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Alex Mort was more than willing to deflect praise to others in his North Wellington team after they won the Napier Under-19 football tournament last

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However, the 18-year-old midfielder was the key figure in almost everything positive that the team did and was named player of the tournament as a result.

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Alex Mort, left, earned player of the tournament as his North Wellington team won the Napier Under-19 tournament. Photo: Wareham Sport Media.

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Alex shows his talents and strives for more success Continued from page 1.

“Tournament football is very different to weekly football, the body is sore and you need to manage yourself through it.

Alex had a calf issue which he sustained in the quarter-final which he had to manage all the way through the final.

“We had a great team, such a great bunch of players and it was fantastic to be part of such a quality team.”

Alex singled-out captain Riley Manuel, who scored the winner in the final, as his top player of the tournament.

“For me, he was my player of the tournament and he was a pleasure to play alongside,” he says.

“Coming into the tournament, I just wanted to do my part for my team so to get that award at the end it came as a surprise to me.”

Alex says trailing in the final and coming back to win, showed the mental toughness of the team.

“We felt we had a team capable of winning the title and that’s how it turned out.

“We are well structured and we knew what we had to do.”

Alex says he likes to play a direct, fast-paced style.

He says many of the players hope to be the next crop of premier players at North Wellington in the coming seasons.

RIGHT: Alex Mort, left, has proved he is one to follow in a bright crop of young footballers at North Wellington. Photo: Wareham Sports Media.

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Special presentations at joint Karori Lions and Rotary dinner Karori Lions and Karori Rotary clubs enjoyed a very convivial Covid-delayed dinner together at Marsden School last Wednesday evening. Karori Lions President Jo Cameron says it is an important event.

“This annual joint dinner has become a tradition for the two service clubs, as has their annual Karori Community Book Fair, which had to be cancelled this year due to the Covid situation.”

Following a fine meal, the members were entertained by well-known photographer and Wellington City Councillor Simon Woolf, who enthralled the audience with an array of spectacular photographs of dawns and sunsets around Wellington, amongst many other treasures. Striking colour shots mingled with artistic black and whites, together with portraits and action shots of famous people.

Simon’s narrative supporting the photographic projections depicted a very full and fascinating life.

After Simon’s talk, Karori Lions took the opportunity to make two very special presentations. What was described as a unique event for the club, and possibly unique

From left to right: new member Diana De Alwis joins Graeme Ching and Rosemary Smith (10 years), Jennie Vowles (20 years), Trevor Anders (30 years), Alice McDonald (40 years), Gary Parsons (50 years) and Don Rennie (60 years of service). Photo credit: Simon Woolf.

for Lions New Zealand, was an achievement in years of service by individual members in a “full house” of consecutive decades.

Certificates were presented for one, two, three, four, five and six decades of service to Lions New Zealand.

To cap the evening, Karori Lions President Jo presented a certificate of Life Membership of the Lions Club of Karori to Don Rennie, in recognition of his sixty years of service to Lions, only the second time in the club’s 52 year history that this honour has been awarded. Don joined the Lions Club of Wanganui in 1961, and after serving in several Lions clubs, joined the Karori

Lions Club in 1973. He served as District Governor during 1983/84, and as Chairman of the Council of District Governors (the head Lion in New Zealand) during 1984/85.

In 1986 he was recognised with Life Membership of Lions Clubs International.

Jo reflects “It has been a great privilege for me to have had this opportunity to recognise members who have given so many years of service to the community. It all adds up. Just recently through our fundraising efforts the Lions of the lower North Island and upper South Island donated $500,000 to the new Wellington Children’s Hospital for a therapeutic play area.”

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Karori Lions President Jo Cameron presents Don Rennie with Life Membership of the Karori Lions Club.

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Pohutukawa to be relocated for new playground Specialist contractors are relocating four Pǀhutukawa trees to different spots in Frank Kitts Park to make space for the new playground construction getting underway in January.

Relocation work is started on Monday and is expected to take five days to complete.

Tree relocation is a complex and intricate process, and success ultimately depends on the quality of the root system, and the size and moveability of the roots depends on the nature of the soil they’ve been in.

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existing playground. Three of the four trees are being immediately relocated to different spots in the park.

The fourth one will be temporarily stored onsite until it can be lifted into its final location in the play area, where it will provide instant shade. A fifth tree is being removed and will be turned into mulch as it is not suitable for transplanting.

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93 years living in Karori

By Gerald Rillstone

Karori’s Don Patterson has seen more change in Karori than most, having lived in the same house for 93 of his 96 years.

A sprightly nonagenarian, Don still recalls the paddocks and cows that surrounded his house at 16 Newcombe Crescent in Karori.

“In 1940 they were saying Karori is built out and there couldn’t be any more houses, then they took the trees off the hills and haven’t stopped building ever since and back then it was completely surrounded by bush,” Don says.

“You could almost say by the 1950’s there were more shops with a greater variety than in the city, we had a furniture shop that people would come from the city to buy from.”

His father Captain D R Patterson was well known during the 50s as captain of two early coastal oil tankers the Paua and later the Tanea.

