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Masterton

Two-week closure on the hill

Masterton’s memorial to military men

A couple of Masterton men are hoping to erect a new memorial to highlight the contribution of two Wairarapa units to World War I. Full story P5

Night closures and daytime disruptions on the Remutaka Hill road will be taking place over a three-week period in May. Full story P3

Community

Community rallies to bring new oven

A recent call out from the Wairarapa Community Kitchen for more cooking facilities to help meet demand for meals was met when a brand new oven was delivered to their front door. Full story P6

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Transport

Artist makes finals

Carterton acrylic and resin artist Michele Marie Linkhorn has left her mark on the global art map after recently be�� in a prestigious worldwide art competition in the United States. Full story P10

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Rideshare service on the way

On Queens Birthday weekend, Natalie Dalziel will launch the regio�� st Uberlike service called Runabout. Full story P8

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Two-week closures on the hill John Lazo-Ron Night closures and daytime disruptions on the Remutaka Hill road will be common place over a three-week period this month. Night closures from 9pm until 4am are scheduled from May 16 to May 21, and May 23 to May 28. At all other times, stopgo traffic management will be in place. The daytime works will continue from May 31 to June 4 but the road will remain full open overnight. The programme of works come after a recent New Zealand Transport Agency [NZTA] engineering report found several sites on the hill needed priority attention. A closure was scheduled to begin in June but was moved forward due to the works needed. NZTA regional transport systems manager Mark Owen said the road’s long-term resilience was a priority because it was prone to slips from heavy rainfall which overflows the stormwater drains. “The Remutaka Hill road is a lifeline for Wairarapa communities and the only direct vehicle route to the Wellington region,” he said. “This resilience work is necessary to ensure that safety of road users

Travel arrangements for traffic during the night-time closures: Sunday 16 May – Friday 21 May 9pm-4am full road closure Stop-go traffic control at all other times during these dates. Travel arrangements for night-time traffic 9pm-4am Bookings required. Night shift workers and others with essential commitments should contact remutaka@nzta.govt.nz to book escorted travel across the hill. Numbers are limited for driver and worker safety. Sunday 23 May – Friday 28 May 9pm-4am full road closure Stop-go traffic control at all other times during these dates. Travel arrangements for night-time traffic 9pm-4am Vehicles to queue and wait for pilot vehicle to escort them across the hill. No bookings required. Crossing times: • Hutt side to Wairarapa side – 10.30pm, 12.30am • Wairarapa side to Hutt side – 11.30pm, 1.30am Contractors putting in the barriers on the Remutaka HIll at night during the November 2019 road closures. PHOTO/FILE

and help prevent future slips and road closures from happening in the event heavy rainfall in the Remutaka mountain range.” Two high-priority sections would be strengthened from late May to early June to prevent future erosion and slips causing lengthy road closures and disruption to people’s journeys. Two culverts that are due for an upgrade will be worked on at the same time. Works being undertaken include building retaining

walls, adding new culverts and expanding capacity for existing culverts to manage stormwater overflow. Eight remaining sites identified in the engineering analysis report would be strengthened over the next few years, subject to funding. Owen said the NZTA was advising people to plan ahead because the lengthy road closures could cause disruption. “The Remutaka Hill Rd is steep, narrow and winding which makes it a challenging environment to work in.

“Having it fully closed to traffic at night during the main period of the works is essential to ensure the safety of our team. “Working at night encounters less traffic, and therefore less disruption to road users, however there will still be some impact on motorists during the day with the stop-go in place, so we’re advising everyone to plan ahead.” Although the closure could have an effect on transport businesses, McCarthy Transport Masterton Branch manager Pete Maclean

Monday 31 May –Friday 4 June Stop-go traffic control during the day. The road will be fully open for traffic from Friday afternoon and through the weekend until works resume. Access will be available for emergency services throughout the project. said, “as long as they don’t impinge us in the daytime [the closures] won’t affect us at all”. Maclean added, “Most of [their work is done] outside of those hours. We generally have trucks dispatched at the yard from 2 o’clock onwards, so if [drivers] have to wait at the gate for half an hour before they go over the

hill it’s not too much of an issue for us.” Access over the hill would be available for emergency services and night workers throughout the night-time closures via an escorted vehicle service. • Bookings for this service must be made in advance by emailing remutaka@nzta.govt.nz.

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Sisters add whakapapa to work Erin Kavanagh-Hall Whether they’re encroached upon by urban sprawl, regenerating after forest fires, standing tall after nuclear warfare, or nourishing one another through vast networks of roots: trees have important lessons to impart to humanity. This is the message of Family Tree Whakapapa – a travelling exhibition of more than 70 artworks by Carterton artist and writer Madeleine Slavick and three of her four sisters, based in their native United States. Family Tree Whakapapa first opened in Wairarapa at Aratoi Museum of Art and History in December, and is now on its second leg – opening at the Wallace Art Centre in Auckland last month. In Family Tree Whakapapa, Madeleine and her sisters – Susanne Slavick [based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania], Sarah Slavick [Boston, Massachusetts] and elin o’Hara slavick [Chapel Hill, North Carolina] – make critical commentary about environmental degradation and the disregard of nature in pursuit of profit. Through paintings, photographs and poetry, the Slavick siblings pay tribute to trees as both casualties and survivors of human-inflicted destruction. Madeleine says the exhibition was, in part, inspired by 1995 poem What Kind of Times Are These by American feminist writer Adrienne Rich – a reply to a 1940 poem by Bertolt Brecht, which theorised it was “almost a crime” to talk about trees in a time of “so many horrors”. Rich’s poem answers: “so why do I tell you/ anything? Because you still listen, because in times like these/to have you listen at all, it’s necessary/ to talk about trees.” Madeleine says she is hopeful Family Tree

The ‘Tree of Life’ was one of the artworks on display at the Aratoi Museum of Art and History recently as part of ‘Family Tree Whakapapa’ exhibition. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Whakapapa will help people gain a deeper respect for the natural world. “We have this idea of nature as this romantic backdrop that’s disconnected from humans, or being neutral and apolitical,” she says. “In fact, power and politics are imprinted on our landscape. Nature has become another marginalised community. “We wanted to offer a contemplative space where

people can appreciate the beauty of the world and, hopefully, come up with solutions.” Madeleine and her five siblings grew up in the US, where their artistic talents were nurtured by their parents, both educators, from a young age. All five of the Slavick sisters pursued art as a career, going on to showcase their work throughout the US, Europe and Asia, curate exhibitions, teach art at

university level, and be involved in community arts advocacy. The sisters’ work often explores social justice – influenced by their father Bill, a “liberal Catholic” and peace activist, who ran for the US Senate in opposition to the Iraq War. Madeleine, who has lived in New Zealand since 2012, has authored several books of photography, poetry and non-fiction. Her body of work featured in Family Tree

Whakapapa is focused on trees and greenery in urban landscapes – which are obscured and forgotten as the concrete jungles stretch and inflate into natural spaces. This theme is explored in her adopted home of Wairarapa, immortalising natural phenomena which, sadly, became invisible due to “progress”. Her photographs capture, for example, two cypress trees in the parking lot by Bin Inn in Masterton, which have since been felled; a creeping vine on a wall in Carterton now blocked by a new building development; and a tree near the Kuripuni roundabout, now concealed by a fire alert. “The trees are there one moment – and gone the next. “In urban development, trees don’t fit in with our priorities. Trees are marginalised, contained, and lessened.” Elin’s body of work is a collection of photographs taken over eight trips to Japan, capturing the trees that survived the WWII atomic bombing and the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Her photographs were solarised in the dark room – a process of re-exposing the photographic paper to light – to represent the flash of the A-Bomb. She also collected organic matter from surviving trees, and exposed them to the sun to create cyanotype photographs [stark white images on a cyan-blue background], again to capture the violence of light and heat from nuclear energy. One of the most poignant images, she says, is a fruit tree near the Fukushima reactor. “It’s beautiful – but its fruit is full of radiation and poison. “It begs the question – why do we still have nuclear power? “The trees represent the possibility of survival. It

was very emotional being in their presence – I cried every time.” Sarah’s body of work, “Elegy to the Underground”, also speaks to survival – inspired by the New York Times bestseller The Hidden Life Of Trees by German forester Peter Wohlleben. In his book, Wohlleben describes the forest as “a social network; a world wide web”– trees communicate with via electrical signals via their roots and across latticed fungal systems, and use the same systems to feed, nurture and protect one another. Sarah’s striking and expansive paintings, in oil, watercolour and ink, capture these networks, fusing together the concept of tree roots and human neural pathways. “Trees have much to teach us,” Sarah says. “They operate as a community and a cooperative – which is an amazing alternative to the individualistic, Darwinian, capitalist model we currently live under.” Eldest sister Susanne Slavick’s body of work was inspired by the ancient craftmanship of Tree of Life carpets and rugs – featuring embroidered images of trees in minute detail. Susanne sourced confronting images and forest degradation [including images of the 2019/20 Australian wildfires], and painted Tree of Life designs, in all their beautiful intricacy, over the top. In the midst of destruction, the Tree of Life images offer “a modicum of hope” for regeneration and restitution. “These trees do not lie down; instead, they stand up in persistence,” Susanne says. “It’s a homage to the resilience of nature.” • Family Tree Whakapapa will run at the Wallace Art Centre until June 13.

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Masterton’s memorial to military men Soumya Bhamidipati A couple of Masterton men are hoping to erect a new memorial to highlight the contribution of two Wairarapa units to World War I. The idea came to Alan Fielding, who was also the man behind the World War I [WWI] memorial on Remutaka Summit, when he saw memorials created in honour of other military units around the time of the war’s centennial. “I thought we needed something that was about these two military families,” he said. “I do think that these things should always be recorded. “If you don’t get hold of them at the magic moment, they just drift in history and get lost.” The Regimental and Drill Hall Memorial would pay tribute to the 17th Ruahine Company and the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment. It would also acknowledge the original Drill Hall building, which had been the army’s regional office. “If 17th Ruahine can’t be recorded here, it can’t be recorded anywhere.” Many local men also served in the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, Feilding said. His father had been part of the regiment between WWI and World War II. “I see these two units as families, military families of the district,” Fielding said. “Being in there, you’re part of this brotherhood of men.” Both Fielding and co-organiser Neil Frances had servicemen fathers, and both of their grandfathers were in WWI. Frances said the memorial would be located in the Masterton District Council [MDC]

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“To my knowledge, they’re not memorialised anywhere.” The proposed memorial had been designed by Niko Thomsen and The Sign Factory. Thomsen had also designed the Remutaka Summit memorial, and the new piece would be of a similar style. Plantings around the memorial would symbolise the different geographical areas the units fought in, with red, white, and blue flowers reflecting the colours of the Australian and New Zealand flags. The estimated cost of the memorial was about $17,000. The pair had received a grant from the Wairarapa Building Society [WBS], and local businesses had donated some materials. Frances and Fielding were now appealing to the community to raise about $10,000 to fund the remainder of the project. Fielding said those whose ancestors had been in one of the two regiments might wish to contribute to the cause. “All people need to do is go along to WBS and say this is for the Regimental and Drill Hall Memorial.”

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Community cooks up new oven John Lazo-Ron A recent call out from the Wairarapa Community Kitchen for more cooking facilities to help meet demand for meals was met last week when a brand new oven was delivered to their front door. The community kitchen supplied 444 meals in March 2020. This March it supplied 877 meals. In April, 2020 it supplied 247 meals. This April, it had already supplied 550 meals. The need for the oven was first noted on a recent visit by Masterton District councillors who had donated out of their own pocket to the communityled organisation. Councillor Brent Gare, who presented the donation, said the need for more facilities was evident given the demand the community kitchen was facing at the time. “Something needed to be done,” Gare said. “There is a need in the region many are unaware of. While the local economy might be doing well, not everyone is.” A couple of emails and phone calls later, Gare teamed up with Smiths City to provide a brand new Beko multicooker [valued at $4,500] for

Niki Knight [Laser Plumbing], Emma Wrightson, Selina Griggs [Smiths City], Miri Callister [C E and R Ltd] and Bev Jack around PHOTO/SUPPLIED the new oven delivered to Wairarapa Community Kitchen.

Wairarapa Community Kitchen. News of the new oven left manager Bev Jack shocked.

“Brent called me while I was on leave to say he had some good news,” she said. “I was just amazed.

The generosity from our community never ceases to amaze me.” But the generosity didn’t end there.

Local firms Laser Plumbing and C E and R Electrical also donated their time and expertise to set the oven in

place, rounding out the community collaboration. “I’m just really overjoyed by this,” Jack said. “It’s just amazing how businesses within our community have come together to make this happen.” Smith’s City manager Selina Griggs said donating the oven was a “no brainer” as it was vital to helping people in need. “It’s great to be in a position along with our partners Beko, to be able to help,” she said. “This will benefit the entire region.” With close to 100 volunteers from across Wairarapa coming in three times a week to help prepare meals, Jack said the extra oven would reduce the volunteer’s time and stress. “Volunteers had to wait for the oven to cook the dishes before they could put the next lot of dishes in, so it was a slow process at times,” she said. “This is definitely going to speed that process up for the volunteers and has made our job so much easier. “Thank you to everyone from the volunteers, to the businesses, to Brent, for being able to make this happen.”

