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The gift of play

By Jamie Adams

It was a day of fun with a difference at Miramar Christian School on Thursday.

Global School Play Day is based on an idea touted by American author Peter Gray, who argued in a TEDx lecture that children’s play-

time was less interactive nowadays and it was time to restore the “gift” of unstructured play to schools.

Over 65,000 students participated in the first Global School Play Day on February 4, 2015 and that has grown to 535,690 from 72 nations this year.

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Aardash Bhandari and Lucas Toma indulge in play with a water trough during their school’s Play Day. PHOTO: Jamie Adams

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No screens or structure as school joins global Play Day Miramar Christian School’s students were amongst them, with students engaging in fun activities throughout the day, both in and out of the classroom.

Principal Kaye Gillies says the whole school participated, with the juniors given the entire day to indulge with tools and equipment they don’t normally have access to.

The key aspect of play day is that technology takes a back seat, she says.

“There are no screens. For a lot of children it was a bit hard for them to go without,” Kaye says.

However pupils appeared to be having fun on their own terms when the Cook Strait News paid a visit.

“Students self-direct and selfmanage unstructured play,” Kaye says. “We are here but we are just observing.”

Kaye explains the day is as much educational as it is fun, as pupils develop social and organisational skills.

“They learnt to negotiate and co-operate. The older ones help the younger ones.”

ABOVE: Elisha Pearce, Kauri Holtz, AishaJadah Fuimana Safiq, Amia-Rose Godinet and Erik Sisson experiment with hammer and nails.

LEFT: Lotus Fraser creates her own style of hopscotch with hula hoops.

PHOTOS: Jamie Adams

Kaye notes a famous quote

by Plato which is found on the Play Day website: “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.”

This year’s Global School Play Day was held worldwide

on February 6, but as this clashed with Waitangi Day the school held it the following day.

“Some were excited because they got to judge a block competition, they like making their own fun by twisting the rules of games and creating their

own games.

“It was great building stuff using their imagination. They were using buckets to make music. Some seniors enjoyed using play-doh as it brought back memories of it when they were much younger.”

NZ Bus drivers get pay increase and maintain working conditions Bus drivers working for New Zealand Bus in the Wellington region have ratified their collective agreements, with the company maintaining their terms and conditions and increasing their pay.

The drivers’ union says the settlement is a wake-up call to the region’s other major bus company, Tranzit.

“It’s taken a while and it got close to industrial action, but

we’ve worked through good faith negotiations with NZ Bus and we’ve got an outcome they and our members can live with.” says Wellington Tramways Union Secretary Kevin O’Sullivan.

“By comparison, our negotiations with Tranzit have been marked by the company’s continued refusal to bargain in good faith and their repeated stalling of bargaining. It’s got to the point where we are now trying

to get an agreement through facilitation with the Employment Relations Authority, which is a last ditch legal process.

“We have repeatedly offered Tranzit the basic deal that NZ Bus has struck with its drivers and they have repeatedly refused it. It’s time for them to take a leaf from their competitor’s book and agree to a fair deal matching the Wellington region standard.

There’s no excuse not to.”

A spokeswoma n for Tranzurban, a subsidiary of Tranzit Group, says in a statement: “No we are not stalling the bargaining process.

Tranzurban is currently awaiting confirmation from New Zealand Mediation Services as to when a mediator is next available so that we can continue our mediated bargaining process in good faith as we agreed in late 2018.”

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Girls leave legacy with lending library

By Jamie Adams

Two Hataitai girls now have a permanent reminder of a significant contribution they made to their primary school which will benefit the wider community.

Isabella Hargreaves and Phoebe Squire were the driving force behind getting a lending library established outside the grounds of Hataitai School, which they finished attending last year.

Now students at Wellington East Girls’ College, Isabella and Phoebe on Monday took time out from their new school to return to their old stomping ground for some acknowledgement.

Principal Jacinta Simpson says the concept came about as part of the learning enquiry for year 7 and 8 pupils.

“They had to choose something they are passionate about. These girls came up with this idea.”

It was Isabella who first suggested it after seeing these letterbox-like libraries, based on a free exchange model, while visiting the US. “Phoebe and I were co-leaders of the library team. The aim was to get more people reading,” Isabella says.

“I helped with organising where we should build it,” Phoebe says.

They have their local MenzShed group to thank for the library coming to fruition.

“We were originally going to get a family friend to make it for us and then the MenzShed said they would do it for us. They came up with the design.”

