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Debbie Paardekooper, with daughters Emmie (8 months) and Aiya (3), is raising funds for breast reduction surgery via Givealittle. PHOTO/ERIN KAVANAGH-HALL

Debbie Paardekooper needs to get something oﬀ her chest – 1.6kg of breast tissue, to be precise. To help restore her quality of life, the Carterton woman is awaiting bilateral breast reduction surgery - and has turned to crowdfunding to raise the $10,000 needed towards the procedure. Debbie, 29, wears a 14H bra – the “H”, she jokes, stands for “horribly painful”. Since her youth, Debbie has lived with chronic, debilitating back and neck pain – with the weight of her chest pulling her body forward, placing strain on her ligaments, muscles and spine. The tension in her back has also led to severe migraines, which have landed her in hospital with “stroke-like symptoms”. Doubtful she will be able to have her breast reduction in the public health system, Debbie has enlisted the help of a Waikato-based specialist — and has set up a Givealittle page to help fund her

surgery, as well as travel and accommodation costs. On the page, she addresses the situation with wry humour: “My back is buggered, my shoulders are sore, my neck is knackered, my spine is shoddy, my nipples are nearing my knees, and my boobs are just far too big.” Behind her witty turns of phrase, Debbie is physically and emotionally exhausted: she struggles with body dysmorphia, even light exercise can bring on “horrific pain”, and she longs to be able to “run around” with her two small daughters. While fundraising for her surgery, she hopes to raise awareness of the impact large breasts can have on women’s health — in an image-obsessed world where “bigger is better”. “As a society, we tend to envy women with big boobs — but they’re not all they’re cracked up to be,” she said. “I’m in pain pretty much every day — and it’s absolutely affected my mental health. “It’s got to the point where bending down to pick up my kids is difficult. I can’t run around and play with them as much as I’d like. “They’ll ask me to jump on the trampoline with them, and

I’ll only be able to last a couple of seconds. I want to be able to enjoy this time with them before they go to school. “At the moment, my boobs are a burden — and I just want them gone.” Debbie, who grew up in Lower Hutt, said she was an early developer — and, by Year 6, was already wearing a bra when her classmates were first learning about puberty. As a teenager, she felt uncomfortable in her body — and, on many occasions, received unwanted attention and advances. “I remember being 14 and being hit on by a 30-year-old at my sister’s wedding. “Women with larger breasts are often overly sexualised — and when you’re a young person, you’re instantly seen as more mature. “I was a child — in a woman’s body.” Despite several fluctuations in her weight over the years, her chest “kept expanding” – even at a slight size 10, she wore an E cup bra. After having her first baby, she went up to a 14G — and her chest swelled to a H cup after her second daughter was born. Continued on page 3

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Opinion

Cashing in on Mums? For many people, Mother’s Day is an expensive and painful exercise. Does it still have a place in modern society? Editorial P12.

Event

Extraordinary in the ordinary

Creative non-ﬁction author John Summers will speak at the ﬁrst Wairarapa Word event of 2022. Full story P6.

Environment

Spotting the space station

Education

All about home-schooling

The Wairarapa Citizens Advice Bureau explores the pros and cons of teaching your children at home. Column p28-29.

Youth

Going for gold

Three young swimmers from the Carterton Swimming Club are dominating the competition on the regional and national stages. Full story P4-5.

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Events 40-41

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What does ‘Mother’ have to say? Erin Kavanagh-Hall

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When promoting Sophie Bidwill’s latest exhibition online, Featherston gallery owner Campbell Kneale describes her artworks as “staggering displays of ceramic improbabilities” which are “enough to curdle one’s head”. Bidwill herself puts it more simply: ceramics is the perfect way to make “weird things” she likes. The Martinboroughbased artist will be showing her latest work at The Miracle Room – the final exhibition at the Fitzherbert Street gallery before it moves to a new space in June. Bidwill’s exhibition “Mother’s Ruins”, opening Friday evening, promises more “ceramic improbabilities” – including a life-sized, arboreal figure, with multiple arms and black, claw-shaped candles for fingers, and surrounded by a debris field of “random objects”. Bidwill is best known as co-owner of Thunderpants, renowned for its comfortable and hard-wearing underwear, which she and sister Josie co-founded in 1995. When not supervising

the Thunderpants production line, Bidwill can be found at her home studio – creating, among others, imposing totemic shapes inspired by everything from space exploration to mycorrhizal plant relationships.

Some of Bidwill’s past ceramics work. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

The centrepiece of her upcoming exhibition, dubbed “Mother”, is 1.7m tall and consists of a head, six arms, and three “tree trunk-like pieces” making up the body. “Mother” is surrounded by her “ruins” – various ceramic vessels, cocoons, crystals, ceremonial circles, and “other bits and bobs”. The installation is partly inspired by the natural

world – though Bidwill is hopeful the audience will come up with their own theories as to “what Mother has to say”. “I don’t make things that fit into specific categories – ceramic pieces don’t have to be useful, decorative, or have any particular message. “Ceramics, for me, is a way to quickly make weird and random things that I like. I love the ludicrousness of it. “Hopefully, people will look at “Mother’s Ruin” and make their own meaning out of it – or at least be entertained!” Bidwill studied painting at Nelson Polytechnic in the 90s, where she did some pottery classes – but found the more traditional teaching methodologies “didn’t gel”. “It was pretty old school. I wasn’t interested in making anything that held water, or in the chemistry behind making special ash glazes.” She has “dabbled” in ceramics since leaving art school – but developed her style further upon setting up her own studio, based at the old Plunket Rooms in Martinborough. “I saw the place and thought, ‘I could fit a kiln in here.’

Sophie Bidwill – creating “weird things” she likes at her studio in Martinborough. PHOTO/MIKE HEYDON/THIS NZ LIFE

“At first, I had the kiln in one bedroom, and my daughter slept in the other. I slept in our truck out the front of the house.” She has gone on to feature in various exhibitions, showcasing both paintings and ceramics works, and won the 2018 Wellington Potters’ Association Excellence Award for her piece “The Drip”.

She has had two exhibitions at The Miracle Room – the most recent featuring installations inspired by marshes and swamp lands. “There were a lot of references to primeval sludge, earthworms, and things coming out of the depths of the earth. “At the opening, I ended up having a friend tattoo a small earthworm on my

foot – in keeping with the theme.” The exhibition before that had an intergalactic theme, based on the concept of space and the human consciousness. “Mother’s Ruins is more forest-like – it’s inspired by trees and their relationship with fungi, and the interconnectedness of nature. “‘Mother’ is calmer and more centred, but also a little spookier. “She’s not a mothernature figure necessarily – I don’t put those labels on my work. It’s up to interpretation.” Not dissimilar to previous shows at the Miracle Room, “Mother’s Ruins” promises to be a feast for both the eyes and ears. The Mother figure’s “claws”, made by Dip Candles, will be lit throughout the exhibition, and gallery owner and musician Campbell Kneale has composed a soundscape piece to heighten the atmosphere. “It will look really cool once everything comes together,” Bidwill said. • “Mother’s Ruins” will open at The Miracle Room, 48 Fitzherbert Street, Featherston, on Friday, May 6, at 7pm.

$10k needed for life-changing operation Continued from page 1

“Even after I stopped breastfeeding, they didn’t shrink.” To help her back pain, she has tried visiting chiropractors, acupuncturists and osteopaths, doing yoga, lying on shakti mats, and using medicinal marijuana – with little success. She was prescribed codeine following a car accident in 2010, and tramadol a couple of years later after developing a stomach ulcer, which she found eased the pain momentarily. “But it got to a point where I needed the drugs to function.

Debbie at age 18, with parents Kaye and Luke. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

“So now all I can do is avoid anything that exacerbates the pain. “Even after a short walk around the block, the pain is horrific.”

Debbie said she still receives unwanted attention from strangers, and often wears baggy clothes to conceal her shape.

“I’ll be out shopping, and I’ll have women say ‘oh, you’re so lucky, I wish I had what you had.’ “It’s well-meaning – but very uncomfortable. “Even if I’m wearing something perfectly normal, like a V-neck top, someone will comment on my cleavage.” After seeing a Twitter post by radio host Jay-Jay Feeney about pursuing her own breast reduction, Debbie was spurred to contact her GP, who made a referral to Wairarapa Hospital. She has since been referred to Hutt Hospital (as Wairarapa Hospital does not have the resources available) – but she has

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been warned it’s unlikely she will be treated under the public system. “You basically need to have open gaping wounds from your bra before you’ll be accepted by a public hospital. “If I am accepted, it could be a three to four year wait.” In July, she has an appointment with Hamilton plastic surgeon Winston McEwan to discuss the possibility of surgery – which will cost around $9000. It’s estimated she will need about 800g of tissue removed from each breast. “That’s quite a hefty amount. I’ll be down to about a C or a D cup.”

Debbie said friends and whanau have been very supportive of her journey – though some have been incredulous at her decision. “Some people have asked me if my partner will be disappointed that my boobs won’t be as big. “Me taking care of my health and making decisions about my body has nothing to do with him. “This is not about appearance or vanity – it’s not a cosmetic procedure. People don’t get breast reductions to look good – they do it to feel better.” • To support Debbie, go to https://givealittle. co.nz/cause/bye-byeboobies-ta-ta-tatasnew-knockers-needed.

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Young Carterton swimmers set the gold standard Erin Kavanagh-Hall

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When asked about her future career plans, Ava Wilson’s answer is straight to the point: to represent New Zealand at the Olympics, like her hero Dame Sophie Pascoe. Having snagged four national ﬁrst place titles this month alone, the Greytown teenager is well on her way to realising her dream. Ava is one of a group of young athletes from the Carterton Swimming Club (CSC) who has, over the last few weeks, achieved stunning success at national and regional events: bringing home a haul of medals and setting a string of personal bests. At last month’s National Age Group Swimming (NAGS) Championships, held in Wellington, 13-yearold Ava scooped three gold

medals, dominating the competition in the 200m, 400m, and 800m freestyle events. Her success comes hot on the heels of a gold medal win at the National Secondary Schools Open Water Championships, held in Tauranga in early April. Ava finished the 2.8km swim, around Rabbit Island at Mt Maunganui, in 43 minutes and 11 seconds – first in the 13-14 age group and sixth female home overall. Also turning in an impressive performance at the NAGS Championships was 15-year-old James Church, who made three finals in the highly competitive under-16 boys’ category – finishing with personal bests in freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly. Finally, 11-year-old Scarlett Wadham smoked her

opponents at the Taranaki 12 and Under Short Course Championships on April 2, taking home eight gold medals and one silver. CSC coach Russell Geange was thrilled with the swimmers’ results. “They all did some fantastic swimming – and did Wairarapa and the Carterton Swimming Club proud. “The kids all train hard, they put in the hours, and they’re very dedicated to their sport. “They’ve got a very bright future ahead of them – and they deserve recognition for all their work.” Brent Wilson, Ava’s Dad, said the youngsters’ success is particularly vindicating – as the CSC often competes against much larger swimming squads with access to “a lot of resources and great training facilities”. “It’s a pretty small club

here in Carterton. Our kids are training at a small, three lane pool, in an old, rundown building,” he said. “But they’ve been so successful – which goes to show it doesn’t matter where you’re from in the country, or how many resources you have behind you. If you put in the eﬀort, you get the results. “The kids work so hard. Swimming is a tough sport – it takes a lot of discipline and commitment.” Ava, in Year 9 at Solway College, has swum with the CSC since age nine – and currrently trains at the Carterton Indoor Pool ﬁve afternoons a week. Leading up to a major event, she adds morning sessions to her routine, hitting the water at 6am. She was inspired to try ocean swimming after chatting with some of the older CSC members, who

compete in regular open water events in Wellington. “I thought I should give it a try – and that it would be a great opportunity,” Ava said. “Ocean swimming is a good fit for me, as I’m better at the long-distance events. I don’t like sprinting as much.” Her win at the national secondary schools competition was particularly impressive, considering it was only her second open water event – her first being one of the Banana Boat Ocean Swim Series, at Oriental Parade in February. “Open water is more difficult – especially when you’re swimming against the waves. It takes a lot more energy,” Ava said. “You have to adapt your stroke so the waves don’t overwhelm you – and you have to keep looking up while swimming so you can see your next marker and