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Rideshare service on the way John Lazo-Ron It’s been talked about, it’s been cried out for, and it’s been brought up numerous times on local social media pages. And now, the community’s call for a rideshare service in Wairarapa has been answered. On Queens Birthday weekend, Natalie Dalziel will launch the region’s first Uber-like service called Runabout. Dalziel, who lives in Featherston, said people would be able to use an app to request a ride to get from A to B throughout the region. The difference with this app would be the option to choose the driver, rather than the app allocating a driver. Dalziel had been shocked by the support she had received. “There’s a huge demand,” she said. “From my own experience, I know I would use such a service so why not get one started here.

“People are really excited about it because we really have nothing over here and this will help people who don’t have transport. “What made me happiest when I put this out there, was that there was not one single comment of negative feedback. It’s much bigger already than I ever thought it was going to be.” Runabout would

provide another avenue for meeting people and flexible employment, which Dalziel was looking for when she thought of the idea. “I worked on a sheep and beef farm, and I learned a lot of people living rurally get lonely,” she said. “There’s a high rate of depression and suicide amongst farmers. So, I thought it’s another opportunity to meet people in your town. “By providing these

employment opportunities to people locally, I think it will boost our economy as well as lower crime levels and drug abuse. “In rural areas all around New Zealand [drunk-driving] is a problem, so this would take that aspect away.” Dalziel has received 50 applications so far for people to become drivers for Runabout.

The majority came from Featherston. They were currently going through the certification process with the New Zealand Transport Agency. Dalziel said there would be no restrictions on what type of car was used, whereas other rideshare companies restricted cars older than 10 years being used. “As long as their car can achieve the certificate of fitness, I don’t care if it’s from 1950,” said Dalziel. “I want this to be as accessible to people as possible, so Runabout will refund to the drivers the cost for them to get their passenger endorsement

and certificate of fitness so more people can do it.” There would be a minimum charge of about $5.80 to cover costs for the driver getting to their destined location. After that, the ride would cost $1.35 per km, with a booking fee of $1.80 to keep the app running. Dalziel said a ride from Featherston to Greytown would cost about $18. “I would be charging passengers enough that it makes it worthwhile for the drivers because they’re paid a percentage of that.” Dalziel said there was also a delivery side to the app, where local businesses could use it to deliver food and other items.

Natalie Dalziel will launch a local Uberlike rideshare service on Queens Birthday Weekend. PHOTO/JOHN LAZO-RON

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Carterton

John Lazo-Ron

Carterton acrylic and resin artist Michele Marie Linkhorn has made her mark on the global art map by becoming a finalist in a prestigious worldwide art competition in the United States. Linkhorn wowed the judges in the art competition run by Artavita, [an online forum based in Santa Barbara, California where artists can share their work] with two pieces of her work, ‘Street Talk’, and a mixed work called ‘Breaking Ice’. Entering the competition came by chance for Linkhorn, who stumbled upon it while searching the internet. “I hadn’t heard about it before,” she said. “It was just something that I had come across ... I like to look at things on the internet and thought to myself, why not.” The artist of 16 years told Midweek she was surprised she made it as far as she did because it was the first time she had entered a competition. Although Linkhorn didn’t win, she said that making the finals in the

Carterton artist Michele Marie Linkhorn with her finalists certificate from a prestigious worldwide art competition she recently entered. PHOTO/JOHN LAZO-RON

competition, which had nearly 1000 entries, was just like winning. “I’m very happy,” she said. “It’s a competition that brings many artists from around the world. Out of all those [entries] to make it into the ﬁnals, because they’ve got some top artists, to me that was like winning.” The eventual winner and second and third

place winners of the competition have strong accolades behind them, which gave Linkhorn even more reason to be excited her work was recognised. “I’m a bit quirky to be honest,” she said. “I love doing this and to see [her work] make it as far as it did was brilliant.” After her ﬁnals display, Linkhorn said

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Runabout service is coming right on time I wanted to take this opportunity to take my hat off to Featherston’s Natalie Dalziel. For those who don’t know, Dalziel is on the brink of launching a Wairarapa ride-share service, similar to that of Uber and Ola, called Runabout. It is a first for the region and a very much-needed service, from what I have been told. Even in the short time I’ve been in the Wairarapa, it’s not difficult to figure out if you don’t have a vehicle yourself, getting from A to B can be pretty challenging at times; especially with limited public transport. But the reason I want to recognise Natalie and her new venture is not solely because it’s simply a great idea, but because of the many reasons behind her concept. When I asked her how she came up with Runabout, she said, “It was a combination of different things”. And those ‘things’ ranged from community connection, tackling

loneliness, depression, and suicide among farmers, providing employment opportunities, lowering crime levels and drug abuse, and a big one, dropping drink-driving numbers. Having a ride-share, I believe, will help eradicate these problems by a big margin. You take your typical Friday night or Saturday. People will want to head out to a bar or restaurant for food and a drink; they’ll want to go watch bands play at their local pub; they’ll want to go to gatherings or parties where alcohol is available. The dilemma is how much they can or cannot drink if they’re planning to drive or who draws the short straw to be the sober driver. Unfortunately, many also take the risk of drinking and driving.

And most know drink driving is a plague in Wairarapa. I don’t have space here to go on about the issue itself, but having a rideshare option will help bring peace to mind to those wanting an evening out that involves alcohol. Now, this is by no means me saying I’m supportive of people going out and drinking the night away until they pass out because, truthfully, I’m not. The reality is people will go out and do so. This is just a simple, hassle-free way to avoid drink driving and boost Wairarapa’s economy and create employment opportunities. Runabout has already received 50 applications for people to become drivers for Runabout.

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STREET TALK

The scariest animal in the world is ... David Murray African Bees.

Uttam Singh Floray Human beings.

Melanie Morgan Is an enraged female teenager.

Richard Alan Dahlberg One who is trapped. Like a politician who has said that they care.

Sarah Lysaght The one you can’t see but you know it’s onto you!

Kim Rose Powers Terriÿ ed of snakes, no matter how

Emily Ireland Sharks, but I have massive respect for them

small they are.

Debbie Flannery German Shepherds and Alsatians [dogs].

and the fact that the ocean is their home, not ours. Aidan Furkert Toby when he’s on the Cody’s.

Andy Thompson I’d say humans – have you seen the news over the last year?

Adele Dalton A snake.

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14 Wairarapa Midweek Extra Wednesday, May 5, 2021 ARATOI VOICES

Extra

Busy year for the Friends of Aratoi With summer over, the Friends of Aratoi are well and truly into 2021’s activities. They have so far catered at two exhibition openings and May will see them at two more, Then and Now – A century of Masterton Art Club and Pūkana: Te Karu o te Ika – Moments in Māori performance. Masterton Art Club dates back to 1921 when a committee of nine women set up a ‘sketch club’. By the 1940s, it had morphed into the Masterton Art Club. The club also helped raise funds for the Wairarapa Arts Centre, the forerunner of Aratoi. This exhibition, which opens at 5 30pm on May 7, will include work from both past and present members. Pūkana, developed by the National Library, is a celebration of Māori performance and performers across time and genres. The exhibition highlights performance from acclaimed artists such as Kiri Te Kanawa and Inia Te Wiata. Aratoi’s Pūkana will include a strong local component which has been developed with the Wairarapa Māori community and opens May 21.

Out of Monet’s Garden created by 20 members of the Masterton Art Club for the club’s exhibition at Aratoi in 2016. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

As well as catering for openings, the Friends are involved with fundraising events. May’s Art & Architecture Tour is sold out – all 75 tickets sold within two days of being advertised. This year the

tour visits houses and artists’ studios around the Greytown area. If you have missed out, then you can look forward to the 2022 tour but act promptly to secure tickets then. Hint: becoming a Friend of

Aratoi means that you get prior notice of all Friends’ events, including openings. Building on the success of last year’s Military Wives screening, the committee has decided to host another movie night, with the

kind co-operation of The Screening Room. Details are yet to be finalised but, in the meantime, with Friends of Aratoi membership, tickets to The Screening Room’s season of art films are just $10. The movie: Munch – Love Phantoms and LadyVampires will be screening on May 27. Plans for the Wairarapa Art Review are ongoing. All sponsors have been secured and entry forms are about to be released. There will be an online option for entrants to print off, as well as printed versions at the Aratoi front desk to collect. This year there is a $25 entry fee as the Friends would like the exhibition to self-support as much as possible so that the review generates little or no cost to Aratoi or the Friends of Aratoi. 2020 fund-raising efforts have enabled the Friends to donate $10,000 towards Aratoi’s solar panel project. 2021 is shaping up to be another successful year for Aratoi and for the Friends. • To join the Friends, visit www.aratoi.org. nz/support/friendsof-aratoi or collect a pamphlet from the Aratoi reception.

INTERNATIONALLY SPEAKING

Challenges facing global aid industry At its next meeting, on May 12, the Wairarapa branch of the Institute of International Affairs hosts John Norton to discuss ‘The Challenges Facing the Global Aid Industry’. Norton said: “The aid industry has long struggled with the principles of efficient use of aid moneys and providing for selfdetermination on the part of the receiving country.” It is his observation over 15 years that success with these principles has been largely muted. “A third principle – unspoken but nevertheless powerful – is the need for

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the donor agency to look good; it’s a reality that drives outcomes at the

expense of the other two,” he said. In his talk Norton will outline several reasons for this and explore how improvements might be made in the future. “Then, of course, there’s climate change,” he said, “and covid 19 will seem like a walk in the park compared to the looming issues of adaptation and the needs of developing countries.” How will they fare when developed countries begin struggling with their own issues? Norton has spent the past 15 years consulting in

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the aid industry. This was initially in the Pacific, then Indonesia for Disaster Risk Management, then back to the Pacific addressing disaster and climate risk governance and for the past 2½ years providing governance advice on climate adaptation and resilient development in the Marshall Islands, one of the four most climate vulnerable countries in the world. For eight years before this Norton was the director of the New Zealand Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management, after a

career in engineering and organisation management and development in central and local government. The meeting will be held at 8pm on Wednesday, May 12, at the Copthorne Hotel and Resort, High St, Solway, Masterton. Tea and coffee from 7.30pm. All are welcome. Non-members: $5 door charge. • For more information about the Institute of International Affairs contact secretary Aileen Weston, phone: (06) 372 5741, email: aileen. weston@orcon.net.nz

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PEEK @ PUKAHA

Great whodunnit mystery Dear friends, Picture this. It’s a sunny yet cool autumn day and you’re out walking on one of our nature trails when you come across a fern leaf. On a normal day it might be fairly unassuming and go relatively unnoticed, but on this particular day it contains a small white blob that catches your eye. On close inspection the blob appears to contain an insect that is clearly dead. What is this? What’s just happened? Well we can tell you that this is indeed one of the most bizarre yet mysterious phenomena known to occur in our forest. If you had said the insect had been hit by a giant snowball, that would be quite plausible. Snow joke. But it wouldn’t be true. Nor does it snow in our forest. Others might think

Mister Freeze, Batman’s nemesis, has had his signature Freeze Gun out and cryogenically frozen some poor unsuspecting sod. Wrong again. Nor is it an impact web [a powerful web blast that instantly wraps up enemies] shot from Spiderman’s wrist, although we admit, we have watched a lot of Marvel movies and it does look like it could be that too. We know where you are going next. Is it possible that it’s some other kind of spider web entrapment like what happened to poor Frodo Baggins when he encountered the giant spider named Shelob in The Lord of the Rings. No, nothing like that at all. Nor is it an insect being mauled by spit-like insect eggs, or having a shaving foam problem or some

Icing Sugar Fungi at Pukaha National Wildlife Centre. PHOTO/TARA SWAN

poor visiting child’s icecream that has fallen off their cone and landed on wee Freddy. So what is it and whodunnit? Toot-toot-ta-ra thank goodness for our rangers who can

provide the answer. It’s known as the Icing Sugar Fungus and it’s found in bushy forests. It works like this: microscopic parasitic spores grow naturally in our soil and are picked up by unsuspecting insect hosts. The spores germinate and penetrate the insects’ armour. They continue to grow inside their hosts feeding on their organs and within a matter of days, kill them from the inside out. Often the dead insect will appear to be stopped in the motion of whatever it was doing. A fine white mould that resembles icing sugar then starts to appear around the

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Southern Cross dominates Alpha Centauri shown here in the centre, is in fact three stars. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

About mid-evening during the month of May, the sky just south of overhead is dominated by our New Zealand emblem, the Southern Cross, and the third brightest star, Alpha Centauri. The latter star, which is more than a star, has become somewhat newsy lately. Alpha C is easy to ﬁnd, as nothing in the vicinity is as bright, and is just east of the cross, high in the sky these evenings. It is more than a star because what you see as one star are two stars in tight binary formation, one of them almost a twin of our sun. But there is a third star in the Alpha Centauri system called Proxima Centauri.

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Nick Sault This one is the star [sorry for the pun] of our late news. The Alpha Centauri system forms our closest star system, with red Dwarf, Proxima, just beating out its big binary sisters as our closest star [other than the sun, of course]. Now Proxima has just become more notorious by producing one of the largest ﬂares ever recorded. What also makes this event signiﬁcant, is that there was always

speculation among astronomers that despite being a dwarf star, Proxima’s two known planets could possibly be in the zone where life could have evolved. They are closer to their smaller parent star than Earth is to the sun. Unfortunately, that speculation is tossed out of the galaxy, because it is feared that no life would have survived a ﬂare of such violence, in which Proxima’s brightness increased 14,000 times.

