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A beautiful work-life balance Continued from page 1 “We had a tournament here at Mahunga the other day and there were 100-odd people with smiles on their faces – it was great seeing them enjoy the course.” Moving away from home and starting a job with such responsibility was “daunting” but he was made to feel welcome. He also loves playing the game of golf, with a 13 handicap: “The great thing about Mahunga is you can just turn up and find someone near the first tee to play golf with – the slogan ‘The Friendly Course’ is so true. “I play golf with the members and Alana and I play a few holes together in the evenings.” Mahunga Golf Club has about 220 members and a team of volunteers who mow the course, cut firewood for fundraising and complete many other essential jobs to keep the picturesque course at its best. “The volunteers are the lifeline of the club, as I couldn’t look after the whole thing myself,” Halberg said. Mahunga’s beauty also offers sustenance, with a few apple trees on the course that provide “a good lunch” and feijoas in abundance in autumn. “There are eels in

Mahunga’s fairways are framed by stunning mature trees. PHOTO/JULIA MAHONY

Cameron Halberg and CJ the dog take a break in the golf course smoko room. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

the stream, which runs through a few golf holes, and trout in the Waipoua river on the boundary – the course has a great little ecosystem and then each hole seems to have its own character too. “Part of my job is to ensure we don’t have a negative impact on that ecosystem.” Halberg’s aim is to live and work on the course through the seasons, getting to know the land

and its soil and grasses. “The biggest challenge was the winter weather soon after I started here,” he said. “Members who have been here for 30 years or more said they hadn’t seen the course so wet – then it dried out in about a week and I was worried about getting enough water to the right places.” Halberg takes musical inspiration from bluegrass, country and

classic rock styles. Add Wairarapa fresh air, grass and trees as far as his eye can see, and evening jams looking out across the fruits of his labours and his choice of lifestyle makes perfect sense. “Most greenkeepers start work early in the morning, which suits me, as there is lots of time for music later,” he said. “Working here doesn’t feel like work.”

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An Old Skool Boost for WFA Julia Mahony

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The third Old Skool Ball, which raised $44,000 for the Wellington Free Ambulance [WFA] new station build in Masterton, is a ﬁne example of the power of community engagement and support. A cheque was presented to WFA by the Old Skool Ball committee last week, as an announcement on the start of groundwork at the building site on the corner of Queen and Russell St draws nearer. The ball, attended by 160 people at the Carterton Events Centre last month, was supported by dozens of businesses eager to help the WFA fundraising cause. Major catering sponsors included Clareville Bakery, Homegrown Butcher, Deli and Pantry, and Jina’s World of Fresh Produce. Other sponsors donated goods and services for silent auctions and raﬄes throughout the evening. The theme of the ball was ‘Build the Station’ with tables decorated with bricks and plastic toys in a construction theme, while

ABA cheque for $44,000 was handed to WFA’s Cheryl Watson by fellow Old Skool Ball committee members and major sponsors, Mike and Rose Kloeg of Clareville Bakery. RIGHT: WFA community liaison Cheryl Watson [left] with attendees at the Old Skool Ball. FAR RIGHT: Tables at the Old Skool Ball were decorated in a building theme, with waterblasted bricks and plastic toys. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

a fun Photo Booth invited ball-goers to wear yellow builders’ helmets and hold tools to strike their poses. The bi-annual Old Skool Ball was ﬁrst held in 2017 to support WFA. The 2019 event raised $29,000, with the third ball delayed

fundraising success due to the number of sponsors wishing to get behind the new station, as well as the hard work of the committee, led by Wendy

until this year because of covid-19. The next ball is set for 2025 – and by then the new station should be well open. This year’s ball was a

Morrison, Helen Tickner and Trevor Ryan, WFA community liaison Cheryl Watson said. Watson, who liaises with most of the community’s

WFA donors, joined the ball committee last year and was impressed by the committee’s connections and determination. “This committee’s ability to engage with sponsors and suppliers has been infectious,” Watson said. “They are a small group of people who are community minded and have pulled off this successful ball.” The station build is estimated to cost $7 million, with $3 million raised by the community. More than $4.6 million of funding has been allocated to the build so far, with approximately $1,671,000 of that raised by the Wairarapa community. Watson said community fundraising efforts had been a general boost for WFA. “Having the station build visible across Wairarapa has raised our profile as the only emergency ambulance service in Wairarapa,” she said. “Every little bit counts, from groups large and small, with each donor feeling a part of the new WFA station.” Upcoming fundraisers by the public in aid of WFA include Halloween-themed events and Christmas money-makers, such as selling Christmas cakes.

Gumboots and tree climbing The joys of attending a small rural school will be at the heart of 125-year celebrations at Kahutara School this Labour Weekend. Pupils, parents, staﬀ and the Kahutara community have a bumper two days planned, with a pet day, gala, quiz night and a dinner-and-dance making the South Wairarapa school one of the hottest places to be. While the 100 pupils at Kahutara enjoy all the freedoms of a relaxed rural school environment, including running about in gumboots or barefoot, climbing trees and building huts, the school is anything but oldfashioned. A new hockey turf – which doubles as two tennis courts in summer –

Kahutara School 1905. This is the oldest known photo of the school, with Miss Fellingham on the gig. PHOTO/KAHUTARA.SCHOOL.NZ/SCHOOL˜HISTORY/

More recent pupils at Kahutara School. PHOTO/KAHUTARA.SCHOOL.NZ/GALLERY/

was recently laid thanks to a donation left in the will of a school ‘old boy’ Ewen Bidwell. “Kahutara School is rich in family values, traditions and history,” teacher Brooke Sims said. “It is set on idyllic grounds with large oak trees and native bush surrounded by farmland. “It is the hub of the Kahutara community, with many families returning to,

or remaining in the area to provide their children with a similar schooling to their own – many families choose to send their kids to Kahutara, with children travelling from Featherston, Martinborough and the surrounding area.” The school is well resourced, with a swimming pool, BMX track and community gym, Sims said.

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Women unite to boost trackers Lucy Cooper

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The Wairarapa Federation of the Women’s Institute [WI] donated $1100 to WanderSearch at a packed federation meeting at Carterton’s Daleﬁeld Hall this month. WanderSearch devices are small, robust radio-frequency signal transmitters worn by a person at risk of going missing, such as people living with dementia, or young people with cognitive conditions such as autism. Sam Milligan, who established WanderSearch in Wairarapa eight years ago “really appreciated” WI’s support. “You as a group have supported us really well over the last few years,” Sam told the federation. “This [money] will go in our operational account to buy more pendants, help maintain those out in the community and help with fuel costs,” he said. There are 25 WanderSearch pendants in use across the region and the number ﬂuctuates depending on

The Wairarapa Federation’s banner.

demand, Milligan said. They bring peace of mind and “a lot more freedom” not only for those wearing the pendant but for their family, he said. “We’re ﬁnding that lately we’ve had more pendants issued for younger children, rather than older people suﬀering from Alzheimer’s or dementia.” The WI – whose motto is ‘unity is our strength’ – was established in Aotearoa in 1921. There are more than 2500 members nationwide in 159 local branches across 29 district federations. The Wairarapa Federation is made up of nine WIs located as far north as Mount

Wairarapa Federation of Women’s Institute president, Janet Morrison, handing Sam Milligan of WanderSearch a cheque for $1100.

Sam Milligan addressing the Wairarapa WI Federation.

Bruce and as far south as Featherston. These days, WI members tend to be older women, but the

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reasons they remain in the institute today are the same reasons they joined, which for some was 40 or 50 years ago.

