26 January Independent Herald

Young chef representing New Zealand

By Frank Neill

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Young chefs from more than 50 countries will fly to India to compete in the event, which begins on 29 January.

Michelle, with her WelTec tutor Frank Prskawetz, aim to whip up a culinary storm.

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College alumnus Michelle Burling-Claridge has been selected to represent New Zealand in the global culinary event, the IIHM Young Chef Olympiad 2023.

Michelle Burling-Claridge in the kitchen.

Photo: Supplied.

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Aiming to whip up a culinary storm

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“It is just awesome news [to be selected for the event] and it doesn’t yet feel quite real to me,” Michelle says.

“I am so excited to go to India as I have only ever travelled as far as Australia before.

“It will be incredible to meet other upcoming chefs and the competition will be a good test of pressure,” Michelle says.

“Of course so many things can go wrong when you are cooking so I am a bit nervous about that,

but Frank has trained me so well and taught me great new techniques so I feel confident,” she adds.

In the initial round students will prepare a vegetarian dish made from a table of ingredients (like a magic box) and a lemon meringue tart for dessert. In the final round, they will make a classic French omelette, a prawn dish from a table of ingredients, and a tarte tatin to finish.

“This is really a once-in-alifetime opportunity as there is

only one young chef selected from each of the 50 participating countries,” Frank says.

“We have been practising preparing dishes from pre-selected ingredients to help get Michelle used to this format.

“She is a very well rounded chef, having done both cookery and bakery through WelTec, so I am sure she will do well,” Frank adds.

Aged 21, Michelle is a Level 5 Diploma in Hospitality Management student at Whitireia

and WelTec (Te P enga). She has already completed programmes in bakery, cookery and hospitality at WelTec. Michelle is currently working at Hippopotamus restaurant at the QT Hotel in Wellington, and hopes the Young Chef Olympiad will be a stepping stone to further work and travel overseas.

“I would love to work and travel around the world, and that is what I am hoping to do next,” she says.

Glenside track extension welcomed

By Frank Neill

The new Glenside track extension is now open, and the opening has been welcomed by the Glenside Progressive Association.

The track runs off Glenside Road, just south of Twiglands Garden World.

“It’s a fantastic track and people are rapt with it,” the Glenside Progressive Association President Claire Bibby

told the “Independent Herald”. The track is proving to be very popular with recreational walkers. The Wellington City Council track team has been busy managing the pest plants.

There is a bit of old farm refuse on the track from past years. The association will talk to the Park Ranger about its removal, perhaps with help from the community in a future working bee.

The Life Story of Anne Frank “Let Me Be Myself”

The Life Story of Anne Frank – “Let Me Be Myself” is an exhibition showing at the NZ Academy of Fine Arts Galleries from 12 January 2023.

There’s more to know about the story of Anne Frank!

The new Anne Frank exhibition is particularly moving. Photos, objects, and text and film are used to inform you about the life of Anne Frank and the Holocaust.

There are new and revealing stories in this exhibition!

You will come away with a much better understanding of this aspiring young woman. From the entries in the Anne Frank diary you will see Anne Frank as she saw herself. You will also see her in the context of the larger tragedy that was the Holocaust.

This international touring exhibition reaches out to young people especially, encouraging them to explore broader issues of prejudice and discrimination that still permeate societies today.

The Academy thanks the Embassy of France, the Delegation of the European Union to New Zealand, and the Federal German Republic for supporting this exhibition.

Tickets available through Eventbrite or at the door:

Entry per person: $7.50 (Children under 12 years $5) NZAFA members: $5

[The Academy is offering a 25% discount off the annual subscription to be a Friend of the Academy Galleries to all attendees of Let Me Be Myself: The Life Story of Anne Frank. Receive notices of upcoming events and exhibitions, and opportunities to join exclusive viewings and workshops]

A view of part of the newly extended Glenside track. Photo: Supplied.

Bus drivers coming from overseas

An influx of bus drivers from overseas is likely to help reduce future disruptions to bus services in the region.

“NZ Bus, one of our largest operators, has agreed employment offers with 100 overseas drivers,” Thomas Nash, Chair of Greater Wellington’s Transport Commit-

tee, says.

Eight of these new drivers are already in the country with approved visas, undergoing training and the necessary licence requirements.

“Without delay from Waka Kotahi’s licence processing, they should be on the road in the next six to eight weeks,” Mr Nash says.

“A further 29 overseas drivers are awaiting visa approval and if successful will arrive in Wellington over the coming weeks to start their induction programme.”

NZ Bus hopes to have two cohorts of overseas drivers in training every month for the next three months. This is subject to

satisfactory and timely visa application preparation, processing, and approvals.

