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Coral Aitchison [Rotary, A&P], Melvin Pike [A&P], Taylor Osko, Mary Mason, Nate Bucknor, and Danni Osko. Inset: The Challenge Shield, which dates back to 1906. PHOTOS/ARTHUR HAWKES

Arthur Hawkes Kahutara School, founded in 1898, celebrated their green-thumbed prowess last week, after the Wairarapa A&P Association awarded them with this year’s Challenge Shield, which recognises rural schools’ agricultural and

gardening work. Kahutara has been on a mission of amazing growing and restoration, having recently refurbished a growing site on the grounds, and worked to build the nearby Mangatete wetland, which is a man-made wetland, established thanks to the generosity of Fraser

and Margaret Donald, who donated the land in 2017, having had three grandchildren attend the school. This was aided by a grant from South Wairarapa District Council. The wetland now supports a wide array of birdlife and the children walk to it often,

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Police seize 88 cannabis plants in Featherston

Safety concerns may result in the removal of two much-loved vehicles from a Masterton playground. Generations of youngsters have grown up playing on Queen Elizabeth Park’s tractor and bulldozer. A district council committee has received a staff report recommending their replacement.

A Featherston man who had 88 cannabis plants on his property for “personal use” was sentenced to community work and supervision at Masterton District Court last week. Timothy John Beale, 52, was charged with cultivating cannabis and also possessing a ﬁrearm without a licence.

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Classic bungalow burns to the ground A classic 1930s all-wood bungalow, located on Tararua St in Masterton, caught ﬁre at around midnight on Tuesday last week. The male occupant rented the house from his father and was not harmed in the blaze. The entire back and left side of the house was affected.

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White ribbons signal violent incidents

Scores of white ribbons, 133 in number, went up in Library Square, Carterton, acknowledging the number of family harm incidents investigated in the past year in the district. Last year, Carterton District Council was the ﬁrst council in the country to receive White Ribbon accreditation.

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In a break from decades of tradition, the Masterton Christmas parade will be moved to Dixon St from Queen St, and will start later than usual at 4pm. Business owners on Queen St have reportedly been annoyed by the changes, which some have said will negatively impact the atmosphere of the festivities.

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First win ever, Pirinoa second

Continued from page 1 area, from what was an old overgrown raised bed — Coral Aitchison and Melvin Pike, who presented the award, recognised the progress the school had made, and the fantastic photography and documentation which was presented in a booklet. They also have a bee and butterfly garden, with a number of monarch caterpillars. “This type of education is really important,” Mason said. “They’re getting their hands dirty and it’s something they can see and touch… We’re even going to be having salad and hamburgers with some of the greens we’ve grown here.” Mason also explained that in the wetland, children had individual trees that were theirs, that they took great delight in watching grow and change with the seasons. Despite Kahutara being a little smaller than some other schools in terms of growing area, the judging criteria is very inclusive and allows for smaller schools making good progress to shine, and this is exactly what led to Kahutara claiming the prestigious shield. The shield itself, which dates back to 1906, is a magnificent carved wood trophy with silver embellishments. It was given to the Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Society [now known as the Wairarapa A&P Society] in 1906, by W. C. Buchanan and H. R. Bunny. The trophy was to be awarded annually, for the best agricultural plot at any school in South Wairarapa. The inaugural 1906 winner was Gladstone School. In the following years, Greytown, Belvedere, Featherston, Parkvale, Carrington, Dalefield, Longbush, Hinakura, West Taratahi, and Ponatahi have won the award. The last winner of this stint of awards was Clareville

Kahutara pupils enjoy the Mangatete wetland.

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Second place was Pirinoa. Back row, from left, Aleesha Hume, Aria Whiteman, and teacher Sissy Pickering. Front, from left, Rakau Watson-Morrell, Ryan Jope, Emma Anderson, and Ursula Whiteman.

Kahutara School photographed in 1905, a year before the inaugural Challenge Shield. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

School in 1964 — the school would later close in 1974. Then, the trophy was forgotten about for decades until its revival by the A&P Society and the Rotary Club of Carterton in 2012. This year was the first time Kahutara School had ever won the award. Many of the rural schools that competed decades ago sadly no longer exist, but there are many others now included in the revival of the competition. Aitchison said she encouraged more schools to join, and was keen to emphasise that it was a level playing field in terms of judging, no matter the size, no matter the funding. In 2011, Aitchison,

and seeds to go to the for the supply of seeds and participating schools, with Clareville Garden Centre a $300 first prize awarded and Nursery accepted the to Kahutara to spend. challenge, distributing a The Rotary Club of starter pack of growing Carterton then awarded materials to schools in $100 as a 2nd prize that first year. to Pirinoa, and In 2020, $50 as a 3rd Wairarapa prize to A&P Gladstone, Society, in and these prizes can support be utilised of the in any way Challenge the school Shield sees fit. competition, The arranged a competition itself sponsorship The Monarch caterpillars was judged by package with members of which live in the bee Garden Barn the Carterton and butterfly garden Masterton Garden Club, created by Mary Mason and the students. with a number for plants

convenor of the competition, heard about the wonderful trophy, which had been discovered in a cupboard at the A&P showground office in Clareville. She saw the opportunities of the award and undertook the reinstatement of the Challenge Shield competition. South Wairarapa schools were then asked for their support in making this possible, and the competition restarted in 2012, with judging taking place in March 2013 — judging has since moved to November each year to fit in with the school term. Sponsorship was sought

of categories — schools couldn’t just have a productive plot, they must also have shown knowledge, planning, and documentation of their growing year. Many of the schools received support from parents, grandparents, and volunteers in their community. “The participating children love this project as it enables them to not only grow plants and vegetables, but also teaches them to plan and record their progress,” Aitchison said. “They learn to cook and consume the products they grow and take numerous photographs for their school journal.”

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A Wilde oasis thrives Arthur Hawkes

Wilde inspects a trap beside a magniÿ cent 500-year-old Pukatea tree. PHOTOS/ARTHUR HAWKES

Alan Wilde supports a diverse array of birdlife at his property on Fabians Rd outside of Greytown, and he’s achieved it through consistent trapping efforts over the course of several decades. Many of the creatures he traps are feral cats — felines who’ve had litters of kittens in the wild generations ago that have been left to grow up feral. Feral cats require no assistance from humans and can live fully in the bush, preying on native birdlife. These are considered different to stray cats and domestic cats, who also kill many birds. Wilde is now calling for a more sensible approach to cat ownership, asking for more regulations to be placed on the animals, like there are with dogs, such as neutering, registration, and chipping. He also highlighted the dangers of toxoplasmosis, which some cats carry. Forest and Bird have estimated that New Zealand’s 1.4 million domestic cats were responsible for the deaths of at least 18 million animals a year alone, including 1.1 million native birds. We meet at his property on a sunny Friday morning, a welcome change from last week’s rain. Then, after a brief hello, we set off in his ute to see the progress of his native, biodiverse oasis. Wilde sets traps for ferrets, stoats, rats, and cats, and shows me the many different kinds he uses — the Timstrap, the DOC 200, and the DOC 250 — the 81-year-old paces from trap to trap like someone 30 years his senior. Hunks of rabbit, either shot or roadkill, can be used to bait the traps, he explains, which either guillotine the pest in the

case of the Timstrap, or crush them instantly when they stand on a metal plate in the case of the DOC traps. Both methods kill the animal quickly and humanely. Wilde has also found that some predators prefer certain bait. On top of this, bait has a shelf-life. Fresh rabbit develops a skin and stops being pungent after just a few days, meaning that it needs to be changed to continue attracting pests — this makes trapping and resetting an ongoing eﬀort. “Rabbit meat is good for ferrets, rats, and cats, but the egg is primarily for stoats, they don’t seem to be attracted by the meat, only by the egg.” As we move through the bush, we navigate squares of corrugated iron sheeting dotted around the forest ﬂoor. Wilde explains these are the perfect habitat for geckos and skinks to nest. Skinks currently have ‘vulnerable’ conservation status, so it’s important that habitats like these are created, with predator trapping and areas for nesting.

But trapping isn’t the only thing Wilde does. He’s also a committed tree planter — this year alone he’s already established over 300 natives. Greater Wellington Regional Council [GWRC] and the Department of Conservation [DOC] have both been supportive of Wilde’s eﬀorts and helped

Wilde uses fresh rabbit and an egg. He’s found that egg attracts stoats, who tend to prefer it over the rabbit. Inset: Wilde beside the pond where he’s seen ducks ˜ourish, particularly after his trapping efforts.

him on his property. Other landowners have also been aided by the QEII Trust, which seeks to protect areas of native woodland, and stops any trees from being felled. “It’s got the law on its side,” Wilde explains. “Some people down south have thought they can chop a few trees down and disregard it — the QEII Trust has taken them to court and it’s cost them a lot of money. “But unfortunately, once you destroy native trees, you can’t just put them back.” With the natives, and the trapping, Wilde has seen many native birds return — moreporks, kereru, tuis, waxeyes. The ﬁrst species he saw in greater numbers were sparrows and starlings, which he explained can give other birds conﬁdence — in the same way that birds

eventually crowd around a bird feeder after seeing that it’s safe. Wilde is a good friend of gun dealer and conservationist Neil Hayes QSM. Hayes has also totally transformed his property and bred and reintroduced rare species of bird. “That’s the thing about people like me and Neil [both in their eighties], we’re getting on and we’re looking for someone to pass the baton to, and there are obviously younger folk moving to the area, and people are more into conservation than I’ve ever seen it.” Wilde said he would welcome showing younger folk around his property and teaching them how and where to trap, and methods for establishing native bush, which Wairarapa is sorely in need of. Anyone wishing to take Alan Wilde up on his oﬀer can get in contact with him via GWRC.

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Chris Hipkins delivered good news for Greytown School in his announcement yesterday. PHOTO/TOM TAYLOR

Greytown School’s new buildings Tom Taylor Greytown School students were the ﬁrst to learn of a new $164 million government package for schools, unveiled last Thursday. Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced the package – which includes funding for school developments and expansions – at 11am on November 19 in Greytown School’s hall. Greytown School would receive $6 million. The money would go towards the demolition and reconstruction of a century-old block of ﬁve classrooms. An extra four classrooms would also be built – $132 million of the overall package was allocated to North Island schools, with $32m for the South Island. The funding makes up part of the $1.2 billion allocated to expansion and growth in Labour’s 2019 budget. Hipkins said the package for schools was evidence of Labour’s commitment to the creation of infrastructure for public services. “Infrastructure isn’t just pipes, roads, and rail.” Greytown School students welcomed Minister Hipkins; Kieran McAnulty, Wairarapa MP; and members of the Board of Trustees into the hall with a powhiri. Student representative Zack Henderson gave Hipkins a very special thank you for his “very good response” to covid-19. “You are a champion of 2020,” Henderson said. Another student had asked if Hipkins’ visit meant the school had covid-19. “You all look pretty healthy from up here where I’m standing,” Hipkins said. “But we do have quite a few buildings that are not as healthy as we need them to be.”

Mouths dropped when Hipkins told students that some of their classrooms were more than 100 years old. “That means they’re even older than me,” Hipkins said. While the Ministry of Education made most decisions around funding allocations, McAnulty had been lobbying Hipkins for some time to improve the school’s buildings. Greytown had been identified as a high growth area and faced a risk of overcrowding at schools. “We’re trying to get ahead of that curve,” Hipkins said. Hipkins would not reveal any other schools in Wairarapa that had been identified for future funding, but McAnulty pointed to Fernridge School as having a comparable rate of growth. Hipkins told Greytown students to watch the demolitions and rebuilds closely. “You never know – you might end up doing that job one day,” he said in a nod to Labour’s Apprenticeship Boost scheme. Under the scheme, employers receive payments to help them keep and take on new apprentices. First year apprentices receive $1000 a month, while second year apprentices receive $500 a month. Hipkins said that the school projects constituted a key part of New Zealand’s economic recovery from covid-19, as they would help to create jobs up and down the country. Construction companies would receive a steady flow of work from such jobs, which would encourage them to hire and train new employees and apprentices. Until recently, a lack of expertise in school development had been one of the government’s

biggest constraints. Hipkins said it was unfair to give a school money without consistent support throughout a project. But the government had now improved its ability to help schools with redevelopment projects, he said. In 2019, Labour started a reform of the ‘Tomorrow’s Schools’ system implemented in 1989. This system had introduced parentalelected Boards of Trustees to schools, giving parents more inﬂuence over their children’s education. Under “Tomorrow’s Schools”, Boards of Trustees had been responsible for the management of their own school property. Now, Hipkins said, this responsibility would be transferred to the Ministry of Education. Labour also recently announced major changes to the school decile system. “It’s served us well, but it’s past its use-by-date,” Hipkins said. He said the government was now able to make better use of data to target the nuanced needs of schools. He expected the new Equity Index to replace the decile system in less than two years. Asked about his personal experiences with school buildings, Hipkins revealed he was in Year Two when his school, Waterloo Primary in Lower Hutt, burnt down completely. “It was quite an exciting thing for a kid, seeing your school completely rebuilt.” But Hipkins reminded students that while buildings were important, a good attitude was the most important thing for their learning. “Read all the books. Listen to your teachers. Learn as much as you can – because this is a fantastic opportunity for all of you.”

