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Conquer fear of falling

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According to the Accident Compensation Corporation [ACC], one in three people over 65 injure themselves in a fall, which rises to one in two from the age of 80.

It is unsurprising that the fear of falling increases as we age, health promotion coordinator at Age Concern Wairarapa [ACW] Gini Jayawardene said.

“For starters, you don’t know if somebody will be able to pick you up if you’re on your own. If you fall, if you hurt yourself somewhere and you can’t get up, the impacts can be huge.”

A fall event may even lead to questions about that person’s ability to live independently, Jayawardene said.

“The fear is that if that happens, your family, or your doctor, might say that you shouldn’t be by yourself.”

Janice Murrell, Nuku Ora’s community development lead, said older people’s fear can take on a life of its own and lead to a person

avoiding activities that may run the risk of falling.

“The fear of falling is often more detrimental than the actual fall itself,” Murrell said.

A small stumble on a kerb can lead to “fear of then going outside the house or fear of going down your stairs or going down your driveway to get your mail”.

The negative effects of this kind of fear can be profound and swift.

“It really impacts a person and then this can be more isolating. And it’s not just the physical, but mental health and social aspects as well.

“You find you don’t go out anymore because you are scared if you leave the house it will happen again.”

At Facing Giants, older clients are given the tools to help if they fall.

“We are all going to trip and fall. I’ve done it,” coowner Lydia Guild said.

“So, when you’re down there, how do I get back up again? Can I get back up again? And just that whole confidence boosting around, ‘yeah, I know I can. I’ve got the tools I need in the kit’.”

Challenging and breaking the negative cycle between fear, loss of

confidence and isolation, is possible.

Fall prevention exercise programmes such as Steady as You Go facilitated by ACW, and Stronger for Longer promoted by Nuku Ora, work on strength and balance to help prevent falls and to ensure if somebody does fall, they can recover quickly.

Trying a new activity – any activity – is also an essential part of the process to increased wellbeing and confidence.

“You know that the expansion of your horizons only happens when you do new things,” ACW’s LifeCurve service coordinator Lisa Burch said. “Do the things that bring you joy.”

Our communities and our peers can also play an important role in reducing fear and bringing back confidence and joy, Murrell said.

It’s often not what a doctor says that has the

Dance lessons in Carterton

Social dance lessons will begin at the Club Carterton next week, kicking off with rock ‘n’ roll.

The Tuesday evening lessons will cover various styles of dance at a basic level, organiser and club vice president Kevin Brain said.

“We will start with a sixweek block of basic rock ‘n’ roll lessons, followed by a ‘graduation’ dance on the seventh week. After that, we will tackle basic ballroom dance lessons, featuring the waltz, foxtrot and cha-cha.”

Ceroc, New Vogue and line dancing could also be on the cards if lessons

attract enough dancers.

The purpose of the lessons is to develop skills and etiquette required to dance in a social environment. The club’s function room will provide a venue for dancers of all abilities to meet, learn and practise dance,” Brain said.

“Club Carterton has arguably one of the best dance floors in the Wairarapa.”

Dancing improves mental health and physical fitness and increases people’s social network, he said.

“It is important to point out that we are not trying to be a studio, or teach

advanced moves. It is a venue for dancers of all styles and abilities to meet, socialise, practise and organise dances, while helping new dancers get started in a non-judgmental or intimidating environment.”

• Dance lessons begin at Club Carterton, 35 Broadway, Carterton on Tuesday, August 8 at 7.30pm. Cost is $5 per person. Email Kevin Brain at clubcarterton. vicepresident@ gmail.com

most impact, but “what our peers say”.

“It’s like, ‘oh yes, I’ve also had a fall, but I recovered because I did this and this and this’,” Murrell said. “What a peer says is often really valued.”

Peer-to-peer encouragement and support are in evidence at Dianne Phelps’ cross-fit class.

Former ballet dancer, Marilyn McHaffie, plans to recruit her neighbours. Donne Sklenars, who lives at The Orchards retirement village in Greytown, is bringing two friends.

In the words of Pauline McLeod, 82: “For the people who are in a rut, get out, get amongst it, and just do it.”

Lydia and Matt Guild run Facing Giants CrossFit in Martinborough.

Cross-ÿ t enthusiasts Marilyn McHa° e (left) and Pauline McLeod. PHOTOS/LUCY COOPER

Dancers of all levels are welcome at Club Carterton. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Prize rushed o˜ to the hospital

Julia Mahony julia.mahony@age.co.nz

A Solway School pupil with a knack for raising money has donated one of her prizes from a fundraiser to the children’s ward of Wairarapa Hospital.

Olivia Bayliss, [age 10], raised $622 during a Basic-FactAthon fundraiser for the Masterton primary school over the month of June.

The event was to raise money for a new school playground, deputy principal Hannah Doherty said.

“The amount of money raised by the tamariki was $9918 – this surpassed our expectations by thousands.

“There were spot prizes for all children who raised money, along with a prize for the most amount of money raised.”

Olivia raised $622 by herself which “is a phenomenal amount to contribute by one child”, Doherty said.

In a previous Basic-FactAthon, which encourages students to practise their maths skills, Olivia also raised the highest amount and knew this time around

that a prize may be coming for her.

“As the amount she raised this year got bigger and bigger, she went to

First golden ticket unwrapped

Rebecca King rebecca.king@age.co.nz

Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with dew – and cover it with chocolate and a miracle or two?

Greytown-based Schoc Chocolates can, as one lucky chocolate lover found when she discovered the first of three Golden Tickets in her Schoc block of chocolate.

Wellingtonian Sarah

Rubano purchased her chocolate bar at the Mediterranean Food Warehouse in Newtown, Wellington, only to unwrap the Golden Ticket after she returned home.

Rubano said she wasn’t

sure what it was initially but was thrilled to learn it meant she’d won $1000 worth of Schoc chocolate.

“My husband unwrapped the chocolate and saw a golden ticket glistening through the paper. He called out to me, ‘Sarah – I think something exciting has just happened, we’ve won something big’.

“I couldn’t believe it.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is one

her parents and told them something very selfless,” Doherty said.

Olivia said that if she won a prize, she would like

to donate it to the pediatric ward at Wairarapa Hospital.

Doherty heard about the wish and talked with

principal Mark Bridges. They decided that Olivia’s “selfless and empathetic values” needed to be recognised.

When the prizes were given out at school assembly, Olivia received two prizes of large LEGO sets – one to donate to the children’s ward and one to keep for herself.

“Solway wanted to

forward to sharing her chocolate supply with others to spread the joy further.

Greytown chocolate shop Schoc Chocolates set up the Golden Ticket promotion as part of its 20th birthday celebration, with obvious inspiration courtesy of late author Roald Dahl’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In the story, Charlie finds a golden ticket which gives him entry to the magical factory.

acknowledge Olivia’s compassion for others and also her effort to raise the significant amount of money towards the BasicFact-Athon,” Doherty said.

“A big thank you to the school and the Masterton community for their support of all tamariki to help focus on their basic facts and help raise money for a new playground.”

old cottage that we started in, but now have over 60 flavours of tablets, chocolate shoes, chocolate bowls and 50 different truffle flavours.

“We supply our handmade chocolate to over 20 selected stores nationwide and have plenty of visitors who make the trip especially to Greytown to sample our unique and sometimes off-the-wall flavours.”

Dreams really do come true.

of my favourite movies, so to win $1000 worth of Schoc chocolate with a Golden Ticket is magic,” Rubano said.

