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Masterton’s Alix Cooper has experienced the indescribable heartache of miscarrying not once, but four times. It was at between eight and 12 weeks with each pregnancy that Alix lost her unborn babies and with each one, her hopes and dreams of becoming a mother slipped further from her reach. Having had a dysfunctional upbringing in which she never knew her father, starting her own family was all Alix wanted. She was happily married and in her midthirties when she ﬁrst fell pregnant. “I knew for the longest time that I wanted to be a mother. I had so much love to give that I never got myself. “Finally, I could create this family I never had. “The day I found out I was pregnant I was just

I was completely and utterly devastated. It’s one of those things, if you haven’t been through it you can’t describe the pain you’re feeling. ecstatic – my dreams had come true. “Starting a family was profoundly important to me – I didn’t grow up with your typical cookiecutter childhood.” Alix’s father left before she was born, never to be seen or heard from again. Following this, her mother, pregnant with Alix, left England and sailed to New Zealand with her four-year-old son. Alix’s mother was battling mental illness and ﬁnding it hard to cope alone in a foreign country, so she sent Alix’s 12-year-old brother to live at Epuni Boys’ Home in Wellington. Aged eight at the time, Alix was “crushed at the separation” and

she and her brother, David Cohen, now an internationally published writer and journalist, haven't reunited. At an early age, Alix took to the streets and into her teenage years she faced other hardships. Like many women, Alix was keeping the news of her pregnancy quiet until the 12-week mark. Working as an interior decorator, she planned the baby’s nursery and bought clothing in anticipation for her new arrival. It didn’t take long to fall head over heels in love with the baby growing inside her, she said. “But then that dreaded day came.” Alix experienced bleeding and excruciating pain and a scan revealed she had miscarried. “I was completely and utterly devastated. “It’s one of those things, if you haven’t been through it you can’t Continued on page 4

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Fostering a love of news If you picked up a copy of last Friday’s Wairarapa Times-Age, you would have found a little gem – the Daleﬁeld Star. The student newspaper by Daleﬁeld School won the Times-Age school newspaper competition for the second year in a row. The competition was open to all year 4-8 primary and intermediate students around

Wairarapa. As winners, Daleﬁeld School was awarded a $1500 donation for their newspaper the Daleﬁeld Star. Masterton Intermediate School came in second place with their MIScellaneous Times and they received a $1000 donation. And third place was Kahutara School with their

Kahutara Korero, which won the school a $500 donation. The Wairarapa TimesAge ‘Design a School Newspaper’ competition meets the national curriculum for English, Visual Studies and Social Studies. The winning newspaper is available on the Wairarapa Times-Age website.

Daleÿ eld School won the 2019 Wairarapa Times-Age school newspaper competition. PHOTO/EMMA BROWN

Service headstones shown some TLC Wairarapa cemeteries are getting a clean-up, thanks to a group of volunteers called the NZ Remembrance Army. With the support of Masterton District Council, the group are tidying up the headstones of the servicemen and women buried in the region. This is being done across all cemeteries over time with the initial focus on Archer St in Masterton. While the headstones are installed by Veterans Affairs, the care of them is the responsibility of the family of the deceased. With many of these headstones dating back to the Boer War in the early 1900s, it is becoming more and more difficult to find family members still living in the area. NZ Remembrance Army

Peter Albrett tidying up his grandfather’s headstone. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Wairarapa coordinator Jack Hayes is keen to have families involved in the project to have these headstones cleaned to as good a condition as possible. “After all, they have all served their country and deserve to be cared for. “We do not care where or when they served, they are all treated the same.” He said a lot of work had already taken place, including by volunteer Peter Albrett who smartened up his Grandad’s headstone and was delighted with the result. “But the goal is to have all service graves consistently at the same standard and looking cared for, Hayes said. “This is being done by volunteers, but we would love to have family

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members there to see what we are doing. “We will teach family members and any members of the public interested the simple techniques needed to bring them all up to a good standard of presentation. “Nothing is changed or damaged and they are all treated with great respect.” Hayes said most volunteers currently were ex-servicemen and women, but “anyone can do this”. The group’s next working session is on Saturday, October 26, at 1pm. They will meet for a couple of hours. “Come and do some hands-on training and see the amazing results. “We can show anyone the skills needed to restore their ancestor’s grave headstones.”

DHB dealing with staff vacancies, increased births Eli Hill Wairarapa District Health Board is working nights and weekends to fill staff vacancies. The Wairarapa DHB meeting on Monday, the first since the election, also saw a high number of births in maternity, the demolition of the old Masterton Hospital, and Maori health being discussed. While the meeting was

conducted by last term’s board members, many of the newly elected members attended. Executive leader of operations, Kieran McCann, told the board the DHB had been “very active” on the recruitment front, interviewing a full range of candidates and doing reference checks. The DHB has two orthopaedic surgeon oﬀers on the table and is also engaging with several

locums [temporary staﬀ ] for longer term placements. “We know that having a locum workforce is suboptimal, it’s not what we want, we want a recruited workforce.” The DHB is currently recruiting for two full time general surgeon roles, two orthopaedic surgeons, one and a half full time anaesthetist roles, as well as 1.8 full time dental therapists, a medical imaging technician

vacancy, a charge medical midwife manager, speechlanguage therapist, and medical oﬃcer. A director of midwifery was recently appointed. McCann said activity in midwifery had been unusually high in the last six weeks. “There were some signiﬁcant issues about three weeks ago with beds, in that there were a lot more we were delivering than we could physically

best cater for.” DHB board papers listed July as one of the busiest birthing months for many years. In the ﬁrst quarter the Wairarapa DHB had six pre-birth transfers to Capital and Coast DHB. The closure of Arbor House also featured in notes. The 25-bed aged residential care facility closed on Sunday and had housed 19 long-term residents.

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Collaborating for better experiences Wellington Free Ambulance is inviting people to share their stories and experiences of ambulance services in Wairarapa. With the goal to improving patient outcomes, the Wairarapa Ambulance Service Pop-Up will be set up on Queen St for four weeks from October 23. Wellington Free’s Wairarapa manager, Jake Carlson, said the charity organisation was keen to hear from everyone, including health partners, social agencies and members of the community. “We’d like input from everyone to design how ambulance services can help support community resilience, health and wellbeing for Wairarapa communities.”

Wellington Free Ambulance’s Wairarapa manager Jake Carlson.

The Pop-Up will bring together people with different knowledge, perspectives and expertise to focus on improving patient outcomes. “Together, we can challenge, create and cocreate better experiences

with all those who interact with our service, understanding what matters to them in prehospital healthcare and what it really means when they talk about improving their patient experience.” The Pop-Up at 158

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Queen Street, Masterton, will be there until November 21. • More information can be found on the Wellington Free website, www.wfa.org. nz/popup.

‘No payWave’ discouraged Retailers are being urged to get rid of their “no payWave” stickers and bring Wairarapa into the 21st century. The WaiPay project, part of the Wairarapa Economic Development Strategy, has confirmed an exclusive deal for Wairarapa businesses from ASB bank on a rate for those who go contactless. While details have not been made public, it is understood the deal will help reduce contactless transaction fees in Wairarapa and encourage local businesses get rid of their ‘no payWave’ stickers and attract more customers. Local businesses should turn on contactless because people now expect to pay that way, WaiPay lead Andy Kerr said. Overseas visitors, and those from New Zealand’s bigger cities, often planned their trips based on which

regions had the most services they could use, he said. “With all the people coming into the region, we want them to pay how they’re used to paying. “And that’s great for people living in Wairarapa, who will be able to take advantage of more modern payment methods.” The WaiPay project’s recent launch events in Carterton and Martinborough gave businesses a glimpse of the payment systems available, icluding AfterPay, the buy now pay later service, and global mobile digital and “tap and go” payment options. Find out more from the growwairarapa.nz website or attending the WaiPay event at Ten O’Clock Cookie Bakery and Cafe, Queen St, Masterton at 5.30pm on Thursday November 7.

‘Find support ... and be gentle with yourself’ Continued from page 1 describe the pain you’re feeling.” Statistics at the time showed one in four pregnancies ended in a miscarriage. She regained hope, with her logic concluding that the odds were now in her favour. “Low and behold, I got pregnant again. “I was wary and cautious, but I was hopeful – my mentality was it can’t happen to me twice. “But at 11 weeks, the bleeding started again, and I thought ‘this just can’t be happening’.” Alone, she went to the hospital and collapsed in the bathroom. “I remember being stretchered out on a trolley thinking ‘it can’t be’, but it was.” She underwent a procedure to remove the “little bean” and bullied the reluctant doctor into letting her leave at 11pm

that night. “I walked into the hospital carrying a baby and I walked out carrying nothing – not even a card with a phone number for a support service, no pamphlet, nothing. I’d never felt more alone. “I was numb and in disbelief … it took a lot longer to get over the second one.” Alix says she felt like a failure as a woman, and a failure as a wife. She was then referred on to a high-risk pregnancy specialist, who found no obvious issues, but despite this, there were two more miscarriages. Alix lost four babies within two years and was devastated. “There is no greater sorrow then only being able to carry your baby in your heart and not your arms.” She had no family and didn’t feel as though she could share her pain with her two best friends who had their own troubles.

“One thing I remember vividly at the time, was it seemed every woman I met or passed in the street was pregnant. “Everything on TV and in the magazines was pregnancy related – it was everywhere I looked.” Keeping her pain to herself, Alix sunk into a deep depression with “crippling” panic attacks and says had it not been for the support from her doctor, Aage Terpstra and nurses, Sheryl and Jenny, she wouldn’t be here today. “It was a helpless feeling … I didn’t understand anything about selfcompassion and being kind to yourself.” Looking back, she said, “I was trying to protect my husband by being staunch, but inadvertently I was pushing him away when we needed to talk, cry, and grieve together.” They drifted further and further apart and ultimately separated. Alix went on to marry

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well-known Wairarapa MC Craig Cooper, who soonafter was diagnosed with terminal cancer and passed away five-years-ago on Monday. With October being baby loss awareness month, Alix is now speaking out in the hope her story will inspire others to seek help and not suffer alone in silence like she did. “Find support, someone you trust, a friend, a relative, and be gentle with

yourself,” she said. “It’s so important to talk about how you’re feeling, because suffering in silence only magnifies the grief.” She said women were fortunate support services were now available to help them through hard times. “One thing I have always felt – regardless of how painful each loss was and always will be – is I consider myself so blessed to have carried my four angels for the time I did.

“I have been a mother four times, and this is a privilege not everyone has. So, for that I am so grateful.” • Crisis Pregnancy Support Wairarapa provides free support to women facing a crisis or troubled pregnancy. According to its website, the nonprofit organisation assesses women, in a respectful, confidential and non-judgemental manner, for unmet needs and provides unhurried emotional and practical support. Support coordinators are practising health professionals, such as nurses and midwives, and counsellors, who are supported by volunteers. • Wairarapa hours are 8.30am-4pm, Monday to Friday. • Contact 0800 006 277 or email info@ crisispregnancy.nz

Please do not grow pea plants, sow pea seeds or use pea straw. A Controlled Area Notice is still in place for the Wairarapa region. We’ll be continuing the ban on growing peas in the 2019-20 pea growing season. The pea weevil only feeds on peas so if we remove their food, they’ll die out.

If you see peas growing call MPI on 0800 80 99 66 For more information visit biosecurity.govt.nz/peaweevil Thank you for your support. We couldn’t do this without you.

