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The garden, in its new form, will be open to the public on September 10 — with the GROW team hosting a composting workshop. Jack said GROW was “phase 3” of the Community Centre’s ongoing project to address food poverty in the region: The first two being the centre’s Community Kitchen — providing emergency meals to whanau in need — and classes for cooking “on a budget”. The theownattemptedmeetingexplained,behindinspirationGROW,shecamefrompeoplewhohadtogrowtheirvegetablesduring2020lockdown–with limited success. “During covid, people were seriously thinking about living off the land and being less dependent on supermarkets. During lockdown, you couldn’t find seeds at any of the local nurseries — they’d all sold out,”

Jack said the project has linked with local social services and organisations,supportwhose clients will be invited to work with a all experienced gardeners who are “passionate about giving back to the Alongsidecommunity”.theirmentors, clients will learn basic organic gardening principles: From seasonal planting, to composting with coffee grounds, to using a handwatering system. At the centre of the GROW initiative is its allotment garden: A renaissance of a disused community garden on St Matthew’s Masterton premises, made possible with a combination of government grants and community donations.

Bev Jack [Wairarapa CommunityCentre manager], Pete Watson [St Matthew’s vicar] and Marg Lawson[GROW project manager]. PHOTO/ERIN KAVANAGH-HALL During covid, people

ERIN erin.kavanagh-hall@age.co.nzKAVANAGH-HALL

For Wairarapa Community Centre manager Bev Jack, the old aphorism rings true: “Give a person a fish and they’ll eat for a day — teach them to fish and they’ll eat for a lifetime.” Next weekend, the Community Centre will be launching its latest initiative to tackle food insecurity in Wairarapa: a community gardening project to empower people to grow their own kai. The GROW project [Gardening for Resilience and Optimal Wellbeing], a partnership between the Community Centre and St Matthew’s Anglican Church, welcomes people who are interested in “living off the land” — but may lack the skill set, confidence and budget to sustain a garden of their own.

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A detail from “The Horses Stayed Behind” — an awardwinning exhibition curated by McClintock for the Sarjeant Gallery.

The 2022 Wairarapa Awards are a chance to celebrate “the innovation, creativity and sheer hard work” taking place in the region — by youthfocused employers, Maori entrepreneurs, burgeoning start-ups, and more. This year’s awards, organised by Business Wairarapa, will be presented at a garden party event at the Tauherenikau Events Centre on November 22.

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“Art reflects humanity as a whole: beautiful, angry, scary, and messy. It captures the full gamut of emotions,” she said. “It’s also a reflection of a community — no less so for regional New Zealand.

In her new role, Sarah McClintock hopes to bring visibility to Wairarapa’s diverse communities — through the universal magic of art and creativity. McClintock, a veteran curator, writer, and archivist, has been appointed as the new director of Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art andSheHistory.willtake over the role on September 19, succeeding current director Susanna Shadbolt – recently appointed chief executive of Te Manawa Museum in Palmerston North.McClintock comes to Wairarapa from Nelson, where she spent the last six years as curator and collections manager at the Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū — one of the oldest purpose-built galleries in regionalstorieshangingdirector,identityrepresentingancraftsmanship.tangatalocal[MaoricommitmentwasZealand’spayingforZealandExhibitionawardtheWellington.atRehunaGalleryWhanganui’sasPreviously,Aotearoa.sheworkedassistantcuratoratSarjeantTeWhareoand,beforethat,theNationalArchiveinUnderherleadership,SarjeantscoopedanforBestRegionalatthe2016NewMuseumAwards-apowerfulinstallationtributetoNewwarhorses.AttheSuter,McClintockwell-knownforhertotoiMaoriart],workingwithiwitoshowcasewhenuaandtheirMcClintocksaidartisimportantvehicleforcultureand–and,asAratoilooksforwardtomoreWairarapaonthewallsofitsgallery.

Business Wairarapa is calling for nominations from the public across seven categories: Innovation, Pakihi Māori, Service, Vibrant [for leaders in the hospitality sector], Youth Friendly, Emerging, and [acknowledgingTeamservice to theThecommunity].Wairarapa Racing Club’s EventsTauherenikauCentrewasthe big winner last year, taking out the Trust House Supreme Award.“The awards are proving to be a fabulous platform for highlighting key contributors to our growing regional economy,” Business Wairarapa chair Julie Millar said. She said the awards ceremony has been designed to take into account a andfromproducestyledensitytohesitationacknowledgeschallengedCOVID-worldandanongoingforsomepeoplebeinenclosedandhigh-environments.Itwillfeatureacocktail-menu,featuringlocalandbeveragesWairarapavineyardsbreweries.

Erin erinkavanaghhall@age.co.nzKavanagh-Hall

A hopes“suckerself-proclaimedforcraft”,shetogiveabigger profile to Wairarapa’s master handcrafters — jewellers, potters, weavers and glass artists – and eventually collaborate with overseas galleries and creators.Forexample, she hopes to team up with artists she met while living in Taiwan, many of whom work with locally-sourced jade –similar to “Becausepounamu.oftheAsiaPacific diaspora, New Zealand has a visceral connection and a strong kinship with places like Taiwan.“Itwould be amazing to have reciprocal exhibitions with the community.”Taiwanese

Sarah McClintock will start in her new role as Aratoi director next month. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

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“In my experience, the regions are full of people of different backgrounds – Maori, the Asian community, migrant communities, young people, the Rainbow community – and art brings their stories to life. “In a small town, you may think know everybody, and you’ve seen everything. But there’s always another layer, another level, another perspective — and that adds such a richness. “By showing their art, I want to help different communities feel seen.” As a McClintockcurator,was able to engage with a range of artists, working together to help them realise their vision in the museum spaces. Her role also allowed her to engage with her passion for words — and filmmaker Cat Auburn – representing the 10,000 horses that went overseas during wasAuburn’sWWI.installationmadeupofsculptured rosettes – inspired by hair wreaths worn by Victorian families in mourning — made up of hair from 500 horses throughout the country.“Itgot people thinking about the implicationswiderofwar. It was a new and creative way to memorialise loss of life — more intimate than a statue, which can feel quiteAnothercold.”highlight was partnering with the six iwi of Te Tauihu [the top of the South Island] to Maori creators — including exhibitions of traditional harakeke weavers and carved uku [clay] artefacts. “We had total buyin from iwi for these projects,” she said. “It was important that Maori artists were able to tell their own story — rather than us tell it for them.”McClintock said she was drawn to the role at Aratoi because of its “very strong reputation” on the national stage.“Susanna has done an amazing job – and the team is passionate about creating a gallery that inspires the community. “Plus, it’s hard to do a bad exhibition in that space – it’s so beautiful!”

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the“Whatyoungster.youhave done is so incredible, admirable and inspiring — and our whole community is behind you. “You will have a special place in my heart for a long time.”

Eden McDonald with parents Emma and Rob and Wairarapa Cancer Society centre manager Amber Arkell. PHOTO/ERIN KAVANAGH-HALL

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The Cancer Society also received $800 from Fernridge School, courtesy of its Daffodil Day-themed mufti day. with found they didn’t or to keep Their failed, which was and frustrating.“Wewant to give people the and the resources to be more –and show them gardening can andJackenjoyable.”saidthe project has been in the planning since 2020: With the Community Centre working behind the scenes to secure funding, put together a governance group, and communitygaugeinterest.Thebulkofthe financial support came from Department of Internal Affairs funding for community resilience projects – which went towards a 30,000-litre water tank, greenhouse, and storage space for Centreseedlings.TheCommunityalsoengaged the Department of Corrections community programme,workwhich tasked participants with removing fencing around the garden site, clearing debris, and preparing garden beds. Jack said she was thankful for the numerous donations from the community: Horse manure from Wairarapa Riding For The Disabled, bark chips from Masterton District Council, sheep dags [for fertiliser] and pea straw from farmers, and coffee grounds from cafés — collected by St Matthew’s Collegiate students as part of their Duke of Edinburgh day,canprogramme.AwardAnydonationspeoplebringtotheopenshesaid,wouldbe

Mum Emma McDonald said witnessing Eden’s shave was “an emotional” moment — but Eden herself wasn’t at all fazed by the thought of losing her“She’shair. had long hair since she was three — her hair has always been her thing,” Emma said. “I thought she’d be nervous, but she was more excited than anything else.

