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Local residents Mere Wanoa, Kerri Donoghue-Cox, Mate Waiwai, Teresea Olsen and have been providing support at the Kokiri Marae Maori Women’s Refuge in Lower Hutt for over 30 years. On Monday morning plaques and photographs were unveiled and four of the rooms in the Refuge named in their honour to celebrate and acknowledge their contributions. Last year they were recognised for their hard work at the Community Service Diamond Awards and for their contribution to the startup of the Maori Women’s Refuge. Continued on page 2.

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Over 30 years helping families Continued from page 1. “It’s not just how long they have served, but what they have done,” Board Chair of the Maori Women’s Refuge, Kerry Dougall, says. The Kokiri Marae Maori Women’s Refuge opened in 1996 in Lower Hutt, with the support of Judy Moore and Wendy Thompson, and is one of the first of it’s kind in the country. Like many Women’s Refuges around the country, it relies on volunteers and people much like Mate, Mere, Teresea and Kerri who give their time and passion to see a community of women supported.

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both the community and to the Women’s Refuge. Teresea founded, managed and supported community health projects for 35 years through her ongoing involvement with Kokiri Marae Seaview. Kerri, as a therapist, has taken on a new role as Practice leader which means she is working with the new generation of volunteers coming through the Women’s Refuge doors. Mere is one of the longestserving safe house coordinators in the country and there’s no sign of her slowing down. Living in Wainuiomata for over 60 years, Mate planted the

seed of the Kowhai tree in 1996 that still remains in front of the building. “Mate could make a penny go a long way,” Kerry Dougall, Board Chair, says. Although Mate has recently retired after 33 years at the Refuge, she still volunteers her time to support and as their Kaumatua. “We didn’t want to let her retire!” Kerri says. With over 30 years supporting local women, they hope that in the future Women’s Refuges are not needed. “It may seem like a dream but we think it’s achievable,” Kerri says.

The life of Alexia the librarian By Megan Connolly

In an age of the internet and technology, what exactly does a librarian do? Alexia Herrera is the children and teens services librarian at the Wainuiomata Community Hub Library. What this means is that Alexia is in charge of the children and teens book collections as well as organising their library programmes and providing outreach to kindergartens and schools in Wainuiomata. When she was a child and teen herself, Alexia says she was an unusual child, wanting to spend all of her time in her hometown library in Australia, hiding among the shelves. “I was under the impression that no one got paid and that it was too good to be true,” Alexia laughs. Before her life as a librarian, Alexia started as a high school teacher, teaching literacy, history and geography, There are a lot of things Alexia gets excited about when it comes to her job as a librarian but it’s still the same as when she was a high

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Over their years supporting the Refuge they say the talk around family has changed positively. “When we started, no one really wanted to talk about family violence,” Teresea says. “There has been heaps of positive changes to the laws over the years. There were no protection orders when we first began. “Despite the increase in family violence, there has always been low resources. “Only now we have a higher workload than before without as much funding,” Teresea says. The Wainuiomata locals, humble in nature, have a long list of the support they have given to

What does a librarian do? Alexia Herrera is the children and teens ser vices librarian which means she's in charge of putting together their book collections, running programmes and school outreach courses.

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inbrief news Winter clothes needed The Wainuiomata Koha Shed at 106 Moohan Street up the old college driveway needs your children’s clothing. They are taking donations, but desperately in need of children’s winter clothing sizes for ages two to five to support local families who are in desperate need. If you have clothing you would like to donate, drop off at the Koha Shed.

Cyclocross racing this Sunday It's study time at Mana Tagata in the Wainuiomata High School Library with students Tyler Barton-Cooley, Ramese Taualafa and Marioussia Williams with teacher Hailey Thomson.

