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Examining the Biblical principle of “love thy neighbour as thyself” has helped Solway College student Sheryl Chand to stand up against racial discrimination. She recently won the Race Unity Speech Award for Advocacy. JOHN LAZO-RON reports. Sheryl Chand, 16, suﬀered from racial prejudice growing up. A migrant whose family moved to New Zealand from Fiji 12 years ago, Sheryl quickly became a victim of racial discrimination during her primary school years. She was constantly called derogatory terms such as a “curry muncher”. Sheryl would often go home feeling emotionally shattered from the tirade of verbal abuse. When she arrived home, she would have her parents, Rozleen and Albert Chand, always there to comfort her and encourage her to stand up against what was being said to her. “Growing up in New Zealand and being a Fijian migrant, I was not spared from racial prejudice,”

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Sheryl told Midweek. “I felt isolated from everyone else because I was somewhat different. It was like I couldn’t fit in. “When I went home, my parents would always encourage me by telling me that I must stand up for myself and be strong so that’s what I decided to do.” Sheryl said she then started to “change herself” by not allowing the verbal arrows shot at her to sink into her mind and heart by letting people know what they said was wrong. “My parent’s encouragement slowly groomed me as a person to be able to say, “this is not right; what you’re doing is wrong”,” she said. “I may have faced a lot of racial prejudice, but I have been able to fight it now.” She showed that strength on the big stage when she recently won the 2021 Race Unity Speech Award for Advocacy. Continued on page 3

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Sheryl makes her stand Continued from page 1 The award symbolises standing up for your rights and everyone else’s rights. Sheryl started her voyage towards the award by winning the Wellington/Wairarapa regional competition. She then went on to the semi-finals in Auckland, where she competed with 21 other students from around New Zealand. She was then picked to go to the national finals in Auckland in April with six others, where she took out her award. “I was pretty proud of myself and pretty amazed, but definitely not expected, considering it was my first time doing this,” Sheryl said of her win. “My heart was always pounding before I spoke, but as soon as I was on the stage, I was focussed on getting my voice heard and getting my message out.” Her eight-minute speech was based on how she freed herself from racial prejudice and what she wanted the future of race relations in New Zealand to look like. “I wanted to speak about what I went through and how I changed myself to block those comments,” she said.

Sheryl Chand third from left standing next to Wallace Haumaha, deputy commisioner iwi and communities, New Zealand Police, with the other winners at the 2021 Race Unity Speech Awards. PHOTO/BENJAMIN BROOKING

A highlight of her speech was using the biblical quote to point out her ‘neighbours’ diversity – a Maori Kaiako who taught her the signiﬁcance of hongi; an Indian friend who invited her to Diwali; a Chinese teacher who taught her how to cook Chinese cuisine; a Muslim friend who taught her about the hijab; and a European Pastor who taught her humanity is one, and that race

distinction is superﬁcial. Although Sheryl has spoken her message and won an award, she doesn’t intend to stop her quest to squash racial prejudice in New Zealand. “Deﬁnitely not going to stop,” she said. “Racism is a problem everywhere. [New Zealand is] not as bad, but there is still a lot of racism if you look deeper. Now I have more of an idea and clearer understanding

of New Zealand and racial bias, I want to start a group where we can openly discuss the negative words and what’s affecting people’s emotions through racism. An open environment where the voices of different ethnic children can be heard and valued. I want New Zealand to be a nation where we’re all combined, and we share our differences.

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Biggs told Midweek Featherston was alive with books, writing and provocative ideas over the three-day literature celebration and was overwhelmed by the community’s response – Wairarapa and beyond – with most of the 55 events selling out. “Booktown was amazing,” Biggs said. “More people turned up than we expected as there were lots of door sales which meant we had full rooms for most of the events. “Having so many books and writers concentrated in town over that weekend had a great ﬂow-on eﬀect for schools, children and businesspeople.” Biggs said one of the most

satisfying parts of the festival was seeing children engaged in books. Featherston school kids from St Teresa’s, Featherston, and South Featherston School, and Kuranui College Year 9-10 students were handed three $5 book vouchers to use at the event. Nearly 1000 were redeemed. “We had lots of kids who came to the event and used those vouchers to buy a book of their own choice,” she said. “I don’t know what the numbers [from sales] are, but from all the bills we’ve been paying [reimbursing booksellers] it’s been a very good response.” Biggs said retailers in South Wairarapa also cashed in on the large crowds at the

festival in what would have been a big economic boost for the district. “The anecdotal evidence we’re getting is that retailers in Featherston themselves all had record-breaking boomer days as there were lots of people shopping in town,” she said. “I also heard Martinborough was extremely busy during those days during Booktown.” Although Booktown was highly successful this year, one matter Biggs said the board would discuss was making the festival’s number of events smaller next year due to the many ﬁrst-class events happening simultaneously.

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The Wairarapa TimesAge and Wairarapa Midweek have won big at the Community Newspaper Awards, announced yesterday. Wairarapa Midweek was awarded Best Front Page, and the Times-Age was runner-up. The Midweek was also runner-up for Best Community Newspaper, and the Times-Age won Best Headline. In the Best Front Page category, judge Doug Hendry said the Midweek entries had “thought put into every aspect of the presentation. “The quality of a story can inspire a designer to lift the quality of the layout, and that seems to have been the case here,” Hendry said. “How’s this for an opening sentence, written by Lisa Urbani in a Midweek story about homelessness: “Winter is coming,” he said ominously, and when I saw the tents sheltering under a tree, next to the

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10 Wairarapa Midweek Carterton Wednesday, May 19, 2021

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Carterton Mayor Greg Lang had to use his tie-breaker casting vote twice during long-term plan debates to see through the key initiatives in the district council’s draft 10-yearplan. Split decisions on projects in the district’s long-term plan saw the board chair push through a pair of signiﬁcant projects up for discussion. These were the development of recreational trails between Carterton and Greytown and budget to start work on Lang’s vision of creating a “mini-Melbourne” style laneway complex. A third proposal, to move the council yard to create town centre parking, passed without the casting vote. A total budget of more than $1.5 million was narrowly passed for the three schemes, which will be initially funded by borrowing. Lang used his casting vote to break a tie last year over the naming of the Events Centre. That time, he voted to maintain the status quo. The two votes both ended 4-4. There were only eight voting members around the council table during the long-term plan hearings

because Dale Williams, elected last month, was only sworn in yesterday. Lang, who set up a taskforce early in his tenure to tackle the town centre problems, backed the town centre redevelopment proposals. Many town centre property owners face a looming deadline for work to earthquake strengthen their shops. The need for traﬃc management planning on the town’s long High St, part of State Highway 2 and the North Island’s longest CBD drag, is just one complexity facing ratepayers and council oﬃcials. Lang said he thought the town centre changes were “a no brainer”. “We’re asking our ratepayers and businesses to have skin in the game when earthquake legislations kick in later this year. “There’s huge investment required in the town. Other councils are spending millions on their town centres. “We’re working with developers and investors to

get out town centre looking really cool without having any skin in the game, and just putting our energies in.” Councillor Jill Greathead voiced concerns on the proposal. She said the biggest issue was traﬃc. “I think if we’re going to spend anything seriously at the minute, we should be considering our bypass options, as a number of submitters said.” She said the plan to buy parts of land at a

time could be “messy”. “I just feel we should leave that kind of stuff to the developers.” Lang broke a tie to ensure the project, with a budget of $331,000 over the next 10 years, would be included in the district’s planning. Lang also needed to table a casting vote for the Carterton to Greytown cycle and walking trail. Councillor Steve Cretney said he wondered how far the $295,000 budget would go to “getting a shovel in the ground”. That cost does not include bridges over the streams and rivers over the 6km stretch. Lang said it was difficult to plan due to delays with the trail network strategy. The proposed system would connect all Wairarapa’s five towns [Martinborough, Featherston, Greytown, Masterton, and Carterton]. Lang was backed by Rebecca Vergunst, his deputy, and councillors Robyn Cherry Campbell and Rob Stockley.

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With Williams not voting, and councillors Greathead, Steve Cretney, Brian Deller, and Russell Keys, opposed, Lang again had to break a tie. The mayor said he took using his casting vote “very seriously”. “I had had an option to use my casting vote previously with the Event Centre, and I just feel these two instances today, where I’ve used my casting vote, I really value those decisions. “So I’ve used it in favour of those.” The proposal to relocate the town centre operations yard to the district’s southern fringes was passed unanimously. However, the resolution for the $900,000 project urged to complete within the budget consulted on. The project could yet be scrapped or reduced if it exceeds that price. Other recommendations made were over additional resourcing in the council’s communications department; partfunding a co-ordinator for the Wairarapa Dark Skies Association; and committing to a permanent part-time role for the Positive Aging strategy coordinator. The plan is likely to be adopted at the June 23 council meeting. – NZLDR

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MEETING NOTICE Opportunity for Public Comment At the beginning of the Council meeting, a period is available for those who wish to speak or comment on any matter relevant to the meeting in question. Requests to speak at a meeting should be made to Harriet Kennedy, Governance Advisor, phone 370 6300 or email mdc@mstn.govt.nz at least one clear day before the meeting.

An Extraordinary Council Meeting of the Masterton District Council will be held at 3pm on Thursday 20 May. This will be to consider Maori Wards, an Expression of Interest for the tractor and bulldozer refurbishment, Traffic Bylaw Schedule Amendment (Parking), and Dog Fees.

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It’s not so easy when you only get one shot I really don’t understand why some people were so concern about the police approach to the air rifle incident in Greytown last Thursday. For those who do not know, a person was arrested after they were seen with an air rifle in the East St area of Greytown. When police were alerted to the incident, they basically went all out to deal with it, including deploying the Armed Offenders Squad. Several schools, including Kuranui College, were put into lockdown as a precaution. As the severity of the incident became more evident, I read multiple social media posts about how it was an overreaction by police. If I could put a facepalm emoji on an editorial, right now would be the time. Firstly, it is easy to call an event an overreaction once the ordeal is over.