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Work experience a gateway to a career Survey local businesses and they will tell you that work experience is top of the list when it comes to recruiting new staff. Kuranui College’s Gateway Programme not only offers students a work experience opportunity but is the perfect introduction to the world of work. Angus Connor spent 10 weeks with Fineline Construction 2001, which resulted in the Year 13 student obtaining a full-time apprenticeship with the Carterton-based builders. Director of Fineline Construction 2001 Steve Cretney was contacted earlier this year by Kuranui vocational pathways coordinator, Sharon Dignan. “Sharon got in touch with me in early February, asking me to provide an opportunity for Angus to gain work experience through the programme for one day a week,” Cretney said. “I was very hesitant at first, not really knowing

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what the Gateway Programme was, but Sharon put me at ease and my existing employees were keen on the idea. “Sharon then arranged for Angus to visit and meet my guys and I. “The rest is history as they say, because Angus started with us the following week and began to gel with my guys right away. “Unsurprisingly, Angus asked if he could increase his work experience to two days per week. “I didn’t have any hesitation, especially after Angus had continued showing up during the school holidays, which was totally unexpected.” After three months, Angus was rewarded with an apprenticeship in carpentry through apprenticeship provider BCITO. “It’s been good, learning how to do little bits and pieces around the place,” he said. “But it’s been a big jump from learning things to

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All invited to the Block Party What happens when a whole block comes together and throws a party? An awesome time, that’s what. The Masterton Arts Quarter is holding a free party on Labour Day Saturday (October 26th) from 10am to 2pm with activities around the CBD block and into nearby Queen Elizabeth Park. It’s the third annual Block Party to be held, with more than 25 fun things for the whole family to do. All events will be free of charge, with music, painting, films, photography, poetry, pottery, and games. Activities include printing Queen St manhole covers onto tote bags with Masterton Art Club, art in the park, kids art at ConArt, Koauau flute-making at King Street Artworks, pottery workshops, and devonshire tea and scones at Come Sew With Me. There will also be activities and prizes at Trust House Recreation Centre, free entry and shearing demonstrations at The Wool Shed, a museum collection tour at Aratoi, and a guided tree tour of Queen Elizabeth Park. The theme of this year’s event is Keep it Green, so

The Block Party 2019 team from Masterton Arts Quarter, from left, Nick Brandon, Ian Chapman, Jane Sinclair, and Madeleine PHOTO/SUPPLIED Slavick.

there will be environmental films at the MTLT Education Centre, 22 Dixon St. ‘Fools and Dreamers’ and ‘Conservation in the Wairarapa’ were produced by two students, Edward Rice and Carys Gibbs. Masterton Arts Quarter is comprised of Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, ConArt Gallery and Studios, King Street Artworks, and Te Patukituki o Wairarapa. The Masterton Art Club and Wairarapa Archive

are co-organisers of Block Party 2019, with Masterton Creative Communities Scheme supplying the event’s core funding. Most activities are dropin but a few need booking. There are a lot more events happening throughout the day, and live entertainment will include DJs, singersongwriters, and poetry performances. • Visit the Facebook page, @BlockPartyMasterton for more information.

Local moa hunter found in Sweden Marcus Anselm Did you hear about the teenage moa hunter who ended up in Sweden? It’s a long way from Masterton to Gothenburg, but that’s where amateur archaeologist Bob Cairns now lives. Cairns, now 56, developed a lifelong love of the outdoors growing up in Wairarapa. He now runs an adventure business at a farm on the outskirts of the Scandinavian city. And he admits pickings are slim for anyone searching for evidence of extinct New Zealand birds. The surprise is he ended up so far from home. But his early work remains close to the nest. His collection of moa bones is still pride of place in the Martinborough Museum. The exhibit placed in the 1976 Wellington Science Fair. Not a bad effort for a 13-year-old up against the seniors. In the late 1970s, the prize-winning collection was set for dismantling before the newly formed museum intervened, saying it would make a great centrepiece. And as the old library building that houses the museum reaches the grand old age of 125, the moa bones are still front and centre – even though its creator now lives on the

Martinborough Museum trustee Chris Cassels with Bob Cairns’ 1976 moa exhibit. PHOTO/MARCUS ANSELM

other side of the world. Cairns said he was pleased the exhibit was still in place, and close to the source. “A few of the bones, the bigger bones come from what was Lake Wairarapa, where they drained the lake and turned it into farming land.” He said he expected “it is looking a bit motley by now” but it had been almost 20 years since he last saw it. “We were in Martinborough around about the beginning of 2000, and I was very surprised to see it in the museum then. “It’s good to hear the display is still down there.” His love of the outdoors was nurtured in his home region. Early recognition of his scientific acumen and love of the environment set him on course for life in the wild. Once he left St Joseph’s, now Chanel College, he

spent years working in forests across the country for the Forestry and Wildlife Services, now part of the Department of Conservation. Cairns worked with Masterton councillor and environmentalist Chris Peterson at the Wairarapa Outdoor Recreation Trust. “Bobby’s the sort of guy who if you were in a rough spot and you needed someone to have your back, you could absolutely trust Bob that he would be there.” Peterson said Cairns was a team lead on the project to remove possums from Kapiti Island. Cairns met his Swedish wife Anki and moved to her family farm, in the village of Askesby Sorgard. There, they established Fanarna pa Farmen. As Cairns said, it’s not the most logical place for a moa hunter. But he has left his mark in Martinborough.

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Wairarapa supports rural mental health The support of 36 Wairarapa businesses has seen the East Coast Rural Support Trust receive a cheque which will go towards its work with mental health in the community. Each business supported the Mental Health Awareness Week feature which ran in the Wairarapa Times-Age on September 24 and the

Wairarapa Midweek on September 25. Wairarapa Times-Age commercial manager Andrea Hay (right) presented the cheque to East Coast Rural Support Trust’s Wairarapa coordinator John Roberts last week. Roberts said the donation would mean there could be an increase in hours spent supporting

the rural community with mental wellbeing. Hay said each year the Times-Age would be donating the proceeds from the Mental Health Awareness Week feature to a diﬀerent mental health support organisation. She thanked the businesses, councils, and groups who got involved to help this important cause.

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Fresh from performing at the most recognisable theatre on the planet, Jackson Burling has a new challenge – this time a play of his own. The Wairarapa College head boy has written and will be directing Bus Stop, a play running at Wairarapa College from today until Saturday (October 23-26). Bus Stop focuses on a Kiwi teenager named Jay who is ﬁnding out what he wants to be in life. He faces pressure from society and family to know what he wants to do after he ﬁnishes school. Jay has a rugby mad father and sister but doesn’t have the same interests. The themes come from both Burling’s experience and those of the students at his school. “People kind of get lost around what they want to do,” he said. “It can be quite a confusing time being between 15 and 18, you don’t know much about yourself really.” The genesis of the play began earlier this year in England where Burling was performing and learning

Jackson Burling at a Masterton bus stop.

as part of the Shakespeare Globe Centre NZ Young Shakespeare Company. “Something I’ve really wanted to do is New Zealand theatre because it’s where we come from you know? “We do all these amazing productions and plays but most of them are American or from somewhere else.” After seeing a play called ‘The Provoked Wife’, which Burling described as “amazing”, he told other members of the crew, “that’s it, I’m going to write my own play”. “I started writing that night, wrote and wrote each night, and continued it on the plane home. “Back here I had a day oﬀ school to get rid of

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the jetlag, but I was just writing.” When he’d finished, Burling sent it out to get critiques from teachers and others in the drama field, and after making changes, Bus Stop is now ready for the stage. “It will be pretty intimate and make them [the audience] go through a lot of emotions,” Burling said. The play is R13, runs for 45 minutes to an hour, and is being held at Wairarapa College’s Performing Arts Centre. • Tickets can be purchased for $5 per adult and $2 per student from the Wairarapa College office.

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Mike Osborne do stuff that makes them laugh at you for five minutes. Not so easy is it? Why? Because we link being laughed at with being embarrassed. We struggle to separate (the fear of) being ridiculed from the laughter. Where you’ll notice this most is with people who are starting out at doing comedy or trying to be funny in a speech. They want people to laugh but at the same time don’t want to be laughed at so they are really careful. Awkward, really awkward. The thing about being laughed at is it’s pretty similar to being offended. Nothing actually happens other than some air waves hitting your eardrum that you hear as a cackling sound. It’s what happens next that causes the problem. We make it mean that we’re stupid, dumb, gawky, a klutz or whatever our favourite self-put-

down is. If you can interrupt that space between hearing the laughter and making it mean something about you, you can gain a lot of power. That doesn’t mean that you don’t necessarily give a toss about it, it might be useful feedback but you don’t need to take it on board in a big way. Being a laughing stock is often a step on the path to success. Rod Drury, the founder of Xero, was laughed at for years for daring to imagine he could develop a credible alternative to MYOB. If you bought Xero shares when he was a laughing stock you’d be laughing now. In the early days of Microsoft, the team had regular retreats with brainstorming sessions. The culture was straightforward. If your ideas weren’t being laughed at you weren’t being creative enough.

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Goodman said NZTA has listened to the community and agreed to maintain four lanes for the whole length, which makes much more sense. “The road will be safer without having places where the traffic has to merge back into one lane. “By having a central median barrier it will also safely accommodate the mix of heavy vehicles

and cars on a mountain route that can often have challenging weather conditions. “For the small margin in cost, this design will now deliver a significantly higher level of safety and service. “It would never be as affordable to add width to the road later. “It’s much better value-for-money to do it right the first time,” Goodman said.

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12 Wairarapa Midweek Opinion Wednesday, October 23, 2019 EDITORIAL

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Opinion

Get your hands dirty! A small patch of dirt, about 4x6metres, is bringing me a lot of joy right now. More specifically, it’s bringing me an abundance of fresh herbs, leeks, lettuces, spinach, spring onion and silverbeet. And if I play my cards right and stay on top of the weeding and watering and snail control, then I’ll have rocket, pumpkins, tomatoes, blueberries and strawberries too. The spring onion and the leeks had nothing to do with me. They were relics from before my time on this particular piece of land, yet, they keep on giving. The pumpkins and capsicums are sprouting from seeds scattered and roughly tossed through the dirt one night after cooking as a haphazard experiment, while the rhubarb we planted in 2016 has been coming back with a vengeance each year. The garden is growing, its contents are going on our dinner plates, and it’s awesome. We’re saving money,

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Hayley Gastmeier we know where our food is coming from, and we’re eating with the seasons. I’m an amateur gardener, that’s for sure. I have no real idea about what I’m doing, I’m just making it up as I go – and it’s working! That’s the beauty of it, anyone can do it and then feed themselves and their families. Of course, both my grandmothers were passionate gardeners, and I know my parents know how to garden, but we never had a veggie patch growing up. As a result, I know the fundamentals but when it comes to actually knowing what to do, it doesn’t come naturally – I had to be taught. If we don’t pass the simple art of growing food on to younger generations, we risk that knowledge being lost.

When my (almost) mother-in-law comes to stay we spend a day giving the veggie patch a makeover – new plants, no weeds, tidy edging and well-proportioned soil to sheep poo and compost. Only problem is when she leaves, back come the weeds. My friend Barb gave me a good tip – pull 100 weeds a day. Well, I don’t do that, I aim for 20, but even that is making a positive difference. After a stressful day, getting out into nature relaxes you. Step into the garden moody, walk out inspired. It’s exercise, a dose of fresh air, and sustainable and waste-free living all in one. It’s National Gardening Week, so get out there, get your hands dirty, and reap the rewards.

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Opinion Wairarapa Midweek

STREET TALK

LETTERS

Diane McMahon Welcome to our new mayor and councillors and you stand for making our community happy. Patricia Pye Keep our clock tower right in white.

who put them there and know that three years will pass very quickly! Jean Cretney Keep their word and stand up for people’s rights in the community.

Richard Alan Dahlberg Will keep real. And don’t forget that some are struggling. Maggie Parnell-Robinson Will look at bylaws to prevent large trucks being parked on suburban streets overnight!

Damion Stevenson Is confident in themselves to lead us toward a better community for all who live and visit here. Graeme Burnard Always remember

Jocelyn Konig Will listen to the people. Kim Mckinley Will take homelessness seriously.

CONTACT US You may share your opinion in print and online. To comment online, message our Facebook page and feel free to comment on any of the stories. Please email letters to midweek@age.co.nz or post to Wairarapa Midweek letters, P.O. Box 445, Masterton. Include name, address and phone number. Noms de plume are not accepted. Letters may be edited for space and clarity.

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Pat on back, job well done We would like to acknowledge and congratulate the staff and their helpers at the Carterton District Council for the work they do with the town’s gardens. They are indeed a sight to behold and enjoy. Clint Thompson and his team do a great job on our town’s behalf. Also, the team that recently upgraded and repainted the ‘Welcome to Carterton’ sign on the corner of Waihakeke Rd coming into our town, I am led to believe that the long-suffering wives of the team were worried at one stage that their partners had disappeared somewhere into the hills, but the need for food and sustenance beat them and they returned home to the fold. A good job, well done fellows. Bill Knowles Carterton

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14 Wairarapa Midweek Extra Wednesday, October 23, 2019 ARATOI KEEPERS

New life, no snakes Labour Saturday marks the third annual Block Party in Masterton, with the Peacock family participating since day one. Anna Rutherford photographed the Peacock family as part of her project ‘Masterton and Me’ which debuted as part of Block party 2017. The entire series of her photographic portraits

is now part of the Aratoi collection. For Block Party 2019, Aratoi is oﬀering a free behind-the-scenes tour of the collection at 11am. To book call (06) 370 0001. Ubonsri Peacock said life in Masterton was about a new adventure, peace and fresh air, and the best part – “no snakes”. “It is a great place to

wake up and hear the birds sing. We have everything we need here. For me it is a great place to bring up the family. “I left Bangkok and we moved to Wellington shortly after we married. “We have lived here for almost 13 years and we love the lifestyle.” • Visit @ BlockPartyMasterton on Facebook.

