Wairarapa Midweek Wed 23rd March by Wairarapa Times-Age

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‘Our workload is astronomical’ Erin Kavanagh-Hall

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With covid-19 still on the rampage, and living costs skyrocketing, the Masterton Food Bank is appealing to the community for help as it grapples with an “astronomical” workload. Food Bank manager Jenna Matchett said the organisation is dealing with unprecedented demand, as Wairarapa families are faced with rising housing, petrol, and food costs. Adding to the pressure on the organisation is the recent omicron outbreak – with many of its volunteers falling ill or isolating at home. Though the Food Bank is still receiving a steady supply of donations, the demand is straining its current workforce – so its committee and management are calling for locals to step up as volunteers. To sustain it through this diﬃcult period, Matchett said the Food

To help it through an increased workload, the Masterton Food Bank needs some new additions to its team. From left: Fiona Gibson, Ruth Galloway, Gary Bainbridge, Jenna Matchett (Food Bank manager), and Pam Horncy. PHOTO/ERIN KAVANAGH-HALL

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astronomical. “It’s not the same demographics of people needing our help. It’s no longer just beneficiaries – it’s pretty much everyone. “We need more volunteers – we needed them yesterday.” Matchett said the Food Bank has certainly been busier during covid – with employment and businesses affected by lockdowns and home isolation rules. However, she anticipates food insecurity will continue beyond the pandemic, thanks to slowly recovering supply chains and the war in Europe. “If covid goes away tomorrow, we’re not going to go back to normal overnight. “The societal problems will still be there – house prices, fuel costs, expensive groceries. These financial struggles are running deeper and deeper into mainstream society.” She said a wide range of people are seeking Continued on page 3

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Housing

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A Carterton family are facing homelessness as they battle to find an affordable, accessible home in the current rental market. Full story P4.

Fabulous fundraisers The Carterton community makes a splash in support of its beloved local pools. Full story P6.

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Medal for decades of service Jade Davies

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A Masterton woman, who has been involved with the Agriculture & Pastoral (A&P) community since before starting primary school, has received one of the highest honours from the Royal Agricultural Society of New Zealand. Last month, Phyllis French was presented with the Society’s Gold Meal for Excellence in Agriculture recognising her 40 years of commitment to the Masterton A&P Show’s sheep section. The 91-year-old is best known for her black and coloured sheep, which she has been breeding since the late 1970s - but her contribution to the Masterton A&P Show goes back even further, with her near perfect attendance at the show since the age of four. Phyllis said she was invited to a morning tea

with the Masterton A&P Association committee and, unsure of what the meeting was for, said her goodbyes to family who were staying with her at the time. Little did she know, she would see her family there - to watch her receive her medal. “They all knew about it.” “She has made a huge contribution to this community,” Tina Nixon, president of the Masterton A&P Association, said. After 87 years of unbroken service, she is “very well respected”. Over the years, Phyllis had been involved in A&P shows all over the country including Levin, Manawatu, Fielding, Hawke’s Bay and Dannevirke. Despite the early starts at 4 or 5 am, long days, and even longer journeys home again, Phyllis loved talking to likeminded people and

sharing experiences. “I have been rewarded for 40 years of fabulous fun and enjoyment.” She said she had always been interested in black and coloured sheep — but when they appeared in NZ in 1976, they were not

I have been rewarded for 40 years of fabulous fun and enjoyment. as accepted as they are now. “Black sheep were taboo back in those days,” Phyllis said. “Man could do more with the wool from 1,000 white sheep.” “In 1978 the Royal Agriculture Society decided to permit black and coloured classes in the sheep show.” Phyllis spent 82 years in Tinui, learning as much as she could about sheep genetics and “digging up rare genes” before moving

to Masterton. “My coloured sheep became pretty wellknown out there,” she said. “I’ve got sheepskins from all around the world. I brought the world to me with my open garden and sheep products.” Her daughter, Linley Coffey, is also interested in sheep genes and has “taken over” the hobby in Manawatu. “It is a wonderful hobby to have. You need to be your own marketer and find your own market.” In 2020, Phyllis was named Patron of the Show by the Masterton A&P Association - the first New Zealand woman to be awarded the title by an A&P society. When asked if she would be at the next A&P Show Phyllis said, “my scooter wouldn’t get me there but, if someone could take me, I wouldn’t miss a show ever.”

The 2022 A&P Show was cancelled due to covid-19, and it is unlikely there will be another big show next year. However, the Masterton A&P Association is looking to put on a series of smaller shows throughout the year.

Phyllis French, from Masterton, received the Royal Agricultural Society of NZ Gold Medal for Excellence in Agriculture. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Covid pressures keep team awake at night Continued from page 1 help from the Food Bank – including those turning to social services for the ﬁrst time. “We’re hearing from everyone: families, grandparents raising their grandchildren, retired people, disabled people, people working full time jobs. “It’s not up to us to judge why people can’t aﬀord their weekly shop. When you’re struggling, you have to weigh things up: do I take my kids to the doctor, or do I feed them? It’s a s***ty decision to have to make. “I think the one good thing that’s come out of this is there’s much less stigma around using a food bank. Anyone – your mum, your neighbour, your best mate

– can fall on hard times and need a hand.” As well as the strain on her volunteers, adding to Matchett’s anxiety is the disruption to grocery supply chains – meaning the Food Bank has, at times, had big gaps on its shelves. The Food Bank receives funding to purchase items from the supermarket – but some of the staples simply haven’t been available. “We can’t just go to the supermarket and buy 700 cans of tuna. “The supermarkets bend over backwards to help us where they can – but they have a limited ability to purchase at the moment. “If it’s not there for us to buy, there’s nothing we can do. “It keeps me awake at night. People are relying

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on us to have enough food – and that’s a weight I’m carrying on my shoulders.” Matchett and her team are heartened by the support they continue to receive from the community, including from organisations such

as Waiwaste Food Rescue, Wairarapa Community Centre Trust’s community kitchen, and the Salvation Army. Despite their own ﬁnancial struggles, Matchett said people are still dropping oﬀ their

donations – from fruit and vegetables, to cleaning supplies, to personal care items. “For example, we have a local podiatrist who brings us about 100 boxes of sanitary products every week.

“She doesn’t expect a pat on the back or anything in return – she just wants to help. “Even in these diﬃcult times, people are giving what they can. It’s very humbling.” Matchett was full of praise for her current volunteers, who are coping by keeping a “cool head” and a positive attitude. “Our volunteers do go home tired – but they have a lot of job satisfaction and feel they’re using their time well.” • If you would like to volunteer with the Masterton Foodbank, contact Jenna Matchett on 06 3708034, or email mastertonfoodbank@ gmail.com.

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‘We just want a place to live’ Erin Kavanagh-Hall

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The struggle to find affordable, accessible accommodation has left a Carterton whanau in “a world of a pain” – and appealing to the community for “any help they can offer”. 2022 got off to a stressful start for *Lucy and *Tom – when, on January 5, they received an email from their property manager, informing them their rented home was going on the market. The most pressing concern for the couple, foster carers for three of their grandnephews, was finding a property that was suitable for a family of five – particularly for 17-year-old *Wiremu, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and relies on an electric wheelchair. To enable the family to stay in their current

home, which has several accessibility features to accommodate Wiremu’s needs, Lucy turned to crowdfunding – setting up a Givealittle page to raise the funds to cover a deposit on the property. Eight weeks later, without enough money to secure a home loan, the whanau is still on the hunt for new rental – and have so far been unable to find an accessible property which fits within their budget. With a March 31 deadline to vacate their current home, the family is staring down the barrel of homelessness. As Lucy wrote on the Givealittle page, “Our family is in a world of pain, desperately seeking … somewhere else to live. “Rental properties around our neighbourhood are very scarce and crazy expensive. We are concerned that we will be unable to find something else suitable

for our very special family. “We need to secure a home [that will] help us keep our family together in a safe and secure environment.” The family’s situation is far from unique in Wairarapa. Due to many rental properties being sold to realise capital gains in the post-covid market, and a general shortage of housing stock, the number of rentals available in the region has rapidly decreased over the last 12 months. Throughout the country, disabled people are particularly disadvantaged by the current housing shortage. Although about a quarter of Kiwis identify as disabled, only 2 percent of New Zealand homes have been built with accessibility in mind. For Lucy and Tom, ﬁnding an accessible home is crucial for the children’s wellbeing. Without a new place to call home, the couple fear the boys will be placed with other carers – potentially separating the brothers from

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one another and uplifting them from the stable family environment they’ve known for the last six years. “We’re fighting to prevent that from happening. For the boys’ safety and security, the family cannot be split up,” Lucy said. “The boys will be devastated if they have to leave us. We are the family they know – we are Mum and Dad to them. “We’re getting desperate now. We don’t want to point the finger at anyone – we just want to find a place to live.” Lucy and Tom have been living in Carterton, in the same rental property, since 2014. The couple had been based in Australia, but relocated to Wairarapa to be closer to Tom’s parents and extended whanau. In 2016, the couple received the call that would change their lives - asking if they would consider being foster carers for their grandnephews, then aged five to 11. At the time, the boys’ previous foster care placement had “broken down”, and they were staying with temporary carers in Woodville, their future uncertain.

“It was a pretty serious situation – and they had no idea what was going to happen next,” Tom said. “We wanted the siblings to stay together – we didn’t want to see them scattered to the four winds. “So, we took them in. We were pretty much all they had.” At first, the new family unit took some time to adjust to one another. “As well as muscular dystrophy, Wiremu has some developmental delays – and he didn’t talk much at all at the start,” Lucy said. “We weren’t familiar to him, so he was very cautious and reserved around us. “*Manaia, our youngest, has ADHD – so he was all over the show. “It was full on. We just needed some time to connect with each other.” Lucy said she was “shocked” to receive the email from their property manager, giving them 90 days to find a new property. Naturally, she and Tom’s biggest priority was finding a liveable home for Wiremu: for example, a one-story house, with no-step entrances, wide doorways, space to accommodate portable ramps, and accessible

bathroom facilities. In their current home, the family were able to renovate one of the showers to ﬁt a ramp and are prepared, with support from a landlord, to do the same in a new property. However, they said a wet room bathroom – where the shower is not enclosed by a screen – would be ideal for Wiremu. Lucy said their current property manager invited them to view a threebedroom home which had a wet room – but the property was leased to another tenant. “We were so excited – but, for some reason, that place wasn’t for us. “We found a couple of other [accessible] houses that we were very keen on, but they ended up going nowhere.” While house hunting, Lucy noticed there were very few properties available to rent, compared to the number up for sale. In January, for example, there were 111 houses for sale in Wairarapa on the TradeMe property site – and three for rent. “I couldn’t believe it,” she said. “One afternoon, I sat down and sent about 22

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emails out to diﬀerent estate agents, explaining our situation. “I thought surely some of them might sell to an investment buyer who could take us on as tenants.” Lucy did get some replies – including an invitation to view a property in Carterton, which she said was “just about perfect”. However, at $760 per week, it was unaﬀordable on the couple’s current income – Lucy’s part-time wage, and the individualised funding Tom receives as

Wiremu’s caregiver. Aside from rising housing costs, the family are concerned Wiremu’s needs may be a stumbling block for landlords – and wonder if they may be reticent about the cost of potential accessibility modiﬁcations, or internal damage from his motorised wheelchair. Another concern for the family is being able to remain in Wairarapa – vital if they want to stay to close the boys’ schools and Tom’s elderly father in Gladstone. “We’ve got Wiremu at the Supported Learning

Centre at WaiCol, and he’s absolutely thriving,” Lucy said. “He’s very much a man of routine – he likes things to stay the same every day. “Manaia has started at Carterton School, and he’s really happy. So we need to stay close, if we can.” Despite the setbacks, the whanau remains resolute. Lucy has kept the Givealittle page open – and plans to use any donations to fund relocation costs or any future accessibility renovations needed. The whanau are keen to hear from anyone who

may have a suitable house to rent or can assist with emergency housing. “We’re hoping there’s someone out there that may be able to help,” Tom said. “If anyone can help us in any way they can, we’d be so grateful.” • To get in contact with the family, or donate to their Givealittle page, go to: https:// givealittle.co.nz/cause/ my-place-to-call-home • *Foster families legally cannot be identiﬁed in media. The names have been changed.