Ava Wilson, with her four national gold medals, and coach Russell Geange at the Carterton Indoor Pool.

know where you’re going. “I was a bit scared there might be sharks – and it’s weird looking down [in the water] and not seeing much, just a whole lot of blue. But you get used to it.” Ava said she was proud of her achievements at her ﬁrst NAGS

Championships this year – particularly with her performance in the 800m freestyle ﬁnal, where she ﬁnished more than 30 seconds ahead of her nearest rival. “There’s a really cool atmosphere at the big meets. You do get a bit nervous – but you just

Ava and teammate James Church got to meet Roly Crichton, former coach of Paralympics legend Dame Sophie Pascoe, at the National Age Group Swimming Championships.

get on and do it,” Ava said. “If she does get nervous, she doesn’t show it. In fact, she thrives in the competition environment,” Brent added. “When the pressure’s

on, she rises to the occasion and pulls out some of her best performances. She’s pretty strong-willed in that regard.” Also rising to the occasion at NAGS was Rathkeale College Student James Church,

who made the finals for the 100m freestyle, 200m backstroke, and 50m butterfly events. He finished fourth in the freestyle (narrowly missing out on a medal – by just 0.17sec), and sixth in the backstroke – setting a personal best of 2.01.99. “That is the best time by a Wairarapa swimmer in many years,” coach Russell Geange said. “He’s very dedicated sportsman and shows a lot of promise.” Teammate Scarlett Wadham hopes to join Ava and James at NAGS in a couple of years – though, in the meantime, she’s been setting the gold standard at the regional level. As well as her nine medals from the Taranaki Under 12 event, the Hadlow School student also made an impression at the Manawatu Junior Long Course Championships in March – coming home with four silvers, and one gold. “She was amazing in both events – she cleaned up,” Geange said. Like Ava, one of her many role models at the CSC, Scarlett has also had her first foray into

open water swimming – competing at the 2022 Epic Swim event, held at Acacia Bay at Lake Taupo. Scarlett overcame her long-running fear of swimming in the ocean to ﬁnish the 1km race second in her age group and was the 13th female home overall. “She did so well – especially being up against swimmers in their thirties and forties,” Mum Deanna Wadham said. “Scarlett has always been a bit scared of the open water – but she just decided one day she was going to give it a go. “She was very nervous beforehand, especially being in the deep water and swimming among so many other people. So it was a massive mental achievement for her.” Scarlett said she loves the social side of swimming and “meeting new buddies” – but, in a competition setting, she rarely takes her eyes oﬀ the prize. “She sets herself goals, and pushes herself to achieve them,” Deanna said. “As a parent, it’s great to see her succeeding at something she enjoys.”

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Young Carterton swimmers set the gold standard Erin Kavanagh-Hall

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Ava Wilson, with her four national gold medals, and coach Russell Geange at the Carterton Indoor Pool.

Ava and teammate James Church got to meet Roly Crichton, former coach of Paralympics legend Dame Sophie Pascoe, at the National Age Group Swimming Championships.

get on and do it,” Ava said. “If she does get nervous, she doesn’t show it. In fact, she thrives in the competition environment,” Brent added. “When the pressure’s

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Finding extraordinary in ordinary Aotearoa Wairarapa Word’s first outing of 2022 will feature the writer of a collection acclaimed as “one of the best books of the year” by renowned New Zealand publications. John Summers, formerly of Greytown, is the featured author at Wairarapa Word’s May event, to be held in Carterton this weekend. Wairarapa Word hosts regular monthly presentations featuring authors from the region and beyond – but has been unable to do so this year, due to covid restrictions. Summers, now based in Wellington, specialises in the art of creative nonfiction – presenting factual events and people in a fantastical manner. His most recent book, The Commercial Hotel, was partly inspired by his time in Wairarapa and his observations of “the less-celebrated aspects of local life”, such as club rooms, old freezing works, night trains, hotel pubs and landfills. The Commercial Hotel, which Summers calls “part reportage, part memoir”, is also a meditation on his life and personal interests. Publisher Victoria

Author John Summers, formerly of Greytown, will be speaking at Wairarapa Word’s first event of the year. PHOTO/ EBONY LAMB PHOTOGRAPHY

University Press describes the book as “a sharpeyed, poignant, yet often hilarious tour of Aotearoa, a place in which Arcoroc mugs and dog-eared political biographies are as much a part of the scenery as the hills we tramp through, ill-equipped.” The New Zealand Listener, Newsroom, and the Academy of New Zealand Literature have named The Commercial Hotel one of the best books of 2022.

Summers said many of the stories in The Commercial Hotel began as separate essays – but he became aware they had the potential to become a book. “I am drawn to stories and things that are in the past but still have a presence now,” he said. “For example, the freezing works were a big part of communities and then they closed. I revel in finding the extraordinary in the ordinary. I am drawn to family connections with

the stories of the past – a way of connecting how important humble and ordinary things can be to people.” Wairarapa Word member and Almo’s Books owner Steve Lawrence said Summers’ stories “will resonate with many of [the] audience”. “They will no doubt look at their world in a different way after hearing the connections he makes with his memories of seemingly ordinary events.” Summers’ work has appeared in several New Zealand publications, including The Spinoff, North and South, Landfall, Newsroom and Sport. He was a finalist in the 2019 Voyager Media Awards and won the nonfiction category of the 2016 Sunday Star-Times Short Story Competition. His first collection of creative nonfiction, The Mermaid Boy, was published in 2015. • John Summers will speak at Wairarapa Word at 3.00 pm on Sunday May 8, at the Rangatahi Hub at Carterton Events Centre. Entry is by koha. Masks are required.

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New SH2 roundabout raises questions Thank you for the item in Midweek of April 20 about the pending State Highway 2 road works, including Waka Kotahi’s plan for the new roundabout at the Ngaumutawa Road intersection. The plan shows shared pathways, presumably intended for both pedestrians and cyclists. People cycling or walking towards Carterton will have no trouble as their

pathway skirts the roundabout. But how will people cycling or walking from Carterton to Masterton cross Ngaumutawa Road? Will it have a pedestrian and cycling crossing, like that shown for SH2? The plan shows no crossing. Please ask Waka Kotahi to clarify this and publish its response. John Rhodes Greytown

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Bringing magic to mayoralty Emily Ireland

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While local elections are anything but magical, a budding mayoral candidate for Masterton District Council hopes to change that. He goes by the title The Wizard. And he flies. William Izard [W Izard], a keen pilot and manufacturer, has returned to Masterton after 20 years living outside the Wairarapa region. He intends to run for Masterton’s mayoralty and council once candidate nominations open in July. Izard said he was inspired to get involved in local politics to “sort a new direction combating rates, poor accountability, secret meetings, civic centre chaos, overstaffing, and budgets”. Izard started in the manufacturing industry in 1980 and owned the company Izard Engineering Masterton. “We are back in Masterton after 20 years, and it feels like we never left,” he said. “My wife of 40 years, Lynda, wanted to move back to be close to our daughter and

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TOP: Izard’s campaign poster. BOTTOM: Masterton pilot Bill Izard, aka The Wizard, has announced his bid for the district’s mayoralty. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

grandchildren.” Izard’s family ties to Masterton date back to 1800s farm settlements at

Matahiwi. “It’s nice to be back, meeting old friends; it’s really a time warp. “It’s great to see Masterton developing and growing, but I’m shocked at council governance.

“We need a unified new council with a commonsense approach and fully community minded. “It’s time for tough measures during tough times. The ratepayers are not a bottomless pit.” Izard was not supportive of the council’s current plans to build a new civic facility at a northern location. Instead, he wants a civic centre or replacement town hall to be built at the current town hall site and believed it should include an information centre and some council staff and archives. He believed the town library should be extended instead of being included in a new civic facility. Izard is a volunteer at Age Concern, is a Rotarian, and has governance and directorship experience. He is also a keen aircraft flyer and has been flying since the age of 15. He enjoys long-distance walking and regularly tramps in the Tararua Range. Candidate nominations for local government elections open on July 15. Voting opens on September 16 and closes on October 8. Final results will be announced on October 14. – NZLDR • Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air

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Prizes for record spud haul Erin Kavanagh-Hall

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Potatoes of various shapes, sizes, colours and textures were the stars of the show at the 2022 Spud n Bag competition in Carterton – though their growers didn’t fare too badly either. A keen crowd of gardeners descended on the Carterton RSA Memorial Club for the annual Spud n Bag Weigh In event – bearing close to 150 bags of freshly dug potatoes to display for the judging panel. The competition, held early last month, is organised each year by the Lions Club of Carterton – with all proceeds going towards community groups and projects in the Carterton district. Six months before the Weigh In, competitors plant seed potatoes, using the soil and fertiliser of their choice, in planter bags – with the resulting crop eligible for a range of awards across two sections, junior and adult. At the Weigh In, also aﬀectionately known as “Judgement Day”, prizes are allocated for the heaviest individual potato, most potatoes grown per bag, and “most unusual” potato, among others. This year, seed potatoes and bags were provided

A competitors planter bag produces a decent haul.

free of charge by event sponsor Garden Barn – with a “record” 220 tubers collected ahead of the competition. Lions Club member Steve Cretney said the event has been running since the early 1990s, with some competitors having taken part since the early days. This year’s Weigh In featured several generations of growers – and some good-natured rivalries between young and old. “It does get quite competitive among families — the kids love to try and outdo their parents,” Cretney said. “We’ve got a few families that have been doing the competition for

years — and the parents are now passing down their ‘recipes’ for growing potatoes to their children, who are also now competing. “It’s fantastic to see it continuing throughout the generations.” At this year’s event, some of the most successful growers came from the Fauvel family – with patriarch and longtime Lion John Fauvel passing on his “secret formula” to his children and grandchildren. Cretney said John was “one of [the club’s] most successful Spud n Bag competitors — having worked out the science to growing the perfect bag of spuds”. Four members of the Fauvel family were declared victorious at the Weigh In– with John’s grandson Liam winning the award for the heaviest total

The results from the 2022 Spud n Bag competition are: JUNIORS Heaviest Total: Liam Fauvel Heaviest Individual: Axel Mitchell Most Potatoes: Ella Herrick Smallest Potato: Wyatt Fauvel Most Unusual: Aleah Mitchell Least Potatoes: Grace Arnold number of potatoes two years running. “John has done very well to keep his secret recipe in the family — and has now created another generation of award winning potato growing professionals,” Cretney said. “John came out of retirement to compete again this year — but he could not surpass his family’s entries!”

ADULTS Heaviest Total: Amanda Fauvel Heaviest Individual: Bailey Rose Most Potatoes: Ben Herrick Smallest Potato: Andrew Fauvel Most Unusual: Emma Rafferty Least Potatoes: Amanda Morgan Cretney said “a large amount of prizes” were presented at the event, made possible by sponsorship from various Wairarapa businesses: including Carterton New World, Keinzley Agvet, PGG Wrightson, JNL, Wairarapa Eggs Ltd, and Little Africa. With the combined proceeds from entry fees ($5 per seed potato planted) and a “Spin the Wheel” raﬄe, the Lions Club raised over $2,700. “It’s just a really fun day — and, of course, we return all our proﬁts to the Carterton community,” Cretney said.