The Peacock family. PHOTO/ANNA RUTHERFORD

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Paul Furkert I’m a prospective new member and this was my first trip with the Masterton Tramping Club. I’ve set myself a goal of walking the Dusky Track before I’m 50 (in 18 months), so decided I needed to get some tramping in before then. I’ve done a reasonable amount of tramping in my youth but was wanting to avoid the heuristic trap of being a middle-aged male, and assuming I can just as easily do now what I could do 25 years ago. And what better way than joining the club and tagging along on some of the more challenging trips? The trip from the Waiohine Valley road end to the Mangatarere Valley road end, via Cone Ridge, Totara Flats and Sayers Hut was almost all “red line” for me so was an enticing prospect, especially as the forecast was for fine and calm weather. We – Ange, Sandra, Kate, Ralph (Kate’s dog) and I – left Kate’s farm at 8am and were on the track by 9am. Some steady climbing saw us at Cone by lunchtime. Although there was a slight delay at Cone Saddle while we tried to determine how the old signs were attached 3-4 metres up a tree – we nearly managed to persuade one of the group that there was an aluminium ladder stashed nearby. Kate, Ralph and I were at the top first and

A photo taken during Masterton Tramping Club’s recent trip. PHOTO/SANDRA BURLES

enjoyed the views, but by the time Sandra and Ange arrived the mist had descended cutting off most of the vistas. After lunch and a brew up we passed some lovely tarns and moss covered trees before finally reaching Totara Flats at 5pm, about five minutes before Paul arrived, who had walked in from Mt Holdsworth. Paul and Ange then went on a mercy mission to try and locate the pack of an over equipped, solo, first time tramper who had slipped off the track halfan-hour from the hut (back towards Mt Holdsworth), and in regaining the track had left her pack behind and decided to carry on the hut to get help. Paul and Ange arrived back after dark, with more than 25kg of gear that they had found 80m down a near vertical bank – they had certainly done their good deed for the day. After a pleasant night in the hut – dinner being dehydrated wild venison with leek and thyme, we

headed oﬀ down the ﬂats before crossing the river to Sayer’s Hut. The water was cold but mostly only knee deep, or a wee bit more for those not prepared to zig-zag around the deeper patches. Then it was back to more hill work on a track that had seen plenty of pig rooting, and then we dropped out to the road end at 1pm. And the main thing I took from the weekend, other than the enjoyment of the company and the scenery, was that I need to upgrade almost all my kit. A sewing job the night before meant my 40-year-old pack lasted the distance, but my boots raised some eyebrows. At 7.25am on the Saturday morning I decided my tramping boots weren’t up to it, so had to go with the only other option available – my old steel capped work boots which had also seen better days. I’m now looking forward to my next trip.

A HOME FOR A PET Hi, I’m Rocky, a male cross breed, about three years old. I am a cool but very cuddly dude that is looking for my forever home. I am best suited to a home with older confident children and a household that has had big strong dogs before. An active family that goes on loads of adventures would be perfect! I play nicely with other dogs and I am great with my toilet training, so settling me in should be a breeze. I am not really suited to a household with cats and small animals. I am looking forward to learning heaps of new things with my new family so come and talk to the team at the Masterton SPCA during their opening hours, or call them on 0800 467 732. We are Local Government WWW.MSTN.GOVT.NZ

This gorgeous girl with the tiger markings is Rusticat. She has an enormous purr to match the big cats, which will probably be deafening when she’s full grown – which is surprising as she’s such a delicate looking girl. Her mother was feral, and Rusticat would have been born around Christmas and trapped in April. She is playful and loves to chase literally anything on a string. As she was born feral, she will need some patience to begin with and a calm environment. But once she’s had time to settle in, she’ll come out of her shell. She’s companionable and adores other cats, but hasn’t met a dog. She’s good with toddlers and older children, but as an ex-feral is quite sensitive to sudden noises, so a quieter house would be most suitable for her. She has been desexed, vaccinated and flea/worm treated. Her adoption fee is $140. We can also arrange discount microchipping so she always comes back to you. She resides with her foster carer in Featherston. If you’re interested in Rusticat call Lee on 021 0843 8935 or email kittycatrehoming@gmail.com. • KittyCat Rehoming is a registered charitable trust that works across Wairarapa to find loving homes for stray and abandoned cats and assists owners in difficult circumstances to rehome their cats. • Visit their Facebook page KittyCat Rehoming Wairarapa. • Cash donations to help them continue their work can be made either to their Givealittle page, to the KittyCat Rehoming Kiwibank account number 389019-0699166-00 or to their account at their vet, Vetcare 06-0689-0191117-00 Reference Kitty46.

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Planet Mercury transits the sun. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

Chamaeleon and the Fly I played with words when announcing in last week’s Midweek that we “fly to the Southern Cross” this week. I should apologise for being obtuse, but perhaps Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius was being obtuse in naming a small constellation near the Southern Cross, “the Fly”. Yes, Musca is the Latin for that summer pest that will start invading us soon. Get out in a dark sky this week – there is no moon to muck things up. The Southern Cross, Crux, hovers over the southern horizon. Bright Alpha and Beta Centaurus are above the south-west horizon and more or less point to Crux. If you follow the main shaft of the cross away from the horizon, Musca the fly is just off the tail end of the cross. The miracle of Musca, apart from the fact that someone actually saw a fly there, is the date at which it was reported – 1598. Europeans had only just started to visit our southern part of the world, and already they were mapping the wonderful skies we love so much.

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Nick Sault It would have been nicer I think for them to come up with a more exotic name than “the Fly”. The constellation forms a sort of bowl with a handle, much like the plough in the Northern Hemisphere only much, much smaller. I could only just make it out. Although most of the stars are rather dim, the brightest star in Musca, Alpha, is about as bright as the dimmer of the two stars that form the cross-beam of Crux. Alpha Muscae for all its lack of brilliance in the sky, is over 4000 times as bright as our sun and does a mysterious pulsing every two hours. Musca was one of 12 constellations recorded by Plancius. A nearby one, Chamaeleon, might give a clue as to why he chose to name that fly; it is the favourite food of the

colour-changing reptile. The weird thing is that the stars of Chamaeleon are very much dimmer that those in Musca. Go figure that one, when the animal is so bright and colourful. If you are lucky, you might see the Chamaeleon stars just east of Musca, that is, on the other side to Crux. If you get a clear western sky after 8pm this week, you can catch both Venus and Mercury disappearing down behind the ranges. Featherston might be a bit too close to the hills, but our other towns would be better. Well, Feathies could take a ride to Martinborough after all. If it’s still clear come Tuesday, the slither of a moon joins those planets for a nice show. Next week: Moon swallows Saturn.

18 Wairarapa Midweek Lifestyle Wednesday, October 23, 2019

PROHIBITION OF THE CONSUMPTION OR POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL (Alcohol-Free Zone) CASTLEPOINT AND RIVERSDALE BEACH Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Masterton District Council Alcohol Control Bylaw 2018 and Section 147 of the Local Government Act 2002 the Masterton District Council has placed a prohibition on the consumption or possession of intoxicating Alcohol in the places and at the times listed below :-

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The prohibition of Alcohol is intended to run from: Friday 25 October 2019 7pm – 7am Saturday 26 October 2019 Saturday 26 October 2019 7pm – 7am Sunday 27 October 2019 Sunday 27 October 2019 7pm – 7am Monday 28 October 2019

Areas Riversdale Orui Station/Riversdale Road intersection, and along Riversdale Road to Riversdale township, Bodle Drive to the lagoon and including Riversdale Beach from the lagoon to the Southern Riversdale Reserve to the water’s edge. From Blue Pacific Parade and Bodle Drive intersection along Blue Pacific Parade to and including the Southern Riversdale Reserve including the beach to the water’s edge. From Riversdale Road and Pinedale Crescent intersection along Pinedale Crescent to the intersection with Blue Pacific Parade. The southern terrace off Palm Parade and the middle terrace off Pinedale Crescent being Rochdale Road, Otaraia Road, Bull Lane, Tama Road, Pukeko Place and Knoyle Road.

Rachel Hunter comes to town Karen Coltman At Paper Plus bookstore last week ‘our Rachel’ delighted those in line waiting to greet her and have her book, Tour of Beauty autographed. She laughed, chatted and hugged and it was “a pleasure” she said. The queue didn’t get smaller as the signing went on, but the excitement grew when people realised supermodel Rachel Hunter was writing personal messages in thick black ink and was pausing for photos – and accepting hugs. She carefully checked name spelling and the message she left, and to one man, who had a book signed for his wife, she wrote, “Nadine is a lucky woman and you are a lovely husband.”

Newly elected South Wairarapa councillor Rebecca Fox posed for a photo as did her friend Niki Knight. “I think Rachel is so down to earth, generous, inside and out,” Fox said. “She has retained her New Zealandness even though she has international notoriety.” Most people in the line were getting the book signed for others: – grandchildren, wives and mothers. Rachel Hunter started out as the gorgeous 16-year-old, ‘You can’t beat a trumpet girl’ with the now famous wavy mop of blonde hair and then became the Australian Pantene shampoo girl with the kiwi accent, “It won’t happen overnight, but it will happen”. And the rest is history.

The book is based on the supermodel’s documented travels to the 12 countries she visited to learn about their beauty and wellbeing tips and secrets. She went to Varanasi on the Ganges River in India to learn more about meditation and inner peace, taking a broader more holistic view of health, beauty and wellbeing. “Like most of us, I was still searching for inner peace and happiness.” In the book Rachel reflects on how her own ideas about beauty have evolved throughout her life. Rachel turned 50 last month. The supermodel then asked the reporter if she was 50 yet. A smile was exchanged as the reporter is not quite there yet.

This includes all public places, public parks and accessways into the defined area where the prohibition will be extended to. Castlepoint From the Castlepoint motorcamp to the Castlepoint lagoon, including Jetty Road and Castlepoint Beach to the water’s edge. From in front of the motorcamp to the Castlepoint Lagoon, including Castlepoint Reserve. Also including Guthrie and Balfour Crescents and all public roads and places to which the public have access within the township of Castlepoint. During the period of prohibition it will be an offence to be in possession of or consume any alcohol.

Offences A $250 infringement notice can be served by a constable, or a person who is convicted of an offence against a bylaw is liable to a fine not exceeding $20,000. Powers of arrest, search, and seizure – Section 169 (2) A constable may, without warrant,— (a) for the purpose of ascertaining whether alcohol is present, search— (i) a container (for example, a bag, case, package, or parcel) in the possession of a person who is in, or entering, a restricted place; or (ii) a vehicle that is in, or is entering, a restricted place: (b) seize and remove any alcohol (and its container) that is in a restricted place in breach of an alcohol ban: (c) arrest any person whom the constable finds committing an offence: (d) arrest any person who has refused to comply with a request by a constable— (i) to leave a restricted place; or (ii) to surrender to a constable any alcohol that, in breach of an alcohol ban is in the person’s possession. (3) Alcohol or a container seized under subsection (2)(b) is forfeited to the Crown if the person from whom the alcohol or container is seized pays the infringement fee. Conditions relating to power of search - Section 170 (1) Before exercising the power of search under section 169(2)(a) in relation to a container or a vehicle, a member of the police must – (a) inform the person in possession of the container or the vehicle, as the case may be, that he or she has the opportunity of removing the container or the vehicle from the public place; and (b) provide the person with a reasonable opportunity to remove the container or the vehicle, as the case may be, from the public place.

Wairarapa Times-Age staff, Anne-Maree Nikolaison, left and Donna Candy with supermodel Rachel Hunter.

