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Sharpshooters at Gladstone cowboy event BY GERALD FORD

They have names like IC Bones, whose day job is a radiologist, Silver Sam, and Bullwhip. Kitted out in their best western gear they gathered from all over the country to compete at Trails End, the 21st annual Cowboy Action Shooting event at the Gladstone Rifle Range over the weekend. The event was hosted by the Wairarapa Pistol and Shooting Sports Club. Event organiser Ben Garrett, who shoots as Wild Ben Hickock, place second overall at the event, behind PJ, the national section, who is the national section director of the sport. “He’s retired; he’s got lots of time to shoot,” Ben says. “I’ve won the last three when he wasn’t shooting, but looking back at the scores I was right behind him.” Cowboy action shooting combines speed and accuracy, with timed runs and a fivesecond penalty for missing a target. In cowboy action shooting all the firearms are pre-1900, usually replicas. They include the 1873 Winchester, the 1887 Winchester pump action shotgun, shorter barrelled “coach guns” and the famous Colt 1873 Peacemaker. Shooters compete in different age groups and also in different categories including the tricky duellist category shooters who use a pistol one-handed. Preparing for the event involved making

I’ve won the last three when he wasn’t shooting, but looking back at the scores I was right behind him. props including a set of louvre swinging saloon doors. There was also a wooden horse set-up where competitors had to nail on a horse shoe and pull their rifle from a scabbard on the horse before getting off their first shot. Competitors enjoy dressing up Carterton Mayor John Booth opened proceedings by letting off a cannon, and former Carterton Mayor and New Zealand First deputy leader Ron Mark, who also turns up every year, got into the spirit of the event. Mr Garrett used to take advantage of his famous surname and shoot as Pat Garrett, the infamous lawman who killed Billy the Kid. However his new handle, Wild Ben Hickock, has been registered in the United States where Mr Garrett hopes to shoot in the world championships one day.

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Don’t take your guns to town

one’s horse to the rail outside the Waiouru Burger King. Geographic limitations however didn’t stop the good folks of Wairarapa and beyond kicking it up at the Gladstone Complex, which actually does have a pretty good saloon feel to it. We’re also just not lawless enough. The closest we get to a duel is an arm wrestle at the bar, and instead of a lone dusty sheriff we have a whole troop of law enforcers in blue uniforms who only have to pop open the boot to be better armed than most other people in the country. Responsible gun ownership is a feature of New Zealand culture, with our version of sheriffs keeping a close eye on who is allowed them and who is not. There are of course criminals who sometimes possess guns illegally, but then again doing things illegally is kind of the point of being a criminal. We are blessed not to have, as the US does, the historical memory of a time when shoot fast or be shot was a stark reality, when the nearest sheriff might be three days’ ride away. It was the scarcity of law enforcement that put the wild in wild west. Today, in New Zealand, recreational firearm use is the norm and for the most part gun violence is limited to the movies. Long may it be so.

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Gerald Ford A cowboy action shooting event looks like a lot of fun. Not sure what my cowboy handle would be if I entered. There’s probably a Facebook quiz for that. Got to love Hick, on page four. The name is reminiscent of Heck, the bushman played by Sam Neill in Taika Waititi’s the Hunt for the Wilderpeople, In the photo Hick seems to be defending his ranch from cattle rustlers as smoke from his rare black powder pistols fills the air. I’m a big fan of western movies. There is something primally satisfying about stories set in a land where survival can depend on skill at gunplay, where a stranger can ride into town in the morning, have a shootout at high noon and ride off into the sunset at the end of the day. It’s genius. New Zealand isn’t really built for westerns. We’re just too small. A western requires a big empty landscape with dust and thirst and desert and snakes. The closest we have is Desert Road, which does see its share of gunfire as a playground of the New Zealand Army – but it is difficult to imagine hitching

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

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Campbell remembered The late Ian Campbell, of the Henley Men’s Shed and the Montfort Trimble Foundation, has been honoured with a memorial seat at Rewanui Forest Park. The seat was built by members of the Men’s Shed supported by the Montfort Trimble Foundation. Mr Campbell is pictured here last year receiving from Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson a Civic Award for services to education, environment, social and community, and sport and leisure. Henley Men’s Shed chairman Ian Campbell (no relation) is seen here below left with the memorial seat. PHOTO/FILE

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Clock’s 90-year exile Ninety years after it was awarded a trophy timepiece, appropriately stopped, has made its way back home to the Wairarapa A & P Show cabinet. New secretary Catherine Lord received a letter this month from a Peter O’Hara, of Upper Hutt, who had a vintage clock in his possession that had been awarded in a 1927 Wairarapa A&P Show. The letter was followed soon after by the return of the clock itself. The clock’s inscription reads: “Wairarapa A&P Show Association Jubilee Show 1927. Champion Friesian herd group won by CD Farm, Weraroa.” In his letter Mr O’Hara explained he had found the clock – itself dated 1923 - in a cupboard at his home in a “decluttering exercise”. “This clock lived in a cabinet in my boss’s office when MAF occupied the old Dominion Farmers Institute building in Featherston St, Wellington,” he wrote. “How it came to be there I have no idea. When MAF moved from the DFI to a new office on the Terrace in 1980, I took the clock home for safe keeping. It was put in a cupboard and forgotten …” Mr O’Hara said the clock had not been in working order as long as it had been in his possession. He said a clock repairer had indicated it would be difficult to find parts to get it going again. Ms Lord said when she received the letter, “I thought ‘We have to get it back’, and made contact with Mr O’Hara. “That was really sweet. Him and his friend they drove it over the hill because they didn’t want it disappearing.” Having received the clock, Ms Lord said, she then became intrigued.

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Pottering with Mister Pip’s pen New Zealand author Lloyd Jones – writer of the novel Mister Pip – will be interviewed by Carterton potter and art commentator Paul Melser on April 2. The Wairarapa Word event will be held at Carterton Events Centre at 3pm.

At (age 10), I used to play in the pottery at Ardmore Teachers College after school. Wairarapa A&P Show secretary Catherine Lord with a trophy clock awarded in 1927 and recently returned. PHOTOS/GERALD FORD

“Where has it been? Who won it?’” It turns out the CD Farm at Weraroa, near Levin, was a residential boys training farm for boys sent there by courts or who had been taken away from troubled homes. A place of strict discipline, it was a working dairy farm running mainly friesians and with possibly the largest milking shed in the Southern Hemisphere. When the farm closed down, it is likely the clock ended up in government institutions responsible for agriculture until the 1980 move of MAF (now MPI) - after which it was stored by Mr O’Hara until its safe return last week.

The inscription.

Jones’ best-known novel Mister Pip – about a teacher in Papua New Guinea, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2007, won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and Montana Medal for Fiction in 2007 and the Kiriyama Writers’ Prize in 2008, and was later adapted as a motion picture. Topics will include the relationship between documentary and fiction in Jones’ writing, the role of research, the relationship with the reader, and questions about Jones’ latest projects. Dr Melser says his life “has been focused around pottery since the age of 10. “At that time, I used to play in the pottery at Ardmore Teachers College after school. I’ve continued that play ever since – building a pottery in Wellington around 1960, Featherston in 1966 and at my present Carterton property in 1974.

Westie bike bias denied BY GERALD FORD

Barriers designed to slow down traffic along the Waipoua River reserve. PHOTO/HAYLEY GASTMEIER

A Masterton resident says new council measures to stop motorcyclists speeding along the Waipoua River reserve are biased in favour of richer, west side people. Peter Rayner, who lives in Masterton’s east side, was commenting on a series of wooden barriers installed along the river trail – which featured in a news story in last week’s Midweek. “Just another example of the council looking after the rich people on the west side,” Mr Rayner said. “Us poor people miss out.” Mr Rayner said he often walks his dog from the netball courts on the east side of Colombo Road right through Queen Elizabeth Park, and sees plenty of motorcyclists but the last time he did so he “never saw one” of the new barriers.

The photo above shows a barrier near the Masterton Fire Station, west of State Highway but Mr Rayner said most of the time the motorbike riders are on the riverbank further east, and on the other side of the river. “That’s the direct route to the garage, they don’t go down there with a petrol can, they ride right in and fill up. … we’ve got all the bikes down here,” Mr Rayner said. Masterton District Council spokesman Sam Rossiter-Stead said the five barriers are still a trial, “but we’ve got to do something.” “If there is anywhere we should be putting them, let us know and we’ll consider it, once we figure out whether they are effective, which it sounds like they are.”

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Jade Cvetkov shot some of the action at Trails End, a Cowboy Action Shooting event held over three days at Gladstone Rifle Range.

Hick from New Plymouth, one of only 2 people shooting black powder, at the wairarapa pistol shooting club meeting.

Some of the shooters at the event. Alley Cat lines up a shot.

Louis Tomuri and Jess Garrett in the tuck shop, feeding the cowboys and cowgirls.

Shaun McDowell, aka Dusty Barrells with sons Mitchell McDowell aka Lorado, 10, and Bradley McDowell aka Rooster, 16, all from New Plymouth.

Mitchell Dowell, 10, shooting on the range.

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Surf lifesavers at Riversdale Beach and doctors in Martinborough are the latest partners helping Wellington Free Ambulance to cover the region, according to a spokesman. Paramedic Andrew Gladding says that Wairarapa’s large geographical area and mostly rural population mean a whole community approach is needed to get critical care to people in an emergency especially in the more remote parts of the region.”We can’t be everywhere at once,” Mr Gladding said. As well as providing the traditional ambulance based paramedic service, Wellington Free works with surf lifesavers, the Fire Service, a medical practice and teams of volunteers to coordinate a regionwide first response network.”We’ve worked with the Fire Service and Martinborough First Response Group for a long time which often sees them being first to arrive at a cardiac arrest or road crash, but we’ve recently expanded our relationships to include others,” Mr Gladding says.Wellington Free Ambulance recently signed an Memorandum of Understanding with Riversdale Surf Lifesaving Club to provide first response services in their community. Since then, the scheme has been joined by Martinborough Health Centre practitioners including Dr Steve Philip,

and Wellington Free Ambulance staff. Mr Gladding says having a network of people trained and equipped to respond in all parts of the region is key.”All the people involved are familiar with providing medical care in an emergency and know how to work with us and other services in their community. “In places like Riversdale Beach, having trained lifesavers immediately alerted and activated via our 111 system can save as much as 30 minutes, and that can mean the difference between life and death.””In Martinborough we have the First Response Group - these people are qualified Wellington Free Ambulance volunteers. They are alerted when there is an emergency at the same time as the doctor and us. “It means that whoever is closest to a life-threatening event gets there first and starts caring for the person until the rest of the team can arrive.”It increases the number of people who are trained and available to help in the community, and coordinates the people who have these skills within the community they assist.“It means we can get help to people quicker.”Wellington Free is currently looking for people to join the first response network. For more information visit www. wfa.org.nz/volunteer.

