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By Frank Neill When Teresea Olsen’s wh nau moved from Tolaga Bay to Wainuiomata in the 1960s so they could find work they provided the area with a massive asset. Touching on just three ways the wh nau has benefitted the community, Ms Olsen’s father Ralph was a founding member of the Wainuiomata Marae, her mother Keriana was a founding member of the K kiri Marae, and Ms Olsen is the 2021 Wellingtonian of the Year for her services to health. The initiatives Ms Olsen led to vaccinate vulnerable communities against Covid-19 and her leadership and support of foodbank initiatives were major reasons for her snaring the top award at the Dominion Post Wellingtonian of the Year Awards.
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There’s no single solution to the cost of living pressures that families are feeling right now, but offering free lunches in schools is one way we’re helping. It’s part of a range of actions we’ve taken to support New Zealanders in the face of global inflation. This includes our new temporary cost of living payment, designed to support over two million people earning less than $70,000, including many here in Wainuiomata. We’re tackling transport costs by extending our fuel tax cut, reduced road user charges, and half price public transport. We’re also taking action on supermarkets to make sure Kiwis are paying a fair price at the checkout, and more. On top of supporting families in Wainuiomata and around the country with the cost of living, our lunches in school programme has already created more than 2,300 jobs, which is great news for our communities. We’ve also been told by teachers and principals that it’s helping our kids focus and learn, and it’s setting up the next generation with skills that will last them a Makinglifetime.New Zealand the best place in the world to be a child is a priority for our Government, and despite a global pandemic, our extra measures to support families have lifted tens of thousands of children from poverty and we’re seeing downward trends across all nine measures of child poverty. While we’re making good progress on tackling the long-term challenges that cause child poverty, we know that none of the solutions are instant. Providing a free and healthy lunch at school is one way to make a difference for kids in Wainuiomata immediately, and it’s a programme that I’m incredibly proud of.
“I come from this little place called“NotWainuiomata.toomanypeople give Wainuiomata any credit because who wants to go over the hill to Wainuiomata?”Thegeneralmanager of health and social services at K kiri Marae, Ms Olsen’s involvement in health began as what she thought would be a temporary arrangement.
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In 1988 Dame Silvia Cartwright released her report on cervical cancer.Thisreport was a major challenge to medical dominance at the time and led to significant reforms towards a patient-centered health care system. It also resulted in the implementation of a successful national cervical screening programme. K kiri Marae was “not involved in health care until we were offered a contract under the regional District Health Board to run a programme with a M ori women’s focus on cervical screening.“Ihadnever been involved in health at all. “I thought I would just provide it and then get out of it and get back to social services.
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When she was named Wellingtonian of the Year it came as a “real surprise,” Ms Olsen says. “I was really impressed by the line-up (of finalists). One of them was the former Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy. “I didn’t think I stood a chance against any of them. “When they called my name out I just sat there,” she says, not really taking in the fact she had justThewon.second time they called her name, however, she stood up and went to receive her award. “I was really honoured to be selected.”Shewas also “particularly pleased” for all her team that has been involved in health and social services provision. “I am just one person. “I could not have done it without them, so I am really honoured that our people and our organisation have been recognised for the contribution they made to Covid.
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Kids learn better with a full stomach. That’s why our Government launched our lunches in school programme, which is now providing free and healthy school lunches to thousands of children across the country so they can focus on what’s important - learning. Since we started rolling out free lunches in schools two years ago, around 63 million healthy lunches have been served and they now reach 220,000 students across the country, including lots of kids here in Wainuiomata. This programme is one of the ways that we’re helping to make everyday life more affordable for New Zealanders. For example, it’s saving families with two children at school around $62 a week and more than $2,000 a year.
