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140 years celebrated SEE INSIDE FOR YOUR PROGRAMME EMILY NORMAN It’s going to be a huge year for the Wairarapa A&P Society, launching into their 140th show this weekend. And not only is it their 140th year, it is also the 40th show to be held at the Clareville Complex after shifting from central Carterton in the 70s. President David Ellison said over the years, a lot had changed, but most noticeable was the dress code. “When I was a lot younger, the ladies would go out and buy their new summer outfit and wear it to the show. “It was always the first event around leading into summer and it was usually good, fine, hot weather. “As kids we would be dressed up, and the men would wear suits. So, the dressing side of it has certainly changed.” The concept behind the show however, has not changed too much, Mr Ellison said. “We’d like to bring town to country.”

The show helps showcase the best aspects of rural life, and bridges the rural-urban divide which is becoming increasingly bigger as the years go by, he said. This show, running from October 27 to 29, will be Mr Ellison’s third show in a row as president. “In saying that, I was president back around the 2000s for at least two years – I’m being recycled,” he joked. Since the 2000s the equestrian side of the show, which kicks off on Friday, has “increased a lot”, but stock numbers have dropped “a little bit”, he said. “We try to put on more entertainment now. The public have a lot of choice now in what they do.” Wairarapa A&P Show patron Mick Raynar has been going to the show, since he was “in a pram”. He was president during the final show in central Carterton and said when he first joined the Wairarapa A&P Society, there were about “60 blokes on

the committee”. “I’ve always said, never underestimate a woman, and how true has that been. “I think in our committee now, of about 20 people, more than half are women. “We’ve got a woman secretary, and woman treasurer, which would never have been heard of back in the day. “Ladies have done a great deal for the show, and we’re very proud of the eﬀorts of our committee and other people who have helped us over the years.” One such woman, who has been involved with the show since she can remember is Dale Collie. “I remember coming as a tiny child. I was born in November, so I would have missed that show, but after that, I’ve always come.

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Spring really seems to have kicked into gear these past few weeks. We’ve had some great days of sunshine, long sunny evenings, and the region is absolutely springing to life with all kinds of awesome events. And after having a good ol’ relax over Labour Weekend, I hope we are all ready to get ourselves into “spring” mode. Quite often we get into all of our spring cleaning at times like this. It’s relaxing, you feel like you’ve achieved something, and it gets you ready for the next year ahead. But, we need to remember to do a little bit of spring cleaning for our minds as well. When the house isn’t cleaned regularly things can get into a state – and if we fail to do a big clean out every once in a while, all of our mess piles up, making it harder and harder to sort out. Similar to this, when we don’t sort out what is going on in our head, everything can build up until it seems near impossible to conquer. This spring cleaning season, we need to identify all the negative

things in our lives, and sweep them out, or at least tidy them up. We need to listen out for any negative thoughts that we’ve let run through our heads over the past year, and show them the door. Only then can we make way for better things, and only then can we move forward. And where’s the best place to start? Anywhere. You never clean a house all at once, it’s usually room by room – one job at a time. Do the same with your mind. One page 3 today, if you haven’t read already, is a story about a Masterton woman who was seriously dealt a rough hand. But she is taking control of her life, and instead of dwelling on the past and allowing it to deﬁne her, she is looking forward to a much brighter future where she can inspire and encourage others to strive instead of struggle. If someone who has been through so much trauma can choose this path, surely those of us who have had it much easier can channel the positivity in our lives and send it through to others. And if you are struggling to do this, ask for help. For every one of us struggling, there is always one person at least who would love to give you a hand. FOR NEWS Editor Emily Norman (06) 370 0925 midweek@age.co.nz

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of the screening he had done at Masterton Primary earlier in the year. Mr Dass is the co-founder of Mr Foureyes, a company which donates a pair of glasses to a child in need for every pair purchased. Foureyes Foundation is his charity which enables him to go around local schools using a handheld screening device called PlusOptix. The device allows Mr Dass to detect vision abnormalities in children that normal testing does not ordinarily detect.

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Mr Dass said that 20 per cent of the students they screened at Masterton Primary were referred for further testing, and 15 per cent of students who received further testing required glasses. Support from the Lions Trust has meant the foundation can hire a room at Selina Sutherland Hospital in order to perform the further testing for any children who require it. The foundation hopes to go around all the local schools over the next two years to continue screening.

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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

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Dealt a really difficult hand EMILY NORMAN

Life has been anything but smooth sailing for Masterton’s Jaqueline Lumsden. When she was 19 her mother died, she lost her sister to suicide in 2003, and her 16-year-old son was killed in a car crash in 2006. To top it all off, she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. But each setback has made her stronger, and more determined to help others in the community. Jaqueline, also known as Jaqs has been a quit smoking coach at Whaiora in Masterton for the past 13 years. With the Mobile Breastscreen Unit currently based at Whaiora, Jaqs came forward to share her cancer journey with the Wairarapa Midweek. In November 2015, Jaqs had a mammogram which came back clear, but within months, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. “January 4 – I remember the day clearly – I found what looked like a dimple or a bruise. “It was Christmas Holidays, so on January 11 I went to my GP and she said, well, you’ve had a mammogram, but for safe measure, keep an eye on it and see what happens.” In March 2016, a radiologist at Upper Hutt advised Jaqs to go for a biopsy – “she just had a hunch”. “April 7, my whole world changed. I got told I had cancer. “You spend your whole life dreading the words, ‘you’ve got cancer’. “When I got told though, it wasn’t too bad, it was more a shock. “I thought, oh my gosh, I’ve got cancer, now what?” It was May 12 when both of Jaqs’

Masterton’s Jaqs Lumsden. PHOTO/EMILY NORMAN

breasts were removed in surgery. “May 12 is my birthday so I just said to myself, oh well, I’m going to get a boob job on my birthday, and I turned it around. “It was going to be lifesaving and I would be born again.” Jaqs, who previously measured up as a 38DD, said she didn’t mind having her breasts removed if it meant she would no longer have cancer. She opted to not have reconstructive surgery. “I have the most beautiful scars. I’m proud of my scars – they’re my souvenirs. “My breasts do not define me as a woman, I define me as a woman.” She said the hardest part of her cancer journey was telling people she had been diagnosed. “The first people I told, they burst into tears and looked at me as if I was a walking

corpse. “I thought, this is going to be hard telling the next 300 people. “So, I wrote on Facebook, ‘The hardest part about being diagnosed with cancer is telling people. They cry, I cry, we all cry. So, you’ve all been told’.” Jaqs said in some ways it “made sense” that she would be diagnosed with cancer. “I looked at my life and looked at how much stress I had had in my life and stuff, and thought, of course I was going to have cancer - it is caused by just one cell going rogue.” After the surgery came radiation therapy, and during this time Jaqs said she treated her cancer, “like it was the flu”, coming to work as much as she could to feel some sense of normality. “Cancer is part of my journey, but I didn’t want it to define me.”

Jaqs’ advice to Wairarapa people was to continue checking their breasts for changes. “Even if you have had a mammogram, put it in the diary, once a month check your breasts… It’s curable if you catch it early.” Jaqs said her journey has made her “pretty fearless now”. “I used to think I had infinite time with the mentality of, I’ll get around to it, or, one of these days I’ll do it. “Now, I realise you may have an end date. Don’t put things off, don’t wait until you get cancer. “Enjoy each day, live for today and make it the best day ever.” She said her faith in God had been her “backbone” over the years – “I know I’m not alone.” She also wanted to thank Whaiora, the Wairarapa Cancer Society, and the Wairarapa District Health Board for their ongoing support. “I’m not here to inspire anyone, but if I do, that’s great,” she said. “I have to inspire myself. “What do I want to be moving ahead? “I want to be a life coach, not just for cancer people, but people who have been dealt a very difficult hand. “Let’s work our way around it.” • Jaqs has set up a Facebook page for fellow cancer sufferers called YayaSistaz which she has invited people to join. • The Mobile Breastscreen Unit will be based at Whaiora until November 9. It is the outreach service offered through Breastscreen Aotearoa – New Zealand’s free national Breastscreening programme for women aged between 45 and 69. The Freephone number is 0800 270 200.

Bridging rural divide CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “My father used to breed cattle, so we were brought up with the show. Show time was a very big part of the year, always.” She said her mother had four daughters, and would sit up until 2am making dresses for them because “you had to have a new dress for the show”. Mrs Collie said the biggest change she had seen over the years was that the show had become “a bit more commercial” – “but it’s still an A&P show”. “There’s still the horses, the cattle, sheep, and we have a lot more trade sites than we used to.” Bridging the rural-urban divide was something Mrs Collie loved to see in

action at the show. “We’re trying to get the city people more aware of rural life. “Children come from Wellington and some have never seen a lamb or a calf – that’s why we have a pet corner, they just love it.” The Wairarapa A&P Show starts on Friday October 27 with the Equestrian events, home industry judging, woodchopping and shearing preparations, and gates open at 5pm for the Night Show. Saturday October 28 and Sunday October 29 are the family days with plenty of entertainment, livestock judging, shearing and wood-chopping competitions, dog trials, and so much more. On Saturday night, the inaugural Hoedown will take place.