Both NZ Bus and Tranzurban, the two largest operators in Wellington, are in the process of increasing international and domestic recruitment activities for the region.

Glenside stalwart passes away

Well known Glenside resident Margaret Schuch, who has lived in the suburb since 1960, passed away on 12 January 2023 aged 92 years.

Her death came just one month and one day after the Glenside community hosted an afternoon tea at the Halfway House on 11 December to farewell her move to Malvina Major Retirement Home, following the passing of her husband Theodor on 24 August 2022.

Margaret was the youngest of the six children of Charles and Katherine Perkins. She was born on 8 June 1930 in Derby, England

In 1956, Margaret got a job with the NZ Commission at Bowen House. She came to New Zealand on the ship Captain Cook and was billeted with 1000 migrants at Trentham.

Eventually she went flatting with two girls in the Hutt, and then moved to Karaka Bay. She met her future husband Theo Schuch at a dance at The Realm at Hataitai.

Theo had moved to New Zealand in 1953 with other Austrians to build houses in Titahi Bay. He also built his concrete house at 16 Glenside Road with help from his younger brother Ernst.

Theo and Margaret were married at St Mary’s Catholic Church in 1960 and Margaret began her new life in Glenside.

Margaret continued working using her office skills at an insurance company

and at Arohata Borstal.

She was secretary for the Glenside Progressive Association in 1967, 1968, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1985 and 1986, and a dedicated committee member.

Margaret said the best thing for Glenside during her time on the association was the village getting a good water supply, going onto town sewerage, and the construction of the two flood retention dams in Stebbings Creek.

When she was 10 years old

Margaret survived a bomb blast.

Derby was the target of German bombing during the Second World War.

Margaret was standing in front of the range, stirring porridge, when a German bomb shell hit and blew out the chimney of the coal range. The neighbours on both sides of their house were killed.

The family rushed into an air raid shelter, then Margaret’s brother Mick, piggy-backed her to a local

school (an evacuation/first aid centre) and she and her mother were transferred to hospital.

Margaret was in hospital for three months with burns to her legs, which became permanent scars.

In 2016, Margaret was the recipient of the North Wellington Voluntary Service Award for secretarial services to the Senior Citizens Club. She is survived by her daughter Helen, son-in-law Keith and grandson Joseph.

Local grants from gaming venues

Wellington’s northern suburbs has received funding of more than $16,000 from the latest round of grants made by the New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT).

NZCT announced on 8 January that it has made grants totaling $437,000 across the Wellington region in its latest funding round.

Karori West Normal School received $14,999 for audio and visual equipment.

Tawa Hockey Club received $1,787.70 for turf hire.

NZCT has 11 gaming venues in the Wellington region that contribute to these grants.

About streets

Wellington’s highest street is Janpur Crescent in Broadmeadows. It reaches 301m, making it more than 100m higher than the lookout on the summit of Mount Victoria. This is just one of the facts about streets noted in Wellington City Council’s “Street Smart” publication on the council’s website. Randolph Road in Crofton Downs is the narrowest street, with a 5.5m wide carriageway. This co mpares with part of Taranaki Street, which has the widest carriageway at 24m.

The newest streets are Glenugie Grove, Ngahere Grove and Titiwai Grove – all part of a new subdivision in Glenside.

Margaret and Theo Schuch on their wedding day. Photo: Supplied.

Massive opposition to removing car parks

By Frank Neill

More than 1,300 submissions on a proposal to remove 70 cars parks in Johnsonville and Moorefield Roads so cycle lanes can be installed have been delivered to Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM).

The vast majority of these – around 95% –

oppose LGWM’s plan to axe these car parks, Wellington City Councillor Tony Randle says.

Mr Randle says he understands the number of submissions is the highest that have been made on replacing parks with cycleways, and that in the past the majority of submitters have supported cycleway proposals.

Both the Johnsonville Business Association and the Johnsonville Community Association have come out strongly against LGWM’s proposal, as well as the individual submissions opposing the plan.

LGWM published its plan to remove most of the roadside public car parking around Johnsonville so protected cycleway lanes could be installed last year and opened the plan for submissions, which closed on 5 December.

The plan called for the removal of the following car parks:

8 parks on Moorefield Road outside the new library and swimming pool complex and the Johnsonville Community Hall; 20 parks (used by park and ride commuters catching buses and trains) on Moorefield Road near Broderick Road; 42 parks on Johnsonville Road outside the shops and Post Office – including two mobility parks; and the taxi rank on Johnsonville Road.

There are a “range of issues” with cycling routes in the Johnsonville Triangle, LGWM said.

“Active travel routes are narrow, disconnected and poorly separated from other modes, making active modes unattractive and creating safety issues.”

Because the cycling network is disconnected, users faced regular interaction with vehicle movements.

