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Achievement NZ Pathways Carterton programme manager Sue Partridge. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND

Knowing how to read is an important skill most of us take for granted. But for some Wairarapa people, following a recipe, taking a driving test, or fulﬁlling their life aspirations is out of the question because they don’t have that skill. Now, Achievement NZ, formerly known as Trade and Commerce, is expanding in Wairarapa to help people improve their literacy and numeracy skills. Achievement NZ has been providing tertiary programmes in Masterton for a number of years and is now oﬀering its Pathways programme in Carterton. Achievement NZ business development manager Mike Hay said the initiative had been much requested in Carterton, and “thanks to the generosity of the Carterton Baptist Church”, they have a suitable

venue to oﬀer their Pathways community programme. “The programme can help people get into tertiary courses and into employment,” he said. “We can focus on driver licence theory, technology skills, budgeting, and help with working with community and government agencies. “It’s all based on individual goals. “We even have participants who are looking to upskill so they can help their children and grandchildren with their homework.” Recently appointed programme manager Sue Partridge is an experienced teacher who moved to Carterton late last year. She said the Carterton programme was an asset for the community, especially as the programme itself was free for learners. Continued on page 4

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Event

Weather grounds balloon festival Wind and rain forced organisers to cancel the final two days of the Wairarapa Balloon Festival. Event photos P36

Crash

Crash cuts power

A crash on High St in Masterton on Monday caused a power cut to 870 properties. The man, woman, and dog in the car were uninjured.

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Electrocuted man dies

Martinborough’s boil water notice is still in place. Full story P6

The man electrocuted in a workplace accident in Waingawa on Thursday has died of his injuries. Full story P4

Health

Docs strike again

Junior doctors will again be striking for better work conditions, affecting Wairarapa Hospital services from April 29 to May 3.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Local News Wairarapa Midweek

Teach Carterton’s new chatbot Emily Ireland An automated “chatbot” is the latest staff member at Carterton District Council. And a call has been put out to residents to help teach it. The chatbot, which is still in the early development stage, is an automated computer programme aimed at answering questions instantly. Its addition to the ranks of council staff means residents will be able to get answers to many questions during the hours when council, the Information Centre and Events Centre staff are unavailable via phone and email. It is understood that once it is developed, it will feature on the council website. Carterton District Council spokesperson Elisa Vorster said to get the project off the ground, the council needed the community’s help. “Our chatbot is hungry, and to develop it and give it all the information it needs to be able to

Carterton Events Centre sales and marketing coordinator Jenni Hall with the development stage of Carterton’s Chatbot. PHOTO/ELISA VORSTER

answer your questions, we need you to feed it full of knowledge. “The more things the chatbot learns, the more questions it will be able to answer when it is up and running. “We need it to gather as much information about

the Carterton district and the kind of things people may ask to make answering your questions quicker and easier in the future.” Carterton Events Centre staﬀ will be ready and waiting from Monday, April 29, with a “bot box”

for people of all ages to come in and ask as many questions as they like, “so our baby bot can learn how to answer them when it’s ready to be born”. Events Centre sales and marketing coordinator Jenni Hall said the chatbot would help the

community know what’s going on and when, which department to contact about any issues, and the details necessary to do that. “This is a great opportunity to give our community another way

of connecting with us and getting all the information they need, right at their ﬁngertips. “We also want the community involved in the development stages, as they will have things they will want to ask the chatbot that we haven’t thought of.” Elisa said the chatbot would ﬁt right in among the “vibrant and diverse community” of Carterton, as it is also learning to answer questions in a variety of languages, from Te Reo Maori to Spanish. “The exciting part is, we don’t yet know what the Chatbot will look like, or what its name will be,” she said. “This is a great opportunity to bring the kids in after school to ask the bot some questions, as well as give us their name and design ideas.” For any queries it is unable to answer, the chatbot will be able to direct people to the correct department which can help or send requests directly so they can be answered during business hours.

Mystery donor gifts dry firewood to families Emily Ireland

Dry firewood has been donated to 12 Wairarapa families in need. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Thanks to a mystery donor, 12 Wairarapa families living in cold damp homes, will make it through the winter more comfortably with donated dry ﬁrewood. The donor gave Masterton health and wellness centre Whaiora $3000 for families enrolled in its Family Start programme to spend on home heating. The donor, who wants to remain anonymous, made the donation with the express wish that the money be spent on home heating. Twelve loads of dry ﬁrewood will be delivered to 12 families throughout Wairarapa, courtesy of

local supplier Hogster Wood. A spokesperson for Whaiora said the centre focused on providing firewood to families who suffer from respiratory conditions. “These families will benefit from heating their homes through clean burning practices.” The mystery donor is the same person that provided Whaiora with donations in 2017 for fruit and vegetable boxes, children’s books, and loads of dry firewood for the Family Start families. Family Start helps whanau who are struggling with challenges or problems that make it harder for them to care for their baby or young child.

It is an intensive homevisiting programme where staﬀ work with whanau to support and improve children’s growth, health, learning, relationships, family circumstances, environment, and safety. • If anyone would like to know more about Whaiora’s Family Start programme, call Whaiora on 0800 494 246.

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Man has died after workplace accident The man electrocuted in a workplace accident in Waingawa, south of Masterton, on Friday has died of his injuries. On Monday, Capital and Coast District Health Board conﬁrmed the man had died in the intensive care unit at Wellington Hospital. No details of his name or age were available at time of print. Emergency services were called to the Mastertonbased equipment-hire

business HG Group Ltd, in Norman Ave, shortly after 8.40am last Thursday. It is understood the man was servicing cherry pickers and came into contact with overhead powerlines during testing. A piece of cordoned oﬀ machinery, below power lines, could be seen from SH2. A spokesperson for Wellington Free Ambulance conﬁrmed that paramedics responded to the incident, and that the

man had suﬀered injuries from electrocution. He was described as unresponsive and in a critical condition when they arrived. He was resuscitated and taken to Wairarapa Hospital before being airlifted to Wellington Hospital by Life Flight. One of the directors of the HG Group Ltd declined to comment on Monday. WorkSafe conﬁrmed its investigation was continuing but would not

oﬀer any details on what had occurred. Since 2010, there have been 10 workplace deaths in Wairarapa and 151 serious harm incidents reported to WorkSafe NZ. In November last year, a female worker died at Kiwi Lumber, also in Waingawa. Last year Labour MP Kieran McAnulty posted on social media that HG Group are a pretty impressive family-run business with a wonderful attitude to staﬀ wellbeing and working conditions.

Machinery was cordoned off after a man was electrocuted in Waingawa on Thursday. PHOTO/EMMA BROWN

Hansells: Life on the fast line Gianina Schwanecke Christina Dahlberg is hanging up her apron and taking off her hairnet after more than 30 years of service at food packing distributor, Masterton Hansells. The 68-year-old mum of five retired last Thursday after 32 years with the company. What started as a casual “nine to three” job sorting popcorn on line three, soon led to a fulltime role. “My first role was casual but after two

Christina Dahlberg looking back over Hansell’s more than 80-year history of food product packaging. PHOTO/GIANINA SCHWANECKE

weeks [the boss] said, ‘You’ve got the job’. And that was it.” She then moved to the liquids and bottle ﬁlling department. Hansells Masterton also makes Vitafresh, Weight Watchers’ products, Chef’s Kitchen dessert mixes, Thriftee, artiﬁcial sweeteners and curry powders. Dahlberg said she’d seen huge technological developments in her three decades with the company. “[When I started] it was a fast line. Much

faster than what it is now. “I’m still used to the fast line.” Initially, she thought she’d be with the company for six or seven years but said she stayed because of the people. She expressed a deep sense of gratitude to Hansells Masterton executive chairman Alan Stewart. In 2014, Stewart saved the Masterton factory from closure by putting together a consortium to purchase it. “We wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for him,”

she said. “He’s the reason we have jobs here.” Dahlberg said the company was like family to her and she would miss working there. “I just love the place. “I’m going to miss it and the people here, very much.” For her retirement she’s planning on travelling the country, traversing both the North and South Islands by rail with her husband Richard.

Pathways programme an asset to Wairarapa community Continued from page 1 Participants can attend for up to 20 hours per week with up to 300 hours of support available. This week will be the third week in the programme for some Carterton learners. “Everybody who is on the course is super keen and they like the one-to-

one feel,” Sue said. “It’s open to people aged 16 years or over who are looking to upskill themselves. “This includes those who may have left school and are looking to improve their literacy and numeracy in their work, or people wanting to get into work, and improve their communication.”

Sue said Pathways was about “getting people’s skills up to scratch so they can improve themselves”. “They may feel they have been classiﬁed as a failure, and because they haven’t got their credits, and they haven’t got their qualiﬁcations, they give up. “This is about creating a safe environment where they feel comfortable

to learn.” It is recommended that learners attend for the full 20 hours per week to get maximum value from the programme, however hours are ﬂexible. Sue said learning literacy and numeracy “gives you conﬁdence that you can navigate this world and recognise what is happening around you”.

“The people who come here want more for themselves. “Just because you’ve been told in the past that you can’t do something, it doesn’t mean that will be your life forever.” • If you know someone who would beneﬁt from Achievement NZ’s Pathways

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‘Ausome’ kids Children with autism are regularly not included in typical childhood activities because social interaction can be a challenge. Wendy Lowe, support coordinator at Autism Wairarapa, said she really wanted local kids to have the opportunity to be “included in something”, and so ‘Ausome Kids’, a specialised and unique gym programme, was created. Autism awareness month is being held throughout April. This week, the Midweek spoke with Wendy about ‘Ausome Kids’. The purpose of ‘Ausome Kids’ is for children between the ages of 3-10 years with developmental delay to further develop

their gross and ﬁne motor skills in a fun and safe environment. “We created this because we really wanted our kids to have the opportunity to be included in something, because quite often, they aren’t,” Wendy said. “They miss out on mainstream sports because social interaction is challenging. “We wanted to create a place that was fun but also did the occupational therapy side of things. “There is a gap here in having ongoing access to that.” Occupational therapy is the use of particular activities as an aid for physical or mental illness. ‘Ausome Kids’ is run from Mandy’s Gymnastic Club at 32 Bentley St

every Tuesday and aims to reduce inequality and to encourage whanau to connect with their child, support services and other whanau. “As the children develop, the intention can be for children to be involved in other mainstream classes in the gym,” Wendy said. “Through this, that sense of isolation is reduced.” ‘Ausome Kids’ costs $40 a term. • For further information contact support coordinator Wendy Lowe on 06 3704590 or autismwairarapa@ gmail.com. • Children do not need a diagnosis to participate.

