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After its move to the Solway Showgrounds from the Farriers car park, word on the street is that the Wairarapa Farmers’ Market is booming. Midweek reporter ELI HILL packed a reusable bag and went to investigate. A large old tree provides shade for a row of outdoor stalls pointing towards the entrance to the Wairarapa Farmers’ Market. There’s a stall with ﬂowers and plants, a stall with dried seaweed, and a stall with fresh vegetables. Although it’s oﬀ the main drag there’s plenty of people buzzing around. The inside portion of the market is packed with smiling people who amble

their way past sausages, olive oils, ﬂowers, books by local authors, pastries, honey, kombucha, chutneys, vegan treats, and cheeses. Live acoustic music ﬂoats through the space, it’s played by Stefan Brown and Gail O’Callaghan. “It’s great. I reckon what happens here for me is the essence of what Wairarapa’s really about, there are people coming together, they make things and bake

things and stuﬀ,” Stefan says. The chair of the market is Linda Bognuda who also runs Gladstone Gardens – a stall selling greenhousegrown vegetables. She takes me to meet the 22 stallholders selling their wares, and along the way explains a bit about the market. The market was launched in 2006 at Solway Showgrounds, Continued on page 3

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Meth seized in Martinborough

Wellington District Police seized methamphetamine, cash, and a ﬁrearm while running a search warrant at a Martinborough property yesterday. About 500g of methamphetamine was found, which has a street value of about $400,000, along with $12,000 in cash, and a sawn-off shotgun and ammunition.

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A 30kmh speed limit began to be enforced in the Queen St central business area on Friday. Following August’s bylaw changes, Masterton District Council [MDC] employed a “no sign, no ﬁne” policy until the warnings were erected.

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Greytown book a boy’s story Eli Hill Wairarapa readers now have a chance to experience Greytown of the 1950s through a child’s eyes after the launch of Walking back to happiness – A Wairarapa boy’s story. Walking back to happiness is the debut book of former Times-Age chief reporter Don Farmer who said its genesis came after talking to an old classmate of his. “I wrote it because for a long time I’d been thinking about writing a book, but I didn’t know what it would be. “We were talking at a school reunion about things that happened, and a woman called Elizabeth Darke said to me, ‘You were a proper little brat.’ “I said, ‘No I wasn’t,’ and she said ‘Oh yes you were’.” And from there, the idea was reinforced by speaking to another “chap” on the phone a few months later. “He said to me, ‘You know the history of us as kids in Greytown is going to be lost forever, because we’re all getting older and it’s a diﬀerent town. “The book is about the

Author Don Farmer signs a copy of his new book. PHOTO/BEVAN WILLS

decade of the 1950s, my time as a child there – but it’s not just going to be about me, it’ll be about other people in town such as some of the more quirky adults – for example, there’s the old bachelor character.” Farmer started thinking about the book in November last year and

said it took longer to think about writing than it did to actually write. “Then along came the lockdown, and that was the best thing that happened to me because I sat down each day for four weeks and basically wrote the book in lockdown. “But I’d had 40 years of being a journalist, so I was

familiar with words.” For him, the trickiest parts were not writing the book – it was all the things that followed the writing of it. “How do you get it published? How do you get this or that done?” The book has been published through the Wairarapa Times-Age.

“I wrote this for myself and anyone else who wanted to read it – mostly from the same age probably, but also anyone who has moved into Greytown. “A lot of new people in Greytown have no idea about the town 60 years ago.” He said there had been

a “tremendous” amount of interest in the book – particularly in coming to the launch. At about 220 pages, the book covers a period between Farmer’s birth in 1947 until he left Greytown Primary School at the end of 1959. When asked about the writing process, Farmer referenced a Stephen King quote, which goes: Writing isn’t about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it’s about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. “I agree with him on every point apart from making friends – I’ve made plenty of friends from writing this,” Farmer said. The book was launched on Thursday, in the Greytown School hall, as part of Yarns in Barns. Books are $30 a copy and can be purchased from Wairarapa bookstores including Hedley’s Booksellers in Masterton, Paper Plus, and Take Note Carterton.

Sales up 80 per cent since moving to Solway Continued from page 1 although not in its present location – instead, it was at the sheep yards which could be vulnerable to the wind. After about ﬁve years, it shifted north to the Farriers car park where it remained until it shifted back to the Showgrounds in May, Linda says. While the market isn’t adjacent to SH2, Linda says new signage and social media have been working to attract people. According to treasurer Lyn Tankersley, the market has been hitting 22-23 stalls in recent weeks whereas through winter at the Farriers car park they were hitting nine to 12 stalls a week. Lyn, who also runs the

stall Forest Home Plants, says she could see the market expanding. “I estimate we’re getting 400 – 500 people which is probably twice as many as we were getting.” Stallholders looking to join the market can sign up for $10 a week for six weeks. People looking for something more long term pay $20 a week. All the stallholders I spoke to have seen their sales increasing – this includes Steve Matthews – ‘The seaweed man’ who has been at the market for 11 years. “My sales went up 80 per cent I reckon – easy. “I’m getting people coming from Wellington, from Featherston, I had some people come over

from Pukerua Bay the other day.” His seaweed, which contains 21 minerals, is collected from the Glenburn coast. Steve dries it and turns it into mulch. Leanne Woolston of B & L Gardens grows seasonal produce and says there was a ‘big diﬀerence’ since moving to Solway. “Usually I would do the Sunday market but for the most part, I don’t at the moment just because I’m selling so much here. “There’s always diﬀerent faces all the time – you get a few of your regulars, but you’ll get quite a few people from Wellington coming over.”

Steve Matthews – ‘The seaweed man’. PHOTO/ELI HILL

Linda says they’re trying to grow in a balanced way. “If we had 10 people selling the same thing it wouldn’t work – we’re very careful not to have

too many people doing one thing until we can get bigger and then we’ll add another one. It’s very considered.” Linda and the committee have ambitions to expand the market – and they have plenty of spaces to do so including the showgrounds kiosk, and a second hall that leads on from the ﬁrst. “We’ve got some plans in place to target other groups to join us – things that the committee is working on. “We would welcome applications from Wairarapa manufacturers of ﬁne arts and crafts, people who do woodwork, who do creative knitting, and weaving. Wine, craft beer, any of those things

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Whaitiri has mandate for third time Karen Coltman Ikaroa-Rawhiti votes have come out hard for Labour with a vote of 67 per cent for the party. Labour Party incumbent Meka Whaitiri won the seat with a margin of 5102. Maori Party candidate Heather Te Au-Skipworth was second gaining 5781 votes out of the 19,608 votes cast. Green Party candidate Elizabeth KereKere gained 1535 votes. The seat covers a large area from Gisborne right down to the outskirts of Upper Hutt so campaigning across the electorate is a big task. But Whaitiri increased her 2017 majority and the party vote. “We wanted to return Jacinda Ardern, retain this seat and, increase the party vote and we did all three things so I am very pleased,” Whaitiri said. “My goal is to rebuild our regional economies and ensure whanau have the chance to work locally. Together we are

doing this, Ko Tatou Ko Ikaroa-Rawhiti.” After the win, she thanked those who voted for her and her general seat colleagues across the region for their support. “It made a diﬀerence. He mihi nui Ki a koutou. To my whanaunga [fellow candidates] Heather Te Au-Skipworth and Elizabeth KereKere thank you for the way you ran your campaigns ... nothing but respect, mana wahine at its best. Ki a kaha korua.” As a cabinet minister previously for customs, forestry and agriculture, she said she was keen to support the government with portfolios that were vitally important for the government’s second term throughout the vast electorate. She said she was “ecstatic” about Kieran McAnulty’s win of the Wairarapa seat. “National supporters could see he was a ‘stand-up’ type of guy and he won their trust,” she said. “I am very pleased for him; he worked hard and earned the seat.”

Meka Whaitiri has secured the Ikaroa-Rawhiti seat. PHOTO/FILE

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Ron Mark with his partner Christine Tracey and NZ First team at The Buckhorn, Carterton on Saturday. PHOTO/KAREN COLTMAN

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Kieran McAnulty’s election party at the Wairarapa-Bush clubrooms in Masterton. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV

Karen Coltman Having worked with the drive and commitment expected of a Wairarapa electorate MP for three years, on Saturday night Labour list MP Kieran McAnulty got handed the job for real. McAnulty won the most candidate votes at 19,519 with National’s candidate Mike Butterick gaining 14,108. Behind National in 2017 by more than 2000 votes, on Saturday McAnulty won by more than 5000 votes. Ron Mark came in third with 2884 votes, next was Green candidate Celia Wade-Brown on 993 then overseas based ACT’s Roger Greenslade at 910, New Conservative’s Warren Butterworth 502, Advance NZ’s Nigel Gray 356 and independent Aileen Haeata 72. Wairarapa Labour held

a thronging party at the Wairarapa-Bush rugby clubrooms on Saturday night with a dream result for the party and their candidate. People were hugging and some were crying. McAnulty was excited and relaxed. He was with his proud parents Marie and Mike McAnulty and about 100 volunteers delighted with him and the party. This was a result they had been working towards for 15 years. But in McAnulty’s speech, he said that the death of his beloved grandmother Betty McAnulty [85] two weeks ago was a diﬃcult blow during the campaign. “I would do anything to have her here to see my win tonight, I have wanted this for a long time for my hometown and for my friends and family and

supporters,” McAnulty said. “To my parents Marie and Mike, thank you for your love and support, it has been wonderful to know you are there for me, I have wanted this job since I was a boy. “Thank you very much.” He never thought Labour would be in the position to win the candidate vote and party vote as well, but he did soak up the support on the trail and felt things could be turning towards that. “I am grateful and thankful for the level of trust in me to represent the community,” he said. “There has not been a Wairarapa MP with the level of inﬂuence I can bring to government for a long time. I am determined to deliver for the region.” He thanked his delighted supporters for the hard work done and the 11,000

contacts by phone or on the streets to get the more than 5000 majority. In particular, he thanked his campaign manager Callum Penley. After the speech outside, Penley took a call from his mother in Australia and tears started ﬂowing. He can’t be with her, but they had the victorious moment over the phone. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry for crying, I miss my mum and want to share this victory with her,” Penley said. “It is just overwhelming what we have done, it is fantastic.” Acknowledging the other major candidates McAnulty said Butterick should be proud of what he did in a short campaign and pledged to work with him. He said outgoing NZ First MP [the party not making it back to Parliament] Ron Mark should also be “incredibly

proud” of his career and his work at defence minister and wished him all the best. After these words, McAnulty let loose, had a dance with his mum and soaked up the cool air on the deck. National candidate Butterick congratulated McAnulty and later turned up to the Labour event. Wairarapa’s Green Party candidate Wade-Brown also came to the party with her supporters. The two hugged and then those gathered watched the broadcast of Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern delivering her speech at the Auckland Town Hall. After this, the music pumped up again, the red dance floor lights set the mood, drinks flowed, and the long-awaited party took off.

