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Mayday – project needs help Project to replicate Percy Fisher’s historic monoplane in need of funds

Percy Fisher’s achievement is acknowledged with a commemorative plaque and a half-size model of his monoplane, located on Gladstone Rd near Carterton. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV

Lisa Urbani A shortage of parts has threatened the completion of an ambitious project to recreate the first plane to take controlled and sustained flight in New Zealand But Masterton’s Dr John Hill, a retired engineer, is persevering, despite some challenges. In June 1913, at Hurunuio-rangi, near Carterton, Percy Fisher’s first New Zealand-designed and built monoplane, attempted to take flight. Piloted by Reggie White, the plane managed about 800 metres of controlled sustained flight, with a take-off distance of about 27 meters. It travelled at more than 60kmh when airborne. A three-minute compilation was captured by filmmaker, Charlie Barton, and as fate would have it, he worked with Lee Hill, John’s father. Fascinated by flying as a youngster, and having worked in the aeronautics industry, John became interested in replicating the monoplane built by Percy Fisher. A lack of drawings made

Dr John G Hill in his shed with the plane’s fuselage [main body] holding one of the turnbuckles. PHOTO/ELI HILL

the project a real challenge, but with his background and experience in building planes, and the photographs available, Hill has been able to spend the last two years, faithfully recreating the fullsize original in his Masterton shed. A shortage of expensive turnbuckles which help to maintain the rigidity of the plane, has halted the project, while he seeks the funds to ﬁnish it, and fellow Wairarapa Aero Club member and local engineer Kevin Ormond has generously helped, and also set up a Givealittle page to raise money. Continued on page3

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“Outraged” South Wairarapa residents have launched a petition over ‘hidden rate rises’ and the council’s plan to buy community-owned land.

Bridal competition cancelled In another blow for Wairarapa weddings, the iconic Wairarapa bride of the Year competition will not go ahead this year.

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Just 13 houses were sold in Wairarapa last month, a drastic drop from the 97 sold in the prior month. The �� res are not surprising given the covid-19 lockdown.

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Express yourself with ink Lisa Urbani

For some people, getting a tattoo can be a kind of therapy, Sarah Tredray, owner of Sacred Art Tattoo and Piercing in Queen St, says. She and her husband Jordan Tredray co-own the tattoo parlour, and ﬁnd that clients like to use tattoos as a way to commemorate those they have loved and lost, or special moments like the birth of a child, or the reaching of a goal”, – all depicted through the medium of body art. Now running again at Level 2 of the covid-19 response, observing high standards of hygiene was not new to their profession, as they were always vigilant about the health and welfare of their clients, and had taken the prescribed extra precautions. Despite the lockdown, they were getting lots of bookings, and hoped, as a small local business, to “be able to ride the wave”, Sarah said. But they were “still relying on community support”. “Sometimes people think they are too old, or not cool enough, but we want to encourage them to come in for a free consultation and collaborate with our

Sarah Tredray, Amy Richards, and Rainë MacKenzie, of Sacred Art Tattoo and Piercing. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV

Sometimes people think they are too old, or not cool enough, but we want to encourage them to come in for a free consultation and collaborate with our artists for inspiration, it’s not as scary as they think, it can give you a buzz and be liberating. artists for inspiration, it’s not as scary as they think, it can give you a buzz and be liberating.” For anyone wanting a Maori tattoo, Jordan Rimene is knowledgeable about cultural practice and traditions.

Sarah handles the piercings, which are often a good way to start out if you are unsure, as they can be removed. For Rainë MacKenzie, tattooing is a very personal therapy, like a form of “meditation”, and she ﬁnds

it mentally stimulating and fulﬁlling. Passionate advocates for raising consciousness about suicide, she and Sarah openly admitted they have had their dark moments too, with suicidal thoughts and mental health issues. They have done much to bring about understanding of these sad realities, by sharing their own struggles, and holding fundraisers for Suicide Awareness Matters [SAM].

For Rainë, tattooing, is a “living expression of myself and intertwined with my identity”. She found it hard not being able to be tattooing clients during the lockdown, and felt as though “she didn’t have a purpose”. Her work is intimate, it is about creating trust with someone when you are about to mark their skin, and then executing the work, and gives her an opportunity to focus on something other than her state of mind. It was an opportunity to feel a sense of accomplishment once the tattoo was done, and since she was willing to disclose her mental health problems, clients often felt enabled to discuss theirs. Both Sarah and Rainë said having a tattoo should be carefully considered in terms of job prospects or longevity. A significant other’s name might not be so desirable if the romance dies, and future employers might not enjoy artistic expressions that are too visible. They do feel a sense of responsibility and will offer guidance, suggesting that when it comes to tattoos, discreet is the way to go at first.

Replica monoplane fit for museum Continued from page 1 “Wairarapa was almost the birthplace in some ways for aviation – not forgetting Richard Pearse’s contribution – and when I saw John’s blueprints I was in awe of his incredible talent, and because of my passion for aviation, I wanted to help in some way.” Percy Fisher’s granddaughter in the UK, donated $1000 towards 20 turnbuckles – and many other local businesses have also assisted him with various items that he required – but he still needs at least another 36 of these vital components,

which generally cost about $60 each new, and the project has about six months to go before it can be completed. Tom Williams, president of Wairarapa Flying Tigers Incorporated, has donated

an old American hay baler engine to use in the monoplane. “Anyone honouring such a historic aircraft deserves all the support they can get, it’s a fantastic initiative.”

Although the plane is just a replica and will not take to the skies – as it will not be approved for ﬂying – it is in itself a feat of enthusiasm and technical know-how. Hill hopes to donate

The original monoplane Hill is attempting to replicate. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

the ﬁnished project to the proposed aviation centre at Hood Aerodrome. Fisher’s achievement is acknowledged with a commemorative plaque and a half-size model of his monoplane, located on Gladstone Rd near Carterton. • If you want to support this project, visit the Givealittle webpage ‘Percy Fisher Monoplane Replica Project’ or for progress updates, visit the Facebook page with the same name. • Contact John Hill at jghill48@gmail.com.

