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Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a woman living in Lemnos Avenue, Karori. They were called to the address at around 1.10pm on Friday April 5. A 52-year-old woman was found dead at the property and a seriously injured 12-year-old girl was found in the same bedroom. Continued on page 2. Detective Senior Sergeant Warwick McKee, in charge of the Lemnos Street muder investigation. PHOTO: Glenise Dreaver.

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Continued from page 1. The girl has undergone surger y, and is expected to ma ke a full recover y. A 30-year-old man faced a charge of murder in Wellington District Court on Saturday morning and further charges are likely. He has name suppression until his next appearance, at Wellington High Court on April 30.

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tion, describes as an uncertain time line of the events. He said officers found the accused man in the street, then entered the house and found the dead woman in a bedroom. Twenty staff are investigating and the scene examination is expected to take several days. Senior Sergeant McKee says they hope the cordon will be cleared by Friday.

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The man was known to, but not related to the two victims, who were visiting the twostoried house in which they were found. A neighbouring home is also being searched. The victim’s details are suppressed. Police are not seeking anyone else in relation to the incident and have reassured members of the public that there is no threat to their safety.

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The property, and two neighbouring properties at the end of the cul de sac have been cordoned off and a scene examination is under way. The man is accused of murdering the woman at some point between Thursday and Friday. Amongst other matters, Police are investigating what Senior Sergeant Warwick McKee, who is heading the investiga-

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Poppy Appeal 2019 opening This year’s RSA Poppy Appeal has been launched with a focus on the support needed for families of service men and women. The theme is He whānau kotahi tātou - We are all family The Poppy Appeal, which raises vital funds to support the growing needs of New Zealand’s 41,000 veterans, current service men and women and their families, will culminate in an earlier-than-usual Poppy Day on Friday April 12.

Rain-cancelled picnic It was weather one, community picnic nil on Sunday when the annual Ngaio-Crofton Downs community picnic at midday had to be cancelled, due to the downpour that preceded the planned event.

Working bee postponed Ken Gurney, long-standing manager of the Johnsonville Citizen’s Advice Bureau, with the Price Waterhouse Cooper report that confirms the value of what they do. PHOTO: Glenise Dreaver By Glenise Dreaver

Ken Gurney, long-standing manager of the Johnsonville Citizen’s Advice Bureau, is elated by the turn of events that has resulted from the Wellington City Council’s move early last year to refocus the service they offer. The proposal was to put the city’s five CAB branches on a six-month contract, to be reviewed with the prospect of changing their model to a mobile service, visiting different areas at different times. “We had an outpouring of community support,” says Ken, adding that just under 3000 e mails came in within

three days. “It was obvious that the council was not fully aware of our range of services.” So he invited Mayor Justin Lester and Deputy Mayor Jill Day, along with Northern Takapu Ward Councillor Peter Gilberd, to come in to be briefed on what they were doing. They came within two days of being invited he says, being “very, very surprised” by their work. The final result is a “winwin” situation, with funding back on a more permanent footing. And this week, a “very positive” (and weighty-looking)

Price Waterhouse Cooper report, commissioned by WCC, was released. Ken says the report says their work is unmatched in Wellington, unable to be replicated by any other single agency. It points out, he says, that the CAB’s were providing a 139 percent return on investment. Not only that, it proposes they should get considerable additional funding over the next three years to ensure their service is properly funded. There is also a huge level of support from the 46 Johnsonville volunteers and Ken says that they have a full complement. That’s despite the requirement for intensive one-

day-a-week training sessions, run over nine weeks. They are not trained to be counsellors says Ken, but they do provide a “listening ear” and well as using good communication skills and commonsense. And one more cause for elation was this week’s Wellington launching of www.cab. org.nz, the national Citizen’s Advice Bureau website. “They have done a fantastic job,” says Ken. It’s particularly useful now the Wellington branch has had to move to the old council offices in Wakefield Street, out of their home in the Wellington Library with its earthquake issues

Bad weather meant Sunday’s very busy Trelissick Park working bee had to be postponed until Sunday April 14. Organiser Peter Reimann says the weather forecast for that day is sunny. Plans are to start at the lowest Ngaio Gorge Road entrance at 1.30pm, with parking near the magazine building ruin. Peter says Australian wattle needs pulling out or cut and weeding is needed opposite the building. “There could be some large slow-growing canopy species in the area that need freeing from enveloping branches of faster growing trees. “Also, the historic walls could do with a clean-up and there is no shortage of wandering willy to remove,” he says.

Anzac Day Bruce Johnston, president of the Karori RSA, has confirmed their ceremony will go ahead as planned, in the Karori Normal School Hall on Thursday April 25 at 10.30am.