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Tangata Circus brought their performance act Kazoo to Carrington Park in Carterton on Sunday November 15, and some great photographs of the event have just been released by Kokomai, Wairarapa Arts Festival. Kazoo is a performance event from Tangata Circus troupe, and is centered around piano music and acrobatics. Pianist Jackson punctuates the graceful displays of performers Sophia and Laura, weaving a story through music that’s interactive and fun to watch. Carterton’s Kazoo was an exciting outdoor

experience with about 150 people attending the event, which included fast-paced hula hooping, elegant handstands, impressive acrobatics, and playful audience interaction. Pipi Resich is the programme producer for Kokomai and was at the event, simultaneously snapping pics and running the show behind the scenes. “It was really good, we had between 150 and 200 people — a real mix of families, grandparents with their grandchildren, and parents with their children. Also random people just ﬂoating around. “What was really

interesting was that Go Carterton lent us the piano, and in between the performances several people played the piano really well, it was so special.’ Reisch said that the children were rapt with the performers, with the audience was a sea of small smiles. “The kids really got into it from the get-go, there were a heaps of happy, smiley faces around.” The event was koha, meaning that tickets and payment were not required to attend, with two ticketed workshops included during the day’s activities.

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Creative music events for all ‘Co Čech, to muzikant’ – it means, ‘every Czech person is musical’. Jonáš Koukl recalls his mother telling him the old saying when he was young. Koukl is a renowned musician and instrument collector, who has worked and performed all over the world. He lives in Carterton with his wife Catherine and two-year-old son Tomáš. Koukl’s currently running a series of free musical workshops in Wairarapa, where people can pick up and play his instruments, and jam and improvise together for an hour-and-a-half. So far, they’ve been very wellreceived, particularly by children. The next one is in Featherston this Friday. The sessions he’s been operating over the last few years begin with a huge array of instruments that he’s collected over the last three decades, from all corners of the globe. He lays them out in the middle of the room, and after a brief welcome where the attendees introduce themselves, they begin forming a beat, totally improvised. Koukl tunes all the instruments beforehand, in such a way that everything played will go with everything else. A four-year-old strumming a guitar with his whole

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6.30pm to 8pm Jonáš Koukl with just a few of the instruments that he’s collected over the last three decades. PHOTO/ARTHUR HAWKES

hand will sound a tuneful D Major, for example, and someone else can blow an Indian flute, which will tune in with the guitar perfectly. With numerous others sounding the rhythm on scores of different percussion instruments, a free, spontaneous improvisation begins, that moves and flows with changes to the drumming tempo. “People really get into it, they close their eyes, and you can sense in that moment that they are really letting go of something and

totally immersing in the music.” At one of his recent sessions, the ages ranged from a toddler ringing bells, up to a 95-year-old banging a drum with his walking stick. Recalling his youth and his journey to musical education and therapy, Koukl remembers that music was what kept him happy and healthy, amidst some nasty bullying at school. “The piano was really good for me, I came home and I played, and to have a tool to express

feelings through music and improvising was really important for me,” he said. It was through this that he learnt the healing power of music, and how important it is for children and young people [and those of all ages] to express themselves in this universal language. When I asked when he began his musical journey, he said it started from the very, very beginning. “I think when my mum was pregnant with me – both my parents were singing in the choir, and then I learned on my own

FREE ENTRY NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED how to play the piano, then it was music school, and then university.” Koukl, now 35, was studying to be a teacher in Prague, Czech Republic. Later in the course, university students had to specialise into a certain subject, with art being the most difficult to complete. “But that was where I felt the most happy, music fulfilled me the most.” So, Koukl became qualified after a few years and started working in schools as a teacher, where he developed immersive musical projects with the children. Word caught on fast between parents and

teachers that children were coming home totally enthused with musical energy. Quiet children were opening up, talking about their musical lessons, and asking to play instruments. It was clear to Koukl that this should become an essential part of schooling, and also an essential part of everyone’s life, including his own as a musical educator. Koukl wants to emphasise that these events are for everyone, and to thank the South Wairarapa District Creative Communities scheme, who have funded the workshops.

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There are many benefits to planting a hedge or privacy screen in your garden, they look appealing, encourage wildlife, help block out sound and can actually increase the value of your property.

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Pittosporum eugenoides (Lemonwood) is a fast growing native with scented foliage and tiny flowers that are scented at night. Lavender, Rosemary & Laurus nobilis (Bay Tree) are useful in the kitchen and the Port Wine Magnolia flowers have an incredible smell. The glossy foliage of the Mexican Orange Blossom (Choisya Ternata) looks good all year round. Lavender & Rosemary can also be used in the kitchen, as can Laurus nobilis (Bay Tree). The flowers of the Port Wine Magnolia can be a bit hard to see but you’ll know they are there with their incredible smell.

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unusual as in 1970 you never got a ride to school. “He told me he had a job for me. So, off I went to Wright Stephens, the department store in central Queen St [now Master Mall], to take photos of children sitting on Father Christmas’s knee.” This was the start of a long career in the photographic industry for Nikolaison and to celebrate he has managed to get a Santa to visit his shop in Perry St on December 16, where he will

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West Papua’s Morning Star flag will be ‘raised’ in Masterton’s Town Square at 12 noon, next Tuesday December 1 in support of the West Papuan independence movement. Every year the Free West Papua Campaign encourages people around the world to raise the Morning Star to show solidarity with West Papua’s freedom and right to self-determination. Formerly ruled by The Netherlands, West Papua declared its independence in 1961 but a few months later was invaded by Indonesia which has controlled it ever since. However, it was promised its right to self-determination, which the Free West Papua Campaign is calling on the United Nations to enact, said Featherston resident David Famularo, who is organising the event. In recent years, leaders of the independence movement in West Papua have been arrested, tortured, and killed, with many others face lengthy jail sentences just for

The West Papua flag, held during a protest march. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

raising the West Papuan flag, Famularo said. “Today there are ongoing reports of villages being burnt, Papuans being arrested, tortured, and shot – and the environment being devastated by logging, mining, agricultural, and biofuel interests. “Indonesia has also been trans-migrating many Indonesian citizens to West Papua to make the indigenous inhabitants a permanent minority.” People around the world are encouraged by the Free West Papua Campaign to take a photo of themselves raising the flag to share on social media. Famularo thought it would be good for the Wairarapa to show its support for West Papua independence by taking

part in the global event. “It’s a small gesture but I think an important one. New Zealanders have a special relationship with the West Papuans because they are part of our Pacific family. “The event will probably involve the use of a homemade flag as there wasn’t time to order one from overseas, which we will raise over our heads, with a group photo taken to share on social media, and maybe a short speech or two. “We will wait till everyone arrives around 12.15pm to do the actual flag raising. It will be a peaceful event with anyone welcome to turn up on the day.” • For more information, text David Famularo on 021 191 6330.

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MEETINGS NOTICE THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL AND ITS COMMITTEES ARE SET DOWN FOR DECEMBER 9 December, Kiwi Room, Waiata House, 27 Lincoln Road, Masterton 3pm Council meeting 16 December, Carterton Courthouse, 60 Holloway St, Carterton 5pm Wairarapa Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw Hearing (Joint Hearing – Masterton, Carterton and South Wairarapa District Councils’ Wairarapa Policy Working Group) Members of the public are welcome to attend these meetings and copies of the relevant order papers will be available for inspection at the reception desk, district council office, 161 Queen Street, and at the public library, 54 Queen Street, two working days prior to the meeting. They are also available on the council website.

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12 Wairarapa Midweek Opinion Wednesday, November 25, 2020 EDITORIAL

Opinion

A reminder to reach out to our elders

While I was out with Alan Wilde on his property near Greytown, he said something quite profound – about ‘passing the baton’ onto younger folk, how he and fellow octogenarian Neil Hayes wouldn’t be ‘in the game forever’, but had heaps of knowledge they’d willingly share. Since then, I’ve been thinking a lot about how much expertise is all around us, in the older generation, but how disconnected from it we can be. It made me think of my grandfather, David, and the things he passed on to me. He died when I was 17, as one of the world’s leading scholars in the study of Chinese literature. After teaching Japanese to WWII codebreakers at Bletchley Park, where Alan Turing was working on the Enigma machine, he was convinced to study Chinese at Oxford [which shares many written characters with Japanese]. After a few years at the university, he bravely sailed to Peking to study there. He saw first-hand the effects of

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Piece of mind

Arthur Hawkes China’s brutal civil war, and the fascinating cultural differences of Britain and old Peking. Throughout this Chinese odyssey, he was writing letters to my grandmother. They had met briefly at Oxford, where she studied French and translated the works of feminist Flora Tristam. Over hundreds of long essays about life, love, philosophy, mundanity, and a deep interest in the other’s life, he proposed to her, also by letter, delivered weeks later by boat – my mum, Caroline, still has the letters and is currently digitising them. My grandmother accepted his proposal, boarding a liner to Peking, totally alone. The subsequent wedding was the first foreign marriage officiated by a fledgling Communist government [who had

won the war]. Through this storm of change, he discovered what would become his life’s work – translating The Story of the Stone – a massive novel, the backbone of China’s modern literary identity – akin to Shakespeare, Dickens, Joyce, Hardy, and Austen, all rolled into one. I knew my grandfather after all this, when he was greyer, slower, but still sharp as a knife. The thing I remember most is how he always had a fascinating story to share, how involved he was with life, and how willing he was to impart wisdom. I’ve been reminded to never take that for granted, and to make more time to engage with these people in my own community. It’s all sitting there, and all it takes is a friendly yarn.

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STREET TALK

Desiree Feast I love birthdays! I will celebrate anybody’s!

Richard Alan Dahlberg Being able to say no. Trudi Roberts My resilience.

Janine Cardno The elderly love me looking after them and I love them 39 years.

Deraj Ataner Still searching for that.

Elaine Leggott I make people laugh, especially about my cooking!

Catherine Rowe-Penny My creativity.

Mary Ratcliffe Linton I know you are a great cook!

Damion Stevenson Being alive.

Louisa Nightingale Staying sober, and taking pride in myself and my journey. Rebecca Chong My ability to laugh at almost anything! Lily McElhone I could talk at nine months and haven’t been quiet for a moment since!

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The Friends – keeping on keeping on Just a week after the AGM, the new Friends of Aratoi committee was down to work with the opening of Little Jewels. The Aratoi foyer was packed with prospective buyers all enjoying drinks and nibbles before the sale of art works created by generous artists especially for this Aratoi fundraising event. After an introduction by director Susanna Shadbolt, the doors were opened and the crowd streamed into the Wesley Wing. Almost immediately they began to trickle back to pay for their purchases, barcode stickers ﬁrmly stuck to their ﬁngers. The line grew and grew and it was just as well more nibbles were available as there was quite a wait to process everyone, not surprisingly as over 90 works were sold on that opening night. No time to breathe though, as the committee

The 2020 Little Jewels opening. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

is now planning the next opening, on November 27, a collection of exhibitions featuring several Wairarapa artists. New committee members are Rob Sewell, who has been a front of house volunteer for some time, and Caroline Bedford whose accounting skills are being harnessed by the Friends in the role of new treasurer.

Sandra Debney and Megan Slight remain as chairwoman and deputy. Other committee members are Stephanie Chilcott, Steve Davis, Tess Mills, Mary Blackmore, Marilyn Hunt, Diana Sotiri and Gay Butler. Two committee members have moved on. Simon Dixie has been an excellent treasurer for the past two years and will be missed.

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Taking on Globe Theatre Grace Prior Four Wairarapa students will be heading to London next year, covid-19 restrictions permitting, for the Globe Centre NZ Young Shakespeare Company trip to the Globe Theatre. The four students underwent quite a process to be chosen to go to London, having a changed submission process due to covid-19, Wairarapa regional organiser Marilyn Bouzaid said. Florence Cater and Ashley Taylor from Kuranui College entered their 15-minute scene from King John, where Florence played Constance and Ashley played Queen Eleanor. Charlie Butler from St Matthew’s Collegiate School gained direct entry to the national

Florence Cater, Charlie Butler, Ashley Taylor, and Grace Hancox are the four of the 24 students around the country heading to the Globe in London. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Shakespeare festival with her ﬁve-minute performance for Macbeth, which she had also directed. Grace Hancox from Wairarapa College was also in the studentdirected ﬁve-minute category, where she played Calpurnia in Julius Caesar.