Astronomers also have no idea how often Proxima erupts like this. We certainly would be in trouble if the sun behaved like that. Well, life wouldn’t have evolved on Earth if it was prone to such radiation blasts from its star. Mars is the only planet visible in our evening sky at the moment. On the 16th, the crescent moon joins Mars in Gemini. It should be a nice grouping, with the actual twin stars, Castor and Pollux nearby. No need to tell you exactly where to look. Just ﬁnd the moon in the northern sky. The moon will move on in subsequent nights, but Mars will stay in Gemini throughout the month.

Also, mid-month, you can test where due west is from your location. The brightest star in the sky, Sirius the dog star, is heading to set in the west. Between the 12th and 18th Sirius is poised almost due west at around 8pm. With the onset of winter, the mornings are dark enough for the commuters to enjoy a starry sky. If you are one, then you have to put you phone down while waiting for the train, as Jupiter and Saturn grace the overhead sky. If you are into astrology, note that Jupiter, the brighter one, is in Aquarius while Saturn is in Capricornus.

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DRINKING WATER STANDARDS COMPLIANCE As part of compliance with the Drinking-water Standards for New Zealand 2005 (Revised 2018), the Masterton District Council, Carterton District Council and Opaki Water Supply Association Inc are legally required to publish the following notice.

DRINKING WATER PUBLIC NOTICE Some plumbing fittings have the potential to allow minute traces of metals to accumulate in water standing in the fittings for several hours. Although the health risk is small, the Ministry of Health recommends that you flush a mugful of water from your drinking water tap each morning, before use, to remove any metals that may have dissolved from the plumbing fittings. We recommend this simple precaution for all households, including those on public and private water supplies.

This notice is placed jointly by Masterton District Council, Carterton District Council, and Opaki Water Supply Association Inc in relation to the water supplies in their districts. Kathryn Ross, Chief Executive 06 370 6300 161 Queen Street Masterton www.mstn.govt.nz

Jane Davis, Chief Executive 06 379 4030 28 Holloway Street Carterton www.cdc.govt.nz

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Loneliness is this world’s greatest problem. We find lonely people everywhere. We meet them everywhere even in the most surprising places. Even among the world’s most famous people we can find loneliness. Loneliness is a feeling of isolation, being unnoticed, uncared for or unloved. It’s a desolate feeling. For many people their tv, computer or phone is their greatest companion. Their contact with others is very casual. Many of us live in isolation. Many of our elderly people don’t talk with others and don’t see people who really care. We are creating a society that lives for self. We have many friends on social media but how many of them do we really know? To get to know someone we need to spend time with them. We need to turn our phones off, and give the other person our full attention to show them that they are valued. We need to show them that we are really interested in them. When did you last show that to someone else? We are not created to be alone. God said in the second chapter of the Bible “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helpmeet for him.” That’s God’s purpose for you—to serve others in your loneliness. Start today with something small for someone you know. There are great men in the Bible like

King David and the apostle Paul. They both suffered loneliness. But let’s be like them and turn to God in our loneliness. Paul said in 2 Timothy 4:16,17 that all men forsook him but that the Lord stood with him and strengthened him. Maybe you are in a position right now where you feel lonely and that nobody cares. Can I direct you to the One who really cares? His name is Jesus. He cares. He knows how you feel. Please take your loneliness to Him. Jesus knows what loneliness is. Everyone forsook Him at the end of His life and when He hung on the cross even His Father forsook Him. That is the greatest loneliness you can ever experience—to be isolated from God. Jesus was lonely and isolated from God on the cross so that you don’t need to be lonely again. Let’s reach out to Jesus in our loneliness as He is a compassionate Saviour. He is there reaching out to you. He offers you forgiveness, peace, joy, new life, friendship and so much more. Please don’t reject Him, because if you keep on rejecting Him you will be isolated from God forever when you die. Lonely forever. Are you trusting Jesus or yourself? Our next meeting will be Sunday 9th May at 2pm at The Little Haven. Everyone is most welcome. Afternoon tea will be served.

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What diseases can I get immunised against? Explained below are the vaccinations that are recommended and free for older people. As you get older you become more vulnerable to some infectious diseases and free immunisation is offered from 65 years onwards to protect you against these serious diseases. TETANUS [or Lockjaw] is a serious infection caused when bacteria that live in dirt and dust enter the body through a cut or wound. Tetanus causes muscle stiffness, painful spasms and sometimes death. DIPHTHERIA is a serious bacterial infection of the throat that can close off the airway. It can also affect the heart and nervous system and cause death. Because of immunisation, diphtheria is now extremely rare in New Zealand. However, it can still be brought back into the country through travel. COMBINED TETANUS & DIPHTHERIA vaccine is recommended when you reach the age of 45 years and again at the age of 65 years to boost the immunity you received as a child. The vaccine is free, but your GP may charge a small fee to give the injection. WHOOPING COUGH – If you spend time with babies and young children or are likely to spend time with young grandchildren in the near future, talk to your doctor or nurse about how immunisation can protect you and your family from other infectious diseases, like whooping cough. INFLUENZA [or the flu] is a serious illness that can sometimes be fatal. Every year around 400 people die from

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influenza. People of any age who contract the flu can end up in hospital, but it’s more likely if you’re older or have an underlying medical condition. Influenza can make an existing medical condition, such as asthma, emphysema or diabetes, a lot worse. The vaccine is made from a killed virus and cannot give you the flu. Every year the influenza vaccine is adjusted to protect against strains of the influenza virus that are most likely to be circulating the following winter, as these change from year to year. Influenza vaccine is free and recommended every year from age 65 years onwards. SHINGLES [or Herpes Zoster] is a painful rash affecting a particular nerve. It’s a long-term effect of chickenpox that can occur many years after a person has recovered from the initial disease. It can affect anyone who has previously had chickenpox and is more common in older people. Shingles usually lasts 10 to 15 days but can cause scarring and loss of vision if it affects the eyes. One of the most serious complications, particularly among older people, is nerve pain that lasts long after the rash disappears. Shingles vaccine is free at age 65 years. About 1 in 3 New Zealanders will get shingles in their lifetime.

GENERAL INFORMATION Adults younger than 65 years may be eligible for free immunisation against influence and other diseases if they have serious health condition that put them at greater risk of illness. Immunisation significantly reduces the chance that you will catch these diseases, but does not provide total protection against any disease, including influenza or shingles, but is strongly recommended by health professions as it may still reduce the severity of the disease. Free vaccines against these diseases are available at the general practice. Some doctors/ nurses may charge a small fee to give the combined tetanus and diphtheria immunisation at age 45. Many pharmacies also provide free influenza immunisation to those aged 65 years and over. Please consult your doctor, nurse or pharmacy if you have any other questions regarding any of these vaccines. • Citizens Advice Bureau in Masterton has a JP in attendance on selected days. Please phone to inquire when they will be attending.

FREE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 06 377 0078 or 0800 367 222 43 Perry Street, Masterton Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm wairarapa@cab.org.nz www.cab.org.nz

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SHERYL CHAND

with her Race Unity Speech Competition Award

Speaking out against racism Solway College Year 11 student Sheryl Chand recently came second in the Lower North Island Regional Final of the Race Unity Speech Competition, and qualiÿ ed to represent the region at the national competition in Auckland from May 7-9.

An initiative of the New Zealand Baha’i community, the Race Unity Speech Awards provides a platform for Year 11 to 13 students to express their ideas on how we can improve race relations in Aotearoa and are held in support of Race Relations Day (21st March). The topic for the Speech Awards is often aligned with the theme for Race Relations Day. This year it is “Kia Kotahi Te Hoe - Paddle As One.” The subject is one which is close to Sheryl’s heart. The almost 16 year-old was born in Fiji, moving to New Zealand with her family when she was four. Growing up in New Zealand, Sheryl says she has experienced quite a lot of racial prejudice. “I’ve been referred to as a black ******, hairy, and a curry muncher from strangers and people I know.”

In her speech, Sheryl wove her personal journey into her eight minute speech on confronting racial prejudice and what we can do as a country to eradicate it.

“I said in order to help eradicate racism, we need to expose ourselves to a diverse range of cultural experiences, share our own cultures, as well as discuss the negative phrases which a˜ ect people’s emotions. I believe schools have the potential to help minimise racial prejudice, by providing an environment where the voices of all students are valued and heard.” Sheryl has also had another success as the only student in Wairarapa to gain direct entry into the Shakespeare Globe Centre NZ’s National Shakespeare Schools Production after playing Orsino in an extract from Twelfth Night which was Solway College’s entry in the Wairarapa heat of the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival held on 13 of April. At the end of a week-long workshop this October at St Patrick’s College Silverstream, 24 of the around 50 students taking part will be selected to attend the Globe Theatre in London in July next year. “That was a big shock - I was not expecting it.” Sheryl says her parents and friends keep her motivated, as well as her Christian faith. “Reading the Bible and praying makes me feel strong and joyful. It helps me to overcome challenges. I especially like the verse Philippians 4:13. ‘I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.’ Sheryl points out the Bible has a message about racial prejudice. “The Bible says love thy neighbour as thyself.”

April 21st-23rd, twenty students from Wairarapa colleges attended the annual North Island SADD Conference. Here is how they found the experience: The conference was a heap of fun, I met new people and the information provided inspired me to start hosting more SADD events at our school. ~ Josh Wiegman, Kuranui College

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SADD is such an important group that all students around NZ can get involved. After all , understanding road safety can lead us to sa roads for all of us. ~ fer Janelle Hargood, Wairarapa College

Our next Regional meeting is Thursday 6th May, 4-5pm at REAP House, 340 Queen Street. RSVP on details below. If you are aged 13-19 and wish to work with us on road safety initiatives and have a youth voice, come along.

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Youth week 2021 we’re stronger together Youth Week 2021 creates intentional space for young people to lead and respond to their own wellbeing and that of their wh˜nau and c ommunities.

“Youth workers and the wider youth development sector are a vital part of the eco-system that supports young people of Aotearoa to thrive.”

Ara Taiohi (the peak body for youth development) is the kaitiaki of Youth Week, an annual festival of events where we as a nation are able to celebrate our young people, their strengths, talents and resilience. “Traditionally, Youth Week’s primary strategy is to support young people in our communities to run creative events for and with other young people”, says Shannan Wong, Director of Youth Week. “2021 provides the opportunity for young people and youth sector organisations to take the lead in planning events with pivoting abilities to align with government Covid expectations”.

Celebrating Youth Week at Y Central

This year’s theme, chosen by young people, re˜ ects a commitment to the wellbeing of all of Aotearoa, and the important role young people play in this. In collaboration with CCS Disability Action and Deaf Aotearoa, the theme re˜ ects the commitment to ensure that all young people are able to engage. “Early indications and predictions are that young people are disproportionately a° ected by the e° ects of Covid-19, particularly in the areas of wellbeing and employability,” says CEO of Ara Taiohi, Jane Zintl. “Youth workers and the wider youth development sector are a vital part of the eco-system that supports young people of Aotearoa to thrive. “As kaitaiki of Youth Week, we are very pleased to be providing young people and the youth sector with the opportunity to be creative, embrace whai w˛hitanga and ultimately to have fun.”

This is a joint project by Masterton District Council and Shift Wairarapa, an organisation working to improve the wellbeing of young women aged 12 – 20 years.

“The Village”, a short ÿ lm documenting the creation and journey of The Village, Carterton’s Youth at Risk housing initiative, is being screened at the Carterton Events Centre on Thursday 13 May. The Village is a three-year programme providing support for young people aged 15 to 19 years old, who are recommended because they are suicidal or from troubled childhoods, and need help to survive as young adults.

Based in Carterton and run by church leaders Jennifer and Wayne Poutoa, the housing initiative provides six on-site cabins, currently on-site on Broadway at Carterton’s Baptist Church but will be relocating in 2022. The Poutoa whanau live on site too, sharing

MONDAY 10 MAY

Sports night down at the YMCA, 371 Queen Street, Masterton. Come down and have fun with other youth members. Bring your family and enjoy an open night of Zumba and sports.

The central region are running a Youth Zoom Fono on this evening. Bring some of your young people on here to intro and also talk about things that they would like to see for young people?

 Zumba 5–6pm  YMCA Masterton Sports 6–9pm  Volleyball night

MPP Youth Zoom Fono Meeting 6.30-7.30pm

FRIDAY 14 MAY Test your level of ÿ tness through ZUU movements. ZUU is a Global Fitness Phenomenon of Bodyweight Training that is Low Impact.

TWELVE24!

twelve24 is a space for young people aged 12 to 24, with a heap of amazing interactive installations that will take your breath away – and be ideal for photo and video backdrops for your socials!

Short ﬁlm captures life for Rangatahi in The Village

SUNDAY 9 MAY

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Blitz Bootcamp 6pm @ Makoura Gym Makoura College, Makoura Road, Masterton

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valuable life skills and working alongside a strong neighbour support network, they collectively encourage Rangatahi into training, employment and reconnecting with wh˛nau .

During the young people’s time at The Village, Jennifer and Wayne work hard to revive their identity and raise their selfesteem. The vision is that they would go “into the world” as capable and stable young adults. Jennifer is the mother ÿ gure for the young people. Speaking to the Wairarapa Times Age when The Village opened in February 2020, she said “When we moved from Porirua to here three years ago, we wanted to carry on helping youths – this is what we do. “I am the mum here that cheers them on, and they really haven’t had that. These kids think they have to be someone else to ÿ t into society. But they just need a chance to ÿ nd themselves again.” Wayne said over the years, the young people he had helped su° ered from anxiety and depression and were usually too scared to live their lives at all. “They have shut o° and shut down. The ÿ rst year of the project is to get these kids an individual life, a life for them. We help them get jobs and gain personal survival skills.” Wayne said along with the skill building, a huge part of what he taught was patience. “I am teaching that if they want to be on a plane to a di° erent country or up to Auckland, they need money and capability, they need a dream, but most importantly, they need to learn patience.” Each cabin cost $15,000 with three donated and the rest fundraised for. Most supplies for the ÿ t-out for the cabins was donated by Carterton and Masterton businesses and supporters. The cabins were sourced by Chris Dugdale of the Dugdale Charitable Trust. The six cabins are ÿ tted out with curtains, blinds, carpet, a bed and bedding, shelving, a desk, two chairs, and a heater.