“It’s the companionship,” longtime member Carol Wingate said. Wingate and her sisters

followed their mother’s footsteps into the Tinui WI, which has been around for 93 years. When Wingate’s children were small, the WI offered the chance to meet “women in the exact same situation, at home with children, being a farmer’s wife”. Today, Wingate appreciates knowing that once a month she’ll meet up with her friends. The meeting at Dalefield Hall demonstrated that knitting, sewing, baking and jam-making remain central to the WI’s kete of skills and pleasures. Lunch was full of home baking, Wingate’s sister knitted a colourful poncho during Milligan’s presentation and a superb handmade double quilt was won by one lucky WI member. The yo-yo [the biscuit, not the toy] competition was also a firm favourite, particularly with the judges, one of whom quipped: “WI doesn’t stand for Women’s Institute but for Weight Increase.” • For more information about the WI in Wairarapa, visit www.wi.org.nz/

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Blooms for Ruby and Will

The scarecrows of Gladstone Primary School line the fence. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

Lucy Cooper

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Scarecrows stuffed for 25 years 2017, a kiwi sporting to top that number this ward predators away from Gladstone’s Scarecrow year. Festival celebrates a pair of Red Bands precious crops”, Lang “It’s always 25 years of scares next gumboots. said. thrilling when a month. The festival is “Scarecrows will soon new scarecrow pops Started in the major annual be seen popping up in up overnight. The 1999 by the fundraiser for paddocks and gateways community really Gladstone the school, around the region,” gets behind this Promotion principal Thompson said. and they throw Group Belinda Bunny “The drive is mapped everything at it,” [now the said. out for fans to take a he said. Gladstone “A massive road trip through the “Gladstone Project] amount of countryside to see them.” is a small but to attract work goes In previous years, mighty district people into organising scarecrows have included in a major to the what has become flying pigs, witches on farming region region, it a much-anticipated broomsticks, E.T., a and we want to has grown to community event that rocket ship to the showcase the become a firm draws thousands. moon, creativity fixture in the So many of our and, of our rural calendar. extended whānau in community, It draws travel far and wide and to give them wild, weird to get behind the something and huge event. Aurora Richardson, Neela Rogers, Maia Reid, fun to look scarecrow entries “The day Rosa Cammock, Louie Guilford and Riley forward to each year, and this creates so many France with their creation. each year.” year will be no connections The theme exception. Louise Thompson, a and we are this year is Gladstone Primary parent with children at the always blown ‘tradition’, “a School students got the school, said. away by the suitable nod drive underway last week, The inaugural event saw support to the great working hard with parents more than 250 scarecrows offered by farming and teachers to create a across farms, gardens and so many tradition of crowd of “creepy effigies gateways in the district. local designing a which are now on display Mia Gleeson, Isla Blackwood and Lucy Blake Greg Lang, chair of the people and scary effi gy to on the school fence”, with their creation. business Gladstone Project, hopes

ABOVE: Sam Beetham, Taylor Taipari-Herewini-McGregor, Darcy Berryman and Toby Wilkinson. BELOW: Mia Gleeson, Isla Blackwood and Lucy Blake.

Sienna Cosgrove, Sasha Anderson, Charlie White.

groups.” As well as scarecrows, the festival features food, stalls and games. “The plant stall and school-run restaurant are famous locally and sell out quickly,” Thompson said. “There will be attractions for all ages, including

cow-pat bingo, cake stalls, bouncy castles, face painting and pony rides.” “It’s a great opportunity to get ahead of Christmas shopping,” Bunny said, with brands such as Charlie Road, the Wee Red Barn and MeloYelo ebikes taking part. • The Scarecrow Drive is throughout October to November 11 in Gladstone. Scarecrows Big Day Out, November 11, 2023, 9.30am-2pm.

Friends of Cobblestones Museum have planted a rose garden at the Greytown museum to commemorate and celebrate community stalwarts, Will and Ruby Holmes, who both died earlier this year. The idea of a rose garden was originally raised by the Friends to commemorate Ruby Holmes, who passed away just a few weeks before her husband. Friends of Cobblestones chairperson, Gretal Dick, liaised with Will on the garden for Ruby. “He was just blown away” with the idea, she said. The decision to dedicate the garden to both

Will and Ruby was made at Will’s funeral, Margaret Cole, the secretary of the Friends of Cobblestones said. The rose garden is tucked behind the woolshed on the northeast boundary of the museum site and will form part of the existing garden surrounding the wishing well. “We’ve put in a dozen roses already, and climbers along the fence,” Gretal said. “We’ll wait to see if we need to plant anymore, and then we are going to have a garden seat with a plaque on it to Will and Ruby.” Will and Ruby were something of a Wairarapa institution, having both been involved in community organisations and ventures for decades. Will Holmes was

born in Cross Creek, a railway town that used to link Wairarapa with Kaitoke on the Wellington side of the Remutaka Range. A trained carpenter, he established a popular hardware store and the building ﬁrm Holmes Construction, which is now managed by his sons, Tim and Andy. Both Will and his wife had a long association with Cobblestones Museum. Ruby was secretary to the Friends of Cobblestones for some years before passing the role to Margaret. “She used to chuckle about that,” Margaret said. “She did tell me it would be my job to feed the hordes at meetings and working bees. Ruby was a good and generous cook so it was a hard act to follow.

“It’s lovely looking around [Cobblestones] and seeing [Will and Ruby’s] legacy.” Several of the museum’s features were restored or maintained by Will, including the windmill in the picnic area, the woolshed, and the cream cart, which has pride of place in the main museum building. The plants in the new rose garden are young and small at this stage, but “are in a good state”, Gretal Dick said. Once established, it’s hoped they will make a “lovely backdrop for weddings”. The museum has a chapel on site that seats 60. • For more information about Cobblestones and becoming a Friend, visit www. cobblestonesmuseum. org.nz

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A musical concert of spring cheer Wairarapa Community Orchestra will perform its spring concert at Rathkeale College and Kuranui College this month. With the theme The Magic of Music: Great Moments from Screen and Stage, the orchestra’s musical director Ruth Eckford has chosen an eclectic mix of themes from film, TV and stage. Reflecting the optimism of the spring season, the concert opens with the ever-cheerful March from A Little Suite, the theme for the television series Dr Finlay’s Casebook by Trevor Duncan. The Suite from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey provides a New Zealand connection. Written and scored by Howard Shore, the “music transports the listener into the magical world of the Shire and the dangerous and threatening world of the Trolls and Orcs”, Eckford said. Pianist Peter Peng is the soloist in the main title from Forrest Gump, and Dawn, from the 2005 film version of Pride and Prejudice. Peng is a final-year student at Rathkeale College and has played with the orchestra for the past three years. Gregg McMillan-Perry

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will play the oboe solo in Ennio Morricone’s Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission and will also conduct the concert band section of the orchestra in a medley from The Muppets. In addition to work from established composers, the concerts will showcase work created by local students Thomas Farnham and Daisy Carter. “We are very happy to again support Thomas and

Daisy,” Eckford said. “We have workshopped their NCEA compositions and will be performing them.” “It is not often musicians get the opportunity to work directly with composers as they write,” Eckford said. Carter’s piece is inspired by Laurie and Jo’s meeting on the hill from the film Little Women. “The music was intended to play underneath the scene, as part of the movie score, enhancing

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Sam Hyde [left] and Cam Crawford bring Elton John vs Billy Joel to Carterton Events Centre on October 27. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

pick could lead to some challenges. “It sounds like suckers for punishment really because sure as eggs, you’re gonna get asked to play Summer of ‘69 as the first song of the night. “You know, you’re just kind of waking up – it’s so hard to sing that song. It’s not like a quiet song, you’ve got to belt the thing out.” Cam and Sam worked on taking the idea of doing a show ‘somewhere different and interesting’. That ‘somewhere interesting’ turned out to be their full-blown tribute show, Elton John vs Billy Joel.