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One council – what it means The single Wairarapa District Council proposal hit the region this month. Gerald Ford recaps some of the background, the detail, and what comes next. BACKGROUND Timeline: May-June 2013:

Greater Wellington Regional Council applies to the Local Government Commission for a single unitary council for the Wellington region (a “super city”) to include Wairarapa. At the same time Masterton, Carterton and South Wairarapa district councils apply for a single unitary council for Wairarapa, separating from the Wellington region. The commission considers both proposals together.

December 2014:

The commission notifies a draft proposal for the super city council. Submissions begin coming in with a total of 9142, mostly opposed – although 40% proposed some change.

June 2015:

Citing opposition, the commission withdraws its super city proposal, but decides to continue the reorganization process through collaboration.

Through 2016:

The commission, together with Wellington Regional Council and the three district councils, develop a range of six governance options and put these to the public in a questionnaire. A combined Wairarapa District Council is preferred by 42% of responders, rising to 65% when the options that include committees

reporting to Wellington Regional Council are considered. There were 23% preferring the status quo. A phone survey saw 52% supporting a combined Wairarapa District Council, with again 23% wanting the status quo.

March 2017:

The commission now seeks feedback on the current combined Wairarapa District Council.

REPRESENTATION Wairarapa Mayor (1)

Wairarapa District Council (12)Area breakdown (each ward except Masterton includes a rural area to the west): Masterton: 5 councillors. A community board of 5 Carterton: 2 councillors. A community board of 4 Featherston: 1 councillor. A community board of 4 Greytown: 1 councillor with a community board of 4 Martinborough: 1 councillor. with a community board of 4 Maungaraki: (eastern rural area): 1 councillor. Te Kauru: (northern rural area): 1 councillor. The three councillors of Martinborough (which includes a large southern rural area), Maungaraki and Te Kauru would be members of the rural standing committee, along with appointed rural representatives. A Maori standing committee would include councillors and iwi

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The proposal lists Masterton as the likely main site for a Wairarapa District Council – although a building is not specified. PHOTO/FILE

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LOCATIONS The proposal places the principal public office in Masterton, “because it would be the economic centre of the new district”, although the new council would be able to change the location of the office. Area offices would continue in Martinborough, Carterton and Masterton. Greytown and Featherston would continue to have service centres in their public libraries.

RATES CAP The proposal suggests a cap of 5 percent up or down on rates changes which are “due to the adoption of new rating policies as a result of the amalgamation”. This does not apply to changes to “services, rating valuations or other normal council activities”.

WASTEWATER AND DEBT Masterton District Council currently has a large debt for its sewerage scheme, which is “ring-fenced” and being paid for in a targeted rate by the urban residents who use the service. The proposal suggests ring-fencing all wastewater service rates, so residents of each town pay for their own sewerage systems, at least until 2024. Masterton District Council has debt of 38.6 million, compared to $6 million for South Wairarapa and $2 million for

TRANSITION COSTS AND SAVINGS An independent consultant has estimated the transition costs of joining the councils at $21 million over 10 years, with efficiencies of $31 million over the same period, resulting in a net saving of $10.1 million. The costs peak from 2016-2018 with $7.6 million over two years – and continue at $1.7 – $1.8million a year thereafter. Efficiencies are estimated between $2.4 and $3.5 million a year. Under these estimates the scheme would have paid for itself by 2019-2020.

WHAT NOW? The closing date for submissions is May 3. Hearings begin on May 23. Between July and November the commission will make a decision on whether to release a final proposal. Between December 2017 and April 2018 if a final proposal is made and a petition is received calling for a poll, the poll would be held about 3 months after the petition is validated. If no poll is sought, or if a poll approves any final proposal, the transition body would be formed – in early 2018 at the earliest. This would be responsible for implementing changes.

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The mana of water Ra Smith A mokopuna of Wairarapa How do we price water? While the government has asked some experts to give an economic view of water, limiting water to this measure will undervalue water. As a Wairarapa mokopuna, I could be described as glistening waters’ grandchild. So what do we all inherit from our healthy treasure? Life. Life has been described through four wellbeings, social, cultural, environmental and economic. Even though these wellbeings have been amended out of legislation, the accounting of

water with these four aspects in mind can better assess the value of water in our lives. In our province, being socially connected to water is through swimming, what many New Zealander’s claim is their heritage. The government has heard communities say we want swimmable rivers. While I disagree with the measures of this standard, I appreciate the implied value. Swimming is family time, mixing with neighbours, healthy fun and a relief from summer. Passive appreciation, in walking the dog alongside the river and active engagement in waterways, like ﬁshing, all should be accounted in determining the water’s worth. The cultural capital of water is more than a Maori

perspective, but as New Zealanders have taken on tangata whenua views we have deepened our appreciation of our environment. The Whanganui River status has stopped us in our tracks and some are thinking how this river will have legal representation. Thus cultural value of water can be protected then portrayed for educational and tourism platforms. The branding of New Zealand water can move away from hard sell to the true representation of its mana. Wairarapa quality, or glistening water in our food products like wines, olives, mutton, milk, cheeses, ﬁsh, apples, onions and so much more is a brand just waiting to be launched. Life includes ﬁnancial opportunities, and money can

allow us to afford a higher quality of life, but many, for the reasons above, don’t wish the environment to pay the price. Some commentators on the economy have advocated for higher value products to increase profits per stock unit and therefore reduce the intensification of production and reduce the effects on the environment. Other commentators suggest there needs to be an uncoupling of the economy and the environment. There could be a weighing of all the calls on water, including maintaining a strong environment, and then planning for the mana of the water to be expressed in all the aspects of our lives. Our environmentally centred living can be the best living in the world.

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The government has granted more than $30,000 to Wairarapa councils for the neutering of menacing dogs. The grants were made out of a pool of $850,000 of Government funding announced by Associate Minister for Local Government Jacqui Dean on Thursday, as part of a New Zealand-wide action plan to reduce the risk and harm of dog attacks announced last year. The grants comprise $28,191 to Masterton District Council and $2002 to South Wairarapa District Council. Wairarapa MP Alastair Scott has welcomed the grants, saying the “community will be safer”. “The number of menacing dogs will reduce in the long term, as neutering is linked to decreased roaming and aggression. Many dog owners want to neuter their dog but can’t aﬀord to do so. This subsidy will help those owners.,” Mr Scott said. The campaigns are being carried out by Masterton, South Wairarapa and 30 other territorial authorities, often in coordination with local veterinarians and SPCAs. A bill to require the licensing of high-risk dog owners is expected to be introduced later this year.

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YARN DOUG’S TIPS Plant hyacinth bulbs in pots or hyacinth “jars”. Leave to grow outdoors - if you have them inside they will become leggy and soft. Once the bulbs start to flower in spring you can then bring them in to enjoy their colour and perfume in the house. Continue to feed the last of the summer veges with liquid food to get the best out of the late harvest. Any areas of the garden which are not going to have a winter crop can be sown with a green manure crop such as lupin or mustard. These crops can be dug in in early spring to provide structure and nutrients to the soil. Prune hydrangeas. New season’s cyclamen are in store this month. Remember to keep in a well-lit room that has cool even temperature. Lettuces can easily be grown through the cooler months; the red-leafed and cos types are the best ones to grow. Plant evergreen, frosthardy fruits such as feijoa and guava.

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LUPINS Good for maintaining your soils fertility. Recycles lost nutrients from your subsoil coupled with adding vast amounts of ‘free nitrogen’ which is readily available to your next crop.

It can be tempting to let lupin and mustard seed flower as it is a colourful sight, but to get the best of a green cover crop you need to dig it back into the soil when the stems are still green and soft. It is recommended this is done about four weeks prior to planting your vegetable garden to allow the soil to breath and absorb the nutrients. This is essential with mustard. This is also a good time to add lime to your soil. Dolomite lime is great as it adds magnesium and calcium to your soil (and that’s got to be great for your bones!). Future fruiting (such as tomatoes) and root crops will also benefit with an application of Sulphate of Potash put on at the same time.

MUSTARD Good for cleaning up harmful soil fungi and weed control. Aids in the control of wireworm, nematodes etc, which are problems often associated with root crops. (Note; if club root is a problem don’t plant brassicas crops after mustard). Mustard also reduces the chances of any soil borne diseases within 40 days of digging in. This is achieved when a gas is released by enzymes as the crop is broken down. OATS Good for reducing soil erosion and breaking up hard soil. Produces a large mass of foliage and roots through the winter. They

COMBINATION Contains a mixture of the above. These mixtures are very effective as they will purify your soil and at the same time build up your soil nutrients.

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Millionaire’s local link

A Lotto player connected to Carterton last week celebrated a mid-week windfall after winning $1 million with a Lotto First Division in last weeks live Lotto draw. The winning Lotto ticket was sold online at MyLotto to a player registered as living in Carterton. Powerball was not struck on Thursday and has rolled over to Saturday night, where the jackpot will be $6 million. Strike Four also rolled over and will be $200,000 on Saturday. Meanwhile, a $6.5 million Powerball First Division winning ticket sold in Gisborne remains unclaimed more than 10 days after the draw.

“There’s a $6.5 million winning Powerball ticket on the loose in Gisborne,” said Emilia Mazur, General Manager Corporate Communications at Lotto NZ. “If you bought a ticket for the Saturday 11 March draw from Grant Bros in Gisborne, you should get it checked as soon as possible. You could be our missing Powerball winner.” Anyone who bought their ticket from either of the above stores should write their name on the back of the ticket and check it immediately at any Lotto outlet, online at MyLotto.co.nz or through the Lotto NZ app.