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“But it became apparent that was not going to be the case. “M ori people began saying to me if you provide this service, surely you can provide others. “We are not able to get into the dentists. We are not able to get our hearing checked. We are having trouble getting into health services. Can’t you do something about this? “So I began to think about how I could make a difference in wh nau’s lives. “And I built on it from there.” K kiri Marae is now a major provider of health services. “A lot of our services we provide over in Wainuiomata,” Ms Olsen says. “We ran all our Covid services out of Wainuiomata Marae and a lot of our staff are from Wainuiomata.”Inaddition, K kiri Marae’s health centre is based in Wainuiomata, where it also runs a Rangitahi Centre, a Kohanga Reo and P taka Kai. After attending Glenvale School (now Pukeatua School) Ms Olsen studied at Wainuiomata College. “I left school at 15 because I thought I knew it all, like a lot of 15-year-olds do,” she says. There was “lots of employment back in the day” so finding a job was easy. Her first job was as a forklift driver at Schweppes, and she moved rapidly from job to job. During this time, she was also involved with her mother at what was then the K kiri Centre, which provided social services. The centre was initially set up as a training centre, but quite quickly became involved in providing social services – particularly for wh nau other people had given up on. That was the beginning of her service of more than 35 years in health and social services. Ms Olsen has six children and one whangai boy, 22 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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“At the moment we have three mentors in Wainuiomata,” says Road Ready Rangitahi’s co-ordinator Bex Howells. “But we need more. Another seven mentors would be amazing. ”We have a huge wait list (of young people wanting to get their driver’s licences). There is a huge demand.”
The driving school runs seven days a week between 8am and 7pm. This “makes it really flexible for mentors who want to volunteer their time,” Ms Howells says. The commitment needed from mentors is not great. They need to commit to teaching two lessons a week for an hour each. They also need to have had a full driving licence for two years or more and be over 25 years old. Ideally, mentors need to have good observation skills and be both calm and patient.
“I see being a driving mentor as part of belonging to this community,” Mr Harrington“It’ssays.more than coming to sports events or parent teacher meetings. “Being a driving mentor is a way to prepare our rangatahi for the next stage of their lives. It’s a way to take part in community success, especially if we can increase our pass rates.
The Youth Inspire Driving School “Road Ready Rangatahi” is seeking people who can be mentors. The programme is currently very successful in helping rangatahi aged 17 to 24 years gain their licences.
“The driving mentors mean a lot. They give their time and knowledge to help us be safe on the road and gain the skills we need to gain our driving licence,” Ah-hao says.
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“I co-ordinate an employability and work readiness programme at our local High School called Gateway for senior students. “A big part of work readiness is students having a minimum of a restricted licence when they leave school and start applying for“Ijobs.seeevery day what the barriers to realising their potential are for young people, and I want to help in a meaningful way,” Mr Harrington says. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer mentor driver with Youth Inspire contact driving@youthinspire.co.nz to find out more and sign up for the mentor training session.
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With one of Youth Inspire’s Road Ready Rangitahi cars (from left): Ah-hao Milovale, Joseph Wadley, Bex Howells and Tony Harrington. Photo: Supplied.
“We offer training for our mentors – three hours of theory and practical training and we also provide a car for the lessons,” Ms Howells says. Road Ready Rangitahi is highly valued by the young people who have been on the programme.“Icanbemore independent when I have my licence,” says Wainuiomata High School student Joseph Wadley. “It will give me the ability to get around, get to work, get to training and will help me achieve my goal of being a professional rugby“Gainingplayer.”my licence means being able to attain the job that I want,” says Ah-hao Milovale, who is also a Wainuiomata High School“Whenstudent.Iam looking for work, having a licence will give me an advantage over other candidates especially in trades like in plumbing which is my goal. “These days a licence is necessary for job seeking success.
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By Frank Neill Ten students from Wainuiomata High School spent the weekend of 12, 13 and 14 August making a film. They were taking part in a nationwide competition called 48 Hours, run by the Vista Foundation.
