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A Year in

REVIEW

By Jamie Adams

There was plenty that happened in Wellington’s southern and eastern suburbs over the course of 2018. Whether it was celebrations of awards and milestones, protests over closures, deaths of local identities or debates over proposals, the Cook Strait News had it covered.

In this first edition of 2019 we look back at the year that was.

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Long-serving former Rongotai MP Annette King is made a dame in the New Year’s Honours list.

The biggest annual athletics event in Wellington is forced to move to Whanganui due to incomplete work on Newtown Park’s track.

Newtown residents vow to save their PostShop and Kiwibank with plans for a protest at Parliament.

The Island Bay Bowling Club celebrates its centenary with a gala tournament and performance by Frankie Stevens.  FEBRUARY

Wellington East Girls College’s new Aquadome is officially opened.

Scots College announces it will allow girls to enrol in its senior school.

The last video rental store in the eastern suburbs, Kilbirnie’s Amalgamated Video, announces it is closing.

St Catherine’s College hires Steve Bryan as principal, its first

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Island Bay School opens a new whare and gateway on its campus.  MARCH

Local designer Gemma Cornish’s wetsuits accepted into international emerging fashion competition.

A Czech woman swims across Cook Strait, thus becoming the 10th person to complete the Seven Oceans Challenge.

Newtown residents march to Parliament to hand over a petition to local MP Paul Eagle, demanding the retention of their Kiwibank and Post Shop. Their bid is unsuccessful.

Surviving members of Rongotai College’s champion cricket team attend a 50th reunion.

A Miramar resident speaks out over a “massacre” of pine trees at Worser Bay.  APRIL

Social housing residents in Miramar fear they will

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The Wahine disaster is remembered at a 50th anniversary event at Seatoun School.

A parking warden undergoes surger y after being knocked unconscious outside Newtown School.

A proposal to have a light rail system running from the CBD to the airport receives cautious approval from residents.

Cycleways for Evans Bay and Oriental parades are approved by the council.

A police patrolling initiative sees some officers take to Wellington’s streets by bicycle.  MAY

Melrose weaver Christine Brimer has honour of donating a bespoke blanket to the latest royal baby.

Hataitai residents, including schoolchildren, confront Greater Wellington regional councillors over the cancellation of their crucial No.14

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Two Newtown architects receive a prestigious award for their work on designing the Newtown Festival and other local projects.

Two Southgate mothers speak out over the poor state of their suburb’s playground area.

Residents relieved as Southgate is to remain in southern ward for local body elections.  JUNE

Four women complete the first all-female crossing of Cook Strait by rowboat.

Lyall Bay brewery Parrotdog wins three gold medals and two trophies at the NZ Beer & Cider Awards.

Kilbirnie’s PostShop closes with over-the-counter payment of bills to be done in CBD agencies.

Salvation Army opens a new hub of combined services in Newtown’s Riddiford Street.

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inbrief news Minimum wage increase to rise Last month’s announcement of the largest-ever increase to the minimum wage has been welcomed by the head of a major union.

FIRST Union General Secretary Dennis Maga says the increase of $1.20 an hour will make a difference.

“We welcome it and celebrate the increase to $17.70. It will mean almost an extra $50 a week on a full time (40-hour) work week. Wages in New Zealand have been far too low for far too long,” The Government is aiming for a minimum wage goal of $20 per hour by 2021.

Resident doctors set to strike

A Year in Review  JULY

Double decker buses are introduced as part of a major overhaul of Wellington’s public transport network.

Within a week of the new b u s n e t wo r k o p e r a t i ng, Greater Wellington Regional Council is overwhelmed by complaints, with one labelling it a “shambles”.

A whale turns up in Wellington Harbour, postposing Mata r ik i fireworks celebrations and causing traffic standstills.

Nurses picket outside Wellington Hospital during a nationwide strike.

A stalwart of Island Bay, Fay Far, is farewelled by hundreds after her death at 85.

 AUGUST

Local action group ReVolt Wellington speaks out over lack of new electric battery buses within the network.

Long-serving former city councillor Bryan Pepperell dies suddenly, aged 65.

It is announced Newtown Mall is to undergo a major revamp, including a new-look New World.

Local teachers join in a region-wide strike, including a march to Parliament demanding better pay and more staff.

A community meeting in Newtown is held demanding answers over Wellington’s bus network.