06 370 6300 - 8am to 5pm 06 378 7752 - 5pm to 8am (after hours) 161 Queen Street, PO Box 444, Masterton 5840 mdc@mstn.govt.nz WWW.MSTN.GOVT.NZ Niki Knight left, with Rebecca Fox thrilled with their signed book and chat with Rachel Hunter. PHOTOS/KAREN COLTMAN

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HalloWHERE? HalloHERE! Halloween is great fun and a fantastic way to get to know your neighbours. But not everyone is a Halloween lover... that’s where the HalloWHERE? map comes in. How it works:

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If you’re keen to be involved and love having kids (and adults!) come knock on your door for tricks or treats, sign up as a location at www.mstn.govt.nz/events, before 28 October. Once you’ve signed up as a HalloHERE! location, pick up your HalloHERE! identifier from the MDC office at 161 Queen Street or the Masterton Library. Come Oct 31st, pop it on your letterbox or fence. From 30 October, once you’ve got your costume sorted and are ready to go trick or treating, download the HalloWHERE? map at: www.mstn.govt.nz/events

MEET YOUR NEW COUNCIL A new Masterton District Council was elected in this month’s local body elections, and will make decisions on key issues for the district over the next three years. Your new council is:

Gary Caffell Re-elected

Brent Gare Newly elected

David Holmes Newly elected

(Previously served four terms)

Bex Johnson Re-elected

Frazer Mailman Re-elected

Lyn Patterson Mayor Re-elected

Graham McClymont Re-elected

Tim Nelson Newly elected

Tina Nixon Newly elected

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Chris Peterson Re-elected

Sandy Ryan Newly elected

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Fostering connections in the neighbourhood

Neighbour Day 2019 in Solway, policeman Ian Osland and Aaron Bacher join two young ones in a sack race. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

this workshop and work on ideas of what this event could become. You could represent a community organisation, or you may wish help with this event as a person who is passionate about neighbourhoods connecting. If you would like to attend this workshop or would like more information please call Cathy on 027 333 2137 or email her at cathy@ connectingcommunities. org.nz.

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Jill Greathead Neighbours Day Aotearoa 2020 will be held on the last weekend of March in Masterton. Neighbours Day is celebrated with the aim of fostering strong personal connections that last the whole year round. The theme for Neighbour Day 2020 is ‘social connection’. Events take lots of planning and coordinating and someone has to take the responsibility of leading the event.

Cathy Cameron, our Neighbourhood Support Coordinator, will take the lead and has invited Sam and Cissy, the Neighbours Day Aotearoa crew who are doing a road trip promoting Neighbour Day nationally. Sam and Cissy are holding a workshop on Friday, November 1, in the morning at the Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry Street, Masterton. Cathy is looking for people who care about community to come to

Halloween event at Queen Elizabeth Park on October 31 – volunteers needed We are looking for enthusiastic participants to dress up and scare the public, as well as help with setting up and packing down. Wairarapa Free Budget Advisory Service We’re after volunteers with good telephone and number skills to help clients with basic budgeting, keeping accounts updated and phoning creditors. • Interested in ﬁnding out more? Contact Jill Greathead on 027 488 4376 or email admin@ waivc.org.nz.

Motor cyclists safe with Ride Forever Wairarapa Road Safety Council (WRSC) is pushing to get local motorcyclists into road safety courses. WRSC manager Bruce Pauling said South Wairarapa district, including the Remutaka Hill road, had the highest personal risk in New Zealand for motorcyclists. “All riders can be challenged and crash on our narrow winding rural roads. “Without doubt, the best thing to do as a rider, is to do Ride Forever on road courses, delivered by experts in their ﬁeld.” Pauling said by doing these courses, made free by using promo code WRSC, not only will riders learn valuable skills, eligible riders can get up to $200 oﬀ their registration over two years.

Plus, course participants go in the monthly draw to win a $150 voucher, provided by WRSC, for motorcycle gear or mechanical work to be redeemed at Langlands, Fagan Suzuki or Sargents dealerships, or Barry Jessop motorcycle mechanic. Recent voucher winner was ‘Nobby’ Clarke. Nobby is a longstanding member of the Wairarapa Ulysses Motorcycle Club and keen supporter of safety courses. “I would urge all riders to sign up and do an ACC Ride Forever course. “I’ve done several and you are always learning something new to keep safe on the road, no matter how long you’ve been riding.” He said as the courses were free, it was “a no brainer, just sign up”. • For more information go to WRSC Facebook page or google Ride Forever courses.

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Novel approaches part of Retirement Income Review New Zealanders have until the end of this month to contribute to the government’s Review of Retirement Income Policies, including questions around Superannuation and KiwiSaver.

principles of Superannuation, whether the country can continue to afford it under its current settings, and the impact of retirement policies on current and future generations.

Submissions are currently open for the Review, being run by the Commission for Financial Capability (CFFC) as the ofÿ ce of the Retirement Commissioner.

Regarding KiwiSaver, the Review will report on the public’s perception of ethical investing and fees, and the effect on KiwiSaver and Super of the changing nature of work, declining rates of home ownership, and the increasing number of people working past 65.

The Review is held every three years and makes recommendations to government on how policy could be improved to ensure New Zealanders continue to have a good standard of living as they age. The 2019 Review asks the Retirement Commissioner to report on the public’s perception of the purpose and

The government also wants advice on how it can help New Zealanders stretch their savings through retirement, and policy recommendations to help vulnerable and lowincome groups. The Review will also present

international trends to show how other countries are coping with an ageing population. A special tax scale for those aged over 65 that could help claw back NZ Superannuation from high income earners is one of the suggestions up for discussion. It comes from a report on the sustainability of NZ Super prepared for the Review team by Susan St John and Claire Dale of Auckland University’s Retirement Policy and Research Centre. Their “blue sky proposition” sees Super remain as a universal grant, not part of taxable income. When additional income is earned, it is taxed under a progressive tax regime so that

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Another proposal up for discussion is a “care credit” paid into women’s KiwiSaver accounts when they take time out of paid work to look after family. A research paper prepared by Jennifer Curtin and Yanshu Huang of Auckland University’s Public Policy Institute found that more than twice as many women as men aged 65 and over were living in poverty – 14% compared with 6.6%. Curtin and Huang note that other countries attempt to redress this disadvantage by paying care credits into women’s pension accounts in recognition of the time they take out of the workforce.

Estonia, for example, pays employer contributions during childcare periods of up to three years per child. Norway credits individuals for periods of care work with approximately 71 per cent of the average full-time wage. When women retire in Finland, their pension is topped up with contributions of up to three years per child. Submissions are open until October 31 and can be made direct through the Commission for Financial Capability website www.cffc.org.nz or emailed to review@cffc.org.nz The Retirement Commissioner’s report with recommendations is due to be tabled in Parliament in December.

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Dangers of mobility scooters highlighted An elderly woman is riding a mobility scooter along a typical Masterton footpath when suddenly a car comes out of a driveway and clips her. The elderly woman is shaken, the driver is apologetic, the mobility scooter is damaged, and contact details are shared for insurance purposes. The elderly woman later discovers through friends of friends that this is not an uncommon experience. But it is one of numerous risks faced by mobility scooter users on a daily basis. Wairarapa Road Safety Council

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Manager Bruce Pauling says he rarely hears of serious accidents involving mobility scooters. It seems many of the accidents are of a more minor nature with Mobility Wairarapa owner Steve Taylor saying many of the mobility scooters he sees bearing signs of small accidents of one kind or another. Driveways are always a danger spot for mobility scooters, he says. And indeed, on closer observation, it is striking how many driveways have limited views for both vehicles leaving properties and mobility scooters, pedestrians and cyclists using the footpath. “Both parties need to be aware. Because mobility scooters are low, riders ÿ nd it hard to see if there is a vehicle coming out of a drive, and

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vehicle drivers ÿ nd it hard to see a mobility scooter coming,” says Steve. “Drivers need to be careful when coming out of a drive, whether it is a mobility scooter or pedestrian or cyclist. It’s just a natural danger.” Supermarket carparks are also challenging for mobility scooter users, with vehicles pulling in, backing out and driving in all directions. The best aid for visibility is a

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and Guidelines Steering Group of the Road Controlling Authorities Forum. The Forum is a non-political incorporated society of road asset managers and roading professionals from territorial local authorities, Department of Conservation, and the New Zealand Transport Agency. The 2015 Paper looked at studies carried out in other countries such as Australia, Canada and Britain.

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Golden A UK study found that while the time for a pedestrian to complete a crossing of a 7m road is 8.7 seconds, for a mobility scooter it can be up to 12.7 seconds, as a result of the care needed to negotiate the gradient of the crossing and any edge on to and off the carriageway. Plus where the crossing is a raised surface, mobility scooters often hang further back on the footpath while they wait, signiÿ cantly reduce the visibility of the mobility scooter and the user’s intentions to approaching trafÿc.

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Like children, Signiÿcant mobility scooters are safety issues a lot lower, so drivers can attach to mobility of scooters need to scooters catch the eye of vehicle used by drivers before elderly or they cross. disabled

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operators, the Paper pointed out in its introduction.

Heavy and able to travel faster than at normal walking speeds, mobility scooters can be beyond the ÿ tness or competence of some elderly or disabled operators to control effectively. Further complicating the matter is that mobility scooter users tend to have reduced mobility or a physical disability. “Vision, hearing, perception, re˜ exes, reaction time, balance, posture, strength, co-ordination, endurance, cognition, lucidity, memory and judgement are all likely to be potentially impaired in scooter users. “There is a need, therefore, to balance avoiding creating barriers to greater independence of the elderly and disabled against putting them at greater risk.” Operators of mobility scooters appear to be at signiÿ cantly greater risk of being in an accident, and of being seriously or fatally injured in accidents, than other groups using the road corridor, the Paper said. It noted that interest in mobility scooters is perceived to be stronger in provincial towns, “possibly as a result of relatively less access to public transport or possibly simply

symptomatic of the aging of many rural centres.” An Australian study, cited in the Paper, found there were 713 hospitalisations from mobility scooter accidents in Australia between July 2006 and August 2008 as a result of: ■ falls from the devices - 62% ■ collisions with vehicles - 15% ■ collisions with stationary objects - 7% ■ collisions with unspeciÿ ed objects - 1% ■ tipping events - 6% ■ unknown causes - 9% Another Australian survey found scooters toppling over was another cause of injuries, and noted issues to do with: ■ cars backing out of driveways ■ scooters not being noticed on roads or parking lots ■ damaged roads and footpaths ■ confusion at intersections amongst pedestrians, scooter users and other road users The Paper noted that as people get older, they become more fragile and therefore more likely to be injured, when for instance the fall off a mobility scooter, with fractures, lower extremity injury and neck injury predominating in the Australian hospital study. Mobility scooter users frequently fail to maintain their scooters, or remember to charge the batteries or calculate the distance able to be travelled on a charge, leading to frail users frequently being stranded. By far the most commonly identiÿ ed safety issue in a 2006 New Zealand study was the physical condition of footpaths and walkways.

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early next year. These are usually held at venues such as retirement villages but anyone is welcomed to take part.

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Small steps to big dreams Lakeview School principal TIM NELSON endeavours to learn something new every day by reading books, listening to podcasts, and engaging with a wide range of other content. Success is measured on those stormy days. To be truly successful we need to stick to our purpose when conditions aren’t perfect. It is always easy to do the right things and take steps towards goals when everything is as it should be. However, plans can often break down when conditions aren’t ideal. A process to address the ‘things having to be perfect’ syndrome is explored in the ﬁlm Crimson Tide. A scene has a nuclear submarine experiencing a real-life emergency. It is during this time that the commander chooses to have a drill, as his belief is that a crisis can happen at any time, not just when things have been

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Tim Nelson plain sailing. A key to success and achievement is persistence and consistency, just as Ovid, the Roman poet, wrote: ‘Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence’.

Getting things done

This morning I finished reading As A Man Thinketh. Although written over 100 years ago, the book is still so very relevant today, no less so than the first sentence of the last paragraph: ‘The price of life is effort; the acme of effort is accomplishment; the reward of accomplishment is joy’. I believe that a true path to happiness is getting things done to meet your purpose. The steps to doing so need only be small ones, but they do need to be taken consistently.

Keep learning new things

In his book Matchﬁt, author Andrew May shares an experience he had while on a skiing holiday in New Zealand. Andrew, a skiing novice, shared a chairlift with Frank, who was in his late 70s.

As it turned out, Frank ended up giving Andrew tips and instructions on the basics of skiing. In return, Andrew bought Frank hot chocolate when the pair caught up later for a chat. Frank’s story turned out to be an inspirational one. When his wife passed away about 10 years earlier he decided that, while he was incredibly upset, he would keep on making the most of his life, and one way he did this was to move to the French Alps for six months when he was 69 to learn how to ski. Frank’s example demonstrates that it’s never too late to start doing something new. For anyone, regardless of age, there will always be opportunities to take up new experiences.

