Wairarapa Midweek Wed 20th Sept

The delicate art of bend, tie, trim

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Hussey is past president of the Wairarapa Bonsai Club, which meets monthly. He still hosts workshops at his property, imparting his knowledge to fellow members.

“I’ve been doing this for 50 years and I’m still learning,” he said. “I’ve written well over 100 articles and done demonstrations all over the country.”

He calls bonsai “a double-edged sword” – an art form and a horticultural technique, requiring patience and care.

“What I say to new people, is go and get yourself a tree or plant from a nursery, put it outside on a path or on steps where it’s exposed to the weather, leave it there through the four seasons and if you’ve kept it alive after a year, come and see me to move forward. If it dies, there’s something wrong with the way you’ve cared for it.”

His golden rule: “Don’t let the tree dry out. Simple.”

Bonsai trees sell on the internet for hundreds of dollars, some just seedlings for $200.

“We [club members] just

laugh, as they haven’t any shape or style - we make our own, to suit us.”

The Wairarapa club is all about structure. Bonsai is not about trying to make a tree look like a pot plant.

“If something looks good, it’s balanced. You can have a tree that’s been around for years and years, but there are some basic little things wrong with it.”

Bonsai trees are

trimmed at the roots and on the top, in relation to each other, Hussey said.

Young trees like to grow straight up, towards the sun.

“So we take some wire and bend the trunk to whatever shape the tree lends itself.”

Hussey then ties down branches with string, to train them into horizontal,

flat shapes. He trims off new growth and leaves it for a year.

“If my initial shaping is effective, I remove anything growing underneath and try what we call ‘pads of growth’ on top, so you can see right through the tree, from front to back.

“People get bonsai trees back-to-front, because

they don’t understand the structure, or the story the tree is trying to tell.”

New Zealand natives can be used, with totara and kowhai particularly good, albeit slow growing.

Killing a tree here and there is all part of learning the art form. “I think I killed my first one in 1971,” Hussey said.

Asked how big a bonsai can be, he replied: “The

word ‘bonsai’ means to plant in a container - so, how big is your container?”

“You can go the other way and have bonsai growing in eggshells. I’ve seen one little piece of kanuka, with one little flower.”

The Japanese style of bonsai is formal, manicured and typically focuses solely on the tree, however Hussey prefers the Chinese style of Penjing, more landscapefocused, “uncouth and rugged”, with perhaps rocks and other elements added.

He is a builder of bonsai, just as his working life was in construction.

A carpenter by trade, he spent time at the former Ministry of Works as a building overseer, and was a teacher of construction for 30 years at polytechnics.

Hussey describes himself as “just an old tree hugger… who’s a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to bonsai”.

Each trim of his small trees adds shape to his own life story.

• To learn more about the Wairarapa Bonsai Club, contact Bob MacFarlane [06] 377-1808 or [027] 334-7730.

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Terracotta Warriors stand guard over Bonsai Bevan’s collection. Wire is used to shape the bonsai trees. PHOTOS/JULIA MAHONY

Hussey’ – in a good way – he knows exactly what he’s doing.

Whole lot of drama

Lucy Cooper lucy.cooper@age.co.nz

Kuranui College will need to install another trophy cabinet after the success of its performing arts students at the TheatreFest Showcase.

At every stage of the competition, which began in August, the 13-strong cast and crew of the 15-minute play, Sounds of an Organ, achieved awards and recognition, including best design concept, best youth production and best production overall.

At the TheatreFest national finals in Christchurch this month, the group’s winning streak culminated in four awards, including the Theatre New Zealand Award: Excellence in Acting shield for James Morland and the Jannat Aitchison Memorial Award for Distinctive Emerging Talent for the play’s writer and director, Jasmine Loveday.

Jasmine’s play is a “creepy, surreal and unsettling” exploration of environmental destruction involving dance, special effects makeup and distinctive props, including “the big prop” – a life-size creature corpse.

It’s not Jasmine’s first play. She has several titles to her name, including Maltreatment, which won best new director at TheatreFest two years ago.

As Juanita McLellan, Kuranui’s performing arts team leader explained, Jasmine wrote a comedic “play about a cannibal cop” when she was in Year 9.

“We took it down to the primary school and showed them and they thought it was fabulous.

“Afterwards, we thought, ‘Did we just show a cannibal play to primary school kids?’”

James has also been “a theatre kid” since a young age.

“I started in Year 7 and I played Ricky Baker [from Hunt for the Wilderpeople] at the Greytown school production and ever since then, I’ve been committed to drama,” he said.

The students’ schedules and other commitments meant the group’s first full run-through of Sounds of an Organ was the technical rehearsal the day before the competition performance.

James credits Jasmine’s skills as a director for getting the team through the stressful situation so successfully.

“It wouldn’t have come together at all if it wasn’t Jasmine’s play,” he said.

As a director, she is “really fun to work with”, James said. “She has such big ideas and has such good vision, so if you’re not doing the vision right, she makes sure she gets her concepts across.”

Jasmine is also full of praise for James’ talent as an actor and is her ‘goto’ for her plays if he’s not busy on other projects.

“He’s incredible because you ask him to do something, hand him a script and he just does it pretty much as you imagined it to be.”

James’ talent was clearly appreciated by the judges – in addition to awarding him the shield for excellence, he received a $2000 scholarship to attend TheatreFest’s intensive programme next summer.

McLellen is extremely

“I could not be more proud. They have stories that matter to them that they can tell in creative ways. That’s exactly why we do theatre.”

Juanita

proud of all her students’ progress, personal growth and achievements at this year’s TheatreFest.

“I could not be more proud,” she said. “They are just such a cool

bunch of people. They have stories that matter to them that they can tell in creative ways. And that’s exactly why we do theatre.”

McLellan said theatre

and performing arts provide students with a way to navigate a complex, post-covid world.

“Because, particularly after coming through covid-19, people have had to get used to following rules and following instructions and doing what they’re told and being isolated,” she said.

“The performing arts is the opposite of that. It’s about breaking the rules, it’s about finding your own story and your own pathway and [working out] how you work with others with safety, rather than with fear.”

Jasmine, who has obsessive-compulsive disorder [OCD], struggles “to do things in particular ways” and finds “the arts help”.

“I struggle with reading and writing and the majority of classes are that, but then I get into the arts and rather than write everything down, I can show people what I mean. Or I can draw

what I mean, or I can just create structures, or use my makeup to tell a story.

“The arts have just given me so much range to tell stories.”

The TheatreFest group is “tired, but really happy” with their TheatreFest achievements, but there is still a lot of drama to be had before the school year comes to a close.

Kuranui students are preparing for the 24-hour play challenge, a kapa haka competition, the college performance of Seussical the Musical next month, and the college’s cultural awards in November.

The TheatreFest students are also hosting a fundraiser at Studio 73 in Greytown on September 21 to help cover the costs of all their creative activity.

“It will be a great night – we’ll be putting on all the one-act plays we’ve put together, and, if we can wangle it, the Barbershop Quartet and the 24-hour play people.”

The cast and crew of Sounds of an Organ. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

McLellan, Kuranui College

Tired but happy, James Morland and Jasmine Loveday celebrate their achievements at TheatreFest.

Galaxies and gardens win grants

cosmos and the universe”, Leske said.

Community-minded gardeners and young astronomers are just some of the beneficiaries of the latest round of community and education grant awards from the Masterton Trust Lands Trust [MTLT].

The volunteers at Oxford Street Community Garden are looking forward to being able to securely store essential tools and equipment in their very own shed, thanks to a grant of nearly $2000.

It’s something of an early birthday present for the community garden, which celebrates its 10th anniversary later this year.

The volunteers’ current storage facility is a shared garage, which is “not very accessible”, Anna Baird, who has volunteered at the community garden since it began, said.

“It’s not right by the garden and it’s very difficult to actually open the door for some people.”

The Oxford Street gardeners will supplement the grant award with $500 they have raised themselves to buy the shed, which will give them secure, independent and accessible storage, Baird said.

“It means we’ll have our own shed to put all

our tools in. And the great thing is, we’ll be able to put a combination lock on, so our volunteers can just go at any time.

“If a volunteer has a little bit of free time to help out in the garden, they can just access all the tools themselves that are up here at the garden.”

The group hopes to have the new tool shed installed before the end of the year.

An $8000 MTLT grant to a Carterton-based social enterprise will help bring Spaceward Bound

NZ – an immersive space exploration experience – to 11 Masterton schools.

The initiative is the flagship educational programme of MilkyWay Kiwi, founded by astronomer Samuel Leske and astrobiologist Haritina [Hari] Mogoșanu.

Central to the programme is a portable, digital planetarium powered by “state-of-theart software” displaying “science data, the real data that scientists are looking at to understand the

The information displayed in the planetarium includes galaxy survey data and high-resolution imagery of the surface of the moon and Mars.

“We can take kids to the top of Olympus Mons on Mars, the highest volcano in our solar system,” Leske said. “At the same time, we can take them to their location on a model of planet Earth and see what satellites are visible.”

In addition to the mobile

planetarium, students will be able to code and operate two robotic Mars Rovers.

Modelled on the Rosalind Franklin Mars rover – expected to be launched to the red planet in 2028 – the robots are 3D printed from designs released by the European Space Agency.

“It’s pretty cool,” Leske said. “[The rovers are] designed to be remotely controlled and students will programme a little bit and run little Mars missions, so they can see what it’s like to take control of a real rover.”

“Kids absolutely love it,” he said. “One of the really

“One

of the really cool bits of feedback we got from one kid was, ‘How

Some of the volunteers at Oxford Street Community

Blue and yellow for Probus Month

retirement”, providing members with the opportunity to connect socially.

Wairarapa clubs will be celebrating Probus Month in October, with special meetings and events.

In Masterton, the Maungaraki Wairarapa Probus Club has asked members to wear the Probus colours of blue and yellow to their meeting on Wednesday, October 4, at 10am at the Masterton Club.

“There will be decorations, a special morning tea and a themed ‘lucky number’ prize draw,” club secretary Judith Thomsen said.

The club was looking for new members, both men and women.

Probus clubs promote “fun and friendship in

Clubs offer a range of activities including trips and outings, depending on members’ interests, lifestyle and location.

Clubs meet monthly, with the Maungaraki club meeting on the first Wednesday morning of every month. Masterton’s two other Probus clubs are Takahe Wairarapa and Masterton.

“Our members talk together for 15-20 minutes on a range of topics,” Thomsen said. “It may be about what they did for a job, or one of their ancestors.”

Guest speakers have included Carterton Mayor Ron Mark and Alzheimer’s Wairarapa chairperson

Jude Clark.

“We once had a man who had cycled from the North Cape to Bluff.”

Probus operates on member subscriptions, so there is no fundraising to do, Thomsen said.

Interest groups include cinema groups, lunch dates, crafts and garden clubs.

“We don’t talk about politics or religion,” she said. Probus is ideal for retired, or semi-retired people, including people living in retirement villages or rest homes who could still get out and about.

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A man whose skills helped build homes and buildings in Martinborough has celebrated his 100th birthday in Levin.

Gordon Butler still lives independently and is a member of his local Returned Services Association [RSA] and Cossie Club. He was born in Hawera in 1923 and had the childhood nickname of ‘Snow’. He later moved to Petone with his parents and attended Hutt Valley

High School. He served in the New Zealand Air Force and then the Army during WWII.

Gordon married Ruth in 1946 and they had four children. The couple moved to Martinborough in 1953 and Gordon started a joinery business –Martinborough Builders and Joinery – with his brother and brother-inlaw, later buying them out.

Gordon built many homes and buildings in Martinborough, his

son Ian Butler said. He was involved in the swimming club, the Masons and the Lions Club.

The couple moved to Masterton to retire but after Ruth passed away in 1998, Gordon “packed up to start again in Levin”, Ian said.

Gordon has 60 offspring, including grandchildren and great-grandchildren, spread across New Zealand and Australia.

Members of the Maungaraki Wairarapa Probus Club are preparing for Probus Month. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Julia Mahony julia.mahony@age.co.nz

Centenarian Gordon Butler [left] with his son Ian.

Sparkling Orange and Grapefruit & Apple and Cranberry

Artists pave the way

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week, and the Mental Health Foundation recommends we have a go at practising the five ways to wellbeing: connect, be active, keep learning, give and take notice.

Locally in Featherston, Tangle Community Dance spent all day Sunday filming a dance video inspired by kiwi artist, Vera Ellen and her track, Broadway Junction

In the true story behind the song, Ellen wants to jump off Broadway Junction in New York but doesn’t.

Ellen recently spent time in Wairarapa as part of the New Zealand Pacific Studios residency programme.

As part of her stay, she performed Broadway Junction and other numbers at an intimate concert at Studio 73.