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Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) has warned swimmers and dog walkers to take caution when visiting three local rivers. Amber levels of toxic algae were identiﬁed at Ruamahanga at Double Bridges, Ruamahanga at Te Ore Ore, and Waingawa at South Rd. “We advise caution to swimmers using these areas,” GWRC senior advisor and environmental scientist Penny Fairbrother said. “As toxic algae often occur in patches, the best thing people can do to stay safe is to know what it looks like so you can avoid it.” Dog-owners were advised

to keep their dogs on a lead at the locations listed because dogs liked the smell and taste of the algae. A piece the size of a 50cent coin was enough to kill a dog. “Caution is advised for people and their pets until this warning has been removed from the Land Air Water Aotearoa [LAWA] website,” Fairbrother said. It is likely the algae appeared due to an extended period of warm weather in the region. “It serves as a reminder, even as summer winds down, to check the latest status on LAWA before swimming in your local river.” Other parts of the rivers were deemed safe for swimming, including Ruamahanga at The Cliﬀs and Waingawa at Kaituna.

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Fundraisers make big splash Erin Kavanagh-Hall

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Whether it’s showing up for a race dressed as DC Universe characters, getting “dunked” by freezing water, or swimming 300 lengths of an outdoor pool – it’s clear Carterton locals have no qualms going the extra mile for a good cause. For two weekends in a row, the Carterton’s pool complex played host to two fundraiser events – both met with a “fabulous community response”, organisers said. On March 13, 100 people attended a swimming meet organised by the Carterton Indoor Pool Project, to raise funds for extensive renovations to the muchloved indoor facility. As well some friendly competition, the event had plenty of entertainment for all ages – including a manu-bombing contest, several costumed novelty races, and a candy floss machine. At 7am the following morning, 10 Wairarapa swimmers braved the sixdegree air temperature and “pretty cold” outdoor pool to take part in a sponsored 10km swim – about the same distance between the Waingawa River to central Carterton. All proceeds from the sponsored swim will

Molly O’Dwyer and the team of long distance swimmers relax after the event – by the old, soon to be replaced slide. Inset: Molly with swimmer Lucy Griffiths. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

fund the installation and maintenance of a new waterslide for the outdoor pool – part of a fundraising campaign spearheaded by 11-year-old Carterton resident Molly O’Dwyer. Not content to sleep in last Sunday morning, Molly and a group of friends turned up to the pool bright and early, on hand to count the completed laps, and support the swimmers as they paused for refreshments. Carterton mayor Greg Lang swum in both events – including, at the indoor pool fundraiser, a 100m

sprint against Olympian and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Lewis Clareburt. Clareburt won comfortably, despite a head start from Lang – though Lang was pleased to report the younger swimmer didn’t pass him until he’d “swum at least a third of the pool”. Lang said the atmosphere at both events was “fantastic” – and was particularly thrilled with the support he and his team of team of long-distance swimmers received last weekend, both from Molly

and members of the public. “It was great to have Molly and her friends there and see their smiling faces,” he said. “We had lots of people show up at the pool to cheer us on. Even if people could only stop for about 10 to 15 minutes, it was still awesome. “It was just such a buzz. The swim was hard work – but, bizarre as it sounds, I was smiling the whole time.” Despite not being able to have as many people attend as they’d hoped due to covid restrictions, the

Carterton Indoor Pool Project working group is similarly delighted with its fundraiser event. Organiser Kellee McCurdy said several teams of swimmers signed up for the competitive races, including past and present members of the Carterton Swimming Club, members of the Masterton Masters Swimming Club,

and Thrive Community exercise group, and pool “keyholders”. Olympian Clareburt swum alongside the young club members – dressed in a Superwoman costume to help level the playing field. Clareburt also took part in the manu-bombing competition – taking out the win for the adults’ age group – and volunteered himself as a victim of the dunking machine, much to the kids’ delight. “Lewis was such a champ – he took on everything we asked of him,” McCurdy said. Clareburt also did a 45-minute training session with 15 young swimmers, most from the Carterton Swimming Club, ahead of the event. “The kids were in awe of him,” Lang said. “He’s a fine young man. He and I had some great banter back and forth before our race.” Lang said he was very proud of his team of swimmers who completed the long-distance event. “It was a big achievement. Everyone really rose to the occasion – and they’re keen to take on some more fundraising challenges in the future. “In the meantime – bring on the slide!”

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‘Memorable’ music

The popular Mulled Wine Concert series, run for 15 years in Paekakariki, came over the Remutaka Hill on March 11 for the ﬁrst of its concerts in Featherston – Vieux Amis (Old Friends). Organiser Mary Gow is delighted by the response she has received from South Wairarapa people. This new opportunity to hear top quality classical and jazz musicians will complement other cultural events in our district: Featherston’s Booktown, Greytown Music Group, Jazz in Martinborough and the Martinborough Music Festival. The “old friends” were three well-known New Zealand-born musicians: violinist Justine Cormack, cellist James Bush and pianist Sarah Watkins. Their warmth, intelligence, and vivacity – in a beautifully constructed and thought-provoking concert – was infectious. The programme opened with Für Alina by the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. This is the ﬁrst of Pärt’s works to be written in the ‘tintinnabuli’ style (meaning ‘like the ringing of bells’). Sarah Watkins’ piano playing drew us in, calming us as the melody grew then diminished, with pedalled,

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held notes separated by long pauses. J S Bach’s Viola da Gamba Sonata in D major followed, played by James Bush on a modern cello. The lively interplay of cello and piano was delightful, especially in the ﬁnal dance movement. Justine Cormack then came onstage for Pärt’s Mozart-Adagio, a spacious exploration of fragments of melody from the slow movement of Mozart’s Piano Sonata in F. Justine next played

Bach’s Violin Sonata in E major in a vigorous modern style, bringing rich colour to the work. The piano obbligato was exquisite in the 3rd movement and the ﬁnal allegro was a lively dance between the players. Given the current war between Russia and Ukraine, the ﬁnal works were intensely moving. Sarah Watkins’ playing of the opening of Shostakovich’s 4th Prelude and Fugue immediately conveyed the composer’s sadness and despair.

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The Russian composer’s Piano Trio No.2 in E minor followed. From the beautifully played hazy harmonics from the cello at the beginning to the klezmer-themed ﬁnale [in Ashkenazi Jewish tradition], the trio gave a profound and memorable performance. • Marion Townsend is on the board of the Martinborough Music Festival and plays violin and viola in the Martinborough String Quartet/Quintet.

LETTERS

Our society needs healing I feel deeply for Marlene Brugger (editor’s letter published March 9) who chose New Zealand as her home 20 years ago. Born a Kiwi, I returned to New Zealand 25 years ago, after 15 years overseas, to an egalitarian society with the freedom to voice opinions safely. Alas – no more. We are fearful to put our names to letters to the newspaper. We refuse to be interviewed by mainstream media in fear of reprisal. Marlene Brugger is right. This atmosphere of oppression has taken two years to create. Jeﬀ B in response to Ms Brugger has quoted New Zealand’s 95 percent vaccination rate, comparing it to the United States’ rate of 65 percent. Be aware that this

diﬀerence is 12 percent – according to www. ourworldindata.org where New Zealand has a fully vaccinated statistic of 78 percent. It also shows that 1.4 million Kiwis still need a booster as of March 16 2022. Let’s hope, as Richard Dahlberg (editor’s letter published March 16) states, that Ms Brugger has chosen New Zealand wisely. I believe the only way for that to happen is that if mandates are stopped and the division that has been created in our families, businesses, and communities is healed. This means that our politicians need to understand that their job is to listen to their people and start the dialogue that they have avoided for the past two years. Jill Greathead Carterton

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planted in the home garden to create your own Home Orchard. We have a handy brochure available which will give you advice on planning your home orchard, selecting trees, pollination advice, harvest times etc. Call in and pick one up or email julie@gardenbarn.co.nz if you would like a copy emailed to you.

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You will probably see there are number of fruits that you have never heard of and will not see in the supermarkets but you can be assured if they are included in our ican range then they are a good choice.

CHERRY: COMPACT STELLA

The ultimate self-fertile, dwarf cherry tree for home gardens, only growing approx. 1.8m x 1.2m. After the beautiful blossoms you can expect regular heavy crops of large dark red fruit with firm red flesh.

ALMOND: ALL-IN-ONE

Sought after self-fertile, soft shelled selection. Attractive early spring flowers are followed by a crop of good quality sweet kernels. Plant in a sunny site with good drainage and protect from spring frosts.

GRUMPY

Another natural dwarf type with a weeping habit that looks absolutely stunning in blossom. The fruit has a sharp taste which are ideal for juice & cooking.

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CRIMSON SPIRE & SCARLET SPIRE

Both of these are columnar type apple trees that are perfect for growing in small narrow spaces, growing approx. 3m high but only 50cm wide. Crimson Spire has beautiful white blossoms are followed by an a crisp apple with white flesh and a tangy flavour. Scarlet Spire has scarlet fruit with crisp & juicy flesh and a slight tangy flavour.

CROQUELLA

This is a unique French apple that has been grafted on a short standard to create a compact tree (no more than 2.5m) which will take on an interesting oriental/ bonsai form as it ages. In Spring it will produce delightful and numerous light pink blossoms and in mid summer you will get plenty of crisp & juicy apples that are not too sweet & not too tart.

ROY’S PEARL

Roy’s Pearl is a cross between Pacific Rose and Liberty— Pacific Rose is famous for texture and taste and Liberty is the ultimate in a healthy apple tree. This combo of parents has ensured that Roy’s Pearl produces fruit that is excellent to eat - with quite a dense texture, like Jazz and a crisp and juicy flesh which has a delightful pear-drop flavour. Left unpruned this disease resistant tree should grow to around 3m x 2m in size.