The students are part of a group of 24 who will be heading to the Globe Theatre in London, selected from an initial pool of “around 40 school groups,” Bouzaid said. They were selected from a group invited to the National Shakespeare Schools Production in Dunedin in September. “We’ve had one student

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However, he will still be involved with Aratoi as a volunteer. Also leaving the committee, after over 25 years of service, is life member Janet Avery, who has been involved with Aratoi since well before the new Aratoi was built. She has had many roles, including treasurer, but she will certainly be remembered for her

detailed organisation of the food at openings and her gracious hosting. Janet said she has “loved my time with the Friends and I wouldn’t have missed it for anything. I have enjoyed seeing Aratoi going from strength to strength”. She will continue volunteering, however, and she was even back helping at Little Jewels. “Membership of the Friends includes invitations to openings such as Little Jewels but right now there is another incentive to join,” Debney said. “From 1st to 24th December members of the Friends are entitled to a 10 per cent discount at the Aratoi retail store, a great place to shop for Christmas presents.” • For more information or to join the Friends of Aratoi, please visit: www.aratoi.org.nz/ support/friends-ofaratoi

go most years; to get the four of them is amazing.” The students need to raise $9500 to make the trip to London, but this is the cost without needing to quarantine on the way back “which is an extra $3000”, Taylor said. Butler said the trip was not just about Shakespeare; the beneﬁts of the trip and opportunities given were about personal development and growth. “For us, this is our First XV trip to Australia.” Taylor thought that there was “a lot to live up to in a weird way”. “I know from Kuranui, mostly males get selected, so it’s cool that it’s not just one but two girls,” she said. “It’s just exciting to be a part of it really. “My cousin went to it years ago, and it’s cool to

be following her footsteps. I got to watch her perform at the regional festival and thought, ‘wow, she’s amazing,’ now I’m going to the same thing.” Taylor thought that Shakespeare was “for men in a way with a lot of the roles,” but through performing, she realised that “there are some awesome female roles in Shakespeare”. Butler said the experience so far “was just fun”. “They told us when we were down there [Dunedin] it’s not an audition, it’s a performance. “It was just fun; everyone who was there would’ve been worthy of being selected. “It wasn’t anxietyinducing or anything like that.”

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Two planets appear close Sky Watch

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Ninja ranger training 101 Dear friends, Ever notice how if you take a moment by yourself to just stop and focus on your breathing, things can become clearer? No? Try it. Find a place where you won’t be distracted by others for a few minutes. Close your eyes and take in a few deep breaths from your diaphragm breathing in from your nose and out through your mouth. Focus on each breath. Relax on each outward breath, letting your muscles and body fall loose. Repeat at least three to five times. After the final breath out, take a moment to fully relax and slowly open your eyes. You’ll find that you will be more rested and able to think more clearly. Possibly life’s worries from a moment or two ago will have lightened or seem more distant. Your senses

will be more focused and you’ll be more alert. You should try doing this on a visit to Pūkaha from our visitor centre before you step into the forest reserve. After the breathing exercise you will immediately notice that you are more sensitive to the forest and that your senses are more finely honed to the surroundings. This equates to hearing and seeing more. Try it, and you might end up observing something new that you hadn’t noticed before. Like the whitehead [pōpokotea] for example. This wee bird is a joy to discover. It doesn’t stand out against our forest and is typically harder to spot because its dull camouflage hides it really well. You need to be attuned to see it.

A whitehead [popokotea] in our reserve. PHOTO/TARA SWAN

Dialled in as it were. With the skills of a ninja ranger [the breathing exercise will help]. Whiteheads are a sacred bird to Māori and are considered a messenger

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cuckoo chick hatches it ejects the whitehead chicks from the nest and is raised solely by the whitehead parents. Bugger. But hey, that’s nature. Keep calm. Breath. Carry on. Please tune-in next week for more ninja ranger tips, The Pūkaha Rangers. Contributed by Alex Wall • The Wairarapa Midweek has partnered with Pukaha National Wildlife Centre to put a spotlight on wildlife conservation efforts locally and allow readers to get up close and personal with New Zealand’s amazing native species.

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Carterton Christmas Parade turns 21 Carterton Christmas Parade comes of age this year with a very special party in the park. Rotary Club of Carterton has teamed up with Carterton District Council to make the Carterton Christmas Parade and what has previously been called the Carterton Street Party, one fabulous event, and a celebration to lift all our spirits.

Party kicks o˜ . A record number of decorated ° oats and marching bands will be in the parade this year, with the theme of Red and Green proving very popular with community groups, schools and businesses. Shopkeepers and cafe owners along the High Street will be welcoming locals and visitors alike with pavement stalls, and their windows will be lit up with Christmas displays. THIS YEAR’S CARTERTON CHRISTMAS PARADE CO˛ORDINATOR IS ALAN BUTLER

Judges will be taking a wander up and down High Street the evening before the Parade to judge the window displays. The hard work that goes into window dressing before the Parade is highly appreciated by everyone. The creative scenes and glowing lights cheer everyone up, and do Carterton proud.

Starting at 11am sharp from the Carterton Rugby Club grounds in Belvedere Road, the Christmas Parade will make its way to the roundabout, and then head south along the town centre, ÿ nishing at Wakelin Street.

Santa in his sleigh is a highlight of the Parade, of course, and Carterton’s very own Town Crier - and this year’s Rotary Club of Carterton President Rod O’Leary, will be inciting

Everyone will then gather in Carrington Park where the prize-giving will be held, and the renamed Carterton Summer

noise and cheering among the crowds as usual. And sshhhh! It’s a secret, but there is a very special ° oat this year that you won’t be expecting! See if you can spot it! After the Parade, spectators are encouraged to make their way along to Carrington Park and enjoy the food stalls, entertainment, music, and the displays by Carterton’s wonderful emergency services. Last year, the members of the emergency services were a huge hit, and brought to life the services that keep us all safe. Some of the displays were pretty exciting last year as well, but there’s an even bigger surprise this year!

who came to live in Carterton almost ÿ ve years ago, loves the Christmas Parade and is proud to be the co-ordinator this year. Being a member of the Rotary Club of Carterton has been a major factor for Alan in settling so happily in the town, and organising the parade has been the perfect opportunity to get to know business owners and community group leaders better. Alan says the generosity and willingness to help of everyone he has met has been nothing short of incredible. “Even after such a challenging year, everyone is upbeat and keen to be part of this traditional community celebration.”

Remember to bring your hats and sunscreen because you won’t be wanting to leave before you’ve seen it all! A huge thanks to Carterton District Council for their fabulous support and for organising the Summer Party. Alan Butler, a genial Scotsman

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2020 Carterton summer party this Saturday Carterton’s Summer Street Party for 2020 has been renamed the Carterton Summer Party and its date changed to coincide with the Rotary Christmas Parade. The Summer Party is being held this Saturday 28th November from noon to 3pm at Carrington Park. It is traditionally the Mayor’s welcoming party for new citizens to the district. This year the party will be have:  Food - Ice-cream/candy ˜ oss / co° ee trucks  Entertainment - Minnie and Mickey Mouse, HUGE emergency services display,

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Shop window competition “Green and Red” is the only limit for business owners presenting ‘A Carterton Christmas’ in their shopfront windows. As that’s the theme for the shop front display competition, as well as for the ˜ oats taking part in the Christmas Parade this Saturday. There are 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes for the window displays (valued at $600), which always brings out the best in decorating by the shop sta° . Parade Convener Alan Butler believes the Carterton theme can be interpreted in any way that people think expresses the festive season in Carterton. It could present a touch of nostalgia, feature a special iconic part of the town, or of what Christmas means to them personally. The window display sponsor is Plumbing World.

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Wairarapa College band Dragon˜ y and other great local acts will be performing at the Carterton Summer Party this Saturday. The Year 10 rock band came second in the 14 and under category in the 2019 Talent Wairarapa competition, and second in the Smokefree Rockquest band category at the Wairarapa regional competition this year, playing a collection of covers and originals. Also performing are Meg Hunter and Alex Hartley. Talent Wairarapa Under-14 winner Meg Hunter, and Kuranui Jazz Band saxophonist and guitarist Alex Hartley bring a mix of original and covers. Meg also won the solo/duo

WAIRARAPA COLLEGE BAND DRAGONFLY section of the 2020 Wairarapa regional ÿ nal of Smokefree Rockquest competition. Rathkeale College band Dixon’s List placed third in the band category for the Wairarapa region this year.

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The Rotary year starts in July with the new Board eager and happy to get busy. This year our Club is led e˜ ciently by President Rod O’Leary. We have 37 members.

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Our motto is “Service above Self” and we look for various ways to make this a reality. Carterton Rotarians quietly roll up their sleeves and lend support to local projects. They are there when there’s electric cabling to be done, wood to be split, or planning wisdom needed. When the new lime paths were dug to give Carterton Court residents access to their orchard for peaceful walks, or the community gardens planted, Rotarians were involved. During the Food Bank appeal, Rotarians were out there with their trucks. They’re there with hot co° ee and home baking to keep hardworking volunteers going at local events. They’re there to give a

hand with school fetes, provide amazing hospitality for a farm visit for dyslexic children, or help ensure kids have a good breakfast before school. Rotarians are proud be part of the Carterton community team. While the Christmas Parade is a huge part of our year, we have many other projects on the go. First and foremost, we have our well-known and much loved Talent Wairarapa, a fabulous initiative that gives many of our young people a chance to shine on stage. Our regular parking and ticketing at the Wairarapa A & P Show, Wings over Wairarapa, Balloons/Nightglow, and Harvest Festival, and our wood ra˛ es are well known. Less well known is our support for schools with Pictionaries for all Year 4 students, sending Y11/12 girls to Innovative Young Minds, both in Wellington and Silicon Valley, our two youth leaders training programmes RYLA 9940 and RYPEN 9940 we ask youth and their parents to look at these programmes online and to get in touch

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We also have our annual Book Fair which is a huge success every year.

We encourage everyone to ÿ nd out more about how they can be part of Rotary in a way that ÿ ts in best with their work and families. We have three separate groups working for the community.

This year we have our second Annual End Polio Now Quiz which is great fun, which along with the auction, ra˛ es and very generous member donations, raises great funds. Polio fundraising is particularly rewarding as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation matches every dollar 2:1.

A huge thank you to all those, both sponsors and members, who support this important work.

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Come and join us and have a lot of fun! Rotary Club of Carterton: Contact Secretary Rob 021 438 762

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Rotary Satellite Club of Carterton: Contact Secretary Alex 022 0378 579

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Emergency services display at Carrington Park Getting up close to a fire engine is always an exciting experience for all ages and there’s a great opportunity to do so in Carterton’s Carrington Park as part of the Summer Party after the Christmas Parade. There’s also the chance to talk to fire personnel about what’s involved in being a volunteer fire officer. Wairarapa fire emergency services will be presenting an interesting fleet of machines.

There will be an aerial appliance from Wellington, multiple rural fire appliances, new and old urban appliances, and several water tankers.

Adam Kenning and Brent Gare of MoreFM got the ball rolling last year with support from all of Wairarapa’s fire services.

The appearance of all these is always dependent on no emergency call-outs at the time.

Carterton Senior Station Officer Wayne Robinson says the Carterton Fire Station has around 32 operational volunteers and five operational support staff.

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Due to the nature of the province and many people working away from the town, it is imperative to have a strong volunteer group available at all times, he says. “So, we’re always on the lookout for more volunteers.”

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College marks 60th senior

Kuranui College celebrated the graduation of its 60th cohort of senior students in front of a packed auditorium that included mayors Alex Beijen and Greg Lang, Wairarapa Member of Parliament Kieran McAnulty, and special guest and former Kuranui head girl Raegan McGregor. Principal Simon Fuller congratulated the South Wairarapa school for successfully rising to the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. “There are best laid plans and then there is 2020,” he said. “Covid-19 has presented a diﬀerent way of thinking. New

opportunities have been designed and implemented, and we have all engaged in new ways of working. “Our 2020 NCEA results are tracking at record levels despite the pandemic.” At the beginning of 2020, the school welcomed 165 Year 9 students, a record in its recent history, and with the roll of 560 expanding by 100 to 660 for 2021, Kuranui is experiencing huge growth in its roll. Fuller acknowledged the massive contributions made by both the students and staﬀ at the college during his end of year speech. “Each one of our 560 amazingly talented

and unique students contributes in their own way to the tapestry and layers of our school. Without each and every one of you, our school would simply not be the same.” “Our staﬀ in each of their areas right across the school have been incredible in what can only be described as a challenging 2020. The things I value the most about the staﬀ here are their unwavering optimism, positivity and willingness to do what needs to be done for our students. “What we have here at Kuranui is a very special group of people who, whether they know it or

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not, are people that really matter to me, really matter to our students and really matter to our community.” Abby Saywell was awarded DUX 2020 with Proxime Accessit going to Amelia O’Connell. Abby will be going on to study towards a Bachelor of Science, majoring in psychology and minoring in Biology at Victoria University, while Amelia to study Law and Science, majoring in Sport Development and Management at Otago University. Head Girl for 2021 will be Briar Matthew and Rowan Higgins will be Head Boy.