It was hoped the library would be built before the girls finished their time at Hataitai

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inbrief news Buses cancelled due to driver shortage A driver shortage has been blamed for nearly 30 peak-hour bus services being cancelled across the city yesterday morning.

Greater Wellington Regional Council public transport agency Metlink said there had been 28 cancellations between 7am and 9am.

Greater Wellington chairman Chris Laidlaw has admitted the region is struggling with “chronic” driver shortages which Tramways Union secretary Kevin O’Sullivan has blamed on last year’s changeover of bus operator contracts.

Union staff have repeatedly complained about the low pay, greater hours and inexperienced drivers resulting from the changeover.

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Former Hataitai School pupils Phoebe Squire and Isabella Hargreaves with the school’s principal Jacinta Simpson next to the new lending library, built by MenzShed Wellington.

PHOTO: Jamie Adams

School but it was completed during the holidays.

Jacinta says the pair have “left a lifelong gift that keeps on giving”.

Isabella has also been rewarded for her vision. She won a school speech competition based on her idea and also won the Endeavour Cup for leadership at the school’s prizegiving.

While the concept relies on exchange for it to work, there are no rules for borrowing and people are allowed to keep a book for as long as they like.

Nonethless, after the girls put

a few of their books in to get it started, the number has grown significantly, with magazines having been added.

“We’ve gone for [outside the school] because we have a high-trust model. It’s the greatest respect we can show these two girls,” Jacinta says.

She says the school’s art team plans to design something on the library’s clear panels to enhance its presence.

Me n z Sh e d Wel l i ng t o n spokesman Steve Jardine says they were keen to get on board after Isabella’s mother got in touch with them.

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“We put them in touch with our co-ordinator Ross Buckley and got it done over the holidays.”

The MenzSheds are a collective of voluntary organisations made up of men, often retired or made redundant, who seek to keep themselves active through projects that benefit the community.

“A lot of them don’t have a workshop and enjoy the camaraderie.”

While the efforts were voluntary, Steve says the satisfaction they got from making the library was “priceless”.

Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has revised the AA outlook on the longterm credit rating of Greater Wellington Regional Council from stable to positive.

The move puts Greater Wellington in an elite group of seven councils from 18 AA-rated councils.

Chair Chris Laidlaw believes this is a combination of the Council’s good financial practice and the Government being placed on positive outlook, driven primarily by projected budgeted surpluses from 2020 onwards.

“If the Crown achieves the surplus projections it is likely their rating, the rating of Greater Wellington, and the Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA) – the major funder of councils – will be upgraded,” he says.

Doctors to strike for fourth time NZ Resident Doctors’ Association members who are employed by DHBs have voted to strike for a fourth time in recent months.

The fourth 48-hour strike is scheduled for February 26 and 27. It comes after a third strike was held nationwide on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Senior Advocate David Munro says resident medical officers have been “overwhelmingly consistent” in voting in favour of strike action. “Until the DHBs accept that we will not give up essential clauses in our contract that safeguard our members, we will continue with planned strike action.”

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inbrief news In-car smoking prohibition ‘to improve health’ The Government on Monday announced it will prohibit smoking in cars carrying children.

The law change is expected to come into effect by the end of 2019 as an amendment to the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990.

“Too many New Zealand children, particularly Māori and Pacific children, are exposed to second-hand smoke in the vehicles they usually travel in,” says Associate Minister of Health Jenny Salesa.

Under the change, Police will be able to issue an infringement fee of $50 to drivers if children (under 18s) are present.

Vaping will also be included in the prohibition and it will apply to all vehicles both parked and on the move.

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Mary’s pasted artworks prove a bloomin’ success

By Jamie Adams The Bloom Collective building in Newtown has a more decorative appearance thanks to the novel efforts of a Mt Cook photographic artist.

Mary Hutchinson has recently installed retro-style photographic prints on the side of the Colombo Street facility using a wheat-pasting technique.

“It’s kind of an American term for the glue. They use the term because they use flour and water,” Mary says.

The artworks include handbags, a hat, shoes and mannequins, as well as a cleverly created image of a coat and jacket hanging off a clothes rack.

It is notable that the coat-andjacket artwork has shadows protruding underneath. She did this using a “tile and trim” technique which involved blowing up the images and printing them across several A4 sheets before clearcutting and pasting the final product.

Mary, who is a member of the Wellington Photographic Society, says the process only takes “a couple of hours”.

“My inspiration for the project

Photographer Mary Hutchinson in front of her artworks wheat-pasted on the Bloom Collective building. PHOTO: Jamie Adams “In the course of photographWith the Bloom Collective comes from the history of street and community art, especially ing I started to notice things in walls now decorated, Mary is that of international artists such op shop windows so that’s why planning further projects.

