PROPOSED RATES INCREASE REDUCED TO 2 PER CENT An average rates rise of 2 per cent will go to the 24 June council meeting for approval after annual plan deliberations by councillors led to changes to the budget prepared before the arrival of COVID-19. The council gave consideration to the more than 300 submissions and feedback made to its consultation document. Council staff conducted a line-byline review of the proposed annual plan resulting in $977,920 of potential savings, largely through deferring non-essential work and making use of unspent funds from the current financial year. An extra $112,857 was added to the budgets for COVID-19 response measures including free parking until 31 August, not increasing rents on council-owned properties and providing rent relief to community groups, sports clubs & businesses renting from the council. The decision by thecouncil not to seek a consent to take water for Henley Lake when the Ruamahanga River is below minimum flow levels removed $350,000 in expenditure from rates. The council will instead, spend $50,000 on seeking a consent to take water above minimum flow levels. A further $30,000 will be spent on automating

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The council will use a $620,000 draw from reserve funds to reduce the average rates increase from 4 per cent to 2 per cent. Utilising reserves to lower the rating impact is not often applied by the Council and reflects the unusual circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic and the difficult financial times it has caused for many people in Masterton district. The resulting average 2 percent rates increase will vary between properties, with variations also between urban, rural and coastal properties. The council also decided that a multi-use civic centre, including a town hall, was needed and design options should be progressed immediately. No demolition or other work will be undertaken until design options are prepared. A revamped skatepark in Masterton estimated to cost $1.35 million got the go ahead, with half of that money expected to come from external funding sources. Council’s share will come from reserves contributions and loan funding.

Call the council on 06 370 6300 or call into the Queen St office between 11am and 2pm.

MAKEOVER FOR CASTLEPOINT TOILETS Castlepoint beachgoers will have fresh toilet facilities next summer with a rebuild of the toilet block near the lagoon kicking off last week. The work, costing around $300,000, is being partly funded through the Tourism Infrastructure Fund and progressed in partnership with the Castlepoint Ratepayers Association. Masterton District Council’s Community Facilities and Activities Manager Andrea Jackson said it was a great milestone to mark the start of construction last week. “The project is expected to take about three months, so the new toilet block will be ready for use next summer.”

The refurbishment includes building an extension to create two accessible toilets in unisex family rooms, new building cladding, upgraded waste and stormwater control, reconfiguring the layout to provide six unisex cubicles, and external covered space with a “foot shower zone” and three external hand basins. “This work will increase available toilets to meet high demand during peak season,” Andrea said. “In addition, the great design work will see the building fit in seamlessly with the landscape of one of New Zealand’s most iconic beaches.” While construction work is underway, people are asked to use the public toilets at the western end of Jetty Road, about 850 metres away.

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In March at Lockdown Level 4 our CAB national office determined that an “0800 triage “ team would operate from individual homes of bureau workers who “put their hands up”. Our bureau premises were all closed down in New Zealand. Calls still came via our NZ 0800 number via a phone queue to each area, where calls were passed along and a full interview then occurred and research by CAB data base and Google undertaken. We would then advise our client how to achieve a resolution to their problem. There were five of doing this locally and each process could take quite some time hence we were kept pretty busy. From May 25 into Level 2, our work began from the bureau itself, with shorter daily shifts 10am to 3pm.There was no face-to-face service offered to keep volunteers and our public safe. Here are some simplified examples of the problems we were able to help people with: • Ungelded small horse left on rural property causing havoc

with the farm’s own horses. Devil horse’s owner refused to come and collect after lockdown started. A liability issue could occur if escaped horse hit a vehicle. SPCA couldn’t help as it was a legal matter. • A truck driver initially being paid 80 per cent of wages by ﬁrm and wage subsidy 20 per cent top up by government. Driver then made redundant but holiday pay was only the 20 per cent and not paying any redundancy. Driver concerned employer was breaking employment rules. • Unemployed man with young children needs food parcel from a foodbank the next day but has no car and local foodbank closed. Other foodbanks were up to ﬁve bus changes away. • New mother returning to workplace concerned employer would not allow a private place or the feeding time for. Could husband be stopped from bringing baby to her at work to do that. Asking what rights she has for breastfeeding at work. • Mother with shared custody agreement with ex-husband for children. He is essential worker so he is changing around the care they agreed upon and now wants to have extra time with kids because he had to leave them longer with client when it

suited his work. He now wants to change the rules of the legal agreement. • Client on Sickness Beneﬁt from prelockdown, had lodged employment dispute surrounding his leaving that job. Now his advocate had pulled out due to health and he was very nervous about how to get another advocate to attend a meeting with Employment Relations Authority in early June. Client has no money to spend. This just skims the surface of the 100odd calls, emails and website enquiries over the period which Wairarapa CAB tended to. We were pleased to help. Wairarapa CAB are now back to hours of 9am to 4pm and face-to-face service beginning when in Level 1. That will make us all happy to see everyone again.