“The gaps in the cycle network in the Triangle have both direct and indirect impacts on the amenity of these streets as public spaces and the pedestrians that use them.

“Where cycle routes enter areas of shared space, the likelihood of conflicts between the two modes increases.

“Pedestrians often do not expect footpaths to be shared with cyclists in environments that have high levels of commercial and social activity.

“In addition to injury risk from crashes,

there are risks of interpersonal conflict that can render spending time in these spaces unpleasant,” LGWM said.

The Johnsonville Community Association came out strongly opposing LGWM’s plan.

“Usually there are only about 50 to 100 cyclists going through Johnsonville, compared to hundreds of residents who use these public car parks throughout the day,” the association said.

“Johnsonville has had cycleways since 2013 and there [have] been just six reported accidents since then.

“Most of the cycling accidents have been at intersections. Not one bicycle accident has occurred on the roading where LGWM wants to remove car parks.

“Disturbingly, there have been more than 20 pedestrian accidents on these same Johnsonville roads over the same time period.

“Removing these car parks will do little to make our roads safer for pedestrians.

“In fact removing them will force even more people to cross these busy roads, potentially

causing even more pedestrian accidents.

“We need signalised crossings to make our roads safe for pedestrians.

“Many people need public car parks close to shops because they cannot walk far due to age, disability or having young children in tow.

“Without good parks, these residents will be forced to travel further to a retail centre that does provide safe parking close to shops,” the Johnsonville Community Association said.

LGWM is a partnership between Wellington City Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council and Waka Kotahi/NZ Transport Agency. It aims to fix existing transport problems and support the city’s growing population.

It is currently analysing feedback and submissions on the Johnsonville proposal and will be putting together an Engagement Report. This report is currently scheduled to be published on LGWM’s website in early or mid February, a LGWM spokesperson told the “Independent Herald” on 25 January.

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With the piles of submissions on Let ’s Get Wellington Moving’s plan to remove car parks from the Johnsonville Triangle (from left) Judith Grey from Nada Bakery and the Johnsonville Business Group; Darren Bottin, President of the Johnsonville Community Association; Becca Johnston from Nada Bakery; and Wellington City Councillor Tony Randle. Photo: Supplied.

Wrights Hill Fortress open day

Wellington’s historic Wrights Hill Fortress in Karori will be open for public inspection again on Waitangi Day, 6 February.

The World War Two coastal battery first opened to the public in 1989 and will be accessible between 10am and 4pm.

On Waitangi Day people are invited to self-guide themselves through the tunnels and gun emplacements.

The walk usually takes about one hour and there may also be a number of guided tours during the day. Bring a torch with you for some fun!

Visitors will be able to explore the 620 metres of underground tunnels with a free map and history pamphlet.

They will see shell stores, plotting rooms and the huge gun pit where Gun Number 1 used to stand, as well as a replica of the 10 metre-long gun barrel.

Also on show will be historic photos, and an assortment of military weapons. A DVD of how a 9.2-inch gun operates will be showing as well.

The World War Two Fortress is the only one of its type in New Zealand available to the public on five open days a year.

Wrights Hill Fortress was

built from 1942 to protect Wellington from Japanese bombardment.

In the early 1960s, the guns were cut up for scrap and sold, ironically, to the Japanese.

Admission is $20 for a family of two adults and three children under 12, or $10 per adult and $5 per child (cash only).

Access is via Karori Road, Campbell Street, and Wrights Hill Road. All proceeds go to the continuing

restoration of the Fortress. There is limited car parking at the summit of the Hill.

Visitors to the Fortress in Wrights Hill Reserve can also enjoy bush walks, picnic sites and panoramic views from the top of the hill. There will also be a BBQ sausage sizzle and soft drinks on sale. Strong footwear is required.

For more information contact (04) 476 8593, or contact@wrightshillfortress.org.nz

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Inside the Wrights Hill Fortress. Photo: Supplied.

Q: What is your reaction to Jacinda Adern resigning?

I wasn’t surprised because the job has been such pressure. I totally understand where she is coming from.

I’m really sad about it. She has been doing the job for a long time under duress. I think it’s her time to spend with her family.

Important meeting to attend

By Frank Neill

It is very important that people attend tomorrow’s pre-hearing meeting on the Wellington City Council’s Proposed District Plan, says Karori Residents’ Association Chair Andrea Skews.

The council has organised the pre-hearing meeting which will be held at 5pm on 26 January at Kai poko, level 7, 79 Boulcott Street.

It is particularly important that people who have made submissions attend the meeting, Ms Skews says.

The meeting is principally an opportunity for submitters to see the hearing venue and to get a better understanding of the hearing process before the hearings start.