An Fernridge“inspirational”Schoolpupil has shed her gorgeous locks for a good cause: Raising over $6000, and earning rapturous applause from her schoolmates and a heartfelt thank you from the Wairarapa Cancer Society. In honour of Daffodil Day, 10-year-old Eden McDonald pledged to do a sponsored head-shave, with all proceeds going towards cancer support services in Wairarapa. Last Friday, supported by her family and school community, the Year 6 student took to the stage at a special Daffodil Day school assembly — where a hairdresser chopped and buzzed off her waist-length tresses.Eden was thrilled with her new pixie cut — but more so with her fundraising campaign, which raised $6,003, with donations flooding in from all over the country, and as far away as Australia. She will donate her locks to Freedom Hair, a Dunedin-based company which makes wigs for people living with cancer and other toconditions.medicalEdensaidshewantedmakeherdonation in memory of her grandmother, who battled four different types of cancer.Wairarapa Cancer Society centre manager Amber Arkell made a speech at the end of the assembly, and became visibly emotional when thanking Eden for her bravery and roughareandcanmean“Donationsgenerosity.likeyourstheCancerSocietykeepitsdoorsopen,supportpeoplewhogoingthroughareallytime,”Arkelltold

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gratefully received: from gardening tools and gloves, to old fadges, to cardboard to act as weed protection. “It goes to show: One person’s rubbish is another person’s treasure,” Jack said.For the St Matthew’s church team, which originally partnered with the Community Centre to deliver meals to its homeless shelter, the GROW project is a “full circleVicarmoment”.PeteWatson said the church had set up its community garden in 2012, but the space had remained unused for several“Peopleyears.moved away, or got busy with other things, or lost interest,” Watson said.“We were excited to partner with the Community Centre for this project — they had the idea, we had the space. “We had a resource that was under-utilised, and it’s great to see it resurrected and, hopefully, used to its fullJackpotential.”washopeful the project would help break down barriers for people who would otherwise struggle to grow their own food: Those on fixed incomes, who are transient [between accommodation],permanentor who are renting and have a section they’re unable to digGROWup. project manager Marg Lawson said the programme would also help boost mental wellbeing.“Lifecan be hard for many people — and, if you’re not an experienced gardener, growing food will seem like more hard work.“But, once you build up the basics, gardening is extremely therapeutic.“We’rehoping that people can come and get a bit of respite — do something relaxing and tactile, and have a moment to slow down, breathe, and smell the roses.”

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“We couldn’t be prouder of her, and we’re so grateful for everyone’s support.”Arkellsaid Eden’s donation will “absolutely be kept in the Wairarapa community” — and will go towards travel costs for patients’ treatment and counselling services.

The GROW team in front of the project’s new greenhouse — funded with support from the Department of Internal Affairs.

PHOTO/ERIN KAVANAGH-HALL

Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Local News Wairarapa Midweek 5 Bride of the Year 2022. PHOTO/BELINDA PRAT

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A sequinned gown and intricate korowai [Maori cloak] stole the show at the 52nd Bride of the Year. The judges and the public were united, crowning Olivia van der Veen as the overall winner and the audience choice at Saturday night’s event. The annual event at Carterton Event Centre saw 16 brides strut their stuff on the catwalk in a bid to raise funds for Wairarapa Plunket. Van der Veen said she was “completely out of her comfort zone,” but her mum and aunties had convinced her to enter this year’s“Theyevent.had to twist my rubber arm, but it’s for Plunket so that’s a good thing, and I got to wear my dressSheagain.”saidshe was highly anxious before wandering the catwalk and attributed her faux-confidence to “just silliness”. “I was really nervous, but I would recommend it to “Itanyone.wasgreat to see the other brides and their personalities come through.”Thepanel of four judges – Marianne Hercock, Trish Thomson, Paul Edgar Bird, and Sophie Stevens – had their work cut out for them, considering criteria such as first impression, sense of confidence, posture, connection to the audience, dress and overall look.Bird and Stevens said the judges were united on van der Veen, who had chosen a dress that was both timeless and innovative and suited her silhouette perfectly. “It’s both minimalist and contemporary and her personality really shone through,” Bird said. He said van der Veen’s korowai and photos of her wedding day were a beautiful touch that added subtle elements to her story.“She had the whole package, just this an aura about her on stage.”

Bride of the Year 2022. Chris and Olivia van der PHOTO/BELINDVeen.A PRATT

Amelia Horsley won both the bride’s choice award and was highly commended. The award for most original or innovative gown went to Amanda Martin, and Ineke Elenbaas took out the commended award. Musician Jack Moser debuted his new single So Wrong at the event and also played his first single Love is Blind. He said it was his second Bride of the Year and hoped to be invited back again to the event.

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Jack Moser debuted his new single So Wrong.PHOTO/MARY ARGUE

“Molly has done a fantastic job to spearhead this project and bring the community on the journey with her,” CDC community development manager Glenda Seville said. “We’re sure [the slide] will be an asset to Carterton for generations to come.”

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CDC pledged up to $10,000 towards the project and supported Molly in fundraising for the remaining amount. She reached her goal earlier this year thanks to donations from Trust House, Ka Pai Carterton, local businesses, and the wider community.Wairarapa

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article on family history]. Tipuna is a legitimate word when referring to people of Maori descent. But in applying it to nonMaori, Kavanagh-Hall could be accused of cultural insensitivity, which I suspect is the exact reverse of the impression she’s keen to convey. Karl du Fresne, Masterton Harold be thy name It is rare that I find true mirth within the pages of the newspaper. But Graeme Burnard’s article entitled “Children have all the answers” made me laugh out loud! I am now in my 70s and received a strict Church of Scotland upbringing in Glasgow — and obediently followed the teachings of my parents and the local minister. Everyone in our small suburb went to church and graduated through the different levels. I, too, became a Sunday School teacher. The best life decision I made was to leave home at the age of 19 to find adventure in New Zealand through the Assisted Immigration Scheme — and only then did I start to question what I had been taught. Like Graeme, I have undergone a total epiphany and realise that religion has been used from the very beginning as a tool to control people who are trying to make sense of all the bad things that happen to them, and are ready to believe that everything is controlled by a higher authority. It was so refreshing to read your personal story – and it was very brave of you to share, because there will be some who will take offence, I’m sure. I thought I would add my own childhood take on the Lord’s Prayer, at about 4 years old.“Our Father who art in Heaven, Harold be thy name. Lead us not into temptation, but Elizabeth from evil.” Thank you again, Graeme, for brightening my day.

Kate Hopkins, Masterton Molly O’Dwyer with the concept design for the new pool slide. dream slides

In her editorial [Midweek, August 24], Erin KavanaghHall takes a whack at critics of Whittaker’s decision to give one of their products a Maori name in recognition of Maori Language Week. Fair enough. Whittaker’s are entitled to use whatever name they like, provided it’s within the law. It hardly seems an issue worth getting worked up over. But makesKavanagh-Hallthemistakeof citing other accepted non-English names for foods such as kimchi and tzatziki. The comparison is invalid. Those names reflect the language of the cultures the foods originated from. Miraka Kirimi [creamy milk] is different. Last time I checked, milk chocolate was not a Maori invention. I note also andfamiliesancestorstheKavanagh-HallthatuseswordtipunafortheofWairarapawithScandinavianChineseorigins[inthe

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Carterton can thank an enterprising local youngster for its new rainbow pool slide — to be installed just in time for summer.Chanel College pupil Molly O’Dwyer was just 10 years old when she made a submission to Carterton District Council’s [CDC] 10-Year Plan, asking for funding to replace the slide at the town’s outdoor pools, as the current slide was no longer fit for purpose.Now,just over a year later, the new slide’s colour scheme has been chosen and installation has begun — and it is expected to be in use by the end of the year. The slide’s design fits the existing pool infrastructure and allows for continued accessibility for all to the outdoor pool facility. Molly worked closely with CDC on the concept design for the slide and chose the colour scheme to match the new mural at the pools — which was painted in May by Carterton-based Adrian Jackman, Rangatahi Tū Rangatira [R2R], and local school students.

