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‘I shouldn’t be alive’ Emily Ireland Aaryn Harper, 52, has been stabbed twice, accidentally shot, beaten to within an inch of his life, and was struck down by a heart attack two years ago. In his own words, he’s never been very lucky – “the last time I won something was when I was 17”. And so a random act of kindness went a long way recently when he stumbled across an envelope outside Countdown in Masterton that simply said, “open me”. It was a Tuesday – the day before pay day – and Aaryn had $8, enough to buy himself some groceries to make dinner. His major heart attack forced him to give up work and he is currently on a very limited income as a result. After doing his shop, he found the envelope outside and opened it to ﬁnd $10 and a message that put an ear-to-ear grin on his face. The message said: “I am so grateful that you are alive and well today. I hope this message of love ﬁlls your day with lots of joy and happiness because you deserve the best”. Still dealing with the grief of losing his teenaged nephew Ryan Crook this year

to suicide, Aaryn said the message was “just so nice”. He used the $10 to splash out on takeaways, storing the groceries he had bought in the fridge for another day. He said although it was a “random act of kindness”, in some ways the kindness was “very intentional”. “I walked home from the supermarket with the message in my pocket and a grin so big on my face I just couldn’t believe how sweet and lovely it was. “I couldn’t believe my luck.” In fact, it could be said that Aaryn has had very bad luck in the past – or perhaps he is very lucky to be alive. When he had his heart attack two years ago, he was ﬂown to hospital and had four stents put in “because my heart was 95 per cent blocked”. “They were surprised I was even alive.” He has been given clearance to start work again in January. As well as a heart attack, Aaryn has been “shot once, stabbed twice and survived all of that”. He accidentally shot himself in the face as a kid attempting to use gun powder to make ﬁrecrackers. “The quickest way to get it out was to stick the bullet on a brick and hit it on another brick. “Bang, I shot myself in the face and took a chunk out of the brow bone. Continued on page 3

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Sonny Kohitolu to the rescue

One plumber’s plight to help Wairarapa’s vulnerable senior citizens Emily Ireland

When Sonny Kohitolu isn’t busy working the plumbing industry with his son Eric, he’s off making a difference for Wairarapa’s senior citizens. Sonny, who owns Sonny Kohitolu Plumbing, is quite the philanthropist. He says money can be tight for older people, and so if he can help them out by their mowing lawns, or doing the odd repair job, he will. The most recent recipient of his goodwill is Masterton’s Henny Leurink who was given a bathroom renovation, replacing an old bathtub with a wet floor shower. Henny’s decreased mobility meant she relied on carers lifting her into the bath to wash. Now, she is able to shower more freely and there is even a chair she can rest on. “They used to have to lift my leg over the bath,” Henny said. “And then [Sonny] came to the rescue. “I’ve got a seat to sit on and everything.” Sonny first met Henny when he was asked to fix

Henny Leurink, Plumbing World’s Tony Lyford, Total Care Flooring Design’s Kerry Gilliland, Mico Plumbing’s Simon Oliver, and Eric Kohitolu and Sonny Kohitolu from Sonny Kohitolu Plumbing.

her laundry tap. “Then she asked us to go into the bathroom and fix the vanity tap, but when I got there, I looked at her and thought how on earth does she get into there [the bath]?” “When we left, I said to my son, we will do something for her. “He said, good idea Dad.” Upon hearing about Sonny’s ambitious

bathroom renovation project, Henny took a lot of convincing. She thought a free plumbing job was too good to be true and that there must be a catch. But there wasn’t. Sonny had approached several Wairarapa businesses for donations and they obliged, happy to help out. “I went to Plumbing World and Mico Plumbing

Henny’s new wet floor shower. PHOTOS/EMILY IRELAND

and asked them to donate the plumbing gear and it was all just, ‘no problem, we’ll do it’. “Then I went to Mitre 10, and they were on board, same with Total Care Flooring Design – they all said, ‘no problem, we’ll do it’.” The wet floor shower was installed this month across multiple visits. Sonny said he always tried to “help out the

elderly people”. “One day, we drove past Bannister St and I saw this old lady standing out the front looking down. “I turned around and came back and asked her if she was alright. “She said, I have no more money to mow the lawn. “I said, leave it – we’ll look after it for you. “I said to the boys, we’ll go home and pick up

the mower. “They mowed the lawns and we looked after her for six months.” Through his business, Sonny has come across many elderly people who he said were “taken advantage of” by other household service companies. He described a situation where a company charged a local elderly person hundreds of dollars to evaluate a plumbing problem only to then quote an extravagant price to fix it. The elderly person paid the evaluation fee but could not afford to pay to fix the problem. When Sonny heard about the situation, he fixed the problem free of charge in a short amount of time. Sonny would like to thank Mitre 10, Plumbing World, Total Care Flooring Design, and Mico Plumbing for their support in his latest project. • To contact Sonny Kohitolu Plumbing, call 06 378 7267.

‘The things that don’t kill us make us stronger’ Continued from page 1 “My mum was a nurse – I told her I got it caught on the barbed wire fence.” And then, in 2000, while living in Sydney, Aaryn was assaulted by a group of men and was in a coma for more than a week. “I have three titanium plates holding my face together, had five operations to put my face back together, and I lost my memory. “Eighteen years later, I still have flashbacks every now and then of different things. “The only reason I know

what happened was because I saw the CCTV footage from the bar. “It was just horrible.” Then about nine years ago, while living in Te Aroha, Aaryn was stabbed in the head and stomach by “a drunk man on P”. “He also picked me up and threw me at a parked car twice – he was just so off his face. “I lost my spleen. I had broken ribs . . . massive internal bleeding and I had to have a massive emergency surgery.” The assault happened at 2.30pm in the afternoon on Aaryn’s birthday while he

was out op-shopping. “He tried to get into the op shop and the two elderly ladies there were terrified. “They locked the door with me inside bleeding and he was just pounding on the glass. “I went to the kitchen section and picked up these two great big carving knives, locked the ladies in the office and stood by the door. “When the ambulance arrived, I said to them, look I’m fine, I’ll just go home, have a cigarette and a glass of wine.” Aaryn was of course taken to hospital where he

had emergency surgery. “I had external scars and internal scars. “I was a cabaret dancer and I couldn’t perform because of my injuries. “I never went back to it afterwards.” He said that during court proceedings, a police officer quipped that Aaryn was a victim of a violent crime and was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. “I stood up and halted the whole courtroom and said, no – I was where I was supposed to be when I was supposed to be there. “It was 2.30pm in the afternoon on my birthday

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and I was at the op shop buying stuff – that’s where I was supposed to be. “He was drunk and on P. “He was in the wrong place in the wrong state of mind. “The cop said I was a victim of a violent crime. “I said, no – I am the survivor of a violent crime. “Once you label yourself a victim, you will always be a victim.” Aaryn said, if anything, his life had taught him that “the things that don’t kill us only serve to make us stronger.” “It’s been an interesting life – not an easy one, but

an interesting one.” Aaryn has since paid the recent random act of kindness forward by leaving a message for someone else to find in town. This good deed adds to others he has carried out – he’s done everything from saving a family from a house fire to the simple stuff like warning someone that they’d left their car headlights on. He is holding out for January when he will be able to re-enter the workforce. He hopes to work in hospitality.

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Making cafes smokefree Emily Ireland The Fresh Air Project has now been launched in Wairarapa, promoting smokefree public spaces. And with 11 cafes and one bar on board in the region, Wairarapa health professionals have their fingers crossed that smokefree areas will be the norm soon. Wairarapa DHB Smokefree coordinator Linda Spence said the Fresh Air Project was a national initiative led by the Cancer Society. Locally, the Wairarapa Cancer Society has come on board and is leading the project. “We are going around different cafes asking if they wanted to join the project which means they have to put out signs every day for the month of November,” Linda said. The signs say: “Thank you for not smoking in our fresh air space”. As well as displaying the signs, participating venues will have surveys out for people to respond to regarding the project. Each venue also has three takeaway coffee cup prizes up for grabs for lucky survey respondents. Smokefree coaches at Whaiora Helen RopihaWaiwai, and Jaqs

From left, Antenatal clinic midwife with the DHB Lisa Wood, Local lead maternity carer Donna Thompson, Village Grinder owner Sue-Anne Shannahan, Wairarapa DHB Smokefree coordinator Linda Spence, and Whaiora quit smoking coaches Jaqs Lumsden and Helen Ropiha-Waiwai. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND

Lumsden support anyone who wants to become smokefree in Wairarapa. They don’t need to be enrolled to the Whaiora GP service – they simply need to want to quit. “We are both reformed smokers, so we do know the enjoyment of cigarette smoking and we do know the challenges that come with it,” Helen said.

“Becoming smokefree is the easiest part. “Remaining smokefree can be the challenge.” Jaqs, whose mum, uncles, and aunties died because of their smoking habits, said her job as a quit smoking coach was “a calling”. Between them, Jaqs and Helen have helped “thousands” of people give

up smoking locally. “Our role is to keep the goal of becoming smokefree at the top of the priority list,” Jaqs said. One of the smokefree programmes they run is the incentivised hapu mama programme, where being pregnant and becoming smokefree is the criteria. “The biggest reward

for these mums is the betterment of their finances,” Helen said. “These mums-to-be are saving money by becoming smoke free, getting nappies, and then getting the warehouse vouchers as well as the incentive.” Local lead maternity carer Donna Thompson said the mothers-to-be are given amazing support in the programme. Antenatal clinic midwife with the DHB Lisa Wood agreed. “Pregnancy is such a time in a woman’s life where they can make these good lifestyle changes,” she said. “I gave up 20 years ago and Jaqs helped both my parents give up smoking. “They both used to smoke 20 a day each. “They’re two years smokefree now.” • Smokefree support from Whaiora is available across Wairarapa and is free. Contact Whaiora on 0800 494 246. • The Fresh Air project is a partnered initiative between Tu Ora Compass Health, Regional Public Health, Wairarapa DHB, the Cancer Society, and Wairarapa midwives.

Senior Person of the Year announced The winner of the Senior Person of the Year competition run by Age Concern Wairarapa was announced yesterday to be Nigel Boniface. Finalists were Robert and Sue Brader, Ray Stewart, Maureen and Eric McEwen, Joan Davies, Karen Chalmers, Nigel Boniface, Coral Aitchison, Jan and Don Farr, and Helen Dew.

Annual plant sale The Annual Plant Sale will be held by the Carterton Farmers Market this Sunday, November 4, from 9am until 12.30pm. It will be a fundraiser for Akonga Maori Mara, two bilingual classes at Carterton School. The Farmers Market has a stall for them, and any money raised from donated goods sold from that stall goes to Akonga Maori. Akonga Maori children will also be joining the stall, helping sell some of their own plants, as well as to explain to people their garden plans. The sale, held at Memorial Square in Carterton, will give people the opportunity to browse through dozens of stalls with plants – from perennials to fruit trees, vegie seedlings to succulents. At the market, people can also grab a fresh coffee, buy locally grown, spray-free produce, Wairarapa honey, and olive oil.

Keeping an eye on the health of your sight Emily Ireland Macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in New Zealand. It affects the central vision, impacting on the ability to drive, read, watch television, undertake hobbies, and recognise faces. But, gone are the days when patients were told, “there is nothing more we can offer you” with almost certainty that vision loss would result. Lynn Lamb QSM, of Masterton, has macular degeneration – but with

almost monthly eye injections, she is retaining her vision. “When I first realised there was something wrong, I went to Specsavers and they picked up that there was a bleed behind one eye. “They referred me to the hospital – to the specialist there.” “It was 2014 and that’s when the injections started up for me. “A lot of people throw up their hands in horror when I tell them about the injection. “But it doesn’t hurt –

you just feel a wee bit of pressure and then it is all over and done with.” When Lynn asked what the cause of her vision troubles was, she was told it was simply down to old age. Her wish was that more people knew how to intervene early with vision loss due to macular degeneration. And that wish is about to come true, with a free seminar set to take place on Saturday, November 10, at Copthorne in Masterton. At the Masterton

seminar, ophthalmologist, Dr Keith Maslin, will talk about the impact of macular degeneration, medical research, latest treatments and the resources available. According to Macular Degeneration New Zealand, which is hosting the seminar, loss of vision impacts on lifestyle and independent ageing associated with the risks of: falls and fracturing hips; developing depression; inability to access health services and earlier admission to nursing homes.