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Graeme Burnard They say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit. And I am known to be a bit sarky, especially when backed into a corner and not seeing an escape route. I have been known to cross the line. Never on purpose, I must add. But on occasion I have misread the situation and it has backfired. Some of these following examples are not necessarily sarcasm but they are very clever and worth sharing. During a serious public discussion about religion and spirituality, British actor, Shane Richie said “I don’t believe in reincarnation, and I didn’t believe in it when I was a hamster” In the 1960s, Frank Zappa was being interviewed by someone who had an artificial leg. The interviewer began “so I guess your long hair makes you a woman” Zappa responded “so I guess your wooden leg makes you a table” Great comeback! Singing legend, Cher, once said “The trouble with some women is that

they get all excited about nothing, and then they marry him” RUDE! Kathryn Hepburn so hated filming a movie with John Barrymore she declared “ Mr Barrymore, I am never going to act with you again” Barrymore replied. “My dear, you still haven’t” I kind of agree with him. She was always a bit the same to me, in anything she did. The voice didn’t help! Mohammad Ali was on a flight and was asked to do his seat belt up. “Superman don’t need no seatbelt” Ali said. The flight attendant came straight back “Superman don’t need no airplane either. Buckle up” The brilliant mind of Professor Stephen Hawkings (did you know he turned down a knighthood), also had something very simple logical things to say. “I have noticed that even people who claim everything is predetermined and that we can do nothing to change it, still look before they cross the road”

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Author Molly Ivins when talking about someone she knew and didn’t like, explained “he is so narrow-minded, he can see through a keyhole with both eyes. And author Mark Twain gave some very sage advice. “Be careful about reading health books. You might die of a misprint”

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Comedian Dennis Miller said, “You know there is a problem when you realise that out of the three Rs, only one begins with an R” An optimist is someone who falls off the Empire State Building, and after 50 floors says, so far so good. And three examples of sarcasm in full flow: I’m not saying you are

stupid. I’m just saying you have had back luck when it comes to thinking. Look at you! You are in perfect shape. For a circle. And the next time someone talks over you or cuts you off, try this. Oh, I’m sorry. Did the middle of my sentence interrupt the beginning of yours.

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Dear Friends, Last Friday, June 5, was World Environment Day. For many of us at Pūkaha it was a chance to reﬂect on conservation issues in a wider environmental context. If the term conservation as it regards to nature is loosely deﬁned as ‘the preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment and wildlife’, how is ‘conservation’ tracking outside of our forest at a national or even global level? Most importantly, what does the future of our planet look like? In March the New Zealand government laid out its plan to reach predator-free status by 2050 through removal of the worst of our introduced predators that elicit the most devastation upon New Zealand’s native species. These being possums, rats, stoats, ferrets and weasels. If the goal can be achieved, then many under-threat populations of endemic wildlife could

be increased. In her column for the Wairarapa Times-Age around this same time titled Predator-free in 30 years, Emily Ireland deduced that education would be an essential part of the solution. “The biggest advantage we have in gaining ground on becoming pest-free is the work our parents and educators are doing to teach our young people about conservation. Now more than ever, kids are learning empathy and compassion for the environment.” Quite simply, education is the key to change. Why? Because before people can act, they ﬁrst have to be informed. If future New Zealanders want to enjoy a natural world, then we need more people thinking and acting with regard to its preservation. In schools and in homes. And with ever-increasing urgency. Before it becomes too late. No surprises that the theme of this year’s World Environment Day is: Time For Nature. It calls on people to wake-up and take notice of

the interconnectivity that our lives have with nature. From the air we breathe and the water we drink to the climate that makes our planet habitable. In the hope we realise that in order to care for ourselves, we must care for nature. And we must do so now. To find out more and tune your global awareness check out the information and resources at www. worldenvironmentday. global/ We can all make a difference. Let’s all get more educated and make time for nature. Speak again soon, The Pūkaha Rangers Contributed by Alex Wall • The Wairarapa Midweek has partnered with Pukaha National Wildlife Centre to put a spotlight on wildlife conservation efforts locally and allow readers to get up close and personal with New Zealand’s amazing native species.

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reason not to come back. The same idea could be applied in any business; a cafe with friendly staﬀ makes the customer want to return. An unfriendly experience will mean it’s unlikely they’ll return. In my experience the staﬀ at the gym I go to, F45 Masterton, always give an awesome experience, both early morning and end of the day sessions. They always ‘turn up’, which is why I and so many others do.

Midweek Musings

Be the most prepared

Tim Nelson One of the amazing things that our cellphones, these computers in our pockets, can do is give us access to just about anything we want to ﬁnd out. Perhaps you are watching a football match from 20 years ago (which is the sort of thing I did during covid-19 times as there weren’t any current matches on) and you want to know what has become of a former player. You can do an Internet search and a wealth of information will appear, usually on Wikipedia, that details the player’s career, statistics, personal life, and anything else of relevance. Learning on the Internet can go well beyond the casual search for information to ﬁnd out interesting facts. There’s also a huge range of free courses available that can teach you anything,

from playing the guitar to economic theory. Many universities provide comprehensive courses for free; anyone with an Internet connection can do them for no cost. For doing online courses for free I am doing a course called Learning How To Learn through the Coursera platform. The course is incredibly interesting and relevant to me (as an educator), but I think anyone would beneﬁt from doing it. There’s so much more available on Coursera, what a great opportunity to learn anything.

