Wairarapa Midweek Wed 24th March by Wairarapa Times-Age

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021

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A local author is striving for a better way of living writes SUE TEODORO.

airarapa author Catherine Cooper is facing the Wairarapa housing crisis head-on by exploring a communitybased cohousing option in the region. She is arranging a meeting in Carterton on April 3rd where others interested in setting up a new type of living arrangement can discuss ideas and options. Cooper said the point of the meeting is to engage with others, share ideas and identify potential for setting up a housing solution based on a common value system.

Cooper, her husband Jonas Koukl and son Tomas recently sold their home and are now living with friends. The family are interested in setting up a cohousing space which would ideally be individually owned but based on collective responsibility in harmony with nature. “To be able to choose how and where to live, while so many New Zealanders are struggling to survive is a privilege,” Cooper said. Continued on page 4

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Community

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang coming to Masterton

100 helping hands for Greytown orchard

The famous story of a magical �� ehicle – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – is making its way to Masterton, with director Marilyn Bouzaid calling out all local actors and singers, young and old, to�� the vacant roles. Full story P4

Transport

‘Intolerable’ wait for tests

Months-long waits for driver tests are an “intolerable” hold-up, according to South Wairarapa’s mayor Alex Beijen. Full story P8

A Wairarapa orchard has received a boost of 100 new seasonal workers for the beginning of its harvest season through a Ministry of Social Development [MSD] scheme. Full story P3

Environment Winery

Greater Wellington Regional Council: ‘Don’t be a tosser’

Martinborough’s Newest Boutique Winery

Greater Wellington Regional Council [GWRC] is calling fo�� d community effort to protect Wairarapa’s rivers facing constant pollution, contamination, and desecration from ongoing rubbish dumping. Full story P5

Inside

Winemakers and partners Lucie Gresset and Simone Amorese met at a party, and the winery where it was held is now their home and the base for their business. Full story P6

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100 helping hands for Greytown orchard JR’s Orchards have accommodation onsite to host 40 new workers from outside the region. PHOTO/TOM TAYLOR

Tom Taylor A Wairarapa orchard has received a boost of 100 new seasonal workers for the beginning of its harvest season through a Ministry of Social Development [MSD] scheme. One hundred people, formerly on jobseeker support, started working at JR’s Orchards on March 8. They would continue to work at the orchards in Papawai – 5km southeast of Greytown – until May. According to JR’s Orchards’ website, Royal Gala, and Sunglow Red apples, and Packhams, Beurre Bosc, and Taylors Gold pears, were normally ready for Harvest in March. Other varieties would come into season throughout April and May. News of the additional workers came as the fruitgrowing industry cried out for help. On March 15, New Zealand Apples and Pears – JR’s Orchards’ industry body – released a statement expressing concern about this year’s harvest. “The whole industry from Gisborne to Central Otago is under huge pressure – growers and their teams are stressed

and distressed,” it said. “Blocks and varieties are being sacriﬁced; many orchardists are managing only one pick; pack houses are struggling to operate; the impact of the labour shortage is biting hard.” JR’s Orchards operations director Jamiee Burns said it was her company’s policy not to comment to media. NZ Apples and Pears chief executive Alan Pollard told the Times-Age that

JR’s Orchards have 100 new workers to help with their harvest. PHOTOS/FILE

he had not heard of JR’s Orchards’ agreement with MSD but said that any additional workers would be helpful.

“The shortage is in the thousands, not in the hundreds,” Pollard said. “If you extrapolate that right across horticulture there is a signiﬁcant shortage that we’re all facing.” MSD regional commissioner for the central region Katie Brosnahan said that MSD had been running a range of initiatives around the country, including job expos that matched jobseekers with seasonal work opportunities. “We’ve been delighted with the response,” she said. In Wairarapa, these initiatives had resulted in the placement of 100 people into work at JR’s Orchards. Of the 100 workers, 40 had relocated from Palmerston North, Horowhenua, and the Kapiti Coast to pick up work. “This is testimony to their willingness to move to where the jobs are and to take a chance on something new,” Brosnahan said. “It also reﬂects collaboration of growers, MSD and the many other agencies working to bring in the crop and to provide jobs for

those who need them.” A bus had transported the workers from other regions to JR’s Orchards on March 7. Those with their own vehicles were paid a travel allowance. The remaining 60 workers were Wairarapabased. Transport would be provided from Masterton to Greytown for these people. Brosnahan said that JR’s new workers would be supported under the New Zealand Seasonal Workers Scheme. Workers did not have to be on a beneﬁt to qualify for the scheme, however all of JR’s new employees had been on jobseeker support. In November 2020, Minister for social development and employment Carmel Sepuloni had announced additional ﬁnancial support for unemployed New Zealanders to undertake seasonal work. The new incentives included up to $200 per week for accommodation costs and increased wet weather payments when it was impossible to work. In a response to a written question from David Seymour, Sepuloni said that MSD forecasted that the enhanced New Zealand Seasonal Work Scheme

New Zealand Apples and Pears chief executive Alan Pollard commends the Ministry of Social Development for their innovative ideas addressing shortages in the fruit growing industry.

would support 500 to 700 people into seasonal work in the next year. JR’s Orchards had its own accommodation village that could house 76 seasonal staﬀ. MSD payments would cover the cost of this accommodation for workers. Brosnahan said that each worker would also have their ‘home’ based costs covered and would receive an incentive payment of up to $1000 if they completed 12 weeks of employment. On the completion of the work at JR’s Orchards, MSD would refer the

seasonal workers to jobs at Martinborough Vineyard to assist with their grape harvest for up to four weeks. Brosnahan said that up to 80 beds were available in Martinborough and Featherston for these workers. Brosnahan said that after the grape harvest, “MSD will continue to work with employers and job seekers to ensure they can move into other roles, or support them with beneﬁts until further work is found”. Pollard said that MSD had done a good job of incentivising people to move to growing regions but said that for most people – especially those with families – relocating for just a few weeks of work would be unfeasible. “It was always going to be a challenge, but I certainly take my hat oﬀ to MSD for trying to come up with some really innovative ways of addressing the shortages.” As Wairarapa’s only Recognised Seasonal Employer [RSE], JR’s Orchards had also hosted workers from the Solomon Islands every year since 2008. Under its ECCO brand, JR’s Orchards had exported apples worldwide since 2012.

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang coming to Masterton John Lazo-Ron

“We had planned this for last year, but of course, with covid-19, we weren’t able to do it. So we’re looking forward to putting on a major musical this year for the Masterton Theatre Company.” Bouzaid said they were in the musical’s audition stage and had many major and minor roles to fill. “There are going to be so many different characters,” she said. “Lots of minor and major roles, including the main characters. “It features inventor Caractacus Potts, his two children Jemima and Jeremy, the lovely truly scrumptious grandpa, the over the top Baron and Baroness of Vulgaria,

The famous story of a magical flying vehicle – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – is making its way to Masterton, with director Marilyn Bouzaid calling out all local actors and singers, young and old, to fill the vacant roles. The Masterton Theatre Company recently announced they would be staging the famously renowned musical on June 24 through July 4. Masterton local Bouzaid, who has been directing musicals for more than 40 years, said she was thrilled for the opportunity to bring this musical to the town after covid-19 disrupted original plans for the play last year. “You have no idea how thrilled I am to bring this play to Masterton finally,” Bouzaid said.

gormless spies, an evil child catcher, along with a number of cameo roles. It is a great opportunity for actors and singers to perform. “We need people young and old for this, so [the play is] actually a feast for all ages.” Bouzaid said the production team would be making the renowned car themselves but wouldn’t say much more about it as it would be a “surprise” for guests on the nights. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang would have a talented orchestra playing throughout the musical under local musical director Craig Thomson’s baton.

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Auditions for the musical will be held on Friday, March 26 [6pm] and Saturday, March 27 [10am] at Gaiety Hall on Ngaumutawa Rd.

Cohousing idea could tackle loneliness Continued from page 1 “One in one hundred Kiwis are experiencing severe housing deprivation, and in the past five years, house prices across the country have increased at twice the rate of incomes. “Something has to be done, and it’s not just building more houses. We have to change the way we live,” she said. Cooper said a key driver in this initiative was her experience of parenting. “It has really driven me to be interested in this idea. I have struggled with parenting while living in the mainstream way, living in separate houses, driving my child in a car to play groups,” she said. “I love the idea with cohousing that your values and your activity can be part of your daily life.” Cooper said living with friends had given her insight into how a co-living environment could work well. “Where we are living now we have a beautiful

Catherine Cooper with husband Jonas Koukl and son Tomas

example of that,” she said. “Our son is able to wander out into the garden and meet up with other people who care for him and have those kinds of relationships in an informal, unplanned way. “They can bump into each other in the garden and pick potatoes together,

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“Our vision is flexible. It is not set in stone. It’s something we want to discuss with other people and hear about their visions.” Cooper said the meeting was about starting a discussion in the Wairarapa. “One of the keys to reclaiming the best of what we have lost may be simply to want less.” Cooper said a cohousing option along these lines would mean setting up a contract with your neighbours to put work in and receive social benefits in return. “It shifts housing from a financial asset to a community asset that everyone has a stake in,” she said. • A Facebook page called Cohousing Wairarapa has more information. The public meeting to discuss options will be held at the Carterton Court House in Holloway Street on Saturday April 3rd from 3 to 5pm.

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and impacts other parts of Wairarapa – leaving a wake of destruction. “The Wairarapa Moana, a taonga [treasure] that is internationally protected under Ramsar status, is currently suffering further environmental degradation from rubbish dumped in Wairarapa rivers,” she said. “Rubbish flows downstream and collects in and around the moana, threatening the unique and endangered species that call this place home.” Staples said it would not only be the environment paying the price from the “careless acts of a few”. The fee for cleaning up dumped rubbish would cost the council $500 per site clean-up, at a minimum. This would be funded by ratepayers. Staples hoped the community would rally together to keep one another “in check”. She hoped dumpers would think about the harm they were causing – not only to the environment but also to the community. Ongoing rubbish dumping would create a ‘no-win’ situation for the community. It will eventually lead to preventative measures to stop the pollution, such as installing gate locks to prevent vehicles from driving onto the area and dumping, Staples said. She reminded the community to use official rubbish disposal options that reduce environmental impact, unnecessary costs and protect the community from hazards and risk. Sign at South Featherston Rd by the river.

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Winemakers and partners Lucie Gresset and Simone Amorese met at a party, and the winery where it was held is now their home and the base for their business. Amorese was a winemaker from Arona, a town on Lake Maggiore in Northern Italy. He came to New Zealand on a working holiday eight years ago and settled in Wairarapa. He studied viticulture in Alba in Italy and had worked at both Palliser and Colombo Wineries. Gresset was a Paristrained marketing and communications specialist from Pontarlier in France. She was travelling through New Zealand when she was invited to the fateful party. The pair produced and launched the ﬁrst bottles of their ‘Equilibrium Makers’ wine this month. Gresset explained the meaning behind the name: “Equilibrium describes the balancing of forces. How we found our balance between France and Italy in New Zealand,” she said. “It also describes the balance between nature and the intervention of the winemaker.”