Soon, New Zealand will witness the most significant demographic change of the 21st century. By 2030, one in four people will be over 65 years of age. This group will also be living for longer than previous generations and 41 per cent of them do not know about macular degeneration. “To halt a potential epidemic of blindness, we need to be proactive to save sight so that New Zealanders can live well in old age.” Macular Degeneration

NZ (MDNZ) is a Charitable Trust with the vision to reduce the incidence and impact of MD in New Zealand, increase awareness and promote early detection to the 1.5 million ‘at risk’ New Zealanders. • To register to attend this free Seminar phone 0800 MACULA (622 852) or email info@ mdnz.org.nz • The seminar will run from 10am until 11.30am on November 10 at Copthorne.

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Gold Star given after 25 years A Martinborough volunteer firefighter who is enjoying life after a miraculous recovery from a savage attack is being honoured for his commitment to the fire service. Peter Fisher, 54, will receive his 25 Year Gold Star award at a function at the Martinborough Fire Station on November 3. Despite being on death’s door six years ago, Fisher turns up to train with his fellow firefighters every Tuesday night. He enjoys the comradery and the opportunity to pass on the knowledge that his father passed on to him. “My father has got a

Gold Star and he did 47 years [in the fire service], so it’s really a family thing.” But an incident on October 27, 2012, almost drew Fisher’s firefighting days – and his life – to a close. He was brutally assaulted in Martinborough after coming to the aid of a group of young people gathering at a Broadway St home to remove an unwelcome visitor. He spent more than 10 weeks in hospital, a further two months in a rehabilitation unit, and had to relearn simple tasks, like walking. Now Fisher doesn’t take anything for granted – grateful for his second

chance. “You have your good days, you have your bad days, really, you’re just like everyone else.” After a slow recovery, Fisher gained part-time employment at Mitre 10 Mega in Masterton. “Basically, after about five hours I need to go home and have a sleep, I think that’s going to be the rest of my life, so you know, that’s cool.” Martinborough fire chief Bill Butzbach said firefighting was in Fisher’s blood and he deserved to be recognised. “It takes a lot of commitment, almost daily, and to stay in the game for 25 years is outstanding.”

Collection ‘blitzes’ estimate The Wairarapa area coordinator for the recent Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Foundation collection is “blown away” by the generosity of residents. After completing the Pink Ribbon collection on October 12 and 13, coordinator Debbie Mckeown was prepared for the final tally to be a little less than last year’s results “due to economic situations and other results from previous collections earlier in the year”. “I have to say that I have the best news and that is we blew the results out of the water from the estimate . . . which was around $1,000 to $1,500. “We had the best result yet from the street collection since I have been on it and for that I have to say a huge thanks to all my volunteers for the

time they gave up to help, and most of all for the community for the ongoing and vital support in the donations they have given. “We also had businesses that went Pink for a Day during the month of October with their own fundraising link which adds to the fundraising like New World who did an awesome job of the collection with all the mix of pink colours and they had a great sausage sizzle that was yum and a lot of fun to help on – so thanks so much. The Wairarapa TimesAge also went Pink for a Day, raising almost $300. Debbie said thanks was also needed for Pak n Save for donating the bags to carry the stock in. She also had a personal message for the collection volunteers.

“As a coordinator for this collection and a few others I have got to know many of my volunteers over time and I really would hope that you all know how deeply I appreciate the time you have all given up to help me with this and other collections and fundraising events. “I look forward to many more to come. “I would also like to say coming from someone born in Masterton I couldn’t have been prouder when I read the figure raised, it just proved to me how truly supportive and proud this region is. “To those that were concerned about little donations who we always reassured and said it all counts, this is what it means, it all matters, it all counts.”

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MESSAGE TO ALL BENEFICIARIES OF Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-ā-Rua

Vote Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-ā-Rua Settlement Trust want us to ratify the proposed Deed of Settlement. This is for the full and final settlement of all Treaty breaches in the Wairarapa and Tāmaki Nui-ā-Rua rohe. This is the most important decision our generation will make. We have one chance to settle with the Crown, let’s do it once, let’s do it right. • It should be a settlement for all. It is not. • It should be the best deal the Crown can offer. It is not. • It should address Waitangi Tribunal recommendations. It does not. • It should end our Treaty grievances. It does not. • It should commit to healing our Wairarapa Moana and our environment. It does not. The Deed of Settlement is broken and needs to be fixed.

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Transparency is key Hayley Gastmeier South Wairarapa District Council [SWDC] took a “step towards transparency” last week, moving to release public excluded information, including the minutes from the recent Featherston Golf Club land purchase. SWDC chief executive Paul Crimp will be reviewing publicly excluded reports, decisions, and minutes from over the past five years, to determine which items should be released to the public. The council has been making a concerted effort to be more transparent, following numerous decisions made behind closed doors which have backfired. These include a land swap with Trust House in which SWDC ended up with a commercial section that cannot be built on due to telecommunication ducts, and the purchase of Hodder Farm for wastewater irrigation – a proposal that many Featherston residents are opposing due to the proximity of the site to residential housing. At last week’s full council meeting, councillors unanimously agreed to release minutes from a

SWDC IN BRIEF New SWDC logo underway A Tauherenikau-based design company will design South Wairarapa District Council’s [SWDC] new logo. Satellite Design was awarded the contract, having been selected from four shortlisted submissions from firms across Wairarapa and Wellington. SWDC’s logo working party chair Leigh Hay said it was great to have a company from within South Wairarapa on board. Work will start immediately on developing the new logo which should be available in the New Year. Mayor Viv Napier said Satellite Design’s Jo Lysaght and Dave Murray would be “the perfect fit” for the project.

Minutes from a public excluded meeting, at which South Wairarapa District Council decided to submit a tender to purchase the Featherston Golf Club land, have been released. PHOTO/FILE

September 19 meeting, at which they decided to submit a tender to purchase the Featherston Golf Club land. SWDC’s offer, which was “five per cent above” the course’s rateable value of $1,020,000, was ultimately accepted. The golf course is proposed to be used for wastewater irrigation, however, according to the newly released document,

only a “desktop study” on whether the land was suitable for this purpose was undertaken due to time constraints. Crimp concluded that for every 1ha of Hodder Farm land currently designated for wastewater irrigation, 2.5ha of land would be required at the golf course site. The report read, “members considered that purchasing the

Featherston Golf Club land kept all options open and provided future-proofing possibilities with excess land able to be sold at a later date”. Ross Vickery said it made sense for council to review its publicly excluded documents regularly and release what it could. “I applaud this move. It’s a step towards transparency”.

Featherston charter established A charter has been formed between Featherston and the 5th/7th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, with a parade to be held in December. Lieutenant Colonel Jull contacted South Wairarapa Mayor Viv Napier requesting to formally establish a charter with Featherston, through the right to the freedom of the district of South Wairarapa. SWDC councillors moved Napier’s recommendation to accept the offer at

Wednesday’s full council meeting. Napier said the 5th and 7th Battalion have had a close relationship with Featherston over many years and the offer was “a huge honour” for the town. The charter parade will be held on December 1 at 1pm, leaving Anzac Hall and marching to Clifford Square. The battalion will also continue to support Anzac Day and Armistice Day commemorations held in Featherston.

Dog park upgrade The dog park in Featherston will be upgraded, with paths, sun shelters and fun objects introduced for dogs. Indigo Freya, from the dog park initiative group, asked the council to support the project. She said the current dog park, on Johnston St, was well used but barren and could easily be made more attractive. Planting of natives is planned, along with the development of an agility area with upcycled items, and paths from the gates to new sheltered areas which will include seats. SWDC granted permission to the group to proceed with its plan, with infrastructure and services group manager Mark Allingham saying items such as old concrete pipes and other materials for dogs to play could be donated to the cause.

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OCT 31 - NOV 3: Dormant period with low sap run giving poor growth. Ideal for pruning, weeding and harvesting all crops. Prepare soil for upcoming fertile period. Cultivate and apply fertiliser.

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MIDWEEK PHOTOS

Opinion

Be the reason that someone smiled today Just when I thought no one else in the Wairarapa community could take me by surprise, I met Aaryn Harper. Within the Wairarapa community, there are so many people with such incredible life experiences and journeys, and just when I think, surely I’ve heard all the incredible life stories by now, Aaryn leaves a message on my phone. He tells me he found a random act of kindness message in town, something that really put a smile on his face, and that he wanted to get a story in the paper to keep the goodwill going. I bite – these are the stories that I love to listen to and share with all you readers. So, I turn up at his house, he tells me his story, and then he starts dropping these incredible bombshells about his life experiences. This guy has been stabbed twice, accidentally

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.

WHERE IN THE WORLD Piece of mind

Emily Ireland shot, beaten to within an inch of his life, and was struck down by a heart attack two years ago. I had to keep my jaw from remaining dropped as he talked. What struck me most about his story was that he is such a positive person. And it’s clear why he has that frame of mind – he’s not a ‘victim’ – he is a ‘survivor’. “Once you label yourself a victim, you will always be a victim,” he said. “The things that don’t kill us only serve to make us stronger.” And in some ways, we are all survivors. Some of us are survivors of domestic violence, others are survivors of depression, illness, and trauma. And even if it’s not

that extreme, all of us are survivors of yesterday. Isn’t that great? But sometimes, surviving today is a challenge for our loved ones, a challenge for our fellow Wairarapa people. Let’s get out there and keep these little ‘random’ (yet very intentional) acts of kindness going. Write an encouraging note, put it in an envelope, and leave it somewhere in town with the words “open me”. You never know what the person whose life you have just touched was going through in that moment. You might be the reason they smiled today. You might be the reason they survived today.

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The politician I wouldn’t want to be stuck in an elevator with is... Ali Williams There are some left?

Jared Renata The question is, would they want to be stuck in an elevator with me? Haha.

Jean Cretney Any of them.

Bob Pringle One with a recording device . . .

Emma Ayling Bill English or any member of the National party.

Pam Coutts Any of them. Primarily the National Party.

Jo Waitoa-Hall Simeon Brown. Marie Johnston Ooh Simon Bridges not going so well! Gail Marshall A narcissist.

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Rachel Chisholm Hansen JLR. And lots of his former colleagues.