Her on-stage presence really bought home the power and emotion of this heartrending but ultimately hopeful track.

Give it a listen by searching ‘Broadway Junction, Featherston’ on YouTube.

Featherston is featuring a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party in Narnia for children

at Fareham Hall, 80 Underhill Rd, 4pm until 6pm on Friday 22 September.

It’s a bring-your-own teacup [if you can] event.

People of all ages are invited to enjoy hot chocolate, brooch making, and a reading of the beautiful picture book Lara and the Storm by fine arts graduate Eden Eldred.

The tea party finishes at the town Squircle with a magical hope walk/dance.

At Carterton’s Heart of Arts venue, artist and writer Janet Atkinson’s fabulous adult picture

book, The Wayfarer, will be on display.

There are stunning visuals and simple, beautiful words in this personal tale of a voyage from crippling depression and fear through to hope and resilience.

In Greytown, at Madame Fancy Pants, owner Claire Terry will be placing famous ‘wayfarers’ of the mental health journey, such as Sinead, Joan of Arc and Vincent Van Gogh, throughout her Main Street store.

Linda Tilyard from King Street Artworks

in Masterton says that for them, it’s business as usual: “Every week is Mental Health Awareness Week here”.

Finally, if you live in or visit Featherston this week, watch out for the giant lion face of Aslan [from C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia books] on a duvet cover, bearing the words, ‘courage, dear wayfarer’.

Aslan will be wayfaring to a new spot each day.

Feel free to stop and take a rock bearing the same words, which could, arguably, be a kinder, more apt title for the week.

“This is the message to the beautiful wayfarers of Paetūmōkai, Featherston and beyond,’ Justine Kingdon of New Earth Arts said.

“Wayfarers need to be celebrated and treated with kindness, dignity, and respect, as well as gentleness. Some days, just getting out of bed is enough of a step on your difficult journey.”

“As a wayfarer, what’s really happening is that the very wonderful thing you came to bring to this earth is being refined in the difficult darkness.

“But this is only so you can bring in more of your own light to the world. So, courage, dear wayfarer. Onwards and upwards.”

right at the hub of it on

A community emergency hub open day and response practice will be held for the public at the Waihenga Centre on 30 September from 11am.

The event is run by the Wellington Regional Emergency Management Organisation (WREMO) to raise awareness of community emergency hubs, places “run by the community, for the community, without official assistance following a disaster”, a WREMO spokesperson said.

There are 17 hubs established at community centres, schools, and other gathering places in Wairarapa.

Each contains hub kit containing an operating guide, maps, role descriptions, stationery,

and other equipment to help communities selforganise and link with the official response.

“Events around the world have shown that communities are usually the first responders in an emergency event when emergency services are stretched”, the WREMO spokesperson said.

“They know their communities best and most often have the commonly needed emergency resources already around them such as food, water, blankets, and other supplies to look after one another.

“The combined event is a chance for people to visit their local hub, meet their neighbours and realise they are already capable Emergency Managers.”

Waihenga Centre is hosting an Emergency Hub Open Day on 30 September from 11am. IMAGE/SUPPLIED

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Vera Ellen’s track Broadway Junction is available on YouTube.

PHOTO/FILE

Magnolias

It’s a special feeling when winter is coming to an end, the weather is beginning to improve, and the sight of magnolias bursting into life colour gardens all around.

Magnolias are one of the best ˜ owering trees, and with new varieties being introduced all the time they are now able to be grown in smaller gardens for everyone to enjoy.

Magnolias can ˜ ower for a long period, some can even have a

Cleopatra

 Red-purple summer ˜ owers

 Grows as a small upright tree

Milky Way

 Big cup shaped blooms appear mid spring

 Flowers are white with a blush of pink at the base

 Grows approx. 3.5m

Blanchard

 A small tree with a pyramidal shape and an open habit

 Dark-green, glossy leaves have terracotta undersides. Large, fragrant ˜ owers from NovemberMarch are cup-shaped and creamy white

 Makes a great hedge

Sentry

 Spicy fragrance

 Tulip shaped rich pink-purple blooms with white interior

 Perfect for small gardens

 Narrow growth of only 80cm wide

second ˜ ush a few months later. Di° erent species bloom at di° erent times, from early spring to late summer. If you live in a frost-prone region, it would be best to avoid early-˜ owering species, as the buds and ˜ owers are easily browned by˛frost.

If you have room for more than one in your garden you could choose varieties with di° erent ˜ owering times to extend the season. Keep in mind that some are frost tender.

Black Tulip

 Cup shaped, tulip like deep red wine to burgundy blooms

 Dark petals help with weather tolerance

 Grows approx 6m

Rosea’

 Compact, rounded, multi-branched grower that is an excellent choice for smaller gardens

 Star-shaped, blush-pink, and fragrant ˜ owers from deep-pink buds in mid-winter until the leaves grow in the spring

Heaven Scent

 The gobletshaped, fragrant blooms are pale-pink on the outside, white inside, and appear from mid-spring to early summer

 Great in a small garden.

EVERGREEN Little Gem

 An extremely popular evergreen

 Prized for its compact upright growth habit Glossy dark green foliage with rusty bronze undersides.

 Great as a hedge or privacy screen

HOW TO PLANT

 Choose a sheltered spot in full sun or light shade

 Dig a hole that’s double the size of the root ball and ll the hole with Daltons Premium Acid Mix, Garden Mix or ican Potting Mix

 Add a garden stake at planting time to avoid disturbing the roots

Genie

 Black-red buds

 Small globular tulipshaped deep maroon blooms

 Lightly scented

 Compact upright growth, approx. 3.5m

Summer Magic

 Flowers twice a year, in spring & summer

 Impressive foliage when not in ˜ ower

 Grows approx. 4m x 1.8m

Baby Bird

 Grows to 3.5x1.5m

 ideal for smaller gardens

 Free ˜ owering from a young age,

 Easy and reliable grower

 If your soil is alkaline/sweet increase acidity with Acid Fertiliser

 Add ican 24 Plus Slow Food at planting time

I olanthe

 NZ hybrid

 Large cup shaped pink ˜ owers

 Proliÿ c ˜ owerer

 Grows approx. 8m tall

Honey Tulip

 Large goblet honey yellow blooms

 Flowers early spring

 Grows approx. 6m

Fairy Blush

 Flowers will smother this plant, making it an ideal choice for a beautiful hedge

Vulcan

 Spectacular large deep magenta red fragrant blooms

 Entire tree is covered with blooms

 Smaller growing

 Make a truly stunning specimen tree

Tulips worth a tiptoe

Julia Mahony julia.mahony@age.co.nz

Wairarapa’s tulip master Luke Gardner has planted an extra 7000 bulbs for this year’s Longbush Cottage Tulip Festival, adding to the 20,000 he has already plunged into the earth over eight years.

The festival is being held for a third year this spring, with Longbush Cottage on the backroads of the Carterton district set to attract bloom-lovers from all over.

Its one hectare of land has been planted by Gardner into “garden rooms” in an overall modern cottage garden style.

“The garden is always evolving and there are several areas that have been reworked since last year,” he said.

“The tulip displays are also always changing, so there will be lots of different

combinations from last year, as well as a few old favourites.”

Gardner bought the 1890s cottage in 2015 and set about creating his garden of “immersive experiences”.

“There was no garden to speak of, just a couple of trees, so it was very much a blank canvas – my goal was to open the garden after five years and to have most of the structure in place by year 10, which we are on track to achieve.”

Gardner fell in love with tulips on a visit to Amsterdam, but it was when he discovered how much they loved the Wairarapa climate that he “became obsessed”.

There began the planting of thousands of bulbs at Longbush Cottage: “Not all of them will come back year after year and the wet of the last 18 months had been tricky for them, but people can still expect a beautiful

display [for the festival].”

Gardner has not visited the famous tulip fields of Holland but attended several tulip festivals while living in the UK, “which I loved, but I do prefer tulips to be treated as part of a border to extend the season, rather than planted in formal blocks as bedding plants, which while lovely, can look a little bit municipal”, he said.

“I love all of the tulips, but a particular favourite is an almost black one called Ronaldo – the most unusual one is probably a new variety I am trying for the first time, called Flashpoint.”

The Longbush Cottage “garden rooms” include the Lipstick Garden “a jumble of clashing lipstick colours” and an homage to Gardner’s time working on the YSL cosmetics counter at Harrods department store in London.

There is a Pinot Noir Garden with dark fruity colours, the Flower Jungle, the New Zealand Garden, a rockery, a pond, an orchard and even a mysterious standing stone.

Gardner has drawn on his roots to develop his gardening skills.

“I come from a family of gardeners, not just in name,” he said. “My mother had a huge country garden on the farm where I grew up and both my grandfathers were very clever vegetable growers.

“I would say that I am a selftaught gardener and a lover of colour and flowers, so my garden will never achieve weed-free perfection, but I like to think it has an atmosphere that people will find enjoyable.”

• Longbush Cottage Tulip Festival, Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1, 10am-4pm.

Entry $10 [cash gate sales, or bank transfer]. Parking and refreshments offered by Parkinson’s Wairarapa for a donation.

The historic Longbush Cottage is at the centre of the garden.

Gardner and friends enjoy the Longbush Cottage Tulip Festival last spring.

She’s got a ticket to ride

A friend and I got chatting the other day about this and that and somehow, we got onto the topic of tickets.

Not the unpleasant type of ticket, like a parking ticket or speeding ticket, but the good ones, the fun ones – theatre tickets, concert tickets, plane tickets, train tickets.

The scoop with Coops

Lucy Cooper

Turns out my friend really loves tickets. And not electronic tickets or QR code tickets, or even tickets you can print out at home. No, she loves a proper, old-fashioned, paper [or even better – stiff card] analogue ticket. Ideally sent through the post. I asked her what she loved about tickets. In a nutshell, tickets hold the promise of something wonderful happening, or at the very least entertaining. And they demonstrate you’ve made a commitment to do something, or see something, or go somewhere.

She compared the commitment embodied in a ticket to the general

flakiness of everyday life.

With every form of communication we could ever possibly need stuffed into our phones, she thought it was too easy these days for humans to cancel, pike out, or change plans.

Tickets are the antidote to potential disappointment.

They are a guarantee that something you’d like to happen will happen on the date and at the time you thought it would.

And if the ticket for this something happened to be delivered in the post, nestled in its own envelope, and richly illustrated or embossed, well, now we’re talking.

I can hear your counterarguments from here. All forms of transport are prone to cancellation. Rock stars fall ill, fall off stages, or just fall down dead. Pandemics happen.

I know. But work with me here. Right up to that moment of crushing

dismay, the ticket in your tight little grip still packs promise.

I tried to research the history of the ticket for this article.

Google doesn’t know what to do with a search request like, “Why do people love tickets?” except try and flog you a load of tickets.

The one academic-ish paper I found on tickets was as dry as my friend’s vision of a gilded ticket to someplace magical was romantic.

Here’s a taster: “No one knows for sure when the first ticket in history was issued. It is logical to assume that ticketing was introduced as a result of the effects of supply and demand.”

YAWN! Like a politician with a tax model, I couldn’t read on.

Back to my friend.

She’d recently listened to a podcast in which the host was invited by the guest to think about something she really enjoyed spending money on.

She was then asked to extrapolate. What if you had five times the amount to spend on that thing?

Ten times? Unlimited funds? What would you do? Where would your passion for that thing take you?

We ran my friend’s love of tickets through a similar exercise.

It was fun and we all benefited. We never have a dull minute. Our diaries were stuffed with a smorgasbord of cultural experiences in venues across the globe, to which we travelled on expensively upholstered trains, planes and automobiles.

In this imaginary world, all the tickets were made of good quality paper and we stored them in scrapbooks as souvenirs.

It was at this point in the exercise I realised that I’d actually travelled back in time to the 1980s, I was about six years old and scrapbooking was a thing.

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The romance of the ticket is not dead! These were issued for Featherston’s Time Travellers’ Ball earlier this year.

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Tickets of yesteryear. I bet the paper quality was excellent.

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FIVE MINUTES WITH ...

Luke Gardner, chief gardener at Longbush Cottage

As a child, I spent a lot of time… Reading.

My favourite Wairarapa shop is… Grand illusions in Greytown. So much treasure!

My most interesting job has been…

Working for Yves Saint Laurent cosmetics in Harrods. The entire world visits Harrods at some point so I had hours of entertainment people watching.

The most awe-inspiring place I’ve visited is…

Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Kent, UK. I found so much inspiration there.

The best souvenir I’ve picked up anywhere in the world is…

My collection of Spode Italian series china. I have a dinner service for 12!

The most famous person I’ve met is… David Beckham. I once served him

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in Harrods and had no idea who he was!