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When Gavin Oakly became a postie at age 17, he didn’t think he would still be doing it 50 years later. “I started as a telegram boy, and then a job became available at the post service,” the Masterton local said. “I didn’t think I would still be never intended to be at NZ Post for half a century, he wouldn’t swap his time on the job for anything. “I was offered many jobs in the mail room along the way, but I turned them down as I like being active and being outdoors. “This job keeps me fit.” In his time with NZ Post, Oakly has done stints as a head postie, occasionally working in the Carterton and depots.MartinboroughHealsodelivered letters in all kinds of weather. “Some days, the rain would soak right through your team Oakly’s with a morning tea, where there was a bit of banter about “the good oldHedays”.said post-tracking machines and electric bikes had changed the industry.“These bikes have been a game changer. You can put them on multiple settings and go up to 35km an hour.“They’re great for going up Lansdowne Hill. Back in the day, if you reached a steep hill, you would just get off your bike and walk.” Over the years, Oakly built relationships with Wairarapa residents and received a variety of gifts at Christmas time. “For the last two years, a woman has given me an expensive bottle of champagne. Another person gave me half a dozen“Mostbeers.people are really friendly. I’ve delivered to Upper Plain Rd for eight years and everyone there recognises me.” When new posties join the Masterton service, they don’t believe Oakly has been there 50 years. “They tell me I don’t look old enough.”

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8 Wairarapa Midweek Local News Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Annual Cash and Carry Art Sale featuring over 1500 beautiful artworks.two-dimensional Friday 9th to Sunday September11th9am - 5pm Carterton Events Centre Holloway Street, Carterton supportedProudly by Your one-stop shop for spouting, fascia and downpipe requirements. New or existing buildings Call us for a free quote www.rainaway.co.nz | officelni@rainaway.co.nz 0800 50 50 52 Masterton postie Gavin Oakly recently celebrated 50 years with NZ Post. PHOTO/HELEN HOLT Still delivering the goods after 50 years

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NZ Post’s Wairarapa service delivery coordinator Darren McGregor said not many posties make it to 50 years. “There’s maybe one other person in Masterton who has done over 50. I had only heard of posties doing 30 years before I moved to Masterton.”

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As well as being a union delegate for the past 20 years, Oakly is also president of the Offroad Wairarapa 4x4 Club. His passion for fourwheel driving led to him spending his long service award from NZ Post [a $2000 Prezzy Card] on a new set of tyres for his JeepAfterWrangler.reaching his 50year milestone, Oakly will continue to deliver on his electric bike twice a week, and deliver by motorbike three days a week.

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The days are getting longer, new life is emerging and there are lots of things to be done in the garden to get it ready for the new season.

 would&azaleas,Camellias,daphnesrhododendronsappreciate a boost with an acid fertiliser. When they ÿ nish ˜ owering a good trim will also keep them looking good. Feed roses with a quality food to support growth of new shoots and formation of buds.

FOR THE GARDENSCONTAINER Premium Potting Mix, 30L 2 for $23 24-Plus Slow Food, 500g $12.99 Fast Food, 500ml $12.99 Indoor Plant Food 500ml $14.49 FOR THE VEGGIE GARDEN Premium Compost 30L 2 for $17 ($8.99 each) Organic Vegetable Food & Real Blood & Bone Any 2 for $22 ($13.49 each) Real Blood & Bone 2 for $22 ($13.49 each) Chef’s Best Seeds $4.50 each FOR THE HOME ORCHARD 30LPlantingPremiumMix, 2 for $17 Fruit Food, 2kg $21.99 PROTECT Peaches, nectarines and some apricots and plums can be ruined by brown rot just as they ripen. Spraying with Yates Fungus Fighter in early spring can protect against this. Fungus Fighter also controls powdery mildew, blackspot and rust on apples, grapes, ornamentals and lawns. Snails & slugs like young seedlings so lay down some snail bait. Tui Quash is a good one if you have pets or kids at risk of eating it and Baysol is very e° ective and economical (one pellet can control up to 30 snails). Protect citrus trees from aphids, scale and sooty mould with a combination spray of Grosafe Bioneem and Grosafe Enspray 99 which will smother the pests and their eggs. Keep an eye out for codling moth which can totrapspheramoneideatrees.appledestroyandpearIt’sagoodtoplaceearlymidSeptember. Male moths ˜ y on warm nights when dusk temperatures reach 13°C. Moths start to mate when dusk temperatures reach 17°C. Roses will be showing their ÿ rst shoots. Protect them from all sorts of pests & diseases with Combat 3-in-1, Super Shield or Rose Gun.

Daffodil Day 2022 got off to an early start on August 21 — when 64 vintage and classic cars (plus a motorcycle and a couple of trucks) turned up for the annual Daffodil Day Run organised by the Wairarapa branch of the Vintage Car Club. A total of $1,100 was raised for the Wairarapa Cancer Society, a pleasing result considering the bitterly cold weather before and after the big event. On the day, delighted organiser Val Ball said, there was “just a very light shower or two.” The run took the usual format with a start at Martinborough and heading on to Featherston, Greytown, Carterton and Masterton. Along the way, the convoy was welcomed by enthusiastic residents at two retirement homes — Carter Court and Wairarapa Masonic Village. Dressed to the nines for the occasion was Vintage Car Club member Debbie Hodder [pictured], who took part in the run with her 1954 Austin Healy 100.

Historic skills on display at big Spin-In

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Spinners and Weavers Guild has been going for 52 years and, with a membership of 80, is one of the most active long-running clubs in the region. The club, which has been based at the Woolshed on Dixon Street since 2005, meets each Wednesday for crafting sessions, and also runs a session on Tuesday evenings.Members do regular spinning demonstrations for tour groups and sell their wares at the woodshed’s gift shop — as well as setting up a pop-up shop in Masterton each winter.

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Home-based skills spanning thousands of years will be on show in Masterton this weekend. This Saturday, the Wairarapa Spinners and Weavers Guild will hold its annual Spin-In event at Chanel College — where members will share their skills with a spindle, roving fibres and knitting yarn with the community. Guild president Lynette Teahan said the event has been on hold for a couple of years, thanks to covid — so members were keen to put their work before the publicSpinningagain.and weaving, as the name suggests, are major activities for the guild, but members are also active in knitting, felting, dyeing and crochet.Allmembers are happy to share their skills, she said — and offer some guidance if people would like to have a go with a spinning wheel or a loom themselves.Spinning, Teahan said, is one of the oldest crafts. Ten thousand years ago, people learned how to get fibre from plants and would twist it between their fingers to strengthen it, creating string that could be used for tools and weapons. The first items that were used to facilitate this process were simple stones and sticks that were used to wind the twine. At some point, these were combined together to make spindles — one of humanity’s oldest tools and one that has been found in almost every culture.Very early, methods of spinning and working with fibre developed. Looms could be used to weave large pieces of fabric — enabling people to make things like clothing, nets and traps for hunting, and rope and sails for ships. Teahan said some of the older-style spinning wheels and looms will be on display at the Spin In — as well as various craft stalls of members’ work, raffles, and hands-on activities for visitors to try. At the end of the day, there will be fashion parade of items made by members.TheWairarapa

came into to get her booster shot between her dutieson the dairy farm.

had his booster done in thecomfort of his own home. Our team, Ranjan (left) and Debbie,were only too happy to make this special visit. Dinah, one of our nurse vaccinators, phones active Covid cases from our Masterton base, to ensure they’re doing okay and if they need any extra help. Michelle

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Wairarapa Midweek 11 September clinics in Featherston Te Whatu Ora Wairarapa / Health New Zealand Covid-19 Community Response Service Departmental Building, Masterton Phone 0800 829 924 Txt 027 777 3640 We’re doing clinics to keep the momentum going! Our team is offering friendly chats about winter wellness and the opportunity to catch up on Covid vaccinations, boosters, flu* and MMR* jabs! (* those eligible). OUROUTTEAMANDABOUT Featherston Saturday 3 September and 17 September from 10am – 3.30pm, at Featherston Community Centre. We will come to your home or workplace. Just call us to make an appointment 0800 829 924HOME VISITS Ryan McLane of Featherston took the opportunity it get his booster shot, from our nurse vaccinator, Kathryn.