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Congratulations to Sally Duckworth and Alisdair Ross of Marmalada, who have won two more gold awards at the annual World Marmalade Awards this month. This year the company’s gold awards were for a tangelo marmalade with star anise and for a peach, lemon and bourbon marmalade. The Whareama couple also were also awarded a silver for their grapefruit and dark chocolate marmalade. PHOTO/FILE

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Douglas Park School principal retires BY CHELSEA BOYLE

The man who steadied the helm during a Masterton school merger is about to step down as principal. Douglas Park School head Dick Brown is retiring at the end of term 2 to spend more time doing the little things he wishes he had more time for. Mr Brown started teaching in 1970, following three years at a teacher’s college in Hamilton – as a music lover it is a time he remembers fondly as the turning point for the Beatles. Much of his early teaching career was spent in Waikato and Bay of Plenty, back then he even drove the school bus. After a decade-long respite working in the kiwi fruit export industry, he was drawn back to teaching. Mr Brown handled the merger of Cornwall Street School and Masterton West. “Nine schools in and around Masterton were reducing to five,” he said. “That’s where the really exciting part of the journey started for me. “Not many principals get the opportunity of starting a whole new school.” It was exciting to implement the ideas he harboured about learning, he said. For Mr Brown, everything he wished to impart is best typified by the PRIDE principles that his pupils know inside and out. PRIDE principles are the five-major values Douglas Park School pupils are encouraged to aspire to. The values are: peaceful, respectful, independence, dare to dream and excellence. In those early Douglas Park School days, instilling peacefulness was important, he said.

Principal Dick Brown surrounded by a bunch of new entrants.

Now, parents tell Mr Brown their children chirp the PRIDE values back at them. Over the years, Douglas Park School embraced a modern learning atmosphere. Walls came down between classrooms, increasing the interaction between pupils and a team of teachers. Douglas Park School was the first school in Wairarapa to get solar panels donated by electricity company Genesis, Mr Brown said. “On the arts side, the teachers have developed kapa haka, choir, and a Bollywood group.” Mr Brown was also pleased with the high level of sports participation in the school. “Sport involvement is important for kids, and I acknowledge not every kid is into sport and that’s ok,” he said. “But it is about keeping them physically active.

PHOTO/CHELSEA BOYLE

Mr Brown said he would miss his colleagues, both at Douglas Park School and farther afield leading other schools. There had been a growth in the idea at a principal’s level that there was a collective responsibility for all the children in Masterton, not just the ones in your own “patch”, he said. Mr Brown said he knew it was time on move on. He was looking forward to spending more time walking, cycling, kayaking and exploring the outdoor wonders of Wairarapa. It was also a great opportunity to spend more time with his wife Barbara, who retired from Masterton Intermediate School, he said.

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The SPCA is supporting Wairarapa cat owners with a campaign to provide cheap desexing and microchipping for their pets. Wellington SPCA’s Snip’n’chip campaign is aimed at tackling the overpopulation of cats in the region. Beginning this week and continuing for three months, the campaign allows cat owners to buy vouchers for desexing and microchipping for $9, or for microchipping for desexed cats $4. Desexing and microchipping can cost up to $135 including the cost of adding details to a national database. The programme is being supported by Masterton District Council, Carterton District Council and NZCAR (New Zealand Companion Animal Register). Participating vet clinics are Vet Services Wairarapa in Masterton, Vetcare in Masterton and Greytown, and South Wairarapa Veterinary Services in Masterton, Carterton, Martinborough and Featherston.

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BY CHELSEA BOYLE The Masterton Intermediate School hall was filled with the drama of showy choke slams and floor-thudding piledrivers on Saturday night. Jeremy McLaughlan, a professional wrestler of about nine months, brought the event to the school as a fundraiser that would help raise money for the kapa haka group. As a former pupil and current softball coach, Mr McLaughlan has strong ties to the school. The audience was in for an hour-long

show designed to entertain people of all ages. And while you did not need to be wrestling fan to watch, keen followers would have noticed current WPW (Wide Pro Wrestling) heavyweight champ Chad Howard in the line-up defending his title. All the wrestlers involved volunteered their time in a bid to raise as much money as possible for the school’s kapa haka group, which consists of about 200 students. Principal Russell Thompson was thrilled with the unique fundraising event. In November, the kapa haka group is set to go to Wellington on a week-long trip.

Shane Sinclair vs Bryant at the wrestling at Masterton Intermediate School.

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Ti kouka sculpture for park BY CHELSEA BOYLE Greytown’s Stella Bull Park gained a new arty addition yesterday when a massive steel sculpture of the iconic cabbage tree was erected on the Main St frontage of the park. Carterton sculptor Niko Thomsen had crafted the work that cost about $40,000, alongside his young son Lucas, who goes to Dalefield school. The youngster helped with the beetles which add subtle detail to the five-metre tall cabbage tree’s trunk. The artist, who worked as a prop maker for Lord of the Rings in 1999, said he was speechless to see his vision take hold. “I don’t have words for it. It’s the biggest thing I have ever made in my life.” Mr Thomsen was approached three years ago by the Friends of Stella and Sarah group to make the cabbage tree. The group chose the cabbage tree – ti kouka – because of its significance as a food source to early Maori, and to celebrate Greytown as the Arbour Town of New Zealand. “It really impressed me how the community works here in New Zealand,” Mr Thomsen said. The community really pulled together for this piece, it was not government funded, he said. Jan Eagle, of the Friends of Stella and Sarah, said the sculpture acknowledged the park’s history perfectly. The cabbage tree was such an important resource to settlers and early Maori, she said. It provided rope, food, and fishing nets. “It was like a supermarket — it was a

one-stop shop.” Mrs Eagle said the community had backed the cabbage tree sculpture. “Without the community we wouldn’t have had it.” She said families and business had rallied to support the project. Her late mother, Stella Bull, would have been “rapt” to see the sculpture, she said. Mrs Eagle was filled with praise for the artist who had brought the sculpture to life. “Everything single part of it was handmade by Niko, every nut and bolt. “He has done it from the heart, and that makes all the difference.” The South Wairarapa District Council is to organise a blessing for the new sculpture.

Lucas Thomsen, Jan Eagle and artist Niko Thomsen on the day the sculpture was installed. Lucas Thomsen, Jan Eagle and Niko Thomsen in front of the sculpture they believe embodies the spirit of Stella Bull Park. PHOTOS/CHELSEA BOYLE

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Hill climb minus the bottles BY NIGEL BONIFACE Once in a while, probably not frequently enough, the Masterton and South Wairarapa tramping clubs have a combined trip. Saturday March 18 was the most recent. The walk to Herepai Hut in the northern Tararuas is not a hard trip, but not really easy as there is a reasonably significant hill to climb (it takes 45-60 minutes so you may need a few rest stops). The trip to the hut takes about 3 hours, and a bit less coming back, where the downhill helps. Saturday’s trip started at the Putara road end with five members from SWTC and six from MTC, there was a light westerly so it was a pleasant walking temperature. The forecast was not so good with a southerly, and possible showers, after lunch. Before you reach “the hill” there is a pleasant walk alongside the Mangatainoka River, which today was a gentle stream, a far cry from the boiling flood we had seen when coming out from another trip in January. One of the problems of a largish group is that it takes a while to cross any swing bridges, which usually have a limit of one person at a time, and we had two bridges to cross, however this is also a good excuse for another rest! Once up “the hill” there is a junction, left to Roaring Stag Hut, right to Herepai. John was going to spend the night at the newly renovated Cattle Ridge hut, so he turned left, while we turned right. The walk along the ridgeline to Herepai is undulating, and frequently muddy if it has been raining. Today there were a few muddy patches, but better than many days. Along the way it is always interesting

Masterton and South Wairarapa tramping clubs at Herepai Hut in the northern Tararua Ranges.

to look out for the sign indicating the old “Bottles Track”, a cut out metal plate in the shape of bottles. But the sign had disappeared, possibly it had blown away in strong winds. We were not the only group going to Herepai Hut, a family from Lower Hutt was also there for lunch. Fortunately it was warm and sunny so we did not have to all squeeze into the hut at once. After lunch it was time to make our way back to the cars. The downhill was easier

on the lungs but still needed care as you do not want to fall over. It can be a long wait till you hit the ground when going down. Back at the cars the forecast showers were just starting to arrive, everyone had enjoyed the day and those new to the area had been pleasantly surprised that “the hill” was not as bad as they expected. (It is better that way around!) Some of us decided to call in to the Pukaha cafe for a cuppa and snack, a satisfying end to a good day. Those on the walk: Barry, Anne, Debs,

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The old Bottles Track sign, which has gone missing. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED.

Ian, Jay, Denise, Don, Judy, Debs, Nigel, and John. The Masterton Tramping Club meets at the Community Centre, 41 Perry Street, at 7.30pm on the first Wednesday of each month. Visitors welcome. www. mastertontc.org.nz. The South Wairarapa Tramping Club meets at 7.30pm on the second Tuesday of each month except January, in the St John’s Hall, Main Street, Greytown. Visitors are always welcome. www.swtc. org.nz.

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ROSEWOOD FUNERAL HOME

CELEBRATES 20 YEARS IN BUSINESS

avid and Lynette Dew have always been community spirited people so last November when the twentieth anniversary of their business arrived, they decided to celebrate it by hosting a concert at the Carterton Events Centre. New Zealand barbershop chorus champions and world finalists, VOCALFX, a male barbershop chorus from Wellington entertained around 200 guests. It was a wonderful evening supported by all their children, family, friends and other business people. David grew up in Carterton and Lynette in Wellington. They met when they were both still in their late teens at a youth leader’s camp in 1978. Both went on to train as primary school teachers in Wellington. They married in 1980 and moved to Masterton in 1982 for teaching positions. David later changed career to become a social worker for three years and then a funeral director in 1987. “Teaching and social work both created great grounding for becoming a funeral director,” says David. “Both roles deal with every facet of society and with people’s needs. The social work required the same interpersonal communications and relationships with communities as being a funeral director. One of the aspects that attracted me to being a funeral director was that of embalming which restores the dignity of the deceased. This is really important as it provides a positive experience for people who are in the early stages of grief.” David initially worked for a local funeral home before becoming a tutor in Embalming and Funeral Directing at CIT in Upper Hutt for three years. In 1996 the couple decided to start their own business, purchasing a residence in Queen Street, Kuripuni and adapting it to operate a funeral home. “With NZ funeral homes being purchased by large corporates, we liked the idea of offering a family owned business that would be more personal and connected to community we live in”, says Lynette. “We liked being in a former home as it created a welcoming home-like environment which it still has 20 years later.” When the business opened, the couple had five children aged 18 months to 13 years. Lynette juggled home life and the children’s activities with part time work in the early years. She now works full time in the business. Over the last twenty years they have been blessed with quality staff, adding their skills and compassion to the overall support and care of bereaved families. “We could not have managed without their contribution to the smooth running of the business.” The current staff comprises of David and Lynette as company directors, Stephen Walker, Maz Charles and Paul Gadsby. There is also a dedicated team of casual catering staff.