I once won a ra˜ e and the prize was…

The only prize I have ever won was a block of chocolate when I was about 8, I ate the entire thing and was then violently ill!

I own an unusual collection of … World of Interiors been collecting them since I was 12 and only need to ÿ nd another 54 and I will own all 465 editions.

The secret to a good garden is… Enjoyment. As long as it gives you pleasure is all that matters.

The best dish I can cook or prepare is…

I am a terrible cook!

The best I can do is assemble a cheese board.

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CUTIE OF THE WEEK

This lovely fella is Bruno, a 14-year-old Labrador-x pointer. Bruno’s ‘mum’ Jules says he loves running around the paddocks, sometimes followed by an ice cream and ÿ nally a cuddle-up in front of the ÿ re. Bruno enjoys the company of the radio and his favourite channel is the Breeze.

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ARATOI

Exhibition brings excitement

It is always exciting when a new exhibition comes in. A lot of work goes into preparing the space before the artwork arrives. Painting the walls, moving around spotlights, bringing in plinths and mounts, tables and cases.

Normally an exhibition has a select number of works, but one exhibition that goes against our normal rules is the annual Breadcraft Wairarapa School’s Art Exhibition.

The show has been sponsored by Breadcraft since the 1980s and is one of our longest running exhibitions, a staff and crowd favourite.

This exhibition has over 500 entries, all student’s work from schools around the Wairarapa region with

invited to enter.

Pupils enjoy the excitement of their artworks being hung in their gallery, while teachers find inspiration for next year’s art lessons.

“We get quite a mix of work” Becky Bateman from the exhibitions team said. “Each year we get a completely different set of works compared to previous years.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Kitchen on mission to enrich families

Marlee Partridge marlee.partridge@age.co.nz

A community kitchen is pulling out all the stops to feed families in Wairarapa.

Focused on “enriching our community”, Food Resilience Wairarapa [FRW] – which is part of the Wairarapa Community Centre – provides monthly guidance to community members regarding different cooking skills, including how to stretch a meal and cook on a budget.

FRW offers a variety of programmes in partnership with other organisations like Waiwaste and the Masterton Foodbank.

The idea for cooking classes grew from FRW’s first programme, the community kitchen, which was introduced six years ago.

Time to take the lead

In a circular economy of a community-supporting community, Beverley Jack works tirelessly to provide wholesome kai [food] to those who need it most in Wairarapa.

Jack spoke about how the community kitchen, cooking classes, and the GROW community garden had helped fulfil FRW’s mission to help enrich the community.

The sweet aroma of freshly-baked muffins and a simmering meat medley filled the room as Jack proudly outlined the good work done in the kitchen just down the hall and at the community garden at St Matthew’s church.

Jack said it was a “real concern around food poverty and children going to school hungry or going to bed hungry” that led to the inception

It’s time once again for dog walkers to look out for our feathered friends, who are starting to nest at Henley Lake.

As normal at this time of year, dogs must be kept on a lead in the wetland area of the park, (highlighted in yellow on the map). Leads are required in this area from 1 August until 30 November.

Council sta will be touching base with dog walkers to make sure they are clear about on-lead areas. There is still plenty of room for dogs to roam free as long as they are still under active control. Please be aware birds may be nesting in other areas. For information on o -lead areas in the Masterton district, search “Where can I take my dog?” on the Council website: www.mstn.govt.nz

And remember, dogs should be on a lead whenever they are on a street footpath or any public place that is not designated an o -leash area. Dogs are not permitted in the Masterton CBD.

“We are seeing more ANZAC and Matariki artworks this year, which is fantastic. Students are exploring these important New Zealand moments through art.”

Aratoi’s guest judge Linda Kirkland was highly impressed by the quality of artworks submitted this year.

“The quality of work on show clearly heralds a

an exhibition you won’t want to miss.”

From printmaking, 3D sculpture, photography and mixed media, this exhibition showcases the range of art produced in the Wairarapa over the last year.

Natasha Priddle, is excited about experiencing her first Breadcraft exhibition since starting the education role earlier this year.

observing how the children react when they see their work on the wall,” she said.

“Having a piece of work hung in their regional gallery shows young people that art is valued and is an important way to express your feelings, emotions and ideas about the world.”

• Breadcraft Wairarapa School’s Art Exhibition opens on September 23 and runs until October 22.

of the community kitchen, which in turn inspired the community supporting community mindset.

Food Resilience Wairarapa, Waiwaste, and Masterton Foodbank have an agreement that “identifies if anybody has a surplus, to support each other’s programmes”.

Waiwaste collects

surplus food from supermarkets that’s still fit for human consumption but cannot be sold and provides FRW with the ingredients needed to run their cooking classes and community kitchen.

This agreement means that food isn’t unnecessarily going into the landfill.

FRW is dedicated to eliminating food waste and comes up with meal ideas only once the food has been received [flexibility and a little creativity are definitely a requirement].

FRW has made over 7700 meals this year, a stark increase on the 2500 meals it produced during its first year of operation.

Oliver Goodwin, St Pat’s School, Orange dotÿ sh, 2023, papermache; Carley Morunga-Kenny, St Pat’s School, Orange pu° erÿ sh, 2023, papermache.

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Food Resilience Wairarapa volunteers and Bev Jack [far right].

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Take Note: REBRANDED & EXPANDED IN CARTERTON

Announcing Take Note’s rebranding as Paper Plus as well as its much-anticipated store expansion in September 2023.

Buy local, support local, invest local, that’s Paper Plus’s motto. With over one hundred franchised stores nationwide and as the country’s largest retailer of books, stationery, magazines and cards, Paper Plus has been locally loved since 1983.

Kim Juno set up Carterton’s Take Note (as Paper Plus stores in small towns were then known) exactly 21 years ago. She’s taken the store from one side of the High Street to the other and gone from strength to strength, turning it into a shopping hub for Carterton.

“We provide a postal service, and sell flowers, home and office stationery, books, art supplies, toys and gifts, and we have a huge selection of cards and wrappings,” Kim says. Having started out all those years ago on her own as a small news-agent style bookshop, Kim has achieved a lot over the store’s lifetime. She’s now running the store with a team of seven. One of the team, Tania Goodall, has also recently become a co-owner.

We can take it as read that the rebranding of Take Note as Paper Plus is a sign that Carterton has grown up. Certainly, Carterton’s population has doubled and then some since 2002 when Kim first opened the door of her new store. And demand for all the

wares on offer has gone through the roof, precipitating the expansion of the shop into the front rooms of 3Mile, the coworking community space situated right next door.

“Never fear,” Tania says, “3Mile will still be there – it will simply move into the space at the back of the premises. It’s a great asset for the town.”

More art, more gifts, and a bigger book selection will all be possible following the expansion of Carterton’s Paper Plus. And congestion in the aisles will be sorted. More people will be able to get through the door and browse happily.

“Come and take a look,” Tania says.

“We’ve been planning our expansion for a while,” Kim says. “Planning it right and doing it once is the key to avoid disruption.

We are lucky to be part of a thriving community in Carterton of loyal, interesting customers who love their books, their art, and their flowers.”

Singers seek leader

Wairarapa Singers, based in Masterton, are looking for a musical director to lead them from the beginning of 2024.

“We are an unauditioned choir of between 50 and 80, depending on what we are singing,” copresident Graeme Burnard said.

The choir meets on Wednesday nights in Masterton from 7pm9pm and performs two major concerts a year,

usually in May and November.

“Our repertoire is wide and varied –we have performed all the great choral classics along with opera choruses, songs from the shows and other popular music,” Burnard said.

The choir was committed to singing Handel’s Messiah in November 2024, the group’s 30th Jubilee year, to commemorate its first concert in 1994.

The Wairarapa Singers need a new musical director.

“Our choir is active socially and is in the very capable hands of an outstanding committee.

“Along with the obvious musical ability, our musical director must have competent time management skills and reliable communication is a must.”

• For more information email: friendlychoir@ gmail.com

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Community support

Look out for purple-vested volunteers from Alzheimers Wairarapa this week as they collect at sites across Wairarapa, raising funds for community support services.

The charity employs a part-time registered nurse and an administrator, based at its o˜ ce at the Solway Showgrounds in Masterton. Community support is vital to ensure families living with dementia receive information and advice.

Alzheimers Wairarapa also runs support groups for carers, organises outings for clients and operates a day activity centre. They need van drivers and helpers to keep the services regular.

If you would like to volunteer for Alzheimers Wairarapa call 06 377 7522 or email esther@ alzheimerswairarapa.co.nz

Our purpose: is for older people / kaumātua to live a valued life in an inclusive society.

Our Vision: To be recognised as a leading contributor to the wellbeing of older persons / kaumātua in our Wairarapa community.

Our Mission: Helping, connecting and empowering older persons in Wairarapa.

The demands of caring for an older person may mean the carer has multiple responsibilities, sometimes required to manage two households.

It is not uncommon for a carer if they had full time employment, to reduce hours which can cause financial pressures.

As time goes on the amount of care increases, and the carer will be required to give up paid work.

This can lead to a sense of loss, further financial consequences and a loss of freedom, especially to pursue their own interests.

Due to a reduction in income, this will lead to a lower socioeconomic base which means as the carer ages there is a lower asset base to support them in their twilight years.

Our Values: The work of Age Concern Wairarapa is based on these values, with special reference to older people, koroua and kuia - Being responsive, Respecting all, Caring, Being committed to wellbeing.

Our Guiding Principles: are that our services are accessible, appropriate and affordable, inclusive, culturally appropriate and equally available to all.

Many reasons can lead to the carer of an older person feeling under pressure, tired and stressed.

If we are unable to recognise stress then it will have an impact on our health (physical and mental), relationships within the family or we may start to isolate ourselves from friends.

Some signs of stress are: Anxiety, depression, irritability, feeling tired and run down. Overreacting to minor nuisances, new or worsening health problems, feeling increasingly resentful, drinking, smoking, eating more or less, neglecting responsibilities, cutting back on leisure activities.

Its ok to ask for HELP for both for the carer and the older person.

Alzheimers Wairarapa volunteers Lesley Hurst and Lisa Taylor collect for the charity in 2022.

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HE TĀKAI KŌRERO MAI I WHAKAORIORI MASTERTON MONTHLY WRAP

Next steps for the Civic Facility and Hood Aerodrome

Masterton District Council last week agreed next steps in two major projects – the future of a Civic Facility, and re-scoping the Hood Aerodrome infrastructure project. Elected members agreed to investigate costs for two options for consultation on the next steps of the planned Civic Facility project.

Option One is to do the minimum, with no further work on a new facility, noting a legal requirement to address the earthquake-prone status of the old Town Hall.

Option Two is to look at costs to:

y refurbish and upgrade the existing library and extend that to include the Wairarapa Archive and an information hub

y demolish the existing town hall and build a new performance space on the town hall site

y refurbish the municipal and civil defence buildings (end use to be confirmed).

The new options come following consultation earlier this year with the Masterton community that reflected the Council’s concerns around the a ordability of the project. They will be part of next year’s Long-Term Plan public consultation.

The council also created a Project Advisory Group to help redefine the project’s scope, with a strong focus on a ordability, and including both Wairarapa iwi, property developer David Borman and audio visual technologist Toby Mills.

The Council also agreed to a re-scoping of what will be delivered as part of the Hood Aerodrome Infrastructure Upgrade Project.

While the Government’s funding agency - Kānoa - Regional Economic Development and Investment Unit (formally known as the Provincial Development Unit), has confirmed its $10 million funding with $7 millon of Council co-funding, costs have risen in the past year.

The re-scoped project will include a focus on infrastructure upgrades to support hangar development, runway resurfacing and widening, apron expansion, an upgrade/installation of security fencing (to meet CAA Qualification Certification requirements), and supporting the aerodrome to meet the CAA Qualification Certification deadline of June 2025.

No longer part of the scope is any work involving additional land purchase, including diverting Manaia Road and extending the length of the runway.

Cuppa with the Mayor Drill Hall memorial

To mark the United Nations Day of the Older Person on 2 October, Masterton Mayor Gary Ca ell will be hosting a morning tea at Masterton District Library at 10am on Monday 2 October.

Come along and hear about life leading Masterton District Council - and, yes, there’ll be time for questions!

Masterton Mayor Gary Ca ell cut the ribbon on a memorial to Masterton’s Regimental and Drill Hall on the corner of Chapel Street and Lincoln Road, Masterton.

The project was driven by historians Alan Fielding and Neil Frances, who approached Masterton District Council for land for the memorial. The Council agreed to provide land on the edge of the Council carpark, and in 2021 the project was awarded $6,750 towards the creation of the metal figures through the Masterton Arts Fund

The drill hall was built in 1886, close to the site of the memorial which also commemorates the 17th Ruahine Company and the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment.

