Wairarapa Midweek Wed 9th Jan by Wairarapa Times-Age

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2019

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Surf safety for all abilities Student looks up to lifeguards Emily Ireland If you ask Ava Saba who she looks up to in life, she’ll tell you it’s the lifeguards at Riversdale Beach. Ava, who has Down Syndrome, is a 12-year-old Masterton Intermediate School student, and after seeing the lifeguards in action this summer, she was quick to find out how she could become one too. In fact, after less than a week of Nippers training, she has become a lifeguard already – or at least that is what she tells her mum Laura Hutchinson. Ava is one of about 200 youngsters who have been spending their summer holidays learning beach safety skills and fitness through the Riversdale Surf Life Saving Club’s 2018 Gazley Nippers Programme. Nippers aims to build children’s confidence in the sea, with qualified lifeguards teaching them fundamental water safety skills. “The other day at the beach, Ava decided that she wanted to be a lifeguard after watching the lifeguards all day,” Laura said. “So she bowled up to Mike, the club captain, and said to him ‘I’m going to be a lifeguard’. He told her if that was the case that she needed to go into the

Nippers programme. “So oﬀ she went, ready to go, the switch ﬂicked, and now she’s away. “She’s into it – Nippers every morning. “She thinks it’s really awesome and she tells me she is a lifeguard already – Two days of Nippers and she’s in,” Laura laughed. She was pleased that the club was actively encouraging people of all ages and abilities to become surf savvy. “It was never an issue that Ava could or couldn’t do it – it was just straight into it. The instructors have been awesome, making sure she understands the games and what everyone’s doing. “I’m super stoked – a very proud mum.” See more Riversdale coverage P3

Laura Hutchinson and her daughter Ava Saba who is taking part in this year’s Nippers programme. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND

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Rescue

Strawberries growing going strong

Dramatic boat rescue

Wee Red Barn have had a bountiful harvest this season, bucking a North Island trend. Full story P29

Two Ngawi men were lucky to escape with their lives when the boat they were in capsized off the South Wairarapa coast last Friday.

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When it comes to long-term career goals, 16-year-old Lily Lewis is going right for the top – holding the office of Prime Minister of New Zealand. Full Story P26

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A trip to Fiji

Back on track

Students from Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Wairarapa visited Fiji last month, broadening their world view. Full story P6

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A passenger train which derailed in Masterton on Sunday was successfully lifted back onto the tracks on Monday after a crane was brought in to complete the job. Full story P5

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Keeping safe in the surf

Club captain Mike Taylor keeps an eye out for a keen boogie boarder. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND

Emily Ireland If there’s any advice Mike Taylor can give to people planning on enjoying Wairarapa beaches this summer, it would be to ask locals for water safety tips, and to keep an eye out for one another. Mike is the captain of the Riversdale Beach Surf Lifesaving Club, one of the busiest surf lifesaving clubs in New Zealand. During summer, their lifeguards patrol the beach from 9.30am until 5.30pm, seven days a week. “At Riversdale, the biggest safety advice would be to swim between the flags,” Mike said. “But Riversdale is the only Wairarapa beach that has the flags. “For other Wairarapa beaches, I would advise talking to locals, see where they swim, see if they swim.” Mike said if people did “get into trouble” while enjoying Wairarapa’s beaches and waterways this summer, it was important that no one followed them in “unless they are trained or have the equipment to help”. “You are far better off looking around the beach,

finding a bit of driftwood, and chucking it to them. “People generally have a chilly bin with them on a summer’s day, and you can throw that in the water to a person in strife too. “The person can make their way to the chilly bin or driftwood and as long as they can keep themselves propped up, and stop the panic setting in, you can gather up forces, find someone who has a boat, get the police involved, and get the helicopter out there. “As long as the person keeps floating, they’re fine.” Life jackets were a must for people fishing off rocks, or for people engaging in water sports or boating, he said. But if something was to go wrong in the water, Mike said to keep calm. “Just because you get knocked off your feet, don’t immediately think you are drowning, think you are swimming. “If you are swimming you are happy, and you don’t panic. “But if you think you are drowning, then you panic, and you probably will get

into more trouble.” Club president Murray Brown, better known as ‘Brownie’ has been involved with the Riversdale Beach Surf Lifesaving Club for about 26 years. He said the best thing for people to do to keep safe at any beach was to “talk to the locals”. “Particularly with boating, my advice would be to join a local club, and get to know the local community who have the knowledge. “Talk to the locals, find out about the fishing and surf clubs, and talk to them about beach safety. “The locals will tell you where to dive and what conditions are safe.” He said if it wasn’t for the lifeguards at Riversdale Beach, there would have been a few drownings over the years. “Every couple of years, we do get some dicey moments where the watchfulness of the guards have saved someone’s life. “It’s not until you get a big rescue that the guards really realise what they are there for – they are different guards after that.”

Lifeguards urge: ‘Swim between the flags’ Emily Ireland Riversdale Beach Surf Lifesaving Club’s junior captain Ella Sims is one of the most successful lifeguards to have come out of the small Wairarapa coastal township. The 20-year-old recently graduated from National Lifeguard School after six years of patrolling the beaches at Riversdale. She attained her Advanced Lifeguard Award after successfully facing challenges like rock rescues, rescue helicopter operations, advanced ﬁrst aid, and rigorous ﬁtness challenges. With summer in full swing at the moment, Ella said her advice for keen beach-goers was to “be safe and be sun-smart”.

Junior club captain Ella Sims.

“Swim between the ﬂags, listen to the lifeguards and don’t push yourself out of your comfort zone if you aren’t conﬁdent – that’s when things can go wrong.” She said there hadn’t been any major surf

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lifesaving events at the beach so far this summer. “We’ve had some little ﬁrst aids, but nothing major, so let’s hope it stays like that.” Riversdale Beach Surf Lifesaving Club committee member Jane Tiley agreed.

Young Nippers were quick off the mark as they learned beach fitness skills.

Though it was great to be trained for emergencies, it was better to work to prevent them. “We’ve got no exciting stories because we have done no rescues yet this season,” she said.

“We are focused on preventative, asking people to keep between the flags – that means we have less incidents. “I think we’ve had a fishing hook in the finger, first aid, and that’s been about it.”

Jane helps coordinate the Nippers Programme with Madeleine Taylor. “We run daily throughout the holiday season whereas most other clubs run weekly throughout the year. “Our main concern is helping the kids stay active, boosting their conﬁdence in the water, and understanding safety. Head Nippers coach Brittany Phillips, 19, said the programme enabled kids to partake in a range of beach games and water activities. “Watching the kids improve is a big highlight for me. At the start of the season we had a few kids who were quite nervous to get in the water. By the end, we can often get them out pretty far.”

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What’s new KittyCat? A rehoming update

Hazel Wells, 7, with Qubit the Singular. He was found as a lone stray kitten in Featherston a few weeks ago and had been chased up a tree by a dog. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

KittyCat Rehoming Wairarapa is going into its third year helping cats in the Wairarapa. Originally the group was started in January 2017, following the closure of the Wairarapa SPCA in 2015, to rehome stray and abandoned cats, rehome cats for owners in diﬃcult circumstances and tame feral kittens. Last year, in partnership with the Wairarapa Midweek, the group rehomed 35 cats and kittens and 33 in 2017. Now that the SPCA in Masterton is open

again and are looking after stray, abandoned and surrendered cats, KittyCat Rehoming Wairarapa (KRW) is now concentrating on taming feral kittens and ﬁnding homes for them as this is not currently covered by the SPCA. By taking in feral kittens and desexing the parents, KRW helps control the feral cat population and keep cats away from our wildlife. This decreases the feral cat population in a humane manner and not only improves the welfare of the cats, but of the environment as a whole. Feral kittens are

fostered by a network of foster carers until they can be adopted. Whether a kitten can be tamed is dependent on their age and temperament. The optimum age to tame a feral kitten is 8 weeks and under. Older kittens can be successfully tamed depending on their individual temperament but once they reach 16 weeks of age it becomes very diﬃcult. It can take months of care before a kitten is ready to adopt. Their adoption fee is $140 which helps cover the costs of desexing,

vaccinating and treating for parasites. They also oﬀer reduced rates to adopters for microchipping. Lee Priday from KRW said the group does extensive fundraising to cover the shortfall between the adoption fee and their costs such as vet treatments, food and litter. “Despite more fundraising events in 2018 than ever, funds have been signiﬁcantly reduced compared to previous years. “Kitten season is now in full swing and extra funds are needed to be able to continue to operate.”