NZ First’s Wairarapa candidate and cabinet minister Ron Mark’s album was playing at the Buckhorn Bar and Grill on Saturday night and his smooth voice kept the mood stable when it was clear by 7.30pm that the party was over and he was out for the count. Mark enjoyed his three years as Minister of Defence and at 66 years old was looking beyond Parliament to his lifestyle block and to spend more time with his family. But the diplomacy aspect of his ‘dream job’ was what he loved, and he told the Times-Age on Saturday he had his ears open should an ambassador position be suggested to him. “I’ve had lovely messages from veterans thanking me for my support for them and this is a highlight of my career for me,” Mark said. He said his campaign was long, hard, and focused right to the end with more billboards and New Zealand ﬂags going up as the campaign went on. But he would soon be packing up his Parliament desk, as would his colleague Tracey Martin, of NZ First, who also lives in Carterton. National and former

Wairarapa MP Alastair Scott packed up and left Parliament when the election was called and with Mike Butterick losing to Labour’s Kieran McAnulty, National now has no representative in the region. But newcomer to Wairarapa Kris Faafoi is a Labour minister and number 15 on the party list. This means Wairarapa now has three Labour MPs based in the region: Kieran McAnulty, Faafoi, and Meka Whaitiri who won the Ikaroa-Rawhiti electorate for a third time. At the National Party election event at the Hood Aerodrome’s Kittyhawk Cafe, Butterick was quick to wish McAnulty all the best. He said McAnulty had a big job of the covid-19 recovery to deal with and that meant creating jobs and supporting businesses. Green candidate Celia Wade-Brown was happy with the Greens getting well over the ﬁve per cent threshold to get into Parliament for another term. At her dinner party event at Don Luciano, she was excited to see Chloe Swarbrick take the Auckland Central seat. She was also delighted for McAnulty.

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A spring welcome for the eels David Famularo Spring in the Wairarapa means a lot of things - new-born lambs and calves, flowering daffodils, blossoms on trees. But there is one annual event that has happened for millions of years that has been all but forgotten. Every spring glass eels and elver make their way from the sea, up our river mouths, and into our catchment waterways. It has been a long journey, especially for endemic longfin eel/tuna kuwharuwharu, the glass eels being the product of their parents spawning somewhere unknown, deep in the South Pacific. The eggs hatch into leafshaped larvae that float back to New Zealand on ocean currents. Arriving in spring, the larvae transform into slender, transparent “glass” eels which soon turn into grey-brown elvers [young eels] and begin migrating upstream. Everyone acknowledges the longfin eel is in trouble - the Department of Conservation [DOC] which is charged with their protection, NIWA who has been doing ongoing research on them, and even the Ministry

The longfin eel - a species worth saving.

of Primary Industry which continues to allow them to be commercially harvested. Everyone describes them as a taonga but sadly one with no protection whatsoever despite being categorised as “at risk declining” by DOC. In her 2013 report On

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a pathway to extinction? An investigation into the status and management of the longfin eel, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright recommended “that The Minister for Primary Industries suspends the commercial

catch of longfin eels until longfin eel stocks are shown to have recovered.” Obviously, there are many factors contributing to the decline of the species such as the loss of habitat, and action in all spheres is needed. But because of its unusual life cycle, living

up to 80 years or more, and only breeding once at the end of its life, the longfin eel has especially difficult hurdles to overcome in order to survive. Last month, a NIWA study found it to be one of two indigenous species with “very high”

vulnerability to climate change. With so little being done to save the longfin, it is very easy to feel powerless, but small actions can lead to ever widening ripples. Eel Activists Wairarapa is a loose collective of people who are concerned for the species, and this year is again organising a welcome for the elvers of both the longfin and its cousin the shortfin eel which also inhabit our waterways. It’s a small gesture that maybe is for our benefit as much as it is for the tuna, a way to feel connected to the cycle of nature in a locally relevant way. The welcome is being held at noon this coming Saturday, October 24 at the Ruamahanga River beside the Waihinga Bridge just west of Martinborough on State Highway 53 with a karakia and whatever contributions people bring, whether a song, poem or just a thought. Everyone is welcome, come rain or shine. You can also join Eel Activists Wairarapa on Facebook.

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Education key in local funding Eli Hill Education is the buzzword in the latest round of funding from the Masterton Trust Lands Trust. From outdoor education, to digital technology, the arts and history, to sports and more, nearly $130,000 has been granted to 18 organisations from the newly established community education grants fund. This fund was established during the year to offer grants to community and education organisations involved in providing local education programmes and opportunities. As well, seven notfor-profit community organisations have received funding from a special COVID-19 community support fund. This fund was recently established to support organisations affected through lost income or increased demand for their services as a result of the pandemic. Nearly $30,000 has been granted and applications remain open, with $20,000 still available. Trust chair Leanne Southey says she was thrilled with the range

of applications the trust received. “This really demonstrates the impressive range of opportunities for learning available for all members of our community, both young and old,” says Southey. “We have funding going towards assisting seniors’ digital education, science for kids, arts and cultural support, helping kids get to Outward Bound and more.” One sector receiving a significant boost that will not only benefit the learners, but the wider public too, is search and rescue, with grants to Wairarapa Search and Rescue and the Wairarapa Rescue Trust. The two organisations will receive funding to assist with alpine snow and ice search and rescue training, and helicopter underwater escape training for flight crew, respectively. Spokesperson for both organisations, Sam Milligan says he deeply appreciates the assistance, and the funding has clinched their ability to deliver what will be invaluable training for their rescue volunteers. As our community

Pupils of Fernridge School, Masterton with a House of Science kit. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

is only too aware, the Tararua Range is treacherous and unforgiving. Milligan says it was the gruelling and tragic search last year for Darren Myers that further highlighted the need for specialist skills to operate in unforgiving and icy

conditions. “We had three teams trained for such conditions, but recognised that another three trained teams would have been invaluable,” says Milligan. “We are so thrilled that we have eight very keen young locals who are now

able to attend training at Turoa. It will pay for the instructors which was the final item we needed to fund. Now we can proceed.” The rescue trust will receive funding for helicopter pilots to attend underwater escape training in the event a chopper goes down at sea. Thanks to other local funding recently secured for crucial equipment, Wairarapa-based Amalgamated Helicopters can be deployed further out to sea for searches, but with that comes the need to keep crews safe. “We’ve got all the gear, but now with this new grant, we can be so much more confident such rescue missions will keep our pilots and air crew safe too.” Another excited grant recipient is the House of Science Wairarapa Charitable Trust. The trust provides comprehensive science learning kits for use in primary schools, kindling children’s innate curiosity and stimulating their interest in science. Three new kits are now possible thanks to the grant. House of Science, general manager, Amanda Taylor says schools can be

really stretched to provide all the materials needed for hands-on science learning, and often teachers and parents end up paying for it themselves, or sadly science can be left off the agenda. “Children are natural scientists due to their curiosity, but this can get lost if children are not adequately supported,” says Taylor. “These new kits will extend our ability to reach more children, and to keep their learning constantly refreshed. Science has been a big feature of our pandemic-stricken year, so it is timely to harness the positives from that.” New kits available due to funding will be named ‘Wonderful Wai’, ‘Measurement Matters’ and ‘May the Force Be With You’. In this round of grant approvals, the Trust has awarded a total of $157,000 across 25 organisations. The COVID-19 community support grant fund still has $20,000 available. • For more information and details about how to apply, visit www. mtlt.org.nz/grantsinformation.