His parents had spotted the house under construction and inquired as to if it was for sale and found it was a spec house and would come available six months after it was finished.

“I arrived at the house two weeks over my third birthday. That was when I came into this house,” Don says.

He did have a couple of short breaks away a stint in 1940 while attending Wanganui Collegiate and after returning home took up work in the city and then off to train in the air force during the war.

With WW2 well underway Don

was caught up in the draft and volunteered for the air-force.

“I had left school at 17 and a quarter and started off with the Levin Company in 1943 and I worked for eleven months then had early entry to train in the air-force on my 18th birthday.”

Don headed off to Blenheim for training and had hopes of flying with the other hero’s of the sky but his eyesight let him down and he had to settle for ground training.

“I went in with the idea of flying with what they called the victory squadrons,” he says.

“My father died in 1953 and my mother in 1986 and my sister Winifred Patterson and I carried on living here after my mother died.”

Winifred who was three years older than Don died months short

A resident of Karori for 93 of his 96 years Don Patterson.

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of her 93 birthday.

Don retired from work in 1989 after 25 years with Wool-brokers and 13 years in shipping and freight and has enjoyed his retirement since in the same spacious house while the landscape continues to change.

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Operation Mahi Ngatahi underway Wellington Police took to the beat last week with the recommencement of the Mahi NgƗtahi crime prevention initiative.

Set to run until January 31 2022, the operation will see dedicated Police foot patrols covering inner-city areas between 10am and 7pm each day.

“This is the second year we have used this initiative and it’s a significant way Police can tangibly

support the Pǀneke Promise social contract, and our community and partners,” says Wellington Area Commander Inspector Dean Silvester.

The Spring and Summer months see an increase in demand for Police services in the Wellington central business district.

“COVID-19 restrictions aside, our warmer months bring more people into the city to socialise and shop.

More people and more activity leads to an increase in anti-social behaviour, property theft and alcohol-related issues during the day,” says Inspector Silvester.

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WW1 soldier gets recognition

By Gerald Rillstone

Thanks to the Remembrance Army an unmarked soldiers grave in Karori Cemetery now has a new headstone, Installed at a cost of $2500. Private Victor Griffiths was among the soldiers of the New Zealand Cyclist Battalions waited anxiously in the front-line trenches of northern France as their artillery hammered the German positions opposite. It was mid-1918, late in World War One. Private Griffiths, for whom no known photograph exists, was born in 1889 in Massachusetts, USA. Little is known about Griffiths early Thanks to the Remembrance Army an unmarked soldiers years, except that he worked as a grave in Karori Cemetery now has a new headstone, Installed sailor, which is perhaps how he ended at a cost of $2500. Photo supplied. up in New Zealand, on the other side

of the world. He made Wellington his home and began to build a life here.

Like many young men of his era, he enlisted during the First World War. Dr Andrew Macdonald, now Official Historian to the Royal New Zealand Returned Services Association,enlisted the help of NZ Remembrance Army to locate Griffiths’ grave at the leafy Karori Cemetery in Wellington.

It was not easy to find as Victor Griffiths lies in an unmarked paupers’ grave in Karori. He is buried with two other men – William John Davies and Rewiri Pohiakura (Ngati Porou) in an area covered in bush.

Griffiths lived in Wellington after the war, there working as a painter and labourer. He married a Wil-

helmina Gilchrist in 1920. The pair had a child that same year who lived for just seven hours. Wilhelmina died in 1922. Griffiths never remarried.

He lived in his home at College Street in central Wellington until he died on 4 March 1966, aged 76.

Working with Veterans Affairs NZ, NZ Remembrance Army and Dr Macdonald organised a long overdue headstone for Victor Griffiths on account of his service in WW1 in the NZ Cyclist Corps. As part of that William Davies and Rewiri Pohiakura will also be named on the headstone.

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Metlink driver feedback behind new trial Metlink is implementing a three month trial of incontinence, sanitary and menstrual product dispensers at multiple staff toilet facilities around the region.

The trial is part of an ongoing suite of improvements based on feedback from front line Metlink staff.

Melissa Anderson, Manager of Metlink Operations, is pleased to see the trial take shape so quickly and with the possibility of more staff dispensers across the region.

“We’ve got staff dispensers going in a number of our main layover facilities and we’ll use the feedback to determine whether

the products will continue to be available or if additional units will be added to satellite facilities and more driver depots,” says Melissa Anderson.

Metlink General Manager Scott Gallacher says the trial is all about making sure drivers are comfortable during their workday.

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As well as supporting Movember, Metlink is implementing a three month trial of incontinence, sanitary and menstrual product dispensers at multiple staff toilet facilities around the region.

Karori Art exhibition shows quality to public The Annual Karori Arts and Crafts Art exhibition was held over the weekend.

Unfortunately, because of Covid, there could be no official opening and mingling of guests.

A good collection of artwork was on display as usual and the renowned water colourist Sue Wild was the judge.

Judging was in three categories and the winners were Best Traditional - “Kenepuru Sound” by Val Meyer.

“This was a beautiful pastel work with atmospheric depth and excellent composition, Sue says.