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Wairarapa midwifery and maternity professionals celebrate their life-giving work this week with the International Day of the Midwife 2022. From left: Perri Williams, Lead Maternity Carer Midwife with son, Hawaiki; Sam Kahukura, Midwife and Pēpe Ora Parenting Support Facilitator with daughter Erina; Sonia Anderson, Midwife Clinical Coach; Michelle Thomas, Director of Midwifery; Leila Sparrow, Clinical Midwife Manager; Hannah Cashmore, Student Midwife (Otago Polytechnic); and Jess Volk, Core Midwife, with daughter Nora.

Wairarapa midwives helping with the journey into parenthood It may be surprising to know that interna�onally New Zealand is seen as having a gold standard of maternity care for women and babies. As the rest of the world looks to us for best prac�ce and inspira�on, we here in the Wairarapa region have a team of passionate and dedicated midwives who oﬀer a range of services to our growing popula�on. Thursday 5 May is the Interna�onal Day of Midwives and it’s an opportunity to reﬂect on the wonderful work of our talented midwives who care for new parents – without fuss or bother. Bringing a new baby into the world is one of the most profound human experiences we can have – either as the mum, or in a support role of being a whānau member. Michelle Thomas is Wairarapa DHB’s Director of Midwifery and also leads in the role of Maternity Quality and Safety Coordinator. She says there have been many changes in the profession over the last 20 years, with midwifery being recognised as its own profession.

There has also been a drama�c shi� away from pregnancy being ‘medicalised’ toward pregnancy and childbirth again being seen as a normal life event, much as it was 50 years ago. An interes�ng fact is that the Wairarapa region has one of the highest rates of home birth in the country, si�ng at 8%, which translates to about 35-40 births a year in the region. This rate is only expected to con�nue to increase. Women who decide on a home birth will have all of their care provided by community midwives and never come into hospital unless necessary, says Michelle. There was a total of 525 last year births in Wairarapa Hospital last year, compared to 470 in the previous year. That ﬁgure will keep growing as younger people move into our communi�es seeking more relaxed small town and rural lifestyles, and cheaper house prices than Wellington or Auckland. Wairarapa midwives would like more people to consider taking up the profession. Aotearoa is crying

out for more midwives to come into the sector. There has been recent media a�en�on about a na�onal midwifery crisis but there’s also so much to celebrate within our communi�es. It’s a fascina�ng profession and a dedicated workforce which draws strength from each other, says Michelle. Students have exci�ng career pathways to head along, with training available based here in the Wairarapa. From star�ng out as students, they progress to become new graduates, and then onto being core midwives in hospitals or Lead Maternity Carers working with ‘mums to be’ in the community. Services oﬀered by midwife professionals include antenatal educa�on, but there are also op�ons for midwives to become clinical coaches, quality and safety experts, or progress to senior lead roles. There are also exci�ng areas of research, which are not widely known about. Michelle says it’s important for the region to have people who also want to stay in the area, to train to become midwives. Currently, Wairarapa DHB has four student midwives who are in their last year of prac�ce, so there will be four new graduates in the region next year. There are also two ﬁrst-year students who have

joined the programme this year. Sam Kahukura and Perri Williams completed their training together and both have been midwives for the last four years. Sam is proud to promote the profession she loves, and sees it as a sisterhood. Her desire to become a midwife came from her own experience of having babies and wan�ng to make a diﬀerence for Māori māmā in her community, “it is about empowering whānau.” “There’s room for more to come into the profession, and make it more sustainable, so that we all can support each other and have be�er balance.” Perri is passionate about allowing the community to see that being pregnant and labour is a natural process. She enjoys educa�ng hapū māmā and their supporters about the reali�es of pregnancy and that, looking a�er yourself, will help things go to plan. “When things don’t, that’s when we need to monitor more but we don’t always have to ﬁnd something to be worried about. A lot of my role is about taking fear and anxiety from the process, and providing reassurance,” she says.

If anyone would like to know more about becoming a midwife, please contact Michelle Thomas. Director of Midwifery / Maternity Quality & Safety Coordinator, Wairarapa DHB, Phone 027 598 1453 or by email: michelle.thomas@wairarapa.dhb.org.nz

12 Wairarapa Midweek Opinion Wednesday, May 4, 2022 EDITORIAL

Opinion

Cashing in on Mums?

This Sunday is Mother’s Day. For many people, a joyous event – filled with brunches, pampering sessions, and adorable homemade cards. Others approach the second weekend in May with a stomach full of dread. I’m in the latter group. That’s all I’ll say for now. Online, opinion is divided. Detractors argue Mother’s Day is another capitalistic exercise, which alienates those who don’t fit within “traditional” parent-child paradigms. Those who support it agree motherhood is undervalued by society – so can we have at least one day where mums are treated like the queens they are? Whatever side of the fence you inhabit, it’s clear the holiday is a bankable enterprise for many industries – from greeting cards to luxury goods. In 2019, market research found New Zealanders spent, on average, $66 each on Mother’s Day gifts – $265 million combined. It wasn’t always this way. Mother’s Day was spearheaded in 1905 by American Anna Jarvis –

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Erin Kavanagh-Hall in memory of her mother Ann who, during the Civil War, started a movement to improve sanitary conditions for mothers and families. Businesses cashed in on the new holiday – much to Jarvis’ horror. In response to rising florists’ costs, Jarvis wrote a press release, exhorting the public to “rout [the] charlatans, bandits…and other termites that would undermine with their greed one of the noblest celebrations”. She spent the remainder of her days battling to abolish the holiday she founded. In 2022, some argue that Mother’s Day should be scrapped altogether. I disagree. But, if we truly are invested in honouring motherhood, we need to go back to basics. To follow the example of Jarvis’ mother, who devoted her life to fighting for families’ rights. Appreciation of

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Why we need museums Many people still think of museums as being a place where old forgotten things live out their ﬁnal days. But there is a strong case that museums are more relevant today than they have ever been before. Nowadays, it is hard to ignore the escalating tension between nations and groups. If we cannot ﬁnd common ground, we cannot be sure of a peaceful future. Museums and in particular exhibitions can assist groups and communities in celebrating what make them unique. Interestingly, in

highlighting uniqueness, links are drawn between our similarities, be they common values, interests, or experiences. Knowledge and understanding are powerful weapons in the face of hatred and ignorance, and are essential for building strong communities. Our country’s largest museums, have the inﬂuence to reach many and create a common ground or understanding on both a social and political level. But do not underestimate the role of smaller regional museums such as our Museum of Art and History, Aratoi, to

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inﬂuence on a local scale. Museums are able to provide a sense of community and place by celebrating a collective heritage and oﬀering a great way to get to know

the arts, culture and history of a particular area As the world becomes more and more digitised and life becomes more complex, institutions such as Aratoi oﬀer a

welcome reminder of the achievements and discoveries located closer to home, bringing communities together. The human experience is all about connection – to each other, to our environment, to our past, and to our future. Without access to art and culture, part of that connection is temporarily missing from our lives. Aratoi Museum is hosting four diverse exhibitions, all with unique stories to tell. So let Aratoi become part of your learning journey and spend some time exploring our galleries. • Aratoi is open Tuesday to Sunday 10-4pm, entry is free. More information about our present exhibitions can be found on our website www.aratoi.co.nz

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Chance to view the space station The ﬁrst half of May is going to be dominated by the moon in the evening, and we won’t get those star-spangled Wairarapa nights until later in the month. However, before the moon really gets going there’s a couple of really good chances to see the International Space Station (ISS) at its best. On this Friday (6th) get out somewhere dark just after 6pm. There will be a crescent moon, but it won’t be spoiling things. ISS will run across the southern sky while the moon sits in the norwest. ISS will come out of the twilight glow in the southwest – look near the southern end of the Remutakas at around 6.10. Within three minutes it will rise halfway up the southern sky, before disappearing above the eastern horizon three minutes later. On Sunday 8th, the ISS will appear above the ranges again, but slightly further along towards the north. This will be at around the same time,

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Nick Sault 6.10. On this occasion, the ISS will rise higher in the sky, passing by the brilliant star, Sirius, on its way to its highest point three and a half minutes later. It will then dip down to the northeast horizon, disappearing another three

minutes later. Both these ISS occurrences should be really bright, brighter than Sirius – the latter being the visibly brightest star in the sky. Fingers crossed for clear nights. The next best show is

near the end of the month, and you will need to be up early. Just after 6am on Wednesday 25th you will catch the waning crescent moon in the northeast, where the sun is due to rise later. But take a closer look. Right close by the moon is planet Jupiter, and huddled even nearer to the moon is Mars. Towards the horizon is the ever-brilliant Venus,

outshining them all, except the moon of course. On the 27th, around 6am again, the now skinny moon will be sat right next to Venus. A little later in the morning, the moon will move across Venus (called an occultation). Unfortunately, it will be daylight by then and we won’t be able to witness that without considerable optical help. Another two mornings later (29th) at around 6am, turn your attention back on Jupiter and Mars. As mentioned above, on the 25th the moon was hassling those two planets, but in the four days since, the moon is out of the picture. However, in those few days Jupiter and Mars are having their own conjunction. They might be even tighter together on the following morning at the same time. The early morning planet show continues into June, but Venus will leave the party at the end of July, as it starts to trip around the sun.

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The Great Depression put After a period of dramatic ups and downs, the Masterton skating community was eager to get back into their normal routine. MICHELLE CLAUSEN of Wairarapa Archive looks back. W Taylor advertised the opening of the 1919 season to be in late March. New skates had arrived, and the floor and instructors were ready to welcome all regular and new rinkers. Business continued as usual until a notice was placed in the Wairarapa Age on June 13. The Board of Managers of the Masterton Technical School had decided to take over the Dixon Street skating rink and fit it out as a machinery workshop. A skating carnival was quickly put together to see out the season, and the end of the month had prizes, costumes and races as a final hurrah to the rink. July 1919 saw Masterton’s Peace Parade, a visual display and the coming together of townspeople to celebrate and remember those they had lost. With no building on offer, the fad of skating passed. A year after the closure of the Dixon Street skating rink, an article in the Wairarapa Age talked

of the sport in Palmerston North but concluded “This pastime is hopelessly dead in Masterton.” The author was correct, and the next rink wasn’t to open for another seven years. After the formation of the Wairarapa Electric Power Board in 1923, electricity arrived in Masterton so that lighting rooms [and skating rinks] became a much easier task. In 1927, there was a short spurt of activity when the Central Arcade Hall was secured as a rink for use every evening except Saturdays. The town must not have been ready for skating to return, as the rink did not last long. In the early 1930s, New Zealand, along with the rest of the world, was caught up in The Great Depression. In May 1931, right in the midst of it, a new rink was to be opened in Foresters Hall by Fielding and Co. Skaters were offered six sessions over three nights a week, and it seems as if people were still able to afford the charges even with the mass

unemployment observed by so many. Private party hire was available as well as private lessons, and the act of skating was presented as “... deportment on skates. The most graceful

sport in the world”. It was not long before the traditional skating carnival was advertised for. Prizes were on offer for the best dressed and many novelty events were promised. It

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had a team competing. Masterton came out on top, and the trophy was to be on display until another team could beat them. Skating flourished in Masterton again in 1932. The Foresters Hall reopened in early March for two sessions a day, with the Saturday sessions running until midnight. The hall had been renovated and the floor extended. A rail was added along the edge of the rink for beginners to grip, and the opening night had a special demonstration by Mr Coleman, who had been appointed as rink manager. It was only a few weeks before roller hockey was included in the programme. Every Wednesday was reserved for the sport, and by midApril the first inter-town game was on offer. The early enthusiasm appeared to wane rather quickly. From two sessions every day at the beginning of the season, two months later the prices had been reduced by up to half and the sessions were reduced to four days a week. A tagline had been added into the advertisements “For health sake, learn to skate. If you walk, you can skate.” This may have been a last-ditch effort to revive the failing business during the Great Depression.

