Wairarapa Midweek Wed 19th August by Wairarapa Times-Age

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2020

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Science teaches us how to think, to gather and interpret information, to test assumptions, to weigh up options and to make informed decisions” Unfortunately, despite its importance, science is not directly funded in primary schools and many schools lack the resources to teach science. The 2017 National Monitoring Study of Student achievement found that only 20 per cent of students in Year 8 were achieving at or above science curriculum expectations. The House of Science Wairarapa Charitable Trust was formed in 2019 to support primary and intermediate schools with teaching science and address this issue. They currently provide their services to 19 schools throughout the Wairarapa, from Mauriceville to Pirinoa. General manager Amanda Taylor said the trust’s goal is to make science learning accessible to all children in Wairarapa, and the current global pandemic had shown “just how important it is to be developing the next generation of scientists”. House of Science provides quality hands-on bilingual – te reo Māori and English – science resource kits to primary

It’s amazing to watch the children engage and feel excited and energised by the experiments.

Children at Lakeview School doing an experiment. (l to r) Aeris Tepou Taniwha, Jessica McIntyre and Frankie Bond. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

and intermediate schools in Wairarapa. The kits are all based around a science theme and include ﬁve to seven hands-on experiments. They contain everything

a teacher needs including all consumables, student worksheets and instructions and they are delivered to schools weekly by volunteers and replenished by them on a

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scientiﬁc information,” Amanda said. Lakeview School junior syndicate leader Michelle Kerr, whose year three and four classes were using the kits, said, “it’s amazing

to watch the children engage and feel excited and energised by the experiments”. “They are bubbling with Continued on page 4

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Local businesses brace for Alert Level 2

Ashes placed in a plastic bucket were the cause of a house��in Kuripuni early last Saturday morning, melting in the bucket and starting a �� on the deck which spread to the side of the house.

Many businesses have not recovered from the 75-day lockdown earlier this year, according to Business Wairarapa chair Becks Sayer, and would be resistant to another one.

Health

Aiden on the road to recovery Turning 21 is a big milestone for anyone, and even more so for Aiden Sayer who almost did not make it, following a workplace accident at AGTEC Machinery in Solway in February.

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Masterton real estate up 4.5 per cent

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Masterton’s median house sales price is up and rents are low, recent data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand [REINZ] and property data company Core Logic have shown.

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Wairarapa at front and centre Kieran McAnulty is the Labour candidate for Wairarapa, and for the past three years he has been a list MP based in Wairarapa, with an office in Masterton’s Queen St. “In my view, it’s time Wairarapa had an electorate MP in the heart of government. We haven’t had an electorate MP in a position of influence within government since Wyatt Creech.” We can change that this election” he said. As an electorate MP, Kieran believes he will have significantly more resources to better position himself as an effective advocate for Wairarapa because as a Junior Government Whip he has had direct access to ministers and other key decision-makers. “There have been several wins for our region, such as funding for the Wairarapa rail line, the Wairarapa water storage scheme, Hood Aerodrome,

There have been several wins for our region, such as funding for the Wairarapa rail line, the Wairarapa water storage scheme, Hood Aerodrome, and the replacement for the Manawatu Gorge, just to name a few. and the replacement for the Manawatu Gorge, just to name a few”. He said he was passionate about the region because he has deep roots going back seven generations. “Both of my grandads were farmers from Eketahuna – one Labour, one National – so I’ve grown up knowing that you need to listen and understand all points of

view as you work through the tough issues”. Hearing the concerns regarding local farm conversions to forestry, he acted and “is proud to have, authored the Labour Party’s policy to address local concerns around farm conversions to forestry”. Kieran said his outlook and values had been shaped by his family, his education, and his friends, and he treasured his relationship with his parents. In a speech in Parliament earlier this year, he spoke about being raised in a loving family. Educated at St Mary’s Carterton,

St Patrick’s Masterton, and Chanel College, where he was head boy in 2002, Kieran believes that this pathway to adulthood had a huge influence on his desire to serve his community. He spent seven years as a volunteer with local fire brigades, initially in Greytown then in Masterton, and has been very involved with the Golden Shears and Wings over Wairarapa for many years. As an only child, Kieran’s friends are very important to him and he loves nothing more than taking an afternoon off work and catching up with them. “I have very important ‘uncle’ duties whenever I visit, which usually involves bringing lollies and running around the backyard with the kids.” He’s just one of the team when he plays cricket for the Bottom Paddock Cricket Club, based out of Norfolk Rd.

There’s a fierce rivalry with an annual grudge match against the Martinborough Winegrowers, whom Kieran reluctantly admits has had the measure of his own team in recent times. His passion for cricket is matched by his love of Wairarapa Bush rugby, a passion nurtured by countless happy Saturdays spent with his dad at Memorial Park. A highlight of his younger years was being promoted to scoreboard operator at Memorial Park, a job he took very seriously at the time.

“These days, I don’t get to do as much hunting, fishing, and tramping as I’d like – my work keeps me pretty busy most nights and weekends. But I have some good mates who occasionally slip me some venison, which I love. “I then get to indulge my passion for cooking.” “The thing I love most about this job – and it’s a huge motivation for me – is getting out and about having a yarn with people and listening to the things they care about. “It’s a privilege to be doing this work. “I’m always learning and growing as a person and I get to put my efforts into helping out others and delivering for my home region.” • Next week: Midweek will profile New Zealand First candidate for Wairarapa Ron Mark. Kieran McAnulty with his Nana Betty and Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

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Gentle man dispenses with care Lisa Urbani Reflecting on his 43 years of service in Masterton as a pharmacist, Rodney Duncan, 64, can say with a sense of pride that he did his best. Due to retire from Life Pharmacy on August 23, Rodney is modest, and soft-spoken, and when asked, says his philosophy in life is to simply “be nice”. Growing up in Taupo, he was always fascinated by the weather, keeping a rain gauge as a boy, and even contemplating a career as a weatherman when he finished school. Not knowing what kind of prospects such a pursuit offered, he turned to pharmacy as it was familiar to him, and he had a talent for chemistry and mathematics. His father was a pharmacist in Taupo and his mother was a dispensary technician, so Rodney and his twin sister and his brother were used to helping in the pharmacy, putting lids on the bottles.

Attending Taupo Primary School, he later boarded at St Paul’s Collegiate in Hamilton, and ﬁnished Seventh Form at Taupo-nui-a-tia College in 1973. By 1977, he graduated with a Diploma of Pharmacy from the Central Institute of Technology in Heretaunga and went on to do his internship, working at the Taupo Hospital Pharmacy for a year, and then spending a year in Auckland. City life was not for him, however, and once he met his wife Jane, who was holidaying in Taupo with some girlfriends, he soon found himself settled in Masterton where she was from. Married for 39 years, Jane was a teacher for many years, and they were blessed with two children, son Hamish – also a pharmacist, and daughter Bella – a geologist. Starting his career in Masterton, he worked at Richards and Haglund Pharmacy with Heaton Haglund for four years,

before he and Jane bought Southend Pharmacy in 1985, co-owning it for 15 years, and working together. Of those years, Jane said, “I loved working with Rodney, which is unusual for a husband and wife, he is always a gentleman and has such loyalty to whoever he works for”. From 2007 to 2016, he worked at Duncan’s Pharmacy in Kuripuni, which his son Hamish and daughter-in-law Belinda, also both pharmacists, owned. Life Pharmacy – owned by a group of pharmacists – where he currently dispenses two days a week, is a “wonderful place to work” he said. “I will miss the staﬀ terribly.” He appreciated that they let him stay home for part of the lockdown, despite being an essential worker, so he could attend to family needs. Serving the people of Masterton had been great and he said, “I have known many families for a long time, dispensing to

Science is fun for eager pupils

Lakeview pupils (l to r) Jake Sargant, Keanu Slater and Lakyn Poulgrain. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

diﬀerent generations”. His supportive wife Jane also deserves kudos for being there for him over the many years he had to do a demanding job and process a lot of conﬁdential and sensitive information. It is a job he takes seriously, and he would advise any young pharmacists to “be discreet, do not get distracted, and take the utmost care, because the stakes are high”. To his knowledge, he had done no harm to anyone through mishaps or incorrect dispensing, during his career, taking care to “get it right and be absolutely sure”. This peace of mind would allow him to enjoy his leisure years, time with his four small grandchildren, sharing trips with Jane in their motorhome, walking in the mountains, helping with some pest control, and following his passions for meteorology, astronomy and volcanology.

Continued from page 1 learning and enthusiasm and can make connections between science and everyday things. “Their scientiﬁc language is growing, they are collaborating and asking questions and problem-solving to build and extend their knowledge, it is great to watch them discover that science is fun, and it’s all around us.” More than 3000 children and teachers in Wairarapa currently have weekly access to these science kits. This saves teachers valuable preparation time and from having to buy their own resources, and it also means the kits are up to date,

Rodney Duncan, local pharmacist retiring after 43 years of service. PHOTO/LISA URBANI

complete and have all the required parts to provide meaningful science experiments. They also provide teacher professional development and learning for teachers once a term to support the teachers. There are more than 30 science resources around diﬀerent themes available like Flexi Physics, Food for Thought, Water Analysis and Spaced Out. As a charitable trust, the House of Science Wairarapa relies on a mixture of grants and business sponsorship as well as a small contribution from schools to cover its costs, and is always looking for more local businesses to sponsor a science kit to help expand their

science library. Amanda said, “it is only thanks to the generous support of Greytown Honey, Tranzit Group, Under the Stars, Masterton District Council, Carterton District Council, South Wairarapa District Council, Masterton Trust Lands Trust, Trust House Foundation, Community Organisations Grant Scheme, Eastern and Central Community Trust, and the Rural Communities Trust that we can oﬀer the service we do”. • If you are interested in helping as a volunteer or are a business interested in sponsorship, please contact Amanda (wairarapa@ houseofscience.nz).