Market comes full circle The Wairarapa Farmers Market has relocated from its site in the parking lot behind Farriers Bar and Grill in Masterton, to the Solway Showgrounds, where it ﬁrst started out in 2006. Now positioned near the grandstand, the vendors were enthusiastic about the fact that it offered a sheltered area and beautiful grounds in which to relax. Organic vegetables, olives, lavender, Bavarian sausages, deli treats, good coffee, plants, dried ﬂowers, seaweed, and musical entertainment make it a “destination” shopping experience. Chair of the market, Linda Bognuda, said new vendors with local produce were very welcome, and there was plenty of room to expand. Wairarapa Farmers Market, Saturday 9am-1pm.

King Street reopens King Street Artworks in Masterton reopened on Monday. Only 10 artists can be in at any one time, and for limited periods. There will be two sessions each day: 10am-12.30pm, and 12.30pm-3pm. People interested in attending must book in by emailing kingst@wise.net, texting 027 455 3365, or messaging the Facebook page.

Covid-19 testing Covid-19 testing will continue during Level 2 in Wairarapa and is likely to be managed within the region’s medical practices. Tu Ora Compass deputy CEO Health Justine Thorpe said the testing clinic at the Colombo Rd netball courts had closed and testing would continue at the Masterton Medical Centre. From Monday, Masterton Medical has offered testing on site and most other Wairarapa medical practices would do the same. Wairarapa Afterhours Service has offered testing on site at Masterton Medical. “If you have a cough, fever or difﬁculty breathing, you should be tested for covid-19,” Thorpe said. “Call your usual medical practice or call the Healthline covid-19 line on 0800 358 5453.”

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Featherston’s queen of tai chi Lisa Urbani For Keiko SchoenbrunnNojima, who had a nomadic childhood, Featherston, represents the first community she has lived in for a long time and where she feels she belongs. In recognition of her long-standing commitment to sharing her love of tai chi with local participants – no matter what their age or physical ability – The Rotary Club of South Wairarapa honoured her with the Pride of Workmanship and Community Service Awards 2020. Known affectionately as the ‘Tai Chi Queen’, Keiko was born in Japan, in Kanazawa city. At university, she specialised in non-verbal communication in different cultures, including social distance, body movements, sign language, and facial expressions, all of which

Left, Keiko Schoenbrunn-Nojima leading a tai chi class. Right, Keiko Schoenbrunn-Nojima accepting her Rotary award. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

are very relevant to the art of tai chi. According to Keiko, “people laughed at me studying those, but I found it’s very useful and helped me a lot in my life”. She came to New Zealand for a working holiday in 1996, after spending several years working in Tokyo in a big oﬃce surrounded by many computers, feeling mentally and physically exhausted, and wanting to change her life.

“When I arrived in New Zealand, I simply fell in love, enjoyed everything, then I met my future husband – two years later we were married.” Her husband, Reiner worked for Peter Jackson, and being in the movie industry, often had to work late. Keiko was taking care of their two children, her daughter, Mei, now 17, and her son, Andy, now 21. She found that time of

her life lonely, not really knowing anyone yet, and not having any family to oﬀer support. After living in Kahutara for ﬁve years, 16 years ago, the family moved to Featherston, and Keiko tried a tai chi class in the local community centre. She remembers clearly how welcome she felt, and how some of the older women were happy to help look after her daughter. Toi Walker, the tai chi

instructor, was retiring and, knowing how keen Keiko was to be an instructor, he suggested she take over. She followed him during classes, attended workshops, and had training from Chinese masters in New Zealand. The Accident Compensation Corporation [ACC] supported classes at that time as part of the “fall prevention campaign”, so participants only paid a gold coin koha. Keiko taught tai chi in Martinborough, Carterton, and Featherston, transferring her skill in this tranquil pursuit to her students, bringing them peace of mind. She taught at many rest homes, but after the Christchurch earthquake, ACC no longer funded the classes. Undeterred, Keiko continued her teaching at cost, as she could see the beneﬁts for many of her elderly followers, and up

until the covid-19 lockdown she was teaching four classes in Greytown at the St John’s Hall – including line dancing. “Tai chi-loving people are naturally gentle and kind, so they demanded that I put the price up so I could pay the hall rent, and some of them brought fruit and vegetables regularly to help my family.” For my children, those tai chi ladies are grandmothers. They often told me that I should focus on loving my kids, spending as much time as possible playing together, not to worry about the unﬁnished housework or untidiness, show them your love every day. “They are really my second family, and it’s totally thanks to their support, without them I couldn’t continue for this long.”

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She came to the residency with no preconceived ideas, just the intention to treat her

the environment. Linking up with the Outdoor Poems Project started by Masterton writer Chris Daniell gave her the chance to also meet with local historian, Gareth Winter, whose poem she has interpreted visually. For Kerri, the unexpected delay in her travel plans, and the separation from her home was made easier by the welcoming attitude, and she was determined to “ﬁnd the potential in the situation. “Every person I encountered in this fellowship experience oﬀered me opportunities to expand my art making in every way. “I am beyond grateful.”