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Kuranui College Dux for 2020 Abby Saywell and Proxime Accessit Amelia O’Connell. PHOTO/LUCIA ZANMONTI

2020 SENIOR PRIZEGIVING RECIPIENTS DUX 2020:

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FIRST OVERALL IN LEVEL 2: Lisa Rose Cup:

Amelia O’Connell and Henry Isaacs

FIRST OVERALL IN LEVEL 1: Featherston Lions Club Cup:

Abby Saywell

PROXIME ACCESSIT: 2020: MINOLTA NZ CUP – For outstanding leadership:

TOCKER CUP: For the greatest contribution to the life of the college: Florence Cater ROTARY CLUB OF SOUTH WAIRARAPA SHACKLETON CUP: In recognition of overcoming adversity:

Dan Stokes

GREYTOWN LION AND LIONESS CLUBS ENDEAVOUR TROPHY: In recognition of achievements and efforts which went well beyond the level expected:

Charlie O’Connell

TE HIRINGA TROPHIES: Awarded to the student who has consistently displayed our school value of Te Hiringa in pursuing their studies: Year 11 – Jorja Holden Year 12 – Laura Tromp Year 13 – Aiden Pogson KURANUI COLLEGE SENIOR PREPARED SPEECH CUP: Emma Rose HUIA LITERARY CUP:

Nina Gelashvili

BCITO CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT: Emma Rose

Nina Gelashvili

MARTINBOROUGH FAIR TRUST BURSARIES: Melanie Redfern, Maaike Smolnicki

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Trevor Martin, left, with Pak’n Save Masterton owner Andrew Summerville, and Jude Clark. PHOTO/KAREN COLTMAN

excluded from the grab, but some items have quantity limits. Summerville hasn’t held a trolley shopping grab at the store before and said he was looking forward to it. The winning ticket would be drawn on December 14, and the shopping grab is at 7.30am on December 16. “I am looking forward to watching it, it will be

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Story behind the artwork Comment – Pick ‘n Mix

Graeme Burnard Art is a very personal thing. It can be a very risky gift. Luckily my wife and I have similar taste. We have around 30 art works on our walls, most of them chosen together. When we go to an art exhibition, we split up and we have to find one painting that is our absolute favourite. It is surprising how often we pick the same one. In fact last year we came home with three new paintings from the Wai Art exhibition because we found three that we both really liked and couldn’t pick just one. One painting on our wall was picked as our favourite at an exhibition in Masterton some years ago, and unbeknown to me my wife bought it for me for my birthday. Sometime later I was at Rosewood Funeral home and I saw a funeral order of service and on the back page was our painting. I was told that the artist, Shirley Hinton had passed away and this was the last painting she had ever done. It was of a view from her bed looking

through the window at some Protea flowers. Months later I was talking to a man whose name was Graeme Hinton. I asked him if he was related to Shirley Hinton and he told me that she was his wife. When I told him that I owned the picture on the back cover of her funeral service he became very emotional and told me his family had wondered where it had gone and were sad that it had been sold.

There are some wonderful artists in Wairarapa and many of them exhibit in a cracker little gallery in Carterton. I went home and told my wife the story and told her that we couldn’t keep it. As much as we loved it, it was far more precious to her family. I contacted Mr Hinton and offered it back to the family. I knew straight away by his reaction it was the right

thing to do and we were very glad to give it back. A month later, Mr Hinton came back into my office with a package. When I opened it there was the painting. It’s not the original painting, he said, but it is a full size photo of the painting. And so it hangs very proudly on our wall and I tell all our visitors the lovely story behind it. Mr Hinton has since passed away too, but every time I look at it, I think of them both and how two families have had so much pleasure from one little picture. There are some wonderful artists in Wairarapa and many of them exhibit in a cracker little gallery in Carterton. No23 Gallery is in Holloway St. It comes under the Waiart umbrella and for some artists it is the only place they have exhibited. I can just imagine the thrill of seeing your artwork hanging in a gallery. No23 Gallery is run by

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very friendly volunteers and is open Wednesday to Sunday from 10am until 3pm. It is full of paintings, ceramics, glass, beautiful handmade cards, pottery, garden art and even a range of the yummiest homemade jams and

sauces. Everything in the gallery is for sale and it is certainly worth a visit. If you are a budding artist and would like your work on display for sale, call in and talk to the staff. You will be made to feel very welcome.

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A tale of two gulls similarities to the red-billed [RB] gulls, the habits and diet of the black-billed [BB] gulls are quite different. Firstly, how to tell the difference: the BBs bill is black [duh] but also longer, more slender and slightly downcurved. Spoiler alert – juvenile RBs also have blackish bills. Adult BBs are a slightly more slender and elegant bird. Where you find them helps to identify which species: if you see a large number of gulls parked up in a farmer’s field they are probably BBs. Blackbills eat insects from river and pasture, take insects on the wing, and small fish from the waterways. Quite different from RBs and they are less interested in humans or their leftovers. Black-bills have traditionally nested in Wairarapa. Their favoured sites are open braided rivers and they have in the past raised young on the Ruamahanga River and tried to on the island at Henley Lake. But it is a hazardous business, what with floods, predators and disturbance. Last year the BBs attempted a nesting colony on the

You will be familiar with the red-billed gull or tarapunga: these are the “ﬁsh and chip” gulls which have adapted to life scavenging what humans leave behind. Have a closer look at the next one you see; as expected, their bills, eyelids and feet are red, and they have those distinctive black and white tips to their wing feathers. Despite being the most common gull, populations have crashed in recent years with many possible and overlapping causes. Despite their rubbish tip sidelines, they primarily feed on ocean krill, especially in the breeding season. When krill numbers decline, times get tough for the gulls. In Wairarapa there are about half-a-dozen breeding sites that the gulls return to each year. These include Cape Palliser, Te Kaukau Point, Tora and Castlepoint. Colonies are usually on rock fortresses right on the coast with November and December peak chick-raising times in these raucous colonies. As with most groundnesting birds, they suﬀer predation from the usual suspects: cats, hedgehogs, stoats and rats. The more island-like a site is, with little or no access from the mainland, the better their chances of raising chicks are. And now for the other gull – the black-billed gull or tarapuka. They are unique to NZ and is the most threatened gull in the world. Despite the

Tauherenikau delta on the shores of Wairarapa Moana. All seemed to be going well with several hundred birds in a close-knit nesting huddle.

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If approached they would scream at and dive-bomb the intruder. Sadly, soon after the ﬁrst chicks were hatched, the whole nesting site was abandoned; the adults decamped. Investigations of the dead chicks suggested malnutrition. It seems likely food sources near the lake were scarce and the adults took oﬀ elsewhere to save themselves. Other attempts to nest there in previous years have often failed due to high lake-levels at the critical times. In the past there were huge populations of BBs nesting on the big rivers of Southland, Otago and Canterbury. Now every nesting site is fraught with danger. One hopes the Wairarapa BBs will succeed in raising their young somewhere safe this year.

You may have read in the papers of the unusual BB nesting site right in the middle of the earthquake rebuild in the heart of Christchurch, on a site destined for a new carpark and offices. I visited this place in Armagh St last month. It is an extraordinary and surreal place of twisted and rusty reinforcing iron in concrete surrounded by greenish stagnant water. It is now tightly fenced off with a small viewing hole. Obviously the gulls are taking advantage of the safety and privacy of the fence. I think the plan was to drain and cover the site but the gulls got in first and are now back for a second nesting season. Gulls are busy building nests and cavorting on every available precarious ledge. Being totally protected native birds, they can’t be disturbed. The weird thing is that both BBs and RBs are in there together building their nests and raising their young. Another place both can be found nesting together is Lake Rotorua. Apparently they do sometimes interbreed and create fertile hybrids. So next time you see a large gathering of gulls check out what sort they are. Rule of thumb is that if they are scavenging or on the coast they are RBs. If inland, on pasture or riverbeds, they may well be BBs. The key thing is to have a look at their bills. And spare a thought for their many trials and tribulations. The Feather Report is supplied by members of the Wairarapa group of Birds New Zealand. • If you would like more info about our group, please contact Oliver Druce at birds.wairarapa@osnz. org.nz

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Just do your bit

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look for solutions to problems, as opposed to raising concerns without strategies for overcoming them. This doesn’t have to be for issues as large as climate change; it can be for problems on a much smaller scale, from litter in a schoolyard to how to support food banks providing food to those who need it.

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A great piece of advice is shared by author Brooke McAlary in her book Slow: Simple Living in a Frantic World. On the topic of decluttering McAlary writes about what I’m sure is a common issue, this being one person in a household or relationship wanting to go through the process of getting rid of stuff while the other or others not being prepared to, with it simply not being a priority for them. Rather than using this as a reason not to start the process McAlary instead suggests doing it for just your own stuff. This will still have a significant impact [especially if you own a lot of items], and may inspire those who don’t share your enthusiasm to follow your lead after being inspired by your actions, as opposed to your words. This idea can be related to many other areas, from exercise to diet. You don’t need to wait for the permission of others to get started, instead

do as legendary tennis champion Arthur Ashe advised: ‘Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can’.

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would still have been an extremely rewarding and satisfying one. Your own dreams are likely to be completely diﬀerent to Hardy’s. However, the strategy that you adopt should be similar; break your dream down into smaller parts and work methodically through them until you get to where you want to be.

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I have just watched the David Attenborough ﬁlm Life On Our Planet. The ﬁlm shares the story of what has happened on Earth in Attenborough’s lifetime. What is shared isn’t particularly positive, with two key factors being the increase of carbon in

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the atmosphere and the destruction of the world’s rainforests, leading to the demise and extinction of many living creatures. An hour into the ﬁlm I had a sense of overwhelming helplessness for the planet and sadness for my children and their children. However, at the point in which all seems hopeless Attenborough changes tact and shares solutions that are relatively simple in concept, backed by examples of how the solutions have been implemented on a smaller scale. All of a sudden the watcher has a sense of hope; I certainly did. It is so important to

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We all want to develop new and positive habits, yet, even though we know that applying new habits will be beneﬁcial to us more than often we fail to implement them. This could be due to procrastination, distraction, time limitations ... these being three reasons why we fail to stick with things. Atomic Habits author James Clear has a simple and eﬀective strategy for making habits more likely to stick, this being to make the habit a big part of your environment. By this Clear means making it obvious. For example, if the habit you want to develop is to learn the guitar, a way of making this obvious is to leave your guitar in a stand next to the chair you sit down to relax in. This will make

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We are so lucky

I have read the chapter on gratitude in Jay Shetty’s wonderful book Think Like A Monk. The beneﬁts of gratitude are many, such as the release of the feel-good chemical dopamine, which happens when we think about and reﬂect on the things that we should be grateful for. Gratitude is an interesting concept. Too often we look to what others have and we don’t. This could be through social media posts, magazine advertisements, movies and television, or just by seeing others in your own community who have what you want. A better approach is to think about the many

things you do have. Shetty shares a story about how he saw a child about his own age with her head in a trashcan when he was visiting India as a child. When the child lifted her head out he realised that she didn’t have hands. The girl saw Shetty looking at her and smiled at him. This experience helped him to be a lot more grateful for something he just took for granted; food that was provided for him to eat. Take the time every day to reﬂect on the many things you should be grateful for. There’s a good chance that you’re a lot more fortunate than you think!

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volunteering lowers feelings of depression while increasing levels of well-being. Follow the wonderful examples of Brownie, Dave and Mike in your own community to both beneﬁt others, as well as developing a greater sense of selfworth. There may be a charity that needs weekly helpers, a school to support, or a neighbour who you can check up on regularly. Helping out and volunteering makes our whole community stronger and better.

View on teachers

We often have a traditional view of what a teacher is. This view is typically that teachers are the people who taught us through primary school, college, and university. They are there speciﬁcally for us in their given role to support us in acquiring the skills and knowledge that are deemed necessary to be successful and productive members of society. A better approach is to have a broader view as to who we consider our teachers to be, to always look to anyone as a potentially person we can learn from. This doesn’t necessarily mean

a person who we have the traditional access to in terms of teaching, instead it could be an author of a book, a YouTube host, a television presenter, a spiritual guide ... really anyone whose ideas you are able to get access to. Some of the people I have learned the most from haven’t always been those I had the strongest connection to in terms of liking them. We need to be able to look beyond the person to see the valuable things they teach us. An example of this for many is climate change activist Greta Thunberg. There are many I am sure who ﬁnd her precocious and perhaps a little irritating, yet the message she shares is such an important one. We need to open our eyes as to who and what our teachers are and could be. • Tim Nelson is principal of Lakeview School and author of the book Small Steps for a happy and purposeful life. He endeavours to learn something new every day by reading books, listening to podcasts, and engaging with a wide range of other content.

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Missing Lotto winner found It’s everyone’s dream come true – you’re going about your day as normal, when two people from Lotto NZ approach you and say that they think you’ve won $5.5 million. This dream became a reality for a Morrinsville man this month – changing his life forever. The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, was completely oblivious that he had been driving around with a multi-million dollar winning ticket in his glove box for nearly a month. “My daughter had been hounding me to check my ticket, but I just hadn’t gotten around to it,” said the man. “I never once thought I would be the lucky winner anyway – it’s unbelievable!” “It was such a shock when the Lotto people approached me and told

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$5.5 million Morrinsville winner,’” he said. “It still sounds weird saying it!” The family visited Lotto NZ head office in Auckland this week to claim their prize and finally celebrate their win. With the money now safely in the bank account of its rightful owner, thoughts have turned to the family’s future and the difference the prize will make. “We’ve not made any big decisions yet, but we’d really like to pay off the mortgage first. After that I want to make sure my kids are set up for the future – those are the two biggest things.” The winning ticket was sold at Paper Plus Morrinsville for the draw on Saturday, October 17.