It provides an opportunity for submitters to meet the Friend of Submitters Emily

Bayliss, Commissioner Chair Trevor Robinson, Deputy Chair Robert Schofield and a council representative ahead of Hearing Stream One, which begins on 21 February.

Following a welcomeby the council’s Chief Planning OfficerLiam Hodgetts, the Chair will introduce the other participants.

The floor will then open to submitters to ask the hearings panel questions about the hearing process and get familiar with the hearings space.

However no discussion about the content of the Proposed District Plan or the issues raised in submissions will be entered into.\

Catering, light refreshments and the submitter guidance (one-page document) will be available. Security will be onsite and also Hearings Support staff.

It’s her choice. She’s had a hard few years.

Good and bad. I think it’s good because she is not doing what she said she would do in terms of the housing crisis and people living on the street. But bad as she did do her best on the whole Covid situation.

BID to raise Johnsonville profile

By Frank Neill

Johnsonville is about to become a Business Improvement District –known as a BID.

A meeting was held yesterday evening (at 5:30pm on 25 January) to establish the board of the new Johnsonville BID, which will then be in operation in July.

BIDs are partnerships between the council – in the case of the capital, the Wellington City Council (WCC) –and the local business community.

The Johnsonville BID is the seventh to be established in Wellington.

The aim is to develop projects and services that benefit the trading environment of the business centre in ways that also aligns with WCC objectives.

The move to establish a Johnsonville BID came after businesses and commercial property owners in the suburb were consulted about whether they wanted one.

This resulted in overwhelming support, where “89% of return votes said they wanted a BID,” said Mark Kirk-Burnnand, owner of Property Logic in Johnsonville.

“This shows that there is more support than any other area of Wellington for having a BID and for progress,” he said.

“As part of establishing the BID, we have developed a strategic plan which is a result of consultation with business and commercial property owners.

“There is a lot of potential in Johnsonville.

“Johnsonville should be the top metropolitan centre in Wellington.”

The establishment of a BID “is momentum and progress for Johnsonville,” Mr Kirk-Burnnand said.

BIDs are supported by a targeted rate, levied on and collected from non-residential properties within a defined boundary.

The BID programme brings local

businesses and other stakeholders together to improve the strength of local communities to create sociable, safe and accessible destinations.

BIDs support their local areas and help raise a town or city’s profile.

As enablers of events and projects BIDs are well positioned to create opportunities that encourage higher foot traffic and build brand awareness.

These programmes create a real buzz and positive image for their district. They strategise new ways to attract more visitors which will, in turn support the area’s economy.

BIDs often lead environmental and sustainability practices, making the location more attractive to visitors that can help drive repeat visits.

Furthermore, development and vitalisation projects have a better chance of getting under way if driven by BIDs and can ensure businesses are better equipped to capitalise from these projects.

Anne Webster

I think she needs a break.

Justin Smith

Chris Wallace

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Robyn Carthew

Tania Collings

I think she did a good job but it is time for someone else to step in.

INDIGESTION

Who hasn’t suffered from indigestion and heartburn, especially after overdoing it with food or drink, or when rushing meals? These are very common conditions although for some of us, indigestion and heartburn happen for other reasons and can cause considerable discomfort. It’s good to know that help is available from your Self Care pharmacist.

With indigestion (or dyspepsia), we can feel sick and experience gas, or a bloated feeling, in the stomach. “Indigestion causes discomfort and pain in the area between your ribs and belly button, and occurs during eating, or immediately after” advise Self Care pharmacists. A common symptom of indigestion is heartburn, where there is a burning feeling rising upwards from the stomach towards the throat. The acid contents of the stomach return, or ‘reflux’, back into the oesophagus (the space between the throat and the stomach, which is shaped like a tube) and causes irritation there. Indigestion and heartburn can be caused by:

Foods such as cabbage, onions, cucumber, curries and chocolate.

Certain drinks, e.g. alcohol, fizzy drinks, strong coffee and tea.

Eating food too fast; eating fatty or large meals, especially late at night. Stress and anxiety, smoking, bending and stooping, being overweight.

Pregnancy

Certain medicines – such as aspirin and other anti-inflammatory medicines for pain and arthritis.

Try to identify the cause of your indigestion or heartburn and if possible avoid these things. If the medicines you take give you symptoms, let your pharmacist or doctor know. Sometimes taking food at the same time as you take your medicines can help. Remember to take your medicines with a glass of water, while sitting or standing upright.

According to Self Care pharmacists,

“there are changes you can make to help prevent or reduce symptoms of indigestion and heartburn. They include stopping smoking (see the Quit Smoking fact card); avoiding rich, spicy, fatty foods, and large meals late in the day, and eating smaller meals; having plenty of physical activity – at least 30 minutes most days; losing weight if you are overweight (see the Weight and Health fact card) and learning to relax and sleep well (See the Sleeping Well fact card).” Sometimes focusing on lifestyle changes may be all that is needed to stop indigestion and heartburn.