This tree shows good resistance to leaf curl and grows approx. 3m. The medium sized fruit ripens in March and has port wine coloured flesh & skin that is a good choice for desserts and bottling.

BONANZA

LOLLIPOP KAY PEARL

Just as the name sounds, the early ripening fruit has a delicious sweet flavour, and is a freestone type with white flesh. Looks beautiful in blossom.

RUBY DIAMOND

This is a high quality, yellow fleshed freestone nectarine with very firm & crispy fruit with a tangy flavour. The tree grows approx. 3m x 3m and is a regular & high yielding producer.

This dwarf tree will only grow to around 1.5m and will provide you with deliciously fruit that has white flesh with a red blush.

ODDFELLOW

The ‘odd’ shape of these flat golden yellow fruits make them perfect for lunchboxes. The upright growing healthy tree will quickly provide you with fruit that has a spicy yet sweet flavour.

SILVER KING

This 3m x 3m tree will provide you with heavy crops of aromatic white fleshed, semi clingstone nectarines from a young age.

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trees that grown in the ground, but not recommended for pots. N.P.K. 12.5.14 plus sulphur, magnesium, calcium & trace elements iron, boron & zinc. 24-Plus Slow Food is will feed anything you are growing in either containers or the ground, new or established, for up to 24 months as and when they need it. Fast Food is a liquid food, the quickest way to get goodness to all of your plants all year round. Ican Fast Food has the perfect nutrient rating for almost every plant, use it regularly to keep your plants healthy.

PINKIE

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APRICOT: SOLAR PERFECTION

This is an early fruiting variety with good sized, strong orange coloured fruit that has a fine texture and juicy flesh. A selffertile apricot that grows on a tree of approx. 3m x 3m.

This NZ bred hybrid looks and tastes like an apple but with the skin and texture of a pear. The large spherical fruit has an almost fluorescent pinkish-red skin and the flesh is crisp and pear-like with a mild, sweet flavour.

This disease resistant type is from the same breeders as Jazz & Royal Gala. Pinkie will grow into a small weeping tree, around 3.5m tall, and will produce blush pink apples with a good acid/sugar balance.

TOPAZ

Medium to large fruit with yellow skin overlaid with a red & crimson flush & crisp cream flesh will cover your disease resistant tree.

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10 Wairarapa Midweek Local News Wednesday, March 23, 2022

The Andersens: a tale of industrious Carterton pioneers The tale of the Andersen family of Parkvale is legendary in Carterton. In Greytown, just before Christmas in 1887, Danish sailor Peder Andersen married 16-year-old Johanna Anderson, fresh from Sweden. They purchased a small cottage and land at Parkvale and proceeded to have 13 children (eight boys, ﬁve girls) – all born in the cottage, and who all thrived into adulthood. Their story has been told in The Andersens of Parkvale, a new book by Wairarapa historian Marlene Ditchﬁeld: greatgranddaughter of Matilda, the Andersen’s third child, born at the cottage in 1882. Johanna had met Peder when she was working as a housemaid for the Williams family in South Wairarapa. He was a farmhand on the Williams’ property and had spent the previous several years sailing the seas after leaving his homeland of Denmark. The Andersens certainly were an industrious couple. From their small Parkvale farm, they not

Pioneering Carterton farmer Peder Andersen with one of his prize-winning Jersey cows. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

only fed their increasing family from their own orchard and animals – but supplied the nearby Parkvale dairy factory with milk and won numerous prizes at the Wairarapa A & P Show for their Jersey cows, farmed under the name ‘Ravensthorpe’. Johanna’s parents, Pal and Petronella, were both in their forties and established farmers in southern Sweden when they made the huge leap of faith to move across the world. With their ﬁve children, they arrived in

Wellington harbour in January 1875. After a brief rest at the immigration barracks, they made the three-day trek over the Rimutaka track – their belongings loaded onto a bullock cart. The ﬁrst house they built was in Featherston’s Murphy Line – and it still stands, restored and inhabited, today. Two years on, Pal and Petronella moved to Carterton and built a cottage in Seddon Street which also remains a much-loved heritage home.

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Pal and Petronella’s story is not unique in New Zealand’s history of pakeha settlement, but it does reﬂect the strength and tenacity of those pioneering people. The Andersons were paying ship passengers – not part of the Vogel Immigration which brought thousands of Scandinavians to New Zealand to cut down swathes of bush and build roads through the east coast of the North Island. These men re-paid their sailing fares by helping build a new nation. Pal and Petronella were able to freely choose to stop in Wairarapa. Life in the region was hard work for everyone though –

and it defies credibility how Johanna’s 13 children could fit in the tiny Parkvale cottage. It was said the draughty walls were covered with the numerous ribbons and certificates won at the A & P Shows. Several outbuildings were later built on the property to house the masses. Of the Andersen children who married, their weddings were often held at the Parkvale farm,

and the property was the nucleus of many family gatherings for almost 100 years. So too was the Seddon Street cottage where Petronella lived until the ripe old age of 94. This cottage remained in the family until the early 1990s. The last remaining unmarried Andersen brothers, Alex and Wally, moved from the farm to Carterton in 1976, completing not quite a century of Andersen family living at Parkvale. • To buy a copy of The Andersens of Parkvale, contact Marlene Ditchﬁeld on 027 427 2235, or via email marlened@xtra.co.nz.

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PROGRESSING MORE HOUSING AT PANAMA VILLAGE As part of the 2021-31 Long-Term Plan (LTP) process, Masterton District Council agreed to make vacant land at Panama Village on Ngāumutawa Road available for someone else to build public housing on. We are amending the LTP to progress this decision, but we need to know what you think of the options we’re considering: • Selling the vacant land at Panama Village on the condition it is used for public housing. • Leasing the vacant land at Panama Village on the condition it is used for public housing. The High Court will have the final say on what we can or can’t do. The consultation period runs from 21 March to 26 April, with the consultation document and submission form available on our website, and at the Council office at 161 Queen Street, and the Masterton District Library. If you make a submission, you will have the opportunity to discuss it with elected members at a workshop if you’d like to. Online workshops will be held on: • 6pm Wednesday 20 April 2022 • 12 noon Wednesday 27 April 2022

CONSULTATION OPENS MONDAY 21 MARCH You can have your say in the following ways: Complete an online submission form at: www.mstn.govt.nz Phone us on 06 370 6300 between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays).

Download or pick up a submission form from the Masterton District Library or customer service centre at 161 Queen Street. Post it to Masterton District Council, PO Box 444, Masterton 5840, or drop it off to our customer service centre.

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12 Wairarapa Midweek Opinion Wednesday, March 23, 2022 EDITORIAL

Opinion

End stigma. Period.

It never fails to amaze how much outrage is generated by children’s media. Last week, parents took to the internet to air their displeasure about Pixar’s latest film Turning Red: centered around a Chinese Canadian teen who grapples with unrequited crushes, overbearing family, and the ravages of puberty. Some audience reviewers were not impressed – claiming a children’s movie focused on “adult topics”, like periods and burgeoning sexuality, was “grossly concerning”. Some even used words like “smut”, “obscene”, and “sinful”. I had a chuckle. Disney’s back catalogue has plenty of content that could be inappropriate for kids: characters putting a hit on their stepdaughter, turned into donkeys and forced into slavery, and kidnapping children in pursuit of eternal youth, for starters. Animated period products, however? A step too far. I get it. Parents want to let “kids be kids”, unburdened by adult concerns.

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The problem is — when we shut down conversation on “uncomfortable” topics, they become taboo. Which for many people, leads to shame and self-stigma. Periods, for example, are a natural biological phenomenon experienced by half the global population. Yet, in many cultures, menstruation is still a dirty word. Not to be discussed in polite conversation, and certainly not in front of children. Our periods are talked about in hushed tones, veiled in euphemisms. In 2019, a New Zealand study found 75 percent of women surveyed encountered negative attitudes towards menstruation. Over half the teenagers surveyed said they’d rather fail a test than have classmates know they’re on their period. A 2018 UK study found a third of women felt uncomfortable discussing their menstrual cycle, while a quarter were afraid to go

swimming or wear certain clothes during their period. This stigma has real consequences: people fear seeking help, and are excluded from participating in work, education and sport. In New Zealand, conversations are changing. Our government is tackling period poverty, Countdown has stopped using euphemistic labels to describe period products, and period education is more widespread. But we need to keep fighting stigma — and we do that by talking openly. Making sure children have reliable, age-appropriate information. Normalising periods – not treating them as an indecent scandal that’s not for innocent ears. Periods are not obscene. Someday, I hope talking about puberty in kids’ movies is not an act of revolution – but normal and commonplace, like periods themselves.

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STREET TALK

The ingredient that always ruins a meal is… Eilish Carmichael Celery. Patricia Pye Salt. Steve Cretney Curry. Trish Edwards Raw onion. Mandy Gibbins Cucumber. Carol Manson Tomato sauce on everything. Desiree Feast Cayenne pepper. Alix Cooper Pineapple on pizza. Or asparagus – in any way, shape, or form.

Jo Waitoa-Hall Raisins. Brian Veitch Capsicum. Arthur Hawkes A stray hair. Avril Stowell Brussels sprouts and broad beans. Ailsa Peck Avocado. Jaz Wilson Mushrooms. Jean Cretney Spaghetti on pizza. Or oysters. Zoe MacKenzie Tomatoes. Vicky Goodall Feijoas. Bex Johnson Politics.

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14 Wairarapa Midweek Extra Wednesday, March 23, 2022 ARATOI VOICES

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Beethams of Brancepeth New Zealand’s immigrant stories over the past 200 years tell of people escaping a difficult past, or of being lured by promises of a better future. Aratoi’s new exhibition, William’s Legacy: The Beetham Portraits, is a unique look at one of the oldest immigrant families in Wairarapa and their story. Fifteen years after the signing of the Tiriti o Waitangi, in the years that followed the industrial and agricultural revolutions in Britain, William Beetham emigrated with his large family to Wellington from England. At the time New Zealand must have been seen by many Europeans to be the most remote country on earth. But inspired by concerns for his children’s prospects, Beetham, with his wife and 10 children, took this long and dangerous journey to New Zealand. They arrived in 1855 and over the next few decades the family established the most extensive pastoral station in Wairarapa,

known as Brancepeth. The family exhibited the true pioneering spirit in establishing their settlement in remote Wairarapa. In the early years, Beetham’s sons Richmond, Henry, and George, would walk their supplies and stock around the wild southern coast of the North Island to establish the holding. Before making the decision to leave England, Beetham was already established as a professional portrait artist with many exhibitions across the world. In New Zealand, he quickly became a significant figure as a colonist, pastoralist and portrait artist. Beetham had a society clientele and received commissions to paint portraits of aristocrats and national leaders, including important Māori Rangatira. He was the first professional portrait artist in New Zealand decades before Gottfried Lindauer and Charles Goldie.

