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“It’s in your hands�

BY GERALD FORD The Local Government Commission has released its ďŹ nal proposal for a Wairarapa District Council – and it is largely unchanged from the draft released in March.

LGC chair Sir Wira Gardiner said the proposal has “strong support across Wairarapaâ€? and the commission is conďŹ dent it will help the region “in capturing opportunities now and meeting the challenges of the futureâ€?.

As in the draft proposal, Wairarapa would have a mayor elected by the whole region and 12 councillors elected by ward.

Councillor representation is divided into Masterton 5, Carterton 2, Greytown 1, Featherston 1 and one each three rural wards – Te Kauru to the north, Maungaraki to the east and Martinborough to the south.

Each of the ďŹ ve towns would also have a community board.

The Wairarapa District Council would have a rural standing committee and a Maori Standing Committee at least until the 2022 election, and the Wellington Regional Council would have a new Wairarapa committee.

The rural standing committee would provide advice on and consider issues aecting the rural sector and rural areas, including making recommendations on coastal reserves management.

Membership would comprise the mayor, councillors from the Te Kauru, Maungaraki, and Martinborough wards, and representatives of rural/land based industries and rural communities.

Sir Wira also penned a response to a comment “we encountered occasionally during the submissions period: ‘if it ain’t broke don’t ďŹ x it’.â€? “We agree local government in the

Wairarapa “ain’t broke� – your councils work hard to patch over any cracks,� Sir Wira said. “But it is vulnerable and, in the Commission’s view, is not at present the optimal structure for good local government in the district.�

We now hand it over to the community which must, rightly, decide its fate.

Sir Wira listed combined council’s eďŹƒciency and economies of scale along with “capacity, resilience, expertise and a coherent economic strategyâ€?.

The new council, Sir Wira said, would be better placed to “maintain essential services� to “replace ageing infrastructure�, to keep up with technological and climate change, and to establish competitive advantage in tourism, and business, including wine and agriculture.

The single council, would have “less red tape, simpliďŹ ed planning and decisionmaking, better customer service, a uniďŹ ed Wairarapa voice‌â€?.

It would also combine local representation “with a mandate to work in the best interests of the Wairarapa as a whole�.

Sir Wira said the proposal is submitted in good faith, “after careful consideration of all the evidence� and after hearing the views of all sectors of the community. “We now hand it over to the community which must, rightly, decide its fate. The future of the Wairarapa is in your hands.�

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Hibernation and colds Ford Every Stream

Gerald Ford The cold weather has got me on a bit of a brain freeze this week – without the bonus of icecream.

July seems to have been a bit of a bad month so far for colds and flus, and with snow and rain and wind and sickness all swirling around.

Sitting in the office with a scarf around my neck, health and the weather and writer’s block seem the only possible topics of monologservation, to coin a phrase.

Time to wax acrostic: Carrying On Logging Data Can Over-Load Databanks, Creating One Leaden Dome.

If you check the first letters of each word in previous sentence, you’ll find I’ve got cold on the brain, and it seems to be having some effect on my productivity.

Let’s try again.

Seriously, Now Over Writing.

Some Notes Or Wordplays Seem Not Overly Worth Saying, Now Or Whenever, Says Notetaker, On Writing Some Newly Onsetted Words, Starting Now On Word “snow”.

I Can’t End. I’m Constant Expressing Initial Characters Evolving Into Cold Extremities, It’s Chaos. Even If Cold Emanations Immediately Cease Existing, I’m Constrained Eternally Into Creating Expressions In Chilly Extremes.

That’s enough for now.

It’s cold enough liminally

(limbinally?) without me adding temperature-challenged words for you to read subliminally.

The trouble is that with weather like this, everything stops, including the news.

Here we sit in the newsroom or out in our cars trying to scare a smattering of snow and water into a headline-worthy blizzard and deluge (not sure if I’m supposed to say that) – because apart from the weather, everything else is quiet.

School holidays are on, so the leadership award story I was tracking down on Friday will have to wait until next term.

I’m picturing the teachers hunkering down at home in front of the heat pump or else sipping a pina colada somewhere north of here.

Either way, they are out of reach of their students, their principals and me.

Good luck to them.

Breaking news: Big thanks Suzanne Oliver of Wairarapa College for the great pictures of the school’s house singing competition, with which they closed out the term. See page 38.

One of the problems of industrialization is we don’t get to hibernate in winter any more.

We no longer hunker down in village longhouses with roaring fires, rationing out the grain and the nuts and telling generationsold battle stories over cups of mead.

What we do these days to is wrap up warm and venture out into the urban wilderness, and attempt to bring safely home both ourselves and the bacon – hopefully both already cured.

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Wednesday, July 19, 2017

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Summit on sport future

Summit focused on the future of sport in Wairarapa. PHOTO/GERALD FORD

Sport Wellington Wairarapa (SWW) hosted five regional sporting bodies at the first ‘Wairarapa Leaders Sport Summit’, where the focus was very much on the future of sport.

Regional development manager for SWW, Dayle Clarkson, said the summit was the initial step in sharing facts and data with regional sporting organisations and decision makers who would be influential in delivering sporting pathways.

By working together sport could be strengthened for future generations.

Clarkson said two comprehensive reports from Sport New Zealand were presented with both illustrating the need to identify changing demands and how these may affect sporting organisations in

the years ahead.

“Looking at national and international trends can prepare sport for changing demands and enable response to the opportunities and challenges that these demands present,” Clarkson said.

“Of particular importance to clubs is the way our lifestyle affects our ability or desire to participate and ways in which clubs can become more efficient in their management.”

Clarkson said key findings from this research would allow sport decision makers to plan for their future, to ascertain who their future members would be and how to cater for their needs and wants.

Netball Wairarapa board chairperson Darleen Rameka stressed the need for sporting

organisations to work together and brainstorm on common problems in sport.

She said netball would now be actively seeking feedback from their own membership to find out what they wanted and to also see if the administrators were doing a good job.

Also they were keen to develop the number of volunteers who were the “lifeblood” of sport in the Wairarapa.

Planning of other sports forums is now underway with the next to be held in early August to be spearheaded by Wairarapa Cricket chairman Sam RossiterStead whose organisation is particularly interested in discussing coach development, club health and umpire development.

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Celebrating 50 years of Makoura College

BY JAKE BELESKI

Nearly a decade after it was nearly forced to close, Makoura College is preparing to celebrate its 50th reunion.

During Easter weekend of 2018 the school will celebrate 50 years of teaching and learning.

An article on the front page of the TimesAge from February 1968 – the year the school opened – said: ‘Makora* College has the facilities for greatness’.

It has endured some tough times throughout those 50 years, but a revival in recent times has seen the school go from strength to strength.

The Reunion Committee has plenty of special events lined up for the occasion, including the presentation of archival photos, school uniforms, an art exhibition, a talent show, sporting events, food stalls, and a dinner and dance.

Noel Preston was deputy principal when the school opened, and said he had fond memories of that time.

“We had about 140 third form pupils.

“I became principal officially in about 1976 and hung around – probably for too long in the view of some people – for about 10 years.”

One of the highlights of the first school year was taking all the pupils and teachers away on camp, he said.

“In the very first year a visiting physical education teacher said it would be a good idea to take the whole school to camp for a week.

“It was a great success, and managed to hit the national headlines because television came out and filmed it.”

One of the “lowlights” from his time as principal was an incident which resulted in “the worst night of my life”.

An aerial shot of Makora* College from the early days.

A group had been out on a school tramp at Mount Holdsworth, and when they returned three girls were missing.

“The cops got out there, but didn’t find them that night.

“I hardly slept – it was the worst night I think I’ve ever had.”

The girls walked out on their own the following morning, but Mr Preston admits it is something that has stayed with him for a long time.

Kelvin Lochhead was a foundation pupil at the school, and said a couple of things struck him straight away.

“The biggest thing that struck me was there was no grass or grounds or anything done, and there were no seniors.”

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Mr Lochhead attended a meeting in 2008 to protest against the school closing, and said the Makoura alumni were a tight bunch.

“There’s several people around I still have contact with.

“We were a small group when we went through those years, and probably keep in touch more than others.”

The Makoura College community can pre-register their interest in attending the reunion via the Makoura College website or through the Makoura College Reunion Facebook page. * Makoura College started life as Makora College but subsequently the spelling was altered to the present-day spelling.

Next steps, petition, transition

MITRE 10

LGC: FEEDBACK

Proposal submissions and surveys

BY GERALD FORD

LGC: WHAT’S NEXT

Electors of the affected districts are now able to call for a poll on the Wairarapa District Council proposal.

This is done by presenting the Commission with a valid petition signed by 10 per cent or more of the electors from one of the three disctricts of Masterton, Carterton or South Wairarapa, by October 11.

The cost of the poll would be $100,000 to be shared between the three district councils on a population basis.

It would be held between November 2017

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and February 2018.

If the poll says no, no further action will take place.

If there is no poll or if the poll says yes, then a Transition Body will be set up, by early 2018 at the earliest.

The Transition Body, which was a source of some controversy during submissions, will be comprised of: An independent chair appointed by the Local Government Commission, two members each from Masterton District Council, Carterton District Council and South Wairarapa District Council, a member

nominated by Rangitane o Wairarapa and a member nominated by Kahungunu ki Wairarapa.

The transition board’s role will be: To provide advice and policy recommendations to the Local Government Commission, to carry out any duties delegated by the Local Government Commission, and to appoint an interim chief executive.

The interim chief executive would call the first meeting of the Wairarapa District Council.

Feedback on the Local Government Commission’s proposal was decidedly mixed, with written submissions in opposition outnumbering those in support by more than 2 to 1 while a telephone survey found 60 percent in support.

The draft proposal was notified on March 15 and submissions were called for by May 3.

In total 1191 submissions were received and of these 824 submissions opposed the draft proposal, 356 supported it or supported it with some amendments, and 11 neither supported nor opposed it.

This equates to 69 per cent of submissions in opposition and 30 per cent support or qualified support.

Carterton opponents were particularly concerned that it would be worse for their district, while South Wairarapa respondents were more concerned about worse representation for smaller towns.

The Local Government Commission identified 36 submissions as being from organisations, including affected councils and iwi.

These group submissions were 17 (47 per cent) in support, 11 (31 per cent) opposed, and eight (22 per cent) neither supporting nor opposing.

Several of these organisations represent large numbers of people: for example, the Wairarapa Chamber of Commerce has a membership of around 200; Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa represents up to 7000 people and Rangitane about 3000.

As part of their research, the Local Government Commission also organized a telephone survey into resident attitudes to a single Wairarapa council.

When asked specifically about the draft proposal, 60 per cent said they supported it, 13 per cent were unsure and 27 per cent opposed.