If medicines are required, your pharmacy has a wide range of products available for the short-term relief of heartburn and indigestion symptoms. “We can assist you in selecting the one that is best for your situation”, advise Self Care pharmacists. Antacids neutralise excess acid in the stomach. They can provide quick and effective relief but their effects don’t last long. Reflux symptoms can be relieved by medicines called alginates that form a ‘raft’ on top of your stomach contents, helping to prevent them being regurgitated. Where these medicines do not help, or symptoms are experienced as often as 2 or more times per week, other medicines may be required that decrease the amount of acid made by the stomach. There are several different types of medication available that do this. Your pharmacist can, in certain circumstances, supply these medicines without a prescription for the short term relief of heartburn symptoms. Your Self Care pharmacist will advise if this is appropriate for you.

“If there is still no improvement with lifestyle measures along with short-term use of medicines, or if symptoms suggest another cause, then we would refer you to your doctor for further investigations and treatment”, confirm Self Care pharmacists. “Our Indigestion & Heartburn fact card has more information, so ask us for a copy.”

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Why not try your hand at snooker at the Johnsonville Club?

It’s time to snooker your mates at the Club!

The next snooker event is this Tuesday 1.00–3.00pm, and if you’re looking for great atmosphere over summer the Johnsonville Club won’t disappoint!

Every Friday from 5:00pm (other than Matariki) they have their burger and beer for $20, Happy Hour till 7:00pm and a Friday fun quiz with 10 questions. And

SEWING ALTERATIONS

of course there’s “Coggie’s Quiz” on the last Wednesday each month, next held on 22 February.

The club bar boasts a wide range of on-tap beers, bottled beers, and quality wines and spirits. There is of course a wide selection of low alcohol and non alcoholic beverages.

They host regular promotions, events and tasting activities. So go and join the fun and celebrate summer at the Club!

A great product just in time for Valentine’s Day

At Skye Candle and Body Care, their hearts are big. They like to give back to the community where possible. They also clubs, sports teams, schools and community initiatives.

Skye’s goal is simple – to handcraft homemade home fragrance and self-care products that are kind to you, and to the unique NZ environment.

Currently they have an exciting and fun product with their soap-making kit where you can make the soap to suit your own body’s requirements. If you have

At Sewing Alterations (part of the Attire for Hire premises in Johnsonville) Judy Liddell can see to your rips, adjustments, darning, lining or whatever might be holding you back from wearing that special item. Judy also runs Attire for Hire and is an expert in having you look great for your next big event – whether it’s dresses for the women or suits for the men.

the base soap is already produced with that in mind.

Skye’s products are homemade and handcrafted in small batches in Wellington, and made with love. They don’t use any products they wouldn’t put on their own ingredients, and they’re committed to reducing plastic packaging.

Skye have handcrafted a range of soy scented candles, tea lights and wax melts, bath, body and skin care, aromatherapy and essential oil products that can all be purchased at their online shop –www.skyecandleandbodycare.co.nz/

The Innkeeper – a cozy and ambient bar

Now is the time to reconnect with friends, family and co-workers in a beautiful pub setting, where the staff are eager to learn your name, and prepare your favourite drink from their extensive range!

The restaurant features hand-cut steaks, roast beef, pork belly, mouthwatering burgers, the best fried chicken, and plenty of kids’ meal options.

They specialize in catering for large groups, fundraisers, and birthday parties. Contact them today to organise your next outing!

Enjoy a Guinness, craft beer, or top shelf spirits at a bar leaner or on the couch by the fireplace.

We are Johnsonville’s favourite local, now in our 24th year of trade!

Newlands Arms and Bottlestore

At Thirsty Liquor Newlands there’s always something on Special to satisfy your taste and your wallet!

wines, spirits. and a large range of gins and whiskeys.

For those wanting a little entertainment while visiting the bottlestore, the adjoining

Newlands Arms has 18 gaming machines in a comfortable setting, a pool table and darts.

With 15 TVs there is always something to watch at The Newlands Arms with Super Rugby, NRL and just about everything else you can imagine available to watch. The spacious outdoor area has a TV and plenty of room for everyone.

The anatomy of dyslexia and the Davis method

As Ronald D. Davis says, “Dyslexia is not a complexity. It is a compound of simple factors that need to be dealt with step-bystep”. Because the Davis™ methods utilise the picture-thinking strengths of dyslexics, based approach.

Each success brings improved self-esteem which creates a willingness to try new strategies, quickly replacing the old habits as they bring success for the person.

