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Empowering seniors to be tech savvy

or not they are safe online”, Jones said.

The “patient, consistent presence” provided by Digital Seniors’ volunteers in Wairarapa helps people gain the skills they need in a friendly environment, helping clients “overcome the stress and feel more relaxed and [be able to] explore”, Jones said.

One of those ‘patient presences’ is retired managing director Roger Fraser, who has volunteered since the beginning of Digital Seniors’ Wairarapa journey.

Already comfortable with technology because of his career, he was “inspired by the work [Digital Seniors] was setting out to do.”

“[Digital Seniors] was a timely intervention as it was the period when cheques were disappearing and people were being forced onto the internet by default, really”, he said.

Fraser doesn’t mince his words: “And there’s this assumption that everyone knows how to turn a computer on, and knows how to fill out a form online and so on. And that’s, of course,

The effects of older people in the region feeling ‘overtaken’ by technology is something retired teacher Len Cooper has seen in his two years as a Digital Seniors volunteer, and his 20 years with SeniorNet.

“[Seniors] weren’t brought up with smart phones or computers”, he said.

“With banks closing down and the need to do everything online, many people are learning later in life to catch up with what some of us have been doing for 20 or 30 years.”

An easy manner, great interpersonal skills and patience are essential qualities for a Digital Seniors

volunteer, Fraser said, and can help connect clients with their technology in positive and beneficial ways.

He helped one man in his 90s install an app on his new phone to manage his share portfolio: “he was just thrilled that he could manage his shares, see them going up and down day-by-day.”

For another living in a rural community, Fraser shared the skills and tools she needed to shop and bank online.

“She’s quite confident now. She’s just bought herself a new oven online. She loves dance and music, so she watches YouTube. We’ve got her a faster internet connection, so she can do that.

“It’s transformed her life.”

Brownlie are three frequent users of Digital Seniors in Wairarapa and clear fans of the service and its people.

Evans, who is 93, found she couldn’t “keep up with smart things that they do on these computers. But you get someone like Rhonda [McCormick, Wairarapa’s community service lead] and she fixes it for me.”

She particularly appreciates that “Digital Seniors will come to you, and that’s absolutely remarkable. Not only that, they come with such a nice manner. It’s just lovely.”

The respect and patience of Digital Seniors’ volunteers are also valued by Brownlie, who “has a

few clues” about digital technology, but finds “so much has moved on since I left the workforce.”

“They never ever make you feel like an idiot. That’s just a huge plus.”

“It just kind of gives you a bit of power. When the next time a certain thing happens or comes up on your phone or device, you actually know. Oh, yes, I just do ‘dah-dah-dah’ and it’s done. You feel quite smart.”

Dropping into Digital Seniors’ Wednesday session “has become something of a regular activity” for Camden, who keeps a note of all the digital niggles she needs help to tackle.

“Rhonda who does the bookings has me

down for a 10 o’clock slot without me asking for it.”

Empowering older people to get techsavvy is “so satisfying”, McCormick said. “It really is one of the best jobs, helping someone.”

A successful pilot on Auckland’s north shore will continue, and other areas of the country will start to experience some of the Digital Seniors magic next year.

“We intend to launch in two new communities at the start of 2024”, Devine said. “Launching two at the same time means they can support each other and work through things together.”

“The intention was always to go nationwide. But, we don’t want to rush. Every community has different needs, a different profile and personalities.”

Devine said that tailoring the service to a community’s specific characteristics and strengths is key to Digital Seniors’ success.

• To find out more about Digital Seniors and how you can help or access their services, visit www. digitalseniors.co.nz

TOP: Niki Jones providing assistance. BOTTOM: Amelia Devine, Kent Murrell and Rhonda McCormick.

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Fay Evans, Patsy Camden and Ngaere

“The intention was always to go nationwide. But, we don’t want to rush. Every community has di˜ erent needs, a di˜ erent proÿ le and personalities.”

Amelia Devine, General Manager, Digital Seniors

The gamble pays off for WaiWolves

The under-10s football team, Wairarapa United Wolves, stepped up in more ways than one this season, punching above their weight in an older league and winning two Wellington soccer tournaments.

Following last season, when the Wolves were “beating teams by too many goals”, coaches Paul Gregory and Casey Shailer approached Capital Football, the sport’s governing body for the region, “to put them up a year”.

Their wish was granted but with a twist.

There was no U11s option this season, so the Wolves were boosted to the U12s in the Wairarapa league.

“It was a bit of a gamble”, Gregory, who is an ex-Wairarapa United player, said.

“Some of our players were playing kids four years older. From the age of eight to 12 is a big size difference more than anything.”

Starting in the lowest division of the U12 league, Wolves came out fighting, winning their first game 10-1.

“They kept regrading us as we kept on winning”, Gregory said.

It wasn’t all plain sailing for the underdogs.

Being beaten by the young Wolves was too much for some of the U12 teams in the league, Gregory said.

“We had a game and we beat the opposition 1-0.

“They literally said, ‘But they’re just little kids!’ and started kicking them around a bit.”

The rest of the season delivered a few more losses for the Wolves, but Gregory thinks this “probably did some good, rather than winning all the time. It knocked them off their stool a bit.”

The Wolves regrouped at the 2023 Wellington

graded tournament, involving 16 teams from across the region.

They beat the favourites 3-0 on penalties in the quarterfinals, before polishing off the opposition in the semis and the final.

“They worked their little hearts out”, Gregory said, “and at the end of it, they got what they deserved.”

Plenty of drama featured in their next success at the WBS Douglas Villa Junior tournament.

Wolves made it to the final after some hardfought matches, but “one nil up with 13 seconds

to go, and we scored an own goal which took it to penalties”, explained Gregory.

Wolves’ goalie, Monty Booth, who typically prefers to be “out on the pitch”, was the “match winner”, saving three penalties, missing one, then scoring one himself.

“Tournaments are actually hard to win”, Gregory said. “They’re shorter games, smaller pitches. Sometimes the best team never wins, because that’s the way it works out, especially when it goes to penalties.”

The entire season was a big step up for Gregory and Shailer’s team, and

they are “extremely proud” of the young Wolves.

“They have worked so hard. Our team is just a great little team. And that’s exactly what they are – a team, rather than individuals.”

The Wolves’ supporters have also played their part in their success this season.

The team was sponsored by three local businesses – Rigg Zschokke Ltd, Life Pharmacy Masterton and Power Farming Wairarapa.

“And the parents are great”, Gregory said.

“We’ll get a lot of

parents, grandparents, sisters, aunties, uncles, they’ll come and watch. You can end up with about 30 people on the sidelines on a Saturday, and that helps them as well.”

“We’re like one big family and the parents are 110% behind our coaching style and methods.”

Gregory and Shailer have their eyes on the future.

With Wairarapa United lacking a senior men’s team for the last couple of seasons, Gregory’s “main aim is in six, seven years’ time, this [the U10] will be their senior team.”

ABOVE: Wairarapa United Wolves “played their little hearts out”.

RIGHT: Wairarapa United Wolves U10s lift the trophy.

Celebrating adult learning

Marlee Partridge marlee.partridge@age.co.nz

The Festival of Adult Learning Ahurei

Ākonga was celebrated with a day focused on showcasing local learning through performance.

Organised by Wairarapa’s Rural Education Activities Programme [Reap], the day featured performances from local groups, interactive displays, and informative sessions about adult learning opportunities.

Community team leader Tracy Graham said the festival was “really about celebrating and highlighting adult learning opportunities”.

Adult learning opportunities through REAP are highly flexible with something for everyone, she said.

If there’s not something already offered that fits the bill, Reap is open to ideas – “and if that doesn’t fit with one strand of funding, we’ll find a way to run that with

a different strand”, Graham said.

Reap kaitakawaenga [facilitator] Makuini Kerehi said she hoped event days like the festival would show people the many opportunities available to them for adult learning and encourage people to join.

“Celebrate with us, celebrate the learning that’s going on in our community.”

The week-long festival ran from September 4–10 and aimed to highlight the crucial role of adult and community education in “fostering personal and societal growth” while focusing on lifelong learning.

“Our commitment to the community is rooted in the belief that adult and community education should be accessible to all, and that learning should never stop,” ACE sector capability manager Tai Samaeli said.

“Together, we can make a positive impact and build a resilient and

empowered society,” he said.

The Festival of Adult Learning has been celebrated in Aotearoa New Zealand since 1998, when the Adult and Community Education Association of Aotearoa New Zealand [Acea] and the National Resource Centre for Adult Learning and Community Education [NRC] collaborated to organise events for the week.

The inspiration for the New Zealand festival came from a Congressional Breakfast organised for adult learners by the American Association for the Advancement of Education [AAAE] in the late 1980s.

Over 40 countries now celebrate the festival every year. The UNESCO initiative also includes International Literacy Day, which falls on September 8. The week promotes learning “as a pathway to wellbeing and self-determination”.

Members of Te Roopu Manāki performing.

PHOTO/MARLEE PARTRIDGE

Members of TAPA performing ‘Say My Name’.

PHOTO/AARON PINKHAM

Henley Men’s Shed going strong

Off the back of Father’s Day, Men’s Shed week returned for another year.

Masterton’s Henley Men’s Shed [HMS]

officially opened on June 22, 2009, and with help of 131 volunteers, the shed has since created a space where men can get out of the house to try something new with likeminded blokes.

Coordinator/manager

John Bush told the

Times-Age the men who walk through the doors of HMS come from all walks of life, and include lawyers, doctors, farmers, “you name it”.

“Men’s sheds were created around what blokes do when they retire – go home, sit on the couch, and wait to die. That’s not a great future. They have all the knowledge, skills, and experiences of life – so keep

on using those things,” Bush said.

Although men who join the shed are usually 65 years old and up, Bush said they have members who are younger than the pension age.

The shed offers the chance for men to get stuck into woodworking, engineering, and cooking workshops, as well tend its attached own garden, the produce from

which is donated to the food bank.

