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A light shines on past By Glenise Dreaver

On Friday March 8 - International Women’s Day – Barbara Mulligan is offering a Heroines and Housewives tour of Karori Cemetery, featuring some very interesting Wellington women. Some, she says, had important

public roles. “And there were also anonymous women who had ordinary but interesting lives.” Barbara has an arrangement with the Wellington City Council that allows her to run regular guided tours in the cemetery but they have, until now, featured mostly men. Continued on page 2.

Barbara Mulligan at the grave of Hester McLean in Karori Cemetery. Her headstone is in the World War I services section. The Matron-inChief of the New Zealand Army Nursing Service, Hester led the first contingent of 50 nurses overseas in April 1915. PHOTO: Glenise Dreaver

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Wellington’s heroines remembered Continued from page 1. When she was asked by one of her clients “But where are the women?” she realised there was indeed a gap. Barbara started researching, looking for notable and interesting women who lived in Wellington and could have been buried in the Karori cemetery. She certainly found some, sadly quite a high percentage in unmarked graves. However, the eight with marked graves she has selected for her tour – which has already become a staple item – are more than enough for a one-and a-half-hour guided walk, leaving at 10am. There is no restriction on numbers, but there is a cost of $10 per person. Maud Basham, better known as Aunt Daisy, with her very distinctive voice, was an icon of radio in

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New Zealand for decades. The tour starts near her grave, which is close to the gathering point at the Main Chapel, Rosehaugh Avenue. Barbara says she has found educationalists, reformers and artists, as well as a few ordinary women who had extraordinary things happen in their lives – one who waged a campaign to save her husband from hanging. There is an artist, a suffrage campaigner and nurses who were instrumental in professionalising nursing services, including Hester McLean, featured in our front page caption. Karori cemetery covers a wide a rea and Barbara reminds visitors to bring walking shoes. You can email for more information to karoricemeterytour@gmail.com or call 021 0653 778.

There’s a new face to be seen at the Johnsonville Community Centre, which has just appointed Kim Edgecombe as their new administrator/advocate. It lifts a load from manager Debbie Avison as the position had been unfilled for a year and one of the first jobs for the new team is working towards turning the concept of the Waitohi Hub into a reality. The first function is, says Debbie, the Waitohi Hub Neighbours’ Day on March 30, combining the resources of the centre, the Keith Spry Pool and the

Library. Appropriately the event will be held in the car park between the community centre and the pool. “Inside the community centre if it’s wet,” she adds. Neig hb ou r s’ Day Aotearoa and local Food Week have provided an ideal date for the celebration which will, says Debbie, has all the characteristics of the traditional Kiwi barbecue. “We’re planning a sausage sizzle which the Lions are going to be helping us with. There will also be cheerios, southern cheese rolls, and pulled pork sliders.”

Johnsonville Community Centre manager Debbie Avison with Kim Edgecombe, the centre’s new administrator/advocate PHOTO; Glenise Dreaver

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Laidlaw undecided on GWRC return By Glenise Dreaver

The chairperson of the Greater Wellington Regional Council, Chris Laidlaw, has yet to make a decision about whether to stand again in the local body elections of October 12. “I haven’t really thought about it yet. I’ll decide around mid-year,” he says. Chris is one of the council’s five Wellington representatives and was voted in as chair on the 13-person council by the councillors themselves. His election came in the wake of widely-publicised bad relations among the nine councils in the region, a result of the acrimonious debate over amalgamation. He is proud of the rebuilt relationships. “Fixing that was the primary task. And it still is. We now have a joined up approach to a regional investment plan, including Let’s Get Wellington Moving, and by the end of this triennium we’ll see the product of that. “We will also see the implementation of the region’s Natural Resources Plan which will be the most comprehensive and imaginative environmental blueprint in the country, something I have been immersed in from the beginning. “I definitely want to stay involved in that work in the future.” Concern for the environment was, he adds, the reason he stood for council in the first place and he regards the plan as a vital building block to protect the region’s natural resources and find a balance between development and environmental stewardship. Chris says much has been done by the regional council in leading a collective approach to resilience, ensuring that key services such as water and transport links are preserved and responding to the profound challenges posed by climate

inbrief news Yummy discovery One Johnsonville resident had some food for thought at the weekend as she prepared a bowl of warm water for a relaxing pedicure. She emptied her electric jug, with its newly-boiled water, into the bowl and checked to see how much cold she’d need. Whoops. A very large weta had emerged with the boiled water. How long they’d been drinking weta-flavoured coffee she’s not sure but at least, she says, “It was still whole.”