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Lisa Urbani Thanks to a Masterton Trust House Foundation grant, local community health organisation Whaiora has been able to purchase important medical equipment to benefit the people they serve. Whaiora Medical Centre was established in 2010, as Masterton’s only Very Low Cost Access [VLCA] General Practice – which enables doctors’ visits at an affordable cost. This was very much in response to the need to improve access for locals with the greatest health needs. Communications and marketing coordinator Jane Ross said, “Whaiora is a Charitable Trust, and we do rely on funding support from our community and beyond to be able to offer the best health and social services possible”. “The funding we received from Trust House allowed us to purchase new and state of the art medical equipment to help with the detection and prevention of health conditions.” This equipment included a new ECG machine for measuring heart rhythm, a dermascope head, and attachments for the detection of skin lesions, a thermometer,

two otoscopes for ear examinations, and a pulse oximeter for measuring oxygen levels. These purchases would provide a long-term advantage as the clinicians could better diagnose illnesses and make referrals. Practice Nurse Bronwyn Robinson said, “it makes the process so much faster having the dermascope for example”. “Immediate action is very important when someone has skin cancer, and the GPs and nurses use this daily to check for anything suspicious and do full head-to-toe assessments.” Although Whaiora prioritises its enrolled patients, they will assess other patients with urgent needs, and those whose needs are not so urgent will be seen to as soon as they can. They are hoping to get a third GP soon which would enable them to take on new patients. Their Tamariki Ora outreach team oﬀers a huge range of resources, travelling to people’s homes to tend to their medical needs, oﬀer interventions – such as smoke-free coaching – and support them to visit the medical centre. Social workers help

families who are finding life challenging, and their Healthy Horizons course is to assist those with longterm health problems. Dental care is also available thanks to Dr Kevin Wong, a Masterton dentist who has linked up with the University of Otago Dental School. Dental students who do internships through his practice can offer Whaiora patients half-price dental treatment. A visiting optometrist, Dr Ravi, checks children’s eyes for free and Dr Harry Ball a clinical psychologist is available for those with mental health issues. Supporting children, tending to health needs and helping with goal planning for physical fitness, nutrition and financial and mental wellbeing for all families of Whaiora, is the aim. “The medical centre and community services collaborate to empower people on a path to wellness, it’s a holistic approach”, says Jane. Janie Campbell, Clinical Services Manager at Whaiora said they were truly grateful for the equipment, and “to Trust House for supporting the health and wellbeing of our Masterton clients and community.”

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Carterton one ball off $50m Karen Coltman A lot of Lotto prize money was spread around on Saturday, and Wairarapa wasn’t left out. Both a First Division and Second Division prize were sold by Carterton’s Smith Hare and Christison Mobil petrol station. The First Division win netted a lucky punter $100,000. But like the other nine winning First Division tickets around the country, it didn’t have the correct Powerball number, 1, at the end of the line. Therefore, the massive $50 million ‘Must Be Won’ Powerball prize dropped down to Second Division where 10 of 50 winning tickets [5 out of six correct numbers, and the bonus number] had the Powerball number and collected more than $5 million each. Wairarapa had three winning Second Division tickets, including the one sold at Smith Hare & Christison, but none had Powerball. The other winning tickets were sold at Pain and Kershaw in Martinborough, and through the online

It is great for the community to have sold a winning ticket and we hope it went to a local, that would be neat. MyLotto service to a Carterton player. They each took home a tidy $16,368. “It is great for the community to have sold a winning ticket and we hope it went to a local, that would be neat,” Smith Hare and Christison owner Blaine Smith said. Smith said he was certain the winner of the $100,000 would also have added Powerball to their ticket. “Why wouldn’t you?” But it wasn’t to be. “Many of my customers have said they think it is great that the $50m was spread around as that would be a huge amount for one person to know what to do with,” Smith said. Because of the ‘Must Be Won’ draw, Smith and the team had a busy week selling tickets, as did all Lotto stores. On Saturday, tickets

Owner of Smith Hare and Christison Mobil, Blaine Smith pleased to have sold a winner. PHOTO/KAREN COLTMAN

were being sold at the rate of 2000 per minute nationwide. “We had queues on Saturday but with

covid-19 spacing, it looked more than it was at times. But yeah, we had a good week.” The 10 winning Second

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Restorative sleep the best medicine Lisa Urbani The Dark Sky Movement is a worldwide campaign to reduce light pollution, in order to preserve the natural night sky. Wairarapa is possibly the most accessible dark sky destination in the world. With remarkably low light pollution, a collective eﬀort is currently underway for it to be awarded Dark Sky Reserve Accreditation so it can be the largest dark sky reserve in the world. Recently, Associate Professor Mirjam Munch PhD Sleep/ Wake Research Centre, Massey University, gave a stimulating talk in Martinborough and Carterton on the ‘impact of light at night on sleep and health’. As newborns, people require between 14 and 17 hours of sleep per day, but the older we get, this need diminishes until we reach adulthood, and from 18 to 65 years of age we can comfortably rely on seven to nine hours of sleep per night, sometimes less after 65. For us to wake up refreshed we need to have one consolidated sleep period at night, lasting at least seven to nine hours, and fall asleep rapidly once the lights are out, as well as sleep

with a good night’s in a recumbent position with our rest. eyes closed, she These could pointed out in include, sleep her presentation.. timing or work Sleep is schedules, regulated chronotype Dr Mirjam Munch, [subjective by different Director of processes, two preferences for Circadian Health being most very early bed/ Research Sleep/ important. One waketimes in Wake Research is our internal Centre at Massey morning-types biological clock and late bed/ University. and duration PHOTO/SUPPLIED waketimes in of wakefulness evening-types, before sleep. colloquially called larks Sleep plays an and owls] - substances important role in helping such as alcohol, caffeine, the brain to form new nicotine, or drugs, pathways and process activity, mental state, information. meal timing, and light Adequate sleep also exposure. helps to improve memory Light exposure before and learning, increase bedtime, in an age attention and creativity, of television screens, and aids in making computers and mobile decisions, having a good devices is obviously effect on mental wellgreatly increased and can being. impact on sleep quality Similarly, immune and duration. functions, wound healing, metabolic recovery and regulation, energy restoration, and growth and development while sleeping, have a good effect on physical health. There are, however, many factors that interfere

Studies have shown that exposure to bright light before bedtime can disrupt the rhythms of our circadian biological clock sleep-wake cycle. This ultimately changes our alertness, behaviour, mood, and cognitive performance, as well as our metabolism and immune functions. We can counter these problems by reducing for example screen time before we go to bed – ideally one to two hours before habitual bedtime – by limiting brightness of ﬂuorescent and LED bulbs [dim intensity], using a light

blocking app [e.g. night light setting, f-lux] and by wearing blue-light ﬁltering goggles. The moon may have an impact on our sleep – and some studies have revealed that it can delay sleep onset and decrease sleep duration. Unshielded night lights such as spotlights can result in astronomical and ecological light pollution, and sky glow from cities can disrupt distant ecosystems. Ecological light pollution has a

detrimental eﬀect on animals, with orientation and disorientation problems, attraction and repulsion issues, and with a light glare, critical behaviours can change such as: foraging, reproduction, communications, with these interspeciﬁc interactions leading to serious implications for community ecology. According to research conducted by the Sleep/ Wake Research Centre, there is some evidence that light at night can result in disrupted sleep, obesity or diabetes, heart disease, cancer, depression, and an impaired immune system. No wonder there is a movement afoot to limit light pollution, almost a ‘right light, right place’ scenario. • Some advice for responsible outdoor lighting which can alleviate the situation from darksky.org includes: all light should have a clear purpose and be directed only where it is needed. • It should be no brighter than necessary and only used when it is useful – time or motioncontrolled lighting would be an example. PHOTO/ADOBESTOCK.COM

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Raising robust, resilient youths Lisa Urbani Chanel College recently hosted Kathryn Berkett, a trainer and speaker from Engage, who has a Masters in Educational Psychology and is certified as a Neuro-sequential Model of Therapeutics Practitioner. Her training with Dr Bruce Perry has led to her being sought after to assist many organisations over the past 20 years – including schools, the Ministry of Education, New Zealand Police, Corrections, the New Zealand Defence Force, and sporting organisations – to understand neurosequential development of the brain – and they have all benefited from her insight and training. The topic for the evening was ‘Raising Resilient Children’, and Kathryn said her own upbringing on a dairy farm in Whiteman’s Valley NEAR Upper Hutt was characterbuilding. She admitted to having a fondness for children who were different.