Small steps, big goals

James Clear, the author of the excellent book Atomic Habits, was recently interviewed on CNBC. When asked the question ‘what is one absolute takeaway from the book?’ James answered that it’s important to think big with goals, but to think small

with processes to reach goals. Where we are likely to fail is when the process steps we put in place are too big. For example, if the goal is to lose 10kg of weight in six months and the process to achieve this is to go to the gym seven days a week and eat no junk food, then it would be likely that the goal won’t be met because the process is too challenging. Instead, start with something more attainable, like going to the gym three times a week for 15 minutes per session.

Now is the time

The Daily Calm programme today had a focus on courage, with the message being reinforced by this quote from actor Huge Laurie: ‘There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now’. I really like this message, as it does encourage us to be courageous in a time in which so many will sit back and wait for conditions to be absolutely perfect before an action is taken or a goal is attempted. Of course, there will be times when things don’t work out, but there will also be many times in which they do because of a willingness to be vulnerable.

How to live longer

There are many ways we hear about for increasing life expectancy,

with diet and exercise being two such examples. However, according to the book Ikigai, The Japanese Secret To A Long And Happy Life, there’s another strategy that has a proven impact on longevity, this being sleeping, ideally between seven and nine hours a night. When we sleep we produce melatonin, a powerful antioxidant that offers the following benefits: • Strengthening the immune system • Protecting against cancer • Promoting the natural production of insulin • Slowing the onset of Alzheimer’s disease • Helping to prevent osteoporosis and fights heart disease Wow!

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Manukura, Pūkaha’s white kiwi. PHOTO/TARA SWAN

There will be free children’s activities such as rock painting, kiwi art making using fern fronds, seed bomb making to attract insects, story time focusing on stories about native wildlife, mini insect hotel making to re-home your garden insects, and field talks such as matching different sized eggs with their corresponding birds. Visitors should bring cash with them for the array of local community market stalls as there will be no eftpos or credit card facilities. Food will be available for purchase or visitors can bring their own.

Free buses, sponsored by the Masterton District Council, will run from Martinborough, Featherston, Greytown, Carterton and Masterton. Places will be limited, so those wanting to book a seat should contact Zoe at Tranzit on (06) 370 6600 or email zoef@ tranzit.co.nz. A schedule of the day’s events and run-times will be issued to the Pūkaha Whānau Facebook page once it is available and given to visitors on arrival. So please feel free to come along and have your own peek at Pūkaha. We hope to see you on Sunday! The Pūkaha Rangers.

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Martin Grice

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isiting Martin the baker in Featherston is way more than simply buying a loaf of bread or treating yourself to a pastry. Along with the vast array of fresh loaves and pastries produced daily there’s the free co˜ee percolating away on the sideboard – that’s temping enough but what’s also welcoming is the cheerful banter from Martin and his sta˜. From the state of the nation to what’s happening in town there’s great discussion to be had. A keen believer in things-natural, Martin believes people should educate themselves more on what they are eating and is keen to point out the traditional long fermentation time he uses in his bread making which is so beneÿcial for people’s digestion and gut. “What we do here is 100 percent natural, not organic, but as close to natural as possible.” Martin’s great passion is his sourdough range which makes up around half the bread sold. He uses the same sourdough starter he’s used for many years producing his white, wholemeal, multigrain and rye loaves. His pastries are popular too. Almond croissants, hazelnut pastries, cinnamon brioche and Mexican cheese cornbread make the mouth water. Then there’s the gourmet pies packed with meat, vegetables and wine. Martin came to Featherston 17 years ago, attracted by the community feel of the small town. Initially considering teaching as a career,

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OCTOBER NEWS UPDATE

Keeping you informed

At Masterton Medical we are always looking to deliver a great quality of service. This includes letting you know of any changes within the practice that may affect you.

GP news

Dr Helen Clayson has moved away from her patient list to work in our Planned Care Team. Our new GP, Dr Rachel Kopicki, will now take care of Dr Clayson’s patients. Dr Kopicki comes to us from the US, where she has been working in family medicine. We thank Dr Clayson for her dedicated service, and we welcome Dr Kopicki to our community.

Renowned art commentator, broadcaster, author, public speaker, academic, curator and Member of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Dr Linda Tyler will present this year’s Greytown Heritage Trust’s annual heritage address on Thursday, October 31. In her image-packed presentation on New Zealand’s art heritage, she will tell the stories behind works of art in all its forms, from intricately carved 18th century Maori paddles, waka toa, to Wairarapa scenes from the lens of 19th century photographers the Burton brothers and James Bragge, to the emergence of the Arts and Crafts movement. Tyler has been writing on art, design, architecture and fashion since 1984. She’s now an associate professor and director of the Centre for Art Research at the University of Auckland, also directing the Gus Fisher Gallery in Shortland St, and curating the art collection. Tyler also administers Window, an online and onsite student-curated exhibition space.

Dr Linda Tyler in 2014. PHOTO/SAM HARTNETT

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• Greytown Heritage Trust 2019 Heritage Address is on Thursday, October 31, 7pm for refreshments, with a 7.30pm start. It’s being held at St Andrew’s Church

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Last month we also supported Mental Health Awareness Week with our own ‘it’s good to talk’ campaign. If you need to talk to someone outside of your family and friend networks, our GPs and our highly trained nurses are here to help.

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Teaching kids how to move Eli Hill

A physical education programme for Wairarapa primary and intermediate students has found going back to the basics produces results. Kia Hakinakina is a programme providing education for children around fundamental movements – the basis of every physical activity. The project, which began in August last year, took six months to get into the shape it now is, including involvement of curriculum experts. Now it is in six Wairarapa schools – Opaki School, Masterton Intermediate, Solway College, Lakeview School, Tinui School, and Wainuioru School. Wairarapa Cricket is leading the initiative on behalf of other sports in Wairarapa. Kia Hakinakina was derived from an identification that a lot of children were going onto the sporting environment without a full physical

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Opaki School students, left to right, Harry Pearce, Isaac Speirs, and Zach Anstis demonstrate the fundamental movements of throwing. PHOTO/ELI HILL

activity background. Wairarapa Cricket’s operations manager Simon Roseingrave said local coaching identity Barry Hislop had been central to developing resources around the project and how it would fit into schools. Kia Hakinakina teaches balance, catching, throwing, running, jumping, hopping, throwing. Warmups include jumping, ladder work, and star-jumps. Opaki School teacher and

sports co-ordinator Tiriana Potangaroa said the school had found Kia Hakinakina beneficial. Potangaroa said year eight students Harry Pearce and Zach Anstis came up with the idea of student-led PE lessons. “The programme came in and taught them, as well as a group of other kids. Those kids are now teaching year levels across the school.” Pearce, who plays rugby and cricket, said learning the fundamentals had helped him with his sports as well.

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Volunteers Merryn Hamilton, left, and Phillip Hepburn with Barb Allan who donated her doll’s house for the raffle. PHOTO/EMMA BROWN

been inspired by her father, who loved to build things and help the community. Masterton FoodBank coordinator Lyn Tankersley said she was grateful for all the effort that had been put into the doll’s house. It will be on display in the Masterton FoodBank window along Church St Tickets can be purchased for $5 from the Masterton

FoodBank, the Farmers Market at Farriers Carpark on Saturday mornings between 9am and 1pm, and at the Express Lunch Bar, 11 Church St, Masterton. • Any local businesses wanting to sell tickets can get in contact with the Masterton FoodBank via mastertonfoodbank@ gmail.com

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Show your true colours with the Martinborough Colour Fun Run There is no need to do lots of training for Martinborough’s Colour Fun Run on Saturday 2nd November at Considine Park, Princess St, starting at 3pm. All ages and abilities can take part in this inaugural event to raise funds for the Waihinga Park water play element for the children of Martinborough, and visitors to the town. The run is all about fun and you can run, walk or dance your way around the course where you will be paint bombed a rainbow of colour at different colour stations, such as pink and purple. The non-toxic powder paint will be thrown by an army of Colour Crew. It’s super safe for the whole family, although goggles or sunglasses are advised, especially for children and the event is not suitable for animals to be involved. Once the run is over the fun continues with colourful activities. Ventana

Creative collective are organising a colour splat, The Martinborough Lolly Shop will have the kids lolly scrambling, plus there will be bubble fun and giant twister to enjoy. Afterwards there will be live music and a community fireworks display. You can buy tickets on line www.eventfinda.co.nz

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Lions clubs serving communities well The ROAR from Zone 4 Wairarapa Lions The Lions year starts at the beginning of July, with the new club presidents and their committees planning service projects, as well as fundraising projects for the next year. The wider Wairarapa community benefits from funds raised and also by the volunteering work the Lions do. The Lions motto, We Serve, is very much to the fore in the local clubs. Carterton Central Lions Club members ran a cafe at the Wairarapa Fabric Fair, where funds raised were donated to King Street Artworks. Nine medical students were hosted by the club and a range of speakers spoke to the students covering topics such as diabetes, Parkinsons and the responsibilities of a funeral director. Members recently arranged a car drive for senior citizens who later enjoyed a singalong with The Parkinson Singers at St Marks Church Hall. Everybody enjoyed a cuppa and a chat to finish off the afternoon. A plant stall was also held at the Carterton Market on Daffodil Day. Carterton Lions Club food caravan was asked to attend the recent bike rodeo held at Carterton School. More than 100 children enjoyed several hours of fun on many types of bicycles, with Lions’ Pascoe Reynolds and John Rose on hand to assist the children at two of the obstacles.

Fun was had at the recent Carterton School bicycle rodeo, with Lions members helping the children out with the trickier obstacles. PHOTO/STEVE CRETNEY

The turnout of children certainly bodes well for our Lions club’s 50th charter anniversary bike park project in Carrington Park, which begins in January 2020. Masterton Holdsworth Lions had a busy time catering for the Lions District 202M president’s weekend held in July at the Carterton Event Centre and running the cafe at the Wairarapa Model Railway Expo held in the YMCA in August. The club entered a team in the Wairarapa Cricket Association quiz night and had a fun evening testing the member’s knowledge. Emergency toiletries have recently been delivered to Wairarapa Hospital and members manned a sight for the Pink Ribbon Appeal recently. The traditional Lions Christmas cakes are available through club members, by phoning 027 230 1231, or checkout the club’s Facebook page to place an order. Masterton Host Waipoua Lions Club recently held their latest book sale at the Solway Showgrounds. The event was

extremely well attended with over $6000 being raised which all goes back into the local community. Thank you to all the supporters who donated the huge number of books and to those who supported the book sale. Books are regularly coming in so keep an eye out for the next Lions book sale. Wairarapa Ruamahanga Lions collected and delivered more than 250 eyeglasses for the eyeglass recycling project – thanks to Specsavers for their generous support on this project. At the end of July members did the last planting for the year at Anzac Bridge. With regular visits from now until next April, members will keep weeds under control and check the health of this year’s planting. Greytown Lioness Club provided 32 pairs of children’s pyjamas to the Wairarapa Hospital children’s ward and baked and delivered biscuits for Father’s Day to fathers who live alone. Members helped with collections for Wellington Free

Ambulance and Alzheimers. Four members travelled to Mercury Bay to attend the Annual Lioness Forum. Guest Speaker at our last dinner meeting was Seth Rance, who shared his experience as a cricketer both in New Zealand and away with the Black Caps. Featherston Lioness Club heard Jen Bhati from Neighbourhood Support and Ian Osland from the police talk about staying safe at a recent dinner meeting. Many questions were asked and answered, particularly about scam phone calls and internet safety – both current issues. Club members enjoyed a traditional lunch in September hosted and prepared by two of our South African members. Over the past month, we have been catering and serving afternoon tea at town events and making lunches for competitors in a cycle race, and have collected for Arthritis Foundation and Pink Ribbon. • For information about joining a Lions Club, go to www. lionsclubs.org.nz.

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Empowering in many ways Kim Siemonek Centre Coordinator What an interesting time with Lyn Tankersley on our Inspiring Women’s radio show. We found out a lot about the Masterton Foodbank, their needs and how they help families in crises. If you missed the show you still can go to Arrow FM 92.7 and look up Inspiring Women under the programmes. There are two shows there currently so take the time to listen as these interviews have been a great learning curve for me as a host. The Inspiring Women’s radio show is all thanks to Vicky Simpson of Professional Real Estate and we are so grateful. Inspiring Women’s next radio show is interviewing Heather Bannister from Rose Cottage on Monday, fashion parade. November 11, at 10am. Dress for Success will Many thanks to be styling me again, so everyone who voted there’s another chance for the rose gold shoes, to vote on what I will so comfortable and wear. finished off the Ballantyne’s outfit. Fashion Show is Pink jacket on November 6 was worn in at 7pm. respect to W�� Thanks to Pink Ribbon Ballantyne’s W��’� collections and for giving us the C�� it was the jacket opportunity to get that all my outfits together to see the went with at last year’s new styles for summer.