The hall was replaced by a new building after WWII, but the original building was used by the Masterton Amateur Theatrical Society until 1979. It was demolished in 1981.

Cultural festival a hit

A vibrant cultural festival was the culimination of Welcoming Week in Masterton, aimed at showing newcomers to our community, from other parts of New Zealand and other countries, that we value what they add to the District.

The festival saw Park Street closed to tra c, with food stalls and entertainment representing some of the diverse cultures that call the District home.

Welcoming Week saw more than 40 people taking part in a Welcoming Walk around significant sites in Masterton and a Human Library event, where newcomers told of their journey to Wairarapa. A Bollywood Ladies’ Night was also very well attended.

It’s clean-up time!

Now is a great time to check that trees, shrubs, and hedges on your property are not growing over footpaths and other public space.

Shrubs and hedges need trimming to ensure that they are not hindering access. Trees should be cut back to the boundary - they must not hang lower than 2.7 metres.

If you have trees with branches near power lines, you should contact Powerco on 0800 769 372 for a list of qualified contractors who can carry out the work safely.

It’s a good time to ensure the rest of your section is also tidy If you have a stream or water race running through your property, these must be clear of flax, grass, weeds and litter to keep the water flowing and avoid flooding. Dispose of any waste that could attract rodents – it is far cheaper and easier to remove rubbish than to remove pests!

Council meetings

The meetings of the Council and its committees for the coming month are listed below.

Unless specified, all meetings will be held in the Kiwi Room at Waiata House, 27 Lincoln Road, Masterton. Members of the public are welcome to attend these meetings. The meetings will also be accessible to the public via the livestream on the Masterton District Council YouTube channel. Agendas will be available on the Council website (www. mstn.govt.nz) and copies will be available for inspection at the main Council o ce, 161 Queen Street, and at the Library, 54 Queen Street, two working days prior to the meeting.

Opportunity for Public Comment

At the beginning of some meetings, 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 Team Leader, phone 370 6300 or email mdc@mstn.govt.nz at least one clear day before the meeting.

What’s on

To keep up-to-date and report issues, download Antenno from your Apple App Store or Google Play store.

Battery recycling

Battery recycling is now available at Riversdale and Castlepoint transfer stations as Earthcare Environmental takes over end-to-end management of the battery recycling trial for Masterton and Carterton District Councils. Customers will notice new signage at transfer stations, with Earthcare also applying tape to battery terminals before they are shipped to Upcycle in Auckland for recycling.

Peter Laing Trust grants open

Applications are now open for Peter Laing Memorial Trust grants for people who intend to follow a practical farming career.

Grants can be used to pay for practical training or specialist equipment.

Applicants must be a resident in Wairarapa or have strong links with the region, and:

y a focus on pastoral farming with a planned career path

y a strong desire to expand their knowledge and interest in agriculture

The Peter Laing Memorial Trust Grant Round 2024 closes at 4pm on Friday 10 November. Application forms are available on the Council website, or at the Council’s o ces at 161 Queen Street and 27 Lincoln Road, and Masterton District Library, 54 Queen Street.

Today Wednesday 20 September

9am Extraordinary Council meeting to consider the final detailed design for the Transport Choices Eastside Link Cycleway, to receive the Masterton District Licensing Committee Annual Report and, to consider with the public excluded, the Animal Shelter Contract for Construction

Monday 2 October

10am Celebration of the UN Day of Older Persons, at Masterton District Library 11am Chats with the Markivist, at Masterton District Library

Wednesday 4 October 3pm Infrastructure and Services Committee meeting

Wednesday 25 October 3pm Council meeting

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I don’t fit the stereotype

Graeme Burnard

Apparently, the Rugby World Cup is on at the moment. I only know this because I was out with friends the other day and they asked me not to tell them the score as they had recorded the game.

You are quite safe I said. I didn’t even know it was on.

I haven’t watched a news broadcast this year. In fact, I don’t watch any New Zealand TV stations, so I have missed all the hype of the world cup. And I am missing all the election crap as well. Lovely jubbly.

Netflix, Youtube and Acorn TV will do me nicely, thank you very much.

Am I a typical kiwi bloke? Based on what that creature is perceived to be, apparently not.

When my wife married me, a typical stereotype kiwi male she did not get. Rugby, racing and beer don’t feature in our house. For some reason that’s what a stereotype kiwi bloke is perceived to be. Just ask Wal from Footrot Flats and Fred Dagg.

My research tells me the typical kiwi male is strong, silent, emotionless, not groomed and unhygienic. These are all written descriptions of the “typicam novum Zealand masculinum”.

Well, I am not strong, I am not emotionless, I believe I am well groomed and I am very hygienic and I am very pleased I don’t fit that brief.

Our MP is very clever. He can go from being metro man to being Fred Dagg as soon as he puts on a checked shirt.

“Off to have a yarn with the Cockies” is the cry. Bless. He’ll soon have plenty of time

I know nothing about cars. When I was changing cars a few years ago, one dealer asked me what I was looking for and I said a CD stacker and a cup holder. Oh, and it can’t be blue. He was a bit taken aback but I got what I wanted. I do put my head under the bonnet occasionally. To check the oil and water that is. Our present car is 22 years old and the comfiest I have ever driven. It’s in beautiful condition and every time someone rides in it, they comment

would never compromise comfort for all the bells and whistles and a bit of grunt under the bonnet. Ooh, I felt quite manly saying that.

I don’t have a shed and I own no tools. Well, that’s not quite true. I have a hammer and two screw drivers, somewhere.

I have never been tramping up in the hills. I couldn’t think of anything more ghastly to be honest. My answer to those who deride me for it, is that if we were all up there, there would be no one down here to answer the phone when they

favourite room in the house is the kitchen. I do 99 per cent of the cooking. I honestly believe a woman coming home after a busy day to a lovely dinner waiting, appreciates it far more than most men would.

When my wife goes to work in the morning, her lunch is all ready for her. That, to me is a trait of a good kiwi bloke.

Last week I went out to lunch – 19 women and me. Lots of laughs and a good natter. I am often the ‘token chap’ when I go out with friends and I don’t mind it one little bit.

When I proposed to my wife three weeks after we met, the first thing she said is “what took you so long?”. Twenty-five years later, we wouldn’t change a thing. Am I a typical kiwi bloke? Too

bloody right I am.

Council News September

Water Meter Reading Success

We want to thank the South Wairarapa community for their support in the annual water meter reading (2022-23) exercise, and in particular the volunteers from various community clubs who carried out the readings in June, rain or shine! Water is a precious resource and providing clean, safe

Stay up to date with Antenno!

South Wairarapa District Council has been piloting a new way to keep our community informed.

Antenno is a location-based mobile app that sends councilrelated notifications about the places you care about, including major water outages, roadworks, closures, Council events, rates and registration reminders, consultations and more. It can also be used to directly report issues or provide suggestions and ideas. You choose the places you want to be alerted about. This might include your neighbourhood, workplace or where your kids go to school. It’s up to you! You can also opt out of topics that don’t interest you.

It’s free, easy, and secure – there’s no need to share personal information. Just download the app, enter locations you’re interested in monitoring, and keep an eye out for our posts!

Antenno Have your say: Rating Review

drinking water to our rate payers is a priority for our Council. Meter readings provide us with important data, helping us reduce our overall consumption by identifying leaks and incentivising their repair.

Leaks can lead to excess water consumption resulting in an invoice, and we are pleased most properties stayed within their allocated water consumption. Thanks to proactive property owners who repair their leaks in a timely manner, we’re on

Hooray for Holidays!

The Wairarapa Library Service has a host of fun pop-up activities planned for the school holidays. All activities are free with no booking required. Here’s a taster of some of our favourites;

- Fabulous constellation activities to celebrate the Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve.

- Paper bag mask creations that encourage children to create a ‘wild thing” from their imaginations. It’s a great recycling activity!

- Break-in bags for older children who love to solve puzzles. Tasked with solving a code, kids need to find three numbers to open the lock and

free the loot from the bag. Take a look at the full schedule at www.wls.org.nz or on our Facebook page. See you there.

Wairarapa Walking Festival

The 2023 Wairarapa Walking Festival programme has launched with a number of great events planned across South Wairarapa. Whether you want to combine your love of walking, books and coffee in Featherston, a whanau friendly option with the Wairarapa Library Service Martinborough ©Storywalk or to meet new faces at the regular Greytown Woodside Trail parkrun –there’s something for everyone. Tickets are available now and include a number of free events. Visit cartertonec.co.nz/walking/ to find out more. Be

The review includes the:

track to waive around 40-45% of invoices for the rating year. If you do have an invoice from SWDC about your water consumption and have reason to believe it may be a leak that has caused the high reading, contact the SWDC Water team on water@swdc.govt.nz or 06 306 9611 Ext 874

Find out more about water meters and the waiver policy at swdc.govt.nz/get-it-sorted

NOTICE OF MEETINGS

Meeting agendas are available for inspection at least two days before the meeting from the district libraries, Council offices and www.swdc.govt.nz

Public participation is welcome. If you wish to speak during the public participation session at any of the below meetings, please phone 06 306 9611 or email enquiries@swdc.govt.nz at least 24 hours prior.

The meetings will be livestreamed on the YouTube channel where possible.

SEPTEMBER

COUNCIL MEETING

Wednesday, 27 September at 10am Supper Room, Waihinga Centre, Martinborough

OCTOBER

FEATHERSTON COMMUNITY BOARD FORUM

Wednesday, 4 October at 7pm Featherston Community Centre, Featherston

MĀORI STANDING COMMITTEE

Tuesday, 10 October at 6pm Supper Room, Waihinga Centre, Martinborough

GREYTOWN COMMUNITY BOARD

Wednesday 18 October at 7pm WBS Room, Greytown Town Centre

MARTINBOROUGH COMMUNITY BOARD

Thursday, 19 October at 7pm Supper Room, Waihinga Centre, Martinborough

As part of our preparation for the Long-term plan, we’re reviewing a group of our financial policies as required under Section 102 of the Local Government Act 2002 (LGA). The policies guide how decisions are made to set rates in the Long-Term and Annual Plans.

• Remission Policy, proposing to combine the Remission of Rates Policy, Water by Meter Leak Write-off Policy and the Coastal Erosion Policy into a single policy.

• Remission and Postponement of Rates on Māori Freehold Land Policy.

• Revenue and Financing Policy, which sets how rates are structured.

We’re proposing a few changes and need your feedback so we can ensure the policies reflect the views of the community. Consultation is now open until 15 October 2023.

A consultation document and feedback form are available on our website, or hard copy versions available from the libraries and Council office.

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Wednesday, 25 October at 9:30am Supper Room, Waihinga Centre, Martinborough

ASSURANCE & RISK COMMITTEE

Wednesday, 25 October at 12:30pm Supper Room, Waihinga Centre, Martinborough

Paul Gardner

INTERIM CHIEF

EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Flynn Nicholls ˜ ynn.nicholls@age.co.nz

Wairarapa’s Community Driver Mentoring Programme has celebrated the milestone of helping 300 people get their driver’s licences.

The programme, which has been operating for five years, matches students with volunteer mentors who teach them to drive in one-hour weekly sessions.

As of August this year, it has helped 318 people pass their licences, 243 high school pupils and 75 police referrals.

More than half of people have used their licences to gain employment.

The programme owns five cars fitted with emergency brakes on the instructors’ side.

Wairarapa Road Safety Council manager Bruce Pauling hosted the mentors last week for lunch to celebrate the milestone.

“The lifeblood of this programme is your wonderful mentors,” Pauling said.

“You teach the students, support them, and offer gems of wisdom.”

Pauling said the programme was helping teach young people safe habits, and by assisting people to drive legally, it was taking some pressure off the courts.

Carterton Mayor Ron Mark also acknowledged the mentors, removing his cowboy hat before taking the stand.

“I can only take my hat off to you,” Mark said.

“The first time you go out in the car, you’ll be able to see the fear in the student’s eyes as they grip the steering wheel.”

He said the programme opened employment doors and helped take pressure off busy parents by empowering young people to transport themselves.

“Nothing like this happens without generous and capable people risking life and limb to help people,” he said.

Mentor Rob Cameron, a retired teacher and principal, said he had been mentoring since the start of the programme, usually once or twice a week.

Cameron said one of his best outcomes was from a Masterton student who was doing work experience

in Featherston. The student’s mum was driving him there in the morning, and he was returning on the bus.

After getting his licence, he started driving there and was offered an apprenticeship.

“I’m enjoying working with the younger generation, helping them get further in their life and career,” Cameron said.

BELOW: Wairarapa’s Community Driver Mentoring Programme celebrated the milestone of helping 300 people get their driver’s licenses.