It also hosts men’s health sessions, writing groups, and a card and chess day on Thursdays.

“We have tutoring on computers and phones – where blokes might be struggling to send photos to the grandkids,” Bush said.

Men are welcome to bring their dogs along –

there are onsite kennels – so they can walk around Henley Lake with them while on their lunch break.

“It’s very much about seeing blokes achieve things, and often it’s something out of their comfort zone – they’ve seen somebody making something in the shed and think ‘I’d love to give

that a go at doing that’, and that wasn’t a part of their background.

“They can have a go at it and can make something – maybe not the first time – but as long as they’re having a go and achieving something by doing it,” Bush said.

For men interested in joining, Bush said, HMS is always looking for new members and encourages them to come along.

• HMS, 13 Colombo Rd, Masterton.

Blokes at work at the Masterton Men’s

Shed.

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Rebecca King rebecca.king@age.co.nz

Students from six Wairarapa colleges recently competed in the Masteron Lion’s Club Intercollegiate Solo Music competition at Rathkeale College.

The competition attracted 12 performers across three categories – instrumental, piano and vocal – who performed music by composers from across the ages.

Harry Ewington of Wairarapa College came first in the instrumental category playing Pur Diesti by Antonio Lotti on the double bass.

Time Jarroenkitchaichana, representing Rathkeale College, came top in

the vocal category with a much more modern piece, Tell My Father by American composer Frank Wildhorn.

Peter Pang, also from Rathkeale, took the prize in the piano category with his rendition of Albumblatt by German composer Friedrich Grutzmacher.

They all impressed this year’s adjudicator, former Wairarapa College student Katherine Hodge, who is no stranger to the competition, which has been running for decades.

“I remember competing in this intercollegiate competition in 1988!”,

Hodge, who now is Arts Learning Area Leader at Wellington’s Onslow College, said.

Hodge awarded the adjudicator’s award to Baxter Ferguson from Wairarapa College, who sang Bring Him Home by Claude MichelSchonberg. Lions Club member Ross Bonnet said the “standard of all the competitors were just amazing.”

2023 Intercollegiate

Solo Music

Competition Winners:

Instrumental:

 Ist Jackie KulidaShelley-Kuranui College-Violin

Ponahahi Christian School-Flute

 3rd Jenna Portman-St Mathews Collegiate School-Saxaphone

Vocal:

 1st Time JarroenkitchaichanaRathkeale College

Piano:

 1st Peter PengRathkeale College

 2nd Charlotte AustinSt Mathews Collegiate School

 3rd Matthew Mobberly-Wairarapa College

Adjudicators Award:

 Baxter Ferguson-

A fixture of the local music scene, Stefan Brown has recently become a saviour to the bears.

The small, stuffed variety, that is.

Brown is giving teddy bears a second chance with his adopt-a-teddy day at the Farmers Market in Solway, Masterton, this weekend.

He rescued them from the Mahi Tahi Tātou Charitable Trust, which was having a clearout and keen to see the bears go to a good home.

“I wanted to do something with the teddies that’s worthwhile”, he said.

Adopt-a-teddy also

solves something of an amusing problem for Brown.

“I have a koha box in front of my music stand when I play, and I often put a teddy on top”, he said.

“Often kids would put money in the box, and take off with the teddy!”

Along with the teddy bear, kids will be given a certificate of adoption, which includes a solemn promise to care for the bear.

Stefan Brown and the Bears will be at the Solway Farmers Market on 30 September, where he will also be playing his original music for children.

[From left] Rebecca Stevens, Leanne Leighton, Lianne Clode [Mahi Tahi Tatou Charitable Trust], Stefan Brown and some of the bears up for adoption. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

12 students from six Wairarapa Colleges took part in the competition.

There are many beneÿ ts to growing vegetables from seed: it can be cheaper, o° er more choice of variety and there is an enormous feeling of satisfaction in growing food from scratch. However, growing from seed isn’t as easy as sprinkling a packet willy nilly in the garden – there are some things you can do to increase success.

Select Quality Seeds

We highly recommend our ican Chef’s Best range for best results, even though they cost a wee bit extra. We also stock Fothergills, Yates and McGregors so there is plenty to choose from.

Provide Quality Soil

When sowing into ji° y pots, or trays, it is worthwhile using a quality seed raising mix to give your crops the best start to life.

Temperature & Position

Consistent soil temperatures are important for summer crops to germinate so getting them started by using a heat pad, propagation unit or glasshouse is recommended. Each seed has its prime temperatures where germination will occur. Most summer veggies need the soil temperatures to be at at least 20°C. We have a free brochure instore that gives you simple advice on growing veggies at home, including seed sowing.

Direct Sow vs Trays

Some veggies such as carrots and radishes do better when sown straight into the ground, whereas others such as tomatoes and pumpkins can be started o° in pots or trays and planted out as seedlings.

Direct Sowing

 Parsnip

 Beetroot

 Carrot

 Spinach

 Leafy salad greens

 Herbs (coriander, dill, rocket)

Sow in trays or ji y pots

 Pumpkin

 Courgettes

 Tomatoes

 Melons

 Sweetcorn

 Beans

 Cucumbers

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What & When to Plant Fantastic Flowers

Many vegetables are seasonal and will not succeed if planted out of season. For example, many of the fruit and seed vegetables require the warmth of summer to ˛ ower and fruit. Many leafy vegetables prefer cooler temperatures and summer’s heat will see them bolt. Choosing the right varieties and planting at the right time will provide you with vegetables to feed the family.

Cool season vegetables

These can be sown and planted during the cooler months and will often tolerate frost.

 Brussel sprouts

 Cabbage

 Cauli˛ ower

 Broccoli (brassicas)

 Broad beans

 Peas

 Onions

 Spinach

Seeds we recommend

ican Chef’s Best is a small select range of the very best vegetable seeds available. These varieties have been extensively trialled by our garden experts and you can expect total satisfaction from this range.

Plants grown with ican Chef’s Best Seeds will have:

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 Mist with Wally’s Magic Botanical Liquid to stimulate germination

 Using a heat pad, propagation unit or greenhouse speeds up germination

Warm season vegetables

The soil temperature needs to be above 15°C for germination and growth, and temperatures above 20°C are required for ˛ owering and cropping.

 Dwarf and climbing beans

 Capsicums

 Chillies

 Tomatoes

 Eggplant

 Pumpkins

 Cucumbers

 Zucchini (cucurbits)

 Sweetcorn

Intermediate season vegetables

 These grow best in temperatures ranging from 15 to 25°C. It is important to plant them at the correct time of year as they will bolt if sown too early or too late.

 Beetroot

 Carrots

 Celery

 Leeks

 Lettuce

 Parsnip

 Radish

 Silverbeet

Fill your garden & pots with bright & colourful ˛ owers. Make sure you grow a variety around your veggie garden to bring in the beneÿ cial bugs for pollination.

 A few days before planting outdoors spray with Wally’s Vaporgard. This helps harden them o° , protects them from the cold and helps with transplant shock.

 Seed Tapes are a wonderful way to sow ÿ ddly, small seeds such as carrots and herbs

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Vive la Citroën

Citroën cars of all shapes, sizes, ages and hues converged at the Solway Copthorne hotel recently as part of Greater Wellington Citroën Car Club’s [GWCCC] 60thanniversary celebrations.

Enthusiasts talked to the Midweek about the Citroën’s “unparalleled suspension” [particularly on the older models], which gives an “exceptionally smooth ride”, and the “fabulous” steering on many of make’s models.

Chief among the cars on display was a row of the classic Citroën 2CVs, including the ‘Tin Snail’, belonging to club captain Chris Butler.

“They ride phenomenally well”, long-time Citroën fan Ross McFarland, said. “They roll a lot, and they have a very small engine, so are slow on hills. But they are a magic vehicle.”

The Wellington branch of the Citroën Car Club has been providing a space for fans to share their admiration of the quintessentially French motor since 1963.

It boasts a membership of about 70, and you don’t need a classic Citroën to join, member Pam Gerrie said.

“There’s a good mixture of people. Some people have been in the club for years. And then there’s a new people with new cars. But they all come together.” David Gerrie, the club’s secretary, agreed.

“What do I love about the club? It’s the people.”

• For more information the club, including how to join, visit https://cccnz.club/aboutgreater-wellington-citroen-car-club/

PHOTOS/LUCY COOPER

Members of the GWCCC enjoying their 60th birthday.

Celebrating 150 years of supporting our community

At WBS we’re all about loans and investments. We’re also all about supporting the community we live in. We’re proud that our profits don’t go o shore but rather get invested back into the local community. Over our 150-year history, we’ve supported hundreds of local groups and initiatives.

Through the WBS Charitable Trust, we’ve committed support to 33 Wairarapa community organisations so far this year, covering arts and culture, sports and recreation, environment and sustainability, education and community support. And we think that’s worth celebrating!