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John Lazo-Ron At this point, you simply have a better idea of what happened, along with the intensity and motives of the people involved. But police do not have the freedom to make such assessments of severe issues on the spot. If someone calls in to report a possible firearms crime, police can’t just wait until the situation has unfolded and hope it’s a false alarm. No, they act on it, just as they did in Greytown. South Wairarapa mayor Alex Beijen put it perfectly when he said, “Police must react as if it is a worst-case scenario”. And you know what, I wouldn’t be surprised if those same overreaction commenters would be

going wild on social media if police hadn’t reacted the way they did. Unfortunately, this is the day and age we live in. People are always looking for something to grumble about and more than happy to let the world know. I totally understand this incident must have been frightening for the parents and kids alike, but the police did the right thing putting schools into lockdown. Safety first has always been the police’s main priority, and I believe they handled the incident correctly. It’s never an overreaction when it comes to firearms.

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If you could bring one major event to Wairarapa it would be … Graeme Burnard A choral festival. Richard Alan Dahlberg A Super Rugby game, as long as rugby could borrow Memorial Park off the soccer fraternity.

Trudi Roberts Walking with the dinosaurs. Madeleine Marie Slavick WOMAD. Jill Bebbington NZ Youth Choir. Jocelyn Konig Rod Stewart. Deraj Ataner Something like Big Day Out. Bob Pringle Bobstock Music Festival. Jean Cretney A good musical. PHOTO/STOCK.ADOBE.COM

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14 Wairarapa Midweek Extra Wednesday, May 19, 2021 ARATOI VOICES

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Winter activity at Aratoi School’s back and with it, so are Aratoi’s education programmes. This term Aratoi’s education team have two new, exciting programmes planned. To kick off the first three weeks only, school groups are invited to delve further into the wonderous world of museums on a ‘Behind the Scenes at the Museum’ tour. Students will love examining curious objects in the collection storeroom, a place that is usually off limits to the public. The focus for this tour is to show how we preserve and keep our collection pieces safe and to inspire children to create mini museums of their own. “Kids are natural collectors and constantly creating, we just know that they are going to love this tour. We expect this programme to be very popular with schools as storeroom tours are something we offer only very rarely,” said Kate Devenny, one of Aratoi’s educators. As winter sets in, the education team plan to draw schools out to celebrate Matariki. Weaving together Māori

performance, cultural stories and science, we explore aspects of this mid-winter celebration to understand the importance of the Māori New Year; Matariki. Through three diﬀerent exhibitions, the whole gallery will be dedicated to looking at a diﬀerent aspect of Matariki. It is such a great opportunity for kiwi kids to learn about this important part of our culture, which next year will be celebrated as a national holiday. Aratoi’s education programme gives students the chance to connect to the past, present and future through stories, taonga and art from our community and the wider world. Aratoi runs a free education programme Monday to Friday during term time. Each session runs for 70 minutes and always includes a making activity related to the tour. • Bookings are essential. Contact our Museum educators Kate Devenny and Becky Bateman at education@aratoi.co.nz to book a class visit.

Museum educator Becky Bateman helping create abstract art with pupils from Hadlow. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Source water missing from Three Waters legislation Environmental advocate DR MIKE JOY will visit Wairarapa next week to speak about Government reform of the ‘three waters’. Drinking water, waste water and stormwater will soon be administered centrally by a new independent regulator, Taumata Arowai. Joy said, “Considering the perilous state of the

Dr Mike Joy. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

three waters in New Zealand this sounds like a great idea. But it’s

classic ‘ambulance at bottom of cliﬀ ’ thinking. Government has forgotten the fourth water—the source.” He argues that rather than treating the symptoms, New Zealand should be looking at the source of the water. He said, “For example, if the new water regulator were to tell a water supplier in an intensively farmed catchment that the nitrate levels are too high, what can the supplier do about it? Nitrates are extremely diﬃcult and expensive to remove from fresh water.” To protect water supply the source must

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may UPDATE MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR The Anzac Day parades were incredibly well-attended in all four locations, and I recognised a number of people from all over the district taking part in the commemorations and paying their respects. This is a pleasing outcome after last year’s cancellations. Council work continues to be busy. Officers have been analysing the wealth of community feedback received during the recent Long Term Plan (LTP) and Spatial Plan consultations. We received nearly 700 submissions on the LTP, and over 200 on the Spatial Plan growth options. I am confident we have a wide range of opinions to inform council decisions. Thank you if you took the time to make a submission, your input is appreciated and highly valued. Ngā mihi. Alex Beijen MAYOR

DOG REGISTRATION There will be new fees for this year’s dog registrations. All dogs, including rural dogs, of or over the age of three months must be registered. Applications to register dogs should be made by 1 July 2021 to South Wairarapa District Council, 19 Kitchener Street, Martinborough.

SWDC’S LTP AND SPATIAL PLAN CONSULTATION PERIOD IS CLOSED Submissions for the LTP and Spatial Plans closed on 30 April with a fantastic engagement of more than 800 submissions collected in total.

A late registration fee of an additional 50% will be imposed for all dogs registered after 1 August 2021. All dogs that were first registered on or after 1 July 2006 must also be microchipped. Working dogs kept solely or principally for herding or driving stock and wearing current registration tags are exempt from microchipping.

We’d like to thank everyone who has been involved in this process, particularly those who came to one of our public sessions and all those who submitted feedback. Next steps are collating and organising that feedback into direct actions. For more information please visit www.swdc.govt.nz/consultations

CREATIVE COMMUNITIES SCHEME FUNDING NOW OPEN Applications are open for the May 2021 funding round of the Creative Communities Scheme. There is approximately $18,000 available for distribution. This scheme supports and encourages local communities to create and present diverse opportunities for accessing and participating in arts activities within South Wairarapa. The scheme is a partnership between councils and Creative NZ and we are calling for applications for projects being undertaken within 12 months of 11 June 2021. Get in quick as applications close Friday 21 May 2021. Forms and guidance are available from the SWDC libraries, Council offices in Martinborough and at: www.swdc.govt.nz/community/ grants

With the help of the community, SWDC has finalised the design for the temporary ‘Innovating Streets’ installation to be built on the north-western side of Martinborough Square within the next few months. The installation will temporarily transform the area into a destination zone rather than a car thoroughfare, providing important passive safety measures and traffic calming. Martinborough-based Ventana Collective is onboard

with the project, engaging local school children to submit artwork designs. This includes a visit to Hau Ariki Marae to give local and historical inspiration to their designs. A commissioned artist will incorporate the best designs into three suitable artworks that will then be put to a community vote, with the winning design being painted on the road footprint. For more information on the project visit www.swdc.govt. nz/innovating-streets.

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Kiwi shenanigans observed Dear friends, It’s 1956. Duke Ellington – the king of big band swing – releases the song Jeeb’s Blues. Who starts a song like that? It’s magic. The abandonment of rules. The smashing announcement of arrival. The discernible swings held together loosely by the lazy drum beat that relaxedly seesaws its way over smooth wafting layers of cool. Almost as if it’s finding gaps in time. It breaks all the rules. What a song. That same feeling of wonderment can be found seeing a kiwi [the bird]. And believe it or not kiwi are very much like this Duke Ellington song. They run, skip, hop, jump and play to their own beat. Chasing one another and doing unexpected things that can wow their audience. Our rangers who look after kiwi at Pūkaha know

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Pukaha National Wildlfe Centre North Island Brown Kiwi. PHOTO/TARA SWAN

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“I would call it a passion project. It’s come together surprisingly well. I can’t wait to share this with the entire community,” she said of the project. The collection of nine feature films and 15 short films, together with visiting guest speakers all have some connection to the region. As well as the films, there will be a series of archival images curated by Wairarapa Archives telling

In a world first, the Wairarapa Film Festival will be coming soon to a theatre near you. The festival will feature films, presentations and exhibitions inspired by the region, its history, and its inhabitants. Many of the event’s 24 films have been made or produced by people from Wairarapa. Festival director Jane Ross said she was inspired by her background in film to curate and organise the event, which has been almost a year in the making. “To the best of my knowledge there has never been a Wairarapa Film Festival,” she said.

the story of local cinema and cinema-going. “I wanted to celebrate that we really do have a rich history of film-making and cinema in Wairarapa.” There are a variety of genres, including comedy, sci-fi, drama and others. Ross has added a nostalgia element by showing ‘shorts’ before the featurelength offerings. “That was my childhood, growing up,” Ross said of the double features.

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The programme features historically significant and current films. Many films have introductions by people connected with them. “The very first film dates from 1940 and will be shown at the Regent in Masterton because of it’s historical significance. Called ‘Rewi’s Last Stand’, the lead actress was born in Martinborough.” It is based on the famous battle of Orakau when Rewi Maniapoto resisted more than 2000 British troops during a three-day siege. Lead actress Ramai Te Miha still has family living in the Pirinoa area. The film would also be shown in Martinborough. Vigil, directed by Greytown-born Vincent Ward, was the first New Zealand feature film to be selected to compete at the Cannes Film Festival, in 1984. It was met with widespread international critical acclaim, including winning best film at the Madrid film festival. “It put New Zealand film making on the international stage,” Ross said. “I’ve been very humbled by how generous my film makers have been. Vincent Ward took the time to do a 45-minute radio interview

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The beneÿ ts of keeping a journal shared Ichiro Suzuki, of the Seattle Mariners, in action during spring training last year. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

In his new book Hello Habits author Fumio Sasaki shares the many beneﬁts of writing a daily journal. In doing so Sasaki states that what is written is solely for yourself, no one else. The fact a journal is written for you means that you’re less likely to be caught up in the idea that what’s written needs to be of an exceptional standard. Because it’s written for when you’re not out to impress anyone, it’s simply a case of keeping a daily record of what has happened in your life. Sasaki suggests the writing is factual, clearly outlining feelings and actions that describe how you’re feeling and what you have been doing. This will enable you to reﬂect later on at times that were either positive or negative, with your actions potentially being triggers to your feelings; you will have the information to enhance your current well-being. For example, if this time last year was really good for you, look back in your journal to see what you were doing to put you in a positive place, giving you the opportunity to repeat habits and behaviours to return you to that good place.