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I see what BeReal is going for here.

In the last few years, social media platforms have come under the blowtorch for their adverse impact on mental health. Studies have linked apps like Instagram, and their newsfeeds full of heavily edited glamour shots, with depression, social anxiety and poor body image. BeReal proposes an antidote to all the digitally induced FOMO [Fear of Missing Out] by celebrating the mundanity of everyday existence. And it’s obviously striking a chord.Plus, considering how exhausting social media has become, with all the political screaming matches, said mundanity makes for a nice palette cleanser.“Given the constancy of disaster around us, and the ways we yell about it online, we may want to attend to moments of normality — even what someone had for lunch,” New York Times writer Sophie Heigney mused. The app is not without its critics. Users have called BeReal out for sending scolding messages to users if they post outside of the two-minute time limit. The app will also notify your followers if you’ve made a delayed post.For an app that boasts liberation from the pressures of picture perfection … that sounds like a lot of pressure. Clearly, authenticity has an expiration date. Others have simply found it dull. Guardian journalist Michael Sun cut to the chase: “I love you, but I don’t wish to know what your ceiling fan looks like.”Personally, I agree with tech blogger Laura Rosenberg, who critiqued the app for borrowing from the very platforms it claims to subvert: By allowing users to scroll, comment on and react to posts, it creates yet more pressure to perform for likes. “It’s another version of social media where users can spend even more time on their screens, comparing and contrasting, commenting and“BeRealliking. has merely exacerbated the larger problem at hand, which is that users have yet another reason to pick up their phones throughout the day to see what their friends areI’mdoing.”thelast person to criticise anyone for social media addiction. But I’m a little suspicious of anything that encourages us to ﬁlter our lives, however banal, through an LCD screen and hope someone deigns to drop us a heart emoji. A solid business model? Absolutely. Authentic? Not soImuch.needto follow my own advice here ... but, if you want to “be real”, do so oﬄine. Do fun, interesting things because they bring you joy — not because someone might be waiting to hit the like button. There’s plenty of authenticity to be found in the 3D world. Enjoy.

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Erin Kavanagh-Hall Young(ish), scrappy & hungry users have a minutetwocuratedperfectlystories,dreamymoodlighting,ormodelsposingsuggestivelywithavocadotoast.Justyour“authentic”self. an antidote to all the the political screaming matches, said mundanity cleanser.“Given the constancy of the ways we yell about RED HOT WOMENSWEARSPECIALS! BARGAIN RACK HOT SPECIAL 1/2 price & less MENSWEAR SPORTS COATS Selected coat, Wool blend HOT SPECIAL $99, $150 R.M. WILLIAMS Selected casual shirts HOT $69.90,SPECIAL$79.90 BISLEYSHIRTS Long and short sleeve HOT etc$29.90SPECIAL$39.90 SUIT Slim ÿ t, Navy, Black HOT SPECIAL $250 COUNTRY LOOK VONELLA SHIRTS Selected oddments FROM $79.90 SELECTED FASHION SHIRTS Selected oddments 1/2 PRICE OR LESS $49.90, $59.90, $69.90 SELECTED SHOES HOT $69.90,SPECIAL$89.90 etc Your locally owned newspaper

Stop the press: There’s a new hot trend in town. Being authentic on the internet.Irefer to BeReal — the latest social media app chewing up smartphone storage around the world. BeReal was first launched in 2020 and is now having a moment in the sun — with downloads increasing by 315 per cent since the start of the year. This new juggernaut encourages users to “show your friends who you really are, for once”. Following a prompt from the app, minute window to take a photo (using both their front and back phone camera) and share it. Waiting at the bus stop, popping to the dairy, five minutes of respite in the smoko room … whatever you’re doing at that moment is fair game. With little time to cultivate an backdropattractiveoreditanyblemishes,theaimistoshowcaselifeinallitsraw, unfiltered glory. Nocuratedperfectlystories,dreamymoodlighting,ormodelsposingsuggestivelywithavocadotoast.Justyour“authentic”

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Miriam Coulter All of them. Debbie Flannery Photography. Sara Bryan Gardening. Sewing. Practical things I feel guilty about having low skills in. Plus, they seem very satisfying. Also general DIY. Oh! And playing the harmonica. Richard Alan Dahlberg Holding political candidates to account for false promises. As news media now seems too afraid to do. Cheryl Jaggard Metal detecting. I think I must have been a pirate in a previous life.

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MIDWEEK PHOTOS CUTIES OF THE WEEK Have you got a photo you want to share with Wairarapa? Whether it’s a reader photo, a cutie, or a snap of you with your Midweek, email it to midweek@age.co.nz with ‘Midweek Photo’ in the subject line, and it could be featured in this segment. Reader Cassandra sent in these adorable shots of her two wee ones: Daughter Autumn, who turned one last week, and big brother Kayeden, age 3. Cassandra said both Autumn and Kayeden were “preemie babies” — born nine and 10 weeks early— and had to spend time at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Wellington Hospital. Nowadays, the kids are full of life — and are their Mum’s pride and “They’rejoy. both miracle babies — and very special,” Cassandra said.

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Jeniah Janet Te Whitu Peterson Making fancy browbands for horse bridles. Christina Schofield Music or sewing — making my own clothes. Sharlene And Clint Thompson Singing. Bob Pringle Crochet. Desiree Feast Doing paint by numbers. Mandy Gibbins Going potty. I mean pottery. Jean Cretney Old-time dancing. Coral Griffis Wood carving. Karen Roberts Fine-tuning the hobbies I already pursue.

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Opinion Wairarapa Midweek 13 Your locally owned newspaper AGE CONCERN WAIRARAPA SENIOR PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY FORMNOMINATION AddressNominee& contact number Reason for nomination Nominated by Contact number DISCLAIMER: The judges’ decision will be nal & no correspondence will be entered into. If more room is needed for nomination, attach additional pieces of paper to this form. Be over 65 years of age, and a Wairarapa resident for more than five years. Be a committed volunteer in our community. Have made an impact on other people’s lives through the sharing of their life experience, skills and time. To be eligible your nominated senior person must: Completed forms can be dropped at the Age Concern o ice, Solway Showgrounds or posted to PO Box 865, Masterton, or emailed to manager@acww.nz Nominations must be received by midnight Friday 16 September 2022. The winner will be celebrated at a morning tea on October 1, the International Day of Older Persons.

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Tickets are offered first to members of the Friends of Aratoi but many members who wanted to go missed out.It was frantic at the Aratoi desk on ticketrelease day and those sales plus online sales meant that the trip sold out in two hours. If you want to go on this annual excursion next year, then first become a member of the Friends of Aratoi and after that, ensure you are hovering either at the keyboard or in the Aratoi foyer the minute the tickets are released. The second event will be at a screening of the David Bowie biopic, Moonage Daydream. The Friends appreciate The Screening Room’s collectionslocationsarebutwrapsbussoon.detailssupport.continuingTicketsandwillbeavailableOctober’sWellingtontripvenuesareunderatthemomentrestassuredthereatleastthreeexcitingwhereartnotalways

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The first event is on September 19, when the committee is catering at the welcome to Aratoi’s new director Sarah McClintock. Catering at exhibition openings and other Aratoi celebrations is a feature of Friends’ activity.Pre-Christmas we are hoping to host a private function for our Wairarapa Art Review sponsor, New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty which again will be the chief sponsor for the review in 2023.September is a busy month as there are two fundraisers set down. The first is the Art and Architecture tour.

The Friends of Aratoi Committee is ramping up for a very busy spring, culminating in their big fundraiser, Little Jewels, in November.