LETTERS

Donald ‘Trump’ Duck toy photo caption found unamusing [In response to ‘Caption This’ Wairarapa Midweek, October 24 – P13] I find your attempt to humiliate the American President by making out he is a duck, sad and pathetic. Why is it certain insecure people from the left feel the need for taking cheap shots all the time? The Trump comments about duck or mushrooms, small hands and being fake are pathetic and childish. Trump has already achieved more in his short time as President

as Obama did in two full terms. Also, he has the American economy in very good shape and also managed to bring home the deceased American soldiers from North Korea who were left there for decades by previous American presidents. We could do with someone like him over here instead of the clowns we have sending our country broke day by day. David Robinson Featherston

Remutaka Hill road must be improved

On October 19, the crash of a truck filled with hazardous materials closed State Highway 1 between Plimmerton and Paekakariki for 17 hours. This left SH2 through the Wairarapa as the only way north from Wellington. Then, two trucks became wedged together on the winding Remutuka Hill road. This left tens of thousands of people stranded on a holiday

weekend in Wellington. It also acted as a frightening reminder of what could happen in a major disaster in the Wellington area. The simplest and most obvious thing that needs to be done immediately is to improve the Remutuka Hill road to make it useable for trucks coming each way. To have a major highway so narrow that two trucks get wedged together on a corner is farcical. Allan Kirk Masterton

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This week’s kitty is Storm, a very sleek and handsome 18-month-old boy kitty. He was found as a small kitten hiding under a kind woman’s car in an awful storm – hence his name. Storm was a feral kitten and he stayed under the car for a whole month before she was able to get him inside. He is now tame but a little timid with strangers. Storm is an affectionate and smoochy boy and loves sitting on her lap. Unfortunately, the woman is moving to a rental and the landlord won’t allow cats, so KittyCat Rehoming is trying to find Storm a new home. A quiet home would suit him best. Storm is vet checked, desexed, vaccinated, microchipped and had flea/worm treatment. His adoption fee is $90. If you’re interested in Storm call Lee on 021 0843 8935 or email kittycatrehoming@gmail.com. • KittyCat Rehoming Wairarapa is a registered Charitable Trust no.CC54963 that works across the Wairarapa to find loving homes for stray and abandoned cats and assists owners in difficult circumstances to rehome their cats. • Visit their Facebook page KittyCat Rehoming.

This embroidered 19th century cuff is so exquisite, and in this photograph, is shaped like a crown. Made of silk ribbon, silk thread, chenille thread, silk muslin, black velvet and lace, it is one of several textiles donated by Denzil and Marget Brown that had belonged to the Ibbetson family. Mrs Ella Edith Laura Brown, nee

Ibbetson, was the wife of Ebenezer James Brown, manager of the Wairarapa Age newspaper, and later general manager of the Wairarapa Times-Age. This weekly ‘Keepers’ features a work from the Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History collection, the only public collection of art in the Wairarapa.

A teacher picked the first head of broccoli from the school vegie garden and set it aside to show her class. But when she came back at lunchtime, the broccoli was gone! Someone sure got their 5-plus helpings of vegies that day. And from mystery to mallards, the role of the native bush area at the back of St Patricks School has been soundly endorsed – by a duck. A mallard duck has been nesting in the bush area, after deciding that it was indeed, the special place that the students created it to be. Now well-established, the area was planted to beautify and diversify an under-utilised area and is now a favourite spot in the school for many creatures – kids, bugs, and ducks included. And there’s some

shifting-in going on at Fernridge School too, as many classes prepare to move into their newly-built block, leaving their current classrooms empty for demolition. The demolition will create a new area to develop, and the schools’ Enviro-leaders will soon be heading off on a trip around the area to research ideas for the new garden/play area. The things students already have in mind for the area include foraging gardens, butterfly/bug/ lizard gardens, boardwalks for sensitive natives, murals and interactive play areas. They are interested in how other schools have developed their outdoor areas – and we are interested in what ideas they choose to bring back to theirs.

ENVIROSCHOOLS IN ACTION Ali Mackisack Enviroschools Facilitator, Masterton From pou to planting, and the mystery of the missing broccoli, it’s been another busy month for our Enviroschools, (despite the school holidays getting in the way!). The travel pou at Douglas Park School are upright at last and are already being used as safe pick-up and drop-off points for the students and improving congestion at school gates at either end of the school day. There was some initial confusion, when some of the pou were mistakenly put in the wrong streets, but everyone managed to make it to school that week regardless! Also getting things into the ground were the team at Tinui School who planted the beginnings of

Tinui students get busy planting their food forest. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

their food forest. The fruit trees will form the canopy layer of what will eventually become a thriving and sustainable little ecosystem, which will provide a host of

learning opportunities for the students as well as delicious things to eat! And within that category of delicious things, it seems that broccoli has some fans.

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This awesome big guy was found wandering in Western Lakes area early in October and taken to the Masterton SPCA and he’s now hanging out with MDC Animal Services. The team contacted neighbouring districts looking for his owner but no one has come forward, so he’s now looking for his next forever home. He is a large crossbreed male dog with an extra-large personality! Nothing much phases him, he’s a big womble with energy to burn so lots of exercise and training is a must. Give Animal Services a call on 06 370 6300 if you have space in your heart and home for this gorgeous guy. For more information please call Animal Services a call on 06 370 6300.

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M31: The Andromeda galaxy M31 – The great Andromeda galaxy. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

You must see M31, the Andromeda galaxy, at least once. Why? Because it is the farthest thing that is visible to the unaided eye. It is also the largest thing you will ever see. It is easily visible as long as you are in a dark place, and no moon is knocking around. This week is good for the latter. About 10.30pm, the great square of Pegasus is almost due north. You can’t miss it – big square of stars, supposedly the body of a flying horse. Give 15 minutes in the dark to get your pupils fully open. Then locate the star that

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Nick Sault makes the bottom right point of the square. Now count one star towards the east (right). Follow straight down from that star towards the due north horizon. Somewhere in that line of sight you will see the misty elliptical patch that is the galaxy. Drink in that the light from this object took more than two million years to reach your eye. It is more than 200

thousand light years across and contains more than a trillion stars. This behemoth galaxy, twice as large as our Milky Way, is actually heading for us and is expected to combine its trillion stars with our 400 billion in four and a half billion years. Big numbers, but that’s the wonder of seeing this object and without instrumentation. It is surprising that astronomers did not know

about galaxies other than our own until the mid1920s. It is surprising since they theoretically had the instruments to show that many of the misty patches, called nebula, that Messier had catalogued 150 years previously (hence the M in M31), were separate galaxies each containing billions of stars. Edwin Hubble (the space telescope was named after him) showed that there was an even vaster universe beyond our Milky Way. Decades after his death, the Hubble telescope has shown that there are billions of other galaxies out there. Edwin Hubble’s discovery basically

increased our concept of the size of the universe a trillion-fold. These big numbers scare some people, but I find it fascinating, the sheer scale of things. Our Solar System itself is large enough to be scary, with our fastest probes taking decades to reach the sun’s outer planets. Yet compared to our Milky Way galaxy, the Solar System is like comparing a large medallion to Australia. Seriously. Then there are billions of galaxies. Wow! • Up next: A dog, a bull and the hunter appear at once.

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Forget everything you think you know about embroidery. Jennifer Reed, of Masterton, is a category winner of this year’s National Embroidery Conference, which was held in Nelson. The theme was “the centre of things”, and the title of the class Jennifer wanted to enter was called “Nucleus”. She won the Founders Award with her design. Jennifer translated the concept of a nucleus onto her fabric, resulting in a vibrant circular pattern with threads interwoven to create a wave like texture, representing the energy of the nucleus. At the centre of the pattern is a small mirror. “I had no idea what I was working on – I just googled nucleus,” Jennifer said. Her working drawings show the progression of her idea, along with several embroidery samples experimenting with technique. “You can see the idea forming as I go. “It was quite mathematical – a child spirograph idea. “Then I realised you can angle the threads across to create the pattern you see

with fibre and threads. “Because mine was so bright, it just went zing. “I knew as soon as I got the final idea that it was going to be good. “Sometimes, you just know.” Jennifer said she doesn’t spend much time embroidering each day – “it’s just bits and pieces because I’m quite busy”. “If it was something like the piece for the exhibition and I was on a deadline, I would just sit down for the afternoon and embroider. “But I don’t produce many pieces a year – I like to refine an idea and have just a few pieces I really enjoy.” Other pieces around Jennifer’s house included a stark zig zag embroidery representing a street riot in Europe, and also a very intricate miniature carpet. The 2020 national conference will be held in Masterton.

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around the outside of the nucleus in blue. “People seem to think that the finished work is the first attempt, but in reality, it ends up like this after six months of work.” Jennifer, who is a member of the Wairarapa Embroidery Guild, said the standard of entries at this year’s conference was “exceptional”. “There’s that fine line

between is it an artwork or is it just women’s handicrafts? “It’s always a quandary people have.

“The purists say, oh it’s just handicrafts, but on the other hand some of the stuff people are producing now, it’s truly being artistic

• The Wairarapa Embroidery Guild are meeting this Saturday at the Ranfurly Club Rooms on Chapel St, Masterton, from 10.30am-3pm. • Call Nola (027) 6878599 or Jenny 3770859 or email Wairarapaembroiderers@ gmail.com for more information.

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CLUB WAIRARAPA TURNS 100 Club Wairarapa turns 100 Club Wairarapa - Wairarapa Services & Citizens Club - is celebrating its 100TH anniversary this weekend. The club was founded in 1918 as the Wairarapa Soldiers Club to fill the need for a social facilities for soldiers returning from World War I. Fittingly, the weekend of celebrations will begin with the Last Post being played live at 6.45 this Friday 2ND November. The evening will also see the launch of the Centennial Celebration Booklet, a meet and greet, as well as the normal Friday Club Night. Saturday’s activities start at 11am with a meet and greet, with attendees being asked to dress in period costume or a uniform. Also adding to the historic atmosphere will be displays of photographs, memorabilia and costumes inside the Club and military firearms outside. Cocktails at 5.30pm will be followed by speeches at 6pm and a Rock and Roll dance display. A buffet dinner will follow at 7pm, with the popular girl group The Hollywoods getting guests on to the dance floor with one of their high-energy performances.

Rocketing membership as club enters its second century If anyone is expecting stories about the end of an era, they won’t find them at Club Wairarapa this weekend. The Club has reached its centenary milestone with nearly 1200 members, having doubled its membership over the past four years. Bill Hey, who has been President since 2012, says this turn-around of the Club which until recently had been pondering an uncertain future, comes down to three words - “food, functions and entertainment.” A major drawcard has been the club’s Whatman Restaurant, which had a major upgrade six years ago, now seats 100, and offers outdoor dining. Most importantly, the restaurant is now run by the Club rather than outside caterers, which has given it greater control over what it offers, which comes in the form of a la carte dining, a blackboard menu and bar menu. Changes to the layout of the Club now give it three function spaces - a main entertainment area with stage and dancefloor, restaurant, and another room that used to be the restaurant, which means the Club can hold two or three functions on the same night. Another change has been an enhanced entertainment programme. The Club made the decision to reduce the number of snooker

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tables and move these to another area, in so doing considerably increasing the size of the main entertainment area, with larger stage and dancefloor, both of which are being well-used by bands, DJs and live shows, plus dance classes. The sporting side of the Club hasn’t been forgotten with more dart boards than ever, pool and snooker, indoor bowls, and outdoor bowls and golf off-site. The Club has made a conscious effort to reduce the number of its pokie machines which are tucked away in their own comfortable niche, along with a TAB pod including its own selfservice kiosk. As always, the venue continues its popular Club Nights on Wednesdays and Fridays with raffles and draws All and all, Club Wairarapa is becoming a thriving entertainment hub, attracting people

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looking for a safe and friendly environment to socialise. Bill notes that the average age of members has dropped from between 65 and 95 to between 45 and 65, with the majority of new members being women. In an era of tough drink/driving laws, the Club’s courtesy coach is well-used with hourly pick-up and drop-off to all four corners of Masterton on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights, and by arrangement at other times. Bill is enthusiastic about the new till system which is faster and more user-friendly. It gives management a huge array of information to use to better serve club members and reduce wasteful spending. It also tracks loyalty points on every purchase which many members may use to pay their annual $45 subscription.

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CLUB WAIRARAPA TURNS 100 Enriching the facts of Club history The very first event this weekend will be the launch of the Centennial Celebration booklet on Friday at 6.30pm. Murray Johnston, its author and Vice President of Club Wairarapa, has spent the past few months researching its history.

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He had some help for the first 50 years, thanks to a history booklet published to mark its fiftieth anniversary.

Korean War servicemen were belatedly allowed membership and finally in 1965 membership was broadened to include soldiers from all the New Zealand armed services.