Regional councillors admit mistakes at another meeting about the buses in Kilbirine.  SEPTEMBER

Wellington City Council announces it is now an accredited Living Wage employer, guaranteeing a wage of at least $20.55 to all staff.

A lively concert marks the launch of new Newtown centre The Bloom Collective.

Climate action group 350 Wellington pickets Civic Square with a message to act on climate change.

Wellington bus drivers warn of strike action over stalled pay negotiations.

A plea is made to city councillors to expand the 24-hour parking restriction in Miramar South.

 OCTOBER

A Zumbathon is held in

Berhampore to raise money for breast cancer research.

Ten-year-old Maia Brown raises money for UNICEF through local sales of her self-published novel.

Miramar Golf Club member Ken Mulholland launches a petition to stop the expansion of Wellington Airport into the neighbouring golf course.

Evans Bay Yacht and Motor Boat Club celebrates its centenary.

A planned strike by Tranzit bus drivers goes ahead, though only 25 of 140 union members walk off the job.  NOVEMBER

Newtown School’s new $8.9 million teaching block is officially opened in a grand ceremony.

Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex visit Lyall Bay’s Maranui Café during their tour of New Zealand.

Bike-sharing scheme using Onzo bicycles proves popular following its launch in Wellington.

Newtown resident Todd Spencer speaks out over a new cycleway in Constable

Street.

Another march of teachers takes place in central Wellington at the end of a nationwide rolling strike.

The Great War Exhibition at the Dominion Museum closes following the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.  DECEMBER

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern attends the reopening of Paul Eagle’s electorate office, which now serves partially as a community hub.

Another strike takes place in Wellington, this time by midwives.

Miramar’s Breanna Ward swims across Cook Strait in one of the earliest crossings for the season.

Local iwi raise the Tino Rangatiratanga flag in a protest against the sale of Shelly Bay land to developers. It comes after resource consent for the development is denied by the Court of Appeal.

Brook lyn residents and business owners vent anger over the negative effects of their new bus hub.

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Strike action is set to begin on January 15 and continue for 48 hours. Roughly 300 resident doctors at Capital and Coast DHB are NZRDA members.

“Despite a year of bargaining, the employers delayed tabling claims until September,” says NZRDA National President Dr Courtney Brown.

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inbrief news Bill cracks down on litterbugs A Member’s Bill from National could soon introduce stiffer penalties for people caught illegally dumping rubbish, the party’s environment spokesperson Scott Simpson says.

“My Member’s Bill will ensure councils have a more powerful tool to help prevent littering and keep our communities safe and clean. It is due to have its second reading in Parliament in February,” he says.

“This Bill will increase the maximum on-the-spot infringement fines councils can impose for those caught littering from the current measly $400 to a serious $1000. This will send a clear message to those who litter that it is entirely unacceptable.”

SPCA calls for 1080 ban The SPCA is joining calls from outdoor enthusiasts to ban the use of 1080 poison as a way to eradicate pests.

A statement on its website says the SPCA is against the use of poisons to kill animals due to the level of suffering they cause, as well as the nature of their use.

“We would like to see a ban on the use of poisons such as 1080, because these substances cause such intense and prolonged suffering to animals that we believe their use can never be justified.”

It says it encourages humane non-lethal alternatives to species control such as limiting reproductive abilities.

NZer of Year shortlist revealed Two Wellingtonians are among the 10 nominees shortlisted for the 2019 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Award. They are Children’s Commissioner Andrew Becroft and lawyer Stacey Shortall.

Chief judge Cameron Bennett says the awards, now in their 10th year, are a celebration of Kiwis passionate and committed to making New Zealand a better place to live for everyone.

A total of 448 nominations were received for the 2019 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year award.

The winner will be announced at the New Zealander of the Year Awards Gala in Auckland on Thursday, February 13.

Three Wellington women become dames

By Izzy Davis

In the New Year Honours List, former Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast was appointed Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to governance and the community.

Kerry was reported as saying that she feels “really proud and honoured” and even “cried a bit” whilst reading the letter from the Governor General’s notice of her appointment.

She described herself as a “workaholic” and hopes the honour will pay back for time lost with loved ones.

Kerry has made numerous contributions to governance across many organisations such as tourism, arts, sport, business and health.

She was Mayor of Wellington from 2001 to 2010 and is currently the chair of the

New Zealand Film Commission and the New Zealand Conservation Authority.

Two other Wellingtonian women have a lso be en named as dames, Gaylene Preston for services to film and Diana Crossan for services to the state.