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A caller left a message for Rich Roll to discuss on his Roll On podcast regarding the topic of motivation. The caller shared how he is having trouble getting motivated to participate in health and ﬁtness activities and would like to know what to do to get the spark back. Roll’s response was one that I have heard before that is so very true, this being that we can’t wait to be motivated to get started. A better approach is to get started when the initial motivation isn’t there; as the activity continues the motivation will come because of what you are doing. A similar idea is shared by author Fumio

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Tim Nelson Sasaki; he writes about how he doesn’t always feel like going for a run before he starts, but once he has started he never has trouble continuing, and deﬁnitely always feels great once the run is completed. The great thing about what both Roll and Sasaki share is that we have inﬂuence over our emotions and feelings based on what we do. It’s just a case of taking action and more often than not the positivity and good feeling will follow.

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Ichiro is one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He is so highly regarded in Japan that it’s said that if a letter is addressed to him with just ‘Ichiro’ on the envelope it will still get to him. Added to that, he is one of those people that everyone knows just by his ﬁrst name; there’s no necessity to call him Ichiro Suzuki. Ichiro had a very long career, playing professional Major League Baseball into his mid-40s. The reason why he was able to do so is summed up by this quote from him: ‘I don’t do special things for the purpose of doing something special, I do ordinary, everyday things in order to do something special’. What a great message! Too often people will look for the magic pill, programme, app, or hack to achieve their goals and dreams when, in fact, it’s the ordinary, everyday behaviours that will get us to where we want to be, just has been the case for Ichiro. The secret really is to apply the basics consistently. For example: if you want to learn a new

language, ﬁnd a quality programme and do a little every day; saving money, have a budget and save 10% of what you earn, as is recommended in the 1920s classic book The Richest Man In Babylon. Just do the ordinary things consistently.

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There is a feeling that to start new habits, goals, plans, etc, that there are key dates or events in which these things should begin. A classic example is New Year Resolutions in which we set plans in place for the year which invariably fail to lead to real change, with most having been given up on before the end of January. Author Sasaki said we should give up on the key dates concept and instead implement new habits at any time, be it January 1 or May 7; it’s not the date that matters, it’s the plan and follow-through that really counts. Even if the end of the year or your birthday is approaching, why not give yourself a head start and begin immediately; by the time the typical start date approaches you’ll already have gained momentum with the steps already taken. Two key considerations in the process are: make the ﬁrst steps as easy as possible to implement [such as doing one press up a day]; and don’t give up the ﬁrst time you slip up, just treat this as a speed bump and remember the positive steps taken before you went slightly astray.

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As I get a little older the people I respect are a lot diﬀerent from those I admired in the past. I used to look at the likes of sports

stars, authors, actors, [some] politicians, business leaders, activists, among many others. While there are still people in these categories I respect, the people I now truly admire are those I see around in my everyday life. Examples are the people I see setting up their businesses at the beginning of the day, the person just starting out on an exercise programme at the gym or running on the street, the grandparent who looks after grandchildren full time, the builders who volunteer their time for free to build a homeless shelter, the staﬀ at the school where I work, the many volunteers who help in so many organisations, … these are examples of the people who truly add value in a community, yet don’t often get the recognition they deserve. There’s so much so many do that is truly awesome. Take a look at yourself too, there’s highly likely to be things you do yourself that adds value to the lives of others. You may not get the public recognition of a sports star, but you’re still doing things to make your community a better place!

It’s never too late

I read today about a 90-year-old person who was asked about a regret that she may have had in her life. Her reply was that when she was 60 she thought about learning the violin but didn’t because she was too old. However, had she done so she would have been playing for 30 years and would now be an accomplished violinist. The message here is that it’s never too late to start, but it can always be time to regret the things we didn’t start. To overcome the regret you should never be put oﬀ by how old you are. If you’re 70 years old and decide to start learning a language you’ll be a relatively accomplished speaker in a year provided you put in the time and eﬀort. The same applies to

exercise; however old you are and regardless of your health, if you commit to an exercise programme it won’t be too long before you’ve considerably improved your health. It’s so important to be aware of the positive changes we can make if we put in the hard work. So much can be accomplished and regrets can be avoided if we choose new habits and stick to them.

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This is an idea that was shared on an episode on The Minimalists Podcast. In response to a question from a listener regarding becoming paperless [or close to it], hosts Joshua and Ryan shared how they have gone about reducing the paper clutter in their own lives. A message that came across from both hosts was they had to set about ﬁnding out about how to use many of the online resources necessary to master to achieve their goal. Ryan said ‘we didn’t know how to do it until we knew how to do it’. By this he meant that sometimes we have to set about accessing new skills and knowledge to get to where we want to be; we can’t just count on what we already know as being enough. Sometimes the most worthy goals aren’t ones that are easily accessible, with us needing to learn new things before the process seemingly even starts. However, just treat this as one more step in the journey, which will make it all the more satisfying what you do ﬁnally get to the desired outcome. • Tim Nelson is principal of Lakeview School and author of the book Small Steps for a happy and purposeful life. He endeavours to learn something new every day by reading books, listening to podcasts, and engaging with a wide range of other content.

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New foodbank approach Tom Taylor Masterton Foodbank is entering a new phase of life with a change to its management and a “total overhaul” of its operations which came into eﬀect last week. Jenna Matchett assumed leadership of the foodbank when Lyn Tankersley stepped down in February after nearly 20 years as manager. “Lyn created really amazing bones and foundations for the foodbank, and it’s those things that we are building on,” Matchett said. However, she said that the foodbank had essentially operated with the same model since its establishment in 1989. “That’s pretty scary considering how fast the world is changing.” As a child, Matchett had volunteered with her mother at Masterton Foodbank. Now living in Martinborough, she had also volunteered at the Martinborough Foodbank. When she accepted the role at Masterton Foodbank, Matchett was told the organisation would need to undergo dramatic change. The foodbank had received an initial round of government funding postcovid-19 but would have to obtain accreditation to

Masterton Foodbank manager Jenna Matchett spent six weeks putting together a brand-new business case for the organisation. PHOTO/TOM TAYLOR

secure further funding. It aimed to secure a Level 4 Social Sector Accreditation Standard, the highest level that could be achieved for its type of operation. To achieve the accreditation, the foodbank had to ensure it was engaging with clients in a meaningful way. Evidence for such engagement included client participation in the development of the organisation. “Once I started talking with people, we identiﬁed that we needed to make huge changes to our operations. What we were doing was not fulﬁlling the needs of our clients.” Research uncovered the

fact that people did not need or use certain items. Some families, for instance, would return a large portion of the cans of beans they received each week. “We were just assuming that we knew what people needed, and we’d been doing that for 30 years. When I was a kid, I volunteered with my mum, and the parcels now are exactly the same as they were then.” Matchett acted swiftly on the ﬁndings of the research, taking six weeks to compile a complete business case. Matchett described the new model as being similar to Bargain Box or My Food Bag. In their new food packs, clients would receive set

essential items but could otherwise choose what they wanted. Staple items included cereal, bread, milk, tea, coffee, and sugar. Every client would also receive a fruit and vegetable pack and a package from Waiwaste Food Rescue which could include sweet treats, proteins, frozen goods, or whatever had been donated at any given time. “That’s like the sparkle – that’s the cool stuff.” Clients could then opt into additional packs based on their family’s needs, such as lunchbox items, gluten-free packs, or personal care packs. Clients with no fixed abode might also require

different kinds of support if they did not have access to the same type of cooking facilities other people had. “The best solution I could come up with was to try to give our clients more dignity, give them more choice, and more involvement in their family needs.” The foodbank had a database of client information dating back to its establishment in 1989. The data kept clients’ identities private but showed a dramatic growth in demand over the years. “We’re just growing bigger and bigger … there’s a reason why people turn up here: they can’t afford housing, they can’t afford transport, jobs aren’t the same – and a lot of these people work 40 hours a week.” Volunteers had been supportive of the changes to the foodbank model. Foodbank secretary Rowan Anderson said the new system would be more straightforward for the volunteers packing the items. Although she said the system might need tweaking along the way, the changes were overwhelmingly positive. “Jenna has put an amazing amount of thought into how it’s going to work … This is a wonderful start.”

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Durum wheat explored Kiwis could be tucking into artisan pasta, pizza, and bread made from durum wheat grown in Wairarapa if a new project indicates there’s a market for it. The Ministry for Primary Industries is contributing $100,000 through its Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund to a $151,000 project led by the Foundation of Arable Research that will evaluate the opportunity for a grower-owned value chain to supply the growing demand for high-end durum wheat flour in New Zealand. The project builds on the findings of a 2017-2020 project funded by MPI’s Sustainable Farming Fund, which looked at alternative crops that could be profitable for Wairarapa as a response to the pea weevil incursion. That project demonstrated that the warm, dry summers in Wairarapa and some of the soils are ideal for growing high-quality durum wheat.