Mentor scheme drives up results Lifestyle

ABOVE: Mentor Rob Cameron helped Chanel College Charlotte Esler get her driver’s licence.

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I learned today that when Doudna was at school she was told by a teacher that “girls don’t do maths or science”. Hearing this could have been extremely demotivating

for Doudna, perhaps putting her off studying the subjects entirely. However, she chose to do the opposite, focusing more intently than ever on the subjects, which has led to the success and accolades she has achieved. There will be times in

which we come across others who will essentially be dream destroyers. We can either let them win or lose in regards to the impact they have on us. I believe Doudna took the right path by ignoring and proving the naysayers wrong, which has led to her own success and the betterment of the world in general.

Do it now

More valuable advice from the Roman stoic philosopher Seneca on the way in which we use our time. Seneca had a belief there is a tendency to put off doing so many of the things we want to do, thinking there will be time to do them at some later time. However, in so many cases the time will never be right, meaning the intended activity will never be done, leaving us full of regrets.

Another way of looking at this is to imagine a future in which we won’t be able to do something we had once planned to do. This could be anything, from a trip to an exciting destination, to a physical activity. In this situation we would be likely to do anything to have the capacity to do what can no longer be done. In short, to avoid regret late in life, start taking action now.

Life isn’t short

The stoic philosopher Seneca writes there is a feeling that life is short. His

view was quite different, he said in an average life we all have plenty of time; the issue isn’t how much time we have, it’s more about how we use the time we have.

In Seneca’s time there were surely distractions to waste time on. Two thousand years later the level of distraction has been massively amplified. While reading this post, take the time to think about how much time you have spent scrolling on your phone. Often it will be so much more than we’d like or care to admit. We need to be more deliberate with how we spend our time. Just an awareness of how much we waste would be a good starting point. Claiming back just a little, bit by bit, for more purposeful activities will be the start of extending our lives, without necessarily adding more time.

Trust your instincts

Often we’re told not to trust our gut instincts, as doing so can appear rash and thoughtless. However, I have heard why gut instincts can be a good thing, with the reason being these instincts are based on all of the experiences we have had in the past; they become our instincts because of what has happened to us.

Yes, there will always be times in which a more considered approach is the better option, but

there will also be times in which we have to make snap decisions. If we’re prepared to trust our gut and know these decisions do have substance, then, rather than freeze like a deer in the headlights, we can instead move on with at least some confidence.

Another reminder

On The School of Life app there’s a daily photo I have written about before, but it’s always worth being reminded about it. The picture is usually of something quite simple: a person drinking coffee; someone dancing; a night sky … pretty much anything really. On the flipside of the card will be a simple message, always beginning with the phrase “small pleasure”, then the words that describe what the activity, the small pleasure, is. These photos are a great reminder life is full of small pleasures. Things that happen every day that can almost pass by unnoticed. For example, here’s a few I have enjoyed today:

• Getting the good spot at the gym for my kettlebell workout

• Having lunch with a good friend

• An unexpected message from a friend who lives overseas

• Watching the end of a movie I am really enjoying

• A podcast interview I really enjoyed. These are just a few things

that came to mind when I sat back to think about what was just a regular day.

Small pleasures are a reminder that life really is a pleasure when we think about all the little moments that take place.

Great company

Today I attended a meeting that lasted for nine hours. The last hour was especially challenging, as it involved a lot of negotiating within the group to try to reach an outcome. Eventually we got there, but it was quite exhausting, albeit, very satisfying. I wanted to go home and put my feet up and relax.

I had also made a commitment to join a group of colleagues for dinner at my favourite restaurant. I could have easily and understandably cancelled, but instead I made my way there and had what turned out to be a really nice evening in the company of people I really like.

I’m incredibly comfortable in my own company. However, it’s also good to spend time with people we like in social situations, hearing stories, sharing experiences, laughing … generally just enjoying each others company. These occasions really do enrich our lives and when they come along we should always make the most of them.

Your own heroes journey

The idea of the heroes journey is something we see in movies, read about in books, and many other stories of both fiction and non-fiction.

Essentially it’s the journey we take through life, including all of the obstacles and challenges we face along the way. We may think it would be easier without the tough times, preferring to sail through life on clear waters, but it’s the challenges that make us stronger, that we need to work our way through, to enable us to face the next tough challenge with more confidence.

Think of your own life as a story that encompasses the heroes journey. Looking back and reflecting on your life while sitting on your porch on a rocking chair, you’ll have a sense of immense satisfaction knowing things weren’t always easy, but this didn’t stop you from persevering and pushing through, to create your own story of a satisfying and fulfilling life.

• 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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Jennifer Doudna has won the Nobel Prize in chemistry. She has done groundbreaking work in the sciences, which has led to Walter

Isaacson writing the book The Code Breaker, her biography. To put this book in perspective, other biographies written by Isaacson have been about

Leonardo da Vinci and Elon Musk, two very highprofile examples.

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Mike Butterick

Mike Butterick is back as National’s Wairarapa electorate candidate and ready to answer the questions put forward by the region’s electorate.

One at the front of people’s minds is how to limit crime and his party’s policy to introduce boot camps for young offenders.

“It’s not primarily to punish them. It’s about removing them from the environment and intervening in a positive way to change the direction

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of travel,” he said.

Pushed on how long youth could be locked up Butterick says that policy detail is yet to be made public, while insisting the problem has got out of hand.

“It’s not acceptable – everybody has rights, but with rights come responsibilities, and therefore there must be consequences.”

On the hot topic of climate change the National candidate stressed the need to “manage or adapt to the climate impacts that we’re witnessing and building resilience, whether it be our roads, how we manage

our rivers, and all the challenges that will be looming”.

For Butterick, an important aspect of reaching carbon zero is tackling carbon emitters and changing behaviours at source. But he has a proviso.

“In terms of agricultural emissions, we’ve got to be very mindful that in our rush to get a medal round our necks on the world stage, we don’t actually score an own goal.”

Butterick also wants to emphasise that creating emission controls could have a negative knock-on on our nation’s wealth.

“Trade export income is

incredibly important to this country – it’s effectively how we pay our wages for our nurses, teachers, local policemen.”

Celia Wade-Brown

Since joining the Greens in 1992, Celia Wade-Brown has stood in both local and national elections, succeeding in becoming the mayor of Wellington from 2010 until 2016.

On the subject of tackling crime, WadeBrown is keen to stress the importance of addressing its causes: “Lack of a caring home, lack of education, no diagnosis of mental illness, no rehabilitation of drug and alcohol addictions.”

Youth crime and ram-

raiding can be overplayed in the political arena, Wade-Brown said, and there are other crimes that should be a focus of the next government.

“Let’s not forget white collar crime – tax evasion scams and outright fraud. And we need to invest in cyber security, and people understanding how to keep themselves safe on the internet.”

Wade-Brown is also promoting a bold way to tackle financial inequality through a guaranteed minimum income of at least $385 a week.

“It’ll make a considerable difference if you’re working or if for some reason you’re

not able to work,” she said.

“It’s not fair the children of nurses, early childhood carers, cleaners, and farm workers should have less of a good start in life than the children of bankers and company owners.”

With a huge farming community in Wairarapa, Wade-Brown also stresses that many farmers are already supporting the Green’s sustainable policies.

“They really want the clean rivers and the healthy climate that everybody else does,” she said.

“Many farmers are already planting wetlands, reducing their fertiliser use, and very aware of the

amount of emissions from their farms.”

Simon Casey

As a first-time ACT candidate in Wairarapa, Simon Casey is keen to make his mark with some bold statements about the changes he and his party would like to bring about.

Asked about financial inequality in society, Casey said “one of the things we want to do is get rid of welfare dependency. That doesn’t mean we just stop providing assistance to where it is needed, but what we have to do is encourage people to get into work”.

Casey also said there needs to be tighter control

of the public purse strings.

“We see the government as obese. It just primarily comes down to control of government expenditure and not spending more than we are earning – and we have to get inflation under control.”

Regarding bullying in schools, Casey suggested bringing back charter schools that aren’t under the direct authority of the Ministry of Education “because the teacher’s unions didn’t like the fact that they could not control what was happening in those schools”.

“Schools definitely need the ability to suspend or even expel in some cases,

and charter schools will be given a special agenda to be able to help difficult children,” Casey said.

This will break the cycle of bullying, Casey said, “because often it’s peer pressure that causes the problem in the first place and specially trained teachers will be able to assist where the state schools clearly can’t”.

Kieran McAnulty

Defending his Wairarapa seat, portfolio-heavy high-profile government minister and one-time volunteer firefighter Kieran McAnulty has been in the thick of it in recent months with an issue that’s troubling many of

his constituents – traffic holdups.

The prolonged works on State Highway 2 between Masterton and Carterton with the construction of new roundabouts and safety barriers, along with lowering the speed limit to 80kmh all the way to Featherston is widely considered unreasonable, and McAnulty said “it’s been a source of immense frustration for me”.

“The consultation process [undertaken by] Waka Kotahi was appalling. They had a very clear view from the community, there were numerous letters from me, and they went ahead and did it anyway.”

On the topic of crime, McAnulty said it’s not just about adding more police numbers – child poverty needs to be tackled at the same time, and “that requires investment, and it requires pretty intimate and detailed interventions”.

McAnulty also recognised there’s no instant fix for successfully curbing youth crime.

Wairarapa’s four parliamentary candidates sat down with PHIL STEBBING to answer some of the burning questions posed by the region’s voters.

National candidate Mike Butterick. PHOTOS/PHIL STEBBING

ACT candidate Simon Casey. Labour incumbent Kieran McAnulty. Green candidate Celia Wade-Brown.

Mental Health Awareness Week 18-24 Sept

Five ways to wellbeing-hauora

Each year since 1993, the Mental Health Foundation runs a Mental Health Awareness Week to help kiwis understand how to boost their wellbeing and improve their mental health. In 2023, Mental Health Awareness Week takes place between Monday 18 and Sunday 24˜September.

This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week theme is Five Ways, Five Days The Mental Health Foundation asks New Zealanders to use the ÿ ve ways to wellbeing to improve their wellbeing throughout the week. These simple actions are backed by evidence and

can be easily incorporated into anyone’s life, at any time. The ÿ ve ways to wellbeing (hauora) are:

1 Take notice | Me aro tonu: take notice of the things around you, remember the simple things that give you joy.

2 Give | Tukua: give your time, your words, your presence. Carrying out acts of kindness boosts our happiness, life satisfaction, and overall wellbeing.

3 Be Active Me kori tonu: be active, do what you can, enjoy what you do, move your mood. Being active can not only make us feel good, but it also enhances our thinking and learning abilities.

4 Connect Me whakawhanaunga: connect, talk, and listen, be there, feel connected. It is the heart of our wellbeing and weaves us together, making us feel seen, heard, and understood. When we nurture meaningful connections with others, we fuel our own happiness.

5 Keep Learning | Me ako tonu: keep learning and embrace new experiences, see opportunities, surprise yourself. Any activity that challenges our thinking and expands our consciousness improves our ability to think.

The Five Ways, Five Days campaign is underpinned by Te Whare Tapa Wh˜ This is a M˛ori health model that

Foster wellbeing-hauora in our young

HAUORA FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLERANGATAHI

Te Whare Tapa Wh˜ is a model of health commonly used within our health system and by many schools.

we need to spend some time thinking about and discussing hauorawellbeing, as we live in a time where what it means to live well is not something that is always made clear to us.”

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describes health as a wharenui or meeting house with four walls. These walls represent:

1 Taha wairua | spiritual wellbeing.

2 Taha hinengaro | mental and emotional wellbeing.

3 Taha tinana | physical wellbeing.

4 Taha wh˜nau | family and social wellbeing.

In addition, our connection with the whenua (land), our roots, forms the foundation for the four walls of the wharenui.

For Masterton’s Rathkeale College for example, hauora-wellbeing is not just about how to repair your health when you become sick (as health care is sometimes understood), but is more about answering the question: “What does it mean to live a happy life?”

One of the ways in which Rathkeale implements the model of Te Whare Tapa Wh˜ is through its peer support programme designed to, among other things, raise self-esteem and conÿ dence in Year 9s, at a time when they are most vulnerable.

The College’s website notes: “when we look at the statistics on depression, anxiety and suicide, it becomes apparent that

A 2018 government report on an inquiry into mental health and addiction (He Aranga Oranga or Pathways to Wellness) shows that one in ÿ ve of us experience mental illness or distress, and that increasing numbers of children and young people are showing signs of mental distress and are intentionally selfharming.

In addition to the human costs, the annual cost of the burden of serious mental illness, including addiction, in New Zealand is an estimated $12 billion or ÿ ve percent of gross domestic product (GDP).