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Billed as “NZ’s largest guerilla filmmaking competition”, 48 Hours is now in its 19th year. After receiving information on what the film needed to be about (its genre) at 7pm on Friday 12 August, the students then spent a sleepless night writing a script and planning theirTheshoot.film had to be finished and submitted by 7pm on Sunday 14 August.Entitled Jewel Duel, the five minute film the students produced is the story of two thieves competing with one another. The team was assigned the crime genre and the shoot had to a include a whisper, a gatekeeper, a sign and either a bird’s eye view or worm’s eye view shot. The competition attracted entries from hundreds of film makers, including such high profile teams as Weta Workshop. Each year both first-time film makers and experienced directors enter the event. This is the third year that Wainuiomata High School has submitted a film to 48 Hours. The following were involved in the project: Director – Sam Whitehead; Producer – Moka Ito; Writers – Lucian Cooper, Haru Norman and Iziah Nuku; Camera – Gunner Morgan, Jayken McLaughlan, Moka Ito and Sam Whitehead; Lighting – Rody Subagya and Jayken McLaughlan; Editors – Antariksh Anand and Lee Campbell; Stars – Lee Campbell,
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At the start of the week, Wainuiomata Football Club were getting ready for a busy weekend of eight games. However the weather had other ideas and there only ended up being two games played.The Reserves side travelled to Boyd Wilson to face Victoria University, their first of two games to be played in three days. Despite a goal from Andre Gomez, it was the home side started strongly and Victoria University walked away as 4-1 winners. The Capital Premier side were transferred from their home of Richard Prouse to a more dryer surface of Artifical Turf. In the unfamiliar colours of Green and White, Wainuiomata faced second place Island Bay who are still in contention to win the title. The rain was pouring and the wind was howling but it didn’t stop Baxter King putting Wainuiomata ahead five minutes before half time as he latched on to an Island Bay error. The second half was as much the same except there appeared to be more rain present which no one thought was possible. After a brief stop in play due to an injury, Island Bay scored two goals in quick succession and the game ended 2-1 to Island Bay United.TheCapital Premier side play their final game of the season on Saturday at 2:30pm at Redwood Park, Tawa.Abig thank you to our sponsors for their support this season: Design & Build, Des Smith – Kemeys Brothers, Dave Smith Motors, Clives Chemist, Q Limited, Wellington Earthworks & Drainage, MS Joinery, Seven Electrical, Creative Meats, Wainui Supersave, Ziggy’s, Christina Sole –Kemeys Brothers, Wainui Super Save and Finesigns.
The Collegiate 6 championship between WHS Junior 2 and HVHS 10 followed with the rain continuing to bucket down. Junior 2 came out second best to take the runners up prize. “We are happy to have made the finals. We are thankful to our supporters especially our grandparents for coming out in this weather,” says captain Ella Sue. “It’s been a great season and we have all enjoyed our netball. It was also awesome to have Sports Coordinator Peter Cowan and principal Ms Melrose there to present our awards.”Although the high school netball season is over, coaches Leann Beazley and Toli Sagaga who play for Ulalei Laga’ali have their last netball game this Saturday in the Netball Hutt Valley finals. “And then we can breathe,” laughs Beazley.
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Heavy rain led to the cancellation of the Waiu Wetland working bee on Saturday 20 August. The monthly working bee is held to clear invasive weeds and replant native plants at Wainuiomata’s Waiu Wetland. The next working bee is scheduled for 17 September, followed by 15 October, 12 November and 10 December. Planting cancelled Concrete barriers have been placed on Wainuiomata Road to protect the carriageway from further slips after a slip hit the carriageway on 21 August. The slip resulted in traffic being reduced to one lane on 21 and 22 August. Hill road slip
Wainuiomata’s Callum Martin looks to find a teammate during his side’s 2-1 Capital Premier League defeat to Island Bay, on Saturday. Photo: Imray’s Snaps.