The Best Contemporary piece was “Mandatory Masks” by Lorraine Tarrant.

“This is the topic of the day with good colour distribution and is most unusual,”

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The Drawing Winner was “The Homestead” by Liz Brittain.

“This shows childlike joy, has fun component parts and good composition,” she says.

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12 Tolhurst Street, Johnsonville

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Top on Tolhurst? YIP!

Stunning Classic? YIP!

We love this impressive family home located at the end of a family-friendly

Very handy Newlands location, close to the bus route and Newlands shops

cul-de-sac, enjoying superb views over Johnsonville and just a short walk to

and schools, this is a modernized, three-bedroom delight with a sunny

the bus stop. With a large, beautifully landscaped section, a huge

deck and sun room - the perfect place for summer BBQs and entertaining.

double-garage capable of storing all of your boys toys and a ground-floor

This single-level, family home is a well preserved and modernised 1960s

office/4th bedroom, this superb home is practical too.

classic with tried and tested weatherboard cladding and large windows

Tender 3:00pm Thursday 18th November 2021

that let the light flood in.

Tender 3:00pm Thursday 18th November 2021

Linda Huynh, Team YIP

Clint Fitzgibbon, Team YIP

027 586 6046

021 0885 0406

Anita Corlett & William YIP

Anita Corlett & William YIP

021 022 56795

021 022 56795

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Absolute Perfection? YIP! 29 Petherick Crescent, Johnsonville 3

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If you hanker for a brand-new 1920s home, tastefully modernized for contemporary living, in a convenient location that is hard to beat - this gorgeous home is perfect! It retains the old world charm that you just don't find these days but, whilst the wooden floors are real, the period style windows are double-glazed and the open-plan living/dining and kitchen is welcoming and modern - perfect for entertaining. It even has double doors to a covered outside deck, which is north-facing and perfect for summer dining.

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The property is elevated from the road allowing much privacy and views across Johnsonville. The decor is fresh and the windows are complemented by skylights - making for a light and airy feel. The master is also north-facing with its own en-suite, whilst the other bedrooms are doubles.

Tender 3:00pm Wednesday 17th November 2021

Linda Huynh, Team YIP 027 586 6046

Anita Corlett & William YIP 021 022 56795

16 Wilfred Street, Tawa

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An Absolute Gem- Central Tawa

Charmingly Cute and Central

This little gem, located in ever-popular Tawa, was built in the 1950s and is

This 2-bedroom home is the perfect starter, it has a new roof and new

full of character. Fully renovated, it combines the style and spaciousness of the

carpet and is insulated making it ideal for first home buyers, or retirees

era with modern convenience and a sunny, living area that opens to a large

looking for a super central location in the heart of Redwood in Tawa. The

deck - expanding the living space and perfect for summer BBQs. With polished

lounge is open plan with separate kitchen, two generous sized bedrooms,

wooden floors, a great kitchen and large windows it is a warm, well-lit and

separate toilet with bathroom and Laundry. There's a garage and shed. The

welcoming home.

property offers options with a BBQ area to entertain either in the front or

Deadline Sale 1:00pm Tuesday 16th November 2021

back of the property.

Jane Mather

Deadline Sale

021 339 623

2:00pm Wednesday 17th November 2021

Janik Perera

Tony Afendoulis

027 339 9444

027 949 8669

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Next Generation Real Estate.

47A Rose Street, Ranui

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Make Titahi Bay your home - Owners say SELL

Imagine coming home to a property where you can fling off your shoes,

Christmas in Titahi Bay, sound good? Then look no further. This modern 3

enjoy the afternoon sun and soak away your troubles. Well, 47a Rose Street

bedroom property offers; rural views out over Whitereia Park from your

might just be the sort of property where you can do exactly that! Well

kitchen window, a large living area with a heatpump, all finished off in a

located for schools and sport, this 3-bedroom family home is only a few

modern colour scheme.

minutes away from the Porirua city center.

Deadline Sale 1:00pm Thursday 25th November 2021

Enquiries Over $800,000

Josh Tararo

Josh Tararo

021 0254 6270

021 0254 6270

Jo Eastlake

Jo Eastlake

021 040 9864

021 040 9864

360 Warspite Avenue, Waitangirua

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This is the ONE! - Owners Southbound

Opportunity comes a knocking - has to sell

Look no further, we have found the home you have been waiting for! This

On the market for the first time, we aren't just selling a home, but selling an

well presented 3 bedroom home is in need of a new owner. Offering an

opportunity. Ready for a new owner and a new lease on life, this property

open plan living & dining area with a modern kitchen, all of which flows

could really be something special. A hard to come by a 5 bedroom home,

effortlessly out on to a back deck. With fresh carpet + vinyl and a spunky

with plenty to offer. Roll up your sleeves and really make this one your own.

new paint job inside and out, this is definitely one to put on your watch list.

Deadline Sale 1:00pm Thursday 25th November 2021

Josh Tararo

Deadline Sale

021 0254 6270

1:00pm Tuesday 16th November 2021

Jo Eastlake

Josh Tararo

021 040 9864

021 0254 6270

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Next Generation Real Estate.