Mont, Jo, and Ed Beetham in front of the portraits of their ancestors. PHOTO/ARATOI/LYNDA FERINGA

In addition, Beetham was the founder and chairman of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, while his children also went on to have illustrious careers.

Aratoi is delighted to showcase selected portraits from the family, including some that have never been seen in a public exhibition before. Most of these portraits

are still owned by descendants of William and Mary Beetham. • William’s Legacy: The Beetham Portraits, is on show at Aratoi until June 12.

INTERNATIONALLY SPEAKING

Global co-operation – it’s for the birds As the speaker at the March 31 meeting of the Institute of International Affairs in Masterton will explain, migratory birds don’t need passports but their travels do result in complications when stopover sites are lost to reclamation projects. However, there are also heartening levels of international co-operation. Keith Woodley, of the Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre, is an expert on the migration routes of birds, for example, the bar-tailed godwits, which fly every year an astonishing 12,000km from Alaska to the Firth of Thames

Keith Woodley. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

without stopping. Woodley marvels at the way these birds link us to other countries and cultures. “They link us with

habitats in East Asia around the Yellow Sea where they stop to refuel during their northern migration, and they link us with the coastal mudflats of Alaska and the tundra where they breed,” he said. “All these birds require habitats in three different parts of the planet, and all of those parts are equally important. If one of those parts was to disappear, the whole migration system would fall down.” Since 1994, the Pukorokoro Miranda Naturalists’ Trust (PMNT) has been directly engaged in shorebird research and advocacy work along the

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East Asian Australasian Flyway. As Woodley said: “Much of our work has centred on China, especially the Yalu Jiang National Nature Reserve near the border with North Korea.” Since 2015, the Miranda Trust has completed five years of shorebird surveys on the west coast of North Korea, documenting at least 10 migratory stopover sites of international importance. This work has quietly continued despite the bellicose postering on the international political scene. “For a small NGO based on the Firth of Thames it

has been a most interesting journey,” said Woodley. “Until 2011 when the New Zealand government joined the East Asian Australasian Flyway Partnership, PMNT was the sole NZ partner.” • The meeting will be at Rosewood, 417 Queen St, Masterton at 8pm on Thursday, March 31. Vaccine passes, masks and social distancing required. • All are welcome. Non-members: $5 door charge. For more information contact secretary Aileen Weston, phone: (06) 372-5741, email: aileen. weston@orcon.net.nz

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 Lifestyle Wairarapa Midweek

SCIENCE WAIRARAPA

Maps tell Aotearoa’s story Author John McCrystal will visit Masterton next week to tell the story of New Zealand and the people who explored it, through the maps that they made.

We have to consider a warming New Zealand, a shrinking New Zealand as sea level rises, and a shaky New Zealand. In these ways, we continually see our home in new and often unsettling ways. He said, “I begin my tale with a focus on oral ‘maps’ made by early Polynesian and Māori settlers. They used waypoints, lists of places in songs, chants, karakia and stories to show direction and to note features of the whenua that were of interest and value to them.” Centuries later came the great navigators, Abel Tasman and then James Cook. “Their cartography placed New Zealand on the wider world map, as drawn by Europeans using precision instruments and mathematical methods of representation.”

Part of a map of the North Island from Bradshaw’s Guide to New Zealand, 1885.

McCrystal said once mariners had located and defined the outline of the coast, surveyors, explorers, prospectors and politicians filled in the interior. “Each successive pass over the land added detail, according to the methods used and the features that caught the mapmaker’s eye. Maps of New Zealand slowly began to resemble what we now regard as the map of New Zealand.” He said the same process

continued today, with new technologies such as remote sensing from space and computer modelling producing different and unfamiliar views of our country. “We now see Aotearoa New Zealand as the exposed portion of the great continent of Zealandia. We have to consider a warming New Zealand, a shrinking New Zealand as sea level rises, and a shaky New

John McCrystal. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

Zealand. In these ways, we continually see our home in new and often unsettling ways.” McCrystal has worked since 1996 as a freelance writer based in Wellington, contributing to most of New Zealand’s leading newspapers and magazines and writing, co-writing and ghost writing over 50 nonfiction titles on subjects ranging from corporate histories, a history of motoring in New Zealand, the history of Auckland’s Eden Park to (in his latest book) the stories of significant local and international shipwrecks. His book ‘Singing the Trail’, about the mapping of New Zealand, was published by Allen and Unwin in 2019. • He will present the talk to a meeting of Science Wairarapa at 7.30pm on Tuesday, March 29, at the Education Centre, 22 Dixon St. Masterton. • All are welcome; a door charge of $5 will apply. Please scan in or sign the attendance sheet. Please also wear a mask until you are seated in the room. • Science Wairarapa is supported by Wairarapa REAP and Amble Inn Motel.

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No point in half measures Comment – Pick ‘n Mix

Graeme Burnard I have so much admiration for people who have successfully lost weight. It shows a gritty determination and a huge lifestyle change in some cases. And for some it has even saved their life. The most weight ever lost by one person was a woman from Mexico who lost a staggering 362kgs. I can’t imagine even carrying that much, let alone losing it. Many many years ago when I was living in Wellington a work colleague and I decided to join weight watchers. Their premises were upstairs above a chocolate shop. Cruel, I know. On the way to our first weigh in, said colleague diverted himself into the lolly shop and I then followed him upstairs as he demolished a large bar of rocky road chocolate. He went on the scales first. Ooh, look everyone. 4 kilos in the first week. You have obviously stuck to the plan. Well done you! Your turn Graeme, on you hop. Oh dear!! Followed by “what a shame” as I scrambled to

take off glasses, watch, belt, wallet, anything to reduce the excess, but to no avail. I had worked really hard that week and I was so despondent, I never went back. When I set my mind at something I usually achieve it, especially in my older years. I did with smoking. I went cold turkey on 40 a day and I can honestly say it was one of the easiest things I have ever done. No side effects, no cravings. However, I replaced cigarettes with Coca Cola and was drinking litres of it every week. Then I was diagnosed with diabetes so I stopped the coke immediately. Again, no side effects. It is interesting how my taste buds have changed since becoming diabetic. I don’t avoid sugar completely. That is virtually impossible. But I am very aware of my sugar intake and I control it as best I can. I can no longer enjoy things like ginger beer, soft centred chocolates,

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cakes an desserts. They are just too sweet for me. I still have a treat but instead of eating half a cake of dairy milk in one sitting, I will now just have a couple of squares. And I discovered Atkins bars long before Rob Lowe started bleating on TV about them. They are a great treat for a diabetic. Two months ago, I started trialling intermittent fasting. This is where you only eat in an eight hour period and then you fast for sixteen hours. It sounds horriﬁc doesn’t it but it has been something

I have really hooked into and am now feeling the benefits. Not only do I feel better, I lost 6kgs in the first five weeks. I haven’t weighed myself for a while now and I am not going to do so until my next doctors visit in May. Then, I hope, it will be a surprise for both of us. I have always been a late eater, usually having dinner around 9pm. People say you shouldn’t go to bed on a full stomach. Well, I don’t. In fact, I am probably up longer after dinner than many others. I usually put the cat out between 1 and

2am. So my eight eating hours is 2pm to 10pm and the only thing I have during the other sixteen hours is water and a pot of green tea. I find I am often hungrier at midday than I am at 2pm. If we go out for a meal before 2pm, I just adjust the 8 hour eating period for that day. My goal is quite simple. I want to be told by my doctor that I am no longer a diabetic. I know it can be done and I am going to do it. Exercise is a big part of the process and sadly because of other health issues, I can no longer walk very far or even stand for more than PHOTO/STOCK.ADOBE.COM 20 minutes. I have fixed this problem by just this week, starting going to the pool and even now after just three days I am feeling the benefits. I am not a swimmer but 20 lengths of walking, kicking on my back and breaststroke (my style) are really enjoyable. If I can do it, anyone can. But you have to WANT TO. No half measures. Don’t say I am going to cut down my smoking, or cut down the carbs. You either stop…. Or you don’t!!

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As summer winds down and the cooler autumn months start to bite, many rodents are now breeding. We had a great wet spring and managed to avoid a severe summer drought, which created perfect growing conditions for forests and gardens alike. At this time of year our forests are all fruiting and seeding, there is abundant food, and therefore pest numbers start to swell. Of particular concern is an overlooked rodent that many see as benign, or even harmless, the humble mouse. Unfortunately, mice have a way more devastating impact on our environment than many realise. Not only are they annoying when they get into your roof and chew through your wiring, they are also omnivores. This means that as well as eating seeds and fruit (and electrical wires), they also eat insects and there’s increasing evidence that they are a serious predator of lizards – our skinks and geckos. As possums, rats and stoats disappear thanks to Predator Free 2050

Mouse trapped using peanut butter. Note the slug bait.

operations, mouse numbers are expected to climb. Urban trapping efforts, particularly in Wairarapa, are therefore very important. With very little biodiversity left on the plains, towns act as

reservoirs for pests to hang on and recolonise the forest remnants that remain. Right now, given their seasonal rise in numbers, is the perfect time to get trapping.

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If you don’t already have a trap in your garden, or in your roof, then they are easily obtained from places like Farmlands or online. Best practice is to place the trap in a tunnel to protect children and

avoid catching birds. A little known trick for new players is that you can set multiple traps in one trap tunnel. Even seasoned rat trappers sometimes overlook the fact that a mouse trap can easily be placed in the same tunnel, behind the rat trap. Peanut butter is a tried and true bait for attracting rodents, though it doesn’t hurt to change occasionally – some rodents can’t resist the smell of Nutella, for example. Another trick, especially if you have a vegetable garden, is to toss a generous handful of slug bait into the trap tunnel as well. Unfortunately slugs and snails are also partial to peanut butter. The final trick is persistence. Refresh bait regularly and don’t give up! We’re in this together, our fabulous wētā, beetles, and lizards (and your wallet after calling the electrician again) will thank you for it. • The Wairarapa Midweek has partnered with conservation groups to put a spotlight on work on conservation efforts locally.

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Poolside fun and friendly competition for charity A dive-bombing competition, a dunking station, novelty races, a tightly fought relay, and an Olympian in a Superwoman costume – the Carterton Indoor Pool Project’s charity event had plenty of action-packed entertainment for all ages. Carterton photographer DEBBIE HUNT captured the action from the poolside.

Olympic swimmer Lewis Clareburt and Carterton Mayor Greg Lang pose for a photo ahead of their race.

Dale Williams, who swam with the Thrive Community team, gets into the spirit of the occasion.

Harvey Williams takes a leap to claim victory in her age group in the bombing competition.

Ahead of the event, Clareburt ran a special training session for the young people of the Carterton Swimming Club at the indoor pool.

Clareburt dives in for the final race - wearing a costume to help level the playing field.

Carterton Swimming Club member Ava Winter, 13, powers through the water during one of the competitive events.

Clareburt gets drenched at the dunking station.

Anna Betham, Carterton Indoor Pool Project leader, accepts the cup on behalf of her team, which won the relay event.