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inbrief news More bus disruptions likely Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair Chris Laidlaw says public transport operators will need more time to prepare for rest and meal break legislation changes if the Government wants to avoid customer disruptions. Recent changes in the Employment Relations Amendment Bill could see drivers stopping mid-service for breaks, disrupting timetables across the region he says. To cover rest and meal breaks operators could require as many as 80 extra drivers and 20-30 more buses by next month. Metlink has warned that the legislation could result in significant cancellations if they try to meet it with current workforce levels. Cr Laidlaw says the Council is looking forward to working with the Minister of Transport to find a workable solution.

Lockdown review Representatives of schools and early learning services, New Zealand Police and the Ministry of Education will review the lockdown that occurred in Christchurch during and after the tragedy on March 15. The aim is to make future lockdowns as effective as possible to ensure the wellbeing of parents, children and staff. The review will include communication between New Zealand Police, the Ministry of Education, the educational organisations involved and parents. As well, building design, toileting considerations, food and water and positioning of students will also be reviewed, as well as the effectiveness of existing guidance provided regarding lockdown.

Wellington Catholic schools hold “super staff meeting” The 13 Catholic primary and secondary schools throughout Wellington City have joined forces in a new organisation led by St Teresa’s School Karori principal Mary-Angela Tombs and Sacred Heart Cathedral School principal Bernadette Murfitt. Wellington Catholic Schools Kahui Ako met for the first time last week with an estimated 250 principals and teachers attending the first “super staff meeting”. Mary-Angela says the schools are living the philosophy that it takes a village to raise a child by joining forces to raise achievement in each of the 3240 primary and secondary students across the Kohui Ako. The schools range from one school with just 55 students through to one with 800, and are, she says, excited about what can be achieved as a

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Design Karori and then her own salon on Karori Road and the rest of her career was spent in “Leang’s”, her home-based salon. She says she’s never advertised, but returning customers have kept her appointment book full and she’s had no room for new ones for years. One of the secrets of her longevity as a hairdresser has to be her fitness regime. She’s a serious walker, out daily and taking part in marathons and half marathons. “ I d id a 50 k wa l k when I was 50. And a 60k walk when I was 60. And when I’m 70….” (Her intention is clear.) Husband Brian Hayes is also a fitness enthusiast and at age 71 is still running marathons.

Last Saturday, Karori hairdresser Leang Payanon celebrated fifty years in the hairdressing business. Her customers came to wish her well, relieved that she’s not retiring. The job is hard on the body, especially the hands and shoulders, so fifty years is an unusual record but Leang admits that’s why, rather unwillingly, she’s had to scale back to three days a week. She works out of her salon at the end of the drive in Marshall Street, where she’s been for the last 15 years. The first twenty years of her career were spent in Thailand, the second fifteen at Kats Hair

Unions, and Same-Sex Marriage to name a few, it has become very polarising and emotional. I’m pleased to have had the opportunity to hear from so many different submitters as it gives me the information to do what I went into Parliament for, to do the right thing. And that makes the other changes we’ve made more relevant as well, including removing secondary tax, increasing the minimum wage and superannuation, incentivising businesses to invest in research and development initiatives by giving them a tax break, and reductions in ACC levies for many businesses, and plenty more. The Government is committed to ensuring business owners can create the wealth necessary to give all New Zealanders the opportunity to contribute to that wealth creation. We have a great leader in Jacinda Ardern who is massively increasing our profile internationally, thus enhancing our trading options among other things. We are certainly in the right place in an increasingly volatile world, and I am determined 2, 18 Moorefield Road, Johnsonville our Unit Ōhāriu Electorate, and the On the McDonald’s roundabout people who live here, are well Open Monday – Friday 9am–3pm positioned to benefit.

I am fortunate as your MP to be involved in the engine room of some very significant issues and Bills going through Parliament. The Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines and Parts) Amendment Bill, with the support of all but one Party in the House, is dealing with the issue exposed by the Christchurch shootings, which is the easy availability of military style semi-automatics. I spent my last years in my previous role as Police Association President trying to restrict these weapons but sadly it was always going to take a massacre to get changes made. The fact both anti-firearms groups and genuine hunting organisations agree with the changes shows we have landed in pretty much the right place on semi-automatics. The other bill which has occupied a considerable amount of time has been the End of Life Choice Bill, where the Justice Committee I sit on heard 1,350 in-person submissions and received approximately 37,000 written submissions from all over New Zealand. That bill is due to be debated again in the near future, and like all the social change bills such as Abortion, Homosexual Law Reform, Prostitution Reform, Civil

They met through a haircut. Brian was staying with his brother in Karori. “ T h a t ’s a f l a s h h a i r cut,” he sa id one even ing. Brian, armed with Leang’s contact details, went along for his haircut and came home with very little trimmed off. “Hello. I thin k she wants to see me aga in,” he sa id. She did - and the two have formed a firm partnership as she has supported Brian’s volunteer work around the world. As well as his full time justice department job, he travelled extensively as a volunteer with an NGO (non-government organisation) working on issues surrounding land mined areas in Africa and Asia.