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THANK YOU... From the Principal and students of Wairarapa College to the generous volunteers and sponsors in our community. It has been a difÿ cult year and we are eternally grateful for all the support that has enabled sport to make a positive difference for our students – it wouldn’t have been possible without you. Happy Christmas and we look forward to a great year of sport in 2021! Hockey -

Football -

Regan Fricker; Trudy Sears; Fiona Nelson; Hamish and Sandy Taylor; Jaco LeRoux; Mel Backhouse; Kate Milne; Bhavik Patel; Manaia Carswell; Freja Hughes; Willie Schaefer; Carolyn Jephson; Caitlin Reedy; Nat Donaldson.

Aaron Perkins; Gavin Anstis; Marlon Tortoza; Paul Reid; Tom Williams; Jeremy Harp; David Cartwell; Sheelum Satya; James O’Connor; William Bysouth; Glen Fraser; Neils Dugan; Aimee Fawcett.

Cricket -

Basketball -

Esther Lanser; Karen Bracewell; Hansel Wiramanaden; Ryan Wilson; Aaron Perkins; Joe Hurndell; Steve Hargood; Kath Houliston; Cathy Mabey; Simon Watts; Matt Perry.

Phil Roach; Esther Lanser; Leo Law; Erin and Phil Collins; Braden Kassim; Amanda Kawana; Tyrese Puhara-Apiata; Kravitz Paku; Jake Fisher; Adam Grove; Luana Mei Reiri; Viv Devenport; Theresa and Garry Bartlett; Nikita Herlihy; Beau-Leah Karaitiana; Jacky Reiri.

Rugby Garry Smith; Andy Donaldson; Jonathan Tanner; Mike Geenty; Robbie Anderson; Doug Bracewell; Mike Brown; Jack Loader; Bevan Edwards; Rihi Brown; Simon Watts. Netball Nicole James; Doug Leach; Allegra Warrington; Carlene Karaitiana; Nathan Robinson; Destiny Mila; Monja Jacobs; Amelia Lambess; Lydia McCartney; Hannah Hargood; Mel Cullen; Angela Rose; Meredith Gillies; Rita Edwards; Savannah Pilcher-Ellis; Shelley Watkinson; Caitlin Lindsay.

SPONSORS

Equestrian Debs McNelly; Trina Morison; Bella Williams; Carolyn Jephson. And… Canoe Polo - Jasmine Grifÿ th; Shooting - Ian Buick, Paul Adamson and Nicole Buick; Athletics - Theresa Bartlett; Squash - Sam Jones and Dan Grace; Croquet - Cathy Penney.

Scoops Ice Cream Parlour; Cusack Family; Haglund Consulting; Core Legal; Ziggy’s Glass; Flooring Design; J A Russell Ltd; Safety Genius Hamilton; Holmes; Trust House; Wairarapa College Sports Foundation; Cole Street Early Learning Centre; True Dentistry Carterton; Williams Trucking & Tinui Freight; Nick Scott Builders; Martinborough Transport – Wairarapa Livestock Transport Ltd; New World Masterton.

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Technicians from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the US, Chris Armerding and Jake Perez, launching scientific gear from NIWA’s research ship Tangaroa. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

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One of the largest sources of earthquakes and tsunamis in New Zealand was investigated over the weekend by scientists, just off the Wairarapa coast. GRACE PRIOR reports.

of large tectonic plates that move slowly relatively to each other. There are seven-eight major plates and many minor plates. The plates that New Zealand is at the boundary of are the Indo-Australian plate [also referred to by GNS Science as the Australian plate] to the west, and the Paciﬁc plate to the east. These plates are moving all the time, anywhere from 0 to 100mm a year. This movement of the plates can cause earthquakes and tsunami’s when it is sudden. There are three main kinds of tectonic plates boundaries, the Hikurangi subduction zone is a convergent boundary. This means that the two plates are hitting one another, and one of them is sinking underneath. In this case, the Paciﬁc plate is sinking underneath the IndoAustralian plate and pushing up the land that New Zealand sits on. Over millions of years, this is what has caused our countries mountain ranges – notably for Wairarapa, the Tararuas.

The Hikurangi subduction zone, off the East Coast of New Zealand near Wairarapa, is thought to be capable of generating magnitude 8-plus earthquakes and tsunamis. At the weekend, Kiwi researchers from GNS Science and National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research [Niwa] were joined by scientists from Japan and the United States to investigate it. It was their second voyage to the subduction zone, where the “Pacific Plate dives down, or ‘subducts’ beneath the east coast of the North Island. It is New Zealand’s largest fault. In their first voyage, which was recently completed, researchers “deployed specialised equipment from the United States on to the seafloor to visualise the structure of the subsurface and investigate how fluids are distributed within subseafloor sediments”. Programme leader Dr Jess Hillman from GNS Science said this enabled scientists to “better understand how the movement of fluids is related to activity on our largest offshore faults and the occurrence of subseafloor gas”.

Earthquakes, seafloor slope stability, and seafloor gas release are all governed in some part by the presence of fluids, Voyage specialist Dr Peter Kannberg from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the US said. “Our instrumentation can detect where these fluids are in the Earth, allowing us to better understand the role of fluids in modulating these natural hazards.” On the second voyage, which set off from Wellington, scientists deployed seabed seismographs and sensitive seafloor pressure sensors off the coast of Wairarapa and southern Hawke’s Bay. “The instruments will record earthquakes and small seafloor movements over parts the Hikurangi subduction zone that cannot be monitored from land,” GNS Science said. The data collected on the second voyage would provide information to help investigate the physical conditions inside the Hikurangi subduction zone and find out what causes frequent, slowmotion earthquakes [lasting weeks] to occur there. Voyage leader Dr Laura

Wallace, of GNS Science, said seafloor pressure sensors recorded the upward or downward movement of the seabed. They can detect slowmotion earthquakes offshore and may also provide evidence about how the zone will behave in future large earthquakes, Wallace said. Dr Hillman said working with international research partners was hugely beneficial because they brought technologies not available in New Zealand. The two voyages represented more than $4 million of co-funding from international partners. The voyages were supported by funding from Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment’s Endeavour Fund and the Marsden Fund administered by the Royal Society. Time on Niwa’s research ship Tangaroa was supported by MBIE through the Strategic Science Investment Fund.

SHAKE SCIENCE What are tectonic plates, and where are they?

The Earth’s outer shell consists of the crust and uppermost mantle and is divided into a patchwork

What is a subduction zone?

A subduction zone is where one tectonic plate slips down under the other. “Subduction zones are a type of fault and are responsible for the largest and most powerful

The location of the two voyages. IMAGE/SUPPLIED

earthquakes and tsunamis in the world, such as Sumatra 2004, Chile 2010, and Japan 2011”, according to GNS Science. A subduction zone will often form in two instances, the ﬁrst is when oceanic crust [which is signiﬁcantly thinner than continental crust] collides with more oceanic crust. Island arcs and oceanic trenches occur when both of the plates are made of oceanic crust. The second way that a subduction zone can form is when oceanic crust collides with continental crust. The denser oceanic crust subducts below the lighter continental crust.

How does this cause earthquakes?

The Hikurangi subduction zone is known to be a slow slip subduction zone. This means that the tectonic plates are constantly moving against one another, rather than all at once.

At the deepest parts of the subduction zone, the plates can move past one another easier, according to GNS Science. At shallower depths, the plates are more ridged, and the “friction between them causes them to temporarily lock into place with one another”, GNS Science said. “Over time, the stress at the locked zone builds up. Every few years the plates temporarily come unstuck, and a slow slip event occurs. This releases the built up stress and the earth’s crust rebounds,” GNS Science said. The energy is usually released at a slow slip event over weeks and months rather than in seconds like the earthquakes we are used to. However, sometimes the movement between the plates isn’t slow, but instead the energy is released suddenly, “causing strong and damaging earthquakes”, GNS Science said. This is usually the case when the two plates have been locked together for long periods of time, and have built up large amounts of energy. This can be over “hundreds or even thousands of years”, GNS Science said. The movement of tectonic plates shapes our continents, which is slowly changing over the life of the earth.

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Shopping opportunities galore at historic homestead Carterton Mayor Greg Lang judged this year’s winning scarecrow, the Klue family’s “pukeko in a punga tree”. PHOTO/GREG LANG

Scarecrows’ ‘huge’ day out Tom Taylor Gladstone School’s “Scarecrows Big Day Out” raised more than $30,000 to help fund the school’s teacher aides. “We’ve never had a turnout like it,” principal Belinda Bunny said. Car parks in the paddock across the road filled up by 10am. In a “mad dash”, parent helpers started baling up hay in a neighbouring paddock to create more parking spaces. Bunny estimated the crowds at more than 5000 people throughout the day. More than 100 businesses and individuals contributed to the event by donating goods and prizes to auction. Some of the money raised from the Big Day Out would fund a new ladder and grab rail for the school pool. But the vast majority went to the school’s teacher aides. Gladstone’s teacher aides help to design programmes for students who require support, working with them one-on-one and in small groups. Gladstone School has four teacher aides across its 163 pupils, with at least 20 requiring learning support. Yet these pupils do not qualify for Ministry of Education funding for teacher aide hours. The Ongoing Resourcing Scheme funds pupils who need specialist support at school, according to the MOE website. However, to qualify for scheme funding, schools must be able to show that pupils have significant learning

difficulties. Bunny said her school had been unable to access this funding. “We’re desperately trying to hold on to the four that we’ve got.” The MOE channels its funding towards lowerdecile schools. As a Decile 9 school, Gladstone School receives no funding for teacher aides, and relies on fundraisers to keep them on the payroll. The school’s “Scarecrows Big Day Out” fundraiser was part of the larger Scarecrow Fair, a Spring fixture for the area since 1999.

The Grinch. PHOTO/SANDY MITCHELL

Carterton Mayor Greg Lang was in the original committee that set up the Scarecrow Fair. Not long after Lang moved to Gladstone, he helped to form the Gladstone Promotion Group, which aimed to promote Gladstone as a destination. “How can we get people

to come to Gladstone?” Lang and wife Ali asked themselves. The natural answer was to build a big scarecrow in front of their house. Lang put a sign on the scarecrow which read: “Gladstone Scarecrow Festival”. He also put a notice in the Gladstone Newsletter encouraging other residents to get involved. In the festival’s first year, more than 250 scarecrows popped up around the district. “Everyone became an artisan without realising,” Lang said. Originally the festival ran for six weeks, with different events on each weekend – scarecrow golf, the scarecrow fun run, the “scareable wearable” awards, and the scarecrow hoedown. In the late 2000s, the Gladstone Promotion Group disbanded. Gladstone School kept the festival going, with the central focus on their fair. The fair is used to fundraise for the school’s essential services, such as teacher aides. But there is hope that in future years the school will not have to rely on fundraisers. “The current decile system for schools and early learning services is blunt and outdated,” the Labour Party said on its website in September. This term, the government planned to roll out an Equity Index to replace the decile system. That could mean Gladstone School gets to spend more of its hardearned money on pool ladders in the future.

Great summer reads, New Zealandmade toys, Middle Eastern homewares, greeting cards, and even a display of childhood favourites from yesteryear: despite its cosy space, Cabbage Tree Books and Gifts makes for an exciting local shopping experience. The Main Street store is one of Greytown’s newest business ventures – founded by Kevin and Karen Prime, who relocated from Hawke’s Bay in September. Kevin opened the store in early October, and has already been busy – with customers getting a head start on Christmas shopping and adding to their holiday reading list. Cabbage Tree Books and Gifts is named for its location, the historic Kouka Cottage, next to Stella Bull Park. The small, colonial-style cottage was built in 1868, as lodging for the gardener for the Greytown township, and was restored by the Greytown Heritage Trust. Kevin says he was inspired to open the store after visiting Greytown for an automobile auction – and discovering the town had no bookshop of its own. As well as a variety of paperbacks, kids’ picture books, magazines, and greeting cards, Kevin stocks a treasure trove of giftware – including puzzles, leadlight mobiles, figurines, ceramic wallhangings, children’s costume jewellery and man cave items. The store also has a range of wooden and metal ride-on toys, from New Zealand companies Hape and Tri-ang, as well as Himalayan salt lamps and Turkish mosaic lamps. One of the biggest talking points is the store’s displays of historical artefacts, which Kevin has spent several years collecting. These include a tricycle and peddle car from the 1950s, a telephone dating back to WWII, an early 20th century pram, antique oil cans and kitchen implements, porcelain dolls, and a cabinet full of tin model cars. Kevin says the displays fit in nicely with

the historical venue – and are a great conversation starter for customers. “They’ll say things like ‘I’ve got some of those at home’, or ‘I remember those from when I was a kid’. “Several people have memories of playing with peddle cars – and, if they were too small, loading it up with blocks to balance it.” Kevin and his partner Karen have ran their own businesses for the past 14 years – and, in doing so, have steadily worked their way down the North Island. They started out owning, antique shop in Auckland, then bought a motel in Whitianga, then moved to Napier where they own a bookshop, Marewa Books, Cards and Gifts. Kevin says he has enjoyed settling into his new community – where the people have been “very friendly, helpful and welcoming. People stop and say hello to you in the street. I’ve met lots of people who have lived in Greytown a long time, and are happy to share the history of the cottage. “It’s exciting to give people and opportunity to shop locally, and spend their money in their town.” Kevin says he is able to order in books and magazines the store doesn’t have on display.