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Our models have volunteered from diﬀerent social services in Wairarapa and are willing to go outside their comfort zone to help us with our fundraising. Tickets are available through our Facebook page, committee members, Wairarapa Community Centre or email waiararapawomen@xtra. co.nz. Christmas Cake Decorating is ﬁlling up

really fast with only two spaces left for the November 27 course, so get in quick before all the spaces in the December 12 course are gone. It will be a great night to learn how to ice a cake from almond white royal icing to stamping and shaping fondant. The December course is more advanced with learning how to do ﬁne scrolls and layering your icing to make it stand out.

Check our Facebook page for more information and payment details. Book before you miss out. Women’s Christmas Breakfast tickets will be out soon so get your friends and work mates together and come and celebrate Christmas together on Friday, December 6, at 7am. Raﬄes and a dress for success show – with examples of what not to wear – will be on. There will be a prize for the best Christmas hat too. Tickets are $20 so book early so you don’t miss out. Community Kitchen was a night that so many people came to help cook meals for families in crises. Quiches and pasties were made and stir fry was possible thanks to a generous donation of cauliﬂowers and cabbages. We are so appreciative of the time and donations that are given during these nights – especially when we achieve 143 meals! We can’t wait to book for 2020. If you’re wanting to keep up with what’s happening at the Wairarapa Women’s Centre then check out our Facebook page. Pencil into your diary the Easter Women’s Breakfast for April 3 2020.

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Venues demand increasing Gianina Schwanecke New figures show the Carterton Events Centre has gone from strength to strength, with a 99 per cent increase in ticket sales over the past four years and 65.5 per cent in bookings over the past three years. The events centre was also named as a finalist in two categories at the Wairarapa Business Awards, in the team category and as leaders in Wairarapa’s burgeoning hospitality and tourism sector in the vibrant category. This was an amazing accomplishment for the small team of five, especially as some of them only work on a part-time basis, community services manager Carrie McKenzie said. It has also been named as finalist twice in the EVANZ small venue of year awards alongside 1000 seat venues such as Q theatre Auckland. McKenzie said it was fantastic to have the centre recognised for its versatility

Frost keeping Following severe frosts which damaged crops last year, GIANINA SCHWANECKE talks to winegrowers around the region about their frost ÿ ghting efforts this spring. PHOTO/FILE

and contribution to the community. “Over the last year we have had 2820 groups book our facilities and sold 7565 event tickets, catering for everything from conferences, weddings and concerts to local art displays and event launches. “Our team really values our customers and provides them with superb customer experiences every time they visit. She said this was a key reason for centre’s continual growth and success. The visitor count has grown from 74,000 facility users in 2016-17 to 140,000 in 2018-19 as a result of the booking increase. Other initiatives such as hosting more community fundraisers, partnerships with show and event promoters, continuing a school holiday programme, and modifying the facility to include extra meeting rooms had also contributed to the increased bookings.

Te Hera – Martinborough

Te Hera Estate, just outside of Martinborough, was one of the vineyards hit hardest by severe frosts last year. This spring has been no less challenging for owner John Douglas who has spent the last few weeks fighting frost with fire. In 2018 he lost up to 70 per cent of his usual grape yield. “Normally, I have between 40-50 barrels of wine. Last year I got 13 barrels,” he said. He was not alone in that loss and has spent many recent nights anxiously awaiting frost warnings. Situated a few kilometres outside of the Martinborough township, about six kilometres down Te Muna Rd, it often gets slightly cooler, slightly earlier at his vineyard than closer to town. Though he has frost fighting machines, they rely on inversion — a warmer layer of air over a colder layer of air. “It just got too cold for the frost fighting machines,” he said.

Still, Douglas would rather rely on them than having to predict when a helicopter might be needed and battling to book it out. “That’s one of the joys of using a windmill instead of a helicopter. It’s a really useful piece of equipment to have.” There are a few anxious nights left for him though as he waits for warmer weather to arrive.

Ata Rangi – Martinborough

Gerry Rotman has been working at Ata Rangi in Martinborough for close to 15 years. Every spring is the same for the vineyard manager as he prepares to ﬁre up the wind machines. He said the frost this year had been “unrelenting”, occurring two or three times a week for a little under a month. Though tired, he was also optimistic and there had been little damage so far. “We’ve been doing pretty well so far this year,” he said.

Frost damages the vine buds as they start to open up. PHOTO/GIANINA SCHWANECKE

“We’re pretty well covered with wind machines, except for one block where we use a helicopter which we share with the next-door neighbours.” Last year they lost about 40 per cent of their yield due to the severe frosts but this year the buds were coming through slightly later. “At the moment we’ve

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It was the severity and intensity of the frost which had hit hardest, he said. “Last year was really bad. “We are not out of the woods yet either this year, though the weather is looking great at the moment.” The vine buds were maturing slightly later this year and were about two weeks behind by Floray’s

Johner Estate – Gladstone

Gladstone’s Johner Estate was also hard hit by frost last year. Assistant winemaker Uttam Floray said the vineyard lost between 30 to 40 per cent of its usual yield.

estimates. Four weeks ago, when temperatures ﬁrst plunged to below zero degrees, the buds still hadn’t opened up which meant they hadn’t been badly damaged. “That was quite crucial for us,” he said. “It’s about timing and where the buds are.” Still, the team was busy battling frost most night “We are always anticipating the worst. “There was a real brunt of frost the last few weeks, especially last weekend and the weekend before.” The vineyard runs diesel powered frost fans to draw down the warmer air in the inversion layer and blow it through the vines. They also have portable frost machines to reach the furthest section of the recently expanded vineyard. At the Lansdowne vineyard in Masterton which they lease, they use

sprinklers to prevent frost damage. “That’s the safest way to deal with frost,” he said.

Gladstone Vineyard – Gladstone

Over the road, it’s been a busy few weeks for David Jackson, vineyard manager at Gladstone Vineyard. “The team has done a great job managing the last few weeks. We are very much on the watch for frost,” he said. “It’s always a nervous time of year.” He estimated they lost about 20 per cent of the usual yield due to last year’s severe frosts. “That frost event last year really aﬀected us. We will see an eﬀect on this year’s yield too.” The vineyard primarily used frost fans though a spray system was in place in one section of the vineyard. “On those really cold

nights we also use frost pots sometimes,” he said. This year hadn’t been too bad though and there was less damage as the buds were slower to open in Gladstone, Jackson said. “In Gladstone we are slightly behind in terms of bud bursts compared to Martinborough growers.

Matahiwi Estate – Masterton

It was a different story for Karina Southey, Matahiwi Estate’s vineyard manager in Masterton. She said the vineyard hasn’t been affected at all by last year’s frosts and they used helicopters as frost protection. “Over the past month we have had a few frosts, but the vines are looking great and growing beautifully. “We keeping our fingers crossed there will be no more frosts this year,” she said.

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Frost fans, like this one near Gladstone, help circulate warm air through the vineyard. PHOTO/GIANINA SCHWANECKE

Spring has sprung at Ata Rangi vineyard in Martinborough. PHOTO/PETE MONK

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Fireworks not for the pups

Wai Write

Patricia Byl

It was the first day of September when Mrs Brown entered Cyral’s store. Hastily John put the Dominion back under the counter. “How are you today Mrs Brown?” asked John. “Well, thank you,” replied Mrs Brown. She put $240 on the counter saying, “I want to buy fireworks when they come to hand”. “Why the folding stuff when you have an account?” Mrs Brown said, “I will explain”. “We have a big heap of rubbish to burn on Guy Fawkes day. “The six families on our road have put in $40 each for fireworks and I thought as it was a cash sale, which is less bookwork, you might give me a few extra. “In fact, you’re getting my money so early you might also give me a further discount.” “Good thinking,” John said. “I will give $40 more. “Now if I lived on Settler’s Road, I’d put in $40 like a shot.” “You’re welcome to come,” Mrs Brown said. “Bring your wife and kids, sleep in the quarters. “We’ll give you breakfast.” “You’re sure?” asked John.

Not everyone was a fan of the fireworks display on Guy Fawkes night. PHOTO/STOCK.ADOBE.COM

“My kids would love that. Tell you what, when I go to the warehouse for fireworks, they give you a lecture on how to best run a display. I could do that for you, unless the job’s gone to someone else?” “You’re welcome,” she replied to John. “You are a sport. We have a potluck supper afterwards.” “What’ll I bring?” he asked. “Nothing, there’s always plenty of food.” The bonfire night was a great success. So why wasn’t everyone happy the next day? In the morning, the boss (as everyone called Mr Brown) let the dogs out of a

shed and the cats out of the laundry. But young Jo, a mere pup, was nowhere to be seen. The boss didn’t worry. Missy, the smartest dog he’d ever owned was Jo’s mother and would soon find her. But after breakfast there was still no sign of Jo. When the boss wanted the dogs to go back to their kennels, Missy refused, which was something unheard off. With nose to the ground she was inching away from the building. “What’s wrong with Missy?” Mrs Brown said, “She wants you to tell her to go and find Jo”.

The boss shouted, “Missy go find Jo – go, go”. Missy slid under the first fence and disappeared up the farm. Missy came back about 40 minutes later but without Jo. But she kept on whining and jumping on the boss’s bike. “I don’t know what she wants,” the boss said. Mrs Brown said, “I can’t understand you but of course you’re a man. Missy wants to take you to Jo who won’t or can’t walk – so go.” The boss was back with both dogs in half an hour. Jo was shaking uncontrollably and looked dreadful.

Mrs Brown rang the vet to ask his advice. “I guess you had fireworks last night,” the vet said. “The pup is traumatised from those loud bangs. “Why was she outside?” Mrs Brown said, “She escaped through a hole we didn’t know about. What should we do?” The vet replied, “Put her in a different kennel, preferably with a nice outlook, and feed her up with milk to drink. Does she like sandwiches?” “Yes,” Mrs Brown said. “The kids give her left over sandwiches after school.” “Give her jam sandwiches. Jam will give her energy. Just spoil her a little. By the end of the week she should be as right as rain.” Jo was. She vowed next Guy Fawkes day she’d stay with the crowd in a shed and not sneak out to see what was going on. • Pat is a member of Blairlogie Writers Group

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WORDSEARCH

ON THE WING

BUMPER WORDFIT

Can you find all the words hidden in the grid? Read backwards or forwards, up or down, or diagonally. The words will always be in a straight line. Cross them off the list as you find them.

SWIFT TERN THRUSH WOODPECKER WREN

DIVER 23/10

WORD-SEARCH WORDFIT

B I R A U S M

BLACK-OUT

F U G U E

B U H Y I R N G

SOLUTIONS

NUMBER CRUNCHER

A L O O F

B U Y I N G Z E R R A N D Z N

S P R Y

Y Q H Y R I B Y V X V M I V I

O B E S E

C U P F U L H B O D Y W O R K

C A V E R

M E O B O J H A G Y E M V Y A

B E N T

E P R O M O T E R Y L I O N Q

I N

D A T H Q K I L O D S G U S E

Y E R R A N I D

S W A L L O W C F O R B E A R

C U O P F O U L H B G O D E Y W V O R A K

Q E I Q Z A M N W E A H R K I

U S E N E W P D A T R R L O G E L M S O O L S W I T E I R F O R A O P A R S L E P B I O R E O R A N T I R E

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L E F T U R U T E M P O B T E L I E O B I N A I U R G N S F O L I O O L U N B L E B N G E T U S U D S

L E Y R G E L O I E A E P W N

7 LETTERS BABYSIT LEARNER NARRATE SEGMENT

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S A S H C O U P E A N G E L R E E L V E R D O E W D E M O B S A N E T I C E A R N E R L E E R L D O U T K N I B H E F T Y A G I L E N O T E S

C R O T E D I N S O L E N T L

Find the threeletter sequence which will complete all these words

S A W S E L OW G L O O M S T I E D O N A B N T W I T N E A R N R I O A R L E I E N L E A O D R A W S R I N H E A D O R T E E R E

T B P P I R A K Q I H L B N S

6 LETTERS BISTRO CARVED NORMAL OVERDO

Fit the numbers into the grid. Cross each one off as its position is found.