John Milford, Wellington Chamber of commerce chief executive says: “This year’s list reflects a real breadth of service across many walks of life. Each person honoured is there because they have had an enduring impact on the continuing success of New Zealand, and for those in it. “ This is the first time in 10 years three dames have been appointed in the same region.

“Each of these inspiring women have had a real role in shaping our city to make Wellington, and indeed New Zealand, what it is. They are well deserving of such recognition,” says John.

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Airport runway application extended until end of May Moa Point residents face five more months of uncertainty after the Environment Court gave Wellington Airport more time to resubmit its resource consent for its runway extension plans.

The court has also admitted the substantial delays in the case reflected badly on the administration of justice.

In 2013, Wellington Airport sought permission from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to extend its runway by 355m to allow bigger planes to land. The CAA accepted those plans, including a 90m safety

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However, the Airline Pilots Association challenged that decision, arguing the safety areas were too short.

The case went all the way to the Supreme Court which in 2017 backed the pilots.

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Lyall Bay dancer joins tour with Chinese troupe A cultural exchange between China and New Zealand has resulted in a dynamic and exciting new dance tour, and one local dancer will be taking part in it.

Footnote New Zealand Dance and China’s Guangdong Modern Dance Company, have collaborated to create Hemispheres. This breath-taking triple bill will showcase the technical mastery of Chinese dancers and the powerful physicality that New Zealand dancers are renowned for.

Footnote dancer Anu Khapung lives in Lyall Bay and is one of seven New Zealand dancers who will tour alongside the company from Guangdong.

As a child growing up in Nepal, Anu Khapung studied Nepalese dance. At the age of 14, her family moved to New Zealand where she discovered a passion for hip hop.

Although she never had a dance lesson in New Zealand, Anu enrolled in a Bachelor in Performing and Screen Arts (Contemporary Dance) at Unitec in Auckland.

In 2017, Anu joined Footnote New Zealand Dance where she’s employed fulltime as a dancer.

She will be touring with the company as it takes its latest show, Hemispheres, to audiences from Auckland to Dunedin in the New Year.

Following their successful tour of China, Footnote New Zealand Dance and Guangdong Modern Dance Company will land in New Zealand to perform in five major centres in February and March 2019 to coincide with the Chinese New Year celebrations.

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Thoughts for 2019 • The Cook Strait News invited some of the representatives of Wellington’s southern and eastern suburbs for their hopes and wishes for 2019. Here are their responses.

Fleur Fitzsimons

Southern Ward councillor I hope all readers of the Cook Strait News have a happy and safe summer holiday.

Summer is a lovely chance for most of us to relax and enjoy some nice weather, time with family and to reflect on the year that’s been and the coming year.

I would like to acknowledge our emergency service workers, doctors, nurses, administrators and those in NGOs like Women’s Refuge who work through the festive season - thank you!

I hope that in the coming year Wellington will become an even better place to live and that your Council will play a constructive role in this.

This should include investing in addressing complex challenges like homelessness, climate change, transport infrastructure and making Wellington an even better place to raise children.

Vicki Greco

President, Island Bay Residents’ Association 2018 was out of kilter Putting Wellington on a downward tilter May balance in 2019 be ours.

And Wellington again be true With democracy restored for you, Happy New Year.

Chris Calvi-Freeman Eastern Ward Councillor

2018 has been a year of intense planning and negotiation behind the scenes as the City Council has worked alongside NZTA and GWRC to fi nalise a strategic plan for Wellington’s roads and transport infrastructure for the years ahead.

2019 is going to be an exciting year for Wellington as we fi nally begin to “Get Wellington Moving”.

I am hoping the fi rst improvements will start in the autumn, bringing increased safety and convenience for all road users, whether they are pedestrians, cyclists, bus users or drivers.

I’d like to wish everyone a happy and healthy 2019.

Rhona Carson

President Newtown Residents’ Association A Happy New Year from the Newtown Residents’ Association to all in our wonderful, vibrant, diverse community!

We hope we will see you soon at the awesome Newtown Festival on Sunday March 3 and at our Newtown Neighbours’ Night in Newtown Park (date TBA).

2019 will be an eventful year, with the re-development of the Newtown Community and Cultural Centre and also the next stage of the Newtown Connections cycleways project.

The latter is already controversial, as there are so many different opinions about it.

My hope for 2019 is that we all keep talking and listening to each other, and that goodwill, good humour and respect for differences will help us find a path through the inevitable challenges.

