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Zappo the magic man Emily Ireland It would seem magic runs in the Bates family. Greytown magician Paul Bates was recently made a Grand Master of Magic by the Brotherhood of Auckland Magicians. The lifetime achievement award has only been given to 19 magicians in 50 years, including to Bates’ father Ken Bates in 2009. Paul and Ken are the only father and son to hold the title from the brotherhood. If the name Paul Bates doesn’t ring a bell, his stage name Zappo the Magician certainly will. From his base in Greytown, Zappo (Bates) performs in schools and libraries with themed

presentations including music and singing as well as ventriloquism with a variety of puppets.” He is also expert at children’s birthday parties and is an expert balloon sculptor. The Grand Master of Magic Award honours magicians who are acknowledged by their fellow magicians to be masters of the art and craft of magic. Stan Goudge, who presented the award to Bates said Bates had a lifetime interest in magic. “It is in his heritage and in his genes,” he said. “The son of Mr Wonderful, Grand Master of Magic Ken Bates and the frustrated beautiful assistant Shirley, he has been nurtured in a magical environment.” Bates began performing as a boy – the ﬁrst trick he learned was restoring a cut rope. In his early days, he joined the Wanganui Magic Circle, before joining Air New Zealand to be a ﬂight attendant where he remained for 15 years. Continued on page 5

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A second surgeon apologised to the family of Carterton man Trevor Cretney on the final day of a coroner’s inquest last week. Cretney, 74, died in 2017 while in the intensive care unit of Wellington Hospital five days after undergoing a polypectomy at Wairarapa Hospital. Full story P8

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Air force comes to the rescue Marcus Anselm

Two trampers stuck in winds reaching speeds of more than 100kmh were rescued at Mt Bruce on Saturday. The pair – a Canadian man and New Zealand woman – were ﬂown to Palmerston North hospital by a Royal New Zealand Air Force [RNZAF] helicopter for treatment for suspected hyperthermia. The alarm for the stuck duo was raised at about 9.45am on Saturday when the national rescue coordination centre [RCC] received a signal from a personal locator beacon in the area. The beacon had been rented in Masterton, hired through the Southland Locator Beacon Trust. A land-based search party was set up to comb the area and an NH90 helicopter was called from Ohakea base in Manawatu to help as the high winds and low cloud meant local helicopters could not land safely. The NH90 crew found the duo and winched them out using a “hypothermic winch technique”. The whole evacuation took 90 minutes. Maritime New Zealand [MNZ] manages the RCC,

An RNZAF NH90 helicopter, similar to the one used in Saturday’s rescue.

which covers the country and an area of 30 million km2, from Antarctica to the Paciﬁc islands, from its Lower Hutt base. MNZ spokesman Vince Cholewa said that the search was made easier as the pair had the rented beacon and had made and shared a plan of their trip.

They were scheduled to return today [Monday]. “It is a very good example of how communications and being prepared is important,” Cholewa said. Leaving a plan and letting people know where you’ll be and when with a trip plan can save time

and eﬀort if an emergency happens. “Communications and a plan made the response a lot easier.” The chopper used in the rescue was one of eight NH90s the New Zealand Defence Force uses in emergencies. The ﬂeet was used in the

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magnitude 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake, and Cyclone Winston in 2016. Ron Mark, defence minister and Wairarapa list MP, praised the New Zealand Defence Force and the air force, in particular, for their role in rescues. Mark said the crews had been trained to aid search

and rescue missions in many different types of environments. These could vary from his experience peacekeeping in the Sinai Desert, to the Solomon Islands, and to all types of New Zealand terrain. “Operations like this emphasise the importance of the air force to be able to have secure bases from which they can operate, and support from the local community in which they are located. “Every New Zealander knows someone who tramps and hunts, who shoots, or who walks the mountains for whatever reason. “Whether they’re photography buffs, wildlife buffs, deer stalkers, everyone has family or knows someone who does that. “Everyone knows someone – maybe a yachtie – who puts themselves right out at the edge of the envelope.” He said they were an “organisation that New Zealanders could depend upon”. “When they get into peril, when their lives are jeopardised, when everything goes wrong, it’s our women and men we deploy from the air force who they call upon.”

Zappo humbled by honour Continued from page 3 “He continued with his magic performances, including entertaining on ﬂights as well as doing a variety of shows for Air New Zealand Koru Care raising money for children with special needs,” Goudge said. “But the lure of full-time magic called and in 1994 after extensive research and planning he re-emerged as Zappo The Magician. “Since then he has worked professionally in Wellington and the lower North Island over the last 20 years.” Bates said he was

humbled by the honour which took him by complete surprise last month. Although he specialises in children’s entertainment, and birthday parties are his stock in trade, he is also an eﬀective close-up performer at restaurants and private functions and a cabaret entertainer with high manipulative skills and witty patter. Bates said the best wisdom his dad gave him about the world of magic performance was “you’re only as good as your last show”. “You’ve always got to switch on,” Bates said.

“Even if it’s your third show of the day, you’ve got to make sure it’s as good as the ﬁrst. “Nowadays, everyone is sitting there with a phone camera – so you’ve got to be good. “If not, you’re uploaded and slaughtered. “But, if you’re in the public eye, you have got to have big shoulders.” He said he worked hard to “keep the magic happening” for his young audiences. “You work harder with children because they are so honest. “If they don’t like something, you’ll know

about it.” Over the years Paul has won many awards at magic gatherings in New Zealand and Australia with the most recent being: Best Children’s Entertainer” at the 30th New Zealand Magic Convention·in 2010, “Best Stage Act Competition” at the 31st New Zealand Magic Convention in 2012, and “Best Children’s Entertainer” as voted by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand in 2015. • For more information about Zappo the Magician, visit zappoland.co.nz

Grand Masters of Magic Ken Bates and his son Paul (Zappo). Based in Greytown. PHOTO/DARRYL OLD

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Candidates surveyed on climate Three Wairarapa organisations – Sustainable Wairarapa, Forest and Bird and Extinction Rebellion – have surveyed Wairarapa’s mayoral, council, and community board candidates about their views on the importance of climate change to local body decision-making. Survey coordinator Karyn Burgess said the highest percentage of responses came from Masterton District Council candidates and that, among those responding, the Masterton and South Wairarapa candidates were most committed to their council or board’s role in climate action. She was pleased that there was some level of awareness of climate issues and limited climate change denial. “It is interesting that moving towards a low carbon economy has in general been given a higher priority by candidates in this survey than keeping rates low. “Yet rates seem to get a lot of attention in the media and in candidate statements.” Burgess said initially candidates were given four days to answer the three-question survey. There were two followup emails to those who did not initially respond, and the survey deadline was extended by a further four days. • Responses of individual mayoral, Council and community board candidates can be viewed using the following links: • bit.ly/masterton_ candidate_survey • bit.ly/carterton_ candidate_survey • bit.ly/southwai_ candidate_survey

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A total of 20 responses were received – from two of the four mayoral candidates and 18 of the 20 at large candidates. A total of 85 per cent agreed or strongly agreed

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about the importance of the council’s role in communicating with the community about “the climate and ecological emergency”. Ten per cent were noncommittal, and five per cent strongly disagreed about the importance of the council’s role. Candidates were asked to rank options for action. The most important issue for Masterton candidates was water quality, followed by a low carbon economy. Both were ahead of the issues of rates and the town hall. Responses to the third question, how candidates would respond to climate change if elected, ranged from “Push to have climate change targets and goals as a KPI (Key Performance Indicator)

for the chief executive” to “All new homes must have water storage tanks”. There are four contenders for Masterton’s mayoralty: Lyn Patterson, Cory Burling, Tina Nixon, and Graeme Farr who is also contesting the mayoralty in Carterton and South Wairarapa. Patterson agreed about the importance of the Council’s Lyn Patterson role regarding climate change. For her, water quality came before a low carbon economy, with low rates, and the town hall ranking lower. She would particularly focus on: “The development of the

Climate Change Action Plan, the establishment of an education information centre, and the support of our ongoing commitment to reducing emissions through our CEMARS [Certified Emissions Measurement and Reduction Scheme] accreditation”. Nixon was noncommittal about the council’s role in terms of climate change. Tina Nixon She rated water quality and low rates ahead of a low carbon economy in terms of importance. “We need a plan that delivers water security and improves the health of our rivers and our popular

water parks – Henley Lake and the Park. “We must support the storage dam.”

Carterton

There were 20 responses in all – three from the four mayoral candidates and 17 from the 21 at large candidates. It was agreed or strongly agreed by 55.5 per cent of respondents that the council had an important role to play with climate change. Another 22.2 per cent were non-committal and 22.2 per cent disagreed or strongly disagreed. The most important issue for Carterton candidates was water quality, followed by a low carbon economy. Both were ahead of the issues of recycling and rates.

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The responses from candidates about action they would support were varied, ranging from “I don’t accept your premises that we face a climate and ecological emergency” to “support community initiatives for awareness and adaptation”. Carterton has four mayoral candidates: Bernard Bottrill, Greg Lang and Jill Greathead as well as Graeme Farr. Bottrill was noncommittal about the Council’s role regarding the climate and ecological Bernard Bottrill emergency and, of the options given, his three priorities, would be, in order, low rates, water

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change views quality, and recycling. On council, he would “freeze rates at the 20192020 annual plan level; look at ways to reduce rates without reducing services; require new homes to be more selfsufficient”. Lang agreed the council had an important role to play with climate change and Greg Lang ranked, in order of priority, low rates, a low carbon economy, and then recycling. His focus, as mayor, would be “making sure that when we make a decision we know the effect it will have on climate change”; leading by example – “riding my bike at every possible opportunity”; and continuing to lead “establishment of an offroad walking/cycling trail linking the five Wairarapa towns”. Greathead strongly agreed that the Council had an important role to play regarding climate change. In the ordering of Jill Greathead suggested priorities, she placed a low carbon economy ahead of water quality, recycling, and low rates. If elected mayor, her focus would be on “promoting our community carbon footprint to educate our community; promoting native tree planting; and lobbying for a national

South Wairarapa

From a pool of 27 community board and council ward candidates, and four mayoral candidates, 15 responses were received. A total of 86.7 per cent agreed or strongly agreed the council or community board had an important role to play regarding climate change. Only 13.3 per cent were non-committal and no one disagreed or strongly disagreed about the importance of responding to the climate emergency. In response to the suggested priorities, water quality was the overwhelming winner, followed by a low carbon economy. Both were ahead of recycling and low rates. A typical candidate response to the question about what they would do was, “we need to actively protect and conserve our water supplies and manage our waterways to ensure we meet national standards”. Viv Napier, who did not complete the survey, has three opponents for the mayoralty: Alex Beijen, Dayle Harwood, and Graeme Farr. Beijen strongly agreed that council had an important role to play in engaging with the community about climate change and, responding to

suggested priorities, he put recycling ahead of water quality and a low carbon Alex Beijen economy. If elected mayor, he would focus on “implementing comprehensive recycling stations in the three main towns, with the aim of reducing waste to landfill to 30 per cent of current volumes”. He would also work towards waste water being treated to potable standard before discharge; and work with central government and farmers to increase the speed of planting out waterways.” Harwood agreed council had an important role to play regarding climate change and, from the suggested options, ranked a low carbon Dayle Harwood economy ahead of low rates and recycling. As mayor, he would focus on “ensuring infrastructure is sufficiently robust to cater for the demands that weather storms created due to climate change; support adequate funding for climate change officers to be effective; and implement a climate change strategy after public consultation”.

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Surgeons apologise to family

Trevor Cretney, who died in 2017.

Cretney’s operation was “perhaps the hardest operation I’ve done as a consultant”, the surgeon said. been used during the endoscopy on Cretney at Wairarapa Hospital. In a statement, he said that general surgeons were generally not sufficiently qualified to perform complex colonoscopies.