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Festival expected to draw 7000 book fans Helen Holt

How long have you been trying to get away from God? You find Him everywhere you go. They talk about Him on the radio and on tv. You can read about Him sometimes in the newspaper like you are right now. You can find churches everywhere as a witness of Him. Often you can find a Bible in your hotel or motel room. At funerals and weddings they speak about Him. God is still a part of our society. But what have you done with Him? Have you been trying to keep God out of your life? Why? Are you one of those people who have tried to prove that God doesn’t exist? That we are all here by accident with no purpose in life. And they are still trying to prove that He doesn’t exist. Because they can’t live with the thought that there is a God to whom they are accountable to of all that they say, do and think. I am very thankful to our Creator who didn’t leave us in the dark and in utter confusion. He left us with His Word, the Bible, in which He tells us the truth. The truth that shall make you free. Jesus is the truth. In John 8:36, the Bible says “If the son (Jesus) therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” No wonder there are so many people out there that live in utter confusion. We don’t know the truth anymore. We think by rejecting God and the Bible we will be free. But it has proven to be the opposite. We are slaves to our lifestyle – the way we want to live. But it is so contradicting to God’s Word. We know that what we are watching

or reading is no good, but we are slaves to it. We are in bondage. We are imprisoned. We are outside prison, but we are not free. We are like someone that’s escaped prison who is always on the lookout not to get caught. He can’t do lots of things because his name is registered. No rest and always on the move. I hope you can see, he has escaped but he’s not really free. You think you are free but you are not. Sooner or later you are going to meet God your Creator. What a terrible thing to have rejected God! Not a politician but God. The One who showed interest in you. Jesus came to save you, to redeem you. He paid the price, the penalty for your and my sin. He can make you free. He is the only One. The wages of sin is death – that is what we all deserve. To be separated from God forever is what death really is. But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ. That is what we remember on Good Friday – Jesus paid the price for sin. Come, my friend, don’t reject Him anymore but entrust yourself to Him. Let Him lead your life. Give up the fight. Surrender. And you will experience a freedom you have never known before.

Featherston’s annual event for book lovers is expected to have more than 7000 visitors on June 8-12. Featherston Booktown Trust chairman Peter Biggs said the festival was a welcoming celebration of the artefact of books. “From writing them, designing them, publishing them, illustrating them, printing them, and selling them. Booklovers come from all over the country to experience the wonder and expanding power of books and writers. The whole town of Featherston becomes the venue for the festival and the entire community welcomes our presenters and writers and makes them feel at home.” “It’s no easy feat to put on a popular literary festival every year – but Featherston Booktown and its army of generous local volunteers pulls it off with genuine style and warm hospitality. “This year, we are delighted to innovate and expand our festival offering with the Festival of Young Readers throughout the Wairarapa region. Our young people are the readers, writers and book shapers of tomorrow and we are excited about

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the range of experiences on offer through the schools leading up to the Featherston Booktown Festival and during the festival weekend,” Biggs said. The festival will include talks from well-known names including Joy Cowley, Roger Hall, Dame Fiona Kidman and Selina Tusitala Marsh. The weekend will include a variety of entertainment for literary enthusiasts, including Moana Leota from Late Nite Lit who will sing poetry to music. There will be poetry readings, a celebration of Asian-Kiwi writers, political autobiographies, horror stories in a historic hotel, award-winning children’s book illustrators, and discussions on honest

and bold memoirs such as Megan Dunn’s What I Learned At Art School, and Noelle McCarthy’s Grand. The festival will feature Lord of the Rings themes, to mark 20 years since the Fellowship of the Ring film premiered in New Zealand. The children’s events will be free, after funding from the South Wairarapa District Council, and REAP Wairarapa. “We have the continued support of our funders and supporters such as Creative NZ, The Lion Foundation, Trust House Foundation, the South Wairarapa District Council, the Macarthy Trust and Eastern and Central Community Trust. “We’re all so looking forward to staging live events,” Biggs said.

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Engagement Document Draft Annual Plan 2022/23 Year 2 of the 2021-31 Long Term Plan

This public engagement document on the 2022/23 Annual Plan priorities is based on the Long Term Plan – please tell us what you think of the priorities.

Whakatauki Mei te tatū o ngā whakaaro ki ngā āhuatanga o te hinengaro, Mei te ngāwari ake o te ahunga ki nāianei, Kua tū nei te tūranga ki runga i ngā pakahiwi o te nehenehe.

If I am confident with where we’ll be in the future, Composed with how we are at present It is merely because I am standing on the shoulders of the past.

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Message from the Mayor and Chief Executive

services, such as clean water and safe roads. In the coming year Council will also come under considerable cost pressures due to the impacts of legislative and regulatory changes, as well as the effects of climate change, on our environment. The 3 Waters reform, local government reform, Resource Management Act review, Combined District Plan, ratings review, and representation review will feature strongly throughout the next financial year. Many of these are driven by central Government so we will keep you informed as new information is provided and these progress. Severe weather events are occurring on a more regular basis, and in concentrated periods, putting immense pressure on an already ageing infrastructure. A large portion of the costs for urban ratepayers can be attributed to water related costs. Some of the drivers for increased water costs are driven by central Government regulations, such as the new drinking water standards from Taumata Arowai. This has continued to grow disproportionately due to the age of our infrastructure and more frequent severe weather events. The additional drivers for the increase in operational costs are as a result of inflation and labour market constraints, such as cost of freight, contractors and construction materials. This has been a constant message for the last three years and shows no signs of abating. We have no choice in the matter. Our programme of work ensures service levels are maintained with nothing that could be construed as ‘vanity projects’.

Welcome to this brief explanation of what is proposed for the next Annual Plan. It outlines what has been achieved and what is planned.

Following on from the consultation process we undertook in 2021 for the 2021-31 Long Term Plan (LTP), Council wishes to engage with ratepayers and residents on key elements of the 2022/23 Annual Plan. The 2022/23 Annual Plan is year 2 of the 2021-31 LTP, and continues the projects and programmes of work outlined in it. We have not identified any material changes to the adopted 2021-31 LTP. Please check out the LTP consultation document and the approved plan on our website for detailed information on what was consulted on and then approved https:www.swdc.govt.nz/governance/plans The amount of income Council will need for 2022/23 is just over $30.5M. Of this $21.5M will come from rates. This amount equates to an increase of around $1.5M, or 7.8% more on last year’s income (7.6% increase, accounting for growth). Despite the budget constraints within which we operate, it is crucial we continue to invest in infrastructure so we may continue to have essential

Total Proposed Income excl. GST Funding sources

LTP 2021/22

LTP 2022/23

Proposed AP 2022/23 $

Rates: general and targeted

19,920,769

21,526,594

21,470,846

Fees and licences

2,292,950

2,436,082

2,890,267

Grants, subsidies & donations

3,814,421

3,566,034

Rental/hire

682,500

Other income

Ngā mihi

Alex Beijen Mayor

Proposed Costs*

LTP 2021/22

LTP 2022/23

Proposed AP 2022/23

Governance, Leadership, Advocacy, Planning

2,050,586

2,223,301

2,327,660

3,180,124

Planning and Regulatory Services

3,169,273

3,305,553

3,202,503

721,422

757,655

6,866,158

7,391,942

7,320,522

1,297,000

1,377,925

Community Facilities and Services

694,832

657,050

827,449

Land Transport

5,902,149

6,293,928

6,105,030

28,702,472

30,285,107

30,504,265

Water supply, Wastewater, Stormwater Drainage

5,930,110

6,858,262

7,789,904

20,000

21,180

28,000

23,938,277

26,094,165

26,773,620

4,764,195

4,190,942

3,730,645

Other

Reserves 1

Allocation of proposed budget Waters

*Categories from LTP, Significant Activities, page 23 1

Some income is ring-fenced to contribute to Council’s reserves for future use.

Land Transport

26%

20% Community Facilities and Services

24% 2

Harry Wilson Chief Executive

Total Proposed Expenditure excl. GST

Financial contributions

We are very much aware that rates costs impact a number of our residents financially, and it’s important to note there is support available through funding from the Department of Internal Affairs for low income households plus Council’s flexible repayment options. Please call our Rates team for more information and help. In spite of the challenges of working under the Government’s varying COVID-19 settings and the impact of supply and material shortages so far, we are pleased to report on the progress made in the 2021/22 financial year. This context is essential for you to understand why our costs are what they are, where your rates go, and why. Please take the time to read this supplement which outlines the 2022/23 priorities and their current status and consider providing feedback. The Annual Plan will be adopted on 30 June 2022.

Planning and Regulatory Services

10%

Reserves

12% Governance, Leadership, Advocacy, Planning

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What’s driving our costs? Globally n Climate change n Labour market dynamics n Supply chain issues n Pandemic n Inflation

Nationally n n n n n n n

Three Waters Reform Review into the Future for Local Government Legislated minimum service levels e.g. water standards Inflation – increased cost of goods and services Maintaining legislative requirements for security and privacy Significant weather events, e.g. Cyclone Dovi Resource Management Act review

n New legislation to improve fresh water quality

Locally n Business need to digitise public records and strengthen transparency n Aging water assets n Increased development and construction n Increased demand from media enquiries n Pressure on spatial planning due to demand for new services and infrastructure

Much of our costs are driven by factors outside of our influence. Despite this, we must respond appropriately to maintain service levels.

We have almost 700km of rural and urban roads under our care, including this section of Cape Palliser Road being re-sealed.

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Where did your money go in 2021/22? Progress made to April 2022 Key area of spend

Land transport

Refer LTP pages 50-55

Safe and reliable roads are a critical part of our South Wairarapa community. Over the past 12 months our roading team has been busy across our network of 662km of local roads (excluding SH2 and SH53). A typical month’s data

n The Hinekura Road rebuild is progressing following significant damage from a landslide, and the road was completely re-formed before Christmas to allow all traffic to pass. n We have started the Eco reef project on the South Coast to prevent coastal erosion and protect an important road asset. n Major weather events are increasing in frequency and severity and pose a threat to our infrastructure. The most recent example was the emergency response by our teams in mid-February to repair the damage caused by exCyclone Dovi across multiple roads and structures. n Ruamahanga Roads, our shared service agreement with Carterton District Council and Fulton Hogan initiated in 2019, is functioning well. Despite disruptions to staffing levels and costs/supply of materials due to COVID-19, the Ruamahanga Roads team is on track to complete an intensive programme of road maintenance and renewals on time and on budget. n We are pleased to report that South Wairarapa continues to out-perform national and regional averages for road safety and road quality.