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A road bypassing Carterton and Greytown is being considered to ease the load on Wairarapa’s main road. State Highway 2, which rolls through the centres of Featherston, Greytown, Carterton, and Masterton, is the main arterial route to and from Wellington. Plans to create other routes through the area are developing as the growing population in Wairarapa increases demand on the streets. According to a 2016 report by the New Zealand Transport Agency [NZTA] almost 33,000 daily journeys are made between Masterton and Upper Hutt every day. More than a third are on the Masterton-Carterton “corridor”. Traﬃc growth accelerated in the two years running up to that report, from two per cent to 10 per cent. Although the highway is maintained by Waka Kotahi/NZTA, the planning and associated issues are being felt at

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district level. Masterton councillor and chair of the town centre reference group Bex Johnson said she would back alternative routes for safety reasons. “It’s really diﬃcult, to cross Chapel St, especially. And the wear and tear on the roads, as well. It would make our CBD safer. She said she would advocate for it if people thought it was a good idea. “Personally, I would. But I’m just one voice. From a safety perspective, I know the trucks on Chapel St are worrying a lot of people.” South Wairarapa Mayor Alex Beijen met with NZTA oﬃcials in September about potential heavy vehicle routes. Beijen said they were being considered as part

of spatial planning, but “any plans for making this a reality will be decades in the future”. South Wairarapa councillors have held discussions with retail and planning experts over the future of Greytown’s popular Main St. An older plan had raised the prospect of a heavy traﬃc diversion down the town’s West St, but that idea never gained traction. Greytown ward councillor Alistair Plimmer said a long-term vision for roading in the area would be developed with the community. “Greater Wellington Council are talking in the vicinity of 200,000 people in the region in the next 30 years. “Wairarapa’s slice of

that would make State Highway 2 running through our towns almost disastrous. They would be so congested. “It makes sense to me to ﬂag a possible new state highway route in the spatial plan. If you don’t do it now, when it gets time to do it, that land will be unavailable. “Nothing in the spatial plan will be set in stone, but you have to put these ideas out for people to think about.” Plimmer sits on the Wairarapa Road Safety Council [WRSC] with Rebecca Vergunst, Carterton’s Deputy Mayor. Vergunst said a bypass was “always in the back of our minds” but no funding had been allocated to it. “If a bypass was to

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MEETINGS NOTICE THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL AND ITS COMMITTEES ARE SET DOWN FOR THE NEXT MONTH 28 October, Kiwi Room, Waiata House, 27 Lincoln Road, Masterton 3pm Council meeting 18 November, Kiwi Room, Waiata House, 27 Lincoln Road, Masterton 2pm Infrastructure and Services Committee meeting 3pm Audit and Risk Committee meeting 25 November, Kiwi Room, Waiata House, 27 Lincoln Road, Masterton 2pm Awards and Grants Committee meeting Members of the public are welcome to attend these meetings and copies of the relevant order papers will be available for inspection at the reception desk, district council office, 161 Queen Street and at the public library, 54 Queen Street, two working days prior to the meeting. They are also available on the council website.

Opportunity for Public Comment At the beginning of the Council, and Infrastructure and Services Committee 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 Advisor, phone 370 6300 or email mdc@mstn.govt.nz at least one clear day before the meeting. Kathryn Ross - Chief Executive

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR LABOUR WEEKEND LABOUR WEEKEND ALCOHOL BANS Alcohol bans will be in place over Labour Weekend for Castlepoint and Riversdale, starting on Friday evening (23 October). The bans will run from 7pm to 7am, each night, from Friday to Monday, ending at 7am on Monday (26 October). During the period of prohibition, it will be an offence to be in possession of, or consume, any alcohol in public areas of the townships, including on beaches. For more info visit: www.mstn.govt.nz/alcohol-bans

LABOUR DAY RUBBISH AND RECYCLING Rubbish and recycling collections will be a day later after Labour Day, Monday 26 October, except for coastal communities. If your collection is normally on a Monday, it will be on a Tuesday, and so on. This includes residential Friday collections, which will take place on Saturday. Collections will remain as normal on Monday for Castlepoint, Riversdale, Tinui and Whareama. Masterton transfer station will be open 10am-4pm on Labour Day Monday. Riversdale and Castlepoint transfer stations will be closed. WE ARE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WWW.MSTN.GOVT.NZ

12 Wairarapa Midweek Opinion Wednesday, October 21, 2020 EDITORIAL

MIDWEEK PHOTOS

Opinion

Of markets and MPs Congratulations to Wairarapa’s new electorate MP Kieran McAnulty. Kieran won the most candidate votes on Saturday night at 19,519 with National’s candidate Mike Butterick gaining 14,108. Even before the campaign season began, Kieran was putting the hard yards in … driving up and down the electorate in his iconic red ute and talking with the people of the region. Kieran’s hard work, the charisma of his party leader, and a weaker National Party than we’ve seen previously all made the perfect slingshot to get him well over the line. The other big story in the Midweek this week was the front-page story about the Wairarapa Farmer’s Market – a collection of locals delivering fresh produce directly to their customers. Whether it’s dried seaweed, a breakfast cereal, vegetables, honey, sausages, cheese, baking, books, sweets, kombucha, plants, and coffee [among others], you can find what

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Eli Hill you’re looking for and a friendly smile at the market. The market also acts as an incubator for many small businesses in the region, allowing them to grow and engage with customers. If they are doing well, our local MPs and markets help to build and make our community better. That’s why I think it’s important to utilise them. Should you get a chance, do check out the Wairarapa Farmers’ Market which is held every Saturday at the Solway Showgrounds. In the same breath, if you have issues affecting you or others in the region that can be sorted out on a government level, do get in touch with Kieran. The electorate MP job description includes keeping up with local issues, and arguing on

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behalf of local causes within Parliament, within their party caucuses, and elsewhere. I think it’s important as voters – as the people who elected him to his spot that we keep reminding Kieran and letting him know about the things that affect us and our beautiful Wairarapa region. Kieran has done the hard yards – including coming second in two other elections – in order to take the Wairarapa electorate seat. But with any luck, he’ll be able to keep that hard work going. Due to its massive share of the votes the Labour Party can govern alone. That’s a lot of power for one party, and it’ll be up to Kieran and MPs like him to make sure that the regions get a fair dealing. Well done Kieran. Good luck with the job.

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Plenty of Midweek readers got out and voted. PHOTO/ELECTORAL COMMISSION

The reason I voted [or am voting] is ... Trudi Roberts I voted, because I don’t have the right to complain about the outcomes if I didn’t have a say.

vote and the party I want in, lost by my one vote lol.

vote, don’t whinge about the state of the country.

Jean Cretney Because I can and should.

Lesley Robinson Others fought for women to vote so this is a must especially for women.

Elaine Leggott WC To have the right person leading our country out of these difÿ cult times xoxo

Niamh Wingate Not voting is like a vote for the worst person/party on the ballot

Francie Smith So that my choice will be counted. I’d hate to not

Graeme Burnard Because it is irresponsible not to. And if you don’t

Julie Egan Because there are political parties that believe in the rapture, they are insane, I do not want insane people in parliament.

Julie Ritchie We need a strong Government leading NZ. To not vote is stupid. Sue Beardslee Because I’m actually ALLOWED to? My great grandmother wasn’t. Savvy Oldershaw To reserve my right to complain.

Once again, some worthless individual or individuals has burnt down the lookout at Lake Henley. It was a popular feature, so it needs to be replaced, this time using nonflammable materials. But while we are at it, let’s make the lookout something special by holding a competition to design a lookout that is not only a lookout, but a work of art. If an artwork costing in the region of $300,000 can be afforded to grace the air above the northern roundabout, we can afford a great artwork to become the Lake Henley lookout We have an opportunity to build something different, unique and enjoyable for Mastertonians. Let’s not waste that opportunity. Allan Kirk Masterton

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14 Wairarapa Midweek Extra Wednesday, October 21, 2020 ARATOI VOICES

Creating images to engage viewers

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Tim McMahon The Wairarapa Camera Club is one of the groups exhibiting in Aratoi’s Kotahitanga panWairarapa celebration of visual arts. The club has a long history, being incorporated in 1954 with one of its main objectives “to foster the study and practice of photography in Wairarapa”. Until the 1980s the club had its own premises in Church Street, where the police station is now, with its own dark room. When film photography began to be challenged by digital cameras, membership fell away somewhat and the clubrooms were sold. More recently, however, with digital cameras and digital photographic processing becoming

cheaper and more accessible, interest in the camera club has grown again to a membership of more than 60 talented photographers from all over Wairarapa. The advent of digital cameras and superclever camera phones have made some aspects of photography, quite literally, child’s play. However, it is another thing altogether to make an image that will engage a range of viewers. This artistic endeavour defines the Wairarapa Camera Club. These days the emphasis of the Wairarapa Camera Club is very much on creative intentionality in the choices of light, camera lens, settings and composition in the field, and subsequent post-processing, to make

interesting and thoughtprovoking images. We aim to produce photographs that communicate an idea or feeling, and that stimulate a sense of intrigue, or an emotive response for the viewer. As well as exhibitions, monthly workshops and meetings where members can share and learn, we also collaborate with Wairarapa REAP to run public workshops on all aspects of photography. In collaboration with Aratoi, the camera club mounts a biennial exhibition which not only provides a forum where members at all levels of experience can share their work, but also helps to further our aim of encouraging the study and practice of photography in Wairarapa. The club is honoured

and excited to be part of Aratoi’s Kotahitanga. There are super-talented artists in our area and it’s just great to have the opportunity to show alongside them. It turns out too, that there are quite a few wonderfully talented photographers who are plying their craft in collaboration with other arts groups: it has been a privilege to see their work as well.