Big & Bold In The Amesbury Zone 35 Mauldeth Terrace, Churton Park 5

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Family and friends are sure to be impressed with this super double glazed, centrally heated 310sqm home, designed for an extended family who loved to entertain.

Beautiful double cedar doors welcome you, and there’s Jarrah flooring throughout the hallways, family room, kitchen, dining room and bathrooms. Loads of prep space on the polished concrete bench tops;

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and great storage in the kitchen.

Guest bedroom with en-suite bathroom on the lower level, and an awesome main bedroom with an adult friendly wardrobe and en- suite bathroom.

Just minutes from Amesbury School and community playground, and the Route 1 bus is close by on Melksham Drive. A special home your family will cherish.

Team Churton

Price By Negotiation Gillian Cross 021 457 782

8/27 Drummond Street, Mount Cook 3

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7A Lyndfield Lane

Newlands

11:00am - 11:30am

36 Rochdale Drive

Churton Park

11:00am - 11:45am

8 / 27 Drummond Street

Mount Cook

11:00am - 12:00pm

48 Middleton Road

Johnsonville

11:00am - 12:00pm

29 Petherick Crescent

Johnsonville

11:00am - 12:00pm

10 Millward Street

Newtown

11:00am - 12:00pm

Deadline Sale

120 Middleton Road

Johnsonville

11:00am - 11:30am

1:00pm Tuesday 16th November 2021

47A Rose Street

Ranui

12:00pm - 12:30pm

Contact Jane Mather on 021 339 623 or

7 Kiwi Crescent

Tawa

12:00pm - 12:45pm

47 Hawtrey Terrace

Churton Park

12:00pm - 1:00pm

73 Stewart Drive

Johnsonville

12:00pm - 12:30pm

21 Acheron Road

Paremata

12:00pm - 1:00pm

103A Jubilee Road

Khandallah

12:30pm - 1:15pm

12 Tolhurst Street

Johnsonville

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Deadline Sale

17 Baylands Drive

Newlands

12:30pm - 1:30pm

1:00pm Tuesday 9th November 2021

16 Wilfred Street

Tawa

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Contact Margaret McKeefry on 027 444 9727

95 Warspite Avenue

Cannons Creek

12:30pm - 1:30pm

6 / 23 Trafalgar Street

Johnsonville

12:45pm - 1:15pm

Deadline Sale 1:00pm Tuesday 9th November 2021 Contact Jane Mather on 021 339 623 or Janik Perera on 027 339 9444

11A Hanson Street, Mount Cook 3

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39A Dominion Park Street, Johnsonville 3

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39A Dominion Park Street Johnsonville

1:30pm - 2:15pm

360 Warspite Avenue

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Waitangirua

3 / 16B Redwood Avenue Tawa

2:00pm - 2:45pm

35 Mauldeth Terrace

Churton Park

2:00pm - 2:45pm

Deadline Sale

11A Hanson Street

Mount Cook

2:00pm - 3:00pm

1:00pm Wednesday 17th November 2021

9B Atua Street

Johnsonville

2:30pm - 3:00pm

Contact Margaret McKeefry on 027 444 9727

45 Thornley Street

Titahi Bay

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Council votes not to appoint new Takapu Northern Ward member Mayor Andy Foster supports today’s unanimous City Council decision not to fill the vacancy following last month’s resignation of Takapnj Northern Ward Councillor Malcolm Sparrow.

Mayor Foster says it wasn’t fea-

sible to appoint a replacement Councillor at this late stage of the three-year election cycle. “A more pragmatic approach, given the Council’s current heavy workload, is to leave the decision to voters in October next year.”

At today’s Council meeting a late amendment to offer the vacancy to the Chair of the Makara-Ohariu Community Board, John Apanowicz, was voted down.

Cr Sparrow’s annual $111,225 salary will be divided up among

the remaining 13 Councillors.

This equates to a 7.55% increase for all elected members except the Mayor whose salary is set by the Remuneration Authority and cannot be changed.

Cr Simon Woolf has been ap-

pointed to replace Cr Sparrow as Chair of the Council’s Regulatory Committee, with Cr Teri O’Neill as Deputy Chair.

Cr Sparrow’s pay will be shared amongst remaining councillors for the remainder of the term.

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Johnsonville actor returns for watery tale

Johnsonville’s Gavin Rutherford will play Shelly Bay in The Little Mermaid The Pantomime at Circa Theatre later this month.

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Johnsonville’s Gavin Rutherford returns to the stage for Circa Theatre’s wonderfully watery Wellington Tale.

The Little Mermaid The Pantomime will run from November 19 to December 23 and then from January 2 until January 15.

Based on the Hans Christian Anderson tale but with a twist and a bucket fountain full of local references.

The Little Mermaid is set in Wellington, a long way in the future, when climate change has taken effect.

Johnsonville’s Gavin Rutherford returns to play “Shelly Bay...a poor lonely widow fisherwoman.

Will she find the true happiness she seeks for her son?

Will Coral the little mermaid and her friend Crabby outwit the evil Sea Witch and heal the divide between the land and sea?