I love this area. This is almost like home for me. It’s comfortable to be here. It’s not in every town that you can ÿ nd people you can get close to that are almost like your family. The wine was made from fruit grown on the Te Muna winery that Amorese looks after, Pond Paddock Vineyard, and bottled in collaboration with other vineyards. This release had 800 bottles of chardonnay and 400 of pinot noir, although future oﬀerings would include a rose. Amorese said they aimed to produce an accessible, easy-todrink wine for enjoying in a range of settings. “With our wine, we have tried to bring together my European experience and my New Zealand experience and make a diﬀerent wine,” he said. “It’s very easy drinking pinot. At the same time, it’s nice and complex. “What we want is for people to be able to enjoy our wine with good company. “That is what we do every day in Italy. “Good food, good friends and good company. Then you will remember the wine. You remember the whole experience, not only the wine.”

The idea for Equilibrium came during lockdown last year. They used the downtime to plan and design the brand. “We always talked about it and the lockdown was the best time for us to sit down and make it happen,” Gresset said. The pair spoke highly of the Wairarapa community and the ease of doing business in New Zealand. “People are happy to help here. Which is so good for launching a new label,” Amorese said. “I love this area. This is almost like home for me,” Gresset said. “It’s comfortable to be here. It’s not in every town that you can ﬁnd people you can get close to that are almost like your family.” The 2020 vintage was bottled on February 25 and launched with a party at Colombo Martinborough winery. • Wines can be bought directly from the winery through www. equilibriummakers. com.

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‘Intolerable’ long wait for tests Marcus Anselm Months-long waits for driver tests are an “intolerable” hold-up, according to South Wairarapa’s mayor, who is demanding a quicker turnaround for learner drivers as the number waiting across the country sits at about 40,000. Alex Beijen joined Sandra Goudie, his counterpart in ThamesCoromandel, in demanding a quicker turnaround for learner drivers. The queue to take a test rose to 42,000 across New Zealand, with wait times of more than 100 days at Masterton’s Vehicle Testing New Zealand [VTNZ] centre, the closest testing centre for Masterton and Carterton districts and most of South Wairarapa district. In a letter to Michael Wood MP, the Minister of Transport, Goudie said learners in her district had to wait weeks to take a test. “Being able to drive is vital to people in rural/ provincial communities such as ours.

Wairarapa learner drivers, are waiting up to three months to get a restricted licence test. PHOTO/MARCUS ANSELM

“We have a window of opportunity for our at-risk young people, and we see any delay to equip them to be able to pursue employment and improve themselves is potentially an opportunity lost.” Goudie wanted Wood to arrange ﬁnancial support for the industry to clear the backlog. Two weeks ago, Local Democracy Reporting found that the wait for tests in Gisborne was at least ﬁve weeks. And the problem is even more acute in Wairarapa’s districts. The situation has worsened since the turn of the year when people were waiting weeks for a

conclusion in Masterton. The station conducts about 5000 tests in a typical year, including about 1500 restricted drivers licence tests. It currently has its ﬁrst openings in June, a wait of more than three months. Last year saw a drop in numbers due to lockdown and subsequent covid-19 prevention measures. The impasse has exacerbated existing issues for rural people seeking mobility, Beijen said. He said a lack of licensing was “usually the ﬁrst instance of contact between the criminal justice system and youth”. “In South Wairarapa, we are continuing with

eﬀorts to have youth licensed to avoid this and provide them with access to employment. “To ﬁnd that there is a three-month wait to sit any form of practical test, and if they do not pass, an additional three-month wait is intolerable and undermines many peoples work in this area. “In the South Wairarapa, access to public transport is at a level way below that of urban residents, and choices for transport or cycling for anyone without a license mean the impact is much greater than other areas.” Makoura College career advisor Therese King said licensing was essential

to some students’ work opportunities. The Masterton high school looks to ensure all its pupils get their learners’ licence on or about their 16th birthday and looks to help all Year 13 students pass their full test by the time they leave. “With the delay, we have some kids who have been on their learners for more than a year now because we haven’t been able to send them out to practice driving.” She said lockdowns had made waits much worse. “There were still delays before covid-19, but they’re worse now. It was great for fighting the virus, but it just created a whole period of time where people were booked in, and it causes a domino effect, which affects everybody. “They need more testing officers here. That would alleviate all the problems and clear the backlog.” VTNZ was privatised in 1999 and bought by the Motor Transport Association [MTA], which sold 60 per cent of shares to German vehicle inspectors DEKRA in 2013. It has managed practical driver testing since 2014, on contract from the New Zealand Transport Agency [NZTA]. James Law, its

operations support manager, said VTNZ carried out about 25,000 driver tests nationwide per month before lockdown. He said covid-19 safety measures slowed down progress and caused a jam in the system. VTNZ is looking to manage the build-up by recruiting and training new driver testing officers [DTOs], which takes 22 weeks to complete. The latest DTO training course is due to be completed in the first week of April. “We anticipate new slots in Masterton will open up following that,” he said. “As certification is not guaranteed, and changes to Alert Levels can impact training, further testing slots cannot be opened until these new DTOs are certified.” Hayley Evans, the senior manager of systems integrity at NZTA, said the delays were “frustrating” compared to the usual 30day wait time to book and site a test. “We know these delays can be frustrating. We’re working hard to reduce these wait times, and we encourage learner and restricted drivers to keep practising as they wait for their test bookings.” – NZLDR

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TOMATOES. If you are still getting new flower clusters pick these off so that the energy is used in plumping and juicing up the fruit that is already there. As soon as the temperatures start dropping you would be better off picking them when they are green and placing them on a windowsill to ripen, or place them in a paper bag with a slice of apple or a ripe tomato to speed up the process. Check them often and pulling out the ones that are colouring up nicely. You could even pull the entire plant from the ground and hang it upside down somewhere where they temperatures will stay between 16-22 C).

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CAPSICUMS & CHILLIS. These can be picked at any stage from green to red, the intensity of hotness increases in chilli’s as they ripen from green to red. It’s best to pick peppers frequently, once they hit their peak they don’t last long, they can be sliced and frozen or used for yummy home-grown sauces and relish.

Autumn is probably one of the most important seasons in the gardening world. This is the �me to give the garden some TLC a�er the harsh summer months, and the �me to prepare the garden for when the cold, harsh winter months arrive. So make the most of the light at the end of the day while it is s�ll here and what is le� of the warmth and get out in the garden.

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If you were wise and planted yourself some home-grown goodness over the summer months, then about now you will reaping the rewards and be busy picking your produce. Summer vegetable crops should keep on producing until the weather cools down, and there are things you can do now to help increase yield, flavour and the storage life.

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Nothing quite says ‘Spring is Here’ like spring flowers popping up, ideally with baby lambs frolicking around them too. They can be planted any time from the middle of March until the end of May, when they flower usually depends on the winter cold and spring warmth. Bulbs thrive in well-drained soil – damp soil will rot the bulbs. Before planting dig in plenty of compost, peat or bulb mix. If drainage is poor then planting in raised beds helps, they can also be grown in pots. Plant in a spot that gets full sun and that has well drained soil. You won’t see much happening for a couple of months, but underneath the ground the

This is the time to come in and get your bulbs so that you get them planted in time for a beautiful spring display. Bulbs are flying out the door this season – don’t leave it too long to get your favourites. Once they’re gone – they’re gone. Here are some examples of what we have – but remember, stocks are limited:

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Culinary artistry on show in Carterton Brunches flavoured with Middle Eastern spices, a cheesecake in a lolly jar, and sheep’s cheese set aflame at your table: Balter Bar & Kitchen is an icon of avant-garde cuisine in provincial New Zealand. My husband and I treated ourselves to brunch and dinner at the Carterton restaurant arriving to a warm welcome, and leaving feeling impressed and pleasantly full. Balter, under the ownership of veteran chef Tript Dhillon and skilled barista Guru Gill, is a marriage of big city “fine dining” and smalltown hospitality. Balter’s menu is full of culinary innovation: infusing more traditional fare with Mediterranean, Asian, Middle Eastern and Caribbean flavours and techniques, and each meal is plated with both precision and finesse.

The eggs bene was prepared in the traditional fashion (with eggs cooked to perfection), but with homemade brioche toast adding a sweet balance to the citric hollandaise, and paprika garnish for an extra kick. The French toast was both flavourful and artfully presented, with poached peer, berry compote, mascarpone and almond shavings. Our meals came with excellent coffee, with some lovely latte art from the talented team of baristas. For dinner, we started with Pork Fire Crackers – sausages in pastry, flavoured with honey mustard and balsamic; a clever twist on the humble sausage roll – and Flaming Cheese. The cheese was a theatrical experience: sheep’s gruyere, soaked in fruit liqueur, set on fire by your waiter, and doused with lemon juice. The finished product of melted cheese soaked up with lavosh (a thin Middle Eastern bread) is spectacular.

Soumya Bhamidipati New statistics released to the Times-Age show what issues locals are seeking advice about. Citizens Advice Bureau [CAB] Wairarapa helped with 1145 in-depth client enquiries in 2020, while also providing other services. The main area of enquiry was residential tenancy, including disputes, accounting for about nine per cent of all enquiries. This was closely followed by questions about employment contracts and conditions, which accounted for eight per cent.

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For a small community like Carterton, however, the restaurant is a perfect fit – with a relaxed ambience, friendly, attentive service, and affordable pricing. Plus, all ingredients are locally-sourced – including spirits from Lighthouse Gin – and herbs and garnishes grown in the on-site garden. For brunch, my husband and I sampled the eggs benedict, French toast, and fenugreek potatoes, served with a poached egg, smoked salmon, and whipped feta. The potatoes were my favourite – the spices made the flavouring pop, while still being delicate and not overpowering, and blended well with the tang of the feta.

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We then shared the twice-cooked pork belly, served with kumara, pear chutney, and “sculpted” crackling; and the lamb shoulder, with chilli mango jam and lime labneh (Middle Eastern yoghurt cheese). The pork was the ideal combination of crispy and tender, and melted in the mouth. The lamb was beautifully cooked, and the mango and yoghurt gave it the feel of a mellow curry. We finished on a high note, with the deconstructed tiramisu and smoked mango and rhubarb cheesecake. Both were delighftful, and the presentation of the cheesecake was ingenious: served inside an old-school glass sweet jar, with a wooden vapour aroma wafting outwards as you lift the lid. My husband and I agreed our meals were top-notch – and we particularly enjoyed the laid-back environment, and warm, attentive and punctual service we received from Tript, Guru and the team. Try Balter for your next dining experience.