Key area of spend

Bridges inspected

Bridges painted

Signs inspected

101

Culverts inspected

161

Streets swept

45 km

Pavements repaired

240 sqm

Sealed roads inspected

204 km

Unsealed roads inspected

72 km

Unsealed roads graded

138 km

Rural drains cleaned

40 km

Vegetation trimmed

36 km

Water, wastewater, stormwater

Drinking water Focus on increasing storage capacity n New 8 million litre treated water reservoir at Waiohine – increased storage resilience for Featherston and Greytown Focus on improving drinking water safety n Installation of automatic chlorination dosing at Pirinoa water treatment plant (WTP) n Sewer renewal of the Memorial Park swimming pool and sporting building n Effectively responded to a boil water notice

Key area of spend

Potholes identified/fixed

in Featherston. Undertook repairs to the damaged Boar Bush concrete reservoir tank as well as decommissioned redundant chlorine tank to mitigate and reduce the contamination risk Focus on improving resilience. n Commencement of a smart meter trial in Greytown, and run to the end of 2022. Wastewater n Upgrade Papawai Road pipeline – reduce overflows and accommodate growth, 1160m completed

Planning & regulatory services

n The South Wairarapa Spatial Plan – Residential Growth Areas is our 30 year spatial strategy for the district and was completed in December 2021. n Featherston Masterplan – The Featherston Masterplan is an implementation project from the Spatial Plan. Work has commenced on this project, with recent focus involving stakeholder and public engagement. The masterplan will outline a strategy and integrated plan for the future growth and development of Featherston including how growth

Refer LTP pages 56-77 All waters: n Initial urban models completed for all towns – for future growth planning n Completion of asset condition assessments for the very high critical assets – to inform priority future investment n New surge protection at WTPs & WWTPs – to reduce the risk of supplying noncompliant water or environmental discharge for all 3 towns.

Refer LTP pages 38-43 may take advantage of the train station for transit-oriented development.

n Wairarapa Combined District Plan Review – The three Wairarapa Councils commenced the review of the Plan in 2021. A review is required to ensure the Plan reflects the councils’ and community aspirations for the future and respond to any new regional and national policy directions. n Council Dog Pound. Further investigation on costing and design for a modern local facility.

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Where did your money go in 2021/22? Progress made to April 2022 Key area of spend

Community facilities and services

Parks & reserves n Commenced engagement on Greytown Wheels Park n Starting process to upgrade Greytown’s sports facility in Soldiers Memorial Park n Installed more bench seats throughout 4 Greytown

n Upgraded Peace Gardens Featherston using funding from Heritage NZ Playgrounds n Upgraded play equipment n Installed extra seating n Renovated all three pools including retiling, painting, repairs, and put up new murals at Greytown pool

n Provincial Growth Funding used to: Upgrade Hau Ariki Marae Construct Tauherenikau Bridge

n Digitising cemetery data into Plotbox software

Renovate Featherston Community Centre

n Extended Greytown cemetery

Upgrade Featherston’s ANZAC War memorial

Waste management & recycling

n Upgraded senior housing units

n Installed recycling hubs

n Developed Five Town Trails Masterplan

n Renovated road into and upgraded Martinborough Transfer Station

Library

n Mayors’ Taskforce for Jobs – engaged with 135 businesses, with 35 job placements in April 2022, and more underway. Focus is on young people who struggle to find employment

Governance, leadership, advocacy & planning

This year Governance has focused on strengthening the systems and processes that enable Council decisions to be transparent, robust, fair, and legally compliant. We continue to support the delivery of annual commemorations and the grants programme both of which have a positive impact and contribute to the social and cultural wellbeing of our communities. n Continued to deliver meetings remotely (due to COVID-19); meeting our legal obligations for transparency and access to information n From July to December, responded to 78% of LGOIMAs within the legislated timeframe while the rate of LGOIMA enquiries almost doubled from last year

Key area of spend

Other projects

Cemeteries

Community development

Swimming pools

Key area of spend

n Converted storage room to a renovated changing room for people with disabilities in Martinborough

Refer LTP pages 44-49

Internal support

Finance & Corporate Support n Maintained continuous improvements in HR policies to ensure futureready workforce n Undertook targeted and proactive communications with the public using a range of channels n Maintained ongoing improvements to website content n Strongly supported partner agencies such as DHB on COVID-19 response; Mayor’s Taskforce for Jobs n Continued upgrade aging vehicle fleet, in alignment with climate change strategy n Invested in IT to improve efficiencies and support flexible workforce

n Refreshed and widened range of collection and increased range of reading, STEM, digital literacy programmes n Enabled ongoing access to library material during COVID-19 n Installed new library management system.

Refer LTP pages 24-37

n Adopted a new Code of Conduct in line with LGNZ best-practise n Held the 100 year Martinborough Memorial Gate commemoration, on a small scale n Committed to the appointment of a Principal Advisor, Māori who will build our capability to develop meaningful relationships with iwi, hapū, and marae n Delivered our annual perception survey with updated methodology (new baseline) showing 43% overall satisfaction n Begun a full policy review, representation review, climate change risk and impact assessments and preparing for the upcoming local government elections.

Refer LTP pages 31-37 Emergency management and COVID-19 response Council has taken a lead role in responding to our district wide emergency events including the significant impacts of Cyclone Dovi. This has required us to coordinate and mobilise our services to ensure continuity of key infrastructure and the wellbeing of our communities across the South Wairarapa. By drawing upon our strategic relationships, we have ensured the continuance of Council-funded and supported community development, health, education, and welfare services during the COVID-19 pandemic whilst balancing our legal obligations. We have engaged extensively with central and local government agencies and community organisations, to ensure that our communities receive the support and services they need.

Ecoreef installation to control coastal erosion to Cape Palliser Road

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What is the impact of proposed rates on ratepayers? The new proposed budget for 2022/23 is $30,504,265. Of this, $21,470,846, or 70%, will be from rates. For the 2022/23 year, the proposed rates income increase is lower than forecast in the LTP. The rates income to fund the cost of running Council is expected to be 7.8% higher than 2021/22 year, which is lower than the 8.06% increase forecast in the LTP. The impact of this rates income increase on ratepayers will be unique to each ratepayer, depending on their land value and targeted rates. Urban ratepayers make up half of all South Wairarapa ratepayers. n Urban residential ratepayers will, on average, pay an extra $6-7 per week in 2022/23 n To estimate your rates for 2022/23, visit Council’s website to use the Rates Estimator https://swdc.govt.nz/services/rates

n 75% of urban rates increase can be attributed to water costs as the cost to deliver water has increased at a higher rate than other areas/ activities/services of Council. n What about impact of Three Waters Reform? The Government is currently working on the Three Waters Reform Programme which intends to reform local government’s three waters service delivery arrangements. The reform’s effect on our water services are uncertain while we wait for decisions to be made and passed through legislation. This document was prepared as if these services will continue to be provided by the Council, but future decisions may result in significant changes. The plan is made up of essential and mandatory work with more requirements yet to come from central Government. There are no vanity projects.

Average2 impact on urban residential3 ratepayers (excl. GST) $400 $350 $300

$374.01

$371.85 $316.71

$250 $200 $150 $100 $50 $0

$6.09

Featherston Annual increase

2 3

$7.15

Greytown

$7.19

Martinborough

Weekly increase

The total increase for all ratepayers in that group, divided by the total number of ratepayers in that group. As at March 2022, there were 3,466 urban residential ratepayers.

Mayor’s Taskforce For Jobs found job placements for more than 50 young people in 2020/21.

Average impact across rural and commercial ratepayers Most rural ratepayers are not connected to town water supply or sewerage systems so they do not pay targeted rates for water, sewerage or rubbish. n However, some rural ratepayers do pay for the care of water races, as they use water races for stock water and irrigating plants grown for stock. n Rural ratepayers would on average pay an extra $1.71 per week.

$600

$537.93

$500 $400 $300 $200 $100 $50 $0

Wellington Water replacing a sewer line in Memorial Park, a proactive move to ensure the town’s drinking water remained uncontaminated. 6

$88.93 $1.71

Rural Annual increase

$10.34

Commercial Weekly increase

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Where is your money going in 2022/23? 2022/23 priorities

Governance, Leadership, Advocacy, Planning

Planning and Community Regulatory Facilities and Services Services

Land Transport

Water Supply

Wastewater

Stormwater Drainage

Other

(Rates remissions & bad debts)

LTP 2022/23

2,223,301

3,305,553

7,391,942

6,293,928

3,857,582

2,578,648

422,032

21,180

Proposed 2022/23 Annual Plan budget

2,327,660

3,202,503

7,320,522

6,105,030

4,262,412

2,912,258

615,235

28,000

104,359

- 103,050

- 71,420

- 188,898

404,830

333,610

193,203

6,820

Change in budget

Some of the priorities from the LTP for delivery in 2022/23 and beyond. Governance, Leadership, Advocacy, Planning

Reviewing how rates are set Reviewing the number of councillors, the way they are elected, and the ward geographical boundaries Council Mark quality standards Digitisation of Council records

Planning and Regulatory Services

Spatial Plan – master planning Wairarapa Combined District Plan review Dog pound project

Community Facilities and Services

Greytown Wheels Park Increase recycling, reduce waste to landfill, consider composting at gate Rebranding public signage Libraries – new books and added-value services Plant more trees and improve gardens Undertake City Care & Earthcare contract overview Greenspaces in towns Refresh painted areas Cycle trails Improve Council facilities for accessibility Work on new cemetery in Featherston including planting trees Solid waste and recycling management

Land Transport

Improved levels of service Capital projects for road resealing, footpaths, drainage, road metalling etc.

Water Supply

Featherston water treatment plant Martinborough new water source Smartmeters to reduce water loss through leaks Network renewals Humphries Street upgrade

Wastewater

Martinborough and Featherston wastewater treatment plant planning Reticulation renewals Greytown trunk main upgrade

Our libraries’ school holiday programme went to a new level this year, designed especially with kids at home in mind.

This year we have made considerable improvements to all three pools, including Greytown, above.

An extension at the Waiohine Water Treatment Plant near Greytown means Greytown and Featherston’s water supply is more secure, with five times the water storage.

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We’d love to hear from you Please tell us what you think of the 2022/23 Annual Plan priorities from the Long Term Plan. Public engagement is open until 30 May 2022. Visit our website for more detailed information on roading, water and other essential services from the officers’ reports to Assets and Services Committee and Council meetings: swdc.govt.nz Please post completed forms to SWDC, PO Box 6, Martinborough 5741 or deliver to the Greytown, Featherston or Martinborough libraries, or the Council office at 19 Kitchener Street, Martinborough. Or, you may wish to visit our website to complete an online form www.swdc.govt.nz/governance/plans/ Please provide your details below should you wish to be contacted on this. Name:

Email:

Address:

Phone:

The Privacy Act 2020 applies when we collect personal details. Any details that are collected will only be used for the purposes stated on this form. You have the right to access and correct any personal information we hold.

THANK YOU Your feedback will help inform annual planning.