At the helm, once again, is director Susan Wilson and music maestro Michael Nicholas Williams. Susan Wilson directed the first Circa pantomime in 2005 and all the others since then. She and Michael have worked together on many productions and between them create magic.

This year a new designer is joining the team.

Anna Robinson is based in LA but Covid restrictions have an upside for us in that she is stranded here. She will bring her huge international talent to this year’s production.

With fantastic songs and lots of the usual hijinks, Circa Theatre promises another great show.

Tickets are on sale now.

Quilters to show off their work in the capital Wellington Quilters are holding an exhibition later this month.

One focus of this exhibition is the use of upcycled fabrics which segues well with the Extinction Rebellion, climate change conference and the issue of humans controlling their waste.

The tonnage of waste fabric going to landfills is astounding so we need to learn how to recycle or upcycle as much as we can to extend the life of the fabrics we manufacture.

Wellington Quilters upcoming exhibition “Contour Lines – Rarangi hua’ from November 13 to 20 at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts celebrates all aspects of the art and craft of quilt making with a wide variety of examples produced by quilters of the Wellington region.

Conscious of the problem of fabric waste today a number of members of Wellington Quilters choose to work with discarded fabric that would otherwise be destined for landfills.

There is a category in the exhibition for the use of upcycled fabric. In the past quilts made from upcycled fabrics have won best in show awards Wellington Quilters also has a charitable focus which you may wish to explore. A small team teaches quilting at Arohata prison.

This also involves raising money and sourcing machines and fabrics to support the programme. We also make quilts for the Women’s Refuge. While these are the 2 main groups who benefit from Wellington Quilters, many members make quilts for a range of other needy groups as well on a more informal basis.

Wellington Quilters upcoming exhibition “Contour Lines – Rarangi hua’ from November 13 to 20 at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts celebrates all aspects of the art and craft of quilt making.

All quilts are fabric art works whether deigned for domestic purposes or purely as works of art.

Within Wellington Quilters are quilt artists with national and international profiles for their work. Some members are currently exhibiting works in the South Island as part of the exhibition of small themed works by NZ quilters.

There are also examples of members works in exhibitions in Japan and France.

Thursday November 4, 2021

Wellington City Council is continuing the good mahi supporting the Pōneke Promise with numerous projects, campaigns and initiatives being rolled out to keep our community safe and sound.

Poneke Promise gains momentum in making the city safer Wellington City Council is continuing the good mahi supporting the 3ǀneke Promise with numerous projects, campaigns and initiatives being rolled out to keep our community safe and sound.

Young people are being consulted on a new Youth Hub, expressions of interest are open for a partner to operate a Community Centre in the city, Know Your City Limits and Don’t Guess the Yes campaigns are being launched in the coming weeks, static cameras are set to start monitoring infringements at the Courtenay Place bus stop, and an interactive map is providing up to date information on the many initiatives operating with options to provide feedback.

The Pǀneke Promise was launched in March 2021 as a collaborative social contract in response to the community’s concerns around safety in the central city – and it’s making good progress, says Mayor Andy Foster.

“The foundations are in place, now we are building on these. Places for diverse members of the community to socialise, play and stay, plus have a sense of ownership and belonging are one of the key outcomes of the Pǀneke Promise.

“Te WƗhi Ɩwhina is fully operational and being utilised by 30 service providers and organisations using it as a base to provide information or services including housing, food and welfare provisions. A new Community Centre and Youth Hub in the city are also in the development stage.”

Recently, businesses across the Cuba and Manners Street area came together by Zoom, to hear from partners in the Pǀneke Promise – including NZ Police, DCM and Wellington City Council. The session was developed with the support of partner, First Retail Group – who have been working collaboratively with customer-facing sectors across the CBD. Owners and Managers were keen to understand how they can help improve safety and support the welfare work that joint agencies are delivering in the area as part of the programme. Almost 100 businesses participated, including a number of international retailers and hospitality operators that are represented in the precincts, says First Retail Managing Director, Chris Wilkinson.

“We have been delighted by the participation from stakeholders and the opportunity to deliver a consistent message in what’s underway to address issues in these precincts.

“People came away more confident, and jointly we have made a commitment together with Pǀneke Promise partners to increase

resources and support for the area, as we head into the busy summer months.”

Some recent initiatives and status: Youth Hub – consultation process in progress City Community Centre – expressions of interest available now Pǀneke Promise initiatives Interactive map – online and open for feedback Know Your City Limit – liquor ban area campaign in progress, bright signage and bollard wraps on Courtenay Place and Cuba Don’t Guess the Yes – campaign to change attitudes and behaviours towards alcohol consumption and sexual consent in progress Brighter LED lights in Courtenay Place – installation has begun and should be finished in three weeks, weather permitting.

Also, as part of Council’s wider programme of work towards making our city safer, the Council has installed three static cameras in the bus stops on Courtenay Place between Cambridge Terrace and Allen Street.

These cameras will allow the Council to infringe vehicles that park in these bus stops 24 hours, seven days a week. From Monday 8 November through to Sunday 21 November, there will be a two-week warning period, with infringement notices being issued from Monday 22 November onwards. The Council are committed to supporting transport in this area of our city, and to creating an environment where traffic is able to flow without congestion.