But putting meat on the bones of the facts has not been an easy task, Murray found. “We had people’s names and details of events, meetings and so on, but not a lot about the people themselves. They seem to have been more or less forgotten after the passing of a generation or so.” One figure who does stand out from the early days is Arthur Powys Whatman, a sheep farmer at Tauweru, who was born and educated in England. During World War I the Wairarapa Patriotic Association raised funds to send comforts to Wairarapa soldiers fighting overseas. By early 1917 they were being invalided home and the community, wanting to offer more than sympathy, recognised the need for social facilities. Arthur and a small band of prominent Masterton men led the move to establish the Club, which was officially opened in August 1918, with Arthur contributing 4000 of 6000

The main lounge pounds to build it. The Club was originally offered to the Returned Services Association but they declined so instead it has been affiliated to the RSA, going through various name changes from The Wairarapa Soldiers’ Hostel to Wairarapa Services Club to Wairarapa Services and Citizens Club in 1998 which continues to be its official name, with Club Wairarapa its promotional title. At the beginning of his research Murray decided to find out more about the Club’s Life Members, but could find little more than basic facts about the early ones. So instead he concentrated on capturing the memories of the oldest living members such

as Joan O’Neil. These range from humorous anecdotes to visions of cigarette smoke so thick that you couldn’t see from one end of the bar to the other. Membership has always been a source of debate for both men and women. The latter were excluded until the 1960s when wives of members could join them in the Whatman Lounge. Murray was surprised to find women were not allowed to become members until 1984, provided they were members of the Returned Services Association. Membership was also an issue for men, with “camp men” who hadn’t served overseas during World War I initially excluded.

Eventually financial difficulties, culminating with a special general meeting in 1998 to consider dissolving the Club, led to it opening up membership to everyone. Throughout the past 100 years, the primary purpose of the Club has been to provide a venue to socialise and the booklet captures this with its chapter on “Who Sat Where” with special mention of The Propeller Table, Last of the Summer Wine and Pioneer tales, Stirrers, Tory and Post Office Corners, and Witches Coven. Murray doesn’t want to see the next 50 years lost to time, so is putting an electronic copy of the book online which he hopes will be updated on an ongoing basis “as a running history”.

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A rich military history Female membership taking off Where once Club Wairarapa - Wairarapa Services & Citizens Club - was very much a male preserve, in 2018 it is finding favour with the opposite sex - to the point where the majority of new members joining the Club are women. Among them is Ange Boland, 48, who joined 18 months ago, soon after moving to Masterton. “I’d been wanting to leave Auckland for ages. I was looking for a change of lifestyle. When I moved here I wanted to meet people but didn’t want to go to pubs. “As a female on my own, I was looking for a safe environment. Club Wairarapa

is very woman-friendly and that is the main reason I joined.” Ange met her partner at Club Wairarapa and they are both regular patrons of the Wednesday and Friday club nights in particular. The Club also has a vibrant entertainment programme and on a lot of those nights, Ange can be found driving the courtesy coach which picks up and drops off patrons to all parts of Masterton. “Last Christmas the Club asked for people to help drive the courtesy coach and I put my hand up. My main reason was to learn more about the town and meet different types of people - I’ve made some great mates from doing that.”

Tucked away in the heart of Club Wairarapa - Wairarapa Services & Citizens Club - is its History Room, dedicated to the New Zealanders who have served with this country’s armed forces. The History Room was established in 2010 by Bevan Hefferen who continues to curate it to this day. Bevan joined the Club when he moved to Wairarapa from Palmerston North 19 years ago. “While the club has a rich history of involvement with returned servicemen and women, I felt it had little in the way visual records of that history,” he says. Bevan converted the Club’s former committee room into the History Room and has been building up the collection ever since. It started with a few items that had been stored in the old stables building behind the Club, some photos, and a several other pieces that were already on display round the building, plus items from Bevan’s own collection.

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Then the donations and loans started coming in, and they haven’t stopped. One of the exciting more recent additions has been the uniform tunic and hat of Lance Corporal John T Wales who served in the Australian Imperial Forces between 1914 and 1917. A couple of other unique items from World War I are a silver inkwell from an officer’s travelling writing set, and a knife scabbard made from a dehydrated crocodile’s head and bought as a souvenir in Cairo in 1914. Bevan served 20 years with the New Zealand army, rising to Sergeant Major, and serving in Thailand in 1968 and 1969. He estimates that there are around 300 members of the Club who have served with the New Zealand armed forces. The History Room is open to view every Wednesday between 2pm and 4pm.

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Gifts from Greytown Emily Ireland Eleven laptops have been donated to a primary school in Fiji thanks to the work of John Rennie of South Wairarapa Computers in Greytown. John recently visited Fiji with his extended family, bringing with him 11 laptops that he had refurbished to be fit for use. The school that received the donation, Waicoba primary school, was recommended to John by the Ministry of Education in Fiji. It has about 120 pupils and previously had only four desktop computers for the children, and one for the staff. The idea to donate the laptops formed only a few months ago, but John has been involved in similar projects before with the help of the Greytown Lions Club. “Each year, people from the Solomon Islands come to Greytown to work at JR’s Orchards – quite often they pop in and buy second-hand computers,” John said. “Last year, I refurbished some and donated them to those guys to take over to one of their schools. “That was through the Greytown Lions. “This year, we decided

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we would look somewhere different. “Since the wife and I and the extended family were going to Fiji, I thought, let’s find a school there.” Once in Fiji, John and his family arranged a day to meet with the school and hand over the laptops. The day they all agreed upon happened to be Fiji Day. “When we got there, the whole school board were there, and the head

teacher greeted us. “They had a meal on for our lunch and it was quite a big welcome. “We were presented with a lei, and then they put talcum powder on our faces – it’s just a tradition there.” It wasn’t John’s first visit to Fiji. He lived there when he was 10 years old and his father was a school teacher there. “We’ve been back a few times, but we hadn’t been

for a while.” As well as the laptops, John also gifted the school an external hard drive with 100 National Geographic documentaries – “everything from Ancient Egypt though to space travel”. “It was just a lovely day – a really good feeling.” John hinted that there would be similar projects to come involving his business and the Greytown Lions Club.

Wai Word: Blame it on Abba On November 4, Wai Word will feature musician and writer Lisa Nimmo who will talk about her memoir Blame It On Abba. Lisa Nimmo is an author, songwriter, speaker and sales professional based in Wellington. With no prior music experience, Lisa Nimmo ditched her sales career to pursue a childhood music dream. Within six years she was a recording artist and her band Pearl was sharing the stage with Sir Elton John, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Barnes. Lisa and her husband Chris Jones released Pearl’s ‘No Ordinary Day’ in 2006 under their own indie label Graphetti. Lisa’s uplifting memoir Blame It On Abba is an honest examination of what ‘living the dream’ can really entail. Lisa shares with Wai Word her dream-chasing adventure and how she took it from stage to the page. Wai Word will meet in the Carterton Courthouse in Holloway St, Carterton on November 4 at 3pm. Entry is by koha.

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Kuranui show sets sail RNZN Pinafore set sail with singing, dancing, live music and with a wonderful exhibition of acting at Kuranui College last week. This highly-energetic show was revamped from the original HMS Pinafore script and updated to include social commentary on the world we live in today. “The decision to update HMS Pinafore was made for many reasons,”

explained director Juanita McLellan. “Not only was it outdated with its jokes and ideas, it was also the first show performed at Kuranui College. “We thought it would be nice to do a tribute to our past pupils as well as acknowledge the world as it is now.” At its heart is a love story, but also a political reminder of why we celebrate suffragette and

inclusiveness. “The show has a unique New Zealand flavour from vote for women sashes, to Kiwiana music that the audience knows and loves.” And for many performers, this was their first foray into the world of dramatic arts and they are loving every moment of it. There were some standout moments from this ensemble cast.

Corban van Manen’s solo piece was lovely (as was his hair), while Grace Voice, Awhina Southey and Jazz Houghton-Swain showed their repertoire of vocal ranges. Amelia Barton’s cheeky boson and AJ Southey’s characterisation of Sir Joseph had the audience in stitches. The set, worked on by the students, was a visual treat, with activity pouring out from every nook and

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Shirley’s tenth book launched

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Emily Ireland It’s one thing to write a book, but getting it out there in the world can be very difficult. Last week, Wairarapa author Shirley Corlett, launched her 10th novel, A Catastrophe of Gigantic Proportions. At the launch, which was held at Masterton District Library, Shirley spoke of the challenges and rewards of being a writer. “It’s not easy for writers or publishers these days to make money to begin with,” she said. “I’ve always wanted to write – when I was a little girl, I wanted to write. “But in the early days right up to my 30s way back then, it was quite an impossible dream because it was very male-dominated. “Women weren’t really given the same chances – it was very hard.” She said unlike today, there weren’t writing workshops available to the public – she had to teach herself to write. “I never had a long education and I soon realised there was a lot more than imagination

Shirley Corlett launched her latest book, A Catastrophe of Gigantic Proportions. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND

needed to put a story down in a way where a publisher would look at it.” Shirley wrote her first novel, The Hanging Sky in 1990), and her second book, The Stolen (2000), won the Tom Fitzgibbon Award for a best first novel for children in 1999. Her latest book, A Catastrophe of Gigantic Proportions is published by CreateBooks, a boutique publishing company based in New Zealand. The story follows main character Angie Danwoolly and the intended sale of the 115-year-old Danwoolly

House which is haunted by 12-year-old ghost Hildred Danwoolly. Its target audience is intermediate-aged children. Shirley’s friend and fellow member of the Quill writing group in Wairarapa, Christine Parker, said Shirley had touched the lives of many – “mentoring, editing, writing, delighting us with her wonderful way with words”. She was joined by more than 30 other friends and family at the launch.

Pictured with the centennial cake are charter members, from left, Wim Spiekman, Bill McKeich, and Brian Adamson, with Club President Doreen Taylor. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Featherston Lions celebrate 50 years Eighty people from as far afield as Gisborne attended the Lions Club of Featherston 50th Charter Anniversary at Anzac Hall recently.

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Art gallery settles into Emily Ireland Artist Julie Donvin-Irons has one regret in her life – that she should have come to Wairarapa sooner. “I’ve never been anywhere where we have been accepted so quickly and so kindly.” Julie recently opened the Bruce Batique Gallery at Mount Bruce Lodge on State Highway 2, north of Masterton. The gallery is filled with her batique art, from a set of decorated wicker furniture, to an upcycled dyed bedspread, and calico canvas work. Batique, or batik, is often thought of as artwork with Indonesian or South African influences. “But actually, batique means resist,” Julie said. In batique art, particularly the more traditional textile works, designs are made using wax on cloth. The work is then dyed and the parts covered in wax “resist” the dye, remaining the original colour. With no formal art training, Julie considers herself an “outsider artist”. “In the 1980s I decided to do some fabric dying. “We needed to get some money and there was someone down the road

Julie Donvin-Irons, Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson, and Philip Donvin Irons. PHOTOS/EMILY IRELAND

doing it. “I thought – I can do that, so I did.” Her batique style developed over the 1980s and early 90s. “I sold works throughout the country and overseas to high end clients with silk and cotton clothes,” Julie said. “I was very lucky.” To a very full house at the gallery opening, Julie said to her supporters, “you might be interested to know how many times I have been in prison”.

“Once in the UK, Longbay Sydney, Otago, Kaikohe – all because I was the CEO of Arts Access Aotearoa. “It was really about access for outsider artists. “Whether you are in prison, whether you have a disability, whether you are stuck in the middle of nowhere, you need to have the opportunity to have access to art – your art, your creativity. “Art is like looking into a person’s soul . . . it moves us.”