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Helping to meet the needs of our senior citizens is a unique Wairarapa charity known as Digital Seniors. It was founded in 2018 by Cathy Hardinge and opened by our very own Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Cathy was doing a master’s degree in Futures Technology and quickly recognised the lack of digital skills amongst elderly citizens throughout New Zealand. She saw that there was very little in place at the time to support their needs and acknowledged that this increased their hardship and vulnerability. Holistically, what would this mean for their future and those coming after them? Feeling compelled to do something, Cathy responded by creating Digital Seniors here in the Wairarapa where some of her family is based. The company teaches digital skills to seniors, but much more than this it empowers them with knowledge and skills that enhance their positivity,

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Digital Seniors to deliver new Home Coaching service So successful has Digital Seniors been that they will soon be launching Home Coaching on April 22nd. This will reach senior Wairarapa residents who are more homebound and through personal circumstance ÿ nd it more di˝ cult to leave their homes.

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This is one of the core beneÿ ts of Digital Seniors. Another is that it helps to increase their conÿ dence and connections with wh°nau. And another is that it’s also free.

What’s really special about Digital Seniors is that participants don’t get preached to or have to sit through lengthy lectures or listen to presentations trying to keep up with remembering key points or taking notes. Instead, learning is done oneon-one by volunteer coaches who tailor their sessions to suit individual needs in a supportive and friendly manner.

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them in technology to help their lives. Each senior had the same Digital Seniors coach, once a week, for a period of six of weeks. All six of the senior participants and coaches evaluated the pilot very successfully and recommended coaching of homebound seniors be a core service of Digital Seniors going forward. Homebound seniors aged 65+ that would like to participate in Home Coaching once it o˝ cially launches can ÿ nd out more and pre-register by calling 0800 373 646. The programme is free and participants will receive a visit from a Digital Seniors coach once a week for six weeks.

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Running always makes me feel good, especially when I run outside in beautiful places, such as the trails where I live. However, the run could be anywhere, including on a treadmill. There’s a huge amount of evidence into the benefits of running on mental health and well-being; my personal experience confirms, at least for me, that the research is quite correct! On a run in the weekend the experience was even more enhanced by what I saw: A father going fishing with his son; A family using the community barbecue that’s on my running route; Families and friends taking walks together; Numerous people out walking their dogs. The thing that I especially liked about all of the things I saw was how happy and content everyone seemed to be, and the activities they were doing are accessible to almost anyone.

Listen to the whole album

In Rangan Chatterjee’s excellent new book, Happy Mind, Happy Life, he shares many of the things he does to make his own life happier. One of these habits is to listen to CDs, as opposed to the likes of Spotify or Apple Music. A reason for this is that he believes that musicians spend considerable time in creating their albums, getting them exactly right and in the order that works best for each song. A song I really love is Skateaway by Dire

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Tim Nelson Straights. It’s from the album Making Movies. If the album was to come out today it’s pretty unlikely that I would discovered it, because, like many people I very rarely listen to a whole album. I’m sure that this is the case with many people and because of this we’re missing out on the delights of songs like Skateaway. It’s time to start listening to a lot more of what musicians have to oﬀer, just as Chatterjee does, and listen to the whole CD.

How to and not to be happy

Epicurus was a philosopher who was interested in what makes people happy. He identified three key factors that he felt would lead to a happy and fulfilled life: • Friends • Freedom • An ability to reflect on what our lives and things that concern us. Something that is missing from the list is possessions and things. However, the world we live in has us facing a constant barrage of advertisements to get the very item that, at least in Epicurus’ opinion, won’t make us happy. Yes, there is the satisfaction of the time just before and after getting something new, but we only have to look around our houses to see the countless items that no longer bring us

any joy at all. A ﬁnal comment on this; there are things that we still need to obtain and there will always be things we do want that will bring us joy; for me, this is books. In these cases there is a strategy that will build your own community; buy what you need from bricks and mortar stores, not from online multinationals.

How to be lucky

Roald Amundsen was the ﬁrst person to reach the South Pole. I have previously written before about his race with Scott to reach the destination, with all of Amundsen’s crew surviving the successful journey, while Scott and all of his men perished. Sometimes when people are successful others will attribute this to luck. Amundsen was the same, although his interpretation of luck, as you will see in the quote below, is quite diﬀerent to the norm: ‘Victory awaits him who has everything in order - this is called good luck. For him who has neglected to take the necessary measures in time, failure is an absolute certainty - this is called bad luck.’ I couldn’t agree more with Amundsen; we really do make our own luck based on the actions we take. Yes, there will be moments of pure bad or good luck, but ultimately both good

and bad result from the work, or lack of, that we have put in beforehand.

How to do something really hard

I feel like I’m writing a lot about the Norwegian explorer Erling Kegge. The reason I’m doing so is because I like so much of what he shares in his writing. One thing that I particularly like about him is that he is so ‘normal’. He openly shares his many shortcomings, while also sharing many of the reasons why he is able to do the very challenging things he does. Today I read about why Kegge is able do the likes of walk to the South Pole alone and unassisted. The answer is a simple one and is in two parts: he prepares thoroughly and he works really hard. What great advice, anyone can do it for whatever you want or need to do in life. Take, for example, starting a vegetable garden. To me this seems like an almost impossible task, but it is something I want to do. Kagge has given me the process I need to follow; I’ll take the time to prepare, then, once a plan is prepared I’ll work hard to implement it. Hopefully this will lead to me creating the vegetable garden I want.

Learning from our mistakes

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the failure. However, what isn’t okay is repeatedly making the same mistake without addressing it. An example of this is being on time; I’ll never forget the time I received a phone call when I was driving to a job interview to ﬁnd out if I would be coming. It turns out I had the time wrong and I arrived 15

The thing that I especially liked about all of the things I saw was how happy and content everyone seemed to be, and the activities they were doing are accessible to almost anyone. minutes late. Needless to say I didn’t get the job, but being late for an interview is something I would never do again. In The Philosophy of an Explorer, author Kagge states it is virtually impossible to run a business without making a mistake. However, what must be avoided, as has been the case with me being punctual for job interviews, is making the same mistake twice; failure is something we should learn from.

Not perfect, but still pretty good

I heard an interview on the Rich Roll Podcast in which the topic of reading was discussed. Neuroscientist Dr Andrew Huberman spoke about how the best way to read to access information is

to read actual physical books. This is a far better way to read than doing so on a phone. I agree with Huberman from just an enjoyment and satisfaction perspective, I love reading physical books; the smell of the pages, the fact that notiﬁcations don’t appear in the page as I’m reading … these being just two of the reasons why. Having said this, this doesn’t mean I don’t read on my phone. There are many times in which my phone is the only access to reading material, from books, to magazines, to websites I enjoy visiting. It may not be ideal and my preferred option, but I can still enjoy reading immensely on the imperfect phone device. Ultimately it’s what I’m reading that counts, not what I’m reading it on. My point here is that things don’t have to be perfect for us to gain some satisfaction from them; I would rather go running on a beautiful trail, but I still get a lot of satisfaction of running on cold wet streets late at night, or even on a treadmill in a busy gym. Things don’t have to be perfect for us to enjoy and beneﬁt from an experience. • 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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STOP the Madness, Save our Pools WHAT THE COUNCIL IS PROPOSING:

he council’s civic centre steering group committee are bulldozing ahead with plans to take facilities away from our community. Their new proposed site is our War Memorial Stadium complex, indoor pool and Lido outdoor pool with slide. We need to act now.

But wait, it gets worse ...

Council’s

OPTION 3

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OPTION 1 Remove the back quarter of the War Memorial Stadium and the indoor pool closest to Queen Street.

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This will have a major impact on how and who can use the stadium complex. No Golden Shears event for one. The indoor pool is well used by clubs, elderly, families, toddler swim classes, and a number of recreational activities. For the Council to be thinking of knocking this down is an assault on the community and destruction of a community asset.

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They have just spent $250,000 on this pool upgrade. Now they propose to destroy it. A couple of quotes from Masterton District Council: 29 May 2019 - “The outdoor Lido pool had served the community well over the past five decades. It has got the upgrade that it needed and will soon be in a condition that will enable it to be enjoyed by the community for another half a century.” 9th December 2019 - “The outdoor Lido leisure pool has been a city favourite for many decades and Mastertonians believe their unique slide is the only one of its kind in the country.” To quote Trust House Recreation staff when the refurbished Lido pool was first refilled with water, the outdoor Lido leisure pool looked “magical” with endless “sparkling water”. The fresh air outdoor pool facility must not be taken away from our children and grandchildren.

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Demolishing this would be nigh impossible without removing part of the large indoor pool complex. Underneath is the pool plant and changing rooms. Everything would be jeopardised. Where would the Golden Shears be held? What about our War Memorial celebrating our soldiers with its continuous flame. The rare one-off mural. The sports stadium and venue for large trade shows – all gone. We also understand Council is looking at closing off Dixon Street and part of Queen Street. This would be a danger to traffic users and, with the increase in Wairarapa traffic, would make Masterton central impassable at certain times of the day. In short, the civic centre steering group have lost their way. The Council is fractured. The War Memorial and the Masterton Pools should NOT be an option. A large amount of funds was raised to build the existing complex, driven by Bob Francis with huge community input. Don’t take this asset away. If anything, add value to it! How about the water splash pad that’s been discussed for the area north of the Lido pool? It would enhance the facilities we already have and children would love it for years to come. The entrance to Masterton is unique – you’re met with the vista of the Horseshoe, pool complex and Queen Elizabeth Park. The three streets branching into town is something special. A lot of campers come to Mawley Park just to use these facilities - don’t wreck them.

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LIBRARY We have a wonderful, perfectly located library which was architecturally designed by local architects Bart Wevers and Trevor Daniell. The library needs an upgrade and to be made larger, but it is strong, with wonderful features. The Council bought land next door (where the portacoms are) for the purpose of extending the library. The library could easily be 300m2 bigger using this adjacent land. Part of the land was gifted by the Masterton Lands Trust for this purpose and there’s no reason for it to not be used for this. The library can be transformed, modernised and extended for less than $4 million, saving ratepayers $7 million. This asset, sitting beside Russian Jack Park, can continue to be enjoyed by readers and scholars for generations to come.

TOWN HALL MUNICIPAL BUILDING

CIVIC CENTRE ALTERNATIVE There’s only one. The existing town hall site. 

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This message is fully supported & endorsed by Masterton Action Group members

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Demolish the War Memorial, the Stadium, and the indoor pool area. 

