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Wednesday February 27, 2019

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Innovative young mind

By Dan Whitfield

It might sound like one small step for science, but Kaylee McDonald is taking a one giant leap towards a future career.

The 16-year-old will travel to Silicon Valley, California as part of the 2019 Innovative Young Minds (IYM) programme and get to experience first-hand what it is like to work in diverse industries like science.

The IYM programme has been running for a number of years and aims to change the way young women view science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM)-specific careers.

All up 12 girls have been selected for the trip in April, with Kaylee being the only one from Wainuiomata.

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Kaylee McDonald has set her sights high and is getting ready for the 2019 Innovative Young Minds programme - as well as a trip to California. PHOTO: Dan Whitfield

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As an alumni of the IYM programme, Kaylee is already passionate about science but hopes she be able to get a better understanding of it as a career.

Kaylee attends Sacred Heart College and loves biology and chemistry. She is leaning towards a career focused on

medicine or animals however, she is keeping her options open.

“I love science because its not just a one-path option; you have to work as a team,” Kaylee says.

“There is always a question that you have to answer and often it’s about figuring out

what people haven’t done before,” she says.

One thing the Wainuiomata teenager is looking forward to is meeting people and seeing the direction they took after high school.

An array of activities await Kaylee and the others selected for the whirlwind ten-day

National competition comes to Wainui

Wainuiomata is playing host this week to the Natioinal Waterways Competition.

The competition will run from Friday 1st March to Saturday 2nd.

The competition is held every two years around the country and this is the first time Wainuiomata has been accepted as a host.

“This is something that is a fantastic boost for our community and in turn, puts Wainuiomata on the map”, team supporter Awhina Waimotu says.

“There are over 30 teams coming to compete from around the country and there is a lot of community support for our two and four men teams

who will be competing in these events,” she says.

Thursday night will see teams welcomed at a powhiri from Wainuiomata Intermediate followed by coompetitions on a Friday and Saturday finishing with a prize giving.

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Complaints rack up against Lime scooters

inbrief news Special Olympians departing Special Olympics athletes head to 2019’s largest sports and humanitarian event.

The group will depart for the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi this week. Held from March 14-21, the World Games will be the biggest sports and humanitarian event staged anywhere in the world in 2019.

More than 7000 athletes from 170 countries will compete in a series of sports. This is the first time the event has been held in the Middle East North Africa region and is the largest single event ever held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The New Zealand delegation includes 38 athletes with intellectual disabilities, five ‘Unified Partners’ (athletes without an intellectual disability), and 21 coaches, managers and support staff.

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Ditched Lime scooters have become an unnecessary obstacle for some pedestrians. PHOTO: Gerald Rillstone

By Dan Whitfield

Flashes of green have become a familiar sight along streets throughout the Hutt Valley following the launch of Lime scooters last year.

Upwards of 34,000 local users have already taken more than 120,000 trips on Lime scooters across Lower and Upper Hutt since they were introduced.

Users have travelled more than 200,000 kilometres since December, with stats increasing daily.

Though most users welcomed the urban mobility phenomenon with positive behaviour, there have been a number of complaints.

According to Hutt City Council, there have been 60 complaints in relation to the e-scooters.

These included footpath obstructions due to the way they are parked, users travelling too

fast on the footpath, and near misses.

The ACC has also recieved its fair share of injury claims.

As of February, there had been 101 claims from the Hutt Valley.

Injuries resulted from users swerving or taking evasive actions, driving into objects, loss of control, and loss of balance.

There were also several that included tripping or stumbling over scooters.

Across the country there have been more than 1000 injury claims lodged with the ACC. Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt were the third and fourth New Zealand cities to jump on the Lime bandwagon, following Auckland and Christchurch.

Wellington City is now also considering welcoming similar e-scooter initiatives.

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That said, council continues to monitor the e-scooters and have regular meetings with Lime.

“Hutt City Council is looking at various ways of promoting active and public transport options,” Kim says.

“As an innovative and forward thinking city, we are bringing together a range of transport options and programmes to determine which modes are most suitable and effective for our region,” she says.

Kim explains by also collecting data on how people move around our city it will help in future planning.

Lime has been working closely with the New Zealand Transport Agency to make sure all risks and safety concerns have been mitigated and continues to work with the Hutt City Council and Upper Hutt City Council.