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had done a “great job the last two years”. Coroner Tim Scott said his final findings would not be released until early next year. Outside court, the family spoke about their father, a former New Zealand underwater spearfishing representative who loved to fish and take the dogs for a walk. Cretney’s son, Steve, said they did not want something similar to happen to other families. “It’s all still a bit empty

Cameron said the polypectomy technique used during the endoscopy was “incorrect”. The Wairarapa Hospital surgeon had used a hot snare technique whereas Cameron would’ve used a cold snare technique. Cameron agreed that the surgery had “undoubtedly” led to the incident at Wellington Hospital. However, he said Wairarapa District Health Board had made changes to its practice since and

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A second surgeon has apologised to the family of Carterton man Trevor Cretney on the final day of a coroner’s inquest last week. This came a day after a Wairarapa colleague also apologised to the family. Cretney, 74, died in 2017 while in the intensive care unit of Wellington Hospital five days after undergoing a polypectomy at Wairarapa Hospital. The surgeon, who was working at Wellington Hospital at the time, took over Cretney’s care on the morning of October 13, two days before Cretney’s death. The surgeon, who was given name suppression, told the hearing he was sorry for what had happened. He still thought about the death often. If a patient in Cretney’s condition was presented to him now, he would operate on the patient. At the time, the surgeon opted not to operate and had given Cretney antibiotics on a “conservative” care plan. He also did not visit Cretney until the day after he’d taken over care of him, something he would have changed in hindsight. By the night of October

13, Cretney had become delirious. After reviewing Cretney in the morning, the surgeon decided to stick with the conservative care plan. The decision to perform surgery was made on the morning of October 15, after Cretney’s condition suddenly deteriorated. Cretney’s operation was “perhaps the hardest operation I’ve done as a consultant”, the surgeon said. At about 11.30pm that night after the operation, Cretney died while in the intensive care unit. Asked whether this decision-making process during Cretney’s care was flawed, the surgeon said, in hindsight, he would have checked on Cretney when the patient passed into his care on October 13. He would have also “developed a rapport” with the family to understand Cretney’s needs better. However, he said that there was no way of knowing whether there would have been any different outcome even if surgery had been performed earlier. Two experts were also called to give evidence, Gastroenterologist Rees Cameron told the inquiry a wrong technique had

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Singing, grinning, and learning Comment

Graeme Burnard From our origins of a small group with a pianist, we now number about 70, and two of our recent concerts have included a 25-piece orchestra. We are now one of the largest choirs in the region. Our original musical director was Ian Hodge and through a succession of others we now have a very exciting young musician, Andrew Atkins. His knowledge of music is impressive for someone so young, his conducting style is very visual and interesting to watch, and most importantly, the choir love working with him. He travels over every Wednesday night from Wellington to rehearse, so he must think we arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too bad either. We have performed with the New Zealand Male Choir, and in an earlier concert this year, our tenor soloist was world renowned New Zealand tenor, Richard Greager. We have sung many of the great choral works along with songs from the shows, opera

Have you ever joined a group or an organisation that has been lifechanging for you? I did, in 1994. That was the year the Wairarapa Singers was formed and performed their first concert. It was a performance of Handels Messiah, on Sunday, December 11, 1994. For a group of local people who just wanted to get together and sing, it was a very ambitious start. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sing in the first concert because I was overseas, but at our first official meeting, held the following March, I was elected onto the committee and I have been involved ever since including three stints as president. This is the fourth choir I have sung in, including 10 years with the Orpheus Choir, but I have to say the Wairarapa Singers is one of the nicest groups of people I have had the privilege of knowing. My life is richer for it. Some of my dearest friends have been made from this choir.

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choruses, folk songs, negro spirituals, and even sung Russian Vespers in Russian. What makes this choir special is that we still remain an unauditioned choir. Anybody can turn up and sing. And that is the point of this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s topic. We are always thrilled

to see new people walk in the door. I can guarantee you will receive the warmest of welcomes. There are in fact 14 health benefits of singing. It reduces stress, improves mood, lowers blood pressure, improves breathing, reduces perceived pain, boosts immune system, improves

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Spring is a busy & exciting time in the garden. Everything is bursting back to life and the warmer days can often be motivation to make healthy improvements to our lifestyles. A good way to do this is to create yourself an edible haven - not only do you get home grown food, you’ll get exercise & maybe even a tan! Here’s some yummy things that would be great in your home garden, but come and have a browse, there’s so much more! BERRYFRUIT: Nothing says summer like freshly picked berries, and berries picked straight from your bush at home taste even better than bought ones. Get them off to a good start by boosting the garden soil with lots of organic matter – ican Real Blood & Bone is a great start along with some Daltons Strawberry Mix. Some to choose from are: BLACKBERRIES: Black Satin is a thornless, upright plant that bears fruit from February to March. Blackberries are high in Vitamin C, dietary fibre and they contain calcium, phosphorous and potassium. BLUEBERRIES: There are different types of blueberries but “rabbiteye” are best suited to our Wairarapa conditions. Most blueberries need pollination - planting two different Rabbiteye varieties will achieve this. If you check the harvest times of the plants you could extend your fruit picking season. We have twin packs at $29.90 that contain two compatible plants or a great range of singles for under $20.

CURRANTS: These little beauties are rich in Vitamin C and also contain Vitamin B, Iron & Phosphorus. You could create a very colourful hedge with a mixture of red, white & black currant plants – they prefer heavy soils rich in clay and because they’re shallow rooted they must be kept moist through the warmer months.

FIGS. Figs grow well as an espalier or in containers and are helpful for the digestive system, either fresh or dried because they contain an enzyme called ficin which ‘sooths the gut’. Dried figs are also rich in fibre, iron, potassium and calcium, and helpful for people with high blood pressure. They provide instant energy which makes them popular for athletes for preventing cramps. TAMARILLO: Also known as Tree Tomatoes, these sub-tropical plants look good in the garden with their large leaves & unusual, bee attracting flowers. The red fruit of Muligan is delicious, but there’s also a yellow fruiting, less acidic & sweeter variety called Bold Gold.

BOYSENBERRIES: Starlight has beautiful white flowers in spring followed by large firm berries with excellent flavour. The fruit is high in antioxidants and Vitamin C.

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Planting a mixture of red, white and black currants would create a very interesting look for your garden. RHUBARB: Originally used for medicinal purposes as far back as 2700BC to reduce fever, cleanse the body and as a laxative. Rhubarb contains lots fibre (hence the laxative), Vitamins C & K, potassium & manganese while also stimulating the liver, assisting with fat absorption.

GUAVAS: Can be eaten fresh but are popular in jellies & jams. They can be grown in large containers or even as an ornamental hedge. Yellow Cherry Guavas are slightly larger than the red and sweet tasting.

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Tamarillos add an exotic look to the garden.

RASPBERRIES: These scrumptious berries are not only good for your taste buds, they’re high in antioxidants, fibre, Vitamin C and folate. Once again we have the dwarf raspberry ‘Mini-Me’ – these were extremely popular last year so don’t miss out! Mini Me plants are perfect for containers – they have a compact habit that doesn’t require support or staking, they’re thornless, self-fertile and the full size fruit is absolutely delicious!

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12 Wairarapa Midweek Carterton Wednesday, October 2, 2019

MPs debate freshwater

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Local children are encouraged to jump on their bikes for the upcoming Kia eke paihikara tatou Greater Welly Bike Fest. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Free bike rodeo for Carterton kids Eli Hill A bike event today will give Carterton children the chance to upskill and test out their bike safety. Carterton School’s Bike Rodeo will kick-start the month-long Kia eke paihikara tatou Greater Welly Bike Fest. Skills learned could translate to mountain biking, cycling on the road or even participating in a bike race, Greater Wellington travel choice coordinator Amelia Wilkins said. “Children will get the chance to try out a cycle skills obstacle course and qualiﬁed instructors from Greater Wellington’s pedal ready team will be on-hand

to help out with bike safety and lessons on how to ﬁx a bike,” she said. “This is the perfect opportunity for children to upskill or learn to ride in a safe, fun environment. “Spring is the perfect time for people to grab their bikes out of their garage and ﬁx them up in preparation for the summer months.” Greater Wellington Regional Council will be hosting free events for all ages across the region to encourage people to improve their cycle skills. • For more information on the Greater Welly Bike Fest events head along to Facebook.com/ bikegreaterwelly.

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Wairarapa MPs had diﬀering opinions on the government’s primary sector roadshow on freshwater at Carterton last week. Oﬃcials from the environment and primary industries ministries sought comments on proposals seeking to reduce the amount of pollution entering waterways from cities and farms. Pollutants targeted include nitrogen, phosphorous, sediment and E.coli. Labour list MP Kieran McAnulty said he was “encouraged” by the meeting and said that common among those present was the need to do something about the issue. Wairarapa MP Alastair Scott of the National Party said there was inconsistency and farmers didn’t know what they needed to do. New Zealand First MP Ron Mark said from his party’s perspective he encouraged “everyone who has an interest to make their views heard”. McAnulty and Scott were joined by local body elected representatives and candidates at the Events Centre for the primary sector roadshow to

discuss changes to policy on freshwater. Staff from Mark’s office compiled a report as the defence minister was unable to attend. McAnulty said he left the meeting “in good heart” and was encouraged after “a sincere attempt to capture views” on the proposal. “In that respect, I thought it was a very worthwhile exercise. I’m really pleased I got leave from Parliament to attend.” He said he did not think Wairarapa farmers were getting enough recognition for what they’re doing to adhere to the new standards. “In many respects, the work Wairarapa farmers have done is an example to other regions on how to go about it.” Scott said there was a lack of understanding by the ministries about the plans specific to Wairarapa. “It raises more questions than it gives answers to and it overrides all the good work the Whaitua guys have done over the last five years. These guys have got community buy in.” Whaitua committees are groups of local people tasked with

recommending ways to maintain and improve the quality of our fresh water. “They [the ministries] talk about community buy in and acceptance of a plan. “That’s already done for the Wairarapa. It’s called the Whaitua group. That had a plan of increasing water quality and quantity and that was generally accepted by the community. “Why are they riding over the top of that?” Mark said he was “conscious that the Agribiz [agriculture business] sector is the backbone of the economy”. “However, at the same time we cannot continue to pollute waterways like Lake Wairarapa and the Ruamahanga. I’d like to assure all sides in this debate, I am listening.” The ministries are seeking to change four key government policies. These include an updated national policy statement and national environmental standards. If approved, the changes will be put into action over a ﬁve-year programme to 2025. New measurements will be introduced after that.

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Masterton Trust Lands Trust

Together we can do better

his is the percentage return, on asset value, by way of grants to the Masterton community in the past year, ignoring concessional rentals. It’s poor.

Below are some of the harsh realities of why it’s so poor and what could and can be done to ensure that the Masterton Trust Lands Trust can do better.

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he response to graffiti is a measure of overall property management competence.

MTLT’s ‘hosting’ – for many months - of this graffiti on the prominent Queen & Russell Street corner is very revealing. Ignored by both management and trustees, graffiti not only says ‘no one cares’, it undermines any attempt at civic pride. When Bill Bratton began his phenomenally successful reduction in New York City’s crime rate his first target was graffiti. We can do better.

nfavourable seismic reports are very commonplace in commercial property today.

But MTLT’s response was potentially extraordinarly naive. Original builders, Rigg Zschokke Ltd (with possibly NZ’s best reputation) weren’t fully engaged in remedial options. Nor the original engineers. The upshot – MTLT using community funds to sue Masterton District Council. Absolutely absurd.

48 years after its establishment MTLT still holds roughly the original 80 properties. It’s not managing them well, for Masterton residents. A car wrecker on what should be valuable Dixon Street land? Poor performance in prime locations simply frustrates private developers. It’s they who create vibrancy and growth for Masterton through new developments with greater employment options.

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large, prime northwestern-facing corner site. Vacant. Someone’s asleep at the wheel. Would it be too radical to suggest private sector partnerships, permitted by the MTLT Act 2003? Could MTLT management be part of a public/ private partnership for greater efficiency, enhanced civic pride and vastly better profits for community use? It’s time for these and many other questions, after 148 years.

Chris Gollins for Masterton Trust Lands Trust

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14 Wairarapa Midweek Opinion Wednesday, October 2, 2019 COFFEE BEAN POLL

EDITORIAL

Opinion

Goodbye, well kind of Good morning, good evening, good night – good whatever time of day it may be when you are reading this. In 2015 I started working as a reporter for the Wairarapa TimesAge. It was a job like no other. And though it was a challenge, it was a rewarding one. At the start of spring, 2017, I became editor of the Wairarapa Midweek. It was again, a job like no other, and one that I have enjoyed so much over the past two (and a bit) years. With the help of our design team, we revamped the Midweek last year, ran campaigns like Second Chances, and Living With, hosted a pet photo competition, and have shared the stories of amazing Wairarapa people along the way. For the first time, the Wairarapa Midweek was a finalist in the 2019 Voyager Media Awards for Community Newspaper

Piece of mind

Emily Ireland of the Year, and even though we didn’t win, I was so proud of how far our “little” newspaper had come. In the past two years, the size of the Midweek has almost doubled thanks to the support of our incredible advertisers and the Times-Age staff in the advertising department. The Midweek has also been supported by some fantastic stories from the Wairarapa Times-Age reporters. But this part of my journey with the Midweek is coming to an end. Next Monday, the wonderful Hayley Gastmeier will be the Midweek’s new editor. She started as a reporter at the Wairarapa Times-Age a few months before I did and has recently been working in communications.

I’m excited for her to bring her personality and skills to this publication to grow the paper as I have done and those who have gone before me have done. So, in some respects this is a goodbye, but not entirely a farewell. I won’t be going too far away. In fact, for my new job, I only had to move to a different part of the office. As of next Monday, I’ll be the chief reporter for the Wairarapa TimesAge. The Times-Age has a fantastic team of enthusiastic and kind reporters, and I’m looking forward to supporting them and guiding them on their journalism journeys just as I have been guided. So, good morning, good evening, good night, and goodbye – well kind of.