A certiÿ ed motorcycle engineer by trade, Dale has ÿ rst-hand experience launching and growing successful motorcycle dealerships and training young people through apprenticeship programmes. Passionate about helping young people achieve the best career outcomes for their personal circumstances, Dale is an advocate of non-academic vocational pathways, realising that not all young people are suited to tertiary education.

Wayne and Jennifer Poutoa among the cabins at the Carterton Baptist Church back in February 2020

The ÿ lm screening is aimed at those working with Wairarapa youth initiatives, organisations, champions, educators and individuals working in the youth space. The documentary will screen at the Carterton Events Centre, Thursday 13 May 2021 to an invited audience. For more information about the ÿ lm contact cimone@kapaicarterton.nz

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The Village has a communal kitchen and laundry, and toilets and showers are down at the end of the lounge. Youth Speakers from The Village will be sharing their experiences within this community space at the ÿ lm screening. It will also be used as an opportunity to showcase rangatahi initiatives in Wairarapa, and organisations working in the region to mark Youth Week 2021. There will also be a guest speaker, Dale Williams, who is an advocate and champion for Rangatahi. Dale was the mayor of Otorohanga and is currently Chair of the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs and the newly elected member for council in Carterton.

12-14 May Open to young people 3-5pm 15 May Open to the public 10am-3pm for a gold coin donation that goes to Shift Wairarapa Bookings for youth groups will be taken for time slots on weekdays. Email baileyp@mstn.govt.nz for more details.

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The ﬁrst new sleeper on the Wairarapa Line

Wairarapa Line upgrade – we’re coming your way The KiwiRail, Metlink and Transdev team will be out and about in the community to talk to you about what we’re doing to improve the Wairarapa Line, and what this means for your commute. Monday 10 May

We will be on board the oﬀ-peak train services, and also at the Wellington Railway Station for Meet our Managers from 4pm to 5.30 pm.

Tuesday 11 May

Woodside Station from 9.00 am to 11.30 am Featherston Station from 1.15 pm to 7.20 pm

Thursday 13 May

Masterton Station from 9.30 am to 12.00 pm Carterton Station from 1.40 pm to 7.15 pm

Saturday 15 May

Masterton Station from 10.00 am to 12.00 pm

We hope to see you there.

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Lansdowne House

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Fish and Game in the sights Grace Prior A review has found Fish and Game New Zealand has been “plagued with problems” since its inception and calls for an overhaul of the governance structure. The independent review issued by the government last week made several recommendations for change. Fish and Game was set up in 1990 and managed sport fishing and game bird hunting across New Zealand. Its structure has been unaltered since its inception. “Despite having the services and assistance of an experienced governance expert for the whole time, there is near universal agreement that the organisation still lacks good governance,” the report said. The independent review was ordered last year by former Minister for Conservation Eugenie Sage, after a series of scandals and concern that the organisation was no longer fit for purpose. The review, undertaken by Belinda Clark and John Mills, found Fish and Game played an important role in environmental advocacy and stewardship. It also identified significant opportunities to strengthen governance and management good practices. Masterton deputy mayor Graham McClymont blamed Fish and Game’s approach for increasing costs and complexity on the Opaki water race consultation. Masterton District Council eventually decided to phase out the

Despite having the services and assistance of an experienced governance expert for the whole time, there is near universal agreement that the organisation still lacks good governance.

water race after repeated lobbying by the group. McClymont said the organisation had been “self-serving”, and was pleased change was coming. He could not understand its “antifarmer narrative”. Many members were farmers, and its approach had been “contradictory” and “needed to have balance”, he said. Masterton mayor Lyn Patterson supported the “timely” review. Associate minister of research, science, and innovation Ayesha Verrall said opportunities to strengthen governance and good practice were something Fish and Game could proceed with immediately. She said one of these actions was under way. “A second group of recommendations would require legislative change. As acting minister, I am seeking further advice from the Department of Conservation on these, as they require careful consideration by the government, given policy and legislative implications,” she said. Verrall said in the meantime that

Fish and Game had “sufficient work to do on implementing best practice”, and the review gave good guidance. She said an implementation steering group would be established to monitor progress. The steering group would be chaired by Fish and Game national chairman Ray Grubb and would be supported by senior staff from Fish and Game and the Department of Conservation. Grubb said the review provided an “overdue and welcome health check” of the organisation. He said it was encouraging that the report was a “ringing endorsement of our strong environmental advocacy on behalf of our 150,000 anglers and game bird hunters”. He said the report also provided a template for future results. The report recommended reducing the number of Fish and Game regions from 12 to six, the number of governors on each council from 12 to eight, and suggested ways of including iwi throughout the organisation. Grubb said the review panel went to “exceptional lengths” to display the full range of views from both within Fish and Game and external stakeholders. “What the reviewers identified is a huge disparity in views on the future structure. The review report, therefore, provides solutions where consensus was not going to be possible.”

A wedding celebration in full swing at Lansdowne House.

The perfect venue to celebrate that special occasion Tucked in leafy Keir Crescent in Masterton is Lansdowne House. The grand dame of an era where gracious dining, and dressing for dinner and dancing, were commonplace. Think Masterton’s version of Downton Abbey, minus the tribe of servants. Set in manicured grounds featuring trees dating over 100 years old, visiting Lansdowne House is truly a special experience. Let alone having a special event there. Built in 1924 as a private residence, the three-storey house has been an event for the past 50 years. Kadia and Richard Merralls purchased it 18 years ago and when Richard passed away in 2018, Kadia carried on the fine tradition. Kadia is supported by a loyal team and they are justifiably proud of the part they play in creating events in a unique and magical setting. The large and graceful trees show off the home’s grounds beautifully and are a picture to behold in any season. There’s several verandas guests can sit on, to admire the surroundings. In the cooler months six fireplaces create a cosy ambience inside. Superb wooden floors, leadlight windows, and window seats and 12 spectacular chandeliers add to the charm. With the

warm red glow of pelmet lighting and the abundance of flickering candles, there’s an atmosphere which can’t be replicated in modern buildings. When asked what she most enjoys about her work, Kadia answers unequivocally “creating happy memories!” She is renowned for hosting weddings, special birthdays, family reunions and any other events where groups can enjoy total privacy in lavish and historic surroundings. Built on the site of a much older house in the fledgling Lansdowne suburb of Masterton, what makes Lansdowne House so unique, is that the house has hardly changed since Hugh Williams commissioned it for his future wife, Helen Jones, in the 1920s. It was a major project for the Wairarapa architectural firm Watson, Gooder and Lee. Beautiful Rimu panelling is featured throughout, including the grand staircase often used by brides alighting from the first floor. A honeymoon suite is featured on the first floor with the nostalgic atmosphere of yesteryear but with all modern facilities cleverly entwined. Phone Kadia (06) 378 2097 or 027 220 9874 email lansdownehouse@xtra.co.nz or visit www.lansdownehouse.co.nz or Facebook

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From creating dishes to caring for patients “You look at each aspect of a patient’s life – not just the immediate health issue. There might aspects that might be affecting their health. In such cases I refer them to other experts at Whaiora.”

A change of life circumstances led to a new career path for Quanita Kawana. Quanita grew up in Masterton and became a qualified chef before moving to Australia where she lived in Cairns and on the Gold Coast for 10 years.

Quanita feels that being Maori often helps her Maori patients to connect with her.

“When I decided to move home as a single parent with my son Gabriel, he was just starting school so I needed a more practical career,” Quanita recalls. “And I was also not finding being a chef as fulfilling as when I was younger and wanted a change.”

“I think they often open up a bit more, especially with social issues.” Quanita had originally intended to work in a hospital environment but was attracted to Whaiora because of the post-graduate training that would come with the position.

Whaiora registered nurse Quanita Kawana.

Quanita’s mum set her on her new career.

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“We were sitting outside Masterton Medical and she said why not try nursing? I have been told all my life I should be in a caring role but that wasn’t what I wanted to do when I was younger.” Quanita graduated from UCOL last year and was offered a position as a registered nurse at Whaiora last November.

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It is the first job I have had where I never leave at the end of the day without a smile. Her role involves all the tasks that are typical of a general practice such as child immunisation, cervical screening, wound care and so on. Whaiora’s patients tend to be Maori, along with

some Pacifica and Pakeha, mostly from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. Whaiora uses a Te Whare Tapa Wha Maori model of healthcare which Quanita describes as being holistic.

“I love it here. I think the team here is really good. Everyone is very supportive and it is a family based team. “I especially like getting to know the patients, as some come back quite a lot. It is really rewarding knowing you are helping someone. “It is the first job I have had where I never leave at the end of the day without a smile.”

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Aged care nursing a rewarding vocation Registered nurse Emma Reading has worked in a hospital, as well as primary health care during her 13-year career. But the form of nursing closest to her heart is looking after elderly people requiring rest home care. For the past two years Emma has been a registered nurse at Carter Court Rest Home in Carterton. She graduated from Whitireia Polytechnic in 2008 then worked in the neuro-surgery ward of Wellington Hospital, followed by GP practices in Wellington, Tauranga and Masterton. Emma then took a break to have a baby boy with partner Tony, they called Marley, who has ongoing health issues. “I thought if I was going to leave him to go to work, I wanted to do something I was really passionate about,” recalls Emma. “I came for an interview at Carter Court and it was just wonderful. I walked in the door and it felt lovely and caring.” Emma says nursing in

a rest home is a whole other world to other nursing roles. “It was a bit of a change to work with the elderly. They have so many things going on. “When you work in a hospital, the patients usually have just one problem at a time. “When you work with the elderly, they usually have a lot of different problems. “You have to think about things in a bigger way so many things go into their care.

It’s the most rewarding job I’ve ever done, but also the hardest. “For example, you have to make sure they don’t have a fall, that they are eating and drinking properly, that their skin is healthy.” Rest home nurses have to look out for patients’ mental health as well, Emma points out.

Emma Reading, Registered nurse at Carter Court Rest Home.

“There is a lot they have to adjust to. Imagine being at home and doing everything yourself. “Then you move into a single room with all these new people around you. And there are some set regimes. It’s very difficult.” Rest home care is a dynamic situation, Emma says. “Things are always changing. You come into work and every single day is completely different. There is no easy line that you follow. “It’s the most rewarding job I’ve ever done, but also the hardest. You are not just thinking of one person. You have every

Celebrating International Nurses Day 2021 Nurses working across the Wairarapa make a signiﬁcant contribution to improving the health and well-being of our community everyday. From delivering high quality patient care to positively impacting society, Nurses play an important role in all stages of care including health promotion, disease prevention and treatment of acute and chronic illness. Tū Ora Compass Health recognises the collaborative work carried out by Nurses, Nurse Practitioners and Midwives in both community

resident to think about.” Rest home care is ultimately end of life care and this is a challenging part of the job for Emma. “It’s very hard to say goodbye to residents. You see our residents every time you come to work and they become a part of your family. “There is a saying that there is a line you should not cross as a nurse. But I feel if I am not sad when someone dies, then I shouldn’t be in this job. It is a job where you need to care. “You can teach someone how to look after someone but you can’t teach them how to care.”

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Masterton Medical Nurses working as part of the Tu Ora community vaccination team.

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Ethel valuing cultural journey at Kandahar Home Registered Nurse Ethel Carnate has worked at Enliven’s Kandahar Home for a year and has learned the importance of understanding di˜ erent cultures.

residents and their loved ones is something she is grateful for. Enliven has almost 160 nurses working in its rest homes across the lower North Island, including registered nurses, enrolled nurses, clinical nurse managers, clinical coordinators and managers.

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It’s important to them and to me that I learn about their family and their interests – we don’t just focus on their physical care. Ethel is originally from the Philippines and sought a job at Kandahar Home in Masterton after hearing from her friends about the opportunities provided there. “We have a lot of training on the core development of our skills,

and our Professional Development Recognition Programme. You don’t get that support everywhere.” She also notes the di˜ erence between a nursing role at a hospital compared with working in aged care.

“Here I can get to know the residents better, and on a holistic level too. “It’s important to them and to me that I learn about their family and their interests – we don’t just focus on their physical care.” She says living far away from her own family, making those connections with

THANK YOU! To all of our healthcare staff, and especially nurses, thank you for everything you are doing to keep our community safe and healthy. We all know the past year has presented some of the toughest challenges we have seen in recent times. As the country moves to roll out COVID-19 vaccinations, your role is crucial for the entire community, and we all thank you sincerely. Masterton District Council. WE ARE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WWW.MSTN.GOVT.NZ

Covid reminds public about important role of nurses Kandahar Home Registered Nurse Ethel Carnate loves getting to know the residents.

“Knowing that di˜ erent people do things di˜ erently really helps me to understand the residents that we are there to help,” she says.