Developed in 1980 and refined during

1990’s, Davis™ Programmes are the most widely used intervention across the globe. They have helped tens of thousands ofsociated with dyslexia, ADHD, dyspraxia, dyscalculia and autism, allowing them to progress in the education system and the workplace.

For further information contact Margot Young, Licensed Davis™ Facilitator, at Wellington Learning Solutions on 04 478 2208 or email margot@wls.co.nz

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We are delighted to bring you a terrific 1980s family home, situated in a quiet cul-de-sac tucked away from the street, just 200 metres from the Churton Park Reserve.

Set back from the road, the ground floor enjoys open plan living and flows to a private, sunny deck and grassy lawn with a great playhouse for the kids. The thoughtful layout allows you to keep an eye on the children whilst in the kitchen or living areas - this and the close proximity to the Park is a real bonus for families with youngsters.

The upper floor offers 3 bedrooms and family bathroom, great separation from the ground floor living areas. However downstairs also has a separate toilet and dedicated laundry.

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The ever-popular Monterey Apartments are sought-after for good reason. Nestled next to the Thyme Cafe and garden centre, the location is right on the bus route and a very quick hop to the motorway - so whether you are going to the shops in Churton Park or Johnsonville or commuting to the CBD or even travelling up the Kapiti - you'll find the location hard to beat.

The complex itself is off the main road with ample car parking and some handy facilities - a shared swimming pool, tennis court and gym - so there's no excuse for staying fit!

This particular apartment is sunny and bright with a deck overlooking a nearby paddock.

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Dancing Keep on

Fun, Friendship & Exercise

Scottish Country Dancing KHANDALLAH

BEGINNERS’ CLASSES

Monday 13, 20, 27 February, 7.30-9.30pm

Khandallah Town Hall 11 Ganges Rd, Khandallah (In Khandallah Village)

Low cost: $5 per class, cash at the door COME

Monday club nights run from 6 March to end of November

Register and find out more from Robert 021 163 9649 johnsonvillescdc@gmail.com

Rod/Kristin 478-4948 rod.downey@gmail.com www.johnsonvillescd.org.nz

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the best for 2023.

Orla Riches will be attending fulltime classical training at AGA in Christchurch this year, Zara Bradley will be joining 1st year classical at the NZ School of Dance and our Ex

Scottish country dance classes in Khandallah from Monday 13 February

Come along and give it a go, get some exercise, and make new friends. You’ll be up and dancing from the first night, with lively music and friendly company. Experienced tutor Rod Downey makes the classes fun, and shares his love of Scottish music. Club members will also be on hand to help new dancers. Come by yourself or bring a friend, all welcome from teenagers upwards. Doors open from 7:15. Contact: Robert 021 163 9649, Rod/Kristin 478-4948. More info at www.johnsonvillescd.org.nz/aboutus/ beginners/

LOVE TO DANCE

Come and join us at Angela Goodall Dance Academy.

We offer dance classes in Jazz, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Ballet, Lyrical, Tap and Pre School Dance.

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Classes are based in Newlands (Centennial Hall) and Johnsonville (Johnsonville Community Centre Hall).

In 2023 we will be offering beginning classes in Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Ballet, Contemporary and Lyrical, alongside our regular classes available for pre-schoolers to teens.

Join us for our OPEN DAY on Saturday 28th January from 10.30am-12pm at Centennial Hall in Newlands.

Come and meet the teachers, watch our performances and have a go!

Secure your place for dance this year by completing the registration form at angelagoodalldance.com

We welcome new students to join our dance family.

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Dancing Keep on

Classes

exclusively for adults

“No Judgements. No Expectations. Just your spirit blended with ours.”

Spiritus Dance Company specialises in fun, friendly, inclusive classes in modern dance for adults. We offer something for everyone. From the everyday person who has never stepped foot inside a dance studio to the most advanced, experienced dancer, who dances more than they walk! Our classes take place at our beautiful, purpose-built studios in Wellington city. They are atmospheric, bright, colourful and clean with sprung floors to make you fly high! Whilst our studios are fabulous it is our students and teachers that make

Spiritus spirited. You will not find a more welcoming, warm, supportive, inclusive, energetic, positive group of people in one place. Our teachers genuinely care about giving you the best dancing experience possible and there have been many great friendships formed amongst the dancers of Spiritus. Join us in 2023. Do something you’ve never done before. Do something you’ve always wanted to do. Do something you used to do. Do something you love. Do it with Spiritus. We look forward to meeting and dancing with you soon!

Established in 2012 Leaping Lizards has grown and developed to become Wellington’s leading recreational dance school. We operate in 3 different locations, offering classes in multiple dance genres to suit all age ranges. Our classes are buzzing with excited, energetic students who dance their way in, around and out of our wonderful locations.