Although the ticket doesn’t entitle Rubano to visit a candy-land world of Oompa-Loompas,

where there are drinkable chocolate rivers and invention is 93 per cent perspiration, six per cent electricity, four per cent evaporation and two per cent butterscotch ripple, like the story, she said she is nonetheless looking

“We’re absolutely thrilled that the first Golden Ticket has been discovered – and got so excited when Sarah first called that I forgot to take her details so we could call her back,” Schoc chocolatier and owner Murray Langham said.

“We’ve come a long way since our humble beginnings in 2002. We’re still in the same 100-year-

Langham is recognised worldwide for his innovative and unique style of chocolate-making via appearances on New Zealand television, the BBC, Australia’s ‘Surfing the Menu’ and Martha Stewart’s show.

• Two more Golden Tickets remain to be found before June 1, 2024, when the celebratory promotion expires.

From left: Gabreilla Taigel, Molly McGuillicuddy-Hall, Olivia Bayliss and Lucy Hollingsworth, are some of the pupils who got behind their maths fundraiser for a new playground.

Solway School pupil Olivia Bayliss, with the two prizes she won during a school fundraiser. Watched by dog Wicket, Olivia is deciding which LEGO set to donate to Wairarapa Hospital. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

The Schoc Matariki chocolate bar.

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Schoc Chocolate’s ÿ rst golden ticket winner Sarah Rubano, with her husband and two dogs.

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Smiles and sportsmanship

Lucy Cooper lucy.cooper@age.co.nz

Douglas Villa Under-13 Titans football team and Masterton Intermediate School [MIS] boys hockey team have been hitting all the high notes this season – and not just for their scorelines.

As well as performing well in their regional tournaments, each has received praise for fair play and positivity on and off the pitch.

For the second season in a row, the Titans are the only U13 football team from Wairarapa to play in the Wellington Regional League.

It is a significant commitment, with regular trips to Wellington for matches.

Regularly travelling together in a hire van to Wellington to compete in the league has paid dividends for team spirit, team manager Sara Mason said.

“It’s been so good for our team bonding,” she said. “They are all really good friends because of it.”

In July, the Titans competed in the Christchurch International Football Tournament,

which attracts teams from New Zealand and Australia.

“It was intense,” Mason said. “There were kids there that had trained at some very, very serious academies.”

After a nervous start, the Titans hit their stride towards the end of the week-long tournament.

“As the tournament went on, they really started to pick up and they finished on a high with a couple of really good results.”

In between training and travelling to games, the young Titans had to raise over $16,000 to compete in Christchurch.

“It was very expensive,” Mason said. “The kids did so much fundraising to make it happen.”

“They were fencing, they were selling pies and raffle tickets, sausage sizzles. You name it, they were doing it.”

The local business community including Trust House, WBS and local suppliers also “came to the party”, Mason said.

Mason is as proud of the boys’ attitude as she is of their performance.

“They are all such battlers, and they get on so well,” she said.

“I think they were the

happiest team, they had smiles on their faces the whole time.”

The MIS boys’ hockey team also had a positive season, beating Evans Bay Intermediate with a golden goal in the final of the Wellington Regional Intermediate School Sports Association [WRISSA] tournament.

“The boys were thrilled about it,” coach Scott Ogilvie said. “It was their one chance to play against all the other intermediate schools and they made the most of it and won the tournament.”

To top off their success, MIS came second in the Villiamu Trophy for values and fair play.

Named after Jonny Villiamu who coached teams in many WRISSA tournaments and died in 2021, the trophy recognises respect, teamwork, integrity, wellbeing, community and perseverance in school

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For Ogilvie, it’s crucial his team exhibit teamwork and respect at this level.

“For most of the games, there was only one referee to cover the whole field. It’s so important to play fair. If you know something happened, then you put your hand up and you help the referee.”

The icing on the cake for Ogilvie was an email he received from the tournament organiser congratulating MIS on their friendliness and positivity during and after their games.

The email was “almost better than winning the tournament itself”, Ogilvie said.

“[The boys] were lining up to start the game and chatting to the other boys and asking them to have a game when there was no kind of negativity at all. It was really, really nice to see.”

Wine Concert Series will showcase the New Zealand String Quartet [NZSQ] at a concert in Masterton this month.

“This concert offers Wairarapa audiences a chance to experience the quartet as they work their classical magic on a selection from their 2023 repertoire, including pieces by Haydn, Schubert and Tabea Squire,” Mulled Wine Concert Series organiser Mary Gow said.

The Music Federation [now Chamber Music New Zealand] embraced the vision of having a resident, first-class professional string quartet, that would prioritise music by New Zealand composers and could take on projects of the kind that would be impracticable for visiting quartets, Gow said.

“The NZSQ have more than fulfilled that vision and – 30 years on – are an established and vital part of the musical infrastructure

The quartet is comprised of Helene Pohl (violin I), Monique Lapins (violin II), Gillian Ansell (viola) and Rolf Gjelsten (cello).

All members teach at the New Zealand School of Music – Te Kōkī, where the NZSQ has been quartet-inresidence since 1991.

The Mulled Wine Concert Series is a not-for-profit organisation promoting classical concerts in Wairarapa and Kapiti.

• The NZ String Quartet will perform at 7.30pm on Friday, August 11 at St Matthew’s Collegiate School, 33 Pownall Street, Masterton. Tickets $35, Students $15. Door sales $40. Online sales: marygow@gmail. com. Tel: 021 101 9609. Tickets from Dickensian Bookshop, Featherston; i:SITE Martinborough and Masterton; Mrs Blackwell’s Village Bookshop, Greytown.

Douglas Villa Titans U13 team had a positive season.

PHOTO/SARA MASON

No rest for the nasty apple spirits

Greytown’s apple trees were treated to something special – and ancient – last month, when the Scallyrag Border Morris group brought a wassail to some of the town’s orchards.

“Wassailing is a very old English tradition,” Alison Clements, leader of Scallyrag Border Morris, said.

“It’s kind of honouring the apple trees and persuading them to bear well next year, while threatening them at the same time. It’s a big carrot and stick ceremony, really!”

In the northern

hemisphere, wassailing is a winter festival held on or around twelfth night in January.

Greytown’s Festival of Christmas provided

Scallyrag Border Morris with the perfect opportunity to introduce a wassail to Wairarapa, Clements said. Pinehaven, Molewood

Orchard and folk music venue, Up Close and Personal, hosted the noisy, colourful – and boozy –ceremony.

“We hit the trees with sticks to wake them up and made lots of noise with saucepans and shouting to scare all the nasty spirits away,” Clements said.

If that wasn’t enough to encourage a bountiful apple harvest, the wassailers poured cider around the roots of the trees and children hung cider-dipped toast in tree branches.

After initial bemusement, onlookers soon got into the spirit of the wassail, Clements said.

With their brightly painted faces, feathered headdresses and steam-

punk-inspired outfits, Scallyrags Border Morris are probably not what people imagine when they think of Morris dancers.

“Say the word ‘Morris dancing’ and people immediately think about hankies,” Clements said.

Her flamboyant approach is having a positive impact on the growth of Scallyrags.

“What has intrigued me actually is while most Morris dance sides struggle to recruit, I’m growing exponentially at the moment,” she said.

“I’m sure that’s partly, you know, flushing out all the people who would be in our tribe anyway. But I also think it’s so different from anything Wairarapa has ever seen.

“People are kind of saying, ‘oh, that looks quite fun, can I come and have a go?’.”

As well as waking up apple trees, Scallyrags

Border Morris showcased their style of dancing at Cobblestones Fete in July.