Some people are particularly at risk of mental health illness –

those experiencing poverty and who are unable to ÿ nd a˛ ordable housing, people who are unemployed or working in low-paid work, those who have backgrounds of abuse and neglect (including family violence and other trauma), and social isolation (especially in the elderly and rural populations). For M˜ori, risk factors also include deprivation and cultural alienation.

Every year, 20,000 people attempt to take their own life. Our suicide rate for young people, at 18 per 100,000 aged 15-19 according to Te Ara, The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - is among the worst in the OECD. Each suicide creates signiÿ cant, far-reaching impacts on the person’s friends, family and wh˜nau, and the wider community. Well over half of youth suicides involve alcohol or illicit drug exposure. And over 70 percent of people who attend addiction services have co-existing mental health conditions.

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Piki was established following the report of the 2018 Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction. In that report, it was identiÿ ed that children and young people in Aotearoa New Zealand are exhibiting high levels of distress leading to deliberate self-harm, risk-taking, anxiety disorders, and other concerning behaviours.

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Pasiÿ ka, and rainbow youth all experiencing higher levels of depression than p°keh°.

But the people who need mental health support the most are the ones who often don’t or can’t access it: our M°ori and Pasiÿ ka youth, particularly males.

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 Podcasts about anxiety, depression, and how to feel better can be helpful and soothing when we feel bad.

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 A ÿ rst port of call could be your doctor-GP. They can refer people to programmes and other assistance.

The beast of anxiety

One in ÿ ve people aged 15 and over in NZ Aotearoa have a mood or anxiety disorder, according to the Ministry of Health.

Mind & body

Ryan Monastra, owner and senior physiotherapist with Masterton’s Back in Action clinic, says that our mind and body are the same thing. “We talk about the mind-body connection,” he says, “but one is not possible without the other. They are parts of the whole.”

A complex interaction is going on between our mind and our body, all the time.

moving and taking action to heal ourselves,” Ryal says. “It’s proven that exercise can help with anxiety, depression, and fears, as well as pain. Exercise releases endorphins that are natural pain killers and natural uppers.”

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anxiety, bi-polar, OCD, and has attempted suicide several times.

What we do with our physical body (what we eat, how much we exercise, and even our posture) can impact our mental state (positively or negatively). And our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and attitudes can positively or negatively a˛ ect our biological functioning and how healthy our bodies are.

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Any type of exercise is apparently better than none. The best thing is to ÿ nd something you enjoy, even if it’s simply going for a walk around the streets or out in nature: walking is an easy and natural way to help us de-stress. Other options might include yoga, tai chi, gym work, biking, swimming, or dance.

Even getting involved in creative arts, such as those at Kings Street Artworks in Masterton, are a way of moving parts of our body and engaging our minds at the same time. And through meditation or prayer, we can become more aware of what’s going on in our minds

Ryan focuses on three things when a client presents with an injury or in pain – what the client could do in the short-term to avoid irritating an area of pain; what Ryan or someone else could do to help the client feel better; and what the client could do themselves to ingrain new and healthy patterns of movement, working, and living. Health living might include moving our mindset from a ‘ÿ xed’ state to a ‘growth’ state. A ÿ xed mindset (e.g., I’m too unÿ t to even try …) prevents us from failing in the short run but, in the long run, can hinder our ability to learn, grow and develop new skills. A growth mindset, on the other hand, according to psychologist Carol Dweck, is the understanding that abilities (and even intelligence) can be developed.

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The first stages of work for a new veterinary clinic in Greytown are now under way.

South Wairarapa Veterinary Services [SWVS] managing director

Aidan Smith said the new clinic will allow SWVS to maintain a high standard of services in South Wairarapa.

“It will replace our ageing clinics in Martinborough and Featherston, which will close when the Greytown clinic opens,” he said. The new facility, expected to be completed in April 2024, will be located at the south end of Greytown, behind Five Rivers Medical Centre.

There will be no change to SWVS clinics in Carterton and Masterton,

which will continue operating as usual.

“SWVS directors thought long and hard about having to close the Martinborough and Featherston clinics, but unfortunately we cannot provide the consistent hours and high-quality service that we want to deliver in South Wairarapa if we are stretched too thinly,” Smith said.

The new clinic will have farm vets as well as providing more room for “farm specific products”, thanks to being slightly larger than SWVS’ Carterton clinic.

“All team members who have been working in Martinborough and Featherston will shift to the new clinic, so clients will see the same friendly faces when they bring their animal to see us and hear the same voices when they ring for farm supplies,”

Smith said.

Meanwhile, SWVS has notified all clients from Martinborough and Featherston clinics to advise them the new clinic will be opening and their records will be available at each of the SWVS branches.

A spokesperson for SWVS said there will be no change to SWVS after-hours services, and Martinborough and Featherston clients will start to see more availability of short notice appointments when the new Greytown clinic opens.

“We will have more options to see emergencies during normal hours and fewer referrals to Carterton,” Smith said.

“Our night and weekend services will be run as they are now, through the Carterton clinic.”

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“I work with patients from the cradle to the grave,” Melanie says, “including babies, ACC injuries, sportspeople, older people, and pregnant women.”

With pregnant women, Melanie helps ensure the baby is positioned well and the pelvis is ready to go. Stress management is also important to Wallis Chiropractic.

“More people are anxious right now,” says Melanie. “When we are under stress, we produce cortisol. In small doses, this is good for us. Too much cortisol, however, can make muscles

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Crucial to Melanie’s work is getting to know us and our lives. She shares a rapport and a history with us that enables her to read our body language and recognise when she hasn’t got to the bottom of what’s going on.

Cultural sensitivities are important, and Melanie always talks through what she intends to do before she touches someone. She wants you to be an active participant in your health.

Melanie Wallis is well connected with complementary health professionals including GPs, massage practitioners, radiology ÿ rms for x-rays, and TBI physiotherapy which is situated in the same building as Wallis Chiropractic in Masterton’s Park Street Health Centre. Adding to her repertoire, Melanie is also known to adjust the spine of small animals such as piglets, cats, and dogs to help improve their health.

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Christmas is set to be a merry affair in Carterton this year, with the parade and A Very Carterton Christmas [AVCC] being held on the same day.

Carterton Rotary are stepping up to the plate once again to plan the Christmas Parade for Carterton residents.

Working with Lou Newman and A Very Carterton Christmas, Rotary has planned for the parade to finish at Carrington Park, where festivities will continue into the evening with AVCC.

Parade co-ordinator

Rodney O’Leary is excited about the parade and said the background work is

done, so they can now focus on the finer details.

While it is Rotary doing the organising, it is “the business community that are responsible” as that’s who is providing financial support and sponsoring the parade, O’Leary said.

Carterton District Council is also providing funding for the event and helping to organise consent for road closures with Waka Kotahi and safety resources.

O’Leary said these are the “big costs” that usually run to “a few thousand dollars” so Rotary is grateful for the council support.

For the past 23 years, the Carterton Christmas Parade has been held on the last Saturday of November, but this year the parade will run on

December 10.

Some members of Rotary are also volunteering their time to help with A Very Carterton Christmas.

This will be only the second year of AVCC, and organiser Newman said she was very grateful that Rotary sees the benefit of combining the two events.

After the success of last year’s inaugural AVCC “there was a clear push to see if we could have both events together”, she said.

More support and funding this year mean that AVCC is able to expand its offerings.

Anyone looking to be involved with AVCC can email lou@cdc.govt.nz. Further information on the Christmas Parade will be provided in due course.

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After a disappointing harvest, the country’s top olive oil producer – The Olive Press – is putting in the hard yards to rejuvenate the lower North Island’s olive groves in preparation for early summer flowering.

The Olive Press chairman Rod Lingard said the company is working hard to redouble its efforts to improve olive tree productivity and grove health through an expanded spring pruning programme.

“Poor flowering last year followed by a very wet autumn this year resulted in our smallest fruit crop and lowest oil yields in over 20 harvests,” Lingard said.

“It’s been a tough lesson for growers used to bountiful harvests, but it’s also helped reinforce the need to improve grove resiliency, so the trees are better able to cope with these challenges”.

Lingard said the adverse weather events in the past few years

have created a sense of urgency within the olive industry.

Harvesting olives in the rain is not ideal due to the moisture and olives becoming full of water –reducing the olive oil’s quality and

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“Never mind the looming threat of climate change, we’re more concerned with the here and now – that after three years of a historically wet La Niña, we face the prospect of an

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Lingard is encouraging olive growers looking to increase their “grove resiliency” to

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Featherston Community Centre,

1.30-3.30pm.

Fareham Creative Space Also Fri/

Tues, open studio, 10am-3pm, 80 Underhill Rd, Featherston. Email: registrations@farehamcreativespace.

nz Featherston Menz Shed 61

Fitzherbert St, open from 6.30pm.

GirlGuidingNZ Carterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 4.15-5.30pm. Carterton

Brownies, 7-9½ years, 6-7.30pm. Call

Sharon [021] 033-0550.

Justice of the Peace Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm. KeepFit! 10.30am, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

Masterton Art Club 10am-2pm, tutored classes available, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019 or Elissa [0274] 706-528.

Masterton Petanque Club 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064.

Masterton Toy Library 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St.

Narcotics Anonymous 7.30-8.30pm, at St Matthew’s Church, Church St, Masterton.

Parkinson’s Exercise Class 1.30pm, at the Wairarapa Boxing Academy, Dixon St. Call Roslyn [027] 264-8623.

Patient Activity Programme At Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton, 10am-1pm. Call 378-8888.

Red Star Table Tennis Club 5-7pm

at Red Star Sports Association 10

Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027]

566-4664 or Brian 377-4066.

Ruamahanga Club Cards, 500, 1-4pm, at Wairarapa Services Club, Essex St, Masterton.

Social Learners Bridge 1-3.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Barbara [06] 304-9208.

Steady As You Go Falls Prevention and Balance Class, 9.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

The University of the 3rd AGE [U3A] South Wairarapa Current Affairs group meet in the Events Hall of the Roseneath Lifecare and Village, Carterton 9.30-11am. Call convener Paul Mallinson [021] 109-4652.

Thursday Morning Bikers Meet at the fountain at the Queen Elizabeth Park entrance, 9.30am. Contact David [021] 246-0295.

Wairarapa Fern and Thistle Pipe Band Weekly practice, Masterton Brass Bandrooms, Park Ave, Masterton. Email fernandthistle21@ gmail.com

Wairarapa Model Aero Club 9am-

noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome.

Whakaoriori Shufflers Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 1-2.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135.

FRIDAY,

SEPTEMBER 22

Aratoi Rebecca Steedman: Wairarapa Camera Club: Reflecting on Our Place to Oct 29; Choice: Staff picks from the collection to Oct 29;

Light and Space: Sculptures from the collection to Nov 26.

Carterton Craft Market Mon-Sat: 9am-4pm, Sun: 10am-3pm, 25 High St North, Carterton. Call Desley [027]

787-8558.

Carterton Senior Citizens 12.303.30pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, at the old courthouse next to the library. Cloth Collective Sewing Workshop 10am-2pm, Kiwi Hall Supper Room. Call Sara Uruski [0274] 474-959.

Dance Fit At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. Text dance groove to [022] 321-2643. Greytown Music and Movement

For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz

Justice of the Peace Carterton library noon-2pm; Masterton District Court 11am-1pm; Eketahuna Library

1.30-4.30pm. Masterton Croquet Club Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward

377-4401. Masterton Masters Swimming Club Club night 5.30-6.30pm, Trust House Recreation Centre back pool. Call Stu [027] 295-4189 or Lucy [021]

0204-4144. South Wairarapa Rebus Club 10am at the South Wairarapa Working Men’s Club. Excursions held on any fifth Friday in a month. Call John

Reeve 379-9379.

Needlework & Craft Drop-in

10am-noon, Featherston Community Centre. Call May [06] 308-6912 or Virginia [06] 308-8392.

Wairarapa Kids Choir For children

aged seven years up, 3.50-4.50pm, during school terms, Courthouse, Holloway St, Carterton. Call Jill [027]

347-5891.

Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service Quit Clinic at Whaiora 9am-noon.

Support across Wairarapa. Call Whaiora 0800 494 246.

Walk and Talk Meet outside Dish Cafe, First St, Masterton, 9.30am.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

Aratoi Wairarapa schools exhibition

opens Cobblestones Early Settlers Village Open 10am-3pm seven days.

Featherston Heritage Museum

Behind the Featherston Library and Information Centre. Sat/Sun 10am-

2pm, other times by arrangement.

Call Elsa [021] 263-9403.

Featherston Weekly Market 8am-

2pm, 33 Fitzherbert St.

Greytown Menz Shed 9am-noon.

Call Paul Dodge [021] 0262-6595.