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Chris Laidlaw at his council office. PHOTO: Glenise Dreaver

change and ea r thqua kes. He is confident that Wellington Water, with its “belt and braces” approach to managing the region’s drinking water, stormwater, and wastewater services, provides us with a far higher level of certainty. “In flood and coastal protection we are now working far more closely with the affected communities and local choices will be the driving force for this in the future.” The furore – even rage - that surrounded the introduction of Wellington’s new bus network last July has, by many, been sheeted home to him as GWRC chair. “I accept that,” he says. “There have been problems from day one and an enormous effort has been made to bring the service up to scratch.” That has caused huge frustra-

tion for all the council team. “We’ve been hampered by factors beyond our control. We don’t own the buses and we don’t hire the drivers and if it wasn’t for the fact that there is now a chronic shortage of drivers we would have an acceptable system by now. “We are talking to the government about ways of revolutionising the rules around the contract system we are currently saddled with.” The number of private providers in the field created by the competitive model has resulted in many players. You sense his frustration. Chris says most big cities in the world have, or are in the process of adopting the “hub and spoke” design for public transport. Wellington’s hilly terrain and narrow roads

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Playcentre Awareness Week is running from March 4-10, and for Karori Playcentre it’s a reminder of why their group is a special one. That’s because it was the very first of New Zealand’s 425 playcentres nationwide. In wartime 1941, when many young fathers were overseas and women were bringing up their children on their own, a notice in the Karori Plunket rooms invited them to a meeting. Fifty-six women attended and on April 2 1941, 78 years ago, the first playcentre opened in St Mary’s Parish Hall, Karori. The idea soon spread, and Kelburn opened the nation’s second playcentre a few months later. The three founders, Joan Wood, Inge Smithells and Beatrice Beeby, had a vision to create a childcare centre that would cater for them as well as their children. This still remains an impor-

Police are reminding Homegrown festivalgoers to be aware of ticket scams. They report that the types of scams vary – the tickets could be fake, you might pay cash but never receive a ticket, or the ticket may differ from what you thought you were buying. “Remember, don’t buy goods like tickets from anyone who you are unsure about, never pay money into another account without verifying who the account belongs to, and lastly – if an offer seems too good to be true, it probably is,” says a Police spokesperson. Police have contacted Homegrown organisers, who advise that Tixel is the only official reseller of Homegrown tickets.

Gamelan concert The New Zealand School of Music, Te Kōkī (NZSM), is presenting ‘Night Hub’ at 6pm on March 22, a free concert at Victoria University of Wellington. An evening of ‘Gamelan and Dance’ will see you transported to the temples of Bali and courts of Java with the NZSM’s gamelan orchestras and a visiting Indonesian dancer. The concert will be held in the university’s Hub. Recognised for its unique sound, gamelan is a ‘gong orchestra’, consisting mainly of bronze percussion. The two most well-known styles of gamelan are from Central Java and the Gong Kebyar of Bali. Both these ensembles will perform in the concert.

tant part of being part of the Playcentre Village and they still advertise in Plunket rooms says a playcentre spokesperson Amy Crookston. Playcentre is 100 per cent parent-run and visitors are always welcome to pop in to Karori’s sessions from Monday – Thursday between 9am – 11.30am. This week is Kelburn Playcentre’s open week and those interested can drop in any weekday morning between 9.30-11.30am. (The Wednesday morning session is geared towards tamariki under two-and-a-half. Other days are appropriate for any age from birth to six.) Wilton Playcentre is open four days a week and welcomes visitors on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 9.15am – 12.30pm and Ngaio Playcentre is open 9.15-11.45am Monday to Friday, with a bilingual / Reorua Session on Tuesdays.

Sacha Benbour, with her daughter four-year-old Chloe, and three-year-old Liam Hayes, enjoying some water play at the Karori Playcentre.