‘We are thrilled to have received the WBS grant to help encourage young artists to participate in the annual Wai Art Show held in September.’ Jo Lysaght, Wai Art Trust Member

Second place Youth award winner, Jaxson Carr with his winning work ‘Doodle Earth’

‘Big shout out to the WBS team who answered our call for support when we decided to upgrade our smoko room for our new Course Superintendent, Cameron Halberg.’ Tim Wilton on behalf of the Mahunga Golf Club Committee Course Superintendent, Cameron Halberg, and his dog CJ in the refurbished sta room at Mahunga Golf Club

‘Thanks to the support of the Wairarapa Building Society, we have been able to add the Volcanoes Ngā puia kit to our science library.’ Amanda Taylor, General Manager, House of Science Wairarapa Charitable Trust

Pirinoa School student Jacob gets up close and personal with a Volcanoes Ngā puia kit from House of Science Wairarapa

‘This money is going to enable us to desex dogs in the community that otherwise would have had unwanted litters. We are so excited!’ Nicole Doriguzzi, co-founder, Ellie’s Canine Rescue

The team at Ellie’s Canine Rescue: From left to right Vicky Hayward, Nathan Hayward and Nicole Doriguzzi, co-founder

‘The funding generously provided by WBS will go towards buying MiMM clips, a safety device added to cross country fences, ensuring we’re taking every precaution to keep our athletes safe during the cross-country phase.’ Emma Harvey, Treasurer, Wairarapa Eventing

Julie Knauf riding Curious Ginge

‘Your generosity will greatly assist us in helping women and their whānau who face adversity through pregnancy over the coming year.’ Rebecca Vergunst, Service Manager, Hōkai Tahi

Hōkai Tahi Service Manager Rebecca Vergunst and Board Chair, Lucy Gri ths

Applications for our next funding round open at the start of next month, October. Keep an eye on our website for information, and submit your application at wbs.net.nz

ARTS AND CULTURE Wai Art Trust

SPORTS AND REC Mahunga Golf Club

EDUCATION House of Science

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

SPORTS AND REC

COMMUNITY SUPPORT Ellie’s Canine Rescue Hōkai Tahi Wairarapa Eventing

Students back burpee challenge

Burpees are not the easiest of exercises.

A combination of a bodyweight plank, a pushup and a squat, they are often performed at high intensity as part of an aerobic workout.

Now imagine doing a mile of them.

1.6km of burpees.

That’s what Chris Senior, assistant principal of Chanel College in Masterton, about 13 students and a few police officers completed in support of Mental Health Awareness Week [MHAW] recently.

The team started on the college playing field at 10am, and some competitors admitted to “a few nerves” before the start.

Tactics for surviving the challenge in one piece varied.

“I paced myself”, Senior, who is also head of sport, physical education and health at Chanel, said and finished in an impressive 55 minutes.

Others opted for a more enthusiastic approach.

“So a few went out early, and they fell behind”, Senior said.

The slowest participant took 2 hours and 17 minutes, which to most people still sounds like a

respectable result for such a gruelling physical task.

A student in a banana costume that was slightly worse for wear for being burpeed around the Chanel sports track four times said he took “too long”.

The event followed a term studying mental health as part of the College’s police pathway class, Senior said. “We wanted

“Exhausted” and “accomplished”, Chanel College raise $2000 for the I Am Hope Foundation.

to do something to raise awareness about mental health and to raise some money. Too many young people are struggling with mental health issues, and NZ has one of the highest youth suicide rates in the world.

“We were thinking of ideas about what to do, and somebody suggested a burpee mile, and we thought, ‘why not?’.”

The burpee busters

raised over $2000 for the I Am Hope Foundation, founded by mental health advocate, television personality and former comedian Mike King.

“I Am Hope is doing an amazing job educating our young people and need more funding to support their plans to reach further”, Senior explained.

The theme for MHAW this year was ‘five

ways, five days’, and raised awareness of a set of proven tools to boost mental health, including staying active.

The burpee mile was “physically tough and mentally tough”, Senior said, and was a great way to end the term.

Some participants thought about whānau and friends affected by mental health challenges while undertaking the challenge.

Student Nikita had her older brother and nana, who have both struggled with mental illness at times, in her mind while she powered around the course in 90 minutes.

“My family couldn’t believe I was doing this”, she said.

Having finished the police pathway class, Nikita plans to enter the police force when she finishes college.

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN

The annual Wairarapa M˜ori Sports Awards (WMSA) is about promoting, encouraging and celebrating Wairarapa M˜ori sporting excellence. The Award period runs from 1st October 2022 - 30 Sept 2023.

WMSA was ÿrst established in 2007 by the late Je˛ Workman.

Je˛ developed the Awards to celebrate Wairarapa M˜ori sporting participation, achievement and excellence, and to showcase our positive role models within the Wairarapa rohe.

Nomination Forms are available from Whaiora’s Reception and Website. Whaiora | 394 Queen Street Masterton www.whaiora.org.nz

For all enquiries or assistance with WMSA Nominations please contact Whaiora: Ph: (06) 370 0818 E: wmsa@whaiora.org.nz

Nominations close on 2nd October 2023 at 5pm.

The WMSA Ceremony is being held on Thursday 9th November 2023 at Te Kura Kaupapa M˜ori o Wairarapa. Tickets go on sale from Tuesday 24th Octoberand are available from Whaiora.

PHOTOS/LUCY COOPER

Paul Gregory... coach of the Wairarapa Wolves U10

As I child I spent a lot of my time…

Playing football with my friends

The football team I support is…

Tottenham Hotspurs. It’s a family thing, and I was made to!

The superpower I’d love to have is…

Be able to fly.

In my spare time I like to… Spend time with my kids, and going bowling, the movies and live sports games.

The thing I love about New Zealand is…

It’s a very chill and safe environment compared to where I’m from in the UK.

The most famous person I ever met is…

Jude Law.

The best football match I ever played was…

The play-off final for Wairarapa United against Stop Out [from the Hutt Valley]. We won 7-1 and Suele and I both scored a hattrick!

It really makes me smile to see…

My kids doing what they love.

Wairarapa needs…

A turf complex just for football for all ages and sexes.

What I love about football is… Scoring a last-minute goal when you’re the underdog.

Here’s Cancer Society Wairarapa centre Manager Amber Arkell [right] and Wairarapa Times-Age Commercial Manager Andrea Hay. Wairarapa Times-Age donated a percentage of the proceeds from the paper’s Daffodil Day feature to the Wairarapa Cancer Society. Thank you to our valued clients for supporting this feature.

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Paul Gregory, Spurs fan.

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Selected works from Te Papa’s summer exhibition – Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist/He Ringatoi Hou o Aotearoa – comes to Aratoi this spring.

This exhibition, a first for Wairarapa, brings together 20 works by one of New Zealand’s most iconic 20th-century artists, Rita Angus [1908-1970], many of which have not been displayed in the region before.

The paintings span Angus’ life and career as an artist, drawing out the themes of pacifism, feminism and nature that shaped so much of her work.

Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist/He Ringatoi Hou o Aotearoa includes many of Angus’ most important and recognisable works, including Rutu, 1951, Cleopatra, 1938, and Central Otago, 1953 56/1969.

Two significant Te Papa acquisitions will also be in the show. Marjorie Marshall [1938-39/1943] is a remarkable portrait of Angus’ friend and fellow artist Marshall, set against the backdrop of Central

Otago mountains. The Aviatrix [1933] is one of Angus’s most important early works – a striking

INTERNATIONALLY SPEAKING

Cyber expert to visit region

Are western democracies vulnerable to cyber manipulation or information assaults?

Dr Cathy Downes is to speak to the Wairarapa branch of the NZ Institute of International Affairs about these problems. Her research and work experiences have equipped her well to look ahead at trends affecting international relations and conflict, while her enthusiastic communication style makes

her a thought-provoking and stimulating presenter.

Downes is on the staff of the Centre for Strategic Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, after serving 15 years as Professor of Strategy and Policy in the US National Defence University’s College of Information and Cyberspace at Washington DC.

She graduated from the University of Auckland with a BA in geography and political studies, and

portrait of her sister Edna, the first woman pilot in the East Coast Aero Club, wearing her flying

costume.

Sarah McClintock, Aratoi director, is excited for the exhibition. “Few

post-doctoral research fellowships at the University of Melbourne, and Australian National University’s Strategic and Defence Studies Centre.

artists have captured the unique New Zealand landscape and light as well as Rita Angus. To have an exhibition of her striking work in Wairarapa is an exciting opportunity for our community to see some of the best paintings in Aotearoa by one of the country’s most iconic artists.”

Lizzie Bisley, curator of Modern Art at Te Papa will be discussing the exhibition in a free talk on Saturday, September 30, at 11am. In her talk, Lizzie will introduce the work and biography of this important New Zealand artist.

If you prefer a more lighthearted evening, the Songbirds and the Featherston Gentlemen singers are performing a special concert “Singing with Rita’ within the exhibition on Friday, October 6.

• Tickets sold on the door at Aratoi or email the Songbirds on info@ songbirds.co.nz

• Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist/ He Ringatoi Hou o Aotearoa is showing September 30-November 26.

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completed her MA in international relations and strategic studies, and Doctorate at the United Kingdom’s University of Lancaster. After a short period back in New Zealand, she was appointed as a John M. Olin PostDoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard University’s Centre for International Affairs, before gaining

In the late 1990s she joined the New Zealand Defence Force, serving as a senior civil executive working for successive chiefs of the Defence Force on strategic and enterpriselevel leadership, defence policy and management projects. This led to her time in the United States, and she subsequently returned to NZ and joined the VUW Centre for Strategic Studies in 2018.

Downe’s research and teaching focuses on strategic leadership and thinking, security

and defence studies of cyberspace, disruptive innovation and emerging technologies, and interagency collaboration in national security and disaster preparedness. With her engaging style she will undoubtedly pose several thought-provoking questions as she looks to the future.

The meeting will be held at Rosewood, 417 Queen St, Masterton, at 8pm on Thursday, September 28.

• Visitors: $5 door fee. Tea and coffee will be served from 7.30pm.

For more information contact acting secretary Aileen Weston, phone [06] 372-5741, email: aileen. weston@orcon.net.nz

Rita Angus, Marjorie Marshall, 1938-39/1943, oil on canvas. Reproduced courtesy of the Estate of Rita Angus. Purchased 2019. Te Papa [2019-12-01].

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Dr Cathy Downes.

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Lifestyle

Predator Free comes to Masterton

Ali Mackisack Storyteller for WaiP2K

It’s a new initiative for Masterton and a brand new role, yet the territory is familiar ground for Niki Jones, the newlyappointed community engagement co-ordinator for Predator Free Masterton.

Niki’s love for our native biodiversity can be traced back to a childhood spent roaming in the backblocks of Upper Hutt and conservation has been at the heart of what he’s done since.