“We were unlucky with the weather, but we managed to squeeze in dances between rain showers, and people seemed to enjoy it,” Clements said.

• Scallyrags Border Morris practise every Tuesday at 7pm at Kuranui College. Contact scallyragmorris@ gmail.com for more information.

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Acclaimed Italian-New Zealand pianist, Flavio Villani, will perform at a house concert in Greytown on Sunday. The concert is a pleasant surprise for organisers Ed and Juliet Cooke, who run the Greytown Music Group, which hosts local and international performers regularly between April and September.

“When Flavio got in touch, we already had this year’s programme completely fixed but it seemed like a good opportunity to have him perform here,” Juliet said. “So it’s an extra, unanticipated concert, and we’re quite glad to be able to help him.”

The first half of Villani’s programme for Wairarapa audiences will pay homage to Franz Liszt, considered to be one of the greatest

improvisers of the 19th century.

Rachmaninoff ’s Preludes will be the focus of the second half of the concert and will include some of Villani’s own improvisations.

Though it’s quite unusual to have improvisations in a concert, Villani’s familiarity with Rachmaninoff ’s work will influence him, Juliet said.

“Whether they are improvisations he’s played before or whether they’re just completely off the cuff, I’m not quite sure how he does that.”

The Cookes’ venue can seat around 80 people and younger music fans are welcome.

“Often, there’s scarcely a head that isn’t grey in the audience,” Juliet said. “So it’s really lovely when we have a family with children.”

• Flavio Villani’s performance is at 4pm on Sunday, August 6. Tickets can be purchased by emailing Ed and Juliet Cooke at efjacooke@gmail. com and cost $30 for adults, $10 for children.

Acclaimed pianist, Flavio Villani, will visit Greytown.

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Preventing loneliness in middle-age has become a focus at MenzShed Carterton, within its core value of men’s wellbeing.

Two open days next month will showcase what’s on offer at the shed and hopefully attract more men in the 35-49 age bracket, member Terry Taylor said.

“A study in Australia, reported by the ABC, showed a surprising outcome when studying loneliness in men –expecting to find more evidence in the older population but it was the mid-range, 35-49 years, most affected.”

Men who are yet to retire are sometimes “punching above their weight” and dealing with stress, or experiencing feelings of being inferior, Taylor said.

Open since 2015, the MenzShed at Clareville A&P Showgrounds is the newest such shed in Wairarapa: “It started with two mornings a week, with just a few attending – we have grown to four mornings a week and can now expect 4-15 people on any one day.”

In a push to attract income, one member has been working on a template for a wooden coffin, with the idea that people can come to the shed to make their own.

“The members involved are dying to make the first one,” Taylor said.

The Carterton shed is an inclusive environment and unlike some others, it accepts women as members.

“Our main focus is on men’s mental health, however we do accept female members simply because we needed

members and there were women who wanted to join. Other clubs in the region have decided not to go down that track but we have had no problems, so will continue with it,” Taylor said.

Regular Carterton shed attendees include a group of neuro-diverse people and their carers, who enjoy the facility and resources.

The Carterton shed provides an opportunity for people to meet and maintain a healthy lifestyle, however membership and the shed’s practical purpose have outgrown the current facility.

“We need to move from our present situation at the A&P showgrounds – it’s been good to get us started but we are restricted by space and have no land, or adequate storage facilities,” Taylor said. on a ‘find somewhere else’ mission. A lot of work and drive by dedicated and committed members will be required – thankfully we do have that, as do

most sheds around the country.”

The hunt for a new facility, including a business plan, will be part of the MenzShed mission to make members feel useful, which is important for good mental health, he said.

In keeping with the core value of men’s well-being, Carterton MenzShed is considering opening on Saturday mornings to attract people who work on weekdays. To test the

attract more members, who all add to that manpower we will need to build a fit-for-purpose premises.”

The shed’s core activity is woodworking, with members working on their own projects, helping with mending, or making items for the wider community, often in collaboration with other groups such as Rotary.

The shed is currently engaged with the Carterton Swimming Club,

helping with a major renovation of its indoor facility. Members also provided expertise and labour for walking paths and a gazebo at Carter Court rest home in Carterton.

• MenzShed Carterton is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am-1pm at Clareville A&P Showgrounds. Open days are September 2 and 9 from 9am1pm, starting with a safety briefing. Email rodger.pringle@

Testing a template for a wooden co˜ n are MenzShed Carterton members from left: James Maher, Warren Cadwallader and Barry Lyons. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

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My first full week in the job of acting editor of the Midweek, and already I’ve interviewed more kind, courageous and inspirational people I can shake a stick at.

And some of them, [the Scallyrag Border Morris side [P6], for example], actually shake sticks.

If anyone is to blame for me having a great first week in my new job, it’s Pauline.

I met Pauline at Cobblestone’s fashion extravaganza fundraiser

at Kuranui in July, where locals modelled spectacular vintage threads donated by the Wairarapa community [see Midweek July 26].

I was told that one of the models was 82. Well, I couldn’t see any 82-yearolds in the line-up.

I could see a vision in bright yellow flared pants and a silver lamé top, clearly having a ball, and totally owning the catwalk. Turns out that’s Pauline. The living definition of joie de vivre, busting every misconception there is about getting older.

Not only could Pauline give Kendall Jenner a run for her money, but she does cross-fit twice a week. She eats 5km morning bike rides for breakfast. She finds tai chi a bit on the slow side. She has what she calls ‘the fidget gene’.

Well, in the words immortalised in ‘that scene’ in Harry Met

Sally,”‘I’ll have what she’s having!”

And I mean it.

On Tuesday, I’m gatecrashing the over-60s cross-fit class.

I’m going to start living the Pauline mantra: life’s too short to care about whether you can do something or not. Just get over yourself and give it a go.

Pauline’s not the only woman in my life reminding me to seize the day.

On Sunday morning, I awoke to several videos sent by my sister in the UK of my mum (76) hula hooping to Fleetwood Mac. Boy does that woman have moves, as well as an impeccable taste in music.

One of my mum’s favourite self-pep-talks is Elizabeth Taylor’s pithy, “pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull your together”.

As good as Ms Taylor’s advice is, some of my mum’s original words of wisdom continue to stand me in excellent stead.

“Walk from the hip, not from the knee,” has not only been great for my posture but is also a good reminder to walk tall even if my confidence fails me.

The slightly more Confucian, “tuck it in and blouse it over”, is great wardrobe advice and holds a deeper meaning my sister and I are still, after several decades, trying to fathom.

On Saturday I read the story of Tahu DansyOwen-Ruru, who in her 80s finds herself having to rebuild her life after her treasured home and garden was smashed by Cyclone Gabrielle. It’s not the first disaster Tahu has lived through.

She was in Wellington at the time of the Wahine disaster in 1968, and lived in Tai Rāwhiti in during Cyclone Bola in the 80s. She has experienced incredible personal heartbreak and loss.

But, as Matthew Rosenburg reports in the Gisborne Herald, she has no intention of taking her foot off the gas. An internationally renowned and respected weaver,

Tahu lives by her mantra that age is no barrier to youth.

As I’ve bushwhacked my way through my first week in my new role, the wisdom, courage and humour of these women has done me the power of good.

But, Pauline, if you could go easy on me in class on Tuesday, I’d be grateful!

Pauline McLeod, cross-ÿ tter, model, rock star.

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Midweek is subject to New Zealand Media Council procedures. A complaint must ÿ

FIVE MINUTES WITH ...