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When she accepted a two-month art residency with New Zealand Paciﬁc Studios, Boston-based artist, Kerri McGill did not expect to end up staying an extra two months, through the covid-19 lockdown. Not one to waste the opportunity to engage with her environment, she threw herself into the local art scene, and several projects, keeping herself busy, making new acquaintances, and experiencing cultural highlights such as the Golden Shears competition and kapa haka groups. Once her residency ﬁnished at the end of March, the cottage she had stayed in was no longer available, but thanks to the kindness of fellow New England compatriot – Masterton writer and

photographer Madeleine Slavick – she had a place to stay, during the lockdown. As the fifth recipient of the Masterton District Council Fellowship, she was able to set up an art studio in the ConArt village and focus on her painting and interactions with fellow artists and interested members of the public. Kerri described the Wairarapa landscape, with its undulating hills as” having an energy and motion that flowed” and said it reminded her of waves. Travelling widely, her interpretations of the fluid topography of the land were enhanced by her inclusion of maps in her painting, and her self-described “mixedmedia map collage dreamscapes” which

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Celebrities vote for sports hub Support for the Greytown Community and Recreation Hub proposal – outlined in the South Wairarapa District Council’s Annual Plan consultation document – is gaining momentum, Team Greytown the taskforce behind the twopoint plan says. The council’s plan includes a $1 million contribution to a replacement gymnasium at the town’s Kuranui College, $1.9 million to buy the rugby club land, $760,000 to buy the bowling club land, and an estimated $70,000 to upgrade facilities. With just days to go before submissions to council close on Sunday, video endorsement for the proposal – which aims to save existing recreational land in Greytown from housing and build a community and events space at Kuranui College – has been received from local and regional sources as well as some national sporting heroes. Black Cap Seth Rance, Chiefs’ rugby star Stephen Donald and Wairarapabased former Phoenix player Paul Iﬁll, are just some of the sporting stars to lend their names to helping futureproof sport

Black Cap Seth Rance is one of many sporting celebrities to throw support behind the Greytown Community and Recreation Hub proposal. PHOTO/FILE

and recreation facilities in Greytown. Two former students from Greytown, athletes Rocco Berry [the Warriors] and Danielle Turton [former Wairarapa United], have also ﬁlmed their support. Video posts will run as part of a Team Greytown social media campaign to encourage everyone to ‘tick yes’ to the proposal. Team Greytown spokesperson Gary Hewson welcomed the extra support at this ‘eleventh hour’. “If council receives public support to do both, it will not only mean that two of our heritage clubs can continue to run but that the grounds and facilities will be available to many other clubs and societies for local and regional events and

fixtures. “Now is the time to invest in sports and leisure space and facilities in Greytown for the good of the whole of Wairarapa.” Former MP John Hayes said the deal to buy the rugby club and bowling club land was “an outrage”. The community has, “in effect, owned both properties since 1871”, and a council purchase would push a rate increase to 15 per cent, he said. South Wairarapa Mayor Alex Beijen said the future of the land was “a most urgent issue … to ensure the survival of these clubs”. “I would hope the final solution would be at less cost to the ratepayer than allowed for.” – Additional reporting by NZLDR

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High fashion at Hospice Shop Lisa Urbani If you are looking to add to your winter wardrobe, then you need look no further than the Wairarapa Hospice Shop, and you will also be doing a good deed. Manager Shona Bohm said there were “some absolute gems to be had such as NomD and Paula Ryan, and we have been saving winter items throughout the year, so much of the stock is new and unseen”. She and her team of volunteers, and other Hospice employees, have not been idle during the covid-19 lockdown. Confronted with a huge pile of 35 suitcases to go through, eight volunteers got together – while observing social distancing – and processed the contents. This was a big task, involving sorting and steaming all the clothes, to make sure they were in good condition. They were delighted to find a few treasures among the offerings, in the form of designer and retro items. Their winter range is now all clean and neatly tagged, and available to the public. While the sorting took place, Emma Batt, office administrator at Hospice

Volunteer Kay Fellingham knits for the Hospice Shop in Masterton.

Colleen Lysaght and Shona Bohm admire the knitted goods made by Colleen and other volunteers. PHOTOS/LISA URBANI

Wairarapa, built a shop website using a Storbie platform, and linked it to the Hospice Wairarapa website. It went live just recently and was a “time-consuming” job for her, but having already built the Hospice

Wairarapa website, she had the experience to do it. “It piqued my interest and allowed me to express my creativity and get us into the 21st century. “Covid-19 made us realise that we had to catch the online wave too, and it

Hospice Shop manager Shona Bohm and the 35 suitcases of goods that had to be sorted.

motivated us.” She was ably assisted by Tracey Harris, the Hospice Wairarapa volunteer services and fundraising manager, who helped to arrange the settings for the clothes. Tracey is also

responsible for staging the much-admired window displays in the Hospice Shop. “I really enjoy doing the windows – it’s a good drawcard, and I try to come up with a theme and work with what we’ve got in the shop.” Kirsten Johnston, hospice programme and Trade Me coordinator, has also played a key role in handling the Trade Me listings for the past four years – and helping to select and photograph items for the Storbie website. Meanwhile, some other hospice volunteers were hard at work knitting gorgeous jerseys, booties, and beanies for little ones, from birth to about four years of age. Colleen Lysaght and Kay Fellingham have made a huge contribution, having knitted 200 items over nine months, and this cannot go unrecognised. The Hospice Shop often receives donations of wool, so Colleen came up with the idea that she and Kay – both talented knitters – should make items to sell, rather than selling the odd balls of wool. Their works of art are highly original, some are colourful, or in more muted earthy tones, but all are beautifully

hand-made, and very reasonably priced, ranging from $12 to $20, and a maximum of $30 for larger items. Kay said they relied on the kindness of people to donate wool, and since she had first-hand experience of cancer, “it was nice to give something back, as they do a wonderful job”. Colleen knitted 10 jerseys during the six-week lockdown period, and found it “kept me amused, during the day and in the evenings while watching TV”. “We don’t always have enough colours, so we had to be creative.” Like many businesses, Hospice Wairarapa has been hard hit by the economic realities of covid-19. They do not receive government aid, and May is generally their fundraising time when they hold ‘Hospice Awareness Week. This will not be possible under the present conditions. • For more information, visit www. hospicewairarapa. co.nz, the Hospice Wairarapa Facebook page, or visit the shop at 53 Queen St, Masterton.