Doctors strike again Junior doctors will again be striking for better work conditions, affecting Wairarapa Hospital services from April 29 to May 3. Wairarapa District Health Board (DHB) is preparing hospital services for the proposed junior doctors’ strike after the Resident Doctor’s Association (RDA) notified the DHB that junior doctors around the country will strike for five days. There are 14 Resident Medical Officers (RMO) at Wairarapa Hospital and all have indicated they will strike if an agreement is not reached in the bargaining negotiations. Four strikes have already taken place this year but this one differs in that it is a five day stop work, whereas the January and February strikes were only for 48 hours. A DHB spokesperson said its primary consideration is patient safety, “and we are very busy right now ensuring that all essential and

We need to ensure the number of patients we have in the hospital when the strike begins is as low as possible. emergency services will continue to be provided while we manage through the strike”. “We are currently assessing our staﬃng and patient needs, and are cancelling many medical clinics, appointments, and elective surgical procedures. “We need to ensure the number of patients we have in the hospital when the strike begins is as low as possible.” Wairarapa people are asked to be aware of the pressure on the hospital during the course of the strike and the days leading up to it, and advised to go to their family doctor or health professional

ﬁrst wherever possible and keep the emergency department free for critical illness and injury emergencies. “However, people with urgent care needs should call 111 or come to the emergency department. Anyone unsure about whether they need emergency care should phone their medical centre or call Healthline on 0800 611 116.” “We are working hard to try to minimize the inconvenience for our patients, but we have had to reschedule a lot of appointments. “We do apologize to those aﬀected by this strike action.” “The RMOs are a highly valued, integral part of our hospital team, and we continue to look forward to an agreement being reached. “Wairarapa DHB wishes to thank the small and dedicated team working hard on contingency planning for the strike during this Easter holiday period.”

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Boil water notice continues An emergency meeting of South Wairarapa District Council (SWDC) has been called for today to consider whether Martinborough’s water should be chlorinated immediately, on a temporary basis, to allow for the current boil water notice to be lifted. The second boil water notice of the year was imposed recently after E.coli bacteria was found in samples of drinking water, just weeks after a boil notice lasting five weeks was lifted. The council voted at an extraordinary meeting last Wednesday to become a stakeholder in Wellington Water which will manage the district’s water as it does for Wellington, Porirua, Lower and Upper Hutt city councils, and Greater Wellington regional Council The boil water notice means all drinking water from the Martinborough town supply must be boiled before being used for drinking, food preparation, or brushing teeth. Babies, young children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people who have weakened immune systems are more at risk of illness. SWDC have advised residents to check with

bottled water for making coffee, ice or soda drinks.

Can I use the shower and bath?

Yes, you can, as long as you don’t swallow the water. Toddlers and infants should be sponge bathed to reduce the chance of them swallowing the water.

Can I still use the water for washing the dishes and doing the laundry? Dishes can be washed using boiled water. If your dishwasher has a hot setting, it can be used to wash dishes.

Is it safe to wash my hands in the tap water?

Martinborough residents must boil drinking water in town until further notice.

their neighbours that they are aware of the need to boil water. If you (or anyone in your household) gets diarrhoea, vomiting and/ or a fever, seek advice from your doctor or contact Healthline (0800 611 116).

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• Bring water to a rolling boil (where bubbles appear in the centre and do not disappear when the water is stirred) for

one minute or boil a full electric jug until it switches off. • Cool water (do not use ice cubes to do this) and pour into clean container with a lid. • Refrigerate until needed.

SWDC answers your questions How was the water contaminated?

We’re not sure, as the presence of contamination is intermittent.

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I have a water filtration unit installed. Does this make the water safe? No. Filtered water should also be boiled for a minute before using it for drinking, food preparation or brushing your teeth.

Can I use my coffee machine, soda machine, or ice maker? Machines that are connected to the water supply should not be used. Use boiled water or

Yes. Wash all parts of your hands with soap and water for a minimum of 20 seconds, and thoroughly dry your hands.

What about teeth brushing and shaving?

Only use boiled or bottled water to brush your teeth. You can shave as usual using tap water.

What should I do about feeding my baby?

If breastfeeding, continue as usual. If you are using baby formula, prepare using bottled or cooled, boiled water. Wash and sterilise bottles and teats by boiling or microwaving.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Local News Wairarapa Midweek ADVERTORIAL

Robert Milne and Joanne Piper - a shared passion for dignity in death

In a world where locally owned funeral businesses have become a rarity, Robert Milne is pleased and excited to now be the owner of Wairarapa Funeral Services. Robert is already a familiar face to the local community, having been a funeral director and embalmer at the Lincoln Road funeral home for the past 21 years. Fellow funeral director and embalmer Joanne Piper has been with Wairarapa Funeral Services for the past five years. Robert and Jo have a lot in common. They both became interested in the vocation at an early age, and even had their first job at the same funeral home in Lower Hutt - Gee & Hickton.

Robert still washes the cars, cleans the windows and vacuums the floors at Wairarapa Funeral Services - as does Jo. “It gives me pride. We have quiet times and busy times, so there is always time to do the jobs.” Robert became a qualified embalmer 30 years ago, working for funeral homes in Lower Hutt, Thames and Auckland before joining Wairarapa Funeral Services in 1998. Jo grew up in Lower Hutt and likewise started working at Gee & Hickton when 16.

Robert’s interest was sparked when, at the age of 11, he attended his father’s funeral and was impressed by the service the funeral director delivered.

“I was a very curious child and asked to be introduced to funeral directing and embalming. I had a school holidays job where I used to do cleaning. It gives you an appreciation of what is needed to have a good business.”

“The way the service was held gave us a point to rebuild and move on from. He empowered us to farewell my father in a personal, meaningful way.”

Jo later moved to Auckland where she worked for a funeral home while training to be an embalmer which saw her returning to CIT in Upper Hutt to complete her course in 1986.

Robert’s interest was further enhanced when his mother, a registered nurse, completed a palliative care course at Te Omanga Hospice in Lower Hutt. “As part of that they visited a mortuary, that led to some interesting discussions with mum.”

Jo then went to Australia to live. Jo was the first qualified female embalmer in Victoria Australia, where she had her own locum embalming service for funeral services in Melbourne and the greater Metropolitan area.

Robert started doing work experience at Gee & Hickton at the age of 16, starting at the very bottom by washing the cars. “It was a very traditional training that taught me everything from the ground up pretty much and put me in good stead.”

She then travelled the world with a couple of stints in England, before returning to New Zealand to raise a family.

“Embalming always lay in my heart. It’s a passion. I appreciate the art and the science and enjoy restoring people’s dignity.’

Robert is full of praise for Jo’s work. “She is technically really good at embalming, but it is her presentation skills that really set her apart. Anyone can embalm but not everyone is able to make someone look their very best on their last journey.” In 2015 Jo became a qualified funeral director. She describes herself as an empathetic person. “I strive to meet people’s needs, both emotionally and professionally.” Because Robert and Jo are both qualified funeral directors and embalmers, they are able to provide a round-the-clock service. They both agree they make a great team, sharing the same wicked sense of humour. Wairarapa Funeral Services provides a complete funeral service including the only crematorium in Masterton, one

of only two in the Wairarapa. Over 90 percent of funerals are cremations, Robert points out. The funeral home has a purpose-built chapel that seats 100 and a catering lounge next door, plus all the other services you would expect, including a casket selection room.

“Our job is to take all the pressure off the family,” says Robert. “We do everything including catering, finding a celebrant, paperwork, flowers and newspaper notices. We also do national and international repatriations.” Wairarapa Funeral Services encourages people to pre-plan their funeral or have

a conversation with them about what you may like at the end of your time on earth and offers this service for free. It also offers a pre-pay service through the Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand Funeral Trust. Robert is dad to Isaac, 23, Bridget, 21 and Annabelle, 15, all schooled in the Wairarapa, while Jo is mum to two boys, Sam 25 and Tom 21. When not doing family activities, Robert is a surfer and tramper, with an interest in Mitsubishi cars from the 1970s and 1980s. Jo loves to travel. She has a special interest in the Middle East - “the birthplace of embalming” - and is planning a trip to Iran next year, with an old school friend who is teaching in Oman.

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The mezzanine in Masterton library that requires earthquake strengthening. PHOTO/STEVE RENDLE

Urgent work on quake-prone library Steve Rendle Urgent bracing work will be carried out on Masterton’s public library after the mezzanine floor was found to be earthquake prone in an engineering assessment. But Masterton District Council is emphasising the situation is not the same as that facing Wellington’s library and town hall – both now closed – and chief executive Kath Ross said the library should remain open for what is likely to be eight weeks of work. The council engaged LGE Consulting to carry out a detailed seismic assessment that found the connections between horizontal beams holding up the mezzanine floor and upright concrete columns should be strengthened. Ross said “this connection alone” resulted in the building being assessed at being at 25 per cent of the New Building Standard. Any buildings at less than 34 per cent are considered earthquake-prone. In its report, LGE

Alternative working arrangements will be made for staff not wishing to work in the affected area. Consulting said, “if this connection was remediated the building would achieve a rating of 70 per cent”. The building will be stickered to show it is earthquake-prone, and Ross said the work would be started as soon as a building consent had been issued, likely to take about four weeks. “We don’t have to do it now – under the law we have 15 years to fix the issue,” Ross said. “But we want to get on with that now.” The mezzanine area is above the book issuing and return area, and includes administration spaces and a staff cafe. “We have discussed the assessment with engineers to determine whether the building should be closed to the public, such as was the case with the Wellington Library and the Masterton Town Hall,”

Ms Ross said. “This is a very different situation and we have decided it does not need to be closed. A public notice will be put up to ensure library visitors are aware of the building’s status. “Alternative working arrangements will be made for staff not wishing to work in the affected area … We are also happy to manage any requests from the public if they choose not to go through that area.” Ross said there was no higher risk in the building today than there was in 1982 when the building was constructed. “What has changed are the rules around identifying earthquakeprone buildings and the process which building owners need to follow to bring buildings up to standard.” Despite the mezzanine being above the book return area, an amnesty on late returns appears unlikely. “People can use the slot on the outside of the building to return books,” Ross said.

Call for unreturned crutches Crutches stocks are getting low at Wairarapa Hospital, prompting an amnesty for their return – no questions asked. Wairarapa Hospital charge nurse manager Kathryn Wadsworth said the hospital was “down to our last few pairs of crutches in ED and we are continually having to order in more, at high cost, when we know there must be dozens of pairs no longer needed out there in the community”. Wairarapa District Health Board is asking

people to look at home for crutches they may have forgotten about. These can be returned, no questions asked, to the hospital’s main reception. South Wairarapa residents can drop crutches off at their local medical centres, Kathryn said. “Summer and the festive season saw lots of injuries through the department. “People need crutches when they have an acute injury, and we tend to go through them en masse. “People don’t mean to

hang onto them, but we know there are plenty out there, forgotten and unused.” She said hospital staff appreciated people returning their crutches “promptly” when they had finished with them, “because there is always a demand”. Any other hospital equipment, such as splints, bathroom equipment and walking frames, can also be returned.