I T V E Y E M B O A P A T H

F U M B L I N G K L O B B E D

NUMBERCRUNCHER

TRIO

OBESE ONCER PLUMP ROGUE SAFES SPEED STAGE TITLE TORTE TREEN UNFIT

5 LETTERS AGILE AHEAD ALOOF ANGEL AUGER BALLS BELOW CAVER COUPE DEMOB FUGUE HEFTY HELLO IGLOO INLET LEGAL LLAMA MAINE NOTES

E S M P U E D D R A A L Y S O T E N N O T R M M A A L W

E X E U C B D R J O Q S Y K U

USED WOOS YEAR

S T A G E

L U T E X O U R F F U N G U S

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NAIL NEAR NEST OVEN PATH REDO REED RINK RIOT SANE SASH SAWS SHOE SPED SPRY STEW STIR SWOT TAIL TALL TEEM TENT TWIT

I N L E T

BLACKOUT

RUM SON YOU

B A L L S

SKUA

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TRIO

FRO

SWALLOW SWAN

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Y L E F L A M I N G O A I T A R L B

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SPARROW STARLING

D R A M

I I P R L I N N E T U C O I R O P T

SNIPE

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42 Wairarapa Midweek Community Events Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Events

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24

Open Mic Night: At the Greytown Hotel Top Pub, 8-10.30pm. Wairarapa Genealogists: Rooms open 1-4pm, at the Research Rooms, 79 Queen St, Masterton. The public are most welcome to seek help with their family history research. GirlGuidingNZ: Carterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 4.15-5.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Carterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 6-7.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching: Martinborough, St Andrew’s Hall, Dublin St, 9.30-11.30am. Featherston, Featherston Fire Station, Fox St, 1.30-3.30pm. Age Concern: SayGo, 9am, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Housie: At Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club [behind clock tower Carterton], at 1pm. Narcotics Anonymous: Meet at 6pm, at 15 Victoria St, Masterton. Carterton Community Choir: Meet 7.15-9pm, at Carterton School, Holloway St. Ability to read music not essential. Call [022] 373-4299. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 4pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Joan Miller 377-7983. Social Learners Bridge: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Barbara [06] 304-9208. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 5-7pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511 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 Senior Citizens & Beneficiaries Association: Meet 1-3.30pm for cards, Scrabble and bowls, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire Walker 377-0342.

Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band: Practice 6.30-8.30pm, Savage Club Hall, 10 Albert St, Masterton. Call secretary, Gloria [027] 628-5889. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25

Club Wairarapa: Freedom Express, a twopiece vocal group will be performing from 7.30pm. Members, Affiliated Members, and their guests are welcome. 20 Essex St, Masterton. Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Carterton Library noon-2pm. Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Friday to Monday, 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Jean [06] 372-6623 or Pam [06] 372-6459. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Need support to quit smoking? Quit Clinic at Whaiora 9am-noon. Our support is available across Wairarapa and it’s at no cost to you. Call Whaiora 0800 494 246. Needlework and Craft Drop-In: 10amnoon, Featherston Community Centre. Call Virginia [06] 308-8392. Sewing and Craft: 10am-2pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Petra [021] 234-1554. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. Carterton Craft Market: Open 7 days, 10am-2pm, 41 High St North, Carterton. Call Desley [027] 787-8558. Kids’ Song And Story: Fun songs, finger plays and stories for under-5s, during school terms, 9.30-10.30am, at Epiphany Church Hall, High St South, Masterton. Call Jill 377-4614. Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact: email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. If weather not good it’s in youth centre of Event Centre. Text dance groove to [022] 321-2643. Masterton Social Badminton Club: Play 7-9pm, all year round, at Masterton YMCA gym [371 Queen St]. Contact by text Hamish [021] 259-7684 or Sam [0210]

552-113. Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 6-7pm, Genesis 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 Pauline Lamb 377-3388. Carterton Senior Citizens: Meet 1.304pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, Carterton Memorial Club, Broadway.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26

Block Party: Masterton Arts Quarter, QE Park, Library Square, 10am-2pm. Greytown Craft Market: At St John’s Hall, Main St, 10am-3.30pm. Stall enquiries call Wendy [06] 304-9287. Featherston Fusiliers: Wargaming and boardgames club, meet at Featherston Assembly of God cafeteria, 22 Birdwood St, 10am-4.30pm. Contact featherston. fusiliers@gmail.com Wairarapa Embroiderers Guild: Meet at the Ranfurly Club Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton. Call Nola [027] 6878599 or Jenny 377-0859 or email Wairarapaembroiderers@gmail.com Mangatainoka Motors Two Wheels Day: All things on two wheels will be making their way to Tui for the annual Two Wheels Day. www.tuihq.co.nz/events Featherston Weekly Market: Fresh produce, fine food producers, creators and much more. Great atmosphere, amazing food and community spirit, 8am-2pm, 33 Fitzherbert St. Harlequin Theatre: Wardrobe hire, 10am1pm. Call 377-4066. 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 Wairarapa Genealogists: Rooms open 10am-1pm, at the Research Rooms, 79 Queen St, Masterton. The public are most welcome to seek help with their family history research. Martinborough Museum: Open 1.30-

3.30pm, 7 Memorial Sq, Martinborough. Featherston Heritage Museum: Behind the Featherston Library and Information Centre. Displays of WWI Featherston Military Camp, Featherston WWII Japanese POW Camp, and of Featherston and surrounding districts. Open Sat and Sun 10am-2pm, other times by arrangement, groups welcome. Call Elsa [021] 2639403. Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Masterton Library, 10amnoon. Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway. Open by appointment. Call 379-9021. Toy Library: Masterton: 10am-1pm, at rear of YMCA, 162 Dixon St. Featherston Toy Library: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon. Call Merle [06] 308-8109. Farmers’ Market: 9am-1pm, at Farriers, 4 Queen St, Masterton. Undercover, wheelchair and dog friendly. Call [027] 356-6592. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet at 1.15pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Steve Davis [06] 3047155. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Bowls at 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm. Call Ian Wyeth 378-6425 or 377-5762.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27

The 2010s: Final of five-part lecture series as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations: Dame Robin White, honorary patron of Aratoi, at 2pm, Aratoi, 12 Bruce St, Masterton. Wairarapa Country Music Club: Meet at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton, at 1.30pm. Call Paddy 3770730. Masterton Marauders Wargaming Club: Meet at the Masterton Croquet Club, 1-5pm. Call Vince Cholewa [027] 3441073 or visit http://mastertonmarauders. blogspot.co.nz Tunes Under The Tower: At Tui Brewery in

Mangtainoka. Free entry, live music. Carterton Farmers’ Market: High St, Carterton, 9am-12.30pm. Martinborough Museum: Open 1.303.30pm, 7 Memorial Sq, Martinborough. Wairarapa Embroiderers’ Guild: Exhibition of embroidery created by members of the guild over the past two years, last day, 10am-4pm, Aratoi, 12 Bruce St, Masterton. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Joan Miller 377-7983. Masterton Car Boot Sale and Market: 6.30-11.30am, Essex St car park. Contact ja.murray@xtra.co.nz Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 9am for 9.15am start, at clubrooms behind clock tower Carterton. Call Robin Brasell [06] 2224000.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 28

Age Concern: Exercise For Seniors, 9.30am; line dancing, 10.30am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. East Indoor Bowling Club: Meet at 7pm, all members and visitors welcome. Call Julie 377-5497 or George 378-9266. Mobility Scooter Club: No meeting on Monday October 28. Instead meet at The Mens Shed 10.30am on Monday, November 4. Literacy Wairarapa: Offers free help with reading, spelling and maths at Te Awhina/ Cameron Community House, 9am-noon. Club Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll, beginners 6-7pm; Intermediate level 7.158.15pm, at Club Wairarapa, Masterton. Call [027] 333-1793. Carterton Scottish Dance Club: Meet at 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. No partner required. Call Elaine 377-0322 or Julie 370-4493. Mah Jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Pat [06] 308-9729.

[020] 4005-9740. Carterton: 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. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. South Wairarapa Guides [Greytown], 9-12½ years, 6-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29

Writer in Residence: Carterton Library’s free writing coaching sessions with author and writing coach Catherine Cooper will offer free one-hour writing coaching sessions, 1.30-4.30pm, at the library. Call 379-4080 or visit library to reserve your place. Alanon: A group for anyone affected by another’s drinking, meet at 7pm at Cameron Community House, Church St, Masterton. Call 0508 425-2666. Masterton Toastmasters: Meet in the Salvation Army Hall, High St, Carterton, at 7.30pm. All welcome in a supportive, friendly environment for participation in public speaking, communicative and leadership opportunities. Call Pam [027] 669-9666. Wairarapa Music Co-Creation Meetup: Multi-generational amateur improvised orchestra, hundreds of instruments provided. No experience required. Facilitated by multi-instrumentalist Jonáš Koukl, 6.30-8pm, koha, at Heart of Arts, 47 High St, Carterton. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 3.45-5pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching: Carterton, Fire Station (new venue) 9.3011.30am. Greytown, Greytown Fire Station, 1.30-3.30pm. Wairarapa Consumer Complaints Support & Advisory Group: 11am - noon, at Te Awhina House, Cameron Cres, Masterton. Contact adviser Aileen Haeata goddessfitnz@gmail.com South Wairarapa Badminton Club: Featherston Sports Stadium Underhill Rd, at 7.30pm. New members welcome and rackets available.

Harlequin Theatre: Wardrobe hire, 10am1pm. Call 377-4066. Dance Fitness: 6.30-7.30pm, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830. Wairarapa Senior Net: Invites people 50 years-plus to interesting computer and Smartphone course, at the Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton, 1.30-2.30pm. Wairarapa Genealogists: Rooms open 1-4pm, at the Research Rooms, 79 Queen St, Masterton. The public are most welcome to seek help with their family history research. Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown. Tribal Fusion Bellydancing: At 15 Queen St, Masterton, at 6.30pm. Text Toni [021] 105-7649 or visit Wairarapa Steampunk Tribal Bellydance on FB for more information. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 9amnoon at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511 or Brian 377-4066. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 10am. Juesday Art: 10am-1pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Julia [06] 3088977. Featherston Wahine Singers: 7-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Susan [021] 246-4884. Art For Everyone: 7-8pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Sandie [021] 157-4909. Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway, 2-4pm, or by appointment. Call 379-9233 or [027] 271-6280. Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve 379-6999. Central Indoor Bowls Club: 7.30pm, Hogg Crescent hall. Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Association: 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 YMCA. Call Cheryl [06] 370-1922. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon, including cards, board, darts, pool etc. Call Doff 304-9748. Girl Guiding: Pippins [5-7 years] 3.455pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 1.15pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind clock tower Carterton. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Bowls at 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the clock tower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf croquet 9.15am, behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Pauline Lamb 377-3388.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30

Diabetes Wairarapa: Morning tea at Roseneath Village Hall, 227 High St South, Carterton, at 10am. Contact Ron 06 379 6736. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 5.30-7pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching at Masterton Library, 10am-noon. Dance Fitness: 9.30-11am, pre-schoolers with parents or caregivers, music and movement and art, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830. Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: Meet 10am in The Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Josie 378-6531. Cards: Come and join other enthusiastic “500” Players 1.15-4.15pm, at the Carterton Club. Call Barbara 379-6582 or Val 379-8329. AA Meeting: At 7.30pm, Departmental building, level one. Entry on the carpark side. Call [027] 557-7928. Ukulele Classes: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Neil [06] 308-