He’s been involved with the Food Resilience Network and a community food farm project in Christchurch, worked with the Native Forest Action group and the Western Australian Forest Alliance, and latterly, the Awatotara Project in Masterton.

Now he and his Wairarapa-born wife are living off-grid near Carterton, working on their own biodiversity project around Booth’s Creek, and getting stuck in to his new role.

“There’s huge potential to connect lots of different groups with this initiative,” said Niki. “Predator Free is one of those great stories right across the country, and now there’s an opportunity for us to be part of this ambitious

collective national vision right here in our own backyards.

“Our first job is to engage with people here who are already doing this really important work . That way we can look at what we already

know about predators and the people involved in trapping them, and work out where the gaps might be,” he said.

“If we can identify what some of the ‘dots’ are, then we can start supporting people to be part of

New Zealand’s backyard trapping movement and join some of those dots to get a co-ordinated approach happening.”

The geographical boundaries are yet to be decided. They may be based around

waterways or around neighbourhoods, but will be within the Masterton urban environment rather than in the surrounding rural areas.

There are already predator-free groups operating in other Wairarapa towns, supported by councils, the Predator Free Trust, and teams of volunteers. Niki’s role is administered under the Wairarapa Pukaha to Kawakawa alliance [WaiP2K]

To co-ordinate a plan, Niki will be organising a meeting of all interested parties for early October and he hopes to have that plan ready to launch by the end of that month.

He knows there are already a lot of people who are keen on tracking and trapping in the community, and wants them all to bring their experience and ideas to the plan. While a social media presence is still a while away, Niki would love to hear from anyone who is keen to be involved.

• Niki can be contacted on his email nikijones@ waip2k.org.nz

• With thanks to the the supporters of this project: Masterton District Council, Masterton Trust Lands Trust and The Nikau Foundation.

As the community engagement co-ordinator for Predator Free Masterton, Niki Jones will be co-ordinating trapping projects in urban Masterton. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Ladies Night - Friday 13 October

NZ’s sexiest and most successful comedy of all time is about to get its gear off again and it promises to be this year’s funniest night out as these Kiwi blokes dare each other to put on a male strip show after falling down on their luck.

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The international hit tribute RETURNS TO WAIRARAPA THIS OCTOBER! Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic is back by popular demand for a full national tour.

See the rock spectacular that everyone RAVED about, bringing their big sound, big screens, crazy lighting and outlandish costumes back for a night of non-stop rock anthems, including Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You, We Are the Champions, Radio GaGa, I Want to Break Free, Somebody to Love, Don’t Stop Me Now, Another One Bites the Dust and so many more.

Featuring Dominic Warren reprising his role as ‘Freddie Mercury’ and performing vocals, piano and guitar all LIVE ON STAGE and in original key. Don’t miss the REAL ROCK EXPERIENCE, direct from Australia!

Friday 27 October

Join Cam and Sam as they wow audiences performing the greatest hits of Elton John and Billy Joel LIVE with this award-winning tribute show! Featuring astonishing costumes, two grand pianos. world class lighting and all the hits.

Reckless: Bryan Adams Tribute Show - Friday 3 November

From the heart-rendering passion of ‘Heaven’ and ‘Everything I Do’ to the raw slicing depth of ‘It’s Only Love’ and ‘Cuts Like a Knife’, RECKLESS will impress with this highly professional rendition of Bryan Adams’ timeless hits.

Harvest Moon - Saturday 2 December

Introducing Harvest Moon, a six-person band, comprised of well-known and talented musicians. They bring a signature style that’s a delightful journey through American music, firmly rooted in the country genre.

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Lifestyle

Eastside Link all go ahead

Flynn Nicholls flynn.nicholls@age.co.nz

Masterton District Council [MDC] has approved the construction of the Eastside Link cycleway, which will start at the Kuripuni shops and finish at the netball courts on Colombo Rd.

The full route will run from the Kuripuni shops, down Kuripuni St past the back entrance of Chanel College, along Mākoura Rd past Mākoura College, then up Johnstone St, and on to Colombo Rd to the netball courts. It will feature a combination of on-road bi-directional and singlelane cycle lanes and shared space on footpaths.

The cycleway will provide a safer cycling route for students at Chanel College, Mākoura College, Puawānanga

Wairarapa Young Parents Centre, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Wairarapa, Ko

Te Aroha early childhood centre, and Lakeview School.

Waka Kotahi will fully fund the design and construction of the $1.1m project through its Transport Choices programme.

MDC eventually decided on the Kuripuni St and

Mākoura Rd route after several submitters were critical of its previously preferred route, which went down Herbert St then on to Colombo Rd, during consultation.

The council received 187 written submissions on the project during consultation in May and June, 65 per

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cent of which did not support the Herbert St route.

There was an even split for and against the project, with 24 per cent of submitters saying a cycleway was unnecessary and another 24 per cent saying it would be a community asset.

Businesses suffering from a loss of parking spaces was also a concern raised by 21 per cent of submitters.

Councillor Tim Nelson, who is also principal of Lakeview School, said the cycleway resulted from genuine consultation and community engagement.

“We had some excellent feedback from the community on the best route for the cycleway, and the final design reflects that,” Nelson said.

“The Eastside Link will be a wonderful asset for the

community, and I believe it is just the beginning of work to make cycling more accessible in Masterton.”

Waka Kotahi urban mobility manager Kathryn King said the Transport Choices programme was set up so councils can fasttrack projects that support active, low-emission transport.

“These projects are a step towards a future where it is easier, safer, and more affordable to travel, work, and play on our streets,” King said.

“We congratulate Masterton district councillors for the leadership they have shown finalising plans for the Eastside Link.”

Contractors will start building the cycleway in early 2024 after detailed design work and a tendering process are complete.

The cycleway route in green.

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Lifestyle

Community Kai marks a milestone

Rebecca King rebecca.king@age.co.nz

Community Kai [CK], which is facilitated and funded by Masterton Community Church [MCC], celebrated its one-year anniversary this month.

Every Monday, CK volunteers provide a free hearty dinner for about 100 people.

The organisation is the result of the desire of CK co-ordinator Jo-Anne Twiggins to help those in the community who are facing hardship.

MCC senior pastor Pete Hampson said, with the backing of the church, Twiggins and fellow co-ordinator Michelle Koskela gathered a team of volunteers.

“We’re getting great turnouts – the place is full, and all the tables are packed,” Hampson said.

“Everyone can come down and enjoy the atmosphere. We have guys who turn up and play music.”

Last year, MCC received a grant from Trust House to help upgrade equipment for CK and ‘Room at the Inn’

– Masterton’s Town Hall Christmas dinner.

As well as providing a weekly meal, the initiative is helping to combat loneliness.

“One of the things that we’ve noticed in society at the moment

is that there is a lot of loneliness,” Hampson said.

“This is a place where people can come along to build relationships. There’s no expectation, it’s completely free – they can come in and walk out.”

Hampson said that, over the past year, he has noticed new people attending CK every week and overall numbers becoming more consistent.

“Some of them are families that are struggling and finding it tough, and some are people who are just wanting to do something and get out of the house.

“Most of it is because it’s a good free meal, and with the economic struggle at the moment, it’s really tough on people out there,” he said.

Much of the food CK

Community Kai at Masterton Community Church provides a warm, hearty meal for all attendees on Monday nights.

receives comes from Wai Waste – a food rescue organisation that supplies all the necessities to make a nutritious meal for the community.

Featuring everything from pasta and rice dishes to shepherd’s pie and sausages, each week the menu is different.

Wai Waste coordinator Aaron Middleton said that Wai Waste’s job is to save food from going to landfill, and providing help to CK’s meal programme is a bonus for the organisation.

“It’s great that it’s not going into the landfill or being wasted, and they can do a fantastic service for everyone,” Middleton said.

• Community Kai, every Monday 5:30pm, 117 Ngaumutawa Rd, Masterton.

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The Dickensian Bookshop reopens after winter break

“The Dickensian Bookshop and Tea Rooms have reopened after a winter break,” says Dave Adams, “My wife Patsy and I would like to thank our loyal and discerning customers for their ongoing support - and we look forward to welcoming them back to our shop soon.”

Get in quick for new additions by Ernest Hemingway, Dylan Thomas, Virginia Woolf, John Steinbeck, and a lovely copy of Peter Macintyre’s celebrated work as a war artist.

“We’ve also recently acquired a good selection of cooking books,” Dave says, “I usually have to wrestle these from Patsy as she is always looking for new books for her collection.”

Most locals will know that The Dickensian Bookshop is a key participant of the annual Featherston Booktown

Festival as well as the Wairarapa Bookshop Hop, held over the ÿ rst weekend in October.

The Bookshop Hop celebrates NZ Bookshop Day on 7 October and this year is extended over three days. Go to www.bookshopday.nz to ÿ nd out where to get a map and how to win a share of $1,000 of prizes in bookshop vouchers.

Dave and Patsy want to shout out Lincoln Gould, kaumatua of Featherston’s Booktown and long-time owner of the unique Messines Bookshop. Lincoln is retiring from his business after many

years, and they wish him a long and happy retirement and a wellearned rest.

“We would like to congratulate Lincoln on the successful sale of his bookshop and thank him for being a vital member of Featherston Booktown,” Dave says. “We’d also like to welcome Messines new owners, Dan Richardson and his wife Adele.”

Drop into The Dickensian Bookshop and Tea Rooms from Thursday to Sunday - a special space that feeds the soul and elevates the mind.

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Dave Adams, of The Dickensian Bookshop, with his selection of Hemingways

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Grand slams and life’s meaning

ahead of them.

Tim Nelson Midweek Musings

Last night was incredibly windy and stormy. This led to a large tree being blown down, completely blocking the road. I didn’t have the equipment to do anything about it, and fortunately the way I would need to leave for work wasn’t blocked. Nevertheless, I wondered what could be done to clear the road, as the tree certainly couldn’t stay there.