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Poornima Ranchhod of Johnsonville’s Toy Library had a sad day on Monday. In her role as one of the remaining two committee members she has had to admit the struggle to keep the service going has grown too great. “Membership has decreased,” she says, pointing out that society has changed.

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readers have their say... Find out the WORD on the Street. Q: Do you feel safe at home and on the streets here?

Ange Morris, Johnsonville “Yes. I’ve lived here all my life and always feel safe.”

Blake Hardman, Churton Park “Yes, I always feel safe around here. No problems anywhere.”

Erica Upjohn, Newlands I do feel safe, but we don’t go out at night...

Lynn Black, Thorndon “Yes. I’m in a nice area with good neighbours. They look after me.”

Tracy McMullan, Ohariu Road “I feel safe on the street. And we’ve got friends here. You get to know you neighbours. We love Johnsonville.”

Yvonne Mitchell, Johnsonville “Yes. I’m careful though. I don’t go out late at night.”

EYE ON CRIME In Johnsonville intruders walked up the drive of a house in Hindmarsh Street and removed items from a Honda saloon parked at the rear of the property. Two high value bikes were stolen by cutting the securing device on the roof rack with bolt cutters. An intruder entered a house in Ironside Road through an open front window after the occupant had left the property. A backpack containing a Macbook and charger, an Iphone and a purse was stolen.

In Bassett Road a residential construction site was entered. Intruders stole a bag of underfloor polystyrene insulation. They also cut the main power cable and took it. Before leaving the site they turned on a hose and left it running which drenched the site. A Honda stationwagon parked in Bannister Avenue during the afternoon was found by the owner with all the doors open. There was no sign of forced entry and nothing reported stolen. In Newlands a house in Col-

chester Crescent was broken into during the afternoon. The doors of the house had been locked but entry was gained through an open downstairs laundry window. At this stage it is known that a substantial sum of cash, a cellphone and an item of jewellery were stolen. In Khandallah a house in Jaina Avenue was broken into via a smashed front lower floor window. A large chest of drawers was forced open and a travel wallet containing a substantial amount

of foreign currency was stolen. In Benares Street a house was entered though a forced rear window. A substantial sum of cash, including foreign currency, a Rolex watch and some jewellery items were stolen. In Ngaio the carport of a house in Aplin Terrace was entered and an electric bike and a pushbike were stolen. The bikes had been secured by a chain with D bolt locking which had been cut through. In Crofton Downs a blue Suzuki Swift hatchback parked in Chart-

well Drive during the evening was broken into via a smashed left rear window. A wallet containing a driver’s licence, bank car, keys and a small sum of cash was stolen. Two attempts were made to fraudulently use the stolen bank card by Paywave. One was successful but the other was declined. In Wadestown a green Nissan Bluebird saloon parked overnight in Anne Street was broken into via a smashed left rear quarterlight window. The vehicle was searched but nothing stolen.

Independence and support at newlyrenovated Huntleigh Apartments

Huntleigh Apartments selling now 221 Karori Road, Karori

Open Day Thursday 11 April 9am - 12pm The modern Huntleigh Retirement Apartments by Enliven are light, bright and just the right size. These sought after apartments have been recently renovated, all with updated fixtures and fittings, and are waiting for you. Take a step back and enjoy the independence and freedom of living in your own home, but without the worry and hassle. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to make Huntleigh Apartments your new home.

Interested? Come along to the open day or call sales agent, Allan Davidson, on 04 439 4949 to arrange a viewing.

Free phone 0508 ENLIVEN or visit www.enlivencentral.org.nz

Karori’s popular Huntleigh Apartments is now offering several newly-renovated apartments to locals thinking about making the transition to retirement living. The apartments, located within easy walking distance of Karori’s main shopping district, are expected to go quickly, says Enliven’s southern regional manager Suzanne Simpson. “Thanks to Huntleigh Home’s reputation within the Wellington community, and our proximity to local shops and the city, Huntleigh Apartments have always been very attractive to prospective residents. “The newly-renovated apartments are very bright and modern, so they’re not likely to stay vacant for long!” At Huntleigh Apartments, residents enjoy the peace of mind which comes with knowing that help is at hand if needed. Many residents also appreciate being able to focus on their retirement while staff take care of things like household maintenance, notes Suzanne. Lorna McCullagh, who has lived at Huntleigh Apartments since 2015, says living at Huntleigh has been “like having the best of two worlds.” “I’d lived in [Wellington suburb] Northland before moving to Huntleigh, so knowing that I’d be able to retain my connections with friends and keep up with things at my local church when I moved here was really important to me. “Living here, you enjoy all the freedom and independence of living in your own home, but the major difference is that you know you can call for help if you need it.”