Julie had a vision to ensure that artists whose work was less likely to be noticed as they worked outside of formal establishments was acknowledged, and later negotiated an important space within Parliament as the Outside-In Gallery. The then current Prime Minister Helen Clarke opened the gallery in 2007 and invited Julie for further discussions on how to assist. Now living at the Mount Bruce Lodge, Julie has her

eyes set on promoting art through her gallery, which was officially opened by Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson on October 19. “Art is what you feel and what you see – it’s quite an individual thing,” Lyn said. “I think it is wonderful what Julie has done here.” The Bruce Batique Gallery is open most weekends and otherwise by appointment. • Call 06 372 5743 for more information.

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Mobility scooter safety tips WAIRARAPA

A mobility scooter can help you get around safely if you can’t drive or choose not to drive. If you use a scooter or if you are thinking about getting one, we have a very good booklet published by the New Zealand Transport Agency, “Ready to Ride”, that we are happy to provide you from the Wairarapa Citizens Advice Bureau.

Is a scooter right for you? A selection of batique works by Julie Donvin-Irons.

Wairarapa steampunk enthusiasts showed their support of the new gallery at the opening.

You need to ensure prior to your purchase you have the skills to use it safely. Can you judge distances well? Do you have good eyesight with or without glasses? Do you react quickly when something unexpected happens? Can you hear well with or without hearing aid? Can you look from left to right and back without any problems? Are you able to handle a motorised vehicle safely? A motorised scooter is a vehicle. Before you buy a scooter, it pays to do some research and shop around until you

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find one that suits your needs. Although you don’t need a licence to use a scooter and it doesn’t need a WOF or registration, the law says you must do certain things like riding it in a careful and considerate way, on a footpath whenever possible, or close to the side of the “ no path road”, travel at a speed that’s safe for other people, not ride in a way that could cause injury to others or to yourself, and don’t let anyone else on your scooter

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BMX biking back on track Efforts to restore Masterton’s once prized BMX track are gaining momentum with the promise of a facility as good as new, but with old style charm. The Masterton BMX track, tucked away behind Wairarapa Hospital and the Colin Pugh Sports Bowl, has laid in a general state of neglect for nearly 20 years. Kane Harris is leading a group of BMX enthusiasts who reckon it warrants being returned to its former glory. In addition to the 60 plus hours that they have already collectively chalked up working on the track they need to raise $25,000 to do the “heavy work”. A recently announced $7,500 grant from the Trust House Foundation is a huge boost to the project, Kane says, and it is hoped to open the way for other funders to come on board. “We are very appreciative of Trust House for their support and are now really confident that we can raise the money required to be able to complete the project,” Kane said. Built in 1981 the track was home to the Central Wairarapa BMX Club, which in its heyday had more than 300 members. The track was rated as good as any in the country, hosting the North Island Championships in 1982.

It wasn’t that biking went out of favour that led to the club’s demise, rather the advent of mountain biking. By the mid 90’s the club had folded, and with it the track gradually fell into disrepair. Fast forward 20 years, and while mountain biking continues to ride a wave of popularity, BMX biking is also experiencing huge growth. Judging by the number of Wairarapa folk who enjoy cycling, clearly there is an appetite for a decent BMX track, Kane said. “The reality is we need more dedicated spaces like the track for children to develop safety skills and for kids to explore cycling.” The Masterton track’s central location and proximity to other amenities make it a logical resource to develop, he said. The group’s aim is to create an environment that supports children and their families to ride for fun and fitness and create great memories, Kane said. For thrill-seekers, the track will also provide an outlet for those with a competitive spirit to test their mettle and durability against other riders. The Masterton track is one of the oldest in the country, and in terms of design and layout is a “classic”.

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“We want to keep it as old school as possible so don’t want to make too many changes to it.” When finished, the track will be complete with all of the features of the “glory days” such as the white painted old tyres outlining the track. Interest in the project has been steadily growing with followers on the Central Wairarapa BMX Club Facebook page now numbering more than 320. If you want to get involved and support the restoration project, get online and check it out.

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Another successful A&P show

The Wairarapa A&P Show at the Clareville Showgrounds proved a popular attraction over the weekend. JADE CVETKOV captured the action.

Animals are a major part of the A&P Show, and five-yearold Jennifer loved interacting with this guinea pig.

For many it’s all about the rides.

Hugo, Richie and Maddie Taylor from Gladstone took on the huge slide.

The food court was a popular place to catch up.

The Wellington Strongest Man competition saw the big boys power up.

The Martin family, from Masterton, had a ball in the amusement area.

Isaac and Jess Honeysett from South Wairarapa enjoyed the Wairarapa A&P show.

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NZTrio in Greytown The NZTrio will conclude its 2018 touring year with the programme Twine, which they will perform in Greytown on Thursday November 8, and also in Auckland, New Plymouth and Whitianga. Each concert this year has presented a fresh dynamic, with an impressive line-up of talented Kiwi guest musicians joining founding member, cellist Ashley Brown. For the Twine concerts, violinist Amalia Hall and pianist Somi Kim will combine with Ashley. He says, “It is exciting working with different guest musicians, creating new and exhilarating NZTrio combinations every time”. NZTrio describes the concert programme as follows: “Audiences will be welcomed in with the brief but intoxicating Mishima by Philip Glass. “The Trio will then dive headlong into Schumann’s Piano Trio No 2 in F Major, a work described by the composer as a “friendly work, making an immediate impression on the listeners.” Rush, a recent work by Aussie composer Matthew Hindson, rolls rhythmically into a smile-laden world of tumbles and twirls,

NZTrio members Somi Kim, Amalia Hall, and Ashley Brown. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

gathering momentum and excitement. After the interval, the trio and audience will venture together into uncharted territory with Kiwi Celeste Oram’s brand new commissioned work, The Naming of Waters. We all know the story of the string quartet on the Titanic, continuing to play

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as the ship sunk. This work tells the story of a burial in the North Sea, with a trio of hired musicians on deck, struggling to play as the boat battles with the strong wind and wild sea. To end the concert, the audience can all relax into the warm familiar embrace of Brahms Piano Trio No

1 in B Major, “all power and depth, darkness and brooding.” All three instrumentalists are leaders in their field. Ashley Brown is a passionate advocate for New Zealand music, having shared the stage with artists and composers as diverse as Dame Gillian Whitehead, Moana Maniapoto, Michael Houston and Neil Finn. Amalia Hall has a very busy schedule, combining her position as Concertmaster and soloist with Orchestra Wellington, with recent tours to Italy, England and Mexico. Somi Kim has established herself as one of today’s most highly regarded young pianists. She has returned to New Zealand to join the other two for this concert, after numerous engagements throughout Britain and the Netherlands. • NZTrio’s Twine Concert: 7.30pm on Thursday 8 November, at 57 Wood Street, Greytown. • Admission $25 adults, $10 students. • Ring Ed & Juliet Cooke on 06 304 9497 to reserve a seat, or email them on efjac@xtra. co.nz.

Religious diversity set to be discussed ‘Diversity and Faith’ will be the subject of a seminar in Masterton this Sunday. The speaker, Jocelyn Armstrong, is chairperson of the national Religious Diversity Centre. Launched in March 2016, the Centre provides programmes to help people understand and appreciate the diverse religions now established in Aotearoa New Zealand. An experienced Anglican laywoman, Jocelyn comes to this work as a leader in the ecumenical movement and in inter-faith work, both in this country and internationally, especially in Asia. The seminar is organised by XploratioNZ, a diverse non-denominational group who are interested in and discuss matters relating to Christian faith and other faith beliefs at weekly meetings. The seminar this Sunday is at Crossways Church, formerly St Luke’s, (opposite Countdown) and begins at 4.30pm with refreshments served from 4pm. There will be a gold coin koha; all interested are welcome.

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Armistice Centenary 2018 8.00am

UNVEILING OF THE FEATHERSTON CAMP SCULPTURE 10 NOVEMBER 2018 The $620,000 Paul Dibble sculpture commemorating the WWI Featherston Military Camp, New Zealand’s largest military camp, will be unveiled on Saturday 10 November. The sculpture highlights the significance of the Camp in local and national history. Featherston Military Training Camp was built by the Public Works Department in 1915 following the outbreak of WWI. Situated near the small town of Featherston, gateway to the Wairarapa, it was opened on 24 January 1916. The Camp depended on Featherston and its residents for essential supply and support services.

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Tour of Featherston Soldiers’ Cemetery Author Event, Jock Phillips talks about and presents his book To the Memory Sculpture dedication starts with a re-enactment of part of the march over the Remutaka Hill from the Camp site to the sculpture The sculpture dedication begins Refreshments at the Kiwi Hall Screening of March On – the story of Featherston Military Training Camp

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Service at the Cenotaph 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day Refreshments at the Kiwi Hall Tour of Featherston Soldiers’ Cemetery Booktown event: Panel discussion with three prominent WW1 historians

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Heritage Museum: The influenza pandemic of 1918 Fell Museum: Light rail on the Front

Post Office, railway link, hospital, bakery, butchery, kitchen messes, shops, clubs and places of worship.

Nearly two-thirds of the 103,000 New Zealand servicemen who served overseas in WWI went through the Camp.

This project has been completely community run and is a tribute to those who have been determined to see the project through to its unveiling in November. A small group of Featherston residents have raised this large amount of money to remember the 60,000 men, including the captain of the 1905 All Blacks, Dave Gallaher (killed in Belgium in 1917), who went through the Camp and then left New Zealand for service overseas.

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companion piece to Paul Dibble’s New Zealand memorial, ‘Southern Stand’, in Hyde Park in London – so, the Featherston sculpture will be both nationally and internationally significant. Over the weekend of 10-11 November (the centenary of the Armistice), Featherston will be alive with events built around the dedication and unveiling of the sculpture on Saturday 10 November at 4pm. You can learn more about the Featherston Camp Memorial Sculpture by going to the website: featherstoncampsculpture.org/

Armistice Weekend Road Closures - Featherston Saturday 10 November

• State Highway 2 will be closed between Daniell St and Camp Rd from 2.30 to 5.30pm – so the detour for people travelling on SH2 will be Revans St/ SH53/Camp Rd/SH2. • Traffic controllers will start setting up from 12 noon and will have everything cleared away by 7pm – however all roads will remain open until 2.30pm.

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• State Highway 2 will be closed from Daniell St between 11am and 12pm. Technically the closure extends to Camp Rd; however the traffic controllers are expected to reduce this on the day so that the detour is Revans St/Waite St/SH2. • Traffic controllers will start setting up on local roads from 8am and will have everything cleared away by 2pm.

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Join your local branch of Diabetes New Zealand November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Around 2500 people affected by Type1 and Type-2 diabetes live in Wairarapa. Your local diabetes branch of Diabetes NZ would like to have you join their branch. The ﬁrst year’s membership is free and you will receive

an information pack, quarterly magazines and other information from Diabetes NZ plus a local newsletter. The Wairarapa branch has monthly coffee mornings where you can discuss diabetes with other diabetics and listen to speakers on subjects relating to diabetes. Diabetes Wairarapa has its own Facebook page where you can make contact or call Julian on 021 973 350.

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sensitivity in the feet, meaning foot problems may not be felt and therefore noticed.

Masterton podiatrist Adam Philps recommends an annual foot Warrant Of Fitness check for people with diabetes.

Podiatrists like Adam have technology that allows them to measure nerve sensitivity and circulation and recognise changes from one visit to the next.

Diabetics are especially vulnerable to issues with their feet. Every 30 seconds someone in the world loses a leg to diabetes, he points out.

The second is that diabetes can lead to narrowing of the arteries, reducing circulation around the feet, leading to ulcers or amputation.

They will also recognise any pressure points, such as callouses and lesions, which may develop into ulcers. The reason feet are so vulnerable is because they are furthest from the heart, and the blood vessels are smaller and more easily blocked. Without good blood ˛ ow, it takes longer for a sore or cut to heal.

There are two main reasons diabetics are vulnerable, Philps says.

Diabetics should think of regular visits to their podiatrist the same way they think of having six monthly dental checks and car WOFs, Philps says.