The Songbirds was established in 2011 and their first performance was singing at the Masterton Town Hall for the Georgian Rugby team and community officials at the time of the Rugby World SinceCup. then, The Songbirds, under the musical direction Marguerite TaitJamieson, have performed at a wide range of events including the arts festival, retirement villages, citizenship ceremonies and various Christmas and ANZAC events. Women interested in female singing go

The New Zealand Male Choir is performing with The Songbirds from Masterton in the Martinborough Town Hall on Sunday, September 11, at The1pm.joy of singing in a choral setting is what brings the New Zealand Male Choir and The Songbirds together for an afternoon music. The two choirs will perform separately so you get to hear the present music from shows opera, from African spirituals to Rodgers and Hammerstein, from Billy Joel to Verdi. This is a opportunitywonderfultohear choral singing at its best. The New Zealand Male Choir is an auditioned choir with over 50 members from Southland to North andaudiencesThecontemporary.operatic,folk,musictheBay’sConductedAuckland.byHawke’sJoeChristensen,choirsingarangeofincludingclassical,waiata,gospel,popular,jazz,andchoirhasentertainedbothnationallyinternationallyforthe past 22 years including several tours throughout Europe, Australia, and TheCanada.choir practises with North Island and South Island groups meeting monthly and collectively meet for tours or concerts three or four times a year. This will be the third concert in an 18-day concert tour around the central and lower South MenIsland.interested in joining the choir can make contact through the website: www. nzmalechoir.co.nz or speak to any of its members at the concert.

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accessible to the general public will be on view. More details to follow. Finally, Little Jewels, the main fundraiser for the Friends, is set for Friday, November 4. Thanks to the support of artists, who donate an 8x10 work to Little Jewels, the Friends of Aratoi are able to raise several thousand dollars for Aratoi’s acquisitions every second year. This year there are some differences. For the first time, we have a sponsor for the event, which becomes Dursley Garden’s LittleDursleyJewels.Garden at Bideford, was designed by Alfred Buxton in 1916 and is open to the public through the year. For the first time, instead of having a fixed price for each canvas, and having a great rush on opening night to secure their desired artworks, bidders must register for the event, now a silent auction, at Aratoi from OctoberBidding29.will start at $150 with $25 increments. This system will ensure that patrons have a more considered and fair experience and it goes some way to acknowledging the value of the works our artists donate. A Little Jewels opening night. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

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Ronnie Priest Senior Community Ranger/ kaitiaki tauawh i, ao haapori Conservation Week is back with a bang this year after in person events were cancelled two years in a row due to Organiserscovid.are excited to present a wide variety of activities with something to tempt Conservationeveryone.Week runs from September 5-11 this year with a theme of, ‘take a moment to act for nature’.During lockdown many people found that taking action not only benefits nature, but also personal well-being. Ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangata – when the land is well, the people are well. In Wairarapa you can learn how to trap predators to help our native wildlife thrive by attending one of the workshopstrappinghappening in Carterton, Featherston and Martinborough. Or you can attend a talk with Predator Free 2050 science director Dan Tompkins sharing the predator-free Aotearoa vision.Attend a talk with Debs Butterfield from Tinui Food Forest to learn ways you can produce healthy and sustainable food. Did you even know we had a food forest in our own backyard? What is a food forest? Come along to find out.Head out to taonga Pūkaha to make ceramic gecko with artist Sam Ludden. While you’re there share your ideas on how you are acting for nature on the Pūkaha blackboard, and don’t forget as a local you get entry to the reserve half-price!Ifyouwant to get your hands dirty help out Pae tū Mōkai o Tauira on their Hugel plot near Lake Domain. The group are hold a weeding bee to celebrate the plot’s second birthday. Enjoy a barbecue lunch and learn about Hugelkultur.Lastbutnot least, kids can participate from the comfort of their own homes with our mokomoko won,somecompetition.colouringTherearegreatprizestobeincludingfamily passes to Pūkaha, movie tickets, children’s book, and cuddly native toys! Head to Mastertonbeenter.com/WellingtonDOCwww.facebook.toCopiescanalsopickedupfromDOCat220South Rd, and from Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre or libraries.Checkout Facebook and whatever you decide to do this Conservation make some time to unwind in nature. It really is the best

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smart people. From a perspective,personalasa school principal, I know there are so many at my school who are smarter than me in so many aspects of what’s required to run a school. Any leader should be looking to do the same thing, as this will build the strength of the organisation. One person simply can’t be the best at everything, but the smart thing a leader can do is look for smarter people than themselves. Pessimistic advantage The message that we hear so often is that we should all be optimistic at all times. As an optimist in most aspects of my life this message resonates with me. I generally feel that if we expect good things to happen then, provided we take action, they are more likely too. For example, if you want a career change and back this up by actively seeking a new job, while upskilling in the area you want to work in, then you have the right to be Readingoptimistic.the School of Life Dictionary, there is an argument for pessimism. We could still do all of the above mentioned steps and actions to get a new job, but also feel that there’s a good chance that it won’t happen. Taking this pessimist approach has one key advantage, this being that we won’t be as disappointed or feel that our hopes have been Icrushed.feelthat a mix of optimism and pessimism is the best way forward. Optimism is a way of lifting those around you, while pessimism is a means of managing the disappointments we will surely encounter in life.

To Kipchoge, selfdiscipline is not a one time event, it’s a lifestyle choice. He believes that only the disciplined are truly free. We need to consistent and do things little by little to build that discipline muscle. If you don’t have discipline you are a slave to your moods, a slave to your passions. He considers the best time to start building your self discipline is right now, at this very moment. There will be something you know you should be doing and something you know you shouldn’t be doing. Start building your self discipline by doing the thing you know you should be right now. • Tim Nelson is principal of Lakeview School and author of the book Small Steps for a happy and purposeful life. He endeavours to learn something new every day by reading books, listening to podcasts, and engaging with a wide range of other content.

Path of perfectionism Perfectionism is something that many aspire to. We want things to be faultless and nothing less is good enough. If whatever we are working on doesn’t reach this standard we’ll either not finish it, or will have a feeling of deep dissatisfaction at having Whatfailed.we need to learn is that those we may attain to be like would have been through times in which they were producing whatever they do at a far lower standard than they are now attaining and, even now, their first drafts would be far short of Weperfect.areall on a journey in life. With consistent effort in any area improvement will come. Each step along the path takes us closer to where we want to be. Take the time to look at how you have progressed, rather than focusing on where you have fallen short on a quest for perfectionism.

Self-discipline mantra Eliud Kipchoge is a person I consider to be one of the most impressive people alive today. He comes from such humble beginnings and has gone on to become perhaps the greatest distance runner of all time. The longevity of his career adds to his impressiveness, having won his ﬁrst world championship title when he was 18; in 2021 he was the Olympic Marathon Champion, 18 years after that world championship title. Kipchoge considers a key factor to his success as being his self discipline. These are rules he lives by: Doing what’s right, rather than doing what you feel like doing Sticking to your priorities Avoiding making excuses Learning to say no to the things you know you shouldn’t be doing.

Over the weekend I received a compliment, from a person I respect, about my involvement in an activity I take part in regularly. I’m quite proud of the results I have achieved through taking part, but don’t really expect others to notice. To have someone share positive feedback really did mean a lot to me. My experience is a reminder that sharing valid compliments is something we could all do more often. Over the course of any day there’s likely to be opportunities to do so. All it takes is a few well directed words and, chances are, just as was the case for me, you’ll have made someone’s day. Another positive outcome of sharing compliments is that you’ll start to notice good things about others more often. This could in turn encourage others to do the same, creating a spiral of positivity. A model for hard work I really enjoyed watching Eilish McColgan win the 10,000 metre race at the Commonwealth Games. Watching her emotional reaction at the medal ceremony was equally enjoyable, there was so much pride and happiness at doing so well for Scotland, her country. After seeing the run and ceremony I wanted to know more about McColgan. I found an online interview where she answered several questions about her life and shared ideas for other aspiring runners and athletes. One idea I particularly liked is that McColgan likes it when young athletes come to watch her train. The reason for this is that she wants them to see what it takes to achieve success, this being hard work. The effort and hard work was definitely etched on McColgan’s face as she battled through the last few laps to win her Commonwealth Games gold medal. Her example is such a great one. I believe that there is a developing culture that suggests fame and success can come instantly and at very little effort. However, the truth is very different. To do well we really do need to work hard. The hard work attitude might not lead to fame and fortune, but it will give us those constant wins and a feeling that we can, at least to some extent, determine our own destiny as we find meaning and satisfaction in our lives. Rituals In a time in which there seems to be a never-ending strive for change and doing things differently, I can see the benefits of things that stay the same, the rituals that ground us and give a sense of knowing that some things can benefi us with their simple familiarity and Forconsistency.somewe see this in religion, with the structure of a Catholic mass being one example, as well as the way in which people follow the same routines when they do certain things, such as the pre-match activities for a professional Isportsperson.havearitual in my own life I have been doing for many years. I really do feel this sets me up to face whatever the day might bring me. My ritual is to start the morning with a 10-minute meditation, then I make a coffee and read a book that I feel helps spiritually, almost always with a focus on philosophy. After this I exercise, which could be in a gym or maybe a trail run. My ritual gives me a sense of achievement, a feeling that I have done so much before most people have got out of bed. I love the feeling it gives me, and I truly feel my morning ritual has made me physically and emotionally stronger and more resilient. Not the smartest I’m writing this post based on what I believe a podcast episode, an interview with Daniel Shein, the author of The Dumbest Guy at the Table, will be about. The title suggests it will highlight something I firmly believe, this being that it’s important to surround yourself with