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Wednesday, October 2, 2019 Opinion Wairarapa Midweek

STREET TALK

The cause I would go on strike for is... Karen Roberts The demise of the Masterton Town Hall. Graeme Burnard I would never go on strike because the only losers are the innocent people in the middle. Kim Mckinley Job security and fair pay for those non-teaching staff in the education sector.

Mark Walker Three-day weekends from your normal work; however, the third day you are paid to help the communities people, animals, and environment in some way outside of yournormal job.

Adele Pentony-Graham Lower rates. Bob Pringle Crap coffee. Jean Cretney Lower our rates. They are way too high.

Quintin Smith Higher wages in Wairarapa. Cath O’Driscoll Better living wage.

Jax Manu Waight Clean drinking water in South Wairarapa. Rachel Hope Teachers and nurses. Cheryl Cavanagh To end inequality and racism.

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LETTERS

More food options needed at hospital I spent more than nine weeks in hospital earlier this year. First, I do want to acknowledge that I received the highest quality of care from every level within the organisation. However, I did have real difficulties when after several weeks I was to begin eating normal food. I could not find, even with several different menu options, the plain food I required.

Apart from mashed potato, every choice included two or three different foods and there was always one which disagreed with me, as well, most options were highly spiced. The nutritionist and kitchen staff went to a lot of trouble to find a solution for me, the problem was that this food arrived already mixed, so they were unable to remove any ingredient.

I was especially surprised by this as during my first hospital visit and surgery in June 2018, the same type of menu gave me choices of plain food, such as chicken or fish, with a variety of vegetables which suited my digestion very well. I noticed there were other patients also with digestion issues who had difficulty with the present choices. In the end, my family brought me extra food

which I had with the mashed potato. This caused extra work for the busy staﬀ in getting and returning my food to the refrigerator at every meal. I hope this information is useful to the District Health Board and changes can be made so that those with digestion issues can be catered for. Sara Stewart Masterton

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Opinion

Richard Alan Dahlberg Can’t go on strike. But would support those who give pensioners a fair go.

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16 Wairarapa Midweek Extra Wednesday, October 2, 2019 ARATOI KEEPERS

Intricate Needlework This Irish crochet lace collar was worn by Hermance Beetham, wife of William Beetham, one of the brothers who developed the historic Brancepeth Station. The art of crocheted lace was taught by nuns to Irish women during the 19th century potato famines, so that they might support their families in dire financial straits. Lace was a valuable commodity, fashionable and stylish for Victorian women.

This 19th century piece of needlework is currently on display as part of 50/Fifty: 50 Years at Aratoi, the 50th anniversary exhibition featuring items from the Aratoi collection. At 5.30pm on October 11, Aratoi’s 50th Birthday, the museum will launch a richly illustrated book made in Wairarapa – produced, designed, and printed locally. All welcome to the celebration. Aratoi publishes this fine crochet lace today as a way

to thank the Wairarapa Embroiderers’ Guild and the five other guilds in the Cook Strait Regional Guilds for their amazing needlework recently on display in the Wesley Wing. Guild members guided more than 500 people through their exhibition – such kind work. Irish Crochet Lace Collar 19th Century. Cotton, lawn. Collection of Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History. Gift of Margaret Milne.

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WAIRARAPA HERB SOCIETY

Edible weeds

Christine Voelker

I have been reading a book called “Julia’s Guide to Edible Weeds and Wild Green Smoothies” that caused a stir in my household. We are eating our greens and using herbs whenever we can, but my partner was somewhat surprised to find me chewing with delight on a bunch of chickweed in the garden. We have the opportunity to forage on our fully organic Wairarapa property, safe in the knowledge that no pesticides have been used. Here’s what I found on a stroll round the property (see left to right in the picture). Miners Lettuce Native of North America, once you’ve got it, you will have it forever, which is great because 10g of Miners Lettuce contains 850mg of vitamin C, about 20 times more than lemons. Red Dead Nettle I eat the little flowers, but the whole plant is full of fibre, chlorophyll, iron and minerals. The flavour is strong, so a little goes a long way.

Edible weeds found by Christine Voelker.

Yarrow Highly recommended for women’s health. Using the feathery leaves fresh and in salads is a delight and it makes tasty sandwiches. Borage Common in the herb garden but can spread widely and become a weed. It is a delight to bees and as it contains GLA (gamma linoleic acid), is a real mood-lifter, so slice it finely into your salads. Cleaver Yes, it’s a pest as it smothers other plants, but before you spray it or rip it out for the compost, know that it was used in cheese-making in Cheshire, England and is a useful blood–purifier. Finely cut, it can be used in soups for an extra dash of minerals and silica. Puha Often used in boil ups,

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it is also rich in vitamin C, protein, calcium, and minerals; so don’t walk past it in your garden, heap it into your sandwich or put it in your green drink! Chickweed My favorite. Like many of the leafy greens, this contains carotenes needed by the liver to produce Vitamin A and also makes an excellent pesto or a yummy soup. Contact the herb society for further information about edible weeds and use only weeds you are absolutely sure are edible. Sources: Julia’s Guide to Edible Weeds and Wild Green Smoothies, www. juliasedibleweeds.com, Health Through God’s Pharmacy by Maria Treben. • Christine Voelker is an organic gardener and librarian for the Wairarapa Herb Society.

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Annie and Astro are beautiful tabby and white siblings that have been in foster care far too long – since February this year. We don’t know why they are still on the shelf as they are loving, affectionate and playful. Annie and Astro enjoy sitting on a comfortable lap while you watch TV. They both would suit a quiet home with plenty of company, they are okay with children as long as they aren’t very noisy. They will need a human that understands they are going to need a little time to adjust. Once ex-ferals become comfortable with their owners they are renowned to be extremely loving and affectionate. They will need to go to a home without dogs. Here is a link to a recent video of them https:// youtu.be/2Co_9WAvqy8. Annie and Astro have been desexed, vaccinated and flea/worm treated. Their adoption fee is $140 each or $200 if adopted together. If you’re interested in Annie and Astro, please call Lee on 021 0843 8935 or email kittycatrehoming@ gmail.com. • KittyCat Rehoming Wairarapa is a registered Charitable Trust CC54963. • Their mission is to rescue and tame feral kittens and adopt them into loving homes. Visit their Facebook page KittyCat Rehoming. • Cash donations to help them continue their work can be made either to their Givealittle page, to the KittyCat Rehoming Kiwibank account number 38-9019-0699166-00 or to their account at their vet, Vetcare 06-0689-0191117-00 Reference Kitty46.

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 Lifestyle Wairarapa Midweek

Your Carriage Awaits: 25 Years and Counting

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Greg and Ali Lang, The Wheelwright Shop When Greg and Ali Lang decided to make traditional wooden wheels and Victorian-style coaches for a full-time job, they got some funny looks. “Who wants wooden wheels these days?” people wondered. Twenty-five years, contracts with major film studios, restored trams sitting pride of place in museums, a purpose-built wagon for Whittaker’s chocolate, and a thriving tourist venture later, it’s fair to say the couple have proved the naysayers wrong. Greg and Ali first started The Wheelwright Shop in 1994 – renting a shed for $50 a week in Levin. They later set up shop in rural Carterton, moving into the old Gladstone Store on Longbush Road. Since then, the Langs have become an institution: known worldwide for their sturdy wheels – made from locally-sourced English timber, planted by the early settlers -, lovingly renovated carriages, and painstaking rebuilding of century-old transport vehicles, once rusting in children’s playgrounds. In their workshop – where, back in 1800s, the local farrier earned his keep – everything is done by hand. Painting, guilding, steam-bending wood into shape, forging steel tires over a fire – the works. The Langs have also started running tours of the workshop – complete with Devonshire teas. They attribute their success to “believing in what [they] do”, and a renewed appreciation for quality, old-fashioned handiwork. “It’s gratifying to keep these old skills alive – especially in today’s digital and computerised world, the older handcrafts disappear quickly,” Ali says. “On the tours, we’ll meet older people who appreciate we’re carrying on the work they remember their fathers and grandfathers doing.” “And it’s satisfying to know what you’ve made is going to last for another century – or more,” Greg adds.

The Langs’ adventure began in England during their OE in the late 1980s – when, low on money, they caught up with family in Somerset. At the time, Greg was fascinated by 19th century horse-drawn gypsy caravans (the more ornate, the better). As fate would have it, a man who restored caravans for a living was based down the road. With his help, Greg gained an apprenticeship for rural craftspeople – with Greg eventually receiving a City and Guilds of London qualification in wheelwrighting and carriage building, and Ali learning coach painting and furnishing. Once back home, the contracts eventually came (literally) rolling in – and the Langs’ carriages appeared in productions such as Hercules and Xena: Warrior Princess, Lord of

the Rings, The Last Samurai and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. And then came the conservation contracts - the Wellington Cable Car Museum contracted them to restore the old Grip Car No 3, while the Tramway Museum had them restore the 115-year-old Wellington Tram No 17, out of commission since WWII, to its former opulence. The tram, which had been converted into a bach, is the last of its kind the world, Greg says. “There was an accident on Oriental Parade in 1913– the conductor fell out of Tram 17 and was killed. “After that, an Act of Parliament was passed that all passenger vehicles needed to have a centre aisle. “It’s cool to be able to preserve an important piece of New Zealand history.”

Traditional Wheel & Carriage Works The Wheelwright Shop wheelwrightshop@xtra.co.nz Phone: 06 372 7080 | www.wheelwrightshop.co.nz 2070 Longbush Rd, Gladstone, RD4 Masterton 5884

Currently, the Langs are restoring a fleet of vintage train carriages for Mainline Steam Trust. “It’s a big job – we’re stripping them right back,” Greg says. “Each one is about 5000 hours’ work. The tram was 10,000 hours. “It’s very labour intensive – but rewarding.” Some of the Langs’ most rewarding jobs have been for local clients – especially for people who discover “granddad’s old gig from 1890 in the shed”, and want it done up for their children’s weddings. They also keep busy with home

furnishing, classic car restoration, and carriages for tourism and advertising ventures. Two favourites are a custom-made gig to promote Whittaker’s Toffee Milk – a nod to “old man Whittaker”, who founded the company in 1896 – and a Dickens-era horse-drawn hearse, destined for Auckland. “We had to make the hearse about foot longer– people have grown over the last 100 years,” Ali says. The Langs’ hope to eventually bring their journey full circle – running courses on wheelwrighting for young apprentices

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A new interstellar visitor Astronomers are getting all excited about C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), a newly discovered comet. So, what is so special about this one? Well, it appears to have a hyperbolic trajectory. If you weren’t paying too much attention in your high school geometry class, no matter. It is travelling in a very open curve that, combined with its unusually high speed, means that though its path has been bent by the sun’s gravity, it is not bent enough for it to be captured into a permanent orbit around the sun. It also means that it is a visitor from beyond and will simply do a flyby and go off into another beyond. The excitement is that astronomers will be able to study its composition to see if there is a different chemistry going on beyond our Solar System. Will we see it? Well, predictions are that you would need a good-sized telescope. But comets are the most unpredictable of objects. Their combination of ices and gases are boiled off by sunlight as they get nearer the sun, making that tell-tale comet look. But that activity can be very variable, and some comets have made dramatic increases in brightness as they close in

Comet Lovejoy in 2014. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

Sky Watch

Nick Sault on the inner Solar System. I’ll keep you posted. That was astronomers being excited. They were also recently worried – or should I say embarrassed? NASA has admitted that they did not detect asteroid 2019 OK until near the day of its closest approach to Earth. They claim to be

detecting all objects greater than 140 metres in size. However, this one was not quite so large, and one of the NASA people admitted that they possibly miss quite a few in this size range. Does that matter? I’d say yes and no. The reality is that an object 100 metres wide striking the atmosphere

at speeds of the order of many kilometres per second will explode with the force of a largish nuclear weapon. It would be a city destroyer. But let’s get things into perspective here. Only a very tiny percentage of the Earth’s surface is city. The Tunguska object that hit in 1908, exploded over Siberia. No surprise. That is the largest land mass on the planet. Then, 70 per cent of our surface is ocean and a similar percentage of the

land is desert, wasteland, mountain range, or ice. A couple of other points here to allay fears. NASA said an impact from a rock this size happens about every 3000 years. 2019 OK passed us at about 70,000 kilometres distance – that’s a big miss for an object only 100 metres wide. Also, though an explosion equivalent to a large nuke is worrying, it would not come with the nasty radioactive fallout you get with a bomb. Next week: Escaping the Solar System.

OUR HEALTH, OUR CHOICE! I am the lead doctor in our Emergency Department at Wairarapa Hospital. We are at a crisis point and there are further threats on the horizon! There is an urgent need to maintain services and absolute autonomy over our own hospital and related services to the people of the Wairarapa.

CRISIS

FIGHT

TIME

We must fight for our fair share of population based allocation of monies.

We have a crisis now with space, staffing levels and wait times. It’s time to move, move now! To retain and recruit staff.

LEADERSHIP

Leadership must be absolutely aware of what is happening at ground level.

COMMUNICATION Communication must be maximised to best coordinate hospital and community services.

COORDINATION

LOCAL

Coordination to optimise collaboration between private and public services.

