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Wrestling stars By Megan Connolly

Ready, set....wrestle! Wainuiomata’s very own wrestlers will be taking their wrestling skills to the Community Hall on February 29 from 7pm for the first time. Pro Wrestling is a form of performance art and entertainment that combines athletics with theatrical performance. It’s loud, it’s fun, and it’s perfect for all ages. Continued on page 2. Pro Wrestling is coming to Wainuiomata in February. Photo: Megan Connolly

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Who will be crowned the first wrestling champion? Continued from page 1. An electrician by day and wrestler by night, Hayden Thiele is a local boy who has been in the wrestling “biz” since he was 11 years old. Since then his passion has only grown, starting the Valley Pro Wrestling Academy in Gracefield in November last year with other passionate people. “I wanted to keep wrestling and provide some training for others,” he says. The team has been training six days a week which includes working out, classes and moves and most importantly, the psychology of storytelling. The form of ‘fighting’ is unlike boxing in that it is just as important to tell a story as it is to beat your opponent. “It’s a sport and theatre put together.” Hayden and the team built their ring with the help of friends. It’ll

be going up in the community Hall. Wrestling has been in the pop cultural spotlight over the last few years with movies like ‘Fighting with My Family’, TV-series ‘Glow’ and of course, the king himself, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson taking over our screens. Valley Pro-Wrestling team will be putting on a show which aims to entertain, they say. “What you can expect are some banter, storytelling and familybased fun and entertainment,” Hayden says. “We can guarantee you’ll be entertained and feel every emotion. “Circuses come and go but we’re from here.” As a community-orientated event all funds will be going back into the club to bring more highquality wrestling entertainment back to the community. “We want to make Wainuiomata the wrestling town,” Hayden

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adds. “We want to change the mindset of what matches look like in New Zealand,” Hayden says. It won’t be all men in the ring. Victoria Howe will be representing the female wrestling power. Victoria began wrestling last year and this will be her first

time stepping in a ring for a performance. “I’m doing it for the girls,” she says. “I want to get more girls into wrestling in the community and show we can do it.” Tickets can be bought at the door or online at eventfinda.

Mayor warns of financial challenges Hutt City councillors were briefed last week about pressing financial challenges and were presented options to increase rates as well as borrowing. The briefing is part of the 2020/2021 draft annual plan process and gives councillors an early indication on what is being proposed for community consultation, ahead of the annual plan being finalised in June. Council confirmed options to be consulted on at its meeting on February 11. At the briefing, staff provided an overview of the state of the council’s finances, outlining growth pressures, a historic deficit position,

and the need to take into account sizeable unbudgeted expenses. Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry says the information followed his request for an honest and thorough assessment of council’s financial position, ahead of councillors being asked to make decisions as part of the Annual Plan process. “While rates have been kept low over the past decade, this has come at the expense of essential services and investment in our infrastructure. The cost of new facilities, as well as unbudgeted policies like development waivers, has also put significant strain on council’s bottom line. “Overall these decisions have left

our city and the current council with a significant bill to pay. We now need to have a conversation about how we pay it. “For us to do this, we are going to have to make some tough choices, particularly about rates. I’m not prepared to put off these decisions – we need to urgently address our council’s financial sustainability,” Campbell says. Hutt City Council chief executive Jo Miller says that Councillors were briefed on what will be required to achieve its priorities. “We’ve outlined options to increase borrowings up to a peak of $350m over the next ten years as well as a rates rise in 2020/21 of 7.9

per cent for residential ratepayers to do the basics well. “These are not easy decisions to make and I encourage everyone across our community to have their say during the draft annual plan consultation in April,” Jo says. As the chief executive, Jo has also committed to making operational savings of at least $1m in the current financial year. This will be followed by a line by line review of the council’s budget for the long term plan process next year. In the past twenty years, Hutt City Council has had the second-lowest rates rises in the country and very low borrowing levels compared to other councils.