Wellington singers go underground Wellington’s funkiest little choir, The Doubtful Sounds, is going underground for two hour-long performances at Karori’s Wrights Hill Fortress on Saturday March 16. The choir will perform a rich mix of popular, sacred, global

and Maori music and Te Arokira, the Te Aro School Kapa Haka group will feature as special guests. “From 80s pop hits to Latin church music, we will be making the most of the incredible acoustic in this space,” says choir

director Bryan Crump. He says the massive echo inside the fortress cries out for some sort of musical performance. “The reverb down there is something out of this world,” says Bryan who, when he’s not singing and conducting, hosts the

Railway building repurposed Today, the Mayor of Wellington, Justin Lester, officially opened the new purpose-built campus for the New Zealand Institute of Sport (NZIS), New Zealand College of Massage (NZCM) and New Zealand Management Academies (NZMA) based in the Wellington Railway building, city central. The newly refurbished 1650 square metres site is fitted with brand new classrooms, workshops, gym lab and massage therapy clinics, creating a purpose-built hub for students wanting to learn sport, recreation, exercise, health and wellness skills from level 2-7.

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Wednesday March 6, 2019 Michael Stewart, the Director of Music at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, at the keyboard of the harpsichord which has been providing a major musical challenge following the loss of the cathedral’s pipe organ after the Kaikoura earthquake. PHOTO: Glenise Dreaver.

The Everest of harpsichord music By Glenise Dreaver

The Director of Music at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, Michael Stewart, is preparing for the summit of a project begun two years ago - performing all 27 suites of the Pièces de Clavecin by French Baroque legend Francois Couperin. This is on a harpsichord that had, until 2016, lain unplayed for forty years in the Wellington Cathedral organ loft. The instrument, of modern vintage, was originally a kitset constructed in Britain, bought in Hong Kong, and then reconstructed in the organ loft of the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul by Bill Thomas, who donated it to the cathedral in memory of his late wife Mary. Circumstances saw it relegated to a loft back in 1977. Michael’s interest was sparked by the loss of the cathedral’s pipe organ, out of commission after damage sustained on the night of the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake. It took nearly two years for the replacement digital organ to be designed, constructed

and finally installed in October 2018. “I felt a little bereft,” Michael says of the gap. “I thought ‘What can I do?’.” The harpsichord was the answer. “It’s seen me through.” If you’ve ever climbed the spiral steps into the whispering gallery at St Pauls in London, you have the picture of what came next. Michael’s Everest challenge began with three people manoeuvring the instrument down the spiral steps of Wellington Cathedral’s bell tower. Very, very carefully. He has been rewarded as he has immersed himself and his audiences in the “enchanting” sound and he says the Pièces de Clavecin distill the French Baroque style. “ … full of Gallic suavity and grace”. The next concert in the series starts at 12.45pm on Friday March 15, and they continue throughout the year until the final concert on November 22. Entry is by a suggested donation of $10, with all proceeds to the Cathedral Music Department.  More information can be found at www. wellingtoncathedral.org.nz/couperin.

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Local celeb’s song for the sea Chris Lam Sam, a Johnsonville resident and ex-pupil of Onslow College, can regularly be found performing musical concerts for children throughout the country alongside groups like the New Zealand

Symphony Orchestra. The successful children’s entertainer has paired up with another New Zealander, internationally-acclaimed ocean videographer Steve Hathaway. Last Saturday, the first day of

national Sea Week, they launched their first children’s music video Let’s Love Our Sea, a collaboration Chris says they had “a whale of a time” filming. Steve is the director of Young Ocean Explorers, an organisation dedicated to sharing New Zealand’s underwater stories in schools. It is thanks to $10,000 in funding from NZ On Air’s ‘New Kids Music’ initiative the two, along with Steve’s daughter Riley, have teamed up to create the catchy new song and video. “We’re hoping it will spark a lifelong love for the ocean in

two-to-six year olds everywhere,” says Chris. A former primary school teacher and co-founder of Kiwi children’s musical supergroup The Funky Monkeys, Chris says the partnership was formed around a mutual desire to protect the ocean environment. “Let’s Love Our Sea is an upbeat number featuring sea animals that regularly swim around Aotearoa. Parents are telling us their preschoolers who have seen the video are very interested in the ocean now.” Sea Week’s national coordinator, Dr Mels Barton says the music