...Sara Mason, football manager and business owner

As a child, I spent a lot of time…

Roaming our farm in Nelson and skidding up paddocks in old cars.

My friends and loved ones always say I am…

Flat-out doing all sorts of things.

I’m here, there and everywhere!

The famous New Zealander [living or dead] I’d like to have a meal with is…

Sir Edmund Hillary. I admire his bravery and thirst for adventure all whilst being very ‘kiwi humble’.

The most delicious ice cream flavour is…

Rum and Raisin.

I would love more time to…

Go on more adventures whether that’s motorsport, skiing, snorkelling, boating or travelling.

My favourite local shop is…

Toms Autos – slightly biased as I’m part owner but we really have the

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best team and customers who all make every day awesome!

The family member I most admire is…

This could cause a family world war between our super competitive kids! So, it’s a draw between my husband who is such an amazingly talented man and my grandfather who died a couple of years ago. He was [and memories of him still are] such a huge light in my life.

A song I know all the words to is…

“Glycerine” by Bush.

Wairarapa needs…

A speedway track and marina.

The best accompaniment for a cup of coffee or tea [or any kind of hot drink] is…

Lucid chocolate – one of Wairarapa’s best-kept secrets.

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Every photograph is a recording of reflected light. At a deeper level, every photograph also captures the photographer’s reflection on an idea or emotion suggested by the subject in front of the lens.

The Wairarapa Camera Club’s latest exhibition Reflecting on our Place showcases 28 of the club’s photographers on people, things, places and events in their world.

The Wairarapa Camera Club consists of a diverse group of photographers from all over Wairarapa. Burgeoning and diverse membership has been accompanied by an increase in the quality and variety of the photography the club produces.

The works displayed in the Reflecting on our Place showcases the talents and unique approaches. From landscapes to portraits, still life to abstract, the

club encourages the photographer to reflect an idea or feeling, stimulate a sense of intrigue, or create an emotive response for the viewer.

Club photographer Helen Smith is looking forward to seeing her work and her fellow member’s work on the wall.

“The club does a great thing for its members. For some it’s the first time they see their work printed, framed and displayed in a space like Aratoi.”

Smith has been a member of Wairarapa Camera Club for three years and joined because she wanted to have a sense of where her work belonged in the photography community. She did well in her first club competition and was “hooked”, continually improving on her love of macro photography.

“Joining the club was the

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difficult to grasp just what we might do in the face of it all. We don’t know what to do or where to start.

first step to me becoming a professional photographer.

Everything I learnt about photography in my early days started with the club. I’d encourage anyone to join.”

Mark Beatty, the club’s president, is excited to see the exhibition.

“The club has a great relationship with Aratoi, they are incredibly supportive to local artists and groups like ours. The members get a real buzz out of seeing their work on the wall.

“This exhibition not only provides a forum for members at all levels of experience to share their work, it also helps to further their aim of encouraging the study and practice of photography in Wairarapa.”

• Wairarapa Camera Club: Reflecting on our Place. Showing July 29-October 29

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For individuals, it can feel overwhelming figuring out where to start. A new programme, called Take the Jump can help.

If there is to be hope for restoring our unique and precious indigenous wildlife – the plants, animals and habitats so central to who we are as New Zealanders – then we must address climate change. This is the message of Forest & Bird, the oldest and largest conservation organisation in the country.

The majority of citizens share an understanding that climate change is indeed a real threat to our well-being and to our livelihoods – a fact hammered home by the extreme weather we experienced earlier this year.

But it also seems so awfully complex that it is

Like any truly big issue, the answer is that we need to approach the problem from all sides, top down and bottom up, across the board.

Most of the action needs to happen top down – from all levels of government, and from corporations and big business.

Right now, it’s not. And it’s not happening fast enough – despite the best science in the world telling us, clearly and unambiguously, that we must reduce our emissions by almost half by 2030. That’s a daunting seven to eight per cent or so a year, year on year, for each of the next seven years. Pretty mind-boggling. But

the same science assures us, it’s still possible. Just.

That’s why Forest & Bird have joined Oxfam, Greenpeace, and some 35 other environmental and social justice groups in the country, to urge all our political parties in the coming election to put the climate issue

on their frontpage. The collaborative campaign, Climate Shift, outlines a 10-point plan for climate action.

Already some 12,000 people have signed up to support Climate Shift. To join them or for more information go to the Climate Shift website:

It focuses on seven practical actions that deliver emissions reductions and are achievable for individuals, families and communities. The emphasis is on starting where you are, doing what you can, and making it enjoyable.

For a taster on what’s in store go to: www. takethejump.org.nz

If we can make these changes in our own lives, and secure real climate action from decisionmakers and business leaders, then we have a real shot.

Our futures, and the wildlife and wild places we hold so dear, depend on it.

• The Wairarapa Midweek has partnered with conservation groups to put a spotlight on conservation efforts locally.

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Helen Smith, Lady in Red, Archival Pigment Inkjet Print.

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Making a will

Enduring Power of Attorney:

When you go to see your lawyer about making a will, you should also ask about drawing up enduring powers of attorney. This is a way of nominating someone who can manage your care and your property if you become incapacitated through accident or illness.

you are incapacitated. If your parents ask you to hold an Enduring Power of Attorney [EPOA] for them it is advisable to hold discussions with your parents and other siblings and perhaps other members of the family so that everyone involved knows the wishes of the parents before the EPOA is drawn up.

When a person dies, it’s normal for them to leave behind debts that need to be repaid and assets that need to end up in the right hands.

deceased’s lawyer.

After the probate court authorises the executor and initiates the probate process, the executor is in control of the deceased’s assets.

The executor must identify all of the deceased’s debts and assets and contact all of the decedent’s named and potential beneficiaries, along with all known creditors.

that the estate owns.

All assets, whether they’re couches in storage or millions of dollars in a savings account, must be accounted for by listing each asset and its value.

Often, the executor may need to hire an appraiser to give valuations for collectibles or large assets like homes.

place that say exactly when an executor should notify a beneficiary of their interest in a will. But, it’s thought to be good and common practice for beneficiaries to be notified early on in the estate administration process.

As you can see after reading both Part One and Part Two of our Midweek article, there is a lot that goes on when a person passes away.

Finally, the executor can distribute the decedent’s assets in accord with either the will or the law.

Many people specify how they want their assets distributed by documenting these wishes in a will before they die. During the probate process the assets will go to beneficiaries and the debts will be paid off — but these processes require the supervision and actuation of a specifically designated person in order to happen properly. This person is the executor.

Even if the will says that the family won’t receive an inheritance, close relatives also need to be contacted if local probate laws provide any potential for them to receive assets.

The estate administration covers the period of time from the date of death to when the final payments to the beneficiaries can be calculated.

It is very important that you make a will, whether if be through a lawyer [preferable if there are complications] or a Do It Yourself Will [for the very basic wills only].

Dying intestate [without a will] can be very traumatic for your family/ whanau or anyone else who has been a big part of your life and can cause irreparable damage to family dynamics.

This will ensure there is no ill-feeling from other family members when the parent dies. However, in saying that, sometimes people do not want the fact known that someone has an EPOA to manage their care or property and in this case their privacy should be upheld.

Sometimes, all close family members are deceased, and the executor must conduct a search for any surviving long-lost relatives.

Once all the proper parties are notified and debts are paid, the executor can open a charity, start a trust, or do whatever else the decedent requested in the will.

Without a will, assets are often split evenly among the closest relatives.

The process of administering an estate includes closing bank accounts, paying off any debts, selling or transferring the property of the person who has died and paying inheritance to the beneficiaries.