In Masterton the figures were 67 per cent in support, 20 per cent opposed and 13 per cent unsure.

In South Wairarapa it was 55 per cent in support, 30 per cent opposed and 15 per cent unsure.

Carterton was more evenly split with 46 per cent in support, 43 per cent opposed and 11 per cent unsure.

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SPCA happy with community buy-in The SPCA is exciting by how the Wairarapa community has embraced the recent Snip’n’Chip campaign for the desexing and the microchipping of cats in the three council areas of Wairarapa.

Nearly 1000 cats have been microchipped, with many desexed at the same time over the period of this campaign which ran from April 28 to June 28.

“We are amazed by the support given to this campaign by the Wairarapa community with multiple stakeholders working together to ensure that Animal Welfare is a priority in the Wairarapa,” animal care manager Adele Hawkswell said.

The Snip’n’Chip campaign allowed residents of the Wairarapa to have their cats desexed and/or microchipped at the local vet practices, with the costs covered by the SPCA for the desexing, and the microchipping costs covered by the local councils.

“The programme was such a great success thanks to the hard work of the vet practices in the townships and we feel very proud to have worked together on this campaign,” Ms Hawkeswell said.

She said pet overpopulation, especially cats, continues to be a problem in Wairarapa and the country with hundreds of kittens born unnecessarily every year.

“The SPCA is about animal welfare and by focusing on prevention of animals being born, the SPCA can really continue to provide animal welfare support in

the Wairarapa community.

“Our inspectors have been working hard across the region,” Ms Hawkeswell said.

With campaigns like Snip’n’Chip we are aiming to promote responsible pet ownership.

By ensuring animals are desexed we can stop the cycle of unnecessary breeding, resulting in less unwanted animals needing to be sheltered and rehomed.

According to the New Zealand Companion Animal Register in the eight weeks following the 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, 85% of microchipped pets were home within three hours of being found.

Of the non-chipped pets, 25% were home within 10 days of being found.

While the results are still being finalised, so far almost 1000 cats have been microchipped and $60,000 of desexing has been undertaken, showing a strong community interest.

Carolyn Gates, a veterinarian and a lecturer at Massey University, helping in the SPCA desexing caravan, in Masterton Town Square, working in conjunction with Masterton District Council.

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Annabel Bulk from Felton Road has become the Bayer Central Otago Young Viticulturist of the Year 2017.

She will be the first female contestant through to the National Final since 2011 and only the fourth ever female to compete in the finals, which will also include the Wairarapa regional winner.

Bulk has placed second or third the past two years so was thrilled all her hard work has paid off and she finally took out the title.

It was a slightly milder day out at the Otago Polytechnic Central Campus with no frost, making the digging challenges a little easier. Contestants had to rotate around the questions which included trellising, attaching a mulcher to a tractor, pruning, first aid, wine assessment, irrigation and pests and diseases.

The colourful Biostart Hortisports race saw the contestants go head to head in various challenges including rolling barrels between the vines and making up boxes.

Bahco provided all the tools which the contestants could keep and Fruitfed Supplies cooked up a delicious BBQ. The awards dinner was held at the Bannockburn Hotel where the contestants delivered their speeches.

Bulk will now represent Central Otago in the National Final on August 29, held in conjunction with Bragato - this year in Marlborough.

She will compete against finalists from Auckland/Northern, Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa and Marlborough.

The national winner not only gains the title of Bayer Young Viticulturist of the Year 2017, but a prize package of a Hyundai Santa Fe for an entire year, a $5000 AGMARDT travel scholarship, $2000 cash, wine glasses and a leadership week where they meet some of the top leaders in the New Zealand wine industry.

• The Wairarapa competition is on Thursday July 20 at Palliser Estate and this will complete the regional finals.

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

HEALTH & BEAUTY The Carterton Events Centre. Could the town have a sports version?

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Event centre for sports?

Soapbox Mike Osborne It would be hard now to imagine Carterton without the Events Centre. In a few short years since October 2011 it has cemented itself into the heart of the Carterton community.

The Big Wai Art sale, The Oversew Fashion Awards, the Charles Rooking Carter Awards dinner, the St Mary’s School Quiz Night, Jacqui Murray School of Dance end of year show are a few examples of annual events that we now expect to be held in the Events Centre.

Bringing together the blend of auditorium, meeting rooms, library, toy library, Plunket Rooms, Information Centre and Youth Centre into a single facility was a masterstroke in both flexibility of usage and providing access to a wide range of the community.

The Events Centre even has a role to play in emergency response. With the recent “Community Emergency Hub” activation exercise to test the Carterton Community Emergency Hub Guide, the Events Centre and a bunch of volunteers showed off its potential to provide an information and coordination centre for the community’s own response to a widescale emergency.

However, what of the needs of the Carterton community for sports and recreation?

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Is it possible to create a similar community facility based around sports as we have for the arts, performance, and civic functions?

Can we imagine a facility in which people of all ages and walks of life are rubbing shoulders and congregating around their favoured sports and means of recreation? Bowlers, tennis players, footballers, rugby players and their friends and relatives could all meet and mingle to watch or participate in the various activities.

The gym could lend itself to yoga, Pilates, martial arts, badminton and other indoor activities.

A multipurpose meeting and function centre would provide a clubhouse that works for all and could be reconfigured for specific meetings and club events as required.

People can be as active as they wish and see firsthand other options for exercise that they might not normally consider.

The Carterton Sports and Recreation Trust has been working on developing a community sports park in Carterton and has recently presented to Council.

It’s time for the people of Carterton to think about the value that such a facility could bring to our town.

Is this a crazy idea that just couldn’t happen here?

Take a look up the line at Pahiatua and the Bush Sports Park and Stadium Pahiatua where they’ve made this dream a reality.

Let’s enrich Carterton even further with a facility like the Events Centre that will provide another hub for our community, a hub of connected, active people.

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Soft ground conditions will delay the installation of a new major public art works in Masterton.

Ascension is a 10-metre high sculpture shaped like a double helix that will be suspended above the ground on a roundabout located at the northern end of Masterton.

Designed and created by sculptor and former Masterton resident Neil Dawson, Ascension was scheduled to be installed next month.

However recent wet weather has caused soft ground conditions which have delayed the process, Aratoi Foundation chairman Bob Francis said.

“After speaking with our contractors, we’ve all agreed the wisest and safest course of action is to delay installing Neil Dawson’s wonderful sculpture Ascension until the ground conditions on top of the round-about firm up and can withstand heavy machinery,” said Mr Francis.

“The installation process involves creating significant foundations and putting four poles into the ground so that the top of the structure will be 15 metres above the ground, held in place by cables.

In order to complete the job successfully, it’s vital the ground is firm enough to withstand a crane and a digger.”

Ascension is the creation of sculptor Neil Dawson and will be the second significant piece of public art work commissioned for the Wairarapa by the Aratoi Foundation.

Windgrass, by Konstantin Dimopoulos, was installed in Featherston in 2012.

Mr Francis said he’s thrilled with the support from the community for the sculpture, which will take pride of place at Masterton’s northern entrance.

To date approximately two thirds of the Ascension funding has come from community trusts including Masterton Community Charitable Trust, Masterton Trust Lands Trust and Masterton Licensing Charity Trust.

Most recently a large donation was given by the WBS Foundation.

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Ascension is set for installation in Masterton, when the ground has firmed.

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fundraised by the Aratoi Foundation and the project has the support of the Masterton District Council.

Coming up later this month is a fundraising event called Little Talks Big Talk featuring guest-speaker Dr Farah Palmer (ONZM), the former Black Ferns Captain and the first woman elected to the NZRFU Board.

Dr Palmer will present the “Big Talk” followed by a who’s who of Wairarapa identities presenting the “Little Talks” in the renowned Pecha Kucha format – where speakers present 20 images on a big screen and speak for 20 seconds about each of them.

Speakers will include first class rugby referee Rebecca Mahoney and former All Black Buck Anderson.

“It’s a wonderful project and there’s a big commitment to get it finished,” Mr Francis said.

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Peter Van der Veen of BCITO – the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation, says Wairarapa “desperately needs more brick and block apprentices”.

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Ancestor’s story told

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Ra Smith A mokopuna of Wairarapa Anybody else jump on the Emirates Team New Zealand bandwagon?

The America’s Cup was exciting, even for those of us who are struggling to work out how an ocean racing machine doesn’t touch the water, why sailors look like cyclists and what is taking the place of ropes, was it hydraulic oil?

That didn’t stop me lining up at the parade and celebrating like a world champion.

Our challenge was not just on the boat, but it was a team of 4 million. Quickly forgotten was the loss from 8 – 1 up and the idea this was a billionaire’s sport.

While I am a fair-weather fan, I have been taught recently about what loyalty means.

In the last week of the school term I was asked to come into Carterton School and into the Kawakawa tuakana class of students from year 2 to year 4.

I was excited because I was asked to come to the class as an author. The exact truth is that I wrote the first draft and Maxine Hemi made it fit to be in a book.

The dream of an English teacher is to write the novel of our times. First Flight has a collection of stories of a time that was around the musket wars.

The Wairarapa hero, Nukupewapewa was flourishing and he had caught the imaginations of these students.

A class of Wairarapa children had discovered my tipuna or ancestor, Nuku.

Here I was outside the classroom with a group of students who offered to be my friends and being called into a classroom by a karanga.

Inside the classroom the haka powhiri or welcoming challenge was being performed. What an honour. Young students were challenging me to engage with their class through a Maori ritual.

Once our speeches and waiata were performed, all by the students, I was given a presentation.

Wairarapa mokopuna are those who

have our ancestors etched on their hearts.

Some students stood and retold the stories of Nuku in their own words.

Next I was asked the hard questions about the writing process.

One question was “what were the words of the karakia or prayer that made the wind blow strong, so Nuku could fly?”

I then was given a book of students’ rewriting of the stories.

I later heard from parents that their children had been working hard to write these stories.

This is what loyalty to our Wairarapa story looks like.

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YARN DOUG’S TIPS • Although we are in the middle of winter it’s time to be thinking about spring!

First thing to consider is getting the ground ready.

Except in very wet or boggy soils you can now start to turn over any patches of garden that have left un-planted. This is a good time to dig-in any green manure crops such as lupins and mustard. Add some lime to the soil at the same time. If you don’t have green manure crops, dig in a good quantity of organic compost.

• Stake or support broad beans as they grow.

• Lift and divide overcrowded asparagus beds and plant out new crowns.

• In warmer areas start preparing potato tubers for planting. Spread seed potatoes in trays or boxes in a light sunny position and leave to sprout - 4-6 weeks.

Once sprouted rub off any small or weak sprouts before planting.

• Feed spring flowering bulbs with bulb food or Thrive Flower and Fruit as the leaves appear through the ground.

• Hardy herbs such as thyme, rosemary and bay trees can be planted in winter.