Wainuiomata hosts road runners Wainuiomata Harrier Club hosted the Wellington road running championships, over the usual fast, flat course on Reservoir Road on 20 August. The club has hosted these championships, which attracts athletes from throughout the Wellington region, for the last 13 Wainuiomatayears.Harrier Club results from the event were: Boys under 12, 2km, Noah Hayes 13th in 9 minutes 45 seconds; Girls under 14, 2.5km, Stephania Butler 19th in 13 minutes 32 seconds; Boys under 14, 2.5km, Luke Hayes 11th in 10 minutes 36 seconds; Boys under 16, 3.5km, Ashton Tietjens 8th in 13 minutes 20 seconds; Masters women 35-49 years, Georgina Cox 9th in 45 minutes 55 seconds and Shelley Tietjens 11th in 49 minutes 12 seconds.Alsocompeting on 20 August, Wainuiomata Harrier Steve Grenside finished with a high placing in the New Zealand Mountain Running Championships held inSteveQueenstown.finished fourth in the masters men 50+ age group, only a minute behind the third place getter. This 5.8km event is a 462 metre ascent at Deer Park Heights, finishing at an altitude of 857 metres.Steve will now look to the Crazyman duathlon at the end of the year, where he plans to defend his age group title. Steve Grenside. Photo Supplied.
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In contrast to last weekend’s sunny weather, the conditions for the Netball Hutt Valley Secondary School finals on Saturday was abysmal. The weather did not affect the Junior 1 team who were able to endure the torrential rain and gusty winds to take the Collegiate 4 championship against Sacred Heart 21-19. “It was definitely one for the books weather wise,” says GA Shaelyn Kilburn “But we are very happy to win it for our coach, our supporters, and our school.”
“We oppose the application for the following reasons: it is within metres of a childrens play area (Queen Street will be erecting an art sculpture that young children play schoolon); children of all ages walk past the bottle store daily from the High School, Intermediate and two Primary Schools to the library and Queen Street based youth Itgroups;iswithin metres of a church; It is within metres of another bottle store and pub; it is within metres of the local itPlunket;iswithin metres of the elderly mobility group; Queen Street has problems with anti-social behaviour that an upgrade is aiming to reduce. Another bottle store selling cheap liquor will increase harm; It is a risk for an alcohol store to be near a medical centre which is planned to be built nearby.”
Wainuiomata Rugby Football Club has been named as one of the latest recipients of Bunnings Rugby Assist and are set to receive $30,000 to put towards upgrading women’s game. Three quarters of all eligible clubs across the country applied for Bunnings Rugby Assist, with for their women’s squads. Wainuiomata plans to upgrade their old changing rooms and toilets so that they are suitable for femaleMoanaplayers.Kuma applied on behalf of the club and is thrilled with the news. “We are incredibly proud of our female squad, and the club is committed to strengthening our women’s programme.
“ We are very pleased with our performance today. Our young players Miriama Taituave, Darnaka Barry, Nataria Faapepele and Aja Teaho really shined and it was just lovely to see how much they have improved over the season,” says co-manager Karina Sagaga. Ulalei Laga’ali also head to the finals after their semi final win against Manaia Whanau Kowhai. It was a close match with Laga’ali only ahead 15-14 at half time. Laga’ali came out firing inthe championship third quarter taking a 20-15 lead in the first three minutes. They maintained the pressure to lead 26-20 at the end of the third quarter and finish with a 33-26 victory. “Absolutely stoked for the team and grateful to our awesome supporters,” says WA Riana Atama-Adams. “We played really well as a team and used our experience against a young fit side.” Premier 1 team Aute finished their season off in style with a comprehensive 62-41 win against UHMU 3. “The team were very happy to finish the season on a high,” says captain Sina Tamaalii. “I have really enjoyed the team unit this season and we have entered an indoor team to stay together in the off season.” While the rest of the team take a well-earned rest, the season continues for Sina Tamaalii, Oakley Bailey and Alofa Aberdein-Tapu ’ who made the 2022 Netball Hutt Valley Open Representative Team. “We have a tournament on Sunday in Wellington and a four day tournament in Palmerston North in September. It’s a great opportunity to mix with the talents from other clubs ,” says Tamaalii.UlaleiFuesina narrowly lost against HSOG in a nailbiting semi final that went down to the wire. At one stage Fuesina were down 20-12 but clawed their way back to 20-16 heading into the final quarter. A standout performance from GK Iveti Nau who produced crucial turnovers for Fuesina to even the score at 26-26 with seconds left in the game. HSOG were able to convert to take the win 27-26. “We left it all out there today and I am really proud of our team. It was a great match and congratulations to HSOG and we wish them all the best for the final,” smiles GS Lagi Player of the match goal shoot Armia Morris, left, with wing attack Rae Moeahu satisfied with their semi final win against Manaia Whanau. Photo Supplied. Smith-Saleupolu. “We just want to thank our wonderful coaches Eleanor McLeod and Carolyn Perry for putting up with us this season. We really enjoyed it and are looking forward to coming back nextFinalsseason.”Draw this Saturday 27 AugustSenior20224Championship Ulalei Moso’oi v High School Old Girls 3 at UlaleiReserve9.00am2ChampionshipLaga’alivNNCU 9 at 9.00am.
