2 November Wainuiomata News

Top at sport

By Frank Neill

Alexis Tauaneai and Tiaki NagerRopitini are the Wainuiomata High School’s sportswoman and sportsman of the year.

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Wainuiomata High School’s sportswoman and sportsman of the year Alexis Tauaneai and Tiaki Nager-Ropitini. Photo: Supplied.

Third top award for Alexis

Rugby Club women’s team and was named the team’s most valuable player.

year

was the College Sport Wellington rugby

of the year, and this year

been nominated for three Sport Wellington awards – Rugby League player of the year, Rugby Union player of the year and all rounder of the year.

Touch Rugby is another of her sports, and she attended the New Zealand development camp for this discipline.

Alexis played for the Wainuiomata Rugby League Club, gaining selection for the Wellington Rugby League nines team, where she won another most valuable player award and was selected in the tournament team.

Alexis

one of six Wainuiomata High School

who have been nominated for a Sports Wellington award. The other five are Charvarna Williams (Bowls), Diamond Maas (K orahi), Tiaki Nager-Ropitini (K orahi), Ruby Lasini (Special Olympics) and Nigel Waenga (Special Olympics).

Alexis’s list of achievements is impressive and includes international competition.

She played for the Samoan Barbarians at the World Schools Sevens tournament, played for the Wellington Samoa under 18 Rugby team, and was named as the under 18 girl Rugby player of the year by the Wellington Rugby Union. She also represented Wellington in the Pride Women’s Rugby team.

She was captain of the Wainuiomata High School Women’s Rugby team, which was runnerup in the premier 1 competition. As well as playing for her school, Alexis played in the Wainuiomata

She was also selected for the Upper Central Stallions under Rugby League 18 team and the under 18 Samoa team which competed in the Pacific Youth Cup on 15 October.

Alexis was named Most Valuable Player in the New Zealand under 18 Rugby League Clubs team, which defeated the New Zealand secondary schools team by a massive 50-0 on 23 October.

Tiaki has represented Wainuiomata High School in four sports – Rugby, Basketball, Touch and K orahi. K orahi is a game that is something of a mixture between handball, netball, football, flag and touch rugby.

Tiaki was kait karo at this year’s Matariki K orahi National competition held in Huntly and he was instrumental in Wainuiomata High School’s quarter final win over Ng Tai tea Wharekura.

At the end of the tournament he was rewarded with the outstanding player at the tournament and was named in the Aotearoa

K orahi team. This team will play in November at the Junior National Competition in Hamilton and will also play against The New Zealand Area Schools team. He has been a member of the school’s first fifteen since 2021, and has been a key member of

the touch team. Jamie Beyer won the 2022 Ignite Sport Trust Character Athlete award.

This award is presented to a student athlete who demonstrates positive character in sport and effectively models it. Continued on page 4

Trinity Tauaneai. Photo: Supplied.

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I feel it should be banned. I am very concerned about animals and wildlife and how much damage and disturbance fireworks do to them and to our pets as well.

That’s a hard one. My kids enjoy the fireworks but there are some pretty silly people out there who don’t use them the way they should be used.

I’m in two minds. I didn’t do it with my kids. For people who don’t have much money I think their money would be better used for housing.

Small ones are all right, but big sounds and large

works are not

Really enjoying Wainuiomata

By Frank Neill

really enjoyed working over here,” says one of Wainuiomata’s two Community Police Constables, Constable Ethan Bland.

“It’s nice working with people and having good interactions with them – just talking to them as people,” he says.

Constable Bland began working as a Police officer in Wainuiomata at the start of July this year.

He was already a resident of the suburb, however, having lived in Wainuiomata for five years.

He chose to work in Wainuiomata because “it was an exciting opportunity to be part of a new station reopening … and to be part of a community that is defined by the hill.

“Stokes Valley and Wainuiomata are defined by a geographical boundary and I thought it was interesting to work in such a specific area.”

After leaving school, Constable Bland worked in retail in Masterton for a year, then moved to Wellington in 2012 to study at Victoria University. He graduated with a BSc in geology and developmental science.

Following his graduation he started at the Police College in March 2016.

When asked why he chose the Police as a career, Constable Bland said: “I didn’t have a privileged childhood, but I did have a safe childhood. I was aware a lot of people did not.”

Because of that, he was motivated to help “make communities safer as a whole.

“I don’t like bad people, either. Keeping bad people off the streets and locking them up is a bit of a bonus too,” he says.