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The concept for the show was inspired by Elton John’s and Billy Joel’s Face to Face tour, which first toured America in 1994 and was the start of an on-again, off-again music relationship between the two music titans that wowed audiences across the globe for 25 years. “Cam and I had talked about how cool it would be to recreate [the tour]. We both have a love of the artists. Elton felt pretty natural to me, Billy felt natural to Cam. That was the genesis of it.” Sam and Cam debuted the show in 2022 at the Eat, Drink, Play Festival in

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Turning up the heat Nary a week goes by without us being encouraged to observe some awareness day or other. This month alone, there is World Handwashing Day, World Food Day, Restart a Heart Day, and World Teachers Day. And that’s not all of them. But there is one awareness day that is very close to my heart. Or should I say endocrine system? Yes, this week, we celebrate World Menopause Day. For some, the word menopause is a bit of a turn-oﬀ, for reasons it’s hard to articulate fully, but may have something to do with it being associated with bodies – and intimate, or personal bits of bodies, to boot. It’s one of those words we often ﬁnd ourselves saying in a funny way, missing out some of the essential letters. “Me-o-pau.” We might whisper it. Combining these two approaches can lead to hilarious consequences, like having to bellow “MENOPAUSE”, because no one understood what

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Lucy Cooper you said the first five times. We might call it ‘The Change’. We might even avoid saying it altogether. But, I’m an upfront kind of a gal and as a woman born in the mid-1970s who has ‘enjoyed’ a smattering of symptoms [so far], I’m embracing this opportunity to skill up, share intel and contribute to chipping away at some of the taboo and mystery surrounding this natural process as old as time itself. The first thing to do is define our terms. I’ve had some help from Sarah Percy, a local registered dietician and font of knowledge on this topic. “Menopause is the day that you haven’t had a menstrual period for 12 months if you’re aged over 50. And if you’re aged under 50, it’s 24 months without a period,” Sarah said. [I’ll confess, I didn’t know that bit about the under-50s.]

hormone affecting the what you are experiencing reproductive tract, the feels important when the urinary tract, the heart symptom buffet is so huge and blood vessels, bones, and variable. “And perimenopause breasts, skin, hair, mucous Talking of buffet, is the lead-up to that and membranes, pelvic “following a healthy that can go for five to 10 muscles and the brain, Mediterranean-based years.” and it’s leaving by the diet,” is useful Sarah said. Perimenopause is a exit. TIREDNESS “Quality, fruit PROBLEMS IN YOUR PROBLEMS PAIN IN YOUR colourful TIREDNESS ANXIETY DRY VAGINA OVERACTIVE real bodily adventure,OR PAINemergency When you think of it, it’s and veg, some legumes SLEEPING JOINTS MOOD CHANGES JOINTSSLEEPING BLADDER OR with over 30 symptoms a wonder that 20 perDISCOMFORT cent and grains, some nuts and to choose from. And there of women will, as Sarah seeds and avocado and appears to be no limit to explained, “sail through fish and a little bit of meat the number of symptoms perimenopause and and a little bit of dairy, you can experience at the menopause almost without but keeping it really quite same time. realising it”. unprocessed.” Would you like a hot But do you know what’s Why? Because of the flash with your brain fog? great about a menopause antioxidants. You’re going Coming right up. awareness day? to need a lot of those. How about some body We can start to socialise Other things you can do aches with your insomnia? the tips, tricks, advice include stress if ANXIETY OR DRY VAGINA OVERACTIVE ANXIETY OR DRY VAGINAreducing OVERACTIVE You bet. and support thatBLADDER can help OR you can, or doing more ofOR MOOD CHANGES MOOD CHANGES BLADDER And what’s that you the 20 per cent of women the things you love. Move DISCOMFORT DISCOMFORT say? You’d like some who will be completely your body – and do a bit thinning of the scalp with floored by perimenopause of resistance training. your inexplicable and symptoms, and the And maybe review your awe-inspiring rage? An 60 percent of women drinking. Your liver has excellent choice, madam. who will be hot, cold, quite a bit to do right now, And why is this all uncomfortable, fed up, so one less sherry of an happening to women in mad as hell and sick as a evening might be useful. their 40s and 50s [and pike some of the time. Is it hot in here, or is it sometimes in their 30s and One of the top tips me? 60s]? Sarah recommends is Honey, it is you, but Hormone changes. Like, “searching out a doctor we’ve got your back. a lot of hormone changes. who is knowledgeable on • For more information, Mainly estrogen, which the subject and can discuss a great place to start: is like... everywhere in the your options with you”. www.menopause. body, is trying to make a Finding someone you org.au/

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Sam Hyde...pianist, singer, performer My favourite Elton John song to sing/play is... Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. What makes Elton John a great artist for me is... His endless ability to write the best pop songs over a long career. My friends and family would describe me as... Focussed, a showman, eccentric and funny. In my spare time I like to... Play tennis and ˜ y ÿ sh. If I couldn’t be Elton John, I’d like to be/play... Billy Joel - ha! The most famous person I ever met was... Then Prince, now King, Charles. It was during the 1983 tour of NZ with Princess Diana in

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Tauranga. He asked me if I windsurfed. There’s a picture of the encounter that made the local paper. I’m excited to visit Wairarapa because... The wine is good, and the people like great music. I’ve performed extensively in the region for many years as part of Wellington band Uncle Monkey [on bass & vocals]. My dream holiday location would be... West Indies during a NZ cricket tour there.

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A little High and Mighty A new exhibition, by emerging artist Dwayne Duthie comes to Aratoi this spring. Double Edge Sword is Duthie’s third solo show and the first one outside his home region of Taranaki. Duthie classes himself as an emerging artist and only started painting six years ago. “I’ve always loved messing around with art, but for a long time I never thought about being an artist. I just did it because I loved it. I worked in galleries around Taranaki and built up loads of experience. I decided to pick up a paintbrush and follow my passion, I wanted to make art not just hang it.” Duthie says his paintings have definitely evolved over those six years, starting off experimenting with expressionism, “but now they are really quite abstract”, he said. The work in Double Edge Sword represents

his ideas and thoughts on the intricacies of the human condition, survival, and existence. The works often carry an implied narrative and story. Huge expressive paintings, created with bold strokes using enamel and acrylic, captivate viewers through the clever use of repeated mark making, serving as points of contemplation, inviting reflection on the complexities of humanity and our shared reality. The exhibition features 17 works, 11 from his previous exhibition in the Percy Thompson Gallery in Taranaki alongside six new works, two of which are new sculptures are continuations from previous works. His painting High and Mighty took six months to create. “I work on three different paintings at a time. I never plan, I just have an idea in my head and then I start painting. For High and Mighty, I used two separate panels and

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worked with enamel paint. This painting shows the human desire to acquire power and influence. I’ve used downward strokes to represent the burden on that influence is passed down to people who aren’t in power.” Duthie is excited about exhibiting at Aratoi, visiting Wairarapa and engaging with the huge art community in the region.

“Big city galleries are great, but I do love the regional galleries; Wairarapa reminds me of home. I’m excited to visit again.” He hoped he would inspire a new generation of artists to have a go exhibiting their work in galleries. “I hope that the younger artists in the region are inspired and that I can

show them that they are capable to accomplish solo shows too. You don’t always need to be hugely experienced or have decades of years of work under their belt to do this, just give it a go.” • Dwayne Duthie: Double Edge Sword is showing at Aratoi October 28 to December 3 with a free artist talk on Saturday, October 28, at 11am.

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Too many hunters and dog walkers have been caught walking around the Kaipaitangata Water Treatment Plant in the Carterton district so new signage will be displayed on the entrance gates warning the public to keep away from the out-ofbounds area. A Carterton District Council’s [CDC] policy and projects committee meeting agenda details said, the first sign will state: “Water Supply

Catchment Area – under the Water Services Act 2021 and Taumata Arowai as the Drinking Water Regulator, Public Access is prohibited from this catchment.” The second sign will read “Warning CCTV in place and recording”. New security cameras have been installed on the building and will record activity and feed into the inside of the plant so that operators can see what is happening outside the plant. A CDC spokesperson said the hunters and

Part of the Kaipaitangata Water Treatment Plant catchment.

