Wairarapa Midweek Wed 12th April

Zappo’s TV Magic

Those who have followed Paul Bates’ career over the last few decades will know he’s a dab hand at balloon artistry – and have probably taken home several of his latex flower arrangements or Disney princess figures.

From next week, fans will get to see Bates – Zappo the Magician to his legions of young supporters – take “balloon-twisting to the next level”: Making life-size sculptures, weaving balloons “like flax”, and filling an entire wall with balloon adornments.

The Greytown local is one of seven Kiwi balloon artists to appear on Blow Up – a new reality competition show broadcasting on Channel Three from April 17. Blow Up, originally created in The Netherlands and adapted by Screentime New Zealand, will see the seven competitors square off against one another – vying to impress the judging panel with their giant creations. The more elaborate, intricate and fanciful, the better.

The winner of the first series, presented by actor/broadcaster Jacquie Brown and judged by US-based balloon sculptor Dave Brenn, will take home a cash

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Erin Kavanagh-Hall erin.kavanagh-hall@age.co.nz

Superstars of Shakespeare

Wit on three wheels

Julia Mahony julia.mahony@age.co.nz

Carterton’s Shona Daubé may be leaving her paid role helping Wairarapa people with multiple sclerosis [MS] – but she will keep writing about chronic conditions with her typical light-hearted touch.

Daubé has written five short books since being diagnosed with MS in 2014. The titles say it all: Pee into this jar for me, please; Does my bum look big with this stick? and her latest: Things that may be missed at my Autopsy.

After three-and-a-half years working parttime as the Wairarapa community advisor for the non-profit society MS Wellington, Daubé is focusing her precious energy elsewhere.

She is a well-known Carterton resident, often spotted riding her decorated red electric tricycle around the town’s streets. She lives in an eye-catching 1860s High St cottage, notable for its pink paint job.

Daubé’s self-publishing business, Pink Cottage Publishing, is her outlet for sharing her stories of diagnosis with MS, coping with the disease and facing some unavoidable truths.

“The subject of my books won’t be everyone’s cup of tea – for example, my latest book is a humorous look at dying,” she said. “MS can be allconsuming and, at least for a while, there can be something that makes people smile.

“I believe if you have a positive outlook, it makes a huge difference to how you feel each day.”

Daubé [61] now plans to write “something longer”, hang out with her cat Dorothy and declutter her cottage, which is filled with retro and vintage collections.

“My own MS needs a little more maintenance,” she said.

“I’ll also continue to work on bringing back the history of our cottage, which was once owned by the Sisters of Compassion and used to accommodate people who were down in their lives.”

Daubé was keen to leave MS Wellington on a high note, so hosted a beading workshop in Carterton last month, run by the CanBead charity.

Daubé saw the workshop as a chance for people with MS to spend time not worrying about their condition: “It was two hours of making jewellery and not thinking about what they can’t do.”

There are about 40 Wairarapa people on MS Wellington’s books – but actual numbers with the disease here are thought to be three times that.

Many are still working, with busy lives, and the organisation only hears about those who approach them for support, Daubé said.

“My job involved advocacy, ensuring people with MS got the things they needed, as well as education and helping

people learn about MS when they are first diagnosed.”

She is encouraged MS Wellington has employed Masterton resident Jo Dean as lead advisor and new Wairarapa community advisor, so there won’t be a gap in local support.

Daubé, a former nurse, is a strong advocate for stem cell treatment to be available for MS sufferers in New Zealand – and sees it as a preventive measure for the health system. The therapy is used here for the treatment of some cancers.

“People diagnosed with MS in the last 10 years have more medications open to them,” she said. “However, we are still catching up with other countries. MS sufferers in New Zealand must travel overseas for stem cell treatment, at great financial cost [as much as $150,000], but it can put people into permanent remission.

“There are long-term implications if people don’t get the treatment –as their level of disability increases, there are costs involved. It makes good economic sense to make

the treatment available here.”

MS impacts the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves, which make up the central nervous system. Sufferers experience peaks and troughs, with fatigue a significant factor.

Daubé, the mother of three adult sons, has found Carterton a favourable place to live with the disease.

“I love Carterton because it’s not too conservative and the people are very supportive. My husband, Eric Daubé, is principal of Dalefield School, so together we feel very much a part of the community.” Originally from Wellington, Daubé said Wairarapa as a whole is “wonderful”.

“The people here are much more accepting of those with chronic conditions and disabilities. Wairarapa needs a pat on the back for that.”

• Daubé’s books are available at Heart of Arts in Carterton and through her website: pinkcottage publishing.co.nz

Cabinet, veggies and fire engines at Henley Mens Shed

Restoring an historic cabinet ravaged by Cyclone Gabrielle floods at Tinui, keeping the Masterton Food Bank topped up with vegetables and providing the New Zealand Fire Service with promotional material are just three of the things that have kept the blokes busy at Masterton’s Henley Mens Shed in recent weeks.

A smoker’s cabinet believed to be around 150 years old was full of silt when recovered from the mud at Tinui – and was passed on to master craftsman and Mens Shed regular Murray Campbell. The cabinet was in a sad state but, after a wash and water blasting Murray began the delicate task of dismantling it and restoring it to its original state. Inside the door is a rack where clay pipes would be stored, ready for use.

Another big project has

been the building of four miniature fire engines for the New Zealand Fire Service. The handiwork of sheddie Clive Bartup, the little appliances can be used as an education tool for young people – and can be propelled along fire hoses by jets of water from junior firemen and women.

It’s all about raising children’s awareness of the work of firefighters. There’s also been plenty of action at the back of the shed, where sheddie Wayne Harrison has been busy growing vegetables for the Masterton Food Bank. The last of the summer crop has been harvested, and Wayne will soon be planting winter vegetables. During the growing season, he delivers a box of produce to the Food Bank each week.

• For more information on Henley Mens Shed, go to henleymenzshed. kiwi.nz

Henley Mens Shed regulars Clive Bartup [left] and Rodney Lay with one of the miniature ÿ re engines built for the local ÿ re service.

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Author Shona Daubé gets around Carterton on her decorated e-trike. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Ballet, big laughs and bloody murder

Erin Kavanagh-Hall erin.kavanagh-hall@age.co.nz

Any seasoned thespian will tell you: the works of William Shakespeare aren’t easy to pull off.

You’ve got 16th-century poetry [i.e. a lot of words] to recite, multi-layered texts to interpret, and big characterisations, heroic and villainous, to make authentic and relatable. It’s a tough gig. And yet, young people always knock it out of the park.

Last week, I was fortunate to attend the regional competition of the Shakespeare Globe Centre of New Zealand [SGCNZ]

University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival, held at Wairarapa College.

Twelve teams from six colleges entered this year’s competition, performing 15-minute and five-minute excerpts of Shakespeare’s comic, tragic and historical works – from classics like Romeo and Juliet to the lesser-known Julius Caesar As a theatre lover [and Sheilah Winn alumna], covering the regional round is always a pleasure. This year was no exception –in Wairarapa, hours of rehearsal, creative staging and a natural X-factor are always a winning combination.

Narrowing down my favourites was hard. I was particularly taken with Kuranui’s delightfully creepy rendition of Titus Andronicus – a Roman epic of revenge, dismemberment, and bloody murder. Complementing some impressive performances [including a seductive and ghoulish Goth Queen

Tamora and a Titus driven mad by grief], the staging dialled the nightmare factor right up: A dead-eyed, raspy-voiced background chorus, tightly choreographed “stabbings”, and no shortage of fake blood.

WaiCol’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream provided a more playful contrast –using ballet choreography, an acoustic guitar score, and some impressive makeup and flower crowns to bring a charming and surreal “fairyland” to life. The dance routines, choreographed by student director Tianna Jenkinson, were beautifully executed, and Rebekah Brown’s guitar accompaniment infused the whimsy with a

sense of foreboding.

WaiCol’s five-minute piece, a gothic take on Macbeth, was a crowd favourite. The students won an award for Excellence in Scenography, having created an eerie atmosphere with dry ice, red fairy lights, and artfully arranged animal bones. Luka Cameron, Elise Jung-Leask and Cody Laing-Bayley commanded the stage with their nearperfect chemistry and grandiose line delivery, while Lily Tulloch brought light and shade to the tragically ambitious title character.

My favourite of the student-directed entries was Kuranui’s take on Taming of the Shrew

[one of the college’s two adaptations of the controversial play]. The three actresses delivered Kate’s final monologue –portraying the heroine as a woman bruised, bloodied and traumatised by her unconventional marriage.

Kate’s speech, evidence of her “taming”, extols the virtues of submission

to one’s “lord and king”. Here, submission comes at a brutal cost. The stunned silence from the audience said it all.

There were many stand-out individual performances – again, tough to pick a favourite. I’ve narrowed it down to five.

Kuranui’s Isaac Burt

won the Barbara Vinten Memorial Shield for a Comedy Role as Bertram in All’s Well That Ends Well – a pompous count attempting to weasel out of marriage. Comedy can be difficult to achieve without being cartoonish. But Isaac brought the house down with his scenerychewing performance, while still being believable [uncomfortably so!] as a petulant manchild.

Another star in the making from Kuranui was Freya Lewington as the dastardly Chiron in Titus Andronicus. Freya’s blood thirsty Goth prince was deeply unsettling yet oddly alluring – with a wicked gleam in her eye, grotesque facial and body contortions, and maniacal laughter, every movement was performed for the back row.

Some of the best actors can pull focus in every scene – WaiCol’s Cody Laing-Bayley has that gift.

As Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, he was acting every second he was on stage, drawing the audience into his orbit

without saying a word. He played the mischievous spirit with dry sarcasm and exaggerated physical comedy – his irreverence a foil to Baxter Ferguson’s haughty swagger as Oberon.

Baxter also played

the eponymous antihero in Othello for which he received the Speech Communication Association Cup for Delivery of Text. Baxter’s Othello was a conflicted soul: Hell-bent on revenge against Desdemona, but

simultaneously wracked with anguish. To bring complexity to a role is a real skill, especially at Baxter’s young age.

My final pick goes to Solway College’s Romy Ifill, also portraying Desdemona – bringing

confidence and sensuality to a usually passive role.

A highlight was her rendition of Desdemona’s lullaby “Willow” –complete with a refrain in te reo Māori. Romy’s rich, velvety tones were perfectly complemented by whispered vocals from her handmaidens and a mournful score from violinist Freya Diggle. Chilling and captivating.

In the end, WaiCol and Kuranui emerged victorious: With A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the second of the Taming of the Shrew interpretations through to the national finals in Wellington. The judges praised Kuranui’s Ngakau Aporo and Sinead Latimer for the “wonderful connection” between their characters – Sinead’s brilliantly highly-strung Kate and Ngakau’s ingratiating yet charismatic Petruchio.

If I had to offer a minor critique to the young actors, I would say to slow it down. Some lines were rushed – something we Kiwis are known for – and came out slightly garbled. Easy to do with nerves –and something that will improve with practice.

Overall, a fantastic night at the theatre.

Congratulations to all involved – Will would be proud.

SGCNZ Sheilah Winn Festival college winners

Best 15-minute scene: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Wairarapa College, directed by Tianna Jenkinson.

Best five-minute student-directed scene: Taming of the Shrew – Kuranui College, directed by Ngakau Aporo and Sinead Latimer.

Barbara Vinten Shield for Comedy:

Isaac Burt, as Bertram in All’s Well That Ends Well – Kuranui College.

Speech Communication Association Cup for Delivery of the Text: Baxter Ferguson, as Othello in Othello –Wairarapa College.

Colin Palmer Spirit of Shakespeare Award: Time Jarroen Kitchaichana, as Caesar in Julius Caesar –Rathkeale/St Matthews Senior College.

Direct Entry to the SGCNZ National Shakespeare in Schools Programme: Cody Laing-Bayley –

Wairarapa College

Romy Ifill – Solway College.

Assessors’

Discretionary Awards

Excellence in

Scenography: Macbeth – Wairarapa College, directed by Rebekah Brown, Luka Cameron, Elise JungLeask, Cody LaingBayley, and Lily Tulloch.

Excellence in Characterisation: Sarah-Cate Hodgson, as Lucius in Titus Andronicus – Kuranui College. Penny Noble, as Calphurnia in Julius Caesar – Rathkeale/ St Matthews Senior College.

Excellence in Clarity and Diction: Caitlyn Ward, as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet –Chanel College.

Excellence in Directing: Freya Lewington for All’s Well That Ends Well –Kuranui College.

ABOVE: Bertram [Isaac Burt] would do anything to avoid marriage to Helena [Asta Stokes] in All’s Well That Ends Well. ABOVE RIGHT: Oberon [Baxter Ferguson] and Puck [Cody Laing-Bayley] bring the comedy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Luka Cameron brings a gothic flavour to Macbeth. PHOTOS/SUZANNE OLIVER.

Sarah Pointon [left], Angela-Marie

‘Pandora’s Box’ of balloon art

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prize of $25,000 and the title of “Aotearoa’s best balloon

Bates, who was approached to audition for the show last year, is no stranger to life in front of an audience – due to celebrate his 30th anniversary as a children’s magician next year.

As Zappo, he is best known for his black and orange costuming, high-energy magic shows aboard the Interislander Ferry, educational messages featuring a cast of puppets and, naturally, balloontwisting.