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Deirdre Kent Before the covid-19 pandemic and its lockdown restrictions, air travel had become an almost unquestioned facet of modern-day life for many affluent nations and individuals. The rich flew to Sydney for a weekend’s shopping or from Auckland to Queenstown for skiing.

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critical areas ﬁrst.” She said help could come from regional councils, community catchment groups, and the Ministry of

their no-tillage system. She said their commitment to soil quality had been part of their farming system since 1999. “No-tillage is a direct drill, so instead of cultivating the soil, the drill makes a slice in the ground and blows in the seed and a little bit of fertiliser. “It helps us protect our soils so we don’t see our topsoil blowing towards the coast in those windy spring Williamsconditions.saidthere were many other benefits of a no-tillage system, including higher water holding capacity of the soil, less sediment loss impact from flooding, and increased soil organic Shematter.said their system meant carbon dioxide could be sequestered in the soil, and they used less fossil fuel by reducing the number of times they pass over a paddock when establishing crops. “If you have healthy, functioning soils with high biological activity ... you’re going to grow better crops. “That’s been a big focus for us for the past 20 years, and Mick’s father was the same on his farm.” Williams said two other contributors to their farm’s environmentblossomingwere focusing on freshwater quality and Shebiodiversity.saidthey also kept their stocking rates low over the winter to avoid soil “Lookingdamage.after our soils looks after our water as well.”Formany years, Karen and Mick have involved their children in their planting projects, building up to an environment that they were proud to live and farm in. She said planting was a labour of love. In a dry summer, up to half of all native plants put in the ground could be lost, and there were plenty of pest animals like hares and deer to give them grief. Eventually, those plantings began to reap benefits for the Williams. Native plants were home to insects such as ladybirds that are natural predators of Theiraphids.labour of love had an upside, insecticides can be applied in reduced Williamsquantities.said she wanted to encourage other farmers to work on their farm andyear,aside“Ifstartofmein“Ijust“Mysomewhere.saidwasformulaAlthoughenvironment.theWilliam’sforsuccesscomplex,Karenpeoplehadtostartadvicewouldbetogetstarted.rememberacolleagueCanterburysayingtothatwhentheygotridsomemoredebt,they’dplanting.youjustputalittlebitinyourbudgeteveryyoucanstartfencingplantinginyour

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Grace Prior Karen and Mick Williams been on signiﬁcantly fewer arable farms in the region than in the large cropping area of FederatedCanterbury.Farmers said the total production of the arable sector last year was 2.3 million tonnes. It said production had increased more than 30 per cent from 2018, when the arable industry produced 1.8 million tonnes of product. “Total grain and pulse production of 2.2 million tonnes was a 30 per cent increase from 2018. Meanwhile, seeds for sowing production grew by 40 per cent from 58,268 tonnes in 2018 to 81,470 tonnes in 2021.”

Federated Farmers said the sector produced crops worth $1 billion last year. “These sales went upstream of the arable sector and created total sales of all goods and services of $2.2 billion. These total sales were equivalent to a contribution of $932 million to New Zealand’s gross domestic product managementWith[GDP].”aresourcedegree from Otago University and experience working for local planning authorities, Williams said Ahiaruhe Farm was an opportunity to ensure all business decisions also considered the impact on the Sheenvironment.saidsheand Mick had a philosophy that “all three legs of the stool need to be strong”; the farm needed to be economically sustainable, environmenttheneeded to be looked after, and their staﬀ and community needed to be cared Williamsfor.said the award was an accumulation of many on-farm eﬀorts, and one that had been with them since day one was sustainability

Karen and Mick Williams planting trees on their AhiaruhePHOTOS/SUPPLIEDFarm.

New Zealand King Salmon chief executive officer Grant Rosewarne said while the Pelorus sites were suitable for nine months of the year, they were now too warm to farm through summer. “What we’ve tried to do in the past is develop better technology, better practices, better ways of farming the fish to lower their stress so that they can tolerate the temperatures and get through the summer, but we’ve now come to the view that there’s no amount of that, that’s successful, so the prudent thing then is to is just to avoid the summer.” Rosewarne said it was the first time the company has had to close farms due to rising sea temperatures as a result of climate change.“I’veoften said we’re a bit like the canary in the coal mine, when it comes to global warming, we’ve got a cold water species that’s very susceptible to half a degree change or one degree change. That’s what we’re seeing in the Pelorus and we’re very much hoping to work with the Government, for them to mitigate climate change as they have committed to Whiledo.” the closures would reduce the harvest volume, Rosewarne said the lower death costs would provide for a more stable, predictable operation.NewZealand King Salmon reported a net loss of $55.7 million in the 2022 financial year. The Pelorus farm closures would result in a forecast decline in production in the 2023 and 2024 financial years

Primary Industries. “Just get started so it’s not all-consuming and then you can still focus on the production on your farm and being ﬁnancially secure, but you’ve got this environmental journey going Williamson.”said inputcostssectorduringimportantWilliamssummer.”cropsconditionsoilsstocksoils“Ifonreducedapplication,throughquantityShecouldenvironmentalpositivechangesalsodecreasecosts.saidreducingtheoffertilisertargetedinturn,theamountspentfertiliser.you’renotpuggingyourtoomuchfromheavythroughwinter,yourwillbeinmuchbetterforgrowingthefollowingspring/saiditwastofarmsmartlyatimewhenthefacedincreasedoflivingandfarmcosts.

NZ King Salmon farm in Pelorus Sound. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

The country’s largest salmon producer says it is being forced to close farms and let go of staff due to warmer water temperatures brought on by climate change. New Zealand King Salmon will fallow three farms in the Pelorus Sound by next summer, with one kept to run trials. It comes after a summer blighted by unusually high fish deaths. From December to February, trucks from Havelock and Picton made 160 trips to the Blenheim landfill, dumping 1269 tonnes of dead fish and waste.February alone had 632 tonnes of fish waste dumped, more than seven times the 90 tonnes that was dumped in February 2021 and up from the 194 tonnes dumped in February 2020.

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New Zealand King Salmon mothballs three of their farms

Karen and Mick Williams took home the Environmental and Sustainability Award from the New Zealand Arable Awards

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Karen and Mick Williams on their Ahiaruhe Farm. to 5700 and 6500 tonnes respectively, with a 200 tonne increase predicted for 2025. Rosewarne said the closures would also result in redundancies with around 120 positions aﬀected - it had already lost around 59 staﬀ due to natural attrition and with another 60 positions still to Thego. situation was a “real tragedy” for the company and its people and could have been avoided if the company had enough cool water space for farming, heThesaid.outcome of New Zealand King Salmon’s application to build an open ocean farm in the Cook Strait - called Blue Endeavour - is expected in September. Rosewarne said the company was optimistic about the future and had signed up to the Government’s aquaculture strategy to sustainably grow the industry in New Zealand.“Wethink the aquaculture industry could become New Zealand’s most valuable industry and the greenest primary sector at the same time if we were supported.” The three Pelorus Sound farms will be decommissioned and the nets removed before next summer, but the pens will remain to be used as nurseries if the Blue Endeavour application is successful.