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Memorial bowls day for Alby By Megan Connolly

A memorial bowls family day will be held on Sunday, March 1 at the Wainuiomata Bowling Club to celebrate and remember local legend Alex ‘Alby’ Mcauley who passed away last year. What makes this social event special is that all funds raised will go towards the local Lions non-profit organisation which contributes petrol vouchers to cancer patient drivers. Volunteer drivers transport the patients over the hill to Wellington Hospital and often wait in the city so they can drive them back home. To help support their fundraising, the bowls club will also have spot prizes, raffles, memorial merchandise and a New Zealand Silver Ferns netball uniform signed by the 2019 World Cup team. The uniform is very fortunate to find its way into the bowling club’s hands, organiser Richard Morgan says. “The TAB in Petone has donated it so we will auction it off online,” he says. The social bowls day is an open

invitation to everyone, non-bowlers and social bowlers alike. “It’s for the whole community. And to remember Alby.” Alby owned and operated Rymac with his son Steve and was always an “awesome guy”. “He was a trickster but he’d do anything for anyone,” Richard says. Around 18 years ago Alby helped to build the extension to the clubrooms which are still being used today. “He was a true good sort.” The social day will begin at 11am, four games of five ends of bowls from 12.30pm to 4pm and dinner at 5.30pm. Cost of the event is $20 for dinner and bowls, $15 for dinner. Children under 12 are free. “Come along and raise some money for a good cause,” Richard says. Contact Richard for tickets or more information on 021 0222 7353.

different options for all ages and abilities. Participants can take part in a 6.5km fun run/walk, 10km or half marathon event. The course is buggy friendly, wheelchair friendly and kids under 12 can even ride their scooters. There is plenty of entertainment and motivation along the way with on-course activities. Once finished, participants can spend the rest of the morning

After-school drama Would you consider yourself a bit of a performer? Afterschool activity on Thursdays 3.30pm to 5pm at the Community Hub, Act One, is a great way to let your creative side bloom and your confidence grown. Join Alexia and Amanda for fun drama games and creative writing challenges. Get a work out for your imagination with other excited youngsters. Perfect for tamariki 10 years and up.

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The local Bowls Club will be auctioning off this Silver Ferns Netball uniform held by Richard Morgan. It is signed by the 2019's World Cup team. Photo: Megan Connolly

Round the Bays this weekend More than 12,000 people will be taking over Wellington’s waterfront on the morning of Sunday, February 16 to participate in the Brendan Foot Supersite Round the Bays. This iconic Wellington event takes place in February every year, with the aim to get people active and outdoors, enjoying Wellington’s beautiful waterfront. The event has a variety of

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relaxing with family and friends at the Finishers Festival at Kilbirnie Park. Metlink is providing free shuttle buses from Kilbirnie Park back to Wellington Railway station to help ease the traffic in Kilbirnie. A number of road closures are in place between 6.30am-approx 1.00pm, so people coming into town, or heading to the airport, are encouraged to plan ahead

and take the closures into consideration. This year, Round the Bays is attempting to break the world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as fruit and vegetables. The current record stands at 888 people and was set in Japan. Event registrations close at 4pm on the February 15. Register online at www.wellingtonroundthebays.co.nz and get involved!

The Hutt City Chorale starts again tomorrow, at St Stephen’s Church, from 7.15pm to 9.15pm. New singers, experienced or not, are welcome to come along and enjoy a sing. Their first concert will be held in conjunction with the Hutt Valley Singers in May of this year. The theme will be ‘Music in Movies’. “If you enjoy singing please come along and join us,” spokesperson Prue McIvor says. Both male and female voices are welcome. Especially if you are a keen male singer. For more information contact Prue McIvor on 021 203 6871 or at huttcitychorale@gmail.com.

Community barbeque Get along to the Wainuiomata community barbeque on February 22 from 1pm to 2.30pm on the corner of Wellington Road and Norfolk Street. There will be no shortage of sausages and bread and good chat. Talk with councillors Josh Briggs and Keri Brown and get to know other members of the community. It will also be a great opportunity to ask any burning questions as both are councillors and Hutt Valley DHB members. They also want to hear your views and aspirations for our community.