The Newtown Residents’ Association will be taking an active interest in all that goes on.

Our next meeting will be on February 18, 7.30pm at Newtown Hall, 71 Daniell Street – do come along and join the discussion!

Robin Boldarin

Chair, Miramar/Maupuia Progressive Association Blessings of the season to all. May the New Year be gentle on you.

For the association — a sincere wish that submissions to the Greater Wellington Regional Council are actioned i.e. a direct bus route from Seatoun, Strathmore Park and Miramar (southside) to the city via Newtown (without a bus change) and the dropping of the determination that school children/college pupils in buses need not stand up for adults.

Tracy Hurst-Porter

Kilbirnie Lyall Bay Community Centre Manager Seasonal felicitations!! Here’s wishing you and yours a fabulous and safe festive season.

I would like to see Wellington a kinder more caring place for everyone. My wish and challenge to you all is to smile at strangers and say hello – you may be surprised at the result. If you can brighten the day of at least five people a day, then you will have done something remarkable for yourself, others and added a special touch to our great little capital. Peace and blessings to you all.

Sarah Free

Eastern Ward councillor It has been a year with a lot happening, and I’d like to thank everyone who has given valuable feedback on many local issues, including parking, cyclepaths and walkways, the need for facilities such as more playgrounds and toilets, concerns around homelessness and isolation, and looking after our wonderful natural environment.

My hope is that we can all continue to work together to keep making this part of Wellington an even better place.

Happy New Year!

Murray Edridge

Wellington City Missioner On behalf of everyone at The Wellington City Mission, I’d like to say a huge thank you for the amazing support and encouragement we have received throughout 2018.

To enable us to serve those in our communities who are doing it tough, we rely on the generosity of people, teams, groups and businesses all across the Wellington region, and we are very grateful to receive the wonderful support of so many.

We’re looking forward to all that the New Year will hold as we continue to make a difference for those who are struggling.

Paul Eagle Rongotai MP

I’m proud to have helped make the Rongotai electorate the best place in the world to be a child. In the past year, parental leave was extended the best start payment for every Kiwi child born introduced.

Visits for all children under 14 to go to the doctor and pick up a prescription are now free and making homes healthier for kids to grow up in prioritised. Passing laws that guarantee minimum standards for rentals and the planning for hundreds of affordable KiwiBuild and state homes in the eastern and southern suburbs are underway to help families build their lives here.

One of my big hopes for 2019 is the delivery of our first wellbeing budget. Five core priorities include reducing children poverty together with improving child wellbeing, mental health with a focus on young people and building on the Youth Board I set up this year, and how we get the economy right for the 21st century by lowering emissions and creating good jobs from the announcement of the biggest transport and urban development project in this part of Wellington.

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readers have their say... Find out the WORD on the Street.

Question: With the Reading Cinema building on Courtenay Place now closed, will you still go to the movies?

Max Taylor, Seatoun Yes, of course. I go to the Empire once a month.

Jane Byrne, Island Bay Yes, absolutely, I’m a huge movie-goer. I tend to support the local cinemas – the Empire, Penthouse and Roxy.

I think it’s tragic for Wellington though, as it’s a well-used focal point.

Tony Hermans, Island Bay I don’t go to the cinema now. I watch TV at home.

It’s probably a good thing it’s closed. They should demolish it.

Jude Bleach, Newtown I do still go, but very rarely did I go to Reading, mainly because of the types of movies.

I’m really concerned for the businesses inside and how little notice they were given.

Edward White, Island Bay I didn’t go to Reading as I don’t like the huge establishments. I tend to go to Empire. I’d like to see [Courtenay Central] gone.

Jodi Markham, Roseneath Yes. The Embassy’s much better, though Reading was cheaper. It’s a shame for all the small businesses but the whole centre needs a revamp.

LETTERS to the editor Letters on issues of community interest are welcomed.

Guidelines are that they should be no longer than 150 words.

They must be signed and a street address provided to show good faith, even if a nom de plume is provided for publication.

The editor reserves the right to abridge letters or withhold unsuitable letters from publication.

Send or fax them to the address on page two, or email them to news@ wsn.co.nz. Please note that your name and street address must also be provided in e mails.

Our traffic is bad – and it’s Henry Ford’s fault Dear Editor, I have a complaint to make. Over the past 100 years or more there has been too much traffic on our roads and they are causing major problems. This is Henry Ford’s fault. He is an idiot who started it all. I want all motor cars banned forever.