Lee said donations of kitten food (wet and dry), and litter (clay, recycled paper, or clumping varieties), were welcome. Donations can be dropped oﬀ to Vetcare, 20 Chapel St, Masterton or Vetcare, 148 Main St, Greytown. Donations can also be made either to the KittyCat Rehoming Kiwibank account number 38-9019-0699166-00 or to their account at their vet, Vetcare 06-06890191117-00 Reference Kitty46. • KittyCat Rehoming Wairarapa is a registered Charitable Trust no.CC54963.

Imogen’s California dreaming Erin Kavanagh-Hall New Zealand women are generally underrepresented in sciencebased careers – but this hasn’t deterred Imogen van der Raaij from pursuing her dream. The Makoura College student and self-confessed science buff is one of 12 young women selected by Hutt City Council’s Innovative Young Minds programme (IYM) to travel to Silicon Valley, California, in April. There, she will tour renowned technology businesses and startups, attend a research symposium, and meet high-flying women who have made their mark in the scientific world. IYM, sponsored by a range of organisations, was designed to encourage women to explore careers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and manufacturing – otherwise known as the STEMM sector. In New Zealand, women make up barely a third of students studying towards STEMM careers – and industries are now calling for a more diverse and balanced workforce. Sixteen-year-old Imogen,

who hopes to work in stem cell research, was chosen for the Silicon Valley trip after attending the IYM Women In Science camp – open to Year 11 and 12 students in the Wellington region – which aims to instil a passion for STEMM in young females. Imogen hopes Silicon Valley, home to over a thousand tech enterprises, will provide a treasuretrove of ideas for her future career path, and that the trailblazing women she meets will inspire her to break through barriers to succeed in her field. “Science is still very male-dominated. Boys are pushed towards science, but girls seem to be pushed away – unless they want to do medicine or nursing,” Imogen said. “But actually, STEMM businesses want more women, because we see things differently, and can offer a different perspective – which makes things flow better. “I’m really excited – [the trip] will give us girls confidence and show us it’s possible to achieve big things.” Imogen said she has been interested in science from a young age – hardly surprising, with an early

childhood teacher mum, and a dad who works as a hydrologist for GNS Science. As Imogen and her two sisters have autism spectrum disorder (ASD), her parents made it a priority to satisfy the girls’ intellectual curiosities. “It’s geek central in our house,” mum Tracey van der Raaij said. “Ever since the kids were little, we’ve had books on science and nature in the house, and have done experiments together. “Children on the autism spectrum are often highly intelligent, with a lot of questions about the world – so we did our best to educate ourselves so we could answer all those questions.” Imogen continued to excel at science once she started at Makoura College. With support and guidance from teacher and “school dad” Andrew Forest, she developed an interest in stem cells, and began researching everything she could on the subject. Imogen’s scientiﬁc ambitions were cemented when she attended the IYM Women In Science camp in July, where she was able to partake in complex

experiments, innovation challenges and seminars with New Zealand women who had reached great heights in their STEMM careers. After attending the IYM camp, Imogen, along with other alumnae, was invited to apply for the California trip and was selected thanks to a moving essay she penned about the impact of the programme and the like-minded people she connected with in her life. While in Silicon Valley, known as the heart of US innovation, the students will spend 10 days visiting high-proﬁle tech companies – such as Google, Apple, Tesla Inc, PayPal and Netﬂix – as well as various start-ups, science academies, and advanced technical university laboratories. They will also attend a research conference at the Harker School, a co-ed high school known for its STEMM prowess, in San Jose, which

will feature presentations from both students and accomplished scientists. “It’ll be really full on, but I’m looking forward to meeting heaps of cool people,” Imogen said. “We’re encouraged to stay in touch with the

Makoura College student Imogen van der Raaij has been selected for the Innovative Young Minds programme (IYM) and will travel to Silicon Valley, California, in April. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

women we meet and contact them if we’ve got questions or need advice.” Imogen is currently fundraising to cover the cost of her flights and accommodation – she has set up a Givealittle page, and will be organising sausage sizzles, firewood raffles, and a stall selling her Mum’s handmade beaded jewellery and wall decorations. “The girls were encouraged to be independent and do their own fundraising – as opposed to thinking ‘oh, Mum and Dad will pay’,” Tracey said. “Being an innovative young person means taking responsibility and owning [your choices].” Imogen, who has experienced anxiety on account of her ASD, said she’s “a bit nervous about” about her first overseas trip, but is pleased she will be travelling with good friends she made at camp. • To support Imogen, visit givealittle.co.nz/cause/ imogens-trip-to-siliconvalley-april-2019.

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Students give back on Fiji trip

A handful of senior students and teachers from Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Wairarapa broadened their horizons with a trip to Fiji last month. Teacher Kiri RiwaiCouch said the purpose of the trip was to give graduating and senior students a world view, to “open up their eyes”, and see how they could travel on a shoestring budget. “We also wanted to give the students real-people experience and build relationships with the villages.” On the trip were two senior students Martine Power-Byl and Charlie Harmon-Hohua, two graduates from last year Manaia Riwai-Couch and Takapuna Hamilton, principal Hohepa Campbell, and Kiri. “One of the things our principal wanted us to do was collect some preloved kids clothing, so we spent a few weeks collecting, buying, washing, and ironing a big suitcase full of clothes to take with us, we also took big bags of lollies from Moore Wilsons. “Matua Hohepa wants to continue building on the relationships we have formed by fundraising to help one of the villages with their water supply

The second village visit to Vuaki village visit at Matacawalevu island.

Charlie Harmon-Hohua saying goodbye to the spokesman of Vuaki village, Etuate Saukuru. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED

The purpose of the trip was to give graduating and senior students a world view, to “open up their eyes”, and see how they could travel on a shoestring budget. We also wanted to give the students real-people experience and build relationships with the villages. as it is a huge problem for them, something we definitely take for granted in our own land. “Needless to say, we have a new-found appreciation for the little things. Highlights of the eight-day trip were the school’s visits to two

villages, the first on the island of Wayalailai, and the second a couple of days later on the island of Matacawalevu. “On the first island, we went to the chief’s home and he held a kava ceremony for us, then we went and joined the villagers in an important

feast being held for the island preacher and his wife, we performed some waiata and haka which the people absolutely loved – they went crazy after our songs especially after the haka. “We gave out some clothes and lollies also which was very well received by the people.” On the second island, they met with the spokesman of the chief Etuate Saukuru. The chief had passed away and no one had replaced him, so he was the man in charge of

Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Wairarapa students and teachers with the chief of the first village visit on Wayalailai island.

village business. “We had another kava ceremony and performed waiata and haka once again to a very appreciative audience. We gave out more clothes and lollies.

“It was quite humbling seeing all the children line up to receive one lolly each from the spokesman – lucky it was a big bag and everyone in the village got a lolly.”