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be a recurrence. “Under the new Water Services Act, we have an obligation to keep the catchment secure,” the spokesperson said.

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Car’s lever is a useful tool There is a little lever on the side of the steering column of a vehicle. I assume most vehicles have it. It’s very clever, because when you push it up or down it makes little lights ﬂash on the outside to tell other vehicles that you are changing direction. It surprises me so many people don’t know it’s there. And then there are the numpties who know it’s there, but don’t know how to use it. Why do these strangelings push the little lever down to turn right at a roundabout, and then go straight ahead. What’s that all about? Are they geographically challenged? And then there is the simple folk. My brother’s late father-in-law bought a new car many years ago. He drove around for a week with the hazard switch on because he didn’t know what it was and hadn’t worked out why both his indicators were going at the same time. When they went around right-hand corners, he put his arm out the driver’s window and his wife put her arm out the front passenger window for lefthand corners. Imagine the embarrassment when he found out what it was and I still don’t know why it took a week for them to go back and get it sorted.

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Graeme Burnard Slow drivers bring out the potential road rage in me. I reported a woman once. In fact, I saw her twice. The ﬁrst time I was waiting to turn right out of Chester Rd to go to Carterton and she went past heading south, with 47 cars behind her. A week later I got stuck behind her myself and we did 40kmh all the way down State Highway 2. I dialled *555 and reported her. How do these people pass their driving tests? They are just as dangerous as speeding drivers. Talking of driving tests, I did have one shameful incident myself, 45 years ago. I went to Rarotonga with a group of friends. We hired scooters but I forgot to take my NZ drivers licence so I had to sit the test over there. While my friends waited, I went in to sit the written test before I was to be taken out on a scooter for the practical test. However, I failed the written test. “You can try again,” I was told. “And get your friends to come and help.” Huh? Well, they did come

in, but they were no help at all. I failed even worse the second time. “Can I have another go.” “No, only twice a day. Come back tomorrow.” The next day when I went back, I was shown where I had gone wrong and on my third attempt, I got 100 per cent. Cha Sa-Soon, a South Korean woman also failed her first attempt at the written part of her driving test. However, it took her a bit longer than it took me to pass. She went back, every day, five days a week for three years, and then twice weekly until she finally passed the written

test after 860 times. But wait, there’s more. She then had 100 attempts at the practical test until she finally had a full pass. She became a celebrity and Hyundai were so taken with her story, they presented her with a brand new car. Egypt has the easiest driving test. Up until recently, all you had to do was drive backwards and forwards for six metres. They have toughened it up now with a 10-question theory test. The hardest test seems to be in Denmark where seven hours of first aid theory must also be completed and drivers have to prove competency driving on slippery tracks and must also do a forward and backward slalom. I find it quite bewildering when we

are told of “dangerous roads”. I have never been frightened by a road, but I have often been very scared of some of the people using them. It’s not the road, that’s dangerous, is it? And can you believe it. Our own straight, smooth, stretch of road, between Masterton and Carterton, deemed to be dangerous and just been made safe with a central barrier down the whole stretch, is going to be closed to repair the central barrier from the damage caused by numerous accidents. Spot The Brain Cell at NZTA must be feeling a bit sheepish that his safety measures have caused more accidents than when the road was ‘dangerous’. Well, Mr Luxon promises he is going to ﬁx that, isn’t he? Yeah, right.

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The opening of a breast screening clinic on Masterton’s Chapel St will mark the end of Wairarapa women having to wait for a mobile screening truck to visit or travel over the hill for routine breast cancer screenings. The new clinic, in a southern section of the Times-Age building, will be a permanent fixture rather than relying on the screening truck that has started to show signs of its age in recent years and struggles to get over the Remutaka hill. Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley identified issues with mobile screening several years ago and, as a result, work began in 2020 to increase screening services to Greater Wellington. The Masterton clinic will be staffed only by women to ensure there is a heightened level of comfort – especially for those who may not be

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Please make your submission by 5:00PM ON 19 DEC 2023 WAIRARAPA COMBINED DISTRICT PLAN

How Should We Grow? We Want To Know! The Wairarapa Councils are reviewing the Wairarapa Combined District Plan. At the end of 2022 we consulted on a Draft District Plan and received feedback from the community. We have considered this feedback in preparing the Proposed District Plan which is now open for public submissions.

Why are we reviewing the District Plan and why are we proposing changes? Under the Resource Management Act, Councils are required to review their District Plan every 10 years to ensure it is still fit for purpose. Our plan is now 10 years old. We need a modern plan which provides clear objectives, policies and rules to manage the effects of land use activities on the environment.

Topics of interest Rural Subdivision New rural subdivision rules are proposed which protect the use of rural land for productive purposes with some opportunities for rural living. These include: • A new Rural Lifestyle Zone • Protection of soils for productive use, particularly viticulture. Includes 40ha minimum lot size. • Rules for shifting property boundaries and subdividing surplus dwellings.

Urban Growth and Housing

Protection of Historic Heritage

• Providing for more urban growth areas. • Enabling higher residential densities in central urban areas. • Provide for more residential amenities. • Require non-potable water tanks (5000L) for new dwellings in residential zones.

• Identifying and protecting cultural and spiritual heritage, heritage buildings, items, and precincts, including updating heritage schedules and sites and areas of significance to Māori.

What else are we proposing? Zones • Replacing the current 4 zones with 13 zones to better reflect the different activities undertaken in different areas and align with National Planning Standards. Climate Change and Resilience • New rules will help Wairarapa to adapt to the effects of climate change. Energy • Providing more clarity for management of energy and technology-specific provisions. Includes rules for domestic, community and large-scale renewable electricity generation, such as solar farms and wind farms. Town Centres/Neighbourhood Shops/Commercial Areas

The review has considered recent changes in legislation, national and regional policy statements, environmental standards and other regulations. One of the changes has been the introduction of the National Planning Standards which set out the format for the District Plan, including making it easier to find information and read online.

• New urban zones to provide for commercial and community hubs. Tangata Whenua • Enabling land use and development of Māori land to support the economic, social and cultural wellbeing of Māori. Industrial Areas • Providing for a range of industrial activities in the General Industrial Zone which are important for Wairarapa. Open Spaces/Reserves • Providing for a range of recreational activities within three new Open Space and Recreation Zones. Network Utilities/Infrastructure • Requiring network utilities to be underground, especially in urban areas.

Natural Hazards • Provisions to manage the use and subdivision of land in Wairarapa which is most at risk of being impacted by natural hazards. •Updated flood hazard and fault hazard (fault rupture) maps.

• Protecting the National Grid from development and activities. • Giving effect to policy direction and requirements from central government. Papakāinga and Māori Purpose Zone • Introducing a Māori Purpose Zone to enable iwi and hapū to live on, use and develop ancestral land. • Enabling papakāinga in residential and rural zones.

Strategic Direction Strategic Direction Objectives are proposed to outline the key strategic matters for the districts and guide decision making at a strategic level.

Do the new rules apply now? The Operative Wairarapa District Plan still continues to apply for now. Much of the Proposed District Plan won’t apply straight away but some rules do have immediate legal effect. This means these rules apply now and may result in resource consent being required for some activities that were not otherwise required under the Operative Wairarapa District Plan. If a resource consent is required under the Operative and/or the Proposed District Plan, Council must determine how much weight to give the provisions of each plan, with more or less weight given depending on how far the rules in the Proposed District Plan are in the plan making process. Rules that have immediate legal effect are identified in the Proposed District Plan chapters with a red gavel symbol. The following chapters contain rules that have immediate legal effect upon the notification of the Proposed District Plan (11 October 2023). • Ecosystems and Indigenous Biodiversity • Historic Heritage • Sites and Areas of Significance to Māori • Energy • Notable Trees

• Signs • Subdivision • Town Centre Zone • General Rural Zone • Rural Lifestyle Zone

Where are we in the District Plan process? Scoping and research was undertaken in 2021. The Councils consulted with iwi and key stakeholders on resource management issues to identify which provisions are working or are not working well. At the end of 2022 we consulted the community on a non-statutory Draft District Plan. The feedback from this was considered and a Proposed District Plan has been prepared. The Proposed District Plan is open for submissions until 5pm 19 December 2023. Following receipt of submissions these will be summarised and notified for further submissions. This will be followed by hearings, decisions, and any appeals to the Environment Court. 1ST PHASE REVIEW CURRENT PLAN

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system including pedestrians, cyclists, public transport, freight vehicles and private passenger vehicles. Light • Applying rules to reduce light pollution and to protect the Wairarapa International Dark Sky Reserve.