Conclusion

FACTS ABOUT THE COUNCIL PROPOSED CIVIC CENTRE $450,000 plus has been spent by the Council so far, that we know of, on the proposed new Civic Centre. What have we got to show for it - draft concept drawings for a site they didn’t own and the failed purchase of that unsuitable site and, now, draft demolition plans of our War Memorial Stadium and town swimming pools, with a proposal to build on a flood alert zone.  They are still saying the cost for a new Civic Centre is $30.8 million. Surely the budget will be less now that they don’t have to purchase land? They intend to build:  A new library, which is only 150m2 bigger than the one we currently have.  A 500-seat only hall, not much bigger than the Carterton Event Centre which is too small on many occasions.  Space for Council services and archives, on the land created by demolition of our stadium/pools

We want the Council to retain ownership of the existing municipal building and civil defence building which run parallel to Chapel Street and the Town Square. Remove the old Town Hall that sits behind these buildings. We recommend building a new 750+ seat hall with flexible event spaces for theatre, concerts and gatherings combined with appropriate back-ofhouse and commercial kitchen facilities. Anything less than 750 seats is a complete waste of ratepayers’ money (the existing town hall has 650 seats and that was often fully booked). The site layout can be altered to include ample parking behind the Town Square and across Perry Street. The Civic Centre should be designed with input from users, community, and iwi, mixing the valued heritage building with new modern features and design, highlighting cultures and local history, which will be enjoyed by generations to come. Cost estimate $13.5 million.

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MUNICIPAL BUILDING Most building owners would have had this building strengthened 5 years ago and now be receiving a return on investment. The old town hall needs to be removed and the Municipal building strengthened immediately. Some ideas for consideration could include:  The front corner (the old Frank Cody Lounge) could become the i-SITE, opening out onto the Town Square.  The centre part (fronting Chapel St) altered to house the archives. What a great building for this.  The rest of downstairs could house the Council building admin and front-of-house (currently renting premises in Queen Street).  The offices would be modernised and made environmentally friendly, saving the council over $170,000 per year in rent.  Council staff would be working right beside all MDC departments in Waiata House.  Upstairs could be converted to office space for community groups

David Farlow Lyn Riley Derek Pickup Shaun McGillicuddy Peter James

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he current civic centre committee is running out of time and making rash decisions to see their project progress. Our community is being ignored. Ratepayers’ money is being wasted with poor planning and hare-brained ideas. Didn’t someone say ‘Slash Rates’? It’s more like ‘Slash Assets, Increase Rates’. This madness must stop. We need a unified Council and community to make this project a success. It seems impossible to change the thinking of the Mayor and the 5 councillors who are happy to proceed with these plans. It’s only a few months until the elections with many of the 6 not standing again or having no show of getting re-elected. With Covid, rates, petrol and food costs soaring, we believe the decision to proceed with this project should be put on hold until after the election. It’s vital to allow time to give the new Council a chance to decide the best way to proceed for the good of the community and to have a chance to listen to the community voice. We have had strong interest from the public to organise a “hands around our stadium and pool complex”. This will depend on Covid restrictions and whether the Council sees sense. Watch this space.

This message is endorsed by Craig Esler Garry Daniell John Dalziell Rick Long C. C. Hendry Richard Jackson

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specially commissioned from six local nga toi artists [Maori artists], coordinated by Sam Te Tau. The artists are creating pou telling stories that represent the past, present and future of the Waipoua. “We want to create a special place where the whole community can experience tuhono, a place to connect, reﬂect and to learn about our unique past, to remember those tipuna who are no longer with us, to acknowledge the fauna and ﬂora that were here, to become aware of the need to protect and to restore te taiao [the environment] and to envision a collaborative future that enhances the mana of our whole community,” Te Tau said. Masterton District Council community

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New Zealanders depend on the primary sector

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This demand for food is the reason that, so far, the NZ economy has managed to keep going. Record prices being paid to farmers do not automatically translate to record profits. This point appears to have been overlooked in all the hype around milk payout and meat schedules. Farmers are not creaming it, whether they are dairy or drystock. Onfarm inflation has risen even faster than what is being experienced by New Zealand in general. A record milk price including general inflation would be $9.60. But even that wouldn’t mean record profits. What the high milk price and meat schedules do mean, however, is

more money for everyone through the money-goround. Fonterra has already said the latest dairy payout will result in $13.8 billion into the economy from Fonterra alone. This money will circulate – it’s called the money-goround. Each dollar passes from the farm to other businesses. The farmer pays the accountant, the fencing contractor, the seed merchant – and the hairdresser, the chemist and the supermarket. Then the fencers and hairdressers pay the supermarket, and the supermarket employees can pay the hairdresser. And so the money goes round. Savings and taxes reduce the money in circulation at each stage, and leakages occur, but $1 is worth more in communities than $1. Exactly how much more is the subject of considerable debate. The descriptor should, perhaps, be ‘turnover’

rather than the more often-used ‘multiplier’. Banks have estimated that each dollar coming into the country through export payments to dairy turns over about eight times in the community and each sheep and beef dollar turns over six to seven times. The importance of this in covid-times is that exports bring new money into New Zealand. Money that is already here ‘leaks’ out of circulation, into housing, for instance, or any purchase from overseas. Money paid for housing in New Zealand supports the employment of surveyors, builders, brickies, roofers, painters, electricians, plumbers and real estate agents who then support employment in other sectors. Money paid for goods supports employment in shops and supermarkets and transport. Money paid for goods online from overseas suppliers supports the transport employees in

The export income from food has offset the money leaks. Government borrowings to support incomes has certainly been part of the success. That money will need to be recovered in the future and inflation is already ramping up. But the vital primary sector doing the ‘heavylifting’ is strained because of staff shortages, increasing pressures to do reduce environmental impact despite worldleading efficiencies, and rules around tools and technologies that could be the step change to even greater efficiencies. All these uncertainties create further pressures and farmer morale is precarious. Yet another call by activists to stop the use of synthetic nitrogen in New Zealand encapsulates the issues. The recent Horizons Research survey commissioned by Greenpeace reports 54 per cent of people agreed the NZ Government should phase out the use of synthetic nitrogen. Were they told what doing so would mean for escalating food prices? Or were they told that organic sources [which MPI has already indicated are limited] could be used instead? Were they told that there are health concerns around blue babies, colorectal cancer and preterm babies? Or

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New Zealand, and the rest beneﬁts people overseas. Globalisation of the economy means everything is linked, which is why a decision in the northern hemisphere has implications here. The eﬀect of food insecurity overseas follows the basic economic principle of supply and demand: if supply decreases, demand increases, and consumers

are prepared to pay more for what we produce. The Ministry for Primary Industries’ December Situation and Outlook for the Primary Industries forecast that the Food and Fibre Sector will bring in $50.8 billion in export revenue to the year to June 30, 2022. This will be 82.4 per cent of merchandise exports, 11.2 per cent of GDP and 14 per cent of employment.

New Zealand no longer has a reliable international student market or a ﬂourishing tourism sector. The recent border announcement might mean a resurgence but, with covid and mutations, the future is not clear – except that people will continue to need food. This demand for food is the reason that, so far, the New Zealand economy has managed to keep going.

were they told that the research around these issues has already been disproved? Were they told dropping synthetic nitrogen would remove $19.8b from the economy, and all the jobs and money-go-round that is supported? The constant negativity from some groups cherrypicking information and not setting it in context is taking its toll on the sector that is supporting us. To be vibrant and attract others to contribute to the primary industries, farmers need to be acknowledged that they are supporting the economy and caring for the environment and their stock. And doing so despite the expenses connected with farming in the covid era. New Zealand needs the primary sector to pull in the dollars from overseas to keep the money turning over. The lifestyle of every single New Zealander depends upon the moneygo-round from the export economy, over 80 per cent of which is thanks to the primary sector. • Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Adjunct Professor Lincoln University, is a farmer-elected director of DairyNZ and Ravensdown. The analysis and conclusions here are her own. jsrowarth@ gmail.com

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Holly is now a jolly bonsai Dear Grandchildren, Holly wasn’t privileged. She was just a Holm Oak seedling. The collection was very nasty towards her. She was a seedling that suffered a few challenges when she was young. She was the only surviving seedling from the storm of ‘89. She had a bend in her trunk that was disfiguring. She was buried and ignored in some Old Guy’s bonsai collection for about 15 years. She felt totally disheartened even though Helen, the ancient kowhai, kept telling her that her time would come and she would be a beautiful bonsai. Holly showed her distress by being slow in putting on new growth and being lacking in the vitality that the Old Guy had expected. On this day however, Holly was packed up with several other bonsai and taken to a hall filled with people. The Old Guy took her out of hiding and proceeded to hack at her branches, putting wire around some of them and unceremoniously, with no

sense of dignity, removed her from her wooden box and just seemed to ram her into a ceramic pot. She felt bruised and battered and went into a withdrawal that seemed to go on forever.

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last awake to her future. She could see the Old Guy wandering around the yard looking at the other bonsai. Holly in her mind was screaming out, “Don’t come over here. I don’t want you to see me. I look just awful and I’m ready to die.” The Old Guy did see Holly, with a very wide beaming smile picked Holly off the stand, and held her high up in the air. He was muttering,” Now that’s the way I like to see you grow. You know Holly, it won’t be too long before I will be able to show you off.” Helen who was listening became very excited. When the Old Guy left, she was full of encouragement for Holly. “I told you that you would turn out to be a wonderful bonsai. You just have to be willing to grow and let the Old Guy do some trimming and training and it want be long before you become a winner.” The next year was full of trips to the turntable. She put up with the scissors and horrible wire. The Old Guy poked, prodded, cut, bent all of Holly’s dignity

and patience right out of her. She’d had enough. Her general enthusiasm went into decline. She lost half her leaves and a couple of branches died leaving big holes in her neat profile. The Old Guy didn’t seem to be too worried. He had her on the turntable and swung her around and around looking and considering her overall style. It wasn’t long before she was packed into a big box and taken to the bonsai convention. Many people looked at her. Took photos and shifted her from the back of the stand to be on a higher table. There were five bonsai, all alone. It was Helen, back in the Old Guy’s collection who told Holly that she had won the novice section. From that day onwards Holly perked up and realised that being a winning bonsai was something to be proud of. It was impossible to remove Holly’s grin. Grandad Bevan • (Bevan Hussey is a member of the Henley Men’s Shed Writing Group.)