• Fragrant daphne and boronia are a welcome addition to any garden and can be planted now.

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BASIC RULES OF PRUNING ROSES Some gardeners may ÿ nd pruning roses intimidating. In fact, pruning roses is easy – you just need to follow a few basic guidelines. Even if you get it wrong, roses are very forgiving – it is almost impossible to kill a rose by pruning it. Read below for a few hints and tips for successful rose pruning.

When Do I Prune My Roses?

In most parts of New Zealand, rose pruning is done in July through to mid-August.

Is It Really Necessary To Prune My Roses?

It is highly desirable and recommended that you prune your roses, but it is not essential – roses will survive without it. But to get more and better blooms, you must prune.

What Am I Trying To Achieve By Pruning?

You are basically removing unproductive growth in order to encourage new growth which produces better blooms. You also need to open up the centre of the bush to let in more light and air circulation. This helps minimise diseases. Pruning also controls the shape of the plant.

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It is highly recommended that you apply at least one, preferably two, of the winter clean-up sprays (even if you don’t like to spray) to control common diseases such as rust and blackspot. Spray with lime sulphur, then two weeks later spray with a copper and oil mix. You need this two week break as lime sulphur and oil used together are incompatible.

Oil and copper can be mixed together and is often done as the oil helps the copper to stick to the roses. Copper helps protect new growth from frosts that occur in late spring. Liquid copper adheres to leaves better than powdered copper and won’t shrink away from the leaf edge as it dries, thereby ensuring better protection. Take care when using lime sulphur near paintwork as it will stain. Try and get at least one spray on before pruning and another on once the plant is pruned. It is also a good idea to spray the ground around the plant

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Remove any old stems from your plant. Old wood is generally a grey/green colour and rougher in appearance.

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Carterton

Ex-mayor vents on roads

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

BY JAKE BELESKI

New Zealand First deputy leader Ron Mark has launched a scathing attack on the government’s handling of the Manawatu Gorge closure.

The closure has forced traffic onto the Saddle Rd and Pahiatua Track, but Mr Mark said they were not viable alternatives.

“I’ve been over the saddle six times in the last three weeks, and I’ve been over the Pahiatua Track four times.

“The saddle is in shocking state – even the upgraded bit is falling apart,” Mr Mark, former Carterton mayor, said.

He said the response had been “appalling”, and that it was time to change the people making decisions at all levels.

“I think the first thing is to change all the people making the decisions, because there’s a failure at every level to comprehend the strategic importance of the road that connects Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa and Tararua with Rangitikei, Manawatu and, going further, to Taranaki and the Wellington region.

“Even the dimmest little mind sipping a latte in Wellington should know that.

“There was no forethought and no planning at all by NZTA (New Zealand Transport Agency) or the government.”

Wairarapa’s Labour candidate, Kieran McAnulty, said it was also an issue of resilience.

“It wasn’t long ago snow closed the Rimutaka and Manawatu access roads, and that demonstrated the element of vulnerability we have here.

“The gorge needs to be made a priority, but it’s been completely overlooked.”

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happened in Kaikoura should be looked at, he said.

“It was a prime opportunity for the MP to show he’s got some influence in government, and he failed miserably.

“It’s not just Woodville . . . there’s Pukaha Mount Bruce and the Tui Brewery who rely heavily on tourism.”

Other routes provide access but tourists wouldn’t bother unless they were userfriendly, he said.

Mr McAnulty has been to Woodville to talk to business owners, and said they were “screaming out” for help.

He said it was a “fool’s game” for candidates to pretend to be experts in areas of engineering, and suggested giving NZTA the resources and funding to do their job.

John Hart, Wairarapa’s Green Party candidate, said the situation was tricky because there weren’t a lot of options.

“Councillors up there seem to think the Saddle Rd was probably the only viable medium-term option, but that has its own challenges with gradients and corners.

“I don’t know that there is a good option.”

Situations like this showed just how vulnerable Wairarapa was to being cut off, he said.

“It shows how vulnerable we are, that if the hill gets cut off to Wellington and the gorge gets cut off, we can be isolated

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from Wellington or the rest of the North Island.”He said having more Civil Defence infrastructure in Wairarapa would help the region cope better if it was to be isolated for a period of time.

Wairarapa MP Alastair Scott (National) said the Saddle Rd needed to be upgraded “with urgency”.

Roads from Hawke’s Bay to Woodsville were hugely improved, and it was time for the same to happen between Woodville and Palmerston North, he said.

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“The money is there now to improve Palmerston North to Woodville, we just need to get it right and do things properly.

“We want to see the same high quality of roads on both sides of Dannevirke.”

Improved communication from NZTA would also be helpful, he said.

“People are asking me questions which they shouldn’t have to . . . but I think the NZTA website and information has improved a lot recently.”

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CARTERTON DISTRICT

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In June, CDC and Neighbourhood Support hosted a Volunteer Expo to showcase the range of volunteering opportunities available in the Carterton and the wider Wairarapa community.

18 organisations held information stalls to let people know about their organisations and the services they provide. Many volunteers signed up on the spot!

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For more information about volunteering, visit the CDC website at www.cdc.govt.nz/ your-district/community/volunteering/ or the Wairarapa Volunteer Centre at www.waivc.org.nz

EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERS CDC is partnering with the Wellington Regional Emergency Management O°ce (WREMO) and Red Cross to upskill volunteers for the Carterton Community Emergency Hub. In the event of a major disaster, the Carterton Events Centre will be activated as an Emergency Hub and call on volunteers to assist and care for people a˝ected.

from trauma, displacement or any other resulting e˝ects of a wide scale emergency.

A group of volunteers recently underwent Psychological First Aid training with Red Cross to learn how to support people su˝ering

To register or ÿnd out more information, visit http://www. getprepared.org.nz/civil_defence_ training.

Due to popular demand Story Explorers is back!

Learn the art of storytelling using your voice, facial expressions, emotions and body language in an 11 week course commencing 29th July, 12.30 – 2.30pm every Saturday at Carterton library, culminating in a Finale for friends and families to enjoy.

The course is led by Gaye Sutton, a renowned author and member of the New Zealand Guild of Storytellers.

For details and to register, contact library staff on 06 379 4080 or email cartertonlibrary@gmail.com

The next available training is a free 12hr WREMO workshop held over 4 weeks to learn about working as a community to prepare and respond to a major disaster, including volunteering at the Emergency Hub.

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CARTERTON HOLIDAY PROGRAMME Last week the Carterton Events Centre was once again ÿlled with local children on the Carterton School Holiday Programme.

3D printing, in˛atable obstacle course, arts and crafts, sports, quidditch, special guests (including puppies) and much more were on o˝er.

Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who give up their valuable time to help run the workshops and contribute to this awesome programme.

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Applications to the Carterton District Council Community Grants Fund are now open to community groups and organisations for the provision of charitable, cultural, philanthropic, recreational and other purposes beneÿcial to the Carterton community.

There are two categories of grants funds available: 1. Local Community Grants Fund – to support local Carterton groups and organisations 2. Wairarapa Wide Regional Grants Fund – to support groups and organisations where their activities have wider beneÿts than just the Carterton community

The New Zealand Transport Agency has recently completed a new style of pedestrian crossing in Carterton, the ÿrst of its kind in the region.

The crossing is situated opposite the Carterton Medical Centre, at the southern end of the central shopping area, south of Victoria and Wakelin Streets on High Street, State Highway 2.

Application forms and funding criteria are available by: • Collection at the Carterton Events Centre, Holloway Street, Carterton • Contacting Gerry Brooking: email gerry@cdc.govt.nz or ph 06379 4083 • Downloading from our website www.cdc.govt.nz

Construction started after considerable discussion with the local community, commercial truck representative groups, the Carterton District Council, Police and local Automobile Association representatives.

The decision to build a crossing came from community feedback requesting better access to the medical facility and followed an NZ Transport Agency a review of pedestrian and tra°c movement in the area.

The new crossing features of a raised platform across the entire width of the road, similar to the crossings in and around the Martinborough Square. While raised platform crossings are common across the country, this will be the ÿrst crossing of this type in the Wairarapa, adapted for highway tra°c.

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Calling all aspiring writers aged 16-24.

Carterton Library is hosting a Young Adult Fiction Writers Workshop Series.

Beginning 3 August to 12 October every second Thursday 5.30pm – 7.00pm.

Finding your Voice is the first in a series of workshops by Catherine Cooper designed to support young adults as they explore their creativity through fiction writing. Catherine Cooper is a Canadian writer of fiction and non-fiction who has recently made Carterton her home.

To find out more, and to register for the workshops, contact the library on 06 379 4080, email cartertonlibrary@ gmail.com or call in and see us.

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

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Regional Transport System Manager Ross I’Anson said to complete heavy maintenance repairs as quickly as possible there would be traffic restrictions for about three weeks between the hours of 9am and 3pm as follows: West to East traffic (Ashhurst to Woodville) – single lane traffic on Saddle Road.

East to West traffic (Woodville to Ashhurst) – detour over Pahiatua Track.

Mr I’Anson said the work was essential to ensure Saddle Rd, which has been undergoing a $8.5 million upgrade due for completion this summer, was able to safely cope with the increased traffic volume that has been using the road since the gorge closed in April.

The heavy maintenance work requires large milling machines on the road and hence the need to restrict traffic due to their size. “This work is however dependent on the weather and a decision will be made each day on what works are able proceed,” he said. “If the weather is too poor to allow the work to go ahead, Saddle Rd will be open to traffic in both directions.”

Updates on whether the roadworks are going ahead and subsequent restrictions, will be displayed on message boards along the routes.

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The Kuranui girls coding club has been very popular and is already proving to be a useful way of engaging girls.

Year 10 programmer Ashlee Taylor said she used to play video games with her dad that got her into it.

“The goal is to become a game developer, so I’m finding out ways of doing that.

“I haven’t created any games yet, I’m still figuring that out, but I’ve been looking at java script and I know a lot of HTML. “It’s just fun to code and it’s good to do stuff with my friends.”

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Kuranui College has recognised the need for a strategy to help attract and retain girls’ interest in areas of digital design, programming and coding and is now offering girls-only sessions as one possible solution.

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Local chef competes on national stage

BY BECKIE WILSON For the first time for 10 years, a chef from Wairarapa will be entering a national culinary competition – and she will also be this year’s youngest competitor.

Erica Gash, 19, has a passion for cooking for others, but her nerves are at an all-time high with less than a month until the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Jeunes Chefs competition held in Wellington.

For the past couple of years, the culinary competition has been organised

by Wairarapa’s Marc Soper, the executive chef at Wharekauhau Lodge.

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younger than 27, offers the chance to cook in a competitive environment and the opportunity to succeed into the international arena.