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Wairarapa Midweek

10 Wairarapa Midweek Local News Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Let’s embrace free speech Mike Osborne You know it’s been a strange week when you find yourself siding more with the self-appointed Apostle Bishop Brian Tamaki than with the views of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern with regard to hate speech. Is one allowed to publicly express their religious beliefs or potentially misquote a religious text? Why not, if in professing those beliefs one is not inciting violence or physical harm. Here’s a novel idea. If you don’t like what Folau says in an Instagram post, ignore it. The media love a beat-up and this kind of story has emotion and conflict to get people fired up. Here’s the thing, if Folau hated drunks, idolaters, liars, homosexuals, adulterers, yadda yadda he’d just shut up and let them burn in hell. But he didn’t. He put his sporting career on the line to let them know there’s an escape clause: “repent and you’ll be spared”. You don’t buy into this? Fine, ignore it. A society that embraces

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Mike Osborne free speech is one in which you’ll hear ideas you don’t like or disagree with. You get to choose what you do with that. Ignore or rebut. There’s only so much indignation you can muster so you need to use it wisely. Don’t waste it on trivia. How about directing it to the people who don’t care if you and your children and grandchildren are promised a living hell? The people who, knowing there is a destructive consequence from burning fossil fuels, understated the impacts and undermined efforts to take effective action. Frank Ikard, American Petroleum Institute (API) president in 1965: “... carbon dioxide is being added to the Earth’s atmosphere by the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas at such a rate that by the year 2000 the heat balance will be so modified as possibly to cause marked changes in climate beyond

local or even national eﬀorts.” By 1995, the API had changed its tune, “It’s not known for sure whether (a) climate change actually is occurring, or (b) if it is, whether humans really have any inﬂuence on it.” Naked self-interest had trumped their responsibilities to humanity and their Global Climate Science Communications Plan (bit. ly/2har9AV) was designed to create doubt and uncertainty and hindered action on reducing fossil fuel emissions. This was a cynical exploitation of free speech and we have to be alert to its misuse. However, suppression is far worse. While you may like to hear certain voices shut down now, it’s a slippery slope and it’ll be too late when they shut down the voices you want to hear from.

Friends of the Park member Alan Fielding has led the project to name the trees in Queen Elizabeth Park. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Signs for big trees Marvelling at the beautiful trees in Masterton’s Queen Elizabeth Park will soon come with the added bonus of knowing the exact species you are admiring, thanks to an initiative by some passionate park enthusiasts. Friends of the Park have had made “arboreta-type signs” that will be attached to the trees. The signs give the botanical name, common name, geographical origin and date of cultivation, plus one or two other details of interest. “Each sign says something about the tree that we think might attract people’s attention,” Friends of the Park

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member Alan Fielding says. In the case of the Sequoiadendron Giganteum it is simply the “Big Tree”, one of the world’s largest and oldest trees. There are 17 “Big Trees” in Queen Elizabeth Park, but only one will be labelled. “We won’t be labelling every single tree, instead just one of each variety,” Fielding said. The project, complete with a sign to be erected at the entrance to the park on Dixon Street, creates a ‘tree walk’ that brings an added interest to the stroll through Queen Elizabeth Park, he says.

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Emily Ireland Time is such a precious resource. And so, having the tools to make the most of it will be the best investment you make in this life. There’s a strategy I use both at home and at work that helps keep me on task and achieving. It’s simple, isn’t revolutionary, but it will change your life if you are a bit like me and get distracted from tasks easily. Step one. Make a list of all the tasks you need to achieve in the day. Step two. Write the time you want to achieve the task by. Step three. Cross off each task as you get them done. Like I said, easy, right? Having a timed list is

a great way of boosting productivity, and being able to look down at your list and see how much you have achieved in the day is a great way of monitoring progress and increasing confidence in your own abilities. A few months ago, our Midweek contributor Tim Nelson mentioned another strategy, which was monitoring personal progress with a visual counter like marbles. An example he used was if you have a sales job and need to make 100 phone calls each week, you could have two jars on your desk; one full of 100 marbles, and the other empty. As each call is made, you would move marbles into the empty jar as a visual reminder of the

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Opinion Wairarapa Midweek

STREET TALK

This Anzac Day, I’ll be thinking of...

Graeme Burnard All the Anzac Day ceremonies that have been cancelled because of people’s paranoia. Shameful and disrespectful. Jack Fabfeathy Grandpa Cliffy and his sacrifices. Pammie Micklewright My wedding day from April 25, 1974. Beth Copland People dying in all the war zones nobody gives a toss about at present: West Papua, Yemen, Gaza, sundry African nations.

Keith Marshall My Father-in-law Gib Bray served in Egypt during WW2. Lest We Forget. Jean Cretney My three uncles who served in the First World War. Only one came home. Lest we Forget. Gail Marshall My dad who went to WWII at age 18. Richard Alan Dahlberg Grandfather and other family who fought to preserve our way of life. Adele Pentony-Graham All the soldiers who never survived and came home. Look at the soldiers buried at Featherston, fought in Gallipoli, Egypt, and France, died of Influenza in 1918. Still researching the soldiers buried at Featherston, one sent for

his civvies, within days he died, the clothes only had to come from Standen St, Karori, Private Thomas Shaw. Met his daughter years ago, donated a lovely bed cover to local Historical Society in Carterton wanted a good home for it. Where is it today? Carolyn Henson My Dad. Pattie O’Boyle My grandad Kev (who I never met) shot down over France in 1943 and for his only son, our late dad, Tom, who always had such a bitter sweet day for his birthday on April 25 every year. Cheryl Cavanagh The heritage our forefathers fought so hard to preserve.

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A ˜ ashback to 2014 where Fred Riddell waited outside the Martinborough Town Hall on Anzac Day. PHOTO/ ANDREW BONALLACK

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Bonnie Ratapu My grandfather Epineha Ratapu ... one of the two Maori battalion members left from WWII ... who will be still marching on Anzac Day like he does every year!

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KITTYCAT REHOMING

Three kerosene lamps On these autumnal days as we build our cosy fires or use the heat pump, think back on the days before electricity. Here are the only three kerosene lamps in Aratoi’s collection, two from the 19th century and one from the early 20th – each made of metal, glass, cotton wick, silver metal bases and with a glass chimney. Pyrex did not become available until 1915. The lamps, gifted to the museum by Gaye Meyer, had been owned by the Williams family of Te Parae, Whareama, for many years.

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REHOMING ADVICE

This week, KittyCat Rehoming Wairarapa is giving Midweek readers advice on finding a loving home for their beloved cat if they are unable to continue to care for them. Leave plenty of time for the rehoming process, we would suggest two to three months. The first thing you should do is to take your cat to your vet for a health check (including a dental check). You need to be sure you are rehoming a healthy cat to its new owner. Make sure they are desexed and vaccinated before you rehome your cat. Take some nice pictures of your kitty and try to get close-ups. The sites we recommend to advertise your cat for rehoming are:

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‘Living in a secular age in New Zealand’ will be the subject of a seminar in Masterton on Sunday, April 28. The speaker will be Philip Fountain, a Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at Victoria University of Wellington who believes “the scholarly debate on secularity has expanded enormously in the last decade, becoming one of the hottest topics in the humanities and social sciences”. “However, unfortunately, kiwi academics have paid it next to no attention.” In his talk, Philip Fountain will look at some of the main themes emerging in the literature on this subject, and how these might help us reconsider the question of what it means to live in ‘secular New Zealand’. Philip Fountain’s research focuses on the intersections of religion and international aid and development. He also has research interests in religion and disasters, peace and social justice activism, anthropological theologies, and the history of development. He was previously a Senior Research Fellow at the Asia Research Institute in Singapore.

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CATS TO BUY category allows you to list an adoption fee. CATS TO ADOPT category – the cat is Free, you can’t list an adoption fee. We would use this option with caution. Remember also that some people don’t value things that are free. We would advise to try to find out if the person is in employment and/or can afford to feed a cat, buy flea/worm treatment and take it to a vet.

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Wairarapa Pets - lost, found, buy, sell & rehoming is a closed site. Just send them a message and ask to join. Then, you can put up a post to advertise your cat for rehoming.

Philip Fountain, a Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at Victoria University of Wellington. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

His wife, Iris, hails from Malaysia and currently works for a Christian environmental NGO. They and their two sons belong to the Community of the Transfiguration, a Christian community based in Kelburn that is part of the Anglican Diocese of Wellington. This seminar is organised by XploratioNZ, a diverse non-

denominational group interested in matters relating to Christian and other faiths, and will be at Crossways Church (opposite Countdown). • It begins at 4.30pm on April 28 with refreshments served from 4pm. • Entry is by koha – a gold coin. • All interested are most welcome.

Once you’ve placed an advertisement, when people contact you we suggest that you talk to potential adopters on the phone to get an idea about them, their lifestyle and household before you arrange a meet n greet. The most important thing to make sure of is that their home, lifestyle and family will suit your kitty – not just that the person wants to adopt your cat. Everyone has to be happy – most importantly your kitty. • KittyCat Rehoming Wairarapa is a registered Charitable Trust CC54963. • Their mission is to rescue and tame feral kittens and adopt them into loving homes. • Visit their Facebook page KittyCat Rehoming. • Cash donations to help them continue their work can be made either to their Givealittle page, to the KittyCat Rehoming Kiwibank account number 38-9019-0699166-00 or to their account at their vet, Vetcare 06-06890191117-00 Reference Kitty46.

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Hi my name is Mo, I’m super friendly and have an ultra puppy personality, but would be best suited to older children as I am still learning not to jump up. As I am such a happy dog, I love to play with my friends at the SPCA and wouldn’t mind living with another dog in my new home, as I lived with a younger dog previously.

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The best time to talk about future care is now.

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Tough talks on future care WAIRARAPA

You have a loved one who now needs extra care, but you yourself know you need some help. It can be hard to ask the tough questions and start a conversation and it’s not easy knowing the best approach when someone is losing the ability to look after themselves or if a parent or partner is no longer the confident, in-control person you’ve always known them to be. It can be scary and unfamiliar territory. Or we may be aware that we are struggling with things we used to do. We may want to ask for some help but are concerned that we may be misunderstood, or we don’t want to worry our family or to be a burden. Advice for starting the conversation is to plan what you want to say in advance and have a comfortable place to talk to your loved one.

Maybe discussing your own retirement preparations could be a start. Choose your words carefully and ask how they’re feeling about their health and how day to day activities are managed. Take your time and be patient – you are planting a seed. Make a plan together, don’t just offer a solution. As we get older, it can seem as if there are increasing demands on us – we may not feel “old” and don’t want different treatment, but we know we could use a hand now and again. Here are some tips: • Work together on a list of more difficult tasks. • Decide what’s important in the relationship. • Share responsibilities with other family members. • If you are caring for

a loved one ensure you take breaks and look after your own wellbeing. We are advised by the Public Trust that they can help with “Personal Assist” with help managing finances and help with managing property; from day to day banking, bill paying, and other expenses, preparing tax returns, collecting pensions, superannuation, and structuring finances so you meet living costs, managing regular maintenance and repairs, moving possessions, organising cleaning, liaising with third parties, and completing rest home arrangements. There is more information from Public Trust in their recent pamphlet issued in February 2019 that is available from us at the CAB – please ask for one; it is good information to have on hand.