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A special milestone reached EMILY NORMAN There isn’t a place in New Zealand where Myra Dunn would ever be stuck for a bed. In her 100 years on the planet, she has met enough people to be able to make herself at home anywhere. But for the time being, Masterton is lucky enough to have her as a resident. Mrs Dunn, the wife of legendary New Zealand boxing coach Dick Dunn, turned 100 last week, celebrating with family, friends, and residents of

Holdsworth Villas where she lives. When asked what her secret was to a long and healthy life she said it was “nothing special really, you just take each day as it comes”. Mrs Dunn, lovingly known as ‘Chum’ by family and friends, was born in Timaru, married Dick Dunn in 1940, and moved to Wairarapa in 1985. “From the time I was married, it was a very busy life because my husband was a sportsman. “If you can’t beat them, join them.” She reminisced on her wedding day – they were married in the morning, Mr Dunn then went to play cricket, and their marriage was celebrated in the evening. “Our honeymoon was during war time, the second World War, and you couldn’t get petrol or anything in those days. “We got a car around to Pencarrow to what they called Burdans Gate and then you couldn’t take a car past there, so we walked about four or ﬁve miles carrying our tent and we spent three weeks around the rocks at Pencarrow Heads. “It was great, but there were antisubmarine search lights every night on us.” Later in life, the couple moved to Glenburn in

Wairarapa. “We thought we’d give it a go for a couple of years, but it turned into 13 years,” Mrs Dunn said. “We really enjoyed it. We came to Masterton because it was very isolated out there. “Our nearest neighbour was 4km away. “If anything happened to my husband it would take about an hour and a half to get out there, and an hour and a half back into town. “So, we looked around in Masterton, which was very fortuitous because we were only in town for about 20 months when my husband died. Mrs Dunn said she had lived a “very busy life” raising her five children, Charlotte, Tom, Les, Julia, and Richard. “I was a St John’s nurse – I was in the first Lower Hutt nursing division. That was the inaugural one in Lower Hutt. “It’s been full on ever since, and you just keep going. “I don’t have a special type of life. “I just look after my family, make sure everyone has proper rest, that sort of thing. “I don’t feel any different today than I did yesterday.” Mrs Dunn was visited by Masterton mayor Lyn Patterson and received congratulatory letters from the Queen, Bill English, Dame Patsy Reddy, and Maggie Barry.

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Seats mark 95 years Two locally-made seats have been installed at the Clareville Showgrounds thanks to the latest contributions from the Wairarapa federation of the New Zealand Women’s Institute. The Wairarapa federation has 13 institutes, from Martinborough up to Mt Bruce. Together they raised more than $2000 for six seats to be installed around the region as part of a national initiative to acknowledge the organisation’s 95th anniversary. Two seats were installed last year

at the Tinui cross, and the other two were installed at Riverside Cemetery in Masterton in August. Wairarapa A&P Society secretary Catherine Lord said it was “great” to have the seats installed at the grounds. “We’ve got great facilities here, and for us to receive the seating is a great privilege. “It’s a huge asset for our lake area because a lot of people come here for picnics. “It makes our area open to more families to come.”

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What is beauty? Is it only in the eye of the beholder? Masterton being named most beautiful city in New Zealand and Greytown being named most beautiful town makes Wairarapa an extraordinary place to be from. Mayor Lyn Paterson mentioned the natural beauty in her acceptance speech then reserved until last the thing with the most beauty being the community. I’ve been lucky enough to observe this up close on the Eastside. At Te Awhina Cameron Community House, our people came together to talk about civil defence. In the garage, our mayor joined us as we talked about the speciﬁc items we needed to have for an emergency. She knows our community. My mind often drifts back to the student army in Christchurch. This was young people seeing a need and then addressing it. I think about the payments people make to insurers, but the human touch and the immediate help came from an unpaid group.

Recently I have watched my community of whanau come together for a great young woman who has been a friend to many, even when she was facing her battles with cancer. So many people came together to make Teri Lee’s wedding happen. There was a beauty in the wedding party, but there was more beauty in the human touch of her whanau. Often collaboration in professional groups is done at a mental model level, but community works with heart models. That beauty is not what we see in front of us like McJorrow Park, it is in the smiles of children playing at the park with their neighbours. The beauty is not just in the ground breaking or the cutting of the ribbon, but it is in the community coming together to have enough faith to plan for a better life. When the political enabler comes together with the community’s heart we can see the beauty of Masterton, the brightness of Greytown and the glistening of our Wairarapa valley. There will be the inevitable thinking about how our province can leverage off this with central government and do we suddenly become a tourist attraction? While these are considerations, the first thing we should build on is to continue with our own people. The beauty of connected communities is that can we rise above the stereotypes that the detractors are quick to assume. For all those who find the title of most beautiful difficult, join a community.

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participants,” Mr England said. “That said, many of them really come to value having a safe environment to share their struggles.” The next Parenting through Separation programmes in Wairarapa are being held in Featherston from 9.30am to 2pm on Saturday October 28, and in Masterton from 9.30am to 2pm on Wednesday November 29. Parenting through Separation complements Family Works’ Family Dispute Resolution service – a mediation service designed to help parents and carers settle disputes over child care arrangements outside of court. But England said people did not have to be in formal mediation to take advantage of the Parenting through Separation programme. “Even if you’re just thinking of separating, we’d encourage you to come along – the earlier you get help, the better it is for you and your children.” Both parents are welcome to attend but are strongly encouraged to sign up for separate sessions. To register call 0800 FAM WORKS or email pts@psc.org.nz for more information.

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Deconstructing humour

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Soapbox Mike Osborne Humour is a funny thing. Starting off with a lame pun could be treated as a warning – careful, danger ahead. When people join Toastmasters to build up their confidence and ability in public speaking, one of the first fears is that they’ll do something foolish causing them to be laughed at. If only it was that easy. Far more likely to put people to sleep than get a laugh out of them. Getting up in front of people with the deliberate intent of getting laughs is a far more daunting prospect. Bob Monkhouse once said, “They laughed when I said I was going to be a comedian ... They’re not laughing now.” Why is it hard to make people laugh? Sense of humour is a very personal thing. In ads for flatmates and on dating web sites (a friend told me) people request people with a GSOH, a good sense of humour; what they really mean is they want someone with the SSOH, the same sense of humour. Mr Bean and Frank Spencer can have people in stitches but they leave me cold. British comedian Stewart Lee amuses me; he’s a polarising comedian and in his publicity always includes a negative review as well as a positive one. His website features a constant stream of

Sense of humour is a very personal thing.

negative criticism he’s received. Trying to deconstruct humour is a usually a sad exercise. To quote E.B. White, “Analysing humour is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested, and the frog dies.” There’s nothing worse than; telling a joke, no laughter and “I don’t get it”, explaining the joke and then “Oh yes, that’s very funny”. Jimmy Carr wrote a whole book about humour, “The Naked Jape”.

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It’s full of discussion about the ins and outs of humour and is relieved by having a joke at the bottom of every page and plenty at the end of each chapter. If you’re serious about jokes it’s a really good read or as David Walliams put it, “Like most people, I hate Jimmy Carr. But this book is actually OK.” Stewart Lee theorises about comedy, a lot: he would. In one of his pieces (goo.gl/WFDkLi) he argues that the much-maligned

German sense of humour does indeed exist but in a totally different way to English humour. Why? Language. Much of English humour is language related and it’s also because of our sentence structure. In German the verb is at the end of the sentence but in English it’s the object. Our sentence structure follows the classic setup and punchline structure. Concussion: it’s a no-brainer. I did warn you.

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Dreams made in Pongaroa EMILY NORMAN

Most couples would celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary with a fancy meal and gifts. But not Gary and Allie Fursdon. They bought a store instead. In Pongaroa. Having previously lived in Hastings, Masterton, Upper Hutt, and Wellington, they said the move to the small rural township was never really on the cards. All they knew was that they wanted a change of scenery – a quiet rural lifestyle they could both enjoy. So, when the Pongaroa general store and café came up for sale recently, they put in an offer and the wheels were set in motion. Gary, a Country Calendar fan said he always thought small villages looked “romantic and idyllic” – “and we wanted to give it a go”. “We’re probably too much of a townie couple to live on a farm, so this is pretty close.” Gary, who has worked in the grocery industry for more than 30 years said he wanted to build up the general store side of things, “because there’s not a lot of stock on the shelves”. “We also want to develop our menu because it is very much a takeaway menu… we want to give it a real kick in the pants and start to make it into more of a café.” When the Pongaroa Fuel Stop opened in the village earlier this month, the Fursdon’s had been working in the store for six days. It was probably the busiest day they would see in the village for some time, and they took advantage of the celebrations, getting to know the locals

Gary and Allie Fursdon, the new owners of the Pongaroa Store.

and giving the kids free ice blocks. “It’s this rural lifestyle we wanted where you know people, and they know you,” Allie said. “When you’re in a city, you can walk

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past people and not know them, and not see them ever again. “I’ve been told that people in Pongaroa know more about us already, than we will ever know about them.”

Allie’s vision for the store was to make it “vibrant and alive”, while also spending quality time with her husband. “A lot of people say on their death bed that they wished they had done more and spent more time with their family,” she said. “We thought, why don’t we have a change of lifestyle now? “Why wait for later when you’re too old to do things, and too tired to do things? “Now, we can spend our time together. “We’re also excited about building the business up and being available for the community for the right hours, and providing a service to them they have been longing for, for a long time.” The couple joked that working together again would bring back memories of when they first met 30 or so years ago. “We met in a grocery wholesaler place,” Allie said. “I was upstairs and he was a pleb on the floor. “He was putting himself through university working part time and I was the dolly bird blonde in the office. “We really liked each other, but nothing ever happened. We each got married to other people and then years later we found ourselves both single. “We began chatting one day and I found out he was on his own and of course, I had been on my own for about 11 years. “Once we started talking, we were engaged in three weeks, and married in 20.” She said they had “never looked back” since. The Pongaroa General Store, Café, Takeaway, and Post is open every day except Sunday, and is the only general store in the village.

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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

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a few things: Firstly, always buy premium potting mix as your plant will perform signiÿ cantly better. Secondly, always supply drainage to the pot with some gravel in the base and ÿ nally, remember to keep feeding your plant with a slow release fertiliser. Adding a living green sculptural element is the key to enhance your movable garden.