9341. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Club: Craft and chat afternoon 1-3pm, bring your crafts or just come for some company, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, beginners 4.30-5.30pm; intermediate, 5.30-7pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135. Kiddie Gym: For 0-3-year-olds, 9.3011am, at St David’s Church, corner High and Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 379-8325. Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group: Join us for sports, food, and leadership, Carterton Events Centre. Text “R2R” to [027] 742-2264. Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm for browsing or painting, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019. Age Concern: Exercise For Seniors, 1.30pm, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St, Masterton. Carterton Women’s Golf: Nine-hole golf at 10.45am. Call Jane Brooking [021] 171-9249. 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: 6.45pm, at Rosewood, 417 Queen St, Masterton. Call Sean Mulcahy 379-9316. Esperanto Club: 2pm, write to people using the international language worldwide. Call 377-0499. Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10am-noon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 3701604 [church office]. Alcoholics Anonymous: Masterton, 7.30pm, Soulway Church, 227 High St. Call Darren [027] 334-2685. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet at 1.15am for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Steve Davis [06] 3047155. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm. Call Ian Wyeth 378-6425 or 377-5762. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Community Events Wairarapa Midweek Senior Citizens Cards: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre Call Val [06] 308 9203. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 6-8pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511 or Brian 377-4066. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Need support to quit smoking? Our support is available across Wairarapa and it’s 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: 11.30am-noon Mon-Fri at Haumanu House [down the lane between Carters and the Clock Tower]. Call 379-4092. Carterton Community Toy Library: Events Centre, Holloway St, Mon-Sat during CDC Library hours. https://www.facebook.com/ CartertonToyLibrary/ CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. For Mobility Parking Permits, Disability Support and Advocacy. Call 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: 450 Belvedere Rd Carterton. Line Dancing Class, 7-9pm, beginners followed by intermediate. Call Wendy or Don 379-6827 or [027] 319-9814. Epilepsy Support Group: 11am at the Salvation Army office, 210 High St South, Carterton. Call 0800 20 21 22. Citizens Advice Bureau: Free and confidential advice, Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, 43 Perry St, Masterton. Call 377-0078 or 0800 367-222. Masterton District Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Call [022] 574-0742. Not Your Nanna’s Sewing Circle: 7-9pm, Cobblestone’s Administration Room, 169 Main St, Greytown. Call Christine Healy [0274] 670-195 or Lynda Saint-Merat [06] 304-7026. Alcoholics Anonymous: Masterton: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or Pete

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in the Supported Learning Centre at Wairarapa College. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated relief Teacher Aide to work when needed. Hours could vary between 8.30/9.30am start to 2pm/3pm finish. This is a casual position, dependent on ORS funding. The applicant will support students who have various disabilities in and out of the Centre. Please send your CV and cover letter to Michelle Stanley, Executive Officer: mstanley@waicol.nz Closing date for these applications is Tuesday 5th November 2019

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South Wairarapa man Matthew Tipoki was sentenced to home detention yesterday on one charge of excess breath alcohol causing death following a fatal crash on December 12 last year, which claimed the life of his best friend. He had previously entered a guilty plea and appeared in the Masterton District Court before Judge Peter Hobbs for sentencing. The now 31-year-old had been driving home on Lake Ferry Rd with his friend, Cameron Te Maari-Cumming, following a night on the town. He had already made two stops to drop oﬀ passengers when he lost control of the car around 1.30am, colliding with

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a power pole which caused signiﬁcant damage to the passenger side of the car. Tipoki sustained non-lifethreatening injuries, but Te Maari-Cumming was taken to Wellington Hospital in a critical condition where he later died on December 31. Tipoki was found to have a breath alcohol reading of 916 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath. The legal breath alcohol limit for drivers aged 20 and over is 250 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath. Both lawyers acknowledged the Tipoki and Te MaariCumming families who sat in the public gallery in a show of support.

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Crown prosecutor Adele Garrick read a victim impact statement from Te MaariCumming’s mother, Pauline Cumming. In it, she said that the two men had been friends for 18 years since ﬁrst meeting at school in Pirinoa. Cumming said it could have been any one of them driving that night. didn’t she Although condone drink-driving, she said sending Tipoki to jail wouldn’t achieve anything and only cause more harm. “No sentence will be harsher than being the only survivor of

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Also on Saturday, a second Te Wharau, a rural settlement search team found entered a seriesa of outside of Carterton, boot prints lawyer in mud his on the route plea through guilty near thePearson. Arete Bivouac. Virginia prints believed to be from Sergeant prosecutor Matheson said the boot prints Police that missing tramper Darren the court toldand Myers wereAndrews infrequent Tom indicated a statement in support impact been driving gave hadtravelling searchers a new direction Carrington single person on the of Tipoki, coupled with his Rd in the Te Wharau for their efforts yesterday in west alongCrossing Northern route prior to lack of previous convictions, the of May 6 this year. hourssnow Tararua Range. earlyrecent the fall. his prior good character, weather good Despite Myers, be 49, hasshould been missing remorse, “Due and to the age of the boot conditions, he crashed into a for 10 days after factors the Wellingtonmitigating considered prints there is no after pattern to roadside the on tree stump based Briton failed to complete in sentencing. assist identifi cation, but we a bend. to round failingwith James Elliot the Defence Tararua’s Northern lawyer Circuit have toDarren found suspect was they belong to Carrington a was there on June 1. acknowledged 1400 of he and date alcohol back toreading the day left a breath involved of alcohol” The level wrapper was found “high 600 of alcohol per litre Arete micrograms Bivouac.” carry would Bivouac his client metres and saidbelow Arete breath. ofIncident to controller Senior in relation sentence” a “life Myers where was last known breath alcohol limit The legalPeter Constable Cunningham tothe be.death of his friend. aged 20 and over is for drivers through said the finds had prompted a Resolution Search coordinator Sergeant 250 micrograms of alcohol per justice had been rethink of plans. restorative Tony Matheson said a search litre of breath. earlier but the considered “We in one Hobbs convicted Peter looking team found the wrapper Judgewere formalon against family decided direction, have to and weremanded Saturday, wedged Carringtonbut now in rocks in the said. he processes, in sentencing turn until look at different on bailand himaround headwaters of Tipoki’s Stream. young Elliot citedArete scenarios. August. “We he had a this brand included which family,know included conditions His bail “The helicopter is deploying of chocolate bar with him. The to drive a was notinto that henorth orders two teams the wrapper is Continued in very good page 2 oncondition and that he was to motor vehicle Mangahao catchment. and has an expiry date of 2020, report to probation. so we are hopeful it belonged to him.” Continued on page 2 P39  Sport P40-44 P37  Puzzles P38  Classiÿ eds

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MAZZ SCANNELL Popular Featherston writer Joy Cowley has sold her precious black Mini Cooper because of deteriorating eyesight. Although many would consider giving up driving a hard decision, it was just something she planned around, Cowley said. She needs to travel to Wellington every ﬁve weeks

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to have an injection into the back of her eyes for macular degeneration – a condition which causes fuzzy or distorted vision. It is the most common form of vision loss with one in seven people over the age of 60 people aﬀected in New Zealand. “It doesn’t hurt. My sight is a bit cloudy for the rest of the day after an injection, then it clears,” Cowley said. The injections, which cost

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$450 each, allowed her to keep on with her life. She was planning her next novel, gardening, and looking after her husband, Terry Cole, who had suﬀered two strokes and needed 24-hour care. The loss of sight started last year. She used to go to the shops and see lots of people she knew but suddenly she couldn’t recognise anyone.

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So close, yet so far. That was the story of Farriers Wairarapa-Bush in their Meads Cup semifinal loss to North Otago in Oamaru. Down 27-13 after 66 minutes, Wai-Bush fought

back to score two tries and were on the brink of an amazing comeback victory and hot on attack when the referee spotted a knock on in a ruck and signalled fulltime. North Otago will now host the Meads Cup final this weekend against Wanganui, who upset Thames Valley, the top qualifier, 20-15 in the other semifinal on Saturday. The Old Golds knew it would have to be on top of its game against Wai-Bush – and it was an 80-minute thriller. North Otago had the edge in the first quarter, with hooker Hayden Tisdall dotting down and Robbie Smith adding the conversion to take North Otago out to a 7-0 lead. Wai-Bush first five eighth Tim Priest slotted penalty four minutes later, but the Old Golds were quick to respond, extending the lead to 14-3 after fullback Patrick Pati took a quick tap from a penalty, opening up the defence for Meli Kolinisau to barge over the line. Eleven minutes from halftime, Wai-Bush Brock Price and Ueta Tufuga show their disappointment at the end of the game

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halfback Daryl Pickering sparked an attack to score and Priest’s conversion reduced the home side’s lead to 14-10. But as North Otago applied the pressure, Bruce Kauika-Petersen was shown a yellow card and the green and reds were down to 14 men for the remainder of the half. A Priest penalty in the opening minutes of the second half reduced the gap to just one point, 14-13, but three minutes later North Otago responded. Pati found space and sent winger Howard Packman flying into the corner for an unconverted try extending

the lead to 19-13. With 20 minutes to go, a penalty took North Otago out to a 22-13 lead and the home side continued to demonstrate good heart and fitness with Taina Tamou making a break and setting Packman up for his second try, to take a 27-13 lead. Wai-Bush fought back in the final quarter, throwing everything it had at North Otago. Replacement prop Sam Tufuga drove over the line to reduce the margin to nine points and then replacement back Brock Price went in for another, converted by Tipene Haira.

With two minutes to go and only a two point lead, North Otago fans were on the edge of their seats, but the damage was done and North Otago finished the victor 27-25. Wai-Bush assistant coach Deon van Deventer was pleased with the effort but said lapses in concentration cost them. “There were patches when we were not great. “On one occasion we gave them a simple try right from a kick off when we didn’t focus.” “We played with a lot of heart, especially late in the first half when we were down to 14 men with Bruce

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defeat Kauika-Petersen yellow carded, and we defended on our line and survived.” Van Deventer said the ending was baffling. “We broke out from our 22, were hot on attack in their 22 and we were about to clear from a ruck when one of their players dived over, but the referee ruled a knock on against us and that was it.” North Otago coach Jason Forrest said his team was feeling the pressure of “semifinals footy’’ in front of a home crowd, but was proud of the way his players put their stamp on the game with strong scrummaging. “That sphere was outstanding,’’ Forrest said. “I know that our supporters were critical of our decisions not to kick for goal at times especially late in the first half, but we had a dominance while the opposition were under pressure from the referee and it paid off.’’ – Additional reporting from Oamaru Mail

FINAL SCORE

North Otago 27 [Howard Packman 2, Hayden Tisdall, Meli Kolinisau tries; Robbie Smith pen, 2 cons], Wairarapa-Bush 25 [Daryl Pickering, Sam Tufuga, Brock Price tries; Tim Priest 2 pen, con; Tipene Haira con]. HT: 14-10

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Medal haul for Featherston Wrestlers WRESTLING

Chris Cogdale The small Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club continue to grapple above their weight at national level. The team of 10 wrestlers had a haul of three gold medals, three silver medals and two bronze medals from the National Wrestling Championships held at Hamilton Boys High School over the weekend. Competing in his ﬁrst national championship, 15-year old Toby Crosby underlined his potential, winning a gold medal in the

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Cadets’ Under 92kg class. Crosby then stepped up an age group and a weight category to win a silver medal in the Junior Under 97kg class, beaten by the Australian champion Thomas Barnes, who went on to win the National Senior Championship. Remarkably Crosby only took up wrestling 10 months ago and has a bright future ahead in the sport. The weekend was a double celebration for 12-year-old Nate George. The Martinborough School student had to ﬁght hard to win the gold medal in the 10-13 years Under

33kg class. George’s consistency throughout the season was also rewarded when he was presented the ‘Going for Gold’ trophy for earning the most points over the national competition season. Jackson Sargent made his comeback after missing the National Club Championships and dominated the Under 13 Years Under 67kg to win the gold medal. Lucas Sargent, in the 10-13 years Under 41kg class, and Tommy Read, in the 10-13 years Under 47kg class, won silver medals. Angus Read and Carlo Isaac continued their improvement with bronze medals in their classes. Seb Hopkins, Archie Schrader and Spencer Telford also had top ﬁve placings, with Telford forced to withdraw due to injury. The National Championships wrapped up a successful national campaign for Featherston. The club won 23 gold medals and a swag of silver and bronze medals over the season, which also encompassed the National Club Championships, and the North Island and South Island Championships. The results are the culmination of a resurgence in the club over the past two years. Only four years ago the club was closed down, but now it has more than 50 competitive wrestlers.

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Mark Clement On Sunday October 13 the Wairarapa District Darts held their Mystery Pairs, with a disappointing turn out. Only six players showed up, and they played a round robin and the team that came out winners were Krystal McEntee and Ruby Fairbrother from runners up Craig Hintz and Pam McEntee. Well done to all players that showed up. On Thursday October 17 the Wairarapa District Darts held Partners Trophy at SWWMC. Where ﬁve couples showed up. It came down to the ﬁnal round robin match to decide the winners, who were Bryan and Sue Callister. Partners Trophy for 2019 was decided in a

play-oﬀ in one leg of 1001 between Steve and Kathy Rogers and Jonty and Cambridge Reede. That game came down to the wire with Jonty and Cambridge hitting the winning double, well done to all players who took part.

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WINNERS – Krystal McEntee & Ruby Fairbrother RUNNERS UP – Craig Hintz & Pam McEntee

PARTNERS TROPHY 2019 WINNERS – Bryan & Sue Callister RUNNERS UP – Jonty & Cambridge Reede

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