Lime’s permit details: • The e-scooters can be ridden on the footpath or road. E-scooter rules can be found on the NZTA website.

• Each e-scooter must have a working bell, a steady or flashing rear-facing red light, and a headlight.

• E-scooters must not be parked or kept on or in inappropriate locations including on footpaths that are narrow and where they could pose a safety hazard.

• Lime redistributes e-scooters to avoid excessive build up in any one area.

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On Sunday, March 3 New Zealand Parliament will celebrate Te rā o ngā tamariki, Children’s Day, with a range of fun, engaging activities for the whole family.

Rt Hon Trevor Mallard, Speaker of the House, says of the celebrations, “making Parliament a more accessible and family friendly place is something that is important to me but also to the public.

“We want to make it clear that this is everyone’s Parliament and that families are welcome here, through initiatives like Children’s Day and also the proposed children’s playground on the Parliament front lawn.

“The Children’s Day event is an exciting way to encourage families to learn more about our Parliament, and to give kids the tools to use their voice to contribute to our democracy.”

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NZDF drops in for a visit

Have your say on homelessness Hutt City Council has laid out its broad vision of how to tackle homelessness in the city.

Now it wants your views on it.

To better understand homelessness and create a strategy to resolve it, Council staff have worked closely with local schools, health providers, government agencies, people and families who have found themselves homeless, and the social service organisations that work closely with them.

Council’s research shows homelessness has increased significantly in the last 12 years and it’s taking longer to house those without a home.

To have your say go to the council’s website and take the online survey.

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The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) dropped in to visit Wainuiomata High School students on Thursday.

Defence force personnel flew the SH-2G(I) Seasprite helicopter around the valley before touching down on the school’s field along Parkway.

A number of personnel were present, including Leading Aircraftman Kevin Kim, Leading Helicopter Loadmaster Josh Boon, Commander Owen Rodger and Lieutenant Sarah McWilliam.

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SPCA reveals most shocking cases of animal abuse through List of Shame Two elderly poodles, neglected to the point where they no longer looked like dogs, have topped this year’s SPCA List of Shame.

While there are some animal lovers that would like to see offenders named and shamed, the list is prepared to encourage people to support the SPCA’s annual appeal - not to forget the 41,000 animals rescued every year.

The full list details 15 of the worst About the SPCA: • The SPCA is the voice for neglected, abandoned or abused animals of New Zealand.

• It has 39 centres nationwide and is the country’s largest animal charity.

• The SPACE also upholds the Animal Welfare Act 1999 and prosecute where necessary.

cases of animal abuse and neglect seen by not-for-profit organisation over the last 12 months.

It includes a kitten left to die in a rubbish bin and chronic neglect of a pony which was left unable to stand.

SPCA chief executive Andrea Midgen says the list will shock people.

“2018 was a particularly cruel year for some of New Zealand’s animals with SPCA inspectors seeing many cases of intense neglect and extreme

violence towards animals,” Andrea says.

Each year, the organisation spends around $9 million running the inspectorate which includes rescuing animals and prosecuting animal offenders.

SPCA is the only charity in New Zealand with the legal powers to help animals in need and bring offenders to justice.

Andrea says the annual appeal

is one of the SPCA’s biggest fundraising events of the year, which is why it’s so important for the public to get onboard and help put an end to animal cruelty around the country.

The SPCA receives limited funding from the Government - the reason any donation, no matter how small or large, makes a huge difference.

Fronting this year’s Annual Appeal are Daisy and Lola, two elderly poodle crosses that were found with coats matted and overgrown. They were neglected for almost two years.

SPCA inspector Kelly King was the person who rescued Daisy and Lola.

“When we found the sisters, we couldn’t believe the neglect that had taken place – they didn’t even look like dogs. Both were

suffering with arthritis, extensive dental disease, were deaf from multiple ear infections and were nearly blind,” Kelly says.

Daisy and Lola have since been adopted together into a loving home and are flourishing with their new owners.

“We understand that the list can be distressing to see, but this is the harsh reality of what our devoted SPCA Inspectors encounter every day. Without these Inspectors, cases such as Daisy and Lola’s, may not have the happy ending they have,” Andrea adds.  The SPCA’s annual appeal runs from March 4 to 10 and people can get involved in by donating to street collectors or online at spca.nz/AnnualAppeal2019

Daisy and Lola the two elderly poodles look a lot better thanks to the work the SPCA did. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Union blames regional council for shortage of bus drivers The Wellington Tramways Union says Greater Wellington Regional Council’s concern about a bus driver shortage is hypocrisy at its worst.