Miss Gash is studying a Diploma in Culinary Arts in Tokoroa, but has worked at Wharekauhau Lodge for the past few summer holidays. When she was four, her family moved to Kahutara in South Wairarapa.

“I went out [to Wharekauhau Lodge] for a birthday party when I was four, my aunty used to be the manager out there, and since then I wanted to work out there,” she said.

“I’ve worked in the Tokoroa coffee club so I’ve done all of that, like burger and fries and pizzas and stuff, so I wanted to do something a bit bigger to widen my skill range.”

She works under the guidance of Mr Soper who is helping her prepare for the competition. “I’m really excited to give it a go… but I’m only a junior chef and I’m competing against 20-something year olds… but I’m willing to give it a shot.”

Each competitor will receive a box with ingredients that they will have to create a three-course menu - appetizer, main course and dessert - for four people.They have four hours to prepare the menu and create their dishes. She has a passion for cooking for others, she said. “I remember when I was little on a Sunday, me and my mum would do baking — it was kind of traditional so it has gone on from there.”

She has not made any solid future plans, but after finishing the diploma she hopes

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Erica Gash, 19, has entered the national Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Jeunes Chefs competition to ‘give it a go’.

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to follow her dream and teach disabled children how to cook. Mr Soper said this competition is “kind of under-cover” in New Zealand, but is huge overseas. “It’s one of the hardest competitions out there,” he said. To win the national title is “quite a big thing”.

“To travel overseas and to have that on their CV, they will be picked straight away.”

Mr Soper has been organising the competition for several years, as he thinks it is a great opportunity for budding chefs to have experience in the competition environment.

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He will need to be kept indoors for 2-4 weeks. Mr Baby would be best suited to live in a quiet home or one with older children.

Mr Baby is desexed, vaccinated, microchipped and up-to-date with flea/ worm treatment. His adoption fee is $90.

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BY AROHA WITINITARA Last term I received an email from a group of students who were investigating the potential of creating a Youth Hub in the Masterton area; an idea that although I had never considered, instantly struck a chord with me.

Masterton is a small town, for youth small towns can prove boring and having bored youth is often a recipe for trouble.

I feel that boredom causes frustration, young people find themselves with nowhere to go in their spare time.

Youth are in need of a space where they can connect without boundaries, and moreover, simply be.

It has occurred to me that a town as small as ours wouldn’t be able to produce the funding to replicate anything along the lines of the giant youth-oriented complexes found in the big cities, but something that fancy isn’t needed.

Sitting is the greatest pastime of the teenage species. Last term my school was planning landscape changes so naturally, student input was needed. After all the students had been surveyed it was found that the largest priority was, more seating.

As it currently stands there are few youth exclusive spaces that are open on a regular basis. The youth group programmes that run in Masterton are great, but only run a few times a week.

We’re in need of a space that is constantly there for us to retreat to.

A youth hub would become a space youth could become comfortable with, a place we can call familiar, which would create a great venue to run youth oriented activities in the future.

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Location counts too, being situated near a provider of cheap food would be a vantage point. But most importantly, youth just need space to be.

Former High Court Judge Hon Dame Lowell Goddard DNZM QC, has been announced as the newest patron of spinal cord injury research charity, CatWalk Trust. Dame Lowell, who served as a Judge of the High Court of New Zealand between 1995 and 2015, has been a significant supporter for the CatWalk Trust for many years, and has previously been a member of the Trust’s grants committee.

CatWalk Trust general manager Meg Speirs says she is delighted to have Dame Lowell on board as a patron.

“Dame Lowell has been involved with CatWalk Trust in one way or another for many years, and in addition to her illustrious legal career she has always shown tenacity in her support for the Trust’s pursuit of finding a cure for spinal cord injuries. “The body of scientific evidence suggests a cure will be found for spinal cord injuries within our lifetime, and I look forward to our continued work together raising funds to help finance that research,” Ms Speirs said.

Dame Lowell says she feels honoured to have been offered the role as patron.

“Our family has long been involved with the equestrian industry, and through this involvement have seen the serious impact that spinal injuries can have first-hand, not only on those affected but also on their families.

“I look forward to working alongside the CatWalk Trust to increase awareness of the very real likelihood of a cure for spinal cord injury, and to support the pioneering research being done to find that cure.”

Goddard joins a number of other high-profile patrons of the CatWalk Trust, including former All Blacks captain Richie McCaw, international equestrian rider Zara Phillips, Olympic BMX silver medallist Sarah Walker, and media personality Toni Street.

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DAIRY FARMING INTO THE FUTURE 2017 Wairarapa dairy farmers to share the recipe of their success Dairy farmers should jot down Tuesday 14th November in their calendar for a ÿ eld day to be held on the farm of the Wairarapa winners of the Dairy Business of the Year Awards (DBOYs).

The winners of the awards for 2016 were named last month - for the 2015-2016 season - with Blair and Deanne Percy winning the Wairarapa Best Farm Award.

The couple run 580 cows on their 195ha dairy farm near Masterton. They started operating as Goodlands Partnership in mid-2013 after splitting off from Blair’s family farm.

2017 marks the 10th anniversary of the awards which is open to every type of dairy business - owner/operators, sharemilkers with property owners, lease farms, equity partnership and companies.

The competition is managed by Intelact with sponsorship from a number of national and regional dairy industry organisations and businesses.

DBOY provides farmers with the opportunity to undertake a high-level analysis of the KPIs within their business that drive proÿ tability, resilience and sustainability, whilst benchmarking themselves against their counterparts.

The judges said the Percys “demonstrated consistently good business performance in a number of areas. Key environmental take-outs were a very low N loss/ha of 23 and soluble N use of 69.

“In terms of ÿ nancial performance consistency was the key. The return on capital of 2.3% was solid, alongside the operating proÿ t margin of 17.6%. Key to the return on capital was an average asset valuation of $51,245/ha – second lowest of all ÿ nalists.

“Cost of production was $3.40/kgMS, and operating expenses were an impressive $3.82/kgMS. A big part of this was the low cost of feed consumed at $263 t/DM with pasture making up 91% of total intake’.”

DBOY Manager David Densley says the Percys were outstanding for the fact that they were proÿ table during a season which offered the lowest payout in real terms in many years.

David says the Percys had “some really impressive numbers”.

“While the majority of dairy farms struggled to make a proÿ t, all the award winners and ÿ nalists had a positive return, even when the payout was so dire.

While farmers tend to shy away from the spotlight when times are difÿ cult, David says challenging times are when they most need to understand their business and its performance.

“That means they are very resilient which asks the question - what makes them so unique.”

“Dairy farms are a multi-million dollar business now so you need to set time aside to spend on the business as well as the time you spend out on the farm itself.”

The ÿ eld day will be an opportunity to ÿnd out.

Proÿ tability is vital to a healthy dairy business, which is why DBOY is primarily focused on proÿ t.

People have a variety of motivations for entering, David says.

“The awards recognise excellence but they are also an opportunity for farmers to analyse their business and benchmark themselves against their peers.”

“They made a good proÿ t from each dollar spent when the majority didn’t.”

David predicts further ups and downs for dairy prices.

“The global market is saying to us that milk payout volatility is going to be the new norm.

“Milk price ° uctuations are here to stay, so you need to analyse results to understand why your business is performing as it is and ÿ nd ways to become proÿ table even in lean times.”

Blair and Deanne entered the Awards after they were recommended by their bank manager.

“We thought we knew our costs were low but we didn’t think that we would win,” Deanne says.

The farm’s cost of production sits at $3.40/kgMS, and has an operating proÿ t of $902 per hectare.

“We found our report from the DBOY Awards useful to see where we could improve.

“It was good to compare ourselves against the other dairy farm ÿ nalists.”

Their goal now is just trying to do it better, Deanne says.

The couple are now upgrading their irrigation systems and have just introduced a new pivot to their property.

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DAIRY FARMING INTO THE FUTURE 2017 Overseas au pairs seen as solution for busy dairy parents Wairarapa dairy farm families may soon be hosting au pairs from around the world.

“The best thing for me is that it doesn’t knock the children’s routine, instead of getting them up early, they can stay in their own beds.

More au pairs are now coming to New Zealand due to a recent partnership between Au Pair Link and New Zealand in-home childcare provider PORSE.

“It’s also really ˜ exible, we come home and see the children during the day, which is something we would not get with other childcare options.”

The partnership means the number of licensed areas covered by Au Pair Link has increased to include regions such as Wairarapa, as well as Whangarei, Dunedin, Nelson, Blenheim, Invercargill, Gore and Queenstown.

Veronika arrived in August, during a “hectic” calving season on the farm, and quickly became accustomed to life in a busy rural household.

PORSE Masterton consultant Maria Viljoen says she knows of a number of rural families who have been using au pairs for a long time but none on dairy farms.

However, she says there is growing interest and she believes they will become more common in future PORSE General Manager Kerry Henderson says the partnership with Au Pair Link gives families living in isolated areas ˜ exible childcare options.

“Childcare can be very challenging for rural families, juggling irregular hours on the farm with raising young children.

“By joining with Au Pair Link, PORSE can offer more ˜ exible childcare solutions for rural Kiwi families.”

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“She is part of the family and has formed a close relationship with the children. She keeps them entertained and ensures they are learning all the time.”

From left Callum, Veronika, Rachel and Matilda au pairs, who beneÿ t from the PORSE programme, which includes the opportunity to attend free playgroups, events and outings, and receive support through home visits, resources and professional development.

Au Pair Link General Manager Casey Muraahi says she is excited about offering more families across the country wider access to au pairs.

“We can now reach out to families nationwide and in some of the more remote areas. We receive weekly enquiries from families outside of our licensed areas.

The Perks family and dozens of other dairy farming families in the area found their au pair through Au Pair Link.

It is exciting that we are now able to meet these demands through partnering with PORSE.”

“It was a really smooth process, we were able to interview different au pairs over Skype and Veronika really stood out, we are very happy with how it all worked.”

Taranaki dairy farmers Rachel and Murray Perks have two young children and say they used to struggle with the early starts in the milking shed.

A love of children and opportunity to travel enticed Veronika to become an au pair, and has seen her make new friends and travel New Zealand.

“Now that we have an au pair we can keep our children at home and don’t have to take them to the milking shed,” says Ms Perks.

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DAIRY FARMING INTO THE FUTURE 2017 Multi-purpose Duncan feeder boosts dairy farm’s productivity South Canterbury dairy farmer Hamish Pirie’s Multi-Plus feeder from Duncan Agmech enables him to feed out a range of forage products and has improved the efÿ ciency of his operation.

Hamish and his wife Tina farm a 150-hectare dairy property and milk 500 cows near Geraldine in partnership with the Mackenzie family.

They have owned the Duncan MultiPlus feeder for two years and bought it to replace two machines – a silage wagon and a bale buggy – that they used previously.