“There’s a big buzz about it already,” FAR’s general manager of business operations Ivan Lawrie said. “We sent samples of milled ﬂour to bakers and pasta makers throughout the country, and everybody is really keen to use local ingredients rather than importing from Australia or Italy. “However, the price point for this kind of product is not yet fully understood.” The project will focus on durum wheat grown in Wairarapa, and will conduct consumer research and product testing with chefs, bakers, and pasta manufacturers. The results will help to evaluate alternative commercialisation models for marketing the ﬂour to the food sector. Lawrie said it was looking promising so far. “Covid-19 has made people more aware of

Foundation of Arable Research general manager of business operations Ivan Lawrie. Pasta made from durum wheat. PHOTOS/FILE

where their food comes from, and there’s a push for more New Zealandgrown produce. “We’re aiming for a premium product that is fully traceable back to the growers, which of course will cost a bit more than the cheap packets of pasta you buy from the supermarket.” A 2020 Nielsen survey showed that pasta consumption in New Zealand is on the rise, with

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High-end fresh pasta manufacturers use imported ﬂour or semolina. A previous attempt to grow durum wheat in South Canterbury two decades ago ultimately failed because of the wetter Canterbury summers. “FAR has demonstrated we can grow a top-quality product in Wairarapa – now we need to ensure there’s a genuine market for it,” MPI’s director of investment programmes Steve Penno said. “We hope to see a strong business case that will give the green light to Wairarapa growers to start planting durum wheat.”

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Remutaka huffs and puffs John Lazo-Ron A Featherston woman whose car was buffeted by raging winds on Remutaka Hill Rd was badly shaken after she momentarily thought her car was going to spin over the edge. Gusts of up to 120kmh were recorded on the Remutaka Hill Rd summit from 11am to 8pm on Tuesday last week, giving commuters an unpleasant journey through the State Highway 2 pathway between Wellington and Wairarapa. The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, said she was driving home from a work meeting in Wellington and had just passed the summit when the winds suddenly picked up her little Suzuki Swift. She regained control of the car by gently hitting the brakes and keeping the steering under control. However, heavy gusts then blew her Swift backwards down the hill. “It was rainy and windy so I was going reasonably slow at the time,” she said. “Then all of a sudden the winds just picked up my little Suzuki and did a 360 degree spin. “I didn’t panic or slam my brakes, but the winds were still pushing my car down the hill backwards.” The woman, who also

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had a passenger with her, described the experience as horrifying and was feeling lucky no other vehicles were coming in the opposite direction at the time. “It definitely gave me the fright of my life,” she said. “At one point I wasn’t sure if I was going to go into the cliff or over the edge. “It would have been a very different outcome had a car come the other way because I hadn’t got to the corner when the wind grabbed the car. By the

time the spin had stopped the wind basically took me around the corner and we were taking up the whole road, and it could have gone either way. It’s those moments you realise how lucky you are.” She said she stopped briefly after the car had spun to take a deep breath and check her passenger, who was more frightened than she was. “I was more focused on my colleague who was a bit shaky and just drove slowly down the hill because there were more windy zones to

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go through.” Although peak gusts on Remutaka Hill were recorded at 120kmh on Tuesday, MetService meteorologist Rob Kerr said the winds could have been much stronger and faster because the heavy rain and terrain could have altered the speeds recorded. New Zealand Transport Agency regional transport systems manager Mark Owen advised motorists to take extra care and drive to the conditions if travelling over the Remutaka Hill

during high winds. “Light or high-sided vehicles and motorcycles are especially vulnerable and should take particular care,” he said. “Where possible, motorists should consider delaying their travel if they have any concerns about high winds.” Owen said NZTA and its contractors were monitoring wind and other weather conditions on the Remutaka Hill and may close the road for safety reasons in particularly adverse weather.

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Crew escape trawler’s grounding at Castlepoint A decision to spend the night on shore was a good one. Just 15 minutes after the crew left her, the trawler Southpac broke anchor and grounded at Castlepoint. MARK PACEY writes in his occasional series highlighting Wairarapa shipwrecks. The Southpac was a trawler owned by Napier company South Pacific Fisheries. She was 75 feet long and skippered by Bob Hackett. Hackett had previously survived the sinking of the trawler Lochlein off the New South Wales coast in 1988 and spent seven days in a lifeboat before being rescued. Three years later, he was in charge of Southpac, which had motored to Castlepoint on December 12 to engage in fishing. The weather forecast had said there would be six days of calm seas. The Southpac managed just two.

WAIRARAPA SHIPWRECK The other four were hampered by severe weather. On the sixth day, the Southpac was anchored off Castlepoint and the seas were not being kind. Hackett made the decision that they would be better off on dry land, which would be far more comfortable that staying on a heaving and pitching fishing boat. Southpac radioed

in, asking if anyone could come and pick up Hackett and his crewmen, Wiremu Armitage, who was on Lochlein when it foundered, and a man known as Toko. Castlepoint boatie Gavin Brown rose to the challenge. The seas were quite high and Brown was a bit wary of heading out in his 15-foot boat, but the crew needed help and he did his part. “There were a lot of big waves, and we had to dodge a few of them, but really everything went according to plan,” Brown later recalled. “It wasn’t something I had done before, and it was

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a bit scary”. The collection went well, and the two crew were soon safely back on dry land. The only casualty was Brown’s boat, which was dented when it was forced against Southpac’s hull by the large swells. Just 15 minutes after Hackett, Armitage, and Toko had left the Southpac, something dreadful happened. Her anchor line snapped, and she began to move.

Onlookers watched as the vessel was forced into land and became grounded in the bay opposite the Castlepoint Motor Camp. Along with the vessel, 80 baskets of fresh ﬁsh also were washed ashore. Christmas came early for the residents who were able to secure a feed of tarakihi without much eﬀort. The Southpac rested on the beach until it could be decided what was to be done with her.

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After an assessment, it was decided that she would not be salvaged by the owners and a claim was laid with the insurance company, which paid out. It was argued that the area Southpac had come ashore on was too rocky and the damage too great. Seawater had entered the hull and damaged the internal equipment. Castlepoint residents now expected the Southpac to be a feature of their beach, much like the Jenco III had been three

decades earlier. But they were surprised when on Christmas Day salvage operations began. A bulldozer helped turn the vessel around, and a large trawler had come from Napier to help with the towing. By now, the remaining ﬁsh had gone bad, and these were buried in a deep hole on the beach. The salvers were not particularly happy with what they found. The vessel had laid on the beach for just a week

but some of the people that saw her there couldn’t help themselves. It was reported that she had been stripped of much of her fittings. Nuts, bolts, rigging. Even the cupboards were said to have been chainsawed out. On the night of December 26, the Southpac was refloated and towed out to sea. The following morning, she began a trip to Napier for refitting and a second chance at life.

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orne an injury, the research shows. According to Virginia Burton-Konia, ACC’s head of workplace safety, “Farmers spend their lives growing our food and milk and helping our economy, but they’re not great at looking after themselves. “We’re proud to be partnering with Farmstrong and its focus on simple tools like getting enough sleep, eating right and getting some exercise. Farmers can be better at putting in systems to look after the most important asset on the farm, themselves and those who work in the business.” Last month ACC launched a new injury prevention campaign called Preventable. The campaign lays down a wero [challenge] to all New Zealanders to stop and take a moment to assess the risks at home, work and play. By taking a moment to prevent injury, you can keep doing the things you love and keep from

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harming others around you. “We are challenging all New Zealanders to have a hmmm,” says Virginia Burton-Konia, “It’s important for everyone, especially farmers, to take a moment to think about what they are about to do and think about what could go wrong to prevent injury.” What are the most

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Saved by the siren John Lazo-Ron Fire and Emergency needed more than five trucks to bring down a fire that ravaged a house in Masterton early Friday morning. Fire and Emergency first responded to the house fire on Millard Ave, Kuripuni, at 1.30am. Multiple brigades from Masterton, Carterton, and Greytown attended the house fire which took more than one and a half hours to extinguish. The family exited the house through their front door before the house was engulfed in flames. A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said there were no reported injuries. Masterton station officer Mike Cornford said they arrived at the house to find the back half of it well alight and the four occupants standing outside wrapped in blankets. “When we got there, the house was up in flames and heavily smoke-logged, but the smoke alarms were going off, which was good in hindsight with the family already out of the house.”

When we arrived, the smoke alarms were going off in the house, which was a really important factor because the family were able to exit the house easily. Three-quarters of the house ended up severely damaged by the fire while the rest was heavily smoke damaged. “They’ve lost about everything.” Cornford said the fire took longer to put out than usual due to the house’s tough internal claddings and false ceilings and cavities. “It was a difficult fire to put out because it was an older type of villa that had solid sarking walls and solid sarking ceilings,” he said. “Gaining access into the walls and the ceilings, in particular, was really difficult, so it took a lot longer to put out than what it takes to put a fire out in a traditional style house.” The Masterton and Carterton brigades

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KOANUI POLLED HEREFORDS ARE EXPANDING Over the past two years Koanui Polled Herefords Ltd has expanded its land holdings into the Tararua district at Pahiatua.

The company directors, Chris, Jennifer and Fred Chesterman, were seeking climatic diversity and improved drought resilience for their business based in Hawke’s Bay.

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Mt Dick seats shot Grace Prior The red chairs on Mt Dick in Carterton were shot with a shotgun and run over by a car last week. Carterton councillor Steve Cretney installed the chairs and had planned to put more red chairs across Carterton and wider Wairarapa. The incident had been reported to the Department of Conservation [DOC], whose land the chairs were on. Cretney had planned to put another set of chairs back in at Mt Dick in a couple of weeks, but the installation was halted while DOC assessed the situation.