An hour or so later there was a knock on my door. Answering it I came across a man who informed me that he had just cleared the road. He had come across the tree, got his chainsaw, then cut it up to clear the path.

People like this guy are just incredible. Doing things that need to be done to make lives easier for other people.

While I was inside

watching Seinfeld reruns, he was out in pretty dangerous conditions when it was probably the last thing he felt like doing or thought he would be doing at that time of night.

It’s people like this saltof-the-earth person who really do make the world a better place to be for the rest of us.

The truth about success

Erin Routliffe won the US Open women’s doubles event this month. This was an incredible achievement, being only the second Kiwi to win a women’s Grand Slam title and, I think, only the third of any New Zealander. Previously her best result in a Grand Slam event was the quarter-finals. Going into the US Open she and her partner were seeded 16th, meaning there were many pairs favoured

Talking about this after the event, the person I was discussing it with said, it was nice work earning $600,000 for only two weeks work.

It’s correct the prize money was this much, but there was certainly more than two weeks involved. Routliffe and her partner would have worked together for months preparing for the tournament, and years would have gone into both players training and working hard to a point that has made them Grand Slam champions. Too often we think things are a lot easier than they seem, with the $600,000 in prize money for Routliffe’s US Open achievement being an example of this. This can make us believe the hard work that leads to success isn’t a factor. further from the truth; behind almost every short term or instant success in anything is a huge amount of effort, we just don’t get the opportunity

to see it. If we did it could open our own eyes to what’s required to be the best versions of ourselves in any area that we set our minds to achieving in.

What if you had to do it tomorrow?

Steven Bartlett is an incredibly busy person. He hosts the United Kingdom’s most popular podcast, is a successful business owner, an author, television show presenter on Dragon’s Den, along with many other roles and commitments. However, there was a time when he didn’t have the level of success he is experiencing now, so would say yes to every opportunity that came along. Now that Bartlett is doing so well in so many ways, he needs to be a lot more careful with what he says yes to. A strategy he uses is to ask himself the question ‘would I say yes if I had to do it tomorrow?’. This is such a good idea, as too often we commit to things that are months away, but when the day approaches we

really don’t want to do, instead focusing and committing to the things that really do matter.

They won’t all be perfect

Recently I wrote a post for this column I was a little disappointed with. Later I was going to delete it and try to write another one, even though I was struggling at that time for content. Writing a new post every day [which I have been doing for over five years] can be a real challenge, but having made this commitment and stuck to it for so long, I certainly don’t plan to stop any time soon. Anyway, I decided to let the post stand as I do need to recognise we can’t be perfect every day, and sometimes doing the same task one day will be significantly harder on another day, even though we’re essentially doing the same thing. There are times in which we need to be a little easier on ourselves. This doesn’t mean dropping standards, but it does mean giving

is finding the answer to the meaning of life. Early on the answer to this question is revealed, with it being “42”. Unfortunately the question that leads to the answer 42 isn’t known or revealed, so despite knowing the answer, the meaning of life still isn’t known.

With the meaning of life, the Hitchhikers Guide suggests there is just one. However, this isn’t the case; we all have a different meaning to life, essentially our purpose in life. We may even have more than one. These will be the things that get us up in the morning, giving us focus and intention. Figuring out what our own meaning of life is what will enable us to have a fulfilling life. Knowing that we have something to drive us, to make us better people.

• Tim Nelson is principal of Lakeview School and author of the book Small Steps for a happy and purposeful life. He endeavours to learn something new every day by reading books, listening to podcasts, and engaging with a wide range of other content.

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The Public Trust is a great source of information and assistance relating to wills and enduring powers of attorney. This information was sourced from the Public Trust website: www.publictrust.co.nz

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anywhere from six to 24 months from the time of the person’s death to the closing of the estate, or even longer if next of kin cannot be conÿ rmed or located.

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7 If there’s no spouse or partner, no children, no surviving parents but surviving siblings: The entire estate is divided equally between siblings.

You can change, vary, or revoke your EPA at any time while you are mentally capable.

Sue Teodoro sue.teodoro@age.co.nz

Alcohol will be banned from popular hotspots in Wairarapa for the upcoming holiday period.

YOUR WISHES ARE UNLIKELY TO BE CARRIED OUT IF YOU DIE WITHOUT A WILL.

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If you die without a will, your estate will be distributed according to the Administration Act 1969, which may not align with your wishes. The rules of the Act vary depending on whether you’re survived by a spouse or partner, and if you have living children or parents.

If you pass away without a will, your loved ones may have to navigate a lengthy and di˜ cult process to determine how your assets are divided. As a guideline, it can take

Your will can include who you want to be responsible for carrying out your ÿ nal wishes, your funeral instructions, and who should beneÿ t from your assets, including any speciÿ c gifts you want to make. Having a current will ensures everyone understands what you’d like done with your estate (your assets, debts etc) after you’re gone.

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON’T HAVE A WILL?

Without a will, a person’s assets will be distributed according to their family circumstances:

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1 If there’s a spouse or partner, but no children or parents: spouse receives the entire estate.

2 If there’s a spouse or partner, and children: The spouse receives the personal e˛ ects

If you need a helping hand with daily chores such as cooking and cleaning or require regular personal assistance, we also have serviced apartments that provide you with the perfect balance of independence and personalised care.

(furniture, paintings, homeware etc), $155,000 (with interest from the date of death) and a third of

4 If there’s a spouse or partner and parents, but no children: The spouse receives the personal e˛ ects, $155,000, and two thirds of anything that’s left. The deceased’s parents will receive the remaining third divided equally amongst them. If there are children but no spouse or partner: The children receive the entire estate, shared equally.

If there’s no spouse or partner, no children, but there are surviving parents: The entire estate is divided equally between surviving parents.

THE IMPORTANCE OF ALSO HAVING AN ENDURING POWER OF ATTORNEY.

If you do not have an enduring power of attorney (EPA) in place, no one has an automatic right to handle your a˛ airs if you become unable to.

You can appoint a person (called your attorney) to make decisions about issues like where you’ll live, who’ll look after you and what medical treatment you might need.

An EPA only comes into e˛ ect if you become incapable of making or communicating your decisions, and their focus is always to act in your best interests. They make sure your bills are paid, manage your property, and can discuss matters with your medical team.

If you don’t have an EPA, the family court will appoint someone on your behalf – a long and expensive process.

You can set up an EPA through a lawyer or the Public Trust. It’s a good idea to set up this legal document that allows you to plan for your future.

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At its Wednesday, September 13, meeting, Masterton District Council [MDC] unanimously approved the alcohol ban at Castlepoint and Riversdale for Labour weekend and over the New Year period.

The ban, imposed in terms of Masterton’s bylaws, will prohibit the consumption or possession of alcohol in public places at Castlepoint and Riversdale during Labour Weekend. It covers the period from Friday, October 20 to Sunday, October 22, from 7pm to 7am.

A similar prohibition under the same regulations will be in place at Castlepoint and Riversdale from 6pm on Saturday, December 30, to 6am on Monday, January 1.

MDC also agreed to impose a prohibition on vehicles at Castlepoint and Riversdale Beach townships on New Year’s Eve, from 4pm on December 31 to 6am on January 1.

A report tabled at the meeting confirmed parts of Masterton are already permanently alcohol-free. The report also said the police supported the short-term holiday restrictions.

Work between MDC and Wairarapa Police in the past has reduced alcohol-related harm in the coastal communities, it also said.

A police spokesperson attended the MDC

meeting to speak in support of the ban, saying the proposals were essentially a continuation of what has been done in previous years.

“This is a really big part of our arsenal to try and give the residents of Castlepoint and Riversdale a good environment over this [holiday] period and Labour Day,” they said, adding many people used accommodation in the area at these times.

“Everyone wants to have fun and have alcohol. Without having the road closures and the alcohol bans, it does get out of hand.

“The youth do congregate. They do come in their vehicles just for the evening and that can cause a huge problem, and they leave a mess. Over the years we’ve managed to get that under control.”

The spokesperson said it is important for the issue to continue to be monitored, with the holiday restrictions remaining in place.

“I’m asking you to keep it in place, please, to allow people to have a good time

time, and we don’t end up with people in hospital or anti-social behaviour that has a negative impact on the community.”

Masterton’s CDB and skatepark are alcoholfree zones at all times.

Queen Elizabeth Park is alcohol-free from 9pm to 7am, seven days a week.

“The prohibition of vehicles and consumption or possession of alcohol has in the past proved to be an extremely useful deterrent to anti-social behaviour at the two beach resorts during Labour weekend and New Year celebrations,” the report said. The restrictions will not apply to licensed premises or their outdoor areas, or to people carrying unopened alcohol containers from licensed premises to areas outside the alcohol-free zone or to a private property. Full details of the restrictions will be published in due course.

– NZLDR Public Interest Journalism funded

Phone: 06 370 6026 | Email: info@wairarapavillage.co.nz www.wairarapavillage.co.nz | 140 Chapel Street, Masterton 5810

Masterton tra˜ c sergeant Chris Megaw at a checkpoint on Masterton-Castlepoint Rd on New Year’s Day in 2016.

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Put plans in place now, farmers urged Help for rural stress

Although Wairarapa farmers are no strangers to coping with hot, dry summers, they’re being advised to implement early decision-making and management strategies now in an effort to protect the performance of their capital stock in the face of forecast El Ninodriven weather patterns creeping closer to the country.

Federated Farmers president David Hayes said although farmers have experienced a sudden change from extremely wet to very dry

Hayes said. “The dry summer has started, but of course we can’t know for sure what the next six months will bring.”

Beef and Lamb New Zealand senior biosecurity and animal welfare adviser Will Halliday encourages farmers to create a plan for the upcoming spring and summer that “could include key trigger dates and levers that can be pulled”.