Students study at Mana Tagata By Megan Connolly

Mana Tagata is a new homework programme created by the Maori and Pasifika achievement officers, Charmaine Russell and John McDonald, out of Wainuiomata High School on Thursday nights from 3.30pm. Open for all students not just high schoolers, the Mana Tagata programme is a safe place for students to go and do their homework in a supportive environment. “The purpose was to address Maori and Pasifika achievement

and provide a space for them to get more support from teachers and whanau,” Charmaine says. The programme started last year as students were beginning to study for externals and had a lot of positive feedback from the students, Charmaine says. Their biggest session had 82 students turn up including whanau and other pupils from surrounding schools. “It’s not just for the High School but for the communities, schools and people. “We want to show the other

schools what we do and that they can come here for extra study,” Charmaine says. The afternoon opens with a karakia, sign in and roll call, then an occasional guest speaker. Students then have an hour to work on a subject of their choosing before moving onto the next one. “It forms closer bonds with teachers and with each other because it’s all about whanau For “hardcore” attendee, Mitchell Enegel, when the teachers say homework he thinks Mana Tagata.

“It’s a great place because I can smash out my assessments here. “The first year was like a small family and it was just awesome,” Mitchell says. Another regular student, Kaia Williams, says it gives her time to catch up on her work. “It helped me last year when I was there to study for exams,” Kaia says. Doors are open to anyone, “just come down and have a feel” on Thursday from 3.30pm at the Wainuiomata High School Library.

Great night for Wainui at Sports awards The Hutt Valley Sports Awards were held last Thursday night with Wainuiomata’s talent front and centre. Finalists for the inaugural Hutt Valley Sports Awards were an-

nounced by the judging panel at the end of April 2019. Winners of each category, along with an overall winner, were announced. Wainuiomata’s Jackie Pa-

tea-Fereti came out on top as the winner of Tranzit Group Sportswoman of the Year. While hockey player, Stephen Jenness, became the first-ever twotime supreme award winner, having

also won in 2014, winning the Les Mills Sportsman of the Year. Rugby League legend, Johnny Lomax, who grew up playing for the Wainuiomata Lions, was also inducted into the Hutt City.

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inbrief news Volunteer and get muddy Want to get down and dirty for a good cause? Volunteer for the epic “Tough Guy and Gal Challenge” at Camp Wainui this week from today, Thur 23 or Fri 24 or Sat 25 May. Your time means a much-needed donation to the Wainuiomata Pioneer Church for their essential sprinkler system. Phone Christine now to find out more: 04 564 8016 Plus you get to have a lot of fun at this amazing muddy adventure event!

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Teachers strike next week Teachers will be striking next Wednesday, May 29, to take action for their working conditions. “Area school teachers are suffering unsustainable workloads and we need pay and conditions that will keep and attract people into the profession. We want action, and that may well mean joining our primary and secondary colleagues in the streets,” a spokesperson says. Check with your school how this will impact you and your children.

Arlyn and Jason help teens and spread love with a sizzle By Megan Connolly

Every Friday afternoon from 3pm without fail, you’ll find Arlyn and Jason Johnson at the Queen Street barbecue sizzling up some sausages for the youth of Wainuiomata. Arlyn and Jason have been feeding youngsters from the kindness of their hearts for seven months every week. “We do it for the kids. “It’s awesome for all the Rangatahi to come together in unity and how they all show respect, love, kindness and Manaakitanga towards one another,” Arlyn says. Motivated by their faith, they reach out to kids from all walks of life and different ages. When they started there had been only around 10 children attending and some food leftover. Now, there is upwards of 100 young people turning up to the barbecue after school. “We want to encourage them to know that there is someone there for them, even if its only two people. Someone is still there. “Hopefully they then show the love at school and towards the community,” Jason says. All the food and drink are provided by Arlyn and Jason comes out of their own pocket,

Leonie Hammond and Arlyn and Jason Johnson at the Queen Street barbecue on Friday with some of the youth of Wainuomata that they provide a feed for out the kindness of their hearts.

with the exception of some occasional donations. “It’s not about us. They’re just really good kids. “We love all of these kids like

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“We’re in it for the long haul. Hopefully one day we can reach out to whanau,” Jason says.