Community picnics and fairs March is a popular month for community and school picnics and fairs. Check them out, if you have one in your local area, and see the vibrancy of our communities. Outer Green Belt Management Plan consultation Includes Kaukau, Chartwell/Karori Park, Makara Peak, Wrights Hill/Zealandia. The draft plan provides guidance for the management, development and use of the Outer Green Belt (OGB) for the next ten years. Consultation on the draft plan closes on 25 March 2019.

video opens the door to an exciting new way of sharing our native marine life with the next generation. “I believe this wonderful new musical collaboration has real potential to sow those seeds of guardianship.” And the pair already plan to produce more ocean-themed music. “We’re just getting started,” says Chris. “Securing more funding to tour free musical shows around early childhood centres and schools is the big goal.” To watch the music video, visit the Young Ocean Explorers Facebook page or their website: www. youngoceanexplorers.com

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readers have their say... Find out the WORD on the Street. Q: Should prisoners in New Zealand jails have their right to vote restored to them?

Grayson Sorenson, Newlands “No. They’ve done something wrong.”

Milly Davies, Johnsonville “I think they should still have rights to a say in what happens.”

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Vicki Ferns, Johnsonville “I don’t mind – I can’t see they could do any harm voting.”

June Ling Johnsonville “In China it wouldn’t happen, but in New Zealand we have more freedom, more fairness.”

Vicky Salisbury, Churton Park “It depends. Life – no. 18 months to two years, yes. They need to be integrated back into the community.”

Matthew Whiston, Newlands “Yes. They’re still people. I don’t condone what they’ve done, but we shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.”

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Tell us beforehand... Dear Editor Re Now’s Your Chance in last week’s Independent Herald Like John Galloway in his letter (February 20 p .12) about the proposed Chinese garden at Frank Kitts Park, I too would like all this year’s WCC election candidates to address either of these questions in their campaigns: If elected in October, would you sup-

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CBD, up to Kapiti or wherever? Thank you, Independent Herald, for giving Wellingtonians this opportunity to be informed before voting in October, to prevent any outrageous surprises after the election, like last time. One of many Guardians of the Bays, Newlands Name and address supplied.

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Getting women on bikes for Women’s Day

Some of the refugee and migrant women who flocked to a previous Wheels Kiwi International Women’s Day event outside Mud Cycles in Karori. PHOTO supplied.

Cushla Donovan is supporting International Women’s Day in a very special way on Friday March 8. The founder and director of the Wheel Kiwis organisation, she will be running a cycling instruction event for refugee and migrant women in Karori. “This is the third year in a row that this event will be held, and if previous years are anything to go by it will be a huge success,” she says. “It’s a wonderful day, intended to teach refugee and those women who have come here like refugees, how to ride bikes. “As the participants become proficient and confident in riding, they gain independence with transport, and increase their ability to engage with their new communities,” Cushla says. Wheel Kiwis is a Non-Government

Organisation (NGO) specifically set up to run this instruction day, following Cushla’s passion. She says that she loves to see the triumph in the participants’ faces as they overcome their fear and master this new skill, adding that the instructors also benefit. “The day is a fantastic opportunity for women from a huge range of countries and backgrounds to bond over the freedom of riding bikes.” The event first ran in Wellington in 2017, but this year as well as the local event, it will also be run in Auckland on Thursday March 7. It is expected to involve at least 200 participants. The instructors are all volunteers, who follow a safe and proven teaching method to get each of the participants riding by the end of the day. Instruction, bikes and helmets,

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transport to and from the venue, and lunch are all provided for no cost to the participants. “My dream is to be able to provide participants with skill and bikes of their own, which could provide a substantial and lasting change to their life in New Zealand,” Cushla says. “Our event enables a segment of the Wellington population who previously had minimal access to transport, to gain independence with transport. It also provides, and promotes interaction between potentially isolated minority groups, with the wider community. We are providing a free bus service to the venue at Mud Cycles in Karori as well as free equipment and food during the event, thereby removing as many barriers to participation as possible.