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inbrief news Water restrictions Be conscious of your water usage as Wellington Water is calling on residents from around Wellington, Porirua and the Hutt Valley to cut back. Make sure you observe your garden watering restrictions. There has been a prolonged dry spell which has seen water use soar. And more dry weather is to come according to forecasters. Over a four day period, consumption in the four cities has peaked at 183 million litres per day (MLD), with average consumption between 172 and 180 MLD, the target maximum demand is 160 MLD. Keep in mind water saving tips like using buckets to wash the car, or a broom to sweep the path, instead of a hose. Restrictions are based on the odds and evens system, which allows residents to use one unattended watering system (sprinkler, irrigation system, soaker hose), from 6-8am and 7-9pm, according to their street address and the date: Residents of odd-numbered houses (e.g. 1, 13, 57) can water on odd-numbered dates (e.g. 1st, 15th, 23rd) of the month, between 6-8am and 7-9pm only. Residents of even-numbered houses (e.g. 2, 4, 12) can water on even-numbered dates (e.g. 2nd, 6th and 24th) of the month, between 6-8am and 7-9pm only.

Students of the Whanau Tree House made posters to help locals and visitors to remember to protect the nature around them. Photo: Supplied Youngsters read the poster on the entry bridge.

Youth protecting their forest By Megan Connolly

There are many things special about the Lees Grove forest walking track according to park ranger Jo Greenman. The Northern Forest is home to the 33 species of New Zealand native orchids, 264 species of native plants, 10 regionally threatened species and its very own iris, which makes it one of the richest areas for native plant life. But it isn’t just the flora and fauna that make it special.

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The Whanau Tree House kindergarten, located next door to the forest, has taken it upon themselves to create awareness around protecting the special space. The group visits the forest every week and spends a lot of time on the tracks. Teacher Michele Nielsen says that the youngsters noticed rubbish amongst the foliage one day and were really concerned and sad. They came up with the idea to make notes in the form of post-

ers and place them around the walkway. “The kids just want people to look after the ngahere,” she says. “They just don’t want people to drop rubbish. We’ve had a lot of conversations about it.” When you walk through the forest you will notice the posters have whakatauki Maori proverbs and stories the teachers wrote on behalf of the youngsters. There are six entrances on the Wainuiomata side that lead to both walking tracks and mountain

biking tracks. The Lees Grove track ascends quite steeply but the first section is an easy, gentle walk that can be done by almost anyone, including the youngsters at the Whanau Tree House. Other entrances on the Wainuiomata side can be found at the top of the shared pathway walk, Fraser Street, Hine Road, Reservoir Road and Gardiner Grove. Walks vary in distance, time and difficulty.

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The Monu whanau explores the Lees Grove walkway on Sunday afternoon. INSET: One of eight posters Whanau Tree House made to read throughout the Lees Grove forest walk. Photos: Megan Connolly

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Looking Forward Dear Editor, I was very impressed with the answers given by our young people to the question in the recent edition of the Wainuiomata News ‘What are you looking forward to

this year?’. All the answers were positive and some expressed wider concerns ‘Saving the earth for everyone’, ‘Giving my pocket-money to save the rhinos’, ‘Saving the orangutans

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The Wainuiomata Trail Park group will be continuing work on a new easy track called Shadow Track. Every second Saturday from 2pm they will be adding and digging the new track. Meet at the Waiu Street carpark to go on to the track.

Shadow Track will start from the bottom of Snails and will finish at the bottom of Directa. The two primary goals for the trail park group is to have more entry-level tracks and to make Wetland Loop one way. Tools and 'yarns' pro-

vided. The origins of the multi-use cycling park, Waiu Trail Park, date back to 2006 when Wainuiomata High School approached the Hutt City Council for permission to build tracks at what was then known as Towai Park.

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Waitangi Day beach clean up

The beach clean up crew, Dale Ross, Miriam Exley, Toby Ross, Noeline Angus, Eulie, Lillian Pak, Chris Norton, Blake and Pele out on Coast Road beach. Photo: Supplied

Many locals had their hats and gloves on while picking up rubbish at the Turakirae Head seal colony on Waitangi Day. Around 13 people teamed up to clean up the colony which is located at the end of Wainuiomata’s Coast Road. The volunteers removed 79.2kg of rubbish which filled eight large coffee sacks. The rubbish was mainly plastic bottles and plastic containers which had washed up and blown up on the beach, Lorraine Shaab from the

Petone Beach clean up crew says. “The most interesting find of the day was four large vinegar containers half-filled with clear liquid,” she says. “It was not vinegar, we are unsure what the liquid was. And the most amusing find of the day was a coke bottle with a Christmas competition that closed on December 31, 2017.” Up to 500 seals populate the Turakirae Head colony in winter made up mainly of male juvenile seals.