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Business outrage at parklet

Be in to Business owners are angry about the parklet in Park Street. PHOTO/PAM GRAHAM

Pam Graham Business owners are up in arms about the parklet being put into Park St, saying it’s affecting a key service lane, deterring people who spend money and bringing in people who don’t. Work began this week on the parklet. One side of the road is being pedestrianised and filled with activities such as giant games, basketball hoops and skate-furniture for a month. A replica of the first parklet on King Street is also going in on Queen St outside Charlie’s Lane, beside Paper Plus. Roger Southey of Southey’s Auto World, who has been in business there since 1976, isn’t keen on people playing ball games and skating right next to his cars. Another businessman, Reece Pope of Autopaint

Wairarapa, says he’s not the sort to complain “but this is going to hurt my business because of the access”. Customers who couldn’t ﬁnd a carpark or had problems using the service lane would just drive to a competitor, a sentiment shared by Tony Roseingrave, a part owner of King and Henry. Roseingrave said CBD businesses were big ratepayers and their concerns should be heard. Catherine Rossiter-Stead, general manager Business Wairarapa, says the parklet should increase the foot traﬃc. “I think the council’s parklet initiative is both exciting and brave, anything to give Masterton an uplift and a bit of vibrancy has to be good for the town. “Hopefully, it will attract more people to the CBD and provide better connectivity through from

Queen Elizabeth Park to the high street during the summer.” Council chief executive Kath Ross said Park St was chosen because it links the town centre with Queen Elizabeth Park – joining up the town’s assets is a key objective in the overarching town centre strategy. “The point of the initiative is to learn; we want to learn how our community uses space and what encourages more people to come into the town centre. “Attracting more people into town will support retail spending, community connection and increase investor conﬁdence.” She said it was a temporary change and as with anything new there would always be teething issues. • People can get more information: www. mastertontown.nz.

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Graeme Burnard In 2018 I performed in two plays at Harlequin Theatre. Both were based on the British TV comedy series The Vicar of Dibley. After the second one closed on December 8, I realised that my time on stage was over. It’s not that I don’t like being on stage. I love it. But the pull to be at home with my beloved of an evening is stronger than the pull to be out three nights a week rehearsing. And we did 10 performances including three matinees which I have never done before. I found that very toughgoing. So, after performing in more than 35 plays, stage managing more than 20 plays, directing three, serving on the committee for 19 years, and having two terms as president (and that’s just at Harlequin), it’s all over Rover. Over my next few columns, please indulge me as I reminisce over some of the highlights of

life behind the curtain. My very first play at Harlequin Theatre was called Deathtrap. I was new to the Wairarapa and I was asked to replace someone who had left the show after the first couple of rehearsals. I didn’t even know where the theatre was, and I certainly didn’t know at the time that it was one of the lead roles I was being asked to do! I walked into the theatre and immediately knew I would be spending a lot of my future life there. The place has that effect on you. The production was very successful except for a disaster on one of the nights when I went to draw the curtains that went along one side and along the back of the stage which had been converted into a living room. The tug on the curtain was harder than it should have been, pulling the whole lot down, exposing the bare walls and the stage manager who was

Graeme Burnard played Jim Trott in last year’s Harlequin Theatre Vicar of Dibley productions.

sitting on a stool behind the curtain. I looked at him, he looked at me. “You stupid prick,” he said, loud enough to set the audience off in gales of laughter. To add to the drama,

there was a corpse lying on the lounge floor (my wife’s in fact, who had just been murdered by my gay lover) which started to get the giggles. Ignoring the curtain and to keep the momentum going, I

headed to the other side of the room to light the fire in the fireplace (which I was supposed to do) giving the corpse a gentle kick to shut her up which in fact set her and the audience off into complete hysterics. Unfortunately, it also

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happened that the theatre critic was there that night to do a review. Falling curtains and a convulsing corpse got the best review of the night. And from then, I was hooked on live theatre. To be continued…

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Happy 2019 everyone I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas, topped off with some awesome New Year celebrations. The new year usually brings with it an obligation to create a raft of resolutions for the next 365 days. Usually, I’m the sort of person that believes you don’t need to use a ‘new year’ as an excuse to improve yourself, but this year, I’ve indulged myself in the trend just a bit. My personal resolution is to be less stressed. The problem with that resolution is that it is a bit abstract and pretty broad. So, in order to fulfil the resolution, I’ve got a few daily and weekly goals to help out, all aligning with a mindset of ‘living in the moment’. It’s important to train yourself into a mindset that complements your resolution– that way you’ll actually end up achieving more than what you set out to do this year because your mindset will help you develop positive habits

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Emily Ireland without you knowing. I’m trying to adopt the mindset of ‘living in the moment’ because we all often stress about things that we can’t act upon until the next day or the next week. In fact, the first step I took towards my less stressful life was deleting my email apps off my phone. Doing this has already helped me to differentiate between my work day and my time at home, and I would definitely recommend it to you guys. There’s no point reading incoming work emails after 5.30pm if you can’t act upon them until the next day. Leave it for when you are next in the office. My daily goal to help me stress less is to spend just 10 minutes a day with no distractions, in silence,

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For eight years, she worked part-time at Aratoi as a gallery technician and was deeply inspired by the museum’s public collection, including the huia. “I like to think of the work as a trans-cultural mix of myths, ceramic archetypes and of course extinct birds,” says Kirsty. Come in and enjoy these very special birds. ‘Vanished Days’ is now part of Aratoi’s collection,

which is the Wairarapa’s only public collection of art, and is on display until January 27. Quinn is about three years old. Quinn lost all her faith in people when she was dumped. She hasn’t yet regained that faith, but she’s happier to be around us. Sometimes she gets all excited and rolls over to show her chin or belly. She forgets her fear during play and will let you fuzz her cheeks or chin while feeding her a treat. She has a long road ahead of her before she’ll trust a human. But even now Quinn is a delight to be around. She oozes her happiness to be out of the dump. She loves other cats and wants to play. Her adoption fee is $80.

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We are all settling into the New Year, so for our first story for 2019 I would like to take this opportunity to focus on thanking the many organisations, volunteers, and companies who have supported us at the Community Centre with our Community Kitchen. Many hours of donated time and food have been generously given to ensure we can assist those in our community who are facing a crisis. I would like to share with you some of the statistics of what and how these meals have been allocated: • 1760 meals have been cooked. • We are collaborating with 17 organisations who complete referrals for these meals. They vary from social service teams, local police, DHB, budget services, health providers and our local iwi. • A chest freezer and many kitchen items have been donated, we have been given meat, vegetables and other food staples, labels for containers, cash and supermarket vouchers. . • We work closely with Food Bank and Wai Waste to ensure that surplus food is well utilised. • Our roster consists of volunteers who are a mix of organisations and individuals placed into

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teams. • Meals are varied and are based on available food items. They include options like spaghetti bolognaise, bacon and egg pie, devilled sausages, pumpkin soup, corn fritters, chicken curry and fruit desserts. • We have tracked referrals under categories which include: mental health, financial, elderly, homelessness, post medical and family violence. • Referring agencies have told us that these meals have been a blessing for families in crisis. There are many benefits to those who volunteer to help at the Community Kitchen. As we cook in teams, we are able to use everyone’s strengths whether that it is cooking, prepping veges or packing. It has been a good way for new residents in our

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Top six objects in the sky Sky Watch

Nick Sault Welcome to the new year. As far as the stars are concerned, January looks the same as it did last January and all the Januarys before, in our lifetimes anyway. What adds extra interest through the year is where the planets intervene and plonk themselves in the zodiacal constellations, sometimes outshining all the stars in the process. Each morning of this week is particularly interesting, when the six brightest objects in the sky (discounting sun and moon) are visible at the same time. The downside is you have to be out early – well before 5am, if you can make it. Start in the west, where the unmistakable Orion sits over the ranges with his triple star belt pointing up towards Sirius, the brightest star in both hemispheres. Sirius has to take third place in this sky, I’m afraid, and you will see why, but don’t look east yet. Scan a little way towards south and you can’t miss Canopus, the next brightest

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The top six objects in the sky before dawn this week.

every morning this week. In the Heavens Above star map (pictured), bear in mind that it’s a flat map portrayal. To get the orientation, face north and hold the map up above your head. I am often trying to think of ways of conveying how empty space really is.

In our part of the galaxy, stars are spaced a few lightyears apart. So, go and look at our nearest star Alpha Centauri, at 4.3 light years away. Imagine that star is on the surface of a sphere, a bubble of space, with our sun at the centre.