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THIS WEEK IN MASTERTON

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of beautiful home and giftware to discover at TOTEM wool socks made on a knitting machine from the 1880s.

Totem is known for its beautiful baskets, some of which can be seen hanging outside the boutique home and giftware shop on Featherston’s main street. In fact, it has one of the biggest collections in the Wairarapa.

Jean Kennedy inherited this tradition from Corinna when she took ownership of Totem last September and has carried it on with a range of cane baskets for which customers seem to find all sorts of uses. They come in all shapes and sizes - round, square, oblong, some with handles, some even with wheels - which can fit into any space and be put to any use.

Totem stocks a popular range of New Zealand hand-made soaps made from vegetable oils and other natural products. These have lovely fragrances, some lighter than others, and are suitable for all ages skins.

“Now the supermarkets don’t have single use plastic bags, l have cane shopping baskets of varying sizes that aren’t too heavy.”

There is a lovely range of hand, face and body creams and cleansers from The Honey Collection, which is also a New Zealand company.

Totem was the sort of shop Jean was looking for when it came up for sale last year. “I’ve always loved craft and do some myself. I’m filling up Totem with the sorts of gifts you won’t find anywhere else, including the work of a lot of local and New Zealand craftspeople.”

Jean works hard to keep all her prices low or competitive.

Many of these products are a labour of love, often charming and just as often quirky and imaginative, like the fairy houses lit up by tea lights, and hand-made felt hats.

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Another handyman supplies Jean with one-off ergonomically-designed deck chairs made out of whatever recyclable wood is available such as macrocarpa and rimu. Jean also has quality furniture from Java such as a lovely big cane hanging chair hanging outside the shop, along with furniture made from mango wood including bedside cabinets, coffee tables and hall tables.

“l have a good range of log baskets of various sizes and colours and some of them have lining to keep down the mess bark makes. But I’m always surprised the uses some people have for them. Storing shoes and sports gear outside is popular. I also have a good range storage, herb, flower and flower girl/wedding baskets.”

A few favourites are the crocheted toys, handmade poodle bottle covers, hand knitted woollen slippers, hand-made wooden toys and the hand dyed merino

Something you won’t find every day of the week is the hand-forged metal work. If you are looking for a statement door handle that you will never find in a mainstream hardware store, you will find it at Totem, not to mention a gumboot holder and hook racks made out of welded old spanners.

Her company at Totem is Elmo, her cute wee pug, a gentle soul who is happiest when sitting in her lap. “Many a customers has found their way into the shop by following Elmo,” says his obviously affectionate owner. Jean warmly welcomes everyone to explore Totem on any day of the week from 10.30am til late afternoon, and then shorter hours in winter.

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The moon occults Saturn Weather permitting, and if you have the stamina to be up after midnight in the work week, you have the chance to see a stunning event – the occultation of the planet Saturn by the moon. An occultation is when a nearer body (in this case the moon) passes over a more distant body as seen from one’s location. There can be years when it doesn’t happen at all, but this year there are three occultations of Saturn visible from different parts of the world. The event happening this week is visible from parts of South America, parts of Australia, and all of New Zealand. So, if the night is clear, get yourself outside before 12.30am – that’s 30 minutes after midnight as we move into Friday. The moon will be in the south-east sky not long having risen and Saturn will be just below it. A pair of binoculars will be best if you can get hold of some. At 33 minutes after midnight, Saturn will disappear rather suddenly; sudden due to the moon not having any atmosphere. If you can make it

Moon approaches tiny image of Saturn in 2007 photo by Jamie Cooper (UK). PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

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emerge from the dark part of the moon, seeming to suddenly appear from nowhere. So, why is this rare

event happening a few times this year? Well, although the planets and moons of our Solar System orbit pretty much in the same plane, the few degrees of difference they do exhibit are enough to make the difference. The moon itself, despite our propensity to magnify

it in our minds, is only half a degree across, while its orbit is offset to Earth’s solar orbit a relativelylarge 5 degrees. Saturn’s year is more than 29 of our years, and this year sees it crossing the plane of Earth’s orbit the same time as the moon crosses it. Once Saturn moves into other parts of its orbit, it’s gone out of that zone of coincidence and can be gone for years. I note that astronomers working on the Event Horizon Telescope have produced the first image ever of a black hole. That is an outstanding achievement to image what has just been a theoretical object up to now. This is an object so massive and dense that its gravity sucks everything into it, including its light. It is only visible as a dark hole within a halo of material that it is interacting with. It’s in a galaxy, 55 million light-years away – recalling that one light year is 10 trillion kilometres. Wow! Up next: Eta Aquarids and no moon.

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Farming and caring works Many people think that farming and caring for the planet are the opposite. Many mainstream farmers are recognising their roles as stewards of the environment and care for their pastures and water ways and lower their chemical inputs. However, there are farmers who practice ecological or organic farming, which is farming that cares and beneﬁts our environment. These farms use permaculture principles and are free from chemical fertilisers and pesticides. As part of a group of original Wwoofers (Working Weekends on Organic Farms) back in the 1980s, I used to spend many weekends on organic farms in the home counties of London. We would spend most of our time weeding and mulching. For that privilege we were given free food (very heathy) and board. It was a wonderful break from my corporate life as a technology worker in the city environment. On my return to the Wairarapa in 1996, I was excited to meet Frank and Josje who had recently immigrated from Holland and who were tirelessly creating the Wairarapa

One Burmese x Ragdoll female. She has been fully vaccinated, regularly flea and wormed and has also been spayed, $850. Three medium sized mixed breed puppies. Available to go to their new homes Thursday 11th April. One female with patch on her eye, one male with coloured face. Puppies are Upto date with flea, worm and vaccinations, $450 each.

Two female Moggy kittens. Have been regularly flead and wormed they are up to date with their vaccinations and have been spayed. One black and white and two tabby kittens, $250 each.

experiences, learning about what is involved to grow produce and animals organically while living with local families and joining in the daily farming and family activities. • For more information, go to www.wwoof.nz.

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The Wairarapa Eco Farm family and interns. PHOTO/ SUPPLIED

Volunteering Wairarapa

Jill Greathead Eco Farm. As part of National Organic Week Aotearoa, many volunteers have organised a week of activity throughout this week from Saturday, April 27until Sunday, May 5, based around Featherston. Please go to the Featherston Organic Week Facebook Page to download their schedule of events. As part of this schedule,

on Saturday, May 4, from 2pm to 4pm the Wairarapa Eco Farm is open to the public showcasing the work that Frank, Josje, their family, friends and volunteers have accomplished. I will be there to again be inspired by their mission of communitysupported agriculture to buy local food and sustain local farms. Over the next few

months I will showcase some of the volunteers who have helped Frank and Josje with this mission. WOOFING (now known as World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms or Willing Workers on Organic Farms) is a type of volunteering where you work for your food and board and know that you are helping the people who are passionate about farming in an ecological way. If you are keen to live and learn on organic farms, WWOOF provides volunteers hands-on educational and cultural

Featherston Booktown – May 10-12 Volunteers are needed to meet and greet guests, collect tickets, co-ordinate venues, help in kitchen and bar, set up before the event and break down at the end of the event. Public Launch of the Joseph Moloughney Young Volunteer Collaboration Tuesday, May 21 at 1pm – lunchtime event over tea and sandwiches at Makoura College Hall, Makora Rd, Masterton. Please park on Makora Rd and enter the College Hall at the southern end of the college grounds to help us with catering and seating. Please RSVP to admin@ waivc.org.nz. • Interested in ﬁnding out more: contact Jill Greathead on 0274 884 376 or email admin@ waivc.org.nz.

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SOUTH WAIR AR APA DIS TRIC T COUNCIL

april UPDATE A MESSAGE FROM SOUTH WAIRARAPA MAYOR

Providing safe drinking water and protecting public health is council’s number one priority. Martinborough water is vulnerable because, unlike most town water supplies in New Zealand, it is not chlorinated. A boil water notice was issued on April 9 for all users on the Martinborough town water supply following positive results for E.coli. This is the second boil water notice this year. Council, working with consultants, Regional Public Health and Wellington Water, has been focusing its investigations in the area where this latest contamination was detected, and on backflow prevention mechanisms to properties in the surrounding area. A private connection into the water supply network poses a risk for contamination if water is allowed to flow back into the mains network. We are grateful to the residents and plumbers who have already come forward with information about potential backflow issues. We are urging anyone who has information about faulty or missing backflow prevention mechanisms to contact the SWDC on 06 306 9611 or email martinboroughwater@swdc.govt.nz. The manganese extraction plant to allow for potential chlorination of Martinborough’s water in future has been brought forward; the council is also considering whether the decision to chlorinate also needs to be brought forward. Council is very disappointed that the issue of e-coli in the water has occurred so soon after the first boil water notice. Council is sorry for the inconvenience this is causing residents, business owners and visitors.

Viv Napier

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Recycling wheelie bins are coming soon. A new wheelie bin kerbside recycling service will be rolled out to urban households across the South Wairarapa in July, providing more capacity for recycling diverting waste to landfill. Participating households in the urban area who pay for the kerbside recycling will receive a 240-litre wheelie bin, starting from June with collections anticipated to start in July. You’ll keep your recycling crates but use them both for glass only. The new wheelie bin will be for recyclables, other than glass. You’ll need to put out the wheelie bin and recycling crates on alternative weeks. Collection of rubbish bags will stay the same. More information will be provided nearer to roll out.

NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE Harry has extensive Chief Executive and executive leadership experience as the current Director of Safety and Environment New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA), previous Freight Director NZTA, previous Regional Director Waikato and Bay of Plenty NZTA. Harry has also been Chief Executive for

F O R M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N C O N TAC T:

We have some new ideas that we’d like to get your feedback on. These ideas have come from listening to the community on the changes they want to see, and reviewing our current activities against our strategy. This is your opportunity to tell us what you think on the following topics: • Reduction in library charges • Extended pool opening hours • Change in funding of housing for seniors • Extra footpath maintenance. The Annual Plan consultation document is available on our website, in Martinborough Council offices and South Wairarapa libraries. If you want to discuss these ideas, or others, with the Mayor and Councillors, please come along to one of our informal workshops: • Mon 29 April, 7pm – Community Workshop, Greytown Town Centre, Greytown • Tues 30 April, 7pm – Community Workshop, Kiwi Hall, Featherston • Weds 1 May, 7pm – Community workshop, Waihinga Centre, Martinborough.

THE MAYOR

Harry Wilson has recently accepted the role of Chief Executive at the South Wairarapa District Council.

ANNUAL PLAN CONSULTATION – have your say

Waikato Regional Council for five years. Harry will be focusing on translating the aspirations of the SWDC Long Term Plan into implementation. Harry has led change through building and retaining relationships with staff, customers, Māori and other stakeholders. Harry will be having a well-deserved break and be confirming his start date with Council shortly.