• To find out more about the Wairarapa Camera Club, search ‘Wairarapa Camera Club’ on Facebook, see our website www. wairarapacameraclub. org, come along to a meeting, or call: Rebecca Kempton, president, 06 304 9354 or Helen Smith, secretary, 22 689 0449 • Kotahitanga runs until November 15 in Aratoi’s Main Gallery

VOLUNTEERING WAIRARAPA

Benefits of volunteering make a huge difference Tracey O’Callaghan [Chair] We all know that volunteering makes a huge difference in our communities. So many organisations and services just wouldn’t exist without the generous contribution of skills and time from volunteers. What is not so obvious are the benefits to the volunteers themselves. It was recently World Mental Health Day and goodness knows, there have been more challenges to mental health this year than most. Economy and jobs, health and all sorts of other challenges bombard us. It can get very easy to get stuck in thoughts of negativity. Worry and stress get to be habits. It feels like nothing will ever be right again. The downward spiral into

depression can be very quick. Know that you can get back your mojo. One small step at a time. Rather than getting stuck all you need to do is take that one step. It might be registering on the Volunteering Wairarapa website or picking up the phone and asking to chat to someone about volunteering opportunities … there are many different ways you can volunteer. It may be a one-off event or it might be something that is on-going. It’s your choice. Taking that first step can give you back a feeling of starting to take back control of your life. Initially you may feel very nervous and have some self-doubts but know that everyone has lots to contribute and can make a difference. Once you start volunteering you get to

experience that. You get to meet some people and you get to do something that matters. At the very minimum you are getting out of the house and getting some exercise. Even it is just for an hour, you are giving yourself that boost – the ‘feel-good’ factor that is so essential for your personal mental

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A HOME FOR A PET Hi, I’m Sophie, a medium-sized Staffy-cross girl, about one year old. I’m a sweet girl who is looking for a home where I will get loads of time, exercise, training, and love. I am full of beans but very keen to learn. I‘m very agile, so my new home will need to have secure fencing to contain me. I love playing with other dogs, so if you already have a dog, I could be their new BFF. Unfortunately, I’m not suited to a home with small animals. If you think you could give me a forever home, please drop by and talk to the team at the Masterton SPCA during their opening hours, or call them on 0800 467 732. We are Local Government WWW.MSTN.GOVT.NZ

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and physical well-being. Not only that but through volunteering you can get to try different things – maybe some conservation work, or cooking or visiting and helping people or maybe collecting for a charity or helping marshal at an event or keeping people safe at a parade. Taking that first step can lead to other opportunities including paid work maybe, as well as new friendships. If you are looking for work, volunteering not only gives you something to do but it also helps build your CV – think of all the new skills and experience you can gain. All of your volunteering is collected on a ‘social CV’ which you can print off. • For more information on how you can volunteer and the opportunities available

check out www. volwairarapa.org.nz or phone Donna on 06 929 0960 or 0210 903 8868 Opportunities at Volunteering Wairarapa Accredited Visiting Service Volunteer – Age Concern An opportunity for people who’d like to connect with an older person, make friends and brighten their day. Shop Volunteer Wairarapa Resource Centre Looking for volunteers to work on the shop floor or sorting through electronic goods to be recycled. • Interested in finding out more: Contact Donna on 06 929 0960 or 0210 903 8868, or email admin@volwairarapa. org.nz

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October UPDATE MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR Now that the days are longer and warmer, it is fantastic to see our three towns humming with tourism and economic activity! It is evident that people are swarming to South Wairarapa and the future looks brighter than many regions around the country. Council is working hard to make the most of every opportunity to enhance the wellbeing of our communities. We have led applications to the Provincial Growth Fund for three Featherston community assets, assisted with Marae upgrades, and will be managing the new $1.38 million cycle bridge over the Tauheranikau River. The International Dark Sky Reserve Lighting Plan Change is open for public submissions. This project has many future benefits for the District. Any person may make a submission on the Plan Change by sending a written or electronic submission to South Wairarapa District Council at PO Box 6, Martinborough or planning@swdc. govt.nz no later than 4pm on Friday 30 October 2020.

Our Long Term and Spatial Plan engagement campaign, ‘What’s on Top?’ has produced a range of feedback from the community. SWDC has been working hard to try to reach people who don’t normally engage on Council business, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to have their say. This is part of our push to be transparent, and reflect the publics views as part of the solution. Thank you to those of you who have provided feedback so far. The engagement period closes 5pm, Tuesday 27 October. Nga mihi, Alex Beijen MAYOR

South Wairarapa District Council is asking you to help set the key priorities for the district in our Long Term and Spatial Plans. We want to hear from you.  Take the survey online at www.swdc.govt.nz or pick up a hardcopy survey at your local library

FINAL COMMUNITY WORKSHOP MARTINBOROUGH  WHEN: 7pm, Thursday 22 October  WHERE: Te Waihinga Cente  NO NEED TO REGISTER. Please come along!

FEATHERSTON COMMUNITY ASSETS RECEIVE GOVERNMENT FUNDING Three Featherston assets have received $413,000 from the Provisional Growth Fund to support economic growth and stimulate employment displaced by Covid-19 under the Shovel-Ready applications. Featherston’s Community Centre, ANZAC Hall and War Memorial will all receive funding.

This latest investment will help redeployment and employment of those who have lost jobs and are most in need of support, as well as boosting local economy. The investment to these important assets in Featherston will also help build a sense of pride within Featherston, the gateway to Wairarapa. Work on all three assets has started.

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LABOUR DAY KERBSIDE COLLECTION CHANGES Just a quick reminder that next week, with Monday being a public holiday, rubbish/recycling collection will be pushed out a day, as shown in the calendar delivered with your wheelie bin and available on our website. This means Greytown is Wednesday collection, Martinborough Thursday, and Featherston is a Friday Collection. Coastal collections remain unchanged. This is for one week only the following week it goes back to normal.

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PEEK @ PUKAHA

Why is brown kiwi white? Dear friends, A while ago we shared some of the discoveries that rangers were having in our forest. All sorts of things like geckos and beetles. Those of you with a keen memory will recall a photo of a very unusual white feathered kereru [wood pigeon] that is sometimes seen in our reserve. It drew a lot of commentary for its completely white appearance so we thought we would expand on this. The whiteness of the bird’s plumage is caused by a condition called leucism. It’s a term used to describe a variety of conditions that cause the partial loss of pigmentation in animals. It can cause skin, hair, feathers, scales, or cuticles to become white, patchy or pale due to genetic mutation. In birds, melanin – the

pigment that is responsible for the tanning of skin by sunlight – is not properly deposited on feathers. The result is plumage of a different colour away from that normally associated with the species. The severity depends on the amount of pigment loss which is governed by the bird’s genetic makeup. Some birds may have white patches where they shouldn’t have. Others may have plumage that looks faint, diluted, or bleached which can give cream, yellowish or very light brown colourations. And yet others that are severely affected may be completely white and have little or no colour at all. One of our birds, who is quite a famous resident

Mapuna, the white kiwi. PHOTO/TARA SWAN

here, falls into this latter category. Can you think who it might be? That’s right, Manukura - our precious white kiwi. Both she and her brother Mapuna are completely

white due to leucism even though both are North Island Brown Kiwi and should be coloured brown. It’s a common misunderstanding that both kiwi are albino too. They are not because neither has a complete loss of melanin which would typically give each kiwi red eyes. Mapuna’s offspring also show signs of leucism. Some have white patches of feathers or skin discoloration on their legs, but none are completely white due to the mix of dominant and recessive genes received from both parents. If you’d like to learn more come and talk to our rangers at the

Community Open Day this coming Sunday, October 25. Entry to the reserve will be by koha [donaton] and everyone is welcome to attend and participate in the festivities. Especially those with inquisitive minds. Hope to see you here, The Pūkaha Rangers. Contributed by Alex Wall • The Wairarapa Midweek has partnered with Pukaha National Wildlife Centre to put a spotlight on wildlife conservation efforts locally and allow readers to get up close and personal with New Zealand’s amazing native species.

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All happening in western sky Alpha and Beta Centauri. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

Thursday and Friday, look out for the moon playing havoc with Jupiter and Saturn. On Thursday a fat crescent moon is chasing Jupiter from the west. It’s all happening in the high western sky. Compare Friday night and you’ll note that the moon has seemingly jumped a notch and is positioned on the eastern side of Saturn. What you are seeing is the diurnal movement of the moon. It covers about a 29th of its orbit every day. But why is it getting fatter every night this week? Well, if you do follow the moon’s progress these nights, you only see its linear movement.

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Nick Sault The fact is, from night to night it is curving around the Earth in its near circular orbit. This means that as the week moves on, it presents more and more of its face to the sun. It’s not magic. Or is it? From the International Space Station orbiting the Earth, to our sun’s 200-million-year orbit around the centre of the Milky Way galaxy, orbiting bodies occupy a place of orbital

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equilibrium. That place is where gravity matches the desire of the orbiter to want to shoot oﬀ in a straight line. For the ISS, the gravitational body is the Earth, and for the sun, the pull is from the massive centre of the galaxy. Einstein explained it somewhat diﬀerently, that the pulling body bends space so that the orbiter curves around in that space. But I’ll stick with Newton. His sums

work ﬁne for me. Mars is still prominent in the northeast after sundown – better after 9pm. On the opposite side of the sky, Scorpius is beginning to head for the southwest horizon after being a prime sight for most of the winter. Moving around the horizon towards the south we run into our favourite Southern asterisms – ﬁrstly the brilliant pair of stars in the Centaur, and almost on the southern horizon, our symbol the Southern Cross. Alpha Centauri, or to use its proper name Rigil Kentaurus, is the third brightest star in the sky, and our nearest star system. It’s only about 43

trillion kilometres away. Just down the road as far as stellar distances go. Continue around the southern horizon and we come to the giant Canopus. It’s the second brightest star in the sky, and though it looks just a tad brighter than Alpha Centauri, it is in fact thousands of times brighter, being 70 times farther away. Recall that light drops oﬀ at the square of the distance, hence Canopus would look nearly 5000 [70x70] times brighter if it was at the same distance as Alpha Centauri. Next week: Now the full moon threatens Mars.

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There is so much information that is accessible to us these days. With just a smartphone and an Internet connection we have access to pretty much anything we want to find out about. You could be in a slum in Mumbai or a mansion in Beverley Hills, from an access perspective the Internet is a great equaliser in terms of knowledge. This being said, knowledge isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough. If it was, then everyone would be using it to create and do incredible things. In his book Limitless, Jim Kwik adds another factor to the equation, this being action. This changes the old adage â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;knowledge equals powerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;knowledge x action equals powerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all very well to have access to a valuable resource, in this case knowledge. However, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we do with it that makes the real difference. #knowledgeispower

The essential four Gs This is another concept from Limitless author Jim Kwik. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what he

Dilemma the creators share how our views, ideas, opinions, and, eventually, actions, are guided and influenced by social media. As I watched the film I became aware of how this has been the case in my own life, with a key example being politics. I became convinced that a certain candidate was going to become the next president of The United States. All of the information I was receiving confirmed my view; the candidate seemed unstoppable. The problem was that everything I was watching confirmed my own view, I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exposing myself to debate or contrary opinions. My candidate is no longer in contention (sadly). At the end of The Social Dilemma strategies are shared to help to gain more control over our use of social media. One that would have given me greater insight and perspective in American politics is to follow people and sites that expose me to different views and perspectives. This would have braced me from the

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Midweek Musings calls the Four Gs ... four factors that will take you to your dreams, goals and aspirations if they are consistently implemented in your life. The Four Gs are: Growth; the mindset that you can get better and do better, essentially what psychologist Carol Dweck calls a growth mindset. Grit; what Angela Duckworth, author of the book with the name Grit, thinks of as the ability to persevere and stick with things when times arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily easy. Gratitude; the habit of being grateful for things that matter. These can be the things we typically take for granted. Giving; to those who need it. As Deepak Chopra has stated, giving can be done in many ways: giving gifts; giving time; giving compliments; ... however you can in the

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circumstances you are in. The great thing about the Four Gs is that you can start them right now, regardless of where you are in life. Doing so will see things start to get better, one G at a time.