CAB Wairarapa chairperson Heather Pullar said the local oﬃce had averaged at about eight enquiries a day last month, with as many as 14 on one day. “There were no days where we had nobody.” The numbers of people dropping in had steadily increased over the six years she had been with the organisation. “I think that’s to do with what’s going on in society,” Pullar said. She noticed an increase in employment queries last year, which she attributed to the impact of covid. “We did have a run for a while on emergency housing,” she said. “We’ve previously had spikes in people needing food parcels, but currently we’ve hardly had any calls about that. “Currently, the spike is

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about tenancy, and that’s a nationwide trend.” Queries made in Wairarapa were usually in line with those received by CAB sites nationwide. “There’s nothing unusual that happens in our area compared to the rest of the country,” she said. “Hunger and homelessness are not peculiar to us. Employment is another area that’s not peculiar to us.” One of the more unexpected enquiries CAB Wairarapa had received was from an elderly woman, who called to ask what day it was. “She had a clock to tell the time, but she didn’t know what day it was,” Pullar said. After answering her question, CAB volunteers advised the woman to invest in a digital clock that showed both the time and date. “We will talk to anybody about anything,” Pullar said. “We don’t claim to know all the answers to all the questions, but we can direct people to the

community organisations that can help them.” All 32 staff at CAB Wairarapa were volunteers. The office had opened in 1974 with two volunteers, four years after the first CAB opened in Auckland in 1970. There were now 82 CAB sites around New Zealand. Staff received ongoing training and were capable of dealing with stressed people, Pullar said. “Most volunteers come from a working background, so they’ve learned these life skills.” She had worked with Lifeline and been a tutor before working with CAB, and wanted to continue helping people. “I was facing retirement and wondering what to do with myself,” she said. “My life’s work was around helping people and guiding people.” March 8-14 was CAB Awareness Week 2021. • CAB Wairarapa has been based at 43 Perry St, Masterton, since 2000. It was open from Monday to Friday between 9am-4pm.

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Here in the Wairarapa, it seems we really do love our natural environment. And it’s also clear that we’re aware there are things we need to do, to look after our special little piece of Planet Earth. A quick count reveals that there are at least 52 groups in the Wairarapa, who are working to protect and restore biodiversity in different ways, both rural and urban and in many different parts of our region. From small groups of neighbours planting up a creek that runs behind their properties, to massive collaborations with million-dollar budgets and 100-year plans, there are thousands of us out there doing the mahi, connecting our communities and working The Wairarapa Pūkaha to Kawakawa Alliance is a community-led network. It brings many different groups together to increase the health of Wairarapa ecosystems, biodiversity, water, and the resilience of its communities. It includes conservation and environmental groups, farmers and mana whenua as well as representatives from DOC, the Greater Wellington Regional Council and Wairarapa District Councils. alongside each other to do our bit. And if you’re into setting traps for predators, planting trees on riverbanks, searching for bugs, creating wētā homes, collecting data, spotting skinks or cleaning up waterways, then you’ll find that there’s a place for you in Wairarapa’s diverse environmental community.

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ways we can work together to achieve this.”

While there will be guest speakers and guided discussions, the hui will also give people time to talk with others and share their successes and their ideas for support. The keynote speaker is Charles Daugherty, a recently-retired zoologist from the Hawke’s Bay, who has spent a lifetime involved in conservation. He is currently Chair of the Hawke’s Bay Biodiversity Trust and a director at the tech company Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP). His talk will be followed by small-group discussions, an overview of who’s-doing-what across our region, and time to question and One of the ways that WaiP2K chat. is connecting, supporting and When: Sunday 11 April | 1 - 5pm “Our focus is Kei te celebrating all the work that Where: Copthorne Solway Park mahi tātou mō te taiao is being done, is by holding - Communities working Cost: Free an afternoon hui on April 11 together for nature,” says in Masterton. Anyone with an Register: Gill Murray, “so being able interest in environmental projects https://waip2khui.eventbrite.co.nz to bring different groups is welcome, and while it is free, or email kiaora@waip2k.org.nz together face-to-face participants need to register. like this at a hui is a really great opportunity!” “We want to give people plenty of time to connect and collaborate,” says WaiP2K Learn more about Wairarapa Pūkaha to chairperson Gill Murray. “WaiP2K has a vision Kawakawa Alliance and sign up to our monthly of thriving native biodiversity, waterways to be newsletter at www.waip2k.org.nz. proud of and prosperous communities. This hui Follow us on Facebook at makes it possible for anyone who is involved www.facebook.com/waip2k. or interested in environmental projects in the Wairarapa to network, learn, share ideas and find

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12 Wairarapa Midweek Opinion Wednesday, March 24, 2021 EDITORIAL

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Opinion

Eyes open on the road Writing pieces about the state of the roads, speeding, and driving skills [or lack of] here in Wairarapa has started to feel like a norm for me. Last week, there was an influx of serious crashes that continued to mar the region’s high crash rate in 2021. Thinking about the latest crash that happened in the early hours of last Thursday – where a driver was airlifted to Wellington Hospital after their car collided with a cow on Lake Ferry Rd – I saw an elderly gentleman walking along a pedestrian crossing. He was very visible from at least 50 metres back, and I thought the car in front of me would have seen him too. However, as the man got to the middle to stop and look, the car just continued without letting him through. Now I don’t know whether the person didn’t see the man, or if they were “occupied,” but as I said, he was very visible from afar, and the car should have stopped. Thankfully, the elderly man had the common

Peace of Mind What if that elderly man had continued to cross, as he had the full right too, and the car collided with him? Going that the car didn’t slow down, he would have seriously been injured, possibly even fatal. There are many pedestrian crossings planted throughout Wairarapa, with some even on State Highway 2 through the towns. And people are using these crossings during peak hour traffic. I don’t think anyone is innocent when it comes to multi-tasking in their cars. However, we can improve, so let’s start paying more attention to what’s in front of us while driving and slow down at pedestrian crossings. You don’t know who’s about to make that walk across the road.

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There are two types of Enduring Powers of Attorney. One for personal care and welfare and the other for property (your possessions and assets). Personal Care and Welfare An Enduring Power of Attorney for personal care and welfare can only come into effect if you become mentally incapable. Mentally incapable means the inability to understand the effect of any decisions which may be made relating to a person’s personal care and welfare. An example of this is where a decision is required for a person with Alzheimer’s disease who needs to be placed in care. Under an Enduring Power of Attorney for personal care and welfare only an individual person must be appointed. It is common for this person to be a member of the donor’s family. Property An Enduring Power of Attorney relating to property contains several features. The person giving the Power of Attorney can choose when the Enduring Power of Attorney comes into effect. The options are: • immediately the document is signed (if a person wishes someone else to manage his or her affairs from the date of signing); • at some specified time in the future; • or if the person giving the Power of Attorney becomes mentally incapable (“mentally incapable” in relation to property means that the person giving the Power of Attorney cannot manage his or her property affairs). In addition an Enduring Power of Attorney relating to property has the following further features: • The person giving the Power of Attorney can decide whether it covers all of his or her property or just specific assets, • The person giving the Power of Attorney can decide whether there are particular conditions he or she would wish to impose upon the use of the Power of Attorney. • The person giving the Power of Attorney can stipulate whether it is to take effect for a period of time or for the rest of his or her life. An Enduring Power of Attorney relating to property can be cancelled or changed at any time provided the person giving the Power of Attorney understands what he or she is doing. If a person becomes sick or is incapacitated as a result of an accident then unless an Enduring Power of Attorney is in place the family and other close relatives cannot make important decisions. To obtain authority to make such decisions in the case of an accident or illness, it is necessary to make an application to the Court for a manager to be appointed to make decisions on financial matters and a welfare guardian on personal matters. Such applications can be expensive, stressful and take time. Any person over 18 or anyone who is married should give serious consideration to making Enduring Powers of Attorney. An Enduring Power of Attorney operates while the person giving it is alive. This is to be contrasted with a Will which only takes effect upon death. A Will does not come into effect if a person is mentally incapable. Indeed, in that situation the solicitors acting will not be able to divulge the terms of the Will to family members. If you require further information about Enduring Powers of Attorney please telephone me on 021 450 253 or e-mail me at simon@thepropertylawyer.co.nz

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John Lazo-Ron sense to stop in the middle before crossing. Of course, I stopped to let him through. But immediately after, I realised something Wairarapa Automobile Association chairman Craig Bowyer said to me the previous day in an interview regarding the influx of crashes: That there is a problem with driver inattentiveness here in Wairarapa. Bowyer was calling for local drivers to be more attentive and be further aware of road conditions. And after seeing this car fail to stop at this crossing, I wholeheartedly agree. The thing is, some people will say, “yeah, well, so what, this happens all the time”. Well, yes, it does happen all the time. That is why I’m saying the lack of driver attention needs to be brought to attention.

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Opinion Wairarapa Midweek

STREET TALK

If I could change one law it would be … Jean Cretney Harsher punishment for those who hurt animals. David Marinan Jury duty would no longer be an obligation. Elaine Leggott WC A life sentence for a life.

Vicki Thompson To have stronger prosecution laws and be able to dish out real punishment to those who abuse animals. An eye for an eye. Carolyn Henson If a child is hurt and the family remain silent to protect the offender then the whole family should be put in custody until someone speaks. NZ is very weak on these laws.

Adele Pentony-Graham Reply to messages, phone, emails. Acknowledge messages, thanks.

Henare Parata Increased speeds on motorways & highways/ much like they have between Cambridge and Hamilton.

Pene Jackson Children in NZ are suffering horrific injuries dealt out by family members. There should be far more severe penalties for abuse on

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people too young or scared to speak up. NZ laws have to change. Police need more training in this field and some of our social workers who are at the chalk face are a joke. Yes at times their red tape can get in the way but these kids have no one to depend on sometimes.

Jason Felderhof I wouldn’t necessarily change laws but I would redirect money towards organisations that are on the frontline facing some of New Zealand biggest social issues. One in particular I would highlight would be the ‘Man-up’ programme that is actually

run by Destiny Church. I can see them really making an impact on alot of the negative statistics surrounding some of our Maori men. They help with alot of prison reform, and restore alot of mana back to the men that recieve help from them.

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Aratoi introduces regional trustees Aratoi’s home may well be in Masterton but it is truly a regional asset. The composition of the governing body, the Aratoi Regional Trust illustrates that perfectly. Firstly, two of the trustees, Te Rangikaiwhiria Reiri [Ngāti Kahungunu] and Carlene Te Tau [Rangitāne o Wairarapa] are iwi representatives appointed for an indefinite term by the chairs of their respective iwi. The other trustees are appointed by an Electoral College chaired by the Mayor of Masterton. The Mayors of Carterton and South Wairarapa District Councils complete the trio of Wairarapa mayors who select the trustees, along with the chair and deputy chair of the Masterton Trust Lands Trust, the chairs of Trust House Charitable Trust, Aratoi Regional Trust, Friends of Aratoi and the two Wairarapa iwi. This gives a regional voice as well as financial and cultural perspectives to the selection process.