How are executors appointed?

Enduring powers of attorney must be made before you become incapacitated.

As you cannot always predict when you will be incapacitated, it is advisable to draw up the power of attorney when you make your will.

Enduring powers of attorney in relation to property can come into effect immediately and will continue to apply if you become incapacitated.

Enduring powers of attorney in relation to your personal care and welfare come into effect only when

What is an executor?

Losing a loved one is unquestionably difficult.

The executor has a legal duty to carry out the wishes of the deceased. The deceased can appoint anyone to serve as their executor; there’s

When a will is legally sound, the probate court judge will often appoint the same executor the decedent initially chose. If the deceased person didn’t choose an executor, the probate court appoints one based on local laws.

What is probate?

The executor’s first duty is to file paperwork with the probate court. This includes presenting the probate court with an original will and a death certificate and filing a petition that asks for the will to be probated and for the named executor to be officially appointed to the role.

This gives the court enough evidence to officially appoint the executor. To get the original will, an executor may need to contact the

Funeral expenses, probate court fees and the cost of hiring a lawyer can all be paid with the estate’s funds.

During the initial stages of probate, the executor must run a newspaper advertisement announcing that any debtors should come forward. Once all debts are established, the executor uses money in the estate to pay them off. The executor can sell assets to pay off debts, if necessary.

After the debts are handled, the executor turns their focus toward assets. Before they can distribute anything, the executor must create a detailed list of everything

After asset distribution, the executor files a final accounting of the estate with the probate court and files income and estate taxes on behalf of the decedent.

Depending on what the assets are in the estate, as a beneficiary you may be asked whether you’d like the assets sold or transferred to you.

An executor can complete the entire process without a lawyer. However, it’s in the best interests of everyone involved to hire one to ensure that the probate process runs smoothly.

Who are the beneficiaries:

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A beneficiary of a will is a person who’ll inherit something when someone else dies. Details of their inheritance can be found within the will document. There are no set rules in

If you think you might’ve been named as a beneficiary of a will, but you haven’t heard anything and some time has passed since the death, you should consider seeking some legal advice.

There’s a set order that’s followed if the executors are unable to deal with the estate administration. For example, if all the executors had predeceased [died before the person who has died now], the residuary beneficiaries would be first people entitled to apply for probate in their place.

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In the weekend I spent time with a group of friends who I haven’t seen for some time. Since we were last together a lot has changed in the world, with many of the issues being extremely polarising.

Listening to what my friends had to share it was clear there were a range of views in the room. Something else that was also abundantly clear was that we still like each other just as much, despite the fact we all differ in so many ways with our perspectives on life.

What I do know is that these people are lifelong friends who have all had vastly different lives, so their views are based on their own experiences.

Too often we dismiss people because they don’t share the same views as we do, often just on one issue. Had I been at the dinner as, for example, the partner of someone who has been friends with the group for as long as I have, there’s a good chance that I would have immediately dismissed them as people I would

like to spend time with.

This would be my loss; we need to be a lot more accepting of the way others think, as not doing so can all too easily lead to an unhappy and divided world.

Stick to your systems

Dan Carter is regarded as one of the greatest rugby players of all time. He had an extremely successful career, winning two World Cups and being named as the International Player of the Year on three occasions. One of the reasons Carter was so successful is that he was meticulous with his systems and he put in a huge amount of effort into everything he could to become known as a great All Black.

When Carter retired he went through a period in which he drifted and was a little aimless. On reflection he realised a reason for this was that he stopped putting in the time and effort he had done as a player into his post rugby career life. Recognising this he started to implement the systems he had as a player into his “new” life,

with the outcome being that the positive results and purpose returned to his life.

Even though our circumstances change, this doesn’t mean we should ditch everything we have done in the past. Great systems can be applied whatever our circumstances might be. Take a moment to re˜ ect This morning I did a guided meditation on the Calm app, something I do almost every day. Today the narrator, Tamara, shared about how when she started out meditating around 20 years ago there weren’t any of the communities, programmes and apps that are available today.

In her opinion things are so much better now in the field of meditation because there are accessible

communities and resources that are available to pretty much everyone.

Hearing Tamara share this idea made me think about things beyond meditation. Times are undoubtedly hard and challenging for so many and the news continues to share doom and gloom, a lot of which is true, but ignores so many of the good things happening right now in every corner of the world.

Thinking about Tamara’s comment regarding 20 years ago in meditation, we could take the time to think about everything in all areas of our lives that we now have which we didn’t 20 years ago, as well as considering all aspects of positive change that have happened in this period of time.

Doing this will help us

to see that in many ways the world is getting better and there really are many things to celebrate; we just need to take the time to look for them.

The answer is out there There are so many situations we face in life that are challenging or hard for us. These challenges can range from how to solve a financial crisis to how to withdraw from a complex situation.

At times it will seem like there is no answer or solution and the situation will seem especially daunting. However, for whatever situation or challenge you face there will have been someone who has encountered the very same problem themselves.

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This might be someone you know who you can approach for help, or it might be someone who you have no connection with, but who has shared how they resolved the issue, perhaps in a book, a YouTube video, a film, or any other means used to share a message.

The thing is, the answer and solution will always be out there for you; you simply need to be prepared to take the time to look for it.

Anything is better than nothing

Dan Lieberman is a Harvard professor and author of the book Exercised. The book looks at all manner of factors about exercise, including myths we have been led to believe as time has passed.

One thing Lieberman makes very clear is that there are numerous

benefits of exercising. I’ve written about this many times and the evidence is conclusive - if you exercise your life will be enhanced.

The discussion often comes up regarding how much exercise we need to do.

I love the response Lieberman gave on a podcast, this being that anything is better than nothing.

Lieberman’s advice here is quite liberating, as all too often people will start out on programmes doing far too much, and will then give up as soon as a session is missed and life essentially gets in the way. Remembering anything is better than nothing means you can do an absolute minimum on a day.

Maybe the next session will be longer, adding more benefits still, but even if the next day is just another one with just a small amount

you shouldn’t forget that’s more than doing none at all.

Making a di˜ erence I heard a discussion in which one of the participants shared the idea we are reliant on others to function in society.

Initially I thought this isn’t entirely true; yes, to have others around us is something most of us enjoy, but we can, if we need to, be fine without them.

However, the concept was then explained further, using an analogy of a person who made a cheeseburger from scratch, by this meaning that everything in the cheeseburger had to be made from the raw materials: the bread; the cheese; the tomato sauce.

For example, the bread needed to be made from raw wheat, then every step in the process to come up with the finished product. The same thinking can be applied to something as simple as a pencil; how would we even start to create one?

Once we realise there are so many things we count on other people for, this

should help us to recognise the contributions we make ourselves.

From the most humble of roles there will be people counting on us, giving us a sense of purpose based on what we do: as a teacher; a cleaner; a nurse; a shop assistant; any roll that we carry out.

People need us to enhance their own lives; we really do make a difference.

We can do really hard things

More wisdom from the wonderful Yes Theory team, this time on our ability to do really hard things. I watched one of their videos that had two of the team taking three guests to a Shaolin Monk temple where they had four days of completing a range of extremely challenging tasks.

For the three guests, they had no idea what they would be doing for their experience with the Yes Theory crew.

At the beginning of one of the tasks the monk instructing them said they had the option of not doing it, but if they did choose to they would have to finish it.

The task proved to be

extremely challenging, with those who started all finishing it, while all saying they would definitely have stopped if they had the option.