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Wednesday May 22, 2019

Youngsters dance up a storm for crowd By Megan Connolly

It sounded like a rock concert on Friday afternoon at the Community Hall with families showing their support for the youngster’s dance at the first Wainuiomata Dance Festival. There was a total of 127 dancers across 23 groups from five schools, Arakura, Fernlea, Konini, St Claudine’s and Wainuiomata Primary. “This was the first time a dance festival of its size had been run with the unique framework that we created underpinning it, organiser and Konini Primary Teacher, Matt Pegg says.” “We have had positive interest and feedback from Sport NZ and Dance Aotearoa New Zealand. “I certainly hope there will be a 2020 version and hopefully find a way to expand to include Yr 7-8 students,” Matt says. Students were taught 10 different dance moves and, in groups, could choose eight of those moves to put into a routine of their choosing. The dancers involved have worked to create their routines since the end of Term 1, learning teamwork and co-operation through the process of working with each other. Haidee Clark from ELEVATEdance hosted the competition on Friday and worked alongside Matt to organise and help the students with their routines. “I was blown away and so stoked with the amazing support this event received from the audience and the community. “It was so exciting to see the finished products and very rewarding for the dancers to know that their hard work was recognised and encouraged by the audience. “It takes a lot of courage to get up in front of a large crowd,” Hailee says.

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Waiata and Kai for music month By Megan Connolly

It’s New Zealand Music month which means last Friday night’s Kai event was all about the music! Local Mate and Taitua, along with some help from friends, were outside Dominos Pizza on Queen Street with their singing group ‘Nga Tatau Whakatuwhera Roopu’. “It’s cool because it just changes the atmosphere of the street,” Esther King, from Love Wainuiomata, says.

Over the course of the hour, several people stopped for waiata or enjoyed the familiar Maori songs being played. Some of the smaller singers that had joined in even stopped for a dance. What is New Zealand Music Month? The purpose of NZ Music Month is simply to celebrate music from New Zealand, and the people who make it. NZ Music Month is a promotion run by the NZ Music Commission that takes place each May and has been running since 2000.

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Wednesday May 22, 2019

Conductor back at the helm

The Hutt City Chorale, formerly the Wainuiomata Choir, was back at it on Thursday night with their new conductor David Beattie rehearsing for their concert in September. By Megan Connolly

The Hutt City Chorale, formerly known as the Wainuiomata Choir, are back at it on Thursday evenings at St Stephen’s Wainuiomata Union Church as they begin rehearsals for their upcoming concert in September. With a new conductor, David Beattie, at the reigns of the programme and with expert musical direction, the group is buzzing to be back together. David conducted for the choir for around

seven years up until 2011. “Now they’re having me back,” David jokes. When David’s not working on the choir arrangements or concert programmes, he is a piano and music theory teacher in Khandallah, and even occasionally is the accompanist for silent films in Wellington. When it comes to conducting, he says he just “learnt on the job”. “I was in a small brass band playing the cornet and the original conductor left so they said ‘you can do it’,” David says.

Two of the longest standing members, Vivienne Robertson and Hazel Collow, would love to see some new, younger faces in the choir. “Young voices have a completely different sound and bring a totally different dynamic,” Hazel says. “If we could get more young people in the choir, we would adjust the music and programme to accommodate that,” Hazel says. When Vivienne joined around 45 years ago, the conductor at the time, John Knox,

had the choir sing songs Vivienne had never expected she could sing. “I thought it was beyond me. But he really pushed us through. Nothing was impossible. “I was very busy at the time but the choir was the one release I had,” Vivienne says. Hazel has been singing in choirs for 78 years. “It’s the one thing I do for me,” Hazel says. The Chorale rehearses once a week from 7.15pm on Thursday nights at St Stephen’s Wainuiomata Union Church.