“In order to keep a community safe, first and foremost remove people from that community who are a threat to that safety.”

Whether that is moving them to

another community where they are not associating with the wrong people and where they have good support, or whether that is imprisoning them, a big key to community safety is moving them.

Another important part of helping keep a community safe is partnership building – “making sure we have good relationships with our agency partners and our community partners.”

In that way, rather than waiting for “bad things to happen, you can try to address issues before things happen”.

When asked what have been the highlights of his Police career Constable Bland indicated that many may not be suitable for publication.

One highlight he did mention happened in Carterton “during the chaos of 2020”.

He stopped a ute and found a large amount of methamphetamine, leading to a prison sentence for the offender.

It’s a tricky one. In good hands it’s okay, but there can be a lot of fire safety issues around fireworks. There’s a lot of education that needs to be put into it.

I think displays are a better way to go these days.

“Meth is a humungous socio-economic burden and it also destroys families.

“It doesn’t get much better than holding these people to account.”

There have been lots of other incidents similar to that, he notes.

Another highlight was helping birth a child.

“A lady went into premature labour and gave birth with me and my

colleague, sitting in the back of a Police car.

“I’d never seen it before, and never saw it again until my wife gave birth. It was certainly something I never expected,” he says.

After graduating from Police College, Constable Bland spent six months in Levin, then a year in Paraparaumu, before moving to the Hutt Valley in 2018.

Q: Do you think the public sale of

should be banned or not, and why?

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Carol Bradnock

Luke Brown

Hana Gaskin

Leah Lenihan

Constable Ethan Bland. Photo: Frank Neill.

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Jamie coaches her sister’s primary school netball team and also assisted with coaching and umpiring the Wainuiomata High School collegiate four netball team, which won this year’s competition final.

Eli Jellicoe won the Sports Co-ordinator Cup. This trophy is awarded to a student in a sport which does not have a weekly competition with college sport.

Originally selected for the New Zealand under 14 Baseball team as a non-travelling reserve, Eli was then offered the chance to play in an Australian team representing the Northern Beach. This team played in the Down Under Winter Classic,

Trinity Tauaneai won the 2022 Bill Sharp International Trophy, presented to recognise students who represented New Zealand in the chosen sport.

Trinity represented New Zealand in Softball, playing in the under 15 category. The team travelled to Australia and competed in the Australian state tournament.

The school also presented a community award – the Ignite Sport Character Coach Award – to Toli Sagaga.

Toli is one of the founding members of the Ulalei netball club who have successfully grown local talent to achieve at the highest level in Netball.

GARDENING THIS WEEK

GARDENING TIPS : By Wally Richards

For most of the country it has been a poor spring and slow start of the growing season.

We have the daylight hours, in fact we are now only about 7 weeks away to the longest day of the year.

It is the temperatures that are the problem, we are not getting the constant warm temperatures during the day and night.

That does not matter to hardy plants and vegetables that can be grown outdoors all year around such as cabbages. (On line shopping today New World whole cabbage $9.99 at Countdown $7.69)

Lettuce between $3.00 to $4.00 each?

Wow, I currently have so many lettuces that I give then to my chickens.

Not only that as a result of letting one lettuce (Drunken Woman my favorite) go to seed, it self seed giving hundreds of seedlings.

Some of which I have transplanted and currently have lettuce from small seedlings to mature plants going to seed.

I dont bother growing much cabbage, broccoli or cauliflower as they take longer to mature and we seldom use them anyway in preference to Bok Choy which is much quicker to mature and takes less room.

Silverbeet is an excellent vegetable to grow as it has high nutritional value and you harvest only the outer leaves for use as it will keep producing till it goes to seed.

Whether you grow in open ground, raised gardens or in containers you can produce hardy vegetables that will not only be inexpensive compared to current cost of purchased vegetables but will also have great flavour be free of chemical poisons.

The stuff you buy from Supermarket is not only bloody expensive but are chemically grown and sprayed with chemicals thus having little goodness and a bland flavour.

If it tastes good without having to use condiments then it is good for your health.

Basically no matter how you grow you apply natural products to the soil/ growing medium such as any animal or chicken manures, blood & bone, sheep manure pellets at the base.

Garden Lime such as Wallys Calcium & Health, minerals from Ocean Solids and Wallys Unlocking your soil.