THREATS

We must be welcoming for those that may feel uncomfortable accessing our health services e.g. Maori men, troubled teenage boys and Pasifika.

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They say charity begins at home, and that is just the case for Kandahar Home and Court’s New Zealand flags. The flagpoles that stand on the grounds of both Kandahar Home on Roberts Road and Kandahar Court on Colombo Road were made possible by a generous donation from Nikki Wyeth, who works at Kandahar Home as a registered nurse.

Youths are enhancing public spaces in Masterton East.

Nikki has worked as a nurse at Kandahar Home for five years. Her first role at the home was 13 years ago as a caregiver before going to study nursing. “This is my Kandahar family,” she says of the place. “I wanted to do something for Kandahar because it’s been a big part of my life.” When Nikki decided to make a donation she wanted it to be a little bit different and align with Enliven’s philosophy of care. The flagpoles have already been put to good use; they were included in ANZAC Day ceremonies earlier this year and the flags are lowered to half-mast when a resident passes away. Nikki says it has become an area where residents can go and pay their respects. When a resident passed away recently who was from Ireland, the Irish flag was flown at half-mast with the New Zealand flag underneath.

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“It’s another way we can show the residents we care for them and they have a place where they can go and reflect.” Kandahar Home recreation office Di McCuish says she plans to fly All Blacks flags on the flagpoles during the Rugby World Cup. Enliven’s Kandahar Home in Lansdowne, Masterton offers rest home and hospital care, while nearby Kandahar Court offers secure dementia care. For more information visit www.enlivencentral.org.nz or call the friendly team on 06 370 0447.

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Wairarapa’s ongoing growth and economy relies on a strong, diverse, and adaptable workforce – and a new programme is preparing youths to meet those demands. Rather than industryspecific skills, learners on the Ngā Pūmanawa Tupuna (NPT) programme are taught transferable skills that will lead to success in any job. Launched in July, Ngā Pūmanawa Tupuna is run in partnership with Youth in Education, Training and Employment (YETE) and REAP Wairarapa, with funding coming from the government’s He Poutama Rangatahi scheme. Where most traditional work-readiness programmes focus on workplace specific skills, the focus of Ngā Pūmanawa Tupuna involves equipping rangatahi with the core soft-skills that will be

used for the rest of their working life, such as teamwork, resilience, selfmanagement and effective communication skills. The programme plans to target 110 rangatahi across Wairarapa over two years and is already celebrating success. Programme director Tom Hullena said the youths had no shortage of potential. “It is just a matter of ensuring they are well prepared for success beyond education before leaving education. “We believe successful participation in this programme will go a long way in ensuring that. “Businesses right around Wairarapa are telling us they’re keen to engage rangatahi in employability training, and with support from NPT staff we believe we have a recipe for success. “In terms of future employment, the

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programme will be moulded around both the work interests of the young people as well as the employment needs of the region. “This means we’ll be helping solve two regional issues – a high regional NEET rate (youth not in employment, education or training) and labour shortages.” Masterton’s east side is the first community to benefit from the work of these students, who are currently engaged in the community development phase of the NPT programme. This involves volunteer work to enhance the public spaces in the area. By focusing on work in the community and valuing kaitiakitanga, Hullena says the programme is as much about encouraging a positive commitment to community as it is about employment.

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to make your voice heard. “I’m voting because every vote counts.”

Voting is NOW OPEN for who you want making the big decisions about Masterton. If you’ve enrolled, you should have received your voting papers in the post. Fill them out with a tick for who you want as Mayor, and up to 10 ticks for who you want sitting around the Council table. Either: • POST your voting papers back using the envelope provided before 5 October (to make sure your vote is received before the midday 12 October cut-off). • Drop your voting papers off at the Council office or at Mitre 10 MEGA during the following times:

Post your voting papers by Saturday 5 October to make sure they’re counted.

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5 and 6 October, 10am – 12pm

Missed the enrolment cut-off or didn’t receive your voting papers? You still have a vote. Cast a special vote at the Masterton District Council during the times above. More information, including statements from the candidates wanting your vote, is available at: www.mstn.govt.nz/vote2019

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Lansdowne needs help At Volunteering Wairarapa, we work to bring community groups and volunteers together, helping them to deliver services and run projects that improve the Wairarapa community and environment. One group is the Lansdowne Residents Association, a local community group, which formed to promote the interests of the people of Lansdowne. They make presentations to council on matters affecting the community, and work to enhance and promote the special character and environment of the area. There are a number of projects on the go around Lansdowne. The Association’s major ongoing project is working on improving the Lansdowne Trails network, with numerous tree planting days in 2018 and 2019, and more planned for next year. Last year about 1,500 native plants were put in below the retirement village and along the edge of the Opaki Stream, and this year 4,000 more were planted along the stream between Fourth St and Hansells. Organised by volunteers, a programme called

Volunteers plant along the Opaki Stream in Lansdowne.

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Donna Robinson Matariki Tu Rakau, run by Forestry New Zealand, funds the planting of native trees in public places like parks to recognise the service of members of the New Zealand Defence Force. This work is funded by the Government’s One Billion Trees programme and aims to plant one billion trees by 2028.

We have sent volunteers to Lansdowne for their weekend plantings and will send more when planting starts in May next year to plant another 6,000 plants. To manage this project, the Lansdowne Residents Association needs strong and enthusiastic leadership. Two longstanding

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committee members have recently stepped down, so they are looking for volunteers for their committee to replace them. If you are interested in helping to shape the future of this group as a committee member, please get in touch with Jill on admin@waivc.org.nz or 0274 884 376.

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Strong student enterprises Erin Kavanagh-Hall After another term of project-based learning, a new generation of hair stylists, carpenters, gardeners, philanthropists, and clothing designers is emerging from Makoura College. The college recently hosted its second Arotahi showcase – presenting the range of creative projects, charity initiatives, and grass-roots community enterprises which had been keeping the students busy over the past two terms. The Arotahi initiative, adopted by Makoura at the start of the year, allows students to work one day a week on a project of their choosing, either individually or in groups. The students take responsibility for the coordination, planning and fundraising needed to bring their ideas to fruition. The college had a range of projects to show the public, including a pop-up barber shop, handcrafted Tahitian drums for the school’s Poly Group, a new sports uniform, original board games, handmade bath bombs, and custombuilt functional fitness equipment for the school grounds. Students also came up with several local wellbeing projects, including a canned food drive, which resulted in more than 400 items being donated to the Masterton Food Bank, and a hand-crafted community food pantry, set up on Worksop Rd (more on page 34). Principal Paul Green said he was impressed by the children’s growing confidence in their leadership and organisational skills, and with their ability to

Students designed a new sports uniform. (Inset) Some students learned barber skills and set up their own temporary shop. PHOTOS/ERIN KAVANAGH-HALL

“I think they’ve learned how much they can achieve if they push themselves to stay motivated. Plus, they’re certainly engaged in things they’ll remember in the future.” honestly self-evaluate if things go wrong and bounce back. “It’s great when you see them having those moments of clarity when they realise what they’re capable of,” Green said. “It’s been a great learning experience for them: they learn to cope when things didn’t go plan, to manage and change their expectations, and that it’s okay to make

adjustments. “We didn’t want them to do simple projects – the aim was for them to face difficulty and struggle so they can build resilience. “Failure is an important part of the process.” Last term, many of the student groups teamed up with members of the wider community to assist with their projects, such as tradespeople, businesses and local leaders. For example, one group has been doing up an old ute, donated by a Makoura parent, with guidance from Featherston mechanic Vince Borowicz. “The boys put an ad in the paper, saying they’d like to learn some automotive skills, and Vince responded right away,” Green said. “He’s come all the way up here each Friday and done everything completely voluntarily – he’s been brilliant.” Another team of boys spent their Fridays at Ray’s Barber Shop in

Kuripuni, where they learned how to do a variety of haircuts, such as buzz cuts, quiffs and fades, and basic grooming skills. As well as holding a demonstration for their classmates at the showcase, they set up their own temporary barber shop, offering haircuts for a nominal fee. Another group decided to design a sports tracksuit for the school’s athletes to wear between games, so the students visited NZ Uniforms in Masterton, where they learned about the different fabrics, textures and manufacturing techniques needed to produce the uniform they envisioned. Green also took a group working on an orchard for the school grounds to meet long-time community advocate and greenthumbed guru Helen Dew, who gave them a tour of her sustainable permaculture garden. “She’d prepared a photo essay of all her different plants, and how they interact with one another

– they were fascinated.” Other noteworthy projects included work on an irrigation system for the school’s vegetable garden, learning apiary skills with a local beekeeper, and teaming up with a Lakeview School teacher to plan a sensory garden for Lakeview’s grounds. Green said Masterton Trust Lands Trust granted the college funding for the larger scale projects such as the school-based apiary, the development of an outdoor fitness course (which students started last term, building a set of chin-up bars), a volunteer army, and community street art. He said he was looking forward to seeing the students push their creativity even further in this year’s final cycle of the project. “I think they’ve learned how much they can achieve if they push themselves to stay motivated. “Plus, they’re certainly engaged in things they’ll remember in the future.”

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Member of Parliament

Ron Mark MP Mental Health A focus of the Government this term has been Mental Health. It’s no secret that mental health support in New Zealand is lacking, and Minister Clark is working very hard to fix it.

When we learn about where we came from and what the drivers have been for the decision making in the past, it helps us understand our issues better and come up with practical solutions for our future. I would encourage anyone older than school age, who wants to learn more about our nation’s beginnings, to head down to one of Wairarapa’s local libraries and begin the journey.

I'm Available to Chat One of the many things I like about being an MP is meeting a wide range of people and hearing about what they like and dislike about politics and our region. If you see me on the street feel free to stop me. If you have thoughts or opinions on how we, as a Government can do things better, then let me know. The more I hear from you, the more I learn which makes me a better representative for you in Parliament.

Recently he announced the appointment of a Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission and a new Suicide Prevention Office. He also announced investment into more mental health services across New Zealand.

If you’d like to setup some time for us to meet you can do this via my Carterton office.

Most, if not all of us, know someone who has taken their own life, or fallen into such a dark state of mind they’ve needed support. Often that support has not been sufficient, and this Government is determined to fix it.

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In the Wairarapa we have many people who need assistance, and several agencies who are there to help. If you, or someone you know, is struggling and in need of support. Please don’t be afraid to put your hand up and ask for help.

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Peace Day celebrations in Masterton, 1919. The crowd loved the replica tank, invented for use on the Western Front, as it rumbled down Queen Street. Photo/Wairarapa Archive

NZ History Recently the Government announced that New Zealand History will be compulsorily taught in schools from 2022. Growing up in Pahiatua, and attending Tararua College, my knowledge of New Zealand’s founding history was fairly sparse. It’s something I learned more about after my Foster Father urged me to find out more about our pioneering history. This is a good move, and will mean children growing up in the Wairarapa will have a better appreciation for what makes us New Zealanders. But, I’d also like to see local schools teach more about what makes our region unique.

Curbing Crime It was great to read about the efforts to curb Youth Crime in South Wairarapa. But, we still have crime in the region and we should not rest on our laurels. Greytown and Martinborough are petitioning for a permanent police presence in their townships. It’s something I support and those making their voices heard should be applauded. The Coalition Government has committed to the largest ever recruitment drive for new Police Officers of an extra 1800. I know thanks to the great community

action the Minister for Police is very well aware of our desire to see some of these new Officers posted to the region. However, ultimately the decision on who is posted where is up to the Police. So let’s keep being vocal about it and pushing our case so that our towns are factored in when Police make decisions.

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Carrie Green and Jason Te Kare in Cellfish, showing in October as part of the 2019 Kokomai festival. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

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Shirley Nightingale Get your creative juices flowing this month – yes, it’s Kokomai. There are so many events on from October 10-19 that I can’t possibly list them here, and no doubt there will be a list somewhere else in the Midweek or Times Age for you to look at. There is one musical group with a fantastic name – ‘Shooglenifty’ on October 18. I can’t imagine what they will sound like, but I have to see them because it is such a mad name. There are also craft sessions, dance, discussions, lectures and a group performing in the Kourarau woolshed on October 12 called ‘My name is Moana’ which, funnily enough, is all about the sea. Those are my two specials but there are so many more which I would also like to see. With spring excitement in the air, it is a time of new beginnings which is what being creative is all about as well. Think good thoughts, leave any nasty experiences

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behind, and look to the future. We need to be positive to make change in the world, but we also need to stand up for what is right, just like Greta Thunberg. She has the courage and conviction in her beliefs to stand up and give world leaders an earful. Kindness and standing up on the side of right are great attributes. The kindness of strangers is something I have noticed more recently as little food banks are popping up all over the place. These are there for people to pop excess food into to help those who may not have enough. There is a lovely big one in Greytown Medical Centre, another up from Wild Oats alongside the Little Free Library, and more scattered in the town centres. These Little Free Libraries are a great idea and my mother is setting one up at the moment at her house in Carterton. It is a great way to pass on books and encourage reading without worrying

about return dates and being overdue at the library. If you do feel altruistic then go online to littlefreelibrary.org where you can register your tiny box and get loads of ideas. It’s all about sharing and I have been doing a lot of that recently by volunteering at the Hospice on Renall St, Masterton. If you also want to support their good work,

then look out for their big garage sales. They also have quiz nights and the next one is Halloween themed on October 31 – I already have my table booked. Although I am rubbish at answering questions and have no hope in winning, it is so much fun and I have met some great people there. It also raises valuable funds in continuing their

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FULL OF FLAVOUR Good reads & live poems aplenty

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Philosophy, gothic romance, Greek epics and, now, live poetry – The Dickensian Bookshop has plenty of literary treats for discerning bookworms. The Fitzherbert Street store, opened in March by owners Dave and Patsy Adams, stocks a range of second hand books – including ÿ ction, reference and poetry ranging 400 BC, to the Regency era, through to the present day. It also carries a large selection of New Zealand titles, including Wairarapa authors.