“The next one is going to go on as Banksie and JR, together I did this.”

The installation was a trial a shipping container occupied with local artist BENT [best known for his pigeon murals] to see if it could withstand the by ReBicycle at the old Caltex elements and has proven to be Station site (230 Riddiford St).” and KERB. “That’s going to be people.

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“I put it up the first week in They’re going to be life-size and sories but I have mainly done street photography, sometimes December and I didn’t know if cut out. They will be a mixture with people in it, sometimes in- it would fall off in the rain and of people from the Newtown area who I photograph.” teresting quirky things on signs. wind but it’s still here.”

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Airport hotel a first for NZ

Call to teach schoolkids CPR The New Zealand Resuscitation Council urges the Government to have children taught first aid and Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as a core part of the health and physical education curriculum.

The British initiative will form part of a compulsory health programme in schools, alongside education about relationships, sex and mental health.

It has been warmly received by organisations such as the Heart Foundation.

“If the English can do it, so can we,” says Kevin Nation, chief executive of the NZ Resuscitation Council.

Wellington Airport’s Rydges Hotel is the first in the country to be integrated with an airport terminal.

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The first hotel in New Zealand fully connected and integrated with an airport terminal opens at Wellington Airport on Tuesday.

The four-star Rydges Wellington Airport hotel features 134 rooms, a bar and restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. A refurbished conference centre offering six meeting rooms in total with capacity for up to 160 people will also open later in the year.

Steve Sanderson, Wellington Airport CEO, says the purpose-built hotel will offer a great accommodation option for a wide variety of travellers.

“Tourists, business people and travellers from the wider Wellington region who are flying out early or

arriving late will find the hotel an ideal option – they’ll enjoy a great night’s rest and an easy walk to the terminal,” Steve says.

Wellington Airport will be the seventh Rydges hotel in New Zealand and third in Wellington.

Chad Johnston, Rydges Wellington Airport General Manager, says: “Having direct access from inside the main terminal level is unique and it’s exciting that Rydges Wellington Airport will be the very first fully integrated airport hotel in New Zealand.”

“The hotel has the added benefit of being a plane spotter’s delight, with most rooms having extensive views out to Lyall Bay and directly out over the runway.”

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

Do you support a new law banning smoking in cars with children? And vaping as well?

Patrick Prendergast Kilbirnie “Yes I do. It’s dangerous driving in cars with smoke.

It’s poisonous. They should cut it all out.”

Veava-Mei Hammond Lyall Bay “I think it’s good because [smoking in cars] promotes it to kids. I agree with a vaping ban because it’s about the influence it has on children.”

LETTERS to the editor

Louis Kay Houghton Bay “It’s a good idea. It’s bad for the children. Like with texting and driving it will become more taboo over time. I don’t know enough about vaping.”

Sarah Wheaton Evans Bay “I don’t know how it would work. I wouldn’t have thought there’s that many who do, but I support the idea behind it. I don’t have enough information about [vaping].”

Karen Whangaparita Kilbirnie “They should have done it years ago. It’s terrible, second-hand smoke. I never smoked in the car.

Yes, it’s only vapour but you might as well stop it all.”

Sue Day Miramar “Absolutely. In Australia they already ban it. A $50 fine is too cheap. I think it should be $250. I support a vaping ban as well.”

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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.

Road layout, not cyclist, puts child at risk Dear Editor, Judging by the caption over my letter in [last week’s] Cook Strait News, someone has interpreted it as a criticism of the cyclist. If anyone was putting the child at risk, it was the designer of the road layout. When a cyclist sets off from Island Bay, he has the choice of cycling around the back of the bus stops.

However, by the time he gets to Wakefield Park he has to compete with the bus for road space. There is no marked cycling lane near Wakefield Park and the poor cyclist has to keep hard left. The bus of course also has to pull over hard to the left to stop at the bus stops.

Complicating all this are the pedestrian centre islands, because the

kerb access is built out onto the road, further cramping the cyclist’s style.

Hence there is a section of the cycling route still biased in favour of the pedestrian rather than the cyclist.

I never intended to sound as if I was criticising the parenting skills of the cyclist, that’s for sure.

Christine Swift Island Bay

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Dear Editor, There seems to be some confusion about what cycleways are being introduced for.

As I see it, in the CBD our streets are congested during rush hour. This can be helped by more people cycling to work.

I know several people who don’t cycle to work because it’s too dangerous.

So a good solution is to create cycleways

to make cycling safer.