A third-generation magician, Bates estimates he made his first balloon animal at age 13, using “some basic instructions from one of [his] Dad’s old books”. Even after years of perfecting his craft, he believes he has improved the most in the few weeks he spent filming Blow Up.

He was reluctant to give away any spoilers from the show – but promised viewers were in for a pleasant surprise.

“I think people who are used to seeing me make a dog with three balloons will be blown away. Everything we’re doing is huge – we’re not using one swan balloon;

we’re using several hundred,” he said.

“In a short time, I’ve come back with a huge new skill set – all this knowledge which would take several years and thousands of dollars to learn.

“It’s been like opening a Pandora’s Box. I’ve learned all these new techniques –I’ve learned to sculpt with balloons inside balloons, I’ve learned how to weave balloons like flax, I’ve learned how to use an air compressor after using a hand pump for the last 25 years.

“We got to work with different kinds of balloons I’d never come across before – we were like kids at Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory.

“It was a great experience – and a brilliant way to grow as a balloon artist.”

Bates was born in Leicester in England, but grew up in Whanganui – where his father Ken Bates [aka The Magic Man] performed as a comedic magician. His paternal grandfather, ``Granddad Fred’’, also worked as a children’s magician in the UK.

After working as a fashion model, flight attendant and fitness instructor, Bates created his Zappo character in 1994, and began hosting regular children’s shows throughout the North Island.

In 2015, he was named Children’s Entertainer of the Year by the Variety Artists

Club of Zealand and, in 2019, received the title of Grand Master of Magic by the Brotherhood of Auckland Magicians.

As a children’s entertainer, Bates said, one needs a constant supply of energy – though the Blow Up challenges required a whole new level of mental and physical fortitude.

“The individual challenges were hours and hours of work. It is a real pressure cooker environment – there’s a lot to get done, and you have to finish exactly on time,” he said.

“If something doesn’t look right, or the tension in your balloons is off, you start over from the beginning. Plus, you’ve got cameras recording your every move.

“All that twisting was tough on our hands as well. The producers brought in a hand therapist to do massages and teach us some exercises, which was wonderful.”

Though his time on the show had “ups and downs”, Bates said he wasn’t fazed by the competitive environment. After all, working with children, he’s used to being judged.

“Children are very honest – you know where you stand with them. They’ll let you know if they’re not keen on something!

“You get pretty big

shoulders in this industry. As Dad would say, ‘you’re only as good as your last show’. You want to keep growing – so you take criticism as another opportunity to improve.

“There’s nothing worse than hearing someone say after a show, ‘oh, that was quite good. What does ‘quite good’ mean? How can I do better?

“There are tough days –but you learn to suck it up, get on with the job, and do your best.”

Bates is aware of the criticism surrounding Blow Up from environmental advocates – however, he was quick to point out producers aimed to reduce as much waste as possible.

“We use latex balloons, which are compostable. No balloon waste went to landfill.”

He also warned viewers on the hunt for reality TV drama may be disappointed.

“Reality TV can be a bit bitchy – but everyone in the cast got along really well. It was a very positive environment.

“I’ve always found the balloon-twisting culture in New Zealand to be very caring and encouraging. People genuinely want to help out and bring out the best in you.

“It’s just a fun, family show – a real barrel of laughs.”

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Greytown’s Paul Bates is one of the contestants on Blow Up, a new reality TV show for balloon artists.

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Ladies’ Day by a nose

The way to Amarillo is any road to Greytown – as the town’s community theatre company launches its first production since buying its new venue.

Ladies’ Day was chosen by Greytown Little Theatre [GLT] as a fun-filled play for a broad Wairarapa audience, and a good one to welcome people back. The cast is about three weeks into rehearsals, with the play opening on May 17 for nine shows.

The comedy tells the story of four women fish dock workers – Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda – who skip work, dress up and

attend Ladies’ Day at the Royal Ascot Races.

The 1972 song “Is This the Way to Amarillo”, originally performed by Tony Christie, is the play’s theme tune. A special recording of the song, by Wairarapa singer Rob Innes, will play “a couple of times” during the Greytown production, co-director John Gilberthorpe said.

“The song is a standing joke throughout the play – one of the younger female characters is a Tony Christie fan.”

Six male parts will be played by two GLT actors:

“We needed a play with more female characters than male, because men actors are hard to come by. That’s another reason why Ladies’ Day appealed,” he said.

“We wanted a broad appeal for our first production since covid in 2020 – something full of fun. This is a feel-good show but there is depth to the women characters. They develop throughout the play.”

GLT purchased its new venue, Studio 73 on Greytown’s Main St in 2021, when it also celebrated turning 100

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years old.

The company renovated and fitted out the former St John Hall, which currently seats a maximum of 40 people – but “we’re very comfortable with the intimate space for this production, and there’s good lighting”, Gilberthorpe said.

GLT hoped to make modifications to the building in the future.

Victoria Ross is co-directing Ladies’ Day, while Catriona Williams from Masterton’s Little Avondale Stud is supplying racing silks for the jockey.

Wartime stick returns home

Flynn Nicholls ˜ ynn.nicholls@age.co.nz

A walking stick carved during WWII by a Japanese prisoner of war [POW] in the Featherston internment camp has returned to Wairarapa.

Wairarapa archivist and historian Mark Pacey bought the walking stick at a recent coin, medal and banknote auction in Wellington.

The stick has a frog and a ship carved at the top, with a paua-eyed snake coiling around its length, and a bullet casing at the base.

Pacey, who originally trained as a furniture maker, said he was impressed by the level of detail in the woodwork.

“It’s just beautiful, and it would have taken so long to carve,” he said. He intends to keep the stick with him at Wairarapa Archive.

Mobray Collectables said the stick was acquired by a man delivering goods to the camp, who traded for it with one of the prisoners. Throughout the war, the POWs made woodwork to trade with the guards.

Pacey said the object challenges the mainstream narrative of the camp’s history.

“Everyone knows about the incident and the violence at the camp – but these artworks show there was a relationship between the prisoners and the guards.

“I’m just glad to bring it back to Wairarapa.”

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The cast of Ladies ‘ Day, from left, Egan Tearle, Grace Kreft, Julia Harris, Alex Nyman, Sheri Wales (at back) Anna Logan.

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Local archivist and historian Mark Pacey bought a walking stick carved during WWII by a Japanese POW interred at the Featherston Camp.

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Scottish jigs and reels for Gladstone

A traditional Scottish knees-up will take place at Gladstone Complex this month, with music and tartan combining for a night of dancing and fun.

Organisers of the Gladstone School Ceilidh hope to entice a Wairarapa-wide audience with the promise of “something a little different”.

The word ‘ceilidh’, pronounced ‘kay-lee’, comes from the Gaelic word for gathering or party.

“There is no experience needed, as everyone will be shown the dance steps by a professional caller,” organiser Liz Mason said.

“A ceilidh is a funfilled night of wild dancing, good music and great company.”

Lower Hutt ceilidh band Schiehallion will read the dancefloor –and is happy to provide higher energy or slower

paced tunes if asked, Mason said. The band lists its instruments as the accordion, fiddle, flute and bodhran [hand

also be decked out in Scottish tartan.”

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Hundreds of quality items will be available at the South End School fundraiser. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Boots, ballgowns and brand names

Julia Mahony julia.mahony@age.co.nz

Wedding dresses, combat boots, swimming togs and designer threads are expected to be on offer at the popular South End School clothes swap fundraiser this month.

The Carterton primary school is repeating its Great Carterton Ladies’ Clothing Swap for a fifth year, this time from 10am on Sunday, April 30. People are invited to bring along their 10 best unwanted women’s clothing items and come away with some fresh second-hand fashion.

Entry to the school’s hall on High St is for a $10 donation. Items will be sorted and hung up on site and, for each item accepted, attendees receive a token to swap for items on offer.

“Our last couple of clothes swaps attracted up to 70 participants, which meant we had 500700 pieces of clothing,”

organiser Kathy Bartlett said.

“We’ve had a beautiful suede cowboy hat, amazing glitter-covered stilettos, brand-name jeans and some beautiful vintage pieces – as well as piles of gorgeous knitwear, suits and swimwear.”

Bartlett’s favourite piece that she has found and taken home from a clothes swap is a vintage kimono.

“Frocks, snow gear, shoes, blouses, fur coats and cardis – all are perfect for swapping. We’ll accept anything that is in great condition, clean and not underwear,” she said. Any items left behind are taken to a local op-shop, with organisers aiming for a “zero waste” event.

“Get rid of all the clothes you never really wear and free up wardrobe space for some new treasures,” Bartlett said.

• For more information, email kathy.bartlett@ gmail.com, or go to South End School’s Facebook page.

Julia Mahony julia.mahony@age.co.nz

Councillor K˝rero Grace Ayling

Politics is for everyone, and it needs you!

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While many like to dismiss politics as ‘not their thing,’ the government machine fails when we each stop to engage. Our democracy entirely relies on you, the people of New Zealand taking an interest. Now is not the time for complacency. Or quiet grumbles in our homes. Here in the Wairarapa there are huge changes impacting us, most of which are being directed by Wellington bureaucrats. Whether it is Three Waters, RMA reform, Local Government reviews or the Road to Zero policy. Wellington

just keeps lobbing grenades at local councils and more importantly at our local families, our farmers, our workers.

As an elected local councillor, I see my role as promoting local development but also continually pushing back against the raft of government initiatives that I believe are not in our best

interest. But, I can not push back alone. While it can be slow and often infuriating to engage in these big issues, we must not grow so disillusioned in politics that we leave Wellington to their own devices. This is a democracy, ruled by the people. We are called to engage, not just once every three years in the polling

Remember the three P’s and don’t ˛ ush your superhero costume away!

What do superhero costumes, nappies, and cooking oil have in common? They’re all items discovered recently in Carterton’s wastewater system, and we really wish they hadn’t. These items can jam pump stations in the network, the aerators at the wastewater treatment plant, and other machinery.

Did you know....?

Flushable wipes are not in fact ushable, as they do not break down.

Remember the three P’s! Only pee, paper and poo goes down the loo

Kitchen waste

Kitchen waste is also causing problems. Grease and oils poured down your sink slide through your pipes and meet up with other greasy conglomerates, fabrics, and single-use plastic items that have been ushed down the toilet. Over time, these items build up, creating a fatberg.

Tips:

• Please avoid draining oils and fats into the wastewater system.

• Cool and collect your cooking fats, oil and grease in a covered container and put them in a rubbish bin.

• You can also dispose of cooking oils at our transfer station.

• Scrape pots and pans into your rubbish bin before rinsing and washing

• Add a strainer to your sink to catch food scraps and other solids that can collect with any fats and create a blockage.

booth, but continually. While standing up and pushing back can often seem a lonely place, I encourage you to take a stand. Stand for anything, stand for something. If you see a petition you agree with, sign your name. If there are calls for submissions share your view. If you aren’t asked your thoughts, share them anyway. Politicians are employed by you, don’t be shy to question them or push their thinking. We need more challenging of ideals, more open and frank conversations. Our speech is free… isn’t it?

HE PITOPITO K˜RERO

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Pukepatiti

Te Whiti means the crossing. Te Whiti o Tutawake is the longer name. The crossing of Tutawake is when he crossed the Ruamahanga River to save his sister, Tauraharakeke, from committing suicide. To give thanks to the gods for saving a life, the siblings brought Karaka seedlings from the coast and planted them around the inland hills.

Carterton District Council’s supplier has experienced delays and isn’t able to supply enough regular green council branded rubbish bags before supplies run out. Urban residents can continue to have their kerbside rubbish collection each week, with our heavy-duty black bag with an authorised sticker attached. The cost of the bags will remain at the same low cost of $2.80 which covers the bag, collection service and disposal. For rural residents, these bags will still be accepted as o cial Council rubbish bags as the Transfer Station.

Last year, I wrote an editorial to acknowledge Fertility Awareness Week – and shared some of my own experiences with infertility, which my husband and I were struggling with at the time.

And so, fortunes can change. In August, we will be welcoming our first baby.

I took a pregnancy test on Christmas Eve, determined not to get my hopes up. Two minutes later, two pink lines, growing darker by the second. Hubs dashed out to grab another brand, just in case. Next up, a blue cross. And another, even bolder one the next morning.

I don’t like the word “miracle”. Although, with the odds stacked against us, those tiny pink and blue dashes seemed otherworldly.

I guess Christmas is as good a time as any for otherworldly phenomena.

As I write this, I’m almost five months along. So far, hapūtanga [pregnancy] has been ... well, not what I expected. Many symptoms have

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been fairly by-thenumbers. Others more befuddling.

For some women, for example, morning sickness can start later in the piece. I am “some women” – I got through almost the entire first trimester with barely any nausea, then spent all of Waitangi weekend [about 10 weeks along] camped out over the toilet. Twenty weeks in, the bathroom breaks keep coming.

Anything can trigger that queasy feeling – like citrus fruit. Chopping garlic. A sheep truck going past. Kissing my husband after he’s had a kebab. Apologies to himself –several times, he’s taken over dinner duties when the smell of mince cooking gets overpowering. I’m loathe to complain too much ... but it’s a special kind of evil.

There have been other,

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slightly more bearable surprises. Pregnancy makes you feel hot –temperature-wise, due to increased blood flow to the skin. More apologies to hubby, and also to the cat, who were repeatedly booted to the spare room over summer.

Also, they don’t warn you about the eye strain and blurry vision –mainly down to hormonal changes. Screentime doesn’t help. Not conducive to typing this column – or to my identity as a phone-addicted elder millennial.