The call comes as the council has increased its complaints about the driver shortage they helped create.

Union secretary Kevin O’Sullivan says the council has no credibility on this issue after their attack on Wellington bus drivers’ terms and conditions.

“The council’s hypocrisy would be comic if it wasn’t for the immense uncertainty and anguish they have put drivers through in the last three years,” Kevin says.

He says it was the regional council who tendered the work out without protecting terms and conditions,

and who changed the routes to make them a nightmare to drive.

“They did this after we repeatedly warned them about the problems it would cause, now they’ve done the damage they’re trying to blame anyone else but themselves,” Kevin says.

“It’s particularly galling to see them attacking NZ Bus, the employer who has dealt with its drivers in good faith and settled their collective employment agreement, while giving a free pass once again to Tranzit; the company that has refused to engage with its drivers or their union for over a year now,” he says.

Kevin says regional council need to realise it can’t get away with

turning bus driving in Wellington into a job people don’t want and then whinging about shortages.

For months, bus drivers around the region have been seeking better terms and conditions and an increase in pay.

This has resulted in several region-wide stikes in recent months.

Last year, council were allegedly told there was no way Wellington’s bus service could be fixed without the drivers’ having the security of a decent collective agreement.

“The answer the GWRC is after is simple. Get Tranzit to the table to negotiate a collective employment agreement, and make driving a bus in Wellington something people want to do again,” Kevin says.

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

Question: Do you think the proposed capital gains tax is fair?

Debra Forsyth, Wainuiomata “Yes it’s well over due.”

Frances Petuha, Wainuiomata “Yes it is a good thing and should even the playing field for other people getting into their first home.”

Paritia Rigby, Wainuiomata “Yes if people want to get into investing in more than one house.”

Clive Cannon, Wainuiomata “Not for small business owners.”

Kerryn Brodie, Island Bay Yep. I think so. Things have got to change. It’s like people had things in trusts or own three or four properties and then don’t pay tax on them and that’s not fair.

Drew Ruka, Island Bay I like the idea. I do think it would be fair. We should try it out as we’ve got to do something better than what we’re doing.

All welcome at kindergarten play morning Families with preschool aged children are invited to a free kindergarten play morning at the Wainuiomata Memorial Hall on Tuesday, March 12.

This event will be hosted by Hutt City Kindergartens, a not-for-profit who has five kindergartens in Wainuiomata.

“We promise a fun morning of play for preschool aged children, with activities to give families a taste of what kindergarten offers,” says Charmaine Hakaraia, Hutt

City Kindergartens’ general manager for operations.

“We will have story time sessions, face painting, craft activities and toys; as well as a free morning tea and great coffee for parents and caregivers,” Charmaine adds.

The event is free to attend and there is no need to register, people can come along between 9.30am and 11.30am to join in the fun.

“A teacher from each of our five local kindergartens will be there with an activity that

is popular with their tamariki. For parents and caregivers we will have information

tables about local services and topics of interest to families,” Charmaine says.

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Enliven Connect is a buddy programme that matches volunteers with Lower Hutt elders. The volunteers and community members are then supported to socialise, go for outings and enjoy fun activities and shared interests.

If you’re caring, reliable, an excellent communicator and would like to make a unique difference to the life of someone with early dementia or living in social isolation, then we’d love to hear from you!

For more infomation Call 027 290 2239 or email events@psc.org.nz Enliven Connect is supported by the Hutt City Council and the Office for Seniors.

The Hutt River clean at Seaview. PHOTO: Gerald Rillstone

Rain washes toxic algae from regions’ rivers The rain and dark clouds over the weekend had the silver lining of flushing toxic algae from the region’s rivers.

“We expect that all rivers in the greater Wellington region are now free from toxic algae. That’s certainly the case in Kapiti where the Otaki and Waikanae rivers flowed at around six times the flow required for flushing to occur,” says Dr Mark Heath, Senior Environmental Scientist, Marine and Freshwater, Greater Wellington.