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36 Wairarapa Midweek Community Events Wednesday, March 23, 2022 Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Free oneon-one device support for seniors. Call 0800 373 646 to book an appointment. Martinborough: St Andrew’s Church, 9.30-11am; Featherston: Featherston Community Centre, 1.30-3.30pm. Steady As You Go: Falls Prevention and Balance Class, 9.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Thursday Morning Bikers: Meet at the fountain at the Queen Elizabeth Park entrance, 9.30am [summer], 10.30am [winter]. Contact Liz.ocean41@gmail.com Patient Activity Programme: At Hospice Wairarapa 59 Renall St, Masterton, 10am1pm. Call Kirsten 399 1050. Parkinson’s Exercise Class: 1.30pm, at the Wairarapa Boxing Academy, Dixon St. Call Roslyn [027] 264-8623. Alcoholics Anonymous: Featherston Community Centre, 7.30-8.30pm. Call 0800 229 6757. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm. Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, 79, Queen St, Masterton, open 1-4pm. Research assistance available if required – free service but donations appreciated. Wairarapa Fern and Thistle Pipe Band: Weekly practice, Masterton Brass Bandrooms, Park Ave, Masterton. Email fernandthistle21@gmail.com Belly Dance for Beginners: Kiwi Hall, Featherston, 6.30-7.30pm. Call Antonia Blincoe [021] 105-7649. Danzability Class: 10.30-11.30am, at St John’s Hall, 73 Main St, Greytown. Call physio.rachel.horwell@gmail.com or [022] 077-2654. Ruamahanga Club: Cards – 500, 1-4pm, at Wairarapa Services Club, Essex St, Masterton. GirlGuidingNZ: Carterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 4.15-5.30pm. Carterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 6-7.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. 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. Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate: South End School Hall, 275 High St South, 6.308.30pm. Call Jacqui [027] 325-3370. Narcotics Anonymous: 7.30-8.30pm, at St

Matthew’s Church, Church St, Masterton. Carterton Community Choir: 7.15-9pm, at Carterton School, Holloway St. Call [022] 373-4299. Masterton Petanque Club: 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064. Social Learners Bridge: 1-3.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Barbara [06] 304-9208. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Red Star Table Tennis Club: 5-7pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 6.30pm. Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 1-2.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: 57 High St [behind Carters], Carterton. Bowls: Roll-up 1.30pm start [unless tournament or gala]. Call Pauline Hodgson [027] 4066728. Housie: 1pm raffles, afternoon tea supplied. Call 379-5923.

FRIDAY, MARCH 25 The Book Lovers Corner: 3.30-4.30pm on Arrow FM {92.7FM] and available online, https://www.arrowfm.co.nz/programmes/ show/94/the-book-lovers-corner-/ Masterton Social Badminton Club: Wairarapa College gym, Cornwall Street entrance, 7-9pm. Contact Hamish Macgregor [021] 259-7684 or Sam [021] 055-2113. Justice of the Peace: Carterton library noon-2pm; Masterton District Court 11am1pm; Eketahuna Library 1.30-4.30pm. Aratoi: Four artists [Mikalya Forster, Lindy McLachlan, Jim Simmons, and Shelley Vernon] from ConArt Gallery & Studios feature in the first of a new artist showcase series, to Apr 3; Toitu Te Whenua, The Land Will Always Remain, artists Jacqui Colley, Bruce Foster, Ian-Wayne Grant, Simon Lardelli, and Jenna Packer to Jun 26; William’s Legacy: The Beetham Portraits to Jun 26. Kids Song & Story: 9.30-10.30am, a social hour for preschool children and their caregivers, Epiphany Church hall, High St, Masterton. Call Anne Owen 377-4505.

Seniornet Wairarapa: Computer/cellphone help, 1-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Quit Clinic at Whaiora 9am-noon. Support available across Wairarapa at no cost to you. Call Whaiora 0800 494 246. Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10am-noon, Featherston Community Centre. Call May [06] 308-6912 or Virginia [06] 308-8392. Cloth Collective Sewing Workshop: 10am-2pm, Kiwi Hall Supper Room. Call Sara Uruski [0274] 474-959. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. Carterton Craft Market: Mon-Sat: 9am4pm, Sun: 10am-3pm, 25 High St North, Carterton. Call Desley [027] 787-8558. Greytown Music and Movement: For preschoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Call: email admin@stlukesgreytown. co.nz Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. If weather not good it’s in youth centre of Event Centre. Text dance groove to [022] 321-2643. Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 5.30-6.30pm, Trust House Recreation Centre back pool. Call Stu [027] 2954189 or Lucy [021] 0204-4144. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401. Carterton Senior Citizens: 1.30-4pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, Carterton Memorial Club, Broadway.

SATURDAY, MARCH 26 Featherston Town Market: Organised by the Featherston Menzshed, at the town square [59 Fitzherbert St], Featherston. Wairarapa Embroiderers Guild: At the Ranfurly Club Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton. Call Billie Sims 3782949 or Jenny 377-0859 or email Wairarapaembroiderers@gmail.com Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Sat/Sun 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Lesley Hodgins [06] 372-6433. Cobblestones Museum: Daily 10am-4pm. Printing Works: Sat/Sun, 1-4pm. Our resident printer recreates the activity of a letterpress job-printing shop in the early 1900s. Cobblestones Museum, 169 Main St, Greytown. Call [06] 304-9687.

Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon. Call Paul Dodge [021] 0262-6595. Wairarapa Farmers’ Market: 9-1pm, Solway Showgrounds Masterton, entry from Fleet and York Sts, under the grandstand and nearby redwood tree. Featherston Weekly Market: 8am-2pm, 33 Fitzherbert St. Women’s Self Defence: With Dion, 9am, band rotunda, Queen Elizabeth Park. Call [020] 4124-4098. Parkrun: Weekly 5km run/walk. Measured, timed, free. 8am start, at the Woodside end of the Greytown rail trail. Onetime registration essential. Info: parkrun.co.nz/ greytownwoodsidetrail Martinborough Museum: Open Sat and Sun at No 7 The Square, 10.30am2.30pm. No admission charge but donation/koha appreciated. Featherston Heritage Museum: Behind the Featherston Library and Information Centre. Sat and Sun 10am-2pm, other times by arrangement, groups welcome. Call Elsa [021] 263-9403. Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Masterton Library, 10am-noon. Carterton District Historical Society: 150 High St North, Carterton. Open by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564. Toy Library: Masterton: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Featherston: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: 57 High St [behind Carters], Carterton. Golf Croquet: 1.15pm start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109.

SUNDAY, MARCH 27 Wairarapa Country Music Club: Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton, at 1.30pm. Call Pam 377-5141. Masterton Marauders Wargaming Club: At the Masterton Croquet Club, 1-5pm. Call Vince Cholewa [027] 344-1073 or visit http://mastertonmarauders.blogspot. co.nz South Wairarapa Pipe Band: Practice at St John’s church hall, Featherston, 4-6pm. To confirm time please call Gordon [027] 414-7433 or [027] 628-5889. Carterton Farmers Market: Memorial Square, 9am-12.30pm. Call [027] 663-9011.’

Narcotics Anonymous: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call 0800 628 632 Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064. Masterton Car Boot Sale and Market: 6.30-11.30am, Essex St car park. Contact ja.murray@xtra.co.nz Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: 57 High St [behind Carters], Carterton. Association croquet, 9am start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000.

MONDAY, MARCH 28 Indoor Bowls: 1.30pm Club Carterton, Broadway. All players welcome for a social afternoon of bowls. Call [027] 645-0905. Steady As You Go: Falls Prevention and Balance Class, 9.30am, A/G Church, Featherston. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Keep Fit!: 9.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Line Dancing: 10.40am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Steady As You Go: Falls Prevention and Balance Class, 1.30pm, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Literacy Aotearoa: Free computing and digital device classes for adults. Call 377-4214. Creative Hands Programme: At Hospice Wairarapa 59 Renall St, Masterton, 10amnoon. Call Kirsten 399-1050. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm. East Indoor Bowling Club: 7pm. Call Julie 377-5497 or George 378-9266. Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate: Greytown St John’s Hall, Main St, 6.30-8.30pm. Call Paul [027] 376-9804. Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm. Call Shaun O’Brien [027] 672-6249. Carterton Scottish Dance Club: 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. No partner required. Call Elaine 377-0322. 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. Call Sandie [021] 1574909. Red Star Table Tennis Club: 6-8pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 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/ Hospice Wairarapa Support Services: Free of charge for anyone dealing with a terminal illness. Call [06] 378-8888, or www.hospicewairarapa.co.nz CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. For Mobility Parking Permits, Disability Support and Advocacy. Call 3782426 or 0800 227-2255. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Beginners Linedance Class: 6-7pm. Linedance Intermediate Class: 7.30-8.30pm. Call Wendy [027] 3199814. Epilepsy Support Group: 11am at the Salvation Army office, 210 High St South, Carterton. Call 0800 20 21 22. Citizens Advice Bureau: Free and confidential advice, Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, 43 Perry St, Masterton. Call 377-0078 or 0800 367-222. Masterton District Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Call [022] 574-0742. Carterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 8pm, Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210 High St. Call Bob [021] 042-2947 or Martin [06] 372-7764. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Rangers, 12½-18 years, 6.30-8pm. South Wairarapa

Guides [Greytown], 9-12½ years, 6-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

TUESDAY, MARCH 29 Masterton Toastmasters: Meet in the Salvation Army Hall, 210 High St, Carterton, at 7.30pm. Call Ben [027] 892-0730. Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Free oneon-one device support for seniors. Call 0800 373 646 to book an appointment. Carterton: 3 Mile, 66 High St, 9.3011.30am; Greytown: Greytown Library, 1.30-3.30pm. 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. Caregivers Programme: At Hospice Wairarapa 59 Renall St, Masterton, noon1.30pm. Call Kirsten 399 1050. Justice of the Peace: Masterton library 11am-1pm. Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate: Martinborough Primary School Hall, cnr Dublin and Roberts sts, juniors 5.306.15pm. Call Clare [027] 832.9743; juniors and adults 6.15-8pm. Call Anna [021] 163-8867. Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, 79 Queen St, Masterton, open 1-4pm. Seniornet Wairarapa: Computer/cellphone help 1.30-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654. Paint/draw: From live model,10am-noon, at Masterton Art Club, Victoria St. Call Elissa Smith [027] 470-6528. Free Literacy and Numeracy Classes: At Literacy Aotearoa Masterton. Call Carol [022] 524-5994 or visit us at 340 Queen Street, Masterton. Masterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or David [021] 116-5505. Social Bridge: At South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club, 1.30-3.30pm, no partner needed. Call Lesley [021] 2996389. Wairarapa Services Club: Cards – Euchre, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 3.45-5pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Dance Fitness: 6.30-7.30pm, at Fareham

House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830. Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown. Red Star Table Tennis Club: 9am-noon at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 10am. Featherston Wahine Singers: 7-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Susan [021] 246-4884. Carterton District Historical Society: 150 High St North, Carterton. Open by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564. Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve [027] 333-3975. Central Indoor Bowls Club: 7.30pm, Hogg Crescent hall. Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Association: Meet for social indoor bowls, 500 cards, or a chat 1-3pm, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire 377-0342. Free Community Fit Club: 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. Woops A Daisies: Leisure Marching Team practise 4-5pm, at the Trust House Rec Centre Stadium. Call Cheryl [06] 3701922 or [027] 697-6974. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon, including cards, board, darts, pool etc. Call Doff 304-9748. Girl Guiding: Pippins [5-7 years] 3.455pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: 57 High St [behind Carters], Carterton. Association Croquet: 9am start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000. Bowls: Roll-up 1.30pm start [unless tournament or gala scheduled]. Call Pauline Hodgson [027] 406-6728. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30 Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Free oneon-one device support for seniors. Call 0800 373 646 to book an appointment. Masterton: Citizens Advice, 10-noon.