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International Day of the Nurse is celebrated each year on May 12 – the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. • Enliven is always on the lookout for great nurses to join the team. If you, or someone you know is looking for a nursing role, visit www.psc. org.nz/jobs or email: recruit@psc.org.nz

The theme for International Nurses Day this year is “Nurses: A Voice to Lead.” The sub-theme for 2021 is “A Vision for Future Healthcare.” This global Covid-19 pandemic has shown the world the important role that nurses play in keeping people healthy across the lifespan,” says International Council of Nurses (ICN) President Annette Kennedy “While there has been signiÿ cant disruption to healthcare, there has also been signiÿ cant innovation that has improved access to care. “In 2021, we are focusing on the changes to and innovations in nursing and how this will ultimately shape the future of healthcare.” Howard Catton, ICN Chief Executive O˛ cer, added, “The pandemic has exposed the weaknesses in our health systems and the

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Wednesday 12 May 2021 enormous pressures our nurses are working under, as well as shining a light on their incredible commitment and courage. “What the pandemic has also done is given us the opportunity to call for a reset and the opportunity to explore new models of care where nurses are at the centre of our health systems. “We can only achieve this vision of future healthcare by generating new policies that pave the way for this sea-change and that is another key area

we will seek to focus.” The theme re˝ ects on the impact of Covid-19 on the health system and the nursing profession and how these might be a˜ ected into the future. Nurses, as the largest healthcare profession, must play an integral part in planning the future of healthcare. International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth.

Make and keep a safety plan I did a silly thing. No, actually, I did a stupid thing. And, as is the way with these things, I realised how stupid it was one nanosecond after I’d done it. How can we ensure that we don’t have these moments or at least minimise them? For some, the consequences can be nasty and long-lasting. I just wanted to straighten up the piece of wood in the log splitter. Did it really need it? No. And, even if it did, just don’t stick your hand in there. I was splitting rounds with a mate and we’d been chewing through the task at a steady rate. It was into the second day that a little bit of complacency showed up, that “she’ll be right” mindset had crept in. Afterwards, we agreed on a rule, “only the bloke controlling the wedge puts his hands in the cradle”. Boom. So simple, but why hadn’t we explicitly agreed this beforehand? Undoubtedly there was a tacit assumption but, as I now learn, it’s far better to make this clear. No matter how old or experienced you are, assume nothing. Also,

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Mike Osborne even if you’re working a log splitter by yourself, run through in your mind the set of rules you’re going to follow. Presencing a set of rules or checklist before undertaking any activity changes behaviour. You might have done something a million times but going over your “rules” each time alerts your brain. I was lucky, very lucky. I whipped my hand out as soon as I felt what was happening and fortunately had no damage to bones, tendons or nerves. It was an ugly rip and tear that needed half a dozen stitches. The disability community has a term for us – TABs. It stands for “temporarily able-bodied” as we are all potentially an accident or illness away from being disabled in some way. We are not inherently bulletproof despite acting so. As the nurse was injecting my ﬁnger with local anaesthetic he told me

that in summer they see a log splitter injury like mine once a month, at this time of year they see one a week, and in the middle of winter one a day. That’s a lot of preventable accidents, so much so that i contacted the Accident Compensation Commission [ACC] to ﬁnd out more. From 2016 to 2020, in each year there are over 20,000 farm-related injuries nationwide. That’s 60 a day, every day. The cost of ACC claims for farm-related injuries was $84 million in 2020. Two-thirds of injuries are soft-tissue injuries: that includes bruising, crushing and strains. One-sixth of injuries are cuts and punctures. A third of farmrelated deaths are related to quad bikes. It’s up to us to look after ourselves. Have a safety plan for each activity and stick to it.

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Big hand for Anzac Day brass band

The Masterton Brass Band in Featherston in 2014. PHOTO/FILE

Sue Teodoro Some of the unsung heroes of Anzac Day are members of the Masterton District Brass Band, which has provided the soundtrack to dawn parades and commemoration services across Wairarapa for almost 150 years. The band started their Anzac Day well before dawn as they got ready to play at three of Wairarapa’s parades, one after the other. Narissa Knight, band manager and secretary, marvelled at their packed schedule. “It’s a very full-on day. We are marching as well as playing in three towns and it can be emotionally as well as physically tiring.” The day started in the band room in Park Avenue in Masterton at 5.15am. Most got up at about 4am to get there on time. They attended the dawn parade and service in Masterton and then packed up, got into their cars, and headed to Featherston for the service there. After that, they went to Carterton and did it all again. Formed in 1873, the band is in its 148th year and has played through

both wars. “It’s a long time,” Knight said. Norm Henderson, 82, has played in every Anzac Day service since he was a teenager. He joined the band when he was nine and is now its oldest member. Throughout the years, he has seen many changes, some of them heartwrenching. “I haven’t missed one Anzac Day,” he said. “There used to be 1200 military men marching around the cenotaph. It’s so diﬀerent today because there’s only 30 or 40 of them left. “I was there when the rows were six across and they went right up the street. They had to squeeze all the soldiers in together. You could hear their medals rattling as they all walked past, it was so quiet. Then you would start thinking about the ones who weren’t there, the ones who died,” he said. Last year, when there was no parade because of covid, Henderson went to Masterton cemetery and played the Last Post for the beneﬁt of people in town who were standing at their gates at dawn.

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Dylan Knight, left, Norm Henderson, and Joshua Lower of the Masterton Brass Band. PHOTO/SUE TEODORO

Another big, but positive, change has been the increasing numbers of younger people involved. Two of the band’s youngest members were 14-year-old Dylan Knight who plays the baritone and 15-year-old Joshua Lower who plays the tuba. “It’s a sign of respect for the soldiers who served and it’s a way of being part of something bigger and contributing to the community,” Dylan said. Joshua agreed. He said he enjoyed playing the tuba and it was a good way to be part of the Anzac commemoration. The band’s substantial contribution was acknowledged by all three RSA groups.

Masterton RSA’s former president Trevor Thompson said they were pleased to have a regular parade this year. “The band have been there for all our Armistice Day and dawn parades supporting us. We are very happy to have them on board,” he said. Carterton RSA president Rex Kenny acknowledge the band’s contribution. “The band makes the whole event. They are a great community asset,” he said, saying how thinly they spread themselves across the region during the day. “The parades have continued to grow every year and it’s great to see large numbers of young

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people coming along.” Featherston RSA President Peter Jackson was pleased to being able to commemorate Anzac Day at the refurbished cenotaph. He said the band was “fantastic”. “They are very supportive and obliging. They always support us on Anzac Day and at other events. We are lucky to have them. “I encourage everyone to participate in Anzac Day. It is an opportunity to reflect on the service and sacrifice by members of the armed forces and how they have helped us get where we are today,” he said. The band has a core membership of about 25 and are always looking for more members. “We desperately need more players,” Knight said. “We are a friendly band. A brass band is a family-friendly place. It’s a different world. “You can walk into a band room anywhere and you’re welcome.” • People can find out more about the band at www.mastertonbrass. com or at the Masterton District Brass Band page on Facebook.

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Plants can help us heal Research done at Texas A&M University looked at the idea of Horticulture Therapy. The idea around this practice is to give a patient a plant to look after and nurture. The research found that Horticulture Therapy was one factor in speeding up the recovery time of patients. I find it incredible to see how such a simple and accessible practice can have such significant health benefits. Despite this, until reading about Horticulture Therapy today, I had never heard of the idea. Even if the health impacts unearthed by the research done at Texas A&M University proved to be exaggerated, there would still be the benefits of learning about taking care of plants, something so essential in the greater scheme of caring for our environment.

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Don’t write things off

Both of my daughters are really into Tiktok. It’s also hugely popular at the school where I work [before and after school ... no cellphones during the day]. Without knowing what Tiktok really is it’s easy to think of it as a waste of time. This same thought process is easy to apply to a lot of things we don’t know about; the sense that those interested would be better off doing things that we consider more important. There’s no doubt that many people do spend too much time on ICT equipment, programmes and apps. However, when I asked one of my daughters what she was looking at she told me it was recipes. She then went on to make a healthy breakfast from an idea someone had shared on Tiktok. At school in the morning countless students are spending time together practising dances shared on the programme. As they’re doing it they’re laughing and having a great time

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Tim Nelson interacting, as they learn the shared dances. It’s a pleasure seeing them doing this. Rather than always criticising, instead take the time to learn more about some of the things you’re ignorant about; you might be surprised!

Acknowledge your achievements

In New Zealand we tend not to speak too highly of ourselves, perceiving doing so to be arrogant. There’s also the ‘tall poppy’ syndrome, in which those who raise their heads with their achievements can be cut down to size pretty quickly. Because of this, many Kiwis are typically quite reserved, including those who have done some amazing things. A great example of this is Sir Edmund Hilary, one of the greatest New Zealanders

of all, who was a very modest and shy person. Today I was renewing my driver licence. As I was at the counter the person serving me asked if I was an author. I was about to shake my head, thinking she had me mixed up with someone else. However, I then remembered I have published a book and also write a weekly newspaper column, so I am, although I never think of myself as one, an author. I tend to think of authors as being those with best sellers who are well known in public, whereas my book has sold just a couple hundred copies in the province where I live and most people in my own town have no idea of who I am. Thank you to the person who served me today, and to her daughter who bought and enjoyed my

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book. I was extremely flattered to be recognised and for the lovely feedback. I will now think of myself as an author.

In praise of libraries

I have spent quite a lot of time at Masterton Library this week. This has been to meet with two groups who have weekly gettogethers and also to get a book for myself. Libraries are incredible places. They do so much more than simply issue books. This week at a get-together called the gathering I met with a group of people who catch up weekly to talk about all sorts of issues. Everyone was so welcome to share, regardless of who they were. The group listened to lively and differing ideas in a respectful and engaging way. Later in the week I was going to buy a book for holiday reading. Before purchasing I checked on the off chance to see if it was available at the library. Sure enough it was, and I’m now reading and enjoying it.

Today I caught up with the weekly knitting group. Here I met some awesome people, finding out about some of their lives and interests. I thought I’d be there for 30-40 minutes, but ended up staying for 90 minutes and only left because I had to pick up my daughter. The key factor that makes our library so great is the quite fantastic staff. They are there to serve and provide opportunities for people to socialise, learn, and access books and services. I couldn’t speak more highly of them!

Talent impresses

Yesterday I went to see the production of the stage show Oliver by a local theatre group. In a town like ours we don’t get the major acts coming through to perform. However, from my perspective, all I needed to see to be entertained was the group of primary and college students who did Continued on page 32

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Path through forest of life Continued from page 31 an amazing job for the audience in the 90-minute show. To be honest, I went only because students from my school were performing; I’m incredibly pleased I did, I was so impressed by the local talent that was on display! To everyone from the Sharon Cottle Stevens Theatre Group, congratulations on such an awesome show. To anyone who questions how wonderful the youth in our town are, take the time to go along to see events of this type, I am sure you’ll be as impressed as I was!

Kids these days: The Dawn Parade

This morning I went to the ANZAC Day Dawn Parade.

It certainly wasn’t easy getting up when my alarm went off at 5am. I arrived at the venue at 5.25am to find that parents and students from my school, some as young as five years of age, were already there waiting for me. Along with my own students there were many others from other Masterton schools, as well as others from the rural areas who would have been up even earlier so that they could get to the venue on time. What a wonderful occasion the parade was. The thing I find most significant is the way in which so many younger people attend to recognise those who have served for us, to make our country, despite its faults, such a

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wonderful place to call home. So often we hear comments about the children of today not quite being up to the standard of those of us who have come before them. I, however, take a diﬀerent view, and this morning’s youth attendance at the ANZAC Day Dawn Parade backs up my perspective.

The disincentives to move

In his book The Miracle Pill author Peter Walker identiﬁes a key factor as to why there is such a high level of obesity in society, this being because there are now so many conveniences that are in our lives that have led to the disincentive to move.

On a similar vein, Walker shares the idea of incidental exercise being a key factor in staying healthy. For example, using the stairs instead of the lift to travel up or down one level of a building. The disincentives to move here is deﬁnitely in place; as you walk into a building the lifts will be in a very obvious place, whereas the stairs will be a lot harder to ﬁnd, and you’ll have that feeling that if you do use them there’ll be a good chance of getting locked in the stairwell. The lifts and stairs are just one example of the disincentive to move, there are so many others in our lives that may make things easier, but they’re also making us weaker and

more reliant on the things that are doing so. We are in a culture in which the path through the forests of our lives is being paved for us, removing the necessity to develop and grow. As author Ryan Holiday states in the title of his book The Obstacle is the Way, it’s the challenges we face in life that make us stronger. • 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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Featherston’s festival of books W

ith more than 99 presenters over 55 events, Featherston is gathering itself to welcome up to 7000 people for a recordbreaking literary weekend over 6-9 May.

˜ e sixth Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival begins with the ever-popular Fish’n’Chip Supper on Friday evening, leading into Late Nite Lit with the Show Ponies, and wrapping on Sunday with the Mother’s Day A° ernoon Tea, and an investigation of the importance of John Mulgan’s book, Man Alone.

impacted by covid-19, so we’re beyond delighted to welcome authors, illustrators and visitors to South Wairarapa.” Booktowns are small rural towns or villages in which secondhand and antiquarian bookshops are concentrated. ˜ ere are 22 designated Booktowns around the world, which leverage a love of literature to attract visitors to the town during an annual festival and all year round. Featherston o˝ cially became a Booktown in 2018.