Bigger isn’t always better

I read a story about a man who owned a ﬁshing boat he used to catch the ﬁsh he needed for himself, with any extra he would give

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or sell to people he knew. This lifestyle gave him the opportunity to spend time with his friends and family, doing the things he enjoyed. A tourist who met the fisherman explained to him he could buy another boat, employ crew, and grow the business. This would lead to more growth. The fisherman could repeat the process, having others doing all the fishing while he managed the business, putting in more time as the business grew. This would mean he would not get to do the things he had

done in the past, such as spending time with friends and family, but, perhaps at some point, he would be able to when the business got big enough. Maybe you can see my point; we are constantly told it is necessary to grow, but for what purpose – to have more debt; to spend less time with the people we care about; to do less of the things we enjoy doing? There needs to be a point in which we recognise we have enough, to kick back and enjoy the things that matter. This doesn’t mean we become

complacent and stop looking for ways to get better, but it does mean we reset our priorities for a truly good life.

How are you showing up?

I heard an interview on The Mojo Radio Show in which Jerry Cole, the owner of the Savannah Bananas baseball team, was interviewed. The team has become very successful, with matches sold out months in advance. Cole has done so many things with the team to make them the success

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I wrote this note without recording the source, however, it’s still worth sharing. The idea is to be the most prepared person in the room, or at least, make sure you are prepared to be in the room. By this I mean it’s important to go into a situation knowing you have done the work, training, reading and preparation to be there. This preparation will give you the conﬁdence and knowledge to both participate and contribute, as opposed to scrambling to just keep up with what’s going on around you. For almost any situation you’re in you will know there’s things you can do to fully prepare. It’s then up to you to take responsibility to get these things done.

Don’t be perfect

Today’s daily calm shared the need to embrace imperfections, to not

strive for perfectionism, as doing so can be like carrying a millstone around our necks. The point is emphasised in this quote from Brené Brown: ‘Perfectionism is a twenty-ton shield we lug around thinking it will protect us, when in fact it’s the thing that is really preventing us from taking ﬂight.’ Essentially this to me suggests there are plenty of times in which good enough is good enough, and we should accept imperfections, as failure to do so will leave us in one place, preventing us from trying new things and having new experiences. I have shared before the photography assignment given to a group of students. Without remembering exactly how it played out, it was something along the following lines: To prepare a portfolio half were told to take a lot of photos; the other half were told to take the perfect photo. Sure enough, once the deadline came up to submit, the group that took a lot of photos produced vastly superior work than the group seeking perfection. The tinkering, practical application and experimentation of the second group allowed them the freedom from perfection, leading to a better outcome overall.

How would they do it?

An idea shared by CrossFit athlete Josh Bridges on the Nike Trained Podcast when asked about making decisions on all manner of things, Josh said he would often try to make decisions the way in which a person he admires would do so. For example, before deciding whether or not to train for a 10km race, think ‘what would an athlete you admire do?’ For a decision about contributing to your community, think ‘what would Mother Theresa do?’ For a decision about writing a chapter in for the book you’re writing, think ‘what would Stephen King (renowned for his great writing habits) do?’ The phrase ‘What would Jesus do?’ is one I have heard many times. People use it as a guide for their actions. For your own guidance you can choose anyone to base your actions on to like the life you would like to live.

Disney rise and fall

I have just read about the rise and fall of the Disney Empire under the leadership of the former chief executive Michael Eisner. Under Eisner’s leadership the entertainment company grew signiﬁcantly, from what seemed like an olden day men’s club that was no longer doing anything new in the entertainment industry, to a company producing huge hits, such as The Lion King, one of

the most successful movies of all time. As leader, Eisner was a huge part of the turnaround of the company. However, there were many others who were playing key roles. The problem was Eisner did not celebrate the success of others, he appeared to want to take full credit. This led to him ﬁring key staﬀ who were beginning to gain glowing reputations, while at the same time attributing blame for his own mistakes to others. Eventually the early success at Disney under Eisner went the other way and he was forced out. What had been a story of success became one of failure. The demise of Eisner and the fall of Disney under his leadership could have been avoided if he had done two things: acknowledge his own shortcomings, then learn from them; and recognise and celebrate the success of others. • Tim Nelson is principal of Lakeview School and author of the book Small Steps for a happy and purposeful life. He endeavours to learn something new every day by reading books, listening to podcasts, and engaging with a wide range of other content.