Justice of the Peace Service centre available at Masterton Library, 10am-noon.

Lions Book Sale 9am-1pm, under the grandstand, Solway Showgrounds, Judds Rd, Masterton.

Martinborough Men’s Shed Old Courthouse, 20 Cork St, 9am-noon. Call John [021] 314-2485.

Martinborough Museum Open Sat/

Sun at No 7 The Square, 10.30am-

2.30pm. Donation/koha appreciated.

Masterton Croquet Club Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109.

Masterton Tennis Centre Organised doubles from 12.30 pm at 147 Dixon St, Masterton. Contact Sue McRae [027] 449-0601.

Parkrun Weekly 5km run/walk.

8am start, at the Woodside end of the Greytown rail trail. Info: parkrun.

co.nz/greytownwoodsidetrail

Tinui Craft Corner and Museum

Open Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. Call Lesley

Hodgins [06] 372-6433.

Toy Library Masterton 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Featherston 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon.

Wairarapa Cancer Society

Supportive Care Services For anyone needing support after a cancer diagnosis. Call (06) 378-8039.

Wairarapa Embroiderers Guild

At the Ranfurly Club Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton. Email

Wairarapaembroiderers@gmail.

Carrington Bowling Club: 57 High St, Carterton, behind clock tower. Call Pauline [027] 406-6728.

Wairarapa Farmers’ Market 9am-

1pm, Solway Showgrounds, Judds Rd, Masterton. Wairarapa Genealogy Branch Family History Research Rooms, 5 Church St, Masterton, 10am-noon.

Women’s Self Defence With Dion, 9am, band rotunda, Queen Elizabeth Park. Call [020] 4124-4098.

SUNDAY,

SEPTEMBER 24

Featherston Menz Shed 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm.

Masterton Marauders Wargaming Club At the Masterton Croquet Club, 1-5pm. Call Vince Cholewa [027]

344-1073.

Masterton Park Bowling Club

Queen Elizabeth Park, bowls roll up at 1pm, names in by 12.45pm. Call [027] 957-1012. Masterton Petanque Club Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064. Masterton Tennis Centre Social doubles from 10 am at 147 Dixon St, Masterton. Blackboard draw.

Masterton Toy Library 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Narcotics Anonymous Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call 0800 628 632.

Rotary Sunday Market 7-11.30am, Essex St car park. Contact thehodsons@xtra.co.nz

South Wairarapa Pipe Band Practice at St John’s church hall, Featherston, 4-6pm. To confirm time please call [027] 628-5889 or [027] 453-0182.

Wairarapa Country Music Club

Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton, at 1pm. Call Pam 377-

5141.

Wairarapa Model Aero Club 9amnoon, at the Masterton Aerodrome.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

Art for Everyone Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call Sandie [021] 157-4909.

Carterton Alcoholics Anonymous

8pm, Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210 High St. Call Bob [021]

042-2947 or Martin [06] 372-7764.

Carterton Community Toy Library Events Centre, Holloway St, Mon-Sat during CDC Library hours.

Carterton Food Bank 10-11am Mon-Fri at Haumanu House. Call

379-4092.

Carterton Scottish Dance Club

7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. Call Elaine 377-0322.

Carterton Scout Group At Rangatahi Hub [behind Carterton Event Centre], Keas [5-8 years]

4.30-5.30pm; Cubs [8-11] 6-7.30pm. Contact Sylvia [027] 249-3395.

CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office 36 Bannister St, Masterton,

10am-1pm Mon-Fri. Call 378-2426 or

0800 227-2255.

Citizens Advice Bureau Mon-Fri

9am-4pm, 43 Perry St, Masterton. Call 377-0078 or 0800 367-222. Clareville Indoor Bowls 7pm at Tom Bubb Lounge, A&P complex. Call Colleen 379-8399.

Creative Hands Programme At Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton, 10am-noon. Call Kirsten 399-1050. East Indoor Bowling Club 7pm. Call Julie 377-5497 or George 378-9266. Epilepsy Support Group 11am at the Salvation Army office, 210 High St South, Carterton. Call 0800 20 21 22.

Featherston Music Club 7-9pm. Call Shaun O’Brien [027] 672-6249. Free Community Fit Club Mon/ Tues/Fri, 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. Call Di [027] 4987261.

GirlGuidingNZ Masterton Rangers, 12½-18 years, 6.30-8pm. South Wairarapa Guides [Greytown], 9-12½ years, 6-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

Hospice Wairarapa Support

Services For anyone dealing with a terminal illness. Call [06] 378-8888.

Housie 7pm, Club Carterton, Broadway. Call 379-8069.

Indoor Bowls 1.30pm, Club Carterton, Broadway, Carterton. Call [027] 645-0905.

Justice of the Peace Masterton CAB

9.30am-12.30pm.

Keep Fit! 9.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

Line Dancing 10.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

Literacy Aotearoa Free computing and digital device classes for adults.

Call 377-4214.

Mah-jong 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Pat Hamilton [06] 308-9729. Masterton District Brass Band Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Call [022]

574-0742.

Masterton Food Bank 9 Church St, Mon-Fri 10am-12.30pm. Call 370-8034.

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

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

Caregivers Programme Caring for your loved one who is unwell, at Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton. Call Kirsten 399-1050. Carrington Bowling Club 57 High St, Carterton, behind clock tower. Call Pauline [027] 406-6728.

Carterton District Historical Society 142 High St North, Carterton, open 2-4pm or by appointment. Call Vivienne 379-5564. Central Indoor Bowls Club 7.30pm, Hogg Crescent hall. Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554. Chair Exercise Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown. Clareville Badminton Club Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve [027] 333-3975.

Dance Fitness 6.30-7.30pm, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830.

Digital Seniors Wairarapa Call 0800 373 646 for an appointment.

Carterton 3 Mile, 66 High St, 9.30-11.30am; Greytown Greytown

Library, 1.30-3.30pm.

Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club During school terms. Classes are weight and skill dependent;

Beginners, 5-9 years, 5.30-6.15pm; 10 years+ [including adults] 6.157.30pm. Featherston Menz Shed 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 10am.

Featherston Wahine Singers

7-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Susan [021] 246-4884.

Free Literacy and Numeracy

Masterton Alcoholics Anonymous 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or David [021] 116-5505.

Masterton Croquet Club Golf

Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward

377-4401.

Masterton Judo Club Tues/Thurs, youth class 5-6pm, adults 7-8.30pm, Nga Totara Dojo, 205 Ngaumutawa Rd, Masterton. Contact Simon [021]

248-6111. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Association Social indoor bowls, 500 cards, or a chat

1-3pm, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire 377-0342.

Masterton Toastmasters Meet fortnightly, Salvation Army Hall, 210 High St, Carterton, 7.30pm. Call Wayne [027] 335-5825.

Masterton Toy Library 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon

St, Masterton.

Paint/draw From live model,10am-

noon, at Masterton Art Club, Victoria St. Call Elissa Smith [027] 470-6528.

Red Star Table Tennis Club 9amnoon at Red Star Sports Association

10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066.

Scallyrag Border Morris Dancing

7-8 pm at the Auditorium, Kuranui College, Greytown. Contact Alison [021] 111-1894.

Social Bridge At South Wairarapa

Workingmen’s Club, 1.30-3.30pm. Call Lesley [021] 299-6389.

South Wairarapa Badminton Club Featherston Sports Stadium, Underhill Rd, 7.30pm.

South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club Games afternoon. Call Doff

304-9748.

Taoist Tai Chi 6-7.30pm at St Mark’s Church Hall, 185 High St, Carterton.

Contact www.taoisttaichi.org

Woops A Daisies Leisure Marching

Team practice 4-5pm, at the Trust House Rec Centre Stadium. Call Cheryl [06] 370-1922 or [027] 697-6974.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

AA Meeting At 7.30pm, Epiphany church hall, High St, Solway, Masterton. Call [027] 557-7928.

Athletics Wairarapa Club night, 5.45-7pm, Colin Pugh Sports Bowl, Masterton. Cards “500”, 1.15-4.15pm, at the Carterton Club. Call Barbara 379-6582

or Val 379-8329.

Carterton Cycle Group From Belvedere Rd [weather permitting].

Call Irene [027] 634-9167 or Lesley [021] 299-6389.

Dance Fitness 9.30-11am, preschoolers with parents or caregivers at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830.

Digital Seniors Wairarapa Call 0800 373 646 for an appointment.

Masterton Citizens Advice, 10-noon.

Free Classes Literacy, language, numeracy for adult learners. Call Literacy Aotearoa 377-4214.

GirlGuidingNZ Masterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 5.30-7pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Greytown Menz Shed 9am-noon. Call Paul Dodge [021] 0262-6595.

Healing Rooms Confidential prayer for healing or any situation, 2-4pm, at St Matthews Church Hall, Church St, Masterton. Call [027] 245-2819.

Heart of Arts Wairarapa A community gallery, 47 High St North, Carterton, Wed-Fri, 10am-4pm, weekends, 10am-2pm.

Juesday Art 10am-12.30pm, AOG

Church, Birdwood St, Featherston.

Call Julia [06] 308-8109.

Masterton Park Bowling Club

Queen Elizabeth Park, 1pm, names in by 12.45pm. Call [027] 957-1012.

Parkinson’s Singing Group 10am, at the South Wairarapa Workingman’s Club, Main St, Greytown. Call Marguerite Chadwick 379-5376. Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group Sports, food, and leadership, Carterton Events Centre. Text “R2R” to [027] 742-2264.

Recreational Walking Group

9.30am, Essex St car park. Call Ann Jackson, 372-5758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285. Scrabble Club 1-4pm, in the stadium meeting room of the Trust House Recreation Centre, 2 Dixon St, Masterton. Phone Sue McRae [027] 449-0601.

Silver Ukulele Club 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Jan [06] 308-8556.

Soulway Cooking and Crafts

10am-noon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 370-1604].

South Wairarapa Caregivers

Programme Caring for your loved one who is unwell, at a café in South Wairarapa. Call Kirsten 399-1050.

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

The Dance Shed 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Line Dance Class

6-7pm; Rock N Roll Dance Class: 7.308.30pm,

Cole St. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. The Dance Shed 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Beginners Linedance Class: 6-7pm. Linedance Intermediate Class: 7.30-8.30pm. Call Wendy [027] 319-9814. Troubadour Music Group 6-8pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Contact Stefan [027] 226-6019.

Classes At Literacy Aotearoa, 340 Queen St, Masterton. Call Carol [022] 524-5994. GirlGuiding Masterton Pippins [5-7 years] 3.45-5pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646. Justice of the Peace Masterton CAB

11am-1pm. Knit and Natter 3pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, Perry St; 7pm, Te Awhina Cameron Community House, 2 Stuart Cres, Masterton. Mah-jong Carterton RSA, 1pm. Call Margaret 379-8681.

The Book Lovers Corner 3.304.30pm on Arrow FM {92.7FM] and available online, https://www. arrowfm.co.nz/programmes/ show/94/the-book-lovers-corner-/ Wairarapa Genealogy Branch

Family History Research Rooms, 5 Church St, Masterton, 1-3.30pm. Wairarapa Modern Jive Carterton School hall, 7.15-7.30pm

Intermediate workshop; 8-8.45pm

Beginners class. Contact Lance [021] 134-5661.

Wairarapa Services Club Cards, Euchre, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton.

Justice of the Peace Masterton CAB noon-2pm. Kiddie Gym For 0-3-year-olds, 9.3011am, at St David’s Church, corner High and Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 379-8325. Martinborough Men’s Shed Old Courthouse, 20 Cork St, 9am-noon.

Call Doug [027] 444-7331.

Masterton Art Club 10am-2pm, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Elissa [0274] 706-528.

Masterton Croquet Club Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 3787109.

Jumbo crossword

46 Says further

Sudoku

Last week’s crossword solution

ACROSS: 1 Kittens, 4 Sick as a dog, 9 Claimed, 13 Ajar, 14 Arrows, 15 Potato, 16 Sniffed, 19 Instructed, 20 Imminent, 21 Gripe, 24 Drench, 25 Amulet, 27 Escalator, 32 Adultery, 33 Tartar, 34 Elapsed, 38 Unafraid, 39 Potage, 40 Pile, 41 Beach, 42 Atoms, 45 On one’s last legs, 52 Heads, 55 Plait, 56 Frau, 57 Unreal, 58 Wrestled, 61 Deleted, 62 Propel, 63 Epidemic, 66 Pineapple, 68 Within, 69 Marred, 73 Solve, 74 Peculiar, 76 Green light, 81 Italian, 82 Quench, 83 Cavity, 84 Envy, 85 Pledged, 86 Slap up meal, 87 Lanolin.