Leaping Lizards prides itself on its firstclass dance tuition within a fun and relaxed environment. We do not offer exams as we focus on sharing our love and joy of

dance. This means we can plan our lessons to suit each group, there is no stress about passing an exam or attaining perfection and the classes are never dull or boring! Our teachers are creative and innovative and offer the best tuition with up to date, original lesson plans.

Leaping Lizards gives children a strong, fundamental dance technique but focuses on the love and joy of dance and movement.

We look forward to welcoming you into the Leaping Lizards family.

Classes in Jazz, Hip Hop, Ballet, Contemporary, Tap and Pre-School Classes. Ages 2+ Girls and Boys.

Classes in Jazz, Hip Hop, Ballet, Lyrical, Tap and Pre-School Classes. Ages 2+ Girls and Boys.

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For forty years, the Kāpiti Women’s Triathlon events have encouraged women to inspire, motivate and participate. From a 5km fun run/walk to a long-distance triathlon, the Kāpiti Women’s Triathlon truly offers events for every ability – you choose your own level of challenge!

The bike and run component offers mostly flat terrain while giving you the best of Kāpiti’s coastal scenery.

Enter with your daughters, mothers and friends, either as individuals or in a team, and be made to feel completely welcome by other like-minded wāhine.

There are plenty of spot prizes, including a special spot prize draw for any mothers and daughters who enter (either as a team or for individual options).

Cherries – helping support heart health and joint mobility

As one of nature’s richest sources of antioxidants and queritrin, it helps

sleep. with foods that offer specific health

Because it’s the 40th year of the triathlon, organisers are celebrating with medals, cake and a commemorative drink bottle for is one such food.

Track reopening welcomed

By Frank Neill

The Trelissick Park Group has welcomed the repair of the track that runs through the Ngaio Gorge alongside the Kaiwharawhara Stream.

The track has been closed for more than two years following a washout.

Wellington City Council (WCC) closed the track for safety reasons, erecting a barrier at the Kaiwharawhara entrance because of slip stablisiation work on Ngaio Gorge Road.

The closure frustrated people who enjoyed a walk through the magazine building area.

It also frustrated the Trelissick Park Group, which needed to access traps and bait stations and to carry out weed control.

WCC’s contractor has built a new track with steps traversing the slope above the washout.

The track has now been reopened

and the slip stabilisation contractor has now opened the barrier at the Kaiwharawhara entrance, restoring access.

Trelissick Park runs through the Ngaio Gorge from Trelssick Crescent in Ngaio to Kaiwharawhara. It is named after the Cornish estates of Captain Daniell, who settled in Ngaio in the 1880s.

The park is ecologically important as it contains a relatively intact urban stream and is a corridor for bird life.

It also contains some interesting history, as near the bottom of the track are historic gunpowder magazines dating from the 1870s.

The Trelissick Park Group plays a large role in restoring the area.

The park also contains theTrelissick Park Loopas well as theSanctuary to Sea Walkway, which takes people throughOtari-Wilton’s Bush, Karori Cemetery and on to Zealandia/Karori Wildlife Sanctuary.

Part of the new Ngaio Gorge walking track following its repair. Photo: Supplied.

The washout that led to the closing of the walkway through Ngaio Gorge. Photo: Barry Durant.

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SPORT

Pirates top at swim championships

By Frank Neill

Karori’s Pirates Swim team won the trophy as the top ranked club in the Wellington Long Course Swimming Championships, held at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre from 21 to 23 January.

The Pirates claimed first place out of the 31 clubs entered when they recorded 967 points to edge out Christchurch’s Wharenui Swimming Club, who scored 949 points.

“It was a huge moment for us,” the Pirates swim coach Steve Francis told the “Independent Herald”.

The Pirates won 20 gold medals, 18 silver medals and 20 bronze medals in clinching the victory.

Three Pirates swimmers were the age group champions at the meeting.

Zac Alexander had a real breakthrough meet, achieving a clean sweep when he won seven gold medals from his seven races. This saw him win the 15-year-old male competition.

Catherine Sonerson won the 16-year-old female competition and Declan Broadfoot won the 13-year-old male competition.

The Wellington Long Course Swimming Championships was assistant coach Liam Neal’s final meet for the Pirates. He’s been with the Pirates for 15 years – seven years as a swimmer and eight years as a coach.

“The team stepped up on the last day to hold off Wharenui and send Liam off in style,” Steve Francis said.

Good Market News? YIP!