Quarries • Allow for on-site farm quarrying activities to occur in rural areas, with other quarries requiring resource consent.

Natural Environment • Recognising and protecting natural environment values of significance in Wairarapa. Providing protection through Significant Natural Areas, Outstanding Natural Features and Landscapes, and Significant Waterbodies overlays.

Transport • Updating standards in the Transport Chapter to align with best practice. • Supporting a multi-modal transport

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characteristics of coastal areas and coastlines. • Providing protection through the following overlays: Coastal Environment, Very High and High Natural Character areas, Outstanding Natural Character Areas, Foreshore Protection Area.

Noise • Setting limits in zones and for activities including construction activities and temporary events. • Managing effects on dwellings while protecting the operation of state highways and Hood Aerodrome.

Hazardous Substances and Contaminated Land • Aligning with the national framework for identifying and managing the use of contaminated soils. • Managing hazardous substances to align with other regulation.

Signs • Managing the location and design of signs. Including rules for specific types of signs such as digital signs.

Temporary Activities/Events • Including rules for temporary activities in a new Temporary Activities Chapter, clarifying how they apply and tightening some timeframes.

Notable Trees • Identifying and protecting notable trees, including updating the Schedule of Notable Trees.

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Often we tend to think things happen all of a sudden. This can be for both negative and positive things. For example, the toothache didn’t just happen, it goes back to the time we first stopped taking proper care of our teeth. On the positive side, the “overnight” sporting success stems back to the time in which the athlete first made the decision to start putting in the effort with training, the countless hours of practice, decisions around diet, and all of the other contributing factors. Essentially the message here is that the good and bad things that happen to us are the result of the countless small decisions we make. If we want things to work out as we hope, then take these decisions carefully, knowing that they really do matter.

Don’t give up

I watched Ireland play Scotland in a crucial Rugby World Cup match. As it was the last pool game for both teams, it was essentially a knockout match, with both teams desperate to win. Despite the prematch hype, the

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Another piece of advice from author and entrepreneur Steven Bartlett. Bartlett feels we are all capable of making significant and positive change if we start doing one thing, this being to keep promises to ourselves. However, often it’s the case the easiest promises to break are those we do make to ourselves because

we know no one else will know. The problem is that we know and once we start doing it, it becomes easier to do. If we can start by making and keeping these promises, beginning with something really small, this one success can be the start of positive momentum. Perhaps it will be something like not hitting the snooze button one morning a week, then two, then daily. Stacking these successes will build faith in ourselves we can do even more, getting us to the point where we can do anything we set our minds to.

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I took a bus to the airport in Christchurch. When I got on to pay the driver had a really nice manner about him; to the person before me, the person after me, and to me as well. Sitting at the front of the bus I noticed how this was the case with every passenger getting on and PHOTO/STOCK.ADOBE.COM

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Luna Estate’s Pinot Noir 2021 has been named in this year’s New World Wine Awards Top 50 – making it the only Wairarapa vineyard to secure a much soughtafter gold sticker in the awards. Luna Estate head wine maker, For a region that Joel Watson. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

reason, they give the winemaker all the praise, but honestly, it’s only a small part of it. It’s a combination of a long season ﬁlled with lots of eﬀort from my team and the people who work the vines. It’s pretty much a team game.” The wine appeals to people due to its “richness-in-the-mouth

The Luna Estate in Ponatahi has secured a gold medal at the New World Wine Awards for its 2021 Pinot Noir. PHOTO/FILE

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Our purpose: is for older people / kaumātua to live a valued life in an inclusive society. Our Vision: To be recognised as a leading contributor to the wellbeing of older persons / kaumātua in our Wairarapa community. Our Mission: Helping, connecting and empowering older persons in Wairarapa.

Edith is 77 and lives in her own home, a two-storey property with a separate unit downstairs. Her 38-year-old grandson Michael does shift work and when he is on night duty, he stays in her downstairs unit. Michael has invited a friend to live in the unit without Edith’s consent. Edith pays the electricity bill for both units without contribution from Michael or his friend. Michael does sometimes help his grandmother with shopping and other small chores, although does this begrudgingly, telling her “You’re useless. No-one needs you. Why don’t you do the world a favour – don’t wake up tomorrow.” Edith contacted the Age Concern Elder Abuse and Neglect Coordinator feeling extremely distressed and frightened. She had told Michael that she didn’t want him there and ended up with both men yelling at her, telling her she was a “selfish old cow” and threatening to break her windows. Edith doesn’t have a lot of money

Our Values: The work of Age Concern Wairarapa is based on these values, with special reference to older people, koroua and kuia Being responsive, Respecting all, Caring, Being committed to wellbeing. Our Guiding Principles: are that our services are accessible, appropriate and affordable, inclusive, culturally appropriate and equally available to all.

and relies on her national super to cover her expenses. She cannot afford to pay the higher electricity bills that have been coming in since Michael’s friend arrived. Edith admits that she does get a bit forgetful and confused at times, and that she doesn’t have many friends or other family members she can turn to for support. She has a few health problems and sometimes finds it hard to get out and about. The Coordinator talks to Edith about her rights and together they go to the local community law centre for advice on how to evict Michael’s friend. The Coordinator facilitates a meeting between Edith and Michael which results in Michael agreeing to ask his friend to leave, and to paying his grandmother board whenever he stays after night shift. With encouragement from the EANP Coordinator, Edith starts going to the local seniors’ centre, being transported by an Age Concern mini-bus service.

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Featherston now has its very own youth drama classes. A small bunch of theatre enthusiasts have gathered together to create a group. Its name, chosen by the wider community, says it all – Featherston Theatre Company. The group started with two goals. First, to begin drama classes for children,

and second, to put on theatre productions in Featherston. The very communityminded group has already achieved its ﬁrst goal, classes for ages 7-12 and 13-19 started on October 9 and will be running every Monday for the rest of term. As well as letting the community pick its name,

the group is also running an art competition to provide it with a proﬁle picture for Facebook. If you are interested in classes, the competition, or helping the group reach its next goal, you can ﬁnd it on Facebook under Featherston Theatre Company, or email f.theatre.c@outlook.com

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Council News October Proposed Freedom Camping Bylaw – consultation now open New Zealand’s freedom camping laws allow camping on all Council land unless the Council prohibits it through other methods (like a bylaw). We’re proposing to put a new bylaw in place that strikes a balance between attracting and supporting tourism in our area and protecting special places in our district. Our plan is that this proposed Freedom Camping Bylaw updates the approach to freedom camping

Control of Dogs Bylaw South Wairarapa District Council recently reviewed the South Wairarapa District Council Control of Dogs Bylaw, which came into operation on 27 September 2023. Copies of this bylaw may be inspected and obtained at the South Wairarapa District Council office, 19 Kitchener Street, Martinborough. The Control of Dogs Policy and Bylaw are also available on our website at swdc.govt.nz/ governance/bylaws

taken in the Coastal Camping Bylaw and gives Council a tool to respond to issues related to freedom camping.

• Restrict freedom camping to people in self-contained motor vehicles in and around our townships

This is your opportunity to have your say about the Freedom Camping Bylaw which proposes to:

• Make an amendment to the Clifford Square Reserve Management Plan, to formalise the existing freedom camping area behind the Fell Museum in Featherston.