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In fact, Ray Woolf enjoyed it so much, he was keen to come back a second time. The Day has again been organised by the Wairarapa branch of Diabetes New Zealand to raise awareness of the help available for people with diabetes in our local community, assisted by Wairarapa accountancy ÿ rm Osborne Group and Carterton Lions.

This will be followed by a bu˜ et lunch and then some afternoon pop and jazz, preceded by Ray talking about his experiences as a diabetic. Jax is an inspirational cook who loves to mix it up by blending a pinch of cockney cheek, with a cup of Jamaican personality, all served up on a homegrown kiwi plate. She started cooking at seven years of age in London, and was runner-up in MasterChef NZ 2011. She has two bestselling cookbooks - Jax Cooks and Union Jax. Ray Woolf became a household name in pop and rock in the 1960s and 1970s. These days his repertoire also covers soul, cabaret and jazz. Founded by jazz big band legend Rodger Fox, the Rodger Fox band covers all bases and features the cream of Wellington’s musical talent.

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The event will run from 11am to 3pm at Club Carterton (Carterton RSA Memorial Club) with Jax Hamilton demonstrating how to prepare diabetic-friendly meals in the morning.

“A regular check will allow your podiatrist to check your circulation and nerves are working, skin is healthy, and any pressure points reduced. They can also help with foot wear design and pressure reducing orthoses.”

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Wednesday, October 31, 2018 Rural Wairarapa Midweek

Golden Shears loses a good mate Beckie Wilson The Golden Shears and rural communities are mourning the loss of an “unsung hero”. Former shears president, and life-time member, Darryl Hart, 65, lost his battle with cancer last week. The Kiwi bloke who had a “really colourful personality” had committed much of his spare time to Golden Shears, judging sheep at A and P shows, and rugby, long-time friend and fellow shears president, Greg Herrick said. In March, Hart was diagnosed with terminal Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma, a form of internal melanoma, and was told he had four months to live, at most. Hart, and his wife of 43 years Ann, had already decided to live their lives to the fullest when they

Darryl and Ann Hart in their bus in June this year.

purchased a bus and lived the working and travelling lifestyle. Unfortunately, that was cut short, Herrick said. He was determined to receive his first pension

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payment in September despite the odds being against him, he told the Wairarapa Times-Age in June. Hart had a “big smile on his face” after he received

that first payment, Herrick said. Hart wanted to tick off a handful of milestones in his final months including the first payment, the 2018 Golden Shears AGM, and

his wife’s 65th birthday, Herrick said. Losing Hart was “a big loss to the Wairarapa community”. He was well-known in the rural community through his shearing and wool handling days, the Golden Shears, management of many local farms, and his days as a delivery driver for Farmlands, Herrick said. “We are all feeling it pretty hard at Golden Shears,” he said. Before being diagnosed in March, Hart competed in a veteran’s event at this year’s Golden Shears and was awarded the Alastair Simpson Memorial Trophy for services to Golden Shears. Hart had three children, Emanuel, Jodi and Sallyann (deceased), and four grandchildren. A service was held at Gladstone Complex yesterday.

Beckie Wilson You can’t take the country out of a Wairarapa local, which Kathy Paterson has proved through her latest cookbook that showcases the country’s, and the region’s, high-quality meat. Paterson, born and bred in rural Masterton, has been living the chef’s dream in Auckland city since she was 21. Her new cookbook, ‘Meat & Three’, sponsored by Beef and Lamb, celebrates the food New Zealanders eat and the long-standing generations that farm the land. Included is one of Wairarapa’s historic farms, Brancepeth Station. With more than 80 recipes, the book offers seasonal cooking of both meat and vegetables. Growing up on her

family’s Kaituna farm, she has a strong appreciation for farmers and the land. “It was a book I could do because it was something that I knew about. “When I was small I’d sit on the bench and help, then moved onto making desserts, and helped with vegetables,” she said. Paterson said the current food trend “seems to be looking back to move forward” with consumers wanting “real food” with high quality meat. “By choosing ingredients from nearby sources, you create a stronger connection to your food and have a better understanding of what you are eating and how it is produced.” After leaving school Paterson followed her cooking dream and moved to Auckland where she did every cooking class she could find.

Completing the Cordon Bleu Cooking School course, she then trained as a teacher at the school, before dedicating 20 years to her Auckland catering company. Paterson works as a freelancer and Beef and Lamb NZ. ‘Meat & Three’ is her first solo book, with photographs by Tam West. Brancepeth Station, owned by the Beetham family, is one of four farms in the book and was chosen for both historical and agricultural reasons. William Beetham, who is fifth generation, said publications such as ‘Meat & Three’ offers New Zealanders a look into where grass-fed highquality meat is produced and how consumers can “make a real occasion” of eating the produce. ‘Meat & Three’ is on sale in bookstores.

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40 Wairarapa Midweek Wai Write Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Just look before you leap

Wai Write

Patricia Byl The old couple did not usual go grocery shopping on a Thursday but one particular week they did. They lived to a routine but not one so rigid that it could not be challenged. Bill read out from the paper an ad from New World declaring a special one-day sale. He read out the eight special items. “Good heavens,” said Mary. “I have five of those items on my list for Saturday at our supermarket.” “That’s what I thought,” Bill said – “These items are at a real good sale price, not just a pretend one. “ “Well. We will have to go.” “Today?” Bill asked. “No good going tomorrow if the sale’s today.” “I was going to dig in the garden.” “The garden won’t go away.” Off they went to New World and soon they had their bargains. When they were home again Bill put four items in the freezer in the car shed. Mary took the biscuits to the kitchen and made coffee. Bill came in and said, “All the car windows are

bulge has to go out. The door needs to be detached in places.” For two hours Bill worked at the door. Then he came in to rest. “I feel so tired and I’m only 89. Another fifteen minutes should see it right but I’ll do that tomorrow.” But, after their evening meal, Bill went back to the car shed for 15 minutes and came back jubilant. “In the morning I’ll go to Eastwood Garage.” After breakfast, Mary asked Bill when he was going to town. Sheepishly he replied, “I don’t have to. I read the instruction book and all the windows are now up.” Mary laughed and said, “Same old. Same old.” “What do you mean?” “When all else fails read the instructions.” When all else fails mid-repair, read the instructions.

down, and I can’t get them up.” “I thought only one window was down.” “That’s right but in trying to get it up I pressed the wrong button and now all are down. I can’t get them to move.” “Have you tried with the engine running?” “No, but I will. If I can’t manage it, I’ll go straight to Eastwood garage for

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help.” Bill went to the car shed. When Mary did not hear the car drive away she presumed all was well. Soon she heard loud hammering. This was nothing unusual. Bill was always fixing something. Soon he came to kitchen, “Don’t you wonder what I’m doing?” “No.” “Come I’ll show you.

I’ve done a stupid thing. Why did I do it? I must be mad. I’m very cross with myself.” “I rather gathered that.” Bill showed Mary the car shed door which had a huge bulge in it. “I tried to back out before I opened the door. What a fool I am.” “We all made mistakes.” “It will take a lot before I can use the door. The

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• Patricia Byl is a member of the Blairlogie Writers’ Group.

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Wednesday, October 31, 2018 Puzzles Wairarapa Midweek

WORDSEARCH

BUMPER WORDFIT

DRIVING

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.

T D I R E C T I O N S Y O I L J K N

E V P A S S E N G E R R S C Z F S I

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Fit the words into the grid to create a finished crossword

3 LETTERS AIT ALE ARE ASK BAR CAB ROADWORKS CUR ROUTE EKE ELK SEATBELT ERA EYE SPEED GEE STEER GEN LET SWERVE LYE MIL TRAFFIC MOO TRAVEL OBI 2 digits: 31 37 71 91 RUM WHEEL SEE 311 3 digits: 106 149 170 278 WINDSCREEN TAR 4 digits: 1520 1706 1736 TEE 5207 5 digits: 07864 11089 URN 31/10 WOO

4 LETTERS AGUE ALSO BOMB CLUB DISC EARN ERGO ERRS EVEN HARM MAMA NETS PRIM SASH 5 LETTERS AEONS AGONY ALARM 396ALOES 501 716 ARENA 7504 7897 ASTER AWARE

NUMBER CRUNCHER 7 LETTERS

BAMBI OSIER BILGE RECAP BRAKE RULER DOWRY SANER C EMOTE SAUTE ENNUI SLEDS EYRIE SMITH FEINT SOLID FERAL STAGE FIORD STROP GRINS TIMES GUESS TINEA HOSES UNTIE INTER VEALS ITEMS WEARS LASTS LYRIC 6 LETTERS MACES No.1643 ANGLES MARTS BARBER MERCY LESSER MISER TAMING 754 759 NEEDS NORSE OCTAL

No.1643

7 digits: 1097745 3100050 8 digits: 81752175 97301138 NUMBERCRUNCHER TRIO 05337410 16783931

Can you Find the correctly threesequence fitletter all the numbers which into thewill grid?

2 digits: 31 37 71 91 3 digits: 106 149 170 278 311 396 501 716 754 759 4 digits: 1520 1706 1736 5207 7504 7897 5 digits: 07864 11089 7 digits: 1097745 3100050 8 digits: 05337410 16783931 81752175 97301138

0 7 1 9 5 9 8

THE PUZZLE COMPANY

SOLUTION 1642

2 9 6 8 9 8 1 6 3 7 5 4 1 1 2 2 8 5 4 6 7 3 4 4 9 8 3 8 7 7 1 1 4 3 2 9 1 5 5 6 7 0 2 3 1 9 8 7 4 4 4 3 5 8

WORD-SEARCH

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W E A R S

O C T A L T I N E A

S M I T H

A S T E R

BLACK-OUT S T I O N I C A R M P I U M P E E L S E S S I T C T M A N I Q D T U V O Y A I R V E S S E E N R E D O U B

A G E A W I M E B T Y A I F U L G A O N D L A

NUMBER CRUNCHER

WORDFIT

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SOLUTIONS

B A M B I A L A R M R E C A P A B E K E L E S S E R A R E S R E R G O M A U R N E G A L I A D O L E N T N O R S E L Y E E S A S H T E WO O V E A L S E Y R I E N E E D S

3 1 1 0 9 1 6 7 3 5 2 0 7 1 8 1 3 0 7 8

1 1 0 7 7 4 5 8 3 9 3 9 6 3 7 1 7 7 5 4 7 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 4

7 5 5 0 9 1 1 7 0 6 8 9

SOLUTION 1643

Cross the numbers off the list as their positions are found.

A I L Q Q F G Q J E T M Y D B

F I O R D E N N U I I T E M S A N E R C S T R O P K C U R O S I E E A M M A N G R L U B I N A E O N S R M O O G B I L G E N S A U E M O T E T I M E S S L E D S

A K U G A N D A V G A I E T Y

G E E R E R S M E L R Y C R Y I C O B A I N G A L I E T S

L J F M M O F L G A V W Y B G

M A R T S

S I M P L I C I T Y V S N U B

A R E N A

N E R S P S L N H O R F H O H

D I S T A S T E F U L

J N A M E S X A D V I S E D C

E V P A S S E N G E R R S C Z F S I

N O D U F E G M T T F E J E F

T D I R E C T I O N S Y O I L J K N

H I C I E S T P Q U A V E R L

U E A E Q W I N D S C R E E N H R L

Z T W P I A X T K Q F R P M Z

O E Z E S A Y R J O U R N E Y X O N

C A R O U S E L Q W E A K E R

R P N T P I E P O Y N C K L Q R W R

K N K R P E J I T O C C A S D

K S H S Q V Y A T S W I E U T X D T

R O S Y B B A T T L E S H I P

11 LETTERS DISTASTEFUL IMPERSONATE

M E N G I N E M L M S V R N C O A Z

N R C V F A N S G L U H F A H

8 LETTERS ICECREAM INDOLENT INTERCOM ISOLATED

Fit the numbers into the grid. Cross each one off as its position is found.