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concerts over the years around New Zealand and has also performed in Australia. “The travelling has presented many photo opportunities” Rob said. Margaret Crawford paints in acrylics and oils and paints mainly colourful landscapes and some abstracts. Growing up in South Africa, she has been influenced by vivid colours and fields of wild spring flowers and strong contracts in colour

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Helping youth find a voice Erin Kavanagh-Hall When it comes to long-term career goals, 16-year-old Lily Lewis is going right for the top – holding the office of Prime Minister of New Zealand. In the meantime, her goal is to get Wairarapa teens engaged in politics. Lily, who has just completed Year 12 at Makoura College, was selected as a Youth MP in the 2019 New Zealand Youth Parliament, representing Wairarapa MP Alastair Scott and the young people of the region. The Youth Parliament initiative, funded by the Ministry of Youth Development, allows young people to experience the workings of the New Zealand Parliament – aiming to help youth develop an interest in the political system, and encourage youth participation in national democracy. Every three years, each local and list MP can select a youth representative, aged between 12 and 24, from their electorate, and provide them with mentorship and guidance. As part her six-month tenure as a young parliamentarian, Lily will get to work alongside MP Alastair Scott in both Wellington and in the

Wairarapa Youth MP Lily Lewis with Wairarapa MP Alastair Scott.

electorate, experience the parliamentary debating chamber, and carry out a youth-centred project in her home region. While Lily herself plans to follow her hero Jacinda Ardern to the Beehive, she is aware many of her fellow youngsters feel disillusioned by politics. So, she plans to use her time as youth MP to organise an interactive civics education workshop for young people – hoping they will eventually feel inspired to cast their vote. “A lot of young people feel like voting is just ticking a box, and that their voice doesn’t count,” Lily said.

“So, I think it’s important they’re taught how the political system works – especially systems like MMP, which means a vote for [one of the minor parties] can directly influence how Parliament is made up.” Lily said she first become interested in politics when current Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was named as Labour Party Leader in 2017. In fact, on the day Jacinda Ardern’s rise to Leader of the Opposition was announced, Lily was visiting Mediaworks in Wellington as part of a class trip, which was followed by a tour of Parliament. “I knew then that’s what I

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wanted to do with my life.” Earlier this year, Makoura organised Lily a work experience placement with Labour List MP Kieran McAnulty, working three afternoons a week in his Masterton office. Despite her previous experience in the political area, she admits being selected by Alastair Scott for Youth Parliament came as a shock. As a youth MP, Lily will get a glimpse into the life of a full-time politicianshadowing Alastair as he works with constituents, attend select committee hearings and debates about legislation, engage with media, and take part

in mock parliamentary debates. She particularly looks forward to sparring with her fellow youth MPs over the issues she is most passionate about – particularly women’s reproductive rights, assisted dying, and decriminalising marijuana. Lily is not content to leave others in charge of transforming the country her ultimate goal, she says, is to be elected as an MP, and eventually become Prime Minister. The first step, she says, is to study political science, international relations and law at university – because “you can’t make laws if you don’t understand how the law actually works.” As PM, one of the items on the agenda would be to give young people in rural areas a sense of possibility and purpose. “I think young people in Wairarapa can struggle to be motivated. It’s one of my dreams to put together a multi-story youth hub in Masterton – that’s sewing machines, dance and yoga studios, a gym, a space where they can do art projects. I think it’s important young people look outside of the box and explore new things which can help them fulfil their potential.”

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State highway roadworks in the Wairarapa The New Zealand Transport Agency will resurface sections of State Highway 2 in the Wairarapa during the next few months to help provide safer and smoother journeys for all road users. Our January schedule includes sealing within the towns of Masterton, Carterton and Greytown, weather permitting. Thank you all in advance for your patience while we undertake these road improvement works.

Masterton – A new road surface for Solway The Transport Agency will renew the road surface on State Highway 2 High Street, Masterton, from Bledisloe Street to north of Ngaumutawa Road from Tuesday 22 January. The road will be resurfaced with urban chipseal which includes a smaller size of chip than rural roads. Work is planned for the early part of the week to allow several days for the surface to settle with traffic at a 30km/h temporary speed limit before the weekends. Southbound traffic can travel on the road during the works while northbound traffic will take a detour.

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Volunteering in the new year

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Jill Greathead Welcome 2019 – with your opportunities and challenges. I am writing this on New Year’s Day for publication next week. I am contemplating the opportunities and challenges of the year ahead, but also reflecting on the past year. This time last year, I decluttered the office, rang Emily at Midweek to commit to a weekly column, set up the computer systems, and bravely reached out in whatever way I could to anyone who I hoped had an interest in volunteering. Like a bird learning to fly, I was very wobbly, but within months many amazing people gathered around me and we created the Volunteering Wairarapa team. The responsibility that sat on my shoulders to ensure success for Volunteering Wairarapa felt enormous, but I knew that the only way to succeed was to put energy into organising processes and tasks, building a team, and sharing not only the responsibility, but hopefully the success that goes with starting up an enterprise to make a positive difference

to our people and our communities. I don’t say ‘I’ anymore – it is now ‘we’ which includes co-manager Rowena, our Board, Facilitators, and Promoters. Volunteering Wairarapa still has a long way to go to reach ultimate success, but we have built a strong foundation from which to grow – so welcome 2019 with all your opportunities and challenges. During last year, we were becoming aware of the growing need to assist people who visited our Volunteer Centre to find volunteering opportunities that would make them feel like valued members of our community. Some of these people don’t have work, some have a disability, some have just left school so had few skills, but all wanted to contribute to make a positive difference in their lives. Meeting young people and understanding their needs made me realise how different life is now compared to when my generation left school. In those days there was a factory in most of our towns, so everyone had the opportunity to earn,

The energy and light of fireworks bringing in the New Year. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

enjoy independence, and grow into adulthood as valued members of their communities if they chose to. Now, there are fewer work opportunities for our young, and there isn’t much for them to do, particularly if they have limited whanau and ﬁnancial support. As we created volunteering opportunities for our young volunteers, we found that if we buddied them up with other volunteers, they could work

alongside them. This helps them learn skills, gain confidence, self-esteem, and work ethic, and find happiness doing something they enjoy. This is where we will find our success this year. Next week I will write about three wonderful volunteers who have been working with our young people. They have shown that patience, kindness and tolerance bring huge rewards. It is our responsibility

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Opportunities at Volunteering Wairarapa Abbeyfield – Board Members required Abbeyfield are looking for more board members who have general governance or financial skills. Time required is four hours per month with meetings on the second Monday of each month. Gladstonebury Music Festival – Volunteers

still required We are still promoting volunteers to assist with checking tickets on entry, delivering messages and ensuring that that waste is sorted into the recycling bins. The volunteering shifts are two hours long with two to three shifts per volunteer. A free ticket is given in return for volunteering. • Interested in finding out more: Contact Jill Greathead on 0274 884 376 or email admin@ waivc.org.nz

Doctor Who is hot right now, so a trivial pursuit question is in order for aficionados. Question: Who introduced the Doctor’s iconic long scarf featured in the thirty episodes from 1972-1976? Answer: James Acheson And now, Wairarapa gets the chance to hear the talented New Zealandbased costume designer for film, theatre and dance at the first of Longwood Life Lessons – a series of events beginning in January and continuing monthly until May. Of course, the pinnacle of success for any designer is the Oscars, and James happens to have won three, including The Last Emperor for which he also won a Bafta. Long and continuing relationships with the director Bernardo Bertolucci, with recent superhero movies such as Man of Steel, the New York Metropolitan Opera, and more recently the set and costumes for the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s 2017 Romeo and Juliet, raise expectations of a fascinating and illuminating lecture. James Acheson will present some of his costumes at the January 13 event in Featherston. This lecture sets

Three-time Oscar award winner James Acheson will present a talk in Featherston this weekend. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

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Every day, the Calm meditation app leads the user through a guided meditation. The focus of the guided meditation recently was on simplicity. The example used was of Henry Thoreau, who spent two years living a simple life in a cabin he built, growing his own food, without the need for the constant acquisition of possessions. This was a time of great contentment for him. The pursuit of more does not seem to lead to happiness, rather, in many cases it seems to lead to wanting more still, never quite having what you want, always looking for the next thing that will finally get us the contentment that we desire. Although it probably isn’t feasible to do what Henry Thoreau did in a practical

sense, it is possible to live a more simple life, without the need for constant upgrades, instead appreciating what we do have.