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Remote working revolution During the covid-19 lockdown, working from home became the new normal for many people. While it can have advantages, as in not having to dress formally or get up early to beat the traffic, it can also present challenges when the internet goes down, or there are interruptions. Getting back to a more professional atmosphere, motivates us, and sets a clear boundary, separating home and work life, and ultimately making us more productive. Statistics suggest that about 30 per cent of the population is already working remotely, and the number is expected to grow. 51 Jellicoe Smart Hub in Martinborough is a new collaborative, or co-working environment, housed in a brand- new building that is set up 24/7, for anyone who wants to work in a shared creative space. In sharing the physical and technological resources, invaluable ideas, expertise and knowledge among the membership can also be exchanged. Operations director Becs Reilly said, “It’s not just for millennials, we have people of all ages and different talents, artists, entrepreneurs, coders, freelancers, business

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owners and developers, all enjoying a relaxed atmosphere with a good vibe, and being able to access a professional working ecosystem”. In responding to the changing needs of the modern workforce, they are offering several packages at a generous 20 per cent discount on membership fees for a six- month agreement, as they enter a soft launch phase to meet the demand for remote working. The Smart Hub can facilitate printing, scanning and photocopying, with large PC screens and high-speed internet, while private meeting rooms can be booked in advance. Although there is some hesitancy as many wait to

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see how the next few weeks of covid-19 unfold, and how their work situations will be affected, already their clients include Tommy’s Real Estate, and Toast Martinborough, who will be operating from 51 Jellicoe too. Wairarapa’s first coworking space, 3Mile in Carterton, also welcomed the return of coworking in Alert Level 2. 3Mile’s team are founding members of Coworking Aotearoa, a Facebook group of more than 200 coworking owners and managers, who have been supporting each other to develop safe plans to reopen at Level 2 –emphasising the importance of social distancing, utilising the

right systems to support contact tracing and implementing increased hygiene practices. 3Mile co-founder Peter Veltkamp said the guidance from the government was that coworking spaces should operate the same way as office spaces under Level 2, wherever they are in a position to safely do so. And while the workforce are now able to leave their garages, kitchen tables and sofas and get back to the office, the stories that 3Mile’s other co-founder Marie-Claire Andrews is hearing in Facebook groups, is that, sick of being at home, people are eager to work from somewhere else – but aren’t yet ready to risk the cramped train or the crowded cafe.

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10 Wairarapa Midweek Carterton Wednesday, May 20, 2020

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Lisa Urbani For Carterton artist, Adrian Jackman, painting a full-size mural is “quite a step up from an easel”. His old-school, travel poster style mural, depicting the Carterton station with a steam train pulling in, and featuring the iconic Tararua mountains in the background, should be finished by the end of the week, weather permitting. The project was funded through a grant from Carterton Creative Communities and Ka Pai Carterton, and Adrian was most grateful for their support. Painting outdoors each day for about five hours has presented some challenges in terms of scale and colours, and having to prep the uneven stucco wall and seal it, but he has been very encouraged by the lovely conversations with local admirers, and the thumbs up signs he gets. For Adrian, the mural represents the history of Carterton, both past and present, featuring the recognisable imagery of the everchanging mountains, a steam engine, and daffodils for the Daffodil Festival. He drew his inspiration from the murals of E Mervyn Taylor, whose well-known ‘Early Settler’ mural is located in the

Carterton District Council chief executive Jane Davis. PHOTO/FILE

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Artist Adrian Jackman and his Carterton mural taking shape. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

old Masterton Post Office. One of the most celebrated New Zealand artists of the 1930s to 1960s, he was a wood engraver, painter, illustrator, sculptor, and designer, and 12 of his murals adorn prominent government buildings. Over the past few weeks during the lockdown, time has almost stood still, and Adrian likened this to his mural and how, as it progresses, there is a “gradual sharpening, bringing the image into focus”.

The train was the most technical part of the mural due to the reflective nature of its bodywork. The position of the mural, on a wall, in the square opposite the Carterton Events Centre, almost mirrors the real train station – and he has found the whistle of the morning train in Carterton to be a reassuring presence, almost like a regular wake-up call, and a sign of the return of some normality again.

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OUR DOORS ARE OPEN Kia ora Masterton, we’re excited to welcome you back through the doors of our popular facilities under Alert Level 2, but things will be a little different. Both our Queen Street customer service centre and Masterton Library are now open, but we need you to be patient with new protocols that ensure we’re doing our bit: y Please keep your distance, at least 2 metres between you and the next person. y Use available hand sanitiser. y Provide your contact details to help with contact tracing, if it’s needed. In the library, we’re also asking you to: y Only have one member of your household come to visit. y Keep your visit to under 20 minutes. Other Council facilities like playgrounds, park furniture and drinking fountains will become available gradually once procedures for regular and, in many cases, enhanced cleaning are confirmed.

OTHER COUNCIL FACILITIES: Trust House Recreation Centre Gym opened 14 May. Opening of the pools will be phased in after 23 May.

Transfer Station Reopened to the public on 28 April. Please stagger visits. Cash payments not accepted under Level 2.

Parks and sportsfields Open to use, but please remember physical distancing.