• Identify areas where people CAN’T freedom camp (prohibited areas) • Identify areas where people MAY freedom camp (restricted areas)

For more information and to have your say before 13 November, visit swdc.govt.nz/freedom-camping

Wairarapa District Plan Review The Proposed Wairarapa Combined District Plan (‘the Proposed District Plan’) has been formally notified. Written submissions are being sought over a nine-week period running from 11 October 2023 to 19 December 2023. The Proposed District Plan has been developed over a three-year period and has been informed by how well the current Operative District Plan is working, and feedback received during the Draft District Plan feedback process in late 2022. This is an important opportunity for you to have your say on the main document that sets the framework for managing land use, subdivision, and development in the Wairarapa. It must provide for growth balanced against the community’s desired environmental outcomes. It

Meeting agendas are available for inspection at least two days before the meeting from the district libraries, Council offices and www.swdc.govt.nz. Meetings are subject to change so keep up to date on our website. Public participation is welcome. If you wish to speak during the public participation session at any of the below meetings, please phone 06 306 9611 or email enquiries@swdc.govt.nz at least 24 hours prior. The meetings will be livestreamed on the YouTube channel where possible.

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sets out what activities people can do and what activities need resource consent. The Proposed District Plan, including maps, information and summaries of the key topics is available to view at www.wairarapaplan.co.nz. The Proposed District Plan is available to view at local libraries and Council offices along with hard copy information and submission forms. Submissions are being invited either online, by email, or by post. Keep an eye on the website for further engagement information, such as dates and venues for community drop-in sessions.

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A 10km section of the Remutaka Cycle Trail taking cyclists directly into Featherston from Cross Creek, is now officially part of the Great Rides network.

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The 115km long Remutaka Cycle Trail is one of the Ngā Haerenga New Zealand Cycle Trails Great Rides network and connects Wellington with Wairarapa, winding through the Hutt River valley, old railway tunnels and farmland.

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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Henley Lake Active Space

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Time is running out to have your say on what should happen in the Henley Lake playground space. Simply calling it a playground doesn’t cover what we think would work well in this part of the park. We want it to be somewhere people of all ages can get active. Masterton District Council is asking for ideas on how to develop the area in a new way, and is collaborating with the Henley Trust and Waipoua Lions, which will be fundraising for the project to add to Council funding.

Complete our online submission forms at: mstn.govt.nz

Submissions close 4pm Friday 20 October

Phone us on 06 370 6300 between 9am and 4:30pm Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays).

Proposed Wairarapa Combined District Plan The Proposed Wairarapa Combined District Plan is now open for public submissions. A District Plan sets out rules for land use and subdivision in Wairarapa. It must balance growth with the desire for environmental outcomes. The full plan is available at: www.wairarapaplan.co.nz

Download the fillable pdf submission forms and email to: submissions@mstn.govt.nz

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It’s also accessible through all three Wairarapa district councils’ websites.

Submissions close 4pm Tuesday 19 December Revenue and Financing Policy Review Masterton District Council is reviewing its Revenue and Financing Policy – it will be open for consultation on Friday (20 October) and here’s why you should be interested. The policy sets out how the Council funds the services it provides, and then how the ratepayer share is divided up. This process is often called a rating review, but it incorporates all sources of funding. Look out for details on our website from Friday, and in our Queen Street office, and Masterton District Library.

Submissions close 4pm Monday 20 November

Pick up submission forms from Masterton District Library or our Customer Service Centre at 161 Queen Street. You can also print out our printer-frendly forms from the website. Post to Masterton District Council, PO Box 444, Masterton 5840, or drop off at our Customer Service Centre.

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Rural Wairarapa Midweek

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New standards to take root Rebecca King

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Last year’s recipient of Masterton District Council’s Peter Laing Memorial Trust Grant Charlie Heard.

As the application deadline approaches for the Masterton District Council’s [MDC] Peter Laing Memorial Trust Grant, last year’s recipient has said that the grant has lent a helping hand in getting him started in farming – a career he always knew he wanted to do. Charlie Heard works as a shepherd on Surreydale Station – a 2000-hectare farm with roughly 8500 ewes, situated just outside Pahiatua. Thanks to receiving the grant last year, the 19-yearold was able to buy Oak, who is now his senior working dog. “Oak was partly broken in and, with a bit more time spent on her, she has been a real help with the young team I’ve got. It gives me more conﬁdence working with younger dogs, knowing I have Oak to ﬁx their mistakes. “I would really recommend people getting into the industry to consider applying for a Peter Laing grant. It is not

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diﬃcult to apply, and it can make a real diﬀerence.” Laing – who was educated at Fernridge Primary School and Wairarapa College – developed a passion for farming at a young age, later moving to Feilding Agricultural High School in 1946, where he took on a new division of the Young Farmers Club. Laing spent a lot of his time working on several large Wairarapa stations. In 1952, he moved to Castlepoint and became head shepherd and later manager of Castlepoint Station until he handed in his red bands for retirement. Laing was also chairman

of the Castlepoint School committee for 24 years, involved in the Castlepoint Racing Club for 50 years, was an integral part of the Castlepoint Golf Club, encouraged the formation of the rural Fire Brigade, was one of the people behind the establishment of the Castlepoint Pony Club, and served as a warranted officer for the Department of Conservation. In order to be considered for the grant, recipients must be a Wairarapa resident or have strong ties to the region. Applications for the 2024 Peter Laing Trust Grant close at 4pm on November 10. The grant can help those wanting to undertake practical training, such as a cadet scheme, study at certificate or diploma level, or buy specialist equipment, like a saddle or working dogs, if they’re starting their first job in agriculture. Application forms are available on the MDC website, the MDC offices at 161 Queen St and 27 Lincoln Rd, and Masterton District Library. Questions can be sent to sandras@mstn.govt.nz

The ﬁrst announced changes to forestry standards since Cyclone Gabrielle will put power back into the hands of communities, according to Federated Farmers forestry spokesman Toby Williams. The new rules – which come into eﬀect on November 2 – will mean slash longer than two metres and with a large-end diameter of more than 10cm must be removed from erosion-prone land after harvesting, although only if it is safe to do so. “These new rules will give local councils, who are accountable to the community they represent, much more say over what is

planted – and where it’s planted,” Williams said. “We’ve seen in Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay the kind of damage that can be caused when forestry slash is mismanaged – it was totally devastating for our communities, and we’re still recovering,” Forestry Minister Peeni Henare said foresters who do not conﬁrm to the refreshed regulations must obtain resource consent. “This is a minimum standard across the country, and councils can apply more stringent requirements if they choose,” he said. Environment Minister David Parker said last week that any non-indigenous forests planted for carbon sequestration will now be managed in the

same way as plantation forests are managed. “There has been a big increase in carbon forests since the forestry regulations were introduced in 2018. Carbon foresters will now need to meet the same environmental standards as plantation foresters,” Parker said. “There are also new provisions for managing wilding tree spread to help better control these species.” In the past ﬁve years, Williams said, more than 200,000 hectares of productive farmland have been converted to pine trees and carbon farming – and it will probably never be farmed on again. As previously reported by the TimesAge in August 2022, 3589ha was sold in