He said the vandal had not done him any favours. Cretney was hesitant to make a “big deal” of the vandalism as he thought it would be what the vandal would want. “The fact that someone is discharging a shotgun willynilly is quite against ﬁrearms rules.” He said he had found out who the vandal was through Carterton District Council [CDC] video footage of the vehicle – but decided not to involve police or name them. “I have talked about putting in timber bollards to stop vehicles from driving into them, but

it can’t stop a shotgun.” For Cretney, the view at Mt Dick was the best that could be accessed with a car in Wairarapa. But the vehicle access was what caused concern for DOC, he said. People with disabilities could easily view the valley, where similar lookouts would take a few hours hiking. Cretney said the vandalism was “really disappointing” and that the vandal did not realise what they had done to the red seats project. He said if DOC gave him permission to put the seats back or add more to Wairarapa, they would

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Sales aplenty at ‘Tip Shop’ John Lazo-Ron A Featherston man has taken South Wairarapa’s lack of a resource centre into his own hands by opening the district’s first “Tip Shop”. Guy Walker teamed up with Featherston’s Own Charitable Trust to form the A Mua Community Centre, which opened this month. Walker said A Mua meant “facing the future”, and was an idea he first came up with four years ago when he couldn’t find a reusable store similar to one he would go to in Wellington. “I was a frequent visitor to the Tip Shop in Wellington and noticed there wasn’t anything similar in Wairarapa outside the resource centre in Masterton,” he said. “Then I started to notice how much reusable materials were going into the landfills in Carterton and Martinborough, and I was shocked. “So, I thought it was time to do something about it.” Walker said he and the trust had taken over an old sizeable industrial site on Boundary Rd in Featherston for the store, where they have seen everything “take off ” from day one. “I’ve been blown away,” Walker said.

Featherston man Guy Walker at the A Mua Community Centre – South Wairarapa’s first resource centre. PHOTO/MARCUS ANSELM

“The community has been super supportive, and not just from people in Featherston as we had people coming from Greytown and Martinborough as well. “There are a lot of people concerned about how our waste is being neglected and how items can be reused instead of being left to moulder in heaps in the landﬁll. “A lot of people have been saying it’s about time we had this here, so it’s been an overwhelmingly positive response from people.” Materials people were

dropping off were reusable items that ranged from leftover building materials through to furniture and household objects. Once materials were dropped off, Walker said they processed them and cleaned them up [if necessary], and then priced them and distributed them around the facility. Sales had also skyrocketed at the centre. “Stuff has been flying off the shelves, which has really surprised me,” Walker said. “People are dropping things off where they normally would have to pay

tipping fees, so we’re able to take some items oﬀ their hands for nothing. “So, there are lots of happy customers, and we’re pricing things so that they’re cheap and accessible to all. “Plenty of people leaving with smiles on their faces.” Although Walker spoke about the positive start to A Mua, he also told of previous unpleasant experiences he and others had with the staﬀ at Martinborough and Carterton transfer stations when trying to salvage reusable items. “I know of people, and

have experienced myself, that the staff at the tips in Martinborough and Carterton don’t exactly encourage people to take items that are in the landfill,” he said. Carterton District Council [CDC] senior communications and engagement adviser Elisa Brown said the council could not allow people to recover items that have already been disposed of due to health and safety and ownership reasons. “[CDC’s] transfer station is a hazardous area with drops in land and machinery in operation, and we need to ensure the safety of our staff and residents at all times,” she said. “We also cannot guarantee the quality or condition of the items people want to reclaim, which is also a health and safety issue. “Residents pay to dispose of items they drop off at the transfer station, which then makes it council property and becomes problematic if we were then to give that away for free to other residents. “This is why our council encourages and supports community-led resource centres such as the one in Featherston.” South Wairarapa District Council could not be reached for comment.

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Work under the hammer NZCB Apprentice Challenge Wairarapa regional winner Logan Allan with a picnic table. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

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Whatman Home torment With submissions still open to The Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry, SOUMYA BHAMIDIPATI spoke to a victim of abuse at Masterton’s Whatman Home.

Trina Gordon* was eight orphanage seemed like it when she and four of her could be an improvement, siblings were taken on a Trina said. surprise “visit” to Cecilia “We didn’t really have a Whatman Children’s nice bed like that before, Home in Masterton. and it had windows you Unbeknown to them, could open. their trip would turn into “Before the orphanage, three years of torment. we all crammed into bed The Gordon children together to keep ourselves lived with their nightshiftwarm and safe.” working father in Petone. However, she was soon Trina, her 10- and disillusioned. 3-year-old brothers, and From 1970 to 1973, 4- and 5-year-old sisters Trina said the children were often left in the care were victims of verbal, of their father’s uncle and mental, and physical were sexually abused by abuse by the staff, until him. their mother found out One day, they were and took them away. told they were going on Boys and girls were a trip, in a van, over the separated, meaning the Remutaka Pass, to an siblings could not interact, unknown destination. except at mealtimes. “They said, ‘you’ll see “The females were on when you get there’,” the left and the males Trina said, “We’d never were on the right,” Trina been in a van before.” said. Upon arrival, she saw a “There’s a monitor at building that “just looked the doorway with a box like an institution”. that you put in a dirty “When we went into the hanky, and you get a new office and she showed one. No hanky, no meal. HEATus PUMPS where we were going to “Many times, my sister REFRIGERATION be sleeping, then we knew lost her handkerchief, and & FREEZER that it was moreCOOL than just I wouldROOMS give her mine and VEHICLE AIRCON a visit.” searched the dormitory Diamond Series Heat Pumps in the for another to be able to in personalised comfort and style. At first, living ELECTRICAL

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said. “I don’t have anyone to talk, to reﬂect with. I don’t have my brother. This is what’s tormenting me.” Trina’s sisters were unwilling to talk about their memories, even within the family, which meant Trina now felt alone in her experiences. “I think we’ve come out a little dysfunctional in a way.” She acknowledged her experiences were not

created,” she said. “Acknowledging is the first step but I don’t think apologising is the last step. They created hell for a lot of people.” If the organisation’s culture had truly changed, it would be reflected by any action it took in future. “It was a culture thing. There was no staff that stood out, they were united. A big part of moving forward is to come clean about all the things that they did.” The Salvation Army issued a statement in response to allegations made against it, noting it was “deeply sorry for the abuse inflicted on vulnerable children”. “As these historical crimes have come to light – as people have courageously told their stories – we have had a policy of listening, saying sorry and making appropriate redress for their suffering. We have endeavoured to pursue a survivor-focused approach in our responses to people,” the statement read. “The Salvation Army has a zero-tolerance policy for any offending of this sort. We are committed to doing our utmost to ensure the protection of all those in our care,

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as dire as some of the more harrowing accounts given during the Abuse in Care inquiry. She also noted the abuse she and her siblings endured had neither begun nor ended at Whatman Home. “It wasn’t as bad as those other situations,” she said. “They were not responsible for all the abuse we experienced, but they certainly contributed to it. “It was unacceptable then and it’s unacceptable now. She did not know how to address her experiences at Whatman Home. “I don’t know what I want out of this,” she said. “It’s not even an apology that I want. The people that did this, I don’t think they’re even alive. You can’t hold them responsible. “I don’t think compensation will do any good. I guess I am trying to come to terms with the past.” However, she hoped to raise awareness of the crimes and cruelty committed at Whatman and other faith-based institutions. “The Salvation Army hold a prestige over many years, without acknowledging any of the abuse they

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We need to be water resilient It’s no secret that the future of farming is changing. The Wairarapa Water Resilience Strategy document has highlighted what Wairarapa looks like now and how water may change that. The report said that Wairarapa produces about 10 per cent of the country’s sheep, seven per cent of beef, and five per cent of dairy cattle. It said sheep and beef uses of water included both household and stock water, where hygiene uses are “relatively negligible” compared with dairy. Wairarapa grazes 476,000 sheep, 123,000 beef cattle, and 88,000 dairy cattle. Statistics New Zealand said there are about 140 dairy farms and 350 commercial sheep and beef farms in Wairarapa. With all these farms relying on water, and an increased drought risk due to climate change, according to Niwa, a solution is crucial. Niwa said in its Wellington region climate change projections and impacts report that Wairarapa’s annual hot

days above 25 degrees could increase from 24 days a year to 94 days by 2090. Rainfall could decline in the east by about 10 per cent in spring, summer, and autumn by 2090. Niwa said frosts might decline from more than 30 frosts a year in the high elevations of the Tararua Ranges to near-zero frosts a year by 2090. The water resilience report said milking cows need 45 litres of water per hectare of land per day at average demand and 70 litres of water per hectare of land per day at peak demand. Beef cattle need 30 litres of water per hectare of land per day at average demand and 55 litres of water per hectare of land per day at peak demand. Sheep needed much less water at 3 litres of water per hectare of land per day at average demand and 4.5 litres of water per hectare of land per day at peak demand. However, the report said that climate change could see a decline in dairy farming in Wairarapa as a result of a climate that had become too hot and

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dry with unreliable water supplies. “Dairy farms are usually more intensive and profitable, and hence short-term tactical changes can be made, such as buying in supplementary feed and utilising installed irrigation,” the report said. However, changes could be much harder for sheep and beef farming. The report said possible changes to sheep and beef farming in Wairarapa were more difficult because the topography was not encouraging interventiontype changes – such as tactical fertiliser use or irrigation. “Tactical changes are short- and medium-term adaptations that involve modifying the existing production system using current management options. Typically, these are decisions that are made on short [day to month] timeframes.” Short-term tactical changes could include buying and selling stock, buying supplementary feed, and allocating feed. Many of these changes are already regularly used by farmers in response to regular climate changes, but longer-term changes were harder to manage. The report said potential future changes to our region’s farming could involve sheep and goat dairy. “When changes to farming systems are made in response to climate change, there are likely to be changes to other impacts to the receiving environment.” The report gave the well-known example of changing from a sheep system to cattle – which could increase the potential for nitrate leaching [and nitrous oxide emissions] because of bigger urine patches with higher nitrate loadings on the land. The key driver in pastoral