These initiatives alongside others in the planning stage will hugely contribute to the main outcomes of the Pǀneke Promise: improving public spaces, creating more community spaces, and reducing harm in all spaces, says Councillor Jill Day. “Our Local Hosts are also being relaunched as HƗpai Ake, as guardians for the city and key agents of delivery for the Pǀneke Promise.

“Together we are working collectively with the Police, local business owners and other members of the 3ǀneke Promise to ensure our city is safe for everyone to live, work and play.”

The launch of HƗpai Ake sees a number of new staff joining the team to once again bring the capable guardians to our central city streets.

HƗpai Ake have been connecting with retailers, bar and restaurant staff and our street community to support them with their safety concerns. They work closely with our CCTV team and our partners including the Police in ensuring harm reduction and crime prevention is always a priority.

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SNAs: Wellington City Council’s Plan to Expropriate and Rewild Home Gardens The Council “Significant Natural Areas” policy will create a new type of protected reserve status under the District Plan. The land identified as SNAs to date includes part or all of 1693 private properties, mostly back gardens of suburban homes. Homeowners: đŏ Lose the right to use and enjoy their property as they wish đŏ Suffer dramatic loss to the value of their property

The Council’s SNA policy is: đŏ Counter productive, disincentivising the nurturing of native regrowth. đŏ Undemocratic: this was not a declared policy by any Council or Mayoral candidate last election; efforts to inform affected owners and the public have been grossly inadequate. đŏ Dishonest: Scrub and bush on former farmland, toxic weeds and garden plants do NOT constitute significant indigenous biodiversity of national importance. đŏ Unlawful: Nothing in the cited RMA justifies forced rewilding of environmentally insignificant land in private ownership. đŏ Unconstitutional: Cabinet’s Legislation Guidelines (2021) recognise respect for property as a fundamental constitutional principle. đŏ Contrary to New Zealand values and the values of a modern democratic society.

The purpose of the policy is to forcibly rewild private property, riding rough-shod over the rights and interests of Wellingtonians, and to normalise land expropriation.

What You Can Do to Oppose Wellington City Council’s Unlawful SNA policy đŏ Make a submission on the Draft District Plan: either using a form available from public libraries, or online at https:// wellington.govt.nz/your-council/plans-policies-and-bylaws/district-plan đŏ Sign the petition: https://www.change.org/p/wellington-city-council-stop-wellington-city-council-s-unlawful-landgrab

Is your property affected?

You can view the online Significant Natural Areas map at the Council's "Backyard Taonga" webpage. https://planningforgrowth. wellington.govt.nz/about/backyard-taonga

Barbara McKenzie, Wellington SNA Committee PO Box 22073 E: mckenziebarbara42@gmail.com Ph: 021 085 34798

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New double-flowered Lavenders at Twigland Four new release lavenders are available now at Twigland! The Lavish series of Lavender mark a breakthrough for this perennial favourite, in what is a world first for plant breeding - and 15 years in the making! They have been bred using the Spanish lavender L. stoechas and the French lavender L. pendunculata, which have wing-like petals at the top of each flower spike. The result is a new double flowered Lavender which has not two, or three, but a cluster of crowning wings! The bigger these plants grow, the more wings there are to be found on their flowers, resulting in a highly

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Groundplanz - time to prepare for summer living With the days getting longer it’s time to start thinking about BBQs and outdoor entertainment areas – courtyards, decks, paving, seating, pergolas and anything that requires earthworks – like retaining walls and drainage.

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Lions raise $500,000 for rehabilitative Playscape at new Children’s Hospital Wellington Hospitals Foundation has been working alongside Lions Clubs International throughout the region and is thrilled Lions Clubs members have raised $500,000, to fund the new Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital outdoor rehabilitative Playscape.

Lions Clubs from Taranaki/Gisborne down to the South Island including, Nelson/Marlborough, Canterbury and the West Coast have come together over the last 2 years in a mammoth fundraising effort across their communities. Thank you to the Lions Club of Karori, for volunteering to be the “Lead Club” for the project. Lions would also like to thank the members of the public, who have supported all the fundraising for this wonderful project.

Lions District Governor, Simon Williams said that the Playscape is a great asset that will enhance the rehabilitation and relaxation of young patients as well as providing a wonderful outdoor space which their parents and caregivers can enjoy as well. “It is an amazing project and one that has resonated with so many of our Lions Club members. It is a great legacy”

There are more than 87,000 visits from children across our wider region to Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital every year.

Opening next year, Te Wao Nui Child Health Service and Hospital will, for the first time, integrate many of the existing child health teams under one roof. As well as an outdoor retreat for visiting and inpatient children, the new Playscape will also serve as an additional outdoor therapeutic space for the hospital’s Child Development and Physiotherapy teams, with specially designed rehabilitative equipment enhancing therapy programmes for children with mobility issues.