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12 Wairarapa Midweek Opinion Wednesday, May 20, 2020 EDITORIAL

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Opinion

Life is but a dream... You never forget your first interview. Mine was Johnny Clegg, a South African music legend who sadly died last year in July. I think I managed well, despite being somewhat intimidated by his fame and lovely blue eyes, but I do recall with shame, interviewing an epidemiologist once in Johannesburg, and realising halfway through the interview that I had forgotten to turn the tape recorder on – [that’s how we did it in the Dark Ages!]. As I worked in radio back then, this was rather essential, but he was most gracious, and agreed to start over, even assisting me with the technical aspects of the new-fangled recorder I had been given. The thing I find most interesting about being a journalist is that no two days are ever alike, and every story is an opportunity to learn about something new. So many things to juggle, finding the stories, researching them, setting up interviews, getting to the heart of the issue. Sometimes the extraction

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Lisa Urbani of information is easy, and sometimes not. Racing back to the office and typing it up, and when you have finished, starting all over again on another story, while uploading photos, and answering calls and emails. An ability to work under pressure is very important, but it’s a privilege to be allowed to delve into people’s lives, ask them questions, and find out what is happening out there. It’s also a responsibility, to make sure its accurate, and fair, and balanced. Midweek articles are not controversial or investigative pieces, our brief is simple, to tell the stories in our community. So, what did I learn about this past week? I met with people who are passionate about their various endeavours – Dr John Hill whose replica monoplane is an

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engineering marvel, since he had no drawings to work from. Keiko Nojima, who brings balance and tranquility to people’s lives through her Tai chi classes. Smart hubs like 51 Jellicoe in Martinborough will lead the remote revolution. Hospice needs your support and has wonderful knitted jerseys and caps for children. There is much more to tattooing than I ever realised. Carterton is getting a wonderful new mural courtesy of artist Adrian Jackman, and here in Masterton Kerri McGill has been sharing her beautiful map collages. Not forgetting that the Wairarapa Farmers Market has moved to the Solway showgrounds. To all of you, I say, thank you for letting me tell your story.

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STREET TALK

What was the first thing you planned to do in Level 2?

Mike Osborne Sleep – Level 2 started at midnight. Jean Cretney Visit family, go to a movie and take dog back to Sparks Park. Cheryl Cavanagh Roll in the first cow pat I find to desanitise myself. Emily Rose Masterfry. Janine Cardno Go get paua – yummy. Amanda Detté Caravan adventures with the kids catching sunsets and sunrises. Elaine Leggott WC Get some control back so

I can make some decision of my own. Graeme Burnard Seeing our grandchildren. Kim Rose Powers Haircut. Ripeka HeiHei Warehouse. Bob Pringle Party for 10. Rainë MacKenzie Tattoo! Kim Mckinley Go back to my usual job(s). Isobel Moana Rogers – Fisher Go visit my sister at the cemetery all the way in Otaki with my children and husband – that’s the first thing they all wanted to do! Rachael Burt Going shopping with my mum. And buying school shoes for my kids Deraj Ataner Work. Maria Hook Visit my mum in Kapiti. Emma Ayling Getting my eyebrows done.

Many people went out shopping on the ﬁrst day of Level 2 in Wairarapa. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND

Diane McMahon See my grandchildren and families go to spark to get my phone fixed

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Belinda Milnes Mitre 10!

Jocelyn Konig Make an appointment to get my hair done.

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Richard Alan Dahlberg One minute past midnight we were on our way to see our mokos up the line.

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Adele Pentony-Graham Get up to Masterton buy a TV, buy a battery for the car, and go out for a coffee ... spoil myself. I had three callouts with AA in the last few days ... that is the trouble with being on lockdown – you can’t go for a long drive, but Castlepoint and Featherston coming up shortly.

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Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History is excited to announce that we have reopened our doors to the public, welcoming this opportunity to once again provide our community with the contact to arts and heritage that so many of us have been missing. During lockdown, Aratoi has been developing alternative ways to inspire, connect and engage with communities through Virtual Aratoi. While working from home has been productive, all staff are looking forward to welcoming visitors again, though at first with reduced hours, Thursdays to Sundays 10am to 2pm. We will reassess the situation constantly and increase opening hours when we can and when it is deemed safe. Of course, strict guidelines as required in alert level 2 will be in place to ensure that the public and our staff are kept safe. We will

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We cannot underestimate how important to the fabric of our community it is to have our museums and galleries back open. practise good hygiene and social distancing and will register visitors. The Friends of Aratoi committee has put on hold a sold-out Art and Architecture Tour due to the covid crisis.

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possible even if they may look a little different as we move through the levels. We cannot underestimate how important to the fabric of our community it is to have our museums and galleries back open. We need a sound base of interested and involved Wairarapa people so we can support and promote our artists and care for and expand access to

our collection. Aratoi needs your support more than ever and the Friends of Aratoi urge you to become a member. Apart from the social aspect, doing a good deed and supporting our cause, there are many great benefits to becoming a Friend. To mark the reopening, Aratoi is offering the handsomely illustrated book 50/fifty: 50 Years of Aratoi & 1 Entice Café coffee voucher at $30 for existing and new members of Friends of Aratoi, and $35 for anyone else (retail value $65). Those Friends who have recently purchased a book will be given the voucher belatedly. Please come and see us and enjoy the exhibitions currently running: Gone Home: Gavin Hipkins and Peter Peryer; Under Pressure – Contemporary Wairarapa Printmaking; the newly opened Jim Campbell: The Very Subjective Exhibition and don’t forget the changed and spruced up retail space, perfect for some long-denied retail therapy.