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watching the landscape pass by. Things close by whizz past in seconds, while distant hills seem transďŹ xed long enough for you to get bored and go back to your reading. After 10 pages, you glance out again and the hills have moved just a bit. With only sixth form maths, the degree of movement of a distant object when you move from A to B, can be translated into the distance of that object. The trouble is that the stars are so far away that if you travel in a straight line from here to the moon, the stars do not change position with parallax. Early telescopic astronomers were troubled because though they could use the method for measuring the moon and the sun, the zero movement of the stars mystiďŹ ed them. It ďŹ nally became apparent that even the nearest stars are so far away that you need to travel from one side of Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s orbit to the other side, 300 million kilometres, to obtain the

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The Winter Grazing Action Group says farmers are taking steps to improve wintering systems despite the challenges of covid-19 restrictions and weather events. Action group chairman Dr Lindsay Burton said it was important everyone worked together to ensure farmers had the right tools to get through winter. “Ensuring you follow a gradual transition plan when moving your animals from pasture to crop and back again will help prevent issues. This is particularly important for cattle wintered on fodderbeet,” said Burton. “For farmers, the focus heading into winter should be on providing the right feed at the right time, as well as shelter and easy access to drinking water. Doing this should have the flow-on effect of limiting stock movement and help reduce damage to crop and soil.” Farmers and rural professionals should refer to the levy organisations websites – Beef+LambNZ, DairyNZ and Deer Industry NZ. They have advice on good winter grazing practices and specific recommendations for transitioning stock onto crop and balancing the diet which differs between the

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species. During the lockdown period, Burton says the action group remained committed to progressing its work to improve wintering practices, meeting virtually to keep up the momentum. “We recognise the good work that has already been done by farmers throughout New Zealand but particularly in Southland, to improve

their wintering systems. The fact that everyone has been so proactive, in spite of the challenges they have faced with adverse weather events and covid-19 restrictions, should be applauded.” After a nationwide anti-grazing campaign which highlighted some Southland cows standing in mud, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor set up a taskforce which

undertook a review of practices and made 11 recommendations to be taken forward by the pan-sector Winter Grazing Action Group. The recommendations, which included some work to understand and mitigate the causes of the animal welfare consequences from intensive winter grazing practices; and work to recognise the barriers to adopting improved

animal welfare practices, have been taken up by the action group with gusto, Taskforce chairman Dr John Hellström says. “Improving winter grazing systems is not something that can be achieved overnight but the action group is on the right track and I’m conﬁdent that the recommendations the taskforce made are being progressed to ensure improvements for this winter and beyond.” The action group is focused on educating farmers on careful management when introducing stock to new feed types and ensuring contingency plans are in place to manage any severe or prolonged wet winter weather. In the short-term, Burton says there are actions farmers can take now to ensure the immediate welfare of their animals, including making appropriate shelter available when needed as well as suitable areas for stock to lie down. “Changing practice will take a long time; this is not a one-winter solution but we will keep working with farmers and sector leaders to improve things now and in the future.”

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Karen Coltman The development of a multimillion-dollar Foley Wines complex has the go-ahead and developers plan to open for business in 18 months. The Martinborough ‘hospitality destination’ is being built at the Te Kairanga site on 89 Martins Rd. It will have a restaurant that can seat 100 people, space for private dining and a tasting room. The complex is large enough to host weddings. It includes an underground barrel hall and a gin distillery. Foley Wines chief executive Mark Turnbull said the company had worked on the concept for the past two years. “Wine tourism has been a growth category in New Zealand and around the world,” Turnbull said. “Clearly there is going to be a subdued period,

but given the project will take around 18 months, we feel we will be well placed when international tourism returns.” Visitors will be oﬀered the Foley brands: Te Kairanga wines, Martinborough Vineyard wines and Lighthouse Gin. Lighthouse Gin’s new distillery will be within the development. It is a custom-built copper still commissioned from German distillery manufacturer CARL. “Visitors will be able to see the distiller at work while enjoying a Lighthouse gin and tonic,” Turnball said. American-based Foley Wines chairman Bill Foley visits Wairarapa and stays at Wharekauhau Estate, which he owns. “I have always been passionate about Wairarapa both in terms of the exceptional wines we produce but also its

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Trust House Ltd is close to making an oﬀer to its preferred replacement for departed chief executive Allan Pollard. Trust House board of directors engaged a Wellington recruitment agency who specialise in executive appointments to present the top candidates. To attract applicants, it placed advertisements in business publications such as the National Business Review. Pollard, chief executive for seven years, left last Friday to take up the chief executive role for West Auckland Trust Services Ltd.

During his time at the helm of Trust House, he oversaw a business restructure, which included slashing about 200 jobs and selling off some non-profit making and some loss-making businesses. The company returned a record profit last year of $5.75 million. It donated $4.4m to community causes. It is one of the largest community housing providers in New Zealand with 485 rental properties in Wairarapa and Tararua. It reinvested nearly $1.3m into its housing stock in the 2018/19 year. Board of directors chairman Jock Kershaw said replacing Pollard

was no easy task and he was grateful to him for his work to turn the business around. But he was conﬁdent the appointment panel was making good progress. “I think we will have a name in a couple of weeks,” Kershaw said. “It’s a very important job in Wairarapa so we engaged a Wellington agency to attract top candidates.” Fellow directors Lucy Griﬃths and Mena Antonio are on the interviewing panel with Kershaw. The executive leadership team of Richard Simmonds, Craig Thomson, and Cindy Grant are managing business operations until a new chief executive starts.