Note: Submissions close 4pm, Weds 8 May 2019. Please have your say on how we can make South Wairarapa a better place to live.

COMMUNITY & YOUTH GRANTS Community Grants The Council has a pool of grant funding to support community groups. Each year we ask community groups to apply for funding to explain how they would use their grants if their application succeeds. Youth grants As agreed as part of the LTP process, Council has a fund of $75,000 per year for grants specifically to support youth training, development and recreational activities in our communities. More information about the grants and how to apply for them is available on our website First edition swdc.govt.nz, in our libraries and at Council offices in Martinborough. Completed application forms must be submitted by 4pm on 8 May 2019.

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Featherston FULL OF FLAVOUR

FINE FOOD AND LITERARY ADVENTURES AT THE ROYAL FOR BOOKTOWN The Royal Hotel will be offering fine food and good coffee to nourish the body, along with an exciting line-up of literary events to nourish the soul, over the duration of Featherston Booktown (Friday 10th to Sunday 12th May). Things will get off to a stimulating start on Saturday morning with an intriguing “Whose On The Couch” conversation between ex-Junior All Black and playwright Greg McGee, Alix Bosco (his crime writing female persona) and Chair of Featherston Booktown Trust Peter Biggs. At lunchtime on Saturday acclaimed writer Lloyd Jones will discuss and read from a work-in-progress, which is a meditation on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

Featherston children to illustrate Joy Cowley stories

LLOYD JONES AT The Royal Hotel

FRAN SCOTT (LEFT) AND JACQUI JONES WITH THE CHILDREN’S BOOK Professionals Featherson

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9:30-10:15am Who’s on the Couch? Greg McGee tells Necessary Secrets with Peter Biggs Noon-1pm Lloyd Jones: His new novel – a work in progress 6pm-7pm Fierce Girl Poets with Kate Camp, Ellen Rodda, Rebecca Hawkes, Freya Daly-Sadgrove and Tayi Tibble

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Joy, a Featherston resident and patron of Featherston Booktown, donated the previously unpublished stories to be used as a children’s illustration competition which is being sponsored by Professionals Patrick & Scott. The books are A4 in size with the story text at the bottom. The idea is for children to read the stories and then give their interpretation of them by drawing and colouring-in their own illustrations above the text, says Featherston Booktown co-ordinator Mary Biggs. Once completed, the children can drop their book off at any Professionals office in Wairarapa by the 19th of May with prizes for the winners in each of the age categories. The books were distributed to children at Featherston’s three primary schools just before the start of the Easter holidays. - “If the weather is wet, it will give them something to do.” The design of the books was done inhouse at The Professionals Patrick & Scott who also paid for the printing costs. Featherston real estate agent Fran Scott took the front cover photo of the vintage tractor at the town’s playground. Last year, the staff at the Professionals office in the centre of Featherston held a free street sausage sizzle on the Thursday night of Booktown for members of the public who were wandering up and down the main street looking at the window displays before casting their vote for the best one, something they will be doing again this year.

Sunday

1:30-2:15pm Reading from the Skink of Glory–a work in progress– with Kate De Goldi

Children at Featherston’s primary schools have been given the opportunity to illustrate six children’s stories by internationally acclaimed author Joy Cowley.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Lifestyle Wairarapa Midweek

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Sunset Cinema Presents The Divine Order. Nora

Being prepared for Mothers Day is never a bad thing!

The Carterton District Library is proud to invite you

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Treat your mama to a fabulous night out listening

along to the National Simultaneous Story time. Join

her husband, their two sons and her father-in-law in

to some of NZ’s best singer songwriters across

them for a twist on Story Time as you listen to a

a little village. Here, in the Swiss countryside, little

the ages. More of a homage than a tribute, She

story that is being read by thousands of children all

or nothing is felt of the huge social upheavals that

Has To Be Loved is a celebration of New Zealand

over New Zealand and Australia at the same time!

the movement of May 1968 has caused. Nora’s life,

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This event will include a fabulous craft, and real live

too, has been unaffected; she is a retiring, quiet

from artists like Sharon O’Neill, Jenny Morris, Bic

alpacas!! This event is being held in the Taratahi

person, well liked by everyone - until she begins

Runga, Boh Runga, Anika Moa, Gin Wigmore, and

Auditorium, is free of charge and starts at 9.30am.

to campaign publicly for women’s right to vote,

more. Come along with her and make it a night to

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S AT U R D AY 8 J U N E The finals of the second Wairarapa wide talent quest featuring acts which have made it through the preliminaries to the big finals night. A wide range of Wairarapa’s best. Organised by Carterton Rotary.

S AT U R D AY 2 9 J U N E New Zealand’s only nationwide, live, original music, youth event. It aims to motivate young musicians to prove their ability and realise the heights they can reach in their music careers, and to encourage their peers to support original New Zealand music.

THE WEDDING SHOW Come and see us at the Wellington Wedding Show. Meet with our florist (He Putiputi) Celebrant (Wendy Morrison) and Caterer (The Clareville Bakery) and see why booking your unique, affordable and stylish wedding is best at the Carterton Events Centre.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Lifestyle Wairarapa Midweek

Fit exercise into your day 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.

Midweek Musings

Tim Nelson This is an idea shared on the Daily Calm meditation app that is aimed at reducing stress during the workday or anytime in which you feel stress levels building up. Simply set a timer for one minute, close your eyes and take deep breaths, counting how many you do in the 60 seconds. Now that you know how many breaths this is, the next time (you’ll need a private space) you feel stress levels building, take the same number of deep breaths. The impact of the mindful minute should help to recalibrate and calm yourself.

Make the most of what you have Robert Greene’s book The Laws of Human Nature

shares many ideas and perspectives on the ways we do and could lead our lives. One such idea I read about today is being aware of ‘the grass is greener’ feeling that we so often have. Robert Greene does state that not settling for our current position in life can be positive and productive, as it encourages us to improve and get better. However, rather than making drastic changes, instead we can look at making minor adjustments. For example, rather than moving to a new city or location, instead look at all of the opportunities and possibilities that are available where you currently live, many of which you may not

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have ever explored: the restaurant you’ve never been to; the trail you’ve never walked on; the shop you’ve never been to; the friend you haven’t seen for ages; and so much more.

Little exercise moments Ben Greenfield is a fitness and health expert who recently appeared on the Minimalists podcast episode on fitness. A question that was raised by a listener was about trying to fit in the time for exercise, with the listener sharing how she finds it hard to fit in, for example, hour long gym sessions. Ben’s response was to look for moments in the day to fit in small

bits of exercise. For example, in Ben’s case he might have a pull up bar in his office; every time he walks under it, he could do a number of pull ups. Another idea could be to set a timer on your phone to do a number of press ups at a certain time during the day. A number of small moments like these will add up and, before you know it, the benefits will start to show without having set aside longer periods of time to exercise.

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doing well in life, including many business leaders and high-level sports performers. I’ve had one for some time and it certainly helps to make me feel prepared for the day and satisfied that by the time the work day starts I have already had small successes and worked towards achieving personal goals. For example, I write these posts each morning, which has led to my writing a book one small step at a time. However, I have also seen examples of morning routines that are extremely unrealistic, with too much involved that is more likely to have you feeling further rushed before the day starts. One example I have come across required the user of the system to call another person by 7am. To me, this will come across as a ‘tick box’ and contrived action, both for me making the call and for the person receiving it. In setting up a morning routine, make it simple. Start by setting your alarm a little earlier, then doing just one thing, such as meditation or reading. Make the system work for you, as opposed to doing something that has worked for someone else.

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30 Wairarapa Midweek Lifestyle Wednesday, April 24, 2019 PEEK @ PUKAHA

Welcome pateke ducklings Dear friends, What a busy week it has been at Pukaha! First, we had the opening of our new attraction, Te Wahi Weta, and then we witnessed five new pateke faces greet the world! Have you ever seen a pateke duckling? These are probably one of the cutest things you’ll ever see, just a tiny ball of fluff. Even though they are super cute, Pateke, also known as brown teal, are New Zealand’s rarest waterfowl on the mainland. According to the Department of Conservation, there are up to 2500 wild pateke left, a shocking number when you consider that this beautiful ‘dabbling’ duck used to live throughout New Zealand.

Today – if you are lucky – you may spot one living free in certain pockets of Northland, Great Barrier Island, the Coromandel Penisular, and Fiordland (among others). Why is the pateke so at risk? I’m glad you asked. The main culprits are predators (introduced mammals as well as native birds such as pukeko), less places to call home (thanks to the removal of wetlands), hunting by humans, drier conditions in spring and summer, and competition with mallard ducks. But there are a few ways conservationists are trying to raise pateke numbers. The first is by ‘predator control’, which basically means removing predators in the areas where the birds live. The second is habitat restoration, so that pateke

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Pink ribbon breakfast fun Kim Siemonek The Wairarapa Women’s Centre is proud to host the Pink Ribbon Breakfast for a second year. On Friday, May 10 at 7-9am we will have breakfast. Tickets are $20 and can be booked through our Facebook events or tickets will be on sale at Wairarapa Community Centre reception from April 29. Many thanks to Mena Antonio our guest speaker who will be speaking about governance. The committee decided to support Breast Cancer Pink Ribbon Breakfast because it was not just

W�� W��’� C�� about coming together and having an incredible time, it is also about doing some good. By taking part, you’ll be helping all those aﬀected, as well as bringing us one step closer to our vision of zero deaths from

breast cancer. We think everyone deserves access to the latest and most eﬀective treatments. We also want people to have all the support they need during their breast cancer journey and recovery, including rehabilitation, counselling, advice and access to a supportive online patient community. Nine women are diagnosed with breast cancer every day in New Zealand. We believe all New Zealanders should have the support they need during treatment and recovery, because no-one should be on this journey alone.

The Breast Cancer Foundation do this by providing counselling, rehabilitation programmes, an online support community and a breast nurse helpline.

What’s on At Wairarapa Women’s Centre Seasons Teddies at Te Awhina Starts May 1 and runs every Wednesday at 11am. Bring your knitting, join us, and share what you’re making. Craft Group at Wairarapa Bakery Come along on May 1 at 10.30am and see what Maria and Millie have planned for the term.