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What will you discover? Dear friends, Emerging from our bubbles has made us all appreciate the things in life we have missed since being in lockdown. As we undertake that journey of re-emergence, we may also notice things about ourselves and our environment that we perhaps hadn’t paid attention to before. They may be small revelations that fill us with joy and renew our sense of gratification. If you find yourself awakening to what is important around you, take note and smile at the happiness that comes from acknowledging these discoveries. One small discovery came to us from our forest as we were out clearing our pathways and readying to reopen. If we hadn’t been alert,

we might have missed it. It bought a smile to us all and reminded us just how wonderful it is to be alive and what a great taonga the forest is. This wee creature that found us is called a peripatus (ngaokeoke) and is commonly known as a velvet worm. They look much like a caterpillar with very stumpy legs and are an invertebrate meaning they have no backbone or skeleton. They prefer leafy forest floor areas that are shady, cool and damp and may often hide out in leaf debris or rotting logs during the day to avoid drying out. There are thought to be 30 species living in New Zealand but only nine have been discovered. You could find them in forests like Pūkaha’s or

Peripatus in the forest at Pukaha. PHOTO/TARA SWAN

in gardens, areas of scrub, or the occasional pasture paddock. Velvet worms are generally reclusive, so if you feel you want to hunt for New Zealand’s

remaining 21 species, you may need to look quite hard! A peripatus lives for about five years, but scientists believe they have been surviving for over 500 million years! Night-time is when they like to venture out the most, often to feed on insects. First they will use round nozzles inside their mouth to shoot translucent sticky fluid at prey to immobilise it. Then saliva, rich with digestive enzymes, is pumped into the prey which helps to breakdown the insect for consumption. This has led to velvet worms

having the reputation for vomiting over their food before they eat it! We hope you enjoyed hearing about our discovery and are finding joy with your own. If they are important, be sure to share them with others. Until next week, The Pūkaha Rangers Contributed by Alex Wall • The Wairarapa Midweek has partnered with Pukaha National Wildlife Centre to put a spotlight on wildlife conservation efforts locally and allow readers to get up close and personal with New Zealand’s amazing native species.

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and few people might notice, but Wellington throws up some light in the sky behind the ranges. In the east there’s ten thousand kilometres of ocean. Also, looking up at stars overhead is a pain in the neck, literally. And whereas in other parts of the world, stars are considerably dimmed by pollution as you look closer to the horizon, that eﬀect is negated by our clear skies. Also, there

sure aren’t any industries east of us, and not many settlements either. So, around 8pm, look southeast. You’ll see Scorpio’s curly tail that we talked about last week. It is slightly higher in the sky this week. Sagittarius is rising below that tail. If you can see it as an archer drawing his bow, good luck with that. It could be further jiggered by the fact that we see upside down many of the constellations that were named in the northern hemisphere. But it is a wonderful part of the sky, if you are in a good dark place. I usually write about things to see without optical aid, but if you can get hold of some

The Milky Way in the region of Sagittarius. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

binoculars, this area is a sight to behold. It has several star clusters and nebulae. 7x50 binoculars are ideal for seeing star fields, if you are feeling flush and want to go buy some. The brightest star in Sagittarius is Epsilon (ε) Sagittarii and is easy to find just below the scorpion’s tail. It has a name, Kaus Australis or southern part of the bow. Weirdly it wasn’t nominated as Alpha (α) Sagittarii. Epsilon is the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet and would normally be assigned to the fifth brightest star in the constellation. I think the ancient Greeks must

have been on something when they assigned the stars in this one, as they all seem a bit random. Great congrats to Canterbury astronomers for discovering a rare Earth-like exoplanet. The discovery was led by researcher Dr Antonio Herrera Martin who said the discovery was an extremely rare event. They used a technique based on microlensing, where a star passes in front of another star, helping to reveal undiscovered planets. It is rare, as less than one in a million stars are aﬀected by microlensing. • Next week: Planets rising

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That’s really nice – community support Aleyna Martinez Wairarapa supermarkets have collectively raised nearly $17,000 in grocery items and money for food banks earlier this month. Kieran McAnulty, Labour list MP based in Wairarapa also sourced a ton of rice from Wellington Indian restaurant Tulsi, which was donated to Masterton Foodbank. Lyn Tankersley the Masterton Foodbank co-ordinator said they could not buy rice or pasta at the beginning of the pandemic due to panic

buying depleting stock and availability. The 50 bags of rice weighing 20kg each will be shared out from Mangatainoka to Featherston, McAnulty said. In Carterton, an anonymous woman challenged Steve Duﬃeld the owner/operator of Carterton New World to match a $1000 donation she sent to the Carterton Foodbank. He instead matched her $1000 and doubled it, meaning a $3000 boost

for Carterton Foodbank plus grocery donations this week. Yvonne Dowd, coordinator of the Carterton Foodbank said in the five years she’s worked there, there had “never been anything as drastic as this before”. Duffield said he was concerned for families who may not recover financially once Level 2 was declared. “There will be some businesses hurting, one, two, three months down the track,” Duffield said. “An important message is

don’t let pride get in the way of feeding the family.” Masterton New World raised more than $12,000 in product thanks to staﬀ showing a passion for families in need. Supermarket owner Clive Webber said it was an “amazing promotion that got close to $6000 in product from customers and that’s in seven days”. That was then matched by the New World branch. Pak’nSave Masterton also joined in the food bank drive, raising $737 in product.

Elise Sadler and Lyn Tankersley from Masterton Foodbank receive one ton of rice. PHOTO/ALEYNA MARTINEZ

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Alert Level 2 will see significantly more activity across the country requiring New Zealanders to play it safe and remain vigilant, so the virus does not bounce back. • Every alert level to fight COVID-19 is its own battle. When you win one, it does not mean the war is over. • Level 2 is a safer normal designed to get as many people back to work as possible and the economy back up and running in a safe way. • Strong public health measures such as physical distancing, good hygiene and contact tracing will be essential to making Level 2 work.

Agriculture is Key While most of New Zealand has been doing the right thing, unfortunately there has been a reported increase of business, home, and farm burglaries in the Wairarapa, including stock thefts. Please remain vigilant. If you see any suspicious activity call 111. Over the last several weeks we have proven ourselves to be a region that bands together and stands together, let’s keep it up.