36 Wairarapa Midweek Wai Write Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Blue wasn’t just ‘a dog’

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Roy Farman For 16 years we lived on a lifestyle block and had a variety of animals which at different times included a couple of donkeys, two alpacas, a pony which I drove in a gig, four weaner cattle and a small flock of Suffolk sheep. We cared for and indeed cherished these creatures but my favourites would have to be the working dogs. Over the period we had five although only one at a time. Each was given to me as a home for the dog’s retirement. The first two were Heading Dogs and after a while the sheep learned that they could be bullied either by stamping of feet or lying down and sulking. Therefore the third dog I obtained was Shine, a Huntaway with a bark that would delight a sergeantmajor. When Shine barked the sheep almost came to attention and gave her their undivided respect. Shine originally came from a station in Marlborough where there were big mobs and big paddocks so a group of 20 Suffolk ewes was a doddle. When Shine passed away I was given Blue. Blue, like me, was a bit deaf, a bit shortsighted and ordinariness

personified. She was neither a Heading Dog nor Huntaway but regarded as a Handy Dog – a sort of Jack-of-all-trades in the dog world. She was even a non-descript colour, black with a little brindle thrown in. She barked sometimes but not unnecessarily. When we went to bring the sheep into the yards from a distant paddock I would leave the gate open and she would follow me. I would raise my right arm and say, “Go Blue’, and she would amble in the rough direction of the sheep looking back at me for directions. On spotting the ewes she would bark more in the form of a request than an order and trot slowly and with dignity behind them. Should one break from the group, then Blue would languidly wander over to it and the miscreant would rather apologetically return to its mates. It was almost polite, working sheep with Blue. I don’t know whether Blue ever enjoyed motherhood. If she came into season in my care it was never apparent. However, one day one of my slippers was missing and some time later found well sucked in an area frequented by Blue. It may be that she had a false pregnancy and the

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slipper replicated a puppy. If so she was forgiven. Towards the end of her life Blue developed a form of dementia. If loose she would wander over to the sheep and drive them into a corner of a paddock where she would hold them, barking occasionally to keep control of the situation.

the alpacas, and she didn’t ‘do’ cattle. Rabbits were not a distraction and the cats were tolerated. Each morning Blue would join me wandering round our five paddocks and finally as I sat on a stile she would come over and I would run my fingers through her silken ears. On cooler nights she would wait while I put on her coat before she entered her kennel. Sadly one morning I found her unable to stand, from a stroke. Fortunately I had just enough material left over from my vetting days to heavily sedate her the carry out euthanasia. She was buried in an area of native trees that had been fenced off. To misquote Gertrude Stein, “ a dog is a dog is a dog,” and a dog will always behave like a dog but Blue to me was a bit special and these years later I still remember her with great affection.

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It was necessary for me to put a lead on her and bring her home which she accepted with good grace while the sheep were again free to go about their business. Although her kennel was next to the yard in which the donkeys were confined each night, she ignored them and the same with

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ACROSS 1 What fixed-wing aircraft is capable of landing and taking off vertically? (4,3) 4 What preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant is much used in India? (5) 7 What is an informal Italian word for hello or goodbye? (4) 8 Which port in Mexico is the country’s largest? (8) 10 What were members of a radical faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party known as? (10) 12 Which port in Poland is the country’s largest? (6) 13 What is the French form of Peter? (6) 15 The court case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce features in which Dickens novel? (5,5) 18 What is the capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba? (8) 19 Which island off Java became part of Indonesia in 1945? (4) 20 What is the revolving arm of the distributor of an internal- combustion engine? (5) 21 Where was Sir Harry Secombe born? (7)

DOWN 1 In the Old Testament, who is Esau’s twin brother? (5) 2 Who had a hit with his album Bat out of Hell? (4,4) 3 In a pack of cards, how many jacks’ eyes can be seen? (6) 4 What is ultraviolet radiation also called? (5,5) 5 What hairstyle is characterised by thick, bushy curls standing out from the head? (4) 6 There are 12 species of what slender type of antelope throughout Africa and Asia? (7) 9 Which Rupert Brooke sonnet begins: “If I should die, think only this of me...”? (3,7) 11 What was the former name of the Chinese theatre on Hollywood Boulevard? (8) 12 Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait led to which 1991 conflict? (4,3) 14 What are the gravel-voiced robots in TV’s Dr Who? (6) 16 Heaths and some heathers belong to which plant genus? (5) 17 What is a unit of speed for a ship or aircraft? (4)

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Fill the grid so every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

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Find a finished crossword by deleting one of the two letters in each divided square.