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BAKER - OLD SCHOOL BAKING AT ITS BEST One of the highlights of any visit to Featherston is purchasing some breads, pastries and pies at Baker. Martin Grice opened Baker, near the train crossing in Fitzherbert Street, three years ago with the philosophy of making bread the old-fashioned way. “What we do here is 100 percent natural, not organic, but as close to natural as possible.”

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After years of being a self-confessed eternal student, Martin trained in Melbourne and later fell in love with Featherston when he stayed one weekend. Martin’s old-school philosophy includes his enthusiasm for small town community, and with that in mind he sells all his wonderful baking at prices that all Featherstonians can afford. Among the breads, one of Martin’s specialities is his sourdough - white and wholemeal multigrain every day and rye sourdough on Saturdays. Other popular loaves include ciabatta, Parmesan, and rye & caraway. Like everything at Baker, Martin’s French pastries are all made on the premises and include almond croissants, hazel nut pastries, cinnamon brioche, and Mexican cheese & cornbread. Baker’s gourmet pies are made the oldfashioned way too, with no fillers. Martin’s only ingredients are meat, vegetables and wine, and these include beef & blue cheese, venison & beetroot, Moroccan chicken with pistachio nuts, and pork & kumera. Last but not least is a selection of three salads, with different ingredients every day, and sandwiches, ficelle and panini made using Martin’s own bread. Baker is open Wednesday to Sunday 7am to 4pm.

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Featherston FULL OF FLAVOUR HEY JUDE ROCKING A UNIQUE FASHION BOUTIQUE Across the road from SuperValue supermarket in Fitzherbert Street, it takes a moment to find Hey Jude. But once discovered, the fashion boutique is a repeat visit. SUMMER COLLECTION IN-STORE Hey Jude Boutique

Jude Kernahan opened Hey Jude two years ago after passing through Featherston while house-sitting between Hawkes Bay and Wellington. “It was something I had always wanted to do. I started with a pop-up shop and I’m still here. Hey Jude is totally me. It is a lot of fun and uses all my creativity and skills.”

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Jude stocks an eclectic mix of new and pre-loved fashion, footwear and accessories - all of it quality at an affordable price. She gathers it from all around the world, guided by her knowledge and passion for quality fabrics, recommendations from designers, and the suggestions of friends whose taste she trusts. Women’s fashion fills most of the boutique, but there is a lovely range of vintage wear for children, and a men’s range including quality cotton shirts, silk ties, and shoes from Europe. Hey Jude is a unique boutique for those who love to create their own style - or would like to learn how to. “That is something I’ve always done for myself and I like to guide and inspire customers to do as well, so that they rock out of here with something that is totally them.”

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Featherston, the gateway to Wairarapa. PHOTO/HAYLEY GASTMEIER

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Featherston has got the jump over Wairarapa’s other main towns, by moving to see its name officially gazetted. And if the town’s formal naming goes ahead, it will join Lake Ferry and Kahutara among the 16,609 localities in New Zealand whos names are officially recognised. According to Land Information New Zealand, there are a total of 52,096 names recorded with the NZ Gazetteer, which holds all official names for geographic places and features within the jurisdiction of the New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). The push to name Featherston comes after the town’s ratepayers and residents association (FRRA) submitted an application for the official naming to the board. The region’s larger towns of Masterton, Carterton, Greytown, and Martinborough are not ‘official’, however, Lake Ferry’s name was gazetted last year in July. This was thanks to Lake Ferry landowner and Featherston resident Perry Cameron, who pushed to have the coastal settlement’s name recognised in the hope that an official listing of Lake Ferry would help with its international recognition. Mr Cameron’s successful application inspired FRRA to follow suit. FRRA chairman Ed Hudson said the group had consulted with the local and regional councils, local iwi, the Department of Conservation, the RSA, the Featherston Community Board, and the NZ Defence Force, during the application process. FRRA submitted a comprehensive history of Featherston in its application. Mr Hudson said the township was established as it sat on the plains at the foot of the Rimutaka Hill, which initially had a walking track, then a horse track, then a

NZGB conÿ rmed last week it would be seeking public views on the name of Featherston through a three-month consultation process. cart track. Early settler, Henry Burling, set up an accommodation house at the base of this track. “His license was revoked and the house closed down and the area stood vacant for more than 10 years, until the province surveyed and established the town.” It was named after Dr Isaac Featherston, who was the Superintendent of Wellington Province. Eventually the township grew with the establishment of Cross Creek railway and the opening of the rail tunnel. Featherston was also given a “boost” by the establishment of the military training camp in World War I, and subsequently the Prisoner of War camp in WW II, Mr Hudson said. He said the association hoped that having Featherston’s name made oﬃcial would attract more visitors to the region. NZGB conﬁrmed last week it would be seeking public views on the name of Featherston through a three-month consultation process, starting in late November. South Wairarapa Mayor Viv Napier said it would be good to see all the district’s towns and settlements formalised by name.

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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

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Watch out for meteors

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I did promise Sagittarius for this week, but I note that a fairly new moon sits in it on the nights of October 25 and 26. I’ll do the constellation later, but for now at least if you want to locate Sagittarius, go out on one of those nights and look for the moon high in the western sky and you have Sagittarius. The constellation is in one of the brightest parts of the Milky Way, but the moon, though only a fingernail clipping at this time, will interfere with this. We’ll have another look early in November. This week could be an opportunity to catch the Orionid meteors. You will have to set your alarm for 4.30am, but you are almost assured of seeing some meteors, and you could always pop back in bed after. But make sure you have a clear sky before you go to bed that night. Orion is bang in the middle of the northern sky at that time (recall that three-star belt of the hunter). Then find Gemini in the north-east – the tell-tale twin stars, Castor and Pollux, can be seen nearer the north-east horizon. The meteors will seem to emanate from a point between Orion and Gemini, though they have no connection to the stars of those constellations, those being trillions of times further away.

An Orionid meteor showing a green trail. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

The Orionid meteoroids (I’ll explain the terminology later) are exciting in firstly being debris left by Halley’s comet, and secondly, they are some of the fastest. At more than 60 km per second, it is like travelling from Featherston to Wellington in one second. That’s a little faster than that train (sorry, I couldn’t help that dig). It is possible you may catch a fireball. The term is applied to meteors that appear brighter than Venus, and are

produced by meteoroids perhaps pebble size rather than grain size. I have seen a fireball that was startling and lit the ground up like a full moon. That one might have been the size of a cricket ball. Very often these bright meteors show a green trail and may leave a smoky remnant behind. The term ‘meteor’ is applied to the streak you see in the sky. The object making that streak when

it flies in from space and burns on entry into the atmosphere, is a meteoroid. If you are lucky enough to find one on the ground that has survived burning up, that is a meteorite. Most meteorites are stony, but occasionally iron ones are found. So, what is an asteroid? It is just a giant meteoroid. Up next: more on asteroids (my speciality).

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This large country garden in Opaki, developed and enhanced over the last seven years, is a flower lover’s paradise with concentrated borders packed with flowers, including a collection of interesting and rare perennials. The garden has been planted for year round colour, and to suit an exposed dry and windy climate. There is a newly planted ‘prairie’ style bed and a large and colourful vege garden.

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Wairarapa Midweek Neil Dawson’s Ascension sculpture is planned to be lifted into place this week. PHOTO/HAYLEY GASTMEIER

Ascension set to lift-off HAYLEY GASTMEIER Neil Dawson’s long-awaited Ascension sculpture is planned to be lifted into place this week. Aratoi Foundation chairman Bob Francis said the sculpture was scheduled to be installed on Thursday. After a site “tidy-up”, sculptor Neil Dawson would arrive with his installation team to erect the artwork above Masterton’s northern roundabout. Mr Francis said although this process was expected to take just one day, Friday had also been set aside for the task. The four poles that will hold the sculpture in place had concrete poured around them last month. At the time, contractor Rigg Zschokke said the concrete would need up to a month to cure. Mr Francis said there had been a few challenges to overcome along the way. These mainly related to the fact that the location was on a state highway and at a

major intersection. Health and safety had to be given consideration due to the “high traﬃc volume site”, he said. “It hasn’t been that easy but we’re getting there.” The Aratoi Foundation began its quest to commission a public art piece for Masterton in 2014. Initially estimated to cost $250,000, the total price tag for the sculpture now sits at $340,000. The bulk of its funding came from community trusts. Mr Dawson, who now lives in Christchurch, attended Masterton Primary and was later a founding student at Masterton Intermediate. In September, he said his sculptures were designed to “lift your spirits” and incorporated the speciﬁc environments in which they were earmarked for. Mr Dawson said Ascension’s design had been inspired by Wairarapa’s strong aviation history.

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A Christmas break with Kandahar Enliven’s Kandahar Home and Kandahar Court in Masterton is reminding Wairarapa locals that short-term respite is available when elders or their family carers need a break. “Christmas can be a difficult time for family carers who usually take care of an elder at home; they might be thinking of taking a summer holiday but worry about how their loved one will cope,” says Kandahar Home and Court manager Peter Newman. “Some family carers tell us they feel guilty for even thinking about taking a holiday, but it’s so important for carers to focus on their own wellbeing once in a while. “It’s a chance to recharge their batteries and prevent burnout,” says Peter. He emphasises that caring for a loved one is a full-time job and can be demanding, both emotionally and physically. “Respite, whether it’s for a day, a weekend, a week or more, allows the carer to recharge their batteries, but it also gives the elder a chance to get out of the house, to socialise and to get involved in a variety of activities.” He says while an elder is visiting Kandahar Home or Court, their family can rest assured their loved one is in a safe environment. “While with us, people have access to 24-hour care and practical assistance, plus they can take part in the home’s activities, have their meals cooked, and socialise,” says Peter. “So many respite guests have told me they think of coming to Kandahar as a little holiday.”