Then over this a layer of Daltons Compost. (Most others I do not trust because they can contain recycled green waste which maybe full of herbicides)

Then into this you plant seeds or

seedlings and spray them every week with Magic Botanic Liquid (MBL) they will grow twice as fast and twice as big and be very advantageous for your health and budget.

I expect that vegetables in the supermarket are only going to get dearer because of high cost of imported fertilisers, cost of chemical sprays to keep the plants looking perfect on the shelves and the cost of diesel.

Because of the milder temperatures heat loving plants are not fairing very well.

My tomato plants grown in a plastic house in the Auto-pot system are doing ok but plants that like much more heat such as cucumbers, capsicum and chili are sitting and sulking even with the high quality nutrient they have to grow with.

I hate to think how poorly these plants wound do in open gardens along with pumpkin and other cubits.

They would really sulk until the temperatures became better which is most unusual for weather after Labour Weekend in NZ.

If, as some predict, we are heading into a solar minimum which reduces the global temperatures to the extent of a mini-ice age or worse then that would be far worse for food growing than a global warming.

Most of you will have planted or are planting tomato plants currently, if in a glasshouse you will have better results than out doors. Outdoors you need a very sunny, sheltered spot for best results.

Treat the soil with the products mention but dont use Calcium & Health instead buy some Dolomite.

Tomatoes and Potatoes like a slightly acidic soil pH.

Now this is important to get the best results out of a tomato plant; you make a deep hole and plant it deep, up to the bottom leaves or even deeper.

The reason is that a tomato plant will produce roots all the way up the trunk and often on a more mature plant you will see knobs near the base of the trunk which are beginnings of roots.

If that is seen then mould up growing medium so the root system is increased.

The bigger the roots to feed, the better the plant.

You can place a little of Wallys Neem Tree Powder in the planting hole and sprinkle some of Wallys Secret Tomato Food with Neem Granules on the soil.

That will assist in deterring whitefly especially in a glasshouse as well as feed the plants.

The Secret tomato food contains a good amount of potash which I have

Raising funds for mental health

By Frank Neill

Fire fighter Jordan Martin will walk up and over Wainuiomata hill every day during November to raise funds to support mental health.

Not only will he complete the 30 walks, Jordan will be wearing full fire fighting kit, weighing in at between 25 and 30kg.

Jordan will complete the walks, totalling around 195km, as part of the Movember initiative, where people around the world take on a variety of challenges.

The funds they raise support

Movember’s work in mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer.

To date, the Movember movement has funded more than 1,250 men’s health projects worldwide since it began in 2003.

Mental health and suicide prevention are high motivators for Jordan, and he gives two reasons why.

Firstly, as a fire fighter “we get exposed to quite a few of these jobs,” he says.

And secondly, “I have lost a few people to suicide as well”.

He has therefore taken on the chal-

lenge to “gain exposure for the dire need to understand and support the mental health of our men, the men in our community and the lives of our wh nau.”

Movember, he says, “is a bloody good cause.”

As well as the Wainuiomata hill walk, Jordan will complete 60 repetitions of exercises chosen by his donors.

“To spice things up, if we reach our $5,000 goal then I will shave my much loved and dirty mullet with my luscious mo. Our final donor will have the option to shave my

mullet if they wish,” he says.

People can support Jordan by visiting the Movember website at https:// nz.movember.com/. You then click on the “Donate” button and type in Jordan’s name.

Urgent support is available for you or someone you know by calling: 1737 Need To Talk (1737).

The Suicide Crisis Helpline (0508 828 865), or Lifeline (0800 543 354).

If you're ever worried that someone's life is in immediate danger, call 111 or go directly to emergency services.

noticed lacking in other brands, likely because potash is expensive.

If your tomato, capsicum, chili do not have ample potash then your fruit will lack flavour.

Wallys Secret Tomato Food with Neem Granules was created on the request of a specialist tomato grower who wanted the very best tomatoes.

He told me many years ago that he had tried all the brands but none of them produced really great flavored fruit.

So along with fertiliser experts we created the product, Wallys Secret Tomato Food which over the last 15 plus years has been well sort after by people that love to grow the best tomatoes possible.

There are two types of tomato plants; Indeterminate and Determinate the first is tall growing and is actually a climber the later is a bush type which is short with a wide spread such as dwarf types.

In the Indeterminate type there are very large fruiting ones such as Boy o Boy which can produce fruit weighing 500 grams. Some you need only one slice to cover sliced bread!