6 April Decision made to engage

5 May Public engagement commences

30 May Public engagement closes

30 June Annual Plan to Council for adoption

July 2022 Public informed of the results of engagement and Council’s decisions

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English can be a puzzle Comment – Pick ‘n Mix

Graeme Burnard The bandage was wound around the wound. Now, try explaining to a person learning English as a second language, why we use the same word, said diﬀerently, for two completely diﬀerent meanings. Their reply surely would be “how silly you are” I think English is a beautiful language and when it is spoken well, it is a joy listen to, but we don’t make it easy for ourselves do we? The farm was used to produce produce. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert. As there was no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present. I did not object to

the object. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes I’m not content with this content. Excuse me, but there is no excuse for this. When I have finished sewing this dress, I will come out into the field to help you finish the sowing. I am sure you can think of plenty of other examples. Here are some other examples of how strange the English language is. English is the only language where you drive in a park and park in a drive. It is the only language where you recite in a play and play in a recital. Your fingers have fingertips but your toes

don’t have toetips. Yet you can tiptoe but not tipﬁnger! When you transport something by car it’s called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it’s called cargo! The word Queue is just the letter Q followed by four silent letters. Why? Jail and prison are the same thing but jailer and prisoner are the exact opposite. (In actual fact if we used the words jail and prison correctly, jail is for short term lock-up awaiting trial or locked up in local cells. Prison is for incarceration of a year or more.) We have cows, horses, pigs, goats, chickens. Why don’t we have sheeps? And then we get words that sound similar but are completely diﬀerent in meaning. I often have to think, which one is it? For example accept/except

emigrate/immigrate principle/principal your/you’re affect/effect Now, imagine being asked to interpret this sentence in an English exam: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. I am not going to give you the answer, but I will give you a clue. It would only make sense in the States because the word Buffalo has two meanings. It is a large animal and it also is American slang to outwit, confuse or deceive someone. I hope that helps! And after learning English as a second language our friend hears that Masterton, New Zealand, is a great place to live so they duly arrive and head off to their recommended real estate agency to buy a house. Well, we have houses

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Home-schooling: Since 2020 the pandemic has taken us on various paths which were different and unusual for most of us. Over our first Lockdown in March 2020 many parents had to take up the responsibility of teaching their children at home. While many tools of the trade were provided by the Government, parents took on a job usually carried out by professional people, most of them (the parents) having had no experience in this field. Added to this was the fact that many of the parents were, themselves, trying to do their own jobs from home. However, since things have returned closer to normality, some parents have decided to continue with home-schooling, for various reasons. Homeschooling will not be the same as during covid when the schools still had the responsibility to do all the behind-the-scenes work and the parent just got to deliver and supervise. Some parents may lack insight

into the full demands of ‘teaching’ including the curriculum compliance, planning, content delivery, checking of understanding, assessing, tracking and reporting aspects which they will need to take on. The ramifications of homeschooling are detailed below, for your information Any parent or legal guardian of a child aged from 5 to 16 years of age may apply to home educate. There are two options to consider: Both options cater for your child to receive their education at home. The main difference between them is that Te Kura is a state school which follows the New Zealand Curriculum and provides your child with learning material and a teacher (who is in contact usually by email, phone or online), while home-schooled students are taught by their parent or guardian. Te Kura is for students who can’t attend a school because: Of travel difficulties or geographical isolation; They are caring for their baby; They have been expelled or excluded from school and can’t attend another; The local schools are unwilling to enrol them;

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will measure and record your child’s progress. If your child has special education needs you have to prove that you will be able to accommodate those needs. More information about this is in the Ministry of Education’s Home education application guidance. If your application to home-school your child is approved, you’ll receive a Certificate of Exemption (one for each child). Parents and caregivers who home-school their children are given an annual supervision allowance. You can choose to buy teaching materials from Te Kura (the statefunded distance education provider). If you buy more than five subjects (for a child under 16 years of age – or more than two subjects for a child aged 16 or over), then your child is regarded as being enrolled at Te Kura and your Certificate of Exemption will expire. You can get support through networking online – there is a list of social media networking sites on the National Council of Home Educators website. Which includes forums on many questions associated with home-schooling, for example:

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Push yourself into action Today I got up early to attend the ANZAC Day memorial service with a group of pupils from my school. Later in the day I was the celebrant for a wedding. Before the wedding there were a few things I needed to get sorted to make sure everything was ready so the event would be seamless and successful. After taking part in these two occasions I went home and fell asleep in front of a Seinfeld rerun (my favourite TV programme which I have watched numerous times). Waking up I didn’t feel great; I hadn’t even changed out of the suit I wore to the wedding. Despite feeling like doing nothing more I decided to do the opposite and do something incredibly hard, just to see how hard I could push myself. I Googled CrossFit workouts, looking for one that was extremely hard and chose one called Murph; I’d never done anything like it before. I got changed, went to the gym and did it – it was a pretty brutal workout session, but I felt really

sorts of feelings. What we need to do is be prepared to fail, perhaps we’ll be rejected when doing something that puts us outside our comfort zone. However, maybe in taking a bit of a chance we’ll make a friend, get a hug, or be given the pay rise we were brave enough to ask for.

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Tim Nelson proud completing it. My point here is that sometimes it’s worth doing something that’s extremely challenging when you really don’t want to do so. I feel this is great prep for if there’s ever an occasion when the hard thing is something we have to do by necessity rather than choice. We never really know what challenges we’ll face in life, so a little practise at being uncomfortable could be just what we need to prepare for when we least expect the toughest moment to come our way.

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Of all podcasts I have listened to there are two I have been following for the longest time, these being The Guardian Football Podcast, and the Rich Roll Podcast. The football podcast is consistent in its form, following football news from around the world, but mainly England. The Rich Roll Podcast is

quite different, as it covers all sorts of topics, from interviews with business entrepreneurs to what are the best new shows being streamed to our screens. With the Rich Roll Podcast I have found there is a need to be more open minded when I listen to it. A topic was covered that I have very strong views on. When this topic was being discussed by Rich and Adam, the two hosts, it was clear their perspective is very different to my own. Initially I found this quite annoying and was ready to switch off and find something else to listen to, but instead I left it running. It turns out that when the hosts explained their reasoning it did make a lot of sense. Their reasoning wasn’t offensive or shortsighted, rather, it was based on a foundation of solid reasoning. I still didn’t necessarily agree with their perspective,

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but I could now see where they were coming from in regards to how they had established their position. We are often far too ready to completely shut down when we are confronted with a view that is diﬀerent to our own. However, in some cases, if we took the time to understand how an opposing view was formed we might become more understanding of diﬀerent perspectives, perhaps being better able to compromise on both sides.

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If we took the time to take on the teachings of Erasmus, the 16th century Dutch scholar, our lives would be a little easier. In his book In Praise of Folly, he reminds us that we all are fools, regardless of our position or stature. Rather than being oﬀensive, Erasmus is, in fact, freeing us from the need to feel that we must always be perfect in our actions, always doing the right things to please

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Personal accountability I have been writing these posts for my newspaper column for almost ﬁve years. That’s over 1800 days. In this time I have

missed only one day, this being after New Zealand lost the 2019 Cricket World Cup ﬁnal. However, the next day I did two posts, as I felt guilty for missing just the one post. I have even completed posts when in places with very poor internet connectivity (Samoa in 2018), always ﬁnding a way to get them done. The reason I have shared this is all about accountability, especially to myself. I have set the personal standard and expectation of getting them done, which is even more important to me now I often get positive feedback from people who read my weekly newspaper column. I have never felt a day could be skipped, then two done the next day, because as soon as I do this (apart from the cricket occasion) I know it will be easier to do so again, then again, eventually perhaps stopping altogether. I really believe it’s so important to set high personal standards for getting those things done that are important to us. • Tim Nelson is principal of Lakeview School and author of the book Small Steps for a happy and purposeful life. He endeavours to learn something new every day by reading books, listening to podcasts, and engaging with a wide range of other content.

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others, never being willing to take risks or doing something a little silly, perhaps losing the respect of another person, often someone we may want to impress (perhaps we really like them, but often we don’t like them at all). Erasmus shared many of his shortcomings: he might drop a plate at a fancy dinner party; be shy when meeting a stranger; his judgements might be faulty. However, he is just the same as everyone else, as we all have the same

Whenever I walk my dog I pass a ‘street library’ on the street where I live. This is simply what looks like a small covered bookcase at the front gate of someone’s house. Over the plast few years I have taken and read many of the books that are left by others to read. I have also deposited many books there for others, including several copies of my own Small Steps book (I’m always pleased when I see these have been taken). This idea of sharing books is such a fabulous one. I always look forward to seeing what’s there, and I have come across many authors I might otherwise not have read. We have many books at home that are unlikely to be read again by family members. Rather than having them as decorative items, I get far more satisfaction knowing others will be reading and enjoying them.

example, looking at the news we will see the big ticket news items: the war in Ukraine; the rising cost of living; the inaccessibility of housing to many in society. These are all issues that trouble us deeply, and considerable time and eﬀort seems to go into solving them, however successful these attempts may be. On a personal level we tend to operate in the same way. This is perfectly understandable; of course the biggest issues will be the ones that will dominate of thoughts, as these will be the issues that are most urgent and impact on us in the greatest way. Perhaps one strategy for overcoming the big issues, for personal all the way up to global problems, is to occasionally (as hard as this will be) put them aside and consider the smaller things that we need to address. These may be standalone problems, or they may be components of the larger issue. Regardless, they will be things we can do something about now, something we can have success with that could build momentum and empowerment towards to much larger issues. Choose one thing to start addressing now, something you may have neglected but you know you can be successful with. Do this and feel the warm glow of achievement that

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Celebrating Wairarapa Youth There are so many beautiful and wonderful things to love about our diverse youth. Wairarapa rangatahi are full of energy, ideas, creativity, and life.

Helping them to recognise and celebrate their achievements with positive empowerment and inclusion is what Youth Week is all about. The nationwide festival is a week-long series of events put together for youth (often by youth) to highlight successes and showcase their unique passions and talents. This year, Youth Week will run from 7 -15 May. The full programme of what’s on can be found online at: www.arataiohi.org.nz/youthweek/events/ Some events are in-person across a variety of locations, but many can be accessed remotely as podcasts, via live video stream, or through engagement with social media. The theme for Youth Week 2022, is: Our voices matter, and we deserve to be heard - Taringa Whakarongo! Ki Te Reo o Ng˜ Taiohi. The theme is seen as a call to action for youth across New Zealand.

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One group to hear the call is the rangatahi from Te Karanga Trust, who have created the ÿ rst o˛ cial Youth Week waiata aptly named Our Voices Matter. The project is entirely youth led and produced. The song tells their stories the way they want them to be heard. “Our Youth Week waiata is a collaborative project which brought a group of talented artists together to create a meaningful and impactful song. We were given the opportunity to write about what it’s like to grow up as youth in our country,” says Mana, aged 20, one of the artists involved. The song will open Youth Week 2022 and be available from 6 May across platforms such as Spotify, Youtube and Apple Music. Youth who want to be part of creating a

song can join online events such as the Power Of Word which will include all the steps from writing lyrics to making ‘beats’.

It’s not just youth who engage with Youth Week but also those who work directly with youth or provide services to them. Masterton District Council and Carterton District Council are working collaboratively over the week to encourage local youth to consider joining their Youth Councils. These aim to include young people in local decision-making on issues that a˝ ect youth in their communities. Youth council members also receive professional development and experience personal growth as a result. Enquiries in Masterton can be made to youthcouncil@mstn.govt.nz or in Carterton to cartertonyouthcouncil@cdc.govt.nz. Rangatahi in South Wairarapa are being encouraged to join either council. The inclusiveness towards South Wairarapa is re˙ ective of Youth Week itself which looks to unite youth and be welcoming to all. Drop-in youth meetings throughout the week are also being planned across Wairarapa by the councils. Paying attention will also be Wairarapa Road Safety Council who do a lot of work with youth to promote safer driving. Young drivers make up only 7% of all drivers but 14% of crashes. Drivers on their restricted licences are seven times more likely to be involved in a fatal or serious injury crash as opposed to other drivers. WRSC are encouraging youth to engage with Road Safety Week from 9-15 May which also overlaps with part of Youth Week. Youth are encouraged to join SADD (Students Against Dangerous Driving) which operates in every college across Wairarapa. A Youth Symposium to promote safer road behaviours is planned for June and will work with SADD and the Masterton and Carterton Youth Councils. For more on Youth Week 2022 and ways Wairarapa youth can be involved, visit www.arataiohi.org.nz/youthweek