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Another gem from Kwik, this time it just being a quote: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What you appreciate appreciatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. What great advice and how true it is! When we pay attention to the things that matter, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll start getting more of that very thing. For example, appreciating a relationship with a friend means youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be putting more effort into it, which will only make the friendship stronger.

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demonstrates what can be done when students are prepared to put in the effort in their own time. There are many times in which we hear people despairing for the youth of today. From my

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In an interview with author Adam Skolnick on the Rich Roll podcast the discussion, as is invariably the case, turned to covid-19. The situation in Los Angeles, where Poll lives, was far more restrictive than in Masterton, New Zealand. However, both places had put in place systems and processes to attempt to prevent the spreading of the virus. By definition this meant there were things we are unable to do, from attending outdoor concerts to having whole school assemblies in a school. In their discussion Skolnick and Poll placed a different lens on the situation. Rather than focusing and dwelling on what canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be done, they instead suggested looking at what could happen. For example: if you could no longer go to the gym you might instead start exercising outside in nature; or instead of having whole school assemblies you could have online celebrations that could be shared with your whole community, most of whom couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t attend the at-school events; or with more time available at home this could be the

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Another idea iI like shared by Kwik, this time about achieving goals and dreams. Kwikâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advice is to dream big, but think small. The idea around this message is that we often sell ourselves short by not aspiring to be all we can be, just letting the says drift by without any real purpose. The truth is that we are all capable of so much when we set our minds to it. However, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a next step; when we do have lofty goals thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a part of the puzzle, our goals need to be backed up by taking small steps to achieve them. Just about anything we want to do can be done when there is a process in place that has many small and attainable steps. â&#x20AC;˘ 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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Navigation skills put to test Comment

Mike Osborne Through a strange sequence of events many years ago, I spent six months on the frigate HMNZS Otago on a trip to Hawaii. During the course of that trip, the navigating oﬃcer taught me astronavigation. This was way before we had sat nav and the GPS that is now in everyone’s pockets. Back then it was sextants, chronometers, and almanacs.

There is something magical about being able to turn the angle between a celestial body and the horizon into a line on a chart. The most obvious body to shoot with a sextant was the sun. If the moon was visible then you could also shoot that in the daytime when the horizon is sharply deﬁned. Stars and planets being much smaller were trickier and you had to be quick to catch them at dawn or dusk when it was dark enough to see them but light enough to make out the horizon. About two years after that trip, an opportunity came up. Friends had crewed on a catamaran and cruised around the islands for six months and one was still on board. Their blue water navigator had

jumped ship along the way and they were stuck in Noumea. The chance to visit New Caledonia, try out my schoolboy French and navigate the Paciﬁc was too good to miss. The trip was fabulous with all kinds of weather. One of many highlights was on a day when we were becalmed in the ocean with water like glass. We dropped the sagging sails and went for a swim. It felt strange to be swimming in water that was thousands of metres deep and no land to be seen. We were plotting on track and I was pretty comfortable that I knew exactly where we were. However, as we were getting in range of Cape Reinga I noticed that the skipper ordered a slight change of course to take us further east.

He wasn’t taking any chances. I might have been wrong and the last thing he wanted was to wind up in the treacherous waters off Ninety Mile Beach with a lee shore. We sailed on and I knew we were south of Cape Reinga and must be close to coming into sight of land. The skipper had lowered the margin of error taking us well east. And then, coming out of the dawn off the starboard bow was a long static line of white cloud. The name New Zealand was given to us by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, but does it really describe our country? It is the name Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud, that speaks to a sailor finding his way home.

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Life on our planet probed Anne Nelson When we think about climate change, many of us picture extreme droughts and floods, sea level rise and retreating polar ice. The dystopian scenarios of mass migration, hunger, social disorder and human suffering can keep us awake at night. But often overlooked is the fact that climate change is also a threat to the survival of many of the other species on earth. In the planet’s history, cycles of warming and cooling have occurred naturally, but over hundreds of thousands of years, giving species time to slowly adapt. The rapid warming that is happening now could push many species into extinction. Most of us have seen images of hungry polar bears, unable to hunt seals because of sea ice loss. We know about the bleaching of fragile coral reefs because of warming seas and ocean acidification. Here in Aotearoa, the tuatara is one species particularly vulnerable to climate change. Dr Nicky Nelson, from Victoria University, told the Wairarapa branch of

It found that the populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles have dropped on average by 68 per cent since 1970. The cause is destructive human activities such as deforestation, overfishing and the clearing of wild areas for food production. “We’ve come this far because we are the smartest creatures that have ever lived. But to continue, we require more than intelligence. We require wisdom,” says Sir David Attenborough in the landmark film ‘A Life on Our Planet’, released on Netflix this month. • Regent 3 cinemas in Masterton will be holding a oneoff screening of this important film this Friday, October 23. Tickets are $20, from attenboroughtickets@ gmail.com or chrisp@ wise.net.nz, 021 243 3414. Beverages and nibbles [vegan options] will be available from 7pm, with the film starting at 7.45pm. Funds raised will go towards environmental education in Wairarapa.

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Forest & Bird that tuatara have a temperaturedependent sex variation, where females don’t hatch when temperatures are warmer. Without intervention, populations could eventually be made up entirely of males and become extinct. In our alpine regions, warmer conditions are shrinking the habitats of vulnerable species such as the rock wren [pīwauwau, mātuitui, tuke] and the kea, and changing the availability of foods such as berries and insects. Serious predators such as rats and mice are being found at

higher altitudes, as are invasive plant species. Climate change will increase the frequency of ‘mast years’ – when native beech forests and tussock grasses drop huge amounts of seed at the same time, causing spikes in predator numbers. In the sea, ocean heatwaves and acidification are threatening kaimoana such as pāua, kina, mussels and pipi, as well as fish species. In freshwater, the longfin eel [tuna kuwharuwharu] and lamprey [kanakana] were identified by Niwa as the species most at risk

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To Pukaha and the hills beyond Juliet Cooke

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Seven South Wairarapa Tramping Club members [+ 1 baby] joined five Masterton Tramping Club members for a tramp at Pukaha and the hills beyond. We started off up the main track behind the visitor centre in beautiful weather, baby Freddie appearing to enjoy his ride. As we passed the kokako enclosure, the bearded men in our party stimulated the bird in to voice – ko-ka-ko. We ate morning tea at the attractive grassy stepped picnic area with views over to the Tararuas, and then continued on to the intersection to Braddicks Track, which leads over the hills to Mauriceville. At this point Silvia and Blair decided that the terrain was too steep and hazardous for the by-then sleeping baby, so they turned back. We climbed on uphill, most of us detouring to the pipe in the ground marking the top of Bruce’s Hill, and lunched at a high open point looking over to the Tararuas in one direction, and out to Mauriceville in the other. That was the easy part of the tramp.

We backtracked 900m to the top of the Billy Goat Track, a trapping line with beautiful new purple markers gleaming when they caught the sun. Opinions differed as to how easy it was to follow the “track” down the steep hillside. At one high drop there was a fixed rope to assist the descent, rather too short, but Michael was stationed at the bottom to push a searching foot into the right position to make contact with the ground. Most of us resorted to the backside method in places, to the detriment of at least one pair of shorts. By this stage, as we looked far, far down into the gully and over to the ridge opposite up which we would have to climb, we began to get concerned that by the time we got back to the visitor centre it would be closed, no one to let us out to our cars, and a locked gate possibly barring our exit. Finally reaching the bottom of the valley we met a track running along beside the stream, marked SH1. We eventually found a continuation of the Billy Goat Track heading upwards.

We had thought the descent was bad, but the ascent was even worse, no purple markers, bogs and streams, very steep, closely growing trees, and lots of supplejack tangles. But not such a high hill as the one we had descended. We struggled up to the top ridge, turned left, and in no time, to the amazement of most of us, we were back at our morning tea site. The visitor centre was still open, no hot drinks or ice creams available, but cold drinks were very welcome. Vital statistics from Fiona’s amazing watch: 965m in total height climbed, and approx 13.5km traversed. Many thanks to Nigel for organising and leading, and to all who helped in navigating us safely back to our cars. Those on this nominally five-hour, but actually eight-hour, tramp were MTC members Nigel [leader], Philip, Michael, Ange, and Anita. SWTC members Stuart, Silvia, Blair with almost one-year-old Freddie, Fiona, Ingrid, Ed and Juliet [co-ordinators].