Master Peter Croft, Lyall Bay

Ratepayers’ money being spent on follies Dear Editor, I couldn’t help agreeing with the letter from Martin Beck (CSN Dec 20) about our present Mayor’s obvious wish to spend ratepayers’ money on projects that glorify him personally, and which are PC but of little use to anyone. They remind me of those tall structures known as “follies”, built for rich noblemen and gentlemen in England at times in the

Put homeless in ASB centre and churches Dear Editor We will not be voting for [southern ward Labour candidate] Terri O’Neill (Letters, 11/12/18) unless she starts supporting a liquor ban in Kilbirnie.

How about we open the ASB Sports Centre and the homeless could sleep upstairs with food, shower and sleeping bags, plus have a security guard and Sallies on hand to provide social redirection off the drink and drugs. The Centre cost $50 million yet is only used 55 percent of the time.

I hear that engineers of Council are looking at jacking it up onto railway lines, shoving it down to Evans Bay, floating it on a barge around to the waterfront, anchoring it at old

Frank Kitts Park, and that can become the new “Music Arena” the Mayor wants to spend millions on so out-of-townies can get drunk and spaced out on weed.

An alternative is the Catholic Churches and halls are empty (thank you God. Let’s get the Council City Hosts to bed down the homeless there.

The churches made millions in property development over decades from charitable tax breaks so its timely they help the living, rather than shoving their misdirected views upon us who want the right to die peacefully.

Anita Vogt Newtown

past — utterly useless, except to glorify those rich idlers.

Our Mayor is not alone in desiring things that will glorify him. Another such local gentleman is the ViceChancellor of Victoria University of Wellington; so I chortled when learning that the Ministry of Education has put its foot down on his silly idea of renaming it the University of Wellington, with some Maori versions of

it attached.

And good on Councillor Nicola Young for reminding him that VUW’s purpose is for education, so get on with it! And, of course, these gentlemen are both in very cushy jobs funded by public money: the private sector is less tolerant of such posturing.

H Westfold, Miramar

Millenials should remember word of mouth is more effective Dear Editor, Some Millennials still persist in blaming Babyboomers – this is simply reacting as an obedient puppet to the commercial system! Over 30 percent of NZ born Babyboomers were deprived of access to our country’s resources and went without just so the new immigrants with families got priority housing and the Haves could get more!

The Millennials know and understand this, but ignore it, distracted and now the system will deprive over 70 percent of them of home ownership, despite the Labour coalition’s so-called “Affordable Housing” under the continuing

control of ‘Manufactured Consent’ of Big-business.

Millennials should simply disconnect and start thinking for themselves! As when the Government switched off the Web during the Arab Spring we saw protester numbers rise dramatically simply because they were actually “Talking to each other” - Word of mouth being far stronger. Millennials’ brains will not naturally kick in or mature until they turn 36 and by then over 70 percent will be well and truly deprived!

Martin Beck, Mornington

Keep up the good work Cook Strait News Dear Editor: It is great to see WSN general manager Stephan van Rensburg extoll the benefits of an independent local news media covering local news.

Cook Strait News provided

the best local body election coverage in 2016 as the DomPost concentrated on the Mayoral election and a few other aspects while the Wellingtonian was being allowed to fade away at that time.

I look forward to that in 2019, and continued broad coverage of the South Coast by Jamie Adams.

Admittedly, though, my favourite aspect of CSN is the opportunity to contribute to

the discussions via the lettersto-editor section. I write frequently, though not as often as H. Westfold of course, and I can choose my subjects.

In an era where change is profound and fast, new perspectives

are necessary to overcome the reticence to confront that change evident in what has become called the Post Truth Era. Thank you, Cook Strait News.

Richard Keller Lyall Bay

Thursday January 10, 2019

Social media element added to The Frog Prince A classic children’s tale will be given a modern spin when it plays at a Wellington theatre next week.

Children’s theatre production company The Pantoloons will perform The Frog Prince twice a day at Gryphon Theatre from Monday.

The synopsis is quite different from the original in that there’s no kiss this time. Instead the princess is obsessed with social media and the frog must try to convince her to be his friend to break the spell.

Prince Fergus is about to be crowned king since his father is stepping down to concentrate on his dancing, but the king’s evil sister has a plan to steal the throne for herself and puts a spell on Fergus, turning him a frog.

The only way to break the spell is to have his friend request accepted by a princess. Luckily poor Fergus finds the spoiled Princess Peony, but although she promises to befriend Fergus, she breaks her promise.