To do that you need to not only remove the laterals but also reduce down the amount fruit per truss to get a monster tomato.

Laterals form between the trunk and the leaf branch and in Indeterminate tomato plants it is best to remove them otherwise you get a plant that requires lots of staking and support.

On a determinate plant the laterals are often left on to make the plant bushier and produce a lot more trusses and thus a lot of smaller fruit.

If you allow a lateral to grow about 8cm long you can strike it as a cutting and get free extra tomato plants.

If last season your tomatoes were affected by the tomato psyllid that we wrote about recently then you need to use Wallys Cell Strengthening Kit to protect your plants and be able to harvest tomatoes like you did in the past.

Eli Jellicoe.

Photo: Supplied.

Jamie Beyer. Photo: Supplied.

coming second in the tournament.

Toli Sagaga. Photo: Supplied.

Jordan Martin at the Wainuiomata Fire Station. Photo: Wainuiomata Volunteer Fire Brigade.

New bill will help many locals

enough drivers, leading to a big shortage.

The new Fair Pay Agreements Bill, enacted by Parliament on 26 October, “will help a great many Wainuiomata people and their families,” says Hutt South MP Ginny Andersen.

The new law will see people in a whole range of workplaces – including supermarkets, bus drivers, cleaners and the hospitality sector – being able to negotiate better pay and conditions than they could achieve before the bill was passed.

Taking bus drivers as an example, there was a major shortage of them in the Wellington region, mainly because of the poor pay and conditions, such as not having proper breaks, Ms Andersen says.

That mainly resulted from the fact that the companies running buses had to put in tenders to win contracts.

Companies were therefore working to lower their costs, including lowering the price of labour, in their bid to win the contract.

Bus driver pay was currently at a point where the bus companies were not able to attract

The new Fair Pay Agreements Bill “is the best labour law we have seen in 25 years,” Ms Andersen says.

The new law “enables trade unions to negotiate minimum rates of pay across sectors.

“It does so by introducing negotiations about working conditions and pay between employees and unions across an entire sector, rather than company by company.

“Fair pay agreements (FPA) ensure that people are paid fairly for their work through collective bargaining. Individual bargaining can be insufficient to improve working terms and conditions and as a result, there has been a persistent lack of bargaining power for workers in some sectors.

“This piece of legislation sets minimum standards, rates and terms and conditions which must be reached within an industry.

“This is a significant bill that will work as a vital tool to increase the wages and working conditions of those on low to middle incomes, including those who got us through the midst of the pandemic: our local bus drivers, cleaners, supermarket workers and hospitality

Notices

experience in a similar role is advantageous.

This is a part time position, 10 hours per week, working mainly term time. Days worked are negotiable with the International Dean. Hours worked may be varied depending on student requirements.

email your cover letter and CV to Sandy McVey at sandym@wainuiomatahigh.school.nz.

workers.

“FPAs will improve outcomes for vulnerable employees and help grow the incomes of New Zealand workers. This is especially so for groups over-represented in occupations which could benefit from an FPA including M ori, Pacific peoples, young people, and people with disabilities.

“As well as helping employees, the Fair Pay Agreements Bill helps good employers by stopping the race to the bottom which we have seen in many industries.

“It will encourage competition that is based not on low wages, but on better products and services — levelling the playing field so that good employers don’t get undercut and disadvantaged.

“We’re taking a balanced approach. Businesses will work with unions to set minimum terms and conditions for employees across an entire sector and must agree on industrial action.

“Previously New Zealand was one of the only countries that didn’t have a similar agreement in place. This is us catching up to the rest of the world,” Ms Andersen says.

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Brave Blossoms outgun lethargic ABs

One has to wonder when the folks at New Zealand Rugby will come to the realisation that the All Blacks under Ian Foster are trending in the wrong direction.

Their 38-31 win over Japan on Saturday night was another frustratingly poor performance in many areas, symptomatic of the season we have all sat through.

Japan, to their credit, played with the bravery, dedication, physicality and heart which was completely

missing from the men in black.

The All Blacks suffered a disrupted lead-up but they played like they had come to Tokyo for a training run.

I had seen more intensity during an episode of The Chase.

The result does nothing to ease the pressure on coach Foster or captain Sam Cane.

Most of the rugby public has made up their minds that both men are out of their depth in their current roles.