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Postponed concert all go Originally scheduled for August, the Auckland coronavirus outbreak meant that Aucklanders were unable to leave the area due to covid level 3 restrictions, and the concert by pianist Sarah Watkins and violinist Andrew Beer had to be postponed. The concert organisers, Greytown Music Group, and the performers, are all hoping that no new outbreak will arise preventing the concert in Greytown this Saturday, and a further concert the next day in Palmerston North. Watkins and Beer describe the first half of their programme as “a

potpourri of tons of great music!” It includes two beautiful and lyrical pieces by NZ composers, Dance by Josiah Carr, written for the pair, and Rhapsody by Anthony Ritchie. They will also play Five Melodies by Prokofiev, and Three Romances by Clara Schumann, one of the few female composers of her era. The second half of the concert will be Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata. This was named after violinist Rodolphe Kreutzer, to whom it was ultimately dedicated, but who thoroughly disliked the piece and refused to play it, describing it as “outrageously

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Not so long ago at Wairarapa Citizens Advice Bureau we wrote about the value we were able to add during the covid-19 lockdown, being part of the national team working from our homes. We are very proud of our group of trained volunteer workers, in fact Wairarapa CAB is entirely run by volunteers. Sadly, one of our longer term volunteers, Paul Cooper, has passed away and we pay tribute to him. Paul had been with us near to 25 years and had worked enthusiastically composing duty rosters, keeping a book of all our newspaper articles, helping maintain resources and being on duty for our clients, week after week. Paul had a career history working for the NZ Post Savings Bank and the

former Labour Dept [now MBIE] and his knowledge from those posts was put to good use at CAB. We always knew Paul to be a gentleman and would help anyone out; he will be very much missed. Thank you Paul for your contribution to Wairarapa CAB as “Kaitiaki “ – guardians of the community. Another not for profit organisation which benefited from Paul’s volunteering work was the Wairarapa Heart Foundation where he was a long-term stalwart for their book fairs, which were the foundation’s major fundraiser then – Paul spent a tremendous amount of time in the group sorting donated books ready to sell. This work was greatly admired and appreciated. In this role, Paul was able to apply his expertise learned from the years he worked at the Masterton Library before his retirement, where he was a popular staff member and well known by all. His area of speciality was a wide knowledge of

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Motorcycle enthusiasts can get their bikes on the road this Labour Weekend for Two Wheels Day, which is set to return to Tui Brewery on Sunday, October 25. This will be the third of four car and bike shows taking place as part of the 2020 Mangatainoka Motors Show & Shine series. If you’ve got a passion for two-wheeled machines of all shapes and sizes, this event is not to be missed. Event organiser Kate Steminger said: “Our Two Wheels Day is always a cracking day out – with some awesome bikes being put on display at Mangatainoka. We’re

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Lifestyle Wairarapa Midweek

Plan for 22 night closures Arthur Hawkes Three more five-night closures of the Remutaka Hill road have been planned in coming months, as well as three one-night closures, and a four-night closure. The New Zealand Transport Agency said the closures would enable road crews to safely undertake essential maintenance and slip prevention works. About 350 vehicles use the road from 9pm to 4am, compared with about 6300 vehicles during the day. And while the dates are fixed, bad weather could cause the works to be cancelled – if that’s the case, then no other full closure dates will happen during this period, except in an emergency. But the closures could spell trouble for drivers who rely on the road for overnight travel, particularly those who make transportation their livelihood. In October last year, after the previous run of closures was announced, Darren Lightburn, chief operating officer of McCarthy Transport, a large log transportation firm based in the lower North Island, estimated the closures could cost the company up to $500,000 in revenue.

Contractors putting in the barriers on the Remutaka Hill at night during the November 2019 road closures. PHOTO/FILE

However, Pete MacLean, manager of McCarthy’s Masterton branch, said that these days, fewer trucks were going over the hill, and that the impact from these closures would be minimal. “Last year, we were running a full night shift, right through, 24/7. But at the moment, based on the closures and the times, it doesn’t have too much of an effect on us.” MacLean said he was pleased that NZTA had been consulting with them directly to select the most optimum times,

and that a shift towards log transportation by rail meant fewer trucks on the roads. “Our night shift finishes at 7pm these days, so the trucks need to be at the port by 7pm, and then as long as they’re back over the hill within the hour then there’s no issue. “When the road opens at 4am, there’s no problem because the trucks are normally going over the hill after 4am.” The expansion of the Masterton railyard’s logging capacity has provided opportunities for

a higher volume for logs to travel on trains as opposed to trucks. However, for smaller business owners, the closures can be problematic, preventing them from accessing the capital during the evenings. One Masterton-resident, self-employed in the events sector, said he regularly hosted evenings in the Hutt Valley and Wellington, and returned the same night with his equipment. “It costs me heaps most times they do it,” he said.

The Remutaka Hill road is steep, narrow, and winding, which makes it a challenging environment to work in. NZTA said that having the road fully closed to traffic was critical to ensuring the safety of crews while work was being done. The night closures also significantly reduce the number of daytime disruptions for road users and enable better quality maintenance work. Road crews are able to complete many months’ worth of maintenance in a small number of closures, multiple crews would be able to work across the hill at the same time without causing disruption to traffic. This significantly reduces stop/go disruptions for travellers at other times which, in the past, occurred almost daily. Access will be available for emergency services throughout the closure. A shuttle van service can be booked in advance for night shift workers and others with essential commitments. • For more information, travellers can email remutaka@nzta.govt. nz

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Aidan Bichan on his dairy farm in Featherston. PHOTO/GRACE PRIOR

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

Across 1 Which TV series’ theme song begins “Who do you think you are kidding Mr Hitler...”? (4,4) 7 In building, what are thin strips of wood that form a framework for plaster? (5) 8 What name is given to a Scottish cleft cap with dangling ribbons? (9) 9 What word comes from Old Norse for “snowshoe”? (3) 10 What is 90º right of north? (4) 11 Where did painter Paul Gauguin live from 1891? (6) 13 Which island do you associate with TV’s Bergerac? (6) 14 Which high-kicking dance became popular in 1830s Paris? (6) 17 Which hot spiced curry dish is named after a city in India? (6) 18 What is the line behind which dart players stand? (4) 20 Which artificial universal language is based on Esperanto? (3) 22 What is a published collection of selected literary passages? (9) 23 What is meat prepared as prescribed by Muslim law? (5) 24 Which English county borders Devon and Dorset? (8)

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Across 1. Concede or give up (4,2,5) 8. Great ape (7) 9. Roof tile (5) 10. Require (4) 11. Unpredictable (7) 12. Disfigure (3) 13. Lazy (4) 15. Cook (4) 17. Humour (3) 19. Waterfall (7) 20. Blemish (4) 23. Rubbish (5) 24. Brought down (7) 25. In addition (11)

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putting distancing measures in place quickly and effectively, Brad said the award was a longerterm achievement based on a host of different stats. “The award’s not just taken on a snippet of Level 4 or Level 3, but it’s taken from a number of audits around food safety, health and safety, the culture inside the store, sales. “The whole team environment and team training is audited on, which is done from head office. “Since Rochelle and I have been here, we’ve really pushed hard to have a team environment and a family feel in the business. As well as its service, Featherston SuperValue is well known for its wide selection of quality meats, which was something Brad built up from scratch after

buying the store, utilising more than 30 years of experience in butchery – this also created three extra positions at the store. “When we bought the store there was no butchery in here, so we invested heavily in that. “There are three fulltimers in the butchery, plus myself.” Rochelle takes charge of the beer and wine, which comprises a good selection of beer and wine, with the Bottle-O next door serving spirits. “Thanks to Rochelle, we’ve got a lot of great craft beers and really good wine.” The pair said they were “super proud” of the team for achieving the win, which counts them as the best of all the WDL stores in the country.

A leap forward for Countdown Karen Coltman Masterton Countdown employee Shelley Priestley pocketed her pay rise this week after her new collective employment agreement came into force. Priestley had worked for the company for 13 years and said this was the first time a noticeable pay increase had been achieved. Countdown is now paying its lowest paying adult employees the living wage of $21.15 an hour, which is what Priestley is getting. The minimum wage is $18.90 an hour. “My hat goes off to those Auckland workers that went on strike to kick this pay negotiation off,” she said. “This time, it was enough to make a difference to my life weekly. “This is a huge leap forward for us. It is the biggest one I have ever seen in the time I have worked for Countdown.” Priestley was widowed when her husband, who served in the Bosnian War in 1995, died of leukaemia six years ago. Her father died last year. She is now the sole income earner in her household and is working 29.5 hours a week. After tax, she is taking home an extra $37 a week. Her job is working the

Long-term employee of Masterton Countdown Shelley Priestley. PHOTO/KAREN COLTMAN

night shift restocking shelves and getting the grocery store ready to open the next morning. Her current shift starts at 9.30pm and finishes at 6.30am. Masterton Countdown gave her time to be with her sick husband and care for her father when he was dying. Priestley thought she would not keep her job, but Countdown kept it for her and welcomed her back. The Masterton store is managed by Adam Hall. “It’s nice to see a company appreciating its workers and what we do for them,” Priestley said. First Union negotiated the new living wage for about 7000 members. Union secretary for Retail and Finance Tali Williams said workers with 12 months service would now be receiving a raise of almost $2 an hour. “The pandemic has highlighted how reliant we are on our essential workers and the new pay scales take effect at a time when retaining and valuing our supermarket staff is

more important than ever,” Williams said. Tali Williams said Countdown union members now received the highest pay, on average, of all supermarket workers in New Zealand. “In comparison, many un-unionised New Worlds and Pak’nSaves are still paying minimum wage for most entry-level retail assistant roles, and even in unionised stores, the ﬁght for better pay and conditions always happens store by store rather than as a workforce,” she said. “It’s possible in all retail brands and it’s possible in all industries.” Beehive Premier Bacon staﬀ held a protest outside the Carterton factory on September 1 to lobby for the living wage. Negotiations with workers’ union E tu have concluded, with workers on the minimum wage gaining an extra 65 cents an hour. E tu has more than 100 members at the meat factory and the majority will receive a pay rise. It was not what was bargained for, but an E tu spokesperson said the union was pleased to have made progress with the overseas-owned company.