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Kids picture world peace EMILY NORMAN Most Wairarapa schoolkids have a fair idea of what world peace looks like. But it was 11-year-old Penny Noble of Hadlow School whose vision of world peace took out the top prize in a Wairarapa art competition. It was the ﬁrst time she had entered the annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest, a competition which has run globally for the past 30 years. The art contest encourages young people worldwide to share their visions of peace, with local winners advancing through to regionals, national, and international levels. The top 15 artworks selected from ﬁve Wairarapa schools were displayed at Aratoi Museum of Art and History in Masterton. Penny, who predominantly used crayon in her artwork, had drawn a cherry blossom tree with mountains and a koi pond in the background, a scene she said was “of a peaceful nature”. It took her about one-and-a-half weeks to create the art which won her $100 cash, using her lunchtimes to complete it. “Maybe in the next 20 to 30 years I hope we can achieve world peace,” she said. “Maybe if we cared about the environment more and were nicer to people we would be closer.” Masterton Host Waipoua Club president Gary Pickering said it was

fantastic to see the kids get involved. He congratulated Penny on winning, along with Mackenzie Murray, 13, of Chanel, who came runner up, and Zane Robinson, 12, of Masterton Intermediate School, who came third. Ross Bonnett, director of youth and welfare for the Lions Masterton Host Waipoua Club said there was a fantastic range of artworks conveying ideas of world peace that “adults would never think of”. These included a poster of Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, and a poster of a afro-d hippie holding up the peace sign. Aratoi director Susanna Shadbolt selected the winners, though she said she was “hesitant” to take on the role of judge as it was challenging to pick just one. “I really like the diversity of these works. “In particular, third-place showed oﬀ skills in the blending of the colour, and the colours and shadows in the runner-up’s work were so beautifully done. “The winner, it was not so much the theme, but more the talent and the way it was so diﬀerent to the other works.” She said it was great for Aratoi to open its door to community projects which supported young talent in Wairarapa.

Peace Poster Contest winner Penny Noble, 11, of Hadlow School. PHOTOS/LYNDA FERINGA

Competition winner Penny Noble, left, runner-up Mackenzie Murray, and third-place Zane Robinson, with Aratoi director Susanna Shadbolt, and Masterton Host Waipoua Club president Gary Pickering.

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Orchestra breaks ground Wairarapa Community Orchestra will break new ground for its October concerts when it is joined by two choirs. The 45-strong orchestra will be joined by a total of 80 singers from the Viva Camerata Choir from St Matthews and Rathkeale Colleges and by Cantate from Wairarapa College for two upcoming performances in Masterton and Greytown. Orchestra director Ruth Eckford said being joined by choirs would be a new experience for the orchestra which had not accompanied a choir before. Singing with an orchestra would also be a new experience for the choirs, she said. “We have a very universal mix of members originating from around the

world including from Aruba in the Carribean. “Our members come from throughout Wairarapa too with a new ﬂute player coming from Pirinoa while a new clarinet player has recently moved to Wairarapa from Auckland. Eckford has selected a range of classical and jazz music from France, Germany, Britain, South America, USA, and, from New Zealand, A Te Tarakihi made famous by Kiri Te Kanawa. As well as items from the orchestra and from each choir in the ﬁrst half of the concert, the orchestra and choirs will combine for the second half of the concert. Orchestra committee chair and cellist,

The clarinet section of the orchestra. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

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Taking care with diabetes

EMILY NORMAN Diabetes is a “silent killer”. And with about 2500 people in Wairarapa living with the health condition, it is vital they learn how to manage it, and live the best quality lives they can, according to Diabetes Wairarapa president Finlay Sutherland. Mr Sutherland, who lives in Masterton was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2009. “It was certainly a shock to me at the time,” he said. He was the manager of the distribution centre at Hansells at the time, and said he would become unusually fatigued, sometimes “dropping off to sleep” during a shift. “My wife twisted my arm to take myself to the doctor, so I went and they diagnosed me. “The count for sugar level should be around 4-8. Well, I was 21.3.” Mr Sutherland said it was lifestyle choices like diet and exercise, as well as stress that contributed to type 2 diabetes. It was soon after his diagnosis that he discovered diabetes played a big role in his family. “I thought my family was perfect, but then I found that father died of a stroke and heart attack, and he had diabetes all these years – it was diagnosed, but the family didn’t know. “When we started to go through his side, we realised he had lost two brothers with diabetes. “It’s a silent killer, and it’s not recognised. “It affects all your other organs as well if you let it carry on.” In 2010, Mr Sutherland joined diabetes Wairarapa as a member, and became

Diabetes Wairarapa president Finlay Sutherland.

president at the same time. “They were a small group back then, down to about 20 members. “We got up to about 150 members, but now we’re down to just over 100. “Unfortunately, we’ve been told that there are 2500 people with diabetes in Wairarapa. “We want to hear from these others.” Mr Sutherland highly recommends people with diabetes attend a health self-management course coming up in Wairarapa, funded by Compass Health.

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He took part in the course last year, and found it very useful in managing his health condition. “I got a lot of benefit out of the course, and I think a lot of other people would too.” The course’s introductory session is tomorrow, October 26, but people won’t miss out on too much if they join the following week, organisers say. The course is free and is designed for those who are affected by pre-diabetes and diabetes.

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The Tinui ÿ re station has been at the centre of a dispute regarding its location since last year. BECKIE WILSON More rural ratepayers’ money has been spent on Tinui’s new fire station after it was at the centre of controversy between a Tinui resident and the rural fire service. The build had been delayed since the middle of this year after a dispute over the location of the station on the Masterton District Council owned land. The work on the foundations had already began when the rural fire service reluctantly agreed to move the building back 5m, but the additional cost was an extra $16,675 of rural ratepayers’ money. When the ¬Times-Age spoke to Neil Palmer, an ex-Tinui fireman and long-term resident, in early April he had concerns over the new site mapped out on the section along Blackhill Rd.

He said the proximity of the station to the road would block views of the neighbouring home and would be an eyesore to tourists. Mr Palmer said it needed to be moved back 3m, and to the left 3m further away from the fence. He did not know now why they had moved it back 5m. “Rather than have any other arguments, five metres was good and that suits us fine.” When the decision was made to reposition the site, only the trenches for the foundations had been done, he said. The fire service’s $20,000 “sounds like a rough estimate.” Mr Palmer’s brother, who lives in the neighbouring home, was pleased with the outcome and now will have a better view

The original Tinui depot is in the ° oodplain. PHOTO/BECKIE WILSON

from his kitchen and lounge windows. “We want to thank the fire service and the council for understanding,” he said. Caryl Forrest lives a couple of houses down from the new station. She was happy to see the foundations had been moved back, but said there didn’t seem to be much activity since the concrete was poured a couple of month ago. But principal rural fire officer Phill Wishnowsky was “angry with the outcome”. “We were trying to do something good for the community… as for my concern we are just trying to get on and meet all the regulations and tick all the boxes,” Mr Wishnowsky said. “It has costed well over $20,000 just to move the building footprint.” It was funded by rural ratepayers,

he said. If there was no delay in moving the foundations back 5m, the station would have been up and operational at the end of June, weather permitting, he said. He does not know the when the station will now be completed. In June last year, Masterton District Council gave a $46,000 grant from its general capital fund towards the project. After it was decided to halt the build and move it back, the council paid half, $16,675, of the additional costs. Resource consent was granted by MDC in mid-2016, and the location of the station site met specific fire service building standards. The new station is a replacement of the original depot that lay in the floodplain of the area.

Regions climate gets hotter, drier BECKIE WILSON Proof climate change is real is evidenced by revelations Masterton temperatures have crept up over the past century to be almost one degree warmer. The town is also getting two extra hot days per year, according to 23 years of data, and is 13 per cent drier now on analysis of 94 years of data. Climate scientist Alex Pezza told Wairarapa business owners last week the temperature increase equated to 0.9C over 104 years. Drawing on NIWA predictions for the Wellington region, Dr Pezza said there would in future be “dramatic pressure” on water demand for irrigation, businesses and town water supplies. While temperature changes will open up new business opportunities in the rural and tourism sectors – water is needed for that, he said. Due to the amount of carbon emissions already “locked in”, eﬀects will continue for at least the next couple of decades even if greenhouse emissions start to reduce. But a signiﬁcant reduction in emissions

could “cap the predicted warming by half by 2090”, Dr Pezza said. The worst impact can be avoided if greenhouse gas emissions are signiﬁcantly reduced in the next two decades, he said. “It’s an ongoing process and we don’t expect a change overnight… we need to embrace change.” “There will be substantial impacts on the environment and human activities and this is already starting,” Dr Pezza said. The measurements recorded for Masterton over the past century match what is predicted by NIWA, and shows climate change is happening right now, he said. Severe droughts, heavy rain storms, hotter temperatures and lower river ﬂows could be the region’s future by 2090 if no action is taken in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a climate change report recently prepared by NIWA scientists and commissioned by Greater Wellington Regional Council. Dr Pezza made the point that change will be inevitable with these predictions, but it is how a society adapts to change is the important aspect.

He spoke to business owners at the combined Water Wairarapa and Wairarapa Chamber of Commerce meeting. Conservationist and Masterton District Councillor Chris Peterson, who was at the meeting, said Wairarapa needed to come together and discuss how the changes could best be managed. What needed to be identiﬁed was the threats and opportunities the changes meant to the region, Mr Peterson said. “There will be no simple answer and there will be a lot of uncertainty but we need to have an adaptive approach, and modify what we are doing as the circumstances unfold.” Mr Peterson said it was optimistic to see a “growing realisation” that the community needed to be future focused. Water Wairarapa chairman Bob Francis spoke about the need for water storage, and how the NIWA predictions are proven credible. “There is still a section of the community that questions the extent of the predictions, but more and more now it is seen as valid”.