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Farm worker packages appealing Average growth of 13 per cent in pay packages in the past two years is another reason for more New Zealanders to consider a career in agriculture, said Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard. The 2022 Federated Farmers-Rabobank Farm Remuneration Report, showed that since the 2019/2020 survey weighted average incomes in the dairy sector have grown 15 per cent (to a ‘total package’ average value of $67,251). They’re up 14 per cent, to an average of $66,859, in the sheep and beef sector; and up 7 per cent in arable (to $68,618). “Our survey shows that on top of wages adding in other factors that make up the total value of remuneration packages for farm staff, such as accommodation, meat, firewood and KiwiSaver, there’s several thousand dollars of extra value to workers across all the sectors,” Hoggard said. “In towns and cities, big chunks of workers’ income are swallowed by accommodation costs. But

in our dairy sector 75 per cent of employers provide accommodation for staff (61 per cent sheep/beef; 41 per cent arable), with the average accommodation cost per week being $157$187.” The survey, carried out by independent firm Research First, is based on responses from 729 employers/farm sector businesses of all sizes, covering more than 2200 employees. “So as well as job security in a sector that has ploughed ahead through tough covid times as the engine room of our economy, plus the satisfaction of working outdoors and growing quality food for families here and in scores of other countries, the survey makes clear there are solid pay packages available,” Hoggard said. Those who have the right attitude and show leadership potential can find satisfying career pathways. For example, in the past two years the total value of the remuneration package for a dairy operations manager has jumped 25 per cent to an

average $107,593 and a sheep/beef stock manager is earning an average 18 per cent more in wages and add-ons for a total average of $78,076. The Feds-Rabobank survey also shows that across the sector, average reported hours worked fall below the International Labour Organisation recommended maximum standard working time of 48 hours per week (for full-timers – dairy 47.2 hours, sheep/beef 44.8, arable 46.2). Rabobank New Zealand CEO Todd Charteris said the 2022 report is the 13th report the bank has developed in conjunction with Federated Farmers since 2008. “In addition to data on farm salaries and total package values, the report also provides a host of useful information related to on-farm positions across the dairy, sheep & beef and arable sectors,” he said. “We’re really proud to partner with Federated Farmers to produce this report which both employers and employees can use as a reference.”

COUNTRY LIVESTOCK Report for Week Ending 29 June 2022. Feeder calves: Angus X bull 1 at $115, Friesian bull 1 at $70, Angus x heifer 1 at $120.

Sheep: Ewes 4 at $70, 4 at $175, 2 at $122, 5 at $107, 11 at $167. Lambs 4 at $114, 2 at $138, 8 at $145, 1 at $110, 4 at $112, 4 at $111, 1 at $80, 12 at $114.

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40 Wairarapa Midweek Community Events Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Food Market: Food Trucks, 4.30-7.30pm outside the Masterton Town Hall, rain or shine. Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Free oneon-one device support for seniors. Call 0800 373 646 to book an appointment. Martinborough: St Andrew’s Church, 9.30-11am; Featherston: Featherston Community Centre, 1.30-3.30pm. Steady As You Go: Falls Prevention and Balance Class, 9.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Thursday Morning Bikers: Meet at the fountain at the Queen Elizabeth Park entrance, 9.30am [summer], 10.30am [winter]. Contact Liz.ocean41@gmail.com Patient Activity Programme: At Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton, 10am1pm. Call Kirsten 399 1050. Parkinson’s Exercise Class: 1.30pm, at the Wairarapa Boxing Academy, Dixon St. Call Roslyn [027] 264-8623. Alcoholics Anonymous: Featherston Community Centre, 7.30-8.30pm. Call 0800 229 6757. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm. Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, 79, Queen St, Masterton, open 1-4pm. Research assistance available if required – free service but donations appreciated. Wairarapa Fern and Thistle Pipe Band: Weekly practice, Masterton Brass Bandrooms, Park Ave, Masterton. Email fernandthistle21@gmail.com Belly Dance for Beginners: Kiwi Hall, Featherston, 6.30-7.30pm. Call Antonia Blincoe [021] 105-7649. Danzability Class: 10.30-11.30am, at St John’s Hall, 73 Main St, Greytown. Call Rachel Horwell [022] 077-2654. Ruamahanga Club: Cards – 500, 1-4pm, at Wairarapa Services Club, Essex St, Masterton. GirlGuidingNZ: Carterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 4.15-5.30pm. Carterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 6-7.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, tutored classes available, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019 or Elissa [0274] 706-528. Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate: South End School Hall, 275 High St South, 6.30-

8.30pm. Call Jacqui [027] 325-3370. Narcotics Anonymous: 7.30-8.30pm, at St Matthew’s Church, Church St, Masterton. Carterton Community Choir: 7.15-9pm, at Carterton School, Holloway St. Call [022] 373-4299. Masterton Petanque Club: 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064. Social Learners Bridge: 1-3.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Barbara [06] 304-9208. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Red Star Table Tennis Club: 5-7pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066. 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 Toy Library: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: 57 High St [behind Carters], Carterton. Housie, at 1pm, afternoon tea supplied. Call Pauline Hodgson [027] 406-6728.

FRIDAY, MAY 6 Spontaneous Dance: Kiwi Hall, Featherston, 6.30-8pm. Call Pavla Miller [022] 075-3867. Sunset Cinema: Carterton Events Centre, Rangatahi Hub. Doors open 7pm, movie starts 7.30pm. Info at sunsetcinemacarterton.com Masterton Social Badminton Club: Wairarapa College gym, Cornwall Street entrance, 7-9pm. Contact Hamish Macgregor [021] 259-7684 or Sam [021] 055-2113. Justice of the Peace: Carterton library noon-2pm; Masterton District Court 11am1pm; Eketahuna Library 1.30-4.30pm. Aratoi: Toitu Te Whenua, The Land Will Always Remain, artists Jacqui Colley, Bruce Foster, Ian-Wayne Grant, Simon Lardelli, and Jenna Packer to Jun 26; William’s Legacy: The Beetham Portraits to Jun 26; Hamish Kummer: The way I see it! to May 15; Nga Haerenga/Journeys – Celebrating Matariki to August 21. Kids Song & Story: 9.30-10.30am, a social hour for preschool children and their caregivers, Epiphany Church hall, High St, Masterton. Call Anne Owen 377-4505. Seniornet Wairarapa: Computer/cellphone

help, 1-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Quit Clinic at Whaiora 9am-noon. Support available across Wairarapa at no cost to you. Call Whaiora 0800 494 246. Needlework & Craft Drop-in: 10am-noon, Featherston Community Centre. Call May [06] 308-6912 or Virginia [06] 308-8392. Cloth Collective Sewing Workshop: 10am2pm, Kiwi Hall Supper Room. Call Sara Uruski [0274] 474-959. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. Carterton Craft Market: Mon-Sat: 9am4pm, Sun: 10am-3pm, 25 High St North, Carterton. Call Desley [027] 787-8558. Greytown Music and Movement: For preschoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact email admin@stlukesgreytown. co.nz Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. If weather not good it’s in youth centre of Event Centre. Text dance groove to [022] 321-2643. Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 5.30-6.30pm, Trust House Recreation Centre back pool. Call Stu [027] 295-4189 or Lucy [021] 0204-4144. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401. Carterton Senior Citizens: 1.30-4pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, Carterton Memorial Club, Broadway.

SATURDAY, MAY 7 Wairarapa Spinners and Weavers: 10.30am-2pm, in the Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Lynette 377-0236. Featherston Fusiliers: Wargaming and boardgames club, meet at Featherston Assembly of God cafeteria, 22 Birdwood St, 10am-4.30pm. Contact featherston. fusiliers@gmail.com Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Sat/Sun 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Lesley Hodgins [06] 372-6433. Cobblestones Museum: Daily 10am4pm. Printing Works: Sat/Sun, 1-4pm. Cobblestones Museum, 169 Main St, Greytown. Call [06] 304-9687. Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon. Call Paul

Dodge [021] 0262-6595. Wairarapa Farmers’ Market: 9am-1pm, Solway Showgrounds Masterton, entry from Judds Rd, under the grandstand and nearby redwood tree. Lions Book Sale: 9am-1pm, also DVDs, CDs, records and jigsaw puzzles, next to Wairarapa Farmers Market, Solway Showgrounds, under the grandstand, entry from Fleet St and Judds Rd. Featherston Weekly Market: 8am-2pm, 33 Fitzherbert St. Wairarapa Cancer Society Supportive Care Services: Free services for anyone needing support after a cancer diagnosis. Call (06) 378-8039. Women’s Self Defence: With Dion, 9am, band rotunda, Queen Elizabeth Park. Call [020] 4124-4098. Parkrun: Weekly 5km run/walk. Measured, timed, free. 8am start, at the Woodside end of the Greytown rail trail. Info: parkrun. co.nz/greytownwoodsidetrail Martinborough Museum: Open Sat and Sun at No 7 The Square, 10.30am-2.30pm. No admission charge but donation/koha appreciated. Featherston Heritage Museum: Behind the Featherston Library and Information Centre. Sat and Sun 10am-2pm, other times by arrangement, groups welcome. Call Elsa [021] 263-9403. Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Masterton Library, 10am-noon. Carterton District Historical Society: 150 High St North, Carterton. Open by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564. Toy Library: Masterton: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Featherston: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: 57 High St [behind Carters], Carterton. Winter Bowls: 1pm. Call Pauline [027] 406-6728. Golf Croquet: 1.15pm start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109.

SUNDAY, MAY 8 Wairarapa Word: Presents author John Summers 3-4pm, Rangatahi Hub, Carterton Events Centre [entrance at the back of the building], Holloway St. Masterton Marauders Wargaming Club: At the Masterton Croquet Club, 1-5pm. Call

Vince Cholewa [027] 344-1073. South Wairarapa Pipe Band: Practice at St John’s church hall, Featherston, 4-6pm. To confirm time please call Gordon [027] 414-7433 or [027] 628-5889. Carterton Farmers Market: Memorial Square, 9am-12.30pm. Call [027] 6639011.’ Narcotics Anonymous: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call 0800 628 632 Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9am-noon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Myrna Lane 377-3064. Masterton Car Boot Sale and Market: 6.30-11.30am, Essex St car park. Contact ja.murray@xtra.co.nz Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: 57 High St [behind Carters], Carterton. Association croquet, 9am start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000.