Halliday said farmers should ensure they are protecting the performance of their

“You want to be able to put any bad years behind you as quickly as possible, and the impacts of compromising ewe performance this season could linger into next year’s lamb crop,” Halliday said. The effects from this year’s extreme weather events – Cyclone Gabrielle in particular – combined with poor

“We need to see Greater Wellington Regional Council have Wairarapa water resilience strategy as a priority that’s progressed with some urgency,” Hayes said.

“Summers will be longer and dryer with more extremes. We have no time to wait as climate change is happening, and water is a tremendous

Rural Support Trust [RST] has had to increase staff numbers to help combat the ongoing pressures of farming and this year’s extreme weather events, according to chairman of the National Council of RST Neil Bateup. RST, based in 14 different locations across the country, is a free and confidential organisation run by local, rural people, providing support for those facing challenges in the rural sector. A survey conducted in July this year showed more than 1000 dairy, sheep, beef, and arable farmers found their farmer confidence was at “historic lows”, Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford said.

“Farmers are

year, just 3.5 per cent of farmers reported making a loss. That figure jumped to 27 per cent in this survey, which was conducted prior to Fonterra announcing its pay-out downgrade.”

Bateup said Cyclone Gabrielle is the most significant event that RSTs have had to deal with while also increasing staff numbers to keep up with the growing stress in rural communities.

Recognising farmers don’t have to “tough it out alone” during stressful times is important advice RST Wairarapa area co-ordinator Sarah Donaldson can give to them.

Donaldson said farmers’ mental health is very much on the radar, as more people are mindful of this year’s extra pressures – which have impacted farmers hugely.

“It’s not just affecting a few people. There are a lot of pressures and that impacts on people’s wellbeing.

“We need people wrapping around each other and monitoring and supporting each other,” she said.

RST has different layers for supporting rural communities, from

helping liaise with housing and insurance companies, giving out respite packs, delivering furniture, firewood, fencing supplies, meals and much more.

Meanwhile, in July this year, the Government pledged $2.4 million to support and provide more help to farmers and growers affected by severe weather events in the North Island. The money would go towards RSTs in Northland, WaikatoHauraki-Coromandel, and the East Coast during the 2023/2024 financial year.

“During those significant weather events, the RST stepped up to provide critical response and recovery services to affected farmers, growers, and rural communities,” said Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty.

“The funding will assist RSTs to co-ordinate local recovery services, clean-up efforts, wellbeing events, extension workshops, and provide other specialised support.”

• Wairarapa RTS can be contacted on its nationwide number, 0800 787 254, or visit www.rural-support. org.nz/regions and select the ‘East Coast’ region.

DairyNZ Update

Spring grazing management will in uence the amount and quality of pasture grown later in the season. Pasture quality is optimised when pastures are grazed between the 2nd and 3rd leaf stages of regrowth, and grazed to residuals of 3.5-4cm (or 7-8 clicks on RPM). By maintaining a strategy of timing grazing pastures between the two and three leaf stages and maintaining more consistent post-grazing residuals, pastures will also persist longer. Work hard to achieve a consistent grazing height at each grazing. If you are consistently grazing to below 7-8 clicks, feed the most cost-effective supplement to maintain herd intakes at the required level. If the post grazing residual height is more than 9-10 clicks (1750kg DM), consider using a clean-up mob or top to the lower height after grazing. Careful grazing management through the spring will pay dividends in better quality pasture through the period of peak cow production and will identify any feed surpluses as they develop. These surpluses can then be harvested as good quality supplement and the paddocks returned to the grazing round promptly. For more information on spring grazing management go to Late spring management – DairyNZ.

Rebecca King rebecca.king@age.co.nz

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Wairarapa farmers are being encouraged to implement early decision-making and management strategies in preparation for a dry summer. PHOTO/FILE

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Last week’s crossword solution

ACROSS: 1 Equal, 4 Turn up one’s nose, 11 Ounce, 14 Baton, 15 Partnership, 16 Superior, 19 Granite, 20 Frisk, 21 Egomaniac, 24

Principle, 26 Sonata, 27 Liquor, 31 Dogma, 32

Criteria, 34 Beginnings, 38 Ostrich, 39 Intact, 40 Cliche, 41 Lane, 42 Alleged, 45 Cradlesong, 50 Halcyon, 54 Grab, 55 Evened, 56 Berate, 57 Tribute, 60 References, 61 Rush hour, 62 Allot, 65 Spouse, 66 Legacy, 67 Fortitude, 72 Embellish, 73 Faith, 74 Alarmed, 79 Sanskrit, 80 Insecticide, 81 Roomy, 82 Rower, 83 Fair to middling, 84 State.

DOWN: 2 Quarry, 3 Acorn, 5 Utah, 6 Natural, 7 Please, 8 Nose, 9 Swinging, 10 Equine, 11 Operations, 12 Nail, 13 Earlier, 17 Sting, 18 Smothering, 22 Diary, 23 Quandary, 25 Remorse, 26 Startle, 28 Morsel, 29 Errand, 30 Eighth, 33 Tuner, 35 Skein, 36 Acne, 37 Echo, 42 Auger, 43 Leapfrog, 44 Diving, 45 Cinderella, 46 Adds, 47 Liberty, 48 Stress, 49 Notch, 51 Airs, 52 Cobbled, 53 Option, 58 Dressmaker, 59 Musty, 63 Bassinet, 64 Stilt, 65 Sponsor, 68 Optical, 69 Relief, 70 Wasted, 71 Hermit, 75 Roost, 76 Snow, 77 Term, 78 Eden.

Insert the missing letters to complete ten words — five across the grid and five down. More than one solution may be possible.

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Kieran McAnulty

MP

Back me so I can continue to back you!

I believe in the value of hard work and the dignity of having a job.

Our priority is on maintaining record low unemployment - we’ve delivered unemployment below 4% for 24 consecutive months

Our priority is on growing wages - under Labour, wages are outstripping inflation, raising by 6.9% over the last year - a rise which also flows on to increases in benefits and NZ Super.

Inflation will return to the target rate of between 2 - 3% by mid-2024 and we will continue to improve wages for low income earners - since 2017, the minimum wage has gone up by $278 a week for a full time worker.

I will continue to be a strong advocate for more jobs and better pay.

Kieran

Kieran McAnulty for Wairarapa MP

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

Alcoholics Anonymous: Featherston

Community Centre, 7.30-8.30pm. Call

0800 229 6757.

Belly Dance for Beginners: Kiwi Hall, Featherston, 6.30-7.30pm. Call Antonia Blincoe [021] 105-7649.

Carrington Bowling Club: 57 High Street, Carterton,1pm for 1.30pm start. Call Pauline Hodgson [027] 406-672.

Carterton Community Choir: 7.159pm, at Carterton School, Holloway St. Call [022] 373-4299.

Carterton District Historical Society: 142 High St North, Carterton, open 2-4pm or by appointment. Call Vivienne 379-5564 or email carterton. hist.soc@gmail.com

Carterton Scout Group: At Rangatahi Hub [behind Carterton Event Centre], Scouts [11-14 years] 6.30-8.30pm. Contact Sylvia [027] 249-3395.

Danzability Class: 11am-noon, at Studio 73, Greytown. Contact physio. rachel.horwell@gmail.com or [022] 077-2654.

Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Call 0800 373 646 for an appointment.

Martinborough: St Andrew’s Church, 9.30-11am; Featherston: Featherston Community Centre, 1.30-3.30pm.

Fareham Creative Space: Also Fri/ Tues, open studio, 10am-3pm, 80 Underhill Rd, Featherston. Email: registrations@farehamcreativespace.

nz Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 6.30pm.

GirlGuidingNZ: Carterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 4.15-5.30pm. Carterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 6-7.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

Justice of the Peace: Greytown Library 11am-1pm; Martinborough Library 11am-1pm.

Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm.

KeepFit!: 10.30am, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm,

tutored classes available, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019 or Elissa [0274] 706-528.

Masterton Petanque Club: 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064.

Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St.

Narcotics Anonymous: 7.308.30pm, at St Matthew’s Church, Church St, Masterton.

Parkinson’s Exercise Class: 1.30pm, at the Wairarapa Boxing Academy, Dixon St. Call Roslyn [027] 264-8623.

Patient Activity Programme: At Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton, 10am-1pm. Call 378-8888.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: 5-7pm at Red Star Sports Association 10

Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027]

566-4664 or Brian 377-4066.

Ruamahanga Club: Cards, 500, 1-4pm, at Wairarapa Services Club, Essex St, Masterton.

Social Learners Bridge: 1-3.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Barbara [06] 304-9208.

Steady As You Go: Falls Prevention and Balance Class, 9.30am, Senior

Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call

Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

Thursday Morning Bikers: Meet at the fountain at the Queen Elizabeth Park entrance, 9.30am. Contact David [021] 246-0295.

Wairarapa Fern and Thistle Pipe

Band: Weekly practice, Masterton Brass Bandrooms, Park Ave, Masterton. Email fernandthistle21@ gmail.com

Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9amnoon, at the Masterton Aerodrome.

Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 1-2.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

Aratoi: Breadcraft Wairarapa School’s Art to Oct 21; Wairarapa Camera Club: Reflecting on Our Place to Oct 29;

Choice: Staff picks from the collection to Oct 29; Light and Space: Sculptures from the collection to Nov 26;

Rebekah Farr: O Deluge, Stop Singing, We’re Drowning to Dec 3.

Carterton Craft Market: Mon-Sat: 9am-4pm, Sun: 10am-3pm, 25 High St North, Carterton. Call Desley [027] 787-8558.

Carterton Senior Citizens: 12.30-

3.30pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, at the old courthouse next to the library.

Cloth Collective Sewing Workshop: 10am-2pm, Kiwi Hall Supper Room. Call Sara Uruski [0274] 474-959.

Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. Text dance groove to [022] 321-2643.

Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz

Justice of the Peace: Carterton library noon-2pm; Masterton District Court 11am-1pm; Eketahuna Library 1.30-4.30pm. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401.

Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 5.30-6.30pm, Trust House Recreation Centre back pool. Call Stu [027] 295-4189 or Lucy [021] 0204-4144.

Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10am-noon, Featherston Community Centre. Call May [06] 308-6912 or Virginia [06] 308-8392.

Wairarapa Kids Choir: For children aged seven years up, 3.50-4.50pm, during school terms, Courthouse, Holloway St, Carterton. Call Jill [027] 347-5891.

Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Quit Clinic at Whaiora 9am-noon. Support across Wairarapa. Call Whaiora 0800 494 246. Walk and Talk: Meet outside Dish Cafe, First St, Masterton, 9.30am.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

Carrington Bowling Club: 57 High St, Carterton, behind clock tower. Call Pauline [027] 406-6728.

Carterton Farmers’ Market: High St, Carterton, 9am-12.30pm.

Cobblestones Early Settlers

Village: Open 10am-3pm seven days.

Featherston Heritage Museum: Sat/Sun 10am-2pm, other times by arrangement. Call Elsa [021] 263-9403.

Featherston Town Market:

Organised by the Featherston Menzshed, at the town square [59 Fitzherbert St], Featherston.

Featherston Weekly Market: 8am2pm, 33 Fitzherbert St. Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon. Call Paul Dodge [021] 0262-6595. Justice of the Peace: Featherston Library 11am-1pm. Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Masterton Library, 10am-noon.

Lions Book Sale: 9am-1pm, under the grandstand, Solway Showgrounds, Judds Rd, Masterton.

Martinborough Book and Brica-Brac Sale: First Church, Weld St, 1.30-5pm.

Martinborough Men’s Shed: Old Courthouse, 20 Cork St, 9am-noon. Call John [021] 314-2485.

Martinborough Museum: Open Sat/Sun, 10.30am-2.30pm. Donation/ koha appreciated.

Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm, Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109.

Masterton Tennis Centre: Organised doubles from 12.30 pm at 147 Dixon St, Masterton. Contact Sue McRae [027] 449-0601.

Parkrun: Weekly 5km run/walk.

8am start, at the Woodside end of the Greytown rail trail. Info: parkrun. co.nz/greytownwoodsidetrail

Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. Call Lesley Hodgins [06] 372-6433.

Toy Library: Masterton: 10am-

1pm, 365 Queen St. Featherston: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon.

Wairarapa Cancer Society

Supportive Care Services: For anyone needing support after a cancer diagnosis. Call (06) 378-8039.

Wairarapa Farmers’ Market: 9am1pm, Solway Showgrounds, Judds Rd, Masterton.

Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, 5 Church St, Masterton, 10am-noon. Wairarapa Word: Singer-songwriter concert Inside The Song, 6pm, Carterton Event Centre, doors open 5.30pm.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1

Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm. Masterton Marauders Wargaming Club: At the Masterton Croquet Club, 1-5pm. Call Vince Cholewa [027] 344-1073.

Masterton Park Bowling Club: Queen Elizabeth Park, bowls roll up at 1pm, names in by 12.45pm. Call [027] 957-1012.

Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064. Masterton Tennis Centre: Social doubles from 10 am at 147 Dixon St, Masterton. Blackboard draw.

Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St.

Narcotics Anonymous: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call 0800 628 632.

Rotary Sunday Market: 7-11.30am, Essex St car park. Contact thehodsons@xtra.co.nz

South Wairarapa Pipe Band: Practice at St John’s church hall, Featherston, 4-6pm. To confirm time please call [027] 628-5889 or [027] 453-0182.

Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9amnoon, at the Masterton Aerodrome.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 2

Art for Everyone: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call Sandie [021] 157-4909.

Carterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 8pm, Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210 High St. Call Bob [021] 042-2947 or Martin [06] 372-7764.

Carterton Community Toy Library: Events Centre, Holloway St, Mon-Sat during CDC Library hours. Carterton Food Bank: 10-11am Mon-Fri at Haumanu House. Call 379-4092.

Carterton Scottish Dance Club: 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. Call Elaine 377-0322.

Carterton Scout Group: At Rangatahi Hub, Keas [5-8 years] 4.30-5.30pm; Cubs [8-11] 6-7.30pm. Contact Sylvia [027] 249-3395.

CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. Call 378-2426 or 0800 227-2255.

Citizens Advice Bureau: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, 43 Perry St, Masterton. Call 377-0078 or 0800 367-222. Clareville Indoor Bowls: 7pm at Tom Bubb Lounge, A&P complex. Call Colleen 379-8399.

Creative Hands Programme: At Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton, 10am-noon. Call Kirsten 399-1050.

East Indoor Bowling Club: 7pm. Call Julie 377-5497 or George 378-9266. Epilepsy Support Group: 11am, Salvation Army office, 210 High St South, Carterton. Call 0800 20 21 22. Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm. Call Shaun O’Brien [027] 672-6249. Free Community Fit Club: Mon/ Tues/Fri, 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. Call Di [027] 4987261.

GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Rangers, 12½-18 years, 6.30-8pm. South Wairarapa Guides [Greytown], 9-12½ years, 6-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

Hospice Wairarapa Support Services: For anyone dealing with a terminal illness. Call [06] 378-8888. Housie: 7pm, Club Carterton, Broadway. Call 379-8069. Indoor Bowls: 1.30pm, Club Carterton, Broadway, Carterton. Call [027] 645-0905. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm. Keep Fit!: 9.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Line Dancing: 10.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

Literacy Aotearoa: Free computing and digital device classes for adults. Call 377-4214.

Mah-jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Pat Hamilton [06] 308-9729.

Masterton District Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Call [022] 574-0742. Masterton Food Bank: 9 Church St, Mon-Fri 10am-12.30pm. Call 370-8034. Play Gym: St James Church Hall 116 High St, Masterton, 9.30-11am, for 0-3-year-olds. Red Star Table Tennis Club: 6-8pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066. Senior Citizens Club: Cards 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Val [06] 308-9293. Steady As You Go: Falls Prevention and Balance Class, Featherston: 9.30am, A/G Church. Masterton: 1.30pm, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Beginners Linedance Class: 6-7pm. Linedance Intermediate Class: 7.30-8.30pm. Call Wendy [027] 319-9814.

Troubadour Music Group: 6-8pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Contact Stefan [027] 226-6019.

Wairarapa Services Club: Cards, 500, 1.30pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Call a Quit Coach based at Whaiora 0800 494 246.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3

Caregivers Programme: Caring for your loved one who is unwell, at Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton. Call Kirsten 399-1050.

Carrington Bowling Club: 57 High St, Carterton, behind clock tower. Call Pauline [027] 406-6728.

Carterton District Historical Society: 142 High St North, Carterton, open 2-4pm or by appointment. Call Vivienne 379-5564.

Central Indoor Bowls Club: 7.30pm, Hogg Crescent hall. Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554.

Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown. Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm.

Call Steve [027] 333-3975.

Dance Fitness: 6.30-7.30pm, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830.

Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Call 0800 373 646 for an appointment.

Carterton: 3 Mile, 66 High St, 9.30-11.30am; Greytown: Greytown Library, 1.30-3.30pm.

Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 10am.

Featherston Toy Library: Community Centre, 9-11am.

Featherston Wahine Singers: 7-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Susan [021] 246-4884.

Free Literacy and Numeracy Classes: At Literacy Aotearoa, 340 Queen St, Masterton. Call Carol [022]

524-5994.

GirlGuiding: Masterton Pippins [5-7 years] 3.45-5pm. Call Chrissy Warnock

372-7646. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB

11am-1pm. Knit and Natter: 3pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, Perry St; 7pm, Te Awhina Cameron Community House, 2 Stuart Cres, Masterton.

Mah-jong: Carterton RSA, 1pm. Call Margaret 379-8681.

Masterton Alcoholics Anonymous:

7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or David [021] 116-5505.

Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401.

Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Association: Social indoor bowls, 500 cards, or a chat

1-3pm, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire 377-0342.

Masterton Toastmasters: Salvation Army Hall, 210 High St, Carterton, 7.30pm. Call Wayne [027] 335-5825. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton.

Paint/draw: From live model,10amnoon, at Masterton Art Club, Victoria St. Call Elissa Smith [027] 470-6528. Red Star Table Tennis Club: 9amnoon at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066.

Scallyrag Border Morris Dancing: 7-8 pm at the Auditorium, Kuranui College, Greytown. Contact Alison [021] 111-1894.

Social Bridge: At South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club, 1.30-3.30pm. Call Lesley [021] 299-6389.

South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon. Call Doff 304-9748.

Takahe Probus Club: Meet 10amnoon, at Masterton Club, Chapel St. Call Richard Jackson [027] 811-006 or Pam Hill [027] 370-5012.

Wairarapa Embroiderers Guild: Meet at the Ranfurly Club Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton. Email Wairarapaembroiderers@gmail.com

Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, 5 Church St, Masterton, 1-3.30pm.

Wairarapa Modern Jive: Carterton School hall, 7.15-7.30pm Intermediate workshop; 8-8.45pm Beginners class. Contact Lance [021] 134-5661.

Wairarapa Services Club: Cards, Euchre, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton.

Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: 7pm in The Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Josie 378-6531. Woops A Daisies: Leisure Marching Team practice 4-5pm, at the Trust House Rec Centre Stadium. Call Cheryl [06] 370-1922 or [027] 6976974.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4

AA Meeting: At 7.30pm, Epiphany church hall, High St, Solway, Masterton. Call [027] 557-7928.

Athletics Wairarapa: Club night, 5.45-7pm, Colin Pugh Sports Bowl, Masterton.

Cards: “500”, 1.15-4.15pm, at the Carterton Club. Call Barbara 379-6582 or Val 379-8329.

Carterton Cycle Group: From Belvedere Rd [weather permitting]. Call Irene [027] 634-9167 or Lesley [021] 299-6389.

Dance Fitness: 9.30-11am, preschoolers with parents or caregivers at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830. Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Call 0800 373 646 for an appointment.