Trustees of Aratoi Regional Trust, back row from left: Elizabeth Johnston, Lydia Wevers, Donna Burkhart [deputy chair], Victoria Shaw. Front row from left: Te Rangikaiwhiria Reiri, Carlene Te Tau, Barbara Roydhouse, David Moriarty [chair]. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

The trustees live throughout Wairarapa and bring diverse interests and skills to the board. Chair David Moriarty is a retired businessman from Masterton. The chair is elected by the trustees and appointed for a 12-month period. This is David’s first

term as chair. Barbara Roydhouse, a retired art teacher from Masterton, served as chair from 2016 until the end of last year. Trustees can serve for a maximum of two terms, that is 12 years, and Barbara is now completing the second of her terms. Also from Masterton

Roar awareness stressed by safety council Grace Prior The New Zealand Mountain Safety Council is calling for greater awareness about hunting safety this season. MSC said it was predicting that this year’s Roar, the biggest event in the deer hunting calendar, would be a big one with hunters itching to get out in the hills after covid-19 cancelled their chances to get out last year. This year, MSC’s message was simple, “be the hunter your mates want to hunt with”. MSC said there had been a death in Wairarapa in 2012 during the Roar season, where someone had been misidentified. In 2012, 54-year-old Christopher Dummer had pleaded guilty in Wellington District Court

to careless use of a firearm causing death. The former Wellington Deerstalkers’ Association president had been charged after a 29-yearold Auckland builder Alexander Cameron McDonald, was shot dead in Aorangi Forest Park on April 7. Dummer, who was in another hunting party, was only 16.3m away when he got McDonald in his scope and fired once, shooting him in the head. During the Roar hunting season in 2019, there were about 400 injuries and 24 search and rescues across the country, MSC said. In 2018, there had been another death due to a misidentification of target, about 320 injuries and 31 search and rescues. MSC chief executive Mike

Daisley said he wanted to shine the spotlight on all the elements of a safe and successful hunt, especially the positive behaviours that most hunters already display. MSC said its recent hunting safety campaign and video focused on two hunters and their conflicting planning and preparation pre-trip, with the aim of encouraging solid preparation before heading out. The new video, produced by Wellington-based Flying Saucer, features Kiwi actors Cohen Holloway and Stephen Tamarapa, as two hunters who head out into the bush but have very contrasting experiences. “We hope that the hunters see themselves in one of the two guys from the video,” Daisley said.

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is deputy chair Donna Burkhart, a retired nurse who previously was associated with Aratoi through her roles on the Friends of Aratoi committee. From the south are Elizabeth Johnston, a solicitor from Greytown, Victoria

Shaw, a businesswoman from Greytown and Professor Lydia Wevers, a literary historian from Martinborough. The trustees’ responsibilities are huge. The trust holds all of Aratoi’s assets on behalf of the community, appoints the director, and manages its strategic direction. Much of its business is associated with financial matters. The current project is fundraising to establish a solar farm on the roof of its building and thus reduce electricity costs. The first stage of the project will cost $84.000 and to date some $60,000 has been raised. Aratoi plans to commit to the project in the next few weeks and anticipates electricity production will start in May this year. Aratoi and the whole of the Wairarapa community are indebted to these trustees whose mahi enables Aratoi to be the centre for arts and culture in our region.

He said you could either be “the hunter who is doing the right things and that’s validation for what they do in real life, or the hunter who goes out on more of a whim, doesn’t do the planning or preparation, and it is a reminder to them that they should sharpen up a little.” MSC found that the causes of hunting related search and rescues varied greatly, with about 21 per cent of all hunting search and rescues caused by poor navigational skills. Additionally, a combination of inadequate fitness, lack of warm and waterproof clothing, and not carrying a torch contributed to about 20 per cent of all hunting search and rescues, MSC said. “So often, the conversation around

hunting safety focuses on firearms, that’s a really important part of it, but there’s very clear insights that show the vast majority of safety incidents relate to other topics like inadequate fitness, navigation errors, insufficient planning and preparation, not carrying the right gear, and decision-making about whether to push on or turn around,” Daisley said. He said in order to avoid becoming one of the statistics, hunters should ensure they carry basic items, a jacket, warm layers, and a head torch even on day hunts. Hunters should also wear blaze and prepare for the unexpected by carrying an emergency shelter, a first aid kit, and a suitable communications device, he said.

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How we’re rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine We have secured enough doses of the Pfizer vaccine for everyone 16 years and over in Aotearoa. Any vaccine’s strength is in numbers. The more of us who get vaccinated, the stronger and safer we’ll all be. It will give us more freedom in our daily lives, and more options for our whānau, our businesses and our country. Because when we roll up our own sleeves, we’re helping to protect all of us. Here are the key facts about the Pfizer vaccine: It’s safe

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WALK BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT

Emirates Team New Zealand, right, competes against Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team during the America’s Cup race eight on Auckland Harbour. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

Never, ever give up Comment

Mike Osborne There used to be a poster hanging on office cubicle walls of a frog being swallowed head first by a bird with a large beak. The frog’s head was well inside the bird and its hind legs dangling on either side of the end of its beak. However, its arms were free and hands [I know, it’s a metaphor, OK?] were tightly wrapped around the bird’s neck. The caption was, “Never ever give up”. This came to mind as I was watching race eight of the America’s Cup between Emirates Team New Zealand [ETNZ] and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Alfa Romeo Lavazza Cannelloni Arrivederci Roma [LRPP]. In light airs, the kiwi boat fell off its foils and went from hare to tortoise faster than you can say rich man’s pissing contest. LRPP headed off into the distance with a 2000-metre lead

of over four minutes. To the vast majority of us that would be game over and indeed some people switched off their TVs to avoid watching a drubbing. Meanwhile, on the kiwi boat, helmsman Peter Burling remained focused on the next mark and the grinders heaved away furiously despite what looked like a hopeless cause. It was inspiring to watch. If ever there was a moment to dig deep, this was it. Nekminnit, what’s happening? LRPP have fallen off their foils in a part of the course that’s looking pretty glassy. Now, Te Rehutai is back up and flying, mowing down this huge lead at, literally, a rate of knots. It’s LRPP’s turn to dig deep as they see not only that their lead has vanished but ETNZ is zooming off into the distance. What to do? There was only

one option. Get back on the foils pronto. How? Find enough wind to get enough speed up for the foils to work. But, where was the wind? Here, the LRPP team took an unusual step and headed off over the course boundary where they could see some puffs. Despite being warned by the umpires and receiving penalties they continued out of bounds. It was their only option. They were successful and got themselves back on track. Too late though. ETNZ was now over four minutes in front and heading to the finish line in one of the biggest reversals you’re ever likely to see. Yachting is a strange sport filled with so many arcane intricacies, so many little tweaks that add up to a difference. Normally, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line but in a yacht race that doesn’t matter – it’s all about the wind speed and direction. It calls the shots. The sailors follow and never ever give up.

Do you still remember when you were a little child in the company of your mum or dad and you had nothing to fear? Just look at a new born baby! No one can settle it, but when it’s in mum’s arms, it will be content. We can see what a great comfort it for them just to feel or know that she is there. We as adults can learn so much from our children by how content and happy they are. How content and happy are you? Are you happy with what you have? Or what you are? We look so much at ourselves at what we don’t have and what we are not. It makes us so restless and the peace we are longing for is missing. We can become very religious or have all the money in the world yet we will never be content. A very long time ago a man by the name of Augustine of Hippo (354-430) said “Our hearts are restless until they can find rest in God.”” We will never find rest and peace in ourselves or in some other human being. Only God can give us this. We need to learn to be like a child—to walk by faith and not by sight. If we walk by sight we only worry about our reputation, fame, money, material things, entertainment, sensual objects and all the things we see. Faith believes what God has said about life, the origin of life, human nature and that we are strangers to God. But also that God has a plan to save us, to restore us and to have a true relationship with us by sending us the Saviour, His Son the Lord

Jesus Christ. Nothing gives us a clearer picture of what we are than what we find in the Bible. We find that we are lost and searching for answers, but we will never find it until we put our faith and trust in God. Can you imagine going to work in a town a few hours away and you have no way of getting there other than walking? It’s a rough, rugged road. It takes a few hours each way to get there. And then you find out years later that all along there was a railroad going there. You could have taken the train, sat back and enjoyed the ride! The point of this story is that we are restless, looking for life’s meaning and never find it, but at the end of our lives we find out there was a better way. The Bible says there is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. (Proverbs 14:12) Jesus is the way, turn to Him and He can give you peace which passeth all understanding. What a joy it would be when you can say: Wherever He may guide me, no want shall turn me back; My Shepherd is beside me, and nothing can I lack: His wisdom ever waketh, His sight is never dim, He knows the way He taketh, and I will walk with Him. (By Anna Waring) Our next Sunday meeting will be 28th March at the Little Haven at 2pm. Everyone is most welcome. We will serve afternoon tea.

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An example of produce provided by the Wairarapa Fruit and Vegetable Co-op. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Pēpe Ora Parenting Support Parenting support for hapū māmā is now available every Wednesday in Masterton. All pregnant mums are welcome. Sessions run from 10am to 12pm at CLM, 359 Queen St (opposite The Warehouse). All sessions are free with complementary kai and gifts. They are held in a relaxed and informal environment where participants can feel comfortable, connect with other mums, and ask questions about their pregnancy.

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For $12 at the Wairarapa Fruit and Vegetable Coop last week I got one cauliﬂower, four kumaras, six carrots, two apples and four mandarins. The fresh produce is diﬀerent each week and it is brilliant value for money. Costs are kept low because the veggies and fruit are purchased in bulk by a Co-op buyer on behalf of several co-operatives. In addition, volunteers organise, pack and meet people at the pick-up points to keep the costs down. I watch as people pop in to collect their fresh produce. It’s friendly and if there are extras each child gets to choose a piece of fruit. A little kid is excited about getting a banana, and with arms in the air they look like they could be in the front row of a rock concert. If you want produce from the Co-op you deposit your $12 in the Co-op’s bank account by 5pm on a Thursday. On the following Wednesday you collect

your fruit and veggies from collection places in Featherston, Carterton and two locations in Masterton. There are no fees to join and you do not have to commit to be a volunteer or purchase veggies each week. Most people set up an automatic payment each week. You don’t select what types of seasonal produce you get each week and stables are usually covered. To compare, I shopped for the same vegetables at a Wairarapa supermarket and it cost me $21.37. That was a diﬀerence of $9.37 for one week’s fruit and veggie. Value for money is one of the reasons why people like the Co-op. Charlotte Roberts a regular Co-op shopper said, ‘’I like the aﬀordability of food and the regular rhythm and I like connecting with people who have the same kaupapa’’. Danielle Pullan another said, ‘’It’s good and I would recommend it. I don’t have to choose my veggies each week.’’ The Co-op network was

started four years ago by the Regional Public Health to encourage healthy eating habits and get reasonably price fresh fruit and veggies into homes. Nick Young and Fiona Black are the volunteer co-ordinators for the Wairarapa Co-op which started 18 months ago. The largest number of orders for one week was 80 and Nick says there is plenty of room to grow. A team of volunteers meet each Wednesday morning in Featherston. A truck delivers the boxes of produce straight from the markets. The vegetables and fruit are divided and packed in to tubs or reusable cloth bags. There is banter as the volunteers work and then tidy up. After their work a cup of tea is shared. • To connect with the Co-op you can send them an email at wairarapafruitveg@ gmail.com give them a call at [021] 02837876 or ﬁnd them on Facebook.