What I did receive plenty of warning about were the pregnancy emotions. It’s true – cute kittens appear on TV; cue the waterworks. The other day, I was listening to one of my favourite indie folk tunes – and was reduced to a puddle by how damn beautiful it sounded.

I was also warned about the potential flood of unsolicited advice – but I’ve found people are more curious than anything else. I get a lot of questions about cravings. On nausea-free days, someone will mention a particular food, and my body starts screaming for it. My best friend texted about shopping for crumpets – every fibre of my being wanted a crumpet, preferably with marmite and cheese. We went to all three supermarkets in Masterton – no crumpets.

Last week, I walked past my colleague, who had a chocolate muffin on her desk. It took a worryingly large amount of willpower not to snatch it from under her nose. To my co-workers reading this: Guard your snacks with your life.

On a positive note, as tough as pregnancy is on the body, the hormones do wonders for your hair. There’s no “pregnancy glow” on me, but my hair is glossier than a 90s shampoo advert. Move over, Rachel.

There’s been ups and downs. But I’m well aware of how fortunate we are. Given everything we went through to get here, this journey has been, in a word, surreal. To those still battling in the infertility trenches – I hope you get to experience the same confounding, beautiful surreality for yourselves. Hopefully with fewer bathroom breaks. Time for a chocolate muffin, I think. Baby wants it.

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As a child, I spent a lot of time…

Writing plays for my friends to act in at school.

My friends and loved ones always say I am…

Like a magpie – drawn to anything shiny and sparkly.

The famous New Zealander [living or dead], I’d like to have a meal with is…

Jacinda Ardern – politics aside, she is the most amazing role model for young women.

The most delicious ice cream ˜ avour is…

Anything with chocolate.

I would love more time to…

Be with my two adorable grandchildren.

My favourite local shop is… Heart of Arts in Carterton.

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The family member I most admire is…

My Aunty Jean – who, despite her age, manages to pull o˜ wearing leopard skin and cleavage no matter where she is going.

A song I know all the words to is…

“Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” by Eric Idle [from Monty Python’s Life of Brian].

Wairarapa needs…

Better footpaths and ramps, on and o˜ the road. Some are so dangerous for people in wheelchairs and on mobility scooters.

The best accompaniment to a cup of co° ee or tea is… A good natter.

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MIDWEEK PHOTOS

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Whether it’s a reader photo, a cutie, or a snap of you with your Midweek, email it to midweek@age.co.nz with ‘Midweek Photo’ in the subject line, and it could be featured in this segment.

CUTIES OF THE WEEK

Mandy says older brother Scout, a border collie, started life as a working dog – but was afraid of sheep, so is better suited to the role of family pet.

Cooper, a Jack Russell/heading dog cross, was adopted after the family lost their beloved husky. “Scout was depressed – so we got him a puppy,” Mandy says.

How could you say no to those faces?!

Reader Mandy sent in this cute shot of her two good boys, Cooper [left] and Scout.

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Vessel art themes explored

Simon King likes being busy. Last week he was installing his new exhibition into the Windows Gallery at Aratoi; aptly named Shades and Echoes.

Shades and Echoes, extends his ideas about vessels through this new work. His work on canvas is clearly abstract, but the idea is based on images from the material world; vessels are used metaphorically as storage for knowledge and wisdom which are passed down through society and across family generations.

“When we lived for a while in the Cook Islands,” King said, “your ancestors [tupuna] are buried at your house so that they are always with you. The use of translucent media in making the ‘Tupuna’ series is intended to

evoke a sense of the past being always present and influencing the way we live

People save Plunket rooms

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As a result of intense public opposition, the Featherston Plunket Clinic will no longer be sold by Whanau Awhina Plunket, after consultation “highlighted its importance in the community”.

There were 19 submissions opposed to the sale and a heated consultation with about 40 members of the community in October last year.

Matthew Kenny –Plunket’s general manager for Finance, Technology and Commercial – said the organisation has taken public feedback on board and that “it was clear there are valid reasons people don’t want to have to travel to Greytown or

Martinborough for their appointments”.

Kenny said the initial reason for selling the building was due to the organisation’s belief the building was underutilised and that selling the property would help the charity financially.

Now that Plunket is keeping the building, which had its funding raised by the community, Kenny is urging people to utilise the service.

“We want the community to support and use the Plunket rooms more.”

This sentiment was reinforced by South Wairarapa District Mayor Martin Connelly, who said there is a responsibility on people to now take advantage of the building and service.

“I’m very grateful to

our lives.”

Alongside these ideas informing the work

are the usual artistic considerations of form, pattern, harmony, colour and balance. The wood grain element references the way that the annual rings in trees are stored, showing a record of the past as well as a nod to King’s work as a woodworker and furniture maker. Even the wooden frames he makes are an integral part of the work.

Each 2D work begins with an underpainting in acrylic paints on canvas that is eventually completely covered with collage layers. Hints of the underpainting show through the translucent collage.

As well as the twodimensional work, the exhibition includes a large number of sculptural wooden vessels arranged to reinforce the underlying

ideas from the works on canvas.

King will be hosting a full day, hands-on workshop later this month, in conjunction with the exhibition. The workshop will cover ideas about abstract expressionism and the techniques that he uses to create his mixed media collage works on canvas.

• Simon King: Shades and Echoes Exhibition showing until May 21 Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History

• Simon King: Full day workshop Saturday, April 29, 10am-4pm

For more information head to our website www.aratoi.org.nz/ events

Plunket for listening to the Featherston community and consulting in such an open-minded manner,” Connelly said.

“I think we need to be concerned about this happening again. Plunket has a duty to make sure their scarce resources are used for the best advantage of mothers and babies.

“If the local clinic isn’t going to be reasonably

utilised, we would expect them to come back and reconsider.”

Wairarapa MP and Minister for Emergency Management Kieran McAnulty said he is delighted by the news.

“I’m a big supporter of Plunket. My mother was a committee member when I was a child, so I have first-hand experience of the great work Plunket does in Wairarapa and in Featherston.”

McAnulty said he had many people reach out to him with concerns about the proposed building sale and he is “very pleased Whanau Awhina Plunket listened to the community”.

The Featherston clinic holds a playgroup session from 10am to noon on Wednesdays and Well Child Tamariki Ora services for half to one day a week.

Simon King, Tupuna Series #46, 2022, mixed media collage on canvas.

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The proposed closure of Featherston’s Plunket will no longer go ahead, due to fierce community clap back.

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Attention all pet owners, farmers, and equestrians in Wairarapa!

Piracy, war, trade and laws of the sea

The impact of the Law of the Sea may seem to be far removed from an inland town like Masterton, but Wairarapa resident John Mansell will explain its relevance at a meeting of the Wairarapa Branch of the NZ Institute of International Affairs on Thursday, April 20.

The speaker is a master mariner with 35 years of sea-going experience, including worldwide voyaging in general cargo ships, and 20 years in command of Cook Strait ferries. Subsequently he spent 20 years involved with Maritime New Zealand as the General Manager for Maritime Operations, before becoming the Principal Maritime Adviser to MNZ.

We are excited to announce that Veterinary Services Wairarapa Limited has a new majority shareholder, Nicola Haglund! Nicola has been working at the clinic (formally Chapel St Vets) for 20 years and is eager to take on this new role as the owner of The Vet Clinic Wairarapa, which provides exceptional care to all animals, including pets, farm animals, and horses. Sarah Wolland, fellow senior veterinarian, is also a shareholder. Having worked together for 12 years, Sarah and Nicola look forward to taking their business to the next level.

Nicola's passion for animals and commitment to providing highquality care is well-known throughout the community. She has built strong relationships with both clients and their animals, and we are conÿ dent that under her leadership, The Vet Clinic Wairarapa will continue to provide the same level of expertise, dedication, and personalised attention.

Nicola's husband Nathan has a strong connection to the Wairarapa region, having been born and bred here. Nathan’s family have been in the Wairarapa for 150 years with his Uncle Tom still farming on the original family farm at Tauweru. His father, Heaton, was a pharmacist, while his mother, Beverley, owned Milady. Business ownership within the family dates back to the late 1800’s

with one great great grandfather driving the Castlepoint stagecoach and another owning the Elkins Club Hotel. Nicola and Nathan have a deep understanding of the unique needs of the local pet owners, farmers, and horse enthusiasts, and are committed to providing the best possible care for all animals in the community.

Whether it's your beloved pet, working dogs, farm animals, or precious horse, The Vet Clinic Wairarapa has the expertise and resources to address your animal's needs.

At The Vet Clinic Wairarapa, we pride ourselves on being a friendly and welcoming environment for all animals and their owners. Our team of experienced veterinarians and support sta° are dedicated to ensuring that your animals receive the best possible care, from routine check-ups to emergency services. We also have a large retail area providing everything from toys and beds through to working dog food and drench products.

So, if you're looking for a veterinary clinic that can provide exceptional care for all your animals, while also understanding the local community's needs, look no further than The Vet Clinic Wairarapa. We are thrilled to have Nicola leading our team and look forward to continuing to serve the Wairarapa community for years to come.

In that time he was also the New Zealand representative for meetings of the International Maritime Organisation [IMO] in London. He was then appointed as an IMO expert on flag, port and coastal state matters and also appointed as an IMO auditor. With that experience he was made a member of the New

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Zealand delegation to the International Labour Organisation’s diplomatic conference in Geneva for adoption of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.

During this time Mansell undertook advanced academic studies, earning a Master of Maritime Studies degree [Distinction] in 2004 and a Doctorate in international maritime law in 2007. He is the first New Zealand Master Mariner to be granted the status of Chartered Master

Mariner [CMMar] by the Honourable Company of Master Mariners of London for exceptional services to the maritime industry.

New Zealand is dependent on international shipping for its trade overseas, and events in Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay have shown that coastal shipping is also important. But across the globe seaborne trade can be threatened by piracy and war. As well, some coastal states have been pushing their sea-boundaries beyond that agreed under international law. These issues can impact on our trade. And even the grounding of a container ship in the Suez Canal, as happened in 2021, showed that trade can be severely disrupted very quickly. This is the background to Mansell’s public talk. Mansell now lives in Martinborough, where he is active in the community and enjoys golf. His talk is open to the public and will be held at Rosewood, 417 Queen St, Masterton, at 8pm on Thursday, April 20.

If you are experiencing troubling issues like anxiety, grief or depression, or if you’ve been affected by family violence, we can help. We offer a non-judgmental, respectful, caring space where we help people through their process of change.

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John Mansell.

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CONSERVATION KŌ

Pūkaha centre is ready to ‘fly’

George Hewitt Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre

Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu, which means to adorn the bird with feathers so it can fly, is a whakataukī [Māori proverb] that reflects the idea that if you give the bird what it needs, it can thrive.

The “bird” in question will be Te Wānanga Taiao, Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre’s new Environmental Education Centre, opening in July.

Te Wānanga Taiao will be a place where New Zealanders can be taught about the forest while being in the forest. Through this Environmental Education Centre, it is hoped Pūkaha can change the way people think and act towards te taiao [the environment]. Its goal is to help all New Zealanders see the value in protecting Aotearoa’s native flora and fauna for future generations to enjoy.

Te Wānanga Taiao will accommodate groups of up to 40 people including schools, community, and business organisations. Te

Wānanga Taiao will also include:

An onsite wharenui [meeting house], a place of ceremony, meeting and learning that can also be used for overnight stays; A commercial kitchen and beautiful dining area, which will seat 100 people and be used as a lounge with a log fire in the evenings.

Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre is grateful to its Tararua and Wairarapa community supporters

who already supported and believed in Te Wānanga Taiao.

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Wairarapa is one example of many of the amazing supporters already behind this project. Emily Court, Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre general manager, recently visited the school to say thanks and meet a selection of its budding science students.

“I really enjoyed meeting the teachers and students

Do you have joint names on assets or do you operate joint bank accounts?

Everyday actions that you take for granted can have a direct consequence on your property entitlements.

[4] My role

There are several issues to consider when looking to protect property which you would wish to keep as your separate property on entering into a relationship or if you are already in a relationship.

An agreement recording “what is mine” and “what is yours” can be included in a Section 21 Agreement commonly known as a Pre-nuptial Agreement. can also advise on property aspects of separation relating to the distribution of relationship property and the preparation of Relationship Property Agreements following separation. can also help you decide if the following matters require your attention:

It is humbling to receive such generous donations from our community. Pūkaha is such an important taonga [treasure] for the community and, together, we are taking it to the next level.

to acknowledge their generous contribution to Te Wānanga Taiao,” she said.

“Te Kura is such an important place: The students are smart, proud and connected with the big picture of looking after our taiao.

“It is humbling to

receive such generous donations from our community. Pūkaha is such an important taonga [treasure] for the community and, together, we are taking it to the next level.”

The names of all the wonderful Te Wānanga Taiao supporters and

donors can be found on the Pūkaha website: www. pukaha.org.nz/wananga/ Pūkaha still needs support to adorn this bird with feathers so it may soar. To make a donation, search ‘donate Pūkaha’ on the website. Ngā mihi nui.

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the relationship for yourselves as "your separate property" without being bound to share it?

Is property you receive by way of inheritance automatically separate property?

The identification of and treatment of this property in the context of your relationship has had a direct bearing on whether it is separate property or relationship property.