Hamish looked at a number of different feeders but liked the simplicity of the Duncan Agmech machine. He estimated that it offered the best value for money.

“It has a simple construction but it is very rugged. It is a heavily-built machine compared to the old style of feeders,” he says.

“It is capable of feeding out straw, silage and fodder beet. Feed has become so heavy with big balers pumping out bales that weigh a tonne, and we feed out fodder beet, which can be full of rocks and dirt.”

The Multi-Plus feeder is hydraulically driven and is suitable for feeding round or square bales of hay and silage as well as pit silage.

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the amount of time needed to feed out, compared to single or double bale feeders. Its simple, strong design makes it a much cheaper option than larger, more complex, forage wagons.

The Multi-Plus is quick to hitch to a tractor because it only has two sets of hydraulic hoses.

Hamish uses the Multi-Plus feeder for a couple of hours every day from the end of March through until August and sometimes into September.

He says it has improved the efÿ ciency of his feeding operation considerably.

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“We gain efÿ ciency because we don’t have to change implements and hook up a new implement for a different feed product. You use the same machine for every job.”

The Multi-Plus has built-in load scales, which allows Hamish to record how much feed is being given to his cows each day.

“It’s a much more efÿ cient machine than what we had previously and is great for all different materials. On one side it has an elevator for big squares, while on the other side it has a shredder for round bales.

“It has a fold-down elevator so you can feed right out at the fence to stop the cows treading on it, which prevents wastage. You can also feed it into a trough, although we don’t use it for that.”

The Multi-Plus lays out a neat windrow of hay from a round bale. If the centre of the bale is too dense to feed out on the elevator side, the ° oor chain can be easily reversed to direct the bale to the left-hand side of the feeder, where the rotating shredder chops it up and spits it out.

Hamish has not experienced any signiÿ cant breakages or problems with the Multi-Plus and says the simple design of the machine makes it easy to maintain and repair.

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DAIRY FARMING INTO THE FUTURE 2017 Getting cow feed requirements right, essential at this time of year A striking 80 percent of cow diseases occur within two weeks of calving. These range from those associated with calving itself such as infections of the uterus, to mastitis, milk fever, grass staggers and ketosis. The secret to managing all of these threats mostly lies in cow nutrition, says South Wairarapa Vets veterinarian Adrian Evans. Adrian was one of the speakers at a South Wairarapa & Masterton Carterton Field Day last week with the theme “Setting up for a great Spring and Successful Season.”

Most of the measures farmers can use to prevent these diseases revolve around cow nutrition, says Adrian - “how you feed cows, what condition cows are in, and how to manage feed over the calving period.”

Most farmers are good at managing their feed, Adrian says.

“They’ve been doing it for many years and know what works and what doesn’t.

However, even the best made plans of mice and men can be upturned and bad weather is usually the culprit.

“Bad weather events can force a rapid change in diet. You suddenly have two or three inches of snow on the ground and the grass and hay you are feeding stock is quickly trampled in the ground.”

The key is know how to use different options to provide the same nutritional content, such as having additional baleage available, Adrian says.

“Preparation and understanding what you need and how you can use different resources to achieve the same effect.

The best farmers are able recognise changing conditions and adapt to them.”

Farmers urged to not leave new regulation requirements till last minute As calving season looms, farmers are being asked to be ready for the last of the new bobby calf regulations.

Seven new regulations in total were announced last calving season by the Ministry of Primary Industries to help strengthen bobby calf welfare.

Four came into force in August last year, and for spring calving farms where calving will begin around mid-July, there are two more that will apply this season. From August 1, farmers supplying calves for sale or slaughter must have systems in place that allow calves to walk safely on to the truck at trailer deck height. As well, the calves awaiting collection must have access to shelter as protection from the weather.

These regulations will minimise the risk of calf injuries, including slipping or falling, before reaching their destination. MPI’s animal and animal products director Paul Dansted said after the enforcement of regulations last August, they saw a signiÿ cant reduction in problems with bobby calves.

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DAIRY FARMING INTO THE FUTURE 2017 Free Agrigate trial period closes at the end of this month Agrigate combines all the key data farmers need to make faster and smarter decisions on one, easy to use online dashboard.

Fonterra, New Zealand’s largest dairy company, and LIC, the country’s largest herd improvement company, combined their expertise and resources to develop Agrigate following requests from farmers for a single site to access their core data, such as milk production and quality data, herd data, pasture data, local weather forecasts and more.

“Agrigate will add value to dairy farmers’ day to day lives and businesses by saving time and improving the quality of their information experience,” says LIC Chief Executive Wayne McNee. “Having data in one place and working in real time makes it easier to make comparisons, see trends and make better management decisions.

A key outcome will be enabling farmers to make the most efÿ cient use of their resources – which is important in both tough and better times.”

Fonterra Farm Source Chief Operating Ofÿ cer Miles Hurrell says “The ultimate goal of this project is to support our farmers by giving them a tool to help maximise their on-farm performance, productivity and proÿ tability.”

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The ultimate goal of this project is to support our farmers by giving them a tool to help maximise their on-farm performance, productivity and profitability innovation. It allows farmers to identify areas of their business where they are performing well and areas where improvements can be made.”

Agrigate has been designed to help farmers plan ahead, using existing data to assess the interaction between different on-farm factors, such as weather conditions, animal health, milk production, ÿ nancials, pasture cover and fertiliser applications.

Agrigate will help farmers track what effect each factor has on the others so that they can plan accordingly.

For example, farmers will be able to see what impact factors like herd size, milking frequency and fertiliser use have on pasture cover, milk volume and quality, and milk solids production per hectare.

Agrigate will also allow farmers to benchmark these farm factors on a scale that they haven’t been able to in the past.

A prototype of Agrigate was trialled with 50 farmers in August 2016 and feedback from this group was invaluable in developing the platform further.

The product then underwent testing with a small group of farmers before being launched in mid-February.

Feedback from farmers will continue to inform the on-going development of

Agrigate, with additional features added as new data partners come on board.

Farmers can now join the Agrigate community at any time by visiting www. agrigate.co.nz.

Access to Agrigate is free for Fonterra Farm Source and LIC farmers through until July 31.

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DAIRY FARMING INTO THE FUTURE 2017 Cow care best medicine for lameness

Dairy sector well placed to take advantage of technology revolution Higher dairy payouts have put dairy farmers in a good position to take advantage of new technologies that will redeÿ ne farm efÿ ciency in the years ahead, according to ANZ’s Managing Director Commercial & Agri, Mark Hiddleston.

“While diary and other commodity markets remain changeable, a higher payout provides an opportunity for our dairy farming customers to pay down some of the debt they’ve built up, and to reinvest in their businesses,” Mr Hiddleston says.

“We are seeing the next agricultural revolution where technology and

innovation will drive improvements in farm productivity, efÿ ciency, while reducing environmental impact.

Research by ANZ rural economist Con Williams into some of the apps and technology aimed at improving the bottom line for agri-businesses shows real growth in tech adoption across the sector.

“There are a whole range of beneÿ ts, but essentially it’s about the ease of doing business, being more efÿ cient and productive, making better decisions, mitigating risks, meeting compliance requirements and improving the bottomline,” Mr Williams says.

“Cow comfort” is essential to prevent lameness in cows, and help them recover when they are lame, says Masterton veterinarian and certiÿ ed Hoofpro hoof trimmer Alex von der Beeck. This means adequate shelter from the sun, rain and wind, adequate feeding, places cows can scratch, plenty of time to chew their cud, and lie down. Most importantly, farmers need to make sure their cows spend enough time in the paddock.

cows are in pain they need to lie down more often.”

Cows are like high performance athletes, Alex says.

“They are working 24/7. It’s hard to feed high performance cows sufÿ ciently in the ÿ rst place, at the best of times.

Fit dairy cows should - ideally - not be away from the paddock longer than three hours per day.

“If you make them walk long distances in bad weather, stand a long time, huddle together in the cold and rain, then they aren’t going to be eating enough which has a huge impact on everything.”

The ideal time budget is 12 hours for feeding, eight hours for resting, half an hour for drinking and half an hour for socialising.In the case of lame cows this should be reduced to just 90 minutes, meaning they should only be milked once a day.

With farmers often under pressure especially at the beginning of the season with short daylight hours and staff shortages, it is tempting to leave cows standing in the shed for longer than necessary to suit the workers’ needs, Alex says.

Farmers need to make sure their cows are spending unnecessarily long periods of time standing on concrete platforms or walking the tracks waiting to be milked.

“But we should try as much as possible to put the needs of the cows ÿ rst if we want healthy cows that give us the most production.

“Cows don’t like lying on concrete.

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“Farmers have a big workload around spring calving but they have to put their cows’ needs ÿ rst ahead of everything else.”

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DAIRY FARMING INTO THE FUTURE 2017 Sky’s the limit for young people in dairy A lack of awareness about the career opportunities available in the dairy industry may be contributing to its current skills shortage.

The dairy sector is calling for more people, particularly school-leavers, to consider a career in dairy.

DairyNZ education facilitator Susan Stokes says the number of young people undertaking formal training is nowhere near demand.

“We have a real shortage of young people for both on-farm positions and rural professional roles. Just about every graduate has multiple job offers as demand far exceeds supply,” says Ms Stokes.

David Horner, instructor at the Central North Island Dairy Academy, would like to see careers in dairy industry promoted more strongly in schools.

Introductory courses are available at schools throughout New Zealand, David says, “but it is not an industry that is promoted in schools. It is not seen as an industry with big income earning potential.

“I do presentations in schools and ask students how much they think they would earn on a dairy farm and most think not much.

“I tell them they have the potential to be earning $120,000 to $130,000 in just a few years after leaving school. Even a 17-or 18-year-old dairy assistant new to the industry can be earning $45,000 to $55,000.”

The dairy industry offers the opportunity for rapid career progression, David says.

“You can be a farm manager by your early twenties. I have a couple of graduates who spent two years as dairy assistants, then 2IC, and are now selfemployed as contract milkers.”

A typical career progression might go from dairy assistant to herd manager, farm manager, business manager, lower order sharemilker or contract milker, 50/50 sharemilker and eventually farm ownership.

“New Zealand is the only country in the world where you can start at the bottom and eventually own your own farm.”

Then there are also other directions

We want to open people’s eyes to the opportunities available to them in the dairy sector.

- DairyNZ education facilitator Susan Stokes

people can go in, such as working for seed and fertiliser companies.

The old perception is that only dummies go farming, David says. “But it has stimulating and interesting jobs that require stimulating and interesting people.

“You need a whole range of skills such as human resources, ÿ nancial management, nutrition and soil science.”

There are a number of ways young people can enter the industry.

One is start work on a farm as a dairy assistant.