Setting your sails

A downloaded app on my phone is called Quote of the Day. This short burst of inspiration shares a daily quote about all sorts of things, from learning to kindness. I often share these pearls of wisdom on my school Facebook page. Recently, the quote shared was from author Jim Rohn: ‘It’s the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind, which determines which way we go’. This quote is empowering, as it acknowledges that there will be forces that could determine what we do,

but we have the power to overcome these and choose our own direction, goals and plans. Our chosen path may be more challenging for us than the same path could be for others, but, provided we persevere and put in the effort, we can go in the direction we want to get to where we want to be.

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It’s the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind, which determines which way we go. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

to healthy food options. Because of this, the Minimalists have set up a scheme to have a grocery store built, and have established a plan in which anyone can ‘buy a brick’ (metaphorically speaking) for $1, aiming to have the store built for those who need it. Their hard work has them well past half way to getting it done. What the Minimalists have done is identify a cause and are now supporting it, as well as encouraging

others to do so. Anyone can do this at some level, from donating $1 to an established cause, through to setting up your own charity. The key is to do something, regardless of how small, as all of the little bits do add up to create something big that really will help others.

Sprint towards your goals

The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll has a very simple process for achieving goals (but remember, as I have

written many times before, simple doesn’t always mean easy). The process is broken into three parts: 1. Identify your goal. 2. Break your goal into a series of sprints (almost sub-goals), with sprints expected to take no longer than a month to complete. 3. Break sprints into tasks, with a series of tasks being necessary to do to complete a sprint, just as a series of sprints are required to achieve your goal. The point of this process is to take something that may seem overwhelming and breaking it down into manageable steps that can happen immediately.

The beasts we need to look out for and how to avoid them

Research done by Professor Michael Mutz has identified how our wellbeing and life satisfaction declines around Christmas time, partly due to the stressful situations we encounter. The threats that we deal with now are significantly different to those that our ancestors encountered, yet our responses can be the same. Our body goes through the same reactions when we receive a credit card statement with mounting debt as it did in prehistoric

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Three questions that can lead to positive change and improvement

This is another simple process that, if applied, can lead to really positive change or improvement. Outlined in a chapter titled Small Steps in the fabulous Bullet Journal

Method book it involves asking yourself three questions: 1. What do I want to do? 2. Why do I want to do it? 3. What small thing can I do right now to get started? This can be applied to anything that you would like to do, from learning how to cook to earning a masters degree. The important thing is to start small in step three. Make that ﬁrst step so easy to ensure that it can be done immediately. A whole lot of these small steps will see momentum gained towards signiﬁcant and positive change.

Time is a limited resource, so use it well

Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius once said ‘You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do, say, and think’. The point of what Marcus Aurelius said is that our time is limited and ﬁnite, so we should value every moment, including the present one. It is very easy to whittle time away, treating it as if it’s an endless resource when in fact it’s not. Every moment really does count – the more we acknowledge this, the more rewarding our lives can and will be.

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Passion fulfils Dux dream Erin Kavanagh-Hall Jade Witinitara doesn’t do things by halves: she’s had her heart set on graduating top of the class since her first day at secondary school. Her academic dreams were realised last year, when she completed her final year at Makoura

College with the Dux trophy in the one hand, and a university scholarship in the other. Jade, 18, received the Tuakana Matatau Award, otherwise known as the Dux Litterarum, presented each year to a Year 13 student with the best academic results. As well as being named Dux, Jade, easily recognisable around the school for her magenta and turquoise hair, also received the school’s Whaia te Tika, Whaia te Pono and Whaia te Aroha awards – for being a respectful and trustworthy member of the school community, and for her positive attitude and contributions to school life. To complete her haul of prizes, she was offered

Makoura College Dux Jade Witinitara and her favourite teacher Sione Tauveli. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

scholarships to both Otago and Canterbury Universities (made available to secondary school Duxes), worth $6,000 each, to go towards her course fees. Having dreamed of a medical career since she was young, Otago was the easy choice for Jade who will begin her Health Sciences studies this year, hoping to eventually qualify as a paediatrician. Jade’s drive and determination are obvious – though she has remained humble about her achievements, which she puts down to a lifelong love of learning. “I freaked out on the night when they

called my name,” she said. “I thought, ‘wow, all my hard work has actually paid off’. “I’ve been aiming for Dux since Year 9 – academics is the thing I’m best at and most passionate about, so it’s an awesome feeling to have made it.” Jade, who has grown up in Masterton and attended Douglas Park and Lakeview Schools, says she has been a bookworm from a young age, and a voracious researcher of topics that pique her interest. As a child, Jade dreamed of being a veterinarian, but realised she would “rather help people”, so decided on paediatrics. To prepare for medical school, she focused mostly on maths and sciences in Year 13, though did Classical History as her “one fun subject”. “That was probably my favourite subject, though I’m big on chemistry as well. “I like it because it explains how pretty much everything [in nature] works.” Jade attributes her success to “keeping focused on study, even when it got boring”, and the nurturing learning environment at Makoura College.

“My teachers were amazing, really supportive – if we needed it, they’d help us in any way they could. “If you want to do well in school, my advice would be to be nice to your teachers. “If you treat them with respect, they’ll put in the effort for you and help you pass.” Jade said she felt nervous about heading to university and leaving her hometown behind but looks forward to the new chapter in her life. Science and maths teacher Andrew Forest said Jade worked long hours both at school and at home to achieve high standards and has the ability to “process a great deal of information”. “To achieve high marks in NCEA you need to have great thinking skills and the ability to write, both of which she can do very well. “Jade has always been humble, friendly and helpful to other students and staff, and highly motivated to do her best.” Principal Paul Green praised Jade’s appetite for learning and curiosity, which will be her “keys to success” in all areas of life. Jade also has a passion for forensics and criminal psychology and is a keen gamer.

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Soaking up summer sun and fun Locals may not have been able to soak up the sun on Christmas Day, but the start of 2019 has made up for that well and truly. Here’s a snapshot of the great summer vibes people have been enjoying in Wairarapa.

The Taylor family from Porirua enjoyed a picnic during their “holiday over the hill”. PHOTO/ELISA VORSTER

Victoria Gray, right, who is from Wairarapa but now lives in Sydney, is in her favourite summer spot, Ngawi, with her friend Cat Boyes, of Auckland. PHOTO/HAYLEY GASTMEIER

Gabriella Pene, 7, and sister Poppy Pene, 3 with some fresh fruit ice cream from Wee Red Barn. PHOTO/GIANINA SCHWANECKE

More than 30 cars packed the roadside near the Double Bridges swimming hole along the Ruamahanga River. PHOTO/GIANINA SCHWANECKE

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As the festive season moves along, you may be looking at your diminished bank balance and wondering how to deal with it. The most important thing to remember is that you ‘must’ deal with it. Debt can become a very deep hole that is hard to get out of, and the only way to tackle it is to build up your money again. The first thing you must do is look at your income, and what it is costing you to live every day. How to do that: make a list of what you spent money on through Christmas (look at your bankcard statement or bank account statement). Now go through and be honest with yourself – how much of that spending was unnecessary? Cross those items off. Now tell yourself that this month you will not spend money on any of those things. Look at the list again, tick all the items that are really necessary for your daily living.

How much of your festive spending was unnecessary?

Now, even if it’s only for one month, those necessities are all you will spend your money on. The next step is to get rid of your debt as fast as possible. Every day that you owe money, the debt is costing you interest. That can be crippling. If you can, take your credit card, put it in a sealable plastic bag and put it in the freezer. Yes, the freezer. Be really brave and just do it. In this way you will not be adding to your debt.