Also, you need to give consideration to whether assets owned in a Trust for your benefi was your separate property? Property relationship issues where Trusts are involved has become incredibly complex as there have been many court cases in recent times where assets held in trust, have been attacked.

[3] What is relationship property?

To what extent has any property you owned prerelationship been intermingled in the relationship?

i.e. have you used income from such property for daily living expenses as you incur as a couple?

What about assets acquired by you since the relationship began?

[a] Transferring separate property into a family trust in which you are a Trustee (together with other Trustees) and a beneficiary (including other discretionary beneficiaries).

The timing of a transfer into a Trust is an important consideration to minimise risks against property relationship claims. Assets should be transferred to a Trust before a relationship commences.

[b] Entering into a “Contracting Out Agreement” under Section 21 of the Property (Relationships) Act. This Agreement would specify what is separate property in the event of a relationship breakdown or death.

The Agreement must follow certain format and independent legal advice for both parties must be obtained before the Agreement is signed.

[c] To up-date or make a new Will.

If you wish to receive any advice on the above matter or buying and selling property,

An artist’s impression of the new Te Wānanga Taiao at Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Drills and repetition have place

Tim Nelson Midweek

I have just started reading the book The Expectation Effect by David Robson. When discussing the exercises the reader is encouraged to do at the end of each chapter, the author is very clear on one thing, this being that the exercises will only be effective with repetition and practice; they’re not simply things that need only be done once or twice.

From my perspective the idea of repetition and, heaven forbid, drills, have been frowned upon in regards to acquiring and learning new skills and knowledge. To me, this was never the case, so it is pleasing to see an author with the credentials and experience of Robson

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has explicitly stated that repetition and practice are an essential part of learning. It certainly backs the science of learning, so it’s positive to see this unfashionable procedure now slipping back into the mainstream.

I really can’t see how getting better at anything wouldn’t involve repetition and practice; it has definitely been a key factor in anything that I have had success with.

Give yourself time Martin Luther King Jr was once asked what he would do if he was given one week to himself, away from the limelight and responsibility that was placed on his shoulders.

He answered that he would spend time reading, meditating and doing the things he simply had so little time for. He felt he was barely given an hour, let alone a full week, to do the things needed to replenish his soul to help

him in his battle for the civil rights movement. A full week is unlikely to be something any of us will have to ourselves, but what we can do is find smaller moments. Initially this might mean setting your alarm clock

15 minutes earlier to get up and meditate or read positive content. You might choose to grow this time, perhaps building up to an hour to start your day in a way that truly does give us the time to focus on ourselves in the

most positive way. I have been getting up at 5.15am during the week, and 6.15am on weekends, for many years now. This would once have seemed impossible to me, but now it’s just what I do. I spend this

time meditating, reading and exercising, having this all done early so that regardless of what comes next I will have at least had this time to myself to enhance my physical and mental health.

Keep getting better

This post may seem a little contrary to my previous writing on addiction to success, but there is a difference in that getting better doesn’t necessarily lead to success, but it can increase our chances of it happening.

Socrates said, “We cannot remain as we are.”

By this he meant we can continually improve in so many areas of our lives.

Take, for example, working out. Each time I visit the gym I record what I do with each exercise. I then use this as a benchmark for the next session, aiming to get just that tiny bit better. This doesn’t amount to much session by session, but, over time, the improvements add up to significant gain. The same can be applied to many of the things we do. For me these include the amount of time spent meditating [now up to 20 minutes at a time], to the time I spend learning Indonesian in preparation for a trip to Bali.

There’s a line in the novel Memoirs of Hadrian that beautifully emphasises the importance of point I have shared here:

“Do the best you can. Do it over again. Then still improve, even if ever so slightly those retouches.”

A strange addiction

Author and health expert

Peter Attia talks about an unusual addiction in an interview. It’s something that had a very negative impact on him, which seems contrary when the addiction is identified, this being an addiction to success.

Typically we think of success as a positive thing, and, to be honest, it really is. Success is something we all want more of, as it tends to lead to attaining things we want: money; status; companions; among others.

The problem lies, as it did for Attia, with thinking that success must come for every single thing we do. This will mean the expectation of success will potentially lead to a very negative self perspective when the hoped-for success doesn’t come our way. This doesn’t mean we should stop trying to achieve success, but it does mean we need to acknowledge that it’s not always going to be the outcome and, when it doesn’t, that’s fine.

People don’t really care

Some great advice shared on the Chris Williamson podcast. In an interview with guest Gurwinder Bhogal, the topic of what other people are thinking about us came up. Their view is that others are barely thinking about us at all; they’re far more likely to be thinking about the many things that

impact on their own lives, as opposed to the likes of what we’re wearing; something we have said; the type of car we drive; or the street our house is in, or if we even own a house.

This is a deeply liberating thought.

A mindful minute

I can’t remember where I came across this idea, but it’s something that’s potentially so beneficial, especially in times of stress and high pressure. The beauty of the idea is that it’s just so simple and easy to do. The idea is “a mindful minute”.

To do it all that’s required is to time how many slow deep breaths you do in a minute. Once you know how many, remember this number, then whenever you’re feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or under a lot of pressure, find a quiet spot, close your eyes, then take the number of deep breaths you do in a minute.

The mindful minute won’t solve all your problems and issues, but it may help you to take stock and relax.

Use it or lose it

I heard a fascinating discussion on the Rich Roll Podcast this morning on the topic of AI, something that has become a lot more prominent with the introduction of Chap GPT.

Hosts Rich and Adam looked at the benefits and

risks of AI, and were quite balanced in doing so. Hearing arguments from both sides, it was hard to disagree with any that were raised, either for or against the concept. However, one thing that really did resonate with me against AI was the idea of its overuse and our over reliance.

Chat GPT in particular, could essentially be seen as “outsourcing your brain”. Developing a belief that all knowledge can just be accessed as required, and that there’s no real need to acquire knowledge within us, means we’re failing to strengthen the capacity of our brains, thinking what we need to know can simply be “‘looked up just in time”. The fact is what we want to know will be based on the prior knowledge we already have around a subject, and this knowledge will further develop within us, as opposed to sitting in a data storage centre, reliant on the electricity grid to keep functioning.

• 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.

GETTING READY FOR WINTER

Winter is the season when we reach for warmer clothes and search for ways to heat our bodies and the rooms in which we live and work. It’s also the season when some of us play sports that seem designed to leave us with aches and pains, and when conditions like arthritis are exacerbated by the cold.

GET READY FOR HEADING OUT IN THE COLD

Getting ready for winter is always a good idea. We’ve pulled together pros and cons of di˜ erent heating options and tips about keeping warm inside and outside the house.

There’s some practical advice about keeping out the pests that try to invade our homes every autumn. We’ve even got some ideas about healthy eating during winter – get prepared with new recipes and maybe even a slow cooker.

If you want to help children this winter who are in need of warm clothing, or if you know of children who might benefit from a helping hand, we’ve listed some community groups you could contact.

Being very cold can make you sick. Older adults can lose body heat fast - faster than when they were young.

Changes in your body that come with ageing can make it harder for you to be aware of getting cold.

Being outside in the cold can lead to hypothermia.

Hypothermia is what happens when your body temperature gets very low. For an older person, a body temperature of 35°C or lower can cause many

health problems or worse.

Tips for being outside in the cold are:

1. Dress for the weather if you must go out on chilly, cold, or damp days. Camping and tramping stores sell light-weight merino clothing intended to keep people as warm as possible.

2. Wear loose layers of clothing. The air between the layers helps to keep you warm.

3. Put on a hat and scarf. You lose a lot of body heat when your head and neck are uncovered.

4. Wear warm socks and shoes or boots that keep out the cold and wet.

5. Wear a waterproof coat or jacket.

6. Change your clothes right away if they get damp or wet.

HELP CHILDREN GET READY FOR WINTER

As children set o for school each day during the winter, they need all the right clothing to keep them warm and dry, and to keep chills and colds at bay.

Araincoat, solid shoes and warm socks are critical. They need a jumper to pull on over a shirt or a polyprop to wear under the shirt.

A beanie and gloves or fi ngerless gloves might be useful too, especially if your children are walking home or coming home later in the day when the temperature has dropped. You may fi nd some quality barely used options in your local op shops.

Every day, one in fi ve Kiwi children goes without the essentials that other children take for granted and wellbeing.

• VARIETY, THE CHILDREN’S CHARITY: Through Variety, you can sponsor a child to give them the essentials such as clothing, bedding, and a uniform. These are the things they need to stay well, enjoy school, and take part in their

communities. More than 1,400 children are waiting for a sponsor. To be a sponsor or to seek help for your child, go to https://www.variety.org.nz/.

• KIDSCAN: KidsCan works with schools and preschools around the country to deliver essentials to children in need so they can get the

best possible chance in life. Children can’t learn if they are cold, wet, and hungry.

To donate or fundraise or to seek help for a child or children, go to https://www. kidscan.org.nz/.

Since 2005, KidsCan has given 525,000 jackets and raincoats to children, and 275,000 pairs of shoes.

FOSTER HOPE CHARITABLE TRUST: This charity puts together backpacks of essential items for foster children, many of whom arrive at their new placements with little more than the clothes on their backs. Foster Hope has branches of volunteers throughout New Zealand eager to support the foster children and caregivers in their regions. To donate or seek help for a foster child, go to https:// www.fosterhope.org.nz/.

CLOTHED IN LOVE: Helps families in need by blessing them with free good quality preloved or new clothing for their children. To donate or seek help for a child or children, go to: https://www. clothedinlove.org.nz/.

THINGS TO AVOID IN YOUR HOME

Minimise air moisture by doing your laundry during the day, with the windows open. Better yet, open the doors too.

STAYING WARM WHILE INSIDE

1. Set your heat to at least 20–21°C (and not below 18°C).

To save on heating bills, close o rooms you are not using. Close the vents and shut the doors in these rooms and keep basement doors closed. Place a rolled towel in front of all doors to keep out drafts.

2. Make sure your house isn’t losing heat through windows. Keep your blinds and curtains closed. If you have gaps around the windows, try using weather stripping or seals to keep the cold air out.

even if you are staying in the house. Wear socks and slippers. Throw a blanket over your legs while sitting down.

5. Snuggle up with a plug-in electric throw. Options on the market are machine washable, have a timer and have a detachable controller. They could be perfect for chilly winter evenings or cold workplaces.

point in stopping draughts or investing in thermal curtains in a home with a damp problem.

Never run the drier without a window open.

3. It’s also possible to retrofit double-glazing into old windows. This can be carried out with the minimum of fuss and windows do not need to be removed. Retrofitting can take place one room at a time, as a ordability allows.

4. Dress warmly on cold days

6. Make sure you eat enough food to keep up your weight. If you don’t eat well, you might have less fat under your skin. Body fat helps you to stay warm.

7. Drink alcohol moderately, if at all. Alcoholic drinks can make you lose body heat.

8. If a power outage leaves you without heat, try to stay with a relative or friend.

HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR HOME?

You can now borrow a home-health self-assessment kit from your library to check the health of your home.

It’s simple to use and the results might surprise you. Available free to all library members.

GET READY FOR

WINTER FOODS FOR COMFORT AND HEALTH

Winter can be tough on the immune system. It’s important to eat a variety of healthy foods to boost your health during winter and to ensure you’re getting the nutrients your body needs.

You could start getting ready to begin your day with creamy porridge with natural yoghurt, stewed fruit, and even nuts - the perfect winter breakfast. Add cinnamon to trigger your brain into feeling full so you’ll eat less during the day. Oats are also great for getting fibre, zinc, energyboosting iron, potassium, and antioxidants into your system.

Winter foods such as stewed fruits and soups of all types are packed with important complex carbohydrates. They’re designed to warm, energise, and nourish us throughout the cold season. Other examples include roasted kumara and pumpkin, mashed potatoes, and apple and rhubarb crumble. You could make the ultimate in comfort foods - chicken noodle soup - using left-over chicken, some dried noodles, and any veges available.

Jamie Oliver’s one-pan wonders,

free on the internet, include labour-saving and money-saving food recipes including some meatfree options.

If the cost of meat and fish seem unreasonable this winter, try adding dried or canned beans, peas, or lentils to some of your dishes.

They’re a great source of protein and are full of fibre, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. Because they soak up flavours, they work well in curries, soups, and stews.

Stews of all types can be delicious, filling, and nutritious. If you have a hunter in the family who regularly brings home the venison, a slowcooked venison stew could keep you and the entire family going for a couple of days.

You may want to invest in a slow cooker – they’re great for stews, soups, casseroles, curries and more.

When you cook meat in a slow cooker it tenderises the meat properly and gives the best

flavour. It keeps in essential nutrients, which can otherwise be lost in the cooking process.

Slow cookers also use less electricity compared to an oven and can do their thing without supervision from the chef.

Look out too for free recipes for low-cost meals using in-season ingredients, available at many supermarkets.

GET READY FOR

GET OUT, YOU PEST

Pests such as rats, cockroaches, and some spiders will nest within your walls. They tend to chew on electrical cables and drywall and are known to pass on diseases to humans. Watch for droppings or signs of nests. If you find signs, try to find the source of the infestation. Now is the time! Letting a pest problem fester will later go on to become unmanageable.

Openings and cracks are an entry point for pests into your home. As much as possible, block their access. Instal screen windows and doors if you can and repair any damaged screens. Check the attic and inspect all roof spaces regularly. Repair cracks and damaged roof tiles.