But the courses at Taratahi Agricultural Training College are an excellent first step because of the broad foundation they give, especially for those looking to go into management, says David.

Taratahi offers a 10-day taster course for those wanting to put their toes in the water.

To help attract more young talent into the dairy sector, DairyNZ has created a careers booklet outlining the variety of roles available, and answering questions they may have.

“We want to open people’s eyes to the opportunities available to them in the dairy sector,” Susan says.

“Milking cows is, of course, the foundation, and there are many other roles too, from working on-farm through to agri-business or agriscience positions.”

DairyNZ’s Sally Peel grew up in Auckland and has found her niche in dairy. She works alongside farmers, scientists, rural consultants, agricultural retailers and DairyNZ colleagues developing resources, such as feed budget templates, for use by farmers.

“I have the best of both worlds. Some days I get out on to farms, other days I’m in the ofÿ ce not far from Hamilton city shops and cafes,” Sally says.

Her advice to young people considering a role in the dairy sector? “Give it a go, and try something new. Studying agriculture-related subjects can open a lot of doors, both on and off-farm, and in the other primary industries.”

For more information on careers in the dairy industry or scholarships visit dairynz.co.nz/careers. To view the careers booklet, visit dairynz.co.nz/growyour-future.

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The SPCA was contacted the following day, and they had sent somebody around to investigate.

It was hoped they could get a warrant to search a nearby property after baling twine was found wrapped around the trap itself, she said.

“It might be enough evidence to get a warrant, but otherwise they’re fairly restricted.”

Jeffrey is about six years old, and Ruby wanted to raise awareness of the danger of gin traps after hearing about similar incidents.

“There is a possibility that he stumbled across it, but as everybody knows cats are very wary and smart creatures.

“The real worry would be that they put some meat in the trap or something . . . they might be targeting cats but it’s just as bad if they’re so ignorant that they just have them around.”

Jeffrey was now recovering from his surgery, which had gone “really well” considering the circumstances.

“The whole leg from the shoulder has been removed.

“He’s ok but he’s been through a lot.”

Clareville woman Ruby Fisher describes finding her injured cat in an illegal gin trap as the “worst thing I’ve ever seen”.

Ruby’s cat, Jeffrey, had been missing for three days when they found him stuck in the trap at about 10pm last Friday night.

He has since had to have a leg amputated, at a cost of over $1300.

Jeffrey was lying motionless with his leg caught in the trap when he was found in a paddock behind the property, and Ruby and her boyfriend worked frantically to try and free him.

“The stressful part was trying to get it off him as soon as possible,” Ruby said.

“It was absolutely traumatic . . . I’d never seen a trap like this so we weren’t even sure how to undo it.”

The family had already searched their entire property to try and locate Jeffrey, and Ruby said he must have dragged himself to where they eventually found him.

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Pruning tip: If you live in a really cold area, delay pruning until August as pruning can stimulate new leaf growth which could be damaged by frosts.

Pruning is an important winter job for roses.

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1. Pruning

There are a few simple rose care steps to take throughout the year, to help keep roses looking fabulous.

During winter, there are two important rose jobs, which will reward you with

– Winter pruning, when the roses are leafless, is the ideal time to completely remove any dead stems (which are usually grey) and then cut all the remaining healthy stems down to around knee height (apart from standard or ‘lollipop’ roses).

If you have time, prune each stem to just above an outward facing bud.

If you’re time poor or a bit unsure, then take no notice of the buds!

You can even use hedge shears or loppers rather than secateurs.

It’s better to prune roses than not at all.

2. Spraying

With Yates® Lime Sulfur – once the rose is pruned, it’s a great chance to spray leafless rose bushes with lime sulfur, which is a smelly but very effective way to help break the rose pest cycle.

Used at the higher ‘winter rate’, Yates Lime Sulfur will control scale insects, which are lying in wait on rose stems during winter, ready to infect new spring growth.

Breaking the pest cycle during winter will help give the rose the best possible fresh start in spring.

Vegie patches and pots during July can be bursting with delicious cool season vegies like broccoli, cabbage, kale, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts.

There’s nothing quite as satisfying (and fresh and tasty) as harvesting your own produce.

However finding green hairy caterpillars curled up inside a head of broccoli or kale leaves being skeletonised by caterpillars can be a little disheartening.

It doesn’t need to be like this!

An easy way to control caterpillars on your vegies is by spraying fortnightly with Yates® Success® Ultra Insect Control.

Yates Success Ultra contains spinetoram, which is derived from a naturally occurring soil bacterium that (amazingly) was discovered on an island in the Caribbean.

Spinetoram has the special ability to move through from one surface of the sprayed leaf to another (called ‘translaminar action’), helping to make it resistant to rain and sunlight.

It’s important to keep feeding your winter vegie patch to promote healthy growth and a great harvest.

It might be cool but winter vegies are growing steadily and need to be fed to be productive.

Fertilise each week with Yates Thrive® Vegie & Herb Liquid Plant Food, which is a complete and balanced plant food containing nitrogen for vibrant green leaf growth, phosphorus for strong root development and potassium for healthy plants and helping to initiate formation of ‘flower’ heads of broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cabbage.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS THURSDAY,JULY 20 Eat-n-Greet: At St James Union Church, 116 High St, Masterton, in the church hall. Come along for a fabulous meal, meet new friends and great entertainment. A different entertainment each month. All very much welcome.

Housie: At Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club (Carterton), behind the Clocktower, at 1.20 pm.

Call Pauline Hodgson 379-5923.

Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 1.30pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Miriam 377-7974.

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 John 370-2511, or Hugh 377-4880.

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.

Oasis Network Inc: Free service for all who need advocacy and support for mental health issues and well-being. Mon-Fri 10am-3pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Call Gaylene (06) 929-0961 or (0274) 604-796.

Feldenkrais: 5.45-6.45pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Rupert (027) 585-3822.

Yoga: 7.30-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Odette (021) 180-9452.

Mums & Bubs Fit: Open to everyone, 10am. For details text ‘Fit Mums’ to (027) 349-8962.

Masterton Taekwon-Do Club: 5.15-6.15pm, Te Runga Scout Den, 45 Harley St, Masterton.

Call Simon O’Hara 370-8844.

Masterton Senior Citizens & Beneficiaries Association: Meet 1-3.30pm for cards, Scrabble and bowls, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Ngaire Walker 377-0342.

Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band: Practice 6.30-8.30 pm, Savage Club Hall, Albert St, Masterton.

Tai Chi for Health: Martinborough, St John’s Hall, 9.30-10.30am.

Chair Yoga: Breath lead movements. The Spot, 365 Queen St, 1.30pm. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132.

Yoga Beginners: Course-bookings essential, 5.30-7pm , St Andrews church, Greytown. Txt Tulletha (022) 176-4296.

Yoga Works: Masterton 9.30am. Call Robyn 377-1802.

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association Croquet: 9.15am for 9.30 start. Call Veronica George 379-8644.

Aquarobics: 11am at Lansdowne Village.

Pilates: Power 9am, Beginners 10am, 50s Forward 11am, Core Plus 5.30pm at Bodymind Pilates, 6 Queen St, Masterton. Call 370-1121.

Judo Classes: Kids (4 to 9) 5-6pm, Cadets (10 to 16) 6-7pm and Seniors (14+) 7-8.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy, 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111.

Self Defence: Ju Jitsu, 7-8.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111.

Masterton Toy Library: 2.30-4.30pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton.

Alcoholics Anonymous: Masterton, 7.30pm, Soulway Church, 227 High St. Call Darren (027) 334-2685.

Karate-Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Wairarapa Inc: Carterton: 6pm, at Carterton South End School hall. Call Thomas Duncan (06) 308-8844 or (027) 302-8923.

FRIDAY,JULY 21 St Matthew’s Connect Group: 9.30-11am, informal, coffee and speaker, St Matthew’s

Community Hall, Church St, Masterton. Call Yvonne 377-4929, Wendy 378-0035 or parish office 370-8589.

Gentle Yoga: 9.30-10.30am, bookings essential, at the studio, 268 High St N, Carterton.

Call Colleen (021) 177-1956.

Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10am-noon, Featherston Community Centre. Call Virginia (06) 308-8392.

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, 10am2pm, High St, Carterton, opp Almo’s Book Shop.

Call Robyn 379-7099.

Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact: email admin@stlukesgreytown.co.nz Wairarapa Steampunk: We meet as required, 10.30am-2pm, at Kingstreet Artworks. Call Gaylene 377-4865 evenings or (0274) 494-596.

Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. If weather not good it’s in youth centre of Event Centre. Text dance groove to (022) 321-2643.

Masterton Social Badminton Club: Play 7-9pm, all year round, at Masterton YMCA gym (371 Queen St). Contact by text Hamish (021) 259-7684 or Sam (0210) 552-113.

Linedance: Greytown: 10.30-11.30am at St John’s Hall.

Hatha Yoga + Yin Mix: 5.30pm , St Johns Hall, Greytown. Txt Tulletha (022) 176-4296.

Yoga: Greytown: 9-10.15am, St John’s Hall, Greytown. Call Nicki (06) 308-6598. Carterton: 9am, at Gain Momentum, opposite the Event Centre. Call Odette (021) 180-9452.

Pilates: Men Only 9am, Core 10am, 50s Forward 11am, Core Plus 12.10pm, Core 5.30pm at Bodymind Pilates, 6 Queen St, Masterton. Call 370-1121.

Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 6-7pm, Genesis Recreation Centre back pool. Call Graeme 377-0507 or Lucy (021) 0204-4144.

Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am, behind the Hosking Garden in the Park.

Call Norma Wilton 377-3165.

Carterton Senior Citizens: Meet 1.30-4pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, Senior Citizens Hall, 150 Main St, Carterton.

MONDAY,JULY 24 Friends to Friends: Peer support group, 10am-noon, at Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. For adults 18 years-plus, for mental health consumers or disabilities, a place to create, safe, fun and participate or discuss, socialise, with good company. Call Gaylene (06) 929-0961 or (0274) 604-796.

Oasis Network Inc: Free advocate service for mental health consumers and issues, at Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. For your well-being and stress relief.

Call Gaylene (06) 929-0961 or (0274) 604-796.

General Yoga: 6.15-7.15pm, bookings essential, at the studio, 268 High St N, Carterton.

Call Colleen (021) 177-1956.

Carterton Scottish Dance Club: Meet at 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. No partner required. Call Elaine 377-0322 or Julie 370-4493.

South Wairarapa Badminton Club: Play from 7.30pm, Featherston Sports Stadium, Underhill Rd. Mah Jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Pat (06) 308-9729.

Senior Citizens Cards: 1-4pm Featherston Community Centre. Call Val (06) 308-9203 .