Huntleigh Apartment resident, Lorna McCullagh, pictured here at a recent street party organised by Huntleigh to celebrate Neighbourhood Week.

Lorna, who regularly volunteers at nearby Huntleigh Home running its bell plates music group, says she also appreciates the friendship and comradery she’s discovered at Huntleigh. “I’ve really love that everyone gets along so well. I’ve been at Huntleigh three and a half years and I can honestly say I’ve never met another resident I didn’t like. “Moving to Huntleigh was definitely the right decision for me.”  Enliven now has newly-renovated apartments available at Huntleigh Retirement Apartments on Karori Road, Karori. To enquire further or arrange a viewing, call sales agent Allan Davidson on 04 439 4949.

Wednesday April 10, 2019

A ‘boots and all’ person By Glenise Dreaver

have lost their hair during treatment. At over $2500 for a wig, many Four years ago, Tanisha Wardle people cannot afford this, so that’s featured in the Independent Herald where the ponytail will be sent. (Wednesday April 1, 2015) when Tanisha’s been twenty years a Johnshe shaved her hair for cancer, sonville resident, after being trained raising over $5000. as an actor at National Institute of For Tanisha, who lost her husband Dramatic Arts then as a videograStuart Wardle, to cancer ”exactly pher at Victoria University one year, ten months and one day Back in Johnsonville, she and ago” supporting cancer patients husband Stuart Wardle set up a film remains a cause close to her heart. production company, producing a “But when the hairdressers wide range of films. lopped my hair off, we had no However, his death left a gap in their combined skill set and Tanisha has had to scale back on the services. She needed another income stream, over and above her holiday work in the ever-popular children’s Pantaloons productions in Wellington. The answer came from her family‘s base in the Wairarapa. “Crayfishing?” It’s well paid, but while she’s played a pirate on stage, she’d never been on a boat. However, with her usual level of energy, she jumped into it. ‘Boots and all’. She loves it, the sea, dolphins or orcas about them... And it works in with professional theatre. Tanisha has been with Pantoloons since it formed in 2013 and counts herself lucky to have paid employment in the theatre, where usually volunteers work long hours for no recompense. She is currently rehearsing for her Tanisha Wardle as Tootles, a Lost Kid, in The Pantoloons production role as Tootles, one of the Lost Kids, of Peter Pan, at the Hannah Playhouse in the school holidays. in their holiday production of Peter PHOTO: Nikki Anglesey Pan at the Hannah Playhouse. idea that my lovely husband would become a victim of this appalling disease,” she says. “It was tragically ironic that I raise money for the Blood and Leukemia Cancer Foundation, only to lose Stu to cancer two years later and my father Kevin Fearon, a year after that.” She’s grown her hair ever since it was shaved, but plans to get at least 50cm trimmed. Freedom Hair in Dunedin makes free wigs for cancer patients who

Brett’s Brief National Party List MP based in Ōhāriu

Thanks to the decisions of the Government, local economic headwinds continue to howl. A weaker economy means fewer jobs and less money in New Zealanders’ back pockets. It’s that simple.

pressure. That is what businesses in Ōhāriu are telling me. It’s what officials warned the Government about. They projected 8000 fewer jobs as a result.

Yet the Government’s answer is to tax people more.

Lifting wages is good (who wouldn’t support that?) but it’s no good at all if it turns getting a job into a lottery.

Higher fuel taxes, repealed income tax relief and higher rents all combine to make life harder for Kiwis.

In Government, National lifted the minimum wage every year. We did so incrementally and prudently to avoid job losses.

And now the Government is looking to tax their savings with Capital Gain Tax proposals from their Tax Working Group.

It’s no wonder confidence is dropping like a stone. Westpac’s employment confidence survey shows workers are less confident and ANZ’s business confidence survey has dropped to a net negative -38 per cent.

Along the way, they’ll stifle business investment and put the squeeze on hundreds of thousands of small businesses through those same Capital Gains Tax recommendations. If that weren’t enough, rapid and large minimum wage increases are putting small businesses under enormous

That will translate into further slowing of jobs and incomes. The Government is rushing headlong through a reckless economic experiment. You are their guinea pig.

Contact me 29 Broderick Road, Johnsonville brett.hudson@parliament.govt.nz 04 478 0628

Authorised by Brett Hudson MP, 29 Broderick Road, Johnsonville.