A new funeral chapel

In 2003 the couple purchased two adjoining properties and with the help of architect Darryl Silverwood and construction company Rigg Zschokke they built a new chapel which they named Rosewood. David’s mother, Helen Dew, worked tirelessly to establish the gardens around the new chapel complex. They are very proud of the chapel and it has been marvellously supported by the community. More than half the families we care for choose to use Rosewood. It is also used by the Wairarapa Singers for their rehearsals on a Wednesday night. It has also been used for concerts and two weddings. “A lot of people have commented on its pleasant and peaceful surroundings, especially its fernery and waterfall. It’s a very modern facility with multi-media displays, onsite catering and plenty of off-street parking.”

Monumental Work

Rosewood Funeral Home offers a monument and headstone service. “One of the pleasures of having this service is that it provides an opportunity for the Rosewood team to connect with families again after a funeral and continue the relationship”, says David. There are a variety of shapes, sizes and styles of headstones to choose from which are designed by David with artistic input from Paul Gadsby who is involved in finishing work and installation. The Home is also able to memorialise funerals through photographs, videos and a memorial book.

Pre-Plan and Pre-Pay funerals

Both Pre-Plan and Pre-Pay options are available at Rosewood Funeral Home with David and Lynette or their staff happy to discuss these. “It would be unusual to not have a week where someone makes inquiries about Pre-Plan and Pre-Pay funerals,” says Lynette. “This has been a consistent need over the past 20 years, especially now that there are a lot of people who have elderly relations who live in the Wairarapa. They might not live here themselves and they want to be prepared for when the time comes.” As members of the Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand, Rosewood will be supporting the “Take the Time to Talk” campaign in April of this year. Take the Time to Talk discussions can help families make important decisions about how they wish to remember and honour the lives of their loved ones. When the time comes, these conversations can be translated to plan a meaningful gathering to remember and celebrate a person’s life.

Grief Education

Reflecting the value David and Lynette place on contributing to the community, two years after they opened Rosewood Funeral Home the couple started running regular Grief Education sessions. These are now held two or three times a year in association with REAP House. As far as they are aware, Rosewood is the only funeral home offering this service. “We wanted to not just provide a service for the physical well-being of the community, but the emotional health of the community as well. It is a service that people can use whether they used our services or not. It is for anyone with a need for more understanding.” “Grief is a pretty compelling set of emotions and it was something we felt was needed, giving people the opportunity to understand more about what they are going through,” adds David. “It is an educational role, not counselling. There’s always a demand and we get anywhere from five to twenty attendees each time.”

Sponsorship and Community

As part of their commitment to their community they host a Christmas Remembrance Service each December. This is open for anyone to attend, although their client families from that year get a personal invitation. Rosewood Funeral Home enjoys supporting various community groups including sponsoring the Wairarapa Bowling Association Rosewood Triples Tournament every November, Kokomai Arts Festival, Hospice Wairarapa Country Christmas and the Masterton ANZAC dawn service. David is President of Masterton Rotary Club and a member of the Masterton Golf Club while Lynette is a member of the Wairarapa Singers and Songbirds. The couple are both members of Masterton Baptist Church. They both enjoy their vegetable gardening, children and their growing number of grandchildren.

417 Queen Street, Masterton Phone 06 370 8088 www.rosewoodfuneralhome.co.nz

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GLADSTONE

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2017 SEASON

The biggest news at the Gladstone Sports Complex over the summer months is the official renaming of the rugby field to the “Steve Thompson Domain”. Steve was first involved in the Gladstone club as a player in 1975 and the fact he is still involved as head coach for the 2017 season is a sign of the passion he has for the Gladstone rugby club and this recognition is just reward. Assisting Steve in the coaching team this year is Deon Van Deventer with Dave McGillicuddy moving on to a management role along with Bev Moreland. Deon brings a wealth of coaching experience with him and is a welcome addition to the team. On the playing front the majority of last years’ team are returning to the fold for another tilt at the title with an experienced pack including the likes of Puddy, McLean, Stevenson and Smith. 2016 New Zealand Heartland rep Eddie Cranston will be looking forward to playing in his preferred position in the loose forwards after filling in as a mid-fielder last season.

Proud to support Gladstone Rugby Contact Colin Campbell

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There are a couple of recent arrivals from outside the district to the forward pack who will be worth keeping an eye on as well. The backline will have familiar experienced faces such as Katia, Hayton and McKay alongside some exciting young talent in the likes of the Griffith brothers, Macrae, Cameron and a couple of new faces in the midfield. There is an exciting mix of youth and experience this year and they are sure to be competitive again. The Senior Reserves have a new head coach in Jamie Alexander and have been busy on the training field and also in recruiting to ensure a competitive team. This team will have a few older heads to guide then around this year and are looking to compete well in the reserve competition.

The Gladstone JAB will again have eight teams competing which is a great feat for a small country club. This highlights the community and family oriented atmosphere at Gladstone and ensures the club is in good stead. We thank all the sponsors who support us year in, year out as without them we would not be present on the rugby fields of the Wairarapa. We are also grateful for the support that all of our teams receive and look forward to this being the case again in 2017. CONTACT Gladstone Rugby, Gladstone Sports Complex, 576 Gladstone Rd, Carterton. Sean McBride 0274 992 931 President Andy Bunny 0272 595 584 JAB

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CARTERTON

RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB

TUHIRANGI

RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB

For the 2017 season Carterton is delighted to have Chris Senior and Craig Pepperell on board as Premier coaches. The Senior Reserves will be coached by club stalwart James Matthews. Pre-season training kicked off in late January for and it is encouraging to see 40-45 players regularly attending both Tuesday and Thursday trainings. There is a familiar look about both squads but there is also a record number of new players, particularly in the Premier line-up. There have been two pre-season games against Masterton Red Star and Tuhirangi. Both matches were won and very competitive. The club has a continuing focus on progressive change with a Special General Meeting to be held on Monday 3rd April (6.30pm) at the clubrooms to update and discuss developments with regard to the club’s future involvement in the proposed Carterton Sports & Recreation Hub Project. Past Players Day will be held at Carterton on Saturday 29th April. A eulogy will be

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held at 12:30pm followed by lunch at 1pm. Carterton welcomes anyone interested in attending to contact the club. The club once again is continuing to focus on building a solid foundation for the future in the 2017 season. And as usual, Carterton looks forward to an exciting club rugby season ahead. Carterton welcomes any new members as players, administrators or supporters. CONTACTS Grounds at Belvedere Rd, Carterton E cartertonrugbyfootballclub@gmail.com www.cartertonrugby.nz Steve Hurley President 027 493 5577 George Rodgers Manager 027 284 2908 Robyn Campbell Secretary 021 155 6821

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Tuhirangi will again be fielding a Premier Reserves team this year, as well as a number of JAB teams. Last year it’s Senior Reserves team won the Ryan Cup after finishing second in 2015. This year they have a younger team with Dylan Higginson as coach, assisted by Tim Roberts. Home ground is the village of Pirinoa with the club rooms at Pirinoa Hall which the club has used for over 100 years. The players are mostly farmers who get lots of support from the local community. A lot of its funds come from crutching around 10,000 sheep a year, as well as launching boats at Palliser Bay for the annual Ngawi fishing competition. The club is in great heart and the community spirit is still all good, club secretary Scarlett Boyle says. CONTACT Scarlett Boyle Secretary P 027 635 1274 E trfc@hotmail.co.nz

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MEET YOUR LOCAL

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EAST COAST

RUGBY CLUB

2017 SEASON

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At our AGM last November Murray Brown stood as President after 20 years. Over that time he had also been Secretary. Murray has been hugely active in contributing to East Coast and is still on the committee. Sue Gibson has become the club’s first female President while Richard Fairbrother is Vice President, Les Edin Club Captain and KJ Liddle our Secretary. The Coasties finished fifth in the 2016 competition, winning the Hodder Steffert Cup in a close fought game against Eketahuna. This season our Premier team will be coached by Sid Tatana with Duane Poulson Manager. Charles Simpson is coaching the Senior Reserves with Katie Ralfe their Manager.

The 2017 squad seems some new faces along with loyal players who continue to be proud to wear the East Coast jersey. Returning to the Premier side this year is Epeli Rayaqayaqa who last year won the Wairarapa Bush Rugby Union trophy for the most points scored during the 2016 competition. CONTACT Sue Gibson President Phone 027 320 0531 Email gibparks@wise.net.nz Katie-Jo Liddle Secretary Phone 021 170 1732 Email kjeventing@yahoo.co.uk

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EAST COAST HALF BACK JAMES GRIGGS

MARTINBOROUGH

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MARTINBOROUGH FIRST-FIVE TIM PRIEST

Martinborough Rugby Club is looking forward to the 2017 season. We once again start the season with two senior teams, and with our pre-season games done and dusted all players are excited about the season ahead.

where we will have hot chips, hot dogs and soup available as well as the bar being open. With the movement of our No 1 field our deck is now a perfect more central spot to watch the action.

JAB numbers are also looking strong, teams are getting finalised at the moment with the kids keen to start their practices. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never too late to register. The link for online registrations is on our website www.martinboroughrugby.co.nz We have changed our gear supplier to BLK. Thanks to our generous sponsors and a grant from the NZ Racing Board we look forward to seeing all our teams in new gear (Under 6 to Premier). Although there have been a few tweaks we are still definitely green and black! All our supporters are welcome to pop into our clubrooms for home games

Our Community Gym is thriving. We provide cost effective membership packages - definitely worth checking our whatever your fitness levels or goals. We have two top class personal trainers available to get you started. Contact Louise Henderson our membership co-ordinater for more information phone 027 507 4252. As always, thanks to all our sponsors, volunteers and committee members who devote their precious time to keep the teams on the field and the Club alive. You can keep up to date via our website, Facebook page, and by subscribing to our newsletters.