Bill Day, Chair of the Wellington Hospitals Foundation, the official charity for our hospitals, said “This is a stunning and sustained period of regional fundraising and we are extremely grateful to all the hardworking Lions members who have rolled up their sleeves,

Lions Clubs International throughout the region have raised $500,000, to fund the new Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital outdoor rehabilitative Playscape.

sold raffle tickets, hosted local events and worked tirelessly to raise funds for the hospital’s new Playscape – bringing the vision to a stunning reality. Play is children’s work and a safe therapeutic rehabilitation area within the new hospital campus will be a much needed facility. Lions Clubs have long been champions of Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital, funding the original children’s

hospital playground in 2002, and we are extremely grateful for their continued support.”

David Smol, Chair of Capital Coast District Health Board welcomed the outstanding financial commitment

by Lions, noting “The Lions’ values, ideals and service goals have been realised within this community project and we are honoured to have Lions ongoing support of Child Health in our region. The

holistic new Playscape space will make an enormous difference to our young tamariki, rangatahi, and their wh nau and hospital staff.”

Te Wao Nui Child Health Service and Hospital, in the Mark Dunajtschik and Dorothy Spotswood building, will open in mid-2022.

To contribute to the Foundation’s programme to raise $10 million to outfit and equip the new children’s hospital, please donate at whf.org.nz.

GARDENING THIS WEEK Keep eyes wide open when gardening: By Wally Richards

Wellington-based youngster Tane Mumu has been given a spot in the Auckland Tuatara Pathways program for 2022-23.

Tane Mumu signs with Tuatara Wellington-based youngster Tane Mumu has been given a spot in the Auckland Tuatara Pathways program for 2022-23.

The talented 17-year-old is the first Wellingtonian to be offered a spot in the initiative.

Mumu is a natural athlete despite being small in stature. He was in the Scot’s College 1st XV rugby side, is the captain of the Hutt Valley Dodgers softball team, is in the Black Sox wider group and is a very talented baseball player.

He can play almost any position and is regarded as New Zealand’s version of Jose Altuve as he styles his play on the Houston Astros star.

The Hutt Valley Hornets

product is delighted to be offered a place in the Auckland Tuatara Pathways program.

“I am stoked to be given this opportunity and I cannot thank the Tuatara enough for the chance,” Mumu said.

“I will continue to work hard and take this opportunity with both hands.”

Baseba ll New Zea la nd coaching development manager Kris Richards said Mumu is one of those players you want on any team.

“He plays the game with passion and goes hard,” Richards said.

“He can play just about any position and has a lot of talent.

I look forward to seeing him realise that potential.”

Being a good spotter is half the battle in solving gardening problems.

Gardeners who keep their eyes open as they go around their gardens can spot problems as they begin to happen.

One of the best times to do this is while you are hand watering plants with the hose using a watering wand.

While the right hand is holding the wand, you can fold back leaves with your left hand and check for pests or problems. For instance psyllids on Photinia (Red Robin).

If you were to spray the foliage with Wallys Super Neem Tree Oil with Raingard added two weekly from about now for a couple of months then the grubs will not be able to enter the leaves and cause the distortions.

Aphids are also in season at the moment and they can be found on your roses and some other plants.

On the roses they will be around the new growths and the flower buds. If you just leave them, their populations will quickly build up and this will likely diminish the flowering display.

Aphids are not hard to kill and if you only have a few roses you may simply run your fingers over the pests and gently squash them without harming the plant. For those with a lot of roses it is better to use a safe spray to knock them over such as Wallys Super Pyrethrum. Use only late in the day just before dusk make up say five litres of spray using 2.5 mils of Super Pyrethrum, 25 mils of Wallys Super Neem Tree Oil and 50 mils of Magic Botanic Liquid (MBL).

The pyrethrum is a quick knock down that should kill off most of the aphids within a day. The Neem

Tree Oil will aid in the control of any missed or new aphids arriving for the next seven odd days.

This natural oil will also aid in the reduction of diseases such as black spot, rust and mildews. The reason for spraying near dusk is that pyrethrum is quickly broken down by UV, in fact within a couple of hours, if sprayed earlier in the day. At dusk it is going to be active all night till the next day.

Now that your roses are coming into bud and flower, start applying about a teaspoon of Fruit and Flower Power every four to six weeks. The potassium aids in flowering and the magnesium aids the deep green of the foliage.

Some gardeners like to spray Vaporgard onto the foliage of their roses to deepen the green colour and place a long term shine to the leaves. It also means your roses will be more vigorous and flower better. One point to mention is that the film Vaporgard puts over the foliage makes it difficult for sprays such as Perkfection to enter the plant. To get around this add Raingard to the sprays.

Tomatoes will be doing well if in

a sheltered, sunny spot. Those out in the open will be much slower to grow because of the weather and cold snaps. I have kept my tomato plants in containers in the glasshouse, waiting for the weather to settle before starting to put them outdoors. When I decide it’s time to put them out I will, a couple of days beforehand, give them a spray all over with Vaporgard.

This hardens the plants up and stops any transplant shock. Tomatoes in containers must be given adequate water to prevent the compost from drying out, if not you will get blossom end rot which is that black patch on the bottom of the fruit.