The idea that hardly anyone is currently cycling to work is untrue. I see many commuting cyclists from my office window between 6-9am, a number which has perhaps doubled since electric bikes became popular.

Jon Terry Newtown

Vertical car park buildings could be answer Dear Editor, Kirsten Forsyth (CSN 7/2/19) casts the news that no one owns the road in front of their house. Patrick Morgan (CSN 7/2/19) suggests everyone pays rates in one way or another and the streets are publicly owned (not privately). Judith Doyle (CSN 31/1/19) is amazed that anyone would think all-day parking is an option in suburbs like Kilbirnie.

What we need here is some lateral thinking; or I would suggest thinking about vertical car parking buildings. Neighbourhood parking towers, in business centres too,

would obviate the need for using valuable public street space for the very mobile automobile.

Even Wellington’s curvy and hilly streets would become available for creative public spaces including room for all modes of transport. This seems reasonable enough, but a fear would arise out of the realization it could be just the beginning of a fundamental reorganization of our transport system away from the total dominance of the personal motor car.

Richard Keller Lyall Bay

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Dear Editor Yes, we agree with J. Pardo (CSN 7/2/19) that being a motorist is now out of fashion and becoming unsafe by the narrowing of the roads caused by the City Planners to accommodate the extreme cyclist lobby.

We support Jo Morris to stand for Council and have joined the movement to “vote them all out”.

Your over-burdened ratepayer.

Naomi Best Lyall Bay

Thursday February 14, 2019

LETTERS to the editor

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Inconvenienced by botched bus system

Time to vote them all out!

Today (February 5) I got on the No 2 bus to Seatoun in Willis Street at 2.30pm.

I looked at the electronic sign in Kilbirnie and it showed that a No 12 bus was due in four minutes (the time was about 3.10pm) so I got off the No 2 bus to catch it.

I waited and it did not arrive. I discussed it with one of your two ambassadors on duty at the bus stop and she confirmed that she had seen that a No 12 bus was due, but it never arrived.

In the meantime four other No 2 buses came past. I could have walked to Broadway from the initial bus I caught in Willis Street. Another school bus marked Strathmore Park could not take me, according to the ambassador.

Finally a 12 bus arrived after 3.45 and the driver of this bus (4132) would not accept my gold card, nor the ambassadors explanations, and insisted on me paying.

The only money I had on me was $50

Dear Editor The highlight of the week is getting the CSN. A low point is seeing again another tiring letter from H Westfold. Can’t you restrict him to one letter a week, or even just once a month!

I thought A.Vogt’s letter suggesting opening the Community Centres to house the alleged homeless overnight has merit so I would like the highest-paid woman executive of the City Council (Jenny Rains) to comment.

On another burning issue I see now even

and I gave this to the driver who did not have change. When I got off I tried for the driver to retain the money and report it so my complaint would be more noticeable, but he returned my money and asked me to pay next time.

I do not intend to do this. Please don’t blame the driver, he only did his job, but the chair of the GWRC will realise the problem of his botched arrangements.

I think it is a direct contravention of the agreement for connecting buses since the deletion of 43/44 causes me to have to take three buses instead of the one it replaces.

This inconvenience does not just deserve an apology, but the resignation of the person responsible for it to have happened in the first place. [abridged] Paul Franken Strathmore Park

the penguins have to be moved from their environment along Cobham Drive, just like the lizards, all for the sake of a few cyclists who can and do already successfully share the very wide footpath there.

But no, the P. Morgan club get their expensive way! But like other well-informed moderates I too have joined the VTAO (Vote Them All Out) club. So come elections those clubs will roll many councillors!

Sarah M Faherty Lyall Bay

Mt Vic tunnel is like a gas chamber for pedestrians Dear Editor, At the risk of exercising this topic any more than is necessary and thus continuing Cr Calvi-Freeman’s election campaign, I was wondering if, in fact there is a footpath/cycleway, or is there a raised path for maintenance workers, which has been hijacked by pedestrians and cyclists?

It beggars belief that anyone would want to walk or cycle the 600-plus metres in what amounts to a gas chamber and espe-

cially with small children as claimed by Calvi-Freeman’s supporters. I am not at all surprised that the writer of the ‘feature’ letter wishes to remain anonymous given that what he/she describes, amounts to child endangerment! The effect of a toot of a horn on a child’s ears would be nothing compared to the effect of the filthy air on the child’s lungs!

Tony Sutcliffe Strathmore

E-bikes another safety concern to consider Dear Editor, More food for thought when considering the safety dilemmas for cyclists...