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Pool closure disappoints Dear Editor I was sad to see that the Khandallah Outdoor Pool has closed for the summer season on March 3, which is such a shame. We may still have a few more weeks of warm weather and I am sure I am not the only person who would like to see the pool open a bit longer. This seems to happen every year

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and it would be great if the Wellington City Council would consider opening the pool for longer to make the most of the end of summer. Another point to note is that the ladies’ change room is clearly overdue for a good spruce up. The floor of the change room is extremely slippery and dangerous. There were a number of wetas also

hanging out in the change room the day I went but they are part of the bush surrounds and natural environment so were obviously making themselves at home. Hoping that next summer season the pool may be open a bit longer? Wait and see I guess. Megan Barber Johnsonville

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Use Police station services MP advises Ohariu MP Greg O’Connor, a former senior police officer and then for 21 years the president of the New Zealand Police Association, says he has received assurances that the front desk of the Johnsonville Police Station will remain open during the advertised hours of 11am-3pm until midApril. He’s not happy, however, at the thought that it could be shut after then. “It would be a mistake. And I’ll be working hard to make sure they don’t do that,” he says, adding that they can’t assess need when they frequently need to shut. He has advised local residents to make sure that they do use the service, and asks anyone who has problems in accessing the station during those hours to contact him in his electorate office over the road. His move follows concerns about the difficulty of accessing face-to-face services here and the hours during which the station at 6 Moorefield Road

is open. Wellington Area Commander (acting) Inspector Gini Welch was approached and has notified the Independent Herald of the Police position in a statement as follows: “Johnsonville and Kilbirnie Police Stations are currently staffed by community teams of sworn constabulary staff and our crime squad. “Over an eight-week trial period we’re looking to understand our front counter demand at both Johnsonville and Kilbirnie. We’re doing this by recording our calls for service and what the demand needs are. “The purpose of the trial is to evaluate demand for the front counter to inform decisionmaking around resourcing and technology requirements. Our aim is to provide the best possible service to the local community, based on their needs. “No decisions have been made. “Police provide a 24/7 ser-

vice to the public right across New Zealand so are always available to assist people who need our help. “We are making every effort to ensure both stations are staffed

Wellington Police Area Commander (acting) Inspector Gini Welch. PHOTO supplied

during this period. However, emergency situations where people have been harmed, or are at risk of being harmed, will always take priority. “We do look forward to an in-

crease in Police staffing right across the Wellington District and this piece of work will help us understand where they can best be utilised.”

The Johnsonville Police Station at 6 Moorefield Road is open between 11am-3pm until mid-April. PHOTO. Gerald Rillstone

Marsden students hear about the power of moments

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Samuel Marsden Collegiate School students were treated to an inspiring presentation by Elly Bray from Thankyou this week. She spoke about the power of moments, how one moment can change everything, and how within any moment we all have the power to create change. Thankyou is a social enterprise with the aim to eradicate global poverty in this lifetime. To do this they give 100 per cent of their profits to their partners across the globe to fight the

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Fun at twilight in Makara Over 300 people came to the very first Makara Model School Twilight Fair on Friday February 22 from 4-8pm. The weather was “a bit sketchy”, says one of the organising committee Lis Tomescu. “We ended up using the Makara Hall, which turned out to be a great place.” There were over 30 stalls with cra fts a nd envi ron mentally

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Wadestown librarian Marina Babitcheva, at her recent presentation on cooking Russian food. PHOTO supplied.

Wadestown “foodies” attended a “boutique” presentation on Russian food fermentation techniques at Wadestown library on Tuesday February 26. Popular local librarian Marina Babitcheva, who hails from Russia, demonstrated and discussed several techniques for preparing delicious and healthy fermented foods such as sauerkraut, kefir and quark. Attendees buzzed with questions and were able to take home samples of the food for an early lunch. Wadestown professional chef and cooking school tutor Dr Wendy Nolan Joyce

was delighted to learn some new techniques and said she would be keen to invite Marina to run a similar course at her school, Crave Cooking School, in Lyall Bay. Wadestown Community Centre Advocate Louise Davies, who helped organise the event, says that the community space area in the library is ideal for running innovative and creative “boutique” events like this for locals. She is always keen to hear suggestions from the community about other ideas for events in the Space.