Kathryn Berkett at Chanel College with some interested parents, including Wairarapa National Party candidate [far right] Mike Butterick. Left: Kathryn Berkett, who holds her Masters in Educational Psychology and is certified as a Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics Practitioner. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

She wanted to help support kids who don’t “fit the mould” – as she pointed out, “the world has changed so much.” On the one hand, children today have to cope with so much more fast-paced information, but on the other hand they have lost out on the

outdoor adventures and ‘free-range living’ other generations may have enjoyed as youngsters. Now, we protect them and allow them to spend hours on their devices – leading to “the zombie device apocalypse”, as she calls it. While the wealth of information they can access has benefits, a pre-occupation – which

often comes close to an addiction to social media – can prevent them from forming relationships and understanding, in the real world. As Kathryn explains, the definition of resilience she uses is – “multiple moments of tolerable stress” – meaning it’s okay for kids to feel anxious and scared but it needs to be tolerable – and then they

need to return to calm. To achieve this, parents need to take a step back and assess. “Especially in the current uncertain times because of covid-19, we are all worried and experiencing different things, so it’s a challenging time for parents.” She said it was important to allow youngsters to have

moments of stress and conflict, and not to rush in and always “save” them. “We coped, we negotiated problems, but now we are ‘fixing’ things because we spend more time together, whereas our parents didn’t see us for hours as we went off doing things outside.” Likening it to lifting weights to build muscle, she said parents have to let their kids fail, fight, and feel upset and rejected, but it should be ‘tolerable’ and within a supportive learning space – to learn to manage it by themselves. Parents also need the patience to listen and be there for their children while they learn from their mistakes and develop coping mechanisms. Kathryn said, “it is only through being given multiple opportunities of experiencing tolerable stress, supported by an attuned adult, that children can learn the lessons they need to learn from it so that they can develop strength of character and become stronger as people”. “Neuroscience helps us to find the balance in our lives as we gain the life skills we need to become competent, connected human beings.”

WAIRARAPA ACTIVITIES Here’s some opportunities to get involved in environmental issues too.

WEDNESDAY, 19 AUGUST, 7.30 PM

Copthorne Hotel. Join Peter Glensor to discuss CITIZENS ASSEMBLIES FOR CLIMATE ACTION. Peter knows Wairarapa well from his time as a Presbyterian Minister in Masterton and has been involved in climate change initiative as a former Lower Hut City Councillor, a Greater Wellington Regional Councillor. Peter has just completed the prestigious AL GORE CLIMATE REALITY TRAINING, and is keen to share the knowledge. No charge.

SATURDAY 22 AUGUST, 10AM

DUNE PLANTING AT RIVERSDALE. Join the Riversdale Dune Planting Group for their annual dune

planting. Guaranteed to be easy digging. Meet at the Riversdale Surf Club. Great family day and will finish with a BBQ sausage for all, around 1pm. Back up day Sunday. Check the Masterton District Council Facebook for postponement details.

SUNDAY 23 AUGUST, 3 PM

Carterton Events Centre, 2040 ENVIRONMENTAL FILM What’s your 2040? Global warming, sea level rise, civil unrest, marine degradation – or a world that’s healthier and fairer than the one we live in today. Join filmmaker Damon Gameau as he jumps on a plane (offset with certified carbon credits) to travel the world in search of a better 2040. No charge.

SUNDAY 23 AUGUST, 11 AM - 1 PM

Reap House Masterton. Join Forest and Bird members and Head of Biology from Victoria University Nicky Nelson for her talk on TUATARA AND CLIMATE CHANGE along with LIZARDS IN WAIRARPA - that were here, are here and could be here. Followed by a cuppa and the AGM.

SATURDAY 29 AUGUST, 1.30PM TO 3PM, LANSDOWNE COMMUNITY PLANTING, adjacent to Hansells.

It’s a great time to get involved in the environment in your neck of the woods. Keen beachgoers and hapu have already got busy planting native dune plants at Castlepoint. Kara Kenny and son Benji were two of fifty planters that got 1000 pingao and spinifex planted in Castlepoint earlier this month.

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Carterton

Tour shares Maori history

Ra Smith shares Maori history with Carterton District Council at the site of the Waiohine Gorge toll bridge.

we travelled on roads we knew, but acknowledged that there were other roads which were there long before that, such as the Ruamāhanga River. “At the end of the tour, I felt like we were leaving on a road together and it was another step towards making our relationship even closer.

“It was a great experience and will help us keep our shared history at the top of our minds as we work with Hurunuio-Rangi marae towards a shared future.” Ra Smith is an expert on Wairarapa Maori history, and the Kahungunu ki Wairarapa iwi representative at

Masterton District Council. “The work we have been doing together with the council is really important to our marae,” he said. The tour of wāhi tapu follows on from a Tangata Tiriti [Treaty people] workshop. Lang said the workshop was “an eye-opening

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experience and showed us that Te Tiriti o Waitangi [Treaty of Waitangi] was a symbol of peace and generosity from Māori to settlers. “It’s vital as we head towards the future alongside tangata whenua that we don’t forget the past but ﬁnd a way to move forward together.”

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A tour sharing Carterton’s Māori history at sites of significance [wahi tapu] across the district by district councillors and staff led by Hurunui-oRangi representatives forged closer ties between the local authority and the marae, Mayor Greg Lang said. Lang was joined by fellow elected officials and senior staffers on the tour late last month, led by members of the Gladstone marae. Wairarapa Maori history expert Ra Smith, joined by CDC iwi representative Te Rangikaiwhiria Reiri, Rīhi Reiri, and Hurunuio-Rangi kuia Frances Reiri-Smith and Mary Nunn, led the officials around sites including the Waiohine Gorge toll bridge, Taumata Island, Kokotau Reserve, and Kourarau Dam. Lang said many of these sites were already wellknown to councillors and staff but hearing the rich Māori narratives behind these places gave them a much deeper meaning. “There is so much history throughout our district and there are many important stories which need to be retold so they are never forgotten. “Throughout the tour,

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A constant process of discovery

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Its been a busy week, but a good one, and I learned a lot. I had the pleasure of meeting a very gentle man – Rodney Duncan – who has dedicated 43 years of his life to his demanding profession as a pharmacist, one in which there is no margin for error. All the people who have been served by him owe him a debt of gratitude for his careful attention to detail over all these years. Watching a talk by Kathryn Berkett of Engage about how much time we are all spending on our devices – [studies show an average of six hours a day]

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Lisa Urbani – and how it is affecting us in terms of relationships and communication, was sobering. The effect of light on sleep explained by Dr Mirjam Munch of Massey University, revealed why I never feel rested as the insomniac next to me likes to go on his mobile during the night to read the news when he can’t sleep, and I

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young male science teacher to blush furiously. It was completely unintentional – I did mean to say “mothballs” – but somehow, he found this most embarrassing, silly me. Luckily, the children of Lakeview School have the House of Science to make their lessons much more exciting and interesting, and it’s great to see how engrossed they are in the photographs, thanks to their efforts. This really encapsulates why I so enjoy being a journalist, I never stop learning something new, and that is very rewarding.

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always complain that the blue light keeps me awake. Unfortunately, I did not get to meet Kieran Mcanulty because he was seconded to Parliament the moment the new outbreak of covid-19 became apparent, so I sent him my questions, and he responded very promptly in writing. Thus far, all the candidates I have written

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STREET TALK

Desiree Feast I grow veggies, have lots of bottled fruit, and a full pantry and freezer because I have a foodbuying disorder. Jocelyn Konig I don’t grow vegetables but make sure I have enough water and groceries without stockpiling.

Jan Abernethy Grow vegetables, meat, fruit, and have chooks that are ‘still’ not laying. Jean Cretney I have a mediumsized container to grow a few vegetables in.

Richard Alan Dahlberg Useless, Watties grows mine.

Diane McMahon Grow veggies and some fruit.

Joan Carter Grow most veggies, citrus, and two hens for eggs.

Helen Dew Grow veggies, herbs, and fruit. Preserve, dehydrate, and freeze. Save seeds. Supply Carterton Farmers’ Market. Run workshops on edible gardening and compostmaking.

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14 Wairarapa Midweek Extra Wednesday, August 19, 2020 ARATOI VOICES

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Aratoi’s essential volunteers The old rhyme about the kingdom being lost for want of a nail rings true even now: attention to detail is so important for anything to run well. It’s volunteers who so often today are the ones ensuring that the figurative nails are firmly hammered in. Aratoi has its share of talented behind-the-scenes people doing just that. Donna Burkhart is one of many rostered volunteers who helps on the front desk, greeting and helping visitors. However, her latest task at Aratoi was to spend hours putting barcode stickers on the hundreds of items in the Aratoi retail store so that they can be read with the new computer pricing system. “It was such a fiddly job,” Donna said, “but it meant that the staff could get on with the other work necessary to get the new online system in place.” Exhibition openings are a feature of the Aratoi year. Janet Avery has for years organised the food for these events. “We often use Aratoi’s

Aratoi volunteers, from left, Mike Burkhart, Aaron Slight, Peter Debney repairing chairs.

friend and neighbour, Entice Café, for the food we serve, and I call on our friends to help out on the night. We try to make the occasion special and the presentation smart.” Gretel Dick, who holds the necessary licence, supervises the bar at the openings and clearly is looking forward to doing this in the future: “I resat my licence last week so I’m all good to go for

the next three years,” she said. Alongside her, Steve Davis tends the bar with an air of experience born of many years of doing this for Aratoi. Another group that assists Aratoi are the partners of regular volunteers who are roped in to help out with tasks such as bar duty, welcoming guests, checking concert tickets, or guarding the door to

the gallery so that no one catches a sneak preview of an exhibition before it is oﬃcially launched. Aaron Slight, Mike Burkhart and Peter Debney are three of these supportive volunteers. They have donated their time to do many small jobs for Aratoi, including ﬁxing new rubber stoppers to the legs of stacks of chairs. Finally, Aratoi taps

into the wide range of skills and abilities of a few people, mostly retired, who willingly give their time to do the occasional handyman jobs needed to keep Aratoi and its exhibitions and programmes running smoothly. If you have number 8 wire ingenuity or any other skills or talents Aratoi could use, do think about volunteering.