Hey Everyone! Boy what a full-on week we’ve had, with lots of market, mortgage, political changes we are in for a very interesting 2023. In terms of the property market, we are finally starting to see some hope and the beginnings of a path back to normality. Here are a few areas we are keeping a close eye on;

important variable with the property market. We saw some banks drop the 3 year+ mortgage rates. Although it is likely they will go up with the rest of the rates soon, it is a clear sign that we are reaching the end of this correction phase.

haven’t seen the flood of people coming to Wellington yet. I still believe that once the whole ‘work from home’ phase is finished, our local market will benefit from all the returning employees to the city. Once all the workers return to the city, so will the businesses/jobs and the value of property in our community.

impossible to be a landlord, it simply makes has 10000% got to change this year in the and people need to be incentivised to be that will be addressed politically this year, regardless of who gets voted in.

banks run the market. We had a property where the buyer wanted to pay more for a property, but the bank wouldn’t let them. Due to the low market confidence banks are very conservative and reluctant to stretch themselves. We could start to see confidence when the media/data reports on the flatting of prices in the next few months.

is not keeping up with the supply and it is expected that more properties will come up with the next interest rate hike could signal the final phase in this correction phase. is nice to finally see some positivity in the market/media and we will continue to do our is doing relatively pretty damn good and is credit to the resilience of our communities. If you are thinking about making a property move, do get in touch and we can discuss your situation in detail and ensure you are getting the best possible advice to help you move on in your best interests.

J’ville cricketers demolish Upper Hutt

By Frank Neill

The Johnsonville Cricket Team demolished Upper Hutt United in the first round of Cricket Wellington’s two-day competition.

Johnsonville won by an innings and 136 runs – more runs than Upper Hutt United scored in its entire second innings.

Batting first in division one – where teams compete for the Ewen Chatfield Trophy – Johnsonville scored 340 runs when they declared with nine wickets down.

Upper Hutt United scored 142 in reply.

Forced to follow on, they were then bowled out for just 62 runs.

Playing in the same competition, the Karori Premier 1st XI managed to salvage a draw in their match against Hutt District Robert Walters Premier Men.

Karori were all out for 168 in their first innings, while Hutt notched up an impressive 377 before they declared with eight wickets down.

Karori upped its batting game in the second innings, however, and reached 166 for the loss of just two wickets by the time play ended.

The winning Pirates Swim team at the Wellington Long Course Swimming Championships. Photo: Supplied.

STUDY A NEW ZEALAND DIPLOMA IN MASSAGE

GARDENING THIS WEEK

Brambles: By Wally Richards

Brambles is the general term used to cover a range of thorny berry fruit from the Rubus family such as black berries, raspberries, logan berries, boysenberries etc.

Bramble bushes send up long, arching canes that flower and set fruit in the second year of growth.

Thus the current new shoots (canes) in a season from spring to autumn will be the canes that will fruit the following season.

After fruiting these old canes should be removed at the base. This would normally be done late autumn or early winter as some brambles will provide a second autumn crop.

This is the only pruning needed but if canes get too tall they can be tipped by cutting the ends off. This can be done at any time.

If you are not sure what has fruited and what is new then tie a little length of coloured wool to all canes that bear fruit in a season, which makes it easy to identify them later on.

Some brambles have nasty re-curved thorns that dig into clothing and flesh when you try to pull away from them, where others are near thorn-less only having hair-like thorns.

Raspberry, blackberry and dewberry are taken as originals and the likes of loganberry, boysenberry, tayberry, youngberry and marionberry are hybrids which were developed from the originals.

Some of these are available through garden centres for the home garden market.

The later are usually berries that can be grown successfully in most locations through out NZ.

One of the problems with most of the berry fruits is they do not keep well and thus you only find them occasionally in supermarkets for sale in a fresh state. They normally are fairly expensive also.

Commercially they are grown for canning, juicing, freezing and pick your own.

Frozen berries are very reasonable in price and are ideal for making your own jams or

desert toppings.

Blackberries are often seen on the side of country roads where they have escaped and become a wild thorny menace but producing good crops of berries for the more adventurous food gatherers. Likewise in the home garden berry fruit can easily become a problem if allowed to get away on you.

If planting out into open ground make sure you are planting into an area that is not anywhere near existing gardens.

Planted against a fence that has a good buried footing and lawn up to the fence is normally ideal as you can cut off new shoots as they appear in the lawn area.

I prefer to keep my berry fruit well under control by growing them in 45 litre containers in a rich compost mix.

Berry fruit are subject to two main diseases, downy mildew called dryberry and botrytis.

Perkfection is ideal as a protection against Botrytis and Downy mildew (Dry Berry) It is also a good idea to add Mycorrcin and Magic Botanic Liquid to the sprays to assist the natural biological control.

Two weekly sprays of Mycorrcin during the season will assist in better yields and all sprays above can be mixed together.

Berry fruit have a fibrous root system that grows near the soil surface and from this new shoots will appear (hence the spread capabilities)

Mulches of animal manure based compost over the soil are ideal for feeding.

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