Keep Fit!: 1.30pm, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Free Classes: Literacy, language and numeracy for adult learners. Call Literacy Aotearoa 377-4214. South Wairarapa Caregivers Programme: At a café in South Wairarapa, 10am. Call Kirsten 399-1050. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB noon-2pm. Wisdom and Well-being: Kiwi Hall, Featherston, 10.30am-12.30pm. Call Pauline [021] 102 8857 Wildflower Yoga: Kiwi Hall Featherston, 7-8.15pm. Call Kate [022] 390-9798. Juesday Art: 10am-12.30pm, AOG Church, Birdwood St, Featherston. Call Julia [06] 308-8109. St John: Greytown Penguins, boys and girls 6-8 years, 6-7.30pm, St John Hall, Main St. Call Esther [027] 637-4110. Parkinson’s Singing Group: 10.30am, at the South Wairarapa Workingman’s Club, Main St, Greytown. Call Marguerite Chadwick 379-5376. Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: 10am in The Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Josie 378-6531. Scrabble Club: 1-4pm in Masterton. Phone Sue McRae [027] 449-0601 or email sue.mcrae.nz@gmail.com for venue details. Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon. Call Paul Dodge [021] 0262-6595. Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate: Featherston School Hall, Lyon St, kobudo 5.15-7pm, karate 6.30-8.30pm. Call Paul [027] 376-9804. The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Line Dance Class 6-7pm; Rock N Roll Dance Class: 7.30-8.30pm, Beginners/Couple Coaching, Social/ Competitive. Call Wendy [027] 319-9814. Healing Rooms: Confidential prayer for healing or any situation, 1-3pm, Ranfurly Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton. No appointment necessary. Call [021] 159- 4160. Carterton Cycle Group: An informal group of ‘leg power’ and e-power cyclists, from Belvedere Rd [weather permitting] for 20km or 40-60km rides. Call Irene [027] 634-9167 or Lesley [021] 2996389. Heart of Arts Wairarapa: A community gallery showing work from Wairarapa artists, 47 High St North, Carterton, WedSun, 11am-3pm.

Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll. Couple inquiries to [027] 333-1793. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 5.30-7pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Dance Fitness: 9.30-11am, preschoolers with parents or caregivers, music and movement and art, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830. Wairarapa Services Club: Rummikub, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. Cards: “500”, 1.15-4.15pm, at the Carterton Club. Call Barbara 379-6582 or Val 379-8329. AA Meeting: At 7.30pm, Epiphany church hall, High St, Solway, Masterton. Call [027] 557-7928. Silver Ukulele Club: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Jan [06] 3088556. Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, improvers 5-6.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135. Kiddie Gym: For 0-3-year-olds, 9.3011am, 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 Elissa [0274] 706-528. Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park. Call Ann Jackson, 3725758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285. Te Runga Scouts: Cubs, 6-7.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Wairarapa Singers: Choral singing, based in Masterton. Call Sean Mulcahy 379-9316. Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10amnoon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 370-1604 [church office]. Carrington Bowls & Croquet Club: 57 High Street [behind Carters]. Golf Croquet: 1.15pm start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000. 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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TAYLOR, Irene Catherine (nee Hardie). 17 May 1961 12 September 2021. Dearly loved by her family: Her husband the late Gary Taylor, her sisters Carolyn Colquhoun, Babara Ferris, Judith Ferris, her brother Dennis Hardie and their families. A Memorial Service will be held at Rosewood 415 Queen Street Masterton on Friday 25th March at 1.30pm. A Vaccine Pass will be required. For those wishing to view the livestream please go to www.oneroomstreaming. co.nz Event ID Rosewood FH Password TB4D7C

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Carterton Rugby Football Club, 142 Belvedere Road, Carterton has made an application to the District Licensing Committee at Carterton District Council for the Renewal of a Club Licence in respect to the premises situated at 142 Belvedere Road, Carterton known as Carterton Rugby Football Club. The general nature of the business conducted/ to be conducted under the licence is Rugby Club. The days and hours during which alcohol is / is intended to be sold under the licence are: Monday - Sunday 11.00am to 11.00pm. The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours of the relevant District Licensing Committee where the premises is located. Any person who is entitled to object, and who wishes to object to the grant of the application, may no later than 15 working days after the date of the first publication of this notice, file thei r objection in writing with the Secretary of the relevant District Licensing Committee: Carterton District Council, Holloway Street, Carterton, PO Box 9, Carterton 5743. No objection to the renewal of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. This is the only publication of this notice 23 March 2022.

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Who we are: The Leaving the Ladder Down Charitable Trust is Masterton-based. We bring together community leaders and young parents to build meaningful pathways and remove barriers through mentoring and leadership experiences. We are keen to hear from enthusiastic, skilled self-starters to grow and achieve our goals. This is a part-time fixed term position with plenty of scope to grow. The role: Do you have proven experience in all or most of these areas ? Ensure youth parents are safe, visible and heard in all our activities. Keep the Trust records up to date and compliant. Keep people informed and engaged. Create public programmes events buzz, meaningful and inclusive. Co-design and deliver in-house and public programmes. Support Board meetings so the relevant people and information can make decisions and take action. Be goal-oriented and rally busy people to get things moving. Be an effective community builder. Be early with everything. Communicate, plan and present well in your writing and when representing the Trust. Know how to navigate and make the most of social media platforms. Establish a raving fan base for the Trust's mission. Youth and diverse groups relate well to you. Know how to attract support from funders and donors and then let them know how their generosity made a difference to the people we work with. Closing 5pm 1 April 2022. Shortlisted interviews 4-5 April via zoom or in-person. Full vaccination is a requirement. Enquiries, CV and Cover Letter to Trudy Hullena t.hullena@sellar.co.nz or 0274 220 669

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MEETING SCHEDULE. CARTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

OFFICIAL NOTICE. CARTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Meeting Schedule – April 2022 The following meetings will be held in April. Wednesday 6 April 2022 Infrastructure and Services Committee 9:00am Policy and Strategy Committee 11:30am Members of the public are welcome to attend the meetings and a public forum is provided at the start of each meeting. Until further notice meetings will be held via videolink (not in person). You can attend the public section of Council and most committee meetings using the Carterton District Council’s Facebook page @cartertondistrictcouncil. Meetings are also uploaded to YouTube within 24 hours of the meeting. Members of the public who wish to participate in a public forum must register their intention with the Democratic Services Officer on 06 379 4030, or by email to demservices@cdc.govt.nz at least one full day before the meeting date. The meeting agendas will be available for public inspection two days prior to the meeting at the Council’s Main Office Building, the Carterton Library and on the Council’s website.

PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ROADS TO ORDINARY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC PURSUANT to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that the Carterton District Council proposes to close Tea Creek Road for the purpose of a Gravel Hill Climb for the period indicated hereunder: Period of Closure: Sunday 1st May

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Roads affected: Tea Creek Road, 2km from the intersection of Tea Creek Road and Maungatarere Road to the end of Tea Creek Road The closed section will be adequately and properly signposted, at the beginning of the closed road, being manned with radio communication to allow the passage of through traffic in an emergency. Any person objecting to the proposal is called upon to lodge his/her objection and grounds thereof, in writing before 6th April 2022 at the office of the Carterton District Council, Holloway Street, Carterton. D Gittings Infrastructure, Services and Regulatory Manager www.cdc.govt.nz

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EDUCATION MANAGER REAP Wairarapa is saying goodbye to Tracey as she moves to another important role within the REAP network. We are looking for an energetic and capable person who matches our needs and wants to help make a difference in our community. Our Mission: Growing Learning Opportunities Our Vision: REAP Wairarapa believes in a future where: Wairarapa communities have the right to quality education that continues throughout life to grow their knowledge, skills, adaptability and resilience Reporting to the Director, the Education Manager will: • support the leadership of the REAP work; • have oversight of our delivery in early childhood and schools, adult and community education and our youth work; • be responsible for quality assurance; • be responsible for development of staff and programmes; • be responsible for identifying new opportunities; • be responsible for contract management • and have specific leadership and managerial responsibilities. This position is critical for our success! The position description is available at the link below. http://www.reapwairarapa.nz/vacancies Please contact REAP Wairarapa Director Peter McNeur to discuss your interest on 027 222 7690 or via email at vacancies@reapwairarapa.nz www.reapwairarapa.nz REAP House 340 Queen Street, Masterton. GROWING GREAT COMMUNITIES

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A frustrating season ended on a rather disappointing note for Burger King Red Star at the Queen Elizabeth Park Oval in Masterton on Saturday. A much-needed win after three consecutive heavy losses seemed entirely within Red Star’s grasp approaching the midway point of the second innings. However, after making a bright start to a gettable target, three quick wickets turned into a middle- and then late-order collapse, handing the win to Whanganui United. It’s not the first time this season that Red Star’s battling has looked less than stable. Red Star won the toss and elected to bowl on a wicket that had more than a hint of green about it. The match started promisingly enough for Red Star, with sharp, accurate bowling. Two quick caughtand-bowled dismissals before the spectators had settled in put Red Star in the driver’s seat. The first dismissal, a comfortably taken return catch off the bowling of Grant Wootton to dismiss Zeb Small for a duck, was followed soon after when James Church did exactly the same thing, after Gerard Hobbs played too far in front of himself and spooned the delivery back. He was also out for duck and at that early stage of proceedings, Wanganui were 8-2, with their only runs coming from extras. Hobbs would more than make up for his scoreless innings by taking three key wickets for next to nothing later in the day. Simon Badger held the Wanganui effort together, finishing with 69 from 129 balls.

Top: Dion Knight looks for a gap through the slips. Above: Richard French turns for a second run. PHOTOS/JADE CVETKOV

He was last man out when Wooten, [with another catch] and Church combined to take his wicket and bring the Wanganui innings to an end at 195 in the 47th over. As well as a healthy contribution with the bat, Badger would be at the forefront of squashing Red Star’s chase. While Wootton and Church started the game off with a bang, it was George Deans, with 3-43 off his 10 overs, and Ojas Patel, who threw down 10 very miserly overs of leftarm orthodox to finish with figures of 1-19, who gave Wanganui the most trouble and ensured Red Star would not be chasing a big total. Dion Knight and Richard French opened the batting for Red Star. French looked comfortable, picking up a couple of boundaries but was first back to the pavilion, falling victim to Harpreet Binning for 12. What had started out as a solid start at the required run rate soon slowed. Jeremy Anderson stood out in Red Star’s batting effort with an impressive 65 from 79 balls, including six boundaries, two of which were handsomely dispatched over the rope for 6.

At 130-4, with plenty of overs to go and needing not much more than 3 runs an over to win, Red Star shot themselves in the foot and handed back the momentum to Whanganui. Any chance of a victory evaporated with the loss of Anderson’s wicket in a needless runout. Captain and wicketkeeper Nathan Elliot said the loss summed up the season generally. “We have been in good positions to win, only to throw it away. Jeremy batted really well and had an excellent partnership with Dion Knight. We should have kicked on from there. We probably should have restricted them to about 30 runs less as well “The runout kind of typiﬁed our season today. There was a dropped catch, but no call from either batsman, who were probably ball-watching. That hurt” Red Star has missed the work of Stefan Hook in recent weeks. His bowling ﬁgures and batting stats have regularly anchored the side and his numbers have been hard to replicate since he was injured out for the reason a few weeks ago.

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