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For Dave, a voracious reader since childhood, a beautifully-written passage deserves to be shared out loud – so the bookshop will be hosting evening poetry readings, starting on Saturday, October 12. Dave held a small and intimate reading on National Poetry Day in August, where he enchanted the audience with verses from Emily Bronte, Edward Lear, Dylan Thomas and T.S Eliot.

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The “lovely feedback” inspired him to hold regular events. “Sharing the words I’ve always loved aloud was an emotional experience – I was pleased to take people on an emotional journey,” Dave says. “I’m looking forward to hearing from others – whether it’s their childhood favourites, or their own work.”

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Dave enjoys bonding with customers over a good read – and learning their di° erent tastes. The most popular purchases have been novels by Jane Austen and Thomas Hardy, books on New Zealand railway and shipping history, Greek tragedies by the likes of Sophocles, and the works of Satre and Nietzsche.

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One of Wairarapa’s top realtors has partnered with one of the country’s best-known motivational gurus for a fun and engaging day out – for a good cause.Professionals Patrick & Scott Ltd is hosting its biennial fundraising gala on November 2 at Copthorne Solway Park – featuring a gourmet lunch, charity auction, and keynote address from charismatic speaker Lisa O’Neill. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Child Cancer Foundation – for whom Professionals Real Estate Group has been a Gold Star Sponsor for the past 25 years. Over this time, Professionals has contributed more than $5 million to the charity. Josh Woodward, Patrick & Scott’s marketing and events manager, met Ms O’Neill at a Professionals conference, and thought her energetic speaking style, witty humour and uplifting insights would be a great drawcard for the 2019 fundraiser. Originally from Levin, Ms O’Neill is renowned throughout New Zealand and Australia as a motivational speaker: providing advice on everything from multi-tasking, to ˛ ourishing in your career, to being your best, most authentic self. She is also a fashion stylist, life coach, and author of three self-help manuals. The fundraiser comes at the end of a dynamic year for Patrick & Scott – particularly for its Featherston o˝ ce, and agents Fran Scott and Jacqui Jones. Marketing manager Josh says houses in Featherston are “selling fast”, and new subdivisions are becoming a regular site in the town.

“People obviously do still enjoy studying philosophy, and examining societies and their ideas. We also get a lot of young people who come in and search through the classic novels, which is always encouraging.” The shop also stocks a range of curios and antiques Patsy has sourced from around the country.

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“There are still lots of people moving over the Hill – there are plenty of competitive house prices, and it’s a short train ride over to Wellington for work. Featherston’s deÿ nitely on the up, but it’s still got that nice village feel.”

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When someone has alleged poor work performance or misconduct against you, your employer may organise a disciplinary meeting where it will be explained what is alleged and any evidence there is in support of the allegation. You will have the opportunity to respond by giving your side of the story. The employer must give you a written notice of the meeting, which must state: that it is a disciplinary meeting, where and when the meeting is to take place, what the allegations against you are, what the possible outcomes are of the meeting, and your entitlement to bring a support person. If you belong to a union, contact them as soon as you receive the meeting notice and they can help with your meeting preparation and may be able to help with finding you a support person. You do have the right to ask to reschedule the meeting if you or your

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support person are unable to attend at that date and time stated. Your support person’s role may include: providing you with moral support, to represent and advocate (talk on your behalf) where it would be good to have someone knowledgeable about your employment rights such as an employment lawyer or union delegate, providing advice and support before

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the meeting, taking notes about who is present, what is said and by whom, which can include a recording of the meeting. If you believe your employer does not have a good reason for taking disciplinary action or that the process followed wasn’t fair, you could consider raising a personal grievance. The process your employer has to follow

to dismiss you is set out in your employment agreement if it is in there. Your employer must have a good reason for the dismissal and follow a fair and reasonable process (unless the dismissal is within a trial period). This website, www. business.govt.nz/hiringand-managing/endingemployment/dismissalor-termination, will show you a step by step process

an employer should follow when dismissing due to serious or repeated misconduct or poor performance, including things to consider before making the dismissal decision. It also shows what is “fair process”. You can also call the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment on 0800 20 90 20 for advice on how best to proceed. We at CAB find them very helpful with explanations we ask them about. Dismissal and personal grievance have a huge amount of information applicable and we will cover a little more of that next time.

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Embracing natural bonds Emily Ireland

People can learn a lot of things from horses — patience, confidence, and respect. And that’s what a soonto-be-launched venture Little Pastures Ranch is all about. Wairarapa neighbours and “pony wranglers” Annie Lenihan and Chloe de Graaff have 10 horses between them. Some are miniature, some are ponies, others are cheeky teenagers, and stunning adult horses. All of them are loved like children. In fact, their venture Little Pastures Ranch, which will launch on Saturday in rural Carterton, is all about a special type of horsemanship that the pair liken to “teaching the horses like their mother would teach them”. “I have based my handling skills on what I would say is natural horsemanship, for example how the mare would move the foal or how a stallion would move a herd,” Lenihan said. “Learning to behave in a way that the horse can understand will improve your handling skills and help keep you safe — also you will not have to do so much to make the horse

Chloe de Graaff, Lorraine Erith, Annie Lenihan, and Eva de Graaff, 6, of Little Pastures Ranch.

understand what you are trying to get it to do.” She said many riding schools taught students English style riding, whereas the natural method used at Little Pastures Ranch was one that would complement both English and Western style riding. With decades of horseriding experience between them, Lenihan and de Graaff take their lead from Dromgool horsemanship — the style is the brainchild of New Zealand-based gurus Ken and Jane Dromgool. It is very much a return

to natural methods of communication between a person and a horse. “We teach the horse how its mother would teach it,” de Graaff said. “And in return, the horses can teach people a lot of things: patience, confidence, how to be assertive.” Lenihan agreed, particularly about learning patience. “Patience is a good one. “You can’t boss a horse around physically, you just can’t. “You have to be able to talk to a horse in a way the

horse can understand. “It’s the best thing for the horse and the person. ” Lenihan said communication methods in natural horsemanship was instinctive and easier for the horse to understand. When she breaks horses in, she doesn’t use anything but a halter. “It’s all just more natural and less complicated.” At Little Pastures Ranch, people can do riding lessons, trekking, and learn handling skills. Children’s parties can also be booked and are led by de Graaff.

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The Little Pastures Ranch open day will be held at 2pm on Saturday on Te Wharau Rd. The venture would not have been possible without the support of property owner Lorraine Erith. Lenihan said Erith was “passing the reins to us so to speak, and to whom we owe this venture to being able to get off the ground”. For more information and to RSVP to the open day, visit Little Pastures Ranch on Facebook or contact littlepasturesranch@gmail. com.

30 Wairarapa Midweek Lifestyle Wednesday, October 2, 2019 PEEK @ PUKAHA

The kererĹŤ back in full force Dear friends, Spring brings new growth and flowers, and with it we start to really see the kererĹŤ (wood pigeon) in all its glorious flight due to the abundance of food on offer. If you are walking in or around native forest and hear a massive whoosh above you, then stop and look to the tree canopy. It is most likely to be a kererĹŤ. They are easily identifiable as they are rather large with a white underbelly, green wings and red beak. They can sit quite still for long periods of time making them easy to spot. Their huge size and gentle cooing noises would appear to appeal to young and old. In 2018, the kererĹŤ was voted New Zealandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bird of the Year in a public

voting poll by Forest & Bird magazine. PĹŤkaha is lucky to have an abundance of kererĹŤ living freely in the forest reserve, including two rather rare white kererĹŤ that sometimes make an appearance and have been seen near the Visitor Centre as recently as last week. Members of the public who have an interest in kererĹŤ or see them regularly should take note of the website www.greatkererucount.nz. The annual count of the birdsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; numbers come from ordinary New Zealanders of all ages and anyone, anywhere, is invited to

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KererĹŤ (wood pigeon). PHOTO/TARA SWAN

take part. Last year 8,879 people made observations of 18,981 kererĹŤ.

This year, counting is happening from September 20-29, which means, by the time you read this, there might well be a final kererĹŤ count on the website for 2019. Overall kererĹŤ numbers are regarded as stable although their survival in the wild is still threatened in areas where there are no predator control programmes. PĹŤkaha is fortunate to protect its 942-hectare forest reserve through extensive trapping and baiting designed to remove

pest species such as rats, ferrets, and stoats. This, along with an abundance of native flowers and fresh green spring shoots, may well be the reason why our kererĹŤ are looking so fit and healthy at this time of year. Until next time! The PĹŤkaha Rangers

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Monique Kloeg With the local body elections upon us, it is important that we vote folks. I couldn’t wait to get my voting paper. Is it nerdy to say that I checked my mailbox every day last week, and I was super envious of the people getting their voting papers before me? The power we have. I have been talking to a few of the locals, and they question the influence of their vote. I can’t stress enough the impact your vote will have. In Masterton, only 45 per cent of us vote for local government. This is actually higher than the national average which is only 39.5 per cent. We can do better. We live in a democratic society, which not only is a blessing, but ultimately, we have the sway! Let’s use it. We will never agree 100 per cent with everyone we vote for, so luckily we have the option for voting for a balanced equilibrium of people to represent us. In Masterton, there

are 11 positions for local council, including the mayor. If we don’t care to stand and make the hard decisions for the wellbeing of our community, let’s ensure we vote. It is the least we can do. Political rant over, now it’s recipe time. A couple of my friends follow the keto diet (lowcarb, high-fat) and asked me to create a keto bowl. Personally, I don’t encourage a keto diet as I feel it isn’t sustainable, but I have designed this recipe for a clean eating diet as well. Carbs are our fuel, especially when we exercise, but low-carb diets do have their benefits, and can still be super tasty.

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3 tomatoes ¼ red onion coriander 1 tbsp lime or lemon juice Salt and pepper to taste Coriander to garnish Method For the mince: Fry on a high heat the finely diced onion and garlic in 1 tbsp oil. Once the onions start to colour, add the ground cumin and coriander. Turn down the heat to medium and cook out the spices for a couple of minutes. Add the mince and turn up the heat again. Add the salt and pepper. Once the mince is cooked, stir in the smoked paprika, butter/coconut oil and water.

For the cauliflower rice: Add cauliflowerd rice to a

Low-carb breakfast bowl. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

hot pan with 1 tbsp of oil. Stir well and fry for two minutes. Turn down the heat to medium and add the salt,

lime juice and turmeric. Cook for another two minutes or until the desired consistency.

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Wairarapa’s ﬁrst forest school, ‘New Forest’, has oﬃcially taken root. A group of about 50 people, including children, attended the opening, held at the forest school which is at the end of Mikimiki Rd on Sunday. Founder Hella Coenen spent 15 years as an early childhood teacher in Hawke’s Bay. For the past two years, on an ad hoc basis Coenen has taken school and early childhood groups through the 97-hectare Mikimiki Rd property where kids learn to love the outdoors. However, with paperwork now

completed, schools are able to use New Forest as part of their curriculum. Activities forest school students take part in include learning to whittle sticks, cook a damper, build huts and fairy houses, and look for koura [freshwater crayﬁsh], while they also learn about horse care, and cut up vegetables for their lunch. The forest school also teaches students who pass through to identify and plant native trees, produce art and weaving, and integrates te reo in many of its activities. Everything the children do has an emphasis on play.