“High flows were also seen in the Hutt River and Wairarapa rivers and we are

very confident that they are free from toxic algae.”

Greater Wellington’s water quality team will be out and about testing rivers over the next couple of days, and Greater Wellington’s “Is it safe to swim? and LAWA websites will quickly be updated with new – and almost certainly positive – information.

“The only drawback of the rain is that it can also flush potentially harmful contaminants into rivers and harbours, such as E.coli, which is why we urge people not to swim for at least two days after rain.”

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Twilight comes to Wainui

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A group of twilight volunteers and with youth ready for a game of basketball.

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An exciting new project called The Wainuiomata Twilight Project is getting underway.

The project is about positively engaging with youth in Wainuiomata.

Launched last week Twilight happens on Friday evenings from 9.30pm to midnight where organisers provide a safe and supportive space at the Wainuiomata High School gymnasium. Young people are able to come and play sports (primarily basketball), connect with other young people and enjoy some food.

There is a lack of evening activities for young people in our community on a Friday evening. Travel is also a significant barrier for young people within in our community and with activities taking place in Lower Hutt and Wellington which results in most of the local young people missing out.

Having the project take place at the local high school will increase the access for our community’s youth.

“Primarily the youth of Wainuiomata will benefit from the Twilight Project. We know

that through positive youth development the youth that take part will also carry those positive impacts into their social groups and have a positive benefit within their families.

The wider community will also benefit from this project because of the enhanced social resilience and regular connection.”

The team leader of the Wainuiomata Twilight Project is Andy Aldridge. Andy is the Youth and Children’s Pastor at Wainuiomata Baptist Church. A trained youth worker who has been practicing youth work since 2001. Andy started his youth work career in England and then moved to New Zealand to further his youth work in 2013.

“This is a community-led project, with a commitment from a range of organisations and people to enable it to work.

Everyone has come on board with the clear understanding that this is not a faith -based, political party, or organisation agenda-focused project. They are working collaboratively towards the common goal of wanting the best opportunities for our local youth.”

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• 2pm-3pm Paper Craft

• 9.30am-2.30pm Literacy Aotearoa • 1pm-3pm, Chat and Chill • 4pm-5pm, Drop In and Draw

• 10am-4pm, Addiction Counselling • 10am-1pm, Budgeting Service • 10.30am-11.30am, Preschool Storytime • 10.30am-1.30pm, Wainuiomata Spinners • 3.30pm-5pm, TiHei Rangatahi Teina Tuesdays • 5.30pm-7.30pm, TiHei Rangatahi Tuakana • 6pm-7pm, Weight Watchers

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• 9am-5pm Art Exhibition • 11am-12pm, Community Law Clinic • 12noon-2pm, Free Family Lawyer • 1pm-5pm, Budgeting Service • 3.30pm-5pm, TiHei Rangatahi Teina Wednesdays • 4pm-5pm, Active Hour • 4pm-5pm, Zines for Teens • 6.45pm-8.45pm, Toastmasters

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• 9am-12pm, Whanau in Arms • 10am-4pm, Addiction

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• 11am-12pm, Community Law Clinic

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• 12noon-2pm, Free Family Lawyer • 1pm-5pm, Budgeting Service • 3.30pm-5pm, TiHei Rangatahi Teina Wednesdays • 4pm-5pm, Active Hour • 4pm-5pm, Zines for Teens • 4.30pm-5.30pm Reo Rangatahi: Save the Turtles • 6.45pm-8.45pm, Toastmasters

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• 9am-5pm Art Exhibition • 9.30am-10.15am Social Walking Group 10.30am-11am, Baby Bounce and Rhyme 10.30am-11.30am, Book Group 1pm-3pm Computer Class Intro to Social Media 2pm-4pm, Craft Group 2pm-3pm, Justice of the Peace 3.30pm-5pm, TiHei Rangatahi Teina Thursdays 4pm-5pm, Paper Craft for Kids 5.30pm-7.30pm, TiHei Rangatahi Tuakana 7pm-8.30pm, Guitar Group

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Wednesday February 27, 2019

Mike King talks kindness and looking out for each other

By Dan Whitfield

Mike King has visited Wainuiomata Intermediate to talk about kindness, love and looking out for each other.

The mental health advocate and Kiwibank 2019 New Zealander of the Year delievered an engaging presentation to students on Tuesday last week.