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EKETAHUNA

RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB

2017 SEASON

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Eketahuna is back with a Senior Reserve team this year after last year failing to have one in the competition. Not having a Senior Reserve team was unusual for the club and President Dennis Dougherty believes that was due to a lot of players retiring after the 125th club celebrations in 2015. He credits Senior Reserves coach Billy King with “talking around, and twisting a few arms” to get a team together for the 2017 season.

EKETAHUNA FIRST-FIVE DANE HOPPER

Dennis is confident the team has the numbers to see its way through the whole season. As usual, Eketahuna will have a team in the Premier competition as well as a women’s team in the Manawatu competition.

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Last year the women finished third out of five teams. Dennis describes it as a young team in a rebuilding phase with Brendon Walker coach once again. The Premier side will again be coached by Chris Osborne, this year without the assistance of Graeme Cheetham. Last year the team finished fifth with a good number of players back again this year. CONTACT: Dennis Dougherty President P 027 266 7670 E danddougherty@gmail.com Nicola Naucukidi Secretary E nicola.naucukidi@pggwrightson.co.nz

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PIONEER

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MARIST

PUKETOI

RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB

RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB Pioneer is the only rugby club in the Wairarapa to field an Old Boys (mostly over 35s) team in the Senior Reserve grade. The Old Boys performed well last year, winning the Presidents Cup bo�om six final against Puketoi. Club life member Blue Hanson says the advantage of the Senior Reserves grade for older players is its rules which allow players to go on and come off the field during the game. This suits older players who want to con�nue to enjoy the game but don’t have the stamina to play a full 80 minutes. Pioneer won’t be fielding a younger Senior Reserve team this year but some of that team’s players from last year have stepped up to the Premier grade. They will be joining more experienced players from last year’s Premier team which reached the quarter finals of the Tui Cup. Coach of the Premier team is once again Willie Harmon while Ben Fox will be coaching the Old Boys. As in previous years, Pioneer will have a good number of JAB teams.

2017 is about building on from a great 2016 comeback year where we reached the Presidents Cup ﬁnal. Most importantly we won the respect of our local community and were rewarded with terriﬁc support.

The Masterton Marist rugby club is a family based club situated at Trust House Memorial Park (behind the main grounds).

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Over the last couple of years we’ve seen a large increase in Junior and Senior players and remain the only Wairarapa club able to give our players the opportunity to represent not only the club but their country as well.

With new coach Jerome Pi�, a solid pla�orm from last year, and some exci�ng new players, 2017 promises to be another great season. Puketoi aim to be a compe��ve side, play some quality rugby and enjoy ourselves. Outback Helicopters have once again renewed their generous sponsorship of our No.1’s.

At the end of the season, Junior players in the Under 13 grade are up for selec�on for the New Zealand Marist northern and southern teams, as well as an Under 21 player for the annual Marist Colts tour. A player is selected to represent New Zealand Marist who previously have played the Heartland XV.

Last year’s sponsors are back on board along with several new sponsors in support. CONTACT

Jerome Pi� Coach P 027 242 2199 Crusha Hendricksen Manager P 06 374 3888 Sco� Harvey Delegate P 027 642 2001

The Junior club boasts Under 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13 teams and the seniors Senior Reserves and Premier.

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The Senior teams are coached by Nathan Riwai-Couch (Premier) and Brent Gare (Senior reserves). There are 30 Marist clubs na�onwide and 16 interna�onally, leading to many opportuni�es. Anyone wan�ng to be part of the only Wairarapa club that provides amazing opportuni�es as well as a family friendly environment, come along. We’d love to see you!

Masterton Red Star will be fielding a Senior Reserve side coached by Dave Maugatai and Brent McGlashan. Also involved with management of the team are Adrian Mortensen and Mike Bradley.

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Pre-season training this year has been encouraging with good numbers turning up to all trainings held every Tuesday and Thursday 6pm at the Colombo Rd grounds.

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The RAMS always have a strong JAB presence and 2017 will be no exception with around 10 teams competing this year, looking to carry on the unprecedented success the club has enjoyed for the past 10 years. Masterton Red Star JAB are in a fortunate position where we have a very experienced set of coaches with a lot of ex senior and rep rugby players involved, passing their knowledge on to all of our kids. Masterton Red Star is a family orientated club that places a huge emphasis on good family values that have served our club well. CONTACT Jack McGlashan Phone 027 9222 414 Brent McGlashan Phone 021 456 401

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Old soldier turns 100 BY DON FARMER A man who has rendered outstanding service to his country in war and in peace celebrated his 100th birthday in Masterton last week. Highly decorated soldier Haddon Donald is the highest ranking New Zealand army officer of World War II still living, having risen to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He is also a former MP for Wairarapa, serving in the Holyoake government from 1963 to 1969, and thought to be the oldest surviving ex-member of Parliament. Mr Donald has now added a telegram from the Queen to a long list of honours including the Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, Efficiency Decoration, and an Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States). The Royal telegram was only one of many messages of congratulations showered on Mr Donald, including one from Prime Minister Bill English and one from governor-general Patsy Reddy

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Centenarian Haddon Donald with a single, large birthday candle to extinguish is flanked by his children, Robyn (left), Fiona, Rhodes and Andrew. PHOTO/TOM DONALD

Haddon Donald at the Anzac Day dawn service in Masterton two years ago with his son Andrew. PHOTO/FILE

the family firm Donald Presses Ltd, being company chairman for 16 of those years, and in sport he was five times captain of New Zealand’s representative rifle team. His war record is peppered with achievements and acts of outstanding bravery, especially during his time on Crete and his actions, and that of the 22nd battalion, defending Maleme airfield. He also fought in the North African and Italian campaigns and was wounded four times, the worst being when he was “blown up” by an artillery shell. In politics Mr Donald stood successfully for National in the Wairarapa electorate in 1963 after the retirement of Bertie Cooksley, who had been the party’s MP here for five terms. He headed off Labour challenger Jack Williams by 501 votes, and went on to repeat the dose in 1966 against the same Labour candidate with a majority of 533. But in 1969 the tables turned and the persistent Mr Williams ousted Mr Donald

by 467 votes. Among messages of congratulations yesterday came one from Australia’s Gold Coast from a fellow World War II commander who fought with the New Zealand army in the Battle of Crete. Major-General Sandy Thomas, 97, has previously gone on record criticising the leadership of the New Zealand Second Expeditionary Force on Crete, views not shared by Mr Donald, but yesterday that was not a topic of conversation. Speaking to the Times-Age Mr Thomas said he wanted to congratulate Mr Donald on reaching his 100th birthday. “Well done, Haddon,” he said. Mr Thomas said Mr Donald “is a good man and was a good soldier”. Mr Donald was born in Masterton and has lived the bulk of his life in the town although he did retire to Taupo, but moved back to his hometown about three years ago. His wife Ana (nee Beetham) died in 2014 and is buried in Masterton.

The day before his birthday a party was held in his honour at his Masterton home attended by 145 people, a party described by Mr Donald as “the best I’ve ever been to”. He is no stranger to long living being the last of six siblings, with his brother Val dying at the youngest age of 92 and the longest living being his sister Alison Hansard who lived until she was 103. Mr Donald has now set himself the goal of living “at least another three years” to better his sister’s long earthly tenure. The secret to his own long life is credited to a combination of factors. Mr Donald said his four children Robyn, Rhodes, Andrew and Fiona had contributed enormously, as had his lifelong love of gardening and outdoor pursuits, and his passion for being a hunter and gatherer. He has never smoked and has only ever been a “moderate” drinker. In business he worked for 50 years in

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WAIRARAPA! RELAY FOR LIFE 2017 WAS A HUGE SUCCESS, THANKS TO THIS CARING COMMUNITY .

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Sport

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Waicol places 2nd equal

WaiCol PGG Blue riders are joined by Jessie Garrett to display their winnings. From left, second equal placed WaiCol PGG Blue Team Jeremy Thurston, Vania Mason, Carrie Weston, Molly Cardno; and Jessie Garrett. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

A Wairarapa College placed second equal at the North Island Interschools Equestrian Show Jumping Competition at Nga Tawa College in Marton on Thursday, March 23, with 22 schools entering multiple teams. WaiCol PGG Blue, one of the three Wairarapa College teams, placed equal with Marsden, with Woodford taking the win. Riders Jeremy Thurston, Molly Cardno, Carrie Weston and Vania Mason were pleased with how well their horses did, especially as two of them had to scratch their usual mounts for replacements just a few days prior to the competition. The competition involves each rider jumping two diﬀerent show jumping rounds and a derby, which includes cross country style fences. Highlights of individual placings were Jeremy Thurston winning the 80 overall, having won two classes and coming a narrow second in the derby. Vania Mason rode two

horses, winning the 95 and coming 6th in the 1.10 Accumulator. She also got 5th in the 95 derby. Jessie Garrett placed third in the derby. St Matthews College rider Lucy Griﬃth also did well, winning the 95 class. Equestrian team manager, Anna Cardno, says that WaiCol now has 17 riders in the school team, which is a huge leap from the ﬁve riders of two years ago. “It’s exciting for Waicol to be a strong competitive participant in the interschools competition now, with really some talented riders and horses,” she said. “We are receiving some super support from the school’s Sports Coordinator, Adrian Sorrell. He and the equestrian lead, Chris Buckley, are quick to recognise the commitment our riders make to their sport.” The Interschool competition runs events in schools across the country including days run by St Matthews and Solway.

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Jeremy Thurston and Molly Cardno put their horses through technical dressage movements during their ridden examination at Clareville. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

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South Wairarapa riders Molly Cardno and Jeremy Thurston, both students of Wairarapa College, were recently awarded their B Certificate in Equestrian Riding & Horse Management. This highly acclaimed award is not easy to achieve, involving two examinations and requiring significant study. Examiners are brought in from out of the region and Technical Delegates work during the examining process to ensure compliance with the strict examination criteria. Riders frequently sit the two-part examinations separately, however Jeremy & Molly have been working towards this Certificate over the last twelve months

and achieved both sections concurrently. Several Wairarapa riders also sat and passed components of the exam. Caitlinn Perry and Emily Kozlowski achieved their horse management exam which, having previously passed the ridden section, also awards them their full certificate. Rebecca Smith achieved her ridden, and Maisie Mann and Jessie Garret their horse management parts of the B qualification. These results now mean that Wairarapa has more B Certificate endorsed riders than ever before in the region, with coaches Ginni Thurston and Rae McIntyre spending a lot of time preparing students for their examinations.