Meanwhile, in the palace, King

Tom is determined to rid the kingdom of the feral frog. He enlists the help of Ron and Don, the bumbling royal odd job men who just can’t seem to get anything right.

And the lovely Princess Fenella from the kingdom next door is missing! Her mother is very, very worried! Will the pouty princess be Fergus’ friend? Will he stay a frog forever? Will Fenella be found safe and sound?

Writer and director Amanda Stone says the play promises plenty of interactive fun for all.

Most of the cast consists of local actors. Princess Peony is played by Newtown’s Georgie Sullivan while Seatoun’s Shannon Tubman takes the role of Malveda the Meany.

The play is choreographed by Whitby’s Deborah Hale, while Malcolm Gillett from Strathmore is on lighting and sound.

The Frog Prince will show at the Gryphon Theatre at 10am and 11.45am on January 14-18. Tickets can be purchased from Eventfinda.

Georgie Sullivan as the Facebook-obsessed Princess Peony and Chris Gordon as Fergus the frog, in the upcoming Pantoloons production The Frog Prince. PHOTO: Supplied.

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SPCA veterinarians work on removing tinsel from a pigeon brought into the Wellington clinic on Tuesday. PHOTO: Supplied

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The SPCA says birds are showing up in Kilbirnie distressed or dead after being decorated with tinsel, rings and other items.

It has reported incidents involving about 30 non-native birds such as sparrows since 2015, but it has got worse during the Christmas holiday period.

The agency has posted on social media asking for whoever is decorating them to stop.

Its central region general manager Ros Alsford said many of the birds are malnourished, stressed, or have died.

“One of the birds we saw had tried to pry the decorations off with their beak and had got itself into an even worse situation,” Ros says.

“We’re not sure what is in this person’s mind to be doing this and we really would like to try and put a stop to it as quickly as we can.”

It was extremely distressing on the birds, as well as the SPCA staff who have to care for them, she says.

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New Zealand’s largest licensed medicinal cannabis company, Helius Therapeutics, has released the result after commissioning Horizon Research.

Of those surveyed, 60 per cent of adult New Zealanders said, on first glance, they would vote to support legalising cannabis for personal use in a referendum, with 24 per cent against, while 16 per cent had no opinion.

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Hospital welcomes back restored sculpture After an 18-month absence, a restored and refinished La Famiglia sculpture was last month returned to the grounds of Wellington Hospital.

The nearly three-metre-high fibreglass work, which depicts a family of three in close embrace, is by late New Zealand sculptor Colin Webster-Watson.

It is sited in a garden near the recently demolished hospital chapel and close to the slowly-emerging new Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital.

Colin donated the work to the hospital in gratitude for the care he had received there. The work was installed in 2010, three years after his death, but its exterior had since deteriorated badly. This led Colin’s niece Anne Manchester to decide to have the work removed, refinished and restored.

The restoration was done by Cris Nicholson from King St Spraypainters & Panelbeaters. The whole process took 18 months, far longer than Anne had anticipated. However the end result is outstanding, she says.

Visitors can easily spot the gleaming, bronze-like sculpture if they look left as they drive into the underground carpark.

“Repairing all the cracks with fibreglass and then smoothing the entire surface was a painstaking process.

Cris then used three different colours of automotive paint to give the work its bronze look and almost permanent finish. He assures me the work should last well for another 20 years at least.”

Colin Webster-Watson lived most of his adult life abroad, with much of his sculpture completed during the decades he lived in Rome and New York. He returned to New Zealand in 2004, when in his late 70s, and settled near his niece in Eastbourne.

Wellington is home to several other large bronze Webster-Watson sculptures, including the Tail of the Whale at Oriental Bay, Frenzy at Taputeranga Reserve and The Mountain of Dreams positioned outside the cheetah enclosure at Wellington Zoo.

Anne Manchester and Cris Nicholson beside the restored La Famiglia sculpture.

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Rotary club helps find veins at Children’s Hospital Children’s tiny veins will now be a lot easier to find at Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital thanks to the Rotary Club of Mount Victoria.

Wellington Hospitals foundation,

the official charity for Wellington Children’s Hospital, has received a grant from the club to purchase a brand new AccuVein vein finder device.

The AccuVein device will greatly

reduce the stress for young children who require the insertion of an Intravenous (IV) line or an injection.