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Expressway, Transmission Gully, the Wellington Regional Hospital, the refurbishment of Government House, the Telecom building site, the proposed Hilton Hotel on Queen’s Wharf, the ferry wharf, the Interislander and Glasgow wharves and the railway yards. She has specialist knowledge of the development of the Wellington waterfront and its reclamations. She will present her talk, ‘Wellington’s stories seen through archaeology’, to a meeting of Science Wairarapa at 7.30pm on Monday, September 14, at the Education Centre, 22 Dixon St. Masterton. All are welcome; a door charge of $4 will apply.

WELLINGTON’S ARCHAEOLOGY “In my profession, small things tell big stories,” Wellington archaeologist Mary O’Keeﬀe said. O’Keeﬀe is coming to Wairarapa next week to explain what New Zealand archaeologists do and why, and to talk about some of her work in the Wellington area. She said, “One project was on the remains of the ship Inconstant, the largest wooden vessel built in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. When she was only three years old she foundered in Wellington Harbour.” Mary said the Inconstant became central to the early history of Wellington after John Plimmer re-purposed her into ‘Plimmer’s Ark’, a Lambton Quay warehouse. “The ship was used as an auction house, a customs

Mary O’Keeffe mapping the piles of a wharf built in the 1890s for torpedo boats at Mahanga Bay, Wellington. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

oﬃce and a lighthouse; and then she was buried beneath the ﬁrst Bank of New Zealand building for more than 100 years. I was lucky to be one of the archaeologists who excavated her in the 1990s.”

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Who’s the brightest? Tomorrow night, Thursday, we are in for a very bright passage of the International Space Station (ISS). It should be around magnitude minus 3.8. Just to recap, the magnitudes go backwards for some reason, so minus numbers are the brightest objects. A couple of the brightest stars are minus magnitudes, with Sirius, the brightest at -1.4. Then Jupiter and sometimes Mars shine at around -2.5. Next up, Venus, brilliant on these mornings, is around -4, while the full moon clocks -11 and the sun -26. The dimmest stars most of us are able to see are magnitude +6. It’s a weird scale based on logarithms, but don’t go into a flush wishing you’d taken more notice

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Nick Sault during maths classes, it means there’s about a 2.5 times difference between each magnitude. So, a difference of five magnitudes is a brightness difference of 100; that is, a magnitude 1 star is 100 times brighter than a magnitude 6 star. You can see from that score the sun is extremely bright in the sky. But you knew that anyway. So, ISS tomorrow night should shine brighter than all but the sun, moon and Venus. Get out about 7.15 and face northwest. The ISS should become visible about a minute later

over the ranges. In the next three minutes it climbs way overhead, before dipping down towards the east. It doesn’t get far before losing the sun and simply disappearing while still fairly high in the sky. Jupiter is high in the east, with Saturn trailing him. So, while ISS is high in the sky, see if you think it looks three times as bright as Jupiter. At magnitude -3.8 it should do, if the predictions are right. Take a mental picture of the ISS and if you are out early in the morning this week, compare your memory of it with

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Venus in the northeast. Do it before 6am, otherwise the dawn twilight diminishes Venus. At the same time Sirius is higher in the eastern sky, so you can also make that comparison. It’s good to be familiar with the magnitudes, so that if you read that a new comet is going to appear magnitude 3, you’ll get some idea what you are going to see. I’ve mentioned the brightest objects above, so when out in the evening,

How bright is the full moon? PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

take a look at the Southern Cross in the southwest. The four main stars that form the cross are (+) mags 0.77, 1.25, 1.59 and 2.79. The brightest, Acrux, mag 0.77 at the bottom of the cross, is more than six times brighter than the dimmest of the four, Delta Crucis at 2.79. Next week: Moon squeezed between giant planets.

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Rubble’s troubles Karen Coltman A Masterton woman is dealing with a more than $600 veterinary bill following the shooting of her dog overnight on Sunday, August 2. Casey Viles said she believed her 14-monthold fox terrier cross, Rubble, was shot around midnight, but the injury wasn’t discovered until the following morning when her children saw blood coming out of a small hole in his left foreleg. The dog has the run of the backyard in Harley Street, Solway and sleeps in the laundry in his basket. It was normal for him to run around a bit at night but his barking at 11.45pm that night was prolonged so Viles got up to investigate. He started up again but then settled. She went back to bed but did notice he started yelping. “Rubble was quiet all morning, so I picked him up and the kids saw blood coming from his leg,” she said. “What I saw was a bullet wound.” She took him to South

Wairarapa Veterinary Services where he was x-rayed and it was conﬁrmed he had been shot. The vet removed the bullet. Police are investigating it as an animal cruelty incident, and a policeman told Viles the bullet looked like it was ﬁred from a slug gun. “It was such a horrible thing to do and my kids were upset,” she said. “I’m just thankful the people that did this to my dog didn’t shoot him in the head. “It really is horrible behaviour. Rubble is such a loving dog and doesn’t deserve this abuse.” Viles was dealing with a $618 vet bill for Rubble’s sedation, x-rays and medication, which was likely to climb due to further medicinal needs and checkups. She has set up a ‘givealittle’ page which by yesterday had reached $160. If additional money was raised it would be donated to the SPCA in Rubble’s name to raise awareness around cruelty to animals. Givealittle.co.nz/cause/ cruel-act-injuries-rubble.

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Concerts prove eventful I recently attended a concert at the Michael Fowler Centre performed by Orchestra Wellington and New Zealand pianist Michael Houston. Michael had his music contained in an iPad which was connected to a foot pedal so he could turn the pages. Half way through the second movement of Rachmaninoff’s 3rd Piano Concerto, he suddenly stopped playing, held his hand up and asked the orchestra to stop as well. He announced that his iPad was playing up and the pages were all over the place. It only took a few seconds to fix and he was off again but he was so upset at the end that he decided not to come out for his standing ovation. A few days later he sent an email out explaining that he had been battling the machine through most of the performance. It was skipping pages forward and back. What incredible courage he showed, because, until he stopped, we were none the wiser. The mark of a true professional. A few years ago I attended a Liberace tribute show at the Masterton Town Hall. I can’t remember who the pianist was but just as he started playing Rhapsody In Blue, the pedals fell off the piano!

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Graeme Burnard Clunk!! And he never missed a beat. He kept on playing the whole piece. It wasn’t the same though. Rhapsody In Blue definitely needs pedals. During the interval, the pedals were reattached

to the piano with the audience very amused by the whole incident. In 1979 I was singing with the Orpheus Choir in a concert at the old Wellington Town Hall. We were in the second half of

the programme singing Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. The first half was pianist Lily Kraus performing a concerto, the name I cannot remember. About 10 minutes in, she suddenly stopped, stood up and announced that she was very sorry but she had just arrived from New York that morning, was very tired and needed to take a break…. and she left the stage, followed by

the bewildered conductor, Michi Anoui. Ten to 15 minutes later she returned, played the whole concerto and received a standing ovation. Now, as I have been writing this, I have just had a thought. Why are these things happening when I am there? Is it me? Am I a jinx? Well, I wasn’t in attendance when British dramatic soprano, Rita Hunter, had her mishap. Rita was a very large lady who sang a lot of the Wagnerian roles. At one performance in the 1960s she was wearing a very heavy brocaded costume with a long train and she was to sweep on to the stage and sing a very dramatic aria. While she was waiting in the wings for her entrance, the theatre cat plonked itself down on the train of the dress. Rita arrived centre stage to sing her aria to loud laughter from the audience. Completely thrown by this, she turned around to see what they were laughing at, and there was the cat, still on the dress, totally unaware of the situation, and um, how shall I put it delicately, busy playing the double bass! (if you get my drift) You can’t beat a live performance for the added extras you might get.

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It’s okay to ask for help Midweek Musings

Tim Nelson Ross Edgley’s swim around Great Britain was a truly epic feat. It’s the longest ever open water swim, eventually taking over five months to complete. The event certainly wasn’t smooth sailing – on the first two days he had to deal with chafing on open sores caused by his wetsuit, and chronic sea sickness. The event was a combined effort. Edgley had a team supporting him all the way, there to give him the help he needed as all sorts of expected and unexpected issues arose. Edgley was throwing up because of the motion sickness at the very beginning of his epic trip, which initially embarrassed him and he tried to hide it from his team. However, because of the current he ended up swimming in his vomit, making things even worse. Fortunately one of the crew noticed and Ross was served a remedy made from ginger root, making the situation so much better. Edgley endured swimming with his own vomit for quite some time. What he should have done was ask for help from the team that was with him for that very purpose. Doing so would have alleviated the problem so much faster. There are times when we all need to ask for help. Doing so isn’t something to be ashamed of; it’s something we need to do to survive and thrive in our everyday lives.

Keep a journal

A great way to lead a reﬂective life is to keep a journal. Not only will this give you something to look back on in the years to come, it’s also a way of getting better and leading a more fulﬁlling

life. Many great people in history have kept journals that have eventually been published, then read by millions. A particular group whose journals are highly regarded are those of the Stoics, including Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius. These three have shared ideas that are just as relevant and valuable now as they were when written thousands of years ago. To write a journal I believe the secret is to keep it simple and to be consistent. For example, you could just answer these four questions on a daily basis: What have I enjoyed today? What could I have done better today? What am I grateful for today? What am I looking forward to tomorrow? Gratitude in particular is such an important thing to acknowledge in our lives, and what we are grateful for can be just simple everyday things, from ﬁnding a car park close to the shop you need to go to on a rainy day, to discovering a new trail when out walking your dog ... these things add up to a happy and rewarding life.