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Wairarapa Cancer Society was still receiving donations last week from Relay For Life, but the final tally was about $100,000, according to organisers. The society offers support to about 300 cancer patients diagnosed in Wairarapa each year. At right Wairarapa Cancer Society manager Jacinta Buchanan after a long night checks the final totals from the transponder readings to show how many laps each person and team completed.

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Junior All Whites made BY JAKE BELESKI

Rathkeale College student Scott Morris is living the dream after being named into the extended New Zealand under-17 Football World Cup squad. The talented 16-year-old started playing the sport at an early age but couldn’t run around as much as he liked because of a heel problem. So he became a goalkeeper and now, Wairarapa United coach, Phil Keinzley, says he is the best goalkeeping prospect seen in Wairarapa over the last 20 years. The 16-year-old Rathkeale College student suffered from Sever’s disease, a painful bone disorder that results from inflammation of the growth plate in the heel. The injury forced him to move into goal, and now he has been selected as a goalkeeper in the extended New Zealand under-17 men’s World Cup squad. The World Cup is to be held in India in October. For Morris, it was the culmination of two years of hard work. “I was ecstatic when I found out . . . it’s been a long build-up because I got an email about two years ago about it, and then there was just nothing for ages. “I just thought I hadn’t made it but then the news came through and it was a great feeling.” New Zealand qualified for the tournament courtesy of their dominant performance at the Oceania qualifiers, a competition Morris was not a part of. But due to the need for three keepers in the squad selected to head to India, Morris was handed a lifeline. “They’re taking three goalkeepers to India, and there was only two that went to the Oceania qualifiers,” he said. “One of the goalkeepers may not be able to go, so there could be two spots up

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for grabs.” There are two training camps – in April and July – before the final squad is announced. Rathkeale College first XI coach, Steve Coleman, said Morris’s selection was a great sign for the school. “We’re getting stronger and stronger, and hopefully the stronger we get, the more players we can get into these teams. “With the academy beginning, we’ve got more players of Scott’s calibre coming through.” The academy he speaks of is current Wairarapa United and former Wellington Phoenix player Paul Ifill’s full-time football academy, established in 2015 and based at the school. Morris’ success was down to his hard

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work and perseverance, Coleman said. “The work he’s put in the last 12 months to get from where he was to where he is now, is a testament to how much closer to the group he is now than perhaps he was 12 months ago – he works really hard.” Wairarapa United coach, Phil Keinzley, has selected Morris in his Central League squad for the upcoming season. He said Morris’s potential made him one of the region’s most exciting talents. “Scott is the best goalkeeping prospect I have seen in Wairarapa over the last 20 years. “He’s a good listener, commits himself hard in training, is extremely fit and is a smart distributor of the ball. “We’re very lucky to have him on board.”

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Wednesday, Age Concern holds monthly CoffeeMarch 29, 2017 Age Concern holds monthly Coffee Mornings inMornings Masterton, Carterton, in Masterton, Carterton, and Featherston, with speakers and and and Featherston, with speakers entertainment, information and9.30am fun. (at entertainment, information and Pilates: Power 9am, 50sfun. Forward Masterton Trust Lands Trust Education Centre, 22