Our eyes and ears in the ‘Hood’ BRIDGE - A MIND SPORT By Glenise Dreaver

Cheryl Austin, Co-ordinator of Wellington North Community Patrol, is not fazed by the few extra hours required on administration because of the number of volunteers who have come forward in the last six months. They are the community’s “eyes and ears” she says, with their patrol car out on the streets in the evenings, letting the Police know of any issues. With two newly-trained volunteers, two starting training this month, and three more reading the material and ready to commit, she says they will now do more patrols “There’s always room for more volunteers though.” It’s a few years since younger people wanting to join the Police, signed up but, she says, it is an ideal opportunity to add this to their CV. Cheryl is clear that the patrol’s only role is to observe, to stay in the car and report anything unusual back to Police for further action.

Intel reports from The Police come in before the start of their evening, telling them which areas to focus on. “We also patrol areas where trouble can occur, including school grounds, railway stations and car parks, and areas where boy racers congregate,” Cheryl explains. The Newlands mosques are also included. More volunteers means more evenings on the road, but also more petrol and maintenance costs – and therefore more fundraising. The Z Good in the Hood programme gave vital funds last year and the Glenside Progressive Association has provided petrol vouchers in the past, so that area is specifically covered as a thank you. Cheryl hopes other sponsors will follow suit and in a few weeks, a Safer Plates fundraiser will be held. The standard screws on a car number plate will be replaced with a special screw to prevent the plates being stolen. You can find out more about the organisation on https://cpnz.org.nz Johnsonville Community Patrol volunteer Jo Cameron does her boot check before heading out on to the streets. PHOTO supplied.

Meet Kate Davies, a sporty ambitious young woman, who suffered life changing arthritis at age 20. Kate loved the challenges of competitive sport and the adrenalin rush it gave, but physically her arthritis was limiting. Not one to neither sit still nor miss an opportunity she channelled those energies into the sport of BRIDGE. Bridge is MIND SPORT. It is the ultimate team game,

a strategist’s heaven, with all of sports highs and lows, attack and defence. It’s a 3D game; you play the opposition around the table and at the same time you play the person sitting in your seat around the room. What more do you need? For Kate, in 2019 it means international honours playing for New Zealand. And that could well be your opportunity too. In the words of Bill Gates “Bridge is a game you can play at any age. If you take it up young, you will have fun playing it for the rest of your life. A lot of games don’t have that depth. This one does.” If you are up for a challenge and find yourself being limited by an injury, ageing joints or some other physical illness then make the most of that down time and learn a new skill that will last a lifetime. Bridge – sport for the Mind. Your local Bridge Club welcomes you; lessons run regularly. The next lessons start on Monday April 29, 2019 at 7.30pm.

To register: ph 476 6179 or email: karoribridge@gmail.com W: www.karoribridge.com. A: Karori Bridge Club 274 Karori Road,Karori

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Spot Shop has something to celebrate There’s been a temporary reprieve for The Spot Craft Cooperative’s shop in the Johnsonville Community Centre. The original notice to leave in June 2019, to allow for the creation of an internal walkway to the

Waitohi hub, and storage space, has been extended. “We are able to stay on a month by month basis until the end of the year, or until the community centre is ready to redevelop the area,” says spokesperson Wendy Pellett.

The news has come at a good time, as the group prepares for an April 27 celebration of fifty years of existence. Wendy says they are very grateful to the Johnsonville Community Centre’s board for this extension,

as an extensive search to find an affordable and easily accessible site somewhere in the town centre has failed. “We are hoping there is someone out there who can help us.” Spot spokesperson Sheryl Calvert says that because of the age of many of the contributors, customers such as mums with babies in prams, and with being a collection point for Little Sprouts, the new premises need to be at ground level.

“Preferably no smaller than thirty square metres and handy to parking. The Spot has all the necessary fittings and fixtures.” A team of volunteers runs the shop which sells home-made crafts and such specialist items as knitted woollen wear for premature babies. Crafters are recompensed, normally just covering the cost of new materials, while the small profits left over are donated to community charities.

Now’s your chance!

Spot Shop stalwarts Wendy Pellet, left and Mary-Ann Lindsay say they are delighted by, and very grateful for the month by month extension of their lease, granted by the Johnsonville Community Centre Trust Board until the end of the year. PHOTO: Glenise Dreaver

On Saturday October 12, voting in Wellington’s local body elections closes, after opening on July 19. This includes voting for the Wellington City Council, the Greater Wellington District Council and community boards, along with Capital Coast District Health Board members. You’ll never have a better chance to get councillors and aspiring councillors to talk about hard questions. So feel free to write to the editor about the issues that concern you. (We’ll do our best to get you answers.)