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19 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 1.30pm start. Call Pauline Hodgson [027] 406-672. Carterton Community Choir: 7.159pm, St David’s Presbyterian Church Youth Wing, 164 High St South. Call [0278] 205-801. Carterton District Historical Society: 142 High St North, Carterton, open 2-4pm or by appointment. Call Vivienne 3795564 or email carterton.hist.soc@ gmail.com Carterton Scout Group: At Rangatahi Hub [behind Carterton Event Centre], Scouts [11-14 years] 6.30-8.30pm. Contact Sylvia [027] 249-3395. Danzability Class: 11am-noon, at Studio 73, Greytown. Contact physio.rachel.horwell@gmail.com or [022] 077-2654. Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Call [0800] 373-646 to book or for advice. Martinborough: 9.30-11.30am, St Andrew’s Church; Featherston: 1.303.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Fareham Creative Space: Also Fri/Tues, 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. KeepFit!: 10.30am, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, tutored classes available, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019 or Elissa [0274] 706-528. Masterton Petanque Club: 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Narcotics Anonymous: 7.30-8.30pm, at St Matthew’s Church, Church St, Masterton. Parkinson’s Exercise Class: 1.30pm, at the Wairarapa Boxing Academy, Dixon St. Call Roslyn [027] 264-8623. Patient Activity Programme: At Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton, 10am-1pm. Call 378-8888. Red Star Table Tennis Club: 5-7pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066. Ruamahanga Club: Cards, 500, 1-4pm, at Wairarapa Services Club, Essex St, Masterton. Social Learners Bridge: 1-3.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Barbara [06] 304-9208. Steady As You Go: Falls Prevention and Balance Class, 9.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. The University of the 3rd AGE [U3A]: South Wairarapa Current Affairs group meet in the Events Hall of the Roseneath Lifecare and Village, Carterton 9.30-11am. Call convener Paul Mallinson [021] 109-4652. Thursday Morning Bikers: Meet at the fountain at the Queen Elizabeth Park entrance, 9.30am. Contact David [021] 246-0295. Wairarapa Fern and Thistle Pipe Band: Weekly practice, Masterton Brass Bandrooms, Park Ave, Masterton. Email fernandthistle21@ gmail.com Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9amnoon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 1-2.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 Aratoi: Breadcraft Wairarapa School’s Art to Oct 21; Wairarapa Camera Club: Reflecting on Our Place to Oct 29; Choice: Staff picks from the collection to Oct 29; Light and Space: Sculptures from the collection to Nov 26; Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist/He Ringatoi Hou o Aotearoa to Nov 26.; Rebekah Farr: O Deluge, Stop Singing, We’re Drowning to Dec 3. 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. Featherston Opshop: Fitzherbert St, massive half-price stock sale, Fri/Sat 10am-4pm, Sun/Mon 10am-3pm. Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz Justice of the Peace: Carterton library noon-2pm; Masterton District Court 11am-1pm; Eketahuna Library 1.30-4.30pm. 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: 10am-noon, Featherston Community Centre. Call May [06] 308-6912 or Virginia [06] 308-8392. Spontaneous Dance: Kiwi Hall, Featherston, 6.30-8pm. Call Pavla Miller [022] 075-3867. Wairarapa Kids Choir: For children aged seven years up, 3.50-4.50pm, during school terms, Courthouse, Holloway St, Carterton. Call Jill [027] 347-5891. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Quit Clinic at Whaiora 9am-noon. Support across Wairarapa. Call Whaiora 0800 494 246. Walk and Talk: Meet outside Dish Cafe, First St, Masterton, 9.30am.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 Carrington Bowling Club: 57 High St, Carterton, behind clock tower. Call Pauline [027] 406-6728. Cobblestones Early Settlers Village: Open 10am-3pm seven days. Featherston Heritage Museum: Behind the Featherston Library and Information Centre. Sat/Sun 10am2pm, other times by arrangement. Call Elsa [021] 263-9403. Featherston Weekly Market: 8am2pm, 33 Fitzherbert St. Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon. Call Paul Dodge [021] 0262-6595. Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Masterton Library, 10am-noon. Lions Book Sale: 9am-1pm, under the grandstand, Solway Showgrounds, Judds Rd, Masterton. Martinborough Men’s Shed: Old Courthouse, 20 Cork St, 9am-noon. Call John [021] 314-2485. Martinborough Museum: Open Sat/ Sun at No 7 The Square, 10.30am2.30pm. Donation/koha appreciated. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109. Masterton Tennis Centre: Organised doubles from 12.30 pm at 147 Dixon St, Masterton. Contact Sue McRae [027] 449-0601. Parkrun: Weekly 5km run/walk. 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: 10am1pm, 365 Queen St. Featherston: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon. Wairarapa Cancer Society Supportive Care Services: For anyone needing support after a cancer diagnosis. Call (06) 378-8039. Wairarapa Farmers’ Market: 9am1pm, Solway Showgrounds, Judds Rd, Masterton. 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, OCTOBER 22 Carterton Farmers’ Market: High St, Carterton, 9am-12.30pm. 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 [027] 957-1012. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064.

Masterton Tennis Centre: Social doubles from 10 am at 147 Dixon St, Masterton. Blackboard draw. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Narcotics Anonymous: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call 0800 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. Wairarapa Word: All You Need Is Love, a writing competition on the theme of love/romance, 2pm, Almo’s Books & Cafe, 42 High St South, Carterton.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 23 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 Food Bank: 10-11am Mon-Fri at Haumanu House. Call 379-4092. Carterton Scottish Dance Club: 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. Call Elaine 377-0322. Carterton Scout Group: At Rangatahi Hub [behind Carterton Event Centre], Keas [5-8 years] 4.30-5.30pm; Cubs [8-11] 6-7.30pm. Contact Sylvia [027] 249-3395. CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. Call 378-2426 or 0800 227-2255. Citizens Advice Bureau: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, 43 Perry St, Masterton. Call 377-0078 or 0800 367-222. Clareville Indoor Bowls: 7pm at Tom Bubb Lounge, A&P complex. Call Colleen 379-8399. Creative Hands Programme: At Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton, 10am-noon. Call Kirsten 399-1050. East Indoor Bowling Club: 7pm. Call Julie 377-5497 or George 378-9266. Epilepsy Support Group: 11am at the Salvation Army office, 210 High St South, Carterton. Call 0800 20 21 22. Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm. Call Shaun O’Brien [027] 672-6249. Free Community Fit Club: Mon/Tues/Fri, 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. Call Di [027] 498-7261. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Rangers, 12½-18 years, 6.30-8pm. South Wairarapa Guides [Greytown], 9-12½ years, 6-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Hospice Wairarapa Support Services: For anyone dealing with a terminal illness. Call [06] 378-8888. Housie: 7pm, Club Carterton, Broadway. Call 379-8069. 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] 377-0066. Literacy Aotearoa: Free computing and digital device classes for adults. Call 377-4214. Mah-jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Pat Hamilton [06] 308-9729. Masterton District Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Call [022] 574-0742. Masterton Food Bank: 9 Church St, Mon-Fri 10am-12.30pm. Call 370-8034. Play Gym: St James Church Hall 116 High St, Masterton, 9.30-11am, for 0-3-year-olds. Red Star Table Tennis Club: 6-8pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066. Senior Citizens Club: Cards 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Val [06] 308-9293. Steady As You Go: Falls Prevention and Balance Class, Featherston: 9.30am, A/G Church. Masterton: 1.30pm, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Beginners Linedance 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.