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Civic Awards Know someone who goes above and beyond for our community? We want to hear about them! Nominations are now open year-round for Masterton District Council’s Civic and Youth Awards. Receiving a Civic or Youth Award is like a big ‘thank you’ on behalf of the community. It could be for commitment related to arts and culture, community, education, heritage and the environment, health and wellbeing, or sport and leisure.

How to nominate Nominating someone you think deserves recognition is easy. Head to the MDC website, www.mstn.govt.nz, or pop into the council office at 161 Queen Street for a nomination form. Nominations for this year’s awards close in November.

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A fun discussion on weta Pūkaha forest [yet!] but if our new biodiversity manager gets her way, we may do. Interestingly Ranger Tara thinks we probably have around 30 of the 70 species of wētā that are thought to exist. And she’s usually right about a lot of things. Ranger Claire is new to our ranks but had been brushing up on insect facts from the manuals that exist to train new visitor centre staff. She shared that wētā – like all insects – don’t have lungs and don’t breathe through nose or mouth. Instead weta breath through small holes in their abdomen known as spiracles which pump oxygen throughout their

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Dear friends, One of New Zealand’s iconic rock albums got reissued and remastered for its 20th anniversary last month. Geographica by the band Weta is well worth a listen. A few readers might even already own a copy on their CD rack. Well wipe away the cobwebs and blow away the dust because sometimes it’s worth reminiscing on old gems. In this case the word association with wētā – the bug – also led the discussion around the smoko table as our rangers reminded themselves about their magnificence. Ranger Tara chimed in that Aotearoa’s giant wētā – found only in New Zealand – is the heaviest insect in the entire world. We don’t have any in the

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give you total enjoyment the most out of it we need to work hard to learn the basics, and take satisfaction in doing so.

Midweek Musings

Setbacks give opportunity

Tim Nelson This evening I walked my dog while listening to my favourite podcast [the Guardian Football Podcast – I’d rather listen to it than watch football]. As I was walking along with the dog I love I’d occasionally start laughing at the comments made on the podcast by Max, the show host, and his guests. Getting closer to home I thought about how much pleasure I was getting from something that was so simple and so accessible, thinking there wasn’t too much more that I’d rather be doing at the time. Life is full of simple pleasures, things that give us great joy that we can do almost any time. Too often we don’t appreciate them, but if they were taken away from us they would be the things we would miss most. Enjoy them while you can and make a point of adding simple pleasures to every day.

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This evening I watched The Big Bike Film Night event; this is a celebration of all things about bikes: people doing incredible challenges, with an example being a rider who has a degenerative

eye disease who is gradually losing his eyesight, but since finding out about his condition has climbed El Capitan [an extremely challenging rock face in the United States], as well as becoming a Paralympic champion. I find stories like these to be incredibly inspirational. I found something else quite inspirational this evening ... as I was leaving I caught up with a friend. We talked about the film, in particular the Paralympian, we both found the guy, Steven Bate, pretty incredible. I then found out that Neils, my friend, was riding home after the movie. This is a ride to the next town in the rain and dark, probably about a 40-minute journey. Although Neils’ effort won’t make the next version of The Big Bike Film Night, I still find what he’s doing pretty awesome. As I’m sitting at home typing this post in my warm lounge, Neils probably still has another 20 minutes to ride – that’s pretty inspirational to me!

I attended a martial arts class this evening. Before attending

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Firefighters to set sights on Sky tower challenge A group of stair-climbing Wairarapa firefighters are in the leading pack of fundraisers for a national campaign to scale the Sky Tower for a good cause. Eight members of Featherston’s volunteer fire brigade will step up the Auckland landmark’s 51 flights and more than 1100 stairs in May. The Sky Tower Firefighter Challenge event has been running since 2005, raising millions for the Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand [LBC] charity. The covid-19 lockdown delayed last year’s event, and the continued heightened alert levels scuppered some fundraising opportunities for the Featherston team. Even so, they are more than halfway to their $10,000 target in the brigade’s first attempt at the challenge. The team have been busy training, using the hills around Featherston as a picturesque substitute for the tower. They have also been diligent with their fundraising efforts, gaining support from Featherston’s Own Charitable Trust and

Six of the eight members of the Featherston Volunteer Fire Brigade training for the Firefighters Sky Tower Challenge in May. Niamh McNamara, left, Ajay Bhati, Zea Fael, Etienne Venter. Front row, Brenden Saayman, and Pito Wongpown. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

plenty of backing from businesses. Ajay Bhati is one of the volunteers, and his Ka Pai Cleaning company has also backed the team. Bhati said the charity has “a lot of significance” for his family. “Being the recipient of the support from Cancer Society and Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ meant a lot to our

family at that time. “I want to give back in any way I can to all those families who are going through it now. “It means a lot to my family and me to be able to contribute.” Each firefighter would wear up to 25kg of kit to climb up the tower, the tallest building in the southern hemisphere, at 328 metres.

Featherston firefighter Ajay Bhati, right, said it means a lot to his family to contribute to the fight against cancer.

Members will continue to fundraise up to the big day and be at community events in the next few weeks as the final countdown looms. The team would be out at April 10’s rescheduled Martinborough Fair, and at markets and events in Featherston, including a quiz at the Garrison RSA bar on Thursday, April 15.

The team would travel to Auckland for the event on Saturday, May 22. • Visit the event website, firefighterschallenge. org.nz/t/ featherstonfirebrigade, to donate and get more information about the challenge. • Follow the team’s Facebook page, facebook.com/Ka

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Masterton Neighbourhood Support co-ordinator Cathy Cameron (left), and Jo McDonald, Humanitarian Development Engagement Manager for Red Cross Wellington & Wairarapa

Swap some plants with your neighbours Communities right across New Zealand are coming together to celebrate Neighbours Day Aotearoa from Saturday 20 to Tuesday 30 March. An annual initiative now in its 12th year, Neighbours Day Aotearoa is a fun way to celebrate and connect with your neighbours, as knowing your neighbours helps combat loneliness and isolation in our communities. This year, the organisers have created a theme - The Great Plant Swap - to offer neighbours a tangible symbol of togetherness and belonging, in a way that allows for either active or non-contact participation. Several plant swaps are being held in the Wairarapa, organised by Neighbourhood Support and Red Cross.

The first was held last Saturday at the Ageing With Attitude Expo at Solway Showgrounds, and another on Tuesday at the Oxford Street Community Gardens in Masterton. The one for Carterton is at 10am today (Wednesday 24 March) at Ngahere O Te Ora Haumanu Community Garden, High Street, behind the Carterton Police Station, at 10am. There will also be a Great Plant Swap in Martinborough at the community gardens in Oxford St at 10am on Wednesday 31st March, organised by Red Cross. Neighbours are also being encouraged to organise their own informal plant and produce swaps over the next few weeks. Masterton Neighbourhood Support coordinator Cathy Cameron says a few such gatherings have already been happening with upward of 40 participants. “All you need is a venue and a table. The idea has already been very popular, especially as a lot of people have grown excess produce such as grapes which they can’t use up themselves.”

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MASTERTON Cathy Cameron has been the Co-ordinator for Masterton Neighbourhood Support for three years.

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She is also the representative for the Wellington District for Neighbourhood Support New Zealand (NSNZ).

Masterton presently has 190 Neighbourhood Support Groups made up of 2365 households, but it is always a work in progress, Cathy says, with the database constantly being revised and updated as people leave or join. There’s no better time than now to get to know your neighbours, start a Neighbourhood Support group or update your group contact details. Members of Neighbourhood Support groups and the wider community in Masterton have also been taking part in the WEconnect project to help new immigrants connect with the Masterton community and government agencies that can help them. If you would like to find out more about how to set up a Neighbourhood Support street group or to be a volunteer or know of someone that could benefit from the WEconnect programme, please contact Cathy by email at cathy@ccw.org.nz or call 027 333 2137. To find out more about Neighbourhood Support New Zealand visit www.neighbourhoodsupport.co.nz

CARTERTON Sue Tennent is Co-ordinator for Carterton Neighbourhood Support. Carterton has 90 groups of which nearly half are rural. Sue says the number of groups is continuing to increase as well as the number of people within groups. With the need to keep the community of Carterton well informed during this rather unsettling period of Covid-19 awareness, the Neighbourhood Support network of Carterton is seen by the Carterton District Council as an important tool to provide information, both on line and face-to-face, says Sue. “We know who the vulnerable people in our neighbourhoods are and can keep in touch with them while still keeping ourselves and them safe.” Groups can be as small as three or four houses, or 20 or more. Some groups meet on a regular basis while others meet only once a year, but meeting face-to-face has benefits that are just not there when connecting on-line says Sue. All it takes to start a group is for one person to contact the co-ordinator in their town and organise a meeting of their neighbours to which the co-ordinator will come and give a presentation. When requested, police, fire, civil defence and CDC representatives attend the meeting

Covid lockdown highlights value of Neighbourhood Support The Wairarapa’s Neighbourhood Support groups have become more popular since the Covid lockdown, Masterton Neighbourhood Support Co-ordinator Cathy Cameron says. “I believe they have become more popular as neighbourhoods began to realise that just knowing your neighbours’ names wasn’t enough in enabling them to assist them through Covid. “Having their contact details through being a member of a Neighbourhood Support Group was an obvious advantage.” Neighbourhood Support groups

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responded very well during Covid lockdown, Cathy says, “by calling round their group members, forming private Neighbourhood Support Facebook pages, and offering to assist the more vulnerable residents in their streets.” The main benefits of being part of a Neighbourhood Support group during the lockdown was that groups were already connected, and knew who the vulnerable members in their neighbourhood were, she says. “Many groups, in particular rural ones, formed private Facebook groups, and they also included the Neighbourhood Support Coordinator, which meant I was able to monitor any concerns and therefore able to put them in touch with the correct agency to assist them, if and when required. “You are more likely to ask for help from someone you know and are well connected with, than someone you aren’t.”

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Festival to be a ‘stunner’ Sue Teodoro It is with a sense of barely contained excitement Mary and Peter [Biggsy] Biggs share a sneak preview of this year’s Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival coming up in May. Their lush and peaceful garden on the outskirts of Featherston is the backdrop to the snap and crackle of conversation as they describe the packed upcoming schedule. Mary is the Booktown operations manager and Peter is the chairman of the Featherston Booktown Board of Trustees. “I think it’s going to be a stunner,” Mary said. “It’s the variety and diversity of the writers that are coming and the subjects we are going to cover.” “When we finished developing the programme, my first thought was ‘I want to go to everything’,” Peter said. “It’s so rich and varied and exciting. I reckon that’s the sign of a great festival. That you just want to go to every event and experience everything.” Kevin, the Booktown cat, walked through the discussion, purring his agreement. The three-day event

Peter and Mary Biggs with Kevin the Booktown cat.

starts in the week before May 7 with a programme in schools. “We are going to bring Wairarapa students down to Kurunui in Greytown for a poetry workshop for 250 children,” Mary said. Writers attending this event include Te Kahu Rolleston, Nga Hine Pukorero, and Ben Brown. The weekend will kick

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off on the evening of May 7 with an address from New Zealand poet laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh and a fish and chip supper. There will be 55 events altogether across a range of Featherston venues. Everything about books from bookbinding and printing to presentations from writers and panel discussions are included.