Keep up with outdoor maintenance to keep rodents and insects away from the house. Unmanaged grass and shrubbery act as good hiding spots for insects and rodents. Keep branches, shrubs and bushes trimmed and away from the house. Compost should be kept in a sealed area away from the house. Garbage bags and bins attract the most rats and cockroaches and should be well sealed. It’s a good idea to store these and any other yard waste, like firewood, at least five metres from the house.

Monitor drainage systems, pipes, water storage tanks, and gutters. Keep the house dry and well ventilated. Moisture and dampness attract pests, making basements, garages, attics, bathrooms, and laundry rooms hotbeds for pests and mosquitos. Dehumidifiers can help to control moisture.

Food left unattended attracts insects and rats. Keep everything sealed in airtight containers and store in a dry place. Keep garbage bins sealed and in clean surroundings.

If preventative measures aren’t enough, options for pest control include baited traps, fumigating inside and out, and automatic spray dispensers. There are many companies who can o° er advice and ranges of products, including products using natural and environmentally friendly ingredients. In short, the advice is to destroy infestations, prevent more pests coming in, and immediately deal to those that do wander in occasionally.

Pests, your days are numbered!

HOMES INITIATIVE

We provide education and access to resources to create warm, dry, and healthier homes for Wairarapa whānau.

STAY ACTIVE - STAY CONNECTED

Move your tinana (body) as much as you can. A consistent short walk around the block is a great start. Follow your interests and join a social group that suits you. Stay active and connected during Takurua.

Autumn is the time when pests of all kinds are rushing indoors to find cosy indoor spots for bedding down and breeding.

GET READY FOR

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Making your home warm and dry will be healthier for you and keep your power bills down too over winter. Energy-e cient homes also help tackle climate change by making New Zealand’s renewable electricity sources go further.

Suggested steps for energy e ciency include:

• Do a healthy home check: Warm, dry homes are healthier to live in and more energy e cient.

Doing what you can to tackle dampness and improve your home’s heat retention will help you save power (and money). Assess how warm, safe, and dry your home is. You can do a check yourself online or get an in-home assessment.

• Insulate your home: A good dose of insulation is your best step to a warmer, drier, healthier home. Check out ceiling, underfloor and wall insulation options. Explore window solutions and draught stopping techniques.

• Reduce moisture: Tackling dampness and ventilation creates a dry, healthy home that holds in the heat, reduces emissions, and keeps money in your pocket.

• Choose good appliances: Save your own energy let e cient appliances do the hard work for you.

• Use hot water e ciently: Getting more e cient with your hot water use can have a surprisingly big impact on your power bill.

• Use LED lighting: Switch on to savings with e cient LED light bulbs they use way less electricity and last a lot longer.

• Build low carbon: Lock in low emissions living when you buy, design, or renovate your home.

• Explore solar energy: Harnessing free energy from the sun takes a big investment and careful thinking.

• Explore smart homes: New Zealand homes are set to get smarter, with energy-saving technology that will keep power bills down.

• Heat and cool e ciently:

Learn how to heat and cool your home e ciently and work out what heater is best for you.

The pros and cons of heating options:

New Zealand’s Consumer website and the government’s GEN LESS website, backed by ECCA, provide lots of advice about the good and the not so good for di erent heating options.

Heat pumps are said to:

• Be cheap to run, able to provide instant heat, and to be e cient (look for more stars on the Energy Rating Label).

• Be able to heat one room, or many rooms if you buy a ducted system, have a thermostat and timer fitted, and have cooling options for summer.

• Be noisy when running at full power, and unable to work during a power cut.

• Come in a range of models. Di erent models suit di erent rooms and climates: if you live in a colder area, look for one that performs well in low temperatures.

Electric heaters are said to:

• Be cheap to buy and good

for bedrooms, studies and other smaller rooms and come in a huge range of types and technologies. Be more expensive to run than most other options and to be less powerful than other heating types.

Flued gas heaters are said to:

• Be able to heat large spaces and provide instant heat. They have a thermostat and timer.

• Run on mains natural gas in the North Island or on LPG bottles, if you prefer. Don’t need building consent but must be installed by a registered gas fitter.

• Release greenhouse gas emissions, have higher running costs if you use LPG bottles, and don’t work during a power cut. There are fixed charges for main gas supply.

Wood burners are said to:

• Use renewable wood energy, be cheap to run, and able to heat large spaces. They can

heat more rooms with a heat transfer kit.

• Be low pollution if dry firewood is used. They’re great in a cold climate and are able to be used for cooking and water heating. They’re una ected by power cuts.

• Sometimes take a while to get going. They can’t be put on a timer.

Avoiding disaster:

If you have a wood burner, don’t forget to have the chimney swept

each year before winter arrives, to avoid disaster. Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) attends hundreds of callouts each year to house fires which start in or around the chimney.

FENZ advises that we should keep at least one metre away from wood burners or heaters - be that our bodies, furniture, beds, or clothes drying on a rack.

Never place or hang clothes on a heater to dry.

GET READY FOR

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Making your home warm and dry will be healthier for you and keep your power bills down too over winter. Energy-e cient homes also help tackle climate change by making New Zealand’s renewable electricity sources go further.

Suggested steps for energy e ciency include:

• Do a healthy home check: Warm, dry homes are healthier to live in and more energy e cient.

Doing what you can to tackle dampness and improve your home’s heat retention will help you save power (and money). Assess how warm, safe, and dry your home is. You can do a check yourself online or get an in-home assessment.

• Insulate your home: A good dose of insulation is your best step to a warmer, drier, healthier home. Check out ceiling, underfloor and wall insulation options. Explore window solutions and draught stopping techniques.

• Reduce moisture: Tackling dampness and ventilation creates a dry, healthy home that holds in the heat, reduces emissions, and keeps money in your pocket.

• Choose good appliances: Save your own energy let e cient appliances do the hard work for you.

• Use hot water e ciently: Getting more e cient with your hot water use can have a surprisingly big impact on your power bill.

• Use LED lighting: Switch on to savings with e cient LED light bulbs they use way less electricity and last a lot longer.

• Build low carbon: Lock in low emissions living when you buy, design, or renovate your home.

• Explore solar energy: Harnessing free energy from the sun takes a big investment and careful thinking.

• Explore smart homes: New Zealand homes are set to get smarter, with energy-saving technology that will keep power bills down.

• Heat and cool e ciently:

Learn how to heat and cool your home e ciently and work out what heater is best for you.

The pros and cons of heating options:

New Zealand’s Consumer website and the government’s GEN LESS website, backed by ECCA, provide lots of advice about the good and the not so good for di erent heating options.

Heat pumps are said to:

• Be cheap to run, able to provide instant heat, and to be e cient (look for more stars on the Energy Rating Label).

• Be able to heat one room, or many rooms if you buy a ducted system, have a thermostat and timer fitted, and have cooling options for summer.

• Be noisy when running at full power, and unable to work during a power cut.

• Come in a range of models. Di erent models suit di erent rooms and climates: if you live in a colder area, look for one that performs well in low temperatures.

Electric heaters are said to:

• Be cheap to buy and good

for bedrooms, studies and other smaller rooms and come in a huge range of types and technologies. Be more expensive to run than most other options and to be less powerful than other heating types.

Flued gas heaters are said to:

• Be able to heat large spaces and provide instant heat. They have a thermostat and timer.

• Run on mains natural gas in the North Island or on LPG bottles, if you prefer. Don’t need building consent but must be installed by a registered gas fitter.

• Release greenhouse gas emissions, have higher running costs if you use LPG bottles, and don’t work during a power cut. There are fixed charges for main gas supply.

Wood burners are said to:

• Use renewable wood energy, be cheap to run, and able to heat large spaces. They can

heat more rooms with a heat transfer kit.

• Be low pollution if dry firewood is used. They’re great in a cold climate and are able to be used for cooking and water heating. They’re una ected by power cuts.

• Sometimes take a while to get going. They can’t be put on a timer.

Avoiding disaster:

If you have a wood burner, don’t forget to have the chimney swept

each year before winter arrives, to avoid disaster. Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) attends hundreds of callouts each year to house fires which start in or around the chimney.

FENZ advises that we should keep at least one metre away from wood burners or heaters - be that our bodies, furniture, beds, or clothes drying on a rack.

Never place or hang clothes on a heater to dry.

Greytown Butchery, situated at 67 Main Street, Greytown lives up to its motto “butchers of the future, with traditions of the past”.

April 1873 saw Sam Haigh advertise the opening of his Greytown butchery at the address it occupies to this day. Sam is said to have originally gone from door to door selling meat from a cart while the shop was being built. Once established at 67 Main Street and with his family living above the shop, Sam ran a small farm at Matarawa and a slaughterhouse. He cured ham and bacon, but it was the quality of his sausages that is said to have been well known throughout Wairarapa - no short cuts were allowed. Exactly 150 years later, current owners, Gavin Green and Julie Fairbrother, have transformed Greytown Butchery into a European-styled enterprise with traditional, organic, and rarer meats available. And their sausages have won awards year after year: a deÿ nite throwback to the traditions of the past. The butchery was built over two stories, made of wood, intended to be centrally situated, and designed to suit the requirements of the trade. There have been many changes to the building over the decades, not all of them in keeping with past traditions. The 1970s and 80s saw the shopfront modernised with

tiles and a saw-tooth verandah roof. It wasn’t until 2001 when then owner of Greytown Butchery, Barry Whitney, returned the shop to its original state: it was “out with the new and in with the old”.

GREYTOWN SURROUNDS & 150 YEARS OF SOLID TRADITION: GREYTOWN BUTCHERY

Within a few years of its facelift, the Butchery premises and business were bought by Gavin and Julie. They’ve retained the original features of the building and the philosophy of o° ering quality meats, while also catering for modern tastes. They haven’t, however, returned to the practice of hanging sides of hogget from the balcony. Greytown residents and visitors thank them for that.

Above: the Greytown Butchery around 1900. Below: the ÿ rst ever advertisement for Greytown Butchery.

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Sudoku

Last week’s crossword solution

ACROSS: 1 Moisten, 4 Triplicate, 9 Coroner, 13 Cuff, 14 Fringe, 15 Bribed, 16 Protest, 19 Admittance, 20 Rigidity, 21 Agony, 24 Square, 25 Osprey, 27 Crackling, 32 Schnapps, 33 Artful, 34 Kitchen, 38 Infringe, 39 Almond, 40 Apex, 41 Grate, 42 Heron, 45 A red rag to a bull, 52 Ranch, 55 Toast, 56 Lava, 57 Prompt, 58 Daffodil, 61 Wetsuit, 62 Sticks, 63 Trifling, 66 Resurrect, 68 Cotton, 69 Smiled, 73 Vague, 74 Addendum, 76 Terminated, 81 Variety, 82 Stigma, 83 Affray, 84 Char, 85 Cayenne, 86 Unforeseen, 87 Tutored.

DOWN: 1 Mecca, 2 Infamous, 3 Normal, 4 Tonic, 5 Idea, 6 Liberty, 7 Cringe, 8 Trend, 10 Oars, 11 Octagon, 12 Easing, 17 Attraction, 18 Stock, 22 Wrestler, 23 Flair, 24 Stylish, 26 Sips, 28 Rhubarb, 29 Enigma, 30 Studio, 31 Septic, 33 Among, 35 Circa, 36 Afar, 37 Seal, 43 Evoked, 44 Oasis, 46 Road, 47 Drastic, 48 Alpaca, 49 Tools, 50 Appetite, 51 Liable, 52 Refinement, 53 Nude, 54 Helipad, 59 Minus, 60 Limo, 64 Trade, 65 Fletcher, 67 Erudite, 68 Compare, 70 Havana, 71 Adagio, 72 Impact, 75 Eaten, 77 Elfin, 78 Dared, 79 Stun, 80 Fade.

Insert the missing letters to complete ten words — five across the grid and five down. More than one solution may be possible.

Rural push for Internet in stars

internet and reception for more than a day after the cyclone.

Chorus said in an

access, which services like Starlink could cover.

Campbell said fibre installation in the towns had been a “game changer”.

Funding for RAT test for facial eczema

The sustainable food and fibre futures fund of the Ministry of Primary Industries [MPI] will invest over $35,000 in a project with Tokaora Diagnostics to develop a prototype facial eczema rapid antigen test [RAT] and undertake field testing.

While the test has the potential to be used on sheep, cattle, and deer, initial trials focus on dairy cattle.

Facial eczema affects livestock in summer and autumn in most areas of the North Island, including Wairarapa, and occasionally in northern areas of the South Island, animal health company Zoetis said.

currently test for the disease through blood samples taken by vets, but it is expensive and timeconsuming.

“With our solution, farmers will be able to do the testing themselves quickly and easily through nasal mucus or saliva.”

MPI said financial losses from the disease in New Zealand had been estimated as high as $274 million per year from lost production and the cost of labour, treatment, and deceased animals.

“By detecting facial eczema accurately, we’d expect to see significant cost savings on farms in affected areas,” Pam Livingston said.

MPI director of investment programmes

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Steve Penno said facial eczema was a disease that often doesn’t show physical symptoms until it’s too late to save the animal.

“It will enable farmers to surveillance test, which will facilitate timely treatment. It will also allow more informed purchasing, breeding, and culling decisions.”

“Currently, there’s no cheap, on-farm diagnostic on the market, so we’re supporting Tokaora Diagnostics to take their proof-of-concept test to the next stage.”