Masterton: Citizens Advice, 10-noon. Free Classes: Literacy, language, numeracy for adult learners. Call Literacy Aotearoa 377-4214. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 5.30-7pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon. Call Paul Dodge [021] 0262-6595.

Greytown Miniature Makers: 10am-2pm to make small thing in scale. All skill levels. Call Kaylene [06] 304-8532.

Healing Rooms: Confidential prayer for healing or any situation, 2-4pm, at St Matthews Church Hall, Church St, Masterton. Call [027] 245-2819.

Heart of Arts Wairarapa: A community gallery, 47 High St North, Carterton, Wed-Fri, 10am-4pm, weekends, 10am-2pm.

Housie: 7pm, at the Martinborough Bowling Club, Regent St. Juesday Art: 10am-12.30pm, AOG Church, Birdwood St, Featherston. Call Julia [06] 308-8109. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB noon-2pm.

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.

Martinborough Men’s Shed: Old Courthouse, 20 Cork St, 9am-noon. Call Doug [027] 444-7331.

Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Elissa [0274] 706-528.

Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 3787109.

Masterton Park Bowling Club:

Queen Elizabeth Park, 1pm, names in by 12.45pm. Call [027] 957-1012.

Maungaraki Probus: Masterton Club, Essex St, Masterton, at 10am. Call Judith Thomsen 377-1750 or [021] 295-2434.

Men’s Group: Meet for support and friendship, at the Salvation Army Village, Ngaumutawa Rd, Masterton, 7-9pm.

Parkinson’s Singing Group: 10am, at the South Wairarapa Workingman’s Club, Main St, Greytown. Call Marguerite Chadwick 379-5376. Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group: Sports, food, and leadership, Carterton Events Centre. Text “R2R” to [027] 742-2264.

Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park. Call Ann Jackson, 372-5758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285.

Scrabble Club: 1-4pm, in the stadium meeting room of the Trust House Recreation Centre, 2 Dixon St, Masterton. Phone Sue McRae [027] 449-0601.

Silver Ukulele Club: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Jan [06] 308-8556.

Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10am-noon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 370-1604]. South Wairarapa Caregivers

Programme: Caring for your loved one who is unwell, at a café in South Wairarapa. Call Kirsten 399-1050. Te Runga Scouts: Cubs, 6-7.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton.

The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Line Dance Class 6-7pm; Rock N Roll Dance Class: 7.30-8.30pm, Beginners/Couple Coaching, Social/ Competitive. Call Wendy [027] 319-9814.

Toi Wairarapa – Heart of Arts: 10 Minute Bites, 12.10pm, BYO sandwich.

Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll. Couple inquiries to [027] 333-1793. Wairarapa Services Club: Rummikub, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton.

Wairarapa Singers: Choral singing. Call Sean Mulcahy 379-9316. Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: 10am in The Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Josie 378-6531.

Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, improvers 5-6.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135. Wisdom and Wellbeing: Featherston Community Centre, 10.30am-12.30pm. Call Pauline [021] 102 8857.

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Employment

SHOP SUPERVISOR - MASTERTON

Hospice Wairarapa is looking for a Shop Supervisor to work at the Masterton Hospice Shop on Saturdays. This is a permanent paid position of 5 hours per week (9am-2pm)

The ideal candidate will have solid retail experience preferably in a supervisory role; will know what exceptional customer service is; will be an excellent communicator; and will be able to work independently with a high degree of initiative and motivation

To apply for this position or for more information please contact sue@hospicewairarapa.co.nz

Property Maintenance

We currently have a full time position to join the Trinity Schools Property Team The role y p y work across the Rathkeale College and Hadlow Preparatory school sites This position is primarily responsible for maintaining the extensive property and g ve p p y includes swimming pool maintenance as well as minor painting wo rks.

Applicants will have great communication, organisational and time management skills a s well as being flexible and able to work independently Applicants will need to be proficient in the use of technology and be able to undertake a variety of odd jobs. A clear understanding of Health & Safety requirements and environmental sustainability is essential

For further details of the position, please contact the Trinity Schools Trust Board Property Manager, Brian James on brian.james@trinityschools.nz or call 027 334 0763.

Applications close 4pm 9th October 2023

Employment

Youth 2 Work Wairarapa Business Connector

Are you an experienced business development professional who wants to use their Wairarapa business relationships for the good of the community and to make a difference in someone’s life?

Youth2Work Wairarapa (Y2WW) is looking for you.

Youth2Work Wairarapa (Y2WW) works collaboratively with rangatahi (young people), employers, whānau and educators to ensure all young people aged 16-24 years in the Wairarapa have the opportunity to have successful pathways into education, training or employment.

Youth2Work is funded by the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs initiative through our local Wairarapa councils and we have secured ongoing funding to provide this service.

Ongoing growth has meant we need a team member who can use their existing business relationships and has a desire to grow new relationships to help us unearth employment opportunities for our youth, and support the businesses.

This role requires someone results driven who thrives on “closing the deal” but wants their work to be meaningful.

You’ll be comfortable with meeting a variety of businesses in person and on the phone, and you’ll be the ‘go-to’ person for getting young people into work across the Wairarapa.

When you join the Youth2Work Wairarapa team you’ll get a competitive salary, company mobile and laptop, ongoing training and flexible working arrangements.

If making a difference to Wairarapa youth is your passion then we would love for you to apply for our Youth2Work Wairarapa Business Connector role.

This role is for 32 hours a week.

Applications close Monday 9 October 2023 at 9am

To apply for this position please visit: www.reapwairarapa.nz/vacancies/

For any queries regarding this position please contact: Jenny Gasson Youth Manager on 021 612 540

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Wai-Bush outmuscled

game, strolling in from a tap penalty for the opening try after seven minutes.

Wairarapa-Bush 18

Whanganui 36

Copthorne Wairarapa-Bush coach Reece Robinson wouldn’t sugarcoat Saturday’s heavy defeat to Whanganui at Trust House Memorial Park, saying his team was simply outmuscled at times.

The loss was the first home defeat of the season and ended any remote chance of sneaking into the Meads Cup.

Despite failing to pick up any bonus points, Wai-Bush remain in sixth place in the Heartland Championship and on track for a home semifinal in the Lochore Cup.

Wai-Bush showed plenty of fighting spirit against the bigger and more experienced Whanganui but struggled to win the possession battle and spent long periods camped in their own half on defence.

Whanganui’s early dominance led to their big number six Samu Kubunavanua, who was a handful for the home side’s defence all

Andre Taylor opened the Wai-Bush account with a penalty. The former Hurricane then gave the ‘Green and Reds’ the lead midway through the first half with an intercept try from inside his own 22m, just doing enough to evade the chasing defenders.

However, the match swung the visitors’ way in a 10-minute period either side of halftime when they scored three tries to build a 29–13 lead.

Much of the pressure was brought about by Whanganui forcing three scrum penalties, which resulted in them regaining the lead.

“I thought we had the dominance on them a little bit in the first half, but that 10-minute period at the end of the first half, they put us under the pump,” Robinson said.

“It’s not acceptable; scrummaging is

It took until the 77th minute for Whanganui to score their fifth try before replacement Wai-Bush halfback Sam Walton-Sexton burrowed over for a consolation five-pointer. In the end, the massive weight of possession and territory in favour of Whanganui proved the difference between the two teams.

Robinson felt his side was outmuscled, especially at the breakdown, although he thought they played well at times but were “extremely poor” at others.

“Poor decisions cost us opportunities, but also from that, it put us under immense pressure because then we had to defend for long periods of time.

“We came up against a really good Whanganui team, and I feel if we had looked after our ball with ball security at the breakdown more and we were a bit stronger over the ball, they wouldn’t have had those opportunities to counter-ruck.”

Robinson was impressed with halfback Isaac Bracewell, who gave good service to his backs and made some scything

runs, while he felt Taylor directed play well from firstfive, although he lacked match fitness.

Openside flanker Inia Katia had a typically busy game and showed why he was missed over the past two games, while BJ Campbell was solid at No. 8, and hooker Sase Va’a made some strong carries.

Robinson, however, reserved special praise for debutant winger Hayden Cooper, saying the 19-yearold was outstanding and looked like he was a seasoned campaigner, although he could be out with a broken hand.

A win over Mid Canterbury in Ashburton on Saturday would secure a semifinal at Memorial Park, although a loss without any bonus points could see Wai-Bush slip out of contention.

Robinson is hopeful that injured players such as second-five Tafa Tafa, outside back Charles Mataitai, flanker Epeli Rayaqayaqa, and hooker George Parke are sufficiently recovered to make the trip south.

“We have to start our

of guys have got niggles they will have to play with it.

“There’s the opportunity now to train well this week and throw the kitchen sink at them, and if we win, we get a home semi.”

Brief Scores

Wairarapa-Bush 18 [Sam Walton-Sexton try; Andre Taylor try, 2 pens, con] Whanganui 36 [Samu Kubunavanua, Alesana Tofa, Josh Lane, Peceli Malanicagi, Eben Classen tries; Dane Whale 4 cons, pen] HT 13-15

Other Heartland Results

East Coast 29 King Country 11; South Canterbury 50 Mid Canterbury 35; HorowhenuaKapiti 17 Poverty Bay 31; North Otago 34 Thames Valley 33; Buller 29 West Coast 11 Standings

South Canterbury 35; Thames Valley, Whanganui 27; East Coast 25; North Otago 22; Wairarapa-Bush 17; West Coast 16; Poverty Bay 15; Mid Canterbury 14; Buller 13; Horowhenua-Kapiti, King Country 11

Inia Katia showed why he was missed over the previous two rounds with a typically industrious game on the openside. PHOTOS/GRAEME BOWDEN

RUGBY Chris Cogdale chris.cogdale@age.co.nz

Andre Taylor beats the Whanganui defence to score a 75m intercept try.

Hayden Cooper had an impressive debut, making several strong runs. Harry Eschenbach is in support.