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So, what does the report propose? A change in land use. “More wide-ranging strategic adaptations may include introducing irrigation or buying additional land in another area to make the existing system more flexible and resilient.” It said there were transformational adaptations that involved innovation in developing completely new production systems or industries, which could include converting farms from sheep and beef to a dairying operation or forestry. Water changes are not just coming from climate change and the water resilience strategy; they have been flowing in from central government strategy too. The national policy statement for freshwater [NPS-FW] has set nitrogen fertiliser caps, allowing a maximum of 190kg/ha of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser, Dairy NZ said on their website. Stock exclusion from waterways rules is also changing under the NPSFW, meaning all livestock must be fenced 5m away

from waterways, although this particular rule is being debated. Additionally, from 2023, irrigation consent holders who take more than 5-20 litres of water per second will have to measure water use every 15 minutes and electronically submit records to council every day, Balance Agri-Nutrients said. Government was also in the process of implementing

three waters changes, which would take the responsibility of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater away from councils and centralise management. With climate change and constant change to water regulation, it is worth keeping your eyes peeled as to how the world of water is changing. Wairarapa Federated Farmers are available to help answer questions

farming, like most other farming, was consistency, the report said. “The focus is on a high-value and productive animal. The goal is fewer feet on the ground for more value.”

Consistent inputs produce a consistent product. Consistency of inputs applies to water, so reliability is as important, if not more so than quantity. It said for sheep and beef farmers it was about producing animals that stick close to the “specs” – a 40kg lamb is too light. A 50kg lamb is too heavy and overeats grass. The ideal weight was about 45 to 48kg. “Consistent inputs produce a consistent product. Consistency of inputs applies to water, so reliability is as important, if not more so than quantity.” The report said that looking into the future – the demand for consistency would continue to intensify. Reliable water and reliable farming were vital.

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Cicadas bring reflections

Wai Write

Ruth Field My daughter was born to the deafening roar of cicadas. My son and I had seen them, in the weeks prior, tunnelling up out of the ground and shedding their skins on the trunk of the big elm in the backyard. I examined the empty shells; the way they had split themselves in two and emerged as something new. The day she was born was bright and blue, hot and dry, and even the Wairarapa wind had ceased to wail. The cicadas made more noise than I did – I didn’t want to bring her into the world screaming. So she slipped out suddenly as I laboured quietly, and I kissed her head and loved her instantly. Not like my son, for whom I howled and writhed, red and pink and pushing for hours, until at last the doctor arrived with his metal implements and his Jamaican accent, his voice so hilarious and misplaced in a sterile hospital room in the middle of winter. He braced hard against the bed and heaved, wrenching a baby out of

A newly-emerged cicada leaves its shell behind.

me. I wasn’t a mother and then suddenly I was. I blinked into the great abyss of absolute love, terrified and blinded, an animal in headlights. I felt such little motherly instinct that I wasn’t sure I would survive. And I never told anyone this, but in those first few months I feared that if someone created a line-up of newborn babies, all wrapped in their woollen cardigans and tucked snugly in their capsules, I

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wouldn’t recognise which one was mine. These days I think I could identify my son in total darkness, from the steady rhythm of his sleepy breaths. He’s had a lifetime of being lulled into dreams by a mother who loves him unconditionally. Now suddenly his sister is here and he’s alone. He wakes in the night and screams for me, begging me to stay until he isn’t scared anymore.

So I’ve learnt to split myself in two. Leaving his sister swaddled in her Moses basket so that I can run to him and hold him tight, sobbing, “I’m right here darling, I’m right here,” over and over and over, my heart filling to the brim with sorrow and then spilling over with love, in the way that only a mother’s heart does. And it’s these little instances of overwhelming overflow that fill me up again. It’s a mundane

Monday morning. My son is chatting to his sister, who is supposed to be having a nap. He has one hand on each of her chubby baby cheeks, and when I ask him for the hundredth to leave her alone and come and eat his breakfast he says simply, “I can’t mamma. I just love her too much.” She is six weeks old now, lying in the shade of the elm, her legs stretching and kicking against the clouds. I watch dappled dreams play out across her face. My son is in the dirt. Earthy and earnest, crouched down with his fists on his knees, dimples where knuckles should be. He calls to me and points excitedly. A collection of holes in the ground, left by the cicada nymphs as they made their escape from the Earth’s insides. Sometimes I do not know if it was my children being born, or if it was me. I think by the time I am finished with all this I will be riddled right through, and out of my imperfections my perfect creations will crawl, shed their childhoods, and swing off into the sky.

Wai Write is a reader-contributed section of Wairarapa Midweek containing creative fiction and short stories. If you have a flair for writing, send your short stories (up to 600 words) to midweek@age.co.nz to be considered for publication.

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50 Wairarapa Midweek Community Events Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Eat n Greet: At St John’s hall, St James Union Church, 116 High St, Masterton, 11.30am for a noon start. Open to all. Come and enjoy lunch, fellowship and meet new friends. Entertainment follows lunch. Thursday Morning Bikers: Discover your town and country pathways safely by bicycle. Short rides for everyone, coffee stop at a café. Meet new people. Call Liz Mikkelsen [06] 216-2187 [after 5pm]. Parkinson’s Exercise Class: 1.30pm, at the Masonic Village Hall, 35 Edith St. Contact Jane Flowerday [027] 221-1878. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm. Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, next to Wairarapa Archive, Queen St, Masterton, open 1-4pm. Research assistance available if required – free service but donations appreciated. Wairarapa Fern and Thistle Pipe Band: Weekly practice. Masterton Variety Club Hall, 10 Albert St, 6.30-8.30pm. Contact Ian Macdonald [027] 232-5882. Belly Dance for Beginners: Featherston Community Centre. 6.30-7.30pm. Call Antonia Blincoe [021] 105-7649. Danzability Class: 10.30-11.30am, at St John’s Hall, 73 Main St, Greytown. Contact physio.rachel.horwell@gmail.com or [022] 077-2654. Ruamahanga Club: Cards – 500, 1-4pm, at Wairarapa Services Club, Essex St, Masterton. GirlGuidingNZ: Carterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 4.15-5.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Carterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 6-7.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Free one-on-one Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching. Drop in or call freephone 0800-373-646. Martinborough: St Andrew’s Church, 9.30-11am. Featherston: Union Church, 1.30-3.30pm. Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, tutored classes available, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019 or Elissa [0274] 706-528. Age Concern: Steady As You Go - Falls Prevention Class, 9.30am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Age Concern: Steady As You Go – Falls Prevention Class for Men, 10.30am, at the

FRIDAY, MAY 21 Spontaneous Dance: Featherston Community Centre, 6.30-8pm. Call Pavla Miller [022] 075-3867. Karaoke: From 7.30pm, Members, Affiliated Members and their guests welcome, Club Wairarapa, 20 Essex St, Masterton. Justice of the Peace: Carterton library noon-2pm; Masterton District Court 11am1pm; Eketahuna Library 1.30-4.30pm. Aratoi Exhibitions: Hélène Carroll’s Imperfect Offerings to June 13; Park Up: Photographs by Catherine Russ to June 20. Masterton Social Badminton Club: Wairarapa College gym, Cornwall St entrance, 7-9pm. Contact Hamish Macgregor [021] 259-7684 or Sam [021] 055-2113. Masterton Variety Club: Practice 10am-noon, 10 Albert St, Masterton. New members welcome. Call Eric McEwen 3770792 or Doreen Wakefield 370-4606. Seniornet Wairarapa: Computer/cellphone help, 1-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings,

Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Community Events Wairarapa Midweek 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Quit Clinic at Whaiora 9am-noon. Support available across Wairarapa at no cost to you. Call Whaiora 0800 494 246. Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10am-noon, Featherston Community Centre. Call May [06] 308-6912 or Virginia [06] 308-8392. Cloth Collective Sewing Workshop: Noon4pm Featherston Community Centre. Call Sara Uruski [0274] 474-959. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. Carterton Craft Market: 7 days, 10am2pm, 41 High St North, Carterton. Call Desley [027] 787-8558. Kids’ Song And Story: Fun songs, finger plays and stories for under-5s, during school terms, 9.30-10.30am, at Epiphany Church Hall, High St South, Masterton. Call Pam 378-6740 Greytown Music and Movement: For preschoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact: email admin@stlukesgreytown. co.nz Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. If weather not good it’s in youth centre of Event Centre. Text dance groove to [022] 321-2643. Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 5.30-6.30pm, Trust House Recreation Centre back pool. Call Stu [027] 2954189 or Lucy [021] 0204-4144. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401. Carterton Senior Citizens: 1.30-4pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, Carterton Memorial Club, Broadway.