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Full house for kapa haka Carterton School boys. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV

ELISA VORSTER The annual Wairarapa Reap schools kapa haka festival returned last week, with performances given to a full audience. The event included schools from throughout Wairarapa and was held in the Wairarapa College hall. This year is the biggest yet, with 25 schools performing over two days. As the nominated host school, Fernridge School opened the festival with a Haka Powhiri. Event organiser Trudy Sears of Wairarapa Reap said the event was getting bigger every year, and the performances were getting stronger. While some schools had two groups performing, Makuri School’s item was performed by their entire school of nine students. Makuri School is in rural Tararua. Mrs Sears said the festival was all about celebrating culture and was a great opportunity for the schools to perform in front of their peers.

This is Wairarapa College’s first kapa haka group in 15 years.

It was the first time Gladstone had entered a team in the event.

Solway School were strong competition.

Martinborough, Pirinoa and Tuturumuri Schools all joined forces to form one team.

St Mary’s School in Carterton put on a fierce performance. PHOTOS/ERIN KAVANAGH-HALL

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Bringing beer to the people HAYLEY GASTMEIER Remember the good old days when milk came in glass bottles and was delivered to your doorstep? Well, Ross McWhirter is planning to be Wairarapa’s newest milkman, but with a twist. Instead of milk, Mr McWhirter will be delivering his Beg, Borrow & Brew range to the craft beer lovers in the region. But with his third child on the way, he is a little way oﬀ from bringing this dream to fruition. So last week, he and his wife Lucy opened the gate to their Norfolk Rd property so the public could purchase a taste. The couple moved to New Zealand from North Yorkshire, England, a decade ago. Five years later, they settled in Wairarapa. They have two children, Moon, 4, and Rufus, 20 months, and another due at Christmas. Mr McWhirter’s longing for an Englishstyle beer kickstarted his home-brewing journey seven years ago. His sporadic hobby “became more of an obsessive thing” when he and his family moved into their rural Masterton home. The previous owner was a furniture maker who moved a large workshop onto the property. This workshop has since been converted into Mr McWhirter’s brewery. He has been selling his beer for the past year to licenced premises, mainly in Wellington, but now that he has an oﬀlicence he is able to distribute it to the average joe. The name Beg, Borrow & Brew was inspired by his experience — begging time away from his family and borrowing and buying “bits and pieces” from other local winemakers and brewers to bring his vision to life.

Mr McWhirter recently began selling his range at the Wairarapa Farmers Market, outside the Farriers on Saturday mornings, and will be at Te Kairanga markets in Martinborough on the first Sunday of every month during summer. “What I’m planning on doing is what the old milkman would do,” he said. “People will put their address on the bottle and I’ll pick them up, fill them up, and deliver them back again.” His plan “in the pipeline” would make craft beer easily accessible to Wairarapa folk, especially those juggling young families, he said. Masterton and Carterton would first be treated to the service, which would eventually expand into the region’s other main towns. Rather than having a staple variety of beer, Mr McWhirter, a musician, prefers to keep things exciting. “I just keep brewing new beers and experiment with them. “I try keep it interesting for me and keep it interesting for the people drinking it as well.” At the moment he is brewing a Germanstyle wheat beer “but with a Kiwi twist” — he only uses New Zealand-grown hops and grain. A French oak-aged barley wine was also in the mix, as was an organic pilsner, a red ale, a dark ale, and an organic low-alcohol beer. He also has a “smash series”, which features a single grain and a single hop, with a Nelson Sauvin hop brew being debuted last week. Mrs McWhirter, who works part-time in Martinborough at Thunderpants, is in charge of the marketing and social media for Beg, Borrow & Brew, which can be found on Facebook.

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Restart a heart display A rare display in Masterton’s town square last week was a way of showing the public how emergency services deal with cardiac arrest situations. It was International Restart a Heart Day with Wellington Free Ambulance holding a CPR demonstration with the help of the ﬁre service. Wellington Free Ambulance Wairarapa manager Nigel Watson said a cardiac arrest happened about four times a week in the region. “It’s about identifying when someone needs help and making the call so the paramedics get here,” he said.

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WAI WRITE For this week’s Wai Write, Blairlogie Writer’s Group member Brian Mathewson shares his tale of excitement about being cast as a pirate in the school play.

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I was going to be a pirate! In the school play! I bounced home and gave the note to Nanna. She put the note down, unopened, poured the tea and handed me my scone, one of the soggy ones made with the leftover porridge. “Open it, open it.” I begged. “Bide a wee, first things first. Eat your bannock and sup your tea.” So, I had to sit there jigging with impatience until we had both finished. “Hmm, I do have a wee snippet o black left from yer Bobbie’s suit for the eyepatch,” mused Nanna, “but you’ll have to ask himsel about the sword”. I startled her with a hug and a “thanks Nanna”. She’s not one for hugs you see, the only time we got close to her was in winter, waiting by the fire for the bricks to warm up, which would be put into our beds to warm them. She would gather us close beside her, stare into the fire while telling us history and myths of Scotland, her girlhood home. When Granddad got home I followed him into his shed and showed him the note. “Aye, I’ll make you one, I can do it in my lunchtime, leave it to me.” I knew I couldn’t say any more about it or I’d get “dinna pester”, and I didn’t want to get on the wrong side of Granddad, not now. We had to take our costumes to school the day before the play, for a

dress rehearsal. Granddad hadn’t said anything, I knew he always kept his word but I was anxious. The rehearsal was tomorrow. I rushed out to his shed when he got home. “There you are laddie,” he said, handing me the sack he’d carried in. Not only had he made a baldric to hang it from, the sword was made of real shiny metal. I knew NOBODY would have one as ﬁne as this; they’d just be wood. I couldn’t wait til tomorrow, but put it on and went up the back pretending that the thistles were enemies I was beheading. Next day at school I looked around, all the swords were plain sticks with a crosspiece nailed on. One of the boys asked me what was in my sack and I replied, “just my sword”. I planned a grand unveiling when we were all together, much more dramatic. After a lunchtime of sword ﬁghts we trooped into the hall for the rehearsal. I waited until the teacher told us to put our costumes on before I took out the sword. I heard “wow” from a couple of boys and while I was preening, and “let me see that!” from the teacher. She took it out of my hands stating, “you can’t use this, it’s too dangerous”. No matter how I promised to be careful and pointed out that it wasn’t even sharpened, she was adamant. So, I didn’t get to be in the play. I never saw that sword again either. • Blairlogie Writer’s Group usually meets on the last Friday of each month (except in December) in the Wairarapa Genealogy Society rooms, next to the Archive, on Queen St in Masterton at 1.30pm. • If you wish to submit your creative writing for consideration, email midweek@age.co.nz.

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School Enrolments for 2018

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL HOLD A BALLOT FOR OUT OF ZONE STUDENTS FOR THE BEGINNING OF 2018. The ballot will commence in November 2017. Enrolment at the school is governed by an enrolment scheme, details are available from the school office. There are up to 33 places in total available for out of zone students during this enrolment period. 15 New Entrant/Year 1 places as well as 18 in Year 2.

COMMUNITY EVENTS THURSDAY,OCTOBER 26 Carterton Community Choir: Meet 7.15-9pm, at Carterton School, Holloway St. Ability to read music not essential. Call (021) 258-8029. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Last housie at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower , Carterton at 1.20pm. Call Pauline Hodgson 379-5923. Featherston Muay Thai: (Thai kickboxing) Muay Thai Class, in the Featherston School Hall, 6.30-8pm. Call Kelly (027)211-5702. Housie: At Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club (Carterton), behind the Clocktower, at 1.20 pm. Call Pauline Hodgson 379-5923. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 1.30pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Miriam 377-7974. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9amnoon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 5-7pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511 or Brian 377-4066. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 6.30pm. Whakaoriori Shu˜ ers:Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 1-2.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135. Oasis Network Inc: Free service for all who need advocacy and support for mental health issues and wellbeing. Mon-Fri 10am-3pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Call Gaylene (06) 929-0961 or (0274) 604-796. Feldenkrais: 5.45-6.45pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Rupert (027) 585-3822. Yoga: 7.30-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Odette (021) 180-9452. Westside Playcentre: 9-noon, 165 Renall St, Masterton. Call 378-2224. Martinborough Playcentre: 9-noon, 38 Venice St. Call (06) 306-9068. Carterton Playcentre: 9-noon, Belvedere Rd (next to Howard Booth

Park). Call 379-7875. Masterton Taekwon-Do Club: 5.156.15pm, Te Runga Scout Den, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Call Simon O’Hara 370-8844. Masterton Senior Citizens & Beneÿ ciaries Association: Meet 1-3.30pm for cards, Scrabble and bowls, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Ngaire Walker 377-0342. Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band: Practice 6.30-8.30pm, ÿ rst ° oor, Savage Club Hall, Albert St, Masterton. Plus free drum lessons 6.30-7.30pm on ground ° oor. All ages and experience, bring your drum pad and sticks. Tai chi for Health: Martinborough, St John’s Hall, 9.30-10.30am. Chair Yoga: Breath lead movements. The Spot, 365 Queen St, 1.30pm. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132. Aquarobics: 11am at Lansdowne Village. Pilates: Power 9am, Beginners 10am, 50s Forward 11am, Core Plus 5.30pm at Bodymind Pilates, 6 Queen St, Masterton. Call 370-1121. Judo Classes: Kids (4 to 9) 5-6pm, Cadets (10 to 16) 6-7pm and Seniors (14+) 7-8.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy, 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111. Self Defence: Ju Jitsu, 7-8.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111. Masterton Toy Library: 2.30-4.30pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. Alcoholics Anonymous: Masterton, 7.30pm, Soulway Church, 227 High St. Call Darren (027) 334-2685. Karate-Okinawan Goju-Ryu KarateDo Wairarapa Inc: Carterton: 6pm, at Carterton South End School hall. Call Thomas Duncan (06) 308-8844 or (027) 302-8923.