Superfood heroes

A diﬀerent sort of post today; we often hear about new and exotic superfoods. These could be in the form of supplements that are extremely expensive, or a fruit or vegetable that is hard to access. However, to access ‘superfoods’ for your diet many of these, according to the BBC publication The Scientiﬁc Guide to a Healthy Body and Brain, are the ‘everyday heroes’ that can be easily obtained from your supermarket or farmers market.

Here’s the super healthy but very non-exotic list: garlic; broccoli; onions; tomatoes; spinach; extra-virgin olive oil; apples; walnuts; beetroot; and salmon. These may be foods that are already in your diet. If they are, that’s great; if they’re not, my suggestion is to choose one and add it to what you’re regularly eating, as opposed to doing the whole lot at once. For me, I don’t like spinach, but now have it daily in green smoothies [with apples, so there’s two of them added already].

Cleaning Up

Every week I play Saturday football with a team I have been with for several years. After each match there’s always drinks, a shared meal and speeches. The after-match function is always put on by a group of fabulous volunteers from the home club; this is also the group who will do the final clean-up when everyone else has gone home. This afternoon as we were having a drink, not too long before finishing up, I noticed one of the guys from my team start to pick up empty bottles and put them in the recycling. He did this for a few minutes and cleared up quite a lot of mess. No one asked him to do it, and as a visiting player there was no obligation to do so, he just did it because it was a helpful thing to do. This type of attitude is what makes a community better; people doing small acts of helpfulness without being asked to. A whole lot of these acts stuck together makes for a better society. Great stuff Adam!

Just good news thanks

This morning I took a diﬀerent approach to reading the Sunday newspaper, which we have delivered to us every week. My approach was to deliberately only focus on and read positive articles and stories. Doing this almost seemed to make the positivity seemingly glow

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and stand out, whereas the negative articles [an overwhelming majority] became blurry and faded. This approach turned my Sunday morning read into a positive experience in which I found out about the following: A youth worker who survived a rare type of cancer in his teens. The beneﬁts for Kiwis as tourists in our own country. A returning Kiwi who will expand his business to employ locals, while keeping his overseas business going. A chef who developed a type of avocado milk that is now selling in the United States. The easing of tension on the border between China and India. Another positive is that it takes a lot less time to read the newspaper, while getting a lot more out of it. I know the important negative and bad news I didn’t read will be shared with me anyway. I also know the ﬁve positive stories and articles are extremely unlikely to be the topic of discussion around the water cooler or on social media.

Calmness spreads

Reading The Art of Resilience, Edgley’s book about his swim around Great Britain, it becomes very clear that the swim would not have been a success without the crew that he organised to support him for the challenge. The one crew member who stayed with Edgley throughout the trip was Matt, the captain of Hecate, the support boat. The value of Matt was evident throughout the

swim, no time less so than early on when swimming past Portland Bill on the south coast of England. On this dangerous stretch of coastline both Edgley and the Hecate were in an increased amount of peril. However, Matt’s sense of calm remained and because of this those around him were also calm, making what was a very challenging passage one that the team passed through without incident. Whether you’re the captain of a boat sailing around Britain or the manager of a busy retail store on Main Street, being calm will always have a positive impact on those around you. Your calmness will make others also calm, will help to prevent mistakes, and will lead to a greater sense of enjoyment and satisfaction for everyone. • 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. Ross Edgley celebrates finishing his ‘Great British Swim’ on November 4, 2018 in Margate, England. PHOTO/ GETTY IMAGES

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Troy’s a WFA fan Gianina Schwanecke Five-year-old Troy Hicks hasn’t let getting kicked in the face by a horse stop him from having fun on the farm. Looking to beat the lockdown blues, he and six-year-old brother Toby, along with mum Mandy Bedingﬁeld, ventured out on to the family farm in Carterton to feed the horses on April 1. As Bedingﬁeld began to unload the hay, Troy let out a loud scream. She turned to see him clutching his face and realised he had been kicked by one of the horses. “I ran to Troy and got him out of the paddock,” she said. “I yelled for Toby to get

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Future transition Geoff Vause

Right now, each main ministry – health, education, social welfare, justice, defence, operates largely in its own silo, trapped in part by public service legislation obliging each ministry CEO and minister to account for their jam jar of cash, isolated from the ministry down the hall. The battle for Treasury purse strings has Labour and Co forced into a peculiar environment delivering more government, while National et al want less government and more private sector empowerment. Let’s look at a Wairarapa high school student, Dave, in a future built from a mix of both – private-public partnership. Dave’s job has begun before he leaves school through a deal with employers and his school. Dave learns scripting and design in the classroom and the workplace and aims to join the digital community employed by a gigantic horticulture business started with Government cash. Dave leaves school and is assisted through private-public partnership

into his own home, one of 5000 eco-sound homes built around the towns of Wairarapa, the residents paying oﬀ their homes and working in the Government initiated horticulture, manufacturing, education and service ventures. The new settlements, pilot schemes for elsewhere, would not use the 20th century infrastructure which has our local government saddled with debt. There are much better ways to build, with export potential also being realised in this sustainable housing innovation. Subsequent property values would easily underpin the government investment. Government cash sets up the businesses. The private sector, iwi and regional communities own them, run them and live from them. New export markets are found by identifying and anticipating oﬀshore demand and producing for that demand. It may or may not involve major trading partners. Existing light engineering, manufacturing and agricultural skills and knowledge expand and create new layers of jobs,

from the dignity of plain labouring to high-tech scripting and design. Schools of learning grow and connect industry to primary, high school and tertiary education in real, actual job terms. There are two people in the world – those who make things happen, and those who have things happen to them. Dave is at school right now looking at a bleak future in an unprecedented pandemic. Building tunnels and roads is back to the future thinking. Nobody is going back to a pre-covid economy, which was shaky at the best of times anyway. For Dave to make his future happen government ministries need to be meshed into a solid vision for a remade economy designed to feed the towns and cities, and provide education, new thinking, produce and products to the export marketplace. Covid has rudely delivered its own Just Transition, leaving New Zealand’s team of ﬁve million geographically, socially and politically placed to lead the world like never before. • Geoﬀ Vause is a Wellington journalist

Is it how you feel about something? Who told you that stealing or killing is wrong? It is our conscience that tells us—that voice inside that warns us. It’s a great blessing to have a conscience, and if you listen to it, it will keep you from a lot of trouble. But how often do you ignore your conscience and do what you think is good? If you do that often, your conscience won’t speak any more. Do you remember how hard it was the first time you stole something? Your heart was beating fast and you were very scared? But after awhile it became easier and stealing didn’t seem so bad anymore. But it was still just as wrong! God has blessed you by giving you a conscience to stop you getting into trouble. But the sad thing about you and me is that we are not any different than anyone else. We all love to be our own boss and don’t want to listen to anyone else. Just look around you and look at the history of the human race. Have we learned from our past mistakes? We are the same as the Israelites in

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Trampers take to hills Kate Pitney

A party of four Masterton Tramping Club members set out from the Holdsworth carpark at 9.30am. The route took us up the Atiwhakatu track as far as the first bridged stream beyond Donnelly’s Flat. We found a relatively easy entry point into the stream which is otherwise guarded by steep high banks. A week with little rain had ensured that the stream was flowing at normal levels and that getting one’s feet wet was not compulsory, although John took an early decision to get his feet wet rather than indulge in the additional clambering and acrobatics performed by those who wanted to keep theirs dry. The creek presented most of the challenges that a good creek should – plenty of rocks to scramble over, mini waterfalls to climb up or around, logs and branches to go over under or through, slips to skirt and admire, gurgling water sound effects, bottom up views of trees etc. There are no big pools to wade or swim through which would have justified John’s decision to get his feet wet early.

Clockwise: Cascades trip participants, Gerald, left, James, John and Mike; A member admires a waterfall; The group makes its way uphill. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

The Rocky Lookout Cascades were less noisy than when seen on an earlier occasion, undoubtedly due to the lack of rain. [Next time someone could be sent ahead to dam the stream so that extra water could be released just as the main party arrives.] The reduced water flow did highlight the beautiful deep green carpet of moss down which the water bounces. After the obligatory

photo at the bottom of the cascades we climbed out on the true left, using some fallen branches to help lever us up the steeper lower sections. We then made our way up to a newly marked trapping line which sidles up to the Gentle Annie track. The challenges of the route chosen by the trap line markers were unfavourably compared with the creek. Perhaps one of the higher lines

would have been easier. Lunch was enjoyed in a sunny glade not far short of the Gentle Annie track just after 1pm. The party descended to the carpark via [the rather boring] Gentle Annie, the party rejecting the leader’s invitation to take a short cut down another freshly marked trapping line. We were back at the car by about 2.30pm. We then searched unsuccessfully for any sign of the farmhouse which

once graced the riverbank in the vicinity of the caretaker’s house. This is an ideal introductory creek travel trip for members who haven’t done creek travel before and was rated as “a blast” by James, for whom it was a new experience. The newest members of the club [Johns’ knees] also appeared to enjoy the experience and would apparently like to do something similar again soon.

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Puriri moth on kakabeak at the Pukaha forest.