In between, there’s slam poetry, authors put on the couch and under the spotlight, handson workshops, discussions about sports writing, cancel culture, getting kids (and adults) reading, to how to get published and There will be an much more. investigation of

Even before the o˝ cial festival opening, local school children the importance will have “We pride of John Mulgan’s book, Man Alone. been treated ourselves on to several o˛ ering a huge range free events, including of events,” said Peter the chance to “speed Biggs, the Featherston date” an author, be Booktown Trust chair, inspired by illustrator who’s known locally as and writer Donovan “Biggsy”. Bixley, or take part in a slam poetry session “Last year’s festival was

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“˜ e weekend is dotted with more events for children, including with our own Wairarapa literary icon, Joy Cowley, who has a new biography being launched at the festival,” said Mr Biggs.

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Featherston Booktown With 55 events to engage, entertain and educate the Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival surely has something for everyone. Here’s just a small selection – see the full programme at www.booktown.org.nz.

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Karukatea Festival highlights

WHO’S ON THE COUCH:

HEAR ME ROAR:

Top poets Selina Tusitala Marsh and Ben Brown discuss their literary lives.

Vana Manasiadis, Caro DeCarlo, Emma Barnes, Rachel McAlpine and Helen Rickerby deliver provocative and laugh-out-loud takes on sex, race, rage, age, love, pop culture, mental health, nature, work and home.

Saturday 6pm, $15, Joy Cowley Room, Royal Hotel.

Saturday, 9am, $15, Kiwi Hall.

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WINNING WRITING – THE CASE FOR SPORTS LITERATURE:

Saturday noon, $15, Joy Cowley Room, Royal Hotel.

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LIFE IS A ZIG ZAG – JOURNEYS TO PUBLICATION:

Saturday 10.30am, $15, Joy Cowley Room, Royal Hotel. Emerging writers share stories about getting published. Rachel Kerr, Lucy Revill and Philippa Cameron discuss their experiences with Catherine Robertson.

Roger Robinson, Suzanne McFadden and Keith Quinn argue that New Zealanders can write about sport as well as they practise it.

BOOKS AND READING IN THE AGE OF THE PODCAST: Saturday noon, $15, St Teresa’s School.

Noelle McCarthy chairs a panel of passionate readers and futurists – Adam Dudding, John Daniell and Pip Adam – debating our changing reading environment.

DO ARTISTS’ MORALS MATTER? Saturday noon, $15, Kiwi Hall.

Ian Fraser (chair), Bran Gnanalingam, Madeleine Chapman and Danyl McLauchlan explore “cancel culture” and its impacts.

STORYTELLING AT ST JOHN’S: Saturday 1pm, free, St John’s Church Hall.

Kaum˜ tua Ra Smith leads a line-up of storytellers including Mona Williams and Rachel McAlpine.

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT – RENÉE:

Saturday, 1.30pm, $15, Kiwi Hall. Renée(Ng˜ tiKahungunu) writes novels and plays that put women, M˜ori, and working-class people, centre stage, and only last

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year, aged 91, published her ÿ rst crime novel. She will be in conversation with her publisher Mary McCallum about a life of writing and the new edition of her memoir ˜ ese Two Hands.

MY KIDS AREN’T READING, WHAT SHOULD I DO?

Saturday 1.30pm, $15, Featherston Library. Joy Cowley and Gavin Bishop, two of New Zealand’s top children’s writers, share reading tips.

COFFEE WITH KATE: Saturday 3pm, $15, Joy Cowley Room, Royal Hotel.

Kate Mead spills on her time running Featherston’s Loco Co˛ ee and Books.

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STORIES FOR SHORT ATTENTION SPANS: Saturday 3pm, $15, Kiwi Hall.

Celebrate New Zealand writers who make large existential points in a short form. John Campbell moderates Ashleigh Young, Noelle McCarthy, Carl Shuker and Madison Hamill.

NEW ZEALAND HIDDEN GEMS – JANE MANDER: Saturday 4.30pm, $15, Kiwi Hall.

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Emerging poets Mike Fitzsimons, Tim Grgec, Tayi Tibble and Sam Duckor-Jones square o˛ against established New Zealand poets Paula Green, Selina Tusitala Marsh and Rachel McAlpine in a “poetry collision”.

THE INFLUENCE OF PLACE (WAI WORD):

Sunday, 10.30am, $15, Joy Cowley Room, Royal Hotel. Wairarapa-based writers who have lived overseas, Madeleine Slavick, Catherine Cooper, Lilla Csorgo and moderator Steve Laurence (Almo’s Books), discuss how their writing is a˛ ected by

Sunday 1.30pm, $15, Kiwi Hall. Catriona Ferguson (Chair), Gavin Bishop, Paula Green, and Marion Castree (Unity Books) discuss the year’s best books.

LET THERE BE HEROES:

Sunday 1.30pm, $15, Joy Cowley Room, Royal Hotel. Rajorshi Chakraborti and Rachel Kerr discuss their recent books with Mary McCallum.

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT – NADINE ANNE HURA: Sunday, 1.30pm, $15, St Teresa’s School.

A creative non-ÿ ction writer and poet of Ng˜ti Hine, Ng˜puhi, and P˜keh˜ whakapapa, Nadine Anne will discuss the challenges and rewards of working, communicating and writing in a bicultural world with Featherston Booktown trustee, Liz Mellish (Te ˙tiawa, Taranaki, Ng˜ti Ruanui).

ALSO CHECK OUT: Booksellers Stalls: Saturday 9am-4pm, Sunday 9am5pm, ANZAC Hall. Booksellers from near and far offer a wide range of new and second-hand books. Tickets from Eventfinda or at the Martinborough and Masterton i-sites. Note: All events are ticketed for contact tracing purposes, including the free children’s events.

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Climbing on the world’s highest peak, Mt Everest. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

Travel role puts our Ramil on the top of the world Sue Teodoro A Masterton man has been appointed as the Nepal Honorary Tourism Ambassador to New Zealand. Ramil Adhikari, a Wairarapa public health worker and addiction counsellor, took up the prestigious appointment in February. Travel to and within the mountain kingdom is severely restricted by the pandemic, but Adhikari is planning for when covid-19 is a thing of the past. He acknowledged it was a challenging time to be promoting tourism. “Although at this stage

Ramil Adhikari, Nepal’s honorary tourism ambassador to New Zealand.

Nepal is aﬀected and cases are increasing, we hope when everyone is vaccinated tourism will return. “It’s about keeping the

door open and planning for the future.” He said while there was no international travel right now, domestic travel with precautions had continued. “Kathmandu City is closed, but the airport is open. The tourism industry has been affected. Some people are totally dependent on international tourism and they are suffering. “The government is helping tourism operators as much as they can in an effort to prevent business closures.” Adhikari said his present focus was on raising awareness about travel possibilities to Nepal, strengthening ties with New Zealand and planning for the future. “This country and Nepal have had a close

relationship since Sir Edmund Hillary climbed Mount Everest,” he said. “My role is about maintaining knowledge and awareness about Nepal for when travel is possible.” New Zealanders had historically visited Nepal in high numbers, for trekking, mountaineering and general tourism. In addition, the Himalayan Trust had operated in Nepal since Hillary built the ﬁrst school in the Everest region in the 1960s. The organisation aims to reduce poverty, improve education and health, and bring safe water to remote communities. One of the ﬁrst activities Adhikari had arranged in his new role was a full-day Nepal Festival in Auckland in February.

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Blessing for Manukawiri development

Paora Anmunson, left, leads members of local iwi in blessing the development. PHOTOS/SUE TEODORO

Sue Teodoro The development of a property near Bidwills Cutting has been marked with a new name and formal blessing. ‘Manukawiri’ is off Moiki Rd between Martinborough and Greytown. The name referred to a flock of birds in flight. It was thought it could also refer to an event where the birds were a meaningful marker. The blessing and celebration were attended by more than 120 people, including Paora Ammunson and Haami Te Whaiti representing local iwi, South Wairarapa mayor Alex Beijen and property developer Murray Cole. The previous owner of the land, Richard Kershaw, was also there, as well as many of the new owners. Te Whaiti said the name had strong historical connections. Manukawiri was also the name of the lagoon near Moiki Rd and the name of the early village alongside the lagoon in the mid-19th century. “That name has been the name of the [nearby] lagoon for more than 20 generations,” he said. “As long as people have known about this place, it’s

always been there – a very long time. “I’m very pleased the owners chose the name, which is signiﬁcant and belongs to the place.” Ammunson described the blessing as celebrating a moment in time. “We are clearing the way for what happens next in the story of this land.” People associated with the development described the special nature of the property and its surroundings. The developer of the 11-section subdivision was Murray Cole of Life Enriched Projects. “This is one of the most special projects I’ve been involved in,” he said. Cole said he had managed much of the project remotely from oﬀshore due to covid-19. Kershaw, a farmer who sold the land to Cole, described the area as being associated with peace. “This valley has a long history of peace going right back to 1865. This has always been a valley of peace. “We have never had any disputes or upsets down here, and it better not happen,” he said. Mayor Alex Beijen said the blessing was an

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excellent way to launch the new development. “A new little community has developed down here in a relatively precious part of South Wairarapa,” he said. Attendees spoke about the location being a strong part of the charm of the development, between the lagoon and an escarpment which was Queen Elizabeth Trust protected land. The placement – close to Martinborough, Featherston and Greytown, while still retaining strong rural character, was also an attraction. Lee Carter bought one of the sections with her husband Robert, who was originally from Martinborough. Their house site was already staked out, and the outside

shed almost ﬁnished. “I feel really privileged and grateful to be here. We own part of the QEII block behind us, so we are coming into nature, really,” she said. Carter described the three-bedroomed house they planned as ‘a humble home’, with the main attraction being proximity to nature. “We’ll have moreporks at night and tuis during the day and freedom from the hustle and bustle,” she said. Jess Robertson spoke on behalf of the new owners. He reﬂected on the concept of belonging. “I don’t really have strong connections to a single place,” he said, describing the number of

places he had lived. “I think belonging is a process that happens over time. It’s not something that you are. It’s something that you become. It’s something you gain on the journey. We are on the start of that journey today.” Agents Benn Milne and Erin Nesdale from Property Brokers said they were privileged to be part of the process. “It’s been fantastic,” Milne said. “Today really summed it up for us. We are lucky to have the people who have bought here. It will be a really good little community. This area has always had a peaceful feeling.” The blessing and celebration marked the end of what had sometimes been a hotly-debated process to name the new development. Moiki had signiﬁcant historical and cultural associations with tangata whenua over many generations of iwi occupation. Names and their association with iwi history were important ancestral historical connections passed down through the generations. Building work would start on the sections soon.

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38 Wairarapa Midweek Lifestyle Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Sue Teodoro Wairarapa landlords are enraged at the government’s tax changes for rental properties and say the changes will hit vulnerable renters hardest. They vented their frustrations last month at a heated meeting attended by Wairarapa MP Kieran McAnulty, who faced a barrage of pointed questions. The main complaint at the meeting of the Wairarapa Property Investors Association was that the government’s new tax rules discriminated against landlords already facing hefty costs meeting upgrade requirements. Attendees accused the government of abandoning people needing social housing and putting the full responsibility and cost of housing the most vulnerable to privatesector landlords. They said piling more obligations and costs on them would have the opposite eﬀect with rentals being sold and tenants having to leave as rental businesses became unproﬁtable. Masterton property investment manager at LJ Hooker, Keith Archer, told the meeting there was already “slim pickings” in rentals available across the region. “There are maybe four rentals with hundreds looking.

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Landlords vent frustrations Keith Archer.

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“It can take three or four weeks to ﬁnd a good tenant,” he said.

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The government announced changes to the tax rules for residential

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The changes come as landlords face a raft of extra expenses to upgrade, heat and insulate homes. The rules relating to evicting tenants for things such as anti-social behaviour have also become more restrictive.

One attendee at the meeting said, with the costs already so high, there was now little incentive to do more than the minimum of repairs. Archer said the risks landlords now faced included more than 100

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increase the percentage of people that own a home. “We want to incentivise new builds and we want to increase the number of social houses.” McAnulty said the previous government built a negative number of social houses, but this government had already built more than 6000. His number one priority was to get Kainga Ora to come back to Wairarapa, which would alleviate the problem of social housing

increasing the supply of housing. “We diﬀer on how to get there.” He understood that the gradual phasing in of the decision to end tax deductibility of interest over four years challenged some investors’ business model. “Change will be needed but that is intended and the sector is getting a long period of notice,” he said. “The government is deliberately tilting the

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Masterton’s historic swing bridge over the Waipoua River is closed for a revamp. Historian GARETH WINTER looks over the history of this Masterton icon. Two separate events combined to lead to the construction of the swing bridge near Queen Elizabeth Park – the building of a new hospital in 1907, and the constant threat of flooding from the Waipoua River. Masterton’s first hospital was a modest affair on the banks of the Opaki Stream, a large villa-like building on what later became Totara St. The entrance to the

hospital was approximately alongside the present Hospital Food Market. By 1907 it was clear that a new facility was needed. The population was growing, and medical advances meant better care could be provided. Accordingly, a much more extensive set of buildings was constructed across the road. Access was not easy, and a group of citizens asked if the Masterton Borough Council would erect a bridge over the Waipoua to make access from town easier. It took until 1920, and substantial fundraising before the bridge was ﬁnally erected – and it was not where the present bridge is. At that time, the Waipoua River ran in a diﬀerent course, pushing hard against

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the Lansdowne terrace in the vicinity of the old Lansdowne School, before taking a swift turn south, across the end of the park lake and running around the edge of the cemetery. The first swing bridge was erected from near the old Blair St entrance of the hospital to the edge of a stopbank, near the present deer park. The river had long been a worry for the townspeople. It had the disconcerting habit of breaking its banks and flooding lower Queen St and the park. A bad flood in December 1924, when 10 inches of rain fell in 36 hours, had a large body of water formed from the terrace and into town. The town was hit with another bad flood in 1935, and it became clear something had to be done about the river. The

borough engineer Cyril Mabson was asked to come up with a plan to keep the turbulent river under control. His extensive plan called for many changes, including straightening the river from roughly the end of Villa St through to Colombo Rd, creating a completely new channel guarded by large stopbanks. As part of his plan, he envisioned building a new, larger swing bridge to replace the 1920 structure. By 1938, work was well under way on the new channel, and by the middle of that year, pile driving for the new structure had started. By April 1939, water was ﬂowing down the new channel, and the new bridge was nearly ﬁnished. The old bridge was advertised for removal

– most it went to an Opaki farm, but the large pylons remained on site. One has since been removed, but the other still stands near the Blair St entrance to the Sports Bowl. The new bridge opened in July 1939, although the fainthearted were probably not that keen to use it as the wire netting on the sides of the bridge had yet to be installed. Engineers would say the bridge is not a swing bridge, where a portion of the bridge swings to one side to allow boats to pass. Engineers say the Masterton “swing bridge” is actually a suspension bridge – a tiny relative of the Golden Gate in San Francisco. Whatever you call it, the bridge has served the community for more than 80 years, with only minor modiﬁcations.