Drop in Knitting & Crafts: 6.30-9.30pm,

Featherston Community Centre. Call Del (06) 308-9418.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 6-8pm, at Red Star Sports Association, 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511, or Hugh 377-4880.

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.

Age Concern: Sit & Be Fit classes, 9.30am; line dancing, 10.30am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton.

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.

Te Runga Air Scout Group: For boys and girls (year 7 to year 10), 6.30-8.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Call Lyndon 377Alcoholics Anonymous: Masterton: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or Pete (020) 4005-9740. Carterton: 8pm, Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210 High St. Call Dennis 377-5355 or Martin (06) 372-7764.

TUESDAY,JULY 25 Wai Steampunk Tribal Dancing: 7-8.30pm, at Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Open to all interested in Steampunk and music, dance, fun and creative style. Call Gaylene (0274) 494-596 or 377-4865.

Drop-in Centre: Sit and Get Fit with Keiko, 2-4pm. Call Pam Lloyd (06) 304-7997.

Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown. This is combined with Drop-in club.

South Wairarapa Badminton Club: 7.30pm, at the Featherston Sports Stadium, Underhill Rd. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 9am-noon, at Red Star Sports Association, 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511, or Hugh 377-4880.

Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 10am.

Juesday Art: 10am-1pm Featherston Community Centre. Call Julia (06) 308-8977.

Tai Chi for Health: 9.15-10.15am, St John’s Hall, Greytown.

Ceroc Dance Classes: 8pm, Carterton School hall. Call Mandy (021) 238-4230 or check Facebook group Ceroc Wairarapa for more info.

Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Holloway St, 2-4pm, or by appointment. Call 379-7150 or (027) 271-6280.

Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve 379-6999.

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

Masterton Taekwon-Do Club: 5.15-6.15pm, Te Runga Scout Den, 45 Harley St, Masterton.

Call Simon O’Hara 370-8844.

Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Association: Meet for social indoor bowls, 500 cards, or a chat 1-3pm. Call Ngaire 377-0342.

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

Woops A Daisy Marching Team: March for fun, friendship and fitness, 5-6pm. Call Cheryl 372-5522.

Yoga Works: Masterton 9.30am. Greytown 5.30pm. Call Robyn 377-1802.

Hatha Flow Yoga: 5.30pm, 22 Dixon St, Masterton. Txt Tulletha (022) 176-4296.

Pilates: Power 9am, 50s Forward 9.30am (at Lansdowne Park), Beginners 10am, 50s Forward 11am, Core 2pm, Power 5.30pm at Bodymind Pilates, 6 Queen St, Masterton. Call 370-1121.

Karate Classes for Children: Masterton Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate-Do. 5.30pm, 49 Te Ore Ore Rd, Masterton. Call Steve or Sharron Riley 378-8814 or (027) 680-7738.

Judo Classes: Kids (4-9) 5pm to 6pm, Cadets (10-16) 6-7pm and Seniors (14+) 7-8.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy, 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111.

Self Defence: Ju Jitsu, 7-8.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111.

Karate-Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Wairarapa Inc: Martinborough: Martinborough Primary School Hall. Under-12s at 5-6pm. Call Corina Ngatai (027)432-6870. All at 6pm. Call Anna Börjesson (021) 163-8867.

Toy Library: Masterton -10am-noon, rear of YMCA, 162 Dixon St; Featherston: 10am-noon, in the Community Centre, 24 Wakefield St. South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon, including cards, board, darts, pool etc. Call Doff 304-9748.

Girl Guiding: Pippins (5-7 years) 3.45-5pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646.

Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association Croquet at 1pm for 1.15pm start at clubrooms behind the Clock Tower, Carterton.

Call Helen Smith (06) 3048840 or Stella Smith 379-9259.

Masterton Croquet Club: Golf croquet 9.15am, behind the Hosking Garden in the park.

Call Norma Wilton 377-3165.

WEDNESDAY,JULY 26 Housie: Eyes down at 7pm, at the Martinborough Bowling Club, Regent St. Ukulele Classes: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Neil (06) 308-9341.

Featherston Amateur Wrestling Gym: 52 Fitzherbert St (behind Totem), kids wrestling classes, term time only, 5.30pm, 5 to 8 years, 6.15pm, 8 and over, first class free. Call Dannii (027) 920-6751.

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, intermediate, 5.30-7pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135.

Kiddie Gym: For 0-3-year-olds, 9.30-11am, at St David’s Church, corner High and Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 379-8325.

Club Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll basic steps and more, 7.30-10pm, at Club Wairarapa, Masterton. Call (027) 333-1793.

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

Wairarapa Spinners and Weavers: Meet

10am-2pm, in the Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Lynette 377-0236.

Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm for browsing or painting, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019.

Dance Fit: 6pm at the YMCA Masterton. For details text ‘Dance Fit’ to (027) 349-8962.

Walk Fit: Open to everyone, 9.30am. For details text ‘Walk Fit’ to (027) 239-9001.

Age Concern: Sit and Be Fit, 1.30pm followed by gentle exercise class, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St, Masterton.

Wairarapa Asthma Society Inc: South Wairarapa, Easy Breathers Gentle Exercise Group, 10.30-11.30am, at the St John rooms. Call Sylvia 377-1175 or Cathy (027) 359-3625.

Club Carterton: Two-course barbecue meal, 6.30pm.

Belly Dance: 1-2pm, at St Johns Hall, Greytown.

Call Tamara (06) 308-8343 or text (021) 02231893.

The Dance Shed: 450 Belvedere Rd Carterton.

Rock N Roll Class, 7-9pm. Call Wendy or Don 379-6827 or (027) 319-9814.

Carterton Women’s Golf: 9-hole golf at 10.45am. Call Colleen 377-0841 or Alison 377-5709.

Quit Smoking Support Group: Run by Whaiora quit coaches, free, noon-1pm, at 22 Dixon St, Masterton.

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

Chair Yoga: At Wairarapa Village, 140 Chapel St, Masterton. Gentle movements, 9.30am. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132.

Yoga Works: Masterton 5.30pm. Call Robyn 377-1802.

Pilates: Core 9am, 50s Forward 11am, Core 5.30pm, Beginners 6.30pm at Bodymind Pilates, 6 Queen St, Masterton. Call 370-1121.

Tai Chi for Health: 9.30-10.30am, St Mark’s Church Hall, Carterton.

Yin yoga + Restore: 6.30pm, 22 Dixon St, Masterton. Txt Tulletha (022) 176-4296. Call 370-1121.

Beginners Yoga: 9am, Carterton. Call Odette (021) 180-9452.

Pregnancy Yoga: 12.30pm, Hot Yoga Studio, Kuripuni. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132.

Te Runga Scouts: Cubs, 6-7.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton.

Karate: Masterton Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate-Do, 6.30pm, 49 Te Ore Ore Rd, Masterton.

Call Steve or Sharron Riley 378-8814 or (027) 680-7738.

Self Defence/Ju Jitsu: 8-9.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy, 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111.

Wairarapa Singers: 6.45pm, at Rosewood, 417 Queen St, Masterton. Call Pete 370-4574.

Esperanto Club: 2pm, write to people using the international language worldwide. Call 377-0499.

Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10am-noon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 370-1604 (church office).

Alcoholics Anonymous: Martinborough, 7.30pm, 9 Jellicoe St. Call Mark 906) 306-6013 or (021) 02442870.

Karate-Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Wairarapa Inc: Featherston: Primary School Hall, at 6pm. Call Paul Cantwell (06) 308-9839 or (027) 376-9804.

Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm. Call Ian Wyeth 378-6425 or 377-5762. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz

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Wairarapa Midweek

Carterton clinch semi spot RUGBY

BY GARY CAFFELL Carterton took full advantage of their last throw of the dice to clinch the only vacancy left in the Wairarapa-Bush Tui Cup premier division rugby semi-finals next weekend.

Going into Saturday’s final round of qualifying games Gladstone, Greytown and Martinborough were all guaranteed semi-final spots with the remaining berth depending on whether fourth placed Pioneer could stave off what was sure to be a desperate last-ditch effort from Carterton.

And with Carterton walloping Marist 67-12 at Memorial Park and a gritty Pioneer losing 20-17 to Gladstone at Jeans St, the two teams finished with the same number of competition points, but Carterton got the nod for the semis by virtue of having beaten Pioneer in the last of their preliminary round clashes, a victory which came through a runaway try almost on fulltime.

To say Pioneer went out of the Tui Cup fighting would be the understatement of the year.

In fact you could make a good argument that about the only area where Gladstone had a clear advantage over them was on the scoreboard, and even that was a narrow three points.

The lack of a reliable goal kicker in the absence of the injured Joseph Thompson cost Pioneer dearly for they missed at least three kicks from comfortable range and there was a brief period in the second half when they only had 13 players on the paddock with two in the sin bin.

Pre-match speculation that Pioneer might struggle to combat the ruggedness of the Gladstone pack couldn’t have been further off the mark. They gave every bit as good as they received in terms of both

Nikora Ewe crashes over for a Pioneer try. Pioneer’s close loss to Gladstone left Carterton filling the last semi-final vacancy.

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physicality and skill and in No.8 Jonte Miller had perhaps the most influential forward on the paddock.

He made several surging runs through the course of the game and was equally effective in his close quarter defence.

So often did Pioneer second-five Nikora Ewe penetrate the opposition defences with his hard, straight running in the opening 20 minutes there were thoughts of the game turning into something of a one-man show and while he was not so prominent from then on he remained his team’s main attacking weapon.

It was their tenacity on defence which impressed most about the Gladstone performance.

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That early momentum was maintained throughout the opening 20 minutes with Carterton scoring at a point a minute through that period and by halftime they already had the crucial bonus point for registering four or more tries in the bag, and led by a commanding 33-0.

The second half was pretty much a repeat of the first with Carterton calling the tune in territory and possession and continuing to pile on the points at a rapid rate, although Marist did at least manage to score some points of their own as well.

With hard-working forwards such as Lochie McFadzean and Ethan Pinfold ensuring that they were given a regular supply of quality ball to strut their stuff, the Carterton backs produced their best attacking display of the season.

Outstanding in midfield with his astute direction of play and ability to create space for his outsides was Utah Walker while wing Rothery impressed with his speed and elusiveness and fullback Corey McFadzean was a constant threat whenever he joined the line.

There were healthy scorelines too in the other two Tui Cup matches played on Saturday with Martinborough thumping Eketahuna 54-7 and Greytown defeating East Coast 66-10.

The semi-final draw for next weekend sees Gladstone at home to Carterton and Greytown playing host to Martinborough.

Most interest in senior reserve matches on Saturday was in the top four encounter between Masterton Red Star and Tuhirangi and it was Masterton Red Star who ran out comfortable 36-19 winners.

In “middle four” games Featherston beat Greytown 51-7 and Carterton beat Pioneer 32-19 while in the only “bottom four” match played Gladstone accounted for Eketahuna 30-15.