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Toy library facing closure Soumya Bhamidipati Masterton Toy Library has six months to find a new home or shut down for good. The not-for-profit organisation has received notice of the need to vacate its premises. The YMCA headquarters, where the toy library has been located for the past 12 or so years, is about to undergo extensive renovations. Masterton Toy Library began in 1979 and was, at one stage, the largest toy library in New Zealand. It serves about 150 families. Other users included grandparents who occasionally looked after their grandchildren and schools, such as the assisted learning unit at Wairarapa College. Toy Library committee chairwoman Jenny Barre said they were keenly searching for a new place to operate from and welcomed any suggestions. Its ideal premises would be spacious and not too expensive. “We’re very optimistic, I wouldn’t say confident,” Barre said. “We’re contacting everyone we can think of.” “Parking is one of

Maddie, 2, with Victor, 1 [background], give the toy library’s ball pit a go.

the really big concerns because parents have to be able to take the toys and kids out of the car.” While there was also a small toy library operating out of the Carterton Library, some parents from Carterton travelled to the Masterton Toy Library because of the wider selection available. There were also smaller toy libraries in Martinborough, Featherston, and Pahiatua. Barre, who was an exteacher, said there was a need for the service. “In the 1970s, when my children were small,

this is just what we wanted – particularly the educational type toys. “Good toys are so expensive, and children don’t need to use them for a long time.” Playing with toys helped children to learn about problem-solving and empathy, as well as co-ordination skills. “Play is really important, particularly in the preschool years, they just learn so much. It’s recognised in schools now.” Parent and volunteer Tia Mita said the toy library was a “valuable” place to have.

Tia Mita plays with son Victor, 1. PHOTOS/SOUMYA BHAMIDIPATI

“A lot of families say they come in here to try out the toys before making a big purchase because otherwise, it’s just a waste.” She also enjoyed the sense of community she received through the library. “It removes that isolation, especially for new families. I’ve met other parents here.” Parent Kelly Haywood said going to the library was like an outing in itself. “Especially when they get a bit more aware of things,” she said. “Learning through play is everything at the

moment. It’s fun for me too.” Parent and committee member Fleur Chapman appreciated the library from an environmental perspective. “I’m very much on the zero-waste bandwagon.” “For my children, it’s just like Christmas every second week because they get new toys,” she said. “They’re acutely aware of the fact that we’re not going to buy this toy, we’re going to get it from the toy library and we’re not going to contribute to [environmental waste].”

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Videos share retirement village information The Commission For Financial Capability (CFFC)’s impartial information on things to consider before moving into a retirement village is now available through a two-part video Living in a series on its retirement village website offers a great lifestyle c˜ c.govt.nz

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for many people. However, it’s a big decision and not as simple as buying a house.

The videos, each 45 minutes long, cover the personal, legal, and ÿ nancial implications that need to be considered by intending residents and their families. They are hosted by the CFFC’s Retirement Villages Lead, Troy Churton, and Maggie Owens, a member of the

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Golden Not smoking and being socially active keys to longevity University of Otago researchers have discovered some of the secrets to longevity with new research revealing not smoking and being socially engaged throughout older age are common traits of New Zealand centenarians. Associate Professor Yoram Barak, a consultant psycho-geriatrician, says the results show people can have some control over the ageing process. “Electing not to smoke and committing to maintain social networking will be the best investment one can make towards successful ageing,” he says. Being socially active means physically going out of your home and away from families and interacting with people whether that is visiting friends, volunteering or participating in activities such as attending a concert or playing golf, Professor Barak says. Together with his colleague Professor Paul Glue, from the Department of Psychological Medicine, and Dr Sharon Leitch from the Department of General Practice and Rural Health, Associate Professor Barak set out to

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free of the common chronic diseases outlined above. Women have a longer life expectancy and are therefore more likely to be represented in centenarian studies, Associate Professor Barak says. “However, after correcting for this advantage, men who do make it to 100 years of age are more likely to be free of common illnesses,” The study found higher rates of centenarians free of common chronic diseases in New Zealand than reported in other countries.

investigate the variables associated with exceptionally healthy extreme old age. “This is so we can make some recommendations to try and help people age well.” The researchers examined data relating to 292 centenarians who were free of common chronic diseases such as diabetes, depression, dementia and hypertension. They also included information relating to a further 103,377 older people aged over 60. All of these people were living in private accommodation in the community and not in aged residential care. Results showed social engagement of participants, whereby they are participating in social activities of longstanding interest was similar across all age groups. Rates of depression and diabetes declined steadily with increasing age and rates of dementia declined after the age of 80. Hypertension rates increased by nearly 30 per cent from age 60 to 100 years.

e˛ ects on ageing. However, among those surveyed the highest physical activity groups were at the lowest risk of dementia. As of 2011, there are estimated to be from 400 to 500 centenarians living in New Zealand. Of these, fewer than 40 would be aged over 105. The mean age of those interviewed in the study was 101. The centenarians were more likely to be female (75 per cent) and in any age group women were more likely to be

However, one explanation is that this survey considered only centenarians living in the community, who were likely to be in better health compared with those living in residential care or hospital settings. Professor Barak explains the biopsychosocial foundations of remarkable health and longevity among centenarians is unclear. Genetic factors, certain geographical locations and lifestyle characteristics have all been studied in an e˛ ort to identify potential predisposing factors of exceptional longevity.

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Greytown site blessed Soumya Bhamidipati Blessings have been bestowed on the new Greytown fire station site by fire personnel and representatives of Papawai pa. Fire and Emergency New Zealand board chairman Paul Swain said the new station would have a two-engine bay, new decontamination areas, and “really good” training and administration rooms. Water runoff from washing fire engines would be contained, instead of flowing down the drain and into streams. Swain took part in the blessing by removing the first sod, along with Chief Fire Officer Steve Meyrick and a Papawai Pa representative. “It is right that we acknowledge the whenua, the land, it was here before us, it will be here after us, so it’s important to acknowledge the whenua and its wairua,” Swain said. The rebuild had been delayed due to the Christchurch earthquake, which meant 13 new fire stations had to be built, he said. “It’s just taken a little while to get to this point.” The Greytown Fire Brigade was established

Steve Meyrick and Paul Swain dig up sodding on the new site. PHOTOS/SOUMYA BHAMIDIPATI

in 1882. It has 28 members, 22 firefighters and six operation support personnel. The new station was one of 26 around the country, part of $50 million allocated to Fire and Emergency by the government in response to covid-19. Swain said vegetation fires were a key issue for Wairarapa, “particularly with water shortages” and “most importantly, climate change”. The organisation had a strategy to address population growth and change, and was also working to incorporate new technologies for

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sector might impact her professional growth. “You don’t want to be hiding under the bushel of your husband for your whole life.” Becker is a specialist in skin cancer medicine, but also worked as a GP for about 20 years and has surgical training. “We’ve got an amazing network of women in medicine in New Zealand,” she said, “It’s just stunning.” “It’s just dawning on me that I’m senior,” Becker said. Now it was time for her to “keep the ladder down”. “I’m happy to give it back.” Lifting up other wahine Maori was particularly important as they were underrepresented in the sector, she said. “Being a Maori doctor in a small community, there’s a lot of expectations on you,” she said. “I would never say no to any other doctor that needed help, man or woman.” The structure of Wahine Connect was important because it took the guesswork out of a mentormentee relationship. “The mentees know that it’s absolutely ﬁne to send

Wairarapa women were part of a nationwide mentoring network which won outstanding community team at the 2020 Minister of Health Volunteer Awards. Wahine Connect provides peer support to women working in the health sector. Wairarapa Skin Clinic director Dr Cath Becker has been a mentor with Wahine Connect since its earliest days. She was training a general practice registrar at the time, so becoming a mentor seemed like “a natural progression”. “I had an ad-hoc mentor myself, and that was probably the most useful bit of help I’ve ever had.” Over the past few years, she’s mentored about seven women. Sometimes it was about their personal lives, sometimes professional, often both. “One mentee was wanting to know about timing a baby around the postgrad work I had already done,” Becker said. Another mentee was interested in discussing how having a husband who also worked in the health

Wahine Connect mentor Dr Cath Becker. PHOTO/SOUMYA BHAMIDIPATI

an email,” Becker said. “The structure is really vital to make this work. For the safety, security and confidentiality.” Wahine Connect began when founder Juliet Rumball-Smith posted on a ‘Women in medicine’ Facebook page in 2017, asking whether people would be interested in a formal mentorship programme. “I was actually working overseas in the States, and it was the first time that I’d ever had a female boss. It was the first time that I’d personally experienced that,” she said. “And I was like, that’s just so weird. Most medical students are women now, why haven’t I seen this more?” She was “completely

inundated” with messages from women wanting to be mentors and mentees. “People working rurally, in particular, were wanting support,” she said. “From that, I thought there’s something here.” Rumball-Smith began a pilot for Wahine Connect. It became a registered charity a year later, in 2018. “I thought even if I can just connect a handful of women, it’ll be worth it.” Today the organisation has just over 430 mentors and almost 250 mentees, and was “growing daily”. Mentors outnumbered mentees because there were so many specialisations and niches within the health sector. New mentors were actively approached if no existing mentors suited a mentee’s requirements. Rumball-Smith described the mentors as “super-busy professional women”. “Even though they’ve been on the front line of covid, they’ve been doing more mentoring than ever before.” Women in health were more likely to experience burnout, presenteeism, and sexual harassment, she said. “Women are underrepresented in

positions of seniority in health,” she said. “Our health workforce is 85 per cent women; we are the health system.” Mentorship helped to build the capability of the workforce, which would eventually improve patient outcomes, she said. While all mentoring was good, it was helpful to have access to female mentors who faced the same stressors unique to women, she said. “Also, professionally, there will have been barriers for women who have achieved positions of seniority that are maybe more relevant.” “There’s been a lot of research to show that being a mentor is positive for the career development of the mentor too,” RumballSmith said. “Given what we know about how mentoring beneﬁts the mentor and given that there are these inequities, it makes sense that we concentrate the beneﬁts to women.” Eventually, she would like to be able to support women from a broader range of professions. “It’s really around creating a place where you can share your own lived experiences.”

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“We get people from all over the region wanting the furniture. I took a patio chair up to Masterton just the other day.

She says she is proud to serve the Featherston township, and is particularly thankful for its many dedicated community groups – such as the Featherston Volunteer Fire Brigade, Community Patrol and The Featherston Beautiÿ cation Group whose members regularly fuel up at the station.

Totem also sells a variety of homewares, such as hand-carved wooden stools, mirrors, candles, lamps, and paintings – several of which by Wairarapa artists.

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You can also get a head start on your ÿ rewood supplies for winter, and purchase pine and manuka wood and pine cones – and, for the ÿ shing enthusiasts, Adamson’s stocks plenty of bait, ice, salt ice and tackle.

“We’ve got a real variety – something for everyone,” Sarah says.

“We’ve got the Featherston op shop on one side, and Loco [Coffee and Books] on the other – they’ve been extremely supportive of us as new owners. “The Featherston community is great – lots of friendly people, and businesses are really taking off. I’ve always wanted to own my own business, and this is a wonderful place to do that.” Totem is open from 10am to 4pm during the week, and 9.30am to 4.30pm on Saturday and Sunday. The shop is closed on Tuesday.

If you’re taking a road trip this Christmas, Adamson’s has many options for refuelling – and not just for your vehicle. If you’re in need of sustenance, there are hot pies in the warmer and ice creams in the freezer, as well as espresso coffee.

Also popular are “man cave gifts”, including a range of Harley Davidson and Jack Daniels merchandise, T-shirts, tins, signs, model motorbikes, clocks, hip ° asks, and decorative skulls.

Sarah, who runs Totem alongside daughter Maaia, moved to Featherston three years ago and took over ownership of the store in July. She says working within the Featherston community has been “absolutely fantastic”.

This comes at the end of an eventful year for the 93-year-old Fitzherbert Street institution– serving throughout the Covid-19 lockdown, being named the second best dealer-owned Mobil service station in New Zealand, and catering to a fast-growing Featherston population. Manager Maria Berry says she and the Adamson’s team are thankful for the support of their loyal customers throughout 2020, particularly during lockdown.

“The baskets are popular, too. We sell a lot of the laundry, wood storage and picnic baskets.”

Other locally-sourced products include hand-made soaps, aromatherapy oils and organic deodorants, lavender wheat bags, children’s clothes, and hand-crafted wooden toys, made by “a local elderly gentleman.”