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It was Pink Shirt Day at Wainuiomata Intermediate School on Friday morning as pupils popped on their best pink outfits in the name of anti-bullying. The student councillors organised the mufti day and were very pleased with how many of their peers dressed up, which was well over half of the school, they say. There was a sea of pink at the parade on Friday morning where students could show off their pink pieces and the best-dressed winners got a chocolate prize for their efforts. Students donated a gold coin to dress up, the whole

school fundraising $310 towards the Pink Shirt Day charity. “You should support Pink Shirt day. “I’m pretty sure everyone has been bullied at some point in their lives,” student councillor, Riley Taylor, says. Pink Shirt Day is a national day that’s about working together to stop bullying by celebrating diversity and promoting positive social relationships. It’s about creating a community where all people feel safe, valued and respected, regardless of age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, or cultural background.

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Wainuiomata has always been known for its variety of nature walks and The Trail Park project has more walks planned to Our summer pools were built by us. be finished in the coming months. The origins of the multi-use cycling Blends in well did cause no fuss. park, Waiu Trail Park, date back With to hydro slide will cause a splash. 2006 when Wainuiomata High School And to it many people dash. approached the Hutt City Council for Through native bush we twist and wiggle. permission to build tracks at what was From the children brings a giggle. then known as Towai Park. Severn days a week the place is open. Waiu Park is a 140-hectare area of Hot summer days we all are hopen! regenerating forest north of Parkway and consists of two valleys, both containing regionally significant wetlands. Public Notice The park rises from wetlands at 100 metres elevation to Towai, the high point OFandTHE D AY between Wainuiomata Lower Hutt, at Wainuiomata Squash Club 348 metres elevation. “The purpose of the Wainuiomata AGM Trail Project is to benefit the community 51. J.K. by creating a world-class mountain bike Some of the Wainuiomata Trail Project Rowling the Mohaka Track which 7.00pm park with multi-use tracks,” Wainuiomata team working on chose the is set to be open to November the public in a few Monday 30th Trail Park committee member, Dave months. At the Clubrooms unusual Robson, says name Recently, they have submitted a plan for start the first track, which is a track across the ‘Hermione’ an extended track network to the HCC bottom of the Mohaka Valley,” Dave says. Corner of Main Road The new track will be perfectly suited to with the aim to extend the Te Whiti Riser so young and Moohan Streets, Wainuiomata family groups and learner riders, taking track to link up with the top of the park girls them from the Waiu Street Carpark into (at the top of the Wainui Hill), and also wouldn’t Beech forest and wetland areas. down into Wainui. be teased If you Bringing would like local to helpnews out or make a will create off road links between for“This being donation, get in touch with Dave or the the Hutt Valley and Wainui, for walkers, nerdy! to the community cyclists, hikers and so create larger loops Wainuiomata Trail Project. “What we need is your voices to be heard for the tens-of-thousands who use Te at the HCC table and community forums, Whiti Riser every year. Situation Vacant “Even though the plan has not yet been so that the HCC can see the value the park supported by the HCC (with funding) we brings to the community and how popular have managed to raise enough money to cycling it,” Dave says.

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Wednesday May 22, 2019

SPORT Sports talk

with Jacob Page

Juniors know the score even if they’re just participating With provincial rugby unions in New Zealand removing junior representative age-group teams before the age of 16, it could set an alarming new trend. Canterbury was the latest in a number of unions to stop representative honours for any team below the under-16 grade earlier this week as a shift from competition to participation continues to sweep through New Zealand sport. I don’t believe I would have coped as a child in this environment. I played any and all sports as a kid growing up in this mindset.

I was a child of no talent but plenty of desire to contribute to my team whether it was rugby, soccer, cricket, lawn bowls or indoor cricket. By the age of eight, I was captaining my under-9 school rugby team, largely because I was the loudest and most opinionated. Trust me, kids know when they are good at something and they know when they are winning. Yes, we all played for the love of the game but we also played to win and I question if this move, which has merits as a stand-alone idea, may start us on the slippery slope

of mass participation awards and a lack of praise for the truly talented. Missing out on higher honours is for many like me, the start of a realisation that not everyone is equally skilled at all aspects of life. It builds resilience which is so desperately needed later in life when people fail at things that actual matter like tests or miss out on things like work promotions. My future children will be told to go and have fun, to play fair but to play to win and be the best they can be. If they don’t know the score, I