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Down 2. Undecided (10) 3. Concludes (4) 4. Reparation, expiation (6) 5. Parody (4-2) 6. Club (8) 7. Permits (4) 11. Remarkable person or thing (10) 13. Downplay (8) 16. Backfire (6) 17. Excavating (6) 18. Place a bet on (4) 20. Prophet (4)

Across 1. Wall (4) 8. Assumed name (3,2,5) 9. Well thought-out (8) 10. Goes down (4) 12. Universe (6) 14. Favour (6) 15. Artilleryman (6) 17. Minor player, small-timer (6) 18. Smile radiantly (4) 19. Tin (8) 21. Sense of right and wrong (10) 22. Pealed (4)

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GK CROSSWORD Across: 1 Jump jet, 4 Bhang, 7 Ciao, 8 Veracruz, 10 Bolsheviks, 12 Gdansk, 13 Pierre, 15 Bleak House, 18 Winnipeg, 19 Bali, 20 Rotor, 21 Swansea. Down: 1 Jacob, 2 Meat Loaf, 3 Twelve, 4 Black light, 5 Afro, 6 Gazelle, 9 The Soldier, 11 Grauman’s, 12 Gulf War, 14 Daleks, 16 Erica, 17 Knot.

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Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 1-2.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135. Masterton Senior Citizens & Beneficiaries Association: Meet 1-3.30pm for cards, Scrabble and bowls, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire Walker 377-0342. Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band: Practice 6.30-8.30pm, Savage Club Hall, 10 Albert St, Masterton. Call secretary, Gloria [027] 628-5889. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St.

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Martinborough Museum: Open 1.30-3.30pm, 7 Memorial Sq, Martinborough. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9amnoon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Joan Miller 377-7983. Masterton Car Boot Sale and Market: 6.30-11.30am, Essex St car park. Contact ja.murray@xtra. co.nz Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 9am for 9.15am start, at clubrooms behind clock tower Carterton. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000.

MONDAY, JUNE 15 Age Concern: Exercise For Seniors, 9.30am; line dancing, 10.30am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. East Indoor Bowling Club: Meet at 7pm, all members and visitors welcome. Call Julie 377-5497 or George 378-9266. Literacy Wairarapa: Offers free help with reading, spelling and maths at Te Awhina/Cameron Community House, 9am-noon. Carterton Scottish Dance Club: Meet at 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. No partner required. Call Elaine 377-0322 or email carterton@dancescottish. org.nz Wairarapa Services Club: Cards – 500, 1.30pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. Mah Jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Ian [027] 436-5811. Senior Citizens Club Cards: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Val [06] 308-9293. Art for Everyone: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call Sandie [021] 157-4909.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 6-8pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511 or Brian 377-4066. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Support available across Wairarapa at no cost to you. Call a Quit Coach based at Whaiora 0800 494 246. Play Gym: St James Church Hall 116 High St, Masterton, 9.3011am, for 0-3-year-olds. Carterton Food Bank: 11.30amnoon Mon-Fri at Haumanu House [down the lane between Carters and the Clock Tower]. Call 3794092. Carterton Community Toy Library: Events Centre, Holloway St, MonSat during CDC Library hours. https://www.facebook.com/ CartertonToyLibrary/ CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. For Mobility Parking Permits, Disability Support and Advocacy. Call 378-2426 or 0800 227-2255. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. The Dance Shed: 450 Belvedere Rd Carterton. Line Dancing Class, 7-9pm, beginners followed by intermediate. Call Wendy or Don 379-6827 or [027] 319-9814. Epilepsy Support Group: 11am at the Salvation Army office, 210 High St South, Carterton. Call 0800 20 21 22. Citizens Advice Bureau: Free and confidential advice, Mon-Fri 9am4pm, 43 Perry St, Masterton. Call 377-0078 or 0800 367-222. Masterton District Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Call [022] 574-0742. Alcoholics Anonymous: Masterton: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 3782338 or Pete [020] 4005-9740. Carterton: 8pm, Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210 High St. Call Bob [021] 042-2947 or Martin

[06] 372-7764. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Rangers, 12½-18 years, 6.30-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. South Wairarapa Guides [Greytown], 9-12½ years, 6-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