This year there will be internet-focused sessions on self-publishing as well as podcasts. “The workshops are often practical and based around the artefact of the book,” Mary said. Attendees can expect to see a range of eminent writers. “What we have found over the years is that

writers compete to come because it’s a genuine and generous experience for them,” Peter said. One of the highlights will be the Mother’s Day afternoon tea at The Loft. Full details of the weekend programme will be announced later this month. Mary and Peter were founding board members of Featherston Booktown. “It was just a dream which our neighbour Lincoln Gould had,” Peter said. “He had heard of the International Organisation of Booktowns, which we are now part of.” The first Featherston Booktown Festival was held in 2015 and has grown from there. In 2019, more than 6000 attended. The 2020 programme was cancelled due to covid-19. Joy Cowley, the celebrated children’s author and festival patron has already held a wellattended workshop in the lead-up to the launch. “She is an amazing patron of Featherston Booktown,” Peter said. The festival programme will launch formally on March 31 at the Featherston Rugby Club room.

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WHAT: Information Centre for WCWSS WHERE: 153 Queen Street, Masterton (in the same block as Wairarapa MP Kieran McAnulty’s electorate office). WHEN: Every Wednesday 11am-1pm during March

Find out more about the proposed Wakamoekau Community Water Storage Scheme (WCWSS) at a project information centre opening in the middle of Masterton. Please pop in and see us at 153 Queen Street to learn more about this important project; we would also love to get your feedback. The Wakamoekau scheme is a new, smarter way of collecting and storing water to provide security for our region for generations to come. Water is carefully collected from the nearby Waingawa River and upper Wakamoekau Creek when they are running higher, and stored in a natural valley in the hills north-west of Masterton. The water will: Provide a back up water supply for residents Ensure our businesses can stay open and employing local people

Contribute to river flows in dry months Encourage farmers to switch to new, more sustainable land use such as high value crops.

HOW TO HAVE YOUR SAY Come along to our information centre open every Wednesday 11am-1pm during March, at 153 Queen Street, Masterton (in the same block as Wairarapa MP Kieran McAnulty’s electorate office). Visit the website at www.wwl.net.nz where there is also a link to the draft resource consent application. There will be an opportunity to provide formal submissions on the resource consent application once lodged. Email us at info@wwl.net.nz

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FULL OF F L AV O U R A treasure trove of good reads

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Whether you’re looking for The Penguin History of New Zealand, the Outlander series, Little Women rewritten as a vampire novel, or an in-depth history of 1920s Ford Model T”s – chances are, For the Love of Books has it on the shelf. With over 50,000 books in stock, For the Love of Books is an Aladdin’s Cave of the written word. And a well-organised Aladdin’s Cave, with books neatly shelved into almost every category imaginable: from Young Adult dystopias to paranormal romance, natural science to sporting history, travel guides to self-help manuals. “When we opened the shop, we made a conscious decision not to specialise. We wanted to offer something for everyone,” owner Jennifer Grey says. “We’ve got pretty much everything covered: poetry, biographies, religion, history, craft, health, cookery books, and of course fiction.” Apart from a small collection of new books, everything in the store is second hand – with the majority under $10. Most of the stock is sourced from people who are “having a clearout” or “downsizing”, or from estate clearances. Occasionally some real gems or unusual titles are uncovered, such as a first edition of “Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks”, a book about UFO’s in New Zealand and early copies of the Oxford English Dictionary.

“You never know what’s going to sell. At first we weren’t sure whether there would be much interest in old technical books – but our experience has shown that there are enthusiasts out there and that, basically, we sell a bit of everything.”

It has been over three decades since Featherston wrestler Robert Algie passed away. Since then, the Robert Algie Memorial Sports Trust has helped over 1000 young Wairarapa athletes achieve their goals.

“People say things like ‘it must be great to have customers that never complain’,” she laughs.

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Fiction is the biggest seller, with customers having a particular appetite for crime & thriller, sci-fi, fantasy and romance. “We had one woman come in and leave with more than 40 romance novels,” Jennifer says.

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As a funeral director and embalmer, Trixie Duckett has heard all the jokes and awkward quips.

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But funerals are as much about the living as the deceased. They’re a chance for the people left behind to express themselves. “As a funeral director, you’re a source of support, a friend, and a sounding board through an extremely difficult time – and that’s an honour.” Trixie is the owner of Duckett Funerals, which opened in Featherston in January.

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Though her business may be new, Trixie’s career in the funeral industry spans close to a quarter of a century – starting out as an embalmer at Gee & Hickton, at the tender age of 19. She spent 10 years working at a mortuary in Melbourne – at the height of the infamous gang wars – before returning to New Zealand and freelancing as a locum embalmer/funeral director in Wairarapa, Manawatu and Wellington. Trixie, working alongside apprentice Bronwen Nicholas, brings an array of skills to Duckett Funerals: including organising funeral services, embalming, funeral cosmetology and hair design, reconstruction of bodies for viewing, and monument design. Trixie also brings warmth and compassion – her straight forward personality, maternal nature and sense of humour helping clients feel at ease. She aims to stay true to Duckett Funerals’ motto, “Here for you, always”: offering support to bereaved families beyond the funeral. “I’ve worked with families who are still not coping months later, so I’ll visit and check in with them,” Trixie says. “Sometimes, after a loss, people feel like they can’t be honest with their family, and feel better sharing their feelings with a neutral party. “It’s about building relationships. I see people in the street I worked with years ago, and they still stop and ask how my kids are.”

The store also has a small selection of DVDs and vinyl records, as well as stationery, greeting cards, and gift wrap. The shop has a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere, with seats dotted throughout, plus an enclosed play area and lively fish tank to keep children amused. Outside, there is plenty of parking, and a ramp for wheelchair and pushchair access. For the Love of Books is open all day Monday to Saturday, and until 9pm on Friday.

This year, the Trust wants to raise more money to continue this work with promising young sportspeople.

Raised in Featherston, where he belonged to the Featherston Wrestling Club, Robert Algie is remembered as one of New Zealand’s most popular wrestlers. Partially deaf, he competed at the World Games for the Deaf in Cologne, Germany, in 1981, where he won Silver.

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The sausage sizzle will be held this Saturday at 11am, outside the Professionals office, 48 Fitzherbert Street, Featherston. For more information about the Robert Algie Memorial Sports Trust, go to robertalgietrust.org.nz.

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The following year, his parents created the Robert Algie Memorial Sports Trust. Any Wairarapa sportsperson under 20 can apply to the Trust for a grant - with $180,000 donated to over 1000 applicants in 32 sporting codes over 30 years. Among the higher profile of these have been national representatives Megan Hull and Dan Lett in hockey, cricketer Ross Taylor, tennis player Marcus Daniell, swimmer Jonathan Winter, and equestrian Catriona McLeod.

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Robert competed at four World Wrestling Championships, won Gold Gold at the Oceania Championships in 1986, and Silver at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh the same year. Robert qualified for the 1988 Seoul Olympics but had to withdraw after being diagnosed with cancer. After a 15-month battle with the disease, he died in October 1989, not long after his 33rd birthday.

Fran is a relative of Robert’s – so feels honoured to support local athletes in his memory.

Trixie is excited to build more relationships in the Featherston community, and to support South Wairarapa businesses along the way.

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To help them, Fran Scott and Ksenia Ptilidi of Professionals Patrick & Scott Ltd are donating $250 from every property sold towards this goal. Fran and Ksenia are also hosting a fundraiser sausage sizzle on Saturday, March 27 – with all proceeds raised going towards the Trust.

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The gunsmith from Greytown His name is known for the business he once owned, but less so for his remarkable shooting skills. MARK PACEY of the Wairarapa Archives writes of marksman and gunsmith Richard King. Richard John King was born in Greytown in 1871 to Catherine and Thomas Frederick King. He attended Greytown Primary School, achieving Standard 4 in 1885. It was during his time at primary school that he developed an interest in shooting, a pursuit that would carry through to his adult life. He was shooting competitively as early as 1882 when he took part in a school match. In a Greytown Rifle Cadet shooting competition held in December 1885, King finished second, just one point behind the leader. After finishing school, King worked for Wairarapa North County Council. He also maintained his passion for shooting, joining the Opaki Rifle Club and taking part in competitions. In 1903 he took part in the Rifle Association Championship Meeting in Trentham. On the day of the shoot, the weather was poor and the shooting difficult. The targets were partially obscured by a haze and the shooters found it tricky to hit their targets. By the end of the competition, it was down to two shooters – King and fellow Opaki Rifle Club member George Hyde. It came down to the last shot in which King managed to gain a small advantage. His final score was 459 to Hyde’s 457. King was awarded the Championship Belt, now known as the Ballinger Belt, a gold medal and a prize of £30. The following year, King was part of the New Zealand team that went to Bisley in Surrey, England, to compete for the Kolapore Cup. The competitors shot in three different ranges and the New Zealanders topped the scores in each, winning the cup. While not the top scorer in his team, it was noted that King “shot with consistency”. This was the third time that New Zealand had

Richard King.

sent a team to Bisley to compete. While they were a contender in 1902 where they were just four points behind the leaders, the paper described our standing in 1903 as being “nowhere”. In October 1905 the business of Bradford and Son, gun and locksmiths, was put up for sale. It was bought by King and fellow competitive shooter William John Henry. They changed the name to King and Henry, a name which remains to this day. They specialised in locksmithing, sporting goods, and high-quality firearms. King took charge of the repairs department. Over the next decade, King’s business and shooting interests continued. In 1916, amid World War I, he signed up with the Senior Cadets at the age of 45. He served first with the 85th Company and then the 82nd where he reached the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. He resigned from the cadets in July 1919. In the same year, King competed again for the Ballinger Belt, which he won with a score of 402. With his second win he equalled that of fellow Opaki Rifle Club member George Hyde, who had won the belt in 1902 and 1908. In 1920 he travelled to Australia to compete in the Hancock Match. His shooting skills were still very admirable. Six months before travelling across the Tasman he

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took part in a competitive shoot through the Opaki Rifle Club where he scored 97 out of 100. In Australia, he finished second and won a prize of £3. The paper printed an article on his shoot in which he scored 45 but made an odd remark: “Mr R.J. King of Masterton was responsible for a coincidence unique in rifle shooting. He reached the age of 45 on that day and his total score in the Hancock Match was 45 while his scorecard read 4,5,4,5,4,5,4,5,4,5.” As remarkable as this would have been, King’s age would have been 49. King died in 1945 at the age of 74. His death was mourned by all the people in the organisations he was involved with, which included Wairarapa Racing Club, Masterton Borough Council and Wairarapa Electric Power Board - of which he was one of the first members. He is buried in Masterton Cemetery with wife Rosa and son Harold, who also worked at the gunsmith store. King and Henry remained in business after King’s death. In 1980 it was bought by Tony Roseingrave, who still owns it today. An old letterhead stamp was found in the store several years ago, and this was used as the basis for the company’s letterhead. It is a fitting tribute to the company’s history and one of the country’s finest marksmen.