Drawing from his own personal experiences, Mike has bought the serious issues of depression, alcohol and drug abuse and suicide to public attention.

His leadership and courage has opened channels for those vulnerable to be heard and

helped while also shifting the publics perceptions on these important issues.

Working alongside other mental health professionals, he has been the driving force of many initiatives to shift the way New Zealanders think about mental Mike spoke about everybody having that inner critic and how to ask for help.

The visit coincided with the school’s year-long focus of wellness, and provided it with ways to promote it throughout the year.

When asked what a highlight was, Mike mentioned it was during question time when the

students blew everyone away with their questions.

“They were thought provoking, compassionate, intelligent, and empathetic all at the same time. And every question centred around how they can help those who may be struggling,” Mike explains.

Wainuiomata Intermediate principal Craig Sharp says he want to get Mike back to do an adult session and some further work with the students later in the year.

“Some of the things he shared today would have been really useful for me to hear as an 11year-old,” he says.

Grayson Johnson who Mike King gave a taonga to as a mark of respect for the quality of his question.

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BELOW: Students, from left, Luana McCarthy, RJ Edger, Lani Matson, Izik Brosnahan, Isaiah Buri, Mike King talking to Wainuiomata Intermediate students. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Isla Adrian, Troy Baker, and Trey Symonds enjoying what Mike King had to say. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Scouts Mud Slide In February each year, SCOUTS New Zealand celebrates their annual MudSlide Day - and Scout Groups across the country combine plastic with dirt and water to have a whole lot of fun.

Wainuiomata Scouts had a near perfecrt day for thed event which was well supported by families and the community.

Open to communities as a family day, MudSlide Day gives Scout Groups the perfect opportunity to invite their friends to share in the adventure of SCOUTS. The MudSlide is held every year towards the end of February, and is usually the same weekend at Founders Day. This years event was held at Old Wainuiomata College grounds.

Hot sausage sizzle for those who braved the slide.

Family members wait at the base pool for the water slide.

Back to the top for another go

Premier league player Quentin Kepa has a go.

Home base and a picnic at the base of the slide.

Ashley Noyce holds tight to Karson Jeffs for a ride down the slide.

MP Chris Bishop and councillor Campbell Barry with James Bowen and Ryan Bowen (front) at the top of the slide.

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Wellington Bridge Players success in the Gold Coast Congress Last week 240 Bridge Players from all over New Zealand took part took part in one of the largest Bridge Annual Events that is held in Australia – the Gold Coast Congress.

Among them was a Wellington based pair Mariusz Tumilowicz (Wilton) and Maciej Szczesny (Stokes Valley). Both Mariusz and Maciej came to New Zealand from Poland and started playing together last year Congress is not for the faint hearted – the two sessions of qualifying games are brutal and the survivors are then divided into several graded sets of finals.

After three long days and five stressful sessions Mariusz and Maciej finished second in the Restricted Pairs event, ahead of over 160 pairs competing in this category.

Mariusz moved to Wellington with

his family 11 years ago. He learned to play bridge back in Poland but hasn’t been playing since university – last year his wife Barbara and their two sons also started playing bridge, so now it’s a real family passion.

Maciej took his lessons two years ago at Hutt Bridge Club, not long after he came to New Zealand.

Barbara and Sylwia, life partners of Mariusz and Maciej accompanied them to the Gold Coast as “Bridge widows”, but decided as they were there, they might as well take a break in their holiday and play in the rookie tournament.

Not only did they finish second, but their score was the top score of all the Wellingtonians who attended Congress A great achievement as Barbara and Sylwia both attended Beginner lessons last year.

Barbara Tumilowicz and Sylvia Szczesny, who finished second in the Rookie tournament.

Students to strike over climate change March the 15th will see thousands of school students from New Zealand will be going on strike from school between 10am and 3pm in the aftertnoon to demand urgent action on climate change.

Throughout the country students will strike outside their local MP’s office, as well as outside Parliament and in Wel-

lington’s Aotea Square.

“We have events organized in Wellington, Auckland, Kapiti, Taranaki, Waihi, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton and more,” spokeperson Molly Doyle says.

The school strike movement was kicked off last year by year 8 students in Central Victoria, Australia who were inspired by 15-year-old Swedish student

Greta who started striking in August 2018 and now strikes every Friday.