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With total grain production for the 2019/20 season well up over one million tonnes, it’s great to see that willing growers are finding willing buyers, Federated Farmers arable vice-chairman grains, Brian Leadley said. According to the justreleased October Arable Industry Marketing Initiative [AIMI] report, cereal grain production [wheat, barley and oats] for the season totalled an estimated 881,800 tonnes, and maize grain 181,800 tonnes, all up 1,063,600 tonnes. Unsold stocks of grain, across all six crops are estimated to have reduced by 50 per cent from July 1 to October 10. Even when compared with the same time last year, unsold stocks across all six crops are pretty much unchanged, with an increase in the unsold stocks of milling and feed wheat [57,600 tonnes, up by 18,600 tonnes] offset by a decrease in unsold stocks of malting and feed barley [38,700 tonnes, down by 18,900 tonnes], Brian said. “Obviously, we have plenty of end users recognising the benefits of quality NZ-grown grains, whether that’s for products

for human consumption or for stock feed.” The AIMI survey report said the total area sown, or intended to be sown, in cereal crops is estimated to be 95,500 hectares, down three per cent on last year. At the date of the survey [October 10] 85 per cent of this total area had been planted, with 15 per cent left to sow. Spring sowings in Southland have been delayed by wet conditions while growers in other regions have reported concern over low moisture levels. This underlined the case that resowing paddocks used for winter grazing by a blanket national deadline, despite regional climate variations, was a flawed approach, Leadley said. “The intent of the freshwater regulations – to stop nutrients from moving – is right, because plants hold the soil. But to try to do it by putting a timeframe on it, with no regard to good management practice allied to weather conditions, is detached from common sense.” Heavy sowing machinery used on paddocks that are too wet just compacts the soil.

“You get a double hit. You get run-off from compact soil, and it also means that you might only get 40 to 50 per cent germination of the plants. Fewer plants means less root mass to hold the soil.” Some covid-related turbulence is still apparent in contracts for malting barley. The AIMI report found the percentage of hectares forward sold as at October 10 for malting barley was only 41 per cent, compared with 97 per cent at the same time last year. “It’s known that the lockdown and subsequent restrictions hit the sale of kegged beer, though bottled beer for drinking at home continued apace. “I think it’s just that uncertainty factor,” Leadley said. “There had been talk that China’s ban on Australia’s barley might lead to product landing on us from across the Tasman but it hasn’t happened. Our local industry is pretty committed to domestic grain.” Leadley was confident the malting barley market and forward contracts would pick up again.

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“Looks like I’m stuck here, darling! My long weekend break’s just got longer. Stay well, Gav ... I’ll ring tomorrow.” Kate’s voice crackles and fades. Her jaunt to Rarotonga followed by covid lockdown has left Gavin with time on his hands. He glances around the flat they share and feels Kate’s presence in the shadows. Won’t be long, back to normal soon, he thinks. Kate will be home and I’ll have the store open again. His small book store on Totorarua’s main street is the result of a life-long dream. Gavin loves books. He remembers hours spent in the town library when he was a small boy, even before he learned to read. The rustle and smell of paper and print, the row on row of books, the feel of smooth covers hiding exciting stories and surprises that took him to far-away lands and dream people were all he wanted. A university degree in library studies then work in the city library fed his ambition. Long nights pulling pints augmented his savings, and at last he was able to buy the little shop. The quiet gentle

lifestyle of the country town and meeting Kate made for contentment unsurpassed. Now, with the world closed down, he must stay busy. He writes a “To Do” list. Defrost and clean freezer; sort wardrobe for unwanted gear; clean windows, [Kate will like that!], discard outdated paper work; give shoes a much-needed polish. He whistles while he washes the windows. That done he hoses the small paved yard and puts fresh water into the birdbath that Kate had installed beside her potted lavenders, compensation for lack of garden space. He checks on the shop. All is well there but the little town, deserted and silent, feels eerie. Back at the flat he phones and emails publishers, editors and authors as a goodwill gesture. Kate and he catch up daily. “You’ll soon be behind that desk again.” Gavin hopes he sounds more reassuring than he feels. Organising travel for rejuvenated over-seventies who love holidaying in the remotest places in the world gives Kate the

From quiet mountain forests he comes with faith and trust to relish in this deserted world of civilisation. PHOTO/FILE

utmost satisfaction. “Scott Base, the Amazon, darkest Africa! I’m amazed at the old dears, Gav!” One day we’ll travel too, he dreams. When the world is covid free we’ll explore this wonderful planet. The days begin to drag. He tries to read but concentration lapses. Inertia makes for long mornings in bed. He watches boring TV. while lazing on the couch, trails to the fridge for snacks, drinks yet another coffee. Boredom drives him

to phone his brother, a fruitless exercise. Too many unresolved issues haunt their stilted conversation. It’s a relief to say, “Cheers, mate. Stay Well,” as he turns off the phone. Even chats with Kate lose their warmth. “Not a lot,” he replies when she asks what he’s been up to. They both struggle for news although it seems that Kate isn’t doing too badly in her covid free paradise. Apathetically, Gavin takes the car for a run

to the supermarket to restock the pantry. Waiting in a long queue before entry gives him the creeps. The faces of those around him mirror his own slothful, dreary existence. From a distance someone calls to him and he jumps. “Great to see you, Gavin! How are things?” Running into David! Big news! He’ll tell Kate. He drives the soundless, empty streets to the flat. Silence meets him at the door, silence fills the yard and haunts every room. He fights back unexpected tears as he stares, unseeing, from the window. A rapid movement at the birdbath catches his attention. With a cheeky chirrup and a proud flick of his tail a tiny fantail hops into the water. He splashes about and opens his fanned tail with glee. From quiet mountain forests he comes with faith and trust to relish in this deserted world of civilisation. Here he can feast on small insects, flit joyfully from tree to birdbath and fill Gavin’s hushed and solitary world with his presence.

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ACROSS 6 What is a list of corrected errors attached to a book? (6) 7 What was the name of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship on his 1908-09 Antarctic expedition? (6) 10 What is a nine-sided figure called? (7) 11 What fabric is made from processed flax? (5) 12 What is improvised jazz singing with the voice imitating an instrument? (4) 13 A numismatist collects medals and what? (5) 16 Which of Puccini’s operas was his first of the 20th century? (5) 17 Which dynasty ruled China from 1368 to 1644? (4) 20 What was the name of the Famous Five’s dog? (5) 21 What is a person who has suddenly risen in economic status, but has not gained the accompanying social acceptance? (7) 22 What is a slang word for cheap, harmful alcoholic liquor? (6) 23 Which river rises in the Black Forest? (6)

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Fill the grid so every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

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Find a finished crossword by deleting one of the two letters in each divided square.

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Across 1. Crater (4) 8. Worked out (10) 9. Unskilled worker (8) 10. Speed contest (4) 12. Danger (6) 14. Blemishes (6) 15. Wispy clouds (6) 17. Get very angry (3,3) 18. Blend together (4) 19. Annoy (8) 21. Thrill-seekers (10) 22. Diminutive (4)

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26 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 physio.rachel.horwell@gmail.com or [022] 077-2654. Ruamahanga Club: Cards – 500, 1-4pm, at Wairarapa Services Club, Essex St, Masterton. GirlGuidingNZ: Carterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 4.15-5.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Carterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 6-7.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching: Martinborough, St Andrew’s Hall, Dublin St, 9.30-11.30am. Featherston, Featherston Fire Station, Fox St, 1.303.30pm. Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, tutored classes available, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019 or Elissa [0274] 706-528. Age Concern: Steady As You Go-Falls Prevention Class, 9.30am at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Housie: At Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club [behind clock tower Carterton], at 1pm. Narcotics Anonymous: 6pm, at 15 Victoria St, Masterton. Carterton Community Choir: 7.15-9pm, at Carterton School, Holloway St. Ability to read music not essential. Call [022] 373-4299. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064. Social Learners Bridge: 1-3.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Barbara [06] 304-9208. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Red Star Table Tennis Club: 5-7pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St,

Masterton. Call Peter (027) 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 6.30pm. Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 1-2.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135. Masterton Senior Citizens & Beneficiaries Association: 1-3.30pm for cards, Scrabble and bowls, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire Walker 377-0342. Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band: Practice 6.30-8.30pm, Savage Club Hall, 10 Albert St, Masterton. Call secretary, Gloria [027] 628-5889. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Carterton Library noon-2pm. Koha/free Community Music Co-Creation Wananga: 6.30pm, at Featherston Community Centre. Call [021] 0842-1552. Wayne Heath: From 7.30pm. Members, Affiliated Members and their guests welcome, Club Wairarapa, 20 Essex St, Masterton. Aratoi: Combined opening for these four exhibitions is 5.30pm. Andrée de Latour, Angela Busby and Dennis Handyside: Out of the Woods to February 14; Terri Te Tau: Whakatau Miromiro to February 28; Crystal Chain Gang In Flux and Sam Duckor-Jones HI! to March 7. 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 10am-noon, 10 Albert St, Masterton. New members welcome. Call Eric McEwen 3770792 or Doreen Wakefield 370-4606. Masterton Social Badminton Club: Wairarapa College gym, Cornwall Street entrance, 7-9pm. Contact Hamish Macgregor [021] 259-7684 or Sam [021] 055-2113. Seniornet Wairarapa: Drop-in, 1-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Quit

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Aratoi: Aratoi with artists talks at 11am. Acclaimed art critic and writer Mark Amery will be guest speaker for the event. Andrée de Latour, Angela Busby and Dennis Handyside: Out of the Woods to February 14; Terri Te Tau: Whakatau Miromiro to February 28; Crystal Chain Gang In Flux and Sam Duckor-Jones HI! to March 7. Wairarapa Embroiderers Guild: At the Ranfurly Club Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton. Call Billie Sims 378-2949 or Jenny 3770859 or email Wairarapaembroiderers@ gmail.com

Featherston Fusiliers: Wargaming and boardgames club, meet at Featherston Assembly of God cafeteria, 22 Birdwood St, 10am-4.30pm. Contact featherston. fusiliers@gmail.com Fell Locomotive Museum: Cnr SH2 and Lyon St, Featherston. Sat/Sun/ public holidays [except Christmas Day] 10am-4pm. Tours welcome any time. Call Malcolm [06] 304-8949. Cobblestones Printing Works: Sat/Sun, 10am-4pm. Our resident printer recreates the activity of a letterpress job-printing shop in the early 1900s. Cobblestones Museum, 169 Main St, Greytown. Call [06] 304-9687. Wairarapa Farmers’ Market: 9-1pm, Solway Showgrounds Masterton, entry from Fleet and York Sts, under the grandstand and nearby redwood tree. Featherston Weekly Market: 8am-2pm, 33 Fitzherbert St. Hospice Wairarapa Support Services: Available free of charge for anyone dealing with a terminal illness. Call [06] 3788888, or www.hospicewairarapa.co.nz Women’s Self Defence: With Dion, 9am, band rotunda, Queen Elizabeth Park. Call [020] 4124-4098. Parkrun: Weekly 5km run/walk. Measured, timed, free. 8am start, at the Woodside end of the Greytown rail trail. Onetime registration essential. Info: parkrun.co.nz/ greytownwoodsidetrail Martinborough Museum: 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 3799021 or 379-5564. Toy Library: Masterton: 10am-1pm, at rear of YMCA, 162 Dixon St. Featherston: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon. Call Abby Waterson [021] 0256-6719. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet at 1.15pm for 1.30pm start. Call Steve Davis [06] 304-7155. Bowls: At 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at

the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Wairarapa Country Music Club: At the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton, at 1.30pm. Call Paddy 377-0730. Mangatainoka Motors Shine & Show: Vintage v Brexit v EU Day. Details at www. tuihq.co.nz/events Carterton Farmers’ Market: High St, Carterton, 9am-12.30pm. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064. Masterton Car Boot Sale and Market: 6.30-11.30am, Essex St car park. Contact ja.murray@xtra.co.nz Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 9am for 9.15am start, at clubrooms behind clock tower Carterton. Call Robin Brasell [06] 2224000.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Quiz Night: 7pm, $10 for a team of five. Members, Affiliated Members and their guests welcome. Club Wairarapa, 20 Essex St, Masterton. Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm at Featherston Community Centre. Call Shaun [027] 672-6249. Age Concern: Exercise For Seniors, 9.30am; line dancing, 10.30am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. East Indoor Bowling Club: 7pm, all members and visitors welcome. Call Julie 377-5497 or George 378-9266. Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm. Call Shaun O’Brien [027] 672-6249.

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Carterton Scottish Dance Club: 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. No partner required. Call Elaine 377-0322 or email carterton@dancescottish.org.nz Watercolour For Beginners: Class at Masterton Art Club, Victoria St, 10am-noon. 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. https://www.facebook.com/ CartertonToyLibrary/ CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. For Mobility Parking Permits, Disability Support and Advocacy. Call 3782426 or 0800 227-2255. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. The Dance Shed: 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: Free and confidential advice, Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, 43 Perry St, Masterton. Call 377-0078 or 0800 367-222.