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Food pantry shows spirit Erin Kavanagh-Hall

Makoura College and Newbolds Masterton have joined forces to give those struggling in the community a helping hand. Year 10 students Jeremy Leveridge and Kadin Kumeroa, with assistance from teacher Rere Walker, designed and hand-built a pataka, or community food pantry, which they installed on Worksop Rd at the end of last term. Newbolds Masterton provided sponsorship for the project – with owner/manager Mark Heginbotham offering a space for the pataka outside Newbolds’ Worksop Rd site. The pantry has been filled with non-perishable food items for members of the public to help themselves, should they find themselves down on their luck, and in need of some extra groceries. Jeremy and Kadin also hope the public will add items of their own, so the pataka can stay well stocked. The boys chose to make the pataka as part of Makoura’s weekly Arotahi programme – where students can lead and coordinate a community initiative or commercial enterprise, with support

Jeremy Leveridge, left, Kadin Kumeroa, Mark Heginbotham, and Rere Walker with their community food pantry. PHOTO/ERIN KAVANAGH-HALL

“I’m stoked to be a part of this project – hopefully, we’ll see many more like it.” from staff (more detail on page 24). Heginbotham – who was taught by Walker’s son at Masterton Intermediate School – said Jeremy and Kadin approached him to ask for sponsorship and, inspired by their community spirit, he was thrilled to help. “They genuinely wanted

to do something to help people less fortunate than themselves,” Heginbotham said. “It’s awesome to see young people these days thinking about others and wanting to make a difference. “I’m stoked to be a part of this project – hopefully, we’ll see many more like it.” The boys and Walker built the pataka over 10 weeks, using locally sourced glass and timber, and tools provided by the school’s carpentry

department. Walker said it was a good learning experience for the boys, who had little carpentry experience beforehand. “We made a few errors along the way – but we bounced back, and corrected them where we could,” he said. “We had a lot of fun working together – lots of laughs.” He said it was a challenge installing the pantry on site, especially as extra reinforcements needed to be added

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A Masterton woman with a passion for gore has turned an 1880s cabin in the foothills of the Tararua Range into the ultimate horror escape house. Dolls hanging from trees, a chair made from bones, shackles, locks, and a deadly strain of tuberculosis called TBs2 are just a few of the horrors that await those brave enough to sign up for The Pandemic. Claire, owner of Twisted Tourism which will run The Pandemic, spent about three months building sets and working on challenges, props and scripts to prepare the cabin and surrounding area for its official opening on October 31 – Halloween. “I liked the concepts of escape rooms, and we’d done a few but I feel it’s a bit fake. I wanted mine to be real – real tasks, real adventures,” Claire said. “This is a total immersion experience and you are not simply left alone to solve a series of puzzles and uncrack codes, this is a hands-on, mentally-challenging, running for your life through the forest, sickeningly gory task of survival.” The R16 attraction, which can only be done

A few of the sights escapees have to look forward to.

Claire spent about three months creating The Pandemic.

at night, has taken trial groups more than three hours to complete. Escapees are tasked with ‘saving the world’ by finding out how far through a mortician who had been living in the cabin was with finding a cure for the virus. Among the characters they encounter are an eccentric housekeeper and her sick daughter. The Blair-Witch-esque

woods surrounding the cabin as well as movie grade props such as intestines, faeces, and masses of blood help to make the experience as realistic as possible. Escapees need to crack codes, work as a team, navigate, and problem solve their way out of the situation. “I think we’ll get the normal escape room crowds and I think we’ll

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surprise them because we’re not really a normal escape room,” Claire said. “It is an acted attraction and also a bit more grim. I think we’ll get the escape room crowd and then we’ll see how they cope.” The previous serial killer attraction, which Claire had also run had attracted plenty of people from Palmerston North, Levin, and Wellington. “When we did the serial

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Youths headed abroad for Four former Wairarapa students now studying at Lincoln University are heading overseas after each being awarded the Prime Minister’s Scholarship last week. In November Phoebe Topp, Tom Mckay and Lucy Hewitt will head to Brazil, while Callum Woodhouse is off to China. GIANINA SCHWANECKE spoke with the four scholars.

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Lincoln Young Farmers vice-chair, Phoebe Topp said she was excited about the opportunity to compare Brazil’s farming systems with those of New Zealand, especially as it was her ﬁrst time to South America. “About 15 of us are going to Brazil in November. We’ll get to attend lectures at several universities and visit diﬀerent agribusinesses. It’s going to be interesting.” Brazil is home to the world’s biggest commercial cattle and beef herd and is the largest cattle meat exporter. With a population of more than 210 million people, it’s also a far cry from Topp’s upbringing on a sheep and beef farm near Martinborough. Topp was also recently awarded a $5000

scholarship from Silver Fern Farms. “I was astounded to be named as a recipient,” she said. “It’s a cool feeling. I’m going to put the money towards my student loan.” As part of the scholarship, she attended the co-op’s three-day shareholders’ conference. “I learned so much. There were lots of forwardthinking ideas, it deﬁnitely got my brain ticking over and engaged.” She’s already got a job lined up after her return from Brazil and is set to start work at West Wanaka Station, which runs 14,000 breeding ewes, 2000 deer and 1500 cattle. “I got the job through word of mouth,” she said. “I’m extremely fortunate. A lot of students still don’t have jobs to go to after their exams ﬁnish.”

Second-year Agricultural Science student Callum Woodhouse who also recently completed a Generation Angus scholarship in North Canterbury.

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TOM MCKAY

Fellow Wairarapa old boy Tom Mckay is, like Topp in his third and ﬁnal year of a Bachelor of Agri-commerce degree at Lincoln University. Mckay said he was thrilled to be a part of the trip. “It’s going to be a treat – four weeks of travelling and seeing what they get up to over there. I’m sure

what we learn will go a long way later in life.” He said he wanted to go to Brazil to learn more about the world’s biggest beef producer and how it diﬀered from New Zealand. “I wanted to do Brazil because it’s similar to New Zealand in terms of what they produce but they face diﬀerent issues compared to New Zealand. It will be interesting to see how they deal with those. “You’re learning on the spot the whole time.” He and Topp will stay on for another 10 days

with some of the others, to explore other parts of South America. When they return Mckay plans to work on the family sheep and beef farm in Alfredton before heading over to Canada later next year.

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Prime Minister’s Scholarship winners, Phoebe Topp, Tom Mckay and Lucy Hewitt.

Agribusiness degree in Food Marketing, hoped the trip would add to her understanding. “I thought it would complement my degree nicely,” she said. “I’m really interested in beef and lamb. It’s a lot different to the way we are doing things here. “I haven’t done much travelling so it will be quite cool.” She said she was looking forward to the farm visits and that it would be a “valuable experience”.

Hewitt also encouraged others interested in overseas agriculture systems to consider applying for the scholarship scheme.

CALLUM WOODHOUSE

Heading to another part of the world is second-year Agricultural Science student Callum Woodhouse who will be travelling to China. “It’s a great opportunity to see something elsewhere.” He said studying at Lincoln University and

moving to the South Island had given him a “taste” of agricultural practices in other areas. “It’s the next step. China seems to pop up a lot in our lectures in terms of the future and where our exports are headed. It was especially topical given the impact of African swine flu on meat exports. Woodhouse and 15 other students would be hosted by local families in a billet-like system while they visit two universities. A big part of the trip would also involve seeing

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The massive slip which has dammed the Kaiwhata River between Te Wharau and Homewood remains ﬁrmly in place while water levels continue to rise. It begs the question of what happens when the dam eventually breaks. A team from GNS Science were at the site on Thursday to collect data to answer this question, using a drone, GPS and terrestrial laser scanner to provide detailed hazard information to local authorities. The landslide which caused the dam is believed to have occurred sometime last Saturday afternoon where the base of an existing landslide from a few years ago gave way. The landslide that blocked the river has a volume of 100,000 cubic metres. The team measured the lowest point on the crest of the landslide dam as 15 metres above the original river level. The volume of water in the lake forming behind the dam was estimated to be 600,000 cubic metres yesterday afternoon. It was expected to spill over the top of the dam at some point today if water levels

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Meanwhile, Kummerstein farm manager Marty Byl said the water was still rising about 2-3 centimetres every hour yesterday. “We’ve got a lot of water now.” He said the water did not

As crews prepared to scour the Tararua Range for missing tramper Darren Myers for the second consecutive day of the current four-day mission, his brother-in-law spoke of his experience in the outdoors and love of adventure. At the Wairarapa Search and Rescue [SAR] base at Hood Aerodrome in Masterton yesterday, Duncan Styles said he and Myers had been planning on doing the Dusky Track in Fiordland later this year. The route described by National Geographic as one of New Zealand’s toughest gives a good indication of Myers’ experience. “Darren had done lots of tramping in the UK. He’s done six weeks crossing the Pyrenees in France, plenty of major expeditions, and big mountain bike tours in places such as Wales. “In the time he’s been in New

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The massive slip which has dammed the Kaiwhata River and left a major scar on the hillside.

continued to rise. Brenda Rosser, an engineering geomorphologist and sedimentologist from GNS Science, said a team was running through a 3D model they made based on Thursday’s site visit. “We are running models to understand what would happen

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if the dam were to fail,” she said. “We think there is a fairly high probability the dam will fail in the next few days.” She said the cause of the landslide was still unknown. “There are several large prehistoric landslides in the area, but we don’t know. We’re looking into that.”

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40 Wairarapa Midweek Wai Write Wednesday, October 2, 2019

The big win

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Anne Styles Lennie’s grandparents enjoyed going to the races at Trentham or Tauherenikau. They would also have a few bets on the horses on Saturdays, the only day that racing was held. Grandma would buy a ‘Best Bets’ booklet and choose which horses to bet on by sticking a pin through the book and picking the ones the pin went through. The family would laugh at her. Their son followed the betting habit when he got older, but their daughter, Lennie’s mum, never did. When Lennie was 17 years old, his cousin showed him how to read the ‘Best Bets’ and see the form of the horses. Lennie’s eyes lit up like dollar signs and he could imagine making a fortune. First, he had a few small wins, which only encouraged him to bet more and heavier. Next came a bigger win of $3000. Lennie was on his way. By moving to Australia, he made friends and settled into a life of gambling. Then came a big win of $17,000. By now, he had lots of “friends”, moved into an upmarket apartment, and paid for his mother and younger brothers to ﬂy over for a holiday. Unfortunately, by the time they arrived in Australia, the apartment

had been broken into and a lot of things stolen, and his money was all gone, along with his friends. He returned to New Zealand a few years later, but following the horses, still chasing the next big win. As the years went by, Lennie was always broke. Somehow most of his money went into the TAB, although he had a couple of decent wins, his friends came and went with his good fortune. His younger brother props him up by often paying for his phone, food, ﬁrewood, car bills, and giving him cash, clothes, and shoes. This is a sad story of a compulsive gambler. Lennie is now 64 years old and has nothing to show for his years of betting. Friends come and go; they usually want something, and he is kind-natured enough to give it to them. It’s such a shame as he is a nicenatured person who wouldn’t hurt a ﬂy. What a waste of a lifetime, not to mention, waste of money.

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VOTE

Helen Pocknall No.1 for Wairarapa DHB

DEMOCRACY NEEDS COMMUNITY! Democracy thrives when people care for each other; help each other in �mes of hardship; trust each other and work through challenges un�l they agree with each other. When asked, people describe Carterton as ‘friendly’.

As a Registered Nurse and Experienced Healthcare Leader I will work hard to ensure: • A strong focus on prevention and keeping our communities healthy and well • Improved access to health care services • Delivery of services as close to home as possible • Equity of outcomes for all

This means everyone has a voice and feels valued and connected.

• The healthcare workforce is supported

This is the legacy of our forebears who created the ‘community spirit’ that is the basis of our way of life.

Authorised by Helen Pocknall 518 Perrys Rd RD7 Masterton 5887

As a welcoming and growing community, our new residents, many with advanced skills, have a part to play. They contribute to growing resilience, whilst upholding our community’s values and ensuring that democracy thrives. As Mayor I will... • Promote ‘community spirit’ as a guiding principle for the council as it serves all ci�zens • Uphold our egalitarian values by ensuring that plans are made openly using transparent processes • Ensure that expenditure is controlled and explained so that rates are seen to be equitable Before you make your ﬁnal choice for Mayor a�end … Who’s your next Mayor at 7.30pm on Thursday 3 October at Carterton Events Centre Email: jillgreathead@gmail.com Phone: 06 379 6193 or 0274 884 376 Website: www.jillgreathead.nz Facebook: @jillgreatheadforcartertondistrictcouncil Authorised by Jill Greathead, 65A Connollys Line, Carterton

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A Kitchen Tour Saturday 20th October 10am - 3pm Tickets $35 - includes entry into classy kitchens in the Masterton area, plus a tea towel and entry to a kitchen inspired raffle. Some venues to include a cooking demonstration. Venues to be advised on the day. Email: kitchentour@stmatts.school.nz for tickets.