SATURDAY, MAY 22 Wairarapa Embroiderers Guild: At the Ranfurly Club Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton. Call Billie Sims 3782949 or Jenny 377-0859 or email Wairarapaembroiderers@gmail.com Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Sat, Sun and public holidays 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Jean [06] 372-6623 or Gael [06] 372-6808. Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, next to Wairarapa

Archive, Queen St, Masterton, open 10am-1pm. Research assistance available if required – free service but donations appreciated. Cobblestones Museum: Daily 10am-4pm. Printing Works: Sat/Sun, 1-4pm. Our resident printer recreates the activity of a letterpress job-printing shop in the early 1900s. Cobblestones Museum, 169 Main St, Greytown. Call [06] 304-9687. Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon. Learn new skills, fix things, help others. Meeting room and kitchen available to community groups by arrangement. Call Paul Dodge [021[ 0262-6595. Wairarapa Farmers’ Market: 9-1pm, Solway Showgrounds Masterton, entry from Fleet and York Sts, under the grandstand and nearby redwood tree. Featherston Weekly Market: 8am-2pm, 33 Fitzherbert St. Women’s Self Defence: With Dion, 9am, band rotunda, Queen Elizabeth Park. Call [020] 4124-4098. Parkrun: Weekly 5km run/walk. Measured, timed, free. 8am start, at the Woodside end of the Greytown rail trail. Onetime registration essential. Info: parkrun.co.nz/ greytownwoodsidetrail Martinborough Museum: Sat: 11.30am3.30pm Sun: 11.30-1.30pm, 7 Memorial Sq, Martinborough. Featherston Heritage Museum: Behind the Featherston Library and Information Centre. Sat and Sun 10am-2pm, other times by arrangement, groups welcome. Call Elsa [021] 263-9403. Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Masterton Library, 10am-noon. Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway. Open by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564. Toy Library: Masterton: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Featherston: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon. Call Abby Waterson [021] 0256-6719. Carrington Bowls & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet: 1.15pm for 1.30pm start. Call Helen Waldron 379-5671. Bowls: 1.20pm for 1.30pm start at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109.

SUNDAY, MAY 23 Carterton Farmers’ Market: High St, Carterton, 9am-12.30pm. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064. Masterton Car Boot Sale and Market: 6.30-11.30am, Farriers car park. Contact ja.murray@xtra.co.nz Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 9am for 9.15am start, at clubrooms behind clock tower Carterton. Call Robin Brasell [06] 2224000.

MONDAY, MAY 24 Masterton Branch of the Labour Party: Meet at 5.30pm in Carterton or Masterton. Txt Helen [027] 497-4902 to check venue. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm. Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm at Featherston Community Centre. Call Shaun [027] 672-6249. Age Concern: Keep Fit!, 9.30am; line dancing, 10.40am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Indoor Bowls: 1.30pm, Club Carterton RSA, Broadway. All players welcome for a social afternoon of bowls. Call [027] 645-0905. East Indoor Bowling Club: 7pm, all members and visitors welcome. Call Julie 377-5497 or George 378-9266. Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm. Call Shaun O’Brien [027] 672-6249. Carterton Scottish Dance Club: 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. No partner required. Call Elaine 377-0322 or email carterton@dancescottish.org.nz Watercolour For Beginners: Class at Masterton Art Club, Victoria St, 10amnoon. Call Elissa Smith [027[ 470-6528. Wairarapa Services Club: Cards – 500, 1.30pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. Mah Jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Pat Hamilton [06] 308-9729. Senior Citizens Club Cards: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Val

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TUESDAY, MAY 25 Masterton Toastmasters: Meet in the Salvation Army Hall, 210 High St, Carterton, at 7.30pm. All welcome in a supportive, friendly environment for participation in public speaking, communicative and leadership opportunities. Call Ben [027] 892-0730. The Book Lovers Corner: 3.30-4.30pm on Arrow FM {92.7FM] and available online, https://www.arrowfm.co.nz/programmes/ show/94/the-book-lovers-corner-/ South Wairarapa Badminton Club: Featherston Sports Stadium, Underhill Rd, at 7.30pm. Justice of the Peace: Masterton library 11am-1pm. Parkinson’s Hydrotherapy Class: 10.30am, at the Rec Centre Pool, Masterton $3.60 entry fee. Contact Jane Flowerday [027] 221-1878. Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, next to Wairarapa Archive, Queen St, Masterton, open 1-4pm. Research assistance available if required – free service but donations appreciated. Martinborough Community Choir: 7.15-9pm, First Church Hall, Weld St. Martinborough. We are an unauditioned, allcomers, primarily cappella choir. Contact Vicki Jones: vicbjones@gmail.com Seniornet Wairarapa: Computer/cellphone help 1.30-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654. Digital Seniors: Free one-on-one Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching. Drop in or call freephone 0800-373-646. Carterton: 3 Mile, 66 High St, 9.30-11.30am. Greytown: Greytown Library, 1.30-3.30pm. Free Literacy and Numeracy Classes: At Literacy Aotearoa Masterton. Call Carol [022] 524-5994 or visit us at 340 Queen Street, Masterton. Masterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or David [021] 116-5505. Social Bridge: At South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club, 1.30-3.30pm, no partner needed. Call Lesley [021] 2996389. Wairarapa Services Club: Cards – Euchre, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Pippins, 5-7

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB noon-2pm. St John: Greytown Penguins, boys and girls 6-8 years, 6-7.30pm, St John Hall, Main St. Call Esther [027] 637-4110. Parkinson’s Singing Group: 10.30am, at the South Wairarapa Workingman’s Club, Main St, Greytown. Call Marguerite Chadwick 379-5376. Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: 10am in The Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Josie 378-6531. Scrabble Club: 1-4pm at Masterton District Library in the Learning Centre, 54 Queen St. All welcome. Contact Sue McRae [027] 449-0601 or sue.mcrae.nz@ gmail.com Age Concern: Keep Fit! 1.30pm Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon. Learn new skills, fix things, help others. Meeting room and kitchen available to community groups by arrangement. Call Paul Dodge [021[ 0262-6595. Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club: For the school term. Classes are weight and skill dependent; Beginners, 5-9 years, 5.30-6.15pm; 10 years+ [including adults] 6.15-7.30pm. The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Line Dance Class 6-7pm; Rock N Roll Dance Class: 7.30-8.30pm, Beginners/Couple Coaching, Social/ Competitive. Call Wendy [027] 319-9814. Healing Rooms: Confidential prayer for healing or any situation, 1-3pm, Ranfurly Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton. No appointment necessary. Call [021] 159- 4160. Carterton Cycle Group: An informal group of ‘leg power’ and e-power cyclists, from Belvedere Rd [weather permitting] for 20km or 40-60km rides. Call Irene (027) 634-9167 or Lesley (021) 299-6389. Heart of Arts Wairarapa: A community gallery showing work from Wairarapa artists, 47 High St North, Carterton, WedSun, 11am-3pm. Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll. Couple inquiries to [027] 333-1793. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 5.30-7pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Free one-on-one Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching. Free one-on-one Computer,

Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching. Drop in or call freephone 0800373-646. Masterton: Masterton Library, 10am-noon. Dance Fitness: 9.30-11am, pre-schoolers with parents or caregivers, music and movement and art, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830. Wairarapa Services Club: Rummikub, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. Cards: Come and join other enthusiastic “500” Players 1.15-4.15pm, at the Carterton Club. Call Barbara 379-6582 or Val 379-8329. AA Meeting: At 7.30pm, Departmental building, level one. Entry on the carpark side. Call [027] 557-7928. Silver Ukulele Club: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Jan [06] 3088556. Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, improvers 5-6.30pm. 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. Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group: Join us for sports, food, and leadership, Carterton Events Centre. Text “R2R” to [027] 742-2264. Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, tutored classes available, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019 or Elissa [0274] 706-528. Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park. Call Ann Jackson, 3725758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285. Te Runga Scouts: Cubs, 6-7.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Wairarapa Singers: Choral singing, based in Masterton. Call Sean Mulcahy 379-9316. Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10am-noon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 3701604 [church office]. Carrington Bowls & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet: 1.15pm for 1.30pm start. At the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Helen Waldron 379 5671. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz by noon Thursday prior

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years, 3.45-5pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Dance Fitness: 6.30-7.30pm, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830. Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown. Red Star Table Tennis Club: 9am-noon at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter (027) 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 10am. Juesday Art: 10am-12.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Julia [06] 3088109. Featherston Wahine Singers: 7-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Susan [021] 246-4884. Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway, 2-4pm, or by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564. Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve [027] 333-3975. Central Indoor Bowls Club: 7.30pm, Hogg Crescent hall. Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Association: Meet for social indoor bowls, 500 cards, or a chat 1-3pm, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire 377-0342. Free Community Fit Club: 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. Woops A Daisies: Leisure Marching Team practise 4-5pm, at the Trust House Rec Centre Stadium. Call Cheryl [06] 370-1922 or [027] 697-6974. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon, including cards, board, darts, pool etc. Call Doff 304-9748. Girl Guiding: Pippins [5-7 years] 3.455pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet: 9am for 9.15am start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000. Bowls: At 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the clock tower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401.

“When I was offered the senior housekeeper position I initially said no because I didn’t think I knew enough, but I was able to learn as I went.” Enliven supported Sandy to complete her Level 2 New Zealand Certificate in Cleaning, and she is working her way through Level 3. Sandy says something she loves about the role is getting to know the residents at the home. “If I’m not in their room cleaning then I’m delivering their laundry. They’re all so appreciative.

“One of the residents loves to walk so I lend her my pedometer and I add up all the steps that she’s done that day!” Sandy looks after a team of around 10 cleaners and laundry workers who work at Kandahar Home and the nearby specialised dementia unit Kandahar Court. “I’ve been offered roles here I never would have thought about going for and I absolutely love it – I really enjoy my job.” Kandahar Home and Village and sister site, Kandahar Court, are both located in Lansdowne, Masterton. To find out more about the homes and the eldercentred Enliven philosophy, visit www. enlivencentral.org.nz. You can also call the homes directly on 06 370 0447 (Kandahar Home) or 06 370 0449 (Kandahar Court).

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THURSDAY, MAY 20

Seniors Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Housie: 1pm, at Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club, Carterton [behind clock tower], raffles, afternoon tea supplied. Call 379-5923. Narcotics Anonymous: 7.30-8.30pm, at St Matthew’s Church, Church St, Masterton. Carterton Community Choir: 7.15-9pm, at Carterton School, Holloway St. Ability to read music not essential. Call [022] 373-4299. Masterton Petanque Club: 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064. Social Learners Bridge: 1-3.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Barbara [06] 304-9208. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Red Star Table Tennis Club: 5-7pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter (027) 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 6.30pm. Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 1-2.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St.