Masterton District Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Call [022] 574-0742. Carterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 8pm, Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210 High St. Call Bob [021] 042-2947 or Martin [06] 372-7764. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Rangers, 12½-18 years, 6.30-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. South Wairarapa Guides [Greytown], 9-12½ years, 6-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 Koha/free Community Music Co-Creation Wananga: 6.30pm, at Greytown Library. Call [021] 0842-1552. Seniornet Wairarapa: 1.30-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654. Free Literacy and Numeracy Classes: At Literacy Aotearoa Masterton. Call Carol [022] 524-5994 or visit us at 340 Queen Street, Masterton. Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Masterton Library, 11am-1pm. Masterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or David [021] 116-5505. Martinborough Community Choir: 7.15-9pm, First Church Hall, Weld St. Martinborough. We are an unauditioned, all-comers, primarily cappella choir. Contact Vicki Jones: vicbjones@gmail.com Social Bridge: At South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club, 1.30-3.30pm, no partner needed. Call Lesley [021] 2996389. Wairarapa Services Club: Cards – Euchre, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 3.45-5pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching: Carterton, Fire Station 9.30-11.30am. Greytown, Greytown Fire Station, 1.303.30pm. 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 9amnoon 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] 3088109. 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: Social indoor bowls, 500 cards, or a chat 1-3pm, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire 377-0342. Free Community Fit Club: 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. Woops A Daisies: Leisure Marching Team practise 4-5pm, at the YMCA. Call Cheryl [06] 370-1922. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon, including cards, board, darts, pool etc. Call Doff 304-9748. Girl Guiding: Pippins [5-7 years] 3.455pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 9am for 9.15am start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000. Bowls: At 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the clock tower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 Greytown Miniature Makers: 10am-2pm

to make small thing in scale. All skill levels. Call Kaylene [06] 304-8532. Toi Wairarapa – Heart of Arts: 10 Minute Bites, 12.10pm, BYO sandwich. Housie: 7pm, at the Martinborough Bowling Club, Regent St. Maungaraki Probus: 10am at Masterton Club, Essex St, Masterton. Call secretary Susan Brader 370-8699/[027] 272-1892. Age Concern: Exercise for Seniors 1.30pm Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club: For the school term. Classes are weight and skill dependent; Beginners, 5-9 years, 5.30-6.15pm; 10 years+ [including adults] 6.15-7.30pm. The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Line Dance Class 6-7pm; Rock N Roll Dance Class: 7.30-8.30pm, Beginners/Couple Coaching, Social/ Competitive. Call Wendy [027] 319-9814. Healing Rooms: Confidential prayer for healing or any situation, 1-3pm, Ranfurly Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton. No appointment necessary. Call [021] 159- 4160. Carterton Cycle Group: An informal group of ‘leg power’ and e-power cyclists, 9.30am from Belvedere Rd [weather permitting] for 20km or 40-60km rides. Call Irene (027) 634-9167 or Lesley (021) 299-6389. Heart of Arts Wairarapa: A community gallery showing work from Wairarapa artists, 47 High St North, Carterton. Wed-Sun, 11am-3pm. Club Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll, beginners 7.30pm; Intermediate level 8pm, at Club Wairarapa, Masterton. Call [027] 333-1793. Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: 10am in The Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Josie 378-6531. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 5.30-7pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching at Masterton Library, 10am-noon. Dance Fitness: 9.30-11am, pre-schoolers with parents or caregivers, music and movement and art, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830. Wairarapa Services Club: Rummikub, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. Cards: Come and join other enthusiastic

“500” Players 1.15-4.15pm, at the Carterton Club. Call Barbara 379-6582 or Val 379-8329. AA Meeting: 7.30pm, Departmental building, level one. Entry on the carpark side. Call [027] 557-7928. Silver Ukulele Club: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Jan [06] 308-8556. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Club: Craft and chat afternoon 1-3pm, bring your crafts or just come for some company, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, improvers 5-6.30pm; intermediate, 5.307pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135. Kiddie Gym: For 0-3-year-olds, 9.30-11am, at St David’s Church, corner High and Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 379-8325. Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group: Join us for sports, food, and leadership, Carterton Events Centre. Text “R2R” to [027] 742-2264. Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, tutored classes available, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019 or Elissa [0274] 706-528. Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park. Call Ann Jackson, 3725758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285. Te Runga Scouts: Cubs, 6-7.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Wairarapa Singers: Choral singing with at least two performances each year, based in Masterton. Call Sean Mulcahy 379-9316. Esperanto Club: 2pm, write to people using the international language worldwide. Call 377-0499. Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10am-noon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 3701604 [church office]. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet at 1.15am for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Steve Davis [06] 304-7155. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz by noon Thursday prior

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Clinic at Whaiora 9am-noon. Support available across Wairarapa at no cost to you. Call Whaiora 0800 494 246. Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10am-noon, Featherston Community Centre. Call May [06] 308-6912 or Virginia [06] 308-8392. Cloth Collective Sewing Workshop: 10am-2pm 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, during school terms, 9.30-10.30am, at Epiphany Church Hall, High St South, Masterton. Call Pam 378-6740 Greytown Music and Movement: For preschoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact: email admin@stlukesgreytown. co.nz Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. If weather not good it’s in youth centre of Event Centre. Text dance groove to [022] 321-2643. Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 6-7pm, Genesis Recreation Centre back pool. Call Stu [027] 295-4189 or Lucy [021] 0204-4144. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401. Carterton Senior Citizens: 1.30-4pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, Carterton Memorial Club, Broadway.

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Ryan Lovell slides into home base to score a run. PHOTOS/JADE CVETKOV

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WEEKEND COOK AND KITCHEN HAND Masterton About Us Enliven is a not-for-profit service providing aged residential care to older people in the lower half of the North Island. We believe older people should remain connected to their community and live stimulating and fulfilling lives. All our homes embrace an elder directed model of care called the Eden Alternative. The roles are based at Kandahar Home and Court, in Masterton. About the Roles As a Kitchen hand, you will be responsible for assisting the Food Services Team Leader to prepare tasty and nutritious means for breakfast, lunch and dinner. You will also: Be responsible for plating and presentation of all meals Be responsible for the cleanliness and tidiness of the kitchen including washing of all dishes and cleaning of all areas This vacancy is for 56 hours per fortnight, on a rotating roster (includes a combination of 6:30am starts and 7:00pm finishes and includes weekend work). As a Weekend Cook/Kitchen Hand you will be responsible for the preparation of all meals as prescribed by Enliven set menus during the weekend and during the week as a kitchen hand you will also be: Responsible for plating and presentation of all meals Responsible for the cleanliness and tidiness of the kitchen including washing of all dishes and cleaning of all areas This vacancy is for 58 hours a fortnight, on a rotating roster which includes a combination of 6:30am starts and 7:00pm finishes and working alternate Saturday and Sundays starting at 8:30am. As a learning organisation, you will be provided with full training and support in your role. Enliven may facilitate you gaining a qualification in Health and Wellbeing through Career Force! You will also have the opportunity to be part of a not for profit service specialising in the support of older people. Enliven offers staff a supportive environment, ongoing education and career opportunities. About you As well as a passion for the wellbeing of older people, you will be enthusiastic but patient and well organised with great interpersonal skills and sense of humour. You will share our values of empathy, compassion, and respect. You will also have: Experience working in a kitchen (preferable, but not essential) Excellent time management skills Ability to work in an incredibly fast paced environment Full drivers licence and ability to drive a manual vehicle (required) Good communication skills The ability to work independently or be part of supportive team High standards of personal hygiene and appearance How to apply To apply please visit https://psc.qjumpersjobs.co/ To discuss the role or for more information, contact Sonja Jacobs on 06 370 0447 or get in touch at recruitment@psc.org.nz policy onsite. Applications close 27 November 2020

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Giants extended their unbeaten run to four games and maintained their lead in the Intercity premier three championship with an 11-0 drubbing of Totara Park Yellow at South Park on Saturday. The home side dominated all facets of the game, with coach Russell Kawana describing it as a good, allround team performance. Justin â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Chunkyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Karaitiana was in imperious form on the mound and pitched the whole seven innings. Karaitiana was also in ďŹ ne form with the bat, hitting one of two automatic home runs, the other coming from the bat of Gordon Wilmshurst. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chunky pitched his usual good game and dominated their batters. Our ďŹ elding was good, and they never looked like threatening us when they were batting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The furthest they got was second base, and they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look like scoring any runs,â&#x20AC;? Kawana said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our batters were scoring runs in twos and threes pretty much in every inning. We just scored the runs when

we needed them. We got the runners on bases and got them home.â&#x20AC;? Kawana was particularly impressed with the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s younger players - Riley Hansen, Julian Ellmers, Jesse Neumann, and Ryan Lovell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ryan Lovell, who was in our under-15s last year. It was the ďŹ rst time I used him as a designated runner, and he did that for us on Saturday and did his job well.â&#x20AC;? Meanwhile, the experience of the Giants Blue team shone through in the local derby in the Hutt Valley womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Major B championship, beating Giants Red 16-0 in ďŹ ve innings. The clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s age-group sides suďŹ&#x20AC;ered losses, with the under-15s going down 1-15 to Hutt City United, and the under-13s beaten 3-9 by Totara Park. There was good news for the club with seven juniors named in Hutt Valley representative teams. Mitchell Shields, Le-Sharne Reiri-Paku, Rico Hillman, Tohi Jellie, Karnyae RopihaWaiwai, and Corey Thomas were named in two Under-15 boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; teams, and Maggie Shields and Destiny Tapura were picked in the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Under-15 squad.

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The Giant juniors named in Hutt Valley representative sides. Top row: Mitchell Shields, left, Le-Sharne Reiri-Paku, Destiny Tapura, Rico Hillman, Tohi Jellie. Front row: Maggie Shields, left, Karnyae Ropiha-Waiwai, Corey Thomas.

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Racing club saluted

WRC president Garrick Emms [left] and general manager Matthew Sherry with the Community Club of the Year trophy. PHOTO/GRACE PRIOR

RACING

Chris Cogdale The Wairarapa Racing Club was last week named New Zealand Community Club of the Year. The award was presented for the ﬁrst time at Tuesday’s NZ Thoroughbred Racing AGM. It recognises the club that races up to six times a year, was best performed

based on its service arrangements, hospitality, sponsorship, and community involvement. The club is over the moon to receive the recognition, its general manager Matthew Sherry said. “We were up against our peers across the country, and for a country club to win this award is brilliant. “We run a race day that ticks a lot of the boxes.

We’ve got everything covered from the racing itself, the sponsorship, the hospitality packages, the kids’ entertainment, and the community backs us.” Sherry said the Messara Report, a 2018 wideranging review of the country’s racing structure, described Tauherenikau an iconic racecourse steeped in history. The club has two feature race dates each year.

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The ﬁrst on January 2 attracts a big crowd, with many patrons from the Wellington region, and Waitangi Day, which oﬀers the club’s feature race – the listed North Island Breeders’ Stakes. Sherry is planning for two big race days over summer. “Last year we had 12,000 people for our January meeting, and I’m really excited about this January.”

Weekend of wet and wild racing Wairarapa Jet Sprint Championship took place over the weekend at Tauherenikau Racing and Event Centre. There were three racing categories available for competition this year, Group B boats 412 cubic inches of engine size, Group A boats 412 cubic inches and naturally aspirated, and the Superboat category could have engines as large as drivers desired. The event featured “multiple world champions” along with seven Wairarapa drivers, and a few novices. Winners for Group B were Bryce Baron and Kylie Baron, John Verry, and Leila Burder second and Kris Rasmussen and Holly Sutherland third. Lucas Oil Group A winners were Ollie Silverton and Jess Sit, Si Gibbon and Donna Candish second and Sean and Fay Rice third. MouthFresh Superboats winners were Sam Newdick and Shama Putaranui, Glen and Hayley Glen Head second and Rob and Ange Coley third.

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Carterton played host to a multi-sports event with a difference on Saturday morning, with more than 80 youngsters aged five and upwards taking advantage of the fine weather to compete in the inaugural WAITRI, as part of the Wairarapa Running Festival. The triathlon consisted of three legs – mountain biking, trail running and paintball – taking place inside the Borderlandz Paintball enclosure on Belvedere Rd, through Fensham Reserve and along Upper Belvedere Rd. The young participants travelled from as far afield as Wellington and Hutt Valley to test themselves against the challenging course, with a shorter option available for those aged five to seven. Organiser Catherine Rossiter-Stead was delighted to see so many budding young athletes enjoying the three activities on offer. “The aim of the day was to get kids off the sofa and outdoors, taking part in some fun exercise,” she said. “For some it was their first introduction to a multi-sports event and they didn’t know quite what to expect. “We did some research

Noah Andrewartha proudly shows his certificate. PHOTOS/DEBBIE HUNT

and couldn’t ﬁnd any other triathlon that included paintball as an activity, so we think this may be some kind of world ﬁrst. “It certainly added a whole new dimension,

Birthday boy Marley Mason from Masterton leading the way to the bike transition.

particularly as it was the ﬁnal leg of the event, which meant the kids were racing hard to get back to start the target shooting. “This was a pilot event and was so successful we’ll now be looking to make it

an annual ﬁxture on the calendar. “We are extremely grateful to all the volunteers who helped out on the day and ensured everything ran smoothly.” First home in the

eight-17 category was 13-year-old Noah Fisher from Carterton in an impressive time of 40.05, while ﬁrst to complete the junior course was Noah Andrewartha, aged seven from Masterton.

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