Facial eczema had been a long-standing issue for the agricultural sector, Penno said, and it is

expected to get worse as a result of climate change because the spores that cause the disease are more likely to grow in warm and humid conditions.

MPI has already invested in a range of projects aimed at combating the disease –including breeding sporeresistant grass and working with vets, dairy farmers,

and rural professionals to raise awareness about how to take preventative action – and “this project is another step towards better managing this disease”, Penno said.

Tokaora Diagnostics, which is developing the RAT, is a family-owned research company headed by chief researcher Frey Livingston and his mother

Pam, who is the managing director.

The company conducted initial research and development through start-up grants from Callaghan Innovation.

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“We’re grateful to have received so much support to make an ‘invisible’ problem visible,” Frey Livingston said. He said farmers can

She said the RAT test would be a quick diagnostic tool for vets when called to a sick animal, and for researchers, it could give a timely answer to the ‘who has it and how badly’ question.

“And, of course, improved animal welfare is a high priority,” Pam Livingston said.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 13

Alcoholics Anonymous: Featherston Community Centre, 7.30-8.30pm. Call

0800 229 6757.

Belly Dance for Beginners: Kiwi Hall, Featherston, 6.30-7.30pm. Call Antonia Blincoe [021] 105-7649. Carrington Bowling Club: 57 High Street, Carterton,1pm for 1.30 pm start. Call Pauline Hodgson [027] 406-672. Carterton Community Choir: 7.159pm, at Carterton School, Holloway St. Call [022] 373-4299.

Carterton District Historical Society: 142 High St North, Carterton, open 2-4pm or by appointment. Call Vivienne 379-5564 or email carterton. hist.soc@gmail.com

Danzability Class: 11am-noon, at Studio 73, Greytown. Call physio. rachel.horwell@gmail.com or [022]

077-2654. Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Call 0800 373 646 for an appointment.

Martinborough: St Andrew’s Church, 9.30-11am; Featherston: Featherston Community Centre, 1.30-3.30pm.

Fareham Creative Space: Open studio, 10am-3pm, 80 Underhill Rd, Featherston. Email: registrations@ farehamcreativespace.nz

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

Food Market: Food trucks, 4.30-7pm outside the Masterton Town Hall, rain or shine.

GirlGuidingNZ: Carterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 4.15-5.30pm. Carterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 6-7.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm.

ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027]

498-7261. Justice of the Peace: Carterton library noon-2pm; Masterton District Court 11am-1pm; Eketahuna Library

1.30-4.30pm.

Kids Song & Story: 9.30-10.30am, social hour during school terms for preschool children and their caregivers, Epiphany Church hall, High St, Masterton. Pam Thomas 378-6740.

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

377-4401. Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 5.30-6.30pm, Trust House Recreation Centre back pool.

Call Stu [027] 295-4189 or Lucy [021]

0204-4144. Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10amnoon, Featherston Community Centre.

Call May [06] 308-6912 or Virginia [06]

308-8392.

Wairarapa Kids Choir: Choral singing for children aged seven years up,

3.50-4.50pm, Courthouse, Holloway St, Carterton, during school terms. Call Jill [027] 347-5891.

Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Quit Clinic at Whaiora 9am-noon. Free support available across Wairarapa. Call Whaiora 0800 494 246. Walk and Talk: Meet outside Dish Cafe, First St, Masterton, 9.30am.

SATURDAY,

available at Masterton Library, 10amnoon. Lions Book Sale: 9am-1pm, next to Wairarapa Farmers Market, Solway Showgrounds, Judds Rd, Masterton, under the grandstand.

Martinborough Museum: Open Sat/ Sun at No 7 The Square, 10.30am-

2.30pm. Donation/koha appreciated.

Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109.

Parkrun: Weekly 5km run/walk.

Measured, timed, free. 8am start, at the Woodside end of the Greytown rail trail. Info: parkrun.co.nz/

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Saturday in the Park: Food trucks by the Skate Park, QE Park 10am-2pm, rain or shine.

Tinui Craft Corner and Museum:

Open Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. Call Lesley Hodgins [06] 372-6433.

Toy Library: Masterton: 10am-

1pm, 365 Queen St. Featherston: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon.

Wairarapa Cancer Society

Supportive Care Services: Free services for anyone needing support after a cancer diagnosis. Call (06) 378-8039.

Wairarapa Farmers’ Market:9am-

1pm, Solway Showgrounds, Judds Rd, Masterton, under the grandstand and nearby redwood tree.

628 632

Rotary Sunday Market: 7-11.30am, Essex St car park. Contact thehodsons@xtra.co.nz

South Wairarapa Pipe Band: Practice at St John’s church hall, Featherston, 4-6pm. To confirm time please call [027] 628-5889 or [027] 453-0182. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9amnoon, at the Masterton Aerodrome.

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Art for Everyone: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call Sandie [021] 157-4909.

Carterton Alcoholics Anonymous:

8pm, Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210 High St. Call Bob [021]

042-2947 or Martin [06] 372-7764.

Carterton Community Toy Library: Events Centre, Holloway St, Mon-Sat during CDC Library hours.

Carterton Scottish Dance Club: 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. No partner required. Call Elaine 377-0322. Carterton Food Bank: 10-11am MonFri at Haumanu House. Call 379-4092.

CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. Call 378-2426 or 0800 227-2255. Citizens Advice Bureau: Free and confidential advice, Mon-Fri 9am-4pm,

Carterton, Broadway, Carterton. Call [027] 645-0905. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm. Keep Fit!: 9.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Line Dancing: 10.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St Masterton. Call Age Concern [06]

Al Anon: Do you need support for coping with alcohol problems in your family? Contact [027] 811-0006. Masterton Toastmasters: Meet fortnightly, Salvation Army Hall, 210 High St, Carterton, 7.30pm. Call Wayne [027] 335-5825.

Caregivers Programme: Caring for your loved one who is unwell, at Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton. Call Kirsten 399-1050. Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve [027] 333-3975.

Carrington Bowling Club: 57 High Street, Carterton,1pm for 1.30 pm start. Call Pauline Hodgson [027]

406-672.

Carterton District Historical Society: 142 High St North, Carterton, open 2-4pm or by appointment. Call

Vivienne 379-5564 or email carterton. hist.soc@gmail.com

Central Indoor Bowls Club: 7.30pm, Hogg Crescent hall. Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554.

Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises,

2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown.

Dance Fitness: 6.30-7.30pm, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830.

Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Call 0800 373 646 for an appointment.

Carterton: 3 Mile, 66 High St, 9.3011.30am; Greytown: Greytown Library, 1.30-3.30pm.

Knit and Natter: 3pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, Perry St; 7pm, Te Awhina Cameron Community House, 2 Stuart Cres, Masterton. Other handcrafts encouraged.

Paint/draw: From live model,10am-

noon, at Masterton Art Club, Victoria St. Call Elissa Smith [027] 470-6528.

Mah-jong: Carterton RSA, 1pm. Call Margaret 379-8681.

Masterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or

David [021] 116-5505.

Masterton Croquet Club: Golf

Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward

377-4401.

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.

Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon

St, Masterton.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: 9am-

noon at Red Star Sports Association 10

Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027]

566-4664 or Brian 377-4066.

Scallyrag Border Morris Dancing:

7-8 pm at the Auditorium, Kuranui College, Greytown. Contact

Alison [021] 111-1894 or email

scallyragmorris@gmail.com

Social Bridge: At South Wairarapa

friendship, at the Salvation Army Village, Ngaumutawa Rd, Masterton, 7-9pm.

AA Meeting: At 7.30pm, Epiphany church hall, High St, Solway, Masterton. Call [027] 557-7928.

Athletics Wairarapa: Club night, 5.45-7pm, Colin Pugh Sports Bowl, Masterton, all ages and abilities welcome.

Cards: “500”, 1.15-4.15pm, at the Carterton Club. Call Barbara 379-6582 or Val 379-8329.

Carterton Cycle Group: An informal group of ‘leg power’ and e-power cyclists, from Belvedere Rd [weather permitting] for 20km or 40-60km rides. Call Irene [027] 634-9167 or Lesley [021] 299-6389.

Dance Fitness: 9.30-11am, preschoolers with parents or caregivers, music and movement and art, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830.

Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Call 0800 373 646 for an appointment.

Masterton: Citizens Advice, 10-noon.

Free Classes: Literacy, language and numeracy for adult learners. Call Literacy Aotearoa 377-4214. Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon. Call Paul Dodge [021] 0262-6595.

GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 5.30-7pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

Carl Redvers 378-7109.

Parkinson’s Singing Group: 10.30am, at the South Wairarapa Workingman’s Club, Main St, Greytown. Call Marguerite Chadwick 379-5376.

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

Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park. Call Ann Jackson, 372-5758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285.

Scrabble Club: 1-4pm, Senior Citizens Hall, 8 Cole St, Masterton. Phone Sue McRae [027] 449-0601.

Silver Ukulele Club: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Jan [06] 308-8556.

South Wairarapa Caregivers

Programme: Caring for your loved one who is unwell, at a café in South Wairarapa. Call Kirsten 399-1050.

Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10amnoon,

Print Council of New Zealand to June 4; Masterton Museum: A Cabinet of Curiosities to July 2023. Carterton Craft Market: Mon-Sat: 9am-4pm, Sun: 10am-3pm, 25 High St North, Carterton. Call Desley [027] 787-8558. Carterton Senior Citizens: 12.303.30pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, at the old courthouse next to the library. Cloth Collective Sewing Workshop: 10am-2pm, Kiwi Hall Supper Room. Call Sara Uruski [0274] 474-959.

Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. Text dance groove to [022] 321-2643.

Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz

Fareham Creative Space: Open studio, 10am-3pm, 80 Underhill Rd, Featherston. Email: registrations@ farehamcreativespace.nz

Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All

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Featherston Fusiliers: Wargaming and boardgames club, at Featherston Assembly of God cafeteria, 22 Birdwood St, 10am-4.30pm. Contact featherston.fusiliers@gmail.com

Carrington Bowling Club: 57 High Street, Carterton, 1pm for 1.30 pm start. Call Pauline Hodgson [027] 406-672.

Cobblestones Early Settlers Village: Open 10am-4pm seven days. History comes alive with six heritage buildings, carts and carriages, set in two acres of beautiful gardens, bring a picnic to enjoy.

Featherston Heritage Museum: Behind the Featherston Library and Information Centre. Sat/Sun 10am-

2pm, other times by arrangement. Call Elsa [021] 263-9403.

Featherston Weekly Market: 8am-

2pm, 33 Fitzherbert St. Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon. Call Paul Dodge [021] 0262-6595.

Justice of the Peace: Service centre

Wairarapa Genealogy Branch:

Family History Research Rooms, 5 Church St, Masterton, 10am-noon.

Women’s Self Defence:With Dion, 9am, band rotunda, Queen Elizabeth Park. Call [020] 4124-4098.

SUNDAY, APRIL 16

Wairarapa Gourmet Toastmasters Club: 11am-1pm. Contact Carol [027]

600-1710. Carterton Farmers Market: Memorial Square, 9am-12.30pm. Call [027] 663-9011.’

Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm.

Masterton Park Bowling Club:

Queen Elizabeth Park, bowls roll up at 1pm, names in by 12.45pm. Call

377-5458.

Masterton Petanque Club: Club day

2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064.

Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm,

365 Queen St. Narcotics Anonymous: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call 0800

Free of charge for anyone dealing with a terminal illness. Call [06] 378-8888. Indoor Bowls: 1.30pm, Club

Class: 6-7pm. Linedance Intermediate Class: 7.30-8.30pm. Call Wendy [027] 319-9814. Troubadour Music Group: 6-8pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Contact Stefan [027] 226-6019.

TUESDAY, APRIL 18

Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: Meet 7pm in The Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Josie 378-6531.

Wairarapa Embroiderers Guild: Meet at the Ranfurly Club Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton. Call Billie Sims 378-2949 or Jenny 377-0859 or email Wairarapaembroiderers@gmail.com

Featherston Toy Library: Featherston Community Centre, 9-11am.

Fareham Creative Space: Open studio, 10am-3pm, 80 Underhill Rd, Featherston. Email: registrations@ farehamcreativespace.nz

Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club: During school terms. Classes are weight and skill dependent; Beginners, 5-9 years, 5.30-6.15pm; 10 years+ [including adults] 6.15-7.30pm.

Featherston Menz Shed: 61

Fitzherbert St, open from 10am.

Featherston Wahine Singers: 7-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Susan [021] 246-4884.

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

Free Literacy and Numeracy

Classes: At Literacy Aotearoa Masterton. Call Carol [022] 524-5994 or visit us at 340 Queen Street, Masterton.

GirlGuiding: Masterton Pippins [5-7 years] 3.45-5pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 11am-1pm.

Workingmen’s Club, 1.30-3.30pm. Call Lesley [021] 299-6389.

South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon. Call Doff

304-9748.

Taoist Tai Chi: 6-7.30pm at St Mark’s Church Hall, 185 High St, Carterton.

Wairarapa Genealogy Branch:

Family History Research Rooms, 5

Church St, Masterton, 1-3.30pm.

Wairarapa Modern Jive: Carterton School hall, 7.15-7.30pm Intermediate workshop; 8-8.45pm Beginners class.

Contact Lance [021] 134-5661.