“Finding a vein to administer medication or IV fluid to babies and children can prove difficult,” clin-

Charlotte Stanczuk (Clinical Nurse Specialist, Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital) shows Mark Chiu and Patricia Cooper (Rotary Club of Mt Victoria members) how the AccuVein Device works. PHOTO: Supplied

Honey bee-harming Varroa mites also threatens other insects New research has shown that the Varroa mite, which is a major cause of honey bee mortality, could also pose an indirect threat to many other insect species.

The study was carried out by researchers at Victoria University of Wellington, the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research and the University of California Riverside.

“The Varroa mite has spread throughout most of the world and is one of the biggest threats to honey bees,” says Professor Phil Lester from Victoria

University of Wellington’s School of Biological Sciences.

“Our research shows that the introduction of this mite could also have serious consequences for spiders, as well as butterflies, beetles, ants, and many other insects.”

The reddish-brown Varroa mite is a specialist parasite of honey bees and is about the size of a pinhead.

It was found in New Zealand in 2000 and accidentally introduced into Hawaii in 2007-08.

ical nurse specialist Charlotte Stanczuk says.

“The AccuVein device digitally lights up and displays a map of blood vessels, including veins, arteries, the aorta and capillaries on the surface of the skin in real time.

“This technology enables medical staff to locate often hard-to-find veins in young patients.”

Not only does the AccuVein device make inserting an IV less painful and stressful for children and staff, it also helps

avoid cross contamination as it is a non-contact device.

The Rotary Club of Mount Victoria have been supporters of Wellington Hospitals’ Foundation for many years and are delighted to help improve the care for our region’s youngest and sickest patients.

Wellington Hospitals Foundation chair Bill Day says.

“We are very grateful for Rotary’s support for our current children’s hospital, and of the new children’s hospital, which is currently being built.”

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Top athletes to feature at Newtown Park meet The 15th edition of the Capital Classic Track and Field meeting is back in Wellington for 2019.

The team at Acesports and Wellington Athletics is pleased that this year’s meet will return to Newtown Park after needing to relocate the 14th edition to Cooks Garden in Whanganui earlier this year.

Relocation was forced upon meeting organisers due to the incomplete track resurfacing at Newtown Park in the last few days prior to the 2018 meeting.

In working with Oceania Athletics and Athletics New Zealand this year, the capital will be host of an Oceania Area Permit meeting and the 2019 New Zealand 3000 metre championships for men and women.

Entries are open for registration for a further two weeks and early indi-

cations signpost some strong fields in the middle distance events with numerous Commonwealth Games representatives across a range of events indicating they will attend.

Nick Willis and Camille Buscombe look likely to headline the New Zealand 3000-metre championships fields.

Rory Hunter of Australia will be visitor to watch in the men’s 3000 metres.

Angie Petty will again contest the Capital, likely over 800 metres, as will her husband Sam Petty of England, who hopes to go one better than his runner-up place in 2018.

Joseph Millar will headline the men’s sprinting events, along with New Zealand’s No.1 in the 100 metres Zoe Hobbs.

Olympic Youth Games gold med-

allist Connor Bell is leading the throwing entrants in the discus.

In women’s discus it is hoped that fourth-placed Commonwealth Games thrower Siositina Hakaei will renew her rivalry with Te Rina Keenan.

The women’s high jump is shaping as the strongest jumps event with three of New Zealand’s leading six jumpers already enlisted.

National champion and Wellington athlete Keely O’Hagan is likely to face stiff challenges from 2018’s top performer and national school champion Josephine Reeves, alongside Imogen Skelton and Emma Sutherland.  The TeamLedger BAYLEY’S Capital Classic Track & Field meeting kicks off at Newtown Park at 4.30pm on Friday, January 18.

Local Olympian Nick Willis will headline the 3000m event at this year’s Capital Classic.

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A year of great results for Wellington

By Jamie Adams

There were plenty of medals, trophies and other outstanding results achieved by local sportspeople that were acknowledged by the Cook Strait News throughout 2018.

In February Roseneath teenage swimmer Lewis Clareburt was named as a late call-up to the Commonwealth Games swimming squad after initially missing selection for the 400m individual medley by 0.1 second. It certainly paid off as he went on to unexpectedly win a bronze medal in the event in April, smashing his personal best by more than four seconds. Lewis was declared NZ Swimmer of the Year in July.

Other young people who performed well in aquatics were Wellington High School students Liberty McIntyre-Reet and Orlando Cristobel-Mandel, won golds in national age-group diving and swimming events respectively.