OWN – Older Women’s Network OWN meets every fortnight, starting with May 1 at 10am. Support Group The Support Group will run on Friday May 3 from 1-3pm at the Wairarapa Community Centre Conference Room. For more information please contact Vonnie on 0211125579 Craft Group at St Lukes Craft Group runs from May 8 to June 19 from 10.30am to midday. It costs $2 per day. • Kim Siemonek is the Wairarapa Women’s Centre coordinator

Leading the charge Emma Brown

Electric vehicle enthusiasts gathered last Wednesday in Masterton’s town square as part of the Leading the Charge Great EV Road Trip. PHOTO/EMMA BROWN

Electric vehicles took over Masterton town square last Wednesday as Better NZ Trust brought its Leading the Charge Great EV Road Trip to town. The ﬁfth Leading the Charge road trip is taking a group of three electric vehicles [EV] on a 5500km trip around New Zealand. The aim of the trip is to educate and show the

beneﬁts of EV to people who have not got one and those who do. Better NZ Trust Chairperson Kathryn Trounson said the road trip had become a very popular event for EV users and for people who are wanting to know more. “It is a fun and easy way for people to ﬁnd out everything they ever wanted to know about electric vehicles and to

get a chance to drive or ride in a variety of electric vehicles for free,” she said The increase of interest in EV is growing with over 13,000 registered EV’s on our roads, an increase of 10,000 cars in the last two years. The Government EV Program has a goal to increase the number to approximately 64,000 on our roads by the end of 2021.

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32 Wairarapa Midweek Wai Write Wednesday, April 24, 2019

A fishy tale at the lake

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Helen Naylor Life has its surprises. Just when you think you’re settled in your ways, something new comes along. I was staying with family at Kuratau, on Lake Taupo for the Christmas break. It was a pleasant day, partially cloudy, warm, and windless; and after lunch Garry decided to go fishing. I volunteered to go for a ride in the boat as I love cruising in small boats. He took me on a little tour of the lower end of Lake Taupo to view a Maori village and a beautiful waterfall cascading through native bush. It was so peaceful and relaxing, washing away the pre-Christmas stress. However, as this was a fish-catching excursion, we chugged out to the Tongariro delta where the river spills into the lake through four outlets. There my tuition began. Garry’s a good teacher. He’s helped me with computer queries, managing to balance his explanation to suit my limited comprehension. So it was with the fishing. He studied the river currents, positioning the boat to the best advantage. This was helped by an instrument which showed

Fishing at Lake Taupo.

the water depth and more amazingly gave a ping every time a fish swam underneath. I was fascinated with this constant ping, ping, ping, and for the first time felt hopeful that we might even catch something. Up until now I’d thought fishermen were a strange breed. Why would anyone want to stand in cold water up to the waist for hours on end and still be quite philosophical if they caught nothing? I wondered if it was just a ruse to avoid family duties at home. The positioning took a

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little time until the anchors were set and the rod line fed out. We sat, gently rocking in the current, enjoying the balmy air. Traditionally, the middle of the day is not an ideal time for fishing, but the partial cloud was helpful, and the pings sounding from the deep were definitely encouraging. Before long there was a strong reaction from Garry as he jerked the rod and started to wind in the line, then passed it to me and said, “have a go”. Now there really hadn’t been much time for instruction, and I battled

to hold the line as advised, finally clasping it towards my bosom for an extra grip. We caught a glimpse of the fish, a gorgeous silver creature flashing and twisting in the water. “It’s a beauty,” he said, “at least five pounds. Let the reel run.” But I thought it sounded crazy to let it go, not understanding that this was ‘playing the fish’ to tire it out. With a final twist, it was away, relishing its freedom, and I found myself quietly humming “The Trout”, a Schubert song I used to sing. “Ah well, never mind,” said Garry cheerfully. Soon there was another bite, and once hooked, Garry passed the rod to me. This time, I listened carefully to his instructions, gently winding in the line as it grew slack, and letting the fish run when it felt the urge. It took several minutes before we saw it, another beautiful gleaming creature wriggling and racing to and fro, trying to escape. As I let it play, it gradually tired and I was able to slowly reel in the line, anxiously holding my breath until Garry had the fish safely netted. We’d done it, but I was generously given all the

credit, and I did feel a glow of achievement. I couldn’t watch the extinction, though it was swift and merciful. On examining our prize, Garry pointed out the plump flesh and healthy condition, promising it would be good eating, which indeed it was. The next fish he hooked was skinny and lacklustre, so he gently released it to swim away. Time was passing and we were due home. However, I think Garry felt he couldn’t be beaten by a mother in law, and cast the line once more with equal success. Triumphantly we took home our two fish and the stories of the ones that got away. It wasn’t until the next day that we remembered I didn’t have a fishing license! • Helen Naylor is a member of the Ruamahunga Club Writing Group.

If you have a flair for writing, send your short stories (up to 600 words) to midweek@age.co.nz to be considered for publication.

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Rural Wairarapa Midweek

Leading the way

Pam Graham

A community-based group is quietly confident of being included in flood management planning for the Te Kauru Upper Ruamahabga catchment, which includes Masterton. Dubbed the WAG Too group, it was formed in January and is looking to have a similar role to the Waiohine Action Group [WAG], which it believes is more likely after a meeting last week with Masterton District Council and Greater Wellington Regional Council [GWRC] representatives. Organiser Andrew Donald from Mahunga Farm said there was acceptance at the meeting that the group would have a role and it was working on defining its terms of engagement. Many of its members were among the 60 parties who submitted to the Te Kauru Upper Ruamahanga Floodplain management subcommittee’s proposed plan to manage flood and erosion risks in the Te Kauru catchment. The group believes streams in Masterton are

Climate change speech attendees at the start of the talk. Dr Alex Pezza is front left, with climate strike leader Carys Marulli de Barletta to his right, and Masterton district Councillor Chris Peterson to her right. PHOTO/SAM TATTERSFIELD

“Last year, for example, we had about three times the average rainfall in December in the Wairarapa, followed by a record dry January. “This kind of pattern is one of the key aspects of climate change – irregular distribution of rain coming in heavy bursts, mostly outside of the normal rainy season.” He said there were “good examples of successful farmers in Wairarapa who had embraced climate action, and were advocating for better practices aimed at reducing their footprint on the environment.” The turnout to the talk wasn’t large, but there was a stream of passers-by who stepped in, often staying to hear Pezza speak.

He said he didn’t see the numbers who turned up as disappointing. “It was cold and raining, and it was only the first day of the event. “We had random people from the street who came in and sat for the entire presentation, who asked intelligent questions,” he said. During the talk, a local student recounted how, when they and a friend were caught discussing the recent Climate Strike, a teacher interrupted them and said worrying about climate change was a waste of time. Pezza said, based on how this reflected on their climate education, he would give the school a presentation.

an issue but the Waipoua and other rivers aren’t as big a threat as suggested in the plan. WAG is a team of local experts including flood engineers, farmers, hydrologists and former council managers who work with GWRC. Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson said WAG Too’s points were taken on board at the meeting and she was keen to work with the community group. She said the process of planning for the flood risk was going to take two years and it would be independently reviewed. The submissions to the flood plan are expected to be made public once GWRC has compiled a report on them. Sustainable Wairarapa Secretary Ian Gunn has already made that group’s submission public. It says there are strong similarities with the Waiohine process. These include flawed modelling data, over-estimation of climate change factors, inadequate research of existing flood data in GWRC’s files, inflated cost estimates and inappropriate funding mechanisms.

Rural

Group confident of flood role

Sam Tattersfield

Greater Wellington Regional Council senior climate scientist Dr Alex Pezza gave an impassioned, data packed talk on opening day for the Climate Change Resource Centre on Masterton’s Queen St last Monday. Unusually for a talk about the planet’s future, the tone he struck, while urgent, was optimistic. He said blaming usual boogymen – big business, and farmers – was unhelpful. Afterwards, he said farming could be, and was, compatible with combatting serious climate change. “This is their livelihood, and so they always do their own research.” A few weeks ago, Pezza said he held a NIWA workshop in Carterton which was attended by a small group of regional farmers. There they discussed the challenges that climate change poses on their ability to predict the seasons, and Pezza said most farmers made the link between climate disruption and extreme weather patterns. Business decisions made by farmers to protect the environment were justifiable solely for the need for profitable, reliable seasons.

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New Zealand’s national Organic Week, held from April 29 to May 5 this year, is the country’s largest celebration of organic producers — a production method without the use of chemical fertilisers, pesticides, or other artificial chemicals. Ahead of several events planned in Wairarapa, the Wairarapa TimesAge spoke to some of the region’s organic growers about why they chose to farm this way and some of the challenges they’ve encountered.

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For Greytown couple Josje Neerincx and Frank van Steensel, choosing to establish the Wairarapa Eco Farm as an organic food forest was a no-brainer. Originally both from the Netherlands, the two met at university, and in 1996 they bought the bare eight-hectare paddock near Tauherenikau with the intention to create the Wairarapa Eco Farm. “While we were [at university] we were taught about the green revolution, or the chemical revolution as I see it. It wasn’t something that sat right with us. “[Now] we run 18-hectares of mixed certified organic farm land,” Josje says. Josje said it had been challenging at times, farming as an organic producer when surrounded by many who looked down on the practice. “It’s only since the last couple of years that conventional farmers have been looking at us as an example.” The couple have just pulled out their summer crops in preparation for their winter plantings of kale, chicory and other tasty greens, which help

Davina and Angus Thompson of Urlar with Kohei Koyama of Nishi Sake Brewing. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

feed up to 120 households – 150 in summer – signed on to their Community Supported Agriculture [CSA] programme. Members pay a one-off joining fee and then a subscription in exchange for a weekly fresh food parcel straight from Josje and Frank’s garden.

Cameron Family Farms

On Cameron Family Farms, it’s a case of go big or go home. The 1500-hectare former South Wairarapa dairy farm is owned by internationally acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron and author Suzy Cameron. Farm operations manager, John Southey, has been with them since they started the transition process in 2012 through to becoming organically certified and establishing the food forest. Southey says the current generation has helped bring attention back to organic farming practices. “It’s not a new thing — it’s something which was done by our forefathers. “Historically organic growers in the 1970s and 80s were seen as a bit weird. “The current generation is more aware.” The farm business comprises of cropping and vegetable growing, helping to supply the Cameron’s plant-based café and food store in Greytown – Food Forest

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Urlar, a Gaelic word meaning ‘the Earth’, is one of Wairarapa’s best known organic vineyards. The Gladstone vineyard was established in 2004 by Angus and Davina Thomson, originally from Scotland, with organic and biodynamic principles as the heart of their business. The 40-hectare property is planted in a variety of grapes, including sauvignon blanc, pinot noir, pinot gris and a few Riesling vines. Urlar was recently sold to a Japanese sake brewing company owned by the Nishi family; however, organic production remains a key part of the business. It’s only her second season at Urlar but winemaker Jannine Rickards it has already had a big impact on her own lifestyle. She now tries to buy as much locally and organically produce food as possible. “It’s been an evolution. This really is a lifestyle,” she says. • Information about Organic Week events in Wairarapa can be found via their Facebook page: facebook.com/ organicweek2019

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36 Wairarapa Midweek Out & About Wednesday, April 24, 2019 WAI, WHAT, WHEN

WHAT: The Rapanats burnouts WHEN: April 20 WHERE: Masterton Motorplex PHOTOS/JADE CVETKOV

WHAT: The Wairarapa Balloon Festival Night Glow WHEN: April 20 WHERE: Solway Showgrounds PHOTOS/JADE CVETKOV

WHAT: The Wairarapa Balloon Festival WHEN: April 18 WHERE: Queen Elizabeth Park PHOTOS/JADE CVETKOV

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Aaron Andis: From 8am-noon, a one-of-a-kind one-man band, Just N Time from 12.30-4.30pm, a big range of music, all welcome, Club Wairarapa, 20 Essex St, Masterton. 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. 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 1.30pm, 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: 9amnoon, 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.

Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Carterton Library noon-2pm. MSC Variety Entertainers: Meet 10am, at Savage Club rooms, 10 Albert St, Masterton. Come share your talents with us on stage. We are looking for new members. Call Judith 377-1750 or Doreen 370-4604. 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: 10am-noon, 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, High St, Carterton, opp Almo’s Book Shop. Call Robyn 379-7099. Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact: email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz Wairarapa Steampunk: We meet as required, 10.30am-2pm, at Kingstreet Artworks. Call Gaylene 377-4865 evenings or [0274] 494-596. 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 Graeme 377-0507. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am, behind the Hosking Garden in the Park. Call Pauline Lamb 377-3388.

Carterton Senior Citizens: Meet 1.30-4pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, Carterton Memorial Club, Broadway.

SATURDAY, APRIL 27 Featherston Organic Week: 10am2pm, 42 Naples St, Martinborough, Thunderpants Extravaganza. Call Claire Bleakley [06] 308-9842 or Josje Neerincx [06] 304-8116. Follow us on Facebook for updates: @ organicweek2019 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 Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Sat and Sun 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Jean [06] 372-6623 or Pam [06] 3726459. 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, 10am-1pm. 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 10am2pm, other times by arrangement, groups welcome. Call Elsa [021]

263-9403. Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Fri to Mon 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Jean [06] 3726623 or Pam [06] 372-6459. 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. Locally grown and made food and artisan products. Find us on Facebook or see www. waifarmersmarket.org.nz Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet at 1.15pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Steve Davis [06] 304-7155. 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, APRIL 28 Featherston Organic Week: 2-4pm , vacant lot (Fitzherbert St, Featherston), informal session building planter boxes. Call Claire Bleakley [06] 308-9842. Wairarapa Country Music Club: Meet at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton, at 1.30pm. Call Paddy 377-0730. Masterton Marauders Wargaming Club: Meet at the Masterton Croquet Club, 1-5pm. Call Vince Cholewa [027] 344-1073 or visit http:// mastertonmarauders.blogspot.co.nz Nga Aho Raranga: Textiles from the Taonga Maori Collection, 10am-4pm last day. Korowai, kahu kiwi, taniko, kete, puipui, poi, tukutuku and other woven taonga in Aratoi’s collection.

WAI: a multi-media exhibition, at Aratoi, 12 Bruce St, Masterton, open daily, 10am -4pm. 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 10am2pm, other times by arrangement, groups welcome. Call Elsa [021] 263-9403. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9amnoon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm. Carterton Farmers’ Market: High St, Carterton, 9am-12.30pm. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 1.30pm, 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, 9.15am for 9.30am start, at clubrooms behind clock tower Carterton. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000.

MONDAY, APRIL 29 Featherston Organic Week: 10am2pm, vacant lot (Fitzherbert St, Featherston), planter box workshop with Featherston Community Garden group and Cameron Family Farms. Call Claire Bleakley [06] 308-9842 or Josje Neerincx [06] 304-8116. Follow us on Facebook for updates: @ organicweek2019 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. Literacy Wairarapa: Offers free help

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Featherston Organic Week: 9.30am-12.30pm, Royal Wellington Golf Club, 28 Golf Rd, Heretaunga, John Bostock, the largest organic apple grower in Aotearoa, will talk about growing healthy produce in partnership with nature. Group invitation – we will catch the train there and back. Call Claire Bleakley [06] 308-9842. 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] 6699666. Alanon: A group for anyone affected by another’s drinking, meet at 7pm at Cameron Community House, Church St, Masterton. Call 0508 425-2666. Harlequin Theatre: Wardrobe hire, 10am-1pm. 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

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Featherston Organic Week: 10am-noon, Fareham House, 80 Underhill Rd, Featherston, Hugel Garden workshop and tour of the permaculture garden and heritage fruit trees with David Turner, noon1pm, vegetarian pot-luck lunch at Fareham; 7.15-9pm, venue TBC, Film: Symphony of the Soil. Intro talk from Frank and Josje (Wairarapa Eco Farm). Call Claire Bleakley [06] 308-9842. Toi Wairarapa – Heart of Arts: 10 Minute Bites, 12.10pm, BYO sandwich. Open Mic Night: At the Greytown Hotel Top Pub, 7.30-10.30pm. Dance Fitness: 9.30-11am, preschoolers with parents or caregivers, music and movement and art, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830. Wairarapa 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 1.154.15pm, at the Carterton Club. Call Barbara 379-6582 or Val 379-8329. AA Meeting: At 7.30pm. 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

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Girl Guiding: Pippins [5-7 years] 3.45-5pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 9.15am for 9.30am start, at 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.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Community Events Wairarapa Midweek with reading, spelling and maths at Te Awhina/Cameron Community House, 9am-noon. Carterton Scottish Dance Club: Meet at 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. No partner required. Call Elaine 377-0322 or Julie 3704493. Mah Jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Pat [06] 308-9729. 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? 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. Play Gym: St James Church Hall 116 High St, Masterton, 9.30-11am, for 0-3-year-olds. Carterton Food Bank: 11.30amnoon 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, MonSat during CDC Library hours. https://www.facebook.com/ CartertonToyLibrary/ CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. For Mobility Parking Permits, Disability Support and Advocacy. Call 378-2426 or 0800 227-2255. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. 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. 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 9am4pm, 43 Perry St, Masterton. Call 377-0078 or 0800 367-222.

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NOTICE OF MEETINGS Public participation at meetings is welcome and members of the public can make a contribution during the first 30 minutes of a meeting. If you wish to participate at a meeting contact Suzanne Clark, Committee Advisor on 306 9611 or suzanne.clark@swdc.govt.nz at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Public participation is not available at hearings. Meeting agendas are available for inspection two days before the meeting takes place at the district libraries and the Council reception in Martinborough or on Council’s website www.swdc.govt.nz.

MEETINGS PLANNING AND REGULATORY COMMITTEE To be held in the Supper Room, Waihinga Centre, Martinborough on Wednesday 1 May 2019 at 9:00am. ASSETS AND SERVICES COMMITTEE To be held in the Supper Room, Waihinga Centre, Martinborough on Wednesday 1 May 2019 at 11:30am. 57 FITZHERBERT STREET FEATHERSTON SUB-COMMITTEE To be held in the Supper Room, Waihinga Centre, Martinborough on Wednesday 1 May 2019 at 2:00pm. GREYTOWN COMMUNITY BOARD To be held at the Green Room, Greytown Town Centre, Main Street, Greytown on 2 May 2019 at 7.00pm. MĀORI STANDING COMMITTEE To be held in the Council Chambers, 19 Kitchener Street, Martinborough on Monday 6 May 2019 at 6.30pm. DISTRICT COUNCIL MEETING To be held in the Kiwi Hall, Bell Street, Featherston on Wednesday 15 May 2019 at 9:00am.

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We provide a wide range of services based around the land use and forest industry including ETS/Carbon consulting, marginal/alternate land use assessments, forest valuation, forest sales and marketing, forest management etc. Due to the expanding workload we need another high achiever to join us. We are looking for someone who can be the first point of contact for our busy team and provide administration support across the business. The successful applicant will have - at least 5+years office experience, strong computer skills (in particular using Word, Excel and PowerPoint), great communication and secretarial skills, be very organised, have attention to detail, and be happy to juggle a variety of tasks, as required. The role is based in our Waingawa office. The exact hours are flexible and will be negotiated with the successful candidate however our expectation is for six hours per day. Applicants must hold a full NZ driver license and have NZ residency or a valid NZ wo rk visa.

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EXTRAORDINARY DISTRICT COUNCIL An extraordinary meeting to hear and deliberate on submissions to the Annual Plan 2019/20 is to be held in the Supper Room, Waihinga Centre, Texas Street, Martinborough on Wednesday 29 May and Thursday 30 May, both days starting at 9:00am (reserve day Friday 31 May) Jennie Mitchell ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

NOVOPAY PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR (PART TIME) TSTB are looking for an energetic, organised, team focused administrator to join us, to ensure the smooth running of our Novopay payroll for Hadlow School, Rathkeale Rathkeale College College Responsibilities include: Communicating with staff, school management and the Ministry of Education Setting up new employees and removing departing employees Recording staff leave and relief staffing Checking payroll reports The successful candidate must have: Administrative experience Sound written and verbal communication skills Ability to prioritise and multitask A good level of computer literacy A team and independent approach A calm, friendly approach The role is based at Hadlow School, 30 hours per week. If you would like to join our positive, supportive team please contact Rob Blackett on 027 256 2379 or rob.blackett@trinityschools.nz for an application form and job description. Applications Close Tuesday 30th April.

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Classifieds/Sport Wairarapa Midweek

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Employment

FARM GENERAL We are seeking a person to fill the role of Farm General which is a varied role involving dry stock management, tractor and cultivation work and general farm and machinery maintenance on our dairy farm close to Masterton. Please phone 0274 711 884

Kintyre Meats Ltd (KML) is the processing and distribution division of the Cabernet Food Group. The processing plant is located at Gladstone and the Cool Storage / warehouse is situated in Masterton.

QUALIFIED DIESEL MECHANIC REQUIRED Master Repairs have a full time position available for an experienced qualified Diesel Mechanic. The role will include servicing and repairs on a variety of trucks and construction machinery. Although predominantly workshop based, the role will also include field servicing and on site break -down assistance. Overtime will be required from time to time. All communication strictly confidential. If interested call Danny on 06 377 3067 or email CV to mrworkshop@masterroads.co.nz

KML has 45 FTE and is currently seeking applicants for the listed departments. *Slaughter Division - General labouring task. *Boning Room - Experienced butchering task. *Warehousing - Picking and packing duties. Application for employment can be found at www.cabernet.co.nz or ring the administration office 06 372 7882 so one can be forwarded to you.