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Carterton: 3 Mile, 66 High St, 9.30-11.30am; Greytown: Greytown Library, 1.30-3.30pm. South Wairarapa Badminton Club: Featherston Sports Stadium, Underhill Rd, at 7.30pm. Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club: Beginners, 5-9 years, 5.306.15pm; 10 years+ [including adults] 6.15-7.30pm. Caregivers Programme: At Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton, noon-1.30pm. Call Kirsten 399 1050. Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, 79 Queen St, Masterton, open 1-4pm. Seniornet Wairarapa: Computer/ cellphone help 1.30-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654. Paint/draw: From live model,10amnoon, at Masterton Art Club, Victoria St. Call Elissa Smith [027] 470-6528. Free Literacy and Numeracy Classes: At Literacy Aotearoa Masterton. Call Carol [022] 524-5994 or visit us at 340 Queen Street, Masterton. Masterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or David [021] 116-5505. Social Bridge: At South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club, 1.30-3.30pm. Call Lesley [021] 299-6389. Wairarapa Services Club: Cards –Euchre, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 3.45-5pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Dance Fitness: 6.30-7.30pm, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830. Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown. Red Star Table Tennis Club: 9amnoon at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 10am. Featherston Wahine Singers: 7-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Susan [021] 246-4884. Carterton District Historical Society: 150 High St North, Carterton. Open by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564. Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve [027] 333-3975.

Greytown Miniature Makers: 10am2pm to make small thing in scale. All skill levels. Call Kaylene [06] 304-8532. Toi Wairarapa – Heart of Arts: 10 Minute Bites, 12.10pm, BYO sandwich. Housie: 7pm, at the Martinborough Bowling Club, Regent St. Maungaraki Probus: Masterton Club, Essex St, Masterton, at 10am. Call Megan Loar 377-2222 or [021] 070-4290. Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Call 0800 373 646 for an appointment. Masterton: Citizens Advice, 10-noon. Free Classes: Literacy, language and numeracy for adult learners. Call Literacy Aotearoa 377-4214. South Wairarapa Caregivers Programme: At a café in South Wairarapa, 10am. Call Kirsten 3991050. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB noon-2pm. Wisdom and Well-being: Featherston Community Centre, 10.30am-12.30pm. Call Pauline [021] 102 8857 Juesday Art: 10am-12.30pm, AOG Church, Birdwood St, Featherston. Call Julia [06] 308-8109. Parkinson’s Singing Group: 10.30am, at the South Wairarapa Workingman’s Club, Main St, Greytown. Call Marguerite Chadwick 379-5376. Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: 10am in The Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Josie 378-6531. Scrabble Club: 1-4pm in Masterton. Phone Sue McRae [027] 449-0601 for venue details. Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon. Call Paul Dodge [021] 0262-6595. The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Line Dance Class 6-7pm; e7.30-8.30pm, Beginners/Couple Coaching, Social/Competitive. Call Wendy [027] 319-9814. Healing Rooms: Confidential prayer for healing or any situation, 1-3pm, Ranfurly Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton. No appointment necessary. Call [021] 159- 4160. Carterton Cycle Group: An informal group of ‘leg power’ and e-power cyclists, from Belvedere Rd [weather permitting] for 20km or 40-60km rides. Call Irene [027] 634-9167 or Lesley [021] 299-6389. Heart of Arts Wairarapa: A community gallery, 47 High St North, Carterton, Wed-Fri, 10am-4pm, weekends, 10am-2pm. Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll. Couple inquiries to [027] 333-1793. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 5.30-7pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. 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 Services Club: Rummikub, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. Cards: “500”, 1.15-4.15pm, at the Carterton Club. Call Barbara 379-6582 or Val 379-8329. AA Meeting: At 7.30pm, Epiphany church hall, High St, Solway, Masterton. Call [027] 557-7928. Silver Ukulele Club: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Jan [06] 308-8556. Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, improvers 5-6.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135. Kiddie Gym: For 0-3-year-olds, 9.3011am, at St David’s Church, corner High and Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 379-8325. 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, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Elissa [0274] 706-528. 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: Choral singing, based in Masterton. Call Sean Mulcahy 379-9316. Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10amnoon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 370-1604 [church office]. Carrington Bowls & Croquet Club: 57 High Street [behind Carters]. Golf Croquet: 1.15pm start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000. Masterton Park Bowling Club: Queen Elizabeth Park, bowls roll up at 1pm, names in by 12.45pm. Call 377-5458. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz by noon Thursday prior

Carterton Community Toy Library: Events Centre, Holloway St, Mon-Sat during CDC Library hours. Hospice Wairarapa Support Services: Free of charge for anyone dealing with a terminal illness. Call [06] 378-8888. CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. Call 378-2426 or 0800 227-2255. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. Call Di [027] 498-7261. The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Beginners Linedance Class: 6-7pm. Linedance Intermediate Class: 7.30-8.30pm. Call Wendy [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. Carterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 8pm, Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210 High St. Call Bob [021] 042-2947 or Martin [06] 372-7764.

Fareham Creative Space: Open studio, 10am-3pm, 80 Underhill Rd, Featherston. Email: farehamcreativespace.nzregistrations@ Food Market: Food Trucks, 4-7pm outside the Masterton Town Hall, rain or shine. Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Call 0800 373 646 for an appointment. Martinborough: St Andrew’s Church, 9.30-11am; Featherston: Featherston Community Centre, 1.30-3.30pm. Steady As You Go: Falls Prevention and Balance Class, 9.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. KeepFit!: 10.30am, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Thursday Morning Bikers: Meet at the fountain at the Queen Elizabeth Park entrance, 9.30am. Contact (06) 216-2187 Patient Activity Programme: At Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton, 10am-1pm. Call Kirsten 399 1050. Parkinson’s Exercise Class: 1.30pm, at the Wairarapa Boxing Academy, Dixon St. Call Roslyn [027] 264-8623. Alcoholics Anonymous: Featherston Community Centre, 7.30-8.30pm. Call 0800 229 6757. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm. Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, 79, Queen St, Masterton, open 1-4pm. Wairarapa Fern and Thistle Pipe Band: Weekly practice, Masterton Brass Bandrooms, Park Ave, Masterton. Email fernandthistle21@gmail.com Belly Dance for Beginners: Kiwi Hall, Featherston, 6.30-7.30pm. Call Antonia Blincoe [021] 105-7649. Danzability Class: 11am-noon, at Studio 73, Greytown. Call 077-2654.rachel.horwell@gmail.comphysio.or[022]

Masterton Social Badminton Club: Chanel College gymnasium, Herbert St, enter through treelined entrance [by the bus stop], 7-9pm. Contact Melissa [027] 327-0505. Walk and Talk: Meet outside Dish Cafe, First St, Masterton, 9.30am. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Justice of the Peace: Carterton library noon-2pm; Masterton District Court 11am-1pm; Eketahuna Library 1.30-4.30pm. Aratoi: Masterton Museum: A Cabinet of Curiosities to July 2023; John Christeller: Shared Histories to Oct 16; Andrea Gardner: This is the rabbit hole to Oct 16; Wendy Bornholdt: Drawing on Resources to Oct 16. Kids Song & Story: 9.30-10.30am, for preschool children and their caregivers, Epiphany Church hall, High St, Masterton. Call Anne Owen 377-4505. Seniornet Wairarapa: Computer/ cellphone help, 1-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Quit Clinic at Whaiora 9am-noon. Free support available across Wairarapa. Call Whaiora 0800 494 246. Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10amnoon, Featherston Community Centre. Call May [06] 308-6912 or Virginia [06] 308-8392. Cloth Collective Sewing Workshop: 10am-2pm, Kiwi Hall Supper Room. Call Sara Uruski [0274] 474-959. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. Carterton Craft Market: Mon-Sat: 9am-4pm, Sun: 10am-3pm, 25 High St North, Carterton. Call Desley [027] 787-8558. 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. Text dance groove to [022] 321-2643. Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 5.30-6.30pm, Trust House Recreation Centre back pool. Call Stu [027] 295-4189 or Lucy [021] 0204-4144. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401. Carterton Senior Citizens: 1.30-4pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, Carterton Memorial Club, Broadway.