Wairarapa Services Club: Cards –

Euchre, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. Woops A Daisies: Leisure Marching

Team practice 4-5pm, at the Trust House Rec Centre Stadium. Call Cheryl [06] 370-1922 or [027] 697-6974.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19

Toi Wairarapa – Heart of Arts: 10 Minute Bites, 12.10pm, BYO sandwich. Men’s Group: Meet for support and

Healing Rooms: Confidential prayer for healing or any situation, 2-4pm, at St Matthews Church Hall, Church St, Masterton, no appointment necessary. Call [027] 245-2819.

Heart of Arts Wairarapa: A community gallery, 47 High St North, Carterton, Wed-Fri, 10am-4pm, weekends, 10am-2pm.

Juesday Art: 10am-12.30pm, AOG

Church, Birdwood St, Featherston. Call

Julia [06] 308-8109.

Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB noon-2pm.

Kiddie Gym: For 0-3-year-olds, 9.3011am, at St David’s Church, corner High and Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 379-8325.

Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Elissa [0274] 706-528.

Masterton Park Bowling Club: Queen Elizabeth Park, bowls roll up at 1pm, names in by 12.45pm. Call 377-5458.

Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call

THURSDAY, APRIL 13

Alcoholics Anonymous: Featherston Community Centre, 7.30-8.30pm. Call

0800 229 6757.

Belly Dance for Beginners: Kiwi Hall, Featherston, 6.30-7.30pm. Call Antonia Blincoe [021] 105-7649. Carrington Bowling Club: 57 High Street, Carterton,1pm for 1.30 pm start. Call Pauline Hodgson [027] 406-672. Carterton Community Choir: 7.159pm, at Carterton School, Holloway St. Call [022] 373-4299.

Carterton District Historical Society: 142 High St North, Carterton, open 2-4pm or by appointment. Call Vivienne 379-5564 or email carterton. hist.soc@gmail.com

Danzability Class: 11am-noon, at Studio 73, Greytown. Call physio. rachel.horwell@gmail.com or [022]

077-2654. Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Call 0800 373 646 for an appointment.

Martinborough: St Andrew’s Church, 9.30-11am; Featherston: Featherston Community Centre, 1.30-3.30pm.

Fareham Creative Space: Open studio, 10am-3pm, 80 Underhill Rd, Featherston. Email: registrations@ farehamcreativespace.nz

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

Food Market: Food trucks, 4.30-7pm outside the Masterton Town Hall, rain or shine.

GirlGuidingNZ: Carterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 4.15-5.30pm. Carterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 6-7.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm.

ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027]

498-7261. Justice of the Peace: Carterton library noon-2pm; Masterton District Court 11am-1pm; Eketahuna Library

1.30-4.30pm.

Kids Song & Story: 9.30-10.30am, social hour during school terms for preschool children and their caregivers, Epiphany Church hall, High St, Masterton. Pam Thomas 378-6740.

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

377-4401. Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 5.30-6.30pm, Trust House Recreation Centre back pool.

Call Stu [027] 295-4189 or Lucy [021]

0204-4144. Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10amnoon, Featherston Community Centre.

Call May [06] 308-6912 or Virginia [06]

308-8392.

Wairarapa Kids Choir: Choral singing for children aged seven years up,

3.50-4.50pm, Courthouse, Holloway St, Carterton, during school terms. Call Jill [027] 347-5891.

Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Quit Clinic at Whaiora 9am-noon. Free support available across Wairarapa. Call Whaiora 0800 494 246. Walk and Talk: Meet outside Dish Cafe, First St, Masterton, 9.30am.

SATURDAY,

available at Masterton Library, 10amnoon. Lions Book Sale: 9am-1pm, next to Wairarapa Farmers Market, Solway Showgrounds, Judds Rd, Masterton, under the grandstand.

Martinborough Museum: Open Sat/ Sun at No 7 The Square, 10.30am-

2.30pm. Donation/koha appreciated.

Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109.

Parkrun: Weekly 5km run/walk.

Measured, timed, free. 8am start, at the Woodside end of the Greytown rail trail. Info: parkrun.co.nz/

greytownwoodsidetrail

Saturday in the Park: Food trucks by the Skate Park, QE Park 10am-2pm, rain or shine.

Tinui Craft Corner and Museum:

Open Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. Call Lesley Hodgins [06] 372-6433.

Toy Library: Masterton: 10am-

1pm, 365 Queen St. Featherston: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon.

Wairarapa Cancer Society

Supportive Care Services: Free services for anyone needing support after a cancer diagnosis. Call (06) 378-8039.

Wairarapa Farmers’ Market:9am-

1pm, Solway Showgrounds, Judds Rd, Masterton, under the grandstand and nearby redwood tree.

628 632

Rotary Sunday Market: 7-11.30am, Essex St car park. Contact thehodsons@xtra.co.nz

South Wairarapa Pipe Band: Practice at St John’s church hall, Featherston, 4-6pm. To confirm time please call [027] 628-5889 or [027] 453-0182. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9amnoon, at the Masterton Aerodrome.

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Art for Everyone: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call Sandie [021] 157-4909.

Carterton Alcoholics Anonymous:

8pm, Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210 High St. Call Bob [021]

042-2947 or Martin [06] 372-7764.

Carterton Community Toy Library: Events Centre, Holloway St, Mon-Sat during CDC Library hours.

Carterton Scottish Dance Club: 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. No partner required. Call Elaine 377-0322. Carterton Food Bank: 10-11am MonFri at Haumanu House. Call 379-4092.

CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. Call 378-2426 or 0800 227-2255. Citizens Advice Bureau: Free and confidential advice, Mon-Fri 9am-4pm,

Carterton, Broadway, Carterton. Call [027] 645-0905. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm. Keep Fit!: 9.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Line Dancing: 10.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St Masterton. Call Age Concern [06]

Al Anon: Do you need support for coping with alcohol problems in your family? Contact [027] 811-0006. Masterton Toastmasters: Meet fortnightly, Salvation Army Hall, 210 High St, Carterton, 7.30pm. Call Wayne [027] 335-5825.

Caregivers Programme: Caring for your loved one who is unwell, at Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton. Call Kirsten 399-1050. Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve [027] 333-3975.

Carrington Bowling Club: 57 High Street, Carterton,1pm for 1.30 pm start. Call Pauline Hodgson [027]

406-672.

Carterton District Historical Society: 142 High St North, Carterton, open 2-4pm or by appointment. Call

Vivienne 379-5564 or email carterton. hist.soc@gmail.com

Central Indoor Bowls Club: 7.30pm, Hogg Crescent hall. Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554.

Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises,

2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown.

Dance Fitness: 6.30-7.30pm, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830.

Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Call 0800 373 646 for an appointment.

Carterton: 3 Mile, 66 High St, 9.3011.30am; Greytown: Greytown Library, 1.30-3.30pm.

Knit and Natter: 3pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, Perry St; 7pm, Te Awhina Cameron Community House, 2 Stuart Cres, Masterton. Other handcrafts encouraged.

Paint/draw: From live model,10am-

noon, at Masterton Art Club, Victoria St. Call Elissa Smith [027] 470-6528.

Mah-jong: Carterton RSA, 1pm. Call Margaret 379-8681.

Masterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or

David [021] 116-5505.

Masterton Croquet Club: Golf

Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward

377-4401.

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.

Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon

St, Masterton.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: 9am-

noon at Red Star Sports Association 10

Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027]

566-4664 or Brian 377-4066.

Scallyrag Border Morris Dancing:

7-8 pm at the Auditorium, Kuranui College, Greytown. Contact

Alison [021] 111-1894 or email

scallyragmorris@gmail.com

Social Bridge: At South Wairarapa

friendship, at the Salvation Army Village, Ngaumutawa Rd, Masterton, 7-9pm.

AA Meeting: At 7.30pm, Epiphany church hall, High St, Solway, Masterton. Call [027] 557-7928.

Athletics Wairarapa: Club night, 5.45-7pm, Colin Pugh Sports Bowl, Masterton, all ages and abilities welcome.

Cards: “500”, 1.15-4.15pm, at the Carterton Club. Call Barbara 379-6582 or Val 379-8329.

Carterton Cycle Group: An informal group of ‘leg power’ and e-power cyclists, from Belvedere Rd [weather permitting] for 20km or 40-60km rides. Call Irene [027] 634-9167 or Lesley [021] 299-6389.

Dance Fitness: 9.30-11am, preschoolers with parents or caregivers, music and movement and art, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830.

Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Call 0800 373 646 for an appointment.

Masterton: Citizens Advice, 10-noon.

Free Classes: Literacy, language and numeracy for adult learners. Call Literacy Aotearoa 377-4214. Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon. Call Paul Dodge [021] 0262-6595.

GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 5.30-7pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

Carl Redvers 378-7109.

Parkinson’s Singing Group: 10.30am, at the South Wairarapa Workingman’s Club, Main St, Greytown. Call Marguerite Chadwick 379-5376.

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

Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park. Call Ann Jackson, 372-5758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285.

Scrabble Club: 1-4pm, Senior Citizens Hall, 8 Cole St, Masterton. Phone Sue McRae [027] 449-0601.

Silver Ukulele Club: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Jan [06] 308-8556.

South Wairarapa Caregivers

Programme: Caring for your loved one who is unwell, at a café in South Wairarapa. Call Kirsten 399-1050.

Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10amnoon,

Print Council of New Zealand to June 4; Masterton Museum: A Cabinet of Curiosities to July 2023. Carterton Craft Market: Mon-Sat: 9am-4pm, Sun: 10am-3pm, 25 High St North, Carterton. Call Desley [027] 787-8558. Carterton Senior Citizens: 12.303.30pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, at the old courthouse next to the library. Cloth Collective Sewing Workshop: 10am-2pm, Kiwi Hall Supper Room. Call Sara Uruski [0274] 474-959.

Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. Text dance groove to [022] 321-2643.

Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz

Fareham Creative Space: Open studio, 10am-3pm, 80 Underhill Rd, Featherston. Email: registrations@ farehamcreativespace.nz

Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All

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Featherston Fusiliers: Wargaming and boardgames club, at Featherston Assembly of God cafeteria, 22 Birdwood St, 10am-4.30pm. Contact featherston.fusiliers@gmail.com

Carrington Bowling Club: 57 High Street, Carterton, 1pm for 1.30 pm start. Call Pauline Hodgson [027] 406-672.

Cobblestones Early Settlers Village: Open 10am-4pm seven days. History comes alive with six heritage buildings, carts and carriages, set in two acres of beautiful gardens, bring a picnic to enjoy.

Featherston Heritage Museum: Behind the Featherston Library and Information Centre. Sat/Sun 10am-

2pm, other times by arrangement. Call Elsa [021] 263-9403.

Featherston Weekly Market: 8am-

2pm, 33 Fitzherbert St. Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon. Call Paul Dodge [021] 0262-6595.

Justice of the Peace: Service centre

Wairarapa Genealogy Branch:

Family History Research Rooms, 5 Church St, Masterton, 10am-noon.

Women’s Self Defence:With Dion, 9am, band rotunda, Queen Elizabeth Park. Call [020] 4124-4098.

SUNDAY, APRIL 16

Wairarapa Gourmet Toastmasters Club: 11am-1pm. Contact Carol [027]

600-1710. Carterton Farmers Market: Memorial Square, 9am-12.30pm. Call [027] 663-9011.’

Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm.

Masterton Park Bowling Club:

Queen Elizabeth Park, bowls roll up at 1pm, names in by 12.45pm. Call

377-5458.

Masterton Petanque Club: Club day

2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064.

Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm,

365 Queen St. Narcotics Anonymous: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call 0800

Free of charge for anyone dealing with a terminal illness. Call [06] 378-8888. Indoor Bowls: 1.30pm, Club

Class: 6-7pm. Linedance Intermediate Class: 7.30-8.30pm. Call Wendy [027] 319-9814. Troubadour Music Group: 6-8pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Contact Stefan [027] 226-6019.

TUESDAY, APRIL 18

Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: Meet 7pm in The Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Josie 378-6531.

Wairarapa Embroiderers Guild: Meet at the Ranfurly Club Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton. Call Billie Sims 378-2949 or Jenny 377-0859 or email Wairarapaembroiderers@gmail.com

Featherston Toy Library: Featherston Community Centre, 9-11am.

Fareham Creative Space: Open studio, 10am-3pm, 80 Underhill Rd, Featherston. Email: registrations@ farehamcreativespace.nz

Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club: During school terms. Classes are weight and skill dependent; Beginners, 5-9 years, 5.30-6.15pm; 10 years+ [including adults] 6.15-7.30pm.

Featherston Menz Shed: 61

Fitzherbert St, open from 10am.

Featherston Wahine Singers: 7-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Susan [021] 246-4884.

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

Free Literacy and Numeracy

Classes: At Literacy Aotearoa Masterton. Call Carol [022] 524-5994 or visit us at 340 Queen Street, Masterton.

GirlGuiding: Masterton Pippins [5-7 years] 3.45-5pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 11am-1pm.

Workingmen’s Club, 1.30-3.30pm. Call Lesley [021] 299-6389.

South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon. Call Doff

304-9748.

Taoist Tai Chi: 6-7.30pm at St Mark’s Church Hall, 185 High St, Carterton.

Wairarapa Genealogy Branch:

Family History Research Rooms, 5

Church St, Masterton, 1-3.30pm.

Wairarapa Modern Jive: Carterton School hall, 7.15-7.30pm Intermediate workshop; 8-8.45pm Beginners class.

Contact Lance [021] 134-5661.