As I cycled to work (on my push bike), approaching a roundabout, I signalled my intention to turn right, slowing down to check my right of way. Unbeknownst to me, approaching at speed behind me was a guy ‘gunning it’ on his E-bike. He was aiming to go straight ahead and when he overtook me, he missed colliding with me by a whisker. Had I moved to turn right seconds earlier, the outcome would have been very different. Phew!

I think E-bikes are great, especially in hilly

windy Wellington, but I can’t help wondering about their safety using the controversial cycleways where near misses and accidents have occurred since their construction, aside from adding E-bikes into the equation.

So now we have another safety concern; irresponsible E-bike riders who are not mindful of the road conditions, reaching speeds that put pedestrians, other cyclists and motorists in danger.

Perhaps there should be a cycling proficiency test for E-bike users.

Jane Pannu Island Bay

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Transpower is undertaking work on the overhead transmission line that crosses Polhill Reserve and Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park. This work is vital to ensure the line continues to provide a safe and reliable power supply to Wellington.

At various times over February and March 2019 tracks in these parks will be closed to allow this work to be undertaken. Please: keep clear of the work be aware that a high number of vehicles including trucks will be travelling to and from site respect track closure signs – they are there to keep people safe.

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Families gather at retirement village Families of all residents were invited to spend an afternoon of fun and games with children, grandchildren and great grandchildren at Rita Angus Retirement Village’s annual family day on February 2.

About 100 people attended the Arabian-themed event, with staff dressed as genies, Aladdin, Ali baba and princesses.

Guests were treated to a magical afternoon and lots of laughs with Nigel Kennedy who entertained with balloon art and his interactive magic tricks.

Face painting and a bouncy slide added to the fun in the indoor garden with guided pony rides and races and a barbecue outside in the sun.

Malika Bostrovos makes a magic pizza under the supervision of magician Nigel Kennedy. PHOTO: Supplied

Rita Angus activities staff and village manager pose with residents. Back from left: activities coordinators, Marion Pawson, Sue Coventry, residents Ken Davies, Margot and Wally Simmers. Front row: resident Margaret Costley, Village Manager, Tracey Sprott and activities coordinator John Nguyen.

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Milestone hatching at Zealandia A Zealandia Ranger has just found the sanctuary’s 1000th hihi (stitchbird) chick in a specially-designed nest box, another milestone in Zealandia’s efforts to restore New Zealand’s native wildlife.

The chick has been given its own special colour combination of identification bands on its legs, with a flash of gold added to mark the significance.

The hihi is a small forest-dwelling native songbird, known for its high-pitched ‘stitch’ call and for the males’ striking black, white and yellow feathers.

Once common throughout the North Island, habitat loss and predators meant they were reduced to one small population surviving on Te Hauturu-o-Toi, Little Barrier Island.

In 2005, 60 hihi were translocated to Zealandia, a return to the mainland after over 100 years.

This was part of a nation-wide effort, and they can now be found in a number

of off-shore islands and few mainland sites. However, they are still classified as “Nationally Vulnerable”.

While 1000 chicks have hatched at the sanctuary over the past 13 years, the sanctuary’s population of around 100 is still the largest on the mainland.

So, what happened to the other 900?

“The hihi is not particularly longlived, with three to four years being an average lifespan,” says Neil Anderson, Zealandia Conservation Ranger.

“A typical sex imbalance in favour of males, and their promiscuous nature also make for a highly competitive breeding environment.”

And with suburban gardens along the sanctuary fence, predation of birds foraging outside is another big risk he says.

“But that’s all the more reason to continue creating safe suburbs for our feathered neighbours!”

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Island Bay comes alive for festival

By Jamie Adams

The Island Bay Festival returned for another weekend of fun and frivolity for 2019.

The annual event is the suburb’s highlight of the summer calendar and fortunately the weather came to the party, with thousands gathering for food, sales, entertainment and recreation under clear blue skies over the two days.

Day One saw a range of local groups turn out for the parade down The Parade followed by a variety show at Shorland Park which featured kapa haka, choir, dance and band performances.

Day Two (the Day in the Bay) involved an early-morning swim to Taputeranga Island followed by a variety of global acts at the band rotunda. There was also the famous Teddy Bears’ Picnic at lunchtime and the

Blessing of the Boats later in the afternoon.

The Ribble St Downhill Derby on Saturday was another drawcard. About a dozen people competed in one-on-one races across junior, intermediate and senior categories in homemade trolleys down the closed-off street. One person was injured in a crash, but not seriously.

“We definitely get repeat competitors each year,” says organiser Dan Neely, who hopes even more families will get their tools out to make trollies for next year’s event.