34 Wairarapa Midweek Community Events Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Events

Belly Dance for Beginners: Featherston Community Centre. 6.30-7.30pm. Contact Antonia Blincoe [021] 105-7649. The Salvation Army Oasis: Gambling addiction help, free service, counselling service available, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Contact Ramil Adhikari [06] 370-3317/ [021] 804-339 [any time]. Danzability Class: 10.30-11.30am, at St John’s Hall, 73 Main St, Greytown. Contact [022] 077-2654. Ruamahanga Club: Cards – 500, 1-4pm, at Wairarapa Services Club, Essex St, Masterton. GirlGuidingNZ: Carterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 4.15-5.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Carterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 6-7.30pm. Contact Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching: Martinborough, St Andrew’s Hall, Dublin St, 9.30-11.30am. Featherston, Featherston Fire Station, Fox St, 1.303.30pm. Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, tutored classes available, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019 or Elissa [0274] 706-528. Age Concern: Steady As You Go-Falls Prevention Class, 9.30am at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Housie: At Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club [behind clock tower Carterton], at 1pm. Narcotics Anonymous: Meet at 6pm, at 15 Victoria St, Masterton. Carterton Community Choir: 7.15-9pm, at Carterton School, Holloway St. Contact [022] 373-4299. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064. Social Learners Bridge: 1-3.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Barbara [06] 304-9208. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Red Star Table Tennis Club: 5-7pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Contact Peter (027) 5664664 or Brian 377-4066. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 6.30pm.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 Community Market: Martinborough Town Hall, noon-5pm. All proceeds to The Martinborough Community Garden and Larder. Call [021] 611-035. Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Carterton Library noon-2pm. Aratoi: Kotahitanga – Coming Together: An exhibition to stand together in unity as Wairarapa’s artistic community after the impact of covid-19, hundreds of items on display and for sale on a cash and carry basis, until Nov 15. Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Fri-Mon 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Jean [06] 372-6623 or Gael [06] 372-6808. Masterton Variety Club: Practice 10amnoon, 10 Albert St, Masterton. Call Eric McEwen 377-0792 or Doreen Wakefield 370-4606. Masterton Social Badminton Club: Wairarapa College gym, Cornwall Street entrance, 7-9pm. Contact Hamish Macgregor [021] 259-7684 or Sam [021] 055-2113. Seniornet Wairarapa: Drop-in, 1-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Contact John [027] 383-5654. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Quit Clinic at Whaiora 9am-noon. Support available across Wairarapa at no cost to you. Call Whaiora 0800 494 246. Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10amnoon, Featherston Community Centre. Call May [06] 308-6912 or Virginia [06] 308-8392. Cloth Collective Sewing Workshop: 10am-2pm Featherston Community

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Community Events Wairarapa Midweek Centre. Contact Sara Uruski [0274] 474-959. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. Contact Di [027] 498-7261. Carterton Craft Market: Open 7 days, 10am-2pm, 41 High St North, Carterton. Contact Desley [027] 787-8558. Kids’ Song And Story: Fun songs, finger plays and stories for under-5s, during school terms, 9.30-10.30am, at Epiphany Church Hall, High St South, Masterton. Call Pam 378-6740 Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact: email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. If weather not good it’s in youth centre of Event Centre. Text dance groove to [022] 321-2643. Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 6-7pm, Genesis Recreation Centre back pool. Contact Stu [027] 295-4189 or Lucy [021] 0204-4144. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401. Carterton Senior Citizens: 1.30-4pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, Carterton Memorial Club, Broadway. Film: One-off screening of David Attenborough’s ‘A Life on Our Planet’, Regent 3 Cinemas, Masterton. Beverages and nibbles 7pm, film at 7.45pm. Funds raised will go to environmental education in Wairarapa. Tickets from attenboroughtickets@gmail.com or chrisp@wise.net.nz, [021] 243-3414.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 Hillbilly to Hardrock Music Group: 1-4.30pm, Douglas Park school hall Cole St, Masterton Wairarapa Spinners and Weavers: 10.30am-2pm, in the Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Lynette 377-0236. Featherston Fusiliers: Wargaming and boardgames club, at Featherston Assembly of God cafeteria, 22 Birdwood St, 10am-4.30pm. Contact featherston. fusiliers@gmail.com Wairarapa Embroiderers Guild: Meet at the Ranfurly Club Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton. Call Billie Sims 378-2949 or

Jenny 377-0859. Community Market: Sat and Sun Martinborough Town Hall, 10am-5pm. All proceeds to The Martinborough Community Garden and Larder. Contact [021] 611-035. Cobblestones Printing Works: Sat/ Sun, 10am-4pm. Our resident printer recreates the activity of a letterpress job-printing shop in the early 1900s. Cobblestones Museum, 169 Main St, Greytown. Call [06] 304-9687. Wairarapa Farmers’ Market: 9-1pm, Solway Showgrounds Masterton, entry from Fleet and York Sts, under the grandstand and nearby redwood tree. Featherston Weekly Market: 8am-2pm, 33 Fitzherbert St. Hospice Wairarapa Support Services: Available free of charge for anyone dealing with a terminal illness. Call [06] 378-8888, or www.hospicewairarapa. co.nz Women’s Self Defence: With Dion, 9am, band rotunda, Queen Elizabeth Park. Contact [020] 4124-4098. Parkrun: Weekly 5km run/walk, 8am start, at the Woodside end of the Greytown rail trail. Info: parkrun.co.nz/ greytownwoodsidetrail Martinborough Museum: Sat: 11.30am3.30pm Sun: 11.30-1.30pm, 7 Memorial Sq, Martinborough. Featherston Heritage Museum: Behind the Featherston Library and Information Centre. Sat and Sun 10am-2pm, other times by arrangement, groups welcome. Call Elsa [021] 263-9403. Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Masterton Library, 10amnoon. Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway. Open by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564. Toy Library: Masterton: 10am-1pm, at rear of YMCA, 162 Dixon St. Featherston: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon. Contact Abby Waterson [021] 0256-6719. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet at 1.15pm for 1.30pm start. Call Steve Davis [06] 304-7155. Bowls: At 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25 Wairarapa Country Music Club: Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton, at 1.30pm. Call Paddy 377-0730. Masterton Marauders Wargaming Club: At the Masterton Croquet Club, 1-5pm. Contact Vince Cholewa [027] 344-1073 or visit http://mastertonmarauders. blogspot.co.nz Mangatainoka Motors Shine & Show: Two Wheels Day [all bikes welcome]. Details at www.tuihq.co.nz/events Carterton Farmers’ Market: High St, Carterton, 9am-12.30pm. Martinborough Museum: 1.30-3.30pm, 7 Memorial Sq, Martinborough. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064. Masterton Car Boot Sale and Market: 6.30-11.30am, Essex St car park. Contact ja.murray@xtra.co.nz Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 9am for 9.15am start, at clubrooms behind clock tower Carterton. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26 Community Market: Martinborough Town Hall, 10am-2pm. All proceeds to The Martinborough Community Garden and Larder. Contact [021] 611-035. Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm at Featherston Community Centre. Contact Shaun [027] 672-6249. Age Concern: Exercise For Seniors, 9.30am; line dancing, 10.30am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. South Wairarapa Badminton Club: Featherston Sports Stadium, Underhill Rd, at 7.30pm. East Indoor Bowling Club: 7pm, all members and visitors welcome. Call Julie 377-5497 or George 378-9266. Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm. Contact Shaun O’Brien [027] 672-6249.

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0800 367-222. Masterton District Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Contact [022] 574-0742. Carterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 8pm, Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210 High St. Contact Bob [021] 042-2947 or Martin [06] 372-7764. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Rangers, 12½18 years, 6.30-8pm. Contact Sharon [021] 033-0550. South Wairarapa Guides [Greytown], 9-12½ years, 6-8pm. Contact Sharon [021] 033-0550.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 The Book Lovers Corner: 3.30-4.30pm on Arrow FM {92.7FM] and available online, https://www.arrowfm.co.nz/ programmes/show/94/the-book-loverscorner-/ Masterton Toastmasters: Salvation Army Hall, 210 High St, Carterton, at 7.30pm. Contact Ben [027] 892-0730. Seniornet Wairarapa: 1.30-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Introduction to Google apps and setting up and using Google Drive. Contact John [027] 383-5654. Free Literacy and Numeracy Classes: At Literacy Aotearoa Masterton. Contact Carol [022] 524-5994 or visit us at 340 Queen Street, Masterton. Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Masterton Library, 11am1pm. Masterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or David [021] 116-5505. Martinborough Community Choir: 7.15-9pm, First Church Hall, Weld St. Martinborough. Contact Vicki Jones: vicbjones@gmail.com Social Bridge: At South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club, 1.30-3.30pm. Contact Lesley [021] 299-6389. Wairarapa Services Club: Cards – Euchre, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 3.45-5pm. Contact Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching: Carterton, Fire Station (new venue)