To me, this shows we are capable of doing so much more than we think we can, but will often choose to stop before we get anywhere near our limit. We’re not all Shaolin Monks, but we can still all set ourselves challenges and often do. However, we also often stop as soon as we get a little uncomfortable or bored.

If we are able to push through those firsts obstacles we’ll find we are capable of so much more than we have done in all manner of areas of our lives.

There’s a Shaolin Monk in all of us just waiting to get out.

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

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 3

Alcoholics Anonymous: Featherston Community Centre, 7.30-8.30pm. Call 0800 229 6757.

Belly Dance for Beginners: Kiwi

Hall, Featherston, 6.30-7.30pm. Call Antonia Blincoe [021] 105-7649.

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

Carterton Community Choir: 7.15-

9pm, at Carterton School, Holloway St. Call [022] 373-4299.

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

Danzability Class 11am-noon, at Studio 73, Greytown. Contact Rachel Horwell [022] 077-2654.

Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Call

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

Fareham Creative Space: Thurs/

Fri/Tues, open studio, 10am-3pm, 80 Underhill Rd, Featherston.

Email: registrations@ farehamcreativespace.nz

Featherston Menz Shed:

61 Fitzherbert St, open from 6.30pm.

Food Market: Food trucks, 4.30-

7pm outside the Masterton Town Hall, rain or shine.

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

Justice of the Peace: Masterton

CAB 9.30am-12.30pm.

KeepFit!: 10.30am, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age

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Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, tutored classes available, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019 or Elissa [0274] 706-528.

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

Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm,

365 Queen St.

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

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

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

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

10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066.

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

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

Steady As You Go: Falls Prevention and Balance Class, 9.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

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

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

Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9amnoon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Whakaoriori Shufflers Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 1-2.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135.

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Wairarapa Camera Club: Reflecting on Our Place to Oct 29; Choice: Staff picks from the collection to Oct 29; Light and Space: Sculptures from the collection to Nov 26.

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

Carterton Senior Citizens: 12.303.30pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, at the old courthouse next to the library.

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

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

Greytown Music and Movement

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

Justice of the Peace: Carterton library noon-2pm; Masterton District Court 11am-1pm; Eketahuna Library

1.30-4.30pm. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401.

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

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

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

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

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

Cobblestones Early Settlers Village: Open 10am-3pm seven days. Featherston Fusiliers: Wargaming and boardgames club, meet at Featherston Assembly of God cafeteria, 22 Birdwood St, 10am4.30pm. Contact featherston. fusiliers@gmail.com

Featherston Heritage Museum: Behind the Featherston Library and Information Centre. Sat/Sun 10am2pm, other times by arrangement. Call Elsa [021] 263-9403.

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

Lions Book Sale: 9am-1pm, under the grandstand, Solway Showgrounds, Judds Rd, Masterton. Martinborough Men’s Shed Old Courthouse, 20 Cork St, 9am-noon. Call John [021] 314-2485.

Martinborough Museum: Open Sat/Sun at No 7 The Square, 10.30am-2.30pm. Donation/koha appreciated.

Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109. Parkrun: Weekly 5km run/walk. 8am start, at the Woodside end of the Greytown rail trail. Info: parkrun. co.nz/greytownwoodsidetrail

Saturday in the Park: Food trucks by the Skate Park, QE Park 10am2pm, rain or shine.

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

Toy Library: Masterton: 10am1pm, 365 Queen St. Featherston: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon. Wairarapa Cancer Society Supportive Care Services: For anyone needing support after a cancer diagnosis. Call (06) 378-8039.

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

Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, 5 Church St, Masterton, 10am-noon. Wairarapa Spinners and Weavers: 10.30am-2pm, in the Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 3788775 or Lynette 377-0236.

Women’s Self Defence: With Dion, 9am, band rotunda, Queen Elizabeth Park. Call [020] 4124-4098.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6

Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm. Masterton Park Bowling Club: Queen Elizabeth Park, 1pm, names in by 12.45pm. Call 377-5458. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Narcotics Anonymous: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call 0800 628 632.

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

South Wairarapa Pipe Band: Practice at St John’s church hall, Featherston, 4-6pm. Call [027] 6285889 or [027] 453-0182. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9amnoon, at the Masterton Aerodrome.

MONDAY, AUGUST 7

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

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

Carterton Community Toy Library: Events Centre, Holloway St, Mon-Sat during CDC Library hours.

Carterton Food Bank: 10-11am Mon-Fri at Haumanu House. Call 379-4092.

Carterton Scottish Dance Club: 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. Call Elaine 377-0322. CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. Call 378-2426 or 0800 227-2255.

Citizens Advice Bureau: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, 43 Perry St, Masterton. Call 377-0078 or 0800 367-222.

Clareville Indoor Bowls: 7pm at Tom Bubb Lounge, A&P complex. Call Colleen 379-8399.

Creative Hands Programme: At Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton, 10am-noon. Call Kirsten 399-1050. East Indoor Bowling Club: 7pm. Call Julie 377-5497 or George 3789266.

Epilepsy Support Group: 11am at the Salvation Army office, 210 High St South, Carterton. Call 0800 20 21 22.

Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm. Call Shaun O’Brien [027] 672-6249. Free Community Fit Club: Mon/ Tues/Fri, 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. Call Di [027] 4987261.

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

Hospice Wairarapa Support Services: For anyone dealing with a terminal illness. Call [06] 378-8888.

Housie: 7pm, Club Carterton, Broadway. Call 379-8069.

Indoor Bowls: 1.30pm, Club Carterton, Broadway, Carterton. Call [027] 645-0905. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm. Keep Fit!: 9.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066.

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

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

Mah-jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Pat Hamilton [06] 308-9729. Masterton Branch of the Labour Party: Meet at 6.30pm in Carterton or Masterton. Txt Helen [027] 4974902 to check venue. Masterton District Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Call [022] 574-0742. Masterton Food Bank: 9 Church St, Mon-Fri 10am-12.30pm. Call 370-8034.

Play Gym: St James Church Hall 116 High St, Masterton, 9.30-11am, for 0-3-year-olds. Red Star Table Tennis Club: 6-8pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066. Senior Citizens Club: Cards 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Val [06] 308-9293. Steady As You Go: Falls Prevention and Balance Class, Featherston: 9.30am, A/G Church. Masterton: 1.30pm, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Beginners Linedance Class: 6-7pm. Linedance Intermediate Class: 7.30-8.30pm. Call Wendy [027] 319-9814. Troubadour Music Group: 6-8pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Contact Stefan [027] 226-6019. Wairarapa Services Club: Cards, 500, 1.30pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton.

Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Call a Quit Coach based at Whaiora 0800 494 246.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8

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

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

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

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

Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown.

Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve [027] 333-3975.

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

Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Call 0800 373 646 for an appointment. Carterton: 3 Mile, 66 High St, 9.30-11.30am; Greytown: Greytown Library, 1.30-3.30pm.

Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club: During school terms. Classes are weight and skill dependent; Beginners, 5-9 years, 5.30-6.15pm; 10 years+ [including adults] 6.15-

7.30pm.

Featherston Menz Shed

61 Fitzherbert St, open from 10am.

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

Free Literacy and Numeracy

Classes: At Literacy Aotearoa, 340 Queen St, Masterton. Call Carol [022] 524-5994.

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

Warnock 372-7646.

Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 11am-1pm.

Knit and Natter: 3pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, Perry St; 7pm, Te

Awhina Cameron Community House, 2 Stuart Cres, Masterton.

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

Masterton Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Masterton Croquet Club Golf

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

Masterton Judo Club: Tues/Thurs, youth class 5-6pm, adults 7-8.30pm, Nga Totara Dojo, 205 Ngaumutawa Rd, Masterton. Contact Simon [021] 248-6111.

Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Association: Social indoor bowls, 500 cards, or a chat 1-3pm, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire 377-0342.

Masterton Toastmasters: Meet fortnightly, Salvation Army Hall, 210 High St, Carterton, 7.30pm. Call Wayne [027] 335-5825.

Masterton Toy Library: 10am1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton.

Paint/draw: From live model,10amnoon, at Masterton Art Club, Victoria St. Call Elissa Smith [027] 470-6528.

Red Star Table Tennis Club: 9amnoon at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066.

Scallyrag Border Morris Dancing:

7-8 pm at the Auditorium, Kuranui College, Greytown. Contact Alison [021] 111-1894.

Social Bridge: At South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club, 1.30-3.30pm. Call Lesley [021] 299-6389. South Wairarapa Badminton Club: Featherston Sports Stadium, Underhill Rd, 7.30pm.

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

Taoist Tai Chi: 6-7.30pm at St Mark’s Church Hall, 185 High St, Carterton. Contact www.taoisttaichi.org

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

Wairarapa Modern Jive: Carterton School hall, 7.15-7.30pm Intermediate workshop; 8-8.45pm

Beginners class. Contact Lance [021] 134-5661. Wairarapa Services Club: Cards, Euchre, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton.

Woops A Daisies: Leisure Marching Team practice 4-5pm, at the Trust House Rec Centre Stadium. Call Cheryl [06] 370-1922 or [027] 697-6974.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9

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

Athletics Wairarapa: Club night, 5.45-7pm, Colin Pugh Sports Bowl, Masterton. Cards: “500”, 1.15-4.15pm, at the Carterton Club. Call Barbara 3796582 or Val 379-8329.

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

Dance Fitness: 9.30-11am, preschoolers with parents or caregivers at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830.

Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Call 0800 373 646 for an appointment. Masterton: Citizens Advice, 10-noon. Free Classes: Literacy, language, numeracy for adult learners. Call Literacy Aotearoa 377-4214.

GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 5.30-7pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

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

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

Heart of Arts Wairarapa: A community gallery, 47 High St North, Carterton, Wed-Fri, 10am4pm, weekends, 10am-2pm.

Juesday Art: 10am-12.30pm, AOG Church, Birdwood St, Featherston. Call Julia [06] 308-8109.

Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB noon-2pm.

Kiddie Gym: For 0-3-year-olds, 9.3011am, at St David’s Church, corner High and Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 379-8325.

Martinborough Men’s Shed: Old Courthouse, 20 Cork St, 9am-noon. Call Doug [027] 444-7331. Masterton Art Club 10am-2pm, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Elissa [0274] 706-528.

Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109.

Masterton Park Bowling Club: Queen Elizabeth Park, 1pm, names in by 12.45pm. Call 377-5458.

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

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

Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park. Call Ann Jackson, 372-5758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285. Scrabble Club: 1-4pm, in the stadium meeting room of the Trust House Recreation Centre, 2 Dixon St, Masterton. Phone Sue McRae [027] 449-0601.

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

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

South Wairarapa Caregivers Programme: Caring for your loved one who is unwell, at a café in South Wairarapa. Call Kirsten 399-1050. Te Runga Scouts: Cubs, 6-7.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton. The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Line Dance Class 6-7pm; Rock N Roll Dance Class: 7.30-8.30pm, Beginners/Couple Coaching, Social/Competitive. Call Wendy [027] 319-9814.

Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll. Couple inquiries to [027] 333-1793.

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

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

Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, improvers 5-6.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135.

Wisdom and Well-being: Featherston Community Centre, 10.30am-12.30pm. Call Pauline [021] 102 8857.

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Caring For You And Your Health: Waiscan Ultrasound

Heather Armstrong is one of those inspirational women who keeps on learning and keeps on going from strength to strength.

She set up her business Waiscan Ultrasound about nine years ago, after training for over three years with Melbourne’s Monash University, gaining her Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound, and becoming a sonographer.

Waiscan was the first private clinic of its type in Wairarapa. As a local girl she’s grateful to be able to provide a diagnostic service to the people of Wairarapa, saving them a long and expensive journey to a larger radiology centre for an ultrasound.

“Sonography involves using ultrasound scanners with sound waves, to take images of internal parts of the body,” she explains. It can see images of your pelvic organs, breasts, abdominal organs

such as liver, kidneys and gallbladder, prostate and testicles, all stages of your pregnancy, legs and arms, lumps and blood vessels, and even the carotid artery in your neck.

Using up to date “amazing” technology, Heather’s assessment of each client is sent to a radiologist, who writes a report to the referring health provider. Heather has a long-time relationship with her reporting radiologist.

Heather came to sonography after 20 years of being an operating theatre nurse. While “it was time to change and grow”, her earlier qualification in nursing as well as her years of nursing experience was a fantastic grounding for her new role. She is able to take a holistic approach to patient care, is proactive when further investigation is required, and is a strong patient advocate.

Since her career change, Heather’s been

Muscular-skeletal Obstetric Ultrasound

Pregnancy Scans

Vascular Ultrasound General Scans

in demand as a locum sonographer both nationally and internationally and has worked within Selina Sutherland Hospital. Three years ago, she moved her business to its current premises - the one stop shop for health needs at 5 Park Street, Masterton.

To have a scan at Waiscan you will need a referral from your doctor, physio, chiropractor, podiatrist, or other health care provider. There is a charge for a scan which can be paid by a health insurance company, ACC or privately. Other options are available.

Here’s just a couple of the testimonials Heather has received from clients: “Thank you for making that so comfortable for me.” “Thank you for being so patient and understanding.”

Men and women, young and old, appreciate Heather’s calm and confident manner, born from nursing under pressure.

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Public Notices

OFFICIAL NOTICE.

PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ROADS TO ORDINARY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC

PURSUANT to the Transport (Vehicular Traf c Road Closure) Regulations

1965, notice is hereby given that the Carterton District Council proposes to close part of Gladstone Road for the purpose of the Daffodil Festival for the period indicated hereunder:

Period of Closure:

Sunday 10th September 2023 6.00am – 4.00pm

Roads affected:

Gladstone Road between DOC Carter Reserve and Fisher Monoplane Statue to have no parking on one side of the road. Road remains open. Public parking available beyond/east of Fisher Monoplane memorial statue, cones installed at driveway entrances. The closed section will be adequately and properly signposted, at the beginning of the closed road, being manned with radio communication to allow the passage of through traf c in an emergency.

Any person objecting to the proposal is called upon to lodge his/her objection and grounds thereof, in writing before 23rd August 2023 at the of ce of the Carterton District Council, Holloway Street, Carterton.

Johannes Ferreira Infrastructure Manager

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28 Holloway St, Carterton. info@cdc.govt.nz

OFFICIAL NOTICE.

PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ROADS TO ORDINARY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC

PURSUANT to the Transport (Vehicular Traf c Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that the Carterton District Council proposes to close various roads for the purpose of the Daffodil Festival for the period indicated hereunder:

Period of Closure: Sunday 10th September 2023 6.00am – 4.00pm

Roads affected:

Broadway, between High Street and William Wong Place – closed Holloway Street, from High Street to Dixon Street intersection –closed Memorial Square, from Park Road entrance around to exit on High Street – closed

Masson Street, from Broadway to Stubbs Service Lane intersection – closed Nelson Crescent, from Holloway Street to number 30/car park area – closed

High Street North/South, Pembroke Street to Belvedere/Park Roadclosed.