Dannii Sargent, left, and Warren Hart, right, from the Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club, which took away the Sports Award at the recent SWDC Civic Awards, pictured with South Wairarapa Mayor Viv Napier. PHOTO/PETE MONK

Wrestling with the best lot WRESTLING Eli Hill

FULL TIME POSITION OPAKI SCHOOL OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR With our long serving office administrator finishing at the end of term two, we are looking for a replacement to start work at Opaki School from the beginning of term three. Responsibilities include a range of administrative task including: Interactions with staff, students and the wider community Completing MOE requirements using a variety of databases General administration work Financial and accounting duties Being part of the fantastic support staff team. Hours of work: 8.00am - 3.00pm Monday to Friday during term time. You will need to have excellent communication skills , competency in using Xero and Google Docs, very good verbal and written skills, and have a great sense of humour! If you are interested in joining the amazing staff at Opaki School please contact: Dave Finlayson (Principal) - 027 345 6079 or email principal@opaki.school.nz for an information pack. Applications will close on Friday 26th April - 4.00pm

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PAINT DEPARTMENT

This is a full time position Monday to Friday 7.30am - 4.30pm, Saturday mornings will be involved. The applicant must have the following attributes: Team player, reliable, energetic, good communication/listening skills, a passion for colour and capable of ordering/controlling stock. Previous experience not essential, full training will be given. STAFF BUYING PRIVILEGES Please apply C/- WTA PO Box 445, Masterton Reference number 6901 APPLICATIONS CLOSE 24 APRIL 2019

VINEYARD OPERATOR A position has become available for a tractor driver/vineyard operator at Borthwick Vineyards in Gladstone, Wairarapa. We are looking for a person to take responsibility for day to day operation of all vineyard machinery and equipment. They must be self-motivated, able to problem solve and work within our small, quality focused team environment. Some mechanical aptitude and an understanding of vineyard operations would be desirable. General duties include: Tractor operations including spraying, mowing, trimming and posting Maintaining vineyard infrastructure Machine harvesting General maintenance of equipment and irrigation Frost protection Canopy and vineyard work Grow Safe an advantage Understanding of Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand Valid NZ work visa or residency Email CV with covering letter to paddy@borthwick.co.nz by 8 th May 2019

It has produced Commonwealth medallists, Olympic qualifiers and New Zealand titles but perhaps the Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club’s biggest achievement is its rebirth after almost being shut for good. Four years ago, the future of Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club was bleak. “The club was closed down, it had no members, we were a week away from having our power cut off and probably two weeks away from having our building repossessed,” committee member Dannii Sargent recalls. The club, which had a history stretching back to the early 1900s needed a rethink. “It took us a whole year of just sitting down and doing admin work to get out of the red,” said Dannii, whose husband Jeremy is the head trainer. “It’s ended up accidentally becoming a family thing. All four of our trainers – Jeremy, Thomas Chris and Nathan – are Sargents, then behind the scenes you have the four Sargent wives.” After a year of paperwork, the club opened up to the community, and ran children’s and adults’ classes for free with all costs covered by the Sargents and their businesses Sargent Motorcycles and Sargent Builders.

We have a group of kids tagged to work on for a Commonwealth Games squad, we’re unlikely to be competing in next one, but possibly the ones after that. Its about helping them believe that little kids from tiny old Featherston can get there. The club didn’t have the finances to attend any national events but began a triangular tournament with the Tawa and Waikanae clubs that has continued every year since. “Our kids were training and training, but they had no-one to compete against. This gave them a chance to demonstrate what they could do, and it’s good for the younger ones in particular,” Dannii said. Last year the club entered the New Zealand National Wrestling Championships and picked up four medals, including a gold by Jackson Sargent. At the same event, the club was also awarded the best-presented club in New Zealand and last month won the Sports Award at the South Wairarapa District Council Civic Awards. With 70 to 100 financial members Dannii says the club is now New Zealand’s largest, and despite only making a comeback recently both its trainers and members have big ambitions. “We have a group of kids tagged to work on for a Commonwealth Games squad, we’re unlikely to be competing in next one, but possibly

the ones after that. “Its about helping them believe that little kids from tiny old Featherston can get there.” Dannii said the ultimate goal is to get someone into the Olympics – and while that may sound a little far-fetched the club has produced both Olympic and Commonwealth Games athletes before. Grant Parker competed in the Barcelona 1992 Olympics and placed 14 of 16, while deaf wrestler Robert Algie, who won a silver medal in the heavy-weight division at Commonwealth Games, would have qualified for the 1988 Seoul Olympics but became ill and passed away from cancer. Nigel Sargent won gold medals at the Oceania Championships in Brisbane in 1981, and Auckland in 1986. This year the club is looking to ramp up its efforts following the same ‘bigger and better’ philosophy they teach the kids during wrestling training. The club will look to take away a bigger squad of kids to the nationals and plan to take an adult’s team to the nationals for the first time in a number of years.

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Greytown puts in the hard RUGBY

Chris Cogdale

Sport

Greytown v Martinborough

Greytown had to work hard to beat Martinborough and retain their unbeaten record in Wairarapa-Bush premier club rugby at Memorial Park last Thursday night. Greytown lock Chaz Matthews crashed over for the match-winning try with about five minutes remaining. Moo Falaniko converted to make the final score 15-8 in the Mark Brown Memorial Trophy match. But much of the game was about a staunch defensive effort from Martinborough who spent long periods camped on their goal line, as Greytown turned down many kickable penalties and opted for attacking scrums or lineouts. The game started brightly with both teams showing a willingness to spread the ball wide. Greytown scored first after five minutes when second-five Usoalii Samuel finished off a simple backline move. Martinborough responded with a Tipi Haira penalty, followed by a beautiful try to winger Nathan Hunt from a

pinpoint crosskick by firstfive Tim Priest to take an 8-5 lead after 24 minutes. Greytown signalled their intention to go for tries early on and spurned several easy kicks at goal in the first half. The only attempt was on the stroke of half-time when Falaniko slotted a 40m penalty for an 8-8 scoreline. The second half was all about defence from both teams, but in particular for Martinborough who repelled wave after wave of Greytown attacks. Martinborough blindside flanker Himiona Haira, who has only recently converted from the midfield, was at the forefront in forcing Greytown into handling errors or holding players up over the line. This was a game Greytown should have put to bed a lot earlier than they did. They dominated territory and possession but didn’t take easy scoring opportunities when presented.

Carterton V East Coast

In the late game at Memorial Park, Carterton consolidated their top four spot with a 32-15 victory over 14-man East Coast in what was an often errorridden aﬀair. Carterton had the game under control at 22-8 with

Greytown halfback Joseph Thompson is stopped just short of the line in Thursday’s premier club match against Martinborough at Memorial Park. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV

about 15 minutes to play when a melee broke out over the sideline involving nearly all players. East Coast halfback Brian Arnold was red-carded for allegedly throwing two punches. Carterton took full advantage with speedy young winger, Oakland Dean-Pene, crossing for

the second of his two tries for an unassailable lead. The Coasties bounced back with a brilliant solo try to winger Brodie Thompson who gathered a wayward kick to sprint 30 metres to score in the corner. But it was too little too late. Centre Joe Gordon took advantage of the lack of East Coast numbers on

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defence scoring with a simple 20-metre run down the blindside from a ruck Earlier, Arnold beat three tacklers in a 40m run to score East Coast’s opening try. Prop Thomas Kainuku scored Carterton’s ﬁrst try, crashing over after a ﬁvemetre lineout to give the

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Sport Wairarapa Midweek

Gladstone v Red Star

Gladstone 96-5 – that probably says it all about Thursday’s encounter with Masterton Red Star at Gladstone. There was no indication of the carnage ahead after a bright opening start by the visitors which saw them get the better of the Gladstone scrum in the early exchanges. However, once the home side got dominance, they ran riot to score 14 tries – many with ridiculous ease. It’s unlikely to get any easier for Red Star, with reports that promising young loose forward Jack Loader has abandoned ship to join Carterton.

Eketahuna v Marist

Maroons a 10-8 half-time lead. Carterton dominated the scrums and often had the East Coast pack going back at a rate of knots. East Coast were tenacious in defence and forced a lot of turnovers at the breakdown but let themselves down with silly errors.

Eketahuna moved into the top four with their second come-from-behind win in six days. A penalty kick on fulltime to young first-five Josh Pepperell capped a remarkable 37-36 victory for Eketahuna over Marist at Eketahuna after they trailed 22-5 at half-time. After the home team scored first, Marist dominated the rest of the first half, scoring three tries including a brilliant effort by winger Tuli Malatai, the brother of last season’s Wairarapa-Bush sensation, Soli. A tactically-better

second half by Eketahuna saw them kick for the corners to let their powerful forward pack take control and grind down the Marist eight. Former Wairarapa-Bush flanker Johan van Vliet had an outstanding game at second-five, scoring two tries. Another former Wairarapa-Bush player, lock Wiremu Grace, showed that he would not be out of place in the green and red.

SCORES

Greytown 15 [Usoalii Samuel, Chas Matthews tries; Moo Falaniko pen, con] Martinborough 8 [Nathan Hunt try, Tipi Haira pen]. HT: 8-8 Carterton 32 [Thomas Kainuku, Oakland DeanPene [2], Joe Gordon, Daryl Pickering tries; Pickering pen, 2 con] East Coast 15 [Brian Arnold, Brodie Thompson tries; R Michel pen, con]. HT: 10-8 Gladstone 96 Masterton Red Star 5. HT: 48-0 Eketahuna 37 Marist 36. HT: 5-22 Standings after round 3: Gladstone 15, Greytown 14, Carterton 10, Eketahuna 10, Marist 8, Martinborough 6, East Coast 1, Masterton Red Star 0.

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DARTS

Mark Clement This week’s report is from the DPNZ Grand Prix Tournament over the weekend of the April 13-14, held at Upper Hutt where a few Wairarapa District Dart Players went over to try their luck. On the Saturday Wairarapa’s Sha Hohipa made it to the last 16, but only to be beaten by Upper Hutt’s Helen Makiha in a tight battle 3-2. Steve Rogers was the only Wairarapa man to reach the men knock-out stage’s but was beaten by Alex Wade from Waihi Darts 4-0 in the last 32. Wairarapa’s Tim Wishart took out the Men Consolation when he beat Sean Salter from Upper Hutt. On the Sunday, Wairarapa’s Sha Hohipa found her mojo and won the women’s final in a hard-fought battle against Upper Hutt’s Nicole Regnaud. Sha was 3-0 down, then 5-2 down and Nicole had all but won the match, but then something clicked with Sha and came storming back to take the next 4 legs to win the final 6-5. In the Men’s, Sunday didn’t go so well, but there was a bright light with Steve Rogers taking out the Consolation Final

against Canterbury’s Paul Harper 5-0. This weekend a few Wairarapa Players are heading to Hastings for the NZDC North Island Masters. The Wairarapa District Darts selectors have also named the following Players for Representative games in Palmerston North on May 4-5.

Women’s players

Claire Apiata, Frances Volpe, Joan Bateman, Pam McEntee, Jacqui White, Sue Callister, Odette Doherty, and one player to be confirmed.

Men’s players

For May 4-5, and also to play Maungaraki on May 12. Tim Wishart, Chase Shaw, Jonty Reede, Mark Whale, Phil Archibald, Mark Clement, Craig Hintz, Shayne McEntee, Paul Presow, Dave Shenton, Brian Callister, Jessie Reede, Antz McDonald, Bowen Paku, Mykee Matthews, Rhys Semmens, Harry Guillard, Dale Hemi (Saturday only), Tony Whale, (Greg Moss & Steve Rogers May 12). Any Players not available, contact Claire Apiata for the women and Shayne McEntee for the men. Any Players wanting accommodation please contact Craig Hintz ASAP.

Sport

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