Letters on any other issues of community interest are also welcomed. Guidelines are that they should be no longer than 150 words, signed and with a street address provided to show good faith, even if a nom de plume is provided for publication. (This is needed for e mails as well.) The editor reserves the right to abridge letters or withhold unsuitable letters from publication. E mail them to news@wsn. co.nz or post them to the address on page 2.

EasterFest! in Ngaio Keeping the family entertained while not spending too much money over the Easter holiday is a task and a half, “particularly if the weather’s dodgy,” says the Ngaio Union Minister Sue Brown. Understanding this, the church is putting on a free family event on Easter Saturday, April, “rain or shine” Sue adds. “From 1pm to 4pm, there’ll be activities for all ages including games, decorating cupcakes, making music, creating Easter cards and posies, decorating Easter eggs, eating Hot Cross Buns and more. “And of course we’ll have the obligatory Easter egg hunt. “Easter is a time when families come together, but sometimes wonder what to do after the chocolate high has died away,” says Sue. “And everything is free. We have lovely people volunteering their time and skills to make this happen for our extended whanau in Ngaio.

Flu Immunisations are here! You can now get your 2019 immunisation at the Johnsonville Medical Centre. The ﬂu immunisation is fully funded for those who are pregnant, over 65 or have a qualifying ongoing medical condition. Min Young Jung of Ngaio Union Church, planning for Easterfest fun. PHOTO supplied.

“We wa nt ever yone to be able to be a part of the fun.” As well as Easterfest!, each day from Monday April 15 to Friday April 19, in the lead- up to the big day on Sunday 21, there will be a ‘Beyond the Bunny’ session at 2pm

and 7pm, exploring the Easter story. “We’ve called it that because there’s so much more to Easter than chocolate!” says Sue. (You can find Ngaio Union at the corner of Kenya Street and Crofton Road.)

Karori Sanctuary wins Charity Reporting Award The Karori Sanctuary Trust, which manages the ZEALANDIA urban ecosanctuary, has won a New Zealand Charity Reporting Award. The award of $1000 recognises best practice among registered charities in financial reporting standards that result in greater transparency and consistency of

information. The not-for-profit charitable trust won the Tier 2 award for charities with annual expenses between $2m and $30m in annual expenses. The awards are organised by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ). And the winner of Tier 3, $2m or less in annual expenses, was

the Tawa-based Bellyful New Zealand Trust, which seeks to see families supported by their fellow community members. Bellyful cooks and delivers meals to families with new-born babies and families with young children who are struggling with illness, where there is little or no family or social support.

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Balloon Festival welcomes another special visitor The Wairarapa Balloon Festival is always a magical sight, and now there’s another unusual visitor set to make an appearance at the show – a giant ﬂoating house. The festival, held from 18-22 April, welcomes unusual balloon shapes each year, and this year is no exception with the ﬂying house and ‘Busby’ the Queen’s Guard both taking to the region’s skies. The house balloon is owned by Mike Pero Real Estate, and makes for an unmissable sight with its bright red walls, chimney, and pointed ‘roof’ featuring a tiled design. “We’re delighted to be part of this year’s Balloons over the Wairarapa, says Chief Executive, Mike Pero of Mike Pero Real Estate. “Our balloon has been in storage for the past two years and we’re glad to bring it out especially for this event. It’s

an extra special skill handling a shape balloon that is as big as this one,” Mike says. The other unusual-shaped craft at this year’s festival, Busby the Queen’s Guard, is owned by UK-based company Cameron Balloons. It will be the 29 metre-tall balloon’s first appearance in New Zealand. The upcoming Wairarapa Balloon Festival marks 20 years of the popular annual show brightening the region’s skies over Easter. The schedule also features a range of free events including the chance to see the pilots take off for early morning flights throughout the region (weather permitting), the ‘Burner Parade’ through Carterton and Greytown, and a meet the pilots’ session at Te Kairanga Vineyard following the Meander over Martinborough flight.

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Starring West End star Russell Dixon, Operatunity resident artist Bonaventure Allan-Moetaua, Tainui Kuru, and Isaac Pawson, Hits of the 60s and 70s comes to the Carterton Events Centre, Friday 10th May, at 11am. Tickets to all concerts can be booked over the phone toll free on 0508 266 237 or purchased online at www. operatunity.co.nz. Standard tickets are $35, however a variety of discounts are available to suit groups or those attending multiple concerts; and as always, lunch is included!

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Wednesday April 10, 2019

OUT&about PHOTOS: Brian Sheppard

We Are One in Churton Park By Brian Sheppard

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ABOVE: Sherine Balaha with her hijab-wearing puppet. RIGHT: Sheik Khaled Said, of the Al-Ameen Mosque in Newlands - a software engineer in daily life as well as a leader of local Muslim people.