An Agile Workforce is an Opportunity for Us

New Zealand’s agricultural economy has always been our backbone and always will be. This was acknowledged and respected during WWI, WWII, and the Great Depression, but since the 1980’s we disregarded it. Perhaps now, as we navigate our way through the pandemic and our ‘new normal’, finally, the penny will drop and we will understand once more that it is our rural communities and rural economy that gave the country its character and its resilience.

During Level 2 when we are free to travel between regions, workforces will need to be agile and open to relocating to other parts of New Zealand for income certainty. Employment for pickers, construction workers, farm hands, manufacturing workers to name a few. This could create a positive change for the Wairarapa. New families moving into our region, new skill sets complementing and enhancing what we already have, an increase in school rolls, an increase in domestic spending, while providing relief to our businesses that have empty spaces to fill as off-shore employees are now not an option.

It will be the agricultural sector that continues to drive New Zealand toward a brighter, more secure future. What that future may look like, is uncertain, but it will be a different landscape than what we have taken for granted for the last 30 years.

I take my hat off to the innovative, smart and forward thinking Wairarapa businesses that have switched their manufacturing skill set to something probably never thought of before, manufacturing PPE equipment for our essential workers

around New Zealand. The New Zealand Defence Force has delivered three Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s to New Zealand, loaded with essential components and machinery for these businesses to manufacture. We have previously believed that the global community provided us with the answers, now we see that they do not. New Zealand can provide its own solutions, as has been proven over the last several weeks.

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May 9 was a day for birds The international effort that was Global Big Day on May 9 this year, aimed to identify and document birds, is usually coloured by groups of people’s frantic attempts to get to as many places as possible, covering a range of habitats, during one 24hour period. This year participants have had to stay closer to home, depending on the laws of their particular country. In Wairarapa several of us, maintaining our bubbles, were out from the crack of dawn to record all birdy sight and sound. In Wairarapa it was a perfect day – sunny and clear, and no wind, a bit chilly maybe but the sun soon warmed. I had a spectacular morning. Two checklists of birds were submitted before 7am, one classed as nocturnal but it was the second checklist, after sunrise, that contained the morepork/ ruru, heard calling briefly from the bush across the road, much to my pleasure. After a quick breakfast a third checklist was gathered from a walk around the back paddock of our lifestyle block, and thus enthused we set off for the road end of the Waiohine Valley

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Olive oil produced in Featherston has won gold on the international stage. Olea Estate’s 2019 Picual virgin olive oil was one of 87 to be certified ‘gold’ at the 2020 New York International Olive Oil Competition. It was chosen for the top category from 900 oils around the world entered in the prestigious competition. Starting with bare Featherston land in 1999, Charles and Kay Chinnaiyah planted 2000 olive trees and began pressing the fruit into oil. Picual olive oil is peppery tasting oil and the strength of that flavour depends on the climate of the year in which the olives are harvested. It was one of five olive oils presented by Olives New Zealand to the international competition. “It’s a credit to the New Zealand judges in the domestic competition that they picked five top oils to go to New York and 100 per cent of those won gold,” Charles said. Their olive oil production business started with the couple taking a Sunday drive to Wairarapa from Wellington where they lived. They loved the climate

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A TED Talk I recently saw presented by speaker Noeline Kirabo discussed the idea of finding and following your passions. She shared two questions that we should ask ourselves to identify our passion, these being: What would you do if you had all of the time you need and all of the money you need to do it? What truly makes you happy? Noeline goes on to talk about how many of us feel that only those with

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yet to be made. “We would hope enhanced rural connectivity, money for water storage and road maintenance are prime candidates for that investment as both will help drive primary sector production and competitiveness.” The Budget’s provision for re-training and other support for those New Zealanders who will be among the forecast 10 per cent unemployment queue by next month is also the right step. Federated Farmers set up its own apprenticeship scheme to find more workers for the dairy industry, and is looking forward to seeing more government support now for this and other similar schemes to get people into primary sector jobs. “Keeping as many Kiwis in work as possible is obviously a priority. We appreciate the acknowledgement of how important the primary sector will be to economic recovery; of $1.6

Andrew Hoggard, vice-president federated Farmers. PHOTO/FILE

billion for training and apprenticeships, $19.3 million is earmarked to place 10,000 people into primary sector jobs. That’s a start.” Lack of specifics on spending and the raft of ‘shovel ready’ projects the government has had

suggested to it in the past six weeks is perhaps a good thing given that the entire Budget has been done so quickly, and therefore very few of these proposed shovel ready projects will have been subject to any cost-benefit analysis at all.

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Wai Write

NZ hippy wanders India In mid-1966 the Marconi, an Italian liner, disembarked passengers in Bombay (Mumbai, India). As a young hippy from Wellington I revelled in the sights, sounds and smells I had long dreamed of. The Roma it is said, are in my genes. And so, to India I went, spending six months wandering. I have never returned but remain that hippy at heart and my spirit is still in love with India. Where I had anticipated city parks with lush bush and exotic plants Bombay was dry and dusty. Hesitant questions to passers-by revealed that this was due to the late arrival of the monsoon – that southwest wind which blows for a few months each year and brings rain, lots of rain. I strolled the streets, wandered down twisted earth lanes, passed rudimentary brick and clay homes sandwiched between modern houses and hotels. I watched women slapping their washing on rocks, and collecting water in large pots from a communal tap to take home for their daily chores. Shopkeepers plied their wares and the rickety fruit and vegetable stalls seemed in constant danger

of collapse. Consumers carried full to overflowing bags perched on their heads. Self-proclaimed dentists squatted with the tools of their trade including spare teeth; where did the teeth come from I wondered? Chai makers sat cross legged beside small burners brewing up their hot, milky, sweet tea drunk from glasses – intermittently spitting long streams of red betel nut juice on to the pavement. Everything was overlaid with a fine dust which drifted listlessly through the humid air clinging