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Eddie Cranston up front and Matt McCrae in the backs, but it was the solidness of their tackling, especially in the last 10 minutes when Pioneer were throwing everything at them bar the proverbial kitchen sink, which kept their noses in front. Here too Cranston was an inspiration with his high work rate and Smith, a surprise omission from the extended Wairarapa-Bush Heartland squad, was little behind him.

It was hard to know whether Carterton’s demolition of Marist was just as a much a case of Marist only offering token opposition as it was them playing well but it was certainly an impressive performance by the maroons who couldn’t have wished for a better start with promising winger Chester Rothery racing in for a try inside the first two minutes.

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Ngai Tumapuhia-arangi Maori Marae Annual General Meeting Sunday 23rd July 11am at Wahi Reka TKR 13a River Road Masterton Agenda Chairmans Report Trustees Report Previous Minutes Audited Accounts Nau mai haere mai

Wairarapa Country Music Club AGM 30 July 2017 12.45pm Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton

Annual General Meeting August 15th 2017 6pm At the WKA Clubrooms A&P Complex Clareville To Let 1 RM STUDIO FLAT, fully self-contained. 8 mins nth of Masterton by car.

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12-2pm Sunday 20 August 2017 Pony Club Shed Solway Showgrounds All Welcome Contact Alison 06 372 4000

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Required to cover 18 weeks maternity leave from 6 November 2017 until 10 March 2018.

This is a 32 hour per week position, covering the full range of practice nurse duties. You will ideally need Medtech experience, hold current practising certificate, vaccinator and smeartaker’s certificates.

You will need to be organised, adaptable with a proactive approach and a team player attitude.

We are a Cornerstone accredited practice.

This role will require a Police check to meet requirements of the Vulnerable Children’s Act. Contact practicemanager@cartertonmed.co.nz Applications close 31 July 2017.

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

DALEFIELD HOCKEY CLUB Club & Sponsors Day Saturday 22 July 2017 All Players, past players and supporters welcome 1.15pm Dalefield premier Women v Kapiti Dalefield Dodgers v J.N.L. Buffet food from 2.30pm 2.45pm Dalefield Premier Men v Indians 4.15pm Dalefield Women 1 v Featherston Dalefield Juniors will have a Sausage Sizzle all afternoon Come and Celebrate Dalefields 2017 Season

ROVER WANTED The Junior Hub is increasing in numbers and we need a person to act as a roving learningsupport person for our new learners as they develop their self-management and independence skills, and consolidate the foundation strategies of numeracy and literacy.

The successful candidate may have had a background in teaching, and must be enthusiastic, positive, active, and adore children.

The position is part-time (15 hours a week) and fixed-term until the end of the school year. Commencement date would preferably be the start of Term Three.

If you’re interested, send a letter of application with an accompanying CV to principal@hadlow.school.nz If you require further information or would like to visit the school e-mail or phone 06 370 0008.

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Employment

Practice Nurse

The Age Concern Wairarapa WOOPs Inc. is seeking a Co-ordinator for the Elder Abuse Response Service.

The position is a permanent part time one, for 20 – 25 hours per week.

Our ideal applicant will be a Registered Social Worker with empathy and understanding of the need of older people with skills and experience in: • Risk assessments • Strength based interventions • Service co-ordination • Networking • Report writing and conÿ dent communication • Facilitation of education and public awareness activities This role requires the ° exibility of working to the demand within the allocated number of hours with travel across the Wairarapa required.

For further information please contact Annette Peters at the Age Concern Wairarapa Woops O˛ ce Phone - 06 377 0066 or email - admin@acww.nz Applications close on Friday 21st July.

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Annual General Meeting 2017 10 August 7.30pm 14 Wakefield Street Help us celebrate another Big Year!

Annual Report followed by a Guest Speaker from Genesis on the future of Energy Agenda papers at featherstoncommunity.org.nz and at the Centre Office Light supper provided.

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College ends term in song The combined voices of the six Wairarapa College houses rose to the rafters in song on the last day of Term Two. The occasion was the annual house singing competition where each of the six houses performed a junior, a senior and whole house item. The theme for the whole house item was songs from films and ensured a wide variety of performances.

Aorangi were the eventual winners who finished their performance with Come On Eileen from the film Perks of Being a Wallflower and conducted by Year 13 student Destiny Tom. Coming in second were Puketoi whose seniors performed Mamma Mia by Abba which the judges commented had amazing harmonies.

Remutaka juniors sang Treat You Better

by Shawn Mendes and were accompanied on guitar by Ben Irwin and using the box they were sitting on to drum was Zac Vainu.

An amazing performance by the Rangitumau seniors was The Cup Song by Anna Kendrick where the senior girls used the cups to add percussion.

Other house choices included songs from Shrek, Sweet Home Alabama and Once Were Warriors.

While the judges deliberated the prefects sang a song to keep the crowds entertained.

Assistant principal Aaron Perkins says house singing is a wonderful way to end the term. ‘Each year it just gets better and better,’ he says’, ‘it is amazing to see the enthusiasm and talent all the students show.’

Houses have been rehearsing for weeks with the junior and senior groups spending many lunchtimes practising their song choices. The student lighting crew flooded the stage with each individual house colour and student musicians accompanied their houses on the drums, guitars, piano and saxophone.

Overall winners Aorangi sing Come On Eileen conducted by Destiny Tom.

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Maungarake belts out I’m a Believer from the film Shrek.

Singing Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes are the Remutaka juniors accompanied by Ben Irwin on guitar and Zac Vainu on percussion.

Tararua’s version of Sweet Home Alabama, from the film of the same name, was brought to life by conductor Denny Lauvi.

The Rangitumau seniors emulate Anna Kendrick performing The Cup Song.

Puketoi seniors harmonise with Mamma Mia by Abba.

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Sport

Through to the quarters FOOTBALL

BY GARY CAFFELL Wairarapa United are through to the quarter-finals of the national Chatham Cup football competition.

In an enthralling match before a goodsized crowd at Memorial Park, Masterton on Saturday, they guaranteed their place in the last eight with a 2-1 victory over arch rivals Miramar Rangers.

The game was very much one of two halves with Wairarapa United clearly having the better of the first, which they ended with a 2-0 advantage, and then having to spend long periods on hard defence in the second as Miramar Rangers desperately strove to get themselves back in contention.

The visitors did score the only goal of that half but it was not enough to stop Wairarapa United progressing further in a competition they so famously won for the first and only time in 2011.

With star striker Paul Ifill side-lined through a hamstring strain, the suspicion was that Wairarapa United’s attack could also be hamstrung through his absence, but the home team quelled those doubts with a first half effort which produced goals to Alex Ridsdale and Sam MasonSmith, and with an ounce or two of luck might have seen them add at least another couple as well.

Ridsdale netted after excellent lead-up

Wairarapa United’s Alex Ridsdale rounds Miramar Rangers keeper Phil Imray on his way to scoring his team’s ÿ rst goal.

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work from Callan Elliot and Mason-Smith, while Mason-Smith himself scored when he benefitted from a huge mix-up in the Miramar Rangers defence which left Mason-Smith in the clear with nobody to beat.

The speed and efficiency of the Wairarapa United passing was a constant highlight of the first half with captain Mason-Smith and Ermal Hajdari

benefitting from the excellent service given them by midfielders Cory Chettleburgh, Ridsdale and Elliot.

Also impressive whenever he ventured forward was right fullback Seule Soromon, whose rapid acceleration often saw him outflank the cover defence.

So dominant had Wairarapa United been throughout the first half, in fact, that going into the interval there seemed to be

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little chance of them being overhauled, but Miramar Rangers clearly had other ideas, lifting their effort several notches over the next 45 minutes and pinning the home team deep in their own territory for much of the second half.

This situation, of course, meant that Wairarapa United’s defensive structure was thoroughly tested and while they did concede a goal through Miramar Rangers striker Tom Jackson they held together well enough for victory to be achieved.

There was though the odd nervous moment, none more so than virtually on fulltime when the ball looked for all money to be going into the top corner of Wairarapa United net only for fullback Daniel Allan to leap high and head it over the posts.

Allan, Cameron Lindsay and goalkeeper Coey Turipa all had superb games defensively but even so they were overshadowed in that area by Bryan Kalteck, who was an absolute inspiration with his solidity, both in the air and on the ground.

The number of telling tackles he made would have run well into double figures.

The other Chatham Cup match played in the Capital region featured Western Suburbs and Stop Out with Western Suburbs, who lead the Central League by 4pts from Wairarapa United, continuing their excellent season with a 5-1 victory.

Dalefield’s 17-goal steamroller HOCKEY

BY GARY CAFFELL Farriers Dalefield coach Willie Schaefer gave his team a “bit of a spray” when they came out of the first quarter of their Wellington premier division men’s hockey match with Naenae at the National Hockey Stadium on Saturday, and it obviously worked the oracle.

Up 2-0 at the time Dalefield were struggling to get any continuity into their play and Schaefer was frustrated that they were not adhering to the game plan of quick movement of the ball through a high pass rate.

“We were doing too much dribbling rather than passing so they got a bit of a spray and things certainly improved after that,” Schaefer said.

Improve is hardly the word of it. Over the next three quarters Dalefield added a remarkable 15 goals to their scoreline to win by 17-0, possibly a record margin for them at premier division level.

And this was a team missing five of their regular squad members, including influential centre half and skipper Dane Lett.

“There were some really nice goals scored, the passing was excellent and we basically ran them off their feet,” Schaefer said.

Taking Dane Lett’s place at centre half was Joseph Robertson and he had a fine game, and there was no more potent attacker than Benedict Van Woerkom, who finished with five goals.

Also scoring a multiple number of goals were Trent Lett (4) Aaron Oakley and Zan Hardie, both of whom finished with hattricks.

The Dalefield women’s team scored a 5-0 victory over Indians in their Wellington premier division match also played at the National Hockey Stadium.

This was a rather messy affair with Indians adopting tactics aimed at keeping the final score line to reasonable bounds rather than looking to offer much from an attacking angle “They went out there to make it as hard as possible for us to score goals, and we weren’t as composed as we needed to be, we wasted a lot of scoring chances by rushing into shots rather than working the ball around,” Dalefield coach Michael O’Connor said.

“Still we picked up the bonus point and that was always the main objective.”

Two of the Dalefield goals were scored by Brigette Mossman and other scorers were Katherine Van Woerkom, Karla Emery and Georgia Percy.

Benedict van Woerkom, ÿ ve goals for Daleÿ eld.

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Premier division points as of Saturday night: Men: Daleÿ eld 36, Hutt 35, Indians 26, Northern United 24, Harbour City 24, Victoria University 16, Naenae 4, Karori 1.

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