Wairarapa Services Club: Cards –

Euchre, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. Woops A Daisies: Leisure Marching

Team practice 4-5pm, at the Trust House Rec Centre Stadium. Call Cheryl [06] 370-1922 or [027] 697-6974.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19

Toi Wairarapa – Heart of Arts: 10 Minute Bites, 12.10pm, BYO sandwich. Men’s Group: Meet for support and

Healing Rooms: Confidential prayer for healing or any situation, 2-4pm, at St Matthews Church Hall, Church St, Masterton, no appointment necessary. Call [027] 245-2819.

Heart of Arts Wairarapa: A community gallery, 47 High St North, Carterton, Wed-Fri, 10am-4pm, weekends, 10am-2pm.

Juesday Art: 10am-12.30pm, AOG

Church, Birdwood St, Featherston. Call

Julia [06] 308-8109.

Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB noon-2pm.

Kiddie Gym: For 0-3-year-olds, 9.3011am, at St David’s Church, corner High and Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 379-8325.

Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Elissa [0274] 706-528.

Masterton Park Bowling Club: Queen Elizabeth Park, bowls roll up at 1pm, names in by 12.45pm. Call 377-5458.

Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call

Courses and Seminars

For

HO MEW OOD

CLAYBIRD SHOOT

Looking for Hope?

Not sure what you believe?

Come along, attend a FREE Christianity Explored course at Masterton Reformed Church, 37 Herbert St. Course starts Monday 1 st May, and will run weekly for 8 sessions

Light supper will be provided every week at 7pm, course sessions will run from 7.30 9pm

Absolutely anyone is welcome!

RSVP to Elise on 0274 627 064 for catering purposes or to ask any questions

Employment DRIVERS AND EX PERIENCED ONCRETE PLACER

With 20 years in business in the concrete construction and trucking industry we are seeking 2 truck drivers to join our Company for immediate start. One for Bulk Cartage, one for Pump Truck Operator We also require an Experienced concrete placer

The successful applicants need to:

Hold a current Truck driver licence Class 4 and 5 as well for bulk cartage role

Be physically fit to operate equipment

Be a good team player, have great work ethics and time management skills

Comply with standard Business Practice Health and Safety procedures

Work within requirements of Company policies and procedures

Comply with Drug and Alcohol testing

Note: For the Concrete Pump Truck role : Required to carry out heavy lifting and be able to work outdoors in an all weather environment

Experience in the concrete industry would be an advantage but in not essential as training is available

Employment

Social Worker dv ocate

We are seeking an exceptional social worker / advocate to join our team providing specialist family violence support for families throughout the wider Wairarapa / Tararua region.

The role is full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday-Sunday. Our services are p rovided across a seven-day week, we are open to flexibility.

Suitable applicants will be required to undergo a NZ Police Vetting Check and possess a full, clean NZ Driver Licence.

If you require more information or wish to apply, please send a covering l etter and cv to barb@wairarapawomensrefuge.org.nz before 21 April 2023.

Experienced Concrete Placer: Placing floors and exterior concrete, screeder and finisher, must be able to work independently and immediate start available. For these positions the applicants need to have a NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa Send CV (if available) with cover letter in writing and 2 genuine references, email or post

For all your iron and roo ng needs call

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Employment

MI ISTR TO

We are seeking a suitable candidate for the role of Administrator for the Wairarapa Family Violence Intervention Group (Te Tatau Pounamu)

This role is for 25 hours per week, with the potential for some of that time to be worked from home

This is a unique opportunity if you have a passion for family and whanau well-being, prevention of family violence & the development of safe communities.

You will need the ability to work as part of a small team, have excellent communication and computer skills, be self -motivated and able to work with a minimum of supervision phoning (06) 377 0933 or emailing contact@changewairarapa.org.nz

Closing Date: 5 00pm Friday 28th April

Classified

Public Notices

OFFICIAL NOTICE.

PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ROADS TO ORDINARY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC

PURSUANT to the Transport (Vehicular Traf c Road Closure) Regulations

1965, notice is hereby given that the Carterton District Council proposes to close various roads below for the purpose of the Anzac Parade for the period indicated hereunder:

Period of Closure:

Tuesday 25th April 2023 10.45am – 11.45am

Roads affected:

State Highway 2 from Holloway Street to Park Road

Holloway Street from State Highway 2 to 50 Holloway Street

Memorial Square from State Highway 2 to Park Road

The closed section will be adequately and properly signposted, at the beginning of the closed road, being manned with radio communication to allow the passage of through traf c in an emergency.

Johannes Ferreira

Infrastructure Manager

Clendon clicks

MOTORSPORT

Chris Cogdale chris.cogdale@age.co.nz

www.cdc.govt.nz

28 Holloway St, Carterton. info@cdc.govt.nz

SOUTH WAIRARAPA DISTRICT COUNCIL

NOTICE TO CLOSE ROADS TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure)

Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that the South Wairarapa District Council, for the purpose of the Featherston ANZAC Day Civic Service, will close the following roads to ordinary vehicular traffic for the period indicated hereunder.

During the period of closure, vehicles will need to take these alternative routes:

• Traffic travelling north or south on Fitzherbert Street seeking to turn into Fox Street East may do so at the intersection of Fitzherbert/Wallace Streets or, alternatively, at the intersection of Fitzherbert/Waite Streets.

• Traffic travelling north on Wallace Street (from Revans Street), seeking to reach Fitzherbert Street may do so via the intersection of Fitzherbert/Wallace Streets.

• Traffic travelling west on Fox Street (from Donald Street), seeking to reach Fitzherbert Street may do so via the intersections of Fox/Wallace Streets and Wallace/Fitzherbert Streets.

Roads to be closed:

• Partial Closure of Fox Street, Featherston (between Fitzherbert Street and Wallace Streets) in the vicinity of the war memorial.

Period of closure:

• Tuesday 25 April, 7.30am to 10.30am

Stefan Corbett

Group Manager Partnerships & Operations

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A clinical drive by Jackson Clendon in his first outing in nine months in his Ford Fiesta Rally4 saw him come away from the Rally of Otago with maximum points.

The Masterton driver hadn’t competed in the Fiesta since it was badly damaged when he rolled it in Rally South Canterbury last June.

Despite the car being fully repaired, racing in the opening round of the national championship on April 1-2 looked in serious doubt after the cancellation of the Cook Strait ferries because of southerly gales.

“We had to ring around the trucking firms to see if they had an open slot for a crossing, and thankfully PTS Logistics in Palmerston North had a slot on the Wednesday they could get us on, and luckily, we were on the last ferry over,” Clendon said.

Once on the fast gravel roads of North Otago, the 20-year-old had little trouble finding his groove in the 2WD FIA Fiesta Rally4 and held a 53-second lead over Dylan Thomson, with Jordan Grant close behind in third after the eight special stages on the first day.

“I was happy with the Saturday, we just eased away back into it, and when we were comfortable, we started setting pretty good stage times, and I think we won every stage that day,” he said.

Clendon said that the car was mechanically 100 per cent, but at the end of Saturday, the intercom between Clendon and codriver Tania Cresswell began cutting out intermittently, making it difficult for the pair to drive at full pace.

“It was cutting in and out, and it progressively got worse during the day, and into Sunday, it got quite bad, and I was missing quite a few pace notes, so we just cruised through from then.”

Fortunately for Clendon, Thomson and Grant went off the road on Sunday’s second stage in the Berwick Forest,

which he described as terribly slippery and like driving on grass after rain, and the 4WD cars had torn up the surface.

Thomson and Grant’s demise gave Clendon a fiveminute advantage over rival Brad Jones, resulting in him taking a conservative approach for the remaining five stages.

“With the intercom issues that we had, and there were some really tricky and slippery stages on the last day, we decided just to get to the end and not worry about stage times but just get good points for the championship.”

Clendon took the maximum 44 points from the rally, giving him the lead in FIA Category Two for front-wheel drive cars and the overall 2WD class in the NZ rally Championship. He is also 10th in the overall national championship and third in the junior drivers’ championship, behind Ari Pettigrew and Jack Hawkeswood, who both compete in the higher-powered 4WD cars. Woodville-based Cresswell leads the 2WD categories’ co-driver championships.

Overall, Clendon was happy with the performance of the Fiesta, saying that improving his driving and building confidence to push the car a bit harder, and working on his combination with Cresswell is the focus for the second round of the championship, the International Rally of Whangarei.

• Vonnella and Country Look shirts –Classic country checks and plains

• Cord Trousers –Country Look stretchable waistband.Navy, Olive, Tan, Taupe, Khaki

CARTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Jackson Clendon, centre right, and co-driver Tania Cresswell celebrate their win in the 2WD class at the Rally of Otago.

Jackson Clendon and Tania Cresswell. PHOTOS/GEOFF RIDDER

Mahoney named as guest speaker

Chris Cogdale

There are not many people better qualified to comment on the incredible surge in women’s rugby than twotime World Cup winner and groundbreaking referee Rebecca Mahoney.

One of Wairarapa’s very best, Mahoney, the winner of the Supreme Award in 2010 and 2017, will be the guest speaker at the Wairarapa TimesAge Sports Awards at the Carterton Events Centre on Thursday, June 8.

Mahoney played 19 tests for the Black Ferns from 2004 to 2011 and was part of the 2006 and 2010 World Cup-winning teams.

After her retirement, Mahoney picked up the whistle, achieving many milestones, including refereeing at the 2018 Sevens World Cup and Commonwealth Games and becoming the first woman to officiate a Ranfurly Shield match when she controlled the Otago-North Otago challenge in 2019.

Mahoney is only one of many outstanding sportspeople who have been etched into Wairarapa sporting history as winners at

the Sports Awards, including world champions, Olympic and Commonwealth Games medallists, All Blacks, age group internationals, national champions, record-breakers, championship-winning teams, our emerging talent and those tireless administrators and volunteers.

For a small region,

Wairarapa has an incredible sporting heritage and now is the opportunity to recognise the achievements of our sports stars, teams, and those hard workers behind the scenes over the past year.

For the first time in the history of the awards, which dates back to 1968, the senior sports personality has been split

into separate sportsman and sportswoman categories to recognise the

greater growth in women’s sports.

The youth category,

which attracts the largest number of nominations, with more than 60 in 2022, which resulted in national champions missing out on making the final four, has also been divided into sportsman and sportswoman awards, recognising the incredible depth of talent in youth sports.

Other categories are Junior Sports Personality, Para Sports Personality, Administrator, Volunteer, Official, Junior Contribution to Sport, Coach, Junior Team, Youth Team, Senior Team, and Club of the Year. There are many stories about amazing sporting successes, and those need to be told. There’s no better avenue than the Sports Awards, which cover achievements from April 1 2022, to March 31 2023, although the Administrator and Volunteer categories can cover the years of dedication to those people who make their sport tick over week after week. The winners of all categories will automatically become finalists for the Supreme Champion award. There will also be a Lifetime Achievement award and a People’s Choice award.

Above: Rebecca Mahoney awards a penalty in the Whanganui v Thames Valley Heartland Championship game in 2019.

Right: Rebecca Mahoney on the charge against England in 2019. PHOTOS/GETTY IMAGES

What’s Up Kuranui?

STUDENT PROFILE ˜ CAPELLA MARTIN

Capella Martin is a Year 9 student who is an extremely talented Mountain Biker. She took home the ÿrst-place trophy for the Under 15 Girls section at the North Island National Downhill Series in Auckland and recently returned from Crank Worx Rotorua competition with a 2nd place win. She will soon head to the North Island Secondary Schools Competition along with fellow Kuranui student Noah Douglas. She has participated in variety of sports in her short time at the college including Volleyball and will play Football over the winter.

Aspiring to compete in the Junior World Mountain Biking Champs and to become an engineer, her school work focuses on sport with her favourite subjects being Forensics, Science Fiction and Algebra. In semester two she will take Coding and French while exploring her artistic side with paint and print.

In the Performance Leadership Academy and Top Athlete programme she has found the personal performance nutrition and planning component most beneÿcial to her progress to meet her goals.

STAFF PROFILE ˜ PETER BEECH

Peter aka Beechy started at Kuranui College in January 2020 and is currently our Junior Dean of Ruamahanga House, Maths and PE teacher, coach of the ÿrst XV rugby team and our school bus controller!

Beechy won the More FM Wairarapa Bush major award in 2020 taking away the Club Player of the Year for his role as Captain of the Marist Rugby team after leading them to their ÿrst premier championship in 18 years. Not to mention he was selected for the Wairarapa Bush Men’s Squad for three consecutive years. Kuranui students are fortunate to have Beechy as the Teacher in Charge of our Top Athlete programme and Performance Leadership Academy, these two programmes are supporting our top athletes this year to go from strength to strength.

WHATS ON AT KURANUI

The year we have invested in our high performance athletes by partnering with HealthFit Greytown to introduce our new Top Athlete and Performance Leadership Academy. HealthFit Greytown are working very closely with these amazing students. We’ve seen a great response from our young people with insights around foundational health practices (Hauora), research-backed recovery methods, performance nutrition, high-performance strength & conditioning, and education on key mental health aspects to keep these students well and feeling good. The programme is assisted by Peter Beech (Kuranui), Mish McCormack (4 times NZ Personal Trainer of the year & HealthFit Director), Grant Plumbly (PhysioSpotClinical Governance Manager), Sonia Koia (Performance Nutritionist) and Joshua Salter - high-performance trainer. “It’s great to see these students applying tools and techniques that they can use right away on the ÿeld, and best of all - they are having fun doing it!” says Greig Rightford (Strategy & Development).