By Frank Neill A petition opposing the opening of a new bottle store in Queen Street had attracted more than 100 signatures within the first 18 hours the petition was online. Fergusson Liquor Limited has applied to the District Licensing Committee in Lower Hutt for an off-licence, known as Super Liquor, at 15 Queen Street. Hutt City Council has advertised the application, stating that people entitled to object may do so. Objections close on 24 August. Lesa Bingley, who is standing for a seat on the Wainuiomata Community Board, launched the petition on 21 August. It is available at store,objectionNewsMsjwcQhcyMXcw/viewform.E1ZBhZ7oNkZ-yj9Z2_2R7dW-1FAIpQLScfBlEi4g6FwTmN-docs.google.com/forms/d/e/https://BingleytoldtheWainuiomatathatshewillbelodgingantotheproposedbottleandwillpresentthepetition
Ulalei Netball Club are buzzing from Saturday with three wins for teams Aute, Moso’oi and Laga’ali. Teams Moso’oi and Laga’ali had a whanau derby against new club Manaia Whanau in their respective semi finals. Moso’oi had a convincing 32-19 win against Manaia Whanau Pango to take their place in the final against HSOG this Saturday.
Wainuiomata earn rugby assistance grant
as part of her submission to the District Licensing Committee. “We, the undersigned, object to the application for a liquor licence for a new bottle store at 15 Queen Street, Wainuiomata,” the petition “Westates.object to another off-licence bottle store in the area that will reduce the amenity and good order of the Wainuiomata town centre.
Petition opposes new bottle store
The 10 successful clubs will receive an equal share of $300,000 worth of Bunnings Warehouse products and materials and trade support to help with improving theirNewfacilities.Zealand Rugby General Manager Community Rugby, Steve Lancaster is looking forward to seeing the positive impact the funding will have on women’s rugby and the wider community.“Itisgreat to see clubs across New Zealand being supportive of the women’s game. Grassroots rugby plays a vital role in growing the sport we love, and women’s rugby is an area of real growth. With the Rugby World Cup 2021 (played in 2022) kicking off in October, demand for better women’s facilities is only going to increase.“Itisbrilliant to have Bunnings supporting rugby across New Zealand with the Bunnings Rugby Assist fund, and I look forward to seeing the improvements made to each of the 10 successful rugby clubs,” says Lancaster. Bunnings Director, New Zealand, Ben Camire says the response was fantastic. “We want to thank all the clubs that entered this year – your support and commitment to grassroots rugby is what drives this sport in communities throughout New Zealand. “I’d also like to congratulate the 10 clubs who have been selected. Our local store teams look forward to connecting and working closely with you to complete your projects and making a meaningful contribution to the wider community.”
Moana Kuma has helped her Wainuiomata rugby club earn a Bunnings grant to upgrade their facilities. Photo Supplied.
8 Wednesday August 24, 2022 Ulalei teams make netball deciders
“To achieve this, we need our clubrooms to be a welcoming space that caters to female players and all members of our community,” says Moana.