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“Our clinic means that people who have a health concern, or just need to see a nurse or doctor for routine medical services such as smears, have somewhere to go, without waiting till the next morning when a medical centre is open, and without having to take time off work. “Visiting our clinic may be more convenient as well as providing an urgent service for people with any health problems from the flu to children with sore ears.” Charges at First Street Health and Wellness Centre will be similar to visiting a medical centre with children five and under free. Patients who visit the clinic will continue to have the same relationship with their medical centre and doctors, and will be referred on to them or specialists if something serious is discovered. Trish, who is a registered nurse and works as a locum practice nurse at a medical centre, believes First Street Health and Wellness fills a serious gap in health services. “The new clinic will offer a quick and convenient option that doesn’t exist at the moment. First Street Health and Wellness Centre is run by Manaaki Ki Wairarapa Charitable Trust, which was established in 2016 as a result of a group of people seeing the need for more choice. For more information contact Trish Phone: 027 443 0957 Email: info@mhw.nz

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Fashion as Force for Good Kate Williams Upcycle Fashion Designer There has been a lot of awareness in recent years about the environmental impact of fashion and how what we choose to wear can have a negative effect on the world in which we live. For example, the fashion industry emits more carbon than international flights and maritime shipping combined. Fashion is also a very thirsty craft – it takes nearly 3000L of water to produce one cotton shirt. Not only that, but clothing production has roughly doubled since the year 2000. We are buying more clothes but using them less. Overproduction is such a huge issue that brands – luxury through to the High St – routinely burn what they can’t sell. Another negative by-product of this unsustainable industry is the effect it has on the people who make the clothes. In a large number of cases they are young women in countries such as Bangladesh, being paid far below a living wage. A living wage is the amount an individual needs to earn to cover their basic living costs. This is different from a minimum wage, which is set by the government. A survey of 91 fashion brands found that only 12 per cent could demonstrate any action towards paying wages above the legal minimum to garment workers. So the true cost of our fashion is not just an ecological issue, it’s also a human rights issue. On the Oxfam Australia website you can read the stories of workers from factories making the clothing we wear. One such person is Anju, a young woman from Bangladesh who had to leave school early as there was not enough work for women in the area. She is paid 37 cents an hour to make clothes. Her wages are determined by targets such as how many garments she makes daily, rather than the hours worked.

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Anju has two young daughters who live back in her home village with her grandparents, who she sees twice a year. She sleeps on a concrete floor in shared accommodation with many other garment workers. Carry Somers, cofounder of Fashion Revolution, said “Most of the public is still not aware that human and environmental abuses are endemic across the fashion and textiles industry and that what they’re wearing could have been made in an exploitative way. We don’t want to wear that story anymore. We want to see fashion become a force for good.” What if we could turn this story on its head? As consumers, shouldn’t we aspire to wear clothing with an uplifting message woven through its very cloth, rather than one of destruction and exploitation? The point is, we do all have this choice. Unfortunately we are often blinded by clever marketing that urges us to consume without educating ourselves on the true cost. What if the clothing you wore was completely considered? What if it could be made entirely from recycled materials and co-created by prison inmates in rehabilitation? British designer Bethany Williams is doing just that and committed to creating social and ecological change. This initiative is about positivity, innovation and heart. It proves that fashion can be an amazing

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The Rev Merv Jones with his wife Lorraine. He is holding the wooden cross which was always by his hospital bed. PHOTO/ALEYNA MARTINEZ

Merv makes remarkable recovery Aleyna Martinez You wouldn’t know it was just a fortnight ago that the Rev Merv Jones fell off a ladder, which led to him suffering a brain bleed and spending four days in hospital in a critical condition. Now he’s up and walking around like nothing happened. The St Matthew’s Church reverend puts this down to his faith and the care he received at Wairarapa Hospital. He fell at his home on Pownall St on August 1. It was a Saturday afternoon and he and his wife Lorraine had been in the garden doing home maintenance. “There were lots of tree branches being chopped, chainsaws and chippers going in Cole St,” Lorraine said. She didn’t hear her husband fall but knew something was wrong when she eventually walked around the back and saw the ladder laying on its side. Merv was unable to recall the six hours between falling and his children arriving at the hospital, but Lorraine said she knew something was seriously wrong when Merv walked the 50 metres to their front gate and “sort of hung over it”. “He didn’t look like Merv, he looked very odd and he just kind of walked past me and looked through me. I have no idea how long he was on the concrete.” Worried he was suffering a stroke, Lorraine, who is about

He didn’t look like Merv, he looked very odd and he just kind of walked past me and looked through me. I have no idea how long he was on the concrete. 1.52 metres tall [five foot], gently guided her husband to the car and managed to get him in the passenger seat. “It’s amazing how you just develop an instinctive strength” she said. She called Masterton Medical as she drove there, having decided not to wait for an ambulance. She never felt panicked until they got to the centre and Merv “slumped” on the waiting room seat. Then she knew she had to get pushy. “I ran over to the reception and said ED or doctor. Now.” At that stage Merv didn’t know how to walk. “It wasn’t until they got him into the wheelchair when I saw he had an abrasion on his head”. He was also suffering from hypothermia. Masterton Medical staff called an ambulance and Merv was taken to the High Dependency Unit at Wairarapa Hospital. Although he was conscious, the bleed in his brain had affected his memory recall. It wasn’t until he saw two of his three children six hours after falling that he began to remember again. “It was like he connected

with them,” Lorraine said. Doctors put the initial fall down to a possible blood rush because he was standing directly under what he was drilling with his arms raised. The brain bleed had been caused by knocking his head during that fall. “I cracked my skull and wrenched my collarbone,” Merv said. He was supposed to be wearing a sling when the Times-Age visited but wasn’t because “it hurts because of the swelling”. The Joneses said they were very impressed at the way Wairarapa Hospital staff handled Merv. “They had a lot of very sick people there,” but still treated Merv as high priority. “They knew he didn’t need to go to Wellington – they had the skills and resources to treat him properly here. It’s a resource we need to keep, obviously.” Lorraine said the hospital’s use of video consultation services, to consult a neurosurgeon in Wellington was impressive. “I found out I had two CT scans and they shared those images with a neurosurgeon in Wellington who was giving advice and it just all worked so well,” Merv said. Merv, who is an associate reverend at St Matthew’s Anglican Church, said he was used to coming to visit people in HDU, but it was a “humbling” experience to be on the receiving end of the care process.

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were able to create their unique QR code for free, using the web form on the Ministry of Health’s website. Once signed up, usage was simple: just point the app [which uses the rear smartphone camera] at a QR code outside a premises, and your contact is instantly traced and uploaded to a database. If someone with covid-19 reports visiting the premises at a similar

time, you are then notified immediately. The requirement to display the posters was a legally-binding directive from the government, which said all businesses must have the posters in the window by the end of the week. While reports of NZ COVID Tracer usage were sporadic during the earlier lockdown, the government appeared to now be very much encouraging its use.

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The Greens’ science approach ‘spot on’

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“They issued the challenge in relation to the recent positive covid-19 cases in Auckland but as a party that should be interested in consistency and logic, we look forward to the Greens also applying this ‘listen to the science’ principle to issues such as genetic engineering technologies and methane emissions,” Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard said. In a press statement headlined ‘Greens call for continued commitment

to science from political leaders’, co-leader James Shaw said in the wake of the new cases of covid-19 from community transmission “... now is the time to band together as a country, be directed by the science, and back good decision-making”. “This is spot on,” Hoggard said. “Science also tells us that unlike the longlived greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide, biological methane from New Zealand’s farmed livestock does not need to be reduced to net zero to have no additional effect on global warming. “A reduction of 1022 per cent by 2050 is sufficient, yet the climate change legislation put in place by the government has a much harsher, non-science based target which will only add extra significant economic costs and undermine the competitiveness of our meat and dairy in the international

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Keith Allen

Although my father was a non-drinker he was often heard singing: “Show me the way to go home I am tired and I want to go to bed I had a little drink about an hour ago And it has gone right to my head.” It is something he must have picked up while training to be an ambulance driver at the Waiouru Military camp . However, he never went overseas, principally because he had too many children and his boss argued that the grocery trade was an essential industry. There were two occasions in my life when that song was called to mind. Before I continue let me assure you that I had not been drinking, . In the mid-fifties when I was employed by the Commercial Bank of Australia I was transferred to their head office in Wellington where I boarded with two other bank officers and the landlady’s son. Two or three doors away lived a woman by the name of May who introduced me to the minister who was born in Gisborne, and the church community and in particular Mr and Mrs S, who had two daughters

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30 Wairarapa Midweek Community Events Wednesday, August 19, 2020 Eat n Greet: At St James Union Church, 116 High St, Masterton. Great food and entertainment. All welcome. The Salvation Army Oasis: Gambling addiction help, free service, counselling service available, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Call [06] 370-3317/[021] 804-339 [any time] – Ramil Adhikari. Danzability Class: 10.30-11.30am, at St John’s Hall, 73 Main St, Greytown. Contact physio.rachel.horwell@gmail.com or [022] 077-2654. Ruamahanga Club: Cards – 500, 1-4pm, at Wairarapa Services Club, Essex St, Masterton. GirlGuidingNZ: Carterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 4.15-5.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Carterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 6-7.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching: Martinborough, St Andrew’s Hall, Dublin St, 9.30-11.30am. Featherston, Featherston Fire Station, Fox St, 1.303.30pm. 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. Age Concern: Steady As You Go-Falls Prevention Class, 9.30am at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Housie: At Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club [behind clock tower Carterton], at 1pm. Narcotics Anonymous: Meet at 6pm, at 15 Victoria St, Masterton. Carterton Community Choir: Meet 7.15-9pm, at Carterton School, Holloway St. Ability to read music not essential. Call [022] 373-4299. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Joan Miller 377-7983. Social Learners Bridge: 1-3.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Barbara [06] 304-9208. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 5-7pm at Red Star Sports Association 10

Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter (027) 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 6.30pm. Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 1-2.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135. Masterton Senior Citizens & Beneficiaries Association: Meet 1-3.30pm for cards, Scrabble and bowls, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire Walker 377-0342. Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band: Practice 6.30-8.30pm, Savage Club Hall, 10 Albert St, Masterton. Call secretary, Gloria [027] 628-5889. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 National Poetry Day: From Noon-2pm, Aratoi, 12 Bruce St, Masterton. Aratoi: Matariki and Astrophotography – Six Wellington- and Wairarapa-based artists show the power and beauty of the night from their own perspectives. Ends August 30. ROARR! – Aratoi’s animal kingdom, from lion scull and Moa bones to Huia skins and wallaby. Ends August 30. Toi Raranga – The Art of Weaving: Features traditional and contemporary raranga from our collection. Ends September 30. Masterton Variety Club: Practice 10am-noon, 10 Albert St, Masterton. New members welcome. Call Eric McEwen 377-0792 or Doreen Wakefield 370-4606. Masterton Social Badminton Club: Wairarapa College gym, Cornwall Street entrance, 7-9pm. Contact Hamish Macgregor [021] 259-7684 or Sam [021] 055-2113. Seniornet Wairarapa: Drop-in, 1-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Quit Clinic at Whaiora 9am-noon. Support available across Wairarapa at no cost to you. Call Whaiora 0800 494 246. Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10amnoon, Featherston Community Centre.

Call May [06] 308-6912 or Virginia [06] 308-8392. Cloth Collective Sewing Workshop: 10am-2pm Featherston Community Centre. Call Petra [021] 234-1554. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. Carterton Craft Market: Open 7 days, 10am-2pm, 41 High St North, Carterton. Call Desley [027] 787-8558. Kids’ Song And Story: Fun songs, finger plays and stories for under-5s, during school terms, 9.30-10.30am, at Epiphany Church Hall, High St South, Masterton. Call Pam 378-6740 Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact: email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. If weather not good it’s in youth centre of Event Centre. Text dance groove to [022] 321-2643. Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 6-7pm, Genesis Recreation Centre back pool. Call Stu [027] 2954189 or Lucy [021] 0204-4144. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401. Carterton Senior Citizens: Meet 1.30-4pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, Carterton Memorial Club, Broadway.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22 Holdsworth Restoration Trust: Presents seven NZ-made adventure films on: tramping, mountain biking, paragliding, climbing, skiing, track building, 2½ hours of entertainment, 3pm at Regent 3 Masterton. In aid of predator trapping at Mt. Holdsworth. Tickets at the door, $25. Featherston Fusiliers: Wargaming and boardgames club, meet at Featherston Assembly of God cafeteria, 22 Birdwood St, 10am-4.30pm. Contact featherston. fusiliers@gmail.com Wairarapa Embroiderers Guild: Meet at the Ranfurly Club Rooms, Chapel

St, Masterton. Call Nola [027] 6878599 or Jenny 377-0859 or email Wairarapaembroiderers@gmail.com Te Kura Whakaora Mauri: Super Soul School; volunteers welcome, 6-7pm; Te Awhina Cameron Community House. Contact: Aileen Haeata goddessfitnz@ gmail.com Wairarapa Farmers’ Market: 9-1pm, Solway Showgrounds Masterton, entry from Fleet and York Sts, under the grandstand and nearby redwood tree. Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Sat, Sun and public holidays, 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Jean [06] 372-6623 or Gael [06] 372-6808. Featherston Weekly Market: 8am-2pm, 33 Fitzherbert St. Hospice Wairarapa Support Services: Available free of charge for anyone dealing with a terminal illness. Call [06] 378-8888, or www.hospicewairarapa. co.nz Women’s Self Defence: With Dion, 9am, band rotunda, Queen Elizabeth Park. Call [020] 4124-4098. Parkrun: Weekly 5km run/walk. Measured, timed, free. 8am start, at the Woodside end of the Greytown rail trail. Onetime registration essential. Info: parkrun.co.nz/greytownwoodsidetrail Martinborough Museum: Sat: 11.30am3.30pm Sun: 11.30-1.30pm, 7 Memorial Sq, Martinborough. Featherston Heritage Museum: Behind the Featherston Library and Information Centre. Open Sat and Sun 10am-2pm, other times by arrangement, groups welcome. Call Elsa [021] 263-9403. Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Masterton Library, 10amnoon. Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway. Open by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564. Toy Library: Masterton: 10am-1pm, at rear of YMCA, 162 Dixon St. Featherston: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon. Call Merle [06] 308-8109. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet at 1.15pm for 1.30pm start. Call Steve Davis [06] 304-7155. Bowls: At 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower,

Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 Indoor Bowls: At Club Carterton, Broadway. Names in by 1.15pm for a 1.30pm start. All welcome for a fun afternoon. Call [027] 645-0905. Carterton Farmers’ Market: High St, Carterton, 9am-12.30pm. Martinborough Museum: Open 1.303.30pm, 7 Memorial Sq, Martinborough. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Joan Miller 377-7983. Masterton Car Boot Sale and Market: 6.30-11.30am, Essex St car park. Contact ja.murray@xtra.co.nz Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 9am for 9.15am start, at clubrooms behind clock tower Carterton. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000.

MONDAY, AUGUST 24 Age Concern: Exercise For Seniors, 9.30am; line dancing, 10.30am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. South Wairarapa Badminton Club: Featherston Sports Stadium, Underhill Rd, at 7.30pm. Rackets available. East Indoor Bowling Club: Meet at 7pm, all members and visitors welcome. Call Julie 377-5497 or George 378-9266. Carterton Scottish Dance Club: Meet at 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. No partner required. Call Elaine 377-0322 or email carterton@ dancescottish.org.nz Wairarapa Services Club: Cards – 500, 1.30pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton.

Mah Jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Ian [027] 436-5811. Senior Citizens Club Cards: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Val [06] 308-9293. Art for Everyone: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call Sandie [021] 157-4909. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 6-8pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter (027) 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Support available across Wairarapa at no cost to you. Call a Quit Coach based at Whaiora 0800 494 246. Play Gym: St James Church Hall 116 High St, Masterton, 9.30-11am, for 0-3-year-olds. Carterton Food Bank: 11.30am-noon Mon-Fri at Haumanu House [down the lane between Carters and the Clock Tower]. Call 379-4092. Carterton Community Toy Library: Events Centre, Holloway St, Mon-Sat during CDC Library hours. https://www.facebook. com/CartertonToyLibrary/ CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. For Mobility Parking Permits, Disability Support and Advocacy. Call 378-2426 or 0800 227-2255. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. The Dance Shed: 450 Belvedere Rd Carterton. Line Dancing Class, 7-9pm, beginners followed by intermediate. Call Wendy or Don 379-6827 or [027] 319-9814. Epilepsy Support Group: 11am at the Salvation Army office, 210 High St South, Carterton. Call 0800 20 21 22. Citizens Advice Bureau: Free and confidential advice, Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, 43 Perry St, Masterton. Call 377-0078 or 0800 367-222. Masterton District Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Call [022] 5740742. Carterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 8pm,

Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210 High St. Call Bob [021] 042-2947 or Martin [06] 372-7764. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Rangers, 12½18 years, 6.30-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. South Wairarapa Guides [Greytown], 9-12½ years, 6-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Watercolour For Beginners: Class at Masterton Art Club, Victoria St, 10amnoon. Call Elissa Smith [027] 470-6528.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 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-loverscorner-/ Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Masterton Library, 11am1pm. Masterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or David [021] 165-505. Martinborough Community Choir: 7.15-9pm, First Church Hall, Weld St. Martinborough. We are an unauditioned, all-comers, primarily cappella choir. Contact Vicki Jones: vicbjones@gmail. com Seniornet Wairarapa: 1.30-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654. Social Bridge: At South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club, 1.30-3.30pm, no partner needed. Call Lesley [021] 299-6389. Wairarapa Services Club: Cards – Euchre, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 3.45-5pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching: Carterton, Fire Station (new venue) 9.30-11.30am. Greytown, Greytown Fire Station, 1.30-3.30pm. Dance Fitness: 6.30-7.30pm, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830.