The closed section will be adequately and properly signposted, at the beginning of the closed road, being manned with radio communication to allow the passage of through traf c in an emergency.

Any person objecting to the proposal is called upon to lodge his/her objection and grounds thereof, in writing before 23rd August 2023 at the of ce of the Carterton District Council, Holloway Street, Carterton.

Johannes Ferreira

Infrastructure Manager

www.cdc.govt.nz

28 Holloway St, Carterton. info@cdc.govt.nz

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You m have heard that we are openi our first Crackerjack store in Masterton later this year We are now gearing up for recruiting an enthusiastic Store Manag er to join our Crackerjack family.

You will lead our new team and become the local expert on all things Crackerjack. Once onboard the Store Manager will be part of recruiting the rest of the team and supported by the wider Crackerjack family during store opening, set up and training.

If this sounds of interest apply to jointhepack@crackerjack.co.n with your CV and a cover letter outlining why you think you would be a great fit Applications close

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Wairarapa College is seeking an energetic and motivated Sports Administrator. The positi on will involve the support of our Director of Sports a administrative duties to ensure our sporting programmes, events and experiences continue to grow and achieve success.

Thi s is a permanent, part time position, 20 hours per week, term-time only

Rem uneration will be paid in accordan with the Support Staff in Schools Collective Agreement and negotiated based on skills and experience.

Closing date for applications is Frid 4th August 2023. Start date by negotiation.

A job description is available on request

Please email your CV and covering letter to: Gaylene Rodgers

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Wai-Bush notch 11-try win

Wairarapa-Bush 73 Manawatu Evergreens 41

If Saturday’s rollicking win is anything to go by, local rugby fans could be in for a thrilling and entertaining Heartland Championship.

Copthorne WairarapaBush crossed for 11 tries in an at times exhilarating display of running rugby at Trust House Memorial Park against an Evergreens side, which is effectively Manawatu B. Seven tries came in an impressive first half, giving Wai-Bush a 45-12 lead at halftime. However, the second half became a bit more disjointed, with coach Reece Robinson having made 12 changes and Evergreens showing more intent and applying more pressure on the home side’s defence.

“I think there were a few things in that second half,” Robinson said.

“We were trying to do too much individually, but making those changes, we probably lost some of that continuity.

“Some of the players were a bit too eager, a bit too keen, and just running out of our systems and not keeping our shape on defence, and obviously they exposed us a little bit, but that’s what preseason games are all about.”

The most pleasing aspect for the first-year coach was the work rate of the players.

“It was nice to see guys working hard to get into a really good position to be effective. The set piece was pretty solid apart from the first lineout.

“We gave free license to the players, especially the backs, to play what’s in front of them, and we felt in the first half they did a really good job of it.”

To the forefront was centre Fiula Tameilau, who regularly bamboozled defenders with his footwork and pace. His midfield combination with the experienced Tafa Tafa

showed promise.

Ben Brooking directed play well from first-five, the two halfbacks Sam Walton-Sexton in the first half and Isaac Bracewell in the second 40 minutes distributed well and were lively runners around the fringes, while Nikora Ewe was an elusive runner in the unaccustomed position of wing and was rewarded with two tries.

Veteran Inia Katia stood out for Robinson with his ability to get in the opposition’s face and slow their ball down.

Captain Sam Gammie

turned in his usual honest effort with several strong runs and work at the breakdown, while prop Tupou Lea’aemanu was a constant threat with the ball in hand.

Robinson admits to being a bit disappointed at the strength of Evergreens, who were much bigger than WaiBush and included several fringe Manawatu Turbo players.

He said there is still a lot to work on before the start of the Heartland campaign against East Coast on August 12, and

he and the rest of the coaching staff will analyse the video, including drone coverage of the game.

“That really shows up a different view than the general view that you get from side on and shows our shape a lot better and identify guys who do push out of line, and that’s just conversations with individuals, and it’s a pretty easy fix.”

Overall, though, Robinson is rapt with the result and feels the team is moving in the right direction.

“It was great to see that

stuff that we’ve worked on over the last 11-12 weeks is paying off.

“We’re not going to be the biggest team in the Heartland comp, and for us, we‘ve got to play the way we did on Saturday at times, with that quick wide to wide ball, and we’ve got to able to move the big opposition around and that will create opportunities for us to attack.”

Wai-Bush play their final warmup match away this Saturday against Wellington Samoans.

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TOP: Fiula Tameilau was a constant danger to the Evergreens defence. LEFT: Captain Sam Gammie had a typically powerful game.

RIGHT: Halfback Isaac Bracewell had a strong second half.

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Dalefield set up one-two playoff

MEN

Dalefield 5

Northern United 0

Farriers Dalefield achieved what they set out to do and finished second after the round-robin of the Wellington Premier Men’s Championship.

Dalefield went into Saturday’s clash at the Trust House Wairarapa Hockey Complex with the struggling Northern United needing a bonus point victory to guarantee a matchup against Hutt United for the number one seeding for the semifinals.

Captain Rowan Yeo opened the scoring early in the first quarter, beating the goalkeeper in a oneon-one, before a drag flick to player-coach Dane Lett from a penalty corner [PC] gave the home side a twogoal lead.

Player-assistant coach Benedict van Woerkom finished off a sweeping move in the second quarter, and Yeo scrambled in the fourth goal in the third period.

Lett added a second from a PC with about five minutes to play and secured the bonus point for winning by five goals or more.

Van Woerkom was satisfied with the result, saying there were some good aspects to their performance, as well as some concerns.

“There were some patches where we played really good hockey, we played two-touch hockey, we shifted the ball out of the congestion, and we scored a couple of really nice team goals,” van Woerkom said.

“We gave away too many opportunities for my liking, and we looked a little bit vulnerable at the back at times.”

Van Woerkom said the aim now is to beat Hutt United on Saturday to finish as top seed for the semifinals.

Regardless of that result, Dalefield will have a home semifinal the following week.

Dalefield did suffer a

blow, though, with Alex Sumenko-Bucknell limping off with a recurrence of his hamstring injury that has seen him sidelined for several weeks.

WOMEN

Hutt United 3

Daleÿ eld 0

Farriers Dalefield’s prospects of making next month’s Wellington Women’s Premier final are in the balance after being

outplayed by Hutt United at Fraser Park.

A win would have secured Dalefield a spot in the decider with only unbeaten leaders Northern United to play on Saturday before sitting out the last round with the bye.

Two goals in the second quarter and one in the third period gave Hutt a deserved victory, according to Dalefield co-coach Mike O’Connor.

“We weren’t on our game, and Hutt were really on theirs, so you have to hand it to them they deserved to win,” O’Connor said.

“It wasn’t our best game, and we still did some good things, but Hutt played really well and put us under a lot of pressure, especially when we were receiving the ball.

“They made it hard for us to get any rhythm and go forward in our game.

“We still created some good scoring opportunities; we scored one, but it was disallowed, and not being able to finish off three or four opportunities that we should have.”

Reese Robertson was Dalefield’s player of the day, while Emma Smith and Maddie Taylor had busy games.

The odds of making the final still favour Dalefield though. A win over Northern United at Clareville on Saturday would lock in a final spot. Even if Dalefield lose, Harbour City must beat both Hutt and Northern and with at least one bonus point to overtake them.

Northern United lead with 34 points, with Dalefield second with 28 and Harbour City with 22 points.

Daleÿ eld captain Rowan Yeo scrambles the ball past Northern United goalkeeper Cameron Loader. PHOTO/GRAEME BOWDEN

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