9.30-10.30am. pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. THURSDAY, MARCH 30 Chair Yoga: Breath lead movements. The Contact: email admin@stlukesgreytown.co.nz Lansdowne Park), Beginners 10am, 50s Forward Dixon St, Masterton. Call secretary (06) 304-8884. Drop in Centre: Pop in for a cuppa and a chat, Itchat, provides social outings and activities Spot, 365 Queen St, 1.30pm. Call Karina (021) Wairarapa Steampunk: We meet as required, 11am, Core and 2pm, Power 5.30pm at Bodymind Drop in Centre: Pop in for a cuppa and a It provides social outings activities gold coin donation for tea/coffee and a biscuit, such as SitPilates, and6 Be Fit, Line Dancing 0820-0132. 10.30am-2pm, at Kingstreet Artworks. Call Queen St, Masterton. Call 370-1121. gold coin donation for tea/coffee and a biscuit, 2-4pm, at St Johns Hall, Main St, Greytown. Call such as Sit and Be Fit, Line Dancing Yoga Beginners: Course-bookings essential, Gaylene 377-4865 evenings or (0274) 494-596. Karate Children: Masterton 2-4pm, at St Johns Hall, Main St, Greytown. Call Classes and theClasses Agefor Concern Choir. Bronwyn Hallot (06) 304-8442 or 027 2288651 or 5.30-7pm , St Andrews church, Greytown. Txt Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate-Do. 5.30pm, 49 Te Bronwyn Hallot (06) 304-8442 or 027 2288651 or Classes and the Age Concern Choir. Annette Peters is the Age Concern Pam Lloyd (06) 304-7997. Tulletha (022) 176-4296. 6-7pm. If weather not good it’s in youth centre Ore Ore Rd, Masterton. Call Steve or Sharron Riley Pam Lloyd (06) 304-7997. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 5-7pm, Annette is the Age Programme Coordinator in the Yoga Works: Masterton 9.30am. Call Robyn of Event Centre. Text dance groove to (022) 378-8814 orConcern (027) 680-7738. Red Star Table Tennis Club: MeetPeters 9am-noon, at Red Star Sports Association, 10 Herbert St, Wairarapa. 377-1802. 321-2643. Judo Classes: Kids (4-9) 5pm to 6pm, Cadets at Red Star Sports Association, 10 Herbert St, Programme Coordinator in the Masterton. Call John 370-2511, or Hugh 377Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Masterton Social Badminton Club: Play (10-16) 6-7pm and Seniors (14+) 7-8.30pm, Masterton. Call John 370-2511, or Hugh 3774880. Wairarapa. Association Croquet: 9.15am for 9.30 start. Call 7-9pm, all year round, at Masterton YMCA gym Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy, 149 Queen St. 4880. Opaki 7pm.with Call Greg 377ThisTennis: year’sClubnight Ageing Attitude hasVeronica George the Genesis Energy Recreation Centre - a by text operating now forFeatherston over 20 years. 379-8644. (371 Queen St). Contact Hamish (021) Call Simon (021) 248-6111. Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, 4261 or 377-2201. Aquarobics: 11am Lansdowne Village. 259-7684 or Sam (0210) 552-113. Self Defence: Ju Jitsu, 7-8.30pm, Masterton been organised Concern newatvenue for this years event. open from 10am. Featherston Menz Shed:by 61 Age Fitzherbert St, Last year volunteers made over 75,000 Pilates: Power 9am, Beginners 10am, 50s Forward Linedance: Greytown: 10.30-11.30am at St Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy 149 Queen St. Call Simon Juesday Art: 10am-1pm Featherston Community titude has the Genesis Energy Recreation Centre a operating now for over 20 years. Wairarapa (WOOPs) Inc. open from 6.30pm. Age Concern does important visits to lonely older people. Age308-8977. 11am, Core Plus 5.30pm at Bodymind Pilates, 6 John’swork Hall. (021) 248-6111. Centre. Call Julia (06) Age Concern Elder Abuse and Neglect Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star oncern Wairarapa (WOOPs) new venue for thisits years event. Queen St, Masterton. Call 370-1121. Hatha Yoga + Yin Mix: 5.30pm , St Johns Hall, Karate-Okinawan Goju-Ryuindividual Karate-Do Tai Chi for Health: 9.15-10.15am, St John’ s Hall, Inc is running serving the needs of older people, with Concern also offers other vital services, Last year volunteers made over 75,000 clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, Prevention Service provides Judo Classes:the Kids (4 to 9) 5-6pm,and Cadets (10 Greytown. Txt Tulletha (022)including 176-4296. social activities, Wairarapa Inc: Martinborough: Martinborough Greytown. planned 1-2.30pm. 377-5518 or 377-1135. annualCall Age Concern Awareness Week support involvement of local family support, education Age Concern does toimportant work toGreytown: lonely9-10.15am, olderStpeople. 16) 6-7pm and Seniors (14+) 7-8.30pm, visitsYoga: John’s Hall, Age Carterton DistrictAge Primary School Hall. Under-12s atand 5-6pm. Call Historical Society:and Open Concern Elder Abuse and Neglect Oasis Network Inc: Sunday A free service29 for September all people Appeal from to communities around the country. outings and exercise groups, as well as St. Call 379-7827 public awareness to help prevent theCall Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy, 149 Queen St. Greytown. Call Nicki (06) 308-6598. Carterton: Corina Ngatai (027)432-6870. All at 6pm. 2-4pm, Cnr Broadway & Masson runningwho itsneed advocacy serving needs of older people, with Concern also offerspromoting other vital services,education and support forthe their mental Prevention Service provides individual Saturday 6 well-being. OctoberMon-Fri 2014. for Call Simon (021) 248-6111. 9am, at Gain Momentum, opposite the Eventhealthorand Anna Börjesson (021) 379-7150. abuse of older people in163-8867. our community. health issues and 10am-3pm, This means donations, legacies and the reness Week the support and involvement of7-8.30pm, localMasterton including activities, plannedClareville Badminton Ju Jitsu, Centre. Callsocial Odette (021) 180-9452. Toy Library: Masterton -10am-noon, rear of Main Stadium at andClub: family support, education and older people. Wairarapa Communityof Centre, Perry St,is the Self Defence:support The highlight the41week ofQueen community trusts areMen vital to Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy 149 St. Call Simon Pilates: Only 9am, Core 10am, 50s Forward Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St; Featherston:is Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve 379-6999. Age Concern Wairarapa (WOOPs) eptember to Call Gaylene communities around the country. outings and exercise groups, as well as Masterton. (06) 929-0961 or (0274) public awareness to help prevent theCentre,Inc 11am, Core Plus 12.10pm, Core 5.30pm at the Community 24 Central Indoor Bowls Club: 7.30pm, Hogg International Day of Older Persons (021) 248-6111. it. Age Concern’s elder abuse and neglect located at10am-noon, SolwayinShowgrounds, Fleet 604-796. promoting health and education for Masterton Toy Library: 2.30-4.30pm, at rear of Bodymind Pilates, 6 Queen St, Masterton. Call Wakefield St. Crescent hall. Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554. abuse of older people in our community. which falls on Wednesday 1 October. prevention (EANP) teams work closely Feldenkrais: 5.45-6.45pm, Street, Masterton. Phone (06) 377Club: 0066 This Featherston means donations, legacies and the Age helps older people stay Masterton YMCA, 162Concern Dixon St, Masterton. 370-1121. South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Games Carterton Playcentre: Open 9-noon, Belvedere Community Centre. Call Rupert (027) 585-3822. older people. Age Concern Wairarapa (WOOPs) Inc with Club: older peopleRdand their families to Call 379-7875. www.ageconcern.org.nz Alcoholics Anonymous: Masterton, 7.30pm, Masterton Masters Swimming Club afternoon, including cards, board, darts, pool etc. (next to Howard Booth Park). is the Yoga: 7.30-8.30pm, Featherston support of community trusts are vital to family, friends and connected to their Community Age Concern Wairarapa (WOOPs) Inc is will celebrate this important day with resolve and ensure it Soulway Church, 227 High St. Callthrough Darren (027)key services, 6-7pm, Genesis Recreation Centreissues back pool.of abuse Call Doff 304-9748. Dance Fitness Classes: Greytown, with Justine Centre. Call Odette (021) community r Persons it. 180-9452. Age night Concern’s elder abuse and neglect located at Solway Showgrounds, 334-2685. Call Graeme 377-0507 or Lucy (021) 0204-4144. Girl Guiding: Pippins (5-7Fleet years) 3.45-5pm. Call Eldred at Kuranui College Dance Studio, 6.30the Ageing with Attitude Expo, held at does not reoccur. Carterton Community Choir: Meet 7.15-9pm, including Accredited Visitor Service, Karate-Okinawan Goju-Ryuthe Karate-Do Masterton Croquet Club:teams Golf Croquetwork 9.15am, closely Chrissy Warnock 372-7646. 7.30pm. Call JustineStreet, (0274) 761-996. y 1 October. prevention (EANP) at Carterton School hall, Holloway St. Email Masterton. Phone (06) 377 0066 Age Concern helpsWairarapa older Inc: people Carterton:stay 6pm, at Carterton behind the Hosking Garden in the Park. Call Carrington Bowling and Croquet Club: Bowls: Masterton Taekwon-Do Club: 5.15-6.15pm, WOOPs)cartertonsinging@gmail.com Inc withNorma older people and their families to Scout Den,www.ageconcern.org.nz South End School hall. Call Thomas Duncan (06) Wilton 377-3165. 1.20pm for 1.30pm start. Call Ray Beale 379-8242. Te Runga 45 Harley St, Masterton. Call Westside Playcentre: Open 9-noon, 165to Renall connected their308-8844 family, friends and or (027) 302-8923. Carterton Senior Citizens: Meet 1.30-4pm, play Masterton Croquet Club: Golf croquet 9.15am, Simon O’Hara 370-8844. ant day St, with resolve issues of abuse and ensure it Masterton. Call 378-2224. community through key services, cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, Senior Citizens behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Martinborough Playcentre: Open 9-noon, 38 Expo, held at doesHall, not reoccur. 150 Main St, Carterton. Norma Wilton 377-3165. Association: Meet for social indoor bowls, 500 Venice St. Call (06) 306-9068. including the Accredited Visitor Service, FRIDAY, MARCH 31 cards, or a chat 1-3pm. Call Ngaire 377-0342. Carterton Playcentre: Open 9-noon, Belvedere Free Community Fit Club: 11am, Carrington Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10am-noon, Rd (next to Howard Booth Park). Call 379-7875. TUESDAY, APRIL 4 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di Quality Featherston CommunityElder Centre. CallCare Virginia (06) Mums & Bubs Fit: Open to everyone, 10am. For (027) 498-7261. 308-8392.Masterton Tennis Club: Club night from Yoga for Arthritis: Six-week course, bookings Yoga for Beginners: Four-week course, details text ‘Fit Mums’ to (027) 349-8962. 5pm. essential, 9.30-10.30am, at the studio, 268 High St Carterton Tennis Club: Midweek tennis 9ambookings essential, 6.15-7.17pm, at the studio, Masterton Taekwon-Do Club: 5.15-6.15pm, noon. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, N, Carterton. Call Colleen (021) 177-1956. 268 High St N, Carterton. Call Colleen (021) Te Runga Scout Den, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Call Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: Meet in the 177-1956. Simon O’Hara 370-8844. Broadway, Carterton, open by appointment. Call levels. Call Di (027) 498-7261. Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton, at 7pm. Call Trish Heart of Arts: 10 Minute Bites, 12.10pm, BYO Masterton Senior Citizens & Beneficiaries 379-7827 or 379-9021. Carterton Craft Market: Open 7 days, 10am378-8775 or Lynette 377-0236. sandwich. Angie van Manen, artist jeweller, State Association: 1-3.30pm for cards, Scrabble • 26MeetBedrooms Masterton Toastmasters: Meet at the Carterton Woops A Daisy Marching Team: March for WE HAVE of QuirkROOMS (exhibition).AVAILABLE NOW and bowls, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St, Masterton. 2pm, High St, Carterton, opp Almo’s Book Shop. fun, friendship and fitness, 5-6pm. Call Cheryl FOR Ukulele Call Robyn 379-7099. Convention Centre at 7.45pm. Call Lesley Hurst Classes: 1-3pm, Featherston Call Ngaire Walker 377-0342. SHORT OR LONG TERM CARE • Lovely setting 372-5522. Kids’ Song And Story: Fun songs, finger plays 378-8801. Community Centre. Call Neil (06) 308-9341. 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We were again very pleased with our NCEA results. Level 1 (88%), Level 2 (95%) and Level 3 (100%) and University Entrance (75%). We also had very high percentages of students in each level gaining Merit and Excellence endorsements. It was extremely pleasing that last year’s Dux, Varvara Sidorenko, gained NZQA Scholarships in English and Classical Studies. SWAT team “At Solway every student strives for excellence and we promote an academic environment to enhance each student’s learning. Amanda Hayes and Caitlyn Brown are the 2017 Academic Prefects and have assembled a team of senior students to assist with any troubles students may be having. The Students With Advisory Team or the SWAT team is Solway College students’ go-to team for academic guidance. Consisting of seven students that can assist across the range of subjects and lead them towards their goals. The SWAT team is prepared for the year and ready to assist students in their learning adventures.” by Caitlyn Brown Sport It has been a flying start to the 2017 school year for sport at Solway. Besides the usual Swimming and Athletic Sports (which we managed to complete on some not so frequent glorious days!), Term 1 has seen the introduction of a revamped Sport Programme. The main goals have been introducing new sports, investing in coaching and conditioning, and establishing a ‘weekly balance’ so girls have the opportunity to participate and excel as much as possible.

Teams are competing weekly in sports of Touch, Volleyball, Tennis and Cricket. The Solway Cricket 1st XI has stepped up to the newly formed Wairarapa Womens League, and are having some great competitive matches! We are grateful to many RSOs for availing coaches to help the girls skill developments. Solway had its best ever success at the Wairarapa Secondary School Athletics Champs, with seven different girls winning seven titles. These girls are off to Wellington Regional Athletics Champs, and recommended to North Island Secondary School Champs in early April. Our current athletics strengths lie in throws, jumps and long-distance track events. Other sport offerings include Tennis (led by Belinda Cordwell), and Road Cycling (led by Claire Hunt). Ian Monaghan (Bowls NZ HP Coach) continues to lead a group of our younger girls in this rather crafty sport! This term we have introduced ‘Learn Surfing’ under the direction of surfing-mad Zac Innes, and we have two very keen groups of girls heading to Castlepoint each week to catch the waves. The Waka Ama programme continues to grow, and we are excited to be taking two crews (19s and 16s) to NZ Secondary School Champs in Rotorua in the last week of March. They have been training hard both on and off the water (and at 6.30am!). Again we are super grateful to the coaching staff of Paddy and Kath Rimene and conditioner Finn Yeats, who are challenging the girls to be the best they can be!

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In 2016, the school introduced a pilot programme for Solway talented athletes (the STAGS). This programme of both physical and classroom-based sessions under the direction of Jane Borren has extended in 2017, with 12 girls from various sports in the group by invitation. A big focus in the early months of this year has been the launch of the Equestrian Academy. In partnership with the premier equestrian facility Winstar, seven girls have been accepted to the Academy’s performance programme. The Academy is getting into the nuts and bolts of the weekly programme, and we are thrilled to have Tinks Pottinger, Brigid Gray, and various support staff doing the hard yards with the girls and growing the culture needed for it to be an “Academy”. On the event front, we are proud of Grace Gray’s podium at Horse of the Year, and look forward to taking an eventing team to North Island Champs for the first time in Taupo in May. Winter sports pre-season skills and fitness training is underway for Football, Hockey, and Netball. Once again we are lucky to have some great coaches on board with teams in all of these sports. We are looking forward to pre-season and NZ Secondary School tournaments for our top teams around the major goal of lifting all teams playing levels. Snow sports will also be a feature of the Winter Sports programme ahead, with the focus on junior girls training and racing development. Exciting times. Love Sport!

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Freshwater industry group Water New Zealand is calling for a national conversation over water pricing. Chief executive John Pfahlert says charging for water is a complex and diﬃcult issue. He says there is a need to avoid a knee jerk response to perceptions of people proﬁting from a valuable resource without paying for it. Mr Pfahlert says charging or taxing for water use would lead to questions of water ownership as well as who ought to be charged and on what basis. “It would be wrong to charge for the use of water for bottling while allowing other resource holders to continue to extract water without those same charges being applied. “For instance if we charged water bottling companies, should we also be charging farmers, industrial users and residential homeowners? “It would also raise the question of iwi rights and interests.

“The question of water charges and taxes has already been discussed at some length by the Land and Water Forum. However members have had strongly opposing views and therefore the forum has never been able to reach an agreement. “The forum’s third report in November 2012 dealt with the myriad of issues around pricing and taxing but the Government took no further action because of the diﬃculties raised in the report. “We support the Government’s current view that it needs to focus on water quality but believe it’s time to start broader conversation about water pricing and charging.” He says that water supply in New Zealand is so eﬃcient in delivering clean water that most New Zealanders never think about it, and consequently undervalue the resource. “Perhaps the recent public debates around both water quality and charging for water bottling signals a shift in public perception.”