They weren’t the only ones out of their depth on Saturday night; Roger Tuivasa Sheck continued to look lost in the midfield and Stephen Perofeta did not make the most of his opportunity at fullback.

The team missed Ardie Savea and all three Barrett brothers.

Long gone are the days of the 1995 World Cup when the All Blacks ran in a 145-17.

The Japanese now have access to excellent Kiwi coaches like Jamie

Two locals in NZ Black Sox

By Frank Neill

Wainuiomata players Joel Evans and Tane Mumu have been selected in the New Zealand Black Sox squad that will contest this year’s Softball World Cup.

Joel and Tane are among the squad of 16 players head coach Mark Sorensen has picked for the World Cup competition, which will be contested in Auckland between 26 November and 4 December.

This will be the fourth world series Joel has played, having made his debut in 2010, and he will be seeking to chalk up a second title. New Zealand won the 2017 Softball World Cup and Joel made the match-winning play in the Black Sox victory.

Australia was leading the match 4-2 when Joel stepped into the batter’s box at the top of the sixth innings.

With the bases loaded, Joel then hit a grand slam and when he crossed the home plate New Zealand had moved to a 6-4 lead.

Australia was then all out in the bottom of the seventh innings, and the Black Sox took the crown. That match-winning grand slam is the highlight of his career to date, Joel told the “Wainuiomata News”.

Currently playing at second base, Joel began playing softball with the Wainuiomata Softball Club more than 25 years ago when he was just four years old.

When he reached the point where he could play higher grades of the game, Joel moved first to Hutt Valley Marist, then the Hutt City United, then to Hutt Valley Dodgers and back to Hutt City United, where he currently plays.

Tane will be playing in his first world series this year.

Like Joel, Tane also began playing the game at a very young age. He was five years old when he began playing for the Wainuiomata Softball Club.

After playing for Wainuiomata until the under 15 grade, Tane then

moved to the Hutt Valley Dodgers and then again to Hutt City United.

Tane has two main highlights in his career.

The first was winning the under 18 national championships in the Hutt Valley and the second was making the Black Sox team, he said.

The opening World Series match for the Golden Homes NZ Black Sox is against the Czech Republic at Rosedale Park, Auckland, on 26 November.

The Black Sox finished fourth at the last World Cup, held in Prague in 2019.

Joseph, Tony Brown and Robbie Deans and they are showing the benefit of that.

Meanwhile, the All Blacks gameplan continues to show a lack of imagination or innovation.

For the most part, the team is boring to watch.

It seems as much as the public demand change, NZR has committed everyone to what seems like a trip doomed to failure for the World Cup.

The current lethargic play does not represent the All Blacks’ brand of rugby.

There is clearly a lack of leadership on the field and most alarmingly, no real change in approach.

Japan deserve a lot of credit but the All Black aura, once so powerful, it beat teams who merely faced-up to the pregame haka, is now in tatters and no one within the All Blacks environment seems overly bothered.

Getting more girls active in cricket

A new initiative to entice young girls to play cricket is underway at Wainuiomata’s Bryan Heath Park

Yeah! Girls is developed by New Zealand Cricket to provide a dedicated girls-only cricket programme for young New Zealanders. It will be run in Wainuiomata each Tuesday from 4pm to 5pm until December 6.

Sessions are girls-only for 10–17 year olds, and all about giving it a go. Girls don’t need to have played cricket before or need any equipment – our friendly Activators will

Charvarna scoops big awards

One of Bowls Wellington’s youth players has picked up an Award from her College. Charvarna Williams won Wainuiomata College's Lawn Bowls award as well as a Netball award. Charvarna was runner-up in Wellington Secondary School Singles this year and was part of the Wellington under 18 Team that won the North Island Quadrangular in July.

teach them everything you need to know, and supply all the equipment needed.

Yeah! Girls aims to develop skills in an action-packed environment, with an emphasis on having fun with friends and being active.

Yeah! Girls Hubs generally run for 4–6 weeks, with one session held each week. Sessions are a maximum of 60 minutes in duration.

Yeah! Girls is delivered by Activators who have completed NZ Cricket’s training programme.

Joel Evans in action. Photo: Supplied.

Tane Mumu in the batter’s box. Photo: Supplied.

Charvarna Williams. Photo: Supplied.

A new initiative to keep teen girls in cricket or introduce them to the sport has begun in Wainuiomata. Photo: Supppled.

The benefits of social inclusion cannot be understated for seniors in our community.