EYE ON CRIME In Johnsonville the site of a house under construction in Rotoiti Street was entered and tools were stolen, while an almostcompleted house on a site in Cunliffe Street was broken into through a forced window and some power tools stolen. An unoccupied house under refurbishment in Moorefield Road was entered through a small laundry/bathroom window and the tradies’ tools stolen. A white Subaru Impreza saloon left insecure overnight in Dominion Park Street was stolen, while an Iphone left on the seat of a car at a service station in Johnsonville Road while the owner went to pay for the gas he had pumped and the phone was stolen in his absence. The lock on the roller door of a street front garage in Fraser Avenue was jemmied off the door to gain access, but nothing was reported stolen. During the early evening a white Toyota Corolla hatchback was stolen from the Moorefield Road mall carpark. In Khandallah, there was a blitz on garages over the night/morning period of February 25-25. The garage of a house in Lucknow Terrace was broken into by tampering with the in-built lock on the roller door. The garage was searched and two pairs of sunglasses, a head lamp and some tapes and CDs were stolen. The garage of a house in Izard Road was broken into and meat and other foodstuffs, a quantity of bottled water, all part of an emergency earthquake kit, plus bottles of wine, were stolen. Also in Izard Road another garage was broken into via a forced door lock but nothing was reported stolen. In Maldive Street a garage was broken into by forcing the lock, but not h i ng was repor te d stolen. A neighbouring garage in Maldive Street was also broken into by breaking the lock on the roller door, and cylinders and fans

were reported stolen. In Woodmancote Road intruders forced the roller door of a garage and kept it open by wedging it with an empty gas cylinder. However on entering the garage they activated an alarm which woke the owner who promptly investigated, causing the intruders to depart. A Volkswagen Golf hatchback, parked securely overnight in Lohia Street, was entered via a smashed driver’s window and a radar detector was stolen, while a silver Subaru Impreza stationwagon parked overnight in Clutha Avenue was broken into via a smashed right rear window. A suitcase containing personal items was stolen. A silver Ford Festiva hatchback parked overnight in Ranui Crescent had its rear windscreen smashed to access the boot and a red Santa Cruz mountain bike was stolen. An unsuccessful attempt was made to steal a blue Toyota Corolla hatchback that had been parked overnight in Ganges Road. In Ngaio an attempt was made to steal a silver Toyota Altezza saloon that had been parked locked and alarmed overnight in Fox Street. The left rear quarterlight was smashed to gain access. The ignition barrel had been pulled out before the attempt was abandoned. In Karori a house in Standen Street was entered through a kitchen window. The owner of the house arrived home and found that a messy search had been made inside the house and that jewellery had been taken. They informed Police about a suspicious vehicle that they had seen parked outside their house and Police intercepted it. The jewellery was recovered and the intruders arrested. A BBQ and a gas bottle were stolen from the front deck of a house in Nottingham Street. A silver Subaru Impreza saloon was stolen during the day from its park in Campbell Street, while a blue/black Yamaha Quad bike and a silver Titan trailer were stolen from the same street overnight.

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These Otari school filmmakers, last year captured on the red carpet at the Capital E Roxy5 award event at the Roxy Theatre after winning the Best Film category for junior schools. PHOTO supplied

Otari School’s young film-makers are going to have their work showcased at the Capital E National Arts Festival in March. The opportunity comes after their film Bouncing Back won The Best Film category for junior schools at the Roxy5 Short Film Awards in 2018. This year, it will showcase in the Young and Cinematic section. The festival celebrates the best theatre specifically created just for children and young people and the festival will feature the best of Roxy5 entries from years gone by including the Otari entry. The school’s young future filmmakers

had also won a tour of tour of internationally renowned movie-making facilities in Wellington, including Weta Workshop, Weta Digital, Stone Street Studios, and the Park Road Post Production facilities led by Oscar winner Jamie Selkirk, as well as prize money for the school. “We are honoured that our film will be featured at the Capital E National Arts Festival. Making this film and being part of the Roxy5 Film Competition was an amazing experience. It is exciting to know that more people will be seeing our film on the big screen. We are inspired to make more films,” says 13-year-old director Sky Gobbi.

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d sport: Beehive launch for disabled sports organisation By Glenise Dreaver

On Friday March 1, Parafed Wellington celebrated 50 years of existence with a breakfast launch of a new name, a new brand and a new website. Now d sport, the community sports organisation for people with disabilities held its celebratory launch at Parliament, the event hosted by Paul Eagle, MP for Rongotai. Paul says: “I’m reminded that many of us now have a disability in one form or another, meaning participation in sport and having recreational time can be difficult.” He adds that he is proud that the one organisation in the capital solely committed to facilitating sport and recreation opportunities for those with disabilities has seen the need to refresh its brand to improve visibility and assist them achieve their goals.