TUESDAY, JUNE 16 Seniornet Wairarapa: 1.302.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654. Community Music Co-Creation Workshops: A multi-generational, amateur-improvised orchestra, hundreds of instruments provided, no experience required. Facilitated by multi-instrumentalist Jonáš Koukl, 6.30-8pm, until April 10. Contact jonas@connecting-arts.com Social Bridge: At South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club, 1.30-3.30pm, no partner needed. Call Lesley [021] 299-6389. Wairarapa Services Club: Cards – Euchre, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 3.45-5pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching: Carterton, Fire Station (new venue) 9.30-11.30am. Greytown, Greytown Fire Station, 1.30-3.30pm. Wairarapa Consumer Complaints Support & Advisory Group: 11amnoon, at Te Awhina House, Cameron Cres, Masterton. Contact adviser Aileen Haeata goddessfitnz@gmail. com Dance Fitness: 6.30-7.30pm, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830. Seniornet Wairarapa: Internet banking with Bruce and Westpac staff, 1.30-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654. Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 9am-noon at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511 or Brian 377-4066. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 10am. Juesday Art: 10am-12.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Julia [06] 308-8109. Featherston Wahine Singers: 7-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Susan [021] 2464884. Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway, 2-4pm, or by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564. 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 Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Association: Meet for social indoor bowls, 500 cards, or a chat 1-3pm, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire 377-0342. Free Community Fit Club: 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. Woops A Daisies: Leisure Marching Team practise 4-5pm, at the YMCA. Call Cheryl [06] 370-1922. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon, including cards, board, darts, pool etc. Call Doff 304-9748. Girl Guiding: Pippins [5-7 years] 3.45-5pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 9am for 9.15am start, at clubrooms behind clock tower Carterton. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Bowls at 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the clock tower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303.

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

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 Club Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll, beginners 7.30pm; Intermediate level 8pm, at Club Wairarapa, Masterton. Call [027] 333-1793. Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: Meet 10am in The Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Josie 378-6531. Cross Creek Blues Club: From 7.15pm with guest artists. Dinner from 5pm, www.CrossCreekBlues. co.nz Housie: Eyes down at 7pm, at the Martinborough Bowling Club, Regent St. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 5.30-7pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching at Masterton Library, 10am-noon. Dance Fitness: 9.30-11am, pre-schoolers with parents or caregivers, music and movement and art, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830. Wairarapa Services Club: Rummikub, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. Cards: Come and join other enthusiastic “500” Players 1.154.15pm, at the Carterton Club. Call Barbara 379-6582 or Val 379-8329. AA Meeting: At 7.30pm, Departmental building, level one. Entry on the carpark side. Call [027] 557-7928. Silver Ukulele Club: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Jan [06] 308-8556. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Club: Craft and chat afternoon 1-3pm, bring your crafts or just come for some company,

Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, beginners 4.30-5.30pm; intermediate, 5.307pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135. Kiddie Gym: For 0-3-year-olds, 9.30-11am, at St David’s Church, corner High and Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 3798325. Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group: Join us for sports, food, and leadership, Carterton Events Centre. Text “R2R” to [027] 742-2264. Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm for browsing or painting, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019. Age Concern: Exercise For Seniors, 1.30pm, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St, Masterton. Carterton Women’s Golf: Nine-hole golf at 10.45am. Call Jane Brooking [021] 171-9249. Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park. Call Ann Jackson, 372-5758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285. Te Runga Scouts: Cubs, 6-7.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Wairarapa Singers: Choral singing with at least two performances each year, based in Masterton. Call Sean Mulcahy 379-9316. Esperanto Club: 2pm, write to people using the international language worldwide. Call 3770499. Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10am-noon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 370-1604 [church office]. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet at 1.15am for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Steve Davis [06] 304-7155. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz by noon Thursday prior

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Community Events Wairarapa Midweek Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact: email admin@stlukesgreytown.co.nz Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. If weather not good it’s in youth centre of Event Centre. Text dance groove to [022] 321-2643. Masterton Social Badminton Club: Play 7-9pm, all year round, at Masterton YMCA gym [371 Queen St]. Contact by text Hamish [021] 259-7684 or Sam [0210] 552-113. Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 6-7pm, Genesis Recreation Centre back pool. Call Stu [027] 295-4189 or Lucy [021] 0204-4144. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401. Carterton Senior Citizens: Meet 1.30-4pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, Carterton Memorial Club, Broadway.

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Bell St Early Learning Centres are small privately owned centres in Featherston and Martinborough. Our teams of teachers are close, hardworking and passionate about working with young children. We are on the lookout for a new teacher to join our Martinborough and Featherston Team. Bell St Featherston is licensed for 23 children and Martinborough is licensed for 22 children. We require a trained and registered ECE attitude. This is a fulltime position 5 days a week 3 day in our Martinborough Centre and 2 days in our Featherston Centre, we would consider a job share position for the right candidates. This person will be energetic, like to laugh and have fun and will share our passion for working with young children. If this position sounds like you then we would love for you to send us your application. Please send your CV and cover letter to Bell St Early Learning Centre, 14 Kitchener St, Martinborough or e-mail it to bellstreet@xtra.co.nz by 5pm Friday 3rd July. If you would have any questions or would like to discuss this position further, please feel free to ring Ana 027 452 6504 or Lisa 022 066 5915

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TEACHER AID Individual Student Support Applicants are invited to apply for the position above at Wairarapa College. This is a fixed term part time position, star ting at 10 hours per week with the possibility of increasing. This role is to support an individual student integrating into mainstream schooling. Experience working one on one with students is preferable, although on-job training will be provided. Applications close 9am Monday 22nd June, with a starting date of 20th of July 2020. Please apply in writing or email with a copy of your CV included to: Alistair Morrison Learning Support Coordinator PO Box 463, Masterton Email: amorrison@waicol.nz

The Lansdowne Residents Assoc is seeking an independent contractor for 15 hours per month to provide support to the Board. Tasks include: Minute secretary Financial management Funding Communication including social media Organise and supervise community events A job description is available. Email lansdownemasterton@gmail.com Applications accepted to 29 June.