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Free, confidential information Phone: 06 377 0078 or 0800 367 222 Address: 43 Perry Street, Masterton Hours: Monday to Friday 9am – 4pm E-mail: wairarapa@cab.org.nz Website: www.cab.org.nz Now from your income, saved from your reduced spending, try to put aside at least $10 a week. Then at the end of the month you will have $40 to help pay your credit card debt. Even this small amount will reduce the amount

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you earn, even if it’s just for one month, you will be surprised at what a difference that will make. Let everyone in your household know that this is what you are doing and ask them to help you. Remember too, that if you need long term help there are agencies that can help you. To find a local budgeting service try http://www. nbfcct/find-a-service.html or call on the very helpful folk at the Wairarapa Free Budget Service on 06 377 0017 , Cnr Chapel and Jackson Streets, Masterton. Just think, this time next month you will be on your way to saving money once again. Wouldn’t that be wonderful. Other websites that may be useful are: www.sorted.org.nz/ guides/budget-dontfudge-it www.workandincome. govt.nz/eligibility/ living-expenses/budgetworksheet.html www.workandincome. govt.nz/eligibility/livingexpenses/managing-yourmoney.html

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Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Rural Wairarapa Midweek

Strawberries going strong

Gianina Schwanecke

The Wee Red Barn’s Alan Bissett inspecting just some of their 150,000 strawberry plants.

raised on tables,” he said. Originally from Scotland, Alan spent more than 25 years in the berry growing industry in the UK where such practices were more common. He said setting up the infrastructure to protect crops from New Zealand’s changeable weather was an expensive venture. “People are reluctant to get into this because it costs money.” The Bissett’s spent more than $750,000 covering three hectares of their five-hectare plot, but said it made for a more sustainable business. Of greater concern to them was the recent minimum wage increase and recent issue of

people tampering with strawberries. “Minimum wage is soaring. It’s not that we don’t want to pay people minimum wage, but our prices haven’t changed – our berries are the same price as they were 12 years ago when we started,” he said. Up until three years ago the couple used to offer a pick-your-ownberry service but had since stopped. “It’s about trying to minimise the issues and the risks.” The couple were looking forward to things quietening down in the shop next month, but with nine months of picking each year life is always busy on the berry farm.

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While other strawberry growers in the North Island are complaining about the recent bad weather damaging their summer crop, Opaki growers at the Wee Red Barn have had a bountiful harvest. “It’s not been a particularly tough year,” Wee Red Barn’s Alan Bissett said. “There’s been huge demand and it hasn’t fallen away.” Alan and Dot Bisset have between 150,000-170,000 plants at their five-hectare plot north of Masterton where they have been for the past 12 years. In addition to strawberries, they also grow blueberries, blackberries, gooseberries, currants, apricots, cherries and, next year, asparagus. Heavy rain and too much exposure to the sun also threatened their crops but they said it could be avoided through tunnel planting. “Rain is the biggest enemy for berries, though obviously not for some of our neighbouring farmers and many of our customers.It was quite easy for us because we had protection from the weather. We’re all covered up with netting, tunnels, and the strawberries are

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It happened before school

Wai Write

Benedict Messina-Palmer Joshua was walking that chilly autumn morning in Makara. Josh liked walking, but he only did so for one reason…to stop IT happening again. Joshua is 15 years old; he likes painting, reading, and cooking. He is a quiet sort of a child. He lives in Makara with his older brother, younger sister, his cousin Siobhan, and of course his elderly father. A few weeks ago, he had been walking as usual to his bus stop when he noticed something out of the ordinary. Across the road was a crashed car, which was not so unusual around these hilly windy roads, but he had never seen a crashed car with the wheels still spinning. He had heard nothing. He could see that there was a lot of blood dripping on to the road. It was fresh, hot, and sticky, and smelled sweet. It was the one thing that Joshua couldn’t handle, the sight of blood. He could hear someone or something inside the car. It didn’t sound human.

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It was more of an animal’s sound like a bark or growl, not a scream like a human. He took the risk of being sick from the sight of blood and slowly walked over to the crash site. From deep within him he managed to utter a small “Hello?”. No reply, so this time… louder, “HELLO?”. Still there was silence,

only interrupted by the constant drip… drip… drip… of blood. Once more, he thought… he shouted, “HELLO?!?!”. And once more, silence. He slowly got closer to the mangled shell of the car. He peeked inside and saw what was left of the driver’s mangled seat. It was completely empty. He could see nothing

else in the car, so he decided to look in the boot. The crash had caused the boot to unlock. He slowly lifted the lid and to his horror, there in the boot he saw a beating heart. It was black and as it slowly throbbed, it pumped out drop by drop thick black blood. He was shocked as he watched the heart slowly

grow in size. It grew and grew and made the growling noise that he had heard. In terror he slammed the lid down. Not sure what to do next, he began to quickly run away. He then heard a click. He slowly turned to see what was behind him. Then… everything went dark! He felt someone shaking him and looked up to see a policeman. “What happened young man?” he said. Josh told him what he had seen and heard, then the policeman walked him over to the car and opened the boot. They looked in and saw that the boot was empty, very clean and not a sign of any blood! • Benedict MessinaPalmer is a 14-yearold Kuranui College student.

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Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Puzzles Wairarapa Midweek

WORDSEARCH

BUMPER WORDFIT

TH WORDS

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

FAITHFUL FATHOM GATHER LATHE LOATHE

POSTHUMOUS RHYTHM RUTHLESS SEETHE TEETHING

CATHETER CLOTHING

MONTH MOTHER

THANKS THEORY

EARTHEN EITHER ENTHUSIASM ETHER

NINTH NORTHERN PATHETIC PITH

THIS THOSE WEATHER WORTHY

A W A Y

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T M A R T Y R J R M A L T A D

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Y E L P C I S L E S L I R O N

9 LETTERS BREAKDOWN CUSTOMARY

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T H U G

F L O A T S Y R E P R O V E D

7 LETTERS COINAGE DECEASE ENCAGED GRANDMA

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J I O H X U I O X I F B O T X

6 LETTERS ALTARS BIGAMY BUDDHA BULLET KINKED OCCURS PLAYER SOCCER

5 LETTERS ALLEY ARENA BERET BULKY DALES DRAMA FLORA METRO PELTS

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RINK SAGE SEEN SHUN SOYA TENT THUD THUG TIER TOGA TREE TRIO USER WOKS

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Events

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10

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Ruamahanga River Music Club Monthly Blackboard Concert: 7.30pm at the Gladstone Inn. $5 entry fee. For everyone interested in an entertaining evening of live music from some of Wairarapa’s foremost musicians, with great food from the chef. Wairarapa Genealogists: Rooms open 1-4pm, at the Research Rooms, 79 Queen St, Masterton. The public are most welcome to seek help with their family history research. Age Concern: SayGo, 9am, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Housie: At Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club (behind clock tower Carterton), at 1pm. Narcotics Anonymous: Meet at 6pm, at 15 Victoria St, Masterton. Carterton Community Choir: Meet 7.15-9pm, at Carterton School, Holloway St. Ability to read music not essential. Call (022) 373-4299. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Miriam 377-7974. Social Learners Bridge: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Barbara (06) 304-9208. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9amnoon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 5-7pm at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton. Call John 370-2511 or Brian 377-4066. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 6.30pm. Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, intermediate, 1-2.30pm. Call 377-5518 or 377-1135. Masterton Senior Citizens & Beneficiaries Association: Meet 1-3.30pm for cards, Scrabble and bowls, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire Walker 377-0342. Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band: Practice 6.30-8.30pm, Savage Club Hall, 10 Albert St, Masterton. Call secretary, Gloria (027) 628-5889. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm,

FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Fri to Mon 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Jean (06) 3726623 or Pam (06) 372-6459. Masterton Savage Entertainers: Meet 10am, at Savage Club rooms, 10 Albert St, Masterton. Come share your talents with us on stage. We are looking for new members. Call Judith 377-1750 or Doreen 370-4604. JP Service Centre: At the Carterton Library noon-2pm,no appointment necessary. Wairarapa Stop Smoking Service: Need support to quit smoking? Quit Clinic at Whaiora 9am-noon. Our support is available across Wairarapa and it’s at no cost to you. Call Whaiora 0800 494 246. Needlework and Craft Drop-In: 10am-noon, Featherston Community Centre. Call Virginia (06) 308-8392. Sewing and Craft: 10am-2pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Petra (021) 234-1554. Free Community Fit Club: 6am and 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di (027) 498-7261. Carterton Craft Market: Open 7 days, 10am-2pm, High St, Carterton, opp Almo’s Book Shop. Call Robyn 379-7099. Kids’ Song And Story: Fun songs, finger plays and stories for under-5s, during school terms, 9.30-10.30am, at Epiphany Church Hall, High St South, Masterton. Call Jill 377-4614. Greytown Music and Movement: For pre-schoolers, 10am, at St Luke’s Hall, Main St. Contact: email admin@ stlukesgreytown.co.nz Wairarapa Steampunk: We meet as required, 10.30am-2pm, at Kingstreet Artworks. Call Gaylene 377-4865 evenings or (0274) 494-596. Dance Fit: At Carrington Park, Carterton, at 6-7pm. If weather not good it’s in youth centre of Event Centre. Text dance groove to (022)

321-2643. Masterton Social Badminton Club: Play 7-9pm, all year round, at Masterton YMCA gym (371 Queen St). Contact by text Hamish (021) 259-7684 or Sam (0210) 552-113. Masterton Masters Swimming Club: Club night 6-7pm, Genesis Recreation Centre back pool. Call Graeme 377-0507 or Lucy (021) 0204-4144. Masterton Croquet Club: Golf Croquet 9.15am, behind the Hosking Garden in the Park. Call Pauline Lamb 377-3388. Carterton Senior Citizens: Meet 1.30-4pm, play cards, Rummikub and Scrabble, Carterton Memorial Club, Broadway.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 Martinborough Museum: Open 11.30am-3.30pm, 7 Memorial Sq, Martinborough. Parkrun: Weekly 5km run/walk. Measured, timed, free. 8am start, at the Woodside end of the Greytown rail trail. Onetime registration essential. Info: parkrun.co.nz/ greytownwoodsidetrail Wairarapa Genealogists: Rooms open 10am-1pm, at the Research Rooms, 79 Queen St, Masterton. The public are most welcome to seek help with their family history research. Featherston Heritage Museum: Behind the Featherston Library and Information Centre. Displays of WWI Featherston Military Camp, Featherston WWII Japanese POW Camp, and of Featherston and surrounding districts. Open 10am2pm, other times by arrangement, groups welcome. Call Elsa (021) 263-9403. Tinui Craft Corner and Museum: Open Fri to Mon 10am-4pm, groups by arrangement. Call Jean (06) 3726623 or Pam (06) 372-6459. Justice of the Peace: Service centre available at Masterton Library, 10am-noon. Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway. Open by

appointment. Call 379-9021. Toy Library: Masterton: 10am-1pm, at rear of YMCA, 162 Dixon St. Featherston Toy Library: 14 Wakefield St, 10am-noon. Call Merle (06) 308-8109. Farmers’ Market: 9am-1pm, at at Farriers, 4 Queen St, Masterton. Locally grown and made food and artisan products. Find us on Facebook or see www. waifarmersmarket.org.nz Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet at 1.15pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Steve Davis (06) 304-7155. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Bowls at 1.20pm for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower, Carterton. Call Rex Kenny 379-7303. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm. Call Ian Wyeth 378-6425 or 377-5762.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 13 Rebekah Farr: Departures, a poignant and topical exhibition, paintings exploring the themes of exile and migration until February 3. New Arrivals: Acquisitions from the collection, at Aratoi, 10am-4pm daily until February 27. See What I Can See NZ: Photography for the young and curious. At Aratoi, 10am-4pm daily until March 31. Hélène Carroll: Alphabet Series, at Aratoi, 10am-4pm daily until March 31. A child of Holocaust survivors, Carroll contrasts the alphabet with the Holocaust in her 26 paintings. Nga Aho Raranga: Textiles from the Taonga Maori Collection, 10am-4pm daily until April 28. Korowai, kahu kiwi, taniko, kete, puipui, poi, tukutuku and other woven taonga in Aratoi’s collection. Martinborough Museum: Open 11.30am-3.30pm, 7 Memorial Sq, Martinborough. Featherston Heritage Museum: Behind the Featherston Library and Information Centre. Displays of WWI Featherston Military Camp,

Featherston WWII Japanese POW Camp, and of Featherston and surrounding districts. Open 10am2pm, other times by arrangement, groups welcome. Call Elsa (021) 263-9403. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm, at rear of Masterton YMCA, 162 Dixon St, Masterton. Wairarapa Model Aero Club: 9amnoon, at the Masterton Aerodrome. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 1pm. Carterton Farmers’ Market: High St, Carterton, 9am-12.30pm. Masterton Petanque Club: Club day 2pm, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Call Miriam 377-7974. Masterton Car Boot Sale and Market: 6.30-11.30am, Essex St car park. Contact ja.murray@xtra.co.nz Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Association croquet, 9.15am for 9.30am start, at clubrooms behind clock tower Carterton. Call Robin Brasell (06) 222-4000.

MONDAY, JANUARY 14 Age Concern: Exercise For Seniors classes, 9.30am; line dancing, 10.30am, at the Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Literacy Wairarapa: Offers free help with reading, spelling and maths at Te Awhina/Cameron Community House, 9am-noon. Friends to Friends: Peer support group, 10am-noon, at Wairarapa Community Centre, 41 Perry St, Masterton. For adults 18 yearsplus, for mental health consumers or disabilities, a place to create, safe, fun and participate or discuss, socialise, with good company. Call Gaylene (06) 929-0961 or (0274) 604-796. Carterton Scottish Dance Club: Meet at 7.30pm, at Carterton School Hall, Holloway St. No partner required. Call Elaine 377-0322 or Julie 3704493. Mah Jong: 1-4pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Pat (06) 308-9729.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 Wairarapa Genealogists: Rooms open 1-4pm, at the Research Rooms, 79 Queen St, Masterton. The public are most welcome to seek help with their family history research. Chair Exercise: Gentle chair exercises, 2-2.45pm, at St John’s Hall, Greytown. Tribal Fusion Bellydancing: At 91 Harley St, Masterton, 7-8pm. Call Wai steampunk, Gaylene (0274) 494-596. Wai Steampunk NZ: Check Facebook for upcoming events. For joining or enquiries call Gaylene (0274) 494-596. Red Star Table Tennis Club: Meet 9am-noon at Red Star Sports Association 10 Herbert St, Masterton.

Call John 370-2511 or Brian 3774066. Featherston Menz Shed: 61 Fitzherbert St, open from 10am. Juesday Art: 10am-1pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Julia (06) 308-8977. Featherston Wahine Singers: 7-8.30pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Susan (021) 246-4884. Art For Everyone: 7-8pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Sandie (021) 157-4909. Carterton District Historical Society: 44 Broadway, 2-4pm, or by appointment. Call 379-9233 or (027) 271-6280. Clareville Badminton Club: Main Stadium at Clareville, 7.30pm -9pm. Call Steve 379-6999. Central Indoor Bowls Club: 7.30pm, Hogg Crescent hall. Call Mathew or Graeme 378-7554. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Association: Meet for social indoor bowls, 500 cards, or a chat 1-3pm, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St. Call Ngaire 377-0342. Free Community Fit Club: 11am, Carrington Park, Carterton. All ages, all fitness levels. Call Di (027) 4987261. Woops A Daisies: Leisure Marching Team practise 4-5pm, at the YMCA. Call Cheryl (06) 370-1922. Masterton Toy Library: 10am-1pm,