ABOVE: Peter Horne, at left, is a former deliverer of the Independent Herald as well as a Lawn Bowls representative with Parafed, now d sport.

Fifty years ago, the Wellington Paraplegic and Physically Disabled Association was established, being renamed as Parafed Wellington in 1994. The new brand developed by Ocular, a Wellington digital creative agency, is the result of a collaborative process with key industry stakeholders as well as members. Manager Catriona McBean, says, “d sport reflects the organisation’s passion for giving everybody, of every ability, the opportunity to reach their full potential. “The name also aligns with the organisation’s mission; to support and grow the potential of children, families and the community via events, sport and connection.” “In rebranding as d sport, we are signalling our desire to continue to be relevant, current and meaningful to disabled people in our community, and in particular our young people.”

David Pilgrim,at left, better known as Pirate, is a veteran of 42 years in the navy with Gareth Farmer, a sports co-ordinator with the New Zealand Army, represented Prince Harry’s Invictus charity at the d sport launch.

ABOVE: Young football star Mitchell Lang of Karori, with his dad Jeremy Lang and field athlete Corran Hanning of Khandallah, were at the Beehive bright and early last Friday for the breakfast launch of d sport. RIGHT: Target shooter Catherine Pot of Churton Park with Will Bell, co-ordinator of the Wellington chapter of Achilles NZ, an organisation which helps disabled athletes into mainstream sport.

From left, in the Beehive at the breakfast launch of dsport last Friday morning: rear from left: Host MP Paul Eagle, Kate Horan, Catriona McBean, Porirua Mayor Mike Tana and Justin Lester. Front from left: disabled athletes Noah Bootsma, Charlotte Bootsma and Liam Melvin.

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Wagner the wonder we all can relate to Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something about Neil Wagner which is so relatable to all of us Saturday cricket hacks. The first-change Black Cap seamer has fashioned a brilliant test match career using heart, grit and aggression as his main attributes. He has taken 158 wickets in 40 tests at an average of 28.9 since debuting in 2012. When the South African-born

quick burst into the New Zealand scene, he was eyed as an express speedster who one day would offer some real zip to the bowling ranks. What he has turned into is one of the most enjoyable bowlers to watch. Wagner hustles in, pitches the ball short most of the time and letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s out sounds of excitement every time he bowls.

He acts like he thinks every ball was close to taking a wicket. He plays the game with an energy which resembles any Saturday club cricketer living out their sporting dreams at a neighbourhood park around New Zealand. He bowls long spells, bends his back and often out-thinks his opponents with balls of a shortpitch nature.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the perfect bowler for the modern test-match game. In 2019 batsmen do not show the patience needed to duck, sway and avoid short-pitch bowling. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a need to hook, pull and fend at short balls and most importantly a desire to keep the scoreboard ticking over. Once the batsmen take on Wagner, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a matter of time before his short-ball barrage

reaps its rewards. Once Wagner gets one wicket heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like a seagull after their first hot chip - he becomes motivated to get more wickets and the harder it is to get the ball out of his hand. He has formed the best threepronged bowling attack in our history with Trent Boult and Tim Southee and he deserves all the plaudits he gets.

Gully Gutbuster returns to Paparangi O n Ma rch 31, Papa ra ng i School is hosting its eighth a n n u a l G u l l y G u t b u s t e r. The Gutbuster is a fun run/walk for the whole family that takes participants through their choice of five or 10km of Setton Nossiter Park before coming back to Paparangi School. The much shorter Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Challenge of around 1km is held on Paparangi School grounds. Food and entertainment will be available for spectators, hungry walkers and of course runners. Spokesperson Trina Coombs, Chair of the Paparangi Home and School Association says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sport and recreation plays an important role in building stronger, healthier, happier, and safer communities.

Some of the competitors in last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gully Gutbuster show how they met the challenge. PHOTO supplied.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we are so looking forward to welcoming participants to this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event.â&#x20AC;? She says that all funds raised at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gully Gutbuster will be put towards upgrading our outdoor playground and shade sails. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That means everyone who comes along to run, walk, eat or drink will be making a huge contribution to keeping our tamariki dry in winter and protected by the sun in summer.â&#x20AC;? She adds that the Gully Gutbuster is organised by the nine passionate mums of the Home and School Committee who dedicate their spare time to organising fun events. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And in doing that they demonstrate the importance of volunteering.â&#x20AC;?

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