Belonging to any group that involves meeting new people and catching up with friends is crucial to our wellbeing at any age but more so for an older person who may live alone with very little social interactions.

Grey Power Wainuiomata provides friendship, a sense of belonging and keeps members informed through guest speakers talking on relevant issues and concerns.

Hutt City’s Mayor Campbell Barry and the local councillors keep the group informed about local and city-wide projects.

Wainuiomata Community Constable Ethan Bland talked to Grey Power Wainuiomata members on 26 October and a guest speaker from the Wainuiomata Ministry of Social Development office recently reminded members about the entitlements and how to get assistance from their office.

If there are issues or concerns for our Wainuiomata seniors, then Grey Power will strive to get them the answers.

Another benefit for every Grey power member in New Zealand is the $2000 Accidental Death and Dismemberment Policy. This automatic membership benefit is provided at no cost as long as you are a financial member of Grey Power. For Wainuiomata members that cost is $20 for a single person or $30 per couple, per year.

Other benefits include Grey Power Electricity (Scheme), 8 cents a litre off at Challenge Fuel and 10% off the best available fare on the Interislander Ferry.

As well as financial benefits there is the security of knowing the Board Members of the Federation lobby hard on our behalf, some examples are: funding for dental work; council’s pensioner housing; health system privatisation; and

senior housing financial support.

The benefits of belonging to your local Grey Power Association are many so please don’t hesitate to contact Helen Thomas, President of Wainuiomata Grey power Association on 022 109 6722.

Highlight of NZ arts calendar

The annual Splash exhibition, a highlight of the New Zealand Arts calendar, returns to Wellington this month.

The national exhibition of Watercolour New Zealand, Splash will feature around 300 paintings by professional and amateur artists from Whangarei to Invercargill.

One of the paintings is a stunning watercolour of a sunset viewed from the top of the Wainuiomata hill.

Splash 2022 opens at the Academy Galleries in the old wharf officers, Queens Wharf Wellington, on 5 November and runs to 20 November from 10am to 5pm daily. Entry is free.

This year will feature two exhibitions in one. Ceramicus, a ceramics collection featuring new and original works by members of the Wellington Potters’ Association, is joining Splash.

This year’s Splash guest is renowned New Zealand artist, Brian Baxter from Blenheim.

almost 50 years ago and an early success was winning the Kelliher Art Award in landscape in 1977.

Brian started as an oil and acrylic painter, and says: “At first I found it challenging to unlearn oil painting techniques, to give up some control and let watercolour talk. Now I appreciate the fresh looseness of watercolours and find that its happy accidents can be appealing.”

With a growing reputation as one of New Zealand’s top watercolour artists, Brian is known for his contemporary realistic landscapes for which he has won several prizes and awards. Brian’s masterly paintings of New Zealand and international scenes promise to be a highlight of the show.

Exhibiting artists in Splash 2022 include the top names in New Zealand watercolour, among them Adrienne Pavelka, Bernadette Parsons, Svetlana Orinko, Jacky Pearson, Min Kim,

Richard Bolton, Alan Collins, Dianne Taylor, Kimbra Taylor, Joy De Geus, and Roger Daniell.

Images of paintings from the exhibition, posted on Watercolour New Zealand’s facebook page, have attracted interest from art lovers around the world with likes from more than 20 countries.

A wide range of paintings in a variety of styles will be displayed and all artworks will be for sale.

Visitors who would like to watch watercolours being painted are welcome to watch as experienced artists demonstrate their skills. Demonstrations are scheduled foar 1 to 3pm on weekends.

Ceramicus will feature guest artist Karin Ambal. Her work is inspired by nature, including people and everyday life. Influenced by growing up in Norway, she likes her pieces to be useful, flexible and open to interpretation, and pass the

2022, departs Chatham Islands 9.30am - arrive Christchurch 11.00am

Tour #46 is for 8 days & 7 nights on Chatham X Christchurch and incorporates “Festival of Science week”

Tue 16th Aug, 2022 departs Christchurch 2.00pm - arrive Chatham Islands 4.30pm

Tue 23rd Aug, 2022 departs Chatham Islands 9.30am - arrive Christchurch 11.00am

is for 8 days & 7 nights on Chatham X Whanganui

Sun 2rd Oct 2022 departs Whanganui 7.00am arrive Chatham 9.45

A watercolour of sunset viewed from the top of the Wainuiomata hill, painted by Alfred Memelink.