MONDAY, MAY 9 Indoor Bowls: 1.30pm Club Carterton, Broadway. Call [027] 645-0905. Steady As You Go: Falls Prevention and Balance Class, 9.30am, A/G Church, Featherston. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Keep Fit!: 9.30am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Line Dancing: 10.40am, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Steady As You Go: Falls Prevention and Balance Class, 1.30pm, Senior Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Call Age Concern [06] 377-0066. Literacy Aotearoa: Free computing and digital device classes for adults. Call 377-4214. Creative Hands Programme: At Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton, 10amnoon. Call Kirsten 399-1050. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm. East Indoor Bowling Club: 7pm. Call Julie 377-5497 or George 378-9266. Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate: Greytown St John’s Hall, Main St, 6.30-8.30pm. Call

Paul [027] 376-9804. Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm. Call Shaun O’Brien [027] 672-6249. Carterton Scottish Dance Club: 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. Call Elaine 377-0322. Wairarapa Services Club: Cards – 500, 1.30pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. Mah Jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Pat Hamilton [06] 308-9729. Senior Citizens Club Cards: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Val [06] 308-9293. Art for Everyone: Featherston Community Centre, 7-9pm. Call Sandie [021] 1574909. Red Star Table Tennis Club: 6-8pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Support available across Wairarapa at no cost to you. Call a Quit Coach based at Whaiora 0800 494 246. Play Gym: St James Church Hall 116 High St, Masterton, 9.30-11am, for 0-3-year-olds. Carterton Food Bank: 10-11am Mon-Fri at Haumanu House [down the lane between Carters and the Clock Tower]. Call 379-4092. Carterton Community Toy Library: Events Centre, Holloway St, Mon-Sat during CDC Library hours. Hospice Wairarapa Support Services: Free of charge for anyone dealing with a terminal illness. Call [06] 378-8888. CCS Disability Action Wairarapa Office: 36 Bannister St, Masterton, 10am-1pm Mon-Fri. Call 378-2426 or 0800 2272255. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Beginners Linedance Class: 6-7pm. Linedance Intermediate Class: 7.30-8.30pm. Call Wendy [027] 319-9814. Epilepsy Support Group: 11am at the Salvation Army office, 210 High St South, Carterton. Call 0800 20 21 22. Citizens Advice Bureau: Free and confidential advice, Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, 43 Perry St, Masterton. Call 377-0078 or 0800 367-222. Masterton District Brass Band: Rehearsals at 7pm, in the Band Room, Park Ave, Masterton. Call [022] 574-0742. Carterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 8pm, Salvation Army Community Rooms, 210

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TUESDAY, MAY 10 Masterton Toastmasters: Meet in the Salvation Army Hall, 210 High St, Carterton, at 7.30pm. Call Ben [027] 892-0730. Digital Seniors Wairarapa: Free oneon-one device support for seniors. Call 0800 373 646 to book an appointment. Carterton: 3 Mile, 66 High St, 9.3011.30am; Greytown: Greytown Library, 1.30-3.30pm. South Wairarapa Badminton Club: Featherston Sports Stadium, Underhill Rd, at 7.30pm. Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club: For the school term. Classes are weight and skill dependent; Beginners, 5-9 years, 5.30-6.15pm; 10 years+ [including adults] 6.15-7.30pm. Caregivers Programme: At Hospice Wairarapa, 59 Renall St, Masterton, noon1.30pm. Call Kirsten 399 1050. Justice of the Peace: Masterton library 11am-1pm. Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate: Martinborough Primary School Hall, cnr Dublin and Roberts sts, juniors 5.306.15pm. Call Clare [027] 832.9743; juniors and adults 6.15-8pm. Call Anna [021] 163-8867. Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, 79 Queen St, Masterton, open 1-4pm. Seniornet Wairarapa: Computer/cellphone help 1.30-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654. Paint/draw: From live model,10am-noon, at Masterton Art Club, Victoria St. Call Elissa Smith [027] 470-6528. Free Literacy and Numeracy Classes: At Literacy Aotearoa Masterton. Call Carol [022] 524-5994 or visit us at 340 Queen Street, Masterton. Masterton Alcoholics Anonymous: 7.30pm, St Matthew’s Church Hall, 35 Church St. Call Anne 378-2338 or David [021] 116-5505. Social Bridge: At South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club, 1.30-3.30pm, no partner needed. Call Lesley [021] 299-

6389. Wairarapa Services Club: Cards – Euchre, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Pippins, 5-7 years, 3.45-5pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Dance Fitness: 6.30-7.30pm, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830. Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown. Red Star Table Tennis Club: 9am-noon at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call Peter [027] 566-4664 or Brian 377-4066. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 10am. Featherston Wahine Singers: 7-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Susan [021] 246-4884. Carterton District Historical Society: 150 High St North, Carterton. Open by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564. Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve [027] 333-3975. Central Indoor Bowls Club: 7.30pm, Hogg Crescent hall. Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Association: Meet for social indoor bowls, 500 cards, or a chat 1-3pm, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire 377-0342. Free Community Fit Club: 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di [027] 498-7261. Woops A Daisies: Leisure Marching Team practise 4-5pm, at the Trust House Rec Centre Stadium. Call Cheryl [06] 370-1922 or [027] 697-6974. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club: Games afternoon, including cards, board, darts, pool etc. Call Doff 304-9748. Girl Guiding: Pippins [5-7 years] 3.455pm. Call Chrissy Warnock 372-7646. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: 57 High St [behind Carters], Carterton. Association Croquet: 9am start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000. Winter Bowls: 1pm. Call Pauline Hodgson [027] 406-6728. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401.

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artists, 47 High St North, Carterton, WedSun, 11am-3pm. Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll. Couple inquiries to [027] 333-1793. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 5.30-7pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Dance Fitness: 9.30-11am, pre-schoolers with parents or caregivers, music and movement and art, at Fareham House Hall Featherston. Call Justine [0204] 105-2830. Wairarapa Services Club: Rummikub, 1pm, at the club, Essex St, Masterton. Cards: “500”, 1.15-4.15pm, at the Carterton Club. Call Barbara 379-6582 or Val 379-8329. AA Meeting: At 7.30pm, Epiphany church hall, High St, Solway, Masterton. Call [027] 557-7928. Silver Ukulele Club: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Jan [06] 3088556. Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, improvers 5-6.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135. Kiddie Gym: For 0-3-year-olds, 9.30-11am, at St David’s Church, corner High and Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 379-8325. Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group: Join us for sports, food, and leadership, Carterton Events Centre. Text “R2R” to [027] 742-2264. Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm, tutored classes available, also print on Fridays, at 12 Victoria St. Call Elissa [0274] 706-528. Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park. Call Ann Jackson, 3725758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285. Te Runga Scouts: Cubs, 6-7.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Wairarapa Singers: Choral singing, based in Masterton. Call Sean Mulcahy 379-9316. Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10am-noon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 3701604 [church office]. Carrington Bowls & Croquet Club: 57 High Street [behind Carters]. Golf Croquet: 1.15pm start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz by noon Thursday prior

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Special Olympics Wairarapa Come and Join the Fun! Have a Go Day Special Olympics Wairarapa is looking for athletes and volunteers to join one or more of our awesome sports offerings. You can join the athletics, swimming, basketball and/or football team! Whether you want to play, coach or help out in another way, we d love to hear from you. You can find more general information about Special Olympics and athlete eligibility at specialolympics.org.nz To register your interest for the Have a Go Day on the 14th May 2022, 9am - 1pm at the Carterton Event Centre please email by Tuesday 10th May 2022 to wairarapa@specialolympics.org.nz

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customers. We are looking for an experienced Retail Sales Consultant with a passion for Paint and Accessories to join our locally owned and operated store in Masterton. This position is focused on providing our customers quality advice and inspiration on their relevant decorating project. This is a varied role, that covers all areas of interior decorating, with a focus on Paint. You will be selling, quantifying, mixing paint and providing expert instructions for DIY customers to successfully complete their projects. We are looking for someone that thrives on taking ownership for their success. The ideal candidate: • Proven Successful Selling Experience in a similar or related industry • Technical ability the ability to accurately quantify for interior projects, specifically paint and wallpaper qua quantities. • Computer aptitude familiar with all Microsoft products and the ability to pickup new systems quickly and easily • Strong Customer Focus • High Attention to detail • You are motivated and energetic and work well as part of a team. If you ready for a new adventure and believe you will be a great addition to our team, then please get in touch. Send us your CV outlining your experience, and a cover letter as to why this role is for you. Email: The Store Manager at manager.masterton@guthriebowron.co.nz Please note: You must have a current full y allowed to work in New Zealand.

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Chris Cogdale Greytown 12 Carterton 47 Carterton coach Neil Rodger is keeping his feet firmly on the ground despite his team’s resounding victory over fierce rivals Greytown at Greytown. The win has Carterton one point away from qualifying for the Lane Penn Trophy final. The maroons also locked away the Grant Cup [for matches between the two clubs] in the trophy cabinet for what Rodger thought is the first time since 2018. Rodger felt the performance was a big improvement on the first round 29-20 win over Marist. “Unlike the week before where we probably played for 15 minutes, we played for 60 this week,” he said. “We put a whole lot of phases together and we dominated at the collision but also dominated in regard to time with the ball. “We probably dominated the scrum and that went well, and the lineout went way better than it did last week but I wouldn’t say we dominated the lineout.” Rodger said Carterton had 12 positional or personnel changes from the Marist game in an effort to give players ample time on the field. One of those changes was regular prop Tupou Lea’aemanu, who moved to No 8 and had a devastating game on Saturday. Rodger said Greytown were obviously not the same championship winning side as last year but he’s certain that will change in coming weeks and they’ll be much stronger.

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Set piece dominance laid the platform for Marist’s bonus-point victory over Pioneer at Memorial Park No 2. Marist had a slight edge at scrum time, but the lineouts were the most telling with captain Peter Beech at lock and blindside flanker James Goodger regularly snaffling Pioneer ball. Beech said the set piece had been the focus at training in the build-up during the week, and it paid off. “If we get our stuff right then we know we can play off that, and we know we’ve got a good scrum and lineout,” Beech said. “There’s a lot of lineout experience there and Goodger is not the biggest fella, so you can get him up whenever you want.” Despite Marist’s set piece dominance, their

James Goodger dives over to score the first of his two tries. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV

first try came from broken play, when impressive young centre Hayden Cooper gathered an aimless Pioneer kick and headed off on a 30m run. From the ensuing ruck a Beech off-load gave winger Junior Muaimalae the space to race away for the first five-pointer. Goodger was next to score, diving over after a big charge from Sam Siaosi, and then a drop goal to Paddy Gluck from a wayward Pioneer tryline dropout gave the home side a 17-3 lead. A brilliant try to Pioneer’s outstanding firstfive Reece Calkin, which was started inside their own 22m by winger Colt Pureau narrowed the lead to nine points. A second converted try to Goodger had Marist take a 24-8 lead into the halftime break. The second spell, as is typical of many rugby games, was a stop-start affair not helped by the seemingly endless substitutions. A try to Siaosi after a strong surge from an attacking scrum by No 8 Ruperake Charles Oloapu extended Marist’s lead, before winger Flynn Tawhai-Johnson finished off a good team try for Pioneer, started by in-form flanker Himiona Haira. Beech said he was confident going into the game with the experienced hands in the forward pack. He was also impressed with three of the youngsters – Cooper, who is in his first year out of Wairarapa College, Oloapu on the back of the scrum, and Parau Hosking Ellis, a converted blindside flanker playing only his second game at first-five. Although Pioneer were well beaten on the scoreboard they never went away, and Beech said have the talent to be a real threat later in the season. “Himiona Haira – he was a pest. We had a talk about clearing him out from the ruck, but we still weren’t doing it that effectively and he got a lot of turnover ball, “And Reece Calkin has got some silky skills. He’s got a great kicking game and he can just direct the team around.”

East Coast 38 Gladstone 17

East Coast have one foot in the Lane Penn Trophy final after their commanding win over Gladstone at Whareama. Although the Coasties scored six tries, coach Aaron Matenga felt that their defensive effort won the game. “Our defence was a lot better, and we shut down their space a bit,” said Matenga. “Our scrum was pretty good, and it was an even battle in the lineouts, and the ruck ball was pretty contestable. “The decision-making was a huge improvement this week and it was a step up for us.” Matenga singled out halfback Bryan Arnold, and prop Josh Prentice, in his first game of the season, as outstanding for the winners. East Coast only need a bonus point over Martinborough next Saturday to lock in their spot in the Lane Penn Trophy final.

Eketahuna 13 Martinborough 16

Martinborough coach James Bruce praised his defence for their gutsy win over Eketahuna at Eketahuna. “Our team defence won us the game really,” Bruce said. “We defended really well for 15-20 minutes at the start, and they came away with only three points. “That’s all they got, and they were hammering our line, and we got better as the game went on.” Bruce said it was a typically bruising game against a tough uncompromising Eketahuna. “We hoped for improvement given we hadn’t played any preseason games, and we got it.” Bruce said numbers at the club were still not good, however, that should improve over the next couple of weeks with players returning from injury and illness.

Lane Penn Trophy Points Country – East Coast 10, Gladstone 5, Martinborough 4, Eketahuna 1 Town – Carterton 10, Marist 5, Pioneer 4, Greytown 1

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