The movement demands the New Zealand Government do more to hold global warming to no more than 1.5C. The group belives the passing of an ambitious and effective Zero Carbon Act that gives New Zealand a coherent long-term

plan to get to carbon neutrality by 2050.

“The paths to reaching emission targets being fast-tracked, well planned and transparent so the New Zealand public is aware that progress is being made and can hold the Government to account.

“Ceasing all exploration and extraction of more fossil fuels

immediately. We already have more in our reserves than we can afford to burn to avoid catastrophic climate change.

We need to invest in renewable energy alternatives now.

“Regulating emissions from agriculture, which account for almost half of our emissions, and for which there is currently no plan,” she says.

Balloon-assisted births could be easier for mums

A diagram of a baby being delivered with the help of a balloon.

Women who need help starting labour could have a more comfortable, relaxed birthing experience with the aid of a specialised balloon.

An Aotearoa New Zealand study seeking pregnant women aims to confi rm the safety and effectiveness of the balloon procedure for induction.

About one in four pregnant women (24 per cent of births) in this country are induced – helped along by labour-inducing hormones and physical means.

The University of Auckland-led study, called the OBLIGE trial (Outpatient Balloon vs Inpatient Gel), is running in 10 hospitals and looking for more than 1500 women over the next one to two years.

It will compare two common methods of induction: a prostaglandin hormone preparation, and a balloon catheter fed through the cervix .

The trial is running in a number of hospitals including the Hutt Valley and Wellington.

“We’re interested to find out which method is more likely to lead to vaginal birth, be more cost-effective, and which method New Zealand women prefer,” says study lead Dr Michelle Wise, a senior lecturer in obstetrics and gynaecology at the

university’s School of Medicine.

The main practical difference for mothers is that because the hormone preparation can sometimes cause unwanted and excessive contractions, women who undergo this method need to stay in hospital until the baby is born so that the baby’s heartbeat can be monitored for signs of distress.

Contractions are unlikely with the balloon method, which means mothers are usually allowed to go home while the balloon softens and stretches the cervix, usually for about 18-24 hours.

Michelle says international research has shown that compared to using prostaglandin hormone, using a balloon results in less overstimulation of the uterus – which can cause distress in the baby and trigger an emergency caesarean – and fewer births using instruments such as forceps.

“The balloon catheter is a more natural way of starting labour, because it encourages the release of women’s own hormones to soften the cervix and prepare it for labour,” Michelle says.  Find out more at the study website www.oblige.auckland.ac.nz.

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with Jacob Page

Razor’s exit leaves ABs coaching role without its edge Scott Robertson’s new twoyear deal with the Crusaders seems to take all the heat out of the All Blacks’ coaching race.

Robertson extended his time in charge of the two-time defending Super Rugby champions last week.

The move seems to pave the way for current All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster to take the head role from Steve

Hansen at the completion of the World Cup in Japan.

Only pipe-dream scenarios remain if you aren’t a fan of Foster, who on the surface, represents the status quo.

Robertson will be off contract in 2021, halfway through the next World Cup cycle and in a prime position to swoop the top job, should the men in black go through a poor patch of form.

The only other outside chance is the New Zealand Rugby Union convince current Irish coach Joe Schmidt to forgo his sabbatical year he said he would take in 2020 to care for his son.

Either way, if Foster is given the job, as all signs suggest, he will have two top coaches sweating on his job.

The wild card would be if the All Blacks fail in Japan.

Say they get bounced out in the quarter-finals.

Would that motivate those who make the decision to look beyond what appears to be a cutand-dry status quo decision?

If they win and make it three William Webb Ellis trophies in a row then it would be tough to argue against the steady as she goes approach.

The new coach will have

plenty of queries to deal with.

The usual player exodus will test the depth in the playing ranks and a new captain will most likely be needed.

Things are never as clear as they seem and there is plenty of rugby to be won and lost before a decision on the most successful sports franchise in history finds their new head coach.

Hard X, something for everyone

By Andy McGechan

Dirt bikes, forest tracks and just enough twists, turns, bumps and logs will make the second annual Husqvarna Hard X interesting for everyone.

Held on March 30, the event could be New Zealand’s ultimate of extreme cross-country races, but don’t be frightened off by its daunting title, because, although it could indeed push riders to their limit, it should still appeal to individuals of all skill levels.