with tenacity to anything including me that had the temerity to move. The Indian subcontinent has many languages none of which I knew however with lots of mime and hand waving my questions as to where one might sleep, eat, wash, toilet, find water, the main road or a train station provided many hilarious and entertaining moments for all involved. Read by an announcer with a cultured English accent, the intermittent crackling squawking radio bulletins heard throughout each day insisted that

the monsoon was coming although those I spoke with were disbelieving and by now worried. When, they wondered aloud? I journeyed for weeks hitching rides on anything that moved, sleeping in and on top of trucks; and when the budget allowed I stuck like glue to my third class train seat for fear of losing it to another. The roads took me through cities such as Surat, Ahmadabad, Udaipur, Jaipur, and Agra where the Taj Mahal, Shah Jahan’s mausoleum to his wife Mumtaz is located; and so on to Delhi.

Delhi, where an electric atmosphere, like the dust, clung to everything. The monsoon still had not arrived. When would this momentous, even life altering event begin? And then, a drop! Another! And another! Faster and faster. The drops became a deluge. No one worried about the variety of body shapes now clearly defined through wet clothing. I couldn’t resist joining the throngs of rapidly moving people who, like schools of shiny fish wove themselves through the streets. We whirled like multi coloured tops being flung hither and to by this life giving force. Water! Inevitably flooding would follow but for now I could hear a nation of untold millions exhale a combined breath – a loud sigh of relief. Life assured for another year, is a cause for celebration. The monsoon had arrived. Lynette Stutz

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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Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Classifieds Wairarapa Midweek

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Public Notices

GRAZING WANTED for 40 Dairy Cows for 6 weeks and / or 40 Yearling Heifers until end of September. Phone Sean 06 376 6000 or 027 376 6060.

FORKLIFTS, TRUCKS, TRACTORS, DIGGERS, LOADERS, TRANSPORTER Long or Short term all at James Trucks & Machinery, 291 High Street, Solway, Masterton. Phone Gary 06 377 0550.

DRY PINE, ready to burn, 30-50 yrs old 3.6m² cord $200, half cord $100 and quarter cord $50, free delivery. Phone 021 0287 6350.

Yard and Vegetation Management, gardens, lawns, tree work big and

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CLEARING OUT the house or sheds, finalising an estate? Don t throw it out or give it away. Call me, I make instant decisions and pay instant cash. Phone 027 448 4531. NZLG LTD Wanting to buy mature Pine Forests, lump sum payment. NZLG Ltd. Phone 0274 897 036.

*** OLD GOLD JEWELLERY *** GOLD COINS *** COIN COLLECTIONS *** John Bertrand (Collectables) are Keen Buyers! Cash in on Current High Gold Prices

FIREWOOD

Wanted to Lease WANTED TO LEASE A minimum of 80 hectares of farm land within the Wairarapa area. Phone 0274 370 099

Trades Services FENCES - We build quality domestic fences, gates, decks and security. Erecta Fence Ph 027 247 7990.

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WANTED MARINA 1300 Engine or 1275 Sprite or Midget BMC A Series Engine & Gear Box. Phone 022 610 3903.

For Sale FOR SALE FIREWOOD MULCH TOP SOIL COMPOST Call 021 220 3694

SEASONED: Gum 4m³ $600, 2m³ $360: Douglas-Fir 4m³ $590, 2m³ $350: Macrocarpa 4m³ $590, 2m³ $350: Split Pine 4m³ $480, 2m³ $290: Manuka 2m³ $520: Gum & Manuka $840: Gum & D/Fir $620: Gum & Mac $620: D/Fir & Mac $610: Gum & S/Pine $560: D/Fir & S/Pine $550: Mac & S/Pine $550: Bagged Kindling $15ea. WINZ Quotes. Prices incl. GST & del. Wholesale Firewood Supplies. Ph (04) 232-9499, www.firewoodsupplies.co.nz TIMBCO PINE FIREWOOD ½ dry pine, 3m3 $160, 6m3 $320, 9m3 $480. Phone 027 252 2935.

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Employment

OUTSIDE RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION Handyman Wanted Must be: fit strong confident in driving a manual light ght truck on car licence COVID-19 responsible Drug Free Casual work to start with then full time employment in Wellington Room to let available Send CV to: cityworks2017ltd@gmail.com

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WANTED RECORDS

Cash paid for pop, rock, jazz records. Call or text Wakefield Antiques 72 Main St Greytown to discuss what you have 06 304 9807 0274 422 502

Opening Hours: Tues, Wed, Thurs 7:30 - 5pm For all your iron and roofing needs call 34 Dalefield Road, Carterton Email: admin@CtnCF.co.nz

CASUAL STAFF REQUIRED for Paua Processing Factory. Phone Owen on 027 303 7444 for more information.

Public Notices

MEETING SCHEDULE. CARTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

The following meetings will be held at the Carterton Events Centre, 50 Holloway Street, Carterton. Wednesday 3 June 2020 Infrastructure and Services Committee Meeting Policy and Strategy Committee Meeting

8.30am 11.00am

Wednesday 24 June 2020 Ordinary Council Meeting

1.00pm

The following meetings will be held in the WBS Room at the Greytown Town Centre. Wednesday 17 June 2020 Wairarapa Library Services Committee Meeting

3.00pm

Members of the public are welcome to attend the meetings and a public forum is provided at the start of each meeting. Members of the public who wish to participate in this public forum must register their intention with Casey Spencer on 06 379 4030 at least one full day before the meeting date. Agendas will be available for public inspection two days prior to the meeting and will be available at the Councils main office, the Carterton Library and on Councils website. Should COVID-19 Level 2 restrictions on meetings still be in place in June, further Information will be published on virtual access and meeting recordings. www.cdc.govt.nz

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