After the March 15 shootings in Christchurch, Sherine Balaha from the Al-Ameen Mosque in Newlands decided to help people better understand Islam and build friendships with their Muslim neighbours. She sought advice from Wellington City Councillor Peter Gilberd. By the next day, religious and secular leaders from the Northern suburbs had agreed to support a community conversation on April 5 at the Churton Park Community Centre. The packed hall was welcomed by Mai Mostafa, Community Centre Manager, Brian Sheppard, Churton Park Community Association, and Ben Johnson, Vicar of St John’s Anglican Church, Johnsonville. Then Sheik Khaled Said of the Al-Ameen Mosque in Newlands highlighted the similarities between the Islamic and Christian teachings and emphasised that love rather than judgement of others was central to the Qur’an. Sherine explained that cultural traditions vary between countries. Growing up in Egypt, she was given the same opportunities as the males in her community, being encouraged to pursue her education, drive, get a good job and apply her skills for the benefit of her community. In her teenage years, she chose to wear the hijab head covering and has done so ever since. This was a personal choice and, as with other Egyptian women, was never initiated or maintained by the will of others. She noted that this freedom is not found in all Muslim countries. While they all follow the teachings of the Qur’an, they interpret them differently. Sherine also explained other Muslim beliefs, including that hugging someone of the opposite sex is out of the question, except between close family members. She and some Muslim women are comfortable to shake a man’s hands but others are not. A respectful approach is to greet while holding your hand against your heart. Having broken the ice, people were relaxed in introducing themselves and continued conversations while enjoying a shared meal.

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Clucky the hen became part of Wellington’s Easter fun in the 90’s when Kirkcaldie and Stains refurbished their first floor. It is now part of history and is celebrated each year by appearing in town. At Easter 2019 Clucky is due to appear at Cable Car Museum. The Museum reports that someone left the gate to Clucky’s henhouse open and she has escaped. Clucky was last seen riding up the hill on the Cable Car. Will she be back in time for Easter? An inquiry is underway however, the public is being asked to help by joining in the search for Clucky. The Cable Car, Space Place and Cable Car Museum are offering a number of fun activities at Upland Road, Kelburn. There will be the Cable Car’s Super Easter Treasure Hunt, button making at Space Place and of course, the famous Clucky with chocolate eggs for a gold coin koha. Friday 19 – Monday 22 April.

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Khandallah liquor licence objections disallowed By Glenise Dreaver

Carol Stigley of Khandallah with the letter telling her she is not eligible to submit on the Bottle-O application. PHOTO: Glenise Dreaver

Wellington City Councillor Diane Calvert says it appears that the Khandallah Bottle-O Store application has received more objections to its liquor licence application than any other in Wellington, possibly even the country. “Unfortunately the process seems weighted against objectors,” she says. Of the 538 submitters to the Wellington District Licensing Committee, 360 of them have been ruled ineligible, leaving 178 submissions to be considered. A resident of Khandallah for forty years, Carol Stigley is disappointed by the process. It has given her and her husband three working days to make a submission on their interim decision challenging her ineligibility to submit by today, Wednesday April 10 at 5pm. Carol and her husband live approximately 2km from the village centre, over the 1000m the committee has selected as being relevant to eligibility to make a submission, stating that the judgment is now part of settled law. Yet Carol says, for forty years, they have been in the village virtually every day. She says: “About the only businesses we don’t regularly use there are the real estate agents.” “And the Act itself (The Sale and Supply

of Alcohol Act 2012) makes no mention of that requirement of one kilometre.” The Stigleys’ submission is just one of the 360 of 538 submitters ruled ineligible. Only 178 submissions of that 538 will be considered. Another disappointment, she says, is that her letter, which arrived “snail mail!” on Friday April 5, gives her three working days to make a submission challenging that decision. It’s not long enough to trace anyone else who has been refused and she wonders why, having asked for her e mail address, the Wellington District Licensing Committee did not use it to speed the notification up to give people longer to respond. She echoes what Councillor Calvert says: “It seems that the District Licensing Committee are determining that the people who regularly visit the village do not have greater standing than a member of the general public so cannot object.” If someone has received a letter stating this, they can object but need to do so today. “While both the process and timing seem immensely unfair, there is no time at present to object to this aspect, but I will be following this up,” Carol says. (Once objections are confirmed, objectors’ information will be public. It is likely a hearing will be in mid June.)