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Street art draws on climate Sue Teodoro In the tradition of street protest artists such as Banksy and Keith Haring, central Masterton is being plastered in images to raise awareness of climate change. ‘It’s getting hot in here’ is a series of paintings by Palmerston Northbased artist Kirsty Porter. The paintings have been pasted on to buildings across Masterton. The street art was part of a series of activist art focusing on social change. Called Shifting Ground and funded by the Earle Trust, Porter hoped she could use her talents to help people face their fear of change and address the reality that nature was not working to our time frame. She hoped her installation of about 20 paintings across town would challenge people’s perceptions. “I would like people to see this work and think about what they think is normal. In the world that’s coming, we are going to have to cope with broad systemic change. If we can prepare ourselves by simple extensions of what we expect as normality, it will help us out,” she said.

Kirsty Porter with some of her Street Art.

I would like people to see this work and think about what they think is normal. In the world that’s coming, we are going to have to cope with broad systemic change. If we can prepare ourselves by simple extensions of what we expect as normality, it will help us out. “In my couple of years involved with Extinction Rebellion, the one big barrier I see is people not being able to cope

with change. “As an artist, that’s one place I can work.” Porter expected the forces of nature were

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more likely to bring about change than people. Hand-painted faces on paper were pasted on to public-facing walls. The faces depicted were hot and bothered, melting, sweating, and generally affected by the weather. “They are you, they are me, they are our children who will be affected and of the many people around the globe who are already affected by the climate and

ecological crisis,” Porter said. Each face had been painted as a stranger in a fast and colourful style. “They are humans each with their own histories, families, and beliefs.” The works, on lightweight paper, were pasted on to public walls in streets and alleyways. They were almost impossible to remove, the idea being they were enjoyed by everyone until they eventually peeled away under the strain of the weather. Porter said evidence suggested the best chance to combat the ecological crisis was through broad systemic change, involving complete economic and social restructuring. The installation was intended to help people focus on understanding alternatives. A similar display had already been done in Palmerston North. Porter expected to do the same in other centres in the future. Porter’s street art had been arranged by Harry Watson of the Watson Gallery in Perry St in Masterton. • More information and other examples of Porter’s art was available from the gallery.

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section of the great forest known as Te Tapere nui In an act of generosity, the o Whatonga that had iwi of Rangitane o Tamakionce stretched from just nui-a-Rua and Rangitane north of Masterton to the o Wairarapa gifted the plains of Takapau, north of forests of Pukaha to the Dannevirke. Early settlers people of Aotearoa at a to the region had referred ceremony attended by the to the forest as the 70 Mile Prime Minister on Saturday Bush. morning. The settlement land The Crown had had been vested in the previously returned Rangitane Tu Mai Ra Trust. Pukaha/Mount Bruce Trust chair Sonya National Wildlife Centre Rimene spoke at and Scenic Reserve to Saturday’s ceremony of the Rangitane in a Treaty of PUMPS HEAT importance of the treaty Waitangi settlement signed settlement to rebuilding in August 2016. REFRIGERATION COOL & FREEZER the iwi. ROOMS The reserves had a “At that time [2016], combined area ofVEHICLE about AIRCON Pumps we were an iwi of 950 hectares – a ELECTRICAL small

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Students of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Wairarapa and Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Tamaki Nui A Rua sing waiata at the ceremony.

The Crown previously returned Pukaha/Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre and Scenic Reserve to Rangitane in a Treaty of Waitangi settlement signed in August 2016.

Rangitane gifts Pukaha to approximately 3000 registered members,” Rimene said. “Today, we are 5000.” According to the summary of the deed of settlement, when Europeans had ﬁrst arrived in the region in the mid1940s, Rangitane had enjoyed the beneﬁt of the settlers leasing large areas of land. However, the Crown had then applied pressure on Rangitane to sell their land rather than lease it. Rimene said Rangitane communities had struggled to maintain their traditional home,

customary knowledge, and language, after becoming virtually landless by the early 20th century. “The settlement in many ways is aimed at restoration and reconciliation for us as a people,” Rimene said. “It has provided a new beginning for us … as a uniﬁed people, moving together towards a future that has been informed by our past.” The date chosen for the ceremony – May 1 – would have been the 10th birthday of rare white kiwi Manukura, who was born in captivity in 2011 and raised at Pukaha.

Rangitane had hailed the birth of the kiwi as a blessing. “We saw her as a unifying symbol, as a signal to help time our future relationship with Pukaha,” Rimene said. “Today her legacy will be marked in our nation’s history as the day that Rangitane gifts the 943-hectare Pukaha Reserve to the people of Aotearoa, and indeed, to the world.” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern attended the ceremony, accompanied by Meka Whaitiri, IkaroaRawhiti MP; Kieran McAnulty, Wairarapa MP;

the people of Aotearoa and other members of Parliament. The mayors of Tararua, Masterton, Carterton, and South Wairarapa also attended. “I can barely imagine the hurt associated with losing this taonga and the great joy you must have felt when it was reunited with you formally once again,” Ardern said. Ardern previously visited Pukaha in 2019 when Rangitane o Wairarapa invited her to name a kiwi that was about to hatch. Ardern chose the name Koha Te Aroha, ‘a gift of love’, in recognition of the generosity of Rangitane.

In February last year, Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy placed a korowai [cloak] over the shoulders of Rangitane leaders as a symbol of the return of Pukaha to Rangitane. On Saturday, Ardern received a white korowai decorated with blue feathers as a symbol of Pukaha being gifted to the people of New Zealand. “On behalf of the people of Aotearoa New Zealand, we say thank you,” Ardern said. It was an especially proud occasion for Rangitane o Wairarapa

cultural adviser Mike Kawana, as the korowai had been woven by his sister. His nephew also acted as Ardern’s translator during the ceremony, while his brother acted as her speaker. Kawana served as MC for Saturday’s ceremony. Kawana thanked everyone involved in the planning and running of the wananga [education centre] being built at Pukaha. “I want to assure you, whanau, that they won’t stop just because we’re gifting Pukaha to New Zealand today,” Kawana

said. “Our wananga will continue.” Pukaha general manager Emily Court said it was a special day for the centre, marking a strengthening of its partnership with Rangitane. “I think that we are already on quite a journey at the moment to introduce more cultural practices in everything that we do and represent Rangitane better than ever.”

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If we actually want to make a difference, we need to start choosing environmentally friendly products to wear, insulate and furnish our homes. billion kilos entered our oceans worldwide every year, he said. “Since the mass production of synthetic microﬁbres – like polyester

and nylon – began in the 1950s, scientists predict at least 5.6 million metric tons of synthetic microﬁbres have been released from clothes washing.”

Butterick said we had a have a fascination with synthetic ﬁbres, globally, a staggering equivalent of 44 million plastic grocery bags or more may be entering our oceans each year just through our washing machines. “A single synthetic garment could release up to 1900 microﬁbres when washed in a

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He said wool was sustainable and renewable – something that is being called for across the world. “We have to come up with a plan of how to get more money and better utilisation of wool,” he said. He hoped wool prices, at record lows, would be able to recover in the near future. “There is an exciting

future for agriculture and food production in New Zealand and that there would always be a demand for food and fibre,” O’Connor said. Butterick said that synthetic fibres were made by humans through chemical synthesis – the compounds used to make these materials came from petroleum chemicals or petrochemicals [oil] as opposed to natural fibres that are directly derived from living organisms, being wool. “Two litres of oil goes into every square metre of synthetic carpet. About 70 million barrels are used each year to create polyester alone. Common synthetic materials are nylon, acrylic, polyester, carbon fibre, rayon and spandex.” He said wool was an existing natural and renewable product that could be a good replacement for synthetics. Wool is a product that has been designed, perfected, and worn by nature over millions of years, he said. “It’s renewable, stores carbon, biodegradable, breathes, absorbs toxins, absorbs sound, improves air quality, and is naturally fire resistant.” He said it would be impossible to dream up better attributes for any product. Butterick said experiments in Japan measured the efficiencies of using wool carpet versus

a synthetic option in two identical houses. The wool option resulted in electricity savings of up to 13 per cent, with additional savings of up to 12 per cent for cooling under the same conditions. “Yet in the last decade, wool carpets have lost ground to synthetic floor coverings with national sales dropping from 80 per cent of the market to only 15 percent now,” Butterick said. “If we actually want to make a difference, we need to start choosing environmentally friendly products to wear, insulate and furnish our homes.” He said natural products may be more expensive, but they would last longer. “Besides, what price do we put on leaving our environment in a better state for subsequent generations?” Butterick said the choice was ours to make – “for it’s the individual choices that we make that can and will make a difference. If we don’t make the right choices nothing will change”.

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46 Wairarapa Midweek Business Wednesday, May 5, 2021

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48 Wairarapa Midweek Business Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Leadership nurtured by neuroscience Tom Taylor Leaders from across the business spectrum gathered at the Copthorne Hotel last week for a day of self-inquiry into their management and leadership styles. Experiential architect Sally Duxﬁeld hosted leaders from ﬁelds such as accounting, administration, law, trade, construction, and forestry at the Business Wairarapa summit. She requested everyone turn their phones on to aeroplane mode so they would not be distracted by the vibrations. “I know you’re all

incredibly important, particularly in your own minds,” Duxfield said. “But if you vibrate, your brain flicks out of being present here and buzzes off to what’s important on your phone. My ego doesn’t cope well with that.” Duxfield’s background in neuroscience gave weight to her request. She started her career in the New Zealand Army Aviation unit before transferring to the air force. There she studied psychology and neuroscience, which formed the basis of the advice she presented to

business leaders. Duxﬁeld often took corporate clients to the Makahika Outdoor Pursuit Centre in Levin, which she owned. “I can see under your shields quite quickly when you’re cold, wet, and hungry.” At last week’s summit, Duxﬁeld tried to break down those shields and allow people to express how they felt a workplace should operate. She shared her insight into leadership through nurturing people outside of work hours. “Leadership for me

Sally Duxÿ eld talks at last week’s Business Wairarapa summit. PHOTO/TOM TAYLOR

is after hours, versus at work,” Duxfield said. “We know what happens at home affects our business. It is our business.” She said the things that happened outside work had a direct impact on productivity and safety at work. She gave the example of an employee driving to work without a licence. Whereas some employers might consider an employee’s transport situation beyond the scope of their responsibilities, Duxfield said the stress it could cause an employee

would directly impact their work. “When we’re under stress, and we drive to work, we are in tunnel vision.” Duxfield said such tunnel vision could extend to an office environment, where employees became unaware of their colleagues. A good employer, according to Duxfield, set regular time aside to check in with their employees. This created a “deep nurturing” environment where employees and employers could work together to break down barriers to success.

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50 Wairarapa Midweek Community Events Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Thursday Morning Bikers: Discover your town and country pathways safely by bicycle. Short rides for everyone, coffee stop at a café. Meet new people. Call Liz Mikkelsen [06] 216-2187 [after 5pm]. Parkinson’s Exercise Class: 1.30pm, at the Masonic Village Hall, 35 Edith St. Contact Jane Flowerday [027] 221-1878. Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm. Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, next to Wairarapa Archive, 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 Variety Club Hall, 10 Albert St, 6.30-8.30pm. Contact Ian Macdonald [027] 232-5882. Belly Dance for Beginners: Featherston Community Centre. 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. Contact [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. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Carterton Brownies, 7-9½ years, 6-7.30pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. Digital Seniors: Free one-on-one Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching. Drop in or call freephone 0800-373-646. Martinborough: St Andrew’s Church, 9.30-11am. Featherston: Union Church, 1.30-3.30pm. 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. Age Concern: Steady As You Go - Falls Prevention Class, 9.30am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Age Concern: Steady As You Go – Falls Prevention Class for Men, 10.30am, at the Seniors Citizens’ Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Housie: 1pm, at Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club, Carterton [behind clock tower], raffles, afternoon tea supplied. Call 379-5923. Narcotics Anonymous: 7.30-8.30pm, at St Matthew’s Church, Church St, Masterton.