The races raised $200 for Wellington Free Ambulance, which was on standby throughout.

The main sponsors for this year’s festival were New World Island Bay, Trust House Community Enterprise and the Wellington City Council.

Local Brazilian band BRAZZA entertains the crowd at the band rotunda in Shorland Park on Sunday. PHOTO: Jamie Adams

Self-deprecating street entertainer Vinyl Burns proved to be a multi-tasker during his one-man show on Sunday, managing to balance himself There was a huge crowd on The Esplanade thanks to the fabulous weather on on a unicycle while strumming to We Competitors prepare for the start of the Ribble Street junior trolley race on Saturday. PHOTO: Fleur Fitzsimons Will Rock You. PHOTO: Jamie Adams Sunday. PHOTO: Jamie Adams

Airport’s automated aerobridge a world first Wellington Airport now has a fully automated aerobridge docking system operational on one of its domestic gates and is the first airport in the world to use this technology.

The Intellidock system was created

by Wellington-based company Airport Equipment. Once the aircraft has parked at its allocated gate, the sensor scans the aircraft door and automatically drives the bridge into position and locks it into place.

Wellington Airport general manager of aeronautical operations Ayolt Wiertsema says the new technology eliminates operator error and will speed up the arrivals process.

“It is fantastic that Wellington Airport is the first airport in the world using technology developed by a local supplier,” Ayolt says.

“It requires a lot of work behind the scenes, as you’re essentially setting up the working model for others. This type of automated technology will become the new standard in airport operations around the world in the next 10 years.”

The system was successfully trialled with Air New Zealand and is now part of their standard daily operations.

Wellington Airport plans to roll out the automated docking system into other gates later this year.

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How do you know if you have threadworms? Usually, and more so with children, there is itchiness around the anus, especially at night, resulting in disturbed sleep and irritability because of the constant scratching. In some cases, you can see the worms in a bowel motion, or on wiping after a motion. Some people may experience nausea, diarrhoea and loss of appetite.

However sometimes there are no symptoms, and it is only

when another member of the household shows signs, or the worms are observed, that the diagnosis is made.

The worms look like short pieces of white thread, about 5 to 10 mm long. After swallowing the eggs, they hatch in the gut. Within a few weeks, the female adult worms move down the gut to the anus where they lay thousands of tiny eggs, usually at night when you are asleep. Threadworm eggs are colourless, sticky spheres that are extremely resilient and can survive for up to three weeks in a cool, moist environment.

These eggs can re-enter the body by being inhaled or swallowed.

Threadworms are passed easily from person to person by sharing things such as food, clothes and utensils. Infection tends to occur more commonly in children because they play and come in contact with each other more often. Threadworms can be picked up from other

people in the home, at school or at preschool. A child simply needs to scratch his or her bottom, which has been irritated by threadworms, for eggs to be trapped under the fingernails. Then when the child touches his or her mouth or food, threadworms get reintroduced to the body and the life cycle continues. Touching other surfaces leaves behind eggs for other people to ‘catch’.

The best preventative measure to take in these circumstances is always to wash hands after going to the toilet, after touching objects that others have touched, and before preparing and eating food. Bedclothes, furniture, floors (especially around toilets) and other places in the home can all have threadworm eggs on them. Washing sleepwear, bedding, underwear and towels separately with hot water, away from the general washing and vacuuming furniture and bedrooms will help to remove any eggs that may be found there.

Threadworms are easy to treat with medicines and Self Care pharmacists recommends “treating everyone in the house at the same time, even if not everyone has symptoms”. This is because the worms are so easily passed on, as well as the huge number of eggs that are produced so that when one member of the household gets them, the rest are very likely to as well. The medicine used to treat threadworms kills the threadworms but not the eggs and so a retreatment is required 2-3 weeks after the initial course. “Also, we recommend that you check with us, or your doctor, about which threadworm medicine is safe for children under two years old, and for pregnant women.”

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Being prepared doesn’t need to be a chore

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The year is ticking on and Wellingtonians are being encouraged to look at how prepared they are for a significant natural disaster.

Wellington City is located on multiple fault lines and near the Hikurangi Subduction Zone.

In a major event, such as a large earthquake, it is likely that there will

be substantial damage that will exceed the capability of emergency services, with an estimated 67,000 displaced people relying on community and emergency hubs, and limited food and water.

Another significant impact could see much of the Wellington region divided into ‘islands’ due to damage its transport links – roads, rail and the port – resulting in severely limited

Chris Moore and Ana Faatoia, Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO) advisors. PHOTO: Supplied

travel and distribution of supplies.