The Husqvarna Hard X event in the Kinleith Forest, near Atiamuri, is a four-hour cross-country race.

It features all the great trails and hard bits of a Husqvarna Hard Adventure Enduro, but on a compact course, with hard sections deemed suitable for the grade that the rider enters.

Organiser Sean Clarke says the event would have mass appeal.

“This event is to show riders what a threeday hard enduro is like but in a compact way,” he explains.

“It will be a lot easier to enter and ride.

“Riders don’t need a GPS device on their bikes, they don’t need head lights or tail lights and they don’t need to be concerned with the thought of six hours of gruelling riding, like what they might encounter at a hard enduro.”

Riders classify themselves as either gold, silver or bronze grade competitors and the course they’ll face will hopefully reflect that level of proficiency.

“Everyone is probably thinking it’s going

to be a psycho-hard event, but it’s not,” Sean says.

He says the bronze class would be about the same level as a hard section at a trail ride, with the silver and gold class courses will be just a little bit harder than that.

One of the elite Gold level riders will be Wainuiomata’s Jake Whitaker.

Jake is a record eight-time national moto trials champion, and it will be his fine balance attributes and his skill with precise throttle control from that parallel motorcycling code that may give him the unbeatable edge, although he missed out on the main prize at the inaugural event last season.

The outright winner last year was Helensville’s Tom Buxton and this is one rider in particular who Jake will most be keeping a close eye on this time around too.

“This year I am focussing on national enduro and cross-country events and not so much riding trials bikes at all really,” Jakes says.

“The fact that I have ridden a lot of moto trials events in the past gives me an edge at events like the Husky Hard X, especially when the course gets steep, with killer up-hills and down-hills and then creek crossings too.

“That’s where I make up ground over the other riders.

“Speed is involved, but it’s not so vital and I’ve been getting better with my speed anyway,” he says.

The venue for the event will be signposted on State Highway 1, 30 kilometres south of Tokoroa.

Wainuiomata’s Jake Whitaker, sure to be a contender at this year’s Husqvarna Hard X event in the Kinleith Forest, near Atiamuri, on March 30.

PHOTO: Andy McGechan

Wainui achieve close victory over Eastbourne

By Greg Ross

Wainui Cricket Club’s First Grade team completed a close victory at Eastbourne on Saturday.

On the first day Wainui conceded first innings points for the first time this season.

Daniel Hewitt took 5/34 and Craig Foster 4/32 as Eastbourne totalled 134.

Captain Justin Morgan’s hard fought 40 nearly saw Wainui through to the first innings honours but the final total of 130 was four behind the locals’ effort.

Resuming their second innings on Saturday at 60/3, Eastbourne found the Wainui bowlers hard to handle and struggled to 124.

Daniel Hewitt’s 5/48 gave him his second 10-wicket match haul this season and took him past 40 wickets.

Chasing 129, Wainui struggled to 87/8 with some balls bouncing steeply and others shooting along

the ground.

At this point came the match-winning stand.

James Castle’s steady 28 not out was worth 50 on any other pitch, and in tandem with Daniel Hewitt’s 22 not out he got Wainui across the line to 129/8.

The hard earned win was Wainui’s fifth consecutive victory in the 2-day competition (a record according to some), and maintains their handy lead.

Wainui’s Third Grade defeated Karori by default, while in T20 action at Bryan Heath Park Wainui Brownie were beaten by Petone Punters while Wainui Rosco defeated Naenae Green by 8 wickets to stay in the top four.

Kevin Krebs piloted Wainui home in that game with 47 not out.

The club hosts its Old Timers Day this Saturday at Bryan Heath Park, with the First and Third Grade teams both playing on the park.

A warm welcome is extended to all past and present players and supporters.

The TriAbility Triathlon will not be taking place in 2019 Sport Wainuiomata Inc, the volunteer-led community group who runs this event will be taking the next 12 months to set up thier new charity, TriAbility Communities and focusing on helping others to make their community events more inclusive, accessible and sustainable.

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events.

Sport Wainuiomata is calling for volunteers who have a few hours to contact them today.

They need volunteers for as course marshals, photographers, and to help with event set up and pack down, registration tables, first-aid, sausage sizzle, feedback gatherers... there are all sorts of options available.

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