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Lack of funding brings no joy for generations A Wairarapa initiative to connect the generations has enjoyed support from pretty much everyone, including Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. But a series of dead ends when it came to funding will now see it close down. Joy for Generations was the brainchild of Lucy Adlam who ÿ rst got the idea for it ÿ ve years ago when she was living in Perth. Lucy was working as a project coordinator at a not-for-proÿ t which helped to connect seniors with support services. After the project wrapped up, she had two weeks until she was due to go on maternity leave so helped the call centre with calling clients. “After speaking with senior clients who said this was the ÿ rst call they’d had in months, I realised the amount of social isolation and loneliness which

lis tening to th e declines f or s u p p ort. Perh ap s it s h ow s th e com m u nity does n’ t w ant it.

seniors in the community were facing, and decided once my baby was born I would start volunteering to spend time with seniors.”

”

Lucy began volunteering with then three-month-old Sage at her local rest home. “I enjoyed it so much that I began inviting other parents to join me and formed “intergenerational playgroups”. Lucy, her husband Rodney and their daughter Sage moved to Carterton in 2017, wanting to live in a smaller town with a community spirit. Lucy had her second baby Ruby and started developing intergenerational playgroups here. She organised and hosted playgroups at 10 rest homes in Wairarapa.

While Joy for Generations may have had its day, even though the demand is still there.

JOY FOR GENERATIONS FACILITATED MUSIC WORKSHOPS Generations, and new initiatives were created in partnership with other groups and organisations.

The prime minister attended one of the playgroups and helped to shine a spotlight on the initiative.

One of these saw storytime at Masterton Library expanded to include all ages, with seniors from across the community invited to participate.

In 2019 a board of trustees was established to help grow Joy for

This was done in collaboration with Masterton District Library, Age

Concern Wairarapa and Chatterbox. Joy for Generations also facilitated intergenerational workshops such as music and poi. During the Covid lockdown, over 450 pieces of art from families, schools and pre-schools were sent to seniors, and last Christmas over 1000 cards were collected to send to seniors who might be lonely.

Lucy’s vision was to export these ideas all around New Zealand, but she was ÿ nding the time spent on Joy for Generations, around 10 to 20 hours a week, was placing a strain on her family life and her own business Projects with Purpose, one of whose major clients is the Go Carterton business network. The future survival of the concept lay with ÿ nding funding to pay for salaried sta° . However, Lucy has had no luck in this department. “We tried sources like the New Zealand Lotteries Commission, community grants, and the Covid response and recovery fund.

“People sit in the same chair all day with no visitors. Some have told me they feel forgotten. They haven’t got any family, or they moved to di° erent cities or don’t call.

The course includes information on other transport options available to help keep you mobile for as long as possible, whether behind the wheel or when you stop driving.

“Meeting children seems to give them life again. It can be quite moving in extreme cases. Other times at a smaller level it brings joy and gives people a lift.”

Everyone who attends will be issued with a certiÿ cate and will also be given a workbook to take away.

“I’m listening to the declines for support. Perhaps it shows the community doesn’t want it.

“We ticked all the boxes but got declined. We fell through the funding gap. There is just so much demand for those funds.”

“Everybody is very positive and think it is a great thing. But the numbers show it is not a high enough priority.”

Ironically, Lucy was spending a lot of her voluntary time applying for funding, on top of budgeting, planning, marketing and everything else that goes on behind the scenes of an organisation like this.

But she still plans to visit rest homes with her children, and a blueprint has been created for others to pick up on.

With no funding in sight, Lucy is now putting the word out that Joy for Generations is quietly shutting down. “It’s just got to that point, which is sad.”

Age Concern, with the support of Waka Kotahi (NZTA), will be o° ering free Staying Safe: Refresher Courses for Older Drivers throughout New Zealand this year.

“When I ÿ rst went to a rest home with Sage the loneliness thing just hit me. It was so much bigger than I thought,” Lucy said.

“I’m still glad I gave it a shot, and don’t regret it. But not ÿ nding the backing says something.

Lucy is now planning to put more time into her young family and her business.

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The theory-based refresher course is an opportunity for people to refamiliarise themselves with tra˛ c rules and safe driving practices in a friendly and relaxed environment with other older drivers.

Lucy is philosophical about the demise of Joy for Generations.

Classes are being rolled out across Aotearoa from mid-February and will take place through the year.

Want to learn as a group? You can request larger bookings of around 15-20 people. SuperGold card holders and Maori or Pasiÿ ka drivers over 60 are eligible. To book your spot, call 0800 65 2 105, visit www.ageconcern.org.nz, or contact your local Age Concern o° ce.

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people who mean business Roof painting & total roof restoration If your roof is in bad shape, it doesn’t necessarily need to be replaced. Craig Griffiths of Wairarapa Roof Painting can give it as new lease on life. He is able to bring most roofs back to near new condition at around a quarter of the price of replacing them. The secret is in the quality of Craig’s workmanship, the products he uses and the process he follows.

Mark V spray gun - capable of spraying all heavy duty products such as liquid rubber and waterproof membranes. Craig is able to transform all types of roofs including iron, decramastic, concrete and tiles. All jobs coming with a five to 15 year warranty guarantee.

WAIRARAPA’S ONE STOP APPLIANCE AND ELECTRICAL SHOP Wairarapa Electrical and Appliances have qualified appliance technicians who can service and repair most brands of whiteware. But if yours is beyond repair, they can replace it. The showroom in Carterton’s High Street is full of new appliances, big and small. They stock a variety of whiteware including fridges, ovens and washing machines, along with Mitsubishi and Gree heat pumps, as well as smaller appliances such as blenders, vacuum cleaners and heaters. And things you might not expect such as vacuum cleaner bags, headphones, cell phone chargers and more.

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If you are new to town, Wairarapa Electrical can provide you with a full house load of appliances, people to install them and electricians to add any “extras” you want.

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participants, provided a comprehensive report to Ministers outlining a better way forward. “The year ahead provides time in which work can continue around the table to build on the considerable work happening on the ground,” Allen said. “It’s all about ensuring the ﬁnal rules and provisions are practical and workable for farmers, and achieve the environmental outcomes everybody wants to see. “In the meantime Federated Farmers will be working with our sector partners and farmers to build on the gains we have made in recent years.”

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42 Wairarapa Midweek Community Events Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Wairarapa Property Investor Meeting: New members welcome. Guest speaker is Richard Woodd from Taranaki with good examples of relocatable home projects. 7pm Masterton Club, 98 Chapel St. Parkinson’s Exercise Class: 1.30pm, at the Masonic Village Hall, 35 Edith St. Contact Jane Flowerday [027] 221-1878. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm. Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, next to Wairarapa Archive, Queen St, Masterton, open 1-4pm. Research assistance available if required – free service but donations appreciated. Open Mic: 7.30pm start, at the Tin Hut, Tauherenikau. Belly Dance for Beginners: Featherston Community Centre. 6.30-7.30pm. Call Antonia Blincoe [021] 105-7649. The Salvation Army Oasis: Gambling addiction help, free service, counselling service available, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Call [06] 370-3317/[021] 804-339 [any time] – Ramil Adhikari. Danzability Class: 10.30-11.30am, at St John’s Hall, 73 Main St, Greytown. Contact [022] 077-2654. Ruamahanga Club: Cards – 500, 1-4pm, at Wairarapa Services Club, Essex St, Masterton. GirlGuidingNZ: Carterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 4.15-5.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Carterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 6-7.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Free one-on-one Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching. Drop in or call freephone 0800-373-646. Martinborough: St Andrew’s Church, 9.30-11am. Featherston: Union Church, 1.303.30pm. Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, tutored classes available, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019 or Elissa [0274] 706-528. Age Concern: Steady As You Go-Falls Prevention Class, 9.30am at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Housie: At Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club [behind clock tower Carterton],

FRIDAY, MARCH 26 Justice of the Peace: Carterton library noon-2pm; Masterton District Court 11am-1pm; Eketahuna Library 1.304.30pm. Aratoi Exhibitions: Victor Berezovsky: Waiting at the Curb to April 5; Rob McLeod: The Banshee and The Lifeboat to May 2. Masterton Social Badminton Club: Wairarapa College gym, Cornwall St entrance, 7-9pm. Contact Hamish Macgregor [021] 259-7684 or Sam [021] 055-2113. Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Fri-Mon 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Jean [06] 372-6623 or Gael [06] 372-6808. Masterton Variety Club: Practice 10amnoon, 10 Albert St, Masterton. Call Eric McEwen 377-0792 or Doreen Wakefield 370-4606. Seniornet Wairarapa: Computer/ cellphone help, 1-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654.

Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Community Events Wairarapa Midweek Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Quit Clinic at Whaiora 9am-noon. Support available across Wairarapa at no cost to you. Call Whaiora 0800 494 246. Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10amnoon, Featherston Community Centre. Call May [06] 308-6912 or Virginia [06] 308-8392. Cloth Collective Sewing Workshop: 10am-2pm Featherston Community Centre. Call Sara Uruski [0274] 474-959. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. Carterton Craft Market: 7 days, 10am2pm, 41 High St North, Carterton. Call Desley [027] 787-8558. Kids’ Song And Story: Fun songs, finger plays and stories for under-5s, 9.3010.30am, at Epiphany Church Hall, High St South, Masterton. Call Pam 378-6740 Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact: email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. If weather not good it’s in youth centre of Event Centre. Text dance groove to [022] 321-2643. Masterton Masters Swimming Club: 5.30-6.30pm, Trust House Recreation Centre back pool. Call Stu [027] 2954189 or Lucy [021] 0204-4144. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401. Carterton Senior Citizens: 1.30-4pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, Carterton Memorial Club, Broadway.

SATURDAY, MARCH 27 Masterton District Brass Band: Invite you to their concert in Queen Elizabeth Park, in front of the miniature train, at 2pm. Featherston Fusiliers: Wargaming and boardgames club, meet at Featherston Assembly of God cafeteria, 22 Birdwood St, 10am-4.30pm. Contact featherston. fusiliers@gmail.com Wairarapa Embroiderers Guild: At the Ranfurly Club Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton. Call Billie Sims 378-2949 or Jenny 377-0859.

Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, next to Wairarapa Archive, Queen St, Masterton, open 10am-1pm. Cobblestones Museum: Daily 10am4pm. Printing Works: Sat/Sun, 1-4pm. Cobblestones Museum, 169 Main St, Greytown. Call [06] 304-9687. Wairarapa Farmers’ Market: 9-1pm, Solway Showgrounds Masterton, entry from Fleet and York Sts, under the grandstand and nearby redwood tree. Featherston Weekly Market: 8am-2pm, 33 Fitzherbert St. 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. Info: parkrun. co.nz/greytownwoodsidetrail Martinborough Museum: Sat: 11.30am3.30pm Sun: 11.30-1.30pm, 7 Memorial Sq, Martinborough. Featherston Heritage Museum: Behind the Featherston Library and Information Centre. Sat and Sun 10am-2pm, other times by arrangement, groups welcome. Call Elsa [021] 263-9403. Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Masterton Library, 10am-noon. Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway. Open by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564. Toy Library: Masterton: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Featherston: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon. Call Abby Waterson [021] 0256-6719. Carrington Bowls & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet: At 1.15pm for 1.30pm start. Call Helen Waldron 379-5671. Bowls: At 1.20pm for 1.30pm start at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109.

SUNDAY, MARCH 28 Mangatainoka Motors Show & Shine: Truck Show & Shine. Wairarapa Country Music Club: At the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton, at

1.30pm. Call Paddy 377-0730. Masterton Marauders Wargaming Club: At the Masterton Croquet Club, 1-5pm. Call Vince Cholewa [027] 344-1073. Carterton Farmers’ Market: High St, Carterton, 9am-12.30pm. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm. Masterton Petanque Club: 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064. Masterton Car Boot Sale and Market: 6.30-11.30am, Essex St car park. Contact ja.murray@xtra.co.nz Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 9am for 9.15am start, at clubrooms behind clock tower Carterton. Call Robin Brasell [06] 2224000.

MONDAY, MARCH 29 Masterton Branch of the Labour Party: At 5.30pm in Carterton or Masterton. Txt Helen [027] 497-4902 to check venue. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm. Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm at Featherston Community Centre. Call Shaun [027] 672-6249. Age Concern: Exercise For Seniors, 9.30am; line dancing, 10.40am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Indoor Bowls: 1.30pm, Club Carterton RSA, Broadway. All players welcome for a social afternoon of bowls. Call [027] 645-0905. East Indoor Bowling Club: 7pm. Call Julie 377-5497 or George 378-9266. Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm. Call Shaun O’Brien [027] 672-6249. Carterton Scottish Dance Club: 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. No partner required. Call Elaine 377-0322. Watercolour For Beginners: Class at Masterton Art Club, Victoria St, 10amnoon. Call Elissa Smith [027[ 470-6528. Wairarapa Services Club: Cards – 500, 1.30pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. Mah Jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Pat Hamilton [06] 308-9729. Senior Citizens Club Cards: 1-4pm,

Featherston Community Centre. Call Val [06] 308-9293. Art for Everyone: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call Sandie [021] 1574909. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 6-8pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter (027) 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Support available across Wairarapa at no cost to you. Call a Quit Coach based at Whaiora 0800 494 246. Play Gym: St James Church Hall 116 High St, Masterton, 9.30-11am, for 0-3-year-olds. Carterton Food Bank: 10-11am Mon-Fri at Haumanu House [down the lane between Carters and the Clock Tower]. Call 379-4092. Carterton Community Toy Library: Events Centre, Holloway St, Mon-Sat during CDC Library hours. Hospice Wairarapa Support Services: Free of charge for anyone dealing with a terminal illness. Call [06] 378-8888, or www.hospicewairarapa.co.nz CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. Call 378-2426 or 0800 2272255. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Beginners Linedance Class: 6-7pm. Linedance Intermediate Class: 7.30-8.30pm. Call Wendy [027] 319-9814. Epilepsy Support Group: 11am at the Salvation Army office, 210 High St South, Carterton. Call 0800 20 21 22. Citizens Advice Bureau: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, 43 Perry St, Masterton. Call 377-0078 or 0800 367-222. Masterton District Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Call [022] 574-0742. Carterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 8pm, Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210 High St. Call Bob [021] 042-2947 or Martin [06] 372-7764. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Rangers, 12½-18 years, 6.30-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. South Wairarapa Guides [Greytown], 9-12½ years, 6-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

TUESDAY, MARCH 30 Masterton Toastmasters: Meet in the Salvation Army Hall, 210 High St, Carterton, at 7.30pm.. Call Ben [027] 892-0730. Justice of the Peace: Masterton library 11am-1pm. Parkinson’s Hydrotherapy Class: 10.30am, at the Rec Centre Pool, Masterton $3.60 entry fee. Contact Jane Flowerday [027] 221-1878. Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, next to Wairarapa Archive, Queen St, Masterton, open 1-4pm. Martinborough Community Choir: 7.15-9pm, First Church Hall, Weld St. Martinborough. We are an unauditioned, allcomers, primarily cappella choir. Contact Vicki Jones: vicbjones@gmail. com Seniornet Wairarapa: Computer/ cellphone help 1.30-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654. Digital Seniors: Free one-on-one Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching. Drop in or call freephone 0800-373-646. Carterton: 3 Mile, 66 High St, 9.30-11.30am. Greytown: Greytown Library, 1.30-3.30pm. Free Literacy and Numeracy Classes: At Literacy Aotearoa Masterton. Call Carol [022] 524-5994 or visit us at 340 Queen Street, Masterton. Masterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or David [021] 116-5505. Social Bridge: At South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club, 1.30-3.30pm, no partner needed. Call Lesley [021] 299-6389. Wairarapa Services Club: Cards – Euchre, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 3.45-5pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Dance Fitness: 6.30-7.30pm, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830. Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 9am-

noon at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter (027) 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 10am. Juesday Art: 10am-12.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Julia [06] 308-8109. Featherston Wahine Singers: 7-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Susan [021] 246-4884. Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway, 2-4pm, or by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564. Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve 379-6999. Central Indoor Bowls Club: 7.30pm, Hogg Crescent hall. Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Association: Meet for social indoor bowls, 500 cards, or a chat 1-3pm, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire 377-0342. Free Community Fit Club: 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. Woops A Daisies: Leisure Marching Team practise 4-5pm, at the Trust House Rec Centre Stadium. Call Cheryl [06] 3701922 or [027] 697-6974. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon, including cards, board, darts, pool etc. Call Doff 304-9748. Girl Guiding: Pippins [5-7 years] 3.455pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet: 9am for 9.15am start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000. Bowls: At 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the clock tower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401.

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NATIVE PLANT NURSERY MANAGER Kohunui Marae, situated 5 kilometres north of Pirinoa in South Wairarapa, has established a nursery for the supply of eco sourced native plants. The nursery is newly established and currently has a Partnership Agreement with the Aorangi Restoration Trust. This 0.5 position is responsible for the day-to-day management of the nursery. Key tasks include: • the maintenance of a healthy nursery ecosystem, • management of staff and volunteers. • developing strong relationships with current and potential clients. Ideal qualifications and experience include: • Knowledge of seed collection, propagation and growing techniques • previous nursery experience. If you would like to know more, including Job Description details, please contact Chairperson Kohunui Marae kohunui58@gmail.com 027 463 4468 Closing Date 29 March 2021 – if not filled prior

C u s to d ia n s T a u h e r e n i k a u Ho l i d a y Pa r k W a i r a r a p a Ra c i n g C l u b Due to the retirement of our excellent custodians at the Tauherenikau Holiday Park we are looking for their replacements to st a r t middle to late April 2021. In the last 12 months the Holiday Park ha s grown significantly and is becoming one of the more popular Holiday parks in the lower No rth Island. With both an accommodatio n block (4 2 beds) and aM otorhome, caravan and tent park (1 0 powered and 45 un powered) there are many options for guests to enjoy beautiful Tauherenikau. Our new custodians will be responsible for taking bookings, welcomin g guests and maintaining and cleaning the facilities. A full job descriptions will be available on application. The remuneration package is made up of a three- bedroom house plus payments for hours worked and could suit a couple lookin g for a great lifest y l e living onsit e a t the race course. Applicants need to have strong practical skills and ap ersonable approach to deal with the public. Please email your CV to the General Managerag Wairarapa pa RRacing g Applications close Friday 26th March 2021

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Training nights have started and it is great to see new and old faces at the gym on Wednesday nights. The national body has finalised their schedule with the first event for our wrestlers being the National Secondary Schools Championships in early April. Good luck to Toby, Spencer, Seb and Angus who will be representing Rathkeale and St Patrick’s Silverstream colleges. The club is busy fundraising for the year, arranging events and making various applications to organisations who support clubs like ours. This year we are looking to reroof the gym and invest in new training equipment. The club was pleased to assist the Robert Algie Memorial Trust and the Smith families by donating

term fees and the annual Martinborough Fair stand alongside Scotty’s Meats. The resistance training, agility and strength work our wrestlers get from their weekly training gives them a unique advantage when taking part in other sports – especially contact sports like rugby

and football. Wrestling does not discriminate. No matter your body type, height or weight, there is a place for you in wrestling. Weight classes ensure fairness among competitors, so you’re never too small or too big to participate. If you

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BASKETBALL Sue Teodoro

The determination and vision of a Martinborough woman, in collaboration with others, has seen the community benefit from the development of a free, age-inclusive sports facility. Martinborough Business Association secretary Charlotte Harding, who was also involved in other community projects, noticed that the basketball court was regularly used but not well set up. “There always seemed to be a bunch of kids, including older kids, hanging out at the basketball court enjoying it,” she said. “It made me realise that there are not a lot of options out there for the older kids in the community.” She said the play area at the Waihinga Centre, which opened in 2018, was developed with smaller children in mind. “The park is great up to a certain point, but is there a place for everybody?” Two new basketball hoops had been donated by Heath Kershaw, but the court was unmarked and undeveloped. “We still hadn’t got a painted basketball court.” Harding contacted Wellington-based Capital

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Basketball, who promote the sport as an option for children. The group assessed the facility and identified the lack of a marked-up court as a major challenge. Harding also mentioned the problem to Bryce Neems at South Wairarapa District Council. “Not too long afterwards,

I got a photo.” The court had been fully painted. “It was amazing. What a gem,” she said, “The council had worked its magic.” With the court finished in October 2020, things happened fast. Very soon, a complete ongoing training programme was in place.

‘Taster’ sessions during the summer holidays were run by Capital Basketball. These were followed up with an eight-week termtime programme. The formal training was run in two groups with from 10 to 12 children in each group – one for five to eight-year-olds and another for eight to 12-year-olds.

The sessions began in February and would run through to Easter. “It’s been really wellreceived and the parents love it,” Harding said. She said it gave children an opportunity to learn a range of new skills with a different sport. “It’s a lot of skill work. They’re learning to be part of a team, to work together, to follow instructions, hand-eye co-ordination with repetitive patterns and developing motor skills.” Harding said children of all ages were benefiting and it would hopefully be an ongoing programme, expanded to adults. In the pipeline was a coaching clinic for parents and development of adult interest in the sport, which was already evident. “Any parents that are interested in developing their skills will get an opportunity. “At night I walk my dogs and there are quite a lot of adults on the court.” She said play was at present weather-dependent since the only court was outdoors. The Martinborough basketball court had two hoops and is outside the Waihinga centre, adjacent to the playground. It was free to use.

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