Chris Moore and Ana Faatoia, advisors for Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO), say people should expect to experience a large earthquake sooner or later but being prepared doesn’t need to be a big chore that costs a lot of money.

“Everyone has a role to play in an emergency. By being prepared, Wellingtonians can be less affected by what occurs and able to recover more quickly afterwards,” Chris says.

The duo highlight that families should know what the plan is at their child’s school following a natural disaster. Families should also have a household emergency plan that everyone knows, including where to meet should people be in different places.

Residents are also encouraged to look at storing enough emergency supplies and also to get to know their neighbours as they will be the first point of contact for help if it should be required.

WREMO has a planning guide that residents are encouraged to go through to increase their level of preparedness.

They also encourage people to download the ‘Hazards - Red Cross’ app and visit the Get Prepared website.

Ana says finding the nearest Community Emergency Hub is also advised as these would be activated to help manage local and regional responses.

Next month WREMO are running several Plan and Prepare Workshops across Wellington. For more information on these events, go to getprepared.

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Registrations on the move for Movin’March This year’s Movin’March is building early momentum, with 104 schools already registered for the month-long challenge, four weeks before the end of February deadline for registration.

That’s almost half of the primary and intermediate schools in the Wellington region.

“We’ve got 13 more schools than we had by close of registration last year, which shows increasing interest among teachers in encouraging students to get active on their journeys to school,” says Kirsty Barr, a Travel Choice Coordinator at Greater Wellington Regional Council.

Movin’March is a free month-long challenge run by Greater Wellington Regional Council in partnership with local councils which focuses on encouraging walking, cycling and scooting to school.

As well as providing a fun way to get to and from school, walking and “wheeling” helps students improve independence, physical well-being and mental health, decision-making, risk assessment and road safety skills.

“A lot of schools are dealing daily with congestion and road safety issues because driving is the main way students get to school,” says Kirsty.

“Movin’March is a chance to turn that around and schools are seeing changes beyond March as a result. It also instils good travel habits that children can build on for healthier life choices in the future.”

Interest will be maintained for students throughout the month through a range of activities. “WOW” (Walk or Wheel) Passports are stamped each time students walk or wheel to school, with six $300 Avanti vouchers up for grabs as well as prizes for the highest ranking schools in each district.

Daily prizes are also on offer for the parent photo competition (family passes to a Wellington Wild Thing Destination), and for the best artworks submitted by students.

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A 7 year warranty is offered with many of Texturite’s repair jobs which not only gives homeowners and potential buyers peace-of-mind about the quality of the work that has been done but also that Texturite will maintain a relationship with Texturite offers several re-clad options, including expanded polystyrene sheet that property in the future.

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SPORT Sports talk

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with Jacob Page

Common sense should trump technology Cricket’s Decision Review System (DRS) needs a review of its own.

Daryl Mitchell’s lbw dismissal during Friday’s Twenty20 fixture against India simply should not have happened.

Mitchell was given out by the on-field umpire - fair enough - but he immediately signalled for the DRS and appeared to suggest to batting partner, Kane Williamson, he got an inside edge on the ball

before it cannoned into his pad.

The hot spot technology, used to detect the heat the ball makes on impact with the wooden bat, was clearly visible but snicko, which produces spikes on sound waves to indicate an edge showed nothing.

Third umpire Shaun Haig decided he was happy no bat was involved despite clear evidence to the contrary and the decision stood, much to the shock of an-

yone with half a cricketing brain watching.

If Haig, a New Zealander to get rid of the conspiracy theories, was following protocol by ignoring clear technology-based evidence, then that needs to change immediately.

However, if he went rogue and had a brain fade, he should be suspended for a few games to try to find his common sense.

That’s all this incident needed,

Maranui club’s junior pride restored

By Jamie Adams

Members of Maranui Surf Lifesaving Club have celebrated wresting back a trophy they’d held for many years from an arch-rival club just up the road.

Maranui was the winner of the Under 14 competition at the Capital Coast Championships at Titahi Bay on Saturday.

The south Wellington club accumulated the most points from events on the day, seeing off the hosts and Lyall Bay, the winner of the junior trophy last year.

Maranui’s clubroom is only a stone’s throw from Lyall Bay SLSC, their rivalry going back more than 100 years.

Maranui had previously won the “Ranfurly Shield” of Wellington junior surf lifesaving five times in a row and coaches Wayne Wickens and Rachael Burke were determined to get it back in 2019.