NUMBER CRUNCHER A F Shuker

H O B N O B E Z M A E S T R O

THE PUZZLE COMPANY

J C M E I A G Y L C R X P B B

complete all off the Cross the numbers list these as theirwords positions are found.

ALARMED ENLARGE NOISOME ONEROUS REGALIA STAYING

E R K R N G O X E H A T O S I B O Y

U E A E Q W I N D S C R E E N H R L

M X D A H R P L B R W C T S F E R H

BLACKOUT

O E Z E S A Y R J O U R N E Y X O N

G C J N R C M O T O R W A Y F V L V

GLOVEBOX HANDBRAKE JOURNEY LICENCE MAP MOTORWAY OIL PASSENGER PETROL REVERSE

R P N T P I E P O Y N C K L Q R W R

B W C E W B G A A E N Y R Q A O C F

K S H S Q V Y A T S W I E U T X D T

I F K S Q O D R E Q V I E T R L T H

M E N G I N E M L M S V R N C O A Z

J T P R R H D N S O P R L T T G S V

E R K R N G O X E H A T O S I B O Y

Y C I E V U C K A L I C E N C E D U

M X D A H R P L B R W C T S F E R H

D R D V E J O T A H N P C W W S B P

G C J N R C M O T O R W A Y F V L V

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ACCELERATOR BONNET BOOT BREAKDOWN CLUTCH CONTROL DETOUR DIRECTIONS DRIVER ENGINE

B W C E W B G A A E N Y R Q A O C F

M Y N R D O H Q E L R Q A I A C R D

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2

Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Open to everyone for family history research, 79 Queen St, Masterton, 1-4pm. Write On!: A group for anyone who loves/longs to write. Check https://www.facebook.com/ groups/102283620602742/ 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 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Miriam 377-7974. Social Learners Bridge: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Barbara (06) 304-9208. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9amnoon, 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, Masterton. 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, Masterton.

Wairarapa Senior Net: Invites people 50 years-plus to the Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton, 1.30-2.30pm. Call Maryanne 370-2197 or email: endless.summer.nz@gmail.com Masterton Savage Entertainers: Meet 10am, at Savage Club rooms, 10 Albert St, Masterton. Come share your talents with us on stage. We are looking for new members. Call Judith 377-1750 or Doreen 370-4604. JP Service Centre: At the Carterton Library noon-2pm , no appointment neccessary. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Need support to quit smoking? Quit Clinics are available 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 DropIn: 10am-noon, 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, High St, Carterton, opp Almo’s Book Shop. Call Robyn 379-7099. Kids’ Song And Story: Fun songs, finger plays and stories for under5s, during school terms, 9.3010.30am, 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 Wairarapa Steampunk: We meet as required, 10.30am-2pm, at

Kingstreet Artworks. Call Gaylene 377-4865 evenings or (0274) 494-596. 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 377-0507 or Lucy (021) 0204-4144. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 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, NOVEMBER 3 Club Wairarapa: Club Centenary Celebrations, The Hollywoods, 8pm. Members and their guests only, at Club Wairarapa, 20 Essex St, Masterton. Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Open to everyone for family history research, 79 Queen St, Masterton, 10am-1pm. Minkisi: An amazing show of 100 works of African art from 10 countries, at Aratoi, 12 Bruce St, Masterton, open daily, free admission. to November 25. 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 10am2pm, other times by arrangement,

groups welcome. Call Elsa (021) 263-9403. Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Sat and Sun 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Jean (06) 372-6623 or Pam (06) 3726459. Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Masterton Library, 10am-noon. Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway. Open by appointment. Call 379-9021. Toy Library: Masterton: 10am1pm, at rear of YMCA, 162 Dixon St. Featherston Toy Library: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon. Call Merle (06) 308-8109. Farmers’ Market: 9am-1pm, at at Farriers, 4 Queen St, Masterton. Locally grown and made food and artisan products. Find us on Facebook or see www. waifarmersmarket.org.nz 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, NOVEMBER 4 Open Air Life: Water Dowsing, 10am and 11am. Come and enjoy a short walk through the Masterton Town Centre and learn how to find underground water using dowsing rods. To register: email cbdnaturetrail@gmail.com or call (021) 256-7441. Wairarapa Word: Presents Lisa Nimmo, Carterton Courthouse, 60 Holloway St, at 3pm.

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 10am-2pm, other times by arrangement, groups welcome. Call Elsa (021) 263-9403. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm. Carterton Farmers’ Market: High St, Carterton, 9am-12.30pm. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Miriam 377-7974. Masterton Car Boot Sale and Market: 7am-noon, Essex St car park. Call Warwick Dean (0274) 484-728. 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, NOVEMBER 5 Literacy Wairarapa: Offers free help with reading, spelling and maths at Te Awhina/Cameron Community House, 9am-noon. Masterton East Indoor Bowling Club: Opening night at 7pm, Hogg Cres. All welcome. Friends to Friends: Peer support group, 10am-noon, at Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. For adults 18 years-plus, for mental health consumers or disabilities, a place to create, safe, fun and participate or discuss, socialise, with good company. Call Gaylene (06) 929-0961 or (0274) 604-796.

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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? Quit Clinics are available at Whaiora 9am-noon. Our support is available across Wairarapa and it’s at no cost to you. Call 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: 11.30amnoon 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, MonSat 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. Age Concern: Sit & Be Fit classes, 9.30am; line dancing, 10.30am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. 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 9am4pm, 43 Perry St, Masterton. Call 377-0078 or 0800 367-222. Masterton District Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7.30pm, 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 (06) 304-8110. Alcoholics Anonymous: Masterton: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 3782338 or Pete (020) 4005-9740. Carterton: 8pm, Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210 High St. Call Dennis 377-5355. Girl Guiding: Brownies (7-10 years) 4.30-6pm. Guides (9-14 years) 5.30-7.30pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Wairarapa Senior Net: Invites people 50 years-plus to the Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton, 1.30-2.30pm. Call Maryanne 370-2197. Wairarapa Embroidery Guild: Meet at the Ranfurly Club Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton, 10.30am-3pm. Call Nola (027) 687-8599 or Jenny 377-0859. Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Open to everyone for family history research, 79 Queen St, Masterton, 1-4pm. Music Co-creation Workshops: Enjoy 100+ instruments, at Aratoi, 12 Bruce St, Masterton. Community music-making led by Jonas Koukl during school term, 6-7.30pm. Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown. This is combined

with Drop-in club. Tribal Fusion Bellydancing: At 91 Harley St, Masterton, 7-8pm. Call Wai steampunk, Gaylene (0274) 494-596. Wai Steampunk NZ: Check Facebook for upcoming events. For joining or enquiries call Gaylene (0274) 494-596. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 9am-noon 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 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. Call Ngaire 377-0342. Free Community Fit Club: 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di (027) 498-7261. Woops A Daisy Marching Team: March for fun, friendship and fitness, 4-5pm. 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) 3.45-5pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 9.15am for 9.30am start, at 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, NOVEMBER 7 Wairarapa Senior Net: Invites people 50 years-plus to the Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton, 1.30-2.30pm. Call Maryanne 370-2197 or email: endless.summer.nz@gmail.com Open Mic Night: From 7.30pm until 10pm at the Welsh Dragon Inn, 43 Fitzherbert St, Featherston. Call Jo and Mike (06) 308-9081. 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. 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 377-5518 or 377-1135. Kiddie Gym: For 0-3-year-olds, 9.30-11am, at St David’s Church, corner High and Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 3798325. Club Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll, beginners 6-7pm; Intermediate level 7.15-8.15pm, at Club Wairarapa, Masterton. Call (027) 333-1793. Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group: Join us for sports, food, and leadership, Carterton Events Centre. Text “R2R” to (027) 742-2264. Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm for browsing or painting, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019. Age Concern: Sit and Be Fit, 1.30pm followed by gentle exercise class, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St, Masterton. Carterton Women’s Golf: 9-hole golf at 10.45am. Call Colleen 377-0841 or Alison 377-5709. Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park. Call Ann Jackson, 372-5758 Te Runga Scouts: Cubs, 6-7.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Wairarapa Singers: 6.45pm, at Rosewood, 417 Queen St, Masterton. Call Pete 370-4574. Esperanto Club: 2pm, write to people using the international language worldwide. Call 377-0499. Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 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. Featherston: 7.30pm. Call Mark (06) 306-6013 or (021) 0244-2870. 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. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz

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FOUND REMOTE CONTROL HELICOPTER LOOKING FOR SPORTING King Raider , Upper Plain ambitious people to earn Road area. Phone 0274 407 extra money in the 006. Nutrition Industry. Phone 027 349 8962.

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Firewood 3.6M³ Pine $445, Mac $495, guaranteed to burn. Phone 027 459 4130 or www.ezyburn.co.nz

DALEFIELD HOCKEY CLUB

Hire Services

Require Coaches for Premier teams and other lower grade teams 2019 Season Phone 06 379 8341 or 06 379 9233 Closes 23rd November

FORKLIFT For Hire. Short and long term. Phone James Trucks & Machinery on 06 377 0550. PIVOT STEER LOADER, long or short term hire. Phone James Trucks & Machinery on 06 377 0550 TRANSPORTER 8 tonne, complete with winch. Phone James Trucks & Machinery on 06 377 0550.

Gardening & Landscaping Paul August Landscape

Wanted to Rent EX STATION MANAGER and partner, both able, require house or quarters to rent on Wairarapa Coast. Phone 06 375 8832.

Public Notices

CARTERTON R.S.A. ARMISTICE DAY SERVICE Sunday 11th November 2018 Assemble at Memorial Square Carterton at 10.50am for Service 11am

ChangeAbility

will be holding their AGM on Monday, 12th of November at 12:30pm. All welcome. RSVP to: liat@changeability.org.nz 7 Victoria St, Masterton.

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PAPAWAI & KAIKŌKIRIKIRI TRUSTS BOARD Annual General Meeting Tuesday 20 November 2018 at 4.00pm Wairarapa Moana House 4 Park Avenue, Masterton All inquiries to Trust office 06 370 2608 Nau mai haere mai - All welcome

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Phone: 370 6033 or Email: classads@age.co.nz

Raffles

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Experienced café worker required for our busy summer period Immediate start Barista experience preferred but not essential Sat/Sun incl public holidays Additional shifts may be available

Garden development raffle 1st prize tkt 434 Gillum 2nd prize tkt 353 Sarah & Adam Grateful thanks to all ticket purchasers. Drawn under Police supervision .

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For Sale 20L CHAIN BAR OIL for $72.45 inc gst here at Norwood Farm Machinery.

PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ROADS TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that the South Wairarapa District Council, for the purpose of the East West Access Road Motorcycle Sprint , will close the following road to ordinary vehicular traffic for the period indicated hereunder. During the proposed period of closure, vehicles will need to take an alternative route via Western Lake Road. The road will be opened periodically to allow users through. Road proposed to be closed: Road intersection to the Barrage Gates on East West Access Road, Kahutara. Kumenga Road, Kahutara, will also be inaccessible Period of closure: Sunday 4 November 2018 9.00 am to 4.00 pm Mark Allingham Group Manager Infrastructure & Services

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PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ROADS TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC

2ND - 5TH NOVEMBER 238 High St, Masterton The Homestead Solway

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that the South Wairarapa District Council, for the purpose of the Martinborough Christmas Parade, proposes to close the following road to ordinary vehicular traffic for the period indicated hereunder. During the proposed period of closure diversions will be in place for ordinary vehicular traffic which would otherwise use the roads. Any person objecting to the proposal should lodge their objection and grounds thereof in writing to the South Wairarapa District Council, PO Box 6, Martinborough, 5741 before Wednesday 28 November 2018.