Strawberries planted in winter should be doing well by now and if they are first year plants, still a bit on the small size, you should remove some of the early flowers so the plants can grow bigger before you let them fruit. Spray the strawberry plants every two weeks or so with Mycorrcin. This simple, natural spray feeds the beneficial microbes, which will not only keep the plants healthy but can increase your crop yield by 200 to 400 percent.

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Onslow adventure racers seventh in national final The Onslow College Senior Adventure Racing team finished seventh in the Hillary Challenge national final.

The team put in an exceptional effort in a very experienced field with a

notable third in the two days of challenges and sixth on the multisport day.

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SPORTS TALK With Jacob Page

Jarvo’s antics lose their jolly nature I’m over “Jarvo” invading the playing arena at major sporting events.

Yes, I’m happy to embrace my inner-old man at 32-years-old and say his antics are not acceptable and no longer funny.

Like the boy who cried wolf, his act is now tired and silly.

Jarvo, who made headlines earlier this year after getting onto Lord’s during a cricket match struck again

on Sunday after standing next to the All Blacks in full kit at the start of the national anthem ahead of the morning’s test in Cardiff.

Daniel ‘Jarvo’ Jarvis, who also made it onto the field at an NFL game in London this month, was dressed in the All Blacks jersey and ran on to the field to stand at the end of the team line, next to reserve Tyrel Lomax for the start of the anthem.

To Jarvo’s credit, he was wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Many will enjoy his antics and see them as harmless and so far he has never threatened the safety of players or spectators with his shenanigans.

However, his constant ability to breach security highlights just how easy it is to do and it shows how it

can be done to those who have more sinister motives than just 15 seconds of fame on television.

There have been pitch invaders for many decades, mostly men, most of them naked.

But one day, there is going to be an incident and then security will be thrust into the spotlight once more.

Then what? Players are hard to access now more than ever.

Gone are the days of crowds streaming onto the playing surface at the conclusion of the match and probably with good reason but with that comes the challenge of making sports people accessible to those who pay to watch them play or aspire to wear their jersey one day.

While Jarvo has his fun, the consequences could be less fun for others in the future.

Jason Adamson back for second season at Johnsonville Hawks

By Jacob Page

Jason Adamson will return for a second season as head coach of the Johnsonville Hawks premier rugby team in 2022.

There will be new faces in his coaching group with Andrew Wharakura and Dallas Paotonu coming onboard as his assistants.

Ben Fisher and Esava Tiko will provide technical support with Lauren Hannah and Susan Poutoa as team managers.

Both Adamson and Wharakura are former teammates and are familiar with each other’s style.

Jason’s return comes after an end of season review after the team won two of 13 games in the Swindale Shield before they went on a run to make the Hardham Cup semifinals.

“There was a time that I was on the fence about returning,” Jason admitted.

“However, I thought I owed it to the club and the playing group to come back and build on what we started.”

His return means the premier team gets some much-needed continuity and allows for a smoother preseason

Johnsonville Hawks premier coach Jason Adamson will return for a second season in 2022.

and recruiting process.

“Preseason for us starts officially this week and I think that is important for us to prepare for the early rounds of the season and be ready to go.

“We’re recruiting at the moment

and I think having a good base to work off helps trying to get players to come to Johnsonville.

“We have good, young talent and I believe we can get more wins In 2022 because we didn’t win the big moments in some of our close

losses.

Adamson praised the club’s colts and academy setup and believed the building blocks were in place to strengthen the team.

“The one club approach is what I prefer, it build depth throughout the

Johnsonville fall in T20 final

By Jacob Page

Johnsonville’s quest for a maiden premier Twenty20 cricket title came up just short after they met Eastern Suburbs wicket keeper Lauchie Johns who smashed 149 in the final.

Johns, who was dropped early, hit 15 fours and 11 sixes in his 62-ball onslaught.

He anchored Eastern Suburbs’ 244 for five with support from Fraser Colson who hit 56.

Johnsonville never stood a chance and went down swinging, being bowled out for 86 in the 14th over.

Johnsonville won all four of their pool games and met Onslow College.

Johnsonville were able to chase down 142 with three wickets and four balls to spare.

Johnsonville captain Raki Weerasundara says Johns was in dynamic touch and made them pay for the early dropped chance.

“He didn’t miss many, he hit some clean shots and the ones he did miss-hit seemed to fall into a gap.

“It was a great innings and we have to tip our cap to him.”

Weerasundara says the team was happy to go one step further this season than their semifinal exit last year.

“After winning the Pearce Cup last season it’s good to show the other teams

that last year wasn’t a fluke and we can still make finals.

Weerasundara says he believed his team would thrive in the longer format competitions and by playing on traditional pitches as opposed to the artificial wickets they played the twenty20 competition on.

“Our bowlers in particular will enjoy the genuine conditions of the pitches and we’ll look to get involved in the 50-over competiton.

They will travel to take on Upper Hutt United in the first round of the Ewen Chatfield Trophy on Saturday.

RIGHT: Johnsonville cricket captain Raki Weerasundara.

grades and hopefully helps people see a pathway.”

Adamson says he wants a fitter team with better situational awareness and core skills ready for round one of the Swindale Shield next year.

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