Wairarapa Services Club: Cards, 500, 1.30pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Call a Quit Coach based at Whaiora 0800 494 246.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24 Caregivers Programme: Caring for your loved one who is unwell, at Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton. Call Kirsten 399-1050. Carrington Bowling Club: 57 High St, Carterton, behind clock tower. Call Pauline [027] 406-6728. Carterton District Historical Society: 142 High St North, Carterton, open 2-4pm or by appointment. Call Vivienne 379-5564. 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. Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve [027] 333-3975. Dance Fitness: 6.30-7.30pm, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830. Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Call [0800] 373-646 to book or for advice. Carterton: 9.30-11.30am, Carterton Library; Greytown: 1.30-3.30pm, Greytown Library. 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 Literacy and Numeracy Classes: At Literacy Aotearoa, 340 Queen St, Masterton. Call Carol [022] 524-5994. GirlGuiding: Masterton Pippins [5-7 years] 3.45-5pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 11am-1pm. Knit and Natter: 3pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, Perry St; 7pm, Te Awhina Cameron Community House, 2 Stuart Cres, Masterton. 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 Judo Club: Tues/Thurs, youth class 5-6pm, adults 7-8.30pm, Nga Totara Dojo, 205 Ngaumutawa Rd, Masterton. Contact Simon [021] 248-6111. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Association: 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. Paint/draw: From live model,10amnoon, at Masterton Art Club, Victoria St. Call Elissa Smith [027] 470-6528. Red Star Table Tennis Club: 9amnoon 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. Social Bridge: At South Wairarapa 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. Contact www.taoisttaichi.org The Book Lovers Corner: 3.30-4.30pm on Arrow FM {92.7FM] and available online, https://www. arrowfm.co.nz/programmes/ show/94/the-book-lovers-corner-/ 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, OCTOBER 25 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. Cards: “500”, 1.15-4.15pm, at the Carterton Club. Call Barbara 379-6582 or Val 379-8329. Carterton Cycle Group: From Belvedere Rd [weather permitting]. Call Irene [027] 634-9167 or Lesley [021] 299-6389. Dance Fitness: 9.30-11am, preschoolers with parents or caregivers at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830. Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Call [0800] 373-646 to book or for advice. Masterton: 10am-noon, Masterton Library. Free Classes: Literacy, language, numeracy for adult learners. Call Literacy Aotearoa 377-4214. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 5.30-7pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon. Call Paul Dodge [021] 0262-6595. Healing Rooms: Confidential prayer for healing or any situation, 2-4pm, at St Matthews Church Hall, Church St, Masterton. 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. Martinborough Men’s Shed: Old Courthouse, 20 Cork St, 9am-noon. Call Doug [027] 444-7331. Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Elissa [0274] 706-528. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109. Masterton Park Bowling Club: Queen Elizabeth Park, 1pm, names in by 12.45pm. Call [027] 957-1012. Parkinson’s Singing Group: 10am, at the South Wairarapa Workingman’s Club, Main St, Greytown. Call Marguerite Chadwick 379-5376. Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group: 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, in the stadium meeting room of the Trust House Recreation Centre, 2 Dixon St, Masterton. Phone Sue McRae [027] 449-0601. Silver Ukulele Club: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Jan [06] 308-8556. Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10am-noon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 370-1604]. South Wairarapa Caregivers Programme: Caring for your loved one who is unwell, at a café in South Wairarapa. Call Kirsten 399-1050. Te Runga Scouts: Cubs, 6-7.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton. The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Line Dance Class 6-7pm; Rock N Roll Dance Class: 7.30-8.30pm, Beginners/Couple Coaching, Social/Competitive. Call Wendy [027] 319-9814. Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll. Couple inquiries to [027] 333-1793. Wairarapa Services Club: Rummikub, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. Wairarapa Singers: Choral singing. Call Sean Mulcahy 379-9316. Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: 10am in The Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Josie 378-6531. Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, improvers 5-6.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135. Wisdom and Well-being: Featherston Community Centre, 10.30am-12.30pm. Call Pauline [021] 102 8857. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz by noon Thursday prior

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DOWN 2 Mass departure (6) 3 Furiously angry (5) 5 Cure (4) 6 Striking (7) 7 Refrigerator compartment (6) 8 Yellowish pigment (5) 9 Betting adviser (7) 10 Engrave with acid (4) 11 Highly decorated (6) 12 Imperfections (5) 13 Train stop (7) 14 Criminal (7) 18 Cold crystals (10) 23 Marks from impacts (5) 24 Got caught on (7) 26 Atomic (7) 27 US star-wearer (7) 29 A language of Africa (7) 30 Bank order (6) 31 Overgarment (5) 32 Lively high-kicking stage dance (6)

34 Song for one (4) 36 Collect together (5) 38 Putting area (5) 40 Continent (4) 45 Illustrious (5) 46 Not tested (7) 47 Had debts (4) 48 Financial gain (6) 49 Addiction (5) 50 Aperture (7) 52 Food group (10) 53 Skeet participant (7) 54 Type of wildcat (6) 55 Presiding officer in a legislative assembly (7) 56 Planet (5) 57 Laboratory gel (4) 62 Increased (5) 67 Crisp lustrous fabric (7) 68 Assignment (7) 70 Back problem (7) 72 Antiquated (7) 73 Jaundiced (6) 74 Small domestic fowl breed (6) 75 Handy (6) 76 Eagle’s nest (5) 78 Carrying weapons (5) 80 Wash out (5) 82 Box (4) 83 Throb (4)

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ACROSS 1 Business transactions (5) 4 Remedial alcoholic drink the morning after (3,4,2,3,3) 14 Cove (5) 15 Swedish car make (5) 16 War vessel (10) 17 Water channel (5) 19 Soaked (3) 20 Dull, routine (7) 21 Dancer’s spin (9) 22 Tension (6) 25 Accumulated learning (9) 27 Tranquil (6) 28 Holmes’s helper (6) 33 Boxed confection (10) 35 Falsehood (3) 36 Breed of hound (6) 37 Suspend (4) 39 Alcoholic drink (3) 41 Short high-pitched noises (7) 42 Substance which turns litmus blue (6) 43 Beyond normal limits (9) 44 Welded (5) 45 Use irons (anag)(8) 50 Belonging to (2) 51 Military foray (8) 55 Head skin (5) 58 Yellow flower (9) 59 Sufficient (6) 60 Snubbed (7) 61 Tavern (3) 63 Check and correct (4) 64 Collision (6) 65 Sick (3) 66 Iteration (10) 68 Noon (6)

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Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that the South Wairarapa District Council, for the purpose of Toast Martinborough, will close the following roads to ordinary vehicular traffic for the period indicated hereunder. Toast Martinborough began in 1992 by vineyards in Martinborough, and has been an annual event on the third Sunday of November each year. It was created and has continued to be Martinborough’s annual showcase of the region’s wines, to attract wine lovers from around New Zealand and overseas to the picturesque old-world wine village, Martinborough. On Sunday 19th November, Toast welcomes 10,000 visitors to indulge on a journey across Martinborough’s picturesque festival sites. From vineyard to vineyard, festival-goers are given the opportunity to savour artfully crafted wines, delight in delicious food or discover something truly spectacular. Roads to be closed: • Memorial Square, Oxford, Kansas, and Texas Streets, road closed to all non-Toast Martinborough Traffic • Puruatanga Rd (between Cambridge and Regent St) closed to all non-Toast Martinborough Traffic • New York St West, road closed to all non-Toast Martinborough Traffic Period of closure: • Memorial Square, Oxford, Kansas, and Texas Streets from 7am – 7pm on the 19th of November 2023 • Puruatanga Rd (between Cambridge and Regent st) and New York St West from 10am – 6.30pm on the 19th of November 2023 Stefan Corbett Group Manager Partnerships & Operations

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Council Meetings – November 2023

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Wednesday 15 November Risk and Assurance Committee Investment Committee

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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 Round the Vines will close the following roads to ordinary vehicular traffic for the period indicated hereunder. This event is a fundraiser for the Martinborough School. And it is where participants walk or run a route around the vineyards of the outskirts of Martinborough and have tastings of wines as they pass through the vineyards. During the period of closure, vehicles will need to take these alternative routes: • From the Square • Turn left on to Texas St • Turn right on to Cork St • Turn right on to Kansas St, back on the Square Roads to be closed: • The Square and Oxford Street Intersection Period of closure: • Road will be closed from 7am to 4pm on 4th of November 2023 There is no postponement date for this event, if the event is unable to go ahead, they will cancel until next year. Stefan Corbett Group Manager, Partnerships & Operations

OFFICIAL NOTICE. CARTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ROADS TO ORDINARY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC PURSUANT to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that the Carterton District Council proposes to close the named roads below for the purpose of a Targa Motorsport Event for the period indicated hereunder: Period of Closure: Saturday 28th October 2023 Saturday 28th October 2023

1.10pm – 5.40pm Longbush Road Stage 1.45pm – 6.15pm Ponatahi Road Stage

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