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Road proposed to be closed: Memorial Square and all of its intersections, Jellicoe Street from Venice Street to Memorial Square, Texas Street (east), Strasbourge Street from Cork Street to Cambridge Road, Cambridge Road from Strasbourge Street to Memorial Square Period of closure: Saturday 8 December 2018

Phone Classfields on 370-6033

We seek a teacher to join one of our junior teams for 2019. The teams work in a learning though play environment, teaching collaboratively in modern learning spaces. The position is for 3 days a week in a job share situation. Excellent digital communication skills are vital. If you are hard working, keen to learn and want to work in an innovative school then we are the place for you. The position is fixed-term for 2019 to cater for anticipated roll growth. Refer to www.douglaspark.school.nz for further details. Email applications to office@douglaspark.school.nz by midday Friday 2nd November Gareth Sinton, Principal

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VISITOR CENTRE STAFF Part-time Immediate start Pukaha needs a confident, customer focused person to join our Visitor Centre team. locals and visitors from all around the world. Once you have mastered the visitor centre basics we will train you in giving guided tours and hosting school groups. You will soon be in love with Pukaha as much as we are. The details: 1-3 days per week Must be able to work weekends and public holidays Get in touch now if you think you have what it takes! emily@pukaha.org.nz or kyleigh@pukaha.org.nz

Wednesday, October 31, 2018 Classifieds Wairarapa Midweek

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MAURICEVILLE SCHOOL 0.2 FIXED TERM TEACHING POSITION We are a small, friendly, rural school 20 minutes from Masterton looking for a teacher with strong numeracy and literacy skills as well as good PB4L knowledge. Multi level experience teaching within mid dle to senior school and strengths in classroom and behaviour management would be an advantage. The position is for the 2019 school year. Please contact Brigitte Sims office@mauriceville.school.nz for more information or an application pack. Applications close 9am Monday 12 November.

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SPORTS CO-ORDINATOR Chanel College is seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and well organised individual to co-curricular sports programme for 35 hours per week, during term time. The College is a S pecial Character co-educational Catholic school. The successful candidate will need to have a good knowledge and understanding of sports. In addition, the Sports Co-ordinator will be required to co-ordinate coaching and coach also. Experience working wi th young people would be an advantage. An information pack and application form is available by contacting the school office on (06) 3700612 or admin@chanelcollege.school.nz Applications close Friday 16 November 2018. Applicants are required to forward your CV and names of two referees and addressed to the Principal, PO Box 719, Masterton.

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2 REGISTERED NURSE POSITIONS AVAILABLE Arbor House is a not for profit charitable trust providing round the clock care for the local Greytown community and surrounding district. Arbor House is a 25 bed facility which delivers excellent nursing care w ithin a friendly and homely setting. Arbor House provides nursing care to the older adult, respite and day care services as well as providing inpatient palliative care. We provide a multidisciplinary focus with strong links to the local medical centres, c onsultant nurse specialists and Wairarapa Hospital. Job tasks and responsibilities: ave a passion for enabling people to reach their potential Have sound knowledge regarding health of the older person, palliative care and a desire to grow and share your knowledge? Do you have excellent assessment skills and documentation? Can you direct and delegate tasks to care staff? Ability to work in a busy environment environment Fluent in use of computer applications e.g. Interai & Medi-Map Work in New Zealand's best small town in the Country. Apply to: Nurse Manager Email: arbor-house@xtra.co.nz

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Deadline Thursday 3pm Phone Classifieds 06 370 6033

LEARNING SUPPORT TEACHER PART TIME PERMANENT FTTE UP TO: 0.6

We have a fantastic teaching position commencing at the start of 2019 for an innovative and passionate teacher in our school. We are a future-focused and learning school with a modern learning environment. As a school we are collaborative and offer opportunities for students and staff to grow and develop. You would be supporting working with small groups and/or one-to-one, implementing intervention programmes for students across the school. We operate in 4 learning hubs, where we have teacher-learner ratios of 1:16, specialist teachers for art, music, dance, drama and religious education, a sports administrator, state-of-the-art facilities, extensive grounds, generous curriculum and PLD budgets, offstreet parking, and a free lunch every day. Please send your CV, and a covering letter. Direct enquiries to: Andrew Osmond, Principal, 68 High St, Masterton andrew.osmond@trinityschools.nz (06) 370 0008 Closes 09 November 2018

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To provide quality food services and due to an enhanced menu, we require a Part-time / Casual Kitchenhand to join our friendly Kitchen team at Lansdowne Park to assist in providing an outstanding culinary service to our residents. The ideal candidate will: Be available at weekends Enjoy working as part of a team Have empathy and compassion for older people Training will be available for suitable applicants e-mail mail reception@lansdownepark.co.nz or Phone 377 0123 Mon Fri during business hours for application form.

Rathkeale College is seeking to appoint a painter to replace a long service and committed member of the Grounds and Property team. The Rathkeale campus on 50 hectares of playing fields, gardens, bush and classroom blocks, boarding houses, staff residences and other buildings that require routine painting. We require an experienced painter to fill this full -time permanent position on site in Willow Park Drive, Masterton. Applicants should be able to demonstrate painting experience and ensure professionally presented paintwork where required. The job requires a person with relevant experience and good relationship skills to have initiative and take pride in their work. The person appointed will work as a member of the Gro unds & Property team. For further information phone Brian James (Property Manager) 027 334 0763. Applications by letter and CV to the Principal principal@rathkeale.school.nz Applications close Monday 12 November 2018.

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Floats start from Worksop Road and finish at Farriers car park on Queen Street. Assemble 11.45am Worksop Road behind Countdown. Commercial vehicles can enter however character vehicles are encouraged. NO LARGE TRUCKS THIS YEAR.

To enter your float contact Julia Capper – NZME. M 022 0696 335 E julia.capper@nzme.co.nz

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46 Wairarapa Midweek Sport Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Red Star beaten in thriller CRICKET

Sport

Jake Beleski Red Star were beaten by the narrowest of margins in a thrilling Coastal Challenge Cup cricket match against Levin Old Boys at Queen Elizabeth Park in Masterton on Saturday. The visitors won the toss and asked Red Star to bat first, and they struggled through to 170 all out in 42.4 overs. Opener Dion Knight scored a patient 40 off 105 balls, but the regular fall of wickets at the other end saw Red Star in trouble at 74-5 in the 24th over. A couple of late cameos from Jeremy Osborne [31 off 49] and Jared Watt [19 off 14] gave the score some respectability, but it was always going to be a difficult total to defend. Dion Sanson was the pick of the bowlers for Levin Old Boys, taking 3-19 from six economical overs. Alex O’Malley chimed in with 3-30 from seven overs. Rain during the lunch break meant the run chase was reduced to 33 overs, and Levin’s target was 137. In a riveting final few overs, Red Star had chances to win the match, but Levin held their nerve

SCOREBOARD RED STAR 170 ALL OUT [Dion Knight 40, Jeremy Osborne 31; Dion Sanson 3-19] LOST TO LEVIN OLD BOYS 139-9 [Bailey Te Tomo 51; Tony Russo 3-24] by one wicket. KAPITI OLD BOYS 79 ALL OUT [Jacob Le Roux 4-21, Gordon Reisima 4-35] LOST TO UNITED 80-2 [Robbie Speers 23*, Justin Herbert 22*] by eight wickets.

Jacob O’Brien of Levin Old Boys shows good bowling form against Red Star on Saturday.

to reach 139-9 from 31.4 overs and win by one wicket. The wickets were shared across the Red Star bowlers, with Tony Russo taking 3-24 from seven overs, and Jared Watt, George Deans and Peter Sigvertsen taking two wickets apiece.

The news was much better for the other Wairarapa team in the competition, United, as they romped to an eightwicket win over Kapiti Old Boys in Greytown. Kapiti never got going in their innings and were eventually all out for just 79.

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John Ryan [4-35] and Jacob Le Roux [4-21] did most of the damage with the ball, while the other two wickets were picked up by Gordon Reisima and Jaco Vorster respectively. United were never troubled in their run chase, as Mark Childs [16] and Jack Forrester [15] were

the only two wickets to fall. Justin Herbert finished on 22 not out, with Robbie Speers unbeaten on 23 at the other end. This weekend, Red Star will host St John’s Tech at Queen Elizabeth Park, and United will take on Weraroa at Greytown.

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Wednesday, October 31, 2018 Sport Wairarapa Midweek

RUGBY

Jake Beleski Wairarapa-Bush went within a couple of metres of snatching a dramatic last-minute win in the Lochore Cup final against Horowhenua-Kapiti in Levin on Sunday. With time up on the clock and trailing 26-23, Wairarapa-Bush launched wave after wave of attack near the HorowhenuaKapiti line, but a turnover allowed the home team to clear the ball into touch and celebrate their first ever Lochore Cup win. Wairarapa-Bush captain James Goodger was gutted with the result but thrilled with the progress his team made this season. “Obviously, the game could have gone either way, but credit to Horowhenua for taking it at the end there. “I think we lost the first six games in a row, including pre-season, and we’re not a big team, but there’s so much pride in our guys. “Once we built that culture, it all came together and we managed to get a few wins, and to play in the Lochore Cup final was a pleasure.” Horowhenua-Kapiti dominated the opening 20 minutes of the match with the breeze at their backs.

Lachlan McFadzean in action for Wairarapa-Bush during the Lochore Cup Final match against Horowhenua Kapiti. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

First five-eighth James So’oialo directed play expertly and nailed three penalty goals in quick succession to give his side a 9-0 lead. Just when it looked as if Horowhenua-Kapiti may run away with the match, a moment of individual brilliance from wing Soli Malatai – who was the most dangerous player for Wairarapa-Bush throughout the match – got the visitors right back in the game. Horowhenua-Kapiti were attacking deep inside Wairarapa-Bush territory, before Malatai stripped the

ball from centre Timoci Serawalu and sprinted 80m untouched to score near the posts. Suddenly WairarapaBush looked the more dominant team, but they failed to capitalise on that momentum. On the half hour mark, Horowhenua-Kapiti flanker Aaron Lahmert crashed over from close range to open up a 16-7 advantage. Wairarapa-Bush had a chance to score right on halftime, but second fiveeighth Mike Lealava’a was held up over the line. The visitors came out

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with a noticeable energy and intent in the second half, and were rewarded immediately as Malatai made a strong break, before prop Sam Gammie reached out to score. So’oialo responded with another penalty to put his side ahead 19-14, but Wairarapa-Bush were not about to lie down and first five-eighth Tipene Haira kicked a penalty of his own to close the gap to two points. With 20 minutes remaining, Haira calmly slotted another penalty to give Wairarapa-Bush the lead for the first time in the match. He added another five minutes later to increase the margin to 23-19, and all the momentum seemed to be with Wairarapa-Bush. But Horowhenua-Kapiti went back to what had worked so well in their previous matches against Wairarapa-Bush this year, working their way into an attacking position and then using their dominant scrum to put the visitors on the back foot. Eventually the pressure told with the home team scoring through replacement hooker David McErlean to take a 26-23 lead with seven minutes remaining. Wairarapa-Bush gave themselves every

opportunity to steal the win at the death but came up agonisingly short. Wairarapa-Bush assistant coach Deon van Deventer said they could not fault the efforts of their players. “At halftime we knew we were in the game, because we hadn’t played a lot of rugby and weren’t that far behind. “There was a lot of energy after halftime and the guys really pushed hard – it was just small moments.” Wairarapa-Bush copped plenty of criticism after a winless pre-season and losses in the first two rounds of the Heartland Championship, but Van Deventer was confident there was now a solid platform to build on in 2019. “Our guys rolled their sleeves up and played with so much heart. “That’s the feeling within the playing group – there’s a lot of energy and guys talking about next year, which is really positive.” Horowhenua-Kapiti 26 [Aaron Lahmert and David McErlean tries; James So’oialo 2 conversions and 4 penalty goals] beat Wairarapa-Bush 23 [Soli Malatai and Sam Gammie tries; Tipene Haira 2 conversions and 3 penalty goals].

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