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 Puzzles Wairarapa Midweek

WORDSEARCH

SLEEP IT OFF

BUMPER WORDFIT

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

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N E G A T I V E M H O M B R E

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6 LETTERS ALKALI ASTUTE INHALE ISOBAR

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42 Wairarapa Midweek Community Events Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Events

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 Open Mic Night: At the Greytown Hotel Top Pub, 8-10.30pm. Wairarapa Genealogists: Rooms open 1-4pm, at the Research Rooms, 79 Queen St, Masterton. The public are most welcome to seek help with their family history research. GirlGuidingNZ: Carterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 4.15-5.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Carterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 6-7.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching: Martinborough, St Andrew’s Hall, Dublin St, 9.30-11.30am. Featherston, Featherston Fire Station, Fox St, 1.303.30pm. Age Concern: SayGo, 9am, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Housie: At Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club [behind clock tower Carterton], at 1pm. Narcotics Anonymous: Meet at 6pm, at 15 Victoria St, Masterton. Carterton Community Choir: Meet 7.15-9pm, at Carterton School, Holloway St. Ability to read music not essential. Call [022] 373-4299. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 1.30pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Joan Miller 377-7983. Social Learners Bridge: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Barbara [06] 304-9208. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 5-7pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511 or Brian 377-4066. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 6.30pm. Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 1-2.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135. Masterton Senior Citizens & Beneficiaries Association: Meet 1-3.30pm for cards, Scrabble and

bowls, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire Walker 377-0342. Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band: Practice 6.30-8.30pm, Savage Club Hall, 10 Albert St, Masterton. Call secretary, Gloria [027] 628-5889. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Need support to quit smoking? Quit Clinic at Whaiora 9am-noon. Our support is available across Wairarapa and it’s at no cost to you. Call Whaiora 0800 494 246. Needlework and Craft Drop-In: 10amnoon, Featherston Community Centre. Call Virginia [06] 308-8392. Sewing and Craft: 10am-2pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Petra [021] 234-1554. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. Carterton Craft Market: Open 7 days, 10am-2pm, 41 High St North, Carterton. Call Desley [027] 787-8558. Kids’ Song And Story: Fun songs, finger plays and stories for under-5s, during school terms, 9.30-10.30am, at Epiphany Church Hall, High St South, Masterton. Call Jill 377-4614. Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact: email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. If weather not good it’s in youth centre of Event Centre. Text dance groove to [022] 321-2643. Masterton Social Badminton Club: Play 7-9pm, all year round, at Masterton YMCA gym [371 Queen St]. Contact by text Hamish [021] 259-7684 or Sam [0210] 552-113. Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 6-7pm, Genesis Recreation Centre back pool. Call Graeme 3770507 or Lucy [021] 0204-4144. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet

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9.15am, behind the Hosking Garden in the Park. Call Pauline Lamb 377-3388. Carterton Senior Citizens: Meet 1.30-4pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, Carterton Memorial Club, Broadway.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 Wairarapa Camping and Caravan Club: Open afternoon from 1pm to 4pm at Greytown Campground, Soldiers Memorial Park, Kuratawhiti St, Greytown. Contact: 027 677 3706 or pamhoneill@ gmail.com. Greytown Craft Market: At St John’s Hall, Main St, 10am-3.30pm. Stall enquiries call Wendy [06] 304-9287. Featherston Fusiliers: Wargaming and boardgames club, meet at Featherston Assembly of God cafeteria, 22 Birdwood St, 10am-4.30pm. Contact featherston. fusiliers@gmail.com Greytown Craft Market: At the St John’s Hall, Main St, 10am-3.30pm. Wairarapa handcrafted gifts, knitting, fabric crafts and sewing, preserves, plants, fresh produce and flowers, cards, jewellery and much more. Stall enquirers call Wendy [06] 304-9287. Wairarapa Spinners and Weavers: Meet 10.30am-2pm, in the Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Lynette 377-0236. Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Friday to Monday, 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Jean [06] 372-6623 or Pam [06] 372-6459. Featherston Weekly Market: Fresh produce, fine food producers, creators and much more. Great atmosphere, amazing food and community spirit, 8am-2pm, 33 Fitzherbert St. Harlequin Theatre: Wardrobe hire, 10am-1pm. Call 377-4066. Women’s Self Defence: With Dion, 9am, band rotunda, Queen Elizabeth Park. Call [020] 4124-4098. Parkrun: Weekly 5km run/walk. Measured, timed, free. 8am start, at the Woodside end of the Greytown rail trail. Onetime registration essential. Info: parkrun.co.nz/Greytownwoodsidetrail

Wairarapa Genealogists: Rooms open 10am-1pm, at the Research Rooms, 79 Queen St, Masterton. The public are most welcome to seek help with their family history research. Martinborough Museum: Open 1.303.30pm, 7 Memorial Sq, Martinborough. Featherston Heritage Museum: Behind the Featherston Library and Information Centre. Displays of WWI Featherston Military Camp, Featherston WWII Japanese POW Camp, and of Featherston and surrounding districts. Open Sat and Sun 10am-2pm, other times by arrangement, groups welcome. Call Elsa [021] 263-9403. Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Masterton Library, 10amnoon. Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway. Open by appointment. Call 379-9021. Toy Library: Masterton: 10am-1pm, at rear of YMCA, 162 Dixon St. Featherston Toy Library: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon. Call Merle [06] 3088109. Farmers’ Market: 9am-1pm, at Farriers, 4 Queen St, Masterton. Undercover, wheelchair and dog friendly. Call [027] 356-6592. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet at 1.15pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Steve Davis [06] 304-7155. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Bowls at 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm. Call Ian Wyeth 378-6425 or 377-5762.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 Wairarapa Ploughing Match Association: Annual Match at 117 Gladstone Rd, Carterton. Ploughing commences at 10.30am. Admission by gold coin. Wairarapa Word: Ra Smith, Environment As Voice, 3pm, Carterton

Community Courthouse, 60 Holloway St. Carterton Farmers’ Market: High St, Carterton, 9am-12.30pm. Martinborough Museum: Open 1.30-3.30pm, 7 Memorial Sq, Martinborough. Wairarapa Embroiderers’ Guild: Exhibition of embroidery created by members of the guild over the past two years, last day, 10am-4pm, Aratoi, 12 Bruce St, Masterton. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9amnoon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 1.30pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Joan Miller 377-7983. Masterton Car Boot Sale and Market: 6.30-11.30am, Essex St car park. Contact ja.murray@xtra.co.nz Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 9.15am for 9.30am start, at clubrooms behind clock tower Carterton. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 7 Masterton Branch of Wairarapa Labour Party: Meets 6.30pm. Meetings alternate between Carterton and Masterton. Call or text [021] 798085 for details. Age Concern: Exercise For Seniors, 9.30am; line dancing, 10.30am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. East Indoor Bowling Club: Meet at 7pm, all members and visitors welcome. Call Julie 377-5497 or George 378-9266. Literacy Wairarapa: Offers free help with reading, spelling and maths at Te Awhina/Cameron Community House, 9am-noon. Club Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll, beginners 6-7pm; Intermediate level 7.15-8.15pm, at Club Wairarapa,

Re-elect

Russell Keys

for Carterton District Council, your current Deputy Mayor

I have lived in Carterton all my life. Together with Carrollyn we have operated our Electrical contracting business from Carterton for the last 19 years. I was recently appointed to the Electrical Workers Registration Board. I am a Volunteer firefighter in the

Carterton brigade with 22 years’ service and current rank of Station Officer. Recently been appointed a White Ribbon Ambassador. I was elected to council in a by election in 2015 and have enjoyed my time on council to date.

If re-elected I will concentrate on: 

04 817 8766 (Parliament) or 06 377 7186 (Electorate)

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kieran.mcanulty@parliament.govt.nz

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Parliament Buildings, Private Bag 18 888 Wellington 6010 Electorate office: 157 Queen Street Authorised by Kieran McAnulty, Masterton 5810 Parliament Buildings, Wellington /McAnultyLabour @Kieran_McAnulty

Lobbying central government for alternatives to rates to fund core council operations. Safety Improvements to SH2 between Carterton & Masterton. Involvement in council with our future leaders via schools.

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Ensuring our infrastructure continues to meet the needs of our growing community. Expand on our climate change mitigation work.

I look forward to representing the Carterton community again

VOTE RUSSELL KEYS AUTHORISED BY RUSSELL KEYS, 40 CLIFTON AVENUE, CARTERTON.

Masterton. Call [027] 333-1793. Carterton Scottish Dance Club: Meet at 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. No partner required. Call Elaine 377-0322 or Julie 370-4493. Mah Jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Pat [06] 308-9729. Senior Citizens Cards: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre Call Val [06] 308 9203. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 6-8pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511 or Brian 377-4066. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Need support to quit smoking? Our support is available across Wairarapa and it’s at no cost to you. Call a Quit Coach based at Whaiora 0800 494 246. Play Gym: St James Church Hall 116 High St, Masterton, 9.30-11am, for 0-3-year-olds. Carterton Food Bank: 11.30am-noon Mon-Fri at Haumanu House [down the lane between Carters and the Clock Tower]. Call 379-4092. Carterton Community Toy Library: Events Centre, Holloway St, Mon-Sat during CDC Library hours. https://www. facebook.com/CartertonToyLibrary/ CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. For Mobility Parking Permits, Disability Support and Advocacy. Call 378-2426 or 0800 227-2255. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. The Dance Shed: 450 Belvedere Rd Carterton. Line Dancing Class, 7-9pm, beginners followed by intermediate. Call Wendy or Don 379-6827 or [027] 319-9814. Epilepsy Support Group: 11am at the Salvation Army office, 210 High St South, Carterton. Call 0800 20 21 22. Citizens Advice Bureau: Free and confidential advice, Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, 43 Perry St, Masterton. Call 377-0078

or 0800 367-222. Masterton District Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Call [022] 574-0742. Not Your Nanna’s Sewing Circle: 7-9pm, Cobblestone’s Administration Room, 169 Main St, Greytown. Call Christine Healy [0274] 670-195 or Lynda Saint-Merat [06] 304-7026. Alcoholics Anonymous: Masterton: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or Pete [020] 4005-9740. Carterton: 8pm, Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210 High St. Call Bob [021] 042-2947 or Martin [06] 372-7764. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Rangers, 12½-18 years, 6.30-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. South Wairarapa Guides [Greytown], 9-12½ years, 6-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 Writer in Residence: Carterton Library’s free writing coaching sessions with author and writing coach Catherine Cooper will offer free onehour writing coaching sessions, 1.304.30pm, at the library. Call 379-4080 or visit library to reserve your place. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 3.45-5pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching: Carterton, Fire Station (new venue) 9.30-11.30am. Greytown, Greytown Fire Station, 1.30-3.30pm. Wairarapa Consumer Complaints Support & Advisory Group: 11am noon, at Te Awhina House, Cameron Cres, Masterton. Contact adviser Aileen Haeata goddessfitnz@gmail.com South Wairarapa Badminton Club: Featherston Sports Stadium Underhill Rd, at 7.30pm. New members welcome and rackets available. Harlequin Theatre: Wardrobe hire, 10am-1pm. Call 377-4066. Dance Fitness: 6.30-7.30pm, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call

Justine [0204] 105-2830. Wairarapa Senior Net: Invites people 50 years-plus to interesting computer and Smartphone course, at the Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton, 1.30-2.30pm. Wairarapa Genealogists: Rooms open 1-4pm, at the Research Rooms, 79 Queen St, Masterton. The public are most welcome to seek help with their family history research. Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown. Tribal Fusion Bellydancing: At 15 Queen St, Masterton, at 6.30pm. Text Toni [021] 105-7649 or visit Wairarapa Steampunk Tribal Bellydance on FB for more information. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 9am-noon at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511 or Brian 3774066. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 10am. Juesday Art: 10am-1pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Julia [06] 308-8977. Featherston Wahine Singers: 7-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Susan [021] 246-4884. Art For Everyone: 7-8pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Sandie [021] 157-4909. Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway, 2-4pm, or by appointment. Call 379-9233 or [027] 271-6280. Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve 379-6999. Central Indoor Bowls Club: 7.30pm, Hogg Crescent hall. Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Association: Meet for social indoor bowls, 500 cards, or a chat 1-3pm, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire 377-0342. Free Community Fit Club: 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. Woops A Daisies: Leisure Marching

A NEW LOOK FOR THE ST JOHN OPPORTUNITY SHOP From Monday 7 October 2019, the St John office currently at 167 Dixon St, Masterton will be moving to a new site at the soon to be opened St John Wairarapa Store. The new address will be 19 Chapel Street, Masterton. The opening date for the new store will be advised soon. When you shop at a St John Store, you’ll go home with fantastic pre-loved goods at bargain prices, with proceeds going towards local community programmes including St John Youth and St John Caring Caller. The St John Youth programme helps young New Zealanders develop first aid, health care, leadership and life skills, while the Caring Caller programme connects people who need a friend with people who have time to listen and chat. Come in-store to shop or donate and find a bargain while helping your community. Ph 06 378 7933 and 0800 589 630

Team practise 4-5pm, at the YMCA. Call Cheryl [06] 370-1922. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon, including cards, board, darts, pool etc. Call Doff 304-9748. Girl Guiding: Pippins [5-7 years] 3.455pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 1.15pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind clock tower Carterton. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Bowls at 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the clock tower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf croquet 9.15am, behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Pauline Lamb 377-3388.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 5.30-7pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching at Masterton Library, 10am-noon. Dance Fitness: 9.30-11am, preschoolers with parents or caregivers, music and movement and art, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830. Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: Meet 10am in The Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Josie 378-6531. Cards: Come and join other enthusiastic “500” Players 1.154.15pm, at the Carterton Club. Call Barbara 379-6582 or Val 379-8329. AA Meeting: At 7.30pm, Departmental building, level one. Entry on the carpark side. Call [027] 557-7928. Ukulele Classes: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Neil [06] 308-9341. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Club: Craft and chat

afternoon 1-3pm, bring your crafts or just come for some company, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, beginners 4.30-5.30pm; intermediate, 5.30-7pm. Call 3775518 or 377-1135. Kiddie Gym: For 0-3-year-olds, 9.3011am, at St David’s Church, corner High and Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 379-8325. Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group: Join us for sports, food, and leadership, Carterton Events Centre. Text “R2R” to [027] 742-2264. Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm for browsing or painting, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019. Age Concern: Exercise For Seniors, 1.30pm, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St, Masterton. Carterton Women’s Golf: Nine-hole golf at 10.45am. Call Jane Brooking [021] 171-9249. Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park. Call Ann Jackson, 372-5758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285. Te Runga Scouts: Cubs, 6-7.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Wairarapa Singers: 6.45pm, at Rosewood, 417 Queen St, Masterton. Call Sean Mulcahy 379-9316. Esperanto Club: 2pm, write to people using the international language worldwide. Call 377-0499. Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10amnoon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 370-1604 [church office]. Alcoholics Anonymous: Masterton, 7.30pm, Soulway Church, 227 High St. Call Darren [027] 334-2685. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet at 1.15am for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Steve Davis [06] 304-7155. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm. Call Ian Wyeth 378-6425 or 377-5762. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz

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SOUTH WAIRARAPA GROUP DAY Tuesday 5th November 2019 9.30am Registration, 10am Start Clareville Showgrounds Contact: Odette 027 458 1417

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DALEFIELD HALL BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The Public are invited to attend this meeting to be held at the Dalefield Hall, Thomas Road, Carterton at 7 p.m. on the 9th October 2019. Agenda is to discuss the future of the Hall due to falling patronage and to avert possible closure and sale.