FRIDAY,OCTOBER 27 Rock And Roll Night: Members, A˛ liated Members and their guests welcome, at Club Wairarapa, 20 Essex St, Masterton.

Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Carterton Library 11am-1pm. Goldies Dance Band: Hosts a musical afternoon, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton, at 1.30pm. Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Fri-Mon 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Jean (06) 372-6623 or Pam (06) 372-6459. Gentle Yoga: 9.30-10.30am, bookings essential, at the studio, 268 High St N, Carterton. Call Colleen (021) 177-1956. Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10amnoon, Featherston Community Centre. Call Virginia (06) 308-8392. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all ÿ tness levels. Call Di (027) 498-7261. Carterton Craft Market: Open 7 days, 10am-2pm, High St, Carterton, opp Almo’s Book Shop. Call Robyn 379-7099. Kids’ Song And Story: Fun songs, ÿ nger plays and stories for under-5s, during school terms, 9.30-10.30am, at Epiphany Church Hall, High St South, Masterton. Call Jill 377-4614. Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact: email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz Wairarapa Steampunk: We meet as required, 10.30am-2pm, at Kingstreet Artworks. Call Gaylene 377-4865 evenings or (0274) 494-596. Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. If weather not good it’s in youth centre of Event Centre. Text dance groove to (022) 321-2643. Masterton Social Badminton Club: Play 7-9pm, all year round, at Masterton YMCA gym (371 Queen St). Contact by text Hamish (021) 259-7684 or Sam (0210) 552-113. Linedance: Greytown: 10.30-11.30am at St John’s Hall. Yoga: Greytown: 9-10.15am, St John’s Hall, Greytown. Call Nicki (06) 308-6598. Carterton: 9am, at Gain Momentum, opposite the Event Centre. Call Odette (021) 180-9452.

TIMELINE: PRE ENROLMENT IS INVITED BUT DOES NOT GUARANTEE ENROLMENT.

21st October Applications open

3rd November Applications close 3:00 pm

“We chose Douglas Park School because it has a positive and nurturing environment. Our children are encouraged to think critically and creatively and benefit from working across a range of classrooms. They are not just encouraged to learn, but to want to learn. Douglas Park staff are welcoming and committed taking time to talk to parents and families, with the entire teaching team showing up to work at fundraising events!!”

6th November A ballot is held if necessary 8th November Parents are notified 17th November Confirmation of acceptance by parents

Application forms are available from the school office. Further details are available from our school office: 06 370 0189 or office@douglaspark.school.nz Gareth Sinton - Principal

Nurse recognised for work Chris Stewart, Janice Wilson, Ange Williams, Michele Halford.

A Wairarapa nurse has been recognised for her work helping people deal with chronic conditions. Angelene Williams was recently presented with an Open for Leadership award by Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand. The awards recognise, celebrate and share the work of emerging health care leaders who have made a diﬀerence to patient care. Angelene is in her ﬁfth year of nursing and has been working within the Community Health team for about two years. She was nominated for her work helping patients by developing a resource to help with the chronic condition of “leaky legs”. Chris Parker, Executive Leader Quality, Risk and Innovation at Wairarapa Hospital said Angelene had noticed a gap in the information available to patients with the chronic condition, and had developed a pamphlet resource. “The pamphlet outlines in simple

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laymen’s terms the cause of leaky legs and what the patient can do to help address and relieve this problem,” she said. “Ange has a keen interest in chronic conditions and is about to start working with our diabetes and cardiac clinical nurse specialists so she can work collaboratively and use the knowledge and skills she gains from them to benefit her patients and colleagues.” Angelene said it was wonderful to be recognised for her work. “What people don’t often realise is that it happens in our spare time, in weekends and out of hours, alongside studies. “It can be onerous, but it is worth it if it makes a difference.” Wairarapa District Health Board chief executive Adri Isbister said she was proud of Wairarapa DHB staff for their leadership, kindness, capability, and attitudes. “Our Wairarapa DHB strategy is that ALL our staff can be leaders, and one of us is not as strong as all of us,” she said.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 6-7pm, Genesis Recreation Centre back pool. Call Graeme 377-0507 or Lucy (021) 0204-4144. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am, behind the Hosking Garden in the Park. Call Norma Wilton 377-3165. Carterton Senior Citizens: Meet 1.30-4pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, Senior Citizens Hall, 150 Main St, Carterton.

MONDAY,OCTOBER 30 Friends to Friends: Peer support group, 10am-noon, at Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. For adults 18 years-plus, for mental health consumers or disabilities, a place to create, safe, fun and participate or discuss, socialise, with good company. Call Gaylene (06) 929-0961 or (0274) 604-796. Oasis Network Inc: Free advocate service for mental health consumers and issues, at Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. For your well-being and stress relief. Call Gaylene (06) 929-0961 or (0274) 604-796. Carterton Scottish Dance Club: Meet at 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. No partner required. Call Elaine 377-0322 or Julie 370-4493. Mah Jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Pat (06) 308-9729. Senior Citizens Cards: 1-4pm Featherston Community Centre. Call Val (06) 308-9203 . Drop in Knitting & Crafts: 6.309.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Del (06) 308-9418. Featherston Amateur Wrestling Gym: 52 Fitzherbert St (behind Totem), school terms only, kids wrestling classes, adults and kids sports/groups training available, 5-8 years 5.30-6.15pm, 8 and over and new to wrestling 6.15-7.30pm First class free. Call Dannii (027) 920-6751. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 6pm8pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511 or Brian 377-4066.

Westside Playcentre: 9-noon, 165 Renall St, Masterton. Call 378-2224. Martinborough Playcentre: 9-noon, 38 Venice St. Call (06) 306-9068. Carterton Playcentre: 9-noon, Belvedere Rd (next to Howard Booth Park). Call 379-7875. Play Gym: St James Church Hall 116 High St, Masterton, 9.30-11am, for 0-3-year-olds. Carterton Food Bank: 11.30am-noon Mon-Fri at Haumanu House (down the lane between Carters and the Clock Tower). Call 379-4092. Carterton Community Toy Library: Events Centre, Holloway St, Mon-Sat during CDC Library hours. https://www. facebook.com/CartertonToyLibrary/ CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. For Mobility Parking Permits, Disability Support and Advocacy. Call 378-2426 or 0800 227-2255. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di (027) 498-7261. Age Concern: Sit & Be Fit classes, 9.30am; line dancing, 10.30am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. The Dance Shed: 450 Belvedere Rd Carterton. Line Dancing Class, 7-9pm, beginners followed by intermediate. Call Wendy or Don 379-6827 or (027) 319-9814. Epilepsy Support Group: 11am at the Salvation Army office, 210 High St South, Carterton. Call 0800 20 21 22. Te Runga Air Scout Group: For boys and girls (year 7 to year 10), 6.30-8.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Call Lyndon 377-0687. Masterton Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Call Ted 377-0625.

TUESDAY,OCTOBER 31 Alanon: A group for anyone affected by another’s drinking, meet at 6.30pm at Cameron Community House, Church St, Masterton. Call 0508 425-2666.

Featherston Muay Thai: (Thai kickboxing) Bootcamp, in the Featherston School Hall, 6.30pm-730pm. Call Kelly (027)211-5702. Tribal Fusion Bellydancing: At YMCA, 371 Queen St, Masterton, 7-8pm. Call Wai steampunk, Gaylene (0274) 494-596 or YMCA 377-5499. Drop-in Centre: Sit and Get Fit with Keiko, 2-4pm. Call Pam Lloyd (06) 304-7997. Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown. This is combined with Drop-in club. South Wairarapa Badminton Club: 7.30pm, at the Featherston Sports Stadium, Underhill Rd. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 9amnoon at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511 or Brian 377-4066. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 10am. Juesday Art: 10am-1pm Featherston Community Centre. Call Julia (06) 308-8977. Ceroc Dance Classes: 8pm, Carterton School hall. Call Mandy (021) 238-4230 or check Facebook group Ceroc Wairarapa for more info. Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Holloway St, 2-4pm, or by appointment. Call 379-7150 or (027) 271-6280. Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve 379-6999. Central Indoor Bowls Club: 7.30pm, Hogg Crescent hall. Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554. Carterton Playcentre: 9-noon, Belvedere Rd (next to Howard Booth Park). Call 379-7875. Dance Fitness Classes: Greytown, school terms only, with Justine Eldred at Kuranui College Dance Studio, 6.30-7.30pm. Call Justine (0274) 761-996. Masterton Taekwon-Do Club: 5.156.15pm, Te Runga Scout Den, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Call Simon O’Hara 370-8844. Masterton Senior Citizens and