Julie Anne Genter in Greytown

2020

Where: Greytown Town Hall 89 Main Street, Greytown When: Saturday 29th August, 2pm

Authorised by Gwen Shaw, Level 1, 17 Garrett St, Wellington

SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER

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Meet at Martinborough Town Square 9.00am where you will receive further instructions. Everyone welcome, no matter what vehicle you drive. $10 entry per vehicle (all proceeds go to the Cancer Society)

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 Housie: 7pm at the Martinborough Bowling Club, Regent St. Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club: For the school term. Classes are weight and skill dependent; Beginners, 5-9 years, 5.30-6.15pm; 10 years+ [including adults] 6.15-7.30pm. Healing Rooms: Confidential prayer for healing or any situation, 1-3pm, Ranfurly Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton. No appointment necessary. Call [021] 159- 4160. Carterton Cycle Group: An informal group of ‘leg power’ and e-power cyclists, 9.30am from Belvedere Rd (weather permitting) for 20km or 40-60km rides. Call Irene (027) 634-9167 or Lesley (021) 299-6389. Heart of Arts Wairarapa: A community gallery showing work from Wairarapa artists, 47 High St North, Carterton. Open Wed-Sun, 11am-3pm. Club Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll, beginners 7.30pm; Intermediate level 8pm, at Club Wairarapa, Masterton. Call [027] 333-1793. Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: Meet 10am in The Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Josie 378-6531. Cross Creek Blues Club: From 7.15pm with guest artists. Dinner from 5pm, www. CrossCreekBlues.co.nz Housie: Eyes down at 7pm, at the Martinborough Bowling Club, Regent St. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 5.30-7pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching at Masterton Library, 10am-noon. Dance Fitness: 9.30-11am, preschoolers with parents or caregivers, music and movement and art, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830. Wairarapa Services Club: Rummikub, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. Cards: Come and join other enthusiastic “500” Players 1.15-4.15pm, at the

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Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 9amnoon at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter (027) 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 10am. Juesday Art: 10am-12.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Julia [06] 308-8109. Featherston Wahine Singers: 7-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Susan [021] 246-4884. Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway, 2-4pm, or by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564. Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve 379-6999. Central Indoor Bowls Club: 7.30pm, Hogg Crescent hall. Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Association: Meet for social indoor bowls, 500 cards, or a chat 1-3pm, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire 377-0342. Free Community Fit Club: 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. Woops A Daisies: Leisure Marching Team practise 4-5pm, at the YMCA. Call Cheryl [06] 370-1922. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon, including cards, board, darts, pool etc. Call Doff 304-9748. Girl Guiding: Pippins [5-7 years] 3.455pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 9am for 9.15am start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000. Bowls: At 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the clock tower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401. Wairarapa Consumer Complaints Adviser: At Te Awhina Community Cameron House, 2 Stuart Cres,

Carterton Club. Call Barbara 379-6582 or Val 379-8329. AA Meeting: At 7.30pm, Departmental building, level one. Entry on the carpark side. Call [027] 557-7928. Silver Ukulele Club: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Jan [06] 3088556. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Club: Craft and chat afternoon 1-3pm, bring your crafts or just come for some company, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, beginners 4.30-5.30pm; intermediate, 5.30-7pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135. 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. Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group: Join us for sports, food, and leadership, Carterton Events Centre. Text “R2R” to [027] 742-2264. Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, tutored classes available, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019 or Elissa [0274] 706-528. Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park. Call Ann Jackson, 3725758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285. Te Runga Scouts: Cubs, 6-7.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Wairarapa Singers: Choral singing with at least two performances each year, based in Masterton. Call Sean Mulcahy 379-9316. Esperanto Club: 2pm, write to people using the international language worldwide. Call 377-0499. Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10amnoon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 370-1604 [church office]. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet at 1.15am for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Steve Davis [06] 304-7155. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz by noon Thursday prior

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PLAYING AT HARLEQUIN THEATRE IN SEPTEMBER 2020 Thursday 10 Friday 11 Saturday 12 Sunday 13

7.30pm 7.30pm SOLD OUT 4.00pm

Wednesday 16 6.30pm Thursday 17 SOLD OUT Friday 18 7.30pm Saturday 19 7.30pm

Tickets available www.iticket.co.nz or Masterton i-SITE

Events

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20

Wednesday, August 19, 2020 Community Events Wairarapa Midweek Masterton, 11am-noon. Contact Aileen Haeata, email: goddessfitnz@gmail.com

FOR THE SET

120/70 R17

32 Wairarapa Midweek Puzzles Wednesday, August 19, 2020

G E N E R A L K N O W L E D G E

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Wednesday, August 19, 2020 Classifieds Wairarapa Midweek

Classified Firewood

Firewood

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DRY FIREWOOD READY TO BURN

FIREWOOD SUPPLIES 2010

COMMUNITY BUDGETING TRUST (Wairarapa) AGM

$150 per cubic metre. Price includes delivery to Masterton, Carterton, Greytown, Featherston & Martinborough towns.

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PHONE: 027 2300 505

FIREWOOD

Cross Creek Railway Society Inc. AGM

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Call Paul 06-379 7587/ 027 446 8256 www.augustlandscapes.co.nz

11:00am Sunday 23 August 2020 Venue: Railway Shed Fox St, Featherston. All members welcome

Funeral Directors Caroline Finlay

Gary Pickering

Adelaide Skeet

Gum 4m³ $600, 2m³ $360: Douglas-Fir 4m³ $590, 2m³ $350: Macrocarpa 4m³ $590, 2m³ $350: Split Pine 4m³ $480, 2m³ $290: Manuka 2m³ $520: Gum & Manuka $840: Gum & D/Fir $620: Gum & Mac $620: D/Fir & Mac $610: Gum & S/Pine $560: D/Fir & S/Pine $550: Mac & S/Pine $550: Bagged Kindling $15ea. WINZ Quotes. Prices incl. GST & del. Wholesale Firewood Supplies. Ph (04) 232-9499, www.firewoodsupplies.co.nz

9th September 2020 12.00pm at our office Unit 4/392 Queen St, Masterton

Sunday 23 August 11.00am Venue: REAP Rangitumau Room Queen St (opposite Binn Inn)

HOLDSWORTH RESTORATION TRUST AGM Sunday 13th September, 3.00pm 80 Manaia Road, Masterton Members and visitors welcome

MASTERTON TRUST LANDS TRUST BOARD

06 377 7160

will be held at 3.30pm

Incorporating The Village Chapel

on Monday, 31st August 2020 in the Trust Office, 189 Queen Street, Masterton.

garypickeringfunerals.co.nz Cnr Waltons Avenue & High Street, Kuripuni, Masterton

Andrew Croskery General Manager

FUNERAL DIRECTOR

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Personal

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WAIRARAPA SPORTS FISHING CLUB AGM

SANDRA ANN BELL

FOR SALE FIREWOOD MULCH TOP SOIL COMPOST Call 021 220 3694

Saturday 22nd August 2020 3pm at the Castlepoint Clubrooms Speaker: CEO of the NZ Sports Fishing Council BBQ & refreshments to follow

Clairvoyant Medium & Spiritual Healer Phone 06 377 2909

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The following meetings will be held at the Carterton Courthouse 60 Holloway Street, Carterton. Wednesday 9 September 2020 Infrastructure and Services Committee Meeting 8.30am Policy and Strategy Committee Meeting 11.00am Members of the public are welcome to attend the meetings and a public forum is provided at the start of each meeting (which may be virtually). Members of the public who wish to participate in this public forum must register their intention with Casey Spencer on 06 379 4030 at least one full day before the meeting date. The agendas will be available for public inspection two days prior to the meeting and will be available at the Council’s Main Office Building, the Carterton Library and on Council’s website. Meetings are recorded and a livestream is available on Council’s Facebook page, with a recording available on our website following each meeting. www.cdc.govt.nz 28 Holloway St, Carterton. info@cdc.govt.nz

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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 East West Access Road Motorcycle Sprint, proposes to close the following road to ordinary vehicular traffic for the period indicated hereunder. During the period of closure, vehicles will need to take an alternative route via Western Lake Road. The road will be opened periodically to allow users through. Any person objecting to the proposal should lodge their objection and grounds thereof in writing to the South Wairarapa District Council, PO Box 6, Martinborough, 5741 before Wednesday 7th October 2020. Roads proposed to be closed: • East West Access Road from Te Hopai Road intersection to the Barrage Gates on East West Access Road, Kahutara. Period of closure: • Sunday 18th October – 9.00am to 4.00pm. Euan Stitt Group Manager Partnerships & Operations

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Dalefield moved a step closer to securing two lives for the playoffs in the Wellington Women’s Hockey Premiership with a 3-1 victory over a determined Northern United on Saturday. The win at the National Hockey Stadium lifted Dalefield to 36 points at the head of the points table, with Hutt United second on 33 points, and defending champions Harbour City on 29 points. Three points are awarded for a win, plus one bonus point is awarded for winning by five goals or more. Five points from their remaining three games would secure Dalefield an all-important top two finish and two lives for the playoffs. Dalefield coach Michael O’Connor wanted a hard game and that’s what the team got from a tenacious Northern United. Dalefield dominated for much of the game but found the staunch opposition defence difficult to break down. “Northern have improved a lot and you can tell by the way they wanted to get stuck in,” O’Connor said. “They defended really well but they were always looking to go on attack as well and credit to them they played really well, and they

Rosie Rooderkirk [centre, in an earlier game], scored the opening goal and was player of the day in Dalefield’s 3-1 win over Northern United on Saturday. PHOTO/FILE

did put the pressure on us a bit, which is great for us as well,” he said. Player of the day, midfielder Rosie Rooderkirk opened the scoring in the first quarter, and striker Jenna Anderson struck in the second quarter for a 2-0 halftime lead. After a scoreless third quarter, Northern United closed the gap to one goal six minutes into the final

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quarter, before striker Abby Crawley sealed the victory with two minutes to play. O’Connor was happy with the team’s overall performance. “I was a little bit disappointed that we leaked that goal in the ﬁnal quarter,” he said. “That was just us being asleep at the wheel, but the girls came back and scored another one after that and you can’t really complain.”

O’Connor said Dalefield were guilty of dribbling too much when their passing game had been impressive, and at times they took the wrong options. “We had loads of shots on goal, but instead of finding the goal we found the goalie all the time and probably could have done a bit better in that regard and moved the goalie around a bit and perhaps taken a couple of different options.”

O’Connor said Rooderkirk, assistant coach-player Katherine van Woerkom, captain Michael O’Connor, Brigitte Mossman, and Anderson all had strong games. Daleﬁeld play the only team to have beaten them this season, Hutt United, at Clareville on Saturday, with the winner almost certain to secure the number one seeding for the playoﬀs.

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