will tell them but trust me whether they are aged five, or 15, they’ll know. As a sports journalist, I’ve witnessed many over-zealous parents making idiots of themselves on the sidelines of children’s sport football being the absolute worst and rugby not far behind. With that in mind, I understand the approach to a more participation-based approach, but skills and talent should always be acknowledged and championed. My one year of football at age eight, we lost every single game and only scored two goals all

season. Even at that age, it was soul destroying, my switch to rugby the next year saw more victories with few of them I actually contributed to in any meaningful way. I can assure you, the more enjoyable season was rugby because we won more. Kids are more resilient than adults in many instances. When they fall, kids often just get up and keep doing life at a million miles an hour. I hope this move doesn’t slowly eradicate competitiveness in junior sport but I fear it might.

Another good weekend for local Netballers By Toli Sagaga

Ulalei Club had mixed results at the weekend with two wins and two losses. Senior 1 Ulalei Fuefuesina 33 v Upper Hutt Rams (1) 22 The young Fuefuesina team are beginning to find their straps after a convincing win against Upper Hutt Rams 1. Fuefuesina had a slow start with Rams taking a slight lead in the first quarter 7 – 6. In the second quarter, the young team started to settle into the game with defenders Tiana Weepu, Kathrine Taituave and Brooke Cowpland, pressuring the Rams attack causing turnovers and working together to bring the ball down to the attackers. Some wonderful feeding from Tahaani Hepi and Crystal Ruatara made it easy for shooters Bree Itula

and Montana Hepi to score goal after goal. At half time, Fuefuesina had taken the lead by 18-12. Fuefuesina maintained the pressure throughout the second half winning each quarter with wonderful defence throughout the court that was finished off with brilliant longrange shooting by Hepi and Bree. Final score 33-22 and Fuefuesina remain second on the ladder behind Naenae Collegians (4). Premier 1 Ulalei Pua 89 v Convent Old Girls 24 Pua continued their winning ways obliterating Convent Old Girls 89-24. Pua were assisted by Ulalei Moso’oi shooter Katy Kosega who worked well with Bronwyn Pelenise in the shooting circle, slotting the goals with ease. With two games remaining in the First Round, Pua remain at the top of the Premier One ladder.

Ulalei Fuefuesina GK, Tiana Weepu defends shot from Upper Hutt Rams.

Free whanau fitness for everyone By Megan Connolly

You wouldn’t think that getting fit and having fun for free would be possible. But Free Whanau Ora Fitness wants to encourage everyone, from young to old and at all levels, to come along to free fun fitness groups that run regularly in Wainuiomata. If the Bootcamp is not your style, maybe getting your groove on at Dance Fit will be. The group meets every Monday and Wednesday evening from 6pm to 7pm in the Wainuiomata Shopping Mall. “Dance Fit really took off here because I think people really like it,” founder of Free Whanau Fitness, Leilani Waitai, says. Started by Leilani and her husband Nathan Waitai, in Naenae and has now been running in Wainuiomata for around four years. “We just always wanted to help whanau with their health because Maori are always at the top of the

The Dance Fit group popping their best poses after a Dance Fit session run by volunteers on Monday and Wednesday nights.

statistics. We wanted to fix that,” Leilani says. Although Leilani does not run the class in Wainuiomata, it’s run by four passionate volunteers who wanted to see it’s success continue on. “They just do it out of the kindness of their

hearts,” Leilani says. With their regular venue, the Wainuiomata Shopping Mall, being bulldozed later in the year, Dance Fit has to find a new venue that will be able to support the regular classes without charging a hiring fee.

“It’s hard finding a venue for free. “I never ever wanted to charge any money,” Leilani says. If you can help Leilani and Free Whanau Fitness, or know more, contact her via leilani@kokiri-hauora.org.nz.

Wednesday May 22, 2019

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