“There is still rubbish to be removed at the colony so we will be heading back in a few weeks to remove more rubbish from areas we could not cover on Thursday,” Lorraine says. Teresa Curran, a teacher at Wainuiomata Primary School, who lives in the area, made the volunteers tea and scones after the clean up to say thank you for their hard work. Noeline and Miriam both volunteer at the primary school providing and teaching environmental help.

Whanau sweat out Waitangi Day On Waitangi Day last week, Kokiri Marae held an E Tu Whanau Flag 2020 whanau event at Frederick Wise Park. It was lead by rangatahi of Wainuiomata under the kawa of Whanaungatanga, Awhitanga and Aroha. The event pulled together 16 teams of whanau members of all ages and over 200 people connected through E Tu Whanau Flag. All that exercise and fun was rewarded with a free sausage sizzle, fruit, spot prizes and a trophy for the winning teams. This year it was the Paki/Te Iwimate whanau.

Organiser Kath Godinet-Samuelu says that it was a chance for whanau to get together, have a laugh and catch up. “It’s about everyone getting out and about and playing with whanau,” she says. The organising team hopes to hold this event annually and make it bigger and better. “It was a successful event. On behalf of Kokiri Marae and our Rangatahi, thank you to all those who participated and helped out in any way possible to make it yet another successful event,” organiser Jordyn Heremia says. Winners of the Kokiri Marae E Tu Whanau Flag event that took place on A keen eyed sportsman steals the flag “Who will win next year?” Waitangi Day. Photo: supplied from the other team. Photo: supplied

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Scouts dish out info By Megan Connolly

The 1st Wainuiomata Parish Scouts were giving out ice blocks and maps on Saturday afternoon to encourage locals to get outdoors. The Scouts group are keen outdoors people and were excited to share their

knowledge on the track entrances with others. Recently the Scout group travelled to Hamilton to take part in the Jamboree and along the way came back with two new team members. Cindy Blignaut and Trevor Brodryk have only been in New Zealand for

six months and moved to Wainuiomata three months ago. “I have tried many different Scouts around Wellington but this group has a great mix of everything,” Cindy says. The couple has decided to stay in Wainuiomata because they love it so

much and continue to help out the Scout group. Originally Cindy is from the Netherlands and Trevor is from South Africa. The Scouts were also selling tickets to the up and coming Pro Wrestling show on February 29 at 7pm.

The 1st Wainuiomata Parish Scouts were handing out ice blocks and maps for local forest walks on Saturday Are they birds? No, It's the 1st Wainuiomata Parish Scouts up a tree afternoon. Photo: Megan Connolly at the weekend. Photo: Megan Connolly

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Absence puts Black Caps in good Stead Gary Stead’s preplanned sabbatical was handled shambolically by New Zealand Cricket. Fresh off a 5-0 thumping on home soil at the hands of India where the Kiwis slumped time and time again in pressure scenarios, this was the worst possible public relations follow-up. New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said it was a case of avoiding burn out which was an

issue with Mike Hesson’s departure a year before the last World Cup. Unfortunately, it’s a bad optic for fans who see the team underperforming and their coach effectively running away at the worst possible time. Of course in his absence the team has won the one-day series showing resilience and fight that was sorely lacking when Stead was there. That very well could be coinci-

dence but it’s a bad look for the embattled coach and New Zealand Cricket. It’s hard to have much sympathy for Stead who lives close to the New Zealand Cricket base at Lincoln but is still suggesting he needs a break. The team’s regression under Stead has to be a concern. What has also been exposed by a combination of illness and

baffling selections has been the lack of depth amongst the domestic cricket ranks. There is a growing discontent amongst fans about Stead’s ability to do the job and concerns that Kane Williamson is the best leader across all three formats. If Stead is to go, and I don’t think he will in the short-term, then ex players like Stephen Fleming and Shane Bond will have to be under

consideration. If a change of captain is needed then Tom Latham is the best option as he is a sure selection in both test matches and 50-over cricket. Perhaps no longer having the leadership on his mind may allow Williamson to get the most out of his undoubted batting talent. These are times of change and moments of uncertainty amongst our summer sport for sure.