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Farriers Dalefield picked up a valuable bonus point victory over Victoria at the National Hockey Stadium on Saturday, but it could have been a lot more, according to co-manager Bernie Lett. “It was a bit frustrating, but we were probably our own worst enemy, and we put ourselves under pressure at times,” he said. “We had lots of opportunities, lots of circle penetrations but again, we were not getting enough outcomes, either getting PCs [penalty corners] or shots on goal, and we need to get a bit more clinical and hungrier in there.” Although Dalefield finished with the five-goal bonus point, Lett said the win was set up by their exceptional defence. “Vic had quite a number of good scoring opportunities, but good defence kept us ahead. Our goalkeepers John Forsyth, in the first half, and player of the day William Brown, in the second half, had very strong games.” Lett said the team gave up too many soft turnovers through poor decisions and poor execution of passes that didn’t go where they were supposed to. Hamish Finlayson opened the scoring late in the first quarter, deflecting in a Dane Lett drag flick. Rowan Yeo doubled the lead in the second quarter, while Zac Hardie and Myles Houlahan added goals in the third quarter, and Marcus Ambrose scored with a drag flick from a PC in the final period. Lett said Graeme Murrell had a solid game in defence, and students James Crawley, Ben Schwass, and Alex

Katherine van Woerkom [left] scored both Dalefield goals.

Clark all did very well, considering their lack of experience at that level. The win moved Dalefield into a share of second place in the Wellington Premier Men’s Championship.

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Farriers Dalefield have dropped out of the top four in the Wellington Women’s Premier Championship with their surprise 2-2 draw with Victoria at the National Hockey Stadium on Saturday.

We just needed to be a bit smarter and continue our passing game into that final 25. We could have done better, but kudos to them; they’re a good team, they trap well and do the basics quite well. Dalefield came from behind twice, with both goals going to playercoach Katherine van Woerkom, the second from a penalty stroke in the third quarter. Try as they like, Dalefield could not break the deadlock, and they had

to settle for a frustrating draw. Van Woerkom was disappointed by the outcome but praised Victoria’s defence, especially goalkeeper Rachel Lilley, who saved several goals. “In the fourth quarter, we attacked and attacked and attacked. We put together some really good passing, but once we got over the 25m, we dribbled too much, and their goalie just played outstanding and probably saved lots of goals,” she said. “We just needed to be a bit smarter and continue our passing game into that final 25. We could have done better, but kudos to them; they’re a good team, they trap well and do the basics quite well.” Van Woerkom said there wasn’t any complacency in the team after their 10-0 win over Toa the previous weekend. “It’s not that the girls weren’t trying, but I wonder if we thought it might just happen, especially after a big win last week. We will be pretty keen to take them on at home and show them how we can play.” Dalefield are fifth but should move back into the top four when they play bottom-of-the-table Karori at Clareville on Saturday.

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Last Saturday was a proud moment for former international and Wairarapa basketball representative Sally McPhee, as she was inducted into the Basketball New Zealand Hall of Fame. McPhee, 81, now lives in Levin, but her extensive playing days were in Wairarapa in the 1960s when she was one of the country’s leading players. Wairarapa coach Basil Marsh, who also coached the New Zealand national team, saw the potential in the 1.88m [6ft 2in] McPhee, and he encouraged her to take up basketball. Her impact on the sport was immediate, and she quickly earned representative honours. McPhee represented Wairarapa for eight years, winning numerous North Island Championships and national titles in 1963 and 1964. The highlight was being a member of the Wairarapa team, playing in the New Zealand B competition that

The 1967 NZ Basketball team. Sally McPhee is No 9 in the back row. Inset: Sally McPhee at her Hall of Fame induction. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

went to the 1963 national championships in Nelson and won the overall competition beating the A grade teams, such as Auckland and Canterbury. McPhee’s son Jason said that his mother and fellow Wairarapa rep Judy Pellew were the Wairarapa players to go on and represent New Zealand, and the tournament team, comprising the best 10 players included

four Wairarapa players – McPhee, Pellew, Kaye Wong ,and Lorraine Jamieson. During her 10-year international career, McPhee went on two tours to Australia in 1964 and 1967 and played against South Korea in 1968. The Basketball NZ website said that on the 1964 tour, McPhee was New Zealand’s leading scorer and rebounder. As the team’s only true centre,

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Australian Opals on their return from the 1967 FIBA World Championships. Basketball wasn’t McPhee’s only sporting passion. She also played hockey, softball, and was a representative swimmer. In 1958, she became the first person to swim the length of Lake Wairarapa, and later competed in harbour swims over longer distances as well as in the pool. Swimming was very much in her blood. She and her late husband, Ian, were heavily involved in swimming in Wairarapa. Ian held all administration offices in Swimming Wairarapa at various times and did two terms as Swimming NZ President, and was a life member of Wairarapa, Wellington, and NZ Swimming before he died in 2014. A schoolteacher by profession, McPhee and is very active in the Levin community. She was accompanied at the awards induction at Te Papa by her two sons and their families including her five grandchildren. Other inductees included former Tall Black Glen Denham, the men’s team of 1978 [the first to beat Australia], and long-time administrator and player Burton Shipley.

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Chris Cogdale Domination of the breakdown paved the way for Eketahuna’s comprehensive 42-24 defeat of Martinborough in the ‘Country final’ at Martinborough. Led by the outstanding trio of loose forwards – cocaptain Johan van Vliet, BJ Campbell, and Sam Gammie, who was wearing No 8, but propped the scrum, Eketahuna forced turnover after turnover, and gave their talented backline plenty of ball to play with. The trio were also made several rampaging runs, with van Vliet and Campbell scoring tries, while Gammie made one brilliant bust that led to winger Rhys Christian dotting down. Both teams were intent on moving the ball from the first whistle, and it didn’t take long for the first try, when winger Nathan Hunt gave the home crowd something to cheer about after finishing off a move started by centre Tristan Flutey. Eketahuna replied almost immediately when centre Matt Raleigh swooped on a loose pass and sprinted 45m and scored under the posts for the first of his three tries. Flutey then closed the gap to one point, but that was as good as got for the home side with tries to Campbell, and another two to giving Eketahuna a 28-12 halftime lead. Martinborough needed an early score in the second half to get back in the game and did so with a superb break by first-five Tipene Haira, finished off by fullback Alex Priest.

A brilliant 30m solo run by van Vliet extended Eketahuna’s lead again, before Priest crossed for his second and Christian put a seal on the outstanding result. Eketahuna coach Craig Pepperell was proud of the effort, which had special meaning for the team with manager Steve Penn, the son of the legendary Wai-Bush coach Lane Penn, “We put a game plan together and we’ve been building on it the last few weeks and today a hell of a lot of it came together,” said Pepperell. “Don’t underestimate it, winning down here is hard, and I can’t really fault that other than a couple of defensive lapses and a bit of pressure we put on ourselves.” Pepperell said the dominance at the breakdown was the key to the victory. “We had to be in the arm wrestle. Martinborough always come off their line strong and are good around the insides, so we made sure we had our cover in there first, and we moved our points of attack out a little bit wider, and then we came back into those narrow channels.” Martinborough coach James Bruce praised the Eketahuna effort and said his team has a lot to learn. “I knew they would turn up like that and we were probably a little underdone this week and it showed. I was happy with our set piece, and it was just around the breakdown that we struggled, but we knew that would be a possibility and we’ll fix that,” he said.

Eketahuna ˜anker Johan van Vliet streaks away for a brilliant individual try. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV

Greytown lock Rihi Brown touches down to ÿ nish a brilliant team try. PHOTO/KYLIE EVANS

“There are some big learnings to take from that and it’s how we react to that this week will deﬁne our team environment for the whole season,” said Bruce.

Spirit praised

Greytown coach Mark Childs is praising the spirit in his side after their gutsy 31-14 defeat of Marist at Memorial Park No 2. The ‘Town’ section leaders were missing several players with injury and were dealt a further blow when inspirational captain and loose forward Tevita Isaac suﬀered a side injury in the warmup and was late withdrawal. That meant a call up for senior reserve lock Tim Iro, who had never trained with the side. “He didn’t know any of the moves or the calls or anything, but he had

to play 60 minutes, and he had an outstanding game at lock,” said Childs. “It was super pleasing, just the spirit of the boys, they all dug deep and the club’s all in good heart with the way we can call on those senior reserve players.” Greytown scored ﬁve tries, including a couple of long-range eﬀorts, with one in particular standing out for Childs. “Rihi Brown got a try that started in our 22. We held the ball for about 10 phases and Cheyenne [Harmon] on the right wing beat a few players and popped a “Sonny Bill” to Rihi and he scored in the corner. “I haven’t seen a try like that scored in WaiBush club rugby in my time of coaching.” Greytown will host Eketahuna in the Lane Penn Trophy on June 12. Little was riding on

the other two games, with none of the four teams in contention for the trophy final. Carterton pulled away in the second half, scoring nine tries, with second-five Inia Katia bagging a hat-trick in their 59-30 romp over Pioneer at Jeans St. East Coast gained their first win of the season, beating Gladstone 27-22 at Gladstone. Standings Town: Greytown 15, Carterton 10, Marist 5, Pioneer 1 Country: Eketahuna 13; Martinborough 11; East Coast 5; Gladstone 0. Senior reserves Tuhirangi ended Masterton Red Star’s unbeaten run with a 40-19 thumping at Pirinoa. Puketoi were too strong for Martinborough, winning an entertaining clash with Martinborough 24-10, Carterton defeated Pioneer 31-17, Greytown edged Marist 8-5, and Gladstone had a 2517 win over v East Coast.

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