In March our local yachties had success, with Greg Wright taking out the Des Townson Trophy after winning the overall Zephyr Yacht National competition while Mt Cook’s Callum Radford led a four-person under-23 team to second place in the Wellington International Youth Match Racing Championship.

Later that month Lyall Bay Surf Lifesaving Club returned from the national championships with a swag of medals thanks to the performance of its juniors in the junior Oceans’ 18 competition, with the club finishing second overall.

There was further joy for the club with Macy Burns part of a New Zealand team that finished second at the Sanyo Cup in Japan in July, while four of its teenage members reached the podium in age-group events at the Mt Monster endurance event in December.

Our footballers had a great year, with Team Wellington winning the Oceania Champions League for the first time in May. The result allowed them to compete against some of the world’s best teams in the Club World Cup in the UAE in December, where they nearly had an upset win over local champions Al-Ain. Another club that did well on the world stage was Berhampore Taekwon-Do Club, which won 15 medals at the International Taek-

Team Wellington celebrate their first-ever victory at the Oceania Champions’ League in May.

won-Do World Cup in Sydney. They finished 10th out of the 93 clubs that competed.

In rugby the Wellington Pride were promoted to the premiership after winning the championship final against Otago, while their male counterparts the Lions reached the semi-final of the premiership which they had only been promoted to the previous year.

A more unusual result was that of fencer Sophia Tweddle, who won bronze in the women’s epee event at the New Zealand Cadet Fencing Championships but also finished third-equal in the men’s event, as Fencing New Zealand allowed females to compete in the male events to make them more competitive. Also in May was the North Island Synchro Swimming Champs, with Wellington Synchro Club winning team and individual events.

And there were the unusual sports. In August Ken Looi returned from the Unicycle World Championships and Convention in South Korea with a silver medal in the 100km road race, missing out on gold due to a puncture.

Then in September the New Zealand under-19 floorball team qualified for the World Cup in Canada after finishing second in a tri-series held at the ASB Centre, with 16 of the 20 players based in Wellington.

Fencer Sophia Tweddle shares the podium with male medallists following the cadet national championships.

The Wellington team of Callum Radford, Polly Wright, Bryn Bennett and Michael Winsley power to second in the Wellington International Youth Match Racing Championship.

Unicyclist Ken Looi finished second in the 100km road race at the world championships.

Teenage swimmer Lewis Clareburt reacts after finishing third in the 400m IM at the Commonwealth Games.

Wellington High School students Liberty McIntyre-Reet and Orlando Cristobel-Mandel with their age-group aquatics medals.

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Questions for cricket on both sides of the Tasman While Australian cricket rearranges the deck chairs on the Titanic, New Zealand tries to answer the myriad of questions ahead of a busy 12 months.

Australia are getting pumped on home soil the likes of which hasn’t been seen in the past 30 years.

India has been ruthless as they look for their first test series win on Aussie soil while the hosts hunt for solutions in multiple positions while looking into a talent cupboard which is beyond bare.

New Zealand will play in the famed Melbourne Cricket Ground Boxing Day test this year and if the game was played today, they would be raging-hot favourites.

Even with the returns of Steve Smith and Cam Bancroft being tactfully managed through a bunch of PR spin, the men with the baggy green will get better.

However, for the first time in 30 years, the little cousins from across the ditch are stronger than Australia.

Spin legend Shane Warne has been merciless on former Kiwi terroriser Mitchell Starc who, just four years ago was the difference between the trans-Tasman rivals in the World Cup fi nal, but has lost all shape, form and ability to swing the ball.

Starc has averaged more than 40 for each wicket against India, and

not one Aussie batsman has managed a century in the series.

Warner was supposedly charged with looking after the condition of the ball for the Aussie quicks.

Since his suspension, the swing seems to be lost and now those same quick bowlers do not seem to be as threatening.

New Zealand’s test team is settled and that’s the secret to success.

Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls and Kane Williamson had the top three batting averages globally for the past calendar year.

The questions come in the coloured clothing ahead of June’s 50-over World Cup in England.

A settler XI looks a long way off and the success of the 2015 tournament was that each player picked themselves through top performances.

New Zealand should be a top three favourite in friendly swing-bowling conditions.

An inside tip on how the Black Caps may go could be seen through former coach Mike Hesson.

Hesson left the post, deservedly so I might add, less than 12 months before the tournament.

If he felt the team could win, surely he would stick at it for one last crack at it.

Colour me cynical.

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