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Wairarapa Midweek

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COMMUNITY EVENTS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 32 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 Pilates: 6-7pm Featherston Community Centre. Call Kathy (027) 285-5595. Featherston Amateur Wrestling Gym: 52 Fitzherbert St (behind Totem), kids wrestling classes, adults and kids sports/ groups training available 8 years and over, experienced wrestlers 6-7.30pm. Call Dannii (027) 920-6751. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficeries Club: Craft and chat afternoon 1-3pm, bring your crafts or just come for some company, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club: (Term time only), 52 Fitzherbert St, 5-8 years, 5.30-6.15pm; 8+ years, 6.15-7.30pm, adult classes available. Call Dannii (027) 920-6751. 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, 9.30-11am, at St David’s Church, corner High and Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 379-8325. Longbush Playgroup: 9.30am-noon, 1135 Longbush Rd,

Masterton. Call Eileen (06) 372-7861. Westside Playcentre: Open 9-noon, 165 Renall St, Masterton. Call 378-2224. Martinborough Playcentre: Open 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: Open 10am-2pm for browsing or painting, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019. Dance Fit: 6pm at the YMCA Masterton. For details text ‘Dance Fit’ to (027) 349-8962. Walk Fit: Open to everyone, 9.30am. For details text ‘Walk Fit’ to (027) 239-9001. Age Concern: Sit and Be Fit, 1.30pm followed by gentle exercise class, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St, Masterton. Wairarapa Asthma Society Inc: South Wairarapa, Easy Breathers Gentle Exercise Group, 10.30-11.30am, at the St John rooms. Call Sylvia 377-1175 or Cathy (027) 359-3625.

Famous horses live local The Percy family with their famous Kaimanawa horses.

It’s not often that kids get to meet with a famous storybook character and the author, but a local Masterton-based family were thrilled when they had the opportunity to do just that. Ranger, the Kaimanawa Stallion features in ‘Keeping Up with the Kaimanawas’ TV star, Kelly Wilson’s heart-warming picture book, based on when he was a stallion rescued from the 2012 Kaimanawa muster, and his real-life journey from wild horse to show horse. The book shot to success in 2016, being number one in its first week, hitting the bestsellers list. Local family, Euan and Nicole Percy, with daughters Amelia, 12 and twins Hannah and Olive, 10, are extremely lucky to have not one, but two famous Kaimanawas in their paddock! Amelia’s pony, Anzac, first shot to fame after his TV appearance on ‘Keeping Up with the Kaimanawas’ and Ranger, who now belongs to Hannah, rose to fame after being the star of the popular children’s book. “Both ponies are now enjoying time out at our farm in Mauriceville, where the girls are having all sorts of fun on them,” Mr Percy said. “We approached the Wilson Sisters about finding a new pony for Hannah, as we have been very happy with the way Anzac has turned out for Amelia. The girls came straight back to us and said that they knew of just the pony. It just so happened to be Ranger, from the children’s book that Kelly had recently written at the time!” Olive also has a Kaimanawa pony, that has come from the wild and been retrained. The sisters now ride out on their farm all together, and enjoy participating in the local Horse Sports, most recently the Alfredton one, where they have been doing well. Amelia said “we are planning to meet up with the Wilson Sisters when they are down in Masterton for their camp, so they can see how well the ponies are going.” The Showtym Camp that the Wilson Sisters are holding is due to take place from

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, 372-5758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285. Chair Yoga: At Wairarapa Village, 140 Chapel St, Masterton. Gentle movements, 9.30am. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132. Yoga Works: Masterton 5.30pm. Call Robyn 377-1802. Pilates: Core 9am, 50s Forward 11am, Core 5.30pm, Beginners 6.30pm at Bodymind Pilates, 6 Queen St, Masterton. Call 370-1121. Tai Chi for Health: 9.30-10.30am, St Mark’s Church Hall, Carterton. Yin yoga + Restore: 6.30pm, 22 Dixon St, Masterton. Txt Tulletha (022) 176-4296. Call 370-1121. Beginners Yoga: 9am, Carterton. Call Odette (021) 180-9452. Pregnancy Yoga: 12.30pm, Hot Yoga Studio, Kuripuni. Call Karina (021) 0820-0132.

Te Runga Scouts: Cubs, 6-7.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Karate: Masterton Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate-Do, 6.30pm, 49 Te Ore Ore Rd, Masterton. Call Steve or Sharron Riley 378-8814 or (027) 680-7738. Self Defence/Ju Jitsu: 8-9.30pm, Masterton Judo & Ju Jitsu Academy, 149 Queen St. Call Simon (021) 248-6111. 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: 10am-noon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 370-1604 (church office). Alcoholics Anonymous: Martinborough, 7.30pm, 9 Jellicoe St. Call Mark 906) 306-6013 or (021) 02442870. Karate-Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Wairarapa Inc: Featherston: Primary School Hall, at 6pm. Call Paul Cantwell (06) 308-9839 or (027) 376-9804. Masterton Petanque Club: From 5.30pm, at Masterton Bowling Club, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Graeme 378-7331. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm. Call Ian Wyeth 378-6425 or 377-5762. Carrington Bowling and Croquet Club: Golf croquet: 1.15pm for 1.30pm start. Call Steve Davis (06) 304-7155. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz

KITTYCAT REHOMING

Kittens are a shy pair Paula and Moko are two adorable 9-month-old kittens who are looking for their furever home, preferably together. Both kittens are from separate situations but came into foster care together at 12 weeks of age. Both are timid and require confidence building. Paula is the more timid of the two, and prefers to spend time indoors, whilst Moko is more adventurous. Both are affectionate and enjoy fuss and attention with those they know and trust, but need a quiet home with people who will help them gain further confidence.

Potential owners must have lots of patience and be prepared to let Paula and Moko adjust to new circumstances at their own pace – this includes keeping the cats exclusively indoors with access to their own safe area for a minimum of 4 to 6 weeks and introduce them to new situations slowly. Both cats are desexed, vaccinated, FIV negative and up-to-date with ﬂea/worm treatments. If you think you can provide the special home Paula and Moko need then contact Lee at KittyCat Rehoming on 021 0843 8935.

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April 3 to April 6 at Solway Showgrounds and is open to all levels of riders. It offers great opportunities for children and adults alike to build confidence and learn new skills More information can be found at www.wilsonsisters.nz or email info@wilsonsisters.nz In addition to their camps, local businesses PGG Wrightsons and Eastwood Motor Group have also organised an exclusive evening with the three sisters at Rathkeale College on Sunday 2nd April. This will be the first ever time all three girls will be together in Masterton to share all their most recent stories in public and most certainly will be an entertaining evening if any of their TV shows are anything to go by! It’s a great opportunity for the public to meet and greet all three sisters in one go. Speaking alongside the Wilson Sisters, will be top eventer and Olympic medallist Jock Paget, a New Zealand equestrian who has had many successes throughout his career. Having spent some time living over in the UK, Paget has recently moved back to New Zealand (Taupo) to coach as part of Equestrian Sport New Zealand’s highperformance coaching team. Paget will continue to ride, hoping to secure a spot in the Olympic team for Tokyo. Locally based and internationally renowned, Olympic medal winning rider Tinks Pottinger will also be taking part in the evening. Having been involved with Equestrian Sport New Zealand’s talent identification and development squads for more than 10 years, she will certainly have some stories to tell on the lovely Jock! To purchase tickets to this exclusive event, held at 7pm on April 2 (doors open at 5pm for a meet and greet with the Wilson Sisters at 5.30pm), tickets can be purchased via PGG Wrightson in Masterton, Martinborough, Carterton, Eketahuna, Waipukurau and Hastings branches. Tickets can also be purchased over the phone at PGG Masterton on 06 370 1855 . Adults are $15 and children are $10 (under 12).

Shorty likes the indoors

Shorty is a lovely 6-year-old tabby girl who needs to find a new home. She prefers to be indoors most of the time. A dog arrived in her home and unfortunately she was forced to live outside. She would make a great companion to someone who loves to have their kitty cat ready and willing for pats and smoochy times! Shorty is a vocal kitty and likes to chat away to her human. She has been beaten up in the past by other cats, so she’d need to be the only cat in the home. She is fine with children. Shorty is desexed, up to date with flea/worm treatment and is litter box trained. Her adoption fee is $50. If you are interested in Shorty contact Lee at KittyCat Rehoming on 021 0843 8935.

• KittyCat Rehoming Wairarapa is a nonprofit initiative based in Featherston that works to find loving homes for abandoned cats and helps assist owners who need to rehome their cats.

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Black Sticks play Pakistan

Jade Cvetkov was on hand to photograph the clash between the Black Sticks and Pakistan at Clareville on Thursday. The 1-1 draw ensured Pakistan won the fourmatch series with their two wins to New Zealandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one. Both goals were scored in the final quarter of the match.

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Wairarapa Midweek

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

FOR ALL YOUR BUILDING NEEDS

MAKITA SOUTH LEVELLING LASER SKR200Z

ELEMENT INSPECTION LIGHT

WITH TRIPOD

WITH MAGNETIC SWIVEL CUP

1150 INC GST

404 INC GST

SKU 56350

SKU 56599

HITACHI 185MM CIRCULAR SAW

HITACHI 18V BRUSHLESS TWIN PACK DRILL

C75B2

5.0AH

18819 INC GST

565 INC GST

SKU 24060

SKU 53373

MAKITA PETROL LAWNMOWER

TEST AND TAG YOUR POWER TOOLS, LEADS & CHARGERS

190CC B&S ENGINE

77945 INC GST

SKU 55599

SEE IN STORE FOR DETAILS

HITACHI ROTARY HAMMER DRILL

MAKITA PETROL LAWNMOWER

DH26PC 3 MODE

140CC B&S ENGINE

365 INC GST

SKU 56323

WAS $499 NOW

SKU 50171

ICE EVERY DAY LOW PR RAILWAY CRESCENT, MASTERTON

Ph 06 370 6060 Fax 06 370 6069 www.tumuitm.co.nz

450 INC GST

We accept Farmlands cards