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CARTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Notification of New Road Name Pursuant to Section 319(1)(j) Local Government Act 1974, notification is hereby given that Council at its meeting on 7th August 2019 has resolved to name 3 new roads as: • • •

Fantail Avenue Kea Court Takahe Drive

The road forms part of a land subdivision development of LOT 1 DP 63847 off 324 High Street South, Carterton. Dave Gittings Manager Planning and Regulatory www.cdc.govt.nz

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

Partial Revocation of Reserve Status – Sparks Park Reserve, Belvedere Road, Carterton Carterton District Council hereby gives public notice under sections 24(2)(b) of the Reserves Act 1977 that it intends to consider a proposal to partially revoke the reserve status of the property situated in Belvedere Carterton, being Lot 1 DP89362 and Pt Sec 173 Taratahi Plain Blk X. Background: The recreation reserve was vested in Council in 1999 by Ms Dulcie Routhan and is currently known as Sparks Park. Council has received a letter from Molesworth Home Limited who has recently purchased land located on the corner of Belvedere Road and Connolly’s Line and is looking to develop part of the property for residential purposes. The development plans require a small portion of the park to be incorporated into the development area. To enable this the company is requesting the Council essentially swaps some land with them. On 18th September 2019, Council made a resolution to consult in accordance with section 24 of the Reserves Act on the partial revocation of the recreation reserve status of Lot 1 DP89362 and Pt Sec 173 Taratahi Plain Blk X, marked on the scheme plan as area A, C & E The Department of Conservation (“DOC”) must give its approval to the revocation of the reserve status. A Council resolution and evidence of consultation are required to be submitted to DOC in order to process the revocation application. Submissions on this proposal may be made from Saturday 21 September – Monday 21 October 2019. Submissions can be posted to: S Robertson PO Box 9 Carterton 5743 Or emailed to solitaire@cdc.govt.nz Supporting information is available from Council offices on Holloway Street, Carterton from Monday 23 September, or available on Council’s website www.cdc.govt.nz If you have any questions about this proposal please contact Solitaire Robertson – Senior Planner, Carterton District Council.

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Wairarapa Moana Hapū Karanga Hui This is notice to advise there will be a hapū karanga hui for Wairarapa Moana and its registered Treaty Settlement Trust members. When – Saturday, 19 October 2019 Time – 10am - 12noon Where – Pouakani Marae, Mangakino Supper will be provided Those travelling from afar, Pouakani Marae will be available for sleep over Friday evening. Powhiri will be at 5pm. Nau mai Haere mai

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BOARDING HOSTEL MANAGER The newly established Pōto College House Trust is seeking applicants for the Boarding Hostel Manager at Pōto College House, Masterton, commencing 8th January 2020. The co-educational boarding house caters for 60+ boarders in the iconic surrounds of the Wairarapa College campus. Applicants must have: • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills. • Genuine empathy for adolescent boys and girls of all backgrounds and the ability and flexibility to understand and meet their needs. • Strong decision making, planning, management skills with the ability to self-reflect/review. • The ability to co-ordinate a team of staff within the boarding house and work with and make connections with key personnel beyond the boarding house such as the College and community leader. • Proven financial and business acumen would be an advantage. For the job description and further information please email Chrissina Loader: chrissina99@gmail.com

We are looking for multiple energetic and motivated individuals to join our Martinborough team in permanent roles to assist with the development of new plantings and the ongoing management of existing plantings on Te Muna Road. Duties will include vineyard machinery operations and general vineyard work. Previous machinery and viticulture experience is an advantage, but not essential. Call Anton on 027 282 6500 or email hrmanager@craggyrange.com for more information.

LOADER DRIVER An exciting opportunity presents for you to join the team at Super Air as a CASUAL Loader Driver for agricultural aircraft in the Wairarapa region. Working as part of a closeknit team with the regional operations manager, you will ensure that jobs are completed in a timely and efficient manner. Your reliability and willingness to learn and grow will help you stand out in this role. You will be responsible for: Loading the aircraft with fertiliser, lime or other products Relocation and daily maintenance of Loaders Refueling of trucks and aircraft Class 2 drivers licence A Dangerous Goods licence is not essential, however would be advantageous Passion for the rural/agricultural sector Mechanical aptitude to troubleshoot issues and ensure continuous operation Due to weather and seasonal demands flexibility in workdays and hours is essential, as well as the ability to start in the early hours of the morning! In return you will be given the opportunity to grow in a supportive environment and highly competitive industry. Call Super Air Operations Manager on 027 277 4943 or email cameron.bishop@superair.co.nz

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Wai-Bush on track for Cup BULLER 17 WAIRARAPA-BUSH 20 RUGBY

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Chris Cogdale and Barry Townrow A Tim Priest penalty from in front with time up on the clock gave Farriers Wairarapa-Bush a valuable four points and kept them on course for a Meads Cup semifinal. There was a chance for the hometown supporters to drag all the old, worn rugby clichés out in Westport at Victoria Square, after Saturday’s game between Francis Mining Buller and Wairarapa-Bush when “the Bush” took the lead in the 80th minute. Fullback Priest made no mistake from 18 metres out, right in front of the black dot, to give the green and reds a 20 – 17 victory. You might have expected to have heard, “We was robbed”, “Referee made a mistake”, “He was offside ref”, “Should have been

a penalty to us,” or any number of tired rugby comments, but the truth was none of these were uttered as WairarapaBush, playing for the full 80 minutes got up to snatch an important away victory in the Mitre 10 Heartland Championship. The Buller side, and their supporters, saw a determination from Wairarapa-Bush in those dying moments that won them an important scrum penalty which Priest slotted to give his side the win, much to the delight of their numerous supporters who had made the trip to Westport, and to Buller’s despair as they realised that they had thrown away a golden chance to collect all five points from the game. Buller coach, Gus Martyn, probably summed it up when he said, “We should’ve, we could’ve, but we didn’t”. “For us it was a frustrating loss of our own making.” For Wairarapa-Bush, the

win was made that much sweeter by the way they had to play the game. From the kick-off from Buller, the opening 30 minutes was all the home team. They had Wai-Bush pinned back inside their own half defending stoutly. And defend they did, in fact this facet of their play carried through for the full 80 minutes. It was Buller who opened the scoring first after 12 minutes when first-five eight James

Lash put left winger Alex Paterson over in the corner. Buller had most of the ball but wasted opportunities with loose carries, mis-directed passes, and through solid tackling from Wairarapa Bush’s Johan Van Vliet, Kurt Tufuga and BJ Campbell. Halfback Daryl Pickering was trying to direct play from behind his pack as Wairarapa-Bush defended their line. It wasn’t until a breakout

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would have been left wondering how they had blown numerous scoring opportunities, while WaiBush would have been praising their defence knowing that they would get more of the same in the second 40 minutes. The second half was a mirror of the ﬁrst in the opening 20 minutes. Buller did everything but put points on the board, Iliesa Ravudra, Paterson, and Robbie Malneek all going close. Lash was dangerous on

their opportunities, that saw the visitors head home with the “W” next to their name. Wairarapa-Bush coach Joe Harwood praised his team’s defence. “We scrambled really well and covered well. “We were well down on possession and territory especially in the ﬁrst half, and when we had a man in the bin, but we managed to force some crucial breakdown turnovers.” “We’ll take the win. “The conditions were perfect for running rugby and it was hard going, but we defended well and took our chances, and the guys who came on in the second half added a lot.” The win moved WaiBush into a share of fourth place, but Harwood isn’t looking too far ahead with two games to play. “It’s still pretty congested and anything can happen. “It’s Horowhenua-Kapiti next and they’ve just brought in four “imports” just before the cut-oﬀ, so that’s changed things a lot for them.”

SCORES

[HOME TEAMS FIRST]

Buller 17 [Alex Paterson, Louis Devery, Mitieli Kaloudigibeci tries; James Lash con] Wairarapa Bush 20 [Tristan Flutey, Brock Price; Tim Priest 2 cons, 2 pens] HT 12-7 East Coast 19 West Coast 21, Horowhenua Kapiti 38 Poverty Bay 28, King Country 19 South Canterbury 21, Mid Canterbury 17 Thames Valley 31, North Otago 22 Wanganui 27

Scooter’s darts report DARTS

Mark Clement Last week saw the last round robin matches in the Wairarapa District Darts Association Teams Championship, where it came down to this round to ﬁnd the semi-ﬁnalist for 2019 in both divisions.

RESULTS FROM SEPTEMBER 26 Premier Division

Panthers bt Barney’s Boys (13-3), Pioneer Red bt Spellbound (10-6), Leopards bt Pumas (13-3).

1st Division

Pioneer Black bt Ynots (124), Blazers bt Over 60-1 (97) SWWMC Gold bt Rebels (by default).

FINAL POINTS

Premier Division

Panthers. Won (5), Lost (0), Diff (48) Pts (25) Leopards Won (4), Lost (1), Diff (21) Pts (20) Pioneer Red Won (3), lost (2) Diff (-4) Pts (15) Barney’s Boys Won (2), lost (3) Diff (-5) pts (10) Pumas Won (2), Lost (3) Diff (-21) Pts (10)

Spellbound Won (0) lost (5) Diff (-34) Pts (0).

First Division

Blazers Won (4), Lost (1) Diff (16) Pts (20) Rebels Won (4) Lost (1), Diff (9), Pts (20) Over 60-1 Won (2), Lost (3) Diff (-5) Pts (10) Pioneer Black Won (2), Lost (3) Diff (-6),Pts (10) Ynots Won (2) Lost (3) diff (-10) Pts (10) SWWMC Gold Won (1) Lost (4) Diff (-15) Pts (500)

DRAW FOR OCTOBER 3 (SEMI-FINAL)

Premier Division

Panthers V Barney’s Boys at Services Club Leopards V Pioneer Red at Services Club

First Division

Blazers V Pioneer Black at Royal Oak Rebels V Over 60-1 at Services Club

On a sad note, last Friday my family laid to rest my brother David Clement, who was a past member of Wairarapa and Maungaraki Darts Associations. David played for SWWMC on a Thursday night and The Kuripuni Tavern on a Tuesday night many years ago. So now he’s started his own dart team in heaven called Darting Angels. RIP my Bro.

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Brock Price scored a crucial try. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV

the burst, but Wai-Bush defended to the maximum, and the score line stayed the same. It took a Priest break out from inside his own 22 metre, from a Buller turnover, to set replacement Brock Price away to score under the posts. Priest converted and Bush were in front 17 – 12, again against the run of play, with 15 minutes to go. Buller’s forwards, led by prop Jack Best and loosies Gabba De Kock, Dan Hytongue, and Willis Scott continually attempted to break the advantage line. Mobile lock, Jeﬀ Lepa stood out for his ball carrying, but it was winger Mitieli Kaloudigibeci who brought his side level with a scything run from 20 metres out to score. With eight minutes left, it was game on again. In this period, both sides tried to get points on the board through attack and counterattack, but with time basically up, Wairarapa-Bush were hot on attack when they turned the ball over to some excellent Buller defence. The resulting scrum saw the Wairarapa-Bush forwards demolish the Buller scrum, and earn a penalty, and the rest is now history. While Buller will rue the number of chances they blew where they should have put the Wai-Bush away, it was the Bush defence, followed by taking

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