Beneficiaries Association: Meet for social indoor bowls, 500 cards, or a chat 1-3pm. Call Ngaire 377-0342. Free Community Fit Club: 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di (027) 498-7261. Woops A Daisy Marching Team: March for fun, friendship and fitness, 5-6pm. Call Cheryl 372-5522. Karate Classes for Children: Masterton Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate-Do. 5.30pm, 49 Te Ore Ore Rd, Masterton. Call Steve or Sharron Riley 378-8814 or (027) 680-7738. Judo Classes: Kids (4-9) 5pm to 6pm, Cadets (10-16) 6-7pm and Seniors (14+) 7-8.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy, 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111. Self Defence: Ju Jitsu, 7-8.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111. Karate-Okinawan Goju-Ryu KarateDo Wairarapa Inc: Martinborough: Martinborough Primary School Hall. Under-12s at 5-6pm. Call Corina Ngatai (027)432-6870. All at 6pm. Call Anna Börjesson (021) 163-8867. Toy Library: Masterton -10am-noon, rear of YMCA, 162 Dixon St; Featherston: 10am-noon, in the Community Centre, 24 Wakefield St. 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 at 9.15am for 9.30am start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower , Carterton. Call Veronica George 379-8644. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Bowls at 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. All welcome. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf croquet 9.15am, behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Norma Wilton 377-3165.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Housie: Eyes down at 7pm, at the Martinborough Bowling Club, Regent St. Literacy Wairarapa: Offers free help with reading, spelling and maths at Featherston Community Centre, 9amnoon. AA Meeting: At 7.30pm. Call (027) 557-7928. Ukulele Classes: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Neil (06) 3089341. Featherston Amateur Wrestling Gym: 52 Fitzherbert St (behind Totem), kids wrestling classes, term time only, 5.30pm, 5 to 8 years, 6.15pm, 8 and over, first class free. Call Dannii (027) 920-6751. 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, intermediate, 5.30-7pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135. Kiddie Gym: For 0-3-year-olds, 9.3011am, at St David’s Church, corner High and Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 379-8325. Longbush Playgroup: 9.30am-noon, school terms only, 1135 Longbush Rd, Masterton. Call Eileen (06) 372-7861. Westside Playcentre: 9-noon, 165 Renall St, Masterton. Call 378-2224. Martinborough Playcentre: 9-noon, 38 Venice St. Call (06) 306-9068. Club Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll basic steps and more, 7.30-10pm, at Club Wairarapa, Masterton. Call (027) 333-1793. Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group: Join us for sports, food, and leadership, Carterton Events Centre. Text “R2R” to (027) 742-2264. Wairarapa Spinners and Weavers: Meet 10am-2pm, in the Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Lynette 377-0236.

Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm for browsing or painting, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019. Age Concern: Sit and Be Fit, 1.30pm followed by gentle exercise class, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St, Masterton. Club Carterton: Two-course barbecue meal, 6.30pm. Belly Dance: 1-2pm, at St Johns Hall, Greytown. Call Tamara (06) 308-8343 or text (021) 022-31893. The Dance Shed: 450 Belvedere Rd Carterton. Rock N Roll Class, 7-9pm. Call Wendy or Don 379-6827 or (027) 319-9814. Carterton Women’s Golf: 9-hole golf at 10.45am. Call Colleen 377-0841 or Alison 377-5709. Quit Smoking Support Group: Run by Whaiora quit coaches, free, noon-1pm, at 22 Dixon St, Masterton. Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park. Call Ann Jackson, 3725758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285. Te Runga Scouts: Cubs, 6-7.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Wairarapa Singers: 6.45pm, at Rosewood, 417 Queen St, Masterton. Call Pete 370-4574. Esperanto Club: 2pm, write to people using the international language worldwide. Call 377-0499. Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10amnoon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 370-1604 (church office). Alcoholics Anonymous: Martinborough, 7.30pm, 9 Jellicoe St. Call Mark 906) 3066013 or (021) 02442870. 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. Call Ian Wyeth 378-6425 or 377-5762. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz

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AON TINTEÁN MAR DO THINTEÁN FÉIN (No place like home)

BUMPER WORDFIT

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

TRIO

DIN

C R E E D

S A M B A

R I L E D

BLACK-OUT

H U R T S

I N U N D I U T Y

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SOLUTIONS

R S E S I P O O N S L E

N U D I T Y Y R E S P O N S E

S T H E P N P E R A E S P S H Y A X I G A

I M N F U V U I S N I Y O Y L

2 digits: 02 03 13 20 3 digits: 004 056 070 290 402 442 492 657 706 830 4 digits: 2236 5183 7155 7457 8687 9830 5 digits: 4056962318 7 digits: 6587609 9727307 8 digits: 40952410 56738492 60611173 77731040

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

S T E P P E N A S P H Y X I A

11 LETTERS AIMLESSNESS INCRIMINATE

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

Find the threeletter sequence which will complete all these words

I L L U S N O E C A P E R L S U I D I O M N D E L E C T D D A A R V P P A O R T A C O U U N W I L U L I M R S N

K C H K N X R Z E R S V A J G

8 LETTERS ACCOLADE INUNDATE SHEPHERD STRIDENT

6 LETTERS ALKALI CACKLE PHONED SWATHE

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TRIO

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

D I E T I C I A N T M A S O N

7 LETTERS ANISEED MARTINI RATTLER REGALIA STORAGE SULPHUR

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P A S T A A C T O R S C O N E O T O R A R E L A Y E A G E D E L F A T E P O N I R I L S S T S L O S H E D U E E A L P H D D P H O U S H E R S P U R N T A R D Y

E T R Q M M A W I L A S Y C I

5 LETTERS ABUTS ACTOR ADEPT ADORN

RILED ROTOR SAMBA SCONE SCRUB SHADE SLOSH SNAIL SPENT SPURN STEED TARDY TRIAL USHER UTTER VAUNT VERGE WIGHT

U B S E E E R S P I E N N D T I A E A P T H O O N D E E D

T Y P I C A L D F R E I G H T

4 LETTERS ADDS AILS AREA BEER DUST ELSE FORT OVUM POLO SODA TALE TILL YELP YOGI

ALGAE ALPHA ARISE ASHEN CACTI COMIC COMMA CREED DELFT EGGON ENTRY GOING HORNY HURTS INDIA LANES MELEE MESSY OGIVE OILER PASTA PASTE PHOTO RELAY

A L G A E

A I P T I A X X V F T O N A H

TON USE

W I G H T

R O A S T E D P B U S K I N G

3 LETTERS ADO AGE APE ARK ATE BAN BEE DUE EAT ION KEY LIT MAR NIL ODD ODE ORE PAT PEP PIE SPA TEE

A I M L E S S N E S S

T J P I A B E B A I R M L T I

Fit the words into the grid to create a finished crossword

E A X S L I G O Y W B K D T R I M

S E R U M W T A R P A U L I N

V E R G E

N O N N A H S H Q E R I R Y D Y L

U P E T O C C P A E T F I F J

E A X S L I G O Y W B K D T R I M

V C C D S S T S M O A L O R R A E

L O P S I D E D Q P R O W L S

N O N N A H S H Q E R I R Y D Y L

U B L G U A S A C A Y K F A O W M

L A A R D E L V R N O P N G R

V C C D S S T S M O A L O R R A E

S I L O J B L O E Q S E G R G L N

BLACKOUT I N C L I N E D V V A C U U M

U B L G U A S A C A Y K F A O W M

MIDLETON NAAS NAVAN NENAGH NEW ROSS SHANNON SLIGO TIPPERARY TRALEE TRIM TULLAMORE WEXFORD WICKLOW

CORK DROGHEDA DUBLIN DUNDALK ENNIS GALWAY KELLS KILKENNY KINSALE LETTERKENNY LIMERICK LONGFORD MALLOW

ARKLOW ATHLONE ATHY BALLINA BIRR BOYLE BRAY CARLOW CASTLEBAR CAVAN CLONAKILTY CLONMEL COBH

S I L O J B L O E Q S E G R G L N

Z W E G N L L L R S I N N E H A O

B O T M O A A I L W H N O P E G L

R L T W S S K E N Z E Y L P D A C

A K E Q N T N I L M N N W I A B W

B R R I B A C O L Y I V P T A C O

E A K V V A U I K T O D T L K A L

L N E A V H B O C X Y B L E E T K

T E N A N K C I R E M I L E D H C

S N N K T R A L E E N L L P T L I

A A Y L O G A G D A S C A R L O W

C G A H T E R O M A L L U T R N N

B H W N K L A D N U D R O F X E W

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Wairarapa Midweek

Notices Employment Motoring Property Buy & Sell Trades & Services

Local Classifieds Church Services

Hire Services

Wanted to Rent

FORKLIFT For Hire. Short and long term. Phone James Trucks & Machinery on 06 377 0550.

MATURE RESPONSIBLE LADY looking for a clean/tidy home to rent up to $250 maximum. Urgent. Phone 06 378 6456.

Employment

GLADSTONE INN We have vacancies arising with two of our awesome team moving on. Pay rates are subject to ability and experience, and hours need to be flexible as the venue operates over 6 days, including weekends.

Employment

VINEYARD OPERATOR Matahiwi Estate is an 80 hectare vineyard and winery in Masterton. We are focused on producing premium Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. We require a Vineyard Operator to join our small dedicated team. The successful candidate will have the following: • Machinery aptitude and tractor driving experience • Sound mechanical knowledge with tractors and other farm machinery • Previous vineyard experience preferred but not essential • A team attitude and the ability to get on with others • Valid driver’s license • Ability to work unsupervised • A good attitude and willingness to learn, along with the flexibility to work extra hours to meet operational and seasonal needs Please email an introduction letter and brief resume to vineyard@matahiwi.co.nz Applications close Friday 3rd November 2017.

Psst…keep it to yourself…..the best job in Masterton is vacant…… • Do you enjoy working with a broad crosssection of our wonderful community? • Do you have an affinity with agricultural and pastoral industries? • Love the A&P Show? • Want the chance to sensitively and sympathetically reinvent a local institution? • Have the business skills and personal qualities to run a medium-sized business? • Have some background in putting on big community events? If this sounds like you, please apply to the Masterton A&P Association to become its next Secretary-Manager. This part-time role involves managing our annual Show as well as the Solway Showgrounds facilities, including relations with our tenants and regular equestrian users. Your application should specifically answer the above questions and explain what you think you might bring to the role. Also, don’t forget to include an up-to-date CV. Send your application by email to: events@theshowgrounds.nz An attractive remuneration package will be negotiated with the right person. If you need more information please call Tina Nixon on 027 223 2789 APPLICATIONS CLOSE AT 5.00 PM ON MONDAY 30 OCTOBER

Chef We are looking for an experienced chef who is innovative and will consistently produce great food. Previous experience in a senior chef role is essential, as is experience in a busy restaurant environment.