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SEPTEMBERSUNDAY, 4 South Wairarapa Pipe Band: Practice at St John’s church hall, Featherston, 4-6pm. To confirm time please call Gordon [027] 414-7433 or [027] 628-5889. Carterton Farmers Market: Memorial Square, 9am-12.30pm. Call [027] 663-9011.’ Narcotics Anonymous: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call 0800 628 632 Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9amnoon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm. Masterton Park Bowling Club: Queen Elizabeth Park, bowls roll up at 1pm, names in by 12.45pm. Call 377-5458. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064. Rotary Sunday Market: 6.3011.30am, Essex St car park. Contact thehodsons@xtra.co.nz Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: 57 High St [behind Carters], Carterton. Association croquet, 9am start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000.

SEPTEMBERFRIDAY, 2 Spontaneous Dance: Kiwi Hall, Featherston, 6.30-8pm. Call Pavla Miller [022] 075-3867. Sunset Cinema: Carterton Events Centre, Rangatahi Hub. Doors open 7pm, movie starts 7.30pm. Info at sunsetcinemacarterton.com Fareham Creative Space: Open studio, 10am-3pm, 80 Underhill Rd, Featherston.Email: farehamcreativespace.nzregistrations@

Troubadour Music Group: 6-8pm, Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. Contact Stefan [027] 226-6019. Indoor Bowls: 1.30pm Club Carterton, Broadway. Call [027] 645-0905. Steady As You Go: Falls Prevention and Balance Class, 9.30am, A/G Church, Featherston. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Keep Fit!: 9.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Line Dancing: 10.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Steady As You Go: Falls Prevention and Balance Class, 1.30pm, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Literacy Aotearoa: Free computing and digital device classes for adults. Call 377-4214. Creative Hands Programme: At Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton, 10am-noon. Call Kirsten 399-1050. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm. East Indoor Bowling Club: 7pm. Call Julie 377-5497 or George 378-9266. Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm. Call Shaun O’Brien [027] 672-6249. Carterton Scottish Dance Club: 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. No partner required. Call Elaine 377-0322. Wairarapa Services Club: Cards –500, 1.30pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. Mah Jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Pat Hamilton [06] 308-9729. Senior Citizens Club Cards: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Val [06] 308-9293. Art for Everyone: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call Sandie [021] 157-4909. Red Star Table Tennis Club: 6-8pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: 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: 10-11am MonFri at Haumanu House. Call 379-4092.

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

SEPTEMBERSATURDAY, 3 Wairarapa Spinners and Weavers: 10.30am-2pm, in the Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 3788775 or Lynette 377-0236. Featherston Fusiliers: Wargaming and boardgames club, meet at Featherston Assembly of God cafeteria, 22 Birdwood St, 10am4.30pm. Contact featherston.fusiliers@ gmail.com Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. Call Lesley Hodgins [06] 372-6433. Cobblestones Museum: Daily 10am-4pm. Printing Works: Sat/Sun, 1-4pm. Cobblestones Museum, 169 Main St, Greytown. Call [06] 304-9687. Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon. Call Paul Dodge [021] 0262-6595. Wairarapa Farmers’ Market: 9am1pm, Solway Showgrounds, Judds Rd, Masterton, under the grandstand and nearby redwood tree. Lions Book Sale: 9am-1pm, next to Wairarapa Farmers Market, Solway Showgrounds, Judds Rd, Masterton, under the grandstand. Featherston Weekly Market: 8am2pm, 33 Fitzherbert St. Wairarapa Cancer Society Supportive Care Services: Free services for anyone needing support after a cancer diagnosis. Call (06) 378-8039. 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. Info: greytownwoodsidetrailparkrun.co.nz/

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ﬁrst Badminton horse trials in May and the test event at the world championship venue at Pratoni del Vivaro, south of Rome. She ﬁnished the gruelling Badmintonthree-dayeventon her world mount,championshipJustKidding, in 35th place after being eighth in the dressage phase [the only Kiwi to make the top 10]. She followed that with a 17th place in the world test event aboard her second mount, Good Timing.

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Equestrian Sports NZ high performance general manager Jock Paget is also buoyant about the team’s prospects as part of their build-up to the 2024 Paris

“Hopefully, they can give the younger ones a helping hand,” she said.

“It’s just the cost for these kids trying to keep campaigns financed, and it’s really hard for them to make ends meet, and she works really hard and tries to pick up work wherever she can, so it’s justification for all the ups and downs that go with top level sport.” With only three weeks until the championships,worldTinks said that Amanda will run Just Kidding at an event in England on Monday in their final preparation before heading to Italy. Unlike the Olympics, where three-person teams compete, the world championship teams comprise four riders, with the top three scores counting. The team will also contest the individual title, along with the fifth rider. Tinks said the fifth rider is likely to be either Amanda or Spencer.

“Cross our ﬁngers that they can perform because there’s two of them doing their ﬁrst worlds, but they have the experience of Tim and Janelle, and Clarke, who have been there and done all that.

World-ranked Tim and Jonelle Price spearhead the New Zealand team. The world number two and ﬁfth-ranked eventers are joined by Olympian and former world champs representative Clarke Johnstone, and debutants Monica Spencer and Amanda encouragingselectionAmanda,Pottinger.30,earnedaftersomeforminher

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The last time the team were on the podium was 2010 in Kentucky.

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“She’s worked extremely hard and it’s not easy over there, it’s expensive, but she’s stuck at it as these top athletes do.

“We’ve had a good build-up in terms of training and have invested into more team competition this year – hopefully, this pays dividends on the day.”

New Zealand has twice won team gold at the world championships – in Stockholm in 1990 and in Rome in 1998.

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Amanda’s mother, 1988 Olympic bronze medallist Tinks, said Amanda was blown away to be selected for her ﬁrst world championships after a disruptive past three months since Badminton, which had Just Kidding withdrawn from an event in Germany because of an infected cut, and from a competition in France after the horse contracted a virus.“Shehad such a good run at the beginning of the year with Badminton and Pratoni where the worlds are with her other horse, and she has just proven to the selectors that as a rider she’s really up there,” Tinks said.

“It’sOlympics.encouraging to have the combination of championship debutants and campaignersexperiencedsuch as Tim, Jonelle, and Clarke in the team,” Paget said.

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“This is our qualifying opportunity for Paris, and we are hopeful of contesting the medals.

“We won’t know until we get there who the individual will be. We’re just thrilled she’s made that final five – it’s a pretty big achievement in itself.” She is also confident there’s enough experience in the team to produce a good result.

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The former St Matthew’s Collegiate student has been named in the ﬁve-strong team to contest the championships in Italy next month.

Amanda Pottinger will follow in her mother’s footsteps and represent New Zealand at the world eventing championships.

A MESSAGE FROM PRUE YOUNGER, CEO, FICA We know working in the forestry industry can have its ups and downs, and the last couple of years have been particularly challenging for the industry. FICA (Forest Industry Contractors Association) is the voice of forestry contractors, providing support and advocating on behalf of our members who are vital link in the forestry supply chain. We have approximately 240 member companies have signed up to FICA consistently which represents around 70% of the national total harvest. Here’s what some of our members say: “FICA is doing a fabulous job…they know issues that we have and ensure they are shared. There is strength in numbers, so collaboration is critical” “We have confidence FICA will speak for us in industry “It’sdiscussions.”asafeplace to ask for help and to share frustrations. It’s a voice to the forest companies/ managers and government that we don’t have to deal directly with them and FICA can mediate for us on our “Webehalf.”have found the FICA membership very beneficial with receiving regular current information for the industry, safety alerts, upcoming workshops, new initiatives and more! We believe FICA is doing awesome work in making logging a more professional industry and advocating for logging contractors.” It would be great to have the opportunity to show you more about what FICA can do for you. If you’d like to know more, you can: Give CEO Prue a call on 021 2765484 or email o ce@fica.org.nz - Visit www.fica.org.nz to see what FICA has to o er your voice FICA.ORG.NZ The voice of forestry contractors since 2002

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