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United Women into Kelly Cup semifinal Football

Chris Cogdale Tumu ITM Wairarapa United Women’s coach Paul Ifill was thrilled with their 2-1 win over a strong Western Suburbs at the Ole Academy in Porirua on Saturday. Although the game was a quarterfinal in the Kelly Cup knockout competition, Ifill was treating it as the team’s final pre-season outing before they start their W-League campaign against defending champion Wellington United Diamonds next Saturday. Tui Dugan opened the scoring for United in the first half, before New Zealand Under-20 international Macey Fraser equalised for Wests. Former Upper Hutt City player Kennedy Bryant added United’s second goal in the second half to seal their place in the semifinals. Ifill thought it was a good result against a strong Wests team, which included former NZ Under-17 star Maya Hahn, who has switched

allegiance to Germany and has been called up to that country’s national training camps. “Wests were pretty good,” Ifill said. “The W-League has been a bit of a two-horse race but with Maya and Macey there, Wests will be one of the threats.

We were down 3-0 at halftime and we showed a lot of fight in the second half. Last year we would have fallen over and lost by seven or eight. “I was really pleased how we went about it. Kennedy and Sam White went really well in their first games for us, Amber Phillips played up front for the first time, and Gorgi van Lienen went well in her first game back from university. It was a good all-round

team performance.” Following that game Ifill had a quick trip across Wellington to St Patrick’s Town College, where the Wairarapa United men played Miramar Rangers in their last pre-season fixture before the Central League kickoff. Ifill’s involvement lasted about 30 minutes before he had to come off with a slight hamstring strain. “I felt a twinge so I got off pretty quickly and it should be okay.” Miramar Rangers won 3-0 but Ifill said there were some good signs. “We did okay. We missed a few chances. I missed a good chance and they were a bit more clinical than us.” “We were down 3-0 at halftime and we showed a lot of fight in the second half. Last year we would have fallen over and lost by seven or eight.” Ifill said Miramar Rangers were one of the best teams he had seen at Central League level, with nine Team Wellington players in the line-up. He predicted Miramar would be the team to beat in the Central League.

42 Wairarapa Midweek Sport Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Dalefield’s double success Hockey

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Chris Cogdale The Dalefield teams had convincing wins over Harbour City to kick-off their Wellington Premier League competitions at Clareville on Saturday. The men started their title defence with a 9-0 thumping; while the women came from two goals down to beat the defending champions 5-2. The rustiness was evident in a cautious start by the men, but they never looked in danger and a blowout score seemed inevitable against last year’s fourth-placed team. Despite a wealth of possession and territory, Dalefield only led 2-0 after the first quarter through goals to Zac Hardie and Alex Sumenko-Bucknell. A Dane Lett goal from a penalty corner extended the lead to three at the halftime break. Benedict van Woerkom, captain Rowan Yeo, Sumenko-Bucknell and Nathan Whiteman added goals in the third stanza, before Jordan Cohen and Dylan Price wrapped up the scoring in the final quarter. Yeo was rapt with the outcome despite the slow start.

Alex Sumenko-Bucknell scored a brace in Dalefield’s 9-0 win.

“It was ideal eh? We passed the pill around and scored a lot of goals,” he said. “We’ll take the three points and a good couple of team goals in there as well.” Yeo said as expected after the covid-19 enforced disruption to the season it took time to gel. “It sort of took until about the third quarter

before we started getting into our stride … but everybody’s on the same page.” Dalefield are scheduled to have the bye in the seven-team competition next Saturday, and Yeo was hoping they could organise a game, possibly against a Manawatu club side. “We’re playing it a bit

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by ear; we’ve been getting a lot out of our training, but another extra training game would be ideal.” Meanwhile, the prospects of the women starting their season on a winning note were looking grim after three minutes; with Harbour City taking advantage of some tentative defence for a 2-0 lead.

Dalefield dominated the rest of the first half and led 3-2 at the main break. A goal from a penalty corner made it 4-2 after three quarters, with the fifth added in the final quarter. Coach Michael O’Connor said it was a good effort after “a bit of a twitchy start”. “The first 30 seconds were really good for us and then the next two minutes we were a bit shell-shocked and panicked a bit, and then everybody just calmed down and we got into the game,” he said. “We’ve only really had the two trainings as a team and to knock over last year’s champions is really positive. “It was a real good attitude, like the girls were just backing each other up and giving each other a pat on the back.” Player-assistant coach Katherine van Woerkom and Felicity Reidy each scored two goals and Reese Robertson scored one goal. O’Connor said it was difficult to single out any individuals. “I thought all our strikers played really well and did a lot of running for the first game up. Keyana Dawson was our player of the day today. She was at the back mainly, but she was calm and cool.”

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