FRIDAY, MAY 7

Paula Story: From 7.30pm, wide range of music, classic rock, pop, disco, Members, Affiliated Members and their guests welcome, Club Wairarapa, 20 Essex St, Masterton. Spontaneous Dance: Featherston Community Centre, 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 Justice of the Peace: Carterton library noon-2pm; Masterton District Court 11am1pm; Eketahuna Library 1.30-4.30pm. Aratoi Exhibitions: For You and Yours: Recent Acquisitions to May 9; Jason Burns first solo exhibition One Fifty to May 9; Hélène Carroll’s Imperfect Offerings to June 13; Park Up: Photographs by Catherine Russ to June 20. Masterton Social Badminton Club: Wairarapa College gym, Cornwall St entrance, 7-9pm. Contact Hamish Macgregor [021] 259-7684 or Sam [021] 055-2113. Masterton Variety Club: Practice 10amnoon, 10 Albert St, Masterton. Call Eric McEwen 377-0792 or Doreen Wakefield 370-4606. Seniornet Wairarapa: Computer/cellphone help, 1-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings,

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Community Events Wairarapa Midweek 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: Noon4pm Featherston Community Centre. 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: 7 days, 10am2pm, 41 High St North, Carterton. Call Desley [027] 787-8558. Kids’ Song And Story: Fun songs, finger plays and stories for under-5s, during school terms, 9.30-10.30am, at Epiphany Church Hall, High St South, Masterton. Call Pam 378-6740 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] 2954189 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 8

Featherston Town Market: Organised by the Featherston Menzshed, 9.30am-12.30pm, at the town square [59 Fitzherbert St], Featherston. Wairarapa Bird Club: Bird show and sale, noon-4pm, at the Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Wairarapa Embroiderers Guild: At the Ranfurly Club Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton. Call Billie Sims 378-2949 or Jenny 377-0859. Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Sat, Sun and public holidays 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Jean [06]

372-6623 or Gael [06] 372-6808. Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, next to Wairarapa Archive, Queen St, Masterton, open 10am-1pm. 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. Learn new skills, fix things, help others. Call Paul Dodge [021[ 0262-6595. Wairarapa Farmers’ Market: 9-1pm, Solway Showgrounds Masterton, entry from Fleet and York Sts, under the grandstand and nearby redwood tree. Featherston Weekly Market: 8am-2pm, 33 Fitzherbert St. 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: Sat: 11.30am3.30pm Sun: 11.30-1.30pm, 7 Memorial Sq, Martinborough. 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: 44 Broadway. Open by appointment. Call 379-9021 or 379-5564. Toy Library: Masterton: 10am-1pm, 365 Queen St. Featherston: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon. Call Abby Waterson [021] 0256-6719. Carrington Bowls & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet: 1.15pm for 1.30pm start. Call Helen Waldron 379-5671. Bowls: 1.20pm for 1.30pm start at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Carl Redvers 378-7109.

SUNDAY, MAY 9 Wairarapa Bird Club: Bird show and sale, 9am-noon, at the Citizens Hall, Cole St,

Masterton. Wairarapa Word: A joint event with Featherston Booktown, features local writers discussing the influence of place, at 10.30am, The Royal Hotel, Featherston. Masterton Marauders Wargaming Club: At the Masterton Croquet Club, 1-5pm. Call Vince Cholewa [027] 344-1073. Carterton Farmers’ Market: High St, Carterton, 9am-12.30pm. 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, Farriers car park. Contact ja.murray@xtra.co.nz Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 9am for 9.15am start, at clubrooms behind clock tower Carterton. Call Robin Brasell [06] 2224000.

MONDAY, MAY 10

Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB 9.30am-12.30pm. Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm at Featherston Community Centre. Call Shaun [027] 672-6249. Age Concern: Keep Fit!, 9.30am; line dancing, 10.40am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Indoor Bowls: 1.30pm, Club Carterton RSA, Broadway. All players welcome for a social afternoon of bowls. Call [027] 645-0905. East Indoor Bowling Club: 7pm. Call Julie 377-5497 or George 378-9266. Featherston Music Club: 7-9pm. Call Shaun O’Brien [027] 672-6249. Carterton Scottish Dance Club: 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. Call Elaine 377-0322. Watercolour For Beginners: Class at Masterton Art Club, Victoria St, 10amnoon. Call Elissa Smith [027[ 470-6528. 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 High St. Call Bob [021] 042-2947 or Martin [06] 372-7764. GirlGuidingNZ: Masterton Rangers, 12½-18 years, 6.30-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550. South Wairarapa Guides [Greytown], 9-12½ years, 6-8pm. Call Sharon [021] 033-0550.

TUESDAY, MAY 11 Masterton Toastmasters: Meet in the Salvation Army Hall, 210 High St, Carterton, at 7.30pm. Call Ben [027] 892-0730. South Wairarapa Badminton Club: Featherston Sports Stadium, Underhill Rd, at 7.30pm. Justice of the Peace: Masterton library 11am-1pm. Parkinson’s Hydrotherapy Class: 10.30am, at the Rec Centre Pool, Masterton $3.60 entry fee. Contact Jane Flowerday [027] 221-1878. Wairarapa Genealogy Branch: Family History Research Rooms, next to Wairarapa Archive, Queen St, Masterton, open 1-4pm. Martinborough Community Choir: 7.15-9pm, First Church Hall, Weld St. Martinborough. We are primarily a cappella choir. Contact Vicki Jones: vicbjones@gmail.com Seniornet Wairarapa: Computer/cellphone help 1.30-2.30pm, Departmental Buildings, 33 Chapel St, Masterton. Call John [027] 383-5654. Digital Seniors: Free one-on-one Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching. Drop in or call freephone 0800-373-646. Carterton: 3 Mile, 66 High St, 9.30-11.30am. Greytown: Greytown Library, 1.30-3.30pm. 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] 2996389. 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. Juesday Art: 10am-12.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Julia [06] 3088109. Featherston Wahine Singers: 7-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Susan [021] 246-4884. Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway, 2-4pm, or 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] 3701922 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: Association croquet: 9am for 9.15am start. Call Robin Brasell [06] 222-4000. Bowls: At 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the clock tower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am behind the Hosking Garden in the park. Call Russell Ward 377-4401.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 Justice of the Peace: Masterton CAB noon-2pm.

St John: Greytown Penguins, boys and girls 6-8 years, 6-7.30pm, St John Hall, Main St. Call Esther [027] 637-4110. Parkinson’s Singing Group: 10.30am, at the South Wairarapa Workingman’s Club, Main St, Greytown. Call Marguerite Chadwick 379-5376. Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: 10am in The Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Josie 378-6531. Scrabble Club: 1-4pm at Masterton District Library in the Learning Centre, 54 Queen St. Contact Sue McRae [027] 449-0601. Age Concern: Keep Fit! 1.30pm Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Greytown Menz Shed: 9am-noon. Learn new skills, fix things, help others. Meeting room and kitchen available to community groups by arrangement. Call Paul Dodge [021[ 0262-6595. 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. The Dance Shed: 450A Belvedere Rd, Carterton. Line Dance Class 6-7pm; Rock N Roll Dance Class: 7.30-8.30pm, Beginners/Couple Coaching, Social/ Competitive. Call Wendy [027] 319-9814. Healing Rooms: Confidential prayer for healing or any situation, 1-3pm, Ranfurly Rooms, Chapel St, Masterton. No appointment necessary. Call [021] 159- 4160. Carterton Cycle Group: An informal group of ‘leg power’ and e-power cyclists, from Belvedere Rd [weather permitting] for 20km or 40-60km rides. Call Irene (027) 634-9167 or Lesley (021) 299-6389. Heart of Arts Wairarapa: A community gallery showing work from Wairarapa 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. Digital Seniors: Free one-on-one Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching. Free one-on-one Computer, Tablet and Smartphone advice and coaching. Drop in or call freephone 0800373-646. Masterton: Masterton Library,

10am-noon. 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, Departmental building, level one. Entry on the carpark side. 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 Sue 377-7019 or 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: Golf Croquet: 1.15pm for 1.30pm start. At the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Helen Waldron 379 5671. 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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Carterton Community Choir: 7.15-9pm, at Carterton School, Holloway St. Ability to read music not essential. 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.

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Wairarapa Branch Annual General Meeting To be held Sunday 16th May 2021 Research Rooms 79 Queen Street Masterton at 1.30pm All members & intending members welcome Afternoon Tea and Chat after Meeting Contact wairarapa@genealogy.org.nz

PRACTICE NURSE Featherston Medical are looking for a Practice Nurse to join our team. The position is a permanent part-time position for 3 days per week. Applicants must have at least two years clinical experience in either hospital or general practice work.

Section 101, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 Pioneer Sports Club Incorporated, Colombo Road, Masterton has made an application to the District Licensing Committee at Masterton District Council for the Renewal of an Club Licence in respect to the premises situated at Colombo Road, Masterton known as Pioneer Sports Club. The general nature of the business to be conducted under the licence is: Sports Club. The days and hours during which alcohol is intended to be sold under the licence are: Monday to Sunday 11.00am to 11.00pm. The applications may be inspected during ordinary office hours of the relevant District Licensing Committee where the premises is located. Any person who is entitled to object, and who wishes to object to the grant of the application, may, no later than 15 working days after the date of the first publication of this notice, file their objection in writing with the Secretary of the relevant District Licensing Committee, Masterton District Council, 161 Queen Street, Masterton, PO Box 444, Masterton 5840. No objection to the renewal of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. This is the only publication of this notice 5 May 2021.

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We are looking for a dynamic and outgoing Community Liaison to work with us on a casual contract basis. The purpose of this role is to promote electoral enrolment and voter participation. This can be achieved by working within local communities to inform, engage and educate New Zealanders about the value of participation. Engage with priority community groups namely: Maori, Pacifika, Youth and Refugee and Disability sectors We welcome applications from people who: Are available as required on a casual basis. Engage effectively with their local community through their cultural and language awareness of that community. Have experience in engagement, sales, promotions, or retail. To apply go to www.jobs.govt.nz (job number 1530841) and click on the at 5pm on Friday 7 May 2021.

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Former All Black Zac Guildford admitted to being a bit rusty in his first game for Greytown since he was nine years old. Guildford played the full 80 minutes in Greytown’s 43-8 victory over a determined Pioneer at Greytown, and said he was excited to get on the paddock and play some rugby. “I’m not the player I once was, but I love getting out there and testing myself, and it’s good for the mindset to have something to concentrate on outside of life and work.” The 32-year-old had a relatively quiet game at centre but did get on the scoresheet in the second half, when he finished off a long-distance try with a 20m sprint to the line. “My hamstrings weren’t liking that 20m dash, I think I have a bit more training to do,” he said. As for his Greytown’s team performance, Guildford said the win was satisfying but there’s a lot more to come from one of the competition favourites. “We’ve been training for

six weeks now and to get out there and play a game, I think we were probably 20 or 30 points better than what we showed today, which was a little bit frustrating, but we know we have heaps of growth there. “There were lots of errors, dropped ball; it wasn’t by one person, by everyone. I think I dropped a couple of balls and missed a few tackles, but there’s plenty of room for improvement, which is exciting.” Guildford was also impressed by what he saw from Pioneer. “They showed heaps of guts. They didn’t know they were going to have a team and for them to come here and fight for 80 minutes is full credit to them. I thought they showed lots of spirit and if they can grow on that, they can compete with the best.” The foundation for Greytown’s victory was dominance in the tight five, especially at scrum time, where props Lewis Bush and the vastly experienced Tolu Fahamokioa had the Pioneer front row in all sorts of trouble. That dominance led to the home side’s first try, when usual prop Chris

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Lewis Bush stretches out to score Greytown’s second try.

Hemi, playing at No 8 fed halfback Taylor Fenwick to cross wide out after 10 minutes. Bush and Hemi also dotted down to give Greytown a 17-3 lead at halftime. Greytown added a four further tries in the second half to lock Rihi Brown, winger Cheyenne Harmon [2], and Guilford. Captain Tevita Isaac

should have also scored, and it would have been a cracker. After running 50m from a scrum the loose forward lost control of the ball in diving for the try. Pioneer finally crossed the line in the final minute when No 8 Conan GrayHarmon intercepted a pass on the22m and trotted in for the try.

Tavita Isaac loses the ball in diving for a try.

Eketahuna Gladstone

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Eketahuna kicked off the season at home on Friday night with a hard-fought 16-5 win over Gladstone to lift the Duck Shooters’ Trophy. The home team took an early with two penalties through the boot of first-five Josh Pepperell, only for Gladstone loose

forward Eddie Cranston to score a try and close the gap to one point at the break. Gladstone had the ascendancy early in the second half, dominating possession and territory, only to be denied by outstanding Eketahuna defence. When the home team did get the ball, they took full advantage with fleet-

footed midfielder Matt Raleigh crossing for his first try for the club.

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East Coast Martinborough

Martinborough ran away in the final quarter to post a convincing 45-22 win over East Coast at Whareama. The Coasties dominated the breakdown but failed

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Carterton Marist Carterton put this game

to bed in the first half at Carterton. The home side crossed for four tries in the first 40 minutes, and a 27-0 halftime lead over Marist, who looked a shadow of the side that won last year’s championship. Marist did fight back with the only try of the second half, but the damage had been done in a destructive first half by the

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Masterton Red Star kicked off the championship with a 48-0 win over Gladstone under lights at Trust House Memorial Park on Friday. Tuhirangi won a tight tussle with Carterton 41-31, Greytown thrashed Pioneer 64-10, and East Coast won by default from Martinborough.

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