Top cricket team wins big at the weekend Wainui’s premier reserve cricket team had a huge win at the weekend demolishing Indian Cricket Club at Te Whiti Park. Batting first, Indian Cricket Club were dismissed for 55 in just 17 overs, with a mix of poor batting and accurate bowling contributing to the low score. Opening bowler Dan Hewitt picked up four early wickets and Craig Foster backed this up with remarkable figures of four wickets for zero runs with his leg-spin. With the final wicket of the innings, Foster also brought up his 500th top team wicket for Wainui, which is a club record and is a true testament to Foster’s consistency and longevity. In reply, Wainui reached 57 in just

12 overs, with Foster reaching 35 not out, for an early afternoon and an eight-wicket win. Wainui remains 18 points clear at the top of the table moving into the last round of one day cricket, the first game being at home this week against Upper Hutt CC, who sit second on the table. In other games, Wainui second’s set Taita 85 to win in the final innings of their two-day game and after a solid start, things were looking promising but in the end, the target was chased down and Taita won by five wickets. Both 20/20 teams had losses in the weekend, Team Rosco losing to Petone and Team Brownie to Te Aroha with Matthew Little’s 59 being the highlight for the team.

Youngsters set to benefit from Tryathalon event Growing demand for a popular kids triathlon in Wellington has forced organisers to hold a second event and create two new events to accommodate the thousands of local children wanting to take part. The Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon will run on Sunday, March 15, with a morning and an additional afternoon event, along with a new introductory Splash & Dash option for six and sevenyear-olds. It will run in Lower Hutt on Thursday, March 12. Spokesperson for the Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon Nigel Chenery says over 3000 local Wellington children will now be able to take part in an event which has previously sold out months in advance. He says the world’s largest U16 triathlon series has introduced thousands of New Zealand children to organised sport, in a positive fun

environment which encourages them to lead active lifestyles. “We are excited to be able to hold a second TRYathlon in Wellington as well as introduce the new “Splash & Dash” format for budding TRYathletes. We know the positive impact that the event has on children and we are pleased to be able to give more Kiwi kids that opportunity.” he says. A study by the University of Auckland and National Institute for Health Innovation analysed data provided by more than 2400 New Zealand parents whose children took part in the TRYathlon. The research found that parents were more likely to see signs of improved self-esteem amongst their children after participating in the TRYathlon. The triathlon, which is now in its 28th year, has grown in popularity with 36,000 kids expected to take part throughout the country.

Wainuiomata High School cricketers brushed up their cricket skills last Friday with Mayor Campbell Barry fourth at rear. Photo: Megan Connolly

Mayor versus students in cricket By Megan Connolly

Wainuiomata High School was a hot spot for cricket on Friday at lunchtime when Mayor Campbell Barry came for a game. It has been over 10 years since the high school has had a cricket team that played in tournaments against other Wellington region schools. It also happens to be over 10 years since Campbell has played too. But that didn’t stop the young bowlers hurtling the ball to-

wards an energetic yet wary Mayor. “I’m not a batsman, I was a bowler,” Campbell laughs. “I think it’s fantastic the high school is putting a team together. They’ve got some good catching skills.” In the past, the school had up to six cricket teams at the time. Sports Coordinator, Peter Cowan, says the lunchtime game was an opportunity to get the students excited about the sport ahead of their weekend game.

“A bunch of the boys asked if they could put together a school cricket team,” Peter says. “This was just to promote the game a bit.” Student Wade Kernachan says that he has never played cricket. “I wanted to give something new a go and get more involved in the school,” he says. Their team needed eight on their team for Saturday’s game which they easily achieved with new keen players. They lost against Hutt Valley High School.

A bowler by choice, Mayor Campbell Barry attempted to show off his batting skills to the school students. Photo: Megan Connolly

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