9.30-11.30am. Greytown, Greytown Fire Station, 1.30-3.30pm. Dance Fitness: 6.30-7.30pm, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Contact Justine [0204] 105-2830. Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown. Red Star Table Tennis Club: 9am-noon at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Ccontact Peter (027) 5664664 or Brian 377-4066. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 10am. Juesday Art: 10am-12.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Julia [06] 308-8109. Featherston Wahine Singers: 7-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Contact Susan [021] 246-4884. Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway, 2-4pm, or by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564. Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve 379-6999. Central Indoor Bowls Club: 7.30pm, Hogg Crescent hall. Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Association: Social indoor bowls, 500 cards, or a chat 1-3pm, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire 377-0342. Free Community Fit Club: 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Contact Di [027] 498-7261. Woops A Daisies: Leisure Marching Team practise 4-5pm, at the YMCA. Call Cheryl [06] 370-1922. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon, including cards, board, darts, pool etc. Call Doff [06] 304-9748. Girl Guiding: Pippins [5-7 years] 3.45-5pm. Call Chrissy Warnock [06] 372-7646. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 9am for 9.15am start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000. Bowls: At 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the clock tower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28 Scrabble Club Launch: Masterton Public Library, 2-5pm, beginners and enthusiasts, young and old, free boards, tiles, word lists and handy tips available. Contact Sue McRae [027] 449-0601 or email: sue.mcrae.nz@gmail.com Housie: 7pm, at the Martinborough Bowling Club, Regent St. Age Concern: Exercise for Seniors 1.30pm Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club: For the school term. Classes are weight and skill dependent; Beginners, 5-9 years, 5.30-6.15pm; 10 years+ [including adults] 6.15-7.30pm. The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Line Dance Class 6-7pm; Rock N Roll Dance Class: 7.30-8.30pm, Beginners/Couple Coaching, Social/ Competitive. Contact Wendy [027] 319-9814. Healing Rooms: Confidential prayer for healing or any situation, 1-3pm, Ranfurly Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton. No appointment necessary. Contact [021] 159- 4160. Carterton Cycle Group: 9.30am from Belvedere Rd (weather permitting) for 20km or 40-60km rides. Contact Irene (027) 634-9167 or Lesley (021) 299-6389. Heart of Arts Wairarapa: A community gallery showing work from Wairarapa artists, 47 High St North, Carterton. WedSun, 11am-3pm. Club Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll, beginners 7.30pm; Intermediate level 8pm, at Club Wairarapa, Masterton. Contact [027] 333-1793. Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: 10am in The Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Josie 378-6531. Cross Creek Blues Club: From 7.15pm with guest artists. Dinner from 5pm, www. CrossCreekBlues.co.nz GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 5.30-7pm. Contact Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching at Masterton Library, 10am-noon. Dance Fitness: 9.30-11am, preschoolers with parents or caregivers, music and movement and art, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Contact

Justine [0204] 105-2830. Wairarapa Services Club: Rummikub, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. Cards: Come and join other enthusiastic “500” Players 1.15-4.15pm, at the Carterton Club. Call Barbara 379-6582 or Val 379-8329. AA Meeting: At 7.30pm, Departmental building, level one. Entry on the carpark side. Contact [027] 557-7928. Silver Ukulele Club: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Jan [06] 3088556. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Club: Craft and chat afternoon 1-3pm, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, beginners 4.30-5.30pm; intermediate, 5.30-7pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135. Kiddie Gym: For 0-3-year-olds, 9.3011am, at St David’s Church, corner High and Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 379-8325. Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group: Join us for sports, food, and leadership, Carterton Events Centre. Text “R2R” to [027] 742-2264. Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, tutored classes available, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019 or Elissa [0274] 706-528. Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park. Call Ann Jackson, 3725758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285. Te Runga Scouts: Cubs, 6-7.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Wairarapa Singers: Choral singing, based in Masterton. Call Sean Mulcahy 379-9316. Esperanto Club: 2pm, write to people using the international language worldwide. Call 377-0499. Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10amnoon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 370-1604 [church office]. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet at 1.15am for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Steve Davis [06] 304-7155. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz by noon Thursday prior

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Carterton Scottish Dance Club: 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. Call Elaine 377-0322. Watercolour For Beginners: Class at Masterton Art Club, Victoria St, 10am-noon. Contact Elissa Smith [027[ 470-6528. Wairarapa Services Club: Cards – 500, 1.30pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. Mah Jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Pat Hamilton [06] 308-9729. Senior Citizens Club Cards: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Val [06] 308-9293. Art for Everyone: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Contact Sandie [021] 157-4909. Red Star Table Tennis Club: 6-8pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Contact Peter (027) 5664664 or Brian 377-4066. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Support available across Wairarapa at no cost to you. Call a Quit Coach based at Whaiora 0800 494 246. Play Gym: St James Church Hall 116 High St, Masterton, 9.30-11am, for 0-3-year-olds. Carterton Food Bank: 10-11am Mon-Fri at Haumanu House [down the lane between Carters and the Clock Tower]. Call 379-4092. Carterton Community Toy Library: Events Centre, Holloway St, Mon-Sat during CDC Library hours. https://www.facebook. com/CartertonToyLibrary/ CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. For Mobility Parking Permits, Disability Support and Advocacy. Call 378-2426 or 0800 227-2255. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Contact Di [027] 498-7261. The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Beginners Course, Linedance Class: 6-7pm. Linedance Intermediate Class: 7.30-8.30pm. Contact Wendy [027] 319-9814. Epilepsy Support Group: 11am at the Salvation Army office, 210 High St South, Carterton. Call 0800 20 21 22. Citizens Advice Bureau: Free and confidential advice, Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, 43 Perry St, Masterton. Call 377-0078 or

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

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KANDAHAR VILLAGE

OPEN FOR VIEWING The finishing touches were recently placed on the first villa at Enliven’s Kandahar Retirement Village in Masterton. The two-bedroom show home villa is the first of 52 retirement villas that will be built at the site, which lies adjacent to Enliven’s Kandahar Home. Those who had signed an expression of interest in the villas were recently allowed a sneak peek at the completed villa. Enliven is welcoming anyone who is interested to come and inspect the home, located in Lansdowne. “This is a great opportunity for people to come and see for themselves the beautiful villas we have on offer,” says Kandahar Village Sales Agent Nell MacDonald. “There has already been a huge amount of interest in the new villas, which is great to see. We already have a number under offer.” Once complete, the development will also include a village community centre which will be available for use by village residents and the wider community. The first 12 villas are due to be completed by the end of November. Nell says residents at Kandahar Village will be able to enjoy independent retirement living in a safe, caring and friendly neighbourhood.

Kandahar Home manager Peter Newman and Kandahar Village Sales Agent Nell MacDonald in the newlyopened show home villa.

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0508 ENLIVEN “The village is also a short walk to Lansdowne’s cafes, convenience stores and Wairarapa Hospital. Masterton town centre is just a short drive away too.” The architecturally designed villas are modelled on Enliven’s soughtafter Kowhainui Villas in Whanganui. Residents in the new villas will have property maintenance and gardening looked after by Enliven. They can also choose to access some of Enliven’s great services provided, including meals, cleaning and health recovery care. To find out more about Enliven’s Kandahar Retirement Village, visit www.enlivencentral.org.nz/ kandahar-village or to arrange a viewing call Nell on 06 370 0662.

with Enliven in the Wairarapa Enliven creates elder-centred communities that recognises elders as individuals and supports them in a way that’s right for them. Enliven’s Wairarapa facilities are places of connection, compassion and understanding.

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Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that the South Wairarapa District Council, for the purpose of the Featherston Christmas Parade, proposes to close the following road to ordinary vehicular traffic for the period indicated hereunder. During the proposed period of closure diversions will be in place for ordinary vehicular traffic which would otherwise use the roads. Any person objecting to the proposal should lodge their objection and grounds thereof in writing to the South Wairarapa District Council, PO Box 6, Martinborough, 5741 before Monday 9th November 2020 Road proposed to be closed: State Highway 2, Fitzherbert Street between Moore Street and Hickson Street Detour will be in place from Moore Street to Brandon Street to Waite Street Period of closure: Saturday 5th December 2020, 12pm - 12:30pm Euan Stitt Group Manager Partnerships & Operations

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Chris Cogdale A 29-8 loss to Whanganui wasn’t the way Farriers Wairarapa-Bush coach Joe Harwood wanted to finish the season or bring the curtain down on his representative coaching career. Harwood confirmed after the game that it was his last after four years in charge. In that time Harwood has taken Wai-Bush to the 2018 Lochore Cup final against HorowhenuaKapiti [lost 23-26], and his crowning glory, an unlucky 25-27 loss to eventual champions North Otago in the 2019 Meads Cup semifinal. He said it was time to spend some more time with his family now. Harwood was keen to go out on a high note by retaining the Bruce Steele Memorial Cup against Whanganui at Cooks Gardens, a venue where Wai-Bush have not won since the 2006 Meads Cup final. But they were beaten by a better team on the day, he said. “Unfortunately for us we didn’t put in the performance we wanted,” he said. “We weren’t quite up to speed, and we didn’t quite

Joe Harwood steeping down as coach. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

take some opportunities we should have.” Wai-Bush dominated

the early stages, but it was the home side that struck first with two converted

tries – the second against the run of play when centre Josaia Bogilekaa swooped on a loose pass inside their own 22. Bogilekaa had the simple task of sending winger Vereniki Tikisolomone away to score under the crossbar. A Sam Morison penalty and try to veteran blindside flanker Tavita Isaac narrowed the gap to 17-9 at halftime, but that was good as it got for the green and reds. Wai-Bush started the second half strongly but could not breach the stubborn Whanganui defence, much to Harwood’s frustration. “We had long periods of dominance at the start of the second half, but just again we went back to a bit of a narrow mindset instead of playing with a bit of width. We just weren’t clinical enough. “The boys worked really hard, but we were a bit narrow in our attack, which was certainly not what we practised or what we wanted.” Harwood said he was also baffled with some of the rulings against his team. “We dominated them in the scrum, and I can’t understand why we got a penalised a couple of times there, because

we were dominant, but Whanganui did a very good job of getting in the referee’s ear.” In the end, he was pretty gutted with the outcome. “It would have been nice to end the season on a high note and get the win over those guys. It was always going to be difficult, but I was a bit disappointed with that performance.” In confirming Harwood’s resignation as coach Wai-Bush chief executive officer Tony Hargood said the union was deeply indebted to him for his commitment and dedication to the role. “Joe has achieved many outstanding results over the years. While coming within a whisker of making the Meads Cup final in 2019 was a disappointment, it was also a credit to the outstanding work that Joe, the coaching and management team had built up over the four-year period fostering a culture of high performance in the team.”

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Whanganui 29 [Cade Robinson, Vereniki Tikisolomone, Craig Clare, Alekesio Vakarorogo tries; Clare pen, 3 con] WairarapaBush 8 [Tavita Isaac try; Sam Morison pen]. HT 17-8.

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