“It’s a testament to our junior programme, really, to keep them being in the top three,” Wayne says, “They’re just kids and they try their best under pretty cold conditions, I must say.”

The competition involved many events including surf races, board races, diamond (combination of the two), beach flags and sprints.

“They had some other events – a board rescue and a Cameron – but there were no points for those events this time round,” Wayne says.

Maranui competed against hundreds of athletes aged eight to 14 from Foxton, Otaki, Paekakariki, Titahi Bay, Worser Bay and Lyall Bay. Maranui had 89 competitors across all age groups.

February is evidently the busiest month of the year for Maranui’s juniors.

“There’s normally four car-

nivals in the season. This is usually the last one but they’ve thrown it in early as the third one because next weekend (Feb 15-16) we have a junior surf carnival and the following weekend we host the Central Regional Junior Championships,” Wayne says.

“That will have clubs going up to Taranaki and Hawke’s Bay.” The real test will be in March when Maranui take on the country’s best from Auckland and Bay of Plenty at the four-day national championships, known as the Oceans’ 19.

Rachael and Wayne have been training 25 athletes over five months in the lead-up to it. They have an idea of what to expect, having competed against the likes of Papamoa and Whangamata at a carnival last month.

“It’s quite good for them to have the experience of that before we get to Oceans,” Rachael says.

common sense.

All Haig had to do was go: “Yes, I see a hotspot on the bat as the ball meets the edge of the bat so it’s not out.”

For some reason he wanted further confirmation from snicko and by doing so, got himself in all sorts of trouble when his search for confirmation just led him to the land of confusion.

The original decision stood, the Black Caps lost their only DRS

review and Mitchell’s stay at the crease was brief but controversial.

By no means did the dismissal cost the Kiwis the game but it took the gloss off a fixture which had drawn more than 40,000 fans to a cricket game for the first time since the 2015 World Cup semifinal.

Technology should never replace common sense.

It did on Friday night and it may set an alarming trend.

Round The Bays part of improving life for runner

By Jamie Adams

from late October to early December,” she says.

For Kendall Forbes, this SunShe is hoping for better weather day’s Round the Bays for 2019 is this time, describing the wind at another opportunity to achieve last’s year event as “horrific”. personal greatness.

Kendall’s story is one of many The Roseneath woman has been Round the Bays entrants have training to do the 10km run for provided to organiser Sport Welthe first time aft e r lington, which held a competition completing the to why they love to get involved in 6.5km event the iconic event. last year.

Notably, 125 people “I hadn’t run aged 70+ have regin an organised istered, and 460 event since pripeople aged mary school until 60+, prov2018,” Kendall ing that says. age is not “I was a barrier looking to to particmake life ipation. i m p r ove St a r tments and ing at someone I Frank Kitts knew had signed Park and up. I remember thinking ‘If ending at she can do it, I can do it’ and Kilbirnie Park, that was a real motivator Round the Bays for me.’ will see thousands As well as last year’s RTB, of participants take Kendall has since run in part in the main the Wellington Marathon’s 6.5km fun/walk, 10km event and Auckland’s as wel l as a 12km event.

6.5km race for “My aim is to improve my children 12 and time and enjoy it. I’ve started under to ride their running one to three times scooters, a 6.5km a week in preparation - a Buggy Walk, plus the new routine and the most 10km and half-marrunning I’ve done since athon events, with school!” the half-marathon Most of her training r u n ner s m a k i ng happened in the lead-up Kendall Forbes their way out to a to Christmas when she is gearing up for turn-around point at did 3km runs up and this Sunday’s Scorching Bay. Round The down hills.

There is still time “I also did 8km runs in Bays fun run. to register at welthe Powerade challenges PHOTO: Jamie lingtonroundthebays. along the waterfront Adams co.nz.

LOCAL CRICKET RESULTS:

Coaches Wayne Wickens and Rachael Burke proudly hold the trophy after their club won the Capital Coast Under-14 Championships for 2019. PHOTO: Jamie Adams

PREMIER MEN’S 2DAY Hutt District 190 led Eastern Suburbs 108 and 488/5 on the first innings Upper Hutt 299 and 89/5 beat Wellington Collegians 138 and 249 by 5 wickets PREMIER RESERVE MEN’S 2DAY Petone-Eastbourne 383/8d led Eastern Suburbs 251 and 230/2 on the first innings Victoria University 147 and 121/3 beat Hutt District 140 and 124 by 7 wickets PREMIER WOMEN’S 1DAY Wellington Collegians 99/1 (14.2 overs) beat North City 95/8 (29.3 overs) by 8 wickets

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