Maître D The role will include the smooth operation of the front of house, meeting customer expectations and ensuring all staff are trained correctly. Previous experience in a front of house roll is essential, as is experience in a busy restaurant environment. Apply to the Gladstone Inn at gladdyinn@gmail.com or Phone 06 372 7575 and ask for Ray or Lisa

PRACTICE NURSE Featherston Medical are looking for a Practice Nurse to join our team. The position is a permanent part-time position for 2-3 days per week. Applicants must have at least two years clinical experience in either hospital or general practice work. Interested applicants should call the Practice Manager on 06-308 9220

Employment

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

Gladstone School Office Administrator

Builders DR Borman Ltd Are seeking an Office Administrator to join our team. To be successful you will need to have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Debtors and Creditors, GST, MYOB, Payroll, Account Right and Xero and general office procedures. You will need to be self-motivated, proactive and able to work unsupervised. Reporting to the Managing Director and Accountant. This is a permanent position of approximately 25 hours per week but the number of hours can be flexible depending on the successful applicant. Please email to: Attn: John Office@borman.co.nz All inquiries treated in strict confidence.

We require an enthusiastic school office administrator to join our fantastic rural primary school team. The position is for 27 hours per week, to be worked Monday to Friday during term time. The suitable applicant must have proven ability in using information communication technology and have excellent communication skills Application details are available from our school website on www.gladstone1.school.nz Visits are welcomed. To arrange a school visit please contact either Margaret Hyslop (Principal) or Graham Brown (Deputy Principal) on 06 372 7601. Applications close on the 1 November 2017.

Masterton District Council SHELVING ASSISTANTS E te tini, e te rahi – aro mai ki tēnei kaupapa

Are you interested in books and reading, and learning about the large range of library services we provide? Do you want the opportunity to experience library work with a view to pursuing it as a career? We are looking for energetic and motivated students to join our library team as shelvers. You will shelve books, serve customers and assist with general library duties helping us provide an outstanding service to our customers and community. You will need to be available to work from 9.00am -1.00pm on Saturdays and after school from 3.30pm - 5.30pm for up to 2 afternoons a week, speciÿ c days to be negotiated with the successful applicant. Additional hours, and work during school holidays, may be available. Applications close at 4:00pm on Friday 3rd November 2017.

Is looking for its next sales star! A position has opened for a highly organised and motivated Sales Person, specialising in new and pre-owned vehicle sales. We are looking for somebody who possesses a proven track history in sales as well as strong computer skills. You will be able to achieve set targets and be exceptional at building strong and lasting relationships with our customers. You will also possess the following: • An eye for detail and sharp administrative skills • Recognition of the need to develop a passion & enthusiasm for the brand • Immaculate and professional presentation • A willingness to continually strive for target topping results and have some fun along the way • Team player a must Package inclusive of Company Vehicle. Must hold full clean driver’s license. The ability to turn prospects into customers is a requirement and experience in the automotive industry is preferred. This is a full time permanent role and will include weekend work. If this sounds like you then send your CV and cover letter to the General Manager brendon.southey@honda.co.nz by 31st October 2017

If you are interested in working with us and learning more about our Library please send your application to library@library.mstn.govt.nz or drop it in to the Masterton District Library. Application forms and a position description, are available from the Library Customer Service Desk, email library@library.mstn.govt.nz or from the websites www.library.mastn.govt.nz or www.mstn.govt.nz Masterton District Council has a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity.

Masterton District Council to build and maintain a reputation for providing superb service and excellent community support

Accountability Creativity Teamwork Integrity Open communication No excuses Service

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Riders from Hadlow School and St Matthew’s Collegiate School. PHOTO/DAVE LINTOTT

Dressage success Public Notice

Public Notices

COMMUNITY WORKSHOP.

CARTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

CARTERTON DRAFT URBAN GROWTH STRATEGY WORKSHOP If the land designation is to change to allow for more development, what that development should look like will be discussed with you at a later date.

You are warmly welcome to our AGM 30th October 3pm Corner of Worksop Rd & Queen St Please ring Donna 377 5476 for further information.

MISSED YOUR

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Our draft Urban Growth Strategy has projected the level of residential growth to be planned for over the next 50 years. The Strategy provides a planned approach for directing where and how to accommodate future residential growth in the District.

NOTICE OF AGM Masterton Family Education & Support Centre

For now, we want your thoughts on land availability and the best place for it. If we know where growth will take place we can think about the most efficient, affordable and timely way to invest in infrastructure. We can add value to the built environment through the provision of well-planned parks, play areas, cycle and walkways and we can support a vibrant economy by being able to proactively provide land areas that are attractive for development. Community Workshops: Wednesday 1st November 2017 Hurunui o Rangi Room, Carterton Events Centre First Session: 1.00pm Second Session: 6.30pm We encourage you to have your say at this workshop, all feedback will be received as a formal submission.

www.cdc.govt.nz 28 Holloway Street, Carterton, Wairarapa, info@cdc.govt.nz

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Schools travelled from all around the Lower North Island for the fourth annual Solway College inter-school dressage event recently, which saw record numbers of teams and riders compete at the new venue of Clareville Showgrounds.

The senior team competition was won by Wairarapa College, with Ngatawa in second place and hosts Solway College taking third. The junior competition was won by Masterton Intermediate School.

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Sport

Wairarapa Midweek

Union key to rugby revival WE SAY

Gary Ca˜ ell RUGBY It’s easy to put the boot into a team when they are down. Wairarapa-Bush finishing second to bottom in the 2017 Heartland Championship opens them up to all sorts of criticisms from those who have spent the last couple of years glorying in the fact they had twice reached the semi-finals of the premier section, the Meads Cup. How on earth could have they dropped from top four to last two in the space of one season? Well, I think you must dig a little deeper than just bare results to find the answer to that $64,000 question. On the playing front, there was a horrendous run with injuries — something evidenced by stats which showed that the number of players used by Wairarapa-Bush in Heartland games this season stretched into the mid-30s, more than two full teams. The loss of James Goodger for all but the last match against West Coast was a massive blow because his output in all facets of the forward game is so immense. In unions such as ours, the Goodgers of the world are virtually irreplaceable, unless of course you have the dollars to spend to attract similar talent from outside and we don’t. There is no doubt too that some — maybe even most — of the players struggled to come to terms with the conditioning and skill levels required to do the business at Heartland level. In simple terms what you can get away with in club rugby won’t cut the cut the mustard there. The fitness of players — and by that, I mean the fitness to last out a full 80 minutes — is pretty much their own responsibility. By the time they enter the Heartland arena, they should have done the hard yards necessary for that to happen so that the job of the coaching staff is largely about defining the tactics which will hopefully produce success. I do believe, however, that the rugby hierarchy in Wairarapa-Bush — and by that, I mean the board and the council of clubs — can be a big assist in this area as well. But excuse me for digressing a bit before I explain the reasons behind that statement to ask why do we need a council of clubs to control what happens on the club scene.

Wouldn’t decisions made there be less parochial, and therefore better for the game, if the board were the controlling body, end of story? Without having club rugby to worry about, surely their job can’t be too onerous. Back to the ﬁtness angle though. The plain truth is that the format of our premier club competition doesn’t exactly encourage our prospective representative players to work their butts oﬀ before a ball is kicked in anger.

Nobody could deny it was the strength of their ‘imports’ who played a big part in Wairarapa-Bush making those Meads Cup semis in 2015 and 2016 . . . With eight teams — many of whom are invariably struggling to come up with anything like a full complement of players when the opening games get underway — they know they can take short cuts and still have a major inﬂuence on proceedings. To me, the ideal number of teams in our premier competition would be six and I say that because I simply don’t believe we have enough players of the standard which should be required to compete at that level to have as many as eight. Deduct a couple of teams and the diﬀerence between the top and bottom sides will be slight enough to ensure that the players have to be better prepared, both physically and mentally, for the greater challenges ahead. If reducing the number of premier club teams by two is too hard an ask — and I can’t think of a good reason why it should be — then how about starting with eight and dropping the bottom two into the premier reserve grade at the end of one compete

round of games. I know at least one club is pushing hard for that to happen and it would at least bring a more competitive edge to second round games, wouldn’t it? No review of any Heartland season would, of course, be complete without a mention of ‘imports’, those players brought in from other unions to strengthen one’s playing resources. Just why the Wairarapa-Bush union would set a target of having their team comprising only “local” players by 2019 is unfathomable to somebody such as myself who understands that while the objective is laudable, it will virtually consign our teams to the scrapheap unless all other Heartland unions have the exact same policy and that isn’t looking likely in the foreseeable future. Nobody could deny it was the strength of their ‘imports’ who played a big part in Wairarapa-Bush making those Meads Cup semis in 2015 and 2016 with the then coach Josh Syms using his contacts further north wisely in that regard. Considering that 2019 objective, it was little wonder current head coach Joe Harwood didn’t follow Syms’ example this year and even though the signing of former All Black Piri Weepu as a ‘oneoﬀ ’ was a deﬁnite plus in terms of his experience, it would be fair to say their ‘imports’ —mainly handy club players in Wellington — were tradesmen rather than players capable of turning a game on their heads . . . a direct contrast to most other Heartland unions.

It will be interesting now to see whether the Wairarapa-Bush union are prepared to accept that if they want to be competitive in future Heartland competitions — and put the bums on seats which come with it – then they must embrace the ‘import’ rules and regulations in the same manner as their opposition do. And if that is the case, will they also accept that the responsibility to attract high quality players here lies more with them than the coaching staff, who have enough on their plates without having to get into the marketing game as well, or clubs whose volunteer base is never great enough for them to be too active in that area either. In summary then, if our flagship team is to progress in the right direction, it is the union which must take the lead and make decisions which might not win them first prize in the popularity stakes but which should have positive ramifications a little further down the track.

Piri Weepu . . . one-o˜ season with Wairarapa-Bush a deÿ nite plus. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

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