DOWN: 1 Khaki, 2 Transfer, 3 Strict, 4 Spoke, 5 Cask, 6 Appoint, 7 Autumn, 8 Often, 10 Link, 11 Inferno, 12 Exempt, 17 Procedures, 18 Sneak, 22 Claymore, 23 Vault, 24 Dracula, 26 Meet, 28 Scalpel, 29 Albino, 30 Orders, 31 Fenced, 33 Trail, 35 Piece, 36 Dado, 37 Plug, 43 Tilted, 44 Maize, 46 Norm, 47 Neutral, 48 Sculpt, 49 April, 50 Travesty, 51 Sorbet, 52 Hospitable, 53 Axle, 54 Sedated, 59 Sever, 60 Kiwi, 64 Upped, 65 Original, 67 Invalid, 68 Worship, 70 Hostel, 71 Kidnap, 72 Dental, 75 Usual, 77 Rival, 78 Try on, 79 Race, 80 Ache.

Insert the missing letters to complete ten words — five across the grid and five down. More than one solution may be possible.

MP for Wairarapa

Back me so I can continue to back you!

I passionately believe that every New Zealander should be able to access world-class health care, no matter where they live. That’s why:

We are ending the post-code lottery that was a feature of the DHB system and developing a rural health strategy.

We have built a new mental heath and addiction service from the ground up with more than one million sessions now delivered.

We are increasing the number of training places so we can grow more of our own doctors and nurses.

We have boosted Pharmac funding by more than 50%, removed the $5 prescription charge and extended free GP visits to under-14s.

I've delivered on every promise I made in 2020.

If re-elected, I will advocate strongly for an expansion of the Masterton hospital and the services it o ers.

Acknowledgements

Public Notices

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All Welcome

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Ex pressions of Interes

Courses and Seminars

After School Art Classes by Jo Bridgwater onday ds ut ons ou

Tuesday Fu M sai se Wednesday P nt ur un or ge en Thursday th Phot ogr ph our riday: oo br our lasses start on onday the 9t h of ctober , I will run a unior group first ages 12 , then a senior group ages 16 For more info email me at jsb ridgwater@ gmail.com

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Paul August Landscape Design

Landscape Consultation & Design Service 027 446 8256

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Public Notices

You are invited to Meet the Candidates

Lakeview School Hall

Sunday 1st October 2023 5.30pm - 7.30pm

Hear from your local candidates for the upcoming 2023 General Election

Moderated by Brent Gare

Mike Butterick - National Kieran McAnulty - Labour Simon Casey - ACT Celia Wade-Brown - Greens

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Wanted Known

MASTERTON DISTRICT

BRASS BAND

Is celebrating 150 years of continuou s playing in the Wairarapa 3- 5 November 2023

We invite anyone who has had association with the band or wants to join in on the celebrations over that weekend In particular we will send out the music for some of the massed pieces played at the Sunday Concert so bring your instrument

S eeken ♪ to Email mastertonb rass gmail com Facebook asterton istrict rass and and ell 02 25 74 42

The plan. Please send us an indication for planning purposes by returning the following Friday 3r d ovember

EN MEN TS

Tha nk om pl on of ne oom cks, S Sch er out of one nr ol nt or he ir im ecad e. st ew tu ts term

Applications are available from the school office, office solway.school.n

These must be received by 4pm hursday eptem er 1st allot ay if re uired is Wednesday ctob er th

Meeting location: Meetings are at the Carterton Events Centre.

Agendas: Meeting agendas are available for public inspection two days prior to the meeting at the Carterton Library and on the Council’s website.

Attendance at meetings:

• You can attend the public section of Council and most committee meetings in person. Meetings are also uploaded to YouTube within 48 hours of the meeting.

• Members of the public who wish to participate in a public forum must register their intention with the Democratic Services Of cer on 06 379 4030, or by email to demservices@cdc.govt. nz at least one full day before the meeting date.

CARTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Public Notices

GOLDEN SHEARS

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Monday 2nd October 2023 at 7.00pm

The Wool Shed Museum, 12 Dixon St, Masterton

Employment ABRAHAM SHEARING

Are looking for s g f handlers and pressers for this up coming main shear November through to March

Contact

Public Notices

CLOSURE OF COUNCIL OFFICES, LIBRARY, ARCHIVE

12-2pm – Monday 25 September

Masterton District Council’s Queen Street and Waiata House o ces, library and archive, will be closed for two hours to enable sta to attend a formal welcome for new Council Chief Executive Kym Fell. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Wairarapa Moana Incorporation Wairarapa Moana Trust

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS

Saturday October 7, 2023 at Kuranui College, East Street, Greytown

All enquiries to Wairarapa Moana 4 Park Avenue, Masterton (06) 370 2608 or 0800 662 624 info@wairarapamoana org nz

Employment

TEACHER AIDE

integrated day/boarding college, 5 minutes north of Masterton It is set in a superb environment with unique features, including a co-educational Senior College, in conjunction legiate School.

We are seeking applications from interested persons for a Teacher Aide to provide support for students individually and in classroom settings. This will be for 15 -25 hours per week (negotiable) commencing as soon as possible. Previous exp erience in a school setting desirable but not essential

To apply please send your covering letter and CV and direct enquiries to:

Martin O'Grady

Principal

principalspa@rathkeale.school nz Phone 06 377 9032

Applications close F riday 22 September 2023

Firewood

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Gladstone aims to turn fortunes around

Chris Cogdale chris.cogdale@age.co.nz

Sports Notices

SENIOR COACHES

East Coast Rugby Club are seeking expressions of interest for Senior coaches for their Snr A and B teams for the 2024 rugby season We are a progressive country c lub which has good playing numbers in both squads.

Applications will close on Monday 16th October and can be emailed to rockview@xtra.co.nz

C/- Ross Wakeling current President, for further information, Phone 06 372 6861

The 2023 premier club season was a challenging one for Gladstone, but the club is determined to turn around its fortunes and continue its proud history, starting with a meeting they held on Saturday night.

One of the dominant forces in WairarapaBush premier club for more than two decades, having won five championships between 2001 and 2018, Gladstone fell on hard times this season, regularly struggling to field a team and winning only two games, one over East Coast in the seventheighth playoff in the Lane Penn Cup, and the other over Eketāhuna in the Moose Kapene Cup.

President Andrew McKay admits this season was tough, with the premier team often only having one or two substitutes and having to get players from the senior reserves team to help out, despite them having already played a full game.

“It was a credit to the players who played 80 minutes week in and week out without giving up,” McKay said.

“The reserves team had better numbers but also struggled for numbers with sickness and injury.”

Despite the challenges faced by the club over the season, McKay stressed that tomorrow night’s meeting is not a crisis one, and it’s about planning for the future.

“We are being proactive about getting organised for next season and making plans to overcome the challenges we faced last year.

“We want people to come along and listen and give any ideas they have without fear of

automatically being given a job on the committee or hit up for sponsorship.”

What the community wants from its rugby club going into the future, options and ideas for the recruitment of players, and bringing fresh ideas and new people into the running of the club are likely discussion points for the meeting.

McKay urged all people involved with the club, past and present players, supporters, JAB [junior] parents, sponsors, the Gladstone community, and anyone else who has an interest in rugby at Gladstone to come along because the club wants to garner as many new ideas and discussions as possible.

He added that although player input is important, the meeting was not about seeing who turns up and wants to play, saying the club has already had discussions with the current players about their plans for next year and is working on finalising the coaching positions.

“We have a few spots to fill in coaching and management roles but are in talks with last year’s teams and are looking forward to working with them again.”

RUGBY

Andrew McLean was one of Gladstone’s stalwarts through their championship-winning teams.

Captain Richard Puddy holds aloft the 2018 Tui Cup for winning the premier championship. PHOTOS/FILE

Gladstone, in happier times, having successfully defended the Nunn Shield against Carterton in 2022.

Travel hoodoo hits home again

Buller 27

Wairarapa-Bush 20

The away team hoodoo has again hit Copthorne Wairarapa-Bush.

For the third time in the Heartland Championship, the ‘green and reds’ have travelled away – this time to Westport – and returned without a win, which has left coach Reece Robinson scratching his head over the team’s travel phobia.

“It’s extremely frustrating. I don’t know what it is, but we seem to play poorly when we are away,” Robinson said.

“Our preparation went really, really well; we trained well during the week, we travelled well, but that switch we didn’t flick, and it was disappointing that we couldn’t put that on the field.”

Robinson is at a loss to pinpoint the problem but feels that some players could be lacking self-belief.

“They should have the confidence because they know if we do the basics

well, we can put teams under a lot of pressure, but I just feel a lot of guys were just happy to be on tour.

“We should be peaking now. As a coach, it is quite frustrating because we’ve given them all the tools, we’ve trained well, and we’ve pinpointed weekly what the areas are that make these players click.

“Some players played well. I thought Logan [Wakefield] was outstanding again, Sam

Gammie played well, Isaac Bracewell played well, but we’ve got too many guys who I feel are just happy to be there, which is frustrating because I feel we’re definitely a top-four team, but after the weekend we have to reassess our goals.”

As in previous games, it was a slow start that ultimately cost Wai-Bush against Buller, who went into the game without a win and languishing at the

foot of the table.

A try to winger Iliesa Tora in the opening two minutes after Tipene Haira’s exit kick was charged down gave the home side the early momentum. First-five Jack Parker added a second try midway through the half for a 17–3 lead.

The visitors were fortunate to go into halftime trailing 17–8 after flying fullback Jayden Keelan was awarded a

try in the corner after a brilliant 55m run although he appeared to lose the ball over the line.

A try to No. 8 George Reeves after 43 minutes extended Buller’s lead to 14 points before Gammie barged over from a tap penalty for Wai-Bush’s second try.

Buller winger Blaine Meikel dotted down to make the score 27–15 midway through the half, and then came some

more Keelan magic. The flying fullback started a counterattack deep in his own 22, beat several defenders with sheer pace and fed winger Nikora Ewe to score and close the gap to seven points. But there was to be no miracle recovery, and Buller held on for their first victory of the championship.

As in previous losses, Wai-Bush were masters of their own destiny and were too often guilty of basic unforced errors, including

several kicks out on the full.

“There were too many unforced errors in the first half, and we gifted them 17 points,” Robinson said.

“In the second half, we had a bit of wind, and we wanted to play territory, but three or four times kicks went directly into touch, and they’re coach killers.”

The loss leaves WaiBush in sixth place and still in line for a Lochore Cup home semifinal, with two tough games to play –

at home to Whanganui and away to Mid Canterbury.

BRIEF SCORES

Buller 27 [Iliesa Tora, George Reeves, Blaine Meikel tries; Jack

Parke try, 2 cons, pen]

Wairarapa-Bush 20 [Jayden

Keelan, Sam Gammie, Nikora

Ewe tries; Tipene Haira pen, con]

HT 17-8

Other Heartland Results

King Country 31 Horowhenua-

Kapiti 27; Whanganui 40 East

Coast 24; West Coast 32 Mid

Canterbury 29; Poverty Bay 43

North Otago 50; Thames Valley 31

South Canterbury 36

Standings

South Canterbury 30; Thames Valley 25; Whanganui 22; East

Coast 20; North Otago 17; Wairarapa-Bush 17; West Coast 16; Mid Canterbury 13; HorowhenuaKapiti, King Country 11; Poverty Bay 10; Buller 8.

WOMEN

Poverty Bay 5

Wairarapa-Bush 36

Wairarapa-Bush overcame a long road trip to trounce

Poverty Bay 36–5 in their final round-robin game in the North Island Heartland

Women’s Championship.

Roadworks between Napier and the game venue, Wairoa, meant the team arrived at the ground later than expected, forcing a delayed start.

The disruption proved no hindrance, though, as Wai-Bush scored four tries to take a 24–0 lead into halftime. A further two tries in the second spell sealed the comprehensive victory, to the delight of co-coach Scott Collins, who labelled it as a really good all-round performance.

“Poverty Bay were pretty

big, and we just tried to keep it away from them, and when they got a bit tired, we moved the ball around,” Collins said “Poverty Bay scored a well-worked try and could have had a couple of others, but our defence was pretty sound. Our support play around the ruck area was great as well, and we spun the ball around, and we had a good kicking game, too.” Collins said Kate Donald was a standout again at fullback, while props Jordan Kruger and Paige Walker, who had moved from No. 8 into the front row because of injuries, had strong games.

First-five Lisa Te Moananui controlled the game well and opened the scoring with a classic show and go.

Wai-Bush will play Thames Valley in the thirdfourth playoff in Taupo on Saturday.

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Tipene Haira sets up an attack.

Wairarapa-Bush supporters cheer on their team in Westport. PHOTOS/SHEREE CARGILL PHOTOGRAPHY

Isaac Bracewell had an outstanding game at halfback.