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16 Open Mic Night: From 7.30pm until 10pm at the Welsh Dragon Inn, 43 Fitzherbert St, Featherston. Call Jo and Mike (06) 308-9081. Wairarapa Spinners & Weavers: Meet 10am in The Wool Shed, Dixon St, Masterton. Call Trish 378-8775 or Josie 378-6531. Wairarapa Genealogists: Rooms open 7-9pm, at the Research Rooms, 79 Queen St, Masterton. The public are most welcome to seek help with their family history research. Cards: Come and join other enthusiastic “500” Players 1.154.15pm, at the Carterton Club. Call Barbara 379-6582 or Val 379-8329. AA Meeting: At 7.30pm. Call (027) 557-7928. Ukulele Classes: 1-3pm, Featherston Community Centre. Call Neil (06) 308-9341. Masterton Senior Citizens and Beneficiaries Club: Craft and chat afternoon 1-3pm, bring your crafts or just come for some company, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St, Masterton. Whakaoriori Shufflers: Line dancing, Red Star clubrooms, Herbert St, Masterton, beginners 4.30-5.30pm;

intermediate, 5.30-7pm. Call 3775518 or 377-1135. Kiddie Gym: For 0-3-year-olds, 9.3011am, at St David’s Church, corner High and Victoria Sts, Carterton. Call Lorna or Abby 379-8325. Club Wairarapa Rockers: Rock’n’roll, beginners 6-7pm; Intermediate level 7.15-8.15pm, at Club Wairarapa, Masterton. Call (027) 333-1793. Rangatahi to Rangatira Youth Group: Join us for sports, food, and leadership, Carterton Events Centre. Text “R2R” to (027) 742-2264. Masterton Art Club: 10am-2pm for browsing or painting, at 12 Victoria St. Call Sue 377-7019. Age Concern: Sit and Be Fit, 1.30pm followed by gentle exercise class, Senior Citizens hall, Cole St, Masterton. Carterton Women’s Golf: 9-hole golf at 10.45am. Call Colleen 377-0841 or Alison 377-5709. Recreational Walking Group: 9.30am, Essex St car park. Call Ann Jackson, 372-5758, or Ann Duckett, 378-8285. Te Runga Scouts: Cubs, 6-7.30pm, 45 Harley St, Masterton. Wairarapa Singers: 6.45pm, at Rosewood, 417 Queen St, Masterton. Call Pete 370-4574. Esperanto Club: 2pm, write to people using the international language worldwide. Call 377-0499. Soulway Cooking and Crafts: 10amnoon, High St, Masterton. Call Nikki Smith 370-1604 (church office). Alcoholics Anonymous: Masterton, 7.30pm, Soulway Church, 227 High St. Call Darren (027) 334-2685. Featherston: 7.30pm. Call Mark (06) 306-6013 or (021) 0244-2870. Carrington Bowling & Croquet Club: Golf Croquet at 1.15am for 1.30pm start, at the clubrooms behind the Clocktower,Carterton. Call Steve Davis (06) 304-7155. Masterton Croquet Club: Association Croquet 9.15am and 12.45pm. Call Ian Wyeth 378-6425 or 377-5762. * To have an event listed please email event@age.co.nz

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Pukaha National Wildlife Centre is undergoing an exciting period of change and development. One of Pukaha’s 8 strategic goals is to ‘Embrace and represent our cultural and physical heritage’. The Pukaha board and partners, Rangitane and Department of Conservation have agreed to create a dedicated position at Pukaha to help make this goal a reality. The purpose of the position is: To develop a ‘Rangitāne ō Wairarapa’ visitor experience programme for Pūkaha that delivers an authentic and accurate representation of the cultural history of this Whātonga to all of our visitors. Essential skills and qualities sought include; • Skilled researcher and writer with expertise in Maori History and Tikanga • Proficient Te reo speaker • Consultative, inclusive and engaging • Love of nature and conservation • Passion for teaching and learning • Organised and methodical Enquiries and formal expressions of interest should be sent to the General Manager, Emily Court at emily@pukaha.org.nz before 28 January 2019

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In fact this rather romantic view of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery is now significantly dated. Modern Veterinary Practice has benefited from advances in human medicine and attitudes towards animals have changed quite dramatically over the last 50 years. In the case of pet ownership we now see more and more examples of families or couples presenting their pet as an equal member of their whanau. This raises expectations of what we may achieve in the quest for a positive outcome for your pet’s health. Farming is now much more business focussed and often our role will be to examine animals to try and establish why they are not growing well on a high quality crop. The two extremes provided show that there are likely to be significantly different expectations of what and how we deliver Veterinary Services to our clients. The one constant is that we deal with people every day. In our clinic we have several Veterinarians in the clinic each day and they can be doing tasks as diverse as castrating a colt to dealing with an elderly cat with chronic kidney failure; from velvetting stags to testing bulls for breeding soundness. This diversity calls on a range of different professional and people skills. It’s fair to say that it is now beyond the skill set of a single Veterinarian to be able to hold a high

level of competency in all fields. The observation of larger clinics with more staff has come about largely because we feel this is the only sane way to deliver high quality professional services. The positive for this approach is that we all communicate on a daily basis about our cases and share experiences, which makes care for your animals a whole lot safer. We are also supported by highly trained Veterinary Nurses who hold Polytech qualifications in Veterinary Nursing. Added to this we also have reception and administration staff trained in attending to your phone calls, emails and over the counter requests. Providing an after-hours service is an expectation, simply because animals don’t always need our attention only between 8am – 5.30pm Monday to Friday. We are well aware of the need to provide this service but also appreciate it when people express gratitude for being available to attend to their dog with a broken leg or cow needing to be calved late in the evening. We are here to do our very best for our clients and their animals every day. If you understand the demands of our day to day work life you will be in a better position to appreciate why we like you to make a decision to seek out our services sooner than later. It is never a bother to us to know well in advance of a developing Veterinary problem.

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There were smiles all round in the sweltering heat on Saturday as people gathered to watch Dragstalgia unfold. The Masterton Motorplex event brought in the biggest crowd of the motoring season, according to event coordinator Bob Wilton. About 150 cars were involved in the event, he said, which sent many punters for a trip down memory lane. Times-Age photographer JADE CVETKOV snapped the action.

Ayla Goodin, 2, from Masterton kept hydrated in a T-bucket.

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Crowds soaked up the sun at one of the biggest events of the year for the Masterton motor scene.

Jake Mckenzie, 7, with his junior dragster.

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United’s Ethan Childs puts his all into a delivery on Saturday, but it was a batsman’s wicket with more than 540 runs flowing on the day. PHOTO/JADE CVETKOV

loomed as a difficult challenge. Batting first it started promisingly, and at 53-2 off 8.5 overs the prospect of a good 50 over total must have been contemplated. However, wickets fell regularly thereafter, and Red Star were bundled out in 25.1 overs for 98.

Robbie Anderson (31) and Nathan Elliott (15) put on a 31 run first wicket stand, and with No. 8 Jared Watt (22) were the only batsmen to reach double figures Paraparaumu’s opening bowler Sean Windle was both miserly and penetrative collecting five wickets for 13 runs off his

full allotment of 10 overs. The home team made light of the chase, reaching 102/3 for a seven-wicket victory off 18.2 overs, with opener Byron Gill batting through for 47 not out. Burger King Red Star 98 [R. Anderson 31; S Windle 5-13] lost to 1st XI Stirling Sports Paraparaumu Cricket Club 102/3 [B Gill

47 not out], United 273/7 [Jaco Vorster 82, Robbie Speers 58, Jack Forrester 38] beat Wanganui Collegiate First XI 270/8. Official statistics not available on Cricinfo for United v Wanganui Collegiate First XV, so scores mentioned in this report based on information provided.

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It was hot work on Saturday, but United left Queen Elizabeth Park with their quest for a semifinal spot in the Coastal Challenge Cup still alive after beating Wanganui Collegiate First XV by three wickets. The visitors batted first and made an excellent first of it, reaching 270 for eight wickets off their 50 overs. Wickets were shared around the United bowlers. After battling the 31-degree temperatures, the home team were then able to sit back and applaud superb knocks by Jaco Vorster (82), Robbie Speers (58), and Jack Forrester (38) as they raced to 273 for seven in 39.5 overs to collect the win and a bonus point for winning inside 40 overs. While semi-final hopes are still alive, senior pro Mark Childs said they would need to win their final two games to make the cut. Meanwhile Red Star were humiliated by the Paraparaumu Cricket Club in the latest round of the Coastal Challenge Cup. Winless, going into the seventh-round clash against the second-placed team on their home turf, Kena Kena Park, it always

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