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Name change a no-go for Crusaders’ fans Two weeks of digesting the potential of a Crusaders name change and there’s still no desire from the masses for it. I attended the first home game since the March 15 terror attacks, on Saturday and it is clear to me, regardless of the tragedy, true rugby fans of Christchurch see no need for change. The perception from fans, both on social media and in the stands, is that this is political correctness gone mad. That’s my stance as well and I

will not be swayed from it. The Crusaders organisation has said the name and imagery is no longer tenable. Fans are refusing to accept the links drawn between the terror attack and their Super Rugby franchise. The decision is now with a PR agency and submissions are being taken from the public. Let’s just say it. The response they get from the public will be anti-name change. I’m sure the Crusaders’ top brass

know this, it’s just a question of how they appease their fans. They’ve backed themselves into a corner by saying the status quo is no longer tenable meaning either the name goes or the logo and imagery goes. For the first time in 21 years of going to Crusaders’ games, there were no horses pre-match - a sure sign fans are already being pre-conditioned to change. The perception from fans of the team is that this has been a media beat-up.

An issue which should have only been brought up by the mourning Muslim community was instead brought up by the media looking for a new angle on the tragedy. The bosses of the franchise need to stand up for their name and their fans and quash this. They haven’t and they won’t. At best, it looks like the name could stay under new logos and imagery, at worse, it’ll be a new name and new era which very few of any genuine fans want.

The only way to affect change is for fans to stop buying the merchandise, stop attending games and stop accepting what is being told to them. If people want to fight for a name change, then stop supporting the sources who want the change. The Crusaders franchise will not get any changes though without a fight from their fans. Judging by those in the stands on Saturday night, the fan base is up for a fight.

Fierce fight by North Wellington women By Grant Stephens

The women’s pre-season football competition concluded on Saturday with the North Wellington FC Premier side losing by three goals to two aga inst Wa i ra rapa Un ited in the Kelly Cup Plate final. In a fiercely competitive match, Cery’s Clowes brace was not enough against the side from Masterton. In the main draw, the Kelly Cup was taken out by Western Suburbs who scored three goals to two over Waterside Karori. In the Men’s Central League competition on Saturday, normal service almost resumed after some very lopsided games in the opening week. New World Newlands North Wellington took all three points in the end against a determined Wairarapa side. The Johnsonville-based team were cruising at three nil up with an early goal to Ryan Worrall after two minutes when the Wairarapa keeper took too long to clear a ball. T he k ick reb ou nde d of f

Worrall’s challenge and thundered into the visitors’ net. Maksym Kowal clinically finished a chance that was well set up by Jessie Randall. All looked good for an epic win when Matt Todd Smith added the third goal in the 60th minute. The last 15 minutes of the match however, seemed like an eternity for the home side when Paul Ifill grabbed a double in reply in the 75th and 76th’s minutes at close range. This followed a period of sustained pressure and promising attacks on the North Wellington goal. The game ended in a 3-2 win for North Wellington and gave them their first points in the Central League. In other matches in the round, competition favourites Wellington Olympic had a compelling 11-1 win over Wellington United, Waterside Karori lost 2-1 at home to Napier City Rovers after a very promising start, Stop Out and Miramar had a 2-all draw and Western Suburbs were too strong for Lower Hutt, winning 2-0.

North Wellington’s Cerys Clowes scored both goals in the 3-2 loss to Wairarapa United in the Kelly Cup Plate final on Saturday. PHOTO: Glynn Badcock

Newlands student has a basketball dream M i g u e l M a r t i n e z , f r o m N ewlands Intermediate, has been playing basketball since he was four. After being introduced to miniball at school, his interest was sparked to continue on to basketball. Miguel, now nearly 13 years old, mainly plays point guard and comes from a family of seven who are also big basketball fans. He practices nearly every day, and has big dreams of eventually heading to the US to attend college there, which would open him up to more basketball opportunities. As far as high school goes, Miguel says he hasn’t quite figured that out yet. All he knows is he’s ready for what comes after it, his American basketball ambitions. For the humble nearly-teen, he says “It’s important to be a good person, with a good attitude. It’s not just about being a good basketballer.” Basketball Coach Nic Turner says Miguel Martinez of Newlands Intermediate is flanked by two of his basketball idols, Miguel is really passionate and driven, Cigna Saints players Shea Ili and Rob Loe. PHOTO supplied

“you can see that coming through when he plays. Everything he does is to help his basketball. “The Cigna Saints coming to our school is awesome, the kids really look up to these guys (literally).” It gives them motivation and excitement, and the kids attending the game on Friday will be an awesome opportunity for them to see what can be achieved in basketball in New Zealand. “Kids getting involved in sports and exercise is really important. We have a big focus on getting kids involved with sport at our school – there’s so much you can gain from it; it builds resilience, teaches them to work as a team, and to just generally give things a go,” said Nic. All kids who take part in the Cigna Saints training sessions are given tickets to the games. Miguel will be attending the Cigna Saint’s opening game with his family and they have been invited to watch courtside with Cigna.

Wednesday April 10, 2019

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